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Jacobs Watches and in June we are extending our Michael Kors range to include Jewellery.

We also have our own in house brands such as Satisfashion, Angelique, Jacques Esteve and Apassionata. We have our new full range of Communion and Confirmation medals and gifts in store.

Sign up for the Fields Priviledge Card in store, you can shop online at our website www.fields.ie or you can find us on facebook.

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ȱ ȱ The Irish National Stud is one of our country’s best locations for a celebration as well as just for a day out; it is an angelic stretch of land that enriches all who enter and leaves nothing to dbe desired. Founded in 1901 by Coloonel Hall Walker, the e location has been n e the home of some of the best thor-oughbred horses of the world; including Minoru, named after the designer of the Stud’s famous Japanese Garden, who took King Edward VII of England to victory in the 1909 derby. Along with its reputation as a breeding facility, the Irish National Stud is home to the divine, transcendent beauty of the aforementioned Japanese

Gardens. The garden was an attempt to depict the ‘Life of Man’ and is something worth being experienced by all. As well as this there is also St. Fiachra’s Garden and the Horse Museum to keep you yo entertained for the entire day. The location is perfect for communions and confirmations and also wedd dings and any o other celebrattion you could h have need of.

A Along with the ou outdoor facilitie ties the Irish natio tional Stud also ha a restaurant, has children’s play area, gift shop, guided tours and an area for picnics; it is perfect for an entire family.

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Jordan Butler: Young talent with a super voice

CBS lad: The student prince of singing

Reporter readers to support our teen singing sensation JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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In The Watergate Theatre

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The Little or perhaps not so Little Rascals preparing diligently for the Chamber Music competition on March 4 at St Caniceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NS, 4pm. From left, Sean Cullen, Sean Keenan, Mikey Raggett and, centre, Harry Shine. All are aged 9

The Dynamica quartet will take part in the Chamber Music competition.

Included are Georgia Shine, Hannah Josef, Sophia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea and Katie Breen.

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Protecting our people, the new Renault Master

Rear view of new ambulance

Ambulance is key to permanent hall door!

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HER In Her, Spike Jonze’s virtual reality romcom, set a decade or so in the future, Joaquin Phoenix appears before us as Theodore Twombly, a beefcake in nerd’s clothing. He works at a bespoke letterwriting company, crafting letters full of earnest feelings on behalf of buyers who have lost the art of expressing themselves.

His look combines a Tom Selleck moustache with a boxy red jacket and oddly high waisted flannel slacks, and he carries about him a faint air of awkward creepiness, mitigated by rare flashes of spectacular dimples.

Theodore is lonely. He has been separated from his wife, Catherine (Rooney Mara), for a year now, but is still dragging his feet on signing the divorce papers. In his head, he gets cinematic flashbacks to the golden-hued good times. He lies awake in bed, hooking up with other lonely people for phone sex that is more erratic than erotic: one promising chat stalls on the female stranger’s breathless plea to “choke me with a dead cat”.

The world that Theodore is in seems full of faulty personal connections that suddenly go dead, so he customises one of his own: a sophisticated artificial intelligence, known as an “Operating System” or “OS”, designed to

listen, understand and evolve along with you. His OS arrives with a throaty, husky voice (Scarlett Johansson’s) and calls itself “Samantha”, although its physical presence is confined to an earpiece and smartphone.

Before long, Theodore’s Eeyore-ish mood is perceptibly lifting, Samantha is spontaneously composing cascading piano music to convey the beauty of their time together, and the fact that his “girlfriend” doesn’t have a body becomes one of those little quirks a guy is prepared to overlook in someone spectacular.

There are interesting philosophical questions at the heart of Jonze’s film. Does “humanity” reside in physicality or self-awareness?

Where is fidelity located, in a love affair devoid of sex? I know, too, that the film was supposed gradually to trade creepy for cute, as the chemistry between a sorrowfully sex-obsessed loner and his tiny computer slowly attains the radiant vulnerability of a fully-fledged romance.

But the dial never quite shifts. For a start, much of the stuff that is supposed to make the characters charmingly unique feels rather mediocre.

Theodore writes terrible letters, stuffed with vague generic cliché. (It’s even worse when he gets specific: his

hired epistles to one woman keep harking fondly back to her “little crooked tooth” which he noticed in a photograph, a motif which – used too often - would probably be enough to get her lover the elbow.)

