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Irish Water shock for housing estates Hundreds of home owners who have been working towards having the estates in which they live taken in charge by Wexford Co. Council have been dealt a shock blow to their hopes by Irish Water who have put a block on any further infrastructure being taken in charge by the local authority. The Irish Water directive, issued to all County Managers by John Tierney, the company’s managing director, could pose serious problems for residents in the many estates across the county that have not yet been transferred to the local authority. In cases where a developer has departed the scene the
issue could cause a major financial headache for residents if difficulties arise with either water or waste water infrastructure on the estate. The Co. Council had been working with several estates with a view to taking their services in charge, but Irish Water has now put a block on these discussions with a blunt statement from its boss to Co. Managers. ‘Local Authorities do not have the power to take in charge sewers, water mains or service connections in developments which consist of two or more houses. Instead the local authority must request Irish Water to take such water infrastructure in charge
and Irish Water can then agree to do so, subject to the processes. And he goes on to warn that where a local authority takes in charge water infrastructure at a development that they are not empowered to take in charge Irish Water cannot commit to any liabilities ‘inferred or otherwise entered into by a local authority on behalf of Irish Water without Irish Water’s specific approval’ This means that in future Irish Water will effectively have the final say on when an estate can be taken in charge by a local authority and Mr Tierney’s letter says that taking in charge by Irish water will be
conditional on assets being connected to the public infrastructure in an acceptable condition with appropriate records and test certification in place. Co. Council Chairman, Malcolm Byrne has warned that the latest development is very serious and could leave a lot of estates in a limbo situation concerning their water and waste water. Now he is demanding that Irish Water be made more accountable and he said that Co Council should be permitted to take charge of an estate where a complete inspection of the water infrastructure has been made and it is up to standard.
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Hosting Prayer For Priests event 'a privilege for Diocese'- Bishop The Diocese of Ferns took part in the worldwide relay of prayer for priests last Friday night when priests and people from every parish in the county gathered in Our Lady's Island for the event. The thirty minute prayer service in Our Lady's island followed on from Cardigan in Wales and it in turn was followed by Oregon USA. In a short address to the gathering the Bishop of Ferns, Dr Denis Brennan, said it was a privilege and a pleasure, on behalf of the priests of the Diocese, to thank all involved in the Prayer for Priests. 'We priests know that people are
praying for us, we know it because they tell us. I'm sure all of us priests here this evening will have had the experience of someone whispering ' I pray for you every day.' While we are aware of this prayerful support an event like this evening makes it more explicit, more visible, more tangible. We priests need this circle of support, we find it a source of strength and encouragement. It is significant that one of the first things our Holy Father, Pope Francis did when preparing to take on the role of successor to Peter, was to ask people to
pray for him'. The Bishop told the attendance. He said it was a privilege to host Prayer for Priests in the Diocese and having it in Our Lady's Island is entirely appropriate because this is an ancient place of pilgrimage, a place where thousands come each year to pray in petition and thanksgiving. He also welcomed Marion Mulhall and her sister Eimear to the service. 'Marion is the driving force behind Prayer for Priests and it is a source of some pride that she comes from our Cathedral town of Enniscorthy'
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Big crowds at Maritime Festival
Peter Stewart, Wakeboard Champion making a splash in Wexford Harbour on Saturday as part of the Maritime Festival For the second time in three with the mix of food produce, the public an appreciation of weeks the quayfront in Wexsearch and rescue displays, their work. ford was alive for a weekend funfair activities and stalls In the covered areas there activity when the annual Marproving a big hit with visitors were displays of miniature helitime Festival brought thouand locals. icopters and boats in addition sands of people to the The event had a strong marto cookery demonstrations waterfront to enjoy a range of itime focus with the various aimed at showing people how activities. to make the best of seafood. organisations involved in Fine weather helped make water safety putting their the event a spectacular success equipment on display to give
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Medical Card hardship across Wexford There will be no retrospective payments to people who lost their medical cards and who now have had them returned, Health Minister James O’ Reilly has told Fianna Fail’s John Browne. The Minister was responding to a plea from the Enniscorthy based T.D. who outlined a number of hardship cases he is presently dealing with for people who lost their medical cards during the past year and who now have incurred large medical bills through no fault of their own. Speaking in the Dail on Wednesday last, Deputy Browne made a scathing attack on the Health Minister telling him he was responsible for inflicting untold hardship of people with serious illnesses because of his ‘cock-up’ with the medical card issue. “This is your problem”, he told Minister O’ Reilly, “and now you are washing your hands of any responsibility while upwards of 1,000 people across
County Wexford are having to pay for medical treatment which they should have had free of charge”. Deputy Browne said the medical card debacle was just the latest in a long series of blunders for which the Government is responsible. In each case the people are expected to pick up the bill, he said, and this, in his view, is ‘simply unacceptable’. He asked Minister O’ Reilly if he was aware of the financial hardships his decision to withdraw medical cards from over 13,000 people had caused. Over 1,000 of those who lost medical cards live in County Wexford, he said, many of them suffering from long term illnesses, while others were suffering from life threatening ones. Those people have gone through months of torment and worry which they should never have had to endure and now the Minister is refusing to compensate them for outof-pocket expenses despite
his u-turn on the medical cards issue, said Deputy Browne. He praised the medical profession and chemists who extended credit facilities to people who lost their medical cards and said these people, most of whom are already on low incomes, are now trying to pay off their bills on a weekly basis. If Doctors and Chemists adopted the same attitude as Minister O’ Reilly, said Deputy Browne, many medical card holders would now be in their graves, because they would not have been able to pay for their life saving treatments and medications. Despite Minister O’ Reilly’s insistence there will be no retrospective payments to those who lost their medical cards and who have now had them returned, Deputy Browne is to again press the Minister for a compensation package when the matter is again raised in The Dail this week.
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Templeshannon may get new lease of life Enniscorthy’s East side could be in for a new commercial lease of life if plans by Wexford County Council for its rejuvenation bear fruit. A public meeting in Treacy’s Hotel, Templeshannon, took place last night at which County Development Officer, Padraig O’ Gorman, outlined detailed plans of a new pilot scheme which, if successful, will almost certainly transform down-at-heel Templeshannon into a new and vibrant commercial area. The pilot scheme involves addressing vacant properties in the greater Templeshannon area by providing grant aid to commercial interests who might be interested in establishing retail outlets in the area. The scheme allows for financial grants, based on commercial rates paid over a two year period, and for new busi-
nesses to receive funding, based on set-up costs, coming into the area. The only stipulation Wexford County Council is imposing is that any new enterprise must be located in an existing vacant structure. It is believed a recent study on the East side of Enniscorthy revealed as many as 30 plus vacant commercial properties and Wexford County Council is concerned that if something is not done about them, they will eventually become derelict. This new scheme is designed to prevent that from happening and Wexford County Council’s County Development Officer, Padraig O’ Gorman is convinced this new pilot scheme will go a long way towards making the area attractive again to commercial interests. The East side of Enniscorthy, once the commercial heart
of the town, suffered greatly in recent years from a serious imbalance in the town’s development. The main drainage scheme, which allowed for huge commercial and residential developments to be constructed West of the Slaney, was never extended to the East side and as a result the general Templeshannon area lost out to all forms of development during trhe Celtic Tiger years. The result of this imbalance is now very evident with the whole East side of Enniscorthy showing signs of commercial decay. If successful, the pilot scheme being promoted by the Council will be the first of its type in County Wexford although it is operating very successfully in at least six other centres nationally, according to Mr. O’ Gorman. He is convinced it will generate considerable interest among
would-be developers and with several impressive structures lying idle in the greater Templeshannon area, Mr. O’ Gorman is happy the scheme contains all the necessary incentives to attract developers to these empty buildings. He pointed out for example, the lack of commercial office space in Enniscorthy and remarked how many empty buildings in the great Temleshannon area could be easily converted to meet this niche in the market. Any number of opportunities exist for far thinking businessmen to exploit in relation to Templeshannon, in general, and Enniscorthy, in particular, said Mr. O’ Gorman and the plan of the Council was to ‘open-the-eyes’ of all interested parties to what already exists East of the River Slaney.
Twins Harry and Kate Wallace and their mum Grainne and Lorna Nolan enjoying the Ice Cream Fun Day organised by the Shamrock Rovers Ladies Club in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.
