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Mixed results for the Towpath plan Carlow says no; Laois and Kildare say yes PEOPLE on both sides of the ongoing ‘Barrow Blueway’ controversy ended up with mixed feelings last week, following decisions taken by the three County Councils involved: Carlow, Laois, and Kildare. Carlow decided to reject the plans in their entirety. Laois granted conditional planning permission for a 16-kilometre stretch by the river from Vicarstown to Maganey, attaching 25 conditions to the decision. Kildare also approved the plans in principle, but are continuing to work on the list of conditions that will be attached. The full list is expected to be made public later this week. Either way, both supporters and opponents of the plan will have 28 days to appeal any or all of the Councils’ decisions to An

Bórd Pleanála, so the matter is likely to rumble on. The controversy revolves around plans by Waterways Ireland to lay a paved pathway along the banks of the Barrow through the three counties. The idea is to make it more accessible to more people, including parents with buggies, and leisure cyclists. Currently, some parts of the pathway are not particularly accessible at certain times of year. Opponents say that doing so ZRXOG KDYH DQ DGYHUVH D൵HFW on wildlife along the route, and also that it would destroy the natural character of the pathway that has existed for centuries. Plans for the proposed Barrow Blueway would have seen it run from Lowton in County Kildare to St. Mullins in Carlow, a distance of some 115km in total.

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New funding available for social projects

news in brief Enterprise Week LOCAL Enterprise Week runs next week from Sunday March 4 to Friday March 9, and in Carlow, a number of events have been lined up by the Local (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFH These include a seminar on Introduction to VAT for small and medium enterprises, to be held on Tuesday March 6 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The cost to attend will be â‚Ź20. The following day, Wednesday, will see two events: a seminar on the Trading Online Vouchers scheme (9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free) and the start of a three-day ‘Start Your Own %XVLQHVVÂś FRXUVH D P WR 4.30 p.m. each day, cost â‚Ź50). For further information on these and other Enterprise Week events, see www. localenterprise.ie

Drama Group KILLOUGHTERNANE Drama Group members are preparing to take to the stage later this week with their production of 1HLO 6LPRQÂśV SOD\ Âľ%DUHIRRW LQ WKH 3DUNÂś It will be staged from Friday to Sunday night (March 2 to 4) at 8 p.m. each night, and there will be a repeat performance on Thursday March 8, again at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door each night.

Saoirse Ronan in a scene from ‘Ladybird’.

Pundits expect Saoirse to miss out on Oscar again WITH the annual Oscars ceremony taking place in Los Angeles next Sunday night (March 4), there is growing expectation that Carlow’s Saoirse Ronan will again miss out on taking home the statuette. The award for Best Actress is instead expected to go to Frances McDormand for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’. The Hollywood grapevine has McDormand as a shoo-in for the award, while one

leading Irish bookmaker has her priced at short as 1/12, with Ronan out at 8/1. If the result goes as expected, it will be Ronan’s third time to miss out, after both ‘Atonement’ (2008) and ‘Brooklyn’ (2016). In a BBC interview last week, she seemed already accepting of the probability of again losing out. She joked about practicing her ‘loser face’, and said ‘if the person wins who’ll probably win,

then I’ll be very happy for them, because I think they deserve it’. She also spoke humorously RI WKH GLŕľśFXOWLHV RI EULQJLQJ D date to the Oscars. ‘It’s a bit of a jump if you don’t know the person that ZHOOÂŤÂżUVW GULQNV WKHQ dinner, then the Oscars? It would have to be at least date ten!’ she said, adding how that’s why she normally brings a friend or her mother to awards ceremonies instead.

