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Rory then called on Chairman of the 1916 Committee, Seán Doyle, who gave a detailed account of all that happened on 24th April 1916 finishing with that beautiful poem by Sean’s son, Eamonn Doyle, I Am A Town, I Am Enniscorthy. Seán paid tribute to Enniscorthy Historic & Reenactment Society for adding authenticity to this occasion and to all other occasions over the past 12 months, complimenting their discipline, attention to detail and the meticulous way they were always attired. They are the Volunteers of 2016 he said.

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We’re coming into the summer season and that means we can all enjoy the great range of festivals taking place in Enniscorthy over the coming months. Because of the large number of festivals we find many people get confused over what festivals are actually happening, and where and when?

So we’ve produced a handy Guide (see page 11). Simply cut it out and keep it handy as a good reference point. Each month we will include an updated version to reflect changes, additions etc to the various Festivals’ content.

Another reminder that between now and July our publication date will NOT be the usual first Wednesday of each month. Instead the dates will be: June issue (25 May) and July Issue (22 June). From August we’ll be out again on the first Weds of every month. So keep reading!

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EnniSCORTHy bikE CEnTRE nOW biGGER AnD bETTER Best of luck to Enniscorthy Bike Centre which has moved a few doors up Weafer Street to No. 54 which is a much bigger and better premises to display the huge range of bikes on offer.

over recent weeks. From 5-8 May it will host the premiere of local man Paul O’Reilly’s new play ‘A Night on the Hill’ to be performed

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What an occasion that’s going to be, so put those dates in your diary now!

THE ATHEnAEuM Although the official opening has yet to take place the iconic building has been getting plenty of use

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Enniscorthy to Kilimanjaro FROM EnniSCORTHy TO THE TOP OF kiLiMAnJARO FOR THE iRiSH CAnCER SOCiETy… Two young Enniscorthy men are planning to raise €10,000 for the Irish Cancer Society by climbing to the “Roof of Africa” – Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Cancer is a disease which has touched us, or somebody close to us, at some stage, with one in three people in Ireland developing cancer during their lifetime and, on average, 30,000 new cases of cancer being diagnosed in Ireland each year.

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For the fifth consecutive year the Hope & Dream 10 gave witness to the kindness, generosity and loyalty of the people of Enniscorthy and beyond as approx 2,300 people gathered on the Promenade in Enniscorthy on 10th April in inclement weather conditions to run or walk 10k or 10 miles to raise much needed funds for Hope Cancer Support Centre and the Wexford Hospice Homecare service.

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Meanscoil 1916 Commemoration On 10th April Meanscoil Gharman in brownswood, Enniscorthy, held a very successful 1916 Commemoration Day and a celebration of irish society in 1916.

The day included films and news-clips from 1916, lectures on culture, health and politics of that period, music recitals, an Eileen Gray themed room, art competition and exhibition, sports events, light refreshments, and much more.

One of the highlights of the day was a memorable speech by Sean Doyle, Chairman of the 1916 Centenary Committee. it’s worth quoting in full: Táimid bailithe le cheile arís chun onóir a thabhairt do na fir agus mná a fuair bás ar son ár dtír.

We gathered here at the ancestral home of Eileen Gray, one of the iconic world figures of design and architecture.

Eileen Gray is part of what we are as a people, a mixture of Gall and Gael. We recognise her genius and flair, and it must be admitted that the majority of us in Ireland were not aware

of her fame and reputation until recent years.

The 1916 Rising is also an integral part of our history. Its Centenary has been commemorated with due solemnity and reverence. Much praise and many compliments have acclaimed the Commemoration ceremonies in Enniscorthy on Easter Monday. As President o f t h e C o u n t y We x f o r d Centenary Committee I was very pleased with the success of the unique event and great credit is due to many people for ensuring the achievement of the organising Committee’s ambitious plans for the Centenary.

The County Centenary Committee acknowledges the backing it received from the National Commemoration Committee and Wexford County Council. The local Committee was formed in 2006 and has been engaged ever since in planning the format of the Centenary Ceremonies.

During the lead-up to the Centenary the Committee was involved in the organising of annual seminars which attracted some of the leading

historians of the day.

Over the past year the Committee under the Chairmanship of Eddie Breen, former County Manager, really concentrated its efforts on the main event and liaised with the National Committee to guarantee that everything went smoothly on the day. The Committee succeeded in attracting substantial funding for the refurbishment of The Athenaeum. Here I must mention Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and thank him for his support in acquiring the finances for The Athenaeum.

One of the exciting and interesting consequences of the 1916 Centenary is the number of books published dealing with the Rising in County Wexford and Enniscorthy - Dr. Henry Goff’s “The 1916 Easter Rising in Enniscorthy”; Bernard Browne’s “1916 Rising in County Wexford – The Literary Legacy”; “Séamus Rafter – The Life and Times” written by his nephew, Séamus Rafter; “The L a s t S u r re n d e r : C o u n t y

Mary Doran, Brigid Fortune and Anne Byrne, all locals of Brownswood, with Meanscoil Gharman Principal, Norah Harpur, at the recent 1916 commemoration day in the school.

Wexford in 1916” by Helen Ashdown; “Thomas Wafer – A Son of Enniscorthy” by Mark O’Brien; “Proclaiming the Republic: North Wexford and the 1916 Rising” by Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin and John O’Neill; “Wexford Men and Women Interned in 1916” compiled by M.J. Mackey and “Last To Surrender – The 1916 Rising in County Wexford” by Richard Roche which will be launched

by Eddie Breen in Enniscorthy Library on Thursday next, 14th April at 7.00pm.

I must congratulate and thank Meánscoil Gharman for its initiative in organising this Commemoration Day today as a part of the 1916 Centenary.

The lectures, films, art exhibitions and displays have enhanced our knowledge of modern Irish history.

Some of the nit-pickers and naysayers have been active in the media with their criticisms and disparaging comments regarding the 1916 Rising. Of course, all views enjoy freedom of expression, a freedom guaranteed by the 1916 Proclamation. President Michael D. Higgins in a recent speech said that there has been much discussion of the violence of Irish nationalists but the “supremacist and militarist imperialism” of Britain has not been reviewed with “the same fault-finding edge”. The President was suggesting that Britain’s “imperialist triumphalism” be re-examined in the same way as Irish republicanism has been over recent years.

Sean then concluded by reading Francis Ledwidge’s (an Irish nationalist who was killed in the Battle of Passchendaele during World War 1) poem “Lament for Thomas MacDonagh.” n

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BOI to provide superb opportunity to businesses, clubs, groups etc to showcase themselves Calling all businesses and the community to get involved!

Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town organising committee L-R: John O’Connor, Jimmy Gahan, Barry Sutton, Helena Kirwan (Bank of Ireland Manager, Enniscorthy), Lorraine Hayden (BOI), Angela Devitt, Michael Bennett.

At the launch of Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town: Alan Maher and Eimear O’Connor (BOI)

Commenting on the initiative, Helena Kirwan, Branch Manager, Bank of Ireland, Enniscorthy said: “The Enterprise Town initiative gives businesses the opportunity to promote what they have to offer.

It takes a community to build a community and with the platform Enterprise Town provides, matched with the commitment shown from the people of the town, the Enniscorthy Enterprise Town initiative promises to deliver a major boost to the local economy and community life. The event is a fantastic opportunity for Enniscorthy and the surrounding areas.”

Enniscorthy has been chosen as one of bank of ireland’s Enterprise Towns for 2016. This bank of ireland (bOi) initiative will see bOi and the local community working together to support local enterprise, community groups, sports clubs, cultural groups, etc in the Enniscorthy catchment area. in short, any local business or group that wants to attract more business or more members has a superb opportunity to do so by taking a FREE stand at a major event to be held in Enniscorthy CbS on 6th and 7th May. Admission will be FREE to the public both

days so the attendance is likely to be huge and with no charge to exhibit is seems like a “no-brainer” for every local business and club to take a stand and promote themselves for FREE. Bank of Ireland is organising 100 of these events in towns all round Ireland this year and a similar event in Gorey a few weeks ago was a huge success with almost 100 stands occupied.

Bank of Ireland, through local branch manager Helena Kirwan, is keen to point out that exhibitors don’t need anything fancy to take part – just any brochures, business cards, banners, flags, etc – what-

ever you have handy. BOI will even supply you with a table! For large exhibitors there may be an option of setting up outside the hall.

Please talk to the local BOI branch in advance to discuss.

If this initiative is a success it will mean lots of extra business for commercial exhibitors and lots of new members for the various clubs, societies, etc; the overall benefit will be a major boost to the town.

Bank of Ireland is fully committed to this event and has assembled a strong local committee to help it drive this initiative forward (see committee members pictured above).

The event will take place in the Christian Brothers’ School, Enniscorthy, on Friday 6th May from 5-8pm with a strong emphasis on “business and community”, and Saturday 7th May 11am2pm with more emphasis on “sports and community”.

There will be plenty of entertainment, demonstrations, and activities to keep everybody interested and entertained. businesses, clubs and societies interested in taking part in the event can register by emailing Helena kirwan on Helena.kirwan@boi.com or by calling into bank of ireland Enniscorthy to speak to a member of staff. n

Around 50 people from the local community attended the launch of Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town initiative in the Riverside Park Hotel, on 7th April.

L-R: Peter Cooney (Bank of Ireland), Angela Devitt, James Browne TD, John O’Leary, John Casey, Paul Kehoe TD.

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Back in 2011 many well e s t a b l i s h e d p re m i s e s i n Enniscorthy were closing due to the recession so it was great to see new businesses like Grants opening up and bringing muchneeded employment to the town.

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town over 35 years ago and is owned and managed by Pharmacist, Leonie Grant, who follows in the footsteps of her late father Joe Grant, the founder of the family business. With 4 pharmacies in counties Wexford and Wicklow, Grants is well on its way to establishing itself as the local, family-run pharmacy in the South East.

There is always a great atmosphere surrounding Grants shop in Enniscorthy. The late opening creates a buzz in the area as shoppers make use of the handy parking outside the front door to pop in on their way home from work.

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usual must-haves, and leading perfume ranges, Grants staff have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to cosmaceutical, skincare and makeup products.

Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Essence and Catrice are some of the popular brands. And as Saturday night rolls round the shelves are stocked full with Coco Brown and Sally Hansen to make up for the lack of sun we’ve seen so far this year!

Whether you’re buying, browsing or just in to share the news of your day, the staff at Grants are always delighted to see new and old faces in for a friendly chat.

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a family venture and remains so to this day. There is a very personal approach and it is this individual touch that sets it apart. Customers are cared for, listened to and remain the primary focus of the business. All shops contain a Private Health Advice Suite where one can seek professional pharmaceutical advice away from the public eye. This service is Free and available at all times. Full beauty analysis in this private suite is also Free from one of our many beauty therapists.

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Monageer Confirmation Class with Fr. Dermot Gahan, Bishop Denis Brennan and Fr.William Cosgrave PP.

Fourth annual GAA Player of the Year Awards. Anne Doyle with Chairman of County Board, Diarmuid Devereux, and sponsors Alan and Kevin Keyes. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Surprise 94th birthday party for Breda Canny, Enniscorthy, in the Riverside Park Hotel. L-R: Mary Murphy, Breda Canny (birthday girl), Margaret Purcell, Anne Nolan, Cathy Windsor and Frances Freeman.

Marie O’Faoláin, Jacqui Murphy, Mary Neville, Edel O’Gorman, Siobhan O’Faoláin, Mary Ryan, Maria Nolan at the Fashion Show in aid of Oesphageal cancer, 20th April at the Riverside Park Hotel.

L-R: Andy, Norma and Eanna Doyle at the Launch of the World Premiere of Scalder Theatre Company’s production of Billy Roche’s new play ‘Of Mornington’. Pic: Cathy Keane.

The students of the Digital Photography class of Enniscorthy VTOS (Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme) on 20th April commemorating the events of 1916. Pic: James Quirke.

90th Birthday of Daphne Lane, Kilgibbon, Bree (left) in Wilton Castle, with her close friend Iris Dungan.

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Scalder Theatre Company to premiere new play by Wexford’s Billy Roche Two stalwarts of Enniscorthy theatre, Michael Dunbar and Andy Doyle, are behind a new theatre group – Scalder Theatre Company – which will be performing the world premiere of Billy Roche’s new play “Of Mornington” in the Jerome Hynes Theatre in the National Opera House, Wexford, on 23-28th May 2016. Michael will be in the director’s chair and Andy will be threading the boards with Jack Matthews and Gayle Jordan.

The play was officially launched in the National Opera House on 14th April with a huge number of Enniscorthy well-wishers among the large attendance.

Not surprisingly tickets are selling fast at the National Opera House. Tel: 053-9122400. n

L-R: Andy Doyle, Michael Dunbar, Billy Roche, Cathy Keane at the official launch in the National Opera House on 14th April of Billy’s new play ‘Of Mornington’.

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‘The Girl on the Ledge’ – an exciting new venture from Rathnure Panto Above: Maria Nolan, Paul O’Reilly, Minister Paul Kehoe, Fionn O’Reilly, Carmel Harrington and Liam Doyle. Below: John Kelly and Paul O’Reilly at the launch of A Night on the Hill.

A true Scalder

Over the past 20 years, Rathnure Pantomime Society has never been an organisation to rest on its laurels. Nor have they ever been afraid to break the boundaries and change their output. Now in their 21st year, it is all change again. With the upcoming, now annual, summer musical “Heavens Above” in early July, and the unmissable Christmas Panto in December, the pen of Producer John Reilly has gone into overdrive, and is gone in a completely different direction.

“The Girl on the Ledge” is the society’s first foray into the drama world. It is an original two-act play, written and produced by John Reilly. "The Girl on the Ledge" is set in 1940's Ireland and is a story with comedy, drama, and a history that comes back to haunt.

A young cast was chosen for this production, with challenging roles, and a storyline to capture the heart with a twist, it will be as intriguing as it will be captivating. So if you are a lover of live theatre, this is the show for you.

Seating is extremely limited for these special performances, as the show is written to be performed in an intimate setting. The production takes place in Rathnure Hall on Friday May 6th and Monday May 9th.

Book now on 087-0687801 or 087-6954112. "The Girl on the Ledge", a performance not to be missed, a play for all the family.

Don’t forget, more updates are on the way for this year’s summer musical, “Heavens Above”, very soon. n

On Thursday 21st April Enniscorthy Drama Group hosted the launch of A Night on the Hill at The Athenaeum where local thespians gathered to support the innovative group and celebrate the genius that is Paul O’Reilly.

Last summer the group, under the Chairmanship of Liam Doyle, came up with the idea of commissioning a play for Enniscorthy for 2016. We wanted it to be of the town, by the town, for the town and about the town and it`s unique role in the birth of our Nation.

