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True love is a lone girl in a school of 350 boys JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@ GMAIL.COM

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Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cottage industry helps charity

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Ian Brennan (left), General Manager, Club House Hotel, Kilkenny, welcomes back Ger Quinn as Head Barman. Ger previously worked in the hotel but returned to his native Galway on getting married. He is now back at the helm of the Club House Bar

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Class group with Joey Holden, Richie Power, John Power, Carrickshock Chairman Tommy Murphy agus muinteoiri Moin Ruadh

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Special moment: Doting dad, Brian Dooley hand in hand with his son, Callum, crossing the ﬁnish line in the Dublin City Marathon

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War Feature

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TIM Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SULLIVAN of The Warren, Oldtown, Abbeyleix passed away in the early hours of the morning of November 7 following a short illness in the care of the staff in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Tim was born on June 2, 1928 in Kilkenny, arriving in Abbeyleix in 1961 to help his uncle Tim. He was a man of few words, but he was not shy and did not mince his words when he had something to say. All listened when he talked. With his death came the end of an era for the Irish Draught Horse. Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great passions in life were the Irish Draught Horse, friends and teaching children. He was always prepared to take the time to share information and explain his views to those who sought his advice. He lived by the mantra â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do something good for someone, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to them any badâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It is somewhat difficult to differentiate between Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends and the Irish Draught Horse because they were invariably interlinked with the horses leading to friendships and the friendships leading to horses. Known and loved What is certain is that Tim was known and loved

the length and breadth of Ireland and beyond. There was not an agricultural show in Ireland that Tim did not attend at some time in his life. Tim was one of the founding members of the Laois branch of the Irish Draught Horse Society and subsequently in the IDHBA he went on to be honoured at all levels of the breed. Recommended by the Laois branch as a judge in 1983, he was duly appointed and served as a judge ever since and acted as a breed inspector. He received the Hall of Fame award from Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith in 2010, national award from the Irish Draught Horse Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association and the Stallion Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Society. Over the years, Tim produced the following stallions, Silver Jasper, Merrymate, Sillot Hill, Crannagh Hero and Holycross. All went on to be pillars of the breed. Tim judged at shows up and down the length and breadth of Ireland and abroad. He stood over his own judgement and had a clear vision of what he wanted in the Irish Draught. Tim will be missed by his brother, bill and sister, Maeve.

19 NOVEMBER 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

The Final Furlong

Gowran Park A year in review Upcoming Racing Fixtures for December: Thursday 4th Clonmel Friday 5th Dundalk (Evening) Saturday 6th Navan Sunday 7th Cork Sunday 7th Punchestown Wednesday 10th Dundalk (Evening) Friday 12th Dundalk (Evening) Saturday 13th Tramore Sunday 14th Navan Friday 19th Dundalk (Evening) Saturday 20th Fairyhouse

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PAUL TOWNEND: Paul Townend has rapidly risen up to the very upper echelons of the Irish National Hunt weighing room. He has shown a level of talent and maturity far beyond his years and his integration into the all-conquering operation of Willie Mullins has been seamless. Already a regular visitor to the Grade 1 winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enclosure, he is considered the natural successor to Ruby Walsh and looks sure to stay at the very top of the sport for many years to come. NAME: PAUL TOWEND Irish Champion Jockey 2011 â&#x20AC;˘Wins: Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (What A Charm 2011) â&#x20AC;˘Bobbyjo Chase (The Midnight Club 2011) â&#x20AC;˘paddypower.com Novice Hurdle (Dare To Doubt 2011) â&#x20AC;˘paddypower.com Chase (Golden Silver 2011) â&#x20AC;˘Spring Juvenile Hurdle (Unaccompanied 2011) â&#x20AC;˘Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Gagewell Flyer 2011) â&#x20AC;˘Tied Cottage Chase (Golden Silver 2011) â&#x20AC;˘Galmoy Hurdle (Mourad 2011) â&#x20AC;˘BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle (Hurricane Fly 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Normans Grove Chase (Golden Silver 2011) â&#x20AC;˘MCR Hurdle (Final Approach 2011) â&#x20AC;˘December Festival Hurdle (Hurricane Fly 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Christmas Hurdle (Mourad 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Hattonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grace Hurdle (Hurricane Fly 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Zaidpour 2010, Hurricane Fly 2008) â&#x20AC;˘Hilly Way Chase (Golden Silver 2010 + 2009) â&#x20AC;˘Lismullen Hurdle (Oscar Dan Dan 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Hurricane Fly 2010) â&#x20AC;˘World Series Hurdle (Quevega 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Boylesports.com Champion Chase (Golden Silver 2010) â&#x20AC;˘Evening Herald Champion

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Main pic: A good deed: Bakery owner, Billy Keogh gives staff member, Helen Kearney, a piggy back through flood waters Top right: Fighting the flood with sand bags Above right: Raging waters at Friary Bridge, Callan Right: Abbey Meadow, Callan, is flooded Pics: Pat Fitzgerald

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T.C.TYRES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Celebrating 30 years as KILKENNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S No.1 TYRE COMPANY T.C.Tyres was established in 1984 and since then has gone from strength to strength by having a very close relationship with our customer base. Our unparalleled service has won us the confidence of most of the major fleet accounts in the south-east.

