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Enterprise Centre honours Tom Williams Wexford Enterprise Centre has used the occasion of its 25th anniversary to honour the memory of one of its founding members and a man who was synonymous with the success of the centre until his death almost two years ago. The Centre has launched a new purpose built state-of-theart strategy space, The Williams Innovation Room. It honours the memory of the late Tom Williams and has been developed specifically for SME and larger companies to enable them to develop their strategic growth plans within a purpose built creative space which is unique in the region. The Williams Innovation Room is equipped with cutting edge technologies including
large interactive screens, conference facilities, a 3 metre retractable ‘Dream Wall’ and technologies which enable presentations to be shown directly from mobile phones and external locations. The new facility was officially opened on Friday last by Tom Williams’ wife Marie who expressed her family’s gratitude for what she described as a great honour. She said Tom was always very proud of the Wexford Enterprise Centre’s success nationally and valued his time working with the Board and staff. He would have been particularly happy and proud of the new facility because of its quality and use of innovation
given his own love of technology and gadgets. Memories of the past twenty five years were prominent everywhere as those who had been part of the success story of the Centre over the years gathered to mark the occasion. The Enterprise Centre is currently home to over thirty businesses within its 45,000 sq ft premises, with space ranging from highly wired office units to food an industrial spaces. It is home to a variety of businesses employing more than one hundred and twenty people and it has also supported the creation of up to one thousand jobs since it was opened. When it was first opened in May 1989 the Centre was one of the first incubation facilities
in Ireland and today it is recognised nationally as one of Ireland’s flagship centres. Tom Williams Chaired the Centre from 1998 until 2012 and he played a large part in transforming Wexford Enterprise Centre into the hub of enterprise and innovation it is today, Centre Chief Executive Brendan Ennis told the attendance. The first Chairman Fr. Hugh O’Byrne, said it was rewarding to see a voluntary community based organisation develop from a small simple concept into an organisation which is respected throughout Ireland and internationally for its proactive approach to enterprise and development. (Continued on page 3)
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Hope and Dream founders stand down as €73,000 is handed over the charities The three founding members of the Hope and Dream Foundation, Tom Herlihy, John O’ Leary and Alan Maher have announced their retirement from the charity organisation. The shock disclosure was made at last Wednesday night’s presentation of cheques to Enniscorthy’s Cancer Support Centre and Console, Wexford, each receiving a staggering €73,242 for their respective services. The money was raised through the annual Hope and Dream 10, a race/walk which this year attracted over 2,000 participants and which is now the biggest event of its kind in the South East. Since its inception in 2012, the Hope and Dream Foundation have raised just under €400,000, all of which has been donated to local charities. The founding trio told last Wednesday night’s gathering in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, that the time had come for them to ‘take a back seat’ and to let other, more energetic people, continue with the work they had started. The success of the Hope and Dream Foundation had exceeded their wildest expectations, Tom Herlihy
told the gathering but remarked how its success was very time consuming. So big had the annual Hope and Dream 10 become, he said, it demanded almost full time involvement on the part of the organisers. Mr. Herlihy announced that after prolonged discussions with the Hope Cancer Support Cenrr in Enniscorthy, the Centre had agreed to take over the brand name and to organise next year’s Hope and Dream 10 which will take place in Enniscorthy on April 12 2015. Once again the Hope Centre and Console will be the recipients of all monies raised from the event. Since it was established, the annual fund raiser has attracted more and more participants each year. The inaugural race/walk attracted some 1,200 athletes of all ages, while last year over 1,400 took part. This year a staggering 2,057 participated raising in the process over €146,484 for the charities involved. A sum of €128,000 was raised in 2012 and last year that figure rose to €146,000. No target figure has been put on next year’s event but given the success of the venture over the past three
Pictured at the handing over of cheques by the Hope and Dream organisation in Enniscorthy last week were Alan Maher, Teo, Tom and Anna Leacy, John O’Leary and Tom Herlihy years, it is reasonable to assume an even greater amount of money will be raised. The organisers were the recipients of numerous messages of congratulations at last Wednesday night’s presentation of cheques, with the Chairman of Enniscorthy Town Council, Councillor Johnny Mythen remarking
how John O’ Leary, Tom Herlihy and Alan Maher had managed to turn a hope and dream into reality for the organisations involved. Their combined efforts, along with the efforts of many others, had, in just three years, raised more money than any other charitable organisation operating in the Wexford area, he said.
Mr. Mythen noted how all the money raised through sponsorship had gone directly to the charities involved with nothing being retained for administrative expenses. This was incredible, he said, before placing on record his appreciation and that of the Town Council for the people behind the project.
recipients of warm tributes also from other speakers on the night, while Michael Jordan, on behalf of The Hope Centre and Denis O’Connor, on behalf of Console, said their respective organisations would forever be indebted to them for the work they had done.
The retiring trio were the
Party time for Owens and Kavanagh families Jackser Owens may have been down and out a week earlier following his defeat I n the local election which brought an end to his political career, but it was all smiles again last weekend when he celebrated his 60th. birthday in The Bailey. The disappointment of the
count was forgotten as Jackser celebrated in style with his wife, Margaret and daughters, Margaret, Jackie, Paula and Caroline. Meanwhile there was a double celebration in the Kavanagh household. Young Patrick Kavanagh was celebrating his twenty first birth-
day while Dad, Paddy, also had something to celebrate having been returned to his seat on Wexford Co. Council in the local electio0ns. Pictured at the Kavanagh party were Charlie, Brenda, Patrick, Paddy and Conall Kavanagh.
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Dad will not make way for James Dail bid John Browne has again reiterated his intention of standing for re-election to Dail Eireann whenever the next general election is called. In a statement at the weekend, Deputy Browne, a Fianna Fail T.D. for Wexford since 1982, said he wished to firmly ‘knock-on-the-head’ speculation that he might now retire in light of his son James’ spectacular success in last week’s Local Government Elections in which he headed the poll in the Enniscorthy Electoral Area for a seat on Wexford County Council. Since his poll topping performance, speculation has been mounting throughout the constituency that his father might decide to ‘call it a day’ and retire from national politics at the end of the present Dail term in favour of his son contesting the seat. “that’s not going to happen” Deputy Browne bluntly told
The Chronicle on Friday. “I haven’t even spoken to James about this and I don’t intend doing so, because it is not an issue for either him or me”, Deputy Browne remarked.
