Kilkenny Reporter
WEDNESDAY JULY 20 2011
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Hurling is the business of all our people GAA show enterprise in a united local front »P2&3
Our tiny beauty is now thriving, say glad parents Infant Sive weighed less than a pound at birth
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PHOTO NEWS Exclusive pic: Donal Foley
BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY IS SOCCER STARLET Little boys and girls start their soccer lives at a very young age in Castlecomer. Conor Moore, 10 months, was really on the ball at Deen Celtic coaching at the Prince Grounds » Story: P30&31
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Baby Siveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family and friends celebrate her life Fundraising campaign will help buy incubator JIMMY RHATIGAN JRHATIGAN@KILKENNYREPORTER.IE
Love is: Baby Sive with proud parents, Aisling and John
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A warm local welcome for families and friends of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Comer WE ARE delighted to welcome home members of local families and visitors who are here for a summer break. We are conďŹ dent that family members who have returned will be happy with a town which, despite the recession is vibrant in many ways and has lots of positives. Our wish is that all will have an enjoyable time and that they will want to return.
Volunteers needed Kilkenny Contact is looking for volunteers with one hour a week to spend befriending an older person. Contact: Mary Colclough, 086-8530994.
Local Lottos GAA â&#x201A;Ź6,950; Golf â&#x201A;Ź2,600; Vaults jackpot â&#x201A;Ź450
Fr Tom moves Best wishes to Fr Thomas Corcoran on his appointment as parish priest of Slieverue. Parishioners thank him for his dedicated ministry here since 2003. Locals welcome Laois man, Fr Joseph Campion, who will take up his appointment here shortly. Fr Joseph is a member of the Pallottine Fathers and has spent almost 40 years in Argentina. He was curate in Freshford.
New business Best of luck to a new local business. Margaret Murphy, Crettyard has started a clothing alteration service at the dry cleaners in The Square. We welcome Margaret and wish her well.
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ast week saw the announcement from Bord Gais that customers will be hit with a 12% hike in electricity. Bord Gais have also said that they want a 28% increase in gas prices. Generally the trend would be for their competitors ESB and Airtricity to follow suit. Increasing the insulation in you home will help to reduce the energy used to heat your home and help to combat the energy price increases. Holden Brothers are a family owed and operated company in Kilkenny installing Cavity Wall Insulation and Attic Insulation to help improve the energy efficiency of homes. Grants are still available through SEAI to help with the cost of improving the insulation and heating systems in your home. A cash grant of â&#x201A;Ź520 is available from SEAI to improve the cavity wall and attic insulation in homes built prior to 2006. The application
process is very simple and can be applied for on line at : http://www.seai.ie/Grants/ Home_Energy_Saving_Scheme Holden Brothers are registered Cavity Wall and Attic Insulation installers with SEAI. Holden Brothers install Supernova Cavity Wall Insulation which is manufactured by envirotherm Insulation Systems Ltd in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Supporting the local economy is very important. Shopping local helps to keep jobs in Kilkenny.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Pat Holden, owner of Holden Brothers. Pat is originally from Callan and has worked in construction all his life. Holden Brothers was established by Pat and his sons Sean, Brian and Patrick in 2000 installing gutters, fascia and soffit. In 2008 Pat expanded the business into insulation. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We pride ourselves on giving an honest,
competitive and personal service to all our customers. Every house is individually surveyed to determine the solution best suited for it. We give a free no obligation quotation to all our customers. For the summer months we have been running a special 10% discount offer. We understand the extra ďŹ nancial pressures on families in the summer and realise that insulting their homes may not seem like top priority. However with the combination of colder winters and rising utility bills it is important that people insulate their homes to the highest level possible. Anyone who presents the 10% will be entitled to the discount.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Â&#x201E; If you would like your house surveyed for a free no obligation quotation please contact Holden Brothers on 056 77 66 112.
