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comment The highlight of the past month in Enniscorthy was undoubtedly the official opening of the town’s new Sports Hub. It’s not every day of the week that Enniscorthy gets a €1m facility of this kind. In the words of local Council Chairperson, Barbara-Anne Murphy, “The opening of Enniscorthy Sports Hub is a wonderful day for all the people of Wexford and surrounding areas… Our county has a proud and enviable record when it comes to sporting success. Enniscorthy Sports Hub has the capacity to add further to that success and as a modern sports facility of international standard, will add greatly to the sports infrastructure of the entire southeast region.” We look forward to the sporting and economic success of this In foreground L-R: magnificent facility for Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, the town.

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Enniscorthy Sports Hub officially opened Enniscorthy’s all-weather, state-of-the-art athletics facility was officially opened by Wexford County Council on Saturday, 16th May, 2015, and will undoubtedly be a major boost to sports tourism in the region.

Enniscorthy Sports Hub is built to exacting IAAF standards, and constructed at a cost of approx €1m. This ultra modern regional sports facility is expected to attract large numbers of users from all o v e r We x f o r d a n d t h e Southeast region.

Facilities at Enniscorthy Sports Hub include an allweather 400 metre eight-lane track which is fully floodlit. It includes long jump and high jump areas, steeplechase, and a range of field sports facilities. This new Sports Hub is fully accessible and also boasts an in-field area which will be available to a range of sporting activities.

The entire project has been funded by Wexford County Council with grant aid from the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport under the Sports Capital Programme.

The official opening programme commenced at 1.30pm with senior men’s and ladies races, paralympian throws, high jumps and underage relays, followed at 2.45pm

John Trecay, CEO of the Irish Sports Council, with Cllr Keith Doyle at the Official Opening.

Official Opening of Enniscorthy’s new Sports Hub, Saturday 16th May, 2015.

by a parade of sports groups from all over Wexford.

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at 3.00pm, and was performed

by Councillor Barbara-Anne Murphy, Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy District of Wexford County Council. Cllr.

Murphy was assisted by well known sports personality Mr. John Treacy, Olympian and CEO of the Irish Sports Council.

The official opening ceremony was immediately fol-

lowed by an open afternoon where all athletes, young and old, could try out the track and participate in a host of track and field events, coached by skilled instructors.

“The opening of Enniscorthy Sports Hub is a wonderful day for all the people of Wexford and surrounding areas” said Cllr.

Murphy.

Wexford County Council Chief Executive Tom Enright also welcomed the official opening of Enniscorthy Sports

Remembering Pat Cody

Family and friends of the late Cllr Pat Cody gathered on Friday 15th May at one of Pat’s favourite places, Vinegar Hill, to unveil a new seat there in his honour. Moving tributes were paid to Pat by his family and by his political and Council colleagues including Minister Brendan Howlin TD and Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, Chairperson of Enniscorthy Municipal District. And a moving rendition of ‘Boolavogue’ was poignantly sung by Niall Wall and Paul O’Reilly. Great credit is due to Padraig O’Gorman and the staff of Enniscorthy Municipal District for the wonderful work done on this memorial and for the inclusion of some of Pat’s own poetry on a plaque on the seat – a thoughtful addition. n

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taking pride in enniscorthy enniscorthy tidy toWn association The 2015 programme of litter picking commenced on Sunday, 26th April. During the summer months the Volunteers meet every Sunday morning at 9am near the Rafter Bridge (New Bridge) to pick litter between the bridges and along the Promenade and other areas of the town.

New Volunteers always welcome.

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Hub, “I wish to pay tribute to the elected members of Wexford County Council, past and present, who had the vision to fund and develop this ambitious project and the determination to see it through to completion” said Mr. Enright. “Wexford County Council recognises that recreation and amenity facilities play a hugely important part in the lives of the public and it is absolutely essential that the Council continues to invest in this area”. n

Workers on duty at the Official Opening: Tom Brennan, John Byrne and John Joe Byrne.

Gone to the dogs!

Once again the memory of the late Michael Foley was alive, strong and obvious by the large gathering that turned out to the Michael Foley Bursary annual Race Night at Enniscorthy Dog Track. In conjunction with Enniscorthy Rugby Club this is always a well attended and most enjoyable occasion with the family, friends and team mates of the very popular and well remembered Michael and Sunday 3rd May was no exception.

Special guests of course for the evening – the Provincial Towns Cups which took pride of place on display at the track bar.

All races were sponsored and sincere thanks to Bolger Bros Hardware, MSS Services, Ensor, O’Connor, Rapparees/ Starlights GAA, PE Kelly Insurance, Global Steel, Cooney Furlong, Kavanagh Pharmacy, Eugene Doyle Accountants, Padraic Donohoe, Slaney Foods and Walmac Engineering.

With fabulous raffle prizes including two pairs of Ed Sheeran tickets, tickets for Ireland V Scotland rugby, a colour TV and numerous hampers this was not just

excellent entertainment but excellent value as well.

Winners as follows: 1st Prize: 2 Tickets for Ed Sheeran: Mervyn Minnion.

2nd Prize: 2 Tickets for Ed Sheeran: Brian Fortune.

3 rd P r i z e : 2 Ti c k e t s f o r Autumn Internationals: Emma Boyne.

4th Prize: Hamper with sweets & spirits : Trevor Jacob.

5th Prize: Hamper with 6 bottles of wine: Billy Heffernan.

6th Prize: Color TV (24" Flat Screen): Gina Murphy.

Winners of Bewley's Hampers: Cecil Willoughly, Nick Lett, Billy Heffernan, Brigette Heffernan.

A night for all the family to enjoy and well done to the

organising committee especially Phil and Jim Kearney, Michael and Lorraine Dempsey of Enniscorthy Dog Track, Enniscorthy Rugby Club, C&R Print, and Terri Foley and Majella Murphy for providing refreshments and Mr. Liam Spratt who was as eloquent as ever on the public address.

And last but by no means least all those who turned up to support the night. It’s not difficult to see why the Bursary is so successful, each time there is an event all of the late Michael’s friends and colleagues turn out in force – a wonderful testament to a great man and a special friend.

– Maria Nolan

At the Michael Foley Bursary annual race night at Enniscorthy Dog Track: Peter O’Sullivan, Kevin Courtney and Kevin Foley. Pic: Maria Nolan.

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I n t e r n et h e a lt h c h e c k I want to cover two things this month, how to check your Internet speed, and how to check the health of this connection.

The first one is simple, the speed test. Open a browser and go to Speedtest.net, and click on begin test. After about a minute, the test will finish and you'll have your upload and download speeds. I like to run it around 3 times to get a good average.

The second one, the internet health check, tests the quality of the connection. The American FCC recently established new rules to prevent ISPs from selectively degrading connections to certain services, like some have done in the past. This tool, from Fight for the Future, can check to see if this type of degradation is happening to you. The tool checks your connection to different locations throughout the internet that are outside your ISP’s own network. This helps determine whether there are choke points between various networks designed to slow down your connection. This type of slowdown famously occurred when Comcast throttled Netflix in order to negotiate a higher fee. On its own, the

Stretch your legs over the coming weeks!

The Mick Murphy Memorial Race started in 2005 and is an annual race held in memory of Mick Murphy who was a founder member of Sliabh Buidhe Rovers athletics club.

The fun run takes place on Saturday 13th June 2015 at 5pm in Ferns village. It is organised

by Sliabh Buidhe Rovers A.C. and is an accurately measured course, each mile is marked and fully stewarded.

The race is open to everyone, men and women alike, at all levels of running experience and welcomes newcomers and people who just want a challenge and a great day out at an event with a friendly, village atmosphere. There will be cash prizes, course record bonuses, chip

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timing for all runners, top quality tee-shirt for first 200 registered. Refreshments will be served after the run followed by prizegiving.

Enter online today via www.runireland.com. €15 online or €20 on race day in Ferns Community Centre from 3.30pm. Visit website www.sbrclub.com or contact Louise Kehoe for any queries 0868276661.

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Assembly at Templeshannon Community Centre, Enniscorthy.

The walk will be in the Cooladine area of Enniscorthy;

participants can walk as far as they wish and at their own pace. After the walk, all will meet back at the Community Centre for light refreshments and a bit of socialising.

Anybody can join in on the walk. Sponsorship cards available at the Reception for anyone who wants to help with the fundraising. All proceeds will be used to support the upkeep of Templeshannon Community & Childcare Centre.

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test can give you a decent idea of how consistent your connection speed is.

However, the organisation also puts the data from all users’ tests together to get a bird’s eye view of ISP activity. With enough people testing their connection, Fight for the Future hopes that we can see which companies are responsible for bottlenecks that violate net neutrality principles more eas-

ily. To run this test go to www.battleforthenet.com/internethealthtest, and click on begin test.

As ever if you have queries about this article or you’d like me to talk about a tech issue that interests or concerns you in a future article, then pop me an email at sam@getitfixed.ie, or you can phone the shop on 053 9238544. n

Laura joins the Slaney News team…

Our biggest asset here in the Slaney News is our local team of regular contributors for both text and photos.

That team includes Maria Nolan, Jamie Murphy, Joe Doyle, Donal Cullen, Sean Doyle, Mark Kavanagh, our mysterious ‘View from the Hill’ columnist, Sam Power, Joe Kavanagh, Caroline Kidd, Jimmy Murphy, Emma Morris, Holly Murphy, Leonie Grant, Martin Joseph Byrne, Cathy Keane, Ibar Carty, Ger Carty, Patrick Hogan, James Quirke, Gavin Doyle, Myles Carroll, etc.

We’re thrilled to be adding a new name to that list – Enniscorthy woman Laura Mullett – one of Ireland’s leading fashion stylists.

Read Laura on page 7. Welcome Laura Mullett featured in the Irish Times magazine ‘The Ticket’ at the beginning of May showcasing her own personal style. on board Laura! n

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Laura Mullett is a top Irish Fashion Stylist and Journalist who styles Ireland’s hottest stars for TV and magazine spreads. The Enniscorthy native also works as a red carpet radio reporter for RTE, as a Personal Shopper and showcases all the latest beauty and fashion trends on her blog ‘Lipstick Gossip’. Laura will be giving her fashion tips monthly in the ‘Slaney News’.

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The go-to-shoe for Summer height that enables you to run around has to be the Lidl ‘Esmara’ Wedge priced at €9.99.

When it comes to fashion we all have our on and off days. Personal style tends to be a reflection of how you feel and it’s important to feel comfortable and confident regardless if you are going for a comfy or a polished look. One trend that is very timeless in terms of female fashion is what has been dubbed ‘european chic.’ That slouchy flattering chic tee, tapered trouser and wedges combo that seems so effortless for day to day wear yet still smart casual. Lidl have some gorgeous pieces from their new ‘Esmara’ collection that fits the bill at a fraction of your budget. From skinny belts to breton striped dresses – there is a real Topshop feel to the collection. n

To finish the look in terms of going for the tapered skimming look I recommend the ‘So Fabulous Turn back hem peg trousers’ which are €30 on www. littlewoodsireland.ie.

The cut off point above the ankle elongates the foot and looks more feminine.

You can get this style of trouser in a varied range of colours on the high street and online at the minute.

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27 May 2015

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The truly amazing Marie Chapman The words Amazing, Inspirational, Super, Legend and Fantastic – these are just some of the words used to describe Marie Chapman.

Marie recently took part in an epic 100 mile challenge, following the River Thames and with a cut off of only 28 hours to complete.

Marie is a role model for her clubs Slaney Olympic and Marathon Club of Ireland, she is one of only a handful of ladies from Wexford to have completed such an extreme distance running event.

The Thames Path 100 Mile is a 100 mile race which begins in Richmond, London. It’s a 95% trail based race, the pathways are an interwoven mix of gravel, grass, clay, tarmac, muck (lots of it), to crossing numerous canal locks and bridges. Probably one of the most scenic and historically beautiful routes possible, the winding paths of the Thames lead their way through Windsor Castle, Maiden Head, Henley,

Reading and finishes at Queens College, Oxford.

To get an understanding of the level of difficulty and the magnitude of the immense challenge, this 100 miler has the highest dropout rate of the four centurion 100 races. Last year alone, 33% of the field had to drop out along the way, of the 239 who started, 79 did not finish, this year 82 dropped out.

As 260 runners lined up on the start line, Slaney Olympic’s Marie Chapman was flying the flag for Wexford and for Ireland donning the mandatory survival kit which weighed about 4 kg and prepared her for every eventuality. The race began on an overcast morning with a light breeze, but the weather was changeable along the way. On the whole, the conditions were kind to the runners. As light fell to dark, light drizzle turned to heavy rain which saw the beginning of the difficult underfoot conditions.

Her support crew of Denise Kinsella and Danielle Dempsey first made contact with Marie at the 21 mile mark. As per usual

with Marie, she was running strong with a smile on her face.

At 5pm as Marie approached the 35 mile mark the enormity of the

task ahead started to hit home.

H o w e v e r, i n t r u e M a r i e Chapman style by mile 42 she was in good spirits again and looking forward to hitting the 51 mile mark in Henley.

At nightfall Marie arrived in Henley, from here crew members were allowed to pace runners as requested. Unknown to Denise and Danielle at the time, they would run, taking in turns the following 44 miles of the race, supporting Marie through darkness into light.

Night time proved the most challenging section of the race, light was only by head torches.

Runners had to navigate their own way along the banks of the Thames, following only pieces of tape that were hung along the route, these were often few and far between.

As Marie approached the 85 mile marker, the finish line seemed to be within touching distance with only 3 more aid stations to pass. However, the reality of the remaining distance was still real as many run-

ners looked to be in real difficulty at this point. After making our last contact with Marie at 95 miles, torrential rain fell, and even still Marie remained determined and focused.

As exhausted, weary runners set their eyes upon the finish line they immediately perked up and accelerated towards their ultimate goal. Marie was no exception to this finishing with a jump of elation over the finish line. Astonishingly, in her first ever attempt at this distance, Marie completed the 100 miles in a time of 23 hours. This qualified Marie for an exclusive “1 Day Buckle”, which is an award to those who completed the event in 24 hours or under.

Another amazing achievement to add to your long list.

Well done Marie, you really are an inspiration.

– Slaney Olympic Many thanks to Marie’s support crew Denise Kinsella and Danielle Dempsey for all their help with the race report above.

Republic Day in Enniscorthy On Thursday 24th April 1916 Padraig Pearse read the Proclamation from the steps of the GPO at 12 noon declaring Ireland a Republic.

At 12 noon on Thursday 24th April 2015 – 99 years later – groups of people came together in various locations around the country and as far away as Australia to read the same Proclamation including our own Enniscorthy where a group came together at our historic Market Square.

