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2016 will be long be remembered in the Enniscorthy area for the amazing array of events held to commemorate the 1916 Rising. We have lots of coverage of recent happenings particularly on page 19.

On 23rd May one of the last major events to commemorate 1916 took place in the beautiful setting of the garden at The Presentation Centre where Wexford County Council unveiled a 1916 Proclamation Plaque reminding us one again of the Rising, and the huge sacrifices made by the participants.

All of us here in the Slaney News wish all our readers an enjoyable summer, and we hope to see lots of you at the various festivals in town so don’t forget to cut out and keep our handy Festival Guide (see page 14).

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Pictured at last year’s Focal Wexford Literary Festival: Author and actress Claudia Carroll with local man of the arts Donal Cullen.

This year’s festival takes place in Enniscorthy 28-29 May.

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Grants Pharmacy – celebrating five years in Enniscorthy Grants Pharmacy, at the Duffry Gate, is celebrating its fifth anniversary serving the people of Enniscorthy.

As a ‘thank you’ to the people of the town and the surrounding area, Grants held a celebration weekend on 28-30 April with free face-painting, lots of special offers and yummy treats for all the family.

The party atmosphere was enjoyed by customers and staff, and by many well-wishers who dropped in on the day to show their support.

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Brooklyn comes to Enniscorthy Castle Following the extraordinary success of the Colm toibin novel Brooklyn and the subsequent making of much of the movie in Enniscorthy, Wexford County Council is pleased to announce the opening of a specially commissioned Exhibition entitled ‘Colm toibin & brooklyn – the book and the Movie’.

The much anticipated Exhibition was officially opened on Friday 13th May by Chairman of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, Mr. Paddy Kavanagh, who told the large gathering at the Castle that he had gone to school with Colm Toibin and was happy and proud to be opening this nostalgic Exhibition honoring Colm Toibin in his hometown. He said it was amazing the impact this book and film is having around the world resonating with emigrants everywhere and putting Enniscorthy very much on the global map.

And this, in the main, is due to Colm himself who, commenting on the Exhibition, said: ‘In Brooklyn I used an Enniscorthy that was both real and remembered. It was essential for the novel that Eilis Lacey had deep roots in the town, not only strong emotional connections with her family, but also with the very streets and the atmosphere of Enniscorthy. It was important that the details be particular and exact. This Exhibition honours that idea of place, that each place has a spirit of its own, and that Enniscorthy’s spirit is strong and matters to people who live in the town, and remains with people who come as visitors.’

On behalf of Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce,

Chairman John Burke O’Leary complimented the Council and the creators, Malcolm McDonald and Liam Doyle, on a most wonderful Exhibition depicting everyday life in early 1950s Ireland and in particular Enniscorthy through reproduction of some of the most iconic sets in the film – Mrs. Kelly’s typical local grocery and provisions shop and the typical ‘for visitors’ parlour – and we all had one of them Mr. O’Leary said. He went on to praise Cathy Keane from Galway for seeing the

potential in the whole Brooklyn package and complimented her and the Brooklyn Committee set up under the Chamber who have produced an excellent Brooklyn Tour Map. Cathy Keane said that she was delighted to be launching the Brooklyn Map for the occasion and thanked Siobhan O’Neill, Wexford Tourism O f f i c e r, a n d P a d r a i g O’Gorman, Town Manager, for all the help and assistance given. She said that she had been met with nothing but Pic: Maria Nolan

John Carley, Cllr Paddy Kavanagh, Barbara Tobin and Minister Paul Kehoe at the exhibition launch in Enniscorthy Castle.

enthusiasm and positivity whenever she went with yet another Brooklyn idea to the ‘powers that be’. Everyone is most approachable and eager to assist. Cathy went on to say that it is surprising how many people now associate Enniscorthy with Brooklyn – many of the visitors that she has met in her Heritage Bus Tours business around the county and indeed around the country will automatically say ‘Brooklyn’ when you say you are from Enniscorthy.

It’s becoming almost as well known as Vinegar Hill!

Before concluding, Town Manager Padraig O’Gorman paid tribute to the staff of the Castle and also to Michael Bennett who was extremely influential in securing the film for the town. He then called on the eloquent Jimmy Gahan to wish Eric Barron a very happy, special birthday and lead the gathering in a rendition of Happy Birthday.

The Exhibition is now open to the general public and judging by the extraordinary success of the book and film to date it is certain to prove a highly popular attraction in Enniscorthy and a ‘must see’ for locals and visitors alike.

Well done to all for adding another dimension to our town for the visitor to enjoy and for us Scalders to be proud of, after all how many towns in Ireland can boast a Norman castle, a 1798 battle-site as well known as Vinegar Hill, the Athenaeum where our Wexford Volunteers took and held the town for five days and now a link to Brooklyn – the book and the movie!

Not bad eh for a small town!

– Maria Nolan

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PAUL KEHOE APPOINTED TO CABINET AS MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENCE Co. Wexford tD, Paul kehoe, has spoken of his delight at his appointment to government as Minister with special responsibility for Defence.

“I was extremely humbled to be asked by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, to serve in the new Government. Having spent the last five years in Government as Minister of State for Defence and Government Chief Whip, I am a very proud Wexfordman to be returning to the Cabinet table. Being asked to serve again shows the value of my work over the last number of years and I am delighted that my work has been recognised with this sig-

nificant promotion… I look forward to dedicating myself fulltime to the business of defence…

The men and women of the Irish Defence forces represent Ireland with courage, valor and fortitude wherever they are asked to serve and I look forward to working with them all to ensure that they are provided with the resources and support to continue to play their part in our continued prosperity, security and international reputation. “… The contribution of the Defence Forces to the 1916 centenary has made a lasting impression on the public. It has really enhanced the commemoration

by the State of these events… Of course, there is so much more to the work of the Defence Forces.

This was seen in the contribution to the flood response at home as well as in overseas missions in troubled parts of the world. The L.E. Roisin is just one taking up station in the humanitarian response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.

“With the budget of €900m, I will be working to ensure the ongoing modernisation and reform of the Defence Forces to ensure that they continue to be trained and equipped to deliver on all of their roles. There is a

big programme of work on Human Resources and on the procurement of new equipment and capital investment. As with the public service generally, there are challenges in attracting and retaining the full range of skills. We also have an ambitious recruitment campaign underway with a particular emphasis on increasing the number of women in the Defence Forces.

“I am honoured to be asked to serve and look forward to my role in leading the Dept of the Defence and representing the people and County Wexford in government.“ n

Wexford’s Rising – opening of new 1916 exhibition A new 1916 Exhibition was formally opened in the Athenaeum, Enniscorthy, on Wednesday, 27th April, a date deliberately chosen to coincide with the date 100 years ago in 1916 when the building served as the hQ of the Volunteers and Cumann na mban for those fateful five days when a Republic was declared in Enniscorthy.

On 27th April 1916 at approx. 4am – a group of about 150 Volunteers and Cumann na mBan members assembled outside Pat Keegan’s house in Irish Street, armed themselves with rifles, revolvers, ammunition and pikes and under the command of Commandant Peter Paul Galligan, marched up Irish Street, through the Market S q u a re a n d o n t o t h e Athenaeum. The tricolour was hoisted over the Athenaeum by three members of Cumann na mBan and saluted by a firing party under Galligan’s command.

At 4pm on 27th April 2016 the new 1916 Exhibition was opened appropriately by Colm Galligan, son of Peter Paul Galligan, in front of a large audience of dignitaries and family members of the Volunteers and

members of Enniscorthy’s reenactment society in full Irish Volunteer and Cumann na mBan uniform. Paddy Kavanagh, Chairman of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, presented Colm Galligan with a commemorative Enniscorthy 1916 pin designed by local jewellers, Bourkes.

Grainne Doran, County Archivist, was MC for the event and gave a detailed account of the new Exhibition that she has worked on 24/7 to bring to fruition.

In 1916 the main hall in the Athenaeum was used as the sleeping quarters for the men offduty and as an emergency hospital run by Cumann na mBan, while the areas on the ground floor were used as administrative offices and as a kitchen.

The new exhibition tells the story of Easter Week from the perspective of the rebels in County Wexford. Visitors are encouraged to pick up newspapers from the period, to listen in on a Council of War and to immerse themselves in the whole experience, where the story is revealed as much by the environment around them as by the information panels on the wall. There are six dis-

tinct spaces in total – the first four recreate the common room, a hospital and kitchen area, War Council office and Secretary’s office. Original artefacts jostle with reproductions to create a sense of time and place, and everything visitors see or hear is informed by documentary sources and witness statements of the time.

The remaining two rooms look at the aftermath of the Rising. Original artefacts are housed in the first of these rooms, while scaled-models of some of the key buildings of Enniscorthy in 1916 are near completion by local craftsman Liam Doyle. In the Audio-Visual room, a compilation of short films, documentaries, interviews and songs from the various commemorative projects that were commissioned by Wexford County Council for this year’s commemorations will be shown on a rotating basis.

A searchable database of people from County Wexford who participated in the Rising is nearing completion which will take the form of a short biographical note on each individual, accompanied by a photograph of the participant, where available. In this respect, it will

Standing room only at the launch of the new 1916 Exhibition at the Athenaeum on 27th April, 2016.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

be as important a resource for family history research as it will be to put a face on the name of rank and file members who may otherwise have gone undocumented.

‘When we were planning a new exhibition to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, we began looking at different ways to engage visitors rather than the traditional exhibition set-up where there is lots of text on panels accompanied by some original and replica artefacts’, explains Gráinne Doran, cura-

tor of the exhibition. ‘Because of their excellent track record in designing and installing exhibitions, we approached Marc Roosli from Mirador Media along with Dr Ronan O’Flaherty of Crane Bag Consulting and the end result today is what I hope people will agree is a unique visitor experience’.

A Roll of Honour on the wall in the corridor lists all those men and women from County Wexford who have been identified thus far as having participated in the 1916 Rising.

‘There are many different strands to this exhibition which combine to create a lasting testament to the memory of those men and women who made such a huge sacrifice and whose extraordinary determination, perseverance and zeal in furthering the cause for national independence has now been adequately recognised and remembered.’

So please call in and see this wonderful Exhibition for yourself.

– Maria Nolan

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Colm Galligan opening the 1916 Exhibition at the Athenaeum.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

L-R: Enniscorthy Municipal District Chairman Paddy Kavanagh and Manager Padraig O’Gorman with re-enactor Billy Heffernan.

Grainne Doran – Curator of the new 1916 Exhibition at the Athenaeum. Pic: Maria Nolan.

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The Enniscorthy Delightful Dollies pictured in Bellefield, Enniscorthy, as they prepare to celebrate their 4th Anniversary.

Republic Day, 24th April, in Enniscorthy Golf Club: Members with Michael Pearse (grandson of Padraig Pearse), Fr. Michael Sinnott and Ruairi de Valera (grandson of Eamonn de Valera) at the unveiling of the Proclamation. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Back L-R: John Burke O’Leary, Michael Bennett, Padraig O’Gorman, Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, Jimmy Gahan. Front: Jean O’Connell, James Browne TD, Eric Barron, Minister Paul Kehoe, Cllr Paddy Kavanagh and Cathy Keane at the launch of the new exhibition in Enniscorthy Castle entitled ‘Colm Toibin & Brooklyn – The Book and the Movie’. Pic: Maria Nolan.

RIGHT: On 23rd May one of the last major events to commemorate 1916 took place in the beautiful setting of the garden at the Presentation Centre where Wexford County Council unveiled a 1916 Proclamation At the recent launch of the Rapparees-Starlights 5 Year strategic Plan L-R: Plaque.

John Browne, Cllr Johnny Mythen, Sam McCauley, James Browne TD. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Megan Hughes and Edel Threadgold Hughes meet singer Nathan Carter in Blanchardstown.

At the recent launch of the last book of author and journalist Richard Roche ‘Last to Surrender - The 1916 Rising in County Wexford’ were Wexford County Council CEO Tom Enright and Enniscorthy Librarian Jarlath Glynn. Pic: Maria Nolan.

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Final performance in National Tour at Athenaeum The final performance of the 1916 Song Project National Tour ended on a high note on Saturday 14th May appropriately enough at the Athenaeum with local singer Paul O’Reilly’s rousing rendition of his own composition The Rise of the Wexford Volunteers.

The concert, which was a resounding success playing to a packed Athenaeum auditorium, featured newly composed songs on 1916 and included three Wexford singer/songwriters, renowned traditional singer and song collector Paddy Berry of Drinagh, multi-talented writer/poet/playwright and singer Paul O’Reilly from Enniscorthy and Aileen Lambert from Ballindaggin, who co-devised and produced the project with her colleague Michael Fortune.

