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Tramore strand basks in glorious spring sunshine.

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Sarah McCarthy with her dad Walter Trimm from Tramore.

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Senan and his sister Clodagh Casey from Kilmacthomas.

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Business of the week Foot Solutions Foot Solutions is a great business for our city. They do more than any shoe store when it comes to providing a shoe that is both fashionable and most importantly of all, comfortable. With Foot Solutions you can make an appointment where your feet are analysed and the perfect shoe or in sole is found that will

make your day to day life so much easier and satisfying. Whether you are looking for running shoes for exercise or something you wear every day or just something to improve your current pair; Foot Solutions is the perfect place. The business is located on Michael Street and the number is 051857889.

Hotel of the week Tower Hotel & Leisure Centre The Tower Hotel & Leisure centre is an enchanted destination, located where The Mall meets The Quay, it offers guest care that is second to none and any time spent here, whether you be there for an event, a celebration or find yourself there for a night’s sleep; will be something to remember. The Tower is perfect for any event that you have need of, there are four different packages for weddings: The

Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond and Executive packages and all can be tailored just to your likings. On top of this there are wonderful event and conference facilities that are perfect for anything from a family celebration to a business meeting. The leisure facilities in The Tower are some of the best in the city. I highly recommend The Tower Hotel & Leisure Centre for all your different needs.

Charity of the week Waterford Autism Charity Furniture Shop Charity Shops are booming these days and can be found in almost every town and city and village across Ireland; but the problem with most of them is that they’re just so small. You could have five to ten in one small area; all carrying completely different

stock that must be each browsed individually to find what you want, this is something that Waterford Autism Charity Furniture Shop solves. It might as well be the Waterford Autism department store as there is so much here in terms of cabinets, tables, books

and couches to name a few; it’s rare enough for a charity shop to carry much furniture at all but Waterford Autism is bursting with it. I highly recommend the Waterford Autism Charity Furniture Shop to anyone in the market for not just furniture but anything.

Travel of the week Strand Travel There is a reason why Strand Travel is one of the leading travel agencies in Ireland and has been since its debut in 1974. It is because Strand Travel offers a service unmatched by other agencies in the

country; almost nowhere else is it possible to find such a level of quality in everything from the staff to the sheer

wealth of knowledge and experience on hand at Strand Travel. It is a business perfect for whatever your travel

needs may be, whatever destination and whether it is business or personal or for groups; Strand Travel is always a great place to go. I highly recommend Strand Travel, their phone number is 051872881 and their website is www. strandtravel.com.

Pub of the week The Gingerman The Gingerman, located in Arundel Lane, is a fantastic place to catch a drink with friends or have a nice meal; a lovingly designed and friendly pub that is one of our city’s best. The location has everything you could have need of from a pub; fantastic atmosphere,

extremely friendly and helpful staff, great drink, and it’s also just a lot of fun to be in; but coupled with this is the fact that The Gingerman is a fantastic restaurant that serves a great, plentiful menu. I highly recommend The Gingerman for those in want of a pub in our city.

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Restaurant of the week La Palma La Palma is a beautiful and ravishing location in our city for food; steeped in the traditions of Italian food the restaurant offers a service unmatched that will never leave you unsatisfied and deserves to be experienced. The restaurant has incredible atmosphere; having been built inside a fully restored town house, and can guarantee

extremely reasonable pricing and excellent, thorough service. But at the heart of what makes La Palma great is the food, and the food is tremendous, Italian will never taste the same again after a visit to La Palma. On top of this the restaurant features one of the best cocktail bars in the city; I highly recommend La Palma.

Home Improvement of the week Kitchen World Kitchen World is an absolutely fantastic place for anyone in the market for a fitted kitchen; kitchens designed here are designed from the ground up to suit your space personally and pre-made units will never be utilized. Since 1977, Kitchen World has been delivering and fitting kitchens and are one of the best businesses in the entire country for the job.

Take a trip to Six Cross Road Business Park and you can visit their local Kitchen Showroom and get a free home survey by calling Kitchen World at 051334860. It’s a job done by professionals and will be a decision you will never regret. I highly recommend Kitchen World, it’s Ireland’s largest kitchen and wardrobe manufacturer for a reason after all.

