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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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€188,000 LIGHTS UP KIDS’ LIVES » See Pages 76&77

Take up your bed and walk: The Sky Cat Laughs is here » P28

CAPTAIN COURAGE: The Labour Party ship may be in angry waters but Castlecomer’s Maurice Shortall, back, third from left, deserves our salute as a captain of courage Pic: Donal Foley » See Pages 16&18

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Mighty Maurice bucks the trend as he emerges as the white horse hero! JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@ GMAIL.COM

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Pics: Donal Foley

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FINAL FEW DAYS

SALE ENDS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY Opening Hours

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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 6 pm Sunday/Bank Holidays 2 pm - 6pm

Green Street Kilkenny (beside Dominos Pizza)

Tel: 056 7775980 Email: info@modern-living.ie www.modern-living.ie

Luxury Lyrath Oasis W Signature Spa Day with Lunch IN

(Fre ee Draw in store e only)

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Hens parade as proud FF peacocks strut

Successful candidate Matt Doran, front, second from left, with Dick O’Keeffe, John Kelly, Conor Higgins, Ciaran Moore, Jackie Kenneally, Caroline Doran and Esther McCarthy

Jackie Norris, Willie Kearney, Brendan Fennelly and Noreen Hayes

Labour winner Tomás Breathnach, left with Carol Breathnach, Joe, Mairead and Fiona Walsh

Deputy John MGuinness with Siobhan Millea and Marguerite Millea Deegan

A little distraction: Hen party girls caught the eye for a few minutes at least as they paraded a ‘naked man’

Pics: Donal Foley

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Councillors to forego payments?: Hell to freeze over!

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Cousins: The Rohan family of Carrickshock and McBride family of Bennettsbridge

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Bishop Seamus Freeman and Gráinne Foran

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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The Barron family, Ballyhale

The Mason family, Keatingstown

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The Murphy family, Lismatigue

The Holden family, Knockbrown

Pics: Donal Foley

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Paddy Cunningham from Callan met Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody at the official opening of the new James Stephens GAA pitches on the Kells Road

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Free To Go plan for children ages 1116, where the children and their families are encouraged to make healthy food choices and get more active. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;As children we are helped and encouraged by the consultant and our group to make â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cool swapsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eg instead of high calorie fried foods swapping for pasta and rice dishes with tomato based sauces and vegetables through itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Tara. The aim is to help children by starting to halve their daily treats and then half again and did eventually the child would have one treat per day, whether that is a standard bar of chocolate or burger at McDonalds with their friends. Once Tara reached her 16th birthday she then swapped over to Slimming Worlds Food Optimising healthy eating plan, which encourages slimmers to fill up on healthy foods and make small changes to the way they shop, cook and eat that make a big difference to their waistline, like swapping white bread for wholemeal or fast food burgers for homemade. She says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The eating plan was completely different from what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expected. I thought losing weight meant not eating very much or cutting out all of your favourite foods but now I know thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from the case. Talking to other members in group and sharing ideas, I learned a lot about food and can cook quite a few recipes for myself now so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not reliant on microwave ready meals or junk food anymore.â&#x20AC;? Tara has blossomed since dropping 3 dress sizes and no longer feels like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the odd one outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. She says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love being able to wear the same clothes as my friends and enjoy going out with them more now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost weight. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got so much more energy aswell., I used to feel selfconscious about doing anything physical like that in public but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as much anymore, im still on my journey and hope to lose another 2 stone and I realise now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the odd one out

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just like everyone else!â&#x20AC;? Suzanne, who runs the group, says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone in the Kilkenny group is so proud of Tara. She is a huge inspiration. She has learned healthy habits that will stay with her for life. Obesity in young people is such a huge problem and it affects how they feel about themselves as well as their physical health. Now Tara has the skills to make healthier choices and is much more confident too. I hope sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll inspire other young people in Kilkenny by showing them that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better time to take control of their weight than right now.â&#x20AC;? Everyone from the age of 11 upwards is welcome at the Kilkenny Slimming World group at The Club House Hotel every Tuesday at 09.30 & 11.30 am and 3pm, 5.30 & 7.30pm (sessions run for 90mins) and young people aged 11-15 can attend for free when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re accompanied by a parent or guardian and have the approval of their GP. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way for the whole family to feel healthier. For more information visit www. slimmingworld.com or call Su-zanne on 083 1014038 *Evidence taken from Publicc Health England: Health riskss of child obesity: http://www. w. noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obessity/obesity_and_health/ health_risk_child

28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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28 MAY2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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Job? What Job? With Comedian Dave Young CHILDHOOD: Well I came into the world in the usual way, on a Saturday evening at 7pm on the 16th of August, (same birthday as Madonna and also that was the day Elvis died) my mother always knew I was going to be a comedian, especially when the doctor asked “Is this a joke?” Where are you from, where did you grow up and was childhood what we call a ‘normal’ happy one? I’m from Dublin; I grew up in Walkinstown, not really the class clown, more the street corner jester! Being an only child, I was spoiled of course, spoiled with love, never money, we had none, we were so poor in my house you could only play SEEK! Did you always want to perform? How did you get into show-biz and at what point did you realize comedy was your forte? I’m a natural performer, that means when I’m on stage I’m in my natural environment, a bit like a woman at a SALE, or a man at home watching TV while his wife is at the Sale! I love my self made job, That’s funny me calling showing off for a living and having a laugh a job, its actually a beautiful job, you never here comedy described like that, but giving someone the joy of laughter is beautiful, truly beautiful! I never intended to be a comedian, to be honest I always romticized the idea of being an actor, maybe I am an actor playing the role of a comedian? Who knows? When I think about it I suppose I became a professional comedian a bit like the way somebody becomes a prostitute, you start of doing it for friends for nothing, and then you think, hey, I could get paid for this! Did you struggle in the beginning? What was your big break? Struggle? are you listing to me, I love what ever it is I do, I always have, why Id do it for nothing, but then again no one would appreciate it! Especially my bank manager! My big break? Why that’s