This is Ireland’s premier traditional song event for the 2016 Commemorations, and through the vision of Lambert and Fortune, combined with the skills of the singers involved, the project has launched a new body of songs into the traditional song repertoire for decades and centuries to come.

The 1916 Song Project is based around the principles of shared knowledge, support and co-operation and includes some of the country’s most respected traditional singers and songwriters and the appreciative Athenaeum audience heard wonderful pieces like April 1916 from Fergus Russell, May Moran of Enniscorthy from Aileen Lambert, a tribute to Liam Mellows

by Sandra Joyce, Aspirations by Jerry O’Reilly, A Schoolhouse in Ros Muc by John Tunney, Two

Brothers by Rosie Ni Ghalloglaigh, Where Ballyfinboy Waters Flow

by Larry Joy, etc, and the evergreen Paddy Berry gave us all a laugh with Granda’s Big Brass Lock.

It was a most excellent event with many of the songs about previously unsung heroes or about places and events connected to Easter 1916, each extremely well written and performed with amazing lyrics that invite us to reflect and explore new perspectives whilst enjoying the diverse singing styles from around the country.

The Athenaeum audience of course was rather partisan with the greatest applause of the evening going to our own Paul O’Reilly and his wonderful The Rise of the Wexford Volunteers.

– Maria Nolan

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

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Performers in the 1916 Song Project

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alice & Missing county wexford Youth Theatre Drama – 26 May, 27 May, 28 May Double-bill with County Wexford Youth Theatre Alice: Based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The youngest youth theatre members present a new take on the famous adventure story by Lewis Carroll. Performed in their inimitable metatheatre style, the play explores loss of innocence, nonsense, justice and time and space in a hilarious new version with a fabulous, trippy 1970’s vibe!

Missing: A new play devised by the members. It explores what happens when a child is abducted by a stranger. A young child disappears from her family home, there are no obvious clues, no ransom note, no communication from the abductor. A group of friends of the missing girl meet up and through their loss and grief try to help find her. A play steeped in realism where everything is not as it seems.

A charity concert will be held in Clayton Whites Hotel on Tuesday, 31st May, where two unique collaborations have been formed with the mutual goal of raising funds to provide skills training for children at the Bobleo Children’s School in Kitale, Kenya.

First on stage at 7pm will be The Wedges – the stars of BBC Wales and theatre fame will entertain with a night of song, music and comedy. They performed in Whites Hotel last year to a full house that raised €6,000 to build a school in Zambia.

Wexford’s most celebrated band on the scene right now, Corner Boy, will also perform kicking off at 10pm with their unique blend of folk, trad and rock.

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Africa has been fundraising for educational projects in the poorest areas of Africa for 16 years now. This year, it has joined forces with the Fr Leo Staples Bobleo Trust. Fr Leo Staples, from Wygram and Piercestown, has been living and working in a parish about the size of Wexford in Kenya for 65 years. He is now in his 91st year and has, over the years, opened 38 outstation churches, 4 dispensaries, 34 primary schools and 2 secondary boarding schools in Kenya.

Tickets are €15 per person from Clayton Whites Hotel, Eugene Doyle Accountants, Enniscorthy, Larry Byrne 0862537539 or Frank Staples 0862305050. Ticket permits one adult to one or both shows.

For more details please see: facebook.com/FrLeoStaples CharityConcert

luan Parle and clive Barnes Music – 4 June Meteor Award Winner, singer-songwriter Luan Parle is accompanied by Enniscorthy guitarist extraordinaire Clive Barnes for a night of great music and chemistry, combining a glossy blend of contemporary and alternative country with a sprinkling of rock and pop. The set will include songs from Luan’s catalogue as well as material from her upcoming EP release. Songs will also include her iTunes no. 1 selling singles ‘Day Is Done’ & ‘Roll The Dice’.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Jazz FroM now; BlacksTar To The Bad Plus Music – 11 Jun Jazz drummer Kevin Lawlor leads a group of musicians from Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny to perform jazz music from the 21st Century. The recent use of improvising musicians from

the jazz scene on David Bowie's Blackstar has shone a light on modern music coming from jazz influences.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Treelan Music – 17 Jun Winners of the Arts Council Touring Award 2016, Treelan return with the release of their newly recorded album, an exciting mix of original compositions written by Éamonn Cagney, Niwel Tsumbu and Martin Tourish and showcases the virtuosity, creativity and cross-genre explorations of this high-calibre trio. Their live performances are electric and engaging, and their new album reflects the innovative musicianship, diverse influence and masterful touch that is their signature.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fionn MaccuMhaill and MaTilda Theatre – Childrens – 23 Jun, 24 Jun Red Moon Children’s Theatre ensemble offer this age-old classic and a modern classic tale for this summer’s entertainment. Fionn Mac Cumhaill (presented by the younger children) is full of the drama of life in Celtic times, while Roald Dahl’s Matilda manages to extract herself from her extremely dysfunctional family at the same time as taking on history’s meanest teacher. Not to be missed!

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A Team Effort!

The team behind the incredibly successful “A Night on the Hill” – see below.

A Night on the Hill wows Athenaeum audiences Paul O’Reilly is certainly a man going places if the response to his first play A Night on the Hill is anything to go by.

The playwright Paul O’Reilly on the famous Athenaeum staircase. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Audiences who attended the recent four-night run at the Athenaeum, with two matinees also, were blown away by the talent of this gifted Scalder who has produced a piece of drama that will, I have no doubt, be talked about in 100 years time at the bicentenary commemorations.

Beautifully written, capturing all of the nuances, dilemmas and inner traumas of the time, this piece of drama is written from everyone’s point of view or is, at the very least, sympathetic to all factions. Although a work of fiction, it tells it very much the way it was. Paul’s feeling for the period is obvious and his treatment of his characters is compassionate and understanding and as each of their individual stories expertly unfolds, we the audience develop a tolerance for each that perhaps surprises us as Enniscorthians.

The dialect, the wit, the humour are so Enniscorthy and when the characters talk of hearing Pearse speak at the Athenaeum, or about the British soldiers camped at the Showgrounds, or of Liam Mellows drilling on Vinegar Hill,

it makes it all so close and so real particularly when one is watching from the Athenaeum auditorium.

This isn’t just a play, this is an experience, this is a production by Enniscorthy Drama coming from an idea in 2015 to commission a play for Enniscorthy for 2016 – something to leave behind from the 2016 Commemorations for future generations to enjoy. The group wanted this work to be for the town, by the town, of the town but most of all about the town and its unique role in the birth of our Nation and Paul O’Reilly was the man challenged with the onerous task and took it on despite other commitments and has created something that we can all be proud of.

This play tells the story of our history as Paul first of all sets it on Vinegar Hill and gets his characters to make reference to ‘98. There couldn’t help but be a 1916 in Enniscorthy not when it lies in the shadow of The Hill.

We can never forget who we are or where we came from as the Bull (Fintan Kelly) calls Paddy (Fergal Kelly) ‘the son

of a Planter’ and Paddy refers to the Bull (Fintan Kelly) and Rash (Michael Whelan) as ‘gombeen Rapparees men’.

Director Jimmy Kavanagh has surpassed himself on this production – it is so well done from the set to lighting, to costumes, to stage direction to video graphics to the brilliant performances of the cast. The three male parts of Bull (Fintan Kelly) Rash (Michael Whelan) and Paddy (Fergal Kelly) are so well cast and compliment each other so excellently. Bull, the Irish Volunteer who believed everything Pearse said and is finding it so difficult in the aftermath of the Rising to come to terms with the doubts and inner demons surging inside him; Paddy, the son of the Planter who left Enniscorthy because of religious bigotry and intolerance and is now back arresting many of those who ruined his life and forced him to leave; and Rash, the rather pathetic Joker in the Pack who keeps us all laughing amid the trauma and the tragedy, all give tremendous performances worthy of any stage in any theatre in Ireland. And the three ladies –

Cathleen Ni Houlihan (Ireland) played by Julie Fox who does everything she does well, and Athena (Annemarie Whelan) the appropriately named Muse who says everything almost without saying a word, and with those explicit facial expressions, jerry laugh and whispered asides gives a fantastic performance of that annoying inner voice that we all know so well, and Margo Whelan as Birdie gives one of her best and

most powerful performances ever for Enniscorthy Drama as the love interest of the play.

This is a play that will stay with you long after the curtain comes down and one that we hope will remain in Enniscorthy literary annals as long as Vinegar Hill remains on our horizon and drama remains in our hearts.

Paul O’Reilly and Enniscorthy Drama take a bow!

– Maria Nolan

Fintan Kelly and Fergal Kelly confront each other on stage at the Athenaeum.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Enniscorthy Drama Group is proud to announce the cast for its upcoming play "The Lost Weekend" written by Padraic McIntyre.

The cast will consist of Michele Whelan, Julie Fox, Margo Whelan, Anne Marie Whelan, Una Murphy and Béibhinn Whelan.

This play is comedy at its best and EDG is excited to bring it to you on Thursday the 30th of June for three consecutive nights.

Full details in our next issue of 22nd June.

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TOP PERFORMERS AT THE ATHENAEUM The Celtic Tenors, The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy

JUNE ENTERTAINMENT

All venues are in Enniscorthy unless otherwise stated.

May 23-28 Of MOrningtOn. Drama. Premiere of Billy Roche play by Scalder Theatre Company. National Opera House.

Peter MurPhy Discusses 20 years Of Music. 7pm.

May 26 Enniscorthy Library. greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

May 26 Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

May 26-28 alice and Missing. County Wexford Youth Theatre.

Wexford Arts Centre. traDitiOnal irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

May 27 karaOke with julie. The Hill Bar. May 27 May 28-29 enniscOrthy street rhythMs Dance fest.

See pages 16-17.

May 28-29 fOcal wexfOrD literary festival. See page 30. greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

May 30 Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. a walk in the wOODs. Movie. 1pm. Free. Presentation Centre.

May 31 fr leO staPles charity cOncert featuring May 31 the wedges and corner Boy. Clayton Whites Hotel. greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

June 2 Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. traDitiOnal irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

June 3 karaOke with julie. The Hill Bar. June 3 luan Parle and clive Barnes. Wexford Arts Centre.

June 4 Magic Of the Musicals. Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford.

June 5 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

June 6 Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

June 9 Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. traDitiOnal irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

June 10 karaOke with julie. The Hill Bar. June 10 enniscOrthy gOsPel chOir & frienDs. June 10 The Presentation Centre. the celtic tenOrs. The Athenaeum.

June 10 hank weDel. Toss Kavanaghs. Presented by The Roots Train.

June 10 June 11 the gallant jOhn jOe. Drama. Presentation Centre.

June 11 jack l. The Athenaeum.

June 11 jazz frOM nOw; Blackstar tO the BaD Plus. Music.

Wexford Arts Centre.

June 16 fiOnn MaccuMhaill and MatilDa. Red Moon Children’s Theatre ensemble. The Presentation Centre.

June 16 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

June 17 traDitiOnal irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

June 17 karaOke with julie. The Hill Bar. June 17 treelan. Music. Wexford Arts Centre.

June 18 freDDie white. The Presentation Centre.

June 18 Pierce turner. St Iberius Church, Wexford. 053 9123764.

June 20 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

June 22-26 strawBerry, culture & fOOD festival (see page 14).

June 24-26 strawBerry rOOts PuB trail (see page 14).

June 23 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

June 23-24 fiOnn MaccuMhaill and MatilDa. Childrens Theatre.

Wexford Arts Centre.

June 24 traDitiOnal irish Music. Stamps. 9.30pm.

June 24 karaOke with julie. The Hill Bar. June 24 fOur in a Bar. The Presentation Centre.

June 24 vOices frOM a Drawing rOOM. Enniscorthy Castle.

Featuring the cream of local SINGERS, POETS, BANDS, etc in aid of South East Animal Rescue. Presented by Donal Cullen.

June 25 Declan O’rOurke. The Presentation Centre.

June 25 fashiOn at the castle. Enniscorthy Castle. 8pm.

Wine reception at 7.30pm. In aid of the Women's Refuge Wexford. Presented by Donal Cullen.

June 25 greyhOunD racing – enniscOrthy creDit uniOn night at the DOgs. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

June 27 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm.

June 30 greyhOunD racing. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track.

Doors open 7pm. First race 8pm. rathnure summer Musical: “heavens above” july 1,3,4,6,7,9,10 at 7.45pm in rathnure hall.

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The Presentation Centre presents…

Declan O’Rourke

Freddie White

natiOnal OPera hOuse: For concerts and shows in May/June 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”

Donal Cullen presents Three giants of the Irish music and theatre scenes – Freddie White, Declan O’Rourke and Tom Hickey will be performing in upcoming shows at The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, in a whirlwind two-week period in June.