Game of the week Rust Rust is a reactionary game brought about by the unparalleled success of Day Z, but with its melding of the Day-Z formula with the building aspects of Minecraft as well as an aesthetic and atmosphere more in line with the Stalker franchise than any other survival game; Rust has crafted a wholly separate legacy for itself and is one of its genre’s great early achievements. Along with the basic gameplay of scavenging for food,

fighting other players and hiding in the dark; Rust allows you to craft items, hunt wildlife and build houses; many of these mechanics working together leads to the development of factions in the game world. Rust is still an early access game and it is probably worth waiting a few months to play because of this, but if you simply must play it now then you’ll get a great game that will only get better as time goes on.

Gym of the week Goldstone Gym You’d be hard pressed to find a gym with a better staff that Goldstone Gym. The greatest strength of Goldstone’s is its ability to specifically tailor itself to the goals of you; and a helpful staff is crucial in ensuring this. Whether you are looking to gain muscle tone, gain energy, maximize your stamina, or just lose weight and be a fitter,

Film of the Week Non-Stop Non-Stop is a new thriller film starring Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore in the most pure fun movie to come out so far this year. Neeson now has a traditional of playing the strong older masculine type in films and Non-Stop is no exception; he plays an air marshall on a commercial flight who is sent a text stating that someone on the

flight will die every twenty minutes until $150 million is transferred into a specific bank account. It’s a good premise for an action movie and Non-Stop does enough with it that you are never bored throughout the film’s 106 minutes; for anyone wanting a no-nonsense thriller to get lost in this week I recommend Non-Stop.

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healthier and happier person: Goldstone Gym is the perfect location. With regular fitness assessments and classes free to members you will start to see progress almost immediately after you begin working out here; Goldstone Gym is an excellent location for those wanting to lose weight and I highly recommend it.

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It’s unlikely you’ve ever got up in the morning determined to make a huge mistake. However, next weekend’s Full Moon, which is at near right-angle to the Galactic Centre) could coincide with news that makes clear you’ve made an administrative error. Hold the thought that Venus is now across the top of your solar chart and think of that as bringing an army of friends to your assistance. Perhaps they realise you’re negotiating a change in roles? Maybe there are career options for you to explore? Next weekend’s Full Moon (16th) is at near right angles to the Galactic Centre and in another of the Mutable signs. This, together with aspects involving Saturn (responsibility) and that planet still moving through one of your work zones, indicates a week of high pressure. It’s perhaps as well that both Mercury and Venus are passing through Aquarius where, for you anyway, there should be emphasis on logic and joint partnerships. This is where you really can work on the small print of contracts. Saturn (obligations) plays a key role this week. This is the first full week for ages when Jupiter appears to be moving forward. Though this is usually indicative of progress, it seems that first there are one or two hurdles to be overcome. As you know, Saturn has been making slow passage over the base of your solar chart for many months. There is still considerable focus on your opposite sign so that pleasing others and finding ways to work together will surely still be priority. This is the first week in ages that Jupiter appears in forward motion. With this comes the potential to extend your network. For the last few months Jupiter has been retrograde. This is the first full week when it appears in forward motion. Given that this is also the lead into an important Full Moon (16th), it’s likely that this will be both a busy time and one where opportunities appear - almost when you least expect them.

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White is a very different movie from last week’s Blue, it’s hard to believe they had the same director and are part of the same trilogy. Blue’s sparseness of dialogue is gone, as is its morose atmosphere; White often irts with comedy and absurdity instead; it’s zany where its predecessor was airy, it’s the odd one out of the trilogy. White is the only one with a male protagonist and it moves the majority of the plot from France to Poland and the ďŹ lm discusses both countries at length. Each of these three movies dissects a piece of the famous French Motto ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ and White lands with the middle one, Equality. The ďŹ lm tells the story of Karol, a Polish immigrant who is divorced in the ďŹ rst scene of the ďŹ lm because of his impotency. Homesick and homeless; Karol busks in the tunnels of the Paris Metro with a comb until he ďŹ nds another immigrant who is returning to Poland. Unfortunately Karol does not have a passport and as such, he elects to get to Poland by hiding in his suitcase. Scenes like this sound like

