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Welcome to the bigger and better 32-page Slaney News. Hard to believe it but the Slaney News is now 3 years in existence. Doesn't time fly! Please visit our Slaney News Facebook page, our website and our recent issues online: www.issuu.com/slaneynews/docs. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lots of good local news in this issue. The big stories involve tourism – the launch of major research on Enniscorthy as a tourism destination and the follow-up workshops this month (see page 4), news of a major expansion at The Riverside Park Hotel (see page 8) and news of very positive tourism figures for Co. Wexford (see our business page – page 23). ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On the retail front it’s great to see a number of new shops opening in town and it’s great to see a number of recent initiatives gathering momentum – the recently launched Enniscorthy Gift Voucher makes the ideal Christmas gift and with plenty of Hot Offers in the current issue of the Enniscorthy Business Association’s Hot Offers brochure there’s plenty of value to be had in Enniscorthy right now and in the run-up to Christmas.
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What visitors really think of us
At the public meeting on tourism in Enniscorthy held in the Riverside Park Hotel on 29th October L-R: Jacqui Hynes (Enniscorthy Castle / 1798 Centre), Josephine Holohan (Rikon), Dr Pat Lynch (Rikon), Sharon Carroll (Riverside Park Hotel), Brendan Robinson (The Bailey).
the Slaney News has often written about tourism as the town’s biggest resource. the tourism potential is enormous for two main reasons. In the property market, auctioneers talk about the key selling points being “location, location, location”. well Enniscorthy’s got the perfect location – we’re in the sunniest part of Ireland, just 20 minutes from the coast, with relatively close proximity to Dublin airport and very close proximity to Rosslare Europort. Secondly, we have a naturally scenic town with a river running though it and naturally hilly streets making it an interesting town for visitors to wander through. So how can we as a town fulfil our tourism potential? A first step has been made with the appointment of RIKON – a leading firm of research and marketing experts. Rikon spoke with 769 visitors to Enniscorthy to hear what visitors have to say about Enniscorthy. The findings were presented to a public meeting in Enniscorthy at the end of October. And those findings were mainly positive. SOME KEy fINDINGS:
Service Quality (rated on a 5 point scale – where 1 is very poor and 5 is excellent) • Quality of services for retail/shops scored 3.65 out of 5. • Quality of services for Bars scored 3.74 out of 5. • Quality at tourism related attractions 3.27 out of 5. • Quality at accommodation providers 4.15 out of 5. • Quality at restaurants and cafés scored 3.87 out of 5. Experience Quality (rated on a 5 point scale – where 1 is very poor and 5 is excellent) • Family Friendliness of the Town scored 3.98 out of 5 • Safe and secure environment scored 4.01 out of 5 • Welcoming atmosphere and good service 3.90 out of 5. • Value for money scored 3.69 out of 5. Destination Experience • Enniscorthy visitors want: (a) Friendly people and nice atmosphere (26%), (b) relaxing and peaceful environment (23%) & (c) a destination that is suitable for children (16%). • The largest majority of the visitors (37%) categorise Enniscorthy as a Heritage
Perfect for Christmas the Enniscorthy Gift Voucher is the ideal Christmas gift this year as it can be used in over 70 shops and businesses in Enniscorthy. Customers can use the vouchers to buy gifts and services in the town thereby supporting local jobs and businesses. The new Gift Voucher scheme was officially launched on 13th September in the Riverside Park Hotel and is a partnership between Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce and the Enniscorthy Business Association, with the assis-
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tance of Enniscorthy Credit Union and is based on similar successful schemes in other towns, notably Dungarvan. The vouchers are in €10 and €20 denominations and are on sale in four outlets: Enniscorthy Credit Union, Byrnes Bookshop, Hilltop Dry Cleaners and Frizelle-O'Leary Solicitors. A list of participating shops will accompany each voucher. The shops and businesses accepting the vouchers can be found on the Enniscorthy Chamber website: www.enniscorthychamber.ie n
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and Cultural destination, followed by 32% as a Leisure and Recreation Destination. The Highlight of the visitor trip was: (a) the hotels, (b) the historical offering & (c) general sightseeing. The most popular activity among the visitors to Enniscorthy was shopping even though the town is not perceived as a destination for shopping. Overall levels of Satisfaction with their visit to Enniscorthy scored very high with 4.04 out of 5. Overall Satisfaction with the Staff & Service providers in the town scored 4.13 out of 5. In terms of sufficient range of amenities for visitors Enniscorthy scored very well, with the minor exception of public toilets (297 respondents felt more was needed), mother and baby facilities (104 respondents felt more was needed) & finally parking (168 respondents felt more parking was required). The biggest complaint seems to be the insufficient amount
of shops in the area, with 220 respondents indicating so. • Key amenities missing according to visitors were 1: Facilities for children (34%) & 2: Boutique style shops (21%). One of the most striking findings was in relation to repeat business. 34% of respondents said they come to Enniscorthy on an annual basis and a staggering 93% of respondents said that they are likely to pay another visit to Enniscorthy sometime in the future. At one stage during the recent public meeting Dr Pat Lynch of Rikon described Enniscorthy’s tourist retention rates as “phenomenal”. So it seems once we get tourists to visit Enniscorthy they are very happy with their visit and are very likely to visit again. The main problem is we’re not getting enough first time visitors to come to our town. What can we do about that? Let’s start by sharing our ideas at the two upcoming workshops – one tonight (5th Nov) and one on Thurs 14th Nov both at 6.30pm in the Riverside Park Hotel. Hope to see you there! n
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Great to see two new shops now open at Duffry Hill, Enniscorthy. the pram Doctor, run by Nina Lebeau, is dedicated to babies, kids and moms2b! It offers high quality, almost new, nursery goods such as prams and buggies, furniture, toys, bouncers, walkers, outdoor equipment, clothes for babies, toddlers and mum-to-be, etc. The Pram Doctor also valets and repairs prams and buggies and restores vintage prams. The shop will also sell your unwanted items for a commission. Call Nina on 086-1934019 or 087-9006448 and visit: www.thepramdoctor.ie. Kiss & Makeup is a new beauty salon run by Gillian Flynn and offers a full range of beauty services with special opening offers such as Full Body Tan & Shellac for just €45. Or Full Body Tan, Makeup & Lashes for €50. Call Gillian on 0539234405 for more details and visit “Kiss and Makeup” on Facebook. n
How to Access Finance for your Community ulster Community Investment trust (Ireland) ltd. (uCIt) – a “not-for-profit-taking” body, responsible for investing in many communities throughout the island of Ireland, are bringing their 2013 Road Show to wexford this November. Over the coming months UCIT will be hosting a series of free seminars across the country, assisting groups interested in preparing business cases for accessing Social Finance. In conjunction with Wexford Local Development, the “How to Access Social Finance” event, will take a step by step approach to applying for Social Finance, of which a total of €100 million is currently available for lending. The information will be of particular interest to those responsible for the financial management of groups and who are either embarking on new plans or hoping to consolidate their current financial position. Associate Director for UCIT (Ireland) Ltd., Dónal Traynor, points out that while their products are targeted at the community and so called “not
for profit” sector, it is imperative that applicants appreciate this is essentially loan finance, albeit with a social objective. Traynor goes on to explain the relevance of UCIT in this scenario: “We exist to ensure that onerous guarantees do not become a primary requirement for community development”. Investment in the sector by UCIT alone exceeds €40 million with over 300 projects supported to date. UCIT, as a social enterprise itself, is keen to ensure that all legally constituted organisations with voluntary directors or trustees, and assets which are vested within a community interest, are properly informed on how to apply for social finance. This free information session will commence in the Wexford Local Development Offices, Mill Park Rd., Enniscorthy on Tuesday, November 12th at 7.30pm. To book a place at the event, contact Billy Murphy in Wexford Local Development on 0539155864 on or before Friday 8th November. n
Launch of Enniscorthy Calendar 2014
Basia Dunio who took photos for the new Enniscorthy calendar.
following the marvellous success of the Enniscorthy 2013 Calendar, with its many beautiful photographs, excellent design, creative writing and poetry, the launch of the Enniscorthy 2014 Calendar is about to happen. This new calendar, which will be A3 in size, with a spiral flip over design, promises to be even more attractive. Everyone is invited to the launch on Wednesday 13th November in Enniscorthy Castle at 8pm. n
National Council for the Blind (Wexford Branch) at the recent coffee morning held at the National 1798 Centre for the wexford Branch of the National Council for the Blind, the sum of €210 was raised for the charity. The organisers would sincerely like to thank everyone for their valued support, to those who kindly contributed donations, gifts, baked cakes, and gave their voluntary services for the event. A very special thank you and appreciation is extended to manager Jacqui Hynes and all the staff at the National 1798 Centre for their outstanding help and assistance on the day, it was most appreciated. n
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I was going to continue on from last month's article and talk about antivirus on android, but I then I read a report on the huge surge of a particularly nasty type of trojan. the virus in question infects your computer and encrypting your data, demanding money (up to €3,000) to allow you access personal files again.
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While this type of Trojan has being around for several years, the quantity of recent attacks has nearly doubled from January to July 2013 and the fact that there are more and more reports of this in Ireland suggest we could be facing a serious outbreak. A study by leading internet security firm Eset, recently revealed Irish online security has decreased in the last two years and now the cybercriminals are set to cash in on that. This latest type of ransomware is more
Enniscorthy’s draft development plan the Draft Enniscorthy town and Environs Development plan 2014-2020 will be on public display in three locations in Enniscorthy until tuesday 26th November 2013. It may be inspected at: – Enniscorthy Town Council, Market Square, Enniscorthy, Monday to Friday 9.00am1.00pm and 2.00pm-5.00pm. – E n n i s c o r t h y L i b r a r y, Lymington Road, Monday to Saturday 10.30am 5.30pm (closed 1.00pm2.00pm on Monday and Saturday only). Open to 8.30pm on Thursdays.
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the Planning Authority until 4 . 0 0 p m o n Tu e s d a y 2 6 t h November 2013. All written submissions and observations received during this period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan. Written submissions or observations marked ‘Draft Enniscorthy Town and Environs Development Plan’ should be sent to one of the following: – Forward Planning Section, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. – Planning Section, Enniscorthy Town Council, Market Square, Enniscorthy
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South East Technical University…
Ministers Brendan Howlin (centre) and Phil Hogan (right) at a recent announcement that may lead to a University for the South East.
CBS academic success Following the brilliant results secured by Martin Breen in his recent Leaving Certificate (6 A1s), Enniscorthy CBS followed up with two students doing remarkably well in their recent
Junior Certificate results. Pierce Sinnott and Colm Corcoran each secured 10 As. Both are now in Transition Year and enjoying a bit of a break from intensive studying. n
Pictured at a recent awards ceremony in Waterford Institute of Technology – Colm Corcoran (left) and Pierce Sinnott (right) with Enniscorthy CBS colleague Joe O’Gorman.
Efforts to create the much needed South East university have stepped up a gear with the formal announcement by the two institutes of technology in the region of their intention to submit a detailed business plan for the technological university to the Higher Education authority early next year. The Institutes have appointed Mr Colin Browne,
S e n i o r D i r e c t o r, O n l i n e Operations with Microsoft Ireland, former graduate of both institutes, and living in We x f o r d , t o t h e P r o j e c t Implementation Board. The University will be a regional, multi-campus university with over 15,000 students, over 4,500 graduates per annum, 1,300 employees and estimated worth to the regional economy of €250m.
Jim Doyle: ready for battle! M r. J i m D o y l e f r o m Courtnacuddy, Enniscorthy, won the Division D (which covers 18 clubs in the South of Ireland) Humorous Speech Competition final in athy on Sunday 20th October. He now goes forward to represent the Enniscorthy Toastmasters Club at the Toastmasters International District 71 (which includes UK and Ireland clubs) Conference and Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Finals in Colchester, Essex, on 8th to 10th November. A humorous speech is 57 minutes in length and must be original. Vocal variety, gestures and speech content all play a part in a successful humorous speech. Jim is a long-standing memb e r o f To a s t m a s t e r s i n Enniscorthy. He is a key person in the organisation that
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Riverside Park Hotel to expand
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Early last month the four star Riverside park Hotel confirmed a proposed expansion to their property. On completion the hotel will have 78 bedrooms in all, with works commencing on the additional 20 bedrooms and a further function/ Conference Suite in the New year. the project is expected to be completed in mid 2014. Colm Neville states: "I'm delighted to be able to confirm this expansion particularly for all the staff of the hotel who work so well at delivering an exceptional experience for all our valued Guests! This expansion going ahead in these difficult times is a vote of confidence by me in our team’s ability to continue to deliver an exceptional level of efficient but yet friendly service to our large magnitude of loyal Guests."
Colm goes on to say: "For some time now Mr Jim Maher, (Hotel GM and Co-Director of Mr Neville) myself and our team have been very conscious that because of the phenomenal success of the hotel in the Wedding Market over the past number of years our customers have come to expect our function room to be occupied with a wedding most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and therefore the hotel would be unavailable for any other private functions such as Retirement Parties, Anniversaries, Dinner Dances and the like. I'm very pleased to say that the extra function room will remove this obstacle of our own success and we will be able to serve our customers needs so much better. Also the provision of 20 additional bedrooms, together with other hotel improvements such as the expansion of the Moorings Restaurant, will provide tangible economic benefit and monetary spin off into the area." The hotel stressed the dedicated professional team in the Riverside Park Hotel will continue to specialise in just one wedding a day reassuring their Brides and Grooms of their undivided attention on their special day. It predicts minimum disruption to their guests as the work will be
Hot Offers the Enniscorthy Business association (EBa) is engaged in a series of initiatives aimed at promoting retailing in Enniscorthy. the second issue of its new monthly “Hot Offers” brochure is out now. Keep an eye out for it. Each monthly “Hot Offers” brochure allows 12-15 businesses in Enniscorthy a cost-effective opportunity to offer amazing deals to the public. All interested businesses should contact Dermot in Smyths Arro or Pauline in MAD Bar & Restaurant on Market Square, or any EBA member, or email: e.b.a.enniscorthy@gmail.com. the second issue contains Hot Offers from Ger Carty photography, DV8, My Sport, Byrnes/world of wonder, MaD, SportsSavers, Jean Depot, Smyths arro, wickham Bros, Hilltop Dry Cleaners, Sam McCauley, Kiss & Makeup, the Riverside park Hotel, and Doyle’s Butchers.
