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The paper reveals that the genius once considered a mathematical model of the universe very different to today’s widely accepted Big Bang theory.

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Edward Cullen and Eoghan Browne from Walsh Park collecting for Mount Sion Juvenile GAA club.

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Dennis Lynch with our ďŹ rst edition

Father and son Richard Egan and Robert Egan

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Voice of Ireland performer from Waterford, Ciara Donnelly.

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Leah Barden on the Voice of Ireland judgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chair

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Water and Environment Fergus Galvin

Finance, ICT and Cost Management John Murphy

Economic Development Lar Power

Housing, Community and Culture Michael Quinn

County Secretary Carmel Hourigan

GETTING IN TOUCH: COUNTY MANAGER Michael Walsh Tel: 058 22023 Fax: 058 45602 Email: cmanager@waterfordcoco.ie EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - Deirdre Moore Tel: 058 22023 Email: dmoore@waterfordcoco.ie DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND PLANNING Brian White Tel: 058 20841 Email: bwhite@waterfordcoco.ie

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Lar Power Email:lpower@waterfordcity.ie DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE Michael Quinn Tel: 058 22025 Email: mquinn@waterfordcoco.ie Providing the administrative and technical functions for Housing, Community and Culture EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - Ă?de UĂ ChondĂşin Tel: 058 22025 Email: ichonduin@waterfordcoco.ie

ACTING EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - Irene Browne Tel: 058 22011 Email: ibrowne@waterfordcoco.ie

DIRECTOR OF ROADS, HR AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. Paul Daly Tel: 058 22055 Email: pdaly@waterfordcoco.ie

DIRECTOR OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Fergus Galvin Tel: 058 22025 Email: fgalvin@waterfordcity.ie

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - Catherine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mahony Tel: (058) 22055 Email: comahony@waterfordcoco.ie

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ICT AND COST MANAGEMENT John Murphy Email: jmurphy@waterfordcity.ie

COUNTY SECRETARY Carmel Hourigan Tel: 058 20804 Email: chourigan@waterfordcoco.ie

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Business of the week EZ Living Furniture Located in the Butlerstown Retail Park, EZ Living Furniture is one of the best places in Waterford for furniture and has been for as long as it has been open. EZ living makes the job of buying furniture simple, easy and even enjoyable as its extremely helpful staff and excellent, cheap delivery service make

the experience into something no other shop offers. EZ Furniture is also 100% Irish-owned so you will not only be supporting the store by purchasing here but also all of the Irish businesses that supply it. I heartily recommend EZ living Furniture for any in the market for furniture in Waterford.

Restaurant of the week The Pantry The Pantry is one of Waterford’s best places if you are in the market for breakfast, lunch or just a few cakes. The pantry serves gluten, sugar and wheat free foods and features an absolutely excellent take away menu that will have your mouth

watering. The lunch menu would be the highlight for me, with a special price of only €7.50 and with all home cooked food prepared fresh in the restaurant. The Pantry is located at 61 The Quay and its number is 051 871142, I highly recommend it.

Book of the week Thomas Pynchon: Bleeding Edge Thomas Pynchon wrote some of the strangest and mindboggling books of the late 20th century; with The Crying of Lot 49 now seen as a masterpiece of post-modern ﬁction and his follow up Gravity’s Rainbow as a baby-boomer Ulysses. His latest book, Bleeding Edge, came out last September and documents the lull of

America between the end of the dotcom bubble and the events of the September 11 attacks in 2001. We follow Maxine Tarnow with Tarnow as a fraud detective who is trying to understand why one still operating dotcom company is giving large sums of money to defunct websites and how they are able to survive on

blatantly manipulated ﬁnancial statistics. The story plays out like a detective novel and is one of the most straightforward novels Pynchon has ever done, but it’s an interesting and enjoyable ride with enough to think about afterwards to make this book a worthy investment; I recommend it highly.