A NEW â‚Ź1.6m fund to support social enterprises in Ireland has been established by Social Innovation Ireland (SIFI), in partnership with Carlow County Council and all 31 other Local Authorities across ,UHODQG 7KH )XQG LV ÂżQDQFHG by the Department of Rural and Community Development, from the Dormant Accounts Fund and IPB Insurance. Called the Social Enterprise Development Fund, the fund will be delivered over the course of two years and up to eight successful applicants per year will each receive a grant of â‚Ź50,000 to invest in growing their organisation. In addition to the cash grant, the successful applicants will also receive a place on Social ,QQRYDWLRQ )XQG ,UHODQGÂśV VL[ month Accelerator programme. Additional places will be reserved for the most promising social enterprises across all 31 Local Authorities in Ireland. The programme is designed to help social enterprises develop their business skills and to provide

them with ongoing peer support and advice so that they develop sustainable enterprises that have a powerful impact in their community. The fund is now open for applications from social enterprises in County Carlow. Kathleen Holohan, Chief Executive of Carlow County Council, said: ‘This new fund will complement the range of supports available from local authorities for social enterprises that have a sustainable business model. The Social Enterprise Development Fund presents a great opportunity for social enterprises in the county to achieve their goals and ultimately create a measurable social impact that FDQ EH VFDOHG DOO RYHU ,UHODQG Âś The fund was launched by Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, SeĂĄn Kyne. It will remain open for applications until March 28 next, and the successful applicants will be informed in June. Full details are available online at www.socialinnovation.ie

Man jailed for 10 years after student attack AN EGYPTIAN man living in Carlow has been jailed for ten years for raping a foreign student who he met on the bus to Dublin while she was also living and working here during the summer of 2016. Ibrahim Ahmed Gharib (39), with an address at Dolmen Heights, Pollerton, had the sentence handed down in the Central Criminal Court after being convicted of committing WKH RŕľľHQFH DW WKH ZRPDQÂśV rented accommodation on July 7/8 that year. He was also convicted of sexually assaulting her during the bus journey home from Dublin on July 7. His legal team attempted to secure a court order to prevent him being named following conviction. They claimed there were ÂľWKUHDWV WR KLV OLIHÂś DQG WKDW Gharib was concerned that

people in Egypt ‘who are ORRNLQJ IRU KLPÂś ZRXOG ÂżQG KLP LI KH ZDV SXEOLFO\ LGHQWLÂżHG The court held with a prosecution assertion however that there was no evidence to back up such claims, and also noted that no mention of these threats was ever made while reporting restrictions actually applied prior to conviction. *KDULEÂśV WULDO KDG KHDUG KRZ he met his victim on the bus to Dublin one day, and spoke to her constantly throughout the trip. As she was returning

home that evening, she was concerned to see he was taking the same return journey too. He again sat beside her then, and sexually assaulted her by groping her during the journey. In Carlow, he followed her back to her house, and managed to get inside. He committed a lewd act in front of her after returning from the toilet. When she threatened to take a photo of him and report him to GardaĂ­, he struggled with her, fell on top of her, and raped her. The trial further heard how the woman screamed throughout the rape, and how Gharib told her he would kill her if she did not stop. Gharib insisted throughout the trial that the sex was consensual, and his legal team said at sentencing that he still GRHV QRW DFFHSW WKH MXU\ÂśV verdict.

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Seachtain na Gaeilge to begin on Thursday

Temple Street THE Tesco stores in Carlow and Tullow combined to raise a total of â‚Ź1,256 for Temple Street Children’s Hospital when the giant supermarket chain held its ‘Get on Your Feet’ fundraiser on the Saturday before last. The event encouraged Tesco employees nationwide to get active for the day. Skipathons, cyclothons and treadmill runs were all held in stores across the country, with customers VSRQVRULQJ WKH VWDŕľľ WDNLQJ SDUW A total of more than â‚Ź90,000 was raised between all Tesco stores in the Republic of Ireland. Tesco says it hopes to raise â‚Ź5 million for the hospital over the QH[W ÂżYH \HDUV