We wanted Enniscorthy Drama to play its part in the emerging literary 2016 legacy that will be left behind for future generations to enjoy and we wanted to ensure that Enniscorthy would have pride of place in that legacy.

Along with that we wanted Enniscorthy Drama’s first performance on the stage of the newly re-furbished Athenaeum to be historically significant.

So we approached singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, author and musician Paul O’Reilly and challenged him with the onerous task and following very serious contemplation Paul came back with an idea which became A Night on the Hill – The 1916 leaders are being executed in Dublin and the Volunteers are being rounded up in Enniscorthy - two of them escape to Vinegar Hill where they await news of the town.

Guest speaker, local author Carmel Harrington, told The Athenaeum audience how for-

tunate we were to have writers of the calibre of Paul O’Reilly among us and said that it gave her goose-bumps to be standing in the place where Padraig Pearse had given his speech and the Enniscorthy Volunteers had occupied exactly one hundred years ago and she said that she was certain that Paul O`Reilly’s A Night on the Hill would be spoken about at the bicentenary commemorations in one hundred years time.

Carmel was lavish in her praise of Paul and his amazing literary talent saying that herself and Paul were founding members of Focal Wexford Literary Festival and had spent the past couple of months working on the Colm Toibin Short Story Award competition for which they had received almost 400 entries – a staggering amount for their inaugural competition the winner of which will be announced at the Focal Festival on Sunday 29th May at an event in The Athenaeum.

Carmel concluded by asking people to support this wonderful local playwright by spreading the word about A Night on the Hill.

Paul O’Reilly thanked friends and family for attending and said that he had enjoyed writing A Night on the Hill and was really looking forward to seeing it performed in The Athenaeum.

He complimented creative Director Jimmy Kavanagh and the very hard-working cast – Fintan Kelly, Annemarie Whelan, Michael Whelan, Julie Fox, Margo Whelan and Fergal Kelly

and had a very special word of thanks for his wife Shelly whose support and encouragement allow him to do all he does.

Paul said that he had totally enjoyed the research he did for the play, saying that he put a lot into it and hoped that audiences would first of all come to see it and secondly would like it.

Enniscorthy Drama Chairman Liam Doyle said that the group was both proud and excited about A Night on the Hill. Liam said that he had a favourite character among the cast – the character Rash played

by Michael Whelan was pure genius he said – every town in Ireland had a Rash, who brought humour and sadness to a situation almost simultaneously.

This is an excellent play Liam said and tickets were selling fast with the play running for 4 nights from 5th to 8th May with two matinees. Liam thanked all for coming especially Enniscorthy Historic & Reenactment Society who would also be part of the nightly performances at The Athenaeum.

Tickets are €12 each and can be booked by calling 0871656976.

– Words & Pics Maria Nolan

Meánscoil Gharman is going to the Dogs!

Thurs, April 28, 7pm – Enniscorthy Dog Track A great night out at the Dogs in support of Meánscoil Gharman. The school really needs a new school bus - and you can help, while having fun at the same time! Tickets cost €10 for adults and FREE for children under 16. A FAB family event. Bígí ann agus beidh oiche den scoth againn!!

Call Ruth Chapman now on (087) 9073659 for tickets.

Paul O’Reilly and Niall Wall

5th-8th May in The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy Tickets €12 each. Call: 087-1656976.

See your favorite comedians in a myriad of different venues all over Wexford town. Get up close and personal in intimate venues such as Upstairs in Mackens, Bugler Doyles, soak in the atmosphere in larger venues like Greenacres and the Comedy HUB on Wexford's Quay, or why not enjoy a meal and live show in the Vine Restaurant.

The JestFest line up includes Neil Delamere, Al Porter, Bernard O'Shea, Jason Byrne, Foil, Arms + Hog, Deirdre O'Kane, David McSavage, Keith Farnan, Joanne McNally, Fred Cooke, Colin Murphy, Tom Stade, John Colleary, Joe Rooney, Barry Murphy, Kevin Gildea, Dublin Comedy Improv, Karl Spain, Gearóid Farrelly and Ian Coppinger.

Box Office: 1 North Main Street, at the top of Anne Street, Wexford.

Opening Times Mon to Sat, 9:30am to 5.30pm

Tel: 053 91 99199 Full details and book online at

www.jestfest.ie 29 Apr - 2 May

Evita selling out in record time

The Wexford Light Opera Society production of “Evita”, the West End and Broadway smash hit musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, runs in the National Opera House, Wexford, from Monday 25th April 2016 to Saturday 30th April. At the time of going to press there are only a handful of tickets still available so if you ring 053-9174808 between 11am and 3pm you might just get the last ones! n

Baker & Rose at Wexford Arts Centre

Tom Moorhouse is an accomplished musician and music teacher who has been working in music for over ten years.

He is a native of Enniscorthy but has been living and working in Waterford for the last 7 years where he provides a suite of music services in the South-East from music and DJ at events, to music lessons and music production in his recording studio, as well as working in the area of music therapy.

Tom has just released a dance cover of “The Foggy Dew” to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Tom has transformed the classic Irish folk song into a modern, anthemic dance tune for a new generation of music fan, while keeping the same poignant lyrics that have made

this song one of the most wellknown and haunting reflections of the 1916 Easter Rising.

It was written in 1919 by Canon Charles O’Neill, a priest from Kilcoo, Co. Down.

Tom tells us, “I was inspired to recreate this classic song but with a modern twist that would be more appealing and relevant to a younger generation, and help to educate them about the events of 100 years ago.”

The result is a lively, upbeat dance cover that’s a mix of 90’s dance pop and current Top 40 with influences from the likes of Calvin Harris and the Chemical Brothers.

“The Foggy Dew” by Moorhouse is available to download on Apple iTunes, Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Google Play, Spotify, Rdio and other online music streaming services. n

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All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

Apr 25-30 EVITA. Wexford Light Opera Society. National Opera House.

Tickets €20 Monday to Friday, €25 Friday and Saturday.

Group rates also available. Tel WLOS 053 91 74808.

TrAdITIonAl SIngIng ConCErT with nIAll wAll & guESTS. Apr 27 The Presentation Centre.

ThE rEST IS SIlEnCE. Music and Poetry for National Apr 28 Poetry Day. Wexford Arts Centre.

Apr 28 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

TrAdITIonAl IrISh MuSIC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Apr 29 hopE foundATIon fundrAISEr gIg. The Man whom, Apr 29 gordon Barry, John Stewart, fran greene and the frantics, etc. Wexford Arts Centre. kArAokE wITh JulIE. The Hill Bar. Apr 29 29 - May 2 JEST fEST. Wexford. See page 13.

Apr 30 BrIllIAnT CornErS feat. kevin lawlor. Music. 4pm.

Wexford Arts Centre.

Sun 1 SundAy SESSIon AT ThE BAIlEy. From 5pm.

Mon 2 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

Thur 5 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

5-8 A nIghT on ThE hIll. Enniscorthy Drama Group.

The Athenaeum.

Fri 6 TrAdITIonAl IrISh MuSIC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 6 kArAokE wITh JulIE. The Hill Bar. Fri 6 nIAll CASh Ep launch. Wexford Arts Centre.

Sat 7 pIlgrIM STrEET. Wexford Arts Centre.

Sat 7 grEATEST hITS from Musicals. St. Michael's Theatre Musical Society, New Ross.

Sun 8 SundAy SESSIon AT ThE BAIlEy. From 5pm.

Mon 9 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

Thur 12 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

Thur 12 pAul CrEAnE, pETEr Murphy, pAulA Cox. Wexford Arts Centre.

12-15 CounTy wExford flEAdh. Craanford.

Fri 13 don BAkEr and ClArA roSE. Wexford Arts Centre.

Fri 13 TrAdITIonAl IrISh MuSIC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 13 kArAokE wITh JulIE. The Hill Bar. Sat 14 ThE 1916 Song proJECT. The Presentation Centre.

Sat 14 grEyhound rACIng - EnnISCorThy rugBy CluB And MIChAEl folEy BurSAry. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm Sun 15 SundAy SESSIon AT ThE BAIlEy. From 5pm.

Mon 16 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

Wed 18 rAChEl grACE Album Launch. Wexford Arts Centre.

Thur 19 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

Fri 20 TrAdITIonAl IrISh MuSIC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 20 kArAokE wITh JulIE. The Hill Bar. 20-22 AIMS ChorAl fESTIVAl. New Ross.

Sat 21 MICk hAnlEy. Wexford Arts Centre.

Sun 22 SundAy SESSIon AT ThE BAIlEy. From 5pm.

Mon 23 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

23-28 of MornIngTon. Drama by Billy Roche. Jerome Hynes Theatre, National Opera House, Wexford. See page 11.

Thur 26 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

26-28 AlICE and MISSIng. County Wexford Youth Theatre.

Wexford Arts Centre.

Fri 27 TrAdITIonAl IrISh MuSIC. Stamps. 9.30pm.

Fri 27 kArAokE wITh JulIE. The Hill Bar. 27-29 EnnISCorThy STrEET rhyThMS dAnCE fESTIVAl. See Page 11.

27-29 foCAl – wExford lITErAry fESTIVAl. See Page 11.

Sun 29 SundAy SESSIon AT ThE BAIlEy. From 5pm.

Mon 30 grEyhound rACIng. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

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nATIonAl opErA houSE: For concerts and shows in April/May see www.nationaloperahouse.ie

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”

LOADS Of DRAMA iN ENNiSCORTHy! Renowned bluesman, songwriter and harmonica supremo Don Baker has joined forces with the irrepressible Irish blues singer Clara Rose for an album called Baker Rose released on April 7th, 2016.

‘The Hardest Way’ is the first single taken from the album and is on release now. The duo perform at Wexford Arts Centre on Friday 13th May at 8.30pm.

The Blackstairs Trilogy was performed in The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy, on 16th April – the first drama in that iconic venue for twelve years. The three one-act plays were performed by Raven Theatre and written by award-winning Wexford playwright Eoghan Rua Finn.

Next up in The Athenaeum is Enniscorthy Drama Group with A Night on the Hill written by Enniscorthy’s own Paul O’Reilly.

It runs from 5th-8th May at 8pm nightly. Book your seats now by contacting Annemarie on 087 165 6976.

Best of luck to new Enniscorthy drama group – Scalder Theatre Company – headed up by well known theatre men Michael Dunbar and Andy Doyle. They have the distinct honour of performing the premiere of Billy Roche’s new play Of Morningon in the National Opera House, Wexford, 23rd-28th May. n

Bree woman, Betty Kelly (left), with fellow Wexford Light Opera performers Nicky Kehoe and Joanne Flood at their ‘Evita’ Launch night.

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Occupation 2016 at The Athenaeum Would you like to be part of Enniscorthy’s history? To commemorate the centenary of the Volunteers’ taking of the Athenaeum as their military headquarters in 1916, and their holding of the town until the surrender to Colonel french of the British forces on 1 s t M a y, t h e p e o p l e o f Enniscorthy are being invited to occupy The Athenaeum once again.

E m a i l e n n i s c o r t h y athenaeum1892@gmail.com for more information. Proof of age and identity will be required and no unaccompanied under-18s after 6pm.

Successful applicants will be required to pay a €5 registration fee.

On 16 April Lanna Busker launched her new CD entitled ‘For You’ at The Presentation Centre. Lanna is pictured above with Donal Cullen.

Pic © Damien Smullen.

On 21st April, 2016, Wexford County Council formally released the Cherish the Children Concert CD at an event in Wexford Library. The Cherish the Children concert was recorded in St. Aidan’s Cathedral Enniscorthy on New Year’s Day 2016 and was the first event in Wexford County Council’s 1916 Commemorative Programme. The sell-out concert was conducted by Wexford composer Liam Bates and featured the Young Voices of Wexford and Musici Ireland.

The CD is available at Council offices, venues and libraries throughout Co. Wexford priced at €10.

JAMIE TO SHOOT MOVIE

Jamie Murphy, no stranger to these parts, is looking for anyone who’d like to help him shoot a movie which is currently in pre-planning stages.

Jamie has a script so all he needs are cameras, sound and goodwill! A man of many talents (writer, singer, musician, actor, theatre director, etc) Jamie is now looking to add Movie Producer and Movie Director to that list. If you think you can help out please contact Jamie at 085-7149130.

TABlE QUIz IN AID OF CySTIC FIBROSIS IRElAND

Fri Apr 29 2016 at 8:30pm, Enniscorthy Golf Club, Knockmarshall, Enniscorthy. All are welcome. Tickets are €40 a table for a team of 4 and tickets can be bought on the night, there will be a door prize as well as spot prizes.

GARDEN TEA PARTy & CRAFT FAIR AT KINBARK NURSERIES CAMOlIN in aid of North Wexford Hospice Homecare, Monday 2nd May 12 noon to 4pm. The event will now include displays of locally handmade crafts, music by the very talented Mr. Rob Breen and of course the usual free tea, coffee and homemade treats with donations on the day to North Wexford Hospice Homecare. Mingle with family, friends and neighbours and enjoy the surroundings while getting a cuppa. Floral demonstrations will be held in the gazebo throughout the day.

GAlA CONCERT IN BARNTOWN

Lanna Busker CD Launch

The Presentation Centre A N i g h t o f Tr a d i t i o n a l Singing, 27th April 2016, 8pm.

Tickets €10/€7.

Niall Wall and special guests will present a concert featuring a variety of songs, slow and fast, in different styles, from the seventeenth century to the present, from all over Ireland and even some from further afield. The songs will be introduced with story, humour, history and memoir providing a novel and enjoyable evening. Said Niall Wall, “Its wonderful to travel and share these songs all over Ireland and abroad but it is a real joy to be able to perform them at home in Co. Wexford, an area that has such a strong tradition in traditional singing”.

Purchase tickets at: https://wexfordartscentre.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/8735528 15 or visit the Presentation Centre boxoffice 10-5pm (Monday- Friday) or call us on 053 92 33000.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– first Annual Open Call Submission Exhibition 29th April-24th June 2016 Exhibition Opening & Wine Reception on Friday 29th April at 7pm. Please call the Presentation Centre for more information on 053-9233000.

Box office opening hours 105pm (Monday - Friday).

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– The 1916 Song Project, Saturday 14th May. See article elsewhere on this page.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– fREE Cinema Screenings Booking is essential!

Tuesday 17th May, 1pm Mr Smith Goes to Washington.

Tuesday 24th May, 1pm Men at Lunch.

Tuesday 31st May, 1pm A Walk in the Woods.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– UPCOMiNG EVENTS Keep an eye on facebook. There's always something happening. https://www.facebook.com/th epresentationcentre n

From early on the morning of Wednesday 27th of April until Sunday May 1st at 4pm, the building will be occupied twenty-four hours a day. These are the actual dates of the four days’ occupation of the town in 1916 which finished with the final surrender of the Rising.

