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Houses costs up by a massive â‚Ź30,000 Average asking is now â‚Ź179,000 in county PROPERTY prices in Carlow have risen by almost â‚Ź30,000 in the last year, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report.

The report for Q1 2018 shows that the median asking price for a property in the county now stands at â‚Ź179,950. This is up â‚Ź450 or 0.25% from the previous quarter at the end of EXW VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ LV DOVR up 20% from â‚Ź150,000 at the same stage last year.

This means that the median asking price for a home in Carlow is up â‚Ź29,950 in the last 12 months. This is its highest OHYHO LQ PRUH WKDQ ÂżYH \HDUV since it stood at â‚Ź180,000 at the end of Q4 2012.

The median price is the midpoint of a list of all asking prices of the homes brought to market, meaning half of them are priced below that point,

and half above it. It is thought a better measure of the state of the housing market than the average price, as factors such as one particularly expensive home, or a large number of cheaper ones, can skew the average.

However, despite the increases, the asking price of a 3-bed semi-detached house in the county fell by 7.4% in the ÂżUVW TXDUWHU RI WKLV \HDU GRZQ from â‚Ź145,725 to â‚Ź135,000 the same level it was at in Q2 2017. Annually, the cost of a 3-bed semi-detached home in Carlow remains 3.9% ahead of where it was a year ago.

While the asking price of 3-beds fell, 4 bed semi-detached homes in Carlow continued to rise. Prices for a 4-bed semi in the county were up 2.4% in the ÂżUVW TXDUWHU RI WKH \HDU ULVLQJ from â‚Ź188,000 to â‚Ź192,500.

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Morieen and Sharon Lyons out in the Dolmen Hotel last weekend. Lots more pictures inside

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Funding to help people get active

news in brief Eire Og Lotto NUMBERS drawn in the Eire Og GAA club Lotto on Monday April 9 were 9, 12, 13, 21, and there was no jackpot winner.

This means the top prize will increase to â‚Ź8,750.

Wally c/o John Walsh, Dennis Brooks c/o John Walsh, John Hennessy c/o Hugh Kellywere the Match 3 winners, and receive ₏50 each. Next week’s Match 3 prize fund will be ₏150.

Lotto draws take place in Teach Asca each Monday night at 8.30 p.m., and tickets may be purchased from the club.

Meanwhile, there is bingo every Thursday night at 8.30 p.m., and live music every Saturday night, with no cover charge.

Solemn Novena THE annual Solemn Novena at St. Clare’s Church in Graiguecullen began last night (Monday) and will continue for each of the next eight Monday nights before concluding on the Bank Holiday Monday of June 4. Guest speaker Dom Richard Purcell, the Abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey, got proceedings under way last night, while speaker next week will be Monsignor Eoin Thynne, who spent 25 years as Army Chaplain and how is now P.P. of Mulhuddart in Dublin.

Other speakers will include Katie Ascough of the Iona Institute, who was ousted as President of the UCD Students’ Union.

Helping to launch the Thousandaire Quiz were Linda McGrath (Ballon NS Parents Association Treasurer), Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Tracey Delaney (Ballon NS Parents Association Chairperson), and Noel Heffernan (Ballon NS principal).

Tickets are selling fast for Balllon ‘Thousandaire’ quiz TICKETS are selling fast for the ‘Who Wants to be a Thousandaire?’ quiz night to be held in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on Friday April 27 next, in aid of Ballon National School.

Tickets cost â‚Ź15 each, with a group discount of four tickets for â‚Ź50. They can be bought from any member of the organising committee.

The night will see eight

people selected at random from the audience, to answer a series of questions of LQFUHDVLQJ GLŕľśFXOW\ LQ WKH style of the TV show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’.

The event was recently launched at Kavanagh’s Bar & Lounge in Ballon, where Chairperson of the school’s Parents Assocation, Tracey Delaney, expressed her hope it will be a major success.

She also thanked the nine major sponsors of the event: Aptus Broadband, Flogas, Zerafas Centra, Allstone, Murray Timber, Signature Hair Studio, Ballon Meats, Doyson Construction, and Kavanagh’s Bar & Lounge itself.

Special guest at the launch was Leinster rugby player Tom Daly, himself a past pupil of the school.

A TOTAL of â‚Ź160,914 in funding has been allocated to Carlow to support Local Sports Partnerships, local Fine Gael TD., Pat Deering has said.

The funding will be allocated to support the core work of local LSPs, including the delivery of National Programmes, Education & Training initiatives, Strategic Development, Community Sports Development 2ŕľśFHUV WKH 6SRUWV ,QFOXVLRQ Disability programme, Women in Sport Programmes and general participation programmes.