The new, full-colour publication is printed locally by C&R Print on high quality, glossy paper, and is distributed through the participating and other businesses in Enniscorthy as well as through door-to-door delivery in the town. With 15,000 copies circulating each month the EBA believes the publication will draw increased numbers of shoppers into Enniscorthy and this will benefit all businesses in the town. A recent, brief survey by Enniscorthy Business Association reveals in excess of 250 businesses located in Enniscorthy town centre with estimated employment of 1,500. This new initiative by EBA will undoubtedly generate extra retail activity in Enniscorthy which will help maintain and hopefully expand employment in this vital sector for Enniscorthy’s future economic well-being. n
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ing employment figures are key, Dublin hotels have been turning the corner over the past two years and construction costs have never been as low. For all these reasons and because I have complete belief in our dedicated team here, I feel the time is right to finance this project and enhance the economic sustainability of the hotel which I’m committed to for the long term future. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the great support we have received down through the years from our loyal customers, to thank them for their loyalty and to reassure them that we look forward to continuing to serve their hospitality needs for many years to come!" the Riverside park Hotel Enniscorthy, tel: 053 92 37800 www.RiversideparkHotel.com
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‘BENEATH MY ANGELS WINGS’ (an organisation for families that have lost children)
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The Presentation Centre – New Term – New Enrolments Youth Arts Programme
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Please contact the Centre about enrolment.
Adult Art Classes with Julie Moorhouse A six week course commencing Wed 06 November, with two class options 11am & 7.30pm. Julie Moorhouse is an award winning artist from Enniscorthy with over 20 years experience teaching adult art classes. Julie divides the term by sharing her vast knowledge of painting techniques in a range of materials and then encouraging the student to create paintings with their new found skills. All levels catered for. Cost €90 (concessions €75). Please contact the centre to register on 053 92 33000.
Tuesdays 9.15-11am St Aidan’s Parent & Toddler Group with artist Oonagh Latchford & St Aidan’s Primary School Enquiries: 053 92 33000.
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Wexford Artists Community Theatre With a focus on personal and creative development through play, drama and performance techniques in a fun, safe and sociable environment. WACT were recently accredited with National Association of Youth Drama, offering participants more opportunities. Contact Jacqui: 086-288 5942. New for 2013, a class for Under 8’s 5-8 year olds 9-12 year olds 13+ age group Creative Kidz Dance Project with Myriad Dance This project aims to stimulate the imagination, energy and artistry of children in the area. Classes are for boys and girls together aged 8-11 years old. Please contact Deirdre Grant: 086 876 3552.
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Red Moon Theatre Specialising in theatre, drama, art and filmmaking for young people with a strong emphasis on enjoying the fun of participation, confidence-building, creativity and personal expression. Contact Michael: 086 086 1449. 4-5pm: Children's Drama (ages 5-11) Drama games, role play, improvisation, narrative and ensemble acting. 5-6pm: Young Artists Studio (ages 5-13) Learn how to draw and paint exciting subjects, work with clay and other media. 6-7:30pm Enniscorthy Youth Theatre Ensemble (ages 12 & over) Acting for stage and film, performance and theatrecraft.
Room to Record III Congratulations to the latest participants of the hugely popular and practical Room to Record music programme. Ten students chosen from schools around the county participated in this week long programme during the Halloween mid-term break. A very "hands on" course where participants gained invaluable experience and training using top spec IT and hardware - over the week they studied the techniques involved in live sound engineering and modern commercial recording.
David Begley Exhibition A huge success for town.
Saturday 09 November - Life Drawing with David Begley Intensive one day workshop working from a model including demonstration of tools, mark-making exercises, short poses and fixed pose. For all levels. Anatomy, proportion, composition and the figure in space (10am4.30pm, €65, only two spaces remaining). Contact David Begley 087 1227310, http://www.davidbegley.com Saturday 16 November – One Day Drawing with Desmond McCarthy Learn the wonderful skills of drawing in pencil, graphite and charcoal; tackle simple and what may seem difficult subjects. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists, your new skills will be of immense value for your compositions and paintings (10am-4pm, €60 includes light lunch). Enquiries 053 92 33000. Every Other Saturday – Learn to Draw with Desmond McCarthy A six week course will commence Saturday 11 January and run every other Saturday to 22 March, 10am-1pm, €180 for course of six. Contact 053 92 33000 to reserve your place. Desmond McCarthy is a graduate of NCAD and is a member of the Water Colour Society of Ireland. Desmond teaches in Ireland, UK, France and Greece.
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L-R: Mairead Linneen (The Presentation Centre), Minister Jimmy Deenihan, David Begley and Hanneke van Ryswyk at David’s recent exhibition at The Presentation Centre.
Visitors to the show included collectors of David’s work, fellow artists, teachers, writers as well as students of art and a number of new firsttime visitors. Coinciding this exhibition with Wexford Festival Opera played a large part in attracting new visitors to the exhibition and to the centre, many of whom stayed on to enjoy a meal and visit the town. The final visitor to the exhibition on 28 October was Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. We’d like to extend our thanks to the Minister who made an unscheduled stop during his busy trip to Wexford to mark the occasion of this major exhibition for Enniscorthy during Festival time.
Conversational Irish Classes for Adults will resume in November after a successful pilot programme April/May. A six week course commencing Tuesday 12 November – 17 December, 8-9.30pm, cost €60. Anyone interested should contact the centre in advance 053 92 33000. Christmas Felt-making Workshops A great opportunity to create those unique, handmade Christmas gifts and decorations while learning a new skill. 10-12.30 Thursday 21 November for four consecutive weeks Fees are very reasonable and include all materials. One Workshop: €35 – Two workshops of your choice: €65. ALL FOUR WORKSHOPS €120. All you need to bring is an old towel and your enthusiasm. Thursday 21 November 10.00am–12.30pm "Introduction to Felt Making" Learn the basics of a traditional process of wet felt making technique to create Unique Christmas Gifts for friends and family. Ideal for beginners. Thursday 28th November 10.00am–12.30pm "Flat Resist " Ideal follow on from flat work, using skills learned in the beginners class to create a unique ‘soft’ vessel or bowl using a flat ‘resist’ – learn basic techniques and ideas for incorporating and decorating with textures and threads. Thursday 5th and 12th December 10.00am– 12.30pm "Felted Jewellery” Experiment with colour and shape to create wearable art, over two mornings we will concentrate on getting to grips with felting different jewellery components, flowers, spikes and balls, which form the basis for unlimited experimentation and can be applied to various other felting projects. Places are limited so please book early – contact Julie on 087 2911610 or breehillarts@gmail.com The Wexford Song Project with Aileen Lambert continues on Thurs 07 November, 8-10pm. New singers and listeners welcome. Explore traditional songs from across the county from the popular to the lesser well known, listen to Wexford singers from past to present, explore resources and learn a few new songs along the way! Further information contact Aileen Lambert on 087-755 2593 or aileenlambert@gmail.com This project is co-funded Co Wexford Arts Department Community Arts Programme, participation is FREE, runs every second Thursday to January 2014.
Town Council Chairman, Johnny Mythen, Marian Morrissey and Cllr Tom Moorehouse at the official opening of David Begley’s recent art exhibition in Enniscorthy’s Presentation Centre.
Best wishes to Enniscorthy Drama Group and all local groups on the competitive festival circuit. Break legs...
Fancy a Coffee? Friday 8 November 10.30am-12.30pm: In aid of ‘Beneath My Angels Wings’ for families who have lost children. Thurs 14 November 10.00am-12 noon: Enniscorthy Active Retirement Association coffee morning and sale of work in aid of the Alzheimer’s Unit, St John’s Hospital.
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JAMiE’S RATHER GooD NEWS Couple of items to cover in this news. First off, Arkham origins is out!! You play the Dark Knight, Batman. But not as we know him, Jim! He is two years into his campaign to instil fear into the criminal heart of Gotham and try clean up his city. His only allies here are his fighting skills, brains, fun but practical gadgets and his faithful butler, Alfred. The cops, Jim Gordon included neither trust nor like him! Great game, go get it!! Secondly, Halloween has been and gone and there were visits from James P. Sullivan, Dorothy Gale and Glinda The Good Witch. I adore Halloween, only complaint? The lack of decent horror films on the telebox. Fear not. This column is my recommendations for five of, in my opinion the scariest movies ever released on celluloid! (in no particular order, by the by!) Last, but by no means least, Enniscorthy Drama Group head off to the One Act Circuit this month with their production of Ritual For Dolls. As stated last month, the dates are: 7 Nov: Dundrum 15 Nov: Goresbridge, Kilkenny 16 Nov: Rossmore, Clonakilty 22 Nov: Gorey See you along the road!!
SPooky, SPooky Rated S for Spoilers!!! The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Before I get into it, I saw the recent remake. It wasn’t shite, it had its bad points but for what it was it was thoroughly enjoyable. So there internet! Anyway, the original by Tobe Hooper is for me a benchmark for low-budget, atmospheric horror. By no stretch of the imagination a terrifying film but it has a constant feel of dread and disgust coupled with disturbing imagery aplenty. And who will ever forget Leatherface? The mere mention of his name makes me afraid and when he’s wielding that chainsaw squealing like a stuck pig it truly is the stuff of nightmares. Soooo-eee!!! (On a side note, Franklin deserved to die. Political Correctness be damned!!! He was the epitome of annoyance. Bagel.) Blue Velvet My reasoning here is twofold. Firstly, Roy orbison just flooded my ears on the shuffle and Dean Stockwell crooning into a microphone replaced the pleasant imagery of In Dreams which for me seemed to be the perfect song to lull your crying child to a pleasant sleep with
imagery of evil, dread and something ultimately terrifying, the certainty of death. I’ll sing Golden Slumbers instead. Thanks Dean!! And secondly? Dennis F’n Hopper! This man sadly shuffled off this mortal coil a while ago and he has left numerous top shelf performances. But in Blue Velvet he is something different altogether, so scary he is almost un-human. That image of him with the oxygen mask haunts me to this day and some of his choice quotes are poison in the ear. Coincidentally, it also has the distinct honour of being my favourite David Lynch film too, just behind The Elephant Man. Sublime. The Exorcist What can I say about this film that hasn’t been said? Not much to be honest. The film has so much in it that borders on the genius I cannot say enough good things, and Tubular Bells? Still scares me with just two bars. Magic. The Wicker Man If you read that and thought of Nicholas Cage, I hate you. You go away now. If you thought of the late great Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and terrifying, cheap masks worn by mental pagans then
come on down! I had the pleasure of seeing the original film version in Aberystwyth. I will never forget that viewing, which was topped off by meeting the legend and all round gentleman that is Robin Hardy, the director. He’s fond of a glass of brandy and telling great stories, my personal favourite being, “The Wicker Man is about a good Christian man being burned alive by pagans.” A Nightmare On Elm Street I have several family members that will attest to this. When the television advertisement for Freddy’s Nightmares came on I had to be shielded by whoever would offer it to me. He began the ad by stalking a graveyard, scraping his glove on gravestones and I was already cacking myself. Everything about that monster is terrifying. He has a melted poxy face, he can get you in your sleep and there is effectively no escape. The films themselves dipped in quality from the second one on. Freddy lost his menace and became a panto villain, a bad one at that. Jokes and cheap plugs for Nintendo Power Gloves replaced gruesome deaths and hints of paedophilia, but the first two are wonderful horror films. – Jamie
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Santa in the Castle Santa will be in Enniscorthy Castle on the Saturdays and Sundays in December – up to Monday 23rd December. He’ll be there from 12 noon to 5pm. Booking is required in the 1798 Centre on 053 92 37596. It will be similar to last year’s successful format but without the children’s museum. Full details in our issue of 3rd December and keep an eye on the Slaney News Facebook page.
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The Picture House (Wexford Film Society) will be showing their first film (Good Vibrations) tonight (5th November) at 8pm in the Wexford Arts Centre and each Tuesday after that. With 20 great films in the line-up it’s a must for all serious film enthusiasts. Single membership costs €80, Unwaged/OAPs €50 and guests per film €8. For more information tel: 053-9123764 or email: picturehousewexford@gmail.com or find them on Facebook. – F.C.
Tony Carty. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
Tony Carty and Blackjack will be performing the last in their series of shows in Wexford Arts Centre on Saturday 16th November. Blackjack features Fintan & Colette Cleary and the legendary Bill Doyle and they will be joined by a Special Guest on the night. Tony and the band will perform, in their own inimitable style and in an intimate cabaret setting, songs from the American Songbook along with some Musical Showstoppers. Expect to hear an incredible version of Old Man River. A show not to be missed. n
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In 2012 the WexFactor contestants battled it out for the chance to perform on the main stage of the 2012 Strawberry Fest on the same day as Status Quo and to get a free, full day in a professional recording studio. Now the 2013 version Co. Wexford’s premier youth (under 25) talent competition has commenced. WexFactor is a competition for any musician from soloist to band aged under 25 to compete for the prize of sound recording studio time and the opportunity to play on the same stage / billing as a headline band at the Strawberry Festival 2014. This year’s heats are being conducted in private session with the chosen finalists to be announced on South East Radio ready for the Final on Friday 22 November. You can go along to the final and vote for the artist who will get recording time worth €500 and will be on the Main Stage 2014 Strawberry Festival! This means the WexFactor will only have one live night open to the public and that is set for November 22nd so put it in your diary now. The Strawberry Festival and FDYS Music Box are supporting this great event. Keep up to date on Facebook: “Wexfactor 2013”. n
WLOS’s Hits sells out four nights Wexford Light opera Society took to the boards once again during Wexford Festival opera season to bring us the 16th instalment in their annual Hits from the Musicals and, once again, it lived up to all expectations over its four-night run. The show was of a consistently high standard but Tony Carty’s version of Old Man River stole the first half while the Jersey Boys medley led by the brilliant James McDermott hitting some incredibly high notes was a joy to behold in the second half as was the ending featuring the full chorus singing t h e A n g e l u s C h o r u s f ro m Maritana and Anthem from Chess, the latter two being sung in tribute to the late Fr. John O’Brien
former President, Life Member, M.D., Chorus Master and general mentor and friend of the Society who passed away during the year. The first meeting for WLOS’s 2014 production of “Sister Act the Musical” will take place at 8pm in the Friary Hall, School Street, Wexford, on Thursday 14th November when the show will be discussed in full by Director John Donnelly and Musical Director Fintan Cleary. All the parts will be gone through and audition pieces for later auditions will be available on the night. There is huge interest in this smash West End hit and new members are especially welcome to go along on the night. n
Wexford Male Voice Choir at the Jack Kavanagh Gala Concert St Aidan’s Cathedral 11th October 2013.
Gala Concert raises over €10,000 for Jack in August 2012 Jack kavanagh suffered a catastrophic upper spinal cord injury while on holiday, rendering him paralysed from the chest down, without use of his hands, and in need of 24-hour care. Jack’s father Peter is a member of a well-known Enniscorthy family and is a pharmacist in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath.
Hitting all the right notes The Barber Shop Quartet: L-R: Pat Bo;ger, Kevin Kennedy, Robert Rowe, James Dobbs. Pic: Maria Nolan.
