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Woman in terror as home targeted I wait until daylight to sleep. I feel safer’............................................. »P2

PHOTO MORE UMBRELLAS THAN HURLEYS AS RAIN TEEMS DOWN Pic: Donal Foley

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There were more umbrellas than hurleys in Nowlan Park on a wild and wet county ﬁnal Sunday. Making a half-time draw were, from left, John Mackey, GAA Supporters, Sergeant Con Dooley and Paul Kinsella, Co Board. Hurling replays are on Sunday at 12.45pm and 2.45pm. »See GAA pages 41, 42, 43 and 44

We join fight over corruption and austerity Reporter Aisling Hurley meets ‘Occupy Dame Street’ marchers.............. »P16

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Voice of our people - Do we believe in ghosts: The jury is out! SOME DO, some don’t, and others are not too bothered either way. That was the ﬁndings of intrepid Vox Pop reporter Gary Burke of Gowran who had a simple question for fellow students as Hallowe’en approaches. “Do you believe in ghosts,” he asked eight students of the Media Studies Class at Ormonde College.

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Young Leah at home on Granddad’s farm THE LOCAL athletic club hosted the second leg of the Kilkenny ‘A’ Cross Country Championships on Sunday. The races were on Joe O’Shea’s farm at Dysart. For the home club, gold in boys’ U11 race, silver in girls’ U7, team bronze in the U17 boys race and bronze in boys’ U19 were the highlights. Molly O’Dornan won silver in U7 and Leah Brennan was 5th. Katie Clarke was 4th in U9 Lucy Coogan, Aoife O’Sullivan, Aoibhinn Brophy, Ella Nolan, Sarah Brophy and Ella Tynan completed ‘Comer’s strong involvement. There was an even larger contingent in U9 boys William Fox (5th) and Cathal O’Reilly (9th), followed by Ciarain Meagher, Brian Holland, Tommy Coogan, Liam Doyle, David Allen and Stephen Brennan. With Alan Smyth, all will be eligible for the ‘B’ championships. The U11 girls’ was 5th Shannon Feehan, Aoife

Cahalan, Ellen Buggy, Sarah Smyth, Emma Dwyer, Ava Coogan and Emma Ring - with Sarah Dwyer, they too should win more medals. Conor Clarke won gold in U11- Killian Hogan, Sean O’Dornan, Nicky Connolly, Kevin Smyth, John Kevin Malone and Louis Feehan completed this team. The U13 girls and boys’ were both 4th: Roisin Allen, Maedbh Delaney, Katie Tynan amd Áine Curry; boys: Ross Connolly, James Buggy, Conor Normoyle and Victor Arrinza. Lauren Dermody and Anita McMahon ﬁnished 10th at U15 and U19. Boys U17 won bronze bronze: Andrew Dowd (6), Richard Brophy (9), Donal Carroll (10th) and Emmet Coogan (13th). Jack Brennan won bronze U19. U7 runner, Leah Brennan was at home than most as she ran on the course which is part of grandad Joe O’Shea’s farm.

The Vaults party and fancy dress is on November 28.

Local lottos

Thanks went to all who supported Deenside Players one-act plays. Money raised will boost this year’s Pantomime.

GAA €8,900; Golf €6,800; Vaults jackpot €350. Vaults party

Job search Kilkenny Leader Partnership job search workshop is a one-day event, 10am to 4pm. Venue is the community hall on November 7. Contact is Eimear 056-7752111; text 0860500739.

Welcome home A big welcome home goes to Oisin Kavanagh, Clogh who has been living in Switzerland. He has been on TV and radio interviews in different countries. Oisin and his band will launch his new single, ‘You could have had it all’ in the Set Theatre on November 11. Special guest is Sharon Harris who has toured with Phil Collins.

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AST WEEK was very sad because my dear and loyal friend Eileen Durney passed away. I had known Eileen for over 35 years and we adopted each other as sisters because Eileen did not have a sister. She was originally from Glenmore and went to live in Templeorum when she married Tim. When you became a friend of Eileenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you got two for the price of one, Tim and Eileen. Eileen was so full of abundance, such a loyal friend, so full of love and encouragement, she loved people young and old, and she loved helping people. She was a wonderful community person and she epitomised everything volunteering is all about. Eileen was blessed to have had a wonderful husband, they both thought the same way and worked so well together.

