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Teachers picket Secondary schools By Paul Mooney SECONDARY school teachers in County Waterford joined their colleagues around the country in staging a picket outside

their schools over what they see as a “significant threat to education standards and education quality”. All secondary schools in County Waterford were closed as a result of the strike action on Tuesday (yesterday), which was

held in protest over certain elements of the new Junior Cycle reform plan. Teachers demonstrated outside the seven secondary schools in County Waterford, which resulted in thousands of students having to remain at home on Tuesday while

the strike demonstration took place. Teachers expressed concern that aspects of the proposals pose a threat to education standards, fairness and quality, while there are also concerns about the current system capacity to accommodate such major change.

New Tourist Information Office launched

Awards and accolades for Photographers page 4

Murray’s shop refit celebrations page 6 Chairman of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, making a special presentation to Rory Wyley, Photographer, for his exceptional contribution to the people of Dungarvan and District. Also included is Rory’s wife, Mary. [Pat Crowley] SEE PAGES 32 & 33

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A TOURIST Office plays “a vital role in spreading the good word about Waterford in person, on the phone and online” - so said Chairman of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, at the launch of Dungarvan’s new Tourist Information Office at Main Street, last Thursday. Cllr. Geoghegan said the new office is a “communications hub” for the ‘Waterford message’ and for the first time in our shared history as a city and county, Dungarvan and Waterford City will be marketing themselves under one banner. Garvey’s Supervalu generously offered to provide a rent-free premises to the Tourist Office on Main Street, and through the

Crew’s is now open for lunch from December 3rd, 2014 Serving Lunch from Wednesday to Saturday from 12–3 p.m. and Evening Dinner Service from 5.30 p.m.

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The industrial action was organised by the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) and the Teacher’s Union of Ireland (TUI). A similar second day of protest is planned for January. Continued on page 2

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partnership of the Waterford City and County Council, the Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber and CMT Community Services Ltd with great assistance from Dympna Traynor from Fáilte Ireland, this new resource for tourism in Dungarvan and Waterford has been realised.This office is an essential part of the new co-ordinated and strategic approach to the Waterford Tourism brand. During his welcome Cllr. Geoghegan highlighted that each member of staff in the Tourist Office dealing with the public will be trained to the highest level and will have a wideranging knowledge of the wonderful tourism experience on offer in Waterford county and the city. Continued on page 10

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Waterford partnership of the Council, Office plays County A TOURIST the City and West Dungarvan & and “a vital role in spreading Waterford the Chamber good word about phone and Waterford Community Services in person, on the Chairman CMTwith great assistance online” - so said ore Ltd Traynor from Dungarvan-Lism of Cllr. from Dympna this new District Council, at the Fáilte Ireland, in Damien Geoghegan, new resource for tourism Waterford launch of Dungarvan’sOffice Dungarvan and realised.This office Tourist Information last has been part of the at Main Street, is an essential and co-ordinated Thursday. said the new to the Cllr. Geoghegan strategic approach brand. “communia Tourism new office is for the Waterford his welcome During cations hub” and for high‘Waterford message’ shared Cllr. Geoghegan our that each member the first time in and county, lighted in the Tourist Office staff history as a city will Waterford of with the public Dungarvan and highest marketing dealing trained to the City will be one ban- be a widethemselves under level and will have of the knowledge ner. gen- ranging tourism experiGarvey’s Supervalu wonderful to provide a on offer in Waterford erously offered to the ence city. rent-free premises county and the Wyley, Photographer, Tourist Office on Main on page 10 presentation to Rory the Continued [Pat Crowley] making a special Mary. Street, and through Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Also included is Rory’s wife, e District Council, and District. 33 Chairman of Dungarvan-Lismor to the people of Dungarvan SEE PAGES 32 & contribution on for his exceptional We are opening open for lunch Christmas Crew’s is now www.crews.ie Eve from 3rd, 2014 from December 9.00 a.m. – 22 234 y 5.00 p.m. for 058 from Wednesda Voucher sales Serving Lunch 12–3 p.m. and and serving lunch to Saturday from 5.30 p.m. – from 12 noon Service from Evening Dinner 3.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. welcome. remain at 12.30 PageAll 4 opening hours price

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Christmas Lighting ceremony planned for Cappoquin CAPPOQUIN is on the countdown to its very own Christmas light up ceremony with an event planned for the town square that will feature carol singing and some very colourful characters.

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Local clubs and businesses, together with support from Waterford City and County Council, have come together to provide funding for new Christmas lights to decorate the Main Street and a centerpiece Christmas tree which will be officially switched on, on

Thursday, 11th December. The event is spearheaded by members of Cappoquin Civic Link whose Chairman Michael Coffey said it is hoped to make this an annual celebration. “Kids just love the Christmas lights, so we thought it would be nice to create an event around the switch on and invite families to come along,” he said. “A kind of official kickstart to festivities in the town if you will, and if proves popular well then we would hope to make it an

annual event,” he added. The illumination ceremony will get underway at 7.00 p.m. featuring performances from local kids and choirs. Fancy dress is encouraged on the night to add to the sense of occasion, while there will be ample sweet treats for all the good girls and boys! Official switch on is at 7.30 p.m. and a warm welcome is extended to all for what is already shaping up to be a wonderful occasion.

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WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Frost and fog will clear gradually, but fog may linger in some places for most of the day. Top temperatures 6 to 9 degrees, with mainly light variable winds. Mainly dry for the rest of the week and over the weekend, but there will be some rain, or a few showers, at times. Very cold, with frost and fog, but temperatures will recover a little over the weekend. Wednesday night: Mainly dry and calm. Misty, with fog and with the risk of dense pockets.Very cold and frosty also, with icy patches. Min. minus 3 to plus 2 Celsius, values highest on Atlantic coasts. Thursday: Fog will be slow to clear in some areas and it will be a mostly cloudy, misty day. Max. temperatures just 5 to 9 Celsius, and little or no wind. Rain and drizzle will develop along Atlantic coasts, turning persistent there later and extending eastwards during the evening and early night. Thursday night: Clearer, mainly dry weather will develop, but scattered showers will occur, mainly in western and northern areas, some wintry, mainly over high ground. Breezy, with moderate northwesterly winds.Very cold, with frost and icy patches. Friday: A mostly dry day with sunny intervals, but some scattered showers will occur, mainly in west and north coasts. Cold, in a moderate west to northwest wind. Max. 6 to 9 Celsius. Frost in places overnight, especially in the east and south. Weekend: More changeable. Saturday: Less cold, in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, the winds strong along Connacht and Ulster coasts. Mainly dry, but rain will develop later in the west and northwest, spreading to all parts early Saturday night, accompanied by fresh to strong southwest winds. Sunday will be brighter, with sunny spells, but cold again. Some scattered showers will occur, these mainly in the north and west, with some wintry over high ground. Breezy, with moderate to fresh westerly winds and a risk of some frost overnight in places sheltered from the wind. Further outlook: Early indications suggest that next week will be more unsettled.

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Pictured above: Teachers from Dungarvan CBS taking part in the protest last Tuesday. Right: Teachers from Ard Scoil na nDéise taking part in the protest.

Teachers picket Secondary schools FROM FRONT PAGE A statement issued to the Dungarvan Observer from the ASTI union representing its members at Dungarvan CBS stated: “While welcoming educational change, we are seeking to maintain and improve educational standards”. “We see a Junior Certificate based on external assessment by the State Examinations Commission as the fairest and most objective way of assessing our students. “Teachers continuously assess their own students, giving a multitude of class tests as well as Christmas and Summer exams each year. “However, we feel that an external state examination is vital to the interests of our students,” concluded the statement. Despite Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan making 11th hour calls to have the day of protest stopped, the unions say they are resolute and united in their opposition to the government’s plans for Junior Cycle reform. The strike action affected more than 730 schools nationwide and a total of 350,000 students, with strike action being held by around 27,000 secondary school teachers. ASTI President, Philip Irwin said teachers see the reforms as “a significant threat to education standards and education quality”. He said that the Teachers’ unions are open to further engagement with the Education Minister, Jan O’Sullivan, in an effort to seek a solution. “We still believe it is possible to improve Junior Cycle education while maintaining the integrity of the education system,” said Mr. Irwin. A fortnight ago, talks between the Teacher Unions and Education Minister, failed to resolve an impasse over the Framework for the Junior Cycle.

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Awards and Accolades for two Dungarvan Camera Club Photographers By

Richard Cutbill

LIPF

THE Irish Photographic Federation held its Annual Distinction’s sitting on Saturday, 22nd November, at the Tipperary Institute of Technology in Thurles. Dungarvan Camera Club had two members attempting to become Licentiateship of the IPF. This involves submitting a panel of 10-images of

excellent quality to illustrate that the entrant is a competent and skilful photographer, this panel must also have a harmonic blend within itself. The auditorium is always packed with photographers and their supporters so the atmosphere is electric. The panel is then set out on an easel in front of at least 10 judges whom are selected from the cream of Irish Photography. All of the judges are fellows

of the IPF and most have international qualifications. The senior Judge then declared Frankie Lloyd of Dungarvan Camera Club has been successful, then asks one or two of the Judges to give an overall opinion. The excellent Seamus Costello from Kilkenny was selected and said he was delighted with the panel and explained its strengths to the audience. He hovered over a centre

lower image for a few seconds, then turned to us viewers and said ‘this image is a potential masterpiece’. We had to wait until mid-afternoon for our second candidate Ron Bending Number 37. Inevitably the Panel was declared successful, the judges then stood up and clapped the candidate, followed by the audience. The judge who commented on the work (I did not get his

Ron Bending being presented with his Licentiateship certificate by the President of the Irish Photographic Federation, Michael O'Sullivan FIPF. [John Pelham]

Dungarvan Camera Club Irish Photographic Federation’s Licentiateships (l. to r.): Tom Corcoran, Ron Bending, Richard Cutbill, John Pelham and Frankie Lloyd. Missing from this group is the very charming Mary Tobin LIPF who was awarded this honour with Kilkenny Photographic Society. [John Pelham]

Name) called it a wonderful, brilliant panel of excellent standard and advised Ron to go for the next two levels Associate & Fellow as soon as possible. The event concluded and whilst we waited for the awards presentation we were surrounded by Ron’s

well-wishers, with plenty of invitations for him to do workshops, etc. The past President Mark Sedgwick, now secretary of IPF said to Ron ‘I have been judging panels for 20 years and this is the best Licentiateship panel I have ever seen. On behalf of the

Dungarvan Camera Club team, I would like to thank the following: Pat Ahearn of Dreoilin Glass Quality Mounting & Framing for his work on this project and Brian & Yvonne Dillon of Dillon’s Bar, Dungarvan, for allowing us the use their premises for a Photoshoot.

One of Ron Bending’s beautiful fine art photography panel images. Frankie Lloyd with his award winning IPF Licentiateship panel. Lower middle picture described as a masterpiece by Seamus Costello FIPF.

Frankie Lloyd’s masterpiece.

[Francis Lloyd]

[John Pelham]

Ron Bending with his award winning panel which was described by the Past President of the IPF Mark Sedgewick FIPF as the best Licentiateship panel he had seen in his 20 years as a judge. [John Pelham]

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Craic Galore Great Prizes in-store 1 DAY CHRISTMAS EVENT WITH TASTINGS THROUGHOUT THE STORE Meet

Friday 5th December

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Tastings across the store on Turkey, Ham, Cakes, Sweets (including Lindt and Cadburys Chocolates) and a selection of wines from our Off Licence

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Shop refit celebrations MURRAY’S Family Pharmacy on Grattan Square had an amazing time with their customers celebrating their recent shop refit. A number of people won prizes in the WLR competition held on Deise FM during the week. There were special offers throughout the week and refreshments for the Dungarvan Aglow event. Everyone was amazed at the transformation in the shop and delighted with the new shopping experience. Murray’s was a hive of activity with customers coming from East Cork and as far as Waterford City. They love the friendly atmosphere of the family pharmacy where the staff are consistent and welcoming. They know their customers tastes and can readily help them choose from their wide variety of gifts to suit the whole family. The regular feed-back is that everyone loves the “buzz and the excellent service where they always see the familiar faces of Murray’s Staff ”. They go away happy with their gifts wrapped beautifully and ready to go. FRAGRANCE SECTION Congratulations to Geraldine Fahey from Silversprings who won the Murray’s Pharmacy Fragrance Section Hamper. The Hamper was filled with a Lacoste Weekend Bag, a Lacoste Wash Bag, Hugo Boss Head Phones & Fragrances from Gucci, Lacoste, Dolce & Gabanna, Ghost & James Bond. She was presented with her prize by Mary Keane & Martina Webster. The fragrance section at Murrays has been transformed into a modern “Fragrance and Beauty Collection” with all luxury products presented stunningly in one place. They have an excellent range of fragrances which include Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Lacoste, Hugo Boss, D&G and many many more. The skincare section includes Vichy, La Roche Pasay & Payot. They are also the only pharmacy in Dungarvan to stock the luxury Decleor range which is extremely popular. Call into Mary and Martina for any advice on any of their Fragrance & Skincare range. Murray’s qualified beauticians are on site and will do your make up for you in store for

only €10. Murray’s Family Pharmacy has gained the name as ‘the place to choose your fragrances' because of their wide range in store and great value (Some are less than Duty Free Prices). Their selection of gift sets are the ‘Best in Town’ with up to 50% off selected sets. See their GREATLY REDUCED single bottles of fragrances and shower gels stand near the Fragrance Counter and as you browse, you will be amazed at the range of Gift Sets for Her and Him. Their friendly staff are on hand so just ask and try before you buy! The Teenagers Section is brimming with up-to-date teenage gift sets … Justin Bieber, Kathy Perry, Calum Best & One Direction. MURRAY’S DIGITAL FUJI PHOTO LAB Congratulations to Brendan McGrath and James Moore who were joint winners of the Murrays Photo Lab Hamper. The prizes included a Hugo Boss Weekend Bag, Two Gillette Gift sets with Razor, Shaving Gel, Shaving Brush, Shaving Foam & Deodorant, Oral B Electric Toothbrush & Toothpaste and L’Oreal Shaving Gel and Aftershave Balm. They were presented with their prizes by Patrick Power & Bridget Smyth. The Fuji Digital Photo lab has been transformed at Murrays with upgrades to the IT structure and their kiosks. Patrick is there to provide his usual friendly service offering: • Quality Digital Printing • One hour photo, • Photo restoration and banners, • Instant passport/i.d., canvas, satin or gloss • Large format printing. Great range of digital cameras – great idea for a super gift this Christmas. Their new software means customers can now print directly from their smart phones in store and from Facebook. They also have expanded their gift offerings and you can now get your images on jigsaws, cups, t-shirts, key rings, teddys, wrapping paper and many many more items for that perfect gift. MURRAY’S PHARMACY DISPENSARY Congratulations to Helen Power who won the Murray’s

Dispensary Hamper. The prize included an Armani Weekend Bag, 2 Vichy toilet Bags with Vichy skincare products inside and a selection of different Vichy and La Roche-Posay cleansers and moisturisers. She was presented with her prize by Una Leahy, Bridget Smyth, Marie Mulcahy and Catriona Walsh. Murray’s Family Pharmacy have created an impressive state of the art dispensary. The whole workspace is very professional and it’s obvious that they have put a massive emphasis on creating a quality environment for their customers. Murray’s always keep up to date in order to offer the best service to their customers. In 2011 Murray’s replaced their conventional blister packing process with an automated system. This automated system packs medication into daily pouches for customers and is the highest standard available anywhere for medication packaging accuracy on the market at present. Everyone at Murray’s feel a dispensary needs to be correctly set up for automated pouch dispensing to nursing homes and regular patients and they have a dedicated area for the automated packaging and checking. Murray’s are the only pharmacy in Dungarvan with these facilities. They are happy to provide anyone interested with a demonstration on how this will improve the medical needs for yourself, a family member or friend. MURRAY’S PHARMACY VITAMINS SECTION Congratulations to Helen Tobin who won the Murray’s Pharmacy Vitamins Section Hamper. The prize included an Armani Weekend Bag, Rimmel make up and tanning products, Kathy Perry gift set with fra-

grance and body lotion and Kylie Minogue and Justin Bieber fragrances. She was presented with her prize by Liz Murray. The new Vitamin Section is alongside the dispensary and customers can get advice on boosting their well-being with vitamins and minerals alongside any medication they may be taking. Murray’s find that their customers who use the vitamin section a lot don’t need to visit the dispensary as much and put this down to being proactive with their health. Murray’s staff are very well trained in all areas of health and well-being and are always willing to provide advice on what vitamins to take to suit any lifestyle. Murray’s also have Health screening in store in their private consultation rooms. They have a specialist who deals in weight management control. You can call in or book an appointment over the phone on (058) 41130. BABY SECTION Congratulations to Olivere Maher who won the Murray’s Pharmacy Baby Section Hamper.The prize included an Armani Weekend Bag, Lynx wash bag with toiletries, Brut Wash bag with toiletries and a mixture of moisturisers, shower gels and hand creams from Dove,Vaseline and Radox. She was presented with her prize by Marie Mulcahy. The new baby section is also alongside the dispensary and stocks all the leading brands including Nuk, Tommee Tippee, Dr Browns, Philips Avent, etc. Murray’s have a wealth of experience and advice on hand for all parents who visit the store. Parent’s feedback suggest that they leave the shop confident in the knowledge that they have received relevant and expert

Murray’s Fragrance Hamper – Geraldine Fahey.

Murray’s Photo Lab Hamper Brendan McGrath.

Murray’s Photo Lab Hamper – James Moore.

Winner of Murray’s Dispensary Hamper – Helen Power.

advice which provides great peace of mind. You can join the Murray’s Pharmacy “Mums Club” and get 10% discount on all mother and baby products not already discounted. CHANEL HAMPER Congratulations to Kit McCarthy who won the Murray’s Pharmacy Chanel Hamper. CHRISTMAS AT MURRAY’S Murray’s range of gifts gets better every year and this year a visit is a must for all your Christmas Gifts. They have presents for all the family, whether it’s for Him, Her,Teen Girl, Teen Boy, Kids, Mother, Father, Granny, Grandad, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, teacher or for that ‘special person or neighbour who is always there for you” when you need them. PAMPERING GIFT SETS Bring back the art of bathing with a luxurious oil or sweet smelling soap. Murray’s luxury shower gels and body treats leave skin soft and scented. Their Pampering Gift Sections are brimming with fantastic displays of gift sets and are beautifully packaged. The Bayliss and Harding start at only €5.00. They are also stockists of the Crabtree and Evelyn range! Crabtree and Evelyn originated from the Sanctuary Spa in Covent Garden and you can experience the affect of a real pampering ‘Spa’ in your own home with their natural essential oils. Crabtree and Evelyn are quality products and are beautifully packaged at keen prices. GIFT HAMPERS Murray’s are known far and wide for making up Gift Baskets all year round.The staff in the Fragrance area work their magic by producing fan-

tastic gift baskets, adding some surprise samples or designer gift bags for FREE when available. You can get a beautiful Gift Basket from only €10 upwards, or whatever suits your budget. There is already a wide variety made up in store. GET THE LOOK IN OUR BEAUTY DEPARTMENT Murray’s have a great selection of quality cosmetics including Youngblood, Revlon, Rimmel, Max Factor & NYX. Call into Mary & Martina for any advice you may need on their beauty ranges. Vita Liberata, CoCo Brown, Bronze Express, Rimmel and L’oreal tans are stocked and here again Murrays welltrained staff will help you choose. Any of these would be ideal as individual gifts, added to a basket or just to treat yourself for the party season. FOR HIM Men's scents and skincare are every bit as popular. The range ‘For Him’ on the Murrays fragrance counter is equally amazing, with all the leading brands. Murray's have whatever deserves a place on his bathroom shelf with Chanel for men and all the leading brands that have stood the test of time. Throughout the store they also have Lynx, Nivea, Brut, Mandate sets and prices start from as little as €3.99. In the Electrical Department you will find a selection of Phillips and Braun Shavers, Trimmers and Grooming Kits. KID’S GIFTS Murrays have a great kids Christmas range They have Frozen, Minnie Mouse, Peppa Pig, Toy Story, Spiderman, My 1st JCB, Hello Kitty, Angry Birds, Matey, Shower Gels, Colouring Sets and much more. Prices start at €1.99 and there are some great ideas for everyone. GIVE A CAMERA FOR CHRISTMAS Get closer to the magic this Christmas with a Camera from Murray’s Pharmacy. Whatever your style or skill, Murray’s have cameras to keep you trigger happy. Call in to their Fuji Digital Image Counter for great choice and rock bottom prices on Fuji and Nikon cameras - Don’t miss out!! The new kiosks have great

ideas for your images from jigsaws with your kid’s image on them to cups with your Dad’s favourite team. They have a huge selection of photo frames and they will fit it for free with any of your photos. Murray’s have sponsored the Dungarvan Camera Club for 14 years and all the experts in the Club comment on the quality of their prints. Don’t risk developing your photos just anywhere resulting in ‘fading memories’. Price does not compensate for poor quality. Murray’s quality and after sales service is top class. SPEND YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VOUCHERS IN MURRAY’S The Chamber Vouchers can be exchanged at Murray’s all year round. They are real ‘live’ money. Don’t leave them lying in a drawer as they must be cashed within 6 months of issue. THE 'MURRAYS FAMILY PHARMACY EXPERIENCE' Murray’s Family Pharmacy are forever grateful to our loyal and valued customers for their support over the years helping them to move the business forward to where it is today. If you have not found them already make this the year to experience the range, value and service for yourself at Murray’s Family Pharmacy, Grattan Square, Dungarvan. There is so much to see on their redesigned shelf space and Murrays is a great place to get all your gifts under one roof (Gift Wrapping is FREE up to 6pm Christmas Eve). Be sure and put a parking ticket on your car and remember the first half hour is FREE on the Square and surrounding street and €1.10 per hour thereafter. All day parking in Scanlan’s Yard is €3.30 or €1.10 per hour from the time you park. FREE PARKING EVERYWHERE FROM 4.00 p.m. EVERY DAY. When in Store be sure and enter their great Christmas draw and check out the Extra Special Offer Bay where you will find great gift ideas. All the staff at Murray’s Family Pharmacy look forward to seeing you over Christmas! Nollaig Shona Duit!

Winner of the Murray’s Vitamin Section Hamper – Helen Tobin.

Winner of Murray’s Baby Section Hamper – Olivere Maher.

Winner of the Murray’s Chanel Hamper – Kit McCarthy.

Murray’s Family Pharmacy Staff

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Council asked to prioritise repair of Caseyville footpaths THE District Council in Dungarvan has been requested to prioritise the repair of footpaths in the Caseyville estate, as part of the 2015 Road Works Programme. At a recent meeting of DungarvanLismore District Council, Chairman, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan said Caseyville is one of the longest established housing estates in the town and substantial funding is needed to deal with the matter. “The footpaths in Caseyville are worse than anywhere else in Dungarvan,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “It has been ongoing now for a number of years.” Cllr. Pat Nugent agreed saying that Congress Villas was another location where the footpaths were bad. However, Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell said one particular area of town should not be named or favoured over other parts of the town. Cllr. O’Donnell said the footpaths in the whole town “are in a desperate state”. He also suggested holding off from fixing footpaths until Irish Water have completed installation of water meters. Cllr. Geoghegan responded saying he would “not apologise” for calling for funding to be put in place for Caseyville. “This has been a problem in Caseyville for a number of years and I’ve raised it on a number of occasions,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “I am specifically asking that money be put in place for repair to the footpaths in Caseyville. I agree there are other areas

which are bad, but I will not apologise for singling out Caseyville and Wolfe Tone Road for funding in the Road Works Programme 2015,” he added. Cllr. O’Donnell replied he had no problem with that, but said it came to his attention that there are “umpteen different places” which have footpaths in a very bad state. Cllr. Tom Cronin said he supported Cllr. Geoghegan’s call for funding for Caseyville. “We don’t have the money to do all the footpaths in Dungarvan, so we have to prioritise,” Cllr. Cronin said. Cllr. John Pratt said what is important is that there is a programme in place when prioritising so that Councillors are not trying to squeeze a problem in here and there. “It is important that there is a system in place where if a footpath needs to be repaired, that it is done, whether that is in Dungarvan, Tallow, Cappoquin, or wherever,” said Cllr. Pratt. Cllr. Geoghegan agreed. “Otherwise, it would be done on a piecemeal basis, which hasn’t worked in the past,” he said. Cllr. Declan Doocey drew attention to the fact that many footpaths in the Cappoquin and Fernville area of Lismore were being damaged by the roots of trees. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy, said a Road Works Programme for 2015 would be prepared, alongside consultation with Councillors to identify problem areas and prioritisation.

Council awaiting outcome of NRA inspection on Military Road junctions WATERFORD Council is awaiting the outcome of an NRA inspection into three junctions on the Military Road (N72) so that a programme of works can be put in place to make the junctions safer. At a recent meeting of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent raised concern about three junctions on the Military Road and said he has been making representations to the Council for years to have mirrors installed at the junctions,

because they are extremely dangerous. He said that a number of fatalities happened on a section of the Clonmel Road and “the first thing they put up was a mirror”. Concurring, Cllr. Tom Cronin described the junctions on the Military Road as “totally blind” and warned that “someone is going to be wiped off the face of the earth because there are no sightlines in those three places”. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy said placing a mirror at a

junction is not in accordance with NRA policy. “They need to be maintained and if drivers become reliant on the mirrors, they could become more of a danger,” said Mr. McCarthy. He agreed that the sightlines at three of the junctions on the Military Road were “substandard”. “The NRA have carried out an inspection of those locations and I’m waiting for the outcome of that inspection, so that a programme of works can be put in place.”

New housing strategy expected to contain details of Tenant Purchase Scheme WATERFORD City and County Council are awaiting an announcement on a new housing strategy, which should also contain details of a Tenant Purchase Scheme. At a recent meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. John O’Leary asked if the Council received a reply from Minister Paudie Coffey in relation to a new Tenant Purchase Scheme. Director of Services, Michael Quinn, said

that he was not aware of any specific announcements, but pointed out that the Council are awaiting a new housing strategy to be announced. He said it was expected that details of any new Tenant Purchase Scheme would form part of the new housing strategy. Mr. Quinn also pointed out that there was no indication of a timeframe for delivery of a Tenant Purchase Scheme.

Attending the Joint afterhours event at Merry’s Bistro Pub with Dungarvan Brewing Company organised by Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber were Pat Whyte, Jenny Beresford, Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber; Mary Whyte and Joan Clancy, Joan Clancy's Art Gallery. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Councillor warns of disaster at Cunnigar if early funding not sought for coastal repair A COUNCILLOR has warned Waterford Council to apply early for funding to keep on top of coastal repair work needed along the Cunnigar in Dungarvan Bay, otherwise, there could be disasterous results. At a recent meeting of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent acknowledged

work which took place in recent months on a 100 metre stretch of the Cunnigar. He described it as a “fantastic job”, but said he believes that the weakest point of the Cunnigar, just north of where the recent works on the 100 metre stretch took place, still needs to be repaired. Cllr. Nugent acknowl-

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More funding needed to secure sea wall in Dungarvan

WATERFORD Council is to draw up a detailed report in relation to a solution needed to stop flooding of a road in the Kilongford area of Dungarvan. At a recent meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Tom Cronin said the L2039-0 at Kilongford has a serious problem with flooding, particularly when there is a high tide. “The road gets flooded for around three hours during some of the high tides,” said Cllr. Cronin. “It wasn’t a problem going back a number of years ago, but it seems to be happening every month now,” Cllr.Cronin said. He said that recently, a woman and her two children could not get into their home because of the flooding. Cllr. Cronin said there was also a problem with private wells becoming contaminated because of the flooding. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy said the Council was aware of the significant flooding in Kilongford, particularly at high tide. He said the OPW have been notified of the problem and said the Council will draw up a detailed report to investigate a solution to the problem

WHILE a breach in the sea wall at Youghal Road has been repaired, a Councillor has asked the Council to seek funding to repair the foundation of the wall. A section of the sea wall, opposite Dungarvan Nissan, was destroyed in the storms last January / February. It has only in the past few weeks that the wall was repaired, which was acknowledged at the recent Dungar van-Lismore District Council meeting. Cllr. Cronin pointed out that a lot of damage was caused to the foundations of the wall and queried if that was reflected in the fund-

edged there are sleepers along one point of the Cunnigar, but said the spit of land is approximately 15 metres wide at one point. “So, if those sleepers go, then the Cunnigar is basically gone,” said Cllr. Nugent. “It is important that we apply for money now for subsequent years, because the Cunnigar is vital for

ing. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy said all allocation of funding for storm damage has been spent at this stage, and while the Council sought additional funding, they were not successful. He said the Council would look to prioritise the issue with the foundations of the wall. He confirmed that the Council received no substantial funds for that particular location. “All works in relation to storm damage are almost completed at this point,” said Mr. McCarthy.

Dungarvan,” said Cllr. Nugent. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy, confirmed the Council is looking at any additional funding to supplement their coastal erosion application. He said the Council would pursue a specific allocation of funding for the Cunnigar for 2015.

Parking permits for carers SPECIAL permits for carers will be included as part of new parking / traffic byelaws to govern Dungarvan, Waterford City and Tramore. At a recent meeting of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell pointed out that special permits are given to carers in Waterford City and asked if a similar scheme could be operated in Dungarvan. Senior Executive Engineer, Pat McCarthy, said that as part of the amalgamation, new byelaws would be introduced to resolve differences between Dungarvan, Waterford City and Tramore. He confirmed to Cllr. O’Donnell that special permits for carers would be part of that system for all three urban areas.

Set up of CSO praised THE set up of Community Support Officers by Waterford City and County Council was praised at a recent monthly meeting. Cllr. Mary Butler commended the Council on its setting up of the Community Support Officers for each area of Waterford.

“It is a great opportunity for different groups to move forward and find information, and the Community Support Officers go around the different areas meeting with communities,” said Cllr. Butler. “I compliment the Council on this initiative,”

she added. Director of Services, Michael Quinn, also welcomed the setting up of Community Support Officers and said it is an initiative the Council will support and monitor over the next year to see that it is performing in the various areas.

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Set your sights on Specsavers Dungarvan’s Fundraising Day this Saturday SPECSAVERS Dungarvan is proudly hosting a funfilled Fundraising Day for all the family in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin on Saturday, 6th December at the Mary Street store. Taking place from 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m., with a Bake Sale and face painting taking place throughout the day, this is one event not to be missed, with prizes to be won and fun activities to take part in – all in aid of a very worthy cause. The highlight of the day

is set to be the announcement of the winner of the Christmas raffle which has been successfully running for the past number of weeks having raised over €200 thus far. For just €2 a line for tickets you could be in with a chance to win a light up Santa Clause – just in time for Christmas! All funds from this event will go towards the development of a new ophthalmology unit at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

Specsavers stores across Ireland have committed to raising €100,000 in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. In continuing with the fundraising activity, Specsavers Dungarvan looks forward to welcoming the people of Waterford to the store on the 6th December. Specsavers Dungarvan is located at 46 Mary Street and open seven days a week. For more information, please visit www.specsavers.ie/stores/dungarvan.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Cherishing our homeless THE death of a man sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin will have come as no surprise to those who work either in the voluntary sector, or in the various agencies which are charged with looking after the welfare of those who have fallen between the cracks of our society. This shameful moment should have come as no surprise to those who work in the most comfortable of surroundings and who live in relative luxury after a day as a member of the Oireachtas. It is ironic that in a developed society, constrained even as we are by the results of profligate spending, inappropriate support of the banking system and seven years of austerity, that a man should die alone and sleeping rough across the road from our parliament buildings. One hundred and sixty people sleep rough each night in the streets Dublin and as many again turn up for breakfast at the kitchen run by a religious order. Strapped as we are for money and short as we are of housing accommodation, how much would it cost to house less than two hundred people in shared accommodation? We are reminded regularly of the half-finished apartment blocks which are all but owned by the State if the money trail is followed and people will wonder why they cannot easily and relatively cheaply be turned into emergency accommodation. What price a life in this country today? It is surely the will of the people that this problem be solved on their – our – behalf sooner rather than later. It should not be forgotten that this shameful condition exists not only in our capital, but in our other cities as well. Is it an appropriate response to homelessness, whether the person be a so-called down and out, or drug addict, or a law-abiding family who have lost their home and sleep at the airport to avail of the warmth, that the hostels tell people to call back on their phone several times during a day, only to finally wait a lengthy time to be told there is no room at the inn. In recent months we have seen Ministers act with surprise when the realities of Irish living are brought to their attention and they have been, for some short time at least, jerked out of their ignorance and arrogance by a

Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate glimpse of what the less well off are suffering today. Seeing people homeless offends everyone, whether it be in the streets of Dublin or provincial Ireland, or in the underdeveloped countries of Africa and Asia. Our response abroad is a generous one, as befits our culture, tradition and will of the people, but equal concern should be shown to our own homeless which could be solved by little money and a great deal of resolve. As 1916 draws ever closer and we prepare to celebrate the victory of the Rising, let us pledge ourselves to that part of the Proclamation which exhorts us to ‘cherish all the children of the nation equally’.

Black Friday is for America THANKFULLY, despite the efforts of some major traders, the shopping madness which is Black Friday in the United States has not arrived on our shores as it was predicted it might. This shopping orgy, the day after America’s most important public holiday, Thanksgiving, is not confined to the US and the practice has now arrived in Britain. Everyone likes a bargain and traditionally, the post-Christmas Sales in the larger stores in our cities have drawn throngs of people through their doors and, with the exception of a little pushing and shoving, have been very orderly events. However, that is not the practice elsewhere and many people posted on the internet the inappropriateness of celebrating Thanksgiving as an appreciation of all the benefits which the people of the US enjoy, while going out the next day and physically assaulting each other in the stampede to get bargains. In Britain many large stores decided to avail of the opportunity to create a new shopping day and declared

Thanksgiving a time for bargains and cut prices. However, the necessary security was not arranged and there were serious crushes in many locations as a result, much to the annoyance of the police as shop doors opened at midnight when many police were off duty. The initiative turned into little more than an orgy with serious assaults reported, injuries through goods being knocked from shelves and, as the police reported ‘crushing, disorder, and disputes between customers’. That, we can do without and just as Arthur’s Day, an artificial day of celebration and drink promotion devised by Guinness, was quietly discontinued, so too should our use of Thanksgiving, a very American concept, be left to Americans to enjoy. So, it might be wiser to say to people who wish to make the fourth Thursday of November a new informal holiday in Ireland, Thanksgiving, yes: Black Friday? Thanks, but no thanks!

Congratulations to Katie KATIE Taylor has done it again! Last week the wonder woman from Bray collected her fifth World Boxing Title to add to her sixth European title which she won earlier this year. The statistics for Katie’s fights are impressive to say the least and include 24 straight World Championship fights over the last nine years. Prior to that she lost a decision to a North Korean boxer in Russia under controversial circumstances. In all, she has amassed 154 victories out of 161 fights over the last thirteen years, a record which akin to Kilkenny’s All Ireland successes, may never be repeated. As is her due, Katie has been feted in every possible location and in every possible way. Her healthy lifestyle, in and out of the ring, should be an inspiration to all young people, as well as being the envy of many parents. Our heartiest congratulations again to Katie, a regular visitor to the town. She has upheld the best traditions of her sport and has become an icon for her country. It is a fair wager that there are more victories and titles yet to be won by this true champion.

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New Tourist Information Jobs investment by Office launched Indian company welcomed FROM FRONT PAGE Cllr. Geoghegan paid tribute to the Tourist Office staff members Margaret Barton, Wini Swinburn, Anne Howley, Bridget O’Sullivan and Michael Browne, complimenting them on the wonderful service they are providing. He also mentioned Jenny Beresford and the Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber who have agreed to oversee the management of this new Tourist Office and gave a special mention John Walsh of CMT Community Services Ltd for helping make this partnership happen. He went on to say “We want our visitors to have the time of their lives whatever their age or interests. We want those tourists to go back to where they came from full of enthusiasm and praise for Waterford, and for them to be our new ambassadors.” This immense project involved a great deal of

work to bring it to fruition on the part of the Waterford City & County Council Economic Team here in Dungarvan, in particular Billy Duggan, Des O’Brien, Dave Zannis, Bernadette Drohan who contributed significantly to this project. This event also saw the launch of the new Dungarvan and West Waterford Destination Guide. “This handy pocket guide is filled with the best of what the county has to offer. It has suggestions as to what do and where to experience while here in the West of the county including touring routes, a guide to our beautiful towns and villages, where to eat and festivals and events, and it introduces our tourists to Ireland’s oldest city and encourages them to visit while they’re here. There’s a map of Dungarvan and of the county as a whole and lots more beside.” said Cllr. Geoghegan.

This brochure will be promoted at all future holiday consumer shows starting with Holiday World in January 2015. It will also be widely distributed throughout Waterford and the South East Region and is available to the industry and private individuals to use in their own promotions. This attractive and informative brochure is the product of much hard work by Mary Houlihan, County Tourism Officer, Totem Design and Karen Dempsey Photography (all local services & suppliers). Christine O’Donovan, Chamber President, spoke briefly at the event and congratulated all involved who helped to get the joint venture to this position and wished everyone well for the future, in particular the team of staff in the Tourist Office who are committed and passionate about what they do. John Walsh of CMT Community Group shared a few words with the guests

in attendance and is delighted to have been involved in working collaboratively with the Council & Chamber to make the Tourist Office more accessible. John also said he expects this Tourist Office will be one of the ‘best little tourist offices in Ireland’. Mary Houlihan, County Tourism Officer concluded the formalities with an invitation to enjoy some refreshments and the offer of a guided walk with local well known and respected Historian John Young. It is hoped the new Dungarvan Tourist Office will be used by both locals and visitors, and that people will feel welcome to drop in with any query. The office is presently open Monday – Saturday. Follow the team on their Dungarvan Tourism Facebook Page or visit the new Tourist Office to pick up your copy of the new Dungarvan and West Waterford Destination Guide.

by Waterford Council AN Indian company which will create 130 jobs in Waterford was welcomed by the Local Authority recently. Leading the praise and congratulations, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, speaking at a recent meeting of Waterford City and County Council, said it was a good news story which should be “shouted from the rooftops” because Waterford “are getting investment at long last”. Cllr. Geoghegan commended the work of the Council executive on ensuring the company ‘Tech Mahindra’ would come to Waterford. “The parent company employs 92,000 people worldwide, so we are talking about a massive company and it is great to see them investing in Waterford,” said Cllr. Geoghegan.

He pointed out that Waterford was in direct competition with Limerick for the jobs investment. “Tech Mahindra are already located in Limerick. The company looked at both locations and chose Waterford, and that is good news for Waterford,” Cllr. Geoghegan added. Concurring, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan said the investment “is proof that the Council merger is working” and the Council executive “are doing what they can for Waterford”. Cllr. O’Ryan pointed out that the Indian company, which operates in 51 countries, only expressed an interest in an Irish jobs investment in September, 2014. “To see that it can be rushed through and that Waterford came up trumps in direct competition with places like Limerick is a

very good news story which we must focus on,” said Cllr. O’Ryan. Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. James Tobin, said he recently met with the Indian Ambassador, Mrs. Radhika Lal Lokesh and “everything she said was positive for Waterford”, said Mayor Tobin. In a report to Councillors at the monthly meeting, CEO Michael Walsh said the news of Tech Mahindra to establish an operation in Waterford “is welcome news”. Mr. Walsh said that the ongoing work of the Economic Development Department in sustaining and creating jobs continues and the activities of the Local Enterprise Office also continue with the Department.

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Deasy told of interim measures to stem Tallow River pollution FOLLOWING representations by Waterford TD John Deasy, the Environmental Protection Agency has instructed Irish Water to take steps to mitigate against pollution of the River Bride in Tallow whilst a new wastewater treatment plant is being built. Deputy Deasy referred the matter to the EPA in response to reports from a member of Tallow & District Angling Club who was alarmed to see a large volume of untreated sewage entering the river just 100 yards from Tallow Bridge. Similar concerns have been raised in the past. The Council previously indicated a new treatment plant would be commissioned before the end of this year. However, the Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme, of which Tallow is part, was delayed. Irish Water took over the combined project in

January and has included it in its Capital Investment Plan 2014-2016.The utility has signed a contract for the ’Seven Villages’ scheme which is due to commence shortly, with a two-year completion target.The local authority has already completed the collection system works. The old part of Tallow is served by a septic tank and the new estates to the east of the town by an integrated constructed wetland. The septic tank discharges under gravity to the River

Bride downstream of Tallow Bridge. The EPA pursued Deputy Deasy’s complaint with Irish Water and also carried out a site inspection. It duly opened a compliance investigation and instructed Irish Water to take a number of actions — including emptying the existing septic tank and transporting the contents to a suitable facility for treatment. This was completed in mid-October. The EPA said “Irish Water was also reminded of

the requirement to comply with conditions of their licence.” With the upgraded scheme due to be operational in late 2016, “In the interim, the licensee is required to optimise the current plant through increased operation and maintenance and a regular de-sludging programme” — details of which were to be submitted to the Agency by last week. The EPA also wants a screen installed on the primary discharge from the Tallow plant.

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O’Connell Street Art Crafts and Fun! THE Beach House Gallery at 65 O’Connell Street which is rapidly becoming known as the best gift shop in Dungarvan is hosting two not-to-be-missed craft demonstrations on Saturday, 13th December. These demonstrations are part of the Dungarvan Aglow Christmas festivities! Barbara Hubert will be showing us her traditional book binding skills and

Silversmith Teresa Twomey will be demonstrating her silver jewellery making and talking about her work. Both makers sell their work at the Beach House. Pippa says , ‘we take great pride in providing the highest quality, affordable range of Irish art, crafts and gifts – and this is a great opportunity to watch two highly skilled makers at their craft and all are very welcome’.

O’Connell street traders also sponsored a Christmas Art Competition and all these pictures are now hanging in the businesses stretching from Grattan Square to Butler’s shoppers are encouraged to stroll the street to enjoy these magic Christmas images! The gallery is also a working studio where Pippa creates, exhibits and

sells her needle felted images and it is also the 2014 winner of the Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber & FBD award for Emerging Business. There is also a competition and raffle taking place at the Beach House – full details in next week’s paper or phone 058-24482 or thebeachhousegallery@gmail. com

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Dungarvan craftsman wins All-Ireland Kitchen Design Award DUNGARVAN Kitchen Designer and Manufacturer Garrett Dillion has won the prestigious Classical Design Project prize at the AllIreland Kitchen Trade Awards in Belfast. Run in association with Ireland’s Homes & Interiors magazine, the event is a celebration of the best kitchen designers on the island of Ireland. Seeing off competition from dozens of his peers Garrett Dillon’s New England coastal style kitchen was voted Classical Design Project Of The Year by the panel of independent judges. Commenting on their decision the judges said

“New England coastal style is popular but is seldom carried off with such style as this designer has here. Garrett has an eye for proportion and balance which transformed this awkward space into a beautiful fresh room of beauty. There has been an immense amount of thought put into creating this inspirational and beautiful kitchen.” Speaking at the event Garrett Dillon was delighted to have had his work honoured in this way. “This means so much to us. We put our heart and souls into creating wonderful spaces for our clients. This kitchen began the way all our kitchens do with a

visit to their home to establish what it is our client wants and designing it to work for them now and for decades to come. We brought our experience to the table and this kitchen has some really interesting solutions from the high half panel walls to define the dining area, to the concealed storage in over-mantle supports and the hidden appliances and chopping boards.” Garrett will be adding this award to the Craft and Trade excellence award he won in 2012 along with many other similar honours.

All of Garrett’s work, from his kitchens to his bespoke staircases are designed, created & handcrafted in his Co. Waterford workshop. His skilled staff are all from the local area, with many having served their time with Garrett as apprentices. All raw materials are sourced in Ireland and Garrett and his team are committed to sustainability in their work practices. To learn more about Garrett Dillon Kitchens visit his website www.GarrettDillon.ie or like his Facebook page www.facebook.com/Garrett DillonCraftedKitchens.

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Garrett with his wife and Business manager Sue at the Kitchen Trade Awards in Belfast’s Titanic Ballroom.

Draíocht na Nollag Christmas Magic in Joan Clancy Gallery DRAIOCHT na Nollag, the Christmas exhibition in Joan Clancy Gallery in Mweelahorna, An Rinn in the West Waterford Gaeltacht is an exciting collection of fine art by Arthur Maderson, Andrea Jameson, Katarzyna Gajewska, Blawnin Clancy, Dave West, Rosemary Gaynor and Rayleen Clancy. “...Joan Clancy is an insightful

owner of a renowned art gallery which showcases some of the country's best painters...” Nationwide RTE 1. Opening Thursday, December 4th, the exhibition runs until December 8th and the following weekends: December 13th-14th, 20th-21st. Open 11.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. each of those days and also by appointment.

ANDREA JAMESON © Hydrangeas by the Sea, Mangan’s Bay, Co. Waterford (Oil on canvas 31x36cm framed)

Joan Clancy Gallery is located near Ring College (Coláiste na Rinne) and the Cunnigar, 10k south of Dungarvan in An Rinn overlooking the stunning panorama of Dungarvan Bay and the Comeragh Mountains. “We have lots of free parking and look forward to seeing you” says Joan.

KATARZYNA GAJEWSKA © An Autumn Afternoon (Mixed Media on canvas 80 x 60cm).

The Vikings are coming, Run for your lives . . . SATURDAY, June 27th, 2015, has been confirmed as the date for the fourth annual WLRfm Waterford Viking Marathon. The event was launched this week with the announcement that Pieta House,Waterford will be the nominated charity to benefit from next year’s event. Running is known as playing a positive role in managing mental health and with this association in mind Waterford Viking Marathon is particularly pleased to support Pieta House. With registration now open for the full, half or quarter events, Waterford Viking Marathon hopes to grow numbers yet again in 2015 attracting some much needed tourism and commercial benefit for the city next summer. Some small changes have been made to this year’s route which has already been measured by an AAI approved course measurer. However, it will, yet again, take in many of the Viking City streets before heading out to the seaside town of Tramore and finishing yet again with an Olympic

style lap of the Regional Sports Centre on the Cork Road. Des Whelan, WLRfm’s Managing Director and Chairman of Waterford Viking Marathon feels ‘the beauty of our Marathon is that it includes a full, half and quarter option allowing all levels of runners to take part together, starting together in the centre of Waterford’s Viking Triangle and finishing at our family friendly festival finish line in the RSC. With music, entertainment and supporters along the route it makes for an electric atmosphere and an emotional day. Des went on to express his heartfelt thanks to all involved and to acknowledge the hardworking committee, sponsors and partners who have supported the event to date, in particular our media partners WLRfm and The Irish Examiner as well as Whitfield Clinic.’ Early bird rates are now available. For further information and route map log on to www.waterfordvikingmarathon.com

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‘Butterfly Barn’ launches at Eason Dungarvan A WATERFORD writer who received guidance and help from County Waterford Arts Office launched her first novel ‘Butterfly Barn’ in Eason, Dungarvan, last Friday evening. Karen Power, originally from Waterford City, but now living on a farm in County Waterford with her husband and two children, is the author of Butterfly Barn, a contemporary women’s fiction novel and first in the ‘Butterfly Barn’ series. The book was launched on the night by poet and writing mentor, Grace Wells. Grace worked closely with Karen over the last number of years and said when she first read Butterfly Barn in an earlier draft, it made her cry. “The fact that it made me cry let me know that I had come across a true writer and a gifted artist in Karen,” said Grace. “The ability to move us is a great talent, for in our tears there is healing. Karen can make us laugh and cry because she has deep understanding of our humanity and a deep compassion for our struggles.” Grace said that Butterfly Barn isn’t just a story, but a “page-turning tale” woven throughout the beautiful landscape of County Waterford. Grace expressed her delight in working with Karen on her manuscript and said it was an honour to launch ‘Butterfly Barn’. Arts Officer for Waterford City and County, Margaret Organ, said the Arts Office had the pleasure of working with Karen to bring Butterfly Barn to fruition. “But, to do that we were lucky to have the services of a wonderful literature mentor, Grace Wells,” said Ms. Organ. “Grace has been working with a number of our writers in the county over the last number of years and she is a wonderful poet, but also has a gift as a mentor - it is not everybody who can actually sit down with other writers and bring from within them, and enable them, to write,” she added. Author Karen Power, expressed thanks to everyone who attended the book launch, including Waterford City and County Mayor, Cllr. James Tobin, and other Councillors, including her own local Councillor, John O’Leary. Karen, who is a part-time tutor with the Waterford /

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Catherine Power, Books Manager, Eason Dungarvan; Michael Power, Margaret Organ, Arts Officer Waterford City and County; Lucy Cashin, General Manager, Eason Dungarvan; Karen Power, Grace Wells, Editor, Poet and Novelist.

Protest Against Any Water Charges Right2Water Campaign will be providing Buses to Dublin from Dungarvan on the 10th December Caroline O'Malley, Mary Claire O'Brien, Donal Brady, retired County Librarian and Michael Bumster. Wexford Education and Training Board (formerly the VEC), expressed thanks to her WWETB colleagues for attending the launch. “Mary Walsh and all her team have been hugely supportive of me on this mad adventure,” said Karen.

She expressed thanks to her family for all their love and support, as well as Margaret Organ and the Arts Office. “I owe Margaret a debt of gratitude,” said Karen. “Grace Wells, my editor, and now I can say my friend, has

been a rock on this journey. With her guidance, she has helped me learn more about the craft of writing over the past few years.” Butterfly Barn is available to buy at Eason and other good book stores.

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WIT’s Open Day is a must for 6th year students Tuesday, 9th December 2014 from 10.00 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. WATERFORD Institute of Technology’s December Open Day on Tuesday, 9th December from 10.00 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. is jam packed with useful information, student projects, tours and demonstrations. Students will have the opportunity to learn about their preferred courses from lecturers and students studying on the programme, talk to our support staff, hear about progression paths through to postgraduate level, tour the campus and learn about student life from our current students. They can find out about sporting opportunities and sports scholarships, see robots and blimps built by students for their course work, hear about Feedhenry, the Institute spinout that was bought by a multinational for $82 million earlier this year, take part in science demonstrations, tour our state-of-the-art nursing, sport and exercise labs, take part in cookery demonstrations, see drones, occulus rifts, Marvel4 live AV streams and lots of other interesting things! According to Olive O’Connor, Marketing & Communications Manager at the Institute, “The Open Day is a great opportunity for students who are just starting to consider their futures and the right career path for them.We would encourage anyone attending to get the most out of the day by attending as many talks as possible, ask lots of questions, take a tour of the campus and make sure to chat to our students about their experience of college life at WIT.” More information on the open day can be found at www.wit.ie/decemberopenday.

LEO asked to follow up on chocolate factory delay THE Local Enterprise Office was asked to follow up and assist in dealing with a delay to the opening of a chocolate factory in An Rinn. At a recent meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, Chairman, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan said he was aware of a delay in the factory being opened and sought an update to the situation. Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell confirmed the opening of the chocolate factory was being held up at the moment, but was hopeful it would be resolved in the near future. Cllr. Geoghegan asked that the Local Enterprise Office follow up on the delay.

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Council told illegal encampments are ‘popping up’ on N25 WATERFORD Council is to investigate illegal encampments which are ‘popping up’ along the N25. At a recent meeting of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Siobhán Whelan raised concern about an illegal encampment at the ESB substation at the Spring roundabout, near the entrance of the old glass factory. She described it as a ‘pop up estate’ which seems to be getting bigger. Concurring, Chairman, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan described the encampment as “a mini halting site”. He said the number of caravans at the site is substantial now and the problem has to be addressed through the ESB and Council working together. “That site is not suitable for what’s going on,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. He said a halting site is located at Shandon and should be big enough. “People are asking if we have a halting site, then why are we seeing these illegal camping sites?” Cllr. Geoghegan added.

Cllr. Pat Nugent said the site at the Spring roundabout does not have any sanitary or other necessary facilities, whereas the halting site at Shandon does have those facilities. He said it has also come to his attention that some of the people in the illegal encampment may have houses in Dungarvan. Cllr. Nugent questioned who enforces the legislation in relation to illegal encampments. Cllr.Tom Cronin said the Council was “letting the town down” by allowing the illegal encampments in the town boundary. Speaking about the illegal encampment at the Spring roundabout, Cllr. Cronin said at one stage he saw “a homemade gym, with weights and the whole she-bang on the side of the N25!” He also drew attention to a second illegal encampment further up the N25 at another ESB substation, adjacent to the entrance of the Council yard. “How are these people getting away with it? Are we allowing these people back into these places?” he

questioned. Cllr. Cronin said it was news to him that some of the people in the illegal encampments have houses in Dungarvan. “If that’s true, then it should be simple to move them out of there,” he said. Director of Services, Michael Quinn, said legislation dealing with illegal encampments comes under a number of areas of the Council, including the section with responsibility for housing and the roads section. Mr. Quinn said he would take the issues raised back to the executive over the next month or so. But Cllr. Nugent said he wanted quicker action. “Can you come back to us within the week?” he asked. “It will be nearly into Christmas if we let this run for a month, and this issue has been going on for the last six weeks,” Cllr. Nugent pointed out. Mr. Quinn agreed to have a short report put together within the week and how the Council can deal with such issues.

Pictured are James, Jim and Jason McGrath from Cappagh, Co. Waterford. Their company, Truly Irish Country Foods has been shortlisted for the Bank of Ireland Munster Rugby #SponsorForADay competition. Truly Irish produce a wide range of premium quality healthy bacon and pork products which are available in all major retailers and are DNA traceable back to local pig farms. To celebrate the competition, the Truly Irish facebook page is giving away prizes including an iPad mini and delicious Truly Irish Christmas Gammon Hams (which can also be bought online at www.trulyirish.ie for free delivery to your door this December. The company was recently featured on TG4’s new farm series, Feirm, where presenter Jamie Costin from Ring visited a Truly Irish farm and looked at how seaweed extract is fed to Truly Irish pigs in order to increase their health and productivity while also boosting the antioxidant level in the pigmeat, which gives the consumer a more natural, healthy product. Other Truly Irish pork producers in Waterford include John Fives in Cappoquin, Tom Hannon in Lismore and Robert Dowley in Carrick-on-Suir. Please vote for your local pork producer and vote for Truly Irish at independent.ie/sponsorforaday. The competition is open to public vote for until the 15th December.

Tánaiste called on to restore Respite Care Grant WATERFORD City and County Council has given its unanimous support for calling on the Minister to restore the Respite Care Grant. At a recent meeting of the Local Authority, a Notice of Motion was proposed by Cllr. Breda Brennan, seconded by Cllr.

Siobhán Whelan, which asked the Council to support the call of the Carers Association for the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, to amend the Social Welfare Bill to make provision for the restoration of the Respite Care Grant.

Cllr. Brennan said the cut imposed in Budget 2013 was “deeply unfair and disproportionate to the cuts applied across the general Social Protection budget”. She said failure to restore the grant to its original payment of €1,700 is very concerning, partic-

ularly in light of the fact the government used its recent budget to reverse other arbitrary cuts, including child benefit and the Christmas bonus. Cllr. Brennan said family carers have been neglected and lost supports and essential services on the

ground over the past five years, and urged the government to recognise the home as a centre of care and reinstate the care grant. With a show of hands, and no one against it, the motion was carried.

Councillors to discuss extending housing estate painting schemes COUNCILLORS are due to discuss the possibility of extending painting schemes in local authority housing estates in Dungarvan / Lismore area. At a recent meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, Chairman, Cllr. Damien

Geoghegan explained that in some Council housing estates, tenants pay an extra €3.00 on top of their rent every week, which goes towards a painting scheme for the estate. “It is a fantastic scheme and works well,” said Cllr.

Geoghegan. However, he pointed out that a lot of Council tenants feel they are not getting value for money. “These tenants are paying an extra €3.00 a week over a year and the painting might not take place for two or three years,” Cllr.

Geoghegan pointed out. He suggested the matter go to a Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) for discussion with a view to ensuring that tenants are getting proper value for money and a guarantee on how often the estate is painted.

Cllr. Geoghegan said it is noticeable which housing estates are in the painting scheme and which estates could benefit from it. Director of Services, Michael Quinn, concurred that the matter should be discussed at the SPC.

Grallagh residents without water for consecutive weekends RESIDENTS of the Grallagh area of Grange, Ardmore were without water for a number of consecutive weekends, a recent meeting of DungarvanLismore District Council

heard. Cllr. Tom Cronin raised the issue, saying that householders being left without water in the Grallagh area was a reoccurring problem. He said leaks in the old

mains pipe were to blame. “It is totally unfair to residents to be without water over a weekend,” said Cllr. Cronin. “And they are talking about charging people for water!

“People living in that area could not wash their clothes or use dishwashers because they didn’t have any water.” Cllr. Cronin asked the Council to bring more

pressure upon Irish Water to fix the problem. Senior Executive Officer, Gabriel Hynes said the Council has made a submission to Irish Water and they hope to have discussions

with the utility company to see if the problem can be resolved. Mr. Hynes explained that the recent water cut to Grallagh residents was due to a pump failure.

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Today FM broadcasts Ray D’Arcy show live from JJ’s Truckstop JJ’s TRUCKSTOP at the Youghal Bridge was centre of attention last Tuesday morning as Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy show was broadcast live from the renowned café. JJ’s Truckstop is amongst a shortlist of other cafés around the country in the running for the title of Ireland’s ‘Best Café’. The competition is part of the Today FM / Bord Gáis Energy ‘Best in Ireland’ Awards, with the awards designed to reward the helpful people of Ireland. The Best Café category aims to reward the proprietors of cafés who go that extra mile to make the customer feel welcome and in no hurry to leave. Nominations flooded in for the American style diner, citing JJ’s “scalding hot tea and tasty fresh food” and “service with a smile every time” as some of the reasons why it should win Best Café in Ireland. JJ’s Truckstop goes headto-head in the finals with three other cafés from Kerry, Leitrim and Dublin. Last Tuesday morning, JJ’s Truckstop was certainly abuzz with a large crowd of people enjoying hot teas

and all-day breakfasts, while Ray D’Arcy broadcast live from within JJ’s café diner. Trucks, tractors, cars and all sorts of vehicles lined one side of the N25 as truckers / motorists and various other road users descended upon JJ’s Truckstop to enjoy the atmosphere and a hot breakfast on a cold, crisp, bright morning last Tuesday. Among the crowd enjoying some beverages and tasty snacks were high profile guests, including renowned Wedding Planner, Franc (Peter Kelly) from House of Franc, Waterford Hurlers, Ken and Eoin McGrath, as well as Colm O’Gorman, a Director of Amnesty International Ireland and one of the judges of the ‘Best in Ireland’ competition. Youghal’s Town Crier and Heritage Walking Tour Guide, Clifford Winser was also present at JJ’s Truckstop. Owner of JJ’s Truckstop, JJ Fitzgerald, said he was delighted with the attention and recognition from the ‘Best in Ireland’ competition and Today FM’s live broadcast. He described the recognition for his café /

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lives. Ray D’Arcy has been taking to the roads of Ireland over the past week or so to meet some of the people and places which have been shortlisted for the final. Ray will be revealing the full awards shortlist across the week and the winners will be announced at a live finale show in Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this coming Friday, 5th

December. The ‘Best in Ireland’ judges are Derval O’Rourke (World & European Medallist), Conor Pope (Journalist), Colm O’Gorman (Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland), Evelyn Cusack (RTE Weather Presenter), Irene Gowing (Sponsorship & Brand Manager at Bord Gáis Energy) and Today FM presenter Tony Fenton.

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Council agrees to 75 year lease of old church to Scout group WATERFORD City and County Council agreed a 75 year lease of an old disused church in Ballymacarbry to the local Scout group. At a recent meeting of the Local Authority, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan proposed the lease of premises at Kilronan Church, Ballymacarbry, to Ballymacarbry Scout Development Company Ltd. Cllr. O’Ryan said discussions on the lease had been ongoing since before the Council merger. “It is an old disused church which is falling into disrepair. I would like to thank Director of Services, Brian White, for his involvement,” said Cllr. O’Ryan. He commended the Council for agreeing to give a 75 year lease to the Scout group. “They may be in a better position to do up the church,” said Cllr. O’Ryan. He requested the Council to work with the group in relation to accessing the site, as there are issues, particularly with the site being on a main road.

Councillors selected for steering committee FIVE members of Waterford City and County Council were selected at a recent monthly meeting of the Council, to sit on the steering committee of Waterford Comhairle na nÓg. The five Councillors, John Pratt, Liam Brazil, Adam Gary Wyse, Siobhán Whelan and Eddie Mulligan, were proposed, seconded and agreed to represent Waterford Council on the Steering Committee of Waterford Comhairle na nÓg.

