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CATERING CONCESSION KILKENNY CASTLE TEAROOMS The Office of Public Works invites, from prospective service providers, proposals for the development and operation of the Tearooms at Kilkenny Castle. Particulars of conditions of letting etc. may be obtained from National Historic Properties, Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. E-mail mary.brazel@opw.ie or phone 01 6458849. Tenders must be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “Kilkenny Castle Tearooms” to reach the above address not later than 12 noon, 16th May, 2014. The Office of Public Works are not bound to accept the highest or any tender.

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DRIVE IS ON FOR LOCAL JOBS

» See Page 22

Small talk is fine but the Ballot Box is final » Story & pics Pages 6&16

MAN MARVEL: He is a proud dad and granddaddy and he won the granddads’ race at a school party. Noel Maher is, pardon the pun, a Maher-vellous TRAPEZE ACT: Some tend to go above and beyond the call of duty for man. » Story and pics Pages 26&27 politics. » Story and pics Page 10

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+RZ FDQ , ÀQG D KHDOWK\ ZHLJKW ORVV SODQ IRU GLDEHWLFV" Shedding those pounds offers great benefits to diabetics If you’re overweight and have type 2 diabetes, a healthy weight loss can bring wonderful rewards. It can even get you off insulin and other medications. Even a loss of 10 to 15lbs can give you more energy, lower your blood sugar, improve cholesterol levels and make it easier to move around without getting out of breath. It’s important to work with your doctor or diabetes care team, because as the pounds come off, your blood sugar, insulin and other medications will need special attention.

Here are some top tips to make your healthy weight loss plan a success: Record your eating habits. Keep a notebook with you for a week and jot down everything you eat and drink, how much and at what time. Remember, this is for your eyes only, so be honest with yourself. This will give you valuable information to help you set realistic goals for a healthy weight loss. Achieving small goals will give you the confidence to continue and even set a slightly higher one the next time.

Grace Fields, Motivation Weight Management, 10 Ormonde Street, Kilkenny

Change your food habits Using the information you have gathered about yourself consider small changes you can make to your daily food habits. If you snack on crisps or sweets, for instance, could you swap these for a piece of fresh fruit or a small handful of berries? Make your own popcorn – don’t add any fat or salt – and keep a bowl handy for when you get the munchies. What are your portion sizes like? Do you sometimes go for second helpings, just because something tastes good? Your food record will point you in the right direction by helping you to make small but significant changes towards a healthy weight loss. Ready, steady, cook! You don’t have to give up your favourite recipes to achieve a

healthy weight loss – just adapt them by reducing the amount of fat, sugar and salt and increasing the fibre in them. Replace some of the meat in lasagne, shepherd’s pie and casseroles with pulses such as beans or lentils, which are low in fat and high in fibre. Grill, bake, steam or poach food rather than fry in fat. Use low-fat dairy products such as skimmed milk, low fat cheese and yogurt, fromage frais and light crème fraiche. Don’t stop me now! From time to time you will face unforeseen challenges, but don’t let these get in the way of achieving your goals. Boredom is a common barrier to healthy weight loss, but instead of turning to food, distract yourself by going ffor a walk or a swim instead. Try to p plan ahead. If you don’t have time to p prepare meals in the evenings, batchccook at the weekend and freeze indivvidual portions for during the week. M Motivation has clinics nationwide inccluding a clinic on Ormonde Street, Kilkenny. The Irish company is almost K 20 years at the forefront of weight 2 management. Clinical studies show m tthat the Motivation programme has aan 86% success rate and the company prides itself on having over 100,000 p ssuccess stories across Ireland including Kilkenny. Programmes are specially K d designed for men, women and adollescents with any amount of weight tto lose and take place through private one to one consultations with experio eenced advisers. Motivation’s success is ffounded on the company’s unique app proach to weight management which ffocuses not just on what people eat but why. b

If you would like help with weight loss and management, call the clinic on 056 7712635. You can now book an assessment consultation for â‚Ź25 (normal price â‚Ź50).

If you would like help with weight loss and management, call the clinic on 056 7712635. You can now book an assessment consultation for â‚Ź25 (normal price â‚Ź50).

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‘The current situation is disgraceful and must be sorted out immediately. It is an affront to the workers and an insult to any local community that is battling in times that are horrendous for many families’

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Old and wise quiz our politicians

Tim Haide, Bobby Cody and Mary Nolan at the Older People’s Forum at the Ormonde Hotel on Wednesday

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‘A group called Piltown Community Enterprise which has already created at least 180 jobs for locals has just launched a major development programme which will provide more work and also support existing local businesses’ Ann Marie Power, Piltown CE and Cathy Brogan, Carrick Motor Club

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The 3.5k winners were Kyle Dineen (second), James O'Shea (first) and Eoin Cuddihy (third).

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Owner and pet champions GrĂĄinne Foran and Rex

Monroe NS principal Éilis O'Shea marks the leader board

Diane, John and William Holden, Niamh, Charlie and Jack Healy, Samuel and John O'Shea

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)LOP %OXH 5XLQ Revenge can be a dirty, dark business. No act ever taken in the name of vengeance is without some kind of aftereffect – usually serving as only an escalation of the act that preceded it. Revenge can be an unholy toxin that poisons everything – and director Jeremy Saulnier’s new film Blue Ruin understands that better than most. Based on an original script by Saulnier, Blue Ruin begins following an aimless, disheveled drifter named Dwight (Macon Blair) who has lived on the outskirts of society ever since his parents were murdered years before. His life finds purpose, however, when he learns that the man held responsible for the crime is being released from prison early. Bloodthirsty for redemption, Dwight makes a plan to kill the man who took everything away from him, and must deal with the critical and dangerous consequences that action leads him towards. As evidenced by the tight 90-minute run time, Blue

