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‘I’m lucky to have you’ Jastine’s heartbreaking letter to her parents THE heartbroken parents of Jastine Valdez have told how their daughter sent a letter to her parents thanking them shortly before she died.

Speaking to Miriam O’Callaghan on RTE Radio 1, Danilo and Teresita Valdez revealed how they found the letter written by Jastine three weeks after she was buried.

In it, Jastine about her love for her parents and how much she owed them: “To my Mom and Dad, “I don’t know how to express the word “I love you” right from the bottom of my heart, ‘cause words aren’t enough to let you know how much I love and care for you ...

“I’m so lucky that I have you as part of my life; because of you I have overcome all the trials in my life. Without you my life now would be a mess.

You’re always here to guide, protect and give all I want.”

During the same interview, Danilo and Teresita, who have returned to Ireland after buring Jastine in the Philippines, said they wished their daughter’s killer was still alive so he would have to answer why he

killed Jastine. The 24-year-old student was on her way home in Enniskerry on May 19 when she was abducted by Mark Hennessy who then killed her.

Hennessy, a 40-year-old father of two children, who lived in Bray, kidnapped Ms Valdez and strangled her.

He was shot dead after an interaction with gardaí at Cherrywood Business Park on May 20.

Jastine had joined her parents, Danilo and Teresito, in Ireland in June 2015 after they had earlier moved here to work.

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Teresito and Danilo Valdez in the RTE Radio 1 studio

Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brigade GIRLSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brigade Greystones will be re-opening after the summer break on September 15. There will registration and uniform supplies on that day between 4-6 pm. This year continues to be a very special year for Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brigade worldwide as we celebrate our 125th birthday!

We meet each week on Saturday afternoons in Swann Hall, St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Greystones from September to April. All girls aged three upwards are very welcome.

Registration for the full year is only â&#x201A;Ź100 for one child and â&#x201A;Ź140 for two or more children in a family. For any further information please contact Anne Fitzsimmons (Captain) 0868269630 or email gbgreystones@gmail.com

Make a bee-line to honey festival ON SEPTEMBER 22, the Ashford & District Beekeepers Association will be holding their second Honey Festival at Ashford community centre.

This family friendly is free and we will have renowned beekeeper and head of the world beekeeping association, Apimondia, to give us an informative and entertaining talk. There will be homemade cakes by Ellemarie, bee friendly plants, Honey for sale and tasting and so much more.

Continued from previous page Speaking through an interpreter, Teresito said knowing that Hennessy was killed did not matter as Jastine was gone.

The couple said they felt bad that he was dead as they wanted to know what was going through his head, and to know more about why he killed Jastine.

They said they were quite disappointed that he was killed so quickly because they had a lot of questions about what happened and â&#x20AC;&#x153;why he

Pete Taylor relocates overseas â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lucky after fatal to have youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shooting did such a terrible thing.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs Valdez said they never got to say goodbye to Jastine as she was sleeping when they left the house on the day she was kidnapped.

Their last communication was a text message but they never got to say a proper goodbye.

After the murder, they questioned God because they felt that when they needed him the most, to protect their child, he was not there.

The couple, who are Catholics, said they prayed a lot but were hurting because

they were left in pain.

They said they were not angry with Ireland for what happened to Jastine because whatever was going on in Hennessyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind was only in his mind and they could not blame Ireland as the country had been good to them.

The Valdezs thanked the Filipino-Irish community and the Irish people for all the help they received in the aftermath of their loss.

They said they will always feel indebted to people and could never repay their kindness.

Druidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the market for â&#x201A;Ź25m

By Jake Maxwell ONE of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top resorts on gone on the market IRU D ZKRSSLQJ Âź P MXVW WZR years after it was placed in examinership.

Druids Glen Hotel & Golf 5HVRUW WKH ÂżYH VWDU UHVRUW which includes a 145-bedroom hotel and a 349-acre estate with two 18-hole championship golf courses, is for sale on the international market through Savills.

7KH ÂżUVW KROH JROI FRXUVH was designed by Pat Ruddy and hosted the Irish Open for four years after opening in 1996.

In 2002 it staged the Seve Trophy, a biennial competition where Ireland and Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top professional male golfers take on the Continentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top players.

The second 18-hole course, Druids Heath, was designed by former Irish golfer Tom Craddock. The resort is owned by the Flinn, Lappin and Hurley families and has 650 members who pay an annual subscription of â&#x201A;Ź2,800. Druids Glenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main JROI FRXUVH ZDV EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ SODFHG in examinership in 2016 in a dispute over a â&#x201A;Ź4.85m loan acquired some years earlier from Anglo Irish Bank.

By Jake Maxwell PETE Taylor is believed to have relocated to the UK recently, almost three months after the fatal shooting of Bobby Messett at the Bray Boxing Club.

His partner Karen Brown posted on Instagram that the couple are going overseas and plan to â&#x20AC;&#x153;seizeâ&#x20AC;? new opportunities after a â&#x20AC;&#x153;turbulent summerâ&#x20AC;?.

Mr Taylor was wounded in the arm and chest during the early-morning incident at Bray Boxing Club on June 5.

Mr Messett (50) was killed by the lone gunman, while a third man, Ian Britton, was shot in the legs.

