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Farewell Joe

Tributes paid to businessman ‘who transformed face of Bray’ Tributes have been pouring in for businessman Joe Duggan following his passing recently at the age of 91.

“He transformed the face of Bray,” one accolade said on RIP.ie. “and did as much as anyone to make the town as attractive to visitors as it is.”

Thousands attended Joe’s funeral the Most Holy Redeemer, which was followed by a private cremation.

Joe was the patriarch of the wellknown Duggan family, who own and run the Martello, Harbour Bar, Frank Duff’s, Platform Pizza and Box Burger, as well many housing units ad apartments throughout the town.

“Joe Duggan has been one of Bray’s leading lights in local business and in the local community and he will be sadly missed,” a statement from

Bray Chamber of Commerce said.

“We’ve been overwhelmed with the outpouring of kind words following Joe’s passing,” John Duggan told the Wicklow Voice. “He obviously touched many lives and the family would like to thank everyone who has been in touch and attended his funeral.

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04| news in brief Bray Credit Union open day

March 29, 2022 members of Greystones Firefighters and Poseidon Lifesaving Club who held a fundraiser for community defibrillators and gave public demonstrations at Greystones Harbour Plaza

Bray Credit Union is holding a special open day on March 26 from 2–5pm, for all customers, but in particular Ulster Bank customers, who would like to open a Current Account with a debit Mastercard.

Customers will need to bring: 1. PPS 2. Proof of address 3. Photo ID Further details https://www. braycu.ie/Current-Accounts

Deirdre O’Kane coming to town Comedian Deirdre O’Kane is bringing her new tour to the Whale Theatre on April 2 as part of her tour for her new show ‘Demented’.

Deirdre recently fronted her own talk show ‘Deirdre O’Kane Talks Funny’ in the primetime Saturday night slot on RTÉ One and debuted a brand new standup comedy series, ‘The Deirdre O’Kane Show’, with Sky Comedy.

Deirdre also appeared as a judge alongside Boy George, Aston Merrygold and Vogue Williams on ‘The Big Deal’, for Virgin Media Television.

Singer Roísín Murphy to star in new Netflix show

Wicklow singer Roísín Murphy is set to star in a new TV show on Netflix .

The streaming giant has announced Irish actor Karen Connell will star alongside Murphy in a the drama series, Half Bad. Singer-songwriter Murphy (48) rose to prominence in the 1990s as one-half of Moloko, which released hit songs including ‘Sing it back’ and ‘The Time is Now’.

She spent her early years

in Arklow during the 1970s, before her family moved to Manchester in the 1980s when she was 12.

The singer will play Mercury, a powerful black witch, in a new fantasy series based on the book trilogy by Sally Green.

The eight-part series follows 16-year-old Nathan, the

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illegitimate son of the world’s most feared witch.

The Batman star Jay Lycurgo, Starstruck Nadia Parkes and Emilien Vekemans are also set to star.

Killybegs native Connell, who previously starred in the Wiclow-shot show Vikings, will play the role of Ceelia in the series.

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“He was a great support to us as we developed the businesses over the last 20-odd years, with a great eye for detail and pushing us to achieve higher standards all the time.

“Bray won’t be the same without him.”

Although Joe hailed from Lismore in Co Waterford and spent several years working in England, it was Bray where he made his home.

He bought the former Railway Inn on Strand Road, which became the Dug Inn, before his sons Brendan and John took over the venue in 1994, when it was renamed as Katie Gallagher’s.

The building is now the home to Platform Pizza, Box Burger and many other parts of the family business, while previously it was also the location to Ocean restaurant.

Joe was predeceased by his wives Philomena (née Flynn) and Eva, and was father to Joe Jnr, Angela, Carmel, Brendan, Maria, John, Julie, Jenny and Conor, and grandfather to 24 children.

€6bn plan to boost windfarms off coast of Wicklow

The view from the Wicklow coast is set to be changed dramatically over the next few years after Environment Minister Eamon Ryan green lit plans for state approval to develop six offshore windfarms along the east coast.

Top of the list is the Codling Wind Park, which will account for two projects and will see about 100 turbines located between 13km and 22km from the coastline between Greystones and Wicklow Town.

It is due to begin construction in 2025 and 115 jobs are expected to be created during the construction and operational phases, while 75 long-term jobs will be created in maintenance, technician, engineering, administration, and other roles.

Others windfarms will be located near Bray, Kish, Dun Laoghaire/Killiney and Louth.

A seventh comprising 35 turbines will be located in the Atlantic 5km from Connemara.