7KH 4XLHW 2QHV There’s a battle brewing over the future of horror, and whether you know it or not, you are taking a side with every ticket you buy. For decades, horror has been building a bad reputation thanks to countless sloppy entries in franchises that offered little more than loads of gore. But a few filmmakers are digging in to show audiences that horror can be something more, something both haunting and poignant. With The Quiet Ones, director John Pogue is favoring story and human drama over buckets of blood, and the results are a film that is as creepy as it is compelling. Inspired by real events, The Quiet Ones nests its tale of terror in 1974 England, where a respected professor at Oxford University risks his reputation (and his life) to work out a disturbing experiment. Jared Harris stars as Professor Joseph Coupland, who believes that a long-held belief in possession and poltergeists is a basic misunderstanding of how the human mind operates. Coupland suspects that a mentally ill mind can essentially manifest the paranormal activity associated with hauntings. He

aims to prove it by curing Jane Harper (Olivia Cooke), a young woman who has been plagued by such phenomena for as long as she can remember. Admittedly, The Quiet Ones isn’t as soul-shatteringly terrifying as Jaws or The Exorcist, but Pogue does set up a film that is tense and, at moments, truly terrifying. The film boasts both some chilling visual effects, unnerving build-ups, effective jump

scares, and best of all a disturbing narrative enhanced by its basis in real life. All in all, The Quiet Ones is a satisfyingly spooky horror offering that tenderly unspools its tension while offering a narrative that is truly enthralling. It’s a promising addition to Hammer Films’ continued resurrection, preceded by 2012’s Woman in Black, and to be followed by the upcoming Jack The Ripper tale, Gaslight.

Ruin is lean and tightly-paced, though there are the occasional slow-downs. The film’s atypical approach to the classic revenge plot – focusing more on the consequences of the revenge than the revenge itself – leaves the story wholly unpredictable, as it’s never quite clear what Dwight’s next step is going to be. There is also a great rising action lent to the film not just through the escalation of the drama but also the slow reveal of answers to an important

mystery: whyy Dwight’s parents were killed in the first place. There’s a special challenge in recommending a movie like Blue Ruin, as appreciation for it directly comes from the fact that its darkness is able to creep and lodge itself under your skin. All the same, it’s a movie made with terrific filmmaking and storytelling technique, and solidifies Jeremy Saulnier as a director to keep an eye on.

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Business of the week The Ormonde Hotel The Ormonde Hotel is one of our city’s best hotels: it has the perfect location, staff, facilities and more, it is an experience to stay in above all else. There is simply nowhere else that matches the wedding experience of the Ormonde, from the Kings Ballroom to the excellent staff who do more than follow your requests but pre-empt

them; there will always be a great day for you here. The conference facilities in the hotel are unparalleled with a modern and cordial service guaranteed. The facilities are all completely modern: The spa especially stands out as well as the incredible restaurant. I highly recommend The Ormonde Hotel.

DVD of the week Anchorman 2 Anchorman 2 is the sequel to the legendary 2004 comedy Anchorman and is a worthy sequel to the original even if it doesn’t quite manage to top it. The original film is a totally unique product with its humour coming from surreal and zany diatribes about talking dogs and news team street fights as opposed to the usual fare and the sequel continues to explore these aspects. The big joke in

the sequel is that after being fired from his network Ron (Will Ferrell) joins the first twentyfour hour news show and starts to fill his time slots with car chases and patriotic pandering as opposed to actually important reporting, basically Ron Burgundy becomes the creator of Fox News. The jokes all hit home throughout and the film is one of the best comedies of the year.

Festival of the week Kilkenny Roots Festival The Kilkenny Roots Festival is almost upon us, taking place from next Friday to Monday the festival is guaranteed to be one of the best days of the year in Kilkenny. The festival takes place across three days across dozens of different venues across the county; it’s not centralized like most

atypical music festivals but the spread out nature of it gives the festival the feeling that the whole city is in celebration, not just some muddy field in Laois or wherever. I highly recommend people take part in the Kilkenny Roots festival.

App of the week Duolingo

Duolingo is a free educational app that will help you learn languages in a clean and effective manner. Until recently one would have to use the duolingo website to make use of its fantastic services but no more. The app divides languages into small sections that all form together into a tree like structure where you often get to pick what you want to study next.

Book of the week Audrey Magee- The Undertaking The Undertaking is the debut novel by Irish author Audrey Magee that came out in February. It is a love story, set in Germany during World War 2 that commences when two people who haven’t met marry each other. The man is in Russia and is desperate to get away, he marries for the guaranteed ten days of Honeymoon leave, the

woman wants a widow’s pension; it’s a mutually beneficial agreement. Problems arise though, when the two genuinely fall for each other after meeting, now Peter must join the German army to a guaranteed victory in Stalingrad and he can go back to his wife, it doesn’t end well. It’s a good read, I recommend it.

The app is designed so you can use it for five minutes or five hours and obtain results every time, it’s the sort of app you’re supposed to use every day in order to learn. The course is easy, fun and completely free with no ads. Languages now available include: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English. It’s an app that I have used personally for months and found it extremely helpful.

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FTL is a new Roguelike game (literally meaning like the game ‘Rogue’ from 1980) that has recently received a huge, free update; giving the game dozens of hours more content. The game tasks you with choosing a spaceship and travelling from one side of this galaxy to another to deliver an urgent message to the Federation (the story isn’t important to be honest). You are given an isometric view of your ship and multiple sections to monitor (engines, guns, shields etc) that can be upgraded, you can build your ship to be however you want by the end. You fight other ships using guns, mind control, hacking and even boarding where you send your crew members in to eliminate theirs. The game is highly randomized, every time you play (and you will probably play it at least 50-200 times) you can get extremely lucky and receive incredibly powerful weapons and tech in Sector 1 or be unlucky and get blown up just as fast. It’s a highly fun and addictive game and one I recommend.