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REPORTER WISHLIST THE SE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS... Shipwrecked ON remote Ibo island in the qurimbas archipelago in Mozambique lives a remarkable community of traditional silversmiths. Their style is unique to the area and is believed to be an inheritance of the Swahili peoples who traded up and down the coastal regions of East Africa in their dhows prior to the arrival of Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese. With rudimentary tools and simple ancient methods these highly skilled craftsmen produce unusual and lovely pieces. The pendants are decorated with ‘shipwreck’ glass beads which are still washed up many Indian ocean islands including isle de Mozambique and Zanzibar. Order online from http:// www.martickjewellery.com
worldwide. This year’s guest judge is IrelandAm Showbiz Correspondent, Noel Cunningham. The winner will be announced on the stage behind the Millennium Stand at 7pm that evening. So ladies, dress to impress and you could be a winner!
Heidi hi! THE A|wear summer sale has up to 75% off selected items so now is a good time to drop by your nearest store at Goods or MacDonagh Junction. You can also buy online at www. awear.com where they have this gorgeous Heidi Crochet Dress reduced from €45 to an amazing €13.50. Made from 100% polyester and machine washable it is an easy care dress that would be a welcome addition to any wardrobe. Perfect for sunny days, afternoon barbecues, weddings or even nights on the town. And its neutral colour means you will have no problem matching it up with accessories you already own.
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Galway Races IF you are heading to the Galway Races next week you might be in with a chance to win the ‘Most Appropriately Dressed Lady Competition’ which takes place at Ballybrit this coming Monday. Sponsored by award-winning Irish milliner, Suzie Mahony, the lucky winner will walk away with a stunning hat by Suzie whose designs have been the crowning glory of many race meetings
THE Loofen is a revolutionary new appliance for your kitchen. A food waste dehydrator it eliminates odour and bacteria from your kitchen meaning an end to smells from slowly rotting food such as fish and vegetables. Waste is reduced in weight by 80% and volume by 50-70%. This is great news for pay-by-weight bin charge customers and great news for the environment. It’s the perfect solution if you live in an apartment with no backyard or garden and are sick of dragging leaky bins down your stairs every week. The product, €199.95, is available in white with six different coloured rings tailored to suit your kitchen interior from www. purchase.ie
Faking it IF you are not heading away on summer holidays this year don’t fret, you can still get that golden glow by faking it. Uriage Gelée Autobronzante Hydratante, €15, is a superb three-in-one self tanning gel (self tanning, tinted and moisturising) which is non comedogenic and is suitable for all skin types including the most sensitive. Transparent and lightly tinted, it instantly brightens the skin with a natural golden radiance. Remember to exfoliate first with Uriage Gommage €14 to remove any dry or rough patches. Uriage products are available in most pharmacies.
Concealaholic EMBRACE your inner concealaholic with Benefit’s ‘Confessions of a Concealaholic Kit’. Why fight it when you can hide it, conceal it, camouflage it and cover it? This concealing and brightening kit from Benefit has everything you need to live happily ever after! It includes ‘that gal’ brightening face primer, boi-ing (01, 02) industrial strength concealer in two shades for custom concealing, erase paste (no. 2 medium), brightening camouflage for eyes and face, lemon aid colour correcting eyelid primer, eye bright instant eye brightener, concealer brushes and step-by-step lesson. Genius! Just €39.50 from www. debenhams.ie
Laminate it Treacy’s Carpets and Furniture have a wonderful in laminate flooring
deal at their shop in Loughboy Shopping Centre. They have a variety of colours and styles starting at a pocket friendly €4.99 so if you are thinking of ripping up those old carpets and replacing them with laminate, now is the time to do it. The shop sells all types of flooring from carpets to vinyl, laminate and timber. They have ranges to suit all budgets from low cost solutions to top of the range and designer carpets and flooring. Check out also their reclining leather suites from €999 and their Mancini Italian leather suite that has been reduced by €1,600.
Embrace leopard print EVERY woman needs a bit of leopard print in their wardrobe. If you are reluctant to deck yourself out in animal print the best way to pay a nod to the trend is get yourself a pair of leopard print shoes. This shoe/boot from Dune would look amazing worn with a pair of black opaques or skinny jeans. They are a wearable height too so walking or lasting a few hours in them shouldn’t pose any problems. Get yours at www.dune.ie visit their nearest store at Dundrum Shopping Centre.