Pub of the week Riverside Bar The Adelphi Riverside bar is the main bar of the Tower hotel and leisure club and is one of our city’s ﬁnest establishments for relaxing and socializing over a drink. Located in the Mall minutes

from city centre, the atmosphere of this place leaves nothing to be desired as the view of the marina enchants and

the live music played on Fridays and Saturdays cools you to the soul. The bar sells all that could be desired from beers

to wine to cocktails as well as coffee and a host of hot and cold food depending on the time of day. I highly recommend the Adelphi Riverside Bar no matter what the occasion; it is a wonderful and mesmerising experience every time.

Charity of the week Barnardos Waterford Barnardos is a charity set up in Ireland in 1962 that strives to better the emotional well beings and improve levels of learning and development for children across the entire country. Their Waterford offices in Ballybeg and Kilcohen have been integral assets to their

communities for years now but like all charities, Barnardos is in constant need of support in order to keep its programs continuing into the future. You can rest assured than any money given to Barnardos will be put to good use in bettering the lives of children in Waterford and across the country.

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Game of the week Watch Dogs Watch Dogs is an upcoming open world stealth game by ubisoft, set to be released in May. It is set in an alternative history version of Chicago and follows the character of Aiden Pearce, a skilled hacker who wants to bring change to the dystopian city. The game has been on the radar ever W

since its debut at E3 2012 where it was named the best of E3 by many publications. The developer, Ubisoft Montreal, has built itself a high pedigree in recent years with the Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell games and Watch Dogs is expected to surpass even the high water mark set by its predecessors.

App of the week Airdroid Airdroid is one of the most convenient apps one can acquire for an Android phone, with a simple download you can now sync and control your phone with your PC without the need of a cable; the whole process is done through local

wiﬁ. Not only can you send ﬁles back and forth from the two machines, it is also possible to send a text message with your computer and completely manage the device without ever touching it. The App is now free on the Play Store and I highly recommend it.

Film of the week 300: Rise of an Empire If you thought that 300 was a film that endorsed the militaristic fascism of ancient Sparta as well as one too obsessed with hero worship of Leonidas then you may have a lot in common who whoever was in charge of that film’s sequel. Rise of an Empire moves the film from Sparta to Greece and takes place before, during and after the events of the first film. Our main character

Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) is more interested in using the efforts of the 300 for propaganda as opposed to any actual force; this is a war between Greece and Persia not just the skirmishes of the original. You could argue forever which is better but what’s important is that Rise of an Empire is different and should be watched whether you were a fan of the original or not.

Nightclub of the week Revolution This gastro bar located in the heart of Waterford city is one of the best places to spend a night out, with an amazing selection of beers, shots and cocktails and sporting a space drenched in atmosphere there is no reason not to lose a night with friends at Revolution. The

Album of the Week Young Fathers: Dead Oxymoron is the long hyped and long delayed third album by Black Hippy member Schoolboy Q and has been a huge hit across the world, debuting at #33 in the Irish charts. Its sound is deeply entrenched in the sunny and oft violent world of the American West

Coast and is purposely reminiscent of Dr Dre’s 1992 classic The Chronic. The album is bursting with features that all improve the experience but this is still a highly personal album and Q stands above all. For anyone interested in contemporary hip-hop I recommend Oxymoron.

establishment has four rooms and three smoking areas, and as well as its famous reputation for parties in the basement dance club and beyond Revolution also has a fantastic restaurant with a great food selection; there really is nothing lacking in Revolution.

