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Ann to drive small town stimulus

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Left is right for a trinity of stars

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Out of jail to help local charity!

Tommy Roche, centre, with prison cyclists JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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5HFRUG 'HPDQG IRU &Ki <L :HLJKW /RVV 7HD &Ki <L 7HD KDV EHFRPH WKH IDVWHVW VHOOLQJ ZHLJKW ORVV WHD LQ ,UHODQG 7KHUDSLH &OLQLF LV UHSRUWLQJ UHFRUG GHPDQG DQG ZDLWLQJ OLVWV QDWLRQZLGH :H LQYHVWLJDWH WKH KRWWHVW FXSD RQ WKH PDUNHW ChĂĄ Yi, is a 400 year old traditional Chinese recipe, a unique blend of herbs and tea which has become a global phenomenon credited with fast, effective weight loss. Due to popular demand this miracle tea arrived in Ireland this summer, exclusive to Therapie Clinics nationwide. ChĂĄ Yi Tea instantly became the fastest selling weight loss tea in the world, and the response has been no different across Ireland. Clinics have reported waiting list around the country as Therapie have been struggling to meet the demand for tea both in store and online with many customer eager to boost their weight loss using a more holistic approach. Commenting on its unprecedented success, Therapie Clinic MD Phillip McGlade said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The response to ChĂĄ Yi Tea has been fantastic, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ&#x201A;ying off the shelves at Therapie Clinic locations nationwide and we are

struggling to keep up with its demand. The great thing about ChĂĄ Yi Tea is itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100% natural, certiďŹ ed approved and has proven to be effective in losing weight in a short time frame and more importantly in a safe way.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mad about this tea, according to reports itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tried and tested by many health conscious celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Sophia Dahl and Victoria Beckham. ChĂĄ Yi Tea has a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;certiďŹ cate of approval for health food made in Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, stating that the ChĂĄ Yi Tea brand of slimming teas has a proven weight loss effect. It has a number of other beneďŹ ts, apparently; from boosting the metabolic rate and increasing energy levels, to supporting internal organs as you lose weight. The ChĂĄ Yi Tea system is simple; just drink two cups a day. Its premium ingredients are high in natural anti-oxidants

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already trying to lose weight, drinking ChĂĄ Yi Tea can help you increase your weight loss by as much as 50%. ChĂĄ Yi Tea is far from your average brew- itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of specially selected herbal ingredients to facilitate what scientists call â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fat oxidationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - burning the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fat reserves as fuel. ChĂĄ Yi Tea helps your body to get rid of the fat rather than store it, while reducing your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to absorb fat from your food at the same time. Coupled with a sensible diet and light exercise, ChĂĄ Yi Tea targets the fat stored in your body, doubling the results than you would get from diet and exercise alone. The ingredients hold all of the answers. In addition to premium oolong tea, it includes a blend of traditional herbs and plants to help purify the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cells and support the essential organs through the digestive

process. Among the 100% natural ingredients youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd lotus leaf to optimise digestion and Cassia seeds to support the internal organs. One of the key ingredients is Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (also known as Jiaogulan). It has powerful anti-oxidant properties; helps to regulate the digestive

system and helps to cleanse the body, leaving you with brighter eyes and skin. ChĂĄ Yi is available from Therapie Clinic Waterford. Call 051 870 910 or visit www.therapieclinic.com to avail of the October 3 for 2 offer on ChĂĄ Yi Weight Loss Tea.

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Bereaved families support local nurses JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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Spirit is key, Brian tells 20,000 fans JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@ GMAIL.COM

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Oh brother: This goal is for you

Pics: Noel Hoyne

The gallant Kilkenny team

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Karla and Logan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

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Michael and Tara Clifford

Chris Phelan, Morgan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue, Josh Quirke, Kyle Maher and Timmy Clifford lend their supporters

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The Lady Helen at Mount Juliet

Enjoy 2 night B&B with a fabulous Table d'hôte menu in the Lady Helen from only €185pps* Enjoy a luxurious 2 night stay in Mount Juliet House including breakfast each morning at your leisure and 5 course Table d'hôte Menu in the 1 Michelin Star Lady Helen Restaurant on one evening.