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2012 2012 TOYOTA HILUX PICK UP SINGLE CAB 2.5TURBO DIESEL ONE OWNER FINISHED IN BRILLIANT WHITE COMPLETE WITH CANOPY 46000MILES FULL SERVICE HISTORY was €17000 PLUS VAT now €16000 plus vat YOU SAVE €1000

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2010 2010 FORD FOCUS ZETEC 1.6TDCI 110BHP, BLUE METALLIC, 44000 MILES, ONE OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 12 MONTHS WARRANTY, AS NEW CONDITION €200 ROAD TAX WAS €13995 NOW €12995 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM 1.6TDCI 110BHP, SILVER METALLIC, 92000 MILES, ONE OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 12 MONTHS WARRANTY, €200 ROAD TAX WAS €12995 NOW €11995. 2010 FORD MONDEO 2.0TDCI EDGE PLUS 5 DOOR HATCHBACK BLUE METALLIC 104000MILES, FULL SERVICE HISTORY €280 ROAD TAX, CRUISE CONTROL, ALL ELECTRICS, MINT CONDITION WAS €12995 NOW €11995 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 OPEL INSIGNIA SRI CDTI, 5 DOOR HATCHBACK,160BHP, BLUE METALLIC, SAT NAV, 88000MILES, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, €390 ROAD TAX €13995 NOW €12995 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 OPEL ASTRA 1.7CDTI 5 DOOR ESTATE ECOFLEX, ONE OWNER, BLACK, 119000 MILES,FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 6 MONTHS WARRANTY , €200 ROAD TAX. WAS €9500 NOW €8500 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 KIA CEED SW SPORTYWAGON ESTATE, ONE OWNER 70000MILES, SILVER METALLIC, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, IMMACULATE CONDITION, KIA 7 YEAR WARRANTY APPLIES, LOTS OF EXTRAS, ALLOYS, CRUISE, ALL ELECTRICS, CD, TRACTION CONTROL, LOAD CONCEALOR ETC, WAS €12995 NOW €11995 YOU SAVE €1000

2010 KIA CEED SW SPORTYWAGON ESTATE, ONE OWNER 84000MILES, SILVER METALLIC, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, IMMACULATE CONDITION, KIA 7 YEAR WARRANTY APPLIES, LOTS OF EXTRAS, ALLOYS, CRUISE, ALL ELECTRICS, CD, TRACTION CONTROL, LOAD CONCEALOR ETC, WAS €11500 NOW €10500 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 TOYOTA AVENSIS TR 5 DOOR ESTATE 2.0D4D DIESEL, ONE OWNER, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, MAGENTA BLUE METALLIC 81000 MILES, REVERSING CAMERA, SAT NAV, €280 ROAD TAX WAS €14995 NOW €13995 YOU SAVE €1000 2010 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5DCI EXPRESSION ONE OWNER, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, SILVER METALLIC, €200 ROAD TAX, 60MPG. WAS €11995 NOW €10995 YOU SAVE €1000

2008 2008 FORD FOCUS ECONETIC 5 DOOR ESTATE 1.6TDCI 110BHP, BLACK, 114000 MILES, ONE OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 6 MONTHS WARRANTY, €200 ROAD TAX WAS €8750 NOW €7750 YOU SAVE €1000 2008 FORD FOCUS CC CONVERTIBLE, 1.6PETROL SMOKE SILVER, 69000 MILES, 2 OWNERS, SHOWROOM CONDITION , 6 MONTHS WARRANTY, WAS €8995 NOW €7995 YOU SAVE €1000 2008 MAZDA 6 (NEW SHAPE) 1.8 4 DOOR EXECUTIVE 2 OWNERS FULL MAZDA HISTORY, LOTS OF SPEC MASSAIVE VALUE WAS €7495 NOW €6495 YOU SAVE €1000 2008 RENAULT MEGANE GRANDE SCEINIC 7 SEATER 1.5DIESEL, 2 OWNERS, SMOKE SILVER METALLIC, €280 ROAD TAX IMMACULATE CONDITION WAS €9500 NOW €8500 YOU SAVE €1000 2008 PEUGEOT 407 1.6HDI SE 4 DOOR SALOON, ONE OWNER, 104000MILES, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY, €280 ROAD TAX WAS €8500 NOW €7500 YOU SAVE €1000 2008 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA 4 WHEEL DRIVE, BLUE METALLIC, 98000KMS, 2 OWNERS, FULL SUBARU SERVICE HISTORY, SHOWROOM CONDITION,6 MONTHS WARRANTY, WAS €11750 NOW €10750 YOU SAVE €1000. 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0RX PETROL,4 WHEEL DRIVE 4 DOOR SALOON, BLUE METALLIC, 118000KMS, 3 OWNERS, SHOWROOM CONDITION,6 MONTHS WARRANTY, WAS €7500 NOW €6500 YOUN SAVE €1000 2006-2003 2006 FORD FOCUS SPORT 1.8TDCI 115BHP, BLUE METALLIC, 104000MILES, LOVELY CONDITION, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY REDUCED TO €4995 YOU SAVE €1000 2006 OPEL ASTRA CLUB 5 DOOR HATCH 1.4PETROL, BLUE METALLIC ONLY 1200000KMS FULL SERVICE HISTORY,NICE CONDITION THROUGHOUT, €385 ROAD TAX, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY REDUCED TO €4995 YOU SAVE €1000 2006 NISSAN ALMERA 4 DOOR SALOON 1.5 PETROL, 170000KMS FULL SERVICE HISTORY, IMMACULATE CONDITION THROUGHOUT, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY REDUCED TO €3495 2005 BMW Z4 CONVERTIBLE 3.0, BLUE METALLIC, 90000MILES, ONE OWNER, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, SHOWROOM CONDITION, 6 MONTHS WARRANTY REDUCED TO €7995

