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t’s headlines like this, that an Irish start-up company Pillar Healthcare are making. pre-Conceive is a nutritional supplement, designed to improve fertility in both men and women. preConceive is based on hundreds of clinical studies from institutes all over the world. We took some time to talk to the team in Pillar Healthcare to see why their company has been gaining national and international recognition.

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We spoke to Mark Whitney, Pillar’s young MD, who recently won a Best Young Entrepreneur Competition here at home. pre-Conceive, is the culmination of three years hard work for Mark and his business partner Matt Ronan. The supplement has recently been nominated for Best New Product on the British and Irish market. Let’s see why. It all began for Mark and Matt in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Matt had identified the need for such a product from his dealings with the public as a health-store owner. “Fertility was becoming a bigger and bigger topic in my store. I am not sure if people knew that health stores and pharmacies could offer solutions or advice but we gradually got a name for ourselves here in Enniscorthy. I was regularly starting to see people looking for fertility advice.” Mark, while working as a nutritional therapist in Dublin had a good friend who was told by a fertility clinic here in Ireland

everything clear. We had to get this formula out there and available for the public to use.” The couple in question went on to conceive twins - two super healthy babies and the delighted mother, has gone on the record to say that, ‘’without Mark’s intervention, our children would not be here and it is as simple as that’’. The formula has now been made available through Pillar Healthcare Ltd. who manufacture pre-Conceive, the most therapeutic formula for improving male and female fertility. pre-Conceive is now available through pharmacies and health stores with a phenomenal 70+ pregnancies attributed to pre-Conceive. “It is a little overwhelming to be honest. I have been fortunate to help people with their health concerns over the past number of years, but nothing beats this. When we get the phone call from an expecting mother or father telling us the good news, well it makes the boring science, the years of formulating all worth it. Matt and I hope, we will go on to help more and more people conceive.”

that ‘She was just not going to conceive either naturally or through IVF.’ “This is heart-breaking for anyone to hear. She was 32, a teacher and tried to do

“ReproMed, Irish fertility specialists, are excited to work alongside Pillar Healthcare. I strongly believe this clinically tailored pre-conception formula is the most comprehensive product of its type. This is the first product I will recommend in my clinic.” Declan Keane, BSc, MSc, MBA, Senior Clinical Embryologist

everything right. I had promised her that I would look into my area of interest and see what, if anything could help. We did some research and put her and her husband onto a program of supplements for 6 months. At the end of the six months, they got re-tested and the results were beyond anything that we could of expected! Looking at research papers and documents is one thing, but seeing the real life improvements in their fertility parameters on their re-tests made

“As a pharmacist, I was impressed by pre-Conceive. Its usique formula contains all the necessary nutrients at the effective dosages. My husband and I tried preConceive and it was the one that made the difference.” Anne Marie Sorohan, MPSI, Pharmacist in Ferbane, Co. Offaly

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31 DECEMBER Kilkenny Reporter

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Pat and Ann Duggan, Margaret Hoyne and Eileen Aylward

Parish party is a community hit Jim Cuddihy, Liam McCarthy and Dixie Bourke Pics: Donal Foley

Margaret Connors and Mary Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

Billy and May Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea

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

Sunday’s First Quarter Moon is in your sign and arguably marks an excellent moment to review all that’s happened since your birthday last year and what, if anything, requires refinement. Now that Saturn has arrived in another of the Fire signs it may be that you need to improve your expertise. Reviewing training courses might suit you. Take a deep breath: by January 1st, Mars and Jupiter oppose one another (their Full Moon phase) across the back-bone of your solar chart. It’s then that you can really come out fighting and show exactly what business you mean to pursue in 2015. You could allow yourself to get all in a mess. And perhaps with people coming and going that’s inevitable. Yet, with Venus moving through Capricorn, a part of you might be at all happy to let others take charge of organisation. By midweek you might feel the need to arrange a route. This last week of the year begins with a First Quarter Moon at the apex of your solar chart. It’s entirely possible that before January 1st a project that’s been much discussed in recent months will gather momentum. The big question for you is whether or not you want to accept this challenge. The week begins with a First Quarter Moon in another of the Fire signs. It might help to think back to late March and ideas that have been incubating since. There’s likely to be at least one that requires a kick to get started: something you might well want to do by January 1st. Now that Saturn has taken up residence at the base of your solar chart, the ‘rules’ are changing. Now there’s focus on asset protection. You might also be aware of the passage of time and the ‘elderliness’ of some people. You might not be able to escape the burden of responsibility and agree that by January 1st, that certain issues need to be addressed.

