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‘Don’t send our Coast taxes to Dublin’ PROPOSALS on Local Property Tax by Fianna Fail and the Green Party would hit the revenue stream of Wexford County Council and deprive local communities of investment, according to Fine Gael Minister Michael D’Arcy. The two parties, along with the Social Democrats and the Labour Party, want to introduce a new measure to keep local property tax revenues in the counties in which they are raised. Currently each local authority retains 80% of the LPT raised in their local authority area. The remaining 20% is paid into an equalisation fund, which is used to support local authorities that GR QRW KDYH D VX൶FLHQW UHYHQXH base to meet their funding needs. However, under the so-called ‘Dublin Agreement’ between the four parties to control Dublin City Council, Fianna Fáil have committed ‘to retain and spend 100% of Local Property Tax collected in Dublin City on Dublin City Services.’
Rachel Dempsey and Sophie Morris at the Presentation Secondary School Graduation Ball in the Riverbank House Hotel
Minister D’Darcy said: “This allows the more prosperous counties to further develop and could deprive Wexford Council investment. “Figures for 2020 show that Wexford Council is set to receive €13.5m. in LPT revenue for 2020. This would include €3.7m. from the equalisation fund, providing badly needed investment in Wexford. “The Government has placed huge emphasis on ensuring the economic recovery is felt across the country and that there is balanced regional development. “We cannot allow Fianna Fáil and the Green Party to stop this progress,” he said. “They also want to put a halt to the planned roll out of broadband nationwide and they are trying to scupper the Government’s ‘’Project Ireland 2040’ which gives the green light to necessary road improvement projects. “We cannot allow their proposal to keep all the LPT monies raised in those counties WKDW DUH EHWWHU R൵ ´
04| news in brief Big charity cycle 30 years on road The Peter McVerry Trust, which provides vital services and supports for homeless people, is getting ready for its 30th annual Wexford fundraising cycle. The event is one of the longest running charity cycles in Ireland, weaving its way from UCD through scenic spots in Counties :LFNORZ DQG :H[IRUG ÂżQLVKLQJ with an evening of post-cycle celebrations in Wexford town. The 30th anniversary cycle will see about 400 cyclists taking part. See https://pmvtrust.ie/getinvolved/events/wexford-cycle.
Helping hand going off to school More than 3,000 back to school kits were last week handed out to almost 2,000 Wexford families who getting their children ready to return to school. The bags contained practically everything from notepads to toppers, to help the students.
Women splash out and raise â‚Ź100,000 $IWHU ÂżYH \HDUV RI WDNLQJ WR WKH water with carefree abandon, the women of Wexford and elsewhere have raised more than â‚Ź100,000 for the Hope Cancer Support Centre in Enniscorthy.
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US and Brexit to figure at Kennedy She’s back! Sinead O’Connor Helena and Essie Kehoe, Aoife Nugent, Theresa Hoffernan, Ber and Ruaidhri Nugent, Amanda Nugent at the Bubbly Colour Run at Wexford Racecourse
to headline the Spiegeltent SINGER Sinead O’Connor is set for a special performance under the big top of the Spiegeltent Paradiso on October 24th, a return to performing after four years. A mini-Irish concert tour in October that will also see her play two sold-out shows in Dublin at the Vicar Street venue, and two others in Galway and Cork. Sinead recently converted to Islam, renaming herself
Shuhada’ Davitt. Having spent time dealing with mental health issues, she now says she is “feeling really good� and is ready to get back to music. She is best known for early work such as Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, ‘Mandinka’ and ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. The Wexford show promises to be a great opportunity to get up close and personal
with one of Ireland’s most accomplished and controversial performers. Tickets are priced at ₏45. The announcement comes following news that Wild Youth will take to the Spiegeltent stage on October 26th. Having sold out a headline show in the Olympia the band have enjoyed opening for The Script, Mumford and Sons and also Westlife at Croke Park.
Concern over bid to merge Gardai PLANS to overhaul An Garda SĂochĂĄna will have a negative impact on policing in Co, Wexford’s communities, according to Fianna Fail TD James Browne. The new divisional policing model, announced last week, would see the Wexford and Wicklow Garda divisions merged. “I have grave concerns that the new structural changes being announced by the Garda Commissioner will have a serious detrimental impact on policing in communities across Wexford,â€? Deputy Browne said. “If the Wexford and Wicklow Garda divisions are amalgamated, the new chief superintendent of the division will undoubtedly base himself or herself in Bray. “This could likely see senior Garda management making decisions on policing from Wicklow, with little knowledge RI WKH LVVXHV DŕľľHFWLQJ ORFDO communities in Wexford.â€?