Deputy Deering said: ‘The role of the Local Sports Partnerships in increasing participation, particularly among those sectors of society that are underrepresented in sport, cannot be overstated. ‘I want to commend the vital work they do here in Carlow which makes a substantial contribution to the health and welfare of individuals, families, communities, towns and villages. Âľ7KH VLJQLÂżFDQW *RYHUQPHQW

investment will allow the Sports Partnerships to continue to provide many sporting opportunities for people in local communities right across Carlow. ‘The key aims of the LSPs are to increase levels of participation in sport especially amongst VSHFLÂżF WDUJHW JURXSV VXFK DV older people, girls and women, people with disabilities, unemployed people, and those who OLYH LQ LGHQWLÂżHG GLVDGYDQWDJHG communities. ‘In 2017 across Ireland, 339,615 people participated in 936 participation programmes delivered locally by LSPs, with 18,000 participants taking part in the Operation Transformation 5k Fun Runs and Walks and 13,063 cyclists taking part in the Sport Ireland Cycle Series. ‘This investment will support the LSPs in the continued rollout of programmes and initiatives which will get more people active on a regular basis and into the future,’ he concluded.

Work begins on water pipes in Bagenalstown IRISH Water is investing in the water network in Bagenalstown to improve the security of the water supply for local residents and businesses on Royal Oak Road, Stationhouse Road and Kilree Street.

This project is expected to get underway on the week of the 16 April and will involve the decommissioning and replacement of old and damaged cast iron and PVC water mains that are prone to leakage and regular bursts which can cause interruptions to customer’s water supply.

This work is part of Irish Water’s national Leakage Reduction Programme which over the next four years will see ₏500 million invested to reduce the high level of leakage DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ E\ ¿[LQJ RU replacing ageing water mains.

This will ensure a safe, reliable water supply which is vital for

our health, our environment and our growing population and economy.

The works will involve the installation of 2.5km of new high performance polyethylene plastic water mains running from the Bagenalstown Business Park on Royal Oak Road to Bagenalstown train station on Stationhouse road.

The works will also involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the street/road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customers’ water supply.

Where the existing service connections on the public side are lead these will be replaced as part of this improvement work.

The project, which is being delivered in partnership with &RŕľľH\ 1RUWKXPEULDQ /WG LV GXH to commence on 16 April and is

expected to take approximately 20 weeks to complete.

Survey work for a second project in Bagenalstown is also underway. This project involves upgrades to the water network in Pairc Muire, Kilcarrig Street and Hurley’s Lane.

The improvement works in these areas relate mainly to removal of back yard and shared services.

In some older properties, such as those in Pairc Muire, Kilcarrig Street and Hurley’s Lane, water connections may be installed to the back of the property and run through customer’s back gardens.

Residents and businesses in the area of the works have been QRWLÂżHG DQG FXVWRPHUV FDQ phone Irish Water on call save 1850 278 278 if they have any questions about the project.

Further information available on www.water.ie

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news in brief Locals asked to go bananas!

PEOPLE in Carlow are being asked to support National Banana Day, which will take place on Wednesday April 18 next.

It is an initiative of leading EDQDQD LPSRUWHUV )\ŕľľHÂśV DQG will double up as a fundraiser IRU 7HPSOH 6WUHHW &KLOGUHQÂśV Hospital. Both young and old are asked to create dishes using bananas and post pictures to )\ŕľľHÂśV VRFLDO PHGLD SDJHV 3HRSOH can also text the word BANANA to 50300 to make a â‚Ź4 donation to Temple Street.

Eir workers ‘unlikely to face redundancy’ (LU VD\V LWÂśV XQOLNHO\ WKDW VWDŕľľ LQ their Carlow store will be included in their voluntary redundancy scheme.

The company has announced WKH\œUH UHGXFLQJ WKHLU HPSOR\HH headcount by 750 through what WKH\œUH FDOOLQJ DQ ³LQFHQWLYLVHG exit scheme�.

However, in a statement, Eir says that because it only has a VPDOO VWRUH UDWKHU WKDQ VLJQLÂżFDQW RŕľśFHV LQ &DUORZ VWDŕľľ KHUH PRUH WKDQ OLNHO\ ZRQÂśW EH HOLJLEOH for it.

Anyone who is eligible will be contacted with a personalised RŕľľHU IRU WKHP WR FRQVLGHU shortly.

Members of carlow PPN at the launch of social media training

Social media training for voluntary organisations A NEW training programme funded by Carlow County Council and led by Public Participation Network has been launched to transform the social media and marketing skills of Carlow’s vibrant community and voluntary sector.

The project, called the ‘Carlow Smart Digital Communities’, will train participants to become virtual ambassadors and champions

in their organisations and communities, by teaching them the skills of social media, video storytelling and writing press releases.

A company called eTownz, led by Pat Kennedy, has been chosen to roll out this innovative Programme. ‘We are really looking forward to working with the community and voluntary sector in Carlow to create this programme,’ Pat said.

