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Plough and the stars
Well-known faces expected as crowds flock to Fenagh A HOST of well-known faces along with tens of thousands of visitors are set to descend on Fenagh next week for the the National Ploughing Championships. And the buzz and the buildup, with less than week to go, is palpable, according to Anna Marie McHugh, assistant managing director of the National Ploughing Association. Miss McHugh lauded the excitement felt around the site as it continues its transformation into the hive of activity expected next Tuesday, September 17. “There’s a great atmosphere. That electric kind of feeling that goes with ‘Ploughing 2019’ is here,” she said. “You’re always apprehensive about whether a new venue will work and will the build work and everything – and it has. The assistant managing director also hailed this year’s site of Ballintrane, Fenagh, as a “great location”, noting that it is on the side of the N80 and just off the M9. “We’re in the biggest trade field we’ve ever had – actually three fields make this site this year;
Ruth Wilson and Sharleen Warren raring to go for the third National Dawn Walk for Cancer 2019, Presentation De La Salle College, Bagenalstown. Image by Rue Photography
we have great landowners that are putting the facility in place for us and we have fantastic ploughing ground for the championship. “We have some machinery demonstrations right in the middle of the trade field; we’re kind of doing that as a trial,” she said. “We’ve had machinery demonstrations before but we’ve never really been able to bring them into the trade arena because of space – but this year we have a couple of them happening in the trade arena. Turning to the international side of the event, Anna McHugh noted that there will be “more international business guests coming than ever,” adding that this will be a key part of the business element of Ploughing 2019. “That part of Ploughing 2019 – it’s not just about the punter coming in the gate – it’s about the punter coming in the gate – it’s about creating business for those companies. So we’re hoping that everything is coming together for them as well.” Continues next page
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Buzz palpable in build-up to the Ploughing From previous page
Ms McHugh (inset) hailed the recent success of Team Ireland at the World Ploughing Championships in the US in recent days; Eamonn Tracey and John Whelen each took home silver medal in their plough classes. Whelan, from Co. Wexford, and Tracey, from Co. Carlow, took second place in the two-furrow reversible and two-furrow conventional plough classes respectively. Miss McHugh, who is also general secretary of the World Ploughing Organisation, added that it was an uphill battle for the Irish ploughmen after a shaky start. The guys both came fifth on day one – and our guys are fantastic ploughmen – but they both came fifth because the
challenge and the standard is just so high, and the luck of the draw too with plots. “They both came first on day two. And then both were overall second, so they’re absolutely thrilled.” Turning to the official live streaming of “Ploughing 2019”, which will be broadcast through AgriLand’s channels – McHugh said: “We feel that the live streaming is massively important for the event because not everybody can actually get to the event. “You’ll have people as well that can come one day and can’t come another day or want to plan ahead by listening in and looking at what is going on. Even internationally from the number of comments
from people that are actually watching the event online – and I think that’s actually becoming a huge thing internationally. “It’s huge for us and we’re delighted that AgriLand are involved in it. “It’s really significant for us; it’s something that we’re expanding all the time and we’ve talked to AgriLand to a huge level to make sure that we’re covering all aspects of the event.” Meantime, the Irish National Dairy Council has something to please all tastes at this year’s National Ploughing Championships with an exciting programme of events. There are cooking demos, tastings, education, healthcare experts and sports stars at its stand over the three days – as well as one or two surprise guests from Tuesday the 17th to Thursday 19th.
Deirdre and Kristeen Joyce with Joan Hynes, Betty Wilson and Loretta Reddy at the third National Dawn Walk for Cancer 2019, Presentation De La Salle College, Bagenalstown. Image by Rue Photography
Top Garda’s plea on speed during championships THE Garda Superintendent for Carlow, Aidan Brennan has called on motorists to drive safely to the Ploughing in the Dolmen County. He urged the public to drive safely as the Gardaí “don’t want bangs and crashes on the roads” which would cause delays. “We don’t want fender benders,” he saidd. The Ploughing is on in Carlow from September 17-19 at
Ballintrane, Fenagh. Meantime, National Pl,oughing Association assistant manager Anna McGugh said of drivers: “Turn off your sat navs.” More than 300,000 people are expected to descend on Carlow over the three days and she added: “It’s very important that traffic will flow well.” Up to 300 Gardaí are to manage traffic flow for the Ploughing in Carlow, an
Cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council, Councillor John Pender, said. Speed ramps in Nurney have been “reprofiled” ahead of the Ploughing. according to Carlow Live. Senior executive engineer at the Council, Ray Wickham, previously said the local authority and Gardaí were in favour of “reprofilling the ramps” in Fenagh and surrounding areas.
