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Double heartbreak
R5 ." ,5$ &# 5 ),5.", 53 ,-5R5 )(5%#&& 5#(5 ,5 , -" A CARLOW family has been left reeling after a teenage boy was killed in a car crash less than 48 hours after his father was jailed for three years. Third-year student Eamon Kavanagh (16) from Myshall died when the car he was driving crashed into a wall on Sunday morning. Four of his friends were injured in the 5am crash near ‘The Nine Stones’ in Mount Leinster, Borris, with one of them remaining in a serious condition. The four injured friends were brought to St Luke’s Hospital and Waterford University Hospital, with one teen transferred to the Mater in Dublin where he is critical. The tragedy came after Eamon’s father James was given a three-year sentence for animal cruelty at Carlow Circuit Court. Eamon has been described by his school as a “very popular third-year student� who will be greatly missed. In a statement Borris Vocational School said his death was a “terrible tragedy for the family�.
The statement added: “We are deeply saddened by these events. Our sympathy and thoughts are with Eamon’s parents, brothers and sister, their wider family and many friends. “We have been in contact with his family and they have requested that we all understand their need for privacy at WKLV GLŕľśFXOW WLPH ´ Tributes were also paid to Eamon Kavanagh by Carlow Rose Shauna Ray Lacey who posted on her Facebook page: “Awful news. Thoughts and prayers to this little guy and the other passengersâ€?. James ‘Jim’ Kavanagh was jailed for after admitting hoarding more than 300 dogs in one of the country’s largest puppy farms. It is understood the dead teen’s mother Jenny Kavanagh took ill after she found out her son had been killed and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. 7KH PXP RI ÂżYH UHFHLYHG D 12-month suspended sentence after she pleaded guilty to 30 charges of animal cruelty. Eamon Kavanagh who was killed in a car crash at the weekend See next page
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Three years for cruelty to animals
A CARLOW man has been sentenced to three years in jail for animal cruelty. Licensed dog breeder Jim Kavanagh, from Raheenleigh, Myshall, pleaded guilty to 30 charges of animal cruelty, in relation to dogs and horses. He was also instructed to pay â‚Ź35,000. Judge James McCourt also banned Kavanagh from being involved with canines or equines for the rest of his life. His wife Jenny Kavanagh, who pleaded guilty to 30 charges of permitting animal cruelty, was given a 12-month suspended sentence. She was banned from having canines for 15 years. Over 11 days, 340 dogs and
11 horses were removed from the property of licensed dog breeders, at Myshall in Carlow. The searches were carried out by gardaĂ and the ISPCA. Jim Kavanagh, 48, pleaded guilty to 30 charges, with 96 other counts to be taken into consideration by the court. Jenny Kavanagh pleaded guilty to 30 charges in relation to 15 animals. Chief Investigator Garda Catriona Dennehy gave evidence to Carlow Circuit Court about the search on 15 April 2015. She said dogs were observed in cages with no water, with bedding that was urine soaked and covered in faeces, horses with bones protruding, and a
number of dead animals were found around the property. Garda Dennehy said the animals were “forced to live in absolute squalor with straw that hadn’t been changed in a long time�. The dogs appeared “scared� and “unsocialised�, she said. ISPCA Chief Inspector Conor Dowling was also present for the search. He described what they found as “deplorable conditions�, which were “shocking, very shocking� Due to the large number of animals involved, the ISPCA enlisted the help of other SPCAs and the Dogs Trust. Four horses and 20 dogs had to be euthanised.
If you have a good cause to reward ...
Pictured at the launch of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards is Olympic hurdler Thomas Barr. Pic: Diarmuid Greene COMMUNITY organisations, sports clubs and projects from Co. Carlow who EHQHÂżWWHG IURP 1DWLRQDO Lottery Good Causes funding are now invited to apply for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019. This awards initiative, which was launched by Irish Olympian hurdler Thomas Barr, honours the inspiring work and achievements of
thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland The National Lottery Good Causes Awards is now in its second year and is open to organisations making an LQFUHGLEOH GLŕľľHUHQFH LQ WKHLU communities. Applications for the Awards are now open and people can enter and check eligibility at www.lottery.ie/ goodcausesawards.
