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04| NEWS news in brief County set to host top rowing event WICKLOW looks set to hold an international rowing event DIWHU 5RZLQJ ,UHODQG R྾VKRUH committee approved the plan recently. Clubs from Britain have also come on board with Wicklow and Arklow rowing clubs having agreed to host the event. The boards of Rowing Ireland and British Rowing would still have to approve the plan. 2྾VKRUH URZLQJ LV GRQH LQ sliding-seat boats similar to those used in Olympic rowing and could see Olympic medal winners the O’Donovan brothers take part.
Meningitis warning The national support and awareness organisation ACT for Meningitis are again issuing a warning of the deadly speed at which meningitis can move after the HSE report of three tragic deaths to meningococcal disease in recent weeks. Siobhan Carroll CEO ACT for Meningitis states: “If you suspect meningitis, we urge you to seek medical help immediately. To speak with our IDPLO\ VXSSRUW RŕľśFHU SOHDVH call 091 380058 or email emer@ actformeningitis.ie
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Residents told to be vigilant as Axe falls on Vikings three fires ... but spin-off planned break out
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Dump at risk of sea fall Continued from previous page Violent winter storms and a warming climate mean that hundreds of properties are already in danger of being washed into the sea. The country has a high concentration of coastal communities, with almost 2m people or 40pc of the population living within 5km of the coast. Of these, 40,000 live less than 100 metres from the sea and there have been repeated warnings about erosion. It says more than 800 properties and 300km of roads are potentially at risk of being washed away, and emphasises the threat faced by coastal communities in counties such as Galway, Louth and Wexford. The preferred method of preventing further loss of ODQGÂżOO PDWHULDO ZRXOG EH WR construct a rock barrier to prevent erosion of the lower KDOI RI WKH FOLŕľľ DQG WR UH JUDGH WKH FOLŕľľ DERYH WR D ORQJ WHUP VWDEOH VORSH 7KH FOLŕľľ PDWHULDO from the re-grading would be SODFHG RQWR WKH FOLŕľľ WRS EHKLQG and covered with top soil.
RESIDENTS and businesses in the county have been warned WR EH YLJLODQW IRU ÂżUH DIWHU WKUHH blazes swept through Bray recently. Fire service personnel have said that at this stage it would appear that the three infernos are not connected. The Main Street in the town was was closed twice in four GD\V IROORZLQJ WZR ÂżUHV LQ ORFDO business premises. Separately, the Fire Service was called out to a blaze in a private house on Galtrim Road. 7KH ÂżUVW ÂżUH SLFWXUHG RFcured on January 4 when the three-story building incorporating The Florentine Bar, Hilton’s Pharmacy and Maguire McNiece Solicitors was gutted. Then on January 7, a second blaze destroyed 7KH ÂżUH EOD]H VWDUWHG LQ WKH Florentine Bar and since then it has been announced that Hilton’s Pharmacy is relocationg to the corner of Main Street and Quinsboro Road while Maguire McNiece are moving to 5 Quinsboro Road. “It’s at time like this that you UHDOO\ ÂżQG RXW ZKDW ÂľFRPPXnity’ means,â€? a statement from Maguire McNiece said. “and we have been overwhelmed by the massive outpourings of support and goodwill from our friends and neighbours following the ÂżUH ´ Meanwhile, local business Pink Bomb has been widely praised after it decided to vacate
its premises to allow Hilton’s resume trading. Âł)ROORZLQJ WKH KRUULEOH ÂżUH that took place few days ago,â€? a post on Facebook said. “To preserve the jobs and help Hilton’s pharmacy to serve community, Pink Bomb has decided to give our space to them for the time being. However Pink Bomb is not gone forever ZH DUH WU\LQJ RXU EHVW WR ÂżQG D new location for it and for now our most of the stock has been moved to Fitzmaurices The Feel Good Pharmacy.â€? Since then it has been announced that Pink Bomb’s workshops will be held in The Royal Hotel. 7KHQ RQ -DQXDU\ D ÂżUH ripped through Peter’s Pizza at the other end of the Main Street after emergency services were called to the scene at 5.30am. 7KH ÂżUH RQ *DOWULP 5RDG broke out the following day and it is believed to have started in the garage attached to the premises.
