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What a busy summer it has been with so many festivals happening in recent months.

And we’re not finished yet – later this month we have the novel Ireland Newfoundland Festival (see page 3) and of course next month it’s the great Blackstairs Blues Festival (as always we’ll have full details in our Sept issue).

Here at the Slaney News we’ve been busy also. Thankfully we have never had as many new advertisers coming on board.

Providing you, the reader, with a free Enniscorthy-based newspaper every month is only possible thanks to our regular advertisers (now numbering 150 approx). We would ask you to continue to support these advertisers in particular and local businesses in general.

We would also ask you to continue to take pride in our town.

Our local Tidy Towns Committee is working hard and needs our full support – see page 9 for more details.

You can keep up to date with developments during the month on the Slaney News and the Enjoy Enniscorthy Facebook pages.

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Enniscorthy’s Ireland Newfoundland Festival Cultural and Tourism interests in Enniscorthy have welcomed the announcement that the town is to host a three-day leg of the IrelandNewfoundland Festival in late August.

The Ireland Newfoundland Festival is a unique event, growing in popularity annually, that brings both visitors and international attention to the areas where it is hosted. It is a unique community festival that rotates between Ireland and Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, each year.

The mission of the festival is ‘to promote awareness and knowledge and to exchange and encourage friendship between communities in Newfoundland & Labrador and Ireland and contribute to sustainable economic and social development’.

In 2014 the festival will be held in South-East Ireland and Enniscorthy has been chosen as a host area for the closing three days from 28th to 30th August.

Local event Chairman Niall Wall said: “Enniscorthy has a proud tradition in hosting major events and we are certain that the arrival of the Ireland Newfoundland Festival 2014 will be no different. We look forward to the involve-

ment and co-operation of all the citizenry of Enniscorthy and the statutory and community bodies of the town as we all join, as is our tradition, to make the event special with a unique Enniscorthy flavour.”

The organisers are sincerely grateful for financial support received from the former Town Council – Johnny Mythen, the outgoing Chair, had this to say: “The Council is delighted to support this wonderful event that celebrates the historical links between South-East Ireland and Newfoundland. Some of our members visited Newfoundland for the Festival in the past and we look forward to returning the wonderful hospitality and welcome afforded us when the Festival comes Slaneyside in August.”

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between the two countries is fostered and celebrated through a programme of cultural, heritage, educational and business events. Various themes include culture, history and education. Community development projects are an important aspect each year and run throughout the festival. This year, numerous fringe, tourist and fun events will also take place within the host communities in South-East Ireland.

While in Enniscorthy, the Canadian visitors will be treated to guided tours of all the historic areas and all our historic and cultural attractions, a Reception by Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, historic talks, social events, a ‘night at the dogs’ in Enniscorthy Dog Track, a hurling match at Bellefield GAA and a Gala Dinner in their

honour at the Riverside Park Hotel to close the festival.

The Irish first went to Newfoundland following the voyages of John Cabot at the end of the 15th century – in fact the first record of an Irish ship on the Grand Banks in Newfoundland dates back as far as 1534. The migration linked to fishing continued mainly between mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and mainly from the South and Southeast of Ireland with names like Aylward, Byrne, Cahill, Doyle, Hogan, K i e l y, L a w l o r, M o o n e y, Murphy, Power, Walsh and Whalen and what is fascinating is that all those hundreds of years later these people still look like us, they talk like us, they sing the same songs and dance the same dances – the similarities are amazing!

They travelled to Newfoundland for economic reasons to better themselves, now we want them to come back for economic reasons as B a r b a r a - A n n e M u r p h y, Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District, put it: “This is a wonderful opportunity to share the tourism and heritage delights of the Enniscorthy area with our Canadian visitors. We need to build on such festivals to market this part

Field of dreams The realisation of a dream is set to occur next month in our Cathedral town with the official opening of Enniscorthy Sports Hub incorporating an eight-lane, 400m, tartan athletic track and playing pitch.

This long awaited and eagerly anticipated facility will be a huge asset to the town of Enniscorthy and to the sportspeople of Enniscorthy and further afield. We’ll have full details in our September issue.

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of County Wexford as a tourist destination by showcasing the attractions we have to offer. The visitors stay with host families in the area and get to experience Irish family life during their visit. I hope they all enjoy their trip to Enniscorthy and return home with many happy memories of their brief stay amongst us and plan to return again to the sunny South East.”

– Maria Nolan, PRO

For more information please contact: Niall Wall 087-2607010 niallwall1@gmail.com

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Release of white doves, reading from Scripture, balloon release, reflection and flotation of wreath. All welcome. Also, a Benefit Night in aid of To u c h e d b y S u i c i d e i n Riverside Park Hotel on Sunday, 10th August. Doors: 7.30pm. Show: 8pm. Featuring many artists, followed by 50s -60s-70s Disco with DJ Moorhouse. Tickets €10. Door prizes. All welcome.

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Every ‘Lidl’ helps Frances Cross with Kevin & Lorna Lawlor at the Enniscorthy Credit Union Dinner Dance, 3rd August, Riverside Park Hotel. Pic: Liz Wildes.

Pictured at the Lidl store in Enniscorthy is Alyssa Kelly from Courtnacuddy. Alyssa (6) was recently honoured with the 'Child of Courage' Award at the inaugural Pride of Ireland Awards, sponsored by Lidl, which took place at the Mansion House in Dublin on 3rd June.

Our pic shows L–R: Ronan Furlong (Lidl Enniscorthy store manager), Tony Reddy (granddad), Alyssa Kelly (award winner), Tina Kelly (twins’ mother), Amber (Alyssa's twin sister), Sé (twins’ dad), Jenny Reddy (grandmother). Alyssa, who has spina bifida, secretly taught herself to walk despite specialists saying she would never walk or talk. She was presented with the award at the star-studded ceremony hosted by the Saturdays' Una Foden.

The Judges, including Louis Walsh, Una Foden, Philomena Lee and Conor McGregor, described Alyssa as "an inspiring young girl who will no doubt make a difference in this world" and said she had shown that “true grit and determination can make a massive difference in our lives.”

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Happy Birthday Wells Victorian Garden Party at Wells House.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind afternoon tea at the home of Agnes Allen, Enniscorthy, last month.

Above left: Margaret Fitzpatrick, Agnes Allen and Ursula Breen.

Above right: Sean Fitzpatrick, and dog Chad, and Anne McClean.

Right: Bishop Denis Brennan at the Corpus Christi Procession in Enniscorthy on 25th June.

Below: The First Holy Communion girls in the Corpus Christi Procession.

Wells house celebrated its first birthday on sunday 13th July with a splendid Victorian Garden Party. A trip back in time that had something for everyone in the family. Music, food, history, falconry, magic, fun and games, crafts and woodland trails complete with faery doors and gruffalows! It had it all and all for only €6 car admission. What tremendous value for a family – pay your parking fee – bring your own picnic and enjoy a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment. of course if you don’t want to bother with the picnic you can avail of the lovely restaurant at Wells house.

A re-enactment group wandered elegantly and mingled graciously in exquisite period costumes – handsome soldiers in WW1 uniforms and ladies in lavender and lace all adding to the ambience of the lovely occasion. War games were organised for the children with capturing Hans – the German – high on the list! The re-enactors were pleasant and willing to converse and have their photograph taken as they strolled languidly in the afternoon sunshine.

Hats off to Sabine and Ulrich Rossler who are doing magnificent things with Wells House. I simply love their

Woodland Walk complete with faery doors and trails of faery dust – it’s magical for me never mind the children. I sat beside Sabine for a short while at school in Colaiste Bride many moons ago and it is marvellous to see what she has achieved.

There was such a variety of things to do on the day to keep all age groups happy and occupied with hourly tours of the house adding yet another historic dimension and I would strongly recommend it for a most enjoyable and fulfilling family day out.

Well done Wells.

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Enjoying the Victorian Garden Party at Wells House. Pics: Maria Nolan.

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Camera Club awards Going back to their roots the Enniscorthy Camera Club 2014 Awards and Annual Exhibition returned to the Masonic Lodge on Friary Place on 20th June and continued for the duration of the strawberry Festival.

A fabulous display of excellent photographs incorporating beautiful portraits, stunning landscapes,amazing wildlife and interesting conjured images none better than ‘The Visitors’

by Jarlath Judge which was an award winner on the night.

The husband and wife combination of Jacqueline and Brian McCann scooped several categories closely followed by Anne Dobbs and Edward Delaney with Paul Donohoe receiving particular acclaim for his Audrey and Katharine Hepburn type portraits. Jacqueline McCann received the best Intermediate Photographer Award for 2014 with the Advanced Award going to Jarlath Judge.

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2nd Alexi on St Patrick’s Day, Anne Dobbs.

3rd Lost in Thought, Anne Dobbs.

BEST INTERMEDIATE LANDSCAPE: 1st View from Philipopos Hill, Jacqueline McCann.

2nd Storm, Brian McCann.

3rd Hook, Brian McCann.

BEST INTERMEDIATE NATURE: 1st 4 Frogs, Brian McCann.

BEST INTERMEDIATE OPEN: 1st The 5.10 to Boora, Jacqueline McCann.

BEST-ADVANCED MONOCHROME PRINT: 1st Central, Eric Claydon.

2nd Hook Lighthouse, Ken Hayes, LIPF, LRPS. 3rd Stairway to Heaven, Jarlath Judge, LIPF. BEST ADVANCED COLOUR PRINT: 1st Fritillary & Peacock, Edward Delaney.

2nd Catherine, Paul Donohoe.

3rd Dancer, Eric Claydon.

BEST ADVANCED PORTRAIT: 1st Catherine, Paul Donohoe.

2nd Falling for Love, Brendan Kirwan.

3rd Oiled Up Guitar Man, Brendan Kirwan.

BEST ADVANCED LANDSCAPE: 1st Alone, Jarlath Judge, LIPF. 2nd Hook Lighthouse, Ken Hayes, LIPF, LRPS.

3rd Huntington Castle, Ken Hayes, LIPF, LRPS. BEST ADVANCED STILL LIFE: 1st Fruit, Jarlath Judge, LIPF. BEST ADVANCED NATURE: 1st Eyes, Edward Delaney.

2nd Female Orange Tip, Edward Delaney.

3rd Fox, Ken Hayes LIPF, LRPS. BEST ADVANCED OPEN: 1st Visitors, Jarlath Judge, LIPF. 2nd Bullfight, Ken Hayes, LIPF, LRPS. 3rd Pugin’s Triumph, Ken Hayes, LIPF, LRPS. BEST OVERALL INTERMEDIATE IMAGE: View From Philipopos Hill, Jacqueline McCann.

BEST OVERALL ADVANCED IMAGE: Fritillary & Peacock, Edward Delaney.

MOST HUMOROUS ENTRY IN EXHIBITION: Celestial Cataclysm, Dave Bowen, LIPF. BEST CREATIVE DIGITAL IMAGE: Visitors, Jarlath Judge, LIPF. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014: Jarlath Judge, LIPF. INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014: Jacqueline McCann.

CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014 Seamus Scullane Trophy: Jarlath Judge, LIPF. EXHIBITION JUDGED BY: Michael O’Sullivan FIPF, FRPS, President IPF. n

Front row L-R: Jacqueline McCann, Jarlath Judge, John Wilkinson, Paul Donohoe, Anne Dobbs.

Back row L-R: Brian McCann, Edno Delaney, Paddy Murphy, Dave Bowen and Eric Clayton.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

The enniscorthy Municipal District is hosting a superb exhibition of old photos in The Presentation Centre for the month of August.

Over 100 photos are on display supplied by the Carty brothers – approx 50 from Ibar Carty’s collection (incl. the P.A. Crane collection) and 50 from Ger Carty’s collection.

The photos cover Enniscorthy and district dating from the 1870s to the 1960s.

Overall winners Jacqueline McCann and Jarlath Judge. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Admission is free and copies of any photos can be ordered from Ibar and Ger Carty.

Fraternising with the enemy – Barbara-Anne Murphy, Chairperson Enniscorthy Municipal District and Jacqui Hynes, National 1798 Centre Manager. PIc: Maria Nolan.

Ready for Battle!

The third annual re-enactment of the Battle of Vinegar hill took place at the historic Enniscorthy location on saturday and sunday, August 2nd and 3rd and organisers say it was the busiest battlefield to-date.

A crowd of over 300 Rebels and Redcoats took part in the largest annual battle re-enactment in Ireland, as pike-charging Rebels and musket-wielding Redcoats recreated the most significant battles in Ireland’s history, the 1798 Rebellion.

Prior to the event, Jacqui Hynes, Manager at the 1798 National Rebellion Centre, commented, “Rebel and Redcoat training has been taking place now since April and this year’s battle on the famous Vinegar Hill is set to be the biggest reenactment yet, as well as Irish Rebels we have professional re-enactors as Redcoats from Ireland, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, from the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers to the Staff of the Irish Establishment of the British Army at Dublin

Castle and more who will all battle as the ‘Crown Forces’ during the re-enactment. It will be a sight to behold, to live, breathe and witness a re-creation of history.”

Each year the Battle of Vinegar Hill Re-enactment attracts thousands of spectators to Enniscorthy as the town explodes into rebellion with cannon bombardments, cavalry assaults, musket volleys and pike charges, clouding the town in the sights, sounds, and smells of battle.

The highlight of each day was the staging of two fullscale battle re-enactments on view freely to the public, the Rebels captured Enniscorthy town on Saturday, August 2nd while the Redcoats took Vinegar Hill on Sunday August 3rd.

A wreath-laying ceremony commemorating all those lost in battle during the 1798 Rebellion also took place.

There was plenty of action in town for all the family throughout the weekend, including a visit to the rebel camp of the 1798 Rebellion or the Crown Force soldiers in Enniscorthy Castle, viewing traditional crafts and browsing the craft and antique fairs,

and witnessing the exhibition ‘Rebels Vs Redcoats’ polocrosse match.

Hand-to-hand combat on the Hill.

PIc: Maria Nolan.