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All signs will surely feel the impact of the opposition between Mars and Jupiter on January 1st. This promises to be a wonderful kick-starter for the New Year. It’s an aspect that’s all about strategy and planning. For you, that process could start with the First Quarter Moon in your opposite sign on Sunday. On January 1st Mars and Jupiter straddle the back-bone of your solar chart. You can think of this as the army arriving or of you determining that come what may, you’ll put a best foot forward into 2015. Either way, this is all about taking action and may be fuelled by information received early in the week. Now that Saturn has moved into your sign it might seem that you’ve tuned in to a classic radio station. For some that may be lovely. For others, this might not be so! Whether you’re going to hate or enjoy the next couple of years, may depend on how willing you are to embrace tradition, acknowledge age and accept the responsibilities that come with it. It wouldn’t be so surprising if, by January 1st, you were to be involved in a campaign. What you hear early this week should alert you to big changes on the horizon for 2015. Of course it’s probable you’ve seen these coming. At some level you might even be exasperated that the process didn’t begin in 2014. Even if you don’t decide to put a best foot forward in 2015, it’s probable others are determined you will. Stand ready to be pushed in new directions. It may be that travel is a major consideration. Indeed, at one level you might wonder why you haven’t undertaken this particular trip before now. Coinciding with the opening day of 2015, Mars (energy) opposes Jupiter (global). You can think of this as a ball being thrown (or kicked) SO high. Many people will start the year throwing their all at projects and you surely won’t be exempt. In your case though, with Saturn now in another of the Mutable signs and passing over the top of your solar chart, there’s real need for constructive career action.

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)LOP $PHULFDQ 6QLSHU Clint Eastwood’s harrowing biopic of expert marksman Chris Kyle services the man’s legend but shortchanges the family he frequently left home so he could protect his brothers in arms. A proud and dedicated member of the United States Navy SEALs program, Chris Kyle is known as the Navy’s most lethal sniper, having notched 160 conﬁrmed kills over the course of four combat tours in the Iraq War. He’s extremely decorated for his service, having received two Silver Star Medals, ﬁve Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. And even if you don’t know the somber and touching outcome of Kyle’s ultimately tragic story, there’s no question that his life’s mission – and the best-selling novel he penned – needed to be portrayed on the

,QWR WKH :RRGV There’s lots of fun to be had in this jaunty translation of Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical. But everything from its wolf to its ﬁnal act has been tamed. “Be careful what you wish for.” It’s not only the tag-line and main theme of Disney’s Into The Woods, but also serves as a warning to fans of the much-beloved Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical on which its based. This is not the sexually fraught, wickedly violent, and dark reimagining of classic stories that Sondheim envisioned. There’s lots of fun to be had in this jaunty translation. But everything from its wolf to its ﬁnal act has been tamed. Meryl Streep leads a sprawling and star-studded ensemble as The Witch, whose curse plays at the center of this adventure. Revealing to a humble Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) they are spellbound to be barren, the Witch sends them on a quest to lift the curse. This throws the pair in the way of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), her Prince Charming (Chris Pine), Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy), Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), The Wolf (Johnny Depp), and Jack of beanstalk fame (Daniel Huttlestone). As