â‚Ź60,000 plus for artists THE Artlinks partnership of ORFDO DXWKRULWLHV $UWV 2ŕľśFHV LQ Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford has awarded over â‚Ź60,000 to artists in the South East. Supported by the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle EalaĂon this grants stream provides professional development opportunities and supports for established and emerging artists who are resident in these four counties. The recipients of bursaries from WKH $UWV 2ŕľśFH &DUORZ &RXQW\ Council are: Film: Liam O’Neill, %RUULVဎ)LOP 7DGKJ 2Âś6XOOLYDQ Old Leighlin Theatre: Sinead Cormack, Bagenalstown Visual Arts: Katie Watchorn, Carlow Visual Arts: Rachel Joynt, %RUULVဎ9LVXDO $UWV &KORH Brenan, Carlow Music: Marian Gaynor, Carlow 6LQHDG 'RZOLQJ $UWV 2ŕľśFHU said: “Carlow is truly a culturally rich county. The ArtLinks %XUVDULHV RŕľľHU &DUORZ &RXQW\ Council an opportunity to support and acknowledge the work of artists of all art forms living and working in Carlow.â€?
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Sive O’Toole, St Lawrence O’Toole AC, receives the Carlow Award at the Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Awards from Georgina Drumm, President Athletics Ireland, and Billy Delaney, President Irish Schools Athletics Association. Pic: Dan McGrath.
It’s good news on jobs front as 32,000 created THE Artlinks partnership of ORFDO DXWKRULWLHV $UWV 2ŕľśFHV LQ Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford has awarded over â‚Ź60,000 to artists in the South East. Supported by the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle EalaĂon this grants stream provides professional development opportunities and supports for established and emerging artists
who are resident in these four counties. The recipients of bursaries from WKH $UWV 2ྜFH &DUORZ &RXQW\ Council are: Film: Liam O’Neill, %RUULVဎ)LOP 7DGKJ 2œ6XOOLYDQ Old Leighlin Theatre: Sinead Cormack, Bagenalstown Visual Arts: Katie Watchorn, Carlow Visual Arts: Rachel Joynt, %RUULVဎ9LVXDO $UWV &KORH
Brenan, Carlow Music: Marian Gaynor, Carlow 6LQHDG 'RZOLQJ $UWV 2ŕľśFHU said: “Carlow is truly a culturally rich county. The ArtLinks %XUVDULHV RŕľľHU &DUORZ &RXQW\ Council an opportunity to support and acknowledge the work of artists of all art forms living and working in Carlow. We look forward to the awarded proposals coming to fruition.â€?
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Thursday Follow us up to Carlow... for a lessons in truly great, hearty breakfast! education THIS Thursday, February 28, in the Seven Oaks Hotel at 8pm, Councillor Fintan Phelan will be hosting a Career Advice Public Meeting. The meeting will be addressed by three guest speakers, Brian Mooney, Mary +DQDÂżQ DQG 6HDPXV /DKDUW Commenting on the guest speakers Cllr Phelan said: “Brian Mooney is one of Ireland’s leading career guidance counsellors and an Irish Times education analyst. Âł0DU\ +DQDÂżQ DV D IRUPHU minister and teacher is well versed in the world of education. Mary served as Minister for Education from 2004 until 2008. She will bring a huge wealth of knowledge to this meeting. Seamus Lahart is President of the Teachers Union of Ireland and is keenly interested in the area of apprenticeships.â€? According to Cllr Phelan, the speakers will speak on a number of topics, in particular, CAO options, apprenticeships and Back to Education. They will RŕľľHU DGYLFH WR WKRVH SUHVHQW RQ KRZ WR HŕľľHFWLYHO\ UHVHDUFK their CAO application, further education options and how to gain an apprenticeship.