But the main event was The Battle of Vinegar Hill – the final major battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Over 10,000 crown forces launched an attack on Vinegar Hill, overlooking Enniscorthy, which was then occupied by over 20,000 rebels and camp followers. This was the largest rebel camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irishmen and their supporters. It marked a turning point in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 as it was the last major attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the crown forces / the army of King George III. Check out: www.vinegarhill.ie n

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Advice & hints from your locAl hArdwAre teAm sUMMer DIY DeCOrATINg sAFeTY If you are thinking of doing some diy decorating or renovating over the next few weeks, make sure the money you plan on saving isn't offset by doctors’ bills. Summer sees a rise of accidents from homeowners doing it themselves – incorrectly. Many diy-ers are tempted to work with a combination of the three most dangerous elements in a home – electricity, gas, and water. Whether you are working with water, electricity or gas, follow these basic safety tips to keep your summer accident free.

1. safety kit. Make sure you have a first-aid safety kit nearby at all times and make sure your family knows where it is.

2. Fire extinguisher. In addition to a first-aid kit, keep a fire extinguisher nearby. Make sure it's large enough for the job. It should be an A-B-C extinguisher to handle the widest range of fires.

3. Water and electricity don't mix.

Water and electricity don't mix – ever.

When you are working on electricity, make sure the power is turned off at the source or electrical box. If in doubt,

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Enniscorthy Tidy Town news The Annual Tidy Town Competition will be held as usual this year. The categories are Gardens (large, medium and small), shop Fronts, Window Boxes and hanging Baskets, Public Buildings, Most Improved Premises, Industrial Premises, Tidiest street and housing Estate. Closing date is 15th August 2014. Entry forms available from Council offices, Market square, or from any committee member.

The competition has been very popular for a number of years and is used to create an awareness of our environment and surroundings. It is hoped that the number of entries will increase each year as participation in the annual event generates an interest in our immediate communities that eventually benefits the town and its appearance.

The Ti d y To w n Committee and its volunteers have been very active

over recent weeks picking litter and preparing the entry form for this year’s National Tidy Town Competition.

Keeping Enniscorthy tidy and clean is an uphill struggle as a result of a section of our population continuing to mess up our beautiful town and countryside with the indiscriminate dropping of litter and illegal dumping; but we are going to press on regardless.

– Seán Doyle Secretary/Treasurer

enniscorthy Tidy Towns Needs You! The local Tidy Towns group needs you for one hour a week to litter pick.

The group meets every Saturday and Sunday morning at 9am near Rafter Bridge.

Please contact Billy Murphy 087-8298569 for more information.

Well done to Karl, Julie and staff – the Stamps shopfront is looking very attractive and is a great asset to the town centre.

Pic: Cathy Keane.

double and triple check. And if you are working on electrical lighting, appliances, or wiring, stay away from water or even dampness.

4. Don't overload. When you are working with power tools, don't be tempted to overload your household outlets. If your outlets look like spaghetti with several layers of extensions, you have a potential fire hazard, not to mention the hazard of tripping over cords everywhere.

5. Ladders. Don't use a ladder on an uneven surface. Make certain it's on a stable flat surface. And never stand on the top two rungs as the ladder may become unstable.

6. Attire. As you are working, make sure you wear safety glasses, work gloves, and clothes that are not loose enough that they can potentially get caught or snagged by power tools.

7. Outdoors. Apply the same rules as above when doing diy jobs outside.

Also keep your mobile handy in case the worst happens and you will be able to call for help.

1. When carrying out painting work inside the house, always start at the top of the house and work your way down.

2. Before doing any electrical work, make sure the power is turned off at the mains. You can plug in a kettle or something similar, and switch it on to check that the power is actually off. Also keep a torch by the consumer board, and keep candles and matches handy in case your home’s electricity fails.

3. Before wall mounting any heavy items like flat screen TVs, mirrors or shelving, check that the surface in question is sturdy. Crumbly plasterwork won’t take much weight.

Keep these rules in mind and your summer renovations can be accident free. Break them, and the next thing you might be decorating is a plaster cast!

What are your golden rules for preparation before starting any DIY task?

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On Friday the 27th June at a reception held in Bellefield, the members of the Silvertones Choir handed over the proceeds of their recent Bealtaine Concert in St Aidan’s Cathedral. A cheque for €2,000 was presented to Una Murphy and Mary Walsh representing Wexford Hospice Homecare and a cheque for €2,000 to Dennis O'Connor, representing Console.

Back row L-R: Percy Rothwell (Chairman, Silvertones), Pearse Colbert, Mary Walsh (Wexford Hospice Homecare), Nicholas Ryan, Danny Lunn. Front row L-R: Catherine Hurley, Sheila Byrne, Dennis O'Connor (Console), Iris Tector (Treasurer, Silvertones), Una Murphy (Wexford Hospice Homecare), Margaret Hughes (Secretary, Silvertones).

Lantern.ie – winners in the recent Wexford Business Awards: L-R: Dawn Moloney, Enniscorthy man Brian Byrne, Barry and Louise Ennis. Pic: Paula Malone Carty.

Enjoying the recent official launch, in Enniscorthy Castle, of the Riverside Jump Festival were L-R: Angie Smith (U.S. embassy official), Anne Gilpin, Maria Nolan.

Participants and coaches with Gorey’s Robin Copeland (Player of the Tournament in the 2014 IRB Nations Cup) at last month’s rugby summer camp in Enniscorthy. Pic: Brian Hodge.

Enniscorthy Credit Union Dinner Dance, 3rd August, Riverside Park Hotel.

Left: Mag & Pat O'Shea. Above: Noel, Emma, Caroline & Noel Redmond.

Right: Molly & Billy Murphy. Pics: Liz Wildes.

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Ciara Butler, the 2014 Strawberry Queen, representing Enniscorthy Credit Union.

Gemma Broaders and Eddie Copeland, who got married on June 27th.

Pic: James Quirke.

Guide Dogs for the Blind afternoon tea at the home of Agnes Allen, Enniscorthy. L-R: Marie Walker, Wexford, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Enniscorthy and Mary O’Connell, Wexford.

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Enniscorthy Rocks Everything was rockin’ Slaneyside in mid July as our Wexford warriors emerged victorious from yet another epic battle this time against Waterford in Nowlan Park and as the Purple and Gold band marched onwards Enniscorthy moved to the beat of Food Glorious Food and Rock and Roll.

Wexford hurling and rock and roll – what a combination – both strenuous on the old ticker – but both so worth it! It was a fabulous weekend of music, hurling and positivity around Enniscorthy beginning on Friday evening with an excellent Launch at Enniscorthy Castle by US Embassy representative Angie Smith who was enthralled with the Castle venue and requested a tour before the official opening of the Riverside Jump weekend. I was delighted to accompany Angie and take some shots of her – including a particularly nice one in the Eileen Gray room. Angie works with an old friend of mine at the American Embassy so we had an immediate connection.

In her speech Angie referred to the fantastic music connection between Ireland and the States and said that rock and roll

Pic: Maria Nolan.

wouldn’t be what it is without the Irish influence.

Minister Paul Kehoe was also in attendance at the Launch as was Chairperson of the Municipal District Council, Barbara-Anne Murphy, who really enjoyed MC Sean Doyle’s witty words of introduction but Richie Cotter of the Festival Committee stole the show when he interrupted the Minister entering as Diarmuid Mac Murrough wielding both words and axe as only Richie can!

The celebrity entourage left the Castle looking very Kennedy like in a beige Cadillac heading for a rock and roll session at Toss Kavanagh’s pub.

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful at the Farmers’ Market with chefs Catherine Fulvio and Paul Flynn adjudicating at the All Ireland Farmers Market / Lidl Competition where one lucky winner will receive the prize worth at least €100,000 – €75,000 cash, €25,000 for product development / marketing and the winning product on the shelves in all Lidl stores around the country – now there’s a prize worth competing for – well done Lidl.

The Market Square was buzzing with the scintillating sounds of rock and roll, and wafting with enticing aromas from the encircling food stalls.

All in all a wonderful vista at the heart of our Cathedral town and greatly enjoyed by all.

Uplifting to hear all the positive comments and well done to all the organisers of this terrific festival. I even heard people at Market Square expressing the opinion that we should look at doing something like this once a month in the town and wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could.

I attended the gig at The Bailey later on Saturday night – actually much later – as it took quite a long time to get home from the hurling game in Kilkenny – once again noone being in any hurry to leave the scene of victory. So clad in purple and gold I went on to celebrate Wexford’s win and totally enjoyed the festival event – with rock and rollers in full flight, in some fabulous 50’s outfits and hairdos – it was an occasion for both participant and spectator.

An excellent and most enjoyable weekend and definitely a festival with massive potential for the town – one to develop and foster and well done to all involved particularly chief movers Eamonn Doyle and Richie Cotter.

– Maria Nolan

On August 8th the Battle of the Bands moves onto the semifinals stage where 12 Gauge Outrage, The Folly, Uproot Chaos, Beautiful Corruption and Cadence will battle it out. Only two bands will make it through to the final. Special guests on the night – Bagels. https://www.facebook.com/events/ 347270342087854/ The winners will be decided not only by the judges’ vote but by the crowd vote as well, so your favourite band needs YOU! Two winners will be decided in the semi-finals and they will go through to the finals on August 22nd which is the last gig of the summer. Here the two winners of the semi-finals will go head to head with one band winning first prize of a full studio recording package with The Orchard Recording Studio. Special guests on the night – Beltbuckle Overdrive and Marabou. n

Jigs and Reels

One participant taking part in this year’s Jigs & Reels who wouldn’t necessarily be known for being light on his feet is local man Kent Ashmore. He decided to take the challenge on behalf of two worthy charities – St Luke’s Hospital and St Anthony’s pre-school for children with special needs in Bellefield.

Kent is fortunate in being partnered with Cait Doyle – an All Ireland Champion dancer on two occasions.

The dancing pair took over DBar in Enniscorthy on Friday 18th July and hosted an evening with great food and a Garth Brooks tribute show. With sponsorship in place for the food and the band all proceeds from the night will go to their chosen charities.

You can follow Kent and Cait on their facebook page – www.facebook.com/kentandcaitjigsandreels. n

The "Chain Gang" The "Chain Gang" are coming to Wilson's Bar on Friday August 15th. We haven’t had the pleasure of seeing them in action yet but we understand they are among the best male entertainers in Europe!!! This promises to be a real ladies night with cocktails and top class male dancers. Tickets are priced at €10 and Wilson's will give special offers to groups. Numbers will be limited to ensure that its an enjoyable and comfortable night. Tickets can be bought in Wilson's at the weekends and can be bought on the night at the door. n

House of Stories

Storyhouse at Ár mBreacha House of Stories, Raheen, Ballyduff, Camolin, every Tuesday in August, 8.30-10.30pm. Tel 0872119151. n

Talented Sam’s success in L.A. A talented 19-year-old Wexford singer, Sam O'Shea from Coolcotts, has just returned from Los Angeles where he was representing Ireland at the World Championship of Performing Arts.

Sam was chosen to represent Ireland back in December after attending auditions held by the national team director for Ireland – Maureen V. Ward.

Sam was over the moon to be chosen to represent his country and especially Wexford in something that he really enjoys doing – singing.

The event which is an Olympic style event for Performing Arts took place in the world famous Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown LA. Singers, dancers, actors, models and instrumentalists from 50 different countries from all over the world came together to compete against

each other in many different categories and competitions. The event ran for two weeks and entailed workshops, auditions, agent/manager meetings and the competitions themselves.

Sam had the chance to work with top industry experts in practical workshops with vocal coaches such as Bob Garrett (vocal coach to Katy Perry, Va n e s s a H u d g e n s , D re w Barrymore, Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum and many more) and producers including Marc Williams (Kelly Rowland, Madonna, Chris Brown, Janet Jackson and many more) and Broadway agents such as Victoria Morris and Patrick Hart.

Sam was also invited to meet with agents and managers and was also invited to audition for the New York Film Academy and was given a workshop from the staff of New York conservatory of dramatic arts.

Sam competed in five vocal categories at the championships – Broadway, Opera, Jazz, Pop and World.

Sam was lucky enough to win a Silver Medal in Vocal Broadway for his performance of Close Every Door to Me from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Te c h n i c o l o r Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber and a Bronze Medal in Vocal World for his performance of The Contender by singer/songwriter Jimmy McCarthy. Sam competed in the 18-24 age category and battled out against over 400 competitors in his age category.

Sam said that this trip to Los A n g e l e s a n d t h e Wo r l d Championship of Performing Arts was a wonderful experience and something that he will never forget. He met so many wonderful people who all had the same interests and made friends with so many

Seisiun

Every Tuesday night in August at 9pm in Bree Community Centre.

A great night of Irish traditional music, song and dance. n

Spiegeltent The Spiegeltent will be up and running on Wexford Quay from 22nd October to 2nd November with an incredible line-up of local, national and international talent and the huge range of performers ensures there’s something for everybody. For full details see our upcoming September and October issues. In the meantime check out: wexfordspiegeltent.com. n

amazing people from all over the world including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and France.

Sam’s next step is to head off in September to the Irish College of Music Theatre.

Sam would like to thank everyone who helped him fundraise to help him attend the championships to represent his country.

Check out Sam’s Facebook page - Facebook.com/ samosheasinger. n

Music for Wexford

Today, August 6th, Music for Wexford presents the final lunchtime concert of 2014. Featuring Iulian Pusca (panflute) and Clare McCague (harp) the last in this year's Summer series will deliver a melodic and joyful programme, and will sign off another successful season.

Music for Wexford will continue its annual programme of concerts later in the year, and the ever popular 'Carols for All' returns this year in December also. As a dedicated group of volunteers, the group is committed to providing the highest calibre of live music in Wexford, and it is also proactive in providing younger and up and coming artistes with a platform from which to perform in public. Your support is very important in helping ensure Music for Wexford remains an integral part of Wexford's vibrant arts scene. Find out more about Music for Wexford on Facebook - www.facebook.com/musicforwexford. n

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Fun in Enniscorthy Participants enjoying the recent Riverside Jump Festival in Enniscorthy.