She started the ICA Guild in Templeorum with a few others in the 70s and right up to the end she was a devoted member. She served in many offices, including Kilkenny Federation President and was National Honorary Secretary. She travelled wide and far and was on a delegation to China in the 80s. She walked the Holy Land for charity. She was hugely involved in the Sue Ryder homes in Owning and travelled far and wide collecting for their charity shop in Carrick. Above all Eileen was a wonderful, positive, loyal, committed person. She always saw the brighter side of life and had huge faith, particularly in the Sacred Heart. She was full of fun and participated in drama, public speaking, was a wonderful story teller and

had an endless supply of yarns. She entertained all who went into the post offices where she worked, including Piltown, Templeorum, Carrick, Kilmacthomas, Waterford and Dunmore East. She was no shrinking violet and stood up for honesty and integrity, she was not afraid to stand up and be counted. She often stood up when it was not popular to do. Eileen believed that there was only one way, and that was the right and honest wayÂ ICA will be the poorer with the loss of Eileen, at national level and her in Kilkenny. Our Federation President, Mary McGuinness on behalf of all the members, would like to offer condolences to Tim, her sons Tim and Jim, daughter-in-law Pam and grandchildren. Gone from our midst, but not from our hearts.

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Pres girls know how to mind their own business! Karl Spain and local star Brendan Corcoran

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REPORTER WISH LIST THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS... thoughtful gift. This gorgeous new book by baking queen, Annie Rigg, gives you step-by-step instructions for mastering the basic macaron recipe so that you always get the right results. Once you have perfected the techniques, you can use her at-a-glance ﬂavour combinations for quick inspiration. Create your own Parisian salon de thé with these foolproof recipes and be the chic-est host in town. Available from Yesterdays, Patrick Street for €12.95.

Bring out your wild side! KILKENNY shoppers are celebrating this week with the opening of the new H&M store in MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. The store is well known for offering clothes that are bang on trend or even ahead of the pack, at extremely reasonable prices. Faux snakeskin has taken over from leopard print in the style stakes this season so animal print lovers will be delighted to know that these snakeskin shoes (€29.95) and bag (€19.95) are due into Irish H&M stores next month. They would give a playful edge to a simple black dress or trouser suit.

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A sweet treat! MACARONS are quickly replacing cup-cakes as the fashionable tea cake to serve at all the best tea parties hosted by ultra-chic 11 year-olds. The French macaron is a stylish yet discrete sweet treat. Adaptable to almost any colour scheme or ﬂavouring, these delicate little fancies make a perfect gift homemade

GET the Bohemia look this winter with a new limited edition range by CATRICE. ‘Bohemia’ includes eye shadow, lip gloss, nail lacquer and bronzer and this brilliant loose powder eyeliner (€3.99). It comes in a sophisticated black or blue color. Thanks to the soft professional ﬂock applicator, it can be applied easily and gently. Depending on the desired ﬁnish, this eyeliner is suitable to create a delicate line or for soft blending. Available in C01 Be Indiglow! and C02 Nap In The Shade. Available in selected Dunnes Stores and Penneys throughout November and December.

Look like Kelly Brook TO celebrate the pending party season, New Look has designed a collection of dresses that

are glamorous, sophisticated and red-carpet ready. It will come as no surprise that they decided there was only one person who could do these dresses justice - the stunningly beautiful Kelly Brook. Famed for her fifties silhouette, with enviable curves, she oozes femininity and confidence. The dresses reflect all that is New Look, sexy, sassy and with that all important sense of fun. Each style has been designed to celebrate the female figure and with such a diverse selection of styles, there’s something to suit everyone.

Spellbinding hair AS ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’ hits the

screens, you can recreate the spellbinding looks of the characters with the official ‘Twilight’ limited edition collection by PRO Beauty Tools, as used on set to create the characters’ looks. The collection includes four styling tools that feature luxurious midnight purple casing with a shimmering ﬁnish. To create the heart-stopping textured styles of Edward Cullen, the Sparkle Ceramic Detailer features a very slim design which can effectively style and direct hair right from the root. It’s perfect for short styles and for styling awkward fringes.

Tax refunds MOST Irish taxpayers are aware that they can reclaim tax refunds for medical expenses such as doctors visits and prescriptions. However in many cases receipts can be lost or misplaced. In cases where receipts are kept, it usually involves spending a few hours at the end of the year collecting and totting up the amounts. Not anymore with a handy new app from ‘Red Oak Tax Refunds’ where users can record expense receipts as photographs within the app. Red Oak Snap is a free service available to all taxpayers in Ireland and is available on iPhone and iTouch. See redoak.ie.

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Shop of the week PETMANIA’S huge new store at Kilkenny Retail and Business Park, Smithlands South, Springhill stocks just about everything you could need for your pet. Dogs, cats, ﬁsh, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, reptiles and even wild birds are catered for with housing, food and treats. The new shop also incorporates a grooming studio and is offering €20 cash back with every full groom during October. Prices start from €35 for small breeds such as Jack Russells and go up to €80 for giant

breeds such as Newfoundlands or St Bernards. Petmania also run in-store adoption days when families meet the store’s adoption partners and some me animals in search h of a home and ﬁnd out how they can join the Petmania Adoptive Family Network. Petmania also offer a school visit

programme to primary schools that is suitable for groups of up to 25 students, aged 5 - 12 years.

