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WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2011

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Grandad’s life saved by his grandson Seamus’ new energy after 44 years of smoking »P2

Councillor brings sense to debate as residents protest »P8

Exclusive pic: Donal Foley

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LOVELY LASSIES CELEBRATE MATT’S BIRTHDAY Three smashing girls from The Sycamores in Kilkenny City were among those celebrating the 15th birthday of Matt The Miller’s, John’s Bridge. From left, Michelle Cleere, Aoife and Emer Murphy. » Story: P8

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Kilkenny Reporter

WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2011

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Above, double champions: Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Loughlin Gaels. Right, captains fantastic: Daniel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Robbie Buckley. Below right, the cups of cheer: Eva Collins is as proud as punch Pics: Donal Foley

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Unislim classes are moved to village hall UNISLIM CLASSES have been moved to Castlecomer Hall on Wednesdays , 6.30pm7.30pm. Sign up now for the eightweek one stone challenge. All who qualify go into a draw for a back massage.

Good tidings as I surf! Was surďŹ ng the net and came across a web page about Ireland.. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very interesting and I think readers will enjoy it.. It give lists of places to visit, how to behave in Ireland and some wonderful old Irish recipes and other information. It even mentions the Castlecomer Wellie Race. Just click on link below..and enjoy! http://www.dochara. com/tag/kilkenny/ I look forward to hearing your comments..

Field day Conahy Field Day in aid of Bord na nĂ&#x201C;g is on July 17, 2pm to 6pm. .

Local Lottos GAA â&#x201A;Ź6,800; Vaults jackpot â&#x201A;Ź400; Golf â&#x201A;Ź2,300.

Our people have mixed feelings about how long the recession will last. Predictions from a selection of locals ranged from a year to 20 years. Kilkenny CBS Transition Year student, Tom Cantwell and Reporter snapper, Donal Foley rambled our main streets meeting people. Tom is on work experience with The Reporter.

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Hospitality appeal People who borrowed tables and delph from the Hospitality Group are asked to return them to the community hall. This group provides a wonderful service on sad and happy occasions.

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Tommy Butler

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Willie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Paula Murphy

Cllr Joe Malone

Cathal Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill and Declan McQuillan

Parishioners are being advised that the parish has no control over collections outside the church. This is a matter for the Gardai and a permit must be obtained to hold any collection. Parishioners are entitled to ask for a copy of a permit Sam Cantwell

People who care CURA is an organisation to care for those who are pregnant and under stress. It is a caring, conďŹ dential service. Contact 1850622626 or call to 7 Priory Square, Dean Street, Kilkenny.

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Aoife steals show at playground party

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Opinion Comment The Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe family deserve our thanks

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REPORTER WISHLIST THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS... Stand out from the crowd IF you are looking for an outﬁt for the races or would like your bridesmaids to stand out from the crowd you should consider a dress from Kate Fearnley. Her name is fast becoming synonymous with edgy style, with her quirky and sophisticated designs dressing not only the famous, but also the everyday fashion conscious wishing to make an impact. Made up of unusual fabrics, textures and shapes, her designs are bold, new and exciting. Winner of Cosmopolitan’s ‘Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year’, her dresses have adorned many a celebrity, including Alexandra Burke, The Saturdays and Sinitta. Log onto www. katefearnleyboutique.co.uk for the full collection.

Sheer Bliss! FORMULATED to give optimum skin health, Elemis have developed a range of premiere products that combine science and nature to provide skin with gentle, yet effective skincare. Elemis believe in ingredient integrity so all ingredients have medical grade actives of real therapeutic activity. The base that forms any product in Elemis’ skincare range has a positive natural impact on the skin, either nourishing, protecting or helping the other active ingredients to penetrate the skin more efficiently. Bliss Beauty have a great offer which includes a 100ml ProCollagen Marine cream with 60 Cellular Skin Bliss Capsules worth €82 absolutely free. The Elemis recommended retail price for the

pack is €175 but they are selling it for €148.75! You can buy it online at www.blissbeauty. ie (with free postage) or pop into the salon at No.4 Rose Inn Street.

On your bike! IF you think bikes are a bit uncool you haven’t seen the ‘Electra Amsterdam Sport Women’s 3sp Cruiser’ yet. This is the ultimate cool ride to be seen on. Perfect for a short spin to work or into town to pick up a few bits of shopping. It looks great with a basket on the front too making it an ideal city bike. It comes with a huge comfy saddle and wide bullhorn handle bars ensuring it is one of the easiest bikes around to cycle. It comes in a fantastic range of colours and styles and is available from Kilkenny based www.bikestore.ie. You can also now view the range in Padmore and Barnes on Wolf Tone Street.