Festivals are back BRAY’S One Act Drama Festival will be bringing a wonderful mix of comedy and drama to the stage between January 22 and 26 in The Mermaid Theatre. Performed by both newcomers and seasoned performers, these SOD\V DUH VXUH WR SURYLGH ÂżYH nights of varied entertainment, with all proceeds going to charitable causes. “We are delighted to welcome Chrissie Poulter back to the Festival as our adjudicator, and
of course, the loyal Festival audience who support the Bray One Act Festival each year,� a spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Banjo & Bovril takes place at The Harbour Bar from January 23-27 when some of the best of the country’s greatest purveyors of acoustic, trad and folk descend. The festival is a celebration WR GD\V ORQJ JRQH ZKHQ ¿VKHUmen would come ashore in Bray from time spent on the Irish Sea and head to The Harbour Bar.
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Christmas and New Year’s Swims Damien Duff, Ciaran Ryan, Finn McNamee, John Duggan and Beau Duggan at the Bray Lions New Year’s swim
Lily and Barry Marren and Amy Kelly enjoy a Christmas Day swim in Greystones
The Bray Lions New Year swim
John Quinn at the Bray Lions New Year swim
Deer cull to intensify over next few weeks By Jake Maxwell PLANS to cull possibly thousands of wild deer in Co Wicklow are to be stepped up this month with the settingup of teams to police animal populations in three “hotspotâ€? areas. Three “deer management unitsâ€? (DMUs) are due to be in place in separate locations in the county by the end of January 2019, according to the Wicklow Uplands Council, which has been awarded a â‚Ź120,000, three-year contract from the Department of Agriculture to tackle the growing deer population in Wicklow. While initial reports suggested tens of thousands deer could be culled, the council said no reliable estimate could be given and part of the job of the DMUs would be to gather information on deer populations. Wicklow accounts for over a third of all deer shot by licensed hunters in the country in the last hunting season, and a high concentration of deer in certain areas has been linked to outbreaks of TB.
Ellen and Laura Craig at the Bray Lions New Year swim
Libraries close the book on lateness fines ANYONE who has a dogeared paperback from one of the county’s libraries dating back decades can relax. Borrowers who fail to return books to Wicklow Libraries in time will no ORQJHU IDFH ÂżQHV As a result, Wicklow people are being encouraged to make a New Year’s Resolution to reconnect with their local library. From January 1, library members through Wicklow, in line with a national move, GR QRW KDYH WR SD\ ÂżQHV IRU overdue items and no existing ÂżQHV ZLOO EH FROOHFWHG Any library user who has overdue items can return WKHP QRZ FRQÂżGHQW WKHUH ZLOO EH QR ÂżQHV WR SD\ DQG their memberships can be reactivated on the spot, so they can begin using their local library again. 7KH UHPRYDO RI ÂżQHV IRU library users is one of the actions included in the national strategy, “Our Public
Libraries 2022 – Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering Communitiesâ€?. This strategy, launched in June 2018, aims to improve access to and increase use of the library as a community hub. 7KH ÂżYH \HDU VWUDWHJ\ is a joint initiative of the Department of Rural and Community Development, the County and City Management Association and the Local Government Management Agency. “Libraries are an invaluable resource for all in the community and we want to remove any barriers that might prevent people making full use of them,â€? Cathoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr Pat Vance, said. “That is ZK\ ZH DUH HOLPLQDWLQJ ÂżQHV and other charges. Libraries are welcoming spaces where all members of the community can access knowledge, ideas and information, and ZKHUH SHRSOH FDQ UHĂ€HFW FRQnect and learnâ€?.
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Tragic Lucy (6) loses her brain tumour battle
news in brief Free WIFI on way in three districts THREE Wicklow Municipal Districts – Arklow, Wicklow and Baltinglass – are to get free WiFI hot-spots, thanks to a European funding initiative. Wicklow County Council was successful in its application to secure the three WiFi vouchers worth â‚Ź15,000 each. “This funding will enable the development of several free public WiFi hotspots within these districts, which will aim to enhance public space amenities for local communities,â€? 'yQDO 2Âś.HHŕľľH %URDGEDQG 'HYHORSPHQW 2ŕľśFHU :LFNORZ County Council, said. “Work on the procurement process with the Department of Communications will commence this month along with the selection of locations of WiFi hotspots.â€?