Enjoying the Riverside Jump Festival last month in Enniscorthy: Patricia Wildes, Marian Wildes, Helen Wildes and Maura Carbery.

Jonathan Hayes and Ciara Brennan who won second prize in the recent Strawberry Fest busking competition pictured with Peadar Moulton (Wexford Mental Health).

Conor Lawton, Strawberry Youth King, and Aileen Brophy, Strawberry Youth Queen.

Donohoes Hardware, Enniscorthy, held a very successful Open Day on 4th July. Left: Kathy Phelan, Dulux Signature Interior Designer, was very busy assisting customers with colour schemes and design tips for home decorating projects. Right: Declan Costello from AKZONOBEL with the famous Dulux Dog. Focal – the Wexford Literary Festival held in Enniscorthy during Strawberry Fest L-R: Paul O’Reilly, (Scallta Media), Ciara Butler (Strawberry Queen), Eamonn Wall (Poet), Niall Wall (Scallta Media) and American Poet Drucilla Wall.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Enniscorthy’s long established

Blackstairs BluEs FEstival takes place from 12-14th september.

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Dragon Sportive, Enniscorthy, 29th June. Thumbs up from the St Vincent de Paul team: Padraig Leacy, Willie White, Sean Foley, Andrew Owen, Rory McCauley, Edmund Roche, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Paddy Loughman, Sinead Lambe.

Dragon Sportive, Enniscorthy, 29th June.

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Enniscorthy Drama Group’s new play Earlier this month we sat down with the director of Enniscorthy Drama Group’s upcoming production of Glengarry Glen Ross, Jamie T Murphy, to find out how rehearsals were going and what we expect to see after the group’s last production, the hilarious Tom, Dick and Harry.

We first asked Jamie where the group stands now in their second year and how the last show went.

“Well, we are now to my mind nearly fully established. After a great start with the one acts last year, Ritual For Dolls and Tinker’s Wedding we are going strong. And Ritual went on the National One Act Circuit taking in Dundrum, Cork, Goresbridge and Gorey. I thoroughly enjoyed myself on the road and I felt it made us stronger as a group. We had a great director in Siobhan Duggan who believed in the show and more importantly she believed in us. I feel my performance could have been at least ten times better in retrospect but the rest of the guys were great and it established us as a viable force in the dramatic scene again. It let people know that we were back with fresh blood, a fresh outlook and a very talented group.

Your last show Tom, Dick and Harry was a great success by all accounts. How did you find the show?

Well at first, and I can’t speak for everyone, I genuinely believed we couldn’t pull it off.

The script read like an unused episode of Fawlty Towers or Only Fools. Quickfire gags, action and loads of in-and-out movement. But again we had a director, this time our chairperson Colum Coomey, who again believed in the show and he

Glengarry Glen Ross

Alec Baldwin in the 1992 film version of the play. had no doubts we could do the show justice. It does help when you’re working with a great bunch of actors (and no I’m not just saying that because my fiancée played Linda…). I have always been a firm believer that if you surround yourself with a strong team you can become almost invincible. I mean look at Tony Stark!! But no, seriously, we got stuck in and we all put a serious amount of work into it. It was effectively an ensemble piece and everyone gave 110%. Apart from Colum, he was phoning it in…

I kid, I kid. He was giving around 85%.

Glengarry is a completely different kettle of fish, why this show?

This show has been a bug in my ear since 2007, while I was studying in Aberystwyth in fact. Our scriptwriting lecturer, Terry Bailey, showed us the Alec Baldwin clip from the opening of the 1992 film version of the play. It lasts a mere seven minutes and he is never seen

again but the monologue went on to win an Oscar. It was immense. I had to read the play and when I did I was blown away. Every page was better than the last and the dialogue?

It goes so fast you have trouble taking in every little gem. The playwright, David Mamet, is just a master of language. There is not a single word, phrase or sentence that is not effective and useful, he has no capacity for waste. And when the opportunity came up for proposals for a second summer show after Tom, Dick and Harry I threw my hat into the ring, so it is a passion project finally reaching fruition some seven years later!

How did you find the casting process?

Luckily we are blessed with an unnatural amount of acting talent in this tiny county. And the stars must have aligned and the birds sung because most of them turned up to audition for this show. It wasn’t an easy task to decide who to keep and who not to keep. But in the

Take the Floor takes to the stage

Take the Floor takes to the stage in Wexford Opera House on Friday, 8 August, at 8pm.

This spectacular Irish dance show is directed and produced by former Riverdance stars Paula Goulding and Shane McAvinchey and will embark on a nationwide tour this August.

thetic quality and you almost feel sorry for him. George Aaranow is Bunclody’s Ronan P. Byrne who was our Tom in Tom, Dick and Harry. I can’t give too much away here, you need to come and see the show to see the transformation. Mr. Fintan Kelly plays John Williamson, the office boss, which means he gets to shout, boss people around and get one up on people, a struggle I’m sure. George Percival plays James Lingk and the man can do more without saying a word than I ever thought possible. Last, but by no means least, the detective in the middle of this horrible group of humans, Baylen, is played by Phillip Davis. A thankless role who receives nothing but abuse from everyone!

The production boasts the largest Irish dance show around with a cast of top Irish dancers and aspiring professionals including participants from countries such as Japan, Australia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Italy, France, Norway, G e r m a n y, R o m a n i a a n d Portugal.

McAvinchey, who runs his own Irish dance schools in Germany, Poland, Spain and Russia says, “The vast international flavour of the show makes it truly unique. We staged the first Take The Floor project over two and a half years ago in Dublin and it was amazing to see an Irish dance show with

Jamie T Murphy end, I made a decision alongside our trusted stage manager, Myles Mullally. Man, Mongo.

But no, seriously, the cast for this one is nothing short of phenomenal pulling in talent from Bunclody, Wexford, Gorey and indeed Enniscorthy.

Can you tell us a bit about the cast?

I can, and I will. Richard Roma is being played by Nic Furlong who has that instantaneous charisma that can’t be taught, it’s just there. David Moss is Stephen Rooney and he brings a quiet menace to the character, and he swears beautifully.

Sheldon Levene, played by Michael Conway from Wexford, gives Levene a lovely empa-

over 15 countries represented among the dancers.”

Live music for Take The Floor will be provided by top traditional Irish band, Beoga, described by The Wall Street Journal as “the most exciting new traditional band to emerge from Ireland this century”.

Paula Goulding danced for 7 years with Riverdance where she was dance captain of the Broadway production and also principal understudy. She directed, choreographed and co-produced Dancing Thru’ The Ages and was a coach, performer and winner of RTE's Celebrity Jigs n’ Reels.

More information can be f o u n d a t w w w. t a k e t h e floor2014.com. Tickets are €25/€22.50 and €75 for family (2A/2C). Book online at www.wexfordoperahouse.ie or box office 053-912 2144. n

When is the show running?

We are knee deep in rehearsals at the minute. The show opens on Thursday the 28th of August in The Presentation Centre and runs until Saturday the 30th.

Unfortunately George won’t be on stage on the Thursday as Gorey are putting on Tom, Dick and Harry as a summer show and George is Tom. So, for the opening night, I will be playing James Lingk. But the show runs for three nights and our last show was a huge suc-

cess with three sold out nights!

I must stress the language and content is colourful and as such the show is strictly open to people aged 16 and over! You have been warned! We are having a launch night on the 13th of August in Holohan’s Pub, where we have been kindly given the upstairs room to rehearse in

by Niall himself. Cheers, Niall.

Our special guest for the night will be author, RTE and Hot Press regular Mr. Peter Murphy.

A man we should hold in higher regard, in my humble opinion, he was written two five-star novels and is a phenomenal writer. So you are all cordially invited to the launch!

Where can people get tickets?

There will be posters going up around the town and further afield with information on them in the next week or two. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for ticket info and keep an eye on local press as well. Tickets will be €10 across the board and you should get them as soon as they become available. I believe in this show. I believe in the work, the cast, the crew and everyone that will have a hand in helping us put it on stage.

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Single success for Donna Marie Congratulations to local singer/songwriter Donna Marie on the success of her current single Another Way To Cry which was released on 11th July.

The livewire from Enniscorthy benefits from having been surrounded by music from birth. At age 15 she became a member of the legendary band "Breeze Junkie/Breeze52" and has made the transfer from a talented band member to a leading solo artist with many appearances on RTE. Her debut single "Simple Song" in April 2010 made it into the Irish Charts and was followed up by her second single "I can’t see it" which was released in April 2011 along with her first music video on YouTube. She released her 11-track debut album “My Voice” on iTunes in February 2012. Last October Donna Marie released ‘I’m Missin’ You’ which made it to number 2 on the Country iTunes chart.

After fighting a four-year battle with vocal nodules Donna Marie finally had them removed this April and then released her first ever Irish country single “Another Way To Cry” to iTunes and all major download stores on 11th July.

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Slaney Entertainment

6 August 2014

Probably the best Pub Talent in the world…

Leanne Hore and Denise Gordon Redmond.

iser? – simply the best); Heat Judge: Leanne Hore, talented Irish dancer and 2013 Strawberry Queen.

Daniel Furlong: 2012 winner of The All Ireland Talent Show who also performed on the night.

Cllr Johnny Mythen... well, he's been around the traps and knows what’s hot and what’s not.

Gail Cummins (nee Gordon), 1993 Strawberry Queen and New Ross chorister.

Michael Bennett, because he's fair, unbiased (and we want our roads repaired especially in Oylegate).

Causing a commotion Following his recent sold out show at Dublin's Vicar St, Lloyd Cole returns for a seven-date solo tour of Ireland this autumn, including St Iberius Church in Wexford on Sunday 31st August, presented by Lantern.ie.

The talented Scot scored a string of hits as front man with The Commotions in the eighties and the band were acclaimed for intelligent, literate pop songs such as Perfect Skin and Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?

Last year, he released Standards, his tenth solo album and only his second since 1995 to feature a full band of additional musicians, including Matthew Sweet and sometime Lou Reed drummer Fred Maher.

Tickets: www.wexfordartscentre.ticketsolve.com/shows.

The KevIn Brady TrIo feaTurInG BIll CarroThers Music - 15 August “Brady is one of the most dynamic forces in the Irish jazz scene today” Sunday Tribune.

Critically acclaimed drummer and producer Kevin Brady continues his collaboration with one of the world’s leading jazz musicians U.S. pianist Bill Carrothers. Brady has many years of experience playing with some of Ireland’s most prominent trios including The Tommy Halferty Trio and The Phil Ware Trio.

This will be a rare opportunity for audiences to listen to some fine exponents of the jazz piano trio as one of Ireland’s leading rhythm sections perform with one of the USA’s great modern improvising musicians. The music performed features compositions from all mem-

Our own local Michael Sinnott, Head of News at South East Radio, with his excellent media skills brought great enthusiasm to the table.

Jimmy Gahan... say no more ... he's got SE Radio connections and is into The Chronicle and we just might get front page (if Damien Dempsey hasn't got it) ... nah, all rounder.

After much serious debate, they came to a unanimous agreement as follows: 6th place... Ryans, Galbally (had to pull out but had been nominated to go through).

5th place... Marty B's, Killurin.

4th place... The Whitehouse, Templeshannon.

3rd place... Doyles, The Still.

2nd place... The Millennium Bar, Davidstown.

1st place... Slaney Inn, Oylegate.

The individual trophy awards which are just as important were presented to each individual at the final. Hope all are happy with our choices!

Adjudicators Awards: Best Entertainer: Tiny Turner, Anne Hendrick, The Whitehouse.

Most Dedicated Participant: Paddy Gordon, Doyles, The Duffry.

Best Trio: Sheila, Deborah and Helena of The Holy Grail, Ballindaggin.

Judges Choice Trophies: Best MC - Des Redmond, The Millenium Bar, Davidstown.

Best Vocal - Mary Doyle,

Monageer Tavern, Monageer.

Best Overall Male - Oisin Coffey, Marty Bs, Killurin.

Best Overall Female - Brenda Quirke, Slaney Inn, Oylegate.

Best Comedy Act - The 2 Bubbles and Tammy Synette.

Best Trad Act - Irish Dancers, Ryans of Galbally.

Best Instrumental - Octupus Davidstown.

Best Craic - Fintan Kelly - Toss Kavanaghs.

Best Audience - Doyles, The Still.

Carlsberg Certificates: Niall Holohan - Proprietors’ Involvement.

Treacys Hotel - Ger Lynch Great Voice.

Conrans Rathnure - Jack on the box - Great Voice.

Toss Kavanaghs - Annemarie Whelan - Comedy Sketch as Dan. Marty Bs - Julie - Homely Welcome.

Sycamore House - Mary Homely Welcome.

Breda O’Connor - Holy Grail Homely Welcome.

Ryans of Galbally - Sinead and Anne Long - Something Unique.

Tom Dunbars, Ferns - Ellie Condren - Beautiful Voice.

Robbies, the Pub - Tim Corrigan - Won't Give Up. Sycamore House - Jack (84) The Oldest Swinger In Town (still playing accordion!)

The beautiful 2014 Strawberry Queen, Ciara Butler, along with Anne Gilpin, Strawberry Fest PRO, presented Denise Gordon Redmond and Leanne Hore with special prizes of dinner for two, sponsored by the Riverside Park Hotel, for their unwaivering running of what was an excellent social event.

Denise and Leanne presented the awards, sponsored

by Carlsberg Diageo, to the Pub Talent winners. The winning pub, Slaney Inn, performed on Saturday Night in the Market Square to a brilliant crowd.

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AUGUST ENTERTAINMENT All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

Wed 6 Thurs 7 Fri 8 Fri 8 Fri 8 Fri 8 Fri 8 Sat 9 Sun 10 Sun 10 Tues 12 Tues 12 Thurs 14 Fri 15 Fri 15 Fri 15 Fri 15 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sat 16 Sun 17 Sun 17 Tues 19 Tues 19 Thurs 21 Fri 22 Fri 22 Fri 22 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Sun 24 Tues 26 Tues 26 Thurs 28 28-30 28-30 Fri 29 Fri 29 Sun 31 Sun 31 Sun 31

Music for Wexford – iulian Pusca (Panflute) and clare Mccague (harP). St Iberius Church, Wexford, 1.05pm. a suMMer evening With sean Keane and sPecial guest louise Morrissey, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross. des BroWne. Temple Bar, Treacys. the Waxies. DBar. traditional irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm. taKe the floor. Dance. Wexford Opera House. See page 13.