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Home, sweet home for 26 local families UP to 26 families, who have, RQ DYHUDJH EHHQ ÂżYH \HDUV RQ the waiting list, are about to move into new homes in Sleaty Park View, on Sleaty Street in Carlow Town. After only 13 months in construction, ClĂşid Housing, in partnership with the developer, Byrne & Byrne Construction Ltd, and Carlow County Council, have delivered much QHHGHG DŕľľRUGDEOH KRXVLQJ WR the area. There are currently 1,442 people on the Carlow County Council housing waiting list. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, opened ClĂşid Housing’s latest housing scheme on Friday last. Minister Murphy said: “The provision of high-quality housing, across all tenures, is one of the key objectives of Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. “The delivery of these much needed homes in Carlow Town is a tangible example of the importance of partnerships
between Approved Housing Bodies, such as ClĂşid Housing, the local authority, in this case Carlow County Council, and a developer in getting homes built; furthermore, the delivery of these homes demonstrates this Government’s commitment to that objective.â€? Sleaty Park View is a mix of two and three-bed houses, with D YHU\ KLJK VSHF ÂżQLVK HQHUJ\ HŕľśFLHQW KHDWLQJ DQG DQ $ UDWHG BER. Located right beside the WRZQ SDUN LW LV ZLWKLQ D ÂżYH minute walk of Carlow town centre. Meantime, plans for social houses in Borris are to be put out to public consultation in the coming months, Carlow County &RXQFLO KDYH FRQÂżUPHG Members at Bagenalstown Municipal District were given an update at this month’s meeting by Director of Services Michael Brennan. Mr Brennan had said he intended to bring proposals for social housing before members and that a “mapping exerciseâ€? was underway.
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Jobs at risk as robots move in on Tullow TULLOW is singled out in a new study on the impact of automation in Ireland which is going to be felt far and wide, ZLWK WZR RXW RI HYHU\ ¿YH MREV at high risk of automation. As well as Tullow, the report, conducted by researchers at University College Cork, also LGHQWL¿HG QLQH RWKHU WRZQV PRVW DW ULVN RI MREV DXWRPDWLRQ Using 2016 Census data, researchers at UCC were able to identify what towns in Ireland will be most impacted. The study – Automation in Irish Towns: Who’s Most at Risk? – examines the impact of automation across urban DUHDV LQ ,UHODQG DQG LGHQWL¿HV WKRVH WRZQV ZKHUH MREV DUH DW D high risk of automation, and the WRZQV ZKHUH MREV DUH DW D ORZHU risk of automation. The report was presented at a Creative Rural Economy event
in Cork last Friday. Jobs most at risk of DXWRPDWLRQ LQFOXGH R൶FH and secretarial positions, SURFHVV SODQW RSHUDWRUV MREV in agriculture and customer service. Jobs in teaching, health and social care and research and development, are less likely to EH D൵HFWHG Report co-author Dr Frank Crowley said the impact of automation was going to be felt far and wide and it demanded a national policy that was not RQH VL]H ¿WV DOO The 10 towns most at risk of automation are: 1.Edgeworthstown, Co Longford %DOO\MDPHVGX൵ &R &DYDQ 3.Carrick-On-Suir, Co Tipperary 4. Portlaw, Co Waterford
5. Clones, Co Monaghan 6. Tullow, Co Carlow 7. Cahir, Co Tipperary /L൵RUG &R 'RQHJDO (GHQGHUU\ &R 2൵DO\ 10. Fethard, Co Tipperary The towns least at risk of automation: 1. Bearna, Co Galway 2. Strandhill, Co Sligo 3. Malahide, Co Dublin 4. Annacotty, Co Limerick 5. Greystones, Co Wicklow 6. Portmarnock, Co Dublin 7. Enniskerry, Co Wicklow 8. Ballina, Co Mayo 9. Skerries, Co Dublin 10. Maynooth, Co Kildare Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr Crowley said that the growth of cities was a trend internationally, and was to the detriment of those living in peripheral or rural areas throughout of Ireland.
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O’Connor: IDA’s not cutting it in county
news in brief What’s on at your local library... There will be Storytime for U6s this Saturday at 11am in Carlow Library. Due to popular demand, there is a ‘ Care Making Time for You’ talk for parents in Carlow Library tonight, Tuesday, February 26th at 7pm, while the Photographic Exhibition continues until March. 2. For further details please phone Fiona at 059 9129705 or email fotoole@carlowcoco.ie
New political party sets up in Carlow Ireland’s newest political party had its Carlow launch last week. AontĂş has been set up by former Sinn FĂŠin TD Peadar TĂłibĂn and nine councillors across the country have so far joined with 1,400 members.
Dead centre of a tourist attraction 7KH ÂżUVW VWHSV KDYH EHHQ WDNHQ to develop a local cemetery into a visitor destination. A meeting of the stakeholders and local community near Clonmelsh took place in recent days to talk about what can be done to improve and promote the area.