So apply now to be part of this historic occupation. n

'CHERISH THE CHIlDREN CONCERT' CD NOW ON SAlE

Well known busker on the streets of Enniscorthy, Lanna Busker, launched her new CD called ‘For You’ at a special launch night on Saturday 16th April in Enniscothy’s beautiful Presentation Centre.

All proceeds raised from the CD will go in aid of Cancer Research Ireland. We wish Lanna every success with her CD. n

THE 1916 SONG PROJECT

Saint Alphonsus Church, Barntown on Friday 6th May at 7.30pm. Special guests: Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir, Cornwall, with Wexford Male Voice Choir and featuring Wexford Jersey Boys and members of Wexford Light Opera Society. Tickets €10. All proceeds in aid of Church Restoration Fund.

Further details (and tickets) from the Parish Office (053) 9120853.

AIMS CHORAl FESTIVAl IN NEW ROSS

20th - 22nd May 2016 will see New Ross host its 32nd AIMS Choral Festival with 20 competitions for Junior and Adult competitors.

The AIMS Choral Festival is noted for its high competitive standards set by its renowned panel of adjudicators together with its friendly informal atmosphere. Overall, the festival attracts over 1,000 participants with the best of choral music in all its many forms. For more information e-mail: dorriegodkin@eircom.net.

WExFORD DRAMA GROUPS IN All-IRElAND FINAlS

Best of luck to Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group in the upcoming All-Ireland drama finals with their wonderful production of "Moonshine" by Jim Nolan.

Good luck also to another Co. Wexford group – Bridge Drama – with their multi-award winning production of “Lost in Yonkers”.

COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTRE, TINAHEly The Hothouse Flowers play the Courthouse Birthday Party, Sunday, May 1 at 8.30pm. Admission: €24/€22. Kevin lawlor: The Music of Thelonious Monk. Friday, April 29 at 8.30pm. Admission: €14/€12. Art exhibition

by Trudi Doyle. Sun 17 Apr – Sat 14 May. Vent du Nord, Music Network Concert. Saturday, May 14 at 8.30pm. Admission: €16/€14. Irish Chamber Orchestra, off-site at Nun's Cross Church of Ireland. Friday, May 20th at 8.00pm. Admission: €20/€18.

ST. MICHAEl'S THEATRE MUSICAl SOCIETy, NEW ROSS The forward-planning people at St Michael’s Theatre Musical Society have their next three musicals mapped out already: November 2016 – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Irish Premiere). November 2017 – Legally Blonde. November 2018 – Nine to Five. It is unprecendeted for a musical society to secure three licences in a row, so well done to all involved. More details: https://www.facebook.com/smtms.newross. Also watch out for the society’s 'Greatest Hits' (from musicals) show on May 7th.

CARRIGByRNE PIKE CHOIR SUPPORTS WExFORD CHARITy

On Wednesday 4 May the Carrigbyrne Pike Choir will host a concert with special guests, the Florida State University Singers. The concert is in aid of Wexford branch of the Alzheimer Society, and will take place in the beautiful St Francis Friary, St Francis Street, Wexford at 8pm. Admission is €5 on the door or contact Wexford Alzheimer Society Tel: 053 9152825 (Mon-Wed 10-12pm) or email sgallagher@alzheimer.ie. All proceeds go to the Wexford Alzheimer Society. n

Chloe Jane O'Rourke, Sarah Nolan, and Jade Buttle at Meanscoil Gharman in Brownswood, Enniscorthy, on 10th April for the school’s 1916 Commemoration Day for 1916.

On Saturday 14th May 2016 in The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, ten of ireland's finest traditional singers including Micheal fortune, Aileen Lambert, Paddy Berry, Paul O'Reilly, Rosie

Ní Ghallóglaigh, Sandra Joyce, John Tunney, Jerry O'Reilly, fergus Russell and Larry Joy will present new songs based on the events of 1916.

The show starts at 8pm.

Ti c k e t s € 1 2 / € 1 0 f r o m https://wexfordartscentre.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/873548 526 or visit The Presentation Centre box office 10-5pm (Monday - Friday) or ring 053 92 33000. n

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Enniscorthy Vocational College students play at Wexford Arts Centre

On friday 8th April Enniscorthy Vocational College (EVC) Performing Arts Music students presented ‘fusion’, a charity gig in aid of Share a Dream foundation at the Wexford Arts Centre.

The students previously performed in The Bailey, Enniscorthy, to a packed venue.

Many different genres of music were performed on the night, including originals and unique versions of popular songs from varied artists including Amy Winehouse, Adele and Guns N’ Roses.

The students kicked off the

night with a lively version of Leonard Skinner’s Sweet Home Alabama to rapturous applause from the audience, followed by sets of pop songs, traditional, country and rock music showcasing the vast talent that exists in the Performing Arts Music course in EVC. The audience was surprised by performances of songs like Amy Winehouse’s Valerie with a traditional twist and Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child of Mine where the guitar solo was played brilliantly on violin.

The highlight for many was when the students performed

their original material displaying their song-writing talents. Students delighted the audience with many beautiful songs sung in close harmony including James Bay’s Hold Back the River.

All in all it was a brilliant night culminating with arrangements of Rock Classics Highway to Hell, Tribute and Proud Mary sung by the students in their own unique way, which the audience thoroughly enjoyed and even joined in the singing.

Share a Dream is a very worthy charity – they can be contacted on 061-200080. n

Enniscorthy Vocational College students playing at their recent Fusion charity event in Wexford Arts Centre. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Jamie catches up with the Boozehound Always a pleasure for me personally to catch up and chat with local talent and i had the pleasure recently of talking to a phenomenal Enniscorthy talent, Podge Dwyer. Podge has a cracking new album out, Nuthin’ but a Boozehound. i asked Podge…

As outlets go for a guy from a small town, i never had rap artist down as one. What turned you onto rap and indeed performing?

Ah sure that's the typical Irish inferiority complex where you can't go against the grain coz sure we're only little old Irish lads from, a little old Irish town, only able to do little old Irish things haha! Getting 36 Chambers by Wu-Tang turned me onto rap and the honesty and rawness is what got me hooked. For me as an MC it started with a challenge set by a friend and my competitive nature and it grew from there.

Was it always something you wanted to do or did any other genres hold any sway for you?

Nah I suppose unlike Biggie it was wasn't all a dream. As I said it started off with a challenge set from a friend and it grew organically from there. All of a sudden more people paid attention, next thing I know Chuck D is following me on Twitter and RTE are making documentaries with me.

I'm still not quite sure how we got here haha. On the subject of other genres, I love everything from BB King to Marley to Sinatra to Zeppelin to the Arctic Monkeys I just love music. I am a Hip-Hop head through and through though.

How has the journey been from single to EP to full length album?

As I said it's all kind of a blur. I guess with "Demons II" doing so well it was a shock to the system coz, literally nobody knew me before that. After that people kind of lost interest a bit but I kept a core following over the two years of recording and releasing the odd track here and there. Now I seem to be getting another surge of interest with a full project and video being released but, I've loved every minute of the journey. I work two jobs and cover all costs myself so, I wouldn't do it if I wasn't loving it. is there enough being done to support the emerging artists,

Podge Dwyer

yourself included in the town and on a bigger scale, nationwide?

The days of artist support is gone. I kind of like that though, you're responsible for your own destiny and although it's like crabs in a barrel at times, there's something satisfying from knowing every little success cannot be attributed to anybody but yourself. Of course, I'm talking in general terms here, there are individuals whose support has been invaluable and it definitely doesn't go unnoticed but, on the whole, artist support comes down to the artist and a few core fans.

There are, and correct me if i'm wrong, a lot of personal issues in the lyrics of nearly all the tracks. How has that been for you?

Yeah I pride myself on my raw honesty and it has been therapeutic at times, sometimes painful and there have been many times where I questioned whether I'm being too personal and if I should release certain things.

My aim in this project was to show myself in my darkest light so people can see that they are not their shitty actions and that through self-acceptance they can become a better person. On the surface it may seem that my somewhat chauvinistic lyrics are glorifying misogyny but, as you progress, you realise that I'm portraying a shittier version of myself that only acts this way out of insecurity and lack of love for oneself and that, although I don't aim to offend, I just felt obliged to show that past version of myself. I f**king hate when artists go all deep into their concepts so, I apologise for that one, take whatever you want from the music, that's the point of music…

Never mind me and my "artistic decipherings" …haha.

As an independent artist, do you find it a struggle to find an outlet and avenues for your music?

Ah yeah, but on the other hand when I look at where I have gotten I'm

still proud. I can tell my grandkids that I used to have my music played on an international radio station run by a dude in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I've come to the acceptance that if you want a steady income music is not the place to get it anymore and I guess that's given me a sense of freedom in what I do.

Most of the people I listen to don't get played on radio so, why obsess over that? Today's climate is all about connecting with the people on a personal level and because I'm not a very personable person and somewhat of an introvert, I try and do it through honest lyrics, my live performance and of course the internet.

The album does sound incredible. Was it hard to find the right sounds or did you go in with a plan of attack?

Thank you I'm glad you like it. Not really at first, at first I just wanted to throw some songs together and put it out. During the recording, though, I was going through a transitional period of my life from being a young kid who went on three-day benders, was insecure, was self-destructive, to becoming a man who has his shit together, is working towards something, is eating right, exercises, doesn't smoke and no longer goes on threeday benders with no sleep or money.

I guess when I had about 15-16 songs recorded I stood back and looked at what I had and then kind of realised I had a potential skeleton for a good concept project here so, I kept some songs, scrapped more and then fitted in the rest of the missing pieces of the puzzle until I was happy, which meant it took a lot longer than expected but ensured I was happy with the finished product.

Where can the album be bought and how can people find out more about yourself?

The project is available for free (or voluntary donation) on podgedwyer.bandcamp.com and signed CDs are also available in Toss Kavanaghs and The Cotton Tree cafe for €10. You can like my Facebook page, or add my personal one (both Podge Dwyer), you can follow me on Instagram @podgeboozehound and on Twitter @PodgeDwyer.

– JAMIe MuRPHy

Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest 28th & 29th May 2016 The Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance festival is on an earlier date this year (28/29 May) but still brings all the old favourites with it and a few new shows to entertain.

In conjunction with World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development there will be a small sample of the diversity that we have in our own town and performances will take place on the stage between 2–3.30pm on Saturday 28th May. There will also be dance performances from local schools and a drum circle for everyone to join in.

The fabulous Fairytales in the Castle will headline Sunday’s activities in the Castle, alongside Baby Bop, Magician and Puppeteer.

The Market Square will have music, dancing, comedy and plenty of family fun to keep all

members of the family entertained for the afternoon including the very funny show ‘The Other Brothers’. Proclaiming the incredible, amazing 7 wonders of the elixir of life! Based on the old western travelling salesmen, the Other Brothers sell their unique brand of comedy as an elixir for all major ailments afflicting humans today!

We are told that “the Other Brothers go through each wonder one by one, they prove the powers of the life elixir using escapology, magic and unbelievable stunts, (had you not seen it with your own eyes!!) leaving crowds gasping in awe and laughing at the high-energy, crazy antics and one-liners, this is a street show like no other ever... In the world!!”

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Jamie and Emma share their “go to” movies To preface this article, i want to share some background to it with you, dear reader. it’s not the hardest thing in the world, but it can be taxing coming up with original ideas. fear not, i’m not looking for shares or a few Amens, i’m just making you aware of what goes into getting an idea swimming in your head onto paper.

I rang Emma last week and we had a discussion about possible topics. Those put forward were, “Is cinema a place for texting on your phones as proposed

by AMC in America? Why can’t people buy some wires and fly to the locations instead of using too much f****** CGI?” These were both met with general agreement, and you see dear reader that is where the house of cards can sometimes fall into a disappointed mess. I always find that arguments make for great reading but we tend to agree on most things. So for this purpose, we agreed to just put away our minute differences of opinion and just write about our go to films respectively. Mine is, which may or may not come as a surprise to some, The exorcist.

Not the first horror film that I ever did see, but I did see it at an impressionable age in my movie going life. My mam and dad were away for a week-

end, I had saved up money from busking and it was burning a hole in my pocket. So after band rehearsals one day, meself and Patrick O’Brien wandered into the local XtraVision with brass necks and a pocket full of change. Now, I won’t mention names as we were a mere thirteen years old, but we got a copy of The exorcist on VHS, The Version you’ve Never Seen no less. Away home, put it in the VCR and sleep eluded me for a solid month.

Despite being not even born when the film was released the myths and mystery surrounding this movie spread far and wide. From tales of people vomiting, fainting and two cases of heart attacks, to sets mysteriously bursting into flames and priests trying to bless people who had seen it for fear they were now possessed?

What normal-minded young fella wouldn’t want to see that film??? I was not disappointed.

The VHS copy we picked up, which I still possess and now cherish (for reasons only known to a close few) had two trailers before the main feature.

One featured high-pitched strings and flashing imagery of a possessed 12-year-old and the voice over, “Something beyond comprehension is happening to a

The Princess Bride is the epitome of a cult movie. it was modestly successful when it was first released in 1987 (but by no means a box office smash), and it wasn't until it was released the following year on VHS (for those of you too young to know what that is, it's called a videotape) that it began to garner a massive cult following. Today it's constantly referenced in best movies of the 80s lists, and it's become widely acclaimed for its quotability and its humour. Now you can hardly go a day without seeing some kind of Gif or meme from it on social media.

A lot of people might look at my selection of The Princess Bride as a movie I'd happily watch again and again and go 'pffft', and to those people I say: you have no taste. The Princess Bride is a classic, and it always will be. Filled with action, romance, torture and humour, it's a movie I go back to again and again when I want something really enjoyable to watch. It has some of the best written dialogue and sharpest wit I have ever come across in a movie.

B a s e d o n Wi l l i a m Goldman's book of the same name, it took a long time for it to be finally made into a movie.

Many directors and studios tried and failed, until almost a decade after the movie rights had originally been sold (then

subsequently bought back by Goldman after the project stalled at 20th Century Fox) Rob Reiner, an avid lover of the book, came in on the production and took hold of the reins.

Under his and Goldman's watchful eyes, the movie became what it is today; a swashbuckling adventure, full of excellent one-liners, wonderfully hilarious dialogue and thrilling fight scenes, with some icky kissing bits and true love in between.

Told in the format of a grandfather reading a story to his sick and sceptical grandson, The Princess Bride is initially described by the grandfather (played by Peter Falk), as a story with “fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles”. An already promising description before the movie has even truly begun. The conversations throughout the movie between grandfather and grandson give a voice to the audience, and his initial dubiousness is us, unsure how we feel about what APPEARS to be a romantic love story (super gross).

