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comment It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since the Hope Cancer Support Centre was founded in Enniscorthy. Last month the Centre celebrated this significant milestone and marked the occasion with a walk from the original centre to the current one on Wafer St and followed it by planting a tree on the green opposite the Centre. The Centre is going from strength to strength because of all who continue to support it through the Hope and Dream 10 (see story page 8) and other fundraisers. Congratulations to the management team, staff and the many volunteers who have contributed over those 20 years. The people of Enniscorthy and beyond look forward to many more years of dedicated service to the local community.

– Frank Corcoran

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Keep up to date For positive, good news stories about Enniscorthy and Co. Wexford read Maria Nolan’s blog a t o u t a n d a b o u t w i t h m a r ianolan.wordpress.com st senan’s parish bingo There will be no bingo for the summer months but it will be back in the autumn. the athenaeum What’s on? See “Enniscorthy Athenaeum Museum and Historic Theatre“ on Facebook. christian media trust Check out www.christianmed-

ENNISCORTHY SNIPPETS… diatrust.ie for details of programmes and broadcast times on South East Radio. groW Grow Mental Health Help & Discussion Group. Mondays at 2.00pm in The Presentation Centre. This meeting is free to attend. Contact Ellen at 086-8066959 or southeastregion@grow.ie. al-anon Worried about someone’s drinking? Call the Al Anon confiden-

tial helpline 01 8732699, www.alanon-ireland.org. Local meetings held in St John’s Day Care Centre, Mondays, 8.30pm illegal dumping To report illegal dumping: Wexford County Council (WCC) Customer Service on 053-9196000 or email customerservice@coco.ie. If you see dumping, take a photo and if possible send it to WCC to help them assess how big or small the incident is and what level of response is needed.

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hope cancer support centre Over the past few months the Hope Centre has received donations of clothes to its Hope Charity Shop on Millpark Road, Enniscorthy, containing a number of pieces of jewellery and other personal items which may have been inadvertently donated. If you think that some of these items may be yours and you would like to reclaim them, please contact the Hope Cancer Support Centre on 053-9238555. civil defence needs you! Check out www.civildefence.ie. I Volunteers always welcome. n

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View from the Hill

A local contributor looks at life today in Enniscorthy and beyond NEW TV LICENCE SYSTEM The present government has decided to resurrect Pat Rabbitte’s scheme to impose a household charge in relation to the TV licence. This time they are suggesting that it be a device charge. In other words,

www.slaneynews.com if you own a laptop, smartphone or anything else on which you might be able to pick up a television channel you will be subject to this. What they haven’t explained is how this will work in a household where there are multiple devices, which nowadays is the majority of Irish homes, or indeed any details of the scheme. The minister responsible, Richard Bruton, was on RTE recently trying to explain this but admitted that there were no details other than the fact that they were going to do this. So, the attitude is, think of a new tax, try and figure out how much you will get from it and work out the details later. RTE, which will be the main beneficiary of this, gave him a nice soft interview with the main emphasis on the issue of how cash strapped the station is. No mention of the fact that the horrendous salaries paid to the presenters in RTE are a source of draining away the present licence fee. Maybe they should look closer to home before they think of further ways to screw the public. But that would be wishful thinking. JUDGES AND PENSIONERS What have judges and pensioners got in common you

may ask. Well I’ll tell you. Both sets of individuals depend on the government of the day to set their incomes. Pensioners have been warned by the misnamed Minister for Social Protection, protection how are ya, that they need not expect an increase of a miserable fiver a week in the next budget. The country can’t afford it, pensioners are told by the bould Regina Doherty. “Don’t mind the fact that we TDs and ministers gave ourselves an increase of €100 per week recently. And we didn’t have to wait five months for it, we got it immediately. We are a very important and essential group pf people. Furthermore, disregard the fact that we are now giving our learned judges a weekly increase of €385 per week. You see these people, like us parliamentarians, are important and must be looked after. Now on the other hand you pensioners, who may have contributed to the country and your pensions for over forty years and paid very high taxes in the 70’s, 80’s and into the 90’s are really of no further benefit to the country so whatever few scraps we may have left on the table after we have gorged ourselves at the feast

we will throw to you. You should be thankful to us that we have even thought of you. And by the way the only time that we will need you is on election day. Don’t forget to come out and vote for your betters”. Now no TD has, to the best of my knowledge, actually uttered those words but be assured that those words reflect the mindset of many of those in power. So, watch out, Brexit will be used to penalise everyone who happens to be outside of the golden circle in order to protect those on the inside.

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AND FINALLY... The new Bypass road seems to be working well, with the exception of the teething problems at Oylegate. Enniscorthy is much easier to access now and it is actually a pleasure to drive in during the afternoon to do a bit of business rather than look at other options. When the rest of the road, the section leading to the N30, is open in a few days time things will improve further. Hopefully, this is going to be a win-win for the town and surrounding areas of Enniscorthy. Any observations or comments on this column feel free to email: viewcolumn@gmail.com n

Rockin’at the Fined €1,000! Rockin’ Food Fest! The culprit responsible for the above illegal dumping was fined €1,000 by the District Court at the end of July in a case brought by Wexford County Council. With the increased use of cameras and drones a lot more similar fines are to be expected in the near future.

A new and handy guide for visitors but also a reminder to locals of the rich heritage of Enniscorthy town. This new brochure, produced by Enniscorthy Municipal District, is widely available at key tourist points, hotels, etc.

Enniscorthy’s new Civil Defence Unit

Well done to the volunteers from the new Enniscorthy unit of Wexford Civil Defence who completed their first official first-aid duty on Sunday 21st July by providing ambulance and first aid cover for the Enniscorthy 6km road race. To find out more about Civil Defence, please check out www.civildefence.ie. Volunteers always welcome.

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Thanks Larry!

ENNISCORTHY TIDY TOWN NEWS the annual enniscorthy tidy town competition will be held as usual this year. the categories are: gardens, shop fronts, Window boxes & hanging baskets, public buildings, most improved premises, industrial premises, tidiest street and housing estate.

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closing date: friday, 23rd august 2019. entry forms available from the council offices, market square, enniscorthy.

Wexford Local Development is rolling out a series of free Community Leadership & Capacity Building Courses in the districts of Enniscorthy, Wexford and New Ross commencing in the autumn. The course will provide opportunities to explore an understanding of community and the role of a leader while looking at building capacity to represent others, considering how to work well with conﬂict, how to engage with public bodies and build awareness of intercultural & cross-cultural communication. Two places are available per community group with a maximum of 12 groups on each course (24 places in total). Interested participants should be available to attend all four 1.5 day blocks being held at your preferred location.

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Larry Dunbar of Slaney View Park Residents Association in Enniscorthy has been busy as always making his area as atractive looking as possible. This summer, using old bicycles salvaged from the River Slaney, he has created a beautiful and unique flower bed and, keeping biodiversity in mind, he has also incorporated some wild flowers. Well done Larry, a true community leader!

The Eileen Gray Window Display Award at the recent Wexford Literary Festival in Enniscorthy was won jointly by Toffee and Thyme, and Glamour Boutique. Well done to Pauline Maguire and Mary Hudson for their creativity around the literary theme of the competition. n

Johnny Mythen – business as usual! For General Election candidate Johnny Mythen it’s very much “business as usual”. Should anyone require any help or advice please feel free to contact Johnny who is working for Sinn Fein and will continue to assist in every way he can through Sinn Féin’s existing network of TDs, Senators and Local Councillors.

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Johnny says he is proud to have represented Enniscorthy in the past and even prouder to do so in the future!

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Hope & Dream 10, 2019, raises...

The 2019 version of the Hope and Dream 10 raised an incredible €180,190! The Hope Cancer Support Centre CLG received 60% of the proceeds: €108,114 and County Wexford Hospice Homecare received 40% of the proceeds: €72,076. Both charities would like to thank each and every person in Enniscorthy and beyond who participated, donated, sponsored, fundraised, organised and supported this amazing event. It is truly remarkable what a community can achieve, when everyone plays a part. Roll on 2020! Above: Eugene Doyle (event auditor), Denise McDonald and Michael Jordan (both Hope Cancer Support Centre) and Liam Waters (Enniscorthy Credit Union, sponsors) displaying the results of the Hope and Dream 10, 2019 – over €180,000 collected for the Hope Cancer Support Centre CLG and County Wexford Hospice Homecare. Left: Enniscorthy Credit Union, proud sponsors of Hope and Dream 10, L-R: Janet Doyle, Liam Waters, Padraig Hall, Aine Doyle. n

the proposed sale last year of the national 1798 rebellion centre in enniscorthy didn’t proceed and it’s very much business as usual at the award-winning centre with extended seven-day summer opening hours until 31st august. The fantastic 1798 Centre is a 'must see' for locals and visitors alike, as is its related attraction, the Enniscorthy Castle. 1798 centre opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). Weekend Opening from June 1st to Aug 31st, 12 noon to 5pm (last entry 4pm). tel: (053) 9237596 www.1798centre.ie n

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SAVING OUR BEES AND PLANET! Recently there has been great work done highlighting the many important issues around climate change and the environment and what we as a society can do to help save our planet. Wexford Co. Council has even declared a Biodiversity & Climate Change Emergency. I want to touch on one area that is often overshadowed in the debate but is crucial to our survival. When I was growing up my everlasting memory of our summers was being constantly stung by bees and seeing many varieties of butterflies enjoying our meadows. We now have extremely depleted stocks of bees and butterflies worldwide. Without them we risk eventual starvation as our food is not being pollinated. Where we have gone wrong is in depleting our meadows and over-reliance on

weedkillers. So after many years of lobbying I was delighted recently to see Wexford Co. Council launching a programme to save the bees. 'Wex Bee Aware' aims to encourage people to make small changes that will create big impacts in terms of the preservation of bees and other pollinators. There has also been a noticeable shift from using generated flowers on our roundabouts and open spaces to growing wild flowers and native bushes that are pollinators and attract bees. One recent project worth mentioning again is the new Orchard Peace Park at The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, which is a flagship for biodiversity with over 200 species planted. They may not look as attractive but they are very effective in helping to combat the declining numbers of bees.

So if you have a back garden, please consider the option of creating a meadow and take a step forward in helping to save humanity. We could also delay cutting our lawns until later in the spring and cut less often over the summer to allow for dandelions, clover and buttercups to grow and provide much needed food for our pollinators especially bees, butterflies and ladybirds. 'Wex Bee Aware’ can offer guidance, information and support to any person or organisation who wants to make a difference. The campaign co-ordinator is Sonia Hunt and she can be contacted by email at WexBeeAware@wexfordcoco.ie. Check out Wexford County Council’s website also: www.wexfordcoco.ie n

One third of Ireland’s 99 bee species are now threatened with extinction. We all need to make small changes that will create big impacts in terms of the preservation of bees and other pollinators.

Launch of Enniscorthy’s Bypass on 18th July 2019, an taoiseach leo varadkar td officially opened the longa w a i t e d m 11 g o r e y t o enniscorthy motorway scheme (enniscorthy bypass). The opening has been broadly welcomed although there have been some criticisms of tailbacks in Oylegate and the reduction of the speed limit from 100kph to 80kph on the “old road” from Enniscorthy to Oylegate. Efforts are being made to address these issues and the outcome remains to be seen. On the positive side the scheme is resulting in reductions in travel times on the Wexford to Dublin route of approximately 15 minutes during offpeak times and 30 minutes during peak times. Costing €400 million, the combined 39km of the M11 motorway and associated roads have been under construction since January 2016 and have been completed on schedule with 1,850,000 person-hours completed on-site during the construction period. 129 previously unknown archaeological sites were uncov-

ered and excavated by archaeologists from TVAS (Ireland) Ltd. The record of these finds has now been filed for public viewing at the National Museum of Ireland. Officially opening the motorway, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD stated, “The openi n g o f t h e M 11 G o re y t o Enniscorthy Motorway is yet more proof of the Government’s public capital programme being delivered. The M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway is a first-class piece of transport infrastructure. I thank all involved in the efficient delivery of the project and I wish all who travel on the road a safe journey." The bypass is relieving chronic traffic congestion through Enniscorthy town, with an estimated reduction of 6,000 vehicles a day. Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Michael Sheehan, said the new road network was significant not just for Enniscorthy but for the county and southeast as a whole, “The opening of the new motorway is a significant

milestone in Wexford’s story. We are open for development, growth and investment as Dublin is within easy reach. This provides new opportunities for Enniscorthy to expand, to rejuvenate the town centre and offer a new chance for the whole county to tell its story and redefine itself to a whole new audience. It is the challenge for this generation – one we must maximise and make the most of.” The scheme includes fiftyseven new structures, including eight overbridges, five underbridges, thirty-one farm accommodation underpasses, and three rail-river bridges. This major road construction scheme brought together Irish, Dutch and Spanish expertise. With such a strong Spanish influence, the Spanish Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency, Mr IIdefonso Castro, was delighted to attend the official opening. Wexford County Council Chief Executive, Tom Enright said, “The extension of the M11 motorway 27 km to the south will bring great savings in travel

times, improve traffic safety and will bring employment and investment into County Wexford and Enniscorthy town in particular.” Welcoming the opening, Minister Paul Kehoe said: “The opening of the M11 GoreyEnniscorthy motorway will make such a difference to the lives of businesses, families and commuters. For Enniscorthy, this will be a game changer. Its completion has always been a major goal of mine as a TD and was part of my election manifesto in 2002. This is a €400m project that was delivered on time and on budget.” He went on to mention the improved road safety aspect of the project: “What people mightn’t realise is how important this project is for road safety. Collisions and fatalities will significantly reduce as a result.” Providing visual art on the route, three artists were chosen to carry out community visual art projects under the Per Cent for Art Scheme. Public exhibitions are due to take place between July and November 2019. n

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD (centre) officially opens the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway Scheme, with local public representatives and other dignitaries. Pic: Patrick Browne.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD (right) officially opens the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway Scheme, with Cllr. Michael Sheehan, Cathaoirleach of Wexford Co. Council, on left. Pic: Patrick Browne.

Cllr Jackser Owens (left) at the official opening of the M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy Motorway Scheme. Pic: Patrick Browne.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD samples some Wexford strawberries with Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan (Chairperson Enniscorthy Municipal District) at the official opening. Pic: Patrick Browne.