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2004 OPEL ZAFIRA 1.6 PETROL 7 SEATER 82000MILES NEW NCT, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY, REDUCED TO €2995 2004 PEUGEOT 307 1.4 PETROL 5 DOOR HATCHBACK 140000MILES, TAXED UNTIL 03/2015 NCT 03/2015 CLEAN TIDY CAR 3 MONTHS WARRANTY REDUCED TO €2995

COMMERCIAL/VANS/MINIBUS 2011 FORD TRANSIT T430TDCI 115BHP 17 SEATER MINIBUS, ONE OWNER FINISHED IN METALLIC GREY WITH FULL SERVICE HISTORY IN IMMACULATE CONDITION THROUGHOUT, ELECTRONIC TACHOGRAPH, ALL ELECTRICS, AIR CONDITIONING ETC €21000 PLUS VAT 2011 PEUGEOT EXPERT 1.6HDI 3 SEATER, SILVER, ONE OWNER, 62000 MILES, 2 SIDE LOADING DOORS, BOARDED OUT AND SHELVED IN THE REAR, READY FOR WORK, €8950 PLUS VAT @ 23% 2010 RENAULT KANGOO ML20 PLUS 1.5DCI (CHOICE OF 2)SILVER METALLIC, 90KMILES , FULL SERVICE HISTORY, SUPER LITTLE VAN LOADED WITH EXTRAS, SIDE LOADING DOOR, ROOF RACK, BUILT IN TOOL BOX WORTH €500, AIR CONDITIONING, TOM TOM SAT NAV €6500 PLUS VAT @ 23% 2007 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT T220 1.8TDCI HIGH ROOF, WHITE, ONLY 130000KMS, SIDE LOADING DOOR, NEW DOE, WARRANTY, €4995 2006 CITREON DISPATCH 2.0HDI RED ,ONLY DONE 150000KMS DOE’D AND TAXED, CLEAN CONDITION THROUGHOUT SIDE LOADING DOORS. €3750 2005 FORD FIESTA 1.4 DIESEL, DARK BLUE, ONLY 198000KMS, 60MPG AND ONLY €385 TO TAX PRIVATELY OR €330 COMMERCIAL €2995 4 WHEEL DRIVES 2012 TOYOTA HILUX SINGLE CAB PICKUP 2.5TURBO DIESEL FINISHED IN BRILLIANT WHITE, 46000MILES FULL TOYOTA SERVICE HISTORY COMPLETE WITH CANOPY 12 MONTHS WARRANTY €16000 PLUS V.A.T. @23% 2005 JEEP CHEEROKE COMMERCIAL 4X4 2.8 TURBO DIESEL , BLUE METALLIC, 2 OWNERS, 119000KMS, TOWBAR, GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT, GOOD LITTLE WORKHORSE, 3 MONTHS WARRANTY NEW DOE €4995 2002 MITSUBISHI PAJERO LWB 3.2DID COMMERCIAL 4X4 BLUE METALLIC, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT, NEW CLUTCH & FLYWHEEL, NEW D.O.E €2995.

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CROSSWORDS The first letter of each answer is written next to its clue in alphabetical order. One letter has already been entered. Can you find the words then fit them correctly into the grid?

Concern about assets and, primarily, whether or not your working efforts are being sufficiently well rewarded could dominate thinking for the first half of the week. Though it’s not always recognised, those of your sign do have a store of excellent financial acumen: you know what things are worth. Accessing your memory and your understanding of contractual obligations could be very important in the first half of this week. Driven by the need to protect assets whilst also giving a new system time to ‘bed in’, could prove challenging. At many levels it could feel as though you’ve come to a full stop - or that a pause is on the horizon. A contract or engagement may be coming to its natural end but, as it does, require you to think carefully about what you commit to next. An alignment of Mars and Pluto in your opposite sign on Monday could coincide with a power struggle. You don’t have to be involved but may be a close witness to drama. All this is likely to impinge on leisure time on both Monday and Thursday. It would be wholly understandable if you were to give very serious thought indeed to your assets and how best to insure them. It might also be that you’re under some time pressure to get this done. There’s also the possibility of discussions about legacies, wills etc. Very early this week it may be important for you to make a declaration. True, you could move the goal posts again later this week, but, as of Monday, you may feel it imperative for someone to know that you really are ‘on the case’ and that you want to reach agreement and settlement.

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1. A ___ in one (4) 3. ___ is the spice of life (7) 8. ___ and dearest (7) 9. Song & ___ man (5) 10. Sooner or ___ (5) 11. Imports and ___ (7) 12. Beauty and the ___ (5) 14. Writer’s ___ (5) 19. ___ begins at home (7) 21. ___ and volley (5) 23. An ___ a day keeps the doctor away (5) 24. ___ and spills (7) 25. A warm ___ (7) 26. ___ - friendly (4)

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It would be entirely understandable if full focus were to be given to home, repair and property matters. If you haven’t already acquired estimates or sought expert opinion, now may be the time to do so. A possible issue is that drains and drain management need to be addressed. Early NEXT week, the Sun aligns with Saturn in your sign for the last time for three decades. You can think of this as a punctuation mark in your life journey. Hints about what needs to be decided, effective time-lines etc, should be obvious early this week. It might suit you to look into dark recesses: in your mind and amongst paperwork that you usually tend to ignore. You could ‘face fears and do it anyway’ by the end of the week: including assessing what you and cannot afford. You seem caught between where you are presently. It may be time to put your stamp of authority on a project. It could be that nothing’s going to happen unless someone (you?) takes charge. Of course, you could give a team or administration another week to get themselves sorted out. In your heart you may already know that that just isn’t going to happen. As the planets circle the Sun, they mark what is ‘punctuation marks’. There’s now a ‘semi-colon’ to be followed by a ‘full-stop’ early next week. This particular pattern won’t form again for another three decades and is likely to be most significant for those born under the Fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. It wouldn’t be so surprising if you felt a little low. Yours is one of the very sensitive signs of the zodiac and present planetary conditions are of the ‘heavy’ variety. These conditions will pass and that though it might seem that things are working against you, you at least know where the boundaries are.