Strawberry Fair Pub Talent IT’S OFFICIAL …… The Slaney Inn, Oylegate, has the best pub talent in the Enniscorthy District. After an exciting three weeks of competition, the talented customers of the popular Willie Kavanagh owned hostelry were crowned the 2014 Strawberry Fair Pub Talent Champions at a standing room only event in the Riverside Park Hotel on Thursday night last. A total of 18 licensed premises participated in this year’s competition which, as always, was a particular highlight of the annual Strawberry Fair Festival which concluded in Enniscorthy on Sunday night last. A total of six premises emerged from the preliminary round of judging to contest the grand final and so high was the standard of entertainment, the judges had a very difficult time in making up their minds as to who should receive the Carlsberg Trophy. After long and careful deliberations, however, The Slaney Inn emerged victorious and the announcement of their win by Pub Talent organiser, Denise Gordon, brought howls of approval from their large group of supporters among the huge attendance. Because of unforseen circumstances one of the six finalists, Ryan’s of Galbally, were unable to participate in the final but their absence only served to heighten the level of competition between the remaining 5 premises which included The Millennium Bar, Davidstown, The White House, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Doyle’s,
The Still, Enniscorthy, twice winners of the competition, Marty B’s, Killurin, and, of course, the eventual winners, Slaney Inn, Oylegate. An eight member judging panel adjudicated the final with each participating premises presenting 30 minutes of top class enteertainment. The judging panel consisted of Daniel Furlong, former winner of RTE’s Voice of Ireland, Gail Gordon, former Strawberry Fair Queen, Michael Bennett, President, Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce, Johnny Mythen of Enniscorthy Municipal Authority, Michael Sinnott, Head of News, South East Radio, Denise Gordan and LeeAnne Hore, competition organisers and Jimmy Gahan, Journalist and Businessman who also acted as Master of Ceremonies. The various category winners were also announced on Thursday night last with each recveiving a commemorative plaque for their efforts. The full list of winn ers were as follows: BEST PUB OVERALL: Thelaney Inn, Oylegate. RUNNER UP; The Millenium Bar, Davidstown. 3RD. PLACE; DOYLE’S,THE STILL. BEST ENTERTAINER; Anne Hen-
drick (The White House). MOST DEDICATED PARTICIPANT; Paddy Gordon, (Doyle’s, The Duffry.) BEST TRIO; Sheila, Deborah and Helena, (The Holy Grail, Ballindagghin). BEST MC; Des Redmond(The Millenium Bar, Davidstown). BEST FEMALE VOCALIST: Mary Doyle (Monageer Tavern). BEST OVERALL MALE SINGER: Oisin Coffee (Marty B’s, Killurin). BEST OVERALL FEMALE ARTIST; Brenda Quirke, (Slaney Inn, Oylegate). BEST TRADITIONAL ACT; Irish dancers (Ryan’s of Galbally). BEST INSTRUEMENTAL ACT; ‘Octupus’ (Millenium Bar, Davidstown). BEST CRAIC; Fintan Kelly, (Toss Kavanagh’s, Templeshannon). BESTY AUDIENCE; (Doyle’s, The Still). CARLSBERG CERTIFICATE WINNERS: Niall Holohan, Enniscorthy, Treacy’s Hotel, Enniscorthy, Conran’s, Rathnure, Toss Kavanagh’s, Templeshannon, Marty B’s, Killurin, The Holy Grail, Ballindaggin, Ryan’s of Galbally, Dunbar’s, Ferns, Robbie’s Tavern, Enniscorthy, and The Sycamore House, Killurin.
O'Dwyer, Kit Larkin, Bishop Denis Brennan and Catherine Barnes took part in the Corpus Christi procession in Enniscorthy pics by Liz Wildes
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Residents up in arms over major housing plan The first major planning application for a housing development in North Wexford for several years is to be strongly resisted by local residents who fear that the planned scale of the development would lead to traffic chaos and make their lives a living nightmare. There are also fears that three schools in the immediate vicinity of the proposed development would face even greater traffic problems if it goes ahead. The Application by Gerard Gannon Properties is for a new housing estate on the outskirts of Gorey. The proposed housing estate would have over 200 houses and over 500 parking spaces with 2 exits onto Kilnahue Lane, one of which is almost opposite the emergency services entrance to Creagh College playing fields. Kilnahue Lane is a 2.5km small, single track, country lane with The Educate Together and Gaelscoil national schools situated at the Carnew Road end. The lane has walking access to the brand new Creagh College, and residents claim it is not suitable to take large vol-
umes of traffic from the proposed new development. Parents and guardians dropping off and picking up the 800+ school children daily are already subject to massive congestion and poor sight lines at the junction of Carnew Road and Kilnahue Lane. Now residents argue that adding 500 plus cars is going to cause major traffic congestion in the area. Other concerns for those using the school include inadequate traffic calming, particular coming down the lane past the schools, where there isn’t even a sign to warn of a school ahead, the highly dangerous bend opposite the school, lack of public lighting and the Carnew Road Zebra Crossing that constantly goes unobserved. Most of the Parents feel adding 500 plus cars to this mix would further compromise the safety of children and and all those using the area. Local are also concerned about a loss of privacy from the 2 and 3 storey proposed dwellings and they warn that the proposal would cause the destruction of a beautiful pub-
The traffic congestion which already exists on the lane at peak school times lic amenity used by the greater Gorey community for walking, cycling, jogging and horse riding. Local Councillor Fionntan O'Suillbhain, who is working with the residents on their objections to the plan said planning should only be granted subject to a number of conditions being met and he said there must be consultation with local residents and the three schools in the area. He said the Kilnahue Lane
exit must be pedestrian-only. 'Infrastructure along the Carnew Road (and entering Kilnahue Lane) such road surfacing, footpaths, cycle-ways, lighting and traffic calming measures for childrens safety must be provided and be funded by *Gannon Properties*. The days of Nama-style, half-finished developments should be dead and gone, as far as Wexford County Council are concerned', he added.
Call for Dialysis Unit for Wexford Independent Wexford County Councillor and H.S.E. Paramedic, Ger Carthy is calling on the H.S.E. Management and the Minister for Health to urgently address the shortcomings in Dialysis services provided to the people of County Wexford. ‘ We find ourselves in a position where Dialysis patients have to endure long journeys whether it be to Waterford Regional, Cork University, Beaumount or hospitals in the greater Dublin area. Wexford patients are collected at their houses, or medical facilities and transported, mainly by taxi, to the present facilities which are long travelling times away, adding to their already long treatment times, anything up to four hours on dialysis, coupled with a pos-
sible 2/3 hours travelling times, round trip, by road at times in the early hours of the morning’, he said. He said provision for the provision of a unit in Wexford should be made as part of the supplementary budget allocation to the Department of Health which will have to be put through the Dail shortly. The new A. & E. facility at Wexford meant there was sufficient capacity in the building for a Dialysis unit to allow the Wexford dialysis patients enhance their quality of life. He is calling for crossparty consensus to move this proposal forward. Councillor Carthy is due to meet with the H.S.E. Management in the coming days to raise this urgent matter.
Pressure grows for cut in commercial rates The abolition of the four urban local authorities in the county is set to lead to changes in commercial rates for businesses across the county. Up to now different rate levels existed in each of the four towns and with areas in the Co. Council area paying a different levels of rates again. Now business rates levels will have to be equalised across the county over a period of time and the demands to reduce the charges to those paying most have already begun.
The first public action on the issues is to come in the form of a public meeting in Gorey next week organised by the Council Chairman, Malcolm Byrne in co-operation with a number of local business people. Commercial rates in North Wexford have been higher than in other parts of the County for many years but now with the move to a single local authority structure for Co. Wexford, business in North Wexford expect reductions to the point of equalisation.
The meeting will explain how the commercial rates system operates and look at the decision making process of Wexford County Council in striking the rate for 2015. "At present, a similarly valued business in Gorey pays 37% more in commercial rates than one in New Ross town, which has the lowest rating. A business in rural Wexford or in towns such as Camolin, Riverchapel, Coolgreany or Ferns will pay 33% more. With one single Council, we should be reducing commercial rates to
the same level to support job creation and business growth." Cllr Byrne argued. One of the businesspeople involved, Dr. Sean Nixon, stated, "Currently with the excessive rate structure, everyone suffers - Wexford County Council, the tenants and the landlords, which in turn has a negative effect on commercial growth. A more realistic view on the valuations and calculation of the rates is required now. "
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Rising Star Stephen back from Junior World Cup Having just returned home to Wexford from the Junior Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, Stephen Gardiner is enjoying some time off the pitch after a long season fulfilling his second row duties at Leinster and Lansdowne rugby clubs as well as with the under 20s Ireland international squad. In conversation with The Chronicle, Stephen, who also featured in the under-20s Six Nations squad earlier this year, described the World Cup as a brilliant experience with some of the most intense rugby he has ever played. Despite suffering bouts of nausea whilst in New Zealand, Stephen recovered well and was capped for all but one of the matches played by the underage Ireland side in the tournament. It was the first time in the history of the competition that Ireland had reached the semifinals. “They are a serious team. We actually won the second half but they had a really good start,” Stephen said about their English opponents, who saw out the Irish side in
the penultimate round of the championship. However, true to the spirit of the Irish game, Stephen revelled in the bout with the English. “I loved it because it was a real physical match. Probably my favourite match despite what the score said,” recalled Stephen. Another highlight for Stephen was playing the All Blacks in Eden Park, particularly when the New Zealand international side performed ‘The Haka’. “It psyched me up watching it. It must be unbelievable for them!” One might think that the rising rugby star would be swayed by dizzy heights of international rugby, but the No.5 Lock is undaunted by the prestige now associated with rugby in Ireland. Indeed he has been playing hurling for Castletown GAA in his down time. He described being awarded Player of the Year for Gorey RFC Seniors as the most memorable experience during his time in rugby. Stephen’s earliest memory of playing rugby was when he was 8 years old playing at a
NWSPCA Coffee Afternoon Fundraiser A Coffee Afternoon was held last Sunday at the home of Caroline and John Brophy to fundraise for North Wexford SPCA. Caroline and John are both long-time supporters of the charity and this is their second Coffee Afternoon in two years in aid of the animal sanctuary. They were delighted to welcome over fifty people to their
house at The Rock, Gorey, where over €300 was raised to support the animal sanctuary. Caroline and John would like to express their thanks to those came to support the initiative. For more information on the work of the NWSPCA see their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NWspca.