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Ballindaggin Pipe Band – 70 years a-blowing

Above: St. Colman’s Pipe Band Ballindaggin with Minister Paul Kehoe, Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan (Chair of Enniscorthy Municipal District) and Liz Hore (Enniscorthy Municipal District Manager). Below left: Liz Hore, Seamus Rafter and James Browne TD. Below right: Cllr Jackser Owens (left) and Cllr John O’Rourke (right) attanded the Civic Reception. All pics: Maria Nolan.

on friday evening, 27th June, the Journal of the uí cinsealaigh historical society was launched in enniscorthy library. it was the 33rd edition of the Journal which is known as “the past”. the first edition of “the past” was published in 1920 and next year will see its centenary edition entering the listing with its illustrious predecessors. seán doyle, who launched the Journal, gave an outline of its history and its editors since 1920, as follows: No doubt all historians, whether writers or observers on the sidelines, have their own perspectives on history. It is the belief of some that personal viewpoints are essential to historians because they believe that there is no such thing as unbiased history. I do believe that the vast majority of historians have an inherent sense of fairness. Some of them, of course, have distinct ways of judging events of the past. In other words, events are studied and interpreted according to the predispositions of the particular historian. Here one thinks of Sir Richard Musgrave and Rev. Patrick Kavanagh O.F.M. Over the past few years the term ‘revisionist’ has been applied to the work of some historians and writers, particularly during the Bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion and the Centenary of the 1916 Rising, They were accused of trying to fit their view of history to some present-day political agenda. I believe there should be no problem with historians having a fresh look at historical events and if their research uncovers different source material that delivers an interpretation at variance to a long-held view of a particular

the walls of the presentation centre reverberated with the rhythm of pipe and drum on friday 26th July as the newly elected chair of enniscorthy municipal district council, Kathleen codd-nolan, hosted a civic reception to celebrate 70 years of st. colman’s ballindaggin pipe band. ‘The band and Ballindaggin are very close to my heart’, Kathleen said, ‘and I am delighted that my first official reception is a Civic Reception for their 70th birthday – the highest honour that I can bestow on behalf of the people of Enniscorthy and District.’ MC for the occasion, District Manager Liz Hore, paid tribute to the iconic band and thanked them profusely for ‘always being ready and available to participate in parades, festivals and other events in Enniscorthy and beyond’ and I am honoured that this will be my last Civic Reception as District Manager for Enniscorthy,’ Liz said. Several speakers from the band shared their memories including Chairman Pat Armstrong, Jim Byrne and

Eugene Murphy who gave a detailed history of the past 70 years from the band’s formation in 1949 to present day, outlining many events and occasions including several trips to London, Chicago, New York and Birmingham ‘well documented in Sean Óg Doyle’s journals of our travels’, Eugene quipped. Patricia Brooks read a poem specially composed by Chairman Pat Armstrong and a letter from Michael Sills of t h e L o n d o n We x f o r d Association was read congratulating the band on all of their wonderful achievements and wishing them well into the future. The celebrations were attended by Minister Paul Kehoe, James Browne TD, Chairperson Kathleen CoddNolan, Councillors Jackser Owens, John O`Rourke and many, many family members, friends and well wishers. Proceedings of course came to a conclusion with some wonderful renditions of old favourites which almost brought the Presentation roof down. – Maria Nolan

LAUNCH OF ‘THE PAST’ – The organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society historical narrative; so be it. It was during the Bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion that many amateur historians published books, while most of them were excellent and related the history of the Rebellion in their local area, some contained errors that were quoted by prominent people as historical fact in later years. Next year will see the celebration of the centenary of the foundation of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society. It is hoped to mark the event with the publication of Number 34 of its journal “The Past”. During the past ninety-nine years, the journal has had four Editors, the longest serving being Canon Séamas S. de Vál who has held the position for some 46 years. Fr. De Vál edited the Golden Jubilee Edition of “The Past”, Number 8 in 1970. His distinguished career as Editor concluded with the publication of Number 32 in 2016, a total of 25 journals. He also directed the affairs of the Society for a number of years as its Chairman. In 2008 the then Secretary of the Society, Mary Mackey, edited a list of all contributors and the titles of all articles published in the journal from 1920 up to and including issue Number 29 published in 2008. The list included 169 contributors and 209 separate articles. Truly a wonderful collection of many aspects of the history and lore of County Wexford and a rich resource for anyone interested in how our Model County

and its inhabitants were shaped and moulded. An updated version of the list of contents would be a valuable addition to the material to be published in the centenary edition of 2020. We, who are interested in the story of our county, owe a debt of gratitude and appreciation to the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society and its members for their dedication and interest over many years in recording the eventful past of County Wexford and the influences that shaped the course of its history, the stories of its inhabitants and the impact of the Wexford Diaspora. Tribute must be paid to the Society for its contribution to historical research in bringing to light the work of many distinguished historians and writers over the past ninety-nine years. We have on record a rare and unique repository of scholarly endeavour. Mention must be made of other Historical Societies within the county who for years have produced many excellent and well-researched narratives of our history. I believe it is remarkable the number of very eminent historians that are natives of our county. It wouldn’t be proper to name any individual in particular. All of them have contributed to the fund of historical research on the personalities and events of our past. I did not have time to read the individual articles appearing in

the edition being launched this evening but I did take a cursory look at all of them. We have James W. Taylor researching the Irish soldiers who took part in the Great War. Dr. Rory Sweetman has an article on Bishop Henry Wi l l i a m C l e a r y, B i s h o p o f Auckland in New Zealand. It appears that the debate regarding the perennial encounter between Irish Nationalism and British Imperialism had reached New Zealand. Kieran Costello writes about Enniscorthy Courthouse Trials 1919. It is most interesting. A lot of names are listed there which I’m sure will be of interest to many people in Enniscorthy and s u r ro u n d i n g a re a s . S e a n Etchingham, Wexford’s Supreme Hero is a short piece written by Seán Ua Cearnaigh. Aaron Ó Maonaigh tells the story of the Killurin Ambush and the outbreak of Civil War in County Wexford. It is well researched and gives us a detailed analysis of the period and insights into political attitudes of the time. The next piece features our unique national game of hurling, which is older than recorded history. It specifically details the Rathnure team of the Millennium which includes the names of some of the greatest exponents ever to play the sport. An article by Mark Redmond on Denis O’Leary and the Gaelic Revival and it shows Mark’s interest in the art of uilleann piping. Father Bill Cosgrave writes about

Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns. He was bishop for 18 years from 1857 to 1875. Bernard Browne has an excellent piece on James C a r t y, Bibliographer, Historian and Librarian. Here again is the story of one of the brilliant people that our County has produced and whose achievements were little known to some of us. Canon Séamas de Vál has a very sincere tribute to the late Sir David Goodall. Sir David was a member of our Society for years and contributed many an article to ‘The Past’. Last but not least we have Gill McLoughlin and Bernice Kelly with an account of A Rare Glimpse of Ninth to Tenth Century Metalworking in Wexford. The article is the result of archaeological testing in advance of the M11 Gorey North Motorway Service area in 2010. The volume which is before us has collected together the expertise and professionalism of various contributors who have presented us with an invaluable insight into aspects of the past that relates to our own County homeland and to some of the personalities who left their mark during the onward passage of time. Their names and some of their interests and achievements

are forever recorded in this historical publication so as to ensure that any time in the future we can pick it up and once again in our imagination explore the rich tapestry of history, people and happenings, ranging from the Irish soldiers in the Great War to the findings of the investigation into 9th and 10th century metalworking in County Wexford. The present issue of “The Past” has been edited by Father James Hammel. As successor of Canon de Vál in this enterprise, Father Hammel takes on a formidable task. We compliment him on the current publication and wish him well as Editor of the journal for as long he hopes to act in the role. And so, without further ado, Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society’s 33rd Edition of “The Past”. – Seán Doyle, 27/06/2019

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Enniscorthy’s Michelle displays her World Cup Medal

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bree barndance, in association with bree development group, takes place on saturday, 24th august in the byrne’s of bree grainstore with ‘the Kilkennys' as feature band, preceded by local talent colleen coughlan, and followed by dJ ‘til late. Tickets at €20 each are available on ‘Eventbrite Bree

Barndance 2019’ and in Byrne’s of Bree. Taxies will be available all night long. Watch Bree Barndance Facebook page for further details and free ticket offers. Enjoy a good night out with all funds raised this year going towards Bree Walking Trails, Bree Hub and Children’s Playground. n

Enniscorthy’s Michelle O’Neill was assistant refereee for the recent women’s World Cup soccer final, and received a World Cup medal for doing so. Michelle is pictued here with Mary Moulds, Operations Manager, Enniscorthy Credit Union.

Bannow & Rathanagan Show draws huge crowd

Cllr Lisa McDonald (left) was one of the many public representatives at the show last month at Killag, with Michael Codd, Jim Green and Seamus Codd.

Bannow & Rathangan Show: Noel and Sue Doyle of Doyle’s Butchers, Wexford, keeping up with the hungry crowd.

Michelle O’Neill with Mairead Kearney of the Lending Department, Enniscorthy Credit Union.

James Browne TD hosts coffee morning for Alzheimer’s

James Browne TD coffee morning in aid of Alzheimer’s Association at his offices on Lower Church Street, Enniscorthy, Friday 12th July. L-R: Cllr Lisa McDonald, Rebecca and Sarah Twomey, Anne Connelly, Saoirse Kelly (Alzheimer’s Association), James Browne TD and Colin Murphy, Wexford.

James Browne TD coffee morning in aid of Alzheimer’s at his offices on Lower Church Street Enniscorthy, 12th July. L-R: Cathy Keane, Angela Franklin, James Browne TD, Tom Doyle, Elizabeth O’Brien and Rebecca Doyle.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BLACKSTAIRS BLUES FESTIVAL ENNISCORTHY - SEPT 13th-15th, 2019 This year’s Blackstairs Blues Festival will be held in Enniscorthy from 13th to the 15th of September, with Fringe events happening from Thursday 12th right through to Monday 16th. The Festival is now in its 25th year, having been launched all those years ago in 1995. It is still gathering strength and followers, and proving itself to be one of the highlights on the Irish Blues scene and boasting of being the longest consecutively run Blues Festival in the country!!! The ever popular Press Launch is being held in Holohan’s Pub, Enniscorthy, on Thursday 22nd of August at 8:30pm with the entertainment being provided by Enniscorthy’s own The BC Blues Band – a local new band but each member has a wealth of experience in the music scene. All are welcome to attend, when full details of this year’s Festival will be announced.

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Among the Venues this year are: Alba Italian Restaurant The Antique Tavern - Dawsons Bar - Holohan’s Pub Rackard’s Bar - Stamps - T. Doyle - Toss Kavanagh’s Treacy’s Hotel - Enniscorthy Castle - Enniscorthy Library Thomas Ford Donal Gallagher

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Dermot Byrne The Catfish Blues Orchestra

Next month we’ll carry full details on the festival and you can also pick up a copy of the festival brochure available from 22nd August at various locations in Enniscorthy and Co. Wexford.

Wexford Light Opera Society’s ‘Hits from the Musicals’ – get tickets now! The Booking Office for Wexford Light Opera Society’s (WLOS) new production of the ever popular ‘Hits from the Musicals’ is open now at the National Opera House, Wexford. Tickets are €22.50 each and can be booked online at: www.nationaloperahouse.ie. This event is always a sell out so early booking is essential. The musical playlist incorporates both musical theatre and light opera, sung by

Wexford Light Opera Society’s Chorus celebrate their success at this year’s AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) Awards. Top left: Chorus Mistress Eithne Corrigan.

the AIMS Gilbert award-winning Chorus of WLOS in addition to the society’s multitalented soloists. The Hits is under the musical direction of Fintan Cleary and Chorus Mistress Eithne Corrigan and this year’s MC is the one and only Catherine “Biddy” Walsh. The Hits from the Musicals will run from Monday 28th October until Thursday 31st October 2019 and is not to be missed. n

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ARE YOU Welcome to the August edition of the Slaney News. July was indeed a very busy month on the dance scene. A group of us headed up to the Monaghan Street Festival for the first time and, despite the rain, we'll definitely be making a return visit. I thought it interesting the way they had the bands in the square and you paid €10 entry regardless of which street you entered from. The whole town benefited from the influx of visitors and the money went to cover the bands. I couldn't help thinking how the square in Enniscorthy would be ideal for such a venture. On that same weekend some more of the gang headed down to Holy Cross in Tipperary for their music festival. At €20 it was great value and from all reports, very well organised. They couldn't organise the weather though and anyone who didn't bring a change of clothes had a very damp journey home!! But for us, The SE Country Music Festival held in the Killag showgrounds is our main outdoor event with all the big guns lining out. The organisers must have had a word with the man above as the day was perfect, and it needed to be, as they were going head to head with the Wexford vs Tipperary All Ireland hurling semi-final in Croke Park with over 40,000 loyal Wexford supporters due to make the trip. Cliona Hagan and Michael English got the show off to a great start but it was Jimmy Buckley who was left with the intricate task of keeping the audience entertained while they were watching Wexford battle Tipp on a huge screen mounted on an articulated lorry!

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DANCING?

DeclaN FlaNagaN is the South east’s leading dance teacher specialising in Irish country Jiving & Ballroom, 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll, line Dancing, etc. He is also well known as a music broadcaster on elite country Radio 7.30am-9.00am Monday-Friday. He contributes a regular music and dance column to the Slaney News.

Unfortunately, it wasn't to be with our hero hurlers, but Derek Ryan did a great job in lifting spirits with a great selection of his many hits. And for the match goers, Jimmy Buckley, accompanied by his daughter Claudia, played in the Ashdown Park, Gorey, that night. That girl has a very powerful voice so keep an eye out for her. NEW RELEASES: Slim Attraction - "Drops Of Brandy" a record I bought many many years ago by the band of the same name. Mick Comerford also has a version and its a good upbeat number for Jivers. Gerry Guthrie - "Walking In The Sunshine". Catchy song that would suit the Slosh.

Nathan Carter - "Gone Girls". Bit slower this one with more tequila & girls. Nice Foxtrot or Line Dance. Michelle Murphy - "Our House Is A Home". Nice and lively this one from Michelle. Perfect for Quickstep or Jive. Chrissy Mac - "Wiggle Wiggle". This has Slosh written all over it and if you can manage a "wiggle" at the same time, you'll have a right time!! Barry Kirwin - "Shot Of Glory". I really like this one from Barry. Has an American flavour and is ideal for a Jive or Line Dance. Originally released in 2015 by "The Washboard union" from Canada. AuGuST PARISH DANCES F r i d a y 9 t h , I FA C e n t r e ,

Claudia Buckley – “a very powerful voice so keep an eye out for her”

Enniscorthy; Sunday 11th, Oylegate CC & Rathanna Hall; Friday 16th, Marshalstown CC & Kilanerin Hall; Saturday 17th, Drumphea Hall; Friday 30th, Kiltealy CC; Friday 6th September, Camross CC & Askamore Hall. AuGuST BIG BANDS St. Martins GAA: 11th Aug, Nathan Carter. The Rhu Glenn: 24th Aug, Mike Denver; 31st Aug, Dominic & Barry Kirwan. Ashdown Park Hotel: 1st September Mike Denver; 2nd September Gerry Guthrie. Woodford Dolmen Hotel: 10th Aug, Derek Ryan; 16th Aug, Michael English.

