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EASTER RISING 1916: IT’S A PHOTO FINISH AFTER ALMOST 100 YEARS » Pages 26&27

Fianna Fáil is planning to emulate a Rising Sun » Story & pics P18 Today we meet the reincarnated Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera on Pages 60&61 and we turn the clock back 98 years to Easter Week 1916, Pages 26&27

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ILHOGV Fields Jewellers Kilkenny have been open in MacDonagh Junction for 7 years now and are constantly updating our brands and stock to ensure that we remain one of the leading jewellers in our area. In 2013 we introduced new brands such as Michael Kors and Kenneth Cole Watches and Mi Moneda Chains and Discs. Already in 2014 we have extended our Mi Moneda range to include Rings, Long Chains and Bracelets. We have also introduced Marc by Marc

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

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

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

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The cast, from left, Jemma Lawrence (Hero), Sam Phillips (Claudio), Simon Bubb (Benedick and Sexton), Emma Pallant Beatrice

Fantastic setting: The Castle Yard, Kilkenny

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Brilliant entertainer: Claire Henriques

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Danny Walsh, James Murphy, James Frisby and Watty Gahan

Sean Kennedy, Pat Dalton, Liam Aylward, Michael Aylward

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Jim solves Rebellion riddle 98 years after the Rising of 1916 JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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The picture that made people think: Kilkenny Volunteers 1916, a group of men who formed part of the National Movement in Kilkenny taken after their return from serving terms of imprisonment in various Irtish and British prisons. Tom Stallard who was a prominent ďŹ gure in the movement was not included in the group as he was in hospital. Denis Barry (Monster House) died on hunger strike in Cork Jail during the War of Independence. Peter DeLoughry was later elected to the DĂĄil and was Mayor of Kilkenny for seven consecutive terms.

Back row, from left, J. Kealy, J. Lawlor, D. Barry, P. Corcoran, J. Nolan, L. Walsh, T. Treacy, J. Harte. P. Brett. Second row, from left, P. Parsons, T. Furlong, M. Kealy, M. Higgins, B. Denn, T. Neary, J. Lawlor, P. Purcell, P. DeLoughry. Third row from left, C. Smith, S Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dwyer, N. Comerford, T. Mullally, P. Bourke, J. Carrigan, L. DeLoughry, S. Gibbons. Front, M. Ryan, J. Coyne, J. Madigan, B. Stephens.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It is perhaps apt that the riddle has been finally solved as our country marks the 98th anniversary of the 1916 Risingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Local volunteers were imprisoned in Kilkenny Jail

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Volunteers involved in the Civil War which started on June 28, 1922 and ended on April 24,1923

Jim Egan, right, from Poulacapple near Callan, a member of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade in the War of Independence was killed near his home in the Civil War when he was a member of the 7th Battalion Kilkenny Brigade.

The Egan family home was a volunteer headquarters which many leaders had been welcomed, including Liam Lynch, Frank Aiken and Eamon de Valera.

Our volunteers were mobilised: Then came word that the Rising was not on JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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On the June 18, 1921 British soldiers surprised an IRA unit preparing an ambush position for a British military convoy expected to travel between Castlecomer and Athy. Two members of the IRA, John Hartley and Nicholas Mullins, were killed in the ďŹ ghting that followed

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)LOP 5LR Blue Sky Entertainment has been churning out high-energy computer-animated features for over a decade. They’ve had big hits with the Ice Age franchise, Horton Hears a Who, and Rio. Yet this studio hasn’t earned the kind of esteemed reputation of its biggest competitors, DreamWorks and Pixar. Considering Rio 2, it’s little wonder why. Once more, Blue Sky Entertainment has offered a perfectly adequate kid’s movie, but nothing that more mature audiences will find especially compelling.