Enniscorthy Musical Society took to the boards once again on Sunday 6th october for their annual Hits from the Musicals fundraiser event and once again the Riverside Park Hotel audience were treated to an eclectic symphony of nostalgic sound as pieces from Jesus Christ Superstar, Oklahoma, Music Man, The Sound of Music, Westside Story, Cabaret, Evita, Blood Brothers and more were exquisitely performed by the
Society’s very talented members. Chairperson of the Society, Jennifer Byrne, kicked off with a rousing rendition of Cabaret followed by James Dobbs with It Hurts Me and husband and wife duo Therese and Pat Bolger with the lovely Jesus Christ Superstar piece Could We Start Again Please. The Von Trapp children from this year’s Sound of Music production were in excellent voice encouraged by the dul-
Christine Lambert and Lucia Quirke at last year’s WexFactor competition.
cet tones of the classical Lorna Mahon Wall as Governess Maria. The commanding Therese Canavan Bolger gave a powerful performance of the poignant Out Here On My Own from the popular musical Fame. After the obligatory interval and house draw we were treated to the lively Master of the House from Les Mis and Lorna Mahon Wall’s beautiful version of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from Evita.
Now aged 21, Jack, remarkably, has returned to full-time education just 13 months after his accident. This is primarily due to Jack’s own personal strength of character, determination, love of life and his ability to work incredibly hard towards his goal of regaining a normal life for himself. He has been hugely helped and sup-
The very diverse voices of Therese Canavan Bolger and Jennifer Byrne complimented each other in another song from Jesus Christ Superstar – the emotive I Know Him So Well and the Barber Shop Quartet in their bow ties and straw bowlers delighted with Lida Rose. The evening came to a conclusion with the entire cast on stage for an old favourite – The Black Hills of Dakota from the much loved Calamity Jane. A thoroughly enjoyable event at only €10 per head – tremendous value for money and a most pleasant way to spend a Sunday evening. We are so fortunate to have such a gifted group of people in our locality and the onus is on each of us to support the work of this wonderful group in any way we can. And could I finish by saying that it is edifying to see so many capable and artistic young people performing on the night and I look forward to seeing them gracing Enniscorthy venues with pleasing music for very many years to come. – Maria Nolan
ported by his devoted family, his many good friends, the dedication and excellent care given to him by the many professional healthcare workers along his care journey. Jack will need ongoing help, moral support and financial assistance. Jack’s family and friends appreciate and are truly grateful for the generosity of every-
ToNy CarTy CabarET Music - 16 Nov Tony Carty and his band "Blackjack" featuring Fintan & Colette Cleary and the Legendary Bill Doyle with Special Guest will perform, in their own inimitable style and in an intimate cabaret setting, songs from the American Songbook along with some Musical Showstoppers. Highly recommended. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– KriSTa DETor Music - 22 Nov Krista Detor is an American singersongwriter and pianist. To date she has released the following albums: Dream in a Cornfield (2004), Mudshow (2006), Cover Their Eyes (2007), The Silver Wood: Wintersongs (2008), Chocolate Paper Suites (2010). She defies genre, but the quality of her writing has been compared to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell, company she is more than happy to keep. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– "my EyES aDorED you" ThE FraNKiE VaLLi STory Music - 23 Nov This amazing story and solo tribute to Frankie Valli – the voice of The Four Seasons, is by Stephen James who is the star, writer, producer, choreographer and only member of the
one who has helped Jack in any way. The costs of the Gala Concert held on 11th October in St Aidan’s Cathedral, Enniscorthy, were generously sponsored in various ways, so all the €10,000 raised will go to the Jack Kavanagh Trust. See the trust’s website: www.jackkavanaghtrust.com for more information. n
show and who is the nearest thing to Frankie Valli you are ever likely to hear, re-creating Valli's trademark falsetto and New Jersey accent with absolute perfection. This fantastic show features all of the hits including: “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “Walk Like A Man”, “Dawn”, “Ragdoll”, “Working My Way Back To You”, ”Lets Hang On”, “The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore”, “Bye Bye Baby”, “Silence Is Golden”, “Beggin”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, “My Eyes Adored You”, “Who Loves You (pretty baby)”, “Grease (Is The Word)”, “Sherry”, “December 63 (Oh What A Night)”, plus many, many more… A night not to be missed. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CouNTy WExForD youTh DaNCE ComPaNy ShoWCaSE Myriad Dance - 28 Nov This amazing youth company presents their own inspiring programme which includes their own repertoire of modern dance solos, along with favourite choreographies – 'Concerto Grosso' and ‘Scatter and Fall’. Music by Alt J, Corelli, Jimi Hendrix and many more. Guests on the night include ‘2 Many Dance Moves’, the Creative Kidz Dance Project, Enniscorthy and many more. This show celebrates the best of young people dancing in the South East.
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Panto Time in Rathnure It's Panto time once again in Rathnure as the Panto Society are in preparations to bring all the madness and craic to the stage that everyone has come to expect.
Producers John Reilly and Liam Sharkey are putting the finishing touches to their 13th original script called Snow White and the 7 Witches: Jack Frost Bites Back!
The story begins at the Fairyland Oscars, where some very famous faces are winning in their respective categories. When Santa and Snow White win the most popular awards,
two people are not happy at all: Alice in Wonderland and The Queen of Hearts. Back in the North Pole, whilst Santa is showing off his award, Jack, one of Santa's top elves, makes his sec-
ond big mistake in the factory by mixing up the presents for the children. Santa has to banish him so that he learns how to behave. The evil Queen of Hearts, along with Captain Hook, see an opportunity to get Jack and Alice to help her with her plan to destroy Christmas forever. Snow White hears that she could be in danger, so she must leave her beloved dwarves and hide in Witchingham College, where seven more people await her, the Good Witches. And so, the adventure begins! Can Santa be rescued and Christmas be saved? This year, over 100 people of all ages came to the auditions, and rarely, if ever is anyone turned away, so, a whole
host of well known characters will appear in the show, with all the added special effects. With all the usual comedy and magic, the perfect Christmas present of tickets to this years show are on sale from the Box Office on 087-0687801 or 0539255429. The show runs on the following dates and times: December: Thurs 12th (7.45pm) Fri 13th (7.45pm) Sat 14th (6pm) Sun 15th (4.30pm) Mon 16th (7.45pm) Wed 18th (7.45pm) Thurs 19th (7.45pm) Fri 20th (7.45pm) Sat 21st (3pm) Sun 22nd (6pm). So send all the economic worries away this festive season and get ready for Wexford's most magical show. Also follow it on Facebook for regular updates. n
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Donal meets two men of the arts Telling it at a Slant… Someone said that Joe Neal’s poems are warm, graceful and keenly observed. Joe has a keen mind and observed many things in his life and it all comes out in his poems and writings. Reading his new collection “Telling it at a Slant” one can’t help but be amused at the clever way Joe describes his observations about life. “At school I topped the Latin class and charged the other boys and girls a bar of chocolate to do their homework until the teacher caught me out and seized my hoard of Fruit & Nut.” He got locked in the cupboard in order to cure his vanity. Joe describes himself as being born half way up a mountain in the north of Wales and did some theatre and stuff. After that stint Joe attended Nottingham University, then Joe took jobs at The Times,
Guardian, Daily Telegraph, and for good deeds the Daily Express. He has had work published in Ireland’s Own, Scaldy Detail, The Countryman and New Writer. If you’re lucky enough to get to Cafe Fusion in Wexford on the first Friday of every month you will hear Joe read his work in an open mike situation. I asked Joe once where is poetry in the 21st century. His answer was broad but he said it’s in a good place. You can look up Joe at www.joe-neal-actor.com. Email: joeneal@eircom.net. Donal Meets Michael Connaughton… All the way from Clontarf via Howth and down to the South East comes a man and his craft. Watercolours depicting birds, land, sea and sky, glorious paintings hanging on walls located on Enniscorthy’s Church
Donal Cullen meets Joe Neal.
Michael Connaughton with Donal Cullen. Pic: Maria Nolan.
St – The Lilac Gallery. Michael is the resident artist and has just completed a twoweek stint at the gallery. Michael told me his Enniscorthy exhibition was his 47th. For those of us lucky enough to get to the Lilac Gallery and meet this fine champion of art and poetry it was a treat. A tour around the display made you feel like you were in the landscapes. Connaughton plays well with colours. There are plenty of reds, blues, oranges, greens in Michael’s fine pictures. Connaughton is also a poet and has written some fine poems about our times and was able to count Heaney as one of his acquaintances. Michael is a well travelled man – USA, Europe, Scotland,
England, and draws from his experiences to furnish his poems and paintings. He has done some readings for our own Strawberry Festival. I asked Michael about his poems and how are they going – he replied that they’re going fine. He also said that rap music is today’s poetry – a very radical way of putting it. Do I agree? Maybe. It’s not unusual to get a painter and poet all wrapped up in one, however communication is the very essence of both art forms. Michael is a wonderful character with a great personality – the whole nine yards. Good luck Michael. Contact him by Email: mikionart@gmail.com. – Donal Cullen
Strawberry Cheesecake & Afternoon Tea With a little over 100 people kicking their heels to the melodious melodies of The Duffry Stompers at the inaugural Afternoon Tea Dance at the Riverside Park Hotel on S u n d a y 1 3 t h O c t o b e r, Strawberry Fayre Secretary Anne Gilpin said she was delighted with the success of the fundraising event. Patrons were met and welcomed by this year’s charming Strawberry Queen Leanne Hore and waltzes, tangos, foxtrots
and two-steps were the order of the day as they danced the afternoon away, chatting to old friends and making new ones. At 4pm Anne Gilpin invited all to take a well earned break, enjoy a cuppa and sample the simply delicious cheesecakes made by home cook winner o f a Ta s t e o f We x f o rd Strawberries – Anne Sinnott who had generously donated her culinary delights to the fundraiser and Mary O'Hanlon,
gluten-free chef of Tasty Parlour, New Ross, donated some lovely gluten-free delicacies for those with a more delicate disposition. With teatime over patrons took to the floor again with renewed vigour to step it out to some old favourites like Mamma Mia, Blue Moon, Quando, On The Road Again, Lucille, Isle of Capri to name but a few. Such was the enjoyment of the occasion that Anne Gilpin immediately booked Sunday
17th Nov for Strawberry Fayre’s next Afternoon Tea Dance – at only €5 per head this is a definite date for the diary and with all proceeds going towards next year’s Strawberry Festival – a most worthwhile cause – so get out those dancing shoes and get those twinkle toes tapping and we will see you on 17th November! Finally, a word of thanks to the Riverside Park Hotel for the use of their wonderful venue. – Maria Nolan
Grease is the word Enniscorthy Musical Society is delighted to announce that it has secured the rights for “Grease”, to be staged in Coláiste Bríde in April 2014. Details of production team and auditions will follow in the coming weeks. But first… DIRECTOR NEEDED Enniscorthy Musical Society invites applicants to tender for the position of Director for their forthcoming production of "Grease" (Tues 22nd – Sat 26th April 2014). Please submit details of the following by Friday 15th November 2013 to info@edms.ie ● Previous experience. ● Vision and ideas for the production. ● If you will be unavailable for any period of time between November 2013 and April 2014. n
CD Launch in aid of Cathedral Organ Fund Last December the parish of St. Aidan’s Cathedral held the first of many Christmas concerts to come in aid of the Cathedral organ fund. It was a huge success. A recording was made of last year’s concert and will be on sale from 9th November. All proceeds from the sale of these CDs will go towards the organ fund. The CDs are a great production and would make a lovely Christmas gift as well as being a great memory of last year’s spectacular concert. Thanks goes to Orchard Recordings for producing the CD and also Colm O’Tiarnaigh for his work on it. It features some wellknown artists such as Lorna Mahon, Roisin Dempsey, Stephen Murphy and Ted Quinn as well as some wonderful choirs such as the Enniscorthy Choral Society and the Silvertones. It is a great bargain costing only €5 for one CD, €8 for two CDs or €10 for three CDs.
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It can be purchased after all masses in the Cathedral on the weekend of 9th and 10th November in conjunction with the annual parish Christmas cards that are produced each year. If you miss this opportunity to purchase this great CD on that weekend, don’t worry as it will also be available in the parish office from Saturday November 9th.
Taste of Wexford Strawberries Home Cook winner, Anne Sinnott, with her family and Maria Nolan enjoying the Afternoon Tea Dance.
This year’s Christmas concert in the Cathedral has been planned for Sunday 15th December at 8pm so keep the date free and put it in your diary. Keep an eye out for more details in the coming weeks on this year’s upcoming concert as it promises to be even more magical than last year. n
OUT AND ABOUT IN
Claire O’Neill and her sister Gillian Flynn at Claire’s recent 30th birthday party in MAD Bar & Restaurant, Enniscorthy.
Enniscorthy Toastmasters event in The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, on 30th September. L-R: Breda Murphy, Eoin Colfer, Mairead Stafford (President), Mairead Linneen (The Presentation Centre), Dick Meany.
Participants in the recent Room to Record one-week course held in The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, with Mairead Linneen (The Presentation Centre), Eugene Campbell (Wexford County Council Arts Dept), and Paul Dowling and Brendan Carthy from Orchard Recording Studio.
Catherine Broaders, Bree, who celebrated her birthday recently. Pic: James Quirke
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Above: David Minogue (Town Clerk), Ann Minogue, and Michael Bennett (Enniscorthy Chamber President), at the opening of David Begley’s recent art exhibition in Enniscorthy’s Presentation Centre.
Below: Sam Power of Get IT Fixed, Enniscorthy, presents Kyle McHale from Ferns with his prize for a recent competition run by Get IT Fixed in the Slaney News.
Strawberry Queen Leanne Hore with her mam Mary at recent Strawberry Fayre Tea Dance in the Riverside Park Hotel. Pic: Maria Nolan.
Ms Kinsella’s Class from St Aidan’s Primary School visited the recent Art in the Open Exhibition at The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy.
ENNISCORTHY & BEYOND
Rehearsing for Rathnure Panto’s upcoming show (see page 13).
Elizabeth Murray (centre) with two of the performers at the House Techno night held in The Bailey, Enniscorthy, on 4th October. Pic © Joseph Doyle.
Barry O’Brien, Paul Robinson at the Thriller Fancy Dress in The Bailey for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland.
Madeline Doran, Kay Robinson at the Thriller Fancy Dress in The Bailey for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland.
Ann Doyle, The Duffry, Enniscorthy, with Gavin Daly, co-author with Enniscorthy man Ian Keogh of a new book ‘Citizen Quinn’ about businessman Sean Quinn. Pic © Joseph Doyle.
Jack and Noirin Sheridan celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in Vinnie’s Bar on October 18th. Pic: James Quirke.