still to come! There is supposed to be a lot of jealousy in the world of showbiz have you come across much and how does it manifest itself? Yes, there is a lot of jealousy out there, but it usually only comes from the performers that are not natural. You see, it frustrates them because they want to do the job, and they try so hard and when they look at a natural performer it looks effortless so they become jealous. In my opinion when possible, people should only do the jobs that they are naturally good at, otherwise they will always be frustrated, and you can’t fool an audience, they can sense when somebody is naturally funny or trying to be funny. That applies to all professions. If you good at cooking be a chef, if your good at building be an architect, if you’re good at lying, really good at it, be a politician! You’ve done a lot of tours - what countries? Are you better received in some countries than others? Which audiences ‘get’ what you’re doing best? I do a lot work between here Spain, New York and UK. Comedy can be universal, funny is funny, so wherever I play it works, I’ve even played in Poland, they gave me a standing ovation and not one of them could speak English? Perhaps that’s why I got the ovation, maybe they were all deaf and thought I was singing? You’ve met many big stars? Are their egos really as big as we are led to believe? Who are your comedic heroes and inspira-

tions? I found the bigger the name the nicer the person, for example Michael Bubble, he was really a cool guy, it’s the climbers that are pain in the arse, who when you say to them: “are you busy?” you get a gig guide, and you know its all bullshit, but you have to smile and tell them they’re great. My comic heroes are the old guy’s Groucho, Jackie Mason, George Carlin, the new guys leave me cold, my real life heroes are my mam and dad, they have that natural wit we spoke of. You seem to have a real knack of connecting with your audience - is this a skill that develops over time? Have you ever misread an audience or received a less than warm reception?... You see this where that natural thing comes into play, I never go on stage intentionally to make anybody laugh, as I said before I don’t even consider this a job for grown-ups, this for me is play time, I go there to have a laugh and because it’s not contrived its natural, audience’s naturally enjoy it.You see I really don’t know what it is that I do, I just know people love it. And as long they keep loving it, ill keep doing it. I’m not there to offend I’m there to entertain, but I’m only human and you cant get it right every time and believe it or not its not always the comedians fault. How many times have you gone to a show and later people are saying he was great, I never laughed so much, and Dave is a tonic. Well not every tonic will suit every patient, why some will have a negative reaction, true? What one person finds funny another can find offensive, but that all depends on where they are in there head. I’ve seen people not laughing at stuff that I know if they were in different company they would. I’ve seen people becoming posh in a posh venue. There are so many elements to getting it right. One basic requirement is an audience has got to be comfortable and able to hear and see you clearly, if they have to strain, to hear or see, they will, but no matter how good you are they are not comfortable. Imagine going to see the best

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movie ever made, but the sound is out of sync and the picture is out of focus, the audience will leave saying that movie was crap, they may not even know, that the film was out of focus and the sound was out of sync they just know something was wrong and they blame the film. Sometimes the staff and the venue can piss people off before a show even begins. There are so many variables to getting it right, but generally funny is funny. A great man one said: “A guy that can make YOU laugh is a good comedian” My dad said that and as simplistic as that sounds, he’s right. If someone makes you laugh no matter what the situation, than he’s has done his job, well that’s what I do for living, I’m the laugh maker! (Job? huh) Nothing seems safe from your acerbic take on life -is there any topic that you would shy away from in your shows? None what so ever! I believe any subject can be funny, once the intent is not to hurt. Sure some of the most genuine laughs I’ve heard were at an autopsy. What do you do when you are not working or are you always working? I don’t think your listening to me; I

told you I don’t consider this work at all. People call it work, but when you do something you love its hardly work. When I’m not doing what I love to do, I love all the normal things in life. Movies, good food, waterskiing, spear fishing, gorilla farming and polishing the rocket! Are you as outgoing in real life as your on-stage personae or are you really a shy retiring individual? What you see it was you get, I have no act, it’s all the real me! For better for worse, I’m 100% Dave Young! Future plans? I start touring soon with my new show “Spaced out!” and a new live DVD & Album are out soon. There’s also talk of my own TV show, but mum’s the word or is that Young’s the word? Are you rich? I’m Healthy and very happy! And that’s the best wealth you can ever aspire to have, I love my girlfriend, my mum and dad, all my friends & fans. Most of all, I love to see a tear of laughter run down a cheek. Do you love your job? “WHAT JOB?”

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)LOP (GJH 2I 7RPRUURZ When I think of the Tom Cruise action hero, I think: unflappable, fearless, dashing. In Edge of Tomorrow, Cruise jettisons these traits from the film’s first scene, and it makes for an action movie that is not only freshly enthralling, but also could usher in a new stage of his career. Based on the novel All You Need Is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow plays out like an actionpacked version of Groundhog Day. But instead of following a selfish weatherman who needs to learn to open himself up and love, we’re following a cowardly soldier who has to unlock the key to defeating an alien invasion force that seems unstoppable. Cruise stars as Bill Cage, a military man who has never seen action and contributes solely as a TV personality who talks up the war effort to lure in new recruits. But when his commanding officer decides Cage should

%OHQGHG Adam Sandler has some racket going. The comedian’s paid millions to vacation in exotic resort locales under the guise of acting – Hawaii is a Sandler “hotspot,” hosting Just Go With It and 50 First Dates, as examples. Sandler, the executive producer, routinely casts Hollywood’s prettiest actresses as his leading ladies, from Salma Hayek (the Grown-Up ﬁlms) and Kate Beckinsale (Click) to Katie Holmes (Jack & Jill) and Winona Ryder (Mr. Deeds). Few have called Sandler on this posh and pampered formula he has cooked up, so who can blame him for returning to this well time after time. If it ain’t broke – and box office receipts suggest it isn’t – there’s no need to ﬁx. Sandler dips his hand into multiple familiar wells for the charming and sweet romantic comedy Blended. Sure, there’s the forced trip to an egregiously luxurious resort – this time as part of a jungle safari in Africa. But Blended stretches even farther back into Sandler’s catalogue by pairing him once again with Drew Barrymore, his adorably off-kilter co-star from 50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer. So help me, it works. Blended is being marketed primarily on the

chemistry shared between Barrymore and Sandler, and with good reason. Their interplay, their spark… the palpable on-screen appreciation they seem to have for each other wraps Blended in a welcomingly warm coat of sugar that helps the bulk of Sandler’s silliness go down. Blended won’t win awards. Thanks to the glut of superhero sagas, it likely won’t even win the box office

weekend. But it will appeal to a proven audience who appreciate what Sandler and Barrymore do together, and might even surprise a few skeptics who dismissed the 47-year-old comedian as a viable leading man. Because after scraping the bottom of the barrel in multiple, immature Grown Ups movies, Sandler has grown up for Blended. Temporarily, at least.

