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Lovely hurling puts cash into GAA coffers

School works get the go-ahead SIX schools in Wexford will EHQH¿W IURP PDMRU LPSURYHPHQW works funded by the Summer Works Scheme. They are Scoil Naomh Baile Muirne, Ballymurn; Marshalstown National School; Court National School, Monamolin; Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Danescastle; Scoil Eoin Baiste, Galbally: and Scoil Naofa Coill an Iaranin, Kilanerin. ³7KH DQQRXQFHPHQW FRQ¿UPV the Government’s continuing prioritisation of capital funding for school buildings here in Wexford which will enhance the learning and working environment for pupils and teachers,� said Wexford TD and Minister of State, Michael D’Arcy. Minister for Education, Joe McHugh has announced that 307 schools across the country will receive more than ₏40 million for projects to be carried out in schools, mainly over the summer months in order to keep disruption to a minimum.

St Sennans NS staff Patricia Hyland, Cathy Dadin, Niamh Asple and Rosie Murphy at Christmas Party nights in the Clayton Whites Hotel

Shop books a top slot A WEXFORD bookshop has been selected as one of Ireland’s best in a national newspaper survey. New Ross Books was placed among the top 35 independent bookshops by the Irish Times. “The jaunty paintwork on the facade of New Ross Books extends to its witty presence on Facebook,â€? said the newspaper. “Selling secondhand books and children’s book at knockdown prices, it’s famous locally for its â‚Ź1 sales.â€? Zozimus Books

in Gorey was rated “also worth a visitâ€?. For our neighbouring county, there was praise for the Sue Ryder Shop in Tullow St, Carlow. “Carlow is well serviced for major booksellers, but a hidden indie gem is upstairs in the Sue Ryder charity shop, where secondhand books are organised DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH 'HZH\ ÂżOLQJ system,â€? said the newspaper. The overall winner was a Belfast bookshop, No Alibis. “When Twitter users were

asked for the best independent bookshop in Ireland, No Alibis in Belfast got more recommendations than any other spot – and it’s no surprise,� said the newspaper. ³,W VSHFLDOLVHV LQ FULPH ¿FWLRQ but its shelves are heaving with all genres, and you’re liable to EH R྾HUHG D FXS RI WHD ZKLOH browsing them ... lovely people, nerdy knowledge, student discount, book and album launches, kind to children and dogs.�

WEXFORD GAA has proved a winner with the accountants. The county recorded a surplus of â‚Ź481,000 in their 2018 accounts and chairman Derek Kent believes a similar result can be achieved next year. “I have the mechanisms in place to make another half a million,â€? he told the county convention. “I know how to do it.â€? Gate receipts were up for hurling both locally and at inter-county level and fundraising improved by more than â‚Ź65,000. “We had a surplus of close to half a million and it’s not happening in any county in Ireland, with the exception of Dublin maybe,â€? said Mr Kent. “It was a good year and if you look at where we got the money it’s not all down to commercial and fundraising activities. “Hurling would have to taken account for a lot of it. When our hurlers are doing well, they’re putting the bums on the seats and therefore gate receipts went up to â‚Ź515,000, which is the highest ever gross. “Our National League share

went up nearly â‚Ź80,000 with the hurlers. “Wexford is nothing without hurling. We’re a dual county and that’s how we manage our DŕľľDLUV 7KH VDPH ÂżQDQFH JRHV to both hurling and football and administration. Our biggest problem is we can’t put bums on the seats for our local football matches and inter-county matches. “But when Wexford hurling LV JRLQJ ZHOO RXU ÂżQDQFHV DUH going well and that’s a fact.â€? Wexford’s local gate receipts climbed â‚Ź41,296, their share of the Allianz Leagues gates increased by â‚Ź79,174 and fundraising activities jumped to almost â‚Ź400,000 from â‚Ź333,235 in 2017. Âł6LJQLÂżFDQWO\ WHDP H[SHQVes were cut by â‚Ź95,080 to â‚Ź850,144 while there were also savings made in staging games, grounds maintenance and coaching,â€? said Mr Kent. “We took â‚Ź56,000 out of coaching and will take another â‚Ź56,000 out but at the same time put in another six coaches so it’s good management.â€?

