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comment In this month’s issue of the Slaney News we’re delighted to include a 2-page feature on Enniscorthy’s legendary Blackstairs Blues Festival (see pages 18-19). It’s the last of Enniscorthy’s major festivals before the winter sets in so let’s all enjoy the Blues.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, new Bank of Ireland branch manager in Enniscorthy, Marguerite Murphy, and her BOI team are busy organising the second Enniscorthy Enterprise Town event, with the help of a local committee consisting of Jimmy Gahan, Michael Bennett, Barrie Sutton, Eugene Doyle and Connie Doyle, which is set to take place in the I.F.A. Centre on 29th September, running from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

All are encouraged to go along and see all that Enniscorthy has to offer – 40 stands with businesses, sports clubs, cultural and social groups, etc.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

If you’d like to set up a stand for a group or business you’re involved in just call into Bank of Ireland and the staff there will be happy to help.

Bank of Ireland looks forward to seeing as many businesses and groups as possible participating and, of course, a huge turnout from the general public to ensure the event is a huge success.

– Frank Corcoran

10,000 copies per issue of which 5,000 are distributed door-to-door in Enniscorthy town and 700 in Bunclody.

The balance is distributed to over 230 drop-off points: ENNISCORTHY: Doyles Bar, The Duffry Gala Duffry Hope Centre The Wilds Copper Pan The Holy Grail Stamps Cotton Tree Cafe Crew Cuts Vapor Nation George’s Hair Salon Impresso Cafe IWA Charity Shop Bart’s Charity Shop Millstream Fish Shop Butcher’s Cottage / Bakery Bridget’s Hair Salon Hair Salon Inspiration Rackards Little Spoon Coffee Shop Danny’s Barber Shop Karl Martin Cutting Edge Curls Flowercraft South East Animal Rescue Maura Flannery’s Shop Mary Elizabeths My Café Coffee Shop Abbey Centre Bizzy Fingers California Sun Tan Orchard Fruit & Veg Shop Mrs Quinn’s Charity Shop Chernobyl Charity Shop Annette’s Flowers Mariu’s Wickham Bros The Athenaeum Bus Stop Shop –––––––––––––––––––– Alba Restaurant Shang Hai

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ADAMSTOWN: Cullen’s Gala.

BALLAGHKEEN: Donohoes Foodstore BALLYCARNEY: Jenny’s Diner BALLYEDMOND/WELLS: Downes Gala BALLYMURN: Peter Doyle’s Costcutter Ballymurn Credit Union.

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House of Hair COURTNACUDDY: Kelly’s Shop.

CURRACLOE: Cloney’s Shop Post Office.

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Boggan’s KILTEALY/BALLINDAGGIN: Kiltealy Post Office.

MONAGEER Monageer Tavern / Shop.

OULART: Corrigan’s Londis Post Office.

OYLEGATE: Garrys Service Station.

RATHNURE: Codd’s Shop Pat Murphy Oil Conran Interiors WEXFORD: Maldron Hotel O’Briens, Redmond Sq O’Briens, Main St Nosh & Dosh, Redmond Sq Yard Restaurant Wexford Arts Centre Wexford General Hospital Wexford Service Station, Newtown Road.

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golF clASSic The Shannon Chapel Restoration Fund Golf Classic, Enniscorthy Golf Club, 15th September. Team of 4 for €160 excl dinner. Contact Pro Shop (053) 9237600 / 9233191 or any committee member.

illEgAl dumping & littER To report illegal dumping. Phone: 053-9196313 / 9196684. Email: environmentalcomplaints@wexfordcoco.ie. Anti-litter Hotline: 1800 386 733 (office hours).

EnniScoRthy cREdit union – AttEntion StudEntS Don't forget to enter the €9,500 Enniscorthy Credit Union Scholarship Draw. See page 4 for full details.

Al-Anon Worried about someone’s drinking? Call the Al Anon confidential helpline 01 8732699, www.al-anonireland.org. Local meetings held

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Pet Depot now open at Duffry Gate, Enniscorthy

Husband and wife team, Joe and Susie Christian, have just opened their third Pet Depot branch, at Duffry Gate, Enniscorthy.

husband and wife team, Joe and Susie christian, have just opened their third pet depot branch, at duffry gate, Enniscorthy, in the premises formerly occupied by michael’s doyle’s well-known checkout shop.

Joe and Susie opened their first Pet Depot in Gorey in 2009 and the following year opened up in Wicklow town.

They’ve built up a thriving business and gained a wealth of knowledge about pets and all their requirements. That

knowledge is now available to anyone who drops into their extensive Enniscorthy store seeking expert advice from their highly trained staff.

There’s convenient parking in front of the shop and the staff will always carry your heavy purchases to your car.

Pet Depot stocks top brands such as Gain, Royal Canin, Hill’s Science Plan, etc. And you can also take advantage of their great promotion on Burns dog food – buy seven, get one free.

In addition to the wellknown brands, Pet Depot stocks its own brand – “Stanleys” – a superpremium and grain-free dog food. And they will be launching their “Stanley’s Primal” range soon (80% meat, 20% veg and botanicals).

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With the unfortunate closure in recent months of two pet shops in town – on Court Street and Abbey Square, the addition of Pet Depot to the town is a most welcome development. We wish Joe and Susie the very best of luck in their new premises.

Coming soon to Pet Depot, Enniscorthy – Pet Grooming!

Keep an eye on the “pet depot Enniscorthy” Facebook page or call (053) 923 4867 any time.

Des kirwan – Pet Depot’s man in Enniscorthy!

Des has a wealth of retail experience having worked at Tesco for many years.

Des also worked at Pets First as a canine carer and has a great knowledge of animal wellbeing.

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Tech Tip

MicrosoFt will nEvEr again snEakily ForcE winDows DownloaDs on usErs

by DaviD pohluDek Ferns compuTer services

There have been various controversies with Windows 10, from issues with privacy and telemetry, to ads and forced upgrades. Following a court case, Microsoft has vowed to never force upgrade files onto users again.

Windows users in Germany were particularly unimpressed when Microsoft forcibly downloaded many gigabytes of files to upgrade from Windows 7 and 8 to Windows 10. Having held out for 18 months, and losing its case twice, Microsoft has finally agreed to stop its nefarious tactics.

After a lengthy battle with Germany's Baden – Würtenberg consumer rights centre, Microsoft made the announcement to avoid the continuation of legal action. A press release on the Baden – Würtenberg website reveals that Microsoft has announced it will no longer download operating system files to users' computers without their permission.

Microsoft will not download install files for new operating systems to a user system’s hard disk without a user's consent.

The consumer rights centre hoped for this resolution to be reached much sooner, but Microsoft's decision will please the courts and could have a bearing on how the company acts in other countries.

The announcement is described as "a success for consumer rights in the digital world," and it brings to a close one of Windows' darker periods. But some people are already asking whether feature updates to Windows 10 fall under the same banner, and wondering whether these will have to be treated in the same way.

Ferns Computer Services has been in business in Ferns since May 2007. Established by David Pohludek, it has a huge clientele base all over Co. Wexford and beyond.

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Forty Years On! on Friday evening 11th August the Seamus Rafter Room at the Riverside park hotel was a buzz with greetings, laughter and conversation as the coláiste Bríde leaving cert class of 1977 came together forty years later to renew old friendships and giggle about old times.

And giggle they certainly did as the years fell away and the large attendance was transported back to their school days and all the fun and frolics that went with them.

Organisers Margot Banville Hogan, Margaret Murphy,

First day back at school, St Senan’s Enniscorthy.

Gloria Ennis, Anne Byrne and Paula McCarthy were thrilled with the response they received from the Class of `77 with past pupils turning up from all corners of the county and the country as well as two from as far afield as New York and Cannes.

The evening was a tremendous success with the reminiscing and revelry going on into the early hours as girls had much to catch up on and no doubt some new and treasured memories were made during the night that will be remembered for the next forty!

– Maria Nolan

LEFT: Anne Byrne, Paula O’Shaughnessy and Margot Banville Hogan. RIGHT: Anne Byrne, Gloria Ennis and Margaret Murphy.

BELOW: The Class of 1977. All pics: Maria Nolan.

St. Padre Pio Healing Mass A St. padre pio healing mass will be celebrated on Friday 22nd September in St. Aidan’s church, Ferns, at 7.30pm with individual Blessings with the Relics of St. padre pio. All are welcome to attend.

Mass will be concelebrated

by Fr. Sean Kelly O.F.M. Cap,

Fr. Paddy Cushen P.P. and Fr. R i c h a rd R e d m o n d C . C .

Confessions will be available throughout.

If you have any items you wish to have blessed on the night please bring them along.

Early attendance is advised as large crowds are expected.

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Benny Blue and the Hangovers are local roots musicians celebrating the jump Blues styling’s of Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Amos Milburn and more. Bring your dancing shoes, meet old friends and new and find out what made Benny Blue!

FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

KICK THE BUCKET BLUES BAND Kick The Bucket Blues Band are from Co.Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The band is fronted by Linda McLaughlin on vocals, Steve Rafferty on Guitar, Gerard McCrory on Bass, and Shane Tierney on Drums. They have appeared and headlined at blues festivals, clubs and venues throughout Ireland, gigging on a weekly basis and earning an ever-increasing fan base. They play a balance of original material from their upcoming debut album, as well as their own interpretations of blues covers. Their upbeat and unique sound draws influences from a wide range of blues sub-genres including funk, rock, soul & rockabilly. Their influences include the likes of Big Mama Thornton, Wanda Jackson, Albert King, James Browne, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Koko Taylor and many more…

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Heineken Ireland ! Wexford County Council Catty Town ! C&R Print ! Creane & Creane The Orchard Recording Studio Centra (O’Callaghans Food Store) Enniscorthy Credit Union ! Global Steel Enniscorthy Guardian ! Kavanagh’s Pharmacy Dawsons Pub ! Data Pac ! Pettitts Supervalu Aircon Mech ! T.K. Cabs ! Smyths Arrow

Alba Robbies The Antique Holohans Rackards Toss Kavanaghs Treacy's

6pm Malkum & Chris 7.30pm Clive Barnes 8pm Pistol Pete Wearn 10pm Jackie McAuley Trio 10pm Gerry Quigley & Jim Finn Band 10pm Stone Cold Hobo 11pm Kick the Bucket Blues Band

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SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Holohans Alba The Antique Treacy's Dawsons Stamps Rackards Holohans Treacys

4pm 6pm 8pm 9pm 9pm 9pm 10pm 10.30pm 11pm

Heavy Weather (Jam) Stone Cold Hobo Clive Barnes Jackie McAuley Trio Malkum & Chris Pistol Pete Wearn Kick the Bucket Blues Band Gerry Quigley & Jim Finn Band

The Eric Bell Trio

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SEPTEMBER 8, 9, 10, 2017

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Stamps Holohans Holohans Robbies Dawsons The Antique The Bailey Toss Kavanaghs Treacy's

2pm Stone Cold Hobo 4pm Benny Blue and The Hangovers 6pm Stone Cold Hobos 7pm Pistol Pete Wearn 7.30pm Clive Barnes 8pm Malkum & Chris 8.30pm Kick the Bucket Blues Band 9.30pm Jackie McAuley Trio 10.30pm Heavy Weather

FRINGE EVENTS

MALKUM & CHRIS Saturday 9th Sept 9pm

Thursday 7th September - Enniscorthy Library Malkum & Chris (an audience with) 7pm

1 T he A ntique T avern The Antique Tavern 2 D awson’s Dawson’s 3 T he P ub, R obbies The Pub, Robbies 4 R ackards Rackards 5 A lba Alba 6 H olohans Holohans 7 E nniscorthy C astle Enniscorthy Castle 8 T reacy’s H otel Treacy’s Hotel 9 T he B ailey The Bailey 1 0 T oss K avanagh’s 10 Toss Kavanagh’s 1 1 T he C otton T re e C afé 11 The Cotton Tree Café 1 2 S tamps 12 Stamps 1 3 E nniscorthy L ibrary 13 Enniscorthy Library

a WaRm Welcome FoR all BlueS FanS at daWSon’S BaR

CLIVE BARNES Sunday 10th Sept 7.30pm Saturday 9th September - Enniscorthy Castle Malkum & Chris (Blues Workshop) 2.30pm

Sunday 10th of September - Cotton Tree Café Eddie Crean & Richard King 12pm Monday 11th of September - Holohans (BBF Survivors gig) Hot Rod Hearse 8.30pm

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Bank of Ireland’s “Enterprise Town” for Enniscorthy details of Enniscorthy’s upcoming Enterprise town event were announced at a reception in the Athenaeum on thursday 24th August. the Bank of ireland sponsored initiative is designed to showcase the many and varied business enterprises which exist in Enniscorthy and to promote new opportunities for would-be entrepreneurs.

The one-day event will take place in the IFA Centre, Mill P a r k R o a d , o n F r i d a y, September 29th, and is open to any exhibitor who might wish to participate. In effect the

Enterprise Town event is a community trade fair where it is free to exhibit and free to attend and where the objective of the exercise is to generate business and to establish business networking in the community.

To date Bank of Ireland has hosted more than 140 Enterprise Town events since the initiative was first launched and the response has been very positive from a commercial and networking perspective. According to Marguerite Murphy, Bank of Ireland Branch Manager in Enniscorthy, feedback from Enterprise Town events has

Enterprise Town Launch L-R: Maree Lyng and Minister Paul Kehoe TD.

Enterprise Town Launch L-R: Cllr Kathleen Codd Nolan, Marguerite Murphy (Bank of Ireland Enniscorthy Branch Manager), Julia and the Reverend David Conkey, Cllr Keith Doyle.

shown that “people connect with people and businesses that up until now they didn’t know existed”.

Surprisingly, added Ms. Murphy, only 30% of local businesses have a shop front to help promote their business so the need for new ideas and new initiatives to help create awareness of what a town like Enniscorthy has to offer is very important. Bank of Ireland is helping in that process by sponsoring the Enterprise Town initiative, she said, and she hoped the event in The IFA Centre on September 29th, will act as a catalyst for similar events going forward.

Upwards of 40 stand holders will be accommodated at the Enniscorthy Enterprise Town evening which will run from 5.30pm until 8.30pm and they will be allocated on a first come, first registered basis. The evening will also feature a motivational talk on health and well-being by Karl henry of ‘Operation Transformation’ fame and a panel discussion involving local food producers, Nicholas Dunne from Killowen Foods, Eamon Crean, Greenhill Fruit Farm, Edward Hayden, celebrity chef of TV3 Fame, Pat O’Neill, O’Neill’s Dry Cured Bacon and Jean O Connell of O Connell Marketing who played

Glamour at Coláiste Bríde Debs

such a pivotal role in promoting the recent Rockin’ Food Festival in Enniscorthy.

The Enniscorthy Enterprise event is also planned in such a way as to provide attendees with a mix of business, music and sport and throughout the evening, the commercial promotions will be interspersed with some lively music and appearances by well-known sporting personalities.

Registration for participation is now open and interested parties, sports organisations or individuals who wish to register can do so by contacting marguerite j.murphy@boi.com or

Jacqueline.warren@boi.com or any member of the Bank of Ireland staff in Enniscorthy.

For those who register early, Bank of Ireland will hold a digi information evening during the week prior to the event with the Bank’s Gary Maher who will help with marketing and promotion of individual businesses through the social media channels.

The Enniscorthy Enterprise Town event is an ideal opportunity for local business interests to promote their products to the widest possible audience as the event in Enniscorthy on September 29th is sure to attract huge crowds. n

Ballindaggin’s Rose

Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy, Debs 8th August. Above left: Clodagh Byrne, Aoife Codd. Above right: Niamh Crowhurst pictured beforehand celebrating with her parents, Carmel and Andy. Below: Karieigh Kinsella, Carrie Power, Alex Sludds, Ryan Hill and Emma Moorehouse.

Ballindaggin’s Julie Sinnott was this year’s Wexford Rose.