Network Ireland Network Ireland Wicklow is delighted to have Anne Mangan, an Educational Consultant and Coach, join them for a night themed; Thriving Not Just Surviving, in Clermont House, Rathnew on January 16. During the evening, Anne will guide attendees consider the extent to which things they do in their daily routine nurtures them. The role of intuition is considered in relation to decision-making. She will talk about energy levels.
Mackenzie and Georgia Dixon twins aged 8 from Harbour Ukulele Group Bray and Chloe Foster (8) from Greystones on Grafton Street at the Launch of Give Us A Song Nationwide Campaign for Cancer Research by the Caroline Foundation were. Pic: Jason Clarke
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SIX-year-old Lucy Leahy from Greystones has lost her battle with cancer, three weeks short of her seventh birthday. 7UDJLF /XF\ ZDV VX྾HULQJ from an inoperable brain tumour after being diagnosed with cancer in 2018. The youngster passed away on January 8 at her home in Charlesland surrounded by her heartbroken parents Catherine and Mark, and her big brother Ryan. Family, friends and Greystones locals rallied around to support Lucy after her diagnosis. A GoFundMe page was set up by family friend Grainne Flavin, raising over ₏35,000 to help Lucy, allowing the time she KDG WR EH ¿OOHG ZLWK FRORXU DQG wonderful family memories. Lucy is remembered by her grandfathers Albert and Frank, her cousins and her teachers and classmates in St Brigid’s primary school. The funeral mass in celebration of Lucy’s life will be held in the Holy Rosary Church in Greystones at 12 noon on Friday, January 11, followed by
cremation in Newlands Cross Crematorium. Mourners have been urged to wear brightly coloured clothing in celebration of Lucy’s life, while donations can be made to Greystones Cancer Support at the church. Remembered too by her teachers, classmates and friends in St Brigid’s Primary School, Greystones and all her other wonderful little friends.
Pete: I still talk to Katie but not about boxing PETE Taylor believes his World Champion daughter Katie would not have turned professional if he was still coaching her. Mr Taylor, who was injured in the shooting at Bray Boxing Club last summer which saw Bobby Messett lose his life, also said that he remains in contact with his daughter but they don’t discuss boxing. “We still talk. It’s important. Six months ago she might have been able to speak to me again,� he said. “I don’t think she’d have gone pro if I’d have been still there. She wouldn’t have gone pro,� he said. Speaking on Paddy Holohan’s No Shame podcast series, Mr Taylor said he’s still hurt over Katie’s decision to split from
him following the breakdown of his marriage and his new relationship with a younger woman, Karen Brown (30). The Bray boxer won an 2O\PSLF JROG PHGDO DQG ÂżYH World Championships with her dad in her corner, but their successful partnership came to a bitter end when Pete split with Katie’s mother Bridget. “She has good morals. She said if you’ve split up with my mother then I don’t want you in my corner. “She knew what the outcome would be. She knew that she’d be missing me in the corner but she still had the morals to go ahead and do that. “You’ve got to respect that. She was reared good. “There’s not many people
who’d risk losing a European, Worlds and Olympic title by not having your father as a coach. The Bray Boxing club building has since been closed by Wicklow County Council, while Mr Taylor now trains young boxers in Ballyfermot. But while determined to regain access to the facility, he admitted it was never the same after it was given a â‚Ź350,000 upgrade. He said: “It was embarrassing. We looked like we were a third world country. But it was probably the best training facility going. It had everything, except for a toilet. “Before it was like an old Rocky movie, it was great, and it was freezing. You’d be in a hat, shaking. And then it got done up and we were thinking, central heating, fancy showers, and it was never the same.â€?