Shocked Tina regrets killing ‘man I loved’ THE Wexford woman jailed for NLOOLQJ KHU ÂżDQFp LQ $XVWUDOLD still insists she loved him. Cathrina Cahill (27) was speaking from the prison where she is serving an eight-year term for the manslaughter of David Walsh (29), who was also from Wexford. She was asked by Australia’s Daily Telegraph if she regretted the incident which ended her abusive relationship with Mr Walsh and cost the Enniscorthy man his life. “Of course I regret it,â€? she said. “I’m still shocked, I loved him.â€? Ms Cahill, from New Ross, is better known as Tina. The couple had a stormy relationship with violence on both sides. Ms Cahill’s attack came after Mr Walsh beat up a man she and some friends had invited to their home in Sydney.

Ms Cahill was originally charged with murder but the plea was reduced to manslaughter because of “substantial impairment due to an abnormality of the mindâ€?. The court heard she was VXŕľľHULQJ IURP SRVW WUDXPDWLF stress disorder when she stabbed Mr Walsh. She was sentenced to eight years but is expected to be released, and deported, in 2022. She told the Daily Telegraph that she accepted the sentence. “I’m upset about being in prison, but I have to serve some penalty for what I did,â€? she said. “I can’t really remember what happened. Of course I regret it, I’m still shocked, I loved him. “I’m just relieved the truth about our relationship has ÂżQDOO\ FRPH RXW ´ Ms Cahill told the newspaper

she had undergone extensive counselling in prison and is still struggling with what she did. The fatal incident occurred when Mr Walsh, who was drunk, launched an unprovoked attack on their guest. Ms Cahill, who had also been drinking, tried to stop the attack, then took out a “large, very sharpâ€? knife from the cutlery drawer and stabbed him. At the time, she was on a good behaviour bond and the subject of an order issued to protect Mr Walsh, after she was convicted of recklessly wounding him with a glass candle holder in 2015. Ms Cahill, whose parents Rita DQG 'DQLHO Ă€HZ RXW WR VXSSRUW her during the trial, gave evidence about his repeated violence, including punching strangers and biting her all over her body.

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How to cook the perfect turkey dish LAST week we brought you Safefood’s hygiene tips for Christmas cooking. This week chef Adrian Martin has some advice on how to tackle the turkey. Don’t stress Why don’t you try to get some prep done the day before, like making your soup, having the dessert ready and peeling and chopping all your vegetables. You want to relax and enjoy yourself on Christmas day, so GHOHJDWH WKH GL൵HUHQW MREV Cover up Turkey breast can be lean so covering the breast with strips of bacon or prosciutto will help keep the moisture in and add H[WUD ÀDYRXU

Butter and baste You can rub butter over the bird and under the skin to help ÀDYRXU WKH WXUNH\ DQG VHDVRQ LW with salt and pepper. Always baste the turkey during the cooking process. I advise every KRXU <RX FDQ ¿QG FRRNLQJ WLPHV for your turkey size at www. safefood.eu Vegetable base Sit the bird on a trivet of vegetables, such as carrots, celery and onion. This creates a wonderful base for making gravy and you can keep the cooking juices from the roasting tin to make your gravy – delicious! (DV\ RQ WKH VWX൶QJ A turkey will cook more evenly

LI LW LV QRW RYHU VWX൵HG &RQVLGHU ORRVHO\ ¿OOLQJ WKH FDYLW\ ZLWK garlic and thyme, or small wedges of lemon or clementine. 2YHU VWX൶QJ ZLOO PHDQ WKH KHDW won’t get to the centre and your turkey won’t cook. Let it rest Always allow the turkey to rest before you serve. Do this by covering with tin foil and then with a couple of tea towels. This will ensure the bird can rest without losing too much heat and it also allows all the juice back into the bird for a moist turkey. Leftovers Leftover turkey should be covered and stored in the fridge within two hours of cooking.

Maureen Lynch, Patricia McLoughlin and Marina Gambold at An Garda Siochana Community Policing Unit Senior Citizens Party in the Riverbank House Hotel Before storing it, allow it to cool. You can help it cool down by removing all the meat from the carcass and cutting it into smaller pieces. Store in an air tight container in the fridge. In the soup Remember to use up the carcass, you can make stock for soup. How do you know it is cooked? At the thickest part of the leg the juices should run clear from the bird. Ensure there is no pink meat, The turkey should be piping hot all the way through. If you have a good thermometer (this might be a nice Christmas present) probe the thigh. I t should read about 75oC.