their stories collide, each character’s wish comes at a terrible cost. For fans of the Sondheim staging, the cost of a big-budget movie musical adaptation is much of the original narrative’s mature content. As we’ve long suspected, the casting of kids in the roles of Red and Jack has meant the willful stripping away of the sexual implications of their songs. This makes The Wolf’s song “Hello Little Girl”--with its lyrics of “look at that ﬂesh, pink and plump”--feel as out of place as Depp’s bizarre Tex Avery cartoon-styled Wolf, with zoot suit and zig zag whiskers. Without getting into

spoilers for those unfamiliar, I’ll say a certain sexual indiscretion is played down. The body count in this version is arguably lower, and no death is captured onscreen. All the better to bring the kids to, my dear! All in all, Into The Woods is ﬁne family fun, as you’d expect from Disney. It dishes out some spectacular song numbers, heart-lifting performances, and even some belly laughs. But it’s difficult to ignore the seams where sex and violence were hacked away to make this mature on fairy tales more suitable for children. This censoring doeasn’t make Into The Woods a bad movie, just a less interesting one.

big screen for all to see. American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s harrowing biopic of expert marksman Chris Kyle, services the man’s legend but shortchanges the family he frequently left home so he could protect his brothers in arms. The movie is pro-military but anti-war, and it does an outstanding job portraying the contradictions of military service, and the strains that a commitment to the military can have on the individual, his immediate family, his colleagues, and total strangers who simply are moved by the patriotic decision to serve our country. There’s no question American Sniper is Clint Eastwood’s best ﬁlm in years – though it should be noted that we can claim this because recent ﬁlms like Jersey Boys, J. Edgar, Hereafter, Invictus and Gran Torino have been mediocre disappointments. Bradley Cooper’s nearly

unrecognizable on multiple levels as Chris Kyle, bulking up and basically swallowing his natural charisma to play a bear of a man who Eastwood immediately establishes as a protector, a blunt force programmed to stand up to wrongdoings. It takes the normally verbose Philadelphian some time to find the right delivery for Kyle’s Texas drawl, and in early scenes where Chris either romances the pretty Taya Renae Kyle (Sienna Miller) or discovers his calling in the military, lines of dialogue actually are garbled by bad delivery. Chris Kyle’s story deserved to be told. And the longer you wear American Sniper, the better it fits. Eastwood doesn’t flinch from the horrifying acts of war that took place during the Iraq War. But the movie shortchanges Kyle’s blood relatives in favor of the “family” he fought and died for in the military.

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TV SHOW OF THE WEEK 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special. December 29th. Channel 4: 9pm Ah, we remember a time when it was Carol Voderman and Richard Whitley who led Countdown. It was a simpler time then. You had Whiteley’s ultra-chipper demeanour and bright ties and Carol’s fantastic style skills on display every day. What a time to have lived through. Now we’ve got that guy from The Apprentice. Anyway, the reason we bring up Countdown is because 8 Out Of 10 Cats have long enjoyed doing their version of the show and have thankfully decided we have all earned a Christmas special this year. Jimmy Carr is host and is joined by Kathy Burke, David Baddiel, Alex Horne, Susie Dent and Rachel Riley.

CELEBRITY BIRTH OF THE WEEK Santa brought Alicia Keys a baby for the holidays. The Grammy winning singer gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday. Son Genesis Ali Dean was born at 1:52 am, weighing in at 6 lbs 5 oz. Keys announced the happy news on Instagram on Sunday. “The joy of joy is joy!! It’s a boy!!” she captioned the below photo. “We are so grateful!! #blessings!!” This is the second child for Keys, 33, and her husband Swizz Beatz, 36. They are parents to son Egypt, 3, who is ready for big brother duties. “He’s so excited,” Alicia said in November. “He comes up and kisses the belly all the time,” Altogether now, awww!