Battle of the Bands seMi final. Holohans.

MicK & donna Marie. Temple Bar, Treacys. derMot PoWer. Temple Bar, Treacys.

Big generator. Benedicts. storyhouse at Ár MBreacha house of stories, Raheen, Ballyduff, Camolin. seisiun in Bree coMMunity centre. a suMMer evening With sean Keane and sPecial guest louise Morrissey, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross. no hassle. Temple Bar, Treacys. flocK of Budgies. DBar. the Kevin Brady trio featuring Bill carrothers.

Wexford Arts Centre. traditional irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm. the chain gang. Wilson's Bar. inMate. Temple Bar, Treacys.

Brendan grace. Comedian. Hotel Curracloe. stePhen M. Temple Bar, Treacys. catch 22. Benedicts. storyhouse at Ár MBreacha house of stories, Raheen, Ballyduff, Camolin. seisiun in Bree coMMunity centre. a suMMer evening With sean Keane and sPecial guest louise Morrissey, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross. ronan Quigley. Temple Bar, Treacys.

Bad influence. DBar. traditional irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Battle of the Bands final. Holohans.

Bees Knees. Temple Bar, Treacys. soMething Blue. Temple Bar, Treacys.

Point BlanK. Benedicts. storyhouse at Ár MBreacha house of stories, Raheen, Ballyduff, Camolin. seisiun in Bree coMMunity centre. a suMMer evening With sean Keane and sPecial guest louise Morrissey, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross. ireland neWfoundland festival. See page 3. glengarry glen ross. Presented by enniscorthy drama group. Over 16s only. The Presentation Centre. traditional irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Wexford iMProv grouP. Comedy. Wexford Arts Centre.

Mind sWings. Temple Bar, Treacys. the KilKennys. Benedicts. lloyd cole. St Iberius Church, Wexford.

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It would be prudent to check all events locally with the organisers and/or venues. Check www.wexlive.com for updated listings.

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

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

bers’ of the trio. Currently this exciting and original piano trio are working on their third studio album which will be released worldwide by the renowned jazz label Fresh Sound Records.

Wexford Improv Group Comedy - 29 Aug Wexford Improv Group (WIG) – A night of WIGtastic comedy and capers!

Wexford Improv Group returns home to Wexford Arts Centre on Friday August 29th at 8pm for a night of improvised theatrical capers, involving short improvised scenarios created with the aid of the audience. YOU! Described by Dave Fanning as, “Very fab, very fab indeed!” be sure to join WIG for a night of off the cuff wit, laughter, impromptu interpretation and sheer fun! This dynamic performance group will not disappoint.

For more info on these and other events in WAC: WWW.WexFoRDARTsCeNTRe.ie T: (053) 9123764.

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Denise Gordon Redmond, organiser of the Carlsberg Pub Talent competition, judge, adjudicator, 2012 overall female vocalist, was in bits on Thursday 26th June as the first ever Battle of the Pubs was held collectively in the Riverside Park Hotel.

Tentatively set up for 400, she was overwhelmed that 700 people attended to hear what many felt was THE event of the Strawberry Festival.

She was overwhelmed with the generosity of people from the Pub Talent who stepped in to help organise the sound for the two stages. Six pubs were selected for the battle but one had to withdraw as some of their show participants had to compete in an All-Ireland dance competition.

Rules were kept simple this year. The pubs were advised they had 30 minutes in which to entertain us, using local pub drinkers/entertainers. Each of the pubs which put on a show, put on a show to die for. Every show was sooooo good.

The Judges were: Denise Gordon Redmond who has brought the Pub Talent to a new level (summing her up as organ-

Solstice Cabaret at Wexford Arts Centre, 20 June 2014. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

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Eilis Leddy (CEO WWETB), and John Cassidy (Waterford and Wexford Training Centre Manager).

Pic: Leo Murphy.

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On January 1st, 2014, the then Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., formally announced the transfer of seven SOLAS Training Centres to the recently established Education and Training Boards. In accordance with this the Waterford and Wexford Training Centres have now been officially transferred as of July 1st, 2014. The new names for the Training Centres are the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (ETB) Training Centres. n

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6 August 2014

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Chang Thai Head Chef, Dao

Award for Chang Thai

Roisín O’Carroll doing a brisk trade for Wheelock Fruits, in Abbey Square, Enniscorthy.

A taste of Wexford Strawberries “Delicious” was the word heard at the second a taste of Wexford Strawberries competition sponsored by bord bia and the Wexford fruit producers at riverside park hotel on Tuesday 24 June, as part of the Strawberry festival.

Delicious strawberries and delicious Strawberry Mojitos on arrival sponsored by Diageo! it was the perfect start to a lively night with the four successful homecooks selected to compete being Jane Whelan, Liz fitzgerald, Linda Thorpe and Ann Murphy, all interviewed by West end, London, actor peter McCamley.

Peter kept the homecook event flowing as he interviewed each homecook about the dishes they were creating, tips they had on cooking their chosen dessert, and much more fun! The highlight was the sampling of their creations after the judges, Phelim Byrne of Phelim Byrne (Seasuir) and Liz Wall (President, ICA) had tasted the entries.

In hot pursuit of the homecook cook-off were the two chefs selected from the leading chefs at Wexfordian establishments. The two selected chefs w e r e R i c h i e Tr a p p e o f Greenacres, Selskar, Wexford (the 2013 Award Winning Chef) and Paul McClelland of The Bailey, Enniscorthy. They too were interviewed until the room developed a hush as the two chefs intently prepared their dishes. Richie Trappe prepared two dishes: one was

smoked fish terrine with strawberry & lime jelly, and a white balsamic and strawberry reduction followed by a vanilla penna cotta with hazelnut dacquoise biscuit, strawberry sphere and strawberry & white chocolate warm milk shot.

Paul McClelland produced Wexford Lamb Three Ways with spinach, mint, beetroot & strawberry, followed by The Taste of Wexford Strawberries of strawberries with cream, honey and brownies. Whilst the judges deliberated on the winning chef, Eamonn Kehoe of Teagasc explained the art of modern strawberry growing with slides and Q & A and the Wexford ICA showed a beautiful selection of crafts.

T h e We x f o r d F r u i t Producers sponsored the homecook competition. The winner of the homecook competition was… Linda Thorpe, producing a strawberry dessert that was for the regular palate delicious but could also be served to suit celiacs as Linda herself is diagnosed as gluten intolerant. As a lover of cooking, she wanted her entry to appeal to ALL palates.

Cyril Wheelock, Chair, Strawberry Festival and 2010 and 2013 Strawberry Grower of the Year, presented the finalists and Linda with their trophies from Gift Tree, Wexford.

Laura Kelly, of Kelly’s Resort, Rosslare, was on hand to present the Kelly Award to the winning chef Richie Trappe.

– anne Gilpin

Mary O'Hanlon of the Tasty Parlour, Ballykerogue, Campile, New Ross, was the winner of the All-Ireland Farmers Market competition held on 19th July in Enniscorthy. Mary received her impressive trophy from Tim O'Leary of IFA Countryside.

Well done, Mary!

one of the varied dining options in the 4-star Treacy’s hotel, enniscorthy; Chang Thai restaurant, has recently been awarded a Certificate of excellence by well-known review website, Trip Advisor.

The award was bestowed on the authentic Thai restaurant for the consistent, outstanding feedback it has received through Trip Advisor. The quality of food on offer, the choice of dishes, oriental atmosphere and a strong service ethos have led to Trip Advisor, and its users, recognising the restaurant as providing an exceptional experience for diners.

Commenting on receiving the award, Anton Treacy, Managing Director of Treacy’s Hotel said, “It is no surprise to me that Chang Thai has received this recognition from Trip Advisor. Dao the Head Chef

and his team have worked relentlessly to provide a true Thai experience using a combination of oriental ingredients and fresh, local produce.

In achieving this, they have created something truly unique.

This endorsement from Trip Advisor is really an endorsement from the thousands of local people and residents in our hotel who visit Chang Thai and that’s what makes it valuable to us.”

Chang Thai was previously recommended by Paolo Tullio of Taste of Ireland as one of the top ethnic restaurants in Ireland. It is open nightly from Wednesday to Sunday and offers an extensive menu, along with an early bird option and seasonal special offers. Takeaway menu also available.

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ristorante ‘Via Veneto’ 58 Weafer St, enniscorthy

Celebrity chefs Catherine Fulvio and Paul Flynn at the Taste of Success event in Enniscorthy on 19th July. RTÉ and Lidl Ireland have come together to find the next great Irish food product through a new RTÉ One series, The Taste of Success, which will see members of the public and local producers compete to get their food product on the shelves of Lidl Ireland’s 140 supermarkets as part of an overall prize worth €100,000. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Paolo Tullio, food and wine critic, author and broadcaster.

Via Veneto: “Classic recipes treated with respect and followed with precision” – Paolo tullio

Superb ChoiCe of MenuS:

Set Menu, All night, every night: 2 courses €21.50, 3 courses €24.50.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– early bird Menu 5.30pm–7.00pm Monday to friday: 2 courses €17.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– full a-la-carte menu also available.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– One of the many food stalls in Enniscorthy on 19th July as part of the food event at the Riverside Jump Festival. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Tel: 053 9236929 www.viaveneto.ie

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u g o h h t t f a o r g G n i aza r a p S Some of the people at the Lockout Memorial Gate in the Faythe, Wexford Town, 21st July 2014, in sympathy with the people of Gaza. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Wexford Supporters Launch Night

Wexford Supporters Club launched their Dog race night on Tuesday 29th July at riverside park hotel. on hand to give their support were members of the u-21 and intermediate hurling panels, Wexford Camogie and Ladies football.

Sincere thanks to BarbaraAnne Murphy, Chairperson of the new Municipal District Council, for attending along

with councillors James Browne, Johnny Mythen and Pip Breen and to Mr. GAA himself, Liam Spratt, who was our man at the mic.

The occasion was upbeat and positive with Wexford Supporters Chairman Arthur Quinn emphasising that the role of the Supporters Club was to help finance and support hurling, football, camogie, ladies football and handball

with special regard for underage. Arthur congratulated all our sportsmen and women for their achievements to date, thanked them for the joy that they had brought to the Summer of 2014 and appealed to all to turn out and show their support at the upcoming fundraisers – Dog Race Night on 14th August and Golf Classic on 29th August at Bunclody Golf Club.

The Race Night which will take place on Thursday 14th August at Enniscorthy Dog Track promises to be a fun night for all the family with novelty games, autographs, and fantastic raffle prizes. All proceeds from the night will go directly into the development and progression of all our Wexford teams.

– Maria nolan, PRo

Hell and Back

Have you got what it takes to tackle Ireland's toughest physical and mental endurance challenge on Sunday, September 14th 2014? Can you make it through hell and back, and at the same time raise funds to clear the debt in St. Senan's Parish, Enniscorthy. Each participant is being asked to raise a minimum of €250 and St Senan’s will look after your entrance fee and getting you to/from the course in Killruddery Estate, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Contact St Senan’s parish on 053-9237611. Facebook: “St. Senan's Parish: To Hell & Back”.

Carraig Briste Graduation Class 2014

Proprietor Barbara Cullen, staff and children at Carraig Briste, Templescoby, graduation 2014.

Above: Mr. Liam Doyle pictured at his interesting antique shop in the Market Square, Enniscorthy.

Left: Minister Paul Kehoe with U.S. Embassy official Ms Angie Smith at the launch of the Riverside Jump Festival 2014.

Pics: Donal Cullen.

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Tom on board

Tom Moorehouse

enniscorthy Athenaeum Ltd is delighted to announce the appointment of a new director to the company. At a meeting of the board in July, Tom Moorehouse, Moran park, r e c e n t l y r e t i r e d To w n Councillor and well-respected charity worker, joined the ranks of the Athenaeum. Tom sat on the town council for a number of years, and is a firm favourite among his peers, with an easy manner, no-nonsense attitude and approachable demeanour.

Tom and wife, Teresa, are synonymous with voluntary work for charity and the Church, one of their biggest successes being the Bosnian appeal which is still raising money to this day.

The Athenaeum is honoured to have someone of Tom’s character and experience come on board at this stage with an

i n d e p e n d e n t a n d f re s h approach.

Also, Michael Freeman, G a l b a l l y, Bre e , h a s b e e n appointed Press Adviser to Enniscorthy Athenaeum. It was felt by the board that in order to maximise potential and get the publicity needed to garner as much support and grant aid as possible, an expert in the field was essential. Mr Freeman is a journalist, publisher and entrepreneur. He is giving his services free of charge.

The Athenaeum narrowly missed out on grant aid last December, but the directors are optimistic that they will be in with a good shout when more money becomes available next year. Helen Ashdown, spokesperson for the directors said: “With Paul Kehoe secure as Chief Whip again, we hope he will continue to lobby on behalf of the Athenaeum, and Enniscorthy, to help get us the grant aid we so badly need, so that everything is in place for the 1916 centenary. The Athenaeum, or ‘Enniscorthy’s GPO’ as Ray Murphy and the Re-enactment Society dubbed it, is unquestionably central to any commemoration of that empire-shaking Easter week one hundred years ago. There are sons and daughters and granddaughters and grandsons of the men and women who served in the Athenaeum from all parts of the county, who need to be able to remember their family member with pride in the appropriate place.”

Castle Tours In addition to the normal, daily, guided and self-guided tours, during the month of August Enniscorthy Castle will be open later than usual on Thursdays to allow a guided tour at 6pm. From the dungeon to the roof, hear about the Normans, Sir Henry Wallop, the life and times of the Roche family, the 1916 Easter Rising in Enniscorthy and the story of Eileen Gray. Adults €4, Seniors and Students €3, and families €10.