She was given an official send-off at a gathering in Enniscorthy Castle in August prior to the Rose of Tralee Festival. There to wish her well was local TD and Junior Minister, Paul Kehoe, along with Cllr Kathleen Codd Nolan.

conversation night “as Gaeilge" Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment Society at the Fr. Murphy Monument, Market Square, Tullow. Pic: Maria Nolan.

The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, September 27th at 8pm.

If you would like to practise your Irish please go along.

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NOLAN CLAN TO PRESENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AT Its 12TH BIANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Letter

Wexford men9 September feeling the pressure!

2007 in Carlow, the Nolan Clan will hold its 12

new figures from irish heart’s mobile health unit service show that a total of 394 people from Wexford have availed of its free blood pressure checks in its first full year of operation. this figure is made up of 170 men and 224 women who attended the unit – which is supported by Bank of ireland and medtronic – when it visited the county.

Officially marking its first anniversary, Irish Heart is taking the opportunity to appeal to men, in particular, to get checked for high blood pressure.

The plea follows findings from a national sample survey of attendees which showed a greater prevalence of high blood pressure in men – the silent risk factor for stroke and heart attack.

In the survey of 268 attendees nationally, 41% of participants were found to have high blood pressure, with half of

Marty Morrissey visits the Irish Heart Health Mobile Unit.

to the Editor…

The Editor,

For a number of years the residents of Kilagoley Terrace and the Esmonde Road have suffered the appalling affront of an unpleasant odour that permeates their residential area. It emanates from a County Council communal septic tank situated close to the Kilagoley Terrace housing estate. The said effluent repository services a large area of Kilagoley/Drumgoold.

The Hunt Museum, Limerick, County Limerick EĂŽŵŝ K͛EŽůĂŶ ũŽŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ,ƵŶƚ DƵƐĞƵŵ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϲ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ times the malodorous pong is so strong that some of the residents have located in the University of Limerick. She was part of thetoAt team close all windows and doors and no way could they hang out clothes to dry. It is also believed that it is injurious to the health of residents closest to involved in the installation of the Hunt Collection in the the former offending source of putrefaction.

Phases One and Two of the Enniscorthy Main Drainage Scheme serviced Custom House which opened in Limerick City in 1997. She has all other areas of urban Enniscorthy many years ago except the Shannon extensive experience in all aspects of museum management and district and also provided a Sewage treatment plant at St. John’s. The people of the Shannon were told at the time that the Third Phase of the Main arts administration. Naomi is Head of Collections and Exhibitions Drainage Scheme would be almost immediate and would service the whole Templeshannon hinterland. We are still waiting after some thirty at this important regional museum and continues to bring years.

National Sample Survey finds 2 in 5 curatorial have excellence to Limerick with the HuŶƚ DƵƐĞƵŵ͛Ɛ We are convinced that if the situation was reversed and the Shannon area High Blood Pressure, had been serviced with the Drainage Scheme all those years ago and for with men especially permanent collection and special exhibitions.

This summer she example the western area of the town was left to await the Third Phase of "Feeling the Pressure". the Scheme – there would have been such a hullabaloo kicked up by agicurated the exhibition Jack B. Yeats and Paul Henry: Contrasting tated public representatives that the residents of the general area would To speak in confidence with & Stroke Helpline on Freefone the men (51%) surveyed havhave had their proper sewerage system many years ago, and rightly so.

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cereal production using high tech and GPS precision auto guided machinery to achieve maximum output.

Kevin Nolan started farming full time in 1997 and since then in young Enniscorthy addition to speaking a many industry forums, he has been the Host man, Bill leacy, may reside 10,000 miles of the 2006 World and Irish National Ploughing Championships. away in Australia butWon that hasn’t thepre2009 Syngenta Sprayer operator of the year award. vented him from Tillage Overall winner of 2009 FBD Tidy Farmyard Awards helping a local&charity – South East Tillage & Overall winner 2014 Zurich Farmer of the Year Awards Animal Rescue.

2015raised he began a project to install 48,800 m2 of solar panels BillIn recently

Distance is no object for Bill Leacy

€407 for the charity by running the Brisbane marathon in a great time of 4 hours and 20 minutes.

Left: Bernadette Leacy, Bill’s Mother, presents the proceeds to South East Animal Rescue.

Right: Bill crossing the line at the Brisbane Marathon.

A memorial Walk/Run is being organised in memory of ger devereux on Sunday 10th September.

Registration is at 10 a.m. at the Wexford Education Centre and the Walk/Run starts at 11 a.m. The route taken will be the Sli na Slainte through Enniscorthy finishing back at the Wexford Education Centre.

The proceeds of the event will be used to purchase an External Defibrillator and training for

the Milehouse area and the remainder will be given to the Irish Heart Foundation. It’s for a great cause and your support would be greatly welc o m e d a n d a p p re c i a t e d .

Donations may be made online using the link below, using sponsorship cards or on the morning of the Walk/Run. Enquiries to Michael 087 2927138. http://www.justgiving.com/ michael-devereux2 n

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Bellefield Brain Bafflers

enniscorthy dog track show gRounds - enniscoRThy a great fun night out

Racing eveRy Monday and ThuRsday supporting: enniscorthy chamber night at the dogs on 21st september – Fundraiser for Enniscorthy Christmas Festival. crossabeg gaa club 28th september. dooRs open 7pM - fiRsT Race 8pM

Admission €10 Adults, €8 oAps, €5 students, Children under 14 FrEE

For more information check our Facebook page or t: 053 9233172 or E: enniscorthy.track@gmail.com Christmas Party Nights on Fridays in December  Ring us now on 053-9233172 for details 

Trackside diner open in the Track Bar Group Deals Available

Winners: Ciara Moran, Anne O’Toole, Zara and Colm Gallagher.

Once again the Bellefield brain not brawn was in action at the clubhouse last month in support of our very successful Saturday morning Bellefield Nursery for under 6’s and Uunder 8’s.

T h e m a i n o rg a n i s e r s Adrian Fenlon, Pepi Coady, John Canavan, Sarah and Ken Larkin were delighted with the large turnout for their annual Quiz Night, proceeds of which go to the development and further enhancement of the Bellefield Nursery.

Adrian and his team are doing trojan work on Saturday mornings at Bellefield bringing the skills of our games to the next generation of Rapparees/ Starlights hurlers, footballers and camogie players and the level of support at the Quiz Night was an acknowledgement of their tremendous commitment and effort.

Quiz Master extraordinaire Podge Hall posed the brain teasers ably assisted by Kate Hall and John Canavan on scores, with the overall

winners at Table 6 – Ciara Moran, Anne O’Toole, Zara Gallagher and Colm Gallagher notching up a staggering 77 points out of a possible 80.

A huge thank you to all who supported and all who donated raffle prizes and those who sponsored the quiz rounds, particularly K.F. Transport, Fran O’Gorman, Hogan Print, Leslie Creane, E.S.B., Stephen Murphy Construction, Creane & Creane and Rehan.

– Maria Nolan

BACK AT SCHOOL – ST. SENAN’S, ENNISCORTHY Conor and Lee Jordon

ST AIDAN’S, ENNISCORTHY, FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL Above: Lena & Caitlin Rowe, Alex, Siena, Nadia and Eva Donohoe. Below Left: Three Generations – Mary Vardy, Lee, Ria and Suzanne Quigley. Below Right: Twins Ellen and Darren Shiggins.

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SAyiNG yES TO yES wiTH KEViN MCALEER

30 Sep – Comedy Join spiritual guru Kevin McAleer for a life-changing hour of living fully in the moment, with meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing, tai chi, yoga, bee venom therapy, psychic flower arranging, singing with dolphins and digital photography.

Universally acknowledged as Tyrone's leading Zen Buddhist saint, he trained for thirty-three years under the legendary Deepjoy Chakra in Peru, before founding the Institute of Light™ in Strabane in 1972. McAleer will be signing copies of his bestselling 'How to Turn Your Negative Voices into Imaginary Friends', which has been translated into more than 37,000 languages worldwide. Wear loose clothing. Satirical Comedy. www.kevinmcaleer.com

Welcome for new college in Wexford The Irish College of Music Theatre's (IMT) Open day was held in the National Opera House, Wexford, on July 29th. To find out more please go to www.theirishcollegeofmusictheatre.com

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Please keep an eye on www.presentationcentre.ie for updates on upcoming events. Tel: (053) 9233000.

Always lots happening at The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy.

the Whistling Girl:

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Afternoon Tea at Enniscorthy Castle

Friday 13 October, Courthouse Arts Centre Tinahely The acclaimed Irish duo, singer and actress Honor Heffernan and composer/ keyboard player Trevor Knight proudly present their new Cabaret/Speakeasy-style show, “The Whistling Girl”. Trevor Knight has transformed the poems of Dorothy Parker into songs, using her witty, droll and sometimes heart-rending lyrics which are uniquely interpreted by Honor Heffernan with a band of top Irish musicians. n

The Ocelots to play at Kilmore Wexford favourites, The Ocelots, will bring their unique brand of live music to the Write By The Sea 2017 Literary Festival set to take place in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, from Saturday, September 30, to Sunday, October 1, after an opening r e c e p t i o n o n F r i d a y, September 29 at the Stella Maris Centre in Kilmore Quay.

The popular duo will perform at the Festival Club in the Stella Maris Centre at 8pm on Saturday night (September 30), admission €5.

Write By The Sea 2017committee chair, Lucy Moore, says “The introduction of the Festival Club concept is an

exciting innovation, enabling Kilmore Quay residents to interact with visitors to the festival, and for all of us to listen to the wonderfully talented local duo The Ocelots.”

The Ocelots comprise twins Brandon and Ashley Watson, and they have taken their evocative blend of rich harmonies, deft guitar and striking harmonica-playing all over Europe.

YouTube favourites by the duo include ‘Can’t Even Say Your Name’, recorded in Berlin, and ‘Dead End’, from a live session in London, and they have helped spread the good news about The Ocelots far and wide. n

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Enniscorthy Castle has teamed up with Oh So Sweet Occasions to offer Afternoon Tea at the Castle! Now taking bookings for groups of 12-24 persons! For further information see http://enniscorthycastle.ie/events/afternoon-tea or call 053-9234699.

Enniscorthy GospEl choir

The choir returns for rehearsals every Wednesday night at 8pm, in the IFA Centre, Mill Park Road, starting Wednesday 6th September.

There will be an Open Night on Wednesday 13th at 8.30pm.

Please go along and listen to the music, meet choir members and have a cup of tea/coffee.

An ideal way way to decide if you would like to join this wonderful choir.

CALLING ALL PAST/PRESENT MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ENNISCORTHY MUSICAL SOCIETY FOR THE COMING SEASON Our first fundraiser for the new season will be a concert “MUSICALS AND MORE” in the Athenaeum on Thurs 28th & Fri 29th September.

Rehearsals will be each Wednesday in Sept (6,13,20,27) in Colaiste Bride at 8pm-10pm.

We would love any past/present or NEW MEMBERS to get involved (secondary school and up).

Please text the Society on 087-4395057 to express an interest.

Roisin Dempsey

The appreciative attendance enjoyed a magical night of musical memories at the Athenaeum in August as the lovely and very talented Roisin Dempsey accompanied by Mr. James McDermot took them all back through the years with beautiful performances of many old favourites.

The exquisite set and wonderful acoustics of the much loved building provided the perfect forum for a fabulously entertaining and extremely elegant ramble down memory lane as Roisin, whose love of The Athenaeum is blatantly obvious, gave us some golden oldies such as Matchmaker, Matchmaker and

Magical Musical Memories at Athenaeum Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof, On the Street Where You Live and I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady, and Oh What A Beautiful Morning and People Will Say We’re In Love from Oaklahoma.

Roisin not only sounded fantastic but looked stunning with her classy looks perfectly complimenting the classical repretoire, much of which had graced The Athenaeum stage down through the generations and was extremely popular with her recent audience with numbers from The Pirates of Penzance performed in 1952 and again in 1980, The Mikado, Phantom of the Opera

and The Deadwood Stage, Secret Love and The Black Hills of Dakota all from the 1995 production of Calamity Jane.

Roisin’s crisp, clear vocals and range continues to delight audiences and combined with the talents of Mr. McDermot made for a very special evening indeed.

The beautifully arranged and imaginative set creating the illusion of warmth and welcome making us feel that we had all been invited to a rather grand party in Roisin’s sittingroom.

An exquisite trip down a well loved and most treasured musical memory lane.

– Maria Nolan

REMAINING ENNISCORTHY FESTIVALS 2017

BLACKSTAiRS BLUES FESTiVAL: 8th, 9th, 10th September 2017.

SANTA’S ENCHANTED CASTLE: 25th November – 23rd December 2017.

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www.slaneynews.com callinG all busKErs Enniscorthy Farmers Market is looking for buskers for its market in Abbey Square every Saturday 9am to 2pm.

Singers are more than welcome throughout the day – a great opportunity to test your vocal skills.

For more information just ring or text 087-3632098.

Enniscorthy toastMastErs

Enniscorthy Toastmasters started back on 4th Sept. It’s 22 years now since the local club was formed so do go along and find out what Toastmasters is all about! Meetings are on every second Monday in the Riverside Park Hotel (Spencer Suite) at 8pm. Guests always welcome.

Open Night: Monday 18th Sept 810pm. Contact Patricia Doyle 087 4134950 or check out Enniscorthy Toastmasters Facebook page.

Vintage bikes to take to Greenway Cyclists are being invited, for one day only, to put their carbon bikes to one side and enjoy the feeling of vintage steel, old-school gearing and the beauty of handcrafted bicycles at the Third OldVelos Vi n t a g e C l a s s i c o n t h e Waterford Greenway. The OldVelos Vintage Classic, a unique cycling event in Ireland, is open to riders on vintage bicycles and steel thoroughbreds including High Nellies, Roadsters and Racers.

This year’s event, on Sunday 10th Sept, will be based at Coach House Coffee and Greenway Bike Hire in Kilmacthomas.

Leisure riders can choose between a 20 mile route on the beautifully kept Greenway routes while for sports riders who want to get their legs over some steep climbs in high gears there are 60 and 80 mile Comeragh routes.

While bikes must be pre 1990, cyclists of all ages are welcome and asked to wear their vintage racing woollens or high nelly tweeds.

For spectators there will be a free vintage velo expo including racing bikes from the 1920s1980s and a special Irish interest section with memorabilia and bikes from Irish riders and manufacturers. As usual there will be the hotly contested Concours d’Elegance competition with prize categories for the best original and restored bicycles as well as cycling stalls and a lunchtime BBQ. Find out more and register for your route on www.oldvelos.com as places are limited.

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Jean is rockin’ it in Enniscorthy Recently, I caught up with the dynamic and innovative Jean O Connell, owner of O Connell Marketing & Communications, who has become the driving force and media guru behind the town’s Rockin’ Food Festival.

Jean, a true blue Kerry woman, now living in Bunclody, has been a major addition to the very hard-working Festival Committee and through her extensive contacts and mega experience in the tourism and hospitality sectors has managed to completely revamp the August event.

Jean, who is married to local Bunclody man, John Gerard Murphy, is a recognised strategic planner and a seasoned and experienced sales and marketing professional and has brought all of these attributes to the festival table for the bank holiday weekend.

Her energy and focus is people driven. ‘It’s all about giving the punter an experience,’she says, ‘whether that is something to do or something different to eat or drink doesn’t matter.’ And to that end she created many new events for this year’s festival including a Food Marquee with free demos and talks such as Gin Talk and Tasting, Hoptails, Chocolate Workshop, Mexican Pop Up Supper, Whiskey Food Pairing Workshop, Lazy Bank Holiday Monday Brunch, and options for kids include Pizza Making Class, Medieval Pottery Making, Medieval Shield Making, Mad Hatters Tea Party, Bricks 4 Kids, Ancient East Story Telling and

Jean O Connell (right) with Maree Lyng (President, Enniscorthy & District Chamber). Pic: Maria Nolan.

of course the crème de la crème of this year’s Festival Fringe was the visit to Enniscorthy of the stunning steam train which arrived from Dublin on Sunday 6th August.