Coolanowle Country House & Organic Farm Lucille Boland, Georgina Campbell, Bernadine Mulhall and James Mulhall at the Irish Breakfast Awards
We’ll drink to that, O’Hara THE Carlow Brewing company has been announced as an exhibitor for Ireland’s largest craft drinks gathering which returns to the Convention Centre Dublin from March 14th to 16th. Showcasing over 300 craft beers, spirits and ciders from Ireland’s leading drinks producers, the fair is a three-day celebration of Ireland’s craft brews industry. Carlow Brewing (aka O’Hara’s brewing Co), is an Irish family-owned business
in Bagenalstown and they have been a pioneer of the craft brewing industry since their establishment in 1996. Situated in the ‘Barrow valley’ region, this area has strong heritage links to the brewing industry as it boasts arable land and limestoneenriched ‘hard’ water which results in the ideal conditions for brewing stouts and ales. In 2015, O’Hara’s launched their Fallen Apple cider to great success and since then they have further expanded
into this area, acquiring Craigie’s cider in 2015. In 2017, they also invested internationally, in Hijos de Rivera, an independent family-run beer company in Spain. They launched Urban brewing, Dublin’s premium craft brewery bar and restaurant in 2017. The Distiller’s Quarter will be back at the convention centre this year and will feature a range of Irish and international liquors and spirits.
We’re slow when it comes to tax rebates MEN consistently receive more back in tax relief than women, and people aged under 45 are WKH PRVW HŕľľHFWXDO DW FODLPLQJ back what they are owed. But Carlow rates low in the leagues of counties with most HŕľśFLHQW ZRUNHUV LQ WHUPV RI getting more back tax relief. It ranks No. 18, while Kilkenny comes in at No. 06 and Wexford at No 10. 7KH PRVW HŕľśFLHQW LV 'XEOLQ 7KHVH DUH WKH ÂżQGLQJV RI WKH latest annual Taxback.com Taxpayer Index released last week. The Index looks at Taxback. com’s refund applications and receipts over the last 12 months and compares them with the same period from the previous year. Eileen Devereux, Commercial Director at Taxback.com, said: “The main trend is that refunds are up across the board – which is good news for taxpayers! There were some big jumps in certain categories – such as the average refunds for 35 – 44-year-olds increasing from â‚Ź1142 to â‚Ź1355!â€?
THE low number of IDA site visits in Carlow further demonstrates the Government’s neglect of rural Ireland, according to Fianna Fail Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor Information released to Fianna FĂĄil shows that out of 607 IDA site visits in 2018, only seven of these were to Carlow. “Yet again we see a stark divide between rural and urban areas when it comes to Foreign Direct Investment,â€? the senator said. “In 2018, 269 IDA visits were to Dublin, representing almost 45% of the total visits, compare this to Carlow where there were just 1.1% of visits, and it’s clear where the Government priorities lie. “Time and again we hear this Government tell us that quality jobs are being created right across the country, the reality is YHU\ GLŕľľHUHQW )RU D FRXQW\ LQ such close proximity to Dublin, Carlow is being left behind. “While indigenous companies are the backbone of our communities, a well-balanced economy needs a combination of local and FDI investment. “The Fine Gael Government is failing to spread FDI promotion to the regions where job growth is urgently needed,â€? she said. From 2011 to 2017 the IDA created 57,666 net jobs and Carlow accounted for 0.6%
of these net additional jobs, according to the South East Economic Monitor 2018. Carlow currently has one-third of the IDA jobs that it should have based its population and so continues to fall behind the national recovery with indicators that the weak recovery has “run out of steamâ€?, according to one of the report’s authors, Dr 5D\ *ULŕľśQ $FFRUGLQJ WR 'U *ULŕľśQ ÂłD weak labour market, combined with lower levels of support from state agencies and the lack of a university in the region, all point to the end of the Carlow’s recoveryâ€?. Since 2003 Carlow has received less than 1% of IDA visits and this has resulted in the county falling well short of its fair share of IDA jobs. The report highlights the labour market in Carlow and the wider South East as an area of concern. While there was a decrease in the Live Register in Carlow (16% year-on-year decrease), there are serious concerns as Carlow is home to 1.2% of the population but to 1.64% of those on the Live Register.. In the wider South East, the unemployment rate has plateaued and any modest shortterm decreases over the last 12 months are largely attributable to a shrinking labour force.