He admitted to being aware of the mounting speculation but said there was nothing he could do about that other than to repeat he will be a candidate in the next general election when he hoped to be returned to Dail Eireann for the 9th., successive time. As far as James is concerned, he said, he (James) hadn’t even decided yet if he wanted a career in national politics. He is only too aware of the demands being a national politician places on family life and he may well decide to forego a possible Dail career for local politics instead. “I will not influence him one way or the other. If he decides to contest my seat when I retire, so be it, but for the foreseeable future
at least, I don’t see myself stepping down from the National Parliament”.
During his 33 years of unbroken service in Dail Eireann, Deputy Browne has served as Minister of State in a number of Government Departments under both Albert Reynolds and Bertie Aherne. He first served as a Junior Minister from 1992 to 1995 in the Environmental Protection Department and from 2002 to 2008 in the Departments of Agriculture, Marine and Communications. He lost his ministerial post when Brian Cowen took over as Party Leader but under the present Leader, Micheal Martin, he is Fianna Fail’s spokesman on Marine and Fisheries and contributes regularly to debates on such matters in the Dail. Deoputy Browne is the Party’s longest serving T.D..
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Centre honours Tom Williams (Continued from front page) The Mayor of Wexford Cllr. George Lawlor said he was delighted to be present for the opening of the Williams Innovation Room. ‘Tom was very passionate about all things Wexford, therefore it is absolutely appropriate that the new facility is dedicated to the memory of Tom given his
commitment to supporting innovation within Wexford start up companies’ The Williams family turned out in force for the occasion with his daughters Joanne and Annette and son David as well as his grandchildren in attendance. The new facility was blessed by Fr. Jim Fegan, the Wexford Parish Administrator,
who is also Vice Chairman of Innovation Wexford. He paid tribute to Tom Williams work for the Enterprise Centre and also remembered other founding members including Sr. Theresa McCormack, Fr. Jack McCabe, Niall McConnell, Peter Redmond and John Quinlivan.
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Strictly Club Dancing a big success for Clonard Mary Roche and Colm McManus are the new King and Queen of Dance in Clonard after their victory in the Strictly Club Dancing event at the weekend. Run jointly by Clonard Ladies and Clonard GAA the fundraiser was a great success with a big crowd turning up at White’s Hotel for a fantastic night’s entertainment. The participants had been putting in a lot of practice for their routines over the past few weeks and it paid off on the night. The evening began with
Dance Instructor, Siobhan Busher leading all the dancers onto the floor to perform a group dance both to warm up the audience and to get the couples ready for the individual performances. Seven couples, Martin Conway and Jacinta Carley, Fr, James Cullen and Lisa Kavanagh, Mark O’Connor and Ciara Thomas, Jack Matthews and Katie O’Connor, Shane Murphy and Hazel Brennan, Colm McManus and Mary Roche and Andy Moore with
Dannielle Chin, performed fantastically in front of a very enthusiastic crowd. Their commitment, motivation and hard work was evident on stage as each couple performed confidentially and they all impressed the judges, Caroline O’Connell, Marie Clancy and Ed Milbourne McCarthy. Apart from the dancing the MC for the night, Nicky Kehoe, did a marvellous job entertaining the audience and there was interval entertainment as well while the
votes were being counted with Mary and Colm coming out on top. The big turnout on the night and the support of several local businesses, including Haven Pharmacy the main sponsors, ensured that the venture was a big financial success for the organisers Fr. James Cullen and Lisa Kavanagh perform their routine
A section of the audience enjoying the dancing
2nd dance pic: Danielle Chin and Andy Moore put on their show. All pics by Pat Sheridan
The judges study the action on the dance floor (from left) Marie Clancy, Ed Milliburn McCarthy and Caroline O’Connell
Jackser loses out in election race On a day when it was probably more difficult to fail as an Independent candidate than to succeed the biggest shock of the local elections in county Wexford was the failure of Enniscorthy’s Jackser Owens to win a Co. Council seat. He was a high profile member of the outgoing Urban Council and had just missed out on a Co. Council seat five years earlier and most believed that his success on this occasion was virtually a foregone conclusion. Despite having suffered the biggest shock of the elections, Jackser Owens is defiant in
the face of defeat and vowing to return to public life either in a voluntary community capacity almost immediately or in a political sphere after the next local elections. An odds-on certainty before the poll, Jackser lost out to fellow Independent, John O’ Rourke..
A poll topper on two previous occasions when standing for election to Enniscorthy Town Council in 2004 and in 2009, his first preference vote of 803 on this occasion was far short of what was needed to succeed and from early on Saturday morning, his poorer than
expected showing was a talking point at the count centre in Wexford.
Jackser, himself, is mystified by what happened and can offer no explanation for his fall from political grace. “I campaigned hard and I endeavoured to make contact with as many voters as I possibly could. I’ve lost over 2 stone during the campaign such was the intensity with which I campaigned and yet my efforts, and the efforts of the my election team, proved insufficient”. Thanking his supporters
who voted for him, Jackser acknowledged that politics is a rough game and on this occasion he witnessed at first hand how cruel it can be. While feeling bitterly disappointed at failing to win election, Jackser confirmed he was even more disappointed for his wife, Lily and his four daughters, Margaret, Jackie, Paula and Caroline , who campaigned non stop for him over the past few months. “They left no stone unturned in their efforts to get me elected and for their combined efforts to end in disappointment is the most hurtful” said the twice Chairman of
Enniscorthy Town Council.
First elected a member of the Town Council in 1994 taking the last seat after a long and tense count, Jackser was the third member elected five years later and had the unique distinction of topping the poll in the two subsequent local Government contests, He served as Chairman of the Town Council in 2007 and again in 2012 and during his terms of office he built up a huge public profile which many felt certain would see him safely elected to Wexford County Council following the
abolition of Enniscorthy Town Council. It was not be be, however, and the name of Owens, synonomous with public life in Enniscorthy since 1979 when his late father, Tommy Owens first won a seat on Enniscorthy Town Council, will not figure in political life for the forseeable future at least. Only the political foolish, however, would rule Jackser Owens out of making a comeback in some form or other before he finally decides to hang up his political hat.