The Proclamation was read

by Margaret O’Neill and a wreath laid at the Monument of Father Murphy and the Croppy Boy by Bridget Murphy in memory of all who lost their lives in the struggle for Irish freedom. The ceremony continued with a Piper’s Lament and a few words from that well known exponent of Enniscorthy chronology Mr. Sean Og Doyle.

Sean said that there was no more fitting place than Market Square, Enniscorthy, for the occasion, it being the scene of many a skirmish in the 1798 campaign and through which on 27th April at 4am Irish Volunteers marched on their way to take the Athenaeum where Seamus Doyle read the Proclamation thus entering Enniscorthy into the annals of Irish history once again.

The aim of the event organised by Ray Murphy is to commemorate and honour that moment of identity when Ireland declared herself a Republic and to create awareness about a campaign in the wake of the 100th Anniversary to have 24th April recognised nationally as Republic Day similar to Independence Day in America or Bastille Day in France.

– Maria Nolan

Piper Adrian Flynn leads march to Market Square. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Words spoken by Sean Doyle in the Market Square, Enniscorthy, on 24th April 2015 – the 99th Anniversary of the 1916 Rising on the actual date of the Rising…

“Tamid bailthe le cheile chun onóir a thabhairt do na fir agus mná a fuair bás ar son ár dtire. Tugamis onóir doibh, agus guimis ar a son. Yes, we honour all who made the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of Ireland. Today, the 24 April 2015 is the 99th Anniversary of the Easter Rising. It was on Monday, the 24th April 1916, that the Rising commenced in Dublin when P á d r a i g P e a r s e re a d t h e Proclamation of the Irish Republic on the steps of the G.P.O. There are few more fitting locations to remember such a momentous and influential event in our history than the Market Square in Enniscorthy.

On the 28th May 1798 the first Battle of Enniscorthy took place up the street at the Duffry Gate.

The ensuing fighting spilled over onto the spot where we are now standing. Twenty five days later the decisive Battle of the 1798 Rebellion, the Battle of Vinegar Hill, was fought. Again fierce hand to hand fighting occurred in the Market Square and surrounding streets as William Barker, Father Mogue Kearns and the Insurgents attempted to prevent General Johnson and his men from capturing the bridge, now named William Barker Bridge.

Guest speaker Sean Doyle at Market Square. Pic: Maria Nolan.

On Thursday morning, the 27th April 1916 at 4.00am, about 300 Volunteers marched up from Keegan’s of Irish Street across the Market Square under t h e c o m m a n d o f Vi c e Commandant P.P. Galligan and took possession of the Athenaeum and set up their Headquarters. Séamus O ’ D u b h g h a i l l re a d t h e Proclamation. The Tricolour was hoisted and thus Enniscorthy entered the annals of the 1916 Rising.

We are surrounded by physical reminders of both significant events in Irish history. The Athenaeum is situated a couple of hundred yards away, we are within sight of Vinegar Hill, Oliver Shepard’s magnificent Bronze Memorial of Father Murphy and the Croppy Boy is just a few feet away. Rafter Street

and Weafer Street lead to the Market Square. The streets commemorate two brave men who made the supreme sacrifice.

From this renowned centre of the struggle for freedom and democracy, the centre of the Model County, the very heart of so much valiant effort for Irish independence, where ‘our heroes vainly stood back to back’, on behalf of you all I call upon the Irish Government to set aside a special day and name it Independence Day. The heroic sacrifices of the 1798 Insurgents, of the 1916 Volunteers, the soldiers of the War of Independence and many others from other periods of our history of resistance to foreign rule could be properly honoured with no confusion with brave people who fought for other nations in other wars.

I’ll conclude by quoting a few lines I said here on this spot on Easter Monday, 2001.

“The many Irishmen and women who lost their lives down through the centuries, many who spent years in prison, many who suffered illhealth and deprivation, many who were transported, and many who suffered indignities, which eventually led to the creation of this State, surely deserve a special Commemoration Day. It should not be confused with any other Commemoration Day. The State owes it to all of them, and the location for the National Cenotaph must be Enniscorthy, the storm centre of the 1798 Rebellion and the last place to surrender in 1916”.

– Seán Doyle 24 April 2015

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The Memory Train is coming!

As Summer rolls around once again, so does the brand new Rathnure Summer Musical, "The Memory Train".

Following hot on the heels of another sell-out pantomime a t C h r i s t m a s , R a t h n u re Pantomime Society is currently deep in rehearsals for another super show and what will now be their 6th original summer musical. Having written 11 original pantomimes and 5 original musicals in the past eleven years, the talent keeps coming to the stage, and this year is no different.

Written and produced by John Reilly, The Memory Train tells the story of a young girl, Vapor Nation on Enniscorthy’s Cathedral Street (beside the Post Office and opposite the Cathedral) is celebrating one year of successful trading in Enniscorthy. With so many shops opening and then closing after a matter of months (and sometimes weeks!) it’s great to see young, local entrepreneurs succeeding where many others have failed.

And, of course, it’s great also to see so many people trying to quit smoking and taking up vaping as a first step to saving their health and saving their pockets thousands in the process.

With the largest range of E-Cigarettes and E-Liquids in Enniscorthy and the best prices,

Carol, who, as she is celebrating her 16th birthday, is struck by tragedy when her mother dies tragically. As her father is put in prison for the attack, she feels there is something very wrong. However, fate throws her a lifeline as a mystery train driver and his steam engine, offers her the chance to go back in time to the 1960's, to see if she can solve the mystery of who, from her mother's childhood, would have motive to kill her.

When she arrives in 1964, she encounters an array of colourful characters from all walks of life… any of which could have caused her mother's death in 1988. The mystery unravels

through music, song and dance.

Will Carol solve the mystery?

What surprises await her in the past?

Filled with drama, laughter, sadness and loads of great hits from the pop filled 80's and the swinging 60's, and with over 70 cast members, ranging from 8 years old to adults, Rathnure Pantomime Society is ready to give you the Smash Hit Musical of the Summer.

The show runs on 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th June and the Box Office is now open on 053-9255429 or 087-0687801.

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Access for All guidance booklet and competition There was a recent gathering of communities at Wexford County Council’s head office – tidy town organisations, community volunteers, avid gardeners and environmentalists, for the launch by Cllr. Malcolm Byrne, Chairperson of Wexford Co. Council, of a new visionary booklet and competition for community gardens, parks and community spaces.

It would seem Wexford County Council is to the fore as a local authority in the design

and development of this Access for All Guidance Booklet and Competition regarding Community Gardens, Parks and Spaces. Ms. Mary Reynolds, first Irish gold-medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show, mentor and adjudicator on the RTE series Super Garden, provided the audience with an invigorating and inspiring presentation.

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Public lighting fault repairs Wexford County Council has announced the recent signing of a new contract to repair faulty street lights. The contract came into effect on Friday, 1st May 2015, and provides for the repair of a faulty light within five days of the fault being reported, where the issue is under the control of the local authority.

This contract replaces the Council’s previous maintenance contract with Airtricity and will apply to all public street lights within the county.

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At the launch in Enniscorthy Castle of the Enniscorthy Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest were L-R: Cyril Wheelock (Festival Chairman), Biddy White Lennon (food writer), Anne Gilpin (Festival Secretary).

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Enniscorthy Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest launch on 15th May: Cyril Wheelock (Festival Chairman) with reigning Strawberry Queen, Ciara Butler.

Baby Keeva Quirke on her Christening Day with proud parents James and Nicola. Pic: Gavin Doyle Photography.

Family of the late Cllr Pat Cody, with Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, on Friday 15th May at Vinegar Hill for the unveiling of a new seat there in Pat’s honour.

Young enthusiasts, Thomas and Ciaran, at the recent Solsborough Vintage Club Tractor Run.

All aboard Rathnure’s Memory Train! See pages 9 and 12.

Michael Foley Bursary annual Race Night at Enniscorthy Dog Track: L-R: Jim Nolan, David Hasslacher and Dickie Murphy. Pic: Maria Nolan.

St. Aidan’s pupil David Doyle presents a Pikeman to Aogan O’Fearghail, President of the GAA, on his recent visit to the school. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Lucy Carty and Adam O’Brien, Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball.

Meanscoil Gharman Grad Ball † Riverside Park Hotel May 2015 †

Kahmen Bradley and Kerrthi Ramesh.

Award winners at the recent Enniscorthy CBS Student Awards: brothers Kevin and Michael Deering.

Adam Dempsey and Joanna Sutton at the Grad Ball.

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Fun at Feile Fun at Feile – that was the message coming across loud and clear from Uachtarán Cumann Luthchleas Gael Aogan O’Fearghail as he visited schools across the county on Wednesday 13th May in the build up to the official Feile Launch at Ferrycarrig later that night. Feile is all about having fun and making friends he told the large gathering of children at St. Aidan’s Primary School, Enniscorthy ‘whether you win or lose doesn’t matter as long as you enjoy it’.

The President and members of Wexford GAA, Secretary Margaret Doyle, Chairman of Ladies Football Denis Nolan, representatives of local club Rapparees/Starlights – PRO Maria Nolan and Coiste Chairman Jason Sheridan, Chairperson of the Municipal District Barbara-Anne Murphy, were special guests for the occasion but the most popular guest in the eyes of all the children present was current Wexford hurler Conor McDonald.

Guests were treated to a musical interlude from Mr. John Ryan’s class and Irish dancing from All Ireland winner Aoife Conroy and then several children came on stage and told the audience and guests what the GAA meant to them. Each of them introduced themselves, spoke about their families, their clubs, their favourite players and mem-

bers of their families who had played and won with one girl remembering her grandmother who had won a camogie title with Dublin and yet another speaking of his grandfather who had played football with Laois, others had famous Wexford relatives like Nicky Rackard and Georgie O’Connor and one little lady, now playing Ladies Football, was actually from Poland. A really lovely feature with lots of wonderful sentiments expressed most of them boiling down to the 3F’s – Family, Friends and Fun and now we can add Feile in there too for good measure.

At the end of his visit to St. Aidan’s the President held a Question and Answer session with the children, another excellent idea making the occasion informal and interactive with more questions than time as hands shot up all over the Presentation Hall as they all wanted to know where he was from, what club he played with, what did he win and how much money he was making as President of the GAA. When they found out that he had played with his club Drumgoold for 14 years without winning a game they were flabbergasted but when they found out that there was no money in the top job in the GAA they were stunned!

The function room of the

Top left: GAA President Aogan O`Fearghail is welcomed to Wexford by County Board Chairman Diarmuid Devereux.

Top right: Conor McDonald signing autographs at St. Aidans Primary School as part of Feile Peil School Tour Above: Full house at Ferrycarrig Hotel for Official Launch of 2015 Feile Peil. Pics: Maria Nolan.

Ferrycarrig Hotel was full to capacity later that evening as men, women and children turned out in force from the counties of Wexford, Carlow and Wicklow to see the President officially launch Feile Peil 2015.

Flanked by Martin Skelly, Leinster Council, Peter O`Neill Chairman of the National Feile

Committee, Noel Ryan of Irish Pride – Sponsors of Feile and Marie Hickey, Chairperson of Ladies Football, President Aogan O’Fearghail said that this was the largest and most wonderful event on the GAA calendar and with 156 boys’ teams and 74 girls’ teams competing this year’s Feile will be

Lusitania dead remembered Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society was honoured to be asked to participate in the Commemoration of the Lusitania Burials on Sunday 10th May at Cobh.

150 victims of the ill-fated liner were buried in three mass graves in Cobh Cemetery in 1915 and 100 years later the Funeral Procession was re-enacted in their memory through the streets of their final resting place.

Because so many corpses were unidentified, despite the fact that the coffins were left open as long as possible for relatives who had begun flooding into the town to identify, the three large graves were marked simply A, B and C. `The funeral procession took almost 3 hours to pass through the streets that day on 10th May 1915.

Shopkeepers closed their premises, offices were shut and curtains and blinds drawn in all the houses.

The funeral bell peeled at the Cathedral and the coffins were loaded into horse drawn hearses and onto lorries and carts. Soldiers from the Connaught Rangers, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Royal Navy sailors from the moored ships, lined the route from the sea-level morgues along West Beach, East Beach and Harbour Row, up Harbour Hill and past the great dome of St. Colman’s. Townspeople came to the footpaths, standing mute and staring, the men with their caps or

hats off and clasped in their hands, the women numb and sad, the children looking on quietly. The flags on the ships in the harbour flew at half mast and the brass band of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers with muffled drums played Chopin’s Funeral March and the Dead March from Handel’s Saul.’

On Sunday 10th May 2015, 100 years later, Cobh and its people came out once again to remember and honour the Lusitania dead complete with horse drawn hearses, brass band, military and mounted police presence, Cathedral bell, period costumes and lined streets, Cobh relived that pitiful day etched forever in its history and Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society were privileged to be part of it.

– Maria Nolan

the biggest ever. He complimented the organising committee and the 3 counties for the huge effort they were putting into the event and once again he re-iterated the fun element of it saying that feile means fun in Irish and he wanted everyone to make new friends and have `a bit of craic`.

FDYS fundraiser On the 10th of April particpants of FDYS (Ferns Diocesan Youth Service) held a fundraiser for Irish Cancer Society in association with today fm's shave, dye or oh my campaign.

The slogan we used was ‘bad hair good cause’. The day of the fundraiser started at 3pm with a bake sale, facepainting, hairstyling and fun games. Many participants of FDYS came and donated money while having fun. Near

Above: Maria Nolan.

Below: Enniscorthy Re-enactors – Richard O’Sullivan, Ray Murphy, Seamus Corrigan, Paul Murphy, Tom Boland, John Dobbs and John Goff.

The Sam Maguire along with the Ladies Football Junior Leinster and All Ireland Cups were the guests of honour for the occasion and all were encouraged to have themselves photographed with them and there was a goodie bag presented to every child in the audience.

– Maria Nolan

the end of the fundraiser, we had a gig and an open mic hour. Members and non-members shaved their hair, dyed their hair and had crazy hair styles. It was a great day and a lot was raised, altogether we raised €292.

I want to thank everyone who was a member or/and came to the fundraiser and raised so much money. Thank you all.

– Susie Stephenson FDYS participant

Acknowledgement The Greater Bellefield Area community group would like to extend their sincere gratitude regarding the success of the annual family fun, community, Easter Egg Hunt free event held on Sunday April 5th at the Presentation Centre Garden.

To all those who kindly donated Easter eggs, prizes, and gifts, especially the Delightful Dollies women’s community group.

Appreciation to Enniscorthy Municipal D i s t r i c t To w n M a n a g e r Padraig O’Gorman, Mary Clince, Enniscorthy Municipal

District, Pat O’Connor, photographer, Frank Corcoran, Slaney News, Enniscorthy Echo newspaper, David Medcalf, Enniscorthy Guardian newspaper, South East Radio, St. Aidan’s parish newsletter, St. Senan’s parish newsletter, H. Murphy & Co. Ltd, Respond and those who generously advertised the event.