Add in Enniscorthy Gospel Choir and Friends, and Four in a Bar (one of Ireland’s leading male-voice harmony groups), a Free movie, and for the younger audience – Matilda and Fionn MacCumhaill, and we

have the best ever arts lineup at The Presentation Centre since it came into being.

The full line-up is: May 31: A Walk in the Woods.

Movie. 1pm. Free.

June 10: Enniscorthy Gospel Choir & Friends.

June 11: The Gallant John Joe. Drama. Starring the legendary Tom Hickey.

June 16: Fionn MacCumhaill and Matilda. Red Moon Children’s Theatre ensemble.

Fionn Mac Cumhaill (presented

by the younger children) is full of the drama of life in Celtic times, while Roald Dahl’s Matilda manages to extract herself from her extremely dysfunctional family at the same time as taking on history’s meanest teacher.

June 18: Freddie White. Freddie has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality.

Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt and Guy Clark, or

performing his own classy compositions, Freddie’s live performances are nothing short of legendary.

June 24: Four in a Bar. June 25: Declan O’Rourke. One of Ireland's greatest and much loved singer-songwriters – his hit song Galileo (Someone Like You) has been recently recorded

by Josh Groban.

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Live at enniscorthy Castle 24 June featuring the cream of local singers, PoeTs, BanDs, eTC. in aid of south east animal rescue.

Tickets €15 on sale in enniscorthy Castle or call 087-6299514.

DonaL CULLen – Producer and Director

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25 May 2016 "Where Is My Mind?", a photo exhibition by Dave Hingerty of musicians and tour locations will be opened by Colm Mac Con Iomaire on Sunday, May 29, at the Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, from 4pm to 6pm. Dave is a resident of Co. Wicklow.

Members of the public will however have the opportunity to view the exhibition in the Courthouse from Saturday, May 21.

The photographs represent the theme of duality which we all know, whereby people are engaged on one level with the world around them, but are often in a very different place in their mind.

Dave’s work is very much Access-All-Areas photography.

All profits from sales of prints go to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland.

The exhibition runs until Saturday, June 25. Opening times: Wednesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm; Thursday to Saturday, 9.30am to 5.30pm.

utes in 60 hours film competition 2016". Donna tells us, “We enjoyed every minute of it all from writing, shooting and editing.”

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"Where Is My Mind?"

A collection of photographs of well known musicians and tour locations by Dave Hingerty.

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Slaney Fashion & Beauty

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Fashion at Enterprise Town

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The recent Bank of Ireland sponsored Enniscorthy Enterprise Town event had an element of local fashion with participants including Sofia’s Choice, O’Faoláin’s, Put a Bow On It, etc, as well as several participants from the recent Junk Kouture schools competition.

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Millinery Madness

The Button Thief (Mark Bolton Lee) with Egyptian Goddess Queen Zalika (Sarah Figgis). Pic: Maria Nolan.

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Some of the outfits on show at the Enniscorthy Enterprise Town fashion event on 6th May at Enniscorthy CBS. Pics: Cathy Keane.

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fashion aT The CasTLe enniscorthy Castle museum June 25 at 8pm - wine reception at 7.30pm in aid of the women's refuge wexford Tickets €15 on sale in enniscorthy boutiques or call 087-6299514 This is a Donal Cullen production

Enniscorthy Musical Society nominated for national award Enniscorthy Musical Society has received a nomination for a national AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) award for its costumes and make-up for its recent production of Seussical the Musical. Joan Fogarty was the costume coordinator. There are three nominees for the award and the group won't get the result until the 18th June at the AIMS Awards festival in Killarney.

Our photo shows L-R: Marguerite Casey, Lavigne Rusu and Mary Dobbs (who was part of the make-up team). They were the Bird Girls in Seussical (there were four bird girls in the show, Norah McGinty is missing from the photo). n

The Slaney News was delighted to meet Keira Warren at the recent Enniscorthy Enterprise Town event.

Keira runs “Millinery Madness” – a hat and fascinator hire business from her home on the Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy.

The business also specialises in handmade bespoke designs for all occasions.

Keira can be contacted on 087-6717043 or email: millinerymadness@hotmail.com. Millinery Madness can also be found on Facebook.

Keira will be participating in the upcoming Donal Cullen organised Fashion Show in Enniscorthy Castle on 25th June so make sure to say “hello” to Keira on the night and find out all about what Millinery Madness has to offer. n

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25 May 2016

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

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

28th, 29th, May 2016

Enniscorthy’s Big Family Festival is back – Street Rhythms Dance Fest is returning to town for the two days of the weekend 28th & 29th of May. The Street Rhythms Fest is a free festival for all the family that brings colour and laughter to the town centre and rejuvenates the Castle with it fantastic fairytales and fun.

SATURDAY 28 th MAY

SUNDAY 29 th Saturday 20th auguSt

MARKET SQUARE

THE CASTLE

1.00pm–2.00pm DRUM CIRCLE AND DANCING 2.00pm–3.30pm CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN OUR TOWN In conjunction with the World Day of Cultural Diversity, the dance festival is facilitating a mix of some of the diverse groups that make up our town through music and dance – Roma, Romanian, Polish, Italian and Irish to name a few.

3.30pm–6.00pm DANCE PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL GROUPS AND SOME FURTHER AFIELD A mix of Irish dance, Bellydancing, Hip Hop and Latin dancing – sit back and watch while someone else does all the hard work, a great way to spend a few hours.

6.00pm–7.30pm DISCO FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT CAME OUT TO ENJOY THE DAY – A GREAT WAY TO FINISH THE EVENING.

11.30am–12.30pm BABY BOP 12.30pm–1.30pm PUPPETEER / BALLOON MAKING 1.30pm–5.00pm FAIRYTALES IN THE CASTLE – LOST IN STORYTIME Cinderella has lost her fairytale – she will need all the help she can get to find it – time is not on her side!

SAT & SUN 28 th & 29 th RAFTER STREET Our Craft Markets are back on Saturday and Sunday, with a taste of the international this year. Come and browse through all the lovely handmade crafts and, of course, our bookstall – a new selection of used books at the best prices!

MAY

MARKET SQUARE 12.30pm–6.00pm JAZZ IN THE SQUARE Grab a coffee and sit back and relax.

FOLLOWED BY A MIX OF MAGIC, MUSIC AND DANCE. The Other Brothers will headline the afternoon performances – they are amazing, high-energy travelling salesmen of old, pedalling their unique brand of comedy as the ‘elixir’ to cure all major ailments. Their crazy antics demonstrate the elixir’s 7 wonders, using Real Magic, A Bed of 1,600 Nails, Fire Eating, Escapology, Juggling, and unbelieveable Stunts.

A MIX OF DANCE FROM HOME AND ABROAD WILL LEAD UP TO THE CINDERELLA PARTY, TO FINISH UP THE FESTIVAL IN STYLE.

SUNDAY 29 th MAY STRAWBERRY HALF MARATHON and 5 mile Run/Walk is on Sunday 29th, starts at 10am. More information: www.slaneyolympic.com

The Focal Literary Festival also takes place in Enniscorthy 27-29 May (www.focalliteraryfestival.com)

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Baby Bop

Polish traditional dancers on Market Square

PEOPLE MAKE FESTIVALS – So let’s make this a great one!

Enniscorthy shines best during festival season when the streets come alive with dance, music and colour. To kick off the seas o n o f f u n , w e h ave t h e Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest on the 28th & 29th May. The Street Rhythms Fest is run by a dedicated committee of five volunteers and through fundraising and the suppor t of the Enniscorthy Municipal District of Wexford County Council, and Enniscorthy Credit Union, they are able to bring this vibrant festival to our town.

There will be some changes to the festival this year but all the old favourites will still be happening.

SATURDAY: This year on Saturday, in conjunction with the World Day for Cultural Diversity Seminar, we

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will be showcasing some of the unique talents that make up Enniscorthy. Bellydancing, Rap, Hip Hop, Irish Dancing, Latin Dancing, Traditional Roma Dance to name but a few.

There will also be a Drum Circle so a perfect opportunity for you to join in with the activities and have a lot of fun.

Nothing finishes off a day of fun better than a Party. So for all the children who still have bucketloads of energy – you can hit the dance floor in the Square and rock your stuff!!! But leave plenty of energy for Sunday.

On Saturday and Sunday Rafter Street will host Craft in Motion – local crafters and traders will be out in force to exhibit their skills and talents. It is really worth taking the time to browse through the stalls and maybe pick up a few unique bits as you go along. Keep

an eye out for crafts you can get involved in – painting your own piece of pottery and getting it fired, something you will have forever. Craft in Motion will be happening for the two days of the festival – and stop off with our Magician for a laugh and of course some unbelievable tricks.

SUNDAY: On Sunday – Baby Bop kicks off the festival at 11.30am in the Castle. Always a great draw and such great fun for the kids to come and meet their Disney heroes.

Not to be missed. The Puppet Show follows straight afterwards with some Balloon Making thrown in.

Fair ytales in the Castle – Cinderella, Lost in Storytime.

Cinderella has lost her story and needs all the boys and girls to help her find it, as she goes from fairytale to fairytale – she will need all their help to answer the

clues along the way. Starts at 1.30pm until 5.00pm.

The Square will kick off at 12.30 with Jazz – sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy, of course feel free to take to the dance stage and dance the afternoon away. Following the jazz we will have a mix of Irish music, dance and song, magic, fashion, rock ‘n’ roll and of course some comedy. This year we have for the first time ‘The Other Brothers’ – a mix of magic, a bed of 1600 nails, fire eating, escapology, juggling and unbelievable stunts all brought to you in their very unique form of comedy – a must see.

Make sure you come and join in the last hurray when The Fairytales come to the Square on Sunday evening.

See “Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest” on Facebook and: www.enniscorthystreetfest.com n

Join us to celebrate…

WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY SEMINAR ‘Do One Thing for Diversity & Inclusion’

Guest Speaker Niall Crowley (formerly CEO of the Equality Authority)

Saturday 28th May 2016 The Athenaeum, Castle Street, Enniscorthy 10am – 1pm This free event is open to community activists, members of all clubs, groups and associations For more information or to book a place, contact:

Wexford Local Development 053-9155864

2 days of Spectacular Music and Dance 28th-29th May 2016 http://enniscorthystreetfest.com/ Facebook: “Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest”

OUR SHOW WILL GO ON! In the case of rain, all acts from the stage will move to The Athenaeum.

KEEP UP TO DATE…

Many thanks to our sponsors: Wexford County Council Enniscorthy Credit Union, Enniscorthy Guardian

www.enniscorthystreetfest.com

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

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Slaney Food & Drink

Wexford Food Festival

Foodies throughout the southeast should highlight May 27th – 29th in their diary as the eight 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. 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 – too many to list here so check out the full programme on www.wexfordfoodfestival.ie/programme-of-events/ and follow on twitter for updates @wexfordfoodfest Expect all the following: outdoor festival bar, live music, wine, rum and whiskey tastings, vegan food demonstration, craft beer, tapas, buskers, food waste prevention events, cooking demonstrations , free open-air Food Producers Market on Selskar Square & South Main Street featuring

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local, regional and Welsh artisan producers, guided foraging, meet the brewer events, fun and games, etc.

Wexford and the South East will showcase the diversity 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.

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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 April 14, Joyces of Wexford held another in their series of cooking events at their Wexford town store. An evening of spring cooking with Tony Carty, Executive Head Chef at the 4-Star Ferrycarrig Hotel, saw Tony demonstrating his culinary talents using the new Whirlpool ovens to prepare a mouth-watering selection of spring tapas. To keep up to date with future cooking demonstrations in Joyces or to find out about their upcoming Kenwood Junior Chefs classes check out ‘Joyces of Wexford’ on Facebook or email: marketing@joyces.ie

Food snippets…

 Lots happening on the food front at Smyths Arro in Enniscorthy.

First up on Saturday 11th June – a “Full Day Cake Decorating Class” suitable for all levels, all materials supplied, includes light lunch. On Saturday 25th June there’s a Cake Demo – “Children’s Birthday Cake”. And in July there’s a Kids Summer Camp from 18-21 July – Cakepops - Cupcakes – Cookies – Modelling – And lots more fun! For full details enquire at the shop, ring 053-9233323, follow “Smyths Arro” on Facebook.  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  Bunclody Library will host a talk on ‘Healthy Eating’ with dietician, Therese Hogan, during June. Contact 053-9375466 for more information.  Don’t miss an incredible night at Wexford Arts Centre enjoying amazing food and wine with a delicious selection of tapas and a demonstration of Spanish food by D'lush Chef Eugene Rockett. Spanish native Lolo Lázaro of The Spanish Centre will join Eugene to explore a night of ‘Spanish cuisine, culture, music and phrases’ for the summer holidays! This one will sell out quickly so book early for Friday 10th June at 8.00pm. Book online (no booking fee) www.wexfordartscentre.ie or 053-9123764. €25 (includes glass of wine, tapas selections and dessert). n

A reminder to support our local strawberry producers this summer. Above Rosanna Davison looking forward to sampling some of Cyril Wheelock’s finest strawberries.