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Busy time for ICA ladies Co. Wexford’s ICA ladies had a busy time last week dividing their time between the national AGM of the Association and the World Sheep Shearing Championships. Those attending the National AGM in the Mullingar Park Hotel on Saturday had a particularly busy time with reports from the National Advisory Committee and Standing Orders Committee as well as reports from the National President and National Treasurer. A speaker from the RPII, the Radon Protection Institute of Ireland, gave some worrying facts about the high presence of radon in Irish houses due to climate and geology. The meeting ended with presentation of national prizes. While one group of members were busy at the AGM others enjoyed the World Sheep Shearing Championships in Gorey. They manned a stand in the Arts and Crafts Marquee. There was quite a bit of interest in membership of the ICA which will be followed up by
Vincent De Paul sale The St, Vincent De Paul Society in Wexford will hold a major fundraiser this Friday. The Furniture and Bric-a-Brac sale will take place at the Society’s premises in Thomas Street from 10am to 1pm.. These sales have been very popular in the past and play an important role in keeping the finances of St. Vincent De Paul on a stable footing. Demands on the Society have been increasing in recent years as a result of the recession.
Wexford patron Mary Fitzgerald, Wexford ICA Secretary, Norah Clifford Kelly, Gorey Guild President, Wendy Connolly, Gorey Vice President and Mary Nolan, Sports Officer pictured at the ICA Stand at the Sheep Shearing Championships
the Development and Information Officers, in the coming weeks. And activity at the stand was not just confined to interest in the activities of the ICA
with a number of sales made of members products from jewellery to books and knitwear and crochet items. Overall there was a festive air in the Arts & Crafts mar-
quee as there was at the whole event. The ICA was delighted to be associated with such a prestigious event being held in Gorey.
Youth Band Concert
The Loc Garman Youth band performs in concert at Wexford Arts Centre this Thursday night June 5th. It is the youth section’s first major stand-alone performance. The band will be supported by special guests the Faythe School Rock Choir and the proceeds from the event will go towards the Faythe School Special Needs Fund. The concert programme will feature music by Purcell, Handel, Lloyd Webber, Charpentier and Bert Kaempfert among others. The event begins at 8pm and tickets at €10 are available from the Arts Centre Booking Office.
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Bennett’s message of hope Enniscorthy is going through the ‘most turbulent period in its economic history’, Chamber of Commerce President, Michael Bennett, will tell next week’s annual general meeting of members. His message will be one of optimism and hope, coupled with a warning that if Enniscorthy is to overcome its present economic woes, every organisatuion in the town must come together and speak as one voice in promoting Enniscorthy. He will issue a clarion call to representatives of every organisation – business, sporting and cultural – to join with the Chamber in a show of unity and strength when working to attract new industry and jobs to Enniscorthy. He will also repeat his call of a year ago when taking up office for the base of the Chamber to be broadened, so that interested persons from throughout the entire district can join and make a meaningful contributiion towards improving the economic outlook of the region. Despite Enniscorthy’s shortcomings, President Bennett is optimistic that the economic gloom, coupled with the commercial and industrial
stagnation of the past 7 years, is coming to an end and in his address to members he will point to a number of new initiatives and job creating opportunities that have taken place in Enniscorthy in recent months.
The opening of a new Family Support Office for Barnardos with the creation of 8 new jobs, The €1.5 million extension to the Riverside Park Hotel opening in July, and the announcement last week that INDOS (Ireland) Ltd., is to establish its Irish headquarters in Enniscorthy with an initial workforce of 10, all point to a more prosperous future, Mr. Bennett will tell the meeting. Coupled with theposed by-pass of the town and other projects nearing fruition, Mr. Bennett believes the worst may be over in so far as Enniscorthy is concerned. He will tell the meeting of two further projects in the pipeline for Enniscorthy which, hopefully, will create upwards of 35 new jobs if present on-going talks come to fruition. The introduction of the town’s first ever voucher scheme is going well and was particularly successful over the Christmas period, Mr. Bennett will say, before going on to
laud the recent launch of the Ricon Report on Enniscorthy’s tourist potential which he believes is a ‘blue- print’ for economic growth in this sector. He will refer to a planned new advance factory/ office complex proposed for Enniscorthy and will urge members to get behind the initiative which he says has wonderful potential in terms of job creation. The Chamber of Commerce is promoting the new advance factory and Mr. Bennett will recall how the last such project is now part of the Baird Group, Enniscorthy’s biggest single emoployer with a wokforce in excess of 300. He will speak of the outstanding success, in terms of positive publicity, Enniscorthy received during the filming of scenes for ‘Brooklyn’, a film based on Colm Toibin’s book of the same name and will express the hope other film projects may be attracted to Enniscorthy as a result of the co-operation the film’s crew received during their stay here. The opening of the €1.5 million euro extension to
the Riverside Park Hotel holds many outstanding opportunities, Mr. Bennett believes, as it will allow for the hotel to tender for national conferences, something it was unable to do up to now. Mr. Bennett will refer to last year’s
conference of the Council of International Investigators during which Enniscorthy was ‘showcased’ around the Worldby the attending delegates from over 20 countries.
His message then is one of positivity and he is hoping his positivity for the future will be matched by all members present.
It’s all over now as far as Enniscorthy Town Council is concerned. Outgoing members met for the final time last week as the curtain came down on the Town Council. In the future the affairs of the town will be administered by the Co. Council through a Local Area Council. Johnny Mythen, who will sit on the new Co. Council had the distinction of being the final Chairman of the Urban Council and he is pictured with the Town Clerk David Minogue
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN A comprehensive traffic management plan for the Bellefield/St. Aidan’s Villas/Nunnery Road areas of Enniscorthy is a priority for James Browne who topped the poll in the Enniscorthy District for a seat on Wexford County Council in last weeks’s Local Government Elections. Mr. Browne had been working on a draft of the plan with Enniscorthy Town Clerk, Dave Minogue, prior to the abolition of Enniscorthy Town Council but says he will now bring his far-reaching proposals to an early meeting of the newly elected Enniscorthy District Committee before submitting a completed draft plan to a full meeting of the County Council for ratification. Councillor Browne is both concerned and annoyed at the high volume of traffic using the inner roads of the town to shorten the journey between the N 11and the N 25 and claims that upwards of 300 motorists are driving through very built
up areas of Enniscorthy on a daily basis in order to achieve time savings on their respective journeys. “The situation is intollerable for local residents, particularly for people living in Patrick Street and the St. Aidan’s Villas Road fronting Bellefield Road.,” said Councillor Browne, “and with more and more motorists using this route to get from A to B, it is only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs”. Conscious of the difficulties and challenges of finding a solution to the problem, Councillor Browne is adamant the views of all residents affected by the daily movement of so many vehicles must be taken into consideration and incorporated into any new traffic management plan which might be proposed. He will urge his colleagues on the new District Committee to initiate a door to door canvass of residents in the affected areas so as a full cross-section of views might be obtained in advance of putting forward an ac-
ceptable solution which will allay the fears of residents while, at the same time, taking into account the rights of motorists to use the inner roads of the town. Councillor Browne also wants to see new roundabours installed opposite Pettitt’s Supermarket at the Duffry and at the St. Patrick’s Street junction, saying the provision of same will help speed up the movement of traffic coming into and going out of Enniscorthy. At present motorists and pedestrians are at risk at these junctions and he believes the risk could and would be minimised if roundabouts were in place. The roads and junctions in the areas concerned were never designed to take the volume of traffic now using them, said Councillor Browne, and he is adamant something radical must be done in order to bring the roads and junctions network into line with the demands of the present day.