A very special word of thanks to all the volunteers involved.

Thank you to the parents, guardians, children, families and general public for the support and participation. n

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27 May 2015

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Following last month’s popular look at Smokie prior to their performance at the National Opera House, Wexford, JIMMY MURPHY now takes a look at another iconic 1970s British rock band…

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You’ve been Slade!

Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton/ Walsall. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s with 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones. The British Hit Singles and Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to achieve three singles enter at number one and all six of the band’s chart-toppers were penned by noddy Holder and Jim Lea. Total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their bestselling single, Merry Xmas Everybody, has sold in excess of one million copies.

In 1964, drummer Don Powell and guitarist Dave Hill were part of a Midlands based group called The Vendors.

Regulars on the club circuit, they had also recorded a privately pressed four-track EP. At the time Noddy Holder was playing guitar and contributing to vocals in Steve Brett And The Mavericks. Signed to Columbia Records, the band released three singles in 1965.

After listening to American blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, the band decided on a change of direction and name. As the N’Betweens they gained greater

recognition and began to get supporting gigs with acts such as The Hollies, The Yardbirds, Georgie Fame and Spencer Davis. The Mavericks and the N’Betweens were on their way to separate gigs in Germany when they met on a ferry in 1965.

Powell and Hill asked Holder if he would be interested in joining the N’Betweens but he declined. Later in their home town of Wolverhampton, the musicians met again and this time Holder agreed to join the group. Jim Lea had already joined the group. Lea, who also played piano and guitar, had been in the Staffordshire Youth Orchestra and had gained first class honours in a London music school practical exam.

In 1969 a local promoter, Roger Allen, spotted the band and alerted the head of A and R at Philips Records, Jack Baverstock. The group spent a week in the Philips studio at Stanhope Place recording an album, after which Baverstock offered to sign the group to F o n t a n a R e c o rd s i f t h e y changed their name and obtained London-based management. The band were initially hesitant because of the reputation gained as the N’Betweens, but eventually agreed to Ambrose Slade, a

name inspired by Baverstock’s secretary, who had named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade.

Baverstock also found the group an agent in John Gunnel, who had previously worked with the entertainment entrepreneur Robert Stigwood. The band’s debut album Beginnings was released in mid-1969 but turned out to be a commercial failure as was the follow-up single Wild Winds Are Blowing.

The band were visited by Gunnell and his business partner, bassist with The Animals, Chas Chandler. Chandler was impressed with what he heard in the studio, and after seeing the band live the following day, offered to manage them.

As Chandler had previous managerial experience with Jimi Hendrix, the band accepted.

Chandler was not pleased with the debut album and thought that the group would benefit from writing their own material as well as a change of image. The band adopted a skinhead look as an attempt to gain publicity from what was a newsworthy youth fashion trend but this also adopted an unwelcome association with football hooliganism. Noddy Holder and Don Powell were practical, tough individuals already. In 1970 the band short-

World Renowned Masseuse at Monart Destination Spa Matthew Gale, an Alaskan who is much in demand worldwide, is set to arrive and remain in residence at the five-star Monart Destination Spa in Enniscorthy on June 5th to 25th 2015.

Matthew has been practising Thai massage for over 20 years and along with treating clients at his base in Sri Lanka he is in demand at prestigious Spa residences worldwide. The Thai massage is carried out on a firm mat directly on the floor, fully clothed and without the use of any massage oils. With gentle to firm twists and pulls

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BUnCLODY-KILMYSHALL DRAMA GROUP Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group took home an incredible three national awards at the recent All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone with their brilliant production of Stolen Child. Best Actor: Rónán P. Byrne. Best Actress: Josephine Byrne. Best Stage Management: Liam Farrell. Congrats to all involved in this amazing production.

ened their name to just Slade and released a new single, a cover of Shape of Things to Come, on the music show Top of the Pops but it failed to chart.

Chandler had been managing the band for almost two years without success when he suggested releasing a version of the Bobby Marchan song Get Down and Get With It originally performed by Little Richard. Slade still enjoyed a good reputation as a live act and the song had been in their performances for many years. The song was released in mid-1971 and by August the single had entered the top 20 in the United Kingdom, peaking at 16.

Chandler now demanded the band write a follow-up single themselves which led to Lea and Holder writing Coz I Luv You, which was written in half an hour and started a writing partnership that would con-

tinue through their career. The song went to number one in the charts.

A second single entitled L o o k Wo t Yo u D u n w a s released in 1972 and peaked at number 4 and a live album was released in March. The album Slade Alive proved to be successful spending 52 weeks in the UK album charts and peaked at number 2. The next single Take Me Bak ‘Ome was their second number 1.

The other singles were Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum on Feel the Noize, Skweeze Me Pleeze Me, Gudbuy T’ Jane and My Friend Stan. Merry Xmas Everybody was the last single of 1973 and the band’s last ever number 1. They released a new album Old, New, Borrowed and Blue in February 1974 and it went to number 1 in the UK. The following month saw a new single released entitled

Everyday and it went to number 3 in the UK charts and a follow-on single The Bangin’ Man reached Number 3. In the latter half of 1974 the band made a film Slade In Flame which was a tale of the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s group called Flame.

A track from the film named Far Far Away was released reaching number 2 in the UK charts and topping the charts in Norway. Noddy Holder to this day says that Far Far Away is his favourite Slade song. The original band Slade officially split in 1992 and have certified sales of 520,000 albums and 1.8 million singles. The present lineup, which still tours extensively features Dave Hill (Guitar, Vocals), Mal McNulty (Vocals, Guitar), John Berry (Bass Guitar, Violin) and Don Powell (Drums, Percussion).

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ENNISCORTHY'S FESTIVALS 2015

ENNISCoRThy STREET RhyThMS DANCE FEST 6th to 7th June ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– STRAWBERRy, CuLTuRE & FooD FEST (formerly Co. Wexford Strawberry Fair) 24th to 28th June ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BATTLE oF VINEGAR hILL RE-ENACTMENT 1st to 2nd August.

RoCK ‘N’ RoLL ToWN AND FooD FEST 31st July to 3rd August.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BLACKSTAIRS BLuES FESTIVAL 11th to 13th September

2 days of Spectacular Music and Dance 6th-7th June 2015 http://enniscorthystreetfest.com/ Facebook: “Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest”

The colourful Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June. Highlights will be fairytales on Sunday only – Princess Elsa coming to the festival, magicians, comedians, African dancers, belly dancers, Irish music, Spanish dancers, Baby Bop, parade of Disney princesses and much, much more for the two days – a big, family festival and all for free!!

See full details pages 14-15

Blues news…

The Blackstairs Blues Festival (the longest running consecutive blues festival on this island) celebrates its 21st festival in 2015 – September 11th, 12th and 13th.

In fact, the festival commences on Thursday, September 10th, with a Buddy Night in Treacy’s Hotel, featuring Lightning Snake (Acoustic Delta Blues), with finger food and authentic Blues atmosphere.

The committee is currently in the process of securing many of Enniscorthy’s finest estab-

lishments as venues for this year’s festival. In addition, booking of bands, flights, accommodation etc is well advanced.

Following the Blackstairs Blues Table Quiz which was held in Rackards Pub on 22nd May, the next Blues item on the agenda is a Rory Gallagher 20th Anniversary Tribute Night which is being planned for The Presentation Centre. Date to be confirmed. Keep an eye on the “Slaney News” Facebook page for updates. n

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24 -28 June Neven Maguire Cooking Demonstration All Ireland Farmers Market | Strawberry Roots Gig Trail Focal Wexford Literary Festival | Enniscorthy Show A Taste of Wexford Strawberries with Phelim Byrne Feile Peil Parade | Strawberry Queen | Lots of Fringe Events

Strawberry Culture & Food Fest 2015

Keep an eye out for the Festival brochure †

Maria Nolan, Cyril Wheelock, Biddy White Lennon, Pat Roche and Anne Gilpin at the Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest Launch, 15th May, in Enniscorthy Castle.

Enniscorthy’s Four ‘F’s!

The first ever ‘Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest’ was launched in the historic ambience of Enniscorthy Castle on Friday 15th May by Chairperson of Enniscorthy Municipal District, Barbara-Anne Murphy.

And with the Four F’s – Focal, Feile, Food and Fest coming to town for the period 24-28th June Enniscorthy will be a hub of activity.

The idea to move away from the traditional format of the Strawberry Fair and incorporate different events and activities into the same weekend, giving the punter a unique experience, was further enhanced by the GAA announcement that Feile Peil was coming to the counties of Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford for that weekend.

What could be better, a chance to showcase our new Festival and our town to a wider audience from all over the country and beyond. That was the message coming through loud and clear from all of the representatives from all of the organisations involved – Pat Roche from the All Ireland Farmers Market, Cyril Wheelock from Strawberry Fest, Jim Hendrick from the the Show Committee, Maria Nolan for FOCAL Wexford Literary Festival, Bobby Goff for Feile Peil, Eamonn Doyle for Strawberry Roots gig trail and Damian Byrne for

Enniscorthy Business Association.

Introduced by the eloquent Gerard Dunne and with MC for the evening – the lovely Anne Gilpin of Strawberry Fest, the well attended event heralds a new departure for the town, a bringing together of people, ideas, talents and skills to give native and visitor alike a view of Enniscorthy that they will never forget and a reason to return here time and again.

Barbara-Anne thanked Padraig O’Gorman and the hardworking Committee who put the new Festival together saying that the Municipal District was delighted to support the new and exciting initiative.

Enniscorthy will be welcoming Feile with a 10% Discount in all participating shops for those wearing their county or club colours. The Festival Parade will take place on Saturday 27th June at 6.30pm and will include local teams and visiting teams from all over Ireland along with Strawberry Princesses, Rock & Roll Dancers and Redcoats and Pikemen from Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society all culminating at the Showgrounds where the 2015 Strawberry Queen will be chosen and free musical entertainment will be provided.

Barbara-Anne wished everyone a very happy and success-

ful Festival as she cut the ribbon and launched the Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest brochure.

A very special thank you to

Enniscorthy Re-enactors who once again added colour and dash to the occasion.

– Maria Nolan

Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest – Music: The Strawberry Roots Gig Trail will feature nearly 40 gigs in locals pubs and hotels.

There will also be 2 major outdoor gigs in The Bailey carpark on Friday 26th and Sat 27th June.

Full details in next month’s issue of 24th June.

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t e e r t S y h t r o c s i Enn t s e F e c n a D s m h t y h R 2-day Spectacular Event of Music and Dance

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

6th, 7th, June 2015

Enniscorthy’s Big Family Festival is back – Street Rhythms Dance Fest is returning to town for the two days of the weekend 6th & 7th of June.

The Street Rhythms Fest is a free festival for all the family that brings colour and laughter to the town centre and rejuvenates the Castle with it fantastic fairytales and fun.

SATURDAY 6 th JUNE

MARKET SQUARE – FREE! FREE! FREE! 1.00pm–2.00pm BABY BOP, BALLOON-MAKING AND FACE PAINTING Meet your favourite Disney characters.

2.00pm–2.30pm PUPPETEER 2.30pm–3.15pm CORVENIEOS MAGICIAN Crowd participation is a must and there are a lot of laughs to be had for all ages.

3.15pm–3.45pm PARADE OF DISNEY PRINCESSES Led by St. Kevin's Marching Band.

Some of our favourite Disney Princesses are flying into Enniscorthy for the Fairytale Oscar Awards Ceremony in the Castle on Sunday, and on Saturday afternoon the Princesses will parade through the town – meet & greet – Elsa and her friends!

3.45pm–6.00pm DISCO, DRUM CIRCLE AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SQUARE Party the evening away to all your favourite tunes.

SUNDAY 7 th Saturday 20th auguSt

JUNE

FAIRYTALES IN THE CASTLE – FREE! FREE! FREE! 1.30pm

‘The Fairytale Oscar Awards’ hosted by Puss in Boots.

Join all your favourite Disney characters and Princesses on the Red Carpet – walk through the Castle and watch them perform their fairytale and vote for your favourite at the end.

Always lots of laughs and fun along the way and plenty of entertainment outside.

MARKET SQUARE – DANCE, MUSIC, CULTURE, COMEDY & ACROBATICS – FREE! FREE! FREE! 1.00pm–6.00pm Dance, Music & Culture from: Celtic Roots (Ireland), Sandra Bronze (Spain), Reka & her troupe of belly dancers, Syrian drummers, the Roma Community Cultural Dance, Martina Leacy Dance Academy and past and present pupils of St. Patrick’s School.

Illusion, Ventriloquism & Comedy with Jack Wise.

Acrobatics and Dance performed

by Hakuna Matata.

Fairytales will finish in the Square with one final dance!

CRAFT IN MOTION – watch out for local crafters and traders exhibiting their skills and talents on Rafter Street on Saturday and Sunday.

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Baby Bop characters

Jack Wise

Baby Bop

Polish traditional dancers on Market Square

Welcome to …

Street Rhythms Dance Fest 2015 This is the 8th year of this fun, family-friendly dance and rhythm festival in Enniscorthy with live dance acts, both local and international, Baby Bop for the tots and lots of fringe events for everybody from 2 to 102!

Enniscorthy shines best during festival season when the streets come alive with dance, music and colour. What better way to kick off this season of fun, than the Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest from the 6th – 7th June.

The Street Rhythms Fest is run by a dedicated committee of four volunteers and through fundraising and the support of the Enniscorthy Municipal District and Enniscorthy Credit Union, they are able to bring this vibrant festival to our town.

Mickey & Minnie Mouse

There will be some changes to the festival this year but all the old favourites will still be happening – kicking off with the Baby Bop in the Square on Saturday afternoon at 2.00pm. Disney characters come to meet the children and shake hands, get photographs and dance with all their fans – a rare and special treat to meet your heroes.

The fantastic Corvenieos Magician is back this year after his hugely successful first appearance in 2013.

No family show is complete without a little bit of magic and the Convenios bring it in bucketfuls.

Crowd participation is a must and there are lots of laughs to be had for all ages.

Lisa from Surprise Childrens Parties will have her Puppet friends with her to keep the buzz alive, and keep an eye out for some balloon making!!

BREAKING NEWS!!! – Some of our favourite Disney Princesses are flying into Enniscorthy for the Fairytale Oscar Awards Ceremony in the Castle on Sunday, and on Saturday afternoon the Princesses will parade through the town – a very special treat and a taste of what is to come on Sunday for the Oscars – for your favourite fairytale to win you have to go to the Castle on Sunday to vote!!! Keep and eye out for Elsa, Anna and maybe even Olaf!

Nothing finishes off a day of fun better than a party, so for all of the children that still have bucket loads of energy on Saturday – hit the dance floor in the Square and rock your stuff!!! But leave plenty of energy for Sunday.