Rio introduced Blu, a nebbish, flightless Spix’s Macaw who experiences culture shock when he’s taken to meet his assigned mate Jewel in Rio de Janeiro. This lively locale is where the sequel picks up, with Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) raising their three chicks with all the modern (human) conveniences, like pancakes, iPods, and television. But when their human friends Linda (Leslie

&XEDQ )XU\ Nick Frost is best known as second banana to Simon Pegg in comedies like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End. Now he is looking to step out of Pegg’s shadow with Cuban Fury, a comedy that puts Frost in the spotlight and sets the stage for him to dazzle.

Though Frost does prove a charming and surprisingly fleet-footed leading man, this lovable loser tale makes some unfortunate missteps.

Based on a concept by Frost and directed by James Griffiths, Cuban Fury has him playing Bruce Garrett, a meek pencil pusher who is endlessly bullied by co-workers, friends and strangers because he is fat and timid.

But he wasn’t always this way. As a child, Bruce was a fiery salsa prodigy with flashy shirts, a wall of trophies, and a resounding faith in himself.

That was until a cruel pack of brats beat him up and made him eat the sequins off his silk shirt. However, his meet-cute with Julia (Rashida Jones) a pretty American who loves salsa, makes Bruce realize the fire inside him hasn’t died. He’ll need to reconnect with it--as well as his old salsa instructor (an under-utilized Ian McShane)-to win the girl away from his office frenemy, Drew (Chris

O’Dowd).

For years Frost has made a consummate sidekick, playing likeable goofballs who help make the hero’s flaws seem less severe by comparison. Here he gives a subtler performance than usual, but it’s still one filled with fun and some well-placed slapstick.

With Jones he shares an easy chemistry that makes them a believable could-be couple. For her part, Jones is a delight as the fawned-over Julia. Sadly, she’s offered few jokes of her own as the script by Jon Brown seems to forget that love interests can do more than be cute and friendly.

The biggest flaw is Griffiths’ execution of the big dance sequences. At its core, Cuban Fury depends on Frost convincing us he can really dance.

We’re introduced to the

typical training montage setup of him re-learning the steps. Then comes the finale, where he finally gets to strut his stuff in a competition before his former instructor and his crush. Griffiths bungles this defining moment with too many cuts. Dance numbers are always most impressive in long takes that show off the performers’ skills by not needing to cut away.

Maybe Frost really can dance, but the quick cuts-that seem mainly meant to cut around body doubles for his dance partners--detract from his moment. In short, it’s a bit bumbling, but pleasant.

Despite its missteps, Cuban Fury is entertaining, warmly funny and deeply sweet. It may not prove to be enough to launch Frost as a leading man, but it certainly shows he’s got the chops for it.

Mann) and Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) uncover a long-lost flock of Spix’s Macaw deep in the Amazon, the whole Blu family flies off to join them so the kids can learn about their cultural (Macaw) heritage.

Upon arrival, Blu quickly realizes his reliance on human tools (fanny packs, GPS) make him a misfit. Worse yet, he feels threatened by Jewel’s

disapproving father (Andy Garcia) and her former flame, a flashy flyer and sultry singer called Roberto (Bruno Mars). But unbeknownst to Blu there’s even bigger trouble brewing.

A greedy lumber magnate is slicing his way right to the Macaw colony. And the nefarious Nigel (Jemaine Clement) -- who first fought Blu in Rio -- is back for revenge. This time, this cruel Cockatoo has found a minion in Gabi (Kristin Chenoweth), a poisonous frog who is utterly infatuated with him.

There are lots of fun moments. Rio 2 unfurls a spirited journey, peppered with plucky action, some rousing musical numbers, and a dash of silly slapstick. But the separate plot threads are sloppily laced together, barreling to a resolution that feels rushed and overly pat after so much build up. Ultimately, Rio 2 is a fine bit of entertainment, but nothing more.

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Activity of the week Castlecomer Discovery Park Castlecomer Discovery Park is a huge 80-acre park opened to the public in 2007. Set on the grounds of what had been the Wandesforde Estate, the park is now located only 20km from Kilkenny City.