Do the Cha Cha! THE HTC Cha Cha is the phone everyone is talking about because of its one-touch Facebook access. The Facebook button on the phone is contextaware, gently pulsing with light whenever there is an opportunity to share content or updates through Facebook. With a single press of the button, you can update your status, upload a photo, share a website, post what song you are listening to or ‘check in’ to a location. You can take a photograph of friends and upload it instantly to Facebook by simply pressing the button. Or let your friends know what song you’re listening to by pressing the button while listening to music on the phone. The track is automatically identiﬁed and shared on Facebook. The price depends on speciﬁc network tariffs and contracts but will be available from free on selected network tariffs.

A healthy way to fry IF you enjoy fried food but want to get healthier then the Philips Viva Airfryer will be your new best friend. Its rapid air technology enables you to fry the tastiest crispy chips that contain up to 80% less fat than a conventional fryer. Its combination of fast circulating hot air and a grill element allows you to fry a variety of delicious fried food, snacks, chicken and meat in a fast and easy way. Since you fry with air it creates less smell and vapours than traditional frying too. It’s also

easy to clean so it is great for daily use. You will wonder how you ever survived without one! Available for only €169 at Euronics, Electro-City, Ormonde Retail Park, Kilkenny.

Statement handbags Helen Rochfort creates curious and decadent frame box clasped handbags. These statement handbags are a wonderland of Pop Art, quirky vintage styling and delicious eccentricity. Some of her exciting range is available from Kwilla, a new shop on Rose Inn Street that is dedicated to bringing customers stylish handmade leather and eel skin bags, gorgeous scarves, handmade hair accessories, wacky rings, funky sunglasses, cute greetings cards and beautiful handmade jewellery from Irish designers including Adam King, Chupi and Arty Smarty. All collections are exclusive to Kwilla in Kilkenny so pop in and have a browse. Follow Kwilla on Twitter to keep up to date with new stock and special offers or log onto www.kwilla.eu. Gift vouchers are available and deposits are taken.

Baking with tiny tots SMALL children love to help in the kitchen and baking together is a great way to spend time with your little ones. ‘Baking with tiny tots’ by Becky Johnson contains over 50 recipes for delicious treats that young chefs will love baking and everyone will enjoy eating. It includes really simple recipes such as ‘Lemon Sandcastles’, ‘Dotty Brownies’, ‘Cheesy Feet’ and ‘Rainbow Buns’ so that even tiny kids can join in. Available from Helena’s Gifts in Hennessy’s Hardware 35/36 The Square, Castlecomer or call (056) 4441437 and Helena will post it to your address or a gift address.

Ghd repair GHD hair straighteners are expensive so the last thing you want to do is have to throw a set out when it breaks down. Don’t waste money buying a new set when you can have your old one repaired instead. Ryan Electrical on High Street can carry out repairs on ghd hair straighteners, and can offer a two hour repair service on all kettles, irons, razors and vacuum cleaners. In fact, if you have any broken electrical item just call into the shop and talk to Anne or Martin and they will advise you whether it can be repaired or not!

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Shop of the week IF you are looking for superior quality meat at extremely good prices look no further than ‘Billy Bradley Family Butchers’ in Ballyragget. Specialists in top quality locally produced beef, lamb, pork, bacon and poultry, ‘Billy Bradley Family Butchers’ offer a wide range of family and weekly specials. Current offers include 2lb of sirloin steak for only €10, 10 chicken ﬁllets only €9.90, BBQ special of six chicken kebabs,

six beef kebabs, six beef steakk d burgers, six BBQ sausages and six Tex-Mex pork chops all forr only €19.99; Family Meal Deall of one large chicken, 1kg of back bacon, four pork chops, 1lb of steak mince, 1lb of steakk pieces and four steak burgers all for only €19.99. There is also a wide range of oven ready meals, curry, stir-fry sauces and fresh vegetables everyday. Contact Billy at (056) 8830995 for more details on special offers.

Theatre of the week IF you need a bit of laughter in your life, make sure you head to see comedian Glenn Wool at Kyteler’s Inn, St Kieran’s Street this coming Monday. Glenn tackles the big issues with a preacher’s zeal but a gangster’s love of the punchline. You might easily underestimate him from his appearance and demeanour of a Canadian wastrel with a porn star moustache and few interests beyond beer, Xbox and the ﬁne

work of AC/DC. But he combines drop-out sensibilities with a strong intellect, compelling logic and mischievous fun. Glenn won the ‘Time Out’ award in Sydney, April 2010 and was nominated for ‘Best Headliner’ at the 2008 Chortle Awards. Special guests at the show will be Danny Dowling of ‘Come Dine With Me Ireland’ fame and Dave Plunkett. Doors open at 8.30pm, show starts at 9.30pm. Tickets: €15 from the venue.