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Council adopts corporate plan to make Waterford a better place to live, work and invest A CORPORATE Plan which aims to make Waterford the “best possible place for all its people and for those that wish to live, visit, work or invest” was adopted by Waterford City and County Council recently. At a recent meeting of the Local Authority, CEO Michael Walsh presented the plan to Councillors, saying it was an “important document” particularly for the new merged Council, which only came together in the past five months. Mr. Walsh said the plan sets out clear priorities which the Council will pursue over the next five years and said that there will be the chance to review the plan in the next six to nine months. Priorities identified in the Corporate Plan include the local economy, tourism, primary urban centres, environment, heritage and culture, people and communities; and communications, as well as infrastructure. Mr. Walsh said it was important that job creation

was to the forefront in the Corporate Plan. Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. James Tobin endorsed the Corporate Plan and said that a lot of work has gone into it. “Everything we should be aiming for over the next five years is written in this Corporate Plan,” said Mayor Tobin. Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan said the Corporate Plan has a “clear strategy, a clear base line and high level metrics” to the fore. He agreed that the plan was “a guiding light” and a working document, and said that an important link to consider throughout all sections of the plan was broadband and 4G. “Infrastructure is the foundation and if we don’t have the essentials in this day and age, then we are going nowhere,” said Cllr. O’Ryan. He said it was important the Council try and get infrastructure into the rural areas. “I compliment the CEO and his team on a brilliant document, which will be a guide on our journey going

forward,” he added. Cllr. Blaise Hannigan welcomed the plan and said that priorities considered in the Corporate Plan should include Waterford’s bid for a Technological University, the expansion of Waterford University Hospital, including a 24/7 Cardiac Care Unit, and Waterford Airport. Cllr. Joe Conway said there were many positives in the plan including the Council’s commitment to support of the culture of the Gaeltacht and a strong commitment to Tramore. Cllr. Declan Doocey welcomed the plan, but said he would like to see more support in the plan for West Waterford and the rural towns and villages. Cllr. Davy Daniels said the Council hasn’t made very good progress in the area of communications. He said the Council needs a more proactive relationship with the media and said Waterford has excellent journalists and reporters who promote Waterford in various different ways. “We are losing out completely in Public Relations.

We have so much to offer, but we are not getting the message across. We need to tackle that,” said Cllr. Daniels. Cllr. Mary Butler said it was imperative that the Council keep up the fight against a ‘proposed blight on the Comeragh Mountains’ from Eirgrid with supersized electricity pylons. “These issues have not gone away, they are only in hibernation,” Cllr. Butler warned. “It will be early next year when a decision is made on the proposed route. It is essential to ‘keep up the fight’ if we want to promote Waterford as a tourist destination,” Cllr. Butler added. Cllr. Seanie Power said he was delighted to see infrastructure was a priority in the plan and highlighted the damage to vehicles in rural areas due to the state of the roads. He said it was important that the Council continue its good work on road maintenance and road drainage. CEO Mr. Walsh said that tourism is one of the priority areas the Council will focus on, which will

include the Copper Coast Geo Park, and an initiative to make Waterford ‘agefriendly’. He said that the Corporate Plan only reflected areas where the Council had complete control over, so such issues as Waterford Airport were not included. Mr. Walsh said that while Waterford Airport was a priority of the Council’s, they do not have a controlling influence and so did not want to include it in the plan. “We will in every manner support Waterford Airport,” Mr. Walsh said. He acknowledged the point made about Communications and said the Council “are resourcing that differently now”. He said it is hoped the Council will get its positive message out there and said the responsibility lies with both the executive and Councillors. Mr. Walsh also pointed out that the Seven Villages Sewage Scheme has started and contractors are on site at Ardmore and Dunmore East. He said the contracts will

commence on a phased basis and the scheme should be completed within the next two years. Mr. Walsh said the Council was aware of urban decline in towns like Tramore and said he would come back to the Council with a capital programme aimed at tackling such decline. In relation to the Ring of Waterford and a coastal path concept, Mr. Walsh said the Council hoped to “tie Waterford together” with such a project. In relation to tourism overall, Mr. Walsh said the Council are developing a strategy for Waterford City and County, which will include consultation with the stakeholders in the tourism sector over the next two months and he hopes to be back before the Council early in the new year with a concise branding of ‘Destination Waterford’. On the proposal of Cllr. John Carey, seconded by Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, and agreed by all Councillors, the Corporate Plan was adopted by the Council.

Error on Minister’s response letter to 24/7 cardiac cover puts South East in the ‘South West’ A SERIOUS error in a letter from the Private Secretary of the Health Minister was highlighted at the November meeting of Waterford City and County Council. At a recent meeting of Waterford Council, Cllr. Cha O’Neill welcomed

the fact there was a response, which was signed by the Health Minister’s Private Secretary, in relation to a Notice of Motion which was proposed and seconded by Cllr. Davy Daniels and Cllr. O’Neill at the September meeting

of the Council. The Notice of Motion was unanimously supported by the Council at the time and called on the Health Minister and Taoiseach to implement 24/7 cardiac cover for the South East. Cllr. O’Neill pointed

out that the letter from the Private Secretary indicates that there may be movement on the issue, but noted that the letter stated the South / South West Hospital Group. Cllr. O’Neill requested the Council to contact the Health Minister’s office to

inform them of the error on the letter. “We are not the South / South West Hospital Group and we should let them know that, in case they give the 24/7 cover to some place else,” Cllr. O’Neill warned. A group has been cam-

paigning for 24/7 cardiac cover for the South East, to be based at Waterford University Hospital. More information on the campaign can be found online: www.facebook.com/W RHCardiacCare.

Ballinroad to Durrow section of Greenway expected to be completed by June WORK on the Ballinroad to Durrow section of the Déise Greenway is expected to be completed by next June, while work is already starting on the Kilmeaden to Bilberry section. At a recent meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. John Cummins said he was aware of tenders coming in for the Kilmeaden to Bilberry sec-

tion and wanted to know when work will commence. He also queried if there was any indication from government in relation to funding for the route from Durrow to Kilmeaden. Cllr. Pat Nugent asked if the Council anticipated work on the Ballinroad to Durrow section to begin before, or after Christmas. Director of Services, Paul Daly,

said site clearance on the Kilmeaden to Bilberry section of the Greenway should “begin imminently”. He said it was “quite a tricky section” because there is a lot of vegetation and parts of the track will have to be widened. “There are different engineering solutions along the track,” said Mr. Daly.

He said that in relation to the small bridges contract, tenders are already in and it is hoped that work will start after Christmas. Mr. Daly said there is “no confirmation of funding” in relation to the Kilmeaden to Durrow section. “We are dealing with it with the view that it will be built,” said Mr. Daly.

“We are negotiating with landowners and pushing as far ahead as we can in work and design, so the minute we get any funding, we can just keep going and move on.” Mr. Daly said that the Ballinroad to Durrow section of the Greenway has a target to be completed by June, 2015.

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“Band Night” Fundraiser for Dungarvan Rugby Club DUNGARVAN'S Club Creation is the venue for Band Night. Headlining will be the well know group, White Chalk, who have performed at Electric Picnic. On the night they will be supported by up coming local band, The Strangers plus The Waheys from Clonmel and Cider Wasps. Tickets now available for Band Night and can be purchased from Minnies Bar or from the Anchor. Thee will also be some available on the door which open at 9.00 p.m. White Chalk are a popular seven piece band whom you'll have heard on the radio on many occasions. They use an array of instruments such as cello, keyboards, guitar, mandolin, drums and bass. Their instrumentation creates a

unique sound to compliment five-part harmonies and the interesting vocal tone of lead singer. Such is their popularity, they won the place at Electric Picnic when they were selected by a radio poll and judges at 2fm. White Chalk consists of, Conor Quinn on Lead Vocals and Guitar, David Doyle on Cello, Kevin Farrell on Guitar and Mandolin, Liam O’Reilly on Bass Guitar, Niamh Kirby on Vocals, Brian Masterson on Drums and Aisling McCarthy on Keyboards and Vocals. All the members are in their early twenties and have acquired great experience in the past ten years before uniting as “White Chalk”. Members are formally educated in different fields of music, receiving under-

graduate and postgraduate degrees. White Chalk have been dedicated to touring and recording, as well as radio and television performances in an effort to bring their original music to their fans.Their first EP, “Golden Kids”, is now available on iTunes. White Chalk are looked after by “Red Hot Management” a progressive company for new talented artists. Supporting on the night will be the very talented upcoming local band, The Strangers who launched their debut CD recently. This is a very popular young group who have performed at a number of festivals during the summer. Their line up includes Celine Casey, Michael Murphy,Andy Buck, Chris O'Sullivan and Alex

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Feeder schools graph shows number of students who went on to third level education in 2014 to do other types of further education, such as postleaving certificate (PLC) courses, apprenticeships, etc., and that the third level colleges advise that the data is for administrative purposes only and they cannot stand over the accuracy of the information, if used for another purpose, such as a league table. The figures also do not

record those students who went abroad to other countries for third level education. The figures may also include some mature students, as well as those who progressed to third level education from further education, where they listed their school. The number of ‘sits’ in 2014 is based on figures

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De La Salle College, Waterford

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St. Augustine’s College, Duckspool

95 87

Ard Scoil na nDéise, Dungarvan

40 85

leges give only the last school, whereas other colleges list every school at which the student sat the Leaving Cert, meaning a repeat student is counted more than once. Double counting can mean that some schools show a higher proportion of students entering third level education than is actually the case - where this has

happened, the percentage has been capped at 100 percent. A similar detailed graph appeared in a special feature in last week’s Irish Independent, outlining all the secondary schools in the country, in a county-bycounty breakdown of where 2014 Leaving Cert., students went to third level education.

Meánscoil San Nioclas, Ring

12 75

Stella Maris, Tramore

70 74

Newtown School, Waterford

63 65

Coláiste na Maighdine, Waterford

44 64

Coláiste Chathail Naofa, Dungarvan

22 27

165

1 3

1 1

6 1

2 2

100 74 83 1

15 1

1 1

2 4

3 2

20 6

122 45

TOTAL TO 3RD LEVEL

Queen’s University, Belfast

University of Ulster

St. Angela’s, Sligo

Mater Dei Institute

Marino Inst. of Educ.

C.o.l College of Educ.

Mary Immaculate, Lim.

St. Patrick’s Drumconda

Shannon Coll. Hotel Mgmt

National Coll. of Ireland

NCAD

Waterford IT

IT Tralee

IT Tallaght

Limerick IT

IT Sligo

St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas 95 81 25 76

Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Waterford 97 81

Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Waterford 104 75

Letterkenny IT

St. Paul’s Community College, Waterford

Galway-Mayo IT

IADT Dun Laoghaire

Dundalk IT

IT Blanchardstown

Athlone IT

DIT

Cork IT

Royal Coll. of Surgeons

NUI Galway

NUI Maynooth

IT Carlow

UCC

DCU

UCD

Trinity

30 100

% to third level

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CBS Mount Sion, Waterford

which may explain why the total number of students credited to a school does not correspond to the Leaving Cert ‘sits’. However, caution was advised when reading the table, because not all third level colleges provide the information in the same way - for example, students who sat the Leaving Cert more than once, some col-

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Table provides a breakdown of where some pupils from Leaving Certificate class of 2014 started in College this Autumn. Figures may also include some mature students or those who progressed to third level education from further education, where they listed their school. Figures DO NOT include school-leavers who went into further education / PLC courses / apprenticeships, etc.

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THE table shows a schoolby-school breakdown in County Waterford where some students from Leaving Certificate Class of 2014 went on to third level education. It is important to point out that the figures relate only to those students who went onto third level education and does not include those students who went on

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Waterford City & County Community & Voluntary 10th Annual Awards 2014 held in the Park Hotel – Overall winners kindly sponsored by WLR/fm were Dungarvan and Helvick Head RNLI Fundraising Branch. Liz Reddy, WLR/fm Sponsors presents the overall Award to Oliver Clancy. Included are Cllr. James Tobin, Mayor Waterford City & County Council; Minister Paudie Coffey; Michael Walsh, CEO Waterford City & County Council; Don Tuohy, Waterford City & County Council; Des Whelan, MD WLR/fm; Michael J. Walsh, Chairman; Muriel Tobin, Waterford City & County Community Forum; members of WLR/fm and members of Dungarvan and Helvick Head RNLI Fundraising Branch. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

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A tasty range of pestos & sauces produced here in Co. Waterford John Crotty, Cathaoirleach Choiste Oidhreachta Phort Lách agus Máire Seó Breathnach, Oifigeach Gaeilge le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge, ag déanamh bhronnta ar an Dr. Mícheál Ó Drisleáin ag Tionól na nDéise i bPort Lách le déanaí. John Crotty, Chairman of the Portlaw Heritage Group and Máire Seó Breathnach, Irish Officer, Waterford City & County Council presenting to Dr. Mícheál Ó Drisleáin at the Tionól na nDéise talk in the Heritage Centre, Portlaw. [David Clynch Photography]

Local company bids to get name on Munster Jersey A DUNGARVAN company is in the running to have its name and logo on the front of the Munster Rugby jersey, but they need your help. The Cappagh based Little Milk Company is down to the last five to have its name on the Munster jersey for the province’s game against Sale on January 25th. It’s all part of the Bank of Ireland’s sponsor for a day competition where the public are asked to vote to choose who will be just the fourth ever name to grace the Munster jersey. Entering is easy. Just go to www.independent.ie/sponsorforaday and follow the links to The Little Milk

Company. Entries close on December 15th with the overall winner announced shortly afterwards. The Little Milk Company is a cooperative of 10 organic dairy farmers in Waterford and neighbouring counties including John Stephenson from Newtown, Kilmeaden. The Little Milk Company’s Conor Mulhall says it would mean the world to the co-op to have their logo on the Munster shirt. “We’re the small guys trying to play it big on the European Stage, a bit like Munster, going out to take on the best in Europe and beating them. To see Munster run out on January 25th with

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Magical Christmas Market comes to Dungarvan Praise for WEST Waterford Festival of Food is bringing a Christmas market of magic, community, crafts and of course, food, to Dungarvan on Saturday 13th from 12 noon – 4.00 p.m. Here, Waterford food and crafts producers will be brought together in a cosy and festive gathering just off of O’Connell Street. There will be a chance to create your own hamper along with face painting, both hot and cold food, music and festive spirit. CEO of West Waterford Festival of Food, Éimhín Ní Chonchúir, said: “The produce in this Christmas Market is ideal for giving as gifts – maybe even to yourself!”. The Christmas Market will take place in the tranquil courtyard of Nude Food, surrounded by lights, carols and families of the

community. Anyone who comes to visit this Christmas Market will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a hamper of local produce. The Christmas Market is a part of Dungarvan Aglow and aims to bring the people of Dungarvan together for a few hours of local produce and festive fun. Éimhín Ní Chonchúir also says that the market is “In the style of European Christmas Markets, it caters for groups of all ages and will be a fun stop for the family.” Dungarvan’s Christmas Market will be in the courtyard of Nude Food, which is on 86 O’Connell Street at 12 noon – 4.00 p.m. on December 13th. For more information on the Christmas Market, phone 058 21433.

Health and safety work expected at Water’s Edge SOME health and safety work should be carried out shortly at the Water’s Edge housing estate in Abbeyside, a recent meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council was told. Cllr. John Pratt queried if there was any progress in fixing a number of health and safety issues at Water’s Edge, which was causing huge concern to residents. A Council official said the Council cannot call in the bond on the housing estate because it is still a live application. Cllr. Pratt said it was coming into Winter and he was afraid of what could happen around the perimeter of the estate, which he described as “very dangerous”.

The official said that a builder has been appointed to carry out health and safety work in the estate. Concurring, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Chairman, said that now a builder has been appointed to deal with the issues, it was hoped the matter would result in a satisfactory conclusion. Cllr. Pat Nugent queried if the developer was coming back in to fix the estate. The official explained that the builder was appointed by the bond holder, and will work on the existing part of the estate to carry out health and safety work. He said the undeveloped remainder of the site is up for sale by the receiver.

Mapstown drainage works WATERFORD Council was praised for carrying out much needed drainage work at Mapstown to alleviate flooding in the area. At a recent meeting of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent expressed thanks for the drainage work. While he acknowledged that the work was a huge inconvenience to motorists, he said it will be appreciated this Winter. “It was just a disaster for anyone using that road before,” he said. “But my God, will they appreciate it this Winter.” Cllr. Siobhán Whelan concurred, saying it was great that the drainage was sorted at Mapstown, while Cllr. Tom Cronin also expressed his delight at the work being carried out.

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Dungarvan Shopping Centre 10th Birthday DUNGARVAN Shopping Centre celebrated its 10th Birthday in style at a packed Mall on Saturday last. The Centre was a hive of activity all day long as the retailers thanked all their loyal customers and said Thank You for 10 wonderful years. Retailers slashed prices for a one day only event as our way of saying thank you for your loyalty and shopping locally for the past 10 years. Over 600 jobs are sustained directly and indirectly by shopping locally at Dungarvan Shopping Centre. This all led up to the cake cutting

ceremony of the most amazing birthday cake specially created by Harrington’s Bakery who really pulled out all the stops to mark the 10th Birthday in style. As the honour of cutting the cake fell to our longest serving employee Noreen Lyons and Waterford hurling legend and all-star Tony Browne, owner of the popular 3 Store at Dungarvan Shopping Centre. The finale of our 10th Birthday competition followed this where the Winner Takes All was order of the day. Tension rose as we came down to the

final two and the last person standing was Aideen Gough from Stradbally whose guess was a mere 9 cent off the correct figure. Camera and lights flashed as the winning figure was revealed with too much excitement from the packed Mall. A wonderful end to a day to celebrate 10 years at Dungarvan Shopping Centre and looking forward to the next 10 years with our thanks to all our customers from all the retail units and their employees from Dungarvan Shopping Centre, The Centre of Dungarvan. The MC of the event Danny O'Connor interviews Anne McAuliffe about her work in Eason. [Richard Cutbill] Jordan Power from Tallow, escorted by Bob the Builder, who just happens to be his hero. [Richard Cutbill]

WLRfm Fun Action team for Birthday event were (l. to r.): Jennifer Cosgrove, Danyl Daniels, Marie Ahearne and Orla Dawson. The children thought they were great. [Richard Cutbill] 'The Winner Takes All' – Aideen Gough was the winner who went into every shop and asked how much each item was worth and totalled them up to get this answer, which was only a few cents out. Seen here with family, friends and well wishers (l. to r.): Noreen Lyons (Dungarvan Shopping Centre), the winner Aideen Gough, his mum Sarah Gough, his sister Kate Gough, Joseph Fenlon, Alo Gough, Lily Gough, Daniel Fenlon, Conor Coleman. At the rear: Marie Ahearn (WLRfm), Danyl Daniels (WLRfm) and Gerry O'Connor (Dungarvan Shopping Centre Manager). Congratulations. [Richard Cutbill]

Lorna Walsh and Susan Delaney of The Butcher’s Block serving tasty samlpes. [Richard Cutbill]

The ten finalists for the Winner Takes All competition holding placards with the amount they nominated the prize was worth. [Richard Cutbill]

Celebrating The Dungarvan Shopping Centre 10th Birthday are (l. to r.): Emma Hallahan (Llyod’s Pharmacy), Roman Polyakov (Paul Byron’s Shoes), Anne McAuliffe (Eason Stationary), Wojciech Popowski (The Butcher’s Block), Dave Costello (Dunnes Stores), Noreen Lyons (Dungarvan Shopping Centre), Tony Brown (3 Store), Eoin Ryan (Dunnes Stores), Olive Flynn (O'Flynn's Jewellers), Claire Duggan (Dungarvan Shopping Centre) and Gerry O'Connor (Manager Dungarvan Shopping Centre). Thank you ALL for Ten Great Years and Keeping Our Town Dungarvan on The Map. [Richard Cutbill]

Fifteen minutes later, the cake is all gone, clearing away is the Dungarvan Shopping Centre Assistant Manager, Patsy Walsh, and the Manager, Gerry O'Connor. [Richard Cutbill]

Conor McCathy with face painted. [Richard Cutbill]

Children from within the large crowd in the Shopping Centre were invited to come forward and blow out the cake’s candles.

Paddy Power was one of the Winner Takes All finalists.

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Suspended jail sentence for man who admitted theft A DUNGARVAN man who admitted stealing food to the value of €13.99 was handed a suspended jail sentence last week. Barry Fitzgerald (39) unemployed, with an address at 17 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to theft at Garvey’s Supervalu, Dungarvan, on 29th March, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Terence Finn that the accused entered Garvey’s

Supervalu on the date in question and took food products, to the value of €13.99 and left the store without paying. “The Store Manager followed the accused. The property was recovered,” said Sgt. Allen. “The accused apologised for his actions afterwards.” The court heard that the accused has previous convictions for similar offences. Solicitor Dermot O’Brien said his client had personal difficulties in his

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life at the time. “He is receiving help and is on a sure footing now,” said Mr. O’Brien. “He is embarrassed that this has happened.” Judge Finn replied that the accused has two previous convictions for theft “He has learned nothing,” said Judge Finn. “So the claim about being embarrassed over this doesn’t sit well with me.” Judge Finn said it is the accused’s third conviction for theft and pointed out

that if this was America, under their ‘three count rule’, the accused would end up in jail for the rest of his life! “We have a more benign view here, but it doesn’t entitle people to walk into a store and take what they like without paying!” said Judge Finn. He enquired why the accused took the food items without paying. “Is his money going elsewhere?” asked Judge Finn. “He doesn’t have an attrac-

tion to gambling?” Mr. O’Brien said his client doesn’t have a gambling addiction and has no reason or explanation for the theft. “My client says he was very unwell at the time,” said Mr. O’Brien. Judge Finn handed down a €250 fine, plus a four month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months on condition the accused keeps the peace and be of good behaviour during that time.

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Congratulations to the General Learning group who recently received their certificates at an awards ceremony in Lismore House Hotel. Also included in the photograph are: Michael O’Brien - Education Officer, Mary Walsh - Adult Education Officer, Nicola McCarthy-Hanlon – Adult Literacy Organiser and tutors of Lismore Education and Training Centre, Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

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*ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE

A PERSON who failed to appear in court to answer a charge of not having a TV licence had a bench warrant issued for his arrest. Walter Murray, with an address at 13 Kilbarrymeaden, Kill, Kilmacthomas, is accused of being in possession of an unlicensed television set when Inspector with An Post, Barry Knox, called to his home on 22nd May, 2014. Giving evidence at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Mr. Knox said that no licence has been taken out to date, with a loss of €160 in revenue to An Post. He told the court that the accused has a previous conviction for a similar

offence. With no appearance by the accused at court, Judge Terence Finn issued a bench warrant for his arrest. A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a person who failed to appear in court last week. Foeke Tichelaar (49) with an address at Badger’s Cottage, Kilmeaden, is accused of not having insurance, failing to produce insurance, failing to produce driving licence at the roadside and within 10 days, driving with no licence, and not having tax on his vehicle when stopped by Gardaí at the Pike, Dungarvan, on 29th March, 2014.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, there was no appearance by the accused and Judge Terence Finn issued a bench warrant for the accused’s arrest. TWO people who pleaded guilty to using bus passes belonging to other family members to dodge the bus fare, had a bench warrant issued for their arrest, when it transpired that they did not pay compensation to Bus Éireann. Karen Lawlor (40) with an address at 7 Brendan Corish Gardens, Newtown Road, Wexford, and Max Keith (29) with the same address, had both pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court, to

obtaining services by deception at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 4th February, 2014. The case was adjourned to allow the two defendants to put together a postal order for the fare, €39.00 (€19.50 each) made payable to Bus Éireann and submit it through the offices of the Garda Superintendent. Judge Terence Finn had warned that if the compensation was not paid and the accused were not in court to explain why the compensation was not paid, he would issue a bench warrant for their arrest. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen confirmed that no compensation has been

paid. There was no appearance by the two accused and Judge Finn issued a bench warrant for their arrest. A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a youth who failed to appear in court last week. The 17-year-old County Waterford youth, who cannot be named as he is underage, is accused of assault causing harm, unlawful seizure of a vehicle, and theft at a location in County Waterford, on 30th July, 2014. There was no appearance by the accused at last week’s Dungarvan District Court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

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Man fined for parking offence in one of the last prosecutions brought by former Dungarvan Town Council IN one of the last ever prosecutions brought by the now abolished Dungarvan Town Council, a man was fined for a parking offence at last week’s Dungarvan District Court. Dungarvan Town Council was abolished as a local authority under Local Government reform legislation brought in earlier this year. John Keenan senior, unemployed, with an address at 6 An Cluain, Youghal Road, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to parking in a manner prohibited - that is on a footpath and causing an obstruction for

pedestrians at Mary Street, Dungarvan, on 2nd September, 2013. Representing the prosecution on behalf of the former Dungarvan Town Council, at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, was solicitor, Michael McLaughlin. Judge Terence Finn noted the case had been heard at the District Court sitting of 28th May, 2014, where Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, had given evidence of issuing a fixed charge notice to the offending vehicle at 3.28 p.m. on the date in question, but it was

never paid. A bench warrant was issued at the time because the accused was not in court. At last week’s court sitting, solicitor Dermot O’Brien said his client did not wish to rehear the evidence. It had been argued that although the accused was the registered owner of the vehicle at the time, it was his son who was driving it. Mr. O’Brien said his client is no longer the registered owner of the vehicle and was not driving it on the day. “Nevertheless, the vehicle was in

my client’s ownership at the time,” Mr. O’Brien said. Judge Finn had previously made the point that the registered owner is responsible for a vehicle registered in their name. Mr. Moore informed the court that there are ten previous convictions against the accused, in relation to the vehicle when he was registered owner. Judge Finn convicted the accused of the parking offence, handing down a €150 fine, plus €80 prosecution costs.

Suspended jail sentences for nine people who took part in violent incident against Gardaí THE District Judge described a case, where a group of people tried to lure some members of the Gardaí into a ‘trap’ by making false calls, following the death of a young man in Garda custody, as “tantamount to a breakdown of law and order” and a “descent into the animal kingdom”. Judge Terence Finn was responding to a case where nine people were charged in relation to a violent late night incident on 3rd August, 2013, at the Hospital Road / Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, where Gardaí were set upon, resulting in two Garda officers being assaulted, and later in the day, when a large group of people confronted Gardaí with sticks, stones and glass bottles. Judge Finn acknowledged that the death of the young man in Garda custody would be troubling and there would have been high emotion at the time, but said it was “incumbent upon all concerned, and the public at large, to await the completion of the investigation by GSOC and the Pathologist to confirm the cause of death”. “Parties cannot take the law into their own hands nor their frustrations on the Gardaí,” said Judge Finn. “I cannot allow that to happen and thankfully, the injuries received by the Gardaí were in the minor category,” he said. Judge Finn compared the violent incidents to the old western movies, where a possé would ‘string up’ a suspect and justice would

be done. “That is not appropriate here,” he said. “Whatever about the death which occurred in the Garda Station, parties should have waited for the investigation into the death to be concluded, rather than assume that something untoward had happened.” Before the court were: Mary Duggan (39) with an address at 51 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, charged with two counts of assault causing harm to two Gardaí, and a charge of obstruction of a peace officer, at Hospital Road, Dungarvan, on 3rd August, 2013; James Daly (25) with an address at 14 St. Brigid’s Terrace, Dungarvan, charged with production of an article in the course of a dispute and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, on the same date; Jamie Coward (23) with an address at 22 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, charged with producing an article in the course of a dispute and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan on the same date; Sarah Keoghan (22) with an address at 87 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, charged with obstruction of a peace officer on the same date; Dean Duggan (23) with an address at 55 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, charged with using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, on the same date;

Kevin Duggan (31) with an address at 51 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, charged with using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place; Noreen Duggan (30) with an address at 51 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, charged with obstruction of a peace officer at Hospital Road, Dungarvan, on the same date; John Ross O’Grady (31) with addresses at 7 Lismore Avenue, Dungarvan and 6 St. Brigid’s Terrace, Dungarvan, charged with assault, contrary to Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against The Person Act and obstruction of a peace officer, at Hospital Road, Dungarvan, on the same date; Colin O’Grady, with addresses at 7 Lismore Avenue, Dungarvan and 54 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, was charged with using threatening, abusive language and behaviour, and obstruction of a peace officer, at Hospital Road, Dungarvan, on the same date. Outlining the case at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Finn that false calls were being made to Dungarvan Garda Station around 3.45 a.m. to try and entice them into the Cathal Brugha Estate, Dungarvan. Sgt. Allen said Gardaí went to the area at around 3.45 a.m., and were aware of the calls being made. “The calls could not be anything but false,” said Sgt. Allen. He said a number of Gardaí went to the area for reasons of safety. It was while in the Hospital Road area of

Dungarvan that the Gardaí were “set upon” by a number of individuals in a violent confrontation which resulted in two Garda officers being injured and having to attend hospital. Sgt. Allen said that 18 hours later, on the same date, at around 10.30 p.m., Gardaí went to the Hospital Road / Cathal Brugha Place area of Dungarvan, again being aware of a number of false calls being made to the Garda Station. Sgt. Allen said that on arrival, Gardaí observed a large group of people - anything up to 20 people some in possession of sticks and acting in an aggressive and violent manner towards the Gardaí. Sticks, stones and glass bottles were thrown at Gardaí during the violent incident. Sgt. Allen said traffic had to be diverted away from the area because of the amount of stones and broken bottles present on the road that night. All the accused, with the exception of Jamie Coward, have previous convictions. Solicitor Paddy Gordon, speaking on behalf of James Daly, said the underlying reason for the civil disturbance was due to the death of a young man in the Garda Station at the time. “It is important the court notes that, because that is what the cause of the antagonism was on the night,” Mr. Gordon said. He said James Daly was present during the second incident and was waving a stick. “My client expresses remorse for his actions,” said Mr. Gordon. “He didn’t strike anyone,

he was only brandishing this stick.” He said Daly has two children and is already serving 240 hours of community service in relation to a separate matter. “He has been reasonably well behaved in the recent past. He accepts his behaviour on the night was well below standard,” Mr. Gordon added. In relation to Sarah Keoghan, solicitor Martin Lavan said his client was “in the periphery” of the incident. He said she was trying to get her brother away from the incident on the night and her involvement was on the lower end of the scale. He said his client has a child and is unemployed. Mr. Lavan said his client is regretful about the matter. In relation to Colin O’Grady, Mr. Lavan said his client has not been in trouble for a number of years. “He has turned his life around dramatically. He is focusing on his family and career,” said Mr. Lavan. He said his client apologises for his involvement, saying he was “very emotional at the time”. “He has expressed remorse to the Gardaí.” In relation to John Ross O’Grady, Mr. Lavan said his client is also remorseful for what happened. “He has not come to Garda attention since this incident. He is getting on with his life and is hopeful of getting a job in the construction industry. His main focus is his family,” said Mr. Lavan. In relation to Jamie Coward, solicitor Dermot O’Brien said his client has

no previous convictions and has not come to any Garda attention since this incident. Mr. O’Brien said the youth who died in custody was a friend of his client. “My client had addiction issues up until then, when he then lapsed,” said Mr. O’Brien. He said the accused has dealt with those addiction issues. “My client admits he shouldn’t have got involved. He was brandishing a stick on the night and gave it up when asked to do so,” Mr. O’Brien added. In relation to Mary Duggan, Mr. O’Brien said his client apologised for her behaviour on the night. He said his client has her own problems and it was a traumatic time in her life at the time. In relation to Dean Duggan, Mr. O’Brien said his client is unemployed, has two children and is ‘keeping his head down’. “He acknowledges he got involved in the incident when he shouldn’t of have” said Mr. O’Brien. In relation to Kevin Duggan, Mr. O’Brien said his client has four children and is engaged, and in fulltime employment. Mr. O’Brien asked the court to take into consideration his client’s plea and that he has not come to any further Garda attention since. “He also acknowledges that he should not have gotinvolved in the incident,” Mr. O’Brien said. In relation to Noreen Duggan, Mr. O’Brien said his client has three children and she is unemployed. “She has stayed out of trouble since. She apologies

for her behaviour and regrets her involvement,” Mr. O’Brien said. Judge Finn noted that there was a common theme running through the case that all the accused were acting together at the time. However, he noted that the court was told that all accused regretted their actions and that matters have now settled. For those defendants charged with public order offences of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, Judge Finn handed down a two month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months. For those defendants charged with obstructing a peace officer, a four month jail sentence was handed down, suspended for two years. For the two charges of assault causing harm against Mary Duggan, Judge Finn imposed a sentence of eight months imprisonment, suspended for two years. For the Section 2 assault charge against John Ross O’Grady, Judge Finn imposed a four month jail sentence, suspended for two years. He warned all nine defendants that if they come before the courts again, he would have no hesitation in activating the prison terms. “They are getting a chance from the court,” Judge Finn said. He allowed two weeks for the preparation of the bail bonds and directed the nine defendants to return to court on 10th December, next, to sign the bonds. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal of the Judge’s decision.

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Minister Coffey welcomes news that Minor Works Grant will be issued next week FINE GAEL Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed news that the Minor Works Grant will be issued next week. Minister Coffey said the grant was vital for primary schools all over Waterford to carry out essential works in their school every year. “The rate of the Minor Work Grant will be roughly €6,000 to €12,000 depending on the size of the school. The grant, paid to all primary schools with permanent recognition, was abolished in 2012 due to budgetary pressures. “Last year the government found additional funding to meet the needs of schools in this regard and I am pleased that after making strong representations to

my Ministerial Colleague Jan O’Sullivan TD that she has decided to allocate funding again this year. “This is possible because of the improved economic climate that we now find ourselves in and this government is committed to improving school infrastructure right across this country. The rates payable are €5,500 per school plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil. The grant is worth €6,425 for a 50 pupil school and more than €11,000 for a 300 pupil school. This is a vital funding injection for primary schools in County Waterford and I know that it will be put to very good use by schools.”

Sinn Féin Senator David Cullinane attends Piltown Water Quality meeting RESIDENTS from the Piltown area are in uproar over the appalling state of their water supply due to excessive levels of lime.The meeting was held in Piltown Community Hall recently. Chaired by Sinn Féin councillor Siobhán Whelan, it was very well attended by a large number of residents from Piltown and surrounding areas. Fianna Fáil councillor Tom Cronin was also present and offered apologies on behalf of Mayor James Tobin who wasn’t able to attend. Many issues were thrashed out to decide the best way to proceed in order to ensure a solution will be delivered for this problem once and for all.The extremely high lime content in the water supply has plagued the residents for many years now and has caused no end of damage to the appliances in all their homes, costing everyone dearly as frequent replacement of the appliances is necessary. Many residents also expressed concerns about the safety of drinking the water, considering it unfit to drink. The group insist that Irish Water should not be asking for payment for this service which all agreed is unfit for purpose. Senator David Cullinane explained that only water on boil notice is exempt from the water charge and excess lime does not qualify. He also made the point that Irish Water will of course focus entirely on fixing the areas on boil notice because that will ultimately bring in more revenue for them. Piltown residents pledged they will not give up until this problem is fixed.They will not and cannot put up with this dire situation any longer.They are calling on all councillors across all parties to unite on this and help put pressure on the council to find a real and lasting solution. After much discussion, it was decided that several possible alternatives with costings for providing an improved and adequate water supply should be thoroughly examined by the council in order to find the best solution. Senator Cullinane suggested this issue be raised at the next council area committee meeting, which will then in turn feed it back to Irish Water. It was agreed that the only way to resolve this problem is to keep the pressure on until action is taken. All agreed it would be vital to join forces and liaise with other groups in West Waterford. Any representatives from other such groups may contact the Senator’s office in Waterford on 051856066 or get in touch with Councillor Whelan for further information and all updates will be posted on her Elect Siobhan Whelan-Sinn Fein Face Book page.

McDonald’s Dungarvan – From left to right - Alison Hodgson, HR Director McDonald’s Ireland; Renata Gucmeryte; Ivan Lynch; Krzysztof Laskowski; Agne Lunskiene; Brid Healy, C&G Country Manager; Donnchadh Fahey; Russell Pocock, C&G Commercial Director International; Emma Gibb; Christopher Pim, Owner Operator McDonald’s Dungarvan and Adrian Crean, MD McDonald’s Ireland. [Naoise Culhane]

McDonald’s employees from Waterford awarded City and Guilds qualifications SEVEN employees from McDonald’s in Waterford were recently awarded City & Guilds qualifications. The employees from McDonald’s in Dungarvan were amongst 200 McDonald’s staff members to receive qualifications

at the ceremony which took place in the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Thirty six McDonald’s restaurants from across Ireland saw employees receive City & Guilds internationally recognised qualifications in Hospitality Services and

Customer Service completed as part of workplace training. McDonald’s currently has over 952 staff members who have had their workplace training certified by City & Guilds which is equivalent to a level 4 qualification on the National Framework of

Qualifications. McDonald’s, renowned for its commitment to providing further education and skills development to its crew, has been working in partnership with City & Guilds since 2010 when the programme was launched.

Waterford Shoppers will #Unwrap Joy this Christmas with Cadbury & Supervalu! Monday, 15th December: Supervalu Waterford City and Supervalu Waterford, Tramore Road. Tuesday, 16th December: Supervalu, Dungarvan FROM rustling through the tub of Roses to find your favourite, to munching through a selection box while watching your favourite Christmas classics, Cadbury’s seasonal range brings joy into each home during the festive season! This year they’re going one bigger and bringing Christmas joy to Waterford shoppers, by joining forces with SuperValu to Unwrap joy this Christmas! Throughout December, the Cadbury Christmas team will be travelling to SuperValu stores around Ireland, with stops including Waterford City, Dungarvan and Tramore Road.Teaming up with local radio station Beat 102-103fm shoppers and listeners alike will have the chance to sample some delicious chocolate treats and win star prizes! Keep an eye out from December 1st and if your local SuperValu is transformed into a purple winter wonderland, you know that some chocolate-y joy is on its way! For updates follow Facebook.com/Cadburydairymilk

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Circuit Court hears of tragic road fatality at Kiely’s Cross A MOMENTARY driving lapse by a French visitor while driving in County Waterford had horrendous consequences for an Irish family when it led to the tragic death of a back seat car passenger in a three vehicle accident, the Circuit Criminal Court heard in Waterford, last week. The collision at Kiely’s Cross, mid-way between Dungarvan and Youghal, was caused when the French driver became “distracted and mixed-up” between Irish and French road rules and drove across the main Waterford to Cork Road (N25) in the line of an oncoming car on July 28th last. The French student Cyrille Bizien (18) from Kenvinic in Brittany, who was holidaying in Ardmore, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Sheila Daly (59) of Glountane, Cork, the back seat passenger who suffered multiple injuries. The court heard the Daly family were travelling from Dungarvan towards Youghal when the French driver had the

momentary lapse of judgement. In evidence Garda Margaret Clifford, Dungarvan, said three vehicles were involved in the fatal accident. The Daly’s car was a silver Polo driven by Richard Daly, who was travelling with his wife Margaret. A jeep driven by a Michael Coope of Cavan was stopped at the Kiely Cross junction on the Ardmore Road waiting to turn right. Then a blue Peugeot with a French registration driven by the defendant approached from Youghal and was going in the Dungarvan direction. The collision occurred when the French driver turned right and crossed the main road “against the line of approaching traffic” and crashed into the Polo car and spun into the jeep. The injured woman Sheila Daly was attended by Dr. Melanie Kelly and Nurse Patricia Hall, who came on the accident scene. After the impact she was conscious and it was decided to convey her to Cork University

Hospital by ambulance. But she suffered a “massive arrest” and died in the ambulance. After the accident the defendant got out of his car and phoned his father in France. He was crying and kept saying:” I am sorry, I am so sorry”. He was arrested and taken to Dungarvan Garda Station for interview. He explained that he was focusing on the jeep and momentarily saw himself on the side of the road he would be on if driving in France. The court was told that the defendant and his friend were on holidays in Ardmore and were “woofing” - working on a farm in exchange for free bed and board.They were on their way to go scuba driving in Ardmore. For a moment he got “mixedup” and though he was driving under French road rules and that he was on his correct side of the road and he began to turn without looking in front of him, said Garda Clifford. In a victim impact statement Sharon Daly, daughter of the

deceased, said the family had been torn apart forever by the accident. Initially, they were told their mother had minor chest injuries and they waited outside Cork University Hospital for her to arrive by ambulance. After waiting four hours they “fell to their knees” when told she was dead and her body was in Waterford. They drove to Waterford to formally identify her and it was something she would not wish on anybody. It was difficult to tell the children that their grandmother had died and they would never see her again. She had gone without saying goodbye. It was the worse day of their lives, she said. Sharon said her parents had been great friends and were like “salt and pepper”. She was the life and soul of every party. She did not die – she was killed in a crash.The tragedy had devastated the family. Barrister Sarah Phelan, SC., instructed by Pat Gordon, solr.,

defending, said her client wished to express sincere sympathy to the Daly family and apologise for the tragic accident. He passed the French driving test in April, had just finished high school and came to Ireland in his father’s car. After only a week in this country he was involved in the accident. Unfortunately, he had a momentary lapse and pulled across the road. From the outset he accepted responsibility and never tried to fudge the issue or blame anybody else. He was young and had his life before him and was now studying sound engineering in Paris. His parents had written a letter of condolence to the bereaved family. Judge Pauleen Codd noted that the sentence for dangerous driving causing death was ten years in prison and or a fine of €20,000. Compared with many other similar accidents there was no speed or alcohol involved. There was an unforgivable but

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Veteran lensman Rory honoured THE Exhibition of photographs of veteran cameraman, Rory Wyley which opened last week at the Museum in Friary Street is a long delayed acknowledgement of the enormous contribution Rory has made to the town and district through his coverage of such a wide variety of events and subjects as to be almost indescribable. Looking at the magnificent range of photos on display, the artistic eye of the camera-man comes through, whether in a studio portrait, an action shot in sport or a crowd study on the streets. It is obvious that Rory has had a unique flair for his chosen career and this collection, the biggest yet of a local photographer, will be an invaluable reference archive for students and historians long into the future. It has to be seen to appreciate just how much material there is and the Museum Society is to be congratulated on this initiative.

Perhaps it was the enormity and breadth of the subjects covered, the long career of the town’s familiar figure with the camera and the treasure which he has generated for the community which prompted Mayor Damien Geoghegan to acknowledge Rory’s contribution with a specially commissioned commemorative scroll at the official opening and there can be no one who would argue with this well merited honour. Since he first took a camera in his hand in the mid-Fifties, Rory has rarely been without it and to say his work has been prolific would be an understatement. Rory has covered news items from gun-running to christening twins; has covered AllIrelands since the legendary 1959; his pictures have been sought by British and American publications; has photographed the Mayor of Chicago in Old

Parish and his son a quarter of a century later; perched himself precariously to capture a shipwrecked crane in Ardmore; has handled more weddings than the average PP and mixed more chemicals than a nuclear researcher. In this he was ably assisted by his wife Mary who assembled an equal number of wedding albums carefully positioning the pictures happy to close the drawstring of the book late into the night. There were many mishaps and obstacles to getting the pictures through, but Rory never missed a deadline. Pictures of a hurling match in Fraher Field starting at 3.00 p.m. had to be developed and printed back at home and rushed to the bus at 7.10 p.m. for that night’s deadline in the Cork Examiner. On more than one occasion if the bus was late arriving, he would dash back home, print a couple more pics and take them,

still wet from the washing dish, back to the bus-stop and despatch them to Cork. It was often a hectic schedule, but less demanding for a man who was fit from cycling and did not drink or smoke. In the early ’50s, having become disenchanted with his GAA team, many of whom would fail to turn up for training, he took to the sport of cycling where he was dependent only on himself. He contested the first Ras Tailteann in 1953 which was a two day event from Dublin to Wexford and back. Cycling his basic bike without gears, he got a puncture on Day 2 and with support services non-existent, had to contend himself with a lift back to Dublin in the pouring rain on the back of a lorry. Rory’s stories are legion and are the stuff of a large volume which should get into print some day. Since arriving at 13

Rory Wyley pictured by his daughter Colette in front of a display of his pictures last Thursday night. O’Connell Street to open his business ‘Everything for the farmer and gardener’ and later 17 O’Connell Street where he opened his store with his wife Mary (nee Curran) in 1967 under the banner of Studio 66, he has conducted his successful, exciting and fulfilling photography business there.

Our last Stately elm ON the side of The Causeway which forms a kind of No Mans Land between Dungarvan and Abbeyside, is a jewel which few recognise as they pass, but which is becoming more of a rarity as years go by. On the left hand side between the Bridge and the gate to the Tennis Courts, just at the steps to Walton Park, a tree is growing which is about fifty feet in height and which is without its leaves just now. This is one of the few remaining elm trees in the district and is a thing of beauty which should be admired and nurtured. This is the tallest of the few mature trees at the entrance to the Park

and is at least seventy or eighty years old. We do not know how this one elm managed to survive the carnage inflicted by the arrival of the Dutch Elm Disease to Ireland almost forty years ago, but we should be glad that one magnificent specimen has survived in our midst. Ireland lost its woodlands over the centuries, as the forests began to be cut down to deny shelter to those resisting foreign rule. Then Elizabeth I took many of our oak forests to build her fleet to counteract the threat of the Spanish by sea. Much of the remaining balance went to make charcoal for smelting iron ore, especially around the Tallow

(Tulach an Iarainn) area. Two hundred years ago, an effort was made to replant the great stands of timber and beech was introduced into Ireland. These trees grow for about two hundred years and are due to come to the end of their natural lives about now. So, in forthcoming decades, we will lose much of another species. Not alone have we lost our elms, but our ash trees are now at risk from a new disease called Ash dieback. This is a serious disease of ash trees caused by a fungal infection and, as of April last, Teagasc tells us that there have been a total of 120 confirmed findings of the disease

It was there also that the Wyleys grew to a family of three girls and four boys as well as their children with Rory and Mary firmly at the helm of the dynasty. Rory still takes good photographs and, having successfully come into the digital age, has no intention of bringing down the shutters just yet. (Pic: Anthony Walsh)

located throughout the country. This is serious indeed. We have to be careful of our natural habitat and should take all the precautions that are recommended by our rural agencies if we are to retain any significant number of our stately forests. If not, we may well suffer the fate of Cill Cais as described in the poem of the same name which says: “Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan adhmad? Tá deireadh na gcoillte ar lár; Níl trácht ar Chill Chais ná ar a teaghlach Is ní cluinnfear a cling go bráth.”

First brochure brings back memories THE recent Art and Craft Exhibition which was organised by Soroptimist Ireland, Dungarvan was the 34th successive event and once more fulfilled its original intent of giving artists and craftspeople a window on the world for their work and a platform from which to launch the fruits of their talent. Thirty-four consecutive years, more than a third of a century, is a long time to maintain any event, but such is the commitment of successive Presidents and generations of Soroptimists to that element of Dungarvan life, that it is set fair in due time to see the half-century mark. Among those who oversaw the event this year, along with President, Kate Douglas and Exhibition Co-ordinator, Carmel Keith was the then Art Teacher in the Mercy Secondary

School Gai Morrissey, who not only saw that very first exhibition back in 1980, but was one of those who inspired it first day. She was very proud of what she and her then colleagues had started and was especially pleased to see one particular visitor to the Lawlors Hotel venue, Kieran Heffernan, the then principal of what is now, Colaiste Chathail Naofa, who had helped the women’s group get their exhibition together all those years ago. Kieran brought with him a copy of that first brochure which he had designed and, as they flicked through the pages and saw the names of the artists and the titles of the paintings, many happy memories came flooding back. “I was at school one day,” he recalls, “when the then

Principal, Eamonn Feehan told me that one of our teachers, Eithne Beresford was setting up a Soroptimist group and I wondered where she had got the skill to treat feet like that! However, she soon explained that this was a women’s organisation dedicated to promoting the cause of women worldwide. She asked me to design a suitable cover for their brochure which I was pleased to do. “As they prepared to launch their branch of this women’s organisation, Eithne and some others went to Dublin to be versed in the ways of the organisation. There they were instructed that they should wear elbow length white gloves, carry a suitable handbag and deport themselves in ‘a ladylike and dignified manner’. “I doubt that those archaic

rules apply these days,” he told the present members, “but I am sure the culture of helping the less well off is still paramount with you all.” Kieran also recalled that of those first exhibitors, perhaps only James Condon is still showing his work. “He was among those first artists to enter paintings,” said Kieran,“and I am told he has not missed a year since.” Gai Morrissey also recalled those early years when she and the art teachers of the other secondary schools would bring their senior students to see the display of paintings. “I have no doubt that there were some of those students who found inspiration there and later went to study art at college,” she said. “I am delighted that Soroptimists have

remained true to this important event and that successive Soroptimists have continued

what Eithne, Kieran and I along with our fellow members started all those years ago.”

Pictured with the brochure for the first Soroptimist Art Exhibition which was designed by Kieran Heffernan are Kate Douglas, President, Kieran Heffernan and Gai Morrissey, Soroptimist.

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The Carrauntwohil Cross WAS the cutting down of the steel cross on the top of Carrauntwohil a blatant act of vandalism, the work of someone determined to send a message to the rest of the community, or was it done for a dare by some hard man to prove some minor point to intoxicated friends. Whatever the motive, it was not an easy task as it involved climbing the 3,100 feet high mountain lugging a heavy con-saw complete with petrol motor, the only implement capable of taking down the heavy box iron icon of the Christian faith. With that in mind, the further question is whether it was done for fun and was it the work of a person or persons with a serious chip on their shoulder. The good news is that local volunteers carried out the restoration last weekend, following an agreement by landowners, local community groups and other stakeholders that the cross should be re-erected. Gardai are treating the incident as an act of criminal damage and, who knows, maybe by the time this column is being read,

someone may have been apprehended for the deed. Many people called for its re-instatement, but our old friends Atheist Ireland are on their collective high horse over the possibility and claim that this religious symbol ‘does not represent the whole community’. Of course it does not, no more than golden robed, good humoured, headshaven young people beating tambourines and marching through the streets represent the entire Irish population either. Should they be deprived of the right to march? Hardly. None of the political parties represent the entire population, so, should they be banned too? U2, The High Kings or the RTE Concert Orchestra do not appeal to or represent the entire population, so should they be banned? Should we ask if Atheist Ireland represent even a tiny fraction of our population and ban them if 100% are not on their side?

This is getting ridiculous. How about those roadside shrines? Must we remove them too? And the War of Independence memorials and the WW I Wall at the Castle? If the people of Atheist Ireland had their way we would not have any displays in public of religious objects and symbols because they are not representative of the entire population. According to a report in the Irish Independent last week, they have no objection to a cross on Carrauntwohil ‘if it is privately owned property and has gone through the appropriate planning process’. The group is already in dispute with Kerry County Council over the erection of a crucifix in the council chamber. Mr. Hinchliffe said the group is due to meet the council again in December to discuss the matter but is prepared to contest it in court if necessary. Freedom of expression does not seem to exist for these extremists.

Rough-cut Aussies AUSTRALIANS have something of a reputation for being uncouth, rough and ready and without too many of the social graces. This is probably as much of an incorrect generalisation as saying that all Irishmen are lazy and drunkards. However, their International Rugby squad did the Australians no favours when they were in Dublin last week and were comprehensively beaten by a very spirited and motivated Irish team. According to Tony Leen, Sports Editor of the Irish Examiner, damage estimated at “a few thousand euro” was inflicted on doors and fittings in the dressing room used by the Wallabies in their 26-23 defeat to Ireland. Now the IRFU is considering whether or not to bill the Australian Rugby Union for the damage done at the Aviva Stadium in the wake of the test match. The union declined to com-

ment publicly on the issue, but is considering formally billing the Australian union for the damage. An Australian team spokesman confirmed that: “There was an accident after the match involving one of our support staff.We made the IRFU aware of this on the evening of the game and have offered our assistance in any way if required.” Somewhat tongue in cheek from the Aussies but we have come to expect that. This is not the only area of sport in which the Australian teams are controversial. To call them ‘physical’ during the Compromise Rules matches with the GAA would be an understatement and the GAA refused to engage with them a few years ago because of their over-robust style of play. A real compromise was arrived at and the series continued recently with Australia winning the Test by margin of ten points.

Man who didn’t accept responsibility for driving while disqualified is remanded in custody for a week A MAN who pleaded guilty in the District Court to driving while disqualified, drink driving and driving without insurance, and then told the Probation Service that he does not accept responsibility, was remanded into custody for

a week. Patrick O’Reilly (33) with an address at bay 12, halting site, Shandon, Dungarvan, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court to drink driving, driving with no insurance and driving while disqualified,

at Lemybrien, on 1st August, 2014. The case was adjourned for a Probation report. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Dermot O’Brien said his client had some issues, and said the Probation Service recom-

mended an adjournment of the case into the new year to allow the accused to engage positively with the Probation Services. Judge Terence Finn pointed out that the accused asked the court to accept his plea of guilty on the last date.

“That plea of guilty is an acknowledgement of culpability,” said Judge Finn. “And what is the first thing I read in the Probation report? That the accused does not accept responsibility for his actions!”

Mr. O’Brien consulted with his client and replied that his client accepts responsibility now. However, Judge Finn said the accused “will not get it that easy”. He remanded the accused into custody until 3rd December, 2014.

Driver who crashed into a parked car warned to have compensation in court A DUNGARVAN man who crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene was warned to have the compensation in court in the new year. Darren Cummins (21) with an address at 45 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to careless driving and driving with no insurance at Castle Street, Dungarvan, on 30th July, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark

Allen told Judge Terence Finn that on the date in question, around 4.00 a.m., a vehicle struck a parked vehicle at Castle Street, causing €400 worth of damage. “The damaged vehicle could not be driven until it was repaired,” said Sgt. Allen. “The accused fled the scene. He was later identified and was spoken to by Gardaí and admitted his involvement.” The court heard that the

accused has previous convictions. Solicitor Niall King said his client was visiting the area and was pulling out of a space when he hit another vehicle. Mr. King said the wheel arch of the parked vehicle was hit by his client’s vehicle, and this was the reason why it could not be driven until it was repaired. He said his client is willing to pay the €400 compensation and is apologetic.

Youths sent forward for trial TWO youths were sent forward for trial last week. Neither of the County Waterford youths can be named, as they are underage. The first youth, 16-years-old, is accused of assault causing harm, unlawful seizure of a vehicle, and two counts of theft at locations in County Waterford on 30th July, 2014.

The second youth, 16-years-old, was also charged in connection with the same incident, and faces charges of theft and unauthorised carriage in a motor vehicle. Sending both youths forward for trial at the present sittings of Waterford Circuit Criminal Court, with a return date of 27th

November, 2014, Judge Finn said both youths have 14 days in which to furnish the prosecution with details of any witnesses they may call to the trial. Failure to do so and those witnesses will not be entitled to offer evidence. Free legal aid was granted to both youths, with solicitor David Burke and one counsel assigned to each accused.

He said his client has no money in court. “He had an addiction problem in the past,” Mr. King said. “He lives with his partner and they are expecting their second child.” Judge Finn pointed out that the collision occurred in July, 2013. “So the injured party would have had to pay for the damage either through their own insurance policy or from their own

pocket,” Judge Finn said. “That is a considerable amount of time to be at a loss because the accused had no insurance and he has brought nothing to court.” Mr. King said he spoke with his client and gave an undertaking to have €100 in compensation for the next court. However, Judge Finn said the case was adjourned to 28th January, 2015, for the full amount of compensation - €400.

An Post TV Licence prosecutions A KILMACTHOMAS woman was fined last week for not holding a TV licence. Sarah Fitzgerald, with an address at 8 Cruchan View, Kilmacthomas, was found in possession of an unlicensed television set when Inspector with An Post, Barry Knox, called to her home on 7th May, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Mr. Knox said the accused has not taken out a licence to date, with a loss of €160 in revenue to An Post. The court heard that the accused also has a previous conviction for a similar offence. Judge Terence Finn handed down a €400 fine, plus €80 prosecution costs.

A DUNGARVAN woman received a fine for not having a TV licence. Pauline McCarthy, with an address at 9 Patrick’s Crescent, Dungarvan, was found in possession of an unlicensed television set when Inspector with An Post, Barry Knox, called to her home on 30th April, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Niall King said his client now has a TV licence purchased. He said his client is single with four children and of limited means. Judge Terence Finn handed down a fine of €50, plus €80 prosecution costs.

County Waterford Teenager granted Christmas bail A 16-YEAR-old Dungarvan youth, who is in juvenile custody on charges of assault causing harm, hijacking a car and theft was granted Christmas bail by the Circuit Criminal Court in Waterford, last week. The alleged offences occurred in Dungarvan, on July 30th, 2014. Granting bail, Judge Pauleen Codd imposed strict conditions and directed that the youth reside with his mother in a County Tipperary town and keep a curfew and sign-on daily at a Garda Station. The teenager was ordered to remain sober and not to travel to Dungarvan during the Christmas holiday period or to associate with seven named youths in the town. The Judge adjourned the case to Waterford Circuit Court on January 13th, 2015 and warned the youth that if he was in breach of any of the bail conditions he would be arrested and returned to custody.

IN MEMORIAM

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

In Memoriam

O’RIORDAN-CORBETT (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear sister Mary, R.I.P., late of Farranree, Cork, and Upper Curragh, Ardmore, who died on 4th December.

CURRAN (8th anniversary) – In loving memory of Ned Curran, late of ‘St. Anthony’s,’ Carriganna, Stradbally, and Ballinavouga, Leamybrien, who passed away on 27th November, 2006. You were my husband, My soul mate and my best friend, I know that you will watch over me, Until my life’s end. Because the love and the bond we shared, Lives on in my heart, Now and forever, We will never be apart.

–Your loving Catherine.

FOLEY (12th anniversary) – In loving memory of Paddy Foley, late of ‘Ait Aiobinn,’ Ballinamona, Ardmore, who died on 1st December, 2002. You left us with golden memories, Your love is still our guide, Although we cannot see you, You are always by our side.

–Always remembered by Marie; sisters, brother-inlaw, nephew, relatives and friends.

KEANE (5th and 31st anniversaries) – In loving memory of our dear parents Bridget (nee Hennebry) and Bobby Keane, late of O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, whose Anniversaries occur on 8th December and 4th January. R.I.P. Your lives were love and labour, Your love for your family true, Loved and respected by all you knew, We will always remember you. Always willing, helpful and kind, What beautiful memories you left behind, May the God of love and mercy, Care our loved ones who are gone, And bless with consolation those left to carry on.

–Lovingly remembered by all your family. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 6th December, in Colligan Church, at 7.30 p.m.

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DALY (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of Paddy Daly, late of Monatrea, Kinsalebeg, who died on 6th December, 2012. R.I.P. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again.

–Always remembered by your loving family.

GEARY (7th anniversary) – In loving memory of John Geary, late of 70 Mill Street, Cappoquin, who died on 9th December, 2007. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Cappoquin, on this Saturday, 6th December, at 7.30 p.m. A smile for all, A heart of gold, One of the best, This world could hold. Never selfish, Always kind, These are the memories, You left behind.

–Always remembered by your loving wife Breda; daughter Ann; sons James and Frank; grandchildren; great grandchild Ella; sister Joan and brother Michael.

DEE (19th anniversary) – In loving memory of John Dee, late of The Crossways, Wembley Park, Middlesex, and formerly Kilnagrange, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford, whose Anniversary occurs at this time. The pages of memory, After softly turned today, Looking back in loneliness, On a path we trod together, Loving memories, That will last forever.

–Always loved and remembered by your loving wife Cathy.

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DÉISE BRIDGE CLUB (Charity Night: 24/11/2014) – Section A: 1st Mary Mitchell & Sean de Paor; 2nd Sadie Ui Mhiachain & Brid Killigrew; 3rd Mary Casey & Maeve Coughlan. Section B: 1st Justin Spratt & Tom Prendergast; 2nd Tess Cusack & Kathleen Deasy; 3rd Michael Kirwan & Catherine Touhig. (1/12/2014) – North/South: 1st Mary Spratt & Ollie O'Neill; 2nd Justin Spratt & Sadie Ui Mhiachain. East/West: 1st Mary Casey & Aida O'Neill; 2nd Kathleen Phelan & Sheila Veale.