THE distinguished New York Times columnist, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and author of three New York Times bestsellers, Maureen O’Dowd, former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Seamus Mallon, former Congressman Bruce Morrison, MicheĂĄl Martin TD, Stefanie Preissner, Dick Spring, Mick Wallace, Joan Burton, Michael McDowell and more politicians, authors and leading academics will all join in the discussions billed for the annual Kennedy Summer School in New Ross, this coming weekend. The 2019 Summer School will focus on topical issues in Irish and US politics with leading expert speakers from both sides of the Atlantic. More than 50 guest speakers will participate in debates on a wide range of subjects with the US and Brexit to feature prominently. Director of the School Larry Donnelly said: “We are delighted to unveil the lineup for the 2019 Kennedy Summer School. “Attendees will have the opportunity to hear a wide range of topics discussed and debated by a diverse group of superb VSHDNHUV DQG KLJK SURÂżOH FRQtributors from both sides of the Atlantic.
Early on Thursday afternoon a Tea Party reminiscent of the most famous tea party in history will take place. Guests to the tea party include Marty Morrissey and Senator Frances Black to talk about their GLŕľľHUHQW FDUHHU SDWKV DQG WKHLU rise to national celebrity in very GLŕľľHUHQW ÂżHOGV Later that evening historian and distinguished former public servant Felix M Larkin will donate his personal Kennedy collection to the Kennedy Archive at New Ross Library. Former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland 6HDPXV 0DOORQ ZLOO RŕľśFLDOO\ open the 6th annual Kennedy Summer School on Thursday evening, and will participate in a public interview with Eileen Dunne discussing his career and his recently published memoir, A Shared Home Place, and his perspective on current developments, or lack of them, in Northern Ireland. The Edward M Kennedy Lecture, will be delivered by Archbishop Eamon Martin on ‘What Role Is There For Faith In Our Politics’ with replies from Senator Ivana Bacik, Professor of Law in Trinity College and Michael Kelly, Editor of The Irish Catholic.
Jobs on the rise in South East A NEW Yeah! Burger restaurant beside The Arc Cinema in Wexford’s Redmond Square will open in late October and ZLOO HPSOR\ VWD྾ ZLWK UHcruitment commencing shortly. The outlet will be the fourth branch of the successful chain which was founded in 2017 by Navan’s Moran brothers. Redmond Square has boomed in recent years as a result of major investment from new owners. The Arc Cinema opened in 2017, with Iceland following in 2018. With the new Yeah!
Burgr and Insomnia outlets due to open soon, the centre has a great line-up of recent arrivals adding to the long established businesses. Insomnia will employ 12 people when it opens in next month or so. A total of 11,600 jobs have been created in the South East since 2016, Fine Gael Minister Michael D’Arcy TD has said. The latest Labour Force Survey published by the &HQWUDO 6WDWLVWLFV 2ྜFH VKRZV that there are 2.3 million people at work in Ireland today.
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Thank you Laura, as HPV shot now available for boys THE HPV vaccine is now available to boys, as well as girls, in Wexford thanks to a Government decision to extend it. HPV is a virus that can cause cervical cancer, and other cancers in both women and men. The HPV vaccine is very successful, protecting young people from nine out of 10 HPV related cancers. According to the HSE, with high uptake of the HPV vaccine there is the potential to save 112 lives each year by preventing the most common strains of HPV that cause
cervical and other cancers. “I want to get out a strong message to young girls and boys, as well as parents, that vaccination works and it saves lives,â€? said Minister Michael D’Arcy TD. “I was really pleased to KHDU 0LQLVWHU +DUULV FRQÂżUP that he will soon launch a new vaccine alliance to promote vaccination and we aim to pass an all-party motion on the matter in the DĂĄil in September. “Minister Harris also says he will write to social media
companies this week seeking to meet them to discuss how we can work together to promote factual information about vaccines and stop the spread of misinformation.â€? Minister for Health Simon Harris TD noted: “This is an important milestone on the path to our ultimate goal – WKH HŕľľHFWLYH HUDGLFDWLRQ RI cervical cancer. We continue to be inspired by one incredible woman who is sadly no longer with us. It is always with great gratitude that we remember Laura Brennan.â€?