Unlike Theodore, I never fell for Samantha: despite the seductive pulling-power of Johannson’s voice, she seemed distinctly bossy and manipulative, constantly probing his emails and taking executive decisions on his life without asking. The scene in which they have “sex” without contact – with Samantha squealing “I can feel you inside me!” from the smartphone – was one that, were I an OS myself, I would pay to have wiped from my hard drive.

The film is far from a trial to watch, though. It has an original premise, some funny lines (Theodore’s man-child plea: “I can’t even prioritise between video games and internet porn”) and a gorgeous set that twinkles and glows in all the right places.

The trouble is, Theodore and Samantha – on their lengthy, emotional “learning journey” – talk so much about their evolving feelings that I began to think I should collect a therapist’s fee after the credits. And strangely, by the end, I myself scarcely felt a thing.

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White is a very different movie from last week’s Blue, it’s hard to believe they had the same director and are part of the same trilogy.

Blue’s sparseness of dialogue is gone, as is its morose atmosphere; White often flirts with comedy and absurdity instead; it’s zany where its predecessor was airy, it’s the odd one out of the trilogy.

White is the only one with a male protagonist and it moves the majority of the plot from France to Poland and the film discusses both countries at length. Each of these three movies dissects a piece of the famous French Motto ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ and White lands with the middle one, Equality. The film tells the story of Karol, a Polish immigrant who is divorced in the first scene of the film because of his impotency.

Homesick and homeless; Karol busks in the tunnels of the Paris Metro with a comb until he finds another immigrant who is returning to Poland. Unfortunately Karol does not have a passport and as such, he elects to get to Poland by hiding in his suitcase. Scenes

like this sound like something from a comedy but the entire tone of White is so straight-faced that many find these two elements working together confounding. The film criticizes the high capitalism of Poland following the fall of the USSR; many times throughout you hear the phrase: ‘These days you can buy anything’ and how Karol faces homelessness and impotency in France but wild, unparalleled success in Poland is symbolic of that country’s rise out of impoverishment in the early 90’s. The white in this film is overpowering: The sky is constantly white, the world is full of snow, Karol’s dreams are primarily white and the bust he steals in Paris that comes to represent his wife is bleach white.

None of these films have any actors you’re likely to recognise but they all put in great jobs and play their parts marvellously.

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From 2005’s Feels onwards they were still experimental and psychedelic but more structured and often with heavy, dense production.

Sung Tongs is probably the biggest anomaly of the band’s discography; a psychedelic folk album that existed somewhere between these two states.

It’s more structured and pop influenced than 2003’s Here Comes the Indian but there’s also a 12 minute ambient track stuck right in the middle of it. Like their debut, the album only has two of the usual four members on it and is almost entirely acoustic guitar, drums

Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable has more the feel of a series of anecdotes than a story in any sense; each chapter tells of a different, unconnected experience that Hemingway had in the five years of the book’s time frame and none can be said to be part of any over-arching plot.

Paris in the 1920’s was home to what has become known as The Lost Generation due to a phrase overheard by Gertrude Stein; a collection of artists, most of whom had served in the first world war, who had been inflected with a more cynical and detached view of the world that favoured nihilism and alcohol abuse.

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and voice modulation; it’s the only album in their discography with this structure. Animal Collective has always been a pop band at heart, their songs are full of catchy melodies and hooks but every other element is experimental and alien to pop music. Their debut Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished coupled pop with harsh noise and a minimalist, spacey aesthetic, their latest album buried melodies in this dense, psychedelic jungle of sounds and noises; the instrumentation of Sung Tongs is sparse compared to those albums so the hooks are much more discernable, the difference is structural.

Animal Collective songs tend not to deviate too far from the

verse-chorus-verse structure to some extent but often interject it with lengthy and constantly changing sections between each part. Take the opening song, the phenomenal Leaf House, the song amounts to 2:43 but the only parts that could be considered verses and choruses last for a little over one minute; the rest is these different melodies, often very short that consistently come in and out of the song, it’s like an early Faust piece. Most of the songs are structured like this and it always feels completely natural, like the songs couldn’t have gone in any other direction. The absolute highlight of the album is Winters Love, a beautiful work that perfectly captures this sense of nostalgia and childlike wonderment; it’s this sort of sincerity that I believe has led Animal Collective to be such a widely acclaimed band.