HICKEY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Fr. Tony Hickey, late of Lackendarra, and Brazil Missions, who died in Brazil on 3rd December, 2013. Mass will be offered in St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena, at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 3rd December. HANSBERRY (13th anniversary) – In loving memory of Angela Hansberry, late of Ballintaylor, Dungarvan, who died on 7th December, 2001. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again. So rest in peace dear Angela, And thanks for all you have done, We pray that God has given you, The crown you’ve truly won.

–Sadly missed by her husband Paul and sons Liam and Tony. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 6th December, at 7.30 p.m., in Ballinameela Church.

Have you ever lost a daughter, Who meant the world to you, Someone you loved with all your heart, And miss the way we do. If you never had this feeling, Pray you never do, When God takes your daughter, He takes part of you. So forgive us Lord, If today we weep, For Alice we loved, And could not keep. Perhaps some day, You’ll tell us why, You broke our hearts, And let her die.

–Always in our thoughts – Mam, Dad, Amy, Daniel, Annie, Charlie, John and Aoibhe and your nieces Cassie, Alisha and baby Lily. KEEVERS (22nd anniversary) – In loving memory of my dear mother Liz, late of Coolbagh, Clashmore, who died on 9th December, 1992. R.I.P. You are more than a memory, Silently kept, You were part of our lives, We will never forget. Will those who think of her today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered by your loving daughter Margaret and son-in-law Denny. Deep in our hearts, Your memory is kept, To love and to cherish, And never forget.

McCARTHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of my sister Vera McCarthy, late of Childers Estate, whose 1st Anniversary occurs on 3rd December. R.I.P. Masses offered.

No birthday cards, No gifts to give, But in my heart, You will always be. Happy Birthday Simon.

–Love you always, Nan, X.

–Sadly missed by Billy and family.

O’RIORDAN (9th anniversary) – Treasured memories of Owen O’Riordan, late of Affane, who died on 5th December, 2005. A MILLION TIMES A million times we’ve needed you, A million times we’ve cried, If love alone could have save you, You never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we loved you still, In our hearts you hold a place, No one could ever fill. It broke our hearts to see you go, But you didn’t go alone, As part of us went with you, The day God took you home.

–Sadly missed by your dad Joe and family.

STONE (50th anniversary) – In loving memory of Constance Mary Stone, late of St. Hilary’s, Tournore, Dungarvan, who died on 9th December, 1964. R.I.P. Masses offered. Will those who think of her today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered by her loving family. WALL (9th and 3rd anniversaries) – In loving memory of my mother Tess who died on 15th November, 2005, and my father Matt who died on 10th December, 2011, late of Killongford. R.I.P. Along the road to yesterday, That leads me straight to you, Are memories of happy days, Together we once knew.

–Sadly missed by Marian, Jack and family.

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KILMACTHOMAS BRIDGE CLUB (26/11/2014) – 1st Ann Murphy & Elayne Kirwan; 2nd Anna Harney & Beth Spollen; 3rd Gertie Drohan & Bertha O'Connor; 4th David Kelly & Breeda Murphy; 5th Fiona Russell & Claire Shanahan.

MANSFIELD – Birthday remembrance for Simon Mansfield, late of Kiely’s Cross, Grange, whose 29th birthday occurs on 9th December.

SHALLOE (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of Kathleen Shalloe, late of Ballyguiry, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 7th December. Mass will be offered. Will those who think of Kathleen today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

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KEARNS (23rd anniversary) – In loving memory of Alice Kearns, late of Scart, Modeligo, R.I.P., whose died on 3rd December, 1991.

Have you ever lost a sister, Who meant the world to you, One you loved so very much, And miss her like I do. If you never had that feeling, Pray you never do, For when you lose a sister, Part of you goes too.

Her quiet nature, Was one to admire, Her pleasures were simple, Her wants were few. So fold her in your arms Lord, And treasure her with care, For you have in your possession, A sister beyond compare. You always had a smile to share, Time to give and time to care, Will those who think of Vera today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Remembered by Bernie and all the Troys, XX.

HARBOUR BRIDGE CLUB (29/11/2014) – 1st Mary Kiely & Kay Dillon; 2nd Breda Cleary & Lola Holmes; 3rd Ann M. Fitzgerald & Maura O'Donovan; 4th Carmel O'Brien & Patricia Foley; 5th Lorraine Vart & Deirdre Ruane. CUNNIGAR BRIDGE CLUB (26/11/2014) – 1st Anne Holland & Kay Kirwan; 2nd Ella Whelan & Aida O’Neill; 3rd Joan Ronayne & Walter Murphy; 4th Bridget O’Shea & Marie Fahey; 5th Doreen Keane & guest. ABBEY BRIDGE CLUB (25/11/2014) – 1st Cait Christopher & Anne Power; 2nd Kate McNamara & Mary Fenton; 3rd Joan Mansfield & Sheila Veale; 4th Brid Culloo & Mary Mitchell. AFFANE BRIDGE CLUB (10/11/2014) – 1st Clare Meaney & Helen McGrath; 2nd Margaret Clancy and Mary Navin; 3rd Pat Murphy & Una Mason; Joint 4th Mary Fletcher & Mary Murphy; Joint 4th Des Cleary & Rebecca Keevers. (Ham Competition) – 1st Monica O’Sullivan & Andrew McGrath; 2nd Margaret Clancy & Rita Hegarty; 3rd Mary Fletcher & Kathleen O’Mahoney; 4th Nellie Moloney & Des Cleary. (17/11/2014) – 1st Nellie Moloney & Mary Fletcher; 2nd Pat Murphy & Helen McGrath; 3rd Andrew McGrath & Laboure Cliffe; 4th Eileen Tinnelly & Rita Hegarty; 5th Ber & Des Cleary.

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McCARTHY – Birthday remembrance of our wonderful daughter Catherine McCarthy, late of 55 Glendine Drive, Seapark, Abbeyside, whose 25th birthday occurs on 6th December. Today we send a Dove to Heaven, With a parcel on its wings, Be careful when you open it, It’s full of lovely things. Inside are lots of kisses, Wrapped up in lots of hugs, To tell you that we miss you, And send you all our love. God must have thought you special, To take you the way He did, They say He only takes the best, And this He surely did. Look around your garden Lord, For an Angel with a smile, She won’t be hard to recognise, She must stand out a mile. We think of you in silence, You were the world to us, Our love for you will never end, As we remember how much your birthday meant. Loving memories are now all we have, Of a brilliant daughter that should not be gone, Catherine you are always on our minds.

–Always remembered and loved and never forgotten from Mammy and Daddy, XXX.

Remembering you is easy Catherine, I do it every day, Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away. I had someone special, That money could not buy, I had a special granddaughter, But I had to say goodbye. If Heaven had a number, I would call you on the phone, And say I love and miss you, Can you please come home. The happy hours we once shared, How sweet their memory still, Your death has left a vacant place, This world can never fill.

–Always remembered by your loving Grand Dad Tom, XXX. –––––––––––––––

McCARTHY – 25th birthday remembrance of Catherine McCarthy, late of 55 Glendine Drive, Seapark, Abbeyside, whose 25th birthday occurs on 6th December. Remembering you is easy Catherine, We do it every day, Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away. We had a special granddaughter, But we had to say goodbye, Your death has left a vacant place, This world can never fill.

–Remembered on this special day, from grandparents Sean and Maggie and family, XXX.

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Acknowledgement † PATRICK FENNELL

The Lodge, Garranbane, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford Acknowledgement and First Anniversary 20th December, 2013. On the First Anniversary of Patrick Fennell, his wife Minnie, sons, daughters and his brother Thomas, would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to our extended family, friends and neighbours who called to our house and helped us during a difficult time; to all who sent Mass cards, letters of sympathy, who attended the Rosary, Funeral Mass and burial. For remembering us, a Mass has been offered for your intentions. Thanks to Dr. Stacey, Dr. Higgins and all the Carers who looked after Patrick with such kindness and with great attention. To all the staff at Dungarvan Community Hospital for their dedicated care to Patrick, it is much appreciated. Thanks to Fr. Cooney, Fr. Harris and Fr. Enright in officiating in the prayers and service for Patrick. To Drohan’s Funeral Directors for their care and professionalism. First Anniversary Mass for Patrick will be celebrated on Sunday, 7th December, at 10.00 a.m. in Ballinroad Church. During our daily lives, but particularly on the Anniversary of Patrick, we remember him in a meaningful way rather than a mournful way. We remember the lessons we have learnt from him and the talents we have inherited from him. We remember how we loved him and he loved us and made us what we are today. More importantly we remember that he has found rest, just as Jesus promised. “We are blessed to have memories, they are a permanent connection to those we love”.

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O C Planning Permission WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – I, Dermot Barrett, wish to apply for planning permission for a change of use on an existing premises from a butcher's shop to a cafe/bistro with a single storey kitchen extension and all ancillary works at The Bridge, Bridge Street, 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 at Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during its public opening hours {9.30 am 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 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – We, Joe and Christine Power, wish to apply for planning permission to add a single-storey extension to the kitchen and dining area of an existing dwelling together with an external patio/decking area and an extension to the existing front garage and all ancillary works at Timber Top, New Line Road, Ardmore, 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 its public opening hours {9.30 am 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 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – I, Patrick J. Coffey, wish to apply to the above Authority for planning permission to construct a dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works at Shanballyanne, 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 (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 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, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application.

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

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TYRES! TYRES! TYRES! – Full callout breakdown service. Quick puncture repairs. Lorry, tractor and car. Also all makes of car serviced and repaired. Contact: Eamonn Beresford, THE CASTLE GARAGE, Dungarvan. Open 6 days, 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., including dinner hour. Tel. (058) 43540 / (086) 8128184 / www.castlegaragetyres.com (ind.)

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Telephone: (058) 41205 / 42042 e-mail: adverts@dungarvanobserver.com MUNSTER TRUCK, TRAILER AND BUS SERVICES – Tachograph Calibration and Installation • Speed Limiter Installation and Repair • DOE Preparation • Servicing • Sand Blasting • Spray Painting • Contact: Gerard on 058-68855 or 087-2884113 • www.truckrepairs.ie • info@truckrepairs.ie • Garryduff, Colligan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (ind.) MURRAY’S ROOFING DUNGARVAN – Re-roofing specialists. Slate/Tile • flatroofs • guttering/downpipes • chimney work • chimney cowls • ridge tiles • lead flashing lead valleys • supply fit roof velux windows • UPVC fascias/soffits • insurance work under-taken • all work holds a full written guarantee • all areas covered • For a free written quotation and emergency work call Paul on (058) 43992, mobile (086) 2109547. (ind.)

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QUALIFIED TREE SURGEON AVAILABLE – For all aspects of Tree Surgery, Tree Felling, Reductions, Wood-chipping, Hedge Cutting. Contact your local professional Fergal Colbert at (087) 7933481. FULL PUBLIC AND EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE. (31-12) 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. (5-12)

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

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SOCCER COACHING – Vinny Sullivan runs Just4Strikers Soccer Coaching School in Dungarvan every Sunday morning for Boys and Girls aged between 6–14 years old. For more information call Vinny on (087) 7501059. (19-12)

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DECORATING SERVICE – All internal / external painting. New house spraying before second fix. Tired old kitchen units hand-painted, hygiene coatings. Epoxy floor paint systems. Qualified local tradesmen. Free estimates. Insurance work. Fully insured. VAT registered. Call: Prodec Painters. Padraig (087) 7730520. Steve (086) 8410901. (31-12)

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COMPUTER AND LAPTOP REPAIRS – On Site Repairs, Set-ups, Upgrades, Data Recovery and Training. Virus and pop-up removal. Qualified computer Engineer and Trainer. 20 years experience. Reasonable rates. Tel. Shane Deevy (087) 9872006. (ind.)

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TARMACADAM & TAR & CHIPPINGS – Drainage and Kerbing. Michael Fennell, Stradbally, (086) 8342233 / (051) 293943. (5-12)

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TIMBER BUILT ANIMAL HOUSES – Dog Kennels / House, Chicken Coups, Rabbit Hutches, Bird Houses. Orders now being taken for Christmas. Tel. Michael (087) 6793961. (5-12)

ATTENTION – LEAKING ROOFS SEALED INSTANTLY – €10.00 a square metre. Slating, Tiling, Re-roofing, Torch-on Felt a speciality. Lead Valleys and Chimney Flashing renewed. Emergency repairs carried out. Estimates free without obligation. All work fully guaranteed. Very keen prices assured. Also Old Slate Roofs restored with Aquaseal. Contact: Ger O’Connor, Dungarvan Roof Sealers, anytime on (087) 9955201. (12-12) WALL’S CHIMNEY & BOILER SERVICE – Chimney & Boiler Services. Gutters and Drains Unblocked. Contact us on (087) 9931571.

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

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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. (9-1)

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DÉISE COLLEGE C H R I S T M A S SUPERVISED STUDY – From Monday, 29th December, to Saturday, 3rd January. Essential for JC & LC students looking to perform next June. Flexible times / strictly supervised / comfortable environment conducive to getting solid work done over the holiday period. Phone: Alan on (058) 48623. (19-12)

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DRY BLOCKS AND TURF FOR SALE – Blocks cut at 7 inch. Free delivery. Call James (083) 1970643. (26-12) (ind.)

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CARPORTS & CANOPIES – Carports and Canopies supplied and fitted. We fit all types of canopies for cars, firewood, bikes, clotheslines, etc. Back door canopy, 8ft x 8ft. €900. Carport 20ft x 10ft €2500 fitted. Free quotations. www.grangeironcraft.ie / (087) 2549996. (12-12)

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Industrial Unit For Rent

TO LET – Available 1st January, secure compound standing on c.1⁄2 an acre, with ESB and Water, within easy reach of the N25 being 20 minutes. 9 miles from Dungarvan, 9 miles from Youghal, 6 miles from Cappoquin and close neighbours giving good security. This would be an ideal location for a Start Up Business venture!!! Ideal as a car or machine garage or for use by panel beater / mechanic or as a fuel store. It was used as an agricultural garage for the last 6 years and was very busy. Accommodation: Workshop providing for total c.1,500 square feet with optional office/storage space. Very reasonable rent. €450/month. Enquiries please to (087) 2957172. (12-12)

ROUND BALES OF SILAGE FOR SALE – Good quality. Will deliver. Contact: (086) 8687604. (5-12) BIG AND SMALL SQUARE BALES OF HAY AND STRAW FOR SALE – Also Big Round Bales of Hay, Straw and Silage. Delivery can be arranged. Noel Blanchfield. Tel. (086) 2539144. (ind.)

BABY MASSAGE CLASSES – In Dungarvan every Tuesday 10–11 a.m. For 0–1 year old Babies or learn it during your Pregnancy in advance. Contact: Andrea (089) 4723414. (5-12)

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TOP QUALITY FIREWOOD AND TURF FOR SALE – 10 Bags of Firewood €30.00. 5 Bags of Turf €20.00. Free delivery. Tel. Pat (086) 0807033. (5-12)

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LARGE CAR TRAILER LOAD OF DRY FIREWOOD FOR SALE – Tel. (089) 4727268. (19-12) 45 LARGE BALES OF SILAGE FOR SALE – Glenbeg area. Tel. (087) 9924422.

FULL RANGE OF QUALITY BLINDS, CURTAINS AND ACCESSORIES

4X4 ROUND BALES OF HAYLAGE FOR SALE – Aglish. Must be collected. Tel. (087) 2226046.(26-12)

Quotes, Measurements & Fitting Free of Charge

FIREWOOD FOR SALE – Hardwood, cut and split. Delivered on 7x4 ft. Trailer, only €80. Tel. Tom (086) 7928363. (12-12)

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Grinds Wanted

PRIVATE GRINDS IN ENGLISH AND IRISH – Wanted for Higher level student. Phone: (087) 6092304. (5-12)

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Heating & Plumbing

JOHN SEWARD HEATING & PLUMBING, Grange, Ardmore. Tel. (087) 9639544 – For all your Heating and Plumbing needs. Including Boiler Service, Stove Installation and Central Heating upgrades. Bathroom Renovations. (19-12)

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GALVANISED GATES – Barriers, Cubicles, Cattle Crush Panels, Cow Mats. Ryan Brothers, Ballymacarbry / www.ryanbrothers.ie / Laurence (087) 7994737. (6-15)

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SHERRY FITZGERALD REYNOLDS LETTINGS – Urgently require Houses and Apartments TO LET in all areas of Dungarvan and West Waterford. Please contact Gerardine Reynolds on 087 2458848 / 058 23444. (ind.) 3 BEDROOM SEMIDETACHED FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET – Pairc na mBlath, Ballinroad. Immediate availability. Tel. (086) 2569752. (5-12)

Good Black Turf For Sale DELIVERED BY THE BAG Tel. 087 1200402 (12-12)

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2001 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.6 – Just passed the NCT until March 2016, 15 months NCT. Taxed until February 2015. Car is in immaculate condition and driving perfect. €1,250. Tel. (083) 1562611.

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DÉISE COLLEGE HAVE PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING GRINDS – 5HL Chem; 6HL Maths; 3HL Irish; 3HL Bus Studies. Excellent teachers with vast teaching experience and proven results. Phone: Alan (058) 48623. (19-12)

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TWO 3⁄4 ACRES SITES FOR SALE – With full planning permission. Primary school 2 miles, local shop / filling station 3 miles, public house 2 minute walk from Sites. Additional land negotiable if necessary. €30,000 per Site. Dungarvan area. Tel. (087) 2905245. (12-12)

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Panel for Special Needs Assistants (SNA) Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for vacancies which may arise in the post-primary schools operated under the auspices of Waterford & Wexford ETB. A panel of successful candidates will be created. Essential: • FETAC level 3 major qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications OR • A minimum of three grade D’s in the Junior Certificate OR • Equivalent Conditions of Service and Appointment in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Education and Skills. Shortlisting may apply. Canvassing will disqualify. This Board is an equal opportunities employer.

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Buíochas le Bia – Grace O'Sullivan

Queen Quinoa DO-ABLE recipes, affordable ingredients, and healthy tips for achieving the illusive balanced diet. This week’s bia-utiful food is the queen of the seeds – quinoa. Seeing as the mornings are becoming darker and colder as we nudge even closer to snow, a much needed cuddle in a cereal bowl is exactly what we all need to start off the day. I have just the cure, this little wonder is a nod to a number of fabulous foods that are on the market today. Quinoa: (keane-wha – try to imagine you've been listening a conversation about football, and all you managed to pick up was "Keane-wha?”) Quinoa really is the queen of the superfood world – containing three times the amount of protein per gram as its counterpart rice, it's the perfect grain alternative. Studies show the ideal

breakfast should be a blend of carbohydrates and protein, so why would you even consider looking outside the mighty quinoa? The benefits of quinoa are so great I'm struggling to put it into words – it should have love songs written in its honor! People have been eating this 'novel' food for thousands of years now. It's a seed, and if seeds are the means by which grains produce offspring, and our children always get the best, it's therefore what I refer to as a nutritional powerhouse. Providing protein, antioxidants, B group vitamins such as folate, thiamin, riboflavin. INGREDIENTS: serves 1. 1 ⁄2 cup quinoa 1 apple 1 tspn ground almonds 2 medjool dates 2 tbspn flaked almonds Drizzle of raw honey Sprinkle of cinnamon

Add quinoa to water and bring to the boil, once it's boiling cover with a tight fitting lid and take off the heat. Leave to absorb the moisture for approx. 15 minutes. I tend to make the quinoa the night before in order to save a little time in the morning, then you can mix it in with some warm milk. • Grate the apple, and chop

the dates finely. Mix with cinnamon, and ground almonds. • Toast the flaked almonds on a medium heat. • Layer the quinoa on top of the apple mixture, cover with flaked almonds. • Drizzle with yummy raw honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon. There you have it, a simple but wonderful start to your day.

All appointments are subject to the sanction of the Minister for Education and Skills. Official Application Forms can be downloaded from our website and are also available from the Recruitment Section. Closing Date for receipt of completed forms is 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th December, 2014. Late applications will not be accepted. HR Manager Waterford & Wexford ETB Ardcavan Business Park, Ardcavan, Wexford. Phone: 053/9123799 (Wexford) 051/874007 (Waterford City) 058/41780 (Co. Waterford) Fax: 053/9124109 E-Mail: recruitment@cowexfordvec.ie www.cowexfordvec.ie; www.cityofwaterfordvec.ie; www.wd-vec.ie

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Kathleen Foley is delighted to meet Bob the Builder at Dungarvan [Richard Cutbill] Shopping Centre’s 10th Birthday.

Kasey and Regan Keohane pictured with Bob The Builder at [Richard Cutbill] Dungarvan Shopping Centre’s 10th Birthday.

Dog found dumped in bag at Affane THIS beautiful little terrier was found last week in Curraghroche, Affane. She was in a plastic bag which was tied and dumped on the roadside. But for a very vigilant motorist who saw the bag moving she may not be alive today. It was approaching darkness and when he opened the bag he found her terrified and shaking inside. Is she somebody's pet that was stolen and dumped or is she belong to a cruel, heartless owner? Does anybody recognise her? She is very young, possibly not even a year. From the pictures you can see her colouring on both sides

is slightly different. She is extremely friendly and great with children which would make one wonder why somebody would do something so evil as this. Earlier on this year another similar type dog was found dumped in a tied bag in a location not too many miles from here also. There are rescues that will take and home unwanted dogs so there is plenty of help available. If anybody knows anything about this little one could they please contact 087 9652356, 087 9228733 or Cappoquin Gardai.

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Extensive exhibition honours Rory Wyley By Tom Keith

A Rory Wyley Retrospective – Cllr. Damien Geoghegan made a special presentation to Rory Wyley for his exceptional contribution to the people of Dungarvan and District. Included in photo – Front: Rory and Mary Wyley, William Fraher, President Dungarvan Museum; Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Cathaoirleath Municipal District of Dungarvan and Lismore. Back row are family and grandchildren (l. to r.): Gavin, Rachel, Rory Jnr., Gillian, Anne Marie and Gerard, Sarah, Anne and Oliver Whelan. [Pat Crowley]

AFTER a career in photography which has spanned almost sixty years, veteran lensman Rory Wyley was honoured in the Waterford County Museum in Dungarvan last Thursday night when an extensive exhibition of his photographs went on display for the first time. Present on the occasion were the President of the Museum Society, William Fraher and members of the Society, members of Rory’s family as well as many friends and well-wishers. In attendance also was the

Mayor of Dungarvan – Lismore Municipal Council Damien Geoghegan who made a special presentation to the veteran photographer who is known far an wide, not only for his professional skills, but also as a cyclist of some note and who can still spin around West Waterford on his bike for several hours each day. Introducing Rory and welcoming the many guests and friends, Museum President, William Fraher said that the Museum was delighted to present the exhibition of Rory Wyley’s work in order to acknow-

Rory and Mary Wyley with Tom and Margo Kehoe.

Pictured (l. to r.): Sarah and Gerard Wyley, Mary and Rory Wyley, Sean Kelly, Anne Marie and Rachel Wyley.

A section of the attendance at the function.

[Pat Crowley]

that all of these exhibitions attracted large visitor numbers. People love looking at photographs.” The Exhibition was then launched by local photographer, Pat Crowley who acknowledged the unique skills of Rory Wyley as well as the enormous body of work he had produced over his sixty year career. He congratulated Rory on his achievements and wished him well in the future. The Mayor also congratulated Rory on his successful career, saying that what was on show in the exhibition is only a snippet of some of

Rory’s work. He then presented Rory with a specially commissioned scroll to mark the occasion on behalf of the Council and the people of the town. Rory thanked the Mayor, and the members of the Museum Society for the honour bestowed on him. He recalled his first venture into photography in the late 1950s and the opening of his business in ‘Studio 66’ in O’Connell Street. He also recalled special moments in his lengthy career and thanked the Museum Society for the honour they had accorded him.

Rory and Mary Wyley with John Tynan, Photographer, and Siobhan O’Mahony. [Pat Crowley]

“It is nice to be appreciated in your home town,” he said, “and I am grateful to everyone for organising this exhibition.” William Fraher also thanked Christina Flynn who curated the exhibition assisted by Richard Curran and Noreen Nugent and the staff of the Museum who brought together the magnificent display. He thanked the Wyley family for their extensive and willing assistance in getting the material together. The Exhibition will continue at the Museum for some weeks.

Rory Wyley Photographer was presented with a special award for his exceptional contribution to the people of Dungarvan and district. at the launch of his Photographic Exhibition in Dungarvan / Waterford County Museum on the 27th November, 2014. [Pat Crowley]

Pictured (l. to r.): Nioclas O Griofain John Daly and Neil Hurley. [Pat Crowley]

Rory and Mary Wyley with Pat Crowley, Photographer.

[Pat Crowley]

Rory Wyley and Sean Kelly at Rory’s Photography Exhibition.

[Pat Crowley]

Rory and Mary Wyley with Brid and James Veale.

Pictured (l. to r.): Kathleen Whelan, Andy and Mary Kelly, Rory Wyley, Julian Walton and Oliver Whelan.

ledge his major contribution to the community and to highlight another aspect of the photographic heritage of Dungarvan. “From our records I see that in the ’Eighties we mounted the first ever exhibition on the history of photography in either the City or the County featuring the work of Annie Brophy and Edmund Keohan.We followed it up in the early ’Nineties with the work of Richard Edward Brennan and subsequently the work of Tom Tobin and most recently the work of Edmund Keohan. We found

[Pat Crowley]

Rory and Mary Wyley with Tom and Bridget Broderick. [Pat Crowley]

Pictured (l. to r.): Vincent Kelly, Sean Kelly, Martin Power, Rory Wyley.

[Pat Crowley]

Waterford County Museum Staff opening of Rory Wyley’s retrospective on Thursday, 27th November, 2014 – Pictured (l. to r.): Mary Louglrey, Vice-President; Christine Flynn, Committee; Rory Wyley, Photographer; William Fraher, President; Noreen Nugent, Museum; [Pat Crowley] Mary Mulcahy and Marie O’Brien.

Rory and Mary Wyley and Tom Keith.

[Pat Crowley]

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NEWSREEL … Anxious or Depressed?

COME to our Support Group Meeting in Dungarvan. Venue: Deise Day Care, Dungarvan, Community Centre, Mitchel Street. Date: Every Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. Helpline: 1890 303 302.You are not alone! (ind.)

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

The Friends of Saint Martin’s Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner Dance THE Christmas Dinner Dance will be held at Lawlor’s Hotel on Sunday, 7th December, 2014 at 1.30 p.m. Tickets on sale at the Capitol Cleaners from Friday, 21st November, 2014 or can be bought from members of the committee. Tickets €10 each. Bring a friend.

Clothes and Mobile Phone Collection SCOIL Naomh Mhichíl, Ballyduff Upper Parents Association are having a clothes and mobile phone collection at 9.30 a.m. sharp outside the sports complex in Ballyduff Upper on this coming Monday, 8th December. All donations welcome. For more information contact Una Cunningham on 087-9453243 or any other member of the committee.

Abbeyside Heritage Archive AT our recent monthly meeting at the Parish Office we were pleasantly surprised when, after a count of the contents of our collection box, the final figure yielded the sum of €172.93. As always we will put the money to good use. Our thanks to all who contributed over the years. The latest Julian Walton’s “On this Day- Volume Two” is joining up with volume one in our ever-growing book collection and is to be welcomed. The recently donated Richard Fitzgerald’s “Ireland – The Parting Glass” will be on display on the first Sunday of each month. Many thanks to the lady who donated this book and earlier ones to our collection. Sunday next, 7th December, the Archive will be open from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Parking for the Parish Office is available at the nearby Pond. In conclusion we wish you all a Happy, Peaceful and Holy Christmas.

St. Michael’s Hall, Ballyduff Upper Card Results 26/11/’14 – 1st Ann Geary & Rita Leamy, Pat Kirby & Sheila Lonergan; 2nd Stephen Cunningham & Nellie Devine. Lucky Tables: Mary Pratt, Mary Whelan, Christy Higgins, Helen Cunningham, Lizzie Keane, John Conway, Shea Twomey. Raffle: Ann Geary, Nellie Devine, Christy Higgins, Sheila Lonergan, May Fitzgerald x 2, Pat Kirby, Mary Whelan, Mary Pratt.

Season of Advent AS we gather this coming Wednesday, 3rd December in the Friary House 7.30 p.m. -9.00 p.m. in preparation for the 2nd week of Advent, we look at the Church as it celebrates some of the most extraordinary Saints namely – Edith Stein, Mother Teresa, Thérèse of Lisieux and Katherine Drexel. Everyone is welcome and it’s time well spent in preparing for the Birth of Christ.

Pupils from Knockmahon N.S. with the Little Red Kettle Theatre team on their recent visit to the school.

Bonmahon NEWS FROM KNOCKMAHON NS The pupils had a wonderful time last week when the Little Red Kettle Theatre Company came to our school with their interactive play "Kaboom!Kapow!". Each child had a part to play and had absolutely great fun. Thank you to the Little Red Kettle team. Our bake sale is on Friday, 5th December at 2 p.m. in the school followed by our raffle draw. All are welcome to come along delicious cakes & buns guaranteed. Our Christmas Jumble Sale is taking place on Saturday, 13th December from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lots going on here - local products for sale, Tombola (thank you Mrs Colfer), spot prizes, guess the cake weight, teas/coffees and lots more. See you all there. A BIG THANK YOU to all who are supporting us in the Bonmahon Community Lotto.

DFBA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Have your say at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Dunhill, Fenor, Boatstrand and Annestown Community Enterprises Group which will take place this Thursday, 4th December in the Education Centre of Dunhill’s Ecopark. All residents of the area are most welcome on the night. COPPER COAST GEOPARK The popular Christmas Fair in the beautiful setting of the Geopark Centre will take place on the 6th and 7th December this year. Apart from fantastic local crafts available, it will once again be a wonderful opportunity to get into the festive spirit with mulled wine and minced pies. We had a wonderfully musical night again last week, when local group Dúnaill once again performed

in our centre. Formed in 2005, the group comprises of Margaret Moore, Anne Kavanagh, Danny Kavanagh, Mairéad Murphy, Anthony Grant, Tara Dunphy-Comerford and Elaine Dunphy-Pundure. It is unusual in that it has both “youth” and “experience” due to the diversity of age! But they are all good friends and live in and around the small village of Dunhill. “Dúnaill” sing modern and contemporary Irish folk ballads but their repertoire also explores songs from other genres. They are multi-instrumentalists and although Anne arranges the songs, they develop with the input of the whole group. They released their debut album, “Slán Abhaile,” in August 2006 and their second album “Saltwater Joys” in 2012. They are currently writing their own material, recording and publishing on YouTube.

The group have been involved with the Ireland- Newfoundland Connections since 2006 and were invited to perform in Newfoundland in 2006 and 2009, at events organised by the Festival of the Sea committee. They were also the first Irish musical group to be invited to participate in the Canadian “March Hare Festival”. They regularly perform in charity fundraisers, local festivals and were delighted to be returning to the Copper Coast for a second time! BONMAHON COMMUNITY SOCIETY LOTTO The numbers drawn last week were 5, 12, 21 and 30. While we had one match 3 winner – Marcella Power – the jackpot continues to grow. This week, we will be playing for a staggering €7,900! If you are playing, you are also in with a chance to win a Turkey & Ham just in time for Christmas.

Abbeyside Scouts - Campcraft Challenge OUR meeting this week opened as normal with the Scout Prayer and subs, and then we took advantage of the weather and legged it to Abbeyside beach for a wide game with short wave radios. The yellow and blue teams had to co-ordinate defender and attacker groups to get to mission control while losing the minimum number of prisoners. The radio traffic was hilarious to listen to, twenty plus scouts trying to plan furtive moves in code, in the dark, over four radios, you can imagine! Blue team won, twice, well done. Our campcraft challenge weekend in Ballymacarbry on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd was a great success, with seven patrols from

Abbeyside, Dungarvan and Cappoquin scout groups competing and having fun together. We stayed in the Ballymac community centre and hostel, where the indoor AstroTurf football pitch got a fair bit of use from us, and we had activities and hiking in the forest on the Nire Valley road. Scouts had activity bases for first aid, height and distance estimation, axe and saw skill, backwoods cooking and shelter making, so all in all a fun and informative day and we were blessed with decent weather for it. Dungarvan Wolf patrol were awarded the O’Sullivan Shield at the end, well done to all, and the Farrell Cup will be competed for next May

when we do the camping part of the completion. November was a busy month, between weekends in Melleray, Ballmacarbry, the Venture Ball, the cinema

night and crewing in Melleray, all our people were kept busy. Here’s to a slightly quieter December and our parents night and new scouts investiture on

Scouts in Ballymacarbry

the 17th. One last reminder; the 12 Days of Christmas raffle tickets are due in urgently, we have to send them to Larch Hill for Friday, 5th December.

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Portlaw IRISH RED CROSS PORTLAW BRANCH Congratulations to the Dungarvan and Helvick RNLI who won not only the Community Services Category at the Waterford Community and Voluntary Awards last week, but also the overall award. The very best of luck for the upcoming year! Unfortunately, we were not eligible for entry as we had won an award last year but we are delighted that this great organisation received the recognition they deserved! A big thank you to Miranda Corcoran of the Art Hand in Bonmahon for giving us a professional hand at our Christmas Craft session in the cadet unit last week. We all had some beautiful decorations to take home.There will be no training this week but we are looking forward to our very own “Portlaw Red Cross’ got Talent Show” the week after to ring in the festive period! What a great day was had at Ballinameela Adult, Baby and Toddler Group last Thursday, 27th November when Cindy arrived to play music with the toddlers, they really enjoyed the morning. The rota for the coming weeks is this Thursday, 4th December we will be travelling to Ardmore Open Farm for the morning, Thursday, 11th December we will have Cindy back for some Christmas songs and Thursday, 18th December is our Christmas Party. We will then close for Christmas and return on Thursday, 8th January. Happy Christmas to all. For any enquires about our group which meets on Thursday's from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in Whitechurch National School, Ballinameela you can contact Janice Barry on 087-9718945.

Kill CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR & CAKE SALE Kill National School would like to invite everybody to pop in for the upcoming Christmas Craft Fair and Cake Sale, which will be held in the school on Friday, 12th December from 1 to 3 p.m. Come and join us for a cuppa, a slice of cake and a good catch up before Christmas. The children are currently working hard on their handcrafted items which will also be available on the day. See you all there! MICHAEL POWER MEMORIAL SWIM While the swim is still a few weeks away, our fundraising activities are in full swing – thank you to all who volunteered to help with the bucket collections and bag packs which form an essential part not only in monetary terms but also to get the word out. We will keep you posted how we get on! KANGOO CLASSES Sincere apologies for the incorrect information in last week’s edition – Kangoo Classes have not moved but doubled up! Classes now take place every Tuesday from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. and

every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kill Community Centre. Please make sure to book as availability of equipment is limited. For more information or to book, please contact 051850850 or 086-3504332. KILL CARDIAC FIRST RESPONSE GROUP As a reminder, our last scenario training night of the year is due to take place in Portlaw on Monday, 15th December.While this training is mandatory for active responders, all who completed the Cardiac First Response Course with us recently are most welcome to participate and refresh their skills. For any queries, please contact us on 0876646824. BIRTHDAY WISHES The very best wishes to Caroline Murphy who will be hitting the big 30 this week – your friends and family wish you a fabulous day and here’s to the next 30 years! A very happy birthday to Loretto Power who will also be celebrating this week. Have a great day Loretto and the very best of luck with all your ventures, keep up the great work!

A Thousand Years Time’s shadows dim remembrance of you now, And the best-loved face I sometimes fail to see, When memory’s looking glass will not allow, Me gaze on you, as once you used to be. Love’s torrid taper touched the stars with flame, The radiance my startled eyes struck blind, Then I knew the blessed ease of banished pain, When you filled the private places of my mind. Sometimes our lips still touch in unison, When the shadowed stage of dreams is wet with tears, Life’s loom was stopped ere half the strands were spun, Every empty day is now a thousand years. On the dregs of deprivation I am drunk, From remorseless pain I seek no recompense, As down despair’s dark depths my soul has sunk, At dawn or dusk; it makes no difference.

JOHN DALY

Stradbally LOCAL HISTORY ARDMORE PATTERN The Pattern here was held, as usual, on the 24th of July, and continued till Monday 29th, notwithstanding that the Priests in all the neighbouring Chapels warned the people against attending there, and many more than usual went under the Holy Stone. (St. Declan’s stone on the beach) There were only a very few Police in attendance, and the streets …were in every direction blocked up and rendered impossible by reason of gingerbread stands etc. It would appear as if the Police gave liberty to have these nuisances erected in the public roads, or why allow them? There was some rioting and fighting on Sunday evening. It would be most desirable that the morality of the people, if the magistrates assisted in putting down this annual nuisance, or at all events, not allow the public roads to be blocked up and rendered impassable; several unlicensed persons were also permitted to sell porter and whiskey. (Cork Examiner 29th July 1846). MEMBERSHIP As our new year has just begun we would like to remind our members that the annual membership fee is now due for renewal. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Museum, the annual subscription is €15. CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM Our Christmas party will be held on Friday, 12th December at 7.30 p.m. at the Museum in Friary St. There will be a wide variety of entertainment with food and refreshments. Tickets €10 will be available at the Museum to be purchased in advance, for catering numbers. All members and friends welcome. RORY WYLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION The official opening of the

Rory Wyley photographic exhibition was launched at the Museum last Thursday night by photographer Pat Crowley. The night proved to be a tremendous success. Rory was presented with a framed scroll by Councillor Damien Geoghegan on behalf of the Council and the local community, to mark his contribution to the area over the years. Many thanks to Christina Flynn who organised the exhibition, also Noreen Nugent and Richard Curran and to all the Museum staff for their contribution. A special thanks to Andrew Kelly who supplied the display stands for the photographs. Thanks to all those who attended and made the night such a wonderful success. The exhibition will be open at the Museum in Friary Street, throughout December. Admission is free and all are welcome. Congratulations to Rory and we wish him and his family a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. ANNUAL BOOK SALE

We are now accepting, books for our next annual book sale. All books must be in good condition and can be dropped into Waterford County Museum, Friary Street. We are unable to accept any magazines or encyclopaedias. Thank you for your continued support. VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at 058-45960 to arrange a visit. Let us know if you are interested in a particular subject and we will focus on that during the visit. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. FIRST WORLD WAR WATERFORD CASUALTY LIST WEEK ENDING 5th DECEMBER Surname: Lindsey; First Name: George Laurence; Age: 43; Service No. Rank: Chief Stocker; Service: Merc. Marine; Unit: HMS Good Hope; Where Born: Waterford Portmouth; Death Category: At Sea; Date of Birth: 5/12/1914

Rory and Mary Wyley with Sean Kelly.

FIRST FRIDAY MASS The First Friday Masses this coming Friday, 5th December 2014 Sacred Heart Church Faha at 9.30 a.m. and at St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen at 7.00 p.m. MEMORIAL TREE Preparations are in place to have a Memorial Tree in the village green in Stradbally for the Christmas season. More details next week. OUR LADY OF MERCY PLAY The Children from Our Lady of Mercy N.S will perform their Christmas Play during the 7.30 p.m. vigil Mass on Saturday, 13th December 2014. RECENT BAPTISM Cerys Eva Jones, daughter of Martina and Peter Jones, 35 The Comeraghs, Stradbally was baptised at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Saturday, 29th November 2014. The godparents were Eileen Carver & Peter Smith. Fr.Jerry Condon P.P officiated. LOCAL SOCCER NEWS The U11’s had an exciting narrow victory over Kilmacow on Saturday on a 4-3 scoreline. As the scoreline suggests there was little between the teams in what was a skillful and sporty game.The Astro Turf Pitch is availible to hire, contact Tadhg for time slots available. The Academy and Little Dribblers have had their final get together of the year on Saturday before the Yule tide break. Rumour has it that a treat may be in store for all the little ones. The Kirby school of Performing arts are busy each Thursday afternoon “Upstairs” at the Club as they prepare for the

Christmas Show Extravaganza on December 20th at 7.30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Primary School Dungarvan. Join them for a wonderful evening’s entertainment from the students and guests. Adult Fitness Classes each Thursday at 7.00 p.m. Join Edgar and Jessie and get in shape for Christmas. The proceeds of the Christmas Day Swim this year will go to the Bonmahon Lifeboat. Sponsorship cards will be available locally this week. Fixtures: Stradbally travel to Grannagh for the Waterford League tie on Saturday, kick-off 2.00 p.m. STRADBALLY MARKET It is the beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Stradbally Market. On Saturday last the stalls were full of Christmas fare. Mary had some wonderful Christmas puddings and Christmas cakes ready for the market or to order. Collette has been busy with her camera in time for Christmas with local scenes on her beautiful Christmas cards. Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh scones, bread, local honey and jams and sweets all available. The market opens at 10.3 s0 a.m. each Saturday morning and goes on till 12.30 p.m. at the Cove Bar. FUNDRAISING NIGHT A Fundraising Night has been arranged in aid of the Waterford Renal Unit University Hospital, Waterford at Whelan’s Lounge Bar, Stradbally on Saturday night next, 6th December, 2014. Music by Teddy and Cathal Barry. A great night assured. Please support this worthy cause.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

COMERAGH COMHALTAS

Comhaltas Craobh na gComarach CÚIL NA SMÉAR CONCERT Another Full House: Once again Cúil na Sméar Hall was packed with Trad fans last Saturday night for a brilliant night’s entertainment. The attractive line up of singer Nell Ní Chróinín, piper Leonard Barry and fiddler Andy Morrow produced a most unusual concert. Nell, recent winner of the most coveted award in Irish music, Corn Uí Riada, sang four songs in each half. Leonard and Andy’s duets interspersed with some wonderful individual pieces and in particular four slow airs were, as usual received with great applause by the Cúil na Sméar audience. The usual well known sets of jigs and reels introduced by Leonard with great and informative anecdotes were added to by some less well known mazurkas and hop jigs with the final set of the night, three slides sending us on our way looking forward to the late post concert session which, as they say, is another story! COMERAGHS COMHALTAS FUNDRAISING FOR WLRFM LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS APPEAL Some of our branch members brave the cold every year to help raise money for the WLR Fm Lions Club Christmas Appeal. This year is no exception, you will find us inside Dungarvan Shopping Centre on Wednesday, 17th December from 2.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. belting out trad tunes and shaking those all important buckets. This appeal has been helping many families in Co. Waterford and has raised close to 2 million euros since it started almost thirty years ago. Please take the time to stop, enjoy the music and maybe throw a bit of your loose change

Micheal O Suilleabhain, Ellen, Sarah and Seamus O'Gorman. into the bucket and support this local worthy cause. COMERAGH’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Exciting news for all our younger branch members a date has been set for our annual children's Christmas party and I've been informed by reliable sources that as well as Santy making his usual visit, this year Mrs Claus is joining our festive fun. So mark Sunday, 21st December into your diaries and be in Cuil na Smear hall at 6.00 p.m. Don't forget your instruments....and not to leave out our adult members, your date is Friday, 19th December 9.00 p.m. till late, usual arrangements apply.....Ho! Ho! Ho! COMERAGHS COMHALTAS OUT & ABOUT Comeraghs Comhaltas branch musicians and dancers are asked to perform at many events in the local community throughout the year which always brings pleasure to those present. As our musicians progress so too does the

interest in them from further afield and we find that they branch off, individually, forming their own groups or supporting professional trad acts, at home, nationally and internation-

Traditional music and dance, the world is their oyster! This week we are featuring a young family who are well known within our branch and in the wider trad community, the O'Gorman's. For those that do not know, between them this family brought home an outstanding six medals, four of those being gold from this year’s All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil so we can see why they are asked as a family to perform at functions and events around the country. Recently Sarah, Seamus and Ellen were honoured to be invited to play at musical legend Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin's concert which was held at the County Museum in Clonmel on the 21st November marking the closing of the Presentation Bi-Centenary Celebration. The large crowd which attended this special event were not disappointed.Well done guys.

Leonard Barry and Andy Morrow at concert. ally. Comeraghs Comhaltas Out & About will bring to you snippets every now and then on what some of our members are up to, here in Ireland and around the world. By doing this we hope to encourage our younger and older musicians that with a bit of hard work, determination and pure love for Irish

Michael Marinnan, Nell Ni Chroinin and Cllr. Pat Nugent with the cup.

CALADH NUA LAUNCH Our branch members are looking forward to Saturday, 13th December when Caladh Nua launch their new CD in the Town Hall Theatre. There is a great relationship between our branch and the band both individually and collectively and we are particularly proud of Derek Morrissey and Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl who commenced their musical education with us and continued at our classes for many years in Cúil na Sméar. Both Eoghan Ó Meachair and Paddy Tutty have been very supportive over the years, always available to help. It is a statement of the current status of traditional music in West Waterford that Danú and Caladh Nua are two of the most prominent bands in Irish music. Best of luck to Caladh Nua with their launch and on the many promotional tours they have planned for 2015. Find us on Facebook Comeraghs Comhaltas Branch or www.comeraghs.com

Sean Murphy and Fr. Matt Cooney manage the Spinner at the Friary Sale of Work.

[Tom Keith]

Friary Sale of Work THE Christmas lights are illuminating the town, the shop windows are filled with Christmas cheer, but there is one last event to be held before the true spirit of Christmas can be experienced. The Friary Sale of Work will be held in Lawlors Hotel this coming Friday, 5th December when the usual big crowd will be expected. This fun-filled few hours has been held on or about the 8th December for over sixty years now and in that time has generated untold financial benefits for the Missionary workers of the Augustinian and Mercy Communities in several locations in Africa most notably Nigeria. It is in that troubled country their Priests and Nuns continue to work to bring education, as well as spiritual and material benefits to the local population. “As we work to spread the Good News of the Gospel in those foreign fields,” says Fr. Tony Egan, Prior of St. Augustine’s, Dungarvan, “we must also look to the temporal welfare of the communities. In nurturing the soul and the mind, we must also help the local people nurture themselves physically and help them to become entirely self-sufficient in the future.”

“Education is the key to freedom and self-suffiency,” he says, “and we are pleased that through the combined efforts of the Augustinians and Mercy Sisters, supported generously in prayer and donations by the people of the district, we have been able to continue our work in our various missions abroad.The annual Sale of Work has been a major financial and psychological support to our Missioners in the field over decades past and I know that we will continue to get that support again on this Friday evening.” So, once more the bric a brac, the raffles, the clamour of the stalls will be part of the hectic evening, all against the background of the whirr of the Wheel of Fortune and the encouraging voice of Sean Murphy as the tickets fly out over the counter from Fr. Cooney and his team of willing helpers. There will be time and space for a cup of tea or coffee and real home-made cakes, tarts and buns. It is worth going for that alone. Please consider coming to Lawlors Hotel on Friday night and bring a friend. Between the spinner, chat and cake, it will be a very enjoyable experience.

Modeligo COLLLECTION The local conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be holding their annual Church Gate Collection on next weekend, prior to the 8.15 p.m. Vigil Mass in Affane and the 10.00 a.m. Mass at Modeligo. This is a very important fundraiser for the Society coming up to Christmas and any contributions that you may care to give would be greatly appreciated. BUS TO MALLOW Very best wishes to the Junior hurlers and their mentors for the Munster Final on sunday next, it's a big ask but we are totally confident that the players are well up for the task. So it's up to the supporters to be as vocal and encouraging

as possible. We heard the Feohanagh-Castlemahon followers in West Limerick raise the roof every time their team scored.There are plans afoot to run a bus to Mallow on Sunday next, please contact Gary Power for further details. Also, the team hopes to stop off at the Firgrove Hotel Mitchelstown for a meal on the way home; please see elsewhere for further details on this. WLR TABLE QUIZ The annual WLR Lions pub quiz will be broadcast on Friday next, December 5th. Deckies will be hosting a night in conjunction with this event. It will begin at 9.00 p.m. and it's €10 per person to participate. BINGO NIGHT A Bingo session will be

held at the Community Centre on Thursday week next, December 11th at 8.30 p.m. The astro-turf project will benefit from funds raised on the night, and your support would be greatly appreciated CRANNCHUR AITIUL Congratulations to Laura Barry, Chapel Rd., who had the winning combination on Saturday night last, the numbers drawn from the drum were 2, 12 and 30, so a prize of €2,400 on its way to Laura, Declan and Gillian Moher, Ballykerin; Geraldine Fitzgerald, Glen; Liam Dalton, Glen and Breeda Morrissey were the €25 lucky dip winners. And as for next Saturday night, there’ll be a jackpot of €500 to be won.

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Kilgobinet/Colligan/Kilbrien SWEAT OF THY FACE PART 1 - MILLS ALONG THE COLLIGAN In time for Christmas baking: Two twins, Jacob and Esau. Jacob was the farmer, digging his fields and planting grain and beans. He worked all the hours God gave to bring in the harvest. Esau was the hunter, the man who followed the animals, then exercised his skill and cunning to earn his dinner. Esau was good at it and he regularly supplied his blind old father, Isaac, with haunches of venison. Sometimes, though, the game vanished. Then the hunter went hungry and starved.When that happened, Esau went to his settled brother, the agriculturalist, and begged for something to eat.The bible tells what Jacob fed his brother. "Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up and went his way." Bread and pottage. From the dawn of agriculture in the ancient Middle East, bread and pottage were the essential staffs of life. When agriculture reached Ireland some 6,000 years ago, bread and pottage came with it. POTTAGE Pottage is a word that modern generations don't recognise. But, for thousands of years, pottage was the most commonly eaten food in Europe. To make pottage, ancestral cooks took a big pot or clay jar and threw in whatever came to hand: oats, barley, wheat seeds, beans, peas, wild plants like nettles, garlic, dandelion greens, whatever was in season, maybe some meat or a bone. Boiled in water, the resulting thick porridge was "pottage." Whatever was left over remained in the pot for the

Grinding stones used by your ancestors. The upper “rubbing stone” was used to pulverise cracked wheat into flour by rubbing back and forth against the lower “saddle quern”. This was hard and, ultimately, crippling work. This photo comes from Wikipedia's Creative Commons photo sharing database. next meal, along with whatever new items had been gleaned from the land in the meantime. A pot of pottage, in this way, might last for months, constantly renewed. The pots were rarely cleaned and the leftover stock from previous meals was simply stirred into the next meal's mixture. Grains needed little processing when used to make pottage.The cooks, the wives and daughters and servants and female slaves, could take threshed grain and simply add it to the boiling pot. There was no need to grind the grain to make a flour. BREAD Bread, on the other hand, required more effort. You couldn't make bread by mixing together a bunch of unground seeds. Without releasing the gluten, the loaf of bread would fall apart. Instead, the seeds had to be pulverised to unbind the gluten contained inside each grain. This unbound protein served as a thickener. Just add some water, allow airborne yeasts to settle on the mix, and knead.

Festive Flower Arranging - Ned Landers gives a lesson in how it's done. This year's Flower Arranging takes place in Kilbrien Hall on Thursday, 4th December at 8.00 p.m. The cost is €10 which covers most supplies. Bring scissors.

Of the grains known to the early farmers of biblical lands and to the early Irish, only wheat and barley contained the necessary levels of gluten to bind the whole together to make bread. Which means that biblical bread, Jacob's bread, was made from wheat or barley. Probably, Jacob's loaf was an early form of wheat such as spelt or einkorn. Cracking and crushing the kernels was hard work. A handful of grains were placed in a basin of some sort, then pounded with a hefty, smooth stone. The simplest basins were natural indentations in flat rocks. Years of pounding deepened the holes and made them round. Many Irish "bullaun" stones, rocks with deep round holes, served this purpose. FLOUR Hammering the wheat berries sufficed to break them into pieces, cracked wheat. But, those broken wheat bits then needed to be pulverised to produce fine flour for baking. So, the next step was to scoop the fractured kernels onto a flat surface, usually of stone, then rub them with a smooth rock. Rub probably isn't the right word since real effort had to go into the work.The woman - always a woman wielding the top stone had to kneel and put her weight and her muscles into the grinding. Kneeling over the cracked wheat, she had to press down hard, back and forth, back and forth, till all that remained was flour. Then, she'd reach for another handful of cracked wheat and repeat the process.This backbreaking chore went on for hours whenever bread was on the menu. UNTO DUST Medical archaeologists digging in prehistoric cemeteries find one of the most common ailments among the women was arthritis of the knees and back. This was hard and debilitating work. It was a job usually assigned to female slaves. Theirs was a painful life and often an early

death, all to produce the biblical staff of life. Those women knew exactly how hard was God's curse when He banished Adam and Eve from the Garden. "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." One more unfortunate side effect of eating such stone ground wheat affected men and women alike. Small gritty bits of the grinding stones ended up in the flour, particularly when sandstones or limestones were used. These tiny abrasives wore down the teeth of ancient bread eaters. By their thirties or forties, most people were toothless. At which point, only pottage could be digested. THE POTTAGE SONG Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old; Some like it hot, some like it cold, Some like it in the pot, nine days old. TRAD CONCERT Music lovers at the latest trad concert knew that this year's Corn Uí Riada winner, Nell Ní Croinín, would be singing sean nós. But, such foreknowledge didn't prepare us for her dulcet voice, sweet yet full and melodic. Absolutely gorgeous! The old songs were reborn. Nell was joined onstage by Uilleann piper Leonard Barry and Fiddler Andy Morrow. The two men played in lively, ornamented fashion and anyone who closed their eyes would swear that the two musicians were magically doubled onstage. As usual, it was another masterful concert. There was a good crowd in attendance even on a night when a zillion drama groups and organisations were dispensing entertainment wholesale. FESTIVE FLOWER ARRANGING 4th December,Thursday Festive Flower Arranging in Kilbrien Hall, Thursday,

4th December at 8.00 p.m. sharp. €10 admission. Oasis and accessories are available on the night. Certain ornaments cost extra. Bring scissors. This is a hoot. Even the fumble fingered leave with gorgeous Christmas wreaths or table centrepieces worthy of display. Choose from the mountains of holly, flowers and seasonal bits and bobs. Even if it all goes pie-shaped - personal experience talking - more experienced hands happily provide a makeover. Great fun. KCK LADIES CLUB 5th December, Friday Last call.The Christmas meal takes place on Friday, December 5th in Lawlors Hotel at 7.00 p.m. Make sure you give in your name to any of the following Patricia 0879580167, Anne 0877583995, or Kathleen 05847428. SANTA AT COOLNASMEAR 7th December, Sunday Santa arrives at Coolnasmear Hall at 3 pm to greet all the boys and girls. Be there early to greet the great man on his arrival. KILBRIEN PARENT & TODDLER 13th December, Saturday - Kilbrien Parent & Toddler group meet every Wednesday from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The older members of the group will be going on their Christmas night out on Saturday, 13th December. All are welcome! See Kilbrien Parent and Toddler Group Facebook page for more details. FESTIVE GATHERING 21st December, Sunday There will be a festive gathering hosted by Kilbrien Parent & Toddler group in Kilbrien Parish Hall after 9:30 mass on Sunday morning, the 21st December. Come along for some refreshments, entertainment and a chat. Take this opportunity to wish your neighbours and friends a very happy Christmas. REMEMBRANCE CARDS Lourdes Youth will be calling from door to door with Remembrance Cards to be hung on the Christmas Trees in each of the parish churches. Mass will be celebrated in the parish and also in Lourdes for your deceased. KILGOBINET CHRISTMAS TREES Local man Pat Dunford is growing Christmas trees in Kilgobinet. You walk the field, pick your favourite, and then Pat cuts it down and helps load your chosen tree into your car or trailer. The kids particularly enjoy themselves. Call Pat at 087-7939671. INCLUDE YOUR INFO Scott Simons - greenhillsofireland@gmail.com

Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan CURTAIN Call Productions Dungarvan was absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted in the Social Enterprise category of the 2014 Waterford City & County Community & Voluntary Awards. The awards night in the Park Hotel last Thursday night, was a fantastic event to have been a part of, and we were honoured to have been in the company of so many groups from across the city and county who are contributing tirelessly to the social, economic and cultural fabric of our community. Sincere thanks to Michael Walsh, Muriel Tobin and all involved in the County Waterford Community Forum and congratulations on organising this celebration of all things community. Huge congratulations to Comhlucht Forbairthe na nDeise, extremely worthy winners of the Social Enterprise Award, sponsored by the Southern & Eastern Regional Assembly, and we hope you had a very successful Brí na Samhna weekend sa Rinn ag an deireadh seachtaine. Congratulations also to the very deserving and popular winners of the overall award, Dungarvan & Helvick Head RNLI Fundraising Branch, and to all the other shortlisted groups and winners. Also, on Thursday night, Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy’s brilliant Christmas panto opened to a packed house in Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre. A fantastic, talented cast aged 5 to slightly older assembled under director Vicki Graham and all under the stewardship of Encore’s founder Aileen Hogan – this is what it’s all about folks - they made us laugh, they made us cry, and most of all they gave audiences, young and old, a great night’s entertainment. The panto kicked off the festive season with gusto, with a rousing Christmas singalong at the end. Well done to all involved, and break a leg for your final performances this weekend! And lastly, don’t forget that open readings for our next production, Steel Magnolias, take place @ 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 9th December in Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre. Mary Kelly is directing this brilliant play, familiar to many from the movie of the same name starring such well-known names as Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MaClaine, Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah and of course Julia Roberts. The play will be staged in early March, with rehearsals to commence the first week of January. We’re already receiving a lot of positive feedback on the choice of play, with lots of budding and talented actresses looking forward to the auditions. If you’re interested in finding out more, and getting a copy of the script beforehand to read through, contact Mary on 0873812028 or contact us on our Facebook page facebook.com/CCPDungarvan.The readings are always great fun, so if you want to audition, or even if you just want to see what it’s all about, or meet the people involved in CCPD, come along on 9th December to the Town Hall Theatre, where a warm welcome awaits.

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Ballinameela BOOKING THE HALL There is still some available slots for the evenings, so if you would like to start your own in-door soccer games for the winter or other activity you can book the hall through our new booking officer – Alison Curran 087-8289147. The centre is also a great place for kids parties etc. and can be rented for €30. Anyone renting the hall, please pay the person who opens up the hall for you and please take away your own rubbish. If you are borrowing anything from the hall, these must be booked through our booking officer Alison Curran. Each month someone on the committee is responsible for opening and closing the hall, November is William Buckley on 0876104634. Current events on in the hall and local community: Circuit Training: Circuit Training classes are taking place in the Community Centre, at the earlier time of 7.15 p.m. - 8.15 p.m., every Monday for the next 3 weeks. Come join the class and enjoy training, getting fit and losing weight. Classes cater for all levels of fitness from age 16 upwards. Classes cost €5 per class, for details contact Tom on 0878229762. For updated

information follow us on Facebook Finisk Valley AC News: Trainning times have changed, Wednesday training from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., Saturday morning from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in Ballinameela Community pitch/hall. Saturday morning training will be in preparation for the Indoor Athletics with Nik Raicevic, which includes High jump, long jump, Sprints and Shot Putt, all children from 7 years up are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there. Irish Dancing: New members very welcome. For more information please contact Deirdre on 086-0640892. Ballinameela Foroige: Ballinameela Foroige meets on Thursday evenings in the Ballinameela Community Centre from 7.00 p.m. 8.30 p.m. We have a very limited number of spaces available for new members this year, which will be awarded on a a first come first served basis. Please text Moya (087-6356478) to join the waiting list if you are interested. Ballinameela Foroige is looking for new leaders to help out on club nights. Anyone interested in getting involved please call Mary (087-9840827) for more details; you can also

RECENTLY, I took up Yoga. Yes, you read that correctly.....YOGA! If it had been suggested to me when I was much younger that this mystical eastern practice would be good for me, my less than enthusiastic reply would have been along the lines of, “get away from me and eat your raw lentils from your macrame bowl in your hand knitted leotard”. Such would be my scepticism. But, as I get older and I am more inclined to open my mind (and decrepid body) to new experiences. It was never really on my bucket list, but still I thought I'd give it a go. Thankfully, the aforementioned leotard was not a requirement. However, as a group, we decided on wearing tutu's. At least, that’s what I believed until I turned up in mine on the first day. I stood out a little in my pink frilled skirt. Apparently, it was a joke (LOL, LMAO, etc,.) Our Guru, for that is what I call her, had an accent that suggested she was from some exotic land of the East. Maybe some place as far-flung as Wexford.

check out www.foroige.ie or call down to the Ballinameela Community Centre any Thursday between 7.00 p.m. -8.30 p.m. BALLINAMEELA ADULT AND TODDLER GROUP Meets every Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in the halla of Whitechurch National School. New parents, child minders, grandparents with toddlers very welcome! For more information contact Janice on 087-9718945. AGLISH FIT4LIFE Aglish Fit4Life would you like to take some gentle exercise and lose a few pounds in the process over the next couple of months. Then come along and join us and run, walk or crawl a few kilometres every Tuesday and Thursday at the earlier time of 7.15 p.m. We are especially looking for some more walkers to join us. Only €2 per night with all proceeds to Childrens Hospital Crumlin. A number of our running group are now participating in 5 and 10k and Half Marathons.That's what can be achieved with a little training. So see ye all on Tuesday or Thursday night folks. COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community

Yoga is not a sport in the strictest sense of the word, but it is used to great effect by many sports men and women. It is a way of control over your body and mind. It helps with concentration, healing, confidence, interaction with people and above all relaxation. In Yoga, there are many interesting positions (ooh, er, missus!), many of which are very imaginative (again, missus!). For instance; the Agnistambhasana is the Fire Log Pose, Jalandhara bandha is the Throat-lock, Makarasana is the Crocodile pose, Samhara means power of destruction.This all sounds very violent to me. There is also the more peaceful sounding terminology; Sadhana, Prakasha, Mouna and Jnana, respectively meaning; Quest, Inner Light, Silence and Knowledge. There are also plenty references to Tantric 'relations', but I'll leave that side of things to the legend that is Sting. There are many similiarities between Art and Yoga. Both create an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Art also has its own peculiar phrases.