Bidding war sees house prices jump A BIDDING war last week saw D GHWDFKHG ÂżYH EHGURRP KRXVH extending to around 2,034 sq.ft bought for â‚Ź277,000. The vacant home at 3 St Martins, Hanover Road, Carlow Town, had a reserve price of â‚Ź220,000 but after 27 bids the property went for â‚Ź57,000 above WKH ORZHVW DFFHSWDEOH RŕľľHU Meanwhile, a detached fourbedroom house in Tullow has been sold for just â‚Ź145,000 after another bidding war The house, at 23 Maple Court, Phelim Wood, Tullow was on RŕľľHU LQ WKH PRVW UHFHQW %LG; online auction with a reserve price of â‚Ź127,000 but sold for
₏145,000 after several bidders attempted to buy the property. The Tullow house measures 1,302 sq.ft and is subject to a tenancy at an annual rent of ₏7,200. Six other properties in Carlow sold during last Wednesday’s auction for prices between ₏75,000 DQG Ÿ $ JURXQG ÀRRU two-bedroom apartment at Apartment 19 Tanner Hall, Athy Road, with a reserve of ₏75,000, sold for ₏82,000 after eight bids. 7KHVH DUH GLྜFXOW WLPHV IRU the buyer in the property market, with everything is so expensive DQG ¿QGLQJ YDOXH ULJKW QRZ FDQ be pretty hard.
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| 09 Samantha Moorhead, MaryAnn Nolan, Alexis Monaghan, Gerard and Rachel Moorhead and Shona Moorhead who all witnessed Gerard’s sponsored head shave by Lynda Maher Hair Studio, in aid of Our Lady’s Hospice Care and Services (Harold’s Cross and Blackrock), at Reddy’s Bar and Restaurant. Image by Rue Photography
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focusontullowstreet FOCUSONTULLOWSTREET Lisa Dempsey, Gillian Burke and Edel Walsh, Rustiq Hair and Beauty Salon. Below Fintan and Una Kelly, Reddy’s Bar and Restaurant. Top right, David Langton and Paraic O’Dowd in Teach Dolmain. Below right, Derek and Kevin Savage, Scragg’s Alley. Images by Rue Photography
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Carlow hotter than Barcelona!
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year ago we were shivering under the blanket of snow dumped on us by The Beast from the East, short of bread and milk and eggs and unable to go to work. This time around we are enjoying greater temperatures than Barcelona. What has caused things to heat up so much in a year? Global warming? Maybe; or maybe Brexit heating things up as it prepares to enter the endgame phase of proceedings. There were Brexit-related interviews last week with Ian Paisley Jr and Edgars Rinkevics that were trying to convince us that diametrically opposite things were about to happen. Paisley Jr (son of the late Reverend Ian), an ardent Brexiteer and DUP MP, tried to convince us that Ireland was about to be shafted by the EU in relation to the backstop so that a deal could be done. Rinkevics, Lativia’s Foreign Minister, was telling us the opposite – that the EU would
Peter Henley, Maddie Byrne and Jamie Dunne out and about in Carlow Town
Brian Quigley FRQWLQXH WR R൵HU XV XQÀLQFKLQJ support. Both were playing politics with the situation, kicking Ireland around as if it was a football. That’s allowed; they are both politicians after all. Paisley Jr would love it if we were shafted, and his utterings were a populist play to his audience. Likewise Rinkevics was singing to his own gallery; he presumably couldn’t care less about us, but wants to lay down a marker that if Ireland gets looked after in relation to Brexit then Latvia will get looked after too in relation to Russia or whatever else is a threat to them.
By the way, neither the Paisley Jr or Rinkevics interviews were the best of the week; that honour went to former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes on the BBC’s Question Time in relation to the Liam Neeson racism row. Look it up on the internet if
you want to see what has become a rare sight these days – somebody cutting through the nonsense and getting to the heart of the matter in an intelligent, passionate and eloquent way. Perhaps we can get JB to turn his thoughts to Brexit next! I have become convinced that
a No Deal Brexit simply won’t happen. The politicians have failed to break the impasse so I’m guessing that behind the scenes others are charting a course through the quagmire. By others I mean the people with real power – business leaders, senior civil servants
and whoever else really has their hands on the levers that navigate us. They’ll play the game though and let the politicians present it as if they came up with it. I’m sure the solution, when it breaks, will involve a shift in position by the EU and UK in relation to the backstop. Maybe the language will be softened to allow a deal pass through Westminster, but not softened enough to look as if the EU has caved in. We will, to a certain extent, be played by both sides; not in the way Paisley Jr would hope for but enough to make Rinkevics think again.
