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COUNCIL TO THE RESCUE OF HOMELESS FAMILY OF FOUR

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Model staff lead our hospital to fashion brilliance » Pages 16, 65 66&67

UNITED IN MUSIC: Singer Alan Hayes, third from right, is joined by friends in music at the launch of his CD in aid of a charity trust fund. With him are, from left, Tony Cleere, Fionn Gardner, Kevin Bruce, Joey Shore and Conan Doyle » Story and pics Page 26

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Little Steps Country Creche is privately managed by Tracey Brannigan and Aoife Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien and as parents ourselves to young children we have the unique understanding of the needs of your children. We also understand the criteria that you as parents/guardians look for when researching crĂ¨ches/child care and we are fully confident that we meet all of these requirements, simply because we also have been in your shoes. We are strongly aware of the trust that you are putting in another when you hand over your child each day and our personal promise to you is that the care, security and comfort of your child will always be our top priority.

der our first class child care service which we tailor specifically to meet the needs of each individual little student.

Here at Little Steps Country CrĂ¨che we offer a purpose built â&#x20AC;&#x153;home away from homeâ&#x20AC;? environment. Our crĂ¨che is warm and welcoming and fully secure. We offer your children a comfortable place where they can excel un-

We set out a clear fee policy as well as easy and straight forward terms and conditions for your convenience and we offer an â&#x20AC;&#x153;open doorâ&#x20AC;? policy on all aspects in relation to the care of our students.

Our objective is to enhance traditional day care by integrating extracurricular interests such as arts, crafts, dance and theatre together with preparing your little ones for their first year of â&#x20AC;&#x153;big schoolâ&#x20AC;?. We are fully committed to the guidelines and principles as set out by Siolta and the new curriculum framework of Aistear (more details included on our services section of our website).

Our mission statement is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a child cannot learn in the way we teach, we must teach in a way the child can learnâ&#x20AC;?.

Find us on

Unit 88, CillĂn Hill, Kilkenny â&#x20AC;˘ info@littlestepscountrycreche.ie

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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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Organisers Betty Byrne, left, and Mary Hackett Brennan

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Fourth, ﬁfth and sixth classes, Newmarket NS

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Alan Hayes, left, performs on Langtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage

Margaret Brennan, John Joe Fogarty and Alan Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girl friend Serena Brennan

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Survivorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CD may help others to cope JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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)LOP 7KH 5DLG %HUDQGDO I know what you want to hear. You want to hear that The Raid 2: Berandal is bigger, badder and bolder than the ﬁrst one. That somehow Gareth Evans managed to up his game exponentially in this sequel to one of the most gloriously violent movies of all time. To his credit, The Raid 2: Berandal is in every way a bigger more ambitious movie, offering a more elaborate story, a slew of new characters, and bigger battle ratios. But sometimes more isn’t better; it’s just more. The Raid 2: Berandal picks up shortly after the story of The Raid: Redemption left off. Rama (Iko Uwais) has brought Lieutenant Wahyu (Pierre Gruno) to the authorities; the wounded Bowo (Tegar Satrya) is promptly excused to receive medical care. Then, a special internal branch of the police force offers Rama a dangerous mission he can’t turn down. They want to topple the organized crime of Jakarta, and to do it they need an inside man. So, Rama goes undercover in

&KHDS 7KULOOV In the aptly-named shockcomedy Cheap Thrills, we meet the mild-mannered Craig (Pat Healy), a wallflower with a diminished bank account. In the film’s opening scene, he brandishes a $20 bill, but the money’s exit from his wallet might as well be accompanied by a cartoon moth, for it’s the type of wallet that never truly carries many twenties. He heads to work in the morning, but not before catching the eviction notice on his door. By the time it’s confirmed that Craig actually works two jobs, in an auto shop and as a writer, we understand this is a Recessionera film. Working hard won’t bring you salvation in this America. Craig’s reunion with old school friend Vince (Ethan Embry) turns out to be bittersweet, a chance encounter marred by Craig having just lost his job. Their rapport is immediately unsteady: Craig is a shirt-tucked-in family man, while Vince is fairly salt-of-the-earth, a vulgarian not opposed to discussing his bedroom exploits out-loud. To snooty Craig, Vince is merely one potential future outcome. Class warfare amidst the lower middle class, because of societal assumptions enforced by the higher class.

