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A programme of hair raising events will be happening all over the district. The festival programme is underway and runs through to Thursday 31st October 2013, with lots of spooky fun for all the family. This year Halloween events will be celebrated throughout Strabane for the best part of a week with a programme full of events, competitions and special offers. From now until Saturday 2nd November local town centre shops will be having a ‘Shop and Save Spooktacular’ with in-store promotions, treats and competitions to win hundreds of pounds in shopping vouchers.

The carnival week will be fun for the whole family with special events taking place including a Trick ‘N Trail throughout the town, monster movies at the Alley, arts & crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, aliens invaded games dome, Q102 road show hosting some of our very own local talent. There will be a mass Thriller dance taking place on Castle Street at 4.30pm on Thursday 31st October. Come join in, even if you don’t know the moves. Council also has a Halloween pool disco at Riversdale Leisure Centre. Story Continued on P6 - Events Guide P27

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Protect your eyes when handling fireworks this Halloween Halloween is just next week, it’s a fun time of year, everyone is dressed up and fireworks are a popular way to celebrate the spookiest night of the year in Strabane and Donegal. Fireworks can be spectacular during the dark night of Halloween but care must be taken when handling them to protect your eyes as they can damage your eyesight. Whether you are handling fireworks or standing near them, beware as there are scores of eye injuries that can be caused as a result of not following sound safety advice. Here is some top tips to protect your eyes when handling fireworks: • Wear protective eye wear – normal glasses will not protect your eyes against most injuries. Wear polycarbonate lenses if you are going to be lighting fireworks. • Buy fireworks that meet British Standards – ensure you buy your fireworks • Stay clear of fireworks that have been lit – even if from a reputable retailer and that they the firework hasn’t gone off, keep your distance confirm to British Standards, these will as it could still explode. be marked BS 7114 on the box. • Supervise children at all times – over half of firework injuries are suffered by children. • Stand back – light your fireworks at arm’s length, using a taper and then D McGovern Opticians and Contact Lenses stand well back. • Do not give sparklers to children under Centre Main St Lifford and Castle St Strabane (048) 71882506 the age of five.

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Spine Tingling Events this Halloween in Strabane From front page There will be scary street entertainment and live music by The Logues, along with fabulous Halloween fire performers and a wonderful fireworks extravaganza at 8pm. Over the weekend there will also be late night entertainment as other Halloween events will take place in a range of local bars. Speaking about the festivities the Chairman of Strabane District Council Councillor Ruairí Mc Hugh commented ‘This year’s Halloween celebrations are bigger and better than ever and I am delighted with the programme. It will be a week full of fun family events and I would urge everyone to come out and join in with the festivities. I would also like to commend the contribution of all the groups who have volunteered and will assist in the programme of events. Our main aim is to ensure a safe and fun filled event which can be enjoyed by the whole community and visitors to the town.’ The programme is the result of an effective partnership between Strabane District

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Drama, Comedy and Music the Alley has it all this Autumn! This Autumn season the Alley has something for everyone with a range of superb events starting with a delightful children’s production by Cahoots Children Theatre Company. ‘Duck Death and the Tulip is a new production is adapted from the picture book written by the award winning author Wolf Erlbruch and offers a gentle yet compelling insight into a subject matter not often associated with Children’s Theatre.

family and a boy from the other) meet in an Internet chat room and are anxious to meet in person, John’s already hectic life shifts into high gear as he tries to keep his double life a secret. One person trying to cover his tracks is tricky but add John’s Lodger Stanley and his Father to the equation and you end up with a world of confusion, and maybe even a confession or two!

and self-deprecating. She never cries. Never wallows in self-pity. Armed only with her half-bottle of Mundies wine, she gives an incredibly funny and moving account of her fall from grace from fresh faced teenage bride living in Derry’s tough Creggan Estate, to the pitiful ‘street wino’ condition we find her in today. Along the way we see working class life and death at its funniest, rawest and cruellest. And get to meet an assortment of characters who have coloured Maire’s life.

Crows on the Wire by Jonathan Burgess Crows on the Wire is the title of a new play commissioned by the Verbal Arts Centre from playwright Jonathan Burgess. ‘Crows on the Wire’ explores elements of the transition of the RUC to the PSNI as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, from the perspective of its impacts upon the individual officer.

In a strangely heart-warming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death.... This simple, unusual, warm and witty story deals with the difficult subject matter of death in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and thought provoking. After the success of Cahoots NI’s production Egg, which dealt with the early stages of life and the transition from childhood to adulthood, this show explores the experience of loss in the same engaging and thoughtful way. Featuring live music, illusion, dance and, above all….magic.

Drama November is full of brilliant drama performances which will engage, entertain and enthral you:

Set on the November night of the changeover, ‘Crows on the Wire’ recounts strong and deeply personal stories. The characters of Jack and Ruth reflect a sense of frustration and disaffection felt amongst the ranks, whilst David is part of the institutional change from past to present

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Family Get Ready for Christmas with

Marie Curie Festive Cookery and Floral Demonstrations This year Marie Curie Cancer Care Strabane Branch are organising a very exciting evening to get everyone ready for Christmas. Enjoy an interactive evening as you learn new skills in cooking and floral arrangements. Naveem Booth will take you through some festive recipes to get ready for Christmas. Naveem Booth has been teaching cookery for 16years in schools in Enniskillen as well as writing a recipe column in the local newspaper. Carmel Burns will also be demonstrating beautiful flower arrangements just in time for the perfect Christmas centre piece

Children’s Show The Adventures of Santa Claus To coincide with the annual Christmas lights switch on in Strabane Town, the Alley Theatre will host a very special performance ‘The Adventures of Santa Claus’.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ is a master-piece of 20th Century drama, powerfully demonstrating Bertolt Brecht’s pioneering theatrical techniques. A servant girl sacrifices everything to protect a baby abandoned in the heat of war. Order restored, she is made to confront the boy’s mother in a legal contest over who deserves to keep him. The comical judge calls on an ancient tradition “the chalk circle” to resolve the dispute. Who wins? From the Company that brought you last year’s hugely popular ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’.

Comedy David O’Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything

Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney

Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who brings gifts to all at Christmas… but… just where did Santa Claus come from? Legend has it that he was a foundling in the forest raised by a Wood Nymph called Nici – she called him Claus, meaning “little one” in the old fairy language, but the Queen of the Nymphs decided he should be called Niclaus meaning Neci’s Little One… adopted by woodland fairies, he grew up surrounded by elves, and other magic creatures … it was then that his adventures really begin…

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After last years success of Calendar Girls Puddle Alley Theatre Group are back with this story about the life of two timing taxi driver John Smith who keeps tow separate families! When his teenage children (a girl from one

Due to phenomenal demand an extra date David O’Doherty has been added for Conal Gallen in his very first comedy play. The third night will be on David O’Doherty, the Ryanair James Bond, Sunday 17th November so don’t miss this side the Kevin McCloud of the tiny keyboard, splitting 2 act comedy farce. former Miss Ireland, the offspring of Shannon/Pete Doherty, his new look is ‘Jaws era Steven Spielberg’, recipient of the 2008 EdinMaire A Woman of Derry burgh Comedy Award and inventor of the last remaining swimming stroke ‘the squid’ (on Maire Mc Laughlin, (played by Derry’sleading back, feet first), has written a new comedy actress, Carmel McCafferty) is foul-mouthed show with both talking and songs. NO and feisty. But she is also intensely human SCRUBS. You’d be mad to miss it!!

