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news in brief A lifeboat legacy that will save lives The community of Clogherhead is set to welcome the latest RNLI lifeboat to be based in Ireland, to their town this Sunday, June 2nd. $ VLJQL¿FDQW SURSRUWLRQ RI WKH funding for the Clogherhead lifeboat has been provided through a generous legacy by Wexford farmer Henry Tomkins who was a lifelong supporter of the RNLI. Mr Tomkins stipulated that a lifeboat be named for his longtime friend, the former Arklow Coxswain Michael O’Brien.
Graphic designers in archive honour Two Wexford graphic design studios have had their works selected for an annual archive of the best 100 examples of Irish contemporary communication. The 100 Archive for 2018 has included pieces by Wexfordbased designers Brian Byrne and Rosanne Lancaster in this year’s selection which showcases the best in Irish graphic design.
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Wexford County Council has been given the green light to seek planning permission for HVVHQWLDO ÀRRG ZRUNV DW 2XU Lady’s Island that will cost in the region of ₏1.5 million.
Melody Maestros Choir Gorey at the Festival of Choirs in the Ashdown Hotel in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare Service
Human chain protest ... 68'(176 SDUHQWV DQG VWDŕľľ of Bunscoil Loreto primary school in Gorey recently formed a human chain, passing a petition from the gate of the school to Gorey Community School Principal Michael Finn who took delivery in front of local media. The human chain was a peaceful prfotest over changes to the enrolment policy of Gorey Community School whereby students of Bunscoil Loreto, the neighbouring primary school, are no longer guaranteed a place in Gorey Community School.
&KLOGUHQ SDUHQWV DQG VWDŕľľ lined St Michael’s Road and Esmonde Street passing the petition from 850 participants in a show of togetherness and strength and highlighting the links and proximity between the two schools. The Princiapl of Bunscoil Loreto, Aileen Kennedy, WKDQNHG SDUHQWV DQG VWDŕľľ who had supported the event and said “Historically, the two schools have enjoyed very close links and have established a very positive working relationship. “We are strongly urging
the Board of Management of Gorey Community School to reconsider their decision and to reinstate Bunscoil Loreto as the main priority feeder school.� Bunscoil Loreto Parent Association Secretary Sinead Fox said: “Parents who enrolled our children in Bunscoil Loreto had the legitimate expectation that our children would be guaranteed a place in Gorey Community. Many children in Bunscoil Loreto would not have the means to access schools outside of town.�
New-look council Continued from previous page Fianna FĂĄil general election candidate Lisa McDonald faced an anxious wait before being elected on count seven. :H[IRUG FRQÂżUPHG LWVHOI DV D Labour stronghold with George Lawlor topping the poll with over 20% and was later joined by Labour colleague Maura Bell, but former councillor Joe 5\DQ MXVW PLVVHG RXW RQ WKH ÂżQDO seat to complete a clean sweep. John Hegarty (FG) was also elected on count one after he had transferred from Gorey to Wexford LEA. Independent candidate Leonard Kelly took the third seat in Wexford before All-Ireland winner in 1996 *DUU\ /DŕľľDQ )) YHWHUDQ Davy Hynes (IND) and Tom Forde (SF) were all elected. In New Ross Independent Pat Barden topped the poll, while Fianna FĂĄil’s Michael Sheehan, Michael Whelan and John Fleming were all elected. They were joined by BrĂdĂn Murphy (FG) and Anthony Connick (IND). Overall in Wexford, Fianna FĂĄil can be said to have been the real winners, taking 29% of the vote, followed by the Independents on 27% and Fine Gael with 26%.