For all it’s faults, Cheap Thrills is a lot better than it needs to be. Thank the performances. Healy brings gravitas to the exasperated everyman shtick, while Embry realistically captures the mindset of a regular guy just a couple of drinks away from going to seed. And Koechner is an absolute devil. This isn’t a comic showcase for the actor, but really a chance for him

to plumb unused depths. Divorced from the hijinks of his comedic career, you see the darkness that lingers behind his smile. When Colin uses it on Craig and Vince, they respond, because there’s a dollar sign coming from that mouth. Its Koechner’s eyes that tell a different story: you can’t help but be a little put-off when they hatefully communicate, “I will destroy you.”

prison to befriend Uco (Arifin Putra), the spoiled, powerhungry son of a top crime boss. Upon the pair’s release, a power struggle ignites that makes Rama’s real identity the least of his worries. Don’t get me wrong: The Raid 2: Berandal offers exactly the kind of pulse-pounding, mind-snapping fight scenes we came to expect because of the sensational original. But Evans had no editing eye when it came to shaping his story, and as such the film feels more like a rant than a cohesive narrative, or a

powerful part two to Rama’s tale. There are just too many ideas here. Rama’s adventure is sidelined for Uco’s story. Uco’s story eats up tons of screentime, leaving little room for the proper development of the sequel’s more compelling characters, or even a solid build for Rama’s thread. The lop-sided narrative deadens the emotional impact of the deadly ﬁnale. As someone who was positively crazy over The Raid: Redemption, it pains me to say it, but The Raid 2: Berandal is half wildly entertaining, and half a slog.

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Business of the week La Rivista Restaurant La Rivista Restaurant is a beautiful and ravishing location in Kilkenny City for food; steeped in the traditions of Italian cooking the restaurant offers a service unmatched that will never leave you unsatisﬁed and deserves to be experienced. The restaurant has incredible atmosphere; and can guarantee extremely reasonable

pricing and excellent, thorough service. But at the heart of what makes La Rivista great is the food, and the food is tremendous, Italian will never taste the same again after a visit to La Rivista. The restaurant is located on Parliament Street and is a stones throw from the theatre, I highly recommend La Rivista.

DVD of the week Parkland Parkland is a film about a normal story taking place in a highly irregular setting. The film takes us through the lives of people at the Parkland hospital in Texas, the hospital that President John F. Kennedy and assassin Lee Harvey Oswald were both brought to days apart from each other. Both men died here, and the film intertwines the

different people who were affected by the events from the paramedics to the press to the civilians to the loved ones of the deceased. It’s not like Oliver Stone’s JFK, trying to capture a nation’s mood at the time of an epic tragedy, it’s just telling the story of normal people put under extremely inﬂuential circumstances.

TV of the week Game of Thrones Season 4 The fourth season of Game of Thrones is just on the horizon and has the potential to be the best yet. It is based on the second half of George R.R. Martin’s lengthy book A Storm of Swords, the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire series and is considered the best book of the series,

with the second half being the best part of that book. It has the most action, the most moving character moments, and some of the most important sequences in the series; and it’s even more grim than the ﬁrst half. The show will debut on April 6th.

Song of the week Swans- A Little God in My Hands Swans as a band seem content to simply create a mood or atmosphere over ﬁve, ten or thirty minute songs that slowly envelop you and create a

claustrophobic, violent atmosphere. The Seer was like the music version of Cormac

Gig of the week Simone Felice Band Simone Felice, acclaimed for his role in the Felice Brothers, will be coming to Kilkenny tomorrow to play a gig at Cleeres, starting at 9pm. Felice has in recent years won fame from dozens of publications and celebrities; from newspapers The Guardian and The Telegraph

to band leaders in Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers. He is touring in support of his newest album, Strangers, released last Monday. I highly recommend seeing the Simone Felice band for anyone interested in contemporary folk music.

McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and this style seems to continue with their newest single, A Little God in My Hands. The band seem to be heading in a new direction after 2012’s The Seer with its acoustic instrumentation and somewhat folky sound;

A Little God in my Hands has more of a rock feel and is initially more spacious than anything on their previous album but soon reveals itself to be just as murky and entrapping as that music. Their newest album, To Be Kind, is set to be released in May.

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Infamous: Second Son Infamous Second Son is one of the Playstation 4’s ﬁrst really good exclusives (note; it’s not a console exclusive if it’s on the PC) and is a great game for the series in its own right. The Infamous series began its life in 2009 with Infamous, a superhero open world game that was most wellknown at the time because of its extreme similarity to

Prototype, another Superhero open world game that came out about two weeks later. Infamous 2 is generally considered the best of the series but Second Son reboots with a new main character and may be the best yet. The story is slightly weaker but the gameplay is better than ever, I recommend Infamous Second Son for all early adopters of the PS4.

App of the week on a grid to make sure a ball reaches its destination. The problem is that the ball will roll and possibly destroy itself while you’re trying to set up a route to the end. The game also gives you the opportunity to move blocks while the ball is in them, these two elements

Unroll It Unroll Me is a highly addictive new app game, available on both itunes app store and google play that takes a very tried and true game mechanic and decided to set a time limit, changing how it is played entirely. In Unroll Me, you move blocks around

turn a patient, thinking activity into an exercise in improvisation as you constantly try to stop the ball getting smashed. The game is free but is covered in ads, its only detraction; this though doesn’t stop Unroll Me being an utterly addictive game that I highly recommend.