Byrne Perry Summer School 2014 The annual Byrne Perry Summer School came to a close on Sunday afternoon, having attracted a variety of historians and World War One enthusiasts. Director of the Byrne Perry Summer School Dr Conor McNamara, an Irish historian who has conducted research at University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA, spoke of the weekend in terms of how it placed importance on the commemoration of Irish
sacrifice during The Great War, rather than the service to the British Army. The open panel and debate structure of the Byrne Perry Summer School was praised by historian and author Phillip Orr who had travelled from Carrickfergus to attend. It was also Mr. Orr’s first time in Co. Wexford properly and he was very intrigued by the historical consequences of The Great War in the county.
Stephen Gardiner (left) with John Breen (President) at the GRFC Dinner Dance 2014 blitz in Carlow in his Dad’s old Garth Brooks t-shirt, although he did not play competitive rugby until he was with Gorey RFC’s under-16’s side. Stephen also cited the support which he has continued to receive from his home town club, Gorey RFC, as a significant and encouraging factor in his career. Fellow Gorey man Robin Copeland, who has just recently signed for Munster from Cardiff Blues, is credited by Stephen as having a great influence on him as a player,
along with veterans and icons of the game Paul O’Connell and Brad Thorn. Still only 20, and having decided not to join an academy, Stephen will continue to play for Landsdowne, and hopes to make enough of an impression over the next few seasons to sign a contract to begin his professional career. As far as The Chronicle is concerned, Wexford’s place in premier Irish rugby is in safe hands.
Carnew Students are Board No More Enterprising Transition Year students Tony Kavanagh, Neil Murphy, Stanley Hadden and Joe Gardiner from Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, were just one of the local businesses with products on display at the Gorey Chamber of Commerce market held in the library last Thursday afternoon. The young innovators have seen great success with their board game product, having recently won this year’s Educate to Innovate School Business Award. They successfully progressed to the National Final of the Young Entrepreneur Programme in May after winning the top prizes in their school and in the Co. Wicklow school district. It was a momentous occasion in Croke Park and, although they did not succeed in nabbing a prize that day, Tony Kavanagh described it as a great experience that
gave the team lots of ideas. Their product is a wooden triangle with moveable golf tees as counters, quite similar to Solitaire. The idea for the game was brought forward by business partner Joe Gardiner, who stumbled across a similar wooden board game in a restaurant when on a recent holiday in the US. Recognising that some improvements could be made to this product from the US, the ‘Board No More’ boys decided to manufacture and sell a version that had a an improved finish and instructions printed on the back. Due to the high demand and great success of their mini company they have decided to continue with the enterprise and have been looking into outsourcing the labour to carpenters in order to focus on expanding their distribution nationally and to also develop their product range.
Amber And Alfie Go Home Amber and Alfie, two fivemonth old grey seals, were released from rehabilitation by Seal Rescue Ireland’s Courtown Branch last Sunday 29th June. As their cage door was lifted by their handlers, the two seals were initially tentative about leaving. However, upon sighting the beckoning sea, the two pups quickly scarpered down Courtown beach to the rapturous applause of the families and holiday makers that had come to watch. Seal Rescue Ireland, a voluntary organisation, has been operating at the revived Courtown Seal and Otter
Rescue Centre since 2014. Animal Manager Ally McMillan described how Amber and Alfie arrived into their care three months ago as very young seal pups “knocking on death’s door”. Amber was discovered on Courtown Beach, emaciated and with serious eye difficulties. Alfie had been caught by the storms of our tumultuous winter, which had caused him to sustain serious facial damage along with many broken teeth after colliding with rocks. Thankfully, Ally asserted that they were “both fabulous now” weighing around 37kg.
Having brought the seals through a demanding process of rehabilitation, it was a great relief for the volunteers at the seal sanctuary to see the two seals return to their natural habitat in great health and with great energy. As the Seal rescue Ireland relies on donations and receives no state funding, there will be a family fun day on the 12th July in the sanctuary at
which families can experience what goes on there.
For more information on Seal Rescue Ireland and their work rehabilitating the seals on our coast, log on to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/seal rescueireland.
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Beep Beep Day The importance of road safety is being taught to children at a very young age in an effort to help them understand the rules of the road and to keep them safe. The RSA'S Beep Beep Day is an occasion when road safety is highlighted to primary school pupils. Children from the Gorey Loretto BunScoil and St Clemens Community Playschool, Gorey, took part in Beep Beep Day 2014 recently. Children are taught how to Stop, look and listen before crossing the road and how to use pedes-
trian crossings in a safe manner. almost 250 pupils along with teachers and parents took part in the walk from their schools across town, using two pedestrian crossings before returnMartha Kehoe Childcare assistant, Eoin Finn ing to pupil of St Clemens Community Playschool and school. Garda Gavin Cahail taking part in the RSA Beep Beep day
Garda Inspector Sean Clince with some pupils of Loretto Bun-Scoil, Gorey at the RSA Beep Beep Day (Pics by Joe Dixon)
Pupils from the Loretto Bun-Scoil crossing the road safely.
Male Extras Needed for Wexford Festival Have you ever wondered what it’s like to experience Wexford Festival Opera from the other side of the stage? Well now is your chance! Wexford Festival Opera are inviting males of all ages to participate as extras in this year’s Wexford Festival Opera. This year, men of various ages are being sought for all three mainstage evening operas, which include Salomé by Antoine Mariotte (18751944), based on the play by Oscar Wilde, the 19th century comedy Don Bucefalo by Antonio Cagnoni and the Euro-
pean premiere of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night by Kevin Puts, based on the WWI Christmas Eve armistice. Interested parties are invited to come along to Wexford Opera House on Tuesday, 8 July at 7pm for an information evening. Assistant Company Manager, Nicky Kehoe and Production Coordinator, Ray Bingle will also be in attendance and will talk about the productions and answer any questions that anyone may have about participating as an extra. Artistic Administrator with
Wexford Festival Opera, Nora Cosgrave, who is coordinating the casting said, “This is a great opportunity for men to experience the Festival from a different perspective, while working with some amazing artistic talent in a professional environment. No singing or acting skills are necessary, but dedication and an ability to learn the staging are required. People that have performed as extras in the past have always found to be a brilliant experience.”
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GER Publicity surrounding inquests adds to the stress of grieving families I have often wondered about the point in holding public inquests to enquire into a range of sudden deaths. I can understand the need to have investigations in cases where there is a degree of mystery or unexplained circumstances. For example, if someone dies as a result of malpractice in a hospital, or even perceived malpractice, then there is obliviously a public interest in the circumstances of the death. There is every reason to hold a public inquest into the circumstances surrounding such a death and I have no problem with that. However, it always seemed a bit odd to me that you had public inquests in the case of car accidents, suicides and sometimes even deaths by natural causes. What exactly does such an inquest achieve?
There is a sort of pretence that a jury of ordinary individuals play a major part in delivering a verdict on how the deceased met their death. However, their role is relatively minor really and in most instances they are little more than ‘extras’ who rubberstamp the medical evidence. The evidence in these cases can be very distressing for families who often have to re-lieve the harrowing detail of the circumstances of their loved one’s death. And for what reason? The legal reason is that it resolves the circumstances of an unexplained death. However, in most cases it sheds very little new light on what happened and the verdicts usually state the patently obvious. On top of that there is the added stress caused by
the detailed reporting of inquests in some local newspaper titles. Inquests are now splashed across pages in some papers and reported in shocking detail. As a result close family members, who have been coming to terms with a family death for months have to read sentences like ‘death was caused by cardio respiratory failure due to severe glyphospate toxicity with heart disease being a contributory factor’ and ‘ death was due to suicide’. In another case relatives were treated to the following: ‘the cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging’ And just in case readers were in any doubt the paper went on to report that the verdict was suicide. The public were informed in another case of how a man who died of natural causes had not been
discovered for up to two weeks. There may be public interest, or interest to the public in some of this, or maybe it’s just a way of filling up pages, or perhaps it’s using the intimate detail of tragic deaths to sell newspapers, I don’t know, but whatever it is the whole thing seems to add unnecessary stress and strain to families that have already suffered enough. Some new way of certificating deaths in most of these cases could surely be found without having to force families to relive the whole sad affair again. If someone is found hanging by the neck and there are no suspicious circumstances uncovered by a garda investigation, it hardly takes a jury and the parading off all the details of what exactly caused the
person to die in front of the public to enable a death certificate to be issued. But that is the law at the moment. I know may people will argue that not having public inquests would cause some issues to be swept under the carpet and people would not, for example, be aware of the real levels of suicide in the community. That could easily be rectified by publishing the figures on an annual or bi-annual basis with a break down according to age group etc. It is certainly something which legislators should look at with a view to ensuring that grieving families do not have to suffer again and be put in the public spotlight for what is really in most instances a rather meaningless exercise.
Finally yellow is a winner all right Spare a thought for all those who lost their money on the colour of the Queen’s outfit at Royal Ascot. Remember I reported last week that there was so much money on her wearing a yellow outfit on the opening day that the bookies stopped taking money on the colour. Well if they had waited a week they would have been on winner. Last Tuesday during her visit to Northern Ireland the Queen paid a visit to Crumlin Road jail accompanied by two of its old inmates Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson and what was she wearing on the day--------yes splendid yellow.