Ms Brown announced their fresh start as she shared a photo on her Instagram account of the couple at Dublin Airport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a turbulent summer, we HPEDUN RQ D GLŕľľHUHQW MRXUQH\ WR D ÂżQDO GHVWLQDWLRQ WKDW ZH ZLOO call home,â&#x20AC;? she wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just another chapter in life, beaming with opportunities which we will seize. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on ÂżJKWLQJ WKH ROG EXW RQ EXLOGLQJ the new.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Socrates.â&#x20AC;?

Taylor has previously praised his long-term partner for aiding his recovery.

He said in a social media post: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest credit for my recovery to date is my personal â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Karen, for never letting me down, helping me more than she knows and for being a pillar of support,â&#x20AC;? he wrote.

He has also spoken about how his life changed after the

shooting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are afraid and I understand that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like a bad disease to everybody. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re afraid because of what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reading and the slant being put on it. And what nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying is I only got shot because I ran at the gunman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guards will tell you that.â&#x20AC;?

Wicklow County Council took possession of Bray Boxing Club following the fatal shooting there and it is believed the locks were changed to prevent Mr Taylor from regaining entry.

Mr Taylor is believed to have been the target of the shooting but he has denied this and FODLPV WR EH EDྡHG DV WR ZK\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;anyone would attack the club, myself or any of our members.â&#x20AC;?

He said that if anyone wanted to directly target him there would have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;much less risk in shooting me at 4.30am RXWVLGH P\ KRPH ZKHQ , VHW Rŕľľ IRU P\ ÂżUVW SHUVRQDO WUDLQLQJ session of the day, or at 6.15am when I arrive at the boxing club, which is an isolated area, in the dark. Or at night, when I am locking up the club at 9pm.â&#x20AC;?

Post offices closing

By Jake Maxwell WICKLOW has escaped the ZRUVW RI WKH 3RVW 2ŕľśFH FORVXUHV announced during the week, ZLWK MXVW WKUHH IDFHG ZLWK VKXWting their doors.

3RVW RŕľśFHV LQ &RROER\ DQG Donard were included in an An 3RVW OLVW RI SRVW RŕľśFHV WR IDFH closure.

Coolgreany on the Wicklow/ Wexford border also faces clo-

VXUH 2YHU SRVW RŕľśFHV DOO over the country are set to be axed in a new deal between An Post and The Irish Postmastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union.

An Post have stated that post RŕľśFHV ZHUH FORVHG LQ SODFHV with populations of less than 500. The postal service also said that any decisions to close cerWDLQ SRVW RŕľśFHV ZHUH DOVR LQĂ&#x20AC;Xenced by how close they were to DQ DOWHUQDWLYH SRVW RŕľśFH

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06 | news in brief Mediums to host cancer fundraiser A GROUP of healers, therapists and mediums from County Wicklow have joined forces to raise funds for Wicklow Hospice. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Circle of Lightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group is holding two days of Angelic Healing and Guidance in Bray over the weekend of September 8-9.

Sessions on September 8 will be held from 10-6pm at the Esplanade Hotel on Bray Seafront, while the Sunday sessions will be over the same KRXUV DW &RŕľľHH 'HOLJKWV LQ Bray Business Park on Southern Cross Road.

Bookings can also be made on The Angels Way and Circle of Light Facebook pages. Further information from: Frank Corr on fcorr100@gmail.com or 086 8274710

Dreamy Curves bring in US dresses 6LQFH 'UHDP\ &XUYHVÂś ODXQFK on Bray Manin Street in June 2018, brides have been coming from all over Ireland to check out the launch collections in both bridal and bridesmaid GUHVVHV 'UHDP\ &XUYHV KDYH now announced new collections from Europe and USA which are arriving in store from end September to end November.

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Greystones is all shook up Happy birthday!

Sailing Club to mark 60 years

Alan Adamson as The King, inset, Harry Potter

By Jake Maxwell IF youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a little less conversation and little more action in September, then get along to The Whale Theatre for a cracking lineXS RI ÂżOP VKRZFDVLQJ VRPH musical treats.

Those good people at Greystones Film Club are VFUHHQLQJ WZR RI WKH EHVW FRQFHUW ÂżOPV HYHU PDGH VWDUWLQJ ZLWK 7DONLQJ +HDGVÂś seminal Stop Making Sense on September 5.

David Byrne and co teamed XS ZLWK GLUHFWRU -RQDWKDQ Demme (Something Wild,

Silence Of The Lambs) for a romper stomper stage production.

Then on September ZKHQ (OYLV 7KH Âľ Comeback Special gets a 50th anniversary outing, FRPSOHWH ZLWK :LFNORZÂśV DQVZHU WR 7KH .LQJ WKH JUHDW Alan Adamson, as Master of Ceremonies. $ FRPHEDFN WKDW ZRXOG JLYH (OYLV D ZKROH QHZ FDUHHU WHDPLQJ XS ZLWK \RXQJ GLUHFWRU 6WHYH %LQGHU ZRXOG JLYH 3UHVOH\ WKH ORQJ DZDLWHG chance to celebrate his Sun 6WXGLR URRWV ZKLOVW ORRNLQJ WR WKH IXWXUH ZLWK IXQN\ ELJ

band productions, such as Guitar Man and A Little Less Conversation.

Also screening in September is the Greystones Film Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VHFRQG +DUU\ 3RWWHU UHYLVLW 2002â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Chamber Of Secrets hitting the big screen RQFH DJDLQ RQ 6HSWHPEHU for a 2pm screening. $GPLVVLRQ LV Âź ZKLFK FRPHV ZLWK HLWKHU D IUHH NLGV snackbox (popcorn, drink, VZHHWV RU IUHH ODUJH ER[ RI freshly-popped popcorn. Full GHWDLOV RQ ZZZ ZKDOHWKHDWUH ie, or you can email JUH\VWRQHVÂżOPFOXE#JPDLO com.

