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‘Key town’ boost in plan for growth Urban centre will drive regional development CARLOW and neighbouring Graiguecullen will be designated a ‘key town’ in an upgraded regional development plan.

They comprise one of ¿YH WRZQV HDUPDUNHG IRU VLJQL¿FDQW JURZWK LQ WKH HDVWHUQ and midlands region,which includes Dublin. The others are Portlaoise, Tullamore, Mullingar and Longford.

Public consultation on the plan closed on January 23 and it now goes to the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly which will consider the steps necessary to allow Carlow to grow over the next 20 years in the role of a major regional centre.

The assembly will adopt a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) later this year.

Once the RSES is adopted, all local authorities will be obliged to review their plans and programmes in light of the new strategy.

Carlow and Laois county councils are expected to work together on a joint plan for the urban area.

The strategy is aimed at implementing Project Ireland 2040. It looks at such issues as employment, retail development, housing, transport and services.

It will provide a framework for spatial planning and economic development for the Eastern and Midlands Region and will take a wide view beyond county boundaries.

Carlow’s ‘key town’ status will help it attract the investment needed to support substantial population growth. Growth of 30% is predicted over the 20 years.

Key towns will be expected act as economic drivers for the wider region and provide employment and leisure facilities for their hinterlands.

Mary Clare and Irene Ryan at The Visual as part of the First Fortnight Mental Health Arts Festival 2019. Lots more pictures inside

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news in brief Election candidate

3HRSOH %HIRUH 3URÂżW KDV chosen Adrienne Wallace as its candidate in the south constituency for the European elections. Ms Wallace is a graduate of Carlow College.

She worked as a waitress before becoming a campaign organiser for the party .

Social houses

Almost 170 social houses will be ready for use in Carlow before the end of the year, the county council says. Last year 85 houses were completed in the county, 46 by the council and 39 by housing bodies..

Digital award

Jane Kavanagh won the Digital Business of the Year award at the Irish Women’s Awards. Ms Kavanagh, from Tullow, last year launched the FeedAlpha platform that helps schedule and plan social media posts.

New homes

Conditional planning has been granted for four three-bedroom semi-detached houses and one three-bedroom detached house at Ballyknockan in Leighlinbridge.

Med for sale

The Med Bar and Restaurant on Tullow Street in Carlow Town is on sale for â‚Ź700,000.

Helen Griffin, Siobhan O’Niell and Katerina Kyles at The Visual as part of the First Fortnight Mental Health Arts Festival 2019.

Pay day is me-day for our online shoppers CARLOW people are keen online shoppers and like to splash out on pay day.

Research conducted for Sky Broadband found that people living in Carlow, Laois and Longford are the biggest pay day splurgers with over half admitting to spending online as soon as they get paid.

It also found that people

in Carlow and Roscommon were most inclined to treat themselves with the majority admitting to buying something for themselves before paying their rent or mortgage.

The research revealed that Ireland’s online involvement is stronger than ever, with Facebook (37 per cent),

Whatsapp (17 per cent) and YouTube (10 per cent) the most used.

But while networking is our favourite online activity, the study found we’re also increasingly using it to check the news (19 per cent) and watch box sets (10 per cent).

Overall, some 35 per cent of us do our viewing online.

Refuge ‘is not needed’ TUSLA, the child and family agency, does not believe there is need for a women’s refuge in Carlow, councillors have been told.

The opinion runs contrary to a recent report commissioned by the Carlow County Development Partnership which called for a refuge. It warned that Carlow women and children Ă€HHLQJ YLROHQW KRPHV DUH IRUFHG to use refuges elsewhere and that “some end up on the streets of Dublinâ€?. Council chief executive, Kathleen Holohan, told members that Tusla took a GLŕľľHUHQW YLHZ “Their interpretation of the research is that there isn’t a necessity in Carlow for a refuge but what’s required are safe KRXVHV ZKLFK LV GLŕľľHUHQW WR D refuge,â€? she said.