Westley/farm-boy/the Dread Pirate Roberts/the man in black, (yes, he's a very multitalented actor) is played by the

A Celebration twelve-year-old girl behind this door.” Those words and those images have stuck with me to this day, nineteen years later.

Then the film itself!! Where do I begin, dear reader? Some films have a tremendous magic of placing you in the surrounds in which it is based. Full Metal Jacket showed me the horrors of war-torn Vietnam, The Godfather transported me to the majestic Sicilian hills and The exorcist gave me and millions of others a glimpse at a wonderful place called Georgetown, but more importantly into the life of Regan McNeill, her mother Chris, the help Sharon, Willie, and Karl. The forces of good in Fr. Damien Karrass, Fr. Lankaster Merrin, Lt.

Kinderman and the face of pure evil, Pazuzu.

The film plot and the subsequent effects and the infamous scenes have been talked about in depth countless times and so I won’t weigh you down with those experiences again.

Instead I would like to summarise why this film means so much to me. Yes, it is quite possibly the scariest film of all time, yes it probably will turn your stomach and yes it is happening to a twelve-year-old girl. A twelve-year-old girl. A girl whose only crime up to the time of her invasion was eating too much ice cream and maybe staying up past her bedtime or not doing her homework.

“The epitome of a cult movie” very handsome and talented Cary Elwes. He is dashing, mysterious, fearless and witty.

And extremely humorous.

Some of his lines in this movie are definitely my favourite (barring Miracle Max and Valerie, obviously). At one point, when he's daringly entering the Fire Swamp with Buttercup (played by the beautiful Robin Wright) to escape Humperdinck and his forces, he states that the Fire Swamp isn't all that bad and in response to Buttercup's bewildered stare quips: “Well, I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.” (He has many great quotes, but I don't have enough space to go through them all.)

Inigo Montoya is probably the most quotable character in the entire film. Played by the wonderful Mandy Patinkin, Inigo's most famous line 'My name is Inigo Montoya. You

killed my father. Prepare to die' is definitely the one that I see most often on social media/hear most often quoted by my friends. His quest for revenge against the six-fingered man who murdered his father has been his whole life and he's really only working for Vizzini to pay the bills until he can enact his vengeance (because there's not a lot of money in revenge).

Wallace Shawn as Vizzini is a delight. Shrewd, with a vast intellect (or so he says) and very proud. I think my favourite Vizzini part (apart from the Battle of Wits with the man in black, which is just an excellent piece of writing/acting) is when, for like the fifth time, bursts out with 'Inconceivable!' when he sees the man in black hasn't fallen to his death, to which Inigo responds with 'You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.'

The film tells the story of a young girl lost, but there is someone else lost as well. A young Jesuit priest, Fr. Damien Karrass. He is not haunted by a demon like Regan. He is haunted by Catholic guilt over his loss of purpose, his mother and faith. I’ve always felt that the possession should have happened to him but it did not for the simple reason that his faith and belief were not strong enough to warrant it. His mother is left to die in a bug ridden hospital because he cannot provide adequate financial backing for better care. Plagued by dreams of his dead mother and a pale-faced demon he does not recognise, he gallantly responds to the pleas of a desperate Chris McNeill to help her little girl.

So he does. He convinces the Church to grant him the right to perform an exorcism on this young girl. If you haven’t seen this film, I will not give away the last twenty minutes.

Let’s just say there are a lot of surprises and shocks. Some you will see coming, some not so much so.

In short, the film holds a very special part in my heart.

The circumstances under which I first witnessed it hold pleasant and lasting memories of a friend I now miss. The film

transports me to a lovely city in Washington with sprawling streets, lovely architecture and a strong sense of community. And above all, the film has one of the most unlikely heroes you are ever likely to see in an underpaid, underfed Jesuit priest. His act of unselfishness will restore your faith in humanity and leave you with hope for the future. A future where people get rewarded for being able to use Snapchat and have the use of their thumbs.

Here, Pazuzu, you couldn’t do us a turn and have a word with these cretins, I have their names and Snapchat handles…

– Jamie Murphy

Makes me laugh every time.

I honestly have to say that my favourite cameo in the movie is Billy Crystal as Miracle Max, the bitter and wizened miracle worker who worked for the king, until Prince Humperdinck had him fired.

Crystal's excellent one-liners and dialogue with Inigo and Fezzik make Miracle Max a wonderful character that will have you laughing from the moment he appears onscreen.

However, the rapport between Max and Valerie his wife (“Liar! Liar! Liiiiaaar!”) (played by the wonderfully hilarious Carol Kane) is what really steals the show. Kane, in later interviews, said that Crystal would come over to her house and they would underline things in the book, and eventually they made up an entire back-story for the couple full of “[...] our own twists and turns and stuff that would amuse us, because there’s supposed to be a long history— who knows how many hundreds of years Max and Valerie have been together?" That's a spin-off movie that I would love to see.

I can't really point to one specific thing and say. 'THAT'S why I love this movie.' It's really an amalgamation of

things, from the actors, the fight scenes, and the pirates, to the love-story, the romance and the adventure. The joy I get from randomly quoting parts of the movie, and someone responds in kind. And the R.O.U.S.'s of course. The Princess Bride is a very sweet love story on the outside, with a brilliantly hilarious centre.

It tells the love story of Buttercup and Westley, and features an array of exciting events including kidnapping, murder, thrilling chase scenes, pirates and torture, it really has everything you could ever ask for from a movie.

Several random things i enjoy about this movie: – Fezzik's love of rhyming (also Andre the Giant as Fezzik is just CLASS.) – The clergyman who marries Buttercup and Humperdinck: “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder t o d a y. M a w a g e , t h a t bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam...”

(Peter Cook is just amazing).

– Miracle Max checking Westley's health: [Lifts and drops the arm of the dead Westley] I've seen worse.

– (Westley and Buttercup enter the fire swamp) Buttercup: We'll never survive.

Westley: Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has.

– emma Morris

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The controversial story of how Enniscorthy woman Eileen Gray’s contribution to 20th century architecture was almost entirely effaced from history due to an ongoing conflict with revered architect Le Corbusier is the subject of a new movie

which will be in irish cinemas from 27th May. Orla Brady (A Love Divided) plays artist and designer Gray, while Vincent Perez (Cyrano De Bergerac) plays Le Corbusier, with musician Alanis Morissette also amongst the cast.

Orla Brady was nominated in the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) awards for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her stunning performance as Gray.

Director Mary McGuckian also wrote the film’s screenplay and produced, along with Jean-

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The project is an English-Belgian co-production, shot on location in Belgium and the south of France in a villa designed by Eileen Gray.

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Enniscorthy has a passion for fashion Enniscorthy’s passion for fashion was acutely evident on Wednesday 20th April at the Riverside Park Hotel as five of the town’s beautiful boutiques came together for an eclectic fashion Show in aid of Oesphageal Cancer. it was organised by boutique owner Trish Rackard, who has recently opened her new shop on Cathedral Street - yellow Rose.

This is a cause close to her heart and she was delighted with the response to the stylish fundraiser.

Of course women everywhere love their fashion and on Wednesday night they were certainly treated to a kaleidescope of colour and a plethora of style and designs as models from Yellow Rose, Put A Bow On It, O’Faolain’s, Sofia’s Choice and Glamour strutted their stuff on the Riverside catwalk.

Splashes of vibrant colour in soft, flowing fabric and fresh, floral pattern heralded the

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approach of summer with promises of blue skies and bright sunny days. Flamboyant hats and fascinating headpieces added that ‘piece de resistance’ to classy, well-cut dresses making them ideal for summer weddings or a day at the races.

There was plenty to choose from in the day-wear ranges in tops, leggings, jeans and cropped trousers in both delicious soft pastels in bonbon shades of turquoise, lemon, baby pink and pale coral contrasting perfectly with the lively lime greens, hot cerise

pinks, searing sunshine yellows and rich deep aquamarines.

The variety and style of the collections was top drawer, proving that Enniscorthy has a lot to offer in the fashion stakes and well done to the five owners Trish Rackard, Mary

Hudson, Siobhan O’Faoláin, Sofia Ova and Aoife Foran who are doing their bit to keep us Enniscorthy ladies stylish and on trend.

– Maria Nolan

Wexford Light Opera Society Fashion Show

Imelda Kehoe, Anne Marie Carty, Gillian Goggin at the Wexford Light Opera Society Fashion Show on 31st March in Clayton Whites Hotel. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Micheline Murphy, Pat Lawlor, Yvonne McGuire at WLOS fashion fundraiser for their production of ‘Evita’ currently running in National Opera House. Pic: Patrick Hogan

Lorraine Kelly modelling for Sophie’s Choice at the Enniscorthy Fashion Show in aid of oesphageal cancer.

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Foodies throughout the southeast should highlight May 27th – 29th in their diary as the sixth Wexford Food and Wine Festival will be held in Wexford town.

The Wexford Food and Wine Festival is organised by a voluntary committee of local people on a non-profit-making basis. They endeavour to have as many of the events free of charge as possible and the few events that do have a small cover charge it’s purely to cover costs. Any profits generated are donated to charities and worthy local causes.

The 2016 festival programme provides a tasty schedule of mouth-watering events for adults and children including a crackling hog roast, cookery demonstrations, foraging, a trip back through time to see and sample food cooked 500 BC, and open air food producers markets throughout the town.

Wine tasting, craft beer and Irish tapas are also on the menu along with a buskers’ trail from Selskar to South Main Street.

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sity and wholesomeness of locally and regionally produced food. Wexford Food and Wine Festival provides a platform for artisan food producers and the many critically acclaimed restaurants located in Wexford town.

Keep an eye out for the Welsh connection as a number of specialist food producers from Wales will be attending in the “Welsh Tent” on South Main Street.

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Brian Walsh, Geraldine Cussen and Alex Duffy at the recent ‘Food Matters Wexford’ event in Wexford Town Library.

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Young Enniscorthy chef, Holly Murphy, will continue to contribute 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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Cooking demo at Joyces of Wexford On Thursday, April 14, Joyces of Wexford held another in their series of cooking events at their Wexford town store.

Dawson’s Delight!

Congratulations to the owners and staff of Dawson’s Bar in Enniscorthy. The Sunday World’s Pub Spy paid a recent visit and was highly impressed – giving it a score of 4 out of 5 which the paper describes as a “Sparkling” rating.

An evening of spring cooking was held with Tony Carty, Executive Head Chef at the 4-Star Ferrycarrig Hotel, demonstrating his culinary talents using the new Whirlpool ovens to prepare a mouth-watering selection of spring tapas.

LEFT: Chefs Eimear Kelly and Tony Carty with Derek Joyce at Joyce’s cooking demo.

To keep up to date with future cooking demonstrations in Joyces check out their Facebook page ‘Joyces of Wexford’ or email: marketing @joyces.ie

Darren Shiggins with Abbie Taylor, Ali O’Brien and Anne Harrington at Joyce’s cooking demo.

Food snippets n ‘Starting Solids’ information sessions will run on the second Tuesday of every month at 10am in the Barnardos Centre, Castle Hill, Enniscorthy. It’s run by a public health nurse and it’s free! So go along to learn more. n The Model County is well on its way to becoming the food capital of Ireland! So many wonderful food products are produced right here on our doorstep. If you would like to know more about Wexford's premier food producers network, the Wexford Food Family, or if you would like to stock some of its members' delicious products, then email paula@wexfordfoodfamily.com

Food events at Smyth’s Arro The innovative team at Smyth’s Arro in Rafter Street, Enniscorthy, have converted an upstairs room into a purposebuilt cooking demonstration room and have already held a number of successful events there. The next event is tomorrow night (28th April) at 7.30pm and is an Icing demonstration with Janette of Blossom Bakes. Tickets are fully sold but Smyth’s will be having more food events over the summer so keep an eye on their Facebook page “Smyths Arro” or enquire in the shop or ring 053 9233323. n

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Trevor Jacob, Tom Bermingham, Fran Ryan and Billy Murphy at the Social Enterprise Forum

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Senan Cooke, Brian Kehoe at the Social Enterprise Forum.

Brendan Ennis, Duncan Walker at Social Enterprise Forum.

Wexford local Development (WlD) recently hosted a forum to explore the development of social enterprise throughout the county. The forum included interactive workshops together with presentations from successful local and national social enterprises.

The forum heard that social enterprises are essentially business models set up to tackle social, economic or environmental issues, driven by these motives they engage in trading or commercial activities to pursue their objectives and deliver social and community gain. Social enterprises can have a triple helix impact – economic, social and environmental through direct job creation as well as contributing to a wide range of community and social services. They provide job opportunities especially for those unable to access mainstream employment for a variety of reasons According to To m Bermingham of WLD’s enterprise team: “Social enterprises are generally well positioned to do what the private and public sectors are not doing. Likeminded individuals working

together and not for themselves or for profits can achieve great things”. Tom went on to say that “social enterprises must achieve the correct balance between the primary objective of the enterprise to achieve social impact and the business model that must generate sufficient income to support and deliver the social objectives.

This is the big challenge and is a double-edged sword”.

Speaking at the forum, Brendan Ennis, the Group Chief Executive of Innovation Wexford, one of Ireland’s leading and proactive social entrepreneurial organisations based at Wexford Enterprise Centre on the Rosslare Road, outlined the achievements of Innovation Wexford since it was established in 1986 to combat high levels of unemployment, social exclusion and marginalisation within Co. Wexford.

Employing 30 staff and led by a voluntary board of directors, through a number of initiatives during the past thirty years, they have supported the creation of more than one thousand jobs in the county. Their flagship Wexford Enterprise Centre officially opened in 1989 and is currently home to 33 companies who between

them employ more than 150 staff.

Brendan outlined that social enterprise and corporate social responsibility is at the core of everything they do.

Another speaker was Dr. Senan Cooke, founding member of both Dunhill Rural Enterprises Limited and Communities Creating Jobs Limited, based in rural Waterford.

Senan spoke passionately about the need for communities to be self reliant, and the need for innovators in every community.

He stated that by working together, people can be a powerful force in regenerating communities and the country.

Speaking about the importance of volunteer commitment, he said that “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they are worth-

less, but because they are priceless”.

Also speaking was Duncan Walker, Manager of Walkinstown Green Social Enterprises Ltd, based in Dublin. This not-forprofit company has renovated a derelict building and opened a new social enterprise comprising of the Green Kitchen Café & Garden Centre. Their aim is to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds to get an accredited qualification and progress to training, education or employment. Duncan also spoke about the role and benefits of the Irish Social Enterprise Network, which is the largest open and inclusive network for social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and social innovators in Ireland.

The forum provided an opportunity for communities to be inspired by experiences, to learn from each other and to put forward ideas for future action and collaboration.

