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Carlow lifts karate medals : Page 10

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On the track or in the college, Marcus is a runaway success

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If you haven’t already considered creating a vision board, perhaps you could give that some thought - particularly around the solar Eclipse on Wednesday. It would be as well not to underestimate the powers of imagination and attraction. To use an analogy, if the human race has been driving along a motorway in the last quarter century, that motorway has had many potholes. Repairs will soon be imperative.

Wednesday’s Solar Eclipse offers a fresh start for many. With Venus still passing over the apex of your solar chart and accenting career issues, it may be that before long there will be new avenues for you to explore. This week it may be necessary to adjust to a new financial tempo. Whether this is due to global financial conditions or something closer to home, around this eclipse a realignment may be necessary.

A solar eclipse on Wednesday (Gemini’s day of the week) is in another of the Mutable signs and accents the apex of your solar chart. You could view this as fresh fuel being put into your career tank. It may be that you attract opportunities that would expand your horizons. Working more from home is a distinct possibility. Actually, home might require particular attention in that either because you are due to have guests, or an influx of items that require storage, you could feel both overwhelmed and lacking in space.

Mercury has now arrived in another of the Water signs. With regard to comparing options, this should prove an excellent vibration (especially for those considering home improvements). On top of that, a solar eclipse also in the sign of Pisces suggests the potential for turning a fresh page and exploring a knowledge pathway. Though you might not start a course immediately, reviewing course structure might suit you well.

Though Wednesday solar eclipse isn’t in your sign, you should still feel its effects. This eclipse can be considered a sophisticated New Moon. Given its placement in your solar chart, it’s probable that someone close will be entering a new phase in their lives and that this will impact on yours. With both Mercury and Mars having changed signs at the weekend and the latter moved into another of the Fire signs, it is reasonable to anticipate that you will be in excited state.

Wednesday’s solar eclipse is in your opposite sign. Note that this follows the arrival of both Mercury and Mars in Mutable signs (like your own). It’s inevitable that this will bring fresh vibration and potentially new energy to many projects. Note though that a solar eclipse should be regarded as‘early days’.

It takes some time for this sophisticated New Moon to reveal full potential. There is high probability that developments in the life of someone close will impact on you greatly.

Wednesday’s Solar Eclipse isn’t in your sign, but you could still be affected by the surge of energy it’s likely to bring. In the days following, and with the Moon in your opposite sign, it might be as well to anticipate others pushing you into action. Note that this weekend, ahead of those events both Mercury and Mars changed signs. The latter moves into a communication zone of your solar chart.

Both Mercury and Mars changed signs this weekend ahead of Wednesday’s solar eclipse. With each of these events accenting Mutable signs of the zodiac, it might seem to you that others have no clue as to which direction they’re travelling in. At one level, you could see this as being a test in your ability to be adaptable and versatile. It would have course be quite natural for you to be highly irritated if it seems that actions taken will prove costly in the long run.

Mars has now arrived in your sign. Though Mars travels through all 12 signs every couple of years, 2016 is unusual in that Mars moves forwards just 8? into your sign before appearing (as viewed from Earth) to turn round. It then retrogrades back into Scorpio and doesn’t make its final and full crossing into your sign until August. It may be some weeks yet then before you determine exactly which direction you want to take.

Mars has now changed signs and is moving through neighbouring Sagittarius: a delicate area of your solar chart. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if this coincided with feelings of anxiety. You may feel that others are propelling you in a direction that you never felt to be part of your agenda. This, together with Mercury’s move into Pisces (one of the Water signs), and a Solar Eclipse in that sign mid-week, suggests you could find yourself in‘hot water’.

As you may know, yours is one of the Fixed signs of the zodiac. You could then find the next few days challenging. This weekend both Mercury and Mars move into Mutable signs of the zodiac. That’s followed by a Solar Eclipse in Pisces mid-week. The combined effect may be that others change direction or appear confused or less than clear about their plans. All this could have course drive you crazy.

Wednesday’s Solar Eclipse is in your sign. This ‘sophisticated New Moon’ generally marks the opening of a fresh chapter. On this occasion, it follows both Mercury and Mars moving into Mutable signs this weekend. In short, the energy behind this particular eclipse looks to be considerable. True, this could bring with it a bumpy ride in global financial markets.

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DVD of the week

Carlow Tyre Centre

Suffragette

Carlow Tyre Centre offers a high-quality, professional service at affordable prices.

Customers can choose from new and part-worn tyres and great prices as well as special discounts on many services.

Carlow Tyre Centre also offers a number of high-performance car services, including servicing, free NCT check, oil change, shock absorbers, brakes, back exhausts, alloys, wheel balancing, aluminium weld and spray painting, and of course, puncture repair. Visit carlowtyrecentre.ie for more information.

