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Kilkenny Reporter

WEDNESDAY JULY 9 2014

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Life is sweet for two brave men who conquered serious illness. The gripping story of their struggle is breath-taking, scary and heart-warming. Murty Brennan, right, and Gerry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly recalled every blow of their courageous battle for Reporter Editor Jimmy Rhatigan, left Pic: Donal Foley

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Tanya Rochford, Kilkenny branch manager Deirdre Shine and Michelle McCarthy

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9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Health warning: John McGuinness wants Minister to intervene

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The parents and friends of Rehab Care Kilkenny, handed over â&#x201A;¬9,000 to Siobhan Powell, Rehab Care Centre Manager. The money was the proceeds of a charity event at Kilkenny Dog Track. This money will go towards a replacement bus in the centre in 2015. Funds raised last year went to provide a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sensory relaxation Roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for clients inn Rehab Care, William Street, Kilkenny. All funds raised in Kilkenny are spent locally.

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Farmers gather to learn

Pat Irish, Tom Butler and Tom Dalton

All eyes on action man

Gerard and Phil Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell

Paul Moorehead, Tim Ashmore and Stephen Kildea

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property. This allows them to search for their new home with the confidence that the finance is in place. The approval remains valid for a full six months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are approving eight out of ten mortgage applicationsâ&#x20AC;?, added Deirdre Shine, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact between October 2012 and February 2014, we approved a massive â&#x201A;Ź2 billion in mortgages for First Time Buyers and Movers, and Bank of Ireland currently has a further â&#x201A;Ź2 billion fund available.â&#x20AC;? According to Shine, mortgage applicants are better prepared than they used to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are coming to us now having already done their homework, and they know, for instance, that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll loan up to 90% of property price and that they must have at least 10% of the price plus costs themselves.â&#x20AC;? To take the first step towards owning a new home visit bankofireland.com/mortgages for more information. * Source: IBF/PwC Mortgage Market Profile Q1 2014

9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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A plea: Ger Ferris

9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Happy Birthday Therapie This coming week, Therapie Waterford celebrate their 3rd successful year in Waterford. The prestigious Laser and Skin care clinic, Managed by Ms Sarah Cagney and her fantastic team have gone from strength to strength in providing the citizens of Waterford and surrounding counties with the most effective, high tech laser hair removal and the most advanced skincare treatments on the market. Therapie offer a wide variety of treatments to suit every bodies needs, from cellulite busting Velashape and rejuvenating Jet Peels to wrinkle erasing Micro Needling as well as high end facials and tradional beauty treatments. Therapie believes in absolute commitment to customer service and offer Free consultations for all their treatments. Their friendly, professional staff are happy to help. So why not call in for a Free consultation today.

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A triple by-pass, a liver transplant and tumour: All going through life! EXCLUSIVE

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9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s army support led to victory in a battle for life EXCLUSIVE

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High Street Hit the High Street for some history and culture WITHOUT doubt the busiest and most populated street in Kilkenny City is High Street. This is where the majority of the retail business for the city is done and it is definitely a street where you can find whatever it is you are looking for. Whether it be Fashion for Men, Women or Children, Jewellery, The Latest Technology, a quiet Cafe to sit with a Coffee and

relax or a slap up meal in one of its fantastic Restaurants, High Street definitely has it all. At the centre of High Street and without doubt the most iconic building on it is “The Tholsel” or as it affectionately known by the locals “The Town Hall”. This has historically been the main focal point for Kilkenny and in the time before we were all tracked by mobile phones or social media it was where everybody would meet up. You were guaranteed that your friends would be hang-

ing around here at the weekend. The Tholsel was built in 1761 as the exchange and Town Hall. At the front of the building at ground level facing High Street there is a double five-bay arcade.

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Annie Hall is a romantic comedy that opens with our main character Alvy Singer telling us that the relationship is over, before we’ve even met the titular Annie Hall we know it doesn’t end well. Annie Hall was a film directed by Woody Allen and though it is far from his first, it is the film that brought him to prominence and is still considered his best or one of his best; it’s also an incredibly influential and ground-breaking piece of cinema that influenced all that came after it. Alvy’s problem is that he simply cannot be happy with what he has no matter what it is, he divorced his beautiful and intelligent wife Allison seemingly because he doesn’t agree with her about the Kennedy Assassination. With Annie the ending is not clear cut; they grow close, they grow apart, they grow close again and then they grow apart again and break up; there is no great fight the relationship instead seems to just peter out of existence. The blame can be put primarily at Alvy’s door in my

opinion, his neurotic and anxious nature leaves his almost wholly devoid of any joy, in one of the film’s final scenes Annie says he is ‘incapable of enjoying life’ which certainly rings true for the character. One of the best elements of this film is its cinematography, the film makers were so inventive in finding ways to shoot, one of my favourites comes early on with just a shot of a street and Alvy having a conversation with someone, but we can’t see him. As the shot continues we can just about see two men come from around the corner and start walking down the street towards the camera, the camera follows them and progresses into a tracking shot as the conversation between Alvy and his friend Rob progresses. Many have commented on how much longer the average Woody Allen shot is compared to other films both when this film was made and today, with average shot length here at 14.5 seconds, which is between two and three times the average in 1977.