Your chance to perform! Enniscorthy Musical Society will be holding an information night on 3rd September next at 8pm for their upcoming production of ‘The Producers’. You can pick up an audition pack on the night. They will also be available from mid August. Check the Enniscorthy Musical Society Facebook page for more information and updates. Auditions will be on 11th of September and callbacks on the 15th September. For venues see the Enniscorthy Musical Society Facebook page. n

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The ‘Dancing with Declan’ dancefloor at the recent Bannow & Rathangan Show at Killag.

On the regular dance scene, The Talbot & The Oak Tree Foulksmills are on Sunday nights. Harney's Ballyedmond has weekly Sat/Sun/Mon dances. The Ashdown Park Gorey & The Brandon House, New Ross are on Wednesday nights. Harney's Ballyedmond & Tinryland GAA Club Carlow are on Monday nights. The Woodford Dolmen & Murphy's Tinahely are on

Thursday nights. The Ardattin Inn runs every Friday. The Parkview House Shillelagh & The Rhu Glenn are every Saturday night. Give any of these venues a ring to see who's playing. Well that's it from me this month and I'll see you same time, same place, in the September issue of the Slaney News. – Declan

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Comic summer fun in Enniscorthy Want some rip-roaring bellylaughs and good old-fashioned wit and comedy in your summer – well look no further. As part of Enniscorthy Drama Group’s ever expanding theatre programme, the talented and hard-working group will stage two Summer Plays at The Presentation Centre from August 8th – 10th inclusive. The two one-hour plays by Scottish playwright Bruce Adam include When I Snap My Fingers and Mary, Mary and are guaranteed to have Enniscorthy audiences in stitches.

In When I Snap My Fingers, performer Sven Gali’s hypnosis stage act is interrupted by a fire alarm leaving him no chance to remove the effect of certain trigger words on volunteer participants Simon and Maria Moffat. All hell breaks loose when the Moffats host a dinner party for Simon’s boss, Dan, and Dan’s wife, Dolly, in an effort to create an impression and advance his flagging career but, instead of being on their best behaviour, cause comic havoc as they react rather weirdly to certain words and phrases.

When I Snap My Fingers is a 60-minute laugh-out-loud comedy with lots of good oldfashioned fun and humour. EDG’s second play Mary Mary can only be described as comic chaos as Terry brings his new woman Mary home to meet his mother also called Mary, not knowing that his mother in an effort at matchmaking has already invited a colleague of his – another Mary round in the hopes of pairing the two up together. If you consider that the first Mary is decidedly inebriated you can just about imagine the confusion and amusement that will ensue.

Directed by Tom Reddy, who had a most successful recent run with his own very funny Well Anything Quare, and performed by Enniscorthy

Drama’s gifted actors, this is a summer experience not to be missed – and if you do you’ll most certainly be sorry. – Maria Nolan PRO

WINNERS!!! Congrats to Jenny Hurley – the winner of the Slaney News Facebook competition for 2 tickets to see Paddy Casey playing in The Presentation Centre. And congrats also to Christina Dobbs who won 2 tickets to the Culchie Warriors show also in The Presentation Centre. Thanks to all who took part in our competitions.

A busy time for Emma

Members of Enniscorthy Drama Group in rehearsal at the IFA Centre for their summer plays. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Best of luck to Emma Byrne, Wexford's Rose for the Rose of Tralee 2019 Festival. Emma is also a singer with Celtic Roots (see page 18).

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ENNISCORTHY DRAMA GROUP presents 2 ONE-ACT PLAYS BY BRUCE ADAM. 8 August – 10 August, 8pm. Tickets €10. "Mary, Mary" – Simon and Maria Moffet agree to undergo hypnosis as part of performer Sven Gali’s act when a fire alarm sounds before Sven has had a chance to remove the effects of certain trigger words. Cast: Karyn Franklin, Jennifer Boyd, Brendan Carthy, Madeline Breen. "When I snap my fingers" – Confusion reigns when Terry brings a (decidedly inebriated) new woman named Mary home to meet his mother – also called Mary. Cast: Aisling Williams, Christine Quin, Fergal Kelly, Pat Murphy, John Kirwan, Laura Franklin.

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 8th, 9th, 10th of August in the Jerome Hynes Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford. Booking through the National Opera House. Tickets €16. One of the best loved Irish plays by one of the best loved Irish playwrights – John B. Keane. Director: Andy Doyle.

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ELMORE. August 24th. 8:30pm. Tickets €12. Elmore is an Irish born singer/songwriter based in Co. Wexford. Undoubtedly one of the most recognised rising stars in Ireland today. Finding inspiration in the works of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, Dermot Kennedy and The Lumineers. Elmore began writing and composing music in his late teens but it wasn't until he decided to travel around Europe busking at 18, that he honed his performing style and found his love of the Indie/Folk Genre. Elmore has played to audiences in the 3 Arena and has headlined the Cre Festival alongside The Stunning & The Riptide Movement. He has also played at Vantastival and supported acts including Hudson Taylor, Michael Bolton, The Riptide Movement, Sample Answer, Jake Carter and Hermitage Green. 2019 is already shaping up to be another steller year for this rising star with an upcoming European tour and the Launch of his new EP. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

TEN OUNCE MOUSE "Echoes" Single Launch. 30 Aug. Doors 6:30pm. €10. Presented by Bandstand with support from The Elephant Room, Foot Squeaker, Synk. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

EOIN COOGAN & GIOVANNI AGOSTINI IN CONCERT. 31 August. €15. Giovanni Agostini is a fingerstyle guitarist and composer from Venezuela, with Italian roots, based in Ireland. In 2012 he came to Dublin to complete his musical studies in jazz performance at Newpark Music Centre. Since 2016 he has worked as a full-time musician playing gigs in and outside the country, busking and teaching guitar. He released his first debut album ‘Days Ahead’ on March 11, 2019 and continues to work on new material, tabs, arrangements and compositions. Eoin Coogan is best described as a composer and orchestrator of vision into sound. His early influences include a spectrum of iconic rock & roll groups. Later influences include the blues greats such as BB King, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan which contribute to the textures heard throughout Eoin’s compositions. His recent successful crowd-funding campaign has enabled him to record his first album, tour Ireland and abroad. These two guitar virtuosos will perform some of their own original compositions and also some well- known classic songs together. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Plus art exhibitions, workshops, classes, childen’s activities etc. See www.presentationcentre.ie for details. Tel: (053) 9233000. Always lots happening at The Presentation Centre.

Above and below: Enjoying the Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival 2-5th August. Pic: Maria Nolan.

ENNISCORTHY LIBRARY EVENTS – AUGUST 2019 1. STORYTIME IN ENNISCORTHY LIBRARY Come along to hear The Hungry Caterpillar and other stories being told. Saturday 10th of August at 11.00 a.m. Suitable for 5 to 8 year olds. Everyone welcome, call: 053 923 6055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2. STORYTIME & CRAFT IN ENNISCORTHY LIBRARY Join us for Storytime followed by a craft session to celebrate the Dog Days of Summer! Enjoy doggy tales before creating your own paper spring puppy. Tuesday 13th August at 11.00 a.m. Suitable for up to 8 years. Everyone welcome, call: 053 923 6055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3. DOGS TRUST WILL BE VISITING ENNISCORTHY LIBRARY Wednesday 14th August at 11.00 a.m. Join Maeve and Penny to learn about Understanding Dogs, how to behave around them and be safe around the dogs we meet. Places limited. Booking is recommended, call: 053 923 6055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4. FAMILY MATINEE SHOWING IN ENNISCORTHY LIBRARY Saturday 17th of August at 2.30 p.m. Guaranteed to be "Barking good Family Fun!" for all the family. For more information and to book a seat call: 053 923 6055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5. THE HISTORY OF COFFEE Lecture will take place in Enniscorthy Library on 15th August at 7.00p.m. Simon Nelson, manager of The Wilds Cafe, will explore how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin. Places limited. Booking is recommended, call: 053 9236055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6. RHYME TIME WITH AN OLD McDONALD THEME Thurs 22nd of Aug at 11.00 a.m. Suitable for 0-5 year olds, all welcome. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7. LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS OF BANTRY: THE 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY OF HISTORIAN GODDARD ORPEN Jeremy Hill will give a lecture in Enniscorthy Library on Thursday 22nd at 7.00 p.m. Places limited. Booking is recommended, call: 053 9236055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8. TOMÁS KING - PAINTING FROM LIFE Join Tomás King in Enniscorthy Library on Thurs 29th Aug. at 7.00p.m. for an illustrated presentation which will centre on his body of work, style and influences. He will concentrate on his oil and water paintings which depict numerous landscape scenes. Places limited. Booking is recommended, call: 053 9236055. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 9. COME ALONG AND HAVE FUN AT OUR REGULAR RHYME TIME Enniscorthy Library every Thursday morning at 11.00 a.m. Singing & rhyming, fun & laughter, friends together. Free and all are welcome. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– For more information on these events, see “Enniscorthy Library” on Facebook or contact Library 053-9236055.

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7th August 2019

CELTIC ROOTS – the best Irish show around

A FLAIR FOR FASHION MONART SPA LADIES DAY AT WEXFORD RACES, FRIDAY 26TH JULY. Right: Melody Redmond, Theresa Hanlon and Anna Murphy. Not to be outdone, the Boys didn’t let their side down. L-R: Lorcan Allen, Jim Mernagh and John Johnston. Below L-R: Mark Browne (Manager Monart Spa, sponsor and judge), Veronica Murphy (3rd in fashion competition), Annie Cusack (winner, fashion competition), Majella Wall (second, fashion competition), Marietta Doran (judge) and Keith Jordan (judge).

Celtic Roots was formed in 1998 in Bree with the objective of promoting Irish culture at home and abroad. The talented cast of Irish dancers, singers, musicians and storytellers have produced many exciting shows since then both at home and abroad.

Little Stevie resurrects the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll Wexford group Little Stevie & Mystery Train have catapulted rock ‘n’ roll music back into the spotlight with the release of their debut single, ‘Anne Marie’. The band launched their new single with a special outdoor concert in the old Dunne's Car Park, in conjunction with Smyth's Homevalue, Enniscorthy, on Saturday, August 3rd. This seasoned band of local musicians, fronted by popular singer, Stephen Murphy, have been treating south-east audiences to the best of late 1950s and early 1960s rock ‘n’ roll classics over the past few years, and Stephen says their new single was penned to get people back on to the dancefloor.

“We have been playing weddings and dances for many years, and the one genre of music that is guaranteed to get guests on the dancefloor is good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll,” says Stephen. “So we decided to write a modern-day ‘jive’. ‘Anne Marie’ is an uptempo number written in the spirit of Buddy Holly,

with the energy of Bill Haley, a n d t h e g ro w l o f E d d i e Cochran. “It’s a typical story of boywants-to-meet-girl that was a common theme of so many classic songs from the greats like Elvis and Roy Orbison, and our set-up stays faithful to the sound of that golden era of music,” adds Stephen. “We are a four-piece band with guitars, drums, double bass and lots of four-part harmonies. We will be performing ‘Anne Marie’ at our summer gigs around Wexford, and it is available to download on iTunes and other digital stores.” For further details see Little Stevie & Mystery Train on Facebook or call Stephen on 087 994 7601. n

In June 2019, the group's dancers brought home three individual World Titles and a l s o w o n 4 Wo r l d Te a m Championships. Emma Byrne, Wexford's Rose for the Rose of Tralee 2019 Festival, is also a singer with Celtic Roots.

For the months of July and August the group will be performing every Tuesday night in Bree Community Centre. Refreshments served at 8.30pm, show starts at 9pm. Book on 087-7535354. Tickets €10 with concessions available. Facebook: Celtic Roots n

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Focus on film –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– AJA - STEELY DAN TRIBUTE. 10 Aug. Music. 'Aja' are a tribute to the music of Steely Dan based in Ireland, who have been performing for over ten years. Their 2+ hour show features an 8-piece band with brass section, performing a repertoire of Steely Dan hits including the classic 'Aja' album in its entirety. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– VIBES 2019. Dance and Live Art Night. 16 Aug 7pm. €5 entry fee, with PA’s/Carers free when you produce your card/badge. Adults with intellectual disabilities often have few opportunities to let their hair down and ‘feel the vibes’ to dance the night away. Wexford Art Centre in association with DJ Ronan Buggy of Jilted Generations are set to change all that. This is an opportunity for all involved to be able to get together in a fun, safe and high energy atmosphere that provides a much-needed opportunity for socialising in a relaxed environment. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– THE ROB STRONG BAND. 17 Aug. Music. In the early 1970's nobody in Ireland personified the raw energy of rock and blues music like Rob Strong, still one of the most unique voices of any era. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– THE GLENCAIRN CYCLE. 22 Aug, 23 Aug. Drama. Drawing on his experiences as a merchant seaman, Eugene O’Neill wrote four plays set on the fictitious ship, the “SS Glencairn”. The four one-act plays – his very early play, Bound East for Cardiff (1914), and three plays written three and four years later, The Long Voyage Home, In the Zone, and The Moon of the Caribees – feature the same cast of characters in various situations on the ship and on land. The plays concern themselves not just with the relationships and bonds of sea-going men but with greater questions about the human condition and what O’Neill spoke of as the “tragedy of fate” symbolised by the ocean itself. Directed by Wexford man Paul Walsh and featuring a cast of many of the county’s top actors, ‘The Glencairn Cycle’ will tour to San Francisco as part of California’s 20th annual Eugene O’Neill Festival. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SING TO ME. Movie Launch. 31 Aug. A young man named Sebastian Murphy (Luke Spellacy Shaw) has spent a decade moving around the country with his mother after her company went bankrupt. Now that she has found a stable job they are living in Wexford Town for six months. Sebastian has become close with Sean Gerrad (Jordan Feeley) who has brought him into a new group of friends but nobody knows that Sebastian has a secret. He is a fantastic musician and he is hopelessly in love with Lara (Aisling Whelan) but too afraid to do anything about it. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Plus art exhibitions, workshops, classes, childen’s activities, etc. See www.wexfordartscentre.ie for details. Tel: 053-9123764.