Sung Tongs is magical and dreamy and one of the band’s best albums; there is truly nothing like it.

also characterised by a disillusionment with the prewar morals and values that created the First World War. The majority of these writers resided in Paris and were most often acquaintances of each other. Along with Hemingway writers featured in A Moveable Feast include James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ford Madox Ford, Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound along with dozens of others.

In this book Hemingway documents his experiences living poor in Paris, writing for sustenance, and meeting and discussing with the best of the city’s writers; it’s an eclectic work that covers so many characters and locations

in its barely 120 pages and does so in a way that is often scathing of his fellow writers.

Hemingway states in the opening letter that you may approach this work as a piece of fiction if it pleases you and it can sometimes feel that it is more fanciful than factual. Hemingway and his wife are always portrayed as loving and caring and quiet while his contemporaries are lashed with criticism of their appearances, writing and opinions that dissent those of Hemingway. This isn’t as much a criticism as it is an observation, Hemingway was a famously vain man and could be considered an unreliable narrator.

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Business of the week Kudeta Kudeta is a new Asian bistro that has just opened up on John Street and is fast turning into one of our city’s best locations. The food culture of Kilkenny is one healthy and thriving and Kudeta’s blending of cultural dishes from all

across Asia as well as its extensive wine bar and live music on Friday evenings make the restaurant one of the most exciting new developments in the Kilkenny culinary experience.

Kudeta has already received massive acclaim for its chic

decor, casual, relaxed atmosphere and most importantly its menu; and along with this the restaurant also offers a fantastic take away and delivery service.

There really is no parallel to Kudeta; I highly recommend it.

DVD of the week The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Certainly an improvement on last year’s somewhat mediocre The Hunger Games, Catching Fire is a bigger, better written and better directed version of its predecessor and is a much better film because of it. The Hunger Games is a series of films for young adults based on the

books of the same name

by Suzanne Collins. They follow Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) a young woman living in her version of Airstrip 1 when she is drafted into the Hunger Games, a series of yearly battles that pit two teenagers from each of the twelve districts into a battle to the death. After

winning the previous year’s games, Katniss is once again made to fight the games but this time she is against an all-star team of previous winners from all the districts. Everything in the film just works so much better than it did previously and Catching Fire is a superior film in almost every way.

Show of the week The Ice Child The Ice Child is a new Irish fairy tale that is being shown in the Watergate Theatre from the tomorrow the 27th February until 1st March. The play is suitable for anyone 8+ and is about a

child made of ice, he is lost and alone because he can’t be touched for fear of melting and must live without even having a hug. The show was penned recently by Irish Writer Mike Kenny

and is definitely worth seeing; in its simplest sense it’s about a child growing up differently and is extremely heartfelt.

Tickets are €10 each or €25 for a family of four.

Audio of the week Fiio E11 Amplifier The E11 amplifier packs almost the same punch as its E10 predecessor but with a reduced price and more importantly, the ability to be used portably. Fiio has always made fantastic amplifiers for headphones and the E11 is one of the best you could possibly get for under €80, it’s worth considering amplifiers do

more than make your music louder, it creates a sound fuller richer, and with infinitely more detail that would be available on your standard setup. Every good pair of headphones needs a good amplifier and the E11 is a perfect purchase for anyone looking for one on the cheaper end of the spectrum.

TV of the week The Americans Season 2 The Americans has as good a television premise as you could hope for and does so much with that premise that the show has easily become one of my favourite currently running. The Americans is set in 1980’s America and features a marriage of two Soviet spies as its main characters.

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two kids and are trying to survive in a time when the Union is on its last legs. The husband wants to try and stay in the US as an American while the wife eventually wants to return to Russia; the cast of characters isn’t large but the series manages to sprawl to a large degree, it’s definitely worth seeing.