Alert text system in place text your name and mobile number to this number: 087 3538347. It works in 2 ways, firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the lookout. Secondly you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act immediately. Follow on facebook www.facebook.com/parish .communityalert. LOTTO RESULTS 1st December, 2014 – Winning numbers were: 19, 22, 24. No winner. €20 winners: Michelle Daly, Barnastook; Michael Barrett, Clonkerdin; Sean Flavin, Ballymullala; Caroline O’Brien, Kilmolash; Gina Carlton, Villierstown. Next week’s jackpot €1,550 and will take place in the Cruiscín Lán. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like in the Ballinameela notes you can email Claire Tobin on fitz_tobin@yahoo.com or phone 087-6808287. Follow and like us on facebook, Ballinameela Community Centre.

Club President Shay O’Connor with Peggy Moloney (Yesteryears Rally organising committee) and Des Power, Lions Club in Grattan Square for the start of the Rally.

Dungarvan Lions Club IT’S all go now for the Christmas Appeal. Last week we had the Deise Day Care Centre Coffee morning and a Pub Music Night in the Sportsman’s Bar in Cappoquin. On Sunday, 30th November the Yesteryear Motor Club ran a successful car rally in aid of the club. Many thanks to all concerned. For a full selection of the photos of the wonderful cars in the rally see the Dungarvan Lions Club Facebook page. Nostalgia indeed! All this week Monday 1st – Sunday, 7th December, the folks at the Gold Coast Golf Club have organised an Open

Competition with the proceeds going to the Appeal Fund. We have two events on Thursday, 4th December, Club President Shay O’Connor will officially launch the Christmas Appeal at 11.15 a.m. live on Deise AM. On Thursday night, the Local Bar in Grattan Square will host a Pub Music Night where Paddy Joe Ryan will provide the melodies. Friday, 5th December is the night for the Big On-Air Pub Quiz.This is now an annual event and a favourite with many many people. For the early part of the week study your Wikipedia and check

your local imbibing emporium to see if they are taking part. While it is a night for the brains, the questions are more for the fun and all in aid of the Appeal. On the same night Hanrahan’s Ballinamult will also be holding a table quiz for the Appeal. And a final note for your diary. Dungarvan Golf Club is holding their annual Open Competition for the Appeal from Saturday 6th to Sunday, 7th December. You must agree….. All in all it’s going to be a busy week. Check us out on Facebook “Dungarvan Lions Club” and on Twitter @DungarvanLions.

Here are some selected examples; Copying someone else’s idea and selling it as your own is called, “tearing the Warhol out of it”. Selling stains in frames to the unsuspecting public is said to be “acting the Mick”. Recklessly throwing paint at a canvas is known as “a load of Pollocks”. And, collecting trash and calling it sculpture is just “taking the Pissaro”. Sooner or later someone is going to call a Constable and have these Gaudi creations revealed for what they really are. Ballinameela Creatives meet every Wednesday night, 7.30 p.m. at Midi's place. Also visit us on Facebook under “Ballinameela Creatives” and please LIKE us. Musician and author Ethan Walker III once said, “Wisdom is knowing we are all one. Love is what it feels like and compassion is what it acts like”.

Yesteryears Motor Rally in aid of Dungarvan Lions Club.

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Ballysaggart CAR PARK AND VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS Last Saturday, November 29th, saw the Car Park ReDevelopment project take another step towards completion, with the ground and surface drainage system fitted with a concrete manhole cover. Again there was a great workforce in attendance and the job was done with co-ordination and efficiency from everyone involved. There was also a meeting held on site to discuss the upcoming Village Improvement Works. To save time and get the work started it was decided the existing roadside wall/ditch from the Car Park entrance down to the Ballyvera (Meagher's Bar) would be removed by Community Volunteers using their own machinery and labour. This is planned to be done next Saturday, December 6th, starting at 8 o'clock in the morning. It is hoped that foundations for the new road boundary wall will also be poured on the day. It will require another massive effort from the local community volunteers to undertake this stage of the works under the Community Involvement Scheme, to facilitate the new footpath and road boundary wall. The new wall will be set back to accommodate the footpath at this location, and we are all very grateful to the householders who dedicated the necessary ground to facilitate the provision of the footpath at this narrow stretch. It would be great to see a strong community turn out again to help and improve our village environs.

Waterford City & County Council will commence building the new wall and footpath as well as road drainage. The new footpath will run on one side of the village from the boreen opposite Roche's Shop to the Car Park entrance and a bit beyond. Public lighting and Eircom ducting will be laid under the new footpath to allow overhead wires to be put underground and the installation of additional public lighting. We wish to thank the support of Waterford City & County Council in this CIS Scheme in improving our village streetscape. COMMUNITY CARE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Christmas Season was well and truly kicked off last Saturday evening, November 29th, with everyone in the Christmas spirit at the Annual Community Care Christmas Party. Attendees began to arrive in Ballysaggart Community Center at 3 o'clock and were greeted with a glass of homemade Mulled Wine or Warm Lemonade and a Mince Pie. At 4 o'clock dinner, supplied by Kearney's Catering,Tallow, was served by the committee and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Following dinner the great crowd in attendance were entertained by the one and only Tony Coffey of Bachelors in Trouble fame. He did a fantastic job spinning yarns and really got the crowd going. When Tony left the stage, The Bride Valley Band took over and the music and dance went on until 9 o'clock when sadly it was time to finish. A great evening was had by all and we hope to see everyone back again to enjoy many more fun times in the future.

The Community Care Committee wish to thank everyone who helped and supported them through the year and with the organisation of the party.We hope that all from the community and beyond have a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful, Prosperous New Year. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS The Christmas Lights will be turned on this Saturday, 6th December at 8.30 p.m. The Festival Committee and GAA club are then coming together to host a community Christmas Party in Meagher’s Bar. After the lights are switched on at 8.30 p.m. all of your favourite Christmas songs will be played until 9.30 p.m. This will be followed by the band ‘Sampson’ who will play until close. Please come and join in the festivities as a great night of Christmas cheer is assured................ REMINDER The Christmas Craft Fair is on in Ballysaggart Community Centre on Friday, December 5th at 7.00 p.m. and the Children's Christmas Party is on in the same venue on Sunday, December 7th with doors open from 2.30 p.m. and the Main Man is due to arrive at 3.00 p.m. Hope to see everyone out and about over the weekend, there is something for everyone. COMMUNITY COUNCIL 45 CARD RESULTS 1st Pat O'Connor and Pat Kirby. 2nd Tess Hale and Tom Cahill. Lucky Tables: Stephen Cunningham and Nellie Devine, Mary Power and Ber Coughlan. Tickets: Delia Cashell, Sheila Lonergan, Nellie Devine and Mary Byrne.

Community Care Christmas Party – Bachelor In Trouble Tony Coffey entertaining the crowd.

A group of volunteers guiding the Concrete Manhole Cover into place.

Concrete Manhole Cover lowered into place by Liam Ryan.

Community Care Christmas Party – Party goers enjoying the Bride Valley Band.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Lismore LISMORE MOCHUDA DEVELOPMENT GROUP FESTIVE LIGHTING We are delighted to announce that the Christmas Lights will be switched on next Sunday, 7th December at 7.30 p.m. Please join us at the steps of the Credit Union where the lights will be turned on to mark the beginning of the Festive Season in Lismore! Lismore Mochuda first put up the Christmas Lights in the town in 1999 making this the 15th year that thankfully, we have been able to provide the lights. This would not have been possible without the continuous and ongoing support of the locals of Lismore. We would again ask you to please support us this year, whether by buying a line in our Christmas Hamper Draw or supporting us at the Church Gate Collection, which will be held the weekend of 20th and 21st December. Without this support, we would not be able to provide the lights every year. We look forward to seeing young and old at the switch on next week! LISMORE CHRISTMAS FARMERS MARKET The Christmas Farmers Market will be held on the 7th December next from 11.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. in the Lismore Castle Avenue, with kind permission of Lismore Estates.This Market promises to surpass the success of last year's market with stalls such as Helen's Homely Bakes, Tony O'Keeffe's Fruit & Veg, Helen Murphy's Catering, local arts and crafts, cheese, honey, chutneys and jams, a German food stall and much much more. Both sides of the Castle Avenue will be alive with activity from local producers and the Balloon Man and Santa himself will be along on the day! So come along and have a glass of mulled wine to raise the Christmas spirit and support this fantastic Market. The Lismore A.F.C. are also hosting Christmas at Lismore Castle, An Afternoon to Remember on the 7th to raise funds for the new dressing rooms so Lismore Castle

and indeed the Lismore Castle Avenue is the only place to be on the 7th December! LISMORE TIDY TOWNS Two members of Lismore Tidy Towns, the chairperson Mrs. Susan Cronin and Secretary Mrs. Mary O’Brien. the Project Manager Lismore Heritage Centre Ms. Mealla Fahey and staff member Mrs. Alice O’Donoghue represented Lismore at a ceremony in Clontarf Castle, Dublin to announce Failte Ireland's Top Tourist small and large town on Thursday, 27th November. Kinsale, Co. Cork won the Small Town Tourist Town Award and Westport, Co. Mayo won the Large Town Tourist Town Award. Both towns are congratulated on their success and also Ardmore who was the only other representaive from Co. Waterford and who received a Highly Commended Certificate. This is the third year of this Failte Ireland sponsored award and the first time that Lismore has been shortlisted to the final top ten Irish tourism towns. By being in the top ten Lismore was awarded a Highly Commended Certificate. Lismore Tidy Towns is delighted to be associated with this award which was designed by Failte Ireland to promote Irish towns and villages which are working hardest to enhance their appeal to tourists. Sean Daly, George Hennessy and Michael McBride travelled to Kilkenny to accept the prizes awarded in the 2014 SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition. Those awards plus the Tourist Town Certificate will be put on display in the Credit Union window next week. Even though we were shortlisted in the Community Forum Voluntary Awards we did not win any award. Tramore Cultural Development group won in our category. The overall winner was the Dungarvan and Helvick Head RNLI Fundraising Branch which are to be congratulated on their all year round work.

Sympathy is extended to the famililies of the late Mrs. Geraldine Oakham, Parks Road and Mr. Michael Scanlan, Hospital Lane who passed away recently. Both were active members of the Tidy Towns litter rosters in their areas. We also wish to express our sympathy to the family of the late Mr. Michael O’Donnell, Monatarriv. Michael until his retirement from Waterford County Council last year did great work with the grass cutting in the town's open spaces for many years. May they all rest in peace. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK:A summary of our stop food waste tips: TRIM YOUR BIN - 5 steps:1. Know your waste become aware of what and how much you throw out 2. Plan-makes life easier, reduces food waste and saves money 3. Shopping - this is the one place that you waste food before you even buy it BUYER BEWARE 4. Storage- make the most of what you have bought and give your food a good home 5. Cooking - now to the tastiest part of stopping food waste. Bon Appetit! LISMORE MOCHUDA LOTTO DRAW RESULTS Date: November 25th, 2014. Super Jackpot €8,250. BKLT. No winner. Bonus Jackpot €150. IOPY. No winner. Consolation prizes of €20 each: Rena O’Shea, c/o Aine’s, Lismore; Ca & Aine, c/o Aine’s, Lismore; Pat Scanlon, Chapel street, Lismore. Next Draw December 2nd, 2014. The Classroom. Super Jackpot €8,400. SENIOR CITIZEN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY SUNDAY, 7th DECEMBER AT 1.00 p.m. IN LISMORE GOLF CLUB Reminder to all our senior citizens. The committee are looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday next. An evening of music, song and dance and a Christmas dinner is guaranteed to all. So come along and enjoy.

Christmas at Lismore Castle RELAX and enjoy an afternoon in the historical Lismore Castle with a Christmas feel this Sunday, 7th December. Discover the historical Lismore Castle in the Pugin Room kindly presented by the Duke of Devonshire Butler and find out about famous people and historical events which are connected to the Castle up to the present day. You will enjoy mulled wine reception and be treated to festive delights which will be served to you in front of a glowing fire. Feel the Christmas spirit with festive music from Amy and Niamh. A visit to Lismore Heritage Centre is

included in ticket price which you can enjoy award winning multi-lingual audio visual presentation by Niall Tobin. To add to the Christmas feel the Lismore Farmers Market which will be in the Castle Ave., where you can browse around the stalls. Make it a an afternoon to remember which is in aid of Lismore A.F.C. dressing rooms. Your support will help achieve our goal. Tickets can be purchased at Lismore Heritage Centre, contact number 05854975 or www.discoverlismore.com Family tickets also available.

The Cast and Crew of Lismore Dramatic Society’s production of “Moll” by John B. Keane.

Lismore Dramatic Society - “Moll” a huge success! LISMORE Dramatic Society’s production of John B. Keane's 'Moll' ended last weekend to appreciative audiences. The play opened on Friday 21st and ran for 7 nights at the Courthouse Theatre to large audiences, the full houses continued over the second weekend and finished on Sunday November 30th, the play had wonderful reviews and was a tonic of laughter and fun prior to the Christmas period. The comedy is a hilarious look at life in a rural Irish parochial house, giving an insight into who is truly running local affairs in a fictional parish. The trio of priests, Canon Pratt (Jim Dee), Fr. Brest (James Lenane) and

Fr. Loran (John Ryan), were very believable in the their roles and used their comic timing very well, Una Walsh’s portrayal of the cunning Moll will be long remembered. The support cast of Julie Landers (Bridige), Blanaid Hennessy (Mrs Andover) and Edward Lynch (the bishop) also impressed and delivered several great comic moments. Congratulations once again to our Director James Lenane who assembled an experienced cast for “Moll” and did a wonderful job of extracting laughter from John B. Keane’s comic script. At the end of the performance on Sunday night, Chairman of the Society Edward Lynch presented a

donation from the proceeds of the show to the local St. Vincent De Paul Society. Lismore Dramatic Society has built itself a strong reputation for fine stage productions and “Moll” will linger in the memory for a long time to come! Well done to all involved both on and off the stage, in particular John P. O’Sullivan Stage Manager, Tina Flynn Set Design and Props, Padraig Pollard Lighting, Kevin Roche Sound and all the Front of House staff, and Tea Ladies. “THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS” Join Lismore Dramatic Society for their production of “The Sound of Christmas”, taking place in The Courthouse Theatre

Lismore, on Friday, 12th December at 8.00 p.m., Saturday, 13th December at 2.00 p.m. and Sunday, 14th December at 2.00 p.m. Santa will make an appearance after the matinee shows on Saturday and Sunday. This Christmas Extravaganza includes a vibrant cast of over 80 children and teenagers, sure to put you in the Christmas spirit! Tickets are available from the Lismore Heritage Centre Box Office on (058) 54975 priced at €5 and early booking is advisable! Don’t miss it! The Heritage Centre box office will also be open this Saturday and Sunday in conjunction with the Annual Christmas Sale!

Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart LAST week we considered Advent in the experience of waiting both in an active and passive way. This week, we draw out attention to the need to name the priorities we have in our lives in an honest and fearless manner.We may get some pleasant and unpleasant surprises. Some one may think that their family has high priority but when seeing the actual time given to family it becomes clear family is a poor contender for time. Likewise, some one may claim to be Catholic but when Faith priorities are named Jesus

has no room at the inn. We will have our celebration of the Sacrament of Healing on Sunday, 21st December at 7.00 p.m. As a community we will gather and praise God, we will name our failures in the setting of the mercy of God. Jesus came to make the mercy of God real. Great sinners know their need of mercy as the pathway to new life. You will notice the progress being made in the rebuilding of the Chestnutt Organ. Thanks to you, who carried the heavy bellows up the stairs. The Sound

Boards are now in place. This is not a repair job as was often done in the past. We will have an organ as new when the work is complete. We will need many new voices to join the choir. Practise at the moment is in the sacristy on a Monday night from 8.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Glad to report that a good roofing job has been carried out on Ballysaggart Church. It had slipped into serious disrepair. We have a long way to go to move from co-dependency parishioners on the priest to parishioners own-

ing their own Baptismal responsibilities. A change in mindset will take time but is happening! MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 6th December Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 7th December Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. PRO Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Kilmacthomas DAY CARE CENTRE Kilmacthomas Day Care Centre will host a Christmas Party on Wednesday, 10th December at 12.45 p.m. A full Christmas lunch, carol service and music, also a raffle. Cost is €15 per person. For further information contact 051 294828. All are welcome. CHRISTMAS CRAFT EVENING A Christmas Craft Evening will take place in Kiersey’s Tea Rooms on Friday, 12th December from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. You will receive a free ticket with any purchase to enter a draw for a Hamper which will contain an item from each trader. Traders taking part are Aurelia Foods, Tignor Handcrafts, Trish's

Honey Products, Scarves by L, Mary Bagge cakes, Jo's flowers and Comeragh Craft Room. An evening with a difference and the chance to do some Christmas shopping. CAR BOOT SALE Your last chance to avail of the many bargains which can be had at the Car Boot / cum market sale at the Rainbow Community Hall on Sunday, 14th December from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. There will be lots of Christmas Art and Craft, cards, ornaments, wreaths, cakes and puddings on sale as well as the usual items, books, cakes, shrubs, ornaments, scarves, jewellery and many more, also you can relax with tea / coffee and mince pie or bun, come along and enjoy free park-

ing and avoid the big hustle and bustle of the city. LOCAL DVD The Kilmacthomas AFC football match played in Alaska Park in 1985 between Wall's Warriors and Keatings Kittens is available at €10 each, the DVD featuring the local talent of the time as well as many supporters is very interesting viewing, maybe a nice Christmas present for someone. If interested contact Mary on 051-294412. LOTTO Results of the Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw on Saturday, 22nd November. Letters drawn were B, C, G and L. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Pa Reilly, Kilmac; Alex Mears, Kildare; Paddy Behan,

Kilmac; Pat Pender, Fews and Jim Mulcahy, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €1,250, be in to win. BINGO Bingo in the Rainbow Community Hall on Tuesday nights at 8.30 p.m. We hope to see all our regular customers and some new ones attend. Be there to win, over €1,000 given out in prizes. WHIST Results of the Ballylaneen Whist Club for Monday, 24th November, K. Foran, Kitsy Keating, Mary Walsh, Agnes Thomas, Mary Kirwan, Stess Connolly, Margaret Hassett, Maudie Cusack, Monica Gough, Mary Drohan and Ellis Wilkinson. Raffle winners Monica Gough, Breda Galvin and Kay Veale.

Kilrossanty SALE OF WORK The amount raised at the annual sale of work came to €6,100, again many thanks to all concerned with the annual event. S.V.P. S.V.P. Collection this week end at all masses. KILROSSANTY N.S. CALENDAR This wonderful calendar is now on sale from the school cost €10. It is a lovely colourful production with old school photographs included. It is a calendar to be treasured and will not be thrown out in the end of the year. A lovely Christmas gift for anyone

with connections with Kilrossanty school. Ring Marian 051-291419 if you wish to order. I.C.A. The guild will hold their monthly meeting next Monday night at 8.00 p.m. All members bring goodies of some description to the meeting just a small amount. We will have a florist at the meeting. Certificates will be given to members who have long service with the guild at this meeting. Some members got their cert at the Federation meeting last Saturday presented by President of the I.C.A. Liz Wall. Hope all members will have their tickets sold for the meeting dont

forget to bring them along on the night.They can be purchased from any member of the guild. DEISE DRAW No winner for the club at the Nov draw in Erins OWN. No date has been fixed yet for Dec draw but promoters please have all money by the next draw. There is still amount of money outstanding. PARTY Christmas Party in the Hall this Sunday at 1.00 p.m. LAUNCH The Bachelors in Trouble donated €1,000 to Kilrossanty Fews Parish from their launch recently.

Lyre Heritage News By Marie O’Shea

Christmas is coming! THE celebrations are starting and we are all getting into the spirit of things. That quiet waiting atmosphere – a lull in the blustering winds – trees in their skeletal forms outlined like fans against dark grey skies – yes, it’s December all right. The festive season is upon us once more. Frantic shoppers are grabbing the favourite items on their gift lists. I believe there are enormous sums being offered online for the toy of choice – some things never change. It’s a toy based on a character from the film “Frozen”. Poor parents, trying to explain why Santa has not brought the longed for doll. For us grown-ups the parties are lovely. A chance to meet with old friends and new ones.To heck with austerity! Live now, pay later! The Kilrossanty Whist Club had their Christmas Party Dinner last week. A good idea to get in before the rush. We had a lovely meal in the Carraig Hotel in Carrick-on-Suir. Well done to Kathleen and Ann and Mary for arranging it all.We will all be several pounds heavier before the New Year. Who cares – enjoy it!

Ardmore Brownies Investiture 2014 – Sarah Breen, Megan O'Connor and Alice Roch-Perks at the Ardmore Brownies Investiture last weekend. [Gerry O'Mahony]

“Little Nellie of Holy God” - Nellie Organ ABBEYSIDE Heritage Archive is delighted to host an exhibition of artefacts relating to Little Nellie of Holy God. This exhibition takes place at the Parish office Strandside South on Sunday afternoon December 7th at 2.30 p.m. John Donovan, who has made a comprehensive study of Little Nellie will be on hand to answer any questions. A number of items and artefacts which were belonging to Little Nellie will be on display thanks to John. Most Dungarvan people will have heard of Little Nellie Organ. Nellie was born on 24th August, 1903 at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Waterford City. Her father William was a soldier serving there at that time. William Organ was from Dungarvan and Nellie’s mother, Mary Ahearne was a native of Portlaw. The family moved to

Cork shortly afterwards and Nellie’s mother died soon after that. As a result of this unfortunate circumstance, the four young children in the family ended up in the care of various Religious Homes. Nellie and her sister Mary were left in the care of The Good Shepherd Convent in Sunday’s Well in Cork City. Nellie, a very holy and devout child and soon made an impression on the nuns in the convent. Before long, her extraordinary devotion and understanding brought her to the attention of the Bishop of Cork, Dr. O’Callaghan who in turn communicated with the Pope, St. Pius X about Nellie’s case. Nellie was an extremely delicate child and she died before her fifth birthday. Despite being so young she had by then received the sacrament of Confirmation and uniquely Holy Communion. Nellie died in the Good Shepherd

Convent in Cork on the 2nd February, 1908. Since that time many thousands of people have come to regard her as having been a saintly child. Her room was kept intact in the Convent in Cork for eighty five years after her death. Her grave in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Cork became a place of huge devotion after she died. A year and a half after her death she was exhumed and reburied in the Nun’s graveyard. Her room and grave in Cork have been visited by countless people down through the years, many of these being Dungarvan people who felt a particular affinity with Little Nellie. This will probably be the last opportunity that local people will have to view the particular objects before they are placed in a permanent home. All are welcome to this special event and entrance, as always is free.

Dungarvan Flower and Garden Club MONICA Dwane, President Dungarvan Flower and Garden Club, presents a cheque for €1,000 to Marie Duffy, Carriglea Cairde Services. The donation came from funds raised at the Club’s Christmas Gala Demonstration, “Christmas My Way”, by Christopher White. The club wishes to thank all who attended on the night and indeed those who supported the event in any way. Also in the photograph, committee members; Claire Coughlan, Mary Frost,

Secretary, Anne O’Sullivan, Assistant Treasurer, Anne Dennis, Press Officer and Dina Walshe, Treasurer. Absent from the photograph; Rosarie Shanahan, Bernie Hobbs and Patricia Murray. Interested in gardening and/or flower arranging? The club will hold its AGM at the Park Hotel on Wednesday, January 14th at 8.00 p.m. Come along and hear about events and outings planned for 2015. An exciting programme is guaranteed and new members will be welcomed.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Ardmore SHOP LOCAL! Christmas. Love it or loathe it, the one inexcusable fact is that one cannot but take on board what we want from it and ignore the aspects of it that we find no interest in. No matter which side you are on though, shopping is one part of the Christmas period that one simply cannot avoid. The title for this little piece is not original; it was first used many decades ago by a retail chain, but the sentiment behind those two words is something we should try to adhere to when at all possible. Our economy is far from being in a settled state, no matter what any Government spin floating around the media-sphere will tell you, so supporting one’s own local economy should, when at all possible, be a major factor when we spend what we have to spend around the Christmas shopping time. Of course there will always be items that local suppliers cannot supply, nothing can be done on that front. We do have a town either side of us though that should then be our next stopping off point when looking for those special gifts that we cannot source in our parish. So, when looking at the Xmas shopping list over the next week or two please make every effort to keep our local economy ticking over; it helps us all over the longer period. This little plea by the way has not been asked for by any local business, it is of my own doing. Seeing as our village has recently won an award for our pride of our area, let’s show it by Shopping Local when we can. CHRISTMAS DAY SWIM They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we believe that for sure here in Ardmore. Our favourite time of the year is nearly upon us, Christmas Day Swim Time! The long standing tradition is now in its 18th year, getting bigger and better as every Christmas goes by. Our local R.N.L.I stations, Youghal and Helvick, are always in need of funding because as their slogan goes, “Train One, Save Many”. The average training cost per crew-member is €1672, while their kit costs another €1556. Also, the average cost of running a station such as Youghal or Helvick costs around €101,000 each year. We never know when we may need to call on the help of these amazingly brave people who are on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This year, the time has again been pushed back to 12:15 pm as we saw that it makes a great difference to the support we receive by doing this, and every little helps. The swim takes place in its usual venue of Ardmore Beach, with visits hopefully from Youghal and Helvick Lifeboats and the Ardmore Coast Guard. Sponsorship cards are available from local outlets like Ardmore Pottery and Ardmore Post Office. The cards can also be obtained by contacting Katherine Fitzgerald Hourigan on (087) 1218320 or Siobhán Murray (086) 2145833. We look forward to seeing

Little Mia Foley, who decided to take a little rest on Sunday in a secluded area of the Winter Wonderland Santa Experience at Ardmore Open Farm. Santa is in residence at the Open Farm until December 23rd next. [Gerry O'Mahony] you all on D-Day, even if it’s just for some of our lovely refreshments! Also, don’t be afraid to dress up wearing Christmas jumpers, t-shirts, Santa hats, etc. We love to see people having fun on this special day! ARDMORE BOAT CLUB EVENT Ardmore Boat Club are planning a few surprise announcements at their Open Public Meeting this coming Friday, (December 5th) in Halla Deuglan, Ardmore. The non-commercial, voluntary Ardmore Boat Club may be just a year old, but they’ve already enjoyed considerable success and have delivered over 20 events in their first season, making the waters both accessible and safe for those looking to ‘get on board’. At the Public Meeting they’ll explain what they’ve done in 2014, what they’ve got on the calendar for 2015, and their broader plans for the future, which they say can bring strong social, cultural and socio-economic rewards for all. Trish Brabazon, secretary of Ardmore Boat Club, explains: “These rewards are both very real, and very obtainable, and they cut across all aspects of the community in Ardmore. We’ve all witnessed that there’s an ‘Ardmore way’ of doing things, and that means doing things correctly. It’s why the village continues to win awards, and punches above its weight. The Boat Club is no different. We intend to remove the obstacles to getting people on the water, and create a vibrant marine hub which has social, recreational and economic benefits. We have a lot of positive information to share on the 5th and that’s why we’re encouraging as many people as possible to come along.” The Club are keen to point out that the meeting is not about recruiting new members, as the focus will be solely on how a vibrant local boat club can contribute to a healthy and diverse community. The meeting takes place between 8.00 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. on Friday, 5th December and will be followed by a networking event.

COMMUNITY ALERT AGM Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s annual report indicated that the total expenditure for the year was €428.80 and the total income was €596.82. The principal source of income was the Church gate collection and the largest item of expenditure was for the text alert Facilitator. It was agreed that a contribution of €100 be given to the ICA for the use of the Hall. The current balance is €3,102.03. Garda Report: Garda Pat O’Shea reported that the past year had been a relatively good year on the crime front in the Ardmore/Grange area. The worst crime committed in the Area had been the burglary at an elderly person’s home in the Ardmore area. There had been a 60% reduction in burglaries. The number of criminal damages was down but thefts were up by two. The country areas of the County have been relatively quiet crimewise recently. He advised that all Committee members would call to their elderly clients regularly over the Christmas period. Elderly people living alone should again be reminded not to allow strangers into their home and to always look for identification. Election of Officers: On the proposal of Declan Fitzgerald, seconded by Jimmy O’ Mahony, the meeting voted unanimously in favour of the current officers continuing in their positions for the year 2015. The Chairman thanked the meeting for their vote of confidence. Garda Text Alert: The Chairman indicated that he had received many compliments for the operation of the text alert system. He informed the meeting however, that the current text alert facilitator would be ceasing its operations towards the end of 2015 and that other arrangements would have to be made before the end of October 2015 to ensure the continuation of the text alert system. He suggested that the decision of providing a replacement would not have to be made until later next year. It

was agreed that the all those on the committee should receive just one text message advising them when a meeting is taking place. This text should ideally be sent out on the Tuesday before each meeting. Review of list of Elderly People living alone: The list was reviewed and updated by Garda Pat O’ Shea and was then passed to each committee member to check on the people allocated to them for visitation. Date of next Meeting: Thursday, 5th February, 2015 at 8.30 p.m. AN TOBAR GIG ‘Scruffy’ playing in An Tobar Saturday night next, December 6th, starting at 10.30 p.m. Now with a name like that it would nearly be worth it to head down to see if they/he/she really is…scruffy or not! Couldn’t resist adding a few words Linda! TIDY TOWNS NEWS TOURISM TOWNS AWARDS Mary Hennessy, Kathleen Troy, Bernie Stilwell, Louise Carlton and Billy Harty had a mighty day in Dublin last Thursday. First it was to Clontarf Castle, where Minister for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring officiated and RTE’s Ciaran Mulooly facilitated the Tourism Towns Awards. Each of the 10 towns nominated had their own table and enjoyed a lovely lunch whilst the proceedings took place. Each town was profiled in the presentation, with delightful photographs and the adjudicators most positive comments and each was presented with a certificate. Kinsale won our small town category and Westport won the large town category. To be short-listed for such a major award is due reward for the years of endeavour by all and great encouragement for the future. After the Bord Failte event in Dublin our team headed for The Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny, where the Tidy Towns SE Regional Awards were presented. As Regional Winners Kilkenny (they were overall winners as well), got to host the awards. This time it was Environment Minister Alan Kelly who did the honours and again we received our awards – Highly Commended for 2nd place in the county and a Silver Medal for being within 10 marks of our category winner. Next year we’re going for gold! CHRISTMAS MARKET It’s coming up to that time of the year again when all things start to involve a certain man in a red suit…This year’s Ardmore Christmas Market will be held at Halla Deuglán, Main Street, Ardmore on Sunday, 14th December next, starting at 2.00 pm and running until 5 pm. Call in on the day for all your Gifts, Cards, Trees, Jewelry, Crafts, Cakes, Toys and so on and so forth! Teas and coffees will be served and admission is free. If you wish to have a table at this event to sell your wares, please contact Terry on 0879477213 or Liz on 0861985524 to arrange this. Tables cost €15.

What did Ardmore Firemen John Paul Collins, Johnny McGrath and Declan Power ask for in their Santa Letters, posted at Ardmore Open Farm last weekend? Shiny Red Fire Truck I wonder? [Gerry O'Mahony]

Theo and Emma Conaills bring their son Billy to see Santa at Ardmore Open Farm on Saturday last; when the farm officially started its Winter Wonderland season for this year. [Gerry O'Mahony]

A big Thank You from Santa to Ardmore Fireman Declan Power, who was part of the tender crew who delivered the most important man of the moment to Ardmore Open Farm last Saturday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

There’s something in the Ardmore water! ARDMORE Boat Club are planning a few surprise announcements at their Open Public Meeting this coming Friday, (December 5th) in Halla Deuglan, Ardmore. The non-commercial, voluntary Ardmore Boat Club may be just a year old, but they’ve already enjoyed considerable success and have delivered over 20 events in their first season, making the waters both accessible and safe for those looking to ‘get on board’. At the Public Meeting they’ll explain what they’ve done in 2014, what they’ve got on the calendar for 2015, and their broader plans for the

future, which they say can bring strong social, cultural and socio-economic rewards for all. Trish Brabazon, secretary of Ardmore Boat Club, explains: “These rewards are both very real, and very obtainable, and they cut across all aspects of the community in Ardmore. We’ve all witnessed that there’s an ‘Ardmore way’ of doing things, and that means doing things correctly. It’s why the village continues to win awards, and punches above its weight. The Boat Club is no different. We intend to remove the obstacles to getting people on the water, and create a vibrant

marine hub which has social, recreational and economic benefits. We have a lot of positive information to share on the 5th and that’s why we’re encouraging as many people as possible to come along.” The Club are keen to point out that the meeting is not about recruiting new members, as the focus will be solely on how a vibrant local boat club can contribute to a healthy and diverse community. The meeting takes place between 8.00 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. on Friday, 5th December and will be followed by a networking event.

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Villierstown Ladybirds First Enrolment Ceremoney ON Thursday, 27th November the recently established Villierstown Ladybird Guides celebrated their first enrolment ceremony in the Villierstown Community Church hall. Deirdre Henley, the SW Regional development officer was present to award the nine young girls with their official Ladybird guide pins which they proudly wore on their new uniform sash.The ceremony was attended by the girls' parents and followed by refreshments of tea, coffee and cake to eat. Each girl had their own named cup cake to enjoy with juice. Ladybird Guides are aged 5-7 years old and we meet every Thursday evening 4.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. in Villierstown Community Church Hall. For more information contact: Maureen Betts 0861703621. Pictured right are the three leaders and the girls enjoying their cup cakes: From left to right: Simone Ahern (leader), Pauline Fletcher (leader) and Maureen Betts (leader). Back row: Kate Coughlan, Chloe Moore, Abbie Betts, Siun Mernin and Hayley Ronayne. Front row: Ina Foley, Katie Kiely, Saorlaith Mernin and Lily-Kate Hackett.

Villierstown JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker draw took place on Saturday Night last in An Cruiscín Lán and €50 was won by the Pat Walsh, with Card Number 40, the Ace of Clubs. Congratulations Pat. Jackpot next week is €800. Remember if you are not in…you can’t win. This is a joint community fundraiser. Tickets can be bought locally. A CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE Keep the evening of Friday 12th December free to enjoy a Carol Service in Villierstown Church Community Centre. Starting sharp at 7.30 p.m. the choirs of Aglish, Mount Stuart, Ballinroad and our own local Guide Troup will entertain us with renditions of our favourite festive hymns and songs. Tea and mince pies will be served, admission free, donations welcome. This is a great opportunity to enjoying the true spirit of Christmas. CONGRATULATIONS Major congratulations to Paudie & Colin Landers who are part of the Cappoquin team who WON the The Munster Club Final last weekend. SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY NIGHT Christmas Party Night on Sunday, 14th December in the Park Hotel. DUNGARVAN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS If you haven’t seen this spectacle of Christmas lights, get in there. “Dungarvan Aglow”. Not only will the children be amazed but adults will be blown away by the sheer extravagance of design and display. It’s truly a magical experience and it’s local. WATERFORD WINTERVAL Christmas Festival – 21st November 23rd December Fun and exciting events for all the family. The Polar Bear Garden and the Penguins at the Palace are free events put on by the Grow Project and the whole family will be entertained. Check out info@winterval.ie CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS EXTRAVAGANZA Last Sunday’s Christmas Arts & Crafts Extravaganza in the Church hall was really an EXTRAVAGANZA. What a day. Of course the exceptional good weather helped but the very large selection of artists and crafters that fill the Church hall to

capacity really was amazing. Over 30 people showcased their wares and table space was at a premium. One of the hidden gems was the North Pole Express Post Box. Over 90 letters were posted and many are awaiting their personalized reply. It was great so many locals exhibiting their wares but what really surprised the organizers was the huge footfall of craft enthusiasts who came from far and wide. We don’t normally get traffic congestion on Villierstown Main Street. We really would like to THANK everyone who helped especially River Valley Plants who loaned all the trees and shrubs for the day, our local Foróige Group who willingly dressed up and became worker Elf ’s, helping out where necessary, Ballinameela & Aglish communities who loaned us every table possible, everyone with a van who “willingly” collected and delivered for us, Lauren Walsh who took the time and trouble to hand craft the fantastic toad-stool post box and everyone behind the scenes who tirelessly did what they were told…..Ha! This was a community inclusive project and we are very proud that this fair was a huge success and thanks to everyone who supported us. Hopefully this will now be an annual event. SHOP LOCAL This is a new section of the column so if anyone has a small local business, craft workshop, or any up-and-coming enterprise just let me know and it would be a pleasure to include it. Povey Design – A Povey bag or accessory, designed and handmade in Villierstown. Great Christmas gift inspirations for all ages. www.povey.ie. HEADRUSH, our local hair salon in Dromana. Jacky Nugent of Dromana, Cappoquin opens her hair salon Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Contact – 0876891976 VILLAGE SHOP – MAIN STREET Sweet Treat’s by Tory. How lucky are we in Villierstown to have such delicious treats daily baked by Tory for us to enjoy. Tory is now taking orders for Christmas cakes, Christmas puddings and all the sweet treats required over Christmas. Happiness is “Cake for breakfast” VILLIERSTOWN BOATING CLUB Sunday last saw the third lesson in our sailing course. All four club boats were out

with first time sailors showing off their new found skills. In all eight sail boats raced around marker buoys but with little wind and fog it was quite difficult. That said it also made for a very competitive race with tactics playing a big part for the winners. CRAFTY CRAFTERS We had a great day at the Craft Fair and wish to thank everyone who supported our Tea & Coffee stand. All proceeds go straight back into our group to keep it going. The winner of our “Beauty Hamper” that was raffled on the day was Dawn West. We are now showcasing, some of our crafts for sale in the window of the craft room. Stroll by and have a look. VILLIERSTOWN FORÓIGE We need your help Last Friday this group of local teenagers enjoyed a “Pajama Night” while viewing a film in the VECP Community Room.They had fantastic fun and fair play to Melanie for organizing all the activities. It is important that this Foróige Friday night gathering is continued as it’s possibly the only place locally where our young teenagers can gather in a structured, nurturing and supervised environment. Foróige is Ireland’s leading, most successful youth organization. We believe in every young person and we are passionate about their potential. We are very fortunate in Villierstown to have a gathering every Friday evening in the VECP Community Room beside the shop on Main Street. This venue caters for the Villierstown / Aglish youth. This gathering of young people every Friday night is a huge success BUT we need leaders. Volunteer leaders make it possible for young people to socialize safely, try new things, develop their confidence and self-reliance, get involved in the community and have lots of fun. The volunteer gets loads out of it too – like a great relationship with local teenagers, training and being part of a team. Please think about being a leader. We need your help to keep this very popular youth group going. We meet every Friday night at 7.30 p.m. For more information come along on the night or please call 087-2342099. VILLIERSTOWN NS Dates to remember: School closes Friday, 19th December, re-opens Monday, 5th January.

SANTA LETTERS As you read this Santa & Mrs. Clause are replying to all the letters. It will take a little time as there are so many…. so parents keep calm, any day soon they will arrive. VILLIERSTOWN LIBRARY Just a reminder - this library is open Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 11.00 -12.30. Next on the list is possibly including a DVD lending section. If anyone wishes to donate some up-to-date titles we could start. Just drop them into the VECP community room anytime it’s open. Gardening Club - Tips of the week • Check your winter protection structures are still securely in place. • Check that greenhouse heaters are working. • Prevent ponds and stand pipes from freezing. VILLIERSTOWN MENS SHED It has been mentioned that a “Men’s Shed” in Villierstown would be a great idea. What is a Men’s Shed? A Men’s Shed is a dedicated, friendly and welcoming meeting place where men come together and undertake a variety of mutually agreed activities. Men’s Sheds are open to all men regardless of age, background or ability.The ethos of this is to “Build the wellbeing of men in the community”. There is a thriving Men’s shed in Dungarvan and if any group of men would like to visit and see how its run it can be arranged. Who would like to start up a Men’s Shed in Villierstown? Check out:- Irish Men’s Shed Association menssheds.ie IMPORTANT DAYS IN OUR CALANDER Day of the Ninja – 5th December 2014 (this is a fact):- This is no longer about disguise. Your disguise was the everyday life you have been leading. It's finally time to show the world that YOU are a ninja! Human Rights Day – 10th December:This is an important day at the United Nations (UN).The UN's General Assembly declared that having human rights "is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS DAY – 10th DECEMBER This day aims to serve the same purpose as it does every year – reminding human

beings that every creature on the planet deserves to be treated with equal kindness and respect. ÁINE’S DANCERCISE CLASS Just reminding ye all this very popular dancercise class is in full dance mode every Tuesday evening from 7-8 in Villierstown Church Hall Facility. Dance exercise to fun chart music. PILATE CLASSES Zsofia Power’s Pilates Classes are in full swing in Villierstown in the VECP Community Room. It’s proving very popular so an extra day is being introduced. Book your place. Monday - Time 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Wednesday - Time 7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. Extra Date – Friday 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Contact Carol: 0876635465 SHARE A MEMORY The Alzheimer Society of Ireland invites everyone to create a memory online of a loved one as part of its national Memory Ribbon fundraising campaign. www.memoryribbon.ie COUNTY WATERFORD COMMUNITY BASED DRUGS INITIATIVE This initiative has a free, confidential, open access service. Contact:- Tracey Nugent on 087-9676439. SAFE TALK If you need someone to talk to or just needs someone to listen. We are lucky in Villierstown to have a trained “Safe Talk” councillor call Carol on: 087- 6635465. I NEED YOUR HELP If any group or individual has anything they would like to be include in these notes, just let me know. Remember if I don’t know what’s happening I can’t include it. All local news very welcome. THOUGHT OF THE WEEK Santa saw your Facebook photo – now he knows he‘s going give you some clothes and a dictionary for Christmas. CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS JOKE What did the sea Say to Santa? Nothing! It just waved!

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

West Waterford NEW ARRIVAL Warmest congratulations to Linda and Dave Salmon, Clashmore on the birth of their beautiful baby daughter whom they have named Sarah Jane, a most welcome baby sister for David. Best wishes from all your family and friends. FESTIVE GOODIES SALE! Clashmore After-School Club are holding a sale of festive gifts and seasonal bakes, in Clos Naomh Mochudha Hall on Thursday, December 11th at 3.30 p.m. You are all invited to come along and enjoy some hot chocolate and gingerbread and browse through our Garland, crafts and delicious and tempting treats for all the family. Your support would be very much appreciated. Merry Christmas to all ! KINSALEBEG MACRA NEWS 60th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS We have just one week to go to the eagerly awaited 60th anniversary celebration of Kinsalebeg Macra. All roads will lead to the Park Hotel, Dungarvan on December 12th for our big reunion and dinner dance and everyone is welcome. Tickets are limited, so if you wish to be part of this great occasion you would be well advised to book your tickets now by contacting any of the following: Ita (087) 9271740 or Maurice (086) 0709418. MASS Also, a special Mass will be held in memory of past Kinsalebeg Macra members who are no longer with us. This will be held on the 3rd January, 2015 at 6.30 p.m. in Piltown Church. All are welcome.

KINSALEBEG HALL NOTES CHRISTMAS FLOWER DEMONSTRATION Our Christmas flower demonstration with Daphne takes place in Kinsalebeg Hall, on Tuesday night, 9th December and Tuesday night, December 16th, from 7.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. each night, costing only €13 for both nights, hope you will come along and see what this talented lady has to show us. For more information or to book ring Joan 024-94594. CLASHMORE COMMUNITY ALERT CARD DRIVE Our annual Card Drive and raffle, is our main fundraiser, it takes place this week at the Déise Bar on December 5th. An enjoyable night is assured. Who knows you may even pick up the Christmas dinner, with cash, turkeys and hams all waiting to be won. Even non card players can have an enjoyable night if their luck is in, they could have a win in the raffle while supporting a local cause. We expect a great night of cards and fun. MEETING DATE The group’s next meeting takes place on Wednesday, December 12th at 8.00 p.m. CLASHMORE KINSALEBEG LADIES GAA A.G.M Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Ladies Football are holding their AGM this Saturday, December 6th at 7.00 p.m. in the Clubhouse in Clashmore. We are asking that all parents and players please try to attend this meeting. JUVENILE DISCO There is a Christmas Disco for all juvenile players on Sunday, December 7th from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. in the

Siobhan Daly, Aughnacurraveel, Clashmore, daughter of Eilish and the late Pad Daly, Monatrea, pictured following her graduation with a Bachelors of Nursing Degree at UCC. Congratulations and best wishes to you Siobhan on your wonderful achievement.

Yvonne (nee Foley) Coonan, Newtown, Kinsalebeg, who was conferred with a B.A. Honours Degree in Early Childhood Studies and Pratice at N.U.I Galway on October 18th, pictured with her mum and dad Catherine and Eamonn Foley. Congratulations and best wishes on your wonderful achievement from all your family and friends. Clubhouse in Clashmore. PRESENTATION There will be a presentation of medals to the under 12’s and under 15’s girls after the Disco on Sunday evening. COUCH TO 5 K Don’t forget it’s never too late to start to get fit and feel better and you can start this week in Aglish. Anne O’Donnell coaches a beginners Couch to 5k, meeting at Aglish Community Hall every Tuesday and Thursday night, at 7.15 p.m. Cost is only €2 per night with all proceeds going to the Children's Hospital, Crumlin, and you are welcome to join in at any time. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Our weekly Clashmore 45 Drive took place at the

Decies Bar on Monday night. Our top prize winners this week on nine games were Tom Osbourne and John Motherway. In joint second on eight games each we had Podge Cunningham and Edmond Og Ledingham; Maura McGrath and Redmond McGrath; Mairead and Michael Fahey. Best of the last five were Pat O’Halloran and Aine Curran. Our lucky last game winners were Tomas and Billy Allen; Tony Keane and Gabriel Hynes. Players please note all games will begin at 9.00 p.m. Thank you for your co-operation and support. CLASHMORE / KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO Jackpot €3,200 Our weekly Clashmore

Colm Faherty, Ballycurrane, Clashmore, who graduated from the University of Limerick with a B.S.c in Wood Science & Technology on the 28th of August last. Colm is now pursuing a professional masters in education [Technology] in UL which upon completion will qualify him as a secondary school teacher. We all join with Colm's family and friends, who are so very proud of him, in wishing him all the best in his future studies and career.

/Kinsalebeg GAA Lotto draw took place on Monday night. Our four numbers were 5, 16, 22, 26. We had no match four ticket in the drum. Next week’s jackpot will be €3,200 when our draw takes place at The Ole Mill. Well done to the following who were the lucky winners of €20 spot prizes: Siobhan Hickey, David Byrne, Danny O’Mahony, Monatea; Fionnuala O’Rourke, Nicky Troy. Thanks as always to all our supporters. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS ALPHA LOTTO DRAW Sunday, November 30th Here are the results of the weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto Draw which took place in Clashmore last Sunday night, November 30th. The letters drawn were: L,T, M, H.We had no jackpot winner, so next Sunday night’s jackpot will be €3,650. €20 each went to: John Kennelly, Clashmore; Mary Anne Troy, Clashmore; Maurice J. Trihy, c/o bingo. Thanks to all our friends for your continued support. BINGO Come join us for a game of bingo on Sunday nights. Our club’s Bingo takes place here in Kinsalebeg Community Hall, starting at 8.00 p.m. each week. Your support would be very much appreciated. PARISH OF AGLISHBALLINAMEELAMOUNT STUART MASSES FOR DECEMBER 8th The following are the Mass times for churches in the Parish of Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart for the Church Holiday, December 8th Mount Stuart 9.45 a.m.; Aglish 11.00 a.m.; Ballinameela 7.30 p.m. (Please note - No vigil Mass on Sunday evening. Mass on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m. instead).

“Full House” for Musical Bingo Fundraiser! THE first Musical Bingo event to be held in the County took place recently in Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan. The evening was held to raise funds for the local Dungarvan Aglish Drumhills anti-wind turbine group, who are currently opposing the proposed development of a further 12 wind turbines in the Drumhills area. The Drumhills application by EcoPower Developments was vehemently opposed by the local community, and resulted in an unprecedented deluge of submissions to Waterford City and County Council. Following the Council’s decision to refuse planning permission, the Developer has now appealed to An Bord Pleanala, forcing the local community to organise further submissions, with each individual submission costing €100. With the growing cost of appeals, local groups all over the country are fundraising to help cover costs. Here in Dungarvan, our fundraising effort attracted much local attention and even some hotel guests (somewhat bemusedly) joined in the fun! Our enthusiastic Bingo Caller Mick fuelled our excitement with hits from the 1970s right up to the present day. We waltzed and hummed our way through the first four corners, jiving over the first full line before the tension rose as six or seven individuals took a narrow lead, and spent the next twenty minutes bopping neck and neck before Katie finally rocked her way to the first full house and a very sweet victory! The disappointed and disgruntled losers were soothed with a 1980s medley while the rest of us were readily bribed with the promise of some more spot prizes. All in all, everyone went home happy and humming! The event was very generously sponsored by a number of local businesses across West Waterford and Cork, to whom we are deeply grateful. Our main sponsor was Feericks Pharmacy in Cappoquin. Other sponsors included: Perks Amusement Centre in Youghal The Marine Bar, Pulla, Dungarvan Salterbridge House and Gardens, Cappoquin Amber Petrol Station, Dungarvan and several individuals – Tom Feerick, Noel Cummins, Mark Healy, and Paddy Lehane. We are also indebted to our Bingo Caller and Musical Maestro for the night, Mick O’Dowd who provided his very professional services completely free of charge! Thanks to the generosity of all our sponsors and supporters, we hope to be able to continue our opposition to the development of industrial wind farms in our local West Waterford area, and to support our local communities who are threatened with having to live in the shadow of these gigantic wind turbines. In the meantime, we await the decision (due in 2015) from An Bord Pleanala regarding the proposed additional twelve turbines in Drumhills.

Katie Halpin-Hill from An Rinn, winner of Waterford's first Musical Bingo accepts her prize from Noel Walsh. The fundraising event was held in Lawlors Hotel for the Dungarvan Aglish Drumhills anti wind-turbine group and provided a cracking evening's entertainment!

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

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2014 Bhí Dónal Ó Faoláin ón Rinn agus William Power ó Phort Lách i láthair ag Ionad Oidhreachta Phort Lách do Thionól na nDéise, caint ar an scoláire Gaoluinne, an Dr. Piaras de Hindeberg gurb as Port Lách dó ó dhúchas. William Power from Portlaw pictured with Donal Ó Faoláin from An Rinn at Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise in the Heritage Centre, Portlaw featuring a talk by Dr. Mícheál Ó Drisleáin entitled "An Dr. Piaras de Hindeberg, S.J. - the Portlaw Connection". [David Clynch Photography]

Touraneena SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Week ending 30th November 2014. Lotto jackpot €1,000. Winning numbers drawn were 19, 22 and 26. No winner. New jackpot €1,100. 5 x €20 winners Emma Fitzpatrick, Kevin Sheehan, Nora Walsh, Tom Casey, Claire Fitzpatrick. Promoter’s prize €20, Nuala Dunne. The Lotto jackpot has surpassed the €1,000 mark and would make a nice win for the upcoming Christmas season. If you're not in, you can't win. Lotto tickets cost €2 each and can be purchased from committee members, local retail outlets and designated promoters Next draw is in Dunne's Bar,Touraneena, on Sunday, 7th December, 2014. SLIABH gCUA / ST. MARY'S G.A.A. CLUB The club are organising a monster auction to be held on Sunday, 14th December in the Community Centre, Touraneena and would appreciate any unused, new or secondhand items that you may wish to donate. The auction will start at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 14th and items for donation can be brought to the dressing rooms in Kirwan park on this Saturday, 6th December between 8.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. or to the community centre on Saturday, 13th December between 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. or 8.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. or can be given to any committee member. All support appreciated. If you would like further information, please contact Brendan Tobin 0872701947. DUNGARVAN LIONS CLUB A reminder that the Dungarvan Lions Club

Christmas hamper appeal are holding their annual table quiz this Friday night, 5th December at 8.30 p.m. in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult. The Dungarvan Lions Club, supported by clubs, organisations and donations from the people of the county, raise vital funds each year with their Christmas Appeal fundraising event and it is testimony to the generousity of the people of Waterford and the efforts of the organising partnership. A quiz table of 4 costs €20. A raffle will also take place on the night. So come along to Hanrahan's on Friday night and not only enjoy a great night but support a worthy cause as well. Looking forward to seeing you there. BINGO FUNDRAISING EVENT If you would like to try your luck with a night at the Bingo, look no further! There will be a night of bingo held in the Modeligo Community Centre on Thursday, 11th December at 8.30 p.m. All profits from the night will go to the Astroturf fund. All are welcome. TRACTOR RUN 2015 – SAVE THE DATE!! The 4th annual “Little Bob’s Memorial Tractor Run” in memory of the late Robbie Power will take place on New Year’s Day 2015. Please save the date, more details to follow soon! COFFEE AND CAKE SALE A Coffee and Cake Sale in aid of Sliabh gCua Set Dancers will be held in Touraneena Hall on Thursday, 4th December from 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

CHARITY VINTAGE RUN AN DOMHNACH SEO Beidh teacht le chéile de shean-charranna agus tarracóirí ar siúl ar an Domhnach seo, 7 Nollaig ag tosnú ag 12 meánlae ag Tigh John Pauls sa Sean Phobal. Beidh clárú ar siúl óna 11 ar aghaidh agus beidh sóláistí ar fáil roimh agus tar éis an turas timpeall. Glacfar le síntiús de €20 agus i gcomhair Dungarvan Déise Day Care Centre an t-airgead seo. Míle fáilte roimh gach éinne ar an lá. A vintage car and tractor run in aid of Déise Day Care Centre, Dungarvan, will take place this coming Sunday, starting at 12 midday at John Pauls in Old Parish. Registration begins at 11 am, with the run beginning at 12, and lasting for one hour. Donations of €20 will go to a very worthy cause and refreshments will be served both before and after. Please come along and support the Day Care Centre this Sunday. Further information from Tony Tobin on 087-3471139 PÁIRTÍ NA NOLLAG – THIS SUNDAY Beidh Páirtí na Nollag eagraithe ag Coiste na dTuismitheorí, SN na Rinne, ar siúl in Halla an Phobail ar an Domhnach, 7ú Nollag, ó mheánlae go 3 a chlog i.n. Deirtear go mbeidh Daidí na Nollag é féin ann le comhrá beag & griangraf a thógaint leis na páistí! Cuireann an coiste fáilte roimh gach éinne spiorad na Nollag a thaispeáint trí geansaí Nollag a chaitheamh (le duais don gheansaí is fearr do pháiste & do dhuine fásta!). Súil againn ‘steipeanna’ iontacha a fheiscint le ‘dance-off ’ idir na ranganna chomh maith le ealaíon & ceardaíocht, tóraíocht taisce sa halla agus amhrán Nollag á chanadh. Dos na daoine fásta, beidh cístí den scoth ar díol sa chistin chun blaiseadh le cupán deas tae nó caife & comhrá. Níl aon costas dul isteach sa halla, ach costas €6 an pháiste nó €15 an chlann (3 pháiste nó níos mó) chun bualadh le Daidí na Nollag. Coiste na dTuismitheoirí, Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne are delighted to announce that we’re hosting a Children’s Christmas Party in the Halla on Sunday, Dec 7th from 12 noon to 3 pm for all the children in the area. Rumour has it that Santa himself will be there for a chat and a photo with the

kids! We invite everyone to get into the Christmas spirit by wearing your Christmas jumper (a prize will be given for the best kid & best adult jumper!) The kids will be showing off their dance skills in an inter-class dance-off, and the fun doesn’t end there! We’ll have arts & crafts, facepainting, an indoor treasure hunt and carol singing. For the adults, we’ll have tea /coffee and treats available to enjoy while the kids are busy. Entry is free on the day, with a visit to Santa costing €6 per child, or €15 per family (3 or more kids.) DÍOLACHÁN CÍSTÍ / CAKE SALE Beidh Díolachán Cístí i ndiadh Aifreann 11.30rn ar siúl sa chistin i Halla Pobail na Rinne ar an nDomhnach, 7ú Nollaig, eagraithe ag Coiste na dTuismitheoirí, Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne. Beidh tae agus caifé ar fáil ar an lá agus más maith leat cúpla carúil a chanadh beidh fáilte romhat, agus ná dearúd geansaí na Nollag a chaitheamh. Bheimís buíoch d’aon tacaíocht. Coiste na dTuismitheoirí, Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne are hosting a Cake Sale in the kitchen of the Halla on Sunday, Dec 7th following mass at 11.30 am. Tea and Coffee will be available on the day if you fancy staying for some Carol singing, or to check out the festive Christmas jumpers that the kids & Parents will be wearing on the day! All support greatly appreciated! GRADAM BAINT AG COMHLUCHT FORBARTHA NA NDÉISE AGUS RNLI HEILBHIC Bhain Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise gradam amach sa chatagóir fiontraíocht áitiúil ag Gradaim Phobail agus Deonacha Cathair agus Contae Phort Láirge a bhí ar siúl in Óstán na Páirce an Déardaoin seo caite. Don togra turasóireachta a baineadh an gradam seo amach, togra fiúntach a thógann iad siúd atá bainteach san earnáil turasóireachta le chéile. Is le cabhair ó Chomhpháirtíocht Leader Phort Láirge a cuireadh an togra seo ar bun. Tháinig duaiseanna eile dtí Gaeltacht na nDéise chomh maith, le mórghradam na hoíche buaite ag Coiste an bháid tárrthála in Heilbhic. Comhlucht Forbartha na

Míchéal Ó Drisleáin, Therese McDermott agus Tadhg Ó Maoileoin ag céiliúradh tar éis do Chomhlucht Forbartha na nDéise gradam a bhaint amach don togra turasóireachta atá idir lámha ag Gradaim Phobail agus Deonacha Cathair agus Contae Phort Láirge.

nDéise received the Social Enterprise Award at last Thursday night’s Waterford City and County Community and Voluntary Awards which were held in the Park Hotel in Dungarvan. The award was in recognition of the cultural tourism project which saw the successful weekend ‘Brí na Samhna’ organised last weekend in An Rinn. The project has been very successful in bringing those involved in tourism together to work in providing activities and better facilities for local people and visitors to the area. The project is supported and funded by Waterford Leader Partnership. The overall award on the night went to the fundraising committee of the Helvick Head RNLI Lifeboat for their excellent work in the community, a well-deserved recognition for the Trojan work they do throughout the year. DRAÍOCHT NA NOLLAG AG DÁNLANN JOAN CLANCY Is fiú go mór cuairt a a thabhairt ar Dhánlann Joan Clancy i Maoil a’ Chóirne sa Rinn don taispeántas is déanaí, dár teideal ‘Draíocht na Nollag. Tá píosaí den scoth ann ó Arthur Maderson, Andrea Jameson, Katarzyna Gajewska, Blawnin Clancy, Dave West, Rosemary Gaynor agus Rayleen Clancy. Beidh an taispeántas ag oscailt ar an Déardaoin, 4 Nollaig agus ag leanúint go dtí an Domhnach, 8 Nollaig agus an deireadh seachtaine ina dhiaidh, 13 agus 14 Nollaig. Beidh sé oscailte gach lá óna 11 – 5 agus is féidir coinne speisialta a dhéanamh lasmuigh de na hamanna sin. Draiocht na Nollag, the Christmas exhibition in Joan Clancy Gallery in Mweelahorna, An Rinn in the West Waterford Gaeltacht is an exciting showcase of fine art by Arthur Maderson, Andrea Jameson, Katarzyna Gajewska, Blawnin Clancy, Dave West, Rosemary Gaynor and Rayleen Clancy. “...Joan Clancy is an insightful owner of a renowned art gallery which showcases some of the country's best painters...” Nationwide RTE 1. Opening Thursday, December 4th the exhibition runs until December 8th and the following weekends: December 13th14th, 20th-21st. Open 11 am – 5 pm each of those days and also by appointment. Joan Clancy Gallery is located near Ring College (Coláiste na Rinne) and the Cunnigar, 10k south of Dungarvan in An Rinn overlooking the stunning panorama of Dungarvan Bay and the Comeragh Mountains. Further info from Joan: 0868134597 or info@joanclancygallery.com NAÍONRA AN tSEAN PHOBAIL / LIOS NA SÍOG Tá cead ag páiste tosnú ag freastal ar Naíonra an tSean Phobail tar éis na Nollag ar an 5ú Eanáir, 2015. Caithfidh an páiste a bheith 3 bliana d'aois roimh an 1ú Samhain, 2014. Tuilleadh eolais ó Seosaimhthín ar 058-46622. A child may start attending

RoseAnn Foley taobh lena seastán ag an Margadh a bhí i gCriostal na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine, as part of the successful Brí na Samhna weekend. Naíonra an tSean Phobail after Christmas on 5th January, 2014. The child must be 3 years before 1st November, 2014. Further information from Seosaimhthín at 058 46622. Crannchur na Nollag Beidh Crannchur do chiseán lán le de rudaí deasa don Nollag ar siúl sa Naíonra ar an 17 Nollag. Tá ticeidí le fáil ón Naíonra. 1 ticéid - €2, 3 ticéid - €5. SRAITH REATHA AGUS SIÚLÓIDE Beidh imeachtaí ag tosnú ag Sólás na Mara an Domhnach seo chughainn ag 9.30 agus 3 seachtain fágtha i mbliana. Beidh duaiseanna ann an tseachtain seo don chéad triúr thar n-ais. €2 do dhaoine fásta agus €1 do pháistí agus is ar mhaithe le Bord na nÓg / An Ghaeltacht an tsraith seo. The 5Km running / walking league continues this Sunday, with 3 mornings left. This week will see the countdown clock with prizes for the first three back to Sólás na Mara. The weather has been great over the past 5 weeks with people enjoying getting out and about early on a Sunday morning. Come along and join in this Sunday morning, from Sólás na Mara, to Ceann a’ Bhathala and back again to Heilbhic. CÓR FEAR NA nDÉISE Beidh cleachtadh ar siúl gach Máirt go dtí an 16 Nollaig sa Mheánscoil, ag a 9 i.n. Tá roinnt imeachtaí ag teacht suas, dinnéar agus amhráin sa Seanachaí ar an Satharn, 6 Nollaig, carúil san Ionad Ealaíne ar an 4 Nollaig agus ceolchoirm sa mBaile Dubh ar an 27 Nollaig. A hectic few weeks ahead for Cór Fear na nDéise, with an evening in an Seanachaí on the 6th of December, carols in the Arts Centre on the 4th December and a concert in Ballyduff on the 27th. SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Beidh an Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú thar n-ais ag feidhmiú ó Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach Máirt agus Déardaoin ó 9-11 ar maidin ón gcéad seachtain i mí Eanáir ar aghaidh. Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú will be available for appointments in the Health Centre in Ionad Pobail na Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 am – 11 am, from the first week

in January. TOGHA AN BHAILE DVD Tá an dvd den oíche ar fáil anois sa Siopa Spar. €5 atá ar an dvd iontach seo a thugann blaiseadh iontach den oíche a bhí againn i rith an tsamhraidh. The dvd of ‘Togha an Bhaile’ is now for sale in Spar, €5 per copy. IONAD SÓ – AR OSCAILT ARÍS Tá an Ionad Só ag oscailt arís ón Aoine seo caite agus beidh gach Aoine feasta óna 6 – 8 sa tráthnóna. Beidh clárú ar siúl ar an oíche, €20 don duine don bhliain seo, chun árachas srl. a chlúdach. Beidh amchlár d’imeachtaí eagraithe don téarma agus fáilte roimh dhéagóirí uile an pharóiste. The Ionad Só, drop in centre for teenagers, is now open on Fridays from 6-8 pm. All teenagers between 13 and 18 are welcome to attend. A timetable of events will be drawn up for the term. PÁIRC UILE AIMSIRE Is féidir an pháirc uile aimsire a chur in áirithe tré glaoch a chur ar Ann Hogan ar 0861655137. Leis na hoícheanta ag teacht dorcha, áis iontach ar fad atá againn anseo. The all-weather pitch in An Sean Phobal can be booked by calling Ann Hogan on 0861655137 CUMANN NAOMH UINSEANN DE PÓL / SVP Má theastaíonn ó éinne teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cumann Naomh Uinseann de Pól sa cheantar, is féidir teacht orthu ag (058) 46125 nó 0851520494. The contact numbers for the An Rinn / An Sean Phobal branch of St Vincent de Paul are (058) 46125 nó 0851520494. MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal ar an leathnach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha – www.facebook.com/comhlucht.forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, seol iad chuig cfdeise@gmail.com nó 05846664.