Rafter Street will host Craft in Motion – local crafters and traders come out in force to exhibit their skills and talents,

it is really worth taking the time to browse through the stalls and maybe pick up a few unique bits as you go along. Keep an eye out for crafts you can get involved in – painting your own piece of pottery and getting it fired, something you will have forever. Craft in Motion will be happening for the two days of the festival.

Please support the festival buskers and stop off with the magician for a laugh and of course some unbelievable tricks. Keep an eye out for some surprises also!

On Sunday – Hollywood comes to Enniscorthy – WOW – The Fairytale Oscars Awards – Which is the best Fairytale? This year the amazing Rathnure Panto group have flown all our favourite Disney Princesses into Enniscorthy for this very, very famous awards ceremony. All our favourite fairytale

characters will parade on the red carpet (incl. Elsa & Anna) in the grounds of the castle, opened by the town council for this very auspicious occasion. Puss in Boots will host the event, as only Puss can do. For a chance to see your favourite character on the red carpet make sure you go along early.

Each fairytale group will perform their shows in the castle and each child must vote at the end of their tour!! Who will win? No fairytale is complete without the wicked witch so ‘watch behind you’!!!

The Market Square will kick off on Sunday with music and dance from our very own fantastic ‘Celtic Roots’ followed by Spanish dancers, Bellydancers, drummers, Roma dancing and a very special group of dancers from Martina Leacy’s dance group.

For every family day out we need a bit of comedy, sword swal-

2 days of Spectacular Music and Dance 6th-7th June 2015

lowing and illusion – this very special show will be performed by Jack Wise as previously seen on RTE. Jack entertains audiences all over the country with his very unique show – a must see for all the family.

The festival is thrilled to welcome back to the Sunday Stage – Hakuna Matata – an extraordinary group of acrobats that bring their very special art and dance to the square in Enniscorthy. They performed at the festival a number of years ago and had the crowd mesmerised by their wonderful show!

Keep an eye out for some impromptu fun!

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Celtic Roots in action

http://enniscorthystreetfest.com/ Facebook: “Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest”

OUR SHOW WILL GO ON !

In the case of rain, the show will go on.

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Many thanks to our sponsors: Enniscorthy Municipal District Enniscorthy Credit Union Enniscorthy Guardian

www.enniscorthystreetfest.com

Some minor programme changes may occur prior to the Festival commencing so please keep an eye on the Festival website or Facebook page.

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Scintillating Sinfonia at The Presentation Centre The Memory Train Wind Ensemble on stage at The Presentation Centre. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Although not well advertised I was lucky to discover and attend the excellent Wexford Sinfonia, Wind Ensemble concert at The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, last Saturday night. A most delightful affair with Musical Directors Liam Daly for the Wind Ensemble and Heather B o x w e l l w i t h Va l d a , T h e Wexford Chamber Choir.

The Wind Ensemble began proceedings with a marvellous 15th century English collection including The Earle of Oxford’s Marche, John Come Kiss Me

Now, The Mayden’s Song, Wolsey’s Wilde and The Bells.

That was followed by the charming strains of Siyahamba, Fair Phyllis, Words, Only You and Durme sung by the Valda Chamber Choir.

After the brief interval Valda were on stage again giving us beautiful renditions of well known classics including Tea For Two, Mari’s Wedding and The Long and Winding Road before the Wind Ensemble brought the most enjoyable evening to a close with Into The Light, Finnegan’s Wake

and a selection of popular pieces from `Chicago`.

For €10 this was amazing value and amazing talent and it is doubly amazing that all these gifted musicians and fantastic singers are all volunteers who put in endless hours of practice to stage concerts such as this purely and simply for the sheer love of it. Wouldn’t all our lives lack something without them.

A truly uplifting experience and once again our aesthetic Presentation Centre lent itself beautifully to the occasion. n

will be running in Rathnure soon!

See pages 9 and 12

Valda. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Congrats to Jarlath Bunclody landscape photographer Jarlath Judge has received international recognition for his images which have been displayed at salons across the world, including jury-selected exhibitions in Australia, Egypt, Singapore, Turkey, UK, Greece, Serbia, Austria and Slovakia.

He has been awarded an “Artist” FIAP disctinction (Artiste Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique) at the Irish Photographic Federations National Championships.

A member of Enniscorthy Camera Club, and currently its

Club Photographer of the Year, Jarlath is delighted with his achievement. “It’s fantastic to have your photographs judged in a worldwide arena and then to meet the international standards. For such a small country we (Irish photographers) do very well in world photography circles. I guess we capture the uniqueness and beauty of Ireland through photography and being it to a new audience”, he said.

Some of his work will be on display at Enniscorthy Camera Club’s Annual Exhibition from June 20th at the Church Institute and at Bunclody Library later this year. n

Jarlath Judge (centre) receiving his AFIAP distinction from IPF President Michael O'Sullivan & IPF FIAP Liaison Officer Paul Stanley.

The Plough and the Stars Enniscorthy Drama Group presents Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars in The Presentation Centre at 8pm on 18, 19, 20, 21 June and in St. Brigid’s Hall, Carnew on Friday 26 June 8pm.

by Sean O’Casey

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Concert for Nepal

Your “cut out and keep”

JUNE ENTERTAINMENT All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

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May 28 SilvertoneS & GueStS. Concert. St Aidan’s Cathedral. 8pm.

May 28 ConCert for nepal. National Opera House, Wexford.

May 29 albert lee and Hogans Heroes. Music. Wexford Arts Centre.

May 30 freddie wHite. Music. Wexford Arts Centre.

May 30 max & bull. Joe Doyles Pub. May 31 Swankey men. Joe Doyles Pub. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mon 1 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Thur 4 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

4-5 memory train. Musical. Rathnure. See pages 9 and 12.

Fri 5 karaoke. Castle Bar. Fri 5 traditional iriSH muSiC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 5 miCk Cloke. Temple Bar. Fri 5 funky HouSe dJ with live Saxophone player. DBar. Fri 5 pierCe turner. Wexford Arts Centre.

Sat 6 live band. Temple Bar. Sat 6 Corner boy and HermitaGe Green. National Opera House, Wexford.

6–7 Street rHytHmS danCe feSt. See pages 14-15.

Sun 7 been tHere done tHat. Temple Bar. Sun 7 devine invention. Benedicts.

Mon 8 an eveninG of Country muSiC. With guests Mary Byrne and Sean Keane. Riverside Park Hotel.

Mon 8 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Mon 8 memory train. Musical. Rathnure. See pages 9 and 12.

Mon 8 Gilbert o’Sullivan. National Opera House, Wexford.

Tues 9 i am leGend. Movie. WEXWORLDS in association with the Picture House Film Club. 8pm. €7.50. Wexford Arts Centre.

Wed 10 eriC reed. Music. Greenacres.

10-11 memory train. Musical. Rathnure. See pages 9 and 12.

Thur 11 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Thur 11 June rodGerS. National Opera House, Wexford.

11-13 montauk point and witHin tHe veil. Drama.

Wexford Arts Centre.

Fri 12 karaoke. Castle Bar. Fri 12 traditional iriSH muSiC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 12 aCouStiC Heart. Temple Bar. Fri 12 funky HouSe dJ with live Saxophone player. DBar. Sat 13 SometHinG blue. Temple Bar. 13-14 memory train. Musical. Rathnure. See pages 9 and 12.

Sun 14 mood SwinGS. Temple Bar. Sun 14 Hot roCkS. Benedicts.

Mon 15 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Thur 18 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Thur 18 leGendS of ameriCan Country. National Opera House, Wexford.

18-21 tHe plouGH and tHe StarS. Drama. The Presentation Centre. See page 30.

Fri 19 karaoke. Castle Bar. Fri 19 traditional iriSH muSiC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 19 touCH of ClaSS. Temple Bar. Fri 19 funky HouSe dJ with live Saxophone player. DBar. Sat 20 iSotopeS. Temple Bar. 20-21 wexford maritime feStival. Wexford Town.

Sun 21 Seattle. Temple Bar. Sun 21 biG Generator. Benedicts.

Sun 21 in our SiteS. Drama. Wexford Arts Centre.

Sun 21 pub talent final. Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest.

Riverside Park Hotel.

Mon 22 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

24–28 Strawberry, Culture & food feSt. See page 13.

Strawberry ball / Strawberry Queen. Riverside Park Hotel.

Wed 24 Thur 25 overture. Children’s entertainment. Wexford Arts Centre.

Thur 25 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Fri 26 a biG GiG in the bailey Carpark. The Bailey.

Fri 26 karaoke. Castle Bar. Fri 26 traditional iriSH muSiC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 26 beeS kneeS. Temple Bar. Fri 26 funky HouSe dJ with live Saxophone player. DBar. Fri 26 tHe SeCret life of arabia. Drama. Red Moon Children’s Theatre Ensemble. Wexford Arts Centre.

26-28 Strawberry rootS GiG trail. In lots of local pubs.

See page 13. Full details in our next issue of 24th June.

Sat 27 a biG GiG in the bailey Carpark. The Bailey.

Sat 27 deS browne. Temple Bar. Sat 27 enniSCortHy SHow. Showgrounds.

Sat 27 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Sun 28 live band. Temple Bar. Sun 28 revenGe. Benedicts.

Mon 29 GreyHound raCinG. Enniscorthy Dog Track. 7.30pm.

Top Irish artists will gather in the national Opera House to raise much needed funds for nepal.

A concert featuring four leading Irish artists, in aid of the relief efforts following the earthquake in Nepal, has been organised by the nine Wexford people who were recently caught up in the devastation.

“A Concert for Nepal” takes place in the National Opera House, Wexford, on Thursday 28th May at 8.00pm. The bill features Wexford artists Tony

Carty and Aileen Donohoe who join fresh from their run in the Wexford Light Opera production of Chess. They will be flying solo for this performance, where they will sing and perform in their own unique style. Performing on the night also is Ireland’s internationally known singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy.

Eleanor is well known for composing the song “Only A Woman’s Heart” the title track from the bestselling album in Irish History: A Woman’s

Heart. Finishing the line up are The Celtic Tenors – worldclass artists – an evening to savour with the famous tenors who despite their incredible success don’t take themselves too seriously!

This concert is brought about as a result of nine Wexford people who were caught up in the recent devastating earthquake in Nepal.

After their experience they were motivated to fundraise for the people of Nepal. All proceeds will go directly to

Trocaire's teams on the ground in Nepal. Tickets priced from €25 can be bought through the National Opera House, www.nationaloperahouse.ie or Box Office at 053-9122144.

Tickets are also available at Westgate Design in Wexford Town.

Donations can also be made to the Wexford Nepal Appeal. AIB Account Number: 42596015. Sort Code: 93-33-41. IBAN: IE34AIBK93334142596015.

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Recording development bursaries Orchard Recording in partnership with the Arts Department of Wexford County Council and the Arts Council are pleased to announce the return of the “Recording Development Bursaries” in 2015, for a third year running. This award is part of the Room to Record music technology programme initiated by Wexford County Council in 2012, to enhance the opportunities available to Wexford’s emerging musical talent.

Bands/Artists/SingerSongwriters living in Wexford are invited to apply for one of 2 bursaries to be awarded in 2015.

P a u l D o w l i n g , O rc h a rd Recording, “The Recording Development Bursary has been devised to address the need for a greater understanding of professional recording practices/ways of working for emerging bands/ artists/singersongwriters. If you are prepari n g t o re c o rd a n a l b u m , embarking on your first recording experience or looking to increase your skill set within a recording studio environment you should apply”.

Among past successful bursary recipients are “Corner Boy” from Killinick in Co. Wexford.

Michael D’Arcy- lead singer with Corner Boy: “We believe that the overall process has helped us garner a greater understanding of the production, recording, editing and writing process.”

Alice Lynskey: “I can honestly say that these two days were the most musically educational and inspiring days I have ever had.”

A spokesperson for Wexford County County Council said: “This is an exciting opportunity for any musician or band to move from recording ‘in the bedroom / garage’ to a professional studio with the expert

support, guidance and production that Orchard Recording provide. The Arts Department is proud to support these bursaries for a second year.”

The Recording Development Bursaries will run in the Orchard Recording Studio Enniscorthy.

Applications must be submitted by June 5th 2015.

For more info/application form contact: Orchard Recording, Carrigabruse, Enniscorthy. Email: info@orchardrecording.ie Phone: 087-9523253. Web: www.orchardrecording.ie. www.facebook.com/theorchardrecordingstudio n

thE StrAwbErry, CulturE & Food FESt tAkES plACE 24-28 junE. wE’ll CArry Full dEtAilS in our nExt iSSuE oF 24 junE.

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

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

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

FOR LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…  Check the listing above  Check out our pages 11-17 See Joseph Doyle’s column page 28  Check www.wexlive.com for updated listings.  Facebook:“Slaney News” and “Enjoy Enniscorthy”  Check Wexford Arts Centre shows on page 29.

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Food to play big part in new-look Enniscorthy Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest Anne Gilpin, Festival Secretary, tells us more…

Food is central to the new weekend festival: Enniscorthy Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest.

It is incredible that you can come to an historic market town (Enniscorthy 510AD), to shop at the local markets … almost in the same places they’ve traded for 400 years! Imagine yourself buying locally produced Irish products that are fresh and from the farm just as your ancestors have done… not for years or decades but for centuries.

Our Country Market is trading on Friday 26th June in the IFA Centre from 9am – 1pm, our Wexford Farmers Market is trading Saturday 27th June in Abbey Square and the AllIreland Farmers Market is trading Sunday 28th June, 9am –

4pm, Abbey Square. Awards will be presented on Sunday at 3pm from one of the All-Ireland Farmers Markets judges Biddy White Lennon. At the All-Ireland Market, you are able to buy the BEST of what is available in all of Ireland in ONE place! A notto-be-missed event!

The A Taste of Wexford Strawberries Homecook & Chef Competitiion with Phelim Byrne enters its third year!

During June, judges will be go to the restaurants to taste creations made by our local restaurants and eateries… using Wexford strawberries! The participating restaurants to date are: – Kelly’s Resort & Spa – Hotel Curracloe, – Sean Og’s, Kilmuckridge – Holy Grail, Enniscorthy

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The Bailey Cafe & Bar, Enniscorthy – Treacy’s Hotel, Enniscorthy – Maldron Hotel, Wexford – Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy – Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey – Toffee & Thyme, Enniscorthy – Greenacres, Wexford (with Richie Trappe the Winning Chef 2013 & 2014).

On Thursday 25th June in the Riverside Park Hotel, the third A Taste of Wexford Strawberries Homecook & Chef Competition with Phelim Byrne will also have Co. Wexford’s awardwinning chef, Phelim Byrne, hold a Cooking Demonstration after he judges the homecook competition.