Carving the turkey Make sure your knife is very sharp. Hold the turkey secure with a large fork. Cut the skin between the thigh and the breast. Bend the thigh outwards, cut through the hip joint, removing whole leg. Separate the thigh from the drumstick. Cut towards wing, cut through the wing joint. Hold the fork against the side of the breast. Slice evenly starting at the neck cavity. Lift WKH VOLFHV R൵ ZLWK WKH IRUN DQG knife. Your choice Remember to buy your turkey as close to Christmas as possible and store it in your fridge or freezer as soon as you can. You can choose traditional

free-range turkeys on the bone or boned and rolled turkeys, VWX൵HG RU XQVWX൵HG 7KLV LV WKH ZKROH WXUNH\ WDNHQ R൵ WKH bone and rolled and tied into a nice joint. It contains the white breast meat as well as the darker leg meat. Healthier options If you’re looking for healthier options at Christmas, you can trim the skin from your turkey , try a breadcrumb, nut and seed VWX൶QJ LQVWHDG RI VDXVDJH URDVW potatoes in a little vegetable oil as a healthy alternative to butter Steam vegetables instead of boiling or roasting them For more information see www.safefood.eu

Brexit a worry for our hotels St Aidans NS staff Bronagh Crean and Aisling Hogan at the Christmas Party nights in the Clayton Whites Hotel

Think before you pour those fats DON’T let your festive cooking become a pain in the drain this Christmas. That’s message from Irish Water and Clean Coasts to the people of Wexford. The two organisations are running a Think Before You Pour Christmas campaign to raise awareness of the damage caused by pouring fats, oils and greases down the kitchen sink. They may seem like liquid when poured but once they reach the pipes they cool and can cause severe blockages and, ultimately, pollute coastal waters. When they combine

with wipes and other sanitary LWHPV WKDW VKRXOGQ¶W EH ÀXVKHG down the toilet, fatbergs can form causing extremely serious problems. Pat Ó Súilleabháin of SeaLife Aquarium in Bray, is supporting the campaign. “A healthy marine environment LV GHSHQGHQW RQ H൵HFWLYH DQG H൶FLHQW ZDWHU WUHDWPHQW plants,” he said. “This means that we need to avoid putting anything in our waste water system that treatment plants will struggle with.”

IT has been a good year for tourism but hotels in Wexford DUH OHVV FRQ¿GHQW DERXW WKH year ahead, largely because of Brexit. Less than half of hotels (49%) now report a positive outlook for the next 12 months compared with the 82% who had a positive outlook this time last year, according to the latest barometer from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF). While 73% of hotels have seen some increase in overall business levels this year, growth from North America and Europe has masked the poor performance of the UK market due to the drop in Sterling. This is having a direct impact on hotels, with 52% reporting a drop in business from Britain while 40% have seen a drop in business from Northern Ireland. “We are increasingly concerned about the direction that Brexit is taking and the impact that heightened uncertainty is having on our sector,” said Aidan Quirke, Chair of the IHF’s South East branch.

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PERSONNEL

ENVIRONMENT

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL INVITES APPLICANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING POST: STAFF OFFICER (GRADE V) – AREA HOUSING OFFICER (INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO NEW ROSS AREA).

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES Normal Opening Hours Tuesday to Friday 8.15am - 4.00pm Saturday 8.15am - 3.00pm Closed for lunch 12.00noon - 1.00pm Sundays, Mondays & Bank Holidays - Closed

Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available from: Customer Service (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone 053 919 6273 or visit our website at www.wexfordcoco.ie Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is: 5.00 pm on Thursday 3rd January 2019 Wexford County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Christmas Opening Hours Date

Day

Opening Times

18th Dec. 2018 19th Dec. 2018

Tuesday Wednesday

8.15am - 4.00pm 8.15am - 4.00pm

20th Dec. 2018

Thursday

8.15am - 4.00pm

21st Dec. 2018 22nd Dec. 2018

Friday Saturday

8.15am - 4.00pm 8.15am - 1.00pm

23rd Dec. 2018

Sunday

Closed

24th Dec. 2018 25th Dec. 2018

Monday Tuesday

Closed Closed

26th Dec. 2018 27th Dec. 2018

Wednesday Thursday

Closed Closed

28th Dec. 2018

Friday

8.15am - 4.00pm

29th Dec. 2018 30th Dec. 2018 31st Dec. 2018 1st Jan. 2019 2nd Jan. 2019

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

8.15am - 3.00pm Closed Closed Closed 8.15am - 4.00pm

ENVIRONMENT

CHRISTMAS TREE SHREDDING Wexford County Council will again be arranging for the FREE shredding of Christmas trees at the below locations throughout the County. If bringing a Christmas tree for shredding to Wexford County Council’s 4 household recycling centres, there is no entry charge. €2 entry charge applies for all other waste accepted at Wexford County Council’s 4 household recycling centres.