Watching Annie Hall, you can see immediately the influence it has had on comedy, to the extent that it’s difficult to understand just how revolutionary the film was at the time. First there’s the great use of observation comedy, with the film often delving into Singer’s thoughts as he mocks the people around him from the man in the movie theatre talking about Fellini to Annie’s anti-Semitic mother, it’s the type of humour that became the basis for Seinfeld twelve years later (and there are also great parallels between Alvy and George from the show). The film also derives humour from its constant shifting in tone, one scene in particular turns Alvy and Rob into animated characters conversing with Snow White, its strange and scattershot changing of tones and styles is in many ways, the film’s very own tone and style. This film is a classic of its genre and one of the best films ever made, I highly recommend it.

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‘A vile and inhuman story told in the foulest language we have ever listened to from a public platform’ wrote Sinn Fein founder Arthur Griffith about John Millington Synge’s controversial 1907 play, The Playboy of the Western World. In fact the play was so controversial that it caused Irish nationalists to riot in Dublin, this eventually had to be put down by the police. The play is about Christy, a young man who allegedly kills his father and then runs away to another village. The play starts and takes place entirely in this other village in the local pub over the course of 24 hours. The locals in the town seem more fascinated than horrified by the story, and they help to build it up to ridiculously exaggerated proportions. How the story grows and grows is reminiscent of stories told in pubs that become further and further from the truth every time they’re told. Synge touches on many of those

important and constant Irish themes in this work such as entrapment, alcoholism and escapism. The entire story takes place deep in the countryside and is famously imbued with colloquial Hiberno English dialogue, Synge spent a year in the Aran Islands above a kitchen, and he would famously listen to the women working there, picking up their expressions and accents and putting them into this play.

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The regional accents have certainly been diluted slightly in the last hundred years, and as such much of the dialogue in the play will come across as nonsensical at first though one will become accustomed to it very fast. As an example of it: ‘It’s well you know it’s a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with the lights shining sideways when the night is down’. It’s the dialogue that garnered much of the mire that followed this production as it was perceived to be highly offensive to Irish people. The play is a black comedy and I expect that any jokes made at our expense can be taken in stride nowadays, though in 1907, there was a great level of sensitivity and a huge surge of nationalism due to the moves for Irish independence. Irish people were looking for respect and Synge wasn’t going for that, hopefully people nowadays can understand and enjoy the play for what it is.

I can’t help but envy those music critics of 2006 who found this album to review, I can’t imagine it being anything other than utterly confounding. Joanna Newsom is an American musician whose only previous studio album to Ys was The Milk Eyed Mender, a collection of Neutral Milk Hotel impressed folky indie songs that got good reviews and was basically alright, Ys (eees) is something else entirely. The name gives it away, Ys was a legendary fictional city near contemporary Britanny that was swallowed into the sea due to its propensity for hedonistic corruption, not that this album is hedonistic, but it is rife with legends, fairy tales and an ancient look of Europe; Newsom seems to wholly exist in her own world. I’ve honestly never heard an album that felt as timeless as this one, but there’s no way it could have been released pre-internet, the music industry wouldn’t have allowed Newsom’s brand of escapism and wonder to sell 250,000

copies without at least some grungy guitars pre 2000. The album is split up into five songs over fifty five minutes with an average song length of over ten minutes, the people who worked on this album are a strange mix, with orchestral composition by Van Dyke Parks but also production by Steve Albini, the man behind the Pixies’ Surfer Rosa. Newsom sings and plays the harp and is obviously the bandleader, Newsom almost never stops singing over the course of this entire album, especially on the opening ‘Emily’ she twists and contorts her voice into hundreds of

different sounds, almost every word is pronounced differently from the previous one, it’s like listening to a jazz album. Newsom could be singing in Chinese and it’d still be beautiful, but one of the most fawned aspects of this album is her incredible lyrics, bursting with allegories and poetic techniques, the lyrics are something you can fixate on wholly and get lost in for hours. The album’s prettiness and fantisful nature means you have to leave your dispositions at the door when you listen, some people simply can’t do this and therefore can never enjoy this album. It is an easy album to dislike, indeed reading reviews on the internet I have found every argument from pretentiousness to white privilege to explain why this album is terrible, at the end of the day if you are willing to simply listen then you will find a beautiful and unique album, if you can’t then you can’t.