ONE of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite sporting organisations will celebrate its 60th birthday in the coming weeks.

Bray Sailing Club will mark the occasion on September 15 with a series of events as it commemorates it existence as a modern sailing club.

While there has been recreational sailing and racing organised in Bray since the second half of the 19th century, the current club is based at the harbour since 1958. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not only delighted to celebrate a great and successful past 60 but we are also looking forward to being an important part of the Bray Community for many years to FRPH ´ &RPPRGRUH 'HFODQ Lavelle said as he announced the celebrations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hard to comprehend the amount of change we have gone through since we started in a timber hut near the railway line in 1958. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back then we had at most three nationalities represented in the club, today we have 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back then only people

ZKR FRXOG DŕľľRUG WR EX\ EXLOG their own boats could fully participate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today due to the generosity of our members and grants from Sports Capital Programme and Wicklow Co Co we have been able to buy boats and equipment that enables us to make sailing available to all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are one of the few sailing clubs growing its adult membership and most of this growth is coming from the local Bray community. We provide a range of training courses to introduce adults to sailing and to develop their skills. Please contact training@braysailingclub.ie.â&#x20AC;?

All members and former members are welcome to our celebrations on 15th Sept. Former members who have not been communicated should contact: mark.henderson@braysailingclub.ie.

Chef Catherine set for audience of 25m in USA

By Jake Maxwell ONE of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading chefs and some local suppliers are set to be beamed to an audience of 25m in the US. Catherine Fulvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ballyknocken House & Cookery School has been chosen as part of Entertainment Studios USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two TV programmes, A Taste of Ireland (Recipe TV) and 'LVFRYHULQJ ,UHODQGÂśV $QFLHQW (DVW 0\ 'HVWLQDWLRQ 79

,Q DGGLWLRQ WR ÂżOPLQJ ZLWK RWKHU WRS FKHIV WKH ÂżOP FUHZ will include shots of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ancient East with suppliers in Wicklow Town, Powerscourt, Glendalough, and Kilmacurragh Gardens all featured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a privilege for us here at Ballyknocken Cookery School to have the opportunity to showcase the best of our locally grown and artisan produced ingredients to this huge

US audience,â&#x20AC;? Catherine Fulvio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was delighted to play my part in showcasing all that Wicklow and Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ancient (DVW FDQ SXW RQ D 3ODWH E\ ÂżOPLQJ 'HUHN 'XQQHV %XWFKHUV - famous for their 200 year old black pudding recipe and for their award winning sausages and at The Fish Man where we picked up Wicklow river trout and their own Irish organic smoked salmon. Âł,Q DGGLWLRQ ZH ÂżOPHG D SLFnic at Kilmacurragh Gardens with Olive who makes delicious

chutneys, jams and relishes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her company name is The Birds and The Teas and we DUH ÂżOPLQJ DW /XJDOOD ZLWK WKH guys from Wicklow Wolf and at Powerscourt with craftsPDQ 'DQLHO .RHQLJ ZKR PDNHV amazing chopping boards using native wood.â&#x20AC;?

FĂĄilte Ireland, in conjunction with Tourism Ireland, provided assistance to Entertainment 6WXGLRV WR VHH ÂżUVW KDQG ZK\ Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation is fast growing as a world-class destination for food lovers.

Some of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top chefs will feature in the programmes, including JP McMahon of Aniar Restaurant, Galway, and Alan Foley, the Step House Hotel, Borris, Co Carlow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love Ireland, and Entertainment Studios is thrilled to be here again,â&#x20AC;? producer Lisa-Renee Ramirez of Entertainment Studios said.

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08 | news in brief Painting classes with local artist LOCAL Artist and experienced Tutor, Gill Mac, will be facilitating an Art Group with Drawing and Acrylic Painting nting for Beginners and Improvers ers in the Roundwood Parish Hall ll and Community Centre on Monday onday mornings.

Basic steps to get you on your way and for Improverss to develop their skills.

Monday mornings 10.00am 00am - 12.00pm. September 24 to December 3 and it costs â&#x201A;Ź12 2 per class. Booking is essential al as places are limited.

Contact Gill on 087 252 5216 or gillmac27@gmail.com

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Bray Head homes plan New owners want to concert hotel into apartments

ICA Delgany Guild meeting ICA Delgany Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly nthly meeting will be held on Monday, nday, September 10, 2018 @ 8.00pm 00pm in St. Patricks Hall, Greystones. ones.

Wide range of demonstrations ations and speakers with various arious crafts, sport, drama and Theatre heatre outings amongst the interests erests actively pursued by members, mber e s, not to mention forging good friendships.

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Ursula Andress, Vanessa Redgrave and Colin Farrell who all visited the Bray Head Hotel, and inset, a computer generated image of how the development will look

By Jake Maxwell THE new owners of the Bray Head Hotel are planning to build 46 apartments on the site of the iconic building.

IDV Developments, a British property investment company which moved into the Irish market in 2013, submitted a planning application to Wicklow County Council recently.

IDV has previously refurbished the Boyne Tower in 'URJKHGD DQG DQ RŕľśFH EXLOGLQJ on Merrion Square.