WEXFORD TOWN with Patrick Hogan
Yvonne Reddy and Jess Codd performing in the Wexford Singing & Swinging Pubs Competition 2013. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
Group enjoying a recent night out in Wexford town. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
Persida Gabrielle enjoying Wexford Opera House. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
The opening of the Menapia Camera Club exhibition last month with Mayor George Lawlor (centre). Pic: Patrick Hogan.
Jim & Havlim Maguire and Pat Maddock at the recent launch of Jim’s book “Music Field” in Wexford Town Library. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
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The Wexford Scene Michelle Dooley Mahon has the attention span of a flea. This has manifested throughout her life in an abundance of appointments, abodes and amours. Born in Wexford in Aul God’s time (when people still stepped off paths for priests) – she has variously been employed as a gynaecological receptionist / breakfast chef / au pair / pub landlady / tourist information officer / hostel warden / café owner / ship’s stewardess / film production assistant and hotel manager. She appears to have forgotten the remainder. She is an introverted socialite and conducts her assault on humanity through her facebook posts (http://facebook.com/michelle.d.mahon) and a Blogger account (Shellakeypookey@blogspot.com), and is the admin on the Facebook page she created to document the progression of Alzheimers in her beloved mother, Siobhan (“Alzheimer Association of Ireland”).
A Night at the Opera The Soprano was screeching her way to the ear splitting higher notes in Lucia De Lammermoor by Donizetti the night I was born. There had been thunder and lightning earlier in the day but the fireworks lit by Casey Whelans Grand-da went off into a frosty starlit sky. Thomasina was peppering, pacing the halls in Dr Haddens Nursing Home awaiting the imminent arrival of his first baby - he had been reduced to putting a sign on the 4th floor window – “No Stir Yet” to spare his, and the querants legs. The other opera was Much ado about Nothing which Siobhan would have been at pains to refute as she panted her way to my heads arrival on the planet. “It’s not so much fun now, is it” enquired the spinster midwife with grim delight as she soaped her elbows and grasped me by the shoulders. I opened my tiny mouth and screamed an impromptu duet with the singer. Picking my way gingerly through the trail of scutter down Gibsons lane, I paused long enough at fat Angie Molloys to register the Rose of Castille poster marking the 25th Anniversary on the door. Her Persian cat Chan was sitting in the window on a box of black magic licking its balls. It was killing day in the Abbatoir and our new neighbour was aghast. “ Jesus, I never knew it was there” she protested to my Mother as she led her son from the kitchen in disgrace, a tea towel held to his bleeding mouth. In the excitement of getting coke he had taken a lump out of the glass. Murray Dickie the tenor had married Maureen Springer the singer, and they had called their son John. Only in Ireland would people named Spring call their son Dick. I was heading to the opera rehearsals with the choir run by Sr Mary Walsh, where every child in the town who could walk and string a sentence together, had turned up for the auditions in a dilapidated town hall and sung Sandy and Andy until she had rested her white knuckles on the piano and entreated us to sing something, anything else. Even a hymn will do she implored and so I bursted into a falsetto rendition of His peace he gives to us. I secured my place and went to stand at the side of the wall with the other lucky children. One of the first boys I got talking to was Michael Londra with a side parting, who unfastened and rebelted his Navy Trenchcoat a thousand times with the fright. I hear an unconfirmed whisper
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that he is singing still. Apart from changing a tyre on Derek O Gara’s bicycle and giving Rory Carberry the bambis, I was learning how to behave in the Theatre Royal, as a million overalled men smoking roll ups, carried scenery and props around the warrens backstage, and held up signs saying Quiet Please at every and all opportunity, or gesticulated wildly at the posters of the man with his finger on his lips. I still have the backstage pass signed by Andrew Potter. Years later a man I knew vaguely would get the contract to clean the entire theatre, but being already up to his swiss roll in another venue asked me to go in and flick around the dressing rooms with a duster. He gave me a dustpan and brush and told me to start at the top of the nosebleed section and work down, chair by chair. I waited till the fire door slammed behind him and legged it. The first time I sang in the singing pubs was nerve wracking. So was the last. Preparations were conducted under an absolute veil of secrecy not seen since the days of the enigma machine. No one would tell anyone who was singing, what they were singing, or even if they were singing at all. We might not even enter sighed the barman as he stacked glasses and stared out at the Bullring. He had a scorp on him as he had been serving at a lock-in rehearsal the night before till 3am. There was rumour and counter rumour and propaganda and misinformation on an epic scale. I sang for everywhere, without a whit of alle-
giance, and so crooned Loving Yo u b y M a r y B l a c k i n t h e Commodore Lounge, practicing with Ger Lacey in the damp basement with the pool table, where one went for a clandestine coort. I sang Peggy Gordon in one pub - and Anachie Gordon in another, the former about an alcoholic complaining about a woman who is ignoring him and the latter about a girl who’s Da won’t let her marry her boyfriend and so she dies of a broken heart on her wedding night to an old man. And then, sure then doesn’t your man come back from the sea and collapse and die beside her. It had about 87 verses which I condensed into about 16. Once I rehearsed and sang for 2 separate premises on the same night, without detection. I sang ballads in Tims and the Menapia, showstoppers in the Goal Bar, the blues in Mackens, Come all Ye’s in Wavecrest and tunes in the Tower. I lilted in The big wash, whistled jazz in the Talbot and dressed in floor length velvet with a cigarette holder, belted out Peggy Lees’s Fever in Speakers with a jazz band playing high hat and bass. I watched Marty Frayne forget the words half way through the first verse and nearly faint with the fright until I led the crowd in with the chorus. The 12 or 14 pints he had consumed for dutch courage may have contributed to his downfall. We sat up all night in a fever of excitement, expectation and alcoholic poisoning waiting for the adjudicator to post the results. We bet each other out of the way to see who was first,
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in both singing and swinging. Ah sure that aul swinging thing has torn the arse out of it the purists would cry. The irony of the winner one year was that it was infamous as a pub where there was no singing allowed at all under pain of death all the rest of the year. If you opened your mouth for a big yawn you would get your first verbal warning, after the second you were flung out on the path. Last week I went back to the Theatre Royal to see Therese and La Navarisse and nodded and smiled at all my Friary buddies in their best bib and tucker selling programmes for twenty bucks. Even the nun I had breasted and given down the banks about her parking grasped my hand warmly and told me how much she missed my smile on the gates. Not enough to slip me a programme it would appear. I sat in the beautiful building and admired the tiered seating, remembering the many times I had sit here with my Mother, she, being the first one to take me to an opera as a small child. At the height of the final chorus I turned around and shouted up into her startled face, - “it’s BEDLAM eh?” Now I let the sound wash over me, until my bladder demands attention. Name of Goddle mighty how are all these old English people able to scourge wine and then sit for an hour without making a bee line for the jacks ? - I thought as I crossed and re-crossed my legs. In an agony of frustration I tried to remember where the conveniences were. Convenient they ain’t. It would have been quicker to go home. I excused myself from the row and made good my escape. The tuxedo’d attendant stares at me in disbelief as I mime a jig. I ran the equivalent of High street to Bride street and back in one minute flat. He won’t let me back in. I am relegated to a seat upstairs with the backstage crew watching proceedings on a monitor and sighing dramatically about my companion who will surely assume that I am after taking a turn on the toilet. Don’t come out, don’t come out, don’t come out, bring the handbags at least, I thought feverishly. Over half a century, my life has been inextricably linked with a theatre, and a festival, one I have participated in, both in the wings, and on the fringe, and now live behind the actual building where I can see the coloured floodlights beam into the night sky, highlighting the music and the memories, and the ghosts of long ago. – M.D.M.
Rub of the Relic It lashed from early morning. I woke to the rain beating off the glass and thought – well, they surely didn't get the day they prayed for. I knew he was coming today. Living beside the Friary, reading about it, seeing it posted on facebook as an event, and watching the boys put cones and no parking signs all over the road, He made quite a stir. St Anthony died in 1231, but remains the most popular saint in Ireland and is widely revered as the saint who helps to find lost things or people. During the week I hear people being interviewed about their devotion to this mild man, how he helps them find things, keys, purses, faith. I was a little bit lost myself today too. I was having one of those days when you are just not yourself, you can't put a finger on it, nothing to do with the inclement weather, which I kept informing people was only water, as I splashed around town in my Docs and the umbrella with horses on it the Friars gave me. I was quiet and withdrawn and a friend asked me why I was sad. I went home to write, and then I could hear him calling me. Alright already – I said as I took off my padded socks and strapped boots on. Walter looks at me with his head on one side. Judging by his performance at the back door in a torrential downpour he was going nowhere, well not in that t-shirt anyway. I put a chicken breast in the oven and said , I'll just run over and maybe write a small piece about it for Slaney News. And I'll do the relic thing for Mam. My Nana Mahon sat in the last pew of the small part of that Friary for 50 years. My Mother, Siobhan knelt on the kneeler in the little St Anthony’s Basilica and prayed for me all my life – for exams, for work, for love. Or just because. The place is bedlam. There are vans and cars everywhere, abandoned. The lads on the gates are soaked to the budgie smugglers, and the man with the lillies is hurling them in peoples faces to get out and get gone. There is a smell of fags in the porch by the water font as a gang of men are swapping stories and Carrolls while the women buy things. I laugh at the mayhem at the counter and walk in to get blessed. Oh Holy Saint Anthony, the crowds, the queues, the umbrellas.
I file up the church and am strangely emotional at the rapt faces, the reverence, the kissing and blessing, bowing and genuflecting. There are poignant prayers and requests, pleas for loved ones, for sick children, for expectant mothers, for people suffering all over the town, and all over the world. The tiny statue is presented to me and I handclasp it like a rapper with his homie. There is a fragment of 800 year old bone in here, and the people are spellbound. Outside I jokingly asked them if they wanted a hand and ended up on the stall for two hours. Not since the Legion of Mary allowed me to run amok in a stall outside Bride St in the 70's have I darkened a stall door and I haul myself up the back steps and am instantly selling. Thanks be to Jesus and his blessed angels that everything is priced. I can't reach the beads down though and have to ask Linda every minute. She is from Cahir and her back is broke. It's hard being up so high looking down at all the faces, young and old, pale and dark, all of them rooting for a medal, a relic, a prayer, the novena. St Gerard is the patron saint of expectant Mothers, Jude is hopeless cases. I know which one I need. It feels like a scene from The Van as the crowd surges forward and I am all over the gaff, tearing open the boxes of statues, some with faces that look like they were painted by drunken toddlers, reefing the beads down, stuffing the notes in the cash box. People are taking my photo and laughing out loud. I feel good. I think about the chicken breast – cremated now – and Walter sitting on the back of the chair, peeping out the crack in the nets and rejoice that I came out and did this. God bless ya Missus – says a woman as she puts a tiny bag of miraculous medals in her purse. This is what I get for flirting with a Friar, ringing the bell and selling hot cakes LIKE hot cakes. When all the fuss and queues and rain have blown away I walk inside to sit down for a moment and catch my breath in the last seat inside the door. In a twist you couldn't make up, Anthony has me sit beside the White Van Man who offered me fitty pound for the sexual services of the aforementioned Walter. He stares at me and I stare back. I legged it . – M.D.M.
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The Mayor of Coueron and French parliamentarian, Jean-Pierre Fougerat, welcomed a delegation from Wexford to the 2013 Coueron en Fete near Nantes on the Atlantic Coast of France this September. The festival attracted some 40,000 visitors who were certainly impressed with the quality of the Wexford products on show.
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caroline gets motoring iRiSh cAR OF The yeAR ShORTliST The shortlist of models for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 has been announced by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA). The shortlisted models are as follows: BMW 4 Series Citroen C4 Picasso Dacia Sandero Ford Fiesta ST Kia Carens Mazda6 Nissan Juke Nismo Peugeot 2008 Peugeot 208 GTi Range Rover Renault Clio Skoda Octavia Toyota Auris Toyota Corolla Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf GTI 51 different models were eligible for the award this year, but 16 models were shortlisted based on votes from the 28 voting members of the IMWA, taking into account such factors as value for money, style, engineering and performance. Gerry Murphy, Chairman of the IMWA, said: “What an excellent range of cars in this
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Every month Bunclody native Caroline Kidd brings you the best motoring content, including features, car reviews, news and more. Caroline has been a car enthusiast since her teens. She now combines her love of cars and writing and contributes a weekly column to www.wheelsforwomen.ie. She has also published motoring content in The Sunday Independent and Irish Country Magazine.
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The decision not to increase fuel or motor taxes in Budget 2014 will be a welcome relief for motorists. “We are pleased that our arguments on fuel taxes were listened to and that while things did not get better at least they did not get any worse,” said Conor Faughnan of AA Ireland. “We had warned that there have been five separate increases in both petrol and diesel since the emergency budget of October 2008 which between them have added 23 cent to the retail price of both fuels. This continues to hurt businesses and ordinary families. There really was no scope for further increases.” However it was disap-
pointing that the Swappage proposal from the SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) was rejected. This scheme would have given motorists a VRT discount off the price of a new car. Alan Nolan, SIMI Director General said, “The Industry is extremely disappointed that a Swappage scheme wasn’t announced.” “We have to see this as a huge opportunity missed by the Government. We put forward a detailed, well-costed plan that would have provided more than 2,000 extra jobs, particularly focused on young people and it would have netted the Government an extra €126 million.” n
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www.slaneynews.com The Renault Twizy is a new compact, electric vehicle for town and city driving. Is it any good? Caroline Kidd finds out. On paper electric cars sound like a great alternative to traditional petrol and diesel powered cars because they are cheap to run and have low maintenance costs (and of course are good for the environment). But in reality there are inherent disadvantages to electric cars. There are concerns regarding range on a full charge and the cost of replacing expensive batteries. In many cases electric cars are just too expensive compared to a similarly sized petrol or diesel car, even with grants available. This makes it hard for most people to justify the initial expense even with the promise of low running costs. There are currently fewer than 250 electric cars on Irish roads. The ESB is putting the infrastructure in place to allow electric cars to be charged at charge points in towns and cities around Ireland and at motorway service stations, but we may be many years away from seeing any significant rise in sales of electric cars.