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Three quarters of students prefer ongoing assessment MORE than three quarters of students want continuous assessment for the Leaving &HUWLÂżFDWH DFFRUGLQJ WR QHZ report. The study, entitled ‘Senior Cycle Reform – What do you want?’ by the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), surveyed the attitudes and views of students, parents, teachers and principals on the Leaving &HUWLÂżFDWH DQG LWVÂś IXWXUH reform. .H\ ÂżQGLQJV LQFOXGH ‡ RI SDUHQWV ZDQW UHIRUP FRPSDUHG WR RI SULQFLSDOV deputy principals and teachers. ‡ RI VWXGHQWV GR QRW IHHO that the current senior cycle programme encourages active learning methodologies ‡ RI SULQFLSDOV GHSXW\ SULQFLSDOV DQG WHDFKHUV RI VWXGHQWV DQG RI SDUHQWV IHHO WKH /HDYLQJ &HUWLÂżFDWH LV
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Two students at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2019 in the RDS
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Trees R Us
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Plant a tree for the Planet (Photo Justin Ivory)
BIRD BOX by Josh Malerman
HOW TO BE GOOD WITH MONEY RTE1, Thursdays 8.30pm
STAN & OLLIE ROI rating: PG
Malorie raises the children the only way she can: indoors, with the doors locked, the curtains closed, and mattresses nailed over the windows. The children sleep in the bedroom across the hall, but soon she will have to wake them and blindfold them. Today they will risk everything. Today they will leave the house. Josh Malerman’s Bird Box is a terrifying psychological thriller that will haunt you long after reading.
How you manage, spend and invest your money can have a profound impact on your life. But recent research found that only one in four Irish people claim to be “financially savvy�. Eoin McGee presents this show aiming to help viewers look after their finances. He begins by advising Mary Anne Stokes and Mustafa Cezaroglulari, who are expecting their second child and want to know if Mary Anne can afford to spend more than her allocated six months maternity leave at home with the new arrival.
Laurel and Hardy, the world’s greatest comedy team, face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. The pair attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain. Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953. The shows become an instant hit, but Stan and Ollie can’t quite shake the past as long-buried tension and Hardy’s failing health start to threaten their precious partnership.
HAPPY New Year everybody! As we leave 2018 behind and enter into 2019 I guess the big stories of last year that will continue to run into this year are the two massive issues of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. There are certainly no bigger or more important issues facing us at this moment in time, and they are probably the two biggest and most important issues that humanity have ever had to face. The future of humanity and all species, even the future of the planet as we currently know it is now hanging in the balance. My apologies if that is not the most cheerful welcome to a new year you are ever likely to receive! It can be hard not to feel overwhelmed and powerless in the face of such complex and far-reaching issues and if we are to dig ourselves out of this situation it will need unprecedented and co-ordinated action from governments and big business across the globe. Don’t despair though, there are lots of actions that we can take as individuals or in our local communities which if replicated nationally and globally could have huge positive impacts on both these issues. One such action which I am proposing everybody adopt as a New Year resolution is to plant more trees. If each family planted 1 native tree for each member of their household and if each school planted one native tree for each pupil in the coming year that would be one small step that would help mitigate against carbon emissions and help biodiversity at the same time. There are lots of other small actions we can take which I highlighted in a column a couple of months ago. Of course given the hugely complex nature of the factors driving climate change and biodiversity loss the solutions are also complex and never simple....but some action is better than doing nothing at all.
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PETER AND THE WOLF Saturday 12th January 2019 .The Whale Theatre Theatre Lane, Greystones
ROSIE CERT: 12A Monday 21st January 8pm Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
AN EVENING WITH AONGHUS MCANALLY Saturday January 19 8pm Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Peter and the Wolf performed by Far Flung Trio. Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf is a piece that appealed to us primarily because of the storytelling element - the narration will be undertaken by the trio while playing. It is also a piece full of enchanting melodies and rich textures to suit their instruments. Prokofiev’s colourful orchestration has been fascinating to engage with, stimulating the imagination as we hope it will the audience’s. It’s a universally familiar tale, and suitable for children but also a sophisticated piece of music that will appeal to any age.