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)LOP 7DPP\ Tammy, the latest film starring Melissa McCarthy, represents an interesting step in the comedienne’s career. After years on television, a breakout/ Academy Award-nominated performance in Bridesmaids, and standout co-lead roles in hit movies like The Heat and Identity Thief, her latest is her first opportunity to take an entire film on her back and carry it from end to end. Rather than being a significant step forward, however, Tammy is instead really just a side step. Based on a script co-written by McCarthy and her real-life husband/director Ben Falcone, the new comedy begins as the titular character begins what must be the worst day of her life. She hits a deer on the way to work (completely smashing the front end of her car); gets fired for being late yet again; and returns home to find that her husband (Nat Faxon) has been carrying on an affair with a woman from the neighborhood (Toni Collette).

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Siskel’s wife Marlene Iglitzen. Through these interviews, evocative photographs and outtakes of Siskel & Ebert, the rich life of this greatly beloved film critic, who helped make movies and movie criticism accessible to one generation after another, is revealed. And it’s done in a way we’re meant to believe Ebert would approve of. In the end, I struggle with the thought that even Ebert might have retroactively wished for more privacy in those final days. But even if he didn’t, I feel Life Itself has let him down. Upon his

death, the internet was alive with fans and admirers sharing kind thoughts, cherished memories, and relatable grief. This was because Ebert was a powerful force who brought joy, inspired passion, and encouraged risk in art. Life Itself takes a risk in veering so far into Ebert’s last chapter. But as it left me thinking more about his death than his life, I fear the film failed him. Life Itself is ultimately nowhere near as inspiring, entertaining, or mirth-filled as the man himself. And for me, that is a profound and unforgivable disappointment.

Wanting to escape all of the screwed up elements of her life, Tammy makes a deal with her alcoholic, pill-popping grandmother Pearl (Susan Sarandon) to hit the road, drive to Niagara Falls, and leave all of their troubles behind them. Tammy is definitely Melissa McCarthy’s show, as she is in what I would estimate is 95% of the shots, but Susan Sarandon really deserves

recognition for what is a fun and strangely transformative performance. Only 24 years older than McCarthy, the veteran actress interestingly ages herself up for her role in the comedy, sporting a set of grey curls instead of her famous red locks and a few extra age lines on her face to suggest a life of hard drinking, and successfully really digs herself into the character. Again, she won’t make you cry in hysterics, but she more than holds her own comedically, both alone and playing off of McCarthy. During a season packed with R-rated comedy material regularly hitting theaters, Tammy isn’t a movie audiences should necessarily rush to see. There’s a stellar cast at work putting on a number of surprising performances, but being unable to live up to its own set up and premise, and the few-and-far-between laughs are the unfortunate takeaways.

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Restaurant of the week Black Cat Café Located on the top floor of Winstons on Parliament Street, The Black Cat Café is an excellent location for lunch in our city with a great atmosphere and menu. The café has an insistence on local produce and Irish food, the lunch menu is made up of soups, sandwiches, wraps and

burgers and they are all prepared excellently and taste wonderful. My favourite aspects of The Black Cat Café though is the location, the rooftop terrace overlooking the city is a beautiful place to spend an afternoon on a sunny day. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Song of the week Ciaran Lavery- Left for America Left for America is a new song by Antrim musician Ciaran Lavery and the opener of his new EP Kosher. Lavery has a lot of music to his name so far, since 2011 he has released an EP with The Badhearts, a full length album, and an EP of covers, he has been gradually gaining popularity

over the last few years. Left for America a nice, simple and relaxed folk song, the song is short and the instruments are Spartan, no great big production techniques here like most pop folk. The song is quite catchy after a few listens despite its muted nature; a nice little song.

Gig of the week Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz is ‘widely regarded as one of acoustic music’s most promising young talents’ according to the New York Times, indeed she has gone from strength to strength since her 2009 debut and is now one of Bluegrass’s most

consistent and interesting musicians. She will be playing at the Set Theatre next Wednesday on the 16th July, the gig will start at 8PM and tickets are €19, I recommend buying tickets sooner rather than later for this one.

TV of the week Rectify Season 1

Rectify is a television show that just had its second season begin to startling reviews, the first season came out last year and is a great piece of television that is

Book of the week Elizabeth is Missing Elizabeth is Missing is the newly released debut novel by English author Emma Healey and an absolutely absorbing read that I definitely recommend. The book is a mystery novel with the twist being that our main character is an almost 90-year-old woman suffering from either Alzheimer’s or just severe senility, she finds a compact mirror in her friends garden

that she remembered from seventy years ago, from here we have to ask ourselves two questions: What happened to Maud’s friend Elizabeth who is missing, and what happened with the mirror that she can’t remember? The novel is often tragic but an ultimately amazing debut that I recommend.

definitely worth seeing. The show is about a man who comes home from prison after 19 years due to DNA evidence brings his crime into question; he was only a

teenager when he was sent away and now must readjust to life outside. The show isn’t easy but is ultimately a rewarding experience, I recommend it.