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In the early 1990’s, Polish director Krzysztof Kielslowski directed a series of films that came to be known as the three colours trilogy, a collection about life in contemporary France that each take a look at what that famous French motto: ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ mean in modern society. Over the next few weeks, I will cover the trilogy as they were made (Blue, White, Red) and then write a piece about the series as a whole. The first film, Blue, is about liberty. Our main character is Julie, a woman who survives the car crash that killed her husband and daughter. After a botched suicide attempt at the hospital, Julie disassociates herself from all the people in her life in an attempt to escape her depression; she moves into the city of Paris without informing anyone. One of the most apparent elements of Blue is how sparsely dialogue is made use of; the film has long periods of silence punctuated with quick scenes of conversations that gives the movie an airy atmosphere. The story and themes are presented to us through the visuals and the music, not words. As you may expect from the title; colour plays a huge role in this film, and each of the three main colours of the trilogy play a part. Blue is a constant, and seems to represent Julie’s old life that she cannot escape from. There is an irony present in how blue is

supposed to represent liberty but actually comes to mean repression; White and Red both make similar points with their respective subject matters. White is often contrasted with blue, and can be seen to represent Julie’s new, hollower existence following her escape to the city. Red is perversion, it is the colour of the strip club Julie visits and the colour of the pills she attempts to end her life with. It is the least used of the three colours but when it is used it is overpowering. The other major motif of the film is music, Julie’s husband was a composer (though it is eluded that Julie wrote most of his work) and important moments of the film are often bookmarked with a short fade to black and rush of instruments before the plot recommences. The idea that it is impossible to escape your past is deeply entrenched in all forms of storytelling; from Gatsby to Brian Friel to Mad Men and it is a topic at the heart of Blue; I cannot recommend this film enough.

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Often called a female version of The Catcher in the Rye, Sylvia Plath’s legendary 1963 novel truly couldn’t have been released at a better time. Poised perfectly between the repressive cold war paranoia of the fifties and the counterculture movement of the late sixties, it would have terrified people five years previous but be considered old fashioned by the time of the ‘sexual revolution’. The novel tells the story of Esther, an intelligent nineteen year old university student who is working at a magazine in New York at the start of the novel. Esther feels that she can’t get out of her head and simply enjoy the experience and over the course of the novel she falls into depression and attempts suicide multiple times. The novel is highly referential of Plath’s life, who successfully killed herself a month following the book’s release. The novel has been called one of the defining pieces of feminist literature and at its time of release and for good reason, Plath mocks

the prevailing thoughts of the time such as that women are inferior to men or that the only life she could hope for is either a mother or a secretary. Though the book isn’t simply a condemnation, Esther wants to both have a family and be able to work, whether that be as a poet or an editor or whatever; just as a man would feel justiﬁed in having. Her expectations of life don’t line up with anyone else’s whether those be of her conservative mother or the progressive female editor who employs Esther in New York. The novel is one of the best for depicting the effect of depression, Plath’s writing draws us truly into the headspace of Esther better than almost any book I can think of.

It understands perfectly that depression isn’t just feeling sad but feeling nothing and Plath’s often deadpan and neutral delivery works in conveying this. Detractors often call the book self-absorbed but in a way that’s the point. The Bell Jar of the title is a metaphor for Esther’s entrapment within her own head; things in bell jars are sealed from the outside world, as Esther is. Because we can understand Esther’s feelings but are also able to step outside of them the book gives us the ability to both understand Esther from inside and outside of this metaphorical bell jar. The Bell Jar is one of the most important books of the late twentieth century and should certainly be read.

In a Silent Way was the start of something new for Davis, a new direction that began his electronic period, his golden era of jazz fusion, and the beginning of a string of critically controversial records that would define his late career. Miles Davis is really a musician impossible to define or fit into any specific box; his number of great albums is simply unparalleled in music. In a Silent Way was the last album that Davis released in the 60’s but Davis had long left the world of what was considered normal. This was his first fully electric record and a continuation of his jazz fusion style started on Miles in the Sky, the music of In a Silent Way has also often been seen a prototype to ambient music that would gain notoriety with Brian Eno in the mid 1970’s. The album is morose and has the atmosphere of a dark, smoky and smooth room as opposed to the sunny, jungle feel of Bitches Brew or the tangy, street