Some of those who braved the elements to take part in a charity walk for the Friends of St. John’s Hospital
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New extension opened as Kennedy Park celebrates 40 years It’s forty years since the foundation stones were laid to build at new school at Kennedy Park in Wexford town to cater for a rapidly expanding area to the west side of the town. Later the same year the area became a parish in its own right with the building of Clonard church and in the years since the population has exploded and a second new school was added in the parish. Last week Kennedy Park national school, which was established by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrated not just its 40th anniversary, but also the opening of a new extension which was completed several months ago. The official opening was performed by the Bishop of Ferns, Dr. Denis Brennan, who also blessed the new extension. He was joined by the Mayor of Wexford councillor George Lawlor and other dignitaries. Many former pupils of Kennedy Park also
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Recession knocked back plans for Taghmon The vision for the development of Taghmon village as outlined in a local area plan for the area which was adopted in 2009 has been hampered by the economic downturn with only eleven planning applications granted in the plan area since its adoption. And six of these were for works of a minor nature, a review of the plan has revealed. This lack of development has delayed the implementation and securing of many of the plans key objectives.
The plan was aimed at supporting the development of Taghmon as a self-supporting community with lands carefully zoned for residential and commercial development close to the village. Since the plan was adopted a new water supply reservoir and pipeline have been constructed to improve the supply to the village and works are currently ongoing for a new pumping station which will pump the wastewater from Taghmon to Wexford town.
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GER It’s time for our politicians to raise a glass to their success Nigel Farage is some man. That’s all I can say. He brought his U K Independence Party to the top of the polls in the Britain in the European elections and then went off to celebrate. He celebrated in one pub, then another pub, then he held a press conference, in a pub, then he had a few pints of beer, then a few glasses of
wine and finally he posed for publicity shots with an empty pint glass…………… ………………ON HIS HEAD. At a time of political correctness and with handlers watching politicians every move it really is nice to see a public representative just being himself and Mr Farage certainly is himself, of that there is no doubt. He does what he wants, says what he likes and is never muzzled by handlers or media advisers. And do you know what, it’s working. Despite delivering a very right wing message people seem to admire him and his supporters now include many people who you would not expect to be supporting a right wing party. He has been making inroads into the Tory heartlands for
years but is now building support in working class areas of the UK and is beginning to pose a threat to both main parties in Britain. It’s difficult to know whether it’s his policies or his pub loving lifestyle which appeals to voters but maybe some of the politicians here
who have suffered a bit of a popularity lash over recent weeks could follow his example. Instead of being photographed chatting politely to guests at wine receptions and book launches maybe they should all head off to the pub, or maybe even two or three
pubs and invite all the photographers along to record their drinking activities. Then they could pose with a pint glass on their heads. It might not work, but nothing much else seems to be working for Fine Gael and Labour politicians at the moment.
Google’s new cars could disappear in Wexford pot holes I see where Google have devised a car which doesn’t need a driver at all. It has no steering wheel, brakes or anything like that; you just sit in press a few bottoms and off you go. In a way its sounds too good to be true but apparently it really is the thing of the future and in the same way as people could never see the day when every man, woman and child in the country would have a mobile phone I suppose there will be a day when a different generation will look back and wonder how in the name of God people managed all the complications attached to having to drive a car yourself. But one thing did intrigue
me when I heard some of the experts talking about it. The car’s travel is all based on computerised maps, satellites and that sort of thing so one of these guys was saying that it might not be fully able to deal with the totally unexpected. So I’d imagine if you were travelling out of Enniscorthy on a back road around Vinegar Hill and a big pot hole emerged on the road you’d be straight into it and looking at the size of the cars they had in the promo videos and knowing the size of some of the potholes around Co, Wexford, I’d say there would be a good chance you’d never be seen again..
It’s kick-off for tourist season It was great to see the sun shining as the month of May came to an end and the June bank holiday weekend kicked off what really is the start of the summer season. This is the time of the year which really makes or breaks county Wexford because we are increasingly dependent on tourism and the service sector. Obviously the weather plays a big part in how well the coastal resorts perform during the summer months but there is little they can do about the weather. However, the larger towns are not as weather dependent and to a great extent they make their own luck in this market with a host of special events and festivals covering all sorts of things organised to attract people in. The same is true of the resorts of course where recent years have seen much more activity in terms of special events. Every event, no matter how small, plays a part in the success of Wexford tourism and the people who organise them, often on a voluntary basis, are to be applauded. Here’s hoping that the sun will shine on their efforts and that by the time the Wexford Festival Opera comes around in October the industry will be looking back on a very successful season.
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WALSH Will the Goddess Morrigan help Deridre rule the Co. Council ? Did you ever think you’d see the day when a public representative in the county would be openly referred to as a ‘white witch’. Some people may think it’s rather reprehensible to describe anyone in that manner but that is the term commonly attached to the new Wexford Local Electoral Area councillor Deirdre Wadding of People Before Profit. And the newly elected councillor, who will certainly bring a bit of colour to the Council Chamber---------she celebrated her victory last week by playing the bodhran----------is one of 20,000 pagans across the country it seems, but none of the others have been elected to Office. Apparently in the run up to the election Deirdre asked the Irish Battle Goddess Morrigan for victory and she wore a crow’s feather in her hair as a reminder of her. Well the Goddess Morrigan delivered for Deirdre although she has been quoted as saying that the mainstream parties did
most of the work because of their actions in recent years. Anyway now that she is in Co. Hall Deirdre might want to have a word with the Goddess Morrigan again. And perhaps she could place a crow’s feather on the head Co. Manager Tom Enright because he will need some sort of divine intervention if he is to square the circles of meeting all the promises that some of the newly elected candidates have made to the public. However, I think it may take more than a crow’s feather to enable the Co. Manager to cut Property Tax, reduce commercial rates, abolish water charges while at the same time increasing spending on roads, parks,
Green Flags have been a real success story The concept of the Green Flag for primary schools has really become a very big deal over the past decade or so. It started with just one or two schools and it was a huge occasion when the flag was raised at the school with lots of dignatories turning up for the occasion. Maybe the formal flag raising ceremonies are not as high profile as they once were but there has been a huge increase in the number of
swimming pools and the like. But I am looking forward to Deridre Wadding’s debut in the Council. She will certainly bring a different perspective to debates and add a bit of colour to the proceedings.