Inside these 80-acres is a stunning landscape, composed of forests, lakes and paths that will

amaze walkers the world over and provide a lovely experience on any day off.

The park also features a myriad of different activities for all ages, including: the tree top walk, fishing, science and history exhibitions.

There are hundreds of fun times just waiting to be had at the Castlecomer Discovery Park.

DVD of the week Filth Filth is the adaption of Irvine Welsh’s famous fourth novel of the same name, starring James McAvoy and directed by John S. Baird.

The film is set in Edinburgh and follows Detective Bruce Robertson, a bigoted junkie cop who will do whatever he can to secure

his promotion. For the duration of the film we see Bruce perform a whole host of repulsive immoral deeds as he spirals out of control of his own life.

The film is heinous and disgusting, but a highly entertaining ride that still manages to make you feel sorry for Bruce when it’s all over.

Product of the week Helen Faulkner Pottery Originally from Belfast, the pottery of Helen Faulkner has begun garnering a reputation overseas and is now available to buy at the Kilkenny Design Centre.

Helen is now based in Thomastown and is a graduate of the Craft Council’s Pottery Skill Course, her designs are subtly colourful, imbued with a sense of

muted beauty and practicality.

The pieces are all extremely practical and will enhance your kitchen with a homeliness and warmth that it would not have had otherwise. Prices start from as little as €8 so there is no reason in not taking a visit and seeing what you can nab up; I highly recommend Helen Faulkner Pottery.

App of the week Morning Morning is a new app that helps one organize the most important part of the day. It presents you with up to eight highly customizable

Song of the week Clipping- Work Work Clipping are set to release their new album in June following last year’s Midcity, the band are already presenting a very different sound from then.

The original Clipping album was cacophonic and energetic industrial hip-hop; Work Work is neither of these.

The instrumentation

is minimalist, reminiscent of Autechre, the sound is almost clinical and sterilized but eerily catchy with a few listens.

The guest verse from Cocc Pistol Cree is a definite highlight; it’s still amazing just how few female rappers you hear even now.

CLPPNG will be out in June.

panels that each give you a different piece of information: weather, reminders, commute, news, calendar, stocks, countdown, and the date and time.

Morning makes your entire routine easier, it simplifies your processes and makes sure that you never forget an important deadline or date ever again.

I highly recommend this app.

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Lifestyle The Wolf Among Us The Wolf Among Us is an episodic point and click adventure game, currently being released by Telltale Games that had its first episode come out last October and whose third has just been released to very high reviews.

The game is based on Bill Willingham’s Fable comic book series and is set in the mid 1980’s; thirty years

before the first issue of Fable. The backstory is relatively dense so I won’t delve into it here except to say that it’s an interesting and engaging plot.

The gameplay is extremely similar to that of The Walking Dead, also developed by Telltale and for anyone who enjoyed that game as much as I did, there is a lot to enjoy in The Wolf Among Us.

Show of the week The Dubliner’s Dilemma The Dubliner’s Dilemma is a new one man play that will be playing at the Watergate Theatre on the 19th March and will tell the story of Grant Richards, a UK publisher responsible for bringing James Joyce’s Dubliners to the world who must now decide whether to accept it or reject it.

He had already rejected the short story collection in 1906

but now, eight years later, must once again decide whether to unleash the literary genius on the world and breach every obscenity law then in effect.

The Dubliner’s Dilemma weaves Richards’s frustrations with scenes from the book and creates one of the most interesting plays in years; I highly recommend The Dubliner’s Dilemma.

Film of the week Calvary Calvary comes from the same people responsible for 2011’s The Guard and tells the story of a priest in confession whose told by the man on the other end that he’ll kill him by Sunday week.

Initially he’s not quite sure what to make of this but the film escalates past this and becomes quiet thrilling as it goes on. It’s a black comedy at heart, and

can be very funny throughout, though it is definitely more serious than The Guard.