The Ulster Orchestra has pulled out a cracker with this year’s Christmas Unwrapped concert, providing a jolly blend of traditional carols and favourite orchestral music that can’t fail to put you in the Christmas spirit. The concert promises to be a wonderful mix of popular and enchanting carols and favourite orchestral music. Conducted by Christopher Bell, For more information on any of these performances and to book tickets contact The Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444 or online www.alley-theatre.com

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Enter Heading Here... Jack Boggs and Oliver Gallagher’s joint 18th birthdays at the Smugglers Inn

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GET YOUR KICKS AT THE FORUM! Doc Martins at the ready for the musical sensation of the season! Rehearsals are now underway in the Danske Bank Studio before Teenage Kicks – A Punk Musical premieres at the Millennium Forum on Friday 1st November. This brand new production will run at the cityside venue until Saturday 9th November. Featuring songs from The Undertones, The Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and many more from the punk era, this brand new show has been specially commissioned for 2013 and is a co-production by the Millennium Forum and The Nerve Centre. Penned by Colin Bateman (Divorcing Jack, Murphy’s Law) and directed by Des Kennedy (Once - the Musical, Vernon God Little), it tells the story of Derry teenager Jimmy McMurphy, who escapes Northern Ireland in 1981 by way of a student exchange programme to St. Francis Xavier High School in the US state of Iowa. Principal Truman expects to host a war damaged refugee, but instead finds himself confronted by an exuberant, spiky-haired punk rocker intent on bringing rock’n’rolling anarchy to the school population - while breaking a few hearts along the way. But is Jimmy all he claims to be?

rocking to songs such as ‘Ever Fallen In Love With Someone?’, ‘Another Girl, Another Planet’ and, of course, ‘Teenage Kicks’. Noirin McKinney, Director of Arts Development at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland said: “We are delighted to see the world premiere of Teenage Kicks - a Punk Musical being staged at the Millennium Forum as part of the UK City of Culture. This has been a momentous year for Derry/Londonderry and this opportunity to share some of the rich musical history of the city and new contemporary writing is a great one. “ Don’t miss this pulsating new musical! Teenage Kicks – A Punk Musical performs at the Millennium Forum from Fri 1st to Sat 9th November.

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Aiden Gillespie’s 30th and Fundraising Barn Dance at Murphy’s on the Green Aidan Gillespie celebrated his recent 30th birthday with a fundraising barn dance in Murphy’s on the Green. A total of £900 was raised on the night and the money was divided between Good and New shop in Letterkenny which provides a weekly bus service to Galway for people with cancer and Friends of Cancer based at the City Hospital in Belfast. Aidan would like to thank the following who sponsored the prizes on the night.Robert Spratt Carpets; P & C Aerials; P & P Limos; Coasteering N.I.; D.J.K. Photography; Joseph Harley; Siobhans Barbers Convoy; Strabane Golf Club; Rent a Booth N.I. & Envy Beauty.

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Strabane History Society Launch Audit of Surviving Historic Buildings Strabane Library was the venue last week as Strabane History Society hosted a highly successful launch of a new project examining local historic buildings that have vanished from the local landscape and the need to protect those still in existence. A major audit of surviving buildings in the Strabane and Lifford area will be carried out before being compiled in a booklet to be launched at a later date. “Many buildings and institutions are gone. Some have changed beyond recognition and others have changed but Old Townhall, Strabane

The Canal Basin (left) in Strabane and Herdman’s Old Mill in Sion.

are recognisable and now have other functions. It’s in recognition of such environmental, historical, industrial and cultural changes that we have brought forward this project,” explained Michael Kennedy, of Strabane History Society, speaking at the launch and outlining the objectives of the project. “Recently, we have been pleased and amazing at the great interest in old photographs of Strabane District presented on Facebook,” Mr Kennedy continued. “People are very interested in the present and in comparing it with the past.

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Councillor McHugh explained. In his keynote speech at the launch, Dr Liam Campbell from the Foyle Civic Trust, who specialises and advises on preservation and audited buildings of historical value, outlined the importance of the project and the beneﬁts in investing in heritage. “In these difﬁcult times, heritage and the preservation of buildings can fall way down the peck“This is aimed at both past and future. ing order of investment. But I’d like to It aims to raise awareness of the rich- question that today. ness of aspects of our built heritage. Heritage It suggests that we need to be more attentive to the caring and preservation Heritage does pay and tourists do pay of our public buildings and the history for a heritage experience. They come to and traditions that they embody. Many see something distinctive and something among us can remember older build- different. Recent studies by the Heritage ings that are now gone and we can only Lottery Fund have said that in the UK wonder if more could’ve been done to the heritage industry, particularly the preserve them. Modernisation can come built heritage industry, is worth about at a very high price as far as heritage is 12 billion pounds to the local economy concerned. We all like to know of our because people want to see something past and keep links with that past. The that is different. I read a quote recently work embraced by this project will help and it was this: “Something isn’t good do that while also looking to the future,” because it’s old; it’s old because it is

good!” I think that is worth looking at because sometimes new ideas need old buildings,” he suggested. John Dooher of Strabane History Society spoke of some of the questions we must ask when looking back on certain buildings. “People have clear memories of this or that building from their past and many feel a sense of disappointment that more of them have not survived. Some have fallen into serious disrepair and others have been removed to make way for other developments. Looking back we have to ask the question, ‘was it right that those historic buildings were allowed to be demolished or changed beyond recognition?’ Should Rome or Paris or London be treated in similar fashion without respect for preservation? Clearly the answer is no and we have to take a long hard look at our process of heritage vandalism over the past 50 years,” Mr Dooher said. The results of the audit will be published in booklet form and will be complemented by a series of talks and presentations at local venues demonstrating both the strengths and risks to our built heritage. “It would be the aim of the project to awaken greater awareness of the need to be more proactive in the preservation of our historical heritage and the possible alternatives to the ‘demolition brigade’ when buildings become endangered, “Mr Dooher added. The programme will run over the next two months and will hopefully be of interest to present generations and provide a richer heritage for the future population.

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New function room at MK’s proving popular At MK’s we are delighted to announce that we have successfully launched our fabulous new function room. The response has been overwhelming, with word of mouth leading to us being booked up practically up to the end of the year. We can now offer sit-down dinners, seating up to 60 patrons very comfortably and up to 100 patrons for parties. Our extended space has made a considerable difference and I’m sure patrons, old and new, will be impressed with our new colour scheme. In Spring, we plan to continue the new colour scheme right through to the front bar with a few minor alterations, making it a mirror image of the function room but in a more casual style. In this market, we at MK’s believe

that the customer deserves nice surroundings and good customer service. We’ve been so busy since the refurbishment that it’s clear to see that people are responding to that. We’ve had Christenings, dinner functions and birthday parties in the function room while having the likes of CRAIC playing in the front bar, all creating a lovely ambience that definitely doesn’t go un-noticed. We will also be holding a black-tie charity dinner-dance in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey, on Sunday, November 24. It’ll be the third such event we’ve hosted. We planned to do it last year to mark ten years in business but following the pass-

ing of our dear mother we decided against holding it that year. Now we are doing it this year, and even though we are now 11 years in business, it will still be a celebration of ten wonderful years for MK’s. Foyle Hospice and Cancer Research UK will be the main beneficiaries of the event and also some local groups like the Glenside Adult Training Centre, who we’ve supported down the years and who’ve played a great part in making MK’s a success. The black-tie dinner is open to all customers, old and new. It’s going to be a fabulous evening of great food and great music with the wonderful Hugo Duncan and John McNicholl. We want everyone to feel welcome on night. I (MK) personally will be giving out the prize of a holiday on the night to one lucky winner, which is my present as a ‘thank you’ to all the customers. For details on the dinner dance contact me (MK) on 02871 884427 or 07774554751. Finally, I’d like to thank my dad, Sharon and staff and, most importantly, my customers, old and new, for making MK’s the place it is today. MK

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Songs from the Rainy City the same enthusiasm for our own acts back home,” he reckons.