Song of the week John Murry- The Ballad of the Pajama Kid The newest single by John Murry is an interesting one, the Mississippi musician is clearly inspired by Ireland as his music video was shot primarily in Kilkenny and Dublin but the song puts askew the roots sound with the implementation of an electric guitar, distorting what we expect tremendously. The closest comparison I can think of for the song is Knocking on Heaven’s

Door, which I’d say was a huge influence but the song does so much more different that any people calling it a copy would be wasting their time. The best part of the song for me is definitely the aforementioned electric guitar, it’s not one of the main instruments but its use for texture emphasises the morose atmosphere of the song. I recommend Ballad of the Pajama Kid.

Gig of the week Barrence Whitfield & the Savages

Barrence Whitfield and the Savages are an R&B and Soul band, most famous for their energetic

and explosive leader, Barry White (renamed Barrence Whitfield as to not be confused with the other Barry White). They have been together since the 1980s and have released eleven records together, the latest

of which came out last year. They are a great live band, famous for their gigs and are definitely worth seeing; they will be playing at The Set Theatre on the 3rd and 4th May, starting at 10pm. Tickets are €15.

TV of the week Mad Men Season 7A Well that was depressing. After just finishing this season’s second episode I can confirm that this is going to be a depressing journey, not unlike the final season of the previous show Weiner worked on, The Sopranos. Also worth noting: Both shows started their final seasons with

Album of the Week DJ Rashad- Double Cup Last weekend saw the tragic news that Chicago electronic musician DJ Rashad had died, he was 34. He had become famous in the last few years for his work in Footwork, a genre of high BPM dance music that uses distorted vocal samples and hypnotic repetition, it had gained mass traction in the UK over the last few years. This can partly explain why Rashad was signed to the

London Hyperdub label and also why his sound is influenced by genres like Jungle and UK Garage. DJ Rashad had been working in the genre for years and was able to twist and turn what we expected from it constantly. It’s a tragedy that Rashad is dead but people can rest assured that he left something behind that perfectly encapsulates his work up to that point.

references to California as purgatory. Thankfully I can now confirm: The seventh season of Mad Men is really great, definitely better than Season 6 and matching the greatness of 4 and 5 (though some people swear by seasons 1-3). I highly recommend the first half of Season 7, the second half will come out this time next year.

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end of the film seven people are dead. From there it is up to police officer Marge Gunderson to piece this absurd scenario together. Life is cheap in this world; many films portray the fallibility of life in different ways but very few do it like this film; Fargo isn’t mourning the fact or being angered by it, Fargo is simply amused. The film is deeply comedic, as black as you can get, you can’t help but laugh at the antics of the two idiot criminals as they spill blood more often than they stop for petrol, and one especially dark scene has their kidnaped woman running into the forest blindfolded and falling over to the laughing of Buscemi, it is one of the darkest films the duo have ever made. The film seems to take what looks like the most boring part of the entire world and throws these fantastical characters and circumstances upon it, creating this surreallity by way of contrast; The poster of Fargo advertised it as: ‘A homespun murder story’ and it is an apt description. Fargo is a film that takes these extremely convulsive elements: an idiotic kidnapping plot, a bunch of psychopaths with guns, snowy claustrophobia, a lot of money, and throws them together; inviting us to watch them all explode. It is one of the best films ever made and I highly recommend it.

personal life of Yeats. The final stanza of this poem is one of Yeats’ best with his final line being one of the most famous in the history of poetry. Yeats imagines a world of pure art where ‘The body is not bruised to pleasure soul’ where the likes of Aristotle can work without the knowledge that all his accomplishments won’t all be born of despair. It’s a fantasy, it’s the world that all this great art can create, and whether you believe it to be optimistic or pessimistic is up to you. The final two lines: ‘O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,/ How can we know the dancer from the dance?’ is completely out there in Western poetry and can be interpreted differently, some would say when the dancer dances then this ideal is present, they are art, but the dance ends and they then revert to simply being human, it’s for you to decide. The poem is ambiguous, and how you decide to interpret it can change the overall meaning entirely. Among School Children perfectly weaves tragedy and idealism, it encapsulates both the inherent struggle of life and the reasons we continue on with it, it’s one of Yeats’ best works.

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The duo that was Suicide were both a great deal older than the vast majority of the New York Punk scene, Martin Rev having just turned 30 and Alan Vega was 39 when the album came out, this is important because it means they both had the chance to experience the Rockabilly music of the 50s that many consider to be the foundation of Punk in the US. Whether Suicide fits into the genre of punk at all is debatable, they were one of the first bands to advertise themselves as punk all the way back in 1970 but the actual sound of the album is more reminiscent of rockabilly with synthesizers than anything other bands were doing at the time. There really is nothing like this album, to the extent that it overshadows the entire rest of their discography that is almost as good but nowhere near as unique. The sound is completely minimalist, synth lines are simple and repetitive, often it’s just a two second loop with a little drum machine that Alan Vega sings over for two, four or on one song, ten minutes at a time. Vega’s lyrics are something else and perfectly set us up for this grimy, miserable world that the music takes place in. They tell of the depressed and filthy New York City of the 1970s and are bursting with nihilism. The most famous song Frankie Teardrop, famous partly for influencing Bruce Springsteen, tells of a man who mercy kills his family because his job can’t pay for food and they’re getting evicted. The song makes use of these rancid, piercing screams from Alan Vega that follow plot points in Frankie’s story, most artists would follow this kind of burst

of emotion with a change of sound, even just to make the rhythm louder and more intense but the synths of Frankie Teardrop beat on irrelevant of what has happened or will happen, in many ways being used as a symbol of society itself. The repetitive nature of the rhythms make them incredibly hypnotic, it immerses you in this dark, guttery and industrial world, you are perfectly captivated for the albums 32 minutes. Despite not charting anywhere, the album has gone on to be extremely influential on the synthpop and industrial music scenes that both became extremely popular in the 80s and 90s, they were one of the first bands to use synthesizers as the sole instrument and how they used it to make something so simple was also unprecedented. Suicide’s first album is the perfect encapsulation of New York in the late 70s; dirty, cynical and constantly moving: I highly recommend it.