Garda dies in diving accident in search for fisherman WEXFORD will mourn a Garda and father of four has died after a freak diving inciGHQW Rŕľľ WKH :H[IRUG FRDVW 7KH Rŕľľ GXW\ *DUGD ZDV LQvolved in a club dive on a old ZUHFN RQ WKH VHDEHG NP Rŕľľ the coast, with the dive club on standby to assist if required in the nearby search for missing :H[IRUG ÂżVKHUPDQ 'RPLQLF Sinnott, still in progress as Wexford Chronicle was going to press. The Garda, who is attached to D 7UDŕľśF &RUSV XQLW LQ WKH 6RXWK East and is in his mid 40s, was an accomplished diver and has received multiple awards for water rescues over the years. According to sources, he had saved seven lives in three years thanks to his water safety skills. The diver previously worked with the Garda Water Unit. He is a keen diver with a local marine sports club and they were engaged in a recreational dive on an old wreck some disWDQFH Rŕľľ WKH :H[IRUG FRDVW Some 10km away a search ZDV RQJRLQJ IRU D ÂżVKHUPDQ ZKR ZHQW PLVVLQJ Rŕľľ +RRN Head on Friday last, May 24th. The divers are understood to have been on standby to assist
in that search if required. However, they were not inYROYHG LQ WKH VHDUFK IRU ÂżVKHUman Dominic ‘Dom’ Sinnott when the tragic accident occurred. 0U 6LQQRWW YDQLVKHG Rŕľľ WKH Wexford coast around lunchtime on the Friday and a major search operation has been mounted for him, supported by rescue services. 7KH Rŕľľ GXW\ *DUGD VXŕľľHUHG a severe attack of the ‘bends’ or decompression sickness as he apparently surfaced from the dive on the old wreck. The incident occurred shortly after lunch on Saturday, May 24th. The Irish Coast Guard helicopter assisted in his transfer to hospital. Rescue R117 was in the air at the time, with a number of RNLI lifeboats active in the area, as part of the search operation for Mr Sinnott. 'HVSLWH HŕľľRUWV WR VWDELOLVH KLV condition, he was pronounced dead before he could be transferred to University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Gardai in Waterford and Wexford have expressed shock at the tragedy and the death of a respected colleague, secribed as “a very nice guyâ€?.
Eagles pay tribute to American Dad TRIBUTES have been paid to an American sports coach and father who has died in a car collision in Co Wexford. Mr Billy Anderson was fondly remembered by Gorey American football team Wexford Eagles among other friends and clubs. Mr Anderson died in a crash which on the R741 at Raheenaskeagh, Oulart, Gorey on the morning of Sunday May 26th. The father was on his way to catch a bus with his team as they were to travel for a game in Craigavon, Co Armagh. Americab Mr Anderson,
in his late 30s, had lived in Wexford with his family for several years. Speaking about him, Wexford Eagle’s Facebook page shared a touching tribute to him. “In the safe assumption that God can take a joke and stand a lot of noise, heaven just became a much funnier place‌ “These are the words I used when speaking of our friend, our brother, our passionately enthusiastic Special Teams Coach Billy Anderson who tragically died in an earlymorning car crash yesterday, on his way to catch the team bus for our game in Craigavon.â€?
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Firms help B na M for peat’s sake TWO Wexford companies joined forces to provide a costH൵HFWLYH PHDQV IRU %RUG QD Móna, which has only about 11 years of harvesting left in bogs,to overhaul its locomotives for hauling turf. Four years ago, Bord na 0yQD GHFLGHG WKDW LWV ÀHHW of locomotives needed to be completely overhauled and ¿WWHG ZLWK XSJUDGHG HQJLQHV and technology. These engines pull 100 tonnes each of machined turf from the ERJV RI 2൵DO\ DQG :HVWPHDWK to the local generating stations and they are running on three shifts every day. With the 11 years limit on the harvesting, the cost of replacing the locomotives, which were built more than 50
years ago, could not be viable The decision was taken to XQGHUWDNH D FRPSOHWH UH¿W DQG all the electrical cabling and the control modules and their programming would have to be outsourced. Wexford Cable Industries Ltd (WCI), in Sinnottstown Business Park, created a local consortium to win the the tender and partnered with Kilderry Instruments Ltd on the matter. WCI was founded by William Cowman, a former employee of Wexford Electronix. The company employs 23 and manufactures cable harnesses and related control units. Mr Cowman said that there were great plans for expansion in the next two years as they look to the export market.
Based in the Ardcavan Business Park, Kilderry Instruments was established in 1995 and designs builds and supports innovative, durable and market leading automation and telemetry solutions to their customers worldwide. The company employs six people in the development of solutions for industry sectors such as MedTech, Energy and mobile automation.. More than 50 locomotives have now been upgraded, with the Wexford consortium supplying all the electrical and programming technology. By 2030, Bord na Mona will have complete its transition to new sustainable businesses located across its bogs and landholding.
