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A new documentary of Gardai, the Army on the tragic murder and the Civil Defence. of Kildare Town After a gap of over 20 woman Phyllis years, killer John Murphy is being Crerar was finally filmed around the brought to justice in county. 2002 after advances Peninsula Television in DNA testing. was commissioned A poignant roadside this year by AMC memorial close to where Phyllis was Networks Int/CBS Europe to produce a found remains a documentary about lasting tribute to her. the tragedy. The Memorial, A TV camera crew which is regularly plans to record The much-missed adorned by floral interviews with family Phyllis Murphy tributes, reads: and friends of Phyllis In Memory of Phyllis as well as retired Murphy, Aged 23 Gardai who worked on the case. Years, Found at this spot on the The documentary will be 18th January, 1980. May she rest broadcast throughout the UK and in peace. Europe and will highlight the Father-of-five and former Army extensive and professional Garda sergeant Crerar was working as a and forensics investigation that security guard in the former secured John Crerar's Black and Decker power tools conviction. plant in Kildare Town at the time The 20th anniversary of the of the murder. death of Phyllis is approaching Phyllis was known for her later this year. bubbly personality and had a Popular Kildare Town native wide circle of friends. Phyllis (23) was last seen at a bus During the search continued, stop in Newbridge on December several items of her clothing as 22, 1979 - after spending a day well as the Christmas presents Christmas shopping in she had bought were later found Newbridge. at various locations in the Her body was found near the Curragh, Brannockstown and Wicklow Gap 28 days later after a Lockstown Upper in Co massive search involving teams Wicklow.
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But it was not until 28 days later that her body was found. A Garda search party found Phyllis under spruce trees at Ballinagee on the Hollywood to Glendalough road near the Wicklow Gap on January 18, 1980. DNA was found on the deceased and later led to the breakthrough in the murder investigation. Crerar, who had not previous convictions, was eventually finally convicted in 2002 after advances in forensic science and
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after a co-worker retracted an earlier alibi after realising he was protecting a suspected murderer. Family and friends keep Phyllis very close in their thoughts and fondly remember her every year on the anniversary of her death. Barbara told the Kildare Post in the past "We have always tried to keep Phyllis' case and memory alive in the hope that other families who have suffered the same loss may find a conclusion."
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Armed Gardaí swoop on Kildare properties The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and Kildare Armed Support Unit, the Garda Air Support Unit and the Garda Dog Unit and other Garda Units conducted a search operation in Kildare and Dublin yesterday morning targeting the assets and activities of an international Organised Crime Gang involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs. Other units involved included the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU), DMR Armed Support Unit and District Detective Unit DMR South. In total, 18 searches were conducted in counties Dublin and Kildare. Property seized included: 7 Rolex watches, a 152 Nissan X-Trail SUV and a 141 Land Rover Discovery and an assortment of designer clothing. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering
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NEWSBRIEFS Burglary while owners away
Naas Gardaí are appealing for information on a burglary while the owners were away for a few hours in the afternoon. The burglary is reported to have taken place on Thursday, April 25, last, at Blessington Road, Naas, between 11.55am and 2.30pm. Anyone with information is asked to contact Naas Garda Station on 045 884300.
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A Kilcullen based sergeant is urging people to install alarms in their garden sheds following a number of raids. At Dunlavin, Kilcullen, on Friday, April 26, a ride- on lawnmower was stolen from a shed. Also on the same date, at Ashgrove, Naas, a shed was ransacked between 11pm and 11.30pm. Between 1.30pm and 2.48pm, on Sunday, at Monread Gardens, Naas, a shed was broken into, while youths were seen fleeing from the area. Sgt Mary Mulroe is urging people to get alarms put in their sheds.
Car break-in Co Kildare Gardaí are urging people not to leave valuables in car following a theft from a car at Punchestown. On the first day of Punchestown Races, Tuesday, April 30, a car was broken into.1
Shots fired Gardaí are investigating an incident in which shots were discharged from a firearm close to the entrance of a niteclub at the Red Cow complex, Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 in the early hours of Sunday morning. Investigating Gardaí are anxious to speak to anybody who was in the vicinity of the Red Cow between midnight and 3.30am. Gardaí also wish to speak to any taxi drivers or other motorists who passed through that complex during that period and who may have dash cam footage and to anyone who may have noticed a dark coloured Audi A3 hatchback car travelling by road in the general Clondalkin area between 2.30am and 3.30am. Investigating Gardaí at Clondalkin can be contacted at 01-6667600. The Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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Ray D'Arcy bringing radio show home to Kildare for 'Run with Ray' initiative
RTE Radio 1’s The Ray D’Arcy Show takes the show on the road this June as Ray heads up a new campaign - Run With Ray encouraging people in their communities to get out and get active. Over five days from June 10, Ray will be broadcasting from Cork, Limerick City, Wexford, Co. Kildare and Dublin from 3pm to 4.30pm. Ray will then unplug and join the start line with runners in each community as they sign up to run alongside the star. Speaking at the launch yesterday, Ray said: “When I go for a run and you feel lithe and athletic and you think ‘I like this feeling.’ I go for five or
six runs a week.” “I’m an evangelist for running because it’s so simple, I don’t know what I’d be like if I didn’t run, I’m probably slightly addicted which isn’t healthy. “I get a bit grumpy if I don’t get a run in,” he told the Irish Mirror. Meanwhile, D’Arcy has slammed rumours that his Saturday night TV show is getting the axe but the RTE star has admitted he has lost sleep over his radio ratings in the past. The veteran broadcaster is taking a break from our screens for the summer as comedian Tommy Tiernan brings his show to Saturday nights on RTE One for an
eight-week stint. But D’Arcy took aim at false rumblings that his rating winning show faced the chop. Ray, 54, told the Irish Mirror: “There’s no question mark over my show coming back. “A Paper never refuses ink, they have to dream up some story, they add two and two and come out with five.As we all know two and two equals four and I’ll be back in September and I’m really looking forward to it.” The Kildare native added: “We had a great season, we were up on the year before, the only entertainment show on RTE that was up in the ratings.
Ray is a regular runner and promotes the healthy benefits of exercise “Everybody was really happy with it and right to the end it was very strong.” The veteran broadcaster started in radio and TV some 31 years ago, and despite his longevity in the business he admits he feels insecure.
He explained: “You never feel secure, I’m very insecure in what I do, you go from contract to contract depending on somebody liking what you do.” The star revealed how he often lost sleep over the radio
ratings over the years. He said: “We have the JNLR results every three months. It’s scary, it’s only recently that I stopped losing sleep the night before, I guess it comes with age and you think what will be will be.”
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Dad’s last sighting of Ana with one of boys accused of her murder Anastasia Kriegel’s father has described seeing his 14-year-old daughter walking away from their home with one of the boys accused of her murder 20 minutes before her phone tried to call her mother’s workplace, and half an hour before the State believe she was dead. Patric Kriegel knew that she meant it when she told him that she “wouldn’t be long”. She was happy and had “a big smile”. He was giving evidence to the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Wednesday, May 1, on the second day of the trial of two teenagers charged with murdering the Leixlip schoolgirl. Mr Kriegel told Brendan Grehan SC, prosecuting, that he looked at his watch as they walked away. It was 5pm. It’s the State’s case that she was dead by 5.32pm, when her phone was last active. The prosecution argues that the boy her father saw had lured her from her home to a dirty, derelict farmhouse, where he voyeuristically watched the other boy sexually assault and murder her.
The late Ana Kriegel, above. Two boys are on trial accused of her murder at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin (pictured right)
Charges faced The two teenagers are charged with murdering Anastasia at Glenwood House, Laraghcon, Clonee Road, Lucan on May 14, last year. The accused, who are both 14, cannot be named because they are minors. They each pleaded not guilty. Boy A is further charged with Anastasia’s aggravated sexual assault in a manner that involved serious violence to her. He also pleaded not guilty to that count. Mr Kriegel said that his daughter had begun walking while listening to music in the evenings once they had become brighter. She would never leave the house without her blue headphones and she knew that there was a strict rule not to be out after dark. “She loved listening to music. She loved walking. Sometimes she’d go for an hour and half,” he recalled. “At that stage, I could know where she was. We have an app, Find my iPhone. We could see exactly where she was. But she left the family sharing from the app and then I couldn’t see where she was.” This inability to see her
location was how things stood when she went missing. He recalled being out in the back garden when he heard the doorbell ring at 4.55pm that day. He heard the door open and made his way to the hall. He hadn’t expected it to be for Ana, as nobody ever called for her. The trial has already heard that she was a loner. “I did see Ana at the front door talking to somebody but she was whispering,” he said. “I think a lot of teenagers seem to whisper quite a lot.” He said that she went back upstairs very quickly and came back down with her distinctive black hoodie. “I said: ‘Ana, you know you are supposed to study’, because she had exams the next week,” he recalled. “She said: ‘Oh, nobody told me that’. I said: ‘Ok, but don’t be long’. She said, ‘No, I won’t be long’ and I believe that she meant it.” He said that he knew by the way she said these words that
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UP TO she ‘meant exactly that’. “She gave me a big smile when she left. She was happy,” he said. “I had forgotten to ask her where she was going,” he explained. “Normally I would ask.” So he looked out the front window and saw her walking towards the local park with a boy, now known to be Boy B. He checked his watch and it was five o’clock. Mr Grehan later showed him a still from CCTV footage, capturing them walking away one minute later. He identified his daughter in the still, walking a number of paces behind Boy B. “It appears that they’re not talking to each other as well, because of the distance between them,” remarked Mr Kriegel. The trial continues this before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury of eight men and four women. It is expected to last about six weeks at the Central Criminal Court.
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Kildare Post in the spotlight with sponsored race at Punchestown The Kildare Post newspaper will sponsor a prestigious race at the Punchestown Festival today. The Kildare Post (C&G) Flat Race with generous prizemoney of €17,500 will go to post at 7.45pm and will be the finale of another thrilling day at the famous home of jump racing. The contest over 2 miles and 40 yards is expected to be a very competitive battle and will draw lots of interest from spectators. The Kildare Post will be rubbing shoulders at the Festival, with politicians, sports stars and international celebrities from across Ireland as well as the UK, Europe and the US. There are a total of 39 races run at the Punchestown Festival including 12 Grade 1 contests. The Kildare Post is proud to sponsor the important race at the Punchestown Festival and to continue its loyal support of the racing industry in Co Kildare.