SF seeks support for Post Offices and emigrants At the July meeting of Wexford Co. Council, Sinn féin’s fionntán Ó Súilleabháin proposed a motion in relation to Wexford’s rural post offices: "Wexford County Council notes the ongoing concern regarding the future of our rural postal service. it further notes that three rural post offices have closed in Co.Wexford in recent times. Wexford County Council will support the campaign by the postmasters union and others, calling on the government to put an Action plan in place immediately for the long term sustainability of our post office network, involving an expanded rural post office service."

Fionntán stated: "In recent years in North Wexford alone post offices have been cut in A s k a m o re , B a l l y g a r re t t , Ballymoney, Castletown, Craanford, Hollyfort, Inch and Killenagh. The fabric of rural Ireland is being ripped apart in the name of so-called progress.

Its time to shout stop and for the government to put an action plan in place to reverse the d e c l i n e o f ru r a l I re l a n d .

Otherwise it'll just be a case of letting the last one turn out the lights."

The motion was passed unanimously.

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bring TheM hoMe Cllr fionntán Ó Súilleabháin has also called for a scheme to entice emigrants to come home.

A scheme needs to be introduced to enable Irish emigrants forced out over the last six years to come home according to Cllr O' Súilleabháin who said that the government already offers tax reliefs to enable large companies to bring in high paid executives to work here and now it was high time that similar actions were taken to bring our emigrants home. "Over 300,000 people have left this country since the recession began in 2008… Sinn Féin is proposing that a fund be created, financed in part by the National Lottery and the EIB, to enable our emigrants to come home.” n

Ichthyosis support group coffee morning

Wexford man James White, Chairperson of Irish Pilgrimage Trust with the legendary Henry Shefflin from Kilkenny.

Local rivals co-operate Kilkenny and Wexford joined forces as henry Shefflin, legendary Kilkenny hurler and 11time All Star launched The irish pilgrimage Trust’s national Draw on 19th June in nowlan park, Kilkenny in the company of Wexford man James White, Chairperson of irish pilgrimage Trust. first prize is a brand new nissan pulsar car and other prizes include weekend breaks and a 55” Samsung Curved TV. Tickets are on sale nationwide and cost €5 each.

The Irish Pilgrimage Trust

is a registered charity in Ireland, and for over 40 years the Trust has been travelling on pilgrimage and on holiday to Lourdes with young people with special needs, from all over Ireland. The Trust also runs two super respite homes in Kilcuan, Co. Galway and Cois Cuain, Co. Wexford.

The respite homes are available for groups or families catering for special needs throughout the year.

For more information on the Irish Pilgrimage Trust please contact 091-796622 or email: info@irishpilgrimagetrust.com

Ichthyosis Support Group coffee morning in Bellefield GAA complex, Friday, 4th July.

Opposite: Mary Sinnott, Ann Buckley, Jane Coughlan, Rosie Sullivan.

Below left: Jessica and Alex Treacy, Christian Bailey and Nuala Dempsey.

Below centre: Therese O’Connor, Cathal Murphy, Edel Kenny.

Below right: Roisin Ruth, Aoibhinn Redmond, Conor Ruth.

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New man at the helm Derek Coyne re-joins the Griffin Group having worked for five years at Monart Destination Spa from its opening in 2005. Derek has been appointed General Manager at the Ferrycarrig Hotel.

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Derek Coyne has returned to The griffin group as new general Manager at the ferrycarrig hotel. Derek rejoins The griffin group having worked with the team at Monart Destination Spa for its opening in 2005.

From Galway, Derek was educated at GMIT where he studied Hotel Management.

Upon obtaining his degree he headed for France, Belgium, Switzerland and Bermuda where he worked for a variety of prestigious hotel properties prior to returning to

Ireland in 2005 to assist with the opening of the award winning Monart Destination Spa. Most recently Derek managed the five-star Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort.

Derek says he is delighted to lead the team at the Ferrycarrig Hotel. “I am looking forward to continuing and enhancing the Ferrycarrig hotel’s reputation as a superb hotel property with multiple offerings as a family holiday destination and a top wedding venue. Ferrycarrig Hotel was Wexford’s first ever four star

property and has a great tradition and long established reputation for local dining in the Dry Dock Bar and Reeds Restaurant. I am excited to work alongside the existing management team of Jeanette and Michael O’Keeffe and all the superb team at the Ferrycarrig Hotel. I am thrilled to be back working in Wexford and I am looking forward to welcoming visitors old and new to this superb hotel.”

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Local business confidence improves A further sign that the domestic market in the South east continues to improve, albeit slowly, is evidenced by the fact that nearly two-thirds of businesses are reporting improved customer activity in the last six months. As a result, 59% of businesses expect sales to be better this year than last and around one in four expects to employ more people by the end of the year.

These good bits of news are the key findings of the latest South east business Confidence Study published in May. The hotels/restaurants/ tourism sector will see the

biggest increase in employment with 38% of businesses expecting to hire more – followed by financial services (32%) and construction (30%).

However, businesses in all sectors are broadly positive about sales this year. In fact, almost 1 in 5 businesses claim their recovery is "well-established".

Commenting on the results, John Gilsenan, Managing Director of Market Dynamics, stated: "The steady improvement in the business environment is continuing and the fact that the transport and distribution sector is so positive is yet another indicator that the

domestic market is literally ‘moving’ again. As we would expect, increased employment will follow well behind increased sales as spare capacity is likely to exist at the moment. One concern is that though all sectors are showing positive signs, nonetheless, there is a proportion of businesses in every sector whose sales are still falling and for whom the improving business environment has not been sufficient to turn the tide. For many of these, you would have to worry about their future prospects."

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chased it. ‘Planned obsolescence’ is now so prevalent it is looked upon as normal. You could believe that there is a built-in obsolescence in most modern appliances. It is claimed that manufacturers are deliberating limiting the life of a product so as to induce the buyer to replace it.

The May 2014 edition of the UK consumer magazine Which in an article titled ‘Repair or Replace’ found that there were great differences in the cost of repairing an appliance between quotations from different firms; e.g. for a new washing machine door seal the price quoted ranged from £50 to £158. The magazine found that national retailers and manufacturers in Britain were more costly for repairs than independent firms.

We all remember the time when we kept our old jalopies going for many years with the expertise of local mechanics.

Now we rush to purchase the latest model with many years left in the life of the old model.

The lifespan of countless consumer goods has never been

shorter as new products render previous models outmoded.

Our demand for the instant, new and cheap has led to the setting up of contemporary sweat shops in Bangladesh and elsewhere and when the slappedup buildings the s l a v e l a b o u re r s work in collapse, thousands die. The insatiable craving for ‘growth’ has led to all kinds of banking collapses, austerity, false political promises and other shenanigans that haven’t surfaced in the public domain yet.

Bring back to the fore the ‘handyman’ and let him/her repair our malfunctioning appliances and prevent almost new models being dumped.

Manufacturers are contributing to present day obsolescence because their products are predicated on us buying the new. Of course, proper maintenance can prolong the lifetime

€2,500 online Trading Vouchers now available to SMes from 1 July 2014, small businesses throughout ireland can apply for digital vouchers to assist in helping their businesses trade online.

Announcing the scheme, Minister Pat Rabbitte TD said that 1,000 vouchers will be available for qualifying businesses through the network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEO's) between now and the end of 2014 with more on offer next year.

Businesses will be able to apply for grants of up to €2,500 as Government has allocated €5 million for the rollout of the trading online voucher scheme.

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business & retail incentive Scheme for Vacant property in Templeshannon, enniscorthy Under a pilot incentive scheme for vacant property, Wexford County Council is offering incentives for the encouragement of business and retail uses in designated areas of Enniscorthy especially on Templeshannon, Shannon Quay, Railway Square, Lower Shannon and Spring Valley, in order to address vacancy on these streets. The grant is being offered as a contribution towards fit out costs.

There will be a strong presumption in favour of grant-aid for higher order comparison retail outlets including fashion outlets – both multiple and independent stores, ‘lifestyle stores’, flagship stores, niche and specialist retailers such as home furnishings, beauty products, jewellery and books. A clustering of these uses in particular at ground and 1st floor level will help to develop a vibrant retail quarter.

John Gilsenan, Managing Director of Market Dynamics

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Is ‘Planned Obsolescence’ the modern driving force of growth?

We are living in an increasingly ‘throwaway culture’.

When our fridge-freezers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, or any other appliances in our homes conk out we are generally told that it would be cheaper to purchase a new appliance rather than repair the cause of the problem.

One would think that with the global recession enveloping us that we wouldn’t be rushing to purchase a new replacement before we seriously consider repairing our old model. No doubt the manufacturers are aware that there is a yearning on the part of the consumer to possess an appliance that is newer sooner than is it is essential to do so.

It is claimed it is an approach that has been driving manufacturing processes for some fifty years.

Today we have flat pack furniture only to be designed once, operating systems applicable for a couple of years, and a smart phone that is old hat by the time you bring it home from the shop where you pur-

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Grant Relief to be Provided: (i) Year 1 - Grant relief is based on certified fit out costs/shop improvement cost subject to a maximum of 50% of the annual rates liability for the first year. (ii) Year 2 – Grant relief is based on original certified fit out costs/shop improvement costs (as submitted at year 1) subject to a maximum of 25% of the annual rates liability for the second year.

The eligible qualifying costs applicable for grant relief under the retail incentive scheme for vacant properties are fitout/shopfront improvement costs. http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/CommunityEnterp rise/Downloads/VacantPropertyIncentiveScheme/ for full details including terms and conditions and map of designated area.

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emerald Crystal opens its new factory retail outlet Emerald Crystal is pleased to announce its new factory retail outlet at its premises in Waterford. This factory retail outlet stocks the Emerald Crystal product range and allows customers to experience the beauty of Irish designed and handmade crystal within a showroom setting.

of any product.

I believe that manufacturers are not required by law to p ro d u c e s p a re p a r t s f o r machines they ceased making – or even for those that are still in production.

It is hoped that present day austerity has led us to respect our appliances and not dump them when they breakdown.

Local expertise in repairing modern appliances should be encouraged and professional training courses specifically geared towards the reduction of obsolescence be instituted.

– Seán Doyle

Walter Walsh, Emerald Crystal, said: “We are delighted to open our factory retail outlet which will allow us to showcase our crystal product range to existing and new customers. We are committed to preserving Irish craftsmanship and every beautiful piece of Emerald Crystal is designed and handmade in Waterford city.”

Emerald Crystal offer gifts for almost every occasion throughout the year. Their products are suitable for any celebration, for dining and entertaining, weddings and anniversaries, baby gifts, birthdays, graduation, retirement and festive holidays. Their engraving service is ideal for personalised awards for clubs and organisations and special sentiments for family and friends.

Emerald Crystal factory retail outlet is located at Unit 613, Northern Extension, IDA Industrial Estate, Waterford. Trading hours are from 10.00am to 4.00pm. The factory retail showroom can be contacted on 051-358991 or by e-mail at sales@emerald.ie. The Emerald Crystal product range can be viewed at www.emerald.ie n

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VET DIARY FOR AUGUST with the Moyne Veterinary Clinic

This month, Joe Kavanagh has some advice on keeping your pet safe during hot and humid weather.

Above: June Harper (Judge) with Sarah O’Neill, Camolin, and her prizewinning ram lamb.

Above: George Jacob, Dunsinane, leads a young hereford to the ring. Below: the two Jems – Jem Furlong and Jem Cousins.

Summer brings the welcome sunshine that gives us vital vitamin D and helps our metabolism, our bone structure and calcium absorbtion.

Along with that sunshine, especially this summer, the 'heavy weather', as we say here in Ireland, humidity can take its toll on our four legged friends. They will be more inlined to rest, sleep more and eat less. The same as ourselves in summer, pets don't need the same level of feeding so you can throttle back on the grub as their system doesn't have the same energy requirements as in the winter to keep themselves warm.

The humidity can also affect them even if they're used to being in the car. Leaving the windows down a reasonable amount will be very important for them. Also essential is ample, good drinking water. Dogs don't sweat, they pant to regulate their temperature so keep a watchful eye out for them and don't leave them in the car unattended in the blaring heat if at all possible. Park in the shade or under a big tree. The parking warden will forgive you!!!

Getting your furry dogs clipped is also a big bonus for them to counteract the heat. Don't take them out in the red hot part of the day. Early morning is cool or the evening is best especially if your dog is in anyway compromised with health problems such as heart, lung, or kidney problems.

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“Time to ban cruelty to circus animals” banning circus animal acts from performing on public land in Wexford would be a progressive move and would set a more fitting example for our children than letting them view caged elephants, a Wexford County Councillor has argued.

Cllr Mick Roche (pictured) said that he intends to move a similar motion before Wexford County Council to the one that was recently put forward by his party colleagues in Cork in an attempt to stop alleged cruelty to circus animals. "Currently the Minister for Agriculture in

the six counties, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill, is in negotiations with the Department of Agriculture here with a view to an island-wide ban on travelling animal circuses. Until that can become law, it is necessary for individual councils to enact their own legislation," he says.

"It has to be stressed that Sinn Féin are not against circuses, but we feel that there are more fitting environments for animals of this nature to be viewed and that there is absolutely nothing preventing a non-animal-act circus from being as profitable as an animal

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If a picture tells a thousand words…

Ibar Carty chronicles the 20th century in Enniscorthy & beyond The Enniscorthy Municipal District is hosting a superb exhibition of old photos in The Presentation Centre for the month of August. Over 100 photos are on display supplied by the Carty brothers – approx 50 from Ibar Carty’s collection (incl. the P.A. Crane collection) and 50 from Ger Carty’s collection.

The photos cover Enniscorthy and district dating from the 1870s to the 1960s.

Admission is free and copies of any photos can be ordered from Ibar and Ger.

Old I.R.A. Parade, 25th March 1951. Pic: P.A. Crane. Copyright Ibar Carty.