Voters entitled to feel cheated A smoke free generation, by two-faced Crowley but would it work? Well it’s just a few weeks after the European Election and the man who topped the poll in this constituency and won the backing of a lot of Wexford people goes off and joins a group of ‘head bangers’ according the Fianna Fail Chief Whip. Brian Crowley is a very popular man, nice guy by all accounts and politically effective having survived for two decades in the European parliament. He is also a rather too faced person it seems because he did not mention anything about joining a right wing grouping that wants to sink the Euro when he was canvassing for votes around here. No it was all smiles and handshakes in supermarkets then and it worked. But new some of his new comrades hold extraordinary views on things like women rights, the euro and gay marriage. I wouldn’t say Brian was telling the ladies he met in Pettitts supermarket, or the ladies who were canvassing with him, that he would be joining up with a group that believes females should really be seen, preferably only in the home, and def-
initely not heard. One of the parties in Mr Crowley’s group wants to abolish the Euro another looks down their noses so much at women that they believe ‘men and women have separate places in society’ and another believes that homosexuals are socially useless. Many of the others have rather weird ideas as well but that’s enough to be going on with. I wonder if Crowley had told people before the election that he would joining up with people who hold these views would he have won the same support. Maybe he would, but it would b ut it would have been nice if the wheelchair bound Corkman had been a little more honest with people instead , Anyway he is now part of a ‘racist, xenophobic and homo-
phobic’ group according to Micheal Martin And it is hard to believed that the views of the people he is now aligned with in Europe would have widespread support around here.. On a lighter note I was wondering what all the fuss was about with people talking about Crowley leaving the Alde group. For a while I started to think that he had started to shop in Lidl rather than Aldi, but they were talking about something else entirely.
Sometimes very well educated and well meaning individuals come up with very strange ideas indeed. Take the medics of the British Medical Council who have come up with the idea of making this the first tobacco free generation. To do this anyone born after the year 2000 would be banned from ever buying cigarettes. The reasons behind the proposal are very sound and compelling and I have no issue with them at all. However, how workable would such legislation be in real terms. What they are talking about is anyone born after the year 2000 never legally being able to purchase cigarettes. So when they are twenty for example, in the year 2020 only people over twenty one would be able to purchase cigarettes and by 2030 only people over thirty would be permitted to purchase the dreaded weed. And on it would go until eventually all those who would be legally entitled to purchase
cigarettes would be dead and we would have a smoke free society. All very well, but would it work? It would certainly take a lot of policing and I suppose anything that would cut down on smoking must be given a chance. However, I think there would be a lot of transactions between those who would be legally able to purchase cigarettes and those who would be prohibited from doing so. In fact I just noticed a few weeks ago as the second level students were celebrating the end of their term a well dressed male student collecting a bottle of vodka from an
older gentleman near an off licence in Wexford town. Believe it or not he was handing over a €10 purchase fee to the older guy for the bottle. Can you imagine what would happen if similar age limits, and increasing ones at that were introduced for cigarettes. I’d say guys born in the years 1998 and 1999 would make a fortune trading in cigarettes.
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WALSH New blood needed for Byrne Perry It’s twenty years since Fr. Walter Forde had an idea that Gorey would be a good venue for a summer school. The ‘summer school’ is more widely associated with the west coast but Walter got the idea to add Gorey to the list of summer school venues when he was as to attend one of the well known Schools as a speaker more than two decades ago. Then a curate in Gorey and a man known for getting things done he summoned a group of people to his residence and the rest, as they say, is history. The Byrne Perry summer school was born and it has been graced by a succession of well known speakers and delegates over the years. Walter has long since moved from Gorey and is now of course Parish Priest of Castlebridge near Wexford town, but he still retains the role of Chairman of the Byrne Perry Summer school and was on hand to welcome guests to the opening of the event in Gorey Library last Friday night. It is a tribute to Walter’s imaginative selection of a committee that all these years later many of those in atten-
dance at that very first meeting are still active in organising the event. However, time moves on and Daire Keogh, President of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, who launched the Summer School, made a plea at the opening for young blood to get involved in Byrne Perry to ensure that it continues to prosper. Daire delivered a very entertaining address which contained a potted history of the entire event recalling some of the more amusing happenings at the event over the years. The success of The Chairman of the Byrne Perry Byrne Perry over Summer School, Fr. Walter Forde, addresses the attendance at Friday Sunthe past two decades shows day night’s opening Pic Joe Dixon what can be achieved when gether for the good of their people with a vision, energy local community. and commitment work to-
A good slap of a hurl might settle Suarez Picture the scene if a Wexford or Kilkenny hurler was seen biting an opponent on the field of play? There would be an outcry. Then imagine if it happened three times involving the same player. There would be headlines about crazy Irish savages and the like and I wouldn’t be surprised if it even
made its way to some of the US comedy shows. You can just see the send up: This is Ireland where they don’t just tackle their opponents they eat them.’ Yet Luis Suarez has bitted an opponent on three occasions now but after the first two episodes he was allowed back to
play again. Surely such an animal should have no place on a sports field. Or maybe he should be put out on a hurling field for an hour. If he got up to any of his biting antics I’d say he’d get a good slap of a hurl across the mouth and maybe that would remove his capacity to bite anyone in the future.
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Wexford Special Olympics Club celebrate big medal haul Wexford Special Olymics Club returned from The Ireland Games in Limerick overjoyed after a most successful Games. The group of 15 athletes accompanied by 6 coaches were part of The Leinster Team to take part in The Games in which a total of 1,500 athletes competed. All the Wexford athletes did their club and family members proud over the three days of Sport. On day one the Wexford crew were delighted to hear of their first medal from Caroline Ferguson who had won Gold on The Leinster Bocce team. Day two followed on with terrific performances from all the Athletes. After a long Day on the Pitch and Putt course Thomas Whitty claimed Gold and Philip Clancy claimed bronze. The male gymnastic team was in action and Dean O Connor and Kevin Kinsella got three golds each on floor, beam and vault at level B. Paul Keane competed to a very high standard getting gold on Rings and floor and silver on the Parallel Bars. In the swimming pool Ruby Hardie Browne claimed silver in 25m freestyle.
The Bocce team were in action again and Caroline Ferguson won her 2nd Gold medal in the individual competition. Lisa McKegney the only girl on the gymnastic team kept her cool and put in steady performances to get gold in beam and silver in both bars and floor. Meanwhile out on the athletics track Bridget Cowman ran a great 200m to get the silver medal. Later on in the final race of the day Bridget finished the last leg of the relay to bring Gold home to Leinster again. While all this action was taking place there was plenty more in the Basketball arena . In the morning 4 of the Wexford girls Meadhbh Scallan, Rosie Murphy, Sarah Herlihy and Carole Ryan battled it out to claim
bronze for Leinster in the play off. The last match of the day, ultimate final for the higher level took place where Marian Flood and Jenna Carthy played a stormer to claim another Gold to add to the final tally. Wexford Special Olympics Club members brought home 27 All Ireland medals between them. Each and every athlete performed to their best and the support from family members was powerful. The determination, bravery and pure joy of the special olympics athletes was an experience to be treasured forever by anyone lucky enough to have been in Limerick to witness this fantastic event. ! (Pics by Pat Sheridan)
On the final day of competition with plenty of medals still to be decided. Ruby was first in the swimming pool and swam to Gold in the 25m back stroke and later in the day another gold with Jenna Carty from Liam Mellows Park winner of a gold medal the Leinster Relay team. for basketball with Mayor George Lawlor.
Athletes from the recent Special Olympics showing their medals at a home coming party at the Scout Hall Piercestown
Marian Flood Power winner of Gold medal for Basketball and sister Coleen Flood Power who will be representing Ireland in Belgium in September being congratulated by National boxing coach Billy Walsh and Mayor George Lawlor.
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Wexford Money Advice and Budgeting Service added further to their service of excellence in recent weeks by attaining a Gold Star Service Excellence certificate from The Centre for Competitiveness. The certificate was the culmination of months of ‘behind the scenes’ work by the board and staff. Money Advice Co-ordinator, Nicky Rossiter, points out that while this is another award and further validates the service offered to the people of County Wexford it is the referrals of friends and relatives by existing and former clients that truly validates the tireless work of his staff. With numerous organisations in the news offering insolvency and ‘write offs’ the MABS service is working flat
Dawson’s Bar, Duffry Hill, Enniscorthy, has come to the market for sale by Public Auction on Friday, July 18th 2014 at the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. This land mark property which is steeped in the history of Enniscorthy, having in the past been associated with many festivals such as the Leinster Fleadh Ceoil and the Bank of the Boro , and is noted for its traditional sessions, is being brought to the market by the Dawson family who have successfully run this business for the past 26 years.
out with the high number of people who fall “between the stools” on such solutions. For almost twenty years the MABS service nationally has offered assistance, support and compassion to people struggling with debts or in danger of falling into debt. The Wexford MABS service has given this free, professional service for 18 of those years and has continually built on its expertise and availability. In 2013 the service based at 98/100 South Main Street, Wexford and through outreach clinics in Enniscorthy and New Ross increased its client interaction by 30% on the 2012 figures. The MABS service is completely free and confidential and is delivered by a team that is regularly thanked for their
kind, professional and empathetic approach which has put clients at much greater ease having discussed their concerns. Many people stress the relief that is experienced simply through discussing matters with the MABS staff even before a plan is devised and put in place. In addition to direct meetings with clients the service is involved in community education projects and offers talks, publications and general advice. If you feel that money worries are getting to be a burden you can contact Wexford MABS on 0761 072 780 or by e-mail at Wexford@mabs.ie or by calling to the office at Stonebridge.