something from a comedy but the entire tone of White is so straight-faced that many ďŹ nd these two elements working together confounding. The ďŹ lm criticizes the high capitalism of Poland following the fall of the USSR; many times throughout you hear the phrase: ‘These days you can buy anything’ and how Karol faces homelessness and impotency in France but wild, unparalleled success in Poland is symbolic of that country’s rise out of impoverishment in the early 90’s. The white in this ďŹ lm is overpowering: The sky is constantly white, the world is full of snow, Karol’s dreams are primarily white and the bust he steals in Paris that comes to represent his wife is bleach white. None of these ďŹ lms have any actors you’re likely to recognise but they all put in great jobs and play their parts marvellously. White can be a difficult ďŹ lm to enjoy due to how different and zany it is compared to the other two ďŹ lms in the trilogy, but it is a fantastic work that is worth seeing.

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Even if you don’t like most or even all of his works, one can’t deny that the style and themes employed by Coetzee are never the same twice. Of his thirteen novels published over the last 39 years, two have won Booker prizes; Disgrace was one of them and the other was this: Life and Times of Michael K. The two books couldn’t be more different, while Disgrace is a straightforward work examining the world of post-apartheid South Africa through the eyes of a learned though morally bankrupt University professor, Michael K is an allegorical work, highly reminiscent of Kafka whose main character is implied to be mentally handicapped. It’s his most famous Apartheid-era novel and deals with the subject heavily even though it is never mentioned by name. The story is about Michael K, a simple gardener with a harelip living in South Africa during a ďŹ ctional civil war in the 1970’s. He has no

wife or children, just his mother who is now ill and whom he lives to serve. After the mother decides that she wants to return to the farm she grew up in to live out her ďŹ nal days, Michael makes a barrow and intends to carry her the hundreds of miles to Prince Albert. Over the course of the book Michael is harassed and imprisoned and

faced with hardships every step of the way. Seemingly Michael’s goal is to just live with decency, to not be imprisoned or in hospital or given charity, just to be treated as an equal. Coetzee’s writing in the book is absolutely superb; his prose is simple but full of depth and will reward repeating readings. He makes use of extremely lengthy and descriptive metaphors that are rarely seen in literature. As I said previously, Michael K is a work reminiscent of Kafka (even the character’s name is a reference to Josef K of The Trial) and so the book is full of surreal, philosophical moments and situations that lend the book an extremely unique feel. Overall, Life and Times of Michael K is an extremely well-crafted and endlessly evocative experience from one of the most critically acclaimed authors of our time and must be read.

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The gatefold picture of The Queen is Dead features the band members standing outside the Salford Lads Club, closed and garnished in graffiti with a sign adorned in the English rose. The entire scene reeks of decay, a place in decline; and this is a theme general to all of The Smiths music but one that especially comes up in their 1986 magnum opus: The Queen is Dead. The Smiths are an English band formed in 1982 in Manchester where they were among the ďŹ rst wave of great bands to come from that area. Along with Joy Division and The Buzzcocks, The Smiths pioneered a sound that would revive the city of Manchester and make it one of the most important cultural centres of England in the late 20th Century. Albums like The Queen is Dead can be difficult to write about as they’ve been borrowed, adapted and copied so many times that it becomes impossible to understand what exactly they did in the ďŹ rst place that made them so special. The two most

distinctive elements of The Smiths sound is the jangly guitar of Johnny Marr and the vocals of Morrissey. Jangly guitars were a style started in the 60’s by bands like The Byrds but it had gone completely unused until the early 80’s when The Smiths (and REM in the US) picked it up; and now it’s everywhere. It was used by The Stone Roses, Oasis, Radiohead, The Libertines, The XX, The Arctic Monkeys; and that’s only counting the most popular of musicians in the UK. Though the most immediately apparent element of The Smiths is Morrissey’s vocals; they are poetic, thrilling and hilarious