Organisations such as Development Groups, Residents Associations and local charities are set to EHQHÂżW IURP WKLV LQQRYDWLYH new training programme which will teach participants in social media skills to help communicate their stories and engage with supporters, volunteers and the local community. For further details, contact Pat Kennedy at pat@etownz.com

Property prices up â‚Ź30k in 12 months Continued from front page Annually prices were also up 12.4% from â‚Ź171,225 this time last year. The current asking price for a 4-bed semi in the county is now at its highest level in almost six years since it stood at â‚Ź195,000 at the end of Q2 2012.

The number of properties for sale in Co Carlow on MyHome. ie has fallen by 9.6% in the last year as stock levels across the country remain an issue. The average time to go sale agreed on a property in the county now stands at just over four months.

The report found that the prices of newly listed properties nationally rose by 4.8% in Q1 while prices in Dublin rose by 3.3%. Newly listed properties are seen as the most reliable indicator of future price movements.

The median asking price for new sales nationally is â‚Ź260K ZKLOH LQ 'XEOLQ LWÂśV Âź .

7KH ÂżJXUH IRU RXWVLGH 'XEOLQ is â‚Ź210K. Nationally, asking prices are up 9.5%, while in 'XEOLQ LQĂ€DWLRQ LV

Blind since birth, but in training for Mini Marathon

Karen Kealy (right) with one of her guides, Noeleen Condron.

A LOCAL woman who has been blind since birth has spoken of her new-found love for running, saying it has transformed her life in a few short months.

41-year-old Karen Kealy from Carlow town has all the zeal of the converted when she talks about her new hobby, and credits her running guides as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amazing people, who have literally run LQWR P\ OLIHÂś She explains that never having run before, she needed the push DQG WKH FRQÂżGHQFH WR JHW JRLQJ and this came in the form of Joan Ryan who is part of the hugely SRSXODU QDWLRQZLGH Âľ3DUN 5XQÂś initiative. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I never ran before and really RQO\ VWDUWHG RQ 1HZ <HDUÂśV 'D\ this year. A friend of mine loves running and she gave me the QXGJH WR WU\ LW Âś .DUHQ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;She actually introduced me to P\ ÂżUVW JXLGH UXQQHU 'HERUDK McArdle, and that was it, I got

WKH EXJ , FDQÂśW WHOO \RX KRZ much Joan has helped me, she gave me the courage to actually GR LW LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH DQG LQWURduced me to a huge new circle of people who are incredible. My running guides, Deborah and Noleen Condron accompany me RQ GLŕľľHUHQW UXQV DQG , KDYH DOUHDG\ VLJQHG XS IRU WKH :RPHQÂśV Mini Marathon on the 3rd June which I will do for the National Council for the Blind of Ireland 1&%, , ÂżQG LW H[KLODUDWLQJ DQG when I can do it for an excellent charity like the NCBI which has been in my life forever, all WKH EHWWHUÂś +HU JXLGH 1RHOHHQ says she and Karen have become wonderful friends. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Karen is great fun and makes the running a fun occasion and WKDWÂśV ZKDW LWÂśV DOO DERXW Âś If you would like to participate LQ WKH :RPHQÂśV 0LQL 0DUDWKRQ for NCBI, e-mail colette.mcentee @ncbi.ie.

Appeal for runners CARLOW Mental Health Association is among the many organisations appealing to intending participants in WKLV \HDUÂśV 9+, :RPHQÂśV 0LQL Marathon to select them as their fundraising cause.

The Mini Marathon will this year take place on Sunday June 3.

Anyone who would like to register with the Mental Health Association can call (087)

6165690 to receive their Mini Marathon pack.

All funds raised will go toZDUGV KHOSLQJ WKH $VVRFLDWLRQÂśV continued work locally, in providing information and support about mental health, and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.

Futher details and details of all Mental Health Association events can be found on their Facebook page.

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06| news in brief Catalyst Programme AS AN introduction to the overall programme, the Catalyst Programme for Women is delivering personal development and hobby courses in April in the Ballon area.

7KHVH FRXUVHV DUH RŕľľHUHG free of charge to women who are interested in or thinking about returning to further training or employment. Hobby EDVHG FRXUVHV RQ RŕľľHU LQFOXGH Personal Development, Make Up & Nail Art, Simple Crafts and Healthy Food Made Easy.

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Interested parties are asked to note that certain eligibility criteria apply.

Quilt making QUILT making classes at Slaney HandCraft Quilting studio in Rathvilly are resuming with a six-week spring class from 17th April, taking place every Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Drop-in classes are also available Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings for anybody interested in quilting and sewing.

Please contact Tomomi for further details on 085 7749774

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Students see challenges facing people in Malawi THREE students from Borris Vocational School got up close to some of the biggest chalOHQJHV DŕľľHFWLQJ SHRSOH LQ UXUDO Africa during a recent schools study visit to Malawi, that was organised by the charity GortaSelf Help Africa.

Zac Foley, Shauna-Marie Monaghan, Jessica Devitor and teacher Jacqueline Sheil travelled to Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, and on to the Balaka district in the southern part of the sub-Saharan country.

