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Kilkenny Reporter

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 2011

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Our brave soldiers on peace mission Middle East tour of duty will lead to the Lebanon Action man: Lt Col Philip Brennan of Paulstown who will lead a Battalion of 437 troops on a peace mission to the Lebanon. He was pictured at a Ministerial Review in Kilkenny Castle Park yesterday, Tuesday.

Pic: Donal Foley

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Raffle without waffle led to a a seat in Áras Names from a hat and a last supper with President Mary McAleese

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Pics: Donal Foley

Battalion of peace in a splendid Castle invasion Salute to dad: Mini soldiers, Conor and Sean Lawton of Kells, Co Kilkenny, give the salute to the 105 Battalion, including their dad, Padraig

Minister of State, Paul Kehoe inspects the troops

Full of drive: Private Paddy Phelan of Stephens Barracks

Hardy folks: Families turned out in force despite continuous rain

Mighty Mowag: Sergeant Pat Doyle from ‘B’ Company, Curragh Command

By the left: The march past the reviewing stand

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HAVE just received the newsletter of the Food Safety Authority. The Authority look after food safety for consumers. There is an interesting article on the direct consumption of raw milk. The article is by Professor Alan O’Reilly CEO FSAI and it is about the sale of raw milk for direct human consumption. He explains that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine is proposing to reintroduce a prohibition on the sale of raw milk (unpasteurised) for direct human consumption and this has become a subject for public and political debate. Mr O’Reilly says various

advocates of raw milk consumption claim that there are resulting nutritional and health beneďŹ ts such as curing asthma and similar afflictions, but there is no scientiďŹ c data to support such claims. While the Authority recognises that the standards of dairy hygiene and animal health have improved , it is still virtually impossible to produce raw milk under commercial conditions which can be guaranteed as pathogen-free. It is the FSAI’s opinion that the risks to human health from drinking raw milk remain real, serious and potentially fatal, even if rare. These risks can

be controlled effectively through pasteurisation. The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle herds in Ireland puts us in a different position to most member states in the EU, where the disease has been eradicated. Risk of acquiring TB from raw milk is very low, but still exists. The FSAI does not recommend that people drink raw milk. Pasteurisation is the most reliable and acceptable method of ensuring milk is safe to drink and advise farm families that they should consider home pasteurisation kits if they wish to consume milk from their own farms. The warning is clear, drink pasteurised milk only.

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It’s a river of real romance True love: Michael O’Sullivan and Sarah Lawrence, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny who were married at the Church of the Assumpion Thomastown. A reception was held at Mount Juliet Estate Hotel. Pic: Donal Foley

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Local choir in full voice at the community hall A VARIETY concert in the community hall on November 18, 8.30, will feature Castlecomer Male Voice Choir. Deenside Players will perform ‘Last Tango in Itchycoo Park’. Also performing will be the Deenside Minstrels while there will be trad and folk with other local artists. Admission is €5.

On the run The Leinster Cross Country Championships began in Belvedere House, Mullingar. Conor Clarke was the youngest of the local athletes. His run over 3000m at U12 saw him win bronze. Club mate. Killian Hogan for whom this was a first provincial competitive appearance, put in an excellent performance.

The Kilkenny team of which Conor Clarke was a member, won silver. Ross Connolly gained the respect of the local contingent for the resilience of his efforts over 3000m, a taxing distance at U14. Lauren Dermody was a member of the Kilkenny U16 team which won gold over 4000m. For Andrew Dowd, the 6000m race U18 was his introduction to competition at this level and he did well. Sile Carroll was part of the Kilkenny novice women’s team which won bronze. The second leg of the championships is on November 13th at Adamstown, Wexford.

Parish sale The St Mary’s Parish sale

is in Wandesforde Hall on November 11, 7.30pm.

Local lottos GAA €9,200; Golf €7,400; Vaults jackpot €450.

County Markets The local Country Markets hold a coffee morning in aid of Clogh Church building fund on Friday, 9am to 12 noon.

Liam Lawton Liam Lawton will be in concert in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on December 13, 8pm, in aid of the church renovation fund. Tickets from the parish centre, 4441262, the Post Office, The Gem, The Book Centre or at www. ticketsireland.ie

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THIS limited edition nail colour from Chanel is the most sought after colour of the season. Peridot - not quite gold, not quite green almost resembles the brilliant plumage of a peacock. Chanel polishes, although more expensive than the average nail colour, are worth paying over the odds for as the state-ofthe-art formula strengthens and moisturises nails as it delivers long wearing, high shine, chip resistant colour. It also applies without streaking. The colour also seems to magically change between indoors and out. The most fun nail colour around!