Film of the week The Grand Budapest Hotel The Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson’s style possibly perfected. He is a director who loves to askew realism, bringing great attention to how the ﬁlm works and having us marvel in the way he sets up a scene piece by piece and with this ﬁlm he has the perfect platform to do just that. The Grand Budapest Hotel is inspired greatly by the writings of Stefan Zweig and stars Ralph

Fiennes as a concierge working in a famous by now in disrepair hotel in the fictional state of Zubrowka. The film takes place over several years and is for the most part a series of anecdotes featuring actors like Bill Murray, William Dafoe, and Owen Wilson amongst others. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a highly enjoyable film that I recommend to everybody.

Hotel of the week Springhill Court Hotel At the Springhill Court Hotel, stress and anxiety begin to wilt away the moment you walk in the door, replaced instead by the sensation of cool relaxation. The Springhill Court Hotel is located on the Waterford Road and is the perfect destination for a wedding, a

Album of the Week Fennec- Let Your Heart Break Fennec’s Let Your Heart Break is one of the most exciting new electronic albums of the year so far, it has the eclectic maximalism of Flying Lotus’ Cosmogramma but with a warmer, more relaxed vibe that gives the album a completely unique feel.

The album makes heavy use of sampling and beats which probably makes it instrumental hip-hop as opposed to electronic music, either way it is a highly enjoyable and always entertaining album that is unquestionably one of the best releases of the year so far.

meeting, a night’s accommodation or just a nice spa day. Any event or service you have need of will be done with a smiling face and perfect professionalism, ensuring it is always a pleasure to book or organize. I highly recommend the Springhill Court Hotel.

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I struggle to understand). The ďŹ lm is separated into three parts; Part one called The Dawn of Man features a group of monkeys drinking at a watering hole and eating grass until a strange black obelisk arrives. The object seemingly does nothing but the monkeys soon learn to use tools and almost instantly we see the beginnings of class warfare. From here we move to millions of years in the future when an obelisk has been discovered on the moon. Scientists look at the obelisk, go

summary is the most basic that I could give, the ďŹ lm deserves to be experienced and just recounting the plot cannot give the ďŹ lm justice. The ďŹ lmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall meaning is also so open to interpretation that I choose not to discuss it for fear of diluting your own view of what this ďŹ lm was about. But what makes 2001: A Space Odyssey a great ďŹ lm is not the story or the overall message but the simple experience of viewing it and taking it in. Next week: things I can actually discuss without ruining the ďŹ lm.

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to take a picture and ďŹ nd themselves being tortured by a high pitch screech. Fast forward again eighteen months and a group of astronauts are heading for Jupiter, a location somehow derived from the marker, this is the second part of the ďŹ lm. The astronauts come into conďŹ&#x201A;ict with the AI HAL and learn the true reason why they are going to Jupiter; the third part then starts when our main character travels through a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;star gateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say anything about that. This plot

he was you And drank my blood for a year, Seven years, if you want to know.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hughes and Plath had been together for six years when she wrote this. She is making a comparison between the two men, she married a man who was like her father and now ďŹ nds

herself unhappy; this could be seen as a cause of resentment for her father from Plath as well as a condemnation of her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character given the deriding Otto receives in Daddy. Themes of entrapment are never far from Plathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confessional prose; one of the poemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst lines reads: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;black shoe/ in which I have lived like a foot/ for thirty years, poor and whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Plath simply cannot escape her father; even when she marries she marries a man like her father; because of this she builds up this hatred for the man. Daddy reads like one ďŹ nal attempt to bury her father and her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never ending inďŹ&#x201A;uence on her, she admits near the end that after what sounds like a suicide attempt when she was: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stuck â&#x20AC;Ś together with glueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; she demonized her father as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a man in black with a meinkampf lookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but she could still not escape the man as proven by her marriage to Ted Hughes. Entrapment was a theme also made heavy use of in Plathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only novel The Bell Jar and comparisons can be made between the two. Sylvia Plathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daddy is one of the most fascinating and best written poems of the twentieth century; it is a triumph: I highly recommend it.

There seems to be no one else in hip-hop history who comes up and falls off as often as MF DOOM. His quality seems to work in waves but the best one was unquestionably the period between June 2003 and November 2004 which saw Daniel Dumile release four hip hop classics: Vaudeville Villain, Take me to Your Leader, MM.. Food, and of course Madvillainy. Madlib was also in such a period in that time, releasing at least three classics with Shades of Blue, Champion Sound with J Dilla and most importantly again, Madvillainy with MF DOOM. Madvillain was the sort of collaboration that sounds like it was made in heaven but would never actually amount to anything; thankfully Madvillainy, the only album they created together, is now considered one of the best hip-hop albums of all time and one of the best of the 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. One of this albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest and most original aspects is how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structured. Songs on Madvillainy tend to be very short and be made up of nothing but a