Book Online at www.mountjuliet.ie/ladyhelen

The Michelin Star Lady Helen Restaurant Enjoy our fabulous 5 course Table d'hôte and 8 course tasting menus Book your table on 056 777 3000 The Lady Helen Restaurant is open for dinner Monday and Wednesday to Saturday, enjoying panoramic views over the estate and River Nore. Gourmet dining and superb service are complemented by the opulent ambience of the Lady Helen restaurant.

Book now on 056 777 3000 or visit www.mountjuliet.ie Mount Juliet Country Estate, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny * Subject to availability. Rates based on Manor House classic rooms, 2 persons sharing.

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Movie Reviews

)LOP +RUQV Moving past family-friendly tales of witches and warlocks, Daniel Radcliffe embraces his inner demon for Horns, a horror-fantasy about revenge and the warped forms love can take. Based on the wickedly entertaining novel by Joe Hill, Horns centers on Ig Perrish (Radcliffe), a young man reeling from the horrendous murder of his ďŹ rst and only love Merrin Williams (Juno Temple). Making matters worse, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the prime suspect, which has turned the whole of his small town against him. But more than anything-even clearing his name--Ig wants to rain hell down on whoever raped and killed his beloved. When a pair of horns sprouts up on his head, giving him insight into peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innermost thoughts, Ig turns detec-

7KH WZR IDFHV RI -DQXDU\ Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penned the adapted screenplays for period romances like The Wings of the Dove and The Four Feathers, as well as the blood-splattered love story Drive. Now, admired screenwriter Hossein Amini adds director to his credentials with The Two Faces of January, a thriller that starts strong, but ďŹ nishes sloppy. Like The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train before it, The Two Faces of January is adapted from a Patricia Highsmith novel. Even without knowing this, you might sense it, as the story involves the fateful meeting of strangers, jealously, blackmail and of course, murder. Oscar Isaac stars as Rydal, an educated and street-smart American whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiding from life by playing tour guide to gullible tourists in 1962 Athens. There, he crosses paths with Chester and Collette MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst), two American tourists with class, apparent wealth, and a secret. Intrigued by each other, the trio hits the town on a night that ends with bloodshed and tenuous trust. From there, the MacFarlands must depend on this shifty stranger to get them out

tive, judge, and demon. Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel crackled with a depraved sense of humor and trashy love of carnage. As the director behind such grisly horror offerings as High Tension and Piranha 3D, Alexandre Aja seems a perfect pick for this adaptation. In the second act, he brings some welcome and warped levity to this grim tale by letting Ig loose on some minor characters that deserve some damnation. With a sneering smile, Ig turns a pack of barking reporters on each other, inciting a battle thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not far from Anchormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newsman war. And like that bonkers battle, this one is a sick thrill to watch. Then, Ig inspires the worst in barďŹ&#x201A;ies whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d happily hang him, and so marches out of this dive like a badass with ďŹ&#x201A;ames bursting behind him for an exhilarating visual.

Yet the script from Keith Bunin implements some changes that defang Ig, and for better and worse try to make this murder tale a mystery. The ďŹ nal battle of the ďŹ lm is less Ig versus Merrinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killer, and more the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irreverent and pitch-black sense of humor against the ďŹ lmmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earnestness to forge ahead with the convoluted plot. Fans of horror and of Radcliffe will have some reason to celebrate, and Horns delivers some soaring moments for both. The bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readers will be less lucky. As for me, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m left wondering why Aja couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have had more fun with this demonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tale. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made a movie that is twisted and entertaining. But with these pieces, it could have been so much more. More daring. More mucked up. More fun.