Theatre of the week ‘WHEN Jolie Met Christie’ by Cork-born playwright Sean McCarthy comes to the Watergate Theatre

for one night only this coming Saturday. The play is a compelling cabarettheatre show inspired by the life and music of Christie Hennessy, as told by Al Jolson. It is performed

by Aonghus McAnally and directed by Ray Yeates. Christie Hennessy, one of Ireland’s great singer-songwriters, was fascinated with Al Johnson. Sometimes this fascination became an obsession for Christie as he listened again and again to his favourite Jolson songs. In ‘When Jolie Met Christie’ Al Johnson speaks of his

admiration for Christie and his new understanding of him now they are both together in the afterlife. Al compares the struggles and triumphs of their two careers. Jolson, the controversial superstar meets the humble painterdecorator from Tralee in a 90-minute musical meditation featuring many of Christie’s greatest hits. Show: 8pm. Tickets €16/€12.50.

Book of the week IN ‘The Weekend’ by Bernhard Schlink, old friends and lovers reunite for a weekend after spending decades apart. They plumb their memories of each other and pass quiet judgements on the life decisions each has made. This isn’t, however, just any old reunion, and their conversations of the old days aren’t typical reminiscences. After 24 years, Joerg - a

convicted murderer and terrorist, is released from prison on a pardon. A former member of the Red Army Faction (or Baader-Meinhof Group), the announcement of Joerg’s release is sure to send shock waves throughout Germany. But before this happens, his group of friends gather for his ﬁrst weekend of freedom.

Product of the week AIR Swimmers are brilliant radio controlled, heliumfilled, flying fish. They literally swim through the air as they do not use a propeller or fan. This also makes them extremely safe to use in the home. Because of their gentle action and light weight there won’t be any damage done if they bump into a wall or Granddad’s head

as he takes his afternoon nap. In fact, you can create your own ﬂying aquarium and be the envy of all your friends and neighbours. There’s lots of videos of them online and the one thing you will notice is people can’t stop smiling when they see them. See www. airswimmers.co.uk for stockists.

Pub of the week CAN’T decide what pub to head to this weekend? Let www. kilkennypubguide.ie help you out. The online pub guide offers a fantastic insight into the best watering holes the city and county has to offer. It includes photographs of the outside of each pub with a chart beside it showing if they serve food, have Wiﬁ, host live music, operate as a late bar, if they welcome stag and hen parties, if they have

a beer garden and whether they host traditional music sessions. Underneath is a link to their Facebook page, website, Youtube ads and a map of where the pub is situated. There is also a section for late bars and clubs, pubs that feature trad sessions, pubs that host live music, pubs that serve food, a gig guide and a map of Kilkenny. Each section contains links such as food menus, opening hours, online ticket sales for gigs and information about bands playing upcoming gigs.

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diners’ awareness of ﬂavours,, textures and smells by removing the sense they rely on most. The event will begin with a drinks reception where the host will guide everyone through the evening’s

IF you are looking for a meal with a difference then you should check out the Sensory Dining event being held as part of Savour Kilkenny at The Club House Hotel this coming Saturday. Throughout the evening guests will be blindfolded and will have no prior knowledge of the menu. This is a dining experience of a lifetime designed to heighten

events, explain the restaurant’s layout and guidelines for the meal. From the ﬁrst

ttaste the nonv visual senses w will take over, a as guests try to distinguish a and identify th the ﬂavours th that make up ea each course. A selection of dr drinks have also be been selected to match the menu. Tickets: €50 from The Club House Hotel.

Exhibition of the week KILKENNY Co Council’s Arts Office is inviting proposals for its 2012 exhibition programme at the Watergate Theatre’s Upstairs Gallery. Groups and individuals, both established and early career artists, are invited to submit proposals. The annual programme will potentially consist of a variety of solo, group and dual exhibitions.

Please note the venue is not suitable for freestanding/sculpture pieces. To apply call or e mail the arts office: Niamh Finn - niamh.ﬁnn@ kilkennycoco.ie or Mary Butler – mary.butler@ kilkennycoco.ie. T: 056 779 4138 Your application must include a completed proposal form, written proposal, 10/12 visuals

of current work, your CV and supporting documentation. Please note, no electronic submissions accepted. Deadline for submission is no later than 4pm on Monday, November 14. Mark envelopes ‘Exhibition Proposal 2012’ and forward to: Mary Butler, Arts Officer, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny.