IF you suffer from dark spots, lines or dull skin Clarins Vital Light Serum is for you. It combines the unifying action of hexylresorcinol, a reference anti-dark spot molecule, with the anti-ageing properties of pioneer plants. A super intensive serum, that in one single step has three all important luminosity-restoring actions on the skin. It fades out dark spots, it brightens age-related dull skin tone and it helps smooth and repair lines. Can be applied daily under a day or night cream. Clarins products are available at Sam McCauley Chemist.

Epic jewel JEWEL colours are hot this season and add a touch of warmth to cold and miserable winter weather. Penneys certainly have their finger on the pulse when it comes to trends at affordable prices. This gorgeous pussy bow blouse is €13, the wool pencil skirt is €15 and the shoes are €21. Where else would you find a whole outfit for less than €50! They have also just launched boot tights €4 which have a

Dotty about rain! WITH all the rain we’ve been having and more on the way it’s time to start kitting the family out in waterproofs. And they don’t come much cuter than this ladybug set by Kidorable. This fantastic set includes a kids’ ladybug coat, a pair of boots, a backpack and an umbrella. The wellies are made from natural rubber with a polyester lining and are available in nine sizes form toddler size 4 up to size 12. They are suitable for ages three to six years old. The raincoat is made from PVC and has a comfortable polyester lining. The set is available from www.stylechild.co.uk

BubbleBum MUM of two, Grainne Kelly, came up with the idea for the BubbleBum after many years of carrying heavy, bulky, expensive booster seats around. The portable, lightweight, brightly coloured, inflatable booster seat for kids aged between 4-11 easily deflates and folds flat so that kids or mums can carry it in rucksacks or handbags, making it perfect for holidays, rental cars, taxis, coach journeys, school trips or car pooling. Weighing less than half a kilo, it can fit comfortably into hand luggage or a child’s travel bag ready to inflate quickly and easily. Available from www.littleangels.ie

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Look Ageless NEW MaxFactor Ageless Elixer 2-in1 Foundation and Serum feels like velvet on the skin. The silky-soft fluid formula gives effortless coverage of fine lines and wrinkles whilst the the serum with SPF 15 works to protect against daily UV damage. It gives the skin a flawless look without being drying. It comes in six different shades so matching it to your skin tone should be no problem. Available from pharmacies county wide.

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Shop of the week SERENDIPITY Boutique, St Kieran’s Street, is every woman’s ‘go to’ shop when she has an important event looming. Open since September 2005, owners Fiona and Maebh have created a shopping experience to be remembered. Attention to detail, individuality, price points, style and service are just some of the elements the girls base their business on. The ethos of the shop is motherdaughter and the experience each customer receives is very special. Fiona and Maebh offer a delightful

mixture of high quality clothes that are fashionable yet affordable. Serendipity Boutique carries labels from around the world including Heidi Higgins, Diva, Fran & Jane, Jovanna London, Fee G, Dolce Vitae and Libra. Every collection is carefully chosen with customers in

mind. m A number of o additional ad services se are offered ar including inc late night lat shopping by sho appointment, app over the ove phone sale service with next day delivery, a one month deposit facility and an in-store personal shopping facility.

Theatre of the week ‘TOM CREAN Antarctic Explorer’, a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of Antarctica, is brought to life in a dramatic solo performance. Crean’s 36-mile solitary trek to base camp during the Terra Nova expedition to rescue his comrades has been described by Antarctic historians

as “the finest feat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration”. He was subsequently awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery. Between 2004 and 2005 the show toured over 30 venues across Ireland and played two sell-out seasons in Vermont, USA. The show then returned to Ireland to play the

first of two-sell out, five week seasons at Andrews Lane Theatre Dublin, the second season following the triumphant success at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival where the show won a Fringe First Award. It comes to the Watergate Theatre on November 18 and 19, 8pm. Tickets €20/€18.

Book of the week AUTHOR Julian Barnes recently scooped the Man Booker prize for ‘The Sense of an Ending’. The book centres on Tony Webster and his clique who first meet Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigate the girl-less 6th form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit.

Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is in middle age. He’s certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer’s letter is about to prove.

Product of the week HELP prevent the risk of falls and injuries this winter with a set of Yaktrax ice grips for your shoes. Yaktrax Pro have a spikeless, patented coil design, unlike many other products on the market. They will instantly give you better traction, confidence and safety on packed snow or ice. Move about naturally with the same

solid grip that you to on

are accustomed dry surfaces. Made with high strength, abrasion resistant 1.4mm steel coils and heavy duty natural rubber material, the Yaktrax Pro easily conforms to the shape of your boot or shoe. Get yours for €29.99 from www.ramblersway.ie.

Pub of the week THE Hogan Stand is a gem of a pub situated on the Square in Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny. It is renowned for its convivial staff who always serve their customers with a good dollop of friendly chat and a warm smile. Run by Tom and Vera Hogan, the pub also offers a delicious menu that includes a deli with a wide variety

of options and a take-home dinner. They also cater for home parties and offer a very competitive price for the service. Music is provided at weekends and on bank holidays. The beer garden is a popular spot with customers and facilities also include a smoking room, a comfortable lounge and a wide-screen TV for all major sporting events. The Hogan Stand also includes a B&B and a grocery shop which is open from 7am to 10pm.

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THE Marble City Bar and Tearooms at 66 High Street, have launched a new ‘Blásta’ tapas menu that is available every Friday and Saturday. They also offer a special dinner menu with a two course meal for €16.50 and a three-course meal for €19.50. A selection of house wines are available for €15 and prosecco for €23.50. International coffees, freshly baked breads and extensive menus that boast the very best in fresh local Irish produce are just some of the

reasons why the bar and tearooms are so popular. Diners can chose between d outdoor dining and indoor and can avail of a complimentary taxi to Langton’s late bar every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

T The M Marble C City Bar a and Tea R Rooms is o one the ol oldest pu public ho houses in Ki Kilkenny. De Despite being renovated in recent times it has retained many of its original features and exudes a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Exhibition of the week R ROSS Costigan Photography presents P ‘‘Coming Soon: An E Exhibition of Fake Movie P Posters’, in the Watergate T Theatre from December 8 tto January 13. T The exhibition will sshowcase a series o of Kilkenny-based H Hollywood-style fake m movie posters, shot aagainst a green screen w with a large cast of K Kilkenny actors and

familiar faces, as part of the ‘Not An Empty Space Programme’ in association with the Kilkenny Arts Office and the Arts Council of Ireland. The posters feature local actors Jack O’Leary, Alexandra Christle, Ken McGuire, Brendan Corcoran, John Morton, Ruth Phelan, Aoibhín Murphy, Thomas Flood, Sara Begley, Gemma D’Alessandro, Sarah

Dreeling, Alan Dawson and Thomas Donoghue. Ross Costigan is a Kilkenny-based photographer specialising in weddings, portraiture, commercial and promotional photography. He has over 16 years experience in film and theatre and has worked on countless short films, music videos and theatre productions as well as six feature films.

Fundraiser d i off the h week ‘STARS on the Night’ that was scheduled to be held at the Set Theatre, John Street in October, has been rescheduled to November 20. Tickets that have already been purchased remain valid for the rescheduled date. Don’t miss the opportunity to see local talent such as Sean Shortis transform himself into Marylin Monroe or well-known publican Arthur Drohan when he

attempts to be both Blues Brothers. Even Jedward fans will be catered for

with a performance of their Eurovision hit ‘Lipstick’ by Alan Hayes and Fionn

Gardiner. Others taking part include Amy Dunne as Kate Bush, Gemma Brennan from Conahy as Amy Winehouse, Malcolm Noonan as Bob Dylan, Tony Power from Thomastown as Garth Brooks and Callan woman Clare Henriques singing Gloria. Charities to benefit are the Susie Long Hospice Fund, The Hope Foundation and Kilkenny Kats/Kilkenny Special Olympics.