From the pen of Roddy Doyle and directed by Paddy Breathnach (Viva), Rosie is the story of a family without a home. Rosie (Sarah Greene) a mother of four, alongside her partner John Paul, do everything in their power to protect their children and maintain their dignity as the Irish housing crisis threatens their families safety and unity. With grace and tenderness, Rosie balances the care of her four children alongside the increasingly futile and frustrating search for a new home. Set over an intense 36 hours, Rosie struggles to hold her family close, as she perseveres against a crisis.
Following on from his sold out tours celebrating the music of Christie Hennessy in 2016 and 2017, Aonghus McAnally is back with a brand new show. Along with his musical director Ivan McKenna, he is delighted to have the same team back on the road as he shares the songs and stories that have been important in his life and career in entertainment. From his teenage years as lead guitarist in Celtic rock group Mushroom, to his television, radio and live performances as a singer, comedian, musician and broadcaster, audiences are in for an entertaining evening of favourites old and new.
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A TRIBUTE TO ‘THE SHADOWS’ & ‘CLIFF’ Saturday 19th January 9pm. Tickets â‚Ź10 - â‚Ź12 The Hotspot, Victoria Rd, Greystones. A TRIBUTE TO ‘THE SHADOWS’ AND ‘ CLIFF ‘ The 60’s Rock Band ‘ THE CYCLONES’ , {fronted by local Greystones music man, Brian Whelan} whose documentary ‘Night of the Cyclones’ was recently rebroadcast by RTE 1 will perform a tribute to the legendary guitar band ‘ The Shadows’ and their “lead singerâ€? Cliff Richard. The programme will include the numerous hits of the Shadows including Apache, FBI, Kon Tiki, etc. etc. not to mention Cliff’s memorable hits inc. Move it, Travelling Light, Living Doll, Devil Woman etc. www.hotspot.ie
BREADMAKING MASTERCLASS 16th January 2019 @ 11pm, Brooklodge & Macreddin Village, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow
MET OPERA: ADRIANA LECOURVREUR Sunday 13th January 2019 Whale Theatre Theatre Lane, Greystones, Co Wicklow
Become a master bread maker with a little help from the team at Brooklodge & Macreddin Village, Co. Wicklow. Ireland has a strong tradition of bread making going back generations, visitors to the masterclass will learn all about this, before getting down to the nitty gritty and making a variety of breads including Organic Irish Flat Bread, Organic Irish Sourdough and much more. Pricing: â‚Ź105 pp or â‚Ź165 pps with B&B stay. Booking is essential. Email: reservations@brooklodge. com Tel: +353 402 36444.
For the first time at the Met, Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Adriana Lecouvreur, the great 18th-century actress in love with the military hero Maurizio, sung by Piotr Beczała. Gianandrea Noseda conducts Cilea’s tragedy, directed by Sir David McVicar, with the action partially set in a working replica of a Baroque theater. Approx. runtime: 3:58 [2 Intermissions] Full Bar, Wicklow Farmhouse Cheeseboards, Fresh Popcorn and Confectionary available. Tickets 25.00, concession 13.00, available from www. whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com
