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Spin City: new bike rental scheme on way

By Kilkenny Today reporter MOVES are underway to bring the hugely successful rent-abike scheme to Kilkenny.

A working group has been set up by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) to drive the project, it emerged this week.

According to reports, the scheme would be similar to Dublin Bikes, which has proved to be a hit with residents and tourists. Bike-share projects, which are rapidly growing in

popularity across the globe, reduce dependency on cars, are good for the environment and are free to use.

Cllr Malcolm Noonan, a member of the KLP working group, was quoted as saying: “There are many examples of small schemes across the world and we are looking primarily at what they call ‘docked’ bike schemes.

“Dublin Bikes is a docked scheme where customers register and can access bikes

from docked stations as opposed to free bike schemes where bikes are simply accessed via an app and a scan code and can be left back at any public bike rack.

“Our working group believes that such a scheme could add to a suite of measures to reduce car dependency, tackle dangerous emissions, improve the viability of our town centre and make our streets safer for everyone.

“There’s nothing new or novel about them, they have been around since the 1960s

and as we re-imagine our urban centres, we need to innovate DQG WKLQN GL൵HUHQWO\ DV WR KRZ we keep our towns vibrant and buzzing,” he added.

Cllr Noonan said Kilkenny City is perfectly laid out for city cycling, enjoying a compact and PRVWO\ ÀDW XUEDQ ODQGVFDSH He added that the completion of a spine along the River Nore through the Brewery site will further add to the connectivity within the City.

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Anne Bevan (authoress) and Mary Morrissey (library manageress) at the launch of Testament, debut poetry collection by Anne Elizabeth Bevan, Loughboy Library. Image

by Rue Photography. Lots more pictures inside

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news in brief Ballylinch filly fetches a fine â‚Ź3.2m A FILLY bred at Ballylinch Stud adjacent to Mount Juliet in Thomastown has been sold for a staggering â‚Ź3.2m.

7KH ÂżOO\ D GDXJKWHU RI WRS VLUH Galileo of Coolmore stud in Co 7LSSHUDU\ ZDV VROG DW WKH *RŕľľV Orby sale.

7KH VHYHQ ÂżJXUH VXP LV WKH highest amount paid for a yearling in the world so far this year.

John O’Connor of Ballylinch Stud said everyone is delighted at the price tag achieved for the ¿OO\

Dempsey to head up GAA group THE vastly experienced Kilkenny selector, trainer and coach Michael Dempsey, will head up the new group reviewing the GAA youth/ player development pathway at inter-county level and its relationship with clubs, postprimary schools and third level institutions.

The expert panel was set up

by GAA President John Horan and boasts extensive intercounty playing and coaching experience.

Foodie sort of homecoming for Chef Michael AWARD-winning chef Michael Thomas has been appointed as the new Head Chef at Kilkenny’s Zuni Hotel.

Michael, who is originally from Loughboy, has made the move back to his native city after spending four years as Head Chef of Waterford Castle Hotel.

Since training in Waterford Institute of Technology, Michael went on to work in kitchens throughout Ireland over his 22 years as a chef.

These include Lacken House +D\ÂżHOG 0DQRU DQG WKH Radisson in Sligo.

The talented Kilkenny man won Best Chef of Ireland 2017, along with the Best Chef Regional Winner of Munster at the YesChef Awards 2017. He has also received two AA Rosette Awards.

Zuni supports many local suppliers and producers in the Kilkenny area, including vegetables from Eamon Wallace, rapeseed oil from Second Nature oils in Urlingford, duck from Mary and Tony in Kilkenny, and ÂżVK IURP 0DJ .LUZDQ LQ Goatsbridge Trout Farm.

Zuni recently added 14 new

bedrooms. Owner Paul Byrne said Michael’s appointment is another important development for the boutique hotel. “We are delighted to welcome Michael to Zuni. I am excited for the future of great food in Zuni. Michael has an abundance of culinary H[SHULHQFH DQG Ă€DLU ZKLFK will further enhance the highquality food we produce in our kitchen,â€? said Paul.

