DUNGARVAN
OBSERVER Vol. 103
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Friday, 23rd October, 2015
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FÉILTE, the Festival of Education In Learning and Teaching Excellence, brought together almost 1,000 teachers and members of the public at a celebration of innovation in teaching and World Teachers’ Day 2015 recently. The event, which was hosted by the Teaching Council and took place in Dublin’s RDS, was attended by teachers and members of the public from across the country, including County Waterford.
FÉILTE featured a mix of over 50 showcases and workshops spanning projects from across the school sector, demonstrating the innovation happening in teaching and learning in schools across the country. The day also featured three panel discussions covering the role of parents in their children’s education, the use of technology in education, and mindfulness in the classroom.
TWO West Waterford spirit producers have won accolades at the National Irish Whiskey Awards held last week. Knockanore-based Blackwater Irish Spirits Limited, which makes the award-winning Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur, won the overall trophy for ‘Best Irish Gin’ for their new spirit called ‘Thin Gin’. M e a n w h i l e , Cappoquin-based Blackwater Distillery were awarded a gold medal for their Blackwater No.5 Gin in the ‘Best Irish Gin’ category. There were 13 Irish gins judged in a carefully monitored blind taste test. The awards were held in the Teeling Distillery, Newmarket,
at the 2015 Blas na hÉireann Awards. They also recently won a Silver Outstanding for their Award Blackwater No.5 Gin and a Silver award for their Blackwater Poteen at the 2015 International Wine and Spirit Competition. Ally Alpine, Managing Director of Celtic Whiskey Shop and the Irish Whiskey Awards, said: “The Irish Whiskey Awards were started almost at the same time as the explosion in interest in Irish whiskey and craft distilling, and each year shows the leap in both entry numbers and the quality of the liquid. We hope this journey continues for many years”. SEE ALSO PAGE 6
Dublin 8, last Thursday evening. This is the first year the category for Irish Gin has been included in the awards. The Irish Whiskey Awards, which are in their third year, recognise the excellence and innovation from indigenous producers and distillers and spanned a total of 20 categories. Blackwater Irish Spirits Limited, Knockanore, previously won a gold medal at the Irish Whiskey Awards in 2014 and a recent bronze award at the 2015 Blas na hÉireann Awards for their Muldoon’s Irish Whiskey Liqueur. Blackwater Distillery, Cappoquin, was recently named as ‘Best in Waterford’ in the County Award category
Pictured top left: Thin Gin, which is made by Knockanore-based Blackwater Irish Spirits Limited; and top right: Blackwater No.5 Gin, which is made by Cappoquin-based Blackwater Distillery.
Grattan Square changes should be completed by June 2016
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Ban on works during December so Christmas trade will not be affected December, so that it works around the town has place. By Paul Mooney The contractor was to doesn’t affect Christmas selected contractor Wills Clocks go back! The clocks go back one hour from 1.00 a.m. this Sunday, 25th October, so remember to adjust your timepieces accordingly. 42
CHANGES to Grattan Square in Dungarvan, which will involve making the historic centre more pedestrian-friendly through ‘Smarter Travel’ will take an estimated 36 weeks and should be completed by the end of June, 2016. ‘Go Dungarvan’ the entity which is looking after the Smarter Travel
Brothers Limited to carry out the work in Grattan Square. Representatives of Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber, who met with representatives of the Go Dungarvan team, were told that the team and their full-time engineer will meet with the contractor over the coming week for an outline of the programme of work to take
provide Go Dungarvan with particular documentation by last Friday, 16th October, and a letter of acceptance is expected to be sent to the contractor by Thursday, 22nd October, with the work on Grattan Square to start within 20 days. It is understood there is an agreement in place for a complete ban on works during the month of
trade in the town. A spokesperson for Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber said the entire contract, including the four week Christmas ban on works, is estimated to take 36 weeks, finishing by the end of June, 2016. A Council engineer will be present on the project for the 36 weeks. Continued on page 2
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