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Pics by Liz Doran Damage estimated at several hundred thousand Euro was caused by last Thursday and Friday’s flooding in Enniscorthy. The heavy rain which caused the Slaney to burst its banks and flood low lying areas of the town brought commercial activity to a virtual standstill with traders on both sides of the River Slaney experiencing severe losses due to the disruptions. And as the clean-up continues this week – many business premises have yet to re-open – questions are being asked as to what needs to be done to prevent further recurrences of this nature in the months ahead. The long promised Flood Relief Plan for Enniscorthy is due to commence next year at a cost of almost €30 million. The plan is to erect flood walls on
both sides of the River Slaney as it flows through Enniscorthy and to demolish Rafter Bridge (the town’s new bridge) and erect another new bridge further down the N11. The plan is ambitious and expansive but many people in Enniscorthy remains to be convinced if it is the solution to the flooding problem. Those opposed to the plan maintain it will divide the town even further with the residents on the East side of the river being virtually cut off from the rest of Enniscorthy. An already serious divide exists between people living on the East side and their fellow townspeople on the West side and the fear is that should flood walls be erected on either side of the Slaney as it flows through Enniscorthy, the divide will become even
more obvious. Enniscorthy’s business community and the town’s population in general acknowledge that something positive must be done to prevent further flooding which is costing the local community hundreds of thousands of Euro on an all too regular basis and that whatever plan is implemented it must be done sooner rather than later. Most people believe that a major dredging of the river bed is the answer but this suggestion is not finding favour with the powers-thatbe. Experienced river users say that the Slaney could be dredged from 2 miles North of Enniscorthy to two miles South at a fraction of what it will cost to implement the Flood Relief Plan and that if this was done the bed of the
Slaney could be lowered by as much as six feet. The lowering of the River bed by such a figure would certainly prevent flooding on the scale seen last week but critics of this plan say it is only a short term measure and that something more positive and long term is needed. They say the Slaney would need to be dredged almost annually for this suggestion to be effective in stopping flooding and the long term costs of dredging would be excessive. One thing is certain, something must be done and done soon for if not the scenes experienced in Enniscorthy on Thursday and Friday last will be repeated time and time again with the ratepayers of the town having to pay the cost.
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Business Expo a big success The annual Wexford Business Expo organised by the Wexford Chamber took place in Whites of Wexford on Thursday last. More than
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Fatal accident at grain storage unit Enniscorthy is in mourning this week following the trafic death of 55 year old John Doyle, Cooladine, Enniscorthy, following an accident at the family’s grain intake business on Friday morning. It is understood Mr. Doyle died after becoming trapped in a grain storage unit just after 9 a.m. and died before rescuers could get to him. The dead man who was single is one of a family of five, being son of William and the Late Kate Doyle, a well known farming family in the area. He was working at the family’s newly constructed and highly modern grain intake facility at Cooladine when the accident occurred. His body was taken to Waterford Regional Hospital where a Post Mortem Examination took
place on Friday night to determine the exact cause of death. The scene of the accident remained sealed off throughout the weekend.. The dead way was hugely popular in the general Enniscorthy area where his family are engaged in extensive farming and commercial enterprises and news of his untimely passing was heard with feelings of deep shock and sadness over a wide area. His father, 92 year old William Doyle was a prominent IFA member in Wexford for many years serving as he did at the highest levels of the organisation both here in Wexford and at national level.. He is also survived by his brothers, William, Pat, Michael and Simon. John Doyle was laid to rest in Glenbrien on Monday...
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Floods chaos in Enniscorthy After some of the worst flooding of recent years, Enniscortrhy is this week counting the cost of last week’s rains which resulted in severe flooding in many low lying areas of the town. Once again Templeshannon, Templeshannon Quay, Abbey Quay, The Prominade and Island Road suffered the brunt of the flooding but homes in other parts of the town, particularly in the Irish Street area, also experienced the worst excesses of the weather. Because of early storm warnings, Enniscorthy Municipal Authority officials were prepared for the possibility of flooding and put in place an emergency plan which was implimented as the River Slaney began rising alarmingly from early on Thursday morning last. The first real indications of what was to come came early on Thursday afternoon when the N 11 South of Enniscorthy was flooded to a depth of several feet. This prompted Gardai and Town Officials to close the busy thoroughfare for several hours causing, as it did, traffic chaos on all approach roads to Enniscorthy. The closure had the effect of
bringing commercial activity in Enniscorthy to a virtual standstill but worse was to come when the torrential rains of last Thursday morning returned late on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning. The River Slaney, already several feet higher than normal, burst its banks in the early hours of Friday and just after 5 a.m. the decision was taken to close off both Templeshannon Quay and Abbey Quay to traffic. The situation deteriorated quickly and by first light, flood water was appearing on the Island Road, the Prominade and in Templeshannon itself. It was then decided to close Island Road to traffic and to put in place a series of detours which kept traffic moving but which resulted in long tailbacks – in some cases as long as 3 miles. Despite a very effective response from both Wexford County Council and Enniscorthy Municipal Authority, the speed with which the flood waters submerged low lying areas of the town caught everybody by surprise and by 10 a.m. on Friday, all low lying areas of ther town were under several feet of water. The
response by the emergency services was swift and effective but there was little they could do under the circumstances. Numerous cars parked close to the Riverside Park Hotel were badly damaged by flood waters while the hotel itself had no alternative but to close its doors to business from just after lunch time on Friday. Wedding receptions planned for the hotel on both Friday and Saturday had to be cancelled with White’s Hotel in Wexford and The Mill Race Hotel in Bunclody saving the day for the couples involved by offering their facilities to the wedding parties. A high tide on Friday morning brought further chaos in its wake and extended the flood area even further leaving the emergency services virtually powerless until the waters began receding shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday evening. It was not until Saturday morning, however, that the town was reopened to traffic and by that stage, the business community was left to count the cost of some of the worst flooding witnessed in Enniscorthy in recent years.