A series of three Filmmaking Wo r k s h o p s w i l l r u n i n Bridgetown FDYS Centre on 13th, 20th, and 27th August at 7.30pm. The facilitator is the writer and filmmaker Dick Donaghue who moved to Enniscorthy five years ago. He was one of the original tutors at the Galway Film School and later acted in seven movies with the Canadian production company of Roger Corman, and worked with Mia Farrow, James Brolin and Alexander Paul to mention but a few. The workshops will show participants the fundamentals of scriptwriting for the movies and guides to production and preparation. To register for the workshops contact Wally O’Neill at Red Books, Bridgetown, or at the FDYS Centre.

Your “cut out and keep”

AUG ENTERTAINMENT All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

Dick Donaghue, writer and Filmmaker.

Dick has also produced a number of new movies. "What Next Mother", a comedy about a gran who escapes from the nursing home, played by the "legendary" Mary Gibson; three award-winning poetry videos; and "A Misuse of the Present Perfect Simple", a ten-minute drama written by Sean Gibbons and starring Sharon Griffith and John Crosbie, filmed in Bridgetown. The movies will be shown in Wexford Town Library on Thursday, August 29th, at 7.30pm. All are welcome and admission is free. n

1-3, 8-10 WEXFORD DRAMA GROUP PRESENTS ‘THE FIELD’ in Jerome Hynes Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford. Tickets €16. Directed by: Andy Doyle. 8-10 ENNISCORTHY DRAMA GROUP presents 2 ONE-ACT PLAYS by Bruce Adam. 8pm. Tickets €10. The Presentation Centre. Sat 10 AJA - STEELY DAN TRIBUTE. Music. Wexford Arts Centre. Fri 16 VIBES 2019. Dance and Live Art Night. 7pm. Wexford Arts Centre. Sat 17 THE ROB STRONG BAND. Music. Wexford Arts Centre. 22-23 THE GLENCAIRN CYCLE. Drama. Wexford Arts Centre. 23-25 ENNISCORTHY IRISH FOLK & BALLAD FESTIVAL. Various Enniscorthy venues. Sat 24 ELMORE. 8:30pm. Tickets €12. The Presentation Centre. Fri 30 TEN OUNCE MOUSE "ECHOES" SINGLE LAUNCH. Doors 6:30pm. €10. The Presentation Centre. Sat 31 SING TO ME. Movie Launch. Wexford Arts Centre. Sat 31 EOIN COOGAN & GIOVANNI AGOSTINI IN CONCERT. €15. The Presentation Centre. CELTIC ROOTS: Bree Community Centre. Every Tuesday in August. 8.30pm. See page 18. DOYLES, THE DUFFRY: Every Sunday in August. Live Bands in the Beer Garden 6-8pm. HOLOHAN’S PUB: Weds nights: Informal music session with Loose Arrangement. T. DOYLE’S PUB: Live music every Friday night. STAMPS PUB: Trad Music Friday nights. GREYHOUND RACING: Every Mon and Thurs. First Race 8pm. ST MICHAEL'S THEATRE, NEW ROSS: www.stmichaelsnewross.com NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE: www.nationaloperahouse.ie SOCIAL DANCING: Check out “Social Dancing in and around Wexford” on Facebook or text your name to 087 2723375 to receive the dates.

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.

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Sharon Griffiths and John Crosbie confront each other in a scene from "A Misuse of the Present Perfect Simple".

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7th August 2019

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The Institute of Technology Carlow, Wexford Campus, has been awarded a Public Sector Award for delivering Excellence in Education Part Time Courses 2019. Accepting the Excellence i n E d u c a t i o n P a r t Ti m e Courses award 2019, Dr. Janette Davies, Deputy Head of the Wexford Campus commented: “We are delighted to receive this recognition for

the leadership role the Wexford Campus has in responding to the provision of part time courses. The provision of part time lifelong learning courses is rooted in the belief that individual learning is a lifelong process. It is particularly important in County Wexford, as the county shares the lowest percentage of the population in the country (along with Longford) to have a 3rd level qualification. At the Wexford Campus we are very student centred, we have a dedicated team whose primary aim is to help provide support and guidance back to education.” The campus delivered its first Higher Education programmes in 1995-96, when it opened with 24 students, 6 staff members and 2 full-time programmes. Now it offers a comprehensive suite of fulltime CAO programmes and

over 40 lifelong programmes. It employs over 80 lecturing staff between full-time and lifelong learning and has over 800 full- and part-time students with 45% of the student cohort studying part-time. The campus has become an integral part of the fabric of County Wexford with a mission to respond to the academic, economic and cultural needs of the region. This is evident in the suite of programme offerings, reflecting the importance of tourism, culture, the arts, agriculture, the seafood sector and the growing tech sector in Wexford, along with supplying suitably qualified graduates. The part-time programme provision also contributes to Wexford County Council’s Local Economic Plan Goal 1, Wexford Chamber Skillnet portfolio and the National Springboard ini-

tiative. It provides easy access to 3rd level education in a county with socio-economic and educational disadvantage offering a wide range of programmes from level 6-9 on the NFQ framework. To date there are over 3,500 graduates across the full- and part-time programme provision, 90% of whom reside in County Wexford. According to Dr Davies, programme innovation is integral to the success of the lifelong section of the Wexford Campus with unique programmes such as the Higher Diploma in Business in Aqua Business. “This programme received recognition at the highest level with the EU commissioner for Environment, Marine Affairs and Fisheries noting that the programme was one of the most significant things to happen in Ireland in

the marine sector in Ireland in the last few years,” she says. Dr. Karen Hennessy, Head of the Wexford Campus, commented that the provision of Lifelong courses extends across a wide diversity of disciplines which appeal to all sectors of the community. “With students aged from 18-82 enjoying our courses, we understand that part-time learners face a myriad of challenges and that is why our programmes are designed to provide maximum choice and flexibility to learn-

ers. We partner with industry, business, volunteer and community groups on course development, which are designed to meet the educational needs of the local and national economy.” The provision of part-time and flexible programmes continues to go from strength to strength and the Institute continuously expands on programme offerings giving more opportunities to the community to participate in lifelong learning. n

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VTOS (Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme) is an educational opportunities scheme for unemployed persons which is funded by the Department of Education and Science. The Scheme is operated through the 16 Education & Training Boards countrywide and provides a special range of courses designed to meet the education and training needs of unemployed people. HOW DO I QUALIFY? If you are over 21 and have been in receipt of a Social Welfare payment for an average 6 months you may be eligible for one of the excellent courses on offer. COURSES ON OFFER? Courses include a range of vocationally relevant qualifications with accreditation from QQI Level 3 (Junior Certificate standard) to QQI Level 5 (Leaving Certificate standard). This represents a great opportunity for those who wish to upskill, prepare for employment or pursue further studies. IS IT FREE? All courses are FREE to eligible participants. ARE THERE ANY SUPPORTS AVAILABLE? Yes. Childcare costs can be covered for eligible participants. Also meal and travel allowances are payable. Contact VTOS Enniscorthy for details.

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Upgraded Enniscorthy wastewater treatment plant has been officially opened

WEXFORD HAS THIRD HIGHEST HOME SUPPORT WAITING LIST – BROWNE Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford, James Browne, has expressed concern at the surge in numbers of older people waiting for home care support. He said there was a huge disparity in the numbers waiting in Co. Wexford in comparison to other counties.

Above and below: Supporting the James Browne TD coffee morning in aid of Alzheimer’s at his offices on Lower Church St, Enniscorthy, on 12th July. Pics: Cathy Keane.

He explained, “At the end of May 2019 there were 640 people waiting for home care support in county Wexford. Compare this to county Meath which has 207, or Carlow and Kilkenny where there were no persons on the waiting list and there is clearly a massive disparity in resources. “Nationally there has been a 16% increase in the Fair Deal waiting list over three weeks in June and the waiting list for home help has gone from 6,310 in April to 6,819 at the end of May. “This is only going to get worse – over the next 30 years, the number of people in Ireland over the age of 65 will double and the number over the age of 85 will quadruple,” deputy Browne warned.

The size and scale of the challenge to eradicate the discharge of raw sewage into our waterways is significant. Enniscorthy was one of the larger towns in Ireland where there was inadequate treatment of wastewater being discharged. Almost 27 years from when the original plant was opened, a brand new upgraded wastewater treatment plant for Enniscorthy has been officially unveiled to end this practice and protect the environmental quality of the river Slaney. Pictured are Irish Water’s General Manager Michael O’Leary, Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District, Kathleen Codd-Nolan, Minister of State, Paul Kehoe TD, with Danny Walsh of Moyne Rangers AFC, Adam Southall and Ryan Phillips of Shamrock Rovers AFC. For a YouTube video about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otYYnjbIrOQ.

On Friday July 12, 2019, almost 27 years to the day from when the original plant was opened, a brand new upgraded wastewater treatment plant was officially unveiled in Enniscorthy by local man and Minister of State at the Departments of An Taoiseach and Defence, Paul Kehoe TD. The project represents an investment of approximately €16.3 million. The new plant will bring significant benefits to the town, enhancing the local environment and providing the platform for ongoing growth and development. The ceremony took place at the Riverside Park Hotel followed by a plaque unveiling ceremony at the nearby plant at St. John’s, just outside the town. The Minister was joined by Irish Water’s General Manager Michael O’Leary, Wexford County Council Deputy Chief Executive Tony Larkin and Cathaoirleach of the Enniscorthy Municipal District, Kathleen Codd-Nolan, as well as children from various sporting clubs around the town, emphasising Irish Water’s dedication to safeguarding water for our future. Irish Water wastewater expert and Infrastructure Programme Manager, Paul Fallon, said, “This is a great day for Enniscorthy. On behalf of

Irish Water I am delighted to mark the opening of the upgraded wastewater treatment plant here in Enniscorthy, by the river Slaney. “It is a very important project for us to have completed in terms of protecting the environmental quality of the river Slaney. The main driver for this project for Irish Water was compliance with the urban wastewater treatment directive and the EPA discharge license. This WWTP upgrade, together with a follow-on contract to upgrade the sewer network in the town, will ensure that Enniscorthy is fully compliant with the stringent requirements of the directive. It will also give a great boost to the social and economic development of the town.” The size and scale of the challenge to eradicate the discharge of raw sewage into our waterways is quite significant. Enniscorthy is one of 38 locations around Ireland where there is inadequate treatment of wastewater. However, Irish Water has a plan to ensure there is appropriate treatment in place in these areas by 2021. Eamonn Hore, Director of Services for Wexford County Council, was equally positive about the opening saying, “This is a red-letter day for Enniscorthy. I would very much like to welcome the early completion, some four months

ahead of schedule, of the €16.3m extension to the Enniscorthy wastewater treatment plant here in St John’s beside the river Slaney. “This top quality, new facility will ensure that all the wastewater from Enniscorthy town will be treated to the highest EU standards, meeting all the EPA license requirements and environmental regulations. It also ensures that the quality of the water itself in the river Slaney continues to improve to benefit all the river users and all the plant and animal life within the river. The significant increase in capacity from 16,000 population equivalent (PE) to 26,000 PE, a 62.5% increase will ensure the future population and economic growth of Enniscorthy town and surrounding areas.” Minister of State, Paul Kehoe TD, paid tribute to all stakeholders involved for getting the project over the line and was optimistic for the future of the historic town. “The significant increase in the population equivalent in the wastewater treatment plant at St John’s means Enniscorthy can now cater for extra development and is definitely open for business. It also means that there is plenty of room to develop housing projects which is another key objective for the government.” n

New homes for 59 families On Friday 21st June, Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, was in Co. Wexford to perform the official opening of five social housing projects. The Minister was accompanied by local public representatives, senior housing officials from Wexford County Council and Cooperative Housing Ireland and representatives of the various contractors involved as he met with many of the delighted families in their new homes. Baile Eoghain is a 9-house d e v e l o p m e n t i n G o r e y, designed and constructed by Wexford County Council. It comprises 3 no. 2-bedroomed houses, 5 no. 3- bedroomed houses and 1 no. 4 bedroomed house. Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, performing the official opening of one of five recent social housing projects in Co. Wexford.

Willow View is a 10-house development in Castlebridge. The privately-constructed houses, comprising 2 no. 2bedroomed semi-detached houses, 2 no. 2-bed bungalows and 6 no. 3-bed semidetached houses were acquired by the approved Housing Body, Cooperative Housing Ireland, for social housing purposes. Also in Castlebridge, Wexford County Council has purchased Rath an Dúin, a turnkey development of 3 houses. The houses are three– storey and three-bedroomed. In Rosetown, Rosslare, Wexford County Council constructed a further two houses, one of which has been specially adapted to meet the needs of the new tenants. Ard Uisce, Whiterock Hill, Wexford, is a turnkey scheme

of 35 houses within a larger development. The houses, comprising of a mixture of 2 and 3 bed houses were acquired by Wexford County Council for social housing purposes. In total, 59 families have been accommodated as a result of these 5 projects, bringing a further reduction to Wexford County Council’s housing waiting list. It follows the Council‘s strong housing performance in 2018 when more than 900 families from all across County Wexford were accommodated through a combination of the Council’s o w n b u i l d p ro g r a m m e , turnkey projects, acquisitions by Approved Housing Bodies, leasing arrangements and accommodation provided by the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. n

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CBS and Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball attendees, Isabel Sinnott and Danny Bruce.

Enniscorthy CBS and Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball: Alan Kehoe and Paige Mitchell.

Attending the Enniscorthy CBS and Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball were L-R: Alisha Grant, Chantelle Roche and Danielle Canavan.

Bridging the gap...

Green Light for Greenways

From L-R: John O’Connor (EETC), Brendan Byrne (Salt of the Earth), Ivor Cummins (Irish Heart Disease Awareness), David Atherton (Thomson & Joseph), Ciaran Conway (Devenish).