Sion singer songwriter, Nicky McCallan has been one of the most well known faces in the local music scene for over a decade now.

New Material As for the new original material, Nicky says that it’s all very positive – something that surprises even himself. “As far back as my days with Gerry Strawbridge and Richie Montague in God Talking Soul, my songs were always very grunge or punk based and a little dark. It all seems very positive now, lyrically at least anyway.”

As front man of post-grunge rockers God Talking Soul he crafted a number of anthems that took the band across the country until the proverbial brick wall that is increasingly difﬁcult for bands to negotiate derailed the momentum. The solo years followed, with the cover culture of the pub circuit eventually sapping the creativity. Six years would pass before Nicky would feel compelled to write again. It took a move to Manchester for him to ﬁnd his musical mojo again and now he is set to release a new EP of self-penned tracks called ‘Hear on Earth’. Speaking to the Herald from his home in Manchester, the Sion man revealed his delight to be writing again and owes a lot of it to the city where he now resides.

Manchester “I think arriving in Manchester and everything being new got me excited again and the creative buzz that’s still evident here deﬁnitely had something to do with me wanting to write again. Being in Manchester and all that goes with it made me feel that it was only right to give it another bash. Before that I got caught up playing covers at the weekend and any time I did try to write something it just wasn’t up to my standard, in my opinion anyway. I was of the belief that I could’ve sat down and wrote ten songs a day and not one of them would have been any good,” he confesses. It was in November last year that Nicky decided to move to Manchester. As a city with a rich musical heritage and an enduring appetite for more, it was an ideal move, particularly as Nicky would cite many of the bands and artists from that very city as major inﬂuences on him. Perhaps there is still a lot to be said about that wet and windy city’s ability to be a muse for songwriters as Nicky was back writing just two days after arriving.

Sion singer songwriter Nicky McCallan now based in Manchester is set to release his new 4-track EP.

He landed in Manchester with bookings for just two gigs. There were no guarantees of anything after that. However, more bookings immediately followed and it soon became evident to the Sion singer that things were very different in Manchester compared to back home. “Over here they are crying out for one man and a guitar. Manchester is still saturated with bands so I’ve managed to ﬁnd a niche market because there wasn’t too many doing what I was doing. I’d be out playing on average about ﬁve nights a week now,” he tells us. Nicky’s sets would be packed with material from numerous Manchester legends such as The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Stone Roses and Oasis. The reaction from the audiences surprised him somewhat. “I thought it all might be a bit obvious and played-out but on the contrary, Manchester is still very proud of its musical history and the audiences love to hear songs from all those great bands. It’s strange because I don’t think we share

Recording of the EP took place in Strabane musician Niall Doherty’s studio in Manchester. “I ran into Niall on the street one day. We got chatting and Niall said he had a studio in the house and I should pop round some day. Soon we had an EP planned and within the space of two or three days I had four tracks written. We then decided to put five tracks down. To be honest, I didn’t expect much. We took the barebones of what I had into the studio and Niall just grabbed the tunes and he basically helped me build them. There’s a full band ensemble on top but only to the extent where I want the listener to enjoy something more than just me and a guitar, but also I don’t want to bluff people with something that I’ll not be able to deliver live. I tried to keep it as raw as possible but at the same time give the listener their money’s worth,” insists Nicky. The Sion man says he is now reinvigorated as a singer-songwriter following the recording of the EP. “Writing those new songs and playing them out live has given me a new boost in confidence. One song in particular called ‘Land Ahoy’, which was the first song I wrote after six years, is requested now at the gigs I do.” As it turns out, the ‘Hear on Earth’ EP is only the beginning. Nicky is now planning an album for 2014. In the meantime, the EP will be released on November 5 and launched at a venue called the Violet Hour in Manchester. A number of musical figures from Manchester will be in attendance, including punk singer and author, John Robb

The cover of Nicky McCallan’s new 4-track EP which is set to be available soon.

and Stone Roses drummer ‘Reni’ who have both attended a number of Nicky’s gigs. While the EP may have been recorded in Manchester, soaking up the creative buzz of the city, Nicky tells us that it nevertheless has a strong Strabane link to it. “It’s produced by Niall Doherty. Dianaimh Ward is doing backing vocals and playing cello and there’s going to be a bit of a cross-water link up with Aidan Simpson recording his trumpet parts in Strabane. The artwork was done by Strabane artist Barry McGowan. Barry did the artwork for my very ﬁrst EP with God Talking Soul all those years ago and he’s done a lot of work for me since then, so I thought it was only right to go back to Baz.” So there you have it: ‘Hear on Earth’ – made in Manchester, carved in Strabane! The EP will also be downloadable on iTunes and copies will be available when Nicky returns to Strabane for his festive gigs at Dixie’s and Christy’s. For more information check out his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NickyMcCallanMusic

There’s been a murder... staid industry. We must take some of the blame. We could’ve sent Cowell on his way but we didn’t.

People are certain to have ‘Sinead verses Miley’ fatigue by this stage so there is no point delving into the issue as all that can be said has probably been said. However, somewhat lost in the conversation, and rightly it must be said as public perception of mental health is an issue of upmost importance, was Sinead O’Connor’s concerns about the “murder”, as she puts it, of popular music by moguls such as Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. It is true that too many people in suits who have never once lifted a guitar, drum, bass, keyboard or microphone in their lives have too much clout in what constitutes pop music and rock ‘n’ roll. Sinead’s views are far from a revelation; people have been saying it for years. In the 1980s, Frank Zappa said: “modern music is people who can’t think signing artists who can’t write songs to make records for people who can’t hear.” Stock, Aitken and Waterman were three particular pop factory

shop stewards at this time, overseeing a formulaic conveyor belt of music without a pulse. But it didn’t stop great bands from making great music and it certainly didn’t stop Nirvana from shaking up the world and changing the musical landscape for a generation in the early 90s. Worryingly, Cowellism has a media clout that Waterman et al never had and too many people are still seduced by what a television screen tells them on a Saturday evening. Reassuringly, viewership is down on television talent shows but there will always be new skin for the old ceremony and people will buy into it. Yes, people still queue for auditions, which they have every right to do, but one would probably prefer them to go home, learn their craft, write their own songs and present their own truth, not a polished marketable Stepford varia-

He’s now our personal Frankenstein’s monster, not a savvy musical Svengali. JR Ewing once said, “nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the public” and he was right. It doesn’t take a great business mind to do what Cowell and Walsh do.

Simon Cowell (left) and Louis Walsh (right) have been blamed for the ‘murder’ of music by the likes of Sinead O’Connor but are they really totally to blame?

tion of it, which it will be as soon as one of these ‘suits’ gets hold of them. It has been addressed on this music page before that there’s little room for the outlaws in music anymore and despite being right about the draining grip

of Cowellism - it’s hard to blame Walsh; he’s a bit like Salacious B. Crumb to Cowell’s Jabba the Hut – Sinead has taken and will continue to take some stick for being outspoken about what has now become essentially a shallow,

It doesn’t take a visionary to do what Cowell and Walsh do. It simply takes someone without the vision or balls to respect what comes from the heart and believe it or not, some people don’t want to go down that road. Yes, it may not line the pocket but, and this may come as a shock to some people, not everybody has put a Pound sign on what they believe in! Such views are deemed as snobbery and you know what, life’s too short to disagree, so for the sake of the blood that ﬂows through the veins of the boy or girl screaming their truth into a mic right now, douse us in a snobbery as modesty will ﬁnd us in a queue with someone less talented than us telling us how it is, and how can that ever be right?