Castledockrell National School Class Communion in Castledockrell Church: Back Row, Deirdre Ryan, Princial, Fr Danny McDonald PP, Emer Stone and Hilary Johnston; Front row: Adam, Nicole, Cody, Teagan and Nathan
Tenor Michael to showcase county to US TV audience WEXFORD’S Michael Londra is back in Ireland next month to tape a brand new television special which will be aired nationwide in the US. A live recording of tenor Michael’s upcoming concert in the National Opera House on Friday June 7th will be the centrepiece of the television special which will air on PBS, entitled ‘Ireland with Michael’.
The feature documentary will also showcase everything :H[IRUG KDV WR R൵HU IRU tourists as the renowned former Riverdance artists bring viewers around the county’s many attractions. “Fans, time and time again, say how much they love Wexford and its people so I felt that it was time the county had some attention on the national PBS network. “We’ve lost out to the West
for way too long,” he said. “We plan on focusing on some of my favorite spots including Johnstown, Kilmore Quay and the Hook. I am delighted that Wexford County Council and the Visit Wexford campaign are on board to help my team get the co-operation of tourism sites around the county. I will make sure that Wexford is seen in the light it deserves,” said the 54-year star.
MicroBiz award for cancer specialist
Trish and Cassie Robertson, Gorey, at Wells House and Gardens
RTE appoints new South East reporter RTÉ has appointed a new South East correspondent, a position which was vacant for the past four months. Conor Kane, a former freelance reporter, from Clonmel, Co Tipperary has reported on news and sport for national and local media, including RTÉ. He has previously worked as a regional correspondent for the Irish Independent and a senior news reporter for Irish
Examiner newspapers. Mr Kane has a wide range of experience as previous to his national experience he worked with The Roscommon Herald, Wicklow People and People Group Newspapers in Wexford, and The Nationalist. He is a journalism graduate from the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) with more than 25 years media experience and has a wide range of contacts across the region.
A LYMPH specialist clinic, Wellbeing Techniques, based in Wexford, has won a Micro Business Award. The Micro Business Awards were created in 2016 to recognise outstanding micro businesses across the country. Wellbeing Techniques took ¿UVW SODFH LQ WKH KHDOWK DQG holistic category. The company was established in 2015 by Sasha Roche Kelly. Sasha worked as an oncology nurse in Wexford General Hospital for some years. 7KHUH VKH VDZ ¿UVW KDQG the lack of resources and availability of treatment for cancer patients who develop lymphoedema during their cancer. Her interest in the area of caring for lymphoedema patients grew. Ms Roche Kelly then went on to train as a Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) Therapist in 2014. Subsequently, she went on to be the founder member of Wellbeing Techniques, to help VXFK VX൵HUHUV
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Farmers flock to protest A PROTEST by the ICSA’s sheep committee took place last Monday outside ICM Camolin against falling lamb prices. “It costs a lot of money to rear these lambs and we need to be getting a minimum of â‚Ź7/ kg to make it viable. Right now, prices have gone well below the â‚Ź6/kg mark, plus we’re getting hammered by weight limits,â€? said the organisation’s sheep chair, Sean McNamara. He accused factories of importing lamb into the Republic to depress prices, despite strong trade in the UK. He said new export markets so far had not delivered money for the primary producers. “There is no way sheep farmers can bear these sorts of price cuts and if they continue, most of us will not be able to stay going. Our produce has been rendered virtually worthless; we might as well be giving it away for free,â€? Mr McNamara said.
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â‚Ź309,000 shot in arm for 20 sport projects The Enniscorthy Delightful Dollies seventh Anniversery Dinner in the Bailey Lounge: Evelin Walsh, Ann Buckley, May Doyle and Maura Murphy
Family 3,000km away but they are ‘still in Wexford’ “WE’RE 3,000 kilometres away from Wexford — and we’re still in Wexford,� says Michael Fortune, a folklorist. Mr Fortune and his wife, traditional Irish singer Aileen Lambert, and their three daughters, Nellie, nine, Eppie, six, and Nan, four, are spending a month on The Cape Shore, on the southwestern tip of
the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland. The family is exploring and documenting the similarities between their home in Co Wexford and Branch. “I’ve met a woman, that I swear is like my Auntie Nellie at home,� said Lambert. “We really feel like we’re meeting our aunts and cousins when we’re down
in Branch and around the Southern Shore.� Many of the original Irish settlers to Newfoundland in the 1700s came from Wexford and the South East. The couple visited the Cape Shore about a decade ago. They were so stunned with the similarities between Branch and Wexford that they vowed to return.