Wexford County Council has welcomed the recent announcement by Minister Shane Ross TD and Minister of State Brendan Griffin TD of the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport, of €8 million funding for the South East Greenway project. The 24.3km Greenway will be constructed along the disused railway line and passes through counties Waterford, Kilkenny, and Wexford as it links Ferrybank, County Waterford, to New Ross, Co. Wexford. Overall project costs are estimated at €13.3 million, with Waterford, Kilkenny, and Wexford local authorities providing the balance of €5.3 million in matching funding. T h i s p ro j e c t h a s b e e n advanced with the support of local partnership organisations and Kilkenny and Waterford local authorities. The route links the town of New Ross to Waterford via Abbeylands and Ferrybank, crossing over the River Barrow and passing through the scenic countryside of South Kilkenny, offering an environmentallyfriendly transport option for commuters to New Ross and Waterford and providing a fantastic recreational amenity for visitors, local walkers and cyclists. Welcoming the funding announcement, Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council

An innovative seminar on ‘Bridging the gap between soil health and heart health’ was recently held at the Enniscorthy Enterprise and Technology Centre (EETC), organised by Wexford-man, Brendan Byrne, who is host of a new farm and food podcast called, Salt of the Earth (www.saltearthireland.com). The seminar was centred on a number of international speakers, who presented to a

group of farmers from across the region. The first keynote address was from Ivor Cummins, Irish Heart Disease Awareness (www.ihda.ie) who spoke about the benefits of a heart disease test (Calcification Test) which is available locally, enabling high-risk people to take action. The second keynote was from David Atherton, a dairy scientist from Thomson & Joseph, who spoke about an

innovative soil improvement programme, run in conjunction with Devenish (www.soilimprovement.ie) which is making a difference from a soil health and farm profitability perspective. Noel Culleton, former head of Johnstown Castle, was also in attendance and welcomed the interest in soil health and especially welcomed the link between soil health, sustainability and food quality. n

Best of luck to Therese and the Rejuvenate team The Rejuvenate Treatment Rooms are now open to the public, as well as to hotel guests, at the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. The owner, Therese Gleeson, is no stranger to the beauty business as she already owns and runs the busy Finishing Touches salon on Main Street, Enniscorthy, and of course she previously ran the fondly-remembered Ballycoursey Day Spa, just outside Enniscorthy. Therese says, “We are delighted to be associated with

the award-winning Riverside Park Hotel. And we are thrilled to be reintroducing some of the signature treatments from Ballycoursey Day Spa which we ran for 12 years, and of course from our sister salon Finishing Touches here on Main Street, Enniscorthy. “All of us here have a real passion for beauty and pampering and can’t wait to welcome you to Rejuvenate where you can select from our range of body treatments, facials, along with beauty treatments such as

nails, lashes, makeup, waxing and HD Brows. Our doors are open to everyone. You don’t have to be a resident of the Hotel to enjoy some pampering.” Rachel, LauraJane, Louise, Annemarie and Therese are looking forward to seeing you soon at the Rejuvenate Treatment Rooms. You can follow on Facebook, on Instagram @rejuvenatebeautygirls, tel: 053-9230250, or email rejuvenatebeautygirls@outlook.com n

Michael Sheehan described the South East Greenway as “transformational” for the whole area. “This regional Greenway will provide a significant economic and jobs boost for South Kilkenny as well as the town of New Ross and Waterford City and I welcome the many opportunities that it will create along the route for new businesses in the areas of sports and recreation as well as hospitality and transport services,” said Councillor Sheehan. Chief Executive of Wexford County Council, Tom Enright, highlighted the intention to link the South East Greenway to the very successful Waterford Greenway via the proposed North Quays and Bilberry Link Projects which have also received funding under the National Greenway Strategy.

“These combined projects will result in a 72km Greenway of regional significance spanning from New Ross to Dungarvan, creating a highly significant tourist attraction capable of attracting international visitors and transforming the economy of the entire region,” said Mr. Enright. He added, “The South East Greenway is also enhanced by a proposal to provide a River Taxi service between New Ross and Waterford which would complement the Greenway and provide users with a unique experience for their return journey.” The project is currently at detailed design stage and will be followed by a tender process at the end of the year with the South East Greenway scheduled to open in the Summer of 2021. n

The Southeast Greenway could be transformational for the whole area.

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Wells House and Gardens, Ballyedmond, on Sunday 4th August. The Queen of Hearts with Amy Kelly and Annie Darcy.

New portal for all things Wexford A new all-inclusive online guide showcasing the unique offering that our county has to offer is divided into LIVE, VISIT and INVEST, and gives a full run-down of the county for those curious about all things Wexford. www.wexford.ie

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7 August 2019

What is a healthy diet? By Oonagh Trehin Wexford Cheddar I find the word ‘healthy’ a bit ambiguous. The chances are everyone will have a slightly different definition of the word, and that’s fine because health is personal. Depending on a person's goals and health status, a "healthy" diet can vary greatly. It is important to bear this in mind and try not to compare your diet to others. You don't know their goals and health status. Instead, focus on ensuring that your diet is the best for YOU! With that said, there are healthy eating guidelines that apply to us all, and should form the basis of a healthy diet. The general principle of a healthy diet, and a healthy lifestyle, is balance. One of my mottoes is “everything in moderation”. I don’t restrict myself from eating anything and if I fancy some chocolate, I have some. That being said, eating chocolate all day wouldn't be considered healthy! We need to find that place in between. Some people refer to the 80/20 rule, which recom-

Oonagh Trehin is a registered associate nutritionist (ANutr) from Co. Wexford. She studied nutrition for four years at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, and received a BSc Nutrition in 2016. In November 2017, she graduated from an MSc in Public Health at the University of Sunderland. Her passion for nutrition and science led her to set up Little O Nutrition which offers an evidence-based, judgementfree, friendly service. Oonagh will be contributing a regular column to the Slaney News.

mends eating nutritious food 80% of the time and having those "treat" foods (and beverages) 20% of the time. While

I don't recommend following any strict food rules, I know that as humans we love specific instructions. (That's why

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we buy the crazy diet books and shakes and pills – we want the easiest, quickest answer to health and we want exact rules). If you struggle with finding the balance in your diet, refer to this 80/20 rule. Reflect on your diet and ask yourself whether it is 80/20, or more 50/50? If you are eating more 50/50, try this week to have a greater variety in your diet. One of the easiest ways to ensure you get a good variety of nutrients from foods is to think of the main food groups. My version of the food groups is a bit different, but it is easy to remember- 1. Carbohydrates, 2. Fruit and vegetables, 3. Protein, 4. Fat and 5. The foods you love. Aim to include at least 3 of these in every meal and at least 2 in every snack, and your diet will become more varied, interesting and satisfying. Visit www.littleonutrition.com for more nutrition info and to book a session, or contact Oonagh on 0833260216, email: littleonutrition@gmail.com n

celebrating 60 years

The extraordinary story of Wexford Cheddar begins in 1959 when a group of wise dairy farmers partnered with German entrepreneur Herr Hoevelmeyer. This unlikely partnership prospered when a shared passion for dairy farming met a love for local community. 60 years later, Wexford Cheddar continues to grow and produce award-winning cheddar. Wexford Cheddar’s

selection of red and white cheese products include Mild & Creamy, Rich & Mature and Strong & Vintage. Its newest product is the convenient, pre-sliced Red Cheddar Snacking Slices, perfect for on the go and healthy packed lunches. Check out some recipies using Wexford Cheddar on www.wexfordcreamery.com, such as roasted garlic mac ‘n’ cheese (pictured below). n

Manchan Mangan, Elizabeth Whyte and Carol Long at a food event during the recent Wexford Literary Festival in Enniscorthy.

Wexford Harvest Fest

Colm Keane from @colmsclasses fame has teamed up with Smyths Homevalue to bring a Kombucha + Kraut class to Smyths Homevalue store on August 10th. Learn about fermentation and its wonderful benefits which boost your immune system and get your gut health glowing! Class starts at 1pm until 3pm approx. It starts with tea/coffee and homemade scones. You will bring home with you a jar of Kraut and bottle of Kombucha. Everything is provided so you need to just bring yourself. Class is €40 per person and you can book a spot or find more information through the Eventbrite link on @colmsclasses page or enquire in Smyth’s.

The inaugural Wexford Harvest Festival will take place on Sunday 15th September at the IOAC campus in Tagoat, just 15 minutes from Wexford town. A fantastic event for all the family, young and not so young, this festival will celebrate everything related to Wexford food and is sure to provide a great family day out. It will be a quality festival with high quality food producers and suppliers who do amazing work every day to ensure the very best produce is provided to homes and shops in Co. Wexford!

Pic: Maria Nolan.

For the adventurers, there will be a huge variety of activities including Bouncy Castles, Welly Throwing, Horse Shoe Throwing, High Ropes Adventures and much more! This fantastic event has the full support of Wexford County Council, Fáilte Ireland, Wexford Food Family and Taste Wexford. With partners like these, you know its going to be a quality day out. For more information on the festival contact the office on 053-9189022 or email info@ioac.ie n

Slimming Local World successes THE HISTORY OF COFFEE Classes Lecture by Simon Nelson, The Wilds Cafe This lecture will take place on Thursday, 15th August 2019, at 7.00pm at Enniscorthy Library. No one knows exactly how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin. Simon Nelson, the manager of The Wilds Cafe, Enniscorthy, will explore this question and others relating to different coffees in this lecture. To book phone: 053-9236055. n

A number of great new Slimming World classes have started up in Enniscorthy.

On Saturdays you can join Tony at 9am and 11am in the Salt n Pepper Pot restaurant, Co. Wexford Community Workshop, Bellefield, Tel: 087-1785384. Every Tuesday at 5.30pm and 7.30pm you can join Anna in The Bailey, Tel: 087-1186011.

Gorse Farm has been recognised with a prestigious Euro Toques Ireland Craft Award for their contribution to Irish food. Jenny Watkins and Janet Power run Gorse Farm in Bunclody, an established organic vegetable farm which received full Organic Certification in February 2018. Ballyminane Mills won in the Artisan category too! We are lucky to have such wonderful food producers in Co. Wexford. n

CONGRATS TO REGAN ORGANIC FARM Regan Organic Farm, based in Caim, was the winner of the Food & Beverage Producer of the Year Award at the recent Wexford Business Awards 2019. The farm specialises in organic poultry and pork reared with compassion in beautiful Co. Wexford. The entire farm is certified organic so no pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, hormones or genetically modified products are used. All animals are reared naturally free range.

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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF SETTING A LOCAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Tax for their administrative area by a percentage known as the local adjustment factor. At the meeting set by Wexford County Council to consider this matter, the members may set a local adjustment factor within the range of +/- 15% of the basic rate, or, may decide not to adjust the basic rate. Wexford County Council will meet in September to consider the setting of a local adjustment factor. Wexford County Council welcomes written submissions from the public on this matter specifically covering the potential effects of varying the basic rate of the Local Property Tax on businesses, individuals and on local authority services. Submissions must be received by Monday 2nd September and be sent to: County Secretary’s Office, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford.

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PUBLIC NOTICE 30TH JULY 2019 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF “BATHING WATERS’’ IN CO. WEXFORD Like many other County Councils, Wexford County Council is holding a public participation process as part of the identification of Bathing Waters under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) and the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 79 of 2008). Under the 2008 Regulations, local authorities are required to identify bathing waters. This must be done each year before 24th March (2020 for this participation process). It is also a requirement of the Regulations that the public should be involved in their implementation, including the identification of bathing water sites. There are currently 8 Identified Bathing Waters in County Wexford at present. The Bathing Water Profiles of each beach below and further information is viewable on the link below. These are as follows;

Signed:

Tom Enright Chief Executive

Ballymoney North Beach, Ballinesker, Carne, Courtown North Beach, Curracloe (White’s Gap), Duncannon, Morriscastle, Rosslare Strand.

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2nd July, 2019

The beaches are monitored for facilities, safety, water quality and the level of use.

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DRAFT STRATEGIC POLICY SCHEME Strategic Policy Committees are being established in order to bring the knowledge and expertise of people working with social, economic, cultural and environmental bodies throughout the County into the operations and strategies of Wexford County Council. These committees will work alongside the Elected Representatives in contributing to and developing Council policy in a spirit of partnership. To facilitate this, 5 Strategic Policy Committees are being established. The areas of activity which it is proposed will be covered by these committees include: • Housing & Community SPC • Transportation & Water Services SPC • Economic Development & Enterprise SPC • Planning & Building Control SPC • Environment & Climate Change SPC

Wexford County Council now invites comments from interested members of the public for submissions of information or observations in relation to the identification of Bathing Waters. The consultation process provides the public with an opportunity to comment on existing designated bathing waters with a view to the continuation of the designation or comments on other bathing waters not currently designated but which may be considered for designation. In considering any beach the Council will take into account how many people use the beach, what facilities exist, how accessible it is and any safety issues at the site. Submissions You can send your comments, submissions and queries to Wexford County Council in the following ways: By Post to:

Membership of the SPCs will comprise of local elected members and representatives of the following sectors (where appropriate) • Agriculture/Farming • Environmental/Conservation • Development/Construction • Business/Commercial • Trade Union • Community/Voluntary • Social Inclusion

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A scheme to enable the setting up of the Committees is now available in draft form. A copy of the draft scheme is available on our website wexfordcoco.ie/ council-and-democracy/strategic-policy-committees-spcs or at Wexford County Council Offices, Carricklawn, Wexford for any interested groups and organisations who may wish to make submissions about the scheme. The closing date for submissions on the draft scheme is Friday 23rd August 2019. Pat Collins, County Secretary, Wexford County Council Email: barbara.byrne@wexfordcoco.ie Tel: 053 919 6260

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LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING ESTATE AWARD SCHEME Wexford County Council invites entries for the Local Authority Housing Estate Award Scheme, to recognise and reward the continuous hard work and dedication of residents in the upkeep of their Local Authority built estates throughout County Wexford. There will be prizes for Best Kept Estate & Best Estate Feature in each of the 5 Municipal District areas, as well as runner-up prizes. There will also be an overall Best Estate prize. Applications can be made online at www.wexfordcoco.ie/housing Alternatively, application forms are available from any Municipal District Office or from the Customer Service Unit at 053-919 6000 or email at customerservice@wexfordcoco.ie

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Brexit looming large

Many local tourism businesses are ramping up their preparations for Brexit by attending tailored workshops designed and facilitated by Fáilte Ireland. Up to 30 business owners and staff from tourism businesses across Wexford and Waterford attended the first of these workshops, which took place in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, at the end of July. L-R: Pat Quinn, Brandon House Hotel, New Ross; Tina Darrer, Dooley's Hotel, Waterford; Mary Holohan, Fáilte Ireland; Richard Hurley, Granville Hotel, Waterford; Marion O’Connor, Fáilte Ireland; Maura Bell, Irish National Heritage Park. Picture: Patrick Browne.