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O’Sullivans Ballycanew welcome Charity Gig increase in New Car sales for Gorey It very encouraging to see that figures just released from the SIMI show 95,217 new cars registered in the state so far in 2014. This represents a 30% increase on 2013 and the highest number of new car sales since the beginning of the recession. Commercial sales have been even more buoyant with an increase of 51% over this time last year. This has contributed an extra €171 million to the exchequer as well as increased employment in the industry. It is predicted that new car
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NWSPCA Report Two sets of siblings looking for their forever homes It was a good week for cats and kittens Bear, Dusty and Fay who all joined their new families with the help of the North Wexford SPCA. Also dogs Lucy, George and Ben adopted their new human families. The NWSPCA also helped to reunite several dogs that had gone
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Spillane an Fánaí in Gorey In the final programme in his series to be broadcast on Tuesday Nov. 25th at 10pm, singer/songwriter John Spillane travels to French’s Pub, Gorey, where he chats to an Elvis impersonator, he has a picnic with Giggle the clown and the children from Gaelscoil Moshíológ and he hears about Gorey’s link to the 1798 Rising. Bróna Ní Chíonnfhaolaidh brings John to a local Horse-shoe throwing game and back in the pub he shares a few songs with the locals including the debut performance of his especially written song about the town. As a follow up to Spillane an Fánai in Gorey Conradh na Gaeilge Guaire have organised for John to perform a gig on Thursday 11th December in Katie Daly's. Supporting act will be Jimi Cullen.
Anita Bass, Des and Tony Kavanagh and Lorraine Doyle who took part in the Monaseed Community Development Fund ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, on Friday night
Youth Needs A Charity Gig will take place on the 22nd of November, 2014 from 8.30pm in the Cellar Bar at Katie Daly's to raise funds for a new Music Programme that has started in Gorey Youth Needs. Gorey Youth Needs is a community based youth project which has been servicing the town of Gorey since 1995. The project aims to support young people and their families, particularly those who are or who may be at risk of experiencing social exclusion. A number of local and national musicians have already signed up to play at the event. The Gorey Youth Needs Group is core funded by the HSE but the group depends largely on the community, fund-raising activities and events just like this to raise much
needed funds for its ongoing programmes and projects. Organiser for the event, Jimi Cullen said: 'I am really looking forward to this event and delighted I could be a part of it. The money raised will go towards a Music Programme which I have developed with Gorey Youth Needs. The programme will teach young people between the ages of 12 and 19 everything they need to know about playing and recording music, such as Songwriting, Performing and Music Technology.' Musicians on the night will include Karen Dunbar, Jimi Cullen, Gavin MacDermott, Sam Ali and Damian Brady. The event is free in but there will be a bucket collection on the night, with all proceeds going to the Music Programme at Gorey Youth Needs.
Toastmasters host open house Wexford Toastmasters Other speakers include Club invites the public to its Damian Carroll, Mike Quinn, open house to meet members Jim Cowman and Carmel and enjoy a fun and relaxed Walsh. Carmel has recently evening in the Wexford Town won the 2nd place in the Library on.November 27th Humorous Speech Contest at (7pm to 9pm) Division D Final. “Toastmasters provide a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to develop their communication and leadership skills,” says Damian Carroll, Club President for Wexford Toastmasters. Members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that will include prepared speeches, Table Topics™ (impromptu speeches) and evaluations. Club Mentoring Coordinator Emer Mulhall, will be the Table Topics master. “Table Topics are one of my favorite parts of the meeting,” says Emer. “This is where guests and members Carmel Walsh, CC, winner of are randomly selected to speak for one to two minutes. the 2nd place in the HumorIt helps you think and speak ous Speech Contest at Diviclearly on your feet.” sion D Final
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Sullivan to Chair Health Committee A Gorey councilor has been elected Chairman of one of two recently formed committees of the Regional Health Forum South. The Regional Health Forum South is the 39 member body enabling nominees of local authorities in Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford to make representations to the HSE on the range and operation of health and personal social services in their areas. The South East Committee, made up of members nominated from Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford local authorities, will be chaired by Cllr. Joe Sullivan – a Gorey Municipal District member of
Wexford County Council,. Speaking after his election as Chair of the South East Committee, Cllr. Joe Sullivan said: “The Forum’s South East Committee is a new body, replacing the former Acute Services Committee and Primary, Community and Continuing Care Services Committee. It amalgamates these different services into a geographical area. I look forward to working with Mr Gerry O’Dwyer (CEO of South/South West Hospital Group), Ms. Mary Day (CEO of the Ireland East Hospitals Group), Ms. Anna Marie Lanigan (Area Manager, South East Primary, Continuing and Community Care Services), Ms. Sinead Byrne
(Regional Health Forum South)Manager) and their teams.” “During the course of my Chairmanship, I will take special interest in mental health services and the provision of a fast and efficient Ambulance Service for people in outlying areas who may not have access comparable to those in more built up areas. I would also like to congratulate Cllr. Jason Murphy, a Waterford Municipal District member of Waterford City and County Councils and representative of Fianna Fáil, who has been elected as vice-chairperson. I look forward to working with Cllr. Murphy, the other Regional Health Forum members and all HSE personnel.”
Remembering those who died in hospital Several hundred people gathered in the Church of the Annunciation Clonard on Friday evening to remember those who passed away at Wexford General Hospital over the past year. Family and friends of those who died at the hospital were
joined by hospital staff for the special annual ceremony of remembrance. The ceremony was led by Hospital Chaplain Fr. Ken Quinn with Rev Arthur Minion of the Church of Ireland and members of the staff at the hospital
participated in the readings and prayers. At the end each family collected a special candle to take home in remembrance of their deceased family member. (Pic by Pat Sheridan)
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Shocking problems as homelessness increases Shocking levels of social problems and an increasing number of people who are homeless are presenting themselves to Wexford Co. Council in desperate need of support. The recently appointed Director of Services with responsibility for Housing in the county, John Carley, revealed that he has been shocked by the nature of the problems which are being dealt with by Council staff and
he admitted that at the moment the system was not people centred or geared specific towards dealing with these problems. He revealed that Council staff were dealing with the problems on a daily basis, including at weekends but if the system was to become people centred it would require a much greater input from other agencies including the HSE and it would also require increased resources.