Note: Large volumes of traffic are expected during the above period and queuing/ delays can be expected. Please follow staff instruction, and do not exit your vehicle unless you are parked in the correct location on site. We would advise customers where possible to dispose of their recyclable materials before or after this period. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that may arise. Normal opening hours resume on Wednesday 2nd January. The Management and Staff of Wexford County Council Household Recycling Centres would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

SPORTS ACTIVE WEXFORD COURSE Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness Course

DATE Wed 9th Jan Places Limited

TIME 7.00 – 10.00 pm

VENUE Whites Hotel Wexford Wexford

COST €20

Safeguarding 2 Children’s Officer Course

Mon 21st Jan Places Limited

7.00 – 10.00pm

Astro Active Enniscorthy

€20

Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness

Tues 5th Feb Places Limited

7.00 – 10.00 pm

Astro Active Enniscorthy

€20

Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness Course Places Limited

Tues 5th Mar

7.00 – 10.00 pm

Whites Hotel Wexford

Pre- payment is essential for courses to proceed Contact office on 053 919 6557 or e-mail sports.active@wexfordcoco.ie Note: - Bookings can be made online – https://pay.easypaymentsplus.com/feepay1.aspx?id=179

€20

Locations

Christmas Trees can only be left on the dates below

Wexford County Council’s 4 Household Recycling Centres

Wednesday 2nd January to Saturday 12th January 2019

Enniscorthy Household Recycling Centre, Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy

Opening Times: Open Tues – Fri 8.15 am – 12 noon 1 pm – 4 pm

Gorey Household Recycling Centre, Gorey Business Park, Ramstown, Gorey

Open Saturday 8.15 – 12 noon 1 pm – 3 pm Closed for lunch 12 noon – 1 pm

New Ross Household Recycling Centre, Hewittsland, New Ross

Closed Mondays and Sundays

Holmestown Household Recycling Centre, Barntown, Wexford

Wednesday 2nd January to Saturday 12th January 2019 Opening Times: Monday – Sunday 9am – 5 pm

Redmond Park, Wexford

Wednesday 2nd January to Saturday 12th January 2016

Rosslare Harbour / Kilrane Sports & Social Centre, Ballyknocknen, St. Brendan’s Estate, Rosslare Harbour

Opening Times: Monday – Sunday 9 am – 5 pm

Bunclody AFC

Wednesday 2nd January to Saturday 12th January 2019 Opening Times: Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm

Make a note of your nearest location and please remember that you may bring your tree and leave it on the specified dates. For further information please contact the Environment Section, Wexford County Council on 053 9196000. RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS EMPTIES!! Put beverage cartons into your green bin, as well as cardboard, paper, food and drink cans. Bring glass and cans to your local recycling centre. If a bring bank is full, don’t leave materials on the ground, use your nearest alternative site or come back another day.

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Let me gaze into my crystal ball

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t this time of year we all spend some time taking stock of the year that is ending, but also looking ahead to the coming year. None of us can see into the future, so what we expect or guess 2019 will bring is just that – pure guesswork. Make your predictions now – JRRG EDG RU LQGL྾HUHQW ¹ DQG take the piece of paper out next Christmas and see how much you got right or wrong, and how much you simply couldn’t have been expected to predict. One thing I predicted at the start of 2018 that I’m patting myself on the back about now was that Bitcoin wouldn’t last the pace, but that the distributed blockchain database technology on which it and the other cryptocurrencies (Dogecoin, IOTA, Litecoin and thousands more) were based would be the real thing to marvel at. I reckoned these currencies were at the stage in 2018 where they needed the greed of the bandwagon jumper to keep the bubble from bursting, just like a

Brian Quigley Ponzi scheme. Looks to me like the bubble is bursting. January 14 looks like being WKH ¿UVW ODQGPDUN QHZV GD\ in the 2019 calendar, with the Brexit vote in the House of Commons likely to take place that day. Regardless of the result, the fact that the vote will take place will ensure that all involved can move on and plan for what to do next. If the vote is carried well and good, if it isn’t then we still have to wait and see what will unfold later in the spring – a Hard Brexit, a second referendum an abandonment of Brexit altogether or an extension of the withdrawal process.