most of the time. There are a few pure comedy vocals on this album like Frankly, Mr Shankly with Morrissey criticizing the head of his record label, selfcritical works like Bigmouth Strikes Again, morose and tragic songs of love like I Know It’s Over, a song that says if you have no love you might as well be dead; and occasionally a song involving politics, most notable the title track. Morrissey is certainly not a fan of the Queen; and he opens the song with ‘Her very lowness with her head in a sling/I’m truly sorry but it sounds like a wonderful thing’. Morrissey’s vocals are at their most silly here but the music is at its most epic; creating a hilarious contrast. The Smiths were an anomaly in the 1980’s; a band that was both rock and pop but delivered a sound that was so far away from what those terms meant at the time to make preconceptions meaningless. They were endlessly creative and massively inuential; and The Queen is Dead is by far their best album. It is a must.

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Keith Barry: Brain hacker Keith Barry the world famous mentalist, releases his new production, which will truly astonish his audience by breaking into their minds. This is being shown at the Forum.

The Answer & Support The Answer are touring after their largely successful album new horizon. They are an exciting band and will keep the audience entertained throughout. This is being shown at the Forum.

Waterford Writers’ Weekend 2014. Lots of different events throughout this weekend which will celebrate the craft and beauty of writing, this will also gives aspiring writers something to aim for. This is being held at multiple venues, check the website for more details.

From the Studios Art exhibition in the Garter Lane Art Center, showing a large range of art forms and media. Its worth a visit even just to wander through as it is free and open to the public.

Steel magnolias by Robert Harling. The Theatre production in Garter Lane Arts Centre. It is a comedy set in a beauty parlour where six best friends meet every week and discuss their lives. Well worth seeing.

Design/ portfolio development course provides a series of workshops and practical demonstrations for students who are interested in visual art. In Garter Lane studios.

Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano - Show #2 A showing of the Elton John concert in Ceasers Palace in Vegas. Perfect for those who can’t get down there to see him live. Showing at the SGC Dungarvan Cinema

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*UDQG 3LDQR Easily described as “Speed with a piano,â€? the premise of Grand Piano seems downright ridiculous. A once-celebrated pianist with crippling stage fright must play perfectly at his comeback concert or else he and his wife will be murdered by a maniac with a sniper rie (and a deranged appreciation for a song that is considered impossible to play). However, this sly thriller overcomes its silly setup with a blend of cinematic artistry and ďŹ ne-tuned tension. Written by Damien Chazelle, Grand Piano stars Elijah Wood as Tom Selznick, the aforementioned concert pianist with serious performance anxiety. Five years before, he froze on stage, failing to complete a complicated composition written by his late mentor. This destroyed his self-conďŹ dence, and his career. But coached by his loving and ultra famous movie star wife (Kerry BishĂŠ), Tom is set to return to the stage to

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xfoliation is an integral part of skincare regime. It helps to get rid of dead cells from the surface of the skin, improves blood circulation, leaving your skin clean and bright. Natural face scrubs are cheaper and more important they are free of chemicals. You have to keep certain things in mind before using any exfoliating mask. The scrub you choose should be gently and should not damage your skin. Never use scrub on infected or inflamed skin. After exfoliation, it is important to moisturize your skin as exfoliation tends to dry your skin. People with oily skin can exfoliate once in a week, while people with dry skin can exfoliate once or twice a month. Choose scrub according to your skin type, what suits one person may not suit another person. Over exfoliating your skin can cause skin irritation or damage your skin. So do take care of these small things before using face scrub.

How to apply facial scrub: Wash your face well and apply scrub on clean damp skin. Avoid area around the eyes. Let the scrub dry a little. Wet your hands and exfoliate using gentle circular upward movements. Scrub lightly as vigorous movements will damage the skin. You can make your own facial scrub at home with ingredients available in your kitchen. Here are a few Natural Facial Scrub Recipes which are easy to prepare at home. Orange peel yogurt facial scrub: Orange peel powder is readily available in the market which you can buy and use. If you cannot get orange peel powder, you can dry orange peels in the sun, powder it finely and store it in an air tight container. Take a tbsp of orange peel powder, mix it with a tsp of plain fat free yogurt and make a paste. Add water if needed to adjust the consistency. Use it as a face scrub. Lentil facial scrub: Dry moong dal (pasi paruppu) well in the