Jean has certainly taken up the brief handed to her three years ago by the ground-breaking committee to develop a large festival that incorporated Rock ‘n’ Roll, Food and the unique aspects of Enniscorthy such as Vinegar Hill and 1798 under the auspices of Ireland’s Ancient East.

‘To be fair’, Jean says, ‘there was already a viable nucleus for a great festival combining the fun of rock ‘n’ roll with the history of the town, it had the wonderful colour and action of dance and re-enactment, all it really needed was a food element and some really good marketing and that’s where I came in.’

Jean’s credentials in the marketing world leave nothing to be desired having nine years experience with the famous

Rose of Tralee Festival along with numerous food-related events for Carlton Hotels, Treacy’s Hotel, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone Tourism, Kerry Co. Council and Wexford Co. Council. She is a Gold Ambassador Member of the World Food Travel Association

and has won many national awards.

Jean set up her own Marketing & Communications business in 2014 – O Connell Marketing – and with her team of Catherine Myers and Laura Codd she has brought her own unique brand of professionalism coupled with her extensive experience to both the business and tourism sectors of the county.

This lively lass from the Kingdom is also an active member of Enniscorthy & District Chamber of Commerce and has been a key figure in the development of the Bunclody subcommittee and their 5 Year Plan.

Kerry’s loss would very much seem to be Enniscorthy’s gain and perhaps one day our Rockin’ Food Fest will even rival the remarkable Rose of Tralee!

– Maria Nolan

Cllr Keith Doyle (Chairman Enniscorthy Municipal District), Jackie Kenny, Alan Buckfield, Mayor of Haverford West.

It is estimated that 30,000 people attended last month’s Rockin’ Food Fest – an incredible number and a 50% increase on last year’s already successful festival.

Date announced for Wexford Style 2017

Wexford Style 2017 – the most glamorous fashion show in the South East will be brewing up its annual storm at 7 p m o n S a t u r d a y 11 t h November 2017 in Wexford County Hall!

So save the date and tell all your fashionable friends and family.

For up-to-date info on the show follow on Facebook or twitter @WexStyle over the coming months! n

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Mary Coughlan to perform in New Ross

The legendary Mary Coughlan

It has been said that Mary Coughlan combines the grief of Billie Holiday, the soul of Van Morrison and the defiance of Edith Piaf.

Mary Coughlan’s music career has been a roller coaster, one hell of a ride, and this concert will reflect that. It will feature all the songs that are close to Mary’s heart and life.

Mary Coughlan has often been described as the greatest female vocalist and interpreter of songs that Ireland has ever produced. She is unique in blending the whisky-blurred, smoke-seared, husky notes and laconic wit of Billie Holiday

Athenaeum’s Mixed Medley Last month The Athenaeum hosted the first of its new monthly intimate evenings of song and sound as MC Maura Flannery introduced the audience to some of Enniscorthy’s best known talents.

The elegant setting of the Athenaeum’s Auditorium lent itself beautifully to the eclectic mix of wonderful sound from well known and gifted artists like Pat Donohoe, Aisling Williams and Therese Canavan Bolger along with Annie Gilpin, Noeleen Williams, Josie Flood, Tony McClean and of course the sultry tones of Maura herself adding to the speakeasy cabaret ambience of the event.

Those present were treated to old favourites like the Joy of Love, Midnight Special, Careless Love, Deportees, Me and Bobby Magee, Trouble Times, Song of Songs, Ride On and Without a Song, while Therese Canavan Bolger fabulously performed some of her musical specials including My Secret Love from Calamity Jane, and Aisling Williams gave us some Vera Lynn and Patsy Cline and on request gave exquisite renditions of Danny Boy and Raglan Road.

The brainchild of the charming MC and Director of the Athenaeum, Maura Flannery, who plans to host similiar evenings on a regular basis to increase usage of this iconic building at the centre of our town and to showcase some of Enniscorthy’s excellent performers.

With wine, nibbles and two hours of entertainment for only €7.50 this is excellent value. Watch this space and the Athenaeum’s Facebook page and website for details of the next in the series.

And don’t forget on Friday 15th September the Athenaeum will host a Vintage Coffee Morning with delectable edibles and amazing prizes and all are welcome.

– Maria Nolan

Performers at The Athenaeum. Above left: Therese Canavan Bolger. Above right: Aisling Wiliams.

Below: Pat Donohoe and Annie Gilpin. Pics: Maria Nolan.

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and Peggy Lee and the line of deep, down and dirty blues singers back to Bessie Smith with the sardonic, bitter-sweet defiance and despair of Piaf, and Mary Coughlan delivers it all in a delicious and unapologetic Irish drawl, sceptical, rueful, mournful and melting, ardent for love, all in one voice which wraps itself equally comfortably around Cole Porter and Jerome Kern, Elvis Presley and Joy Division.

Mary Coughlan and musicians, St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross, Friday 20 Oct, 8pm. €22.50. Tel: (051) 421 255. www.stmichaelsnewross.com

Buddy Holly Rocks The Presentation Centre Anyone who was lucky enough to secure tickets for the Buddy Holly Story at The Presentation Centre last month was treated to a wonderful, eclectic experience of music, song, drama, mirth and magic in a show-stopping spectacular to rival all shows.

A brilliant overall production – the vocals, the instruments, the set, the dance routines, the casting and the acting were of a professional standard and transported the hypnotic audience right back to the day when Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the new kids on the block and all set to rock.

This isn’t just a show, this is an experience – almost a time travel – as the Presentation audience metamorphosed into the Apollo audience of 1957 and rocked it out standing in the aisles.

The calibre of the vocalists was second to none with a captivating performance from the main man Cado (Donagh Cadogan) as Buddy Holly and

believe me he is Buddy Holly, to the extent that when the announcement was made of his tragic death at the end of the show, there were tears in many an eye in the audience.

He is a mega performer, a superb singer who totally got and portrayed his character.

This guy is going places.

His right-hand men – Pat Murphy, Alan Kinsella and Cameron Cloke gave sterling performances in their respective roles as the Crickets with the latter proving himself to be quite the comic as well as a most talented drummer.

And speaking of sterling performances, Fintan Kelly was back on stage at the Presentation confirming just how versatile his acting ability is and newcomer, Roisin Williams, was indeed a revelation as his romantic partner Vi Petty, both looking and sounding the part. She has a wonderful stage presence, her timing is spot on, her delivery clear, her accent excellent – a real Southern Belle. Well done

Roisin, I hope you are going to be a great find for Enniscorthy Drama and Enniscorthy Musical Society.

And who has greater stage presence than the veteran of many an Enniscorthy show, Dick Butler, who gave a cameo performance as the Big Booper – the part was made for him with his booming voice and larger than life character.

Another relative newcomer, Jacob English as Ritchie Valens, had many of the females in the audience, young and the not-so-young, mesmerised by his pulsating hips as he made La Bamba his own. And the Apollo duo of Edward and Funmi were fabulous together, complimenting each other perfectly. In fact Edward was telling me that he has done more in Ireland since he arrived here only 3 short years ago than he did in the 66 years he was in the States. Now isn’t that just fantastic and a testament to all that is happening in the arts right here in the county.

Long may it last.

Cast and crew of The Buddy Holly Story

Throughout the entire show the accents remained strong and true none better than Murt Murphy as Hipockets Duncan who reminded me of every loud, fly off the handle, but goodhearted underneath it all, Texan I’ve ever seen on the big screen.

The Jingle singers, Nikki Cogley, Niamh Crowhurst and Rachel Greene looked and sounded great, all three being totally at ease onstage and all three blending together to produce beautiful harmony. And indeed all members of the cast played their roles superbly making this a most entertaining and enjoyable experience for all present. Compliments and congratulations to Producer Adrienne Murphy, Director James Power and Musical Director Pat Murphy and all who were involved with this wonderful show and with all proceeds going to that most deserving cause Pieta House I think we can say that this was a winner all round.

– Maria Nolan

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ANTHONY KEARNS – ENNISCORTHY CONCERT Sunday, October 15th, 8pm at the Riverside Park Hotel.

concert “Musicals anD MorE” in the athenaeum on thurs 28th & Fri 29th september 2017 tickets €12 available now at the athenaeum or on the door

thE lost WEEKEnd 7 Sept, Drama, in aid of irish Pilgrimage Trust In The Lost Weekend, six checkout girls Mary, Anne, Sadie, Sheila, Sue and Lucy are sent away by their employer on a team building and bonding weekend. A bus journey, salsa classes and late night encounters with vodka and red bull lead to antics which provide a laugh a minute. As these antics unfold we get a glimpse of each of their lives and what secrets they’ve been keeping. It is a play about life, loyalty, laughter and love.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– oWEn o'nEill - rEd noisE coMEdy 9 Sept, Comedy Owen O’Neill has toured the World with his one-man shows accumulating a string of awards including three Fringe Firsts at the Edinburgh Fringe: The Edinburgh Critics Award for best comedy. The Angel Award for best one-man show. The Time Out comedy Award. Best Actor at the 2010 1st Irish theatre festival in New York City. Best short film award at the Boston film festival 2008. RED NOISE is a hybrid of stand-up comedy, theatrical monologue and poetry, and O’Neill blends all three to perfection.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– introduction to FilM MaKinG 11 Sept, Fundraiser Film Maker Dick Donaghue with over 20 years experience in film making gives introductory session on Film making for all with interest to make a film. All welcome. This session is free. This will lead to developing programme of workshops starting Monday 18th September which will run for three sessions for €45. Learn to make own movie.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– thE Man in thE WoMan’s shoEs 14 Sept, Drama The Man In The Woman’s Shoes - written and performed by Mikel Murfi. Set in October 1978 – Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has ‘some business’ to do in town. It is a beautifully observed piece, utterly simple and Murfi’s “astonishing acting” has been widely praised. The show is funny, tender and at times downright daft. You might just fall in love with life again.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– thE coMhaltas cabarEt 16 Sept, Cabaret An evening of music, song and dance in our Comhaltas Cabaret featuring accomplished traditional musicians, singers and dancers. This will be a highly entertaining performance showcasing Wexford's wealth of traditional music, song and dance. Bígí ann! 8pm.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– introduction to FilM MaKinG coursE 18 Sept, Film Learn to make own movie. Participants will learn skills to make own movie or be part of a movie making process with Dick Donaghue. Participants will have opportunity to show films made with learnt skills at later date tbd ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– dEni bonEt 23 Sept, Music Deni Bonet can rock a violin like nobody's business. She writes memorable, punchy songs that make you want to listen again and again. She is, quite simply, a musical total package: a streak of aural and visual lightning, wielding a violin bow. A Deni Bonet show is an experience in which you'd better be ready to have fun and participate!

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Matt Jacobson, GrEG FElton and corMac o’briEn trio 28 Sept, Jazz A piano trio that are as at home swinging through standards as they are making their way through rhythmically shifting downtown grooves and also play with the spontaneity and reactivity to interact in a free and open manner.

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Plus lots of workshops, classes, and childen’s activities – see www.wexfordartscentre.ie for details.

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Tel: (053) 9123764 www.wexfordartscentre.ie

Join Anthony Kearns with accompanist & friend, Patrick Healy, for an evening filled with wonderful song, music and laughter.

Anthony has a thriving solo career and is considered Ireland's foremost tenor.

His repetoire spans the spectrum from Ireland to Broadway and well-loved melodies, popular classics, and some of the greatest tenor arias ever written.

Tickets €20 on sale in the hotel or from Steemers/O’Leary’s Newsagent, Bunclody or Byrne’s Books and Toys, 31 North Main Street, Wexford.

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SEPT ENTERTAINMENT All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

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Sat 23 Thur 28 Fri 29 28-29 Sat 30

The LosT Weekend. Drama. Wexford Arts Centre.

TradiTionaL irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm. bLacksTairs bLues FesTivaL. See pages 18-19. oWen o'neiLL - Red Noise Comedy. Wexford Arts Centre. inTroducTion To FiLM Making. Wexford Arts Centre.

The Man in The WoMans shoes. Drama.

Wexford Arts Centre. vinTage coFFee Morning. The Athenaeum. Delectable edibles and amazing prizes. All welcome. 10.30am–12.30pm.

TradiTionaL irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

The coMhaLTas cabareT. Cabaret. Wexford Arts Centre. cabareT a La carTe. With Maura Flannery and Pat Donohoe and Guests. The Athenaeum. 8pm. inTroducTion To FiLM Making course.

Wexford Arts Centre. enniscorThy ToasTMasTers. Open Night.

Riverside Park Hotel. 8-10pm. neW ross Piano FesTivaL. TradiTionaL irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm. evening oF cuLTure. The Athenaeum.

With Maura Flannery and Pat Donohoe 6pm.

With Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann 8pm. deni boneT. Music. Wexford Arts Centre.

MaTT Jacobson, greg FeLTon and corMac o’brien trio.

Jazz. Wexford Arts Centre.

TradiTionaL irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm. enniscorThy MusicaL socieTy – MusicaLs & More.

The Athenaeum. kevin McaLeer. Comedy. The Presentation Centre.

greyhound racing: Enniscorthy Greyhound Track. Every Monday and Thursday night.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. sT MichaeL's TheaTre, neW ross.

See www.stmichaelsnewross.com for details of all upcoming events. naTionaL oPera house: See: www.nationaloperahouse.ie sociaL dancing: Check out “Social Dancing in and around Wexford” on Facebook.

Not on FB? Then text your name to 087 2723375 and the dates will be sent to you. sPiegeLTenT: Wexford. 13-29 October.

It would be prudent to check all events locally with organisers and/or venues.

Thanks to Joseph Doyle for his help with our comprehensive events guide.

Please email your event details to slaneynews@gmail.com.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY… Enniscorthy Choral Society starts back on 11th Sept.

New members are always welcome.

Email: enniscorthychoralsociety@gmail.com or make contact through their Facebook page.

FOR LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…  Check the listing above  Check out our pages 11-17 See Joseph Doyle’s column page 28  Check www.wexlive.com for updated listings.  Facebook:“Slaney News” and “Enjoy Enniscorthy”

LOCAL SUCCESS AT ALL IRELAND FLEADH CHEOIL IN ENNIS It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at the 2017 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann as 450,000 people thronged the streets of Ennis over nine days in August.

The town pulsed with Irish rhythm and revelry as age-old traditions were celebrated by new generations.

This year over 3,000 competitors played, sang or danced for All-Ireland titles in 180 competitions. For all the results (inluding lots of Co. Wexford successes) and further details on the Fleadh and its competitions, visit www.fleadhcheoil.ie Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will in take place Drogheda i n 2 0 1 8 f ro m 1 2 t h – 1 9 t h August. n

The Craanhill group, Tuaisceart Loch Garman CCÉ, second in the 15-18 years old Ceile Band competition at Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann All Ireland Championships 2017 held in Ennis, Clare, in August. Pic: Loretto O’Loughlin. www.instantiamgeireland.com.

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LOTS OF CLASSES & COURSES IN ENNISCORTHY the presentation centre yOGA wiTH NiCOLA Mondays 7:30- 9pm, Thursdays 7:30-9pm. €10 per class. Contact Nicola on 087 2168819 for information. No booking necessary.

MENTAL HEALTH HELP & DiSCUSSiON GROUP With Grow. Mondays at 7.30-10pm. Contact The Presentation Centre on 053 92 33000 for more information. wACT DRAMA With the Wexford Artists Community Theatre. Tuesdays at: 5.00pm - 6.00pm for 5-11 years. 6.00pm - 7.00pm for 11 years+.

Call Jacqui on 086 441 3181 to book a place. zUMBA wiTH NATALiA Tuesdays at 7:30pm. €7 per class. Contact Natalia on 089 4543854 for information. No booking necessary. wEiGHT wATCHERS Wednesday at 10.30am. Contact Liz on 086 8185101 for details.