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of Athens without being arrested, and Rydal must watch his back. Playing close to the Alfred Hitchcock playbook, Hossein Amini managed to make 2/3 of a great suspense movie. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing terribly original in its execution, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engaging and even sexy. Frankly, I wish heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left it there at the hour mark, where it would have been

shockingly short--but at least thoroughly exciting. Instead, The Two Faces of January barrels through a fourth act, where secrets are shouted, action is slapped on, and all the good will earned is lost. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real shame. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d actually recommend you watch The Two Faces of January for a satisfying thrill ride, but with the caveat you shut it off at the hour mark.

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Event of the week Saturday week, October 11, sees Verdi’s Macbeth live from the New York Met being broadcast in high deﬁnition simultaniously at numerous venues throughout the country. In Waterford the performance will be screened at The Odeon at 6pm, and is well worht trip out of county. The opening opera of the Met’s 20142015 season stars soprano Anna Netrebko in Verdi’s masterful adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. When a coven of witches addresses Macbeth as King of Scotland, his wife urges him on to murderous ambition, a course that ends in his downfall. Verdi’s retake translates the ferocity of the original play into a music masterpiece of relentless, gripping power. Further details from www.classicalartsireland.com

Book of the week Norman Mailer, A Double Life by J Michael Lennon (Simon & Schuster €14.99): Mailer was a proliﬁc novelist, essayist and journalist. His ﬁrst novel, The Naked And The Dead, was published in 1948 when Mailer was just 25. From then until his death in 2007 he turned out numerous novels, biographies, dramas and journalism, gave 700 interviews and wrote 45,000 letters. He won two Pulitzer prizes and was nominated for a Nobel. And if that were not

enough to suffice his appetite, he had six wives, eight children and countless mistresses and showed more than a passing interest in Marilyn Monroe. He was also, and I didn’t know this, co-founder of The Village Voice in New York’s Greenwich. Lennon’s biography is the ﬁfth to date but what sets it apart is that, as official biographer, the writer worked alongside Mailer for more than 20 years.

Game of the week Eternal Fury (IOS, free): this is a turn-based RPG game perfectly combined with SLG genre. Playing as an avatar of Prometheus on your iPhone of iPad, you will fight against the demons and rule your own castle. You will find yourself in an awesome world, dive ino this complex story and fight to the finish. If you are a fan of SLG games or an enthusiast of RPG, you will love this exciting combination that Eternal Fury brings to your gaming world.

App of the week Instagram Hyperlapse (IOS, free update): Instagram has just released an update to its Hyperlapse app which will let you create timelapse videos using your front-facing camera. The feature works by adding a small icon next to the record button. However, you won’t be able to switch cameras in the middle of a recording so you will have to decide beforehand whether or not you want to use the ‘selﬁelapse’ mode. Hyperlapse was released in August, offering an easy way to create moving timelapses. The resulting videos have a very professionallooking feel.

Dvd of the week The Amazing Spider Man 2 (Sony, Bluray, DVD): directed by Marc Webb (500 Days Of Summer) and starring Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), this latest tangled web is characterised by an epic struggle for control of New York City. Jamie Foxx brings nervous energy and genuine pathos to the downtrodden electrical engineer Max Dillion. Garfield, meantime, imbues Peter Parker with an engaging blend of adolescent cynicism and reluctant heroics. But 30 minutes into the affair, both have donned their costumes, shed their personalities and become little more than props to be flung around the computer-enhanced scenery, all to the tune of $200 million. Surpisingly, like its predecessor, it works.

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Top Ten Rwanda’s Untold Story (Wednesday Oct 1, BBC2, 9pm): It lasted 100 days. On the morning of April 7, 1994 the majority Hutu people of Rwanda stopped work but they did not down tools. Instead, they took up their machetes and began the systematic slaughter of the minority Tutsi. They were cut down where they stood: babies flung against walls, pregnant girls’ bellies ripped open, old and infirm left writhing in agony to die slowly. Even the churches proved a hopeless sanctuary in the genocide of 800,000 Tutsis (five of every six people) and moderate Hutus those who in any way opposed the work in the killingfields. It was all over in 100 days. “Man can get used to killing, if he kills on and on. He can even become a beast without noticing it,” said Elie. The world said: it must never happen again. No doubt, the people of Darfur in the Sudan, in DRC, in Syria and Iraq think differently.