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Metal Gear Solid V If there ever was a AAA game series that could be considered auteur it’s Metal Gear Solid. What started out as a simple stealth game for Japanese computers in the 80’s somehow morphed into this epic saga about giant cow robots, haunted ligaments and cyber-aids that people still somehow

take seriously. The games for the most part have you running back over a large area completing objectives, fighting ridiculous boss battles and sitting through cutscenes that sometimes pass the hour mark. The games somehow manage to be both silly and heartfelt and can create some extremely powerful

relatively linear progression of previous games. It looks like it will be a worthy addition to the series and you can rest assured that it will at least be better than 4.

moments; the series unquestionably hits a peak on Metal Gear Solid 3 but the fifth game is starting to look promising, with an emphasis in adding free roaming as opposed to the

App of the week Gneo Gneo is the most expensive app I have ever recommended, costing €8.99 on the app store but there truly is no better app for organization and task managing than Gneo and if you buy it then you’ll recover that initial investment in spades. There really is no great genius to Gneo,

it simply takes the base organization features of the phone, improves and expands upon them all in every way, and puts all into the same place with this simple and easy-to-use interface.

I recommend Gneo to anyone who is looking to organize their work lives better.

Film of the week The Momentums Men February tends to be a dire month for film releases but here in The Momentums Men we have a pretty good historical thriller/comedy that is worth the viewing. The film is about the Momentums, a team of army personnel in World War 2 tasked with finding and saving pieces of German art and culture that were being destroyed by

the Nazis. For many people the biggest draw will be the cast; George Clooney (who also directed the film), Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett all feature in this film and they all do great jobs in their roles. The film won’t be winning any awards for historical accuracy but it’s a fun adventure while you’re watching it.

Song of the week Chvrches- Do I Wanna Know?

Chvrches cover of Arctic Monkeys hit 2013 song Do I Wanna Know? changes a haunting, desert melody into this mysterious, synth driven song that initially sounds almost nothing like the original. The cover was performed on Triple J’s Like a Version segment and has amassed almost half a million views so far on Youtube. The Chvrches

Album of the Week St Vincent- St Vincent The first thing that you will probably notice about St. Vincent’s new album is just how each song is almost completely different from the one previous. First you have Rattlesnake with this minimalist, kraftwerk-y rhythm going, the guitar and drums in Birth in Reverse gives it more the feel of a traditional pop

song, and then Prince Johnny is ethereal and epic; those are just the first three tracks but every song on this album has this level of diversity. St. Vincent is a triumph, it succeeds in reinventing the artists sound and making a fresh sound that is one of the best albums of the year so far.

version has more the feel of a traditional love song, especially in the chorus, though the singing of Mayberry gives the song a more elegant quality compared to the original. Is it better? It’s different and the two songs are difficult to compare; either way it’s definitely worth giving a listen.

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CROSSWORDS All of the clues relate to Catchwords.

Can you find the words then fit them correctly into the grid?

Bold, courageous, independent, enthusiastic, fun-loving and fascinating Aries.

Your ruling planet is Mars, your best day of the week is Tuesday and red is your colour. With Uranus moving through your sign (until 2017), others will surely be magnetised by your presence and captivated by your antics.

Persistent, appreciative, dependable, practical and creative Taurus: Your ruling planet is Venus, your best day of the week is Friday and your best colour, green. With Pluto moving through another of the Earth signs, Capricorn, until 2024, your expertise is set to grow and consolidate in the coming years.

Funny, versatile, talkative, fast-thinking and sophisticated Gemini: Your ruling planet is Mercury, your best day of the week is Wednesday and your best colours are spring-like, yellow and lilac. Jupiter is in your sign until late June 2013 broadening your world.

Sensitive, nurturing, careful, imaginative and encouraging Cancer: Your ruling ‘planet’ is the Moon, your best day of the week is Monday and your best colours are blue and silver. Jupiter arrives in your sign in late June 2013 ushering in a period of extraordinary growth and opportunity.

Instinctive, warm, creative, extravagant and delightful Leo Your ruling ‘planet’ is the Sun, your best day of the week is Sunday and your best colours are gold, yellow and orange. With Uranus moving through another of the Fire signs until 2017, your life journey is set to include adventures bringing increased contact with new cultures.

Nimble, versatile, analytical, constructive, meticulous and often mimicallygifted Virgo. Your ruling planet is Mercury, your best day of the week is Wednesday and your colours are Earthy greens and browns. With Neptune now in your opposite sign of Pisces, the need to find perfection is strong.