During their trip, the group visited a local secondary school, a university, and met with farming communities, horticultural groups, women groups and villagers who are being supported by the charity to develop village-based savings and loans groups. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The aim of the trip is to give the students and teachers D FKDQFH WR VHH $IULFD DW ÂżUVW hand, and learn more about the challenges that people face in their daily lives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether it relates to gender equality, climate, trade or the issues around farm-

Teacher Jacqueline Sheil, Zac Foley, Jessica Devitor and Shauna Monaghan with students of Ulongwe secondary school, Balaka district, Malawi. ing and sustainable food production,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; explained Dorothy Jacob, coordinator of Gorta-Self Help Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools programme. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about both deepening understandings and challenging preconceptions,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she added.

The trip is arranged annually for schools that take part in Gorta-Self Help Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

mented Zac Foley.

Exchanging with local farmers, the Borris students discovered a reality they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I learned that most of the physical work on farms is done by women, while men control WKH ÂżQDQFHV DQG GR WKH ERRNkeeping. We could see however that things are progressing little by little,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Jessica Devitor. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I was blown away by the innovation that farmers showed in agriculture. Although they are traditionally relient on one single crop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maize â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are starting to diversify and introduce new crops,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; added Zac Foley.

The trip-of-a-lifetime was the occasion for the group to discover the culture of the country known as the warm heart of Africa. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;People have welcomed us with songs and dances all throughout our journey. It was incredible to share the Irish culture with students at the school. We taught them traditional Irish dances and how to play Camogie!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shared ShaunaMarie Monaghan.

programme of school workshops, and also carry out local fundraising activities that both support the costs of the trip and contribute to the work of the charity.

During the visit, the Borris students, who were encouraged WR ÂżQG RXW PRUH DERXW D VHOHFWHG topic during their journey, un-

dertook their own research into various subjects such as education, food production and gender equality. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen students so eager to learn. In the school, some students performed a play that related to gender equality and education. They seemed very passionate about it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; com-

Lecture on Huguenot community of the 17th century

Rathvilly MACE store wins award

THE Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society will wrap up its 2017/â&#x20AC;&#x2122;18 series of lectures on Wednesday April 18 next, with a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Lost Colony â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Carlowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Huguenot Heritageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The lecture will be delivered by local historian John Kelly in St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church of Ireland in Carlow at 8 p.m. on that date.

Admission is free, and all are welcome.

The Huguenots sere Calvinist refugees from France, and between 5,000 and 10,000 of these arrived to Ireland in the second half of the 17th century.

A number of these settled in Carlow and established a community which existed between c.1690 and 1730 before fading away.

John Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk will focus on this community, the shortlived Huguenot Church in Cockpit Lane, the Ministers ZKR WHQGHG WKLV IRUHLJQ Ă&#x20AC;RFN DQG WKH GLŕľľHUHQW IDPLOLHV ZKR comprised the community.

He will also speak about their decline and legacy.

Philip Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Fiona and Ed Brennan, MACE Rathvilly and Barry Flynn, at the MACE Excellence Awards THE Brennanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MACE store in Rathvilly was honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand.

The MACE Excellence Awards, held in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association, are only awarded to MACE stores that pass an intensive yearlong inspection, including unannounced audits and visits from mystery shoppers.

Congratulating the winners, Daniel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, MACE

Sales Director, said: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The MACE Excellence Awards recognise those who, through their commitment to outstanding retail standards and customer service, continue to set the benchmark for the brand and marketplace overall.

Increasingly high standards are undoubtedly contributing to the continued success of MACE. Retailers who achieve the MACE Excellence Award must comply with a strict set of criteria, which involves stores being rigorously monitored throughout the \HDU 7KHLU HŕľľRUWV KDYH EHHQ truly outstanding and their recognition is well-deserved.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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No winners in Belfast trial

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he verdict recently in the Belfast rape trial may have seen the four defendants found not guilty of all charges, but in reality there were no winners. The defendants, the complainant, the police and the justice system have all been under the microscope during the nine-week trial that has been headline news and a topic of public debate all the way through. Now all involved have to try to somehow pick up the pieces and move on.

The trial is over. Pady Jackson and Stuart Olding have been sacked by Ulster and Ireland.

The jury deliberated on the mountain of evidence presented for nearly four hours before handing down the unanimous not guilty verdicts to Jackson (on charges of rape and sexual assault), Olding (who was charged with rape), Blane McIlroy (who was charged with exposure) and Rory Harrison (who was charged with perverting the course of justice and withholding information).

The verdicts and the legal sys-

Brian Quigley tem must be respected, as must the police and the complainant who put forward their case for a prosecution of the four accused.