aesthetic of On the Corner. It is more reminiscent of Kind of Blue than any other album from this era, though the album does unquestionably have the sense of apocalypse and subversion to it that characterized his late 60’s and early 70’s work; it’s like sitting in a 50’s style lounge but on LSD. The ending of the album is the bookend of the story but slightly askew. It has a traditional feel but there are these notes and chords that come in here and there, strange ones, that just so slightly distort this image; like a teaser. The instrumentation on this album is fairly sparse

for jazz fusion and individual moments will for the most part stay with three instruments at a time. The use of electronic instruments changes how this album sounds drastically compared to his earlier work, it’s warmer and smoother than previous recordings; the use of organ and piano especially stand out. Miles Davis lineups were always fantastic and In a Silent Way’s is no exception. Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin and Herbie Hancock are the highlights but everyone on this album puts in great work. In a Silent Way often gets overshadowed in Davis’s discography due to how unassuming it is; the album isn’t as bombastic as Bitches Brew or as inﬂuential as Kind of Blue but it will surprise anew every time you listen to it, in a discography bursting with classic albums In a Silent Way stands out and still manages to carve its own legacy separate from anything else Davis has done; I highly recommend it.

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Peter Hook, Shorttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live music venue English Bass player, dj and singer preforms at Shorttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub

Tommy Tiernan stray sod, Forum Waterford Irish comedian preforms his new stand up routine at the forum in Waterford.

Fire work display in Dungarvan Bay, Dungarvan A firework display, the night before Saint Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day to get you in the mood.

Waterford new music week 2014 is an annual festival promoting contemporary music throughout Waterford City, being held at numerous venues.

Enmileradius by John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Regan , Garter Lane Arts Centre. Series of new landscapes by Waterford born artist.

Dungarvanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 37th annual St. Patricks Day parade The Saint Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day parade, unmissable. Great for families and revelers alike.

Rachel Allen cookery demo, Dooleys Hotel Waterford. Famous Irish chef teaching you how to cook like a pro.

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7KH 6WDJ Hugh O’Connor’s effeminate Fionnan - that’s Finn-awn - is too wrapped up in his upcoming nuptials to think about a stag so ﬁancée Amy Huberman convinces best man Andrew Scott to take him away for the weekend. Rounding up Fionnan’s brother Kevin (Michael Legge), Kevin’s partner (Andrew Bennett) and friend Simon (Gleeson), everyone agrees that it’s best to keep the camping trip secret from Huberman’s brother - loose cannon The Machine (McDonald). However, ﬁnd out The Machine does and he invites himself on the camping trip, threatening to derail the weekend … Liking or disliking this largely amiable comedy depends solely on how you take Peter McDonald (Moone Boy, Paths To Freedom). The Stag begins as a quiet O’Connor/Scott bromance, but once the abrasive ‘Machine’ turns up he dominates the rest of the movie with most of the humour coming from the gang’s reactions to his outlandish statements (the gay couple are the focus of taunt-

5LVH 2I $Q (PSLUH It’s been 8 years since Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender and their crew of motley, muscular sorts took on the Persian army in Zack Synder’s overtly stylised, hugely enjoyable action-fest; and if you thought 300 was bloody, wait until you get a load of the sequel. Taking part around the same time as the battle of 300, Rise of an Empire pads out its back-story a little more than its predecessor before embarking on its own scuffles. Basically, we learn a bit more about the lanky God, Xerxes, and what went on around the time he and the Persian army hand Leonidas’ 300 their arses. They want utter domination, and on their way to take over The Democratic city of Athens, they find themselves a sturdy obstacle in the shape of master tactician and all round hard bastard, Admiral Themistocles (an ace Stapleton). Themistocles finds himself engaged in a game of war chess with the powerful and ferocious Artemisia (Green), with the future of his city, and people, in peril. It’s fair to say that Rise of an Empire is aimed at a certain audience; while there will be an element of those who go to marvel at the shredded soldiers on show, the vast majority will be young