During a major Co. Council debate on Housing policy Cllr. Anthony Kelly said the homeless crisis was an indictment of everyone in the country and he pointed out that there had been a reduction from five to two in the number of social workers employed to deal with issues associated with housing problems. He said the Council had very little to offer homeless people who often ended up in Hotels or Bed and Breakfast
accommodation. Senior Housing Officer Liz Hore said that despite an increase in the numbers Wexford did not have the same issues with homelessness as the major urban centres, particularly with people sleeping rough. However, Cllr. Robbie Ireton said he knew of people who were sleeping in their cars because they had no place else to go.
Govt. cap causing ‘black economy’ in rents The cap on rent allowances imposed by the Department of Social Protection is facilitating the creation of a ‘black economy’ in the rental market with tenants making under the counter payments to landlords to bridge the gap between what the Department allows and the going rent. The claim came from Enniscorthy Councillor Keith Doyle during a discussion on
housing policy at the November meeting of the Co. Council. And another Council member alleged that the Department’s policy was forcing people to tell lies. Cllr. Davy Hynes said people were afraid to put the proper rent on the forms because the rents they were paying were higher than the Department allowed. ‘The only way it will work is
when people don’t tell the truth’, he alleged. However, in the short term there seems little likelihood of a change in government policy. Following recent representations on the matter from the Council the Minister, Joan Burton, replied pointing out that the purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with
reasonable accommodation costs. And she pointed out that the Department’s strategic policy direction is to transfer responsibility for recipients of rent supplement with long term housing need to local authorities under the Housing Assistance Payment scheme.
Monageer school celebrates They celebrated one hundred years of education in Monageer on Sunday with mass in the local Church followed by refreshments. Bishop Denis Brenna and Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe joined a large number of locals including current school pupils for the event. Pictured Right: Children from Monageer school who attended the celebrations Below: Juliet O Byrne relaxes as the speech are on. Bottom Right: Paul Kehoe, Government .Chief Whip, Bishop Denis Brennan, Andrew Hanrahan, Monageer School Principal Fr. William Cosgrave PP Monageer, and Fr.Michael Byrne,CC Boolavogue, at the event.
County can lead the country in arts People seeking local authority and social housing in North Wexford are in danger of being knocked down the waiting list by applicants who transfer to the area from Dublin, it has been alleged. Gorey is a popular area for Dubliners and there is concern that the number of housing applicants who opt to transfer from the Capital to the area is putting increasing pressure on resources and making it more difficult for locals to get a home. Now local councillors are urging a change in Wexford Co. Council policy to ensure that locals in the North
Wexford area are not put at a disadvantage. Cllr Malcolm Byrne who raised the issue at a meeting of the Co. Council said it was causing a lot of difficulty. Meanwhile the apparent neglect of the Gorey area in the building of social housing over the years was raised by Cllr. Joe Sullivan. He pointed out that the housing stock in the area was just 600 while the waiting list totals more than 860. This is the only area of the county where the waiting list is greater than the actual housing stock and he said this seemed to suggest a neglect of the area in the past.
When an urgent repair is not urgent When is an urgent housing repair not urgent? That’s the question that Co. Council tenants and their Council representatives are trying to work out as some people face a wait of up to twelve weeks to have issues attended to in the homes they rent from the Council. The issue was raised by Cllr. Barbara Ann Murphy who asked ‘what is urgent? And who decides?’. She said a leaking roof might not be considered urgent when examined by an official on a fine day but it would be urgent if it was
raining. Part of the problem has been caused by the difference in policy between the old Urban Councils and the Co. Council with the entire local authority housing stock in the county now under the control of a single authority. Housing Officer Liz Hore explained that matters were deemed urgent when Health and Safety issues were involved. She said that issues were often reported as urgent but on examination were not.
No sanction on tenants who damage Council houses Tenants who cause thousands of euro worth of damage to the houses they rent from Wexford Co. Council are not currently subject to any sanctions, it has been revealed. The news came as councillors revealed that in some instances it can cost more than €10,000 to make a house fit for letting again as a result of the damage caused by tenants. Cllr. Larry O’Brien said the situation could not continue with this type of money being spent on repairs and the people who caused the damage being accommodated again by the
Council. ‘Houses are coming back to us in a terrible state’, he said. The issue was raised initially by Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh who had asked if the Council was reimbursed by those who caused the damage of if the local authority had any sanction available to them. Housing Officer Liz Hore revealed that there was no formal sanction as part of current policy but if a tenant just walked out of a house they would not be immediately re-housed.
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How Sinn Fein outfoxed FF on water charges When Fianna Fail councillors set about calling for the abolition of Irish Water and the running of a referendum to ensure that the provision of water could never be privatised, at the
November meeting of the Co. Council, they had the water canon turned on them by a furious George Lawlor. The Labour man branded them brass necked even
alleging that it was Fianna Fail who effectively established the dreaded water utility company. He read at length from the memorandum on water charges which the last Fianna Fail government agreed with the troika and denounced the motion being put before the council by the people he regarded as the creators of Irish Water . As he went on to detail the failure of FF to invest in water infrastructure during their long years in government when the country was ‘awash’ with money, particularly mentioning Fianna Fail hotspots like Duncannon and Ennsicrtohy as areas which had been neglected, councillors Fergie Kehoe and Keith
Doyle looked as if they might take flight across the Council Chamber to deal with George’s outburst. But it wasn’t the Labour man’s full frontal attack on the Soldiers of Destiny which proved the party’s undoing as they attempted to make hay of the government’s current difficulties over the shambles that is Irish Water. The quietly spoken Oisin O’Connell wanted to amend the motion. At first his essay type amendment looked doomed with suggestions that it wasn’t an amendment at all, more like a whole new motion. But eventually we got to the Sinn Fein bottom line. They would not be voting for anything which copperfastened the concept of water charges something
proposal. As the Chairman prepared to put the amendment there were hurried discussions among the Fianna Fail members who decided to row in behind the Sinn Fein position rather than risk the defeat of their own proposal, Game, set and match to Sinn Fein, The episode provided Fine Gael and Labour councillors with a bit of welcome relief on an issue which has been causing them so much grief. Larry O’Brien suggested that Fianna Fail would have to get used to Sinn Fein telling them what to do while Paddy Kavanagh suggested that it wouldn’t be the last time that Sinn Fein would write policy for Fianna Fail.