beat and one or two verses before moving on to the next song, no verse-chorus-verse , each song averages out to about two minutes and the album is made up of twenty-two songs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a testament to Madlibâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent who produced the entire album that none of these songs become repetitive, and each beat feels like it could have been a single from any other artist. Samples are eclectic and idiosyncratic, borrowing heavily from jazz (Sun Ra especially) as well as baroque, rock and video

game soundtracks. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re never given a chance to settle into a sample before we are off to the next one, it creates a feeling almost completely unique in music. MF DOOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics are surreal, clever and often hilarious; he remains one of the best MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s around. His topics range from villainous doings to Iraq war commentating to metahumour about the group itself. His rhythm is consistent and hypnotic, songs will pass you by as you become entranced by the constantly shifting landscape of sound but this almost unchanging vocal style. His deep voice underpins the rest of the recording like a thick bass line that may take a few listens to begin enjoying. Madvillainy is a difficult album to surmise, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strange, funny and kaleidoscopic but what remains after is this very strong sense of personality, a feeling that this is something unique and that it will never be replicated. I highly recommend this album.

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Vandalism on the Bennettsbridge Road

Freshford Road sign was targeted

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Ballycallan woman Babs Young with sons Dan and Luke

The Randy Leprechaun owned by a daughter of Kilkenny Pics: Richard O’Rourke, ORPICS Photography

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

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Flashback to the days of ‘Comer International Mills. From left, Michael Joyce, Tom Brennan Roe, Tommy Nolan and forklift driver Martin Power RIP

Coffee is good appetiser before trip to Lourdes! LISA O’ROURKE would like to thank all who supported her recent coffee morning. It was a resounding success both ﬁnancially and socially with all proceeds going towards Lisa going on pilgrimage as a helper and also to the ‘Comer Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund. Come to the Ceili Set dancing ceili is in Parish Hall, Moneenroe, Castlecomer on Friday, April 4, 9.30pm. Music is by Neily O’Connor. Admission €10. For more information contact John Ryan 086-3978758

Coolbaun Clinic Dr Frayne has resumed duties at Collbaun Clinic. Please ring 056-4441542.

Daffodil Day Coffee morning in aid of Daffodil Day in Castlecomer

Library tomorrow, Thursday, March 27 from 11am. Castlecomer Country Market event is in the community Hall from 9am to 12noon, tomorrow, Thursday.

the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Castlecomer. Entertainment is by Pat Carroll, Trish Carroll, the Dowling family, Paul Dargan and Irish dancers. Tickets €10. Contact Eithna 086-2543094.

Computer Classes

Cycle Against Suicide

Free computer classes for beginners with Solas (FAS) tutor in Castlecomer Library. Classes start on April 16, Wednesday mornings 10am to 12 noon or 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Course lasts for 10 weeks, free to all, social welfare recipients eligible. Ring 056-4440561 or call to library to book your place.

Cycle Against Suicide is comes to Kilkenny on April 29. The cycle will stop at CBS Kilkenny for afternoon break. To ﬁnd out how to get involved email info@ cycleagainstsuicide.com.

Country Market

Night of celebration A night of celebration in aid of Irish Cancer Society and Relay for Life Kilkenny will be held on Sunday, April 6, 8pm in

Spinning classes Coming soon to Castlecomer. Get ﬁt the fun way, all levels of ﬁtness welcome. Mondays 9.30am and 8.30pm; Tuesdays 8.30pm; Thursdays 8.30pm. More information, call or text Michael 087-1259783.

Rowe’s Topline Hardware, Castlecomer winner Gerry O Neill, left, accepting a stove from a Henley Stoves representative. A stove clearance sale at the store continues until March 29

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James Maher, St Kieran’s outwits Jack English

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Kilkenny CBS have Doon bottled up

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Golf Notes Callan

Ladies News

Callan Golf Club will host beginners lesson from Saturday 19th of April. The lesson provide an excellent oppurtunity for beginners to be shown basics of this wonderful game. Over four sessions there will be expert demonstration in a friendly and relaxed environment. It is always very well supported each year that it has been ran by the club and this year should be no exception. Please contact Margaret at 056-7725136 to book your place.

The ﬁrst of the ladies inter-club matches for 2014 kicks off on Friday March 28th when the Callan ladies taken on Coollattin in the Minor cup. The match will be played on neutral ground in Carlow GC. All support welcome. Best of luck to the team and managers. Tuesday 18th March was the last of the ladies 12 hole competition for this year as the long awaited 18 hole competitions recommence on Tuesday 25th March with as 3 person team event. Ladies may continue to play a 12 hole competition on a Thursday

Winter League

Results

The Winter League draws to a close on Saturday 29th of March when the ﬁnal will be contested. The timesheet is available on the website. Best of luck to the ﬁnal 30 left standing and there will be a full report next week on the outcome of this long running competition.