Charming, elegant, stylish, romantic and merger-making Libra Your ruling planet is Venus, your best day of the week is Friday and your colours are gentle hues of blues, pinks and violets. Pluto’s passage through Capricorn until 2024 is shaking your very foundations.

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Mesmerising, insightful, determined, resourceful and focused Scorpio Your ruling planets are Mars and Pluto, your best day of the week is Tuesday and your colours deep, deep red and black. Saturn is moving through your sign until late 2014. View this as a long period of self-investment.

Sparks could fly: possibly because you’re trying to travel too fast. Awareness of extra freedom could prompt you to do something different. It could be that news from far away raises the prospect of financial change. It might also be that someone younger would like you to react quickly to events.

Don’t for a moment assume that because things seem to be running well, that things will stay that way. The unexpected is set to knock you off your axis midweek. True, this could be domestic-related. Whatever, your schedule could go awry.

Quirky, determined, logical, eccentric and freedom-loving Aquarius. Your ruling planets are Saturn and Uranus. Your best day of the week is Saturday and your best colours are electric or deep, rich blue and anything metallic.

You might also decide to move home.

Intuitive, sensitive, big-picture thinking, kind and thoughtful Pisces. Your ruling planets are Jupiter and Neptune. Your best day of the week is Thursday and your best colours are those of the sea: blue, green, lavender and silver. Slow moving Neptune is in your sign through to 2024 enhancing your aptitude for healing.

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Telephone Golf Shop: 051 380587 or 380592 E-mail: golf@fhh.ie www.FaithleggGolfClub.com

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is about the service not the accessories and it is undoubtedly the best at what it does. This new venture is being headed by local Louise Delaney, a woman long passionate about the world of boutiques and has troves of experience in the field; she is dedicated to a quality job, you will never leave disappointed.

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Sean Nós singer Iarla Ó Lionaird with Mayor Martin Brett, Annmarie Hogan and Dervla Ó Connor

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

Blast from the past...

Reconstructing the Old Rectory, owned by the Church of Ireland were Joe McNulty RIP, Mick Sherwood RIP, Eamon Fitzgerald, Mal Tynan Snr and Jnr and the late Willie Coogan, former owner of The Avalon Inn. The rectory is now home to Joe and Julie Coogan

Panto DVD is great value at â&#x201A;Ź10 THE DVD of Deenside Players pantomime â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Show White and the Seven Dwarfsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is now on sale at Maherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shop, Kilkenny Street. It is great value at â&#x201A;Ź10.

Lottos Golf â&#x201A;Ź8,400; GAA â&#x201A;Ź2,600,

Historic day On the Feast of Our Lady the

ďŹ nal repayment on the parish loan for church renovations was paid. A sum of â&#x201A;Ź16,442.77 was paid and the loan is now cleared.

Thanks went to all who showed great commitment to the project which started in February 2004.

Eucharistic Ministers Additional people are need

for this ministry in the parish.

Further details from co-ordinator Mrs Margaret Rothwell, Firoda 4441412.

Carers needed Home Instead Senior Care is the largest non medical homecare provided in Ireland.

Compassionate, dependable

caregivers are urgently required to visit seniors in their own homes, providing professional care and enhancing lives.

The following areas need to be covered: Castlecomer and Ballyragget. Further information from Lorraine at 0567800508 or lorraine.kelly@ hisc.ie

Cheltenham The local GAA clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main development fundraiser has been launched. The Fantasy Cheltenham competition is now up and running and Erinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Own club officials are appealing to all members, parents and their families to get behind it.

The website www.fantasycheltenham.ie is updated and contains the 2014 brochure.

Get in contact with all clubs where possible to get on board in this club fundraiser; email; fantasycheltenham.ie phone 087-2299555; website www. fantasycheltenham.ie.

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.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO We John and Nichola Nolan hereby intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for planning permission to construct a new single storey extension to the side of the existing house and all associated site and ancillary work. All works to take place at No. 08 Beechlawns, Newpark Upper, 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 itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public opening hours 9a.m. - 1.00p.m. and 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.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.

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I, James Moylan, hereby apply to Kilkenny County Council for full planning permission to erect a dairy cubicle house including slatted slurry storage tanks, milking parlour, dairy, drafting area, plant room, ancillary concrete works and the demolition of existing farm buildings at Caherleske, Callan, 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 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1pm and 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm, 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 fee 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.