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ENVIRONMENT
ROADS
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT ACTION FUND 2019
SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS
Environmental Awareness:
Wexford County Council has decided to close the roads listed hereunder to vehicular ?=,G. 1=:8 ":9/,D '0;?08-0= ?: =4/,D #:A08-0= -0?B009 ,9/ 0,.3 /,D ?: 1,.474?,?0 ?30 49>?,77,?4:9 :1 B,?0= 8,49>
Do you have a project or initiative that could help to increase awareness of environmental issues locally, or that could help your community to become more sustainable? If so, you may qualify for financial assistance from the Community Environment Action Fund 2019. This Fund promotes sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at local level. Does Your Project Qualify?
Road Closure:
L5135-3 From Ballyandrew Cross Roads, ,77D,9/=0B ?: 4? 5@9.?4:9 B4?3 ?30 !
(Road towards Kilthomas Cross Roads).
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From Ballyandrew Cross Roads to Boolnadrum Bridge to Bull Ring Cross Roads to Kilthomas Cross roads to Ballyandrew via ?30 !
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Projects should focus on environmental awareness and actions which complement national environmental policies such as those on waste, biodiversity, water conservation and climate change. A wide variety of projects and schemes have been supported under the Fund in previous years, including community gardens and allotments, compost schemes, rainwater harvesting, biodiversity projects, waste reduction initiatives, educational initiatives and environmental exhibitions. Lists of previously funded projects can be viewed online at: http://dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/environment/topics/environmentalprotection-and-awareness/local-agenda-21-partnership-fund/
Alternative routes will be signposted. Local access will be facilitated. It is anticipated that the roads will re-open to traffic at weekends and evenings.
HOUSING
How to Apply: Apply on-line under the Community Development Section of Wexford County Council’s Website at www.wexfordcoco.ie Application forms are also available for download at www.wexfordcoco.ie or telephone 053-9196520 or email: community@wexfordcoco.ie Further information / application forms can be obtained from Community Development Section, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Y35 WY93,Wexford Town. Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00pm, 27th September, 2019
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:F (@=960D /0A07:;809?> .<@4>4?4:9> ,=0 :9 , ?@=960D -,>4> ;:?09?4,7 ;,D809? 4> , fixed price lump sum, on completion of a development, within an agreed timeframe.
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The following tender competitions are currently active. If you wish to obtain further information and make a submission for any of the tenders please visit www.etenders.gov.ie.
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Tender Description
Tender Id - Reference
Framework for design team for projects over â&#x201A;Ź5 million
All developments and associated works must be fully compliant with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government guidelines and standards.
153745 - 21/Hous/2019 02/09/2019 @ 16.00
Closing Date
Design Team Framework for Wexford County Council for projects under â&#x201A;Ź5,000,000 155609 - 25/Hous/2019 16/09/2019 @ 16.00 1 D:@ B:@7/ 7460 ?=,49492 49 3:B ?: ?09/0= ;70,>0 .:9?,.? 9240 ",7:90 :9 053 919 6022 or angie.malone@leo.wexfordcoco.ie.
A preliminary proposal, should be submitted to:Senior Executive Officer, Capital Section, Housing Department, Wexford County Council, County Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford. Wexford County Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014.