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Andrew Doyle , YHU\ PXFK ZHOFRPH WKH IXQGLQJ IRU RXWGRRU UHFUHDWLRQ SURMHFWV KHUH LQ :LFNlow with â&#x201A;¬157,705 being allocated to the 9DUWU\ 5HVHUYRLU :DON DQG &DUN 3DUN â&#x201A;¬160,000 being allocated to upgrade St .HYLQ¶V ZD\ IURP +ROO\ZRRG YLOODJH WR Glendalough and â&#x201A;¬149,600 being allocated for the reroute and repair of The Spinc. Recreational tourism is a growing part RI ,UHODQG¶V WRXULVP R൵HULQJ DQG ZH KDYH VHHQ DQ LQFUHDVH LQ WKH QXPEHU RI ,ULVK DQG overseas visitors enjoying the many greenZD\V EOXHZD\V DQG ZDONLQJ WUDLOV ZKLFK have been developed around the country in recent years. This is generating income for rural areas and helping to create more jobs in the hosSLWDOLW\ DQG OHLVXUH VHFWRUV KHUH LQ :LFNlow. $V D QHZO\ GHYHORSHG ZDONZD\ DQG DPHQLW\ DUHD WKH 9DUWU\ 5HVHUYRLU RSHQHG in June 2018, is a great example of a local FRPPXQLW\ ZRUNLQJ ZLWK LWV ORFDO GHYHOopment companies and local authority to HQKDQFH LWV H[LVWLQJ WRXULVW R൵HULQJ DQG EHQH¿W WKH ORFDO DUHD E\ EULQJLQJ IRUZDUG a project under this scheme. The continued development of our recreational infrastructure will not only support our developing rural tourism industry, but will also provide better recreation options for local people and families for their own enjoyment of the countryside. $QRWKHU LVVXH UHTXLULQJ RQJRLQJ YLJLlance and action relates to cyber/online bullying and abuse where our young people are particularly vulnerable. $V RXU SRSXODWLRQ GHPRJUDSKLF LQFUHDVes we face an ongoing challenge to proYLGH D൵RUGDEOH DQG H൵HFWLYH FDUH IRU RXU elderly citizens. , ORRN IRUZDUG WR ZRUNLQJ DORQJVLGH P\ FROOHDJXHV NH\ SROLF\ PDNHUV JRYHUQPHQW DJHQFLHV DQG DOO VWDNHKROGHUV WR DGdress all of these and other issues, during 2019.
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he national crisis that is on all our minds for early 2019 is Brexit. The implications of the ongoing shambles that is the response by the United Kingdom to the realities involved in Brexit will have GHYDVWDWLQJ H൵HFWV RQ ,UHODQG DQG :LFNlow. ,Q $JUL EXVLQHVV WRXULVP DQG WUDGH RXU JURZLQJ :LFNORZ HFRQRP\ ZLWK HPployment and public investment will be VHULRXVO\ GDPDJHG LI WKH FXUUHQW ODFN RI urgency on Brexit continues. 7KH UHDOLW\ LV WKDW WKH HYHQWV RI WKH ¿UVW three months of 2019 will have dramatic H൵HFWV RQ QRW RQO\ WKH UHVW RI EXW on every aspect of our society for many years to come. There is still time for common sense to prevail and if Brexit is to occur at all this year, then a managed Brexit is essential IRU HYHU\RQH LQ :LFNORZ , DP ZRUNLQJ ZLWK PDQ\ EXVLQHVVHV LQ :LFNORZ WKDW DUH DOUHDG\ H[SHULHQFLQJ VHULRXV FRQVHTXHQFHV IURP WKH ODFN RI clarity on Brexit. Supply lines, logistics and investment decisions are already on hold which for VRPH :LFNORZ EDVHG EXVLQHVVHV LV SURYLQJ H[WUHPHO\ GL൶FXOW :LFNORZ EDVHG HPSOR\PHQW RSSRUtunities are essential for the sustainable social, economic and transport development of our County. 7KH WUD൶F FKDRV WKDW HQVXHV HYHU\ morning on the N/M11 and the N81 are D UHVXOW RI IDU WRR PDQ\ :LFNORZ SHRSOH being forced to travel to Dublin based employment when there are substantial untapped opportunities here. , KDYH FRQ¿GHQFH WKDW LI WKH %UH[LW VLWXDWLRQ FDQ EH FODUL¿HG WKDW WKHUH DUH VLJQL¿FDQW LQYHVWPHQW DQQRXQFHPHQWV WKDW FDQ EH PDGH IRU :LFNORZ LQ , DP ZRUNLQJ FORVHO\ DQG SRVLWLYHO\ ZLWK UHJLRQDO ,'$ PDQDJHUV WR HQVXUH WKDW :LFNORZ EDVHG HPSOR\PHQW DQG MREV DUH D NH\ HOHPHQW RI *UH\VWRQHV :LFNORZ DQG $UNORZ DUH MXVW VRPH RI WKH UHJLRQV ZKHUH , H[SHFW VLJQL¿FDQW GHYHORSPHQWV WKLV \HDU The other crucial area of concern is Housing which remains at a deep crisis OHYHOV LQ :LFNORZ 7KH ODFN RI D൵RUGable, rental and social housing in all arHDV RI :LFNORZ DUH FUHDWLQJ VWUHVV DQG KDUGVKLSV RQ WRR PDQ\ :LFNORZ IDPLlies. , KRSH WKDW VHHV D UDGLFDO LQFUHDVH in the delivery of homes for people in :LFNORZ 7KDW ZLOO EH D PHDVXUH LQ KRZ Government are responding. Failure this year will have serious consequences. 7KURXJKRXW :LFNORZ EXW LQ SDUWLFXODU in the North of the county, house prices are now out of reach for most local famiOLHV 7KLV LV XQVXVWDLQDEOH DQG XQMXVWL¿-