Restaurant of the week The Lady Helen at Mount Juliet (00 353 56 7773000, www.mountjuliet.ie): not conternt with sitting on their laurels, the good people in the kitchens at The Lady Helen have managed to hold on to their coveted Michelin Award for the second year running. The Lady Helen Dining Room at is unique. The panoramic views it enjoys over the Thomastown estate and

River Nore, the detailed stucco work that has decorated its walls and ceilings for centuries and the most reﬁned and creative Irish cuisine using the ﬁnest locally sourced seasonal ingredients. One night luxuruous B&B and a dinner to die for at the Lady Helen will set you back €219 pps. Luxurious is not the half of it... go on, you know you deserve to be pampered.

Album of the week What’s The Story Morning Glory? By Oasis (Big Brother, Reissue): Back then there was no two ways about it you were either an Oasis fan or a Blur fan, you could not be both. This, though, at the end of the day is perhaps the defining album of the 1990s. Leaving behind the angst teen spirit of their debut, Definitely Maybe, this batch of melodic, reflective and softer songs took the Gallagher Broth-

ers’ glorious Britpop to the great uninitated, captured the emerging optimism after the downturn of the ‘80s and delivered future singalong classics. Making more than nodding reference to The Beatles, and naff title apart, these lads were not just mouthing off about being the world’s biggest band, they actually believed they were. Glorious stuff. As for Blur, well ...

Film of the week The Equalizer (15s, nationwide): I was never a camp follower of Brit TV’s Callan but I had heaps of time for Edward Woodward in the US TV hit, The Equalizer. He was the deﬁnitive protector of the hapless victim and underdog and always, but always, got his man and the look on the villain’s face was well worth the 60 minutes wait. Now, Woodward, a consumate actor, is no more with us but the big screen is giving the full treatment to the cult TV show, swapping Denzel Washington for the late British actor as the derring-do vigilante who never charges for his elite services. Washington is just short of 60 but he looks lean and ﬁt and pulls it off with great aplomb, proving you’re never too old to give chase and clobber a much younger hoodlum or two. Good, old action stuff for the boys at heart.

Look who’s talkin’ this week The party’s still probably not over... Leaving Venice on Monday morning, Bono, one of the chosen many at George Clooney’s nuptual shindig with the very lovely and very clever Amal Alamuddin, told showbiz hacks: Wedding? What wedding? I was at a bar mitzvah. And then the smart-ass added: The party was great. It’s

still going on ... in some people’s minds. And, as for the ceremony itself he quipped; It was very emotional and lovely. Which doesn’t explain why the man who would save the world didn’t make a better effort in rigging himself out with a little more sartorial splendour to mark the happy occasion. Money can’t buy class, I guess...

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It may be time to put your observer’s hat on. Note how you’re attracting original thinkers into your world. Note too how certain people dress and how some definitely complement your style. It’s said that we are all just power and energy sources. It seems that these waves vary. When you want to use it, you have an extraordinary ability to turn things around and to direct traffic so that everyone gains. A combination of charm and expertise is at the root of this - plus your natural talent for staying grounded and ensuring practicalities are dealt with. By the end of this week you’re likely to be more in tune with yourself than you have been. True, that might also be because you realise you’ve come to the end of the road as regards a working partnership. It may be that you’ve given this all the energy that you can. You know that thing you do when you’re upset: that withdrawal into your shell? There’s a possibility you might want to do just that toward the weekend - but perhaps not for ‘negative’ reasons’. Fact is that it seems you’re on the threshold of a breakthrough (assuming you haven’t already crossed over). Perhaps you recall that since October 2012 Saturn has been moving through another of the Fixed signs and across the base of your solar chart? On several occasions, this, the very back-bone of this chart has been illuminated with both property and family matters demanding significant attention. By Thursday the Moon will be in your sign and it’s at this point that you may feel better able to voice disquiet at plans. It’s not that you’re being unnecessarily critical but rather more that you need to be clear as to what is planned, a time-frame and how it can best be managed.