Kilkenny has a longstanding reputation for producing amazing food. Micahel said: “Home is where good food is, and that’s Kilkenny.�

Spin City: bike rent scheme Continued from previous page The working group set up to deliver the scheme comprises of members of Kilkenny County Council, KLP, Kilkenny Recreation and Sports Partnership and the Oscarnominated animation studio, Cartoon Saloon.

The studio came on board after they discovered that most RI WKHLU VWD྾ F\FOHG WR ZRUN DQG IHOW WKH\ ZRXOG EHQH¿W IURP D bike share scheme. They also see the bike-share scheme as a great way to link Kilkenny’s many tourist attractions.

Cllr Noonan added: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to brand our bikes with characters from Song of the Sea, Secret of Kells or the Breadwinner? As in many other European cities, bikes are distinguished by branding or a strong colour. Ours could be distinctly Kilkenny in colour and design. I think it would be fantastic to arrive at MacDonagh train station and pick up a bike to cycle into town or to be able to cycle on a city bike from Loughboy or Talbot’s Inch or Newpark into town to shop or do business.�

Back with a bang as Energy Now Expo returns FARMERS and industry experts from across the country will descend on Kilkenny in the countdown to the October Bank Holiday weekend as the Energy Now Expo returns to Cillin Hill on the edge of the Marble City.

The national event, which will take place on October 24-25, will give a major visitor boost to the city in the week leading up to the busy bank holiday weekend.

2UJDQLVHUV FRQÂżUPHG XS WR industry experts will feature at the free event, which is open to everyone.

The festival’s industry partners include the Irish Farmers’ Association, Teagasc, ICSA (Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers’ Association), ITGA (Irish Timber Growers’ Association), RGFI (Renewable Gas Forum of Ireland) and 3CEA, the Kilkenny-based independent energy agency working primarily in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford.

The two-day event is shaping up to be this year’s foremost expo for farmers and landowners who are interested

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Leading experts from Ireland and across Europe will discuss the latest developments in renewable technologies and their view on looming changes to legislation.

David Jacobmeyer, Event Director of Energy Now Expo Ireland, said: “Our vision was to create a conference that featured all of the leading lights in renewables that visitors to the show could learn from.�

The opening day will feature contributions from IFA Renewables Chairman Tom Short, Ray Langton from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Des O’Toole, President of the Irish Bioenergy Association.

Day two discussions include an (QHUJ\ (ŕľśFLHQF\ DQG 6WRUDJH session, chaired by Paddy Phelan from the Three Counties Energy Agency. Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association President Patrick Kent will close the two-day conference when he will be joined on stage by expert speakers for a special Solar session.

Neighbours nab ploughing champs THE National Ploughing Championships are indeed coming to Carlow next year.

The ‘will they, won’t they’ VDJD ÂżQDOO\ HQGHG WKLV ZHHN with an announcement from the National Ploughing Association (NPA) that a site at Ballintrane, Fenagh, is the chosen venue, which is just 30 minutes from Kilkenny City.

The championships are the largest outdoor agricultural event in Europe and this year’s championships drew almost 250,000 people to Screggan, QHDU 7XOODPRUH &R 2྾DO\ HYHQ though one day of the event was wiped out by a storm.

The choice of Carlow was leaked on day two of this year’s championships by local TD Pat Deering who is chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

His revelation appeared to annoy the NPA which continued to insist that no site had been chosen. But on Sunday the association relented and FRQÂżUPHG WKH FKRLFH RI &DUORZ The Quirke family farm and Henry Nolan will co-host the trade arena while the Brennan brothers have the land where the ploughing events will take place from September 17 to 19.

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185 new social housing units built this year

news in brief Heroin seized in Knocktopher A MAN was arrested after gardaĂ­ seized heroin with an estimated value of â‚Ź90,000 during a planned operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Kilkenny and south Tipperary.