The weekly local newspaper and its allied local breaking news website KildareNow also sponsor races at Punchestown and the Curragh racecourses throughout the year. The Kildare Post distributes 10,000 copies every Thursday right across Co Kildare and has large concentrations of readers in population centres like Naas, Newbridge, Clane, Kilcullen, Kildare Town, Monasterevin and Athy. Copies are also distributed in Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge and Kilcock. Anna Fortune, commercial manager, said: The Kildare Post and KildareNow are the go-to print and online platforms for businesses in Co Kildare and across the county borders to advertise their goods and services and to promote their brands. “We offer a unique print and online package which businesses can really target new and existing customers.” Anna said she would also like to take the opportunity to congratulate Punchestown
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The Kildare Post will sponsor the final race on day three of the famous National Hunt Festival CEO Conor O’Neill on his first Festival and to wish him every success in his new role in the future. KildareNow is the fastest growing regional breaking news website and recently
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On the opening day, a statue was unveiled in honour of Fr Sean Breen, aka ‘The Breener, Ireland’s Racing Priest’ to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing, and wonderful life, in recognition of the contribution which he undoubtedly made to local racing. The winner of the Bollinger Best Dressed Lady competition on Punchestown’s opening day was Gretta Peters from Bansha, Co Tipperary who wore a Laura Hanlon hat, a stunning two-piece suit by Julie Caulfield, teamed with a Parfois clutch bag.
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Naas Hospital patients face delays of two years for bone density scans Louise McCarthy editor@kildarepost.com
Naas Hospital is now working on patients from 2017 waiting for bone density scans due to a lack of radiographers, despite assurances from Minister for Health Simon Harris earlier this year that services would resume. New GP referrals for vital scans to diagnose osteoporosis in people, typically over 50 years old, stopped taking place at Naas Hospital 12 months ago. However, despite reassurances from the Minister for Health in a letter to North Kildare TD, Frank O’Rourke, that normal services would resume at Naas due to recruitment of radiographers, no new patients are being seen for Dexa scans. A staff member at the radiology department in Naas, says that, due to lack of staff, they are now working on appointments for 2017,
with new referrals being sent on to Clane for private and Tallaght for public. A North Kildare woman in her early fifties, who is diagnosed with osteopenia, when bones are weaker than normal, and is receiving calcium tablets, is now awaiting an appointment for a bone density scan to see if she has osteoporosis. She is on the medical card and will be waiting until December for an appointment at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Holding out She said: “I rang so many hospitals and was refused. I am holding out for as long as I can, before I am forced to go private. December is a long time to wait.” A Kildare GP says that delays with Dexa scans lead to delays in putting patients on the correct medication. Generally, people should not be waiting more than three months for an appointment, but a backlog at Naas, due to lack of resources,
Lack of staff at Naas Hospital leaves no space for new referrals for Dexa scans means many public patients are being forced to pay at least €100 for a scan that should be
provided free on the medical card. Deputy Frank O’Rourke
says that he plans to raise the delays with reopening the Dexa scan service at Naas
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Hospital to normal service in the Dáil next week. The letter from Minister Harris to Deputy O’Rourke in January 24, last, said: “The HSE has informed my Department that the position in relation to Dexa scanning in hospitals in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group is as follows: Naas General Hospital; Dexa scans are provided to outpatients and GP patients on their current waiting list. The hospital has recently recruited additional radiographers to fill existing vacancies and a further recruitment campaign is being held to fill the remaining vacancies. St James’s Hospital provides a Dexa scanning service and accepts GP referrals. “Tallaght University Hospital provides a limited Dexa scanning service. The hospital accepts referrals from their consultants and their NCHDs. The Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore expects to commence a Dexa scanning service in April of this year.”
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Kildare man spends three nights on A&E trolley due to weekend overcrowding Kim O’Leary
A County Kildare man spent three nights on a hospital trolley in A&E at Naas Hospital as he sought treatment for a serious illness at the weekend, amidst concerns of overcrowding at the hospital, with 432 patients without beds in April. Speaking to The Kildare Post, the family of the man, who is a former member of the Defence Forces, said that while they are “eternally grateful” to staff at Naas Hospital for saving his life, they expressed their dismay at the high level of overcrowding in hospitals. “He cannot call a nurse if he is in pain or sick as he is practically non-verbal, now he can’t even ask for a drink if he is thirsty. “He saves the few words he has now for ‘God bless’; ‘thank you’ or ‘I love you’. He cannot turn himself on the trolley and is without a doubt easy to be forgotten about in here. I would hate to think
how it would be if someone wasn’t here with him all the time. Would they have the time and patience to sit and feed him his dinner an hour?” said the man’s daughter — the family does not wish to be named. “I’m not questioning his medical treatment as yet again they have saved dad’s life for the second time in two months and for that I am eternally grateful. “But the system is poor, it’s a poor reflection on our government. But it’s a reflection of how our government feel about our sickest, and when you’re sick you are at your most vulnerable. Most give out at their treatment at times like this and vow to do something about it when they can, but when they are out of it they are just glad it’s over and hope it doesn’t happen again. “As our dad spent his whole life in the service of others one of his famous statements to us and his students was ‘a society is judged by how we treat the least of our
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brethren’, but unfortunately when it came to his turn it is denied to him,” she said. It is understood that the family requested the VHI hospital closer to home to assess him to see if he was suitable for its services and he was eventually treated for pneumonia at home. His daughter said: “Thankfully they agreed to treat dad’s pneumonia at home and as a result we took him out on Saturday. I was at my wits’ end on Friday night, it was a horrible experience.” According to the INMO, overcrowding was down at Naas Hospital from 425 patients without beds in March 2019 to 432 patients without beds in April at the facility. In addition, the INMO said that this year has seen the ‘worst-ever April for hospital overcrowding’ at hospitals across the country. It is understood that 10,229 admitted patients were forced to wait without hospital beds in April 2019 according to a new monthly analysis by the INMO.
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Concern over homeless babies Louise McCarthy editor@kildarepost.com
A leading campaigner for homeless people, Fr Peter McVerry, is deeply concerned that there are not enough hubs in Co Kildare to meet the rising levels of homeless families. According to Fr McVerry, the most common age for homelessness in Dublin and Kildare is now from birth to four years old. His concerns are raised the week after a Kildare homeless family approached the offices of TD Séan Ó Fearghaíl. A married couple, in their thirties, are living apart in separate homeless shelters. They have three young children, with a baby living with the mother, in a Kildare location. The other children are now residing with family members. Fr McVerry says that families living separately is now a common occurrence due to increasing levels of homelessness. He said: “There are hundreds of babies now in homeless accommodation.
The situation has been getting very bad for the past seven years. There is a problem with homelessness in Co Kildare. “We need more funding to provide accommodation, we want to provide permanent accommodation, hostels are not the answer.” The first family hub in Kildare was formally opened by Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, in Athy in 2017. The service, which is operated by Peter McVerry Trust in partnership with Kildare County Council, provides short-term emergency accommodation for up to seven homeless families. As the latest release from the Department of Housing shows a further increase in the number of children living in homeless accommodation to 3,821 in March, Barnardos urges the government to ensure that children experiencing the trauma of homelessness have access to a dedicated support worker. Suzanne Connolly, Barnardos CEO said: “At Barnardos we see first-hand the affect living inhomeless accommodation can have on children and families. The
Ombudsman for Children’s report into children living in family hubs published earlier this month echoes what we
see day to day with the families we work with. Amongst the many issues highlighted in the report are
feelings of shame, embarrassment, sadness and anger for the circumstances they are living in. Children
also felt a sense of unfairness as they struggle to understand why they do not have a house to live in.”
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Network Ireland Kildare branch meeting on May 7
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Co Kildare nursing home bought for €10m Leading Irish nursing home group Brindley Healthcare has acquired the 79-bed Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home in a deal worth over €10 million. The acquisition means the group now owns and operates nine nursing homes with a combined capacity of over 500 beds located in Counties Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Kildare and Laois. Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art nursing home that commenced trading in October 2015. It is a single-storey nursing home comprising 75 single bedrooms and two double bedrooms, all with ensuite facilities, and sits on a three-acre site adjacent to NUI Maynooth.
Welcoming the deal, Amanda Torrens, founder and CEO of Brindley Healthcare, said: “We are delighted to announce this latest acquisition, which means Brindley Healthcare now operates nine best-in-class nursing homes in Ireland. Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home enjoys a deserved reputation for excellence and, as such, is a natural addition to our rapidly expanding group. “Our residents are our top priority and we are proud to place them and their families at the heart of everything we do. Our management are looking forward to working with the staff of Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home to continue to offer residents a superior standard of care.”
Network Ireland Kildare Branch will welcome their members to its networking event Tuesday, May 7, at 7.30pm, in Killashee Hotel, Naas. This event gives members an opportunity to pitch their business, to increase awareness and promote their business to a roomful of potential customers. The format of the evening will commence with informal networking over coffee from 7.30pm followed by an interactive session with member pitches. The President of Network Kildare Emma Murphy stated: “I look forward to this member event as networking plays such a vital part in today’s business environment. “At Network Ireland Kildare we love to work with our members ensuring they get connected with the right people and this is what this event will focus on. It’s always amazing to see the connections that are made and many business relationships and collaborations that are
Emma Murphy, president of Network Kildare. Picture: M Donnelly established at our member events. “A diverse range of businesses are represented on the night and not only do members get to promote their business but they also get the opportunity to meet
new connections that they may provide a service that they are looking for. “Also members may have a business in mind that they would like a referral too and another member in the room may be able to provide that
introduction, so I would encourage every member to attend, you never know who you will meet in that room and the business that will stem from that new connection,” she added. The Kildare branch of Network Ireland has been operating in the greater Kildare region for over 16 years and currently has more than 80 members. This event is open to members of Network Ireland Kildare Branch only but if you are interested in joining and attending, please contact secretarynetworkkildare@ outlook.com. This evening is run in association with the Local Enterprise Office Kildare and is supported by AIB and media partners Kildare Post. Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite through Facebook — and remember to bring your business cards and a suitable prop Get ready for an inspiring and fun evening of networking in Fountain Suite in the Killashee Hotel Naas next Tuesday, May 7, from 7.30pm.