Lifestyle & Living Game of the week Planetside 2 Summer is famous for being the year’s utter nadir in terms of releases, so here’s a game that came out in 2012 and recently got an update. The game is epic, there really is no better word for it, it’s an MMOFPS or Massive Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter where you are free to create a character as a member of one of three

factions and fight in a war against the other two. Every soldier across all factions here is a real person and you fight over control of these various land masses; the game allows thousands on each server and because it’s an MMO, the game never ends, wars continue every hour of the day. It’s a really great game and one I recommend.

App of the week Poweramp

Those of us on Android may have had the realization at some point that the default music players on our phones are mostly terrible and barely functional. Thankfully the play store is full of alternatives, and the best is probably Poweramp. The app is slightly more expensive than its equivalents, after a two week trial it

costs €2.99 for the full version compared to €0.68 for Shuttle+ or free with in app purchases for DoubleTwist but the additional functionality makes it well worth the cost. The best for me is that the app can play FLAC files, a function not even iTunes has, it’s a great app and one I recommend.

Film of the week Transformers: Age of Extinction

The first three Transformers movies managed to find that perfect spot between offensively bad and unrelentingly boring that allowed it to be one of the worst and one of the most insufferably profitable film series in the last few years, With this latest instalment, a soft reboot of the series, we see the people behind the film actually manage

to make a pretty good blockbuster and one worth seeing. Don’t get me wrong, the film is still disposable and nonsense but it’s the fun kind of disposable nonsense; the enjoyable type that is both hilarious and thrilling. If you’re just looking for a simple, silly blockbuster this week then I recommend Transformers: Age of Extinction.

DVD of the week Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a new film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée about the aids epidemic in Dallas, Texas; it tells the true life story of a man who worked to get patients what they need to survive after he himself is diagnosed with the disease. He sets up The Dallas Buyers Club, and has his prejudices knocked out of him by

Album of the Week The possibility of a new Joanna Newsom album

Newsom isn’t exactly prolific, her first album came out in 2004, followed by another in 2006, then another in 2010 (and a triple album at that) which means if we use our mathematical heads we can concur that an album could or should come out either this year which coincides with the

four year gap, 2016 by adding ng two years to the last wait, orr 2018 because of the doubling ng ng in wait before (presumably this will be a sextuple album m with over five hours of music). c). ). Whenever it is, I’m looking forward to it, whatever it is.

the hundreds of homo and transsexuals that he comes into contact with. The film sounds somewhat preachy but it truly is not, it’s a splendid movie and the main character’s performance by Matthew McConaughey is absolutely wonderful, I recommend it to everyone.

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9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Motors

9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Motors

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9 JULY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Lifestyle & Living

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

PICTURED is Eoin Muldowney, left, Castlecomer Athletic Club, Kilkenny senior 100m, 200m and 400m champion 2014, as he sprints to victory in Scanlon Park and right, receiving the Eamon Costelloe Shield for sprinting 2014. Miriam Maher was third and Janette Boran fifth in the Kilkenny County 10km Road Race in Rosbercon. Nicky Connolly was first in U14 Kilkenny County Road Walk in Paulstown. Castlecomer was well represented in Thomastown for the County ‘B’ Championships. The strength of that representation was probably best represented in the successes in the team relays. The U15 mixed won gold medallists, while U12 boys and

U14 boys and girls won silver. Teams: U15 mixed: Nicky Connolly, Michael McInerney, Eimear Stone, Ellen Buggy. U10 girls: Molly O’Dornan, Kate O’Neill and two guests. U10 boys: Michael Brennan, Donal Kealy, Joey Ryan, Jack Burke. U12 Boys: Will Fox, Cathal O’Reilly, Russell Kealy, Luke Burke. U14 girls: Aoife Cahalan, Eimear Stone, Ellen Buggy, Meaghan Rudkins. U14 boys: Nicky Connolly, Killian Hogan, Michael McInerney, and guest. As well as the team events, several athletes competed in a variety of track and field events. From these numerous displays characterised by earnest endeavour, there were also some medallists.