Its plans for the Bray Head Hotel include a bar and cafĂŠ on WKH JURXQG Ă&#x20AC;RRU D ÂżIWK VWRUH\ penthouse, 46 car parking, spaces and 114 cycle parking spaces.

The front of the hotel, which is covered by a preservation order, will be restored as a studio unit, 12 one-bed apartments, 22 twobed units and 11 threebeds with balconies to front, rear and an internal courtyard and four private roof terraces

will be added.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will very much mark the end of an era for the building which was home to the (in)famous Alternative Disco in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The iconic building has been WKH ORFDWLRQ IRU VHYHUDO ÂżOPV DQG has welcomed many a famous face in its 130-year history.

A regular haunt of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor ZKHQ ÂżOPLQJ DW $UGPRUH Studios, the 60-bed hotel was built in the 1880s.

The grand old lady of Bray has been showing its age in recent years but still has many of its original Victorian features intact.

It was closed and sold by Ena Regan Cummins, whose family owned it for 55 years, last year after her husband Johnny, who was well-known to many who drank there over the years, passed a way last year.

At one time the family also owned the Holyrood Hotel

on the seafront, which is now known as The Martello.

Films shot at the hotel include The Miracle, The Commitments, Breakfast on Pluto and My Left Foot together with TV series the Young Indiana Jones Love Hate, Bachelors Walk and Ballykissangel.

6WDUV ZKR ÂżOPHG WKHUH LQFOXGH Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Jordan, Beverley Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo, Colin Farrell and Daniel Day-Lewis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most striking of all the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous guests were the regular visits by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor while %XUWRQ ZDV ÂżOPLQJ 7KH 6S\ Who Came in From the Cold at $UGPRUH DQG DJDLQ ZKLOH ÂżOPing Wagner in 1981,â&#x20AC;? said Ross Shorten of Lisney who sold the property to IDV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other stars who have enjoyed drinks in the cocktail lounge include George Peppard and 8UVXOD $QGUHVV ZKLOH ÂżOPLQJ The Blue Max in 1966.â&#x20AC;?

Jewellers off to Venice

By Jake Maxwell TWO Wicklow students at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Centre of Excellence in Jewellery & Goldsmithing have been selected to participate at major cultural exhibition Homo Faber which takes

place in Venice, Italy from September 14 to 30.

Eve Doyle, from Ashford, and Siobhan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, from Blessington Lakes, are two of 12 graduates and students from the DCCoI Centres of Excellence in Ceramics and in Jewellery & Goldsmithing chosen for the Young

Ambassadors programme, a unique joint educational and cultural initiative as part of Homo Faber. ,UHODQG ZLOO KDYH VLJQLÂżFDQW representation at the event with seven leading Irish designers and makers also having been selected to participate in this exhibition.

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Why I never played for Ireland

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ike many a good story, this one involves an Irishman, an English man and a Scotsman. One cut short my rugbyplaying career, another revived it and the third brought it to an end, once and for all.

The Irishman went by the distinctive name of Derek Peekar.

He was the son of a farmer and a giant of a lad. The same description could have been applied to half the boys at the school I attended; six foot and growing, built like combine harvesters, heads like bulls, hands like shovels. They all loved rugby and that went down very well with the school.

I was in the other half. We were city kids of normal proportions and we mostly preferred soccer, which the school would not let us play. On the UXJE\ ÂżHOG ZH VSHQW PRVW RI RXU time trying to avoid the farming fraternity who took a delight in ploughing us into the mud.

To this end I acquired a set

with Michael Wolsey of skills which, had I put them WR GLŕľľHUHQW XVH PLJKW DFWXDOO\ have made me a reasonable rugby player.

I developed good tactical awareness which helped me avoid contact with other players, not to mention the ball.

I had good handling ability so if, by some mischance, I did end up with ball, I could get rid of it almost instantly.

Since I rarely presented anything like an attacking threat, I had little to fear from tackles.

But, just in case, I developed a neat little swivel-and-turn movement which sent many a foe in the wrong direction.

Throwing away the ball as I

turned, helped greatly to reduce the danger. Sometimes it even looked like a pass.

My plan was to appear active enough to avoid the wrath of gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teachers while also DYRLGLQJ WKH ÂżVWV DQG IHHW RI farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sons. I may have overGRQH WKH ÂżUVW SDUW RI WKH HTXDtion for I got picked for a trial for the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s under-15 side.

I had no real fear of being selected but I did fear the boys out there who were ready to kill for that honour.

It was a poor kick that caused the trouble. The ball bounced tamely in front of me and there was no honourable way I could avoid it.

But there, behind the ball, was a sight to chill the heart - Derek Peekar, six foot of agricultural aggression, bearing down on me at full pelt. There was no time for pretence or fancy manoeuvres.

I swivel-turned out of the way and waved the ball, and Derek, through for a splendid try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never make the team anyway,â&#x20AC;? growled the disgusted teacher. Ah, sweet mu-

sic to my ears. And that would have been the end of my rugby days, but for the Englishman.

John Pugh was editor of the Liverpool Daily Post, a newspaper where I worked a decade or so after my moment of

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL PLAY, OF COURSE,â&#x20AC;?

JOHN TOLD ME. â&#x20AC;&#x153;EVERYONE FROM IRELAND IS A NATURAL RUGBY PLAYER.â&#x20AC;?

school infamy.