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THE LIGHTS WILL SHINE THIS CHRISTMAS Six weeks ago, all of us in Civic Link dispaired at the news from elsewhere that the town’s Main Street was going to have no lights this Christmas.Then, slowly but surely our members set to work, talking with clubs, business owners and individuals on the ground, and a couple of weeks ago we were beginning to be more hopeful. Finally, as of late last week, we are in a position to confirm that the battle to keep central Cappoquin aglow over Christmas looks to have been won. Civic Link has been absolutely bowled over by the support and generosity of a vast range of people and groups, and we can confirm that the level of Christmas lighting along the length of Main Street this year should be at least as good as in previous years. As always, our treasurer Mary Murray will keep a record of every cent received for the purchase of this entirely new set of lights, and we will publish the accounts for the project immediately after Christmas, just in case there are more contributions not yet in. Following a joint meeting with the Choral Society (aka St. Patrick’s Day com-

mittee) last Sunday, we have decided to make a bit of a ‘do’ out of the switch on of the lights along the town centre this year. The switch on will include the Christmas tree and lights at the Square, and the planned date is Thursday, 11th December, with a start time of 7.00 p.m. and an official switch on around 7.30 p.m., so that it won’t be too late for younger people. There will be some music and carols, characters in fancy dress and rumours abound that some snow will even be on the agenda for the occasion, which promises to be a good half hour of fun and festive cheer. LIGHTS TO BENEFIT FROM A NOVEL FUNDRAISER The Sportsman’s Bar darts club has been in touch to say that it is holding a ferret run in the bar on Saturday, 6th December, 2014, with a share of the proceeds going towards the town Christmas lights. One friendly and well lookedafter furry friend will have a ball, ferreting around in a prepared box until he eventually decides to peep his head out through any one of sixteen holes in his enclosure. Each of the holes has a purchase price of just €3, and the owner of the ferret’s chosen ‘window’ will pocket half the take for

every journey the little creature makes. The club tells us it will have numbered tickets printed for each round and a minder for the ferret, who could become one of the most popular pets of all time! REMEMBRANCE RIBBONS Still on a Christmas theme, a reminder that our annual remembrance ribbons are now available in the Credit Union and at Mary Murray’s. We also hope to have them available in a central street location in mid-December. This is a chance for people to write the name of a loved one who is away this Christmas, or who has died, on one of the ribbons going up on the town Christmas tree at the Square. It’s a simple idea, like many good ideas, and the end result in the past few years has been a quite moving and spectacular centrepiece at the Square. Ribbons are not ‘sold’ but if anyone feels in a position to make a contribution, that is more than acceptable, and the money raised in the past has helped to fund the insurance cover for events like the Tradfest, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Cornerstone Carnival and several more community events. NEXT SUNDAY Sincere good wishes to our neighbours in Modeligo as their hurlers go in search of a Munster junior title against Castlemartyr of Cork. Unless changed in the meantime, the fixture is set for the Mallow venue at 1.30 p.m. next Sunday, and no doubt there will be a great crowd of people from

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the locality making their way there to see the men in green and white in action and, hopefully, in victory too. For those who are around Cappoquin next Sunday, all roads will lead to Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin from 2.00 p.m., with the annual sale of work now entering its fifth consecutive decade. Santa is expected, as always, and the full range of attractions can also be expected – the spinner, book and toy stalls, lovely cups of tea, cakes, lucky dip, etc. AND AFTER CHRISTMAS… Cappoquin Heritage Group, in cooperation with the Society of St. Vincent DePaul, has come up with what could be the ideal antidote to Christmas excesses. On Sunday, 28th December, we are delighted to announce the inaugural ‘Cappoquin Turkey Trot and Toddle’ – no, you don’t have to bring your own turkey to this one! This will be a five or ten kilometre post-Christmas walk, with stewards etc. to ensure safety. €3 from every €5 entry fee collected will go to Cappoquin SVP and it should be a great social occasion to boot. In order to make sure we get everyone out in the fresh air, the start and finishing point will be at Tourin Hall, with a 12.30 p.m. start, and the routes will be specially selected for their natural beauty, heritage and, hopefully, lack of any serious hills! More details in the coming weeks, but do put the 28th December in your diaries for this worthy cause.

Well he could have picked anywhere in the world to broadcast from on Tuesday morning but Today FM superstar Ray Darcy chose JJ's Truckstop at Youghal Bridge! [Gerry O'Mahony]

Letters to the Editor … St. Michael’s Church, Address Letters to: The Editor, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Fax: 058 41559. e-mail: news@dungarvanobserver.ie ALL letters MUST include your name, address and telephone number for authenticity purposes.

Attack on democratic process 19-11-’14 Carrigroe, Dungarvan. Dear Editor, In response to Louise Brierley’s hysterical response to your editorial piece on 14-11-’14 “Gerry Adams reverts to old ways,” when he delivered his speech to his rich American Friends of Sinn Féin. It was an attack on the democratic process and your editorial piece was correct. I note that any newspaper that criticises Gerry Adams is now called discredited for example the Sunday Independent, the Boston Tapes, in Sinn Féin’s eyes. The Sunday Independent and the spotlight programme told the truth about the Mairia Cahill case. Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin treated Mairia Cahill disgracefully, refusing to believe that she had to face a kangaroo court and her abuser. As regards the peace process so many others worked a lot harder than Gerry Adams to achieve peace especially John Hume. It is now time for the parties in the North to work it out for themselves. It is not the present Irish Government’s job to work out their budget and issues relating to the past. In conclusion, keep up the good work, a free press is vital for our democracy, not one that panders to Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin. Yours sincerely, Nora Tobin (Mrs.)

Ballyduff Upper Pastoral Council

THE Sacrament of Reconciliation for Christmas will be celebrated in our Church on Wednesday night, December 10th at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome. Our Mass on Christmas Eve will be celebrated at 8.30 p.m. and Christmas Day Mass will be at the usual time of 11.00 a.m.

Christmas Fete CHRISTMAS Bazaar & Afternoon Teas.This Sunday, 7th December 2014, 2.00 p.m. - 5 p.m. Cake Stall, Raffle, Toy Stall, Tombola, Bric a Brac, Book stall. South Abbey Hall (Formerly School). By the Devonshire Arms & Next to CRY FM & Youghal. In aid of St. Paul’s Ardmore & St. Mary's Youghal Parish Funds. Free entry - Lovely day out for all.

County Waterford outstanding recyclers of batteries in 2013! “HOW many batteries do you have at home boys and girls?” That’s the question Bosco wants us all to ask ourselves as new toys and electrical goods enter the home in the run up to Christmas. Once again WEEE Ireland are asking the public to collect their waste batteries for recycling as part of the annual campaign to contribute to LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. In 2012/2013, the public recycled 25 million batteries, with over 300,000 of these recycled in Co.Waterford alone, raising €90K for the charity, and it is hoped that the 2014/2015 campaign will be even more successful. Everyone’s favourite TV star Bosco is again leading the recycling call for LauraLynn. Bosco will even make a special trip to one lucky school next year – all schools taking part in the WEEE Pledge battery reycling campaign will be in with a chance to win a visit from Bosco to their school. Bosco said; “I had so much fun last year telling everyone about LauraLynn and how we can all help raise funds by recycling our batteries. I know that all boys and girls in all of the schools around the country are the best at recycling, so I hope they will get all of the GROWN UPS to help them this year too!” WEEE Ireland is contributing to the children’s charity for every waste battery collected as an extra incentive to get people to recycle and help Ireland meet challenging targets under EU environmental laws. For the next stage of the campaign and to meet EU recycling targets, the Irish public are being challenged to increase the current collection rate of 16 million waste portable batteries per annum to 36 million waste portable batteries per annum*. That’s the equivalent of at least 10 waste batteries per person per year. People can easily get involved – simply recycle your waste batteries anywhere that you see the blue WEEE Ireland battery box. You will find them in local shops, businesses and schools across the country. All retailers that sell batteries are obliged to take them back for free so there is no excuse to not make your ‘donation’ this year and help LauraLynn. In 2013, the people of Co Wateford were outstanding in their efforts on battery recycling, with an average of 3 batteries recycled per person in the county. The overwhelming success seen in Co Waterford was helped by public collection days and the WEEE Pledge Scheme in schools. Every battery that is recycled in schools will help LauraLynn. Conor Leonard, Collections and Projects

Manager at WEEE Ireland said; “Our engagement with schools to teach students about the importance of battery recycling has been a huge success and we can see the contribution it is making in terms of the numbers of batteries recycled for LauraLynn. 31 schools in Co Waterford took part in the WEEE Pledge scheme in 2013 collecting over 844kg of batteries, a huge contribution towards the total collected in Waterford. It is wonderful to see children helping other unwell children and their families while also doing their bit for the environment. We would like to thank all schools who have adopted the WEEE Pledge programme and hope that others will sign up in 2015.” The money raised during the 2014/2015 battery recycling campaign will go towards the LauraLynn@HOME programme. LauraLynn@HOME, which is currently being trialled in Dublin North-East and Dublin MidLeinster with a view to being rolled out nationwide next year, provides hands-on care in the home, provided by a team of dedicated LauraLynn nurses and health care assistants. This care includes respite, transitional, crisis and endof-life care. The only difference to the current model of care available at LauraLynn will be that families can have the option of receiving this care in their own home. The current trial project required €800,000 to roll out and has received no HSE funding. Speaking about the impact WEEE Ireland’s support has had on LauraLynn, CEO Sharon Morrow said “The continued support of WEEE Ireland and their battery recycling campaign has been incredible for LauraLynn. Particularly with the start of LauraLynn@HOME,WEEE Ireland’s impact will be so valuable. The majority of parents where possible, wish to care for their child at home with the appropriate supports. LauraLynn@HOME are working with our colleagues in the community, to provide families with more choices. We aim to provide the same high standard of hands-on hospice care, regardless of whether the child is cared for in LauraLynn House or in the child’s own home. We simply could not do this without committed supporters like WEEE Ireland”. To find out more about LauraLynn please log on to lauralynn.ie and to find out more about WEEE Ireland please log on to weeeireland.ie. • Units based on equivalent weight of double AA batteries.

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ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

U-17 Soccer St. Augustine’s College 3; St. Declan’s College 2. WELL done to St. Augustine’s College Under 17 soccer team who played St Declan’s, Kilmacthomas in the Munster Schools’ Cup on Thursday, 27th November. After a hard fought close game, the Friary team won on a scoreline of 3-2 after extra time. This was a very committed performance from the team against a very talented Kilmacthomas side. Dylan Guiry, The Friary man-of-the-match, covered every inch of grass on the excellent Ballinroad pitch and opened the scoring in the early stages of the game. The Friary side held this lead until St. Declan’s were given a dubious free kick on the edge of the box which they converted to level the game. Soon after the start of the second half, St Declan’s went ahead, finding the back of the net as a result of some poor defending by the home side. With time running out and the Friary side down 2-1, Gavin Joyce,Tony Collins and Michael O’Riordan came on for St Augustine’s. Just before full time Gavin scored an unstoppable shot to the net to level the game. Now in extra time and the teams drawn at two goals apiece, up steps Dylan Guiry to score the winning goal for The Friary. The closing stages of the game were very tense as St. Declan’s tried to level the game and bring the match to penalties, but victory went to the valiant Friary team who now go on to play Coláiste Mhuire, Cobh in Round 3. Congrats to all not forgetting team coach Mr Donal Williams. MUNSTER COLLEGES SENIOR FOOTBALL Impressive Win for St. Augustine's St. Augustines 1-15; P.S. Sliabh Luachra Rathmore 2-6. An action packed encounter at Carrigaline saw St. Augustine’s advance to this year’s Munster semi-final despite the concession of three penalties! Rathmore were a lively outfit who caused plenty of problems for the Friary rear guard but, to a man ,they stuck to the task and eventually proved too strong for the Kerry side. Rathmore started the better and fired over two early points, but midfielders Conor Prunty and the ever improving Neil Phelan soon established control as the Friary boys found their range. David Looby kicked a free and followed with an excellent point to tie the scores. Augustines then showed some impressive form as Dylan Guiry, Michael Coleman, Eoin Kiely and Michael Sweeney all found the target. Rathmore were ever dangerous on the break and earned the first of two first half penalties. Friary net minder Kevin Dwane brought

down their speedy corner forward and then dived full length to save the resultant spot kick. Moments later however, he could do nothing to keep out a well struck effort which brought the Kerry side right back into contention. The Friary responded immediately as Looby kicked over the final point of an eventful first thirty minutes. Half-time score line St. Augustine’s 0-7, Sliabh Luachra 1-3. The Dungarvan boys began the second half in impressive fashion with excellent scores from Prunty, Sweeney and Looby (2) to establish a 5 point lead. That lead was quickly stretched to 8 as Michael Coleman expertly flicked a Sweeney pass to the net. Rathmore however, were given a further lifeline with the award of a dubious third penalty which they duly converted. The Kerry side then kicked the next two points and clearly now had all the momentum. St. Augustine’s however, showed some real mettle to quickly regain control as Sweeny, Phelan, Keating and Looby all kicked impressive scores to seal a wellearned victory. The Friary side can now look forward to a semi-final spot in January and although they have plenty to work on they are improving with every outing. Team: K. Dwane (Ballinacourty), C. MacCarthy (Ballinacourty), D. McGuickian (Stradbally), C. O’Neill (Brickey Rangers) Capt., S. Keating (Ardmore) 0-1, J. Elstead (Ballinacourty), S. Freyne (Ardmore), C. Prunty (Ballinacourty) 0-1, N. Phelan (St. Pats) 0-1, J. Kennedy (Ardmore), D. Looby (Ballinacourty) 0-6 (4f), D. Guiry (Nire) 0-1, M. Coleman (Ballinacourty) 1-1, M. Sweeney (Stradbally) 0-3, E. Kiely (Ballinacourty) 0-1. Subs Used: P. Tobin (Stradbally) for E. Kiely (50 minutes). JUNIOR CAMOGIE UNDER 16½ NORTH MUNSTER SEMI-FINAL Unfortunately, our Junior Camogie team narrowly lost out on a Munster final spot last Monday. We travelled down to play Glanmire Community College on their school pitch. We lost out on a scoreline of 5-3 to 6-5 in what ended up being a thrilling and exciting game. We were only down a point at half-time after a poor enough first half by our standards. However, both teams raised their games for what turned out to be a second half of high tension and drama. The second half was end to end stuff and the Friary made a great resurgence in the second half but luck was not on our side.We hit the post a few times and we just unlucky not to come away with the spoils. It was a gallant team performance all round but in particu-

Soccer: Back row left to right: Mr. Donal Williams (coach), Peter Quealy, Kavan O’Keeffe, Charlie Whelan, Tony Collins, Dylan Guiry, Lee Healy, Padraic di Fusco, Ben Flynn and Ryan O’Neill. Front row left to right: Michael O’Riordan, Breon Wall, Aidan McKenna, Gavin Joyce, Aaron Beresford and George Wangari. lar Kailyn O’Donnell in goal spearheaded the defence. Both Caoimhe Dwyer and Darina Ni Sheanlaoich were power houses in midfield and worked tirelessly all day. In attack Kaiesha Tobin and Siobhan Morrissey were superb. Thanks to team coaches Ms Lisa Hanrick and Mr Jason Forrestal. Team: K. O’Donnell, M. Kiely, M. Ni Churrin, C. Fennell, C. Metcalf, S. Morrissey, L. Donnelly, C. Dwyer, M. Phelan, D Ni Sheanlaoich, C.Kiely, B. Condon, S. Morrissey, K. Tobin, C. Kilcawly. Replacements: A. O’Neill for C. Metcalf (5 mins), A. Mullaney for C. Kiely (at halftime), T. Fraher for C. Kilcawley (54 mins). MUNSTER POST PRIMARY CAMOGIE PANEL Congratulations to Caoimhe McGrath (6th Year) who was recently selected for the Munster Post Primary Camogie panel. Best of luck in your upcoming game against Leinster. 3.2 CSPE ACTION PROJECT Well done to Mrs. Cashin’s CSPE class who put so much work into their Junior Cert. CSPE Action Project. The class collected donations of toiletries and goodies which they made up into Christmas hampers. The beautifully prepared hampers will be gifted to “Oasis House” and “Tintéan”, women’s refuges in Waterford. St.Vincent de Paul, Dungarvan will also receive hampers for men. Many thanks to all those who supported this very worthwhile project. DOIRÍN MHIC MHURCHÚ Déanann foireann teagaisc agus daltaí Choláiste Aibhistín Naofa comhbhrón ó chroí le hÁine Uí Fhoghlú, le Muintir Uí Fhoghlú agus le Clann Uí Mhurchú uilig ar bhás tobann a máthar Doirín Mhic Mhurchú. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí.

Age 16/17 Munster and All-Ireland Champions: Left to right: Padraig di Fusco, Mark Boland, Anthony Fitzgerald, Ryan O’Neill and Gavin Joyce. Congratulations also to team coach Bro. Finbarr Spring, OSA.

All-Ireland age 14/15 Silver Medal winners and Munster Champions: Left to right: Rory Cusack, Adam Clarke, Michael Lenihan, Ben Flynn, Jake Moore and Micheál Dwyer.

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BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL

CSPE Action Project reports on recent trips 3E CSPE TRIP The 3E class of Blackwater Community School recently visited Collins Army Barracks in Cork on the 10/11/’14. Firstly we met with Jim Horgan, he gave us a tour of the museum and told us about the history of the barracks. Then we met with Lt. Diarmuid Barry. He showed us a video of what kind of training they did. He allowed us to ask a few questions about his job, his training and the machines. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and we would like to thank Collins Barracks again for the tour (By Robyn Roche). 3C C.S.P.E. ACTION PROJECT On Thursday, the 6th of November the 3C class along with our teacher, Ms. Ahearne went on our C.S.P.E. Action Project to the C.S.P.C.A. in Mahon, Cork. The centre was opened in 2007 to care for abandoned and abused animals in the Cork city and county area. The C.S.P.C.A. takes in a wide range of animals including, dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, frogs, fish, snakes and once they even cared for two pot belly pigs! The centre has recently opened facilities to care for abused and abandoned horses.The C.S.P.C.A. relies completely on donations from the public to keep the centre open. The 3C class would like to thank the C.S.P.C.A. for facilitating our visit as part of our Action Project. We would also like to thank our principal, year head, tutor and teachers for permitting us to go on the trip (By Karen Looby). HARTY CUP THIS WEEK Best of luck to the senior Harty squad who take on West Limerick Colleges in Charleville this Wednesday in round 5 of the Harty championship. ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK On Monday evening, our first year Mass took place for students and their parents and is always a great time to reflect at this time of year. First years had a soccer match on Monday and the under 14 girls played soccer against Abbey Community School on Wednesday. On Thursday our sixth years will be carol singing in Lismore so your generosity would be greatly appreciated with all monies collected going to local organisations.Transition years will head to cork ice skating on Thursday. CLUB ACTIVITIES Well done to all involved with the Cappoquin Intermediate hurling team on capturing the Munster Club title last week in Mallow against Bruff. Best of luck to Modeligo Junior hurlers who compete in the Munster junior club final this weekend at the same venue.

TRANSITION YEAR NEWS – OMG TY 2K14/15 MY WORK EXPERIENCE In our school as part of the Transition Year programme every student spends a week working in a place of their choosing. I have just completed my first week of work experience this year. I went to an opticians in Helsinki city centre in Finland. I thought the work experience was great. I saw what it was like to work in an opticians. I cleaned the shop, helped with orders, and went to the post office with deliveries. I was also allowed to observe and perform an eye exam. I found the work very interesting and worth while. The lady who owned the opticians, Minna, was very nice and welcoming. The highlight of my week was helping with the eye exam, as I have always been interested in what the eye test proves and how it works. I learnt lots of new skills when I went there, for example, how to communicate well with customers, and how to use the equipment with care. The work experience was very valuable to me as I now know that even though I found the work experience good, I won’t be interested in pursuing it as a career. (by Maud Farrow TYB) WORK EXPERIENCE As part of my Transition Year course I had to do a week of work experience from the 10th November to the 14th November. I went to the Garda Síochána in Blanchardstown, Dublin. I was based in Blanchardstown Garda Station. My supervisors were Peter and Tommy.There were twelve other TY students on the work experience course with me. On the first day we were all very quiet and shy, and the atmosphere was very awkward, but come Friday we were all chatting, laughing and asking questions. As a group we travelled around to all the different divisions in the Garda Síochána, such as the mounted division, Ballistics, Fraud and Photography. At each place we went to an expert in that sector who was kind enough to show us around, tell us about the work they do and answer any and all questions that we had. They all encouraged lots of questions and interaction. I was very impressed by everything I saw and heard. My favourite division was the Ballistics because we were able to carry out our own mock crime scene investigation, and we were showed their storage rooms for all the different types of guns and even held some deactivated ones! The expert in this sector walked us through all the

clues in the investigation. I was very impressed as to how we were able to solve the whole crime by looking at a single mould taken from the ground of the crime scene. If I was to become a garda this is the sector I would aim to become a part of. I loved my work experience and would highly recommend this course to any Transition Year’s now or in the future. Even if you don’t want to be a garda this is still an amazing experience to have and is very worthwhile.( by Roxanne Barrans) MARK’S REPORT For my Work Experience I spent the week working from the 10th of November to the 14th at two jobs. From Monday to Wednesday I worked at the Cliff House Hotel and for Thursday and Friday I worked at the Dungarvan Leader. Overall, I loved the experience and learned a lot from my short glimpse into the real world. I would definitely consider getting a part time, Saturday job after this experience. My favourite job was my

first job at the Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore. It is a beautifully designed, five-star hotel with a Michelin star restaurant overlooking the sea and I was in awe when I saw it. I spent three days working as a porter in the hotel with my supervisor. As porter I generally welcomed guests to the hotel by being as polite and upbeat as possible. I also was told to study the facilities of the hotel so I could familiarise the guests with the spa, pool, restaurant and the different floors of the hotel. I also was asked to carry the guests bags to their rooms. I got three tips from guests during my time at the Cliff House and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the responsibility I was given and was eager to do more challenging jobs. It was great to see the workings of a five-star hotel as there were no weak links in the hotel staff and I learned the true meaning of perfection. Funnily enough I also feel I've learned to smile more as it makes such a difference to who you’re talking to. The work in the Cliff

House Hotel also included hoovering and cleaning I had to do on these very quiet days. This wasn't by any means a dent on my experience as I enjoyed cleaning but it wasn't my favourite job to do either. On Thursday I worked at the Dungarvan Leader. I enjoyed the insight I got on a career in journalism I'd consider having down the line. I took this job as I love English and I'm therefore interested in journalism. I was asked to write an article on a topic such as sport or film on Microsoft Word. I chose to do a review on the film Saving Private Ryan. Although it might seem boring I was never bored when writing this article. After writing this article I had a photograph taken of me and the editor helped put my article on the front page of the newspaper. It was fantastic to see the process of fitting in different articles and ads on the newspapers and I know a lot more about a career I'm interested in which was my main goal for this experience.

Finally, this experience was definitely worthwhile and I'm genuinely surprised at how much I've learned. I now feel a lot more confident than last year and I'm willing to be thrown into the deep end and be independent. The mystery of the real world has vanished and life after school feels a lot less scary and a lot more manageable. (Mark Roche) WORK EXPERIENCE – WEEK 1 BY RACHEL DELANEY As part of Transition Year we get 2 weeks during the year to experience work life.The work experience was on the 10th-14th of November and 23rd-29th March. For my first work week I went to The Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal. On Monday and Wednesday I worked in the reception with Phyl. She showed me how to check people in and out of the hotel, how to look at the emails from people who were booking rooms and making general enquiries. I got to have a look at the rooms which I must say

3E Class visiting Collins Army Barracks in Cork as part of their CSPE project.

3C Class visit the C.S.P.C.A. in Mahon, Cork as part of their CSPE project.

were amazing. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the morning I worked in the kitchen. I got to make mince pies, apple tarts, cookies, roux for soups and got to chop vegetables each day. In the afternoon I went into reception and worked with Erin. She showed, me how to answer calls and as the week progressed I got more confident and I was able to manage the reception without assistance. When Erin would go help in the bar, the kitchen or just with customers I was left to answer the calls and welcome people to the hotel. I really enjoyed every single day there. The staff were very welcoming, warm and they all said I was friendly and helpful which was a real boost to my confidence. To be able to work in the reception was fun because it was a different experience to a normal day. I found it hard to leave as I met a lot of lovely people and I am looking forward to my second work experience in March.

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Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Official Openings of Reflection Garden, Creative Engagement Art, Dressing Rooms, Sports Pitch and Planting of Trees. Sr. Marie Celine Clegg cuts the ribbon to officially open the Reflection Garden. Included are Fr. Damian Lynch, Brian O'Donoghue and Mrs. Siobhan Keniry. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Paddy McCarthy, Carriglea N.S., who had his artwork displayed in the HSA Ocean Safety Art Competition in the Cusack Suite Croke Park. Paddy's art was displayed in the book “Too cold for sharks” which was launched by the Minister for Business and Employment, Gerald Nash, T.D. and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D.

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Carols at Country Market Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Official Openings of Reflection Garden, Creative Engagement Art, Dressing Rooms, Sports Pitch and Planting of Trees. Mr. Peter Nolan cuts the ribbon to officially open the Dressing Rooms. Included are students Aoife Higgins, Jake O'Brien, Jake McCarthy, Paula Cliffe and Jack O'Neill. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Official Openings of Reflection Garden, Creative Engagement Art, Dressing Rooms, Sports Pitch and Planting of Trees. Mr. Pat Barry cuts the ribbon to officially open the Sports Pitch. Included are students Aoife Higgins, Jake O'Brien, Jake McCarthy, Paula Cliffe and Jack O'Neill. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

TOMORROW Thursday our Choir along with 5th and 6th Class girls will be singing lots of festive songs at the Country Market. We will be selling tickets for our Christmas Raffle on the day. We have lots of great prizes this year including hampers, vouchers and lots more. QUIZ On Tuesday night last we had the 3rd and 4th Class Quiz. We had a great turnout with 50 teams taking part. Well done to everyone. Last night, Tuesday, was the turn of 5th and 6th Class. A thank you to everyone who helped out on the nights. A big thank you must go to our Quizmaster Dina Walsh who as always did a great job. CAKE SALE Our Cake Sale takes place on Friday, December 12th. As always all cakes and buns etc. would be really appreciated. The

Cake Sale always proves to be a great hit with all the

A very festive and happy John Keohan from Ms. O’Regan’s 1st Class who switched on the Christmas lights for the Spirit of Christmas.

Secondhand book sale at Whitechurch NS, Ballinameela Pictured Left – Deirdre Hourigan, Chairperson of the Book Sale Committee, presenting Principal Michael Culloo of Whitechurch National School, Ballinameela, with the proceeds of the recent secondhand book sale in the school. The committee would like to thank the public who made the sale such a success, the parents who helped out over the weekend and of course Mr. Culloo and the teachers for the use of the school. Go raibh maith agaibh go leir.

children especially the popcorn machine.

Pictured are the winners in our recent Table Quiz

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ST. DECLAN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

YSI Talk on the Open Night ON Tuesday, 11th November, St. Declan's Community College had their Open Night. The YSI class set up a room to talk to possible incoming students and their parents. They designed posters that showed the aims for the YSI group. Photographs were displayed showing their previous events such as their “Crazy Hair and Make Up Day” and the guest speaker from Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI). The YSI action project this year is based on AADI. The students delivered interesting facts about AADI, to teach people about the charity. Although the students were very nervous to begin with, as the night went on they grew in confidence. The students and their parents were very attentive and thoroughly enjoyed a very informative talk. Well done to all the COSI team for their great work on the night! CIT AND ICE SKATING On the 21st November all the Transition Years went to Cork Institute of Technology for their open day. They got the chance to learn about the courses at the college. They were brought on a tour and found out what facilities were on offer there. It was very informative and everyone enjoyed it Next all the students headed Ice Skating. Some found it very challenging, but everyone had great fun trying. A great day was had by all. Thanks to all the teachers who organised the trip. EUROPEAN LANGUAGES DAY On the 19th Nov. the 4th

years had a European Languages Day. The day began with an exhibition of the projects done by both French and German students. All students had the opportunity to view the excellent work. Next a selection of French and German food was brought into the Gym. Everyone sat and enjoyed their European Breakfast. The German Teachers then announced the overall winners of the German Projects. They were: Craig Dunphy, Claire White and Shannon O'Donoghue for their project "Weihnachten" Also Tara Fitzgerald and Victoria Hammersley for their "Rock" project. The French

Teachers then announced the winners of the French Projects. They were: Pippi Griffin and Emma Cooper for their "Les Miserables" project. Also Malgorzata Bakierzynski, Sophie Burns and Erica Barry for their fashion themed project. After all the food had been eaten, the students then separated to watch a film. The French students watched "Goodbye Lenin" while the German students watched "The Chorus" It was a fantastic day for everyone. Special thanks to the German Teachers, Ms. O'Shea and Ms. Farrell and to the French Teachers Ms. Carroll and Ms. Denn.

In the Home Economics room with Sadhbh Bolger, 2nd Year student were David Flynn, Newtown; Mike Hally, Kill; Anne Glavin, Clonea-Power and Zara White, Butlerstown. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

In the Technical Graphics room with Shannon Kelly and Olivia Kilfeather, 1st Year students were Laura Carroll, Ava Spillane, Rachel O'Shea, Cian Bolger and Faye Tubbritt, Ballyduff at the St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas Open Night. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Rebekah McCormack standing in front of her project displayed during European Languages Day, at St. Declan's Community College.

Kayleigh Fitzgerald and Lauryn Foran enjoying the Ice Skating Trip to Cork.

Claire White and Craig Dunphy standing in front of their winning project, during European Languages Day, held in St. Declan's Community College.

Hannah Gourlay and Melissa Brazil enjoying the Ice Skating Trip to Cork.

Pippi Griffin and Emma Cooper, winners of the French project during European Languages Day, with their French teacher Ms. Carroll.

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KILMACTHOMAS PRIMARY SCHOOL

INTO/Cumann na mBunscol A HUGE congratulations to the girls team who won this year's INTO/Cumann na mBunscol Mini Sevens Eastern Finals played at De La Salle GAA Club in Gracedieu, on Tuesday, 25th November.The girls came out on top in a keenly contested finals blitz involving Newtown N.S, Ballygunner N.S and Gaelscoil Phort Láirge. Now that December is finally here, we are all busy preparing for Christmas. Everyone has started to get excited about a visit from a special person in just over three weeks time. Junior and Senior Infants are practicing hard for their Christmas plays. Mr. Power's Senior Infants will be showing off their singing, dancing and acting skills in a play called The Bossy King, while Ms.

Keane's Junior Infants will be putting on a performance of Mary's Knitting in their respective classrooms the week of the Christmas holidays. Junior Infants have just completed another Aistear Theme.They enjoyed lots of activities like art, role-play, construction and games based on The Restaurant.The Green Schools Committee are continuing to work hard preparing for our next Green Flag which will be for biodiversity. All here at Kilmacthomas Primary School would like to extend sincere sympathies to Ger Barron, a valued member of our Board of Management, on the sudden death of his wife, Kay. Kay was held in high regard by all members of our school community. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí.

Luke Rossiter and Michéal Shine centre, Dungarvan CBS are presented with ETTA Excellence in Engineering Silver and Gold medals for their 2014 Leaving Certificate projects by Mr Paul Sheehan, Principal, Dungarvan CBS and Mr Daniel Doran, Engineering Teacher, Dungarvan CBS.

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Dungarvan students receive silver and gold medals for excellence in Leaving Certificate Engineering 2014 HAVING already won gold and silver medals for the best Higher and Ordinary level Leaving Certificate Engineering projects in the Tipperary and Waterford region, Michéal Shine and Luke Rossiter travelled to Maynooth, Co. Kildare to receive national awards in recognition of their

outstanding achievements. On the National stage out of a total of 4,172 Higher level Engineering projects submitted for the Leaving certificate in 2014, Michéal Shine received his award for being in the top 24 while Luke Rossiter received his national award for his Ordinary level

Engineering project for being in the top 10 out of a total of 1,031 project submitted nationally for the 2014 Leaving certificate. We wish both students the very best of luck in their studies for Engineering degrees in Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork respectively.

Girls Mini Sevens Team.

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Transition Year Visiting Author

Junior Infants during Aistear.

Role-Play during Aistear.

SINCE September, the TY’s have been reading the novel ‘Chalkline’ by Jane Mitchell and on Monday 24th, the author herself took time out from her busy schedule to travel from Dublin to talk to us.This visit was made possible by the ‘writers in schools’ as they subsidise the authors visits to primary and secondary schools. First on the agenda, was her reasoning behind the cliff-hanger at the end of her award winning book. Jane explained to us that it was a compromise between the publisher and the author. Jane Mitchell told us of her travels to America, Australia, Vietnam, Burma and what they all had in common was the celebration of the end of war in their country. But the north of India is not as lucky. She noted the comparison between the streets of India – whole families in the street, skin darkened by continuous exposure to the sun, often begging or girls as young as eight carrying younger siblings. On the streets in Ireland you see a stray homeless person here and there.The difference between the streets of these selected countries is that one of them is – in some way, supported by the government. Yes, it’s Ireland. I know it is said that the government here doesn’t do much for its people, but if one was to compare, the Irish state provide social welfare, shelters or hostels are available and free healthcare – be it waiting for four hours to be seen in a public hospital. In India however, once you lose your job – you have no income to support you or your family and therefore the Indian streets see new families each day/week/year. The sights Jane Mitchell saw on her year-long adventure through a vast array of countries inspired her to write a fictional story to raise awareness about child soldiers. When asked the question ‘how do you cope with the knowledge of such happenings in these countries’ she explained that although she is aware that she cannot do anything physical to help this ‘crime’, by telling a story she can raise much needed awareness – which she has done admirably. From her visit, Jane can be described as a passionate human rights activist and a determined individual whom at all costs

wants to rid the world of war and especially child soldiers. I would recommend this book as it’s very enjoyable while getting a feel for life in Northern India. Jane concluded her visit by going through the finer detail of creative writing and got everyone involved. Muireann Walsh, 4th Year SENIOR LADIES SCHOOLS FOOTBALL After winning one match and losing the other in the opening rounds, this final qualifying match was a must win for the girls of Árd Scoil na nDéise. This team is one of a kind-the determination, dedication, ‘fight till the end’ attitude and of the course the excellent skill and ability each one of these girls possesses for the game of Gaelic Football is phenomenal. Their opponents on November 29th were a very strong Cork team from Carrigaline. The game kicked off at 12.30 p.m. The girls from the Árd Scoil got off to a very slow start while Carrigaline were well on top scoring four consecutive points with no reply. However, the Árd Scoil girls improved greatly and came into the game as their reliable centre-back Caitriona O’Brien fought tremendously in the back line pushing her teammates to do likewise. As the ball started to move up to the Árd Scoil forwards, the magical duo of Lauren McGregor and Ciara Hurley began to work wonders. With help from the other forwards, they managed to clock up 3 goals and 6 points between the six of them. The Árd Scoil back line were starting to get on top of their forwards and limiting their scoring opportunities. As the half-time whistle came, the score read 3-6 to 6 points in favour of the Árd Scoil. However, the second half was a very different game.The Carrigaline girls came out eager to close the nine point difference between the two sides. The Árd Scoil girls worked well maintaining their lead, especially the two midfielders Kate McGrath and Emma Gildae, who endlessly worked hard to stay on top. In the final fifteen minutes, everything started to go wrong for the girls. The Carrigaline girls showed their class by scoring two great goals with only ten minutes to go, narrowing the gap to

three points. Both teams were extremely tired but gave one last push. The Árd Scoil goalkeeper kicked out the ball where it broke down to one of the Carrigaline midfielders who soloed it in and buried it in the net. It was now level with only two minutes to go. Both teams fought endlessly to secure their place in the quarter-final, but unfortunately for the Árd Scoil girls, it was Carrigaline who scored the winning point with only half a minute to go. It was heartbreaking for our girls but we owe them a tremendous thank you for all their great efforts throughout the year with our coaches Ms.Rochford and Ms.Flavin. Laura Cusack, 5th Year JUNIOR CAMOGIE On 26th November, the junior camogie team travelled to a frosty Bushy Park to take on Scoil Mhuire, Blarney in the Munster semi-final of this competition. After a great win against Killenaule in the last round, the girls knew there were still improvements to be made. The girls had not had a match in nearly three weeks and this showed as they got off to a sluggish start. Although the Árd Scoil got early scores from Aishling Bauman (1-01) and Katie Ferncombe (1-0), they did not play to the best of their abilities and gave away two soft goals. Half-Time Score: Ard Scoil 2-01; Blarney 2-00. The half-time advice from Ms. Rochford and Ms. Pickering really spurred the girls on and this showed as they were more competitive in the second half and this fight and determination resulted in great scores from Aishling Bauman (1-01), Lydia Troy (1-00) and Kate McGrath (1-00). The backs really upped their game in the second half and some great defending from Sarah Lacey in midfield, Amy O’Riordan and Isabelle Wade in goal kept the Blarney forwards scoreless in the second half. Full-Time Score: Blarney (2-00); Árd Scoil (5-02). The girls are now through to a Munster Final later this month where they will face a very strong school from Glanmire. The girls know they will really have to work hard if they are to win some silverware this year. Kate McGrath, 4th Year

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COLAISTE CHATHAIL NAOFA

Kev Sutherland Visit - Comic art master class THE JCSP library was host to Kev Sutherland, a writer and artist for The Beano, Marvel and many other comics. Both first and second years took part in a comic art master class. Pupils were taught all about making comic strips and manga. By the end of each session the group had produced a comic containing a strip by every single one of them, a copy of which they took home, plus a caricature of themselves. CCN SPORT, EXERCISE AND COACHING PLC Sport, Exercise and Coaching PLC students from CCN commenced their Spikeball coaching block in local primary schools in Dungarvan this week.The schools involved are Scoil Mhuire in Abbeyside, Aglish N.S., Cappoquin N.S., White Church NS, St Joseph's and St Mary's. Spikeball is a

development game for volleyball and is an outstanding game to develop eye to hand coordination. CCN STUDENTS VISIT WHITECHURCH NATIONAL SCHOOL FOR SPIKEBALL Students from Whitechurch National, Ballinameela hosted a first year boys spikeball team from Colaiste Chathail Naofa. Whitechurch had five teams for the friendly. All games proved to be very competitive and acted as good preparation for their CCN competitions which take place over the next few weeks. Whitechurch players demonstrated excellent skills practiced with their coach Ms Fennell and Sport, Exercise and Coaching students from CCN. OPEN DAY CCN PLC have an open day for all their PLC

Pictured above is the nursing class with teachers and Mr. Jim Bird, a lecturer at Southampton University. courses on Wednesday 3rd November from 3.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m. If you would like to ask questions about any of our courses please come along. NURSING CLASS WITH MR. JIM BIRD FROM SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY Mr. Jim Bird, a lecturer at Southampton University,

recently visited the college to discuss the options for application to nursing degree programmes in the UK, on completion of the FETAC Level 5 in Nursing Studies. He is pictured above with Helen Hogan (Guidance) and Yvonne Crotty (course co-ordinator) and the Nursing Studies / Healthcare Support.

Pictured above are Mikolay Boreysxa and Jack Power who were two of the students who took part in the Comic Art Masterclass.

Pictured above are some second year girls that competed in the recent spikeball competitions.

Record number of entries for 2015 RDS Primary Science Fair A 43% increase in applicants saw the 2015 RDS Primary Science Fair oversubscribed by 130%, with half of the schools being first time entrants. This January over 2,700 4th, 5th and 6th class students from across the country will be at the RDS Primary Science Fair (PSF) with their class projects that answer questions such as ‘do cows have blue eyes?’ ‘Why don't aeroplanes fall from the sky?’ And ‘what type of cup keeps liquid hot the longest?’. Representing 26 counties from Ireland

north and south, the 120 primary school class projects at the PSF will display at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 8th-10th January. The RDS Primary Science Fair encourages primary school teachers to focus on developing students’ core scientific skills by investigating a question or problem by ‘working scientifically’ and ‘designing and making’ as per the primary science curriculum. Teachers’ feedback indicates that it’s not just science skills that benefit but that lit-

eracy, oral language and numeracy skills can improve through PSF participation. International studies have also demonstrated a direct link between primary school science engagement and later academic science achievement. Working under the supervision of their teacher, the entire class are encouraged to be inquisitive and curious about the world around them. One of the aims of the RDS Primary Science Fair is to develop teacher confidence and skills in teaching STEM sub-

jects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) using an inquiry-based approach. Better teaching of STEM in primary education is considered by many experts to be crucial in strengthening Ireland’s international science performance. The PSF is part of the RDS Foundation Science and Technology programme which aims to encourage the development of science and mathematical skills in primary school aged children by fostering education innovation and is part of a suite

of RDS activities that aims to enrich Ireland culturally and economically. For further information, please visit www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS FROM WATERFORD Garranbane N.S., Garranbane, Dungarvan – With multiple helium balloons, how much weight can be lifted and why? St Joseph's Primary School, Dungarvan - Sound: Does it really travel in waves?

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BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition Waterford students will exhibit 6 projects in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition this January

Dungarvan CBS Academic Awards Night – 1.2 Awardees – Back row: J. Power, C. Hunt, P. Collins, Teacher; S. Kiely, Parents’ Advisory Council; P. Sheehan, Principal; B. Tutty, Board of Management; Roger Casey, guest speaker; J. McGrath. Front row: J. Kirwan, C. Organ, M. Kiely, O. Walsh, P. Power, K. Seward. [Denis Hyland]

Dungarvan CBS Academic Awards Night – 2.2 Awardees – Back row: S. Crotty, E. Curran, B. Metcalfe, E. McGrath, Teacher; L. O’Callaghan, R. O’Donovan, D. O’Donovan. Front row: P. Sheehan, Principal; S. Kiely, Parents’ Advisory Council; B. Tutty, Board of Management; Roger Casey, guest speaker. [Denis Hyland]

THE 2015 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition will take place in the RDS, Dublin from 7th-10th January, 2015. There are over 120 awards to be won including the prestigious BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year. The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is organised by BT Ireland, one of the country’s leading communications and networked IT service providers, and is supported by a number of valued partners including the Department of Education & Skills, Analog Devices, Intel, Perrigo and RTE. For more information on the exhibition and for details on how to enter, log onto www.btyoungscientist.com or follow the exhibition on Twitter @BTYSTE. WATERFORD SCHOOLS Blackwater Community School: Project Title: The Gliding Ability of Butterflies based on the shape and angle of their wings. Project Overview:We are investigating how the shape of specific species of butterflies wings and the angle they’re at affects their ability to glide for longer distances. Category: Biological and Ecological. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Mary Jane Maher. Students: Ellen Meaney, Emmay Dwyer and Maud Farrow. St. Augustine’s College: Project Title: The retrofitting of domestic septic tanks with aerobic digesters to improve efficiency. Project Overview: Installing aerobic digesters into pre-existing septic tanks to improve their efficiency, at a lower cost than buying a new tank. Category:Technology. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Nollaig Sheehan. Students: Shane Coleman and Jordan Corby. Gael Choláiste Phort Láirge – Project Title:Tidal flow energy in Tramore, Co. Waterford. Project Overview: We want to measure the potential energy of the tidal flow in the Backstrand of Tramore. Category: Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Séan Ó Catháin. Students: Luke Foran and Eoin Phelan. Gael Choláiste Phort Láirge: Project Title: To what extent is the vegetation in Fenor Bog changing? Why, and what are the implications. Project Overview: Investigating the changes in vegetation in Fenor Bog. Investigating various reasons/causes for these changes and possibly making recommendations as to how to stop the changes. Category: Biological and Ecological. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Seán Ó Catháin. Students: Aodan Fullam and Conall De Paor. De La Salle College: Project Title: A study into TY students opinions on Computer Programming. Project Overview: I want to do a survey, based on coding, on TY students across Waterford. I’ll note the attendance of a class I’ve set up also. Category: Social and Behavioural Sciences. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Mary McDonagh. Student: Evan McConnell. De La Salle College: Project Title: Third World Thermoelectric Generator. Project Overview: We intend to use thermoelectric coolers to make a generator which could be used to power electrical devices in the Third World. Category: Technology. Age Group: Intermediate. Teacher: Mary McDonagh. Students: Frankie Dolphin, Dara Musgrave and Conor Giles-Doran.

DUNGARVAN OBSERVER EMAIL ADDRESSES The Dungarvan Observer email addresses are as follows: adverts@dungarvanobserver.ie Dungarvan CBS Academic Awards Night – CBS Students’ Council 2014/2015 – Back row: D. Fraher, B. Cullinan, A. MaCaulay, S. Kelly, T. O’Connell, P. O’Dwyer, J. Havens. Front row: L. Ryan, J. O’Callaghan, R. O’Mahony, E. Fraher, D. Delaney. [Denis Hyland]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

St. Mary’s Parish Church Dungarvan

Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Official Openings of Reflection Garden, Creative Engagement Art, Dressing Rooms, Sports Pitch and Planting of Trees. Robert Hayes, Ms Pauline Neville and Br. John Hearne plant a Oak Tree. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Isaiah 40:1-5:1, 9-11: Prepare a way for The Lord. 2 Peter 3:8-14: We are waiting for the new heavens and new earth. Mark 1:1-8: Make his paths straight. A Prayer for Advent 2014 Waiting for … Jesus. God of Hope, I await your Presence Enter into my heart. Enter into my mind. Enter into the hearts of those I love. Enter into the hearts of those who are lonely at this time. Enter into the hearts of the homeless who live on our streets. Enter into the hearts of those who are ill. Enter into the hearts of the people in my community Pray and Reflect on Advent and Christmas: An opportunity to take one hour apart to balance the busyness, hype and pressure with the real meaning of Christmas at the Déise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street on Monday, December 8th from 8.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Catholicism for Advent in the Augustinians: For the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas week we will be continuing our DVD study programme on Catholicism”. See you all on Wednesday 3rd December at 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. in the Friary House. Augustinian Foreign Missions Annual Sale of Work in Lawlors Hotel on Friday evening, 5th December from 7.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament will take place in St. Mary’s church Blessed Sacrament Chapel on Saturday 6th, 13th and 20th December of Advent from 11.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: Monday, December 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. No Vigil Mass on the Sunday Thinking of Priesthood or Religious Life: Vocations Ireland is offering five weekends spread over five months and beginning in December to men and women between 21 and 40 who are interested in exploring if God is calling them to priesthood or religious life. The programme is called “Explore A Way”. Details in newsletter and on notice boards. Parish Office: Located in St. Mary’s Church and is open Monday to Friday office hours. If you want to book Masses or Baptisms call during these times. Phone 42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374; Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No. 087-7747870. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 086-2334282. Weekday Masses: Please note that on the occasion of funerals in St. Mary’s Church, there will only be one morning Mass at 11.00 a.m. (No 9.30 a.m. Mass). Masses already booked on those occasions will be rescheduled for the next available time.

Just think of it!

Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Official Openings of Reflection Garden, Creative Engagement Art, Dressing Rooms, Sports Pitch and Planting of Trees. Mr. Liam McCarthy, Mr John Fitzgibbon and Ms Nicola Murphy plant a Yew Tree. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

ADVENT is a time of waiting and we’re not very good at waiting! We like, and expect, instant results. And so we want Christmas immediately, without any of this business of gradually building up to it. It may help us to appreciate the message of Advent if we sort out which coming of Christ we are getting ready for. Because unless we understand that there are several comings of Christ in question, we may well think that the messages of the Advent liturgy are mixed up, that somehow the lines have got crossed. Last Sunday, for example, we had John the Baptist warning that the Messiah, God’s chosen one, was about to appear: but John was preaching about 30 years after the birth of Jesus, so what did he mean by talking about “one who is to come after me”? And the previous Sunday the gospel reading had Jesus warning us to be ready because he would come as unexpectedly as a burglar in the night (although apparently most of the burglars in Ireland at present come in the day...I suppose they have to go drinking at night!) On December 25th, we celebrate the birthday of Jesus, which happened once and for all about 2000 years ago. But because Jesus is the eternal God who has come to live as a human being, His life influences the life of every other human being: Jesus Christ yesterday, to-day, and the same for ever. This is the first coming. The second coming of Christ (its technical name is “the parousia”), will be at the end of the world, when He comes to gather His faithful people and lead them into the glory of the Kingdom of God. In between these two comings there are times when God comes into the life of each individual... The most significant of these will be the moment of our death, when Jesus as supreme judge calls us to look at our lives and recognise with complete honesty and truth what kind of people we have become. And then I think there are other times when God comes into our lives, inviting and encouraging us to walk generously in the way of God’s commandments. Advent is a time when we could resolve to be on the lookout for these moments of invitation, so that we might make some progress in building up a relationship with God. “Open the door to the Lord” was Pope John Paul’s II’s rallying call to us for the Millennium in 2000 A.D. Why not give it a rerun in 2015? Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

JOHN DUNFORD Lackendarra Lower, Colligan, and Touraneena, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford It is with sadness and regret that we record the passing of John Dunford which occurred suddenly at his home on Thursday, 6th November, 2014. John was born on the 20th February, 1951, in Bohadoon, the second child to his parents Jamie and Eileen Dunford. John attended Kilbrien N.S. and later St. Augustine’s College. Having finished his education, he returned to the family farm. As a young man, John had many interests including GAA and lined out for the Colligan Rockies and St. Mary’s,Touraneena. He also lined out for the Waterford Minor Football team. On the 10th of May, 1973, John married Mary Queally in Touraneena.They lived and worked in Dunford’s Pub for many years. Many a good night was held in Dunford’s, going back to the days of the dances and bands in the Lounge. John also ran his own Turf Accountant business in Dungarvan and Tallow for several years. John loved to go to Point-to-Points and had a great head for remembering all the jockeys and horses alike. In later life he returned to Lackendarra Lower where he lived with his partner Bett and continued to farm and pursue his special interest in horses. One of his proudest moments was watching Royal Greenwood in the winner’s enclosure at Limerick Junction. Over the last few years John started up his own business in Stone Masonry. Many of his outstanding pieces of work can be seen throughout the county, which are a testament to his patience and skill. John took pride in his work and had a great eye for attention to detail, whether it was in his stone work, farming or gardening. He was ‘project manager’ when his three children built their houses and he thoroughly loved the whole process from start to finish, and was always on hand to offer advice. If a job was worth doing, it was worth doing right; there were no short cuts with John. John loved the simple things in life, reading the papers, listening to WLR FM and on the box it was the Racing Channel, Nationwide and, of course, Fair City! One of his special attributes was meeting and chatting to people and most of all making friends wherever he went. John always made time to chat to everyone, even if it was on the job at the side of a road, somewhere in the county. He loved spending time with his three children and in recent years his three grandchildren. He loved bringing them around the farm and on his tractor and recently he had shown his grandchild Anna how to plant vegetables and fruit. John’s gentle and caring nature will be sadly missed by all his family and friends and everyone who knew him. John is pre-deceased by his father Jamie, his mother Eileen, his brother Michael and other members of the Dunford and Dalton families. May they all rest in peace. Rosary was recited in Kiely’s Funeral Home on Friday, 7th November, by Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P. Removal took place to St Mary’s Church,Touraneena, on Saturday, 8th November, where on arrival Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., conducted the Reception Service. John was given an impressive Guard of Honour here by Sliabh gCua and Colligan Rockies GAA clubs. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Sunday, 9th November.The chief celebrant was Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., assisted by Canon Brendan Crowley, P.P. Personal items of significance were presented by daughter Jean (family photos); daughter Andrea (newspaper and reading glasses); son Ian (a piece of stone) and Janie Harris (Horse Sales catalogue). The commentary was shared by his sister-in-law Amelia Dunford. Readings were delivered by his daughter-in-law Alison Dunford and son-in-law Stephen Stack. Prayers of the Faithful were read by his Godchildren, Hilary Dunford, Aidan Dunford, Eoin Dunford and son-in-law Martin Walsh.The Offertory Gifts were presented by Mary Dunford, Touraneena, and Mary Dunford, Bohadoon. Music and hymns were provided by Touraneena Parish Choir. Fr. Kelleher, in his homily, gave a very heartwarming and honest account of his friendship with John. Following the Requiem Mass, John’s final journey brought him past Dunford’s Pub,Touraneena, through Lackendarra Lower and past his childhood home in Bohadoon. John was carried to his place of rest in Colligan Cemetery by pall bearers: son Ian; brother Gerard; nephews Ewan, Aidan, Eoin and Mark Dunford; and sons-in-law Stephen Stack and Martin Walsh. We express our deepest sympathy to John’s daughters Andrea and Jean; son Ian; brother Gerard; partner Bett Harkins; Mary Dunford; sisters-in-law Amelia Dunford, Mary Dunford, Phil Liston; sons-inlaw Stephen Stack and Martin Walsh; daughter-in-law Alison Dunford; grandchildren Anna and Ellen Dunford and Jamie Walsh; nephews and nieces and his wide circle of friends. JOHN (Read as Communion Reflection at the Requiem Mass on Sunday, 9th November, 2014, by his daughters Andrea and Jean). Grandad, John, Father was your name, Keeping everyone happy was your game.