Wicklow already has the Arklow Bank Wind Park where Phase 2 of that development is underway and has permission for up to 200 wind turbines.

The total capital cost of developing the wind farms is estimated at more than €6 billion.

Among the multinational investors in line to apply for

the licences are Fred Olsen Seawind of Norway, Parkwind of Belgium, RWE Renewables of Germany and Macquarie Green Investment of Australia.

Once the developers obtain consent from Ryan’s department, they will be free to apply directly to An Bord Pleanala for planning permission.

Ireland is expected to get 80% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2030, half of which will be generated by offshore wind farms.

Mr Ryan has had discussions with other EU energy ministers about future exports of wind energy from Ireland and imports of other types of renewables.

Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s executive vice-president, recently urged the country to push ahead with its wind power programme to cut it’s dependency on Russian oil and gas supplies.

“Ireland is in a very strong position to invest in offshore wind that could create a lot of independence in terms of its own energy generation,” he said.

“If I were in Ireland I would look very closely at the huge possibilities of offshore wind because there’s still a world to be won in terms of investing in that very clean and very cheap energy source.”

THE former Anvil hardware store on Bray Main Street has gone on sale with full planning for 15 homes, retail and offices.

Having served for almost 50 years as the home of the well-known hardware store, the site at Main Street 22-24 is being offered for sale at a guide price of €1.5 million.

Located within a short walk of the much-anticipated opening of Bray Central, the 0.3 acre (0.121 hectare) site

has full planning permission for six large townhouses (ranging in size from 111122sq m) with courtyards, terraces, and surface parking to the rear of the site.

The approved scheme also provides for nine apartments comprising a mix of one-, two- and three-beds with access to a roof garden.

In addition, there is a ground-floor retail space of 94sq m on Main Street and offices of 70sq m.

Anvil site goes on market for €1.5m

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Bah mumbug! Time to ditch this Mother’s Day nonsense

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hat is a modern I r i s h mammy?

Or mam. mum. ma, m o m , m o m m y, mother? Whatever you’re having yourself.

She has as many roles as she has names. She might be a business woman who also looks after a family. Or a carer who also holds down a job in a factory.

She might have children but no husband or her husband might be another woman.

She might be a footballer, a jockey, a boxer, or a scrumhalf with ambitions to play for Ireland. She might be a snappy dresser who reads Vogue or a plumber who loves DIY magazines. She might be both.

To her friends and her family, the modern Irish mammy can be many things. But to the makers of greetings cards she is a crea-

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ture stuck in a time warp. Her clothes wouldn’t cause much of a stir in the 1950s. She doesn’t wear short skirts, or jeans or a tracksuit, She does wear lipstick. Her hair stops just above her shoulders and seems to be done in some sort of perm.

I got all those names for mothers from an ad that Aldi was broadcasting in the run-up to Mother’s Day, which caused me to look at their cards in my local shop. Mammy wasn’t actually pictured on many of them.

They mostly featured drawings and inspirational messages.

From these I gather that mam is a sentimental old dear, whose favourite colour is pink. She likes robins, roses and daffodils and is fond of bad poetry.

To sing your praises mom I don’t know where to start, Be you far, or be you near You are always in my heart

Of course, Aldi is not really in

the business of greetings cards.

I thought maybe shops with a wider selection, or online suppliers, would provide a better reflection of a modern mother.

But they are not much different. More cards just means more of the same.

There was little mumsie in her blouse and kneelength skirt, cooing over some rubbish rhyme while doves fluttered overhead and her offspring gazed fondly at this maternal wonder.

Mammy doesn’t seem to have much of a sense of humour, either. Jokes feature on lots of birthday cards, Valentine cards, even Christmas cards.They are rare on Mother’s Day cards.

I spotted one that said mum shouldn’t have to lift a finger on Mother’s Day “and if you ask her to, she’ll lift two”.

And I liked one that declared:

“It’s not easy being a mum. If it were, dad would do it.”

But in the main, Mother’s Day cards don’t go for humour.

There’s no room for jokes after they’ve squeezed in the hearts and flowers and terrible tributes to the world’s greatest mom.

Mothers are not the only victims of greetings card stereotyping. Grandmothers, who seem also to qualify for a card on Mother’s Day, are subjected to even more sentimental slush and, if depicted at all, look like a cross between Mrs Brown and Queen Elizabeth.

I found more stereotyping last year when I tried to buy a birthday card for my young granddaughter. Boys’ cards were coloured red, yellow, green and orange - all bright and garish.