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A look back with local photographer Ken Hayes

Ken Hayes will be holding an exhibition in the 1798 Centre from 4th June until the end of August entitled ‘Red Coats & Rebels’ – A selection of his stunning pictures from the 1798 Vinegar Hill Re-enactments over recent years.

Republic Day celebrated Republic Day, 24th April, was a busy one for Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society beginning at Market Square, Enniscorthy, at 1.30pm, marching to the Abbey Square led by piper supreme, Liam Doyle, where MC for the commemorations Rory O’Connor called on Graham Cadogan to read the Proclamation. This was followed by a lament and a Minutes Silence for all those who lost their lives in the 1916 Rising.

Rory then called on Chairman of the 1916 Committee, Sean Og 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. Sean paid tribute to Enniscorthy Historic & Re-

enactment Society for adding authenticity to this occasion and to all others 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.

Sean laid a wreath at the Seamus Rafter Monument and proceedings concluded with everyone singing Amhrán na bFhiann.

From there it was on to Enniscorthy Golf Club for a very special commemoration t o m a r k R e p u b l i c D a y.

Grandsons of Patrick Pearse and TD Sinnott - Michael Pearse and Fr. Michael Sinnott, unveiled a Proclamation Stone in front of the clubhouse donated by Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, with bugler Anthony Nolan playing the Last Post

and Alice Medcalf, one of the Golf Club’s youngest members, doing an excellent job of reading the Proclamation, which was followed by a respectful Minutes Silence.

Captain of the Golf Club Liam Dunbar thanked all for coming especially Ruairi de Valera grandson of Eamonn de Valera who has been living in the area for the past twelve years saying that his presence at the event on this day of all days made the occasion all the more special for everyone. Liam also had particular mention for the Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment Society and the Monageer Volunteers and invited all to join him in the Clubhouse for refreshments and traditional entertainment.

A very special day.

– Maria Nolan

Members of Enniscorthy Historic & Re-enactment Society Maria Nolan, Tom Boland, Alan & Pat Jones and Tommy O’Brien at the Republic Day event in Enniscorthy Golf Club with Ruairi de Valera, grandson of Eamonn de Valera.

A special day in Enniscorthy Weds 27th April was a special day in Enniscorthy as not just one, but four major events all with a history connection, took place.

First up at 3pm was the official unveiling of The

Weds 27th April: Unveiling of The Patriot’s Flag at Abbey Sq. Pic: © Joseph Doyle.

Patriot’s Flag monument at Abbey Square, Enniscorthy.

Next it was on to The Athenaeum for the official opening of the Co. Wexford 1916 Exhibition (see article page 8).

Then it was across the Slaney to commemorate Enniscorthy man, Thomas Wafer, who was killed in action in Dublin in 1916. The unveiling of a plaque in his honour at Springvalley took place at 5pm followed by light refresments in the nearby Templeshannon Community Centre.

Finally, that evening, there was a unique public ceremony in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, to recognise and honour the relatives of those who participated in the 1916 Rising in County Wexford.

Wexford County Council presented each relative with a specially commissioned scroll recognising that person’s unique link to the 1916 Rising in Wexford. n

Weds 27th April: John O’Leary with his certificate at the Presentation to the relatives of those who participated in 1916.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

Weds 27th April: Unveiling the plaque at The Patriot’s Flag Abbey Square, Enniscorthy. Pic: Maria Nolan.

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An Economic Rising at The Athenaeum The Hughes Blake Tax and Economic Conference drew a large audience to the newly refurbished Athenaeum in Enniscorthy on Thursday evening 28th April.

The Athenaeum looked resplendent for its first major business event since its extensive makeover as Enniscorthy accounting firm Hughes Blake hosted the second instalment of

its hugely successful Tax and Economic Conference 'Ireland 2016: an Economic Rising?' A senior executive, Bernard Swords, from top stockbroking firm, Goodbody, spoke at the conference which focused on the key tax and economic issues facing the country and the South East region.

Over 200 business leaders attended the first instalment of

Pic: Maria Nolan

Eddie Kelly and Linda Thorpe with Enniscorthy re-enactor Graham Cadogan at the Tax and Economic Conference. Pic: Maria Nolan.

the conference at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on Thursday 21st April.

In the Athenaeum approximately 100 attendees heard details from partners of Hughes Blake of the very latest tax strategies being employed by entrepreneurial, owner-manager and family-owned businesses against an uncertain economic and political backdrop.

The Chief Investment Officer of Goodbody Stockbrokers, Bernard Swords, addressed the Enniscorthy audience with his talk entitled 'Climbing the Wall of Worry', which set out the very latest Goodbody research on the key economic risks associated with ongoing political uncertainty.

Thankfully, the conclusion of the talk was that in relation to many issues such as Brexit 'mountains were being made of molehills' and that Ireland was an 'island of stability in a sea of madness'.

The historic event tied in with a 100-year commemoration within Hughes Blake – the founder of the firm, Frederick Blake, began his career in tax in July 1916 when he was appointed

BlAISE lAuNCHES NEW BooK Blaise Brosnan, renowned business advisor, strategy specialist and highly acclaimed author of ‘You Are The Limiting Factor’ and ‘Jack’, launched his new book ‘I Dare You – Win The Debate In Your Own Head’ at Wexford Library, Mallin Street, on 19th May. Former Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, assisted in launching this highly anticipated book in which Blaise teaches the reader that it is what we do with our opportunities and challenges that will ultimately count.

The book has been described as “an absolute must read” for business owners and entrepreneurs as well as those looking to overcome challenges as it teaches us to soar to our highest potential, achieving our dreams along the way. n

Surveyor of Taxes by the old Irish Inland Revenue.

Managing Partner, Neil Hughes, said 'it was hugely important to us that we would host the conference not only in Dublin, but also in our home town of Enniscorthy. The reopening of the Athenaeum, we believe, gives the perfect platform to highlight the key issues being faced currently by SME businesses in the South East. We all know that a successful future for the Athenaeum depends on it being used regularly and once again being at the heart of Enniscorthy society. The conference will, we hope, contribute to that and we hope the delegates will find that the information will be useful to their businesses over the course of this year.’

The prestigious event lasted approximately two and a half hours with attendees being invited to view the iconic building and mix and mingle while partaking of deliciously prepared edibles from the Westgate Centre and a glass of wine or two.

A most informative and well organised evening and full com-

Neil Hughes (Partner), Alma O’Brien (Partner) and Kieran McCarthy at the Hughes Blake Tax and Economic Conference which drew a large audience to the newly refurbished Enniscorthy Athenaeum on 28th April.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

pliments to Hughes Blake for bringing it to Enniscorthy and to the newly restored Athenaeum.

Hughes Blake is a multidisciplinary accounting and advisory firm that employs a total of 55 people between offices

Enniscorthy & District Chamber of Commerce The new Chief Executive, Catriona Murphy, and Chamber staff can be contacted at their offices in Enniscorthy Castle. Tel: 053-9232006.

Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm. admin@enniscorthychamber.ie www.enniscorthychamber.ie n

in Enniscorthy and Dublin.

Managing partner, Neil Hughes, is the current Wexford Business Person of the Year and is a regular weekly contributor to South East Radio's 'The Morning Mix'.

– Maria Nolan

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BOI showcasing Enniscorthy

Councillor Keith Doyle opens the Enniscorthy Enterprise Town event. Pic: Maria Nolan.

Enniscorthy Enterprise Town at the CBS on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th May under the auspices of Bank of Ireland and organised by Helena Kirwan and her Steering Committee Jimmy Gahan, John O’Connor, Angela Devitt, Barrie Sutton, Michael Bennett and John Burke O’Leary, was a wonderful opportunity for Enniscorthy to sell itself as a great place to do business and a great place to live.

Opened by Councillor Keith Doyle and with approximately 80 stands on both days, the CBS gym arena was buzzing as local clubs, groups, organisations and

businesses liaised and networked and learned a lot from each other.

As the guest speaker, the legendary Mickey Harte put it, ‘If you want people to be enthused about you, your group, your club or your business, then firstly you have to be enthusiastic about it.’ ‘You have to be self motivated’, he said, ‘and self motivated people are people with a lot of character. And character is doing the right thing when noone is looking.’ Mr. Harte took the time to visit each and every one of the stands and had his photo taken with nearly everyone in the building. He also

advised those listening to develop good people skills saying, ‘If you are not good with people you will get nothing out of them.’ A wise, kind, charming man Mickey Harte leaves you feeling good about yourself and glad that you have met him – now how’s that for good people skills.

Karl Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of Chevron Training and Presenter of South East Radio’s ‘Business Matters’ hosted a Business Panel Discussion and yours truly compered a Fashion Show with O’Faolain’s, Put A Bow On It and Sofia’s Choice showing some outfits from their

beautiful summer 2016 collections giving people an opportunity to see the choice of excellent style and fashion available here in Enniscorthy. The fashion interlude concluded with a most splendid display of design, creativity and talent as transition year students and finalists in the Junk Kouture Finals at the 3 Arena – Sarah Figgis of Colaiste Bride and Mark Bolton Lee of the Meanscoil, performed a routine that would grace any stage as Egyptian Goddess Queen Zalika and the Button Thief – simply stunning.

There was another spectac-

Guest speaker, Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte, and Enniscorthy Branch Bank of Ireland manager Helena Kirwan.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

ular dance display from the South East Rock n Roll Club introduced by Richie Cotter, a kick-boxing display, a sports panel discussion with Declan O’Brien, Mags Darcy and Stella Sinnott hosted by County Council Chairman Tony Dempsey. There was also a special appearance from Elsa, Olaf and of course that magical evergreen duo Mickey and Minnie Mouse, all followed by the Superstars Stage Academy and Wexford Academy of Irish Dance and the fabulous Enniscorthy Choral Society.

Newly appointed Minister of Defence, Paul Kehoe, was on the

premises and took his very first opportunity in his new position to be snapped with uniforms at the Enniscorthy Historic & Reenactment Society stand, as he posed with the re-enactors who were in a variety of period costumes.

A wonderful Expo and great credit is due to Helena Kirwan and her team for bringing it to Enniscorthy, encouraging local trade and a sense of community, allowing people to see the depth and breadth of all that is on offer and available in this marvellous little town of ours.

– Maria Nolan

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Acquisitions drive turnover to €114m for the Pettitt SuperValu chain /Talbot Hotel Group Recent accounts filed show that business is on the up for Torski Ltd – the company behind the four-star Talbot Hotel Group and Pettitt’s SuperValu chain.

The 2014 accounts declare a 7.5% increase in their hotel and retail business turnover to €114 million, two hotel acquisitions and the addition of the Dome Entertainment Centre in Carlow to the company assets.

2014 figures show that the group generated €89.5m of revenues in its supermarket business with its hotel trade accounting for €24.5m.

The group operates The Talbot Hotel properties in Wexford town, Carlow and Stillorgan and during 2014 added The Oriel House Hotel and The Midleton Park Hotel to its hotel portfolio along with the Dome Entertainment Centre, a property adjacent to The Talbot Hotel Carlow. The company also operates six Pettitt’s SuperValu stores across Wexford,

Pictured at the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan are Mr. Cormac Pettitt, Managing Director of the Pettitt Group and Managing Director of the Talbot Hotel Group, Mr. Philip Gavin . Pic: Patrick Browne.

Wicklow and Kildare.

Managing Director of the Talbot Hotel Group, Mr. Philip Gavin said: “This is a very good news story with acquisitions and investments made in the hotel side of the business along with

continued investment and rebranding such as the recently rebranded Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, formerly the Stillorgan Park Hotel.

Ongoing investment is being made in the Midleton Park Hotel to bring it to the group’s 4-star sta-

tus and an exciting and substantial investment of €2.5m is taking place throughout the group this year with the complete refurbishment of 250 rooms underway.”

During the course of 2014 employment in The Talbot Hotel Group reached 500 and 450 people are employed across the retail sector of the company. More recently in January of this year the group announced the purchase of the ‘Stonebridge’ property on Wexford Quayside – a building featuring 73 luxury apartments and duplexes now branded the ‘Talbot Suites at Stonebridge’.

The lavish Aparthotel will open in mid-June following a multi-million-euro investment.

In 2014 Torski Ltd reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to have increased by 13.6% to €5m and the directors shared a remuneration of €1.38m up from €1.23m in 2013. n

Chamber update…

L-R: Padhraic McLaughlin and Micheal Reddy, managers of the Enniscorthy office of Indos, at the awards ceremony in London.