Brexit concerns attracted up to 30 business owners and staff from tourism businesses across Wexford and Waterford to a special Brexit workshop in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, at the end of July. The Market Diversification and Business Performance Programme focused on driving market diversification and commercial growth. Attendees learned tactics and sales strategies to retain and grow business from Great Britain and the United States, as well as leveraging

opportunities in other international markets. Fáilte Ireland’s latest ‘Tourism Barometer’ revealed that 64% of Irish businesses are concerned about Brexit. According to Fáilte Ireland, in 2018 British tourists accounted for 36% of the overall market share of total overseas tourists in Ireland. The workshops are designed to help tourism businesses improve performance in the face of increasing uncertainty and the potential impact of Britain’s proposed withdrawal from the EU. Marion O’Connor, Enterprise

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and Hospitality Supports, Fáilte Ireland, said: “While it is still difficult to quantify the range and scope of the impact that Brexit will have on the tourism industry, Fáilte Ireland research has shown that it is the number one concern amongst businesses. Our key message for all businesses is to ‘prepare and diversify’ and Fáilte Ireland’s Enterprise and Hospitality Development Unit works closely with tourism businesses to support the development of a world class industry in the face of challenges on the horizon in light of Brexit.” n

Call for South East Task Force Chairman of Wexford County Council, Cllr Michael Sheehan, has called on the Government to develop a Regional Task Force for the South East. According to Cllr Sheehan, the recent South East Economic Monitor survey is a seminal publication that shows how little attention is being paid to the south east by the government and the entire policy framework of the government is failing the people. Of all the counties at risk, Co. Wexford look like its teetering on the verge of recession. In comparison to the other areas of the country and the national average, Cllr Sheehan says there are warning signs ringing across the entire spectrum that needs the focus of a regional task force. Some of the key points are: ● The South East regional tax take is 52% of the national average; Co. Wexford is 39% of the national average. ● The South East is the region with the highest percentage of employees on minimum wage or less. ● Unemployment in this region is twice the national average. ● The economy is growing at a slower rate than the rest of the country. ● The region is short 14,700 jobs due to the lack of investment by the IDA in the area. ● No university in the region is causing a brain drain and population declines. ● No university makes it harder to compete with other regions. ● IDA/ EI strategy favours Cork, Limerick and Dublin to the disadvantage of the South East. Cllr Sheehan says that what is needed now is a better way for the South East, and the

Cllr Michael Sheehan

government needs to move away from its failed Action Plan for the South East. A clear plan with clear targets and binding numbers would be better in ensuring we get a better share. Coupled with a genuine plan to address the deficit of capital investment and deficit of investment in education and social sectors will address the regional decline. What is happening, according to Cllr Sheehan, is the economies of Dublin and Cork, the national powerhouses, are driving ahead and we are lagging behind. We need a boost for us to catch up to their levels and to slow down the runaway growth of Dublin and Cork. Local Fianna Fail TD James Browne has also been critical of the government which has “failed to show any interest in quality job creation in Wexford”. He explained, “Having raised the matter on numerous occasions in Dáil Éireann it was clear to me that there does not appear to be any focus on unemployment and the quality of employment in the South East and Wexford in particular. For years, numerous towns

in the South East are consistently ranked among the lowest in terms of average incomes. “The government announced their Ireland 2040 plan to much fanfare over a year ago. At 18 pages, the part of the plan which refers to the South East region is unsurprisingly the shortest part. It makes little or no mention of job growth for Wexford. “On each occasion when I have raised this in the Dáil I have been met with generalities and the typical stock answers. I am told of projects which the County Council are undertaking or of road upgrades which have been spoken about for years. I hear no mention of capital investment, IDA visits or Foreign Direct Investment to bring about better-quality job creation in Wexford. “The evidence is clear, the South East, and Wexford in particular, lacks decent quality jobs. Creating more and higher quality jobs should be at the heart of government policy in order to stimulate growth and to reduce work poverty. Every day I’m dealing with people who are working hard to provide for their families but still can’t make ends meet because of the low pay and the high cost of living that is being driven by current government policies. “The South East has enormous potential which can be unlocked. The doors to opening that potential are a University, Rosslare Europort, Waterford Airport and developing the region’s tourism offering. What’s abundantly clear is that until such a time as the government thinks the South East worthy of its attention, we will continue to be at the bottom of the economic rankings”, concluded deputy Browne. n

Smyth’s – reasons to be cheerful With less than 90 days remaining before the Brexit deadline of 31st October, many local tourism businesses are ramping up their preparations by attending tailored workshops designed and facilitated by Fáilte Ireland. L-R: Marion O’Connor of Fáilte Ireland, Amanda Cooke of the Talbot Hotel, Wexford, Angela Devitt of the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Aileen Dowling of Fáilte Ireland. Pic: Patrick Browne.

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O n e y e a r a g o S m y t h ’s Homevalue in the centre of Enniscorthy opened a major extension to its store. Lots has happened in the last year includ-

ing many awards, new products on the shelves, great positivity from all its loyal customers, and more. In recent weeks Smyth’s have completed even more

changes to improve its awardwinning store. We wish Dermot, Betty and the team at Smyth’s many more years of successful trading in Enniscorthy. n

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LEADER Programme 2014-2020 Enterprise Grants Available Up to €200,000 in grant aid available for the development of NEW and EXISTING niche businesses in the following sectors: General Enterprise – Rural Tourism – Artisan Food & Beverage – Farm Diversification – Craft Sector – Renewable Energy

VET DIARY FOR AUGUST

GRANT AID RATES & SUPPORTS:

This month, Joe Kavanagh recalls some magic moments.

Grant Aid % Up to Maximum

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For more information on eligibility please contact Wexford Local Development: ENNISCORTHY & NEW ROSS DISTRICT Contact: Helena Dempsey 053 91 55800 hdempsey@wld.ie

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with the Moyne Veterinary Hospital There's been lots of magic moments this Summer. By and large we've had great weather, it’s been warm, balmy, sunny and enough rain to keep the grass growing well for the farmers.... Most of them have reported good crops of silage, hay and although the harvest has just begun they seem to be yielding well in the winter wheat and barley.

Our hurlers captured the mood of the county, winning Leinster and running Tipperary so so close in the All-Ireland semi-final. The excitement in the county was palpable, great colour, flair and buzz. That had just ended when the Rockin’ Food festival came to town and a new flair, buzz and excitement came with it. The town was humming with dancers and bands giving it socks... just brilliant! But the most magic moment came when a father and son arrived to the clinic two Saturdays ago with a little bird. They had been powerhosing their house and accidentally hit the House Martins’ nest which hit the ground. Unfortunately, two of the chicks didn't make it but the third one was alive, had damaged its leg and wing. Most wild birds that are injured die from shock, or just refuse to eat what we give them. With the help of Mr Google, the son had started feeding him with grubs and fluids and he lapped 'em up. They took him into me to see if we could get him back so he could fly. We did our bit of work on him and they took him home, keeping in touch every few days. The first account was that he was now standing on both legs – a major step forward (pardon the pun!!) and then later that week I got word from them that he had taken his first flight that day and was back to 100%. The loving care and attention they gave that little bird was amazing. Out of what seemed a disaster came a triumph.The boy's dedication and nurturing was a sight to behold... and he hopes to be a vet one day so the future bodes well with the new generation coming. My father always said, 'Good nursing is 90% of any medication’... it certainly held true here. Timely reminders of flea and tick treatments – as it’s still very warm fleas will keep hatching out. You'll be happy to hear that we now stock some natural products to prevent/combat flea infestations so ask at the desk about those. Thanks again for the magic moments... to one and all! n

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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 96th of a series, Ibar shares more photos taken in the Enniscorthy area 60 years ago. If you can supply the names of any of the people featured in these photos, Ibar and the Slaney News would be delighted to hear from you. For our convenience we would ask you to email the names to: slaneynews@gmail.com. Thank you.

Above: Emigrants’ Party held in Boys Club, Island Road, 1959. Left: Slade Regatta Dance held in Adamstown, 1959. Both photos from P.A. Crane Collection. Copyright, Ibar Carty.

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Mead, music and merriment at the Castle Bathed in early evening sunshine, the rooftop of Enniscorthy Castle was the venue for Enniscorthy Municipal District’s most recent event marking the 850th anniversary of the Norman Invasion of Ireland – an evening of mead, music and merriment on Friday 12th July last. Harpist Hilda Browne spun magical musical airs while those in attendance enjoyed sampling typical Norman fayre supplied by Lorraine O’Dwyer of Gallivanting Tours. Lorraine’s table of locally sourced foods, nettle juice and elderflower cordial proved extremely popular.

Launching the event, Chair of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, Kathleen Codd-Nolan, h i g h l i g h t e d t h e ro l e o f Enniscorthy as a defining destination in Ireland’s Ancient East branding, and acknowledged the Municipal District’s commissioning of marketing and promotional materials which will decorate the town over the next few weeks. Banners will be erected celebrating the heritage of family surnames inherited from our Norman ancestors – Stafford, Esmond, Devereux, Roche and Pettit being just a few of those. A bookmark has also been produced to complement the

heraldic street banners, and these free bookmarks will be available in a number of locations in the coming weeks. They will also be distributed to local schools in the autumn. The 850th anniversary celebrations continued during the recent Rockin’ Food Festival. Culture Night, on 20th September, will feature renowned local folklorist and historian, Michael Fortune, who will present an event called ‘What’s in a name? The history of the names of people, places and things’ at Enniscorthy Castle. Cllr Codd-Nolan also stressed the longevity of the history of Enniscorthy, which spans

some 1500 years since St Senan founded a settlement in Templeshannon in 510AD. Officially launching a brand new Heritage Trail guide for visitors to the area, she remarked that not only has Enniscorthy an impressive number of nationally important landmarks, but that a number of Enniscorthy people have made significant contributions in various fields of note on a national as well as global level. District Manager, Liz Hore, noted that Enniscorthy is a very significant location in terms of how the Norman Invasion of Ireland played out. The castle, built by one of the most notable

of the invaders, Philip de Prendergast, will be reinstated to full Norman status in the future and, along with the National 1798 Rebellion Centre, will play a pivotal role in the development of tourism and heritage plans for Enniscorthy’s role as a major, year round visitor destination in the South East. With a packed calendar of extremely popular events ahead, and a number of major infrastructural improvements being made to the town and surrounding area, Enniscorthy’s future as an important historic player in the tourism sector is assured. n

Harpist Hilda Browne. Pic: Cathy Keane.

Launching a new Heritage Trail guide to Enniscorthy during the Norman rooftop event in Enniscorthy Castle on 12th July. Pic: Cathy Keane.

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BUNCLODY… BuNCloDy lIBrAry 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/

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AlCoholICs ANoNyMous Meetings held Tuesday & Saturday at 8.30pm in Brennan’s Market Square.

September. The new SignaCare Nursing Home is due to open in the old Millrace Hotel in September.

loCAl MArKETs Local Markets on the Mall and Saint Aidan’s Hall on Saturdays selling beautiful local produce.

BuNCloDy-KIlMyshAll DrAMA Group BKDG will perform "Keep it in the Family" in Redmond’s Lounge, Fri 9th to Tues 13th of August. Sure to be a great night’s entertainment!

ArT BANK BuNCloDy ARTBANK Bunclody is a not for profit organisation and comprises an inclusive gallery, events, and workshops on the main street of Bunclody. Gallery open every Tues to Sat 2pm to 5.30pm. Do drop in! Follow ART BANK on Facebook for all happenings in Bunclody’s dynamic art scene. sT VINCENT DE pAul Local Confidential helpline 0873696883. SVP request box is now located at back of shop. There is a newspaper recycling bin beside SuperValu in aid of S.V.P.

BuNCloDy TourIsT oFFICE Office now open 7 days per week for the summer now looking for volunteers to help out on Saturdays and Sundays for just 2-hour stints. Tel 087 1992892. E-Mail: visitbunclody@gmail.com. ThE CoMING MoNThs... August 23rd-25th: All Ireland Horseshoe Competition at Bridge Meadow, Bunclody. Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club stages the Irish Professional Association Golfers’ Championship 19th-22nd August. The National Ploughing Match will be just up the road in Fenagh, Co. Carlow, 17th-19th

ClohAMoN hErITAGE AND VINTAGE DAy Taking place on the street in Clohamon on Sunday 11th August from 1pm. The Old Bog Cottage will be on display, Ireland’s only rolling cottage. Also on display will be engines, vintage cars, and tractors. With other attractions such as facepainting, open air BBQ, ice cream van, and more. All welcome. Free family day out. For information contact Michael Gahan 087 235 5129. n

HOOK HEAD... A brand new Eco Education station under the theme sos ‘save our seas’ will be officially opened on saturday, August 10th to coincide with World lighthouse Day. The Eco Education Station is located at the former plant room on the lighthouse grounds and the exhibition includes a mixture of media elements and hands-on activities for visitors illustrating the water cycle but also including the wider aspects of pollution, human interaction, and individual responsibility. A focus is placed on Global warming, its effect on the water cycle, sea levels, tides, currents, wind, temperatures and the levels of plastic in our oceans. n

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WorlD TITlEs For WExForD ACADEMy DANCErs The 2019 CRN World Open Irish Dancing Championships were held in Killarney, Co. Kerry at the end of June. Wexford Academy of Irish Dancing, which has its base in Bree Community Centre, proved that they were in a class of their own, claiming an amazing 39 placings in these championships. Individual World Champions are U11 Cian Fortune, U13 Ciara Byrne and U19 Amy Long. Wexford Academy also excelled in the team section of the competition with four World Team Titles – U10 Ceili, U10 Foirne, U13 Mixed Ceili and U13 Foirne. Many of these dancers entertain audiences at numerous shows and weddings around Co. Wexford under the Celtic Roots umbrella, most notably in ‘The Full Irish’ show which takes place in Bree Community Centre on Tuesday nights throughout the months of July and August. Full results of the 2019 World Championships for Wexford Academy dancers are as follows: U9 Ladies 4th Emma Farioli, 8th Hazel Breen; U10 Ladies 8th Evelyn Dunne, 9th Ellie Kehoe, 15th Aoibhe Kehoe; U11 Gents World Champion Cian Fortune; U12 Ladies 3rd Emily Slevin, 7th Casey Cullen, 8th Aoife Fortune: U13 Ladies World Champion Ciara Byrne, 11th Paige Steadman, 14th Holly Dunne Maher: U13 Gents 3rd Cillian Dempsey; U15 Ladies 2nd Emma Murphy, 14th Caoimhe Monaghan, 16th Meabh O Brien; U16 Ladies 11th Nadine Power, 13th Laura

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McKelvie; U23 Gents 3rd Conor Long. U10 Ladies Ceili World Champions; U10 Mixed Ceili 3rd place; U10 Foirne World Champions; U13 Ladies Ceili 2nd place; U13 Mixed Ceili World Champions; U13 Foirne World Champions; U15 Ladies Ceili 5th place; Under 15 Foirne 2nd place; Under 19 Ladies Ceili 7th place; U19 Mixed Ceili 2nd place and Senior Mixed Ceili 4th place. Wexford Academy dance teachers are Kay Keeley, Sinead Long and Catriona Leacy. BrEE BArN DANCE Saturday, 24th August, in the Byrne’s of Bree Grainstore with ‘The Kilkennys'. See page 14 for full details. n

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James Browne TD pictured with a wonderful mural in Ferns made from 6,000 reused bottle caps to highlight the importance of the environment and the negative impact of single use plastic.

