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Mayor Martin Brett presents Maria Espinha with her certiﬁcate

Marinna Seurokova receives her certiﬁcate from Mayor Brett

Theresa Delahunty, Mayor Brett and Joanne Turner

Malgosia Brzuchaez receives her certiﬁcate

Tutor Eamonn Corcorangets with his certiﬁcate

Tutor Joanne Turner with other students

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VICAR STREET: TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS December 2008: At CAS oral hearing C. O Drisceoil, John Bradley and Heritage Council all argued there was a strong likelihood that fabric from a late medieval/Renaissance (ie. 15501650AD) house was present at Nos.2022 Vicar street. This was dismissed by VJK/KK Co Co. May 30, 2013: Permission given by National Monuments Service, on recommendation of VJK, to demolish Nos.2122 Vicar street. June 2013: Protests from C. O Drisceoil, KAS, Heritage Council brought about reversal from National Monuments Service and demolition postponed pending outcome of further archaeological investigations. July 2013 -Sept 2013: Archaeological investigations by VJK bring to light late medieval/Renaissance

window, chimney breast in south gable wall of No.22 Vicar street. Arguments that these proved argument for late medieval/Renaissance structure dismissed and demolition recommended again by VJK. September 2013April 2014: Additional reports issued, all of which denied the south gable of No 22 was of any archaeological value. Window said to have been â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;taken from an earlier building and incorporated in this wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. October 2013: Special meeting of Kilkenny Borough Council re Vicar street with presentations from VJK. County manager states â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;deďŹ nitely nothing pre1700 at Vicar streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. April 17, 2014: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Finalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; archaeological report issued, again stating nothing pre dating 1700 extant at Vicar

street. Recommendation to demolish again made by VJK. April 30: Following intervention of National Museum of Ireland an inspection of site carried out by independent buildings archaeologist. This concluded the gable of No.22 was indeed late medieval/Renaissance, probably dating between c.15801630. This accepted by National Museum of Ireland and county manager. VJK stance unknown. May 2014: Joe Crockett announces â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;signiďŹ cant compromiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on Vicar street: decision to demolish late medieval/Renaissance gable reversed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;in the possible interest of the building heritage of Kilkennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. No admission that gable is late medieval/Renaissance and remainder of terrace at Vicar street (Nos.2122) to be demolished for CAS.

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4 JUNE 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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KYTELERS INN Thursday

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The Acousticats LATE BARS & Matchstick Men DJ’s Saturday 8pm Garden Session

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Tomas Jackman till late Coming events... Friday 20th June

DAVE YOUNG comedian “Spaced out - Live” Saturday 21st June

DANCE HALL REVIVAL The Uptown Ban & DJ Frank “Fun” Coyne music from 60’s, 70’s & 80’s no cover charge

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)LOP :H DUH WKH %HVW When depicting stories about young girls, ﬁlmmakers have a tendency to glitz them up with vibrant colors, pop hit soundtracks, and leading ladies so pretty and polished in their look they seem custom-made to be fashion dolls. With We Are The Best!, Swedish writerdirector Lukas Moodysson rejects these ﬂashy facades, instead offering a story of girlhood and friendship that is refreshingly authentic, captivating and sincere, not to mention a hell of a lot of fun. The heroines of We Are The Best! are true tomboys, not the Hollywood variety where a ponytail, glasses and paintsplattered overalls are all that separate them from being the prettiest, most popular girls at school. There will be no She’s All That makeover for Klara (Mira Grosin), Hedvig (Liv LeMoyne) and Bobo (Mira Barkhammar). Their story doesn’t demand one. Thirteen-year-old girls coming

0DOHILFHQW Maleficent has been declawed. The classic fairytale villainess with a cackling voice, ruby-red lips and that towering headdress has been given a revisionary story that aims to make her lovable. But instead, Maleficent takes the venom out of its fierce titular figure, and rewrites her story to make her pathetic. Angelina Jolie stars as Maleficent in a live-action origin story that’s meant to do for this evil fairy what Wicked did for The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West. But where Wicked gave a backstory that made its witch richer in character and complexity, Maleficent’s thinly drawn fantasy makes its villain less compelling by softening her story’s sharpest edges and remolding her as a scorned woman on a desperate--and confounding-path of revenge. In this version, Maleficent wasn’t always bad. Once, she was just a young fairy with dark wings, big horns, and a blood-red lip (that looks jarring on the child made-up to play Jolie’s younger version). She lived in the Moor, a land inhabited by the fairies, a land where humans fear to tread. But one day, a young thief named Stefan sneaks onto the Moor and has a fateful meeting with this naïve fairy. Over the years, he continues to

visit her, and Maleficent falls for him. (Voiceover insists he too fell for her, but I remain unconvinced.) But as an ambitious man, Stefan is offered an opportunity to claim the crown of the human kingdom; all he has to do is betray his long-time fairy friend. The rest is revised history. There are picturesque moments in Maleficent, from its anti-heroine’s introduction as a young sprite, to her first kiss with Stefan, to her final act of redemption. But Stromberg fails to develop the film’s characters, so the movie’s emotional moments

have little to no impact. Action scenes likewise miss the mark, flying by in bursts and blurs. Ultimately, Maleficent does its inspiration a great disservice, stripping away her reputation as a villainess of dazzling power and style, and making her a wounded and petty ex-girlfriend who decides to unleash her heartbreak on a child. In the end, I regret seeing Maleficent, and to preserve my love of the original version--who was evil, but a great deal of fun to watch--I will actively work to forget this movie as fast as possible.

of age in 1982 Stockholm, they rebel against the selfimposed uniforms of their female peers---neon colors and long flowing locks-wearing instead oversized sweaters, dark leggings, and self-made haircuts of mohawks and soaped up spikes. The only makeover you’ll see here is Hedvig’s transformation from quiet Christian conservative to giggling, spiky-haired punk girl. And rather than this transformation being the film’s climax, it’s a big moment in the second act, signaling these girls’ emerging friendship, where they begin to learn the tricky nature of peer pressure. We Are The Best! has a wandering plot that leads the girls through arguments over music, their first drunken party, rivalries over boys, and the formation of a band that will bond them forever. Their story is loosely inspired by Never Goodnight, an autobiographical graphic novel

by Lukas Moodysson’s wife, Coco Moodysson. I’ve not had the opportunity to read Never Goodnight, but its influence is felt in the care and tenderness given to capturing the complexity and unadulterated joy that ties together girl friends. It’s a celebration of youth and that dizzying time of selfdefinition that is teendom, but lacking the glossiness and nostalgia that so many coming-of-age movies slather on. We Are The Best! is something more truthful and thereby more poignant. With its plucky heroines and their enthusiastic defiance, deep-set loyalty, and relatable anxieties, We Are The Best! gets under your skin, into your heart, and refuses to be forgotten. This is a classic coming-of-age story that embraces the messiness and stubbornness of adolescence, delivering a drama that is alive with attitude, humor and heart.