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GER WALSH Hats off to Liveline I am not a great admirer of the Joe Duffy hosted Liveline programme on RTE Radio. I know I may be in a minority because it has a huge listenership but I feel that many of the contributions made to the programme (though certainly not all) are rather bogus and dishonest. While I appreciate that the format of the programme is designed to give ordinary people a voice I often think a little more checking should be done to ensure that the story they are telling is valid. However, there are occasions when the programme does really good work in terms of public service and its recent highlighting of the activities of cowboy builders and roof repair men was a case in point. Everyone has heard stories
of people who have been conned out of large sums of money by these people who arrive at a vulnerable person’s door advising them about work which needs to be carried out on their roof or gutters or driveway or whatever. They make it sound as if they are doing the householder (usually elderly) a favour whereas in fact they are conning them all the way to their bank account where they will usually relieve them of thousands of euro for a job which in some cases is worthless but in all cases has a value much lower than what they charge. Everyone is aware of these scams and the stories about how the ‘workmen’ climbed onto a roof and almost certainly loosened slates or tiles to ensure that they had
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work to do. However, when Liveline presented the tale of a vulnerable old lady who had been conned by these rogues it really brought life to a problem which is very serious for elderly people living on their own. There was a great result for the woman in question who no only got her money back as a result of the programme but was also flooded with offers of help from the public. Oone would hope that as a result of the programmes efforts some type of coordinated action will be taken by the authorities to deal with the problem. On this occasion it’s hats off to Liveline on a job well done.
The adverts are Farrell was over, time to put the master on the kettle Television is awash with Christmas adverts at the moment and the thing which has struck me most about many of them how good and interesting they are. I know they are designed to grab your attention but many of them are really top drawer and do a good job. The strange thing is that the television adverts seem to get better and better every year and are certainly more spectacular than ever. At the same time most people seem to think that the programmes are getting worse by the year
and the number of people spend a lot of their time watching channels which show programmes from the past seems to be increasing. Isn’t it strange that the quality of the commercials is improving at a time when the programmes themselves are dis-improving. There was s time when people used to make a cup of tea when the commercial breaks arrived. At this rate it won’t be long before people sit down to dinner and only take short breaks to watch the commercials!
Those of a certain age will forever associate election night coverage on RTE with Brian Farrell. He was a great broadcaster and had a certain authority about him which added gravitas to whatever programme he presented. It is always unfair to compare broadcasters from different generations but for people who grew up watching Farrell on 7 Days and all the current affairs programmes which followed no one will ever compare to the master. I was privileged to have been a guest on his Sunday evening programme
The farmers protest at Slaney Meats over the price paid to them by the meat plants attracted a number of local councillors. Paddy Kavanagh of Fine Gael and Pip Breen of Fianna Fail were on the picket line and even lined out for some overnight duties. Both are farmers and have a vested interest in the meat industry so it was n o surprise that they were on hand to support their colleagues. Probably
‘Farrell’ which he presented towards the end of his broadcasting days and I must say he was a through gentleman to appear with.
How antibiotics have made us more affectionate Have you ever wondered why this generation are so more affectionate towards each other than those who went before them?. It certainly is noticeable that people today show a lot more physical signs of affections towards each other than their parents or grandparents did.
It’s a kind of common myth that previous generations were just ‘cooler’ or ‘more aloof’, How many times have you heard it said ‘he just didn’t know how to show affection’ Well it’s all rubbish, so it is. Yes the answer to the whole thing is antibiotics.
Antibiotics, I hear you say. Well back in the day when they did not have a plentiful supply of antibiotics people touching each other was frowned upon for fear of spreading infections so people just got used to never touching. I have to thank Alastair
Bruce, the etiquette and historical accuracy advisor to Downtown Abbey for this gem of information. He was explaining why there is such a lack of [physical contact between the characters in the series. So now you know!
a less expected visitor to the picket line was Sinn Fein councillor Fionntan O’Sulleabhain. Not only did Fountain turn up but he issued a statement on the protest and he had his photograph taken on the picket lines. To say that Councillors Breen and Kavanagh were less than impressed would be to put it mildly particularly in view of the fact that they had been in Clohamon into the dark
hours with no photographs to record their presence Don’t be surprised to hear references to this at some point in the Council chamber. Meanwhile, I thought we’d use the pic of Fionntan on the picket line with the farmers and just so as Pip and Paddy are not too upset we have inserted their images in the top corner. But next time lads will you bring a camera.
Leo won’t be popular with his colleagues It has been commented on by many that Health Minister Leo Varadkar really is a breath of fresh air in the political world. It is certainly true that he tends to answer a straight question directly and that has landed him in a bit of trouble in the past. Last week he told the Seanad that no amount of running around the country by him visiting hospitals would improve the health service. In fact he said he was far better employed at his desk trying to work on
policy and improve the financial situation of the HSE. He went further suggesting that some of his colleagues perhaps spent a little too much time running around the country and not enough at their desks. There is a big element of truth in what the Minister says but his comments are unlikely to make him the most popular member of Cabinet with his colleagues although his frankness and honesty are well regarded by the public.
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Enniscorthy and New Ross By-Passes top Council’s works programme The by-passes of Enniscorthy and New Ross remain the top infrastructural projects planned for the county under the Co. Council Capital Programme. There is no definite start date for either project but both are expected to be underway before the end of next year with the Enniscorthy development expected to start first. The total cost of the Enniscorthy by-pass is in the region of €316m while the New Ross work will cost €215m. The Enniscorthy by
pass will run for 28km while the New Ross road stretches for 16km with a 900m bridge over the river Barrow, Other projects contained in the Capital Programme include €7.4m earmarked for the realignment and widening of parts of the R725 which runs from Carnew into Gorey. This work will not begin until 2016. Major works are planned for the New Ross to Wexford road with a €4m by pass of Ballinaboola expected to get underway in 2016
while work on the Carrigbyrne part of the route is expected to begin two years later. One of the biggest projects to be undertaken next year outside of the by-pass work is the Kilmore Quay outer route which is expected to cost €600,000. The two sections of the Miller development in Gorey will also be linked by a €300,000 project next year while paving and landscaping of The Avenue in Gorey will cost €240,000.