take his camera crew to the front lines of their next major battle, Cage’s insubordination lands him in the infantry of an unwinnable battle. Cage is dead within minutes. Remarkably, he wakes up-with a jolt, but as if the day had never happened. He’s at the barracks, the day before the battle, back at one, as it were. He doesn’t know why, but again and again he is thrown onto the beach, into the battle, and he dies. It’s a scenario that would seem to be episodic, but the script crackles with humor and variations, making Cage’s deaths and resurrections as funny as they are shocking. Before long, he discovers he’s not the ﬁrst to experience this repeating pattern, meeting literal poster girl/super soldier Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), the Angel of Verdun, The Full Metal Bitch, whose extraordinary combat skills won the day in an epic

battle. Together, they team up to use Cage’s time-traveling to overcome his Cassandra Complex and save all mankind. Edge of Tomorrow is magnificent. After a bit of a slow start, Liman launches us into a war that is gut-rattling in its violence and awe-inspiring in its execution, seamless special effects and action, action, action. Tied to a hero who is initially gutless, we can connect to Cage’s fear. When Cruise shifts him into the kind of hero we demand of this megastar, we are hooked hard into this rip-roaring ride. The movie positively pulses with adrenaline, reflected in its powerful performances, clever cuts and its fluid yet exhilarating cinematography that weaves around heroes, explosions, and spiraling space monsters. Edge of Tomorrow will leave you breathless and grinning. Simply put, this is why we go to the movies.

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Business of the week Kilkenny Airsoft Kilkenny Airsoft is Ireland’s ﬁrst fully indoor shooting range and is one of the best locations in the country for enjoying airsoft. Located in Wallslough Village 3km from city centre, Kilkenny Airsoft is perfect for a day or night out; packages

are available that will keep the prices to your liking and the helpful staff will make sure your day is a great one whether you’re an expert or have never held a gun before. It’s perfect for birthday parties or even stag and hen nights; I highly recommend Kilkenny Airsoft.

Gig of the week No Crows For those who don’t want to see comedy this week, tomorrow will have No Crows playing at the Watergate Theatre starting from 8PM. The band are an Irish group from Sligo who blend Irish acoustic music with

more Mediterranean inﬂuences to create a completely unique sound, they’re soon to release their newest album, Waiting for the Tide, and it is set to be their best yet. The gig will be on for two hours and cost €12/10.

Book of the week Thomas Brown- Lynnwood Lynnwood is the newest book by Thomas Brown and is an enjoyable romp, chronicling the lives of characters in Lynnwood England, a seemingly idyllic town plagued by

a dark past and centuries of trauma. The general tone and atmosphere of the novel is creepiness, the dark underlying mystery of the town gets under your skin and informs the entire

novel, from the ﬁrst sentence you are sucked in and wholly immersed in the world of Lynnwood, a bond unbroken through the entirety of the novel. It is a book I recommend you try.

App of the week Blek Blek is a highly simple and highly enjoyable new game by kunabi brothers that recently went on sale and has won awards all over the place. The game play

Event of the week Cat Laughs Festival The Cat Laughs Festival will be turning twenty this year and it is shocking to think the extent to which the festival has grown over the course of that short amount of time. Started as a local curiosity the festival soon became internationally recognised and is now one of the most important comedy

festivals in the world with talent from all over the country coming to the stage. For those who don’t know, the festival takes place over many locations across the city so you can pick and choose which acts you want to go to, whatever you do see it is bound to be a good time, there is so much on display here, I highly recommend it.

is simple once you get the hang of it, you draw a line that you use to collect colourful orbs while avoiding black orbs, you can touch the sides but not the top or bottom of the screen. It’s a simple

and elegant style of gameplay that becomes insatiably compulsive once you know how to play, the game is one of the most pleasant experiences you can have on a phone, I highly recommend it.

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Lifestyle & Living Tropico 5 Tropico 5 is the newest game in the long running and ever enjoyable Tropico game franchise that tasks you with being the dictator of a small tropical island during the Cold War era. Throughout the game you build up your infrastructure, deal with the various factions as well as the international forces vying

for inﬂuence (Americans, Soviets etc) and secure your place as benevolent ruler of the island. There are missions but the only objective in reality is to remain in power, the game is full of style and humour and is one of the most fun strategy games to come out in a while, I highly recommend it.

Song of the week Todd Terje- Delorean Dynamite For the ﬁrst couple of seconds of this song it almost sounds like it’s about to become Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd, but then it gets going and the strange mix of vintage and newness comes to fruition and marks Delorean Dynamite as one of the most interesting songs on Terje’s ﬁrst album. The name itself calls back

to the 1980s, the delorean of Back to the Future most speciﬁcally, most of the elements of this song could have been produced thirty years ago but the production is distinctly modern and also makes use of outside inﬂuences like House. It’s a modern take on an old idea, and a song worth listening to.

Film of the week X-Men: Days of Future Past Many elements of this film feel stuck in the past: In the 2000 world of the original X-Men film before Spider Man and The Avengers changed the genre of Superhero movies for ever and where the world was still recovering from Batman & Robin, thankfully though the movie manages to capture what made those films so acclaimed in the

ﬁrst place and is almost as good as 2012’s X-Men First Class. The director seat returns to Bryan Singer and the story is about Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine being sent back to the past to change history and stop an event that would bring about doom for both mutants and humans. The ﬁlm makes fun use of the premise and is worth seeing.

DVD of the week 12 Years a Slave 12 Years a Slave is not an easy ﬁlm to watch by any means. It is dark and haunting, an effect made all the more terrifying by the fact that the ﬁlm is telling a true story and events such as this were even commonplace not too long ago. Based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, 12 Years a Slave tells of a man living free

Album of the Week Mdou Moctar- Afelan It seems with Afelan, North African musician Mdou Moctar is still getting to grips with the album format, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the most compelling and enjoyable albums of last year. The music is simple Tuareg rock and folk,

most of the songs are just Mdou and his guitar with maybe some drums and backing vocals, it’s a huge departure from his earlier, auto-tune heavy lo-ﬁ focus and makes the album feel like a much more personal and warm work. I highly recommend this album.

in New York in the 1840’s who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Southern States. For the next twelve years Solomon is kept in bondage by several masters and is magniﬁcently played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The ﬁlm is harrowing but incredibly moving, I highly recommend it (and it won the Oscar for best picture).