Girls U8 sprint : Sadbh and Kayla O’Connor (3rd); boys’ U8: Bobby Brennan, Darragh Purcell and Aaron Fox competed Bobby won silver in the sprint and bronze over 300m. Girls U9: Molly Hogan won bronze over 300m. Jack Comerford competed in boys’ U9. Molly O’Dornan won gold in U10 Turbo Javelin and silver in the long jump. At U10 also, Kate O’Neill was double gold winner in 300m and long jump and won silver in Turbo Javelin. Michael won gold in 300m, sprint and Turbo Javelin and silver in the long jump. Joey Ryan and Donal Kealy competed enthusiastically in this age group. At U11, Aislinn Comerford and Katie Purcell competed, with

Katie winning bronze in Turbo Javelin. Jack Burke won bronze in the sprint. Caoimhe O’Reilly and Katie Clarke were the U12 girls representatives. Cathal O’Reilly won silver over 800m at U12 and bronze in the long jump. Luke Burke won silver, while Will Fox won gold over 800m. Eimear Stone, Meghan Rudkins competed at U14, while Cheiu Phelan won bronze in the sprint. Aoife Cahalan won 800m silver and Ellen Buggy sprint silver. At U14 in the boys’ events, Nicky Connolly, Michael Inerney and Killian Hogan competed, with Killian winning gold over 800m. Adam Jacob was the sole U15 competitor from Castlecomer.

Whisting the night away

Ballinakill on Sunday, July 13 at 3pm All are welcome Conahy Shramrocks Bord na nÓg fundraiser is on July 19. Bagetelle play at the Jenkinstown venue. Contacts: Mairead 087-9955068, Patricia 087-6619162, Billy 0870877726834. Limited tickets available.

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BIG WINNERS in the last whist drive were Michael O’Brien/Nano Brennan, Maureen Cody, Nanna Moore (shared), Joe O’Shea, Mary Wheatley (shared), Christy Maher, Owen Salmon. Raffle: Margaret Brennan, Willie Farrell, Owen Salmon, Tom Fenton. Golf €12,000; Erin’s Own GAA €4,000.

Anniversary

Vita friends of Fr Kevin Doheny are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of Refugee Trust. Mass will be at the Doheny homestead in Ballinlacken,

Castlecomer Pastoral Council requests that the church driveway be reserved for cars carrying elderly people or people with disabilities. They also ask car owners to remain for a few minutes after Mass to allow a majority of people to walk down the drive way first .

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Planning permission is sought for the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing single storey dwelling and all associated site works at Hill Road, Rossenarra Demesne, Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny. Signed: Ed Duggan. 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.

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.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO We Pat & Breda Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Connell are applying for permission to demolish existing outbuilding attached to the side of existing dwelling and permission for the erection of an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and upgrading existing sewerage facilities with a new treatment system and soil polishing filter and new entrance and all associated site works at Rathduff & Newhouse, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the Offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during its public opening hours 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design, Architecture and Engineering Services (059 9725684).

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO Planning permission is sought for the construction of a single storey dwelling and detached garage, vehicular entrance and driveway, wastewater treatment system and raised bed soil polishing filter, bore well and all associated site works at Baunatillaun, Dunnamaggin, Co. Kilkenny. Signed: Patrick & Helen Delahunty. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO I Tony Devitt am applying for permission for retention of extension to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site works at 23 Cluain Mhuire, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the Offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during its public opening hours 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design, Architecture and Engineering Services (059 9725684).

.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO We Thomas & Martina Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Neill shall lodge significant further information to Planning Register Number 14/104 permission for the erection of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling and permission for the erection of an agricultural shed part to be used for the storage of meal and part for the storage and repair of machinery and all associated site works, the significant further information consists of permission for retention of the existing agricultural entrance and permission to make alterations to the front boundary to achieve the required sightlines to both the agricultural and domestic entrances and all associated site works at Priestsvalley, Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans has/have been furnished to the Planning Authority in respect of this proposed development, and is/are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the Offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A submission or observation in relation to the further information or revised plans may be made in writing to the Planning Authority within a period of 2 weeks from the date of receipt of the revised public notices. A submission or observation must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of â&#x201A;Ź20, except in the case of a person or body who has already made a submission or observation. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design, Architecture and Engineering Services (059 9725684).

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Sport

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Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups

There was a large interest in Callans Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups which were contested over the weekend. The Philip O Mahony Memorial Junior Scratch Cup sponsored by Oleum Oil is always one of the highlights of the season for Callan golfers between 4 and 9 handicap. Philip was a wonderful member of our club and is always fondly remembered by the club when this cup is contested and our thoughts are with his family following his loss at a young age. This year saw Niall O Sullivan took the trophy for the third time since 2008 when the Junior Scratch was resurrected in Callan. Niall has a wonderful association with the Cup and proudly received the trophy on Sunday night following a 73 for a three shot victory from Martin O Halloran who had a 76. Niall now moves ahead of Jeff Lynch following his third win while Jeffs name appears on the trophy twice. Well done to Niall on a superb victory. The Intermediate Scratch Cup attracted over 70 participants and has a new name on the trophy. Pat Cunningham has a long association with Callan Golf Club and yesterday Pat had his biggest win in quite some time following a wonderful 81 to narrowly pip John Lennon who has had a wonderful season following heroic performances for the Provincial Towns side. John also shot 81 but Pat finished the back 9 in slightly better fashion with Ollie Power in third following a fine 83. On the Nett side of the competition Martin O Toole and Christy Vaughan both signed for 67s with Martin narrowly winning out. Well done to all who played the weekend and all our prize winners but it is Pat and Niall who deserve the plaudits after some fine golf from both men. The next major on the horizon for men’s golf in Callan is Martin Mahers Captains Prize on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of July.