Gordon overshadowed the food at the Fair I didn’t have much time to enjoy the Wexford Food and Wine Fair the weekend before last. I was enjoying a ‘fair’ of a different kind-------the counting of votes in the local elections. But by all accounts the event was a tremendous success and it brought a great buzz to the centre of town for the weekend. There is nothing like a bit of free food and a little entertainment to put everyone in good mood and bring a bit of life to the commercial area of town. And of course the fact that food samples were available for free was an added little bonus. And for the second year running there was a group L-R Bertrand Ody, Gordon Darcy and James O Connor with the Six Nations Cup at the food and of Welsh food producers in town for the event, setting up wine fair in Wexford. their stalls in the South End. which drew most attention. ever Gordon appeared the food Ironically, however, despite Gordon D’Arcy was in town was soon forgotten about as all the food on display, and with the Six Nations Cup at people just wanted to chat to there was everything from ice the invitation of James O’Con- him and have a look at the creams to olive oils, it was Cup. something completely different nor from Greenacres. Wher-
schools and students actually taking part in the project. So much so that last week Green Flags were awarded to no less than forty eight schools in the county. They covered large schools and small schools, rural and urban ones right across the county. The Green Flag project is very important because it really raises awareness of the environment among young people and as far as I can see it is an understanding that
stays with them long after they have left the programme behind. This explains why so many young people have a much greater awareness of the importance of protecting the environment than their elders and they are always way ahead when it came to recycling, separating waste and a whole range of things which are very important from an environmental point of view.
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Dail hopefuls Number 1s are more important than any transfers boosted FF vote PR is a complicated system of voting in many respects and a lot of people do not actually understand it. There are people who think they are ‘giving a vote’ to someone by marking nine or ten against their image on the ballot paper, not fully appreciating that a number nine is not really as valuable to a candidate as a number one. The real importance of number ones was demonstrated across the county Wexford
counts in last week’s local elections. In Wexford, for example, the ten candidates winning the most first preference votes actually won the seats, even if it did take fourteen counts for them to win through. The same thing happened in Gorey where the candidates finishing one to eight got the seats. It didn’t work out exactly in Enniscorthy where Keith Doyle got a seat despite
being second last on the first count. He can thank a big transfer from James Browne for his return to Co. Hall. That was the only blip, however, as the top seven candidates took the other seven seats. The candidate to lose out despite being in a winning position on the first count was Martin Storey In New Ross seven of the top eight won seats, with Independent Anthony Connick
coming from one off the pace to get a place. The unlucky one here was Brian Wallace of Fianna Fail who incidentally was the only Fianna Fail candidate, or candidate with Fianna Fail connections ,to lose out in the Ross area. So this all goes to show that while transfers are important, it is absolutely vital to get enough numbers ones and if you do you stand a very good chance of a seat.
As the dust settles on the election results in the county it is worth noting that while Fianna Fail support surged forward the party did have a significant advantage over Fine Gael in that in three of the four districts they had potential Dail candidates in the field. Malcolm Byrne in Gorey, James Browne in Enniscorthy and Michael Sheehan in New Ross all have their eyes on a Dail nomination next
time around and they were out to hoover up as many votes as possible to prove their credentials. Fine Gael, on the other hand, did not have any such candidates in the field. Interestingly in the Wexford District, where Fianna Fail did not have a potential Dail candidate, although they did have a former TD in the line up, the party finished behind all the others parties in terms of popular support.
years were pushed aside in favour of a new generation of number crunchers. Let’s just say the new brigade did not live up to expectations. The problem for the party now is that they are missing the kind of detailed information that is important to all parties for planning election campaigns. But then they will probably not need detailed spread sheets to realise that they got very few votes in Wexford
town and if they cannot reverse that by the next election Liam Twomey will be waving goodbye to his Dail seat Equally they won’t need to study any documents the understand that Malcolm Byrne is now the main man in North Wexford with a big personal vote and a couple of new Co. Councillors to support his effort between now and the next election, which is bad news for FG hopeful Michael D’Arcy.
Will Mythen make Numbers don’t add Dail bid for Sinn Fein? up for Fine Gael Expect Sinn Fein to be making moves very soon to position one of their newly elected Co. Councillors for a Dail bid. The numbers don’t fully stack up to give the party an automatic seat but a well placed popular candidate could be in with a shout, particularly if the party’s level of
national support continues to grow. The man who would appear most likely of the new crop of councillors is Johnny Mythen of Enniscorthy who put in a mightly impressive performance in the local poll snapping at the heels of James Browne on the first count.
And from a geographical point of view Mythen is very well placed in the centre of the county and with the party now having Co. Councillors in each local electoral area, whatever candidate is selected will have a county wide support network when they go in search of votes.
There was much talk last week about what happened to the Fine Gael tally at the local election count. For years the FG tally was the gospel for those who followed election counts in Wexford. It was always fast, efficient and deadly accurate. But last week the whole thing collapsed and the party produced no reliable figures at all. It seems that some of those who had been doing such a good job at the tally numbers for
Did Catholic Right play part in government decline? Why did the Labour Party lose so many votes in the local elections and why did support for Fine Gael drop so much? That’s the question which has been asked and analysed much over the past week and the results of the various exit polls have been used to come up with the answer to both questions. However, John Mullins, the well known Wexford ProLife activist, believes that the entire national media has missed the point when it comes to understanding why there was such a backlash
against the government parties. Mr Mullins contends that a sizeable part in the decline of the Labour party can be accounted for by the fact that the party has been conducting what he sees as ‘a blatant attack on Irish Catholicism’ in government and, according to him, this attack has been facilitated by a ‘morally defunct’ Fine Gael. He cites the closure of the Embassy in the Vatican and the abortion legislation as particular attacks on Irish Catholic Culture.