sun, grind it to a fine powder and store it in a container. Take 2 tsp of the dal powder, mix it with required milk to get a smooth consistency. Apply it on face and when it is half dry, gently rub in circular upward movement and then rinse off with warm water. Pat dry and apply your favorite moisturizer. Apple Face scrub Peel the skin of apple, remove the seeds and blend it to a fine paste, add a tsp of honey, 2 tbsp of powdered oats and little water if needed. It is perfect to exfoliate the face. Rice Flour Yogurt Scrub Mix rice flour with plain fat free yoghurt and scrub your face gently in upward circular movements. Sandalwood gram flour scrub Mix equal quantities of gram flour (kadalai mavu/ besan) and pure sandalwood powder with little raw milk to a paste. Do not buy scented sandalwood powder. Effective for persons with normal and oily skin. Chickpea Exfoliating Scrub Take equal quantity of sandal-

wood powder and chickpea powder, mix it with needed water to make a paste. Apply to the face, leave it for 5 minutes and then gently scrub in circular movements using your finger tips. This scrub works great for oily skin. Plain Oatmeal scrub Take a tbsp of oats and cook with half cup of water. Allow it to cool. Add a tsp of fresh lemon juice to it. You can use just the cooked oats alone as a scrub. It also works great. Yogurt oatmeal scrub Cook 2 tbsp of oats till soft. Let it cool. Mix it with a tsp of yogurt and honey and use it as a scrub. This is great for persons with dry skin. Almond scrub Almond flour with a tbsp of milk makes a good scrub. Alternatively you can soak 5-6 almonds for 4-5 hours, remove the skin and grind it to a fine paste with milk. After scrubbing for 5-6 minutes, leave it on the face to dry, then rinse off with warm water. Persons with oily skin can replace milk with rose water.

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1RZ LV WKH WLPH IRU \RX WR JHW Ă€W IRU VXPPHU By Trish Hayden LOTS OF people love yoga, but sometimes you hear ‘I tried yoga but all we did was relax, I was so bored’, or ‘I tried yoga but it was too hard, she wanted me to do a handstand!’ Can these be the same classes they’re talking about? Like different restaurants have different cuisine, there are many different types of yoga. For example Ashtanga, Vinyasa or Bikram yoga can be compared to a stir fry - highly energetic with lots of movement.

Iyengar yoga could be likened to sushi - all about precise alignment and clean lines, strong and slow. Poses are typically held much longer than in other schools of yoga, paying pay close attention to the precise muscular and skeletal alignment. And Yin and Restorative yoga can be compared to a slow-cooked, healthy warming stew, great for when your body needs a bit of TLC, easing out long held patterns of stiffness and tension, and to rebuild energy levels. Hatha yoga is more of an umbrella

title and classes include elements of Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Inyengar. Physical side Also some classes may start with the chant of ‘Om’ and include meditation while others focus on the physical side. Even within these groups are styles of yoga, for example YogaBeats which is yoga set to fast house style music for people who really like to move. There is yoga for athletes, for kids, active retired, for insomnia. Iyengar style classes tend to use props such as belts and blocks to help accommodate any special needs such as injuries or structural imbalances. It can be fun to try different types of yoga or

even different teachers. One teacher may explain a pose in a way that you suddenly get. Some teachers use partner work, and while lots of students love this, others will hate the thought. The thing is to be open to finding the right type of class for you. Try attending a few different types of classes, and you’ll quickly discover the right match to suit your needs. Good chat So when booking a class, have a good chat with the instructor about the type of yoga they teach, and importantly, the level of the class. Describe your own level of fitness to see if the class is suitable for you. I also recommend doing

more than one class to see if you like it. Your first class will include lots of instruction and you’ll be asking your body to do things you’ve never done before Don’t be afraid to ask questions after class - your instructors have so much knowledge and experience they’d like to share with you that they might not be able to address during the class itself, just ask. Trish Hayden, YogaToGo, teaches Total Barre and Yoga in The Watershed, Lyrath Estate Hotel, Castlecomer and Callan. She also teaches Sports Stretch Yoga. For details of classes phone 086-3895507, or Facebook YogaToGo with Trish Hayden.