NEW CAR OF THE WEEK Land Rover Discovery Sport The Land Rover Discovery Sport is a luxurious compact SUV that’s designed to take on desirable models such as the BMW X3 and Audi Q5. Essentially a replacement for the ageing Freelander 2, the Discovery Sport is bigger and even more upmarket than its predecessor, plus it boasts a versatile seven-seat layout. Externally, the Discovery Sport features a sleeker and more stylish look than the Freelander. In fact, with its rakish proﬁle and slick detailing, the newcomer looks more closely related to the latest Range Rover models rather than the more humble Land Rover line-up. This theme continues inside, where you’ll discover classy design and plenty of top-notch materials.

SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE WEEK Fibbing on Facebook Told a ﬁb on Facebook? You’re not alone as research reveals people are confusing truth and lies. Clinical psychologists warn 18 to 24-year-olds are most at risk of recalling made-up events – such as relationships and success at work – as the truth Lying or exaggerating about our lives on Facebook and Twitter creates false memories, making it impossible to tell fact from ﬁction. Jealousy of other people’s lives or fear of being seen as boring leads to two-thirds of social media users inventing or embellishing events, reveals new research. Three in 10 18 to 24-year-olds felt they “can’t live up” to their online image and one in seven felt sadness or shame about their lies.

BOOK OF THE WEEK An Astronaut’s Guide to Life On Earth, by Chris Hadfield (approx €22.35) This is an inspirational memoir of space exploration and hardwon wisdom. Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in space. The secret to Chris Hadfield’s success - and survival - is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it.

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Top Ten Magic Labyrinth (approx €29.99) In The Magic Labyrinth, little magicians curiously explore a mysterious maze while trying to avoid bumping into invisible walls placed by the by the big magicians who love to play pranks. Your job in this unique memory game is to help the little magicians navigate through the secret maze below the gameboard using their magical magnetic pawns to discover the right pathway, while remembering where the invisible walls are located. If you forget your way, your magician must start back at the beginning. Can you conquer the maze and be the ﬁrst to collect 5 magic symbols! Find out in The Magic Labyrinth! The Magic Labyrinth won the Kinderspiel des Jahres for 2009.

DVD OF THE WEEK How to Train Your Dragon 2 (approx €12.99) Animated comedy adventure sequel based on the children’s novel by Cressida Cowell. Five years after having brought together dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk, Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) and his dragon Toothless now spend their days soaring through the clouds searching for unchartered lands. But after discovering a previously unknown cave where a large colony of wild dragons live and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup’s long-lost mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett). pair soon ﬁnd themselves at the heart of a new adventure, as they try to keep the peace and attempt to change the future of humans and dragons forever.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK Guardians of the Galaxy. Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (approx €6.99) Guardians of the Galaxy, the top grossing movie of the year, was topped by the Awesome Mix Vol. 1, a compilation of different songs from the seventies that were given to Peter Quill, or Starlord, as a child by his mother before she died of cancer. This soundtrack, Awesome Mix Vol. 1, did better on the Billboard charts than the movie did on the grossing charts, which is quite special for a soundtrack to do so. All of these songs play strong parts in the story and are monumental to Peter Quill, as they are the soundtrack to his life.It is a well-loved movie, and the soundtrack to Starlord’s life is just as loved.

CONSOLE GAME OF THE WEEK WWE 2K15 (approx €54.99) Duke it out with the heavy-weights of wrestling in WWE 2K15 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The long awaited next generation of WWE games has arrived. Bring all the action, Superstars and entertainment of WWE to your home with WWE 2K15, which will deliver the most realistic WWE gaming experience to-date. The next instalment of the WWE 2K series looks to build on the foundations of WWE 2K14 as you take control of some of the biggest names in WWE today and battle for supremacy in the ring. Fight it out in a variety of match types and game modes creating your own dream match ups!

APP OF F THE WEEK AirDroid 3 AirDroid 3 is the biggest update to the AirDroid ecosystem since the beginning, this system allows you to have pop-up notiﬁcations from your phone appear on your desktops computer’s home screen. SMS messages appear and are able to be replied to with a tap, and you’ll be able to take and make calls from your desktop as well. Certain phones are also able to mirror their screen and functionality entirely. Data transfer is swift and reliable. You’re using Wi-Fi to directly connect between machines, meaning - for n us - right around 2.1MBs transfer speeds. That’s about an album of music every few minutes.You can grab AirDroid 3 from the Google Play app store right now for free.