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)LOP %H\RQG /LJKWV A present-day showbiz pic that has Gugu Mbatha-Raw singing, dancing and playing a video vixen with the heart of poet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great display of her range, but sadly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mediocre movie. You may not know the name Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but by yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end, you should. The English actress dazzles earlier this year in the provocative period piece Belle, in which she played a biracial aristocrat forced to ďŹ nd her place in a world where her name gives her status but her skin color strips it away. Now Mbatha-Raw offers a 180-degree turn in Beyond The Lights, a present-day showbiz pic that has her singing, dancing, and playing a video vixen with the heart of poet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great display of Mbatha-Rawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s range, but sadly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mediocre movie. Written and director by The Secret Life of Beesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gina PrinceBythewood, Beyond The Lights plays like a VH1 biopic, full of the kind of saucy sex appeal and subdued scandal that can play on

cable any time of the day. Its story begins with a young Noni Jean--like Marilyn Monroeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Norma Jean, get it? Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a biracial British girl with a big voice, raggedy clothes, and a white stage mom (Minnie Driver) who refuses to let the world ignore her babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents. After smashing a second-place trophy won at a low-rent kids talent show, the plot cuts to the crotch of grownup Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) ďŹ&#x201A;aunting and pouting in a steamy music video for a tatted-out white rapper (Machine Gun Kelly). Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the rise. Still, the most grating thing about Beyond the Lights-and what may have well kept it from being great--is its treatment of Noni. Though hers is the story weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re introduced to via childhood trauma, the movie abruptly decides to pick up and be about her rescuer instead. This complicated woman who has the world at her ďŹ ngertips but yearns to embrace her love of songwriting and Nina Simone-style torch songs is shunted to the side so that Kaz can be her knight in

shining armor, sweeping her away from her money-grubbing mama, ravenous paparazzi, and soulless record label folk. Mbatha-Raw and Parker share a decent chemistry, but their sizzle isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intense enough to make up for reducing Noni to a damsel in distress who just needs to be saved by the right man. Equally frustrating is PrinceBythewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insistence that Noniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual persona is one to scorn, all while the camera leeringly lingers on her curves, booty shorts, and bare skin. All in all, Beyond the Lights is a movie that promises one thing--the story of a girl who must ďŹ ght to share the song that lives inside her--but delivers another--a messy romance narrative that plays into the tired trope that even a wildly successful young woman needs a man to save her. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tedious. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustrating. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a waste of its talent. But if you want to understand why so many critics and ďŹ lmmakers are chattering about Gugu Mbatha-Raw, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it.

5RVHZDWHU Jon Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rosewater is beautifully shot, with small, graceful moments. It also feels a bit too much like a well-intentioned but dry civics lesson. Over nearly two decades on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has reported on strangerthan-ďŹ ction stories with a sophisticated sense of humor and an ardent refusal to take himself too seriously. But when buckling down to tell the troubling true story of journalist Maziar Bahari in Rosewater, the TV personality turned ďŹ lm director discards these signatures in favor of earnestness and a predominantly solemn tone. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bold choice, but does it pay off? Based on Maziar Bahariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir Then They Came For Me, Rosewater focuses on how the Iranian native/ Newsweek journalist was thrown into prison and accused of treason following the 2009 election between

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The Iranian government claimed Bahari was a spy. As evidence, they showed him an interview he had done with Jason Jones in

a comedy bit for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. It was a moment so surreal that Bahari laughs, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the few found in Rosewater. Rosewater is beautifully shot, revealing Iran to be a place of both bustle and decay, religiousness and secularism. There are small moments--like one where a blind-folded Bahari

| Fri 21st - 27th Nov reaches his hand high over his head to feel the sunlight heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not allowed to see--that with a gentle grace communicate the movies themes of ďŹ ghting for freedom. The score is lively and lovely. And Stewart gives a bit of panache to a voiceover monologue about Bahariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family history by blasting footage of his family on the walls around him as he strolls--still a free man-through a city. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pacing problems, but the plot is laid out with care to make sure viewers unfamiliar with the particulars of the 2009 Iranian elections wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get lost. For all this, Rosewater is a competent political drama and a noteworthy ďŹ rst feature. However, without that smile and wink that Stewart as a TV personality is so known for, the ďŹ lm feels a bit too much like a well-intentioned but dry civics lesson.

