Easter 2016

The College Press —————Wednesday, 16th March 2016 Issue 4 Volume 11———

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Christopher Nason

Have a great St. Patricks Day and Easter break.

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A group of 25 students and five teachers from Newbridge College will follow Trinidadian Dominican priest Fr Matthew Martinez OP to his home country for two weeks at Easter.

They will be carrying out important missionary work with the Living Water Community in the capital of Trinidad, Port of Spain. The group of 5th years will engage closely with the disadvantaged, the marginalised and the needy of the parish in a variety of ways, be it providing comfort and aid to the elderly impoverished, hungry children, halfway houses, cancer patients, abandoned youth and will learn about providing general spiritual direction. The students and teachers involved have all paid for their own flights through summer jobs and sponsored events and are now taking part in further extensive fundraising activities, the proceeds of which will all go to the Living Water Community.

A spokesperson said: "In a world where the illiterate, hungry, homeless and destitute spill on to our streets every day, we see the need for basic care, nourishment and self -development programmes managed in an efficient, cost-effective manner. "The students are still making tireless efforts to raise funds in order to bring a much needed donation to the Living Water Community but also to bring a message of hope to our Trinidadian family. "They will also share some of our own culture through Irish music, poetry, dance, sporting and media presentations. It will be a collaborative, spiritual and charitable mission that would greatly appreciate the support of the Newbridge community."

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An egg-cellent poem What is this life if, full of care We have no time to stand and stare Phones turned on day and night Never, ever out of sight.

Always staring down at screens, Playing on Xbox machines.

An apple is no longer just grown on trees But something that gives us everything we please.

The games on a gadget appear to be magic But what we miss out on is really quite tragic.

So much beauty everywhere.

Why is it that no one seems to care?

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Book review: Lady Midnight –Cassandra Clare Author Cassandra Clare yet again is set to release another gripping book, Lady Midnight. In a secret world where half-angel warriors are sworn to fight demons, parabatai is a sacred word. Emma Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, one in a long line of Shadowhunters tasked with protecting the world from demons. With her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, she patrols the streets of a secret Los Angeles where vampires party on the Sunset Strip, and faeries teeter on the edge of open war with Shadowhunters.

When the bodies of humans and faeries start turning up murdered in the same way Emma’s parents were murdered years ago, an uneasy alliance is formed. This is Emma’s chance for revenge — and Julian’s chance to get back his half-faerie brother, Mark, who was kidnapped five years ago. All Emma, Mark and Julian have to do is solve the murders within two weeks . . . before the murderer targets them. I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone who has read the Mortal Instruments or Clockwork series. One of my favourite reads so far.

Red Queen-Victoria Aveyard Red Queen is an incredible start to an electrifying new series, managing to merge the two worlds of fantasy power and gripping action into one powerful gust of awesomeness which is taking the world by storm. Red Queen takes place in a fantasy setting where people are divided into different groups, depending on the colour of their blood.

The silver blooded are blessed with extraordinary powers (think X-men meets Vampire Academy) and live in the lap of luxury, whilst those with red blood are victims of extreme poverty and are treated as inferiors to the Silvers. Mare Barrow is a 17 year old Red girl, but through extreme circumstances discovers that despite the shade of her blood, she possesses ability no one, not even a Silver, has ever seen before.

All the bright places- Jennifer Nevin The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heartwrenching love story about a girl who meets a boy, Theodore Finch, who intends to kill himself. But there’s something, no matter how small that always stops him. He meets Violet Markey, an exhilarating character who lives for the future. The two meet on a bell tower and it’s unclear as to who saves whom. As the pair becomes closer, Violets world continues to grow, but Theodore’s begins to shrink. This book is about hope and how love can truly save your soul. I would highly recommend this book to fans of John Green and Jay Asher.

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Macalla na hEireann, echoes of 1916.

Here at Newbridge College we are surrounded by greatness, whether it is achievements in the sporting fields, accolades in the dramatic arts or honours in the world of academia. Here at the College Press, we would like to take the time to recognise the talents of a member of our staff. Our own Mr. King (Kingers) is part of Macalla 1916.

MACALLA 1916 is a new suite of music composed by Michael Rooney, performed by the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of 55 traditional and classical musicians. The MACALLA 1916 suite, while reflecting on this seminal event in Irish history will also place The Easter Rising in the context of Ireland’s story from Famine to present times. Michael Rooney, widely reputed as one of the foremost traditional composers of our time, has composed seven major suites of music, most recently BORÓIMHE. Mr King was part of the orchestra at a recent London performance which will be followed by a nationwide concert tour of MACALLA 1916 over Easter 2016. If you are interested in seeing Mr. King in action, he will be performing as part of the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra in the Wexford Opera house on Easter Monday.

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Tuesday the 15th of March all schools around the country will be raising the tricolour to commemorate 1916, The tricolour has become a potent symbol of Ireland and the Irish, both here and around the globe, and its varied history has its own intriguing story to tell.

An tĂŠacs i nGaeilge le teacht.

1) First Appearance On 7 March 1848, Thomas Francis Meagher first flew the tricolour from the Wolfe Tone Confederate Club at 33 The Mall in Waterford City.

2) Revolutionary Design The design of the Irish flag was inspired by the 1848 Revolution in France.

3) Colours Unite The choice of the flag's three colours was heavily symbolic, and weighted in the country's divided history. The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood.

4) Before the Tricolour By the time of the Easter Rising, the flag of Ireland was still green and featured a harp, the national symbol.

5) The Official Flag The tricolour only officially became Ireland’s National Flag in 1937.

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World Book Day

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