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What is intuition? and how will I recognize it? What is meditation? its beneﬁts? where? how? & for how long? Archangel Gabriel.

thought before the mind’s rationale thinking beside you in case you get messages during this meditation, its best to write things down kicks in to dismiss it. immediately while the information is still fresh It’s our body’s internal RED FLAG (an uncom- in your mind. fortable feeling) if a person or situation will potentially cause us harm, or on the other Make sure you won’t be disturbed for 10 minhand the opposite will come into play when utes. (switch off TV, phones). When doing we connect with a person we trust or a scene/ meditation for the first time its nice to have event that will prove to be good for us (warm soothing music playing but it’s not necessary). Close your eyes, relax and take 3 deep fuzzy feeling). breaths in through your nose and out through Have you ever thought to yourself,“ Some- your mouth. thing doesn’t feel quite right about that” or “I knew there was something not quite right Mentally ask or see Archangel Gabriel sendabout him/her although I couldn’t quite put my ing bright, soothing, healing light to the area finger on it”….Well that’s strong gut feelings, between your two eyes (Intuition centre/third that’s your intuition at play and you should eye). follow this internal guidance. Intuitive feelings Know that it is now balanced and cleared. are extremely accurate. Watch as this white light travels down to your throat area (throat chakra). Know that it is balDEVELOPING YOUR INTUITION anced & cleared).

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Archangel Gabriel is an excellent angel to call upon when you’re having trouble understanding a particular time/event in your life or if you have a question that you need clarity around. Maybe you’re at a crossroads in your life not knowing the next best step to take.

Gabriel’s white light moves on down to your heart/chest area (heart chakra). Know that this area is now balanced & cleared. See this white light flow on down to your stomach area (solar plexus).

Maybe it’s a decision whether or not to leave an unhealthy relationship that no longer serves you.

You will know without a doubt its Archangel Gabriel’s assistance when you get an answer to your prayer. So keep yours eyes, ears & body open to whatever way Archangel Gabriel’s answer will come to you after you have asked for her guidance. Remember to ALWAYS ASK THE ANGELS FOR HELP because they operate within the At the Chrysalis Cove, during card readings, boundaries of our right to free will. I often encourage clients to explore their intuitive selves more and to learn to become more connected to their body’s own guid- A PRAYER TO ARCHANGEL GABRIEL ance system through angel meditation and to FOR INCREASED INTUITION begin to trust gut instincts/hunches. Archangel Gabriel, help my intuition centre It’s the angel’s way of guiding us to choose to open. Archangel Gabriel I welcome you to a different path or to move in a new direc- work directly with my intuitive centre, my sixth tion. Their guidance is always for our highest chakra (my third eye). good. The angels only want what’s best for us. I welcome you to help me see Divine Order in my life. I welcome you to show me the way that will bring about the highest good for all WHAT IS INTUITION? concerned. Firstly, intuition is your body’s own internal sat nav! An inbuilt mechanism within your body AN INTUITION MEDITATION that sends messages, sometimes subtle, to CALLING ARCHANGEL GABRIEL your physical body through thoughts and body sensations in response to a question, first time meetings or situations we find our- After calling on Archangel Gabriel (above), selves in. Intuition is a gut feeling or hunch make yourself comfortable, lying down or sitabout something. It’s usually our first initial ting. You may like to have a book and pen

You are now fully emerged in Gabriel’s light…. soak up the peace, warmth & loving energy that you will feel when Gabriel is around you. Bring yourself back to the room you are in by wiggling your fingers/toes. Open your eyes and know that what you have asked and much more has been heard and taken care of for you. At the Chrysalis Cove I often encourage clients to explore their intuitive selves more and to learn to become more connected to their body’s own guidance system.

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Know that that this chakra is now balanced and cleared. The light flows on down, four inches from your navel area to the sacral chakra. Know that it is balanced & cleared. And Gabriel’s light continues to flow into your pelvic/pubic bone area (root chakra). Know that this chakra is balanced and clear.

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I find worrying is like ‘forecasting the future and focussing on what will go wrong’. Many of us seem to entertain the notion that if we expect the worst possible scenario and scare the life out of ourselves by gearing up for this prospect, anything else is a bonus. Whereas there may be some merit in this approach my experience is that it is not useful for me. It simply makes me feel bad and robs me of the energy to do something about it. I can be so caught up with the anxiety produced by such an approach that I am almost paralysed to respond. I can ‘beat myself up’ with negative self – talk around how stupid I am/was for getting myself into this situation in the first place. I may also focus my anger on someone or something and blame them/that for creating the problem. This in turn makes it even more difficult for me to think constructively or positively weigh up my options on the best way forward. It seems that even if I ask an appropriate someone’s help, when I am in this frame of mind, even the best advise can be met with ‘Ah but what if this or that happens, what will I do?’. I can come away as bewildered and confused as ever. When this occurs I must ‘get out of my head’ as it were. My thinking needs to be changed and quickly. I do this using a very simple method which, with practice, you too can master and overcome those overwhelming feelings associated with excessive worrying. Remember whatever you practice you get better at and if you practice often enough

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becomes a habit. Worrying is no different. Some people who worry a lot believe they are getting worse however they are actually getting better at worrying simply because they practice so often. The trick is to throw a spanner into the ‘worrying works’ and I find the following method useful in doing just that. Check which nostril you are breathing best out of. When you have established which one, use your index finger to push the side of this nostril to close it off. Breathe through only one nostril for as long as you can. You may think you are not getting enough air whilst doing this however this is the effect needed to ‘get you out of your head’ and ‘into your body’. If it gets too stressful simply let go of your closed nostril, recover breathing in and out

through the nose and start again. You will find the more you practice this the longer you will be able to do it. Remember it is necessary to feel a shortage of air whist doing this to get the maximum beneficial effect. You may also find that you can hear yourself breathing. Practice until your breathing is silent and you can tolerate a breath hunger for about 10 minutes at a time and repeat this exercise as often as you need. As usual I believe that conditioning with practice is the key to mastery rather than forcing the body past its’ limits. This approach applies here also. Take it easy at the start and even if you can only do it for very short periods initially, stay with it and reap the benefits. Starting to cough or finding it takes you more than a breath or two to calm breathing are indications that you have created too much of a breath shortage by holding for too long. Simply build the time up slowly by practicing shorter periods (even if you can manage only 2-3 seconds at a time) more often and this will improve. You may also experience a ‘cleansing’ effect like cold or flu symptoms initially. These too should disappear in a day or two. If in doubt consult your doctor before starting this exercise and stop the exercise if symptoms persist. It does require practice and it does require discipline on your part. It can be quite a challenge initially however the benefits I believe are well worth it. It works beautifully for me every time. I treat it as a sort of 10 minute meditation which focuses me on my breathing and clears my head of everything else. Have a go. Until the next time Tom Herron

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‘Early Doors’ – Six Happy Hours of Comedy Gold hang around long enough to run out of steam and ‘jump the shark’ just as ‘The Royle Family’ has done. It left us wanting more but 12 episodes is all we have and they are worth cherishing. If you haven’t had the pleasure, check the regular repeats on the appropriately, in this case, titled channel GOLD.