The winning chef, who will be selected from the participating restaurants, will receive

their award and tell us how their dishes were created. Door prizes, that include a seated ticket at one of the Neven Maguire Cooking Demonstrations on Saturday 27th, will be included in the €5 entry.

Irish Chef of renown, Neven Maguire, will hold two cooking demonstrations on Saturday 27th June at noon – 1.30pm and then 3.30pm – 5pm. A fabulous Marquee will be the location situated at the Enniscorthy Show being held at the Agricultural Showgrounds. Seats are €20 and tickets are available online plus there are limited, standing tickets at €10 available at the door only.

Don’t delay. Book your seats for the 25th and 27th June online at www.strawberryfest.ie n

The Bailey – now serving breakfast

Cakes that are out of this world!

Having recently changed ownership the new management team at The Bailey in Enniscorthy has wasted no time in making some innovative changes. It is now open for breakfast from 9am Monday to Saturday and food is served right throughout the day until

Two new food businesses opening up beside each other on Enniscorthy’s eastside is indeed a rare occurrence. We are reminded of an old Irish saying: An rud is annamh is iontach – that which is rare is wonderful.

We wish every success to both Celestial Cake Creations and Mizzoni Pizzas – both located opposite Treacy’s Hotel.

Celestial Cake Creations is the brainchild of Brunilda Tahiri – who trained as a cake crafter and has many years of experience in the trade. Brunilda is ably assisted by her sister Geralda – an expert cake baker and decorator, and by Rebecca Cullen whose helpful and friendly presence at the shop counter allows Brunilda and Geralda concentrate on baking and decorating in the extensive and modern kitchen which has been specially constructed to the rear of the shop.

9pm Mon-Thurs, 10pm FriSat and 9pm Sundays.

Watch out for other developments including two major outdoor concerts in The Bailey carpark on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June during the upcoming Strawberry, Culture & Food Fest. n

Food for thought!

An alarming new report from the Wo r l d Health Organisation published at the beginning of May suggested nearly ALL Irish adults will be overweight by 2030!

If current trends continue, nine out of ten Irish men will be overweight in 15 years’ time – and 85 per cent of women.

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Irish food awards Blas na hEireann – The Irish Food Awards are open for e n t r y o n w w w. i r i s h foodawards.com.

Now in their 8th year, Blas na hEireann, The Irish Food Awards, is the biggest competition for quality, Irish produce on the island of Ireland. Last year over 2,000 Irish products were entered into the competition to win

Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in over 90 food and drink categories as well as key awards such as Supreme Champion and Best Artisan Producer. Entries remain open until 17th of June at a fee of €55 per entry.

To enter visit www.irishfoodawards.com or contact the Blas team on info@irishfoodawards.com n

Proprietor Brunilda Tahiri

EVERYTHING sold in the shop, from colourful cupcakes to one-off novelty cakes, is baked and decorated daily inhouse to Brunilda’s own exacting and unique recipes. Indeed Brunilda’s mother was a professional chef herself so baking is definitely a family thing.

So whatever the occasion – birthdays, communions, anniversaries, christenings, etc – Celestial Cake Creations can make the perfect cake for you. Visit the colourful Celestial Cake Creations anytime, 10am to 5pm, six days a week, or call the shop 053-9238086. n

Best of luck to O’Neill’s Dry Cured Bacon Co., based in Ferns, which has been nominated for the National

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Councillors in Greystones have voted in favour of banning fast food restaurants opening within 400 metres of any school.

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Neven Maguire cooking demonstration in Enniscorthy on 27th June.

Well done to Angelo and Katia of Alba Restaurant, Enniscorthy, pictured at the Clyde Court Hotel in Ballsbridge at the Irish Restaurant Awards 2015 where their restaurant received three nominations for Leinster: Best Restaurant, Best Wine Experience, Best Chef.

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Young Enniscorthy chef, Holly Murphy, will be contributing some of her recipes to the Slaney News over the coming months.

Holly is a culinary arts student in Waterford Institute of Technology and is a passionate chef who believes in honest, good food and wants to share that passion with as many people as possible.

For the past year she has been running her own food blog which in the first month alone received over one thousand views. Visit Holly’s blog at http://hollyskitchenxx.blogspot.ie.

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The search for Ireland’s favourite potato!

GIY (Grow it Yourself) and Bord Bia are aiming to reconnect Irish people with their inner spudlove, encouraging Irish people to grow, cook and eat spuds.

The spudlove initiative will target food growers and GIYers in communities all over Ireland, by encouraging them to take part in a local 'Spud Off’ – a spud growing competition which will find Ireland’s favourite spud. It will also appeal to nonfood growers encouraging them to show their love for spuds by cooking and eating them and sharing on social media.

GROW, COOK, EAT Grow – could your homegrown spud be Ireland’s top potato? GIY is looking for Ireland’s tastiest tuber and wants you to organise or take part in a local Spud Off in your community during the summer months by growing your

own potatoes and entering them in a blind taste trial.

Growers will be provided with all of the know how and tips and things to do each week from Ireland’s Mr Spud-tastic and curator of the Lisadell Potato Collection, Dermot Carey.

The local winners will go forward to the national final at GIY’s GROW Fest in Waterford this September where a panel of expert Spud Masters will find Ireland’s 'Top Tuber'.

Cook – the campaign will be sharing the nation’s favourite spud recipes, and lots of spud information including top health tips from the www.potato.ie website which hosts Bord Bia’s best and tastiest potato recipes.

We want budding chefs to share their favourite potato recipes with us so we can get the best recipes and share them with other spudlovers.

Eat – foodies will be encouraged to show their #spudlove by

spudlove posting pictures and video clips of their favourite spud dishes on social media. Each week we will pick our favourite potato pioneers and bestow on them the much-coveted title of “Spud Lover Of the Week”.

Interested families, individuals, workplaces and groups can check out the ‘Spud Rules’ and register a ‘Spud Off’ at http://www.giyinternational.org/spudlove To launch the initiative GIY took to the streets to ask the Irish public… so check out: https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=xkY98a3r8VI n

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrates her 75th birthday.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

From time to time this roving writer will be out and about beyond town and county and last month was one of those times as I covered the 75th Birthday of her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for the Slaney News… only joking of course!

But thanks to Michael O’Leary and a great Ryanair offer of return flights from Dublin to Copenhagen for €82.51 for - can you believe it - 4 people I did happen to be in that city and when I heard it was the Queen’s 75th birthday I thought that I would go along and capture the occasion.

Indeed, the flights were the only cheap thing about Wo n d e r f u l , Wo n d e r f u l Copenhagen. It is an extremely expensive city for food, drink, clothes and sightseeing. But there is lots to see and lots to do, so much so that you have to decide your priorities on a short stay.

I had a couple of items on my wish list the main one being of course that fascinator from my childhood, that spinner of tales – Hans Christian Andersen who wove spellbinding fairytales like The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Tinderbox, The Ugly Duckling and many, many more. His tales were not so much about wicked witches and ugly stepmothers as much as human nature and weakness but they fascinated me as a child and I had to find my hero and the places he lived in the Nyhavn District of Copenhagen.

The Little Mermaid is of course a must for all visiting this windy city and the Little Mermaid is just that – a small statue on a small rock staring at the shore searching for the man she loves who has gone and married another – ah a familiar tale! And this poor

Little Mermaid has suffered almost as much as her fairytale counterpart having been decapitated twice in recent times by vandals.

One has to visit the Tivoli Gardens which they say was Walt Disney’s inspiration for Disneyland and they certainly are magical particularly each evening when there is an Illumination Display.

Copenhagen, or as Danny Kaye once called her, ‘salty old Queen of the Sea’, is awash with beautiful buildings, palaces and museums but the entrance fees are expensive – we visited its famous aquarium The Blue Planet which cost us €23 each or 160 Danish Krone.

Of course you must take the train across the Oresund Bridge which will bring you to Malmo in Sweden in less than half an hour and costs €20 return but Malmo is so worth it. A big, picturesque, spacious city with wide streets opening into quaint squares and everywhere pristine clean.

Wallmans in the centre of Copenhagen is like a giant Spiegeltent and of an evening you can enjoy a 4-course meal whilst being entertained by some of the most unusual and extraordinary circus-type acts in Europe along with musical shows. This will set you back approximately €90 each but then it is an experience and you may only be there once!

Copenhagen has one of the longest shopping streets in Europe, called Stroget, boasting all of the top fashion houses but again I would have to say that we found nothing cheap about any of its shops. But you gotta window shop don’t you?

The people of Denmark love their Monarch and lined the streets of Copenhagen on Thursday 16th April as she made her way in a horse-drawn carriage among them waving

and smiling as they cheered and waved their little paper Danish flags with gusto and pride. Indeed, I waved one myself in her direction as she passed… when in Rome and all that… and besides they were given out freely to everyone in the crowd.

The celebrations had begun the evening before at her residence, the Amalienborg Palace, where looking elegant and regale in red she hosted a banquet in the Grand Hall for royal relatives and dignitaries from across Europe. Early the following morning she waved from her bedroom window to a small group of family and friends who wished her Happy Birthday and gave the 9 Hoorahs as is traditional in Denmark before singing the Danish National Anthem.

From there it was on to C i t y H a l l S q u a re – Radhuspladsen – in her carriage heralded by her Royal Guard on horseback for a reception at City Hall incorporating song, dance and mime before she greeted her loyal subjects who had gathered in their hundreds underneath the ornate balcony for the occasion and the chance to wish their Queen well.

I was surprised to get right up to the barrier and was directly in front of the balcony when she appeared looking genuinely surprised to see so many gathered in her honour.

This time she was dressed in a smart turquoise suit with matching hat which almost took off in the gusts of wind that swirled around City Hall Square. Once again the Lord Mayor led the crowds in the 9 Hoorahs before she gracefully took her leave.

A charming, attractive, fashionable, classy and most elegant lady just like the city in which she resides.

– Maria Nolan

Good news for Coeliacs A new support group for Coeliacs living in Wexford and Waterford has just been formed by four volunteers from the area.

Their first, informal, meeting will be held on Thursday 28 May at 8pm in the Legion of Mary Hall, Robert Street, New

Ross and all coeliacs are very welcome. It is hoped that the support group will be a great way for coeliacs to meet and forge friendships with fellow coeliacs, share experiences and gain support in living a glutenfree lifestyle in an informal and friendly environment.

It is also hoped to promote local, gluten-free food suppliers and those whose products are suitable for coeliacs as well as coeliac-friendly hotels, restaurants and coffee shops etc in the Wexford/Waterford and surrounding areas. Enquiries to Rosemary Walshe 087-9281371. n

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Enniscorthy product ranked above industry giants Holos Skincare scoops top award less than 18 months after company launch…

Holos Skincare, based in Enniscorthy, beat off competition from international skincare giants Dermalogica and Simple in a recent beauty magazine award. The prestigious award was from Ireland’s U Magazine, and the larger companies were runners-up to the local woman’s products.

Niamh Hogan, creator of the Holos Skincare range, has been an Aromatherapist and Natural Health practitioner since 2003. She wanted to pro-

vide consumers with a means to healthy radiant skin, through an affordable, natural and holistic range of products. All of the products are handmade in Wexford with pure essential oils sourced from all over the world. Packaging and material is all fully recyclable, and none of the products are tested on animals.

Niamh says: ‘My passion is creating something that brings a little bit of happiness to people’s lives and to their skin!

Watching my business turn from a dream to a recognised brand on shelves all over the

country has been incredible.

The long hours and the hard work do pay off, and we are only just beginning!’

Since its launch in 2014, Holos Skincare has taken the market by storm and has become a recognised award-winning brand. It is now available in over 50 outlets nationwide. It has been featured on Xpose and Ireland AM, and the first year went out with a bang, scooping the ‘Bank of Ireland Home/Craft based Start Up of the Year Award’, presented by Dragon, Gavin Duffy. The skincare company was shortlisted as a final-

ist in the SME awards run by Blacknight recently, and two of the products have been shortlisted for awards in: ‘The Beautie Awards’ in association with Tresemmé.

This is by public vote, and nominations can be made through beaut.ie Holos is proud to be listed as a finalist in the Wexford Business Awards in the section for Start Up of the Year.

Holos skincare products can be purchased locally in health food shops, or online at www.holos.ie. For any enquiries, Niamh can be contacted via email at niamh@holos.ie n

SouthEast European Capital of Culture Bid Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny have joined forces to make an official bid for the title of European Capital of Culture Southeast 2020 and the new brand for the three counties’ bid has been announced as ‘Three Sisters 2020’.

The brand name which draws on the three rivers of the three counties, The Barrow, The Nore and The Suir will help to reaffirm the connection amongst the three SouthEast counties and also assist in setting the unique regional bid apart within the bid process.

Commenting on the announcement of the new brand Michael Quinn, Bid Director, said, “We are delighted to unveil this new brand for the SouthEast’s European Capital of Culture bid. This is one of the many steps the bid process will be taking along the way and we are excited to announce this as the first step in a series of exciting opportunities for

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the people of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny to engage with the ‘Three Sisters 2020’ Bid process.

This Bid is for the people of the SouthEast but it also needs to be ‘by’ the people of the SouthEast and it is a real opportunity for the region. We have some really great activities planned for everyone to come on board with the bid process and we will be announcing these over the coming weeks. We look forward to working with everyone across the region to help make Three Sisters 2020 a reality.” The ‘Three Sisters 2020’ can be found on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube at ‘Three Sisters 2020’.

The European Capital of Culture is designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which the host city or region organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension. n

IEDR (IE Domain Registry) launches OPTIMISE Fund 2015 to help SMEs be e-commerce ready.

Now in its fifth year, the aim of the OPTIMISE Fund is to encourage and enable Irish SMEs or micro enterprises to make greater use of existing web technologies and upgrade the e-commerce functionality of their websites.

The Fund is designed to help drive Irish businesses’ sales offering online. Since its inception in 2011, the OPTIMISE Fund has provided funding to 60 Irish SMEs and micro enterprises to improve their web and online sales capabilities.

With the OPTIMISE Fund 2015 valued at €150,000, IEDR is confident that demand for funding amongst the business community will be significant again this year.

Businesses who want to improve their online sales capabilities and optimise their websites are encouraged to apply to the OPTIMISE Fund 2015 by logging on to www.iedr.ie/optimise. n

Enniscorthy Business Association needs you!

To continue to promote, support and represent the businesses of Enniscorthy, the EBA needs all local businesses to join up and express their views at the EBA’s regular meetings. You can get in touch by emailing the EBA at: e.b.a.enniscorthy@gmail.com or contacting the Slaney News 087-2403310, slaneynews@gmail.com. n

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New service to benefit business and tourism A new era for air passengers flying between the southeast of Ireland and the UK has started as VLM Airlines has commenced services on the Waterford-London Luton route and Waterford-Birmingham route.