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Think back to August last year and the connections you made then. Which of these require attention? It’s very likely that an investment (probably of time) might now require a little cash too. If there’s an issue here it’s perhaps that a close colleague or partner doesn’t share your aim. On Saturday, Saturn, still moving through your sign, opposes the Sun. You experienced this transit last year too. This represents something of a cosmic ‘full stop’ moment when any matters not finished to satisfaction come back for those final touches. It might help to think back to last August and September and what you and a colleague were planning. It may be time for review. True, you might simply end up discussing holiday dates. It’s as likely that your joint research and development ideas will push forward. It may not be possible to work from home but it certainly seems that there is home-work to do. Ensuring you have adequate working space set aside could be a driving force this week. Actually, this might well build on plans made late last summer and which you’ve never quite got around to implementing. It might help to think back a few months - perhaps to before the November solar eclipse. Though you may have consciously been reviewing every step you’ve taken since then, this week could provide the first opportunity to make real and lasting amendments. There are some signs who attract drama - and it seems you’re one of them. Perhaps that’s why those of your sign are viewed as chameleons - readily changing direction and style to accommodate conditions. It seems you might spend an increasing amount of time in your ‘dressing-room’ this week.

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Motors

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09 Opel Corsa SXi Only 28,000 mls As New - Retail €7,900 Our Price 06 Honda Jazz Again like new with every extra 05 Peugeot 407 Hdi 1.6 Super Economical Family Car 05 Peugeot 206 Black Special Price 05 Opel Corsa Tdi 1.3 Diesel A gallon will take you to the moon and back 05 Toyota Yaris 1.0L 5 Dr. 57,000mls only 04 Honda Civic 1.7 Diesel 5 Dr.

More of These In Next Week €5,900 €4,250 €2,995 €1,995 €2,950 €4,500 €3,950

Japanese Performance Cars Just In 04 Nissan March 1.2L 5Dr. 03 Nissan March 1.2L 5Dr. 03 Mazda Demio Only 24,000 mls As New

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05 Renault Kangoo Van 1.5 DCi New Model - Amazing on Diesel New Clutch & DOE

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2008 BMW 5 Series 520D Estate 119,000Mls €14,500

2008 Ford Focus 1.6TDCI Econetic Estate 113,000mls €7,990

2008 Ford Focus CC 1.6 4 DR Convertible 69,000Mls €8,495

2008 KIA Rio 1.5CRDI 77,000Mls €6,995

2008 Peugeot 407 1.6HDI 104,000Mls €7,995

2008 Renault Grand Scenic 1.5DCI 7 seater 85,749Mls €8,995

2008 Subaru Impreza 2.0RX 1.9 73,943Mls €6,500

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.4 60,894Mls €11,750

2006 Ford Focus 1.8TDCI Sport 115BHP 104,000mls €5995

2010 Ford Focus 1.6TDCI Zetec 42,000Mls €12,995

2010 Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI Zetec 90,000Mls €11,995

2010 KIA Ceed 1.6D Estate 72,000Mls €12,995

2010 Mazda 6 Sport 2.2D 79,000Mls €15,995

2010 Opel Astra Econetic 1.7CDTI Estate 120,000Mls €8,995

2005 Chevrolet Lacetti 1.4SX 39768mls €3495

2010 Opel Insgnia SRI NAV 2.0D 89,000Mls €13,995

2010 Toyota Avensis 2.0D Estate 79,000Mls €14,995

2010 VW Caddy 2.0SDI 63,000Mls €7,500 + VAT

2005 BMW Z4 3.0I ROADSTER 2DR E85 M54 3.0 21 90,000mls €8495

2011 Peugeot Expert 1.6HDI 63,000Mls €8,950 + VAT

2011 VW Passat 2.0TDI Bluemotion 89,000Mls €16,995

2012 Citroen Berlingo 1.6HDI 33,000Mls €8,950 + VAT

2012 Peugeot Bipper 1.4HDI 16,000Mls €8,500 + VAT

2012 Peugeot Partner 1.6HDI 34,000Mls €8,950 + VAT

2012 VW Passat 1.6TDI Sport Bluemotion 37,000Mls €18,995

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Blast from the Past

In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan Blast from the past...