The cast are all great, with Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd (Moone Boy) and Aidan Gillen (The Wire, Love Hate, Game of Thrones) all putting in great work. Calvary is a very fun and very good movie and I recommend it.

Gig of the week Frankie Gavin and De Dannan De Dannan are an Irish band who have been playing folk music since 1975 headed by Frankie Gavin who have been enjoying a constantly changing line up ever since.

Their newest line up, featuring Gavin, Barry Brady, Paul O’Drisceoil, Michelle Lally and Colm

Album of the Week Enter the Slasher House The latest project of Animal Collective founding member David Portner (Avey Tare) finds him coupled with Angel Deradoorian (previously of Dirty Projectors) and Jeremy Hyman, the drummer from Ponytail.

The album has much resemblance to AC’s previous album: Centipede Hz from 2012, but the songs

are much more pared back, raw and poppy, as if Animal Collective was a garage rock band.

Angel’s vocals help give this album its own feel, most notably in the single Little Fang where her and Portner’s vocals inter cross. Overall, it’s a good album and one worth trying if you’re a fan of the type of music.

O’Caoimh might just be one of the best yet; creating an eclectic and worldly sound that is guaranteed to make for a great night when they play.

The gig will take place tomorrow, Thursday April 17th at 8PM at the Set Theatre. Tickets are €20 + €1 booking fee.

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CROSSWORDS All of the clues relate to Catchwords.

Can you ďŹ nd the words then ďŹ t them correctly into the grid?

Imagine a group of people each pulling in opposite directions but one vastly outweighing the others. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good image for this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse with Jupiter playing the big role. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel this tug of war with domestic and family matters screaming for attention.

Clearly Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse affects everyone. Yet each sign will surely experience a complicated planetary formation in different ways. For you, tension is most likely to be experienced in the work-place and possibly because someone is away from their post.

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse has your ruling planet, Mercury, with the Sun and Uranus all at one side of the zodiac and Mars at the other. This suggests a war of words. There might even be more than one of these events. Where you need to take care is not to allow things to get so out of hand.

A lunar eclipse (sophisticated Full Moon) is never easy to negotiate. Tuesday could prove extra wild as the planetary formation round the Sun-Moon opposition is rare. As this formation is focused on Cardinal signs (of which you are one), you could feel pulled in at least four different directions.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lunar eclipse this week - on Tuesday. This is one of the most important Full Moons of 2014. As it happens, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also part of a complicated planetary formation that you can think of as putting planets at each of the N, S, E and W corners. As with many people, you could feel pulled in many different directions.

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse is super-important as it is part of a rare planetary combination. When planets oppose one another itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for people to do the same! So, you could find tension even in those areas that have been calm.

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse (think sophisticated Full Moon) is in your sign. Though Mars isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly close by, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still in your sign and not so far from an opposition to Uranus which In turn is at right angles to both Jupiter and Pluto. You may not know which way to turn.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely that this special Full Moon will pass unnoticed. You may find youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more anxious than usual that things â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get doneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Though you may now be more in the mood to discuss long-term projects (for both home and work), first thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awkward lunar eclipse (Tuesday) to negotiate. These special Full Moons occur at least twice every year but never in your life-time has there been one like this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Full Moon is extra-ordinary. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of a rare planetary configuration and is also a lunar eclipse. It would be highly unusual if this celestial event did not coincide with rare events on Earth. These are the kinds of events that hit the headlines and make everyone stop and think.

This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunar eclipse (Tuesday) is followed by yet another occultation of Saturn on Thursday. Until this series of Moon-Saturn aspects is cleared (later this year), property and career matters may be in a state of flux. It may be that you know that change is in the air but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet know in what shape.

A powerful lunar eclipse could affect the whole world over the next few days.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of a rare planetary configuration of which one of your ruling planets, Jupiter, is part. Circumstances are likely to change as a result. This eclipse - a special kind of Full Moon - is likely to bring emotions to the surface.