Through the current Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and the upcoming LEADER Programme, in an effort to address economic decline and disadvantage in County Wexford, WLD is committed to promoting and supporting the further development of social enterprises as a viable and vibrant sector in the county.

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1916 Centenary in Enniscorthy – attracting visitors from around the world REBElS ACRoSS ThE PonD Easter weekend we were joined here in Enniscorthy by Devon Stone and his dad Garth (as in Brooks) who travelled all the way from San Diego, USA, to be part of the 1916 Commemorations in the town.

Devon and Garth are members of the 3rd West Cork Brigade, a re-enactment group in San Diego, who became interested in all things relating to 1916 after seeing that wonderfully emotive movie The Wind That Shakes The Barley. They have seen and liked Brooklyn too by the way!

Devon made contact with me and Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society through

Facebook and expressed an interest in being part of the proceedings on Easter Monday. I immediately contacted Councillor Keith Doyle, a member of the 1916 O rg a n i s i n g Committee, who a s s u re d m e t h a t Devon and Garth would be made more than welcome in Enniscorthy, and we would be delighted to Devon Stone with Maria Nolan have them with us on Easter Monday. And that Easter Monday morning and is exactly how they were made marched proudly with us feel. through the town along with our Devon and Garth were out- English friends, Matt, Maureen side St. Aidan's at 10am on and Ian and as I watched them all sing The Foggy Dew and A Nation Once Again in Holohans, Slaney Place, later that evening I thought - what an extraordinary phenomenon - it seemed the whole world was glad for us and wanted to be a part of the celebration of the birth of our nation, an amazing time to be Irish.

Devon presented Enniscorthy re-enactors with a framed photograph of the 3rd West Cork Brigade and said that we would be welcome in San Diego any time. Devon and his dad are already planning their return trip to Enniscorthy in 2018 – and that's what it's all about!

Devon Stone presents a framed photo to Paul Murphy of Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society. Pic: Maria Nolan.

– Maria Nolan

REDCoATS TURnED REBElS A lot will be said and written this month about the Rising and the Rebels but I couldn’t let the opportunity pass without mentioning three very special Rebels who came all the way from England to be part of Enniscorthy’s Easter Monday Rising.

Matt Ring and Maureen and Ian Lancaster are members of the London Napoleonic Society and have been coming here as Redcoats for our Vinegar Hill Re-enactment each August for the past four years. Over those four years they have developed a great fondness for the Enniscorthy Rebels and indeed expressed a desire on several occasions to Matt Ring and Maureen Lancaster on Castle Street Enniscorthy depicting a mother saying goodbye to her Irish Volunteer son.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

join them but of course defecting from their most Royal Redcoat ranks was never an option.

But when they heard about Enniscorthy’s 1916 Rising they immediately jumped at the chance to at last become Rebels.

Maureen even went to the bother of making her civilian outfit for the occasion and as you can see from the photograph below, taken on Castle Street, she did a marvellous job and created a most beautiful and authentic costume, which she is donating to Enniscorthy as a souvenir of the Enniscorthy Commemorations 2016.

Maureen, Matt and Ian participated in all the events of Easter week in Enniscorthy,

even travelling with Enniscorthy Historic & Reenactment Society to be part of Monasterevin’s commemorations on Saturday 26th March.

I would just like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to these seasoned re-enactors who have participated in reenactments all over Europe and beyond for the past twenty years. And in all their travels this is the first time that they have ever gone over to the other side demonstrating just how far we have all come in the past one hundred years and how re-enactments are contributing to a greater understanding of one another and creating lasting friendships across historic divides.

– Maria Nolan

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1916 Centenary Draw winners The Enniscorthy Business Association and the Enniscorthy & District Chamber of Commerce, with substantial financial support from Wexford County Council (and with a little help from the Slaney News) put together a Free Draw to coincide with the 1916 Centenary Commemorations, with a prizefund of €2,016 in Enniscorthy

Gift Vouchers, as a ‘thank you’ to everybody for supporting local businesses for the last 100 years. The top prize worth €1,016 was won by Erica hussey, second prize worth €500 was won by Marie o’Connor, third and fourth each worth €250 were won

by Paula Clampett and Theresa Mchugh. Congrats to all. n

CHECK OuT PAGE 8 FOR FuLL STORy ON ENNISCORTHy – ENTERPRISE TOWN At the launch of Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town in the Riverside Park Hotel, on 7th April, were above L-R: Julie Kennedy (Bank of Ireland), Michael Bennett and Mairead Kelly and below L-R: Barry Sutton, Cllr Paddy Kavanagh and Jimmy Gahan.

Enniscorthy’s best shop windows over the St. Patrick's Day / Easter/ 1916 commemoration period, Allied Irish Bank sponsored a shop window competition in Enniscorthy with a top prize of €150 and a trophy for the winner sponsored by the St Patrick’s Day

Parade Committee. The overall winner was Frizelle o’leary Solicitors, with Garahy’s Chemist second and Yellow Rose Boutique third.

The standard was very high this year so the organisers commended

a number of other businesses and presented them with framed certificates, these included Mahady Breen, George’s Hair Salon, Ibar Carty, Ger Carty, Annette’s Flower Shop, Toffee & Thyme and Burke O’Leary. Congrats to all. n

Keep informed Reading the business pages in the Slaney News is a great way to keep informed about local business developments.

Another great way is to receive the weekly, informative email newsletter from the Wexford local Enterprise office (lEo).

LEO understands that all of you are extremely busy, working hard to make your businesses prosper, and opportunities within the broader

business network in the county can be easily missed. The LEO newsletter is a convenient way for you to keep informed about opportunities for networking, funding, up-skilling and more at a local, regional and national level. If you do not already receive this newsletter and

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Media spotlight on Co. Wexford nationally in 2015 there has been a 12% growth in overseas visitors numbers and it continues to rise; through Visit Wexford a media spotlight to the tune of €2.5million (largely due to the work of Powerhouse PR) was placed on Wexford and its tourism industry.

Some of the media highlights include coverage on TG4, TV3, RTE News and RTE Radio 1, Today FM and 2FM along with press outlets in Ireland and in the UK in The Irish Post and The Irish World, and in the US in Irish American News and Irish America.

A huge milestone was achieved in 2013, some two years after the formation of Visit Wexford, a milestone which saw Wexford achieve the highest number of overseas visitors and overseas visitor spend in the region for the first time in over 10 years.

This achievement is still being maintained.

In marketing terms during 2015 Visit Wexford unveiled a brand new Visit Wexford television advertisement promoting Wexford as a holiday destination on national TV for the first time. This aired on

RTE and TV3 for 6 weeks in the lead into the summer holiday period. The thirty-second TV advert was the first of its kind to air promoting Wexford as a number one choice for a holiday in Ireland; the advert was voiced by a v e r y f a m o u s We x f o r d Ambassador and TV personality Dermot O’Leary.

An extensive marketing campaign took place in 2015 with activities devised to promote the county nationally and internationally; Wexford County Council and the tourism industry in Wexford jointly funded the campaign.

It included a number of national radio competitions along with a multi-site bill-

board campaign at high traffic areas in Dublin and Cork cities, a new Visit Wexford welcome billboard at Rosslare Port. Wexford also featured extensively on the TV national events guide and a brand new brochure promoting Wexford was hosted at over 500 locations across Dublin, the Southeast and at Dublin Airport, Waterford Airport and the Ferry Ports.

The VisitWexford.ie website had over the course of 2015 traffic of over 140,000 with 60% of the website users from Ireland and the remainder coming from overseas.

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All businesses are welcome to join.

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Enniscorthy’s Niamh secures €100,00 in equity funding The new season of TV’s Dragon’s Den started off well for Enniscorthy based skincare entrepreneur, niamh hogan (pictured right), who obtained a €50k investment for her holos skincare company, based in the Enniscorthy Enterprise Centre, from new Dragon Eleanor McEvoy for an 18% equity stake.

Earlier this year Niamh received a €50,000 Competitive Start-up grant from Enterprise Ireland for a 10% share of her business; she also won Gold in the 2014 Bank of Ireland Start Up Awards.

Niamh is looking forward to launching her range in the UK in May and will be exploring foreign markets later this year while aiming to capture a bigger share of the domestic market also. Her range of handmade skincare products is currently stocked in more than 80 stockists countrywide.

Niamh will also be launching a new product line this summer and will be training therapists nationwide on how to use Holos products in salons and spas.

So it’s very much a case of onwards and upwards for Niamh and Holos.

on the management of its numbers, financial or staff numbers. Digit was also the name of a silver-back mountain gorilla, made famous by Dian Fossey.

DIGIT changed the perception of how people saw his kind.

He was the leader of his troop and represented power and strength, but he also reached out beyond his own species. He taught a generation to rethink its perception and change its attitude to these endangered species. The training DIGIT offers does just that, it gives you the practical skills to internally change perception and change attitude.

During his ten years employed by Enniscorthy Enterprise Centre, Robbie has worked with businesses and has developed a practical understanding of the skills required to run a business. Many entrepreneurs and business owners have strong idea, marketing and selling skills. A weakness they often have is in the area of administration; they may be strong in financial vision but not the day to day book-keeping and finances of the business.

The aim of DIGIT Training

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Certificates of Origin WhAT IS A CERTIFICATE oF oRIGIn? A Certificate of origin is a document attesting that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained or produced or manufactured or processed in a particular country (country of origin).

Virtually every country in the world considers the

origin of imported goods when determining what duty will be assessed on the goods or, in some cases, whether the goods may be legally imported at all.

Certificates of Origin are intended solely to prove the origin of goods in order to satisfy customs or trade requirements. Certificates of

Origin should only be issued when they are actually needed, for example, in the following circumstances; • To meet customs requirements in the importing state • The customer / buyer / importer (consignee) requires it to meet ‘quota’ or statistical requirements imposed by the importing country • To comply with the banking or trade finance requirements / letters of credit The main forms of Certificates of Origin are: 1. European Certificate of Origin 2. Arab-Irish Certificate of Origin For your Certificates of origin requirements please contact Enniscorthy & District Chamber Secretary, Margot Banville hogan, on info@enniscorthychamber.ie or 053-9232006. n

WEXFORD BUSINESS AWARDS 2016 Now in their 8th year, the Wexford Business Awards are countywide awards recognising the entrepreneurialism, innovation, diversity and talent of businesses across all sectors. The awards honour Wexford’s industry leaders through the acknowledgement of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success. Central to the ethos of the Wexford Business Awards is sound environmental and green business practices, as the awards take into consideration the green credentials of all entries, across all categories.

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Robbie’s new venture DIGIT Training is a new training company in the South East, owned by local person Robbie McCabe who is well known in Enniscorthy and Gorey, in both business and community circles. he has nearly 20 years of training experience through Wa t e r f o r d I n s t i t u t e o f Technology, Enniscorthy Enterprise and Technology Centre, FÁS, Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board and SolAS, he brings a wealth of business and training experience to the table.

The logo has been getting a lot of attention – why the name ‘DIGIT Training’ and the gorilla eye? Simply, digit refers to numbers, and the financial success of a company is based

Enniscorthy & District Chamber President John O’Leary with Margot Banville Hogan. For your Certificates of Origin requirements please contact Margot (see contact details below).

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“Wexford and the South East is home to some of the most innovative and entrepreneurial business organisations in the country” said broadcaster Pat Kenny, this year’s Guest MC. “The Business Awards is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate this and to recognise the massive contribution that these businesses make to both the local and national economy. “ Pat Kenny will announce the winners in each of the award categories and the overall winner of Wexford Business of the Year Award at a black tie gala awards ceremony on Friday, 27th May in Clayton Whites Hotel, Abbey Street, Wexford. Tickets may be bought from Wexford Chamber by calling 053 9122226 or emailing traceymorgan@wexfordchamber.ie n

Robbie McCabe

is to bring a quality professional service to the South East, delivering training in business and administration modules.

These courses will be available to both businesses and the public, with courses each month in Enniscorthy and Gorey.

Popular at the moment are Spreadsheets and Payroll, these are practical skills employers put a value on.

DIGIT Training can facilitate both onsite and offsite training with its suite of laptops. When a company requires training it is often difficult for all employees to be available or able to travel; off-site training can result in a long day for employees.

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Local expo on finance Wexford Chamber will host the South East Business Finance Expo in Wexford County Council on Friday 6th May. This event is sponsored by Wexford County Council and is supported by Chambers throughout the South East.

The South East Business Finance Expo will present all

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business owners about the availability of new finance products including: Trade Finance, Invoice Finance, I n v o i c e Tr a d i n g , Te r m Lending, Equity Finance. n

Employment Law Workshop for Small Businesses The ISME Skillnet Employment law Workshop will show you exactly what you need to do to keep your business in line with the law and out of the labour Court.

It is sharp, practical and to the point and will give you vital

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Date: Tuesday 10th May from 9.30am to 1pm.

Venue: Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy.

Cost: €100 for ISME Skillnet Members (€150 for nonMembers).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO BOOK CONTACT: Liz Carroll, Training and Development Manager, Tel: 01 6622755, Email: liz@isme.ie n

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VET DIARY FOR MAY with the Moyne Veterinary Clinic

This month Joe Kavanagh looks back at 75 years of history In early October 1941, Simon Kavanagh opened his office in Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, for business. It was in the middle of World War II, nobody had anything. He treated three animals in his first six months of business and as he said himself, ‘two of the three of them died’!

Paddy Buckley, Maurice White, Sean Kavanagh and Peter Nolan at Vintage Run in Caim.

He worked the practice on his own for the next 13 years before his colleague Martin Kent joined in July 1954.

In early October 1998 we moved from that "old yard" in Templeshannon, 57 years to the day almost from its humble beginnings, to our new purpose built clinic at the Moyne... hence the name Moyne Veterinary Clinic!

As it's 75 years since we began, we felt that it would be appropriate to mark the occasion and over the coming months we plan to have various offers as a mark of gratitude for the loyalty shown by our clients to the practice.

The practice expanded from a simple practice to being one of the largest in the South East and continues in the vein of caring and understanding both the animals’ and clients’ requirements.

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A superb day was had by all at Enniscorthy VToS ( Vo c a t i o n a l Tr a i n i n g opportunities Scheme) in the Bellefield GAA Complex, when a full day of activity was held on 20th April commemorating the events of 1916.

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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 59th of a series, Ibar shares some photos taken in 1954. If you can identify any of the people featured in these photos, the Slaney News and Ibar would be delighted to hear from you at slaneynews@gmail.com. thank you.

Right: Marshalstown Castledockrell Band taken at the welcome home on March 17th 1954 for Fr Maurice Kavanagh, who was tortured in China.

Below: Ballindaggin Pipe Band, 1954, also taken at the welcome home for Fr Maurice Kavanagh. Photographs by P.A.Crane.