The drugs were discovered by gardaĂ­ after they intercepted and stopped a car on the M9 motorway near Knocktopher late last Friday night.

Heroin with an estimated street value of â‚Ź90,000 was seized.

The driver of the car, a man in his 40s, was arrested.

He was taken to Thomastown Garda Station where he was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug 7UDŕľśFNLQJ $FW

Best in class: local students honoured PARENTS and family joined ERDUG PHPEHUV DQG VWDŕľľ RI Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board in the Ormonde Hotel recently to honour and celebrate the work of students from its fourteen schools across the two counties.

Each of the 14 schools nominated an individual student who WKH\ IHOW KDG PDGH D VLJQLÂżFDQW GLŕľľHUHQFH WR WKH OLIH RI WKHLU school.

Tomm Moore, Liselott Olofsson, Phil and MĂ­chaeĂĄl Ă“ MĂĄirtĂ­n, SeĂĄn Ă“ hArgĂĄin. Front row: Laura Twoney, Catherine Keane and Paul Brophy at the launch of Carlow/Kilkenny for Michael D Higgins campaign, Pembroke Hotel. Image by Rue Photography

Jack’s our Alley King KILKENNY’S Jack Holden is the county’s latest handball alley king.

The talented Kilfane teenager completed a fantastic season at the recent softball championships at Croke Park when he was crowned the All-Ireland minor singles champion.

Jack has been the dominant performer in the minor grade this year and he didn’t disappoint on the big occasion as he produced another brilliant display to

defeat his Kerry opponent, Daire Keane, in two sets.

Scores were level early in WKH ÂżUVW VHW +RZHYHU -DFN proved to be too powerful for his opponent and came out ZHOO RQ WRS LQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH by a score of 21-12.

Both displayed some good shots at the start of the second set before Jack eased ahead 14-2 to get within sight of the title.

Keane rallied well to close the gap with some good kill shots, but it was not enough

to overcome Jack, who closed out the match with an emphatic scoreline of 21-8.

Jack become the seventh Kilkenny player to win this crown. He follows in the footsteps of players such as Billy Bourke, Michael ‘Ducksie’ Walsh, Nicholas Anthony and Shane Dunne.

Jack’s victory at Croke Park crowns a fantastic year for the young Kilfane man, who also won the All-Ireland 40 x 20 under-17 title earlier this year.

KILKENNY is bucking the national trend when it comes to supplying social housing.

1HZ ÂżJXUHV UHYHDO D WRWDO RI 185 new homes will be completed in 2018.

These housing units will be provided to families and individuals currently on the housing waiting list. The majority (105) of the homes will be newly constructed, with a further 80 purchased or leased. This exceeds the target of 133 units set for delivery in Kilkenny in 2018 under the national programme.

Cllr Andrew McGuinness, Chair of the Strategic Policy Committee on Housing outlined how the local authority building programme between now and the end of 2021 will provide a IXUWKHU KRPHV IRU SHRSOH RQ the waiting list in Kilkenny.

While many of the housing units for delivery in 2018 are already completed, including developments at Moneenroe, Ferrybank and Rosbercon others are under construction and are nearing completion including units at Greensbridge in Kilkenny City, Barna in

Freshford and Togher Way in Urlingford.

Other larger scale developments underway across the county will be completed and available next week with more than 220 new homes under construction as part of the housing delivery programme including large developments at Ballybought Street and Walkin Street in Kilkenny and Bolton and Friary Walk in Callan.

More than 240 units are at planning or procurement stage including new proposals at Castlecomer Road and Crokers Hill in Kilkenny, Donaguile in Castlecomer, Station Road in Ballyragget and Piltown.