Ms Holohan called on Tusla WR KROG D PHHWLQJ VR RŕľśFLDOV can explain their position . “A refuge could be funded through the capital assistance scheme and the council could assist through that process but the resources for the domestic violence centre would be a matter for Tusla,â€? she said.

Big haul of tools recovered as gardaĂ­ raid house GARDAĂ? investigating the theft of power tools searched a house in Carlow town and recovered more than 200 tools with an estimated value of â‚Ź92,000.

Two public viewings were arranged and most of ther tools have been returned to their rightful owners. GardaĂ­ are trying to trace the owners of the others.

GardaĂ­ are investigating several burglaries in which power tools were stolen in the CarlowKilkenny district..

On January 11, the thieves broke into a garage attached to a house in Coon, outside Castlecomer, sometime between 2pm and 4pm. A number of expensive power tools were stolen, including a Husqvarna chainsaw, a red Honda strimmer, a yellow-coloured Partner chainsaw, a red Honda diesel power-washer and a red Husqvarna con saw.

A few hours earlier, two sheds were broken into in the Paulstown area and several more power tools were taken.

The rear door of a secure garage attached to a home in Ballyellen, Goresbridge was forced open and a small number of tools were stolen, along with a quantity of diesel. A shed behind a house in St Enda’s Terrace in Paulstown was also broken into around the same WLPH 7KH WKLHYHV PDGH R྾ ZLWK

two chainsaws. The previous night thieves targeted a house being renovated on the Mill Road in Urlingford. Several industrial power tools that had been left on site were stolen.

Carlow-Kilkenny Division &ULPH 3UHYHQWLRQ 2ŕľśFHU Sergeant Peter McConnon told the news website KilkennyNow. ie: “We suspect there is a connection: the same modus oparandi was used, similar type of properties were targeted. “We are appealing to homeowners to ensure their properties are locked and alarmed and, where possible, to extend their alarms to their sheds. “We would also urge people to photograph any valuable tools they possess as it makes it much easier for them to identify the items if they are subsequently recovered.â€?

GardaĂ­ in Tullow, meanwhile, have issued an appeal for information after several racing bikes were stolen from a shed in Ballon.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 16, between midday and 1.30pm.

The stolen bikes included included a black and white Giant racing bike, a Genisis pedal cycle, Carrera pedal cycle and a BMX. GardaĂ­ in Tullow are appealing for information and can be contacted on 059 918 1160.

Councillors want brake on road hogs RACE days, cars doing wheelies, and bad parking have raised the wrath of Carlow’s councillors.

Cllr Andrea Dalton said people parking inconsiderately were forcing pedestrians onto the roads. “It’s a huge issue in the Green Road area,� she told the county council.

Cllr Fintan Phelan criticised “race days�and cars “doing

wheelies�. “It’s a huge noise and inconvenience and it happens on one day every single year,� he said.

But Cllr Dalton insisted it was not just once a year “but every time there’s a public holiday or a bank holiday.� “The premises is in Laois but they’re racing on the roads too and there is an element of danger,� she said.

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Sweet soccer success for a candy maker FOOTBALL has taken Eric Molloy from Rathvilly to the far side of the globe, from a chocolate factory to the top of the sporting world.

Dunedin, where he moved to play the game, is the furthest city in the world from Dublin.

And Team Wellington, the side he eventually joined, recently competed in the Fifa Club World Cup alongside such giants as Real Madrid and Argentina’s River Plate. “It is mad when you think about it,� he said. “I was working at a chocolate factory in Carlow. Two years later I’m at the Club World Cup alongside teams like Real Madrid.�

Molloy (26) won the SSE Airtricity League First Division with Wexford Youths in 2015.

Less than a year later he took up DQ R྾HU WR SOD\ DPDWHXU IRRWEDOO in New Zealand, linking up with Paul O’Reilly, his old coach at IT Carlow. $IWHU D SURPLVLQJ ¿UVW VHDVRQ with his new amateur club Southern United, a move which was supposed to last just for the /HDJXH RI ,UHODQG R྾ VHDVRQ Molloy was signed by Team Wellington, who are one of the elite sides in New Zealand’s top division.