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Barretstown & Glanbia - Sowing the seeds of magic at Bloom Magical garden to be transplanted to Barretstown after the event Barretstown hosted a very special garden in partnership with Glanbia at Bloom in the Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend. Designed by the award winning landscape architect Tim Austen, the garden will recognise the longstanding five year partnership be-d tween Glanbia and i d an amazing i €1 5 Barretstown which has raised €1.5 million for the children’s charity. Inspired by the magic campers experience at Barretstown, three time gold star winner at Bloom, Tim Austen has designed an interactive fun-filled garden. References are made throughout the landscape design to Barretstown in Kildare and interactive installations including the Wishing Tree and the artwork wall will enable visitors to Bloom to add their own creative touch to the garden and leave their mark on the Barretstown and Glanbia garden. “We know from medical experts that intensive cancer treatment for children can last up to three years,” according to Chief Executive of Barretstown Dee Ahearn. “While such treatment now produces so many very positive

outc outcomes medically its intensity cally, and duration can seri seriously disrup childhood. rupt Thr Through the Barrets retstown camps and our Hospit pital Outreach Pro Programme we en enable childr to just be dren ch children, even w while undergodisr ing such disruptive treatt”” Sh dd d “W ’ llooking ki forward to ment. She added “We’re bringing some Barretstown magic to this year’s Bloom and thank Glanbia for its longstanding partnership and dedicated employees who have raised €1.5 million for Barretstown over the past five years.” Siobhán Talbot, Chief Executive of Glanbia, paid tribute to the Glanbia ‘Champions’ and employees whose enthusiasm has helped to raise this important contribution

to the children’ss charity. “Thiss magical garden will be a permanent legacy of the tremendous team work and fundraising effort by Glanbia colleagues over the past five years. The garden will be transplanted arretstown in July as a permafrom Bloom to Barretstown nent installation in the Victorian walled garden for the children who attend camps to enjoy for years to come”. 2014 marks Barretsto town’s 20th anniversa and the children’s sary ch charity has welcomed ov 27,000 children over an and their families sin since its foundation in 1994. Barretstown w would like to thank Gl Glanbia for its longst standing support an welcome visitors and to Bloom to visit the m magical garden over

th bank holiday the w weekend. News and ph photos of the garde will be shared on den Fa Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #Se #Seedsofmagic. Wh When Bloom is finishe the garden is ished bein being transplanted to B Barretstown where it w will remain permanent for use by the nently child children visiting Barretst retstown. The garden will be located beside the medical centre in Barretstown’s walled garden. A team of horticulturists from Glanbia’s CountryLife garden centres will be working on the rebuild of the garden in Barretstown this June. Peter O’Donovan, Gardening Purchasing Manager, Glanbia CountryLife spoke of how happy they are to be a part of this event. “This is a lovely opportunity to be part of something which will benefit the campers at Barretstown for years to come. We’re delighted have been involved with such a fitting tribute to Glanbia’s partnership with Barretstown.” Follow @Barretstown and @CountryLife.ie for updates from #Bloom

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Business of the week Walls Cycles Located on Maudlin Street, Walls Cycles is one of the best locations in the county for bikes, services and accessories for your bikes, as well as a bastion of knowledge in all areas related to bikes. It’s a true pleasure to go to Walls Cycles and try to ﬁnd the perfect purchase for you, the

staff will help you all the way and there is so much to choose from, it is inevitable you will ﬁnd the perfect bike for yourself. On top of this Walls Cycles also sells gardening machinery: Everything from blowers, to water pumps, to lawnmowers; it is a shop I highly recommend.

Gig of the week The Delines The Delines are a roots band from Portland, Oregon who will be playing at Cleeres on Thursday and are a great band to see. The sound is bluesy and melancholic in a lounge sort of way, organs and these beautiful vocals give some of the songs this

feeling of a late night confession, it’s absolutely beautiful and the band make a unique sound out of what is one of the most omnipresent genres currently on display in the music world. The gig will be €20 and start at 21:00.

Book of the week Beuwolf (JRR Tolkein Translation) Beowulf of course, isn’t a particularly new piece of literature, nor is JRR Tolkien who died in 1973,but a Translation of the epic poem, written by JRR Tolkien in 1926, has ﬁnally been released and is worth looking in to. The epic poem, told in verse is about

Beowulf, a Prince of Geat (now part of Sweden) who aids the King of Danes in destroying Grendel, a giant or monster of some description. That’s the start at least, there is much more to it than that, and Tolkien’s translation not only

accurately portrays the course of events in a readable way but also personiﬁes his clear fascination with the work, you can see how the events of Beowulf had a permanent effect on not only how Tolkien wrote but how he thought of his work, I highly recommend it.

TV of the week Fargo Fargo is a show that started out great and then just kept getting better and better with each episode, it now sits as probably the best drama currently on television.

Event of the week Kilkenny Summer Fair This Saturday will see the ﬁrst ever Kilkenny Summer Fair take place in the ground of St Canice’s Cathedral and Round Tower. The event will be on from 11AM to 4PM and feature loads of games for childrens and adults as well as stalls allowing you to buy almost anything you can

think of. The amusements include face and nail painting, an art competition, a climbing wall, and the Teddy Bear Parachute Jump as well as plenty more. I highly recommend you take part in this fun family day, tickets are €2 for adults and €1 for children.