South Leinster

Niall Brett’s managed South Leinster side had a wonderful victory in the last 16 of this competition. In the last 32 Callan had a brilliant victory over Kilkenny but faced a tricky away tie against Tara Glen from Wexford this time around. A stellar home performance from Denis Collins, Tom Kenny and Ger Brett who all won on the 13th, 12th and 15th respectively meant that if Callan took one match in the Wexford venue they would be through and Denis Lawlor obliged with a fine win on the 15th. Jim Kirby, Tony O Driscoll and Joe Madigan were also playing very well when called in once the win had been secured. Well done to this well balanced side who will meet either Wooden Bridge or Roundwood in the last 8 tie. Best of luck to all involved.

Lotto

There has never been a better reason to buy a ticket for Callan Golf Club Lotto as next weeks Jackpot reaches a fabulous 4650e. This weeks numbers were 23,28 and 35 with no

winner. Helen Fitzpatrick, Breda O Brien and Kevin O Gorman were Lucky Dip winners. To become Callans next “Thousandaire” buy a ticket. If you don’t you can’t scoop a magnificent pot. Your support makes a massive difference to the running of our club and also the local employment it provides.

Results

Philip O Mahony Memorial Junior Scratch Cup Sunday 6th July 1 Niall O Sullivan 73 2 Martin O Halloran 76

Intermediate Scratch Cup

1 P Cunningham 81 2 J Lennon 81 3 O Power 83 Nett Competition 1 M O Toole 67 2 C Vaughan 67

Ladies

Geraldine Cup Results 1st July 1 E Moore 69 2 M O Dwyer 72 3 C Murphy 72 4 C Gibbons 72 5 A Hickey 73 6 M Fennelly Senior Ladies Thurs 3rd July 1 B McGrath 2 M O Shea 3 E Cuddihy 4 M O Riordan 25 5 M T O Shea

Fixtures

Wednesday 9th July O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles Thursday 10th July senior ladies 10-12 Friday 11th July Open Ladies Gents singles Saturday 12th July Kathleen Phelans Lady Captains Prize Sunday 13th July Gents singles Monday 14th July RGA Tuesday 15th July ladies day

Castlecomer

New member Paul Byrne had a great round to emerge victorious in the mens singles over the weekend. Paul had two birdies on the penultimate hole on each nine, 8 and 17 and then birdied the 18th to record 38 pts. Paul’s last ditch birdie on 18 meant he defeated Pat Gleeson on the back 9. 1. Paul Byrne (13) 38 pts. b9 2. Pat Gleeson (18) 38 pts Gross Michael Buggy (-1) 37 pts Next weekend 12th / 13th July Donal McInerney Memorial Open Singles

Ladies

The ladies competed in the stapleford competition sponsored by Glanbia over the weekend of 5th/6th. In first place, winning on the back nine, Joan Brennan brought in 38pts. In second place, also with 38pts was Betty Byrne. Only one weekend competition remains before the Lady Captain’s prize which is to be held on 15th and 19th July. The weekend competition of 12th and 13th is sponsored by Conmore Press. A reminder to ladies that four singles competitions must have been played in order to be eligible to win the Lady Captain’s Prize, so the Conmore Press singles is the last chance for anyone who needs to fulfil that criteria.

Scramble

The Tuesday scramble continues to be great opportunity to mix, play, practice and win during the week. With the game format and team draw

for any that come to play, it makes it easy to arrive alone or with friends for 11 holes of golf. The draw takes place from 5pm to 6pm on Tuesdays, with every effort made to have prompt start as players arrive. Many of the players whose handicaps have swiftly descended are regular scramble participants. Clearly, the benefits are far reaching in the progression front as well as the thoroughly enjoyable experience of meeting different players and teamworking towards a shared intention. All are welcome, and, as with anything, the more the merrier.

TGIF

The TGIF competition has golfers making the most of any good weather, all during the week. The Friday evening 11 hole singles league competition is being hotly contested in both the ladies and men’s categories. Having the opportunity to improve on a less than satisfactory score on Friday evening offers the tantalising chance of improvement during the week. League results can be found on www.castlecomergolf.com along with other golfing news and pictures. The good fun afterwards in the club house, with finger food provided with thanks to Eddie, makes playing on Friday, good score or not, a worthwhile and enjoyable evening’s fun. Thank Golf It’s Friday!