Director of Services, Mary Mulholland, said ambitious delivery targets will be met over the coming years. She said: “Kilkenny County Council will deliver above and beyond its required targets under Rebuilding Ireland and will also maintain housing supports to those who need them. The council workLQJ ZLWK $ŕľľRUGDEOH +RXVLQJ Bodies will provide more than QHZ KRPHV ´

40,000 foodies to Savour delights of county’s fare AN ARMY of up to 40,000 foodies is expected to descend on the Marble City for this year’s Savour Kilkenny food festival over the October Bank Holiday weekend.

The increasingly popular festival was formally launched by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed last Friday in the courtyard of Rothe House.

And the Minister’s taste buds were tickled by the delicious IRRGV WKDW ZLOO EH RQ RŕľľHU DQG the breadth and quality of the planned events. “Kilkenny has a profound heritage with food, and it’s something which we must continue to invest in and celebrate,â€? he said. “Savour Kilkenny presents the perfect opportunity to highlight the work being done by food producers all across the country, it provides a platform where their work is showcased and

reminds us just how creative and talented the people working within this industry are. “Savour Kilkenny is also a great attraction for tourists and it’s fantastic once again to see the medieval city put on a world-class festival for everyone to enjoy.�

Savour Kilkenny Chairperson Ger Mullally said he can’t wait for this year’s festival. “We believe visitor numbers are going to be at an all-time high, with attendees expected to reach 40,000. “We can attribute this increased interest in the festival to many factors, including, the stellar line-up and packed itinerary of events, as well as the continued support and participation from all the producers and businesses in Kilkenny, not to mention Kilkenny’s recent win as Ireland’s Top Foodie Destination.

“All of this combined means the festival is set to be taken to a whole new level this year,� he added. The Children’s Programme will take priority, with a wide variety of activities and events to suit all age groups.

This includes everything from The Young Food Producers Market, to Treasure Hunts to Cooking Classes, and everything in between.

7KH LWLQHUDU\ IRU WKH ¿YH GD\V is jam-packed, with something for all the family. Festival highlights include cookery demonstrations with The Happy Pear, Edward Hayden, Rosanna Davison, Derval O’Rourke, Rory O’Connell, David Gillick, Kevin Dundon, Domini and Peaches Kemp, Kevin Thornton, Finn Ní Fhaolåin, Eugene McSweeney and JP McMahon.

Hurling legends Jackie Tyrrell and Paul Murphy will also be displaying their cookery skills.

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More than 500 local Fine Gael members attended the party’s selection convention for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency at the Lyrath Hotel last week.

The delegates chose sitting TDs, John Paul Phelan (Minister for Local Government) and Pat Deering. Cllr Patrick O’Neill lost out as the chairman of the meeting, the Health Minister Simon Harris, said only two candidates would be selected.

Blaise-ing a trail Kilkenny based artist Blaise Smith has been shortlisted for one of the most coveted prizes in the Irish art world.

Blaise’s entrancing painting of KLV SDUHQWV KDV PDGH WKH ¿QDO RI the National Gallery of Ireland’s Zurich Portrait Prize. Blaise feels the move to his cottage near Dungarvan has inspired his work. Identity, privacy, place, family and social change are among the themes addressed by the artists who have been shortlisted for this year’s National Gallery of Ireland’s Zurich Portrait Prize

Joe gets a good price

Local auctioneer Joe Coogan has achieved excellent prices for land and farm houses in Kilkenny and Laois. Joe sold 47.3 acres, including farm houses, for â‚Ź880,000 after brisk bidding at his Castlecomer auction house.

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Irish Water warns of widespread disruption THOUSANDS of householders across Kilkenny city and county will be hit by disruptions to their water services over the coming months.

A total of 34,380 local Irish Water customers will be contacted by the State utility over the coming weeks to update them about works happening in their locality to improve their water quality.

Irish Water is writing to homes and businesses on the public water network in the county which KDV EHHQ DŕľľHFWHG E\ SRRU GULQNing water quality. ,VVXHV KDYH EHHQ LGHQWLÂżHG LQ ÂżYH VFKHPHV LQ .LONHQQ\ :KLOH water is safe to drink in these schemes, Irish Water will outOLQH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ ZKDW LW LV GRLQJ to improve the supply in these areas.