So far the show has established that it exists in the same universe as the 1996 classic ﬁlm, has one tangential relation to it, and has characters that mirror the ﬁlm versions (most notably Jerry

Lundegaard and Lester Nygaard) but the show, while still leaning on the wacky surrealism that characterises the Coen Brothers, has its own unique voice and character and deserves to be watched.

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Lifestyle & Living Watch Dogs Watch Dogs has attracted much controversy since its launch last week: Along with a mediocre PC version and quite silly story, the game has been accused of false information in its trailers as well as trying to bribe game reviewers with Nexus 7s. I on the other hand, am satisﬁed, of course it wasn’t going to live up to the hype,

the same hype that put it somewhere between Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid, but the game itself is highly enjoyable and one of the most fun experiences of the year. In terms of gameplay the closest comparison would be Deus Ex Human Revolution though even that didn’t give you a full open world to explore at will.

Song of the week Hozier- Sedated You just can’t seem to get away from Hozier these days, his famous Take me to Church came out last October and has just now come off the radio, and he has become popular even outside of Ireland with a growing fanbase culminating in the US. It is in this

environment that Hozier recently released his newest single, the less poppy but just as satisfying: Sedated. The single is in anticipation of his ﬁrst full length LP to complement the two already released EPs, and I’m sure you’re all looking forward to it.

Film of the week A Million Ways to Die in the West Back in 2012, Ted surprised most people by being a genuinely funny and inventive comedy, it was leagues above whatever season Family Guy or American Dad was on at the time and proved that Seth McFarlane could still put out a great content.

His newest ﬁlm can’t quite match the comedy highs of Ted but is still an insatiably fun movie and one worth seeing. The ﬁlm stars McFarlane himself as well as Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried and is set in Wild

West Arizona and has Macfarlane fall for a new woman who has just entered town, but with her gunslinger husband coming back home what will be the fate of our main character? To be fair, Ted has a stupid premise too.

DVD of the week Lone Survivor Lone Survivor is not always easy or pleasant to watch, the sheer brutality that these soldiers endure is harrowing enough without the knowledge that these events really happened, but they did happen and Lone Survivor is an excellent piece of cinema that deserves to be watched. Lone Survivor tells the story of a four man SEAL

Album of the Week Sam Smith- In the Lonely Hour Coming to prominence after a feature in Disclosure song ‘Latch’, Smith’s debut album is about loving someone who doesn’t love you back, it’s a quite depressing and lonely album overall but a good quality one and it will stick with you after you have ﬁnished it.

Smith seems to follow the pantheon of Adele and Frank Ocean in R&B singers who have come to fame in the last few years and has a falsetto voice that differs him wholly from the competition. In the Lonely Hour is a melancholy and high quality album that I would recommend.

team sent into Afghanistan to track down Taliban Leader Ahmad Shah but their planned it sent into disarray when they are discovered by Goat herders in the mountains. The group decide to let them go, after which they are set on by the Taliban and have to survive assault from dozens of Taliban members. It is deﬁnitely worth seeing.

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Paul Thomas Anderson is a diverse director, and he always seems to be channelling a different director in each of his films in terms of style. The most obvious example would be Boogie Nights, a great film that was heavily reminiscent of Scorsese’s Goodfellas in all aspects but plot, and in There will be Blood the great inspiration is 2001: A Space Odyssey. The very opening of the film is just a black screen with this terrifying sounding orchestral music, 2001 started the same way, it has the effect of preparing us for more than a story but an epic, a titanic adventure awaits us. From here, the first five minutes continues with no dialogue but manages to let us understand both the character of Daniel and the nature of his world. This place is dangerous, it’s barren, hot and uncomfortable but it is where fortune comes from in 1898, next we see Daniel mining for gold and silver in a hole he is the sole occupant of, he likes to work alone. Daniel breaks his

leg, highlighting the danger of the work but manages to crawl his way back to town and cash in the silver he found, great riches at great risk is what he does. From this scene you can just stop the ﬁlm, you already know everything about Daniel: He is self interested, likes to work alone, completely obsessed with the bottom line, and willing to work in the most dangerous business in the world for good money. Daniel presumably uses the money to fund an oil drilling operation as the next thing we know it’s 1904 and Daniel has workers, mining for oil. After a worker dies, leaving his only child an orphan, Daniel adopts the child but even that is self-interest: Now he can call himself a family man to his clients. Of course he’s not completely sociopathic, he does grow to love the boy, but the business always comes ﬁrst for Daniel. If there is one thing about this movie that is so clear, so evident in every single frame and shot it’s the titanic ambition of Paul

Thomas Anderson, every shot is thought through, when Eli goes to meet Daniel a dark cloud passes over the sun for a moment, symbolizes the fact that Eli will have to head into the darkness to get what he wants. Daniel is played by Daniel Day Lewis but the acting is impossible to comment on, he simply is Daniel Plainview, there is simply no Day-Lewis existing in this film. Given all this: The harrowing and grandiose musical score, the gigantic shot composition and huge set pieces; it’s surprising to discover that the film is more of a character piece than any sort of grand epic. Daniel is a lonely man, one who can never be happy, who hides his true self from everyone in his life and brings ailment to those around him; he’s a sad and pathetic man and one deserving of pity and revulsion to an equal degree. There Will be Blood is one of the best films of the 00s and probably the best work of Paul Thomas Anderson, I highly recommend it.

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leaving Dublin. The disjointed nature is gone, Stephen is conﬁdent and ready to face the world, it feels truly hopeful, although since Stephen returns in Ulysses and is in Dublin you might wonder how exactly Stephen spent his time abroad and why he returned to the city. The other technique Joyce famously used is ‘Free Indirect Discourse’ and is personiﬁed by a disregard for the single point of view; the book is ostensibly in third person but gives us insights into the characters mind that only he could know. Another experiment in storytelling occurs in Chapter

3: The priest gives an extremely long description of how bad Hell exactly is, the length and breadth of his descriptions is almost comedic by today’s standards when most Christian schools shy away from making children god fearing. The book is enamoured with reference to the extent that barely a paragraph goes by without calling back to something, whether that be Aquinas, Ovid, Parnell or who ever else are main character can bring into the mix. My Wordsworth Classics edition of the book is 196 pages long but includes over 525 notes explaining everything from Latin phrases to Greek mythology to Irish history; this aspect makes it reminiscent of The Wasteland and other modernist texts and sets it apart from the grittier realistic style of the previous year’s Dubliners. Portrait is one of the best books ever written about growing up and one of the best books of the 20th Century, I highly recommend it.