On the girls’ cards you could have (to misquote Henry Ford)

any colour you like, so long as it was pink -and a pretty insipid pink at that.

Cards for boys were illustrated with footballers, rugby players, astronauts and Bart Simpson up to all manner of mischief. Cards for young girls had hearts, flowers, cup cakes and warbling birds. The only cartoon character in any of them was a simpering Disney princess.

In the unlikely event that my granddaughter were to try to buy a card for me, she would come up against the same sort of problem. Grandads, in the world of greeting cards, are dozy-looking old guys, wearing slippers, sitting in armchairs and smiling in a fashion which, I guess, is meant to be benign, but comes across as a bit sinister.

So if it’s any consolation, mommie dearest, you are not alone. In the greeting card world we never grow old; we are all old to begin with.

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Are you ready for the Census time capsule?

With Census night of April 3 fast approaching, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) are encouraging the people of county to start thinking about their Time Capsule entries.

From family recipes, to poems, diary entries or drawings, the Time Capsule is a new feature in Census 2022, where households can record their own personal message to future generations and historians.

As is the case for all information gathered during the Census, the entries will be kept entirely confidential for 100 years before being released to the public in 2122.

While this is the first Census form that offers the public an official opportunity to write their own individual note, there is a long history of people adding details to their forms, including Irish revolutionary Seán Mac Diarmada whose 1911 return lists him as ‘single, but not for long’.

Speaking at the launch of the CSO’s call for #TimeCapsuleStories in EPIC, The Emigration Museum

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Eileen Murphy, Head of Census Administration, at the launch of #TimeCapsuleStories.

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Leah Quish (9) at the launch of Round Up for Ronald McDonald House in Crumlin Hospital. Pic: Andres Poveda

in Dublin, Head of Census Administration at the CSO Eileen Murphy said: “The people of Ireland have always loved to tell stories, and the Time Capsule is a chance for them to continue that tradition well into the future.

“The hard part is just deciding which stories to share!

“We are already hearing great ideas from people planning to trace their new baby’s handprint, to those mapping out their family trees, the only limit is our imagination, which

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is why it is so important people start thinking about this now ahead of Census night on April 3.” To help inspire people, the Census team have included a few sentence starters below, and will share more on social media using #TimeCapsuleStories.

Covid-19: It hasn’t gone away you know The new BA2 variant of Covid-19 is much more infectious and is spreading more and more widely, according to Professor Luke O’Neill.

The Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin told RTÉ Radio that this variant is a “a sister of Omicron” and that it “could be the most infectious virus we’ve seen”.

Prof O’Neill added that it is almost impossible now to avoid getting this variant.

He added that the spike has changed in the virus and it sticks to your lungs much more readily and hence spreads much more quickly.

“It’s 30% more infectious than Omicron, which is already 70% more infectious than the previous one,” he said.

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“The great news is that the wall of vaccinations is holding up massively all over the world and really is protecting us.”

He urged people to get their third Covid vaccination, and, for those that are vulnerable, to get a fourth jab against the coronavirus.

Prof O’Neill is also in favour of people continuing to wear masks in indoor areas.

“It looks like now it’s still out there and masks give protection. It’s as simple as that.”

He said if you do wear a mask and you do spread the virus, the dose will be lower.

“So, you might infect someone if you’re wearing a mask but that person gets a lower dose.

“That means less severe disease.”

RTÉ stars Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinead Kennedy are calling on the county to host a Tea Day to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day Comeback year on May 5.

After two long years, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) is inviting everyone to come together again for a cup of tea, a chat and maybe a treat or two on May 5 to help raise funds for vital dementia supports and services.

The ASI is asking the people of the county to get involved with local Tea Day events in their homes, gardens, workplaces, schools, local community centres or somewhere special.

The traditional Alzheimer’s Tea Day was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19, and the event had to be moved online. But now, Alzheimer’s Tea Day, The ASI’s biggest and most important fundraiser, is back.

There are an estimated 735 people living with dementia in the county and each year more than 11,000 people develop the disease in the country – that’s at least 30 people every day.

For more information, please contact The Alzheimer Society of Ireland National Helpline on 1800 341 341 or visit www. alzheimer.ie.

A survey among Irish workers has found that two out of three people (64%) said they now work in a flexible environment.

This is an increase from the same survey in 2019, before the pandemic when 53% said they worked in a flexible environment.

The survey conducted by recruitment firm Employflex found that almost half of people said their company does not have a flexible work policy (48%).