Blackwater National School Naomh Bríde annual end of term mass and awards in Blackwater Church. The Spirit of School Naomh Bríde award was given, for the first time, to Éirin O’Brien, pictured above alongside her parents and Kathlyn O’Brien, Principal.

Ferns BFriendly, the new LCDC funded pilot initiative, was launched by Cllr Michael Sheehan, the Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council. Ferns BFriendly is a service for older people in Ferns and the surrounding areas of Clologue, Camolin, Ballyduff who are liv-

ing with social isolation or loneliness. Volunteers offer a regular, weekly, friendly phonecall at a time that suits the service user. Referrals can be made by family, neighbours, social services, health agencies or selfreferral. n

Kilmore Seafood Festival July 2019. Legendary Kerry footballer Pat Spillane (left) opened the Festival with Cllr Jim Moore.

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Caroline gets motoring CITROËN C5 AIRCROSS

Bunclody native Caroline Kidd brings us reviews of the latest new cars to arrive in Ireland. Caroline is the editor of Changing lanes (www.changinglanes.ie), one of Ireland’s leading motoring blogs, and a jury member for Irish Car of the year. she also provides freelance writing services to businesses in Wexford under the name of star Content (www.starcontent.ie).

REVIEW BY CAROLINE KIDD Citroën has totally reinvented the brand’s line up of cars in recent years with bold new family-focused vehicles that carry distinct styling. And now they’ve launched one of their most potentially lucrative models to date – the new Citroën C5 Aircross. With pricing starting from €26,495, the new C5 Aircross competes in the sweet spot of the market where family suVs reside. Yet the C5 Aircross is the compact family SUV done in the Citroën way, with comfort, style and practicality being this car’s key attributes in the market. In styling terms, Citroën designers may have applied an air pump to the smaller C3 A i rc ro s s b e c a u s e t h e C 5 Aircross mirrors the styling of that vehicle. However, Citroen’s new design language really does sit well upon the larger dimensions of the C5 Aircross. It looks fresh and

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phone charging and active blind spot detection. ‘Flair’ is the top specification level and includes 19” alloys, Citroën connect navigation, keyless entry and keyless start, a Panoramic Sunroof with interior LED ambient lighting and various driver assistance systems such as park assist, active lane departure warning and a d a p t i v e c ru i s e c o n t ro l . ConnectedCAM, a factory fitted dashboard camera from Citroën, is also standard across the range. The C5 Aircross adopts the sofa-inspired seating of the C4 Cactus with thick, wide seats, and plenty of sound insulation measures to improve refinement. So this is a very comfortable car that provides a nice ambience for families on the move. It features Citroën’s Progressive Hydraulic Cushion suspension for a smoother and more comfortable ride. It translates well to the road, with the

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C5 Aircross being very soft and smooth over the road. The trade-off is that the C5 Aircross rolls in the corners a bit more than rivals and the steering set-up is not the sharpest either. The Citroën has some excellent engines on offer. At launch there is the 1.2-litre 130hp Puretech petrol engine paired with a 6-speed manual transmission, or a 1.6-litre 180hp petrol, which comes with the choice of a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission. There is also a 1.5-litre Blue HDI 130hp diesel engine with the choice of a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission, and a 2.0-litre 180hp unit, which comes as standard with an 8-speed automatic transmission. Motor tax ranges from €190 to €280 depending on model. A plug-in hybrid is on the way in 2020. My test car was a 1.2 petrol with 130hp and I can’t recommend this engine enough. It

makes the C5 Aircross more interesting to drive than the diesel, and always feels lively. Refinement is excellent also and running costs are competitive. The Citroën C5 Aircross offers good value in the market being a spacious family vehicle with a good specification. It’s bold and friendly, comfortable and refined. The Citroën C5 Aircross is a quirky new entrant into the compact SUV segment and embodies the best of 21st century Citroen! MoDEl TEsTED: Citroen C5 Aircross 1.2 Puretech 130 Flair Price: €33,695 (range from €26,495) Engine: 1.2-litre turbo petrol Power: 130 hp Torque: 230 Nm 0-100km/h: 10.5 seconds Top speed: 188 km/h Fuel economy: 6.8 l/100km CO2 emissions: 121 g/km Motor tax: €270 per year n

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WCC leads the way in water protection Wexford County Council, Teagasc, ulster university and Glanbia are partners in Waterprotect, an Eu horizon 2020 project which seeks to reduce the risks of nitrate and pesticide pollution in waters in Europe. A key milestone in the Project took place on Friday 17th June when Wexford County Council and Teagasc jointly hosted an international seminar in County Hall Wexford on water quality and protection of supplies. Delegates from eight European countries

attended the important conference, together with representatives from the European Union Environmental Directorate. Safe and sufficient drinking water is essential for life: we use it for drinking, food preparation and cleaning. However, more than half of the river and lake water bodies in Europe are reported to be in less than good ecological status and about 25% of groundwater across Europe is in poor chemical status. An important and persis-

tent threat to drinking water sources is nitrogen pollution. This pollution is linked to the agricultural use of animal manure and fertiliser for crops and fields and is also linked to soil erosion, or to an absent or inappropriate communal sewage system in the area. The pollution of drinking water sources by pesticides and fertilisers remains the biggest challenge and requires a move towards more bottomup water governance between the various actors and stakeholders: water companies, farm-

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Christening in Bree Parish Church, 21st July, of Baby Darren-James Jr. Back row L-R: Roiseen Foley, Fr. Brian Allen OFM, Darren Cunningham (father), Dermot Cunningham. Front Row: Sarah, Josephine, Baby Darren-James and Isabel Cunningham.

Bree Tractor Run

Lorraine Nolan, Supervising Pharmacist in Grants Pharmacy, The Duffry, Enniscorthy, presenting Bernard O’Leary with new hi-vis vests for St. Aidan’s Community Alert. Bree Vintage Club Tractor Run in aid of Irish Cancer Society in Bree on 21st July. L-R: Geraldine Dunne, Darth Vader, Jackie Power and another invited guest, Spiderman.

Double 21st birthdays of best friends Rickie O’Leary (second from left front row) and Peter Cullen (third from left front row), with their friends at a party in Bellefield GAA Complex on 20th July.

Tagoat Steam Rally

Tagoat Steam Rally – Hugh O’Connor, Cleariestown, remembers the good old days of the 1965 BSA bikes. Young tractor enthusiast, Ciaran Cosgrave, and his mam, Ann.

Tagoat Steam Rally Sunday 21st July 2019 – Matty Roche and his 1967 Ford Anglia.

Bree Vintage Club Tractor Run in aid of Irish Cancer Society in Bree on 21st July. Paddy Murphy with his 1972 Ford.

Tagoat Steam Rally Sunday 21st July 2019. Getting the steam up – Cllr Lisa McDonald with her daughter Caragh.

Tagoat Steam Rally – getting their 1929 "Fowler"steam engine going were Conor and Jack Sinnott.

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strictly... Alan o’Brien is running a strictly Come Dancing competition to raise funds for slaney search & rescue. Slaney Search & Rescue is an essential and completely voluntary service within our community. It is currently attempting to upgrade its service by investing in a Side Sonar Scanner which will potentially reduce search times substantially. As you can imagine this upgrade comes with a large price tag. So Alan’s target for this fundraiser is €60,000. Alan is approaching all businesses, clubs, organisations, religious groups and the general public to request that they make some form of contribution towards this fundraiser. Any contribution, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated and acknowledged. Also any business, club or organisation that wishes to place advertising in the venue on both nights of the competition should contact Alan (087-2617446). About the Competition itself: The competition is based on the popular TV show Strictly Come Dancing. Each couple will be given a sponsorship card and also must run their own mini fundraiser. The couple who raises the most money goes directly through to the final. This couple will not be revealed until the end of the heats. The couples started training on July 11th and have 13 weeks training in which they must learn two dances. They will then perform their dances on Sunday October 13th in the Riverside Park Hotel. A number of couples will be chosen to go through to the final which will be held two weeks later on Monday October 28th. The audience is given the opportunity at the heat to vote which dance the couples must learn for the final. Each night will consist of two parts, a show where the dancers perform and afterwards a social dance. – Joseph Doyle

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best wishes & congrats ☺ Well done to Wexford’s senior and minor hurling teams on performing so well in this year’s All-Ireland hurling championships. ☺ Congrats to this year ’s Strawberry Queen Joy Quigley. ☺ Congrats to all involved in organising the hugely successful Rockin’ Food Fest. ☺ Best wishes to the new Cut & Shave Barbers on Court St, Enniscorthy, and to Martin McSorley with his new Centra shop opening soon at Quarrypark. ☺ Congrats to Josephine Summers and Martin Stringer who got married recently in Enniscorthy Castle with their Reception in Enniscorthy Rugby Club. They would like to thank everybody, including their

theatre

Local drama group Blackstairs Mountain Theatre will be holding Open Auditions on 22nd August at 8pm in The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, for their upcoming production of Martin McDonagh’s A Skull in Connemara. The auditions will be preceded at 7pm by a meeting about the play which will be directed by Jimmy Kavanagh. – Joseph Doyle

table quiz A Table Quiz for CF Ireland will be held on 13th Sept in Doyles of the Duffry organised by Joseph Doyle with the expert assistance of Podge Hall who is setting the questions and will act as Quizmaster on the night. All welcome. – Joseph Doyle

Joseph Doyle with this year's Strawberry Queen Joy Quigley. Pic: Dee O’Leary.

Holly Merrigan won the U-10 Manager’s Choice Award for Courtown Hibs. Holly is also a camogie star for Ballygarret.

families, who contributed to their wonderful day especially Josephine’s sister Winnie who did the photos and the album. ☺ Commiserations to Wexford on losing to Tipperary in the All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final on 4th August. ☺ Best of luck to Tipperary taking on the beaten Leinster

finalists (Kilkenny!) in the AllIreland hurling final. ☺ Congrats to Enniscorthy’s Festy Ebosele who played for Ireland in the recent U-19 European football championship finals. ☺ Best of luck to Emma Byrne, Wexford's Rose for the Rose of Tralee 2019 Festival. – Joseph Doyle

best wishes to lora Best wishes to lora Bolger who will be walking one mile in each of the 32 counties of Ireland on August 17th and 18th in a novel fundraiser called “Taking Steps to Fight Cancer”. Check out www.ifundraise.ie/lora to make a donation for Hope Cancer Support Centre and Wexford Hospice Homecare. – Joseph Doyle

theatre Enniscorthy Drama Group is expanding its horizons again as the talented group will stage two one-act summer plays at The Presentation Centre from August 8th–10th inclusive. The plays by Scottish playwright Bruce Adam are: When I Snap My Fingers and Mary Mary and are guaranteed to have Enniscorthy’s audiences in stitches. Definitely not to be missed! – Joseph Doyle

c.F. news & events

 Paris2Nice 2019. Saddle up and join CFI for a cycle challenge through

the French countryside from September 14th-19th 2019.  Head2Head Walk 2019. The annual Head2Head Walk from

Howth Village to Bray on Sunday September 15th in aid of CFI.  The CFI International Walk will take place from Sept 20th - 27th

and will discover 'Glorious Greece'.  Run the world famous TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday

November 3rd 2019 for CFI. For all cF events check out: www.cfireland.ie

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. holohan’s pub – Weds nights: Informal music session with Loose Arrangement. Toss Kavanaghs: Live music every weekend. T. Doyle’s: Live music every Friday. Alba restaurant: 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. st senan's parish – The usual Bingo in Templeshannon Community Centre every Sunday night at 8pm is over for the summer months and will resume in the autumn. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track. Racing every Monday and Thursday Night. Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. Alan o’Brien (The Dance Man) – see his Facebook page for full arate Kid. details of dance classes and his local social dancing events. It’sle on Youtube streamDoreen’s. Live music every weekend. ing.

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 See main entertainment listing page 19.  Dip in the Nip. 11th August 7am. Secret location! Check Facebook for details or call 087-6804279. This is a fundraiser for Hope Cancer Support Centre.  Coffee Day & Bric-a-Brac Sale in aid of Hope Cancer Support Centre hosted by Maggie Dobbs, 28A St John’s Villas, Enniscorthy, 10am ‘til late, 22nd August.  Irish Folk & Ballad Festival. Various venues in Enniscorthy. 22-25 August.  Meet & Greet with legendary Irish footballer, Steve Staunton, in Donohoe’s Pub, Enniscorthy, on 24th August.  Sat 24 August – Elmore at 8:30pm in The Presentation Centre. Tickets €12.  Duck Race on the Slaney for Shamrocks, Rapparees and Slaney Search & Rescue on 25th August.  Fri 30August: Ten Ounce Mouse "Echoes" Single Launch. The Presentation Centre. Doors 6:30pm. €10.  Sat 31 August – Eoin Coogan & Giovanni Agostini in Concert. €15. The Presentation Centre.  Celtic Roots: Bree Community Centre. Every Tuesday in August. 8.30pm. See page 18.  Doyles Bar, The Duffry, will be holding Sunday Music Sessions in the Beer Garden with live bands in August 6-8pm with Reilly’s Men there on Sunday 27th August.  Tony McCarrol (ex-drummer with Oasis). Live podcast. “Oasis: The If you would likePresentation Centre Joseph to mention an upcoming event€16. or would like Truth”. The Sept 7th, 8.30pm, to send in pics of any occasion (weddings, birthdays, etc) for inclusion Blues Festival, Enniscorthy, 13-15th September.  Blackstairs then email both doyleduffry@gmail.com and slaneynews@ Culture Night. Enniscorthy. September, 2019. gmail.com. The closing date for20th receiving material for this column is Halloween Festival, Enniscorthy, 31st October. the Thursday before our publication date which is usually the always first Weds of every month. – Joseph Doyle

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Enniscorthy CBS and Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball attendees gathered at the Riverside Park Hotel on 24th July before heading to their function in Swords, Co. Dublin. Pic 1: Paudie Casey and Alisha Grant. Pic 2: Sarah Nolan and Ryan Cahill. Pic 3: Courtney Brennan and Ben Roche. Pic 4: Kathleen Redmond and Mackenzie O’Leary.