Spelling Bee THE Eason’s Spelling Bee competition for Primary Schools is about to get under way again, and local schools still have time to enter. The competition will run on a county-by-county basis, with ZLQQHUV ¿UVW JRLQJ IRUZDUG WR SURYLQFLDO ¿QDOV DQG WKHQ WR DQ $OO ,UHODQG ¿QDO WR EH KHOG LQ June. The overall winner will earn a prize package worth ₏8,000 (₏7,500 of books for their school library, and ₏500 of books for themselves). Full details at www.easons.com/ spellingbee

Claire, Alish and Renell enjoy a night out at the Mount Wolseley Hotel

SEACHTAIN na Gaeilge – the annual gala celebration of Irish language and culture, held in the run up to St Patrick’s Day – is about to get under way locally. And again this year, despite the name ‘Seachtain’, the event very tangible reward for at will actually run over more than OHDVW RQH PHPEHU RI VWDŕľľ two weeks, from Thursday of ‘I know how critical this this week (March 1) right up to type of fundraising is to the March 17. work that we do. I also know This year’s programme of how hard my colleagues work events is extra special because of to help deliver our relief and how 2018 has been designated development programmes ‘Bliain na Gaeilge’. Programme all around the world. I highlights in Carlow include encourage businesses to hold a Schools Drama Festival, a a GOAL ‘Duvet Day’ draw to WKHDWUH VKRZ D ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ support us.’ sean-nĂłs dancing and cĂŠilithe, Businesses can register at table quizzes, a spring art goalglobal.org/duvetday, or competition, bilingual shop phone 01 280 9779. window competition and of course the town parade and celebrations on St Patrick’s Day itself.. 7KH IHVWLYDO NLFNV Rŕľľ RQ WKH eve of Seachtain na Gaeilge with the FĂŠile ScoildrĂĄmaĂ­ochta on Wednesday, 28 February ZKHQ ÂżYH ORFDO SULPDU\ VFKRROV will stage their very own Irish language plays in the GB Shaw Theatre. Treading the boards will be THE Boland’s Ĺ KODA dealership in Carlow has been Tinryland pupils with ‘Toy named the National Dealer Story 1.5’, Holy Family Girls of the Year for 2017, from a with ‘Codladh CĂŠad Bliain’ as network of 27 authorised sales well ‘Na TrĂ­ BhĂŠar/The Three Bears’ by Scoil Mhuire gan dealerships nationwide. Ĺ KODA sales manager there, SmĂĄl girls. Gaelscoil infants Oliver Brannock, said all will perform ‘An GarbhĂĄn/ there were delighted with the 7KH *UXŕľľDORÂś ZKLOH WKH VHQLRU DFFRODGH +H SUDLVHG VWDŕľľ DQG pupils will present the musical ‘RĂ­ na Leon’ – The Lion King customers too. ‘We are overwhelmed with ‘as Gaeilge’ Leaving Cert and senior cycle the Ĺ KODA Dealer of the Year award. It is quite rewarding to students will be happy with a know that our team’s continued performance of ‘Caith Amach HŕľľRUWV DUH DFNQRZOHGJHG E\ É’ to assist them with their Ĺ KODA Ireland. ‘I want to thank each and every member of our team at Boland Ĺ KODA sincerely for all of their tremendous work in THE Doyle family from 2017 and a big thank you to our Coolkenno will hold this year’s Doyle Memorial loyal customers over the years Vincent Tractor Run on Sunday March too. ‘It is you who have helped us 18 next, with all proceeds going to achieve such strong KPI’s to the Clonmore Cancer Trust that ultimately resulted in us Fund. Vincent’s very own Massey taking home this exceptional 135 will have pride of place title,’ he said. Boland’s became part of the as it leads the way in the run. Ĺ KODA network in 2012, Others who wish to participate and operates from impressive can register from 12 noon on the day. premises on the Dublin Road.

Offering staff a ‘Duvet Day’ could help Third World aid LOCAL employers are being asked to support humanitarian aid projects in Syria and twelve other countries‌by giving their VWDŕľľ WKH FKDQFH WR KDYH D lie-in! The novel ‘Duvet Day’ fundraiser is the brainchild of GOAL, who will be running it themselves in their Dun Laoghaire HQ on Friday March 9, and who are encouraging businesses nationwide to do likewise.