DANCE With Sheila Grace Dance School. Wednesdays from: 2.30pm - 3.30pm for 3-6 years. 3.30pm - 4.30pm for 7-12 years.

Contact Kelly-Jane Power on 087-6359978.

KiDS yOGA With Nicola Brady. A great midweek class to help your little ones relax and recharge! For details contact Nicola on 087 2168819.

ARTS & THEATRE With Redmoon Theatre Company. Thursdays from: 3.30pm - 4.15pm Children's Drama Group 5-7 years.

4.15pm - 5.15pm Children's Theatre 8-12 years.

5.15pm - 6.15pm Art All Ages. Tel: 086 0520032.

SLiMMiNG wORLD Saturday at 9am, 11am. €18 to join & €9 per week thereafter.

Contact Kieran on 086 849 6642 to join the group.

COLLA VOCE 1-to-1 voice training for all ages, musical theatre classes and more with Joanne McCabe. Wednesdays from 2.30pm. 086 1073841.

2 MANy DANCE MOVES. Contemporary Dance Classes.

Starting Monday 11th Sept for 7-11yrs and 12-15 years.

12 week term €80. Contact Becci: 087-7438250.

BEGiNNERS CREATiVE wRiTiNG COURSE With author Caroline Busher. This is a 4 week course starting Wednesday 6th September from 7pm-9pm. The cost is €120.

Red Moon Creative Arts Theatre hi Folks!! Hope you've all had a great Summer! We (including a few brilliant ‘fairy’ members of our Drama classes in both Enniscorthy and Wexford) have certainly been kept busy over the last few months with a varied range of performances and engagements, but, right now, we're very happy to be focusing on the exciting weeks ahead in our after-school classes, and really looking forward to seeing you all again (and meeting some new members too) for another super fun, diverse and imaginative term of Drama and Art starting on Thursday 7th September in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, from 3.30pm onwards. Yippee!!

We've come up with some cool new ideas to add to the Dramatic mix, with classes that include: a facepaintingfor-stage lesson (yes, you get to test your skills on eachother, under expert guidance!), a 'how to act for camera' tutorial with renowned Wexford filmmaker/director Laura Way, 'Musical Imaginings' (where music inspires and guides your creative envisionings – then you put them into action), and 'Character Corner' (where props and costumes – and your wild imag-

inations – combine to create the most amazing creatures (be they human or otherwise!!) to include in your drama pieces – not to mention all the usual brilliant and hilarious Drama games and exercises, role play, improv, storytelling, puppets, monologues/script readings/script writing (for the maturerer folks), and much, much more! And in our Art classes we'll be getting to know some famous artists and trying out their very different styles and techniques - so plenty of fun and challenges to be had there too!!

And, just in case you thought we were lazing around this Summer – here’s a little summary (hawhaw – pardon the pun! Summary / Summery!! Get it??

Oh – whatevs!) of what we’ve been occupied with all over the county in our spare time!! There were….. summer camps, workshops, professional performances of our original works for children (Princess Fiddlesticks and Lord Dweeb), a generous dash of Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), interactive character events (Princesses and Knights/Mad Hatter’s Tea Party etc.), children’s entertainment (puppet shows, story-telling, face

painting/balloon shaping, games/disco), a parade (Seafood Festival), music (Michael’s band headlining) and our ‘Art Corner’ (Art in the Open), Picnic in the Park entertainment, various events décor work, commissions to create, write and develop new shows/scripts for shows later in the year, set painting-design and consultation for director, Laura Way’s, professional production at the National Opera House, collaborating with the County Libraries on their Summer Stars reading initiative event, (gasp!) and loads and loads of other fun/challenging/interesting stuff we’re delighted to be involved in!!

And, yes – there’s more to come (we can just about squeeze it in!) over the coming months!

But enough about all that and over to you again!! We know it'll be all go as everyone settles back into their school routines (or goes to school for the first time, in some cases!), so joining us for a fun, energetic and expressive Drama/Art class is the perfect way to let off steam, have a laugh and make some friends, all while learning a lit-

templeshannon community centre SLANEy KENPO KARATE: 8pm-10pm Monday. 7pm-10pm Wednesdays.

10am-1pm Saturdays. Liam Croke 087-9109121. iNDOOR BOwLS: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 11.30am-1.30pm.

ROiSiN O’BRiEN iRiSH DANCiNG: 6-8pm Wednesdays.

Contact: Lynn Moorehouse 087-9838136.

BROwNiES: 7-8.30pm Thursdays. Contact Linda O’Rourke, Parish Office.

LiNE DANCiNG: 11am-12 noon Thursdays.

tle bit more about this complicated and wonderful world we all live in!

Check us out on Facebook – Red Moon Creative Arts Theatre – to see exactly what we get up to, as professional actors/writers and artists, and as fully qualified teachers in (our favourite bit) – the classes! If you have any enquiries, don't hesitate to pm us or call us on: 086 0520032 – we're always happy to have a chat with you about our classes, or anything else we do, and answer any questions you may have.

Enjoy catching up with your school buddies, and we'll see you all soon for the most exciting, diverse and fun year of Drama and Art yet! Until then, take care, y'all!

– Abi and michael Redmoon Theatre Company, The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, Thursdays 3.30pm - 4.15pm: Children's Drama Group 5-7 yrs.

4.15pm - 5.15pm: Children's Theatre 8-12 years.

5.15pm - 6.15pm: Art All Ages. Tel: 086 0520032.

the Waterfront pool & leisure centre

Superstars Stage Academy: Contact Sharon Clancy 085-8238665.

Little Princess Ballet Academy (Wexford School of Ballet and Performing Arts): Contact Suzanne O’Leary 086-2224945.

Discovering Drama: Contact Olga Conway 087-6858457.

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Christmas in Enniscorthy

Go Greyhound racinG for the christmas festival if you are looking for a great night out in enniscorthy then there is nothing like the buzz of greyhound racing. Go greyhound racing at enniscorthy Greyhound track for a night to remember all in aid of the 2017 enniscorthy christmas festival. the fundraising night takes place thursday, 21st of september, gates open at 7pm with the first race at 8pm.

Enniscorthy & District Chamber brings you this fun event in conjunction with Enniscorthy Business Association. All money raised on the night will go towards the Christmas Festival Events and ensuring that #EnniscorthyatChristmas is magical for both young and old.

You can watch the greyhound racing from the bar or up close from the front of the stand. Enjoy great food on the night in a relaxing atmosphere, sit back with colleagues and friends, relax and place a bet if you fancy it.

Maree Lyng, Chamber President, commented, “The Enniscorthy Christmas Festival is the result of a great co-operation between Wexford County Council, the chamber and the business association. The festival is going from strength to strength with a more adventurous Christmas programme year on year.”

All are welcome to dress up on the night and perhaps win a voucher from Put A Bow On It for the best dressed lady and voucher from Eric Barron’s Menswear for the best dressed gentleman. n

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Proving he’s a man for all seasons, Enniscorthy travel agent Frank Mackin has some great last-minute offers to the sun this September but is also expanding his range of Christmas Market Tours to include Sofia and Plovdiv, in addition to his well-established Christmas Market tours to Vienna, Bratislava, and Transylvania. These Christmas tours always fill up fast so call into Mackin Travel in Enniscorthy or Wexford Town or tel: 053-9122121 and keep an eye on their website www.mackintravel.com.

Congrats also to Frank and the team at Mackin Travel on scoring so highly in the Irish Independent’s recent Ireland’s Top Travel Agents survey. n

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Welcome to enniscorthy’s blackstairs blues Festival sept 8th-10th, 2017 We carry full details on these pages but you can also pick up a copy of the Festival brochure at various locations in Enniscorthy and Co. Wexford. Or download the full programme from: www.blackstairsblues.ie

Three of the main organisers of the Blackstairs Blues Festival: Ibar Carty, Mairead Ennis and John Murphy.

Blackstairs Blues Launched A successful Launch Night for this year’s Blackstairs Blues Festival was held on 24th of August in Treacy’s Hotel, Enniscorthy, at which blues band Delta Dogs set the bar for what is going to be another fantastic festival this coming weekend.

One of the main festival organisers, Ibar Carty, told the large crowd present that

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Heineken’s Paul Freeney at the Blackstairs Blues Festival launch.

with a most wonderful lineup of fantastic talent scheduled for the town from Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th in venues like Holohans, Alba, The Antique Tavern, The B a i l e y, Tr e a c y s H o t e l , Rackards, Toss Kavanaghs, Stamps, Dawsons, Cotton Tree Café, Robbies, as well as Enniscorthy’s library and castle, it promises to be yet

another hectic weekend of brilliant entertainment and fun for Enniscorthy.

Paul Freeney of Heineken said that both he and Heineken were delighted to be associated with this fantastic festival from the very beginning.

So come on out this weekend and start ‘singing the Blues’. n

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L-R: Pamela Redmond and Patricia Redmond at the Blackstairs Blues Festival launch.

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Clive has amassed a large, loyal fan base throughout the US and Europe as a solo act and also as guitarist for legendary acts like Eric Bibb, Joe Cocker and Taj Mahal. He has toured as opening act for Jeff Beck, Alison Krauss, Gary Clark Jr, David Crosby, Dr. John, Gregg Allman, Solomon Burke, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Seasick Steve and many many more. Fired on by his intricate guitar playing, rust bucket vocal and powerful song writing, Clive's shows are not to be missed.

"Clive is a guitarist who can make one acoustic sound like six. Barnes transported the entire, hushed venue across the Atlantic to where the paths taken by the Delta Blues, Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen all led to his own special territory." Harry Guiren - RTE.

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HEAVY WEATHER Cork-based 5 piece band, Heavy Weather brew up a storm of their very own mix of Rhythm & Blues, rock and soul with influences ranging from Van Morrison to Bruce Springsteen to the Black Keys. Led

by Kenny Stafford on vocals and guitar, Wexford-born Stafford first played the Blackstairs Blues Festival in 2013 and has been a long-standing member of the Wexford music scene having fronted numerous bands from a young age as well as having performed on television and radio. Now joined by self-professed “Bluesman” Graham Moore on harmonica and complemented by the vocal harmonies of Kellie Campbell, the three regularly gig as an acoustic outfit around the southeast region. Accompanied by their rhythm section, last year saw the release of their debut original single, bouncy folk tune 'Angels Keep Ya Safe', recorded at the Orchard Recording Studio.

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Licensed detection yields exciting results The excitement was palpable last month at Enniscorthy Library as Damian Sheils of Rubicon Heritage gave the very large and interested audience a detailed account of what has been discovered to date on the Vinegar Hill battle site as part of the Longest Day Archaeological Project.

The Project being undertaken by Wexford County Council, Rubicon Heritage, IT Sligo, Cotswold Archaeology and Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics is destined to place Vinegar Hill at the forefront of battlefields in Ireland.

Damian Sheils placed the significance and enormity of the project in context saying that the Battle of Vinegar Hill was the last stand of the United Irishmen in Ireland as well at the last major stand of the Crown Forces on this Island

and having only completed a few days excavation they have already unearthed extensive evidence of both military activity and encampment. In fact, he went on, ‘We were only on site a couple of minutes when the first bullet came up.’

Damian, formerly Military Curator at the National Museum of Ireland, has previously worked on the site of the Battle of Kinsale which he said unearthed a total of twenty-three artefacts, to date after only two and a half days o n s i t e Vi n e g a r H i l l h a s revealed over sixty lead balls in three different calibres indicative of the intensity of activity there on 21st June 1798.

Damian and his team are happy that despite being so close to an urban area and despite recent developments, the Vinegar Hill Battlefield is very well preserved and the

findings to date of this licensed detection survey will attract the biggest ever media attention on an Irish battlefield site excavation.

This breaking news can only be good for Vinegar Hill, Enniscorthy and Wexford according to Jacqui Hynes, another member of the Longest Day team, and she urged anyone who has stories to tell about the battle of Vinegar Hill or indeed artefacts found in that area or in the town of Enniscorthy pertaining to 1798 to contact her.

Vinegar Hill has always been precious to the people of Enniscorthy. The findings of the Longest Day Project will make it even more precious still, charging each and every one of us with a duty to ensure that this most historic site, and what it may yet reveal, is protected and safeguarded and cosseted for future generations to study and enjoy.

– Maria Nolan

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Ballymurn Celtic AFC held a soccer coaching camp in August in Ballymurn school grounds for the children of the area for the first time. 25 children took part in drills and the skills of soccer, and other sports, and visited Curracloe for a treasure hunt

and fun on the beach.

A special thanks to Ms Maria Brophy, Principal, and the Board of Management for the use of the facilities and equipment for the camp. Thanks also to Johnny Whelan, Brody Murphy, Anto Walsh, Josh Waldron, Stevo O’Brien, Craig

and Ryan Dwyer, Charlie Doyle for giving of their time as coaches.

This event was supported by the Schools Soccer Coaching Scheme, Enniscorthy, and overseen by Cllr John O'Rourke.

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The Longest Day Archaeological Team at Enniscorthy Library.

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L-R: Enniscorthy Municipal District Chairman Keith Doyle, Damian Sheils and Tim Corrigan at Enniscorthy Library.

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Stena onboard with Wexford Tourism During the summer I was given the opportunity by Stena Line to avail of their day trip from Rosslare to Fishguard to view their new and innovative initiative in

c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h Vi s i t Wexford. It is aimed at giving their passengers to Ireland a reason and a desire to stop in County Wexford and to view its stunning scenery,

Anna and Maura Bell of the Wexford Heritage Park on board tourism on Stena Line. Pic: Maria Nolan.

avail of its many and varied attractions and hear about its extremely colourful and interesting history before heading on to other Irish destinations.

Vi s i t We x f o r d w a s delighted to collaborate with Stena Line’s Jill Kelleher to provide onboard tourism information for passengers as they travel back and forth across the Irish Sea. Wexford Tourism Officer, Siobhan O`Neill, invited the various attractions in the county along with Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment Society to embrace the offer to meet and engage with potential tourists encouraging them to stop and spend some time in County Wexford.

This innovative project was scheduled to run on Wednesdays during the month of August.

On my trip, Maura Bell, Manager of the Heritage Park and her lovely, interactive daughter, Anna, were ready to roll as the Stena Line sailed

from the Rosslare Port at 8am.

They spent the day engaging and entertaining the many hundreds of young passengers onboard assisting them to make fairy doors, historic shields and stencils, or have their photos taken in the Visit Wexford frame.

Maura and Anna also dispensed Visit Wexford leaflets detailing many of the activities available in the county to the adults on board.

I also took the opportunity to hand out some Rockin’ Food Festival leaflets along with leaving many of them at both terminal buildings this side of the pond and the far side having noticed that there were no Enniscorthy leaflets available at either.

Following my trip, members of Hook Lighthouse staff were scheduled on board to do their bit for the initiative and later Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment Society, dressed as Redcoats and Rebels, were due on board to tell passengers the story of the Pike, Vinegar Hill and the 1798 Rebellion.

Maria Nolan handing out Rockin’ Food Festival brochures on board Stena Line.

Full marks to Stena Line and Wexford Tourism for coming up with this most excellent proposal, which offers a major opening to all in the county involved in the tourism industry to promote themselves and all that is County Wexford.

Far too many tourists having docked at Rosslare simply drive straight through Wexford en route to other parts, this is our chance to make them stop

and enjoy our charming county.

Stena Line operate day trips from Rosslare to Fishguard for as little as €6.50 on Tuesdays and €15 on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays until October leaving Rosslare at 8am and returning at either 4.30pm or 3am. Fantastic value for a most relaxing and enjoyable day on the Irish Sea. – Maria Nolan

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Gorey Christmas Festival 2017

seCtioN 75 oF roaDs aCt 1993 temPorary ClosiNG oF roaDs Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council intends to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from october 2 2017 to December 15 2017, to facilitate construction works in connection with the New Ross bypass.

Road Closure:

L8048-2 at Camlin / Creakan Lower.