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Also-rans or wannabees? When Independent councillor Davy Hynes proposed that universal suffrage be introduced for Seanad Eireann elections he said it would help stamp out blatant cronyism which had been practiced by all parties in relation to appointments
to the Upper House. He claimed the Seanad was used as a consolation prize for political also rans, wannabees or a rest home for retirees. Council Chairman Malcolm Byrne said he noted that Cllr. Hynes had not categorised what
roles Wexford’s two senators fitted into. Wexford’s Senators are Fianna Fail’s Jim Walsh of New Ross and Fine Gael’s Michael D’Arcy from Gorey. Councillors unanimously supported the motion.
Christmas Cheer arrives to Springmount Thursday last saw the opening night of the ever popular Springmount Garden Centre Christmas Shop and all were invited to come along and kickstart the festive season in style. The Springmount Garden Centre is located on the Ballycanew Road between Courtown and Gorey. It has long since proved a favourite with local and visiting gardening enthusiasts, art lovers and many other loyal customers who love nothing more than to enjoy a leisurely browse before relaxing with a coffee and lunch in the warmly inviting Greenhouse Cafe. On arrival customers were welcomed by an enthusiastic Elaine Warren and her award winning
team. Romayne Farrell and her staff from the fantastic cafe were on hand offering delicious mulled wine and mince pies getting everyone merrily into the Christmas spirit. The Christmas shop is certainly a seasonal delight with many fantastic festive products on offer to suit all taste and budgets. Sprinmount Christmas trees are supplied by an all-Ireland Champion of Christmas trees and will arrive on November 29th. In the meantime however there are plenty of beautiful decorations for the home and garden, including a vast array of high quality outdoor and indoor lights, some wonderful novelty items such as enormous blow up Santa's that would surely
prove popular with the youngsters and many other fabulous seasonal must haves. It was indeed a thoroughly enjoyable evening, despite appalling weather spirits were high with a good turnout ensuring a fun and festive atmosphere. It was clear to see that locals and visitors wish the Springmount team well for the coming season and complimented them on a very successful opening night. It is, as always important that we all commit to supporting local business. It is in keeping business in our hometown during Christmas that we create a strong sense of community spirit and a win win situation for everybody.
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Wygram Nursing Home will offer excellent care in the heart of the community Striving for excellence activities. and delivering quality care Residents will also be in the heart of the local encouraged to invite community is the stated family and friends to join mission of Wygram them in a cafĂŠ style dining Nursing Home, a â‚Ź6m area which will form part development which plans of the main Dining Room. to open its doors to Wygram will offer the residents next April. full range of nursing care And the impressive new for residents with long nursing home which will stay, short term care, have a total of sixty eight respite, convalescent care spacious rooms could not and palliative care all be better situated to available. deliver its mission because It is a modern new state it is located in the heart of of the art residence and it Wexford town on a site is designed to maximise its Managing Director of the to give a feeling of between Davitt Road unique position with Home, points out that the difference throughout the North and John Street. stunning views over rooms, which are very building. The team behind the Wexford town. spacious, are all of The combination of nursing home are James White, who is different sizes and shapes maximising the value of determined to use its the views, the unique location to creation of well maximise integration designed open between residents and spaces members of the local throughout the Wygram Nursing Home is now their families and friends and they can community. building and accepting enquiries and bookings for transfer under Fair Deal to the new With that in mind placing the accommodation in the home when it Wygram facility, James White points they have developed Home at the opens next April. out. Davitt House on the heart of the People who are already resident in A pre opening office is now grounds of the nursing local another nursing home under the Fair operating at 6 John Street and can be home which will be community Deal scheme can transfer to the contacted on (053) 9184491 by available to local should lessen Wygram Nursing Home under the anyone seeking information on the residents and visitors as terms of Fair Deal. the institutional new home or to request a brochure. well as nursing home People may be resident in nursing Details are also available on the feel which can homes which are not as convenient for website www.wygramnursinghome.ie residents for a range of sometimes be recreational and social associated with
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Wexford County Council Wins National Engineering Award Wexford shines as a centre of engineering excellence having been presented the award for the Local Authority Engineering Initiative for the project titled, ‘New Ross Quayfront Redevelopment’ at this year’s Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony which took place in The Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.r. The New Ross Quayfront Redevelopment is a unique engineering project which has built bridges both real and emotional between Ireland, the United States of America and the World; between New Ross and Arlington, between a town and its port; between the Kennedy’s who stayed behind and those who left for America; between communities and government and in the process has created a beautiful civic space, a wonderful living monument to all emigrants and a lasting legacy which attracts tourists to the town of New Ross. This project received recognition for its demonstration of innovative design and engineering approach which created a spectacular civic space and made best use of the
River Barrow. The engineering team converted the original quayside in New Ross into a fully accessible timber and steel boardwalk over the river and a gently sloping linear park connecting the high level Pictured the awards ceremony were Chairboardwalk to man of New Ross Municipal District Cllr. Larry the lower level O’Brien, WCC engineer James Whelan and spaces. Existing Town Manager Eamonn Hore structures were New Ross Town Council. transformed from previously Commenting on the awards, dilapidated, semi derelict areas Engineers Ireland director into a space which is now the general and chartered engineer, pride of New Ross. John Power, said, “We The newly developed introduced this award to quayside was framed on both recognise the valuable role that ends by public art and sculpture. local authorities play in The John F. Kennedy memorial improving our communities wall and statue was erected to through engineering-led the north and the spectacular initiatives. It was a very ‘Emigrant Flame’, housed in a metal globe, placed centrally in a competitive category and I wish to congratulate Wexford County black granite memorial wall was Council, and all those involved positioned to the south. It was a in this outstanding development, collaborative Irish engineering on winning the award.” project, guided by engineers from the consulting and contracting organisations and
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Nightcrawler Review Nightcrawler is a new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, a man who will do anything it takes to get a news story. Is it any good? Yes, in my opinion. But it’s definitely not a film that embraces or comforts the viewer-this is a different sort of experience altogether. Jake Gyllenhaal gives one of the strangest performances of his career as Lou Bloom. From the moment you see him on screen, there’s just something “off” about the character. His speech patterns and tone are extremely stilted, with no emotion present, only logic. He talks like a self help book on how to get ahead in business, robotically regurgitating anything he has read that he thinks will get him ahead. He starts off the film as a thief, and decides to take a different career path when he stumbles on a crime scene and realizes there is money to be made in providing images
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of blood and guts to the local TV news. He is a driven scavenger, and the embodiment of the dark side of the American dream, when the lust for success overtakes the need for empathy. His performance is almost
reminiscent of Christian Bale in American Psycho at times,
but that isn’t the only similarity to that film in Nightcrawler. Just like American Psycho, there is also a heavy element of satire and black comedy, with the whole film basically acting as a condemnation of modern day sensationalistic gutter journalism, and the racism, classism, and bloodlust tied up in such practises. Despite the dark subject matter, there are actually some laughs to be had. From Lou Blooms flat, almost sociopathic direct way of speaking to people and his blatant ,cringe worthy (but successful!) attempts at communication and manipulation of the people around him, there is humour in this film, albeit of the twisted cringe comedy variety. Nightcrawler makes good use of its setting in Los Angeles at night throughout, and credit must go to director Dan Gilroy for helping convey a sense of atmosphere every bit as strange as the films protagonist. I have deliberately decided to be vague about the plot, as this is the sort of film that depends on its shocks, and to say too much of what happens would spoil it. If you’re in the mood for something a bit off-beat to see in the cinema, Nightcrawler is as good a choice as any.