The idea is that a draw is held in the workplace, with VWDŕľľ PHPEHUV EHLQJ LQYLWHG to buy tickets at a suggested price of â‚Ź10 each. The winner of the draw then gets a prize RI D GD\ Rŕľľ ZRUN 6LPSOH DV that! GOAL worker Aisling Nolan, from Burrin Street in Carlow, says it is the perfect way for employers to contribute towards their social responsibilities, while also ensuring that there is a

Boland’s ŠKODA is Dealer of the Year

preparation for the oral Irish exam. The hilarious and informative stage show in the GB Shaw theatre will be presented by Highrock Productions on Thursday 1 March. There are still a few seats left fo r the show and can be booked by contacting the GlĂłr &KHDWKDUODFK RŕľśFH RQ 1340047 or 087 2857048 or 9LVXDO %R[ 2ŕľśFH A packed theatre is also anticipated for the exclusive screening of ‘AmhrĂĄn na Mara’, the Irish language version of Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar nominated ‘Song of the Sea’. A treat for primary school pupils DQG )LUVW <HDUV WKH ÂżOP ZLOO be screened in the GB Shaw Theatre on Friday, 2 March at 11am and immediate booking is necessary to secure seats. Other events that will be KHOG LQ WKH ÂżUVW ZHHN RI WKH festival include a bilingual St. Patrick’s Day themed family art workshop with local artist Jean Robertson in Ă ras na nĂ“g, Éire Ă“g on Saturday, 3 March at 11.am. There is no charge and all families are welcome. Details of other events, to take part in the second week of Seachtain na Gaeilge, will be carried in next week’s issue pf this newspaper.. /HDĂ€HWV JLYLQJ D IXOO UXQGRZQ of the bumper programme of events throughout the forthnight are available now from GlĂłr Cheatharlach on 059/9137365, 085 1340047, 087 2857048 and to download on www.glorcheathrlach.ie Programmes can also be picked up from Carlow Library and Carlow Tourism.

Annual tractor run Tractors will leave from Coolkenno Cross at 1 p.m., and the route will be towards Littlewood, to Kilquiggan Street, the Fuss Banks, through Knockatomcoyle, into Clonmore village, towards Kingscross, and back to Coolkenno. Everybody is then invited back to Byrne’s Lounge of Crablane for refreshments and evening entertainment.

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06| news in brief Anti-racism SHOW Racism the Red Card are calling on all primary and secondary schools, youth organisations, children and young people in Carlow to enter their annual ‘Anti-Racism Creative Competition 2018.’ The competition encourages young people to develop creative anti-racism messages using written, visual and audiovisual means. The deadline for entries is Friday March 30. People can register online to take part at www.theredcard.ie/ competition

ICA Fashion Show THE Carlow Federation of the ICA will hold a charity fashion show in aid of the Carlow Home Care Team tomorrow night (Wednesday February 28) in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel. Admission will be just â‚Ź5 per person. There will also be a UDྡH RQ WKH QLJKW IRU KDPSHUV and lots of other prizes. .

Dance Classes DANCE classes will commence in Clonmore Community Centre on Monday March 5, from 8p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Classes will cover jiving, quickstep, foxtrot and lots more. Classes will cost â‚Ź10 per night. For more, contact Emma on 086 2011244.

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Schools could offer PE as exam subject THREE Carlow schools are among the 80 secondary schools, to be part RI WKH ÂżUVW SKDVH LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI Physical Education (PE) for Senior Cycle programmes Local Fine Gael TD., Pat Deering, welcomed the news saying: “I am delighted that Borris Vocational School, St Leos College and Tullow Community School are included in the pilot scheme for schools to study Physical Education at Senior Cycle. This means Carlow students could be DPRQJ WKH ÂżUVW LQ WKH FRXQWU\ WR take the Leaving Cert exam in PE.â€? Eighty schools will implement either the examinable Physical (GXFDWLRQ /HDYLQJ &HUWLÂżFDWH subject or the new Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework which is not for examination, or both. It will be rolled out to all schools from 2020 so all students LQ &DUORZ ZLOO EHQHÂżW IURP WKLV before too long. “Students taking the new Leaving &HUWLÂżFDWH VXEMHFW IURP 6HSWHPEHU ZLOO VLW WKH ÂżUVW /HDYLQJ &HUWLÂżFDWH 3K\VLFDO (GXFDWLRQ (LCPE) exam in 2020. The subject can be taken at both higher and