He is still technically an amateur footballer and makes his living by coaching Team Wellington’s the U13, U15 and U17 s sides. :HOOLQJWRQ ZRQ EDFN WR EDFN league titles in 2017 and went on to win the Ocenia Champions /HDJXH ZKLFK TXDOL¿HG WKHP

for the Fifa Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.

The champions of each continent battled it out with Wellington losing on penalties WR WKH $VLDQ UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV $O Ain. “The experience of the game was fantastic,� Molloy told the sports website, the42 “When we walked out into the stadium, there were tens of thousands of people there — it was honestly like a Champions League night that you watch on the telly.�

Molloy says he is happy to stay in New Zealand where he enjoys the lifestyle and the weather. ³7KHUH GH¿QLWHO\ LV D ZKROH world out there beyond just England and Ireland,� he said.

Fenagh to fly flag for county

Maurice Brick and Michael O’Brien of Fenagh GAA Club with Siun O’Se at the launch of Lidl Comórtas Peile Påidi Ó SÊ 2019 CARLOW will be represented

by Fenagh at the 30th anniversary of the Lidl ComĂłrtas Peile PĂĄidi Ă“ SĂŠ.

Forty-four adult men’s and ladies’ club teams will compete on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry from 15 to 17 February.

Fenagh will compete in the six-team junior men’s competition against Kerry side’s Cromane and Renard, Limerick’s Mungret St. Paul’s, Dubai Celts from the United Arab Emirates and Lisdoonvarna’s St. Breckan’s.

The football festival, which is supported by Lidl Ireland, EJ Menswear.com, Kerry County Council Tourism Unit and Lee Strand Milk, was launched in Dublin last week by former Kerry great Kieran Donaghy and Dublin ladies star Lyndsey Davey,.

The festival, founded by legendary Kerry footballer PĂĄidi Ă“ SĂŠ, has attracted more than 15,000 club players over 30 years .

It and has grown into a major international GAA event

The Cottage Collection is up for auction JIMMY Quinlan was always fascinated by domestic gadgets and had a rare ability to restore and repair them.

Jimmy and his wife Frankie did a lot of travelling in their 1973 vintage camper, touring all over Ireland and England and amassing many collectible and antique items on the way.

The collection began as a hobby, but as it grew it took over their family home. In 1992 Jimmy and Frankie purchased a derelict cottage in Ardattin village to house it all and in 1994 they opened it to the general public as The Cottage Collection.

The museum soon built a reputation way beyond County Carlow. “Many tourists have taken delight in stepping back in time and reveling in the vast collection,� said Mr Quinlan. “We’ve had guests coming from all over the world – even as far as Australia and America.�

The spectacular collection is up for auction on Wednesday and Thursday, January 30 and

31 at the County Cavan auction house.

Items for sale will include three WWII German radios, a 1930s Raymond Leowy Radio in the form of a New World colonial globe, a rare telephone by Dictograph Telephones Ltd of London.

There will be two 1930s Bakelite Ekco circular radios, a UDUH WK FHQWXU\ FRŕľľHH JULQGHU and a braille type writer. “The collection has brought me a lot of happiness for many years and it has been great to see it grow in to the vast collection it is today,â€? said Mr Quinlan. “However it is now time to let these pieces go to new homes and join other rare collections across the world.â€?

The sale will be of particular interest to collectors of musical artefacts as it will include rare radios, gramophones and other items representing decades of collecting.

One of Ireland’s leading auction houses, family owned and run Victor Mee Auctions, is managing the sale.

with senior, intermediate and junior competitions as well as teams attending cultural events at Comórtas HQ, Påidí Ó SÊ’s pub in Ventry, Co Kerry.

The football festival will also host nightly free music and entertainment which is open to the general public and a Saturday Night Players Banquet at the Comórtas marquee at Påidi Ó SÊ’s pub in Ard a’ Bhóthair, Ventry For a full programme of events and a complete list of teams see www.Paidiose.com

Maria to captain WGPA CARLOW footballer Maria Kinsella is the new chairperson of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association (WGPA).