John had been a good rugby player and was a keen follower of the game. He had a high regard for Irish rugby, based mainly on a long-standing friendship with Willie John McBride. ,Q D ÂżW RI HQWKXVLDVP IRU KLV favourite sport he organised a match between the Daily Post and a team from two Edinburgh newspapers. The venture was ill-fated, for hardly anyone on WKH 'DLO\ 3RVW VWDŕľľ NQHZ DQ\thing about rugby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play, of course,â&#x20AC;? John told me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone from Ireland is a natural rugby player.â&#x20AC;?

Well, I had to oblige. The honour of my nation was at stake - not to mention any hope of promotion at work.

And so, on a chilly day in November. I stood on a park pitch in bleak Birkenhead. Memories FDPH Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ EDFN DQG WKH\ werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t good. We were facing 15 clones of my school mates, HDFK \HDUV ROGHU DQG ÂżYH stone heavier.

And there was Derek Peekar, who had cleverly morphed into

a Scotsman called Malcolm.

Twenty minutes into the game, he was bearing down on me with undisguised menace.

The honour of Ireland insisted that I stand up to him. Commonsense said I should get out of the way.

Commonsense won. But I was out of practice. My swivel-turn was not as speedy as it used to be and I felt a searing pain as I went down with 18 stone of Scotsman on top of me.

Legend, which I encouraged, had it that I risked life and limb for my team. But in truth the LQMXU\ ZDV QRW LQĂ&#x20AC;LFWHG E\ 0DOcolm. The damage was done when I tried to escape. The doctor in Birkenhead hospital had two bits of good news. With the help of a metal pin, the broken ankle would heal perfectly ... â&#x20AC;&#x153;but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never play rugby again.â&#x20AC;?

Two women visiting a man in the next bed overheard and were shocked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never play rugby again,â&#x20AC;? they repeated sadly. And I never did.

Your loss, Joe Schmidt. Eat your heart out.

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Differnet Pope, different Ireland

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y the time we got to Wo o d s t o c k / We were half a million strong / And everywhere was a song and a

celebration’.

I thought of the above Joni Mitchell lyric as the crowds gathered in the Pheonix Park for the visit of Pope Francis recently.

Half a million were expected; WKH UDLQ PD\ KDYH SXW PDQ\ R൵ but there was still a huge crowd there, probably the largest gathering the country has seen since the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979.

I didn’t go to see Francis.

I chose to stay at home and help my son build the Lego he’d got for his birthday that day.

My wife went, along with one of our daughters, who is 13.

Elizabeth sings in various choirs and a chance to hear the PXVLF DQG VLQJLQJ RQ R൵HU ZDV the main motivation for her wanting to go.

Also, the young are big into being at ‘an event’ and the visit

Pope John Paul II in Dublin during his visit in 1979

Brian Quigley of a Pope to our country certainly counts as ‘an event’!

I was there in 1979, quite close to the front (I was an altar server at the time, so I guess we must have got priority positioning!).

I remember the day as a great adventure for a 10 year-old.

Getting up before daybreak and coming home after sunset.

Picnic lunch and banter with altar servers from all over the country. John Paul II driving by in the Popemobile. Ireland has changed enormously in the intervening 39 years.

We have grown up a lot as a nation, got more money and PRUH FRQ¿GHQFH We have started to question

things more and to decide on moral issues for ourselves rather than turning to the Catholic Church for guidance.

The Church itself has changed too in those four decades; it has taken a severe battering in response to the many scandals that have rocked it.

Ireland is a ‘mature market’ for the Catholic Church.

We use such terminology in the pharmaceutical industry to describe the sales and dwinGOLQJ SUR¿WV IURP PHGLFLQHV WKDW KDYH FRPH R൵ SDWHQW The ‘growth markets’ for the Catholic Church are in places like Africa.

Having said that, the numbers who still attend Mass here are higher than you might think

(more than 30% of families) and good luck to them.

I wouldn’t ever try to defend the Catholic Church for the terrible wrongdoings that went on, particularly against women and children.

Even more despicable in my eyes were the cover-ups and lack of accountability amongst those who knew what was go-

ing on but didn’t act.

On the other hand, the minority of people that were the wrongdoers shouldn’t be let damage the good work that was done and continues to be done by the good people in the Catholic Church’s ranks – Pope Francis (and John Paul II before him) included in the latter camp. On the whole I think Papal visit was a success.

In the run-up to it the populists were talking about protests, about demonising the Pope, about boycotts and about ridicule and disdain for anyone even thinking of going to Croke Park or the Pheonix Park.

The large turnout and genuine D൵HFWLRQ IRU WKH SRQWL൵ GHOLJKWed me.

Not from any great love of the Church but because it was anRWKHU QDLO LQ WKH FR൶Q RI SRSXlism as far as I’m concerned.

The people did what they wanted and enjoyed the visit of Francis regardless of what the populists instructed us to do.

They don’t think and speak for us anymore. We are back being able to think for ourselves.

Long may it last.

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WILDLIFE WILDLIFE with Justin Ivory

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with Justin Ivory

EXHIBITION of the week

Blackberry Bounty

HOROSCOPES

FILM of the week THE EQUALIZER 2 ROI Rating: - 15A

OPEN DOOR DAY CENTRE EXHIBITION Signal Arts Centre, Albert Ave Bray, Co. Wicklow This exhibition will showcase the work of artists who as ‘members’ attend daily art & ceramic classes at Open Door Day Centre, Bray.