PE could soon be a Leaving Cert exam subject at any or all of three local schools. ordinary levels. The new Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) Framework, will provide a new modern curriculum for teachers to teach PE to all students. “The assessment process will have 20% going to a physical activity project; 30% to

Businesses invited to Breakfast Briefing COUNTY Carlow Chamber, working with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) will host a breakfast EULHÂżQJ QH[W 7XHVGD\ 0DUFK 6) at 7.30 a.m. in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel to discuss details of a new Risk Sharing funding scheme, and how businesses can DFFHVV WKLV ÂżQDQFH The SBCI is rolling out the programme in association with the Department of Finance, the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber commented ‘Access to low cost, Ă€H[LEOH IXQGLQJ LV YHU\ LPSRUWDQW to any business, and we need to ensure that all businesses are aware of some of the supports and funds available to help them continue to grow’. To attend contact the County Carlow Chamber on 059 91 32337 or alternatively ceo@ carlowchamber.com. Tickets, which include a full Irish Breakfast are â‚Ź10 per person, or complimentary for members of County Carlow Chamber.

performance assessment and 50% to a written examination.� “The Fine Gael Government is taking physical education seriously for the health of our nation and this announcement is part of the overall Government focus on encouraging healthy living. We want to support

families and communities in Carlow to make healthy choices. The announcement is also a key commitment in Minister Richard Bruton’s Action Plan for Education, which aims to make Ireland’s education and training system the best in Europe by 2026.�

‘6,000 new homes will be needed in 13 years’

Ag student Ailish is off to New Zealand

COUNTY Carlow will need more than 6,000 new houses built by the year 2031 in order to keep up with growing demand, according to a report that ZDV SXEOLVKHG E\ D ÂżQDQFLDO company last week. The report by Initiative Ireland HVWLPDWHG D SUHFLVH ÂżJXUH RI 6,080 new units for the county. It says that nationally, 480,000 new homes will be needed in the same time. This equates to 34,000 new units each year, which in turn works out at more than four times the number of new homes built last year. The report further says that half of all the news homes will be needed in the Greater Dublin area. The report was based on an analysis of housing supply and GHPDQG ÂżJXUHV RI UHFHQW \HDUV Initiative Ireland – the company behind the report – describes itself as ‘a digital challenger within the Irish Finance Market’, which RŕľľHUV ÂľDŕľľRUGDEOH ÂżQDQFH WR small, experienced property developers’ through a peer-topeer lending model.

Ailish Osborne receiving her bursary. A PAST PUPIL of St. Leo’s College who is now studying Agricultural Science at Waterford IT will soon be Rŕľľ WR ZRUN LQ 1HZ =HDODQG for four months, having been chosen as one of six winners of an overseas travel bursary RŕľľHUHG E\ WKH $JULFXOWXUDO Science Association and the Irish Farmers Journal. Ailish Osbourne, from Kildare, will spend her WLPH WKHUH ZRUNLQJ RQ D dairy farm with a herd of 820 cows. She said: ‘I am delighted to be chosen for this wonderful award that was made available to my classmates and I to travel RYHUVHDV IRU ZRUN SODFHPHQW This opportunity is giving me the chance to travel to

1HZ =HDODQG DQG H[SHULHQFH WKH ZRUN DQG PDQDJHPHQW involved in operating largescale farm businesses. I would OLNH WR WKDQN WKH $JULFXOWXUDO Science Association, the Irish Farmers Journal and Glanbia IRU WKH NLQG VSRQVRUVKLS RI this very generous award.’ This is the third year in which the ASA and Irish Farmers Journal have come together to reward students ZKR RSW WR GR WKH ZRUN experience element of their course overseas. The WIT bursaries are also supported by Glanbia and Seedtech. One of Ailish’s classmates in Waterford also received a bursary, as did four other Agricultural Science students from UCD.