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PHOTOS: Ben Kelly
Spin City host Annual Sensory Friendly Day at the Fairgreen, Naas
Colm and Niamh from Clane
Clare and Chloe from Naas
Diane and Sean from Clane
Karl Creighton has joined our salon creative team
Angus and Kathleen from Carlow
For an appointment call 045 436 364 Whitewater S/C, Newbridge Late nights Thursday & Friday Sunday 12-5 Ashling and Jake from Carlow
Ben and Michael from Clane
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Brisk bidding on items from Titanic's sister ship - HMHS Britannic A major auction which featured items from the Titanic's sister ship, concludes today in the Heritage Golf Resort Hotel in Killenard. Lots included items from a Dublin hotel and other hospitality venues. There was a lot of Irish and international interest in the Irish Connections Collectors Sale. The entire ground floor contents of the Dylan Hotel Ballsbridge will go under the hammer today in the sale organised by Victor Mee Auctions. Also on offer are contents from the Odessa Club Dublin 2 and items from Cafe en Seine bar on Dame Street. Bidders will also be interested in two spectacular bars from the Residences club and items from Sheen Falls Hotel Kerry, along with furnishings, lighting and general catering equipment. Day one of the two-auction yesterday [Wednesday] featured items from the
• AAA Mobile Windscreen • Ciara’s Homestyle • Solar panels • Clarke Kitchens • Haynestown Meats Ltd • Ark of God Parish • Zinon IT Solutions • Fitzgibbon McGinley Architects • Blake Motoring/ Carfit • P&T Precision Hydraulics & Gearboxes • Premiere Hygiene • Baby Wheels • Clane College • Xpert Hire & Sales Ltd • Alan Bannon Signs • PlumFix • Forde Hydrosafe Ireland Ltd • Amon Electronics • Newbridge Heating Centre • Carosun • Leinster Kitchen Studios • Touchbase
Titanic's sister ship, the HMHS Britannic. The luxury liner was constructed in the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. The interior was designed by Arthur Durand who assisted on the design of the Eiffel Tower. Lots included a highly rare and exceptional Mahogany bar with copper front, maple paneling and frames from the second class library of the HMHS Britannic. Also on sale was a magnificent First Class Lounge Jacobean-style Oak panelling, identical to that of the Titanic Design. On the morning of 21 November 1916 she was shaken by an explosion caused by a naval mine near the Greek island of Kea and foundered 55 minutes later. The HMHS Britannic was the last and largest of the three Olympic Class ocean liners. The first-class lounge and the second-class library panels were in use in a Dublin Cinema in the past.
Technology • Dee Brophy Decorative Antiques • Shay Dowling Carpets • Green IT • Doyle Properties • Action Chimney • GlennGorey Pumps • CorcoranBros. Builders • Patrick Ryan • Howard Instrumentation Ltd • Hydraquip Ltd • ASC Satellite • Baby Moments • Kildare Post • Spectrum Telecom Installations • Brian Smyth • Car Park Markings Ltd • Rapple Signs • CSC Security • LCMS • Copsey Murray Accountants • Security Institute of Ireland • McLoughlin
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The HMSH Britannic sank on November 21, 1916 Under the hammer are other items of nautical interest; a piece of White Star line china, anchors, a set of four deck chairs in the regency style and two spectacular cased models of ships.
Flooring McGowan Haulage Excel Tool Hire Ltd Wyer Electrical DPD Couriers Air Liquide Seal 2 Sell Outside The Box Emmet Garvey Transport Mandika’s Icon Yankee Candle Pet Stop Elaine Byrne Health & Beauty Cash & Carry Kitchens Manguard K Bowl Kitchen World Xtreme CSC Fitness The Furniture District FDM Ladytown Business Park Pro-Fire & Design Ltd Sirio Vacant AAA Windscreens Elite Maintenance
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Wednesday's sale also featured items from from both The Shelbourne Hotel; share issue book from 1925 and lighting, and from The Merrion Hotel. Included were the grand
piano from the The Burlington Hotel and various items from the Belgian Embassy; impressive bronze and marble and stone sculpture. Last year, Victor Mee
Auctions handled more than 3,000 interiors from iconic Dublin nightspots Howl at the Moon and the Residence Club. It also featured documentation from Clerys including the original cheques from the sale of shares in the historic department store building. There was also refurbished furniture from the Shelbourne Hotel and more than 200 items of Irish folk and pub memorabilia including a restored original Irish phone box from Westmeath. The Clerys collection featured Denis Guiney’s original £241,000 cheque to purchase the entire share capital of Clery and Company in 1941. It included old photographs, office journals and store record books going back 150 years. There was also a beautiful selection of original refurbished furniture from the Shelbourne Hotel on St Stephen's Green.
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Funds raised for toddler battling leukemia at White Collar Boxingg event A charity event was held at the weekend to raise funds for a local child from Kill who is facing a brave battle with leukemia. Erin Kenna (pictured right), who turned one year old this week, is recovering at home following a bone marrow transplant operation at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. Family friends Joey Howe and Richard Griffen organised a white collar boxing night at Finnstown Castle Hotel, Lucan, on Saturday night. The participants, aged from 18 to 46, were all aunts, uncles and
friends of Erin’s family. With just eight weeks of training, the standard of the fights was very impressive. A total of over 300 people attended the event which was a great success. Another event this Bank Holiday Monday will feature an auction for two signed jerseys in the Old House, Kill at 8pm. This fundraising amount will be added to the overall total amount and the cheque will also be presented to the parents. Photographs by Diana Maynard and Derek Bennett
Participants taking part in the white collar boxing event last Saturday night, April 28, in aid of Kill toddler Erin Kenna who is bravely battling leukemia
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Other Side of the Coin
The Dangers of Mobile Phone Masts,Wi Fi, Cordless Phones, Baby Monitors Part 1 So you think everyday appliances that you accept and take for granted in your home are safe? ....well think again! Dangerous Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF’s) are produced today by many items in your home and outside your home. Is your Wi-Fi safe?, is that digital wireless monitor harming your baby? Can you believe that your harmless looking DECT home cordless phone actually pulses out microwaves 24hrs a day even if its not in use? Can they affect the heart? Could they be the cause of some cancers? And could certain members of your family be more susceptible to this form of radiation than others? You will be surprised at the amount of information and scientific data, and controlled tests that point to the fact that Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF’s) produced from Radio Frequencies (RF) especially the Pulsed Microwave variety of your Wi Fi router, Digital Wireless Baby Monitor and Home Cordless Phone may be very damaging to your health. In 2011 The World Health Organisation(WHO)/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly car-
Sharing the ancient wisdom that is Chinese medicine read the study just type into google- havas wifi heart.
cinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer1, associated with wireless phone use. Read here- http://www.iarc.fr/ en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/ pr208_E.pdf I have uncovered some hard hitting facts that everyone should be aware of, and how you can simply and easily protest yourself with a little bit of effort and dilligence.
Baby Monitors
Mobile Phone Masts
A newly published study comparing people living close (within 80 meters) and far (over 300 meters) from a cellular antennas found that the people living closer to the cellular antennas had statistically significant effects- increases in blood damage considered biomarkers predictive of cancer. So if you are living close to a base station, you must object and form community groups and raise awareness to have this health hazard removed. A mobile phone mast should not be in a residential built up area close to where people live. To read the study type into a Google search- “researchgate mobile phone base stations”
Cordless Phones
Most cordless phones and baby monitors used in the
home today are DECT (Digitally Enhanced Cordless Technology). These cordless phones as do baby monitors continuously emit microwave radiation at full power 24 hours a day. Cordless phones emit radiation whether they are being used or just sitting idle in their base station and they pulse out microwaves 24/7, this is actually similar to having a mobile phone mast in your home. This exposes people and babies to unnecessary microwave radiation and has been raised as a potential health concern by scientists and doctors in many countries.
If you have a cordless phone and a baby monitor and a Wi Fi router all running in your home at the same time then your health and the health of your children could be seriously at risk over a period of time. In 2010, Dr. Magda Havas, Ph.D, an electro-smog and electro-sensitivity expert, published results of a groundbreaking study in the European Journal of Oncology. A cordless phone base station was used and demonstrated that wireless EMFs can adversely affect heart function and heart rhythm as well as many other symptoms. To
Most baby monitors are now advertised as using DECT phone technology which runs 2.4 GHz which is the same as the microwave oven frequency. With ‘talk back’ digital baby monitors, where parents can talk back to the baby, both units ccontinuously emit pulsing radiation, not just when the baby is making a noise or the parent is talking to them. Babies and children are more at risk because of their thin and developing brain barriers, Hence, a child’s brain is extremely sensitive to the effects of any type of EMF radiation. Babies are more at risk because of the close proximity of the monitor to the babies head. Parents too because of the close proximity of the monitor reciever to their head at night or during the day. To inform yourself more, please do your own research, just “google” the dangers of cordless phones, baby monitors and wi fi . As well as serious dangers to health, pulsing digital monitors seem to be far more disruptive of the infant's sleep and state of contentment causing restlessness, irritability and crying.
Warnings
So why are there not warnings on these appliances to infom us of these dangers. Simply put: the” industry” driving all wireless technology unto the market has far too much power and money and can influence politicians and governments as well as all the NGO’s and health watchdog organisations. Also as well as that most people take it for granted that wireless technology is safe. Safe levels for microwave radiation whether it comes from a cordless phone, wireless internet router or baby monitor are all based on levels considered safe if they are not high enough to heat you or cook you. The non-thermal biological effects are not considered. There are many studies on the non-thermal effects of microwave radiation on the human body by imminent doctors, professors and scientists. But don’t panic, there are many solutions and next week in Part 2 as well as looking the dangers of Wi Fi use, and we will be looking at solutions and the many ways you can protect your self and your family from the damaging effects of EMF’s in our homes.
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please email kwwspca@gmail.com or contact 087 127 9835. We ask for a minimum donation of €150 when rehoming a dog or a puppy to partly offset veterinary and other costs. A dog licence and collar tag are required to complete the adoption and a home visit applies.
Bank Holiday Monday, May 6 Join in a lovely DOG WALK along the banks of the Barrow River and the Grand Canal. We meet in Emily Square, Athy, at 2pm on the May Bank Holiday Monday and the walk will take about an hour. Donations are very welcome and will go towards the KWWSPCA Shelter Appeal Fund. Everyone welcome and we
would love to see a really big turnout of dogs – especially dogs that have been rehomed from the KWWSPCA.
BBQ at Harvey Norman - Naas Retail Park – Bank Holiday Weekend
dogs in its care at Harvey Norman in Naas on Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Monday 6 May from 12-4pm. The KWWSPCA will be serving hamburgers, etc., to customers and donations will be welcomed and will go towards the KWWSPCA Shelter Appeal Fund.