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The Pumphouse

Free

10.00 pm

John O'Connor & Anna Mitchell

O'Gormans

Free

10.00 pm

Richie Foley & Hubert Murray

Hotel Kilkenny

Free

10.00 pm

The Ambassadors

Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

Free

10.30 pm

Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules

Cleeres

Free

10.30 pm

Ben Reel Band

Ryans Bar

Free

10.30 pm

The Rockets

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Free

10.30 pm

Pavement Kings

Kytelers Inn

Free

10.30 pm

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Marble City Bar

Free

10.30 pm

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Billy Byrnes

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Brennans Bottling Store

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O'Gormans

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The Pumphouse

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Shems Bar

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Clubhouse Hotel

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4.00 pm

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Cleeres

10.00 pm

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Rafter Dempseys

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4.00 pm

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Ryans Bar

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10.00 pm

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Egans

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7.30 pm

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Ryans Bar

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10.00 pm

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Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel

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9.00 pm

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Kytelers Inn

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Breathnachs

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10.00 pm

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O'Ceallaighs

Free

10.00 pm

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The Kilford Arms

Free

10.30 pm

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Kytelers Inn

Free

10.30 pm

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Cleeres

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10.30 pm

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Ryans Bar

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award win is an achievement that the whole company can celebrate”. The new Audi A3 is available as a 3 door*, Sportback*, Cabriolet* and Sedan*. It is powered by a range of TFSI gasoline and TDI diesel engines. The A3 Sportback can also be ordered as a g-tron*, which can be operated using e-gas generated by Audi, natural gas, or gasoline – when powered by e-gas, the A3 Sportback g-tron travels CO2-neutral. Later this year, the A3 Sportback will also be available as an e-tron*, whose plug-in hybrid drive enables journeys of up to 50 kilometres in all-electric mode. Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity – Audi energy. The cooperating partner is the Hamburg energy provider LichtBlick E. The power all comes from renewable energy sources and is generated exclusively at hydro-electric power stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With Audi energy, the A3 e-tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically. Audi can look back on a 16-year success story with the A3. In 1996, the first generation of

the model series established an entirely new market segment – the premium compact class. With the second generation, which followed in 2003, the brand extended its lead with the addition of a Cabriolet to the familiar 3 door and Sportback body styles. The third A3 generation is available in four body styles following the further addition of the Sedan.

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With this win for the Audi A3, Audi has maintained its position as the manufacturer with the most World Car of the Year titles. The brand with the four rings has previously won three World Performance Car titles, two World Car Design of the Year titles and the inaugural World Car of the Year title. In total Audi has

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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan Good times for our brilliant young athletes ATHLETES are perched between the recently concluded cross country and indoor seasons and the coming track and field season. It is an appropriate time to take stock of events and achievements which are an indication of the involvement and commitment of the Castlecomer club and its athletes. The Leinster and All-Ireland Indoor Championships saw excellent performances from Castlecomer athletes. Nicky Connolly is Leinster U14 walk champion and All-Ireland bronze medallist. Meanwhile, in the adult ranks, Eoin Muldowney has emerged as a consistently successful sprint athlete, reflected recently in his Leinster and All-Ireland gold medals over 200m in the indoor championships. Indoor Championships 2014: U14 Walk Ross Connolly Leinster gold and All-Ireland bronze; Senior men 200m Eoin Muldowney, Leinster and AllIreland gold and Leinster fourth in 60m. Individual achievements cross country 2013: U10 Alan Smyth gold medal B; U11 Katie Clarke and Cathal O’Reilly B silver; Jack Murphy A bronze; U12 bronze Cathal O’Reilly G; U13 Conor Clarke A, Aoife Cahalan B, Chris Korff B gold; U14 Chris Korff G gold; U15 Ross Connolly B sil-

Deen Celtic U15 league and cup soccer champions of Kilkenny in the 1983/'85 season. The manager was Paddy Dowling, left ver; Hannah Murphy B bronze, James Buggy B bronze; U`6 Sean Buggy A gold; Ross Connolly G bronze; U17 and Junior Lauren Dermody A gold in both. Local athletes on Kilkenny cross country winning teams 2013: Lauren Dermody U17 Leinster bronze, U18 Leinster gold, All-Ireland ladies bronze, Junior Leinster gold; Sean Buggy U17 Leinster and All-Ireland gold, U16 Leinster fourth; Aoife Cahalan U13 Leinster gold; Aoife Cahalan and Hannah Murphy U14 Leinster bronze; U11 Leinster silver Jack Murphy and Cathal O’Reilly; U15 Leinster silver Hannah Murphy; U13 Conor Clarke Leinster fourth.

Whist

Big winners in last month’s Whist Drive were Kit Farrell, Ann Healy, Kathleen Murtagh, M. Coady, Sean Langton, Michael Nolan, John Dunne, Leslie Hunter. Raffle: Mick Nolan, Claire Duffy, Joe O’Shea, Seamus Hennessy, Ger Jordan. Whist continues in Castlecomer Community Hall on Friday, 8.30pm. Top prize €50. All are welcome.

Shave or dye

The Today Fm shave or dye will be in the Railyard Inn shortly. Those wishing to participate should contact Derek

Nicky Connolly again, centre, first Leinster U14 indoor Heany. Sponsorship cards are available and all money goes to cancer research.

On Cloud 9

The very best of luck goes to Lisa Lynch and Siobhan McCarthy on their new venture, Cloud 9 Beauty Salon. It would be nice to see the girls getting local support in difficult times for local business. Their salon is at Fassidinan House, The Square, Castlecomer. Contact 087-7163888.

