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Rescue drama at Breagagh Bridge Fully clothed man braves icy waters to save stranded dog

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A courageous young man braved an ice-cold river to rescue a dog in danger of drowning. Passer-by, Loughboy man, Alan Dawson, waded fully clothed into the raging torrents to carry the frightened animal to safety.

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Rescue drama as dog saved from river Far left: Distressed dog in danger Left: Plucked from the torrents Mission accomplished

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No bridge too far as Celtic do a soccer double CELTIC U8s hosted Bridge United at the Prince and had their ďŹ rst victories of the season. Game one was a keenly contested. Celtic grabbed a goal in each half with cousins Alan and Kyle Smyth grabbing the goals. Game two was hard fought. Celtic won with an Aaron Powis strike. The players: Dominic Bolster-Conroy, Corey Bray, Shane Buggy, Kieran Brennan, Mark Cooney, Malachy Flaherty, Matthew Heeney, Luke Flanagan, Evan Harding, Eoghan Moore, Aaron Powis, Harry Roche, Joey Rowe, Robert Ring, Alan Smyth, Kiel Smyth.

Wellie wonder from Toronto Toronto is to send an athlete to the Wellie Race. Tressa McMaster of Toronto, Derry and with Scottish parents is looking forward to the great occasion. Sponsorship cards now available from committee members, Lime Tree, Bollardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or The Gem.

Local lottos GAA â&#x201A;Ź9,950; Golf â&#x201A;Ź8,900; Vaults â&#x201A;Ź700. Charity raffle Ann Coughlanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charity Shop holds a Christmas raffle on December 16. All proceeds go to local charity.

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South Kilkenny singing sensation has global audience Talented Mooncoin girl set to release EP and single JIMMY RHATIGAN A car on ﬁre at College Park in the city. The blaze started at about 2am on Thursday morning. Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service were quickly on the scene and managed to get the ﬁre under control Photo by Nathanael MacDonald

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Budget Blues: Brickbats and bouquets from farmer Bryan

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Friend or foe: A journey through Nedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is the right way to go... A great read from a Mullie man of real character JIMMY RHATIGAN JRHATIGAN@KILKENNYREPORTER.IE

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Opinion Comment All plane sailing: you must be joking

Will passion and care come at Christmas?

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REPORTER WISH LIST THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS... An oriental Christmas THIS oriental style red ﬂoral print dress from Miss Selfridge would carry you right through the Christmas season and into next summer. It could be dressed down for day wear with tan knee high boots and a mustard cardigan or dressed up for night with heals. It’s very on trend with a hemline that sits above the knee in front and sits longer in the back. It has a tie belt to cinch in the waist and make you look slim no matter how many mince pies you have eaten. www.missselfridge. com.

Plectrum maker GUITAR picks have been made from all sorts of things in the past- bone, shell, wood, metal, amber, ivory and even stone. Now you can add your old credit card to this list, with the Pickmaster Plectrum Punch. Working in much the same way as a standard hole punch and around the same size, this ingenious device will punch a perfect guitar pick out of any plastic sheet- bank cards, gift cards and carton lids. Punch out a pick and get playing! €26 from www.ﬁrebox.com.

Mad Pluckers! THESE tweezers are the perfect stocking ﬁller for the girl who already has everything she wants. They won’t fail to put a smile upon her face with their cute illustrations. Made from professional grade

stainless steel and with a slanted tip they do the job brilliantly. Available from www.madbeauty.com

Freshen up your drawers ANTIQUE rose fragrance is brought to the bedroom with ﬁve delicately scented Cath Kidson drawer liners. With elements of musk and soft pinewood you can infuse a country garden aroma throughout your home. Paraben and sulphate free they would make an ideal Christmas gift for a favourite aunt or grandmother. Available in Yesterdays, Patrick Street for €14.95.

Twice as mice NO-ONE wants mice in their house but most people would make an allowance for these two. These hard working cast iron mice use all their strength to hold up a small collection of books. On a cast iron

base, these off-cream pair are an amusing accessory for any library, reading room or just to showcase a favourite collection of books. Also available in cat variety. Available in Yesterdays, Patrick Street for €19.95.

Nails in Mint condition GET your nails looking in Mint condition for Christmas with a Gelish three week manicure at Mint Health & Beauty. The new non-chip manicure is almost identical to normal manicures, but the polish contains a plastic molecule that stays intact once it has been cured under a UV light. You don’t need to worry about smudging when leaving the salon as it stays chipfree for at least three weeks. It’s the brand that Victoria Beckham, Alexandra Burke, Katy Perry and the cast of Glee use. Call Mint at (056) 7712579.