Does the verdict mean that we now know exactly what happened at the party in Paddy Jackson’s house back in June 2016? No it doesn’t. We have heard the testimony of the accused, the complainant and various witnesses. We have seen the detailed forensic evidence that was presented. Ultimately the jury felt that, put together, it didn’t amount to conclusive proof of guilt. There were two versions of the events, and the lines between the two were blurred. They had a very dif¿FXOW MRE WR GR DQG WKH\ WULHG to navigate through it as best

Chloe Coffee, Margret Murphy and Lee-Ann O’Brien out for the Derek Ryan concert in the Dolmen Hotel recently they could. They are not to be faulted.

Social media showed once again what a dangerous realm it is. If this – or any – printed newspaper had interfered in the trial process in some of the ways that social media sites did then they would have been sued for defamation and collapsed the trial. For example, the com-

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plainant was named on social media sites contrary to her legal entitlement. Stronger control of these sites is needed if they can’t police themselves and respect basic law and order.

The complainant in the case was right to report what was, in her opinion, a sexual crime.

The police, having weighed up the evidence, were right to pros-

ecute when they felt a crime had been committed. As a society we should have no tolerance of sexual crime. The complainant will need help more than ever now. She felt a crime had been committed. The trial felt there wasn’t enough evidence to agree conclusively. She has a long road ahead to try to rebuild her life, and I hope that

those with the skills at bringing people through the aftermath of such a traumatic process will PDNH WKH GL൵HUHQFH WR KHU On the other side, the defendants were entitled to a fair trial and they got that. The trial saw a very careful examination of the evidence take place.

They were acquitted. Jackson and Olding are entitled to try to resume their rugby careers.

They are still young men. They worked hard to get to where they did in the professional game. However hard that was, it will be nothing compared to KRZ GL൶FXOW WKHLU WDVN DKHDG LV to try to get back to where they were prior to June 2016.

We live our lives as best we can and assume that if we are wronged in any way then those who have wronged us will face due process and be found guilty.

Likewise, if we step out of line ourselves and are found guilty we must face the consequences.

If we are accused of something we didn’t do then we must trust that we will be found innocent.

Ultimately our justice system is DOO ZH KDYH DV D ¿QDO DUELWHU ,W may not be perfect but it is what we must place our trust in.

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In God we trust Religion plays role in 63% of marriages WHEN it comes to weddings in Ireland, we still believe in holding religious ceremonies while brides and grooms are also getting older, according to new ¿JXUHV Religious marriage ceremonies remain popular in Ireland, accounting for 63% of all marULDJHV LQ Just over a half of all opposite sex marriages were Catholic FHUHPRQLHV DW In 2017, the average age of ERWK EULGH DQG JURRP

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t: church ceremonies still tops The Humanist Association of Ireland conducted 111 or 14.6%, the Spiritualist Union of Ireland conducted 76 or 10%, with the remaining 5.9% conducted by other religious groupings.

The largest number by location of same-sex marriages (39%) in 2017 took place in the Dublin city area.

Overall, the average Irish marriage rate for 2017, at 4.6 per 1,000, dropped slightly from 4.8 in 2016, placing Ireland 13th among the EUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 28 countries.

In 2017, the average age of both bride (34.1) and groom (36.1) was up on corresponding ÂżJXUHV RI and 35.7.

In the past 50 years the average age of grooms in Ireland dropped from 28.8 years in 1967 to a low of 26.2 years in 1977 and increased

to a high of 36.1 years in 2017.

A similar trend is evident for brides, with the average age decreasing from 25.8 in 1967 to 24.0 in 1977 and increasing to a high of 34.1 in 2017.

Where same-sex couples were concerned, the average age of the male partners in marriages remained similar at 40.3 in 2017 to 40.5 in 2016, while for female partners it went down slightly to 40.5 in 2017 from 41.0 in 2016.

In 2017 there were 11,219 (50.9 % Catholic marriage ceremonies in Ireland, 379 (1.7%) Church of Ireland ceremonies.

The Spiritualist Union of Ireland performed 1,159 (5.3 %) ceremonies and 1,120 (5.1 %) couples opted for other religious ceremonies.

In 2017, August was the most popular month for opposite sex marriages, with September the most popular for same-sex marriages.

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TO ADVERTISE TEL: 059 914 1877 PLANNING NOTICES. Carlow County Council We, intend to apply for Permission for development at this site; McDonalds restaurant, Kennedy Avenue, Carlow, Co. Carlow. The development will consist of the addition of 1 no. window display unit behind the existing glazed shopfront, new infills to existing railings, alterations to existing shopfront including the relocation of existing signage and painting of existing elements and all associated site works.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Carlow County Council Full planning permission is sought for the change of use of existing retail premises for use as residential, full planning permission is sought to partially demolish existing building and permission is sought to renovate and extend existing building to include 2 no. additional floors to accommodate 8 no. apartments in total comprising of 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments, all ancillary site works and services at Bridewell Lane, Carlow, Co. Carlow on behalf of Tom and Mary Rose Dunne. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority - Athy Road - Carlow during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: P. Buckeridge. BE Civil.