We, Originate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; New Thinking For Business Ltd. hereby intend to apply to Kilkenny Borough Council for change of use planning permission from office / banking hall to casual dining restaurant & cafĂŠ bar and baked goods retail section along with associated signage (to Friary Street) at the Former Bank of Scotland / ESB premises on Friary Street (and Pennyfeather Lane to Rear), Kilkenny. This building is located within the City Centre Architectural Conservation Area.

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: James Moylan

Signed: Brian Dunlop Architects

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A clean but sporting battle

TJ Reid and Michael Cahill in close combat

Willie Phelan (K) in control

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Golf Notes Callan Drive In Martin Maher and Kathleen Phelan (Captains 2014) would like to invite you all to their offical drive in next Saturday morning. The registration for the competition to follow will take place at 11am before Martin and Kathleen hit the ceremonial opening shots of 2014 to declare the golf season officially underway. There follows a mixed scramble event which all are invited to take part in which is always wonderfully supported.

So members from all parts of the club please come along and enjoy the offical opening of the 2014 in a wonderful social atmosphere.

O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles On Wednesday the 5th of March Callans open singles series gets underway. Over the past few years the open singles has proved massively popular.

The Series is a huge source of interest and revenue for the club which enjoys brilliant support from members and visitors alike.

The course is in beautiful condition for so early in the season and all are looking forward to all comers who can enjoy the course and catering facilities throughout the coming months.

The hugely popular early bird option for non members (10e before 12 noon for a fourball or 12.50e for visitors not part of a visiting fourball) applies. This year there is a meal option as part of the early bird deal with golf, soup and sandwiches for 20e. Last year the first winner was Paul Norris who in March was the first name in the hat for the annual playoff and thousands of shots later John Hession from Mount Juliet was proudly crowned winner of the overall competition after a hotly contested finale. This year promises more of the same and hopefully as enjoyable competition throughout our long season.The Winter League has been extended to allow for the inclement weather. The final date will be decided over the coming days.

Singles Sean Walzer returned to form with a win in this weekends competition. Sean won by a shot from Sean Brett with Tom Kenny in third. It was a very difficult weekend for golf but hopefully the drive in and the incoming Spring will signal more golf friendly conditions.

There are wonderful offers for membership (new and lapsed members) this year while there are finance options available for existing members also. Contact the office on 056-7725136 for all queries and speak to Margaret.

Mens Results Sunday 22nd Feb 1 S Walzer 2 S Brett 3 T Kenny

Ladies Results

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Feb 18th 1 K O Neill 27 2 M O Brien 24 3 C Henriques 24 Callan Golf Club Lotto Results Week 48 No Winner €30 each Michael Slattery, Margaret Scully, & Margaret Hickey.

Sellers: Kathleen Phelan & John Cahill Next Week’s Jackpot €2750

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March offers an 18 hole mens open singles. Visitors and members are welcome to participate.

Castlecomer The golfing year was ushered in with rousing welcome on Sunday with the joint Captain’s drive in. Captain Gerry Dunne, recovering from illness, arrived with Lady Captain Ita Madigan to crowds delighted to take part in the celebration and opening competition. Despite overcast clouds, rain held off during the drive in and the following competition. With a shot-gun start, players convened afterwards to enjoy the delicious food provided by and sponsored

by Eddie, the golf club’s chef and bar manager. Many thanks for his support and gratefully received nourishment.

Everybody was welcomed in fine fashion by the two Captains and with warm wishes for an enjoyable and successful year of golf. The standard of good golf was evident in the club by the great scoring achieved in the nine hole scramble.

For many, steady birdies and pars weren’t enough to feature among the winners. The winning team of Michael Brennan, John Brennan, Tony Carr and Mai McEvoy played terrific golf. A great eagle chance prepared by the team effort was pinned down with a massive putt by Michael Brennan on the twelfth.

With a winning net score of 25 they pipped the team of Michael Daly, John Dowling, Betty Byrne and Helen Dunne by just ¼ of a point.

Although Captain Gerry Dunne was recuperating and unable to play fully in the competition, his wife Helen, as part of that second place team and former lady captain herself, kept the Dunne banner flying high. In third place were Murty Coonan, John Dooley, Donie Walsh and Theresa Manning with a score of 27.