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Des at the Euros

It was a "dream come true" for Des Kirwan from Ferns who played for the Irish international diabetes team that competed in the Dia-Euro European Futsal (indoor) football championships in Ukraine last month.

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Festy at the Euros Paul McGrath hosts Congratulations to Enniscorthy’s Festy Ebosele who played for Ireland in the recent U-19 European football championship finals.

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charity Golf Classic

On Saturday 31st August, legendary Irish soccer international, Paul McGrath, will be hosting the inaugural Paul McGrath Golf Classic at Rathaspeck Manor in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland – only €100 for a team of four. It promises to be a fantastic day of golf! One can also sponsor a flag or teebox – €100 for either. If you are interested in supporting this cause then please call 086-1455526. For more information or to register a team: www.abiireland.ie/Paulmcgrath n

Michael Bowler (centre, back row) with his recently-won European decathlon silver medal, celebrates with his proud clubmates at Enniscorthy Athletic Club.

Edermine Ferry Regatta Edermine Regatta Saturday 13th July. Pre-Vet Ladies race to the finish between the St Kearns team (top) and Edermine Ferry team (nearest the camera).

Right: The Eileen Carley Perpetual Shield winners. Edermine team: Liz Ivers, Joe Carley (after whose mother the trophy is named), Bernie O’Leary and John Murphy.

Some participants in the Enniscorthy Cricket Festival which was held during the recent Rockin’ Food Festival to mark the centenary of the town's original cricket club being set up in 1919.

Ladies golf news... Congratulations to the Enniscorthy Golf Club Junior Cup team who had a super win in the semi-final against New ross Golf Club in Mount Juliet at the end of July. They will now take on the Carlow ladies in the final on the 31st of August in Bunclody Golf Club. Well done to Trina hogan, Nicola Jacob, stella sinnott, Emer McGrath, Mag Mooney and subs lizzie Browne, Cora Mernagh, and team manager Connie Doyle. Best of luck in the final! On Tuesday 23rd of July, Enniscorthy Ladies held a singles stableford competition, which was kindly sponsored by Barry from The Little Spoon Cafe in Enniscorthy. Results: 1st Ciara Sharkey (3) 44pts. 2nd Meave McCauley (13) 39pts b9.

3rd Helen Cosgrave (12) 39pts. 4th Joan whelan (29) 37 pts b9. 9 hole competition: 1st Hilary Kehoe 16 pts. 2nd Margaret Mangan 15pts. On Tuesday 30th of July an open singles stableford competition was kindly sponsored by Treacy’s Hotel. Results: 1st Stellah Sinnott (11) 38pts last 6. 2nd Laura Dempsey (7) 38pts b9. 3rd Mary Halligan (27) 38pts. 4th Margaret Frayne (11) 36 b9. 5th Marie Duggan (19) 36pts b9. On Thursday 1st August Enniscorthy Ladies had an open singles stableford which was kindly sponsored by H Murphy & Co. Results: 1st Teresa Bailey (16) 35pts. 2nd Geraldine Jones, Courtown GC (27) 33pts. n

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7th August 2019

From humble beginnings Pic: Maria Nolan.

L-R: James Browne TD, Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan (Chair, Enniscorthy Municipal District), Elizabeth Whyte (WLF), Sinead Crowley (RTE), Richie Cotter (WLF), Jarlath Glynn (Librarian), Liz Hore (Enniscorthy Municipal District Manager), Annie Gilpin (WLF) on Opening Night.

As a founding member of Wexford literary Festival (WlF), I am proud to report that we hosted our 6th annual festival in July and it was without doubt our best to date. Beginning humbly as Words In Wexford, a fringe event of the 2013 Strawberry Fair, evolving into the standalone Focal Festival and for the past three years operating as the Wexford Literary Festival, this Festival has gone from strength to strength and is now established as a prestigious event on both the national and international literary calendar. Not alone does it provide the town of Enniscorthy with a new, vibrant, and niche festival, it is also increasing awareness of and paying tribute to many of our most successful and well known Wexford literary talents with awards named in their honour – The Colm Toibin Short Story Award, the Anthony Cronin Poetry Award, the Billy Roche One Act Play Award, the Eileen Gray Window Display Award, and this year we added two more to the impressive list – the Peter

Murphy Spoken Word Award and in memory of one of our dear departed friends and talented supporters whose untimely passing shocked us all – the Denis Collins Visual Story Award. The Wexford Literary Festival has also given a voice and a forum to new and emerging literary talents and we are well pleased with the success many of them have achieved, particularly past committee members – Caroline Busher, Cat Hogan, Adele O`Neill, Tina Callaghan and Sheila Forsey. This year, continuing our policy of expansion and growth, we broadened the scope of the Festival to include Pop Up Poetry, Spoken Word and Film, taking many of the performances out into the community hosting events in some of the town’s cafes and restaurants as well as our iconic buildings – Enniscorthy Castle, The Athenaeum, The Church Institute and The Presentation Centre with a most enjoyable ukelele performance by Cool Hand Ukes in the newly-opened Orchard Peace Park.

Byrne’s Bookstore, one of our long-serving sponsors, was the venue for our extremely popular Children’s Bookmark competition along with hosting book signings with authors Felicity Hayes McCoy and Sheila Forsey and Tea & Tales with Peter Murphy. The official opening was performed by author and RTE Arts & Media Correspondent, the lovely Sinead Crowley, at Enniscorthy Library. Sinead shared fond memories of childhood visits to her Enniscorthy cousins and spoke about the time and toil that goes into writing a novel. Our newly-introduced Pub Theatre featuring three of last year’s shortlisted plays proved hugely popular with the punters packing Holohan’s of Slaney Place on Thursday 4th July, and we embraced our Norman heritage with Norman trilogy author Ruadh Butler In Conversation with Fintan Murphy at Enniscorthy Castle. Enniscorthy enjoyed a plethora of literary talent over the

weekend including Felicity Hayes McCoy, Eamonn Wall, Niamh Devereux, Peter Murphy, Helena Mulkearns, Emer Martin, June Caldwell, Margaret Galvin, Zena O`Brien, Imelda O`Reilly, Nick Roche, Dominic Palmer, John Cummins, Joe Neal, Mary Cotter, John Kelly, Fintan Kelly, Peter Murphy, Johnny Lappin, Paul O`Reilly, Felispeaks, Caroline Busher, Sheila Forsey, Shane Dunphy, Margaret Galvin and many others. We continued our immensely popular and enormously valuable Meet the Publisher with Paula Campbell of Poolbeg Press and we once again anticipate a promising and positive outcome which can only be good for literature in Wexford. We expanded the Festival to Wexford town where Peter McCamley gave magical performances as Billy Roche’s Maynard Perdu nightly at the Wexford Arts Centre. With Creative Writing, Script Writing and Poetry Workshops, Visual Art, Tea & Tales, Culture & Cocktails, the innovative Arán Agus Im with documentary maker Manchan Magan and the explosive Cursed Murphy Versus The Resistance as well as our In Conversation With series, coupled with award winners from the UK, Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Wicklow, Meath and Wexford, we can quite honestly say we catered for a wide literary spectrum at this year’s Wexford Literary Festival. We hope it teased cultural interest, tantalised literary tastebuds, tickled artistic curiosity and brought an enjoyable and edifying Festival to the town showcasing all the magnificent talent that we are blessed to have in abundance on our doorstep. – maria nolan, secretary wlF

Kilbride House by Sheila Forsey Irish people love Irish stories and Kilbride House, the second novel by local author Sheila Forsey, is the essence of an Irish story. The culmination of all the stories Sheila heard many times in her own childhood home, described by her as a cauldron of chronicles and tales of Author Sheila Forsey (left) with the Irish and emigration. Set in Ireland in the Wexford Literary Festival Secretary Maria Nolan. 1950s, Kilbride House is fundamentally a love story between the wild and lovely Victoria Goulding, daughter of the big house, and Canice Meagher, a handsome and wholesome peasant from the Blasket Islands. A love story encompassing the Catholic, Protestant and Class divide of 1950`s Ireland and one that explores our history of emigration and those that left our shores for one reason or another, never to return for one reason or another. Kilbride House is beautifully written and well executed moving effortlessly from 1954 to present day and from the rolling hills of Kerry to the teeming streets of New York and London. Underlying the Victoria and Canice love story is the innate love story of the Irish for family, home and the land that begets them and forever holds them. Sheila Forsey portrays a deep understanding of her people as she develops her characters and their passionate attachment to their native heath and Irish identity, warts and all. I enjoyed Sheila’s debut novel Mending Lace but there is no question in my mind having read Kilbride House that Sheila has found her genre in historical fiction. She is a natural storyteller with a flair for family saga and a writing style something akin to Maeve Binchy and Colm Toibin, and Kilbride House is a lovely read. Author Sheila Forsey (left) with Wexford s u m m e r Literary Festival sponsor Damian Byrne Kilbride House – buy of Byrne’s Bookstores. Pic: Maria Nolan. it, read it, enjoy it.

Larry’s exhibition L-R: Beauty blogger Jade Mullett, Roisin Dempsey (WLF), Niamh Devereux (Deputy Editor VIP Magazine and fashion blogger). Pic: Maria Nolan.

Winner of the Colm Toibin Short Story Award Sarah Dawson from the UK (second from left) with Judges Peter Murphy, Felicity Hayes McCoy and June Caldwell. Pic: Maria Nolan.

GOREY HOSTS TEXACO ART COMPETITION EXHIBITION

‘Lifelines’ by Wexford student artist Naoise Hennessy (16)

Gorey Civic offices is the venue for an exhibition of 37 winning paintings from this year's 65th Texaco Children's Art Competition. The exhibition is open to the public each day until Sunday, 1st September, through the ‘My Open Library’ programme. Admission is free. Amongst the highlights being exhibited will be a

painting entitled ‘Lifelines’ by Naoise Hennessy, a 16year old student from Craanford, near Gorey. Naoise will shortly be travelling to Japan, having been invited to attend the 20th International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo, following her success in becoming the overall winner in this year's 65th Texaco Children's Art Competition. n

The 2019 Kennedy Summer School in New Ross will open on Thursday, Sept 5th, with legendary singer and songwriter Brian Kennedy hosting the opening evening concert.

quare taken, an exhibition by Enniscorthy man, larry Dunne, is currently running at The presentation Centre. Larry is a visual artist and illustrator, who after achieving his B.A. in Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design and PGDip in Cultural Event Management at IADT, re t u r n e d t o h i s n a t i v e Enniscorthy in 2017 to continue his career in the visual arts with emphasis on his own practice of surreal and vibrant illustrations. Dunne is Visual Arts Editor of Tales From The Forest, a quar-

terly online literary magazine, Lead Designer of Enniscorthy Arts Trail, which transforms spaces in Enniscorthy into accessible visual arts studios and galleries, and is currently Visual Arts and Marketing Associate at The Presentation Centre. In Quare Taken, Dunne reflects on the homophobia he experienced while growing up in rural Ireland. This exhibition runs until August 16th. For more information, please call 053 92 33000, visit www.presentationcentre.ie or email lisa@presentationcentre.ie n

Wexford Fringe Now in its 67th year, Wexford Fringe is an annual openaccess arts festival which will run in parallel to Wexford

Opera Festival from Friday, 18th October to Sunday, 3rd November 2019. For details see: www.wexfordfringe.ie n

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Wexford Scouts sail for Normandy

Above: Rosemary Hayes and Elizabeth Whyte at recent Wexford Arts Centre fundraiser. Below: Winners of the Kilmore Seafood Platter competition was Mary Barry’s pub represented by Nicky Cullen (chef) and Susie Doyle (owner) with Lek Hyde (Kilmore Festival). Bottom: Wexford Sea Shanties in St Iberius Church, Wexford. All three pics: Patrick Hogan.

Wexford Scouts departing Rosslare Harbour for Normandy, France, on the Co. Wexford Venture Scout "Messenger of Peace" Expedition. Also pictured are Cllrs Lisa McDonald, Ger Carthy and George Lawlor, with Dano O'Leary Co. Commissioner and Adrian Tennant, Chairperson of of Scouting Ireland Board of Directors, who were all present to wish the troops Bon Voyage!

Daly paintings for Write By The Sea

Cllr Lisa McDonald Coffee Morning in aid of Lochlann Doyle Fund in St Martin’s GAA Centre, 25th July. L-R: Michael Quirke, Cllr Lisa McDonald, Mary Quirke, and Conor and Adam Ryan.

LOCAL TEENAGE POET MEETS HER HERO Wexford poet Sinéad O’Reilly, already the recipient of national awards for her work, was delighted to speak with her hero, poet Paula Meehan, at the Making Spaces Places event in the National Gallery in Dublin last month. She was also pleased to get the opportunity to talk to the other poets taking part in the event, Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi from Nigeria and Doireann Ní Ghríofa from Galway. Sinead also met and chatted with Marie Heaney (wife of the late Seamus), noted writer and broadcaster Theo Dorgan, and Maureen Kennelly of event sponsors Poetry Ireland. Sinead and Paula will meet again at the Stella Maris Centre in Kilmore Quay on Saturday, September 28, when they will read from their works as part of the Write By The Sea Literary Festival. The readings will be sponsored by Poetry Ireland, and they will be joined by Hillary Hares from Surrey, winner of last year’s poetry competition run by Write By The Sea. n

Wexford-based artist David Daly will premiere a new selection of his paintings as part of the fourth write by the sea 2019 literary Festival in Kilmore Quay over the last weekend in september at the stella Maris Centre. A keen ornithologist and conservationist, Daly strongly feels Wexford’s hidden bird habitats deserve to be cherished and preserved. Lucy Moore, chair of Write By The Sea, says, “As our theme for this year’s event is Drawn To The Sea, Dave Daly’s delightful watercolours of birdlife and other marine life will make a wonderful addition to our programme that already includes renowned authors Mike McCormack, Sinead Gleeson, Dermot Bolger, Sara Baume, Paula Meehan and Kit de Waal.” Daly has hosted his annual watercolour exhibition at the Pumphouse, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, Ardcavan, for over 20 years as part of the Wexford Opera Festival programme, and will do so again this year. Details of the programme and booking facilities are on the Write By The Sea 2019 website www.writebythesea.ie For further information contact: info@writebytheseakq.ie n

Cllr Lisa McDonald Coffee Morning in aid of Lochlann Doyle Fund in St Martin’s GAA Centre, 25th July. Cllr Garry Laffan with his son and daughter, Aidan and Maria Laffan.

Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Wexford Arts Centre in Greenacres Restaurant, Wexford, 27th June, L-R: Richard Simpson, Noreen Enright and Cllr Lisa McDonald.

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