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This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Moon (Wednesday) is the annual one highlighting issues of communications and language. You could think of this as needing to adapt to a new cell phone where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fresh system to be mastered. Yet even without that mobile itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probable that the cosmos wants you to think about communicating. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Moon is the annual one that could coincide with you taking a fresh look at finances - and, in particular, how much you spend on communications and travel. There may be better deals around now. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take advantage of these can amend usage? Hold the thought that the lunar node is now moving through another of the Air signs and that for the next 16 months, your research and development department (and yes, that includes affairs of the heart) is in particularly good working order. Hold the thought that next Sunday the Sun makes a near perfect aspect to Jupiter - still moving through your sign. True, Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Moon is in neighbouring Gemini and so highlights a usually hidden-area of your solar chart. It seems though that by the end of the month you will have success. Until Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Moon the cosmic challenge for you seems to be about multitasking. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probable that others will be throwing ideas your way and that some are half-baked of course. Yet amongst these though thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely to be at least one that could go somewhere. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Moon marks a promising moment to review aims and objectives and, most likely, define new ones. You may already have ideas on the table that have traction but that you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t got around to yet. It may be that what you really need is a mentor or guide.

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Lost in Translation is a ďŹ lm full of surprises, it has a premise that could have made for an absolutely terrible romcom chocked with Japanphobia and ego stroking for audiences sharing age with Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character but instead the ďŹ lm is funny, loveable and acutely subtle and one of the best things to come out of the 00s. The ďŹ lm stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson as two people stuck in Tokyo for the week; Murray is Bob Harris, an aging movie star who is now doing a whiskey commercial for money and hating himself for it, Scarlett is Charlotte newlywed to an up and coming photographer, she is seen as a burden by her husband and is considering their future. Harris is also unhappy in marriage, his wife only exists over the phone but it immediately apparent there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any passion in their relationship, the marriage is on autopilot, both Bob and Charlotte are stuck in an alien city but happen upon a friendship with each other. The friendship never becomes sexual, which is a testament to the restraint of the director that the ďŹ lm never divulges to this level, it takes a lot more skill to give two strangers a powerful connection using only dialogue and facial expressions. The ďŹ lm actually has a lot in common with Three Colours: Red with the platonic connection,

spouses existing over the phone and general themes of entrapment and communication. The director and writer of Lost in Translation is SoďŹ a Coppola who perfectly captures the headspace of two people lost, and makes use of this relatively plot less structure without the ďŹ lm ever becoming overwrought or boring. The beauty of Lost in Translation comes from its creatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; clear obsession with the small, chance encounters of our lives, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the swooning romanticism of Before Sunrise but a friendship that lasts a few days in a foreign place before the two go their separate ways. The ďŹ lm takes this common occurance and analyses every detail, examining every facet and giving it the sort of meaning you only realize years later when you fondly recall it. The ďŹ lm is also a comedy and gets a lot of mileage out of the cross of cultures between the US and Japan, one moment in particular features a director given detailed, informative instructions to Harris in Japanese and then having them be translated into English as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Turn, look at the cameraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The ďŹ lm is acutely intelligent and endlessly endearing, it is one of the best ďŹ lms to be released in the last few years and I highly recommend it.

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smart and slightly pretentious student of UCD, the book is like The Catcher in the Rye in that you can read it multiple times during your life and whatever age you are your perspective on Stephen will be very different. At the end of the day though, it is not the story that makes this book special but the use of language, that style that only Joyce could pull off which will be given full focus next week.

is that they never seem to take themselves particularly seriously. At least in their ďŹ rst few albums, there was a sense of darkness and mystery but also a certain whimsy and humour. Music has the Right to Children in many ways calls back to childhood but not in the way one would expect. Most artists that attempt this reek of music box melodies and gold tinted nostalgia, Music has the Right to Children has the latter but it explores more than that, it accepts that life isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always fun when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still scared of the dark and captures both playful wonderment as well as anxiety. They have the effect of making something that should sound spooky come across as beautiful and nostalgic, The Colour of Fire being the best example, a song made up of strange synths and a robotic voice that says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; over and over again but sounds endearing after a while. The sound of the album is highly organic and seems born of a time when all of our electronics were powered by analog: synths are warm, vocal samples are comforting and the entire album is dreamy and relaxed; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the feeling of nostalgia that Quentin Tarantino tries to capture in his ďŹ lms. Samplers are used often, with sampling of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voices being common. One of the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlights, Aquarius, uses childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocals extensively with this happy

and a robotic sounding woman recounting numbers both real and fake (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sixty-tenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;). Music has the Right to Children is all about textures and layers, the sound is often ambient, with the ďŹ rst real song starting with four minutes of quiet repetition before getting going. The band layer these different sounds over each other over the course of a song, often working like a crescendo. The entire album is like a dream derived from your fondest of memories, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steeped in the atmosphere of the past but is utterly timeless, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of album that means something different to everyone who listens to it.

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used daily as part of our routine. We are currently growing a herb garden, carrots, onions and potatoes. Staff are qualified to Degree Level and our experience along with our qualifications enable us to deliver a top class programme of education and care to every child. We value the uniqueness

of each child and listen to their emerging interests and that is how we plan for learning. If you want your child to experience learning through Art, Music, Drama, Relaxation, Outdoor play, Sensory Play and gardening. Then From Home 2 Home is the one for you.

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Above Sean Stapleton, Ballyraggett, being presented with a mosaic he helped to create with the support of the locals in the St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall. Standing from left to right: Rita Arnicar, Breda Doyle, Andy Tynan, Ian, Maureen Minogue, Lorraine O’Shea, Ger Shasby, Eibhilin Cunningham, Dorota Brennan, Sean Stapleton, Marie Fennelly. A lovely piece of mosaics has just been completed by the members of the Connect Café based in St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall and presented as a gift over to the Deans Gate Day Centre. This time the project was special too as it took an active involvement of one of the Deans Gate’s service users - Sean Stapleton of Ballyragget. Sean has enjoyed sketching the pattern, smashing tiles and then putting them together into a beautiful shape of a butterfly. Sean has also started to join us recently for a bit of music and art activities in the St. Canices Hall and is getting to know more and more people in the local community hall. It has been great to have Sean involved in the community project and in return we had enjoyed Sean’s company, his sense of humour, chats and singing too! For the last three years the interaction and connection between St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall and Deans Gate Centre has been growing. Dean’s Gate Day Service is located in the ancient part of Kilkenny City in Thomas Street opposite St. Canice’s Church and it provides individualised day services for young adults and school leavers with support needs. Dean’s Gate is a purpose designed building to suit the needs of the clients attending. There is an active policy of community inclusion in place and some of the service users from Deans Gate regularly visit the St. Canice’s Hall and vice versa - members of the local community often drop into Dean’s Gate for a friendly “cuppa” and chat and regularly attend our bingo and music sessions. We at