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Bishop Brennan leads 40th anniversary celebrations of Pilgrimage Trust Bishop Denis Brennan celeare still travelling today. They brated a special mass in the included Maureen and Jimmy Church of the Annunciation, Rossiter and Fr. Hugh O’ Clonard, to mark the 40th anByrne who all took part in the niversary of the Irish PilgrimClonard celebrations to mark age Trust. the 40th anniversary of their Many of those who have first trip. been involved with the Trust in This year in the South East Wexford for several decades ten groups travelled to Lourdes were in attendance to mark the occasion. The National Chairman of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust, James White, recalled the history of the Trust when he addressed the attendance in Clonard. It was started in the UK when a young doctor, Michael Strode, led a small group of young people with special needs to Lourdes sixty years ago. From this small beginning the Pilgrimage Trust and subsequently the Irish Trust have grown over the years. The first Irish group travelled in 1972 and two years later the first group from the South East travelled to Lourdes. That group included a contingent of sixty nine from Wexford and a number of those who went on Ashton Morris with Bishop Brennan that first pilgrimage
representing a total of two hundred and fifty people. The groups are made up of a Group Leader, Chaplain, Nurse, Guests and carers and each group is also support red by a doctor. A further forty five pilgrims are travelling to Lourdes later this month. Three years ago the Pilgrimage Trust opened a purpose built holiday home in St. Helen’s which accommodates groups and families and since its opening a total of one thousand five hundred people have made use of its facilities. James White told the attendance at the 40th anniversary celebrations that a lot had been achieved over the years but the Trust would continue to work and expand its activities. And anyone who believes they can play a role in that work should make contact with the Trust through its website or by contacting the Chairman, James White on 086 8318558.
Manchester United Supporters Club AGM The Wexford Manchester United Supporters Club held their annual meeting recently when it was decided to keep all ticket prices at last year’s levels. And there is a big incentive for people to pay their fees early this year with all members who pay their One United Membership prior to July 1st being entered into a draw for €200 to go towards the cost of
a trip to Old Trafford. But one man who will not be worried about paying his membership is Joe Comerford who won the free membership in the draw on the night of the agm. The local members have voted David De Gea as their Player of the Year. The only committee position contested on the night was that of treasurer. The committee for
the coming years is: Chairman John Dunne; Vice Chairman Mick O’Reilly; Secretary John Devereux; Asst. Secretary Bernard Harpur; Treasurer Pat Sutherland; Asst. Treasurer Alison Younger. Committee Members: Dermot O’Brien, Mick McClean, Chris Walsh, Jimmy Moore, Seamus Byrne, Victor Tierney, Mark Lett and Paul Younger.
Dan Redmond, Bishop Brennan, Maureen Rossiter and Fr. Hugh O’Byrne cut the cake at the anniversary celebrations
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Every four years the world comes to a bit of a standstill as the top soccer players in the world grace the field at the highest level which is the World Cup. This year Brazil, who are renowned for their soccer, will host the games. Between the political unrest and the huge unemployment rate, many think it should take place elsewhere. Popular support among Brazilians for hosting the World Cup has plummeted from a high of 79 percent in November to 52 percent this past February. Many people are of the mindset that the funds could be spent more wisely. That aside, the pitch promises to be host to some amazing spectacles with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure all playing. It's going to be fascinating to see what unfolds! This World Cup is so hard to call but I fancy Belgium to do well. They may not win it but I definitely think they'll be up there. Lukaku and Benteke up front will be a handful for any defender no matter how good they are and with Hazard, Dembele and Januzaj playing behind them I think they will be the ones to beat. They're a great young team with a bright future. Current holders Spain are in somewhat of a decline after back to back competition wins, their main players are getting worn out and I don’t fancy them at all in this World Cup. Argentina have a very easy group and I fully expect them to win all their group games by 3 goals and over so my money is on Aguero to be the tournament’s top goal scorer.
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Hot – George Groves!!! Even though he lost his fight against Carl Froch by knockout he still managed to remain upbeat and posted what is possibly my favourite tweet of all time: ‘Haven't watched it back properly yet but I think... I got knocked the f*** out!’ Ultimate respect to Groves for this one!
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Whatever happens I'm sure it will be an amazing World Cup on the pitch and the organisers must be hoping for the same off the pitch so my tips for this World Cup will be Belgium to get to the semi finals or final with one of the South American teams and for Aguero or Lukaku to be top scorer.
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Wexford’s Agony Uncle Dear Alan, I hope you are keeping well. I’d say you are certainly better than me at the moment. You see Alan I have had terrible trouble over the past few weeks. Up to that I had been having a great time. The job was marvellous. I could travel all over the world and I hadn’t to pay a penny for anything. I had the best seats in the airplanes, I was brought on fast-track through the airports and no matter what country I arrived in I was treated like royalty. I didn’t have to pay for a meal, buy a drink or anything and I never had to worry about accommodation. In fact I was staying in the best hotels and I haven’t a clue what they cost because I never saw the bills. Everything was paid for me and I never even had to sign an invoice. I really did have a marvellous time. But Alan you know how it is there are always the jealous types and people said I should be staying at home more. Some of them even had the cheek to say I was losing touch with my grassroots, whatever that means. But I didn’t mind. I was sipping fine wines in New York one week and having a look at the latest fashions in Paris the next, so I didn’t have much time to be worrying about any grassroots. But I think I made a terrible mistake. Maybe I should have spent a little more time at home because last week an ungrateful public really stuck the knife into me. One after another they kicked my people out of Councils all over the country. In some places they kicked them all out leaving me with no one to look after my interests before the next general election. I knew it was going to be difficult, but I never thought it could be this bad. There used to be a thing called a Gilmore Gale. I always enjoyed it because it
brought me great success. However, I never realised that wind directions could change as much but I know now. I have been blown to pieces. Anyway to make a long story short I’ll soon be unemployed, my days of travelling around the world for free are at an end. I don’t know what I’ll do with myself now that this great job is over and the really annoying thing is to see all of them queuing up to get my jobs, particularly the lady with the annoying voice. I suspect she has been trying to stab me in the back for years. Any advice Alan on what I could do now. Eamon, The Labour Party, Dublin. Dear Eamon, I’m afraid the news is bad. As soon as you become unemployed you should sign on. However, you will almost certainly be sent on some sort of job training programme or course immediately. If you don’t go on it your payments will be cut. In the old days you would have been entitled to a medical card automatically, but you won’t find it as easy now that the rules have been changed. You’ll still have to pay your Property Tax, there is no exemption for the unemployed and later this year you’ll have to pay your water rates as well. You could qualify for JobBridge which would get you a few pounds more than the dole. But there might be light at the end of the tunnel. There are people who are promising to get rid of all these charges and also promising to improve welfare payments, so your best bet might be to support them at the next election and maybe your position will improve.