SPORTS clubs and organisations across Wexford are set WR EHQHÂżW IURP PRUH WKDQ â‚Ź300,000 investment in 20 local projects. The funding for Wexford is part of â‚Ź8.5m being allocated nationally from the latest round of Sports Capital Equipment Grants. Minister Michael D’Arcy TD said the funding would be RI LPPHQVH EHQHÂżW WR DOO WKH clubs and organisations across the county. “I am very glad to be announcing even more sports funding for Wexford. We know how important sport is to all communities here. “The mental and physical KHDOWK EHQHÂżWV DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK sports participation are well documented and we want people to have every opportunity to get involved.â€? Deputy D’Arcy said he would continue to make the case for increased investment in sports IDFLOLWLHV DQG FRQÂżUPHG WKDW D new round of the Sports Capital
Programme would open for applications again later this year, which was further good news for all involved in sport. “My focus is now on the applications currently being assessed in the department, including many clubs seeking major capital works such as SLWFKHV GUHVVLQJ URRPV Ă€RRG lights and further equipment. “I hope that funding is allocated to all these projects as soon as possible,â€? Minister D’Arcy said. The grants are for clubs who applied to the 2018 Sports Capital Programme for equipment only, with no other proposed developments in their application. Minister D’Arcy saud that about 1,500 further nonequipment only applications from across the country were still being processed by the Department of Sport and would be allocated in September. These include applicants who applied for funding for equipment and other developments.
Criticisms as builder quits social housing A DEVELOPER has withdrawn from an agreement to provide new social homes, leading to criticism over the use of private contractors to deliver social housing. The County Council has said that 36 homes at the Hunters Hill estate in Gorey will not now be sold to Co-operative Housing Ireland as planned. In a statement the council said it was disappointed by the move and that, while the houses had not been allocated to social tenants, there was, “some degree of anticipation among those on the housing list in the areaâ€?. The Hunters Hill houses are being advertised for sale online, ranging in price from â‚Ź210,000 to â‚Ź265,000. A spokesperson for Cooperative Housing Ireland declined to say what type of agreement was in place.
There is no suggestion that the developer did anything wrong in choosing not to sell to the housing body. However, it has led some to focus attention on the risks associated with the turnkey model used to provide social housing. “You see a list of properties that are being purchased in this way but it is precarious because there is always the risk that something will change along the way,� said Orla Hegarty, architect and UCD lecturer. “We can plan to have a certain number of houses available in any year and that is very uncertain. Until the day they are completed and sold, there’s no guarantee�. However, Tuath Housing, which is one of the country’s largest approved housing bodies, said it was rare for a turnkey development to fall through.
“Right up until you are ready to sign anything can happen. The developer could decide to go to the open market but we haven’t found that,� said Bronagh D’Arcy, Director of New Business. “The nature of the development process is you win some projects and some do fall by the wayside�. Tuath said it had delivered 1,600 new homes in the last two years including turnkey acquisitions. “We have established working relationships with developers who we feel if we didn’t work with them the schemes wouldn’t progress.� Wexford County Council said it had recently completed a number of other social housing agreements with other developers which would reduce the impact of the withdrawal of the Hunters Hill project.