Each artist has found a way to express their ideas through mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolour paint, mixed media, pottery & ceramics and have achieved a high standard in both

visuality and presentation. The aim of the event is to create a natural meeting point for all the artists. The artists who attend benefit from the physical therapy aspect of art & ceramics while also enjoying the social interaction.

If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive Robert McCall will deliver the vigilante justice you seek. This time, however, McCall’s past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer -- his best friend and former colleague.

Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who’ll stop at nothing to

GIG of the week

“Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen.

At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot” (Seamus Heaney) MANY of us are familiar with Seamus Heaney’s evocative poem “Blackberry Picking”and as I write this weeks’ column the blackberry bushes around the county and the country are heaving under, what appears to my eyes anyway, a bumper crop of fruit this year.

The European Blackberry or Rubus fruticosus to give it its scientific/Latin name belongs to the genus Rubus which also includes the raspberry and in turn these are part of the Rosaceae family – that’s the Rose family to you and I. But enough of this fancy Latin terminology most people know the blackberry bush as the “bramble” – a word meaning any impenetrable thicket.

The fruit of the bramble, the blackberry is technically not a berry at all, but an aggregate fruit composed of a conglomeration of small fruits known as drupelets.

Blackberries are one of nature’s superfoods. They are packed with antioxidants, including vitamin C which can help protect against chronic disease and cancer. They are a great source of fibre due to the many tiny seeds provided by the druplets. They also contain salicylates, a group of analgesics that include the active ingredient in aspirin.

It is no wonder these fruits have been so popular with humans and are known to have been eaten by European inhabitants right back to 8,000 BC. During the Great War children in the UK were given time off school to collect blackberries to make juice that was sent to soldiers to help maintain health.

Equally wildlife from birds to mice, foxes and badgers love these tasty fruits. So if you are collecting blackberries this Autumn please only take what you need and be sure to leave plenty for our wildlife.

CLASS of the week

FLAMENCO @ THE HOT SPOT The Harbour, Greystones. 21st September. www.thehotspot.ie/

BREADMAKING MASTERCLASS Macreddin Village, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. T: 0402 36444

Ireland’s foremost Flamenco guitarist John Walsh, returns for a special night of Traditional Flamenco along with exceptional Flamenco singer Maria Delgado.

Together they will take you on a musical journey through the various traditional styles that make up this exciting music from Andalucia. For the last 10 years John has been at theforefront

Join Evan Doyle & the Macreddin Village Baker for an insight into the history, the tips and the traits of Bread Making in Ireland. Put your baking skills to the test and make your very own Organic Brown Bread. The Macreddin Village Baker will demonstrate how to make bread the old fashioned way… using a Soda

of Flamenco in Ireland, as a performer, composer and educator. Maria Delgado is an exponent of traditional Flamenco singing from the heart of Flamenco in Algeciras, Andalucia.

BOOK of the week

play, and develop musically every step of the way, this is the ideal first music book and provides an excellent path to musical development for any child.

TV SHOW of the week

Written and performed by Mikel Murfi, this is a 2nd collaboration between Mikel, Sligo County Council Arts Service, and The Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo.

CHALLENGE of the week

melt at an alarming rate.

WELLNESS EVENT of the week

Join The Brave and Intrepid Swimmers in this Iron Challenge of Stamina and Endurance. Over Five hundred Swimmers take part in this now historic event.

Three principal events: Saturday 750 Metre Open Water Swim – 10am Start; 1500 Metre Open Water Swim -11am Start; Sunday 3900 Metre Swim

WICKLOW PARISH BBQ Kilmullen House, North Moneystown, September 2nd 1pm

Escape from the stresses of life and rejuvenate. Nourish your mind ,body and soul and join us at Lus Mor for a two night stay in the most beautiful corner of the world. Enjoy holistic treatments, Pilates, mindfulness, guided hike (with beautiful stretch flow session & packed lunch) massage,

In aid of The Friends of St Luke’s Hospital & Wicklow Parish, €25 per adult, children €8 and family tickets €55 (2+2) will be available at the gate or through Brian O’Rorke 086 342 8226. Locally sourced steak, hog roast and tasty vegetarian options, homemade salads and yummy desserts. Kids

relaxation, yogalates and delicious healthy food. Further info: Facebook: https://www. facebook.com/

CANCER- This week is an 8 Pay bills, and manage ¿QDQFLDO REOLJDWLRQV Leave a cushion for the unexpected. Adapt to changes as they fall.

LEO- This week is a 9 Coordinate with a partner through changing circumstances. Don’t react blindly. Mistakes could get expensive.

LIBRA- This week is a 7 Enjoy time with family, friends and your sweetheart.

Serve something delicious.

Sidestep distractions or surprises.

SCORPIO- This week is a 7 Home and family have your attention. Someone presents a surprise, and adaptation is required. Consider longterm plans.

SAGITTARIUS- This week is an 8

10am Start. Closing Date for Registration for both events 5th September For further Details Go to : http://www. openwaterswimmer.ie/index. php/events/glendalough

FUN IDEA of the week

WELL BEING RETREAT @ LUS MOR 14th – 15th September 2018

TAURUS - This week is an 8 Unexpected news could stir up things at work. Avoid giving in to automatic reactions.

VIRGO- This week is an 8 Slow the pace to navigate uncertain terrain. Focus on your moves, and watch your VWHSV 3UR¿W IURP PHWLFXORXV service.