She takes over from Aoife Lane, one of the seven women who established the WGPA in January of 2015.

Three other members of the original executive - Deirdre Murphy, Anna Geary and Fiona McHale - also stepped down from their roles at last week’s AGM. Clare’s Carol O’Leary is the WGPA secretary for the forthcoming year, while former Wexford camogie player Kate Kelly takes the position of treasurer.

The new WGPA Executive has been expanded to 11 members.

The others are Fionnuala Carr (Down camogie), Niamh Collins (Dublin football), Lorraine Ryan (Galway camogie), Julia White (Cork camogie) Joanne Doonan (Fermanagh football), Valerie Mulcahy (Cork), Gemma Begley (Tyrone) and Aine Tighe (Leitrim).

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Dogs and horses are problem on council estates

news in brief Needles warning 5HVLGHQWV RI 6SULQJÂżHOG 3DUN Burrin Road, in Carlow town, have warned that needles are being discarded in the area.

In a Facebook post they said: “We have picked up a number of needles down where the walkway meets the road.and up under the railway bridge.�

Helping hand

Carlow’s Delta Centre has been given ₏6,600 by the Department of Rural and Community 'HYHORSPHQW WR KHOS SD\ VWD྾ the increased minimum wage.

The centre helps adults with intellectual disabilities.

Grow with Aldi

Aldi is seeking applications from Carlow food and drink producers to take part in the Grow with Aldi programme, giving them the opportunity to be listed in Aldi stores nationwide. See www.facebook. com/AldiIreland.

Bigger car park

Irish Rail is in talks with a local landowner about extending its car park at Carlow train station.

Grant for Grange

Grange GAA club is to receive â‚Ź22,300 from the Department of Tourism and Sport to refurbish its facilities.

Margret and Mary Mitchen in the Dolmen Hotel for the Mike Denver concert

Mary Dowling and Elizabeth O’Sullivan

It’s St Patrick’s Days SAINT Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year and Carlow plans to make a great weekend of it with a two-day festival.

The theme will be Diversity and it will feature a wide representation of the county’s cultural and economic achievements.

Last year, the Carlow town parade had more HQWUDQWV ÀRDWV IDPLO\ IXQ entertainment - and a large screen showing the Grand

6ODP ÂżQDOH RI UXJE\ÂśV 6L[ Nations.

The aim now is to further enhance the celebration and develop it into a major festival.

Kevin Brady, chair of the organising committee, said: “We are inviting all schools, voluntary organisations, sports clubs and businesses to get involved in the 2019 parade either through SDUWLFLSDWLRQ ZLWK D Ă€RDW RU creative walking group or by

ZD\ RI ¿QDQFLDO FRQWULEXWLRQ towards the running costs.�

The new two-day festival will be based at the Town Hall and plans are underway for a fun fair, bouncy castles, food village, live music and street entertainment.

If anyone would like to get involved in the parade or if you wish to make a ÂżQDQFLDO FRQWULEXWLRQ \RX should email for information to carlowparade@gmail.com for information.

DOGS and horses ae causing problems on Carlow’s housing estates. Some dogs are “constantly barking� and horses are roaming on the green areas,making children afraid to play, said Cllr Fintan Phelan.

He raised the problem of the dogs during the county council’s discussion of a proposed Noise Action Plan. “Dogs in back yards constantly barking and causing a disturbance, does this plan deal with that?� he asked.

The council’s Director of Services, Dan McInerney, said the plan was about noise coming from roads or generated by WUDྜF ³7KH LVVXH RI GRJV EDUNing is nothing to do with this plan,� he said.

In the course of a separate discussion, Cllr Phelan said the council should be allowed to seize a horse automatically if left in a public area.

He said it was an ongoing issue in some estates in Carlow town where children can’t go out to play as animals are being let roam free on green areas.

The complaint about horses

was made during a discussion on the Control of Horses ByeLaws which were adopted by the councillors.

Bagenalstown councillors, meanwhile, have hit out at anti-social behaviour in local authority houses in the municipal district. “I’m getting complaints about it every day, every single week,� said Cllr Arthur McDonald .