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Green idealism meets hypocrisy Michael Wolsey
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he Green wave was not quite the tsunami RTE’s exit poll had led us to expect. More of a spring tide, really. And that, for the party, could prove a blessing in disguise. It has not been given control of any council nor put in a position where it will have to implement its policies, and so will be spared the outrage this would provoke. People who voted Green would like to see the party achieve its aims but most of them baulk at the ways and means. They would like to see
Mayor Tony Dempsey cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the Wexford County Council offices at the Bull Ring the planet saved, but they don’t want to do an awful lot to save it. They voted Green because they don’t regard European or local government elections as terribly important and it seemed like a nice sort of gesture. The same thinking prompted many who had voted for other parties to lie to the exit pollsters, which is why the poll overestimated the Greens’ support. Voters are happy enough to ZUDS WKH *UHHQ ÀDJ URXQG WKHP But Green policies ... now that’s D GL྾HUHQW PDWWHU
,Q WKH ÂżUVW Ă€XVK RI HOHFWRUDO success, Green leader Eamon Ryan was discussing some of those policies with a radio interviewer. He didn’t want to build any new roads and he wanted to stop widening the ones we have: “We need to throttle back RQ WKH WUDŕľśF ´ He wanted to scrap the National Development Plan which is aimed at developing cities and larger towns outside 'XEOLQ Âł,WÂśV QRW ÂżW IRU SXUSRVH ´ He wanted to hugely reduce the amount of dairy farming in
Ireland: “We need to completely FKDQJH WKH SDWWHUQ RI ODQG XVH ´ He wanted to push ahead with the plan for directly-elected mayors, rejected by voters in two out of three plebiscites. And he wanted to see urban cycle lanes increased at the expense of road space for cars. Other Green policies include a carbon tax, the introduction of a congestion charge in Dublin, no PRUH GULOOLQJ IRU RŕľľVKRUH JDV D ban on the use of coal by 2030 and a tax, or total ban, on nonrecyclable plastic. And the Green Party supports
water charges. Remember them? The small parties of the Left most certainly do. Those parties did badly in the elections and would be delighted to see a fresh attempt to introduce water charges which gave them WKHLU ¿QHVW KRXU DV WKH\ OHG thousands on mass protests. I wonder how many of the water protesters voted Green last week. And I wonder how many of them will still be Green voters if they are asked to pay up and have the courage of Mr Ryan’s convictions. I am as ambiguous about
the Greens as most voters, so I was quite pleased with their electoral success. They are decent people and it was a vote for decency. But I’m glad they have not been handed real power and, instead, have been given the FKDQFH WR UH¿QH WKHLU SROLFLHV and align them a little more closely with the real world. 7KDW SURFHVV ZLOO EH GLྜFXOW for some in the party. Saoirse McHugh, the Mayo woman who did so well in the Midlands North West constituency, declared that she would quit the Green Party if it ever went into coalition with either Fine Gael or Fianna Fåil. That declaration seemed to strike a chord with party members. But FG and FF remain by far the country’s biggest parties. Coalition with one or the other is the only way into government for the foreseeable future. So if the party follows Ms McHugh’s advice, its policies will never be implemented. Which is maybe just as well. As Kermit told us, it’s not easy being Green.
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Selskar College Principal Eimear Ryan presents Senior Student of the Year to Jack O’Neill while Junior Student of the Year Elisabeth Shantu recieves her award from Deupty Principal John Connolly
Wells House and Gardens Teddy Bears Picni:cEdith and Norah Martin and Sinead Pepper with Goldilocks and the bears
Bernie Stone and Cian Martin at the Gael Scoil Charman 5K Ras at St Joseph’s Club Wexford Cllr.Lisa McDonald and husband Richard about to vote in Murrintown during the recent elections
Nessa Dunne and Indi Duffy at the Loreto school Colour Run and Family Fun Day in aid of Ronald McDonald House and Crulim Children`s Hospital at Wexford Racecourse
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ENVIRONMENT
GOREY LIBRARY
COMHAIRLE CHONTAE LOCH GARMAN WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL
WORKMATTERS STARTUP MEETUP ON TUESDAY 4TH JUNE AT 7PM IN GOREY LIBRARY
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE) REGULATIONS, 2018 (S.I. NO. 549 OF 2018) NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DRAFT NOISE ACTION PLAN 2018 IN RESPECT OF COUNTY WEXFORD
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Wexford County Council invites submissions from the public on the draft Noise Action Plan 2019, prepared under SI No. 549 of 2018, to address noise from major transport sources. This is a five-year strategic plan to address noise from major roads in Wexford. The plan excludes noise from domestic activities, noise created by neighbours, noise at workplaces or noise inside a means of transport or due to military activities in military areas. The main purpose of the plan is to inform and consult the public about exposure to noise from major roads and the corrective measures that may be considered to address these issues. The draft plan and associated maps will be available for inspection at the following locations for a period not less than six weeks, ending on the 6th July 2019: t 8FYGPSE $PVOUZ $PVODJM $PVOUZ )BMM $BSSJDLMBXO 8FYGPSE : 8: (during opening hours 9am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm) t 8FYGPSE 5PXO -JCSBSZ .BMMJO 4U 8FYGPSE t (PSFZ -JCSBSZ (PSFZ $JWJD 4RVBSF 5IF "WFOVF (PSFZ t &OOJTDPSUIZ -JCSBSZ -ZNJOHUPO 3E &OOJTDPSUIZ t #VODMPEZ -JCSBSZ .JMMXPPE $BSSJHEVò #VODMPEZ t /FX 3PTT -JCSBSZ #BSSBDL -BOF /FX 3PTT The plan may also be accessed on the Council website: www.wexfordcoco.ie Submissions or observations on the draft plan are invited from the general public. These submissions may be made in writing to: Brendan Cooney Senior Executive Scientist, Environment Section, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford, : 8: or by email to environment@wexfordcoco.ie All written representations shall be made by in writing or by e-mail before 4.00pm on Tuesday the 6th of July 2019. Submissions and observations should be clearly marked i4VCNJTTJPO o %SBGU /PJTF "DUJPO 1MBO w Submissions should be in ONE medium only and include the full name and address of the person making the submission, details of organisation, community group or company represented where relevant. In the interests of data protection interested parties are asked not to include any other personal information when making submissions.