Indos – a big success story for Enniscorthy INDOS Financial, with offices in London and Enniscorthy, was named Best Depositary Solution at the 2016 HFM European Hedge Fund Service Awards ceremony in April held at the prestigious Hurlingham Club in London.

INDOS Financial, an independent AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) depositary, was started

by Bill Prew in 2014 and its sole office in Ireland is located in Templeshannon, Enniscorthy.

Since beginning operations in July 2014 in Enniscorthy it has gone from an initial three employees to a current workforce of nine and recently passed a significant milestone of $10 billion dollars under depositary at its Enniscorthy office.

INDOS won the HFM award in recognition of its innovation as an independent depositary in a market otherwise dominated by

depositaries affiliated to fund administrators, exceptional clientfocused service delivery and strong growth over the past 12 months. INDOS beat stiff competition from other shortlisted finalists including BNY Mellon, State Street and Deutsche Bank.

INDOS Financial specialises in providing independent AIFMD depositary services to alternative investment funds. INDOS was the first FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) authorised AIFMD Depositary in January 2014 and currently provides depositary services to over 50 funds that have over $10 bn in assets. Clients include EU and non-EU managers managing a broad range of open- and closedended alternative investment fund strategies ranging from hedge funds, to private equity, real estate and other closed-ended funds. n

The mood of the Enniscorthy & District Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday 11th May at Riverside Park Hotel was positive and upbeat with members being informed by Chairman John Burke O’Leary that the newly appointed CEO would be taking up her position on Monday 16th May. Catriona Murphy will be establishing herself at the new premises on Weafer Street over the coming weeks and going forward all chamber business will operate from there.

Much of the business of the meeting was taken up with the plethora of festivals scheduled for the summer season including Street Rhythms, Focal Wexford Literary Festival, Strawberry Culture & Food Festival, Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival and Blackstairs Blues all contributing, the Chairman said, to marketing Enniscorthy as a great place to visit and a great place to live which is exactly what is needed if we are to attract more businesses into the town.

He went on to compliment all those involved with the various festival committees and thanked them for their huge voluntary effort. Enniscorthy will indeed be a hub of festival activity with Food Stalls, Rock n Roll Dancers, Re-enactments, Cocktail Trails, Treasure Hunts, Celebrity Chefs, Fantasy at the Castle,

Poetry and Prose at the Athenaeum, and much, much more over the next three months and beyond.

It was the general consensus of the meeting that Enniscorthy is definitely the place to be this summer and the Chamber will be doing everything it can to promote and market all that is happening in our town.

The Brooklyn Committee was also complimented by the Chairman and members for organising the recent event at the Riverside Park Hotel and all were reminded that the Brooklyn Exhibition was opening at the Castle on Friday 13th May at 7pm and all were encouraged to attend.

There was also an update on the Focal Wexford Literary Festival from 27th to 29th May with some of Ireland’s leading authors coming to town for panel discussions and workshops and the winners of the Colm Toibin Short Story Award and the 1916 Poem for Enniscorthy to be announced at the Festival. John Burke O’Leary concluded, ‘With the new Brooklyn Exhibition, the Focal Literary Festival and an excellent drama group in town who have just staged A Night on the Hill written by local playwright Paul O’Reilly, Enniscorthy is marketing itself as the cultural centre of the South East.’

– Maria Nolan

lEo FoR BuSINESS For business training events, workshops, clinics, etc organised by the Co. Wexford local Enterprise office (lEo): https://www.localenterprise.ie/ Wexford/Training-Events/online-Bookings/

The ENNISCORTHy GIFT VOuCHER SCHEME has proven to be a great success and vouchers are available to purchase from various locations in town such as Byrnes Bookshop, Credit union, Waterfront Leisure Centre and Frizelle O’Leary & Co. Solicitors in €10 and €20 units.

The vouchers are great for birthdays, anniversaries and for that someone special. And are also a great, tax-efficient way to reward employees. n

WEXFORD BUSINESS AWARDS 2016 Broadcaster Pat Kenny is the Guest MC at the 8th annual Wexford Business Awards. He 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 from Wexford Chamber by calling 053 9122226 or emailing traceymorgan@ wexfordchamber.ie n

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VET DIARY FOR JUNE with the Moyne Veterinary Clinic

This month Joe Kavanagh looks at pets and holidays!

At this time of year people are gearing up for holidays, be it from school, college or work. The long evenings and brighter mornings bring a sense of optimism and life about the place. Everyone seems to feel more alive when the sun shines!

Even our pets are ‘chomping at the bit’ to get out for a walk, a run in the park or a gallop in the fields or on the beach.

For those heading away on their holidays lots of planning has to go into it. Part of that planning will need to include your pet.

If you’re taking your pet abroad then he or she will need a pet passport or have it up to date along with a certified health check before you leave.

If you’re putting your dog or cat into boarding kennels while you’re away they too will require that their vaccinations are up to date and that you have a record of this.

At this time of year we have lots of clients in for this very reason – it’s a good time to give them their annual ‘MOT’, the once-over to make sure everything is going well for them.

Sometimes on this clinical exam we pick up abnormalities that may not be really obvious yet. The old adage ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ comes to mind as if you can ‘get in there’ before real pathology sets in, then you can help make a difference to the outcome.

If you’re thinking about heading away it’ll be peace of mind knowing that your little friend is well looked after. We’ll do one part and help keep them in top shape as prevention is always better than cure.

To help with it, since we are celebrating 75 years this year serving the people of Co. Wexford, we are giving a special offer for the month of June of full vaccinations… their annual vaccinations and kennel cough at 75% of the normal rate. This’ll help with your pet and your pockets too. n

On 4th May Enniscorthy CBS held its annual student awards night in the Riverside Park Hotel. Among the main winners were: Pierce Sinnott (above left, Student of the Year), Diarmuid Byrne (above centre, Edmund Rice Award), Conal Flood (above right, Sports Star of the Year Award).

Stories of 1916

The Co. Wexford Oral History Programme was launched at Enniscorthy Library on 28th April.

It was a lively afternoon of chat and laughter as the most recent contributors to the Co. Wexford Oral History Programme were presented with CD copies of their interviews.

The theme of this phase of the oral history programme was “Stories of 1916” and the interviewees were the children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren of some of those who participated in the 1916 Rising in Co. Wexford.

The contributors celebrated their interviews with family and friends and listened with much curiosity to the sound of their own voices on CD recording.

Contributors at this presentation included Joe O’Brien, Breda Donnelly and Michael O’Brien, Michael Doyle, Martin McClean, Noel Armstrong and Michael Byrne, Stephen Keegan, Brian

Cleary, Henry Goff, Des Fitzpatrick, Seamus Rafter, James Franklin, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Arthur French and Colm Galligan.

All the interviews will be available in the near future on CD for loan from the mobile and branch libraries county-wide. The interviews will also be available as podcasts on the library website in the near future ensuring that relatives and researchers, far and wide, will have the opportunity to learn from and enjoy these wonderful recordings.

Presenting the CDs to the participants, local Councillor, Kathleen Codd Nolan, representing Cllr Tony Demspey, Chairman of We x f o rd C o u n t y C o u n c i l , described memories as treasures and said that the public library service holds them in trust for future generations. “These interviews are such a valuable contribution to our knowledge of what happened in Co. Wexford dur-

ing that time and to Wexford’s memory of that time. They tell many previously unknown and unheard stories and honour the contribution made by those ancestors to Ireland’s quest for self determination and freedom.”

The oral history recording project has been a runaway success with over 300 interviews completed so far. It is now a well established part of library activity and the interviews are borrowed frequently.

Kathleen Codd Nolan thanked all those who had nominated people to date and those who had come forward for interview. The “Stories of 1916” oral history project is ongoing throughout this year. If anyone has a story to tell in relation to 1916 or a family member who might – a brochure and nomination form are available from all local libraries and on the internet at www.wexford.ie/library.

– Maria Nolan

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ENNISCORTHY ROMA DAY On the 1st of May the Enniscorthy Roma community celebrated their Orthodox Easter by inviting a Roma Project from Ennis, Co. Clare, to join in their festivities.

Both communities took part in what is hoped to be an annual football match before hosting a traditional Orthodox Easter

Celebration in the FDYS, Enniscorthy. A competitive and fun-filled game ended with a victory for the Enniscorthy side by 3-2.

There are around 380 Roma living in the Enniscorthy area and the day was an opportunity to build community spirit between both Roma commu-

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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 60th of a series, Ibar shares some photos taken fifty years ago. 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.

Above: Buttles Bacon Factory Dinner Dance 1966.

Left: Mercy Convent 1st Communion Class 1966.

Photographs by P.A.Crane.

All pics copyright © Ibar Carty.

Ibar Carty can provide high quality prints of all photos in this series.

Simply ring Ibar on 087-6729969 or email: ibar_carty@yahoo.ie or call into his premises on Castle Street (beside Athenaeum).

And if you mention the Slaney News he’ll give you 20% OFF the price!

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

View from the Hill neW DISpenSatIon The present political dispensation where we have a minority Fine Gael and Independent Government depending on Fianna Fail support may be an opportunity for Enniscorthy and Co. Wexford generally. There is no doubt that the loss of Brendan Howlin as a powerful government minister is a body blow to the county. Like him, or detest him, Howlin delivered in spades for the constituency any time that he could.

The new situation is different insofar as that, on the face of it, we will depend on Paul Kehoe to use his position as a Junior

Minister (effectively Minister for Defence) to ensure that we get our fair share of any goodies which are being distributed. However, the dependence of the government on Fianna Fail makes James Browne almost as powerful as the Fine Gael Junior Minister. Any time they wish Fianna Fail can force the issue on any matter which arises leaving Browne with the task of persuading his own colleagues of Co. Wexford’s economic needs. So let’s see what happens here and as to how the two Enniscorthy TDs work together for the benefit of their own area over the next year or two.

m o rt g a g e I n t e r e S t rateS Speaking of a new political dispensation it was obvious that we are in a different place when one looks at the success of Fianna Fail in getting the Mortgage Cap legislation through the Dáil recently. With the support of Sinn Fein and others, the government was forced to stand aside and allow the Dáil adopt the Bill. One can imagine the arrogant putdown such an effort would have received in the last Dáil.

Fianna Fail are quite correct to raise the issue of the scandalous interest rates being charged to mortgage holders by the banks. The same banks are borrowing money at 0.08% and charging their customers up to 4.1% interest. A few years ago the country was up in arms against moneylenders who charged their captive customers exorbitant interest rates yet the respectable banks seem to think that what they are doing is acceptable.

The whinges of some economists who predict that the result of the Fianna Fail Bill will be catastrophic for the economy can be taken with a pinch of salt when we consider that most of these so-called experts predicted

a soft landing for the economy right up to a few months before the crash.

Hopefully we will see more of this. The power of the opposition to force the government to drop the recycle bin charges, signed into law by Alan Kelly before he left office, once again demonstrated the new political landscape.

A hung Dail may not be such a bad thing after all. north Korea We read a lot about North Korea nowadays. You know, the Dictator Kim Jong-un, his nuclear bombs etc. Well I recently met a guy from there and I asked him how things were in his country. “I can’t complain”, he said. the garDaI There is no doubt that the vast majority of people in this country have the greatest of respect for the Gardai. We are all aware of the difficult task that many of them have on a day to day basis, particularly in our larger cities and urban areas. The issue of rural crime is a major problem which is also a matter for our garda force to deal with. While many of us complain about poor response times to calls and lack

Fitzgerald, and the Garda Commissioner, Noirin O’Sullivan, would want to start answering straight questions in an open and fair manner on these events before they bring the entire force into disrepute.

The Gardaí: understaffed and under resourced

of follow-up in some cases, people recognise that, in the main, these issues are a result of the force being understaffed and under resourced. None of this is the fault of the average garda on the street and most of us are well aware of this.

However, there is a major difficulty with the goings on at the top of the force over the issue of whistleblowers etc. Without getting into the detail of all of this, which would take a column in itself, it is clear that somewhere along the line someone in the higher echelons of the force is not doing this country any service.

All of this is feeding into a cul de sac where, if it is not properly dealt with and soon, will play into the hands of the merchants who delight in running down the institutions of the entire state.

Our Minister for Justice, Frances

Summer on the Way Hopefully, weather-wise we will have a good summer this year.

Co. Wexford is well placed as a tourist area for day-trippers from the capital and other parts of the country as well as longerstay visitors to our county. We can be proud of the hard work which has been put into promoting the county over the last few years and given half a chance it should begin to pay dividends.

The recession, worldwide and nationally, is rolling back somewhat and some people have a few euro more in their pockets to spend and hopefully they will do that in the Sunny South East from which we will all benefit. Us locals have a role to play too in ensuring that where possible we spend whatever we can afford locally rather than take it all out of the county. 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 regular adult events Adult Reading Circle – new members always welcome.