The day was great fun and full of goodwill and good cheer.

Everyone in the club is looking forward to the many upcoming golfing events and supporting Captain Gerry and Lady Captain Ita, both of whom are deemed to be wonderful ambassadors for the club. Committed to be there in sickness and in health, with mutual support and good wishes between all, it was marvellous to see Captain Gerry and Lady Captain Ita celebrate recovery, new beginnings and happy days for everyone.

Ladies Preparations are underway for the selection of teams for the upcoming inter-club competitions. The Minor cup, Challenge and Intermediate have their first round in April and the team member scouts are on high alert. There is plenty of opportunity for players to be out there, improving and practicing and generally becoming noticed for their good golf. Coming up next weekend is the high and low ladies competition and the spring league for ladies. Draws for both will take place on Friday, 28th and times noted on the web-site for players to check for the high and low. Names for the competitions can be placed on the notice board sheets in the club house. With the upsurge in new lady members and fresh enthusiasm in all to play the course under the new layout, it is reasonable to have high hopes for interesting and enjoyable participation in interclub matches for the ladies. Following the very successful ‘tester’ experience for ladies promoted

by Honoria Fogarty in 2013, the new lady members now in the club are very welcome. Any others who may be wondering if golf is the gift they might have missed in their life, should contact the club immediately.

There are officers of the club dedicated to involvement with beginners to help them find their golfing legs and the joy of the golf experience. Very few who try it can turn away from it forever. It’s like chocolate or anything deliciously tasty. Once tried, it’s hard to stay away from it when you know it’s there on offer, because it just feels so good. Go on, try it out for yourself or encourage those who never tried it yet. You’ll probably like it and so might they.

Lotto There was no winner of the jackpot on Monday 17th February. The numbers drawn were 2, 5, 7, 17. The jackpot now stands at €8,400 and is an enticing amount to be won for just a €2 flutter. Tickets are available from the club house, members and local retail outlets. There’s only one way to win. Be in. Buy that ticket to give yourself the chance to wonder just what €8,400 might do for you. If you win it, you can do it.

Deals and offers A reminder that there are great deals to be had in Castlecomer Golf club for visitors, groups and Societies.

Golf only , €19.00 Golf and Buggy, €25.00 (PPS Buggy) Golf, Tea & Scone on arrival, Main Course Meal €29.00

Golf, Tea & Scone on arrival, Main Course Meal, Buggy €35.00 (PPS Buggy) Golf, Breakfast Bap and Tea/ Coffee on arrival, Main Course Meal, Buggy €39.00 (PPS Buggy) Plus; €100.00 Voucher off your next outing in Castlecomer (20 Members or more playing on the day) €50.00 Voucher off your next outing in Castlecomer (10-20 Members playing on the day) There are great deals for membership available also with savings of €100 on full membership when linking in with an existing member. Great value options for limited membership are also available for beginners and those tasting and testing their ability and committment.

For full details check www. castlecomergolf.ie or phone 056 4441139. Or call a friend or someone known to you who is a member of the club and any of those would be delighted to take your call of interest with great welcome.

Gowran Captains Drive In to Office A large number of members turned up for the first major event of the year at the traditional driving-in ceremony on Sunday last 23rd February.

Captains Declan Davis and Deirdre McCabe took to the 1st tee shortly after lunch a little nervously but confident of a good strike-off. They enjoyed favourable drives hopefully leading to a great years’ golf ahead.

The drive-in was followed by a 3 person scramble with a shotgun start at 12.30 p.m. Paul Whelan, Mick Bolger and John O’Driscoll took top spot , 2nd place was taken by Richie Lowry, Peter O’Shea and Eileen Tobin, while 3rd place went to John Moore, Pat Roche and J.J. Ryan. An enjoyable social evening took place after the golf.

Spring League The Spring League continued last week with another round of qualifiers. Gowran Park member Denis Ryan (12) took the leading spot with a great score of 43 points well ahead of the remaining two qualifiers Tom Attride (6) Borris and Joe Lannon (13) Gowran Park with 38 points each. Remaining qualifiers continue every Thursday and Friday through to 27th March.