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First Kitten to be Rehomed this year
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The beautiful kitten, who has been named 'Wanda', is the first kitten to be rehomed this year. Her mother was a stray cat who found her way into a nice house and decided to settle and have her kittens in their living room! All went well and the mother has stayed in her new found home, having now been spayed. Wanda and her siblings have all found marvellous forever homes. This is the first year for many years when there are more people looking for kittens than there are kittens available for rehoming. Let’s hope this continues and that the problem of community cats will gradually be reduced. The KWWSPCA rehoming charge for a cat or a kitten is €80 but the cat will have been neutered (if old enough), vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and treated for fleas and it covers the cost of future neutering when a kitten is old enough.
Dog of the Week – Angel Newhall, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 VY07 - T: 045 432673 - E: toughersrestaurant@gmail.com
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KILDARE & WEST WICKLOW SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO A NIM A LS month old lurcher (above) that came into the care of the KWWSPCA recently from the Kildare Dog Pound. She is a very sweet little dog, full of affection and is a very gentle girl. She is a little nervous when first meeting new people but quickly gets over it. She loves to play and gets on very well with other dogs. She is good on the lead. She will need to go to a home where there is someone at home for a good part of the day as she will need some house training. It is also important for her wellbeing that she not be left alone for long periods of time as she is still a puppy. She has been spayed, chipped and vaccinated and is now looking for her forever home. If you would like to express an interest in Angel
The Kildare & West Wicklow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (KWWSPCA) is a Registered Charity (Number CHY 6280) that investigates and deals with reports of cruelty and neglect to animals of all sorts; family pets, wild animals and birds, and horses, ponies and donkeys, throughout County Kildare and West Wicklow. The Society is run entirely on a voluntary basis, there are no paid employees. KWWSPCA HELPLINE-087 127 9835 KWWSPCA Community Cat Care Group-087 251 7381 Email: kwwspca@ gmail.com Website: www.kwwspca.ie
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Sharon and Brandon announced as guest judges for Newbridge Got Talent final Kim O’Leary
It’s set to be an exciting display of local talent this bank holiday Sunday with the official line-up announced for Newbridge Got Talent, with celebrity judges including singing duo Sharon and Brandon Webb. The talent competition will take place in Sarsfield GAA’s clubhouse on Sunday, May 4, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Meanwhile, Ireland’s Got Talent finalists Brandon and Sharon Webb will be guest judges on the night along with Cllr Paddy Kennedy, Rebecca MacDougall, and TJ Sweeney. Speaking to The Kildare Post ahead of this week’s talent show, Brandon and Sharon said that they are “delighted” to have been asked to be the celebrity judges. “We’re delighted to be the celebrity judges for Newbridge Got Talent. There’s a great mix of local talent everything from singers to pianists. It’s sure to be a great night,” said Sharon.
Brandon and Sharon Webb, Newbridge Got Talent judges The talented mother and son singing duo won hearts across the nation when they gave a moving audition to
Calum Scott and Leona Lewis’ You Are The Reason on Ireland’s Got Talent, receiving the Golden Buzzer.
They made it all the way to the finals of the competition. The line-up of performers who will grace the stage on
Sunday night for Newbridge Got Talent includes; Abi Sourke, Sky Enright, Maria Martin, Amy Conway, Fit for
Joy Ireland, Super Stars, Mary Poppins, Tomas Bradley, Hollie Conway, Sreya Menon, Jade O’Neill, Young Loskay, A, Z and L, and siblings Megan and Leo Javaherian who previously appeared on the Late Late Show. KFM’s Liam Kett will be the MC on the night. Newbridge Got Talent is a major fundraising event organised by Dancestones support group who are a group of parents of competitive Kildare dancers who compete both in Ireland and abroad in several dancing categories including hip-hop, ballroom, and Latin. In addition, the event will also raise much needed funds for The Dining Room which sets up hot food on Wednesday and Friday evenings for families in need. Newbridge Got Talent held auditions earlier this month on April 6 and 13, and tickets for the final are available by contacting the Newbridge Got Talent team on 089 4567751 or from Dancetones Studios from Wednesday to Saturday.
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The Westgrove Hotel, Clane host Wedding Showcase
PHOTOS: Ben Kelly
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BUILDING COMMUNITIES - MAKNG A DIFFERENCE
Local Election Candidate for the Newbridge Municipal District covering Newbridge, Kilcullen, Old Kilcullen, Brannockstown, Gilltown, Two Mile House, Carnalway, Ladytown, Clongorey and Caragh Antoinette Buckley (formerly Prendergast from Newbridge ) is a strong community activist in her local area, involved with several voluntary groups and has lead many local initiatives all aimed at bringing about improvements in the town. She is involved with Tidy Towns, KCA, Twinning Group, Kilcullen 700 events, Co-Founder of the Christmas and Easter Markets. Antinette has lead large initiatives, Market Square Redevelopment Project Kilcullen that received €200,000 in collaboration with KCC from the Town and Village Renewal Scheme Grant late 2018 and is now at Part 8 Planning stage ready for a formal Public Consultation . Her more
recent initiative she spearheaded through KCA was the launch of the very successful “The Valley Fairy Trail” which is an invaluable initiative for families and businesses , visitors, and helps the local economy. Antoinette secured LPT and National funding and raised funds for several local projects as a volunteer. Without our voluntary groups, CE Scheme workers, our towns and villages would be at a huge disadvantage, they are the heart and soul of every community . If elected she will continue to support the aims of our voluntary groups, clubs to further their goals. Antoinette said she is passionate about building communities and making a difference. If every town make changes to better their local area, it would make a huge difference in their community, for families, businesses and residents . Out on the canvas trail Antoinette remarked on the issues presented to her, most
LEFT: David Reel, Engineer KCC with Pat Mangan KCA, Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin and FF candidate did t for f Newbridge N area, Antoinette Buckley, MIDDLE: Antoinette painting in advance of the launch of the Fairy Trail Walk, RIGHT: Antoinette with her brother, Capt Brian Prendergast Conductor No 1 Brigade Cork Army Band at St David's Church, Naas last Friday and Soprano Celine Byrne areasthatyouvisithavemuch the same issues, unfinished estates, services, amenities, lighting, speeding, poor roads and unsafe walkways for their children and elderly, insufficient public transport. “Having sufficient public transport can also act to reduce our carbon footprint-climate change is real and is very much a huge concern all over the world . Our Government need to action and deliver a plan to
make changes to protect our environment for future generations. Infrastructure and traffic congestion is a big problem in many areas due to the large volume of building works and development, insufficient infrastructure to deal with traffic congestion. Antoinette said that the urgent need for affordable housing , social housing, rentals is endemic. Families moved back in with their parents in crowded
conditions is shocking. Long hospital waiting lists, and very poor mental health support and huge delays in A&E seems to be an ongoing issue for many years now. The dramatic increase in commercial rates is crippling SME’s , these independent businesses are the backbone of our local economy, but they are being damaged by unexpected and massive increases in their rates with little warning.
Antoinette is progressive and forward thinking, hardworking and has proven that she can deliver. If elected on May 24 , Antoinette will certainly continue to work hard and strive to deliver on all issues presented to her. She said ”I won’t make false promises , but I will promise to work hard for the Newbridge Municipal District Area. Please Vote 1 for a” Strong Local Voice” , Vote Antoinette Buckley.
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Girls invited to give rugby a try with Newbridge RFC summer programme Girls with an interest in trying the game of rugby are being invited to take part in a successful Give It A Try summer programme, now in its second year at Newbridge Rugby Club. Last year, some 48 girls registered and played rugby for eight weeks, taking part in several Leinster blitzes and finishing up at the All-Ireland festival in August. This year the programme will be run in both Kilcullen and at the club’s home pitch at Rosetown, near Athgarvan, as Newbridge RFC has strong links with both areas. Girls are invited to take part in the programme at the Scoil Bhride Primary School Pitch, on Monday evenings from 6pm to 7.15pm, starting on Monday, May 13. It will also be held at Newbridge Rugby Club on Wednesday evenings from 6.30pmto7.45pm,startingon May 8. Girls can attend one or other night — or both if they wish to get a really good grasp of the game. However, girls
“Itisagreatteamsportanda great way to make new friends.”
Confidence and skills
Newbridge Rugby Club's U12 girls team represented Leinster at the invitational Aviva Minis inter-provincial tournament at Carton House last year. Picture: Gerard Miller who also are unable to attend the full eight weeks due to holidays or other commitments are welcome to take part as much as they
can. Give It A Try costs just €10 per participant and this can be paid on the first evening at registration. “The programme is
designed to introduce the game of rugby to girls age 10 to 14 in a safe and fun way,” said Sarah Murphy, one of the organisers.
“Rugby is an all inclusive sport and can be picked up very quickly regardless of sporting background or ability.
“Our hope is that girls who complete the eight-week programme will finish up full of confidence, with a new set of skills and that they will consider rugby as a sport for them. “They will be invited to join some open practice sessions in the club in August and maybe then they might consider joining one of our teams,” added Paul Treacey, who heads up the girls rugby section at Newbridge RFC. Newbridge Rugby Club, currently fields U10 and U12 girls mini rugby teams and an U14 girls youth team. In September the club will start a new girls U16 team. If interested, contact Paul Treacey 086 2624073 /Sarah Murphy 086 3379772 or just turn up at the Rugby Club on May 8 at 6.30pm or at Scoil Bhride on May 13 at 6pm.
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Official re-branding of Casey's Service Station in Newridge as Circle K
Circle K area managers Enda O'Reilly and Peter O'Connor hold the ribbon as Casey's Circle K manager Joe Coates cut it to reopen the newly rebranded Newbridge service station. Also pictured with other staff members is Casey Retail Group Operations Manager David Tarrant Service with a smile all day and every day from Mary, Doreen and Jessica
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Getting to grips with the giant Jenga game were Aoife O'Leary, Cliona, Tadhg and Sarah Murphy were highly amused by Leah Nolan and Laura Uba Tommy Trickster Anne McLoughlin, (Blessington) about to spin the wheel with Circle K area manager Peter O'Connor ABOVE: Jack Scanlan was finding it difficult get a balloon out of Tommy Trickster's magic balloon bag.