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Shop of the week MURPHY’S Jewellers 85-86 High Street have been looking after the jewellery and time piece needs of Kilkenny since 1903. The business was established by Patrick T Murphy, a skilful craftsman who built a solid reputation for reliable, personal service in jewellery and watch making. This tradition continued over three generations of his family who built it into the thriving and successful business it is today. Customers value the individual attention they receive as soon as

they walk through the door. As diamond and wedding ring specialists Murphy’s have been buying and selling jewellery for over 100 years. When choosing a ring or piece of jewellery they can offer clients a private selection room for your comfort. Their on-site workshop provides ﬁrst class repairs and engraving while jewellery cleaning is a speciality and

they are more th than h happy to cater for jewellery design and commissions on special pieces of jewellery.

Theatre of the week WATERGATE Productions present ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ as the annual panto for 2012. Written and directed by Don O’Connor, the classic tale will see much loved characters brought to life on the Watergate stage. The cast includes a host of talented local performers including Nicola Brennan as Snow

White and Kevin Reade as Prince Charming. Derek Dooley will play Dame ‘Lady Gaga Charming’, while Dee Gibney will play the role of the wicked Queen Brangomar. The hilarious Seven Dwarves will be played by Fergus Heffernan, David Heffernan, Fergal Miller, Liam Conway, John Whitely, John Kelly and

Alan Hayes. The show runs from Sunday, January 8 to Sunday, January 15 at 8pm. Matinee shows 3pm on both Sundays. Please note there are no evening shows on the Sunday performances. Tickets €16/€12 Matinees €10 are available from the theatre box office at (056) 77 61674.

Book of the week IN ‘Ed King’ by David Guterson, actuary Walter Cousins makes the biggest mistake of his life. When he sleeps with British au pair, Diane Burroughs, he has no sense of the magnitude of his error. The brief affair sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions, upending Sophocles’s immortal tale of fate, free will, and forbidden desire.

At the centre is Ed King, an infant given up for adoption who becomes one of the world’s richest and most powerful men. But beneath the sizzling story of his seemingly inexorable rise to fame and fortune is a dark and unsettling destiny, one that approaches with everincreasing suspense as the book reaches its shattering conclusion.

Product of the week APPsolute Total Word Domination? Believe the Hype! This brilliant new family-friendly word game aspires to reinvent how spelling games are played. HYPE is played with 60 octagonal lettered discs that allow players to spell words in eight different directions. Almost half the discs have a dual letter function,

whereby, letters can be rotated i.e. a disc used as d in one word can, at the same time, be used as a p in a different word. Available as a game or an app from The Goods Shed at MacDonagh Junction or Kilkenny Christmas Market or from www. hypewordgame.com.

Pub of the week The Set Theatre on John Street has a very tasty line-up of gigs over the Christmas period. Upcoming gigs include ‘Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club’ on December 17, ‘Orla Fallon’ on December 18, ‘Ciara Collam performs Being Edith Piaf’ on December 22, ‘Frances Black’ on December 27, ‘The Wolfe Tones’ on December 28 and ‘Kerbdog’ and ‘Souls’ on December 31. The state-of-the-art venue can

hold up to 270 people seated and 350 standing/seated. It can cater for music acts, comedy, ﬁlm and conferences. The visually stunning interior with its red and gold furnishings and split level seating makes for a glamorous night out. There is a large outdoor seated area at the front of the theatre and a fantastic bar inside which offers some of the fastest bar service in the city. Before heading to a gig why not stop off for a quick pint in the equally impressive ‘Bridie’s’.

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BLAA Blaa Blaa sandwich bar at Canal Square is a little gem of an eaterie in the heart of the city. Renowned for serving up some of the best chocolate brownies around they also offer a huge selection of blaas, sandwiches, rolls, wraps and buns. Rolls and sandwiches can be customised to your own taste or you can choose from a long list of options including Chicken Tikka, Cajun Chicken, Brie Bacon and Cranberry

Toastie, Christmas Chicken or Ploughman’s Munch. They also do a great tea, coffee, ﬂavoured coffee and hot chocolate – all of which would make a wonderful warming treat as you wander the shops doing your Christmas shopping. They recently added mince pies to their menu offering you a wonderful festive delight to enjoy after you ﬁll up on a sandwich or as an afternoon snack.

Exhibition of the week TEXTILE Artist Joy Thorpe has a wonderful new exhibition running until December 24 at No.1 The Parade. Joy studied at NCAD, where she specialised in print and textiles. Since graduating she has created her own, sensitive, vivid and incomparable visual style. Exciting, and highly original, her work includes the use of found objects such as ferns, tile, bone and decaying ﬂowers. Using these natural elements she merges modern photography methods

with the natural world. By layering images of these found objects with contemporary designs she creates a dialogue between past and present. Each work is printed on silk, which adds not only a delicate quality, but also heightens the colour and depth of each piece. Joy is an example of an exceedingly good artist right on our doorstep so make sure you pop in especially if you are looking for a Christmas present for someone special. Gift vouchers are available. Also open on Sundays 2-6pm.