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The real main character of Do the Right Thing isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mookie but the neighbourhood itself; and the titleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coda could be applied to almost all the characters in the ďŹ lm. The ďŹ lm is about one extremely hot day in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighbourhood of Brooklyn New York. Our main character (in a way) is Mookie, played by director and writer Spike Lee who works as a pizza delivery boy at Salâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, lives with his sister, and has a child called Hector.

Throughout the ďŹ lm we pan around and meet dozens of different characters, the conďŹ&#x201A;ict that would boil over at the end is started when Buggin Out wants Sal to put some black people on his Italian American hall of fame since all his customers are black, Sal kicks him out and he spends the rest of the ďŹ lm trying to boycott the place. The ďŹ lm dealt heavily with race issues in the US at the time and was called the most controversial ďŹ lm of 1989. Of course this

ďŹ lm was controversial, any ďŹ lm that deals with race relations is controversial but people were arguing that Do the Right Thing would cause black people to riot. This view is just emblematic of the racism that still existed then, as if black communities were some sort of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; being that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t control themselves after seeing a movie. Despite the seemingly black and white title, there are no simple answers in Do the Right Thing; the central conďŹ&#x201A;ict trundles on seemingly unimportantly as we meet the various people of the neighbourhood but when violence begins everything so quickly gets out of hand. The ďŹ lm famously features racism from all the main characters: Italians hate black people, black people hate Korean people, Koreans hate Hispanic people, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mess of racial tension that is ready to explode at any moment.

There are no heroes and villains in this ďŹ lm, everyone

does good and everyone does bad; even the cops arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all bad, uncaring when a racist white man jokingly has water sprayed on him and before one of them kills a black man in the climax, another cop can be heard shouting at him to stop. Nothing is resolved by the end, everyone is just a little worse than it was the previous day.

The movie has a very deďŹ nitive style that makes it extremely unique; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to think that such social realism was made into this colourful, exuberant world with constant music. There is this orange tint over almost the entire movie that makes the ďŹ lm both colourful and helps convey the omnipresent heat that heightens the tension. Do the Right Thing is a classic of American cinema, it has the style and energy of an untainted talent but also the maturity, wisdom and intelligence of a director twice Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s without comparison.

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The book initially did not perform well, with criticism being levelled at Hesse for his views and politics, but it gained a huge following in the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when hippies and other counter-culture personalities became enthused with it.

This was in no small part due to the frank discussion of sex and drugs that the book features but it also had to do with its Buddhist undertones.

It is important to consider that Hesse had also written Siddhartha, a book about a Buddhist search for happiness and the Eastern religion colours his work profusely.

One of Hallerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems is that all happiness is transient and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long, so even if he is happy with Maria and Pablo and Hermine it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t revert to his old misery a year or two down the road. Buddhism, as far as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m aware, believes that all life is suffering and that the root of suffering is desire. Steppenwolf can be said to track Hesseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempts to ďŹ nd happiness, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s found contentment but

The following yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doolittle may be the Pixies most mature and conďŹ dent release, the album that would deďŹ ne what their sound is, but the previous yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Surfer Rosa is the sound of the band fresh, young and screaming with youth; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited, it throws itself at you.

The band had already released an excellent EP in 1987 (Come on Pilgrim) and Surfer Rosa was a very similar release but edges it in terms of quality.

The Pixies became famous in the late 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for their coupling of harsh noise and alternative rock with pop hooks and melodies; they were instrumental in creating the alternative rock explosion of the early 90s and have only become more popular since.

The Pixies were already in their mid to late 20s when this album was released but they have the raw energy of a bunch of ďŹ fteen year olds forming their ďŹ rst rock band but with the added advantage of great song writing and being able to play their instruments. Many songs on this album are nothing more

not happiness and is fully aware that his situation is only transient.

Steppenwolf may sound miserable and depressing, but the novel is, at its heart, about healing and moving away from the darkness.