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Event of the week The Good Shed at Mc Donagh plays hosts this year to Kilkenny Christmas Market. This wonderful old building will be transformed in a winter wonderland. Come by and visit Santa and his helpful Elves. There will be a variety of local traders selling a wide range of Christmas gifts and seasonal fare. Many of the old favourites will be back including Indulge Bakery, Stradbally Jewellery and Anim Do. As well as some now faces like

Unique Oak, Saba Play Art and Just 4 You Jewellery. When you are tired of shopping, stop by The Fig Tree Christmas and enjoy a Hot Chocolate and a tasty treat. The market opened last Sunday and continues every Thursday through Sunday from 11 am until 6pm until Christmas Eve. The kids will love to meet the farm animals at Nore Valley mobile farm every Saturday from noon til 4pm. Only ﬁve weeks to go to the Big Day …

Where to Dine this week Anocht at Kilkenny Design Centre: this restaurant was recently awarded a Hotel and Catering Gold Medal Award for Best Casual Dining. Head chef and Thomastown local, Paul Cullen, attended the black-tie event in Dublin and brought home the trophy. . Anocht has gone from strength to strength since opening in 2012. With its broad oak beam ceiling and view of Kilkenny Castle, each Thursday, Friday and Saturday

the upstairs room is transformed. Linen drops hang from the beams, linens are laid on the tables and candles are lit. “We’ve always thought that our offering in Anocht was special” says owner, Kathleen Moran, “and it’s wonderful to have this recognised with such a prestigious award. “ A menu that uses the best local produce with a very interesting wine list served in a room unlike any other. Book now on 056 7722118.

Social Media of the week Facebook Wants Your Business: a report from the Financial Times the other day indicates that Facebook is working on a new service called ‘Facebook at Work’ that aims to get a piece of the business social networking space. According to the report, Facebook at Work will look similar to the main service, complete with news

feed and groups, but will allow users to maintain a separate work proﬁle as well as a personal proﬁle. FB has reportedly been working on the tool for at least a year and has begun testing with external companies as a launch draws near. Popular tools like Slack and Yammer are used in many businesses for internal social networking. It’s interest-

ing that FB want to move into the business social networking space, as many employers actively discourage their employees from using social networking during business hours. I guess, with Facebook now reaching over 1.3 billion monthly active users, it’s likely looking for additional sources of user and revenue growth for the future.

Albumof the week Into Colour, by Rumer (Atlantic): I am one of those people who didn’t fall in love with Karen Carpenter’s exquisite melliﬂuous voice until after she died at a young age. Her vocals and brother Richard’s amazing arrangements of many pop standards never cease to enthrall me. Any-

ways, a year or two back along comes Brit girl Rumer with her eponymous album and it’s the nearest thing to Carpenter (and Heaven) that I’ve found. The similarity is eerie but so rewarding. After a dark time since her ﬁrst outing and a second album of covers, with a miscarriage and diagnosis

BOOK of the week The Legendary ‘Lugs’ Brannigan by Kevin Kearns (Gill & Macmillan, €24.99): “A belt in the mouth is often the best medicine for a tough kid,” Lugs Brannigan once told a district court judge. It’s probably for the best that the infamous Dublin cop with the big ears (hence Lugs) served with An Garda Siochana during the middle years of the last century, because given the recent scandals involving complaints procedures, whistle-blowers

and the Garda ombudsman, it’s most likely this one-man anti-gurrier crime ﬁghter would have walked. Today, there are no gurriers, just drug-fuelled warring criminals and a police force that spends more manpower dealing with anti-water charges campaigners than it does dealing with the real criminals who, anyway, if apprehended only end up in a revolving-door legal system. A thorough, colourful and enjoyable read.

of bipolar disorder, comes this crystal-clear collection in which Rumer dabbles in disco with Dangerous, plays Phily with Reach Out I’ll Be There and gives us a deeply-moving ballad with Better Place, among other wonderful, warm renditions. I’m in love again, sorry Karen.

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Top Ten The Fall (RTE1 Sunday, BBC2 Thursday): King Midge, new trainers and all, may have departed our Sunday viewing for good (not sure I’m convinced he’s that dead) but we have the feisty and complex Det Supt Stella Gibson to feast on in the second season of this dark drama set in Belfast. Gillian Anderson is back, more determined that ever to track down the elusive serial killer

Paul Spector, coldly and perfectly played by Fifty Shades star Jamie Dornan. The pair engages in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse set against a chilling and dark Northern Ireland city, with its still menacing paramilitary undertones. Compelling, dark, strong stuff that very often plays it close to the bone. Now, hands up all who were raised on a weekly diet of The X-Files?

App of the week WhoSampled (Android, Free) & Camera51 (Android, IOS, free): two apps this week, lucky you. WhoSampled is a glorious rabbit-hole of sampling culture to disappear down, now on Android as it is on the web and iOS. The app helps you explore

the samples used in more than 270,000 songs, tracing them back to the original tracks, and then onwards to other music that used the same samples. Need some help with your smartphone snapping? Camera51 is a new mobile photog-

raphy app that claims to analyse the scene you’re shooting, and help you compose the best frame for the picture. You can tap on objects to make them the focus for its trickery. And yes, it does work: the results are very impressive. Snap happy!

MOVIE of the week The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (nationwide): we last saw Brit Ben as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in last year’s The Fifth Estate. This time out he plays he plays another brilliant mind, that of WWII code-breaker Alan Turing. A pioneering mathematician and computer scientist, Touring’s part in cracking the German Enigma code at Bletchley Park went largely unrecognised in his own lifetime. In fact, his reputation and career were

destroyed in 1952 by a conviction for the crime of ‘gross indecency’, homosexuality, which led to him accepting chemical castration as an alternative to imprisonment. Two years later, aged 41, Turing committed suicide. Now, it is recognised his work was a huge aid to the Allies winning the war. Keira Knightley plays the heoine, an actress I am increasing growing to admire and love. Sorry Rumer and Karen (see Album OTW).