Book of the week discovered that they both shared a love of blues music. With a warm sense of humour and willingness to share his grief, Mr Richards in ‘Life’ deﬁes almost every public perception about him. ‘Life’ captures the spirit of rock and roll and the nitty-gritty of life on the road.

‘LIFE’ is a memoir covering Keith Richards’s life, from his childhood in Kent, through to his success with the Rolling Stones and his current life in Connecticut. He gives thanks to his mother for starting his love of music, by playing Louis Armstrong. He also gives praise to his grandfather who encouraged him to take up guitar. He tells how in his teens he met up with Mick Jagger and

Product of the week THE highly anticipated Blackberry curve 8520 has ﬁnally arrived in Ireland and is being taken by storm. In the past, Blackberries were mainly used as corporate phones and were seen as only used by business men. But with blackberries decision to make the 8520 available on pre-pay, the quirky design and much loved keypad have now been swept up by people of all ages.

And with the removal of the original optical track-ball pad, and its replacement with the new track-pad navigational system it has also made the phone more ‘teen friendly’. Like a laptop, the track-pad lets you scroll through menus, icons and info by gliding your ﬁnger over it. And with the original QWERTY Blackberry keypad, typing and sending messages is easy and comfortable.

Pub of the week BREATHNACH’S Bar at 23/24 John Street is a lively spot any night of the week. It does a great pint but customers can also avail of regular drinks offers including pitchers of beer of cider for €12, pitchers of ‘Sex on the Beach’ for €10 and kola shots for €3. It’s a great spot if you are meeting up

with a large group of people as there is plenty of space inside and also some outdoor seating in a heated beer garden. They also do a great bar food, tea, coffee and snacks which is ideal if you want to meet up for a chat with a friend. There is live music every Saturday night and four large screen tvs showing all the main sporting events throughout the year. A function room is available for all types of events and parties.

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ROYAL Spice Indian Restaurant has brought the taste of the East to Kilkenny. As you enter the restaurant the ﬁrst thing you will notice is the aroma of the fresh made Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine. You won’t be waiting long, as the friendly and attentive staff will be sure to seat you in the dining area where you will encounter the real Indian experience. The goal of Royal Spice is for their diners to experience the full potential of Indian ﬁne dining, so

let them take you u on a tantalising journey across the different regions of India and present a combination of vibrant dishes freshly prepared using the ﬁnest ingredients ients to create rich authentic ﬂavours. avours Their fully packed menu ranges from sheek kebabs, to tandoori chicken and to their much loved

Naan bread. bread Book a table by email at royalspiceindian@gmail.com or by phone on (056) 7712646.

Exhibition of the week ‘A MAKERS Journey’ (from inspiration to creation) is the title for the ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ exhibition for Kilkenny Arts Festival. The exhibition in Butler House, Patrick Street, will showcase work from 25 members of the group. ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ was set up to foster excellence in crafts in Kilkenny, to encourage the growth of the professional craft industry and to promote the county as a shopping destination for authentic, handmade craft in Ireland. Kilkenny, has long

had the reputation for being a hub of creativity, and ‘MADE in Kilkenny’ contributes to this. All the craftspeople make their own work using traditional and modern techniques, from the white-hot furnace of the glass-blower to the throwing wheel of the potter. From the hammering and manipulation of precious metals, the careful sawing, turning and chiselling of wood and stone, to the tasteful stitching of textiles and leather, they are all contributing to Ireland’s heritage.

Fundraiser of the week RUNNERS, joggers and walkers are being sought for the ﬁrst Bagenalstown 8k challenge that will be held on Sunday, August 7. It is being held to raise money for family support work in Bagenalstown Family Resource Centre at Chestnut Court, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown. The run will set off at noon and those who are not taking part can enjoy an action packed family fun day back at the Centre. Register online at www. genalstownfamilyresourcecentre.

yolasite.com, call the centre at (059) 9722028 or email Bagenalstownfunrun@hotmail. com. Cost is €20 for runners and €10 for walkers. Bagenalstown Family Resource Centre’ was set up in November 2001 and is committed to the principles of community development. The Centre is challenges the causes of disadvantage/poverty. It offers new opportunities for those lacking choice, power and resources.