Homes and businesses in 16 counties across the country on 55 GLŕľľHUHQW ZDWHU VXSSO\ VFKHPHV will receive a detailed booklet outlining the issues with their water supply, which vary from

Denis Hynes, Gina Doolin and TJ Fitzpatrick at the launch of Carlow/Kilkenny for Michael D Higgins campaign, Pembroke Hotel. Image by Rue Photography elevated THMs; inadequate barriers for cryptosporidium; poor turbidity removal; presence of low levels of pesticides; or details of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) audit of a plant.

In Bennettsbridge and Glenmore, where there is a risk of cryptosporidium, Irish Water has put remedial works in

place says it is now working on “a long term solution� in both areas. To address the issue in Bennettsbridge, the water treatment plant serving the area is being upgraded. These works are expected to be completed by early 2019.

In Glenmore, Irish Water is investigating ground water sources for an alternative water sup-

ply to replace the current source.

In Inistioge, Irish Water will be changing the supply source for the area due to the risk of THM’s. In future, water supply will come from the Thomastown Public Water Scheme. Works to facilitate this change are expected to be completed by early 2019.

In Kilkenny City, areas at

risk of THMs will also have a change in water source. In future, water supplies will come from the Troyswood Water Treatment Plant. Works to facilitate this are expected to be completed by the end of 2021. In parts of Kilkenny City served by the Troyswood Water Treatment Plant, pesticides were detected in the water last year. “To address this Irish Water is working with a range of other agencies and stakeholders, including landowners, to put in place measures to increase awareness and prevent further pesticide exceedances.

Irish Water Regional Operations Lead James O’Toole said: “Everyone we are writing to in County Kilkenny has access to drinking water that is safe to drink.� *Householders who have any queries about issues not covered in the booklet are urged to phone Irish Water on Callsave 1850 278 278 or to visit www. water.ie/waterquality.

Kilkenny rallies in support of Michael D Ann Mulrooney, Manager of the Visual Arts Centre in Carlow poses with a story of Carlow’s future created by Studio Weave and Carlow’s residents and illustrated by Liam Cobb.

Urban art: town planning forum KILKENNY and Carlow are leading the way on a new way of thinking about how we plan, layout and design public spaces and buildings by hosting a major think tank featuring national and international experts.

Planners, architects, housing organisations and more will join with local authority PHPEHUV DQG VWDŕľľ WKH SXEOLF and those engaged in health and social care, geography, arts and heritage for a unique conference which organisers

hope will inject new character and life into our town centres. The ‘People, Place and Participation’ conference takes place today from 10am to 4pm at Carlow’s VISUAL Arts Centre.

The event is the brainchild of the centre’s Director, Ann Mulrooney.

Local authority members from Kilkenny will attend the conference and workshop, which is expected to be attended by more than 100 people.

LOCAL traditional political foes have crossed the party divide to support Michael D Higgins’ presidential campaign.

3URPLQHQW ÂżJXUHV IURP WKH arts and community sector also came out to publicly back President Higgins at an event in the city last week.

Local Government Minister John Paul Phelan was joined

by Green Party Councillor Malcolm Noonan and Labour Party general election candidate Denis Hynes in a show of crossparty support.

Campaign spokesperson SeĂĄn Ó’hArgĂĄin warned against complacency arising from opinion polls. He said: “The reality is that we will have WR ÂżJKW IRU HYHU\ YRWH LQ WKLV election. It is the nature of Irish people that we like to be asked for our vote and we must bring the message to people’s doorsteps, to their streets and communities and even to our own homes to make sure that we get people to come out and vote.â€?

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Seven years too long for President

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he campaign to elect our next president (or retain our current one if Michael D Higgins wins) is in full swing. I’d be happier if we were taking the day to vote on UHGXFLQJ WKH WHUP RI RྜFH IURP the anachronism that is seven years to four years (in line with international best practice), but that’s another day’s work.