BUZZ of the week SATC to make a comeback? Maybe: if, like many of us, you’ve spent much of the last decade pacing your inexplicably large apartment while reciting 10-yearold Sex and the City quotes and counting your pairs of Manolos, just praying that one day, Carrie and co. might somehow return to the small screen. According to the now-defunct HBO series’ creator Michael Patrick King, it could happen. (Keyword: could.) E! Online spoke with King about how the relatively new popular-

DVD of the Week Mrs Brown’s Boy, The Movie: the cinema and DVD outing centered on the loud-mouthed Irish matriarch whose favorite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children. When Moore Street market-trader Agnes Brown ﬁnds her livelihood under threat from a ruthless developer, she and her family embark on a campaign to save her stall, aided as only the Browns will be by a motley troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor, and a barrister with Tourettes Syndrome. The sole reason this is making DVD Of The

Week is because of its massive appeal to a large audience. Sadly, though it really does not live up to any expectations. For me, the problem is taking a very successful TV format and broadening it out of its regular and fixed settings of the Brown household and the local pub. Here we are all over the place and Mrs Brown, aka Brendan O’Carroll, is like the proverbial fish out of water. Over-long, for what it should be, and tiresome, the laughs are few. In fact I don’t think I laughed once. If it ain’t broke, Brendan, don’t fix it …

ity of streaming services could lead to a revival of SATC—which wrapped its sixth and ﬁnal season in 2004. “As far as Sex and the City goes, the mere fact that it is still so alive, in that people are still wondering about these girls, you never know. It could come back at some point. All bets are off.” Obviously, it would be all down to the necessary participation of Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, et al. But one can dream...

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Ellen Roche is a dietitian at Nutri Vive Nutrition Clinic. For one-to-one professional nutrition advice to achieve optimal health and wellbeing contact the clinic. VHI etc approved. Appointments and enquiries welcome (087) 6802248 www.nutrivive.ie

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

The Brennan family

John and his wife Veronica

The book by John Brennan, the author. The book was launched in ‘Comer

The late John Brennan, the Scout Leader

We respectfully dedicate this page to my brother, John Brennan who has passed away John was born on June 3, 1947 in Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer My friends,

which took place earlier today.

It is with a very heavy heart and a profound sense of sadness and loss that I must inform you of the death of former Training Commissioner and Chief Commissioner Adult Resources Johnny Brennan

To me and to many, many others he was a mentor, a conﬁdant and a genuine pleasure to be in company with.

yourself, the state of scouting and the world in general. It was an honour to be thought of as his friend and he will be sorely missed.

He was an inspirational speaker and character and always left you feeling better about

Farewell Johnny I doubt we shall see the like of you passing this way again.

Rest in peace our Brother in Scouting and may his wife Veronica with his immediate and extended family ﬁnd the strength over the next while to grieve his passing and ﬁnd solace in his life well lived and well loved.

Details of the arrangements for his funeral will be posted as soon as they become available. Deep and wide, deep and wide there’s a fountain ﬂowing deep and wide... He is survived by his loving

scouting wife Veronica, his son John, daughters Joanne and Veronica Sara, daughter-inlaw Colette, grandchildren Jane and Alison, son-in-law Eoin, brother, sisters, nieces and nephews and relatives. Gone from ‘Comer, gone from Cobh. Rest in peace.

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I, Micheal Moloney wish to apply to the above authority on behalf of Callan WW1 Memorial Society for full planning permission to erect a permanent memorial plaque to the boundary wall of the Church of the Assumption, Green Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Please note this is a protected structure. 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.

Planning Permission is sought by Nicholas & Fidelma Glynn to construct a two storey dormer style dwelling house, provision of a new septic tank & percolation area, domestic garage, vehicular site entrance , bore hole well and all associated site developments works at Goslingstown, Callan Rd. Co. Kilkenny. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny, during its public opening hours 9 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â&#x201A;Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the planning application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Gittens Murray Architects Ltd., No. 5 William Street, and Kilkenny. Tel No: 056-7753933. web:www.gmarch.net

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*ROI 1RWHV Callan GC Dinner Dance Next Saturday night (November 22nd) all members of Callan Golf Club are cordially invited to attend Martin Maher and Kathleen Phelan s Dinner Dance to bring the curtain down on their captaincy. For just 15e per person it promises to be a wonderful evening which includes a 3 course meal and entertainment to follow. Tickets are available from the club shop, bar and office. Consider yourself invited to Martin and Kathleen’s dinner and please join us for a night to remember. Turkey’s and Hams Another weekend of scorching scoring was the story of the second Turkey and Ham competition. Last weekend it took 44 points for Richie Needham to top the scoring charts but this week that incredible total was surpassed by JJ Murphy. JJ compiled a massive 46 point total. JJ s level par round, playing off 10, was beautifully compiled and saw him win by a couple of points. In Division 1 Mick Hickey triumphed with a ﬁne 40 point total while in Division 2 Willie O Neill came out on top with 44 points and in Division 3 Eddie Tallent had 41 points to come home ﬁrst in that section. There are numerous opportunities to win some Christmas dinner fare for your family over the coming weeks. Obviously this appeals to many as there were 80 competitors this week. Well done to all who played especially the prize winners but in particular to JJ who produced a brilliant winning score. Lotto There was no winner of the Callan Golf Club Lotto last week. There has never been a better time to buy a ticket and hope that you could be the recipient of a wonderful early Christmas present. On Thursday night there will be 6550e for the lucky winner or winners. Please try your luck and thanks to all for your fabulous support which had helped in the smooth running of our club in 2014. Your contributions have made a huge difference to us and could make a massive difference to you to!!!