Ibar carty has opened up his vast photo archives to the Slaney News. In this 37th of a series, Ibar shares more photos taken in the enniscorthy area over 60 years ago. If you can supply the names of any of the people featured in these photos, Ibar and the Slaney News would be delighted to hear from you. please email the names to: slaneynews@gmail.com. thank you.

Carnival time on the Prom 1951. Pic: P.A. Crane. Copyright Ibar Carty.

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A local contributor looks at life today in Enniscorthy and beyond miCk WAllACe The antics of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly at Shannon Airport recently certainly drew a lot of attention. Their motives may have been well intentioned but it’s doubtful that the majority of the 13,000 people who voted for Wallace would approve of him deliberately breaking the law. As a member of Dail Eireann Mick is a legislator and as such must have respect for the law of the land. He has ample opportunity to raise any matter he wishes within the forum of the Oireachtas without resorting to the tactics of a lawbreaker. In fairness to him since his election he has used the Dail to good effect to highlight many injustices.

However when it comes down to the law, he, like the rest of us, should abide by it. For instance if I think that a speed limit on a particular road is too restrictive am I entitled to break it as a matter of principle? Are those who disagree with the property tax entitled not to pay it? How far would we get if all of us decided to take the law into our own hands. Society would break down and there would be total chaos. Quite simply none of us would survive. We look to people like Wallace to represent us as his constituents and fully accept his right to express his strongly held opinions but when it comes to the law I think that most of us want him to respect it.

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We all subsidise R.T.E. through the annual licence fee of €160 per year. Not a lot in the overall context but enough to entitle us to a reasonable service. But are we getting it? I don’t think so. During the summer season a massive percentage of programmes are repeats. On one Sunday night recently, excluding the news, R.T.E. ran six programmes between 5pm and midnight. Four of these were repeats, in some cases running consecutively. Not good enough I say. tDs’ phone expenses The recent court case involving former Minister of State Ivor Callelly where he pleaded guilty to fiddling his phone expenses raises an important issue. That issue is the allowances which T.D.s get towards the purchase of mobile phones. Every 18 months these people are given €750 towards the purchase of a new phone. This is on top of their salary, which is at least €1,700 per week for a backbench TD, €2,300 a week for a Minister of State and €3,700 a week for a Minister and on top of all that at least another €1,000 a week in expenses. Of the 166 TDs I wonder would it be possible to find one of them courageous enough to put down a question to discover how many of their colleagues were regu-

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View from the Hill larly claiming this. Or more pertinent would it be possible to find one of them who never availed of this disgraceful allowance?

Computer Woes

I needed to do something on the computer at home the other day.

I discovered that the Missus had changed the password as a result of one of these warnings which we regularly get. I called out to her (Yeah she was in the kitchen).

‘What’s the new password for the computer’? She replied ‘Our anniversary date’. Shucks, snookered!

FAir FAllout Councillor Paddy Kavanagh was quite correct in his response to the disgraceful condition which parts of Enniscorthy were left in by stallholders after a recent fair.

His comment that these people come to town, do business, take the money, run, and leave a mas-

sive cleanup bill to the local ratepayers is spot on. I note now that the Enniscorthy District Council is to discuss this matter and hopefully Councillor Kavanagh will be fully supported on this.

In the meantime we all can play our part in this regard by simply refusing to purchase anything whatsoever from these people who roll into town on good days and then disappear again. We should support local shops and businesses who employ local people, pay local rates, support local causes and keep money in town and are here to service us every day of the year. That’s how simple this is. stAmps It’s hard to believe that An Post has increased the price of the ordinary stamp to 68c. Where are they going with this? In this age of email and other means of communication one would think that An Post would be offering special deals to encourage people to use the service rather than driving customers away. However, it’s my belief that the real purpose of this increase is that An Post wants to get rid of the postal delivery service or at least significantly reduce it. This service is the most expensive part of their operations and in recent years An Post has become more of a retail bank than

a postal service. You can now transact almost any business at the counter (and very efficiently in Enniscorthy I might add) which makes the delivery operation less important.

In a few years time we will see the postman or postwoman only once a week or so, particularly in rural districts. This, if it happens, will remove another crucial lifeline to many of the more isolated areas as the visit of the postman or postwoman is the only link with the outside world for a lot of older rural dwellers.

It will also cause the loss of employment for our postal staff who through rain, hail, ice and snow get through with the post.

Our public representatives would need to watch this one and call halt before it goes too far. r.t.e. AgAin Speaking of R.T.E. did anyone ever see a job at the station advertised? I know I never have. Maybe I look in the wrong place. It seems to me that everyone in the station is either there for many years or is related to someone who is there for many years. Maybe I’m wrong but I would certainly like to see more information circulated in relation to vacancies at the station.

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BUNCLODY NOTES… BunClody HortiCulturAl SoCiety The Annual Bunclody Horticultural Show will be held on Saturday 16th August 2014 from 2.30 - 5.00pm in the Bunclody Vocational School, Irish Street, Bunclody. A celebration of the richness of traditional crafts and skills including Cookery, Crafts, Agricultural and Horticultural produce, and showcasing the best Wexford has to offer.

A family fun day including the very popular art exhibition from local and national artists, with junior and senior sections in art, photography, short-story and writing competitions. Exhibiting a variety of crafts from patchwork to knitting and sewing, many beautiful creations can be viewed including patchwork quilts and a special children’s section, regarded as especially important as it encourages young people to take an interest and get involved in gardening, cooking, and especially growing.

Sharing top billing for the green fingers enthusiasts is the well-established flower section, entries always draw gasps of admiration from spectators, with the beautiful displays of cut flower arrangements and displays.

The Home Produce section guarantees many feasts for the eye in this ever-popular section with stiff competition.

Gorey Bee Keepers will exhibit their beekeeping skills and you’ll get to meet a Queen bee! So don’t miss all the fun of this year’s show with exhibitions/ demonstrations/ tea /coffee and a fun-filled day.

Full details on: bunclodyhs.blogspot.ie/ Entry forms available in Redmonds Newsagents, Main St, Bunclody. Volunteers required for setting up, catering and stewarding. Ring Eamonn or leave a message on 053-9376908; or ritaeamonn@gmail.com.

BunClody liBrAry The Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge continues at Bunclody Library and a host of children’s activities are organised to encourage children to visit the library and complete the challenge, collecting free gifts and stickers along the way. medusa mask making with karyn. Thursday 14th August at 3-4pm. Suitable for 6-9 year olds. illustrated Storytelling - the tales of mythology. With Wayne O’Connor, Saturday 16

NEW ROSS… liBrAry reoPenS new ross library opened again on monday, 30th June 2014, after a 5 week closure for repairs. “everyone has been working flat-out and a massive amount has been achieved”, said local librarian, trish keenan. “now, the library is fresh and beautiful again. We are excited to see how people respond to the changes we have made for them”.

New furniture and a colour scheme of greys, greens and turquoise create a lively first impact. There’s lots of new stock to borrow, including DVDs for the first time in New Ross library. The children’s area is bigger and easier to use.

Comfortable seating helps families use the library well for leisure and learning as well as quiet chats. Public access computers are increased from 6 to 10, laid out to support group as well as individual work. There are more study spaces. With Wi-Fi, learners use their own devices to access electronic resources.

New Ross people have always supported library events well. In the past, making space for numbers had been a challenge. Now, blocks of shelves are on wheels so staff will shift the

library around for big community gatherings. An ambitious programme of activities for autumn/winter 2014 is in place.

Immediately self-service may intrigue visitors. It is in Wexford town and Gorey libraries already. The renovation created the opportunity to bring New Ross up-to-date.

Self-service takes the library staff out from behind reception desks onto the library floor to help readers, initially with the new way of using the library as well as to help with their information enquiries. “Our users will take to self-service like ducks to water”, said Trish. “It’s very easy and we are beside them all the way until they are confident with the various choices they can make.

Colleagues in other libraries say most people pick it up very quickly and this means library staff can concentrate on helping with enquiries and research, a part of our services that has been less obvious maybe but is most important”.

Membership and all public library services throughout County Wexford are free.

New Ross Library, in Barrack Lane, tel: 051 421 877, is open 6 days a week and until 8:30 pm on Tuesdays. n

August at 11:30-12:30pm.

Suitable for 7-12 year olds.

Book to Screen - Film Showing for Children. Thursday 21 August at 2:30pm to 4:20pm.

Book to Screen - Film Showing for Adults. Saturday 23rd August at 2:30pm.

H e r i tA g e W e e k i n BunClody liBrAry: ireland and the great War 1914, thursday 28 August at 7pm. Elaine Callinan of Carlow College will explain how The Great War started, the state of affairs in Ireland and how Ireland joined forces with Britain to send 210,000 men to the frontline to fight.

Wild Flowers of ireland with Zoe devlin, Saturday 30 August at 2:30pm. Discover the fascinating world of Ireland’s diverse and astonishing collection of native wildflowers with an illustrated presentation and talk by wildflower expert Zoe Devlin.

Ve r i t a s Vi n t a g e Va l u e s exhibition, 5 - 30 August.

Exhibition of pamphlet cover design from 20th century Ireland with a bold visual style printed in Ireland between the 1920s and 1960s by the Catholic Truth Society (now Veritas).

See facebook for full details of these and also regular events: www.facebook.com/ Bunclodylibrary n eVitA CASt AnnounCed it’s been a very busy time for St. michael’s theatre musical Society, as the society underwent the audition process for its next musical, Evita.

Joanne McCabe was delighted to be offered the most sought after role in the show; Eva Peron. This is Joanne’s first appearance in a SMTMS musical, although she has partaken in their “Hits from the Musicals” shows.

Her onstage husband, Peron, will be played by Kevin Reade, who won the AIMS Best Comedian award, for playing Roger in the SMTMS production of “The Producers” in 2012.

Another AIMS award winner that year was Keith Flanagan, who won Best Supporting Actor, for playing Franz in the same production. Keith is delighted to play the role of Ché in Evita, who will narrate the story through fine voice.

Declan Taylor will play the role of Augustine Magaldi.

Declan is delighted to return to the society that welcomed him so well last year.

Ashley Doran, well known to the society at this stage, will play the role of Peron’s Mistress.

This will be Ashley’s third role with SMTMS. Although Evita will only be the 7th musical by St. Michael’s Theatre Musical Society, in this short lifespan the society has already won Best Overall Show

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in Ireland and is currently ranked at No. 12 in the country, with AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies).

The production team comprises of Director Kevin Kennedy, Musical Director Philip Kennedy and Choreographer Claire Kickham. “Casting was harder than ever this year, owing to huge interest and a small amount of principal roles”, said Kevin Kennedy.

“The society always welcomes new members and now invites anyone interested in joining the society, whether onstage, backstage, wardrobe, set, etc, to email musicaldirector@live.ie for details of how to get involved, or phone 087-2781117.

tHe emigrAnt trAil minister Paul kehoe t.d. officially launched ‘the emigrant trail’ at an event at the dunbrody Famine Ship and visitor centre in the riverside town of new ross on 3rd July.

The 15-mile trail includes a life-size statue of President Kennedy himself, The Dunbrody Famine Ship, and the podium marking the spot from where President Kennedy spoke so warmly to the people of New Ross in 1963.

The trail is fully signposted taking visitors on the short 4mile journey to ‘The Kennedy Homestead’ in nearby Dunganstown, the birthplace

of JFK's grandfather, Patrick Kennedy and home to five generations of the Kennedy family. The engaging Visitor Centre at the Kennedy Family Homestead offers visitors an audio-visual trip through history, telling the story of the famous US president and his family. From the Homestead the trail can be followed to the nearby John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. This Memorial Park of 623 acres is dedicated to the memory of President Kennedy, it was opened in 1968 by Irish President Eamon de Valera to honour President Kennedy and his achievements.

For further details see visitwexford.ie n

Minister Paul Kehoe Launches ‘The Emigrant Trail’ in New Ross. Pictured are Eamonn Hore (Wexford Co. Council), Larry O'Brien (Cathaoirleach New Ross Municipal District), Minister Paul Kehoe T.D., Tara Kerry (Failte Ireland), Willie Keilthy (Vice Chair JFK Trust), Sean Connick (CEO of the JFK Trust) and Mick McCormack (New Ross Municipal District). Pic: Patrick Browne.

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Slaney Sport & Leisure

New optimism! despite the disappointing Allireland Hurling Quarter-Final loss to limerick, Conor mcgrath still sees plenty of signs for optimism.

Hurling in Co. Wexford appears to be on the rise once again. Wexford’s recent successes in both the Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers, have raised the level of expectations and is a welcome lift to the county as a whole.

The Under 21s faced Dublin in Parnell Park on the evening of Wednesday, 9th of July, where they sealed the status of back-

to-back Leinster Under 21 Hurling Champions while the senior team battled its way to the Quarter Finals of the AllIreland Hurling Championship, following two heart-stopping games against Clare and a three point win over Waterford in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, with all games being sell-outs.

Wexford were matched up against Clare in the first round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers in Ennis, where after an exhilarating game that went to extratime, neither team could come out on top. The replay a week later in Wexford Park also turned out to be a nail-biting

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www.slaneynews.com affair that once again went to extra-time. However substitute Jack Guiney from Rathnure was to be the match winner as he scored the final three points to see Wexford dethrone t h e re i g n i n g A l l - I re l a n d Champions. Wexford also ran out three point victors over Waterford on a scoreline of 315 to 2-15.

As always the Wexford supporters travelled in huge numbers to Ennis, Kilkenny and Thurles, and also turned out in force in Wexford Park. It appears as though the long serving, loyal supporters of our county are finally getting the results they deserve for their dedication and the money they’ve spent. Long may it continue!

– Conor McGrath

All eyes on the ball.

Wexford versus Clare in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Pic: Declan Roche.

Enniscorthy hosts Junior Tennis Championships The Shannon Chapel Restoration Fund

Co. Wexford Junior Open Championships prizewinners

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Enniscorthy Golf Club Friday 22nd August

the Junior open Championships of county We x f o r d t o o k p l a c e i n Hillbrook lawn tennis Club from monday 30th of June to Saturday the 5th of July. Close on 70 entries from tennis clubs as far afield as France, dublin, Wicklow, Arklow, tipperary, Athy, kilkenny, tullow as well as all the local wexford clubs took part. the tennis played throughout the week was of a very high standard.