Nicky Connolly (right), All-Ireland bronze medallist on the podium at the National Indoor Championships

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Chubby and The Kilkenny Reporter for helping to get them started. Why not ask about the latest three-day trial, a great introduction to healthy nutrition. Call or text 085-7296326 or 0876487290.

Volunteer missions

Eugene Smith who spoke recently at all Masses about the work of the volunteer missions greatly appreciates the support received. A sum of €1,446.85 was donated.

Vincent de Paul

If you are in need of support and would like help please make contact immediately. Written applications should be placed in a sealed envelope and addressed to St. Vincent de Paul, Castlecomer Conference. Leave in letter box beside the parish centre. If you wish to phone 0877128921, leave a message and you will be contacted. Don’t let pressure get to you, there is help available in the strictest of confidence.

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‘But it wasn’t all brooding on our miserable past. There were smiles aplenty. Mitch Corrigan as Father Afton needed the patience of a saint when ministering to a rowdy classroom preparing for First Communion’

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Sport/News It’s in the basket!

Noel Lahart and Lorraine Ivory-Corr Committee Liam O’Sullivan, Joe Sheridan, Lorraine Ivory-Corr, Frankie Hughes, Colm with Kilkenny hurlers Noel Hickey and Keane and Noel Lahart Pics: Martin Doheny David Herity

Brian Hogan, Team Left Bank, winner of the Division 1 All Star Award receives his trophy from Theresa Walsh

Our Blazing Saddles will burn up 750km JIMMY RHATIGAN JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

Women’s Division 1 League and Cup Berkeley at the Kilkenny and South East Basketball Awards

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‘And when the courageous cyclists return from what we might respectfully call a blazing saddles event, there will be a festival in Kells Village’

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Brewery tribute is going for a song! Club Amber, winners Division 1 League

Pics: Martin Doheny

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Conor Delaney outwits Con O’Callaghan

Jack Keoghan is policed by Eoin Ó Conghaile

Cats now face Carlow

Brian Corcoran, Kilkenny and Jack Malone in battle for possession

Point to ponder: Is the glass glass half full or half empty? Kilkenny 0-3, Dublin 2-8 PAT TREACY JIMMYRHATIGAN@GMAIL.COM

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Shefflin is still King Henry

Colin Fennelly is a great battler

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*ROI 1RWHV Callan Cullen holds his nerve Callans Provincial Towns team entered the fray last Saturday and were involved in a thrilling match with Gowran. Led by John Doheny and Mick Murphy Callan secured an early advantage at home and when Larry Malone and JJ Murphy won in style in Gowran Callan were on the brink of qualification. Paddy Grace, Nigel Dagg,Pat O Keeffe and Denis Carey were narrowly beaten leaving the match tied at 4-4 until Brian Cullen secured the win with a great display closing out his match on the sixteenth green. The teams manager, Paul Norris, was delighted with the display and is already looking forward to the next round where an away tie with Waterford awaits. Thanks to all panelists for their dedication and preparation for this win, all the caddies and supporters who turned up and well done to all the players for putting in a big effort to get through. The Duggan Cup side had shown the Provincial Towns team the way forward with a fantastic win over Kilkenny with the tightest of margins between the sides completing a brilliant week for the Callan teams. The Barton Cup team are preparing for their clash with Rosslare next weekend while the Pierce Purcell team ahve been practicing hard also in preparation for their qualifier which is being held in Calln on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of May. There are many oppurtunities to play a part in Callan s inter club teams in 2014 and if you wish to be considered please contact the relevant managers through the office as soon as you can.

Junior Classic A wonderful Easter weekend of golf in Callan Golf Club culminated with a wonderful scoring burst to take first prize. Liz Cashin, Ollie O Connor, Niall Brett and Pat O Keeffe were playing very well and sure to be in the prizes until Pat finished eagle,eagle for a dream end to the round and catapulted his team into first place winning on a countback. It was a brilliant effort as over 70 teams competed for the beautiful prizes on offer. Every cent raised will be ploughed back into the future of the club and the development of golf among our junior members. There is a vibrant junior section in our club and headed by Joe Cuddihy (Junior Officer) and Liz Cashin and a very active junior committee the club is in safe hands. Mick Fitzpatrick, Brian Cullen, Sean Bolger and Terry Campion were second with Christy Vaughan, Benny Butler, Ollie Fennelly and Johnnie Glendon in third. The top junior team involved were the ultra promising group of Therese Donnelly, Sean Donnelly, Blade O Gorman and Liam Hennessy proving that coaching, practicing and playing pays off. Sean Brett from Mullinahone won the raffle prize which was a fourball in Fota island. A full report along with pictures are available on Facebook and well worth a look. The juniors were in action in the Curragh when they competed in the Fred Daly Qualifier and while they did nt qualify Charlie Round, Dylan Dunphy, Robert Kerwick, Dylan Lanigan, Owen Scriven, Rory Lodge and Robert O Dwyer all did themselves proud. There will be coaching for junior members on Tuesday nights starting on the 6th of May at 7pm for one hour. All juniors over 5 and in primary school welcome to come along. It is a wonderful oppurtunity to learn the basics for budding golfers so please come along. Junior membership is open and a brilliant oppurtunity for children to learn a game for life in a club that supports its junior members. Thanks to all members for their wonderful support of this fundraising classic.

O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles The numbers for the Open Singles competitions every Wednesday (sponsored by O Dwyer Golf Stores) continue to grow and again last Wednesday over 50 golfers took to the fairways on a difficult day for scoring. 40 points was the winning total compiled by, junior member, Dylan Dunphy which was a strong total in the conditions. Dylan was closely shadowed by James Tierney who was one shot a drift with Fergal Cantwell taking the gross prize. Dylan was

also in action for the club in the Fred Daly in the Curragh where he acquited himself very well. All three qualify for the Autumnal final and the competition continues every Wednesday until then. There is an open singles for ladies and men every Friday also. Last Friday Simon Cullen from Kilkenny narrowly pipped Shane Kenny to take the honours. There has never been a better oppurtunity to play competitive golf in Callan with open competitions on Wednesdays and Fridays as well as members competitions on Tuesdays (Ladies), Saturdays and Sundays not to mention Mondays for the RGA and Thursdays for Senior Ladies. Keith and his staff provide wonderful per or post round meals and beverages upstairs so come along and enjoy the facilities that the club offers.