Every time someone mentions the classic John Cleese sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’, chances are that one of their next sentences will make reference to the fact that only 12 episodes were ever made. In just 12 anarchic 30 minute episodes, the slapstick and chaotic goings-on at that ﬁctional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay garnered more comedic value than most long-running, spirit-draining British sitcoms. ‘Early Doors’ is another British sitcom that lasted for just 12 episodes between May, 2003 and October 2004. Many are still unfamiliar with the show’s existence, instead being more familiar with, you could say, its big brother – ‘The Royle Family’. Jointly written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, ‘Early Doors’ is a low-key modern classic, taking the dowdy, naturalistic feel of ‘The Royle Family’, but placing it in a pub setting.

The cast of Early Doors.

Ken. The second series concerned itself with whether the pub would be re-branded beyond recognition: displaying just how much this mini-community relied on the pub and each other in its beautifully pitched ﬁnale.

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Scott (‘My Boys’) and, of course, Louis-Dreyfus herself, who is ﬁnally free from the long-standing shadow of her ‘Elaine’ character in the classic nineties sitcom ‘Seinfeld’.

The gently paced yet sharp comedy revolved around such everyday pub occurrences as blocked urinals, drawing the football card, pub quizzes, watering down the spirits and missing Maltesers. In just 12 episodes ‘Early Doors’ made the viewer care deeply for the characters, Landlord Ken has been left by his wife, but lives as they were all instantly identifiable and we with his daughter Melanie and mother Jean. saw a little of ourselves and indeed people we Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President. Jean browbeats her canny home help Winnie. know around us sitting right there in that pub. The pub regulars were written and cast to perfection, each instantly believable: cheeky chap- Ten years on and ‘Early Doors’ still stands up Armando Iannucci’s Emmy-nominated comedy pies Joe and Duffy, whose close friendship dates and has hardly aged at all, apart from the smoke- ‘Veep’ has returned to Sky Atlantic for a second back to childhood; dull but endearingly loveable filled bar setting. If it was filmed today it would season. Taking a sharp, satirical look at the couple Joan and Eddie: the latter alarmingly lose some of its winning dynamic in the smoke- world of American politics, ‘Veep’ stars Julia knowledgeable about local traffic flow; Old free environment that the pub has become. That Louis-Dreyfus in her Emmy-winning role as Tommy: the typical grumpy pub regular that certainly does not mean it’s not worth revisit- Vice President Selina Meyer. every bar needs and Phil and Nige: the indolent ing. On the contrary, it has been argued that in Season two sees the return of an ensemble and crooked local coppers. just 12 episodes it was superior to ‘The Royle cast showcasing a who’s who from the world The big theme of series one was Melanie’s Family’. Like another great northern institution, of comedy, including Tony Hale (‘Arrested search for her biological father, much to the the Smiths, whose music featured in the very Development’), Anna Chlumsky (‘In The private concern and worry of her landlord dad, first and very last episodes, ‘Early Doors’ didn’t Loop’), Matt Walsh (‘Outsourced’) and Reid Page 4 September 2013 The Herald

‘Veep’ was created by Armando Iannucci, who also writes and directs several episodes this series. Fellow directors for the second series include comedy heroes Chris Morris (‘The Day Today’, ‘Brass Eye’), Tim Kirkby (‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’), Becky Martin (‘Peep Show’) and Chris Addison (‘The Thick Of It’). Just as with Iannucci’s ‘The Thick Of It’, ‘Veep’ satirises the inner workings of government, only this time in Washington, not Downing Street.‘Veep’ is certainly not a remake of ‘The Thick Of It’ and is much lighter in shade and on the profanity count. Given all the names associated with ‘Veep’ it seemed impossible to fail, which is exactly why there was the inherent fear that it might! While it doesn’t have a stand-out character like the menacing and controlling Malcolm Tucker, it doesn’t suffer for the lack of one either. With Iannucci at the helm, it is likely that what we’ve seen so far is just a warm up and Season Two could well see matters go up a gear or two. See for yourself every Wednesday at 10.30pm on Sky Atlantic.

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Celine Boyle’s 80th at Strabane Cricket Club

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Celine with grandson Gary Elliot who was celebrating his 21st on the same day.

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This Sporting Life: Marty Gormley he insists, was at Omagh Town alongside Danny ‘Bomber’ Rouse. “I spent eight fantastic years with Omagh Town with Danny, deﬁnitely the best part of my playing career. I then went to play in Ardara for quite a few years,” he explains. Another period that Marty remembers very fondly was the golden era of the summer cups, where he had great success with Strabane side, Bridgend Celtic.

Marty Gormley is a name that has been synonymous with local football down through the years. This year has been a significant one, as not only has he come on board the Strabane Athletic coaching staff; he recently celebrated his 60th birthday. Time has certainly not diminished any of his passion for the sport, as the ‘Herald’ soon discovered speaking to the man himself following Strabane Athletic’s impressive 6-2 victory over Ballymena intermediate side, Newtown. We met a man who clearly loves what he does, who can wax lyrical all day long about the ‘beautiful game’ itself. “I’m really excited about Strabane Athletic and the way they are trying to do things both on and off the pitch,” he enthuses. “The minute we get the new pitch, things will really take off then. The club has only been in existence for three years but they are looking to the future. Marty Doherty, Declan McColgan and the rest of the lads are doing a fantastic job. They’re trying to build something for this town that unfortunately we never had. Strabane over the last thirty to forty years has produced some of the greatest footballers to ever come through in Northern Ireland. But this club is building for the future and please God I hope I’m here to see it!” Indeed, there wasn’t a lot of football in Sion Mills when Marty was growing up, however a team was established during his ﬁnal year at primary school. This held him in good stead when he made the cross-over to secondary school and St Colman’s High School, where he played alongside great players such as Pat Donaghy and the late John McMullan at both junior and senior level. “After St Colman’s I played for a Derry and Dis-

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“That was one fabulous team in the late ’70s and early ’80s. It was run out of the Bridgend Bar with help from the likes of Jim McDaid, Raymond Barr, Martin Donaghy, Willie Ferry, Danny Devenney and big ‘Horse’ Gallagher. We won eight cups in one year in 1982. We won in places like Buncrana, Cranford and Lifford, where we beat Buncrana 2-0 in the ﬁnal with the prize-money being £1000. Overall I must’ve been involved with over 30 summer cup winning sides but that Bridgend Celtic side was a stand-out for me. It included the likes of Robbie Houston, Peter McNally, Danny Rouse and ‘Steaker’ Kelly. They were some side! The summer cups were a big thing in those days. It all sort of disappeared as the eighties moved on. You would’ve played nearly every night of the week, be it in Cranford, Derry, Moville, Buncrana, Castlederg, anywhere. It was just great,” Marty proudly recalls.

trict Select team and then the late Danny Rouse got me down to Derry City and I played there for a year or two. I then joined Finn Harps, who were managed by Pasty McGowan at the time. For three years I played at Finn Park alongside great players like Tony O’Doherty, Brendan Bradley and Jim Sheridan,” Marty recalls.