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Hi all, this paper every 2 weeks is getting confusing, but we’ll get used to it! Apart from being uber-busy between work and college, not much has changed. There’s been loads in the lines of celeb news over the past 2 weeks, so we’ve no shortage of stuff to talk about! Thanks for reading again, hope you enjoy!
TUNE OF THE WEEK OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) If any of you have ever looked up one of the songs we’ve put in here, go listen to this! I promise you won’t be disappointed. So, I came across this track a few weeks back and put it on my Snapchat story and got inundated with messages the next morning asking me for the name of it. Anyone I’ve showed it to, is now addicted! Catchiest song of the year by a mile! It’s only a matter of time before it blows up and is being played on every radio station in the country! <3 -- Adam
Are We Really Surprised? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last week, or don’t use the internet, you would have seen Kim Kardashian’s name on the front of pretty much every tabloid news page. Last Wednesday, the cover of PAPERMAG went viral showing Kardashian posing nude in an attempt to “break the internet”. It goes without saying that she succeeded. What surprised me was that people were actually shocked at the photo. Putting aside how ridiculously Photo-
shopped the photo was, can we just take a second to reminisce on her sex tape in 2007; the thing that got her famous in the first place. This is a woman who has done Playboy shoots and XRayed her bum to prove that it was real. She’ll do absolutely anything to stay the centre of attention – especially with younger sisters Kylie and Kendall stealing a lot of the limelight in the past few months. Just wait, as this moves back to yesterday’s news, she’ll be moving onto a new stunt.
To be fair, it’s earned her a $45 million fortune so far, so it’s not ALL bad! Adam
What’s a “Plus-Size” Model? Outrage was sparked last week as Calvin Klein model Myla Dalbesio was classified as a “plus-size model” in fashion mag Elle Magazine. The 27-year-old is currently a UK size 14. The magazine has stated that they categorize any female model over a size 10 as “plussize”. I’m not one for siding with crazy feminists when they go off on one, but this story is ridiculous!
How can a UK size 10 be considered as big? Dalbesio said she believed she was “definitely bigger” than all the other girls Calvin Klein has worked
with, but she never would consider herself “plus-
sized”, but instead, “somewhere in the middle”. Crowds of people immediately took to Twitter to vent their frustration of the “plus” label. What do you think? Are the magazine justified in their classification? After all, a size 14 is a lot bigger than most of the Calvin Klein models. Tweet me @I_Rant_A_Lot Adam
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Strangest Season Ever? After Manchester Utd won pre season in America and spent over £170 million in the summer a lot of Man Utd fans seemed to think there was going to be a great improvement this year compared to last year. But after 11 games they sit 7th in the league despite having the best manager in the world. Well that’s what the Utd fans said at the start of the season. According to Utd fans they got the best striker in the world in Falcao, he has scored 1 goal this season, some player. Saying that I would still rather him than Liverpool flop Suarez’s replacement Mario Balotelli who is having a disastrous season. Liverpool are also not having the best of seasons but they are missing their two best players from last year in Suarez who they sold and Sturridge who has been injured all season. I still think Liverpool will come good as there is great potential in their new signings and I think once they gel they will be flying it. On the
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other hand I think Utd will struggle as they don’t have defenders as LVG wanted to strengthen their attack instead but maybe they will buy in January. Chelsea are going to walk the league this year as their main challenger at the moment is Southampton who I must say have surprised me. Having sold most of their team in the summer, Ronald Koeman has done something of a miracle this year with them. Tottenham and Arsenal are struggling but I fancy Arsenal to get a top 4 spot ahead of their London rivals. Staying in London big Sam bought well in the summer and has the squad now to
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challenge for Europe but this season may just be a season too early. Chelsea , Southampton and Arsenal I think will get top 4, honestly I think Man City are going to fall apart so it’s between Liverpool and Man Utd for that final space , it’s a strange season but I think it’s going to go down to the wire for that illustrious last champions league spot. Eoin
Before we look at what is a highly publicised topic (mostly negative) of children and dogs, with a specific focus on child dog safety, let’s look at the dog itself. It is so important that we see our dogs for what they are, not just ANIMALS but PREY ANIMALS. They are a domesticated, CARNIVORUS, mammal with prominent CANINE teeth and nonretractile claws. If we give some thought to the above we should immediately alter what we deem acceptable in relation to child – dog interaction. The answer to the question “Do dogs bite without provocation?” is most definitely NO. Not only does a bite happen for a reason, a behaviour in response to a specific environmental stimulus, the dog also gives ample warning signals prior to escalating to a bite. Before we look at warning signals let’s look at common situations that can cause a dog to react negatively: • Resource Guarding: The dog protects what is important to him. Similar to a child throwing a tantrum if somebody takes his favourite toy away from him, the dog expresses his tantrum by growling, snapping and finally biting when there is a threat of him loosing something of importance. For this reason children should NEVER take a dog’s food or toys. • Dogs react when provoked, frightened, hurt or startled. Of real danger here are children hugging, leaning or stepping over a dog, stepping on a dog and pulling of a dog’s ears or tail. • Dogs might also have a lack of bite inhibition, resulting in accidental bites when a child offers food or a toy to the dog. • A dog’s excitement level