Carlow County Council Full planning permission is sought to construct 2 no. blocks of 3 no. single storey dwelling houses, 2 no site entrances, to connect to public services, all ancillary site works and services at Pollerton Big, Carlow, Co. Carlow on behalf of EJSTONE Homes Ltd. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority - Athy Road - Carlow during its

public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: P. Buckeridge. BE Civil.

Carlow County Council Full planning permission is sought to construct a two-storey dwelling house, garage, new site entrance, bored well, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, all ancillary site works and services at Ticknock, Kiltegan, Co. Carlow on behalf of David & Alison O Neill. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority - Athy Road - Carlow during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Carlow County Council Planning permission is sought for the construction of a proposed detached dormer dwelling, detached single storey domestic garage, proposed treatment plant/Polishing filter, well, site entrance and all associated works at Burton Hall, Palatine, Co. Carlow.

Signed: Adrian and Louise Oprea.

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 (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Carlow County Council We Ben and Yvette Deacan wish to apply to Carlow Co. Council for Permission for the Construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank & percolation area, Upgrading of existing entrance, bored well and all associated site works at Clogrennane , Co. Carlow.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the plan-

ning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed James Kealy Carlow County Council I Nigel Whitford am applying for permission for the erection of a slatted shed with straw bedded lie back, new loose house and manure pit and permission for new agricultural entrance to farmyard and all associated site works at Ballyellin and Tomdarragh, Goresbridge, Co.Carlow.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority, Athy Road, Carlow during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the planning application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design Ltd, Architecture & Engineering Services. Tel: 059 9725684 Carlow County Council Further Information/Revised Plans: Planning Reference Number: 17/366 Location of Development: Slyguff, Muine Bheag, Co. Carlow.

R21 NR26 Take notice that, Ciara McDonald & Kevin Kennedy, have lodged significant further information & revised plans in respect of planning application Reference No. 17/366.

The significant further information & revised plans, are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the authority during office hours, and a submission or observation in relation to the further information or revised plans may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee. Submission or observations to be sent to the Planning Authority within two weeks of receipt by the Planning Authority of the newspaper notice and site notice or in the case of a planning application accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.), within 5 weeks of receipt of such notices by the Planning Authority.

Carlow County Council Tempside LTD. Intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Unit No. 1, Ground Floor, Riverdell, Haymarket, County Carlow, (R93 V1W5) The Development will consist of the change of use for part of previously approved retail unit from retail to retail and off-licence sales area.

The planning application may be

inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

The submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, 20 euro, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Carlow County Council I, Clare Dowling, am applying to Carlow County Council for Planning Permission for the construction of a proposed one and a half storey style dwelling, domestic single storey garage, appropriate waste water treatment system, proposed bored well, upgrade of existing entrance to accommodate domestic use and all ancillary site works within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS Number CW229 and NIAH Number 10300301, at Burton Hall, Palatine, Co. Carlow. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. (w w w.butlerarchitec ture.ie, i n fo @ b u t l e r a rc h i te c t u re. i e.

Phone 059-9104514, Mobile 0857609774.)

Carlow County Council I, Tony Cox, am applying to Carlow County Council for Retention Planning Permission and Planning Permission to my existing two storey dwelling which consists of the following, a). Retention permission for existing as built utility area at ground floor, b). Retention permission for existing as built lobby area at ground floor, c). Proposed extension to first floor level above existing kitchen area, d). Proposed exterior and interior alterations and all ancillary site works at Kilgreaney, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the

period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. (w w w.butlerarchitec ture.ie, i n fo @ b u t l e r a rc h i te c t u re. i e.

Phone 059-9104514, Mobile 0857609774.)

Carlow County Council I Joe Coakley wish to apply to Carlow County Council for Full planning Permission for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of my existing dwelling and all associated site works at 67 Pearse Road Governey Park Graiguecullen Carlow.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed James Kealy Carlow County Council Full Planning Permission is being sought by Damian Howard, for the conversion of an existing redundant farm building into tourist accommodation with the installation of a sewage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site and landscaping works at Church Road, Myshall, Co. Carlow R21K304. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, civic offices, Athy Road, Carlow during it’s public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Carlow County Council Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a machinery store and all associated site development works at Dublin Road, Borris, Co.Carlow on behalf of Kelly’s of Borris.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, County Hall, John Street, Co. Kilkenny, during its public opening

hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: Peter Bolger Consulting, Engineers & Quantity Surveyors.

Tel 059 9158005 Carlow County Council Permission is sought for the construction of a bungalow dwelling, detached domestic garage, onsite wastewater treatment system, splayed entrance, bored well and all associated site development works at Ballinkillin, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow on behalf of Deirdre Byrne and John Bernard Lanigan. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Signed: Peter Bolger Consulting, Engineers & Quantity Surveyors.

Tel 059 9158005 Carlow County Council I Frances Canning am applying for permission for retention of the change of use of existing loft above existing storage shed to habitable accommodation and all associated site works at Mount Brandon, Tinnahinch, Co.Carlow.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority, Athy Road, Carlow during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the planning application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: Byrne & McCabe Design Ltd, Architecture & Engineering Services. Tel: 059 9725684.

