Kilkenny Reporter 13 April 2011

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Worry turns to wonder as the ‘Hired Man’ works A magnificent cast of 50 touches local hearts »P2

Brilliant night of fashion boosts local school »P13

PHOTO MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARE OUT IN FORCE TO SUPPORT PROUD AUTHOR At the launch of ‘Original Sins’, supporting writer Pat Griffin were his wife, Maura and daughter, Claire. Pic: Pat Moore »Full Story P3

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Happy hurlers achieve their modeling goal

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KILKENNY REPORTER 13 04 2011

Pure magic as Watergate rocks High drama as ‘The Hired Man’ hits the spot – eventually!

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KILKENNY REPORTER 13 04 2011

Tyrone Guthrie Bursary

Excellent writer: Pat Griffin; Touch of class: Writer Rachel Nolan, right, with her sister Roisin, Big St Kieran’s support for authors

Pics: Pat Moore

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KILKENNY REPORTER 13 04 2011

Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, Ann Phelan TD, County Council Cathaoirleach Catherine Connery, councillors, officials and locals

Pics: Pat Moore

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13 04 2011 KILKENNY REPORTER

Local lads going for gold in Dallas Ambulance was taken

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Niamh serves super soup

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Blackquarry: cheapest petrol and diesel in the city Pic: Pat Moore

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Brophy, 53 The Paddocks â&#x201A;¬30 - Ann Tyrrell, Mary and John Dunne, Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea, Paul Quinn, Kathleen Power.

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Next weeks draw, The Grange Inn, April 18. Jackpot â&#x201A;¬600. Then Delaneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Kells, April 25.

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Maggie (Paula Drohan) says goodbye son, Mark Sweeney (Colin Dempsey) at the age of 13 Pics: Pat Moore

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by Mary Elizabeth McAndrew (Laura Finlay)

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Hair raising experience with twins

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Shop of the week KNOWN as the ‘happiest little record shop in the world’ RollercoasterRecords on St Kieran’s Street is run by Willie Meighan and DarraghButler.

The shop is packed to the rafters with everything you could possiblywant on cd, dvd or vinyl and if they don’t have what you are lookingfor they will order it for you with a smile.The shop is more than just a music shop. It is often frequented bylocal and visiting musicians and band

members who enjoy the atmosphereand chat in the shop. It is also the place where new bands form andmusical ideas come alive.And the good news is you can show Rollercoaster just how much you careby popping along to help them celebrate Record Store Day this comingSaturday. Free live performances kick off at 2pm.

Theatre of the week THE Grainne Mulvey School of Ballet And Modern Dance (formerly Aedeen O’Hagan School Of Ballet) returns to The Watergate Theatre with three performances of ‘Adventures Under The Sea’.

The show opens this coming Friday and runs until Sunday with performances at 7.30pm nightly.

Tickets €12/€6 are on sale and available at The Watergate Theatre box office (056) 7761674.

Students from four to 18 years of age from Bagenalstown, Co Carlow and

Kilkenny will perform in this year’s production.

Go along and be enchanted and enthralled by pirates, mermaids, starfish and lots of other characters from under the sea. Students from the school will showcase their ballet and modern dance styles in what promises to be an evening packed full of entertainment for all the family.

The School offers examinations at graded level in association with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).

Book of the week IN ‘When God Was A Rabbit’ by Sarah Winman young Elly’s world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractable parents; a best friend who smells of chips and knows exotic words like ‘slag’; an ageing fop who tap dances his way into her home, a Shirley Bassey impersonator who trails close behind; lastly, of course, a rabbit called God. In a childhood peppered with moments both ordinary and extraordinary, Elly’s one constant is her brother Joe. Twenty years on, Elly and Joe are fully grown and as close as they ever were. Until, that is, one bright morning and a single, earth-shattering event that threatens to destroy their bond for ever.

Product of the week SODASTREAMS were huge in the ‘80s when there were few Irish homes without one. However, the fizzy drinks maker hasn’t gone away and a sleek, modern version is now available in Argos.

Sodastream easily turns tap water into sparkling water in seconds, offering a great money saving alternative to bottled and canned soft drinks.

One gas cylinder can produce up to 60 litres of sparkling water making it very economical. And if you are not sure what flavour concentrate to buy you can always purchase the Sodastream Concentrate Starter pack with 12 flavours. The machines start from €64.99 with replacement gas cylinders €26.99.

Pub of the week THE Playwright Bar with entrances on High Street and St Kieran’s Street in the city offers a combination of relaxing afternoons and lively nights.

The popular bar is as comfortable as they come with its historic vaulted ceilings, dark wood panelled walls and polished wooden floors.