OBITUARY You loved us, we loved you, That will always be forever true. From Bohadoon, to a Colligan star, You swiftly moved to Dunford’s Bar. Mary and You had a dream, Along came Andrea, Ian and Jean. Bar work, horses and family in tow, A father who will never let go. On the “Steps outside John Dunford’s Door” Which Danny wrote, and many roared. At Limerick Junction, Royal Greenwood won, Your hard work and perseverance was next to none. With Bett at your side, ye had many adventures, Travelling afar to your many Garden Centres. Ger and yourself were more than just friends, Brothers always until the end. Today, you will lie with your mam, dad, aunt Greta and brother Mike, Be sure to tell them of your wonderful life. Amelia and family have stories to add, From Bristol to Cornwall, the craic was had. Never tell it all, Father, you most certainly had a ball. On the phone, you got the calls, To build many a fireplace and your walls. Some were tricky and gave you ire, Especially that one out the Nire. Cutting timber and washing our cars, With your Twitter account you raised the bar. Father, you were never short of a plan, Anna, Ellen & Jamie being your biggest fans. Anna’s wit you completely adored, Greeting her everyday at her door. Ellen is the cutest girl, Taking grandad’s walk off with a twirl. Jamie’s curls you really adored, But grandad, he definitely loves you more. Father you have so many friends, The list with you never ends. With your lovely smile and hearty laugh, Kept everyone coming to your gaff. A fag, a coffee, a cup of tea, Was always your preferred three. Ian & you were just like brothers, Father & son like no other. Father you walked Andrea & Jean down the aisle, May you always wear our biggest smile. Your work is done, it’s time to rest, Father, you are simply the best. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 12th December, at 8.00 p.m., in St. Anne’s Church, Colligan. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

EDMOND (Ned) O’GRADY Skeheens, Ballymacarbry It is with sadness and deep regret we record the passing of Edmond (Ned) O’Grady which sad event occurred on Sunday, 30th November, 2014. Removal was from his son William’s residence, Skeheens on Tuesday evening to St. Mary’s Parish Church, Touraneena. Funeral Mass will take place today,Wednesday, at 11 a.m. with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. To his sons Michael and William; daughters Helen, Norah and Martha; cousins, relatives and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

ELLEN HOURIGAN (nee Allen) Chapel Street, Tallow It is with profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Ellen Hourigan (nee Allen), Chapel Street, Tallow, Co. Waterford, wife of the late John, which sad event occurred peacefully on 30th November, 2014, in the tender and loving care of the Nursing staff at Padre Pio Rest Home, Cappoquin. Reposing at her daughter Catherine and Paddy Feeney’s Home, Chapel Street, Tallow, Rosary was recited on Tuesday evening in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on this Wednesday morning at 11.00 a.m. in the Church of Immaculate Conception, Tallow, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. May we extend our deepest sympathy to her loving sons John and Declan; daughter Catherine Feeney; daughter-in-law Frances; son-inlaw Paddy Feeney; grandchildren Richard, Patricia, John-David, John and Tom; great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

55 DÓIRÍN MHIC MHURCHÚ An Linn Bhuí, Rinn ó gCuanach Bhi muintir na háite go hairithe sa Rinn faoin scamall an bhróin nuair a chuala said go raibh Dóirín Mhic Mhurchú (Ní hAirdín) céile Éamonn (ná maireann) imithe uainn ar shlí na fírinne ar an 28ú lá Samhain, 2014. Bhí árd mheas ag gach éinne ar Dóirín. Chaith sí blianta mar iriseoir spóirt le Raidió na Gaeltachta ag freastal ar chluichí í gcéin is í gcóngar. Scríobh sí tuairiscí agus gné-altanna don Irish Press, an Times, an Independent agus do RTÉ. Scríobh sí gearrscéalta agus ranganna Gaeilge don Ireland’s Own, don Cork Hollybough, d’iris an Chomhaltais, Treoir agus freisin do na Páipéirí áitiúla. Bhí sí gníomhach ar feadh na mblianta I mBantracht na Tuaithe agus bhí teangacha ar a toil aici Spáinnis, Fraincís, Iodálais, Gaeluinn is Béarla agus eolas éigint aici ar an nGearmainis, an Arabais agus an Pholannais. Chaith Dóirín blianta ag múineadh I Méanscoil San Nioclás sa Rinn. Bhí sí ana bhródúil I gconaí as Gaeltacht na Rinne agus níor scaoil sí deis thairsti riamh chun é sin a mhaíomh. Méala mór a bás dá clann Clíona, Áine, Irial, Odhrán, Fianait agus a deirfiúr Monica Keeton atá conaí uirthi i Kent, Sasana, céilí clainne, garpháistí iaruanna, clann iarua, gaolta eile agus a cáirde go léir. Bhí an tóramh sa tigh óna seacht a chlog ar an Satharn agus ar feadh an lae Dé Domhnaigh. Bhí an tAth Ó Ceallaigh S.P. linn le haghaidh an Chorróin Mhuire óiche Domhnaigh. Tháinig na sluaite go dtí Aifreann sochraide a bhí i Séipeal San Nioclás ag méanlae ar an Luan agus i Reilig an tSéipeil a adhlacadh Dóirín tar éis an Aifrinn. Mar a dúirt Dóirín go minic. “Oíche mhaith, codladh sámh agus beannacht Dé”. Leaba i measc laochra agus naoimh na hÉireann go raibh ag Dóirín as seo amach. Bhí muintir Uí Chadhlaigh adhlacóiri i mbun na socraide.

MARY KATE CROWLEY (nee McKeon) Ballydwan, Stradbally With sadness we record the passing of Mary Kate Crowley which sad event occurred on Monday, 1st December, 2014. Removal will take place on tonight Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.m. to St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen. Following Funeral Mass on Thursday morning, burial will take place in the adjoining cemetery. To her family and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

NOEL McGOVERN 20 Boreenatra, Dungarvan It is with sadness and regret we record the passing of Noel McGovern which sad event occurred on Tuesday, 25th November, 2014. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Thursday evening to St. Mary’s Parish Church. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday morning. Burial took place afterwards in the old churchyard cemetery. To his wife Teresa; family, relatives and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

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FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 September, 2014

FARMING

Round-up … Brucellosis announcement worth €6m annually in savings for farmers

Professor Jim Kinsella, UCD, Minister Simon Coveney, Noel Stewart and Minister of State Ann Phelan at the launch of the Social Farming Handbook in Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin.

Launch of Social Farming Handbook THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD and the Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Ann Phelan, TD today launched the Social Farming Handbook. Social farming is a novel social support service to improve health and support farm diversification. It is aimed at developing linkages between the agriculture and health care sectors and promotes the idea of using farming and horticulture to involve health service users in a family farm environment. Speaking at the launch Minister Coveney welcomed representatives of Irish agri-food businesses and stated “I wholeheartedly support this initiative

which resonates so well with the rural community. I would urge all Irish agrifood businesses, from our world leaders in the food business to smaller local operators, to get involved in this very worthwhile initiative. I believe that such inclusiveness in our businesses and community can benefit everyone, and that all involved can learn from each other. I also believe that this could contribute towards businesses, corporate, social sustainability obligations under Origin Green” Minster Phelan referred to her role of implementing the CEDRA report and that social farming would be a joint Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine - CEDRA initia-

tive. She also stated that Social farming is the type of cross Government integrated thinking which is recommended by the CEDRA report. “Myself, Minister Coveney and Minister of State for Health Kathleen Lynch have been working with the Social Farming across Borders (SoFAB) project to publicise these initiatives which provide opportunities for inclusion and reconnection between farmers, their community and disadvantaged groups, increase self-esteem and improve health and wellbeing.” The Social Farming Handbook is a product of the SoFAB Project and it aims to assist providers and users of social farming ser-

vices to understand what is involved in establishing, managing and using social farming services and shares lessons gained through the experience of a pilot social farming scheme on 20 farms over a fifteen month period. Minister Coveney concluded that “I believe that we can learn from the experiences of the SoFAB pilot scheme to ensure social farming can be common practice throughout Ireland” while Minister Phelan stated that “I will continue to work closely with key players in this area as social farming does not only have direct benefits for participants and farmers but is also extremely beneficial to the wider community.”

MEP Kelly welcomes €27.2m top-up for Irish farmers IRISH farmers will receive €27.2 million in reinstated Direct Payments from the European Commission in the coming months, according to Sean Kelly MEP. “€27.2 million will be paid in additional Direct Payments to Irish farmers, or €868 million in total to European farmers, following the reassessment of the agricultural crisis reserve. Direct aids to farmers were reduced by €868 million in financial year 2014

for the purpose of the crisis reserve. However, this reserve was not required so the monies will be reinstated as Direct Payments. “The support measures taken from August 2014 in the wake of the Russian embargo on EU agricultural products, will only lead to EU expenditure for the 2015 budget,” Mr. Kelly said in welcoming the announcement. “In a positive step, unused amounts of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund in the 2014 budget

were mobilised to prevent a cut to farmers' payments. “Thanks to this latest Commission decision, Irish farmers will benefit from €27.2 million in vital top-up payments which are required to supplement incomes on many family farms. The reimbursement should be made no later than 15th October, 2015 and the relevant authorities will be in touch with farmers in relation to this,” Mr. Kelly added.

IFA Animal Health chairman Bert Stewart has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to remove the last remaining costs for farmers associated with Brucellosis. He said the announcement is in line with the changes sought by IFA and represent direct savings of in excess of €6m annually for farmers. Ceasing annual herd monitoring in the remaining 20% of herds from the 1st January will return immediate savings to farmers and discontinuing the pre-movement test for all females and bulls over 24 months of age, when Northern Ireland achieve free status early next year removes the last trade prohibitive measure for these animals. The removal of the 60 pre-movement test will allow farmers utilise the mart more as an alternative outlet for forward store and finished heifers in particular without incurring the costs of premovement testing, this will provide important price competition and will be of major benefit to marts. Bert Stewart said the phased approach adopted since achieving Brucellosis free status in 2009 was prudent and correct while the disease remained in Northern Ireland. However, with the Northern authorities on track to achieve free status in early 2015, it is timely to remove the final cost burden and trade prohibitive measures for farmers. He said it is important that Northern Ireland continues towards and achieves Brucellosis-free status and in this regard every effort must be made to ensure the authorities in the North achieve this objective. Bert Stewart said farmers have invested substantial resources in achieving Brucellosis eradication through testing costs, animal and income loss and compliance with movement restrictions. The Department of Agriculture has also invested heavily over the years in ensuring the programme achieved its objective.This cost is now being removed over the course of the coming year and is recognition of the role farmers and the Department of Agriculture played in achieving a successful outcome to a disease that has caused untold hardship for farm families throughout the country.

IFA calls for increased allocation to roads budget and ring fencing of funding for lane improvements IFA Countryside Chairman, Tim O’Leary, has called on the Department of Transport to use the additional funds from motor tax to increase the roads repair budget and ring fence funding for the maintenance of local roads. “Over the past four years an estimated additional 75,000 cars are travelling on roads, which has increased the motor tax paid by over €17 million. During the same period rural roads have continued to deteriorate. This impacts on the economic and social wellbeing of rural areas, with families experiencing difficulties in accessing services. In some parts of the country, couriers haves stopped calling to households because of the poor road infrastructure. This issue must be addressed and the increased motor tax income should be used for essential roads’ repairs.” Government funding of the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), which supports works to be undertaken on local roads, has

been reduced dramatically in recent years. This has resulted in many of these roads being left in disrepair and becoming dangerous for road users. “A separate budget must now be ringfenced by the Department of Transport and distributed to local authorities to deal with this issue”.

IFA says cattle prices continue to rise as numbers tighten IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said cattle prices are continuing to rise with farmers holding out strongly for higher prices. He said the grass cattle are completely gone and factories are desperately struggling to get numbers this week. A lot of individual deals are being done by different factories to get stock, with paid prices ranging from €3.90 to 3.98/kg base for steers and €3.95 to in excess of €4.00/kg base for heifers. Some factories are doing flat prices ranging from €4.05 to €4.10 for under and over 30 month R grade steers. Henry Burns said “Factory agents are saying farmers are not prepared to part with cattle unless they can offer a base of €4.00/kg. Agents are also saying they simply can’t get the cattle and the price will have to kick on again”. The IFA Livestock leader said paid prices are up another 5c/kg this week, despite the quoted price for steers being €3.85 in some places, prices of €3.90 to €3.95 are more freely available and up to €3.98 in places. For heifers the quoted base price of €3.90/kg is failing to buy the numbers of heifers needed, with factories having to pay €3.95 freely and up to €4.00/kg plus to get stock. Henry Burns said the IFA protests have shown the strength of farmers and their determination to force the factories and the Minister on price and specifications. He said farmers are standing together and are not prepared to accept the quoted prices when they know more is on offer. ”Farmers are digging in hard and holding out for higher prices.” Henry Burns said IFA will continue to keep the pressure on Minister Coveney to deliver implementation of the specification changes from the Beef Forum. “Farmers expect to see Minister Coveney and the Beef Forum delivering quickly on the key issues of age limits, quality assurance, carcase trim and market transparency.” Henry Burns said demand in our major export market in the UK is very strong with UK cattle prices continuing to rise. He said UK cattle prices are up 34c/kg since August and while Irish prices have increased 20c to 30c/kg in recent weeks, they have a long way to go to make a greater impact on closing the unprecedented price gap between Ireland and the UK. The IFA Livestock leader said producers are in a much stronger position to hold out and insist on higher prices, with cattle in sheds at this stage. In addition, he said the costs associated with cattle coming out of sheds are so much higher, these producers need to see the price continuing to rise. Henry Burns said Bord Bia is reporting some seasonal lifts in cattle prices and beef demand in both the UK and across the main European markets. He said Bord Bia report the R3 steer price in Britain at the equivalent of €4.77 incl vat for week ending Nov 16th. In Northern Ireland the R3 steer was making €4.64/kg. Across EU markets R3 steers were making €3.94/kg in France and €4.06/kg in Germany. R3 young bulls are making the equivalent of €3.85 in Italy and Germany.

FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

€550m balancing Single Farm Payments to commence issuing to 120,000 farmers THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, confirmed that the balancing payments under the 2014 Single Farm Payment scheme will commence on target on 1st December.These payments, totaling over €550 million, will begin issuing to 120,000 farmers on 1st December.The Minister confirmed that this will bring the total value of payments made under both the Single Farm Payment and the Disadvantaged Areas Schemes to €1.3 billion since payments began on 24th September last.

I am delighted to confirm that the balancing payments will commence on target on 1st December" the Minister said, adding that "these payments are worth in excess of €550 million and will begin arriving in farmers’ bank accounts from early next week”. Minister Coveney remarked that “this brings the total value of payments made to date under the 2014 SFP to over €1.1 billion, while payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme now exceeds €185 million". The Minister confirmed that the full extent of the resources of his

Department continues to be focused on the remaining unpaid cases under both Schemes. "I can confirm that every effort continues to be made to clearing the small percentage of remaining cases for payment and, to this end, I can confirm that regular payment runs will continue to be made on both schemes on a twice weekly basis”. "By any measure, the payments performance over the past two months has been good and is particularly welcome this year given the financial difficulties experienced by many farmers especially in the beef

sector. The Minister again re-iterated his determination to further maximise payments to the farmers concerned, at the earliest possible date and urged farmers to respond to outstanding queries as soon as possible. “In this way I can ensure the quickest turnaround of cases for payment" the Minister said, and he concluded by saying that "it remains my firm intention to ensure that everything possible will continue to be done to get the maximum level of payments to the farmers concerned as soon as possible".

Clarification on farmer definition for agricultural and stamp duty reliefs welcome IFA Farm Business Chairman Tom Doyle has said the clarification provided by the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, which states that farmers with off-farm employment will qualify for Agricultural Relief and Stamp Duty Consanguinity relief if they spend 20 hours a week working on their farm, is a positive development. Tom Doyle said, “The retention of 90% Agricultural Relief and Stamp Duty Consanguinity Relief for active farmers in this year’s budget was a positive move. However, many part-time farmers were very concerned at the proposed definition of a farmer, as it was not clear what was meant by 50% of an individual’s ‘normal working time’”. He continued, “IFA immediately highlighted

the fact that this definition could be interpreted to require a farmer with an off-farm job of 40 hours a week to work a further 40 hours on their farm to qualify for the reliefs. This would clearly be unworkable and would have discriminated against thousands of genuine part-time farmers”. Mr. Doyle said, “In its detailed submission to the Minister for Finance, and in the meetings IFA held with TDs and officials from the Department of Finance and Agriculture, it was pointed out that a realistic definition of a farmer would have to take account of the parttime structure of many farming enterprises. It is now proposed by the Minister that an individual will be deemed to be a farmer if they have an agricultural qualification or if

they spend not less than 50% of their normal working time farming. He has clarified that ‘normal working time’ will be 40 hours a week, and therefore a farmer with an off-farm job, but who works 20 hours a week on their farm, will meet this requirement. I believe now that the amended definition of a farmer is correctly targeted, covering both full and parttime farmers, and those with an agricultural qualification”. Tom Doyle said it was also very important to note that IFA’s other suggested amendments have all been accepted and included in the revised Finance Bill. These include: Stamp Duty Consanguinity Relief (the halving of the 2% rate to 1% for transfers between family members) will apply

to all qualifying transfers that take place until the end of 2015, regardless of the age of the transferor. Thereafter, it will apply where the transferor is aged 66 or less.The one-year lead in period for transfers with no upper age limit was proposed by IFA to allow existing farm owners who are aged over 66 to avail of the opportunity to transfer their farm over the next 12 months and avail of the special 1% stamp duty rate. Removal of the clawback of CGT retirement relief if the farm or part of the farm is disposed of within six years of the farm being transferred. This will allow farmers who have the opportunity to consolidate their farm within the first six years of taking ownership to take advantage of this opportunity.

Liver Fluke Advice for farmers THE Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued advice to farmers about the predicted risk of disease caused by Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in livestock this winter. This advice is based on advice received from the Liver Fluke Advisory Group based on meteorology data provided by Met Éireann. A liver fluke disease-forecasting model based on data provided by Met Éireann with regard to weather conditions last winter and rainfall during the summer and early autumn of this year predicts a moderate risk of liver fluke infection in most parts of the country and a high risk in a number of regional locations in the North West of the country. However, due to variations in the amount of rainfall this summer, the model also predicts that,

in some areas of the country (including areas in the South East), there will be a low risk of liver fluke disease. Variations in soil type (heavy or freedraining) on individual farms and fluke history must also be taken into account, in addition to weather, in assessing the risk of liver fluke disease on any particular farm. There has been a significant reduction in the incidence of acute deaths in sheep caused by liver fluke diagnosed in the Department’s Regional Veterinary Laboratories during the first ten months of this year, relative to recent years. However, ongoing surveillance for disease and ill thrift associated with liver fluke is most important over the remainder of the autumn and winter months. While the predicted risk of liver

fluke this winter is less than in recent years, livestock owners should continue to be vigilant for any sign of ill thrift or mortality in their stock and should consult with their veterinary surgeon, to determine the presence of liver fluke infection. In areas of the North West and on farms in other areas, with less free-draining soils or where liver fluke infection has been diagnosed, livestock owners should consult with their veterinary surgeon to devise an appropriate control or prevention program for liver fluke infection for their livestock. Further detail on Liver Fluke and its control and information on flukicide selection is available in Animal Health Ireland's leaflet 'Liver Fluke - the facts', which is available on AHI's website at: www.animalhealthireland.ie

Flexibility must be shown in Commonage / GLAS implementation IFA Hill Committee Chairman Pat Dunne has called on the Minister for Agriculture to allow flexibility in the implementation of his new rules for farmers to get into the agri-environment scheme, GLAS. It is clear that the management agreement will be difficult to achieve in some instances and that the Implementation Body chaired by independent Chairman Joe Healy must be allowed scope to allow farmers who have difficulty in meeting the criteria to be let into the GLAS scheme. The Commonage Implementation Committee must be in a position to turn around within two weeks a positive decision on commonages which have a difficulty in reaching the 50% agreement. In relation to the timescale for the commonage management plans to be completed Pat Dunne said that interim plans should be allowed with finalised plans coming in at a later stage. This will allow applications to proceed for the GLAS scheme so that significant payments can be made in 2015. It is of crucial importance that the GLAS scheme opens without delay so that farmers can plan their entry into the scheme along with their Planners. In relation to the minimum stocking level to qualify for Single Farm Payment Pat Dunne also called for flexibility so that farmers are given every opportunity to become eligible for all payments including the Areas of Natural Constraint.The specific situation on each commonage has got to be taken into account with a reasonable timescale set to meet whatever requirements are necessary.

Government’s Broadband roll-out must move faster ICSA rural development chairman Billy Gray says that the Government’s plan for the rollout of highspeed broadband is moving too slowly. “Telling people in rural areas that they may have high-speed broadband by 2020 is simply not good enough,” said Mr. Gray. “Look how far technology has advanced in the last 5 years – if it continues to progress at that speed, huge swathes of rural Ireland will be left behind long before the Government’s plans come to fruition.” “Rural-dwellers are fed up of empty promises on broadband,” he continued. “Other countries, many much larger and with more remote areas than ours are far ahead of us when it comes to broadband services.The Minister’s plan also leaves many questions unanswered, particularly in relation to costs and ownership of the network, and it still has to be approved by the European Union. People in rural areas who have poor broadband services or sometimes none at all need to see action, not plans.”

ICSA welcomes confirmation of end to brucellosis testing ICSA animal health group chairman John Barron has welcomed confirmation that brucellosis testing will end in 2015. “These changes were indicated at a meeting attended by ICSA in October, and we welcome the Minister’s confirmation that there will be no round testing in 2015, and that pre-movement testing is also likely to end some time next year, contingent upon Northern Ireland achieving brucellosis-free status,” said Mr. Barron “As ICSA has pointed out previously, brucellosis testing has been a huge cost for farmers over the years in terms of time and resources, and has interfered substantially with the mart trade. It is very welcome to see an end to this, and most importantly, it highlights the success achieved by farmers and the Department in eradicating the disease.”

Reimbursement of EU deduction should commence immediately ICSA president Patrick Kent has urged Minister Coveney to immediately commence the reimbursement of €27 million to Irish farmers. “While we welcome the return of this money, which was deducted to establish the agricultural crisis reserve, we see no reason why it can’t be paid back at the earliest opportunity,” said Mr. Kent. “Farmers have suffered a lot of financial hardship this year and ICSA would like to see these payments made in time for Christmas.”

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Teagasc News DAIRYING Feeding Silage Pit management greatly influences the “freshness” of silage. Air rots silage so the pit face must be managed to minimise air penetration. Use a shear grab or saw to cut down or remove silage from the face and only disturb small areas of the pit at each feeding. Do not leave layers of tossed silage exposed to the air. Prevent water running down the face of the silage pit by rolling back the polythene and weigh down this polythene tightly on top and at the sides. Too many farmers pull down the polythene over the face of the pit which causes the glass-house effect and results in quicker rotting, fungal growth and poor silage intake. In trying to encourage silage intake keep in mind that cows spend 6 hours per day eating silage.They have three feeding activity peaks; at sunrise, at feed placement and at feed push up. Cows will generally only spend 10 minutes queuing for silage and then get “fed up” waiting. Severe wind and rain on exposed feeding areas reduce silage intakes by 4 kgs DM per head per day. Cows housed in groups of 24 eat 1-2.6 kgs DM per head per day more silage than those in groups of 8, because they eat faster, more frequently but spend less time eating. Winter housing – keep it clean, dry and comfortable When cows are housed, their exposure to mastitis-causing bacteria in the environment will be higher. Plan ahead, and reduce the risk of mastitis problems this winter. Reduce the risk of mastitis by making sure housing is clean, dry and comfortable. 1. Cleaner houses = cleaner udders = less bacteria at the teat ends. - Scrape passageways, cubicles and yards at least twice a day, or run automatic scrapers at least six to eight times daily. - Don’t forget, cubicle mats and bedding should be clean! - In straw-bedded houses, bedding should be refreshed daily. 2. Dry housing makes it harder for bacteria to grow. - Good ventilation is essential. - Liming of cubicles (twice daily) will help keep them dry. - Make sure straw bedding isn’t damp. Wet knees after kneeling on it means it’s damp! 3. Comfortable cubicles = cows will use them more = cleaner udders and teats. • Don’t overstock cubicle housing this winter – aim to have 10% more cubicles than cows. Planning a new build for 2014 Housing specs and recommendations have changed and improved – seek advice before you start to build. Get your milking machine ready for spring 2015 Milking machines spend many hours connected to the most valuable part of your farm – your cows. So making sure they are serviced regularly is essential to ensure that they don’t contribute to mastitis in your herd. At this time of year • Book your service before spring with a registered IMQCS technician.

• Get the service technician to go through the report fully with you – it is important to have an understanding of how the machine is functioning, and why certain recommendations may have been made. • Carry out any repairs needed immediately. • Start the season with a new set of liners, and change them after 2,000 milkings or six months, whichever comes first. • To keep machines in top condition test and service every six months. Don’t forget about the teat sprayers! Check that these are working fully and replace any nozzles that are blocked or faulty. At every milking carry out checks to make sure you have a fully functioning machine. Daily, weekly and monthly checks will help as an early warning system for any faults. More information is available online at www.cellcheck.ie and in the CellCheck Farm Guidelines for Mastitis Control. HEALTH AND SAFETY Handle with Care Many farmers suffer from backache.These problems have resulted from years of abuse of their backs by lifting heavy loads and/or poor lifting techniques. Many of you grew up in an era where lifting heavy objects was a source of pride and an indication of manhood. Lifting ten and fourteen stone bags of grain was a common phenomenon. at threshing. Medical science has been telling us for some time that this was a wrong practice and untold damage was done to backs by such activities. The resulting injuries, in addition to being extremely painful, can limit your ability to work and in some extreme circumstances can lead to some retiring from farming altogether. The Safety, Health & Welfare Regulations contains four simple messages: 1. Avoid the need for manual handling, if at all possible. Consider alternatives such as mechanisation, bulk purchases or automation 2. Where it is not possible to eliminate, then assess the risk of injury involved in the task. First assess the task. Avoid twisting, stooping and carrying long distances and double handling. Then examine the load, can it be made lighter, more stable or gripped better. Have you asked your suppliers to help in eliminating/reducing the risk? Have a look at the workplace and remove obstructions to allow free movement and assess the capacity of the person to physically do the job. 3. Provide mechanical aids. Use forklifts, trolleys and other mechanical aids. Many tasks now lend themselves to being handled mechanically. 4. Training & Supervision. Central to a good lifting technique is keep the back straight, bend the knees, keep the load close to the body and feet apart and arms in line with trunk. The Message: Avoid injury to your back by: • Avoiding lifting, if at all practical. • Using mechanical aids. • If not practical, see how you can reduce the risk of injury. • Taking a training course in manual handling.

IFA warns dog owners over attacks on sheep flocks IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey said the latest series of savage dog attacks on sheep flocks in Wexford, Galway and Laois are an all too common reminder of the extent of this severe problem across the country. John Lynskey warned dog owners that their pets can inflict horrendous damage on a sheep flock in an attack and the owners can be held responsible for the losses involved with serious financial and legal consequences. He said dog owners are responsible for ensuring that their pets are under control at all times. The IFA sheep farmers leader said farmers have a right to protect their flock and the law states: It shall be a defence to any action for damages against a person

for the shooting of a dog, or to any charge arising out of the shooting of a dog, if the defendant proves that: (a) the dog was shot when it was worrying, or was about to worry, livestock and that there were no other reasonable means of ending or preventing the worrying; or (b) (i) the dog was a stray dog which was in the vicinity of a place where livestock had been injured or killed, and (ii) the defendant reasonably believed that the dog had been involved in the injury or killing, and (iii) there were no practical means of seizing the dog or ascertaining to whom it belonged; and (c) he was the person in charge of the livestock; and (d) he notified within forty-eight hours the member in charge at the nearest

Garda Station to the place where the dog was shot of the incident. He said, “In the last week, I had to deal with a farmer who endured a dog attacks on his sheep, involving serious losses with a number of dead and injured sheep, and is now facing into more losses at lambing. Despite the efforts of the farmer in defending his flock, some of the dogs still remain on the loose”. John Lynskey said the devastation and trauma experienced by this farmer has left him seriously questioning his future in sheep production. This week’s attack is the latest on this flock and is the third attack in the last 12 months. “Unfortunately, I am taking calls on a frequent basis from sheep farmers around the country who have suf-

fered similar such attacks. There are far too many dog owners not taking the responsibility that goes with owning a pet. Dog owners have an obligation to have their dog under control at all times.” John Lynskey said we are now entering the season where dog attacks become a weekly feature again with the long dark nights. He said “sheep flocks with pregnant ewes are particularly vulnerable to dog attacks at this critical time, and especially during the night.” Over the four to five months into next spring, Ireland’s 30,000 sheep farmers will lamb down over 2.5 million ewes across the country. John Lynskey said last year IFA launched a Protocol to help farmers

who encounter a dog attack on their sheep flock. The IFA protocol involves an easy-to- follow, 10-point Plan of Action covering what a farmer should do following a dog attack or sheep kill. “Based on the feedback IFA gets from farmers who have had to deal with a dog attack on their flock, one of the biggest problems is the lack of information on what they should do, who they should contact and where can they get help”. The IFA Protocol deals with these basic questions and also outlines important aspects of the law and how the dog warden service and the Garda can help. It also sets out how to keep a full record of the attack, which can be used as evidence at a later stage.

Aileen Barron, Greenacre Marketing Waterford and Ardmore native Maurice Keane, Glanbia Agribusiness, were among the Waterford agri-food executives at the agribusiness briefing in Portlaoise for members of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA). [@munsterexpress.ie]

READER’S QUERIES Question: I received a letter yesterday by post from the DAFM with regard to a review of lands declared from 2009 to 2012. They are looking for a clawback of nearly €500 for lands declared but since deemed ineligible during the period. I received a letter late last year in relation to 2013 and they took a few quid there too. I studied the maps and have made deductions for anything that was deemed ineligible.Where did all this come from all of a sudden and what can I do about it? Can you please advise? Answer: In late 2013, the DAFM gained access to an up to date mapping system known as Bing maps. Up to then they had been using maps which had been up to ten years old and in many cases well out of date. Because of the time lapse, farmers that had improved land did not get credit for it and had to have a ground inspection to include it as eligible however, many others were given the benefit of the doubt on lands that were border line. However, much of these lands are now showing up as ineligible on the modern aerial photos and as these are taken by aeroplane they are much clearer. Features such as encroachment of scrub and furze are now clearly visible on these new pictures and the DAFM have made the assumption that these ineligible features were present as far back as the statute of limitations allow which is 5 years, regardless of whether or not they were visible on the aerial photographs at the time. The DAFM advise all farmers to walk their lands annually and before they submit the SPS application amend the aerial photos if and where necessary to include or indeed remove ineligible features.You should contact your adviser as this decision can be appealed. I trust this will clear things up for you. Tip of the Week: Now would be a good time to ensure that paperwork for slurry import and export are in order. All forms must be received in Johnstown Castle no later than 31st December, 2014.

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County Waterford FRS News …

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Open Day at FRS Kilmacthomas WATERFORD FRS is a Co-Operative company run by farmers for farmers based in our new premises at Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. The company has grown and diversified over the years and our primary role is to provide labour both temporary and permanent to the farming community and any local industry that may require it. Plan your labour needs for the springtime and contact Padraig now to organise. 087 6615637. Agri Retail:We serve the

needs of mid waterford for a full range of Agri Supplies. Bretts Feeds, Redmills, Bluegrass, Liffey Mills.

PDM Creosote Posts, Full range of post and rail

plus sawn timber. Milkflo calf feeders. Electroweld welding supplies. Drainage Pipe + Corripipe.

Westfalia Surge Agent: We are dealers in the South East for the Westfalia milking parlour range.We stock a full range of spares and have a 24 hour backup service.We have 30 new parlours fitted totalling 600 milking units, units include rotary, sequential baling, rapid exit, etc. Agroserve Dairy Chemicals: This is a premium brand Agri

Chemical range with all products registered with PCS numbers and tested by Moorepark. We offer the services FREE OF CHARGE of a Dairy Hygiene Specialist to solve any problems you may have. This includes farm visit, milk testing,and consultation with your milk advisor using your Co-Op quality results. OPEN DAY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th We are holding an open day next Friday when you can come along and meet all the staff. CHRIS BISBEE: Dairy Hygiene Specialist.

NED DUNPHY: Hoof Care Specialist. TONY FITZGERALD: Advice re Liner Choice and milking parlour projects.

SPECIAL OFFERS: Special offers available on the day on our parlour Chemical Range plus full range of Liners. FREE DRAW: For 2 inverter welders. Also special offers on Welding supplies. ‘Deals on PDM creosote stakes, all water fittings & Agri-Hardware.’

Waterford Macra na Feirme ON Tuesday, 25th November, Waterford Macra held a SafeTalk in the Park Hotel Dungarvan. This informative course was open to both members and non members alike.We had an exceptional turnout from both and this free 3 and a half hour course was given to capicity numbers.The SafeTalk is a suicide prevention course.The course was delivered in a calm and relaxed enviroment. The aim of the course is to provide each participant the skills to reach out to those in our community who may be struggling or contemplating sui-

cide.The gradutes of this certified and internationally recognised course become approachable as a port of call for someone in danger, who can then transfer them to a professional agency to optain the further help and assistance they may require. All partipants benefited hugely from attending this course. Last Saturday night Macra na Feirme went to the dogs as part of their national fundraiser. An evening of racing was held in five greyhound stadiums around the country, including Kilcohan Greyhound Stadium in

Waterford. The night of racing and entertainment was exceptionally well attending by all Waterford clubs, some of whom organised special buses to take then down to the event. We also welcomed some neighbouring clubs to the Waterford track which included Naas Macra and Callan Macra.To finish off the night we took to the dance floor of Sinnotts Bar in Waterford. UPCOMING EVENTS Kilmacthomas Macra are hosting a Kake Off in Lenihan’s Bar on Sunday, 7th December at 7.30 p.m. Do you

think you can bake a cake to pass the judges inspection to be crowned winner? Why not come along and see?! Kinsalebeg Macra are hosting their 60th Reunion Dinner Dance in The Park Hotel, on Friday, 12th December. Tickets are now on sale priced at just €30 per person for dinner and dancing to the sounds of Red Effect. A great night is guranteed. Don’t forget to check out our facebook page Waterford Macra for all upcoming events and remember new members are always welcome.

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Launching the 2015 IFA Calendar this week was IFA President, Eddie Downey with Mairead Lavery Irish Farmers Journal, Christy Doherty FBD, John Donohue IFAC and Angus Laverty An Post. The theme of this year’s calendar is Save Lives – Think Safety, Farm Safely. Farm Safety messages are contained throughout the calendar, which will be distributed with the Irish Farmer’s Journal on December 11th.

SAMPLE PRICES BULLOCK SECTION 3 A.A. 561 kgs. made €1,105 each. 3 Lim. 496 kgs. made €1,070 each. 8 Fr. 451 kgs. made €890 each. HEIFER SECTION 1 Fr. 675 kgs. made €1,160. 1 Her. 565 kgs. made €1,050. 1 Her. 535 kgs. made €1,010. DRY COW 1 Her. 715 kgs. made €1,220. 1 Fr. 640 kgs. made €1,000. 1 Fr. 635 kgs. made €1,000. Special Entry for Monday next, 8th December, 2014 – 2 Her Breeding Bulls and 2 Aberdeen Angus Breeding Bulls, 18 months old. For a local producer. Final Weanling for 2014 – Thursday, December 13th, at 12 noon. Entries are now being accepted for this sale. Tel 058-41611. Last Sale of the year will be held on Monday, 15th December, 2014, and first Sale of the New Year will be on Monday, 12th January, 2015. Cattle Sales in 2015 will commence at 11.30 a.m. sharp.

OPEN DAY 5th December 10% Discount on Dairy Chemicals, Teat Dips, Milk Liner, Milk Socks, etc. Special Deals on Fencing Materials, Creosote Post, Wire, Calf Feeders, Gripmax water fittings and Electroweld supplies Advice on Foot Bathing, Calf Rearing & Dairy Hygiene NOT TO BE MISSED!

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DUNGARVAN MART FINAL WEANLING SALE Thursday, 11th December, 2014 This Sale includes a number of Bucket Fed Weanlings. Entries are now being accepted. Tel. 058-41611.

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New Household Water Charges must not result in increased costs for farm businesses IFA Environment and Rural Affairs Chairman, Harold Kingston, has called on Environment Minister Alan Kelly to confirm that farm businesses will not be burdened with additional water costs following the Government’s recent decision to reduce charges to households. Mr. Kingston said, “Farm families have for almost a decade paid for water supplied by local authorities. These charges have continued to increase over the years. It would be completely unacceptable to farm families if farmers and other businesses that already pay for water are called on again to subsidise the cost of water to private houses – given the recent decision to further reduce these charges”. “IFA will be engaging directly with the Department of Environment, the CER and Irish Water on this issue. We will also again request that the practice of double billing for water be brought to an end. It is farcical that a farm family will receive a bill for the water used in the home from Irish Water and then a separate bill from the local authority for water used on the farm. After all it is all coming in the one pipe”.

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Murder in the Cathedral ONLY two days to go to the performance of TS Eliot's great play, “Murder in the Cathedral”, at Lismore Cathedral, Co. Waterford. A Performed Reading featuring a large cast, this is a rare chance to see in Ireland one of the world's great morality and faith plays. On at 7.00 p.m. on Friday, 5th December, in the gorgeous, candlelit centre of Lismore Cathedral, in one of Ireland's most beautiful towns, Murder in the Cathedral examines what is still one of today's most topical and pressing questions: how to stay faithful to your own sense of self and holiness, without losing yourself in the daily pressures of those exerting earthly power over you.

6.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. at the Red Hall, Main Street, Lismore (3 minute walk from the Cathedral), tickets €5 at the door. “Murder and Mayhem in Lismore Cathedral: The Events of 1163” is all about how, at much the same time as “Murder” is set, Lismore Cathedral also had local nobles, chieftains and Barons of Munster fighting and actually slaying each other in the Cathedral's Nave. Lismore Cathedral is pleased to also include the participation by The Very Reverend Dean, Paul Draper in the show, with the Chorus in the play arranged and rehearsed by his wife, Kathryn Storrs. Doors open at the Cathedral at 6.30 p.m., and there will be ample parking.

The story of Archbishop Thomas A Becket, one of the early medieval period's key religious and political figures, and his murder by King Henry II’s henchmen in Canterbury Cathedral, England, in 1170AD, the play offers something for everyone, no matter your religious persuasion, age or background. Tickets are by donation at the door, and the event includes mulled wine and refreshments. Please dress very warmly, as it's a building designed and built 900 years ago. Just before the main show, the evening starts with a very powerful historical talk by noted UCC historian, Dr. Dagmar O Riain-Raedel,

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Get Santa - Opens 5th December THERE are just days to go before Christmas, and a herd of reindeer are running amok in the London streets. Meanwhile, nine year-old Tom (newcomer Kit Connor) receives an early festive surprise – in the form of Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) taking shelter in the garden shed! Having crash-landed when testing out his new sleigh, Santa enlists Tom and his father Steve (Rafe Spall) to help him get home to Lapland. Having just been released from prison, all Steve wants is to spend time with his son again, but his plan is thwarted when Santa attempts to liberate his reindeers

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UST when you thought you were getting on top of your money worries, a nasty shock awaits! It looks as though either your vehicle or some domestic piece of machinery will go wrong.

FEW words from an older female relative could be just the thing to clear your mind and show you the right way to go about solving a problem. Joint ventures may be hard work now.

HIS is an excellent time to get some training or start on a course of education. If you have exams, these should go well and if you are a teacher of any kind, your students will do well too.

ONEY troubles are fading and there could be a windfall. If you want to take up any kind of training, this is a great time to do so. If you need a new vehicle, look around for one now.

TRUE friend will do much to bring fun into your life this week. Romance is in the air now too, although it may take a week or so for this to really sparkle into life.

T SEEMS you have more in common with someone you are involved with than you thought, so do not let work or household chores take up too much of your time.

F you fancy the kind of love affair that is amusing, exciting and lacking in responsibility, the best advice I can give is to leave it for another time as you could find yourself in deep in no time.

ELATIONSHIPS are a bit strained at the moment and you will have to exercise patience and diplomacy if you are to avoid a full scale row. There is some really good money news.

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ONFUSION and muddles will make it hard for you to know what to think this week and working life could be particularly stressful. Romance on the other hand, will go swimmingly.

ISCEANS are going through setbacks and minor health problems at the moment but things will soon improve. There is not much you can do for the time being. Take it easy.

from Battersea Dogs Home and is thrown into prison himself. It’s down to Tom and Steve to get Santa out of Lambeth Prison and save Christmas, as well as reconnect with each other, in this heart-warming and adventurepacked British Christmas film that also stars Warwick Davis, Stephen Graham and Jodie Whittaker. Written and directed by Christopher Smith and executively produced by Ridley Scott, Get Santa is set to be one of the best Christmas movies of 2014.

Tinkerbell - Opens 12th December TINK and friends encounter a strange, toothy, green-eyed beast in their latest magical adventure! One night in Pixie Hollow, the sky is illuminated by a mysterious green light streaking across the heavens. The following morning, a strange animal awakens deep in the dark underground where the comet landed. An ancient legend is about to come true! Mischievous, talented, tomboy animal fairy Fawn (Angela Bartys) is quick to befriend this huge and fearsome-looking, green-eyed creature. Tinker Bell (Mae

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Whitman) and the other fairies aren't so sure about the scary newcomer, which is known as the NeverBeast. And the elite Scout Fairies decide to capture it before it causes any more damage. But Fawn is convinced that you should never judge a book by its cover. So she sets out to save her new friend. Disney's sixth animated feature starring lovable fairy Tinker Bell and her friends gives Fawn a makeover and introduces the fabulous NeverBeast.

The Hunger Games - Mockingjay - Part 1 4K Resolution SINCE its releas,e The Hunger Games movies have been a really promising franchise, and I can say without a doubt that this one is no exception. With a fantastic story and even better cast it’s a recipe for success. The basic story picks up where the last movie left off. This being a sequel in a series though if I said much about the story of this movie it may spoil it. Katniss awakes to find herself in the underground base of District 13, the forefront of the rebellion in Panem. With a revolution on their hands they have to act fast to stay alive and convince Katniss to lead their cause. I can’t say much about this movie without giving away the plot but for those who might be new to the series I’ll explain the back story. The basic concept of The Hunger Games is one of a dystopian future. The people live in Panem, which is divided by twelve districts and the Captiol. And every year two young people, a boy and a girl, are picked from each district to fight each other as the citizens are forced to watch. The 24 ‘tributes’ have to fight to survive however, as the winner is the last person standing, when Katniss’ younger sister Prim was selected to participate, she volunteered to go in her place. And that’s where the real story begins. Mockingjay Part 1 is a fantastic movie, and my favourite thing about it was the cast. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss so well that I couldn’t imagine anyone else in the role. She portrays a wide range of emotions fantastically while still being an honest yet involuntary leader. She balances the sacrifices she must make for the greater good with her passion for those she holds closest to her constantly and it makes for a heartbreaking struggle throughout. Philip Seymour Hoffman portrayed Plutarch, one of the leaders of the rebellion, in the movie. He is a fantastic actor and the character is definitely one of the

highlights of the movie. Hoffman passed away before the release of the movie and his loss is definitely a large one, not just to this franchise but to the world. Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, a past Hunger Games victor but now a middle aged alcoholic, is one of the funniest things about the movie.We follow his detox throughout the movie, as alcohol is prohibited in district 13, and his addition to the movie is really needed at parts, especially when people are in need of direction but can’t see what’s in front of them. Elizabeth Banks’ character, Effie Trinket, is also one of the highlights of the movie; she plays a chaperone and designer for those chosen to participate in the games, but has now joined the rebellion. Effie is a fantastic character to have in the movie, as she always seems to find something good amongst the wreckage. Finally, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, Katniss’ friend and fellow Hunger Games participant, plays such an emotional part of the movie. Without wanting to give anything away Katniss has a massive struggle on her hands from the start of the movie where she wakes up alone, not knowing what’s happened to anyone, most of all Peeta. This alone was saddening enough, but the real heartbreak begins when she starts to discover what’s going on and what’s happened to the other tributes. To conclude, the story was fantastic, it was a privilege to get to see it unfold in 4K and I’d highly recommend it. Part one may have started from where the last movie finished but it’s really picking up a lot more steam.The characters have tough decisions to make and some have undergone drastic changes, but there’s still a lot more to change as the rebellion seems to just be getting started. The note it ends on is one that’s still in my head and I absolutely can’t wait to see part two of this epic franchise.

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Amazing! Grown Men singing in Dillons’ Bar! 2014 has been a year of harmony for the DSC (Dungarvan Singers Club), if not perhaps for the country in general, quite understandably up in arms about water charges, inapropriate austerity measures and corruption in high places. But in the DSC, we've had beautiful harmony, firstly, between ourselves, as there is always a lovely warm friendly atmosphetre of warmth and generosity among us; but also, of course, in the musical sense. On the 17th of this month we had an absolutely superb performance by the Coffey Sisters, Breda, Kathleen and Marian, naming them strictly alphabetically because, as everyone who was lucky enough to be present on the occassion will confirm, it would have been invidious and in fact impossible to say who was better than another, they were all so exceptional in their singing; purity of tone, stylish ornamentation, and pure passionate emotional storytelling being a feature of each one of them. They're a great credit to the grand tradition of their family heritage, on both the Shanahan and Coffey sides, but also to their area in general; and we should be even more proud of them than we already are. They're a National Treasure! All who attended I know will agree with me when I say that it was one of the best nights, probably the all-time best night, that we've ever had in the DSC; and that's saying something, considering the quality of the guest singers we habitually feature. I would just like to extend an enormous 'thank you' to the Coffeys for the simply outstanding night's entertainment they provided; it will last in our meomry forever. I confidently predicted that in my last artictle but even my own extremely high expectations were incomparably exceeded. Well done girls and thanks again. Having featured Phil Callery and Fran McPhail individually as guest singers of the club, we finally managed to get the entire Voice Squad down for a concert last Saturday night.This took place out in Baile na nGall in the great centre of excellence that is Tigh an Cheoil. The Voice Squad are a vocal trio of comparable quality to the Coffey Sisters but of world-wide fame, having performed all over the world and recorded three wonderful albums as well as backing most of the major singing stars in Ireland.They are all lovely people, friendly and warm and simply amazing singers, individually but also in harmony, where they create a gorgeous rich sonorous sound which has to be heard to be believed. It was simply wonderful to have them perform for us so close to home, the first time ever and we hope it wont be the last time. These two amazing performances will stand out unequivocally in local history as landmark occasions that will be talked of for years and years to come. Next Monday in Dillion's Back Room, (which by the way is a wonderful venue for us with superb acoustics, plenty of space and at the same time a nice intimacy and warmth) we will have yet another landmark example of beautiful vocal harmony, when we feature the male contingent of the wonderful folk and gospel group from North Cork, Jacob's Ladder. Without the two female singers they call themselves Grown Men. Grown Men are: James Barry, from Churchtown Mick Cullotty, from Buttervant Liam Fitzgerald, from Buttervant Darren Richmond, from Lancashire in the UK via Co. Clare! They, and the two female singers that make up Jacob's Ladder, are all based in the North Cork / Limerick Border area and have travelled widely performing in many parts of the country. Their repertoire is drawn from a very wide range of styles and influences, including old traditional hunting and drinking songs, Westeyan hymns, medieval carols, American Gospel (both black

and white), sea shanties, work songs and traditional songs of all types from the American, English and Irish canon including Irish language songs and arrangements of Sean Nos songs, and even Doo-Wop and pop songs! Grown men in particular are really well suited to Appalachian Bluegrass gospel songs from the white tradition as their 4-part harmony ideally fits this medium. This inspiring and dynamic a capella group sing with great verve, gusto and honesty, giving warm vibrant performances full of passion and commitment. Above all they show a great belief in their material and in what they are trying to achieve, being all ardent fans and admirers of the music themselves. Their love of these songs that they themselves have chosen is supremely evident in the vivid force and expression of their singing. You're sure to love them and to treasure their night in Dillon's as you did the Coffey Sisters and the Voice Squad. You can truly say that the DSC has provided you with a veritable Christmas Feast of Vocal Harmony for 2014. We mean to close the year as we began and as we intend to begin the New Year in 2015 by providing you with the very best in quality singing and entertainment. Of course, as usual, we stipulate that it is a 'Singers Club', not a concert venue; and so above all we need you to take part, whether in song, story, poetry or spoken word - whatever you are happiest doing. So come along and share your talent with the world. Sing, express yourself and listen to others both famous and unknown, whether foreign or local, guest or floor singers, all your friends and soon-to-be friends expressing themselves in a warm, friendly and encouraging space and atmosphere. What could be better? Or more Irish? Grown Men are our guests on the usual second Monday of the month, the 8th of December at 9.00 p.m. sharp in Dillon's Bar, Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan. Be there or be square! And, in case you think we dont fall over backwards trying to make you all happy and fulfilled, ..... on the following Monday, December 15th we will have our monster Singers Club Christmas party. All (and I mean all) are invited to this extravaganza. It's not an official Singers Club night, it's a party for gods sake!!..... and so, we will have dancing, music, spoken word and singing. All bets are off. Anything goes! So bring your instruments, bring your friends, bring your voice. As Oscar Wilde said, have nothing to declare except your talent. There will be many special surprise guests during this great party night, including Mickey Dalton, but I can tell you now that the great Bobby Gardiner, a legend amongst box – players (and all musicians) in Ireland since the 1950's, still playing (and better than ever) and Mo O'Connor, a wonderful all-round entertainer, singer and guitarist, (and multi-instrumentalist) will grace us with their illustrious presence. Our recent guests the Coffey Sisters are rumoured to be putting in a repeat performance, by enormous demand! So this is guaranteed to be yet another in our ongoing series of “Best nights ever”! Don’t miss it, (or the Monday before with Grown Men as our special guests). Save both dates in your diaries and phones, and on your fridges right away! Remember: Monday, 8th December: Grown Men Monday, 15th December: Massive Christmas Party Both in Dillon's, Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan Both starting at 9.00 p.m. sharp. Both ADMISSION FREE Where would you get such value for your (no) money? The Dungarvan Singers Club would like to wish you all, supporters and supporters-to-be in the future, a very happy Christmas and extremely prosperous New Year.

A happy Cast and Crew after DDC’s hugely successful November production DA.

[Dave Zannis]

Dungarvan Dramatic Club THE curtain went down on what can only be described as another very successful production for Dungarvan Dramatic Club. Under the vigilant and skilful direction of Margaret Dennehy, the cast of Hugh Leonard’s ‘DA’ impressed audiences during the four night run, and marked the 106th production in the club’s 73 years of bringing drama at its best to the Dungarvan area. Hugh Leonard’s comedy ‘Da’ is a semi-autobiographical play set in Dublin and is described by The Sunday Telegraph as being full of “people and conversation, rich in poetry, full of love, laughter and rare pleasures". Dungarvan audiences were transported back to a Dublin of the 1960’s and earlier still. The older generation was brought on a nostalgic trip down memory lane and rekindled many memories of times gone by, our younger audiences were introduced to the highs and lows of times past, of rations and hand me down clothes, and leaving in search of a better job, a better life. ‘DA’ ticked all the boxes it brought many a smile and a little tear to all those present. Putting on any production involves a cohesive team of people and as usual everyone involved came up trumps.

Ned Cullinan and his enthusiastic crew Kevin, Morgan and Kieran used hammer and saw with imagination and meticulous dexterity. Lisa O'Sullivan our stage manager kept a watchful eye on crew and cast making sure all ran smoothly. Siobhan, Kate, Liz and Chantelle costumed and beautified adding and subtracting years with skill! Patrick Morrissey provided beautiful music and Dave Lee did sound recording. Brian Pattwell and Mike Hennessy made sure dogs barked and door bells rang right on cue and Dave Zannis lit the set with his usual finesse. Emma Power co-ordinated our Front of House team who made sure everyone got the traditional cuppa at the interval and a ticket or two for the raffle! A special thanks to Allen Flynn The Old Ground Hotel, Conor Lannen Country Store and Michael Sheehan The Wine Buff for the wonderful raffle prizes. Thanks also to Michael for managing ticket sales. And last but by no means least, a standing ovation for our audiences who came from far and wide and enjoyed a wonderful night’s entertainment.Without such support and encouragement through the years, Dungarvan Dramatic Club would not be the club it

is today. DDC is proud to uphold the aims of our founding members “the promotion of culture, the staging of plays and the encouraging of a spirit of zeal and good comradeship amongst the members". A reminder to anyone who has any old photographs or memorabilia from past dramatic endeavours, please contact any committee member or DDC on 086-3244175. Your memories are precious, anything on loan will be treated with care, and returned in the same condition as it was given. And finally our “Dip into Drama” continues this Thursday evening, December 4th at The Park Hotel from 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. As we are now in the festive season, it’s all about PANTOMIME – “Oh No It’s Not ........ Oh Yes It Is”!! Be prepared for an evening of fun! Dip into Drama with Dungarvan Dramatic Club – fun and creative evenings exploring the world of drama with members and friends. For more information contact 086-3244175 or find us on facebook. Wishing our patrons and friends a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to entertaining you again in the Spring!

Ballyduff Comhaltas CEOL AN GHEIMHRIDH Ballyduff Comhaltas held a very successful Ceol an Gheimhridh competition on Sunday, November 30th. There was a big entry of very talented and entertaining musicians in this lovely competition which was held in the Carnegie Library. There were competitions in 2 age groups, Under 13 and Under 17 in the following categories: wind, strings and reed. The standard was extremely high in all competitions and gave the adjudicator the unenviable task of selecting just two qualifiers from each competition. The following musicians qualified and will go on to compete in the Munster Finals which will be held after Christmas: Under 13 strings: Bríd McMaugh and Erin Meaghar; Under 17 strings: Thomas Aherne and Éanna Hyland; Under 13 wind: Cian Smith and Caoimhe Hyland; Under 17 wind: Thomas Aherne and Ríoghnach Hyland;

Under 13 reed: Cian Smith and Reena Meaghar; Under 17 reed: Jeremy Saich and Rebecca Saich Under 13 duet: Cian Smith and Bríd McMaugh Under 17 duet: Thomas Aherne and Emma Corbett & Ríoghnach Hyland and Éanna Hyland; Quartet: Ríoghnach Hyland, Emma Corbett, Cian Smith and Bríd Mc Maugh; BOOLEY HOUSE PERFORMS AT CORRIN EVENT CENTRE The Booley House show will be staged in the Corrin Event Centre on Saturday, December 13th. This will be a special Christmas performance in a unique venue. There will be food, dancing and live music after the show. This promises to be a wonderful Christmas night out. Tickets can be purchased from Corrin Event Centre Tel: 025-31611. Email: info@corrineventcentre.com; Web: www.corrineventcentre.com; Facebook: facebook.com/

Reena and Erin Meaghar who qualified for the Munster Finals of Ceol an Gheimhridh. CorrinEventCentre CÓR FEAR NA nDÉISE Cór na nDéise, an all male choir from An Rinn and An Sean Phobal will perform a seasonal concert in Ballyduff on December 27th. The choir boasts a "slua" of fantastic singers and musicians under the direction of Darren Ó Droma. Bookings can be made with Thomas Hyland at 0868208242.

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Nire's Michael O'Gorman in possession against Austin Stack's Barry Shanahan during the AIB Munster Club Football Final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Nire leaves leave Kerry champions off the hook See Pages 2, 3 & 4 QUICK FIRE GOALS DECIDES EVENLY CONTESTED SEMI-FINAL Page 4

WATERFORD LADIES FOOTBALL AWARDS

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AIB MUNSTER CLUB SENIOR FOOTBALL FINAL

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Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh were Hannah and Enya Muhlwald with Emma, Lillie and Abby Wall. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Nire gather together for the pre-match pep talk.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh were Imelda Guiry, Deirdre and Alis O'Meara. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Nire's Craig Guiry and Michael O'Gorman in action with Austin Stack's Daniel Bohan and Wayne Guthrie during the AIB Munster Club Football Final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh were Aine English, Sinead O'Meara and Dick Guiry. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh were Sean Walsh, Oisin Looney, Sean Boyce and David [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Morrissey.

Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

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Supporting the Nire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

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AIB MUNSTER CLUB SENIOR FOOTBALL FINAL

Nire leaves Kerry champions off the hook AUSTIN STACKS WINS SECOND MUNSTER TITLE

Austin Stacks ………...3-5; Nire ……………………. 2-4. NIRE’S ambitions of being the first Waterford team to win the Munster Senior Cub Championship were dashed in Pairc Ui Chaoimh last Sunday afternoon in a final that they will always look back on as the one that got away, similarly perhaps to 2006 when Doctor Crokes beat them by 2-5 to 0-8. We would never be blatantly critical of the Nire, having admired their progress in this year’s club championship, but they pressed the self destruct button here as they left an average enough Kerry club side fifteen, and fourteen for most of the game, off the hook in a final that the Waterford champions should most definitely have won. Both clubs enjoyed huge support at the Cork venue in the last game to be played there before its new phase of development while the slippery on field conditions militated against the two teams over the course of the hour. The packed stand produced a fitting atmosphere for such an occasion though the noisy unsporting intervention on drums and the like of a section of the Kerry club’s support when the Nire placekickers were taking their kicks has definitely no part to play, in our opinion, in our National Games and these instruments and those ear wrecking hooters should quite simply be detoured outside the grounds. Austin Stacks physicality was something that Nire didn’t really encounter on route to the final and the tight man marking on danger man Conor Gleeson and their harrying and hastling around the field, in general, forced the Nire into conceding possession on a number of occasions. However, if the Kerry

folk thought all they had to do was turn up for this one, they were well off the mark and though defeat was their lot, Nire have shown up the quality that is in Waterford football in this year’s Munster campaign. As early as the 14th minute, Nire enjoyed a numerical advantage with Stack’s centre forward Shane Carroll being dismissed on a second yellow card. However in the modern type of hand passing game, his departure wasn’t match defining and it didn’t have a bearing on the rest of the game. Nire’s greatest setback to winning the game was that they gifted the winners two goals, one in each half, which is fatal in a low scoring game and their team mentors must rue their selection in at least one position going on previous outings. Hindsight is a spectator’s luxury but the Nire’s cause may have been better served by running at the Austin Stacks defence and playing in more direct ball which produced their early scores, rather than too much cross field hand passing, which overall didn’t threaten the winners. Austin Stacks’ strongest unit was in attack with David Mannix, Mickey Collins and Daniel Bohan all impressing while Man of the Match, Shane O’Callaghan was a constant thorn in the Nire’s defence and it was only in the last quarter of the game that he was curtailed somewhat. The Kerry champions score only one point in the first half and that was from a David Mannix free kick, which apart from their two goals, one of which was a present, proved how ordinary a side they were on the day. They didn’t open their account until the 9th minute, following which they experienced two

separate ten minute barren scoring spells in that first half. Immediately on the restart, they improved considerably in a period where they won the game while their last quarter return as a mere point from sub Fiachna Mangan. They were there for the taking okay. The Nire didn’t show any signs of Munster Final nerves as they started brilliantly and they led by 1-3 to 0-0 after eight minutes and by 1-4 to 1-0 with 13 minutes on the clock. However, the down side was that they didn’t score for the remainder of the half and Michael Moore’s 38th minute goal was the Waterford champions only flag of the entire second half. A number of missed scoring opportunities from frees by three different players and a total of twelve wides in total was also a key factor in defeat while the winners themselves kicked a tally of ten wides. As stated, the Nire were quick out of the blocks and Michael O’Gorman raised the games first white flag in the first minute from a Shane Ryan pass, who won an amount of ball early on. Team captain Ryan led by example in the 3rd minute when he cleverly dispatched a Seamus Lawlor delivery in the top corner of Darragh O’Brien’s net. A foul on Michael O’Gorman one minute later, required a left legged free taker and Brian Wall, who was one of his team’s best players throughout, obliged to leave the Waterford champions in front by 0-5. Michael O’Gorman had a sixth minute goal chance as Nire were completely on top and following the most patient of team play build ups, Conor Gleeson kicked a mighty score in the 8th minute. Austin Stacks were stunned

by this unexpected scoring onslaught and they were living on crumbs but they received a ninth minute boost when Man of the Match Shane O’Callaghan wormed his way through the Nire defence to register the first of his team’s three goals. The Nire responded admirably and when Shane Ryan was fouled by Shane Carroll, for which he received his first yellow card, the Nire’s captain dissected the posts which ended the first quarter scoring at 1-4 to 1-0. The Rockies shooting quality in front of goal was of a poor standard as demonstrated by a 13th minute wide while a foul on Jamie Barron, who once again roamed the field far and wide, by Shane Carroll, gave the Kerry player his second yellow card and his early departure from the final in the 14th minute. Kieran Donaghy kicked a bad wide in the 18th minute but a disastrous short kick out into the hands of Shane O’Callaghan one minute later was offloaded to the unmarked David Mannix and he made no mistake from close range to leave just 0-1 between the teams for all of the Nire’s dominance. Mannix followed up with a 20th minute free to level the game and amazingly, this was to be the last score of the first half. The remainder of the first moiety was a story of fouls and wides with Kieran Donaghy picking up a 23rd minute yellow card for a free on Michael O’Gorman. Shane Ryan kicked Nire’s first wide from a free in the 24th minute and Shane Walsh followed suit from play two minutes later. Donaghy kicked a second wide from play in the 27th and following another foul on Michael O’Gorman, a further scoring opportunity went a begging. When Michael Moore was

fouled in the first minute of added time, the referee clearly jibbed a second yellow card on Kieran Donaghy but Stacks were not made pay as Shane Walsh’s effort went well wide of the posts. Straight from the throw in on the restart, Kieran Donaghy fielded the ball and 23 seconds later Shane O’Callaghan had kicked the winners into the lead for the first time. Mikey Collins added another score from play and now Nire’s litany of wides really took hold. A Brian Wall free was well wide in the 36th minute but Nire came right back into the game when Seamus Lawlor placed Michael Moore for a cooly taken lead goal in a one to one with the Stack’s netminder. Nire were back in the lead at 2-4 to 2-3 before both sides were wide of the post with white flag efforts. The defining score of this Munster Final arrived in the 40th minute when two Nire players were caught defensively, resulting in a penalty and Stacks wing back Pa McCarthy, who had scored three spot kicks already in the campaign, blasted the size 5 past Tom Wall and the winners were back in the driving seat at 3-3 to 2-4. Similar to their second goal in the first half, David Mannix immediately added a point from a free and for the first time Stacks enjoyed a one goal lead at 3-4 to 2-4. Conditions continued to be slippery for both sides, with both sets of players giving away the ball, as the game looked to be slipping away from the Nire. Brian Wall’s work rate was top class in his efforts to drive on his team but the wides frustratingly mounted from a number of players and the Waterford champions were destined not to raise any second half

Nire's Shane Ryan is tackled by Austin Stack's Denis McElligott during the AIB Munster Club Football Final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

white flag. Austin Stacks name on the cup was guaranteed in the 58th minute when Kieran Donaghy made a trade mark catch from a high delivery in front of goal before offloading to sub Fiachna Mangan, who put a valuable two scores between the teams at this late stage. Credit Nire, they came back up the field with further scoring attempts while their goalie Tom Wall prevented a fourth Stacks goal on the call of time. Sunday was a frustrating day for the Nire, they were the better team over the hour but they didn’t bring home the cup on this occasion. It’s no consolation at the moment but their Munster campaign has rocketed the reputation of football in Waterford on the Provincial stage and the whole County is proud of them for that. Austin Stacks Top Three: Shane O’Callaghan, Daniel Bohan, Fearghal Mc Namara . Nire’s Top Three: Seamus Lawlor, Brian Wall, Jamie Barron. Observer’s Man of the Match: Shane O’Callaghan. Number of Scorers: Austin Stacks 5. Nire 5. Scores from Play: Austin

Stacks 2-3. Nire 2-2. Frees For: Austin Stacks 19. Nire 15. Wides: Austin Stacks 10. Nire 12. Score of the Match: Nire’s 38th minute goal, engineered by Seamus Lawlor and executed by Michael Moore. Scorers – Austin Stacks: David Mannix 1-2 (2f),Shane O’Callaghan 1-1, Pa Mcarthy 1-0 pen, Mikey Collins and Fiachna Mangan 0-1 each. Nire: Shane Ryan 1-1 (1f), Michael Moore 1-0, Michael O’Gorman, Brian Wall (f) and Conor Gleeson 0-1 each. Austin Stacks: Darragh O’Brien, Fearghl McNamara, Barry Shanahan, Denis McElligott; Pa Mcarthy, Conor Jordan, Ciaran O’Connell; Kieran Donaghy, Wayne Guthrie; Shane O’Callaghan, Greg Horan, Daniel Bohan; David Mannix, Shane Carroll, Mikey Collins. Subs: John Dennis (ht), Fiachna Mangan (43), Darragh Long (55), Michael O’Donnell (60). Nire: Tom Wall; Justin Walsh, Thomas O’Gorman, Maurice O’Gorman; Seamus Lalor, Brian all, Diarmuid Wall; Shane Walsh, Craig Guiry; Jamie Barron, Michael Moore, Michael O’Gorman; Conor Gleeson, Liam Lawlor, Shane Ryan. Subs: Keith Guiry (40), Tommy Cooney(50), Dermot Ryan (56). Referee: Conor Lane (Cork).