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shop local on tullow street Francis Nolan, Bernie Price and Maruice Colden collecting for Oesophagus Cancer charities on Tullow Street

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shop local on tullow street

Joanna Kacpzak of the Sue Ryder Charity shop

Orla Canning and Rebecca Ford of EBS

Oksana Raslanaite of Lloyds Pharmacy

Supporting local business for more than 25 years

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Patrica Haden and Fran O’Sullivan, Hadens.

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opinion&comment

Brave Emma is an inspiration

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he recent posts by Wi c k l o w - b a s e d novelist Emma Hannigan(inset) were heartbreaking to read. Announcing that she is near the end and is ‘taking a bow’ because all avenues in treating her cancer KDYH ÂżQDOO\ EHHQ H[KDXVWHG E\ her medical team, Emma has accepted her impending death with dignity, gratitude for her life and family and not a trace of bitterness. Truly inspirational. Emma has battled cancer more than 10 times in the last dozen years. In 2006 she discovered she had a rare gene (the BrCa1 gene) that left her with a hugely-increased chance of developing breast and ovarian cancer. She had preventative surgeries to try to forestall the disease but unfortunately was still diagnosed with cancer soon afterwards. The following years have been a roller-coaster of treatments, recoveries and returns of the disease. Throughout it all she has kept positive and kept writing her wonderful books which will

Brian Quigley live on long after she passes. Cancer is a horrible disease. It kills indiscriminately regardless of status or age – we have recently lost footballer Liam Miller to the disease, and to see children like Gavin Glynn, Merryn Lacy or Bradley Lowery pass away makes you despair. How in this day and age can we not cure WKHP" ,WœV VR GLྜFXOW WR WUHDW with medicines often only able WR H[WHQG WKH OLIH RI D YLFWLP With all our knowledge and resources, how long before we can win the battle against

Fitness Fusion in Carlow (run by Lesley Dempsey) recently held a fundraising event for local girl Oliwia Dzikowska whom is in need of surgery to walk again it, in the same way as that we got on top in the war against AIDS, or in the VDPH ZD\ DV D GLDEHWHV VXŕľľHUHU can endure a full and healthy life with the correct medical intervention and management? I work in the pharmaceutical LQGXVWU\ 2QH RI WKH ÂżUVW projects I worked on in my career was the scale-up to commercial production of 7D[RO D EUHDVW DQG RYDULDQ cancer drug (it was a drug used

in Emma’s treatment at one stage). The medicine proved VXFFHVVIXO LQ H[WHQGLQJ DQG enhancing the lives of many, many people. Over the years subsequent medicines produced by the industry have moved away from being chemical-molecule based to utilising biotechnology more, with a view to harnessing the body’s own immune system WR ¿JKW WKH GLVHDVH

An outright cure remains elusive though I have no doubt it will one day be achieved. 5HFHQWO\ , ¿QLVKHG UHDGLQJ WKH most recent volumes of poetry by Clive James, a man perhaps most famous as a television presenter in the 1980’s and 90’s. James’ health broke down in 2010, when he was diagnosed with emphysema and kidney failure. A year later he was diagnosed with cancer (B-cell chronic lymphocytic