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

View from the Hill General election The General Election is over but it’s not over. None of the parties received sufficient seats to go next nor near forming a government. As I write talks are ongoing in all directions to see if a formula can be obtained to allow Fine Gael and whoever else to patch something together. We should know shortly as to what the outcome of this or as to whether another election will take place. Regardless of what happens it’s very likely that we will be at the polls again within a year. This will be a fruitless exercise with the outcome of that election being so similar to the last one that apart from spending

€40m of our money it will be a waste of time.

Some constituencies will return a different set of TDs with the likes of Willie Penrose and Jan O’Sullivan and Joan Burton of Labour being shown the door thus reducing the remnants of that Party to a miserable 4 members if they have a good day. It’s my guess that Wexford will also see a change in representation if an election is held anytime in the next 12 months. Judging by the trend of the recent election I would predict that the outcome would be as follows: James Browne, Brendan Howlin, Michael D’Arcy, Johnny Mythen with Paul Kehoe, Mick Wallace and Michael

Sheehan of Fianna Fail, if that party has the intelligence to put him forward as their second and only other candidate (forgetting about gender quotas) fighting it out for the last seat.

A loser will probably be Paul Kehoe because of the massive campaign that Sinn Fein are bound to launch this time right on Kehoe’s doorstep. Also Fine Gael will be further punished by the electorate because of their intransigence over water charges in the present discussions with other parties.

Added to that people are fuming over the sight of Leo Varadkar and Frances Fitzgerald trudging in and out of these so-called talks while the health service is falling apart and criminals are being allowed walk free from our prisons. It speaks volumes for that party that rather than appoint someone without ministerial responsibility to represent them at these discussions they, for political reasons, appoint two people who are supposed to be running government departments. We are not paying these people massive salaries to witness this charade each evening on our televisions.

Getting back to that elusive last seat it would be difficult to call it between Sheehan and Wallace at this point.

I’m probably ahead of myself but we will wait and see.

traffic corp The Garda Traffic Corp has been reduced from over 1,200 members to about 750 in the last few years.

Thanks to Fianna Fail led governments and the most recent Fine Gael Labour outfit the axe has fallen sharply in this area. The result of this is an absolute total disregard for the rules of the road by a small number of downright careless, ignorant and dangerous drivers.

Every day on the road we see extensive use of mobile phones, idiots speeding like lunatics, others passing out in the face of oncoming traffic and a total lack of consideration for other road users. The Road Safety Authority regularly runs television, radio and newspaper advertisements which are quite effective in themselves but are a waste of money unless the power to enforce the law is present. The incoming government will have to look seriously at this situation and as a priority restore this valuable lifesaving unit of the Gardai to full strength. suicide I don’t believe I am exaggerating when I say that Ireland is currently being blighted by suicide.

This column previously referred to suicide and it is sad to have to come back to it again. Many people out there are, in a voluntary

and professional capacity, doing their utmost to at least reduce the risk to those who are vulnerable in this regard. There are many causes of suicide of which we are all aware. In recent years the austerity policies of successive governments have not helped those in financial difficulties therefore adding significantly to the numbers of people who are being pushed into positions where they sadly see no way out.

While, in many instances, there isn’t a single factor responsible for literally pushing a person over the edge, there is a heavy responsibility on all those in authority, and the legal firms which represent them, to exercise restraint in their relentless and sometimes ruthless pursuit of those who have financial problems. They should think before they sign that threatening letter.

Is this the one which will be the final straw.

Having said the above great credit is due to those who are working so hard on the prevention side. It’s not an easy task as the very nature of the illness which strikes a person and causes their death is sometimes extremely difficult to detect. All this column can do is to urge anyone reading this who is feeling a little down to call someone. I’m sure the originators of the saying

“It’s OK not to feel OK and it’s OK to tell someone that you are not OK” will not object to me borrowing it.

Volunteers Not unconnected with the above is the issue of people becoming involved in their communities.

Volunteers who go out and clean and tidy up our communities making life that much more pleasant for all of us are to the fore in most towns and villages. There are also many thousands of volunteers who assist in the running of sports clubs for young and old alike who in the main go unrecognised despite the marvellous contribution they make to their community. Their involvement plays an enormous part in assisting others find their place in society and realise that they themselves are valuable members of their own communities. These activities play an enormous part in encouraging and promoting the wellbeing of many thousands of others who, maybe, without that help and encouragement would find themselves on the periphery of society with all the risks that entails. 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/Bunclo dyLibrary/events where you can sign up for the monthly what’s on e-newsletter. Also see our website: http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Depa rtments/Library/WhatsOn/ n eW ! c lassi c al M usi c listeninG Group Classical Music Listening Group fortnightly in Bunclody library on Mondays at 11.30-12.30pm. No classical music background or knowledge of music theory required.

Booking essential. Tel: 053-9375466. art banK bunclody Thursdays: Art Workshop 7.00pm - 9.00pm.

CONFIRMATIONS…

Friday 29th April at 8:00pm: 1916 themed table quiz – Team of 4 for €40. Winning team €100.

Follow the adventures of ARTBANK on Facebook.

Vtos photoGraphy exhibition Bunclody Library will host a photography exhibition by students of VTOS Bunclody 19 April – 3 May.

slaney country MarKet Open every Saturday from 10am to 1pm in St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish Street, Bunclody. Tea and coffee, local produce, baking and crafts.

Whist Every Monday Night in St. Aidan’s Hall.

st Vincent de paul Local Confidential helpline 0873696883. There is a newspaper recycling bin beside SuperValu in aid of S.V.P. alcoholics anonyMous Local Meetings are held on Tuesdays & Saturdays at 8.30pm in Brennan’s Market Square.

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storytellinG St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish Street, on Thursday 28th April at 8.00pm. bunclody/KilMyshall draMa Group Pre-All Ireland Festival performances of "Moonshine" by Jim Nolan on 29th & 30th April in St Brigid's Hall Carnew. Performances at 8.00pm.

Adm €8 and €10. Best of luck from all at the Slaney News. n Bunclody VTOS offers a wide range of qualifications and awards to adults in subjects such as computers, photography, communications, teamwork and English.

For more information, why not drop into the Adult Learning Centre on Ryland Road.

LEFT: PJ Rellis, Elina Korpa, Jolanta Ruzevicute, Lisa Anderson, Mary Waters, Acting Co-Ordinator.

BELOW: Beata Sowinska, Danka Szulc, Neringa Saprynskienne, Marek Kulakowski, Malwina Rogala, Anita Winiarek. who all received QQI qualifications.

Confirmations in the diocese April 2016: Above: Bree.

Left: Ballyhogue.

Below: Galbally.

BARNTOWN… ADAMSTOWN… council to coach WorK sKills to adaMstoWn students As part of the Schools Business Partnership, Wexford County Council is embarking on an educational inclusion programme with Colaiste Abbain, Adamstown, called the Skills at Work Programme, which will provide students with firsthand insight into the world of work.

T h e p ro g r a m m e w a s recently launched at Colaiste Abbain, Adamstown, where Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Councillor Tony Dempsey enthusiastically expressed his full support for the initiative.

Colaiste Abbain Principal Senan Lillis expressed his gratitude to both Wexford County Council and to Louise Casey, South East Regional

Co-ordinator of the Schools for Business programme.

As part of the scheme Wexford County Council will assist students to gain a greater understanding of practical elements of employment, such as applying for jobs and creating their own CV’s. In addition, Council staff will offer mock interviews to give students a real life experience of an interview setting. n

The recent blessing of the grave of Michael Lynch – former Garda Chief Superintendent for Wexford – by Ferns Diocesan Secretary Fr. John Carroll. Michael Lynch was a participant at the GPO in Dublin in 1916. He died in 1947 and was buried at Barntown Church.

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Caroline gets motoring

IrIsh LAunCh for MerCedes-Benz e-CLAss

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

by Caroline Kidd Mercedes-benz is a brand on a mission. at the irish launch of the new e-class a few weeks ago, we were told by ciaran allen, sales manager for Mercedes-benz passenger cars in ireland, that the brand’s plan is to overtake bMW and become the world’s number one car manufacturer in the luxury market by 2020.

New product is a key part of that strategy: 8 new models and 6 facelifted models were launched in 2015 and there are more new cars on the way this year. One of those, the new E-Class, is in dealers now and it’s a critical car for Mercedes in Ireland as traditionally it’s the bestselling model here.

This is the tenth generation, and the styling has evolved a little more. Nothing too radical but the E-Class sits neatly between the C- and S-Class and takes styling cues from both. The E-Class has grown in length by 43mm and has a

65mm longer wheelbase compared to the outgoing model but it remains a sleek, elegant car and is instantly recognisable as a Mercedes-Benz. You can still choose between the traditional louvered grille and body mounted star, or grille with large inset star (as pictured), the latter which is becoming the sporty new face of the brand.

The new interior is pure class from top to bottom and Mercedes-Benz has mixed the traditional executive feel well with the style and technology demanded by today’s premium car buyer. An 8.4 inch touchscreen infotainment system comes as standard and can be controlled via a dial on the central console and by innovative new touch-sensitive finger swipe buttons on the steering wheel. Two high-resolution 12.3 inch display screens are available as options and are also a first for the segment.

The new E-Class debuts

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omy of 72.4mpg. Later in the year we will see the arrival of a lower powered version of this new engine with 154bhp.

There are three trim levels for the new E-Class on the Irish market (Avantgarde, Exclusive and AMG Line), and all cars come as standard with a 9-speed ‘9G-Tronic’ automatic gearbox. You can mix the design lines, for example select an Avantgarde spec

car but choose an AMG Line exterior for a sportier look.

Pricing for the range starts at €52,850 for an E220d Avantgarde Automatic, an €850 price reduction over the outgoing model but with more standard kit including parking assist, heated front seats, full leather upholstery, reversing camera, LED lights, satellite navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, ambient light-

ing, climate control and cruise control.

Exclusive models start at €55,210 and AMG Line versions at €57,650. The higher powered 350d diesel comes in at €66,900. The lower-powered E200d will have an entry price of €50,550. The saloon will be joined by an E-Class estate later in the year, and there is also an E350e hybrid and V6 E350d in the pipeline. n

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ford Marches ahead in car & Van sales According to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), Ford was the top-selling brand in Ireland’s car and van market for both the month of March and for the first quarter of 2016.

new driving aids, safety equipment and exciting tech that will give buyers a taste of autonomous driving – the optional Drive Pilot allows the car to cruise effectively on auto pilot with the car controlling speed, braking, acceleration, gear changing and even overtaking.

During a quick drive around the roads of Kildare, the new E-Class was smooth and quiet. Mercedes-Benz has invested heavily in a new diesel engine family and the E-Class debuts with a new four cylinder 2.0-litre diesel.

The new diesel engine, badged E220d, is a significant improvement in terms of power, economy and noise suppression over the outgoing 2.1-litre diesel. There’s more power (194bhp) and CO2 emissions have been lowered to just 102g. This is quite incredible for such a big car and it should prove economical for owners with motor tax of €190 per year and a claimed fuel econ-

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Citroën & DS Ireland has recruited a new dealership in Co. We x f o rd ; D o y l e s G a r a g e Wexford, based in Ardcavan Business Park. Vincent and John Doyle visited Citroën & DS Ireland in Swords earlier in April to sign the new dealership contract agreement.

For the third year in succession, the Citroën Grand C4 Picasso has been named ‘Best M P V ’ a t t h e F l e e t Wo r l d Honours annual awards event, which took place in London recently. s e at l a u n c h e s n e W ibiZa Van S E AT I r e l a n d h a s t o d a y announced details of another addition to its growing product range in the form of the new SEAT Ibiza van.

Island Road, EnnIscoRthy ✓ service & repairs on all makes of vehicles ✓ Full diagnostic service ✓ Pre- and Post-nCT ✓ recovery services ned Kavanagh’s is a long established family business offering a personal and friendly service (most of the time!!!)

Drop in or call us on 053-9233601

‘Win your fill of fuel’ With texaco in Wexford & bunclody Continuing until May 6th next, motorists who spend €30 or more on fuel at any participating station can enter a draw to win a free €500 Texaco fuel voucher.

Texaco service stations in Wexford are Bunclody Service Station and Boggan's Service Station, Newtown Rd., Wexford Town.

Applicable in the Republic of Ireland only, entries – which include a simple test of skill and are subject to terms and conditions printed on the entry form – can be deposited in a dedicated entry box at the station where the purchase was made.

One winner will be chosen from each participating station.

Wells house classic car shoW Annual Classic Car Show at Wells House & Gardens on Sunday May 29th.

Valero’s Bronagh Carron.

Valero markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand.

fianna fáil td for Wexford James browne says tackling soaring motor insurance costs needs to be a top priority for the next Government.

Deputy Browne raised the issue in the Dáil and highlighted how consumers and businesses have had to overcome crippling premium increases year on year since 2011.

“The Central Statistics Office has pointed out that motor insurance is now the fastest rising item for households and businesses in Ireland. Premiums have increased by almost 40% since last year, and insurers are warning of further increases of up to 25% this year. Despite this the outgoing Government has done little to address the spiralling cost of motor insurance,” said Deputy Browne.

“The increase in motor insurance costs reflects a combination of government imposed costs, poor regulation, mis-management by the insurance sector and legislative failure. The result is a situation whereby motor insurance is now a major squeeze on the finances of households.

People simply cannot afford to absorb any further increase in costs.

“Hackney and taxi companies are also facing substantial

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increases in the cost of their motor insurance. This is resulting in the withdrawal of such services in communities across Wexford.

This is seriously problematic as more and more people are having to rely on hackneys and taxis as a result of cutbacks to public transport services. People with disabilities are also finding their insurance premiums are increasing above the average rate.

“Fianna Fáil is setting out clear proposals to tackle motor insurance costs. This would involve re-establishing the Motor Insurance Advisory Board which was previously successful in reducing motor insurance premiums. The board could examine the profitability of the industry, the settlement of claims and the impact of false and exaggerated claims on premiums.” n

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Audi R8

by Caroline Kidd

Audi TTS and RS3

audi has launched a lot of new models and variants over the last few months including the rs3, r8, and tts, and they invited me to their press refresher day in Killruddery house recently to test drive some of these models.

Of course I was delighted to oblige as where else would I get the opportunity to drive the new Audi R8 V10 Plus?

You could say the headline acts for the day were the 610bhp R8, 367bhp RS3, 310bhp TTS and 326bhp A7 Competition, but the sup-

porting acts were the Audi Q7 SUV, Audi A6 Avant quattro, new Audi A4 (previously reviewed on these pages) and the super-luxurious A8, Audi’s flagship saloon.