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Large crowds gather for Walking Sunday at Punchestown Racecourse
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Harry and Conor McCabe with Tom O'Shea from Naas
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Brian, Tadgh, Olivia and Sheena walking the Punchestown track
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‘Desert Traveller’ sets the tone for summer, landing in stores at the end of April. The colour palette consists of soft beiges, rich terracotta, chocolate browns and khaki greens giving a modern twist on the utilitarian look. Statement pieces include paisley print chiffon kaftans, fringed crochet dress, rope detail belts and laundered neutral stripes that create a relaxed, urban gypsy look for warm evenings.
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Music and nostalgia at Joe Dolan Tribute Act at Toughers, Naas
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Kathleen Morrissey and Deirdre Moore from Newbridge
Marie McDermott and Noreen Farrell
Tony White, Una White, Olive Bale and Lil Byrne from Kildare town
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May Dunne, Carmel Meehan, Fiona Hayden, Sharon Hayden, Debbie Barrett, Silvia Gammell and Fiona Meehan from Newbridge
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Noleen and Aoife Sweeney from Newbridge
May Nolan and Ena Loakman Ger, Stephen and John Cash from Newbridge
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Niamh Gaynor of Neeba Hair & Beauty shares her Hair Heroic Tips Protect your luscious locks this summer with Neeba Hair & Beauty. Neeba Hair & Beauty in Newbridge is the perfect place to update your hair to the hottest summer trends. The talented team want to help you make your hair ‘season appropriate’ with sun-kissed highlights, beach bohemian waves and for the girls worrying about their darker hair looking dull this summer, Neeba Hair & Beauty can brighten it up with a subtle balayage, or natural looking highlights. The summer sun also brings with it a personal responsibility to protect your hair from the heat, chlorine and intense UV rays. If you are planning on jetting off to the sun to show off your new luscious locks, Niamh Gaynor of Neeba Hair & Beauty has put together a must follow list to protect your precious crown from damage this summer: 1. Avoid using too many products Hair, like our skin, can suffer in extremities of heat
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Kilcock Musical & Dramatic Society stage The Addams Family at Kilcock GAA
The Addams Family cast put on a great show in Kilcock
Pauline Boylan, Evelyn Donnelly and Rosaleen Nolan
Carthaigh Quill and Paul Dicker
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Superb new Curragh Racecourse unveiled! Rose B O’Donoghue editor@kildarepost.com
It's all about national hunt racing this week as Punchestown continues. But on Monday next, the public and wider racing fraternity get an opportunity to view the spectacular upgrading at the Curragh Racecourse, Ireland's leading flat racecourse, the Home of the Classics. With an investment of over €65m+, the racecourse has undergone a massive deveopment over the past two years, whilst still hosting some key facing fixtures. And now, halleluia, this world-class facility can cater for our temperamental Irish weather! Halleluia again! The Curragh Racecourse is now one of the most modern and sustainable racecourses in the world and can seriously compete with the best venues on the international racing forum. You can view the extended facilities on Monday next in advance of a public open day on May 18, and the Guineas Festival later in May. The racetrack and entire facility must be experienced to understand the scale of the development combined with the incredible high-quality facilities! Derek McGrath, CEO Curragh
Racing on Monday next, first race 1.50pm
Racecourse stated: “We're back! Even though we still raced over the past two years, we are extremely grateful to the racing community who stayed the course with us over the past 24 months, as we set out to create a facility that will match the quality of the racing held at the Curragh. “Now we believe we have a faclility to be proud of, one that matches the best available in international flat racing. Visitors to the venue our Stakeholders Day were very impressed on the day, and the feedback was so positive – that the
new facility at the Curragh caters for everyone!” He continued: “We look forward to welcoming members of the public and the racing fraternity to our first fixture on Bank Holiday next, and at public Open Day on May 18, at mid-day. And of course, the official launch will be hosted over the Guineas Weekend, from May 24-26 when we officially celebrate the new development!” New Chapter Derek further noted the venue was now entering a new chapter, “where the role of the new Curragh on our
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Derek McGrath, CEO Curragh Racecourse "Now we have a facility to be extremely proud of.. and to match the quality of racing hosted at the Curragh venue".
local community is a key priority” for our business and we look forward to building on the existing community and industry relationships”. He concluded: “Together, we can make the Curragh a place of pride for all”. Racing on Monday next, May 6 – first race off at 1.50pm; last race at 5.50pm Feature races: First Flier Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Churchill Tetrarch Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Gleneagles Athasi Stakes (Group 3), Coolmore Highland Reel Moorebridge Stakes (Group 2).
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Record prize money this year for Curragh race programme Due to host its first race meeing on Monday next, May 6, and officially open at the Guineas Festival later in May, the racetrack and entire facility must be experienced to understand the scale of the development combined with the incredible high-quality facilities. Better still, the Curragh Racecourse recently announced the increased prize money across a variety of races this season. Already, Ireland's leading flat venue, this now makes the Curragh Racecourse one of the most prestigious racing venues on the international racing scene. All Group 1 races will now be worth a minimum of €300,000 and there have been positive increases to enhance a variety of handicaps and programme for both stayers and sprinters, while all races on Group 1 days will have a minimum value of €20,000. Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Day will receive a major boost with additional prize money over a variety of stakes and handicap races to increase total prize money to €2.1m, while five major races on Day 2 of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend have
MAIN PIC: Panaoramic view of the main entrance, parade ring and Curragh Bistro with (above) the Splendid St Leger Restaurant
significantly increased in value. Summary of key prize money increasesinclude: Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1) will increase from €350,000 to €400,000 Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1) will increase from €350,000 to €400,000 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five (Group 1) will increase from €350,000 to
€400,000 Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) will increase from €300,000 to €400,000 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) will increase from €250,000 to €300,000 Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 1) will increase from €250,000 to €300,000 GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) will increase from €115,000 to €130,000 Moyglare “Jewels” Blandford Stakes
(Group 2) will increase €200,000 to €250,000 The Tote Rockingham and Tote Scurry will increase from €100,000 to €125,000 and in addition the Tote will also support the 100,000 Tote Irish Cambridgeshire and Tote Irish Cesarewitch The new Comer Group Stayers Series will see increases over three races with the Comer Group International
Irish St Leger (Group1) rising from €500,000 to €600,000, Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2) from €120,000 to €150,000 and the Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial (Group 1) increasing from €60,000 to €100,000.
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Panoramic shot of Parade Ring, Queen's Room and Saddling Boxes Photo Ben Kelly
A significant year ahead for the Curragh Raceourse With the vastly extended facility and amenities at the Curragh, along with increased racing days, the year ahead will be a major one for Kidlare's leading flat racing venue. Evan Arkwright, Racing Manager, The Curragh Racecourse, commented “2019 will be a very significant year for the Curragh and I am delighted to say that we have worked closely with our sponsors to deliver increases in prize money over a variety of races this year. This will ensure we maximise the quality and overall competitiveness of our programme throughout the season with the objective to benefit as many owners and trainers as possible” Significant increases in prize money ensure that all Group 1 races will now be worth a minimum of €300,000; this has meant a postive increase to enhance a variety of handicaps and programme for both stayers and sprinters, while all races on Group 1 days will have a minimum value of €20,000. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Day will receive a major boost with additional
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prize money over a variety of stakes and handicap races to increase total prize money to €2.1m, while five major races on Day 2 of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend have significantly increased in value. From Spring fixtures to the Guineas, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, to Midsummer event, Curragh Summer and Autumn fixtures, it's going to be a galloping good year ahead for the Curragh Racecourse! New: Racing on Fridays in August Along with the staple Curragh racing fixtures, new this year is racing every Friday night in August, to run from Friday 9 to 30. Fri, 9 August 7 race programme with first race at 5.15pm and final race at 8.35pm
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Massive more accommodation in dining and socialising capacity at new development With over €65m spent at the Curragh Racecourse in the past two years, visitors to the venue in recent weeks have stated the scale and increased capacity of the new development needs to be experienced to fully appreciate the massive development. With our unpredictable Irish weather, let's face it, we spend a fair bit of time racing for cover, instead of enjoying
the spectacular views and racing at the Curragh. Now the 10,500 square metre stand can cater for up to 6,000 people inside its four levels while its surrounds can cater for over 10,000 additional race-goers! The stand’s sweeping 7,000 square metre roof is the most arresting feature of the new facility with the materials for the new grandstand chosen for their links to local flora,
geology and the rural context in which they are set. Notably, the Parade Ring has been expanded to over 180 sq mts with a theoretical six mts per horse. The Queen's Room. A landmark at the Curragh ‘The Queen’s Room’ has been restored to its former glory and relocated as a standalone feature close to the parade ring having been moved and reassembled brick by brick
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from its previous location. It will serve as a place for race winners to be welcomed back to. The Queen’s Room was built in 1861 for the visit of Queen Victoria who was in the Curragh to visit her son, the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) Two large leather feature walls are uniquely hand-crafted leather etchings of the local area and of the Racecourse, created by the master craftsman, Garvan de Bruir. De Bruir Leather is an internationally recognised company located in Kildare town. Dining and Wining There are four floors with the bottom two floors open to the general public including a café, food court, bars, and a tote. Level 3 comprises bars and suites accessible and the fourth floor is exclusively corporate boxes. So the catering accomodation is vastly extended, happy days! Stables and Gallops upgraded In addition to the stand facilities, all of the stables and gallops have been refurbished and upgraded.