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It was after this period that Marty began to get into coaching and soon got fully qualiﬁed with his coaching badges. Since then he has been coaching at excellence programmes, Under-16 Northern Ireland Schoolboys, Sion Swifts and for nine years with Tyrone Under-17s in the annual Milk Cup Danny ‘Bomber’ Rouse competition. He has also coached in the United However, one of the best periods of Marty’s career, States, England and is presently Ulster Senior

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Coach with the Ulster Under-18 representative team. If all that wasn’t enough, he is also coaching at Drumkeen, alongside his new role at Strabane Athletic. “The Milk Cup years were an amazing time for me and indeed for young Strabane lads, many of whom are now part of the Strabane Athletic setup. Great local talent like Jason McGrinder, Sean Ferry, Liam McMenamin, and Fergal McGavigan all came through the Tyrone Milk Cup sides I coached and are now playing for Strabane. Those were fabulous years,” Marty reflects. With the future of home-grown talent being a burning issue for Ireland, both north and south, England, Scotland and Wales at present, we were interested to find out Marty’s views on what direction we should be going, with many suggesting the implementation of techniques proven to be successful in Spain, Holland, Germany and now Belgium. He remains a fan of 11-a-side games at a younger level. “I’ve never really been a fan of five-a-sides or six-a-sides. Yes, they’re getting lots of touches of the ball but I’ve always felt that the sooner we get our young players playing in a system the more beneficial it will be to the national team and other governing bodies at a later date. I think it’s more beneficial to teach our players how to play football at a young age, from Primary Six or Seven. Try and get them playing at that age, rather than waiting until they’re 13 or 14. That’s just my philosophy on it,” he explains. Meanwhile, it’s back to the business of the local game for Marty. He is as engrossed in football today as he has always been and when chatting to the man it is clear that he truly loves the game. That passion is certain to be a valued asset to all at Strabane Athletic, where the future is indeed looking bright.

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Flann O’Brien Literary Festival hailed a Major Success

Cross border event attracts visitors from as far away as Glasgow

Organisers of the ‘Flann O’Brien Literary Arts Festival’ were delighted to welcome hundreds of “flannoraks” to the festival in Strabane and Lifford, which was hailed as an enormous success. Over three days, audiences from as far away as Glasgow were treated to a feast of entertainment, literary discussions and visual treats featuring all things Flann O’Brien. The cross-border event, which took place at various venues in Lifford and Strabane on October 3rd to 5th, was part of the ‘Reconciliation through the Riverine’ project funded by the International Fund for Ireland and managed by Donegal County Council in collaboration with Strabane District Council. The festival celebrated the life and works of one of the key players in 20th century Irish literature, Flann O’Brien, who was born Brian O’Nolan in Strabane. Speaking about the festival, Joe Boland Co-Chair of the Riverine Forum said, ‘It has been our pleasure to support the Flann O’Brien Literary Festival; we are delighted to see that the festival has been such a success and has reached out to a wide variety of people; we hope that this important festival will continue to grow in the years to come.” The festival kicked off on Thursday 3rd October with a special performance of Flann’s Yer Only Man, where members of the public and local secondary school pupils saw actor Val O’Donnell perform a wide range of extracts from the humorist’s work. On the same day the winners of the Flann O’Brien Doodle Pic competition were announced,

which saw young Catherine McLoughlin from Cloughfin win first prize from an entry of 150 doodles. Friday’s night’s performance of Colin Reid’s music and spoken word presentation of O’Brien’s masterpiece The Third Policeman, was followed by the launch of “The Houses of Flann O’Brien” at the Old Courthouse in Lifford, a photo-journal about Brian Conway and Mickey Mullin’s visit to the places where Flann lived. A packed house turned out to the launch, which was followed by some great live music and verse from one of Ireland’s most sought-after live bands, “The Logues”. A lively panel discussion took place in the Courthouse in on Saturday 5th October; this was chaired by Frank McNally of the Irish Times, and a distinguished group of literary experts – Adrian Naughton of UCD, Tess Maginess and Eamonn Naughton of Queen’s University, extolled the virtues of Flann to an attentive audience. This was followed by selected readings by bestselling author Brian McGilloway at Strabane Library. Prior to the final show at the Alley, the third in a series of short Flann O’Brien films was projected onto Lifford Community Centre, making many a passer-by stop and stare. The festival had a fitting finale on Saturday night with the outrageously funny Delicious O’Grady,

Festival Organisers and panel members at the Flann O’Brien panel discussion held in Lifford Courthouse (L to R): Eamonn Hughes from QUB; Mickey Mullin; Brian Conway; Diane Zolton-Sproule; Tess Maginess, QUB; Panel Chairman Frank McNally of the Irish Times and Adrian Naughton, UCD.

a tragicomedy set in the time of the Great Irish Famine. An emotional Colm “Delicious” O’Grady got a rousing standing ovation from an appreciative audience to end the festival on a high. Speaking after the show, Logan Mc Cool, Chairman of the Festival organisers the de Selby Institute said: “we have been overwhelmed by the success of this year’s festival, which appears to have put

Strabane’s Flann O’Brien connection ﬁrmly on the literary map. Apart from having visitors come to the festival from Scotland, we had numerous enquiries and wishes of good luck from Flann fans from as far away as Germany and Quebec. This has given us great encouragement to build on these successes for next year’s festival”.

Winners of the Doodle Pic competition (front L to R) - Jamie Doherty, Niamh Lamont and Catherine Pictured at last Friday night’s video projection of a series of short Flann O’Brien ﬁlms McLoughlin, pictured with (back) Jo Perry, Strabane Library and Diane Zolton-Sproule, Flann O’Brien are L to R, Mickey Mullin, Brian Conway; Joe Boland, Co-Chair of the Riverine Forum and Martina Fox, Riverine Project. Festival

The Logues tune up at The Houses of Flann O’Brien Book Launch in Lifford Courthouse.

Frank McNally from the Irish Times at Flann panel discussion.

Delicious O'Grady at the Alley.

A series of short Flann O’Brien ﬁlms were projected onto the walls of Strabane Library and the Alley Theatre as part of the Flann O’Brien Literary Festival.

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Lifford Celtic host Riverine Cross-Border Youth Soccer Tournament The Greenbrae Park was blessed with bright sunshine last a few short weeks ago as Lifford Celtic hosted the Riverine Cross-Border Youth Soccer Tournament. Eight clubs took part in the event, which featured over 280 participants in 6 age-categories ranging in age from 6 to 11. Lifford Celtic welcomed teams from Sion Swifts, Kildrum Youths, Killea Nixon’s Corner, Oak Athletic and Killen Rangers; as well as elite squads from Tristar Boys FC, Don Bosco’s FC, Sion Swifts and Bertie Peacock Youths FC. The project was supported by the Reconciliation through the Riverine Project which is managed by Donegal County Council in collaboration with Strabane District Council and funded by the International Fund for Ireland. The Committee of Lifford Celtic would like to thank the clubs for their participation in the event and the Riverine Project funders, without whom the event would not have been possible. A big thank-you is also due to all who helped out on the day – the referees, marshals, caterers, committee members and event organisers. Lifford Celtic 05 with coaches Brian McGlynn and Anthony Kelly.

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West Tyrone Sinn Fein MLA Michaela Boyle has been assured by the Post Office Senior Stakeholder Manager that alternative arrangements will be put in place for customers while Strabane’s main Post Office based in Supervalue in the town is closed for refurbishment from Monday 4 November until Tuesday 12 November. She said, “I very much welcome the news that the town’s main Post office is to undergo a major refurbishment the details of which were disclosed at a stakeholder event organised by the Post office which I attended. “The refurbishment is about changing the Main Street Branch into one of its new main style branches and when completed it will mean: an improved modern environment for customers; and extended opening hours on a Saturday (8:30am-5:30pm) which will greatly assist the many working people who currently cannot access our local post office services. Hopefully this investment will also help increase footfall in Supervalue and the wider town centre. “The only concerns I had where in relation to what alternative arrangements would be put in place for customers when the temporary closure of the Branch occurs next month. I have been in touch once again with the Senior Stakeholder Manager who has assured me that he has a commitment that additional resources will be available at both the Melmount Road and Sion Mills Post Office Branches to facilitate the projected increase in customers that both branches will have during the Main Street branch closure.