I needed to warm up before I headed to the more performance oriented cars so my first test car of the day was the not too shabby Audi A6 Avant 2.0-litre TDI quattro with 190bhp. It’s not a sports car - more of a family car - and in that market it’s hugely desirable for its size, premium finish and Audi badge. The test car is equipped

with quattro all wheel drive for better acceleration, roadholding ability and safety in more challenging weather and road conditions.

Availability with Audi’s 2.0litre 190bhp diesel means it’s now more affordable to get into an A6 Avant with quattro (from €54,500), though there is also the powerful 3.0litre TDI V6 diesel with a range of power outputs.

Next up was the Audi A8 (from €93,900). It’s super plush inside with predictably loads of legroom. It’s a big car but on the road it doesn’t

feel much bigger than an A4 and the car I was driving had the 3.0-litre TDI diesel with 262bhp to provide the power.

My next test car was the TTS (from €48,900). This is a more performance oriented version of Audi’s TT coupé.

This car is a great combination of sports car handling, superb grip (thanks quattro) and pure power. The 2.0-litre TFSI petrol with 310bhp sounds really angry – just how a sports car should!

My surprise hit of the day was the A7 Competition (A7 range from €68,900, this one

€94,900). The A7 is classed as a four door coupé and is a really handsome car in the metal. The Competition model is a special edition that’s been built to celebrate 25 years of Audi TDI technology. It’s a masterpiece of a car. There is a big 3.0-litre V6 biturbo 326bhp diesel under the bonnet but there’s no diesel clatter from it, just a lovely low down growl every time you touch the accelerator.

Next up was the R8 V10 Plus (R8 from €231,500, €263,000 for V10 Plus). I tried not to think too much about the price as I got into it and headed out the narrow gates of Killruddery House. This is by far the most powerful car I’ve driven ever but it’s as easy to drive as an Audi A1.

You could cruise around in this casually and never fully tap into its potential. When I finally got out onto the motor-

way I was able to experience that blistering acceleration – 0 to 100kmh is just 3.2 seconds! But the best thing is the noise of the 5.2-litre V10 engine that is coming from right behind your ears. You don’t hear many of those these days!

My final test car of the day was the Audi RS3 (from €65,900). This is a proper noisy hot hatch and the 2.5-litre TFSI petrol idles like a rally car. On the road, it can absolutely take off (0-100kmh is just 4.3 seconds) but quattro all wheel drive allows you to put the 367bhp to the road with minimal fuss. The RS3 is based on the A3 five door hatch so aside from a crazy amount of power, this is a great car for everyday use.

My conclusion from the Audi driving event – if you are in the market for something a little bit special you are completely spoilt for choice! n

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Diary Dates

enniscorthy eye a column by Joseph Doyle

history on our own Doorstep

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In 1916 a rising occurred in Enniscorthy on cue with that in Dublin in April 1916.

Enniscorthy town was taken over by about 600 armed patriots almost without opposition. They were led by Robert Brennan, journalist. The rebels consisted of IRB, Irish Volunteers supplemented by members of Fianna Éireann and Cumann na mBan. Some of the people who fought in the Athenaeum in Enniscorthy were…

On 29th of April there will be a Table Quiz in Enniscorthy Golf Club in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. Your support would be very welcome.

McGrath patrick. Volunteer, A Company, Wexford Brigade, Irish Volunteers. Born on the 20th of February 1881, died on the 4th of October 1969. He fought in the Athenaeum and at Ferns RIC barracks. He was responsible for getting the car to bring Seamus Doyle and Etchingham to visit Pearse in jail. After 1916 he lost his job in Davis Mills and was later reemployed at Boland’s Mills, Dublin. He joined B Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, I.R.A. and fought throughout the war of independence.

He took part in the ambush at Brunswick Street, Dublin, in 1921. He took part in the antitreaty side during the civil war.

He was arrested and interned in Lewisham jail and later Frongoch POW camp. elizabeth o‘brien (Elizabeth Cullen). Enniscorthy Branch, Wexford Brigade, Cumann na mBan. Born on the 26th of August 1895, died on the 6th of August 1973. Aged 20 years old at the time of the Rising.

Served at the Athenaeum.

Joined Cumann na mBan at the end of 1915, her father was a member of the Volunteers. She was not arrested or detained after the Rising, her home was raided and her father arrested.

She served up to the end of the War of Independence and

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was involved in delivering dispatches and maintaining an arms dump and in some cases delivered arms and ammunition to Volunteers around Enniscorthy. She did not take part in the Civil War. Joseph doyle. Volunteer, A Company, Wexford Brigade, Irish Volunteers. During the Rising he fought at Keegan’s house, Irish Street, Athenaeum, Coffey’s Corner, Market Square and the Protestant Institute.

He joined the Volunteers in 1913. Before that he was a member of the IRB. He did not take part in the civil war John franklin. Volunteer, A Company (Enniscorthy), We x f o rd B r i g a d e , I r i s h Volunteers. Franklin shot the first shot of the Rising from the door of the Athenaeum. He was arrested on the Monday after the Rising and after he was taken to Richmond Barracks in Dublin he was deported to Stafford and then to Frongoch in Wales. After being released like so many other people he was sacked from the gas yard and re-employed at Davis Mills.

– Joseph Doyle

Mick Carty with Lady and Holly.

Pic © Joseph Doyle

A FundrAising wAlk in Aid oF the templeshAnnon Community & ChildCAre Centre is being held on sundAy 29th mAy, 2016 The Sponsored Walk is to raise much needed funds for the upkeep of the Community Centre which provides a range of support services to individuals and groups in the local community. The money raised on this day will go towards maintaining and providing these valuable services so everyone in the community is encouraged to take part.

The walk will start from the Community Centre at 2pm where all participants will register. The walk will be towards Cooladine and it is for all levels and ages. It can be 4km, 6km or 8km whichever is suitable. This is expected to be a fun day for all the family. Buggies and dogs are welcome. Refreshments will be provided for the walk and after there will be tea/coffee and snacks in the Community Centre.

Sponsorship cards are available now in the centre. Please call in or ring 053-9237511 for your sponsorship card. All are welcome. to mark national Alzheimer's tea day, templeshannon Community & Childcare Centre will be hosting a tea day on thursday 5th may, 2016, from 10am to 2pm. All welcome.

Karl Forster (Stamp’s Pub) and a group of fantastic friends are doing a skydive to raise much needed funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland which does invaluable work for the CF community so please give whatever you can. https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/karl-s-skydive-forcystic-fibrosis-ireland

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland Table Quiz will take place in Joe Doyle’s on Friday 15th July at 8pm. Table of 4 €20.

Finger-food and Raffle on the night. All proceeds from this night will go to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

congratulations

congratulations c o n G r at s t o o u r local Musical talent  Podge Dwyer with his new CD entitled ‘Nuthin but a Boozehound’ on sale from Toss Kavanagh’s and the Cotton Tree Cafe for €10.  Lanna Busker on launching her new CD ‘For You’ in aid of cancer research.

The CD is on sale from Lanna Busker and The Presentation Centre.  24th April saw the release of Tom Moorhouse’s EP called ‘The Foggy Dew’.  Stacey Breen releases her new EP called Blue. Ferns native Tracy is a country star. Stacy has appeared on Irish TV with this song.  Emily Jane Furlong releases her first ever EP called Island Road. Emily is a great performer and has a great voice.  Niall Cash will release his CD later this month called Frames Have Cracked.  The last CD I’ll mention for this group of talented musicians is from Enniscorthy blues man Joey Ryan. Joey has played many blues festivals and is a former pupil of Enniscorthy guitarist, Clive

Barnes. Joey’s CD is out later this month. Check Joey out on Facebook.

Well done to all the above.

Who says Enniscorthy has no talent! conGrats on the sportinG front…  Congrats to Wexford in the Leinster minor football championship.

Kilkenny, who returned to the competition after an absence of a couple of years, were on the wrongend of a 17-20 to 0-0 scoreline as Wexford romped to victory.  Congratulations to Dublin on winning the National Football League.  Enniscorthy rugby seconds – Provincial Towns Cup winners.  Shamrocks AFC B Team – League 2 winners.

– Joseph Doyle

reGular eVents: traditional irish Music night every Friday at Stamps. treacys hotel – Live music every Fri, Sat and Sun nights in main bar. sunday night sessions at Benedicts. toss Kavanaghs: Live music every Friday and Saturday. the bailey: Sunday Sessions from 5pm. alba restaurant: Background live music – see “Alba Restaurant” on Facebook. the hill bar: Music every weekend. Karaoke with Julie every Friday night. rock ‘n’ roll Jive classes every Weds at The Bailey. Beginners at 7.30pm, Advanced at 8.45pm. Freestyle after with DJ Lew Boogie from 10pm. Adm €5.

Greyhound racing: Every Monday and Thursday. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track. yoga in The Presentation Centre every Monday and Thursday. yoga every Tuesday night IFA Centre with Anna Mae Mahon. slimming World in Presentation Centre every Saturday morning.

Tel: 053-9233000. looKinG ahead: 1st May (TBC): The Presentation Centre unveiling of plaque and dedication of memorial garden.

1st May: Provincial Towns Cup in Ashbourne – Enniscorthy vs Wicklow.

1st May: Wells House and Gardens Knights and Princesses Tea Party.

1st May: 2pm Bellefield GAA park – match in memory of Robert Byrne – a larger than life gentleman and a great character. Rapps vs Shamrocks or as Robert would say ‘us vs yous’. 1pm Shamrocks under 8s vs Rapps under 8s.

1st May: Re-enactment of the surrender of the Athenaeum at 4pm.

2nd May: Wells House and Gardens – build a teddy bear workshop from 11am.

5th-8th May: Enniscorthy Drama Group presents A Night on the Hill by Enniscorthy’s Paul O’Reilly, at the Athenaeum. Tickets on sale from Enniscorthy Drama Group cast members and committee members or drama group box office 087-1656976. Tickets €12.

6th May: Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society monthly meeting in Athenaeum at 8pm. New members always welcome. The group is extremely busy this weather with the 1916 commemorations and attending other re-enactments to coincide with 1916.

7th May Shamrocks GAA grounds 4.15am. Darkness into Light. 5k walk/run for Pieta House.

12th May: Re-opening of Ferns Castle with free guided tours 7 days a week plus on-site coffee shop.

12th May: Riverside Park Hotel. John B Keane’s The Matchmaker starring John Kenny and Mary McEvoy. 8pm. Tickets on sale at hotel reception.

Doors 7pm, show 8pm.

14th May: The Presentation Centre. 1916 Song Project – a research and performance project devised and produced by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert. The project features ten traditional singers from throughout the island of Ireland who will research, compose and present a body of traditional songs based on the 1916 Easter Rising and the events surrounding it. the1916songproject.com 14th May: Michael Foley Bursary Fund / Enniscorthy Rugby Club presents monster greyhound race night at Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Fantastic raffle with fantastic prizes plus mini rugby games, face-painting, fingerfood.

27-29 May: Focal Literary Festival.

27-29 May: Street Rhythms Dance Festival with fairytales in the castle by Rathnure Pantomime Society.

29th May: Annual vintage classic car show. Wells House and Gardens.

5th June: Enniscorthy RFC black tie gala celebration Riverside Park Hotel.

21st June: Vinegar Hill Day. 21st June: Summer solstice Curracloe Beach in aid of Hope.

22-26 June: Strawberry Festival incl. Strawberry Roots Festival.

29 July to 1 August 2016: Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival.

9-11 Sept: Blackstairs Blues Festival. see full entertainment listing on page 13.

– Joseph Doyle

St Aidan’s Parish news…

People from all over the Diocese have been coming to the Cathedral in vast numbers over the past few weeks.

Thousands came for the recent Triduum of Mercy. This was followed by the visit of the Redemptorists with the Icon of our Lady of Perpetual Help and on the weekend of 15/16th April we had a visit from Meabh Carlin, a young lady of 23 from Lurgan, who shared with us her story of how her faith helped in her recovery from a serious car accident.

Meabh left a lasting impression on us all and in particular with the tran-

sition year students from local schools whom she visited over the course of the week-end visit.

Check out Meabh’s story online on icatholic player.

Upcoming Parish Events: 1. Colette Doherty is the co-ordinator of the very vibrant and fastgrowing youth group 'Spirit' in the Diocese. She is speaking at the 7pm Hearts on Fire pentecost Vigil Mass in the Cathedral on 14th May 2016.

'The initiative for the Diocesan youth group was piloted in Wexford town and will see 10 work groups

focussing on areas such as animal welfare, elderly care, special needs and environmental projects'.

Ms O’Doherty said the response has been “incredibly positive” with 107 applications from students in six schools. All are very welcome to come along to this Mass at which Colette will speak.

2. Antoinette Moynihan, National Co-ordinator for 'Children of The Eucharist' Ireland, is visiting the 6th classes in St. Aidan's school on Friday 13th May and Mon 16th May. Antoinette introduces children

to the beautiful presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament through Adoration.

3. Corpus Christi Procession takes place on Thursday 2nd June at 7pm from St. Senan's Church and will process to the Cathedral via Templeshannon Quay, Market Square. There will be Benediction and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral. You are invited to decorate your window, home or premises, if it is located along the procession route.

– Patricia McNally

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Seeking ‘The Best Sports Club in Ireland’

Rob & Dave Kearney launch The Irish Times Best Sports Club in partnership with NDC #bestsportsclub

the irish times – in association with the National Dairy Council – wants you to nominate the Best Sports Club in Ireland. This sporting competition is all about the taking part, not the winning. The club can be large or small, urban or rural, cup winner or community club.

The winning sports club, to be announced in June, will receive a prize of €5,000, with a further €1,000 for another deserving entrant. The prize is provided by the National Dairy Council (NDC), the competition’s sponsor.

Judges will make their decision based on criteria including community involvement, club spirit and, of course, sporting achievement.

Irish rugby internationals Rob and David Kearney launched The Best Sports Club in Ireland on 12th April. NDC chief executive Zoë Kavanagh explains that Rob and Dave Kearney, who grew up on a farm in Co. Louth, have been ambassadors for the National Dairy Council since the start of 2014. “They have been superb role models, resonating with people of all ages and helping us to promote the benefits of dairy as part of a balanced diet and active lifestyle,” says Kavanagh.

Nominate your club, and find full terms and conditions at www.irishtimes.com/bestsportsclub. n

Strawberry Half Marathon, 5 Mile Run & Walk the slaney olympic strawberry half Marathon & 5 Mile run & Walk will take place in enniscorthy on sunday 29th May. This is the seventh year of the event which comprises a half marathon and a 5 mile road race. The race takes place at the height of the Strawberry season.

The race is hosted this year exclusively by Slaney Olympic AC as a club fundraiser.

Entry fees have been kept to a minimum while retaining the usual high standards of the race. Up to 27th May entry fees are: half marathon €25; 5 mile Race €15.