18 schools to close for the three days
Kathleen Guidera and Justine Ryan warming up for the third National Dawn Walk for Cancer 2019, Presentation De La Salle College, Bagenalstown. Image by Rue Photography
Carlow helped to bury its dead
MORE than €25m has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in assistance payments to help people meet funeral costs in the five years up to and including 2018. Six local authorities also provided almost €75,000 during the same period to pay for the burials of people with no next of kin or where surviving family members cannot meet the cost of burial.
The six authorities in Carlow, Clare, Galway County, Fingal, Kildare, and Tipperary provided €74,886 worth of assistance to 430 funerals. The department confirmed it made 14,590 exceptional needs payments worth €25.2m for funerals and burials in the five years from 2014 to 2018. There is no automatic entitlement to the payment, which is means-tested.
A TOTAL of 18 Carlow schools are to be fully or partially closed while the National Ploughing Championships take place. The schools facing closure include St Leo’s College and St Mary’s Academy CBS while Presentation College Askea, Presentation De La Salle College, Tullow Community College & Vocational School Muine Bheag will all shut their doors on Tuesday, September 17th. Primary schools to close include Ballon NS, St Mary’s in Dunleckney, St Brigid’s in Grange, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal on Green Lane, Ballinabranna Mixed, Newtown Dunleckney Mixed, Our Lady’s in Nurney, Fr Cullen Memorial in Tinryland, St Columba’s in Tullow while Ballyconnell NS, Clonegal NS will be closed on Wednesday, September 18th. Scoil Naisiunta Fiontain Naofa in Rathmore will be open and will not be closed as reported earlier.
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news in brief Neil Delamare is back at Visual
Neil Delamere returns to Visual Carlow next year with a brand new show. Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC;s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the News Quiz, Neil is coming back to Carlow on February 29th. Tickets can be booked online of phone 059 9172400.
€5,000 for Day Care from vintage rally
South East Vintage and Machinery Club made a generous donation to Tullow Day Care Centre recently following a successful vintage rally held earlier this year. The presentation of a cheque for €5,000 pushes the total donated by the club to the centre to €40,000, not counting donations made to other organisations by the club throughout the year.
Illegal dumping The biggest number of complaints received by the local authority’s environment section continues to be on the illegal dumping of waste. The council have said it was clear from investigations that much of this dumping is coming from unauthorised waste collectors, many advertising through social media offering low-cost disposal.
Tracy Rooney, Caoimhe Amond and Kayleigh Shannon proudly representing at Tullow Road Community Development Group’s Street Feast & Bake Off, The Laurels. Image by Rue Photography
Town’s First Responders mark a busy first year with 187 calls
THE 19 members of Carlow Town Community First Responders (CFR) celebrated their first anniversary at a reception in Carlow County Council. Their first year saw 187 callouts. The volunteers respond to incidents of chest pain, cardiac arrest and choking and are dispatched by the National Ambulance Service. The group has gone from strength to strength in just a
year, having received great support from the locals. “We have had a huge amount of support from the public in regards to collection days we have had at Carlow Shopping Centre or Fairgreen Shopping Centre,” said the group’s PRO Richard Timmons. “We receive very little funding other than local authority grants, so the donations from the public have helped us to purchase four defibrillators
and training equipment.” At the anniversary reception were CFR Ireland chairman John Fitzgerald and Donal Lonergan, community engagement officer for the National Ambulance Service in the south east. The group held a demonstration of CPR skills at the reception. The responders have done great work since they formed, with Mick Dooley and Cllr William Paton playing key roles in its set up.
Facebook and ilk ‘are healthy for teens’
A STUDY led by Queen’s University Belfast has found social media messaging has a significant positive effect on the health of teenagers. The study of social media messaging, such as Facebook posts and sponsored ads, found that educating teenagers to spread health messages to their peer groups could help other young people to address health issues such as substance abuse, an unhealthy diet and smoking. Dr Ruth Hunter, from the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s and lead author on the paper, said: “Humans are embedded in social networks and these networks obey very particular rules – mathematical, biological, sociological, and psychological. “If we can understand these rules they give us whole new ways of intervening for the better.” Dr Hunter said the aim of their research was to understand how best we could use social networks to encourage us to be healthier.