with a Single Stroke Competition and the ﬁnal round will now take place on November 30th Christmas Scramble A three person scramble will take place on Sunday December 7th. The teams will consist of two male players and one female player with refreshments provided after. Group & Society Bookings We are taking bookings for Groups and Societies for the 2015 with special rates for the remainder of 2014 including Saturdays. Golf for two plus motorized buggy for 40.00. Christmas Parties & Special Occasions The clubhouse is now taking booking for Christmas parties with tailored made packages to suit all needs. Please contact the clubhouse on 056 7768122 or e-mail davidtiernan@ mviewgolf.com Mountain View Golf Club AGM The club AGM will take place on Wednesday December 3rd at 7.30pm sharp. All invited to attend Diary November 18th MV Seniors Competition November 19th MV Ladies Competition November 23rd Winter League Round 4 – Stroke Competition

Gowran Park GC South East Junior Alliance Gowran Park welcomes the South East Junior Alliance on Sunday next 23rd November. Visiting Golfers from Kilkenny, Callan, Carrick-on-Suir, Dungarvan, Waterford and Clonmel will take to the fairways from 10.30 a.m. on Sunday – a good days golf is expected. NOVEMBER MADNESS – Open Singles Stableford Due to inclement weather the competition was cancelled – it will be rescheduled shortly and details will be posted online. LADIES:

Winter League After round 3 of the Winter League Michael Waugh is still the leader in Category 1 with 26 points followed by Pat Joyce on 18 points. Colm Hayes is in third place with 14 points. In Category 2 John Coffey tops the table with 18 points. Colin Widger is second on 14 points and Declan Cahill is third on 14 points. Round 4 of the Winter League was postponed on Sunday due to fog. The competition resumes this weekend

11 Hole Singles Stableford – Wednesday 11th November 2014

1st Brigid Mullins (32) 26pts 2nd Ger Hickey (20) 24pts FIXTURES Thursday 22nd/Friday 21st November Autumn Series – Open 3 Person Scramble €40.00 per team of 3 Saturday 22ndNovember

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Kilkenny GC SUCCESSFUL EGM LAST WEEK AND ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE TAKES PLACE THIS WEEK. EGM & INFORMATION MEETINGS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13TH. A large number of members attended the EGM and information meeting in the club last Thursday night. The proposed amendments to the constitution were carried and the EGM was followed by a general information meeting for members where they were updated on the activities and work undertaken by the club during the last year and possible projects for 2015. MEMORIAL SERVICE The annual memorial service for deceased members and former members will take place on Thursday night November 20th at 7.30 in the club. The choir will assemble at 6.45 for a practice and any of the regular members who are available please come along. The following members and former members passed away during the year Stephen Bennett, Brian Kenealy, Austin Kiely, Paddy MacEneaney, Noel Murphy, Paddy Murray, Michael Norris, Kay Scott and Bobby McTiernan. All members are welcome to attend the service. CAPTAINS DINNER Captains Denis Brophy and Catherine King are holding their Captains Dinner in the club on Saturday November 29th at 7.30. The list for names in placed inside the foyer door and those attending are requested to place their names on this sheet. NEW MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The club is currently open for a limited number of new members and anyone joining at the moment and paying their fee will not have to pay again until January 2016 thus gaining the beneﬁt of a few months free membership. There are various options and plans available for those joining and the entrance fee can be spread out over a number of years if so wished. For further details please contact Sean or Aoife in the office on 056 7765400. CHRISTMAS PARTY MENUS Club caterer Barry Joyce has produced a very attractive and competitive party menu in the run up to Christmas and can cater for small or large groups, for further details Barry can be contacted on the club phone 056 7765400. JUNIOR GOLF The Junior club at Kilkenny Golf

Club are holding a Christmas Coffee morning and book sale on Saturday December 13th between 10.00 and 12 noon. Coffee and mince pies will be served and the cost will be €5. All the proceeds from the morning will be handed over to the local St Vincent de Paul society to help our local families who ﬁnd it tough at Christmas. The book sale will provide quality books at nominal prices. To this end we are asking members who may have books on any subject, fact or ﬁction, sport, crime, biographies etc to offer them to the Junior club for this sale. If so they can be left into the office at Kilkenny Golf Club. Your support with books or particularly on the morning of Saturday December 13th to have your coffee and Barry’s special mince pies served to you would be very welcome. We will have reminders in these notes over the coming weeks.

rule 24.2, ( Drop the ball within one club length of the nearest point of relief) Members are also requested not to stand on these ropes when approaching greens but to please step over them or enter through the gaps.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Thursday November 20th 7.30pm. Memorial Service for deceased members and former members. Saturday November 29th 7.30pm, Joint Captains Dinner in the club. Friday December 5th Ladies Club Christmas Party. Wednesday December 10th Ladies Club AGM 7.30pm. Thursday December 11th Mens Club AGM 7.30pm. Thursday December 11th Senior Ladies Christmas Dinner at 2pm. Thursday December 18th Senior Mens Christmas Dinner 5pm.

CLINICAL PILATES CLASSES Clinical Pilates Classes have commenced in the club on Wednesday nights with two sessions, one at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Classes are €10 per session and are open to Ladies and Gents, please bring your own mat. To book a place or for further details please contact Orla on 085 1960463. Yoga classes continue on Wednesday mornings in the club at10.30am.