Caroline Kidd reports from the I r i s h M o t o r i n g Wr i t e r s ’ Association’s 2013 Automotive Forum on how advances in automotive technology could do more harm than good. The car of the future will communicate with the road infrastructure and other road users to warn you about traffic jams or an accident up ahead, allow you to stream music and video material from the internet through your car’s audio-visual system, and make it easy to consult apps from the dashboard that provide information about restaurants, hotels or shopping options on your route. But as car manufacturers respond to the demands of the ‘connected’ world, the danger is that our eyes will be anywhere but on the road. In other words, will we be driven to distraction? This was the topic for discussion at the 2013 Automotive Forum organised by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association (IMWA) and sponsored by Continental Tyres. The potential for some developments in technology which take over driving and emer-
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Renault Ireland already sells an electric version of the Fluence saloon and Kangoo van in Ireland. They have now added the Twizy to the range. The Twizy is a tiny two-seater and is classed as a quadricycle. It has been designed with town and city driving in mind and with an overall length of 2.34m and width of 1.24m, combined with a tight turning circle, the Twizy is perfectly proportioned for parking and nipping around town. The Twizy is very easy to drive. It has an automatic transmission and is powered by a 17bhp electric motor. It takes three and a half hours to fully charge producing a range of 100km. In normal use owners can expect a range of around 80km depending on factors like driving style and outside temperature. The driver’s display inside the vehicle shows the battery level, range and an eco-score for each journey. The Twizy is not designed for the open road. I had limited opportunities to take the Twizy up to its 80kmh maximum speed. But from my experience, travelling at any great speed in the Twizy is exhilarating but requires a
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high tolerance level for discomfort! Overall, the Twizy is not the most comfortable way to travel. It is more like a scooter with a roof than a car. Inside
there are no car-like comforts and it feels very basic with limited storage space. There is a lot of wind and road noise due to the semi-open design of the vehicle, even with doors and
Driven to distraction attention is diverted by another information input, whether that be a mobile phone or a piece of technology within the car, the risk of an accident increases significantly. “We know that younger, inexperienced drivers are particularly prone to distractions while driving, whether they come from in-car distractions or external influences.
Driven to Distraction. L-R: Pim van der Jagt, Head of Research and Development at Ford of Europe; Dr. Natasha Merat, Associate Professor at the University of Leeds-based Institute for Transport Studies; Gerry Murphy, Chairman IMWA; and Tom Dennigan, Continental Tyres Ireland.
gency reaction from the driver to actually cause drivers to pay less attention to the road and driving conditions was also discussed. Speaking at the Forum, Dr. Natasha Merat, Associate Professor at the University of Leeds-based Institute for Transport Studies said, “Without a doubt, technology has contributed hugely to strides in
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improving road safety over the last number of decades, but we need to be careful that we don’t undo some of that progress by providing a dangerous level of information overload through the addition of a broad range of ‘attention-grabbing’ technologies inside the car”. Dr. Merat highlighted the results of recent studies that show that once a driver’s primary
And for both experienced and inexperienced drivers, the distraction level can increase significantly once other impairments come into play, for example when a driver is showing any signs of fatigue,” she added. Pim van der Jagt, head of Research and Development at Ford of Europe, gave delegates a glimpse of some of the new technologies that will soon be key
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Verdict: The Twizy offers something different from other electric vehicles on the market. It has a quirky look that will elicit a lot of smiles from pedestrians and other road-users and is fun to drive. It performs well in urban environments and produces zero emissions but it’s not very practical. For more information about t h e Tw i z y c h e c k o u t www.renault.ie or the Renault Ireland Facebook page. If you would like to learn more about electric cars and infrastructure to support them in Ireland visit www.esb.ie/electric-cars . Information about the Electric Vehicles Grant Scheme can be found on the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland website at www.seai.ie.
windows added (these are optional extras!) Needless to say, the Twizy is designed for short journeys in town so it is definitely not a replacement for the family car!
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features of the cars we drive. The leading car technology expert said that in the future we can expect our cars to communicate with one another about driving and traffic conditions on the road ahead, and this will have important safety benefits for all. “Using a dedicated shortrange communications network, the system will also be able to communicate with similarly equipped vehicles that are out of the driver’s line of sight – for example, if a car suddenly performs an emergency stop procedure around a corner, cars coming behind could be informed in good time so that they can adapt their speed before they arrive at the scene,” he said. van der Jagt accepts that driver distractions, caused by technology or devices within the car, or external influences, can be a serious risk to road safety, but Ford are committed to improving the driver experience with their research and development programme. “New technology has to contribute to improving the driver experience and consequently, road safety. Any technology that does
not pass this test would fall at this first hurdle and would not be developed further for use in cars,” he said. Both keynote speakers highlighted the need for drivers to be appropriately educated on the technology in their car. In the case of new safety technology like emergency braking systems, the driver of the car should understand how these systems work and in what circumstances will they not intervene. Gerry Murphy, Chairman of the Irish Motoring Writers Association emphasized the need for personal responsibility when it comes to dealing with advances in automotive technology: “To answer the question that was our point of departure for the Forum, I think the driver is ultimately responsible for ensuring he or she manages and limits the distraction potential of technology and any other external influences that would divert their attention from the important task at hand”. A version of this article by the author first appeared on www.wheelsforwomen.ie on 30th August 2013.
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Happy Ever After at Rainbows End New Wexford Author Carmel Harrington has certainly found gold at the end of her rainbow having recently received confirmation of a two book contract with HarperCollins Publishers one of the world`s largest publishing companies headquartered in New York, following on from the success of her book Beyond Grace`s Rainbow on Ebooks. A modern day fairytale is the only way to describe this lovely lady`s fascinating story. At age 35 Carmel was by her own admission on her own and kinda lonely with all her friends either in relationships o r m a r r i e d w i t h f a m i l y. Employed as a Sales and
publish on Ebooks. A terrific decision as it turned out. She did most of the work herself designing a cover and got help with editing from two friends in her Mother and Toddlers group and took the plunge and put her book out there for sale at €1.99. She was astounded with the result! Almost immediately her phone began to ring with friends wondering if she was the Carmel Harrington who had written a book – friends of her mum heard the book being talked about in the local hairdressers and her book went to No 1 on ITunes and then she won the March 2013 Kindle
Anne and is a humorous and moving story about Grace Devlin, a single mum who is diagnosed with cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant from a member of her family. Only Grace is adopted and her one attempt to connect with her birth mother ended in bitter disappointment. Grace determined to survive for her young son begins a journey of discovery which will have you laughing and crying almost simultaneously. Carmel`s style of writing is like herself warm and packed with feeling and charm – this is not just chick lit – this is a seriously well written and enjoyable book.
L-R: Mary McCauley (proofreader), Author Carmel Harrington and Maria Nolan.
Marketing Manager everything revolved around her working life and it was only when her boss gave her an ultimatum to take her leave or lose it did she make a decision to take a holiday and write a book. And that is exactly what she did! Having dabbled with writing short stories for many years she booked a two week holiday to Florida and wrote the first draft of Beyond Grace`s Rainbow. Returning home she produced the book to her family saying simply “I’ve written a book”. Her mother and sisters read it and were full of praise for it for which she thanked them thinking to herself that they would have to say that being family and she placed her manuscript in a box and put it under the bed. Four years later after meeting the man of her dreams, marrying and having her first child Amelia, Carmel decided to revisit the other love of her life – writing. One night while watching her sleeping child and wishing like all parents for her to have a happy life and fulfil her dreams, Carmel realised that she wasn’t quiet fulfilling her own and returned to the sitting room and informed her husband that she was going to publish her book. She made up her mind to go the modern route and self
Ebook Award – Author Carmel Harrington had arrived! Since then it has been a bit of a rainbow roller coaster for Carmel who signed up with her American Agent Tracy Brennan in January and was then contacted by the HarperCollins Publishing House to say that they found Beyond Grace’s Rainbow “charming and emotive” and made arrangements to meet with her and Tracy in the Lanesborough Hotel in London for Afternoon Tea. Carmel feeling that all her dreams had most definitely come true decided that herself and husband Rodger would travel to London and stay in the luxury Hyde Park Hotel… that is until she googled it and found out that it would cost her €985 for the night excluding breakfast! Well perhaps she hadn’t quite made it she thought as she booked herself and Rodger into a more modest London establishment but she did meet HarperCollins for afternoon tea and did get her two book deal and her quote of the week was `One minute she was feeding petit filou to her children and the next she was having A f t e r n o o n Te a i n t h e Lanesborough`. Beyond Grace’s Rainbow was inspired by Carmel`s friend
Carmel’s blog name is Happy Mrs H and this is certainly a very contented lady and a real success story. I had the pleasure of meeting Carmel recently at Enniscorthy Library and discussing her life and her writing with her. She is warm, friendly, vivacious and delicious company and after 10 minutes one feels as though they have known her for a very long time and she talks and writes like a friend recounting a story over a nice cuppa, with all the empathy and understanding of a close pal. Beyond Grace`s Rainbow is out in paperback this month – Carmel`s second book Sleep of Dreams is due for release on 12th December and she has also received a deal for a third book – a sequel to Beyond G r a c e ’ s R a i n b o w f ro m HarperCollins. It doesn’t get much better than that and isn’t it edifying to be able to add yet another recognised writer to the wealth of Wexford literary talent that already abounds in the county. I look forward to hearing a lot more about this enchanting lady… indeed might I say – Beyond Grace’s Rainbow could easily be adapted to the big screen! Remember you read it first in the Slaney News! – Maria Nolan
“Attack on local democracy” Sinn Féin local election candidate for the Gorey Municipal District, Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin, has described Minister Hogan’s local government bill which was published last month as “another attack on local democracy". “For decades Sinn Féin has been to the fore in demanding real reform of local government. Current local government structures are not fit for purpose. Minister Hogan’s proposals will do nothing to change that. We want to see maximum power devolved from central government to local authorities. These powers include economic planning, waste management, water & sewage and housing. “Sinn Féin rejects these proposals to cull dozens of councillors in Gorey, Enniscorthy, Wexford and New Ross. A Town Council like that of Gorey, which is really a toothless talking shop should be given real and meaningful powers instead of abolishing it and removing local democracy further from the individual. Minister Hogan is obviously afraid of local democracy." “Our priorities for local gov-
ernment are the establishment of local district councils with wide reaching powers like those in towns on the continent, establishing local authority housing trusts to commence a state-wide building programme and the development of economic spatial plans. This will ensure power is devolved to local level; homes are built to meet the needs of the 112,000 on the housing lists and councils can plan for economic development that benefits the entire community.” Meanwhile Fianna Fáil has published extensive proposals to empower Wexford communities through radical reform of local government. The plan would see the retention of Enniscorthy, New Ross and Gorey Town as well as Wexford Borough Council. It would also see enhanced powers for local government in Wexford, greater transparency and accountability within the local government structure and enhanced community engagement in decisions affecting the local area. Local Fianna Fáil deputy John Browne says: “The Fianna Fáil plan would see the radical
transformation of local government to ensure that Wexford communities have a stronger voice and greater input into decisions made on their behalf.” The Fianna Fáil proposals include: ● Retention of Town Councils and enhancement of councils in towns with a population of over 7,500; ● New voluntary Community Councils to represent areas with no Town Councils ● Local referendums on major local issues, such as Local Area Plans; ● A new Cabinet-style system to replace council policy groups offering greater accountability & a greater role in shaping local policy; ● New anti-corruption plans, including enhanced auditing system, complete transparency on planning issues, mandatory declaration of interest & a greater role for SIPO in local government; ● Enhanced supports for local businesses, including new competitive funding pot for enterprise initiatives and new local credit facilities for SMEs. n
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Waterford Airport – New CEO An experienced aviation business leader has been appointed CEO at Waterford Airport. Desmond O’Flynn has taken over as chief executive following the departure of Graham Doyle who had held the role for over six years. Most recently Director of Aéroport de Dijon-Bourgogne in France, Mr O’Flynn is originally from Dublin and has also previously held senior management roles at Ireland West Airport Knock and at Aéroport de Deauville-Normandie. Announcing Mr O’Flynn’s appointment, Dan Browne, chairman, Waterford Airport said: “We are delighted to be bringing on board an experienced person who has worked in this country and in Europe.” Desmond O’Flynn added: “I am delighted to have been selected to lead the next phase of development at Waterford Airport. In common with other
Desmond O’Flynn, new CEO at Waterford Airport. Pic: Patrick Browne.
regional airports, Waterford has been seriously challenged by the economic environment over the last five years but good leadership has brought it through that and the opportunity is now there to move forward with development. “I was particularly encouraged in this regard by the commitment of Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism
& Sport, in providing funds to further improve safety and allow the airport explore options to extend its runway.” Identifying some of his own priorities in the role which he will take up in mid-November, the new CEO said: “Clearly, we need to expand the range of destinations that Waterford is connected to. At the moment, business and leisure passengers make good use of the existing Flybe routes to Birmingham and Manchester but there remains considerable demand for a resumption of direct services to one of the main London airports. As well as working with airline partners, I also see an important part of my remit as being to drive progress on the infrastructure investment at the airport so that the facilities here match our ambition.” For information on services to/from Waterford Airport, visit www.flywaterford.com
WLD – rewarding local enterprise On Wednesday 23rd Oct the Board of Wexford Local Development had the very pleasant task of awarding RDP – Rural Development Grants to the tune of €162,244 to two local Community Sector Projects and a staggering total of €654,943 to local entrepreneurs for ten projects in the enterprise sector. A total injection of over €817,000 into the local economy. The WLD Board is constituted from all the interested bodies - Social Inclusion, E n t e r p r i s e , C o m m u n i t y, Political, and County Council, and operates in a voluntary capacity to WLD’s excellent CEO, Brian Kehoe, and his efficient staff and has worked with them to create a necklace of tourist attractions around the county including Wells House, Loftus Hall, The Hook Development and the 1798 Rebellion Centre to name but a few and is ever vigilant for projects to fund that will fur-
ther enhance Wexford as a tourist destination and a heritage site. Coupled with that WLD works with the numerous Community groups and voluntary organisations to improve, develop and progress local areas and amenities. In the private sector WLD assists local entrepreneurs to establish new business, sustain existing enterprise and create much needed employment in the county. At this month’s meeting the following received grants: ● The National 1798 Rebellion Centre ● Adamstown Community Centre ● Gologo ● Ballyshannon Recycling ● Morriscastle Strand Caravan Park ● Robert & Mary O’Connor Wood Turning ● Apex Geometric Ltd. ● Pure Oil Ltd ● Innovate
Green Hill Fruit Farm Slaney Precision ● Jumpstartz Trampoline & Activity Centre Tremendous strides are being made throughout the county and in all areas with the help of WLD. For information on funding contact Wexford Local Development, Spawell Road, Wexford at 053-9155800 or info@wld.ie. – Maria Nolan ● ●
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Congratulations to Enniscorthy’s Future Nutrition which was successful in winning gold at a recent international awards ceremony in Germany…
Future Nutrition Wins Big at the Beverage Innovation Awards 2013 Winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation awards were announced on Thursday evening the 19th of September at a Drinktec in Munich. The international awards consisted of at 370+ entries Future Nutrition Wins Big the from 40 countries in 29 categories. The Beverage Beverage Innovation Awards 2013 Innovation Awards are an international recognition of quality and achievement. Winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation awards were announced on Thursday evening the 19th of The Little Dragon brand has been successful in September at a Drinktec in Munich. The the past with the Beverage Innovation Awards international awards consisted of 370+ entries winning Best Shot in 2011, Dragon Nutrition from 40 countries in 29 categories. The Beverage brought in the Best Established Functional Drinks Innovation Awards are an international Brand /Business award in 2012 and now Future recognition of quality and achievement. Nutrition, a member of the J Donohoe Beverages group, hasDragon won again with Dragonin30g The Little brand hastheir beenLittle successful Protein competition to claim the the pastbeating with thestiff Beverage Innovation Awards 2013 Best Sports Drink Award. winning Best Shotor inFitness 2011, Dragon Nutrition brought in the Best Established Functional Drinks Brand /Business award in 2012 and now Future Nutrition, a member of the J Donohoe Beverages group, has won again with their Little Dragon 30g Protein beating stiff competition to claim the 2013 Best Sports or Fitness Drink Award.