Nire who lost to Austin Stacks 3-5 to 2-4 in the AIB Munster Club Football Final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Back row, l to r: Alan Lawlor, David Prendergast, Michael Moore, Brian Wall, Jack Guiry, Dermot Ryan, David Nugent, Liam Lawlor, Diarmuid Wall, Stephen Ryan, Seamus Lawlor, Pa Meehan, Pa Horkan, Aiden Condon, Tommy Cooney. Front row, l to r: Keith Guiry, Kenny Brazil, Justin Walsh, Shane Walsh, Craig Guiry, Shane Ryan, Jamie Barron, Michael O'Gorman, Conor Gleeson, Thomas O'Gorman, Maurice O'Gorman, David Meehan, Sean Ryan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

MORRISSEY FAMILY WESTERN UNDER 21’B’ HURLING SEMI-FINAL

Quick fire goals decides evenly contested semi-final An Ghaeltacht ……… 2-15; Cois Bhride ………… 1-13. FOLLOWING the first fifty minutes of this very well contested and competitive Under 21 ‘B’ Western Hurling semifinal at the Fraher Field last Saturday afternoon, when the teams were level at 0-14 to 1-11 and on six occasions overall, nobody could have predicted that there would be 0-7 between the teams four minutes later. Goals by fear ionad Oisin Mac Siomoin and An Ghaeltacht’s top scorer Donie Breathnach in the 53rd minute and a point from influential midfielder Fearghal OCeallaigh rapidly decided Fourmilewater’s opposition in the Western Final this Sunday at the same venue at 5 pm. Patrons were expecting a good game between these two teams and they were not the least bit disappointed as a competitive and sporting encounter was served up by two committed teams before the result was known. Following a period of some rest, the Fraher Field was in excellent condition while at the tail end of November, it was getting dark during the

last quarter of a game that started as early as 2 pm. An Brat Naisiunta was flying at half mast last Saturday and a minutes silence was observed prior to the throw-in as a mark of respect to the late Doirin Mhic Mhurchu, on Rinn. Doirin, who for many years, was very much involved in reporting on An Rinn’s games on Radio Na Gaeltachta, was also the Oifigeach Gaeilge on the Waterford County Board in times gone by. There were many fine wielders of the caman on both sides in this semi-final with An Ghaeltacht’s Ray O Ceallaigh, at centre back and Lorcan O Corraoin directly behind him impressively marshalling their defence throughout. Culbaire Eoin O Murchadha saved two definite goal scoring opportunities in the second half while Feargal O Ceallaigh and Sean De Paor formed a very workmanlike midfield pairing for the winners. The deadly accurate Donie Breathnach accounted for 1-11 of his team’s final tally and younger brother Christy was effective in his role on the edge of the

square. Rob O’Sullivan, on the Cois Bhride team, was also on form from placed balls and he struck over 0-7f and eight points overall during the hour. Richie Murphy was a dependable netminder and his defence, though short the services of regular full back Jake Beecher, with a hand injury, confined the winner’s attack to 0-4 from play in the first half and to 0-1 similarly for the first twenty minutes on the restart. Cois Bhride’s captain and centre back Shane Roche was a huge loss to his team’s winning ambitions through a knee injury in the 23rd minute and this cannot be overstated while An Ghaeltacht’s Jamie De Baruin was more fortunate, though he sustained a painful shoulder injury out the field, he was able to continue playing closer to goal where he both scored and made scores. In many respects, this was a see-saw game with both teams enjoying periods of dominance. Cois Bride started well and they led by 0-4 to 0-1 with ten minutes on the clock. Ryan Grey opened their account in the first

minute with a fine strike and Jamie De Baruin replied with a similar score from play. Rob O’Sullivan fired over three points from placed balls before Donie Breathnach (f) recorded the first of his 1-10 in the 11th minute. A further brace of Rob O’Sullivan points, including one from play gave the Group team a 0-6 to 0-2 advantage at the end of the first quarter before Donie Breathnach took over in the scoring stakes with four unanswered scores, including a gem off the stick under pressure, to level the teams at 0-6 apiece with 27 minutes played. Ed Lonergan steadied Cois Bride with a 28th minute point from play before a Donie Breathnach pointed free and a score from Jamie De Baruin, assisted by Christy Breathnach, restored An Ghaeltacht’s lead in the third minute of added time at 0-8 to 0-7. However, the teams were fated to enter the dressing rooms as they left them when Rob O’ Sullivan hit his fifth pointed free of the half one minute later. With Shane Roche unable to field for the second half,

Rival captains Shane Roche (Cois Bhride) and Donie Breathnach (An Ghaeltacht) shake hands before the Morrissey Family U-21 B Hurling semi-final. one would have expected An Ghaeltacht to drive on early in the second half but it was Cois Bride who enjoyed the better of the third quarter fare. Joe Leahy dissected the posts after just ten seconds and Rob O’Sullivan (f) doubled their advantage in the 34th minute. It could have just as easily

An Ghaeltacht team who defeated Cois Bhride in the Morrissey Family U-21 B Hurling semi-final played at the Fraher Field last Saturday.

Cois Bhride team who lost to An Ghaeltacht in the Morrissey Family U-21 B Hurling semi-final played at the Fraher Field last Saturday.

been Cois Bride’s day but Eoin O Murchadha made a vital save from a Ryan Grey attempt one minute later and the winners were confined to a Donie Breathnach pointed free in the first ten minutes of the new half. The far West outfit’s winning ambitions received a huge boost in the 40th minute when Kelvyn O’Farrell and Jordan Henley combined to send sub Ed. Hynes in for a peach of a goal in the country end of the grounds. Trailing by 1-10 to 0-9 and facing defeat, An Ghaeltacht were stunned into action and five unanswered points by the 50th minute shot them into the lead at 0-14 to 1-10. The hard working midfield pairing of John Power and Fearghal O Ceallaigh aided An Ghaeltacht’s revival with Power popping over a 42nd minute score followed by 0-4 from Donie Breathnach, the third point resulting from a ‘65’ conceded by the infamous short puck out that went wrong under pressure. Cois Bhride’s bench played their part on the day and Stefan Tobin was just on the field when he levelled the teams in the 50th minute for the sixth and final time. Three minutes later all hell broke loose scoring wise with An Ghaeltacht’s 2-1 registering on the scoreboard before anyone had time to look at it. Oisin Mac Siomoin raised the first green flag from close range after good initial play by Christy Breathnach and then Donie Breathnach sealed the game with a left sided low strike to the corner of the town end goal after a defence splitting trade mark speedy run. Fearghal O Ceallaigh’s 54th minute point from lar na pairce put three scores between the teams and try as Cois Brid commendably did to get back into the game for the remaining eight minutes

of play, they were confined to two pointed frees from Rob O’Sullivan and Colm Roche after numerous attempts on goal. An Ghaeltacht’s defence and most of the rest of the team who came back to help out stood firm and at the end of the day, their name is deservingly on the match programme for the Western Final this Sunday. An Ghaeltacht’s Top Three: Ray O Ceallaigh, Donie Breathnach, Lorcan O Corraoin, Cois Bhride’s Top Three: Rob O’Sullivan, Richie Murphy, Shane Roche. Observer’s Man of the Match: Ray O Ceallaigh. Number of Scorers: An Ghaeltacht 5. Cois Bride 7. Scores from Play: An Ghaeltacht 2-6. Cois Bride 1-5. Frees For: An Ghaeltacht 14. Cois Bride 13. Wides: An Ghaeltacht 8. Cois Bride 6. Score of the Match: Donie Breathnach’s strike of the hurley in the 18th minute of the first half. Scorers – An Ghaeltacht: Donie Breathnach 1-11 (8f, 1’65’), Oisin Mac Siomoin 1-0, Jamie De Bauin 0-2, John Power agus Fearghal O Ceallaigh 0-1 each. Cois Bhride: Rob O’Sullivan 0-8 (7f), Ed Hynes 1-0, John Paul Grey, Ed Lonergan, Joe Leahy, Colm Roche(f) and Stefan Tobin 0-1 each. An Ghaeltacht: Eoin O Murchadha; Darach O Cathasaigh, Lorcan O Corraoin, Cormac McMurchu; Jamie De Baruin, Ray O Ceallaigh, Lucas O Cuirin; Fearghal o Ceallaigh, Sean De Paor; Fearghal O Cuirrin, Donie Breathnach, Criostoir Breathnach; Padraig O Lonain, Odhran O hUallachain, Nioclas O Conduin. Fir Ionaid: Aaron O Crotaigh, Oisin Mac Siomoin, Bryan Frinnseach. Cois Bhride: Richie Murphy; Jack Tobin, Padraig Ahearne, Will Hogan; Rob Beecher, Shane Roche, Jake Neville; Rob O’Sullivan, John Paul Lucey; Ryan Grey, Ed Lonergan, Joe Leahy; Kelvyn Farrell, Jordan Henley, Colm Roche. Subs: Ed Hynes, Stefan Tobin. Referee: Timmy Organ (Abbeyside/ Ballinacourty).

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Gaelic Jottings Nire bows out THERE was disappointment for Nire senior footballers at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday last as they lost out to Kerry champions Austin Stacks in the AIB club final. Four points separated the sides at the final whistle, 3-5 to 2-4 as the Kingdom side won their second Provincial title for their first time since 1976. The attendance of 2,705 saw Nire get off to a whirlwind start with a Shane Ryan goal on 3 minutes and the Waterford champions had a 6 point advantage after 7 minutes of play. A poor kick-out led to a Stack’s goal on 18 minutes and suddenly only a point separated the sides. Stacks had been dealt a major blow on the quarter hour when centre forward Shane Carroll received a second yellow card. The sides were on parity at the break, Stacks 2-1; Nire 1-4 after the Deise side had not scored in the second quarter. The second half was a battle as first Stacks took the lead with 2 early points before Nire hit the front in the 38th minute. A defence splitting move involving Craig Guiry and Seamus Lawlor set up Michael Moore for the Nire’s second goal and they led once more, 2-4 to 2-3. Unfortunately, Nire were not to score again and a defensive mistake saw Stacks awarded a 42nd minute penalty which Pa McCarthy dispatched with aplomb. The Tralee based outfit now began to take a firm grip on the game but they only recorded 2 more points in the closing 18 minutes. Nire did the county proud in their march to the Munster final defeating the Limerick and Clare champions along the way. Well done to all involved.

For the three home games known as the ‘December Series’ a special admission price of €10 for the three games has been announced. These tickets will be on sale on this Thursday, 4th inst. in the Dungavan Shopping Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission on the night will be €5 for each individual game.

All-Ireland Final at Fraher Field

Park Hotel MFC

ON this evening, Wednesday, Fraher Field will be the venue for the higher education All-Ireland hurling league final. In opposition will be University College, Cork and Institute of Technology, Carlow. Both sides will have a number of inter-county players in their line-up. Throw-in is at 4.30 p.m. and admission is €5.

THE final of the Park Hotel Divisional Minor (B) football championship will take place on Sunday next, December 7th in Clashmore with an 11.30 a.m. throw-in. In opposition will be St. Oliver’s and Cois Bhride. Olivers had a 5-8 to 0-6 win over St. Patricks in the semi-final two weeks ago, while Cois Bhride received a walk-over in the other semi-final.

Dean Ryan Cup

Eastern Board Convention

MUNSTER Dean Ryan Cup champions Midleton CBS lost out in a thrilling All-Ireland Colleges U-161⁄2 (A) hurling championship final on Saturday evening last. Played at Carriganore the Cork college lost out to Good Counsel College, Wexford on a 0-22 to 0-15 scoreline after extra time. The Leinster champions led at half-time in normal time by 2 points. Midleton led by 2 points with 10 minutes left before Good Counsel finished the game strongly to force extra time. The winners sent over 7 unanswered points in extra time to secure the McInerney Cup. It was Midleton’s second year in-a-row to be defeated in the final.

Modeligo bids for Munster glory

Morrissey Family U-21 (B) HC Final

SUNDAY next is a red letter day in the history of Modeligo GAA club as they contest the AIB Munster club junior hurling final for the first time. The venue is Mallow and the opponents are Cork champions, Castlemarthyr with a throw-in time of 1 p.m. Victories over Colligan (West final), Bonmahon (County final) and the Limerick champions in the Munster semi ensured Modeligo’s place in the final. The Cork champions received a walk-over in the semi-final from the Clare side Bodyke while Modeligo accounted for Feohanagh/Castlemahon on a 2-17 to 2-12 scoreline. Waterford’s Ballysaggart are the reigning Munster champions having being the first Deise side to do so and it would be some achievement if Modeligo was to retain it. We wish the players, management team, backroom personnel and all involved with the club all the best in their quest for Munster glory. Up Modeligo!

THE final of the Morrissey Family West U-21 (B) Hurling championship will be played at Fraher Field on Sunday evening next, December 7th with a 5 p.m. throw-in. In opposition will be An Ghaeltacht and Fourmilewater in what should be an excellent contest. The Ghaeltacht side had a 2-15 to 1-13 win over Cois Bhride last Saturday at the Shandon Road venue. A week earlier Fourmilewater proved too strong for Ardmore winning on a 1-17 to 1-12 scoreline. Admission wil be €5 with €3 concession. Remember will be at 5 p.m.

December Hurling challenges WATERFORD senior hurlers have lined up four attractive challenge games in the coming weeks. The first game is against Galway this Saturday in a game that will be played in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick. Twenty four hours later at Walsh Park they will take on Wexford. On Friday, December 12th Dublin will be visitors to Carriganore. The fourth game will be on Wednesday, December 17th in Fraher Field against Davy Fitzgerald’s Clare.

Competitors must be underage on January 1st, 2015 i.e. U-17. The competitions are figure dancing, solo singing, recitation, novelty act, music group, ballad group and set dancing. The winners will go forward to the Munster semi-final on January 4th in Cashel. The Munster final will be staged at the Gleneagle, Killarney on Sunday, January 18th.

Bórd na nÓg Awards Night AT a very pleasant function in Tramore GAA Centre on Friday night last County Bórd na nÓg held its annual ‘Man of the Match’ presentation night. The football awards were presented by county senior football captain Shane Briggs. Meanwhile, county hurler Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh made the hurling presentations. Players from both the winners and losers in the county finals received awards. MC for the evening was County Bórd na nÓg PRO Gavin Whelan.

Scór na nÓg THE County finals of Scór na nÓg will take place on this Friday night i.e. December 5th in Modeligo Community Centre getting underway at 7.30 p.m.

THE annual Convention of the Eastern Adult Divisional Board will take place tomorrow, (Thursday) night in Kill at 7.30 p.m. There will be at least one new member on the Board in 2015. Outgoing PRO John Sheehan is not seeking re-election to the position and will be replaced by Mt. Sion club man Owen Sauvage.

County Bórd na nÓg Convention THE annual Convention of the County Board na nÓg will be held on Thursday night next, December 9th in Lawlors Hotel at 7.30 p.m. All clubs are requested to have delegates in attendance as the Bord officers review another very active year of games activity.

Dr. Harty Cup Fixtures Wednesday, 3rd December Blackwater CS V West Limerick Colleges (Charleville) SNTN Doon V Gaelcolaiste Mhuire AG (Mallow) St. Colmans Fermoy V Castletroy CC (Ballyagran) Charleville CBS V St Caimins Shannon (Clarina) Hamilton HS Bandon V Dungarvan CBS (Killeagh) Nenagh CBS V Midleton CBS (Clonmel)

Eoin Kelly retires TIPPERARY'S Eoin Kelly, one of the greatest hurlers of the modern era, has retired from inter-county hurling. The 32-year-old won six All Stars (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010), two All-Ireland senior hurling medals (2001, 2010) and five Munster senior hurling medals (2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) in a glittering career. He is the third highest scorer in All-Ireland senior hurling championship history, behind Kilkenny icons Eddie Keher and Henry Shefflin. He captained Tipperary to their 2010 All-Ireland senior title victory in what was the crowning glory of his career. He also

Kate McGrath (Brickey Rangers) receives the Waterford Ladies Football Under 16 Player of the Year Award from Michelle McGrath and Pat Sullivan (Team Manager) at a function in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

won a Croke Cup medal with St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny in 2000 and a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with Limerick IT in 2005

Cappoquin Triple Crown and Glory THE Cappoquin-Affane Club will launch, its DVD titled 'Cappoquin, Triple Crown, and Glory' this Saturday, September 6th in The Sportsmans Bar 8.15 p.m. There will be Special Promotion offers on the night. All I can tell you is that it is a fantastic DVD giving an indepth account of the Cappoquin Intermediate hurlers on their historic rollercoaster year winning the Triple Crown (West/County/Munster championships) and still more glory may lie ahead as we go on 'The Road To Croker' in 2015, an ideal Christmas stocking filler.

Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh CORK GAA have been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the development of a centre of excellence by An Bórd Pleanála, it has been confirmed by the County Board. The decision is also a very important moment for Cork as it allows us to progress a project that holds out so many economic, recreational and community positives for the city and county. The redevelopment of the stadium has been desired by the County Board for years and the granting of planning permission was the final hurdle, with work expected to begin in February 2015. The €70m project is expected to create up to 400 jobs. Cork GAA Chairman Bob Ryan released the following statement on Monday. "Cork County Board is delighted with An Bórd Pleanála’s decision and the completion of the appeals process. This is a really welcome decision for all those with an interest in Gaelic Games and sport. The redevelopment of Pairc Ui Chaoimh will provide top class facilities and meet present day expectations of players and spectators. It will ensure that Cork has a proper home to showcase Gaelic games and an infrastructure to develop young

players into the future. "Today’s decision is also a very important moment for Cork as it allows us to progress a project that holds out so many economic, recreational and community positives for the city and county. This is a €70 million project that will create some 400 direct and indirect construction jobs The new development will also address a deficit in Cork’s business and tourism infrastructure and create an ongoing economic dividend for Cork.

Scór na Seachtaine DONIE Breathnach’s 18th minute point directly off the hurley under pressure for An Ghaeltacht in their Western Under 21 Hurling Championship game against Cois Bride at the Gaelic Field last Saturday afternoon.

Sympathy SINCERE sympathy is extended to sons Irial and Ódhrán; daughters Cliona, Aine and Fianait; sister Monica; grandchildren and a large circle of family and friends of the late Dóirín Mac Murchu, An Linn Bhuí, Rinn O gCuanach, Dungarbhan. The late Doirin was a journalist and a broadcaster with Radio na Gaeltachta for many years. She was a regular attender at inter-county and club matches at Fraher Field and many other venues throughout the county on journalistic duty for the Irish Press and Irish Independent amongst others as well as on radio duty. She was one of the first, if not the first lady journalist to cover GAA matches and Conventions in the county. The National flag correctly flew at half mast at An Ghaeltacht’s Under 21 hurling game at the Fraher Field last Saturday afternoon and a minute’s silence was observed prior to the throwin. Doirin’s great grandson Oisin Mac Siomoin scored a vital second half goal in this game and her grandson Cormac Mac Murchu also lined-out for the winning side. May she rest in peace. Sympathy is also extended on the death of Joan Coffey, Springmount, Dungarvan who died recently and whose family members have connections with clubs in the Western Division.

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FROM THE FILES OF THE DUNGARVAN OBSERVER SATURDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1979

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Ardmore’s crown Neil Moore, Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol presents the Rinn D Cup to Stradbally's Captain Savannah Rockett. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Local players win Freshers medal with UCC FRESHERS HURLING LEAGUE FINAL UCC ……………………………… 4-14’ UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK ...... 4-10. UCC upset pre match predictions in Mallow last Monday evening when they were 0-4 winners against a fancied UL team in the final of this year’s third level Colleges league. The Cork College led at half-time by 3-5 to 0-6 but they were made work hard for their victory in the second moiety which UL won by 4-4 to 1-9. With Kevin Daly an absentee through injury, Dungarvan’s Patrick Curran was the only Waterford player involved and he more than played his part with a contribution of 1-9 (5f) overall. Others to shine for the winners were Donal Hannon from Newmarket who scored 1-11, Mark Dolan from Douglas who raised two green flags, Dara Walsh from Eire Og, Ennis and Kevin Kenny from Dicksboro. Midfielder Dara Walsh played minor with Clare this year and he is a grandson of Seamus Mac Craith, An Rinn while

centre back Niall Cashman is son of the legendary Cork hurler of the same position, Jim Cashman. Fourmilewater’s Conor Gleeson also figured in the earlier rounds but he was involved in the Munster Senior Football Club Final the previous day. Kilkenny minor of recent years Alan Murphy scored 0-5 for UL while Liam Moloney from Holycross/ Ballycahill finished the hour with 1-3 to his credit. Involved with UCC were former Cork great Seanie O’Leary and Peter Cody both from Youghal while Gary Kirby from Limerick was team manager with UL. UCC TEAM: Jack Barry, Castlelyons; Cian Walsh, Bishopstown, Sean O’Donoghue, Inniscarra, Greg Murphy, Newcestown; Aaron Ward, Douglas, Niall Cashman, Blackrock, Sean O’Farrell, Midleton; Dara Walsh, Eire Og, Ennis, Cathal Cormack, Blackrock; Conor Galvin, Clarecastle, Mark Dolan, Douglas, Patrick Curran, Dungarvan; Kevin Kenny, Dicksboro, Donal Hannon, Newmarket, Dylan Dawson, Blackrock.

McGrath’s Newsagents Kevin Daly and Patrick Curran pictured after the Freshers Cup final with the Hurley Cup.

Fraher Field Dungarvan FIXTURES Wednesday, 3rd December Senior Hurling Colleges League Final – Division 1 at 4.30 p.m. UCC V IT Carlow Sunday, 7th December U-21 ‘B’ Hurling Final at 5 p.m. An Gaeltacht V Fourmilewater RUBBISH BINS Patrons please avail of the many rubbish bins situated around the grounds. NO PARKING Patrons please refrain

from parking in front of Entrances with yellow lines as these are emergency entrances for Ambulances etc., also there is NO PARKING allowed at the main entrances gates. Patrons please refrain from parking in front of private properties adjacent to the Fraher Field as this is causing undue stress for people exiting and entering their properties on Match day. BABY CHANGING UNIT It is great to see patrons availing of the new Baby

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

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smoking areas in the showground area. Patrons can now avail of the new seating in the smoking area under the Stand. HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS Parents are advised that in the interest of Health & Safety that children are supervised at all times. Also, it is not permitted to have people who are not directly involved with teams encroaching onto the field of play, this is also in accordance with health & safety guidelines.

Déise Draw Results NOVEMBER 2014 €10,000 DICK GUIRY, KNOCKATRELANE FOURMILEWATER €500 LOUISE/PADRAIC, 53 KYNE PARK ABBEYSIDE/BALLINACOURTY €500 PAT WHELAN C/O J. MORRISSEY CAPPOQUIN/AFFANE €500 BRENDAN WALSH C/O P. HURNEY ABBEYSIDE/BALLINACOURTY €400 ELAINE POWER, DOCK ROAD GAULTIER €400 TOM HASSETT, BALLYRISTEEN BONMAHON €300 SHARON GRANT C/O ANDY DOHERTY GAULTIER €300 BERNARD/MOLL SHIELDS ABBEYSIDE/BALLINACOURTY €200 UNA COAKLEY, SHAMROCK REST. DUNGARVAN

ARDMORE ……………….………....2-10; COLLIGAN …………………..………..1-8. ARDMORE’S long serving captain Bertie Hallahan was carried shoulder high from the Fraher Field pitch on Sunday last after his side recorded a hard earned, yet fully deserved victory over Colligan Rockies in the final of the Divisional Junior Hurling Championship. Ardmore swept into a 1-3 to 0-1 lead after 17 minutes with Jamsie O’Donnell scoring their goal and it looked as if Colligan would just not get off the ground. Then encouraged by the dashing play of Paudie Flynn, they gradually played themselves back into contention and points from Flynn, Tony Whelan, P. Flynn, Jim Brett (f), T. Whelan and Tony Wall left them in front at the interval by 0-7 to 1-3 and the Colligan team looked the better side in the final minutes of the half. On the turnover, however, it was Ardmore who were calling the tune as sub Brendan Murphy quickly shot the equalising point and Mattie Cronin twice from placed balls repeated the dose. Jamsie O’Donnell added two more before Noel Conway cut in for another minor, 1-9 to 0-7. Colligan’s hopes were raised momentarily by a Paudie Flynn point but Ardmore’s second goal came in the 47th minute when a high ball was contested by Anthony Walsh and Jamsie O’Donnell and Brendan Murphy fol-

lowing up scrambled the ball over the line. In the 50th minute, Paudie Flynn again led a Colligan rally when his drive hopped past John Colbert into the net and at 2-9 to 1-7 it looked as if we would have an exciting climax after all. However, the Rockies failed to avail of several good chances of points at this stage and a further point by Denis Conway sealed the issue. In two separate incidents late in the game, referee John Moore sent Pat Prendergast (Ardmore) and Lar Walsh (Colligan) and then Larry Cliffe (Colligan) to the line. For Ardmore, Mattie Cronin at centre back was in great form while Pat and John Prendergast, Bertie Hallahan, Denis and Noel Conway, John Hennessy, Jamsie O’Donnell and Brendan Murphy were best. On a Colligan side which had to give best on the day, Sean Wall, Ollie Whelan, Dec Queally, Michael Flynn, Jim Brett, Tony Wall, Tony Whelan and Paudie Flynn achieved most. After the game, Western Board Chairman John A. Murphy presented the cup to Ardmore captain Bertie Hallahan. Scorers – Ardmore: Jamsie O’Donnell 1-2, Brendan Murphy 1-1, Matty Cronin 0-3, Denis Conway 0-2, Michael Hennessy and Noel Conway 0-1 each. Colligan: Paudie Flynn 1-3, Jim Brett 0-2, Michael Flynn, Tony Whelan and Tony Wall 0-1 each. Teams – Ardmore: John Colbert; Richard Hennessy, Pat Prendergast, Michael Cronin; Frankie North, Mattie Cronin, John Prendergast; Bertie Hallahan, Denis Conway; John Hennessy, Noel Conway, S. O’Brien; Michael Hennessy, Liam Lincoln, Jamsie O’Donnell. Subs: Brendan Murphy, Matt Nolan. Colligan Rockies: Anthony Walsh; Dec Queally, Sean Wall, J. Kiely; B. Whelan, Ollie Whelan, Larry Cliffe; Michal Flynn, Jim Brett; R. Fitzgerald, Tony Whelan, Paudie Flynn; Tony Wall, Pat Hickey, Lar Walsh. Sub: Roger Casey. Referee: John Moore (Eire Og).

€200 JIMMY WALKER, MEADOWLANDS ABBEYSIDE/BALLINACOURTY €100 BREDA HALLEY, DUNHILL DUNHILL €100 S.B.T. WHELAN-MURPHY KILMACTHOMAS €100 DEIRDRE CURRAN, UPR PILTOWN CLASHMORE €100 ARDMORE TIDY TOWNS ARDMORE €100 BREDA/MARY WALL, CLONMEL NIRE €100 ANN FLEMING, VILLAGE, KILL €100 GERALDINES GAA C/O D. TOBIN GERALDINES SPECIALS: PAT GRANT, FOURMILEWATER. URSULA FOLEY, CAPPOQUIN.

Team: Ballinacourty. Year: 1979. Opposition: Kilrossanty. Date: Sunday October 14th. Venue: Fraher Field. Team Captain: Ger Looby. Referee: Declan Hennessy (Ardmore). HalfTime Score: Ballinacourty 1-5; Kilrossanty 2-1. Full-Time Score: Ballinacourty 1-9; Kilrossanty 2-3. Team: Liam O’Connor; Donal Looby, Ray Fives, Michael O’Riordan; John Organ, Seamus Feehan, Liam Shanley; Ger Looby, John Mulligan; Jim Kiely, Kevin Mulvihill, Tommy Wade; Jimmy Healy, John Regan, John Curran. Sub: Ben Foley. Scorers: Kevin Mulvihill 1-3, Jimmy Healy 0-3, John Mulligan 0-2, Tommy Wade 0-1.

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 2 Forecasts. 0 Correct. 2 Incorrect. To Date: 529 Forecasts. 339 Correct. 187 Incorrect. 2 Postponed. 1 Abandoned. Success Rate: 64.0%. THIS WEEK’S FORECASTS: Munster Junior Hurling Final: Modeligo v (Castlemartyr). Western ‘B’ MF Final: St. Olivers v (Cois Bhride). Western Under 21 ‘B’ Hurling Semi-Final: An Ghaeltacht v (Fourmilewater).

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Katie Hayes (Dungarvan) receives the Waterford Ladies Football Minor Player of the Year Award from Crohan McGregor, County Board Chairman and Minor Team Manager, at a function in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Crohan McGregor, Chairman Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football, makes a special presentation at the Medal Presentation night in the Park Hotel, to Sean Curry in recognition of his years of service to Ladies Football in Waterford. Also included is Lisa Cronin, Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football County Board. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Karen McGrath (Ballymacarbry) receives the Waterford Ladies Football Intermediate Player of the Year Award from Johnny Landers at a function in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

Abbie Dunphy (Tramore) receives the Waterford Ladies Football Under 14 Player of the Year Award from Michelle McGrath and Pat Sullivan (Team Manager) at a function in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

2015 Waterford Crystal Cup & McGrath Cup Draws THE draws for the 2015 Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Cup and McGrath Cup competitions took place on Thursday evening, November 27th at a meeting of the Munster CCC in the Munster GAA offices in Limerick. WATERFORD CRYSTAL CUP The Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Cup Hurling competition sees 11 teams taking part with the first games scheduled for the weekend of January 11th, 2015. The teams taking part are Tipperary (holders), Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, UL, LIT, UCC, Mary I and CIT. The final is fixed for the weekend of February 1st, 2015. 2015 WATERFORD CRYSTAL CUP SENIOR HURLING FIXTURES Preliminary Round A – Cork versus UL, weekend 11th January at a Cork venue. Preliminary Round B – Waterford versus LIT, weekend 11th January at a Waterford venue. Preliminary Round C – Tipperary versus Mary I, weekend 11th January at a Tipperary venue. Quarter-Final D – Clare versus winners of C, weekend 18th January. Quarter-Final E – CIT versus Winners of A weekend 18th January. Quarter-Final F – Limerick versus winners of B, weekend 18th January. Quarter-Final G – Kerry versus UCC, weekend 18th January at a Kerry venue. Semi-Final H – Winner of D versus Winner of E, weekend 25th January Sem-Final I – Winner of F versus Winner of G, weekend 25th January. Final – weekend 1st February, 2015. McGRATH CUP FOOTBALL The Munster GAA McGrath Cup Football competition sees 10 teams taking part with the first games scheduled for the weekend of January 4th, 2015. The teams taking part are Cork (holders), Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, UL, IT Tralee, UCC, Mary I and CIT. The final is fixed for the weekend of January 25th, 2015. 2015 McGRATH CUP SENIOR FOOTBALL FIXTURES Preliminary Round A – Waterford versus UL, weekend 4th January, 2015 at a Waterford venue. Preliminary Round B – Cork versus Mary I., weekend 4th January, 2015 at a Cork venue. Quarter-Final C – Kerry versus IT Tralee, weekend 11th January, 2015 at a Kerry venue. Quarter-Final D – Limerick versus UCC, weekend 11th January, 2015 at a Limerick venue. Quarter-Final E – Tipperary versus the winner of B, weekend 11th January, 2015. Quarter-Final F – CIT versus winner of A, weekend 11th January, 2015. Semi-Final G – Winner of C versus Winner of D, weekend of 18th Jaunary, 2015. Semi-Final H – winner of E versus winner of F, weekend 18th January, 2015. Final – weekend 25th January, 2015.

Munster GAA Awards €1 m to Clubs THE Munster GAA Council has announced details of the 2014 Development Grant Scheme, funding club and school capital development projects across the province. Council Chairman Robert Frost said "I am delighted to announce the awarding of €1 million in grants supporting development projects in 106 clubs and 6 schools throughout Munster. These grants have supported an impressive range of capital development projects, which saw GAA Clubs invest over €6 million in total. Of the fund available to us this year, Central Council provided €540,000, with the balance of €460,000 coming from our own resources. “This development grant

scheme underlines our commitment to the promotion of our games across the province. Over the last five years, this fund has invested €5.5 million in Club and School projects as The Association strives to provide best in class facilities for players and supporters alike. The fruits of the investment can be seen across the six counties of Munster and underlines the strength of the GAA in the province. These grants would not be possible without the great support we get from the many thousands of people who attend our games each year and we are delighted to be able to redistribute income from games to the clubs and schools of the province.”

Western Board GAA Results & Fixtures Result Morrissey Family U21 B Hurling Semi-Final: An Gaeltacht 2-15; Cois Bhride 1-13

Fixtures Sunday, 7th December Park Hotel Minor Football B Final: Cois Bhride V St. Oliver’s at Clashmore 11.30 a.m. Morrissey Family U21 B Hurling Final: Fourmilewater V An Gaeltacht at Fraher Field 5 p.m.

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Sad passing of two former Abbeyside hurlers THE local Abbeyside club bid farewell to two of its hurlers of former years recently, with the regretted passing of Johnny Enright, Mitchell St. and Noelie McGovern, Boreenatra. Both men were very much a part of the development of the Vlillage club in its early years when they lined out for their club in the 1950’s. Johnny Enright won a Dean Ryan Cup medal with Dungarvan CBS in 1951 and the following year, he was a member of the Abbeyside Rovers Minor Football team who completed a three in-arow County Title winning sequence. The locals beat a Mount Sion School based team, Na Risigh by 3-1 to 2-2 in the decider. In later years, Johnny was the popular proprietor of the Gold Coast Bar and he had the pleasure of welcoming Ballinacourty Senior Football Championship winners of 1978, ’79 and ’81 to his pub at the corner of the point for celebratory occasions. Johnny’s brothers Dom, Noel, Michael, Liam and Pat were

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part and parcel of Abbeyside teams from the 1950’s to the 1980’s and the tradition of involvement by the family is being maintained by the current generation up to the present day. Similarly, Noelie McGovern enjoyed a successful career in the 1950’s and he featured at wing back on the 1950 team that won the County Junior Hurling Title. Noelie made the half back position his own in the following years where he lined out in both the 1955 and the 1957 County Senior

Hurling Finals. One of his proudest moments, no doubt, was in 1955, when he captained the Abbeyside team and he had the honour of leading his club out for their first Senior Hurling Final appearance. While success was not enjoyed in those finals, Noel was very much a part of this successful period in the history of the Village club. The ‘Observer’ extends its sincere sympathy to both the Enright and the McGovern families at this sad time for them.

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Western Board Championship Previews THE final of the Morrissey Family U-21 (B) hurling championship will take place in Fraher Field on Sunday evening next with a 5 p.m. throw-in. Fourmilewater will take on An Ghaeltacht in what should be a good contest between two sides who looked impressive in their semi-final wins. Also on Sunday, in Clashmore at 11.30 a.m. the final of the Park Hotel Minor (B) football decider will be staged. In opposition will be St. Olivers and Cois Bhride. PARK HOTEL MINOR (B) FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL St. Olivers -vCois Bhride at Clashmore on Sunday, December 7th at 11.30 a.m. Olivers had a big win over

St. Patricks in the semi-final two weeks ago and scored five goals in the process. Cois Bhride received a walk-over in their semi-final and have been without a game for some time. The benefit of a recent match should be a big advantage to St. Olivers. Verdict - St. Olivers. THE MORRISSEY FAMILY U-21 (B) HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL An Ghaeltacht -vFourmilewater at Fraher Field on Sunday, December 7th at 5 p.m. Both sides had impressive wins in the semi-finals in recent weeks. A contribution of 1-12 from Jamie Barron, 1-7 from play, set up Fourmilewater for a 1-17 to 1-12 victory over Ardmore. In the second semi An Ghaeltacht had a 2-15 to

1-13 win over Cois Bhride with an impressive performance from Donie Breathnach. The An Ghaeltacht sides goals came from Oisin Mac Siemain and Breathnach. Fourmilewater will also have Conor Gleeson, Kenneth Brazil, Diarmuid Murphy, Jack Guiry, Dermot Ryan, Johnny Hannigan, Gearoid Hearne and Conal Mulcahy in their starting XV. Apart from Breathnach, the An Ghaeltacht side will see Ray O Ceallaigh, Paraic O Lionain, Odhran O hUllachain, Ferghal O Cuirrin, Jamie de Barun, Sean de Paor, Darach O Cathasaigh and Cormac MacMurchu in action here. Has the makings of a great contest with some very interesting duels on the evening. It is a game that could go either way with a hesitant vote to Fourmilewater.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

County GAA Board Golf Classic winners

Laim Clancy and Joe Curran, Stradbally GAA Club, winners of the 2014 County GAA Board Golf Classic kindly sponsored by Genzyme Waterford. Included are Sean O'Regan, Genzyme, Sponsors; Tom Cunningham, Chairman and Joe Cleary, Teasurer, Co. GAA Board. Missing from photograph Niall Curran. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Knockanore who beat Clashmore in the Roinn C Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol boys football competition. Stradbally who beat Touraneena in the Roinn D Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol girls football competition. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Villierstown who beat Fews in the Roinn E Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol girls [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] football competition.

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Ballyduff who beat An Rinn in the Roinn B Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol boys football competition. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Modeligo seeks Munster Junior hurling title AIB MUNSTER CLUB JUNIOR HURLING FINAL MODELIGO V CASTLEMARTYR in Mallow Sunday, December 7th at 1.30 p.m. WATERFORD hurling folk and Modeligo in particular will make the journey to Mallow once again in the space of a fortnight this Sunday to seek further Provincial honours for the club and County. Cappoquin have already taken home the honours from the Cork venue at Intermediate level and if Modeligo were to win this Sunday, then 2014 will be the best year on record for the County at Munster club level. Waterford’s record in the Munster Junior Hurling championship rocketed last year when Ballysaggart won the title in Mallow and now the spotlight turns on Modeligo, who this year won the Western title against Colligan and the County Final against Bonmahon. Cork champions Castlemartyr stand between Modeligo and the greatest day in their club history and they have left no stone unturned in their efforts to bring home the Nealon Cup. Castlemartyr bridged a 50 year gap when winning the John Quirke Cup on October 26th last when they defeated Ballinhassig by 0-18 to 0-10 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Trailing by 0-5 when playing against the wind, the new Cork champions kept their opposition scoreless on the restart

and they won the second half by 0-13 to 0-0. The teams were level with eleven minutes to play at 0-10 each and Castlemartyr finished strongly scoring the last eight points of the hour. Barry Lawton was the team’s top scorer with 0-9 to his credit, including 0-4 from placed balls while overall eight different players got on the scoresheet. The following week, November 2nd, the Cork Champions beat Kenmare in the Munster Quarter Final in Tralee by 1-16 to 0-10 with the two Lawtons, Barry at corner forward and Brian at centre forward again excelling for Castlemartyr. The teams were level at the end of the first quarter at 0-4 each but the Lawtons opened up thereafter and the winners were ahead by 0-10 to 0-6 at the short whistle. Kenmare got the start they didn’t want on the restart when Jamie Stack got the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute and after this, there was no way back for the Kerry side. Castlemartyr received a walk over from the Clare representatives in the Semi-Final which was due to be played on Sunday, November 16th and all their attention since has been focused on this

Sunday’s final against Modeligo. The village of Castlemartyr is a sea of red and white at the moment in anticipation of Sunday’s final and the Cork champions will not be lacking in support at the Mallow venue. E. McGovern will once again man the post and he will be fronted by a full back line of O. Smiddy, R. O’Donovan and E. Ronayne. B. Smiddy has been at the heart of defence all year and he is most likely to be flanked again by D. O Tuama and A. Bowens. Castlemartyr’s midfield is comprised of the O Tuama’s Brian and Barra with the two Lawtons Brian and Barry leading an attack that also includes D. McAuliffe, J. Stack, S. Hennessy and C. Haines. Others who are likely to see Munster Final action include M.O’Neill, P. Horgan, L. Martin, S. Collins, J. Smiddy and J. Lawton. Castlemartyr have scored 1-34 in their last two games, involving a total of ten different players. Barry Lawton has scored 0-15, including 0-10 from play and operating in the corner of the attack, Modeligo will need to address his possible influence on the game from the outset in whoever is assigned to mark him. Lawton’s brother Brian has scored 0-4 and Jamie Stack has 1-2 to his credit. A total of five players have struck 0-2, namely, L. Martin, Barra and Brian O Tuama, S. Hennessy and M. O’Neill while one white flag each has been raised by D. McAuliffe, A. Bowens and J. Smiddy. Looking at the above, it shows up Castlemartyr as

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a scoring machine and the Modeligo team and especially its defenders will have its hands full in slowing down the scoreboard. Following a narrow defeat to Ballysaggart in last year’s Western Final, Modeligo have regrouped and they are back to full strength injury wise while the arrival of Thomas Walsh in the club colours has also been of benefit to the team. Ballyduff’s Pa Kearney has brought the side to a new level this year and the response of the players to training in the quest to win some silverware has been excellent. Already two cups are resting in Modeligo with the club winning the Western Final on Friday the 9th of October under lights against Colligan by 1-19 to 0-11. Kieran and Brian McCarthy and Thomas Walsh stood out for the men in Green that night with Tom Devine scoring 1-5 (2f), Jamie Troy 0-6 (5f) and Kieran McCarthy 0-5 from play. Cup number 2 was won in the Fraher Field on Sunday, 16th October when the Westerners proved too strong for Bonmahon in the County Final on a 2-25 to 0-8 scoreline. Jamie Troy, team Captain Pa O’Donovan and Pat

Fitzgerald led the way here and further capable scorers surfaced in Pa O’Donovan 0-6 from play and Michael Troy 1-2. The Waterford champions had a five week wait for their Munster semifinal clash with Limerick champions FeohanaghCastlemahon and this may have shown itself in the first half at the end of which they trailed by 1-11 to 0-10. However, Modeligo came into their own in the second half which they won by 2-7 to 1-1 to deservingly book their name on the Munster final programme. Tom Devine showed a rich vein of form here which hopefully he can bring into this Sunday’s final. Another plus in that game was the return of Pa Walsh from injury, which was good to see for this whole hearted player, while Kieran McCarthy was an absentee from a hand injury sustained in the County Final. Jamie Toy was again Modeligo’s top scorer with 0-8 while Pa O’Donovan and Michael Troy showed their scoring potential once more. Modeligo have scored 4-42 in their last two games with eight different scorers. Free-taker Jamie Troy leads the way with 0-18, including 0-10f and

2 ‘65’s. Tom Devine has recorded 2-6, Michael Troy 2-3, Pa O’Donovan 0-9, Kieran McCarthy and Pa Walsh 0-2 each and brothers Nicky and Sean O’Donovan 0-1 each. Amazingly this Sunday is the first time in this year’s finals that the club will have a full panel to choose from with both Pa Walsh and Kieran McCarthy returned from injury. It is difficult to see one of these two key players being omitted from the start and perhaps one of the younger players up front, who have done very well in their enforced absence, will have to wait a while before they see action. Donal O’Keeffe will be the custodian again this Sunday and in front of him the backline of Robbie Buckley, Brian McCarthy at number 3 and Johnny McGrath will be aiming to repeat their second half form of the last day. The experienced Pat Fitzgerald will be at number 6 and he should be flanked by Sean O’Donovan and Shane Troy. Pa Walsh at midfield will release Tom Devine for the full forward berth and the other midfield player will be Thomas Walsh. Pa O’Donovan is ideally suited to centre for-

ward and on either side of him we should see Kieran McCarthy and Jamie Troy. Tom Devine will be a handful at full forward for anyone and he is showing good form at the moment while the two corner forward positions will rest from a trio of Nicky O’Donovan, Michael Troy and Rian Reddy. The Waterford Champions have a good bench to call on and, no doubt, such as Louis Queally, Sean Hennessy, Paudie McCarthy, Richie McGrath, Tom Cashman, JP. Ryan, Micheal Power, Ger Fitzgerald, Stevie and Michael Bumster, Nicky Walsh and Gary Power will be ready for the fray if called upon to represent their club and parish on Munster Final Day. THE OUTCOME Opportunities such as these may come about only once in the life of a club and though Castlemartyr are in the same position as Modeligo and yearn for such success too, the Waterford champions are a good hurling team at this level and if they play to form, which is a must in a Provincial Final, then they can bring the Nealon Cup back home on Sunday evening. All true Gaels in the County will be behind them on Sunday.

Wishing Modeligo Junior Hurlers the best of luck in the AIB Munster Club Junior Hurling Final versus Castlemartyr in Mallow on Sunday, 7th December – from – Chrissie and all the Walsh family

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Melleray Melleray Glen Glen Rovers County Conventions: Both the Western Convention and County Conventions will take place in Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan on Wednesday night, 10th December and 18th December respectively. National Draw tickets: It’s that time of year again when all clubs will be promoting the National Draw Club Tickets, an incentive which will see all monies raised by tickets sales going directly back into the respective clubs, an all round win/win situation for the club, that will no doubt bring in much needed funding on a continuing basis and ensure the consistent promotion of the GAA at club level. Ticket price is €10 and among the 15 fantastic prizes up for grabs this year include: Trip to the 2015 All Stars for 2 to include flights and accommodation; banqueting tickets and All-Ireland Football Final Tickets; Trip to New York for 2 to include flights and 3 nights accommodation; travel voucher to the value of €1,500; All-Ireland Football and Hurling Final Corporate Packages for 2015; Shopping Voucher to the value of €1,000 at a retailer of your choice, to name a few. It goes without saying that the prizes on offer are fantastic but the true winners will be the clubs involved on receipt of much needed funding which will revert directly back into them from the sale of these tickets. The National Draw will take place on Friday, 27th February 2015. Winners will be announced on the Official GAA website. Full details available on www.gaa.ie/nationalclubdraw2015. Melleray Community Social: will take place on Saturday, 21st February in Ballyrafter House Hotel. Dinner and dancing to Mike Humphries & Co on the night. Tickets €25, more detail to follow early in New Year. Christmas Carols Singing: will take place in The Cats Bar Car Park on Tuesday evening, 23rd December. All welcome on the night to come along and join in with the festivities. Christmas Carol sheets will be supplied on the night for the sing along. Hot Chocolate will be available to keep us warm. A practice night will take place beforehand, more details to follow in next week’s notes and also on our Facebook page: Melleray Glenrovers GAA Melleray Glen Rovers GAA AGM: will take place in Melleray Community Hall on Saturday, 27th December at 8 pm. Any nominations for committee positions/motions to be with Club Secretary Sharon Power on or before 17th December. (086-4039270) or email: sharonpower02@gmail.com. Club members have organised soccer every Wednesday night in all weather pitch in Cappoquin from Wednesday, 3rd December and every week thereafter. All welcome to come along. On behalf of Melleray Glenrovers GAA Club, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations and very best wishes to Club player and member Eugene Lyons and Caitlin on their new business venture in Lismore which began recently. Have no doubt you will see many of us in Foleys on the Mall over the festive period and throughout 2015. May you both have years of good health, lots of happiness and goodwill on your journey.

Dungarvan GROUNDS-MEN RETIRE Following six years of dedicated service, the club regrets the departure of both Henry Walsh and Tony Wall from our Grounds staff at Clogherane due to retirement. Both men have given service beyond the call of duty to our club and they have kept the club grounds in immaculate condition during their time with us. On this Thursday evening in the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m., we will be making presentations to both men in appreciation of their service and we would encourage our members to come along and to be part of this. Later in the evening we will be heading to Paddy Foley’s where the very popular ‘Spotlight’ Band will be playing from 9.30 p.m. until 11.30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and to sing a song or two if desired and to be part of this occasion of appreciation to both our groundsmen at the club. FRESHERS FINAL Congrats to club player Patrick Curran who played a leading role in UCC ‘s win in the final of the Freshers Hurling League Final in Mallow last Monday night. UCC beat Universityof Limerick by 4-14 to 4-10 in a very entertaining game and Patrick finished the hour with a tally of 1-9. His clubmate Kevin Daly played in the earlier rounds but he is on the injured list at present and we wish him well with his cruciate ligament operation next week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Everybody in the club extends best wishes to both Maura Curran, Western Bay and Gobnait Curran, Kilrush, who celebrate milestone birthdays this week. Maura continues to do trojan work with our club lotto while Gobnait has been a loyal supporter of our development fund from its very beginning. SYMPATHY The club extends its sincere sympathy to the Coffey Family, Springmount on the recent death of their mother Joan, whose grandson Robbie currently plays with our underage section. Joan’s daughter Mairead and son-in-law John Horgan, our former Juvenile Club Chairman and the McGrath family were very much involved with us in days gone by. May she rest in peace.

JUVENILE CHAIRPERSON Congrats to Megan Daly who has taken on the role as our Juvenile Chairperson for 2015. Daughter of our joint club secretary, Joanne, Megan didn’t lick her commitment off the stones and she is also grand-daughter of the late Declan O’Sullivan, Mary St., who gave years of commitment to the GAA locally in former years. LOTTO Next week’s lotto will be €6,000 even as there was no winner last Monday night. The numbers drawn under the watchful eye of Johnny Lynch at the Ard Scoil Bingo night were 14, 18, 26 and 28. Sean Murphy, Springfield, one of our staunch supporters and fundraisers was the winner of the weekly €100. If everybody in the club at all levels supported the lotto each week, it would go most of the way in funding our club every year. We ask you the question, are you joined the weekly lotto for just €2? as we are all definitely getting more out of the club than we put into it. Arrangements can easily be made to collect your weekly contribution, just contact any club officer while our continued thanks to our loyal band of sellers, who have weekly customers on their books. DEISE DRAW Congrats to Una Coakley of the Shamrock Restaurant, O’Connell St, who won €300 in the November Deise Draw and to Maura Curran who was the promoter. CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Our Annual raffle to raise club funds is now up and running and we request your support in both buying and selling a book of tickets which cost just €5 each. Our draw co-ordinator is our club President Paddy Fitzgerald, who will be only too delighted to make you part of this seasonal fundraiser. OLD CLOTHES COLLECTION The club’s old clothes collection will finish this Friday, December 5th and any further contributions can be left into the clubhouse from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. Thanks to everybody who donated bags to date in what has become a very successful fundraiser. IN THE CLUBHOUSE The juvenile lady footballers enjoyed a good evening upstairs last Friday when they were presented with their medals won during the year. BEST OF LUCK To Modeligo who contest the AIB Munster Junior Hurling Final in Mallow this Sunday at 1.30 pm. HARTY CUP Dungarvan CBS play Hamilton High School Bandon in Killeagh today Wednesday, 3rd December at 1.30 p.m.

Kilmacthomas Well, this is the time of the year for every club to hold their AGM. We have not yet fixed a date for our own AGM. We may have it around the 20th December, but I should know by next week’s notes for the correct date. So, it is very important for every member to attend. Also, we would be delighted to get new members to join our club, feel free to come along and get involved in playing or the running of our club. At present the underage club are going very well since Kilmacthomas and Ballyduff Lower joined up. They have a lot of medals won this year; the best of luck in the future. THE NIRE Last Sunday was a big day for the Nire club. You could say hard luck and also well done for getting to the Munster final as we all know very well it is hard to beat any Kerry team in any grade. As we know in Kilmacthomas very well as we played a Kerry team in the junior football a few years ago. They us a lesson of how to play football. Benjie Whelan and his selectors done a great job with the lads. Better luck next year. If anyone wants to get anything put on the notes please ring Billy on 089 441 2052.

Naomh Brid CLUB AGM Our AGM was held last Tuesday in Kirwan Park and all is set in place for the year ahead. New faces were welcomed to help with the general running of the club. We still would appreciate some more parents to come on board to help with training and coaching, especially for the younger groups. If you feel you could contribute in any way – please contact any committee member. FUNDRAISING WALKS Our fundraising walks are continuing weekly in both Parishes these will help us gather some funds into the kitty which will help run the club for the next 12 months. It also serves as a social outing for both young and old on the run up to Christmas. Two more outings left – so please make the effort to come and join us. Wednesday at 7.15 p.m. from the Community Centre. QUIZ NIGHT Work is currently under way to organise our annual Fun Quiz. This will be held in Deckie’s Bar over the Christmas period – details to follow, once again we need all families and friends to

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Naomh Chartaigh Juveniles (Lismore / Ballysaggart Juvenile GAA Notes) JUVENILE GAA SOCIAL NIGHT We will be having our annual Christmas night out in Koochies on Saturday, December 20th from around 9.30 p.m. until late into the 21st. Come along for a great night of fun and music and as well as that we're having our fundraising raffle on the night. Books of tickets are circulating the parish so really there's no escaping on getting your hands on a book. Great cause, dig deep €2 a ticket or three for a €5. Fantastic prizes to be won,

from a Christmas hamper, a Dunnes Stores voucher worth a hundred euro, a Glanbia voucher, and lots lots more prizes on the night. Be in with a chance buy a ticket. I know you will support us and we greatly appreciate all the support we get. CLUB SHOP Arrangements for club shop opening times can be sorted If anyone wishes to purchase some club gear for the Christmas spree. Contact any committee member in relation to this matter.

Naomh Chartaigh u-16 Hurling team who played De La Salle in Fraher Field in the County Final on October18th last. support this night. INDOOR TRAINING Indoor training for the younger groups is being held weekly in both Parishes. For details contact any committee members.

Stradbally OPERATION TRANSFORMATION All the applications for leaders are now in and the leaders will be announced shortly, and our programme of events will also be announced. We hope to make this year’s events a socially enjoyable experience, as well as the health benefits everyone that takes part will enjoy. Brendan Breen has put together a team of experienced organisers that will ensure the whole programme will be a joy to take part in. NATIONAL DRAW Tickets are now available for the GAA national Draw. Prizes are much better this year than last year. First and second prizes are a trip with the 2015 All Stars. All monies raised with this draw stays within the club as the prizes are being given by the GAA. These are much needed funds for our club. We would ask all our supporters to be generous again this year. LADIES NIGHT The ladies medal presentation will take place next Friday night, 5th December at 8 p.m. in the clubhouse. All teams from U-12 to U-16 will receive their awards. This was a great year for the ladies footballers. So come out on the night and show your appreciation for these great stars. WELL DONE The Nire's roller coaster year came to an end last Sunday against Austin Stacks from Kerry. They put up a brilliant performance, and all the county are proud of them, To be narrowly defeated in a Munster final is a great achievement, so well done to all involved.

Modeligo MUNSTER JUNIOR HURLING FINAL Sunday next, December 7th is going to be some day for the GAA patrons of the parish of Modeligo, as for the first time ever in our small club’s history, we travel to take our place in a Munster Final. Mallow GAA Complex will be the venue for what is undoubtedly the biggest occasion for any team ever to line out in the Green and White jerseys, where we will line-out against Cork County Junior Hurling Champions, Castlemartyr. What a proud day it will be for this small rural parish when the lads come out onto the pitch to take their place in a Munster Final, a place which has been hard earned! Thinking back to our semi-final in Coolyroe, Co. Limerick against Feohanagh, the support that travelled on the day was just phenomenal - not just from Modeligo, but from all around the West Waterford area to give us the their backing. I can only hope that these people, and maybe even a lot more with them, will once again all be behind the lads on Sunday next as they take to the field. The lads have prepared well for the game, and going into these final few days, everyone of them are eagerly looking forward to Sunday. There's also a fair bit of excitement building around the parish as the day gets closer. The lads themselves will not be found wanting for heart, determination, and commitment, and if the games that they have played all year leading up to this are anything to go by, then Sunday's game is one which they will throw absolutely every ounce of energy that they have at. On behalf of everyone involved n our Club, I would like to take this opportunity to wish Pa

Kearney, John, Kenny, Shane, Katie, and each and every single one of the 29 hurlers on the Modeligo panel all the very, very best for the challenge ahead. It also goes without saying but win, lose or draw, we have had the best year ever following our lads in 2014, and we will be immensely proud of you all on Sunday evening. Best wishes lads. “Má Dheilge Abú!” MUNSTER FINAL TRAINING FUND 2014 to date has been the most successful year in the history of Modeligo GAA Club. We have qualified for the 2014 Munster Junior Hurling Final Sunday next versus Castlemartyr of Cork. The players and management have put in an incredible effort to date and we are very hopeful that they can go on to win a first Munster title for our club. Preparing our team for a game like this comes at a considerable cost. With this in mind, the club launched a “Munster Final Training Fund” two weeks ago to pay for these additional costs. To date we have had a fantastic response from within and outside the parish. We are appealing to everyone who has a connection with our club to make a voluntary contribution to the fund by contacting either John Fitzgerald (087) 7696510 or Tom O’Byrne (086) 3605202. We look forward to your support. MUNSTER JUNIOR HURLING FINAL ARRANGEMENTS The Mallow GAA Sports Complex in County Cork has been confirmed as the venue for our Munster Junior Hurling Final on Sunday next, December 7th with throw-in timed for 1.30 pm. This game will be followed by the Munster Junior Football Final between Glin of Limerick and Brosna of Kerry, so as you can imagine, the Mallow venue will be fairly busy on the day. As the local lads are training and preparing for the Final against Castlemartyr, plenty of other arrangements have been put in place also, so our committee are working away hard behind the scenes. One such item is an after match meal for the entire squad of players and those associated with the team. A decision has been taken to stop off at The Firgrove Hotel in Mitchelstown on the way back from the game at approximately 4.15 p.m. While the club committee will NOT be taking any bookings from supporters for this meal. Anyone who wishes to join the lads on this occasion are more than welcome to come along and make their own arrangements with The Firgrove Hotel. Alternatively, those travelling to the game should be aware that the Mallow GAA Sports Complex also has an excellent restaurant facility on site, providing a wide range of teas, snacks, carvery lunches and dinners. With the game on early in the afternoon, it might be important to make sure you get fed! Finally, we're hoping to have a good vocal support travelling with us on the day to get behind the team, as has been the case at all our games so far this year. Remember, we're travelling to a Cork venue to play the Cork County Champions, so we really hope to have plenty of colour, voice and support on the day. NO INDOOR HURLING THIS WEEK Just a note to say that there will be no Indoor Hurling on this Friday, December 5th as the hall has been pre-booked for the Scór competitions. Indoor Hurling will return on Friday week, December 12th at the usual time slots, startng at 6 p.m. THE NIRE IN THE MUNSTER SENIOR FOOTBALL FINAL Commiserations to The Nire who lost out in their Munster Senior Football Final against Kerry champions, Austin Stacks on the scoreline of 3-5 to 2-4. On a day which started so well well for them, things just didn't happen for them in the second half, and The Nire lads will look back on a game which they could have won. However, this should not take away from what has other-

wise been a brilliant year for their club, and they can feel proud of themselves for their efforts in 2014.

Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD CLOTTO RESULTS No Winner of a Jackpot of €15,500 held in Crotty’s Inn Leamybrien on Sunday Night 30/11/14. Numbers were 5, 20, 21, 22. €30 to the following: Michael Walsh, Ballintea; Tom, Ger, Tom, Nicky, c/o Crottys. Seller’s prize of €30: Joe Walsh, Barnankile. Next Clotto will be held in Micilins Bar, Kilrossanty on Sunday night 7/12/14 for a Jackpot of €15,500. On duty on the night Benny Whyte and Michael Keating. AGM The AGM will take place on Friday, 12th December at 8.00 p.m. in St. Brigid's Hall, Kilrossanty. CHRISMAS DRAW 2014 This year’s Christmas Draw will take place in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien, on Monday, 22nd December. Prizes include First Prize of €250; Second overnight stay for 2 in City West Hotel, Dublin; Third €50; Fourth turkey sponsored by Englishtown Farm; Fifth ham; Sixth leg of lamb sponsored by Comeragh Mountain Lamb; Seventh Christmas cake; Eighth bottle of whiskey; Ninth bottle of vodka; tenth bottle of wine; Eleventh box of chocolates; twelfth box of chocolates. Tickets can purchased from Veale’s, Leamybrien; Walsh’s Day To Day; Crotty’s Inn and Micilin’s Bar. RECYCLED CLOTHES We are still collecting old clothes, shoes, curtains, sheets etc. So if you are doing a clear out please bring them to the GAA club. GYM It is great to see so many new members joining the gym as the dark evenings draw in. If you are interested in joining why not call Jason on 087 7836731. ‘SEAT FOR LIFE’ IN THE NEW STAND The Club hopes to shortly complete the design and printing works for the new banner which will display all the names of the individuals and families who have contributed towards the “seat for life” fundraiser for the new stand. The final date for donations to be received and registered for the seat for life is 20th December 2014 – 1 week after the AGM. If you have previously indicated you would donate a seat, but have not yet registered and donated the €100, it is important that you do so before the final date of 20th December 2014, as after that date the design and printing of the banner will be complete and ready for display. If you have any queries in relation to your registration or donation, please ask any club committee member who can immediately check the final register for you before the cut off deadline of 20th December, 2014. MASS Mass for all deceased members of the club will take place on Friday, 12th December at 7.30 p.m. in St. Brigid’s Church. This will be followed then by the AGM at 8 p.m. in the old school hall. MEMBERSHIP 2015 Membership for the coming year is now available to be paid online. This will be a great advantage to everyone as it will take all the hassle out of bringing the money to the membership officer. It will also cut down on the amount trying to pay on AGM night. The major benefit is for all those who may be living away from home. This is the only way to go. The link to pay online is available on our social media pages.

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Brickey Brickey Rangers Rangers LOTTO Last week's lotto was held in The Local Bar. Numbers drawn were 9, 24, 26, 30. There was no jackpot winner. €25 winners were Bernie Hickey, Mollai Gough, Esther Barron and Rita Harnedy. Next week’s draw will take place in The Enterprise Bar, where the jackpot will be €5,200. CHRISTMAS DRAW The hugely successful Christmas fuel draw will take place again this year with the same attractive prizes as last year. 1st. prize a trailer load of hardwood timber. 2nd. prize 400 litres of heating oil. 3rd. prize 1 tonne of coal, and 4th. prize 20 bales of briquettes. Tickets will be €2 each or 3 for €5.This coming Friday tickets will be on sale in the shopping centre, help is needed to sell on the day, if you have some time to spare please contact club secretary Matt Kiely asap. Draw will take place on Sunday, 21st December in The Tudor House Bar. A.G.M. The AGM takes place on Saturday next 6th December at 6.30 p.m. in the clubhouse. Hopefully we will see a large crowd in attendance. This is the forum for having your say. All are welcome to attend. AWARDS NIGHT A small number of tickets are available for the GAA Cub Awards presentation night which is due to take place on Saturday, 12th December at Lawlors Hotel, the club will be represented by Mairead McGrath who is the receipt of The Jack Furlong award for 2014, and Conor Phelan who is nominated for the Senior Footballer of the Year. Tickets are available through the club by contacting Richard Tobin by tonight Wednesday.

Kill Kill A.I.B. MUNSTER CLUB SEMI-FINAL Their was a great buzz of excitement and anticipation outside our club grounds last Sunday week, 23rd November as our junior footballers gathered with supporters to make the 3 hour trip by bus to Newcastlewest to take on Limerick Champions, Glin, in the semi-final of the Munster championship. A historic day for all as it was our first venture into the A.I.B. club championship. Our first port of call was the Woodlands Hotel in Adare, where we stopped for our pre-match food, a light limber up and some team tactics. It was then onto the bus again and take the short trip to the match venue. Conditions were as good as they got for the time of year, as beautiful sunshine greeted the team, as well as the big Kill and Fenor contingent as they made their entrance to the fray. The game itself was of mixed emotions for all concerned. Pride for the performance and never say die attitude and dissappoinment in that we let a great opportunity slip. From the start you wouldn't think Kill were the away team as we tore into the opposition and took the game to them. While we dominated possession for the opening 20 minutes, we found the opposition hard to break down as they used the sweeper system to good effect and they also defended very strongly. Still we led 0-3 to 0-1 at this stage with Anthony Kiely and two Ben Gallagher points. Our backs were excellent with Steven Dunne manning the full back line and Jimmy Halley orchestrating things from centre back, as our midfielders were well on top. Despite the forwards working hard we were finding scores hard to come by as Glin finished the half strongly to tie the game up at the break. On the resumption the Limerick side started to get more adventurous and for long spells we were under pressure. Entering the last six minutes we trailed by three points when misfortune stuck. An attempted Glin point effort was partially blocked with the ball ricocheting into the path of a Glin forward who just beat Kieran Dunphy to the ball and slip it into the net. While most teams would have dropped their heads, not this team who rallied brilliantly for the remaining five minutes, plus three of injury time. Throwing caution to the wind, it was all out attack as Ray Hennessy kicked 3 successive points to narrow the gap to a goal. However, the final attack didn't bring the goal that we craved as Glin held on to advance to a Munster Final on a 1-8 to 0-8 scoreline. You couldn't say the long bus trip or our county final excursions cost us, as we started and finished strongly, but when you are on top you must make it count. Hopefully, lessons can be learned for 2015. It was down the town then to Whelan’s Bar, where refreshments and finger food were served to both teams. Back on the bus to Ballykisteen Hotel. Limerick Junction for our after match meal as the past mortem begun. After a two hour stop it was homeward bound as we arrived back in Kill just shy of 10 o'clock. Our thanks to J. J. Kavanagh and Ken Begley for the safe trip and all those who contributed to a most enjoyable experience. Now we have got a taste for it, we all want more! TONY KIRWAN PLANT HIRE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL Five nights later we travelled to Carrickbeg to take on Eastern intermediate champions Portlaw in the semi-final of the league. With the pitch in

Garranbane who lost to Lismore in the Roinn A Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol girls football competition.

excellent fettle and the evening nice and calm we had high hopes of advancing to the final. However, the exertions of the last four weeks took their toll. Not that you would know as 25 minutes into the game as we streaked into a 10 point lead. But a goal from the Tannery Boys before the break swung the game and they carried that momentum into the second half and recorded a 6 point victory and so our season ends. As already stated we were quick out of the blocks and by the 10th minute we were 1-3 to 0-1 up with a trademark Sean Cheasty goal. Further points from Sean, Anthony Kiely, Jim Halley and Ben Gallagher stretched our lead further and when Anthony goaled again we looked to be in an unassailable position. But that goal from Portlaw was a game changer as the gap was narrowed to 2-7 to 1-3 at the half-time interval. The less said about the second half the better as the opposition incredibly kicked 14 points without reply. They totally dominated midfield with hardly no supply to our forwards. We lost our shape, our passing fell asunder and our apetite for the battle wained as the game went on, as the long season obviously had its affect. Final score Kill 2-8; Portlaw 1-17. The team was:- Kieran Dunphy, Mickey Nicholes, Jim Murphy, Fergie Whelan, Luke Midleton, Jim Halley, Brian Flynn, Conor Hennessy, Conor Rockett, Paidi Raher, Ray Hennessy, Sean Cheasty, Ben Gallagher, Anthony Kiely, Peter Torpey. Subs used:- David Sullivan, Colm Casey, David Casey, Flannon Cleary, Ritchie Cullinane.

SPEEDY RECOVERY Everyone in the club wishes a speedy recovery to the ever popular Ger Mooney who is currently hospitalised. Ger does trojan work in our field and also with the club lotto and very rarely missed training or any of our games. CLUB LOTTO The jackpot edges nearer the 9K mark after last Monday nights draw in Dunphy’s Bar (24th November) produced no winner of the jackpot. We had one 'Match 3' though as Tom O'Neill, Fenor had 3 of the 4 numbers drawn and so wins €50 for himself. The numbers drawn on this occasion were 2, 8, 12 & 14. The next draw is in Kirwan’s where the jackpot now stands at €8,900. APOLOGIES Last week I got my dates mixed up for our A.G.M. It should read that our A.G.M is on Thursday, 11 December and not the 4th, In actual fact the club hosts the Eastern Convention in the Community Centre on the next Thursday night, the 4th. So sorry once again for the confusion.

Shamrocks Shamrocks CLUB LOTTO The numbers drawn in last Saturday's lotto draw were 13-17-21-27, and there was no winner of the jackpot. €20 winners were Richard Hurley, Eamonn Forbes, Mary Massey, Liam Motherway, Nora O'Keeffe. Next week's jackpot is again €20,000, so get your tickets early CAPPOQUIN MAKES HISTORY Cappoquin hurlers wrote themselves into the history books by becoming the first Intermediate hurling team from Waterford to win a Munster title last Sunday week in Mallow, capping a superb year for the club. They now qualify for an AllIreland semi-final against Ulster opponents in the New Year. Modeligo will be hoping to emulate last year's champions Ballysaggart by capturing a Munster Junior Hurling title next Sunday in Mallow when they take on Cork champions Castlemartyr. It's a tough assignment for the Waterford men but they have shown remarkable character up to now and it wouldn't surprise me

if they wrote their own bit of history next Sunday. We congratulate Cappoquin and wish Modeligo the best of luck next Sunday. THE NIRE GO DOWN IN FINAL After 15 minutes in last Sunday's Munster club football final in Cork with the Nire leading 1-3 to 1-0, and Kerry kingpins Austin Stacks reduced to 14 men, one could be forgiven for thinking that their chance for a historic first Munster title was coming. But despite dominating posession, their composure in front of goal deserted them completely and they could only add another 1-1 for the rest of the game. I don't know what their wides tally was, but it was surely into double figures. 'Stacks weren't much better but just did enough to win. But the Nire will have nightmares when they look back on this game, truly the one that got away. COIS BHRIDE U-21'S BOW OUT Cois Bhride's U-21 hurlers bowed out tamely last Saturday when they lost out to a strong Gaeltacht team in the Western semi-final. With several of the team unavoidably missing, their task became more difficult when Shane Roche had to retire injured in the first half, and this seemed to unsettle the team. It was a disappointing end to what was a less than vintage year. We wish the Cois Bhride Minor football team the very best of luck when they play St. Olivers next Sunday, at 11.30 a.m. in Clashmore in the Western final. OUR LADY OF THE WAYSIDE HALL 50 years ago this coming Monday, 8th December, the Parochial Hall in Kilwatermoy, which was christened Our Lady of the Wayside Hall, was blessed and opened by Rev. Robert Keane, representing his lordship the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. Built entirely with local voluntary labour over 20 months, the Hall hosted a wide variety of functions during it's existence including variety shows, plays, dances, AGM's, EGM's, set dancing, Senior Citizen's Christmas parties, a volleyball club, a badminton club, indoor hurling, and much, much more. A special Mass will be celebrated next Monday night, at 7.30 p.m. in the adjoining church to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of it's opening. All who helped in any way in the building of the Hall are invited to attend. A.G.M. NA SEAMRÓIGE Once again a reminder of the A.G.M. of the club on Friday week, 12th December in the Shamrock Inn, at 8 p.m.

Colligan Emmetts CLUB LOTTO Details of our “Black & Amber” club lotto over the last couple of weeks were as follows: On Monday 17/11/2014 the numbers drawn were 11, 19, 22 & 28, No Jackpot winner, the €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Aaron & Holly Foley, Marion Tutty, Antoin Breathnach, Marion Roche. The Jackpot remained at €15,000 for the draw on Monday 24/11/2014 where there was no winner; the numbers drawn that night were 3, 4, 18 & 21, €20 lucky ticket winners included: Libby Dalton, Liam Tobin, Maura Clancy, Richard O’Connell. The jackpot remained at €15,000 for last Monday (1/12/2014) night’s draw held in Quill’s Master McGrath Bar, please see details on our Facebook page (Colligan GAA) or next week’s notes, thanks for your continued support. 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM of CLG An Coilligeán / Na h-Emmetigh will take place on Sunday, December 28th in the club dressing rooms at 2.00 p.m. Please put this important date in your

diary. CONGRATULATIONS The club extends its heartiest of congrats to popular club player Mark Flynn and Claire Cashin on their recent engagement, congratulations to you both. BEST OF LUCK All involved with the club would like to wish our neighbours Modeligo the very best of luck on Sunday afternoon next (December 7th) as they face Castlemartyr (Cork) in the AIB Munster Club JHC Final in Mallow at 1.15 p.m. The whole county will behind Modeligo who will be hoping to emulate what Ballysaggart won at the same time last year. We wish all involved the very best of luck.

Nire Nire MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Austin Stacks (Kerry) 3-5; Nire 2-4. How often has it happened in the past that an early goal for your team or a man sent off for the opposing team becomes a curse rather than a cure, a hindrance rather than a help. Both happened to the Nire boys on Sunday and again it proved to be a curse. We were beaten by 4 points but let’s not dwell on the negatives, let’s look at the positives. It was a beautiful sunny day, the Nire played valiantly, and the whole Parish came together in great colour and noise. Yet again there was huge support from outside the club and indeed outside the county. The Parish is in mourning this week and no doubt there will be many post mortems but no doubt also that we will soon look back on this year as being a great year and on this team as being a great team. Let us learn and move forward. Let this be the beginning.....do not let it be the end.

Clashmore/Kinsalebeg CLUB AWARDS NIGHT We are are very much looking forward to our Club's Awards Night which will take place at The Old Still Bar (Salmon’s), Clashmore on Saturday night from 9 pm and will be held in conjunction with Clashmore Ladies Football Club as in previous years. The main event of the night will be the medal award presentation to our successful Minor Football panel who did the club so proud by winning the County Championship this year. This will be preceded at 7.30 pm by a celebration dinner for all the Minor players and anyone else who wants to attend this part of the night should contact any of the club committee as early as possible to make the necessary arrangements. The night as a whole promises to be a great one with musical entertainment by popular outfit "Monkfish" and refreshments being provided on the night which of course all comes free of charge so something for everyone!. We hope that everyone will make a big effort this year by coming along to support the club on the night so hoping to see you all there!! DEISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW The Deise Development Draw for November took place on Friday night last and our club was lucky enough to have a winner in this draw with Deirdre Curran, Upper Piltown winning one of the €100 prizes so well done to you Deirdre! The last draw takes place sometime in late December with no date for this as yet, so hopefully we can go out with a bang by winning a prize or two when that comes around!

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Ardmore Ardmore LOTTO RESULTS Monday, November 24th, 2014, draw for jackpot of €6,600. No winner of the jackpot. Numbers drawn were 10, 19, 22, 27. Five prizes of €20 each going to Muiris Quinn c/o Flemings; Rosarie Pallister c/o An Tobar; Ann French & M.O'K c/o Grange Post Office; GLK c/o An Tobar; Jamie & Sadie Prendergast c/o Mary Prendergast. CLUB A.G.M. Our Club’s A.G.M. has been set for this Friday, December 5th, 2014 at 7.30 p.m. in the Clubhouse.

Tramore Tramore LOTTO The next draw takes place on Wednesday, when the Jackpot will be €3,500. Tickets €2 each are on sale in the usual outlets. There was no winner of the €3,400 Jackpot in last Wednesday weeks draw. Lucky Dip winners of €40 each were John Power, Sweetbriar, Charlie Ryan, c/o GAA Club and Marie Barden, Beechmount. CARDS NIGHT Eamonn McCormack, Ted Crowley and Jack O'Brien beat Greg Tobin, Rue Colbert and Noel Cullen in last week’s final.

Tallow Tallow Sponsored by McGrath's Pharmacy Tallow COMHBHRON On behalf of Tallow GAA we offer deepest sympathies to the Hourigan family of Chapel Street, Tallow, on the passing of Ellen Hourigan, nee Allen. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam. U-21 HURLING: An Rinn 2-15; Cois Bhride 1-13 We bowed out of the U-21 Western Championship at the semi-final stage to a strong An Rinn side. Our thanks to mentors Paddy Smith, Thomas Ryan, Seanie Murphy and John O’Donovan. MINOR FOOTBALL Cois Bhride play Ardmore in Clashmore this Sunday in a Western final in what is our last day out of the year. PLAYERS’ MEETING A reminder that the senior players meeting in the Hotel is this Friday evening, the 5th at 8 p.m. TALLOW GAA LOTTO Our lotto now stands at close to €12,000 which would be a nice early Christmas present.

Congratulations to Evan Keane of Stradbally GAA receiving Man of the Match 2014, Bord na nÓg U14 Div. 3.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Clonea INDOOR CAMOGIE Indoor Camogie continues every Wednesday for girls born in the years 2009 to 2005 as follows:Born in 2009 and 2008 – 6 pm to 6.30 pm Born in 2007 - 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm. Born in 2006 and 2005 – 7.15 pm to 8 pm. If any parents are willing to help out in anyway please contact Kevin on 086-2215401 for more details. A background in Camogie is not essential to help out with the Club. CAMOGIE CLUB CHRISTMAS HAMPER Tickets for our Christmas Hamper draw (and a few other prizes) are available now from any coach or committee member. Please support us. CLONEA ADULT AGM Our AGM will be coming up shortly. More details in next week’s notes. CLONEA JUVENILES JUVENILE BLOTTO There was no winner of our November draw. Numbers drawn were 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 2 and 7. Consolation prizes to €50 Melissa Keith, Kilmacthomas, €25 Michael Shanahan, Whitestown and €25 Aoife Lynch, Kilbrack, Rathgormack. Next draw is our Christmas Blotto draw on Sunday 21st December. Jackpot is now €5,000 and there will many other spot prizes on the night so please come along and support us. AGM The Juvenile AGM will be held in the Club House, Clonea on Wednesday December 10th at 7.30pm sharp. All are welcome. INDOOR HURLING Indoor Hurling continues every Friday in the Hiking Centre, Rathgormack at the following times:Born in 2009 and 2008 – 7 pm to 8 pm Born in 2007 and 2006 - 8 pm to 9 pm. Cost is €3 per session. Bring a Helmet and a Drink. Indoor Hurleys will be provided at each session. Any queries contact Kevin on 0862215401.

Fourmilewater 45 CARD DRIVE Played at Doocey’s Oriel Bar on Friday night, 28th November, 2014. Joint winners: Jim Phelan and Larry Ryan; Chris Noonan and Michael Ahearne. Lucky tables prizes x 2: Michael Ormonde and John O’Donovan; Mary Murphy and Mary Kearns. MINI LOTTO RESULTS No jackpot winner. Numbers drawn were: 9, 27, 30. Next week’s jackpot €1,350. Match 2 number winners: Roger McCarthy, Nire Road; Ellen Kelly, Ballymacarbry; Larry Fahey, Ballybrien; Katie Spellman, Knockaune; Caroline Ryan, Knocklaisheen. DEISE DRAW Congratulations to Richard (Dick) Guiry on his €10,000 win in this month’s Deise Draw. UNDER 21 Next Sunday evening, at 5 p.m., in the Fraher Field the Fourmilewater under 21 will play An Gaeltacht in the Western hurling final.

Ballyduff Upper MEDAL PRESENTATION The Junior hurlers will receive their Western championship medals on Saturday, December 13th, at 8.30 pm, in An Sibin. Food will be served and followed by live music. HURLER’S MEETING All players for the coming season for requested to attend a Player's Meeting in the Library on Saturday, December 6th at 8 p.m.

CLGan AntSean tSean Phobal Phobal CLG SHOCKS LOTTO Numbers drawn 3, 9, 10, 11. No winner. €15 each to: John T. Egan, Laura Maher, Walter Nugent, Finnegan, Josephine Harty. APOLOGIES Sorry for mis-information in last week’s notes. The GAA social will take place on 31st January, not 31st December as announced. Please keep this date free.

Abbeyside/Ballinacourty 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 €2,600. On Sunday night last Margaret Dwane was drawn out and chose card number 50 which wasn’t the Joker although she did win €50. Eoghan Cosgrave and Packie Lynch won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mike Kiely’s Butchers, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar and Crottys Corner Bar. AGM Our Annual General Meeting will take place

Bunscol Bothar Na Naomh Lismore who beat Garranbane in the Roinn A Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol girls football competition.

this Friday, 5th December in Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyside at 8 p.m. NATIONAL DRAW Tickets for the GAA National Draw are currently on sale from any member of our club committee and the adult players. For anyone who purchases their tickets before Christmas we will be holding an internal raffle where the usual selection of Christmas Hamper and other prizes will be on offer. Therefore, we urge all our club supporters to please support this Draw as not only will you be helping us raise funds required to run the club but you will also be entered into not one but two draws for wonderful prizes. CLUB BINGO Our Club Bingo will continue this Sunday night in the CBS Hall where the jackpot is €400. MUNSTER CLUB We would like to wish Modeligo the very best of luck ahead of their Munster Final this weekend against Castlemartyr. SYMPATHY On behalf of all in the club we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the late Noel McGovern who passed away last week. Noel was a member of many Abbeyside hurling teams which recorded notable wins during his playing career and the McGovern family continue to play an active role in our club up to this day. JUVENILE NOTES AGM: Our juvenile AGM which was due to have taken place on Thursday night last was postponed due to a bereavement in the club. It has been rescheduled for tonight (Wednesday, 3rd December) at eight o’clock at the club grounds . All parents are invited to attend. Indoor hurling: Indoor hurling will now have a break until the New Year. All in the club would like to thank the players mentors and parents and wish them all the best over the Christmas. Hopefully, we’ll see them all again in the new year. Our year was wrapped up on Saturday morning last when the under 7 team travelled to Bohadoon to take part in a blitz. CAMOGIE The AGM of the camogie club will take place on Monday, 12th January at 8.00 p.m. in the club house. The position of secretary has become available. Anyone interested in becoming secretary is asked to contact Emer on 086 3288951 on or before the 1st of January, 2015. Our Annual Christmas party will take place on Sunday,14th December from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. in Minnies hoping to see all our girls and their families on the day. A fun filled evening is guaranteed with a few special guests.

SliabhgCua/St. gCua/St. Marys Sliabh Mary’s DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES 3rd December – Naomh Brid fundraising walk, Touraneena & Modeligo at 7:15 p.m. 4th December – Every Second Counts Winter League, Week 2 (Re-arranged from Monday night) 7th December – Modeligo V Castlemartyr, in Mallow, Co. Cork. 14th December – Monster Auction, Touraneena Community Centre at 3 p.m. 1st January, 2015 – Little Bobs Tractor Run. NATIONAL GAA DRAW Following the success of the first ever GAA National Club Draw last year, the GAA are happy to announce that it will become an annual event. The Draw raised in excess of €2.4m for clubs throughout Ireland last year. All funds raised were

retained solely by the club to assist in funding the development and the promotion of our games. Ticket are €10. Contact any committee member (J. P. 086 1909980/Mush 087 9634993) for your tickets. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALKING – WEEK 5 Naomh Brid Juvenile GAA club’s 6 week walking event continues every Wednesday night till Christmas. Walks will commence at both Touraneena & Modeligo Community Centres at 7.15 p.m. A €2 donation is desired and a hi-vis jacket is essential. Headlights or torches are highly recommended. Each person has the option to walk/jog/run the course. SLIABH gCUA LOTTO With Christmas looming and the jackpot getting high, why not chance your luck on a €2 ticket. Tickets sold at all local retail outlets and by all committee members!! If you’re not in, you can’t win!! MONSTER AUCTION The Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA Club are organising a ‘Monster Auction’ for Sunday, 14th December in Touraneena Community Centre. The club would be grateful to receive any items that could be donated, new or secondhand. All items can be brought to the dressingrooms of Kirwan Park on Saturday, 6th December between 8-9 pm or alternatively, to the Community Centre on Saturday, 13th December between 4-6 pm and 8-9 pm. Your support is vital on the day, the auction starts at 3 p.m. Items to be auctioned will include firewood, coal, fuel vouchers, a wide range of household items, children’s toys, cds, books plus loads more. We will also have peoples services to auction which will include painters, carpenters, electrictions etc. All enquiries to Brendan Tobin (087) 2701947. SINCEREST SYMPATHY The club would like to offer the O’Grady family, Skeheens, their deepest sympathy on the sad passing of Ned. Ned was a character that will never be forgotten by those who knew him. Ned was the local school bus driver for many years and every student will have fond memories of him singing away to himself while en route. Ned’s favourite night out would be down in Dunne’s Bar enjoying his pints of Guinness and having his game of 45 with so many friends over the years. A legend, a character, a friend, Ned will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace. GOOD LUCK MODELIGO Sliabh gCua/ St. Mary’s want to wish our neighbours Modeligo our sincerest best of luck when the take on Cork’s Castlemartyr in the Munster final this coming Sunday. A team of so many strengths, they will be more than capable of capturing the title. Best of luck lads, bring it home!! Fixture: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 at 1:30 pm in Mallow GAA Complex. TABLE QUIZ FOR LIONS CLUB A table quiz in aid of Dungarvan Lions Club will take place on Friday evening in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult, starting at 8-30 p.m. Please support this very worthy cause. TRACTOR RUN 2015 – SAVE THE DATE!! The 4th annual “Little Bob’s Memorial Tractor Run” in memory of the late Robbie Power will take place on New Year’s Day 2015. Please save the date, more details to follow soon!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIERY Our warmest wishes are extended the club President Piery Butler who celebrated his birthday last week. Piery is our greatest stalwart of the club to date being involved with the club since the 1930’s. His passion for the Sliabh gCua/St Mary’s GAA Club knows no ends, Happy Birthday Piery!! PREDICTION QUIZ Our prediction quiz for 2015 is now available.

Contact Mush Keane, J. P. Fitzpatrick, Mike Murray or any committee member for entries. COMMISERATIONS NIRE We would like to commiserate with The Nire on their senior football Munster final loss to Kerry champs Austin Stacks. Hard luck lads, ye will be back!

Affane/Cappoquin CAPPOQUIN TRIPLE CROWN AND GLORY The Cappoquin/Affane Club will launch, its DVD titled 'Cappoquin, Triple Crown and Glory' this Saturday, September 6th in The Sportsman’s Bar at 8.15 p.m. There will be Special Promotion offers on the night. All I can tell you is that it is a fantastic DVD giving an indebt account of the Cappoquin Intermediate hurlers on their historic rollercoaster year winning the Triple Crown (West/County/Munster championships) and still more glory may lie ahead as we go on 'The Road To Croker' in 2015. CAPPOQUIN/AFFANE JUVENILE CLUB MEETING The Cappoquin/Affane Juvenile GAA club will hold an important meeting this Thursday, in the Parish Hall at 8 p.m. to nominate mentors for all our juvenile sides for 2015. MODELIGO GOING FOR MUNSTER GLORY Best wishes from all in the Affane/Cappoquin GAA club to Modeligo who attempt to crown an already very successful year in the club history with a Munster title this coming Sunday when they take on Castlemartyr in the Munster Junior Hurling Club Final in Mallow, best of luck lads. AFFANE/CAPPOQUIN GAA CLUB AGM At a well attended Affane Hall on Friday last our club held its 2014 AGM, and the following were elected to run the affairs of the club for 2015: Presidents: Fr J. Kiely, Fr. R. Arthure, Mickey O’Connor, Michael Fraher, Denis McCarthy; Vice Presidents: James Morrissey, Billy McCarthy, Eddie O’Shea, Paddy Cahill, Paddy O’Shea, Tony McCarthy, Paddy McGrath; Chairman: Ned Heffernan; ViceChairman: Maurice Cahillane; Treasurer: Martin Power; Assistant Treasurer: Anto Rooney; Secretary: Maria Scanlan; Assistant Secretary: James Lacey; PRO: Michael Murray; Deise Draw Co-ordinator: Ursula O’Rourke; Club Lotto Co-ordinators: Mary Coughlan, John Mansfield, James Morrissey; Delegates to County and Western Board Conventions: Ned Heffernan, Maria Scanlan, and Martin Power. Delegates to County/Western Board Meetings: Tommy O’Sullivan, Michael Murray, Frank McCarthy. Head Groundsman: Michael Coffey. Committee, (all the executive committee): William Scanlon, Noel Looby, Jack McGrath, James Devine, Brian Murray, Geraldine Murray, Seamus McCarthy, Martina Murphy, Shane Coughlan, Paul Murray, Ciaran Cullinane, Tommy O’Sullivan, Bridget Murray, Ollie Mangan (members can be co-opted on to the committee during the year).

CLUB LOTTO The numbers drawn in our Club Lotto for the jackpot prize of €5,100 on Monday, November 24th were 5, 6, 14, 24 and there was no winner. The five €20 consolation prize winners were: Dean Morrissey, Castle St.; Pat Whelan, New York; Kieran Veale, Affane; Tom O’Donoghue, c/o Central Bar and Frank Killigrew, Boherwillin. This week’s draw was held December 1st and the results will appear here next week. THREE TO ANSWER 1. Name the hurler who returned from New York where he had been living for some months to play a big role in his county's 1987 All-Ireland senior hurling final win over Killkenny? 2. Who was the last hurler presented with the old Liam McCarthy Cup following a final win? 3. Who is the only Austin Stacks captain to lift

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the Andy Merrigan cup? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1. John and Jimmy Doyle, Tipperary were on the hurling ‘Team of the Century’. 2. Sligo are at home at Markievicz Park. 3. Matty McDonagh (Galway) won four AllIreland senior football medals and played minor hurling for neighbouring Roscommon in minor hurling. CAPPOQUIN HATS IN STOCK Cappoquin GAA hat's back in stock. Contact Bridget Murray 0879705015. €10 each. A nice Christmas present to get. Hon da Quinners. THE PERFECT DAY It was an honour a privilege and a pleasure to be present in Mallow last Saturday week to witness history being made by 'The Quinners' in winning the Munster title and being the first Waterford team to do so. It was great to see so many former hurling and football greats from the club present and to meet them later. Congratulations to former player and Team Manager Fintan Murray and his fellow mentors Fintan O’Connor, Trainer; Ken Cullinane and Mick Hickey and Dave Foley, kitman and to all the team panel who displayed tremendous courage and comittment. The lads are very united group and have strong bond of loyalty for each other. Well done also to our supporters 'The Red ‘n Black Barmy Army' and to Bridget Murray for organising the buntings flags and hats, ‘Cornerstone To The Bone', Hon 'TheQuinners'. ALL-IRELAND IHC SEMI-FINAL CAPPOQUIN V O’DONOVAN ROSSA'S (ANTRIM) SUNDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2015 O’Donovan Rossa's (Antrim) a home club of former all star Ciaran Barr, Kevin and Donal Armstrong, Jane Adams, Gearoid Adams and Gerry Adams. They reached the 1989 All-Ireland club senior hurling club final losing out to Buffers Alley, Wexford and beat Patrickswell in the semifinal. On the Antrim team that met Tipperary in the 1989 All-Ireland they had All Star and captain Ciaran Barr and Donal Armstrong on the side, they have won 15 Antrim senior hurling titles and 16 Antrim Senior Football titles. 2014 GAA SEASON DRAWS TO A CLOSE As we hit into December and Chrismas is around the corner we can reflect on what a great year it has been for Cappoquin, our sliotar sisters Cappoquin Camogie Club set the ball rolling by completing a memorable County double by winning their respective intermediate and Premier minor championships. The Cappoquin Intermediate camogie team were very unlucky not to capture the Munster title, well done to all involved. The Cappoquin u-11 hurlers defeated Ballyduff in a cracking Town/Country final in Ballyduff earlier in the year, minus injured County minor Aaron O’Sullivan and Andy carrying an injury into the game, an injury hit Cappoquin minor hurling side almost snatched the the title at the death in the dying moments of the game with a tremendous come-back against Abbeyside, and then Cappoquin intermediate hurlers, Western, County and Munster champions what a year, we have said it all, and it ain’t over yet as the journey continues in 2015 when we meet the boys from The Falls Road, Belfast known as ‘Jermiahs’, O’Donvan Rossa's All-Ireland club senior hurling finalists 1988, on the road to Croker Sunday, January 25th. At adult level it will be our first time meeting the Antrim side, but at Juvenile level in the last decade we have come across O’Donovan Rossa’s on numerous occasions at the annual Mullinahone festival of hurling. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2015 everyone.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

WEST WATERFORD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union. From left: Bertie Hallahan, 21st Captain; Pat Spratt and Pat Murray, 21st President. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union. From left: Billy Nugent, Captain 1997 and President 2012; Malcolm Ashby, Captain 2008; Tom Power Captain 2012 and Ollie Broderick, Captain 2006. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union. From left: Michael French, President 1996; Terry O'Callaghan, Captain 2003 and John Power, Captain 1994-95. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union. From left: Michael Dwyer, Captain 2007; Brendan Cullinan, President 2006-07; Tom Butler, Captain 1998 and John Keane, Captain 2011. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union. From left: Neil Parkes, Captain 2000-01; Bertie Hallahan, Captain 2014; Pat Murray President 2014 and John Flynn, Captain 2005. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

West Waterford Golf & Country Club Ladies competition kindly sponsored by Permanent TSB. Anne Taylor, Permanent TSB, sponsor presents the winner, Suzanne Dalton with her prize. Included are Margaret O'Sullivan, Lady Captain and Mary Barron, Lady Vice-Captain. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

West Waterford Golf & Country Captains’ & Presidents’ Re-Union Organising Committee.

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GENERAL SPORT

Finisk River Riders Special Olympics Club SINCE the great success of our two Athletes in the National Games in June the club held a summer league and gymkhana during the months of July and August. Because of the wonderful weather we were able to hold both competitions out of the Arena and in the field, which was a huge experience for all Athletes. In September five new members joined our club which has brought our mem-

bership number to 30, our youngest member is only 6 years old and has already formed a great bond with one of the favourite ponies in the yard 'Danny'. We had our annual meeting in October and it was decided that we would affiliate with the Riding for the Disabled of Ireland in 2015 so this might encourage riders with all physical disabilities to try out horse riding. Special Olympic Ireland have done

some major reconstruction so unfortunately there will not be as many competitions held outside the yard this year so the club has started another league to take them through to Christmas, and we will also hold a Christmas Gymkhana on the 6th December. So look out for the next report to check out results and pictures. As always we welcome new volunteers, so don't hesitate to contact us.

Michael Horgan, Imelda Clynch, Claire Brown.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

Dungarvan Rugby Club

Under 18's win quarter-final DUNGARVAN under 18's had a home quarter final against Thurles by nature of having finished top of their pool. It also was a must win match to go into the Pan Munster competition. There was a beautiful day in Dungarvan, a blessing for running rugby, which should suit the strong fast game, which Dungarvan plays so well. As always these one off matches proved a lot more difficult than the week-to-week league matches. Dungarvan got off to a flyer and went 15 nil up within about 10 minutes. From then on Thurles fought back well and scored the remainder of the points in the first half. The half-time score saw the teams at 15-10. Dungarvan were struggling with the referee’s interpretation at a lot of breakdowns and did well to keep their cool. The second half started much better for Dungarvan, who got back into the fast offloading game and scored three more, well worked tries before the end. Two of these tries were converted so the score now 34-10. This is the way it ended and was well deserved by Dungarvan. They played the much better game and the score could well have been higher but for some poor decisions. All in all, a good win and now for two more games to decide our ranking going into the Pan Munster competition. UNDER 16's The Under 16 team were beaten by a late converted try in their quarter final clash against Thurles on Sunday Morning. With four minutes left on the clock, the Tipperary side intercepted a pass and got the decisive score which left the score at 17-14 to the visitors. Dungarvan opened the scoring with a try from Shane Ahearne, after a series of tries which stretched the opposition.

Action from last Sunday's Under 18 quarter-final between Dungarvan and Thurles at Ballyrandle. [Dan McGrath/Editortial Images]

Jack Kiely converted to give Dungarvan a 7-0 lead. The 16's had chances to increase their lead but it was Thurles who got the next score with an uncoverted try on the quarter hour mark. Dungarvan did re-establish their lead on 25 minutes when Charlie Murphy broke through the centre for a well taken try which Jack Kiely converted. The half-time score read 14-5 to Dungarvan. The visitors quickly eat into the lead with a try after three minutes of the second half after some good forward play to leave 4 points between the teams. Dungarvan worked hard to retain the lead, having defended really well and working the ball into the Thurles half. An error in the dying minutes saw victory slip out of their grasp. Impressive performances on the day were put in by Charlie Murphy, Larry Brazil and

Thomas Ahern. Match Day Squad: Ted Kelly, Larry Brazil, Eoin Ryan, Conor Scanlon, Jack Kiely, Shane Ahearne, Oisin O’Mahoney, Charlie Murphy, Doug Pettit, Mike Walsh, Fionn Gibson-Kiely, Jack McGrath, Conall Moore, James Kiely, Joey Curran, Robbie McGrath, Brendan Cullinan, Matthew Hickey, Jack Hickey, Thomas Ahern, Thomas Hannigan, and Hugh O’Dwyer. Their next fixture will be a play-off game against Clonmel. Training continues on Wednesday night and Saturday mornings. ADULT TEAMS The first XV had a break from competitive action and played Cashel in a friendly under lights on Saturday night at the Tipperary venue. There were a number of changes from the previous week and they were unlucky to depart with a loss in the clash with the team from the top flight.

At the end of the day it was a run out to keep the match sharpness ahead of the upcoming Cup final. The women's team travelled to Shannon to play St Sennans in the All-Ireland League and has an off day as the home side took control from start to finish. Playing with an under strength side, the players on the day made every effort but it wasn't to be their day. BAND NIGHT FUNDRAISER The club is having a major fund raising event in Creation Night Club on Friday Night. All members are asked to support the night, buying your tickets in advance and try and bring some friends. Tickets can be got from the Anchor Bar or from MInnies Bar. This is an over 18's event. The headline act are White Chalk who performed at Electric Picnic. Supporting them, will be The Strangers, Ciderwasps and The Waheys from Clonmel.

Manchester United Supporters Club – Waterford Branch

Laura Lanigan, Michael Moloney and Lauren Wall.

Michael Landers, Aine Supple, Eileen Haze, Fiona Mullins, Desmond Curran, David Tobin.

MEETING THIS FRIDAY, 5th DECEMBER There will be a meeting on this Friday night, at 7.15 p.m. sharp in Lawlors Hotel. It will be to finalise details of room requirements for the group trip and also gather the ticket money for the brilliant seats secured for all in the south stand. Make it your business if you are booked on this trip to either turn up in person or contact the secretary on 087 1940089 prior to the meeting, as these things maybe taken for granted but hotels must be finalised and tickets secured asap. So please coperate by making a simple call to clarify your details as only those paid up or clarified by Friday's meeting will be catered for. There will be a short committee meeting at 7 p.m. prior to the general meeting. A full attendance is requested at both meetings please. CHRISTMAS DRAW LOOMING With the annual Christmas draw nearing its date you need to secure your lucky ticket(s) asap. The prizes on offer for a paltry €2 are as follows FIRST PRIZE: A TRIP FOR TWO TO OLD TRAFFORD (kindly part sponsored by Dillon's bar) OR €500. SECOND PRIZE: A

TURKEY AND HAM (kindly sponsored by Kiely's Butchers Lisduggan Shopping Centre and Michael Street, Waterford) THIRD PRIZE: A CHRISTMAS HAMPER (kindly sponsored by Garvey’s Super Valu) Tickets are available from all committee members and some members. We would ask anyone with tickets sold or not to contact the secretary prior to friday's meeting please on 087 1940089.Your help with this would be greatly appreciated. As stated last week a lot of tickets came back unsold by some when others didn't have enough tickets to sell so please make contact and if sold please return on or before Friday's meeting. It is important to remember to put your name on the reverse of every ticket sold as there is a seller’s prize also. ROUTINE WIN OVER HULL CITY As the headline suggests the match was a mismatch really as United picked up an expected three points against a Hull side who tamely went through the 90 minutes without seriously troubling David De Gea in the United goal. The 3-0 scoreline was enjoyed all the more in DILLON’S BAR by those present to see the game live by two spectacular finishes from firstly Wayne Rooney and the third by Van Persie whose

reward for scoring was to be replaced by Falcao, once the victory was secure. Amazingly, during the match it was staggering to hear the commentator say when Di Maria limped off with a hamstring strain it was United's 40th player injured this season, a seriously staggering stat. Most clubs don't have 40 players on their books let alone suffer that many injuries. Again, Brian Dillon didn't disappoint with the grub at half-time and full-time gratefully received by all those present. All the staff were brilliant as well as Donna who sported her Man United hoodie much to the disgust of Brian but well received by the supporters watching the match. HOPEFULLY SECURED By the time these notes are being read United will have taken on Stoke City in Old Trafford live on Setanta/BT Sports and if you don’t have the channel you may well have joined the growing crowd in Dillon's bar for all United Matches where we have made our new home. Some people are sceptical about going all the way up to Dillon's bar, but we have been welcomed with open arms and treated brilliantly by Yvonne and Brian Dillon so hopefully, United fans will con-

gregate in the branch designated Pub where all United matches are available. GROUP TRIP DETAILS As stated above we need to finalise the details for important stuff for the group trip such as hotel requirements, match tickets, possible mini bus pickup in Manchester based on numbers on the different flights. With all that in mind, I would ask all those travelling to please confirm the above before or at Friday night’s meeting. SOUTHAMPTON AWAY NEXT MONDAY This fixture is live on Sky Sports on Monday night, so if you don’t have the channel feel free to pop into Dillon's bar for the match and a chat and bit of banter that goes with the territory. Southampton were shown up by the blue half of Manchester last time out, so we will need to be wary of the Koeman backlash and play at the same level as against Hull by controlling the ball and possession and creating the chances that will come our forwards way. Rooney and Van Persie both scored crackers against Hull and will hope to maintain that streak that all strikers hit once they get one they tend to go on a run so long may that continue!

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

KCK ATHLETIC CLUB

Munster success for KCK athletes THE Munster B Juvenile and Master A Cross Country Championships went ahead in Watergrasshill on Sunday, in the most ideal weather conditions. Clubs from all over the province were present with the number of athletes competing very much up on previous times. The top twelve athletes on the day won an individual Munster medal, with the top 3 clubs also taking medals. A great day of athletics was had by all and KCK athletes were out in force, taking home many a medal. The girl’s U9 started proceedings, and for KCK Róisín Power and Áine Fitzgerald took to the line. Both girls produced excellent performances coming home in 34th and 51th place respectively in what was a very large field of athletes. The girls were unlucky to miss out on a medal when Waterford finished 4th place in the Intercounty section, with both girls scoring members of that

Ellen Boylan with her Munster Cross Country Medal following her excellent 5th place finish in the girl's U-11 race.

Roisín Dunphy KCK winning her Munster Individual Medal in the girl's U-15 race.

team. In the boy’s equivalent Alan Cantwell, fresh from his fine County title two weekends ago took to the line for the club. After a good start, Alan worked his way through the field and finished very strongly. He was 4th scoring member on a Waterford team

that finished just outside the medals in 4th, not far off the bronze medals. TOP FIVE FINISH FOR ELLEN BOYLAN The girl’s U11 race featured three KCK athletes and it was Ellen Boylan who led home the team. After a super start, Ellen hung on to the leaders as they passed the half way stages. Ellen moved into a very challenging positon with 400m remaining and a sprint finish saw Ellen cross the line in 5th place with little over 10m separating her from the gold medal. This was a super result from Ellen and rounded off a most successful year for her. Ellen was joined on the start line by Kayleigh Cass and Ciara Power finishing 70th and 82nd place respectively, with both girls competing a year out of their age. Waterford took 3rd place her in the inter-county competition, with Ellen the first scorer. Kayleigh was unlucky not to grab a spot on the team, been the 7th scorer, with only the top 6 taking home medals. The largest field of the day was kept for the U11 boy’s race, where over 110 athletes completed the race. KCK had a good team competing, and were led home by Donnacha Dunphy who ran a very strong race finishing 47th and beating athletes who had beaten him two weeks previous. He was followed by Paudie Barry, Colm Barry and Adam Murray in that order. All three of these boys were competing a year out of their age and did very well. MUNSTER MEDALS FOR HELINA, TAO AND SHÍONA The girl’s U13 race proved a good one for Waterford, as

KCK's U-15 team of Hannah Mei Behan, Emily Keane, Margaret Ann Boylan and Róisín Dunphy winning Munster Bronze in the club team section.

Twins Padraig and Seamas Fitzgerald following their excellent 3rd and 5th places finish at the Munster Cross Country in the U-13 race.

the county took 3rd place in the inter-county section. KCK were represented by a very good team, and first to come home was Helina Barry in 36th spot, having run a very good race. Helina was 4th scoring member on the Waterford team and a medal went her way! She was followed home by Tao Behan and Shíona Dunphy who raced each other to the finish. The girls came home in 50th and 51st places and vitally were the 5th and 6th scoring members on the Waterford team that secured the bronze medals. Aisling Power and Niamh Barry showed much improved fitness when they both finished strongly, making it a good team finish for the club. MEDAL BLITZ FOR PADRAIG AND SEAMUS FITZGERALD Padraig and Seamus Fitzgerald produced their finest performances to date for the club, when they both featured in the top five prize ring at the end of the race. The Kilrossanty twins showed great steel when they made decisive moves at the half way stage of the race, which saw them rise to challenge for the title. The hills proved to suit both boys, as the closing 500m saw two KCK vests sprinting toward the finish in very prominent positions. Padraig crossed the line in 3rd place to take his Munster medal and Seamus was hot on his heels crossing the line in 5th place to round off his strongest season to date in a KCK shirt. The medals were truly deserved, with the boys having shown remarkable commitment at training over the season, and are an example for others to follow! Kyle Walsh was the 5th athlete home for Waterford, and can be very pleased with his own finish, with over 80 athletes having taken to the start line. Waterford was missing one athlete to complete a county team and indeed the club on athlete to compete our own team. TOP TEN FOR RÓISIN DUNPHY Competing a year out of her age didn’t stop Róisín Dunphy ending her season in style as she won her own Munster individual medal and guided the club team to a memorable 3rd spot in the inter-club section. Róisín ran a very sensible race and was always close to

KCK's U-13 team of Niamh Barry, Helina Barry, Aisling Power, Tao Behan and Shíona Dunphy following a very successful Munster Championships. the head of affairs. With 400m to go. Róisín moved herself into a top twelve positon which she held strongly to the finish, crossing the line an excellent 10th and winning herself a well-deserved medal. MUNSTER BRONZE FOR KCK U-15 GIRLS KCK got amongst the club team medals thanks to four excellent performances from our U-15 girl’s squad. With Róisín securing a top ten finish, this set up Emily Keane, Hannah Mei Behan and Margaret Ann Boylan to all fight for a team medal for the club. Fight they did with Emily Keane producing her trademark sprint finish to secure a very good 22nd place. Just one place behind and producing her best performance of the year was Hannah Mei Behan who has shown great fitness gains over the last couple of months. Her 23rd place finish was 10 places better than last year and represents her super progress over the last while. Margaret Ann Boylan also finished higher than last year in 32nd place with her strong finish very important in securing the team bronze for the club. The club’s third place finish here was well received by all girls with Kilmurry Ibrickane of Clare in 4th place, not far behind. Waterford finished 4th here in the inter-county section with the clubs 4 athletes all scorers. SEVENTH FOR SIOBHÁIN BOYLAN Siobháin Boylan lined up in the Munster A Masters Championships race. Having

Group of runners after last week’s Allrounder Sports Winter League enjoying the Avonmore Protein Milk pictured on right is Dan Bolton of Avonmore.

run very well earlier in the season at the Munster Novice Championships, Siobháin improved on this further coming home in 7th place in the O40 category. Her race was executed perfectly, moving through the field as she went so a big well done to her. Thank you to all coached and parents who travelled to this event and the others throughout the season. There was a very nice core squad of athletes who trained right through the cross country season. Thanks to Richie Browne for his instrumental role as coach and chairman of the club and to all club coaches who lend a hand over the last couple of months. RENA GOES IN ALL-IRELANDS Following her good performance a few weeks back in the Munster Championships, Rena Behan will compete in the All-Ireland

Cross Country Championships this Sunday, with Santry Dublin playing host. Competing in the U15 age group, Rena will be a part of a strong county team and all at the club wishes her the best of luck. WATERFORD HALF MARATHON Best of luck to club athletes Siobháin Boylan and Gary Cantwell who will compete in this weekend’s Waterford AC Half Marathon. It promises to be a great event with huge crowds expected to take part. EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY The European Cross Country Championships will go ahead on Sunday week; December 14th with Fionnuala Britton expected to lead the charge for Ireland. A large squad of 33 athletes will take part in the event. RTE will broadcast the senior races live.

Kayleigh Cass, Ellen Boylan and Ciara Power having competed in the girl's U-11 race.

ATHLETICS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles

All set for All-Ireland Championships on Sunday

West Waterford AC Under 11 girls line up for the start of their race.

West Waterford AC Under 9 girls in high spirits before the start of their race.

Finisk Valley AC

Finisk Valley Athletes at the Munster B Cross Country Championships in Watergrasshill last Sunday. Photo left to right: Jack Prendergast, Harry O'Donovan, Corey Scanlan and Emear Griffin.

CLUB athletes travelled to Watergrasshill on Sunday last for the Munster B Cross Country Championships. In the girls under 9 Eimear Griffin had another brilliant run to Finisk in the 18th place in a high class field. In the boys under 9 Corey Scanlon had his best ever Cross Country race to come home in sixth place and collect another Munster medal. Corey is very dedicated to the sport and its shows in his performances. Also fine running from Jack Prendergast in 40th place and Harry O’Donovan in 41st place. This brings to an end the Cross Country season for our club in 2014. We now look forward to the indoor season which starts in the New Year.

Thomas Barr receives the Inspirational Perfomance on Irish Soil award from Ciaran O'Cathain, President of Athletics Ireland, left, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring T.D, at the National Athletics Awards. [Barry Cregg / SPORTSFILE]

A LARGE group of young athletes will travel to Dublin next weekend to take part in the second session of the All Ireland Cross Country Championships. Santry Demesne is the venue and last year we had a very successful day and will be look to repeat it on Sunday. West Waterford athletes will represent Munster, Waterford and West Waterford in races under 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19. As always at All-Ireland level the standard will be high with fast paced races in all the distances. Munster will be in the shake up for team medals in all the age groups and our athletes will be fighting strongly for their places on the team. All our athletes have been training hard over the past few months and we saw some excellent performances on the first day of the All Ireland. We look forward to some more first class performances on Sunday. ALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS The following have qualified to represent Munster at the All- Irelands: Con Willans (under 11), Cormac O’Mahony (under 13) Cian O’Riordan (under 15), Micheal Power (under 17), Aoife Hamilton. Dairine Ní Sheanlaoich, Hannah Power (under 17) Sean Curran (under 19). The following have qualified to represent Waterford: Under 15: Nolwenn Le Gal, Cian O’Riordan, Patrick Walsh. Under 17: Aoife Hamilton, Sinead Flynn, Dairine Ní Sheanlaoich, Hannah Power, Emma Hallahan, Caoimhe Dwyer, Hannah de Paor, Rachel Wyley, Meg Ryan. Under 17: Micheal Power, Niall Blackwell, Liam O’Reilly, Eoin O’Brien. The following have qualified to represent West Waterford: Under 13: Lucy Holmes, Mary Kate Prendergast, Aoife O’Brien, Hannah Hallahan, Kate Killigrew, Grace Power. Under 17: Aoife Hamilton, Sinead Flynn, Dairine Ní Sheanlaoich, Hannah Power, Caoimhe Dwyer, Meg Ryan. Under 17: Micheal Power, Niall Blackwell, Liam O’Reilly, Eoin O’Brien. Under 19: Shane O’Riordan. INDIVIDUAL MEDALS FOR SOPHIE CROTTY AND KEVIN DOWER The Munster B championships were held in Watergrasshill on Sunday last. Conditions were ideal for cross country running and there were big fields in what was a very competitive championship. The under 9’s got us off to a great start with West Waterford in the top twelve in both races. Sophie Crotty and Kevin Dower showed they had benefitted from their runs in the A championships. Sophie got out well at the start and finished 11th to win her first Munster medal. Kevin Dower was our

best placed athlete on the day finishing very strongly to take 4th place. Ian Holmes had a much better run last Sunday and made it in to the top twenty. Alanna Willans and Doireann ní Íci had their first taste of Munster competition with Alanna finishing 24th and Doireann 38th. COUNTY MEDALS FOR UNDER 11 GIRLS Waterford placed third in the Inter-County competition with West Waterford supplying the bulk of the County team. Kate Keogh who has been training with us since September led the way home in 14th place. Other scorers on the team were Eve Power 26th, Angelina Chizhikova 39th, Eabha Walsh 50th and Anna Grey 62nd. Also competing were Cathy Ní Sheanlaoich 85th and Emma Dower 89th. In the under 11 boys Peter Cummins ran a very competitive race to finish 23rd with Daryl Harty in 55th and Ronan Mansfield 60th. COUNTY MEDALS FOR UNDER 13 GIRLS The under 13 girls was the only other race that Waterford featured in. KCK were very strong in this age group and took most of the County placings. Megan Keogh who has trained with us all winter had a fine run to finish 16th and win her first Munster medal as a scoring member of the Waterford team. Grace Power finished 57th and just missed out on a county medal by just six places. Caoilinn Costin was running at this level for the first time and finished 74th. In the boys under 13 we had just two athletes competing with Kieran Dower finishing 48th and Mark Blackwell 71st. Our final competitor on the day was Sinead O’Brien who finished 25th in the under 15 girls. The Waterford team just missed out on the medals finishing 4th. WYLEY’S WINTER LEAGUE TO FINISH ON WEDNESDAY The final run in Tony’s League sponsored by Ger Wyley Sports will take place on Wed., 3rd Dec. This will be run on a countdown clock with each athlete starting at their best time. If all run to form, everyone should finish as the clock hits zero. This will be followed by the prize giving and there will be lots of team and individual prizes. The numbers competing in the league have been very high this year and as always have created a lot of discussion about times among our athletes. Our thanks to Tony Shalloe for organising the league in his usual efficient manner and to our sponsor Ger Wyley who has a long association with the club. A.G.M. The Annual General Meeting of the juvenile club will take place on Monday, Dec. 8th at 8 p.m. in Minnies. All are welcome and we

Ronan Mansfield, Peter Cummins and Daryl Harty who competed in the under 11 boys race. would like to see lots of parents attending. WYLEY SPORTS C.C. LEAGUE The final round of the Wyley Sports sponsored Juvenile Cross Country League for 2014 took place on Wednesday evening with over 80 athletes taking part. The big improver this week was Hannah De Paor who got her time down to 7.40, a massive improvement of 25 seconds. Roisin Prunty also had a fine improvement of 17 seconds and got under 9 minutes. The only others to run P.B.’s were Luke and Grace Power and Emily Murphy. In the end Cormac O’Mahony’s team were clear winners in the team competition with almost 50 points to spare over Niall Blackwell’s team and Shane O’Riordan’s team 3rd. Overall, it was a most successful league with just 100 athletes taking part. The atractiveness of the league is the great spread of prizes on offer and for that we thank our very generous sponsor Ger Wyley. Prizes will be given out this Wednesday evening after the handicap race. Full list of prize winners: 1st team: Cormac Mahony, Aoife O’Brien, Kate Killigrew, Eve Power, Kieran Dower, Emma Dower, Eve Murphy. 2nd team: Niall Blackwell, Tommy Fennell, Emma Hallahan, Ali Cunningham, Eabha Walsh, Shria Harty, Mark Power, Emma O’Neill. 3rd team: Shane O’Riordan, Con Willians, Conor Reilly, Cliona Ryan, Neela Ryan, Mark McCarthy, Ian Holmes, Chloe McClintock. Fastest boy: Liam Riely. Fastest girl: Aoife Hamilton. Fastest boy U-12: Oisin O’Riordan. Fastest girl U-12: Grace Power and Caoimhe Prendergast. Fastest boy short lap: Kevin

Dower. Fastest girl short lap: Sophie Crotty. Most improved: Thomas Hoarty. Most consistent: Caoimhe Dwyer. Times recorded Wednesday, 26th November Liam Reilly 6.17, Shane O’Riordan 6.19, Niall Blackwell 6.26, Cian O’Riordan 6.30, Cormac Mahony 6.39, Patrick Walsh 6.39, Oisin O’Riordan 6.56, Aoife Hamilton 6.57, Luke Power 7.13, Nolwenn Le Gal 7.20, Lucy Holmes 7.21, Thomas Hoarty 7.24, Sinead Flynn 7.26, Tommy Fennell 7.26, Matthew Walsh 7.28, Jack O’Flynn 7.31, Aoife O’Brien 7.31, Caoimhe Dwyer 7.35, Meg Ryan 7.35, Mary Kate Prendergast 7.38, Hannah De Paor 7.40, Emma Hallihan 7.44, Conor Reilly 7.46, Hannah Power 7.51, Peter Cummins 7.54, Gerome Power 7.57, Kate Killigrew 7.58, Ciaran Frisby 7.58, Grace Power 8.05, Rory Fennell 8.07, Owen Kiely 8.08, Megan Keogh 8.09, Daryl Harty 8.11, Kieran Dower 8.12, Aine O’Neill 8.16, Emily Murphy 8.18, Rachel Wyley 8.19, Kate Keogh 8.21, Ronan Mansfield 8.26, Sinead O’Brien 8.34, Shima Lannigan 8.35, Eve Power 8.38, Cliona Ryan 8.40, Caoimhe Prendergast 8.40, Kristin Murphy 8.47, Aoibhinn Connaughton 8.49, Neela Ryan 8.49, Angelina Chizhikov 8.51, Eabha Walsh 8.51, Hannah Hallahan 8.51, Roisin Prunty 8.59, Kate Heffernan 9.00, Mark Blackwell 9.12, Caoilinn Costin 9.18, Anna Grey 9.22, Eva French 9.24, Cathy Ni Sheanlaoich 9.49, Andrew Walsh 10.05, Shria Harty 10.08, Emma Dower 10.10, Daniel Coonan 10.14, Mark McCarthy 10.14, Crea Frisby 10.24, Lara Prunty 10.33, Alison Walsh 10.40, James Murray 14.00. 1,000 metre lap: Kevin Dower 3.45, Billy O’Connell 3.46, Ian Holmes 3.46, Gearoid Coffey 4.03, Sean Prunty 4.08, Mark Power 4.13, Aidan Reilly 4.15, Yasu Lannigan 4.18, Alex Murtagh 4.41, Owen Power 4.51, Thomas Broderick 4.52, Jamie Coonan 4.52, Diarmuid Power 5.42, Emma O’Neill 6.02, Doireann Ni Ici 6.15, Chloe McClintock 6.39.

Ian Holmes and Kevin Dower who competed at the Munster Championships last Sunday.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 December, 2014

WEST WATERFORD AC

21st Annual Allrounder Sports Winter League