Mens Singles Stableford Sat/Sun 22/23 March 1 J Lennon 41 2 P O Keeffe 41 3 D Collins 40 Gross P Norris. O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles Wed 19th March 1 J Walsh 2 M O Halloran Gross R Condon Visitor James Young. RGA 17th March 1 T Drennan 26 2 K O Connor 25 Ladies Tuesday 18th March 1 H McCormack 26 2 A Wemyss 25 3 S Crowley 4 A O Shea 23 5 M Gorey 22

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Singles Stableford John Lennon continued his fine run of form to take this singles stableford competition over the weekend. Over 80 played once more in a beautiful weekend for golf in Callan and John took advantage of the elements to card a fine 41 point total which was matched by Patrick O Keeffe but Johns last 6 holes proved stronger by just one point to see John carry the day. Denis Collins took third with a fine 40 point total while Paul Norris took the gross. It was a wonderful weekend of golf with a fine number of golfers taking to the fairways. Next weekend there the March monthly medal which is always well contested. The O Dwyer Golf Stores Singles Series attracted a large crowd last Wednesday when James Walsh took the honours followed by Martin O Halloran in second while Richie Condon took the gross with a fine total. James Young was the leading visitor. The competition continues every Wednesday throughout the season.

Barton Cup Panel Richie McMahon Callans Barton Cup manager 2014 has named his panel for the ﬁrst of Callans inter club matches this year. The panel in full is as follows; Tommy Minogue, Richie Condon, Murty O Halloran, Niall O Sullivan, Jeff Lynch, Paul Norris, Mick Hickey, Sean Malone, Larry Malone, JJ Murphy, Michael Murphy (KK), Brian Cullen, Denis Carey, Paddy Grace, John Healy, John Lennon, Johnny Kennedy, Mick Fitzpatrick, Cathal Byrne, Alan Seery, Nicky Walsh. There is a practise session next Friday at 5pm. The match has been ﬁxed for Saturday 12th of April against Waterford. If panelists are unable to attend on Friday please contact Richie.

Singles Matchplay Qualifier This years Singles Club Matchplay got underway over last weekend with over 80 taking part. It is one of the pillars of the golfing season and such is its popularity that it requires a qualifier to be palyed to wittle the field to 32 in the first round of the matchplay proper. This qualifier was kindly sponsored by Littlesunflowers Creche in Callan and produced a hard fought victory for Paul Madigan. Paul had 41 points in a tough weekend for scoring which was matched by Sean Walzer but Paul finished the back nine with a stronger back nine. Pauls two under par total was a fine effort in windy conditions. Patrick Farrell was a point further back in third with a fine 40 point total while Martin O Halloran took the gross honours with a fine 2 over par total. The draw has been made for the first round of the matchplay proper and is as follows; Paul Cunningham v Paul Cashin; Patrick Russel v Paul Norris; Luke Donnelly v Denis Lawlor; Martin O Halloran v Joe Madigan; Sean Walzer v Maurice Skehan; Stephen Kelly v Mick Hickey; Brendan Butler v Patrick O Keeffe; John Grace v Richie McMahon; Johnny Kennedy v Eddie Cunningham; John Healy v Jim Wellwood; Oliver Fennelly v Eoin Carey; Gerry Freyne v Michael Murphy (Kilmanagh); Denis Carey v Paul Madigan; Patrick Cody v Billy Mernagh; Darren Comerford v Brian Cullen; John Sheil v Peter Ryan. All matches to be played by 6th of April. Best of luck to the 32 left standing.

Fixtures Wednesday 26th March O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles Thursday 27th March Senior Ladies 10am - noon Friday 28th March Ladies and Gents Open Singles Saturday 29th March Gents Monthly Medal Sunday 30th March Gents Monthly Medal Monday 31st March RGA 11am-1pm. Tuesday 1st April Ladies day.

Castlecomer To herald in the action packed weekend of 22/23 March, a great night of interesting questions entertained members and visitors during the table quiz on Friday night. Organised by Lady Vice-Captain Patricia Doheny’s House committee, teams vied to be announced the brains of the club, amid much good humour and wise moments of quiet team secrecy. The declaration of the Lady Captains team came as no big surprise. Lady Captain Ita Madigan, together with Paul Campion, Willie O’Gorman and John Brennan scooped the coveted, highly respected prize to prove the combined knowledgeable worth of their team. The Lady Captain leading by example, once again, in the valuation of a good team effort paying off, in any respect. The fun continued with a three way play off for second place, much to the amusement and banter of the rest. The emerging second place winning team, delighted with their mental dexterity at beating off the other two remaining teams, consisted of Eamonn Fitzgerald, Margaret Conway, Anne Murphy and Richard McKenna. From affirming mental ability to healthy physical ability and wellbeing, the house committee want to serve all appetites. A great cook-off is scheduled to be held on Friday 11th April at 8pm. Cathal O’Dowd, professional chef in Langtons and Audrey Farrell, professional chef in Marble City Bar will contest the ‘taste bud challenge’ against each other in the club house on the night. Added to that exciting cooking display, local club members also provide good traditional tips, treats and recipies. Whether in to cheer on the competition, to improve your own cooking skills to please the people in your life, or to simply enjoy the celebration of good food, this is the place to be on 11th April. Tickets are available to secure your spot, although if spaces remain, may be had at the door on the night. Mens Open Singles 22nd/23rd March The promised wintry weather faded to sunshine and spring promise for the weekend of golf. Along the new lovely, wooded path from the 7th, the bluebell fronds were evident among the budding trees. A welcome sign of the fine sights and weather to come for all who had ventured out into the definitely chilly air. Perhaps paying more attention to the green of the course than the burgeoning green growth, a birdie four on the final