Cllr Michael Doran criticised those “terrorising other neighbours� and called on the council to start “getting serious and evicting people�. “People are breaking common law in this country and the council seem to be powerless,� he said. “The tenants have to be responsible too.�

A new anti-social behaviour policy document was passed last month by the council with the local authority pledging to combat the behaviour and deal with problem tenants.

Councillors were told that residents should record the time and date of incidents and report them to the local authority and the Garda.

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Property 2019: Special report

Sharp increase in number of residential sales THE recovery in the residential property market in the county is continuing at pace, according to a study conducted by the Carlow People LQWR ÂżJXUHV contained in the Residential Property Price Register.

Our survey shows show that there was an increase of 115 transactions to 649 in 2018 compared to 2017, a rise of 21.5%.

The total spent on property was â‚Ź108,965,133, up â‚Ź29,671,358 from â‚Ź79,293,775 in 2017, which a rise of whopping 37.42%.

Furthermore, the average price paid per property was up E\ D VLJQLÂżFDQW Âź

from â‚Ź148,490 to â‚Ź167,897 just a year later. The highest residential sale of the year occurred when Apartments

1-7, 13-14 and 16-36 at the Riverbank Apartments in Burrin Street sold for a combined â‚Ź 1,350,000. However, the highest individual sale was Rathvinden House in Leighlinbridge sold for â‚Ź 1,100,000.

The cheapest sale of the year were 8 River Court, The Dolmen Hotel and Apt 9, Rivercourt, The Dolmen Hotel, in Carlow Town which both changed hands for â‚Ź10,000.

A separate report by the Irish Independent newspaper, claims prices across Carlow rose by 9% last year.

The survey predicted that average prices in Carlow would rise by three per cent in 2019.

The biggest increase has been in the price of new threebedroom semis. “New semis in Carlow have

gone up to about ₏230,000 which is dragging up the second-hand market,� it said.

This trend is born out by a survey carried out by the Real Estate Alliance. It found that the cost of a three-bed semi in Carlow rose by 5.7% last year, with an extra 2.1% in the last three months. For 2019 it predicts an increase of 5.5%.

A shortage of new-build semis is adding to the problem.

Estate agent Harry Sothern said: “There are very few on RŕľľHU DW WKH PRPHQW EHFDXVH the builders are only selling one by one and when they know they’re guaranteed the sale.

They’re not building on spec. “What I’ve noticed in the past year is that the A-rating on a new home is a huge thing now IRU ÂżUVW WLPH EX\HUV ´

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Property 2019: Special report

THE CARLOW MARKET IN NUMBERS 2018

2017

TOP TEN

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Number of transactions

649 534 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSES SOLD IN COUNTY CARLOW IN 2018

Number of transactions increase/decrease

115 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... % increase/decrease 21.54% 534

23/07/2018 Apartments 1-7 13-14 16-36, RIVERBANK APTS, BURRIN STREET

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Total spend

€108,965,133

Total spend change increase/decrease

€29,671,358

% increase/decrease

37.42%

€79,293,775

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€1,350,000.00

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Average price

€167,897 €148,490 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Average price increase/decrease

€19,407 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... % increase/decrease 13.07%

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MOST EXPENSIVE 2018 23/07/2018 Apartments 1-7 13-14 16-36, RIVERBANK APTS, BURRIN STREET, €1,350,000.00 22/08/2018 RATHVINDEN HOUSE, LEIGHLINBRIDGE, CO CARLOW, €1,100,000.00 LEAST EXPENSIVE 2018 24/09/2018 8 RIVER COURT, THE DOLMEN HOTEL, KILKENNY ROAD €10,000.00 24/09/2018 APT.9 - RIVERCOURT, THE DOLMEN HOTEL, CARLOW ROAD €10,000.00 MOST EXPENSIVE 2017 07/04/2017 MONEMORE, BAGENALSTOWN, CARLOW € 550,000.00 03/08/2017 COPPENAGH, TULLOW, CARLOW € 15,000.00 LEAST EXPENSIVE 2017 03/08/2017 COPPENAGH, TULLOW, CARLOW €15,000.00