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Curragh Racecourse Racing Schedule 2019 SPRING FESTIVAL TRIALS – MONDAY, 6 MAY 8 race programmewith first race at 1.50pm and last race at 5.50pm Feature races: First Flier Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Churchill Tetrarch Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Gleneagles Athasi Stakes (Group 3), Coolmore Highland Reel Moorebridge Stakes (Group 2)
CURRAGH SPRING FESTIVAL – FRIDAY, MAY 24 7 race programme with first race at 3.45pm and final race at 7.05pm Feature races: Marble Hill Stakes (Listed ), € 100,000 “ Curragh Where Champions Are Made” Premier Handicap, Kerrygold Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) SATURDAY 25 MAY: 7 race programme with first race at 1.50pm and final race at 5.20pm. Feature races: Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1), Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2), , Lanwades Stud Stakes (Group 2) SUNDAY, 26 MAY: (Official Opening Ceremony) 8 race programme with first race at 1.50pm and final race at 6pm. Feature races: Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas (Group 1), Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) MIDSUMMER EVENING FRIDAY , JUNE 7 : 7 race programme with first race at 5.30pm and final race at 8.45pm. Feature races: TRM Ballyogan Stakes (Group 3), TRI Equestrian Silver Stakes (Listed)
DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY FESTIVAL – THURSDAY, JUNE 27 7 race programme with first race at 5.45pm and final race at 8.45pm Feature races: Ragusa EBF Premier Handicap, Tote Rockingham Handicap FRIDAY JUNE, 28 : 7 race programme with first race at 3.15pm and final race at 6.25pm Feature races: Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 1), Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2), Airlie Stud Stakes (Group 2), SATURDAY , JUNE 29: 8 race programme with first race at 1.45pm and final race at 6pm. Feature races: Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1), Dubai Duty Free International Stakes (Group 3), GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) Curragh Summer Festival – Saturday, July
20 8 race programme with first race at 2.15pm and final race at 6.15pm. Feature races: Kerrygold Irish Oaks (Group 1), Tote Scurry, Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey (Group 3), Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 2), SUNDAY, JULY 21: 8 race programme with first race at 1.30 and final race at 5.50pm Feature races: Sapphire Stakes (Group 2), Kilboy Estate Stakes (Group 2), Corinthian Charity Challenge FRIDAY, 9 AUGUST: 7 race programme with first race at 5.15pm and final race at 8.35pm Feature races: Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1), Phoenix Sprint (Group 3) FRIDAY, 9 AUGUST: 7 race programme with first race at 5.10pm and final race at 8.20pm Feature races: Paddy Power Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3), Comer Group Irish St Leger Trial (G 3) FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST: 7 race programme with first race at 5.10pm and final race at 8.10pm Feature races: Debutante Stakes (Group 2), Galileo Futurity Stakes (Group 2) FRIDAY, 30 AUGUST: 8 race programme with first race at 4.20pm and final race at 7.50pm Feature races: Flame of Tara Stakes (Group 3) Round Tower Stakes (G) Snow Fairy Stakes (Group 3), Tote Cambridgeshire SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: 8 race programme with first race at 2pm and final race at 6pm. Feature races: Comer Group International Irish St Leger (Group 1), Derrinstown Stud Flying Five (Group 1), Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1), Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1 ,
CURRAGH AUTUMN FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
8 race programme with first race at approx 1.45 and final race at 5.30pm Feature races: Renaissance Stakes (Group 3), Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (FUTURE CHAMPIONS DAY): 8 race programme with first race at approx 1.45 and final race at 5.30pm Feature races: Weld Park Stakes (Group 3), Beresford Stakes (Group 2) OCTOBER 13 (FINALE OF THE SEASON): 8 race programme with first race at approx 1.45 and final race at 5.30pm Feature races: Waterford Testimonial Stakes (Group 3), Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Listed), Tote Irish Cesarewitch
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Athy Local Hero awards night at the Clanard Court Hotel
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Awards recipients Ger Kelly, Mary Heffenan, Eilish Candy (in behalf of her mother Maisie Candy) and John Donovan
The Athy Local Hero awards ceremony was held last Thursday night at the Clanard Court hotel in Athy. Pictured are (front left): Athy Local Hero awards recipients Ger Kelly, Mary Heffenan, Cathaoirleach of Athy MD Aoife Breslin, Eilish Candy (on behalf of her mother Maisie Candy) and John Donovan. Back left : Event organiser Patricia Berry, Mayor of County Kildare Sean Power, Martin Heydon TD, Cllr Martin Miley, Cllr Mark Wall, Cllr Brian Dooley, Cllr Ivan Keatley, Cllr Thomas Redmond and Athy and MD manager Niall Morrissey. Photographs: PKPics/courtesy of Kildare County Council
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Ger Kelly accepts his award from Cllr Aoife Breslin
Local hero John Donovan with his children Martha, Annemarie and Billy Donovan
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As a young student, J.R.R. Tolkien finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts.
These early life experiences soon inspire Tolkien to write the classic fantasy novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
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Happy dogs and punters at Walking Sunday organised by McAuley Place volunteers
PHOTOS: Paul O'Rourke
McAuley Place Volunteers who helped with cafe duties and admin work on Walking Sunday
McAuley Place volutneers Maura and Eileen Spring with youngest volunteer Ella May Byrne
McAuley Place volunteers who helped with stewarding on Walking Sunday at Punchestown
Winning dogs/owners of Best Rescue Dog with Liam Queally and Jameie Quelly along staff and volunteers from McAuley Place
Home COOKING
by Barbara Collins
MARMALADE MUFFINS I was searching around for a muffin recipe when I came across this one from Bord Bia. It was great with Seville Orange marmalade but I will try it with other ones including a grapefruit one.This recipe makes 12.You should have most of the ingredients already. METHOD Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180ºC (350ºF). Line a muffin tin with deep paper cases. Melt the butter in a small pan or in the microwave. Remove from the heat. Sift the plain flour, baking powder, bread soda and salt into a bowl. Stir in the wholemeal flour. Beat together the milk, yoghurt, eggs, warm melted butter and orange rind. Make a well in the dried ingredients and stir in this mixture along with the marmalade. Spoon the mixture equally into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until well risen and golden brown. Leave to cool for five minutes, then serve warm with a pot of hot coffee.
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INGREDIENTS 75g butter 225g plain flour 1 tbsp baking powder ¼ teasp. bread soda Pinch of salt 100g stone-ground wholemeal flou r 120ml milk 5 tablesp. natural yoghurt 2 eggs, beaten Finely grated rind of 1 orange 100g marmalade
If you don’t fancy using marmalade try making them with lemon curd instead.
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EVENTS
PHOTOS: BEN KELLY AND MICHAEL CHESTER
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OUT AND ABOUT ON THEOPENING DAY OF PUNCHESTOWN 2019
Ciara Rigney, Niamh Masterson and Rose McManus
Maria Byrne
Stylish twins Davinia and Dawn Knight checking the form for Tuesday’s racing
TD Martin Heydon, Evie Sammon, Fine Gael local election candidate, and Cllr Ivan Keatley
The overall winner of the Paint the Town Red competition, awarded to the best-decorated local shopfront for Naas (sponsor), Mary and Mick Masterson (McTiernan's owners), Roisin Grotty of BOI and Hilary Cahill ..........
A statue of Kildare’s famous racing priest, the late Fr Sean Breen, by Irish sculptor Emma McDermott, was unveiled on the first day of this year’s Punchestown festival on Tuesday last
Emma McCreery and Susan Fitzpatrick Catherine Power, Leanne Duggan, Lisa O'Connor and Katie Lynch
Joanne Byrne
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LOCAL
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OUT AND ABOUT ON THEOPENING DAY OF PUNCHESTOWN 2019
Clare Doyle and Kathleen Lawlor from Ballymore Eustace
.................... Punchestown, went to McTiernan's of Kilcullen. Pictured are Clodagh Hughes, of Bank of Ireland .......................of Punchestown
Jumping Ruby's Double in the Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Steeplechase
Gretta Peters, winner of Tuesday’s Bollinger Best Dressed, Vivienne O'Connor, Alex Butler, Roisin O'Connor
Kildare Rose candidate Niamh Condron from Sallins representing Kildare Driving Academy
Sarah Cass
Amy Edgill and Becky Jackson
Laura Barry and Aine Casey from Kilcullen
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LOCAL
EVENTS PHOTOS: John Rapple
Punchestown hosts the 94th Running of The Jack Garvey Millbrook Cup
The Millbrook Cup, run the Sunday before Punchestown, is a handicapped race open to Kildare Club athletes, with the slowest runner off first right up to the fastest off last. After three laps of the steeplechase course in Punchestown, the winner is revealed!
Final Results: 1st across the line: Paul Horan, Naas AC 2nd: Vincent McIntyre, Naas AC 3rd: Evelyn Coughlan, NorthWest Kildare Fastest Time: Ashton Farrell, Newbridge AC Winner of The Seamus Loakman Cup (First Master outside Top 3): Mark Garvey Naas AC
Evelyn Coughlan, Gerry Halton, Paul Horan, Tim Farmer, Dave Allen, Niall Purcell, Stephane Moreau, Enda Walsh, Tara Finn, Conor Flynn, Tom Gallagher, Michael Treacy, Vincent McIntyre, and Andrew Coonan
Mark Garvey, Naas AC, Winner of The Seamus Loakman Cup
Evelyn Coughlan, third place
Ashton Farrell, Newbridge AC, fastest time
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Paul Horan taking the win from Vincent McIntyre
Millbrook Cup prizegivings took place after the popular annual race
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PROPERTY FOCUS
Six-bed Prosperous home for €495,0000 Kim O’Leary
This spacious property close to Prosperous village perfectly embodies modern country living as it includes bright living accommodation, a stone garage, sunroom, large gardens, and proximity to local amenities for an asking price of €495,000. DNG McCormack Properties Carlow are pleased to present to the market ‘Kamienia’, Downings, Prosperous, Co Kildare, a large detached dormer residence that was originally built in 2005. Situated on c.0.55 acres close to Prosperous village, the house extends to a spacious c.255 m² (2,745 ft²) of spacious accommodation and it boasts an efficient layout and clean, neutral décor throughout. Inside the property consists of six good-sized bedrooms, five bathrooms (three en suite), an entrance hallway, living room, large kitchen/diner, a bright sunroom, a utility. In terms of the interior, notable highlights include ceramic and wood flooring,
largeattractivefittedkitchen, roomy utility with fully-fitted units, walk-in wardrobe to master bedroom, all fully tiled bathrooms, double-glazed timber windows, and much more. Outside the property is approached via electronic gates onto a sweeping tarmacadam driveway with ample parking space for
several cars. French doors from the bright sunroom lead to the rear garden with lush green grass, a raised stone BBQ area that provides an ideal space from which to entertain guests and to enjoy the peaceful setting, and a stone garage / utility is an added bonus. Here the local shops, schools (both primary and
secondary), church, pubs and a host of recreational facilities are available. However, the property would require some small extra finishing touches to provide a stunning family home in the heart of the Kildare countryside yet with good access to local amenities that are sure to please everyone.
Prosperous village provides all the necessary local amenities for family life including schools, church, shops, pub, and a host of fantastic recreational facilities are available. In addition the house in an ideal location for commuters, being convenient to both the M4 and M7 motorways which will bring commuters to
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Dublin City Centre. It is also close to public transport routes with bus links in Sallins and Naas to major hubs. Early viewing is highly recommended and for more information contact DNG McCormack Properties Carlow on 045 861 595 and www.daft.ie.