can increase during high energy play, resulting in the dog going over threshold, with potential negative consequences. • As mentioned above, dogs are prey animals. Running, often squealing, children can resemble prey and can trigger INSTINCTIVE prey drive, resulting in chasing and in some cases biting. Yes some dogs might be more tolerant than others, might have better impulse control, but the question remains: Is it worth taking the risk and pushing the dog over the limit. Going back to the statement we hear so often: “It was out of the blue”, it was in fact not out of the blue but was preceded by warning signals, signals that we just did not see or recognise as such. These signals can be very subtle and unless we know what to look for it might not be recognised. These warning signals could be given over prolonged period of time, during which the dog tolerated the “inappropriate” behaviour of the child. It is therefore no surprise that one day the dog will no longer tolerate but in fact bite. As children are small most dog - child bites happen to the child’s face as it is at the same level as that of the dog. Often the child will have had his/her face in close proximity to that of the dog. In the absence of statistical data on dog bites in Ireland the reference used here is the Canadian Hospital Injury Reporting and Prevention Programme. According to the programme children between ages 5 and 9 are most likely to get bitten. Importantly it also states that most bites involve family or familiar dogs and occur in the home environment. So what are the warning signals that we should take cognisance of? First and
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foremost just look at the dog, really look at him and ask yourself, does he look happy, if not react? More distinct signals would be: • Avoidance Behaviour: This takes the form of the dog moving away from the child (or at least trying to). He may turn his head away or pull his body away from the child. • Whale Eyes: The whites of the dogs eyes are visable • Yawning as child approaches or while child is in the dogs immediate space • Lip Licking, also look out for quick tongue flics • Scratching as if itchy • Shake-off such as when the dog is wet • Sneezing • Tight, closed mouth These signals indicate discomfort and indicate and that a bite might be immanent. It is important to diffuse the situation by removing the child and teaching the child appropriate and fun ways to safely interact with their canine friend. Do not chastise the dog for giving warning signals as this might lead to a dog being apprehensive and in fear of a reprimand skip the warning signals and escalate straight to a bite. A good resource on the topic of child-dog safety is: www.doggonesafe.com http://info.drsophiayin.com/d ownload-free-poster-how-kidsand-pets-should-not-interac If you are interested in attending a child-dog safety workshop, with your child/family, please contact Jo on 0868528213 or on jo@muckyhounddogtraining.co m Next month we will focus on some safety tips for your dog over the festive season.
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Oyster Lane celebrates twenty years of success
Scenes from Oyster Lane productions over the years: Beauty and the Beast (left), Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcout (centre) and Oliver (right). Following a Post-Pantomime Party in Michael Kelly’s pub (now Kelly’s on the Corner) in late 1993, Director Alan Corcoran recognised an air of sadness amongst the revellers. Despite all being exhausted after eight performances, and months of rehearsal, they were left with the sad reality that many of the group would not set foot on stage again until the following year. In what has become known as an inspired moment, Alan suggested that Wexford needed a new Musical Theatre Group to cater for the vast array of talents that existed in the locality. Oyster Lane
Theatre Group was formed in January 1994, when a group of volunteers came forward to form a committee and began the process of turning the dream into a reality. The Wexford Opera Festival was identified as a time when there was a great buzz in Wexford, but with a gap in the festivities for the local people, a family market that was not catered for with the singing pubs and lunchtime recitals. It was decided to put on a show that would not only cater for the entire family, but would include, and nurture, the talent
of Wexford’s youth. Wexford has always been known as a musical town, not least because of the world renowned International Opera Festival. However, apart from the Opera, Wexford is rich in musical culture of all genres, classical, traditional, folk and rock music to name but a few. For those interested in dancing, set design, drama or broadcasting – their untapped talent was about to be unleashed on Wexford! Oyster Lane set about harnessing not only this untapped talent, but recognised that to achieve its vision, meant successfully blending emerging
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Above: Brenda Mythen, Margaret & Marion Redmond, Eilish Kenny Top right: Anne Murphy, Susan O'Gorman & Jacqui Hynes Bottom right: Kathleen Murphy & Anne Doyle Pics by Liz Wildes
talent with more mature, experienced veterans with a wealth of skills drawn from Wexford Pantomime Society and Wexford Drama Group to name but two. The “ethos” of Oyster Lane Theatre Group was born! The members embarked on probably the best show any new group with thisr ethos could hope for – Grease. With a lot of hard work, excellent PR and a few master strokes.... like Boyzone coming to the gala night, Grease sold out not just the originally planned six nights but a seventh night just two hours after being announced on 2FM.
The intervening years have seen the Group build on Grease’s initial success, staging ambitious shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, the Irish Premiere of All 4 One, which brought praise from the composers and awards from the Association of Irish Musical Societies, family favourites such as Oliver!, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and My Fair Lady all the while staying true to the Group’s ethos of mixing youth with experience. Performing with OLTG has inspired members to study theatre and the Arts, work in the media as well giving
confidence and ambition to perform with other local, national and international groups. Past members include IFTA winning actress Charlie Murphy, All Ireland Talent Show winner Daniel Furlong, Celtic Thunder and Riverdance star Michael Londra and West End performers Sharon Clancy and Alison Doyle. The Group has created long term friendships and even some wedding bells!! So now looking back over the 20 years the group and its founders have much to be proud about..
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Sport
Wexford Defeat A WakeUp Call For Tyrone!