The bar comprises of 1,200 sq.ft. with an additional first floor space of 850 sq.ft. This traditional pub brings with it a fantastic location, being in the heart of Enniscorthy town with an excellent parking area. The Auctioneers, PropertyTeam M.A. O’Leary & Assoc are guiding a price in the region of €200k. PropertyTeam M.A. O’Leary & Assoc. can also announce the sale of a prestigious restaurant/bar at Milltown, Garryhill, Co. Carlow known as High Nellie’s Public House This licensed premises
comprises of 3,500 sq.ft. of bar area, together with 1,000 sq.ft. of living accommodation and 2 further apartments totalling 800 sq.ft. The premises is renowned for the motorbike rallies in Co. Carlow and has been widely sought after in the past for birthday parties, weddings and christenings etc. The property comes with 3 acres of ground and is on the market with a guide price of €200k €250k.
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Thanks for taking the time to read again! We hope everyone’s enjoying the weather and hopefully half the population of Wexford over in Santa Ponsa at the moment are getting on well! Again, hello to anyone around the Gorey area who are just starting to get papers.. Add us on Facebook and stuff - our contact information is included later on.
Hot – Ed Sheeran Not a big fan of Ed now to be fair but the chap is after banging himself his first number one with “Sing” and sold out the famous Madison Square Garden’s and said ‘it was better than losing his virginity’. Good man, Ed!
Not – Jay Z & Beyonce With their stadium joint tour of America and Canada just under way with more than 75% of the gigs not even half full, things are starting to look a bit dodgy for the couple. Speculations continue to rise about the “Solange” ordeal where Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s sister were
Adam Ennis As a Liverpool fan myself, Luis Suarez’ recent antics have left me with a real sour taste in my mouth. You all know what happened by now, it’s his 3rd time involved in a biting incident, 3 times too much if you ask me. I thought, and hoped there was a bit of a renaissance going on with Luis Suarez as he had a trouble free season last year and reached all his high expectations. He even exceeded them in some ways as he became the Premiership’s highest scorer and joint European high scorer. Saurez won player of the year in England due to his great efforts over the season at Liverpool. The 27-year-old sensation played a vital role in their title challenge in which they unfortunately lost out.
Suarez received a 4 month ban from all footballing and 9 games for Uruguay as well as a 80,000 euro fine, which by the way, is nothing when you compare it to what type of wage he gets which is over 230,000 euro a week. This is scandalous if you ask me as in the last tournament Nicklas Bendtner got a 100,000 euro fine for showing his boxers while celebrating a goal with ‘Paddy Powers’ written on them, so according to this showing your boxers is considered more of an offence than biting someone if you go by FIFA.
If a local player in the Wexford league bit an opposition player I’m sure he would get a lifetime ban and if you bit somebody on the town you will get arrested without a shadow of a doubt. If a dog bites someone, or another dog, he gets put down. So, why are professional soccer players treated so differently? 3 times biting somebody is taking the absolute mickey and a 4 month ban is ridiculous. I hope he never puts on a Liverpool shirt again!! Eoin
Strawberry Fest caught on camera fighting. Some are saying it’s a publicity stunt for their tour. Coincidentally the couple have decided to
release video footage of their wedding too. Would you go’waaaaay!? Eoin
TUNE OF THE WEEK Secondcity – I Wanna Feel Straight up banger! ♫ ♫ Unbelievable vocal, summer-y, feel-good vibe – love it! What’s not to like? No doubt you’ll be hearing it on the radio this week. Currently placing at #4 in the UK Charts, it’s a contender for Summer Tune 2k14!
I had the privilege of playing at the Strawberry Fest on two days this year. I played on the Thursday for a youth ball and the Sunday on main stage alongside my fellow Liverpool fan and Bugler Doyle’s regular Padraig Byrne. I was also lucky enough to catch up with Wexford TV’s Amanda Cooke who was on press duty over the weekend with the highly successful channel. It’s great to be invited to local festivals; this is my second year playing strawberry fest and was brilliant as always!! Thanks for having me back guys! -
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SNAPCHAT OF THE WEEK As always send your snaps into us @ ilovecider and adam_ennis. I came across this week’s snap on Facebook a few days ago and thought it was appropriate to include! Amazing effort from this lad!
Has Lady Gaga Gone Too Far? An explicit 30 second clip of the singer’s music video for “Do What U Want” has appeared online. The video, which shows R. Kelly impregnating an unconscious Gaga while on a hospital bed was shot by the notorious Terry Richardson (of course). Richardson who is responsible for literally every controversial celeb photo or music video ever, says the idea for the video was all Lady Gaga’s. R. Kelly went along with the video even though he has already been up on rape charges in the past. People are describing the video as a “Rape Advertisement”. Shortly before the music video was posted, Lady Gaga performed live for SXSW. Now, everyone is used to her pushing the boundaries a bit,
but not many were ready for what she did on stage. In an attempt to create “art in its purest form”, Gaga allowed a performer to vomit all over her repeatedly as she played the drums to her song Swine. The “artist”, Millie Brown drank a bottle of green paint before shoving her fingers down her throat to regurgitate onto the 28-year old star. Demi Lovato, who has suffered with bulimia in the past slammed Gaga’s “sad” show. She Tweeted: “Sad... As if we didn't have enough people glamorizing eat disorders al-
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#THROWBACK Oh how I used to love the aul Nike Shox. I remember people telling me they helped you jump higher. It didn’t work!! Surely everyone owned a pair?
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Meat factories running roughshod over farmers on beef prices Beef farmers, of whom there are many in County Wexford, feel the Minister for Agriculture has lost the plot and has caved into the meat factories and allowed them to run roughshod over them in respect of beef prices, Wexford Fianna Fáil Deputy John Brown told the Dáil. “If the current scenario continues, many of them will go out of business,” he said. “They will be seeking social welfare payments because they will be unable to continue in farming. I spoke to one of the most progressive farmers in Wexford earlier and he said that payments are down approximately €400 per head or €1.10 per kilo in comparison to last year. He was paid €4.85 per kilo last year but he is in receipt of only €3.70 per kilo this year. He predicts the suckler herd will be halved over the next two years. Prices are reducing and he referred to increased payments and other bills, including the property tax, water charges, universal social charge and health insurance.” Deputy Browne said the beef crisis is jeopardising the livelihoods of 100,000 farmers. A cocktail of retailers, processors and Government inaction is undermining prices and destroying the Food Harvest 2020 strategy targets. Under the strategy, he said the suckler herd is to double, yet
the farming community predicts it will be halved over the next two years. “I read last week that many farmers in County Clare are getting out of suckler rearing and that must be a serious concern to the Minister in the context of the viability of the beef industry,” he said. “The meat factories are changing regulations willy-nilly and introducing new concepts regarding how they define quality but this is being done at the expense of the farmer. Retailers are achieving a higher margin than ever, again at the expense of the
farmer.” However, replying on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe said the round-table discussions he convened have provided stakeholders with both a forum to express their views and an opportunity to meet the challenges that exist headon. “The description of these discussions as talking shops shows a lack of understanding of what is really involved,” he said. “A number of key outcomes have emerged from the discussions to date. I refer, for example, to greater transparency in respect of price via the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's website, legislation for producer groups, an additional markets fund for beef and greater levels of communication between processors and farm bodies and organisations. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, both met the Northern Ireland Minister, Michelle O'Neill, MLA, in order to discuss the issue of live cattle being transported to the North in order to be finished. Deliberations in that regard will continue.”
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Local Chairman will be very busy Wexford’s Agony Uncle Dear Alan, I saw your column on the internet and I thought you might just b4e able to help with a terrible problem that has arisen. I must say it’s not the first time this has happened, but this time people are being really nasty about me. In fact they seem to be talking about me all over the world, people of all colours. You’d think they’d have something better to do. I know you are wondering how the hell (is that the right word my English is not the greatest) they all got to know about it. It’s the dammed (is that the right rod) TV you see. They were had me on TV screen in every country in the world. And there were gobshites (is that the right word) on panels everywhere talking about me and giving their views. Most of them are has beens, but that’s what you have to put up with. You see those nice boys on Sky were not showing it. They never really say anything about us Anyway the problem is they are now saying I should not be allowed to play football again and you know most of those saying it wouldn’t be fit to lace my boots and some of them are really sour pussed and I’d say they’d taste terrible. It all happened the other night when we were playing Italy. You know the Italians they are really known men have only two real assets. They are really attractive to women and their food is great. Now you see I am not into m4en in that way so that didn’t interest me, but I am well known for being a hungry type of guy. A few times in the past I felt so hungry on the field of play that I had to take a bite out of one of the opposing players. I was famished. Anyway near the end of the game the other night I was starting to feel weak with the hunger. The heat and everything was getting to me and there I was surrounded by all those manly Italian players. Hey were just irrespirable so I just had to have a mouthful. In fact I only took a small bite out of a guy called Giorgio Chielli. And do you
know what he was absolutely delicious. If I’d had a chance I would have taken a second nibble but as soon as I took one bite all hell broke loose. He started screaming and rolling around the ground. I never saw anything like it. It’s not as if I chewed off half his arm or anything. I only took a little bit and he is a big lad so there is plenty of him left to go around. Now they want to ban me and all sorts of things. Personally I think Man United supporters are behind the whole thing because they never liked me. But I ask you Alan what a man is supposed to do when he is starving. I wasn’t being greedy or anything. I just took a little bite. Have you any advice. Luis, Uruguay Dear Luis, Good to hear from you and I am sorry to hear of your troubles with FIFA. They are a very strange crowd but you can sort anything out with them if you have a few bob, and I don’t think you are short. But I’d say that if you have a piece of another player for a snack during a game in the future you could be in real trouble. People don’t seem to understand a man’s needs, I agree with you. And what can you do when temptation is put in the way. As they say there is eatin and drinkin in some of those fellas. But you’ll have to find a way to avoid temptation in the future. I think you should buy one of those little bags you tie around your middle. Before the match fill it up with sandwiches, obviously in your case you need to make sure they were meat sandwiches, cheese or tomatoes would not be much good to a big strapping lad like you. Put in a bar or two of chocolate as well and then whenever you feel the need just open the bag and down one of the sandwiches or a bar of chocolate. That should do the trick.