hole by Michael Doheny proved to be the most important shot of the weekend. It gave Michael a great score of 39 pts to beat Jason Brennan on the back nine and record victory in the mens open singles. Jason, himself, returned a magnificent one over par gross round. 1. Michael Doheny (15) 39pts 2. Jason Brennan (4) 39 pts Gross Michael Curry (6) 32pts Category 1 (0- 10) Robert Brennan(8) 34pts Category 2 (11-18) Christy Comerford (14) 36pts Category 3 (19 and over) Ken Doheny (21) 34 pts. There was a great turn of randomly joined couples in the qualifying round of the mixed scotch foursomes. Qualifiers for match play q/finals from the competition: Donie Walsh (20) & Helen Dunne (26) 41 pts David Lynch(5) &Nuala Mahon (23) 40 pts Tom Coogan (10) & Caroline Conway (17) 39pts Nicky Walsh (14) & Ita Madigan (18) 38 pts Another qualifying round will take place on April 13th from which the other final four q/finalists will qualify. It is a great competition for all to play with members they see and know but with whom they have possibly never yet played a game of golf. Details for the draw for partners in the next round will be on the club noticeboard this week. Anyone who wants a second shot in the competition, for the fun or the prize of it, make sure to enter your name.

Diary 29th/30th March - Mens Open Singles (GOY) Starting Thurs April 3rd - Mens Weekly Open Singles (Visitors Golf and dinner) €20

Ladies Next weeks competition is sponsored by M&A coaches. Many thanks to M&A Coaches for their ongoing and generous sponsorship and also for the great service they provide for any who are looking for reliable and dependable group transportation for any events. The sponsored competition for the ladies is 18 hole singles format. The Minor team of Ladies also take on The Heath Golf Club in Abbeyleix on Saturday. This is the ﬁrst foray into the club team matches this year. Team manager, Breda Phelan, is proud of her selection from the good ladies who will go forward to play for their club within the handicap range for the competition. Whatever the result on the day, they make a ﬁne team and the good wishes of all the ladies go with them as they play in Abbeyleix on Saturday. They will be welcomed back, win or lose, as they are ushered out, with great pride that they are excellent members of an excellent club. Very much appreciated by all for their effort and representation on behalf of the club.

Lotto The jackpot tantalises as it grows to €9,200 after the draw on Monday 18th March, when there was no winner. The numbers drawn were 13, 17, 20, 24. Tickets at just €2 are available to buy from the web-site www.castlecomergolf.ie as well as from club members, in the club house and from local retail outlets. €9,200 is an amount hard to pass with opportunity to be in to win for such a small outlay, even if it is only used to splurge on frivilous enjoyment afterwards. It beneﬁts the club you’re in to be included in the draw, even if the jackpot cash win eludes you. So you’re a winner by default, just by being in.

Seniors The seniors are gracing the fairways on Wednesdays again, to the delight of all. That timeless, relaxed air about the players would have you almost believe that they are out and about only for the enjoyment of the day, as though competition is the furthest thing from their minds. However, the cut and thrust of the competitive stakes belie that almost carefree display of fun and games going on. There is no hiding the gleefully triumphant thrill coming from great shots and the endless pursuit of the perfect putt to get one over on the competition. Winners will be found, even on the

balmiest of enjoyable Wednesdays. 5/3/14 Seniors Results Score First Coonan Murty 11 Ryan Christy 23 McEvoy Mai 31 47 Second O’Neill Tom 7 Pollack M 25 Casey Tom 21 52 Third Furlong Michael 18 Shore Phil 24 Tunstead Jim 20 Shore John 25 53 Club Membership competition: The club membership competition run in conjunction with the Kilkenny People was won by Mick Murphy, a keen golfer from Stoneyford. Mick is very welcome to the club and is wished extremely happy golﬁng in Castlecomer golf club. The members give good Irish greeting to Mick; May the fairways rise up to meet you and the wind be always at your back as you drive a ball. Happy days in Castlecomer! Deals and offers: Always remember that for visitors, groups and societies, there are great deals to be had in Castlecomer Golf club. Golf only 19.00 Golf and Buggy €25.00 (PPS Buggy) Golf, Tea & Scone on arrival, Main Course Meal €29.00 Golf, Tea & Scone on arrival, Main Course Meal, Buggy €35.00 (PPS Buggy) Golf, Breakfast Bap and Tea/Coffee on arrival, Main Course Meal, Buggy €39.00 (PPS Buggy) Plus; €100.00 Voucher off your next outing in Castlecomer (20 Members or more playing on the day) €50.00 Voucher off your next outing in Castlecomer (10-20 Members playing on the day) There are interesting deals for membership available also with savings of €100 on full membership when linking in with an existing member. Great value options for limited membership are also available for beginners and those looking for engaging hobbies and entertainments. For full details check www.castlecomergolf.ie or phone 056 4441139. The club is becoming more accessible through many ways for all those who are looking for good opportunity for golf.