Fundraiser of the week KILKENNY City man Eamon Cleere is a man in a €million – literally. In a 25 year spell Eamon has fundraised on a voluntary basis for Enable Ireland Kilkenny and has raised in excess of a whopping €1.5 million. Eamon has dedicated his spare time to fundraising for Enable Ireland and is responsible for many

of the services annual fundraisers, including the Rockfall Music Festival now in its 23rd year and the Kilkenny Floodlit Football League now in its 13th year. Eamon has been nominated as a Charity Hero’ with Better Together’ and needs your vote to get him to the top of the leaderboard.

Better Together is a nationwide campaign which aims to build support for hundreds of charities, clubs and associations across the country by encouraging the public to support these good causes and make a difference in their communities. Log onto http://www. bettertogether.ie/ content/eamon-cleere to vote for Eamon.

Gig of the week THE Sawdoctors play the Set Theatre this coming Sunday night. An Irish rock band, they formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway. They have achieved eighteen top-thirty singles in Ireland, including three number ones. Their ﬁrst number one, ‘I Useta Lover’ topped the Irish charts for nine consecutive

weeks in 1990 and held the record for the country’s all-time biggest-selling single. They also received a Lifetime Achievement

Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in 2008. Renowned for their barnstorming live performances, the band

Food of the Week ONE of Ireland’s top young chefs, Donal Skehan, will showcase Irish craft at the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival over the weekend. The dynamic young cook – often referred to as Ireland’s Jamie Oliver - will give a ‘Taste of Craft’ demonstration in the Set Theatre at 11.30am on Saturday. It will combine cooking

and the work of local craftspeople. Donal has a huge interest and love for Irish craft and is very excited about combining the two disciplines on his ﬁrst visit to Savour Kilkenny. The food festival will also feature popular chef Catherine Fulvio, a well known face on television, and Kilkenny’s

very own celebrity chefs, Edward Hayden and Ann Neary, who were a huge success at last year’s event. Access to all the demos in the Set Theatre is with a special Savour Festival Wristband which costs €10 and which can be purchased online. For more information go to www. savourkilkenny.com.

has an extremely loyal following throughout the country. After a 17 year break between number 1’s the band returned to the top of the charts in October 2008 with a cover of the Sugababes ‘About You Now’ proving that after more than 20 years they are still one of Ireland’s most popular rock acts. Show: 8pm. Tickets: €20.

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fter a few tepid flops Allen breaks his losing streak with his most successful film of his career and also one of his most enjoyable. It tells of Gil (Owen Wilson) a wannabe writer who is on holiday with his fiancé in his favourite city- Paris. He is obsessed with nostalgia and yearns for the bygone epoch of the 1920s. Magically he is transported there by a vintage car and suddenly finds himself hanging out with Fitzgerald and Hemingway. He soon becomes attracted to one of Picasso’s models who makes him question his upcoming nuptials. The reason that this film is a return to the form for Woody is that it relies on his talents as a parodist. There are some wonderful moments where he apes the stylings of the writers he meets. Hemingway in particular is a treat offering to fight anyone in punching distance while offering macho advice. It does not rely just on people’s knowledge of the fiction it is sending up and like his funniest movie ‘Love and Death’ the in-jokes are hilarious even if you are ignorant of the sources. It is great as well to see

Owen Wilson give a standout performance. A fine writer himself who helped pen Wes Anderson‘s masterpieces ‘Rushmore’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ here he doesn’t thankfully coast in another ladcom. He is the best ever substitute for Woody Allen in one of his films and even thought this is a slight piece he manages to give it a lot of gravitas. There are some lovely turns too from Adrian Brody as Salvador Dali withering on about a ‘Rhinoceros’ and Marion Cotillard is delightful as the love interest. This broke all box offices for this niche director. It has been marketed to the audiences who are not familiar with his work and anyone will find this entertaining. It also manages to put a new spin on an old idea of Allen’s- that the good old days were perhaps not as romantic as we like to think. We praise them so we can contrast them with the ugliness of the present. They were in the end perhaps just as tawdry as the now. This message is underlined by Darius Khonji’s fantastic cinematography which makes Paris look as beautiful in the present as then. So if you want a comedy that will actually make you burst out laughing a dozen or so times, spend time with this charmer of a flick. It is as refreshing as a sorbet in that great city. And almost as romantic as weekend there. - DARRAGH BYRNE

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Wet, wet, wet: Rain is spoilsport Pics: Donal Foley

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Locked in battle Matthew Ruth and Cha Fitzpatrick

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Conor Walsh is confronted by Philly Larkin

In the heat of battle

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Pics: Donal Foley

Hugh O’Neill (The ‘Bridge) holds off Kieran Treacy

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Celebrating with the McCarthy Cup at Lahart’s Garage were, from left, Paul Murphy, Denis Lahart, hurling captain Brian Hogan, Billy Lahart and Jackie Tyrrell Pic: Donal Foley