2FWREHU ZLOO VHH WKH ¿UVW televised debate, on RTE’s Claire Byrne Live Show. Hopefully all six candidates will take SDUW ¹ , OLVWHQHG WR WKH ¿UVW UDdio debate and there were only four of the six taking part (Joan )UHHPDQ *DYLQ 'X྾\ 3HWHU Casey and Liadh Ni Riada) – Michael D was busy and Sean Gallagher didn’t take part because Michael D wasn’t going to be there (a bit arrogant I thought, as if he thinks he’s the only real contender to take the crown).

On the face of it, it is hard to see how Michael D won’t win, given that he has the backing of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and LaERXU 3HUKDSV LW LV D VLJQ RI WKH

Brian Quigley times that these parties are all sticking together.

Our government is essentially Fine Gael propped up by Fianna Fail, who like to think they can have a foot in both the government and opposition camps.

You can’t have your cake and eat it though, and for many the future of these parties is a merger or at least a full-on coalition as one last hurrah before radical change hits us and Sinn Fein step up to government.

Michael D said he wouldn’t run again and then changed his mind. In his mind I’d say he reckoned he’d be waved in unopposed so I’m guessing having to scrap for a second stint in the 3DUN ZRQœW VXLW KLP DW He’ll have to go on television

Guidas Jamcauska, Jason Brophy, Jake, Annabelle, Shane, Marie, Georgette, Elizabeth and Rebecca O’Carroll, Jason, Margaret and Isabelle Brophy partaking in this year’s Giving Light and Hope Walk, MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. Image by Rue Photography and make a case for himself to be let continue. He’ll have to have his record combed through DQG KLV D྾DLUV ORRNHG LQWR probably in much greater depth than happened in 2011 where I felt he was given an easy time.

For me Joan Freeman would PDNH D JRRG SUHVLGHQW 3HWHU

Casey talked in the radio debate DERXW ZDQWLQJ WR PDNH D GLŕľľHUence but Freeman stands out to me as someone who has made D WDQJLEOH GLŕľľHUHQFH WKURXJK 3LHWD +RXVH DQG WKH ZRQGHUIXO Darkness Into Light event.

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helped enormously in lifting the lid on the issue and getting us to KDYH WKH GHEDWH DQG WU\ WR ÂżQG solutions.

It’s a track record like that that impresses me, not people who have been on Dragon’s Den – they might have more business H[SHULHQFH EXW WKH 3UHVLGHQW LV

hardly going to be looking after business, that’s the job of the Dail.

Freeman’s talk about community building also strikes a chord with me. I think we’ve lost our sense of community, compared to what I remember growing up and compared to what my parents and grandparents told me about when they were young.

A candidate who can talk about plans for community EXLOGLQJ KDV WKHLU ¿QJHU RQ the pulse of what the building blocks for our country needs to be going forward, in my opinion. Businessmen don’t build communities, just industrial estates.

Watch the debates on television and listen to them on the radio. Read up on the candidates over the next couple of weeks.

Make up your mind and vote on October for whoever you think will do the best job.

The president is the Head of State and will be in situ until 2025 (yes, that seven-year term again; it’s too long) so we need to get this right.

It’s over to us.

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Mayor Peter “Chap” Cleere, Melissa Taylor and Myles “Elvis” Kavanagh taking part in this year’s Giving Light and Hope Walk, MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. Image

by Rue Photography

Orla Roche (Rose of Tralee 2004 Winner), Ellen Brophy and Mary Mulhall at the launch of Testament, debut poetry collection by Anne Elizabeth Bevan, Loughboy Library. Image by Rue Photography Lillie-May and Sarah Moore partaking in this year’s Giving Light and Hope Walk. Image

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Trish Trehy, Caroline Hayes, Ruta Derskiene representing Dunnes Stores, partaking in this year’s Giving Light and Hope Walk, MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. Image by Rue Photography

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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week

TV SHOW of the week

FILM of the week

HOROSCOPES

Fallow deer clashing in the Phoenix Park (Photo Justin Ivory) IT IS an early October. The smell of damp rises through the misty morning air as the world begins to wake. The quiet is broken by an eerie long drawn out moan which is quickly answered by another along with what sounds like the clash of hurleys at Croke Park on All-Ireland Sunday! Scenes like this are being played out up and down the country at the moment. It is breeding season for our various deer species, a time that is known as the ‘rut’.