men hungry for action - which it delivers by the blood-ridden bucketload. This is probably the most endlessly entertaining action film since The Raid. It’s also sporadically thrilling with the relationship between Artemisia and Themistocles brimming with all sorts of tension, and the parallel plot of 300 taking place adding another layer to feast upon. As leads, Stapleton grasps his chance at stardom, with a far more cerebral, but no less violent character than Butler’s

brutish, loud Leonidas; in footballing terms, Themistocles is more of a Mourinho while Leonidas would be Fergie midhairdryer treatment. Eva Green steals every single scene she’s in, though, and ultimately the movie. It’s far from perfect; at times the obviously wordy dialogue feels stoic and some of the supporting players a bit stiff, but what it does do is deliver exactly where it’s supposed to. A genuine spectacle and an entertaining one at that.

ing) and actions (the casual tossing Scott’s compass into a pond). Given free rein McDonald does come up with the laughs, like his total disgust that an Irishman (Gleeson) is not a fan of U2 and his grapple with an electric fence. Those in the nay camp will be put off by The Machine’s incessant abuse - he’s not Leslie Mann in Knocked Up but he’s in the neighbourhood. Thankfully, Butler and McDonald (who co-writes and produces) do soften his rough edges to hint at a tortured soul behind the obnoxiousness and he eventually dissolves into the background as the O’Connor/

Scott bromance takes centre stage again. The Stag sometimes follow the principles of comedy all too closely - there shall and must be a drug scene, a group confessional bonding scene, a nudity scene, etc - but the latter, expected as it may be, turns out to be one of the movie’s highlights. Despite McDonald’s dominance it’s Andrew Scott, given the character with most depth, that shines. He can carry a tune too, giving On Raglan Road the full gun. Ripe for an American remake it might be but do the decent thing and go see this version.

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here IS a lot of information available which confirms that the diet consumed by a mother during pregnancy can greatly influence the health and wellbeing of her children. However, recently a study led by the Canadian McGill University researcher, suggests that a fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet before conception may play an equally important role in the health of his offspring.

The research also raises concerns about the long-term effects and consequences of current unbalanced Western diets. The research conducted by Sarah Kimmins, PhD focused on vitamin B9 (folate), which is found in a range of green leafy vegetables, cereals, fruits, and meats. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well known that to prevent miscarriages and birth defects, mothers need adequate amounts of folate in their diet. In Ireland, a folic acid supplement is recommended daily (400 microgrammes) for all child bearing women who are sexually active to prevent neural tube defects. It is now of great interest that a fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet can influence the health and development of his offspring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a topic which has received almost no attention until recently. Quite serious Now research shows for the first time that the fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s folate levels may be just as important to the development and health of his offspring as those of the

mother. Indeed, the study suggests that fathers should pay as much attention to their lifestyle and diet as mother do before they set out to conceive a child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite the fact that folic acid is now added to a variety of foods, fathers who are eating high-fat, fast-food diets or who are obese may not be able to use or metabolise folate in the same way as those with adequate levels of the vitamin,â&#x20AC;? Kimmins says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We now know that this information will be passed on from the father to the embryo with consequences that may be quite serious.â&#x20AC;? The researchers arrived at this conclusion by working with mice and comparing the offspring of fathers with insufficient folate in their diets with the offspring of fathers whose diets contained sufficient levels of the vitamin. Birth defects They found that paternal folate deficiency was associated with an increase in birth defects of various kinds in the offspring

compared with the offspring of mice whose fathers were fed a diet with sufficient folate. It was surprising to see that there was an almost 30% increase in birth defects in the litters sired by fathers whose levels of folate were insufficient. The research shows that there are regions of the sperm genetics that are sensitive to life experience and particularly to diet. This information is, in turn, transferred and can influences development and also may influence metabolism and disease in the offspring in the long term. It is important to be aware that these are animal studies and further research is being undertaken to examine nutrient intakes in men for fertility and the health of future generations. To conclude, the research suggests that fathers need to think about what they put in their mouths and what they drink, and remember theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re caretakers of generations to come.