Alternative Route: From Creaken lower to Creaken upper to Camlin via l8049, l8046 and l8047 Alternative routes will be signposted. local access will be facilitated.

An Open Meeting will take place on Tuesday, 12th September, 2017 to discuss plans for the 2017 Christmas Festival.

Any person wishing to object to the closing of these roads should lodge the objection, in writing, to the undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, September 11th 2017.

County Secretary.

Please come along.

New Committee Members and new ideas are welcome.

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WexForD CouNty CouNCil CommuNity emPloymeNt sCheme Wexford County Council has vacancies in the following areas of our Community employment Scheme.

Job Description

Location

General operatives (environmental Work)

Courtown and Gorey areas

Archives & library Support Workers

Ardcavan, Wexford and Carricklawn, Wexford

The Meeting will take place in The Dining Room, Loch Garman Arms Hotel, 90 Main Street, Gorey, at 6:00pm.

Gorey Christmas Festival Committee would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors, stake holders, local businesses and volunteers who made the 2016 Christmas Festival possible. The Festival is the result of the Community coming together and making things happen for themselves.

For further information, please contact liz.stanley@wexfordcoco.ie ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

PubliC NoTiCe WexFORD COuNTy COuNCiL

road Works speed limit order, No.1 of 2017 on the N25 & l8056-6 at Pigotts or tanyard, arnestown and Ballymacar.

Please note that persons applying for these positions must satisfy the Department of Social Protection criteria to participate in the Community employment Scheme.

To apply for positions and for further information please contact: Jimmy Wickham, Roads Department, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford Phone: 053-9196330 email: james.wickham@wexfordcoco.ie The closing date for applications is 4.00pm 15th September 2017.

Wexford County Council is an equal opportunities employer.

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seCtioN 75 oF roaDs aCt 1993 temPorary ClosiNG oF roaDs Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to extend the closure of the road listed hereunder from September 1 2017 to october 13 2017, to facilitate the installation of water mains along this road.

Road Closure:

l2040-8 (ballylucas Cross to Cooneys Cross)

Alternative Route: From ballylucas Cross to Killisk to Curclogh to Cooneys Cross via l2014, l6034 and l6033.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council, in exercise of the powers under Section 10 of the Road Traffic Act, 2004, in the interests of road safety and to facilitate the construction of the N25 PPP New Ross by Pass; has made an order entitled Road Works Speed limit order No.1 of 2017 relating to the N25 and the l8056-6 in the townlands of Pigotts or Tanyard, Arnestown and ballymacar to apply a road works speed limit of 60km/h at the locations specified hereunder: •

on part of the N25 from a point 530.00 metres in a Westerly direction from its intersection with the l40072-1 to a point 915.00 metres in an easterly direction from its intersection with the l8056-6.

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on part of the l8056-6 from its intersection with the N25 to a point 300.00 metres in a South easterly direction from its intersection with the N25.

This road works speed limit order will apply from the 1st of October 2017 for the duration of the works, or for a period not exceeding 12 months, whichever is the earlier.

local access to restricted areas will be facilitated.

Representations in relation to the Road Works Speed limit order 01-2017 may be made to:

County Secretary.

County Secretary, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford.

Dated this Wednesday, 6th September, 2017.

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Outside office hours call: 1890 666 777 Register on www.mapalerter.com for free text and email alerts about service disruptions in your locality

Planning app. lists available at www.wexfordcoco.ie/planning

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Slaney Food & Drink

6 September 2017

Important event for local food producers If you are involved in the food industry then the Ashtown Park Hotel in Gorey is the place to be this Thursday, September 7th, at 7pm, for the latest Wexford Food Family Network and Learn meeting.

Present on the night will be Maureen Gahan, a food-service specialist with Bord Bia, who is responsible for developing business for Irish food manufacturers in the domestic food-service market in a programme that includes Market Intelligence, Market Entry and Market Development activities.

Maureen also holds responsibility for implementing meat promotions with the food-service trade and for managing "Just Ask" – a consumer campaign that encourages diners to look for the origin of meat on menus and chefs to provide this information for their customers.

Maureen will be sharing her insights and expertise and will be happy to answer questions and discuss any issues on the night.

The meeting will also update attendees on news from the Wexford food industry gen-

GALO CHARGRILL – one of the best in Ireland

ENNISCORTHy FOOD MARKETS FARMERS’ MARKET: Every Sat. morning, Abbey Square.

And don’t forget to visit

ENNISCORTHy COUNTRy MARKET: Every Friday morning in the IFA Centre, Millpark Road.

FOOD

erally and the Wexford Food Family in particular.

Upcoming Wexford Food Family activities include a buyers' banquet and producers’ directory as well as a market study trip.

The Ashdown Park Hotel has very generously agreed to the meeting room free of charge so there is no fee to attend this meeting.

The Wexford Food Family is a membership group and is driven by the needs of its members. You can contact the group by email at: paula@ronanmarketing.ie n

Congratulations to o’Neills Dry Cure bacon, Ferns, on yet another award – the Georgina Campbell irish breakfast Award 2017. “We would love to see all irish breakfast providers aspire to this standard.”

– Georgina Campbell.

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Clonhaston, Enniscorthy Contact Billy at (087) 2749493 Fresh Chicken  Whole Chickens  Fillets  Kievs Maryland  Mexican Wraps  Turkey Breast _____________________________________________________ ParTy Food: Goujons, Wedges, Chips, Cocktail Sausages, Prawns in Filo Pastry, Chicken drumsticks, Mini Spring rolls _____________________________________________________ BarBECuE: SteakBurgers, Chicken Kebabs, Sausages _____________________________________________________

Top food critic, lucinda o’Sullivan, writing in the Sunday Independent in July listed her 20 hottest spots for grilled food. Delighted to see enniscorthy’s Galo Chargrill making it onto the distinguished list. Ms o’Sullivan referred to the charcoal grill used giving a “smoky taste that their customers can’t get enough of.”

Local successes The high quality of food produced in County Wexford has been acknowledged yet again with the awarding of gold stars in the international Great Taste Awards 2017 to ten members of the Wexford Food Family.

Organised by the Guild of Fine Food in the UK, these awards are the acknowledged benchmark for fine food. 12,366 products are tested by a panel of more than 500 expert judges over 62 days.

THE WExFORD FOOD FA M I Ly WINNERS INCLUDE: Ballycross Apple Farm for their Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish - Pressed Pure Wexford Apple Juice 750ml – 2 gold stars.

Fancy Fungi for their Fresh Grey Oyster Mushrooms – 1 gold star.

Isle of Crackers – for their Flaxseed cracker with black olive – 1 gold star.

Killowen Farm – for their Greek

Style Yogurt with Wexford Rhubarb – 2 stars, and their Greek Style Yogurt with Wexford Blackcurrant Compote, Natural Greek Style Yogurt and their Greek Style Yogurt with Blueberry Compote – 1 gold star each.

Meadowfield Farm – for their Fresh Goats Milk – 1 gold star.

Naturally Cordial for their Wexford Blackcurrant and their Lemon & Lime Cordial – 1 gold star each.

O’Neills Dry Cure Bacon for their Dry Cured Back Rashers – 2 gold stars and their Dry Cured Back Bacon Joint – 1 gold star.

Tasty Parlour – The Gluten Free Kitchen for their Brown Farmhouse Loaf – 1 gold star.

Wexford Home Preserves for their Clementine Marmalade 2 gold stars and their No Added Sugar Blackcurrant Jam – 1 gold star. Also for their Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Seville Orange Marmalade – 2 gold stars and their Dunnes

Pauline Dunne of Killowen Farm, Courtnacuddy

Stores Simply Better Handmade Irish Raspberry Preserve – 1 gold star.

Wild About for their Rockin' Rosehip, Marrowmalade, Wild Garlic Pesto and Serra Da Estrela Mountain Honey – 1 gold star each.

Other Wexford producers who won include: Ballyhack Smokehouse and Staffords Bakery.

Congratulations to all the Wexford winners. We encourage all our readers to seek out the produce of our wonderful, world-class producers available locally and nationwide.

New Coffee shop for Enniscorthy Best of luck to Essam and his team with their new Coffee Shop, to be called Taste Factory, which will be opening beside Enniscorthy Credit Union in Abbey

Square before the end of this September.

Essam has over 16 years experience working in various hotels and restaurants in Co. Wexford and further afield.

While essentially a Coffee Shop it will also serve light lunches with an emphasis on Mediterranean food and flavours but also catering for more traditional Irish fare. n

A Tea Party with a difference Reminiscent of the most famous Irish Tea Party ever hosted, Paul Kelly Executive Pastry Chef at the Merrion Hotel and judge on the hit TV show ‘The Great Irish Bakeoff’, Kevin Dundon Chef and Proprietor of the Dunbrody Country House Hotel & Restaurant in Co Wexford, Mike O’Conor Assistant Head, School of Culinary Arts & Food Technology at Dublin Institute of Technology and Margaret Roche Head Chef at Hugo’s Dublin are set to host the Kennedy Summer School Tea Party at The Kennedy Homestead in Dunganstown on Friday, September 8th, 2017.

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mango tree in Bunclody!

The Mango Tree restaurant and cafe is now open beside SuperValu in Bunclody. Best of luck to Arman and all the team there. n

EAT YOUR GREENS!

Margaret Byrne with an impressive cabbage at the 77th Annual Castlebridge Horticultural & Agricultural Show in August.

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KENNEDy SUMMER SCHOOL TO HOST 1963 KENNEDy TEA PARTy The most famous Irish tea party is set to be re-enacted at the Kennedy Homestead in Dunganstown, Co. Wexford, during the annual Kennedy Summer School on the afternoon of Friday, September 8th, 2017.

Special guests, Paul Kelly Executive Pastry Chef at the

Merrion Hotel and judge on the hit TV show ‘The Great Irish Bakeoff’, Kevin Dundon Chef and Proprietor of the Dunbrody Country House Hotel & Restaurant in Co Wexford, Mike O’Conor Assistant Head, School of Culinary Arts & Food Technology at Dublin Institute of Technology and Margaret Roche, Head Chef at Hugo Restaurant, Dublin, will col-

laborate to host the tea party in the famous farmyard in New Ross.

The Kennedy Summer School and Festival is run in association with the John F. Kennedy Trust New Ross and with Wexford County Council.

For further details and event tickets (if not already sold out!) see kennedysummerschool.ie or call St. Michael’s Theatre on 051 421255. n

Margaret Roche Head Chef at Hugo Restaurant, Dublin,

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PROMENADE PLAYGROUND RE-OPENS The newly refurbished Council Playground on the enniscorthy Promenade officially re-opened on 4th August. Due to health and safety considerations it was necessary to close the playground to public use during the construction period.

The works have been carried out by Crawford Group, a Wexford-based company specialising in the design and construction of children’s play areas, skate parks and multi-use games facilities.

Funding was provided by Wexford County Council (€60,000) with assistance from the Department of Children & youth Affairs (€20,000).

Specialist sensory and special needs equipment have been incorporated into the state-of-the-art playground.

A huge crowd attended the re-opening with a definite “thumbs up” from adults and childen alike. n

Walk For temPleshaNNoN CommuNity CeNtre A Fundraising walk in aid of the Templeshannon Community & Childcare Centre is being held on Sunday 1st October at 2.00pm.

This sponsored walk is being held in order to raise much needed funds for the upkeep of the Childcare Facility and the Community Centre. St. Anne’s Childcare Centre provides high quality, subsidised childcare for all members of the local community. The Community Centre provides a range of support services to individuals and groups in the local community.

All money raised will go towards maintaining and providing these valuable services, so everyone in the community is encouraged to take part.

The walk will start from the Community Centre at 2.00pm where all participants will register. There will be activities/ entertainment beforehand in the Centre for all children. This walk will be into Cooladine via Drumgoold and returning by the same route. You can walk 4km, 6km or 8km whichever is most suitable to yourself. This is expected to be a fun day for all the family. buggies, dogs and children are most welcome!

Refreshments will be provided for the walk, and afterwards there will be tea, coffee and snacks served in the Community Centre and some light entertainment.

Sponsorship cards are available now in the Centre. Please call in or ring 053 92 37511 for your sponsorship cards. Please go and support. All are Welcome! n

Browne hits out at attempts to close local rail service Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford James Browne has hit out at attempts by Irish Rail management to close the rail service between Gorey and Rosslare.

D e p u t y B ro w n e h a s warned that any attempts to close the rail service is putting the future of Rosslare Europort at risk and has called on Minister for Transport Shane Ross to intervene in the situation.

Deputy Browne said, “I’m shocked to read recent media reports suggesting that management at Irish Rail are considering closing the rail service between Gorey and Rosslare.

This is a vital piece of infrastructure for not only passengers but also for freight services coming to and from Rosslare Europort. Any attempts to close the service will be fiercely resisted. >/0*/ >033 “The closure of this rail line ) has come up a number of times in recent years.

The issue is ;/(52 (33 7(9;0*07(5;: debated extensively each time : it arises and there is recognition that the service is vital for Wexford and for Rosslare Europort in particular. What’s most worrying is the fact that the Government has already come forward and said that enhancing Rosslare Europort is vital to ensure Ireland maintains

its connectivity to Europe postBrexit, yet now we have a proposal being put forward which would cause enormous damage to the port if it came to pass.

“Minister for Transport Shane Ross needs to make a firm commitment that the Government will not only maintain the Gorey to Rosslare rail link, but also invest in it in the years ahead. The Government needs to recognise that maintaining the rail service is vital for securing the future of Rosslare Europort. The people of Wexford won’t tolerate any attempts to close this rail service,” said Deputy Browne. n

L-R: David Minogue, Wexford County Council, and Frank Corcoran, Slaney News, at the re-opening of the Promenade Playground.

the year of the Family

At the concluding mass of the world meeting of families in Philadelphia, Pope Francis announced that the next world meeting of families will take place in Dublin in 2018 on Aug 22 to Aug 26 with the theme "The Gospel of the Family".

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said that he hoped the holding of the meeting in ireland would be an occasion to take up the programme of the Synod to strengthen the place of the family in handing on the faith.

Ferns diocese will launch "The Year of the Family" on Sept 8th in our lady's island at 7pm. bishop Denis brennan will celebrate Mass at which Fr Tim bartlett, Secretary General, will preach. All are welcome. n

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Slaney Business & Finance

6 September 2017

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Datapac – 35 new jobs Established in 1982, Datapac is one of Ireland’s leading technology solutions and services providers offering a comprehensive range of technology solutions and services to customers throughout Ireland.

The company’s presence nationwide includes purposebuilt, state-of-the-art facilities in Enniscorthy and Dublin along with service centre locations around the country.

It will now create 35 new jobs at its location in Enniscorthy.

The jobs are being created as part of a €2.1m investment which is funding significant expansion and enhancement of ICT managed services at Datapac’s Network Operations Centre in Enniscorthy.

Datapac will begin recruiting immediately and expects the

35 new hires to be in place by end of 2018. The job openings will primarily be in technical and business development roles to support Datapac’s expanded managed service offerings.

News of the investment is b e i n g c e l e b r a t e d a c ro s s Enniscorthy and it is hoped that Datapac's continued success will have a lasting impact on the local economy. Among those welcoming the announcement were Enniscorthy & District Chamber President Maree Lyng and Chief Executive Catriona Murphy.

"I'd like to join in expressing my pleasure in the recent news of furthur job creation at Datapac," said Maree Lyng.

"Datapac has been one of the g re a t s u c c e s s s t o r i e s i n Enniscorthy and I look for-

ward to hearing more great news in the future."

Karen O’Connor, General Manager of service delivery at the company, said this marks a major point in Datapac’s 35 years in existence. “At Datapac, we’re deeply aware of the challenges that Irish businesses face,” she said. “We’ve designed and upgraded our service delivery offerings to meet these demands and remain one step ahead of their evolving needs.

“With a focus on service excellence and continuous improvement in our newly expanded NOC, our customers will experience enhanced levels of service and insights that are unmatched in the Irish technology sector.”