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FODVVLÀHGV PLANNING NOTICES. Laois County Council Permission is sought to retain (retention permission) for development consisting of: 1. Changes of elevations of main two-storey dormer-type dwelling from that granted under Pl. Ref. 191/81, including on front, side and rear elevations; 2. 1 No. enclosed single storey porch to front door of main dwelling; 3. 1 No. change of use of former single-storey garage adjoined to dwelling-house granted under Pl. Ref. 191/80 to dwelling-house (bedroom, ensuite and store); 4. 1 No. single storey sun-
room extension to rear of existing dwelling-house; 5. 1 No. single storey utility building at the eastern side of main dwelling ancillary to the use and enjoyment of main dwelling; 6. 1 No. single-storey annexed house / dwelling building to western side of main dwelling ancillary to the use and enjoyment of main dwelling; 7. All ancillary accessories and servicing provisions related to the aforementioned; at Castlecomer Road, Graiguecullen, Carlow, Co. Laois on behalf of Mr. Tom Dillon. 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 at Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, JFL Ave., Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 EHP9 during its public opening hours (9.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, including lunch times). 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: David Mavroudis BSc (Hons.) MSc PG Dip. Spec. Env. Eng. MIEI Carlow County Council We, Delmec Engineering Limited, intend to apply for Permission for development at this site: Unit 5, Wexford Road Business Park, Staplestown, Co. Carlow. The development will consist of a 36m lattice support structure carrying a 0.6m link dish, training equipment and support steelwork together with equipment cabinet and associated equipment within a fenced compound at Unit 5, Wexford Road Business Park, Staplestown, Co. Carlow. The development will be used to facilitate line of sight communication to an existing factory and to provide high speed wi-fi for communications. This structure will be used by Delmec Engineering Limited as a National Training Facility that will provide their Engineers with advanced training
procedures in climbing at height, rescue climbing, equipment installation, structure surveying & analysis and safety inspections. This structure will also be used as a product display model demonstrating new procedures and technologies to international clients. 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 being sought by Tony & Suzanne Doyle, for the erection of a single story dwelling house with mezzanine level internal, private well, on site waste water treatment system, domestic garage and all associated site and landscaping works at Ballyine, Borris, 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 it’s public opening hours. A submis-
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sion 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 from Carlow County Council for the construction of 9 No. two storey three-bedroom town houses and all associated site works at Mill Race, Paupish Lane, 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: Mark Bannon, PBA architects RIAI 98013 for and on behalf of Ballon Property Holdings U.C. Carlow County Council I Thomas Joyce am applying for permission for the erection of a shed part for the housing of sheep and part for the storage of machinery and permission for the erection of a leanto shed to the gable end of existing shed for the storage of fuel and permission for the erection of an open lean-to shed for the parking of trailer and farm machinery and all associated site works at Carriglead, St. Mullins, 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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THE WYCH ELM by Tana French NEW Horizons for Nature – Ireland’s first National Biodiversity Conference has just taken place over 2 days at Dublin Castle. We are all, or should be, familiar with the Living Planet Report that was published in 2018 with the, for many, astonishing news that we have lost 60% of the biodiversity of our planet in the last 40 years. We may think that applies to other countries and all is well here in Ireland. Well think again! This trend is being mirrored in Ireland as well. Red-list conservation assessment of 3,000 Irish species shows that 1-in-4 species is threatened with extinction. Most of our other species are also suffering huge drops in numbers, rapidly pushing them towards the danger zone. So with the above in mind the conference saw the coming together of academics, artists, businesses, community groups, conservationists, ecologists, farmers, fishers, foresters, government, landowners, local authorities, NGOs, politicians, scientists and state agencies to discuss the challenges, explore the solutions and figure out how to work together to reverse biodiversity loss. As I write the conference is still ongoing but aims to agree 20 recommendations or ‘Seeds for Nature’ to help protect our biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems. We will wait with interest what those recommendations are. The cynic in me wonders how committed government will be towards them given that recent administrations have seen fit to weaken protection for the natural environment and biodiversity in some areas. Even our so called protected areas are being chipped away at and in particular are coming under pressure from increased human recreational activities. So what should happen? We need a greater number of high biodiversity value sites along with wider tracts of the habitat/countryside protected and managed at landscape level with long term (200 years) goals. All these sites should be connected by a network of wildlife corridors. Also large sections of our inshore and offshore waters need to be designated solely as conservation areas. There is so much more to say but I’ve run out of space!