HONDA CENTRE GOLFER OF THE YEAR With three events played in the 2014/2015 Honda Centre Golfer of the Year competition the leader is Thomas Walsh on 24 points. The next competition is not until March and there are still 12 events to be played. With bonus points on offer in the Captains Prize, the Club Singles and the Presidents Prize the Golfer of the Year is still wide open. The top ﬁve places at the moment are; 1st. Thomas Walsh 24 Pts, 2nd. Kieran Hoban 20 Pts, 3rd. Luke Kelly 17 Pts, 4th. Shane Henderson 15 Pts, 5th. Carl Widger 15 Pts COURSE NEWS (PLACING – PREFERRED LIES) Placing is in play at the moment. The ball may be lifted throughout the course (except in hazards, e.g bunkers) and replaced within 6 inches not nearer the hole. The ball must be marked before lifting; failure to do so will result in a penalty stroke. (Rule 20.1) Ropes and stanchions are in place around the surrounds of the greens, these ropes and stanchions are deemed as immovable obstructions and should not be interfered with. Relief may be obtained under

SNOOKER The Snooker draw is posted on the Mens notice board. Please play your games on time and if you have not already done so please pay your entry fee and leave behind the bar. The ﬁrst round was due to be completed by November 14th but there are still six matches outstanding. The second round is due for completion by December 5th. BRIDGE Bridge continues next Monday night November 24th at 7.30 in the club.

RESULTS Mens 14 Hole 3 Person Team Event Sunday November 16th 1. Maurice Ryan (11) Pat McEvoy (13) Pat Walsh (11) 67 pts 2. Paddy Smee (13) Coin Corbett (8) Ned Nolan (13) 66 pts 3. Shane Henderson (11) Liam Fahy (18) John McDonald (20) 65 pts 4. Ben McGarry (13) Myles McCabe (14) Jerry O’ Dwyer (17) 64 pts (B6) Presentation of Prize Saturday 13th December at 6pm. Two’s Club Sunday November 16th David Harkin at 10th, Paddy Smee at 15th, Eddie Guilfoyle, Ken Kinsella, Maurice Ryan at 17th. Each Two is worth €36 and is credited in the Pro shop. Mens Saturday Champagne Scramble Saturday November 15th 1. Niall O’Gorman (5) Tom Sloyan (6) Shane Knox (17) Richie Phelan (17) 77 pts 2. Kieran Hoban (6) Larry Gittens (13) Tony Butler (14) Hank Van Der Puil (27) 74 pts 3. Sean Boland (6) Aidan Phelan (9) P J Martin (10) Joe O’ Neill (17) 72 pts (B6) 4. Paddy Smee (13) Bernie Clarke (14) Michael McCarthy (19) Maurice Ryan (21) 72 pts 5. Cathal McDonald (10) Carl Widger (10) Maurice Ryan (11) John Geoghe-

gan (13) 71 pts 6. Brendan Wall (8) Peter Ryan (14) Gabriel Maher (19) Martin Kelly (28) 70 pts LADIES NEWS & RESULTS Ladies 13 Hole Stableford Christmas Fare Sat Nov 8th Sun Nov 9th & Tues Nov 11th. 1. Annette Stapleton (25) 31 pts 2. Helen Butler (25) 28 pts (30-2) 3. Josephine Leahy (14) 26 pts (B6) Ladies Fixtures Tuesday November 18th 8.20 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 13 Hole Stableford. Tuesday November 25th 9.00 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 13 Hole Competition, Slots also available on Saturday 15th 1.30 – 1.45. (Bookable Online) and Sunday 16th 10.25 – 11.00 Bookable Online, 1.40 – 2.00 Draw. SENIOR MEN No competition on Thursday November 13th. Next Competition this Thursday November 20th at 11.00am. SENIOR LADIES No competition on Thursday November 13th Next competition Thursday November 18th at 10.00am. Senior Ladies Golf & Christmas Dinner Thursday December 11th at 2pm approx. FIXTURES: Tuesday November 18th, 9.00 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 13 Hole Competition, Wednesday November 19th, 1.00 – 2.30 Members Time Thursday November 20th, 10.00 – 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 – 1.00 Senior Men, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time Friday November 21st , 1.00 – 2.25 Members Time Saturday November 22nd, 8.00 – 9.00 Members, 9.00 – 11.30 Mens December Hamper Scotch Foursomes, 11.30 – 1.30 Reserved for Mens Crosscard, Shotgun start at 1pm, 1.40 – 2.10 Ladies 13 Hole Competition (Bookable Online) Sunday November 23rd, 8.00 - 10.25 and 11.05 – 1.30 Mens 14 Hole Scotch Foursomes, 10.25 – 11.00 Ladies Competition Bookable Online, 1.30 – 1.45 Ladies 13 Hole Competition (Draw.) Monday November 24th, 1.00 – 2.30 Members Time Tuesday November 25th , 9.00 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 13 Hole Competition, Slots also available on Saturday 8th 1.40 – 2.15. (Bookable Online) and Sunday 16th 10.25 – 11.00 Bookable Online, 1.40 – 2.10 Draw. Wednesday November 26th, 1.00 – 2.30 Members Time

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St Caniceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Final Great crowd at Nowlan Park Pics: Donal Foley

Dermot Nolan attempts to curb Mark Aylward

Team mates: Henry Shefflin and his nephew, Brian Cody

Aerial brilliance: TJ Reid reaches higher than David Langton

Close combat: Lester Ryan and Conor Walsh

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Slieverue, Kilkenny Minor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hurling champions

Slieverue captain, Eoin Kenny is presented with the Minor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trophy by Willie Dempsey

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