Chairman of Wexford County Council Christmas party in Riverbank Lodge Hotel: Lorcan Allen, Gorey, Chairman Keith Doyle, Enniscorthy, Joe Sullivan, Gorey, John Fleming, New Ross and Pip Breen, Gorey My guess is that May will try – and fail – to get the vote through by making it attractive to enough to the Labour backEHQFKHUV WR FURVV WKH ÀRRU DQG that we will get an extension of the withdrawal process coupled with another referendum. Whatever happens with Brexit, let us hope that our own government keep on top of things. They have played it well so

far, but we need to be wary of both the UK and the EU so that we don’t get played from both sides. We are going to lose out no matter what; it’s a question of minimising the damage. I’m expecting there will be no election here in 2019. This is the right way to proceed. The agreement between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael needs to be maintained in the national

interest. To many they are one and the same thing now, and going forward they will either go into a full-on coalition or possibly merge. 2019 is going to have to be the \HDU IRU SHRSOH WR ¿QDOO\ OHDUQ how to compromise and build consensus. The path forward isn’t going to be anyone’s preferred path but one that sees all involved

give some ground. This applies to Brexit, international trade, climate change and whatever else you’re having. We are all going to have to adapt and change in all aspects of our lives. We are all going to have to play our part. The biggest challenge – for the individual right up to nations – is being able to not see ourselves as existing in silos but as entities that depend on others and on whom others depend. You’d imagine we’d have already learnt this by now! It will also will be a big year for sport - hopefully we can win the Rugby World Cup! I’m quiHWO\ FRQ¿GHQW ,œP TXLHWO\ FRQ¿GHQW WRR WKDW Katie Taylor can end the year with a full set of belts. I’m less FRQ¿GHQW DERXW TXDOLI\LQJ IRU Euro 2020 in soccer but my guess is that Mick might just do it – we picked the right man there. More than anything else I hope that my family stay healthy in 2019, and continue to seek to achieve things and reach their potential. I wish health and happiness to all of you too and your families. See you in 2019!

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Fainna Fail Convention for local LEA Candidates for Wexford and Kilmore area in Local Election in Whites Hotel: Michael Wallace FF Candidate Local Election Kilmore Area, Colin Murphy FF Candidate Wexford Town, Local Election Aoife Byrne Chairperson, Comhaire Ceanntair Donie Cassidy, Chairperson for the evening Cllr Lisa McDonald FF Local Election Kilmore Areaand Garry Laffan FF Candidate Local Election Wexford

Oylegate ICA Guild Coffee Morning in Mermaghs Lounge: Committee Kathleen Shiggins, Emer Rosler, Anne Doran, Bernice Bateman, Sue Durham, Anne Kehoe, Mary Somers, Mai Murphy, Margaret Brosman and Breda Cody

Sheelagh O’Leary and Eithne Corrigan at The Silvertones Choir Christmas Party in the Riverbank Park Hotel Enniscorthy

Lauren Paisley and Niamh Fitzpatrick at the Creagh Collage Gorey Annual Christmas Market

Josh Scallan, Daria Bull, Gail Gordon Cummins and Sarah Whitty at the Chapz Barbers party at the Christmas Party nights in the Talbot Hotel

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Robin Redbreast

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AFTER Santa’s reindeer the most iconic animal associated with Christmas must be the Robin. Images of our favourite, cheeky little bird are everywhere this time of year - cards, cake decorations, tree decorations, ornaments, wrapping paper – the list goes on. How did the Robin come to be associated so much with Christmas? Well, the answer, believe it or not, is to do with postmen delivering Christmas cards. The sending of Christmas cards really started in Victorian times in the mid-18th century, 1843 to be precise, and was the brainchild of a civil servant called Sir Henry Cole. The postmen who delivered the cards wore bright red coats and became known as “robins� or “redbreasts�. As Christmas cards became more popular, Nativity scenes gave way to snow scenes with Robins on them. The snow scenes, initially, were a reminder of the very bad winter of 1836 and the robins represented the postmen who deliver the cards. Although known as ‘redbreast’ if you look closely at a Robin the breast is actually orange. So how come we call it Robin Redbreast? Well until Tudor times and the first oranges were brought back by explorers there was no word in English for the colour orange. Prior to that the AngloSaxons used the word Ruddock for the Robin, which means ‘red bird’. From the late Middle Ages it became known as the ‘redbreast’. Christmas for many centuries has primarily been a Christian feast and there are many stories associating the Robin with Christianity and how it got its red breast. Legend has it that a Robin flew to assist Christ on the cross and tried to pull out the thorns in his head. In doing so the Robin pricked itself and got stained in blood. As a remembrance of that kind act all Robins ever since have had a red breast. On that note I would like to wish all the readers of the column a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