Heron Trophy The ladies contested their first major of 2014 when they battled it out for the Heron Trophy. There was a large turnout of lady golfers on Sunday when Breda Ryan came out on top with a wonderful 71 total in windy conditions to take home the beautiful trophy. Marie Gorey was second with 73 while Linda Adare took the gross honours.Noelle O Driscoll took fourth prize and Stella Tennyson was the best 36 handicap.The first major of the year has gone to Breda but there are many other oppurtunities for all the ladies of Callan over the coming months.

Results Junior Classic April 18th-21st April 1 L Cashin, P O Keeffe, O O Connor, N Brett 2 M Fitzpatrick, B Cullen, S Bolger, T Campion 3 C Vaughan, J Glendon, O Fennelly, B Butler Mens Singles Stableford Sat/Sun 26/27 April sponsored by John Murphy Butchers 1 Patrick Farrell 41 2 M Davis 40 3 S Kelly 36 Gross M O Halloran O Dwyer Golf Store Open Singles Wed 23rd April 1 D Dunphy 40 2 J Tierney 39 Gross F Cantwell Open Ladies/Gents Singles Fri 25th April 1 S Cullen (Kilkenny) 2 S Kenny (Slievenamon) Ladies Heron Trophy Sunday 27th April 1 B Ryan 71 2 M Gorey 73 Gross L Adair 4 N O Driscoll

Club Lotto Week 5 results; Jackpot 3350e. Numbers 3,23,34. No Winner. 3 Lucky Dip winners; Elaine Neary, Helen Fitzpatrick, Anna Starr. Next Weeks Jackpot 3450e. Thank you all for your wonderful support.

Fixtures Thursday 1st May Senior Ladies 10am12pm Friday 2nd May Open Ladies/Gents Singles Saturday 3rd May 4 Person Champagne Scramble (any combination) sponsored by Business IT Solutions (Society 10am11.20am) Sunday 4th May 4 Person Champagne Scramble sponsored by Business IT Solutions Monday 5th May 4 Person Champagne Scramble sponsored by Business IT Solutions(RGA 11am-1pm) Tuesday 6th May Ladies Day Wednesday 7th May O dwyers Golf Stores Mens Open Singles

Castlecomer Mens Open Fourbal 26th/27April Victor Smyth and Ken Hovendon repeated their victory of last year by winning the open fourball in fine style with a great score of 46 pts. They now go on to represent the club in the Holmpatrick Cup. They will be hoping to go one step further than last year and win the national final which is held at St. Andrews golf club in Scotland. Local member Thomas Brennan teamed up with Alan Phelan of Mountain View to win second prize with 42 pts. 1. Victor Smyth (7)& Ken Hovendon (15) 46pts 2. Alan Phelan(2) M/View & Thomas Brennan (18) 42pts b 9 The top 16 local pairings have qualified for the last 16 in the club fourballmatchplay.

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Sat 3rd May 4 person classic in aid of Spina Bifida Sun 4th / Mon 5thMayMens Open Singles Every Thurs - Mens Weekly Open Singles (Visitors Golf and dinner) €20

Sunday May 4th B/H Open Singles & Final Round of Spring League Tuesday May 6th MV Seniors Competition. Wednesday May 7th Ladies 18 Hole Competition Sunday May 11th Club Singles Qualifier (Single Stroke)

Ladies The beautiful fine weather was irresistible to the ladies who were playing in the Peugeot Qualifier foursomes competition during the week. Pairings flooded the fairways but the two ladies who emerged triumphant as the winning team were Ann Ring and Maria Downey with a score of 38pts. They go forward to the next round, representing Castlecomer Golf club. This week the qualifying competition for the Granard Cup is open to the ladies to play any day from Monday to Sunday. The Granard Cup was won in 2013 by Castlecomer Club through the good golf of Lady Vice-Captain Patricia Doheny and Margaret Furlong. It is a great honour to be defending champions in 2014 and all ladies are encouraged to come out in force this week, to send forth another great pairing this year. Proceeds from the entry subscription goes to the NCRBI and this is a very important charity well supported by all clubs throughout the country. Golfers support is always greatly appreciated by the NCRBI.

New Beginnings Golf is more than just a game. It is a learning of a skill, an entertainment, a social outing and a celebration of all that is health giving and motivating. In 2013, many ladies discovered that and have embraced the delights of golf after a short induction opportunity. Organised by Hanoria Fogarty and Helen Dunne, an introduction to golf for ladies was carried out, most successfully and enjoyably. Due to the interest shown in 2013, it has been decided to invite new participants for a beginners course in 2014. Starting on Wednesday 8th May at 7pm ladies new to golf and testing out the merits of playing golf take to the fairways and fresh air of the course. Aided by pro golfer Noel Leahy who will demonstrate and teach the skills of ball striking, any lady golfer interested will get a great start. To find out more and to register your interest contact Hanoria Fogarty at 087 9171579 or Helen Dunne at 087 2540726 after 6pm. Ladies looking for a great way to spend their free time in beautiful surroundings while becoming accomplished at a personal skill are more than welcome.

Mountain View Fourball Better Ball Last weekend one team on 38Pts lost out on qualifying for the top 16 places in the Club Doubles Qualifier. The competition was a Fourball Better Ball played in ideal conditions blustery on the Sunday. The winners were brothers Tommy and Jim Grace with a fantastic score of 46Pts. followed by Eugene Malone and Eugene Killian on 45 Pts. Full results and the draw for the doubles matchplay are on display in the clubhouse and on www.mviewgolf.com. All first round matches must be played by May 31st.