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the changes are fully operational of course is in respect of the number of local councillors now in position. With the urban authority members having exited stage left and the position of Mayor or Urban Council Chairman effectively gone the Chair of what used to be the old District Committee of the Co. Council has a much more important function. In Wexford they have held on to the title of Mayor, although when compared to the old position of Mayor of the Borough of Wexford it really is a bit like being a pretend Mayor.
However, one thing which looks like becoming an issue in the future is the workload which these Mayors or Chairmen will face. There was a tradition in the urban areas in the past where the local Mayor or Chairman turned up at every event including on occasion the opening of an envelope. Among various organisations there is still an expectation that the local authority Chairman for the area will turn up on demand. But there could be problems down the line because the vast majority of engagements are in the urban area and in the future
many of these Chairmen or Mayors may be rural based. If they have Dail aspirations they will not have a difficulty running around the towns for football matches, tidy towns awards, head shaving events and the like, but if they are simply rural councillors who see their future in that role they will not be keen on spending their time in the towns where many of them will only ever pick up a handful of votes at elections. It will be interesting to see how the situation develops over the next couple of years.
Wexford waits on Cabinet reshuffle There has been some speculation that the Cabinet reshuffle which will be announced within the next ten days will be an extensive one and there have been some discussions about where the changes will leave the Wexford politicians If Joan Burton wins theLlabour leadership, as seems likely, then she is expected to make sweeping changes at Cabinet level, with the old guard expected to be cleared out. With
Eamon Gilmore already out of the way she is also likely to say goodbye to Ruairi Quinn and Pat Rabbitte. That would leave just Brendan Howlin. Most observers seem to think that he is likely to stay in the Cabinet and probably as Minister for Public Expenditure unless Joan wants to take that job herself to be at the centre of the decision making. If Brendan is moved from his current post he will be very disappointed.
On the Fine Gael side there are likely to be a number of openings as well and there has been some speculation that Paul Kehoe could be in line for promotion to the Cabinet as Minister for Defence in addition to his duties as Chief Whip. He is currently a full Minister in all but name since the resignation of Alan Shatter last month. However, it seems most likely he will stay in his Junior Ministerial position There is a widespread
belief that the health Minister James Reilly will be moved from his position. Under normal circumstances this should open the way for Liam Twomey to be promoted to that position. He was an effective spokesman on Health for Fine Gael in the past. However, it is thought unlikely that the Wexford doctor will gain advancement to the position or even one of the Junior Ministries which are likely to be filled.
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KILMORE QUAY SEAFOOD FESTIVAL July 9th -12th
Welcome to our festival The Annual Festival of Seafood means much more to our area than just a week of entertainment and fun. The Community Development Association introduced our first festival in 1985 and since its inception the proceeds of our Seafood Festivals have been invested in our community to help the development of social, recreational, sporting and tourist amenities. This vision and subse-
quent developments have enabled our community to provide the wonderful facilities and amenities that you enjoy. You are welcome to the services and facilities in our Stella Maris Community Centre; experience the unique beauty of the community owned lands on Ballyteige Burrow with its walkways; take a walk along the sea front promenade leading to the Memorial Trail and Garden and continue to the
boardwalk onto the sand dunes; you can stop off at our impressive and award winning children’s playground. The sport and recreational grounds at Crossfarnoge are also available. These represent the extraordinary achievement of voluntary effort, participation and commitment of this community and beyond. It has been underpinned by the enthusiasm of the Seafood Festival Committee, the
many volunteers, the fishing industry including Factories and Trawlers, residents and local groups” Your participation and support, in whatever way you can, will help the ongoing work to develop our village with its unique character and we will reap the rewards of another successful Festival in 2014.
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New Peugeot 108 Takes Versatility to New Level The all-new Peugeot 108 takes small car versatility to a whole new level. With a raft of enhancements over its predecessor, the popular 107, the new 108 is a perfect runabout that’s exceptionally userfriendly for day-to-day motoring. New exterior styling, a chic ‘about town’ character and the choice of a TOP! Cabrio model with an electric fabric roof for the first time, make the Peugeot 108 a small car of distinction. Add in an ultra-modern interior plus a huge range of personalisation options inside and out and the 108 simply oozes appeal. It arrives in Ireland this autumn. At 3,470mm bumper to bumper, the car is 40mm longer than its predecessor. The overall width remains the same (1,630mm), while the maximum roof height is 10mm lower (1,460mm). Available in three and five-door body styles, the 108’s cabin space is almost identical to the outgoing model with generous space for up to four occupants. Where it is larger is in the boot, with a sizeable improvement in usable space, now boasting 196 litres up from
139 litres. The boot sill is 20mm lower for easier loading. Cabin storage has been upgraded; the passenger-side lidded glove box includes a horizontal cut-out section, designed to take a one-litre bottle. The 108’s nose adopts the Peugeot floating front grille and lion-claw rear lamps, mirroring that of its big sisters, the 208, 2008 and 308. All of the car’s extra length is at the front, improving its impactprotection credentials. The grille is flanked by advanced bi-focal projector lamp headlights, which, of the three sibling models (C1 and Aygo), are unique to Peugeot. The hi-tech unit is one of the most compact automotive light clusters available on any car today. Similar technology can be seen on the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid, illustrating how premium components from the Brand’s larger vehicles are now appearing on its smallest model. A sporty roof spoiler is standard across the range and houses the high-level brake light. This design feature also helps improve the car’s aerodynamic performance; the Cd
value has come down from 0.34 on the 107 to 0.29 on the 108. Inside, the seat quality, comfort and support have been improved dramatically when compared to the 107. The driver’s seat is now height-adjustable on all but Access trim, and on three-door models both front seats gain a memory function. This means they will always return to the same position when tilted forward to allow passengers into the rear. The rear bench seat splits 50:50 for additional practicality, and each side can be folded using a separate fabric handle accessible from the boot. Two rear seat ISOFIX child seat fixing points are standard on the Peugeot 108. Taking the driver into a new era of connectivity, the launch of the new Peugeot 108 sees
the introduction of MirrorLinkTM technology to the brand. The Mirror Screen function allows the touchscreen to become a mirror image of any smartphone using Android, Windows, RIM or iOS. The driver can operate a smartphone from the car’s touch screen. Ivo Groën, said: “Connectivity was a key point for 108, which wasn’t the case with the 107 because no one had a smartphone. For 108 it’s about your smartphone but in the middle of the dashboard. We wanted a very simple design horizontally and to have the vertical interface with connectivity. Everything else was built around that.”
The 108 range is made up of four efficient three-cylinder power units: a 1.0-litre e-VTi 68bhp 5-speed manual (88g/km CO2 Stop & Start), a 1.0-litre VTi 68bhp 5-speed manual (95g/km CO2), a 1.0litre VTi 68bhp 5-speed electronic (97g/km CO2) and a new 1.2-litre PureTech VTi 82bhp 5-speed manual (99g/km CO2). Each works to take advantage of the lightness of the Peugeot 108, which weighs from just 840kg, to provide occupants with the perfect balance between roadholding and comfort. Passengers are protected by six airbags fitted as standard: two frontal airbags (the pas-
senger airbag can be switched off), two lateral airbags at the front, and two curtain airbags covering the front and rear seats. The standard braking system includes ABS, Electronic Brake Force Distribution, Emergency Collision Braking System and switchable ESP. LED daytime running lights, Hill Assist and Indirect Tyre Under-Inflation Detection system are also standard. Standard equipment and prices for the new Peugeot 108 will be announced closer to launch, in late 2014. It will come to market in Ireland with a five year warranty.