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Edel Kenny celebrates her 50th birthday 80s style of in Bellfield Complex with her son Conor and husband John Kenny
Sarah Siggins and Maurice Logue the Loreto Collage Graduation Ball in the Riverbank House Hotel
Patricia O Brien, Mary Sweeney and Alice Gaynor at the Wexford Trad & Folk Trail 2019 in Wexford Heritage Park
Dervilla Cruise and Holly Mulvey at the Gorey Community School Graduation Ball in the Riverbank House Hotel
John Banville and Chloe Bradley at the St Peters Collage Graduation Ball in the Riverbank House Hotel
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backtoschool
A lesson about school dinners
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F YOU have been making back-to-school preparations in recent weeks, you may have been given a menu along with the book list and uniform requirements. Thirty-six primary schools - at least one in every county - have been chosen to pioneer a scheme which will deliver a hot meal at lunchtime to some 6,600 children. It’s a good idea. Firstly, and this is sad to tell, it will stop some children going hungry. Also, it has been shown that a hot meal in the middle of the day improves energy levels and makes children happier and better at school work. I like to think it might also encourage healthy eating and introduce children to a social habit that seems to be vanishing from family life - the enjoyable practice of sitting round a table sharing food and conversation. I fear, however, that the scheme may not succeed on either count. The 36 schools do not have canteens - they seem WR KDYH EHHQ VSHFL¿FDOO\ FKRVHQ for that reason - and the children
Teacher Keelin Egan and her class of eight Junior Infants at St Gárván`s Caroreigh School on their first day in school
Michael Wolsey will eat in their classrooms at the their desks, so the social DVSHFW LV XQOLNHO\ WR ÀRXULVK And healthy eating? Well, the hot meals will certainly not be unhealthy and there will be vegetarian and vegan options. But the central menu will rotate round a selection of curries, pastas, pizzas, chicken goujons and the like. The children will love it but nutritionists may have their doubts. It depends, I suppose, on the quality of the food that goes into this fare. In Britain, where hot meals have been a school staple for decades, the scheme has fallen into disrepute because of the
awful rubbish that is often dished up. 7KLQJV DUH YHU\ GL൵HUHQW LQ France. There, a school meal must include a starter, salad, main course, cheese plate and desert. By law, schools must allow children at least 45 minutes to eat their lunch. No single meal is repeated within a two-month period of 32 school days.
Ballet school still putting best foot forward after 10 years
Advertorial THE Ballet Academy will celebrate ten years in business this year! A special show is planned at The National Opera House in June 2020 to mark the occasion. Dara Pierce, who danced professionally with English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, European Ballet & Ballet Ireland is excited to have reached this landmark occasion with her
school. “It’s wonderful to reach this ten year celebration of teaching ballet in Wexford! I have watched my students grow & develop into beautiful dancers & I am so proud of our achievements together. The ethos of the school is to nurture young people in a positive and encouraging dance environment so that everyone can reach their full potential and enjoy their love of dance & performance.”
This year Ballet Academy student Eva Cashman joined The National Youth Ballet Company and Lauren Reck joined Ballet Athas Youth Ballet Company, while Shona O’ Connor starts full time dance training at Inchicore College of Dance. Enrollment for September 2019 is now open, students are accepted from the age of three. Contact Dara 087 987 1793 or info@theballetacademy.ie.
In an article in Time magazine, Vivienne Walt, an American living in Paris, complained that parents are discouraged from entering French school buildings, let alone the classrooms. “I cannot tell you what my child learns, paints or builds on any given school day,’’ she wrote. “But I do know that on (Tuesday) he ate hake in Basque
sauce, mashed pumpkin, cracked rice, Edam cheese and organic fruits.’’ She knew because menus for the coming week are posted every Monday on a notice board outside every school in France. They are there because French parents care about what their children eat. Perhaps they should care a little more about what their
children learn, but that is beside the point. French parents care what their children eat and are prepared to pay for it. French schools have a budget of around €6 - it varies from region to region - for each child’s lunch and the local authority pays half of that. In Britain the total allocation for a school lunch is about €3; the quantity is much the same, LW¶V WKH TXDOLW\ WKDW VX൵HUV In Ireland’s trial scheme, the hot meals are being provided free. If it is extended, I presume there will be a charge. It should veer towards the French model in both standards and price, with subsidies for families that cannot meet the cost. Somehow, I just can’t see the day when Irish children will be sitting down to a school meal of hake in Basque sauce with mashed pumpkin and cracked rice, but we could do better than pasta and chicken goujons. It will be at least two years before the scheme is extended time for our school caterers to take some French lessons.