Spring League After round 4 of the Spring League played weekend Apr 19/20 the following list gives the top three players on the league table in each category Category 1. 1. Willie Grace. 36 Pts. 2. Jim Bob Grace 36 Pts. 3. Michael Waugh 34 Pts. Category 2. 1. Frank Kavanagh 33 Pts. 2 Vincent McCarthy 30 Pts. 3. S O Brien 26Pts. Category 3. 1. John Coleman 46 Pts. 2 Michael Grace 39 Pts. 3. Eanna Brady 30 Pts. The final round is on next weekend.

Gowran Park InterClub Scene The Provincial Towns Cup team were narrowly beaten by Callan 5-4 last Saturday despite great victories for Darren Carroll, Mick Dillon, James Doyle and Alex Dunne. Thanks to the manager Richie Lowry, the panel and caddies for their efforts this year. Meanwhile the Barton Cup team continues to practice ahead of their upcoming match next Monday against Courtown - Best of luck to manager Jim Walsh and the team. BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND OPEN SINGLES WEEKEND – Sat 3rd and Mon 5th May This weekend Gowran Park are delighted to announce that an Open Singles Stableford competition– open to visitors and members will be held on Saturday 3rd and Monday 5th May. Timesheets are already getting busy so an early reservation is advised – telephone 056 7726699 or book online Weekly Open Singles -Thursday 24th April 2014 Our regular Open Singles last Thursday saw a terrific turnout with golfers taking part from all over the South East. The overall winner was Richard Browne (17) Killeen, with a score of 39 points just pipping John Delaney (18) Rathdowney. The competition continues with week with a timesheet in place and also available online. Men’s Club Singles – Saturday 26th May Thomas Nevin (8) 35 points Paudie Lannon (2) 33 points

Junior Golf Our Juniors travelled to the Royal Curragh Golf Club on Friday last to take part in the qualifying round of the Fred Daly Trophy. Considering this is a scratch competition and that nearly all the players are still under age for the next couple of years, the team produced a very creditable performance. Michael Carey was leading scorer for Gowran Park with 83 gross, followed by James Bergin who carded 87 gross. Both Mackenzie Davin and Bill Whelan also returned scores in the 80’s while P.J. Dowling completed the team score. Ciaran Whelan and Matt Kenny were the other members of the team and also played well. Golden Golfers - Friday 25th April - 11 Hole Singles 1st Michael Bolger (15) 22pts 2nd Joe Lannon (13) 21pts 3rd Declan Davis (14) 20pts 4th Matty Byrne (19) 20pts 5th Pat Murphy (20) 19pts 6th John McNamara (18) 19pts Birdie Hole - Liam O’Dwyer (9)

LADIES Wed 23rd April, 18 Hole Strokeplay Monthly Medal 1st Breda Bolger (13) 72 nett 2nd Nora Barron (15) 72 nett countback

Fixtures Thursday 1st May Singles Visitors €20.00 Saturday 3rd May Singles Visitors €20.00 Sunday 4th May MEETING No Golf Monday 5th May Singles Visitors €20.00 Tuesday 6th May Seniors Singles Visitors €15.00

Open Singles

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Next weekend there is an Open singles on Saturday, Sunday and B/H Monday.

JUNIOR/JUVENILE

Medal The May monthly medal of the year was played on Sunday Apr 20th. John Byrne, T J Dowling and John Coleman were the medal

Open Open RACE Open

The Juvenile Committee are still looking for volunteers to help out with the coaching and supervision when the Saturday morning coaching sessions commence. Please contact Leo Byrne, Michael Keenan, Niamh

Kelly or the office. The Fred Daly boys team qualified as leading qualifiers in the Curragh Golf Club last Friday with the five best scores of seven counting. The competition is based on gross scores, Brian Crowdle led the way for the Kilkenny team shooting one under par 71 which was seven strokes better than any of the other competitors from any club taking part. The runners up were Mount Juliet. Kilkenny and Mt Juliet will now play off to progress to the next stage. New Junior/Juvenile Members will be elected this week, they will be notified by post in the coming days and the induction night for these new members will take place on Friday May 16th at 7.30pm.

INTER CLUB COMPETITION LADIES INTER CLUB The Ladies Junior Foursomes Team lost to Mount Wolsely last Saturday in Carlow. Dervilla O’ Byrne (14) and Ann Widger (21) lost on the 18th, Marian Woods (18) and Jacintha Culliton (21) lost on 17th, Bridget Norwood (19) and Margaret McCreery (19) were going down the 19th when called in. The team was managed by Paula Bradbury and Ann Greaney.

MENS INTER CLUB The Provincial Towns Cup team (9 Matches Singles off 9 Handicap) made their debut on Saturday evening. The team had reached the final last year and were hoping fro a good run this year but had a difficult away draw to Waterford. At Home , Derek Shelley won on the 15th, , Maurice Nolan on the 16th and Kieran Hoban on the 17th. , John Byrne out fourth fought back from an early deficit before finally losing on the 18th. Away in Waterford; James Bateman out first won but unfortunately the second away win eluded the team with Eugene Deegan, Aidan Brennan, Rob O’Shea and Mark Grant all defeated. The final result was 5/4 for Waterford. The team was managed by Frank Dalton and Seamus Rochford. The Waterford players were fulsome in their praise of the course and maintained the greens are the best they have played in recent years. Well done to Sean Dowling and the course staff. The next round of the Barton Cup against New Ross will take place on Saturday May 10th at 3pm.

DIVOT & PITCHMARK REPAIRS Thanks to those who turned up last Monday night for the divot repair session. There is a box with divot mix on all the par 3’s and we would request that members use this if they take a divot when playing the par 3’s. We will skip next Monday as it is a Bank Holiday and will do a session on Tuesday night May 2nd instead at 7pm.