Property Type

Carlow Town

Rathvinden House

€ 1,100,000.00 Tullow

Bagenalstown

22/08/2018 RATHVINDEN HOUSE, LEIGHLINBRIDGE, CO CARLOW

€1,100,000.00 18/05/2018 RATHMORE PARK, TULLOW, CARLOW

€ 850,000.00 30/04/2018 APT 10, 38 43 TULLOW ST, CARLOW

€800,000.00 03/01/2018 RUSSELLSTOWN WOOD, RUSSELLSTOWN, CARLOW

Second-hand 2-bed apartment

€100,000.00

€75,000.00

€70,000.00

New 3-bed semi

€225,000.00

€200,000.00

€215,000.00

Second-hand 3-bed semi

€190,000.00

€150,000.00

€160,000.00

New 4-bed semi

€245,000.00

€220,000.00

€235,000.00

Second-hand 4-bed semi

€230,000.00

€165,000.00

€180,000.00

3-4-bed Bungalow

€230,000.00

€190,000.00

€200,000.00

Large country home

€700,000.00

€700,000.00

€700,000.00

Modern family home 200m sq m

€350,000.00

€300,000.00

€310,000.00

€650,000.00 05/10/2018 SLYGUFF LODGE, BAGENALSTOWN, CARLOW

€560,000.00 05/03/2018 SLANEY LODGE, RATHVILLY, CARLOW

€494,000.00 23/07/2018 Apartments 8 9 10 11 12 and 15, RIVERBANK APTS, BURRIN STREET

€460,000.00 17/10/2018 FIRCROFT HOUSE, MILFORD, CARLOW

€ 440,000.00

17/08/2018 ROSEWOOD, RUSSELSTOWN, CARLOW

€ 435,000.00

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Communions&FRQÀUPDWLRQV

Top tips for making memories EVENTS such as First &RPPXQLRQ DQG &RQ¿UPDWLRQ are huge days in your child’s life.

It is a day full of joy and happiness as family and friends come together to celebrate, a day for making memories. But they can be expensive which in turn can be very stressful for families XQGHU ¿QDQFLDO SUHVVXUH Dresses, shoes and accessories for the girls, along with suits and accessories for the boys can all add up very quickly.

Here’s a few tips to help you out: ‡ 0DNH D OLVW HDUO\ LQ WKH \HDU of what you need to buy – and remember you have to think about all the family, not just the child.

‡ $GG XS WKH WRWDO FRVW RI what you need to buy and ask \RXUVHOI &DQ , D൵RUG LW" ,I QRW then think again. ‡ &KHFN VKRSV IRU VDOHV DQG reductions on items that you QHHG $UH WKHUH DQ\ GUHVVHV VXLWV LQ \RXU IDPLO\ WKDW FDQ EH XVHG" ‡ $UH WKHUH ZD\V \RX FDQ UHGXFH WKH HQWHUWDLQPHQW FRVW" ‡ &KHFN WKH FDOHQGDU WR VHH how many weeks are left until you need to buy the important items on your list. ‡ +RZ PXFK ZLOO \RX QHHG WR save each week to buy the items RQ \RXU OLVW" ‡ 3XW WKH PRQH\ \RX VDYH HDFK week into a savings account SHUKDSV LQ WKH SRVW R൶FH FUHGLW union or bank – just some place where you do not have too easy access to it.

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A special family day

COMMUNIONS & C O N F I R M AT I O N S

Celebrate your child's special day at The Martello Enjoy a 3 course family dinner in style for â‚Ź24.95pp Children's menu is â‚Ź9.50pp Each Confirmation/Communion child recieves a complimentary gift pack & voucher Groups of all sizes catered for Contact 01-286 8000 or info@themartello.ie for more information www.themartello.ie 47 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

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3 TONNE QUALITY TURF DELIVERED €280

Also loads of timber available.