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County is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;still short in school bus runsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THE Department of Education has approved a bus for the children in Ballygarrett/ Killenagh to attend Creagh &ROOHJH LQ *RUH\ Bus Eireann will now work to REWDLQ WKDW EXV Cllr Malcolm Byrne welcomed the news, saying; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well done to the parents and children involved for their campaign and I was happy WR DVVLVW +RZHYHU QR IDPLO\ VKRXOG KDYH WR JR WKURXJK WKLV It is something that could be solved with imagination and a FKLOG FHQWUHG DSSURDFK ´ However, James Browne TD said the Government must cater for all Wexford studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; school transportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Deputy Browne said he understood that the Department of Education and Skills may have allocated â&#x201A;Ź1 million to address the problems where students who applied for school bus passes do not qualify automatically and become FRQFHVVLRQDU\ DSSOLFDQWV Deputy Browne cited The Ballagh, Taghmon, Adamstown, &ORQURFKH DQG .LOODQQH
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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s raise a glass to rare whiskey papers IRISH Distillers have donated the records from the Power familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oylegate estate to Wexford County Archive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The papers include valuable information that details the history of the Power familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to life in the county,â&#x20AC;? GrĂĄinne Doran, archivist at Wexford County Archive, said. The Power whiskey family settled in Oylegate in 1838, building their family seat at Edermine House. During these early years,
the Power family provided much needed employment at their Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane Distillery in Dublin to generations of ÂżVKHUPHQ ZRUNLQJ WKH 5LYHU Slaney, the whiskey-maker highlighted in a statement. The Edermine Estate papers are believed to be comprised of rentals and land sales correspondence. Ms Doran said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have no doubt this material will be a primary source for historians, local and family researchers, and students from primary to third level,
for generations to come.â&#x20AC;? The papers were reportedly found among the records of whiskey production at Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane during the cataloguing of the archives, now at Midleton Distillery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These records werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t telling the story of our whiskey but instead told a unique story about the lives of families, living and working in Wexford, for whom other records may not have survived,â&#x20AC;? Carol Quinn, archivist at Irish Distillers said.
WEXSCI, the Wexford Science Festival, has secured â&#x201A;Ź35,000 in funding from the Government, Fine Gael TD, Minister Michael 'Âś$UF\ KDV FRQÂżUPHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;My colleague the Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, and the Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan, have announced an investment of â&#x201A;Ź476,000 through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), to support 13 festivals and 13 events across the country as part of National 6FLHQFH :HHN ´ WKH GHSXW\ VDLG Science Week takes place from November 10th to 17th, and this year the theme of the IHVWLYDO LV FOLPDWH DFWLRQ The organisers of this festival, Wexford County Council, have partnered with Waterford/ Wexford ETB, Local Link Wexford, the EPA and IT Carlow (Wexford campus) and will be hosting 83 events for families and the public, including a sustainability â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;science show, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Meet the EnvironmentalcScientistw
career talks, EPA Rivers and Lakesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talk and climate Change :RUNVKRSV Said Minister Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Festival of Farming and Food organised by Teagasc has also EHHQ DZDUGHG Âź 7KLV festival aims to educate on a wide variety of topics, including sustainability of animal and plant production, healthy soils and biodiversity, the development of rural areas, food for health, food production development and improvement and IRRG VDIHW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Activities will target counties throughout the country, inFOXGLQJ :H[IRUG ´ In addition to the 13 festivals, 13 other events have received funding under the SFI Discover Programme Science Week Call, which include events for both DGXOWV DQG FKLOGUHQ 7KH\ VSDQ topics such as climate change, health, baking in space, future IDVKLRQ DQG PXFK PRUH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am delighted that Wexford Science Festival has been awarded â&#x201A;Ź35,000,â&#x20AC;? Deputy 'Âś$UF\ VDLG
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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week
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GONE GIRL RTE 1, Sunday, September1st, 9.30
ANGEL HAS FALLEN Released August 23, 2019
From the bestselling, multiple prize-shortlisted novelist Catherine Ryan Howard comes an explosive story about a twisted voyeur and a terrible crime. Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Holiday Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges onscreen, kills her and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? Natalie wishes she’d stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There’s something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can’t - not until she’s found what she’s looking for.
Former New York-based writer Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his glamorous wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public. However, when Amy goes missing on the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. The resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes’ image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.
Angel Has Fallen is a 2019 American action thriller film and the third installment in the Fallen film series, following Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). Authorities take Secret Service agent Mike Banning into custody for the failed assassination attempt of U.S. President Allan Trumbull. After escaping from his captors, Banning must evade the FBI and his own agency to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, he soon turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name and save the country from imminent danger.
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by Catherine Ryan Howard Sign at Kilmacurragh Gardens in Co. Wicklow (Photo Justin Ivory) IT is the time of year when Mother Nature opens her larder door to her smorgasbord bounty of fruit, nuts, berries and fungi (mushrooms to you and me!). This natural Autumn harvest gives our wildlife one last chance to fuel and bulk up before hitting the lean times of Winter. How our wildlife gets to feed this time of year can make the difference between making it through to Spring or not. The difference between life and death.