Flying in Europe since 1993, the airline is providing twicedaily Waterford-London Luton flights from Monday-Friday, as well as a Saturday and a Sunday service. The Fokker 50 aircraft being used on the route has a capacity for up to 50 passengers. There have been strong bookings since details of the new service were announced in mid-March, and reservations have been made continuously through the website www.flyvlm.com and with travel agents since the announcement.

Fly direct to London and to Birmingham from Waterford Airport.

VLM are also operating a four times a week service from Waterford to Birmingham.

Speaking as the first flight took off from Waterford, Alix de Weerdt, Chief Commercial Officer, VLM Airlines, said: “All that we have seen since announcing our Waterford routes gives us tremendous confidence and encouragement about the demand that exists for con-

venient and affordable air travel between Ireland’s southeast region and the UK. “We are particularly pleased to commence the service at this time of year as we know the tourism and hospitality sector in the southeast will receive a boost from our inbound services.

Waterford-London services have operated for almost 30 years now and we look forward to

Enniscorthy solicitors in top six in Leinster The AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards took place at a gala black-tie ceremony at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin recently.

John A. Sinnott & Co. Solicitors, Enniscorthy, were shortlisted as finalists in two categories: • Leinster Provincial Law Firm of the Year (under 5 solicitors).

• Legal Website of the Year.

Whilst the well-known, Enniscorthy-based firm didn’t win on the night, it is now amongst the top six law firms in Leinster and has one of the best legal websites in the country.

Principal Solicitor of the firm, John Murphy, said: “We always aim to innovate and lead the way so that we can achieve the best outcomes for our clients and so are thrilled

to be recognised in this way.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the team h e re a t J o h n A . S i n n o t t Solicitors and Louise Kinsella of LK Marketing who co-ordinated our new website.

Thanks also to our clients and peers for this recognition.”

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working with our partners at Waterford Airport to make this and our Waterford-Birmingham route a sustainable success.”

Desmond O’Flynn, CEO, Waterford Airport added: “There has been a tremendous initial response from business and leisure passengers alike to the arrival of VLM Airlines and their commitment to our London Luton and Birmingham routes.

It is clear that there is considerable demand for these services, and VLM Airlines are getting a great reaction in the market as people see the value and convenience of flying through Waterford.

“We look forward to building on a great start and appreciate the enormous goodwill that exists towards the Airport, as people recognise its economic

and social importance as a critical piece of infrastructure in the region.”

VLM Airlines’ first service was on the Antwerp-London City route. Previously named Regional Airline of the Year, the airline operates scheduled services from Antwerp and Rotterdam to Geneva, Hamburg and Southampton. Services from Liege to Avignon, Bologna, Nice and Venice will also begin shortly.

Bookings on the WaterfordLondon Luton and WaterfordBirmingham services can be made through www.flyvlm.com where the airline is also currently running a competition offering the chance to win an entire plane –allowing you and 49 of your guests to be flown return on any of their routes. n

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Pictured are the first Red Seal course participants, staff at the WWETB Waterford Training Centre and representatives of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and the Canadian Apprenticeship and Industry Training, Alberta.

The team at Waterford Wexford Training Services has delivered the first ever internationally recognised Red Seal Qualification course for Welding in Ireland through a partnership with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and the Canadian Apprenticeship and Industry Training Alberta.

The Red Seal programme is the Canadian standard of excellence for skilled trades; it is evidence that a tradesperson has met the highest standard required in order to do his or her job. It sets common standards

to assess the skills of tradespersons across Canada and the programme was initially created following the first ever International Convention on Apprenticeship in Trades and Industries, which was held in 1952.

A class group, which consisted of tradespersons from all across Ireland, recently qualified from the programme, which was run at the Waterford Training Centre. This is the first time that the Red Seal Training programme has been run outside of Canada.

The qualification enables its participants to finesse their trade and

gain an internationally recognised qualification enabling them to travel and work in their trade, opening doors to many job opportunities.

WWETB developed a curriculum for the course in conjunction with the Alberta Apprenticeship and Training Industry in Canada and the curriculum was led by instructor Michael Murphy who is also Red Seal qualified. The course delivery was so successful the course is now under further development. For further details see wwetbtraining.ie n

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A night at the dogs!

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This month, Joe Kavanagh, looks at spaying and neutering.

Spaying and neutering are considered the routine operations that a small animal surgeon carries out each week.

Enniscorthy Dog Track Thursday 7th May. Above: Tim Looby, Eugene Dempsey and Tommy Woods.

Left: Joe Devlin and Danny Kenny with the "Shanks Whelan owned dog Piercestown Club".

The fact that it is a routine operation does not diminish the fact that it is a full blown operation, full general anaesthetic and is not a simple procedure.

Here at the Moyne Veterinary Clinic we aim to keep high standards using the safest in the pre-medication sedations, and the same gaseous anaesthetics that are used in the top hospitals in the country. Each animal receives pain relief before/during the operation and this can be topped up if necessary depending on the recovery of the patient.

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Each animal is monitored during recovery too and we keep them hospitalised until they have recovered fully from the anaesthetic.

Like people, animals are all different and some react differently after the operation. Some may gain weight post operatively over the months and years so if there is a possibility of this we'll advise on a specific change in their diet to prevent the onset of excess weight gain, obesity and all the related problems it can bring.

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THE KUBE – POSTPONED! THE KUBE event night which was due to take place on Thursday 4th June in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, to raise funds for the Enniscorthy-based Network Dog Rescue and the Gorey-based Pethelpers.ie has been POSTPONED to later in the year.

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Slaney History

27 May 2015

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If a picture tells a thousand words…

Ibar Carty chronicles the 20th century in Enniscorthy & beyond Ibar Carty has opened up his vast photo archives to the Slaney News.

In this 47th of a series, Ibar shares more photos taken in the Enniscorthy area in the 1980s. 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.

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Above: ICA AGM, Enniscorthy, 1985.

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A local contributor looks at life today in Enniscorthy and beyond Pic: ©Joseph Doyle

View from the Hill referendum result The result of the marriage equality referendum I suppose wasn’t a great surprise when you consider that every political party in the state fully supported the adoption of the proposal. On top of that almost all media outlets were of the same view and this obviously had an effect on the result. Despite that, 38% of voters opposed the proposition, many more than relatively recent polls had suggested, and this is a sizeable proportion of the population. It must also be noted that many of those who voted on the Yes side were people who were one-issue voters who in 60,000 cases only

registered to vote at virtually the last minute. Therefore Fine Gael and Fianna Fail in particular must be wondering how many of their traditional supporters are in that 38%. Those voters, most of whom vote in every election, might now be looking at alternatives coming up to the next general election.

The future will be interesting.

However the people have spoken and their wishes must now be complied with. The government must now legislate to comply with the outcome of the referendum.

The presidential age referendum was defeated raising the question of what we consider

equality. Why isn’t a 21 year old adult equal to a 35 year old adult. I know some 21 year olds, and younger, who would buy and sell most 35 year olds. But that’s the way it is. As with the other question the people have spoken.

The decision to allow thousands of people into the yard of Dublin Castle for the result of the referendum count sets a dangerous precedent. On this occasion no problems arose but what’s going to happen if opposing groups gather during a closely run contentious issue.

Don’t know about anybody else but I wouldn’t like to be there. noel dillon County Wexford lost a true friend this week with the death of Noel Dillon, former County Manager. Noel served the people of Wexford as their leading executive from the middle of 1976 to 1993 when he went on to become manager of his native Cork. Wexford was a vastly different place to what it is today when this 39-year-old breezed into the county as Wexford’s third County Manager. He succeeded the late Tom Broe who in turn had replaced the legendary T.D. Sinnott. Noel had big shoes to fill and big challenges to meet and a formida-

ble council to face. It must have been daunting for a new, young manager facing an Enniscorthy District Committee made up of such veterans as Sean Browne T.D., Andy Doyle, Johnnie Quirke, Michael Sinnott and J.J. Bowe. All now like Noel gone to their eternal reward.

But face them he did and within a very short period of time these shrewd public representatives realised that they had a real catch on their line. Noel proved that he was far seeing, had great ambitions for Wexford and most importantly of all had a great belief in real public service.

He was also blessed with the other senior executives in the council at that time such as Co. Secretary, Bill Creedon, who had been here since 1969 (and is still hale and hearty) and that old veteran Co. Engineer, the late Gerry Forde, who had been with the local authorities from 1949. Between them they set ambitious targets for projects and achieved a tremendous amount in terms of bridge building, water supply, roads network, house building, etc.

It should also be noted that in Noel’s time we didn’t have all these layers of directors of services and that the county manager was very accessible to the public at large and in

fact attended all meetings of the urban authorities throughout the county as well as the Co. Council meetings. This meant that Noel was familiar with every detail of the responsibilities of all the councils in the county and indeed the problems. He was certainly all that was best in public service and those in those services today would do well to have a look at his record and his ethos. May he rest in peace in his native Cork.

Bus stop It always riles me to see how certain motorists continue to park and block up the bus stop at Templeshannon Quay. Is it that they cannot read what’s written on the road or maybe just don’t give a damn. Their irresponsibility is very unfair to bus passengers and bus drivers who are trying to drop off and pick up passengers at this point. The fact that busses are forced to park in the middle of the road causes traffic chaos and disrupts other travellers’ journeys.

Enniscorthy’s Templeshannon Quay is actually a hub for many bus services and is of great convenience to the people of the town and surrounding areas.

The least these motorists could do is show a little respect for that.

How not to Cross tHe road I was driving past St. Aidan’s school the other day at 2pm and couldn’t but help notice the amount of parking on double yellow lines in the area.

School for some of the younger ones seemed to be over at that point and I was extremely careful about my driving. I had progressed through the pedestrian crossing which had given me the green light. Imagine my horror as I moved a few metres down the road towards Summerhill direction when people with tiny tots by the hand started to emerge from between these illegally parked cars crossing the road directly in front of me. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Rather than walk a few metres to the crossing these people were risking the lives of the children as well as showing such bad example regarding rules of the road. How can you teach a child to obey the basic do’s and dont’s of crossing the road while showing such a disregard for the same rules yourself. The mind boggles. n We are often asked: Who is the “View from the Hill” columnist? All we can say is that the author’s surname is NOT Doyle!

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BUNCLODY… BunClody liBrary For a full listing of events see Bunclody Library’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BunclodyLibrary/eve nts where you can sign up for the monthly what’s on e-newsletter. Also see their website: http://www.wexford.ie/wex/D epartments/Library/WhatsOn/

Syringes found in Gorey

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syringes found in gorey town park. a call has been made by Cllr fionntán Ó súilleabháin for a clampdown on public heroin use following the discovery of syringes in gorey town park: "my own three year old son was actually playing in the park the very same morning that these syringes were found stashed underneath a sod of grass.”

Cllr Ó Súilleabháin says that the Town Park caretaker, Eddie Goland, is sick of finding these every second week and having to break them up.

According to Cllr Ó Súilleabháin: “The council have ambitious plans to make G o r e y To w n P a r k a n d Showgrounds a better amenity for the people of north Wexford.

The Gardaí will need more foot patrols to stamp out heroin use in this vicinity before it’s further developed."

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BARNTOWN… over the past five years and now the Gorey District is downgraded despite being the third worst staffed district in the entire state, and facing into a summer with possibly over thirty thousand extra residents.

To cap it all the county drug squad was slashed from eleven Gardaí down to just one. This must be reversed immediately.”

I know the heroin problem cannot be solved by policing alone, and needs a multi-pronged approach.

However, a dedicated Garda drugs squad has to be a priority.

Burglaries are rife across north Wexford and everyone knows that most are heroin related with an addict needing over €500 per week to feed his/her habit." n

Mary Cotter, Nicky Stafford and Phil Murphy at the Ferns Tidy Towns fundraiser at the home of Mary and Richie Cotter, Tincurry. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Delighted to see Ferns Castle open for the tourist season.

Enjoy free guided tours of the castle and see the breathtaking views of Ferns when you reach the top. Open Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm daily.

OYLEGATE…

U-11 Glynn Barntown AFC manager Mark Brazzill, local curate Fr. John Carroll and the victorious team which brought their silverware to Mass in gratitude for a very successful season in which they won both league and cup.

GLENBRIEN…

Confirmation in Oylegate, above: Fr. Brian Broaders, Fr. James Cogley, teacher Breda Nolan and school principal Mark Kelly. Below: Fr. Brian Broaders, Fr. James Cogley, Annette Willis and school principal Mark Kelly.

Above: Confirmation in Glenbrien with Fr. Brian Broaders, Fr. James Cogley and teacher Marion Mahon.

Left: Glamorous Glenbrien Fashion Show in the Riverside Park Hotel Thursday 7th May, L-R: Mary Jordan, Peggy Ryan, Pauraic McManus and Mary Murphy.

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Mount Leinster Challenge

27 May 2015

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Enniscorthy Sports Hub gathering

The Mount Leinster Challenge: And they’re off!

Cyclists from all over leinster assembled at Bellefield gaa grounds in saturday morning sunshine on 16th may as they prepared for yet another grueling cycle in the Blackstairs.

Gathering from the early hours, at 9.30am they assembled under the Start/Finish Arch as President of Slaney Cycling Club Maura Ruth lowered the chequered flag to begin the 10th Mount Leinster Challenge.

The arduous course was completed in less than 3 hours with the first of the riders returning home shortly after 12 noon looking warm and hungry.

Bellefield GAA is delighted to be associated with this wonderful sporting event.

– Maria Nolan The Slaney News would like to acknowledge all the hard work behind the scenes by Ann Skelton and Ann Jordan.

Enniscorthy Athletic Club was well represented at the recent opening of Enniscorthy Sports Hub. See full story on page 4.

the strawberry Half marathon, 5 mile race & walk takes place this year on 7th June starting at 10am on the promenade in enniscorthy. the race is again hosted exclusively by slaney olympic aC as a club fundraiser. there will be prizes in the open races and in junior and all veteran categories. all runners/walkers receive a special finisher’s strawberry mug and refreshments at the riverside park Hotel. Check out ‘strawberry Half marathon’ on facebook. n

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it's the time of year when the rugby season takes a break but that doesn't mean that there aren't events happening in enniscorthy rugby club. tag rugby has been hugely successful at the club for the past number of years and this year will be no different.

The competition runs over ten weeks with a finals night taking place late in July. Tag rugby is open to players both male and female. In Enniscorthy they cater for all levels from the

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complete beginner to the seasoned campaigner. They also run an over-35's league where retired players and total newbies show the younger ones how it's done.