Dean’s Gate very much appreciate this beautiful piece of art and it will certainly get pride of place in Dean’s Gate Day Centre. St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall on Butts Green has been in the heart of the Butts Community for a many years. During those years it has been used as a local Parish hall and with the recent taking over the management by the Fr. McGrath Centre it has kept the doors open for the use of various and diverse community groups. The Hall has been hosting Bingo nights for the last fifty years and it is also a base for a local Men’s Action Network, Connect Café, regular art and craft groups, music workshops, table tennis group, snooker group and two different religious groups. The facilities are also used for training programmes, community events, information sessions and more. With the recent upgrading of the premises the St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall will soon be offering a support services for the elderly as part of Kilkenny/Carlow Contact Befriending service. Our focus is to offer an open, inclusive and integrated approach to groups and individuals using the Hall. We always encourage people of all levels of ability to come and join the activities that are run in the Hall. Full programme of activities run from the Fr. McGrath Centre and St. Canice’s Hall can be found at www.frmcgrathcentre.ie

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan Protect your child from cyber bullying

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A ‘protect your child on line’ course provides basic internet training for parents. The course designed to give parents the required knowledge to safely manage children’s time on line. Explained is cyber bullying, how to tell if your child is being bullied. Teach your child online security basics, how to log complaints and various other aspects. Course will run for three separate evenings. Contact Castlecomer Enterprise Centre 056-44400734 or 087-6979264.

Soccer AGM Deen Celtic soccer club AGM is on on June 5, 8pm in the clubhouse

The library Memories of times past, an exhibition of local photos and their stories is in the local library until May 31.

Soccer Academy Deen Celtic Soccer Academy 2014, July 14 to 18, 6 to 14 year olds. Camp costs €60 per child, non members €80. Family discount for two or more children includes club jersey, shorts, socks, gym bag. Registration May 31 at club house, 5pm to 6pm. Final registration on June 3. Places limited. Contact John Moore 0868545015 or Peter Ring 0879384669

A ‘Comer play of yesteryear.

Adult courses Childcare, business, now enrolling for September 2014. Contact Castlecomer Community School 056-4441447, www. castlecomercs.com.

Erin’s Own GAA Hurlers’ Co-op draw tickets now available for all committee members. Five monthly draws, tickets €50 or €10 per month, €110,000 in prizes.

Holy Cross Holy Cross National School, Firoda pupils intending to enrol for September 2014 please contact school immediately 056-4441384

Pioneers Presentation of pioneer pins to youths aged 12 to 17, silver and gold pins and Fr Cullenh medals at 11.30am Mass this Sunday. Contact Claire Duffy 0564441164.

Fun run for Africa A fun run to help fund local woman and two friends to get to Uganda as volunteer teachers will be held on Saturday at 11am in the Castle Park. The trinity of teachers have to raise €6,000. You can walk, jog or run in a 5km charity run. Registration, with €5 entry, is at the castle gates from10.30am. All funds go to Nurture Africa.

An Erin’s Own minor team of the late 30s. There was an Erin’s Own club in the city back then. “My late uncle Andy Murphy who hailed from Danesfort is second from right, back row, (between the two suited gents)”. Picture courtesy of Richard Moran

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

News/Sport

Music committee, Eileen Raggett, Ruth Walsh, Catherine Peters and Rosie Keenan

Ruth Walsh and musical director Regina Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Sport

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Sport

Cleereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar Gowran won the Floodlit Cup

Division 3 winners â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Team of Gary Breensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

Sport

Cathal Poyntz collects prize for runners-up in Division 3 League

Continentals won Division 2 and 3 Cup and League.

Goalkeeper Cathal Davis, winner player of the year Division 2

Paula Rudkins, O’Neill Centre accepts a €15,000 cheque from the Floodlit League. Included are Kevin Morrissey, John Dalton, Eamon Cleere and Gerry O’Keeffe

Philip Trehy, Niall McEvoy and Derek Maher, Egan’s Bar

O’Brien’s Butchers team members Stephen Hoyne, Alan Hoyne, and Joe Mulcahy, Shield winners

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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28 MAY 2014 Kilkenny Reporter

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*ROI 1RWHV Callan Open Week

Callans Open Week 2014 got off to a wet start as torrential downpours affected the participants. The opening event was a Fourball kindly sponsored by Lyng Motors which was well supported. The inclement weather didn’t distract Michael Green and Trevor Brown as they produced some ﬁne scoring to land ﬁrst place. Michael and Trevor’s 42 points saw them home by 3 points from Mossy Skehan and Conor Hennessy. It was a wonderful start to the week for Michael and Trevor and fortunately the weather relented somewhat for the Ormonde Hotel sponsored Four Person Team event. The results produced a theme as Captains 2012,2013 and 2014 featured prominently and even this years years vice Captain was included in the mix. The team event was won by last years Captain Paul Cashin who was ably assisted by Sean Walzer (Captain 2012), Mick Fitzpatrick and Paddy McGuinness. In second were Richie Needham, Peter Ryan, Mick Hickey and Paddy Denny. In third were Pat Mulrooney (Vice Captain 2014), Michael Murphy, Jim Kirby (also a past Captain) and our Captain for 2014, Martin Maher. This was a highly competitive event and the rest of the week promises to be equally competitive. Wednesday is the usual O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Gents Singles while Thursdays Three Person Team Event sponsored by the Springhill Court Hotel promises to be well supported. Friday sees a Four Person Champagne Scramble sponsored by Madigan Pharmacy and DID Electrical. Saturday s Fourball is sponsored by the Kilkenny Citreon Centre while the concluding two day Four Person Team Event is kindly sponsored by Electrocity. There are many competitions all week for members and visitors alike. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Barton Cup Richie McMahons Barton Cup team take on Kilkenny in an eagerly awaited local Derby on Thursday evening. The panel have been practicing hard for this clash and after an excellent display against a well fancied Rosslare side in the previous round. The matches get underway at 5pm and all support would be welcoming to help Callan get over the line. There are 3 matches at home and 2 in the city. On Monday evening the Provincial Towns team, managed by Paul Norris are in action when they face Borris starting at 3.30pm. Again all support would be greatly appreciated. The Pierce Purcell team are awaiting their next opponents with the Bruen team in action in mid June. The teams that Callan are putting into action are excellently prepared with a great deal of credit going to all the managers and panels involved. Well done to all so far and the very best of luck to the Callan teams competing over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