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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week

TV SHOW of the week

FILM of the week

Boxing Clever!

HOROSCOPES

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS 2

Hare in Co. Wicklow (Pic: Justin Ivory) “THE timid hares throw daylight fears away On the lane’s road to dust and dance and play, Then dabble in the grain by naught deterred To lick the dew-fall from the barley’s beard; Then out they start again and round the hill Like happy thoughts dance, squat, and loiter still...”

-John Clare (1793-1864)

NATIONAL TREASURES RTÉ One, Sundays, 6.30pm

READY PLAYER ONE Out Now

The second book with Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is now available online and in store and brings 100 new bedtime stories, each inspired by the life and adventures of extraordinary women from Nefertiti to Beyonce. The unique narrative style of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls transforms each biography in a fairy-tale, filling the readers with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero. Having a passionate community that spans across 70+ countries is a great way to discover incredible stories.The stories in Volume 2 are 100% stories you told us about. Now, we can all share them!!!

National Treasures is a new series exploring fascinating objects in the hands of ordinary people that reveal the social history of Ireland.

Presented by John Creedon and filmed at a series of unique road show events held across the four provinces, each episode uncovers an eclectic mix of objects that have been preserved in the attics, mantelpieces and shoe boxes of Ireland’s inhabitants. During each programme a team of curators are tasked with examining these artifacts selecting a special few to be included in a exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland.

The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe.

COURSE of the week

FAMILY FUN of the week

It is dawn on an early spring morning. An eerie shroud of mist envelopes the fields.

Two figures emerge out of the gloom. One jumping, kicking and dancing as if performing St. Vitus’s dance. The other rises up proud and tall, and like Katie Taylor squaring up to an opponent in the ring, boxes and slaps the first figure out of their personal space!

You might say the pair of them are ‘as mad as march hares’ and you would not be wrong! Of course these are Hares and it is during their peak courting and mating season of March and April that the seemingly ‘mad’ behaviour from which the well known phrase derives can be seen.

The Katie Taylor analogy is not amiss either as it is typically the female that displays the boxing behaviour as she wards off the over-enthusiastic advances of a would-be suitor.

Despite Hare numbers having declined due to habitat loss, changes in agriculture and of course shameful coursing, hunting and poaching, there are still plenty of places to see Hares in Ireland, particularly here on the east coast.

TAURUS- This week is an 8 Monitor public opinion and cultural memes. Your friends let you know about the latest. Stay in touch with your community.

GEMINI- This week is a 9 Keep weaving your web for a professional goal. Steady progress is built on many small, single steps.

CANCER- This week is an 8 Choose the most promising route. Travel and discovery beckon. Go over the details and budget carefully.

LEO- This week is a 9 Emotional energy drives you. Go over the numbers with your partner to get clear. Renegotiate an agreement if you need to.

Consider suggestions and options.

TOURISM VISITOR CARE COURSE Myshall Community Centre, Myshall, Co. Carlow, April 17, 24 & 26

Hare in north County Dublin (Pic: Justin Ivory)

GIG of the week

ARIES- This week is a 6 Review your priorities and objectives. Lay low, and recharge your batteries.

Keep old promises and routines before beginning new projects.

Carlow Tourism, in association with Kilkenny and Carlow ETB and the Local Enterprise Office, are running a Tourism Visitor Care course and Tourism Information and Administration course, as part of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. These are free courses and is open to tourism providers and community participants or those who reside or run a business in County Carlow. The courses run on April 17 and 24 between 7 and 10pm and on April 26 between 10am and 5.30pm. For booking please contact Mary Wogan on 059-9130411.

EVENT of the week

MELOPHONIA WHATEVER THE WEATHER Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, April 27, Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow,April 24, 8pm, €6 2pm, €5 Carlow Institute of Further Education presents A show about courage, trying new things Melophonia- a live music showcase featuring and stepping outside whatever the weather! the talents of the music class of 2018.

Whatever the Weather it can be fun to go Following the phenomenal success of Sound outside! But that’s not what Worried Wendy Collective in The Visual last April, this years’ thinks, she hides away inside, afraid of what class have put together a night of top quality the weather may bring. As each day brings a performances in a variety of genres. Get your new weather the children experience a range tickets now and enjoy an evening filled with of sensory activities, touching warm sunshine great sounds and brilliant performances. We heat cushions, dancing with whirling wind are looking forward seeing you soon. If you sticks and catching their reflections in the have any questions or need help with booking puddles. This is a new work from Little Bigtop. your tickets please visit www.visualcarlow.ie.

DRAMA of the week

CLASS of the week

VIRGO- This week is an 8 Strategize with your partner.

Collaborate for a shared passion. Forgive irritations or miscommunications.