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Something must have happened to me this week, up is down, south is west, and I found a metal album I can finally enjoy. I have nothing against the genre, I have tried to enjoy it in the past but it never stuck, thankfully the Metal community is nothing if not enamoured with subgenres and I knew if I kept looking I would find something interesting. Granted this isn’t of the most technical variety; Doom Metal is played slow and is highly associated with marijuana use, exemplified by the album cover of Satan smoking a bong, but the guitars are loud and most of the lyrics are about the occult so it’s close enough. Honestly Dopethrone has more the feel of an old Black Sabbath record than anything modern, indeed the name of the band was derived from two Sabbath tracks:

Electric Funeral and The Wizard. Jus Oborn’s high register of vocals shows clear inﬂuence from Ozzy Osbourne, and the album shares many of the psychedelic aspects that that band’s early work made use of. For me this is like reviewing Reggae again, I can’t tell exactly how the sound of Electric Wizard differs that much from Sleep, Candlemass, My Dying Bride or any of the any bands on the Rate Your Music charts

for Doom Metal, what I can say though is that the album is insatiably satisfying and fun to listen to. Guitar riffs are large and meaty, the vocals are distorted to hell and contrast nicely with the bass aspect of the instrumentation, most of the songs here are relaxing more than anything else. It’s a seventy-one minute album, with three songs passing the 10 minute mark, the songs are repetitive but in a way that draws you into them over the course of many minutes, you become hypnotized by the drone of the music. This album doesn’t resemble what I would have expected from a metal album, it sounds more like a Blues album but taken to this extreme of heaviness and distortion, the polar opposite of a Robert Johnson song but still residing in the same genre. It’s an album I’d recommend, even if you know nothing about the genre.

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award win is an achievement that the whole company can celebrate”. The new Audi A3 is available as a 3 door*, Sportback*, Cabriolet* and Sedan*. It is powered by a range of TFSI gasoline and TDI diesel engines. The A3 Sportback can also be ordered as a g-tron*, which can be operated using e-gas generated by Audi, natural gas, or gasoline – when powered by e-gas, the A3 Sportback g-tron travels CO2-neutral. Later this year, the A3 Sportback will also be available as an e-tron*, whose plug-in hybrid drive enables journeys of up to 50 kilometres in all-electric mode. Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity – Audi energy. The cooperating partner is the Hamburg energy provider LichtBlick E. The power all comes from renewable energy sources and is generated exclusively at hydro-electric power stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With Audi energy, the A3 e-tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically. Audi can look back on a 16-year success story with the A3. In 1996, the ﬁrst generation of

the model series established an entirely new market segment – the premium compact class. With the second generation, which followed in 2003, the brand extended its lead with the addition of a Cabriolet to the familiar 3 door and Sportback body styles. The third A3 generation is available in four body styles following the further addition of the Sedan.

won seven titles at the World Car of the Year Awards:

With this win for the Audi A3, Audi has maintained its position as the manufacturer with the most World Car of the Year titles. The brand with the four rings has previously won three World Performance Car titles, two World Car Design of the Year titles and the inaugural World Car of the Year title. In total Audi has

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

Whisting Blast from the past... the night away BIG winners in last month’s Whist Drive were: Top Score: John Graham, 1st lady:Mollie O’Brien, 2nd Lady: Maureen Coady. 1st Gent:John Harrison, 2nd Gent: Christy Maher, 1st Half:Nora Fisher, 2nd Half: Margaret Brennan. Raffle: Tom Kealy, M Boyle, E Corrigan, K Chase, C Meagher. Whist continues in Castlecomer Community Hall on Friday night 6th June @ 8.30pm. Top score €50. All are welcome.

Aiming for personal achievment Make it enjoyable, make it worthwhile ease the pressure contact Caroline 0860301212 Job interview Leaving cert exam Promoting yourself Public speaking Gaining respect

Castlecomer Boxing Academy Non-contact boxing style training, three hours per week Monday 7pm, Wednesday 8pm, Saturday 11am. Five weeks, Monday June 9 Saturday July 12. Over 18 only limited spaces. For futher details contact Jonny on 087 660 0838

Erins Own GAA Club Erins own will hold its annual fundraising golf classic Castlecomer golf club on Friday, July 18. For futher details on sponsorship or teams contact David Buggy on 087 0238 7140.

Castlecomer Male Voice Choir The AGM will take place on June 8 at the Community Hall.

Thanks Michael & Joan Fogarty would like to thank all who contributed and collected recently for the Irish Heart Foundation the total raised was €1,900.

Wandesrforde National School There will be a charity cycle on Saturday June 7. Registration is from 8am. For the 5k fun cycle all children must be accompanied by a parent, for more information on that and the 125k, 100k & 40 k cycle contact stephen 087 279 4513 or www. wandesrfordeie, www.deensidewheelers.ie.

Above and below: John Brennan and his son Sean, his wife Maggie and daughter Mary, who lived at 33 Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer

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We, Jimmy and Karen Comerford hereby apply for full planning permission to erect a two storey dormer style private residence, garage, new water borehole, effluent treatment plant and new vehicular entrance together with all other associated site works on lands located at Carrigeen, Ballyfoyle, 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 MRC DESIGN LTD

We Patrick & Gemma Brennan are applying for permission for the erection of a dwelling house & domestic garage/store with treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works at Sandfordscourt, Johnswell, 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).

I, Lorraine Hickey hereby apply to Kilkenny County Council for planning permission for alterations to house from that as granted planning (ref. no. 10/551) and all associated site words at Cloghala, (ED Bennettsbridge), Dungarvan, 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. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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: Mark Kelly, www.mkelly.ie

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We, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd., intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for Permission for alterations to previously granted planning permission 13/472 at the existing Dairy Processing Plant at Ballycondra, Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny. The alterations consist of demolition of the existing security office and the construction of a new relocated security office and minor realignment of proposed internal slip road. 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

Edward and Marie Tallent hereby apply to Kilkenny County Council for Planning permission for the change of use/renovations of the existing ground floor retail outlet to an apartment joined to the upper floors of the building (but also retaining its possible use as a separate retail outlet), also permission for an external porch, and all associated site works at 69 Dean Kavanagh Place (also known as 124 Upper Walkin Street), 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. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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: Mark Kelly, www.mkelly.ie.

We, Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board, hereby intend to apply to Kilkenny County Council for planning permission to demolish existing building (580 sq m) and for provision of a new temporary prefabricated structure (276.8 Sq M) at 13 Gaol Road, Kilkenny along with all associated site and ancillary works. 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. Signed: Brian Dunlop Architects Ltd. www.bdarchitects.ie

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*ROI 1RWHV Callan Open Week For the last nine days Callans Open Week 2014 has been in full flow. The opening event was a Fourball kindly sponsored by Lyng Motors which was well supported. The inclement weather didn’t distract Michael Green and Trevor Brown as they produced some fine scoring to land first place. Michael and Trevor’s 42 points saw them home by 3 points from Mossy Skehan and Conor Hennessy. It was a wonderful start to the week for Michael and Trevor and fortunately the weather relented somewhat for the Ormonde Hotel sponsored Four Person Team event. The results produced a theme as Captains 2012,2013 and 2014 featured prominently and even this years years vice Captain was included in the mix. The team event was won by last years Captain Paul Cashin who was ably assisted by Sean Walzer (Captain 2012), Mick Fitzpatrick and Paddy McGuinness. In second were Richie Needham, Peter Ryan, Mick Hickey and Paddy Denny. Mondays 3 Person Senior event sponsored by Bluebird Healthcare was won by Tommy Maher, Tommy Phelan and Mossy Skehan with a great score of 90 points in pleasant conditions while in second was Joe Cuddihy, John Grace and Liam Brennan who were just a point back in second place with a total of 89 points. Tuesday was Ladies day sponsored by Carrig Donn and The Pennefeather Restaurant which as always was supported by visitors from 9 neighbouring clubs and a team of visitors from Castlecomer came out on top with Noreen Kinsella, Jean Jackman and Jean Ryan taking the honours with 75 points. A team of Callan ladies filled second place with Helena McCormack, Teresa O Neill and Breda Walsh compiling a fine total of 74 points. On Wednesday a bumper crowd played in the O Dwyer Golf Stores Singles Qualifier with Paul Norris continuing his fine form taking top honours with 41 points in beautiful conditions. Tommy Leahy took second on a countback with Paul while the gross went to Michael Green with a fine one under total and 37 gross points. On Thursday there was a three person team event won by another local team. Johnny Butler, John Kirwan and Don Bolger produced some good scoring to win by a point from John Proctor, John Ryan and Jim Wellwood. This 3 person event

was sponsored by the Springhill Court Hotel. Fridays Champagne Scramble (sponsored by Madigans Pharmacy and DID Electrical) was won by Robbie Ryan, David Fitzpatrick, Alan Simpson and Gar Reidy with Tom, Bea and Nigel O Donovan with Keith O Dwyer completing the team while Jim Wellwood, MIchael, Caoimhe and Helen Murphy were in third place. Saturday Citreon Kilkenny sponsored the event and the Fourball was won by Nigel O Donovan and Denis Carey (46 points) with Paul Roberts and Joe Tierney in second with 43 points. The week ended with a Four Person Team event sponsored by Electrocity which will be reported here next week. The Open Week was a great success thanks to the team that manned the shop, Keith and his team,Margaret, the course and clubhouse staff and all the volunteers who helped throughout the week. The Course and clubhouse were widely praised for both condition and presentation by members and visitors alike. A special word of thanks is reserved for Competition Secretary, Christy Vaughan without whose hard work and commitment the week could not have progressed so well.

Barton Cup Kilkenny were the opposition in the third round of the Barton Cup and proved to be a bridge too far for the brave Callan side. Richie McMahon managed the side through the first 2 rounds but unfortunately Kilkenny were too strong in this clash. Thanks to Richie and his panel for their excellent efforts in run and best of luck to Kilkenny in the future rounds. There was better fortune for the Niall Brett managed South Leinster side who put in a wonderful display in defeating Kilkenny and qualifing for the next round. The Junior Cup Team are in action in The Heath next Saturday with Mick Byrne managing the side. The Jimmy Breun qualifier is the following weekend for Callan while the Provincial Towns team were in action on Monday last against Borris.

Lotto There was no winner of the latest Callan Golf Club Lotto draw which has surpassed a 4,000 euro Jackpot. The numbers drawn last Thursday were 26,31 and 34. Abby Egan, Elmo O Mahony and Tom Norton received Lucky Dip Prizes. Next weeks Jackpot is worth 4150e which is a wonderful prize. Thanks to all for your wonderful support as it

makes a huge difference to the running of your club.

Results Monday 26 May 3 Person Senior Open sponsored by Bluebird Healthcare 1 T Maher, M Skehan T Phelan 2 J Cuddihy, J Grace, Brennan Tuesday 27 May Ladies 3 Person Team event sponsored by Carrig Donn and Penny Feather Restaurant 1 J Jackman, J Ryan, N Kinsella 2 H McCormack, T O Neill, B Walsh Wednesday 28 May O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Gents Singles 1 P Norris 41 2 T Leahy 41 Gross Michael Green (Waterford) Thursday 29 May 3 Person Team Event sponsored by Springhill Court Hotel 1 J Brennan, J Butler, D Bolger 2 J Wellwood, J Ryan, J Proctor Friday 30 May 4 Person Champagne Scramble sponsored by DiD Electrical and Madigan Pharmacy 1 R Ryan, D Fitzpatrick, A Simpson, G Reidy 2 N O Donovan, T O Donovan, B O Donovan, K O Dwyer 3 J Wellwood, M Murphy, C Murphy, H Murphy Saturday 31 May Fourball Stableford sponsored by Citreon Kilkenny 1 D Carey/N O Donovan 2 P Roberts/J Tierney