OHXNDHPLD DQG ZDVQÂśW H[SHFWHG to live long. He wrote a volume of poetry (‘Nefertiti in the Flak Tower’) in 2012 that sought to put his life in perspective and was meant to be his swansong but he remains alive in 2018 thanks WR DQ H[SHULPHQWDO FDQFHU GUXJ called Ibrutinib, and has added further swansong volumes of poetry in 2015 (‘Sentenced to Death’) and 2017 (‘Injury Time’) and, retaining his sense of humour in the face of his impending death, even wrote a book (‘Play All’) about all the ER[ VHWV KH KDV ZDWFKHG ZKLOH he has been housebound and going through his treatments. Clive James has been lucky WR KDYH WKRVH H[WUD \HDUV 0RVW people with cancer either don’t JHW DFFHVV WR H[SHULPHQWDO drugs or else don’t respond to them. It shouldn’t have to come down to getting lucky though. It is one of my greatest hopes in life to live to see the day when we can beat this disease. In the meantime, as Emma Hannigan said in her recent posts, we should enjoy every day we are healthy and be grateful for it.

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TO ADVERTISE TEL: 059 914 1877 PLANNING NOTICES. Carlow County Council I, Chris Cahill, am applying to the above mentioned for planning permission to construct a single storey dwelling, new bored well, waste water treatment system & percolation area, new domestic entrance and all associated site works at Haroldstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the office of the planning authority 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 submission 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: Deirdre Cahill. Carlow County Council We are applying to Carlow County Council for planning permission for the erection of a dwelling house, entrance, domestic garage, installation of sewerage treatment plant, polishing filter and all associated siteworks at Ballyine, Borris, Co. Carlow on behalf of Kieron Redmond and Karen Byrne. Signed: Des Redmond Dip. C.E. Phone: 086 2374705. 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 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 We, Ballyknockan Homes Limited, wish to apply for planning permission for; The construction of 39no. new dwellings to include;

25no. Terraced two storey houses (2 & 3 beds), 4no. Semi-detached bungalow houses (2 beds) and 10no. Semi-detached two storey houses (2 & 3 beds); with the provision of rear access into terraced houses for bin storage, and associated car parking; Together with the completion of all previously granted landscaped areas, roads, footpaths and site development works associated with the previously granted development under reg. ref no. 03/430 (PL01.206855), all at Ballyknockan, Leighlinbridge, 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 applica-

tion 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 of the authority of the application, and such submissions or observation s 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. MIRACLE PRAYER. Dear heart of Jesus in the past I have asked many favours. This time I ask you the special one (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your father see it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your own favour not mine.

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Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never been known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. G.M.

18 | WILDLIFE with Justin Ivory

Drums in the Deep!

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pic: Justin Ivory) IF YOU GO down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise! Well maybe not sure of a big surprise and definitely not teddy bears having a picnic, but you could well hear the sound of drumming! Is it some woodland hermit or shaman performing an ancient druidic ritual or a rock band making an al-fresco promo video? Nope! So who or what is producing this unusual sound? Listen closely. Try and hone in on where the sound is coming from and look up into the trees. There you see a quick movement of black and white in the upper branches. Wait patiently. More drumming close by. And what’s that now – a more distant drumming in response. Keep watching and suddenly a small black and white bird with a distinctive undulating flight, flicking its wings in and out shoots across a clearing in the trees.

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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week

TV SHOW of the week

FILM of the week

HOROSCOPES

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn

ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Channel 3, Sturdays, 9pm

It’s been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house like a ghost, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna’s lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits day after day, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantly drawn to them. A picture-perfect family of three, they are an echo of the life that was once hers. But one evening, a frenzied scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something no one was supposed to see.

The entertainer duo return with their regular weekend variety show, featuring audience surprises, outlandish stunts and celebrity guests. Kylie Minogue gets proceedings under way by opening the show with a studio performance, and Olly Murs swaps his rotating chair on The Voice for a seat in the announcer’s booth. Amanda Holden becomes the first famous face to fall victim to the pair’s latest round of Undercover pranks, and Stephen Mulhern is back to preside over another Ant Versus Dec contest.

FOOD TRAIL of the week

ACTIVITY of the week

GAME NIGHT Out on March 2 Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So, when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game...right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this game nor Brooks, are what they seem to be. The friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn.