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Maria Nolan (Enniscorthy Community Rep), Pat Rath (Chairman WLD), Eamonn Creane (Green Hill Fruit Farm), Brian Kehoe (CEO WLD).
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Wexford tops the Southeast region for highest number of overseas visitors… For the first time in over ten years Wexford is leading the Southeast region with the highest number of overseas visitor numbers and overseas visitor spend. New Failte Ireland research results have been unveiled this week which shows Wexford leading the region with 229,000 overseas visitors in 2012, the highest figure for a southeast county, Waterford falls into second place and Kilkenny third followed by Tipperary south and Carlow. In terms of tourism value the Southeast region earned €232million in revenue in 2012. €65 million of this was revenue to county Wexford an increase of over 50% from the €40 million of tourism revenue in Wexford in 2011. It is no coincidence that the upturn in these figures directly align with the commence-
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ment of the collaborative tourism group that is Visit Wexford; all members of the regional and overall committees are very focused on the joint promotion of the town and county for the betterment of tourism in Wexford for everyone.” In terms of the domestic tourism economy the revenue from this market is worth €271 million to the regional economy of the southeast with most visitors travelling between July and September. At Visit Wexford work is currently well underway for the 2014 tourism year. For f u r t h e r d e t a i l s o n Vi s i t Wexford or to list your business, event or tourism attraction on the Visit Wexford website which attracts an average of 13,000 visitors per month see www.visitwexford.ie n
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On closer examination often what is showing up with these dogs is that there is a misalignment of the pelvis which in turn affects the hip joints, the sacroiliac joint and sometimes all the way up to the shoulder joints and neck. The reason I feel that you sometimes see this as a front limb lameness is that the dog, cat, in fact all animals, try to take the pressure off the lower back by leaning slightly forward resulting in too much weight being put on the shoulder joints and so they start to 'creak' and splay a little. In the short term this isn't much of a problem but if left unchecked it does become a problem. Most animals that have hip problems can be treated successfully if presented early. The old adage of “a stitch in time saves nine” is very true here. I often think of it as being similar to the tracking of the tyres on a car. If the tracking is off the tyres wear unevenly and quickly. If the alignment of the pelvis and spinal column is off the joints too will be taking too much stress and the weightbearing surface is not being spread evenly across each joint. Rebalancing the alignment, correcting the underlying problems such as diet, exercise and weight of the animal will help the longevity of your faithful friend. Drop in to discuss this with me if you have any queries and we'll help to get you and your good friend “back on track”!
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Slaney History
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Ibar Carty chronicles the 20th century in Enniscorthy & beyond
Thanks to Trevor Sinnott for identifying the people in last month’s Rapparees pic from 1988 and for reminding us that they won the minor double that year! Bottom L-R: Peter Collins, Paul Lynch, Brian Ivers, Colin “Tolly” McBride, Declan Ivers, Maurice Donoghue, Patrick MacDonald. Second Row L-R: Patrick O’Neill, Tommy Foley, Sean Flynn, Trevor Sinnott, Stephen Lynch, John Kinnard, ........? Top Row L-R: Brian Keogh, Garreth Kavanagh, Seamus Byrne, Ciaran Donegan, Michael Baker, Martin Murphy, Thomas Larkin, Gerard McVeigh, Anthony Walsh, Paul O’Neill, Sean O’Neill.
Ibar Carty has opened up his vast photo archives to the Slaney News. In this 28th of a series, Ibar shares some photos taken in 1962 and 1987. Far left: Boolavogue FC winners of South East Cup 1962. Pic: P.A.Crane. Below: Leinster Fleadh outside Murphy-Floods 1987. Pic: Ibar Carty. If you can supply the names of any of the people in these photos, Ibar and the Slaney News would be delighted to hear from you. For our convenience can you email the names to: slaneynews@gmail.com. Thank you. All pics copyright Ibar Carty.
Ibar Carty can provide high quality prints of all photos in this series. Simply ring Ibar on 087-6729969 or email: ibar_carty@yahoo.ie or call into his premises on Castle Street (beside the Athenaeum). If you mention the Slaney News he’ll give you 20% OFF the price! Pic: ©Joseph Doyle
View from the Hill loCal authority Changes As we now know the Local Government Bill 2013 has been published. This Bill will finalise the abolition of all the town councils in the county and leave us with four district councils and a county council. I therefore was amazed to see that in Wexford the outgoing Borough Council has appointed, on a permanent basis, a new town clerk. With all due respects to everyone, particularly the taxpayer, I have to ask why was such an appointment made? The reason for the question is that in seven months time this council will be abolished and there will be no need for a town clerk. Yet the person appointed to the post will have to be transferred to the employ of Wexford County Council on the same salary and conditions as if they were still town clerk. The proper procedure in this instance would have been to appoint an acting town clerk for such a short period and that the staff member concerned then to revert to former salary and conditions when they returned to the County Council. Instead, because of making this appointment permanent, we the taxpayer have been saddled with
the extra cost of this appointment for many years to come by way of extra salary, pension etc all for the sake of seven months. It wouldn’t happen in the private sector because it couldn’t be afforded. But then I suppose its easy spend someone else’s money. slaney resCue Slaney Rescue do a tremendous and dangerous job on the Slaney year in and year out. In terrible conditions they bravely go out to rescue or recover those humans and animals who regrettably get into trouble on the river. Therefore it is despicable to see that some weeks ago, not for the first time, their headquarters was broken into and essential equipment stolen. At the time of writing I am unaware as to whether anyone has been apprehended for this act of pure selfish criminality. If they haven’t been let’s hope that they get their comeuppance soon and hopefully will not have any luck as a result of their foul deed. MeDiCal CarDs What’s going on with medical cards? Every radio programme we listen to has tales of people who had these cards for years losing them.
A local contributor looks at life today in Enniscorthy and beyond The government claims that there is no change in the qualifying conditions while of course every opposition politician thinks otherwise. Hard to know who to believe. If the medical card was based on health requirements rather than income as the main criteria much of this problem would be solved. Presentation Centre I must admit that when I first heard about the plan to develop the Presentation Centre in Enniscorthy I was a cynic. I felt at the time that not enough interest could be generated to make it a success. However happily I was wrong. Since its inception this Centre has been a hive of activity and is Enniscorthy’s Art and Cultural Centre. It has
hosted exhibitions (at time of writing David Begley’s art exhibition), lectures, meetings and many other events. It is a beautiful building with a great atmosphere for many kinds of activities. If you haven’t attended something there you are missing out and should make it your business to look out for the events calendar where no doubt you will find something of interest. In fairness it is a case where taxpayers’ money was well spent. Dole Woes It’s bad enough to be on the dole. They can call it what they like but those of us who have worked all our lives and end up on it will never refer to it as anything else. It is galling therefore to see the delib-
Minister Jimmy Deenihan with artist David Begley and Hanneke van Ryswyk at David’s exhibition at The Presentation Centre.
erate attack on those who now form part of the dole queue as if jobs were falling out of the sky on a daily basis. These attacks come from the well-heeled in society who have a padded system in place for themselves with gold plated salaries and pensions and who will never suffer a bad day’s income in their lives. It seems to be fashionable now to single out the weakest in society and grind them into the ground or run them out of the country. Another bone of contention I have is that if a claimant is inadvertently overpaid in any area of social welfare the Department of Social Protection will chase them to the ends of the earth to get the money back. Yet when the fatcat barristers at the Mahon Tribunal were overpaid to the extent of €250,000 the government decided that such eminent persons could not be asked to return the overpayments. Yep we do live in an equal society. But it could be worse… Think of John Coffee who in 1853 won the contract to build Dundalk Jail. The tendering process was very competitive (times were similar to nowadays) and during the process John went bankrupt. The treatment of debtors was tough with no
sympathy shown to John. Unlike the developers of today John couldn’t clear out to the States or elsewhere. He ended up before the courts and became the first prisoner in the jail he had built. So there! transParenCy in PubliC life At the time of writing reports are emerging of a peculiar deal in Co. Longford where the Department of the Environment are buying a house owned by the County Manager for use as a community facility for the sum of €250,000. This same house was previously advertised for sale at €150,000. Local County Councillors are quite rightly calling for an investigation into this transaction. Recently in Co. Louth the County Council purchased two houses owned by two of their own engineers. Again this issue was highlighted by the elected County Councillors. Without the County Councillors in each case we would never have been made aware of any of these incidents. This verifies the need for strong elected local government members and certainly indicates what could happen if we had no public representatives. n
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WHISt Every Monday night in St. Aidan’s Hall. SlIMMIng World Join a warm and friendly group. Thursdays 5.30pm and 7.30pm in Millrace Hotel. Contact Maria 086-4141212 who’s looking forward to seeing you there. BunClody CredIt unIon Bunclody Credit Union’s new opening hours: Tu e s d a y, We d n e s d a y & Thursday: 9:15 – 16:15. Friday: 8:15 – 18:15. Saturday: 9:15 – 14:15. BunClody HortICultural SoCIety Thurs, Nov 14, committee meet 7.30pm, followed with talk at 8pm by Mildred Stokes, whose Killurney garden, Clonmel, was a national winner in the Viking Garden Competition. Everyone welcome. AGM Thurs Nov 21. Nominations, motions, etc, to
Secretary Carmel Ryan, Pangur Ban, Glaslacken, Bunclody. alCoHolICS anonyMouS Meetings are held on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8.30pm in Brennan’s, Market Square. St VInCent de paul Local confidential helpline 087 3686883, please call if you need help. There is a new newspaper recycling bin beside Super value in aid of SVP. taBle QuIZ Friday 8th November in Redmond’s Loft in aid of REHAB. All monies raised on night will stay in Wexford. Table of 4 for €40. Your support would be appreciated. BunClody lIBrary Meet writer Catherine dunne, thursday 14 november, 7pm. Catherine will talk about her writing, and her recently-published novel 'The Things We
Know Now', which won the prestigious Giovanni Boccaccio International Prize for Fiction in Italy in September where the novel was an instant bestseller. The Boccaccio Literary Society says ‘Dunne excavates the subtleties of both the inexplicable and the unspeakable.’ Booking advised. Tel: 053 9375466 philip Byrne, thursday 28 november at 7pm Renowned Bray storyteller Philip Byrne will captivate you with a good story. Philip has been telling stories about all aspects of our heritage for many years. He has a great love and respect for the folklore of not only his native county Wicklow, but of all Ireland. His stories are an eclectic mix of old and new, traditional and modern. All welcome. Booking advised. Tel: 053 9375466. n
Bunclody slimmers are dreaming of a light Christmas! We’re all familiar with the 12 days of Christmas but one Bunclody slimming club is counting down the 12 weighs of Christmas – and planning to be slimmer by the end of them. As well as making their Christmas lists and planning their Christmas shopping, members of Maria’s Slimming World Bunclody group are embarking on a 12-week mission to slim down in time for Christmas and the New Year. Their festive challenge is part of an initiative running in Slimming World groups across the UK and Ireland called the 12 Weeks of Christmas. Maria’s Slimming World Bunclody group, which is held at The Millrace Hotel Bunclody every Thursday at 5.30pm and 7.30pm celebrated the launch of their seasonal slim with an early Christmas party, complete with Christmas decorations and party food. In fact the group which is only open 4 months now was also celebrating the cumulative loss of over 1800
lbs….130 STONE since opening the doors at the end of June. What an amazing achievement! Maria Porter who runs the Slimming World Bunclody group, says: “The aim of our 12 Weeks of Christmas is to show everyone that it’s possible to slim down with Slimming World whatever the time of year, and anyone who gets started now could easily be a stone – or even two – lighter by January. Each week help and support each other to cope with any potential pitfalls coming up, from Christmas parties that could send you off track to all the traditional Christmas stresses like last minute shopping. And by the end of the 12 weeks we’ll all be celebrating being closer to our weight loss goals together too!” Maria says the Maria’s Slimming World Bunclody group decided to launch their 12 Weeks of Christmas campaign with a real bang: “We threw a cracker of a Christmas party with a great big buffet of
delicious healthy party food. We wanted to remind ourselves – and show people who didn’t already know about Slimming Wo r l d ’ s f a b u l o u s F o o d Optimising eating plan – that you don’t have to miss out of any of the festive fun when you’re watching your weight. It’s simply about making small, easy changes to the way you plan, cook and eat, and choosing the healthiest options when you aren’t the one preparing the food and drink. People often think it sounds too good to be true, but a few small tweaks really is all it takes to make your Christmas weight loss dreams come true.” Anyone who would like to join the Maria’s Slimming World Bunclody group on their seasonal slim down is welcome. The Bunclody Slimming World group is held every Thursday at 5.30pm and 7.30pm at The Millrace Bunclody new members can simply pop along or call Maria on 086 4141212 for more information. n
St. Michael’s theatre Musical Society is all set for “Chess the Musical”. This production of Chess will be its New Ross debut, and the society are confident that like previous productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Into The Woods, Beauty and the Beast, Honk, and The Producers, this too will be remembered as a tremendous success. Chess is a musical, with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top chess players (one American and one Russian), in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other; all in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries want to win international chess tournaments for propaganda purposes and this is highlighted in the musical. After an incredibly successful run with The Producers last year (which went on to win AIMS Sullivan Best Overall Show), Kevin Kennedy continues his role as Producer / Director with the group and he is working tirelessly with that cast to ensure an excellent night’s entertainment. Philip Kennedy returns as Musical Director for this year’s production and is preparing to show off the wonderful musical talents of our cast, whilst choreographer, Claire Buckley, is especially busy with a variety of dancing again this year – 80s pop/rock, traditional Italian Tarentella, an oriental scene and dancing chess
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pieces, something to suit every taste. Chess is comprised of a large cast starring many local and familiar faces but also some new faces. Among the cast members are Keith Flanagan, Kevin Reade, Ashley Doran and James Dobbs, all of whom have performed previously with the society. SMTMS are delighted to welcome back Claire O’Connor and Nigel O’Neill to the stage. Viewers of the show can also expect a visual treat throughout the show. Terry Brennan has designed a wonderful set, which will be further
emphasised by lighting wiz, Paul Malone. Along with stage manager, Lizzy Heffernan, they are sure to coordinate an aweinspiring spectacle. Costumes are a big undertaking and Marianne Furlong has done a fine job sourcing and coordinating a huge range of costumes. The show runs from Wednesday 13th November to Saturday 16th. Tickets and further information are available now by phoning St. Michael’s Theatre at 051 421255 or visiting w w w. s t m i c h a e l snewross.com. This wonderful show is simply not to be missed!