The three main species we have in Ireland are Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), Fallow Deer (Dama dama) and Sika Deer (Cervus Nippon). With Red and Sika deer males are called ‘stags’, females ‘hinds’ and the young are known as ‘claves’.

For Fallow deer the males are known as ‘bucks’, females ‘does’ and young are called ‘fawns’. What all 3 species have in common is that for most of the year males and females live separate from each other, only coming together during the rut.

Fallow deer buck (Photo Justin Ivory) The males live together in small groups for much of the year and are docile and tolerant of each other until the autumn when testosterone kicks in and they compete with each other for the right to mate with the females who are coming into ‘season’. The males will roar and groan to attract females and scare off other male challengers. Often this is not enough and males fight each other by locking antlers and pushing each other back and forth until a winner emerges.

They can be seriously injured or even killed during these bouts.

The deer rut is one of nature’s great spectacles and not to be missed. Great places to experience it in Ireland are Killarney National Park for Red deer, Phoenix Park for Fallow deer and the Wicklow Mountains National Park for Sika and Red deer.

NORMAL PEOPLE

by Sally Rooney

BLOOD Mondays 9pm Virgin One

A STAR IS BORN ROI Rating: - 15A

The feverishly anticipated second novel from the young author of 2017’s most acclaimed debut Conversations with Friends. Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in rural Ireland. The similarities end there; they are from very different worlds. This is an exquisite love story about how a person can change another person’s life - a simple yet profound realisation that unfolds beautifully over the course of the novel. It tells us how difficult it is to talk about how we feel and it tells us - blazingly - about cycles of domination, legitimacy and privilege, alternating menace with overwhelming tenderness.

New series. Set in rural Ireland, the six-part psychological crime thriller follows the saga of the Hogan family, an Irish household with strains and resentments bubbling just under the surface. After the sudden death of her mother, estranged youngest daughter Cat (Carolina Main) is called home. This uncomfortable, unplanned reunion awakens demons from Cat’s past and shines a new, suspicious light on her mother’s death as she begins to suspect her father Jim’s (Adrian Dunbar) involvement.

Musical romantic drama film produced and directed by Bradley Cooper, in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1937 film of the same name, starring Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott, (the original featured Janet Gaynor and Fredric March). The film follows a hard-drinking musician (Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with a young singer (Gaga). The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Cooper and Gaga’s performances, Cooper’s direction, the cinematography, and the music.

GIG of the week

EXPERIENCE of the week

ADVENTURE of the week

ARIES - This week is a 6 Your fun could get disrupted. Don’t fall for a trick or rely on a false assumption. Avoid arguments.

TAURUS - This week is a 6 An obstacle or a barrier blocks an intended domestic outcome. Rather than take on heavy lifting ponder possibilities.

GEMINI- This week is a 5 Edit and revise work done before. Launch, publish or promote another day.

Polish and beautify your presentation before going public. # CANCER- This week is an 8 Revise numbers carefully to avoid a dispute. Take future appreciation into account.

Guard against impulsive behavior.

LEO- This week is an 8 Discover a road block with a personal project.

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CASTLECOMER DISCOVERY PARK The Estate Yard, Drumgoole, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. Telephone: 056-444 0707 E-mail: info@discoverypark.ie Weekdays: 9.30am-5pm Weekends: 10.30am-4pm Castlecomer Discovery Park is less than 20km from Kilkenny and offers an exciting range of activities including climbing walls, boating, adventure walks, adventure playgrounds, orienteering and most recently ‘Octagon’, our high ropes challenge course. For the more adventurous, we have Ireland’s longest, over water, zip-line (300 meters). We can organise family events for Hallowe’en. Check our page for details.