Lotto

12,200 is a very nice prize in anyone’s book or bank account. It’s not, however, a golf prize. It is what can be won by anyone. The only skill required is the purchase of a ticket and selecting the numbers on that ticket. With the matching numbers drawn in the Monday night draw in the club house, the sum of 12,200 can be won. With tickets at just 2 euro, available on line on the club website, www.castlecomergolf.com and from members, in the club house or local retail outlets, anyone can win, anywhere in the world.

Beginners

As a past-time, golf is probably one of the most interesting and captivating sports for the naturally athletic and also those who aren’t, but wish they were or could be. Speed, agility and stamina won’t win in golf. Ability to be moderately flexible in body movements, to use good thinking process and develop good physical co-ordination techniques is what makes anyone able to thoroughly enjoy playing golf. The handicap system brings all, beginners and long time golfers alike, to stand with equal chance to win or score on a hole. Anyone interested in finding the ideal open air past-time should really try golf. After trying, it may be that golf is not for you, and then you know. But what if it is perfect for you and you missed even giving it a chance to impress you and open up that whole new world of enjoyment, there simply waiting for you to notice it. To enquire about commitment free, try and see opportunities, potential players can ring the club house at 056 4441139 or 087 9171579 after 6pm.

Kilkenny

JUNIOR/JUVENILE

The golf fundraiser for the Junior Club will be held this 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 is displayed on the notice board inside the bar. Please check in 15 minutes before your tee time. 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. Please note there is no members time on that day at 1pm. Coaching on Saturday mornings continues, under 5th Class 10.00 – 11.00 and 6th Class upwards 11.00 – 12.00, please convene at the clubhouse 15 minutes before the session commences.

LADIES & GENTS OPEN SINGLES

Ladies & Gents Open Singles next Wednesday July 16th bookable online or through the office.

RESULTS CAPTAIN DENIS BROPHY’S PRIZE

Second Round Saturday July 5th C.S.S. 71 Winner; John Quane (19) 136 (68+68) Back 18 2nd Luke Wall (11) 136 (66+70) Back 18 3rd Steve Rochford (15) 136 (65 +71) Best Gross; Brendan Power (6) 151 (80 +71) 5th Jason Delaney (18) 137 (70+67) 6th Pat O’Hanlon (14) 138 (73+65) Back 18 7th Daragh McNamara (8) 138 (71+67) Back 18 8th Seamus Rochford (11) 138 (68+70) Back 18 9th John Larkin (10) 138 (68+70) Back 18 10th Michael Naughton (21) 138 (66+72) Past Captains, Sean Boland (8) 139 (73+66) Over 65’s Martin Treacy (20) 141 (65+76) Best Junior; Mark Power (2) 141 (68+73) Best Student; Sam Dunlop (6) 150 (72+78) Day Prize Second Round; Brian Delaney (16) 68 net

Ladies Results & News

The Ladies will play for Lady Captain Catherine Kings Prize this Saturday July 12th. The next Ladies committee meeting has been changed from Wednesday July 16th to Monday July 14th as the Ladies Junior Cup team are playing Gowran in Mount Juliet on Wed 14th at 4pm.

Ladies Fixtures

Tuesday July 8th - Ladies 18 Hole ABC Stroke , 8.20 – 10.20, 42.20- 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00.

Saturday July 12th Lady Captain Catherine Kings Prize to the Ladies Tuesday July 15th, Ladies 18 Hole Stableford Pga Tankard, Slots also available on Sunday July 13th 10.30 – 11.00

Ladies Inter Club

The Ladies Junior Cup team will meet Gowran in the semi final in Mount Juliet on Wednesday July 14th at 4pm.

JUNIOR SECTION

Junior Competition Results – 30th June 2014 Boys (Full Handicap) Sean Manogue (14) – 39 pts Boys (Junior Handicap) 1st Dillon Wall (21) – 40 pts 2nd Stephen Bateman (19) – 38 pts Girls Amy Lennon (26) – 36 pts RESULTS JAMES STEPHENS CLASSIC FRIDAY JULY 4TH. 1. Eugene Buckley (12) Tommy Buckley Mountain View (14) Shane O’Neill (17) Mountain View Henry O’Neill (16) Mountain View 98 pts 2. Liam Neary, Paudie McCarthy, John Ahearne, Pat Mullins 3. Mark Grant (10) Michael Grant (8) Sean Boland (8) Rob O’Shea (10) 90 pts