“I welcome this announcement from Datapac that it is

L-R: Datapac’s Karen O’Connor with Minister Frances Fitzgerald

making such a significant investment in its technology infrastructure and managed services division,” said An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and

Innovation Frances Fitzgerald, TD. “I’m particularly delighted that Datapac is helping to drive regional jobs growth in the south-east with the creation of these 35 new posi-

tions. It is a fantastic endorsement of the talent and technical expertise of people living in the region that these types of highly skilled roles can be filled here.” n

County Wexford Business Expo – “Businesses Acting Responsibly” takes place on 5th October in Wexford County Council headquarters, Carricklawn, Wexford, 10am–4pm.

County Wexford Business Expo is a must for anyone looking to start or grow their business. Now in its 8th year, it has developed an unrivaled reputation as the South East’s leading business exhibition. It attracts over 100 business exhibitors and the number of attendees has grown exponentially year on year.

Prices this year have been reduced and a more user

friendly environment will facilitate easier networking both B2B and B2C. A single stand will cost €275+VAT and a double stand €450+VAT. There is a limited number of exhibition stands available and these will be sold on a first come first serve basis. The price of the stand includes tea, coffee and one lunch.

Additional lunch vouchers will be available at a cost of €10 per person.

To reserve a stand please contact event organiser Katie O’Connor on 053 91 22226 or katieoconnor@wexfordchamber.ie or book your stand at http://bit.ly/2vXpBiS n

Enniscorthy retailers recognised nationally Four Co. Wexford businesses have been shortlisted in the Top 100 stores in Ireland by Retail Excellence Ireland – the largest retail industry representative organisation in the country. The four are: Tom Doyle Supplies, Camolin, flagship store for Halo Tiles & Bathrooms; Byrnes Bookstore, Enniscorthy;

Green Acres Wexford; and Dominic Smith Electrical & Home Entertainment, Gorey.

The Retail Excellence Awards, which were established in 1997 to promote best practice and encourage high standards in the Irish retail industry are now the largest and most prestigious of its kind in Ireland. The awards

ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 11th, in the Malton Hotel in Killarney.

Former Store of the Year winners include: TileStyle, Applegreen, The Kilkenny Shop, O’Brien’s Wines and Green Acres, Wexford.

David Fitzsimons, Chief Executive of Retail Excellence, commented, “There were

almost 700 entries nationwide and as with other years we are delighted with the quality of applicants this year.

The very high standard of service, customer engagement and display among Irish retailers was very evident which made selecting this year ’s Top100 particularly difficult.” n

Goods seized following failure to pay rates On 4th August 2017, a wellknown hotel in Courtown had its stock of goods including alcohol seized in an action taken by the County Sheriff on behalf of Wexford County Council.

Court officers seized the goods at Courtown Hotel on foot of a Warrant of Execution, following a long-running court action by Wexford County Council against the operators of the hotel for failure to pay commercial rates.

Sykes Hotel Group Limited

has been operating the hotel for some time, and the court action by the Council sought payment of commercial rates totalling more than €21,000.

Following failure by the company to pay, the Council obtained the court warrant authorising seizure of goods at the premises. The goods will be auctioned by the State and the proceeds offset against the commercial rates due, with costs incurred in the action also to be deducted from the proceeds.

Wexford Chamber Annual Golf Classic 2017 Wexford Chamber is holding its 7th Annual Golf Classic at Wexford Golf Club on Friday, 15th September, 2017.

This year their charity partner will be St. Patrick's Special School in Enniscorthy, serving Special Needs in the whole of Co. Wexford.

The Wexford Golf Classic has gone from strength to strength and is one of the highlights in the local events calendar – an ideal occasion for entertaining colleagues, customers or business associates in an enjoyable, relaxed, sporting and social outing. Great golfing, networking, excellent

food and music will be had on the day.

Teams of four will cost €180 plus VAT (golf, buffet meal and presentation of prizes). Registration will take place in Wexford Golf Club 1.00pm to 1.30pm on Friday 15th September with tee off at 2pm sharp (shotgun start).

Presentation of prizes will take place in Wexford Golf Club at 8pm sharp.

Places are limited so early booking is advised please contact Katie O’ Connor at Wexford Chamber on 053 912 2226 or email katieoconnor@wexfordchamber.ie n

Wexford County Council Communications Officer, David Minogue, pointed out that the vast majority of the county’s commercial rates customers make every effort to meet their financial obligations.

“The cost of unpaid rates is effectively met by those customers who do pay,” said Mr. Minogue. “The Council would be failing in its duty to these customers were it not to use all of the powers available to it to secure the collection of commercial rates. As a publicly

funded body, Wexford County Council has a duty to collect all monies due so we can continue to drive forward the development of the County and continue to provide essential services to the people of Wexford”.

Current legislation provides that where the proceeds arising from seizure of goods are insufficient to meet the amount owing, further seizures may be carried out until such time as the full amount due has been collected. n

Broadband

ATTENTION !

Ireland currently has the second slowest broadband speeds in Europe and here in Enniscorthy there are many businesses struggling with broadband speeds.

Significant investment and timely roll-out of the National Broadband Plan is needed to protect the competitiveness of Irish business and to provide for a well-functioning, modern business environment across Ireland.

businesses that wish to have their details uploaded or updated on the enniscorthy Tourism website please contact: admin@enniscorthychamber.ie or call 053 9232006.

Also if you are organising any interesting events please feel free to pass the details on and enniscorthy Tourism will do its best to promote them for you!

For information on advertising on the slaney News Business Pages please call 087-2403310

ENNISCORTHY CHAMBER EVENTS: Sept 6 – Wed 7.30am– AIB Wake Up Wednesday Guest speaker Linda Thorpe (Area Development Officer Mental Health Ireland) – Topic: Positive Mental Health – Mind Yourself!

Sept 13 – Wed 8.30am – Breakfast Briefing Breakfast briefing on Innovation & New Product Design with IT Carlow’s DESIGN+ Technology Gateway.

Sept 13 – Wed 8.00pm – Chamber Members Meeting Election of the council members. This meeting is open to all chamber members and nominations will be sought in advance.

Sept 21 Thur – A Night at The Dogs Enniscorthy & District Chamber Fundraising Event.

Sept 27 Wed 12.30am Networking Lunch Kilcannon Garden Centre Restaurant with Guest Speaker Phil Walker from Ecocert on the topic of the Greensave Programme.

September – Business After Hours Event With the 4 Chambers – Venue and details to be released shortly.

Enniscorthy & District Chamber of Commerce.

Portsmouth House, Templeshannon. Tel: 053-9232006.

Mon to Fri 9.00am – 5.30pm. admin@enniscorthychamber.ie www.enniscorthychamber.ie

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We are passionate about dogs and have been working with them for many years. ensuring the dogs in our care are happy and safe is our main priority.

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6 September 2017

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If a picture tells a thousand words… Ibar Carty chronicles the 20th century in Enniscorthy & beyond Ibar Carty has opened up his vast photo archives to the Slaney News.

In this 75th of a series, Ibar shares two photos taken in 1966. If you can identify any of the people featured in these photos, the Slaney News and Ibar would be delighted to hear from you at slaneynews@gmail.com.

Thank you.

Ibar Carty can provide high quality prints of all photos in this series. Simply ring Ibar on 087-6729969 or email: ibar_carty@yahoo.ie or call into his premises on Castle Street (beside Athenaeum) and if you mention the Slaney News he’ll give you 20% OFF the price!

doN’T forgeT: Ibar SpeCIalISeS IN reCopyINg aNd reSTorINg old phoToS. Call IN aNy TIme for more INformaTIoN. LEFT: Mercy Convent concert in 1966.

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Copyright: Ibar Carty. abovE: Play directed by the late Harry Ringwood prior to a concert by Mercy Convent in 1966.

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A local contributor looks at life today in Enniscorthy and beyond homeleSS criSiS The homeless crisis seems to be getting to epic proportions. We hear daily reports of more and more people losing their homes through no fault of their own. The government is struggling to cope and quite correctly state that this is a problem of supply more than anything else.

Supply in itself will naturally take years to sort out as houses do not grow overnight like mushrooms. There are many hurdles to overcome before a housing scheme can be built. Planning permissions, possible local objections for various reasons, infrastructure difficulties such as roads and water supply etc. take months if not years in some cases to solve.

There are, however, other aspects to this housing crisis.

Currently we have a situation where banks and vulture funds are seizing properties belonging to private landlords because these people have run into difficulty with the banks. One would assume that the normal process then should be that the tenant is unaffected and simply redirects their rent to the new landlord. But the reality is different. These multi-millioneuro-strong institutions literally throw the tenants out on the street and dump the problem on the government and the local author-

ities. The big question is – why are these financial institutions allowed do this. If a private individual purchased a property with a sitting tenant there would, quite rightly, be hell to pay if he or she tried to dump the occupants onto the street. Yet the big boys as usual can do as they like. We are told that there isn’t legislation to prevent the mass eviction of tenants by these people. Well why isn’t there?

We have seen in the past where the Oireachtas has passed emergency legislation overnight when the powers-that-be decided that some real or imagined emergency presented itself. I well remember the farce of a few years ago when the Dáil was recalled from holidays to pass an emergency law to prevent some individual in Co. Louth from removing his money from an Irish bank to a foreign bank. They did this with less than 48 hours notice and as a matter of interest were then made fools of when it turned out that the money rightfully belonged to the man and they had to release it to him by court order.

The homeless and housing crisis doesn’t seem to merit the same urgency for some reason.

Emergency legislation should be passed to prevent the eviction of sitting tenants who are in good standing in properties and local

Pic: ©Joseph Doyle

View from the Hill authorities must immediately be ordered to reopen any closed-up units in their own property portfolio. These measures will not by any means solve the problem but they may alleviate some of the pressure. Furthermore such legislation would give sitting tenants a feeling of reasonable security which many of them have not got at the moment.

A further aspect of this crisis is the comment recently from the Taoiseach that the government was considering establishing an agency similar to Irish Water to deal with the housing crisis. The mind boggles at this suggestion.

After the terrible debacle of Irish

Water these people have learned nothing. If this ridiculous suggestion is to be pursued we will see months of silly debate in the Dáil and the eventual defeat of such a foolish notion. In the meantime hundreds more people will lose their homes. Such an agency, if it were to be established, would of course require a highly paid C.E.O. with all the paraphernalia and consultants who go with this concept, putting millions of our euros into the pockets of the chosen few again.

The established local authorities, who have admittedly been stripped of most of their former powers, are the vehicle through

which the housing crisis should be tackled.

Having said all that we have to recognise that there is a small number of homeless people who cannot be helped for various reasons too complicated to deal with here. Therefore it is not automatically the fault of the authorities if a homeless person dies.

Let’s hope that some of the above is being considered by government and other political parties and that they all work together on this crucial issue before it gets any worse.

Political rePreSentation This is the truth , whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have the written evidence to prove it supplied to me by the individual concerned. A friend of mine contacted our five TDs in August on a particular matter of national legislation. The contact in all cases was in writing. Paul Kehoe, Michael D’Arcy, Brendan Howlin, James Browne and Mick Wallace.

Within a couple of days an acknowledgement was received from Paul Kehoe and a few days later he followed up with a full reply from the relevant minister. Job done. He was requested to do something and lost no time in doing what was requested of him.

Up to the time of writing this col-

umn, nothing has been heard from the other four. We will watch this one.

Public Service card A debate has again arisen in relation to the Public Service Card. It escapes me as to why people object to having such a card. If you are living a normal life, possession of this card is no disadvantage and in fact should save a lot of hassle if you have to apply for any state service. Furthermore if the cards cut out multiple claims for benefit, allegedly being made, we should all welcome this. enniScorthy byPaSS Great progress is being made in relation to the Enniscorthy Bypass.

Both the eastern and western sections are pushing on and it will be a great boost for the town and entire area when the construction is complete. There is of course some inconvenience to those affected by this massive operation and I’m sure heartbreak for those whose properties have been dissected by the course of the roads. To use that phrase, we are where we are, and all now look forward to the completion of this project. n We are often asked: Who is the “View from the Hill” columnist?

All we can say is that the author’s surname is NOT Doyle!

Slaney Around the Region

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BUNCLODY… indoor marKet Bunclody’s indoor market with over a dozen local food producers, artisans and craftspeople comes together every Saturday to offer their wares at St. Aidan's Hall in Irish Street from 11am to 2pm. Part of the appeal for those attending is the availability of tea and coffee in a fireside setting allowing locals and visitors alike to meet up, relax and and have a chat. bunclody library For a full listing of events see Bunclody Library’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/BunclodyLibrary/events where you can sign up for the monthly what’s on e-newsletter.

Also see the website:

http://www.wexford.ie/wex/D epartments/Library/WhatsOn/ art banK bunclody Follow ARTBANK on Facebook for updates on all the happenings in Bunclody’s dynamic art scene.

WhiSt Monday nights in Day Care Centre. alcoholicS anonymouS Local Meetings are held on Tuesdays & Saturdays at 8.30pm in Brennan’s Market Square. bingo Every Weds night in River’s Edge at 9.00pm. €200 donated each month to a local charity.

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OUR LADY’S ISLAND…

bunclody bridge club Play will resume in Redmond’s Lounge on Wednesday 13th Sept at 7.30pm. New members welcome. Contact Liz at (053) 9377118 / (087) 6450867.

St vincent de Paul Local Confidential helpline 0873696883. Newspaper recycling is beside SuperValu in aid of S.V.P. the monday club St. Mary's Centre, Ryland Road, B u n c l o d y. G o a l o n g a n d brighten up your Monday mornings. Entrance Fee: €4 which includes Tea/Coffee & Light Lunch. This Club will suit the 60+ age group.

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official opening of the Pilgrimage, our Lady’s Island, Wexford, on 15th august, with bishop Denis brennan. Top left: billy Lee, Rathnure, Joe bennett, ballymitty and Pat brennan, Kiltealy.

FERNS… FernS community FirSt reSPonderS A new publicly-accessible AED is now located at Applegreen in Ferns village (see photo opposite). The code to open the cabinet can be got from any Applegreen staff member. end oF an era Best wishes to Mary Fortune on her retirement as Postmistress in Ferns after serving in that role for 27 years. It was the end of an era as Mary’s premises on Upper Main Street closed its doors last month and the new post office opened in the Mace shop in the village.

FernS heritage conFerence Sept 9-10th Diarmuid MacMurrough, King of Leinster and would-be King of Ireland, was responsible for introducing the Normans to Ireland. Diarmuid, whose Royal Seat was at Ferns, recruited

Norman mercenaries to help him in his struggle with the High King Rory O’Connor but ended up sparking a full-scale Norman invasion of the country. What happened next is the main focus of this year’s Ferns Heritage Conference which will be held on September 9th and 10th.

The two day conference entitled ‘A new way or the Norman Way? Continuity and change in post-Norman Ireland’

GOREY… clough roundabout is being actively developed by Wexford county council as a wildflower meadow as part of the council’s participation in the all-ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020.

The project will see the well-known roundabout at the southern junction of the M11 and N11 deliberately managed by the Council’s gardening staff to create an alternative natural environment where pollinators can survive and thrive.

More than 34 species of wildflowers have been planted on Clogh Roundabout as part of the innovative environmental project. All plants will flower at different periods throughout the year.

Wild meadow flowers are attractive, encourage wildlife and local biodiversity. Already

spotted on the roundabout are the Red Admiral Butterfly, the Small White Butterfly, Bumble Bees and Solitary Bees.

It is hoped that public examples of wildflower meadows such as Clough Roundabout will lead to an improved awareness and understanding of biodiversity generally, and will encourage the public to consider these environmental practices as an alternative to more conventional and controlled landscape patterns.

Wexford County Council is indebted to neighbouring businesses Cois na h’Abhann, Camolin and Somers Commercials, Camolin for their kind sponsorship of the Clough Roundabout under the Council’s very successful Roundabout Maintenance and Sponsorship Programme. n

will explore the wider Norman influence on Ireland, including landscape, social structure, food and medicine, amongst other things. The main conference will be held in the special setting of St. Edan’s C a t h e d r a l o n S a t u r d a y, September 9th with an outdoor session the following morning.