Haller undergoes change as the novel progresses away from the suicidal, he learns to appreciate life but his journey isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t over by the end, since it never truly is over. I believe the reason this book is so famous

is because of how it taps into the mind set of anyone looking for happiness (everyone I presume) and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to mask the message but just spells it out as you would in a diary.

Maybe not that great from a somewhat objective point of view but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredibly cathartic to read, to be able to singularly pin point these ideas and worries that plague all of us. I highly recommend Steppenwolf.

than pastiches of distortion that last for less than two minutes but their energy is so clear and infectious that you get swept up in them.

The band have the amazing ability to diversify while staying cohesive; the loud and abrasive Broken Face only lasts ninety seconds and is followed by Gigantic, the poppiest song on the album but there is no juxtaposition when one songs becomes the other, as if they were just the same song.

The production was handled

by Steve Albini who did an absolutely excellent job

with the album; the sound is perfectly clear and often airy, the instruments are all separate and clean despite the distortion.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reminiscent of the production on Nevermind the Bollocks, the production is stainless but the sound is ďŹ lthy; the contrast is unique and makes the album sound refreshing compared to if the album had dirty, lo ďŹ production. Surfer Rosa takes rock and cleans the slate, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a deďŹ nitive punk record; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simple, exciting, melodic, catchy and fun; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a classic.

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Medical Feature Sponsored slimmers put their best foot forward!

Slimmers from Kilkenny have climbed over 180 miles and raised over â&#x201A;Ź1000 for an Irish cancer charity.

Over 60 women, men and children, who are all members or friends/family of the Slimming World group, were taking part in the sponsored challenge to raise money for Slimming Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising arm SMILES (Slimmers Making It a Little Easier for Someone), which is supporting the Marie Keating Foundation for 2013.

Their Mount Leinster Climb was part of a national event running in all Slimming World groups across Ireland called Miles for SMILES. Its aim was to raise money for charity while raising awareness about the amazing benefits of getting active including increasing energy levels, reducing stress, building self-esteem and improving health and helping to maintain a healthy weight. Having an active lifestyle is also said to reduce the risk of developing a range of conditions including all types of cancer, and all of the money raised for the Marie Keating Foundation will go towards helping the charity to educate people about making positive lifestyle choices and in early detection .

Slimming World challenged its members in Ireland to get sponsored to cover as many miles as possible, as few or as many as they could manage. Participants could walk, run, cycle or swim the distance or try something completely different. The Kilkenny groups opted to the 3 mile return mountain trek and covered over 180 miles between them.

Suzanne, who runs the Kilkenny group every week at The Club House Hotel , says the members jumped at the chance to try something new and raise money for the charity. She says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miles for SMILES was a great reason for all of us to get active and to do as much or as

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little as we could â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in a good cause! â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re overweight you can struggle with activity or feel self-conscious about doing any sort of exercise, so it can be daunting to take the first steps to becoming more active but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely worth it. The key is to start small and find something that you enjoy. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no rule that says being active has to involve a gym or running shorts, it can be as simple as walking to collect the children from school or hitting the dance floor on a night out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots of my members have really embraced activity, which we at Slimming World call Body Magic, and discovered something they really love doing. Alongside our Food Optimising eating plan, it helps members to live a healthier life and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen huge benefits including toning up their muscles and feeling much happier and more confident. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping Miles for SMILES will have helped to show even more people that they can get moving too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every week at group as well as sharing recipes and tips, celebrating each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success and helping everyone to prepare for the week ahead, we talk about activity and the different options available in our area and lots of the members do these activities together now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking part in the sponsored Mount Leinster climb together was great fun and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m delighted that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to raise over â&#x201A;Ź1000 for such a wonderful charity.â&#x20AC;?

For more information about the Kilkenny Slimming World groups contact Suzanne on 083 1014038 or Ann on 085 7533952 or pop along to the groups which are held every Tues at Club House Hotel at 9.30 am, 3pm, 5.30 & 7.30pm with Suzanne or Wed at The Village Club at 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30 with Ann.