ENVIRONMENT Planting Grant 2019 Important Notice For All Voluntary Community Groups, Tidy Towns, Resident Associations And Schools Interested In Planting Projects For Public Areas Applications for Planting Grants are now invited from Voluntary Community Groups, Tidy Towns, Resident Associations and schools for Planting Projects in public areas. An application form can now be submitted by logging onto www.wexfordcoco.ie/plantinggrants
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HOUSING CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF SOCIAL HOUSING Wexford County Council is currently prioritising housing programmes for delivery. As part of a range of housing solutions, the housing authority is currently seeking expressions of interest from private developers, building contractors and land owners. Interested parties should be capable of delivering social housing units within the County and have serviced lands, housing proposals or turn key developments available. Current housing demand is prioritised within the urban areas of Wexford and Gorey, Enniscorthy and New Ross but all proposals will be considered, including those proposals which address current demand in zoned areas. In particular Wexford County Council is seeking in order of priority:t 5VSOLFZ EFWFMPQNFOUT "DRVJTJUJPOT BSF PO B UVSOLFZ CBTJT QPUFOUJBM QBZNFOU JT B fixed price lump sum, on completion of a development, within an agreed timeframe. t 4FSWJDFE MBOE [POFE GPS SFTJEFOUJBM EFWFMPQNFOU t .JYFE EFWFMPQNFOU TDIFNFT XIFSF TPDJBM SFTJEFOUJBM DPNQPOFOUT DPVME CF incorporated into them. All developments and associated works must be fully compliant with the Department PG )PVTJOH 1MBOOJOH BOE -PDBM (PWFSONFOU HVJEFMJOFT BOE TUBOEBSET A preliminary proposal, should be submitted to:-
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The Cuckoo and the Butterfly
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Cuckooflower (Photo Justin Ivory) ONE of my favourite flowers, the Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) has been in bloom for the last few weeks and will be well into June. Bearing beautiful, delicate flowers consisting of four broad petals ranging from white to lilac or deep pink in colour, it is hard to imagine that this little beauty is a member of the cabbage (Brassicaceae) family! This little gem is widespread and can be found in marshes and damp meadows and pastures. It gains the name Cuckooflower from the fact that it flowers in April and May when the cuckoos arrive and are singing. It is also known as Lady’s Smock as apparently the flower resembles the smock dresses worn by milkmaids in times past.
Male Orange Tip (Photo Justin Ivory) Not only is the Cuckooflower an exquisite little beauty it also plays a very important role as the larval foodplant of one of my favourite butterflies – the Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines). One of the earlier butterflies on the wing, the handsome male with its unmistakable bright orange wingtips, is a real harbinger of spring. The female lacks the orange wingtips and can be mistaken for the Small White, but both sexes have a lovely mottled green underwing which distinguishes them from other species. Female Orange Tips lay their orange, bottle-shaped eggs on the underside of flower buds of mainly the Cuckooflower, but also other crucifers such as Honesty. On hatching the pale, blue-green caterpillars feed on the developing seedpods. After 3 to 4 weeks the caterpillar leaves the foodplant and finds a new location before forming a chrysalis (known as pupating) among dry vegetation. The chrysalis remains here for 10 months until next April when the new adult butterfly emerges.