Timesheet now open Full listing of all our open competitions can be found on www.gui.ie open ﬁxtures.

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RESULTS & FIXTURES INTER CLUB

No Competition Thursday March 20th Next Competition Thursday March 27th at 10am

The ﬁrst Mens teams will enter combat this weekend when the Barton Cup team will take on Wexford on Saturday at 2pm with three matches in Wexford and two in Kilkenny. The Barton Cup is foursomes with a minimum handicap combination of 14.The panel is as follows Luke Kelly & Larry Carroll, Kieran Wall & John Byrne, Anthony Cleeere & Derek Shelley, Brian Crowdle & Pat Collins, Brendan Hogan & Padraig Keegan, Mark Power & Kieran Hoban and Daragh McNamara & Shane Mahony. Team Managers Mark Grant and Sean Boland will name their team later in the week.

LADIES & GENTS OPEN SINGLES Ladies & Gents Open Singles next Wednesday April 3rd. the competition went live for online booking last Friday.

COURSE NEWS Members continue to be very generous with their contributions to sponsor a new tree with the current total donated to date over the €4,000 mark. Anyone interested in sponsoring a tree please contact Aoife or Sean in the office. All contributions no matter how large or small will be gratefully accepted.

BRIDGE Bridge continues next Monday night March 31st at 7.45pm and will continue until Easter.

RESULTS

Due to aeration work on the course our Spring Series Final has been rescheduled for Friday 11th April. Finalists have been notiﬁed and are asked to register at 10.00 a.m. in the golf office with a shotgun start to take place at 10.30 a.m.

LADIES

LADIES NEWS

Men’s 18 Hole Singles Stableford – Sunday 23rd March 2014 Results available online

Spring Series Final

Ladies Weekly 18 Hole Stableford, Wednesday March 19th 1st Eileen Tobin (19) 33pts countback 2nd Ger Hickey (21) 33pts Golden Golfers 12 Hole Stableford, Friday 21st 1st Mick Dillon (11) 26pts 2nd Brigid Mullins (31) 22pts 3rd Margaret Bower (27) 22pts

Club Fixtures Sunday 30th March – Men’s 18 Hole Singles and Ladies 18 Hole Singles Members Weekly 9 Hole Competition commences on Wednesday 2nd April from 5.00 p.m. - a good turnout is expected

Open Fixtures Thursday 3rd April First Open Singles of the Season – Visitors: €20.00 Members: €5.00 - (056 7726699 Saturday 5th April RACE MEETING – NO GOLF Sunday 13th April Open Foursomes Visitors: €20.00 Members: €5.00 – (056 7726699 Monday 21st April Dan Bolger Memorial Fundraiser - 3 Person Team Event – in aid of Carlow/ Kilkenny Homecare Team.

No Competition on Thursday March 20th Next Competition Thursday March 27th at 11am.

Kilkenny

Richard Duggan Memorial Saturday March 22nd & Sunday March 23rd. Sponsored by Richard Duggan Menswear 1. Brendan Hogan 66 net (B9) 2. Dermot Doyle (7) 66 net (B9) 3. Kieran Hoban (10) 66 net (B9) Best Gross; Craig Martin (Scr) 70 Gross 5. Nick O’Donnell (8) 66 net 6. Stephen Sheenan (10) 67 net Junior Prize; Simon Cullen (18) 75 net Date for Presentation of Prizes to be conﬁrmed. Ladies & Gents Open Singles Wednesday 19th March Gents Section 1. Morgan Walshe (9) 41 pts (B6) 2. Eddie Guilfoyle (14) 41 pts (B9) 3. Henry Bourke (14) 41 pts (B6) Gross; Graham Nugent (1) 34 Gross Pts 5. Jimmy Hillman Callan (12) 41 pts 6. P J Martin (12) 40 pts Ladies Section 1. Niamh Kelly (11) 36 pts

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Those Ladies playing in the Round Robin competition are reminded that all matches should be completed by April 18th. The date has been extended to April 18th. The draw sheet is on the Ladies notice board and those who entered should check the board The sheet for list of names for the high - low competition is on the Ladies notice board, and the competition will take place on Sunday May 18th at 6pm.