All survey respondents said flexible work would give them a better work/life balance while 96% said it would make them more productive.

Although almost half said they would like flexibility for a better work/life balance, more than a quarter (27%) said they would like it so that they can do school drop offs and collections.

In addition 93% said they would change jobs all things considered if they were offered more flexibility in a new role.

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The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is ending Following the reopening of workplaces this payment is coming to an end.

If you are currently on this payment you will have received information on how the change affects you and what welfare supports are available.

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Drinking in Wicklow falls by 10%

The closure of the hospitality sector resulted in a significant decline in alcohol consumption in Wicklow over the past two years, but people have progressively been drinking less since 2001, according to Drinks Ireland.

New provisional data from Revenue shows that alcohol consumption fell by 4.7% between 2020 and 2021.

There was an even more dramatic fall of 9.6% between 2019 and 2021, showing the true impact of Covid related restrictions and closures on hospitality venues.

Beer and cider consumption saw the most dramatic declines due to their popularity in the ontrade. Beer consumption fell by 18.3% between 2019 and 2021 and cider was down by 15.1% during this period.

Wine consumption was down by 13.1% between 2020 and 2021, and 2.7% between 2019 and 2021. Spirits consumption remained relatively static, rising marginally by 1.9% between 2019 and 2021.

Patricia Callan, Director of Drinks Ireland said: “Alcohol consumption is now at its lowest level in 20 years, down by about 30% since the peak of 2001.”

March 29, 2022

St Patrick’s Day pride

Tens of thousands turnout for parades across county

St Patrick’s Day was a roaring success in Wicklow as a record number of people turned out for parades for the first time in three years across the county.

Tens of thousands turned out for the county’s biggest parade in Bray as people young and old came out to enjoy the celebrations.

Indeed Bray enjoyed large numbers of visitors throughout their five-day festival.

The Parade Grand Marshal this year was Bray ‘Person of the Year’ Broadcaster Declan Meehan.

“Bray has become a destination to help celebrate the spirit of St Patrick and we were delighted to welcome the thousands of visitors to our town after a break of three years,” Mick Glynn, Chairman of the St Patrick’s Festival Bray Committee told the Wicklow Voice.

“Bray has a really strong community spirit and days like today really highlight this.

“A huge thank you to the many volunteers, businesses, families, artists and community groups that helped to make this year’s festival and parade happen.”

Thousands of children enjoyed the festivities, including this little girl from Ukraine

The streets were jammed as everyone came out to celebrate their country, their heritage and of course their community.

From the young to the young at heart, the streets were packed with spectators cheering on the bands, floats, sports teams and other community groups.

Fantastic parades were also held in Wicklow Town Arklow,

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Carnew, Aughrim, Rathdrum, Newtownmountkennedy and Coolgreaney.

The success of each parade is down to the weeks and months of tireless work put in by the volunteers and organisations involved.

These people are a credit to the county and we hope they all enjoyed the day.

Swan River Greenway Minister moves to design stage registers An old image of Swan River which runs past Oldcourt Castle

The proposed development of the Swan River Greenway in Bray is to progress to the nest stage despite a majority of councillors in the town opposing the plan.

Seven out of eight members of Bray Municipal District voted a recent meeting to stop the project but Wicklow County Council said it intends going ahead anyway as the motion has no legal standing.

The National Transport Authority allocated €1000,000 to developing the greenway along the Swan River, which runs through the Oldcourt area and passed Oldcourt Castle, behind Charnwood and Glenlucan before joining

the Dargle River, and it has been working with Wicklow County Council on the scheme.

Residents of the area were recently surveyed and it is believed that those living in Wheatfield, Giltspur Wood and Giltspur Brook were among those who objected to the idea.

A Wicklow County Council spokesperson said the scheme is an objective of the Bray Local Area Plan and would be part of a green route network in the town.

A detailed design process will now be undertaken before moving to planning stage.

to take in refugees

Wicklow TD Simon Harris has registered to take in a family fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

The Higher Education Minister said the people of Ireland have been “incredibly generous” in response to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“I think they want their government to be generous too,” the minister added.

“I’ve always thought this is a private matter and I think it should be kept a private matter but for the record a number of days ago, we registered as a family to provide a room in our home, if that’s required, like tens of thousands of families across the country have but I don’t intend to comment on it any further,” Mr Harris said.

He also said Ukrainian students will be able to continue their studies in third level institutions when they arrive in Ireland.

“We’re also making arrangements that any Ukrainian student will be treated just like an Irish student in terms of being able to access student support and student grants,” he said.