On May 28th there will be a "Give it a Go" night where people can go along and play some games, organise a team or let the club get you into a team. The competition proper starts on June 4th. Registration is available online at www.enniscorthyrugby.com/ta grugby.aspx n

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The Republic met some stiff competition in a very strong Northern Ireland team. The 8 man team finally took the title for the first time in 7 years winning 33-31 in the final session. n

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by Caroline Kidd

an estate car is a great option if you need more space than what a hatchback or saloon can offer, but you really don’t want to go down the route of the suV or the crossover. what’s more, you might actually prefer the way an estate car looks; modern estate cars are largely elegant, stylish machines.

And that’s a point well illustrated by the new Ford Mondeo estate, or “Wagon” as Ford refer to it. The classy looks of the new Mondeo Wagon are a rival for an estate from any premium German car brand.

The cabin has gone upmarket too with a new centre console design and a visible improvement in the quality of materials. There are two trim levels for the Mondeo on the Irish market, Zetec and Titanium, and standard equipment is good. On the outside there are alloy wheels, fog lamps and silver roof rails on all estate models, which look really well.

Inside all cars have dual zone climate control, four electric windows and cruise control. The Titanium model has a little more tech on board, with a digital element to the instrument dials, a lane departure warning system, traffic sign recognition and Sync 2, Ford’s updated infotainment system that comes with an 8” colour touchscreen.

This is an estate car, so we need to talk about the interior space. Occupants of the Mondeo are well accommodated for and rear seat pas-

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: www.changinglanes.ie.

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sengers can really stretch their legs out. The higher roofline above the rear doors in the Wagon means that there is more headroom for rear passengers than in the Mondeo hatchback.

The boot is 500 litres but surprisingly enough the hatchback actually has 41 litres more! But the space is so much more practical in the estate. It’s got more width and depth so it’s really easy to load, and the loading sill is much lower.

The estate version trumps the hatchback in terms of capacity when you let the rear seats down – 1605 litres vs 1437 litres.

T h e M o n d e o Wa g o n weighs over a tonne and half but despite its size it feels much more agile on the road than its weight and dimensions would suggest. It’s not a labour to drive it and it performs very well on the road.

The steering is precise with

plenty of grip in those tyres and a nice, connected to the road feel.

There are three engine choices for the new Mondeo – a 1.6 litre diesel with 113 bhp, a 1.5 litre EcoBoost petrol with 158 bhp, and a 2.0 litre diesel with 148 bhp.

There’s an option of an automatic gearbox with the 2.0 litre diesel and that’s the car I was driving. Ford’s Powershift automatic transmission is a dual clutch system, so essentially there are two clutches: one looks after even gears, and the other looks after the odd gears. This makes the gear changes that bit quicker and smoother. An automatic gearbox is handy but bear in mind that it’s more expensive to buy than the manual version, and the CO2 e m i s s i o n s a n d m p g a re impacted.

With the automatic gearbox, the 2.0 litre diesel will

WIT STudenTS PromoTe SouTh eaST WITh neW VIdeo

a group of students from wit, including enniscorthy’s Jenna eustace, has come up with a novel video to promote the south east.

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keting students at WIT were given a real-life marketing brief as part of their advertising strategy module. The students were divided into teams and asked to devise an advertising strategy, including a video, to promote

leisure car rental in the South East area.

J e n n a E u s t a c e f ro m Enniscorthy and her teammates, Eibhlin O’Keeffe from Tipperary, and Hazel McPartlan and Neasa O’Brien from Waterford, won

sprint to 100kmh in 10 seconds. It’s a powerful engine, and improved insulation in the new Mondeo keeps most of the engine, wind and road noise out.

The Mondeo has gone upmarket with its clean simple interior, classy looks and lots of great tech on board. If you are looking for a big, stylish, comfortable car, you would do well to check out the Ford Mondeo Wagon.

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

Model Tested: Ford Mondeo Wagon 2.0 TDCi Titanium Automatic Price: €37,795 (Range starts at €27,645) Engine: 2.0 litre four cylinder turbo diesel Power: 148bhp 0-100km/h: 10 seconds Economy: 59mpg (4.8l/100km) CO2 Emissions: 128g/km Motor Tax: €270 per year. n the competition with their project called ‘ERAC Bucket List’.

The girls produced a short video that features them travelling by car to popular tourist spots in the South East that are not accessible by public transport, like Mahon Falls in Waterford, and Hook Lighthouse in Wexford.

It’s a fun, creative video that showcases all the great places you can visit in the South East with the freedom of driving a rental car.

Go to www.youtube.com and type “Enterprise Rent-a-Car & Waterford Institute of Technology Live Project Winner” into the search bar to view the video. Well done to all involved! n L-R: Steven Coyle, Vehicle Acquisitions Manager, Jennifer Minogue, HR Generalist and Talent Acquisition Specialist, Leslee O'Loughlin, HR Manager, with members of the winning team “Media Edge”, Neasa O'Brien, Eibhlin O'Keeffe, Hazel McPartlan and Jenna Eustace.

mark Boggan has been elected president of the society of the irish motor industry (simi), the representative body for Ve h i c l e m a n u f a c t u r e r s / distributors, franchise dealerships, independent garages, wholesalers, Commercial Vehicle testers and many other important businesses in the motor industry in ireland.

A native of Wexford, Mark is the third generation of his family to be engaged in the motor industry. He currently operates two Toyota dealerships in Wexford, Hugh Boggan Motors Ltd is located in Wexford Town and the second outlet is in Gorey. The business also operates a Texaco forecourt and convenience store at its Wexford Town location.

Speaking at the SIMI’s recent AGM in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare, Mark Boggan acknowledged that he “was honoured to take on the role of SIMI President in an industry that is a huge employer nationally.”

He emphasised the importance of the SIMI’s members and their contribution to the economy. “We represent entrepreneurs who provide over 41,000 jobs and help to collect the vast

Mark Boggan, President SIMI

bulk of the €5 billion that the state gains from all motoring taxes.”

He particularly wanted to focus on what the motor industry can do to help reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. He confirmed that road safety will continue to be a major focus for the term of his presidency and will form an important cornerstone for the SIMI’s activities. He stated that the SIMI has an important role to play in this regard and will continue to work with all stakeholders to develop its road safety initiative. n

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THe plOugH AND THe STArS Enniscorthy Drama Group will stage The Plough and the Stars

by Sean O’Casey in The Presentation Centre from 18th to 21st June at 8pm with an extra show on Friday 26th June in St Brigid’s Hall, Carnew.

Under the directorship of Jimmy Kavanagh this production is sure to have Enniscorthy audiences both laughing and crying as this tragic four-act play portrays the lives of families living in a tenement house in Dublin in 1915 and leads up to the Rising of 1916. Jimmy Kavanagh is at the helm of this play for the second time and he has a great crew and cast to call upon: Jack Clitheroe – Fintan Kelly Nora Clitheroe – Annemarie Whelan Peter Flynn – Fergal Kelly T h e Yo u n g C o v e y – Ti m Connaughton Bessie Burgess – Greta Carley Mrs. Annie Gogan – Michelle Whelan Mollser – Roisin Barry Fluther Good – Jamie T Murphy Jim Langton – James Freeman Bill Brennan – John O`Gorman

Corporal Stoddart –Podge Dwyer Sergeant Tinley – John Casey Rosie Redmond – Fiona Byrne Tommy – George Percival Woman from Rathmines – Sheila Delaney The Figure – Donal Cullen The Voice – Ronan P Byrne War Pipes – Liam Doyle Director – Jimmy Kavanagh Asst. Director – Fintan Kelly Stage Manager – Myles Mulally Backroom Team – Eamonn Morris, Damien Smullen, Joe Harris Props Manager – Joe Doyle Set Design – John O`Gorman Set Construction – John O`Gorman, Jimmy Kavanagh, Liam Doyle, Fintan Kelly Sound & Lighting – William Gilligan Costumes – Nomac Productions Front of House: Liam Doyle, Tom Boland, Margaret Kavanagh Casey, Maria Nolan, Marguerite Casey.

Break a leg everybody!

On a related matter, well done to All Ireland drama winners Tim Connaughton and Ronan P. Byrne.

– Joseph Doyle

STrAWberry rOOTS

CONgrATulATIONS  Congratulations to the Moyne Rangers under 13 league winners.  Congrats to Sean Ryan who lives in Cork and who made the Irish under 18 basketball team recently.

Sean is the second son of John Ryan who is a native of Enniscorthy. Sean is a cousin of Wexford hurler Liam Ryan. Well done Sean.  Well done to the Davitt Country Band on getting a best Country Band award recently.  Best wishes to a new drama group in Wexford town. Raven Theatre are doing two plays – their debut play is Family Plot with another play to follow in August. So welcome Raven to the drama world.  Shamrock Rovers who beat Northend 4-1 in the Wexford Cup.  We l l d o n e t o G o r e y Rangers who won the youths league recently.  Ladies soccer – congratulations to Benfica and Saint Cormacs AFC on recent

successes.  Two shops in town have relocated their business to bigger premises recently.

The NCBI shop – Mrs Quin’s charity shop has relocated to Cathedral Street and Finnegan’s Findz has relocated to Castle Street opposite Mary Elizabeth’s in the former premises of Miu Miu. Best of luck to both.  We at Slaney News always like to see new businesses come to town – big or small, and we like to wish them well. A new e-cigarette shop has opened recently on Slaney Street.

Mizzoni’s Pizzas has opened in Templeshannon and a new cake shop has opened its doors in Templeshannon also.  Due to space restrictions we no longer have room to print names for birthdays.

Slaney News would like to congratulate everyone who got engaged, married or celebrated a birthday recently.

– Joseph Doyle

CySTIC fIbrOSIS

lots of gigs happening 26-28 June as part of the Strawberry, Culture & food fest: CARLSBERG STRAWBERRY ROOTS WEEKEND GIG TRAIL

ARTIST

6 PM

Alba Wine Bar Restaurant Toss Kavanagh’s Stamps Robbies – The Pub Antique Tavern Doreen’s Bar Wilson’s Bar Treacy’s Hotel Holohan’s Treacy’s Hotel

Peter Price (Scotland)

The Back Beats Trad Session Gandhi & Quaid 10 PM + Jimmi Cullen Paddy Murphy Skinny Elvis Stephen Murphy JMA MIDNIGHT Dermot Byrne Band (Johnny Cash Tribute) SATURDAY 27th JUNE 8 PM Toss Kavanaghs The Jumptones Holohan’s B & The Honey Boy Dawson’s TV Jones & The Tomahawks Treacy’s Hotel Bees Knees Wilson’s Bar China White Toss Kavanagh’s Last Orders 10 /10.30 Doreen’s Bar Eden PM + Hayes’ Gandhi & Quaid Donohoe’s Mark Monaghan Joe Doyles Jamie & Kerry Rackards JMA IFA Centre El Gringo Stamps Peter Price (Scotland) MIDNIGHT Treacy’s Hotel Truckstop SUNDAY 28th JUNE 12.30 PM Treacy’s Hotel Peter Price (Scotland) 4 PM The Bailey ( Upstairs) Niall Toner & Band (!10) International Blue Grass 6 PM Toss Kavanaghs Preacher Casey’s 6 PM Donohoes Alvin 8 PM The White House The Back Beats Toss Kavanaghs Dave Clark Doreen’s Bar Michael Reid 9 PM+ Antique Tavern Dermot Byrne Donohoes Matt & Bull Robbies -The Pub Jamie & Kerry Treacy’s Hotel Des Browne 11.30 PM Treacy’s Hotel Preacher Casey’s INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS BLUE GRASS ARTIST NIALL TONER & BAND 4PM SUNDAY 28TH THE BAILEY … !10

Silvertones Choir in St Aidan’s Cathedral plus guest classical guitarist and harpist 28th May. In aid of Co. Wexford Hospice. €10.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Joe Doyle’s – Max & Bull on May 30th. Swanky Men on May 31st.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hope & Dream Cheque Presentation: To Console and Hope Cancer Support Centre in The Presentation Centre 3rd June.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rathnure Pantomime Society presents their 6th musical “Memory Train” on 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th,11th,13th,14th June. Box Office: 0539255429 / 087-0687801.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Strawberry Half Marathon 5 mile run and walk at the Promenade Enniscorthy, 7th of June. For more information call Mag 0876366905 (in conjunction with Slaney Olympic AC).

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey. Enniscorthy Drama Group. The Presentation Centre 18, 19, 20, 21 of June at 8pm.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Enniscorthy Hope Centre Summer Solstice Walk will take place on Currocloe Beach, Sunday June 21st.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Strawberry Ball. Riverside Park Hotel. 24th June. 48th Strawberry Queen competition. Launch of Strawberry Grower of the Year Award.

7pm till late. Music by American Heart.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– regular eVents: Every Friday at Stamps – Irish night.

Every Friday at Castle Bar – Karaoke.

Wilson’s Bar: Live band every Saturday night.

DBar: Every Friday is funky friday with DJ and percussion.

Benedicts: Sunday Night Sessions.

Greyhound Racing: Every Monday and Thursday night at Enniscorthy Greyhound Stadium.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– upComing festiVals: enniscorthy street rhythms dance fest 6th & 7th June.

See pages 14-15 strawberry, Culture & food fest 24th to 28th June incl Strawberry Roots Festival and Focal Literary Festival. See page 13. Also pick up a copy of the Festival brochure for full details. See website: www.strawberryfest.ie. See our next issue of 24th June for full details.

Battle of Vinegar Hill re-enactment 1st to 2nd August. rock ‘n’ roll town and food fest 31st July to 3rd August.

Blackstairs Blues festival 11th to 13th September.

If you would like Joseph to mention an upcoming event then please email both doyleduffry@gmail.com and slaneynews@gmail.com.

The closing date for receiving material for this column is always the Thursday before our publication date which is usually the first Wednesday of every month. Our website (www.slaneynews.com) carries our publication dates for 2015.

FRIDAY 26th JUNE

VENUE

DIAry DATeS

– Joseph Doyle

INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS BLUE GRASS ARTIST NIALL TONER & BAND 4PM SUNDAY 28TH THE BAILEY !10

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Organiser Joe Doyle (with various contestants and boutique participants) presents Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland Wexford Branch Secretary, Claire Whelan, with a cheque for €2,340, the proceeds of a successful recent fashion show, at a presentation event in Unique Boutique, Enniscorthy.

A cheque for the proceeds of the recent cystic fibrosis fashion show was handed over by event organiser Joseph Doyle on 22nd May to the Co. Wexford branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. The cheque for €2,340 was accepted by branch secretary, Claire Whelan, at a gathering

in Unique Boutique, Enniscorthy. €2,340 is an incredible amount to raise so well done to Joseph and his volunteers.