TD calls for phone ban in all schools WITH jusut LL smart phones should be banned from primary schools, the Aontú leader and TD Peadar Tóibín has said. The call comes after a primary school in Wicklow has implemented its own ban on smart phones in its own school. Deputy Tóibín said: “New technology can be a great addition to the lives of citizens throughout the state and we want our children to be able to be able to develop skills in how to use that new technology safely in their lives. “However, putting the power of a smart phone, full access to the all internet and social media into the hands of the very young children and sending them to school with their peers is a significant challenge to any 10 or 11-year old child. “Communication is one of the most important skills that any person can learn. It is invaluable in our family, social and work lives. “When we see children in class, on school buses, school yards and eating their lunch while glued to their smart phones, it is clear that there is a cost to their developing communication skills. “We also hear regularly that children’s ability to concentration at school is reduced when mobile phones and social media sites are pinging the arrival of new messages and likes.
“In an education sphere where concentration is already under pressure smart phones are a cost to learning. A study in Britain in 2015 showed that smart phone bans in school was equivalent to an extra weeks tuition a year. “We also know that social media is phenomenally powerful. Even for adults, its addictive qualities can be profound. Social networks are physically addictive and psychologically addictive. “Self-disclosure, likes, engagements etc stimulates parts of the brain that experience pleasure. The need for validation and fear of missing out are especially strong motivations in young children.” He said: “Social media is addictive by design and calls have been made for companies such as Facebook to be regulated in a similar manner to cigarette companies and yet many children are plugged into this powerful technology even at school. “We have seen a significant rise in anxiety and depression among children in recent years. This can develop from on line bullying.” The Many children spent up to 25 hours a week on smart phones often into the early hours of the morning. On average children spent twice the length of time on their phones than talking to their parents.
Search is on for Carer of the Year
FAMILY Carers Ireland are calling on friends, family members and health professionals in Carlow to nominate family carers for 2019’s Carer of the Year awards. The deadline for nominations is September 26th. Family Carers Ireland need help to identify dedicated carers in Carlow. There are over 4,118 family carers in Carlow over the age of 15. There are two categories of awards, Carer of the Year
and four Young Carer of the Year who represent Dublin, Ulster/Connacht, Leinster and Munster. The ‘Carer of the Year’ awards will take place in November at the Westin Hotel in Dublin hosted by broadcasters, and patrons of the charity, Mary Kennedy and Marty Whelan. Nominating is easy and nomination forms are available online at www.familycarers. ie or from Family Carers Ireland resource centres.
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1,600 walkers raised €34,000 for Pieta House
Call for vacant houses report
AN “extensive report” into the number of vacant homes throughout the county has been called for. Councillor Adrienne Wallace has tabled a motion for the next meeting of Carlow Municipal District which calls on the council to “conduct an extensive report into the number of vacant homes in Carlow”. The motion added: “This report should build on any data already available with regards vacant or idle homes in Carlow. “It should explore any difficulties with enacting Compulsory Purchase Orders and Vacant Site Levies and layout solutions to overcome these obstacles. “The report, should also look at how other local authorities like Louth County Council, were able to effectively use CPOs and vacant site levies to bring more social housing on stream. “The report should be concluded in a timely fashion.”
Samira, Nada, Nagina and Ruaa Gharib at Tullow Road Community Development Group’s Street Feast & Bake Off, The Laurels. Image by Rue Photography
inCarlow launched THE ‘inCarlow Magazine’, commissioned by Carlow County Council in partnership with Carlow Tourism with the support of County Carlow Camber, was launched was launched last week at the re-opened Ballykealey House Hotel. Speaking about the publication, Kathleen Holohan, Chief Executive
of Carlow County Council, said: “We believe that Carlow is multi-talented and many-faceted, providing a compelling blend of heritage, creativity, natural beauty, historic and modern elements; all enhanced by our people who have ambition, innovation and success built into their DNA. “inCarlow Magazine was created to illuminate the
unique interwoven tapestry that depicts the intrinsic relationship between Carlow people and their place. “This issue sees the inspiring stories of Carlow people and their impact on both the local community and world stage; who represent the very best of what the county has to offer through the difference made by their daily contributions,” he said.