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Catching up with the Strabane Ex-Pats The Herald speaks to a son or daughter of Strabane, who has left their hometown and moved away across the world. As they establish a life beyond Strabane we wonder how they are ﬁnding life away from their hometown, what memories and hopes they have for Strabane and if they could ever see a time when they may return. This month, it’s the turn of Raymond ‘Teddy’ Ferguson. “Nimen hao! Chinese for Hello everyone! My name is Raymond Ferguson. It is a pleasure for me to share my thoughts and experiences of my hometown, Strabane.”

able. However, a lot of the food is very different from what you’ll find at home and it took me a few months to adjust and begin to find restaurants that served dishes I liked. So, for me, the whole attitude towards food and eating was a far cry from what Fu Man Chew’s had on their menu and what I typiWhen did you leave Strabane cally ate at home; my staple diet of spuds and to where? has now been replaced by rice, rice, and I left Strabane in October, 2010, to come to more rice. work and live in Guangzhou; a large, modern city, situated in the south of China. It’s the third busiest city in China and has a popu- Where in Strabane did you grow up? lation of around fourteen to sixteen million. Considering the amount of new housing Because of its location, on the South China developments that sprang up over StraSea, Guangzhou has been a major trade hub bane in the 90’s and early 2000’s, I would for many centuries and is host to the Canton say where I grew up, Kennedy Street, also Trade Fair, which is the biggest trade fair in known as Puddle Alley, is now one of the the world. The local language is Cantonese older parts of town. There, I lived happily with my parents, Tommy and Joan (nee but most people will speak Mandarin also. McGirr) and my five brothers and four sisters. My grandmother’s house was just a few What’s it like for a Strabane man/ doors up the street too, so I could always go woman where you are? I can safely say that, before coming to China there to escape my often busy home. my knowledge of Chinese cuisine was lim- For many reasons, Kennedy Street was ited to a chicken curry and fried rice from a great place for me to grow up; the river Fu Man Chew’s. There are many places to Mourne flows right past my home and during eat in Guangzhou; it’s the eating capital of the fishing season I would often spend many China because of the variety of foods avail- hours by the river bank, hoping to land a Page 4 September 2013 The Herald

fresh salmon or white trout (sea trout). Also, it is close to the centre of town, St. Pat’s Hall, Immaculate Conception Chapel, Barrack Street School and Strabane Health Centre, making it a convenient place for my parents to raise a large family. A great memory of Strabane? The flood, in 1987, is still a vivid memory for me today. I was fifteen years old at that time and I couldn’t get to school because much of Bridge street was flooded, blocking my way to St. Colman’s. I soon met up with a few friends and began to make our way towards the square. Even to this day, the images of people paddling canoes, and British army boats floating around the town centre is something that I will never forget. Something you miss about Strabane? One thing I miss about Strabane is the vibrant music scene. Events like Strabane Unplugged and Sounds Like Summer have been a fantastic opportunity for local musicians to play to local people. When I was living in Strabane, I would always try to make it to The Pool Bar on the first Monday of each

month; that is when Strabane Unplugged is held. Each time I went, I always heard great music, so I miss that over the past three years. Something Strabane has that your new home doesn’t have. Less people! What important factors do you think anyone thinking of moving abroad should consider Definitely do your research. Get to know about the cultural and traditional customs of the native people, what kind of food is available, climate of the area and try to learn some of the local language before arriving. Of course, I didn’t do any of the above but as long as your open minded and ready for a new experience it will be easier easier. Do you hope to come home and live in Strabane again? Maybe one day, you just never know! Something you’d love to see happen in Strabane in the future. I would love to see a local athlete win a gold medal at the Olympics.

Raymond and his lovely wife Lingmon

One of the best things about Strabane For me, the best thing about Strabane is the many great people and characters that you can really only know by living there. Whether it’s a shoulder to lean on or a good laugh, there’s usually someone that can help out. Being reunited with loved ones aside, what’s the first thing you’ll look forward to when you return to Strabane? I plan to go home next June. Until then, I’ll have been in China for three years and eight months and a lot has happened to me here in that time. I got married recently to a Chinese woman and we’re now expecting to have our first child, which is due in five weeks time. So, apart from meeting loved ones, I will be looking forward to introducing my wife and baby boy to their family in Strabane.

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Young people from Sion Mills Community Association have participated in a dynamic new art exhibition at Titanic Belfast exploring and challenging attitudes to disability. The ARTitude exhibition is the culmination of a youth arts summer scheme organised by Adapt NI in which 240 young people aged 6-18 engaged in a series of workshops looking at how disability is perceived in society. Adapt NI’s Development Manager Caroline Shiels said the workshops encouraged young people of all abilities to look at key issues around accessibility and transport “It enabled them to understand and experience equality through inclusion and to explore artistic skills as a medium to change perceptions on disability, equality and young people’s expectations”. “We are enthusiastic that this exhibition will provide an opening to share good practice and for others to find out about how Access Exchange, a new membership network endorses the business case for Disability Equality.” The theme of this year’s programme was ‘My Journey’, which sparked discussions around access, independence and transport issues inspiring creative imagery and a diverse selection of colourful art work. All activities were facilitated by experienced local artists, using the arts to inspire and build con-

fidence for young people to be the protagonists of change in societal attitudes to disability. Artist Caroline Jeffery captured the tone of the project: ‘Everyone participated with great enthusiasm and really seemed to enjoy themselves, not only in the making but also in the discussions the theme generated.’ Belfast Lord Mayor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was on hand to help launch the exhibition. He said: “The creativity shown in the artwork on display is wonderful. These young people have a real natural flair and this exhibition is a fantastic way of showcasing their talents. Adapt NI is carrying out important work in changing the stereotypes attached to disabled people. I applaud their efforts and support their good work into the future.” The workshops took place from June to August to enable the development of creative and technical skills and provide a forum for new partnerships to form where participants of all abilities encouraged and recognised each other’s talent. Each year the inclusive theme is developed and an environmental arts workshop at An Creagan enabled groups from urban and rural backgrounds to partner up have fun and promote mutual understanding. The exhibition will run at the Andrews Gallery, Titanic Belfast until 14th Oct 2013. For more information go to www.adaptni.org

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Strabane Golf Round-up

Garvin Godfrey receives the Tyrone & Fermanagh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare cup from Damian Montague from the GUI and Club Captain Dr Ciaran Kelly.

Paul McLaughlin receives the Conway Cup from Damian Montague.

idan Coyle receives the Lawson Cup from Damian Montague.

Freddie Patterson receives the Roberts Cup.

The club president Francie Devine and Club Captain Dr Ciaran Kelly receive the The winner of the Golfer of the Year title for 2013 was Paul McGill with the Kerr Cup for the most Successful Tyrone and Fermanagh club in 2013. Captain Ciaran Kelly and President Francie Devine.

The winner of the Knockavoe School open was Colin McCafferty with club captain Dr Ciaran Kelly.

The runner up was Ronan Foley with Martin Patton in third, with Brian Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kane who represented the sponsors of the event Frylite Ltd.

The winner in the ladies section was Jennifer Rouse.