Gig of the week DUBLIN band ‘Royseven’ play Kyteler’s Inn, St Kieran’s Street on Saturday. The band have enjoyed top ten singles, top twenty album charting, support and headline tours across Europe and notable appearances at Rock AM Ring, Rock IM Park and Oxegen. Over the years the band have honed their song writing skills and live performances. Their second offering ‘You Say, We Say’ has received much critical acclaim to date.

Food of the Week KEOGH’S Model Bakery has been baking delicious bread for the people of Kilkenny and surrounding areas since 1838. They pride themselves on their style of baking, using old fashioned stone ovens that have since died out amongst many other bakeries. They favour tradition and their fantastic breads are a very tasty testament to this, especially their signature product - rustic bread. They bake a huge variety of items

including scones, rolls, brownies, cookies, corn bread, croissants, low GI bread, pound cakes, cream cakes, cinnamon rolls, spelt bread and paninis. As well as their daily goods they also bake cakes for any occasion including weddings, christenings or birthday parties. You can stock up at any of their three shops at Lower Bridge Street, Callan; James Street, Kilkenny or John Street Carrickon-Suir.

“I suppose you have to become a group before you can write music that reﬂects a group” guitarist Sam Garland acknowledges. “Of course it’s harder with six people. But throughout the gigs, travelling and rehearsals, we were actually, unknowingly, laying the foundations for our best work and with ‘You Say, We Say’ it feels like we’ve ﬁnally arrived.” Doors: 9pm. Tickets: €15 from Kyteler’s.

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FILM The Guard Director John Michael McDonagh

n Irish ﬁlm debut from the brother of Martin McDonagh who directed ‘In Bruges’ this shares many of the same winning elements most especially a command performance from our greatest living actor- Brendan Gleeson. Here he plays Sergeant Gerry Boyle who distracts himself from the tedium of small town policing by visiting high class prostitutes or caring for his dying mother. A rookie Aidan comes into his world to spoil his laissez faire attitude but he is soon murdered by ruthless drug dealers. This leads to the arrival of Wendell Everett(Don Cheadle) an Afro-American FBI which makes for much anti-PC ribbing and mismatched buddy cop humor. There is some ﬁne writing in the script with much of pleasure coming from the salty dialogue- “I’m Irish, racism is part of my culture”. Also the scene construction maximizes the absurdity of the situation with the comedy coming from the characters rather than cheap gags. There is some lovely undercutting of stereotypes too with the criminals for example spending more time

philosophizing than murdering. All of this is held together by Gleeson who is having an absolute blast in playing this multifaceted storm of a man. He captures all his bluster and vunerabilty in a part that seems tailor made for him as much as the tarnished buttons on his uniform. Don Cheadle shows himself to be an excellent foil to Gleeson and gets some of the best lines- “I can’t tell if you’re really motherfucking dumb or really motherfucking smart”. There is some fine support too with Liam Cunningham as the criminal overlord recalling Ralph Fienne’s monster that dominated “In Bruges.” That is perhaps the problem with this film- it is similar to others that are a tad superior. If you haven’t seen ‘Perrier’s Bounty’ “I Went Down’ or McDonagh’s brother’s film you will think it a masterpiece. However in comparison it merely holds it’s own without adding much to the mix. If however you look elsewhere in the Omniplex for something approaching a decent night’s entertainment this is the most surefire bet. Don’t be put off by it’s nationality ,as Irish people rarely support their own films, this is a witty gem that you will relate to. If the image of Brendan Gleeson dressed as a guard scratching his balls from STDs makes you laugh then go see this. - DARRAGH BYRNE

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Work in progress: The new canopy being built for Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre

THEATRE TICKET WINNERS WINNERS in the Kilkenny Reporter/Charterhouse Theatre Company draw for tickets for A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be staged tomorrow, Thursday, were Aislinn Murphy, Catherine Carroll and Nuala Cuffe. It was an email competition and the winners have been notiﬁed by email. Tickets to be collected today, Wednesday, at 7 Cedarwood Close, Loughboy.

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Patrick Butler (JS) gets the better of Alan Geogegan and Mark Bergin

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battle of city neighbours Now for the business end of the Senior League Pics by Donal Foley

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KILKENNY REPORTER 13 07 2011

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€5.6m library is booked in!

Frank Bryan of Padmore & Barnes with the Children of Chernobyl. During their visit to Kilkenny, Padmore & Barnes gave each of the 41 children runners, backpack, ﬂeece and socks, a lovely gesture at a time when business is struggling.

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