Call joe on 087 – 7800338 TURF & FIREWOOD

CHIMNEY CLEANING

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Also cookers and open fires.

Full power sweeping system.

Spotless work every time.

Call Pat

0872793659 DOG TRAINING

CARLOW DOG TRAINING CLUB

have dog obedience and dog agility classes every Saturday in Garyhill, Carlow.

All beginners welcome at 2 o’clock €10 per class.Any enquiries to

086-3207287

TURF & FIREWOOD Massive quantity of 2017 shed stored seasoned Turf – Firewood

Call 087 7462440 GRANNY FLAT

ONE BEDROOM GRANNY FLAT FOR RENT In Kilree Street Town Centre Walking distance from Bagenalstown and only 5 mins walk from Train station/ shops Ensuite/ Kitchen and parking, a must see.

To view call 087 7840646

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PLANNING NOTICES. Carlow County Council Planning permission is sought for the construction of a single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, onsite wastewater treatment system, splayed entrance, bored well and all associated site development works at Ballykealey, Ballon, Co. Carlow on behalf of Thomas Maher Jnr 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, â‚Ź20, 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. Tel 059 9158005 Carlow County Council Planning permission is sought for the temporary installation of a mobile home on site for a two year maximum period to be used as temporary accomodation to facilitate construction works to existing dwelling as granted on site (ref. 18/246) connection of same to existing services on site and associated works at 2 Cottage, Kearneys Lane, Pollerton Big, Carlow, R93 PX22 Signed Philip Woods The planning application may be inspected and/or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the of-

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fices of the Planning Authority, Carlow County Council, County Buildings, Athy Road, Carlow Town, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (â‚Ź20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

THE MIRACLE PRAYER

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. 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. Grateful thanks to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

For favours received. L.B.

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Dear sacred Heart of Jesus In the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one.

Take it dear Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Father sees it.

Then, in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Amen This prayer has worked miracles for the many needy faithful, it is to be said for 3 days and publication of thanksgiving must be promised and done upon receiving the favour. G.S.

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TV SHOW of the week

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Climate Case Ireland HOROSCOPES

I KNOW the title at the top of the column each says ‘Wildlife’ but really you should read that to include wider environmental issues not just wildlife. The biggest issue of our generation (in fact probably the biggest issue in human history) is that of climate change.

By the time you read this column, depending which paper you read (the column appears in 7 papers in 6 counties), Climate Case Ireland will either be about to start, under way or just finished.

So what is Climate Case Ireland? It is the name given to the case that FIE (Friends of the Irish Environment) are taking against the Irish government on behalf of every citizen in this country. This legal action is the first case in Ireland in which citizens are seeking to hold their government accountable for its role in knowingly contributing to dangerous levels of climate change.

FIE argue that the government’s approval of the National Mitigation Plan in 2017 was in violation of Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (the Climate Act 2015), the Constitution and human rights obligations. We also claim that the Plan falls far short of the steps required by the Paris Agreement on climate change.

The case was inspired by similar actions in other countries, in particular the highly successful case in the Netherlands where the group Urgenda won their case and the follow-up appeal against the Dutch government. The Dutch court held that the State is acting unlawfully (in contravention of the duty of care under the European Convention on Human Rights) by failing to pursue a more ambitious reduction in carbon emissions.

The Irish case is asking the High Court to quash Ireland’s National Mitigation Plan and request the government to remake it in accordance with the law. This will involve making an ambitious emissions reduction plan which will help avert dangerous climate change.

The case starts on 22nd January and is scheduled to last 4 days. To find out more and sign up your support to the case please visit www. climatecaseireland.ie

THE POWER OF SMALL

by Aisling Curtin

WONDERS OF LIFE BBC4, Thursdays 8pm

GLASS ROI rating: 15A

Rather than waiting for the big life-changing moments, which more often than not don’t happen, The Power of Small shows you how to take manageable steps as opportunities to change your life, one decision at a time, emphasising self-compassion as a means to gently expand your comfort zone and open up new horizons. Mixing case studies from clinical practice with the latest psychological research, the authors also share personal stories, having worked first-hand with these techniques on their own journeys towards improved mental and emotional wellbeing.