“Drop of Ink” Creative Writing Group – new members always welcome.

Computer Classes have resumed. If you wish to be considered for future classes, please contact Bunclody Library.

Morning craft classes for adults with Mandy continue at the Library – contact the Library for future classes. regular Children’s events Toddler Story Time - Fridays at 1212.30pm Junior Book Club for 9-12yr olds Next meeting in June, new members always welcome.

Childrens Craft Classes with Mandy weekly on Fridays at 3.15-4pm for 6-9yr olds and fortnightly at 11.15am for 3-5yr olds.

Booking essential for all events. tel: 053 9375466.

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 our monthly what’s on e-newsletter. Also see our website: http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Depar tments/Library/WhatsOn/ StoryteLLIng St Aidan’s Hall, Irish Street, on Thursday May 26th at 8.00pm. art BanK BunCLoDy Follow ARTBANK on Facebook.

SLaney Country marKet Open every Saturday from 10am to 1pm in St. Aidan’s Hall, Irish Street.

Tea, coffee, local produce, baking, crafts, etc.

St VInCent De pauL Local Confidential helpline 0873696883. Newspaper recycling bin beside SuperValu in aid of S.V.P.

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aLCohoLICS anonymouS Local Meetings are held on Tuesdays & Saturdays at 8.30pm in Brennan’s Market Square.

WhISt Monday nights in St. Aidan’s Hall.

BunCLoDy/KILmyShaLL Drama group Their wonderful production of "Moonshine" by Jim Nolan challenged for All-Ireland honours, with Liam Farrell winning the award for Best Stage Management.

BunCLoDy ChurCh ChoIr Choir Practice in Bunclody every Tuesday at 7.30pm. New members welcome.

Communion in Ferns, April 2016.

CoFFee mornIng Bunclody Active Retired Coffee Morning & Art Exhibition in the Millrace Hotel on Wed 25th May at 10.30am. All are welcome. n

Confirmation in Courtnacuddy, April 2016.

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. Our photo shows students of Bunclody VTOS who recently held their annual photography exhibition in Bunclody Library. Pic: James Quirke.

GOREY… gorey Community School was recently announced as the winner of the Lidl LgFa (Ladies gaelic Football association) post-primary schools store competition. It was one of 145 lucky schools across Ireland to take home a kit bag for its school containing jerseys and gaa equipment.

As part of the Lidl LGFA Post-Primary Schools Store

Competition, Lidl has donated GAA jerseys and equipment worth €250,000 to 145 postprimary school teams across Ireland, reinforcing its commitment to serious support for ladies GAA at all levels of the community.

Other winning schools in C o . We x f o rd i n c l u d e d Presentation Secondary School in Wexford, Coláiste Abbain in

Pictured at the Lidl store in Gorey at the prize hand-over for the Lidl LGFA Post-Primary Schools Store Competition are students and representatives from Gorey Community School, Co. Wexford.

Pic: Ger Carty.

Confirmation in Davidstown, April 2016.

Adamstown and St. Mary’s Secondary School in New Ross.

In January, Lidl and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) announced a landmark partnership which saw the brand become the Official Retail Partner to the LGFA and the title sponsors of the Lidl Ladies National Football League, as well as grassroots activity. n

NEW ROSS… this July fourth weekend new ross is set to celebrate the town’s unique u.S. links in style. organisers of the Irish america Festival have detailed the ‘first announcments’ for this year’s festival with more exciting news yet to be announced.

Ferstivalgoers can celebrate the birth of the U.S. nation with three days filled with fun activities on offer for all the family in New Ross from July 1st to 4th.

The main stage will be in situ at the Town Park in New Ross for the weekend and multiplatinum artists The High Kings will headline the music programme on Saturday, July 2nd.

The exciting list of further music acts will be announced soon.

A ‘Ross Food and Craft Fest’ will also be on offer daily from 11am to 6pm where locals and visitors can meander the Quayside and enjoy a taste of local produce and exclusive craft creations.

Applications to take part in the

Food and Craft area are currently being accepted at: irishamericafest@newrosschamber.ie On Sunday July 3rd a wonderful ‘Picnic in the Park’ will be on offer from 2pm to 6pm.

Families are invited to come along and enjoy games and entertainment and of course bring a picnic! All local clubs interested in participating, email: irishamericafest@newrosschamber.ie The very popular ‘South Street Al Fresco’ is back, on Saturday 2nd July from 12 noon until 6pm. Ireland's travelling marionette string puppet theatre, Moon & Sixpence, will present a cheeky version of “Red Riding Hood” featuring the classic fairy-tale characters and a talking dustbin, who encourages children to pick up litter. The production is performed live with music and sound effects and draws plenty of audience participation, as much from adults as from children.

An exciting new addition to the festival will see a time capsule buried on Sunday, July 3rd, it is planned that the capsule will be re-opened in 2066. Schools or groups wishing to participate by adding items in the capsule should contact the Chamber on (051) 425 077 or email: admin@newrosschamber.ie Activities and entertainment will be on offer across the town for the weekend including a Funfair Carnival at the Town Park, a community Disco, a Chilli Challenge and Pie-eating competition and lots more. For all of the latest festival news follow irishamericaday on Facebook and Twitter.

Any Groups, Clubs, Singers or Dancers wishing to perform at the festival should get in touch w i t h N e w R o s s C h a m b e r.

Stewards for the festival are also required, please contact (051) 425 077 or email admin@newrosschamber.ie n

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by Caroline Kidd the audi a1 is the entry level model into the audi range and promises a premium car experience within the compact dimensions of a small hatchback. With prices starting at €20,800 for 3-door petrol models, the a1 slots firmly into the premium small car class, where image and kerb appeal are the currency of sale.

Though it’s the smallest car in the Audi range, the A1 has the presence of a larger car on the road. There are some customisation options available, for example you can change the colour of the roof to contrast with the body colour. Overall it’s a mature and stylish look for the A1.

It’s in the cabin where the A1 really shows that it’s a cut above the rest. It’s really just a distilled down version of the cabins from bigger Audis, and the quality of the materials and classy layout do help

to justify the price tag for the car. Available as a 3-door or a 5-door Sportback model, there is enough room up front so as not to feel like you’re sitting on top of your passenger, but it is a bit more snug in the back. The boot is 270 litres, which is a reasonable size for a car like this.

In 2015, Audi added two new three cylinder engines to the A1 range, one petrol and one diesel. My test car had the new 1.0-litre TFSI petrol unit with 95bhp. It’s a perfect match for this car and there is enough power on tap for it to never feel out of its depth, even on motorways. It’s cheap to run and even with the automatic gearbox on my test car it will return up to 67mpg.

There’s a manual option too that returns about 64mpg.

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from the old 1.4-litre petrol engines (125bhp and 150bhp) and 1.6-litre diesel (116bhp) but really one of the new three cylinder units should suit most needs and keep the costs down too.

The A1 has ‘big car’ refinement on the road and is very hushed at speed, even on the motorway. The A1 handles well with good grip, and the steering is precise and quick to respond. There’s a bit too little feedback from the steering for it to be a truly fun car to drive - it’s more of a comfortable, refined and predictable one.

There are three trim levels - an entry level model, SE and S Line. Standard equipment is good, including air con, electric windows and mirrors, alloys, MMI infotainment system and a trip computer. SE is a good balance between price and equipment and adds rear parking sen-

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.

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sors, and a few interior and exterior changes like bigger alloys, sports seats, a centre armrest and LED rear lights.

The A1 doesn’t come cheap but it does offer a high quality interior and the refined driving character of a larger car, so in that respect you get what you pay for. The new

engines deliver the efficiency and cheap running costs that small car buyers want and for those looking for something a little bit special, the Audi A1 is still a very desirable small car. model tested: audi a1 1.0tFSI 95 Se S tronic Price: €24,700 (A1 range

starts at €20,800) Engine: 1.0-litre, three cylinder petrol Power: 95bhp 0-100km/h: 10.9 seconds Economy: 67.3mpg (4.4l/100km) CO2 emissions: 102g/km Tax band: A3 (€190 per year) n

suzuki launches new baleno by Caroline Kidd Suzuki has just launched the new Baleno in Ireland, with pricing starting at €17,995. the Baleno will join the Celerio and Swift in Suzuki’s small car range, but fills the gap for a compact car with more interior space and a larger boot, while retaining attractive low pricing.

The Baleno sits on a new platform that’s been developed with a focus on lightness, but also rigidity. The new car debuts a very on trend 1.0-litre three cylinder petrol engine with a healthy 110bhp output. A 1.2litre petrol ‘mild hybrid’ version with 89bhp is also available.

The 1.0-litre engine is lively with plenty of power for over-

taking, and the refinement appears very good. Emissions of 105g CO2/km put the car in this configuration in tax band A3 (€190 per year), while the claimed economy is 63mpg.

On a shorter test drive, the mild hybrid was not as lively to drive, though running costs are marginally cheaper. The list price for the hybrid version is €18,995.

The entry model (1.0-litre Boosterjet SZ-T) at €17,995 is a car you might want to buy.

Standard equipment includes 16” alloy wheels, air con, electric mirrors and front windows, remote central locking, touchscreen with navigation,

Bluetooth, MirrorLink and Apple CarPlay access, auto lights, front fog lights and rear privacy glass.

The 1.0-litre Boosterjet in the top SZ-5 trim comes in at €19,495 and adds more including Radar Brake Control, keyless entry and go, electric rear windows, and even adaptive cruise control. The mild hybrid, SHVS 1.2 Dualjet SZ5, has a list price of €18,995, while the 1.0-litre Boosterjet SZ5 with an automatic comes in at €22,495.

The new Suzuki Baleno will go on sale in Ireland in June and is definitely worth a look if you’re after a good value small car.

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DoNal makeS himSelf at home iN the caStle Donal Cullen will be producing, directing and presenting Voices from a Drawing room live at Enniscorthy Castle on Friday 24th June. Featuring the cream of local singers, poets, bands, etc and all in aid of South East Animal Rescue.

Tickets €15 on sale in Enniscorthy Castle or call 087-6299514.

The following night, 25th June, Donal will be at the helm again at the Castle producing Fashion at the Castle starting at 8pm preceded by a wine reception at 7.30pm. This prestigious fashion event with a difference is in aid of the Women's Refuge Wexford.

Tickets at €15 are on on sale in most of Enniscorthy’s boutiques, or call 087-6299514. Compere for the event is Ms Cathy Devereux. Taking part are Ottiva, O’Faoláin’s, Sofia’s Choice, Glamour, Put A Bow On It, Mary Elizabeth’s, Millinery Madness and for hair and makeup: Aideen Vonno, George’s, Scissors Sisterz, Serenity Place, Finishing Touches. There will be spot prizes also on the night.

We’ll carry full details in our next issue of 22nd June.

– Joseph Doyle The Rapps were the the victors by 9 points on home soil against their bitter rivals, the Shamrocks, in the inaugural Robert “Tex” Byrne Memorial Cup match played in Bellefield.

Rivalry was put aside for once as the match was to honour a true gentleman and friend of eveyone – Robert “Tex” Byrne.

Voices from a Drawing Room at Enniscorthy Castle.

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Karl Forster (Stamp’s Pub) and a group of friends are doing a skydive soon 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/karls-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 for €20.

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

RTÉ weather presenter, Nuala Carey, is an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland's One in 1,000 campaign which aims to recruit 1,000 women to become one of the biggest charity contingents to take part in the VHI Women's Mini Marathon on Monday June 6. The charity is hoping to raise €100,000 for vital services for people with CF and their families. You can sign up at http://www.cfireland.ie/ or call 1890 311 211 to receive a fundraising pack. Nuala says, “C'mon girls, let's get our game on – will you join me and be that One in 1,000?"

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Fashion at the Castle enniscorthy Castle June 25 at 8pm.

Wine reception at 7.30pm. in aid of the Women's Refuge Wexford. tickets €15 on sale in enniscorthy boutiques or call 087-6299514. this is a Donal Cullen production.

We are sorry to hear that Elizabeth Kenny has closed her Babatique shop on Weafer Street after 21 years.

We wish Elizabeth the very best for the future.

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Ollie Carty and Marley enjoying the sun in Doyle’s Beer Garden.

Pic © Joseph Doyle

you Can maKe a BIg DIFFerenCe to CyStIC FIBroSIS IreLanD

We in the Slaney News always love to see new businesses opening so best of luck to League Barbers on the Old Dublin Road.

Well done also to Piotr in the Enniscorthy Bike Centre on moving to bigger and better premises at 54 Weafer Street.