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MOTORS Audi Ireland proudly supports German for schools Audi’s support has helped promote the German language to Irish Students Audi Ireland is delighted to announce that since the launch of the “GermanConnects:) Deutschmobil” in October last year, over 2,000 primary, secondary and third level students, as well as 35 language teachers around Ireland, have participated in the programme to date. Supported by Audi Ireland “GermanConnects:)” is an initiative led by the German Embassy and the Goethe-Institut Irland aimed at promoting the German language at primary, secondary and third level in Ireland. The campaign´s aim is to promote German, spoken by almost 120 million people
worldwide, as an important language for business and science as well as to help young Irish people improve their employability here in Ireland or abroad. As part of this partnership, Audi Ireland has provided the programme with an Audi A3 Sportback to travel to “GermanConnects:)” events around the country. To date the “Deutschmobil” has clocked up 11,000km as it travels around Ireland promoting linguistics ‘auf Deutsch’. Christian Gussen, managing director of Audi Ireland commented: “To date, “GermanConnects:)” has been extremely successful, reaching a vast number of students across Ireland. As a multinational German company, we
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Anger grows over water quality as meters are installed There have been renewed protests against the installation of water meters from residents in areas served by the Fardystown supply system in South Wexford. There have been ongoing protests over the quality of the water supplied from the Fardystown scheme but the anger is reaching boiling point as the date for the payment of water charges nears. Now a Co. Councillor has predicted that the question of water quality will be a major issue which the new Council
will have to deal with before water charges come into effect. "There is an onus on the County Council to stand together for the benefit of the people of the County like never before," Cllr Mick Roche said, "Its well known that the government has slashed funding to local government in an attempt to force councillors to agree to draconian tax measures like maintaining the maximum property tax payments and supporting water charges or risk seeing local services come
to standstill." "We need to stand united and ensure that funding is made available from central government to fund vital projects like the much needed cleansing and adding of softening facilities to the fardsytown water scheme. Its beyond belief that our government would expect people to pay a tax for the putrid water coming through their taps. Time and again we have seen the pictures of the filthy water arriving in people's homes but yet no
definitive action has been taken." "Last week people in Whiterock were out protesting against the installation of water meters. Last month it was the people of Hazelwood in Bridgetown. Both of these areas are serviced by the fardystown scheme and the people living there know all about the poor water quality coming from the mayglass tower. We can't sit back on this anymore. The Council has to take a rigid stand on this now."
Student business winners on display The short listed projects including the overall winner in the recent Educate to Innovate School Business Awards were put on public display at the Gorey Civic Centre last Thursday where members of the public were given an opportunity to admire the work of the young people who took
part in the competition. This was the third year of the project, the results of which were announced last month and it provides the business sector with a great way of engaging with budding entrepreneurs of the future. It is organised by Gorey Chamber of Commerce. 'Board No More' created
by students of Colaiste Bhride, Carnew was the winning entry and this challenging hand made board game generated a lot of interest at last week's exhibition.
Chamber President backs call to support Town Centres The President of the Wexford Chamber of Commerce has backed calls on the government to introduce measures to help business and promote job creation in town centres and villages. Martin Doyle said town and village centres are vital to our sense of community and urgent action must be taken to support the rate paying businesses that do so much to support them. Mr Doyle was supporting comments from Chambers Ireland who made a presentation on the issue to the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. In their presentation Chambers Ireland said the Government could support the revival of town centres in a number of areas including: • Reduce the cost of doing business in town centres; • Provide adequate supports to those doing business in town centres; • Other High Street development measures; and • Fair public procurement policies that do not discriminate against SMEs.
(Pics by Joe Dixon.)
Jade McDonald of "The Candle Creators". Jade is from Gorey Community School
Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said "If our economic recovery is to be successful, it must be sustainable at a local level. Town centres have consistently suffered over the last
number of years due to a combination of out of town shopping centres, excessive car parking charges and the high cost of doing business. Government can introduce a number of relatively simple measures which would have a great benefit for business in town centres.” “We recommend the introduction of a targeted rates reduction for companies, located within town centres, which provide much needed employment and contribute to the quality of life in these areas. Car parking costs must be applied strategically to increase footfall in certain areas, thereby supporting businesses and jobs. We also urge any Local Authority considering a 15% reduction in the Local Property Tax to have a plan in place to cover these costs and not look to business to foot the bill” he said. “Local Authorities should also be encouraged to work even more closely with business organisations for the benefit of the locality. Chambers across the country have a long history of successful collaboration with Local Authorities in areas such as sustainable business, job creation, tourism and economic development and new Local Authority structures must embrace this capability.”
Bell X1's Dave Geraghty plays Greenacres Tony Kavanagh and Neil Murphy With their winning entry "Board no More" at the school Business Awards
Community Warden Mark Mulhall trying his hand at solving the puzzle "Board No More" during his tea break.
ICA ladies enjoy their summer tour The Wexford Federation members and friends certainly lived up to the adage that “variety is the spice of life” on their annual 3 day tour. The 52 seater bus with full occupancy left Wexford on Fri 20th June with their first port of call being Glasnevin Cemetery & museum and then the Botanic Gardens. The weather enhanced the day for everyone. The group stayed at An Grianan, Termefeckin, Co. Louth for 2 nights to celebrate An Grianan’s 60th anniversary. The following day the bus headed northward, paying a visit to the Battle of the Boyne Visitors Centre and then the group had lunch in Carlingford before heading to Newry for some retail therapy. The day closed with the group dancing the night
away to entertainment at An Grianan. On the way home ICA members enjoyed a tour of Malahide Castle and grounds before arriving in Wexford on Sunday evening. Sadly the weekend came to a close very quickly but there was high praise for Breda Whelan, International Officer with Wexford Federation who organised an interesting, historical trip with variety and fun, packed into 3 days. Members are planning next year’s event with Breda already researching venues to visit for another memorable L to R: Callie Doyle, Liz Furlong, Helen Furlong, tour. Ann Stafford & Marie Foley
Dave Geraghty’s new project, ‘Join Me in the Pines’ was written and recorded over a year and half while on and off the road. It is a return to the somewhat isolated creative process under which his debut album was made. Once again Geraghty displays his musical skills on the new album by playing almost all of the instruments, although it was enhanced by some great talents from the trad, folk and classical worlds. Clare Finglass, who appeared on Dave's first two albums, once again lends her voice to make one half of the backing vocal duo. The other half being Dave's Mammy. "Because apart from being amazing, she works for free". The album was mixed by
Phil Hayes, who has also recorded and mixed some of Bell X's albums (Flock, Tour de Flock, Blue Lights on the Runway, Field Recordings) and is due to be released on 22 August, 2014. Dave Geraghty plays Greenacres on Saturday 19th July at 8pm.
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Don’t forget to pack the ham and cheese Well lads you’ll need to be going down to the shop on Friday to get the cooked ham and cheese and a sliced pan to be ready to make the sandwiches for the journey to Ennis on Saturday. I’m telling you it’s some journey over to the west of Ireland so you’ll need plenty to eat on the way and don’t forget the flask of tea as well. It’s
going to be a long day and not just for the supporters, but for the boys as well. In a way it’s a pity it’s so far away, but in another way it adds to the sense of occasion. There is nothing like a long journey to help you appreciate the game at the end of it. There will not be much pressure on the lads because everyone fancies Clare, not
just for this game, but many even think they can recover from their Munster Championship exit and go on to retain their All Ireland title. Well Brother I don’t know about that but I think if we can go to Ennis with a belief in ourselves we might just cause an upset If we can play with fire in our bellies and our hearts on
our sleeves I think the lads can do the county proud and if Clare are even a little below par then you wouldn’t know what might happen. I don’t have sight of any team at the time of putting this together but come on lads, believe in yourselves, keep a cool head and just go out and do it. Good Luck
Faythe Harriers Weekly Notes 30-06-2014 Adult Fixtures & Results It’s a very quite time at the moment for adult fixtures with inter county teams taking the spotlight. All 3 of our adult teams have now finished their respective league campaigns and are all currently awaiting the next round of championship fixtures with the Seniors due to face Buffers Alley, the Juniors set to play Taghmon and
the Junior B’s still due to play St Martin’s and Blackwater in the coming weeks. Our Senior team played a very good practice game against Kilmacow on Sunday evening in Parc Carman and were victorious on a scoreline of 3-11 to 0-12.
Coiste na n-Og Fixtures Our under 14 team played local rivals St Martin’s in their championship on Sunday morning last in Parc Carman and after a tight game were defeated on a scoreline of 5-6 to 3-7, with our goals coming from Cian Foley (2) and Josh Sheil. We are in action again on Thursday night when we face Glynn-Barntown in Parc Carman with a 7.30 pm start.
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Congratulations to Rhys Clarke and his Wexford Under 21 teammates on their victory over Offaly in the Leinster Under 21 semi final last week and best wishes for the final against Dublin. Best wishes also to Lee Chin, Ritchie Kehoe and their Senior hurling colleagues when they take the onerous trip to Ennis on Saturday next to take on the All Ireland Champions in their own back yard in Ennis.
For all updated news, underage games, fixtures, results, lotto, photos etc with the club, check out our website at www.faytheharriers.com or follow us on Twitter or on our Facebook accounts for regular updates of club activity.