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ITH the erratic summer weather we have been having of late it’s difficult to know what to dress your children in. Everyday seems to bring a mix of sunshine and rain, dark clouds and blue skies. It seems as soon as you dress them in light summer attire the heavens open or if you wrap them up in a warm cardi the sun decides to split the stones. Probably the best option is to seek out outfits that can be layered and mixed and matched with other clothes in their wardrobes. It’s getting easier in Kilkenny to shop for trendy children’s clothes with many High Street stores launching kidswear collections. River Island in Kilkenny recently unveiled a children’s wear range that combines playfulness with a relaxed and muted palette providing the perfect summer wardrobe for all young
trendsetters. The hip collection embraces easy pieces with a stylish twist that appeals to children. For boys, the range leaps and jumps with a distinct athleticism providing the perfect looks that covers day to evening wear. Flannel wool trimmed shirts, leather-look biker jackets and cowl neck polos convey the mood of the collection. English rose is the starting point for girls and the dusty pink parka, oatmeal crochet cardi and paisley printed shirt paints a poetic picture of angelic quality. It’s not all girly though with biker boots and utility jeans also available. New Look also have a great range of affordable and trendy kidswear. Their girlswear has a back to nature feel with cute shorts in silky fabric or tough denim worn with pretty tops. Add their ankle or slouch boots for go anywhere style.
Their boyswear range also takes to the great outdoors with khaki twill jackets and padded gilets layered over checked shirts in bottle green and red. The quilted jacket is perfect teamed with chinos to give a nod to country life. Perhaps the cutest range of children’s clothing is from Mamas & Papas which is available through Baby Boom in the Smithlands Centre on the Waterford Road. The collection offers some two and three piece sets as well as casual individual pieces to make sure little ones look adorable whatever the occasion. Choose from two gorgeous ranges for boys and girls that consist of separates to mix and match. For budding little fashionistas that want to copy mummy and daddy there is a Limited Edition collection that takes influence from the catwalks.
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Shop of the week RIVER Island is known for its uber-stylish and affordable fashion. It’s a one-stop shop for going-out gear, amazing denim, nightwear, jewellery and fabulous shoes, purses and bags – everything you could need for a complete head-to- toe look. At River Island they try really hard to bring new and original fashion to the High Street, with design at the heart of absolutely everything they do. Most of their collections are designed in-house which
means they have a constant supply of fabulous new fashion arriving in-store and online everyy week. And with summer sales currently on, there has never been a better time to drop in forr a look. They recently launched a new range of children’s wear for agess 3 to 10 with styles influenced by the he adult range. River Island is located in Kilkenny ny in MacDonagh Junction Shopping ng Centre or you can visit their website www.riverisland.com
Theatre of the week Dicksboro clubman, Niall Morrissey, stars in ‘Such A Local Row’ at The Watergate Theatre, this coming Friday and Saturday night. The play was first performed in Cork in February and won the ‘Best Original Writing’ award at the Irish Student Drama Festival in Galway. Niall is a founding member of Journeyman Productions and the company is no stranger to Kilkenny having previously performed the play to a packed house in the Set
Theatre, in aid of The Chernobyl Children’s Project. Written and Directed by Jody Quirke, the play is a ‘coming of age’ story of four boys growing up in a rural hurling parish. Their world revolves around the small local GAA club and their intense rivalry with a bigger club from a neighbouring town. The second act takes place a decade later with the boys in their early twenties when their childhood bonds of friendship and loyalty are truly tested.
Book of the week ‘WATER for Elephants’ by Sara Gruen is an enchanting novel about a circus struggling to keep afloat during the Depression era. The story is narrated by an old man who is bitter at being abandoned in a nursing home by his family. He vividly recalls his time as a vet for a travelling circus during the 1930s. He witnesses the violent
nature of cut-throat showmen and the code of survival among performers and working men. He also falls in love with the head animal trainer’s wife, Marlena. Gruen portrays the suffering of humans and animals as the equalizer between them, the thing that makes their differences irrelevant and the bonds between them all the more profound.