GLENDALOUGH NATIONAL PARK SWIM 8th September 2018 Glendalough, Laragh, Co. Wicklow

OPERATION ARCTIC Thursdays RTE 2 8.25pm New series. Originally broadcast live from the Arctic, this series follows the struggles of polar bears living on this frozen tundra and highlights the impact that environmental changes are having on the bears and the changing world around them.

Simon Reeve, Kate Humble and Gordon Buchanan examine the effects of climate change and the struggles these bears now face as the sea ice continues to

Pot and an open Turf Fire. Enjoy Lunch at The Waterside Lounge whilst the breads are baking and receive recipes and some precious Macreddin Village live yeast to take home.

I HEAR YOU AND REJOICE: MIKEL MURFI Thursday 6th September Whale Theatre, Greystones.

Following the sellout success of The Man In The Woman’s Shoes, Mikel Murfi returns with a new one man show. Late in his life, Pat Farnon, cobbler and all-round contented man, embarks on a journey he had not quite planned and finds that every twist in the road can bring surprises.

ARIES - This week is an 8 Take time to adapt to changes. Celebrate team accomplishments. Consider your moves before making them. Wait and rest.

GEMINI- This week is a 7 Travel may tempt, but stick to reliable routes or risk unexpected surprises.

Discover something new about somewhere familiar.

SHOW of the week

POOKY PLAYS PIANO Tim Treacy, Pi Kappa Lambda Pooky Plays Piano is a delightful, fun, and modern introduction to playing piano which includes composition, sight reading, duets, musical games, and writing exercises. With colourful characters, stories, and illustrations the book goes beyond the traditional piano teaching curriculum. With Pooky encouraging the young beginner student to think, sing, feel, create,

destroy him. Denzel Washington is back in action as retired CIA black ops operative Robert McCall. Washington returns to one of his signature roles but how far will he go when the victim he’s avenging is someone he loves?

will enjoy games, activities and a world cup related quiz. Adults can enjoy refreshments including a glass of wine, feel free to BYOB.

Anticipate changes.

Surprising news requires adaptation. Craft statements to smooth things over. Edit, post and publish.

CAPRICORN- This week is an 8 <RX¶YH JRW FRQ¿GHQFH DQG energy on your side. Stay ÀH[LEOH 'RQ¶W ZRUU\ DERXW money, but don’t spend much either.

AQUARIUS-This week is a 9 A professional opportunity ÀRZHUV &RQVLGHU JRLQJ for a big prize. Plan and prepare. Assume authority, and tap into fresh funding. *HQWOH H൵RUW LV HQRXJK PISCES- This week is a 7 Make plans to realize a dream. Craft backup options, anticipating unexpected changes with extra time in the schedule.

Rest and consider. Process current events.

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wicklow people in pictures

Levi Clarke Elf, Nigel Philips, Patrick Vickers and Derek Kelly at the Lakers Shorts and Shades Disco at Bray Tennis Club

Gay Mooney, Anthony and Winnie Bradley at the launch of winakoolhouse.ie launch at Lees Kilcoole for St. Anthonys Kilcoole FC and Kilcoole GAA Club who are raffling a house between them

Brazil Meets Bray at Paulo Pimnetel’s talk in the Mermaid Arts Centre: John O’Sullivan Bill Murphy from Bray Camera Club, Paulo Pimentel and Eilis Taves from Tres Brazilian Cultural Centre

Ray Gaffney, Cllr Pat Kennedy, Séamus McCormack, Paddy Mordaunt Honorary Life President, Deputy Pat Casey TD and Moya McGrath Doyle Secretary. At the recent AGM of the Brian Lenihan Arklow Fianna Fáil Cumann Séamus McCormack was elected as the new Chairman

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Apply for BCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholarships and education loans Advertorial

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GREYSTONES & District Credit Union is delighted to unveil our new smart education loan for new and current 3rd level students.

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Catch a little culture as annual cultural extravaganza returns Advertorial ON Friday September 21st hundreds of thousands of people across the country will lose themselves in their imagination and an explosion of creativity as the country comes alive for Culture Night, Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual nocturnal cultural extravaganza. Wicklow County &RXQFLO $UWV 2ŕľśFH LV GHOLJKWHG to be once again taking part in Culture Night for its 9th year.

The programme of activities in Wicklow is now available on www.culturenight.ie $UWV 2ŕľśFHU -HQQ\ 6KHUZLQ LV delighted that the programme in Wicklow for Culture Night 2018 is rich and varied with events from lifestyle and reading to superb professional music performances.

Highlights of events taking place in Wicklow Ashford 7.00 to 9.00pm at Nunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island Church. Music for everyone with Luan Parle award-winning Irish singer-songwriter, Eamon Sweeney in the compaQ\ RI -HVVLFD +DUULV DQG -DPHV

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ZLWK 5DFKHO .HOO\ PH]]R VRprano in concert.) For this very special Culture Night Recital West Wicklow welcomes back its own Fiachra Garvey with PH]]R VRSUDQR 5DFKHO .HOO\ who will perform a programme based on French song exploring both familiar and lesser-known French repertoire through romanticism, impressionism and modernism, as well as some popular opera arias and Irish songs.

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family and the power of storytelling. This is the third 2VFDU QRPLQDWHG ÂżOP IURP Irish animation studio Cartoon 6DORRQ 7KH 6HFUHW RI .HOOV Song of the Sea).

Greystones 6.30pm.