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
Highlights from
Bedside Table Ilbro 1 drawer €49.99 each BELOW: Petersborg armchair and footchair in dark grey €329
Throws and Cushions from JYSK
With lots of excitement surrounding the launch of Danish Interiors store JYSK opening its first Irish Interiors store in Naas, I was eager to visit the store and share with you some of my findings. Firstly, I liked that the store was not too large, and it was very easy to navigate without being overwhelmed by its size. The store had a large range of furniture for the dining room, living room, home office and bedroom as well plenty of outdoor furniture. Secondly, everything was extremely well priced and there are lots of special introductory offers with oil cloths from as little as €2.00 a metre and placemats from only €1.00 each making it ideal for those who are working with a tight budget. Global home retail brand JYSK plan to open 15 stores across Ireland in the next two years. Its Scandinavian inspired style makes it a well loved brand around the world with 2,700 stores worldwide. Originally founded in 1979 by Lars Larsen in Denmark, the company have seen massive growth and now employ 23,000 people world wide.
Loft Cabin Bed from €269 They have a range of products to suit all budgets from low, mid to high. I’ve included some pictures here of my favourite items. On display were beautiful Scandinavian inspired coffee tables and side tables, TV
units, sofas, armchairs plus a range of rugs, throws and scatter cushions to complete your contemporary or Scandinavian inspired living room. For the dining room there is a wide range of dining room
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JYSK Interiors
ABOVE: Gazebo on display at JYSK BELOW: Vilius Pendant white €26.99
Circular Table on display in store sets, console tables, benches, dining chairs and sideboards and cabinets in a range of materials to suit all tastes. You can also avail of the decorativeitems such astable runners, placemats, napkins, artificial plants, stoneware etc JYSK have an extensive range of bedroom furniture to include divan beds, headboards, bunk beds and bed frames. To complete the
look of your bedroom you can also opt for their bedside tables, study desks, duvets, bed linen, table lamps, throws and cushions. They also have great ranges of products for the garden, ideal as we look forward to embracing those long summer nights. These include outdoor garden furniture sets in wicker and bamboo, gazebos’, trampolines, string lights,
solar lights, garden lantens, parasols, hammocks, loungers and planters. If you need to change your home office desk or your child’s study desk you will find plenty of choice at JYSK. They have an extensive range of stylish, simplistic desks that can fit into your existing décor seamlessly. From large desks with drawers and storage to smaller petite desks, available in a range of finishes and styles. At JYSK you’ll also find a wide array of desk chairs to suit all price ranges. They offer ergonomic models, gaming chairs and leather office chairs. If you are planning a visit the store then I would recommend that you go prepared; research the items you like on their website at https://jysk.ie/ and add them to your wish list which you can then print and bring with
you to the store. Also bring along your measurements to ensure your items will fit perfectly in your home and lastly make sure to empty the boot of your car as you will be tempted to make a purchase!! Thanks again for taking the time to read my weekly interiors column and I hope you found the information helpful. The JYSK store is located at Naas Retail Park, Jigginstown, Naas, Co Kildare, W91 HFW5. Remember if there is a topic that you would like covered in a future column then please drop me a line with your suggestions. —Thanks, Louise, winner of TV3’s Showhouse Showdown. Tel: 086 3999926. louise@aspiredesign.ie
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PROPERTY FOCUS
3-bed bungalow near Kilcullen with conservatory for €375K Kim O’Leary
This lovely 3-bedroom bungalow is located just 4km from Kilcullen and it boasts spacious living accommodation with a sunny conservatory, a home office, and landscaped gardens for an asking price of €375,000. Sherry FitzGerald O'Reilly are delighted to present as it enters the market "Leafy Lodge", Killinane, Kilcullen, Co Kildare, a superbly spacious 3 bedroomed bungalow which has been finished to the highest standard. In excellent decorative order throughout, Leafy Lodge is a charming property located in a tranquil location as it is one of two houses situated in a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by pastureland. The bungalow was originally built in 1993 with re-modelling and extensions added in 2010 and 2015 respectively. Inside the property consists of spacious, bright living accommodation which includes 3 good sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (including 1 en suite bathroom), an entrance hallway, lounge, a large kitchen, utility room, a bright conservatory which receives excellent natural light all year round but especially during the Summer months, as well as a cosy home office/study which will
ideally suit those working from home. The bungalow also benefits from oil central heating and uPVC triple glazed windows, with quality carpets, light fittings and blinds included. Appliances included (except freestanding fridge freezer). Outside the property sits on a site of 0.7 acre approximately and it is approached via a gravel driveway with ample parking space for 4 cars. The bungalow is surrounded by good sized professionally landscaped gardens which feature decking and ponds to the front and rear, and there is also a selection of mature plants and shrubs, fruit and flowering trees which will delight keen gardeners with the potential for much more plant life. "Leafy Lodge" is nestled in the heart of the Kildare countryside and it is located approx. 4 km from Kilcullen with plenty local amenities on offer just a few short minutes away including schools, church and shops. The property is also just a couple of minutes’ drive from the M9 motorway which will ideally suit commuters. Early viewing is a must for those searching for a home in a peaceful setting with convenient access to all services in the local area. For more information contact Sherry FitzGerald O'Reilly Naas on 045 866466.
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Caragh Nurseries
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Trees all in leaf now – growth spurt really evident! What a busy few weeks in the nursery it has been, the growth has started and some of our herbaceous plants have really started to come to life, the trees are all in leaf now and the new growth is vibrant and limey green although my poor Cherry Trees weren’t impressed with Storm Hannah as they went from full bloom to a carpet of petals overnight! We have had so many new deliveries over the past couple of weeks too so much so that we started to run out of room, 60+ acres and you
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them and have been working on a new project to do this. I love when plans come together and this one really looks like it is, can’t wait to share possibly next week. Our shiny new website was finally ready too and I am so delighted with how it looks, that was the last piece of the jigsaw in our re-brand so now I’m busy populating it with all the new stock that came in, I might be here a while. When I look at lots of the stock it is amazing the shapes and styles that we are able to have in trees and specimens that I have had to find ways of showing it to people, its grand for all you Kildare people who can come and see them for yourselves but showing them to the rest of the country is the challenge, any way that means that you guys always get to see them first. So this week is Punchestown week, a great week in the Naas and surrounding area social calendar so best of luck to all taking part and hope all those attending have the best time, you will see some of our lovely shaped trees as part of the Bollinger tent, for those posh enough to venture over to that side, have a glass for us too! Jo Unloading some spectacularly large trees and specimens
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What’s more expensive than buying a nearly-new Volkswagen? Not buying a nearly-new Volkswagen. Rock solid resale value and flexible PCP options, make buying a nearly-new Volkswagen ideal for the more discerning and financially savvy driver. Do the sums with Sheehy Motors Naas, at the Volkswagen Approved Used Car Sales Event, from Tuesday May 7th to Saturday May 11th.
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New Audi TT now available in Ireland
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By Breda Corrigan Member of Irish Motoring Writers’ Association (IMWA)
For 20 years, the Audi TT has been synonymous with driving pleasure – and with this comprehensive update, Audi has honed the sporty character of the third-generation model. Enhancements to exterior design, power upgrades and an equipment uplift make the case for the compact sports car even more compelling. Cutting-Edge Engine Line-Up Audi now offers two more powerful direct-injection gasoline engines for the new TT: The entry 197 hp badged the 40 TFSI and 245 hp badged the 45 TFSI. The engines also have a gasoline particulate filter. With the new seven-gear S tronic, the lower gears now have a shorter ratio for better driving dynamics. With the 40 TFSI the TT Coupé sprints from 0 to 100 km in 6.6 seconds, while the 45 TFSI does it in just 5.9 seconds. For the more powerful engine, Audi offers the option of either manual front wheel drive, or quattro all-wheel drive with a 7 speed S tronic gearbox, for even better traction and driving dynamics. Sharper Styling The exterior design of the new TT is now more progressive and sharper. The Singleframe radiator grille is highly sculpted, with large side air intakes emphasising the car’s firm hold on the road. At the rear, horizontal
lines also underscore the width of the compact sports car. The new Audi TT comes with LED headlights as standard, and as an option Audi can supply the headlights in Matrix LED technology including dynamic turn signals. The standard S line exterior package particularly highlights the sporty character of the Audi TT with striking details on the front, side sills and rear. It is complemented by the standard S line interior
package with the S sport seats. Two vibrant new colours have been added to the range of paint finishes: pulse orange and turbo blue. Audi Drive Select The new Audi TT is equipped with the Audi drive select driving dynamics system. The driver can control all infotainment and voice control functions via the multifunction steering wheel. The displays appear in the Audi virtual cockpit, where the driver can choose between two different views.
In all versions, devices such as smartphones can be connected via an illuminated USB socket and by Bluetooth. On Sale Now
The all new Audi TT is available to order now. The prices for the TT Coupé start from €49,850 on the road, while the TT Roadster is
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Advertising Assistant Planning & Service Desk Attractive salary package Portlaoise Office - County Laois If you have a good knowledge of/or interest in Print & Digital Media and Advertising, possess excellent organisational skills and can work effectively to tight deadlines, you could thrive in this key role within the Iconic Media team in Portlaoise. Iconic Group is rapidly developing its product portfolio in Ireland and now publishes 20 weekly newspapers and 23 local news websites. It has a vast presence across the country. You’ll join our small but highly effective advertising team focusing on two core areas: Planning – working with Editorial and Advertising Managers to ensure space is planned and effectively utilised to optimise both editorial and advertising content. This planning process culminates on the day of print and the team is responsible for ensuring all categories of advertising including Classified, BMD, Features and Services are optimized. This is a time critical period and requires a lot of manual intervention from the page planner. Production – The team book their adverts onto our bespoke Gemstone system. The Planning & Service Desk team is responsible for checking that all information is correct before sending it to the advert make-up team. To succeed you’ll be extremely organised and able to work in a fast paced environment. The ability to operate to tight deadlines is very important and you should have a good knowledge of Microsoft office and be happy to work well within a small team. If you can provide the enthusiasm and interest in print and digital advertising, full training can be provided.