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Lessons to be learned from recent elections - Walsh There are lessons to be learned from the recent election and these must be taken on board by everybody in the Dáil and Seanad, and particularly the Government parties which control policy, Wexford Fianna Fáil Senator Jim Walsh told the Upper House. “The medical card issue is not the only matter, and it would be a major mistake to focus exclusively on it, although it is certainly a major problem,” he said. “Other issues include the drugs payments scheme, which we noted on the campaign trail is putting
pensioners in a position where they must cut back on the drugs they need because they cannot afford to meet their cost. That is a scandal. There are also people on waiting lists who are having difficulty accessing necessary services. Piling public hospital bed costs on private insurers on behalf of people who have for their entire lives paid social contributions is driving those people from the health insurance market because they cannot afford to pay the premia.” Senator Walsh said there is only a small part of a range of
D’Arcy seeks funding for MS drug The need to provide funding for the drug Fampyra, which helps suffers from multiple sclerosis, was highlighted in the Seanad by Wexford Fine Gael Senator Michael D’Arcy. “It is a really serious issue for sufferers of multiple sclerosis, MS,” he said. “A friend has unfortunately contracted the disease and it appears to me that the only reason he is still mobile is because of the drug.” Senator D’Arcy said it is the human side of Government that sometimes gets lost when one enters politics. “One is in difficulty when one loses humanity,” he said. “The provision of the drug is something that must be funded. We cannot allow people to lose their independence because of the cost of the drug. The drug that my friend has been using for some time on a trial basis is a new one but it is coming onto the market as the trial has been concluded. In this Chamber we are good at some things; we are quite good at some of the small, human stories. This Chamber should be able to raise a flag for people who suffer from MS and do something about
it.” Senator D’Arcy called on the Leader in a constructive manner and not in any confrontational way, to ask the
Minister for Health to come to the Chamber. The issue is very specific to a small number of people who suffer from MS. “If the Leader were to ask the Minister to come to the House, he would have the full support of every Member to do something about the situation,” he added.
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issues we must acknowledge, including the taxing of pensions, homelessness and the aces given by a former Minister Shatter, to bankers. “People who have borrowed money and are the drivers of this economy - if they can extricate themselves from difficulties - have been left to the tender mercies of the bankers which caused this collapse,” he said. “It is no wonder that people feel disaffected, and I support the call made for a rolling debate in this House that should involve the Ministers in Departments responsible for
much of this disaffection. Across the party lines Members should not be afraid to concentrate on and criticise policies which have gone against the interests of our citizens and our people. The Seanad is the place to do this. We should forget the tight control of Whips and look to represent the people, as that is what they want us to do. The public does not feel represented at this stage, which is the real message of the recent elections.”
Wallace concerned at professional sign-off on new buildings Many architects are not properly qualified to sign off on building projects, Independent Deputy Mick Wal-
lace told the Dáil. “An architect's primary job is to design,” he said. “The job of an architectural technologist is to make sure that the building is put together properly and will stay up. However, these are the people the Minister is omitting from consideration as assigned certifiers. It does not stack up.” He said he was insisting that it cannot possibly work to have members of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland, RIAI, signing off on projects unless they have somebody present on the site. “At the moment, those allowed to practise as assigned certifiers are persons registered with the RIAI, chartered engineers registered with Engineers Ireland, and
persons registered with the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI,” he said. “The Minister is telling me that a quantity surveyor who comes under the SCSI is more qualified to sign off on work than an architectural technologist. This beggars belief. I spent 35 years in the industry. I can tell the Minister that while there are plenty of architects who are familiar with the technological dimension of putting schemes together, there are also many architects who are not.” Deputy Wallace said his experience is that he had employed design architects to do work for him and there were times when he also had to get an architectural technologist to make sure all the building regulations were met. In reply Environment Minister Phil Hogan said neither he nor his Department have a role in the assessment or validation of professional qualifications. That was a matter for professional bodies in their roles as registration bodies under the Acts and as competent authorities for the purposes of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in line with EU and national law. “Architectural technologists who consider that they possess the requisite competence in the design and survey of construction works should identify the route to registration most suited to their own individual circumstances,” he said.
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HAPPY DAY……..Children who made their First Holy Communion in Clonard Church pictured with Mons. Denis Lennon and their teachers.
Another group of children who made their First Communion in Clonard Church.
Rosanne & James Furlong At Diabetes Ireland night in Chocolate Wexford
COLLECTION TIME…..Getting ready to collect the cash at the Diabetes Ireland Night in Chocolate Bar, Wexford. Pic Patrick Hogan.
Eileen and Helen Bolton Lee at the Victorian Garden Party in Mean Scoil Gharman, Enniscorthy. Pic Liz Wildes
Orla Barry, Wexford Campus IT Carlow, Abi Ryan, Indrija and Montis Janeliunaite, at the opening of the 4th Year Arts Degree Show of Wexford Campus IT Carlow, in Wexford Arts Centre. Pic Patrick Hogan
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PHOTO SPECIAL Battle scenes at Duncannon If you were walking around Duncannon at the weekend you would be forgiven for thinking that you had been transported back in time to a war zone. It has become tradi-
tional for battles to be re-enacted in Duncannon every June Holiday weekend and this year was no exception with appearances by soldiers, field nurses and even Winston Churchill.
Pat Sheridan’s photos capture the atmosphere and provide a good image of the scenes that prevailed at the seaside resort over the holiday period.
Image Duncannon 1- L_R Derek Deattie, John Docherty, Jim Mc Creedy [Winston Churchill] Valerie Beatty, John Whyte. “Churchill and his bodyguards” all from Northern Ireland and part of a re-enactment club that travel to Duncannon for part of the re-enactment every June bank holiday week end. Rory O Connor and Ian Jidd part of the 1798 contingent at the Duncannon Military re-enactment week end in Duncannon.
Brian Doyle of the 101st Airborne Division at the Duncannon Military week end
Kieran Kirwan and Dorota Ranicz-lipinska, part of the red cross D-Day Dodgers at the Military re-enactment in Duncannon.