Lotto Last weeks Lotto results produced no Jackpot winner which means that the next winner of The clubs lotto will win over 4 thousand euro. The support for the Lotto makes a huge difference to the running of our club and and all are grateful for to all our ticket buyers and of course the hard work of the ticket sellers. Please purchase a ticket and become a lotto winning thousandaire courtesy of Callan Golf Club. Week 9 results; Jackpot 3950e, numbers 14,29,35. No winner. Lucky Dip winners Derek Hally, Kathleen Phelan, Claire Henriques. Next weeks Jackpot 4050e.

Results Saturday 24 May Open Fourball sponsored by Lyng Motors 1 M Green/T Brown 42 2 M Skehan/C Hennessy 39 Sunday 25 May Open 4 Person Team Event sponsored by Ormonde Hotel 1 P Cashin,S Walzer, M Fitzpatrick, P McGuiness 2 R Needham, P Ryan, M Hickey, P Denny 3 M Maher, M Murphy, P Mulrooney, J Kirby. Wed 21 MayO Dwyer Golf Stores Open Gents Singles 1G Fester 43 2 M Quinlan 41 Gross L Donnelly Visitor Bobby O Hara (jnr) RGA Monday 19 May 3 Person Scramble 1 P Cody, P Wall, M Shortall 2 J O Neill, S

Foster, M Brennan 3 M Wall, D Murphy, E Holohan Ladies Senior Results Thursday 22 May 1 M Comerford 2 M Blanchﬁeld 3 B McGrath 4 S Crowley 5 O Walsh

Fixtures Thursday 29 May Three Person Team Event (any combination) sponsored by Springhill Court Hotel Friday 30 May 4 Person Champagne Scramble sponsored by Madigans Pharmacy and DiD Saturday 31 May Fourball (any combination) sponsored by Citreon Kilkenny Sunday/ Monday 1/2 June 4 Person Team Event sponsored by Electrocity Tuesday 3 June Ladies day Wednesday 4 June O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Gents Singles

Castlecomer Mens Open Singles 24th/ 25th May Paul Rice had a whirlwind finish to his round at the weekend to claim first prize in the mens open singles. Paul finished birdie, eagle to complete the back nine in three under par to secure 41 pts. Adam Comerford shot 40 pts, another great score but was unlucky to lose out to Paul’s amazing finish. 1st Paul Rice (11) 41 pts 2nd Adam Comerford (19) 40 pts Gross Jason Brennan (4) 32pts Class 1 (0-10) Robert Brennan (8) 36 pts Class 2 (11 – 18) Anthony Holohan (12) 38 pts Class 3 (19 +) Martin Ring (25) 30 pts The mixed foursomes for the Cullen Cup travelled to Coolattin on Sunday 25th May. The pairings, selected by manager Teresa Manning, put on a great display to achieve the win against Coolattin on their home turf. The recruitment of Lady Captain Ita Madigan at the last minute, to replace an injured player, was a coup for the team as the pairing of Marty O’Shea and the Lady Captain Ita secured the impressive win for Castlecomer on the 19th hole. The team is promoted to the next round of the competition which is likely to be in Woodenbridge.

Diary Sat.31st May/ Sun 1st June 3 person classic Mon 2nd June Men’s’ Open Singles visitors golf €15 golf & dinner €20

Ladies The Australian Spoons competition which was held during the week/weekend was won by Lady Vice-Captain Patricia Doheny and Delia O’Donoghue with 32pts. As this is a progressive qualifying competition, they go on to the next round, representing the club. The ladies team for the Boyne Trophy had a great win against Abbeyleix on Saturday 24th. As it was a home draw for Abbeyleix three pairs played in Abbeyleix with two matches in Castlecomer. With a win away and two wins at home in Castlecomer, the ladies were triumphant. Playing in Abbeyleix were Joan Brennan and Kathleen Ryan, Lady Vice-Captain Patricia Doheny and Betty Byrne, Noreen Kinsella and Margaret Furlong. At home were the pairings of Nuala Mahon and Teresa Manning in conjunction with Lady Captain Ita Madigan and Margaret O’Keeffe.

Extras The Tuesday Scramble is gathering momentum as more come to enjoy the fun, social event for all handicap ranges. Ideal as an evening’s entertainment among friends, the draw takes place from 5pm. For just 3 euro for members and 5 for visitors it’s a delightfully worthwhile mid-week outing. This Friday evening, May 23rd, sees the start of TGIF (Thank Golf It’s Friday) TGIF will see the start of an 11 hole OPEN singles league played on Friday evenings in Castlecomer Golf Club. This a social event where Friday evenings can be associated with an enjoyable 11 holes of golf followed by food and a few drinks in the bar after. Castlecomer Golf Club’s new ambassador of golf, Mick Galwey of international rugby fame, will

play on the evening and will be introduced to the participants in the clubhouse afterwards. The details of the event are as follows; 1) To be played over holes 1-11, Stableford rules, entry fee is just €5. 2) While booking can be made on line, no booking is necessary, just arrive and play as a slot becomes available any time from 4.00pm to 7.00pm 3) There will be separate leagues for ladies and gents, top 10 scorers each week will be allocated points from 10 down to 1. You can also re enter as often as you like throughout the following week for only €3. At the end of the league, the top 12 players in each league (ladies and gents) will be involved in a gala play off event. 4) As well as the outright winners prize, there will be weekly winners prizes and also a weekly “Nearest The Pin” prize on hole 9. 5) Open to visitors, friends, relatives and workmates. What a lively way to kick start the weekend unwind for all golf lovers. As well as having a whole new competitive and social ﬁeld open up through it, it provides the chance to ease into best play for the bigger 18 hole competitions on Saturday and Sunday. Golf, grub, and great competitive yet social fun – what more could a body want for a lead in to make a weekend just marvellous.