This stirring story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing suffragette movement.

Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst, Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. When increasingly aggressive police action forces Maud and her dedicated fellow suffragettes underground, they engage in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities.

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Hotel of the week

Step House Hotel Behind the original Georgian features of the Step House Hotel are 20 luxurious bedrooms, designed in a sweeping curve to create panoramic views of rolling countryside as it rises to meet Mount Leinster.

Step inside and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find original Irish art, elegant furniture, free internet access, fantastic dining options and a great nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep.

Open the French doors onto your terrace, and begin your day by breathing in the unspoilt countryside of Borris, Carlow - a beautiful, untouched town full of charm and heritage nestling in the fertile valley of the River Barrow. Visit stephousehotel.ie for more details.

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Album of the week

What Went Down

by Foals After three critically acclaimed Top 10 albums, a succession of major awards and a growing list of festival headline sets, Foals were propelled to bold new heights with their latest album What Went Down. Produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence + the Machine), What Went Down is an album that seesaws between primal aggression and naked vulnerability, set against some of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most experimentally moments to date.

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something new with friends, family or work colleagues? Paddle your own canoe offers you the opportunity to rent a canoe and camping gear and organise your multi-day trip down the River Barrow. With trails between Monasterevin and New Ross it is possible to paddle for up to six days passing through beautiful countryside, villages, towns and historical sites. Visit paddleyourowncanoe.ie for more details

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Clinic of the week

and unpredictable savage encounters.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sent in the Stone Age, when giant mammoths and sabretooth tigers ruled the Earth, and humanity was at the bottom of the food chain. As the last survivor of your hunting group, you will learn to craft a deadly arsenal, fend off fierce predators, and outsmart enemy tribes.

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Movie of the week

Repromed

Sing Street

ReproMed is one of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading fertility clinics. Established in 2009 in Kilkenny and Dublin, it combines cutting-edge technologies with a patient-centred approach to help people realise their dream of creating a family of their own. Repromedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multi-disciplinary team of medical professionals and complementary therapists works tirelessly to bring the best possible outcomes to you. Visit repromed.ie for more details

Sing Street tells the story of 14-year-old Cosmo growing up in 80s Dublin who must break free of a home strained by his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationship and money troubles, deal with his drop-out older brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antics, and survive a new public school where the kids are rough and the brothers are tougher. Cosmo writes a song, forms a scrappy band with some school mates and shoots some music videos. But when he realizes he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t save his family, he must make a family of his own.

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Book of the week

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process and reminding us all just how easy it can be. Whether you long to write a book, create art, embark on a dream or cope with challenges at work, Big Magic will take you on a journey of self-exploration filled with unexpected joys.

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App of the week

My Alarm Clock Alarm clocks arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always exciting, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re something almost all of us use daily, so having a good one is important. My Alarm Clock is one of the best, as beyond the alarm clock basics it also has a sleep timer, a nightstand mode, a built in flashlight, easily adjustable brightness, widgets and a selection of beautiful clock faces. With alarms that stay on until you turn them off youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never oversleep, plus you can set the sound to one of your favourite songs.

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â&#x201A;¬25,950 â&#x201A;¬12,950 â&#x201A;¬17,950 â&#x201A;¬13,950 â&#x201A;¬13,500 â&#x201A;¬12,950 â&#x201A;¬15,500 â&#x201A;¬14,500 â&#x201A;¬13,500 â&#x201A;¬14,500 â&#x201A;¬13,500 â&#x201A;¬11,500 â&#x201A;¬11,950 â&#x201A;¬7,250 POA â&#x201A;¬11,950 â&#x201A;¬9,950 â&#x201A;¬9,500 â&#x201A;¬10,950 â&#x201A;¬7,950 â&#x201A;¬7,500 â&#x201A;¬8,950 â&#x201A;¬9,500 â&#x201A;¬7,500 â&#x201A;¬7,250 â&#x201A;¬4,950 â&#x201A;¬6,500 â&#x201A;¬6,250 â&#x201A;¬6,250

â&#x201A;¬5,190 â&#x201A;¬2,590 â&#x201A;¬3,590 â&#x201A;¬2,790 â&#x201A;¬3,700 â&#x201A;¬2,590 â&#x201A;¬3,100 â&#x201A;¬2,900 â&#x201A;¬2,700 â&#x201A;¬2,900 â&#x201A;¬2,700 â&#x201A;¬2,300 â&#x201A;¬2,390 â&#x201A;¬1,450

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â&#x201A;¬2,390 â&#x201A;¬1,990 â&#x201A;¬1,900 â&#x201A;¬2,190 â&#x201A;¬1,590 â&#x201A;¬1,500 â&#x201A;¬1,790 â&#x201A;¬1,900 â&#x201A;¬1,500

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15 MARCH 2016