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SOUTH EAST CAR SALES LAGANORE, WATERFORD RD, CLONMEL, CO TIPPERARY

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HUGE SAVINGS ON EVERY VEHICLE... €1000

ALL CARS REDUCED

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

2011 2011 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0TDI SE 140BHP, BLUE METALLIC, 90000 MILES ,ONE OWNER, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 12 MONTHS WARRANTY, €200 ROAD TAX. Was €16995 NOW €15995 YOU SAVE €1000 2011 FORD FOCUS SPORT 1.6TDCI 110BHP, DARK BLUE METALLIC, 83000 MILES, ONE OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY, LOTS OF EXTRAS,12 MONTHS WARRANTY, €200 ROAD TAX €14995 NOW €13995 YOU SAVE €1000 2011 FORD MONDEO 2.0TDCI EDGE PLUS 5 DOOR HATCHBACK SILVER METALLIC 104000MILES, FULL SERVICE HISTORY €280 ROAD TAX, CRUISE CONTROL, ALL ELECTRICS, MINT CONDITION WAS €14500 NOW €13500 YOU SAVE €1000 2011 FORD MONDEO TITANIUM 2.0TDCI 5 DOOR ESTATE ONE OWNER FULL SERVICE HISTORY, HUGE SPEC, 140BHP €280 ROAD TAX 55MPG WAS €17995 NOW €16995 YOU SAVE €1000 2011 OPEL ATSRA EXCLUSIVE 5 DOOR HATCHBACK 1.7CDTI ONE OWNER , IN BLACK,WITH FULL SERVICE HISTORY ONLY 62000MILES, NICE SPEC, €200 ROAD TAX 60MPG WAS €13995 NOW €12995 YOU SAVE €1000

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

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

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

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

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

TRADE CARS TO CLEAR 2005 NISSAN ALMERA SVE 4 DOOR SALOON BLUE METALLIC, 200000KMS TAXED AND TESTED €2250 2004 RENAULT MEGANE ESTATE 5 DOOR 1.6 PETROL 132000MILES VERY CLEAN NEW NCT €1850 2004 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.4 PETROL 5 DOOR HATCHBACK taxed uttil 01/2015 cheap little runabout €1750 2004 RENAULT MEGANE ESTATE 5 DOOR 1.6PETROL. very good condition throughout 130000miles €1995 2002 VW PASSAT 1.9TDI 164000MILES good condition throughout €2250 2002 LANDROVER FREELANDER 5 DOOR ESTATE 1.8PETROL 4x4 very clean vehicle throughout taxed and tested €1750

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

A New Year: Another great Wellie Day IT’’S ONE of the great days of the year in our town and we are looking forward to another bumper crowd on this New Year’s Day. There is something for eve-

ryone, fancy dress and ﬂoat parade and you can walk, run, crawl or creep in the big event of the day. Wellie Race 2015, the 35th big event of its kind. We remind that registration

on the day is at Castlecomer Community Hall from 10.30pm. The Wellie Race organisers are delighted to have a local race personality. Assured of a warm welcome is RTE’s ‘Ear to

the Ground’ presenter, Helen Carroll. Please God, the weather will be kind and friends old and new will join together on an occasion which is brilliant for the

local community, is a wonderful event for visitors and is a ﬁllip for charities that beneﬁt from a great day of fun and games. Thanks goes to our wonderful teams of volunteers, those

who collect sponsorship cards, the local community, local businesses, the Gardai and all others who contribute to the success of Wellie Race Day.

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and more glory to come Our senior hurling champions

Junior hurling champions, Bennettsbridge

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s, Senior county championks Ballyhale Shamroc

Intermediate hurling champions, Mullinahav

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