To book your place email: fernsheritageconference@gmail. com or phone 087-4189740. n

NEW ROSS

OULART… Sunday, 1st october, is the date for the official opening of mise Éire – oulart's unique new monument to 1916 and War of independence.

Master of Ceremonies on the day will be John Dempsey.

The opening ceremony will be performed by the Chairman of Wexford County Council, Mr. John Hegarty, who will address all present and then

call on Mick and Lar de Lacy to pull the two ribbons to unveil the memorial. Mick (89) and Lar (91) donated the site for Mise Éire in proud memory of all the Oulart men who took part in the struggle.

Everybody in the community and across the county is earnestly invited to be present for what is a truly historic day – a day when one small parish cel-

ebrates its own proud chapter in the national story that began on Oulart Hill in 1798.

Lots of help will be needed so all volunteers are asked to contact any committee member.

Stewarding, catering and general tidying up of all the historic sites in the village, on the Hill, and along the Jean Kennedy Smith Walk will be priorities as the big day approaches. n

BARNTOWN…

the upcoming annual Kennedy Summer School takes place in new ross from September 7th to 9th.

This year’s event is bigger than it has ever been before both in terms of the number of speakers but also the international names who are set to take to the podium.

For full details of the summer school programme see: http://www.kennedysummerschool.ie/programme/ n

CAMOLIN a new, publicly-accessible aed (emergency defibrillator) is now available in camolin thanks to the Somers family, in memory of Jim Somers. n

L-R: Will Hayes, Christy Goggin (parish finance chairman), Fr. John Carroll, Mayor Tom Dempsey, Mark brazzill (field chairman), Councillors George Lawlor and Tony Dempsey, Daniel brazzill.

mayor tom dempsey officially opened the two new pitches at barntown parish after the annual Patron and barbeque in august. the two parish pitches are used by various sporting organisations and by the local school.

Commenting at the opening, local priest and school board Chairman Fr. John Carroll said that “this opening completes a project of works locally that have seen the restoration of the local Pugin church, the development of car parks and

the cemetery, a new school and the floodlighting of sports facilities”.

He thanked all who contributed over the years in terms of time, talent and treasure and officially blessed the new venture. n

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Slaney Motoring

6 September 2017

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Caroline gets motoring

ford fiesta review

by Caroline Kidd

it’s fair to say that the Ford Fiesta is one of ireland’s favourite cars and is consistently a top seller here. a new Ford Fiesta has just gone on sale in ireland and Ford has reworked an already successful package to keep Fiesta competitive.

In terms of styling, there is nothing much new or radical, but the new Ford Fiesta is a bit wider and longer than the car it replaces. The most obvious change is at the back where the rear light clusters are fixed horizontally and integrated into the boot lid.

The changes inside the new Ford Fiesta are more obvious. The new interior feels of better quality and the new dash has an attractive design and less confusing layout. A touchscreen comes as standard on all but entry level Zetec cars and gives a more modern and streamlined look. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are now a feature for seamless compatibility with smartphones.

While most rivals are switching to five door formats only, the new Fiesta bucks the trend with both a three and a five door available.

The larger dimensions mean that the new Fiesta is a bit roomier inside and that’s most

every month bunclody native caroline Kidd brings you the best from the world of motoring, including car reviews, news and more. caroline is a member of the irish motoring Writers’ association (imWa) and a jury member for irish car of the year. you can follow her blog changing lanes at www.changinglanes.ie.

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noticeable in the back where there is more legroom. Boot space has not improved much and sits at an average 292 litres.

In Ireland, Ford is offering the new Fiesta with an entry level 1.1-litre non-turbo petrol engine (70 or 85hp), Ford’s award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost turbo petrol (100hp), or a 1.5-litre TDCi diesel (85hp). Higher power outputs of the EcoBoost (125 and 140hp) and TDCi (120hp) will

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be available by special order, but demand is expected to be low.

A new six-speed manual transmission helps deliver CO2 emissions from 82 g/km, and fuel efficiency from 3.2 l/100 km on some models.

Under the skin, the Fiesta has a new suspension and ‘Electronic Torque Vectoring Control’ to improve the handling. Cornering grip has been improved by 10% and braking distances have been

improved by 8%.

The Fiesta has always been much applauded for its excellent driving dynamics but there appears to have been a real step up in comfort and refinement in this new model, while grip and road holding ability are still the best making the Fiesta a competent drive whether on motorway, in town or on country roads.

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(140hp) and the 1.5-litre TDCi (120hp). The refinement and power of the diesel was impressive, while the EcoBoost is a smooth, quiet drive with plenty of power and flexibility.

The new Ford Fiesta is available now in Ireland in Zetec and Titanium trim, with a more luxurious Vignale and sporty ST-Line to join before the end of 2017.

Standard equipment on Zetec includes Lane-Keeping

Alert, Lane-Keeping Aid, Speed Limiter, auto lights, Bluetooth and manual air conditioning.

Titanium adds 15” alloys, LED daytime running lights, front fog lights, Ford SYNC 3 DAB radio with 6.5” touchscreen, Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto, Quickclear heated windscreen, 3-spoke leather-trimmed steering wheel with audio controls and a Thatcham alarm.

So how much does this all cost? Pricing starts at €16,550 for a 1.1-litre three door Zetec, and €17,150 for a five door with the same engine and spec. Titanium starts from €18,950 and is available as a five door only.

Pricing for the 1.0-litre EcoBoost starts from €19,500, while the 1.5-litre diesel in the Fiesta starts from €18,935.

The Fiesta is the nation’s sweetheart and there was not much Ford could do to turn fans off this icon of small car motoring. Yet even hatchback heroes like the Fiesta need a lift every now and then. With the new Fiesta, Ford has refined a familiar package.

But this is an easier car to recommend now: there’s more technology on board and a much improved interior. And it’s still great fun to drive! n

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The 7th annual gerard murphy memorial Vintage & Classic Car Show and road run 2017 Preparations are in the final stages for the 7th gerard murphy memorial vintage and classic car Show and run which will take place on Sunday october 1st in enniscorthy in the same great location as last year with huge parking and easy access. all makes of cars, trucks tractors and motorbikes are welcome.

To mark the 100 year celebrations of Ford in Ireland the organisers are hoping to break all records for Fords on site.

Tickets at €10 are on sale for the draw for a Mk 2 Escort.

In a separate draw, which can be entered by filling a sponsorship card, first prize is a car lift donated by PJ Fallon& Son, Roscommon, with a number of other prizes also.

As usual there will be great prizes to be won so get your vehicles polished up for the day.

Registration from 10.30am.

This event is family focused with plenty of entertainment on the day.

There will be a pre-event night of entertainment on Saturday 30th of September with a BBQ at the Courtyard, Ferns.

Bookings for Auto jumble and stands are now being taken.

For further information or ticket sales contact Brid on 087-0909033, or Pat on 086-2403779.

The chosen charities this year are Slaney Search and Rescue, Enniscorthy, and the Local Hub, Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick. Donations will be made to other charities also. n

neW Car regiSTraTionS doWn 10% naTionWide official statistics released by the Society of the irish motor industry (Simi) show that new car registrations for the month of august were down 21% (5,754) when compared to (7,297) august 2016, while new cars registrations year to date are down 10% (124,711) on the same period last year (138,504).

The new Commercial vehicle sector has also seen a decrease with Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) registrations down -23% (1,380) on August 2016 (1,797) and year to date are down -14% (21,039). While new Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HGV) have declined -18% for the month of August (204) compared to the same month last year (250) and are down -14% (2,102) year to date.

Commenting on the figures SIMI Deputy Director General, Brian Cooke has called for no negative deci-

SIMI Deputy Director General, brian Cooke

sions in Budget 2018 stating: “Our Industry continues to experience a direct impact from Brexit in the market place. Used car imports for the month of August increased by 31% (8,451) while year to date have increased by 40%

(62,161) and these numbers have a knock-on impact on used car values and new car sales volumes. The 1st of September marks the commencement of new EU Emissions testing regime (WLTP) for new cars which will bring more accurate information for consumers on emissions and fuel consumption.

“Ahead of Budget 2018 our message to the decision makers is simple with this declining market there should be no negative taxation decision in relation to VRT, road tax, or fuel. The Industry is focused on offering alternative fuel solutions and the government can encourage customers to avail of these through a variety of incentives. Some car brands have already rolled out their own initiatives to encourage the removal of older vehicles with the purchase of new cleaner cars.” n

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enniScorthy eye a column by Joseph Doyle

Drama in enniscorthy congratulations enniscorthy drama group’s up-and -coming play for the one act Festival circuit will be shakespeare's a Dick by mark Kenneally, directed by Fintan Kelly.

Auditions were held on the 1st of September and the following cast has been chosen: Brian Mullen as Wally, Tim Connaughton as Raimie, Kit Bolger as Doris, Annemarie Whelan as Ingrid.

Wally and Raimie are the male characters in the play.

Wally is a redneck living in a trailer. He is the boyfriend of Doris and best friend of Raimie and has a huge love of monster trucks. Raimie is a reluctant redneck who looks up to his best friend Wally. He has a crush on his old High School English teacher but she doesn’t feel the same.

Doris is the girlfriend of Wally, she is another redneck but wants to experience life outside the trailer. When Wally transforms into a Shakespearean scholar, Doris has a newfound love and

 Congrats to Joe Davitt who has brought out a new song on CD – the Everly Brothers’ song Bye Bye Love and he says it’s doing well in the charts at the moment. Joe is well known as the frontman with the Davitts Showband.  The Holy Grail, Enniscorthy, recently celebrated its third birthday. Congrats to Biju and all the team there.  Best of luck to the Rapps who will take on Gorey in Tim Connaughton

attraction for his passion and intellect.

Ingrid is a high school teacher and lover of English and when she listens to Wally speak the words of her beloved bard she is overwhelmed with attraction and desire.

The play is very funny and will be sure to keep the audiences in Enniscorthy and further afield highly entertained.

– Joseph Doyle

took ill. Denise has been on South East Radio with this campaign recently.

We’ll be doing more on this story in a future issue as it might help some of our readers who may suffer from nut allergies and are not aware of the dangers.

– Joseph Doyle

the Juvenile County Final.  Happy 70th birthday to PJ Cullen who celebrated his 70th birthday recently with a party in Bellefield. PJ asked his family and friends not to give him any presents or money but instead to give to the Hope Cancer Support Centre. Well done PJ.  Happy birthday to Paddy Kelly and happy 50th birthday to Joe Doyle, Dublin.

– Joseph Doyle

festival success enniscorthy’s first Folk & ballad Festival based around tr e a c y ’s h o t e l a n d t h e templeshannon area, proved to be a huge success last month.

One of the organisers, Anton Treacy, believes the Festival can grow from its humble beginnings this year (which was designed to test the waters) into a large annual event possibly like the

Blackstairs Blues Festival centred in lots of pubs and other venues around the town.

The quality of the music on offer this year was top class with bands like The Druids, The Kilkennys and Blackstairs Rebels playing to large and appreciative audiences. Anton would like to thank all who supported this new initiatve in any way.

– Joseph Doyle

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Denise’s campaign a young enniscorthy mother of two has kick-started a nationwide campaign to ban the sale of nuts on all aeroplanes both on long-haul flights and short flights.

Denise Gordon says her son, Colm, is allergic to nuts.

She said that she was on a flight recently when Colm

local enniscorthy teenager, Shauna redmond, recently got picked for derby county’s girls under 15 squad.

Shauna is a daughter of Denise Gordon and Remo Redmond and a member of the Wexford U-15 development squad and Moyne Rangers.

– Joseph Doyle

Shauna in her Derby County kit

lawler’s – celebrating 50 years in business lawler ’s holiday Park, morriscastle, celebrated 50 years in business recently with a party for the residents. the rain stayed off and it was a great day of celebrations with bouncy castles and circus entertainment for the kids.

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The shop was set up in the 1970s by the late Paddy Lawler and his wife, Ann. In later years the park was run by Paddy and his son, Patrick, who took over when his father retired and when Paddy died a couple of years back Patrick took over the running of the park on his own.

Ann ran the shop from the 70s until she retired and the Lawlers sub-let the shop to a Mr. Bell from the 80s. When Mr Bell retired his daughter took up the lease of the shop and restaurant before Liz Lawler took over. Now she has a thriving shop, chipper and surf

shop with her husband.

The holiday park has come on from just two caravans in the 1960s to nearly 200 nowadays.

The Lawlers have plans for next year to put tennis courts where the pitch and putt course used to be. Here’s to the next 50 years!

– Joseph Doyle

regular eventS: traditional irish music night every Friday at Stamps. treacy’s hotel – Live music every Fri (Davitts), Sat and Sun nights in main bar.

Sunday night Sessions at Benedicts, plus disco. benedicts disco – Friday, Saturday, Sunday. dbar – Saturday night DJ – 70s & 80s night. toss Kavanaghs: Live music every weekend. alba restaurant: Background live music – see “Alba Restaurant” on Facebook.

Popovici’s: Live music or DJs at weekends. rock ‘n’ roll Jive classes every Weds at The Bailey. Beginners at 7.30pm, Advanced 8.45pm. Freestyle after with DJ Lew Boogie from 10pm. €5. the Presentation centre – See their website.

looKing ahead:  See main entertainment listing page 15.  Enniscorthy Greyhound Track. Racing every Monday and Thursday evening.  Blackstairs Blues Festival: 8th, 9th, 10th September 2017.  Féileacáin Fundraiser. Féileacáin (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland) Sponsored 5km Walk (11am) & Run (10am), Sunday 10th September, at Enniscorthy Sports Hub. Sponsorship Cards available from Margaret 087-6862765 or just turn up on the day and make a donation.  A memorial Walk/Run is being organised in memory of Ger Devereux on Sunday 10th September. Registration is at 10 a.m. at the Wexford Education Centre and the Walk/Run starts at 11 a.m.

The proceeds of the event will be used to purchase an External Defibrillator and training for the Milehouse area and the remainder will be given to the Irish Heart Foundation. Donations maybe made online using the link below, using sponsorship cards or on the morning of the Walk/Run. Enquiries to Michael 087 2927138. http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-Devereux2  An Evening of Culture. 22nd Sept. The Athenaeum. With Maura Flannery and Pat Donohoe 6pm and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann 8pm.  The seventh annual Gerard Murphy Memorial Vintage & Classic Car Show and Road Run 2017 takes place on Sunday, October 1st in Enniscorthy.  The Field by John B. Keane, St Michael’s Theatre, New Ross, 12-13 October.  Santa’s Enchanted Castle: 25th November – 23rd December 2017.  New Ross Musical Society’s production in March 2018 will be Top Hat. calling all panto societies! wexford pantomime society has announced that their 50th anniversary show will be cinderalla. all panto societies are invited to submit details of their shows for inclusion in this column – email: doyleduffry@gmail.com – Joseph Doyle

cystic fibrosis news head 2 head Walk 2017 - Sunday 24th September, in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

The 24 mile route will take in the beautiful surrounds of Dublin Bay, starting at Howth Dart Station and finishing in Bray at The Royal Hotel. Team Mason from Co. Wexford will be taking part.

Patrick Lawler, Park Manager, with his park’s first resident, ann Doyle, and son, Joe.

Lawler family and friends join in the celebrations.

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All-Ireland success for Edermine Ferry Rowing edermine Ferry rowing club is celebrating triple success after winning one set of gold and two sets of bronze medals at the 2017 all-ireland coastal rowing championships which were held at ballyshannon, co. donegal, last month.

The club’s victories were secured in the Heritage Race section of the event on Friday which sees our rowers competing in the traditional Slaney Cots against the East Coast Skiffs and Kerry 4 Oared boats.