MORE than €34,000 was handed over to Pieta House after 1,600 people took part in the recent annual Darkness Into Light walk. The fifth annual fundraiser and awareness campaign about mental health issues and suicide saw participants got up early and walk across Carlow town as the dawn broke. Chairperson Dolores O’Neill and other members of the local Darkness Into Light committee met Ger Tiernan from Pieta House to hand over the proceeds last week. The venue for the presentation was Carlow Town Park where a memorial tree is planted, encouraging people to write down mementos or messages and hang them on the tree. After the walk, the messages were taken away and burnt by the committee members. Last week, the ashes from the messages were scattered in front of the tree. In the last five years, more than €200,000 has been raised by the event in Carlow town alone.
“It’s just brilliant! The cause is so popular because so many people are affected by mental health issues and suicide,” said Dolores O’Neill. “People are talking about it now; it’s not like years ago. We get great support from businesses around the town. We don’t have to spend a penny on organising the event because everything is donated to us. That means all of the money we raise is donated directly to Pieta House.” Pieta House is an organisation that runs counselling services for people who are depressed, suffer from anxiety, are suicidal or do harm to themselves. It’s self-referred, meaning that a person doesn’t need a doctor to send them there, and the service is also free. The branch that deals with people from Co Carlow is based in Waterford city. Contact them on 1800 247247. Meantime, the FeelGood with Pieta festival takers place from October 14th to 27th, with people being asked to raise the funds that Pieta needs.
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New Lidl plans still held up by county council THE proposed new Lidl in Bagenalstown have been “on hold” since April on the local authority’s planning website after Carlow County Council sought “further information”. The German retailer submitted a new application on February 8the this year for the construction of a supermarket in the town and a decision was due by the local authority on April 4th. However, on April 3rd the council sought “further information” on the application and it has been “on hold” since. The planning application lodged looks for the construction of a single storey supermarket including an offlicence sales area (Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 2,268sqms; a coffee shop (GFA 210sqms); plaza and enhanced public realm and landscaping.
The development at Royal Oak Road, Moneybeg, Bagenalstown would include a single point of vehicular access and egress, off and to the Royal Oak Road; an ESB sub-station building (GFA 23sqms) and a bin storage unit of (circa GFA 6sqms). It would also allow for the provision of car and cycle parking and two electric vehicle charging spaces; trolley bays (GFA 38sqms); boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping, drainage and underground services and associated site development works as required. The development includes all signage. Meanwhile, a local business has hit out at parking restrictions in Tullow saying it will be turned into a “ghost town” because of repeated disruptions to services.
In a post on Facebook, Wards Tullow, which is located on The Square, asked if local representatives wanted Tullow “to be a ghost town as they try to restrict people parking”. The business owner was not concerned for their shop but for the “older community who need to attend doctors, chemists”. They said: “This will destroy our town and businesses. It looks like a long term plan to drive people out of their home town.” The post has garnered huge discussion online with more than 100 comments from users and 50 shares. Councillor Will Paton was among those to post on the thread and said he had been in contact with the Area Engineer’s Office and established that the works were to take place some time gthis week.
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opinion&comment
The mouths of babes and crackpots
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h e n I was 16 I knew just what was wrong with the world and how to fix it. Fortunately, the world wasn’t listening and so was spared the creation of an international Marxist super-state that paid surgeons the same as window cleaners and printed money for anyone who needed it. Looking back, I don’t think I was too bothered by the lack of attention. I didn’t have much sense at 16 but I had enough to realise that my ideas might be better in theory than in practice and that the foolish old duffers, who had been through World War Two and the Great Depression, might not be wrong all the time. Does Greta Thunberg ever have such doubts? If so, she hides them well. But why should this 16-year-old have doubts when the great and the good of the adult world hang on her every word and worship her as the new messiah?
Michael Wolsey She is in America at the moment where she is to address the United Nations on climate change and where she is trying to oraganise protests in favour of radical climate action. She travelled from Europe on a yacht, thus sparing the world the emissions a journey by plane would have generated. But, of course, the world wasn’t spared, because the scheduled flight she could have taken made the voyage anyway - and several people flew to New York to bring the yacht back to Europe. Greta’s journey took 15 days. If everyone followed her example, international travel would virtually cease along with a lot of international trade.