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Exercise that we enjoy and healthy eating done on a regular basis are far better than any quick detox plan. likes targets, then thinking about getting fit for summer now is a great way to motivate yourself. With nearly three months till the beginning of June, now is a good time to make your plan. So instead of giving up something for Lent why not make a resolution to do something positive like doing more exercise or

taking up a class in something new. All systems go If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve any health issues get the all clear from your doctor, but once you have that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all systems go. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re first month should be all about getting moving. Keep a diary of everything you do so you can measure your progress. You may even want to take out the measuring tape to record your progress. Weight loss is not always the best indicator of fitness levels. Instead notice how you tone up and feel more energetic. Aim to build up to

three to four exercise sessions a week. This could include brisk walking, swimming, maybe a new class but something you will enjoy like Zumba, yoga, pilates, kick boxing, Total Barre etc. Stretch after exercise to keep joints and muscles healthy, keep hydrated, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t skip meals and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a good idea to eat after exercise to build muscle and replace energy. 80/20 rule Regarding diet, following the 80/20 approach is a good rule of thumb. Eat 80% good wholesome real food ie as unprocessed as possible and

then allow yourself to eat 20% what you like in moderation. Enjoy it. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel bad about it. Find your balance. And remember if you do have a bad day, the fight is not over. Often attributed to Confucius, this quote should keep you goingâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. Trish Hayden, YogaToGo, teaches Total Barre and Yoga in The Watershed, Lyrath Estate Hotel, Castlecomer and Callan. She also teach Sports Stretch Yoga. For details of classes phone 086-3895507 or Facebook YogaToGo with Trish Hayden.

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Waterford Mail

SPORT

13 March 2014

*ROI 1RWHV Gold Coast Golf Resort Results: Tuesday 4th March: Open Seniors. 1st: John D Walsh (18) 39 pts 2nd: Andy Travers (14) 38 pts. Wed 5th to Fri 7th March: 1st: John White (5) 42 pts 2nd: John O’Leary (12) 43 pts Gross: Tom White (6) 33 pts 3rd: Willie Flavin (14) 42 pts. Saturday 8th/Sunday 9th March: Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League: 1st: Paddy Walsh (17) 44 pts Cat 0-8: Derek Power (5) 41 pts Cat 9-13: Tommy Long (12) 41 pts Cat 14-17: Leo Wall (17) 40 pts Cat 18+: Nicholas Fitzgerald (23) 42 pts.

Fixtures: Tuesday 11th March: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. Friday 14th March: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday 15th March: Club Competition. Sunday 9th February: Club Competition and Quarter-Final of Winter League Tuesday 18th February: 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: The league section was finally completed on Sunday last and this coming weekend we start the knockout section with the quarter final match. Subject to check the following is the result of the Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League 2013/2014: Winners: Dunhill with 52 pts, Joint second: Deise and Copper Coast with 41 pts each. 4th: Nire/ Tourneena with 30 pts. 5th: Abbeyside with 29 pts, 6th: Ballinacourty with 28 pts and 7th Dungarvan with 26 pts. This results means the following: Quarter-Final: Nire/Tourneena v Abbeyside on Sunday 16th March at 9.37 a.m. Team Captains must have teams in 20 minutes beforehand. Semi-finals: Sunday 23rd March at 9.07: Dunhill v Winners of quarterfinal followed by second semi-final between Deise and Copper Coast at 10.15 a.m. Final Sunday 30th March at 9.30 a.m. While the weather played havoc with the league since Christmas our congratulations must go to all involved for making the effort and at the end we had a very high attendance record which came in at over 90%.

Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League: Individual Scores: The overall winner of the individual competition was John White with a score of 402 pts. Gerry Whelan was second with 395 pts, Willie Flavin was 3rd with 390 pts and Derek Power was 4th with 382 pts. Micheal White won the gross with 345 pts

Captain’s Drive In:

This will now take place on Sunday 30th March directly after the ﬁnal of the Winter League which will be about 10.30 a.m. It will be a 13 hole scramble. The presentation of prizes will take place in the Gold Coast afterwards.