The event attracts everyone from the country’s top athletes to the club and fun runners.

There are pacers for the half marathon at 1.30, 1.45 and 2.00 to help participants achieve their goals.

There will be prizes (more

Mr. Oil Juvenile Track & Field Day 1 – Sunday 1st May 2016 at 11.00am.

Day 2 – Sunday 8th May 2016 at 11.00am.

Enniscorthy Sports Hub, Cherry Orchard, Enniscorthy

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Enniscorthy under 14 boys with coach Kai Gahan. Photo by Pauline Rogan.

enniscorthy's under fourteen boys suffered an agonising defeat against top dublin side Monkstown in the first round of the leinster under 14 cup earlier in april. having gone undefeated all season, it took penalty flicks to separate the two sides after an exciting afternoon of action at the astro active centre.

The hosts drew first blood inside the opening ten min-

utes when Charlie Dunne set up Pearse Rogan for the first goal of the afternoon.

Enniscorthy maintained their composure and should have stretched their lead but were unable to find further gaps in the 'Town defence.

The second half was an equally close affair, with Seb Rynhart and Jack Doran in particular battling hard at the back for Enniscorthy. The visitors,

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though, found an equalising score which ultimately led to penalty flicks, and a cruel end to what has been an outstanding season for Kai Gahan's side.

Squad Glen Rothwell (c) Seb Rynhart, Jack Doran, Harry Somers, Alex Symes, Pearse Rogan, Andrew Stewart, Charlie Dunne, Ronan O’ Leary, Gavin Cousins, Aodan O'Leary, Sam Veitch, Mervyn Rogan. n

details later) in the open races and in junior and all veteran categories. All runners receive a special Finisher’s Strawberry Mug and tea/coffee and sandwiches at the Riverside Park Hotel.

The races start and finish on the banks of the River Slaney in the centre of Enniscorthy. The half marathon runs along the river, through the town and past the castle before heading out on tree-lined roads through the pastoral County Wexford countryside in all its summer glory. All water stations supply 250ml bottles.

The event is renowned for its festive and friendly atmosphere with music and race commentary and a start /finish area which is second to none. Start Time: 10am for Half Marathon and 11am for 5 mile race.

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Enniscorthy Golf Club – ladies notes… on a beautiful sunny day 63 ladies lined out for the competition sponsored by helen’s home shop, the Moyne. in a very keenly contested competition Margaret crotty came out on top. the results were: 1st Margaret Crottty (29) with 38 pts on the back 6.

2nd Vera Garry (23) with 38 pts on the back 9.

3rd Joy Conville (21) with 38 pts.

4th Anne Nolan (19) with 37 pts.

Gross Ciara Sharkey (5) with 30 gross pts.

36 H/C Eithne Malone with 30 pts.

Fifteen players took part in the 9 holes competition which was won by Jane Whelan (30) with 17 pts on the back 6 from Carmel Considine (36). the first ladies’ open seniors of the season held on thursday 21st of april was won by ita connolly (26) with a whopping 43 pts.

Category A winner was Deirdre Kavanagh (21) with 35 pts.

Category B winner was Kay Ryan (30) with 37 pts.

Category C winner was Kathleen Walsh (25) with 33 pts.

The next Ladies’ Open Seniors will be held on Thursday 19th of May and will be sponsored

by Mervyn Cooney. Visitors would be very welcome. in what was a very big week for our ladies’ teams the revive active unluckily came up short against bunclody, losing two matches on the 18th. However, there were some great performances and it’s looking good

for the future with Junior member Aileen Brophy giving an outstanding display in her match. The team was Mag Mooney & Liz Browne, Eimear McGrath & Aileen Brophy, Marie Dunphy & Mag Frayne, Stellah Sinnott & Julie McCarthy, Connie Doyle & Dorothy Kenny.

At the time of going to print The Junior Foursomes are due to take on Tramore in Waterford and the Junior cup take on Wicklow. The team is Julie

M c C a r t h y w i t h D e i rd re Kavanagh, Nicola Jacob with Marie Dunphy and Marie Duggan with Joan Dunbar.

Great news on the Junior front as aileen brophy & Maria pinotti were declared Mid leinster winners of the May fitzgibbon foursomes tournament. They had a great score of 38 pts and will now represent Mid Leinster in the National finals in Greystones on July 25th. n

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Slaney Arts & Heritage

27 April 2016

Focal is launched Focal Wexford Literary Festival Launch at The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy, on Thursday 7th April, 2016. The Festival will take place 27th-29th May. www.focalliteraryfestival.com

the colm tóibín international short story award is a major part of this year’s focal Wexford literary festival which will take place on 27th-29th May 2016 in enniscorthy.

The short story demands a level of attention from the writer that is unnervingly exact. Within a relatively short space of time a reader is propelled into a world that is unfamiliar to them. It may be breath-taking, devastating, fraught with complexities and uncomfortable to read. It will examine the fundamental elements of human existence forensically. The everyday situations

Arts Snippets…

PICS: DAMIEN SMuLLEN PHOTOGRAPHy

EnniSCOrtHy ExHibitiOn…

Left: Carmel Harrington, author and Focal committee member.

Right: Author and Irish Independent

Open call exhibition at The Presentation Centre.

Exhibition opening night / wine reception on Friday 29th April.

Presentation Centre, Convent Rd, Enniscorthy. Tel: 053 923 3000.

journalist Madeleine Keane who launched the Festival.

that our lives centre around are smouldering embers out of which the skilful short story writer is able to produce a fire.

It has been an absolute pleasure to see the huge number of entries flood in for our first ever Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award. Colm Tóibín is one of the greatest writers of all time and we are honoured that he gave his name to this prestigious award.

The standard of entries that we received for the inaugural Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award has been exceptionally high. We received over

three hundred entries from writers all over the world.

Sincere thanks to the memb e r s o f t h e C o l m To í b í n International Short Story Award sub-committee: Caroline Busher, Cat Hogan, Paul O’Reilly, Carmel Harrington and Alison Martin.

The sub-committee were initial readers for the competition, and have been meeting on a weekly basis for a number of months to discuss the stories and to compile the longlist.

The shortlist for the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award has now been decided from which the judges will make

Living ArtS PrOjECt

the final decision. The judging panel is: • Lisa Coen, a founder of Tramp Press • Nuala O’Connor, esteemed writer and poet • Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, founder of The Inkwell G ro u p a n d t h e o n l i n e national writing resource magazine www.writing.ie.

Thanks again to everyone who entered. The results of the Colm Tóibín Short Story Award will be announced on 29th May at 3pm in the historic Athenaeum in Enniscorthy.

– Maria nolan

In association with Arts Department of Wexford County Council and the Arts Council, 16th April - 7th May 2016.

In 2013, the Living Arts Project was established as a long term visual arts educational scheme, supporting the existing partnership between Wexford Arts Centre and the Arts Department of Wexford County Council.

The aim of this project is to provide children with an understanding and appreciation of contemporary art. The Living Arts Project exhibition represents a selection of work produced by the participating primary schools and artists, offering pupils a chance to see their work presented in a professional gallery.

The following artists and schools were selected to participate in this year’s programme: John Busher with Wexford Educate Together NS, Wexford Town; Els Dietvorst with Gusserane NS, New Ross, Co. Wexford; Caoimhe Dunn with Glynn NS, New Ross, Co. Wexford; and Rosie O’Gorman with Rathnure NS, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

The exhibition will run in the upper and lower galleries of Wexford Arts Centre from Saturday 16th April to Saturday 7th May, and gallery hours are Monday to Saturday from 10am-5pm.

For further information please contact Catherine Bowe, Visual Arts Manager on +353 (0)53 9123764 or email catherine@wexfordartscentre.ie. For further information on Wexford County Council’s full arts programme please visit www.wexford.ie/arts.

CArOLinE’S MAjOr bOOk DEAL

Last to surrender i had a particular interest in a book launch on thursday 14th april at enniscorthy library as eddie breen, chairman of the 1916 committee, launched the last book of author and journalist richard roche – ‘last to surrender – the 1916 rising in county Wexford’.

My interest was twofold being clued in to all things 1916 and secondly having met the author Richard Roche many years ago back in the mid 90’s w h e n a s S e c re t a r y o f t h e Strawberry Fair I invited him to speak on his popular book ‘Tales of the Wexford Coast’ at the newly constructed Enniscorthy Credit Union Building in an effort to introduce literature and culture to our annual Fair.

I remember Richard Roche as a lovely, gentle man with a passion for all things Wexford.

New Slaney Writing peace

by Donal cullen Peace in my time Peace in my Heart, Peace in my Soul Peace in my Body.

Time in my Peace Heart in my Peace, Soul in my Peace Body in my Peace.

Peace in my Love Love in my Peace, Peace in my Smile Smile in my Peace Peace in my Peace. n

Born in Scar in Duncormick in 1926, he had spent a lot of his life living in Clontarf and working as a journalist in Dublin but Wexford was in his blood and his DNA as his daughter Darina attested to during the launch on Thursday night saying that as children they were acutely aware of their Wexford connections and its wonderful heritage being dragged from one monument to another. Darina said how proud she was of her father who died last March literally writing Last To Surrender on the way from his home to the Hospice and she was deeply grateful to his friends, the 1916 Committee and Wexford County Council for completing the job of publishing it for him.

Eddie Breen said that he was indeed honoured to be called upon to launch the book

Enniscorthy author Caroline Busher has been offered a three book deal with Poolbeg Press in Ireland. Her first book, The Ghosts of Magnificent Children, will be published this October.

wExfOrD fEStivAL OPErA Labhras Donnchadha, Darina Roche and Eddie Breen. Pic: Maria Nolan.

which adds another piece of literary history to the 2016 legacy of the 1916 Rising. Eddie complimented Richard as an author and paid tribute to some of his other works all with a Wexford influence – The Norman Invasion, The Texas Connection, Tales of the Wexford Coast and Here’s Their Memory – A tribute to the fallen of Republican Wexford.

Richard had three wishes for this book – he wanted it to be published in the centenary year, he wanted it to be launched in Enniscorthy and he wanted as much credit as possible to go to those involved in the Rising. I think he would have been well pleased.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

– Maria nolan

hunt

these feelinGs

by ger ennis

by Beth Donnelly

The rage, once again Rears its malevolent head One ear to the ground Both eyes straight ahead Its quarry all around It can smell the fear Sense the anguish In the darkened air Hearts beat, like a lure Tempting it to strike Muscles tense At the expected foray There is no fight There is no flight There is no standing still You are caught in the glare Wrapped in the web Breathing slowly, Will only quicken the end n

Why do these feelings continue to be part of my everyday life You are unaware that there are times I feel so close to you I am like a leaf on a river, the strong current is sweeping me swiftly along Tossing turning, sometimes feeling the warmth of the sun, Then feeling the coolness from the shadow of a cloud, This little leaf all about turbulent waters.

And does not want to return there again.

Ah! But life is not like a leaf and love is not like a current in a river, Because life and love must be intertwined In complete harmony with each other, respecting and nurturing each other.

This is only what I will accept from you, My heart is too precious to be broken again.

Sometimes, I think love is like a drug, Your body gently gives way to it, this beautiful feeling of peace!!

There is no history between us, we are not sure of the future.

One thing is certain though, We are sharing this moment at peace with each other,

General booking online at www.wexfordopera.com or by ringing the box-office at the National Opera House on (053) 912 2144. This year’s programme includes evening opera productions: – Herculanum by Félicien David (1810-1876), an epic tale of forbidden love between Pagan royalty and Christian slaves, set against the backdrop and ultimate eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

– Samuel Barber’s (1910-1981) first opera, Vanessa, an ageing woman, not wanting to acknowledge the many years that have passed since her former lover’s departure, discovers when he returns that he is not who he appears to be.

– Maria de Rudenz by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), tell the story of a scorned woman’s determination to destroy her former lover and his new intended bride.

The Festival also includes three daytime ShortWorks operas, concerts, lunchtime recitals, lectures, talks and more, in total 56 events over the 12-day Festival. Up to date info on: www.wexfordopera.com

POEtry irELAnD DAy Words Ireland is delighted to present Claire Keegan in the Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, as part of Poetry Ireland Day on April 28 at 8.00pm.

Admission is €8/€6.

wExfOrD StUDEntS win in tExACO Art COMPEtitiOn Three Wexford students have won top prizes in this year’s 62nd Texaco Children’s Art Competition – all winners of Special Merit Awards, they are Lucy Fahy (14) from Gorey Community School; Gintare Povilaityte (15) from Enniscorthy Vocational College; and Jack Duggan (13) from St. Peter’s College, Summerhill. Prizes will be presented at an awards ceremony in Dublin next month when all of the 126 top prize-winners will be in attendance. n

So, to my love, my peace, stand close to me Take me in your arms and hold me close to you, Clear your mind of everything, except you, me, this moment, Now, – dance with me, dance to the music that is playing in your head Because I will also be humming that tune Remember this moment forever, When we touched into each others energy, Don’t say a word!

Sail away with me , my peace my love, To a place that is so calm and peaceful, Our bodies and minds as one. n

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Pics Around Wexford Town

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The talented Carty Sisters performing in Wexford Arts Centre.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

by Patrick Hogan

Dervla Byrne, Laura Dowdall, Chloe O’Farrell at Wexford School of Ballet night in Wexford Arts Centre. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

John Galin, Frank Shouldice, Joe Murray at the Launch of the book ‘Grandpa the Sniper’ by Frank Shouldice in Wexford Bookshop. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

At the Launch of Wexford Light Opera’s show ‘Evita’ were cast members L-R: James McDermott (Che), Colin Murphy (WLOS Chairperson), Aileen Donohoe (Eva Peron), Ciara Cullinane (Peron's Mistress). Pic: Patrick Hogan.

The Rev Canon Arthur Minion on Good Friday. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

L-R: Billy Roche, Jack Matthews, Gayle Jordan, Andy Doyle, Michael Dunbar, at the Launch on 14th April of the World Premiere of Scalder Theatre Company’s production of Billy Roche’s new play ‘Of Mornington’.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

L-R: Lynn Lyons, Lindy Duff, Patricia Robinson, Frances Whelan at Amnesty International Wexford Group’s film night in the National Opera House on 14th April. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Denis Collins, Ed Barker, Deirdre McGarry Barker, James Bierney in the play Not Every Bird is a Love Bird in Fusion Cafe, April 2016.

Teenager Alanna Fusciardi Wallace donated her hair to the Rapunzel Foundation to make a Freedom wig.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Above: Marie Holohan solo exhibition at Wexford Arts Centre, March 2016.

Below: Ferns Bishop Dr Denis Brennan and golden jubilarian Fr Pat Stafford (P.P. Glynn) consider motorbiking after recent Confirmation ceremony in Barntown.

Pics: Patrick Hogan.

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27 April 2016

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