Ladies Results 18 Hole Stableford Tuesday March 18th 1. Bridie McGarry (9) 38 pts 2. Dervilla O’Byrne (16) 36 pts (B9) Best Gross; Mary Leahy Browne (3) 28 Gross Pts 3. Martina Naughton (28) 36 pts 4. Ann Woodcock (26) 35 pts (B6) 5. Ana Lyons (20) 35 pts 6. Mags Duggan (31) 34 pts

Ladies Fixtures Wednesday March 26th. Ladies 18 Hole Competition. 9.00 – 10.20 and 12.20 to 2.20. Tuesday April 1st Ladies 18 Hole Competition. 8.20 – 10.20 and 12.20 to 2.20, Slots also available Saturday March 30th, 2.45 – 3.00 Bookable Online, Sunday March 31st, 10.30 – 11.00 Bookable online and 3.45 – 4.20 draw.

JUNIOR/JUVENILE The Juvenile section are looking for volunteer’s to help out with Saturday morning coaching which will start back in mid Spring. Anyone wishing to help out please give your name to anyone on the Junior committee or else drop your details to kilkennyjuniorgolf@gmail.com Faithlegg Golf Club are hosting an Open Junior day on Thursday April 17th for Boys & Girls. Entry Fee €5 and Food €5, booking through the Pro shop on 051 380587

FIXTURES Tuesday March 25th, , Course Closed for Maintenance Wednesday March 26th 8.20 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 18 Hole Competition Thursday March 27th 10.00 – 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 – 1.00 Senior Men, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Friday March 28th, 11.30 – 12.00 Reserved, 12.30 – 2.30. Members Time. 2.00 – 2.15 Visitors Saturday March 29th , 7.30 – 9.15 Members, 9.20– 10.00 Mens Fourball Qualiﬁer, 10.00 – 12.30 Visitors, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time, 2.00 –2.30 Barton Cup Inter Club 2.50 – 3.10 Ladies Competition Bookable Online Sunday March 30th, 7.30 – 10.30 and 11.00 – 3.45 Mens Fourball Qualiﬁer, 10.30 – 11.00 Ladies Competition Bookable Online and 3.45 – 4.20 Draw. Monday March 31st , 1.00 – 2.30 Members Time Tuesday April 1st, 8.20 – 10.20 & 12.20 -2 .20 Ladies Competition Slots also available Saturday March 29th 2.45 – 3.15 Bookable Online and Sunday March 23rd 10.30 – 11.00 Bookable online and 3.45 – 4.20 draw. Wednesday April 2nd , 8.30 – 4.15 Ladies & Gents Open Singles.

Mountain View Spring League The Spring League got under way last weekend in windy and blustery conditions. In category 1 Paddy Khan (12) scoring 37 Pts is the leader followed closely by Jim Bob Grace. Category 2 leader is Seamus O Brien followed by Phillip Parsons. Michael Cloney tops the category 3 table with Eanna Brady in second place. The second round is on next weekend. Members whom didn’t take part last weekend that the competition is ﬁve rounds of singles stableford with the best four to count.

Leinster Fourball Trophy Mountain View take on St Helens Bay in the ﬁrst round of the Leinster Fourball Trophy on April 5th. There will be three matches at home and two away.

Singles and Doubles Qualifiers Members are reminded that this years club singles qualifier will take place on Sunday April 20th and the doubles qualifier will be on the following Sunday (April 27th).

Diary Sunday Mar 30th Spring League 2nd Round (Single Stableford) Tuesday Apr 1st MV Seniors Competition. Wednesday Apr 2nd Ladies 13 Hole Competition Sunday Apr 6th Spring League 3rd Round (Single Stableford).

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Winter League

Results

Beginners Lessons

Diary 29th/30th March - Mens Open Singles (GOY) Starting Thurs April 3rd - Mens Weekly Open Singles (Visitors Golf and dinner) €20

Timesheet now open Full listing of all our open competitions can be found on www.gui.ie open ﬁxtures.

SENIOR LADIES

RESULTS & FIXTURES INTER CLUB

No Competition Thursday March 20th Next Competition Thursday March 27th at 10am

LADIES & GENTS OPEN SINGLES Ladies & Gents Open Singles next Wednesday April 3rd. the competition went live for online booking last Friday.

BRIDGE Bridge continues next Monday night March 31st at 7.45pm and will continue until Easter.

RESULTS

LADIES

LADIES NEWS

Men’s 18 Hole Singles Stableford – Sunday 23rd March 2014 Results available online

Spring Series Final

Club Fixtures Sunday 30th March – Men’s 18 Hole Singles and Ladies 18 Hole Singles Members Weekly 9 Hole Competition commences on Wednesday 2nd April from 5.00 p.m. - a good turnout is expected

No Competition on Thursday March 20th Next Competition Thursday March 27th at 11am.

Kilkenny

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Leinster Fourball Trophy Mountain View take on St Helens Bay in the ﬁrst round of the Leinster Fourball Trophy on April 5th. There will be three matches at home and two away.

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