Down memory lane with local friends

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep a problem to yourself AT A community meeting in Castlecomer, Kay Meany, Counsellor and Psychotherapist based in Kilkenny City, offered to meet individuals on a one-to-one basis locally. This counselling service will be run on a low cost basis and a small fee will be agreed for each appointment. If you have a problem or need to talk to someone in conďŹ dence, Kay will provide a caring, conďŹ dential space in Castlecomer. Please contact Kay for an ap-

pointment or more information Mobile 086/8306920 or email cornerstonekilkenny@ gmail.com. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whist again Winners in the latest whist drive: Mary Wheatley, Hanna Moore, Anne Mai Mullins, John Graham, Owen Salmon/ Nora Fisher, Catherine Brennan, Maureen Coady. Raffle winners: Nora Fisher, Seamus Hennessy, Gerry Kealy, Anne Mai Mullins, Conor Coady. Whist continues on this Fri-

day, 8.30pm in Castlecomer Community Hall . Top score â&#x201A;Ź50. All are welcome. Great win Well done to the Kilkenny hurlers on a fantastic win. Great credit is due. Special congratulations to our own Conor Fogarty. Selling fast The Male Voice Choir remind that tickets are selling fast for their concert with the Army Band and Mick Hanley, the Male Voice and Lisdowney Choirs.

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All Cars vehicles wanted cars , van's , 4 x4 and trucks Old cars + Nct Failures Top Cash price paid ever ything considered Ger Mulhall Kilkenny 056 7762508 or 087 2593006

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Raymund Kelly Architects on behalf of Philip Murphy and Sharon Walsh are applying for full planning permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling and domestic garage and all associated site works at Newgrove, Tullogher, County Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO I, Liam Dalton ,wish to apply to above authority for permission for the following development at Grange Lower,Goresbridge,Co.Kilkenny. CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING WORKSHOP TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY AS APPLIANCE REPAIR WORKSHOP WITH ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENT FOR WASTE FACILITY PERMIT. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application.The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission. Liam Dalton

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO I Patrick Maher am applying for permission for retention of existing cubicle house with slatted storage tank and all associated site works at Shankill, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the Offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during its public opening hours 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design, Architecture and Engineering Services (059 9725684).

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO Take notice that I intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for permission to construct a 25 bedroom hotel extension, a kitchen, dining, living room extension to the bedrooms to the rear of the function room and an extension to the existing first floor apartment including new dormer windows at The Long Man public house. The total increase in area is 881.63 sq. m. all on lands at The Long Man, Kilfane, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Brian Coll

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Take notice that I intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for permission to demolish an existing shed, to realign an existing driveway and to construct a new three bedroom house on lands at Jerpoint West, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Leann Burke Kelly

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I,Michael John Farrell hereby intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for planning permission for the following; Amendments to previously granted planning permission, Ref 14/116, to include an additional floor area of 15.4 m2 and all associated elevational alterations. No alterations are proposed to the Garage, site boundaries, site entrance, or site services. All works are to take place at Ricesland, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Brian Dunlop Architects Ltd. www.bdarchitects.ie

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We Paddy Bruton & Siobhan Kavanagh are applying for permission for the erection of an agricultural shed with storage tank for seepage and permission for new entrance walls and piers to existing dwelling and all associated site works at Aughtanny, Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the Offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during its public opening hours 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design, Architecture and Engineering Services (059 9725684).

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Fancy something a little bit racy this christmas?