Seniors Open Days Gowran Park hosts a Seniors Open Singles day on Tuesday next 4th March with a timesheet in operation – telephone 056 7726699. Entry Fee - Visitors €15.00 Members €5.00.

Ladies Results - 11 Hole Stableford - 19th February, 2014 1st Rachel Dick (22) 25pts 2nd Eileen Walsh (19) 24pts Well done to the Winter League winners team, Ger Hickey, Catherine O’Driscoll, Eileen Walsh and Mary Harding, captained by Ann Mullins winning by 1 point with a total of 414 points.

Lady members are reminded of the fun 11 hole Scramble Wednesday 26th February draw at 10.30 a.m. for a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Prizegiving after the golf.

Golden Golfers - 11 Hole Champagne Scramble 21st February, 2014 1st Tony Dooley (13), Pat Nolan (23), Kerri Bolger (27) 62.0 nett 2nd Mick Dillon (11), John O’Driscoll (20), Kate Hennessy (10) 59.0 nett Junior Golf – Thursday 20th February 2014 1st Ciaran Whelan (9) 38 points 2nd Conor Cleere (28) 34 points

Fixtures Spring Series (Open Singles) Thursday 27th and Friday 28th February Members 18 Hole Competition Saturday 1st March/Sunday 2nd March Seniors Open Singles Tuesday 4th March Visitors €15 Open Fourball Sunday 9th March Visitors €20

Kilkenny MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL & FEES Members are reminded he 28th February is final date for payment of annual subscriptions.

GOLF WINTER SPECIAL Golf Winter Special available Monday to Friday until 31st March 2014. Green Fee plus hot plate of the day and Tea/Coffee for €35.

SNOOKER SINGLES The second round of the snooker singles was due for completion

by February 24th, any outstanding matches please complete as soon as possible.

BRIDGE LESSONS Bridge will continue playing on Monday night March 3rd at 7.45pm.

RESULTS No competitions at week end as the course was closed while the clean up from the storm took place.

LADIES NEWS Ladies Fixtures

Anyone wishing to help out please give your name to anyone on the Junior committee or else drop your details to kilkennyjuniorgolf@gmail.com

FIXTURES Monday February 24th, Course Closed Tuesday February 25th, Course Closed Wednesday February 26th, Course Closed Thursday February 27th, Course Closed Friday February 28th, Course Closed Saturday March 1st, Course Closed Sunday March 2nd, Course Closed Monday March 3rd Course Closed Tuesday March 4th, Course Closed

Mountain View Storm Damage The atrocious storm recently saw over 70 trees knocked and debris strewn throughout the course. Many of the trees were uprooted while more were broken in two. Others had large limbs broken off or are bent over perilously close to falling over completely. There was also some damage done to the roof of the clubhouse. The course is open for play thanks to the hard work of greenkeeper Edward Power along the help of some members who are busy with the cleanup.

Until the cleanup is completed any player who’s stance or swing is impeded by uprooted trees or piles of branches may take relief of two club lengths.

Open Spring Series Due to the poor weather conditions over the past number weeks only two competitions of the Open Spring Series were completed. Jim Dunne (MV) was the qualifier from week 2 with 39Pts and last week Gary Ryan (MV) qualified with 38Pts. This competition continues for the next seven weeks with the grand final on Saturday 19th April.

Spring League

No competition Thursday 27th February as course closed.

Castlecomer Golf Club has invited our Seniors to join them on Wednesday February 26th if they wish. Please check in by 10am in Castlecomer.

Members are reminded that this year’s Spring League commences on March 23rd and promises to be a close run contest with a new and unique competition format. Teams will comprise of four players and there will be four rounds run over four consecutive weekends.

Contact the clubhouse for competition details. Entry fee will be €80 per team.

SENIOR LADIES

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No Competition on Tuesday Feb 25th on Tuesday March 4th.

SENIOR MEN

No Competition Thursday 27th February as course closed.

JUNIOR/JUVENILE The Juvenile section are looking for volunteer’s to help out with Saturday morning coaching which will start back in mid Spring.

Sunday Mar 2nd Week 6 Open Series (Single Stableford) Mon Mar 3nd - Sun Mar 9th Week 5 Open Series (Single Stableford) Tuesday Mar 4th MV Seniors Competition Wednesday Mar 5th Ladies 18 Hole Competition.

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