Gig of the week KILKENNY band Alka Jessie launch their album ‘Electric Soul’ in Cleere’s Bar on Friday. Going from strength to strength as they found their sound over the past year, Alka Jessie have been described as ‘Ireland’s own Stone Roses’. In the course of a year the band lost one founding member but gained three others and their sound is bigger than ever before. Starting off as an acoustic trio, the band has moulded its sound

Food of the Week GLASRAI Goodies Main Street, Gowran are running food tastings every Saturday throughout November. The shop sells the very best of Kilkenny-made foods, juices, home baking, coffee and high class artisan produce from around the country. Their range includes free range eggs, gluten free products, fruit and vegetables, cheeses including Knockdrinna and Sheridans, Goatsbridge smoked trout, Burren Smokehouse smoked salmon, Mileven spreads and honey, olives, cured Italian meats, hand made

chocolates, chutneys and preserves, ground coffee and specialist tea blends, pasta, Pigs Back artisan produced pate and terrine, a range of Green Saffron Indian spices, sauces and lime pickle. Freshly brewed coffee, sandwiches, salads and home baking are also available to take out. The deli counter is one of the best you will find. It offers a selection of freshly made salads, perfect for lunch or entertaining. Gift baskets and hampers can be made up to suit all occasions and for a variety of prices.

to one of a progressive style of music incorporating elements of dance, jazz, rock and folk which draws the listener in from the first note. The event is open to the public and admission is €5. The band will play the entire collection from the album along with other songs from their back catalogue and a variety of covers. Support will be provided by Kieran White, John Treacy and Geoff Warner-Clayton.

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pielberg and Peter Jackson collaborated on this adaptation of this beloved series of comic books by Herge. While it does not surpass any of their high watermarks it will delight younger viewers. The ripping yarn is as followsTin Tin an investigative journalist buys a model ship at a market which is the catalyst for a whole heap of mayhem. He soon finds himself robbed, beaten up and chased in various continents around the world while he has to solve several riddles to discover the location of treasure. We are introduced to several characters along the way -Captain Haddock , Snowy and the Thompson Twins and the set pieces come thick and quick to keep us entertained. That is essentially the main problem that Spielberg has to solve. Middle America doesn’t have a clue who Tin Tin is. The books by Herge were never popular Stateside and much of the movie’s shortcomings are the fact that this complex world has to be explained to them. The script by fanboy dream team of Stephen Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish conflates a

number of books together to make a good first impression but it is a little over-cooked. Spielberg meanwhile turns the whole thing into a string of action sequences worried that his audience will be bored. The other striking thing about this movie is of course the controversial technique of motion capture. Robert Zemeckis has ruined his career with three duds using this system - ‘Polar Express’,’Beowolf’ and ‘Christmas Carol’. Spielberg manages to avoid a lot of the pitfalls that his old protege fell into and has an ace up his sleeve- Andy Serkis. No other actor can project such wonder and pathos into a character using this technology. Like Golem or Caeser his Captain Haddock is a three dimensionally being and every scene with him ignites the screen. However this technique is still finding its feet which lacks the freedom of animation or the weight of live action. In the end the movie is a mixed bag. Children unfamiliar with either director’s work will still enjoy it and look forward to Jackson’s sequel. Hopefully he can draw a little bit more of the detail from the original panels and make a film that doesn’t rely so heavily on trickery to tells it’s story. It is worth the price of admission this time round if only for the breath- taking title sequence and Snowy the dog. – DARRAGH BYRNE

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Paddy O’Dwyer birthday party WELL known local musician Paddy O’Dwyer celebrates his 50th birthday in the Set Theatre, John Street on Friday, November 18.

There will be plenty of music on the night from the O’Dwyer Brothers and a number of special guests. Entry is free and all welcome.

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Michael Morrissey, Pat Delaney, Denis Lahart, Ken Coogan, Michael Fennelly, Derek Jordan and front, Dicksboro starlet, Johnny Keane

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Lahart’s Garage gets behind Kilkenny GAA L AHART’S GARAGE on the Waterford Road have always been big supporters and sponsors of the GAA in Kilkenny. So it is never surprising to meet a

hurler, or two, or more when you visit the extensive showrooms. Among the visitors there during the week was senior hurling star, Michael Fennelly and he was

delighted to chat with customers and staff at the Lahart family garage. No visit from a hurler or group of hurlers would be complete

without a great friend and by now Kilkenny resident, Liam McCarthy! Making sure that Liam was in safe hands was young hurling

supporter, Johnny Keane, son of Sean and Dorothy Keane. Johnny is an enthusistic playing member of the Dicksboro GAA Club.

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