Pat Casey DEOH (YHU\ ZHHN ZH KDYH :LFNORZ SHRple who are being forced to re-locate to other parts of the Country where house SULFHV DUH PRUH D൵RUGDEOH :RUNLQJ SHRSOH LQ :LFNORZ VKRXOG KDYH D UHDVRQDEOH ambition to raise their own families in WKHLU ORFDO DUHDV LQ DQ D൵RUGDEOH KRPH Every single element of our Housing V\VWHP LQ :LFNORZ LV QRW IXQFWLRQLQJ DSpropriately. The most acute and tragic element of this national crisis is of course homelessness. The Government unfortunately are still too focused on managing the release of statistics than a full, head on, cross Departmental approach to ending homelessness and ensuring that supply of homes is radically increased. This means removing unnecessary delays in the planning approval system and using the full power of Government and the Dáil to rapidly increasing and managing housing. $V 9LFH &KDLU RI WKH 'iLO¶V +RXVLQJ &RPPLWWHH , NQRZ WKDW WKHUH H[LVWV cross-party support for much stronger DFWLRQV RQ WKH GHOLYHU\ RI D൵RUGDEOH homes for all who need them. Yet this Government is still spinning ¿JXUHV DQG HQJDJHG LQ PHGLD PDQDJHPHQW WKDQ WDNLQJ XS WKH PDQ\ SUDFWLFDO VROXWLRQV WKDW , DQG RWKHU 7'¶V IURP DOO parties and none have brought forward. This Dáil has acted responsibly with regard to Brexit, the Government has D GXW\ WR 3DUOLDPHQW WR WDNH DFWLRQV RQ Housing that the crisis demands. Strong and robust actions now can not only resolve this current housing crisis but ensure that we avoid future disasters in housing in the future. This should be the legacy that this *RYHUQPHQW LV ZRUNLQJ RQ QRW WKH punch and judy show which we can see being played out so disastrously in the United Kingdom at the moment when it comes to Brexit.
Spokesperson on Urban Renewal & Housing, Pat Casey TD, represents the constituency of Wicklow-East Carlow for Fianna Fail
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Fires bring back bad memories
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Brian Quigley
riday , January 4, was a dark day for anyone from Bray, regardless of whether you are still living in the town or not. Waking to the QHZV WKDW DQ RYHUQLJKW ¿UH KDG destroyed the building on the lower Main Street that housed Hilton’s Pharmacy and the Florentine Bar was a blow to the town at a time when it could do without it. I’m living in Dublin city now but had been home over the holiday period. As news emerged that the Main Street remained closed and footage was put on QHZV IHHGV RI WKH EUDYH ¿UH units from the town and county
Mags Mulhall, Ali Woodcock, Hyacinth Campbell, Mairead Kelly, Ciara Fagan, Daryle Carey, Deborah Matthews and Mary Hargaden swimming for BARSS at the Bray Lions New Year’s swim battling the remnants of the destruction, I felt a deep empathy IRU WKRVH D൵HFWHG Bray as a town has been a vicWLP WR PDQ\ ¿UHV RYHU WKH \HDUV While thankfully nobody lost their lives in the blaze last week, as recently as 2007 we weren’t so lucky and the
WRZQ ORVW ¿UH¿JKWHUV 0DUN O’Shaughnessy and Brian Murray as they fought a blaze in a disused factory in Little Bray; a memorial at the old Town Hall stands testament to their bravery and lasting memory. ,I WKHUH ZDV D ¿UH LQ %UD\ when I was small you would
hear the siren wail out over the townland, and it was like an airraid siren in wartime; presumably that was to call the volunteers in but it was enough to frighten a child. I’m sure this was a phenomenon common in many provincial towns at the time.