FIXTURES

Tuesday July 8th, 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20- 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies 18 Hole Competition Wednesday July 9th, 8.45 – 6.00 Junior/ Juvenile Fundraiser 4 Person Team Event 50 per team. Semi Open Thursday July 10th; 10.00 – 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 – 1.00 Senior Men , 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time Friday June July 11th , 8:30 – 6:00 Rugby Club Classic Saturday July 12th , 8.00 – 6.00 Lady Captian Catherine King’s Prize Sunday July 13th, 7:30 – 5.30 Mens Smithwicks Cup , 10.30 – 11.00 Ladies Competition Monday July 14th , 8.00 – 12.00 Juvenile Competition 1.00 – 2.30 Members Time Tuesday July 15th, 8.20 -10.20, 12.20 – 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies 18 Hole Stableford PGA Tankard Wednesday July 16th; 8.30 – 6.00 Ladies & gents Open Singles

Gowran Park

Intermediate Scratch Cup 2014

Handicappers 10 – 18 are invited to Gowran Park on Sunday next 13th July for the first of the Scratch Cups of the year. The Intermediate Scratch Cup will be played with a timesheet in place – golfers can book online or contact the office on 056 7726699 Weekly Open Singles – Thursday 3rd July 2014 The fine weather brought a large entry to the competition – visiting golfer Simon Murphy (14) a member of Callan Golf Club took top spot with a fantastic score of 45 points with an eagle and 3 birdies within his round local member Padhraic Lacey (12) and Luke Roche (5) Borris Golf Club took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. With more fine weather forecast early book-

ing is advisable for next Thursdays competition. Captain Takes the Honours A week after celebrating his Captains’ weekend, Declan Davis returned in the winning spot over last weekend’s 18 hole singles. The V Par format suited our captain with a great score of 6 up 1 ahead of both Seamus McKillen and Peader Nolan who took 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

JUNIORS

1st James Bergin (13) 5 up 2nd trick King (18) Level 3rd Adam Oakes (28) 1 down Competitions continue each Tuesday with coaching on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

FIXTURES

Thursday 10th July Weekly Open Singles €20.00 Visitor Sunday 13th July Intermediate Scratch Cup €20.00 Visitor Sunday 20th July Open 3 Person Classic €20.00 Visitor.

Mountain View Results

On Sunday last the Men’s competition was a Single Stableford in which the winner was Frank Kavanagh Results : 1st Frank Kavanagh (16) 38 pts 2nd Seamus O’ Brien (17) 37pts and 3rd Larry O’ Neill (9) 37 pts. Senior Men Competition Single Stabeford – July 1st Results : 1st Jimmy Fitzpatrick (21) 41pts 2nd Seamus Nolan (18) 39 pts and 3rd Bobby O’ Brien (17) 38pts Outstanding Prizes All outstanding competition prizes are available for collection at the clubhouse. Captain’s Prize Qualifier This Sunday will be the qualifier for the Captain’s Prize and registration must be made by Friday July 11th where a draw will be made for the timesheet. Ladies Competition The ladies single stableford results for July 2nd. 1st Aisling Costelloe (22) 38pts 2nd Anne Murphy (28) 36pts and 3rd Anne Foskin (27) 34 pts. The Ladies Captains Prize will take place this Sunday at 12.00. Timesheet available at reception. Summit Bar & Restaurant Don’t forget that out Summit Bar and Restaurant is available for birthdays, anniversaries, or that special occasion. With full bar facilities and an extensive choice of menus, along with a breathtaking view of the course, we have everything wrapped up for your special event. For further information please contact David at the clubhouse.

Diary

Ladies 18 Hole Competition – Wednesday 9th July Ladies Captain’s Prize – Sunday July 13th Open Singles Monday – Friday for the July & August Men’s Captain Prize Qualifier – Sunday July 13th The Club Singles and Club Doubles matches must be completed by July 31st. Contact clubhouse for ties to be played.

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Our heroes are the High Kings of Leinster hurling Our brilliant senior champions

Captain Fantastic Lester Ryan of Clara

OUR PRIDE AND JOY

Our minors have shown true grit

Âť Match reports, action pics and black and amber fans on Pages 68, 69, 70&71

Supporters rejoice with Darragh Joyce of the Rower Inistioge

Pics: Donal Foley

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JJ Delaney gets the better of Conal Keaney and David Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan

Colin Fennelly leads the way

Padraic Walsh outwits Joey Boland and David Treacy

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Double delight as Dubs downed by dazzling Cats

The Donnelly family, Freshford

Hogans of Crosspatrick

The Powers of Bamford, Kells Road, Kilkenny

Bee, Padraic and Peter Naddy, Dungarvan

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Over 32,000 enthusiasts in Croker

Black and amber pride

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Gormans, Lisdowney

Go on the Cats

Andy and Alannah Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Graignamanagh

Piltown supports the Cats

Pics: Donal Foley

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