Gaelic Football Roundabout
St Anne’s Never Say Die Spirit Prevails In the National League semifinal of 2005 on a really wretched day in Portlaoise the scores were level between Wexford and Tyrone as the game entered its final moments when up stepped David Fogarty to kick a fine point under great pressure; it turned out to be the winning score and David showed marvellous composure in executing the score. It was a score that will never be forgotten by any Wexford supporter who was there on that famous day. Fast forward to last Sunday’s county senior football final between St Anne’s and Gusserane and David showed similar composure in kicking the winning score for his club. It was an excellent score that won his parish the county title on a score line of 1-6 to 0-8 and, in my opinion, it was a deserved victory as they always carried the greater goal scoring threat and but for the excellence of David Kehoe in the Gusserane goal would have had at least two goals in the first half. The first half of this game was not great with some poor shooting and a number of balls being dropped into the goalkeeper’s hands, particularly on the part of the Wexford district team. One feature of this period was the
excellent distribution of the Gusserane centre forward, Graham Cullen, who played some brilliant balls into his full forward line but as the game wore on his supply of the ball was diminished as St Anne’s began to get a grip around the middle of the field. The aforementioned David Fogarty grew in influence in this important area and this had a vital bearing on the outcome of the game. Both teams played a similar style getting plenty of players behind the ball when required and this often led to a lot of swarm
tackling of both teams as it was very intense and, in general, within the rules It’s a terrible pity, particularly from a Wexford point of view, that Shane Cullen has had to endure so many injuries over the years as the man is a class act and proved that in no uncertain terms in this final with some splendid points from a variety of distances. Sean Gaul got the crucial goal and took it really well; he also kicked his frees with great confidence. I was also taken with the display of Padraic O’ Keefe at corner back; he produced
tackling where the player in possession was dispossessed or forced to overplay the ball. Referee Brendan Martin , who performed his duties very efficiently, was very strict on over-carrying and I think that was a good thing as it forced the players to move the ball more quickly. One had to admire the
a typical tigerish performance. Padraic Conway kicked a super point in the first half but did not get on the ball enough afterwards which was to the detriment of Gusserane as he had looked quite dangerous when in possession. Redmond Barry showed great leadership all through and made one spectacular high catch in the
middle of the field. It was unfortunate for Gusserane that midfielder Ken Cahill had an off day as he is normally very effective for them. Overall, the Rathangan men will be very pleased to have won this final without the very influential Liam Og McGovern but it is a great pity that they will not be able to play in the Leinster club championship as I feel they are well enough equipped to make a good impression. I saw them play the Longford champions, Emmet Og, two years ago up in Longford and they were unlucky to lose that game narrowly, with the Longford team getting very close to Portlaoise in their next game. This should never happen again even if it means tweaking what is, in effect , a very good championship. But Wexford clubs always look forward to representing their county and they should not be denied an opportunity to do so. With clubs fixtures likely to be streamlined so that all games will be played in the calendar year this represents a real challenge for our fixtures committee, especially given a likely further rise in our inter-county fortunes over the next couple of years.
Returning to that League semi-final in 2005 again, it was interesting to read in Mickey Harte’s autobiography: Harte-Presence Is The Only Thing, the effect that defeat had on Tyrone. Mickey relates in his book that they were all stunned after the defeat to the Model county and they spent a long time in the dressing room in Portlaoise afterwards engaging in a great deal of soul searching. Mickey relates that they felt they had reached a new low in losing to Wexford (the cheek of them!) and he believed that it was a turning point in their year. They resolved to make a massive effort for the rest of the year and those efforts obviously came to fruition later that year in September when the Red Hand county beat Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Meanwhile, Wexford progressed to the League final where they gave a very good Armagh team a really good run for their money eventually losing by 1-21 to 1-14. Also in that game David Fogarty was on the receiving end of a very heavy knock from the Orchard’s county full back, Francie Bellew, that probably merited more than a caution.
She's only 9 years old but Breanna Sludds Keane from Ballymurn is the new world under 13 lightweight kickboxing champion. She is the youngest ever to win the title. She won a double gold in Prague and arrived home on Sunday night in Dublin Airport to a hero's welcome. She in a member of the Robbie Sludds Dynamic Kickboxing Academy School of kickboxing Wexford.
LARRY O’GORMAN
The man who gets Behind the Sports Headlines
Time to pick my All Stars for 2014 This is the time of the year when we all look back on the season, the highs, the lows, the what was and the what might have been. In Wexford it is usually a case of more what might than what was. I’ll be taking a look at the county scene in a couple of weeks but this issue I thought I’d Richie Hogan look back at things nationally and how they went.
Well we all know now that Kilkenny are champions for 2014 but it is easy to forget that it could have been a totally different story or another case of what might have been. It could have been a different story completely if John O’ Dwyer would have put the last minute free between the posts in the drawn All Ireland or looking back at the
just hoping. There’s no law Limerick game they also had a great chance to topple against that is there. I know that the All Stars the Cats but as real were champions announced a Kilkenny few weeks showed once ago but now again why it’s time for they are such The a a great and Brother’s successful selection so team., Who here we go: knows what is in store for My All 2015 bring it Star team on. Wouldn't for 2014. it be great to 1.Darren bring the Gleason Liam (tipp) McCarthy 2.Chris Cup back to Conor McDonald Barrett Wexford. No, (tipp). 3.J J no I am not Delaney (k/k).4 Paul writing this after a load of pints and I’m not dreaming, Murphy (k/k).5 Cillian
Seamus Callanan ( tipp). Buckley (k/k).6 Padraic He was outstanding all Maher (tipp). 7 Brendan year. Maher (tipp).8 Shane McGrath Young (tipp).9 player of the Richie year: Conor Hogan(k/k). McDonald 10 Colin (Wexford ). Fennelly He was one (k/k). 11 of the young Patrick players that lit Maher up the (tipp).12 John championship. O Dwyer . (tipp).13 T J Team of the Reid (k/k). 14 year: Yes it's Seamus Kilkenny. Callanan What more (tipp). 15 Padraic Maher can you say Conor Mc great team ( Donald ( tipp are also a Wexford ). great team) but I'll stick with the Cats for now. Player of the year:
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