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*ROI 1RWHV Gold Coast Golf Resort Results: Tuesday 11th March: Open Seniors. 1st: Andy Travers (14) 44 pts. 2nd: Michael Whelan (15) 43 pts Saturday 15th March: 18 Holes Stableford. 1st: Christopher Meehan (18) 43 pts Gross: Derek Power (5) 37 pts. Sunday 16th March: Leg of Lamb Competition. 1st: Derek Power (5) 43 pts Gross: John White (5) 33 pts 2nd: Billy Power (11) 41 pts.

Fixtures: Tuesday 18th March: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. Friday 21st March: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday 22nd March: Club Competition. Sunday 23rd March: Club Competition and Semi-Finals of Winter League Tuesday 25th March: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents.

Golf Insurance: 25th March is the final day for getting Golf Insurance. Golf insurance is available to all members. Talk to Brendan or Mark for more details.

Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League Quarter Final: Nire/Tourneene v Abbeyside: The teams lined out as follows: Tony Lonergan v Tony Sheehan Peter Fitzgerald vJohn Hallinan Dean Golds v Tom Queally Johnny Burns v Brian Fahey Conor Clancy v Sean Moynihan, Mick Ahern v John Nugent, Maurice Fennell v Willie Flavin, Ian Pericho v Jason Cunningham, Austin Kiely v Tom Reynolds Declan Kiely v Paul Ahearne. Tom Considine v Larry Whelan Daniel Flynn v Jimmy Beresford. Victories for Dean Golds, Conor Clancy, Mick Ahern, Austin Kiely, Declan Kiely and Tom Considine for Abbeyside and victories for Tony Sheehan, John Hallinan, Brian Fahey, Willie Flavin, Jason Cunningham and Jimmy Beresford left the score at 6 all with one match remaining on the course. Rogie Cashin was taking on Darren Williams in the final match and Rogie, calling on all his match experience with London and Waterford, eventually edged out Darren and gave victory to Abbeyside.

Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League: On Sunday next the two semifinals will go ahead with Dunhill playing Abbeyside and Copper Coast playing Deise. The first match between Dunhill and Abbeyside will start at 9.15 a.m. and the second match will start immediately after. Representing Dunhill will be Tom White, Derek Power, John White, Michael Kavanagh, Micheal White, John W Walsh, Brian Dunbar, Johnny Ryan, Jack Moore, Willie Moore, John Queally, David J Veale, and Tom Moore. Abbeyside will be represented by Maurice Fennell, Declan Kiely, Tom Considine, Conor Clancy, Ian Pericho, Daniel Flynn, Austin Kiely, Mick Ahern, John Burns, Rogie Cashin, Dean Golds, Peter Fitzgerald and Tony Lonergan.

In the second semi-final the Copper Coast will be represented by Liam Clancy, Gerry Whelan, James Hayes, Dermot Ahern, Billy Power, Niall Curran, Jerome Maye, Nicky Hayes, Freddie McGuckian, Leo Wall, Tomas Wall, Darren Power and Joe Curran and representing the Deise will be Michael Whelan, Ger Bagge, Stephen Greene, John Coade, JJ Henley, Michael Wall, Tommy Long, Noel Sammon, Frank Waters, Rafael Alvarez, Francis O’Connor, Mick Cronin and Jack Kelly.

Captain’s Drive In on Sunday 30th March: The Captain’s Drive In will take place following the final of the Winter League and this should happen about 10.30 a.m. as the league final is scheduled to start at 9.30 a.m. Following the Drive In there will be a 13 hole mixed scramble. All entries to be in before 10.20 a.m.

Rules Road Show for 3 Golf Clubs: On Thursday 3rd April The GUI Rules Road Show will come to the Gold Coast to give a demonstration on the rules of golf. This show is for all three local clubs and the GUI have agreed to come and do the show for 3 years, next year in West Waterford and the following year in Dungarvan. Time will be confirmed next week.