CELEBRITY HOME OF THE YEAR RTE 1, Wednesday January 2, 9.35pm

Have you ever been in the position where you want to make changes in your life? Do you feel you are missing your a calling? When try to start to make positive changes in your life, do you find yourself too exhausted to even think about it? Or maybe you just don’t know what to focus on first? Well, Andrea Hayes’s new book Mind Body Soul journal might be exactly what you need as we start reading this year. The Mind Body Soul Journal is a timeless book, beautifully illustrated with pages for journaling - an indispensable companion if you want to live a more focused, positive life. Available now in all good book stores.

There’s somethign very enjoyable abo7t getting a glimpse inside someone else’s home, especially that of a celebrity. this one-off special gives viweres a peak at the glamorous abodes of five famous faces, as they compete to claim teh coveted title. Judge Hugh Wallace, interior designer Deirdre Whelan and architect Peter Crowley, have the job of picking a winnner from the homes of artist Robert Ballagh, broadcaster and entrepreneur Ramona Nicholas, writer Jon Boyne, meteorologist Jean Bryne and singer Eleanor McEvoy.

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MARY POPPINS RETURNS ROI rating: PG American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins -- the beloved nanny from their childhood -- arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.

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HIGH KINGS - DECADE National Opera House, High Street, Wexford, Tel 053 9122144. Saturday, January 12.

THE IRISH NATIONAL HERITAGE PARK Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford. T: 053 9120 733 www.irishheritage.ie

Keith Barry, the world’s leading TV hypnotist, mentalist and brain hacker, has just announced details of his brand new show ‘Deception’. The internationally acclaimed Mind Magician is bringing ‘Deception’, his biggest and most spectacular production yet, on tour across Ireland this December 2018 to March 2019. Mind Control, Brainwashing, Subliminal messaging, Cults, and every form of deception imaginable will be explored in this brand new show where Keith Barry will blur the line between reality and deception.

The High Kings are an Irish folk group formed in Dublin in 2008. The band consists of Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden and George Murphy. By June 2016, the group had released four studio albums, two live albums, and two live DVDs. Their first three studio albums appeared at number three or higher on the Billboard world music chart, the first two went platinum in Ireland . Together they play thirteen instruments during their performances. Although they sing mostly traditional Irish songs, they are known to sing songs from other genres as well.

Located on the banks of the picturesque River Slaney,‘ The Irish National Heritage Park’ truly is the cornerstone of ‘Ireland’s Ancient East’. A not-for-profit outdoor museum depicting 9000 years of re-created Irish History situated within natural forestry & wet woodlands. Take an unforgettable journey through Ireland’s past and experience stories, sights and sounds that shaped our country. The Park boasts the award-winning ‘Fulacht Fiadh Restaurant’. Our friendly staff are always ready to give you a warm welcome and a hearty meal. What are you waiting for?

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KEITH BARRY - DECEPTION National Opera House, High Street, Wexford, T: 053 912 2144 . Friday 11th January

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THE KENNEDY HOMESTEAD Dunganston, New Ross, Co. Wexford T: 051 388 26. info@kennedyhomestead.ie

LEISUREMAX Sinnottstown Lane, Drinagh. Co. Wexford T: 053 9122 900 info:leisuremax.ie

The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy’s great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty The Kennedy family legacy is an integral part of daily life in Co. Wexford. Facilities at the Homestead include a unique collection of Kennedy memorabilia, audio-visual display, souvenir shop, picnic area, wheelchair access and extensive car and coach parking facilities. Come and visit us over the festive season. We have an incredible offer of 2 for the price of one, this offer continues to the 31st of January

Leisuremax is the No 1 fun filled family entertainment venue in Wexford for the festive holidays. We are also the ideal location for your child’s Birthday Party taking the hassle out of everything including the catering, entertainment and clean up. From Ten Pin Bowling to Archery, Zorbing to Zip lines, and everything in between, we have it all. We also have Big Al’s Diner, with a great selection of food for all the family. Why not book any of our great things to do. We’d be delighted to hear from you.

MARY’S BAR 2 John Gate Street, Wexford Open 7pm each evening.

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