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FERNS NOTES … Joe Duffy
reCord turn out For gerard MurpHy run Over 450 cars took part in the Gerard Murphy Memorial on Oct 6th with RTE’s Joe Duffy helping out. The memorial team would like to say a very big thank you to all the owners who took the time out to bring all those lovely cars to Ferns and they look forward to seeing you all again next year on Sunday 5th Oct 2014.
HurlIng After the heartache of losing the County Senior Hurling title so narrowly Ferns still has loads to celebrate – well done to Fern St Aidan’s minors on their recent county final success. A brilliant display in very difficult conditions. And congrats to the successful U21 hurling team. Three hurling finals in three weeks – and two wins out of three. n
Bishop Denis Brennan chats with L-R: Laura Connick, Gerry Maguire and Caroline O’Connor, members of the Ferns Diocesan Pastoral Council, after their commissioning last month in St. Aidan's Cathedral. The following are the members of the Ferns Diocesan Pastoral Council: Bishop Denis Brennan, Fr John Carroll, Fr Billy Swan, Sr Grace Redmond, Audrey Doran (Gorey Deanery), Caroline O’Connor (Gorey Deanery), Joan Mitchell (Enniscorthy Deanery), Aidan Ryan (Enniscorthy Deanery), Nan Furlong (New Ross Deanery), Gerry Maguire (New Ross Deanery), Laura Connick (Wexford Deanery), Michael Foley (Wexford Deanery) – Chairman.
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Rapparees/Starlights u-14s complete county double
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Starlights U-14 footballers and mentors. Pic: Maria Nolan.
The Foley family. Pic: Maria Nolan.
last month saw the Starlights u-14 footballers complete the double beating the Sarsfields 2.16 to 4.6 in the replay of the u-14 County Final at oylegate. A terrific game of football with both sides giving it their all – some fantastic patches of play and some pretty terrific scoring – 16 points in football is an excellent tally. A complete team effort from goalkeeper out with players all around the field working hard in their positions and combining well together. Well done to all the players and mentors who put a huge effort into this team and to all the parents for their marvellous support throughout the campaign and for the lovely spread provided at Bellefield afterwards. This talented and determined group of youngsters now have their County Hurling and Football medals – no mean feat and one to be admired and lauded. And we look forward to seeing them perform for club and county well into the future. Our Coiste na nOg Committee will be organising a presentation of medals night later in the year so watch this space. – Maria Nolan
The Kings of Underage Starlights: County Minor Football Champions. Pic: Maria Nolan.
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Enniscorthy Chess Club was founded in February of this year. We are getting more and more recognition at national level for the quality of our players, many of whom regularly attend tournaments around the country. ŚĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ŽĨ ŬŝŶŐƐ͟ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ Congratulations to enniscorthy of the many benefits of the game are that it:
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on Sunday 27th oct rapparees/Starlights became the kings of underage as they beat the Shelmaliers in the County Minor Football Final to complete the double at both Minor and u-14 this year. A mammoth achievement for any club and when you consider that it is 15 years since we last won the Minor Football and our last Minor double was in 1987 and we have never before done 3 in a row in Minor hurling then you realise the magnitude of the achievement and you appre-
ciate the wonderful talent that abounds at Bellefield and the trojan work being done there. This group of young men as I have said before are a credit to us all and they battled extremely well against both a strong opposition and inclement weather conditions to claw their way to victory and on to the pages of club history. The Shelmaliers after a bad start against a gale force wind were down 1.10 to a single point at half time but it was always going to be a game of two halves in such blustery conditions and the comeback
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raise funds for the club.so does not qualify for any funding. Unlike many countries, chess is not classed as a sport in Ireland is not recognised Therefore we are holding a fund-raisingChess chess marathon, 12 noon to 6pmas on Saturday 2nd November, in sport in of Ireland so the club does Market Square, Enniscorthy, wherea members the public can compete against our club members, take was fierce and determined part in simultaneous chess, play a game of giant chess, some freeso coaching! not qualify for and anygetfunding 12 Slaney St, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford with the Shels scoring 2.7 in the any donation would be greatly ultima Below are examples of how your sponsorship will benefit us, but any amount that your budgettenutritionireland@ymail.com second period butsome the Starlights appreciated. be greatly appreciated. Our supportersSome will beexamples listed on our of website, on our Facebook page stood upallows to itwould as we were cer- how www.facebook.com/ultimatenutritionireland could and on a poster at the event. We are also sponsorship hoping for coverage in thehelp: local newspapers. tain they would knowing the €50 – purchase a tournamentΦϱϬ ʹ purchase a tournament-standard chess clock calibre of the players in quesstandard chess clock. ΦϭϬϬ ʹ for a team of four tion, managing tocover puttournament two entry €100costs – cover tournament entry ΦϭϱϬ ʹ offset coaching fees for the club scores on the board against costs for a team of four. ΦϮϰϬ ʹ pay for a coaching venue for one 12-week term On Friday 25th October Enniscorthy Town Council elected the wind and winning and €150 – offset coaching fees for representatives and officials gathered in The Presentation holding possession in the cruthe club. You can see further details about the club on our website, www.EnniscorthyChessClub.com and our Centre for the official signing of the contract for the Cherryorchard cial stageFacebook just before the final €240 – pay for a coaching venue Page www.facebook.com/EnniscorthyChessClub. sports facility including an eight-lane running track of national whistle 1.12 to 2.8. for one 12-week term. If you would like to support our club, you can send a cheque (payable to Enniscorthystandard. Chess Club) to: The facility should be open by this coming Easter. As joint captains Lenny Cheques can be made payable Connolly and Liam Ryan to Enniscorthy Chess Club, and Enniscorthy Chess Club, hoisted the inFrizelle, the Stand joy sent to: Enniscorthy Chess Club, c/ocup Jennie Rapparees/Starlights GAA Club AGM is on Sunday a m o n g 10t Ard h e Uain, R a p p a r e e s / c/o Jennie Frizelle, 10 Ard Uain, 1st Dec at 4.30pm in the Clubhouse - all are welcome Greenville Lane, Starlights was complete. Greenville Lane, Enniscorthy, only fully paid up members will have voting rights. Enniscorthy, – Maria Nolan Co. Wexford. n
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Enniscorthy Golf Notes as the golfing season winds down we pay tribute to the winners of the ladies and gents club finals and interclub tournaments. This year the Enniscorthy Ladies with their Senior Foursomes team brought home a Midland District Pennant and were narrowly beaten by Lahinch in the semi-finals of the Private Home Care InterClub Championships in Mullingar. Within the club Annette Cullen won the Ladies Golfer of the Year while Brian Balfe took the gents title receiving the Eugene Redmond Perpetual Trophy from Charlotte Redmond. Nicky Murphy won the men's singles and Denis Dunne & Liz Browne won the Mixed. Cora Mernagh and Connie Doyle won the ladies fourball while Paul Britton & Martin Sludds won the final of the men's club four-ball. Paul also won the final of the 'Champion of Champions' final of the mid-week competition winners, a great achievement for a relevant newcomer. A little known fact in the club also is the battle between New Ross golf club
I’m not sure how many of you, our readers, would be aware of the extensive history of a little known part of our county known as Begerin Island – which was once the biggest of several small Islands in Wexford Harbour and now forms part of the Wexford Slob. The name Begerin is derived from the Irish – Beg Erin – or Little Ireland and legend has it that St. Ibar who had established a Monastery there in the 5th Century and who was reluctant to accept the authority of St. Patrick whom he considered a foreigner, gave it its name when St. Patrick told him ‘You shall not be in Ireland’ to which St. Ibar retorted ‘Ireland is the place where I shall be’ – and so he named his Island Little Ireland to fulfil his own prophesy! Begerin is now a tiny parcel of, one might think, uninteresting land on the Wexford Slob that I have to admit I had not heard of until recently. Since then I have been completely overwhelmed by its illustrious past and its historical significance. St. Ibar who is reputed to have been an Ulsterman of noble birth, came to preach in Wexford and is regarded as the patron of Begerin Island. According to the Annals of the Four Masters – he founded his Monastery here in 420 to counteract the power of the Druids in the country and to isolate his followers
and 'The Dew-sweepers' representing Enniscorthy. This friendly (Ahem!) now annual event is a great day out for both sides and promotes the social aspect of the game. The recent match played in New Ross gave the Enniscorthy side a lead into the next match to be played in the Spring. It is envisaged that many other clubs will see their way to organising these social interclub events; already Faithlegg are involved, with Enniscorthy heading down there in June.
But just because the serious business of club and inter-club tournaments have drawn to a close this doesn't mean that the club grinds to a halt; au contraire. The course staff still maintain the course to the highest standard and the clubhouse provides the same excellent food & beverages and the club professional still provides advice and sales – so business as normal while members and visitors compete for turkeys and prizes with open singles every Friday for visitors just €12.
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Shaolin Masters at Monart In keeping with the Monart destination Spa holistic approach to wellness the awardwinning enniscorthy spa is hosting Shaolin Master Haibo and Master Xu for a three month residency period until Middecember offering guests a glimpse of life as a Shaolin warrior and an insight to the facets
of their Zen philosophy through a variety of educational workshops in tai Chi, Meditation, Qi gong and Kung Fu. The good news is that there is a day spa offer for non-residents who can arrive at 8am to start the day off with a Shaolin Meditation Class, then relax in the Thermal Spa, enjoy lunch in Spa Cafe and
then pick from any of the many classes – Qi-Gong , T’ai Chi & Kung Fu – and on top of that, you get to indulge with a Shaolin Massage too! Then take time out in the reading room until 6pm. The Shaolin Day Spa experience is available every day except Tuesday and costs €150 (including lunch and massage).
the South east league u-14 rugby match between enniscorthy rFC and gorey rFC was held in enniscorthy on Friday evening 25th october. Enniscorthy and Gorey U14s produced an exciting game of open rugby in the second round of matches in the South East League. This was a pulsating game that neither team deserved to lose. The game, played under lights, was full of end-to-end rugby and resulted in a high scoring contest which ended 34-26 in Gorey’s favour. Enniscorthy were forced to line out without a number of their top players and their injury woes were compounded when
star forward Niall Parker had to retire with an ankle injury early in the first half. The Enniscorthy boys galvanised themselves after that misfortune and kept themselves in the match thanks to a hardworking defence and some superb tries from hat-trick man Conor Nolan who, for his last try, ran from his own 22 evading countless tackles on the way. Enniscorthy’s other try was scored by Adam Pepper who was very prominent in the loose throughout. Also prominent for Enniscorthy was James Rothwell who made some fantastic tackles. Gorey looked an accom-
plished team throughout and had a slight edge up front with a physically bigger pack and they made that count using the imposing Jack Ryan to good effect when attacking the Enniscorthy try line. When they did move the ball wide, the speedy and elusive Mark Keogh on the right wing was a constant threat. Enniscorthy, following this second narrow defeat in the South East League, now face Wexford Wanderers next who they have already beaten this season in the Leinster League. Confidence is still high in the Enniscorthy camp and coach, Colin Cahill, and his squad can justifiably look forward with confidence to the rest of the season ahead. n
Little Ireland – the stuff of legends
Wexford and set about bringing his wife and family to Ireland and began building a fort upon a steep rock 2 miles outside Wexford town – at Ferrycarrig. But while the fort was under construction he was attacked by the native Irish who were joined by a contingent of men from Kinsale and he and his garrison were obliged to surrender and by the time Strongbow who was now in Dublin gathered his forces and came to his aid – Wexford was in flames and the Irish had retreated with their captives to a small Island in Wexford harbour known as… Begerin Island. It is thought that FitzStephen remained a prisoner at Begerin for over a year and was only released when Henry II, arriving in Waterford, made representations on his behalf. After his release FitzStephen was granted lands west of Lismore excepting the city of Cork. In 1847 – the worst year of the Irish potato famine a wealthy young Wexfordman called John Edward Redmond took up the mantle of reclaiming land on the north side of Wexford Harbour providing much needed labour for hundreds of starving people who came from all parts of the country armed with sprongs, shovels and picks to work on the building of the artificial bank on the North Slob and in 1850 and 51 the reclaimed land was ploughed and ready
for cultivation… and Little Ireland was no more. Today, this once eminent piece of land still maintains its importance to the County as a haven for wildlife being part of the wintering grounds for thousands of Greenland White-fronted geese along with being home to mute swans, mallard, wigeon and teal duck and a wide variety of birds including lapwing, golden plover, curlew, oystercatchers, egret, heron, raven and owls. It boasts 5 of our 9 species of bat, as well as foxes, badgers, rabbits, stoats, pygmy shrews, otters, seals, mink, red squirrel and is also a hare preserve. How appropriate for St. Ibar to name it Beg Erin or Little Ireland all those centuries ago for it seems it has indeed been a minute mirror image of all that is and was Ireland. Being once an Island of Saints and Scholars, it has been associated with the arrival of the Vikings, the Norman Invasion and the Great Famine and it now it is a secluded sanctuary for many of the country`s wildlife species. How astonishing that this little parcel of land now part of the Wexford Slob once had such distinguished connections as St. Ibar and Robert FitzStephen – and by connection Strongbow and Henry II. It is truly amazing what one can sometimes discover on one`s doorstep. – Maria Nolan
Ger Turner, Vincent Daly, Willie Newe and John Jordan.
from the pagan influences on the mainland. He established a school at Begerin where numerous scholars were instructed in sacred literature and the sciences. He died on 23rd April in the year 500 and is buried on the Island. April 23rd has become his Feast Day and his memory lives on in Wexford today with St. Iberius Church in Wexford town and St. Ibars GAA Club and the name Ibar widely used as a Christian name throughout the county. An Island of Saints and Scholars… what about that for a distinguished beginning for a little known Island in the mid-
dle of Wexford harbour… and there’s much more to come. The monastery lasted long after the death of St. Ibar and two unusual stone slabs were found at Begerin – one of them on display at Ferns Castle and the other in the National Museum – dating from the 9th and 10th centuries and pointing to a strong Isle of Man, Cornwall and Scottish influence which suggests that those seafaring and maraudering Norsemen known as the Vikings… woz there! In 1169 Robert FitzStephen embarked on a voyage from England with 30 men-at-arms, 60 men in half-armour and 300
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archers and foot-soldiers that would change the course of Irish history forever. He landed at Baginbun Head on the south coast of Wexford ‘on the calends of May’ thus heralding the Norman Invasion of Ireland. He was joined the next day by his son in law – Maurice de Prendergast (Enniscorthy Castle) and they were met by the infamous King of Leinster Diarmuid MacMurrough and his son Donal and they proceeded to march on Wexford town. The town defended itself well for over 7 hours when it was forced to surrender. FitzStephen was given much of the territory of
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never has there been so much uproar over a cat or dog been shot on tV. The opening episode of Season 4 of the hugely popular crime drama Love Hate featured the shooting dead of a cat in the opening scene. This caused uproar among animal rights activists and they were up in arms calling for the show to be axed. The cat was walking across the apartment complex where IRA spotter Wayne was showing off a machine gun to his mate. He pulled back the trigger and blasted the feline to death. The producers were quick off the mark to say no animals gets hurt whilst filming Love Hate – they have an animal handler on set and a vet. The cat was simply knocked out and to prove she was alive she appeared in front of the nation on the Late Late Show. Her name is Chloe and she’s fine, she even ran away from Ryan Tubridy. To keep you up to speed Nidge is being followed by the police and is being hunted by the IRA. Nidge gets para-
Happy birthday John Doyle, J o h n Ty r e l l , P a t r i c k Murphy (Weegie). John Ryan, Anne Ryan, Jennifer Kirwan, Amy Kavanagh, Sheila O’Leary, Mary Butler. Happy 80th birthday to Mrs Ellis. Happy first birthday to Joey O’Brien. Happy 1st birthday to Peter Duggan from uncle Daithi O’Brien & godmother Liz Whelan.
noid as the IRA break into his home. Wayne and hit woman Lizzy break in and we see Nidge in his boxers hiding under the bed with a samarai sword. All is not going to end well for Nidge. Fran is out to get Tommy for fingering him in the tiger kidnapping. Nidge saved Tommy from being killed by Fran in last week’s episode but who is going to save Nidge. Nidge has the IRA, the guards and potentially Tommy after him. Love Hate is out on dvd and boxset from the 11th of November. Love Hate is on Sundays a t 9 . 3 0 p m a n d re p e a t e d Saturdays at 11pm. Suggest a few cans and some popcorn. This programme is in its 4th season and has had some bad press – the shooting dead of a cat, the rape of Siobhan, the shooting dead of Darren and his brother Robbie, the slaying of John Boy, but I can tell you Love Hate is not as rough as Peaky Blinders or Copper.