South East League: On Saturday last we travelled to Cobh to play Mitchelstown and came out on the wrong side of a poor result, gaining losing 9 pts to 3. On duty for the Gold Coast were the following: Kieran Cullinan and Ian Pericho, Michael O’Donoghue and Lee Crotty, Tom White and Michael Lenihan, Michael Whelan and John W Walsh, Stephen Greene and John D Walsh, Maurice Fennell and Nicky Hayes. On Sunday 23rd March we travel to Mitchelstown to play Douglas and on Sunday 30th March we travel to Douglas to play Dungarvan.

Dawn Meats International Mixed Foursomes: The draw for this competition will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday 30th March. The entry fee for this competition is €5 and this must be paid before the draw takes place.

Michael White Memorial Club Foursomes: The draw for this competition will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday 6th April. The entry fee for this competition is €5 and this must be paid before the draw takes place.

Nire/Fourmilewater GAA Golf Classic: This will take place over the Easter weekend at the Gold Coast and teams can play on either 17th, 18th, 19th or 20th April. The format is a 3 person rumble and some very attractive prizes are on offer for the event. Booking to 058 44055.

Ladies Notes Fixtures 18 Hole Competition sponsored by Lynch’s Greenhouse Our first 18 hole one day sponsored competition for the new golfing season will take place on Sunday next 23rd March. Ladies this is your

chance to get in one of 3 cards in order to be eligible to win the main prize on Captain’s Day. 13 Hole Ongoing (2 cards to count ) sponsored by Garveys Super Valu.

On behalf of all here at the Gold Coast we would like to wish Joan Mansfield a very speedy recovery. Joan we all miss you and hope that you will be back with us soon.

10 hole ongoing Lamb competition.

Lady Captains Prize:

The above competition will run from now until Easter. Entry is €3 and you can play any day of the week. After every 15 entries we will start a new competition. Captain’s Drive-In will take place on Sunday 30th March followed by a 13 hole scramble. Presentation of all outstanding prizes including Winter League prizes will take place immediately afterwards in the Bunker Bar.

Club Mixed Foursomes kindly sponsored by Dawn International Foods. The draw for this competition will take place on Sunday 30th March. Any Ladies interested in playing should put their name on the sheet provided in the Kiosk.

Best Wishes

in order to be eligible to win the main prize, members must have returned three 18 hole singles cards from the Gold Coast Club, one of which must be from a club qualifying competition within the current golfing season.

ILGU Inter Club Championships: We have entered two categories in the above competition, Challenge Cup which will take place at East Cork Golf Club on Sunday 13th April, with Junior Foursomes taking place at Youghal Golf Club on Sunday 29th June. Any Ladies interested in playing in the Junior Foursomes please put your name on the sheet in the Kiosk.

Rules Road Show for 3 Golf Clubs: On Thursday 3rd April The GUI Rules Road Show will come to the

Gold Coast to give a demonstration on the rules of golf. This show is for all three local clubs and the GUI have agreed to come and do the show for 3 years, next year in West Waterford and the following year in Dungarvan. Time will be confirmed next week.

Mountain View Hollow Coring Members and visitors please note that Hollow Coring and sanding of greens takes place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 24th, 25th and 26th . Play will be limited to certain holes on these days.

Open Spring Series Last weeks qualifier of the Open Spring Series was Gerard Power (19) (MV) 41 Pts.

Spring League Members are reminded that the format of the Spring League has been changed due to other competition commitments. It will now be played as five singles stableford competitions (with the best four

scores to count ). It will be run over the following weekends. 23/3. 30/3, 6/4, 13/4 and 11/5. There will be three handicap catagories:- 0 – 14, 15 – 18 and 19 +. Prizes for the top 3 places in each category.

Results Tuesday 11/3 MV Seniors Fourball Classic (3 Scores on Par 4’s & 5’s and 4 scores on the Par 3’s. Winners Bobby O Brrien, Tom Walsh, Noel Meaney and Joe Earle 144 Pts. Runners Up Martin Walsh, Jim Dunne, James Fitzpatrick and John Leahy 133Pts.

Diary Sunday Mar 23rd Spring League 1st Round (Single Stableford) Mon Mar 24th - Sat Mar 30th Week 10 Open Series (Single Stableford) Wednesday Mar 26th Ladies 13 Hole Competition Sunday Apr 6th Spring League 2nd Round (Single Stableford)

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