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What Can I Do To Help Pollinators?

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with Justin Ivory

Pollinators are insects that transfer pollen between plants, leading to fertilization. Bees are the pollinators that we are most familiar with. We have 99 bee species in Ireland, 21 bumblebees, 77 solitary bees and one honeybee. One third of these bees are threatened with extinction due habitat loss, decline in wildflowers, pesticides, disease and climate change.

Bees and other pollinators are vital as 78% of wild plants are pollinated by insects and 71 of the 100 hundred crops that provide 90% of the world’s food are pollinated by bees.

The folks at the All Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) in the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) have given the following 10 tips of how we can all help: • Don’t mow, let it grow • Reduced mowing allows native wildflowers to return over time. Just be sure to remove all grass cuttings.

• Protect and create native hedgerows • Native hedgerow species flower in spring providing an essential early season source of food.

• Plant pollinator-friendly trees • Native trees and shrubs support huge numbers of pollinators.

• Avoid Pesticides • Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides kill pollinators directly and their food sources.

• Create nesting habitat • Rough, tussocky areas, south facing bare banks and holes drilled in wood.

• Pollinator-friendly planting • Choose nectar and pollen rich plants that will provide food throughout the year.

Think twice about getting honeybee hives as they are not in danger, and they compete with our wild bees for limited food sources.

• Be careful with wildflower mixes as they often contain non-native species.

• Don’t install a large bee hotel as they encourage the spread of disease and attract predators.

• Spread the word and get involved - talk to others about what actions they are taking for pollinators and join a community group or local Tidy Towns.

tv show of the week

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little people

by Gordon Lewis

Putin’s Road to War RTE1, 10.15pm, Thursday March 31st

The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell Cinemas nationwide

LITTLE People, the new book by children’s writer Gordon Lewis (pictured) is set in the rugged, mythical landscape of Ireland’s remote County Kerry. It’s a place where fairies from a parallel world watch, unseen, over the mortal realm - until, that is, courageous, strong-willed Aisling and her heroic little brother Liam find themselves in desperate need of help. Thrown into a magical world of folklore and fantasy they do not understand, Aisling and Liam join forces with the legendary little people and embark upon an epic quest to find their way safely back. Out now on Amazon.

IT’S the question everyone is asking as the horrors of war unfold yet again in Eastern Europe. And in this gripping piece of reportage, Michael Kirk and his team reveal the inside story of what led to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, examining the events that shaped Vladimir Putin and the grievances that drive him. The one certainty for Vladimir Putin is that defeat in Ukraine would mean the end for his leadership. With a military campaign which has gone far worse than anyone imagined, Putin is running out of options.

THIS cracking new movie tells the true story of the murder of informant James Carey on a ship off the coast in South Africa in 1883. James Carey testified against his fellow collaborators following the murder of two high-ranking British officials in Phoenix Park in 1882, and was sent on a ship to South Africa to avoid the notoriety gained after his exploits in court.

Told through slickly-shot and well-acted historical reconstructions as well as interviews with authorities on the subject, ‘The Queen V Patrick O’Donnell’ is an incredible piece of historical fiction.

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RECIPE of the week

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AriesBegin a new physical health and fitness phase upon reaching a barrier or obstacle. Review and revamp skills and practices.

TaurusChange directions with a romance, passion or creative endeavor. Express your heart, imagination and artistry.

GeminiMake repairs. Renovate, remodel and tend your garden. Domestic changes require adaptation. Begin a new home and family phase.

CancerA turning point arises around income and finances.

You can find profitable opportunities. Generate positive cash flow.

LeoA new two-week phase in communications, connection and intellectual discovery dawns. Shift the direction of your research.

against the ice Netflix BASED on the true story of Denmark’s 1909 polar expedition as Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to Northeast Greenland. This claim was based on the assumption that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving his crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen embarks on a journey across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen (Joe Cole). The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship the real hardship begins.

charity of the week

Creamy salmon, leek & potato tray bake www.bbc.co.uk/recipes/ /

hits to the head Franz Ferdinand

IF you have been suffering from a lack of good old sunny Vitamin D after the brutality of the long Irish winter, then this is for you. Lash it all into a tray, and you have the perfect midweek healthy dinner for all the gang. (Okay, so the picture has just two pieces of salmon, but just get a bigger tray and more salmon). The toughest part of this meal is just boiling the potatoes for about eight minutes; then it’s a case of adding all the ingredients to the tray and cooking in the oven for about 20 minutes.