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CARLOW FOOD TRAIL College Street, Carlow, www.carlowtourism.com

LARRYS BARGE St. Mullins, Carlow, www.larrysbarge.com

The Carlow Food Trail brings this great food story together. Whether it’s free range produce fresh from the farm, artisan cheese, local apples or home bakery, and from bars, restaurants and breweries, Carlow has it all. Why not take time and sample the delights on the Carlow Food Trail. Carlow is a wonderful county to explore, where the scenery is spectacular, and combine that with gorgeous and quaint hotels, restaurants and cafes, serving an array of delicacies of the sweetest, freshest, imaginable food. Whether it is a visit to the chocolatier, or food & crafts, brewing beer or organic farms.

LUAN PARLE & CLIVE BARNES Visual Carlow, GB Bar, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, March 31, 8pm, â‚Ź15/12

Larrys Barge provides a skipper for one and three-day boat trips along the River Barrow, we are located at St Mullins Lock 10 minutes’ walk from Mullichåin CafÊ at St Mullins. Day trips from St Mullins will take you through the beautiful South Carlow/Kilkenny landscape skirting the majestic Blackstairs mountains en route to Graiguenamanagh. Experience the elegance and beauty of the River Barrow while cruising on your own private barge, winding its way through natural, historic landscapes. Sit back and enjoy breath-taking scenery, this is unspoilt Ireland. Check the website for more.

Meteor & Tatler Award winner Luan Parle has had numerous hits and accolades having signed her first record deal at just 12 years of age. She has written and recorded with some of the world’s most successful songwriters and producers including Grammy award winning Bill Bottrell. Clive Barnes is highly regarded as one of the finest performers on the roots circuit and will accompany Luan on stage while also playing a solo set for what promises to be a very special night of music and an opportunity to see both these performers together.

EVENT of the week

FESTIVAL of the week

KIDS FUN of the week Male Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pic: Justin Ivory) It is a Great Spotted Woodpecker and this is the time of year when they are at their most vocal as they look for mates, setup territories and defend breeding sites by “drumming�, a sound produced by rapidly hitting it’s bill off hard wood. New research suggests that individual Great Spotted Woodpeckers may be identified by their drum roll pattern. Up until about ten years ago a woodpecker drumming is not a sound you could have heard in Ireland but since colonising from the UK they have spread rapidly through our eastern counties with the woodlands of Wicklow the best location to see and hear these stunning looking birds. Drumming can typically be heard from February to May.

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PARENT AND TODDLER ART CLASS CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, February Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, March 27,11am, â‚Ź5, www.visualcarlow.ie 1, 7.30pm, Free Event, www.visualcarlow.ie

THE IMAX FILM FEST – 2018 Cineworld, March 10, ₏4

VISUAL’s Parent and Toddler class is where you’ll find the luckiest toddlers around. Enjoy a morning of fun, art and play with your little ones, while offering you a chance to meet with other parents. Grandparents and child-minders are welcome. Tea and coffee is provided. Places limited, book with Box Office at VISUAL Places are limited and must be booked in advance. The ticket is valid for one adult and two toddlers, or two adults and one toddler. For more information please go online.

Some films have just got to be seen in IMAX; the epic scale and jaw-dropping special effects feel more real. It’s an immersive experience that puts you right at the heart of the action. It’s an experience we want everyone to enjoy, so we’ve created The IMAX Film Fest. We’re bringing back five films in IMAX exclusively to Cineworld, with tickets just ₏4 per film. All IMAX tickets include 3D glasses. Tickets booked online will include an additional booking fee per person. Offer available in all Cineworld cinemas with an IMAX auditorium.

Three short and inspiring presentations on the relationships of creativity and engineering by Peter Flynn, Arup, Linda Doyle, Dean of Research at TCD and artist, writer (and exengineer), Adrian Duncan. This season, VISUAL have worked with Engineers Ireland STEPS programme to devise our primary school’s workshops on creativity and engineering. With the aim of inspiring the next generation of engineers in Ireland.

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