One night changes everything for Toby. He’s always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family’s ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wildstrawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby’s arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself.
THEATRE of the week
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER RTE 2, Friday 1st March 22.05pm
Excellent drama adapted from the autobiography of Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon, chronicling his tireless efforts to overturn the life sentence imposed on him for involvement with an IRA bombing, an indictment based on a forced confession. Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England but is arrested as the prime suspect in a bombing and imprisoned and he spends 15 years trying to clear his name.
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LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART General Release: 8 February 2019 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new actionpacked adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. The battle to defeat the invaders and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet (Chris Pratt), Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett) and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical.
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CAITH AMACH E Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow. Friday 1st March 10pm
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THE HARVEST Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow.ie Saturday 6th April 8pm
High Rock Productions are back with a smash hit comedy based on the Leaving Cert Irish Oral picture sequences. It’s a fast-paced, physical, comic sketch show show that uses a unique mix of theatrical devices such as clown, puppetry, music and audience interaction to bring the sraith pictiĂşir to life. Accessible to students of all levels. This hour-long stage show ‘as Gaeilge’ is a must for Leaving Cert students in preparation for their Oral Irish Examination bringing the ‘sraith pictiĂşir’ on the oral curriculum to life. BĂ linn agus fĂĄilte
The earliest written record of this castle is from 1231 but it does not name its builder. It is widely assumed that the castle was built by William Marshal the elder in the time period between 1207 and 1213 which he spent in Ireland. The castle in Carlow was the very first of its kind in Ireland, a towered keep, where a huge rectangular tower is surrounded by four smaller threequarter-circular towers at the corners of the rectangle. However, there have been doubts that the castle in Carlow supported the traditional function of a keep, i.e. to serve as a refuge of last resort.
Charlotte is back on track, thanks to support from her steadfast husband Malcolm and son, Evan. She thinks she’s found another lifeline in her new friend, Shane. But Shane knows more about her idyllic life than she realises. And just how to destroy it. The Harvest is a new thriller from acclaimed playwright, Jane McCarthy, about second chances and second lives. What we do when we have them, and what we might do to take them from others. A sparky tone is set with funny dialogue delivered with smooth timing ...played with delicious awkwardness’.
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SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow.ie Friday 1st March 8pm Following its sold-out smash hit debut tour, Seven Drunken Nights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Story of The Dubliners returns to theatres in 2019 with an even bigger production. Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite sons â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Dublinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran Bourke and John Sheahan. This talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of this iconic group to life. A performance that will have you singing and clapping along.
DINN RI Tullow Street Carlow T : 059 9133111 The award winning Dinn RĂ bar, located in the very heart of Carlow, offers delicious bar food, carvery lunches and quality beverages. Dinn RĂ Bar is also a free Wifi zone, has live entertainment each weekend and is an ideal place to watch sports with multiple large screens and surround sound The Terrace offers patrons the best of both worlds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Enjoy a beverage and banter under the skyline in warm and cosy surroundings this is a very unique and special setting suitable for everything from casual drinks to group celebrations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open 7 days and 7 nights.
JOHNNY MAGORY ADVENTURE DAY Saturday 2nd March 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 Lowtown Marina, Robertstown, Naas
Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you a story about Johnny Magory! Come and join us on our First Adventure Day of 2019. This free family focused event is organised to get kids outside exploring the wildlife, heritage and culture of our beautiful Grand Canal - the inspiration for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johnny Magory and the Wild Water Raceâ&#x20AC;?. The event will include a fun walk along the banks of the canal, a fishing demonstration, some healthy snacks and of course readings from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Adventures of Johnny Magoryâ&#x20AC;? childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book series by the author. Go Explore! www.JohnnyMagory.com
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