Product of the week EXPERIENCE incredible gameplay, featuring real 3D graphics, with no need for special glasses. The Nintendo 3DS is a breakthrough in portable entertainment, a truly cutting-edge piece of hardware. The system opens up a whole new world of eye-popping gameplay possibilities. The stereoscopic 3D display of the upper screen gives
objects within the game world a feeling of space and depth that extends far into the back of the screen. It becomes easier to see the position of characters and obstacles making many game experiences even more intuitive for all types of players. Available in Kilkenny from Gamestop, HMV and Argos.
Pub of the week THE glamorous Hibernian Bar on the corner of Ormonde Street and Lower Patrick Street is a recent winner of 2011 Irish Restaurants Award for ‘Best Gastro Pub Kilkenny’. The busy bar is open for morning coffee and scones, lunch, afternoon tea and cakes, an evening meal or simply a drink in the afternoon. The pub’s approach is based on producing great bar food to the
highest standards, whether it be a simple sandwich or a three course evening meal. Fresh scones and bread along with wonderful selection of desserts are available all day. The bar is set at the front of the hotel and enjoys outdoor seating on the street which allows customers to watch life go by. The bar is handsomely decorated in a traditional style with comfort and relaxation foremost in mind. Sit back in the comfy couches and enjoy life as the service comes to you.
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La Palmyra restaurant at 8 John Street in the city has just launched a new and improved takeaway menu so if you can’t make it out for a meal you can still order your favourite meal to enjoy at home. They also offer a delicious early bird menu with two courses for €15 and three courses for €19.50. The Italian restaurant offers something for everyone, with a wonderful menu of
pasta, pizza, steak, seafood and chicken all cooked up freshly to order and all meat is 100% Irish. They can cater for large groups or parties and children are always made feel at home. Reservations are welcome but if you decide to eat out at the last minute just pop in and they will be delighted to look after you. They are open seven days a week from 12 noon to 11pm.
Exhibition of the week AN exhibition by graduate students of the Crafts Council of Ireland Jewellery and Goldsmithing Course 2011 runs at the National Craft Gallery until Thursday, July 28. The exhibition comprises of exquisite pieces of handcrafted jewellery made by the 12 graduates of this year’s course using gold, silver and precious stones. Unique to the Kilkenny programme, students work solely in precious metals and have been encouraged to push boundaries in technique and innovative designs.
The exhibition offers the public an opportunity to meet with emerging designers, invest in some of their work or simply admire their incredible craftsmanship up close. Many graduates of the course made career changes to go into the jewellery business. One was a chef while another was an archaeologist. They hail from Carlow, Dublin, Wicklow, Westmeath, Tipperary, Kildare California in the US and Estonia. The next jewellery and goldsmithing course runs from 2011 to 2013.
Fundraiser of the week DUNNAMAGGIN GAA are aiming to set a Guinness World Record for the highest number of ride on lawnmowers all working simultaneously in the one location. More than 1,000 ride on mowers are needed to smash the record. The event takes place in a 30 acre field in Dunnamaggin on Sunday July 24 and funds raised will go towards updating facilities at the club and to the Camphill Community in Ballytobin. There will also be lots for the whole
family to enjoy including carnival stalls, trade stands, food stalls, live music and entertainment. Tickets are €50 per ride on mower, €5 for non participants and under 10s go free. Main sponsor Husqvarna are giving away a sportsfield mower to the value of €6,000 to one lucky club which enters the record attempt and sells 10 tickets to the event. Log onto www. rideonmowerworldrecordattempt. com, visit their Facebook page or call 086 7847002 to enter.
Gig of the week KILKENNY band SOULS play Ryan’s Bar, Friary Street this coming Saturday. SOULS is an aggressive, melodic, and powerful unit formed in Kilkenny in late 2010. The band consists of former Kerbdog and Wilt drummer Darragh Butler, singer, songwriter and guitarist Clive Barnes and former Kerbdog guitarist Billy Dalton on bass.