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Gaelic Football Roundabout
Wexford face tough task in Longford but they did win there last year Wexford make their debut in this year’s Leinster senior football championship with a quarter final tie against Longford in Pearse Park on Saturday at 7pm. Perhaps the county’s most impressive display of the national league campaign was their win against next Saturday’s opposition at Wexford Park in April. They won by 1-15 to 210 but Longford got two very late goals to put a better gloss on the scoreline for them, but the home team were much the better team on the day and played some excellent football. Wexford will be disappointed that they let a big lead almost slip and they will be very determined that, should they have a similar lead in Longford on Saturday night, they will apply the killer instinct and put Longford away. But such a scenario is unlikely to be repeated as the coming encounter is likely to be very keenly contested with the issue in doubt right up to the final whistle. In fact, like last year’s qualifier, it could go to extra time again. So, what has changed since Wexford’s very impressive performance against Longford in the league in April, a defeat that consigned the midland county to Division Four for 2015? Well, for a start Longford have Brian Kavanagh back who did not play in the league game and he has certainly greatly strengthened their full forward line. Over the years the Kilmacud Crokes player has been a main score getter for his county and if he is played the right ball he can be very
difficult to stop. Also, Paul Barden was just returning from injury in the league game and is bound to be much sharper this time around. This great player, who in my opinion should have received an All Star for his consistently good performances at centre forward in 2012, has served Longford wonderfully well for well over fifteen years and will have to be very closely watched. Corner forward Sean McCormack will also need to be very tightly marked. Longford have already a championship win under their belts beating Offaly by nineteen points to fifteen, their first championship win over the Faithful county since 1965. After relegation to the basement division of the league this will have served as a great boost to their confidence. Wexford will be going into the game cold in championship terms but they will take encouragement from the fact that last year they were in the same position but travelled up to Drogheda and beat the home team after a memorable encounter. The wee county were favoured in this game as they in turn had hammered Laois in their previous championship game in Portlaoise. They will take further encouragement from the fact that , although they lost their Leinster semi final against Meath with the referee giving a number of very dubious frees to the Meath forwards, particularly in the second half, they beat next Saturday’s opposition in the ensuing qualifier in a tough match
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up in Longford. It looks like Kilmore’s Paddy Byrne will be fit to take his place and this is good news as before his injury he had formed a formidable midfield partnership with Daithi Waters. Unfortunately, Adamstown’s James Breen is not available due to on- going injury problems so it is likely that Brian Malone will man the centre half back berth. If that is the case his clash with Paul Barden will be well worth seeing and could go a long way towards deciding the outcome of the game. With home advantage, Longford will see this game as a great opportunity of getting to a Leinster semi-final and a likely clash with Dublin. The two counties have clashed several times over the past few years and there has never been much between them. Two years ago they also met at this stage of the championship drawing in Croke Park with Wexford winning the replay at Tullamore coming from four points down in the last ten minutes to win by a point, that point a really sublime effort from Redmond Barry who, sadly, is now in retirement. Along with David Murphy, one of the best centre backs in the country in his day, “Red” is a huge loss. It is difficult to replace players of their quality. But the show must go on and Wexford will go to Longford on Saturday night believing they can win, not least because they have done it before. Wexford to progress after a replay at Wexford Park!
I need not have worried about Antrim providing any banana skins for Wexford in their opening championship clash at Portlaoise on Sunday. In fact Wexford saw off their opponents with some ease and fans will be hoping that this was a taste of what is to come during the summer. I know it’s too early for us to run away with ourselves but you can’t deny that the Wexford lads put up a very fine score here and that has to count for something. The wind advantage in the first half was a big asset to Wexford but they grabbed the advantage right from the start with Rory Jacob and Conor McDonald in great form in front of goal. With just a quarter of an hour gone Wexford had three goals and six points on the scoreboard giving them a dream start. While Wexford grabbed their opportunities Antrim were finding it difficult to find the net, even though they were playing a nice brand of hurling. Wexford had built up an eight point lead by the break, but they had to play into the breeze in the second half so they could take nothing for granted. What was most impressive about Wexford was the way they took the game to Antrim after the restart determined not to throw away the advantage they had built up with the assistance of the wind in the opening period. And when in possession the Wexford forwards always looked dangerous and seemed
destined to get more goals, which they did and that effectively finished off the game. The final ten minutes may have been boring, but they were boring in a nice way as Wexford marched on to the next round. What does this game tell us about Wexford? Some would say very little and they might be right. However, if Wexford had struggled to beat Antrim there would be plenty of people saying we had no hope of advancing in the later rounds of the championship. As it stands Wexford faced the Antrim challenge, met it and did the job well. There really wasn’t much more they could do and you’d have to be impressed by the number of times they managed to find the net. I know you wouldn’t want to read too much into it but 519 is a decent score and I think it gives cause for some confidence. Matthew O’Hanlon, Liam Ryan, Conor McDonald and Rory Jacob were best for Wexford on the day. Now it’s a case of Bring On the Dubs. I suppose if you really want to judge the Wexford performance you just have to look at how Galway did against Laois. You’d certainly be a lot happier being a Wexford fan after the opening encounters in this year’s Leinster Championship than being from Galway. In fact Galway are lucky they are not trying to find a back door route through this year’s campaign after their
opening game. Laois were really up for this game, with a good plan, plenty of commitment and a determination which left a fancied Galway side struggling to cope. I suppose it’s a measure of how Laois dominated the opening exchanges that they lead by six points at the break despite Galway getting a soft goal. Galway were obviously woken up to the danger as a result of that first half and came out after the break with a much more determined attitude. That paid dividends and they picked off some lovely scores. Laois battled gamely and did get some rewards, but once Galway got in front Laois had no answer. I’m sure Galway’s will improve for this, but they will need to. Best game of the day was in Thurles where Limerick, despite being friendless in the betting market showed the Tipp fans that they didn’t travel to Thurles just for the day out and played with great determination throughout. It looked for a long time as if it would end in the draw but for once the prayers of GAA bosses were not answered and Limerick carved out a two point win. It was a bit of a shock for Tipp who must really have fancied themselves to win this one. Next weekend sees the return of Kilkenny to championship action and I think they will be much too strong for Offaly.
Wexford man managing Longford hurlers Faythe Harriers man Frank Browne will manage the Longford hurlers as they attempt to win the Lory Meagher Cup Final against
Fermanagh earlier on Saturday (12 noon) at Croke Park. Frank, who has also trained county ladies football teams, is doing great work with the
team and will be keen to make up for last year’s great disappointment when Longford were beaten by Warwickshire at the same stage.
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