Kilkenny LOCAL RULES The local rules have been updated since Friday May 23rd, most areas with the exception of the areas on the right of the 4h and 7th are now back in play. Any other area not back in play will be marked GUR. Relief is available from newly planted and staked trees. If you are in danger of striking the trees with your club or ball you are entitled to relief, you are not entitled to line of sight relief. Please familiarize yourself with the local rules which are posted on the window at the front door and also on the ﬁrst tee box. As always if availing of relief from ground following the removal of trees please consult and agree with your playing partners.

JUNIOR/JUVENILE The golf fundraiser for the Junior Club will be held on Wednesday July 9th. This will be a 4 person team event costing €50 per team. This will include a burger on the 10th tee box. The competition is semi open and the funds raised will go directly to coaching and teams in the Junior section which has almost 300 members. The timesheet which will take up the full day and is displayed on the notice board from this week on. We would encourage all members to support our Juniors of whom we are rightly proud. If any member or parent would like to sponsor a prize on the day please contact Leo Byrne or any member of the Junior committee.

CLUB MIXED FOURSOMES / MENS SCRATCH MATCHPLAY/ FOURBALL/SINGLES/ FOURSOMES The next round of the mixed foursomes is due for completion by May 30th. Those on top of the draw are responsible for arranging the match. Mens Scratch Match play the next round was due for completion by May 23rd; the second round of the Mens Club Fourball was due be played by May 25th. The ﬁrst round of the Mens singles by May 23rd and the Mens foursomes by Friday June 13th. Any outstanding matches should be played as soon as possible. Those on top of the draws are responsible for arranging the match.

who had qualified on 152 the same score as Kilkenny. Kilkenny won 2 up on aggregate with Michael & Craig 3 up and Paul & Brian 1 down. The final took place in the afternoon where Kilkenny played Arklow who had defeated Carlow in the other semi final. The final turned out to be non event with both Kilkenny pairs totally dominant and they won 11 up with 9 holes left to play. The other players on the panel were Eddie Power, Mark Power and Luke Donnelly. With three of our youngsters now pushing the established players there is good competition for places. The team will now contest the Leinster finals in Laytown & Betttystown on the 1st and 2nd of August. The team is managed by P J Martin, Luke Kelly and Jim White. The South Leinster team were due to play on Saturday afternoon but it had to be postponed as Callan Golf Course suffered heavy rain which left it unplayable. The match took place on Sunday and Kilkenny were defeated 4 ½ to 2 ½. At home John Greene and Joe O’Neill won and John McCarron called in on the 19th with two putts to win his match, but unfortunately could not pick up an away match in Callan where John Geoghegan, Jack Troy, Tom McInerney and Martin Mullane were all defeated. The Barton Cup team will play Callan in the next round on Thursday May 29th with two matches in Kilkenny and three in Callan.

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

SOCIAL No social golf this Friday May 24th due to Open week.

RESULTS OPEN WEEK 4 PERSON TEAM SATURDAY MAY 24TH 1. Mick Kennedy (10) Stephen McCormack (21) Kieran Wall (5) Tadhg Donohue (17) 95 pts 2. Katie Keenan (`17) Mary Leahy Browne (3) Jan Browne (25) Catherine Leahy (22) 94 pts 3. Cillian Breathnach (16) Justin Woods (6) Brian Meredith (6) Richie Hayes (8) 88 pts 4. Eamon Whelan (14) Rathdowney K Kehoe (13) Michael Grace (12) Paddy Ryan (12) 87 pts 5. A. Ryan Carlow (10) D. Cuddihy Carlow (12) J. Winne Gowran (14) D. Ryan Gowran (12) 87 pts Presentation of Prizes Tuesday May 27th at 8pm Two’s Club sat May 24th. Donal Maher at 10th & 17th, Noel Casey at 10th, Anthony Cleere, M Drennan Abbeyleix, S Murphy Callan at 15th, Jan Browne at 17th. Each Two is worth €34 and is credited in the Pro Shop.

OPEN WEEK GENTS 18 HOLE SINGLES STROKE SUNDAY MAY 25TH C.S.S HOME 71, VISITORS 72 SPONOSRED BY RICHARD DUGGAN MENSWEAR 1. Tony McCarthy (13) 65 net (B9) 2. Shane Henderson (18) 65 net 3. Michael Culhane (20) 67 net (B9) Best Gross; Graham Nugent (1) 74 Gross 5. David Harkin (18) 67 net 6. Liam McCormack (14) 68 net 7. Patrick Dore (14) 69 net Presentation of Prizes Tuesday May 27th at 8pm

INTER CLUB COMPETITION MENS INTER CLUB

OPEN WEEK 3 PERSON TEAM EVENT MONDAY MAY 26TH

The Barton Shield (Aggregate foursomes, two pairs playing off scratch) area qualifier took place in Rosslare at the weekend. Kilkenny qualifier in third place on 152 with Michael Buggy and Craig Martin shooting 75 and Paul O’Hara and Brian Crowdle 77. Arklow were the leading qualifiers on 147. In the semi final on Sunday morning Kilkenny played Rosslare

SPONSORED BY BANK OF IRELAND 1. James McDermott (9) Joe O’Shea (13) Ciaran Aylmer (16) 88 pts 2. Tomas O’Dowd (12) Niall O’Gorman (5) Cathal McDonald (14) 85 pts (B9) 3. Michael McCarthy (19) Tony Butler (13) Seamus Rochford (11) 85 pts (B6) 4. Noel Power (9) Tommy Barry (15)

Milo Grogan (11) 85 pts 5. Seanie Morrisssey (11) Noel Morrissey (12) Conor Morrisssey (17) 84 pts Presentation of Prizes Tuesday May 27th at 8pm

4. Hilda Richardson, Kathleen Price, Joan O’Sullivan 42 pts 5. Mary Browne, Gretta Nicholson, Mary Shields 41 pts Next Competition Thursday May 29th

LADIES & GENTS OPEN SINGLES WED MAY 2I ST Gents Section

C.B.S. CLASSIC RESULTS

1. Maurice Nolan (10) 46 pts 2. John Marnell (8) 42 pts (B9) 3. Cathal McDonald (16) 42 pts Best Gross; Richard Guilfoyle (2) 38 Gross Pts 5. Tim Kealy (6) 42 pts 6. Lar Ryan (4) Rathdowney 41 pts

Ladies Section Ann Gunning (25) 35 pts Presentation of Prizes Tuesday May 27th at 8pm. Twos’ Club Ladies & Gents Open Singles Wed May 21st Richard Guilfoyle at 6th & 10th, Brian Crowdle at 6th & 15th, Fergal Cantwell, Graham Nugent, Shane Mahony, Maurice Nolan, David O’Mahony at 6th, Mark Power at 15th, Bernie Clarke , Sean O’Shea, Tom Molumby, Padraig O’Rourke, Mark Trimble at 17th. Each Two is worth €16.50 and is credited in the Pro Shop.