Clinton Ogbuka, Gerry Connors, Garda Billy Tobin, Shahriar Uddin and Lee Prendagast taking a break from penalty shootouts at Tullow Road Community Development Group’s Street Feast & Bake Off, The Laurels. Image by Rue Photography Rich countries would become poor and the poor countries, for whom Greta expresses much concern, would be destitute. Obviously, I am not one of Greta’s disciples. But my issue is not really with the Swedish teenager. She is a remarkable, articulate, young woman who holds her views passionately and sincerely. My issue is with adult society
that gives credence to the halfformed opinions of a 16-yearold and is prepared to let her shape important policies and influence crucial decisions. She is one face of a trend which rejects leadership that is rational and conventional in favour of conspiracy theories and emotional hogwash. Another is Mike Pence. Our recent visitor is an evangelistic
Christian who does not believe in evolution and holds the Biblical story of creation to be the literal truth. Ms Thunberg warns that the end is nigh if we don’t repent our climate polluting ways. Mr Pence, on the other hand, has declared that “global warming is a myth” and the Earth “is actually cooler today than it was about 50 years ago”.
This man is Vice President of the United States of America. And here’s the really alarming thing - he is probably more rational than the man who is President. In the 1930s, the German people put their faith in a despot who believed the world’s problems could be blamed on Jews. Japan and Italy trusted their fates to equally misguided crackpots. The result was World War Two. Since then the western world, at least, has been led by experienced politicians who believe in compromise and the value of slow and steady progress. In the second half of the twentieth century they gave us a society that was a very great improvement on that of the previous 50 years. We seem willing to put all that at risk by entrusting the future of the world to charlatans, carpetbaggers, 16-year-old girls and Boris Johnson. Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump are both scheduled to address the United Nations this month. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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PLANNING NOTICES. Carlow County Council Planning permission is sought for the construction of a proposed single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling comprising of: extended kitchen/dining area, extended study, alterations to existing ground floor as indicated, alterations to existing garden sheds to rear and associated site works at Market Square, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. Signed Joe Manning The planning application may be inspected and/or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Carlow County Council, County Buildings, Athy Road, Carlow Town, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â‚Ź20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Carlow County Council Planning permission is sought from Carlow County Council for the construction
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Autumn migration….. Swallows getting ready to leave our shores (Photo Justin Ivory) September spells back to school and the start of autumn with cool, damp mornings where evoking melancholic and bittersweet feelings for the brevity of summer and the prelude to shortening days, cooler temperatures and the dark, damp and decay of winter. It is a month where we can get every kind of weather from spectacularly hot and sunny days to gales and heavy showers (sure isn’t that every day in Ireland!). September is also a time of great change and activity in the natural world and has to be one of my favourite months. Below is a small selection of highlights to look out for during this wonderfully varied month.
Beech Mast….a favourite of • squirrels (Photo Justin Ivory) Mother Nature has her shelves full to brim with her harvest produce. Trees and shrubs are laden with fruits, nuts and berries including blackberries, beech mast and acorns to name but a few. • It is a great time of year to see and get close to Red Squirrels as they search for fruits to eat immediately and nuts to store going to great lengths to hide them. So intent are they on this activity it is possible to get close and watch them for several minutes without their noticing you. • Just like the squirrels, this is the best month to see our shiest and most colourful member of the crow family – the Jay, as they collect and hide acorns to see them through the winter. • The miracle of migration is in full flow this month as our summer visitors such as Swallows, Martins and Swifts gather and leave our shores to head south for the winter. Meanwhile Ducks, Geese and Waders that have spent the summer breeding in the Arctic and northern latitudes arrive in to spend the winter. Offshore there are huge numbers of seabirds including Petrels, Shearwaters and Skuas. That is just the tip of the iceberg of what is happening during September. So, don’t hibernate just yet. Get out there and enjoy the show!
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John Bishop’s Ireland Virgin Media, Thurs September 12, 7.30pm
Good Boys Released September 5, 2019
When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive, and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr Shields may know what she’s thinking . . . and what she’s hiding. As Jess’s paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what is real in her life, and what is one of Dr Shields’s manipulative experiments.
It was while gigging the clubs and bars of Ireland that John Bishop decided to quit pharmaceuticals and give stand-up comedy a proper go - a decision that changed his life. He has decided to embark on a oncein-a-lifetime, 600-mile road trip around the Emerald Isle, exploring Irish culture. He begins by watching the All Ireland Gaelic football final. Next, John travels on to Cork, where he goes to the local university for a lecture on folk law and fairies and meets a fisherman who, like him, has met the Queen.
The creative minds behind Superbad, Pineapple Express and Sausage Party take on sixth grade hard in the outrageous comedy, Good Boys. After being invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is panicking because he doesn’t know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor (Brady Noon, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams, Fox’s The Last Man On Earth) decide to use Max’s dad’s drone – which Max is forbidden to touch – to spy (they think) on a teenage couple making out next door. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed.