The first crew to bring home bronze medals in the Heritage Men’s race were Ruairi Murphy, Lee Martin, Donal Harrington and Paddy Carley coxed by Maria Moulds, this race involving a multi-course turn over a distance of 1,600 metres.

Club members had barely finished celebrating the first success when the crew of Katie Hempenstall, Sinéad Kinsella, Aoife Codd and Cody Byrne coxed by Ruairi Murphy scooped gold medals in the U18 Girl’s Heritage Race which was a new category introduced to the race agenda this year and all the more historic as it is the club’s first ever gold medal win at the All-Ireland Championships!

The icing on the cake came later in the evening when Josh Martin, Richard O’Neill, Cathal

O’Rourke and Shane Brauders coxed by Maria Moulds also took bronze medal place in their U18 Boys Heritage Race.

On Friday evening two crews also competed in both the Ladies and Men’s Celtic Longboat race rowing a distance of 4,800m in which the Ladies finished in 4th place and the Men in 6th place respectively.

In Saturday’s racing in the Celtic Yawl (open) category the club were represented by seven crews competing in the Veteran Mixed, U21’s, U16’s, U18 Ladies, Pre-Vet Mixed and Veteran Ladies Heats.

Conditions on the day were extremely difficult with high winds and heavy rain thrown into the mix. Two Veteran Mixed crews along with the U21 men were successful in qualifying from their heats and thereby joining the Veteran Men and U21 men in Sunday’s finals.

While none of the crews reached the medal podium on finals day, these crews along with all of our crews competing over the weekend, gave a sterling performance of which they can be proud of and in the knowledge that they were competing against Ireland’s top Coastal rowers.

Edermine Ferry would like to thank all the supporters who travelled to Ballyshannon with

all the medal winners together from the three races as follows: back L-R Cathal o'Rourke, Richard o'Neill, Lee Martin, Ruairi Murphy & Paddy Carley. Front L-R Josh Martin, Sinéad Kinsella, Maria Moulds, Katie Hempenstall, Cody byrne, aoife Codd, Donal Harrington and Shane brauders. Pic: Marie Kinsella.

them and also to everyone at home who sent messages of support and congratulations over the weekend. They would also like to congratulate neighbouring club Killurin who also competed at this prestigious event and were highly placed on the leader board in their respective finals on Sunday. crew names in addition to

winning crews are as follows: Celtic Yawl Ladies: Marie Kinsella, Jacqui Murphy, Carrie Doyle, Maria Moulds, Ruairi Murphy (cox).

Celtic Yawl Men/U21’s & Junior Men: Ruairi Murphy, Lee Martin, Donal Harrington, Paddy Carley, Maria Moulds (cox).

Veteran Mixed: Fintan Kinsella, John Kavanagh, Marie Kinsella,

Maria Moulds, Ruairi Murphy (cox).

Veteran Mixed: Joe Carley, John Murphy, Jacqui Murphy, Berni O’Connor, Sinéad Kinsella (cox) U16’s: Josh Martin, Richard O’Neill, Cathal O’Rourke, Shane Brauders, Maria Moulds (cox).

U18 Ladies: Katie Hempenstall, Sinéad Kinsella, Aoife Codd, Cody Byrne, Ruairi Murphy (cox).

Pre-Vet Mixed: Carrie Doyle, John Murphy, Richard Roche, Jacqui Murphy, Ruairi Murphy (cox).

Veteran Ladies: Marie Kinsella, Jacqui Murphy, Maria Moulds, Berni O’Connor, Ruairi Murphy (cox).

Veteran Men: Fintan Kinsella, Joe Carley, John Kavanagh, John Murphy, Sinéad Kinsella (cox).

Enniscorthy cueists on top The Michael Foley U-15 Leinster Hurling Tournament of the World! on the 30th of June 2017 in blackpool, following a recent setback by losing 8-7 to england in the european championships Final which had also been held in blackpool in February, two local cueists, adam maher and captain ben doyle, led their country and emerged victorious to be crowned World Junior 8 ball team champions 2017. this is a title which has eluded the Junior team since 2001.

They began their journey beating Malta 18-7 in their first game to settle the nerves. This gamed proved to be a great

stepping stone as they went on to win 6 out of the next 7 matches to set up a semi-final clash with Malta.

Malta had by now stepped up a gear in the semi-final against the Irish team which was made up of Brandon Flemming (Limerick), Lee McSharry (Leitrim), Daniel Feehan (Mayo), Cormac Kerr (Louth), and three U18 Wexford team-mates, Brandon Murphy (Gorey), Adam & Ben (Team Captain), however the luck of the Irish was behind them as they went on to win 13-8 which gave them a spot in the showdown against

adam Maher and ben Doyle

England who had already beaten the current World Champions, Australia, 13-12 in the other semi-final.

After a slow start to the final, trailing 4-1, the boys showed fight and determination to win the next 2 sessions of 4-1 and in the third session 5-0 to take a strong 10-5 lead going into the final 2 sessions.

Proving that this wasn’t going to be a one-sided affair, England showed their talent by winning 4 of the next 5 frames to trail 119 which set up for a nailbiting final session. Daniel Feehan secured the crucial 13th frame to earn an emphatic 13-10 win for Team Ireland and to be crowned World Junior Team Champions 2017. It was a great way to end their final year on the U-18 teams by capturing the elusive World title which has not been home to Ireland since 2002.

Adam and Ben would like to thank David McQuillan who managed and supported the team for both European and World Championships. They also wish to thank their families and friends for all the support shown throughout the week and also to the people of Enniscorthy who helped during fundraisers and made it possible to achieve this. n

now in its tenth year the michael Foley u-15 hurling talent academy tournament goes from strength to strength and has evolved into one of the most prestigious underage hurling competitions in the province.

This year with over seventeen teams taking part from all over Leinster including 2 teams from Wexford, 2 from Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath a n d K i l d a re a l o n g w i t h Antrim, Wicklow, Carlow, Offaly and Westmeath, all vying for Cup, Shield and

Plate honours, this was the largest tournament to date expertly organised and run

by Bobby Goff and his team at the Halo Tiles Ferns Centre of Excellence.

Despite both Wexford teams making it into the finals of the Cup and the Shield they failed to come away with silverware with the Cup going to Dublin and the Shield to Kilkenny presented by Michael`s daughter Michelle and his wife Terri, respectively.

The standard of hurling was excellent and extremely

Dublin a Captain Michael Foley receives the Cup from Michelle Foley. Pic: Maria Nolan.

competitive making this one of the main Development Squad Tournaments on the national calendar and one that Michael himself would be tremendously proud of and very happy to be associated with.

Tremendous credit goes to Phil and Jim Kearney and the Organising Committee and Wexford GAA for turning this tribute to Michael`s memory into a widely recognised and hotly contested underage hurling platform.

– maria nolan

Kildare Captain Division 3 Shield winners with Terri Foley. Pic: Maria Nolan.

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Literary Matters last month i visited enniscorthy library to hear the loquacious Joe neal read from his latest book of poems the next blue note and as i have said heretofore there is nothing quite like hearing Joe do Joe. The melodious beat of his rhythmic rhyme coupled with his natural rhythm and melodious Welsh lilt blend beautifully into liquid lines of golden sound. In his new collection Joe continues his obsession with love lost and love found and the memory of love, along with his passion for nature and music.

There is hardly a poem in the entire book without some musical reference. Joe loves words, he loves writing them, speaking them and thinking them and he loves stringing them together in measured harmony.

I asked Joe what he does when he isn`t writing and he told me he goes fishing. I can

only guess because it allows him lots of time to think about words and how he is going to use them next and we look forward to lots more of the same coming from the lyrical Joe. Life for Wexford’s multiple award winning writer Carmel Harrington couldn’t be better. She has just finished writing The Lost Years for ITV’s television series Cold Feet which is due to be launched in Manchester this September and will be back on our screens in the autumn, her latest and fifth novel The Woman at 72 Drury Lane has been on the bestseller list for weeks and now she has signed a new two-book deal with HarperCollins.

When I spoke with Carmel she was so excited that all this is happening for her and said that even though she has to pinch herself every so often to make sure it is all real, it has also been the culmination of a lot of

Pic: Maria Nolan

What'S on in SePtember at a glance…

2nd September: Storytime For Kids.

7th September: Malkum & Chris: American Blues Duo Performance.

14th September: Shane Dunphy: After She Vanished.

16th September: Storytime And Autumn Crafts For Kids.

21st September: Dementia Care talk with Fintan Duggan.

28th September: The Enniscorthy Catholic Workingmen's Club From Its Establishment To Present Day - Book Launch.

30th September: Summer Reading Adventure Party.

Anne Manning – ‘Extensile’ Solo Show 18th Aug - 29th Sept 2017 Librarian Jarlath Glynn, former Mayor of Wexford Helen Corish Wylde, and Joe Neal at Enniscorthy Library.

hard work and serious commitment to her writing.

Along with all of the above, Carmel manages to look after husband Roger and two adorable kids Amelia and Nate and has time not only to be a regular panelist for TV3’s Midday but also to give a helping hand to other potential authors particularly in Co. Wexford where

Get an earful of this… exhibition at Wexford arts centre: hammer | anvil | StirruP curated by richard carr in association with opengorey including works by david beattie, richard carr, edgardo rudnitzky, John Wynne 4th Sept – 7th oct 2017 HAMMER | ANVIL | STIRRUP presents the work of a key group of Irish and International artists whose current practices evoke a vitality and freshness in their engagement with concerns surrounding sound related artwork; from composition, physics and sculpture to noise, acousmatics and listening. Occupying both gallery spaces at Wexford Arts Centre, HAMMER | ANVIL | STIRRUP showcases the work of David Beattie [Ireland], Richard

Edgardo Rudnitzky: ‘vanishing Music’

C a r r [ I re l a n d ] , E d g a rd o Rudnitzky [Argentina] and John Wynne [UK]. While each artist's work remains specific to their own motivations and impulses, they come together in this exhibition to enquire into notions of listening as a critical practice while embracing the curatorial implications of exhibiting a number of ‘sound works’ within a gallery context; noise, interference and conflicting autonomies.

Enniscorthy Library

HAMMER | ANVIL | STIRRUP takes its name from the three smallest bones in the human body. Found in the middle ear; these bones perform as an interface between the inner and outer sonorous worlds. In a constant state of simultaneous reception and production, the Hammer, Anvil and Stirrup exist as both independent entities as well as an interconnected sonic system.

Working on this premise, the exhibition aims to bring to the fore, enquiries into the practice of listening within the development of sound related art work and when exhibited, who, what or where does the sound belong.

Through the combination of these works, the exhibition itself aims to act as a similar interface, generating its own internal logic and inviting you to enter its space and become entangled in the world around you. n

she is the very diligent Chair of the Wexford Literary Festival.

This most generous author, who feels compelled to spread her magic throughout the Wexford literary world, is a wonderful Ambassador for Wexford literature and deserves all the success coming her way.

Well done Carmel.

– maria nolan

hOGAN TO lAuNCh FOllOW-uP TO BESTSElliNG DEBuT NOVEl Acclaimed Wexford author Cat Hogan, will have her highly anticipated second novel, ‘There Was A Crooked Man’, released by Poolbeg Press on September 13th.

A dark and twisting tale of revenge and redemption, the novel is a sequel to the Irish Times bestseller, and award-nominated novel, ‘They All Fall Down’ which was an Amazon UK and an Amazon US bestseller.

There Was A Crooked Man will be launched by RTE broadcaster Rick O’Shea in Easons, Stephen’s Green, Dublin, on September 13th and by world famous Irish author Eoin Colfer in Wexford Library on the 14th at 7pm. All are welcome.

Kilmore Quay Literary Festival

The 77th annual Castlebridge Horticultural & agricultural Show, 13th august.

Stanley-Core Warren Trophy for the best art in Show: Shirley Doyle, angela Griffin, valerie Power who presented trophy to Lena Murphy, ardcavan, her husband Eddie Murphy, John Power and Laurissa beighton.

The Write By The Sea 2017 Literary Festival will take place in Kilmore Quay from Saturday, September 30 to Sunday, October 1, after an opening reception on Friday, September 29, at the Stella Maris Centre in Kilmore Quay. The festival features a huge number of well-known writers including two featured on this page – Cat Hogan and Joe Neal. For full details check out: www.writebythesea.ie.

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Visual Artist Anne Manning will be exhibiting a selection of her work in The Presentation Centre this September.

Extensile is an exhibition of ceramic sculpture focusing on form and process and is on display at the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy.

The sculpture pieces were created in response to children's drawings based on natural form and will be exhibited alongside the drawings enabling the viewer to gain an idea of the creative process.

Exhibition runs from 18th August 2017 – 29th September 2017. This is a free event and all are welcome!

Please call or visit the Presentation Centre for more information on 053-9233000 or visit www.presentationcentre.ie.

The Athenaeum Some years ago a Standing Order initiative was set up whereby benefactors would sign up to donating €5 per month through their bank account. This was of great benefit to The Athenaeum as it guaranteed a set income.

The Athenaeum is now asking people to sign up again and help keep the long-awaited and integral asset to the town alive.

Constant bills, standing charges and insurance are very high and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Standing Order forms are available at The Athenaeum or by phoning 087-2637178.

Beginners Creative Writing Course with best-selling author Caroline Busher This is a 4-week course starting Wednesday 6th September from 7pm - 9pm in The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy. This creative writing course is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the craft of writing – the importance of setting, characterisation, plot, dialogue and how to build tension in writing. Participants will Caroline busher receive advice on getting their work published from Irish Times best-selling author Caroline Busher.

Caroline has a first class honours MA in Creative Writing (UCD).

She is Vice Chair of Wexford Literary Festival. Her second novel “The Girl Who Ate The Stars” (Poolbeg Press) will be published later this month.

Free Introduction to Film Making

Experienced film-maker Dick Donaghue will give a free introductory session on film making at Wexford Arts Centre at 11am on 11th Sept. This will lead to a programme of workshops in Wexford Arts Centre starting Monday 18th Sept which will run for three sessions for €45. Participants will learn skills to make their own movie or be part of a movie-making process with Dick Donaghue, and will have opportunity to show films made with learned skills at a later date to be arranged and shown at the Arts Centre.

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www.wexford.ie/wex/departments/library/ Whatson/ for details of what’s on.

check your local library on facebook.

Supporting the ArtS Wexford Arts Centre: 053-9123764. the presentation Centre, enniscorthy: 053-9233000. the Courthouse Arts Centre, tinahely: 0402-38529.

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Trish Keenan, Wexford Librarian, with Jim Hurley at Heritage Week talk in the library.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Around Wexford Town with Patrick Hogan Jeff Dobson artist, Urban Street art Project Wexford, 2017. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

The cast of The Man from Clare in Wexford arts Centre.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

above: Jasmine busher and Catherine biddy Walsh at the Midsummer Cabaret in the Riverbank Hotel, Wexford.

Right: David Redmond and his children at the official opening of the wonderful new access for all Garden in Rosslare Strand.

Pics: Patrick Hogan.

a Spa. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Presentation College Graduation Ball

Mary’s exhibition

Riverbank Hotel, Wexford 29th August 2017

James o’Leary, and Rachel Cleere.

Rachel Flood-o’Keeffe and Niamh Stafford

Selskar College Grad Ball

Mark Doyle and Melissa Quigley

Mary P. Carberry, Ferrybank, Wexford, a well known Wexford artist, who has been exhibiting for over forty years, will be putting on an exhibition in White’s Hotel, Wexford, during the upcoming opera festival.

Happy 60th Birthday!

Well known Wexford business man Patrick (KC) Whelan (fifth from left front row) with his wife Jackie (fourth from left) celebrates his 60th with friends and family in Wexford’s newest venue – boa Urban Eatery, 104 North Main Street, Wexford.

Selskar College Graduation ball in the Riverbank Hotel Wexford on 9th august.

Left: Emma Gibson and Conor Doyle. Centre: orla o’Gorman and Sharon Malone.

Right: Lincoln barron and veronica Plouga.

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