FAT FREDDIE by Stephen Breen
THE COMEDY YEARS Virgin Media 3, Thursday June 6, 8pm
ROCKETMAN Released 22nd May
‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson first appeared in court in 1997 aged 17. Over the next twenty years his criminal career would be marked by mayhem, brutality and murder. In 2000 a row over a failed drugs deal ignited a murderous feud in Dublin’s south inner city. The first victim of the Crumlin-Drimnagh feud was a childhood friend of Thompson’s. Sixteen young men would lose their lives over the next 12 years. Meanwhile, another childhood friend, Daniel Kinahan, had become a senior figure in his father Christy Kinahan’s international crime cartel.
New series. Episode 1: 1979 .A look back at the best of TV comedy and comedians from 1979. It was a pivotal year for Britain, with a new prime minister in Margaret Thatcher following mass strikes in the so-called `Winter of Discontent’. Television saw a return to political satire, with the BBC series Not the Nine O’Clock News, though the northern club scene was dominating comedic output at the time with the likes of The Cannon & Ball Show and the stand-up series The Comedians. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Named after John’s 1972 song, “Rocket Man� is a biographical musical film based on the life of musician Elton John. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, it stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film tells the story of Elton John’s life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music, through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin, as well as his struggles with depression, substance abuse, and acceptance of his sexual orientation.
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WELLS HOUSE & GARDENS Ballyedmond, Gorey, Co. Wexford www.wellshouse.ie
LITTLE ARTIST CLUB June 1 - 29..Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket Phone: 053 912 3764
THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY National Opera House, Saturday 8th June Tickets: â&#x201A;Ź25/â&#x201A;Ź23
17th century manor house, set on a 450-acre estate, open for all things corporate! Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to host an event for 900 people or nine, Wells House is the perfect space to do it in with a choice of venues, menus and entertainment to suit all needs! Not only is Wells open for large work events but they also have facilities to host conferences, meetings and team building with plenty of break-out rooms, high-speed WiFi and creativity-inspiring woodlands and gardens. Get in touch today and start thinking outside of the city!
Inspire your budding Artists with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offerings from the skilled facilitators at the Little Artists Club, with feathers and veggies, wibble-wobbles and zig-zags, flower masks and fun tasks full of surprises. Come with full bellies ready for burning energy, getting messy and not wanting to leave! Facilitated by Wexford based artists; Deirdre Buttimer & Jeni Roddy, both with a passion for creativity and delivering the best possible workshops to your little artists! Little Artist Club ages 4 - 7 years.
Direct from itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success in Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End, a SOLD OUT UK tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound, America, The Boxer and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed! â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fantasticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2.
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WILDFLOWER TALK WITH ZOE DEVLIN Wexford Town Library, Mallin St. Tuesday, 4th June 2019 - 7:00pm
ATLANTIC ARC ORCHESTRA National Opera House, 9 June 2019 Tickets: â&#x201A;Ź20 Concessions: â&#x201A;Ź18 Children: â&#x201A;Ź12
Stagemad Theatre Company Waterford bring a startlingly beautiful version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howie The Rookieâ&#x20AC;? by Mark Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rowe to Gorey Little Theatre, Wexford. This acclaimed piece seems written for its new star, Fintan Kelly.Mark Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Roweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilarious, pimp-rollinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, blood-soaked text has Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interiority, Marloweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s viciousness and a cowboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jangling gait; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got Joyceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of place, Faulknerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of language and even a sprinkling of murderously timed fart jokes.
Wildflower expert Zoe Devlin from Wildflowers of Ireland will help us to identify everything from scarlet pimpernel to rosebay willow herb and much, much more for expert and budding wildflower enthusiasts. This will be a popular talk so booking is essential. Ring us on 053 919 6760 to secure a place. Should you require any supports to fully participate in this event, please contact the Librarian.
Atlantic Arc Orchestra is a new collaborative project that brings together some of the most respected traditional musicians from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland under the musical direction of DĂłnal Lunny. Formed in 2016, Atlantic Arc Orchestra came together for a series of one-off shows including Cork Folk Festival and Celtic Connections. Through a programme of original, traditional, re-arranged and shared material, the eight members have created a powerful fusion of musical ancestry.
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Italy in the 1980s. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t still use this name, but I like it! So, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our summer soccer viewing sorted (as well as attending League of Ireland games, of course). We will be able to watch games on RTE, TG4 and BBC. UEFA will be using the tournament to qualify three teams for the 2020 Olympics.
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