LIBRA- This week is an 9 Keep deadlines, bargains and promises. Reschedule what you can. Things could get busy or chaotic. Focus on priorities, including your RZQ KHDOWK DQG ¿WQHVV SCORPIO- This week is an 8 Relax, and follow your heart where it leads. Practice your enthusiasms, games and artistry. Learn new tricks from someone interesting.

Prioritize love and fun.

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TÓRAÍOCHT Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow April 26, 8pm, €17

THE GOOD FATHER Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, April 28, 8pm, €18/16

Fíbín presents Tóraíocht- a new bilingual version of Diarmuid agus Gráinne – adapted and directed by Mikel Murfi and written by Philip Doherty. Using a bilingual text and stunning visuals Tóraíocht is a love story full of outlandish feats and monsters! The story moves faster than any car-chase, jumps higher than any vaulter, and loves twice as much as any Frenchman, as Diarmuid and Gráinne attempt to stay one step ahead of Fionn and the Fianna!

All performances will be subtitled.

New Year’s Eve. A house party like any other, in a suburb like any other. Two very different strangers meet, each looking for a new start and to shake off the disappointments of the past. But champagne, cheap lager and their chance encounter leads this unlikely couple to an unplanned pregnancy. Against all odds, can they make their newfound family a success?Winner of the Stewart Parker Award, this heartfelt, moving drama charts their journey of love, loss, and redemption.

BASKET AND CONTAINERS MASTERCLASS Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven, Old Kilkenny Road, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow April 28, 11am, 059 9721558 Do you need some extra help to get your garden ready for this summer?Then join us this April at the Basket and Containers Masterclass.

We will be looking at plant containers and also hanging baskets. As the summer approaches, One of our horticulturists will be showing you how you can create lovely containers and baskets to enjoy throughout the season. Prebooking is essential, you can book your ticket now online on www.arboretum.ie.

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PISCES- This week is a 9 Take charge. Assertiveness works well now. You can get what you need. Invent what you want.

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relandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paul Dunne â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who hails from Greystones in County Wicklow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was pipped at the post in last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open de Espana. Having led all the way through, Dunne lost out by two shots to world number four Jon Rahm. Rahm, a Spaniard, delighted the home IDQV E\ VKRRWLQJ D ÂżQDO URXQG 67 to edge out a brave Dunne.

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Breed and Kate Stafford and Caitlin Kiaran out for the Derek Ryan concert in the Dolmen Hotel recently the 54-hole point whilst still an amateur.

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Rŕľľ RQ D VXGGHQ GHDWK KROH WR Ryder Cup player Edoardo Molinari in the Trophee Hassan II. Dunne will play Ryder Cup golf one day. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a ques-

tion of when. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll add that distinction to his Walker Cup and Palmer Cup appearances [essentially the Ryder Cup for am-

ateur golfers and college golfers respectively].

Paul Dunne was always destined to be a golfer, from his time in Blackrock College through to his days on a golf scholarship in the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which incidentally is also Graeme McDowellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alma mater. 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his Palmer Cup year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had seen KLP ÂżUVW TXDOLI\ IRU WKH %ULWLVK Open as an amateur through qualifying at Woburn. He missed the cut, but came back WKH QH[W \HDU WR EHFRPH WKH ÂżUVW amateur since 1927 to lead the Open after three days.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always great to see an upand-coming sporting hero make their mark.

Dunne has the potential to inspire many young people to take up golf, a sport the Irish nation has a proud tradition in. At 25, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only starting his own heroic journey. The skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the limit.

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€10,750

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI

2012, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 200 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, JUST FULLY SERVICED

€9,950

FORD MONDEO 1.6TDCI TITANIUM

€10,850

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI SE

2013, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 1 OWNER, 200 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, JUST FULLY SERVICED

2015, NEW MODEL WITH FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 2 KEYS , SAT NAV, PARKING SENSORS

€11,850

€17,750

HONDA CR-V 1.6 I-DTEC 2

2014, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, SAT NAV, 2 KEYS, 180 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, JUST FULLY SERVICED

VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.2 TDI MATCH

2014, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 1 OWNER , 2 KEYS, 190 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR

€14,950

MAZDA 6 2.2 SE

2014, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 190 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, JUST FULLY SERVICED

€10,750

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2.0 TDI S

2012, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 280 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, JUST FULL SERVICED

€13,600

MERCEDES-BENZ E 300

2014, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 1 OWNER, 2 KEYS, HYBRID/ DIESEL , 190 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR

€12,600

VOLVO S60 2.0 D4 SE

2014, FULL SERVICE , 1 OWNER, 180 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, SAT NAV, FULL BLACK LEATHER

€14,750

€21,750

HYUNDAI IX35 1.7 CRDI

2013, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 390 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR, FULL BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR

€14,800

VOLVO XC60 2.0 D4 SE

2015, FULL SERVICE HISTORY, 1 OWNER, 2 KEYS , PARKING SENSORS, 200 EURO ROAD TAX PER YEAR

€22,750

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