Fundraiser of the week THE Stoneyford Football Club annual 5km Race is coming up on Monday, December 26, St Stephen’s Day. The 5km Run will start and finish in the village and will commence at 12 noon. The road race will have prize money for the first three men and women to finish. Numerous spot

prizes will also be awarded. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available in the local community centre following the race. The event is being held in aid of the local football club however other charities are encouraged to use the race to raise funds for their own groups. Contact Fred at

087 9715304 for further information Registration is on the day from 10.30am. Entry for runners is €10 and for juveniles and walkers is €5. Training is held by Stoneyford Athletic Club at the Community Centre on Monday and Wednesday 7-8 pm and Saturday from 9-10 am.

Gig of the week PETER McCauley is ‘Rams Pocket Radio’, a drummer, pianist and diverse songwriter from Lisburn. He brings his musical talents to Kilkenny, Wednesday, December 21 for a very special free gig at Billy Byrne’s. Recently, Peter has been hanging out with and supporting the likes of ‘Darwin Deez’,

‘tUnE-yArDs’, ‘Marina and the Diamonds’ and ‘Snow Patrol’. His musical career got off to a less-than-usual start in the National Youth Orchestra of Northern Ireland where he was one of their lead percussionists boldly tackling the likes of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Gustav Mahler. He then moved to

Food of the Week THE philosophy of boutique confectionery label Pandora Bell is that a high quality treat is a healthier and more satisfying way to enjoy sweet things. Confectionery made from honey, eggs, nuts and butter has to be more delicious than sweets manufactured with ingredients that sound more suitable

for a laboratory than a kitchen. Pandora Bell don’t entertain fakes so there are no artiﬁcial colours, preservatives or transfats in the products. The result is a taste that is fresh and alive and the perfect antidote to cravings. Their handmade lollipops are made with natural colours and ﬂavours only.

Their salted butter caramels use the famous sea salt of Guerande and their nougat is rich in honey and is full of nuts and ﬁne dark chocolate. Available in Kilkenny from Bridie’s General Store, John Street; Le Caveau, Market Yard; Glasrai and Goodies, Gowran; Kilkenny Design Centre and The Slip Sweet Shop.

Worthing in pursuit of an Architecture degree, where experimentations with a post-hardcore band slowly evolved into the songs now performed under the ‘Rams Pocket Radio’ pseudonym. His new EP ‘Dogs Run In Packs’ follows the success of the debut EP, ‘Dieter Rams Has Got The Pocket Radio’s’.

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his disaster movie replays a lot of 70’s style movies like ‘Towering Inferno’ or ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ with the more zeitgeisty and frightening prospect of a killer epidemic. It begins on Day 2 of the outbreak when Gywneth Paltrow arrives home to her husband Matt Damon and soon has infected their son. Much tragedy ensues as famous faces drop around each other leaving nobody safe from harm. The disease is tracked by various agencies from Kate Winslet as a scientist to Jude Law as a crazed blogger. Each vignette of this ensemble piece is tied together by the worldwide dash to ﬁnd a cure from Hong Kong to America and back again. What makes this movie truly scary is the mundane way the infection is spread. Afterwards every item you touch or person’s breath you share will terrify you. The sound of the most distant cough will have you reaching for a handkerchief. The science of the piece seems really well researched but never gets in the way of the horror elements which gives this movie a lot of it’s power. Only in the latter half

as it struggles for a resolution does it come apart and it ends rather unsatisfyingly. However it does manage to beautifully avoid sentimentality or schlocky overacting which this genre often attracts. This movie seems to bridge the two sides of Soderbergh’s film making. The artier work like ‘Traffic’ is combined with the cheaper thrills of ‘Oceans 11’. His fine way with a lens and a cast which was evident from his first flick “Sex, Lies and Videotape’ is apparent here also . He always knows exactly where to place the camera and how to attract superb turns from everybody in front of it. The casting as always is pitch perfect – it was especially heartening to see Lawrence Fishburne given a role which befits his considerable talents. Even Law and Paltrow aren’t that annoying while Winslet and Damon prove it is impossible to get anything but perfection from either of them. This film will not ever be considered a classic but I can see it being watched on a Bank Holiday Weekend by those suffering after too much indulgence and needing something which will not make them feel so bad that “they are dying.” There is nothing better to heal you of any ailment than watching the half the world being wiped by a case of the flu. – DARRAGH BYRNE

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Fingers crossed as Evergreen hope Philly will be back in the game...

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