Customers can also sit in the cafe style seating

outside on St Kieran’s Street and watch the world go by or the upper bar with its traditional old world charm.

Staff are super efficient so the wait at the bar is never too long even when the pub is busy. The Playwright offers a full range of bottled beers, wines, spirits, shots and cocktails and recently introduced a delicious menu including meals, sandwiches, tea, coffee and desserts.

Sports fans are very well catered for with plasma screen TVs showing all the major matches and sporting events.

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KYTELER’S Inn, St Kieran’s Street, has a great reputation for food.

Pop in there any lunchtime and you will find it buzzing with customers all attracted there by its delicious menu and healthy portions.

The menu offers great variety so there is always something to suit no matter how picky an eater you or your dining companions are.

For your main course you can choose from favourites such as ‘Boiled Callan Bacon, Cabbage and Parsley Sauce’, ‘Kyteler’s Traditional Shepherds Pie’ or ‘Hot

Chicken and Ham Vol-Au-Vents, Salad and Fries’.

Sample desserts include ‘Baileys Irish Cream Cheesecake’ and ‘Jelly and Icecream Sundae’.

Once home to one of Ireland’s most infamous witches, Dame Alice Kyteler, the venue’s beautiful medieval stone walls give it an inviting feel and a warm homely atmosphere.

If you feel like staying for a drink there is a spacious beer garden with overhead heating and a covered areas.

Exhibition of the week KILKENNY County Council’s Arts Office in partnership with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre is offering a two week residency at Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, Co Monaghan to two practitioners of any art forms currently based in Kilkenny.

The aim of the residency is to assist and encourage both established and emerging practitioners, in giving them an opportunity to work intensively on a ‘project’

alongside others in a unique environment.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 4pm on Friday, April 29.

For further details and application forms contact Niamh Finn, Arts Administrator, Kilkenny County Council Arts Office, No. 76, John Street, Kilkenny. T: 056 779 4138 E:niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie Application forms can also be downloaded from www.artlinks.ie/ www.kilkennycoco.ie/services/arts

Fundraiser of the week STAFF and friends of the Alzheimer Day Care Centre and Homecare in Kilkenny are taking part in the Stoneyford 10km challenge on Sunday, May 22.

More than 50 people have signed up to take part and raise funds for the local branch of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland but they are looking for more people to join up. To get your

sponsorship card call Ruth or Margaret at (056) 7771230. The run/walk leaves Stoneyford Village at 12.30pm and should

appeal to all including the seriously competitive athlete to the casual jogger, the dedicated walker or carefree stroller.

They have another fundraiser, a jumble sale, taking place on Saturday, April 30 at Cillin Hill. Running from 9am to 4pm it will feature good quality items including new clothing, ornaments, books, DVDs, jewellery and homemade confectionery. Donations of goods or unwanted gifts are welcome. Call Ruth or Margaret at (056) 7771230.

Gig of the week THE Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots festival is only around the corner and a number of shows are close to selling out including the one by the brilliant John Grant. The former singer/songwriter with Bella Union cult favouritess ‘The Czars’, recently released an extraordinary debut solo album made with Midlake.

Everyone has a favourite band or singer they reckon is subject to criminal neglect. That John Grant’s effortlessly rich, expansive baritone, couched in

Something for Sunday THIS coming Sunday as part of the ‘Music in Kilkenny’ programme pianist Hugh Tinney plays a special concert in Calista Hall, Ballytobin, Callan.

The award winning pianist will perform three recitals of European piano masterworks including Debussy ‘Estampes’, Fauré ‘Nocturne No.6 in D flat Op. 63’, Raymond Deane ‘Mezzotint and hitherandthithering (from Noctuary)’, Debussy ‘Images Book 1’, Tristan Murall ‘Le Mandragore (homage to Ravel) and Ravel ‘Gaspard de la Nuit’.

Since winning first prize at the 1983 Pozzoli and 1984 Paloma O’Shea piano competitions in Italy and Spain, Hugh Tinney has performed in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, the US, South America and the Far East. Festival engagements have taken him across the globe and he has broadcast in more than 15 countries.

Tickets €15 (€10 concession oaps and students). Further details from Susan Proud (056) 7761497 or email proudmus@ eircom.net.

typically heartbreaking, lush melody, hasn’t found a wider audience many would consider a crime. But no longer. Because Grant’s first solo album is so undeniably great that the world will surely listen.

He plays The Watergate Theatre on Sunday, May 1 and it will surely be one of the talking points of the festival. Get your ticket from Rollercoaster Records, St Kieran’s Street before they are all gone.

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