SOULS have opted to make their music an unpredictable, everchanging riff rock machine. An uncategorised and highly original act, they turn up the volume and shake the walls. Having packed the Set Theatre in May they now turn to the extremely intimate environs of Ryan’s Bar back room.
All proceeds go to the Irish Kidney Association. Two of Clive’s brothers suffer from an extremely rare kidney disease called ‘Cystinosis’ so it’s a cause close to his heart. The Kilo 1977 will play sets before and after the band. Tickets are €10 and are available from Rollercoaster Records on St Kieran’s Street.
Food of the Week GENERATIONS of the one family have provided Kilkenny and the South East with high quality dairy produce, from Cramers Grove Farm, since 1860. Their farmhouse ice creams, sorbets and frozen yoghurt are handmade with uncompromising care on their family farm at Cramers Grove in Kilkenny. The freshest milk and cream from their dairy cows are mixed daily in small batches and are then combined with the finest natural
ingredients to create a luxury ice cream. Their sorbets and frozen yoghurt are
made with the same attention and are bursting with real fruit. As their produce is made in the traditional way, using only fresh and natural ingredients, they contain no artificial additives, flavourings, colourings or preservatives. Stock up at ‘treats’ by Cramers Grove in the Goods Shed Market at MacDonagh Junction where they serve scrumptious frozen desserts, ice cream, sorbet, frozen yoghurt and milkshakes.
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have blown the poor child actors off the screen. Here however David Yates manages the miraculous- actually getting decent performances from the three leads. Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe were always horrible to watch. Each cringe inducing moment worst than the last. Very much drama school brats there was a really dislikable quality particularly to Watson’s ‘spiky’ Hermione. Radcliffe at least seems like a nice if talentless chap who actually lifts his game here as does Watson to a serviceable level. Rupert Grint though as Ron Weasley has always been the one to watch and when he finally gets to kiss Hermione a cheer went up. The effects as always are the things that amazed in these films. They have grown with the technology of CGI but are very English in the way they are done. It is always enjoyable to watch the mixture of hand crafted props being mixed with the whizz and bang of the computers. There is an organic quality to these effects unlike most Hollywood films in the same period and that will make these films timeless. However the 3-D adds very little here except for a few floaty bits and the odd camera track in. Not a perfect film- the postscript would have been lost by a more judicious editor in the film and book. If the series had been halved both in length and amount of episodes we would have been saved a lot of bother. The publishers and film producers wouldn’t then have extracted as much money from Muggle pockets. That is not to detract from the fact that this is a Harry Potter movie that people who hate the little blighter can be entertained by. - DARRAGH BYRNE
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Gig Guide with Ciara Gilbert Wednesday 20 Movie Night Billy Byrne’s @ 8.30pm Open Mic Night, Ryan’s @ 9pm
Thursday 21 Mary Coughlan, Hole in the Wall @ 8.30pm Pete Fagan and Band, Matt the Miller’s @ 10pm Trad Night, Ryan’s @ 9pm Na Fianna,
Lanigan’s @ 9pm
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Saturday 23 Such a Local Row, Watergate Theatre @ 8pm Fionn Regan, The Set @ 8pm
July 20–25 D.J Colm , The Pumphouse @ 9.30pm
Sunday 24 The O’Dwyer Brothers, Kyteler’s Inn @ 6pm The Barflies, The Pumphouse @ 9pm
Monday 25 The Briars, The Field @ 9pm Trad Night, The Pumphouse @ 9pm
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Skatepark and shopping centres are a priority Michael Evans of WIT, Tom Murphy of Modern Homes Exhibitions and Kieran Walsh of The Munster Express, discussing plans for the Waterford Garden Show and Modern Homes & Building Exhibition at WIT Sports Campus on July 22, 23, and 24.
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Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dream Teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eyes All-Ireland soccer glory Soccer girls have biggest date of young lives
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Super rural soccer club Grounds and players are a credit to a progressive local outfit
The Soccer Camp’s 100 enthusiasts
Soccer boys have a ball
‘Try to stop me’
John Byrne and David Morris of Eurospar present Jimmy Wallace with sponsorship cheque
‘This is how to dribble’
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