Episode 4: Size Matters. Documentary series presented by physicist Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox travels around Australia to explore how the size of a creature is connected to the forces acting on its environment. From the safety of a steel cage, he faces a great white shark and explains how the streamlined contours of this massive predator have been shaped by the physics of water. In Queensland’s rainforests, he explains how insects and other smaller creatures can appear to defy gravity, using electrostatic force to scale vertical windows.

From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast. Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

SHOW of the week

VISIT of the week

CINEMA of the week

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Travel and studies produce illuminating fresh understanding.

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Back up talk with action.

REELING IN THE SHOWBAND YEARS Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow.ie Saturday 2nd February @ 8pm

CARLOW COUNTY MUSEUM College Green, College St, Carlow T : 059 913 1554

THE WIFE Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow.ie Tuesday 5th February @ 8pm

The smash hit show ‘Reeling in the Showband Years’ returns once again to Carlow for its tenyear anniversary. As well as being compere, Ronan Collins will perform his tribute to Joe Dolan with the Conquerors sing their hit song Baby Blue, Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg sing their Eurovision songs from way back when together with their other massive hits!

This show also features the biggest names in Irish show business with Red Hurley who has enjoyed huge International success and Linda Martin, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 amongst an all star cast.

Visit the multi award winning Carlow County Museum and see what you’re missing!

Among the items on display over four galleries is the magnificent 19th century hand carved pulpit from Carlow Cathedral which has been included in the book ‘A History of Ireland in 100 Objects’ by Fintan O’Toole. Also on view is the original gallows trapdoor from the Carlow Gaol which was used during the 19th century for public executions. See the wooden smoking pipe of Captain Myles Keogh, who was killed at the infamous Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.

Joan and Joe remain complements after nearly 40 years of marriage. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is selfeffacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as the great American novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm and diplomacy into the private role of a great man’s wife. As Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work, Joan starts to think about the shared compromises, secrets and betrayals.

COMEDY of the week

WORKSHOP of the week TOUR of the week

SNOWDROP MONTH COME IN BUT DON’T START ANYTHING Visual. T 059 9172400 boxoffice@visualcarlow.ie Burtown House. Burtown Little, Athy.

T : 059 862 3865 February 8th & 9th Friday 8th February 8pm The star of ‘Irelands Got Talent’, Jason Byrne is one the most exciting live comedy performers in the world. This is a brand new show from King of Live Comedy’ and what he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately described by audience members, critics or fellow comics.

Thus his legendary shows become a secret shared experience among his audience. Every night stars are born, friendships are formed, mascara is ruined and pants are binned.

Don’t miss the chance to become part of this unique comedy experience but don’t forget to bring spare pants. This Show is for Over 15’s.

Join botanical artist Shevaun Doherty at Burtown House for a painting workshop on February 8th and 9th. Shevaun is well known as one of Ireland’s most famed artists and winner of Best in Show at Bloom in the Phoenix Park 2018 for a fabulous drawing of a golden eye lichen. The gardens at Burtown House near Athy will open every Wednesday – Sunday and feature an extensive collection of snowdrops, aconites, hellebores and early bulbs. Enjoy hearty brunches and lunches using produce from the organic kitchen garden served at The Green Barn Restaurant.

CARLOW TOURS Carlow Town. T : 087 6509880 info@carlowtours.ie

Carlow Tours is the only tour guiding business specialising in guiding customers on short notice off the beaten track to beautiful villages not mentioned in the usual guides. Also available are historic walking tours in Carlow Town, Myshall, Old Leighlin, Leighlinbridge and St. Mullins. All customers are collected at their accommodation and we are flexible enough to oblige their wishes and needs. Carlow Tours knows the local history, sites, ecclesiastical sites, gardens, picturesque landscape and hidden gems. We are also familiar with festivals and events taking place in the area.

VIRGO- Make future plans with your partner. Imagine how you’d love things to be.

Share secret confessions and dreams. Find ways to help each other.

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