, ZLWQHVVHG VRPH PDMRU ¿UHV in the town as a boy. There was WKH ¿UH WKDW GHVWUR\HG WKH International Hotel, which was situated opposite the Carlisle Grounds where the bowling alley is now. There was a blaze at a laundrette on the Main Street the
following year (along the parade of shops where Attattooed is now) which I passed by on the way to school. I was only in infant class at the time but the charred remains of the machines with the glass portholes of the washer doors still intact, like spectral eyes, gave me nightmares for years afterwards. My grandfather remembered many others. He was 10 in 1916 ZKHQ D ¿UH GHVWUR\HG WKH 5R\DO Marine Hotel on the seafront at the back of the railway. +H DOVR UHPHPEHUHG D ¿UH on the Main Street at Scragg’s Garage and one in 1950 at Bray Printing House. Bray is often on the news in summer during ZDUP ZHDWKHU DV JRUVH ¿UHV rage on Bray Head. In a sense this is a natural phenomenon as the scrub ground gets too dry. To see buildings and peoples’ businesses burning is a much more potent threat. Bray’s residents have always proved resourceful and resilient in the face of loss and tragedy. I’m sure the town will pull together in the face of this latest adversity and do with it has to in order to get back on its feet.
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Schools to battle for Cup honours
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hen you think of rugby and spring in the same s p a c e t h e n chances are you will think of the Six Nations. Spring is also home though to the Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Cups, which run throughout January and February and culminate in the deciders in March. Most of the games will be taking place in Energia Park, which was Donnybrook Stadium back in my day. St Mary’s and Terenure ColOHJH NLFN R൵ WKH /HLQVWHU Senior Cup there on 27 January. The following day sees my old school Presentation College Bray face the daunting task of taking on the holders Blackrock College at the same venue. 2WKHU ¿UVW URXQG JDPHV VHH Kilkenny College take on St Michael’s College, Gonzaga College take on Castleknock College, Newbridge College take on St Gerard’s School, Belvedere College take on Cistercian College Roscrea and Wes-
Gabriel Plower has the hnour of leading out the swimmersat the Bray Lions New Year’s Day swim
ley College take on Clongowes Wood College. 7KH ¿QDO JDPH ZLOO EH EHWZHHQ WKH WZR TXDOL¿HUV IURP the second-tier Vinnie Murray competition. The Leinster Senior Cup is the
premier rugby union competition for secondary schools af¿OLDWHG WR WKH /HLQVWHU EUDQFK RI the IRFU. It has been running since 1887 and with 69 wins Blackrock College are by far the most
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successful school in the competition’s history, producing international players such as Leo Cullen, Brian O’Driscoll, Victor Costello and Shane Byrne from their winning sides. As well as winning the Senior
Cup 69 times, Blackrock have won the Junior Cup (which has run since 1909) 51 times and have lifted both trophies in the same year 27 times, most recently last year. This year they commence
their Leinster Junior Cup defence against Belvedere. 2WKHU ¿UVW URXQG JDPHV LQ the Junior Cup see Clongowes Wood College take on Castleknock College, Newbridge College take on Temple Carrig School, Wesley College take on Presentation College Bray, St Mary’s take on Terenure College, Gonzaga College take on Kilkenny College, St Michael’s take on CBC Monkstown and WKH WZR TXDOL¿HUV IURP WKH )U Godfrey Cup will face each other. I’ll certainly be taking in the Presentation College Bray games, at the very least. We have had success in both competitions, although our single Senior Cup win was way back in 1932. We had a golden era in the Junior Cup between 1975 and 1990, winning the competition four times and dominating it along with Blackrock and Terenure during these years. Good luck to all the schools involved. Regardless of whether you went to a rugby school, why not take in some of these games to watch the stars of the future?
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