SOCIAL Thirty people turned up for the Social Golf on Friday April 25th. It was a four person team event and the winners were Tony Teehan, Donie Butler, Ann Widger and Ann Woodcock. Second place went to Joan Cashin, Barbara Teehan, Carl Widger and John Bracken. There will Social Golf again this Friday May 2nd, sign in at 5.45 for shotgun start at 6pm.

RESULTS Lady Captain Catherine Kings Prize to the Men C.S.S. 71 Both Days Sat April 26th & Sun April 27th 1. Jeff Kealy (10) 65 net 2. John Larkin (11) 66 net 3. Norman Williams (12) 67 net Best Gross; Eddie Power (Scr) 72 5. John Marnell (9) 67 net (B9) 6. John Greene (16) 67 net 7. Kevin Hennessy (17) 68 net Best Junior; Conor Morrissey (18) 73 net Presentation of Prizes Saturday 22nd June. Two’s Club Lady Captains Prize to the Men Brendan Hogan at 10th & 15th, Pat Walsh at 10th & 17th, John Geoghegan, Ger Murphy, William Roberts, Oliver Carter, Tadhg Donohue at 6th, Mark Power, Michael Buggy, Richard Manogue at 10th, Dylan Smithwick, Ian Meagher at 15th,.David Walsh at 16th. Each Two is worth €26.50 and is credited in the Pro Shop

LADIES NEWS Ladies Results 18 Hole Stableford Tuesday April 22nd C.S.S. Sat 72 & Sun 75, Tues 73. 1. Ann Kelly (16) 40 pts (B9) 2. Derville O’Byrne (16) 40 pts Best Gross; Evelyn Crotty (11) 24 Gross Pts 3. Catherine Leahy (23) 38 pts (B9) 4. Helen Devane (27) 38 pts 5. Ana Lyons (20) 36 pts 6. Aimee Cleere (25) 35 pts

LADIES 9 HOLE COMPETITION 9 Hole Competition Tuesday April 22nd. 1. Joan Norris (23) 16 pts Ladies 9 Hole Competition on Tuesdays for those ladies who are unable to play 18 holes. Slots from 10.00 – 10.20 and 1.30 – 2.00, Self Entry. Swipe Ilgu card and enter score in computer. Entry Fee €3. The sheet for list of names for the high - low competition is on the Ladies notice board, and the competition will take place on Sunday May 18th at 6pm.

Ladies Fixtures Tuesday April 29th Ladies 18 Hole Australian spoons Scotch Foursomes 8.20 – 10.20 and 12.20 to 2.20 and 4.00 – 5.30 Tuesday May 6th Ladies18 Hole Stableford 8.20 – 10.20 and 12.20 to 2.20 and 4.00 – 5.30 Slots also available on Sunday May 4th 10.30 – 11.00 bookable online.

SENIOR MEN Results Thursday April 24th. 1. Christy Power (13) John Bracken (17) Michael O’Neill (23) Myles McCabe (22) 71 pts 2. Jim Ryan (14) John O’Donovan (18) Jack Nolan (22) Jim O’Connell (26) 66 pts 3. Denis Carey (13) Tony Teehan (17) Gerry Bowe (23) Paddy Hally (25) 65 pts (B3) 4. Jack Troy (16) Martin Treacy (19) Eugene Orr (21) Eamon Brennan (30) 65 pts (B2) 5. Pat Drennan (15) Donie Butler (22) Jim Treacy (21) Terry Morris (32) 65 pts 6. John O’Leary (18) Pat O’Briain (16) Maurice Ryan (21) Eddie Geraghty (24) 63 pts 7. Matt Ruth (15) Peter Dabinet (19) Dermot Moloney (21) Dave Schofield (27) 62 pts Next Competition Thursday May 1st Mixed Seniors Competition at 10.30 am. Senior away outing in Faithlegg on May 12th

SENIOR LADIES Results Thursday April 24th 1. Eileen Reynolds, Kathleen Price, Phil O’Carroll 42 pts 2. Ann Gunning, Joan Mannnion, Josie McPhilips 36 pts 3. Adrienne Walsh, Breda Kavanagh, Mary Murphy 33 pts (B6) 4. Kitty Nolan , Phil Cooke, Mary Shields 33 pts Next Competition Thursday May 1st Mixed Seniors Competition at 10.30 am.

FIXTURES Tuesday April 29th 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20 -2.20 and 4.00 – 5.10 Ladies Australian Spoons Scotch Foursomes (Bookable Online) , 11.15 – 11.50 Visitors. Wednesday April 30th , 11.30 -12.30 Members 12.30 -1.30 Visitors, 1.30 – 3.00 Members Time Thursday May 1st 10.00 – 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 – 1.00 Senior Men, 1.00 – 2.00 Members, 5.00 – 5.30 South Leinster Practice. Friday May 2nd 7.30 – 3.30 Noel Skehan Hurlers Outing. Course will be free from 3.30 onwards. Mixed Social Golf from 6pm Please sign in at 5.45 for shotgun Start at 6pm. Saturday May 3rd, 7.30 – 9.00 Members, 9.00 – 9.30 Mens PGA Tankard. 9.30 – 12.30 Visitors, 1.00 – 2.00 Members, 2.30 – 5.00 Mens PGA Tankard. Sunday May 4th , 7.30 – 10.20 and 11.00 – 3.30 Mens PGA Tankard, Ladies Competition 10.30 – 11.00. Monday May 5th , 8.30 – 5.30 Semi Open Mixed 4 Person Team Event. Tuesday May 6th, 8.20 – 10.20, 12.20 – 2.20 and 4.00 – 5.30 Ladies 18 Hole Stableford. 10.30 – 12.00 Visitors Lucan Ladies. Wednesday May 7th , Ladies & Gents Open Singles 8.30 – 5.30

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