Castlecomer Ladies A great honour was bestowed upon Castlecomer golf club by association, when Emer Foley, a long time member of the club, played in the Ladies scratch cup competition in Rathdowney on Saturday, 24th May. In ﬁne form and with a wonderful exhibition of golf, Emer was declared the winner of the cup. All in Castlecomer golf club are fully delighted and proud of her great achievement which was well deserved by the enthusiastic and skilful Emer. To continue her good form, her contribution in the Miele competition on Saturday, 31st May was signiﬁcant in the win that Castlecomer achieved. With the two pairs, Emer Foley & Catherine Cooney, Maria Downey & Breda Phelan playing at home in Castlecomer, their wins in both matches set up the possibility of an overall win. Meanwhile, in Portarlington, the pairs of Joan Brennan & Caroline Conway and Hanoria Fogarty & Ann Ring were battling it out to achieve the number of won holes to a conclusion in favour of Castlecomer. The shot of the day was spectacular. Hanoria Fogarty,

from an awkward angle coming into the green on the par 4, 15th in Portarlington, ﬂoated in a ball that hopped into the hole for an eagle, to win the match and secure the overall win for Castlecomer. Spectators watching from each of the clubs involved, burst into spontaneous applause and had only one regret – that it wasn’t caught on camera. It was a fantastic shot by any standards, made all the sweeter by being the one to bring the day’s competition to such a positive conclusion for Castlecomer. The junior foursomes travelled to Bunclody to play Rosslare on Monday 26th. The team had the pairings of Joan Brennan & Kathleen Ryan, Betty Byrne & Theresa Manning and Betty Owens and Lady Captain Ita Madigan. The ladies had a comfortable win with the two ﬁrst teams winning their matches and the third match called in from a 2 up position. The senior foursomes team played Rathdowney in Abbeyleix on Thursday 29th. Maria Downey and Joan Brennan won their match on 16. The two other foursomes pairs of Emer Foley and Breda Phelan, Hanoria Fogarty and Betty Byrne lost on 17, with an overall loss of the matches. Although with many successes under their belt in various teams, Castlecomer were gracious in defeat, accepting that you just can’t win them all. In the upcoming weekend there are still more matches to be played. On Saturday 7th the intermediate team play the Heath. The following day, on Sunday 8th, the Finn team takes on Charlesland. These are progressive rounds of these competitions, ably earned by the ladies who play and represent the club so well and to the delight of all the members, managers and selectors involved.

Men Making the most of a free Monday, particularly with ﬁne, dry weather and the course in great condition, the mens Open Singles on 2nd June was well contested. Perhaps with the use and application of local knowledge, winners on this occasion came from within the ranks of club members. 1st Ciaran O’ Neill (16) 39 pts b9 2nd Eamonn Holohan (14) 39 pts Gross Willie O’ Gorman 31 pts 3rd Michael Furlong (18) 37 pts

Diary On Sat. 7th and Sun 8th June the weekend golf experience

is a stroke competition which is open for players from other clubs also. Remember also that every Thursday there is a Mens Open Singles held in the club. Visitors can play for only €15 golf and, if they choose for golf with dinner, only €20.

Extras The TGIF competition continues with the 11 hole singles on Friday evening with finger food and good fun later in the club house. Any who wish they had scored better can reenter during the week for 3 euro. The best score registered for the week is recorded to accumulate points for the ten week league table and qualification for the play off. Details of the league table, along with pictures of the event and other occasions can be seen on the club web-site www. castlecomergolf.ie. The lotto jackpot has reached a very worthwhile figure of 11,200 euro. Tickets can be purchased on-line, from the club house, members and local retail outlets. There is only one essential requirement to win this nice sum. To have entered a ticket. After that, there’s every chance and as good a chance as any to win, so it makes great sense to invest the small amount of 2 euro a ticket. At worst, a great club is being supported, at best, a sweet chance victory of 11,200euro delivered into your hand.

Gowran Park Open Weekend a Success An 18 Hole Singles competition was held in Gowran Park over the Bank Holiday weekend. A large entry resulted in some hot scores from the competitors. Gowran Park member Alex Dunne secured victory with a great score of 44 points playing on Sunday. Charlie Hogg, Bunclody Golf Club took the runners-up spot 1 point further back playing on Friday with Richie Power, Mountain View swapping the playing ﬁeld for the fairways, taking 3rd place with 40 points on Sunday. Ciaran Whelan (9), Gowran Park took the gross prize with a score of 32 points. With a summer feel to the prizes the weather didn’t disappoint with excellent conditions over all the days and the top class condition of the course contributed to a most enjoyable experience for all competitors. The daily winners included, Richie Minogue

on Friday, Dick Manogue on Saturday and Eddie Walsh on Sunday. Thursdays Open Singles resulted in Kilkenny members taking the spoils in Gowrans’ weekly Open Singles competition. Niall Sheehan (17) returned the winning score of 37 points ahead of fellow member Steve Rochford. Club Fundraiser – Monday 2nd June The Club held a very successful 2 Person Team Event on bank holiday Monday. A full time sheet on the day resulted in Gowran park members Jerry Minogue and Seamus McKillen taking the spoils. The Club are very appreciative of the generous support from its many sponsors and a full list of winner is available online.

FIXTURES Thursday 5th June Open Singles – Visitors €20 Members €5

Kilkenny RESULTS & FIXTURES SENIOR MEN’S & SENIOR LADIES’ COMPETITIONS Pleas note the Senior Mens and Senior Ladies competitions will take place on Wednesday June 4th this week instead of the normal Thursday.

SENIOR SCRATCH CUP The 50th Kilkenny Scratch Cup will take place on Saturday June 21st. To celebrate the event the organisers are aiming for an elite ﬁeld with 63 players of 2 handicap or below. The prize fund is €1850 and David Buggy Motors have taken over the sponsorship of the event from the previous sponsors Smithwicks. Details and entry forms are available from the club or by logging onto the Kilkenny Golf Club website.