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Arklow Library

6.30pm - 8.00pm

Essential

arklowlibrary@wicklowcoco.ie

Arklow Library

8.00 - 9.00pm

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arklowlibrary@wicklowcoco.ie or 0402 39977

Ashford Luan Parle, James Mahon, Jessica Harris Nuns Cross Church

7.00 - 9.00pm

Recommended

alchemyconcerts@gmail.com

Blessington Catherine Fulvio A Taste of Autumn

Blessington Library

7.45 - 8.45 pm

Recommended

blessingtonlib@wicklowcoco.ie or 045 891740

Rachel Kelly (Mezzo Soprano) & Fiachra Garvey (Piano)

Russborough House

8.00 pm

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info@westwicklowfestival.com OR info@russborough.ie

Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Town Hall

5.00 pm 7.30 pm

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Mermaid Box Office 01 272400 braylitfest@gmail.com

Common Ground, Beverly Studios, Church Terrace Signal Arts Centre

6.00 - 10.00 pm From 3.00pm

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Launch of the Arklow Secret Cinema Club Sacred Sounds Music & Film

Bray The Breadwinner - Film Bray Literary Festival - Music * Common Ground Lifestyle Signal Arts - Arts

Greystones Karl Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Healthy Living - Fitness/ Books Greystones Library Trad-Fusion at the Whale Family/ Music/ Workshops The Whale Theatre

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www.whaletheatre.ie

Tinahely The Courthouse - Family

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Wicklow Town Poetry & Music Event

Bridge Street Books

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with the Circus: An Open Arial 6WXGLR ZLWK .DWLH +ROPHV DQG (PLO\ $RLEKHDQQ .DWLH +ROPHV and Emily Aoibheann are multidisciplinary artists whose mediums collectively span across aerial, poetry, dance, sculpture and movement.

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Demand for venues on the night is high so please review the programme carefully to book venue attendance where applicable so as to avoid disappointment.

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CLINICAL DIRECTOR REMEDY PILATES AND PHYSIOTHERAPY www.remedypilates.ie 01 2829837 Rachael was honoured to receive the ‘Highly Commended finalist’ award at the Network Ireland Business Woman of the Year Awards.

Her team at Remedy are health educators helping people achieve goals in rehabilitation, fitness, and performance. They bring a unique nurturing style that intertwines body and mind and provide the resources needed to optimise well-being, regardless of age or ability. They specialise in Physiotherapy, Pilates and Fitness, as well as Yoga, Massage and Clinical Hypnotherapy all complimenting. They take individual’s from pain, injury, illness or wherever they would like to improve from, through to optimal functional fitness and provide the education, tools, support and guidance needed. They emphasise the importance of self-care to continue looking after physical and mental health during daily activities to improve lifestyles.

DEBORAH COUGHLAN NATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK Beechwood Close, Boghall Road, Bray, (01) 282 9643 Deborah Coughlan is the Area Manager for National Learning Network. With centres in Bray and Arklow they provide education and training for people who need extra support to get qualifications or return to the workplace.

Deborah says “Our students come from a range of backgrounds, those suffering from depression or anxiety, those who have had an accident or illness that has set them back or have a learning disability. Early school leavers or those unable to cope with the pressures of mainstream education are also supported. National Learning Network is funded by KWETB and HSE who recognise some people need a little more support than others to achieve their goals.

ELAINE McPARLAND UP TO MY EYES 6 Theatre Lane, Greystones, 01 2872781 If you haven’t treated yourself to a trip to Up To My Eyes salon yet, then now is the time to do it. They are specialists in the art of EmBrowdery, a type of semi-permanent makeup which they introduced into the country in 2012, as well as traditional brow grooming treatments such as hdBrows.

In fact, brow artist Elaine McParland was nominated for Best Brow Artist by Image magazine earlier this year. If you really want to enhance your eyes enquire about eyelash extensions or Yumi Lashes. Up To My Eyes also offer specialised waxing, nails and training in the art of eyelash extensions and emBrowdery. Elaine has been nominated for Image Best Brow Artist award for five consecutive years and this year took away an award.

MARY FAHEY BRANCH MANAGER BANK OF IRELAND Bray and Greystones, Co Wicklow 087 366 4777, mary.fahey@boi.com Mary has 13 years experience in financial services and is delighted to take up her new role which has been developed by Bank of Ireland to enable its customers, colleagues and communities to thrive. “I am now the community enterprise leader and effectively the face of Bank of Ireland within the community,” Mary says of her new role. Mary is one of a team of four leaders in Wicklow and of a team of over 40 staff overall based in the county. If you would like to contact Mary directly for any personal or business financial need, she can be reached by email at Mary.fahey@boi.com or 0873664777 by phone. Mary is predominately based in Greystones and Bray and although a native of Mayo, she lives locally in Kilcoole with her husband and two young children. “If you need anything come to me.”

EMMA MCKERNAN MCKERNAN & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS & REGISTERED AUDITORS Unit C20/C21, Wicklow Enterprise Centre, The Murrough. www.mckernanandco.ie, 0404 70122 Emma McKernan runs an independent accountancy firm based in Wicklow Town. The firm offers a wide range of services to both start-up businesses and established companies, and they pride themselves on working with clients from varying industries. Their wealth of knowledge in accounting, audit and taxation help clients make informed and productive business decisions. The firm is also experienced in specialised audits, and are happy to guide clients through this complex processes. McKernan & Co combine the efficiency and technical expertise you would expect from a large firm with the personal skills required to build close, successful client relationships.

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