Best wishes also to the Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Dance Fest and the Focal Wexford Literary Festival, both taking place the last weekend in May. – Joseph Doyle

a FundRaising walk in aid oF the templeshannon community & childcaRe centRe is being held on sunday 29th may 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.

coNgratulatioNS  Camogie – Bunclody under 14s will represent Wexford in this year’s Feile na Gael later in June.  FCJ Bunclody who won the commmunity schools football f i n a l re c e n t l y a g a i n s t Ashbourne.  Moyne Rangers Youths who won the Wexford Youth Cup Final on 14th May defeating St. Leonards.  Wexford Youths women’s soccer team who won the Irish league defeating Shelbourne in the last match.  Congratulations to Shauna Redmond on making her debut for the county under 13 soccer team. Shauna is daughter of Denise Redmond and Sean Redmond. Sean played for a number of years with the Moyne Rangers.  Oulart The Ballagh – Wexford county camogie champions.  Junior ‘C’ camogie league winners – Ferns.  Billy Browne Cup winners – Cushinstown AFC who overcame Oylegate in the final.

 Premier League Champions – Enniscorthy’s Shamrock Rovers.  Premier League England – Champions Leicester City FC.  Hard luck to Enniscorthy Rugby Club who were beaten

by Wicklow in this year’s Provincial Towns Cup final.  Congrats to Enniscorthy mens hocky team on winning the men’s hockey cup.  Best of luck to the Wexford camogie team as they face Offaly in the Leinster Senior Final.  Happy birthday – the big 40 – to Mick Dillon who celeberated his birthday recently and to Emily and Peter Coady who celebrated their big 40 recently.  Congrats to Bridge Drama on winning this year’s AllIreland final. Also congrats to Bunclody/ Kilmyshall’s Tim Connaughton who won a summer scholarship at this year’s All-Ireland finals.

– Joseph Doyle

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 – “Alba Restaurant” on Facebook. the hill Bar: Music every weekend. Karaoke with Julie Friday nights. 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 Mon and Thurs. Enniscorthy Greyhound Track. yoga every Tuesday night IFA Centre with Anna Mae Mahon.

the preSentatIon Centre:

yoga with nicola Brady Monday at 7:30-9pm, Thursday at 7:30-9pm. €10 per class.

Contact Nicola on 087-2168819.

Drama with Wexford artists Community theatre Tuesday at 5-6pm for 5-11 years, 6-7pm for 11 years+ Contact Jackie 086-2885942.

Dance with urban Funk Dance School Tuesday at 3:30-4:30 for 4-6years, 7:30-8:30 for 6-12 years 8:30-9:30 for 13 years+ Contact Ailish 089-2229661.

KidFit Classes with Karen martin Wednesday from 3.30-4.30pm. Contact Karen 087-6664769.

Colla Voce Singing Classes With Joanne McCabe. Wednesday from 2:00-7:00pm Contact Joanne 086-1073841.

Kangoo Jumps Classes With Tanya Kovalevska. Wednesday from 7.00-8.00pm Contact Tanya 087-6452836.

Drama with red moon Thursday at 3:30-4:15pm - Children's Drama 5-6 years 4:15-5:15pm - Children's Theatre 7-11yrs, 5:15-6:15pm - Art all ages 6:15-7:15pm - Youth Theatre Lego Club with olive Doherty Saturday at 4pm. 4-12 years. Contact Olive 086-0647911.

Slimming World Saturday at 9am, 11am & 1pm. Contact Kieran 086-8496642.

LooKIng aheaD: 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.

1st June: Theresa & The Stars launch 4-track EP at Riverside Park Hotel with special guests.

5th June: Enniscorthy Rugby Club Ball. Riverside Park Hotel.

5th June: Max & Bull in Joe Doyle’s.

5th June: Pearse Road 6K. Run, jog, walk. Register from 9.30am. Start 11am.

Entry by donation. Refreshments after in Sacre Coeur Boxing Club.

11th June: Sheep Shindig in the Marquee, Farmleigh. Sheep racing 810pm. Music 8 til late with the Kilkennys. Full bar, BBQ. Strictly over 18s.

19th June: Touched By Suicide Bike Run in Ferns in memory of JohnPaul Cashe. BBQ, Live Music etc in Thatch Pub, Ferns.

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

21st June: Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society trip to Dublin.

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

22nd June: Strawberry Ball with American Heart in Riverside Park Hotel.

23rd June: Bellefield GAA complex, Stacey Breen’s night of Social Dancing.

Stacey will be joined by Louise Morrissey, Aidan Quinn and his band, Mikaela Bonner, Take 5. Adm €10. Fantastic night of entertainment and dancing.

18th July: Paddy O’Brien launches new CD with Theresa & The Stars and guests in the Riverside Park Hotel.

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

Christian Media trust Programme schedule June 2016 on south east radio

St Aidan’s Parish…

Corpus Christi Procession On the Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for the Body of Christ) the tradition and belief in the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist is celebrated. The Annual 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, new bridge, and through 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, particularly if it is located along the procession route. First Holy Communion children and their parents are especially invited to take part in the Procession. Groups taking part in the Procession are asked to gather at St Senan’s church for 6.30pm. Refreshments will be available in the Cathedral grounds afterwards.

– Patricia McNally

reguLar eVentS:

P ro g ra m m e & P re s e n t e r

P ro g ra m m e & P re s e n t e r

P ro g ra m m e & P re s e n t e r

P ro g ra m m e & P re s e n t e r

4 Simply Divine Maria Colfer

11 Simply Divine Maria Colfer

18 Simply Divine Maria Colfer

25 Simply Divine Maria Colfer

5 Sounds for Sunday Cecil Riddall

12 Sounds for Sunday Cecil Riddall

19 Sounds for Sunday Cecil Riddall

26 Sounds for Sunday Cecil Riddall

SUNDAY 10.00 10.40

Sunday Celebration

Sunday Celebration

Sunday Celebration

Sunday Celebration

SUNDAY 8.30 – 9.00 p.m.

Reflections for Sunday Evening Taize Prayer Martin Colfer William Davis

Reflections for Sunday evening Eucharistic Adoration Betty Breen

Reflections for Sunday Evening Centring Prayer Fr. Tom Dalton

MONDAY 8.04 – 8.30p.m.

6 Music Box Caroline O’ Connor

13 Music Box Margaret Rossiter

20 Music Box Ciara O’ Leary

Reflections for Sunday Evening Charismatic Prayer Mary Maloney 27 Music Box John Michael Porter

MONDAY 8.30 – 9.00p.m.

Faith Matters: The Schools’ Project

Faith Matters: The Schools’ Project

Faith Matters: Lives of the Saints Sarah Lavin

SATURDAY 10.04 – 10.30 SUNDAY 9.05 – 10.00

Faith Matters: Lives of the Saints Sarah Lavin

tomi Reichental to speak in oylegate

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People from all is over the diocese Tomi Reichental a Slovak living . in Ireland. He is one of three Holocaust survivors currently ! residing here. He was imprisoned ! ! in Bergen Belsen in 1944, at the age of 9, and lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust.

Tomi spoke at a very moving public meeting in Oylegate a year ago and no doubt a large turnout can be expected again when Tomi speaks in the community centre there on Weds 15th June at 8pm. Admisison is €5 with half the proceeds going to the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland and half to the Hope Centre in Enniscorthy.

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Tag Rugby Returns Tag rugby returns on May 26th with the first of our try-itout nights, a second of these free play nights will be on June 2nd. These days are a great opportunity for new players to get involved or for old hands to get their eye back in.

The competition proper starts on June 9th and runs for the following 10 weeks generally on Thursday nights but with two exceptions – Friday July 8th (with disco entertainment in clubhouse with DJ Joe 90) and the Finals night on Saturday August 13th. This year we have an action packed summer in store with plenty of rugby and entertainment planned. As usual the BBQ will be firing and the bar will be open with drinks deals every week. Tag rugby is noncontact and teams are mixed with a minimum of three women on the pitch per team of 7. It is suitable for everyone and is a great social outlet for the greater Enniscorthy community.

Come along on May 26th and encourage your friends and family to participate.

Entry is €50 per player with a special rate for companies who enter a full team. There will be leagues for all abilities: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Veteran (for players who want to relive the victories of their youth and show they STILL have it). 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 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.

Enter on website www.slaneyolympic.com n

Enniscorthy Golf – ladies notes FAI Summer Soccer Schools In the ennISCorthy area: Curracloe United, Ballaghblake, Curracloe, July 4th - 8th.

St Cormacs AFC, Boolavogue, Ferns, July 11th - 15th.

Enniscorthy Town, Pearse Road, Enniscorthy, July 25th - 29th.

Ajax Athletic AFC, Daphne View, Enniscorthy, Aug 8th - 12th.

Bunclody AFC, Church Road, Bunclody, Aug 8th - 12th.

The camps cater for players of all abilities and participants are grouped according to ability and age. The camps run from 10.30am - 3pm from Monday to Friday.

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representatives from the Club recently attended the launch of the Brooklyn movie tour which was held in enniscorthy Castle.

The Club is delighted to be a part of the tour which also takes in The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy Castle, Mrs Kelly’s Shop, Curracloe Beach and other locations associated with the novel and film.

The ladies’ competition scheduled for Tuesday 10th May was postponed due to

Rathnure soccer success

heavy rain. This competition was sponsored by Hair by Aine in Monart and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Our Finn team came up against very strong opposition in Coolattin Golf Club a n d f a i l e d t o p ro g re s s .

However, the players all enjoyed the golf and the beautiful scenery as Coolattin is looking its best at the moment with its wonderful display of Spring flowers, shrubs and trees.

Enniscorthy Rugby Club SuCCeSS proVeS eLuSIVe The club just missed out on two major honours in the last weeks of an impressive season – falling at the last hurdle against Sligo in a bid to qualify for the AIL for the 2016/2017 season and then losing the Provincial Towns Final to Wicklow. To have got so close on both fronts was a tremendous achievement. And of course the club’s seconds won their Provincial Towns Cup competition.

The Enniscorthy Ladies’ Intermediate team also failed to progress, losing to Woodenbridge.

The month of May also sees the running of a number of fundraising Golf Classics and we are very h a p p y t o s e e We x f o rd Hurling Supporters’ Club, Wexford Camogie, Sean na Gael and St Aidan’s Cathedral running these golf classic events in the club. And so far the weather has been very kind to all the participants. n

hillbrook lawn tennis Club ennisCorthy Limited time left to enter the

inter Firms league Runs from 30th May to 10th June 3 classes: Advanced, Intermediate, Novice.

Enquiries to: noeldevereux44@gmail.com Tel: 086-8522445 after 6pm www.hltc.ie

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tennis Camps 2016

Camp 1: 11-15 July Camp 2: 18-22 July Camp 3: 15-19 Aug Camp 4: 22-26 Aug Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Ages: 7-11 and 12-16 Cost: Members €50, Non-members €60 Discount for families For more info: Ashley Wynne Tel: 087-9730926 www.wynnetennis.com

ENNISCORTHY BIKE CENTRE

SALES & REPAIRS

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BIGGERS

PREMISE AT NO. 54 WEAFER STREET

Bikes for all ages Large selection of new bikes at best prices Trade in your old bike – great deals on offer All repairs (punctures etc) carried out instore Keep your bike in perfect shape – we service all makes Huge range of accessories in stock Ask about the Cycle to Work Scheme and let the government pay a substantial part of your new bike!!!  The proprietor (Peter) has 10 years experience in all aspects of the bike trade in Enniscorthy

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BLaCK tIe DInner DanCe The club will be holding a celebratory Black Tie Dinner Dance in The Riverside Park Hotel on Sunday June 5th (June Bank Holiday Sunday).

Rathnure United: U-14 Division 3A League Winners 2015-2016.

Back L-R: Manager Mick O’Leary, Owen Lennon, AJ Redmond, Philip Roche, Charlie Tector, Ciaran Doyle Maher. Front L-R: Sean O’Neil, Michael Somers, Jamie Lennon, Brian O’Neil, Sean Power, Matthew Butler, Eoin Farrell. Manager Mick O’Leary also managed last year's Division 2A U-14 League Winners.

CongratS Well done to former player Tony Ryan who was part of the successful Clontarf team which won the UBL Division 1 title. Tony scored a try and was impressive throughout.n

ENNISCORTHY BIKE CENTRE 54 Weafer Street, Enniscorthy, Tel: 053-9261312 Email: enniscorthybikecentre@gmail.com Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 7.00pm & Sat 9.30am to 6.00pm

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Slaney Arts & Heritage

25 May 2016

Literary Feast for Festival Weekend Festival fever is about to hit enniscorthy as dancers and performers take to our streets and sidewalks and writers and poets fill our various locations and venues.

This coming weekend, as Enniscorthy stages both the Street Rhythms Festival and the Focal Wexford Literary Festival, our town will become a Mecca for lovers of music, dance, art and culture everywhere.