Rules Road Show: We have been in touch with the GUI about bringing their Rules Road Show to Dungarvan in the near future and they have agreed to come and do the show here. All three local club members will be invited to the show. We are obliged to Tommy Donnelly GUI for his help in organising this event. The provisional date is Thursday 3rd April and this will be conﬁrmed during the week.

South East League: Gold Coast play Mitchelstown in Cobh on Saturday 15th March and players taking part have been notiﬁed. On Sunday 23rd March we travel to Mitchelstown to play Douglas and on Sunday we travel to Douglas to play Dungarvan

10 Holes Competition for Legs of Lamb: Following the success of the Ham competitions held before Christmas, where a record amount of members won Hams, we now look to Easter and start off our Legs of lamb competitions. The same rules will apply, as soon as ﬁfteen players have played a new competition will start.

Purcell and Bruen Panels: Are you interested in playing in team competitions for the Gold Coast in 2014? Panel sheets have been posted in the kiosk for both the Purcell and the Bruen.

Membership now due: All members are requested to have part of their annual subscription paid by early January. If members wish they can pay by direct debit.

Gold Coast App: To get the Gold Coast Golf Club App on your mobile phone go to appcatch.com and type in Gold Coast and download the app. It is free and the app contains details of all that is going on in the Golf Club.

Ladies notes results Lamb no 1: Noirin Darcy 22 pts Lamb no 2: Elaine Goss 22 pts

Fixtures 13 Hole Ongoing (2 cards to count ) sponsored by Garveys Super Valu.

10 hole ongoing Lamb competition. 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.

18 Hole Competition. Our ﬁrst 18 hole one day sponsored competition for the new golﬁng season will take place on Sunday 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.

Captain’s Drive: It will take place on Sunday 30th

March followed by presentation of prizes.

Lady Captains Prize: 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: This year we have entered two categories in the above competition, Challenge Cup and Junior Foursomes. Team managers will select a panel of players over the next few weeks.

Golf insurance:

Just a reminder that golf insurance is still available to all members. Talk to Brendan or Mark for full details.

Mountain View Golf Club Frank leads the way in Medal Competition The ﬁrst of the seven monthly medals for 2014 took place last Sunday. Frank Kavanagh playing off 15 scored a fantastic nett 63 to take the category 2 medal and also collect 12 GOY points. Michael Kelly(13) net 66 was the category 1 medal winner and Jimmy Fitzpatrick (21) won category 3 with a net 67 . The following players collected Golfer of the Year points:- 12 Pts Frank Kavanagh, 9 Pts Michael Kelly, 6Pts Ned Mullally, Jimmy Fitzpatrick 4 Pts and Noel Doran 2 Pts.

Open Spring Series Last weeks qualiﬁer of the Open Spring Series was Thomas Martin Jnr (8) (Waterford Castle).

Spring League Members are reminded that this

year’s Spring League commences on weekend of March 23rd . Teams will comprise of four players and members can select their own teams. No substitutes will be allowed. For each round of the league two members of one team must play with two members of another team recording and verifying each score card. The Competition formats will be as follows, Fourball Better Ball , Champange Better Ball (Minimum of 6 Drives Each), Rumble (One score on all Odd Holes and Two scores on all Even Holes) and a Champange Rumble (Minimum of 6 Drives Each and One score on all Odd Holes and Two scores on all Even Holes). The four rounds will run over four consecutive weekends. Entry fee will be €80 per team. Contact the clubhouse for more details.

Diary Sunday Mar 16th Open Series (Single Stableford) Mon Mar 17th - Sat Mar 22nd Week 9 Open Series (Single Stableford) Wednesday Mar 19th Ladies 18 Hole Competition

Waterford Mail 13 March 2014