JUNIOR/JUVENILE The Fred Daly Boys team took on Castle Bearna on Saturday last with four matches in Kilkenny and three in Castle Bearna. Kilkenny had the home draw and the four lowest in handicap had to play at home with Castel Bearna sending down their four lowest in Handicap. The players must also play in handicap order so Brian Crowdle being the lowest in handicap was out ﬁrst and won his match on the 17th, Mark Power out

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*ROI 1RWHV second was involved in a ding dong match and eventually birdied the 18th to win his match, Luke Donnelly out third was always in control of his match and won on the 14th. In the fourth match at home Kevin Power found himself down early on and fought his way back from 4 down at the turn to get back all square after the 14th but his opponent won the 15th & 16th before closing out the match on the 17th. This left the team needing to win one of the three matches in Castle Bearna where Shane Mahony, Jeff Kealy and Dylan Smithwick were playing but unfortunately it was not to be, all three put up a gallant effort with all three only losing on the 18th. The team was managed by Rob O’Shea and Tom Sloyan. We will be looking for 10 juveniles approx as caddies for an outing here on Wednesday June 4th, if you are available please contact Sean in the office with your name. The golf fundraiser for the Junior Club will be held on Wednesday July 9th. This will be a 4 person team event costing €50 per team. This will include a burger on the 10th tee box. The competition is semi open and the funds raised will go directly to coaching and teams in the Junior section which has almost 300 members. The timesheet which will take up the full day and is displayed on the notice board. If any member or parent would like to sponsor a prize on the day please contact Leo Byrne or any member of the Junior committee. Coaching on Saturday mornings has resumed, under 13’s 10.00 – 11.00 and under 18’s 11.00 – 12.00, please convene at the clubhouse 15 minutes before the session commences.

CLUB MIXED FOURSOMES / MENS SCRATCH MATCHPLAY/ FOURBALL/ SINGLES/ FOURSOMES Next round of club match play competitions must be completed by the following dates, Mixed Foursomes by June 20th. Mens Scratch Match by June 30th; Mens Club Fourball by 27th June, Mens Singles by 20th June; Mens Foursomes by June 13th. Any outstanding matches from previous rounds should be played as soon as possible or they will be tossed for.

Those on top of the draws are responsible for arranging the match.

INTER CLUB `COMPETITION MENS INTER CLUB The Barton Cup team defeated Callan by 4/1 on Thursday evening, the away pairings in Callan performed very well with Kieran Wall & John Byrne who were out first winning on the 15th and Luke Kelly & Larry Carroll winning on the 14th, the third pairing in Callan Anthony Cleere & Derek Shelley were one up on the 17th when called in. In the two home matches Mark Power & Kieran Hoban won on the 14th and Brain Crowdle & Pat Collins were one down after 14 when called in. The team have now four wins behind them having defeated Wexford, Seafield and New Ross in previous rounds and are into the last 16 of the competition, they will play Portarlington in the next round before June 21st. The team is managed by Mark Grant and Sean Boland. The Junior Cup (5 handicap 5 singles matches) area qualifier will take place in the Heath Golf Club this Saturday June 7th. Kilkenny are out opposite Castlecomer and Gowran Park at 11.20 on Saturday morning. Seventeen teams will play in the stroke play qualifier with the best four teams returning to the Heath on Sunday morning for match play semi final and final. Team managers Brendan Hogan and Michael Grant will name their panel later in the week.

DIVOT & PITCHMARK REPAIRS There is a box with divot mix on all the par 3’s and we would request that members use this if they take a divot when playing the par 3’s.

SOCIAL Social golf this Friday June 6th, sign in at 6.15 for shotgun start at 6.30.

RESULTS OPEN WEEK MENS SENIORS SINGLES TUESDAY MAY 27TH 1. William Adair (12) 39 pts 2. Kevin Glynn (12) 38 pts 3. Nicholas Cashin (14) 37 pts Best Gross; Tom Hickey (10) 25 pts 5. Donie butler (22) 36 pts 6. Luke Wall (11) 35 Pts (B9) Two’s club;

Eugene Deegan at 6th & 10th, Denis Carey, Noel Skehan at 10th, Luke Wall at 15th, Dick Curtin at 17th.

OPEN WEEK 3 PERSON RUMBLE TUESDAY MAY 27TH 1. Mary Leahy Browne (3) Sara Browne (10) Bridie McGarry (10) 83 pts 2. Margaret Butler (25) Eileen Sheenan (32) Margot Harte (30) 80 pts 3. Annette Stapleton (21) Josephine Leahy (13) R Leahy (24) 74 pts 4. Lil Leahy (16) Mary Sheahan (22) Mary O’Dwyer (25) Thurles 72 pts 5. Jacintha Culleton (21) Susan Olden (24) Maeve Kennedy (32) (B9) 70 pts (B9).

OPEN WEEK MENS 18 HOLE SINGLES STBLEFORD WED MAY 28th C.S.S. Members 71, Visitors 72 1. Cathal McDonald (14) 43 pts 2. Lee O’Meara (3) Castle Bearna 42 pts (B9) 3. Mark Power (3) 42 pts Best Gross; David McMahon (8) 34 Pts Gross 5. Noel Casey (12) 42 pts 6. Michael Hayes (15) 41 pts (B9) 7. Michael Purcell (15) 41 pts Two’s Club; Brian McLean Cahir at 15th & 17th, Eugene Buckley at 4th, Paddy Fitzpatrick, Martin Byrne, Ger Carey at 6th, Dick McEvoy, Mark Power at 10th, Seamus Rochford, Keith Kelly at 15th, Michael Daly, Robert O’Shea, Patrick Crotty at 17th. Each Two is worth €21.50 and is credited in the Pro Shop.

OPEN WEEK LADIES 18 HOLE STABLEFIORD THURS MAY 29th Sponsor; MacDonagh Junction 1. Jan Browne (25) 42 pts 2. Barbara Teehan (23) 40 pts Best Gross; Mary Dowling (+1) 33 Gross Pts (B6) 3. Bridie McGarry (10) 37 pts 4. Aoife Crowdle (27) 36 pts (B9) 5. Mary Leahy Browne (3) 36 pts 6. Amy Keating (19) 35 pts

OPEN WEEK 3 PERSON TEAM EVENT FRIDAY MAY 30th

Sponsor; PRL Group 1. Frank Byrne (18) Dave Conlon (13) Jack Troy (16) 87 pts 2. Paul Carroll (12) Sean Tyrell (15) Eugene Buckley (13) 85 pts (B9) 3. Syd Harkin (22) Nick O’Donnell (8) John McEvoy (18) 85 pts 4. Tom Hickey (10) Noel Hickey (14) Newlands Luke Wall (11) 84 pts 5. Pat Hickey (12) Martin Holohan (13) Mary Hickey (19) 83 pts (B9).