This is the third Wexford Literary Festival to be held in the town and in those three short years the Festival has gone from strength to strength in the main due to the creativity, vision and dedication of the very hard working Festival Committee and to the commitment to the arts of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council and Wexford County Council.

This year the Festival can boast a fantastic line-up of new and existing talent kicking off at The Presentation Centre on Friday evening 27th May with an Open Mic Night of Poetry, Prose, Song and Drama, including local poets John Kelly, Joe Neal and Caroline Busher and local writers Imelda Carroll, Christine Masterson and Tom Mooney, editor of the

Enniscorthy Echo, who will read a travel article from his submission to the From Wexford With Love anthology.

Local singer-songwriter Paul O’Reilly will perform his own composition The Rise of the Wexford Volunteers – a specially commissioned piece, part of the 1916 National Song Project.

Ruth Frances Long (or R.F. Long) winner of The European Science Fiction Society Spirit of Dedication Award comes to us from Dublin and is the wellknown author of young adult fantasy such as The Treachery of Beautiful Things and A Crack in Everything, novels set in the world of demons, angels and fairies that exists alongside our own in modern-day Dublin. Ruth will delight and intrigue us with excerpts from her own work.

Wexford Literary Festival also has an exclusive for Open Mic Night as co-founder, local author and current Festival Chairperson Carmel Harrington, along with members of Enniscorthy Drama Group – AnneMarie Whelan and Fergal Kelly, perform an excerpt from Carmel’s much anticipated fourth novel The Things I Should Have Told You not due for release until 8th

September. The many fans of Carmel’s books will be more than tempted to come along for this sneak preview.

And speaking of drama Open Mic will also present a 15minute excerpt from Forget Me Knot – a play written and directed

by Aoife Howell and performed

by Loreto Secondary School students Alannah Corcoran, Aoife Cody Kane, Caoimhe O`Keeffe, Carla Fusciardi and Holly Rossiter, which tells the story of five children affected by the 1916 Rising. This excerpt deals with one of the characters, 16-year-old Mary Redmond and the effect the Rising had on her.

Open Mic is a free event and begins at 8pm, all are welcome.

On Saturday 28th May many of Ireland’s leading authors come together at the Church Institute for a full day of panel discussions and workshops under the following headings – Historical Fiction, Industry Experts, Debut Novelists, Children’s Fiction, Self Published and Crime Fiction.

Guest speakers include Madeleine Keane, Jax Miller, H a z e l G a y n o r, C a r m e l Harrington, Claire Hennessy, Pat Fitzpatrick, Ava McCarthy, Frankie Gaffney, Catherine Ryan

Howard, Ruth Long, Carolann Copland, Andrea Carter, Joan Brady, Cat Hogan, Siobhan Davis, Karen Power, Mary McCauley, Caroline Busher and Margaret Madden.

And at Enniscorthy Library from 10.30am to 11.30am well known children’s author E.R. Murray will host a Children’s Workshop which is another free event.

The Festival will conclude with a Grande Finale on Sunday 29th May at that Enniscorthy icon, the Athenaeum, where the winners of the 1916 Poem for Enniscorthy and the Colm Toibin International Short Story Award will be announced and presented with their prizes at 3pm.

With over 400 entries, some of them from around the world, the first ever Colm Toibin International Short Story Award has been a major success, with independent Judges Lisa Coen, Nuala O’Connor and Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin thrilled with the response and the quality of the writing.

Who knows maybe this year’s Focal Wexford Literary Festival will unearth another Colm Toibin!

– maria Nolan

ARTS SNIPPETS…

“weXFord thatCh, Ceird, oidhreaCht, Pobal” Wexford County Council is currently hosting this unique and interesting exhibition in its Carricklawn headquarters to showcase Wexford’s Thatch Crafts, Tradition and Community.

library news

Check out: www.wexford.ie/wex/ Departments/Library/WhatsOn/ for details of what’s on in your local library. You can also check your local library on Facebook.

loCal PharMaCist to eXhibit his art in weXFord

Enrique Lazzaro is a pharmacist, artist, musician and sculptur living in Gorey but working in Enniscorthy. His new exhibition at Fusion Cafe, Monck Street, Wexford, runs from 2nd of June until the middle of July. The official opening (Thursday 2nd June from 8.30pm) will be a night with a difference as Enrique will not only exhibit his art but also perform with Peter Moore (well known musician and songwriter) – expect to hear covers from the likes of Van Morrison, Tom Waits, etc.

Originally from Barcelona, Enrique has been living in Ireland since 2008 and has exhibited in Wexford before e.g. at the Denis Collins Gallery. His inspiration comes from Picasso, Cezanne, Monet, Jack B. Yeats, Joan Miro etc. The title of the exhibition is 'La Beaute de la Femme’.

Supporting the ArtS

Wexford Arts Centre: 053-9123764. the presentation Centre, enniscorthy: 053-9233000.

OPEN CALL EXHIBITION OPENS AT PRESENTATION

I was extremely honoured to be asked to open the first ever open Call Submissions exhibition at the presentation Centre on Friday evening 29th april. the purpose of the open Call is to celebrate creativity and talent in the locality and surrounding areas and to showcase a wide variety of work

being created in the South east region.

Elizabeth Whyte and Lisa Byrne are doing tremendous work at the Centre and are to be commended for their ingenuity and dedication.

Over 50 submissions were received including drawings,

Ed Doyle with his piece ‘Down By The Sea’. Pic: Maria Nolan.

hIgh heeL BootS

by Donal cullen

Here she comes walking down the stairs Big smile, wide eyes, short black skirt, The slit in the side, leaves nothing to hide And down below high heel boots.

Her very kinky black leather boots Serves me a distracted glance And just before my big breakfast.

I'm on my knees, begged me please Oh please don't tease.

Sit on the chair my love and worship the things, That turn you on for your eyes only From toe to knee the pride is yours.

Unzip my knee high boots The coffee is coming and so is morning, the long and the short of it, breakfast with the girl in her long black boots.

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paintings, photographs and even a couple of sculptures and the variety was astounding with each piece completely different from the one before it and the one after it.

Far be it from me to pretend that I am an art expert but then I am not a connoisseur of wine either but that doesn’t stop me enjoying it and, as with wine, I do know what I like and I was particularly taken by the stunning portrait of William Burroughs by David Duffy, the detail and character of the face is fascinating, my second piece was by Ed Doyle titled Country Life, a wonderful study of chickens in rich deep colours and finally I chose a piece of sculpture - Vinegar Hill `98, I loved the simplicity of this piece and I also think that it would make a fabulous gift or presentation for a visitor to the town.

This Exhibition which runs until 24th June is a terrific oppor-

tunity to view the artistic talent of the locality and the county but it also gives each of the artists a forum to liaise and network with each other and with the local communities.

I was actually at the Centre recently for an evening of traditional song with Niall Wall and friends and I noticed that many people were also viewing the exhibition as they entered and during the inverval – so it is already reaching out to people the community who may be visiting the Centre for a variety of reasons and will now see the exhibition and hopefully spread the word.

And that is really what this Open Call is all about – making people aware of the wealth of artistic talent that surrounds us.

So please come along and immerse yourselves in the inspirational work of these gifted artists.

– maria Nolan

New Slaney Writing… ghoSt anD memory by martin Joseph byrne In darkness of morning the world forgotten to turning Like a single snowflake across the hinterland She comes to me in moments of doubt In moments of quite & mist Through times when nothing seems real Am I conscious?

I can’t find my way like a bat on an open plane I can only guess my way Like a derelict house on fire Burning the ghosts of yesterday I hear screams from inside I enter & burn With ghost and memory. n

L-R: Lisa Byrne, Maria Nolan, Elizabeth Whyte at the first ever Open Call Submissions Exhibition at The Presentation Centre on Friday 29th April.

Marja van Kampen and Dick Donaghue.

Pic: Maria Nolan.

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with trepidation supply applications in supplication that will require confirmation Of the longest ever count duration then on to The House for records ratification followed by two three or four months in obfuscations machinations and contemplation of ruminations exhorting closer examination of regeneration/unification while they check indication of dispirit immigration aspirations And after convoluted consultation devise more rigorous regulations designating isolation and delineation of the rural congregations comparative utilizations n

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Peter Murphy and Maria Brown at Peter’s talk in Wexford Town Library on Music and his life.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Evelyn Howell, Eve Howell and Ann Maria Blake at Christian Brothers’ Primary School, Green Street, Wexford, Confirmation on 7th May 2016. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Enjoying the recent HOPE gig in Wexford Arts Centre on 29 April 2016.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Chris Lewis and Sarah Reck at Wexworlds, Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Mary Redmond and Monica Byrne at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Hands Across the Water, in The Friary, Wexford. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Pics Around Wexford Town by Patrick Hogan Anthony Nolan, Willie Roche, Rosemary Hayes, John Clancy at the Lion Club International concert in aid of the Syrian Refugees in Lebanon with the Loch Garman Band. Pic: Patrick Hogan.

L-R: Cllr Johnny Mythen, Jim Parle, Ann Hogan, and John Brady TD, Wicklow, at the Parle Hogan Crean Memorial in Taghmon.

Pic: Patrick Hogan.

Emerging Visual Artist Award We x f o r d a r t s C e n t r e a n d Wexford County Council are pleased to announce a call for submissions for their annual emerging Visual artist award.

The Emerging Visual Artist Award is a partnership initiative between Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford County Council and the Arts Council. The initiative supports promising visual artists in Ireland with an award of €5,000 and a solo exhibition at Wexford Arts Centre. It is aimed at recognising and supporting the development of committed, emerging artists, in kick starting their career and achieving professional recognition.

The successful recipient will be required to create a new body of work during the period October 2016 – December 2017, which will be exhibited at Wexford Arts Centre during January – February 2018.

Who is eligible to apply for the award?

- Applicants practising any visual art form are eligible to apply;

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Applicants must have resided in Ireland for a minimum twelve month period to be eligible to apply; - Applicants cannot be enrolled in an undergraduate programme in their art form at the time of the application deadline.

What selection criteria will be used?

- Applicant’s demonstrated commitment as a serious professional to her/his art form; - Overall excellence of the applicant’s art work; - Demonstration of exceptional talent.

Submissions must be emailed to emergingvisualartistaward@gmai l.com and include the following: 1) An up to date CV; 2) A work statement detailing themes, working methods and medium – 300 word limit; 3) A proposal in relation to the body which will be undertaken – 350 word limit; 4) Timescale breakdown – research, production, delivery;

5) Budget breakdown – materials, travel, studio hire, etc.; 6) Examples of work to date i.e. documentation in the form of 10 jpeg images.

Full details for each image is required, i.e. title, medium, measurements, date of work. Three copies of each film, video or audio work can be sent by post to: Emerging Visual Artist Award, We x f o r d A r t s C e n t r e , Cornmarket, Wexford Town or alternatively links to video and/or audio works can be emailed.

Please enclose a €7.50 processing fee with your application. Cheques should be made payable to Wexford Arts Centre, or you can ring the Box Office at Wexford Arts Centre on (053) 9123764 with your debit card details.

The deadline for receipt of email submissions is 4.00pm on Thursday, 2nd June, 2016.

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Wexford Festival Opera The caged to extend 2017 festival bird sings Wexford arts Centre in partnership with the Wexford Campus School of art and Design (It Carlow) are pleased to present the annual Ba Fine art graduate exhibition entitled the caged bird sings. the exhibition will run from Friday 20th may to thursday 16th June.

Throughout the last four years, the students of the Wexford Campus have developed, experimented and honed their personal practices. This exhibition marks the start of each artist’s professional career, showcasing and celebrating their ongoing ability, dedication and determination to crea t e s t ro n g v i s u a l w o r k exploring themes and issues at the very core of everyday life.

With unprecedented demand for tickets for this year’s Wexford Festival opera, the board of Wexford Festival trust has announced that it will expand the 2017 Festival from 12 to 18 days, running across three weekends, for the first time since 2008, with next year’s 66th Festival opening on thursday 19 october and closing on Sunday 5 november. Full details of the daytime and evening performance schedule for the 2017 Festival will be announced later this year.

Meanwhile, 2016 Festival sales are extremely strong, showing an extraordinary demand for tickets to this world-renowned Festival, recently nominated for ‘Best Festival’ at this year ’s International Opera Awards.

Early booking is strongly advised. Bookings can be

One of this year’s operas – Vanessa by Samuel Barber

made online at www.wexfordopera.com or by ringing (053) 912 2144 or by calling into the box-office at the National Opera House MondaySaturday between 9.30am and 5.30pm.

For more information or to download the Festival brochure and listen to samples of the repertoire, visit www.wexfordopera.com n

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