LADIES NEWS Ladies Results 18 Hole ABC Stroke C.S.S. Sat 72, Sun 73, Tues 75 1st Class A; Sara Browne (11) 68 net 1st Class B; Valerie Graham (26) 74 net 1st Class C; Aoife Crowdle (34) 63 net 2nd Overall; Phyl Doyle (13) 74 net Best Gross; Mary Leahy Browne (3) 83 gross 3rd Frances Foley (25) 74 net (B9) 4th Kathleen Hogan (21) 75 net 5th Amy Keating (19) 76 net (B9) Ladies 9 Hole Stableford Tuesday May 20th Winner; Mary Feighery Ladies 9 Hole Competition on Tuesdays for those ladies who are unable to play 18 holes. Slots from 10.00 – 10.20 and 1.30 – 2.00, Self Entry. Swipe Ilgu card and enter score in computer. Entry Fee €3.

Ladies Fixtures Tuesday May 27th Open Week Ladies 3 person Rumble Thursday May 29th Open Week Ladies 18 Holes Singles Tuesday June 3rd Ladies 18 Hole Stableford Valerie Doyle 8.20 -10.20, 12.20 -2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies are reminded to win ﬁrst prize in the Captains Prize to the Ladies you must have returned two singles cards in 2014 and to win ﬁrst in any of the other majors you must have returned 3 cards.

SENIOR MEN Results Thursday May 22nd 4 Person Team 13 Holes 1. Eddie Guilfoyle (24) Christy Rainey (23) Myles McCabe (21) Finbar Couglan (23) 65 pts 2. Pat Drennan (15) John King (18) Donie Butler (22) Tim O’Mahony (36) 64 pts 3. Con O’Sullivan (16) Jim Meredith (19) Frank Dalton (22) Martin Kelly (26) 63 pts 4. Martin Mullane (16) Jim Treacy (21) Reay Brandon (21) Dermot Moloney (21) 62 pts 5. Andy Hughes (18) Michael O’Reilly (20) Kevin Donohue (19) Terry Morris (32) 62 pts 6. Roger Ryan (15) John O’Regan (18) Brendan Graham (24) Michael Cuddihy (26) 62 pts 7. Tony Teehan (17) Eugene Orr (20) Paddy Byrne (21) Martin Cody (24) 59 pts No competition next Thursday due to Open Week. Next Competition Thursday June 12th at 11am.

SENIOR LADIES Results Thursday May 22nd Away Outing Rathdowney 1. Sheila Brennan, Phil Cooke, Teresa Brandon 47 pts 2. Patti Burke, Barbara Schoﬁeld, Mary Feighery 45 pts 3. Mary Prendergast, Joan Mannion, Phil O’Carroll 44 pts

1. Frank Lennon (14) Gay Rafter (17) Mountain View, Any Cleere (15) Castlecomer 90 pts 2. Joe Murray (9) Gowran Park, Lee O’Sullivan (12) Cathal O’Neill (17) 87 pts (B6) 3. John Tobin (19) Loughrea, Paddy Sweeney (21) Rathdowney Billy Fitzpatrick (14) Rathdowney 4. Kevin Browne (7) Jan Browne (25) Mary Leahy Browne (3) 5. Matt Ruth (15) Tony Scanlon (21) Noel Power (9) 85 pts 6. Seamus Rochford (11) Martin Hanrick (10) Derek O’Gorman (7) 84 pts 7. Frank Morrissey (18) Tony Murphy (14) Leo Hennessy (12) 83 pts 8. David Fogarty (13) John McCormack (9) Gerry McCormack (10) Thurles

FIXTURES Monday May 26th, 8.30 – 6.00 Open Week 3 Person Team Event Tuesday May 27th, 8.00 – 10.00 and 2.00 – 6.00 Open Week Ladies 3 Person Rumble, 10.00 – 2.00 Open Week Mens Seniors (Over 55’s) Wednesday May 28th, 8.30 – 6.00 Open Week Mens 18 Hole Singles Stableford Thursday May 29th 8.30 – 6.00 Open Week Ladies 18 Hole Singles Stableford Friday May 30th, 8.30 – 6.00 Open Week 3 Person Team Event Saturday May 31st, 8.30 – 6.00 Open Week Mens 18 Hole Singles Stableford Sunday June 1st, 7.30 – 3.30 Open Week Mens Fourball, 3.30 – 7.30 13 Hole Mixed Team Event Monday June 2nd, 7.30 – 6.00 Open Week 4 Person Team Event Tuesday June 3rd. 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20 – 2.20 and 4.00 – 6.00 Ladies Competition Last 3 Slots bookable online.

Mountain View 3Ts Charity Fundraising Event This years 3Ts Charity Fundraising Event takes place on the weekend of June 8th. The proceeds from this competition is in aid of the 3T’s and can be played on Saturday or Sunday . 3Ts is a charity organisation working to help prevent deaths by suicide. The competition will be a single stableford. The mens winner and the ladies winner will be joined by the Lady Captain( Lady Captain is the 2014 choice) and another player who has played in the competition to represent the club in the provincial ﬁnals in September. Entry fee will be €10 per person.

Results Sundayday May 25th Members (Waltz) Rumble. Winners on a count back John Walsh, Noel Cottrell, Richard Tierney 82 Pts. Runners Up Benny McGuire, Tommy Coyne, Brian O Neill. 82 Pts. Mid week 13 hole Stableford. Winner LeonardO Shea 31 Pts. MV Ladies Single Stableford Tuesday May 21st Josie O Gorman 30Pts. 2nd Brede Kelly 30 Pts. 3rd Mary Lyng 28 Pts.

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

Diary Sunday June 1st B/H Open Singles Mon June 2nd to Fri 6th Open 18 Hole Singles Mon June 2nd to Fri 6th Members 13 Hole Singles Tuesday June 3rd MV Seniors Competition Wednesday June 4th Ladies 18 Hole Competition Sunday June 8th 3 T’s Competition (Single Stableford)