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Happy 21st birthday later this month to Joanne Whelan from her mam Liz Whelan. Congrats on their engagement to Rosemary O’Brien and Colm Doran from Liz and Daithi. Congrats to Caroline and Graham Finnerty on the birth of their son. New baby for Esther and Chris McGrath. Well done. Sarah and Tommy who got married on 2nd November. – Joseph doyle
HISTory oN our doorSTEP part 1 of a new 10part history series about people with a local connection by Joseph doyle. You have heard of great sportsmen and women from the past to the present. Rugby fans or as I call them – rugby heads, talk about BOD (Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara and Jamie Heaslip but these are mickey mouse men compared to the man I am writing about today. Known as the man with the golden boot this player played on the Lansdowne first xv from 1950 to 1961. He captained his club in the 1959-60 season. Who am I talking about – Seamus Kelly. This man was a great servant to Lansdowne driving up from Wexford for the Saturday match and driving home again. He was a marvellous broken field runner and one of the best place kickers of his day and was constantly the top points scorer not alone in Lansdowne but in the country season after season and was the first Irish player to top the 1,000 points mark in senior and representative rugby. He played many times for Leinster and were it not for the presence of the famous
Jackie Kyle and Mick English he would have amassed many more caps. Ireland was indeed fortunate to have three outstanding out-halves in the 1950s. He retired in 1961 to concentrate on the family business having set a bench mark for succeeding outhalves in Lansdowne such as Barry McGann and Mick Quinn. Seamus won his first cap for Ireland v Scotland on 27th February 1954 and his last cap v France on 9th April 1960. I think the present rugby men of the Irish team could learn a thing or two by watching old videos of this man. He died recently. RIP Seamus. Next month I’ll be writing about a sporting legend from this town – Bill Lacey. The first 5 parts of this new series will feature sporting greats and I’ll be featuring two of the greatest hurlers ever to wear the purple and gold of Wexford – Nickey Rackard and the man from the Alley– Tony Doran. I’ll also be featuring some people who fought in the 1916 Rising in Enniscorthy. If you would like us to feature somebody then email me at doyleduffry@gmail.com.
dATES For your dIAry Friday - 8th november Coffee Morning for Beneath My Angels Wings. 10:30am until 12:30pm in The Presentation Centre Enniscorthy. In memory of all children. There will be a balloon release at 12.30pm. Also there will be a book of memories and messages launched at the coffee morning that you can write in (with or without your name). thursday - 14th november Enniscorthy Retirement Association is holding a Sale of Work and Coffee Morning at The Presentation Centre from 10am to 2pm in aid of The Alzheimer Unit at St John’s Hospital. Your support would be greatly appreciated. All are welcome. As event details may change, it would be prudent to check all events locally with the organisers and/or venues. See our entertainment listing on page 11. n
Great fun was had by the 120 kids who attended the kids disco in Enniscorthy Rugby Club at Halloween. The event was a fundraiser for the Strawberry Festival and the DJs were DJ Joe and DJ Sharon.
House Techno at The Bailey
on the 4th of october last H o u s e te c h n o c a m e t o enniscorthy with 6 dJs and two professional dancers providing a night of great entertainment with the dancers performing snake handling and fire breathing. Promoter, Ms Murray, said she plans to run many more nights with DJs and dancers doing different dances like poledancing. The DJs on the night were top class with the two Enniscorthy based DJs kick-
Painting with Hope Congratulations to all involved in the dulux let's Colour project at the Hope Cancer Support Centre, enniscorthy, who have now completed the transformation of the garden with a striking mural in the grounds. they also adorned the garden entrance with amazing sunflowers bringing additional touches of colour to this wonderful space for the benefit of, and use by, the clients and families of the centre. The beautiful murals were completed thanks to the help of the Coláiste Bríde 4th year Transition Year students together with their teacher Margo Whelan. A special word of thanks to Gethyn Gibson, Art Therapist in the Hope Cancer Support Centre, together with volunteer artists: Kate Whitty, Margaret Carty Byrne and Lesley Leech. Donohoe’s Hardware are also Gethyn Gibson with some of to be congratulated for assisting her helpers from Colaiste Bride – the Hope Cancer Support Centre Sophie Forte, Denise Doyle, Aisling which has now been transformed Kavanagh and Laoise Rodgers. by this Dulux project. n
ing off the show – Happy Budda and Nordine Chigara doing their stuff with great ability. The other DJs followed with great performances as well. Tom Bolger, Steve Yar, then Sorin Kiss took to the decks with a great set. The main act and the top DJ of the night was Chris Ward who took to the decks and I’d class him in the same league as Tiesto. DJing is an art and DJs don't get as much recognition as bands or solo singers do. Well done to all involved. – Joseph doyle
Enniscorthy Retirement Association News Sunday 17th november 2013 has been designated 'trocaire Special Collection for Syria Sunday' and the parishes of the diocese of Ferns are invited to take up an extra collection to assist those who are so adversely effected by violence and displacement, in this war torn region. Diocesan Representative to Trocaire, Fr. John Carroll acknowledged that the current economic climate is challenging for everybody but he pointed to the acute circumstances in this war torn area. 'At present 120,000 people have died in Syria and a staggering 5.8 million have been forced from their homes,' he said. He expressed gratitude to the people of the Ferns diocese in anticipation of this collection. n
the association is holding a Sale of Work and Coffee Morning at the presentation Centre on thursday 14th november 2013 from 10am to 2pm in aid of the alzheimer unit at St John’s Hospital. your support would be greatly appreciated. all are welcome. otHer FortHCoMIng eVentS InClude: Annual Christmas Dinner Dance which will be held at the Riverside Park Hotel on Monday 9th December 2013. Tickets €25 for members and €30 non-members. Music by Jimmy Hogan. There is a proposed trip to the Lake District at a date to be arranged in the Spring. Also a trip to the National Theatre’s award winning production of War Horse at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on 2nd April 2014 with lunch at The Stillorgan Park Hotel. For ongoing weekly and less frequent activities please visit their website at enniscorthyretirement.com n
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Enniscorthy Drama Following another sparkling performance in The Presentation Centre on 29th October, the cast of Enniscorthy Drama Group’s Ritual for Dolls is about to head off on the One Act Drama Circuit. They will be performing in Dundrum on Thursday 7th November, Wexford artist Martina McAteer putting the finishing touches to her work "He wishes for the cloths of heaven". Martina's show "IOMAS" (intuition) is running in the Westgate Tower Heritage Centre beside Wexford Vocational College. until 28th of November.
David Begley Exhibition
Goresbridge on Friday 15th November, Clonakilty on Saturday 16th November and G o re y o n F r i d a y 2 2 n d November. Wouldn’t it be great to have s o m e s u p p o r t e r s f ro m Enniscorthy in the audiences at all these venues? n
L-R: Hanneke van Ryswyk, David Begley, Jeremy Hill and Town Council Chairman Johnny Mythen. Pic: Maria Nolan.
Local contemporary dancer Lucia Kickham at Culture Night at The Presentation Centre captured by local artist Karen Scannell. Pic: Gavin Doyle Photography.
Third time unlucky! It was a case of third time unlucky for enniscorthy’s Colm tóibín who was one of six writers to make this year’s Man Booker shortlist for his 112-page novella The Testament of Mary. the novella concerns the life of Mary, mother of Jesus, in her old age. Colm was previously shortlisted for the prestigious prize in 1999 with The Blackwater Lightship and again in 2004 with The Master. Colm just missed out on this year ’s Stg£50,000 first prize but, no doubt, Colm will be successful in winning this coveted prize in the very near future. n
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SWeet SCented MeMorIeS by Maria Nolan I sense you in the pink rose you once grew And Vinegar Hill still echoes with your tall tales I hear you in the purple clash of ash at Wexford Park And see you in the yellow star of a Bellefield evening And sometimes from a Ryanair window I watch For your sweet face among the clouds n
New Slaney Writing… taBle For one
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by donal Cullen
by Martin Joseph Byrne
The morning sun comes I’m sitting by the window, My eyes are wide shut My mind is wide open. She said coffee for one She is at the next table, Sitting all alone The lady is quiet now And reminds me of better days When all alone sounds well. Lady Jane, cry your eyes out I know how you feel, The hunger in your heart Is tearing me apart. Lady Jane, Lady Jane Lost soul and full of pain A table for one is not so pretty For one so full of pain For one so full of gain. Cheer up, get up, make up, Take me home with you Let’s make love to the sounds Of the mid afternoon until morning comes For a table for two. n
This poem was published by Lapwing, Belfast, and the collection ‘After August' is available on their website.
on Friday 11th october the honour of kick starting the Wexford opera Festival Fringe event programme fell to enniscorthy as renowned national and international artist david Begley opened his impressive exhibition of oils and sketches at the presentation Centre. the first ever in the town to align itself with the Wexford Festival and full marks to presentation manager Mairead linneen for attracting such a well known and celebrated artist. David Begley is one of Ireland’s most prominent artists and has spent the past decade living in the Bunclody area. His paintings and drawings are vibrant and easy on the eye with swirling washes of paint, tremendous splashes of colour often creating a blurred and mysterious atmosphere. ‘I am someone who likes to wonder ‘, David says, ‘Not everything is logical. Not everything is neat, tangible, disposable’. And that is most
Morning alive with the sound of The lark regaling the Blackthorn, Haw and berry, gulls inland, Stormy day offish the shore, Incense lingers in the loft, Sun utters in through the sky light, I sit deep in meditation, a form removed, An estuary wind finds clefts in the window casing, A mouse sits curiously on my Arabian candleholder, I recommit to consciousness, I answer the lark and ferry gulls back to sea, I eat some wheaten bread and drink a glass of dry white wine, I have found unity but the true self keeps on evolving, A state forward set renouncing the abstract, Finding a subtitle renaissance in the living things of the sky, Rent and worn I rifle through days and renounce nights, I abstain and self-express, annotating life in livid layers, I feel caged in veracity and a serf to the incomplete, I started a hundred poems and finished but one, I am a clod of dead loam unearthed and fathomed By the mantra of the larks morning calling. n
L-R: Councillor Tom Moorehouse, Artist Julie Moorhouse and Councillor Frank O’Connor. Pic: Maria Nolan.
definitely reflected in his work which is indeed full of wonder and intrigue. Jeremy Hill, of Monksgrange, art curator and reviewer, was lavish in his praise of this talented artist as he officially opened the exhibition saying that David’s work is tremendous and the stuff of dreams where the worlds of real and imaginary intertwine and it is this very ambiguity that makes us ‘stop and stare’ and in doing this we begin to admire the marvellous textures, skilful techniques and inspired use of paint that creates flickering, unstable images.
On behalf of Enniscorthy Town Council, Chairman Johnny Mythen made a presentation to Mr. Begley praising his work and saying that it was a fantastic privilege to have an artist of his calibre exhibit in the town. The exhibition containing 21 paintings and drawings was a free event and ran until 28th October. This is a first for our town and hopefully heralds the beginning of a new and exciting departure as Enniscorthy becomes a satellite of the world renowned Festival on our doorsteps! – Maria Nolan
Welsh Rarebit Without doubt the only way to describe the quirky, magically musical and wonderfully whimsical words of Welsh born poet Joe neal is… delicious Welsh rarebit. Joe’s lovely Welsh lilt with its melodic intonation is the perfect conduit for his rhythmic words and I have to say it was such a pleasure to attend at the recent launch of his book of poems –Telling It At A Slant in the ideal setting of Enniscorthy Castle. The select Castle audience were treated to a mixed bag of Joe’s work which included pieces from Tales from the heart and other places, Tales from Wales, and Tales from Ireland, and is a must read for poetry lovers everywhere. Joe who now resides in the Castlebridge area is an extraordinarily gifted man who has performed on stage, radio and television in both Ireland and England and writes expansively on nature and natural history as well as devoting time to writing poetry and short stories. He has stood twice as an Independent for Parliament in Britain and has also contested the EU elections in the Leinster constituency. A man of many talents – our Joe! Telling it at a Slant is Joe’s first book of poetry even though, as he says himself, he has been writing poems all his life. It is a beautifully crafted piece of work charged with emotion and nostalgia and many of his poems particularly those about his Uncle Idwal take us back to times long past with a humorous hint of slapstick comedy. My favourites are Swipsy Cakewalk, Trapping Fairies, Cooking the Books and a must for all wine lovers – Buried Treasure. It is a wonderful read – warm, funny, happy, sad, depicting the wide spectrum of human feelings in fabulously quirky language that combine exquisitely to create a lovely work. But don’t take my word for it – out you go, buy the book and see for yourself – I challenge even the most un-poetic of you not to enjoy it! – Maria Nolan
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