Our Under 12 team make the long trek to Horeswood tonight (Tuesday) to take on the local team in the under 12 championship at 7.30 pm. Our Juvenile team also returned to action on Monday night when they travelled to Rathangan to take on St Anne’s. Our minors return to action on Wednesday night when we travel to take on Rapparees at 7.30 pm
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Good win, but more needed The under 21s eased past Offaly to reach the Leinster final last week. This was a poor Offaly side that looked unfit and had no game plan, but to be fair to our lads you have to play no matter what team you face on the day and right from the start Wexford were in total control and their opponents simply had no answer. Wexford really won this game in the opening half, but they did take their foot off the pedal after the restart and Offaly got back into the game outscoring Wexford in the second half by eleven points to eight. Wexford missed a lot of
chances in front of goal, but sometimes in a game where there is absolutely no pressure on, you are inclined to take you eye off the ball and just go through the motions to see out the game. Wexford will need to improve when we face Dublin in the final. The Dubs are playing at home and this does make a difference. This will be a real test of our lads so they must improve on their shooting and they will have to start putting away the goal chances they create. If they do I think they are quite capable of bringing the Cup home with them.
Cats make no mistake Never give the Cats a second chance and expect to get away with it. That’s what I have always said and wasn’t I proven right again on Saturday when they made no mistake against Galway at the second time of asking. The two outings against the Westerners could be a blessing in disguise and the extra game will stand them well for the Leinster Final against Dublin. I think they’ll
win. Meanwhile, Offaly just barely got over Antrim in the qualifiers. What does that say about anything, I don’t know really. But Offaly were demolished by Kilkenny, humiliated really and we put away Antrim fairly handily, so I suppose it doesn’t tell us a lot really, except that Offaly won’t be winning an All Ireland anytime soon.
Model County Development Draw: Congratulations to Cian O’Finneadh who won €200 in the final MCDD last week. Many thanks to all those who purchased tickets from the club and helped us to sell our ticket allocation. Your support is very much appreciated.
Wexford 2-17 Offaly 0-13 By Ian Mitchell Wexford Oliver O’Leary, Garrett Foley, Liam Ryan,. Eoin Conroy, Andrew Kenny,. Shane O Gorman ( Capt),. Jack O Connor, Aidan Nolan (0-2), Conor Devitt (0-1), Jack Guiney (6f), Padraig Doyle, Kevin Foley (0-1), Rhys Clarke (1-2), Conor McDonald (1-2), Gary Moore Subs: D Byrne for Doyle (ht); P Sutton for Foley (40); T French for Moore (49); C O’Leary for Devitt (49); S Donohoe for Conroy (55). Leinster u21 Champions Wexford are on course to defend their title after dispatching a poor Offaly side in Wexford Park last Wednesday evening. Aidan Nolan signalled the intent of
the home side early on when he went bearing down on the Offaly goal only to fire over the crossbar. Jack Guiney converted two frees while Colm Mulrooney and Joseph O’Connor split the posts at the Pineridge end to leave a single point between the sides. Kilkenny referee Seán Cleere didn’t allow the early timing of an off the ball incident involving Garrett Foley to affect his decision making when he showed the Wexford corner back a straight red card. Offaly almost capitalised on their numerical advantage when Colm Mulrooney got on the end of a wellplaced hand pass. The Offaly forward was through on goal and ready to pull the trigger when Conor Devitt came to the rescue with a crucial hook. The game started to open up for the Wexford forwards despite being a man down. Rhys Clarke found space
and forced Offaly net-minder Kevin O’Connor to pull off an excellent save. Conor Devitt now on the attack slotted over a fine point from the resulting play. Conor Mac Donald put his iconic catching style to good use when he fielded a high ball over Offaly full back Dan Kelleher before booting the ball to the back of the net. Wexford closed down the ball well and hunted in packs to force Offaly to shoot under pressure. Jack Guiney a testament to Wexford’s first half work-rate tracked back to make an important hook on the Wexford 21 metre line. The Faithful County had to endure a 15min spell without a score. Conor “Mac” showed a real touch of class when he played a ball straight out of the air into the path of Rhys Clarke. This time the Harriers
man made no mistakes in finding the back of the net to put the home side into a 2-09 to 0-2 HT lead. Seán Cleere brandished another red card before the half time whistle, this time to Offaly full forward Seán Dolan for another off the ball incident. The second half started positively and there was a feeling that Wexford would put up a big score-line. Jack Guiney, who hasn’t been on top form as of late, was one of Wexford’s best players in the second half, clinical on the fees and dangerous in the air. Liam Dunne will be hoping for a similar performance from the Rathnure man when the senior side take on Clare this Saturday. Rhys Clarke hit one of the scores of the game, striking over from the 65’. Emmett Nolan from Birr would be in close contention when he
pointed under pressure on the terrace side. It's difficult to be critical of a team that wins by 10 points in any hurling match, but Wexford were outscored 0-11 to 0-8 in the second half. Understandably, it is easy to take your eye off the ball when your opponents have only registered 2 points in 30mns. Manager JJ Doyle was well aware of this during the post-match interview and knows that a 30min performance will not be enough to beat The Dubs. Indeed, Brian Cody and Kilkenny learned from their mistakes when they dispatched of Galway at the second attempt on Saturday evening.
Leinster u21 Final: Dublin v Wexford - Parnell Park Wed. July 9th 7:30pm.
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Is The Dubs Secret Weapon Yoga? In the wake of Wexford’s heavy championship defeat to Dublin last Sunday team manager Aidan O’Brien used a very good analogy to describe Dublin’s superb level of fitness and athleticism that was evident right throughout the match including their substitutes one of whom, Cormac Costello, scored 1-5 having been introduced at half time. Aidan’s analogy referred to an Olympics 5,000 metres final. All the runners will be in superb physical condition ready to run the race of their lives yet some will be lapped in the course of the race. This is down, as Aidan pointed out, to the remarkable natural athleticism of some of the runners and so it is the case with Dublin too. But has the natural athleticism of most of the Dublin players been honed and devel-
oped through the use of Yoga and was it their secret weapon as they went on to win the AllIreland title last year? Well, according to an article in the Irish Independent on Saturday 16th November 2013 such was the case. It quoted Martin Kennedy, CEO of the National Athlete Development Academy (NADA) and the man who took charge of Dublin’s physical training programme as saying that “we believe in developing athletes holistically and we were looking for a solution that aided players’ recovery, both physically and mentally, while also adding to their overall physical development as well rounded athletes. Kennedy believed that the ancient art of yoga would fit the bill and so he introduced an expert in the field, Anne Marie Kennedy, to work with the Dublin players throughout
their championship campaign. The majority of the Dubs had never tried yoga before but were quickly won over with forward Eoghan O’Gara, whose introduction as a substitute had a dramatic effect on the All-Ireland final, stating that ”I found Anne-Marie’s classes very beneficial for my mobility. It aided me hugely in terms of injury prevention and mobility improvement. I also found the breathing techniques very helpful for concentration and focus before and during training and matchdays”. O’ Gara of course is one of a growing number of players who underwent double-hip surgery but obviously saw yoga as
a big part of his recovery. The article also quoted Michael Darragh MacAuley, who was footballer of the year last year, in relation to the benefits of yoga: “You feel a lot fresher. Your body feels better in your next session on the pitch if you’ve done yoga in between. A lot of GAA players are doing it but, as a sport, we are a bit behind. American sports have been using it for decades”. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United who played in the Premiership right up to the end of this season (he will be forty one in November of this year) attributes the longevity of his career at least in part to the practise of yoga. Back in 2012 he stated the following: “The yoga has definitely helped me. It helps me train every day because it gives me the flexibility and the
strength not only to play the game but to train as well. Anne –Marie Kennedy is fully supportive of the Man Utd legend’s position when she states that “the repetitive nature of some sports can throw the body out of sync, leaving it susceptible to injury. Yoga works to correct these imbalances. Muscles can become tight and inflexible through persistent over-use and misuse”. She went on to note that a lot of injuries that players get nowadays such as groins, hamstrings and Achilles are mainly as a result of a lack of flexibility and stresses the importance of a properly balanced stretching programme. She concluded by stating that “ it’s no secret that muscle bulk inhibits flexibility- that’s why yoga is a perfect complement to gym work”
Footballers will be out for Revenge The footballers have been drawn to play Laois in the qualifiers but at least they have a home venue. I understand that the game will take place this weekend which is unfortunate given that the hurlers are also playing in Ennis. They will certainly be out for revenge as they lost a qualifier game to the same opposition last year at the same venue (ie Wexford Park) a game they most certainly should have won, kicking close to twenty wides in the process. It is not going to be an easy game however as I believe the O’Moore county have improved since last year while Wexford are very much a team in transition and will have little enough time to recover from the Dublin defeat. Nevertheless Laois struggled to beat Fermanagh at home in their last encounter when a lot of people would have expected them to win more comfortably given their encouraging display against Dublin in the Leinster quarter final However, Laois showed against Dublin that they have a lot of very good players such as Ross Munnelly and Donie Kingston and Wexford will find them a very difficult proposition but one hopes that home venue might just swing it in the Model county’s direction on this occasion.
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The Corpus Christi procession makes its way through the streets of Enniscorthy last week
Pictured at the opening of the Byrne Perry Summer School in Gorey on Friday evening were Fr. Walter Forde, Chairman, broadcaster Joe Duffy and John Hegarty, Chairman Gorey Municipal District. Pic Joe Dixon
The Remember Emma Heffernan 10k took place in Oylegate on Saturday. It was organised by the family of the late Emma to mark what would have been her 1st birthday and a large group took part including David and Rose Kelly and Sandra Connolly . Pic Liz Wildes
John and Caroline Brophy, who opened up their gardens at The Rock Gorey at the weekend to host a coffee afternoon in aid of North Wexford SPCA. The coupled are pictured with Caesar. Pic Joe Dixon
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