PLAY of the week

SOUL MACHINE AT MATT THE MILLERS Friday 12th October.

John Street Kilkenny Telephone 056 776 1696

KILKENNY FAMINE EXPERIENCE Macdonagh Junction, Hebron Road, Kilkenny Telephone 056 7777600 www.kilkennyfamineexperience.com

Soul Machine is one of our top notch dance bands specializing in Motown/Soul dance music along with classic swing and jazz.

The Soul Machine band has performed at countless special event venues far and near.

Guaranteed to please all tastes catch the magic this Friday at The Millers.

Live music every night, ranging from traditional Irish music to DJs. The restaurant is open 7 days a week catering for birthday, hen, stag, wedding, corporate parties and more.

Visit Kilkenny Union Workhouse, adjacent to now beautifully restored as MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre to take this free audio visual self-led tour.

Hear the heartbreaking and poignant human stories recorded in local newspapers and minute books for a true reflection of the Kilkenny Famine Experience from the perspective of the Workhouse inmates and staff. View the beautiful sculpture commissioned in their memory in 2017.

FUN IDEA of the week

AWARD of the week

VIRGO- This week is a 6 Pay attention to dreams and visions. Stay home rather than going out. Let your mind wander. Something that doesn’t work now will later.

LIBRA- This week is a 7 'HYHORS DQG UH¿QH \RXU team strategy. Create a solid backup plan. Wait for an obstacle to clear. Avoid risky business.

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Confusion and delays could disrupt your travels. Find somewhere comfortable to wait. Monitor conditions to anticipate changes.

HOLY MARY AT THE WATERGATE THEATRE Parliament St, Kilkenny Telephone 056-7761674 E: info@watergatetheatre.com Thursday, October 18 Holy Mary is the story of two nine year old girls making their First Holy Communion. Both have been mortal enemies since infants and things have gotten worse since Mary’s daddy moved in with Majella’s mammy. Both girls are searching for a way to insult the other, and Majella thinks she has found a weak spot when she realises that Mary’s Communion dress is actually a second hand dress that she herself donated to charity. An hilarious and heartbreaking tale of communion and dismay.

WINTERVAL ELF RECRUITMENT DRIVE Sunday the 21st of October 9.00am-14.00pm.

WIT Arena, Carriganore An Elf Recruitment Drive on Sunday the 21st of October in WIT Arena, Carriganore, Waterford from 9.00am-14.00pm. Come along on the day and impress our ‘Events Team’ to acquire some exciting work for the Christmas period. Visitors will be asked to prepare an Elf Bio impromptu and will be graded on their delivery and presentation. Candidates must: Be fun-loving, Entertaining & Outgoing; Be good with little people and Children; Strictly abide by Elf Code Believe in the Magic of Santa Claus; Embody the Spirit of Christmas. No Grinchs!

NATIONAL CHILDREN OF COURAGE AWARDS Tel: 061 200080. www.shareadream.ie Do you know a child with a life-threatening illness, disability or chronic illness, who has shown tremendous courage and bravery despite their suffering? Then why not nominate them for a National Children of Courage Award. Simply complete the application form on www.shareadream.ie along with an email detailing why you think they are a child of courage. All 8 award winners and their parents will be special guests at the Dream Ball and Awards on Saturday 24th November.

CAPRICORN- This week is a 7 Balance shared accounts, and pay bills. Financial tangles could cause delays and frustration. Slow down and step back when needed.

AQUARIUS-This week is a 7 You and a partner don’t agree on everything. Let the VPDOO VWX൵ JR $YRLG VLOO\ arguments. Prioritize love over money.

PISCES- This week is a 7 Guard against breakage, technical glitches or mechanical failure. Don’t force things; stop when you reach the limit.

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