Best of luck to the 26 Wexford women who are running for cystic fibrosis in the women’s mini-marathon on June 1st in Dublin. n

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILy! John Doyle, a Provincial Towns Cup winner in the past, with his great grandnephew, Tom Ryan, who was a member of this year’s Towns Cup winning Enniscorthy team.

fOCAl lITerAry feST

Focal – Wexford Literary Festival – 26th to 28th June 2015. Included in the festival are book launches, workshops, panel discussions, poetry cor-

ner, book trailer competition, and the first ever “Focal Has Talent” night! For full details see www.focalliteraryfestival.com/ – Joseph Doyle

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time to say goodBye… it's not easy to say goodbye, especially after 27 years of shared ministry and friendships. However that is what is asked of me at this time as i begin the next chapter of my life and ministry as parish priest of Ballindaggin.

As I leave this weekend, I wish to express my very sincere thanks to all who supFr Jim Fegan. ported and encouraged me Pic: Patrick Hogan. during my time here in Wexford. My ministry and my faith were enriched because of the love and support I received from you the good and kind people of Wexford.

Symposia: Commemorating William Lamport in Wexford. L-R: Lucy Medlycott, Carlos Garcia de Alba, Mexican Ambassador to Ireland, Fiona Roche. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Karla Sanchez-Zepeda O’Connell at the Symposia.

The wonderful Mexican Flamenco dancers at the Wexford Zorrofest 2nd May 2015.

In particular I wish to acknowledge the loyal support and friendship of Fr. Aodhan, Fr. Michael and Fr. Brian who made my ministry so much easier. I congratulate Fr. Aodhan on his appointment as your Administrator and I know you will give him the same support as you did to me.

For any failure on my part, I ask understanding if not forgiveness. For any time when people's expectations of me as a priest may not have been realised, I ask forgiveness for that too.

I thank you all for the last 27 years here in Wexford which I truly loved and I have no doubt that I will look back on these years and think very fondly of you and hope that you will think fondly of me.

I ask you to keep me in your prayers as you will be in mine. May God bless you all.

– Jim fegan, 9th May.

Albert lee And HogAns Heroes 29 may - music With a career spanning over 50 years in the music business, the amazing finger-picking, country-rock star has been cited by Eric Clapton as ‘the best guitar player in the world’. The Grammy Award Winning artist has worked with some of the world’s top artists including Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, The Everley Brothers and Eric Clapton. Book early! ______________________________ Freddie WHite 30 may - music Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, Guy Clark, or performing his own classy compositions, Freddie’s live performances are legendary. ______________________________

Wexford, 1st May, L-R: Cllr Anthony Kelly, Cllr David Hynes, Sergeant Kevin Shiel, Mayor George Lawlor, Cllr Fergie Kehoe, Cllr Frank Staples.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

pierce turner 5 June - music This rare homecoming performance from New York will surely bring the usual capacity crowd and raised rafters for the man John Kelly refers to as “The Wexford Legend”. The Irish Times declared him “Easily one of the most important Irish rock artists of the last twenty years.” He was on the cover of New York Magazine and his songs have been in a host of movies – including the acclaimed HBO Show “The Wire”. www.pierceturner.com. ______________________________ i am legenD 9 June - movie WEXWORLDS in association with the Picture House Film Club. 8pm sharp. €7.50. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. Director: Francis Lawrence. ______________________________ eric reeD 10 Jun – music – greenacres One of the most in-demand pianists in New York, Eric Reed came to prominence as a member of the Wynton Marsalis band in the early nineties. Countless other collaborations include those with lumi-

Corner Boys with Trudie Core (founder of Wexford Mammys) and Cheryl Bates in Whites Hotel Wexford. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

naries Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Ron Carter and others. More recently, Reed was a member of Christian McBrides ‘Inside Straight’. Outside the sideman role, Reed has recorded over twenty albums as a leader, as well as producing major movie scores and teaching as a faculty member of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music. ______________________________ montauk point and Within the Veil 11 Jun, 12 Jun, 13 June – Drama Two new one-act plays written and directed

by Eamonn Colfer. Both pieces offer stark commentary on the impact of centralised and institutional control. Within the Veil tells the story of two blind men, whose tenuous friendship is tested by a manipulative state official. Montauk Point centres on the interrogation of a soldier for his role in an atrocity he can’t remember. Both plays are intended for a mature audience. 16+. ______________________________ in our sites 21 June – Drama Members of New Line Theatre’s Word Play workshop return with a series of short dramas inspired by their locations. The show will take audiences on a dramatic adventure through Wexford. Please be advised that there are some short walks between locations. ______________________________ oVerture 25 June – childrens Welcome to Maestro Cafaggi’s fragile and fanciful world of soap bubbles where you will meet the conductor without an orchestra, the musician without an instrument and the breathless singer. A show of clownery, mime and music, for audiences of all ages. ______________________________ the secret life of arabia 26 June – Drama – red moon children’s theatre ensemble Pantomime, drama and comedy make up this Summer entertainment as we weave our way through the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad and Ali Baba – three characters and stories which are so much a part of our knowledge of these ancient times and this ancient culture.

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Slaney Arts

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The Plough and the Stars, Enniscorthy, 18-21 June enniscorthy drama group will be staging the popular o’Casey play The plough and the Stars at the presentation Centre on 18th–21st June at 8pm nightly as the first of its summer 2015 productions.

Under talented director, Jimmy Kavanagh, the 15-strong cast is deep in rehearsals for what promises to be another exciting production from Enniscorthy Drama Group.

The group would like to express their sincere thanks to Padraig O’Gorman and the staff of the Municipal District Council for putting the venue

Jack Clitheroe aka Fintan Kelly

at their disposal for rehearsals and live shows.

Last year the group staged two very successful summer plays, the comedy Tom, Dick and Harry and the brilliant

Glengarry Glen Ross, both going down extremely well with Enniscorthy audiences.

According to Chairman Liam Doyle, “Our mission is to see drama thrive again in the Cathedral town for the exhilaration of actor and spectator alike and we hope we are already on the road to making this happen.”

The plough and the Stars runs from 18th to 21st June at 8pm. Tickets €13 includes programme, refreshments and raffle ticket. And in St. Brigid’s Hall, Carnew, on Friday 26th June at 8pm. n

Carmel signs two-book deal Harperfiction is delighted to announce a new two-book contract with wexford author Carmel Harrington, who is well known for her involvement in all things literary in enniscorthy.

HarperFiction will publish The Road Back Home in Spring 2016 and a further book in 2017!

Carmel Harrington was discovered through HarperImpulse, the digital first imprint launched by HarperCollins two years ago with the remit to publish the very best of women’s fiction and discover new talent.

Since then Carmel has found considerable success

A talent among us focal wexford literary festival is delighted to announce that yet another of our local authors is hitting the headlines for all the right reasons. multi talented foCal Committee member paul o’reilly has just published his debut short story collection The girl Missing from The Window and not just that it has been longlisted for the 2015 frank o’Connor international short story award. How good is that? well done our paul!

The collection of gripping short stories will be launched by special guest and close friend Eamonn Wall at the beautiful Presentation Centre as part of the 2015 FOCAL Festival on Friday 26th June at 7.30pm with a Strawberries & Wine Reception and will be followed by ‘a bit of a session’ in Stamps hostelry at Market Square. All are welcome. n

Ronan P. Byrne (BunclodyKilmyshall Drama Group), best actor award at the recent RTE All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone.

Carmel Harrington

through HarperImpulse, with her debut, Beyond Grace’s Rainbow, winning multiple awards including the People’s

Book Award Kindle Book Of The Year 2013 and the Festival of Romance’s Best Romantic Read eBook 2013. Both The Life You Left and Beyond Grace’s Rainbow were bestsellers and Carmel has now landed a panel position on TV3’s Midday show.

Harrington will publish a further book with Harper Impulse, later this year, in October 2015.

Carmel says: “I am so excited to sign a further contract with HarperCollins. I feel in very safe hands with them and cannot wait to share many more stories with readers over the next couple of years.” n

Co. Wexford Art Collection

emerging Visual artist award

www.wexfordcountyartcollection.com is a dynamic new website that enables users to interact with the County wexford art Collection. aimed at students of art, practitioners and researchers, the website has been designed by the team in the arts department.

The website features: – High resolution images allow viewers to examine works down to the finest brushstroke.

– Artists’ biographies and profiles.

– External links to artists’ own websites and galleries to assist researchers.

– Extensive navigation aids.

– News regarding temporary exhibitions regularly updated.

– A virtual tour of the public spaces and galleries of County Hall. n

Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford County Council are pleased to announce a call for submissions for their annual Emerging Visual Artist Award.

This award is a partnership initiative between Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford County Council and the Arts Council.

The initiative supports promising visual artists in Ireland with an award of €5,000 and a solo exhibition at Wexford Arts Centre.

Closing date 4th June.

See: www.wexfordartscentre.ie/ application-process-20151.html

Wells House under attack wonderful wells House was the scene of several skirmishes on the may Bank Holiday weekend as redcoats and rebels from the enniscorthy Historic & re-enactment group battled it out on the lawn to the delight of the large gathering of bank holiday visitors.

Adult and child alike were treated to rifle shot and canon blast and hand to hand combat as Pikemen and Recoats reenacted scenes from 1798. All spectators were invited to dress up in costumes provided and have their photographs taken and experience a rebel camp complete with pheasants and rabbits ready for the pot.

Musket, rifles, swords, pike and canon were on site to be ex amined first hand and described by experts in the field – Rory O’Connor of Enniscorthy Castle and 1798 Centre, and Ray Murphy Chairman of the Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society.

Owner of Wells House, Sabine Rossler, said that she was delighted with the interest

shown by the visitors in the occasion which she very much hoped would become a regular feature on their annual programme of events. ‘It was colourful, interactive and fun’ she said ‘and with the fantastic backdrop of Wells House it resembled a scene from a movie bringing history to life for all those present.` She thanked the re-enactors for their commitment and attention to detail saying that it was excellent to have such a professional and dedicated group within our own county.

‘A definite return visit pencilled in for the future.’

Enniscorthy Historic & Reenactment group is available for festivals, events, functions and parades. For further details please contact Rory O’Connor

at 085-2794984 or visit our Facebook page at Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society.

Words & pics: Maria Nolan

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Bunclody VTOSphotography exhibition 2015 End of Year Year

Art Exhibition 29 May May 2015 - 1 June 2015 Opening Frida Fridayy 29 Ma Mayy at 7pm.

30 Ma Mayy - 1 June, 10am - 4pm.

Gorey School of Art, Mary Ward Ward Lane, Road,!!

St. Michaels Road, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Wexford.

the students of Bunclody Vtos recently held their annual photography exhibition at the Bunclody library. the exhibition was the culmination of a year’s work as part of their photography module at the Bunclody Vtos centre on ryland road.

M a r y Wa l s h , o f t h e Wa t e r f o rd a n d We x f o rd Education and Training Board, had the honour of launching the exhibition and congratulated the students on their expertise and the quality of the work on display. Cllr. Barbara-Anne Murphy thanked the staff of the Bunclody Library for holding the exhibition and spoke of the great services available at the library.

As part of their class the students learn the workings of their cameras, from there they look at how to compose a photo, with tips and ideas on how to improve. They also

edit their photos and discover what they can do with the computer to enhance their images. To get inspiration, they research the masters of visual communication, from Robert Capa to Bresson and Dali to Banksy.

In this digital age, with social networking and advertising, we are bombarded with photos and images. The skills and ideas required to work in these fields are valued, but in our private lives the ability to capture a moment in time with confidence can be priceless.

The aim and goal of the class is to record our lives and the things we like to see – and to look back upon the pictures in the future and say, I took that.

If would like to learn more, get in touch with Bunclody VTOS at The Adult Learning Centre, Ryland Road, Bunclody.

Tel: 053-93 77326. n

Above: Beata Sowińska and children enjoyed the show.

Below: Neringa Šaprynskiene with some of her work on display.

Pics: James Quirke.

liBrary news

Check out: 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. general booking is now open for the 64th wexford festival opera which takes place wednesday 21 october to sunday 1 november 2015.

Specialising in neglected or rarely performed repertoire, the Festival has three mainstage operas that comfortably fit into this category: koanga by Frederick Delius, guglielmo ratcliff by Pietro Mascagni and le pré aux clercs by Ferdinand Hérold. n

Barley

by Martin Joseph byrne A poem concerning secrets and answers set in a barley field near Howth Junction.

Sicily’s child this autumn’s concertina Misperception my thoughts The meadow Elysian fields Your hair came down Tumbling tresses in September course You sketch the barley tide In your sketch book your secrets hold I am the barley husk The one so quietly in your book of dreams. n

dark days

by Anne McCormack Remembering V.E. Day on the 8th brought the following to mind.

No Peace or harmony No happiness ever Sunshine and flowers,not here Sea-shore,apples,happy days,a memory Cities devoid of love and art It's work and bed and work again Families, women with children Mounds of clothes on the earth And man will write of Trains and Ovens. n

Courthouse Arts Centre - Tinahely June exhibition by Tinahely Arts Group (TAG), a mix of professional and non professional artists. The theme for the exhibition is Revolution. The exhibition launches on Sunday 7 June 4-6 pm, and runs until Thursday 2 July.

New Slaney Writing… a nortHern poem

i try

by Donal Cullen

by Jer ennis

on a cold december day; with only a song in my heart i took a chance to take a walk by my old school and remembered all my childhood and past. suddenly the names the faces and places came back to me, 1960 i cried and bad news in 1963 good news came in 1967 and more bad news in 1970. on a cold december day i stood still as the shots rang out in new york city our man down age forty on a cold december day i remember my past in the 60s ended on a cold december day in 1980. n

I try to Pick words from the sky Make a mould of the scene Paint pictures with text Put phrases on dreams I try to See a turn of phrase In the twist of a branch Find soliloquies in streams And emotions in a feathers flash I see Colours swoon In the eye of a storm And battles lost and won In the lay of the clouds I hear Paragraphs and chapters In a waters cascade And whispers in the Shaking of the grass n

By BotH slaney sides by liam ryan Though from Wexford you’re pining at parting Slaney bridge, a first must be crossed make a way to Railway square board a flying airport bus below round tower at Heritage a second bridge, 'll speed you right across Past Fox and Goose out Oylgate way between Saints John and Senans a welcome waits, Slaney river's bridge number three to that fancy pigeon fountain Far down the quay an old bridge you see don’t doubt it for a moment only halfway thru scaldy yet.

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The fourth of Slaney bridges 're required to cross read ‘n rest a bit, relax, confused, confess there's another angle, I'll explain That third bridge now's the fifth of Slaney crossings bird bridge go over once again Out the road round roundabouts thankful a Slaney's crazy crossings finally left behind amazingly at Scarawalsh to another crossing find sixth on the list of troubles bridging over waters without a bus lifebelt anywhere in sight Finding on your journey down a dozen Slaney sides that old proverb's got it exactly right Of course "This travelling is to broaden out the mind." n

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