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THE award-winning Scottish band Franz Ferdinand has released their greatest hits album, Hits to the Head. The release is chocked full of what has made the band so successful for twenty years, exuberant sonic pragmatism. This characteristic is represented by the band’s long-established goal to write classic pop songs that make the girls and boys dance. Over five studio albums, they have succeeded and, along the way, garnered platinum albums and numerous awards, including a 2004 Mercury Prize, an Ivor Novello award and a few BRIT awards.

wine of the week

show of the week

VirgoA challenge redirects you and illuminates a new personal direction.

Expand your boundaries.

Turn toward an inspiring possibility.

LibraReview priorities privately.

Balance old responsibilities with new. Meditate on dreams past and future.

Begin an introspective phase.

ScorpioOne door closes and another opens. Friends come and go in your community. Share appreciations, goodbyes and greetings.

SagittariusFinish a project before beginning another professional phase. Focus on current passions. Don’t reveal unfinished plans.

CapricornAn exploration changes. .

Experiment with concepts.

Travel expands your view.

Learn from a master.

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THE good people of the east and south-east are being urged to support Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s annual fundraising day, “65 Roses Day”, taking place Friday, 8th April. The annual fundraising flag day – which derives its name from the way in which young children often first say the words “cystic fibrosis” – seeks to raise much-needed funds for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) services and sees the fundraising day of action return in full for the first time since 2019. Pictured are Irish OIympians Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe.

SALES of Graham Norton’s Own Sauvignon Blanc have increased by 55% over the past two years, while sales of Graham Norton’s Own Prosecco Frizzante increased by 105%. It’s the stuff he most likely sips on during his shows and if you haven’t tried it, then what’s keeping you? Norton stated, “It’s surreal, thinking that our little collaboration together, that started out all those years ago, is now all over the world. I’m amazed, and proud of it, too. I don’t just put my name to the wines – I’m involved, and I love being part of the process.”

VIRGIN Media Television and Animo TV are currently casting Series Two of their groundbreaking social experiment Eating with the Enemy. The show that explores what happens when two strangers with opposing views sit down together for a meal. Will they find common ground, or will there be fireworks?

Are you always screaming at the television or radio and feel that your view is never properly represented? Now is your chance to take part!

Applications can be made online now at the above link.

AquariusThe stakes could seem high.

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We take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was in the news this month in years gone by

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opinion&comment

The Seagulls finally take flight

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after losing their opening three games of the 2022 SSE Airtricity League First Division campaign, Bray Wa n d e r e r s finally got their season up and running by winning two away fixtures within the space of four days – away to Longford Town on March 14 and away to Cobh Ramblers on March 18.

These results lifted Bray from the foot of the table – where they had languished after defeats to Cork City, Waterford and Galway United – up to fifth, which is a play-off position.

Next up for Pat Devlin’s men is a home game against Wexford FC at the Carlisle Grounds on March 25.

In fairness to Wanderers, the first three fixtures were against the three sides reckoned to be the strongest in the division.

With a squad hastily assembled by returning boss Devlin after the merger between Wanderers and Cabinteely FC, the side were going to need time to gel and grow, something the

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opening suite of fixtures didn’t afford them.

If the upcoming Wexford game represents a south-east derby for Wanderers, then the win over Cobh Ramblers was in a centenary derby at St Colman’s Park - both clubs were founded in 1922.

Bray came away with the spoils thanks to a 1-0 win courtesy of a sublime Darragh Lynch strike late on, well worth hunting down online.

Cork City continue to lead

Irish Rail Environmental graduate Sarah Cahill handing out sunflower seed packets to rail customers to promote pollinators as part of Iarnród Éireann’s beekeeping programme. Pic: Jason Clarke

the way in the second tier, after inflicting a heavy defeat on Treaty United on March 18.

Barry Coffey scored after only four minutes to set City on the way to a 4-0 win.

Galway United are right behind them, keeping pace thanks to a 2-1 away win over Athlone Town.

In terms of goals, the First Division saw 11 goals on March 18 from its four games, bringing the total for the season so far to 66 from 21 games, a goalsper-game ration of 3.1 (down from the 3.2 it stood at after the previous round of games).

Although the First Division is continuing this week, the Premier Division is taking a break to tie in with the two Republic of Ireland friendlies (against Belgium on March 26 and Lithuania on March 19), and will resume on April Fool’s Day, April 01.

Currently there is an absorbing four-way tussle at the top of the higher division, with Sligo Rovers, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic all having made fine starts to the campaign.