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Blackberries ripening – let’s leave them for our wildlife (Photo Justin Ivory) At the same time in recent years the concepts of Wild Food and Wild Foraging have become popular and trendy. The appeal is obvious. A chance to get outdoors and connect with nature, gain more knowledge of the natural world and get free food into the bargain. Sounds perfect and harmless. The reality might be very different though. We are all aware at this stage that planet Earth is in the midst of a human induced Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Crisis. With our wildlife under so much pressure from loss of habitat, persecution, the effects of pollution and climate change – the last thing it needs is us taking from its everdwindling food sources. Knowledge of the natural world and the uses of plants is a good thing, but with knowledge comes responsibility. Some practitioners will advocate sustainable foraging i.e. only picking one in 3 or 1 in 5 plants. That becomes meaningless if you have many people foraging in the same area. It will quickly become depleted even if applying sustainable rules. So for the sake of our wildlife and our forests (which come under threat if too many mushrooms and fungi are taken) leave the wild food where it belongs - in the wild.
EOIN COOGAN & GIOVANNI AGOSTINI Saturday, August 31st @ 8.30 Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy
ONEDAY Thursday, September 5th Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket Wexford.
MUSIC NETWORK AUTUMN TRAD TOUR Saturday 14th September The National Opera House, High Street, Wexford
Eoin Coogan, best described as a composer and orchestrator of vision into sound, has captivated audiences in his home country and also further afield. His achievements to date include a recently successful crowd funding campaign enabling him to record his first album “The Child’s Mind. Giovanni Agostini is a composer from Venezuela based in Ireland. He began studying guitar at 14 and released his debut album ‘Days Ahead’ in 2019 and continues to work on new compositions to share on the days ahead. Don’t miss this chance to see these two guitar virtuosos perform live.
Oneday is a look at a single day’s news and a meditation on the link between power and knowledge. It is s a timely piece; a wake for our shared understanding of what’s happening in the world today. Three years in the making, a director, an actor, and a drummer attempt to encapsulate a day that was reported in over 3 million articles worldwide. Can a performer, a drummer, and a writer return us to the reality that inspires the news or is this reality lost forever once an event has passed us by?
Music Network brings together four leading traditional musicians to pool their considerable talents, and the results are even greater than the sum of the parts. Tara Breen, Laoise Kelly, Josephine Marsh and Nell Ní Chróinín have been setting the bar high as performers, both at home and around the globe. Dedicated and passionate, they lead audiences through a programme of traditional tunes and songs, and into a new Music Network commission by Josephine, a gifted tunesmith. This is a warm and intimate conversation of equals, one on which listeners are privileged to eavesdrop.
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KEVIN MCLEER GURU Saturday, 7th September @ 8.00pm Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket Wexford.
BLACKSTAIRS BLUES FESTIVAL 13th - 15th September Enniscorty, Co. Wexford
JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL PARK New Ross, Wexford T : 051 388171. jfkarboretum@opw.ie
Tyrone’s biggest living lama Kevin McAleer has just been voted ‘Ireland’s Most Humble Guru’ by Mindfulness Magazine for the eighteenth year running. To celebrate this modest achievement, he has announced a majestic interplanetary tour for 2019, McAleer’s Advanced Awareness seminars promise total self-discovery on the night, or your money back; participants are gently guided to a state of deep relaxation, emptying the mind of all thought, and replacing it with meaningless laughter.
Enniscorthy is host to the longest running Blues Festival in Ireland - this year our 25th. The Enniscorthy Blackstairs Blues Festival guarantees all locals and visitors an exciting musical weekend each September in a beautiful historical town of the South East of Ireland. Our Blues weekend generates an open and friendly atmosphere in a town which is famous from being the beating heart of music festivals in Ireland. The festival draws its name from the
This tranquil arboretum features over 500 different rhododendron and azaleas and an internationally important collection of over 4,500 different trees and shrubs, some of which are very rare.. A small islet-studded lake on the site is home to large numbers of mallard, moorhen and rudd, while a nearby magnolia collection contains some outstanding specimens. The ideal place for a reflective ramble, the park features woodland walks, a playground, tree houses and a lake with ducks and fish.
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