Successes for Enniscorthy included Grace Mernagh in the U-16 Girls Singles, Ryan Hadley and Ann Reddy who were runners-up in the U-18 Mixed Doubles final and in the Enniscorthy Credit Union Doubles Plate Steve Hadley and Conor Mackey were narrowly defeated. The U-18 Girls Singles final served up a classic with Eithne Nolan defeating Marie O'Neill 9-7 in the final set.

A special mention must go to Wexford's Conor Gormley who was successful in 3 events, winning the U-18 and U-16 Boys Singles and the U-18 Boys Doubles partnered by Liam O'Lionáin.

The club was delighted to have Tom Murphy, son of esteemed past president, the late Jim Murphy, to present the prizes. The Murphy family along with the Enniscorthy Credit Union sponsored the event.

A very big thanks to tournament director Deirdre Mackey and to Sean Mackey, Fergal M a c k e y, c h a i r m a n J o h n Dempsey and the team of helpers in the shop who all contributed to making the tournament such a huge success.

The Wynne Tennis Academy Summer Camp, 18-22 August in Hillbrook, Enniscorthy, 10am to 12.30pm for ages 7-11 years and 12-16 years. €50 for members and €60 for non-members. Call Ashley Wynne on 087-9730926.

Ladies Golf open Week in enniscorthy saw a great turn-out of visitors to the club with an extra vibrancy added to an already lively club scene. the beautiful weather was an added plus and the reputation of the Sunny South-east remains intact.

The upcoming Ladies' Stroke/Medal competition on 12th August is sponsored by Enniscorthy captain, Ciaran Tobin, who has had a marvellous year as captain and has provided sterling and loyal service to the club over the years.

The very popular Mixed Nine Hole competition will run on August 10th. Shotgun start is at 6.30pm, the cost is €5 for entry and food and early booking is recommended as the sheet fills up very quickly; no wonder, as it is great value.

Coaching continues apace on Thursday and Friday as

Teams of 4, 2 to score.

Team of 4 €160 excl. dinner.

Sponsor a tee box, green or prize for €50 or €100.

Full bar menu available on the day.

Contact: Pro Shop 053-9237600 / 053-9233191 or Eugene Doyle 053-9235287.

PADDY MURPHY MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC (in aid of Sacre Coeur Boxing Club)

Friday, 15th August, 2014 at Enniscorthy Golf Club €120 per team of 4 President's Prize to the Ladies. Enniscorthy Golf Club, 8th July, 2014. Back: Lady Captain Mary Halligan, Joy Conville, Bernie Webster, Helen Cosgrave, Colette Dobbs, Laura Dempsey, Nikki Dunphy, Lady President Ann Delaney. Front: Winner Sheelagh Farrell with President Seamus Doyle.

Stephen Fitzpatrick, club professional, hones the skills of a group of lady golfers, covering the areas of swing, pitching, chipping , putting and the heartw re n c h i n g b u n k e r s h o t !

Learning and fun combine and

may the weather hold up.

A reminder that the Senior Cup team takes on Kilkenny in Mount Wolseley on 15th and 16th August . This promises to be an exciting, action-packed event and supporters are most

welcome to cheer on the team.

The Senior Foursomes team had a great win against New Ross and are now through to the final in Rosslare at the end of August. Many congratulations and may the success continue.

All enquiries: Frankie Kirwan 087 1909302 Karl Cullen 087 6470572 Excellent Prizes on the Day! crprint.ie 053 92 35295

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Caroline gets motoring for 2014 every month Bunclody native Caroline kidd brings you the best from the world of motoring, including car reviews, news and more.

Caroline loves writing about cars and she has been published in the Sunday Independent, Irish Country Magazine and online at wheelsforwomen.ie. you can follow her blog Changing lanes at changinglanesmotoringblog.com.

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One of the many great cars on show at the recent Riverside Jump Festival in Enniscorthy. Pic: Maria Nolan.

neW Road saFety MeasuRes A number of changes to the rules for learner and novice drivers came into effect on 1st August to reduce the number of collisions among these drivers, particularly in the high-risk 17-24 year old category.

An “N” plate has been introduced and must be displayed by newly qualified drivers for two years after passing their test or else face a fine and penalty points if found not complying. The new rules for novice drivers apply to those who receive their first full licence

on or after 1st August 2014.

A lower threshold of seven penalty points will lead to disqualification from driving for learner and novice drivers who were granted their first learner permit on or after 1st August 2014. A fully qualified driver needs to accumulate twelve points before being disqualified.

There is no requirement for novice drivers to have an accompanying driver – this is still only the case for learner drivers. However, a novice driver may not act as an accompanying driver

for someone who holds a learner permit The limit for alcohol in the blood will be 20mg for learner and novice drivers instead of 50mg for fully licenced drivers.

In other changes, offences such as speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile phone while driving will now carry three penalty points instead of two.

It’s surprising how many people are still using mobile phones while driving despite the threat of penalty points and fines, and the obvious

dangers of attempting to text or have a phone conversation while driving.

According to research there is a four fold increase in the risk of having an accident when using a mobile phone. It’s always heartbreaking to hear the family of those killed in a car accident speak about their loss and the circumstances surrounding their loved one’s death. While there are many factors that cause accidents on our roads, please don’t let sending a text be one of them. n

Fiat 500L MPW RevieW by Caroline Kidd the Fiat multipla of the late 1990s was a bit of an ugly duckling but no one could deny that Fiat were innovative and bold in their decision to create a people carrier with three seats up front to match three in the back.

That meant that the overall length of the MPV was kept to a minimum and without an extra row of seats the boot was big. But the downside was that extra width made it more awkward to manoeuvre.

Fiat’s latest MPV, the 500L MPW, sticks to a more conventional layout. It’s a very comfortable five seater and with two fold away seats in the boot, it can be quickly turned into a seven seater should the need arise.

Fiat says that the 500L MPW is the most compact 5+2 seat people carrier in its segment. It certainly feels like this when driving it and the good visibility from what seems like acres of glass all round makes it easy to manoeuvre and park. The addition of a button on the dash that you can press for super light steering makes driving around town or parking feel like you are in a car half this size.

Fiat 500L MPW

The Fiat 500L MPW is not as much of an oddball to look at as the Multipla. It has the same front and large round headlamps as the smaller 500L, but to accommodate the extra two seats it has gained some length and lost a little of the style. I think you could call the look “distinct” but it’s up to you to decide whether you like it or not!

It still has that sense of fun about it that you find with a Fiat and inside is no different. There is lots of head and leg room and it feels more like a living room inside. The Lounge model I was driving had a plush feel with soft, suede-trimmed seats and a panoramic glass roof that

opens fitted as standard. It’s an easy car to drive and all the switches and dials are easy to read and use. In the back there are little fold away tables.

It’s a very family oriented car.

On the road, the Fiat 500L is very comfortable and rides very well for an MPV. The handling is good too but the car does roll a bit in the corners. The only thing I disliked was the lack of power in the 1.3 litre diesel engine fitted to the test car. It just feels a little bit under pressure in a car of this size and it is noisy when you accelerate it hard.

Once you get it up to cruising speeds it’s fine. It’s also economical offering up to 67mpg.

Family buyers will like to

know that in five seat format with the extra seats folded into the floor there is a massive 638 litres of boot space. The boot has a very practical square shape and handy flat sill for loading it up. The two extra seats are only suitable for small children and don’t have ISOFIX fittings but that is quite standard across this segment.

And with the two extra seats in place there is just enough room in the boot for a small bag or two.

The Fiat 500L MPW has a good level of standard equipment and all Fiats now come with a five year warranty. Fiat has definitely learnt something from the Multipla but thankfully this time space efficiency has been matched with much more charm.

Thank you to Fiat Ireland for providing the car for review.

Model tested: Fiat 500L MPW Lounge.

Price: €25,875 (Range starts at €23,550).

Engine: 1.3 litre MultiJet, four cylinder turbo diesel.

Power: 85bhp.

0-100km/h: 15.4 seconds.

Economy: 67.3mpg (4.2l/100km).

CO2 emissions: 110g/km.

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A Mustang at the 1950's Rock & Classic Car Show, part of the recent Riverside Jump Festival in Enniscorthy.

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Slaney News

6 August 2014

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a column by Joseph Doyle

Star zonE B & the Honeyboy played to a small crowd in Holohans, enniscorthy, on the 4th of July which is American independence day. they were playing as part of the We dig roots night in enniscorthy which is organised by eamonn doyle. this is always a good night with some great bands on offer.

Aileen Mythen and her husband Kieran (KJ) are one of the best blues two-pieces around.

Aileen sang every note perfectly and is a great songstress. I put her up there with Luan Parle and Patsy Cline. She has a beautiful voice and is a very pleasant young lady. She would also be a great solo performer. This two-piece is good and should be on this year’s Blackstairs Blues lineup, if not then the committee should look at booking them. I’m not criticising the Blues committee but you should give more local bands a shot. I think it’s been ten or twelve years since B & The Honeyboy performed last at the Blues Festival. It was in Legends and they were a four-piece back then.

Well done B and Kieran, they write most of their own songs and are very easy listening. B & The Honeyboy have three cds to their name and are well worth a listen. Catch them at a venue near you soon.

And remember, if We Dig Roots is to survive and continue to bring top quality music to Enniscorthy then it needs more support from the people of Enniscorthy.

– Joseph Doyle

ConGratulatIonS  Happy 21st to Shauna M u r p h y a n d Ta r a Summers from Anthony and Zoe Dobbs in Clonroche.  Happy 21st to Siobhan Kenny from your mam Denise.  Happy birthday to the one and only Donal Cullen, 61.  Celebrity birthdays: Imelda May and Aileen Mythen.  Congratulations to Nanny Paddy Gordon who was awarded most dedicated participant in the Strawberry Fest pub talent competition. Nanny has lined out for Joe Doyle’s pub talent team every year since 1968 and hasn’t missed one year.  Well done to Joe and Fiona Doyle, Dublin, and John and Ann Doyle (Duffry) who all celebrated wedding anniversaries recently.  Congrats to the Wexford under 21 hurlers on completing two-in-a-row Leinster championships.

Well done lads.  Wexford ladies junior footballers won the All-Ireland football under 18. Well done.  Shamrock Rovers won the John Redmond Cup sevena-side.

the club would like to invite all young women of 16 years of age and upwards to join their new women’s team for the upcoming season.

“learn the Beautiful game” and make some new friends along the way. For more information check out the Ajax Facebook page or ring Sean on 087-4101095.

out anD about…

Enniscorthy’s Lord of the Dance, Kevin O’Leary, who recently won the world championships for the third time. Pic: © Joseph Doyle.

 3-in-a-row for Lord of the Dance, Kevin O’Leary, who won the world championships recently for the third time – a brilliant achievement.  Wedding bells for Michael Codd and Michelle O’Shea.  Birthday wishes to Joe Doyle (Dublin), William Gordon the big 60, Cathal Gordan (Jake) 40, Dylan Cloke 18, Dylan Whelan 18.  Happy birthday to Bob Brady and Oliver Brady, and to Hugo Kelly 75.

Ain’t Misbehavin at the Strawberry Fest. Pic: © Joseph Doyle.

HOPE Centre Tea Party, 28th June. Pic: © Joseph Doyle.

– Joseph Doyle

HIStory on our DoorStEp Gunfire signalled the start of this year’s re-enactment of the Battle of Vinegar Hill which took place in Enniscorthy over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd August with the crown force’s redcoats advancing up the Duffry from Pig Market Hill and the rebels advancing from the Duffry Gate outside Joe Doyle’s – this was the case in 1798 with the red-

coats firing at the rebels from the Pig Market Hill and the rebels returning fire before this both groups marched down the Duffry with the redcoats marching down the Pig Market Hill first. Thankfully the rain on Saturday didn’t stop proceedings and I don’t think it stopped proceedings in 1798 either!

– Joseph Doyle

Happy Birthday, Donal. Pic: © Joseph Doyle.

Rathnure Panto’s summer musical “Carnival Rock!” was a huge success.

GlEnGarry GlEn roSS

Enniscorthy Drama Group is working on its second summer play, David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by Jamie T Murphy. There will be a launch night on Wednesday 13th August at 8pm in Holohans. The play itself will run from Thursday 28th August until Saturday 30th of August in The Presentation Centre at 8pm nightly. Please note that this is an over-16s play.

– Joseph Doyle 28th, 29th & 30th August 2014 Over 16’s only

Stunning photos of the Battle of Vinegar Hill Re-enactment by Ken Hayes. Facebook: “Ken Hayes Photography”.

Directed by Jamie T. Murphy

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FIRST WEXFORD TEAM TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL A team of Wexford swimmers successfully completed the english Channel crossing on tuesday, 8th July, in a fantastic time of 12 hours 31 mins! they were the first relay team from Wexford to do so when they landed on the sweet spot under the White House at Cap gris nez, France. Well done to the six swimmers – eamonn, enda, Peter, Saskia, denise and James!

The sequence of swimmers was Eamonn, Enda, Peter, Saskia, Denise, James. They followed that sequence throughout with each swimmer swimming for 1 hour, then waiting 5 hours, then he/she going again. They started swimming about 3am so two of the swimmers actually swam in the dark!

See www.wexmseaswim.com/ channel.php for more info on this remarkable achievement.

Wexford team swims the channel: L-R: Heike Coners (coach), James O'Connor, Denise Underwood, Saskia Dodebier, Eamonn Colfer, Peter Bolger, Enda Sinnott.