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Kevin Reade, Declan Taylor, Nicola and Sarah Brennan

Kevin Reade with Brendan Corcoran, aka Cathal Brugha

The gospel according to Mick Collins

More men of music

Young talent, Sinead Twomey and Adam Harding

Section of the brilliant orchestra

Pics: Martin Doheny

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.LONHQQ\ &RXQW\ &RXQFLO Planning permission is being sought by Thomas Tennyson for the construction of a new milking parlour, dairy, plant room ,vitiz ancillary collecting yard and underground dairy washing tank wit/i all associated site works at Ballyvoole, Inistioge, 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 9.00 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 (620.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the A uthori4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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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We Cummins + Voortman Ltd (Sustainable Conservation Architects & Urban Designers - www.cvltd.ie) are applying on behalf of our clients John & Mary Delaney for Permission for development to construct a single storey extension to the side (West elevation) of our existing dwelling, including significant alterations to existing garage and all associated site works, at Lowhill, Ballyouskill, Ballyraggat, Co. Kilkenny That 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.

I intend to apply to the above planning department for retention permission for the existing potatoe wash room being 4.3 sqm. in floor area, at the rear of my take-away premises at Market street, 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 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application.

The planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: Brian Feeney

BOOK YOUR CLASSIFIEDS AD FOR NEXT WEEK TEL: 056 7795051

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan Local school hosts Anti Bullying talk

Blast from the past...

THE community school will host an Anti-Bullying Talk from 4pm to 6pm in the school gym on May 12.

The National Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Council have been invited to give the talk as part of their national Anti-Bullying programme.

It is open to all parents and teachers, not only in the community school but in the Castlecomer area and environs.

All parents in the community school have received the most recent draft of the new AntiBullying policy, and were invited to suggest amendments.

The policy has been developed by teachers, students, parents and the Board of Management.Â

Lourdes Fund A cabaret in aid of Moneenroe Lourdes Fund will be held in Cloney Brennanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub on Easter Sunday

ICA sale A produce and craft fair will be held in Clogh Parish Centre on Saturday, April 19, 4pm to 7pm.

Information: 086-3952825.

School fundraiser Castlecomer Community School is to promote a phone/ laptop recycling drive.

Put your unwanted clothes, mobile phones and laptops to good use by donating them to the fund-raiser, is the call.

Drop off times at school from April 28 are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8.30am and Monday, Wednesday, 4pm. Final drop off day is May 9.Accepted will be all clothing,

Picture supplied by SeĂĄn Smith mobile phones, laptops, household textiles (curtains, towels), shoes, handbags, belts and soft toys.

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New members are always

welcome especially from the Castlecomer area. Contact: 083-014038.

In the library Thanks went to all who supported the Daffodil Day coffee

Fundraising campaign will come in cycles!

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In a spin: Included are broadcaster John Keane, former Kilkenny Rose Deirdre Gannan, Kilkenny hurler Micheal Fennelly and RTEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Helen Carroll.

morning Author Denis Sampson will give a lecture on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;John McGahern Young and oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the Library on April 22, at 8pm.

Parents and toddlers are invited to the weekly story and

craft session on Thursdays at11.30am.

The Nattering Knitters meet on Thursdays at 10am. The Afternoon Book Club will meet at 2.30pm in the Library on April 29.

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*ROI 1RWHV Castlecomer Mixed Foursomes Qualifier A second qualifying round took place over the weekend from which four further pairings qualified to join the four previous qualifiers in the matchplay q/finals 1st Gerald Comerford (24) & Maria Downey (13) 43 pts 2ndColum Lynch(5) & Kathleen Ryan (21) 41pts 3rd Adam Comerford (19) & Noreen Kinsella (124 40 pts (b9) 4th Marty O’Shea (11) & Loretta Mansfield (25) 40 pts Above pairings qualify for match play quarter finals.

Men Open Singles 12th/13th April Thomas Brennan returned a score of 42 pts to seal victory in the mens open singles on Sunday last.