Christmas Menu

Christmas Event Nights FRIDAY

SATURDAY

November 28th

November 29th

December 5th

December 6th

December 12th

December 13th

December 19th

December 20th

Gates open 7.00pm. First Race 7.55pm LIVE Races followed by DJ/Music

Starters Salmon, Shrimp and Smoked Haddock Vol en Vent Served with Crispy Bacon Dust Ham and Cheddar Cheese Croquet With Pepper Relish Cream of Vegetable Soup With Homemade Breads Beetroot, Walnut and Poached Pear Salad Drizzled with Honey Mustard Dressing

Main Course Roast Sirloin of Beef

Our Restaurant racing action with both bar and tote service at your

Traditional Turkey and Ham

table including one great party atmosphere.

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Salmon en Croute With Garlic Potatoes

for group entertainment where you can host corporate or private gatherings for as few as 20 people. Our reserved seating overlooks the track, giving you and your guests a birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye view of the racing action.

Roast Garlic and Mushroom Risotto With Rocket Salad and Garlic Bread

Desserts

Our Bars into the festive spirit so whether you have booked work, your guaranteed an action packed evening.

call our booking team on

1890 269 969

Milk Chocolate and Orange Baked Cheesecake Pear and Spiced Plum Crumble Cake With Hot Custard With Raspberry Couillo Selection of Homemade Ice-Creams

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call our booking team on

1890 269 969 email: sales@igb.ie

â&#x201A;¬9.99 Sizzler Package includes entry, race card, â&#x201A;¬2.00 drink voucher, â&#x201A;¬2.00 food voucher and â&#x201A;¬1.00 tote voucher.

Christmas Packages Master Restaurant Package Includes: Admission & Race Card Mulled wine of Arrival 4 Course Gourmet Dinner Table Side tote & Bar Service Live Racing & Live Music

â&#x201A;¬45.00 per person

Our Finger Food Package

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Platter Package Includes: Admission & Race Card Christmas Platters Live Racing & Live Music Groups of 10 or more Reserved seating

â&#x201A;¬20.00 per person Give them a little something extra, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to pre-order TOTE VOUCHERS for party!

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1 OCTOBER 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Brendan Maher is closely guarded by TJ Reid

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BRIANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROUD ARMY: The Reddy family

Pics: Donal Foley

Josephine and Dylan Lacey

Ballyhale enthusiasts

Ciara, Louise and Niamh Queally, Urlingford

A love divided: Mother and daughter, Anne and Frances Pembroke

Seamus Cribben, Bob McMunn and Luke Doyle

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Another war won on the battleﬁeld of Croker

Eddie Cody and former star, Liam ‘Chunky’ O’Brien

Pics: Donal Foley

Rian, Kathleen and Fionn Aylward

The O’Neills, Thomastown

Gerry, Shamie, Mossy and Jimmy Tyrrell, Kilkenny City

The Phelan family, Clara

Colin and Ivor Bolger with Mayor Andrew McGuinness

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Pics: Donal Foley

Mayor Andrew and Deputy John McGuinness with Claire and Pat McGeeney

A sea of black and amber

Kilkenny Cats from Monaghan: The McGuigans

Bridget, Teresa and Paddy Donovan, Callan

Job done: Twins Luí and Marcel Telford with Lucy Cleere of Drakelands

The Langtons, Gowran

The O’Neill family, Gowran

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Our heroes did the business

Pics: Donal Foley

Overcrowded: Seven hurlers and one ball

Kieran Joyce and Padraic Walsh make life difficult for Patrick Maher

Brian and Henry before Shefflin went into battle

Jackie Tyrrell and Paul Murphy keep tabs on Lar Corbett

JJ Delaney in full ďŹ&#x201A;ight

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Pics: Donal Foley

Referee Brian Gavin with captains JJ Delaney and Brendan Maher

Richie Power in full ﬂight

Brian Cody: In pensive mood

Henry Shefflin in ﬁnal action

King Henry with his young son of the same name

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