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AriesFresh energy floods your work, health and vitality. Nurture yourself before caring for others. Power into physical routines. TaurusThis period sparks a twoweek family, fun and passion phase. A romantic relationship transforms. It’s all for love and love for all. GeminiWrap your love around home and family. A new domestic phase arises. A seed planted long ago flowers. CancerAdapt to unexpected news. Profit through communications. Breakthroughs arise in conversation. Share gratitude and appreciation. LeoUse creative communications for sales and marketing. Step into new levels of prosperity. Begin a lucrative two-week phase.
3 Hail Marys VISUAL, Carlow, September 27 & 28 Tickets: €25/€22 conc. www.visualcarlow.ie
Fred Cooke: Fred Space Friday 13th September 8pm Tickets: €15. www.visualcarlow.ie
INFORMATION EVENING BA in Business Enterprise & Community Development, September 16th 7.30pm
Following an extended run at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin you will not want to miss out on one of the most talked about Irish plays this year as ‘3 Hail Mary’s’ by Tommy Marren continues another sell-out nationwide tour. You’ll be introduced to the 3 Marys who chat, argue, sing, dance and reminisce about their lives. From chicken-pluckers to fishing rods and decapitated statues to sing-songs this in one Nursing Home experience you will never forget. With a few unexpected twists and turns and a rousing finale this is one night of theatre
Fred Cooke is leaving his twinkle toes behind him from “Dancing with the Stars” and taken to the road for his new comical tour of musical madness. Becoming “Irish Comedian of the Year 2018” (Tatler Magazine), he has supported Tommy Tiernan on his Nationwide Tour. Cooke’s guitar plucking panache enables him to paint comical situations before delivering unexpected killer-punch lines that leave his audience “elevated to hilarity”. His new Tour has brought Cooke to a whole new level of Comical Mayhem.
Carlow County Development Partnership CLG is hosting an information evening for those interested in learning more about the BA in Business Enterprise and Community Development with Athlone IT and EQUAL Ireland. Speakers will include course directors and graduates. This degree programme will be of particular interest to community leaders, employees working in community setting and people who want to pursue a career in community development. It takes place at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Athy Road, Carlow.
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VirgoA new personal phase dawns for your sign. Take charge. Take your talents, capacities and skills to new levels. LibraInsights, breakthroughs and revelations sparkle. Dreams seem within reach. Practice benefits a philosophical, spiritual and mindful phase. ScorpioBreakthroughs in friendship, social networks and community provide cause for celebration. Take a group endeavor to new heights. Sagittarius-
Accept new responsibilities as you prepare for a challenge. Professional opportunities shine. Develop a project from an idea to reality. CapricornStudy with a master. Consider different views and perspectives. Reach out for a long-distance connection.
Parenting Positively Primary Care & Child Psychology Service Shamrock Plaza, Green Lane, Carlow
Community Wellbeing Vision o’hanrahans 100th anniversary Thursday, 26th September 6pm Rathnapish, Carlow Bagenalstown Community Centre, Church Road September 15 12pm-3pm
This course is aimed at parents of children from 2 to 12 years of age. The emphasis in these Health Service Executive workshops will be on providing dips, skills and ideas to help build on your own existing skills as a parent. A particular focus will be placed on enhacing the parentchild relationship, encouraging positives and discouraging negatives. Takes place Tuesday 10th & Tuesday 24th from 2-4.30pm. For further information or to book a place contact 076 - 1082018.
Carlow PPN (Public Participation Network) is hosting the above event for those living within the Municipal District of Muinebheag. Information will be brought together to guide the work of the PPN and its representatives in influencing policy, and working towards achieving the community’s goals. A further event will take place in the Municipal District of Tullow in October. For more information contact the PPN at 059/9172495 or email carlowppn@carlowcoco.ie or register on Eventbite.ie
O’Hanrahan’s Gaelic Football Club will celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the club on Sunday 15th September 2019. A parade will leave from the grounds of the club at 12pm to reach Carlow Cathedral at 12.30pm. The parade will continue to the Sports Hall in St. Mary’s Academy CBS after mass where the official ceremony will take place. All are welcome to attend and participants are encouraged to wear the club colours.
AquariusFind creative ways to grow your family’s nest egg. A lucrative phase dawns. Launch a profitable initiative with your team. PiscesGrow your love. Support each other through change or transformation. Partnership blossoms. Collaboration flowers beautifully. Begin a new chapter together.
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