Thomas had two birdies during a great back nine of 23 pts to win with a few points to spare. Alan Phelan from

Rathdowney shot a level par round to take 2nd position. with 38 pts. Alan finished in style with an eagle 3 on the final hole.

1 Thomas Brennan (17) 42 pts 2nd Alan Phelan (2) Mountain View 38 pts Gross Michael Buggy (-1) 33 pts Cat 1 (0-10) David Lynch (6) 37pt Cat 2 (11-18) Gerry Irwin (16) 37 pts Cat 3 19 and over Donie Walsh (20) 32 pts

Diary Thurs. 17th April Mens Open Singles (visitors golf & dinner 20 euro) Fri.18th April Mens Open Singles (visitors golf & dinner 20 euro) Sat. 19th & Sun 20th April 3 person classic (any combiation mens & ladies) Mon. 21st April Mens Open Singles (visitors golf & dinner 20 euro) 2/4/14 Seniors Results Score

First – Hardy John, 21 Graham Pat, 21 Walsh Donal, 20 46 Pts. Second Furlong Dermot, 16 White Jim, 24 Coonan Murty, 11 45 Pts. Third Carr Tony, 20 Pollack M, 25 Maher Ollie, 13 45 Pts. 9/4/14 Seniors Results Score First – Coonan Murty, 11 Shore John, 26 Ryan Christy, 23 McEvoy Eamon, 20 81 Pts. Second Ryan Johnny, 24 Murphy Des, 20 Neary Paddy, 17 Tunstead Jim, 20 75 Pts. Third Kenny Ned, 20 Carr Tony, 20 Nolan Laughlin, 24

White Bob, 24 75 Pts.

Ladies The spring league continues blessed by fine weather and great condition of the course. At the weekend stroke competition, sponsored by the committee, the winner Nuala Mahon had a score of 75. In second place, Caroline Conway also had a score of 75, which was beaten by Nuala’s superior back nine. More golf awaits for the upcoming Easter weekend. Eddie Walsh, the club Bar and Catering Manager sponsors the ladies competition which can be played on Tuesday 15th or Monday 21st. Many thanks to Eddie for his kind sponsorship.

Clare O’Connor, Lady Vice Captain Patricia Doheny and the willing experts involved in the night of cooking that was held on Friday 11th excelled themselves. All present at the culinary displays were treated to delicious

tastes and display of cooking that made gorgeous dishes all seem possible and simply done. The hands-on support and fun loving assistance of Betty Owens and Delia O’Donoghue added flavours fit for any gathering and were much appreciated by cooks and audience alike. Hidden talents came well to the fore on the night.

Mountain View Spring League After round 3 of the Spring League last weekend the following list gives the top three players on the league table in each category Category 1. 1. Michael Waugh 27Pts. 2. Jim Bob Grace 27 Pts. 3. Willie Grace. 24 Pts. Category 2.

1. Frank Kavanagh 25 Pts. 2 Frank Culleton 21 Pts. 3.

Seamus O Brien19Pts. Category 3. 1. John Coleman 34 Pts. 2 Michael Grace 29 Pts. 3.

Ml Dobbyn 21 Pts. The fourth round is on next weekend in conjunction with the April medal.

Open Spring Series Last weeks qualifier of the Open Spring Series was Liam Murphy (17) (MV).38Pts.

Result Tues 8th MV Seniors 3 Man Scramble 1st N Meany, JJ Holohan, J Earle 85Pts. 2nd M Owens, D Grant, D Hanrahan 77Pts. 3rd F Nolan, J Leahy, M O Shea 77Pts. Diary

Sunday Apr 20th April Medal & 4th Round of Spring League Tuesday Apr 22nd MV Seniors Competition.

Wednesday Apr 23rd Ladies 13 Hole Competition Sunday Apr 27th Club Doubles Qualifier (Fourball Better Ball) Sunday May 4th B/H Open Singles & Final Round of Spring League.

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