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The winner of the Medicare Open was Ryan McGowan, pictured with sponsor Johnny McGonigle representing Medicare and Club Captain Dr Ciaran Kelly.

Other winners in the Medicare Open: Paul McGill (2nd), Jim Arbuckle (3rd), Conal Cooke (Gross), Kevin Gallagher (4th), John Wylie (5th), Damian McGranghan & Ben Corry (Cat 1), Cathal McLaughlin (Cat 2). Some of the teams are pictured below

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Strabane Golf Round-up - Captains Outing & Cup Winners

Dr Ciaran Kelly Strabane Golf club Captain receives the Martin Rouse receives the Club Champion trophy for Club Captains in Ulster from Damian Montague. Cup from Dr Ciaran Kelly.

Club president Francie Devine presents Sean Devine a cheque for £500 for Meningitis research.

Ben Corry was the gross winner on the Captains outing.

The winner of the Captains outing to Portsalon was Paddy O'Kane.

Past Captain Sean MacIntyre presents Club Captain Dr Ciaran Kelly with a momento of his Captains Outing.

Maurice Doherty and Gerry Casey were prizewinners on the Captains outing.

The winner of the Dixies bar open was Ronnie Wiley, runner up Hugh Byrne & Third The winner of the Gallagher Cup 10-17 handicap was Gerry Quinn with Peter Donaghey from Dixies and Captain DR Ciaran Kelly. Michael Baldrick with the runner up Brian Cairns.

The winner of the Jones cup for Matchplay 0-9 handicap was Nicky Patton with the runner up Freddie Patterson and Captain Dr Ciaran Kelly.

The winner of the Lawson Cup 18-28- was Lewis Jones with the runner up Frankie Connolly.

Beaten semi-ﬁnalists in the Jones cup were Cathal Patton and Conal Cooke.

Beaten semi ﬁnalists in the Lawson cup were Gerard Stewart and Francey Conwell.

Eric and Olive Reid received the Worcester cup on behalf of the winners Sammy and Rachael Devenney also the runners up Frankie and Caroline Connolly and Lady Captain Annette Patton, Junior Girls Captain Hannah McCrory and Junior More winning girls who picked up prizes on Junior club Captain DR Ciaran Kelly. convenor Roisin Corry congratulate the girls winners on Junior Captains Day. Captains Day with Lady Captain Annette Patton.

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Riverine Project proves a huge success Strabane Athletic FC’s participation in the Riverine Project is drawing to a close, with just a few coaches now to receive their qualifications. The club were awarded funding of €10,000 to deliver a cross border/cross community football project. The funding was made available by the Reconciliation Through The Riverine Project, which is supported by the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and managed by Done-

gal County Council in collaboration with competed (U19, U16 and U14). The Strabane District Council. funding also allowed Strabane Athletic to develop and expand the clubs coachThe money was used to deliver football ing structure which they hope to extend coaching sessions and competitions into schools this season. for Primary Schools in the Strabane and Lifford council areas. Eight schools Raymond Barr, SAFC Development accepted invitations to participate in the Officer stated, “We would like to take events which were held at Holy Cross this opportunity to thank the InternaCollege in Strabane. The club also tional Fund for Ireland, Mr Eamon Brown, invited six schools from the Strabane (Reconciliation Through The Riverine and Lifford areas to participate in trials Project Manager) and Catherine-Anne for this year’s Hughes Insurance ‘City Kelly (Development Officer) for their help of Culture’ Foyle Cup in which 3 teams in making this project possible”.

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Strabane Athletic FC’s Monster Bingo Night takes place in The Den (Melmount Centre) this Sunday 27th October. It will be “eyes down” at 9pm sharp for a night of bumper prizes. Single Lines £50, Full house £150, Single Line Last House £100 and Last House an unbelievable £1000! All books are £10 and represent great value on a night when £2900 will be paid out in prize money. Tickets and Books are available from Strabane Athletic Committee Members. Get yours quickly before they are sold out, it could be you shouting “House!” in The Den on 27th October. Further information about the Bingo and all aspects of Strabane Athletic FC is available on the website www. strabaneafc.com or you can visit the club’s Facebook page.

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2. They Stay in the Present: Staying in the present means that you give whatever you are doing your complete, undivided attention. E.g. if you are playing with your kids, that’s all you’re doing, not thinking about work. In golf, this means your’re not thinking about your score, how your playing partners might be judging your performance, why you think you just sliced that shot or 3 putted the last hole. All your energy is on the shot at hand and then enjoying the walk in between. It’s easy to see how counter-productive it is not

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6. They know how to calm themselves down when the pressure is on. I’ve worked with enough players to know that the good ones know powerful techniques to calm themselves down to prevent nerves turning into panic and negatively affecting performance. There are many ways to do this such as breathing techniques for golf or having special thoughts/places to go in your head in between shots.

3. They continually work on the fundamentals: Good players understand the importance of the fundamentals as it’s the foundation for a good golf swing. How you grip the club, how far you stand from the ball, how good your posture is, how good your ball position is and how well you align and are all way more important than just trying to swing the club correctly. The fundamentals need to be worked on continuously as it’s easy to get into bad habits – even the best players have to do so.

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The eyes are probably the golfer’s most important asset. The top players are always picking small targets and imagining how the shot will look. How clearly you deﬁne your target and your shot shape before playing each shot will have a huge impact on how well you execute it. When you practice and play golf, become aware of the feelings of shots e.g. ask yourself when you hit a fade how that felt.

The top players in the world all go through the exact same routine before every shot, even down to the number of practice swings. Watch the top players in the world and you’d notice that the number of seconds it takes to go through their preshot routine is the same every time. The shot routine is something I cover in the Golf State of Mind Talk next month - Shaun. Game Improvement Training program.

7. They know the power of acceptance and moving on Being able to accept every shot whatever the outcome is an attribute that all the top players possess. Although very difﬁcult to achieve, the optimal state for golf would be if you could become emotionally indifferent to good and bad shots. GMAC tells himself as part of his pre-shot routine that although he has a positive intention for the shot, if it doesn’t go where he wants it to, it’s better to accept it and move on, than get upset. Try verbalizing this in your head before your next shot. Become aware of these things and make sure you make every second of practice and playing time count! Practice in the right way and you will see continuous improvement.

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Big Fight Night a Massive Success! Strabane Athletic’s ‘Big Fight Night’ proved to be a massive success on September 28 at the Fir Trees. After months of training, trash talk and drinking of raw eggs, the lean, pale pugilists were ready to do battle. First up, Marty ‘The Candle’ Doc defeated John ‘Big Jake’ Blee, with the candle lit for ‘Doc’ at Melmount chapel clearly working a treat. Raymond ‘Boyle-Buster’ Barr and Terry ‘Barr-Crusher’ Boyle followed with the most dramatic draw since Balboa v ‘Thunderlips’. Mark ‘Dinky the Destroyer’ O’ Reilly got the edge over ﬁerce rival Conor ‘The Ginga Ninja’ Gallagher and Neil ‘Mo Chara’ Edwards danced his way to victory against Johnnie ‘The Bodysnatcher’ McCrory. ‘Leethal’ Lee Conwell could not overcome Fergal ‘Windmills’ McGavigan, who rumour has it, powered the function hall personally during the

ﬁght. Aaron ‘Why Always Me’ Patterson resigned Steven ‘The Power’ Taylor to the BDO, while Warner ‘Wagner’ Mullen’s defeat of Sean ‘The White Hulk’ Elliott was inevitable because when the Hulk’s white, he’s Bill Bixby, not Lou Ferrigno! Paddy ‘Lights Out’

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