OPEN WEEK 18 HOLE SINGLES SATURDAY MAY 31ST

C.S.S. Members 36pts, Visitors 35 pts Sponsor; The Newpark Hotel 1. Brendan Hogan (5) 41 pts 2. Michael Purcell (14) 40 pts (B6) 3. Noel Ronan (21) 40 pts Best Gross; Kieran Wall (5) 32 pts 5. Dean Smithwick (11) 39 pts (B6) 6. Michael Kinchella (15) 39 pts (B9) 7. Jackie Lowry (17) 39 pts

OPEN WEEK MENS FOURBALL SUNDAY JUNE 1st Sponsor; Hotel Kilkenny 1. Luke Kelly (6) & Colin Furlong (11) 47 pts (B9) 2. John Larkin (10) & Richie Manogue (8) 47 pts 3. Charlie Boland (13) & Michael Boland (14) 44 pts 4. John Bracken (18) & Donie Butler (22) 43 pts (B6)

OPEN WEEK 4 PERSON TEAM EVENT MONDAY JUNE 2nd Sponsor; Irish Power & Process 1. Dermot Doyle (7) Ger Carey (13) Tom Moore (13) Eugene Coyne (21) 96 pts 2. Brian Orr (7) D. Ralph (14) D. Delaney (14) J. Foster (12) 94 pts (B9) 3. Ger Dowling (15) Tom Sloyan (6) J O’Sullivan (19) John O’Dwyer (6) Callan 94 pts 4. Annette Stapleton (21) Josephine Leahy (13) Lil Leahy (16) Joe Irwin (13) 92 pts

TWO’S CLUB 3 PERSON TEAM EVENT MONDAY MAY 26TH Pat Collins at 6th, 10th & 17th, Michael Butler at 6th & 15th,

Aidan Phelan at 5th & 10th, Aidan McDonald at 10th & 15th. Pat Lawlor, Joan Cody at 6th, Tony Butler at 15th, Brendan Wall, Ollie Hickey at 17th, Each Two is worth €10.85 and is credited in the Pro Shop.

LADIES NEWS Ladies Results Ladies 9 Hole Competition on Tuesdays for those ladies who are unable to play 18 holes. Slots from 10.00 – 10.20 and 1.30 – 2.00, Self Entry. Swipe Ilgu card and enter score in computer. Entry Fee €3.

Ladies Fixtures Tuesday June 3rd Ladies 18 Hole Stableford Valerie Doyle 8.20 -10.20, 12.20 -2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Sunday June 8th, President Aidan McDonald’s prize to the Ladies 8.30 – 17.30. There are also slots reserved from 10.30 to 11.00 and from 6pm for those ladies who only wish to play 9 holes. Tuesday June 10th Ladies 18 Hole ABC Stroke 8.20 -10.20, 12.20 -2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies are reminded to win ﬁrst prize in the Captains Prize to the Ladies you must have returned two singles cards in 2014 and to win ﬁrst in any of the other majors you must have returned 3 cards.

SENIOR MEN Next Competition Wednesday 4th at 11am. Please note change of date.

SENIOR LADIES Next Competition Wednesday June 4th at 10am. Please note change of date.

FIXTURES Tuesday June 3rd. 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20 – 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies Competition Last 3 Slots bookable online. Wednesday June 4th, 10.00 -11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 1.00 Senior Men, 1.00 - 2.30 Members Time Thursday June 5th, 11.00 – 4.00 Visitors, Remainder of the day free for members. Friday June 6th, 8.00 – 11.15 and 1.00 – 6.00 Kilkenny College Classic, 11.15 – 1.00 Jack McNamara Outing, Social Golf sign in at 6.15 for shotgun start at 6.30pm. Saturday June 7th, 7.30 – 9.30 Members, 9.30 – 11.00 Mens 13 Hole Competition, 11.30 – 12.00 Visitors, 12.30 – 1.00 Barton Shield Practice. 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time, 2.00 – 3.30 Visitors, 3.30 – 5.30 Mens 13 Hole Competition Sunday June 8th, 8.00 – 6.00, President Aidan McDonald’s

Prize to the Ladies. Monday June 9th, 8.45 – 10.30 Juvenile Competition, 10.30 – 1.00 Ossory Priests, 1.00 -2.30 Members Time Tuesday June 10th, 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20 – 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies ABC Competition. Wednesday June 11th, 8.30 – 6.00 Ladies & Gents Open Competition.

Mountain View 3Ts Charity Fundraising Event This years 3Ts Charity Fundraising Event takes place this weekend. The proceeds from this competition is in aid of the 3T’s and can be played on Saturday or Sunday . 3Ts is a charity organisation working to help prevent deaths by suicide. The competition will be a single stableford. The mens winner and the ladies winner will be joined by the Lady Captain( Lady Captain is the 2014 choice) and another player who has played in the competition to represent the club in the provincial ﬁnals in September. Entry fee will be €10 per person.

Results Tuesday May 27th MV Seniors MV Seniors Fourball Better Ball Winners Jim Rochford / John Coleman 48Pts. Runners Up Michael Hoyne / John Fielding 44Pts. Tuesday May 28th Ladies Single Stroke 1st Kathleen Lanigan nett 77. 2nd Mary Cottrell net 78.

Classics Kilmacow FC are holding a 4 person classic in Mountain View on Saturday June 22nd. The competition format will be a scramble and the entry fee is €80 per team. Max handicaps Mens 18 and Ladies 28. The timesheet is now open in the clubhouse. Contact the clubhouse on 0567768122 or Neill on 0868295213.

Diary Sunday June 8th 3 T’s Competition (Single Stableford) Mon June 9th to Fri 13th Open 18 Hole Singles Mon June 9th to Fri 13th Members 13 Hole Singles Tuesday June 10th MV Seniors Competition Wednesday June 11th Ladies 18 Hole Competition Sunday June 15th June Medal.

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