The Ocelots, Wexford Arts Centre, July. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Bernadette Parle, Sue McMahon and Laura Way at the recent Wexford Womens Refuge concert. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Emilie McDonagh, Conor O’Sullivan, Muireann Byrne, Stephanie Kinsella, Aoife Moran, Paul O’Gorman at the Young Artist Recital, July 2014, St Iberius Church, Wexford. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Wexford Maritime Festival 27-29 June LEFT: Aisling Reardon and Megan Power, Wexford School of Ballet, performing on Wexford Quay for the Maritime Festival.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

RIGHT: Raft race winners.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

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Slaney Arts

6 August 2014

The Abbey comes to Wexford ‘Isn’t it only bringing two people together in wedlock we are?’ ireland’s national theatre, the Abbey, is bringing its critically acclaimed production of Sive by John B. keane on a national tour, which includes Wexford opera House for the very first time. one of the greatest irish plays of the 20th century, John B. keane’s Sive stands tall in the irish theatre canon.

This new production by award-winning director Conall Morrison takes to the Wexford stage December 11, 12 and 13 at 8pm with an additional matinee performance on Saturday, 13 December at 2:30pm. The Abbey are also offering a special matinee for secondary s c h o o l s o n T h u r s d a y, 11 December at a special student rate. This gripping new production by director Conall Morrison was enjoyed by over 30,000 people during a sell-out

Roisin O’Neill in the Abbey Theatre’s production of Sive.

run at The Abbey Theatre earlier in the year.

Sive occupies a special place in the history of Irish theatre as does the work of John B. Keane.

The themes of rural isolation, caring for family members with dementia, greed and social status are still as relevant today as they were when the play, famously rejected by the Abbey

Theatre initially, was first performed by Listowel Drama Group in 1959 at the National Theatre.

Beautiful young Sive lives with her aunt and uncle in rural Kerry. Seán Dóta, an elderly farmer, offers the local match-maker a large sum for her hand in marriage. Will this be too much for her aunt and uncle to resist? Don’t miss this chance to rediscover this dark, powerful story of greed and passion.

Tickets are €25/€20 concession for evening performances and €18 for the matinee performance on Saturday, 13 December at 2:30pm. Secondary schools interested in availing of the special matinee performance on Thursday, 11 December at 11am (€15), should contact the box-office by telephone. Tickets are on sale now and can be booked online at www.wexfordoperahouse.ie or by ringing the box office on 053 912 2144. n

Wow! What a fantastic weekend we had in enniscorthy at the first Wexford literary Festival with a fabulous line up of literati including Billy roche, Paul o’Brien, Carmel Harrington, drucilla Wall, Andrew Hughes, eamonn Wall, Caroline Busher, Betty thompson, Barbara tobin and Americans nathalie Anderson and lynn marie Hulsman, proof reader mary mcCauley and American Agent tracey Toibin and Eoin Colfer already Launch with wine, minerals Brennan.

We had excellent, well- promising to be on the ticket! and strawberries. Damien Byrne attended workshops with peo- Thank you to the beautiful provided a fabulous Byrnes C e n t re , Book Fair . “They were the first ple actually coming from as P re s e n t a t i o n far away as America to attend – Enniscorthy Library and bookstore to believe in me and can you believe that – in our first Enniscorthy Castle for pro- stock my first book Beyond year. They also came from viding the magnificent venues Grace’s Rainbow, last year”, she Wicklow, Dublin, Meath, and the 2014 Strawberry Queen, said. The writer was acclaimed Carlow and Kildare with a Ciara Butler, for joining in the by her agent Tracy Brennan huge turnout for the Launch of event. The 1798 Centre pro- for her second book, The Life You Carmel Harrington’s new book vided brilliant lunches and the Left, and suggested the book as The Life You Left. Enniscorthy Castle spoilt us all with tea/cof- the “next Hollywood film!” swung to the 1950s jazz sound fee served as if we were royalty. Woohoo, Focal is up and runof Eddie Crean and Richie King Donohoes Beverages and ning! Catch us on Facebook.com of Ain’t Misbehavin as a crowd Wheelock Fruits sponsored the / focal literati and www.strawof approximately 100 people Friday Night Reception and berryfest.ie – Maria nolan gathered to celebrate with the Saturday Night Book Carmel. Lord Mayor of We x f o rd , G e o rg e Lawlor, new Chair of Enniscorthy Municipal District, Barbara-Anne Murphy, and all our wonderful writers who gave so generously of their time, knowledge and experience were in attendance at the Launch.

This was the most marvellous beginning that the town could have hoped for and we are already making L-R: American author Lynn Marie Hulsman, American Agent Tracy plans for next year’s Brennan, Literary Focal Committee member Maria Nolan, Irish authors Carmel Harrington and Caroline Busher.

Festival with Colm

Wexford’s First Literary Festival

Wexford’s Hendrick – new exhibition

Anne Hendrick: “Salvation Mountain”, oil & acrylic on canvas, 60 x 100 cms.

being without Finish – an exhibition of new work by contemporary irish artist Anne Hendrick is running from 21st July – 30th August 2014 in Wexford Arts Centre.

Having exhibited extensively throughout Ireland and abroad, Anne explores feelings of optimism counter-balanced by disenchantment through flattened perspectives and unconventional dimensions, with the moon acting as the omnipresent muse.

Working in the medium of paint, textiles and video installation, Anne’s technique is one that is produced slowly and meditatively, seducing with silky and textured surfaces in an attempt to pro-

duce images that almost transcend their object hood.

Artist and curator, Anne Hendrick, was born in Wexford and graduated from the National College of Art and Design with a joint BFA in Painting and History of Art in 2006. Since then, she has exhibited in Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, the Royal Hibernian Academy, Monster Truck and Roscommon Arts Centre as well as the UK, Iceland and Barcelona. She is co-founder of the artist collective ‘Scissors Cuts Paper,’ and artist-as-curator venture ‘White Wolf Projects’, having also curated and co-curated over twenty exhibitions throughout Ireland. Being with-

28th, 29th & 30th August 2014 Over 16’s only

Directed by Jamie T. Murphy

Tinahely arts For the last two weeks of August, artist kiera o'toole will be working from the Courthouse Arts Centre as she starts phase one of her year-long research project into drawing.

Kiera will be engaging with communities in the South Wicklow region in the form of informal interviews and impromptu drawing sketches. These works will form the research for the basis of a large scale drawing public project in 2015.

The Courthouse continually supports and promotes projects that brings artists and art works out into the community it is committed to serving.

HeritAge Week 2014 Sunday 24th August 7-9pm – Launch of Heritage Week 2014 by the Heritage Week Forum, official launch of Wicklow’s Online Community Heritage Archive followed by the debut screening of “The Story of Preban Graveyard” short film.

Tuesday 26th-Saturday 30th – Exhibition on the Preban Community Graveyard project featuring beautiful headstone rubbings, photographs, laser imagery, maps.

Wednesday 27th @ 8pm. Lecture by Chris Corlett on Historic Graveyards of South County Wicklow. n

out Finish marks Anne’s sixth solo exhibition in Ireland. She will host her second solo exhibition of 2014 in the Talbot Gallery in Dublin.

As the oldest regional arts centre in Ireland, Wexford Arts Centre has delivered a vibrant arts programme to the Wexford community since 1974. Maintaining high calibre exhibitions on a year round basis, the centre showcases to local and visiting audiences established national and international artists, emerging practitioners, and recent graduates.

For further information and to view additional work

by Anne Hendrick please log onto www.annehendrick.com.

Best wishes to Enniscorthy Drama Group with their upcoming production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by Jamie T Murphy the cast includes Nic Furlong, Stephen Rooney, Rónán P. Byrne, Michael Conway, Fintan Kelly, George Percival and Phil Davis. See info on page 13.

Poetry at Cafe Fusion

Shirley McClure and Jane Clarke

Poetry at Cafe Fusion returned on Friday 1st August with its monthly reading. The Monck Street Cafe event started at 7.30pm with local and visiting poets and poetry fans mingling before the reading started at 8.00pm with MC Denis Collins. The evening included an open mic session on the theme of painting (to celebrate the Art in the Open Festival), and any poet or reader was welcome to contribute by just signing in at the start of the evening. Two special guest poets from County Wicklow, Shirley McClure and Jane Clarke, participated at this reading. n

Wexford Festival opera 22 oct to 2 nov tickets for main stage operas from €25 www.wexfordopera.com

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Local author in major signing event the first ever international dublin Authors Signing event was held in the Shelbourne Hotel on Wednesday 11th July and Wexford author Carmel Harrington was invited to attend. A major honour and achievement for Carmel, who has just recently launched her second book the life you left during the Wexford literary FoCAl Festival, to be up there with renowned international authors like Sylvia day and rebecca donovan.

The event which is staged in many cities around the world was a first for Dublin and attracted large audiences from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Italy and the USA and was an outstanding success with fans queuing to see and talk to their favourite authors and get their autographs on books, on kindles and on elaborately decorated scrapbooks.

With approximately 45 authors from around the world and only a handful from Ireland it was quite something for We x f o rd ’ s o w n C a r m e l Harrington not just to be

included but to be extremely popular on the day with a constant stream of fans stopping to get her autograph and have their photograph taken with her – indeed Carmel was quite the pop star at one stage even autographing t-shirts to her amusement.

I was intrigued firstly with the number of book lovers queuing to gain access to their favourite authors, secondly with the distance some of them had travelled to attend and thirdly with their unbridled passion for their idols and their work. The most ornate scrapbooks and kindles were autographed with special pens and fans could barely contain themselves as they stood beside the literary icons for photographs.

I of course did my bit for the Slaney News taking the shots and chatting with the authors.

I was fascinated at the amount of romantic erotica in evidence.

I came across the very wealthy and very popular southern Californian Sylvia Day who I am told writes “50 Shades of Grey only with a story line” – well done Sylvia that would cer-

Wexford author Carmel Harrington with international best seller Sylvia Day. Pic: Maria Nolan.

tainly encourage me to take a look as I got bored with 50 Shades after reading about 50 pages of repetition and no story – sorry E.L. James but that is my opinion! They did try to get E.L. James for the Dublin event you know but the timing didn’t suit her – ah well maybe next year – that would certainly up the male attendance sheet I bet.

Olivia Cunning – now there’s a name – writes erotic romance that rocks and with titles like Touch Me, Take Me, Try Me, Tempt Me, I’m not surprised. Another American author writing about the love tangles of rock bands is Caitlin Morgan Stunich from Oregon who puts her talents to use writing erotic romance about Bikers, Bad Boys and Rock Stars, whilst just down from that Jessica Sorensen, all the way from Idaho writes contemporary adult romance about angels and vampires and has 32 books published. These ladies can write!

Raine Miller gave up teaching after 20 years to write hist o r i c a l ro m a n c e a n d h e r

Carmel Harrington signing t-shirts.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

New Slaney Writing…

Local writer Mary CottEr was totally shocked about the plane that was brought down in The Ukraine and penned the following piece on 18th July…

reQuiem At 62 you feel Quite hardened to the world.

Tales of woe abound, Of babies died too soon, Murder, drugs and all the implications.

Our mother struck with Parkinsons, Our father lost in that hell Some people call Dementia.

We have had our hearts broken, More than once.

The world is not a safe place Despite what we may see.

Blackstone Affair series includes titles like Naked, All In, Eyes Wide Open and Rare Precious Things. Kimberly Knight, another fabulous appellation, hails from California and tells me that her Hello series is contemporary spicy romance. It’s all hot, hot, hot and that appears to be what us, the readers, are after.

I chat to Lisa J. Hobman f ro m S c o t l a n d w h o d o e s romance with a Scotish twist and has three books published in the last threeyears with another four ready to go – this is hard work me thinks and a really tough sell – it’s big business and a most competitive market.

Lynn Marie Hulsman, a romantic novelist from New York, is also a stand-up comic (a really tough job for a lady) and co-owner of an Improv Theatre. I bought her book Christmas at Thornton Hall and am really looking forward to reading it.

Irish author, Aoife Brennan, has done the Cougar Diaries Trilogy which she says is her attempt at sexing up the recession being a mixture of comic,

The River Slaney Tumbles over stones Old stones, old way.

The barley field is golden Now, All those weeks of sunshine Have toasted it and tested it.

It’s a sight to behold.

They have shot a plane down In another barley field.

Armageddon loose again, People fall like snow Just an ordinary Thursday.

It takes me by surprise, Old battle-hardened me.

That I am shocked and shaken No one should die like this.

Scorched earth and grain.

What stays the Almighty’s hand?

That we who hate so much, And plan so much To kill each other And to hell with consequences.

There is peace in Ballycarney, It falls just as the poet said, Rolls off Tincurrry Hill, Falls on Slaney water, We are washed in a holy peace.

One faraway field, Scattered with debris, The War to end All Wars, Still rages.

Pray for the souls.

Amen. n

Yours truly with International Best Seller Rebecca Donovan.

feminist, activist erotica – wow and only available on Kindle – I’ve got to get myself one especially now look at what I might be missing!

Abby Green from Harolds Cross has written a staggering 38 novellas for Harlequin and I make a donation and take her latest – When the Silver Breaks the Rules – this girl obviously has a formula, and it is obviously one that works. Abby (and that isn’t her real name) was an Assistant Director on films like

Michael Collins and has given up the day job to write romance!

Who said ‘Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone – it’s with O’Leary in the grave’.

Romance is alive and well in Ireland indeed all over the world – today’s version probably has that extra little bit of spice added but it’s basically the same tale as Adam and Eve – Boy Meets Girl – and the rest is history or should that be erotica!

– Maria nolan

Carmel Harrington with fans.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

by Martin Joseph byrne

tHe little WHite CAr

A poem concerning 1916 and the horror of the troubles

by Donal Cullen

Nights translucent air currents, calm breezes, some talented zephyr zipping across barely fields, the angel of night burning with desire, the angel of night lost without hope.

As I jiggled the rear view mirror by jolt, the road behind lined with lifeless bodies. n

People to see, Things to do, Places to go.

What to do, On the run.

But who to see, Maybe it’s me.

1916

liBrAry neWS…

www.wexford.ie/wex/departments/ library/Whatson/ for details of what’s on in your library. you can also check your local library on Facebook.

Wexford Arts Centre 053-9123764.

The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy 053-9233000.

A fleeing glance, not enough You are all too near And yet so far My lady in black in the little white car.

People to see, And what to do.

My end is near The call of the wild Will carry me home To that place above In my little white car. n

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