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KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Andrea Walsh intends to apply for full planning permission for a development at Hoganswood, Clane, Co. Kildare. The development consists of constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, dual recessed vehicular entrance, connection to public foul drain system, and all associated ancillary site-works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Denise Walsh intends to apply for full planning permission for a development at Hoganswood, Clane, Co. Kildare. The development consists of constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, dual recessed vehicular entrance, connection to public foul drain system, and all associated ancillary site-works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL I ADAM, PHIL AND MAJELLA TOMAN intend to apply for PERMISSION for development at this site at PAINSTOWN, DONADEA, CO.KILDARE. The development will consist/consists of: PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY DETACHED BUNGALOW, SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE, SECONDARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, RECESSED ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Prepared by DEREK WHYTE planning/engineering /architecture 0866001194
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Brian Garvey & Claudia Luppino intend to apply for permission for development at 19 Ashgrove Drive, Naas, Co.Kildare. The development will consist of increasing the height of the single storey garage to side, minor modification to the front façade and all associated ancillary, landscaping and site development works.The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL We, Estuary Primary Healthcare Ltd., intend to apply to Kildare County Council for planning permission for development at Dublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare. The proposed development will consist of modifications to the layout of the Primary Care Centre previously granted permission (Planning Reference No.18/583) comprising the material change of use of the Ancillary Retail Unit (area circa 96m2) on Ground Floor to additional HSE facilities comprising of clinical rooms, waiting area, staff tea room and sanitary facilities. The proposal also includes for an adjustment to the South elevation, adjoining hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL and a submission or observation Application is being made for in relation to the application may FULL PLANNING PERMISSION for be made to the authority in writing the following; on payment of the prescribed fee 7no. houses as follows, within the period of 5 weeks (a) 1no. 4 bedroom 2 storey beginning on the date of receipt detached house on site 1. by the authority of the application. (b) 6no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi detached houses on sites 2 -7 inclusive. KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL (c) Connection to mains sewer, We, Michael & Helen Furlong landscaping and all associated intend to apply for planning persite development works mission for development All at Coolaghknock Glebe, Melitta at 130 Kingsbry, Maynooth, CounRoad, Kildare Town, County Kilty Kildare.The development will dare consist of the construction of a For Renson Limited The planning single storey extension to rear of application may be inspected, or existing dwelling and two storey purchased at a fee not exceeding extension to side of existing dwellthe reasonable cost of making a ing.The planning application may copy, at the offices of the planning be inspected or purchased at a authority during its public opening fee not exceeding the reasonable hours and that a submission or cost of making a copy, at the officobservation in relation to the es of the Planning Authority during application may be made to the its public opening hours, and a authority in writing on payment of submission or observation in relathe prescribed fee within the perition to the application maybe od of 5 weeks beginning on the made in writing to the Planning date of receipt by the authority of Authority on payment of the prethe application. scribed fee(€20.00)within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Planning Authority of the application. KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Patrick Fadden intends to apply Signed Paul Carroll & Associates, for full planning permission for a Brookfield House, development at Capdoo, Clane, Athlumney, Co. Kildare. The development con- Navan. sists of the restoration/refurbish- 087 2505470 ment of an existing vernacular structure to form a dwelling. The KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL proposed works will include I SEAN SKIDMORE intend to apply demolishing an existing American for PERMISSION for development barn outbuilding, alterations to at this site at CLONAGH, front elevation of a stables block, MAYNOOTH, CO. KILDARE. changes to internal layout, exten- The development will consist/consion to the rear, effluent treat- sists of: ment system, and all associated ancillary site-works. The planning PERMISSION FOR THE CONapplication may be inspected or STRUCTION OF A DORMER BUNpurchased at a fee not exceeding GALOW, A STABLE BLOCK CONthe reasonable cost of making a SISTING OF 4 STABLES, TACK copy, at the offices of Kildare ROOM, OFFICE AND W/C AND A County Council, Áras Chill Dara, STORAGE SHED, SECONDARY Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, during its public opening hours. A RECESSED ENTRANCE AND ALL submission or observation in rela- ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. tion to the application may be made in writing to the Planning The planning application may be Authority on payment of the pre- inspected, or purchased at a fee scribed fee, €20, within the period not exceeding the reasonable cost of 5 weeks beginning on the date of making a copy, at the offices of of receipt by the authority of the the Planning Authority during its application, and such submis- public opening hours and a subsions or observations will be con- mission or observation in relation sidered by the Planning Authority to the application may be made to in making a decision on the appli- the authority in writing on paycation. The Planning Authority ment of the prescribed fee within may grant permission subject to the period of 5 weeks beginning or without conditions, or may on the date of receipt by the refuse to grant permission. authority of the application. Prepared by DEREK WHYTE planning/engineering /architecture 0866001194
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Kildare County Council We, Oliver and Fiona Fay, are applying to Kildare County Council for full planning permission for a new single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house, connection to existing site services and all associated development works at 55 Aylmer Park, Monread South, Naas, Co. Kildare. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Fionnuala Hourihane intends to apply for planning permission for development at no. 17 Parklands Grove, Railpark, Maynooth, comprising a first floor extension to side over existing ground floor, a single-storey extension to rear, and a rooflight to front, and all ancillary works. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Application is being made for FULL PLANNING PERMISSION for the following; (A) Removal of outbuildings to rear of street building and associated works (B) Construction of 4no. 3 storey 3 bedroom townhouses, car parking, landscaping and all associated site development works All at Market Square and Chapel Street, Rathangan, County Kildare For Brendan Conlan The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.
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KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL I, Peigí Gray intend to apply for Planning Permission for a development on this site at Cherryville, Kildare, Co. Kildare. The development consists of (A) erection of a single storey type house, (B) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with percolation area and (D) construct a new vehicular recessed entrance and all associated site works That the planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be Contact 045 810072 | 086 3451807 made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL within the period of 5 weeks Mark Joyce intends to apply for beginning on the date of receipt KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL Planning Permission for a develby the authority of the application Blackstand Ltd., intends to apply opment on a site for permission for development at comprising of 2 adjacent properDublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare. ties, known as ‘The Winning Post’ The development will consist of: located at the junction part demolition of the adjoining of Eyre Street & John Street and a Grove House, the demolition of dwelling to rear of this structure, KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL I, Brian Connaughton intend to existing single storey workshop located at the apply for permission for develop- building and yard; the construc- junction of John Street & Patrick ment at Branganstown, Kilcock, tion of four semi-detached three Street all at Newbridge, Co KilCo. Kildare, W23 W27E. The storey 4-bedroom houses and one dare.The development will consist development will consist of the semi-detached two storey three of: retention of the following:bedroom house; the construction 1) The demolition of the two sto(I) a 37m/2 single storey exten- of four two bedroom duplex apart- rey structure known as ‘The Winsion to the rear of an extension to ments in a three storey block; the ning Post’ our single storey detacheddwell- closure of two existing vehicular (comprising of a ground floor pubing previously approved under entrances; the provision of one lic and first floor residence) and Planning Register Ref: 91/1354, new vehicular entrance and one adjacent single storey dwelling (ii) the replacement of existing flat new pedestrian entrance to be located at the junction of John roofs to our single storey detached shared with a concurrent develop- Street & Patrick Street dwelling previously ment on an adjoining site (R14 2) The construction of a 3 & 4 approved under Planning Register YE63); the provision of public storey structure forming a court Ref: 75/1016 and 91/1354 with open space, landscaping, includ- yard development comprising of slate pitched roofs, ing boundary treatments; and the 14 no. apartments ( 6 no. 1 bed(iii) an 18m/2 single storey stor- provision of all other associated room, 7 no. 2 bedroom & 1 no. 3 age shed, site excavation, infrastructural bedroom units) (iv) a 24m/2 single storey fuel and site development works 3) Associated access doors & balstore, above and below ground. The conies on to Eyre Street, John and all associated ancillary site planning application may be Street & Patrick Street development works. inspected or purchased at a fee 4) Foul & Surface water to existing The planning application may be not exceeding the reasonable cost foul & surface water mains sewers inspected, or purchased at a fee of making a copy, at the offices of 5) And all associated site works not exceeding the reasonable cost the Planning Authority during its The planning application may be of public opening hours and a sub- inspected or purchased at a fee making a copy, at the offices of mission or observation in relation not exceeding the the Planning Authority during its to the application may be made to reasonable cost of making a copy, public opening hours and a sub- the authority in writing on pay- at the offices of the planning mission ment of the prescribed fee within authority during its or observation in relation to the the period of 5 weeks beginning public opening hours. A submisapplication may be made to the on the date of receipt by the sion or observation in relation to authority in writing on payment of authority of the application. the application may be the prescribed fee within the peri- Signed by: Vivian Cummins Archi- made to the authority in writing on od of 5 weeks beginning on the tects (RIAI Registered | www.vca. payment of the prescribed fee date of receipt by the authority of ie) within the period of 5 the application. weeks beginning on the date of Planning Application prepared by receipt by the planning Authority James Bryan Architectural Servicof the application OLoughlinArchies, Kill, Co. Kildare, 087 6681843. tects Ltd 087 9858836
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Kildare lose out in ten goal thriller Wexford Kildare
6-11 4-12
LGFA U16B SF: Kildare v Wexford By Donal Fitzpatrick, LGFA Kildare PRO Kildare welcomed Wexford to Castlemitchel GAA for the first of this weekends' Leinster B semi finals. The game turned out to be a very entertaining contest with non stop action and goals galore. Both keepers are to be commended for some outstanding net minding throughout the game and despite 10 goals in total being scored on the day, there could have been a lot more only for their valuable contribution to their respective teams! Kildare led at the midway
point of the half 2.03 to.0.03 Eimear Hanlon and Hayley Wiltshire with the Kildare goals. Wexford's keeper denied Kildare another goal producing a double safe pushing the second shot around the post for a 45. Wexford brought themselfs back into the game with another point and a fortunate goal with Leah Ormands strike deceiving Fiadh Whitely to hit corner of the net. Whitely was called into action again denying Aoife Cullen in a one on one situation. Kildare responded with 1.01 Eimear Hanlon netting her second goal of the half. Kildare could have had another goal, Zoe Brierty and Niamh Mortell linking up with a one two but net minder O' Reilly was quick to react saving with her feet from Mortells shot. Wexford finished the half strong with substitute Aoife Cullen adding 1-1 leaving the visitors trail by 2 points at the break. Half time: Kildare Wexford 2-5.
3-4
Wexford started the second half as they finished the first with Aoife Cullen raising the green flag for her second goal, pushing her side into the lead for the first time. Kildare tagged on another point followed with Haley Wiltshire popping up with 1.01 giving the home side some breathing space. That lead was quickly cancelled as Wexford
responded with two quick fire goals, Cullen with her third and hattrick followed with Megan Dee making no mistake from close range. Kildare tagged on three points in succession without reply reducing the deficit. Wexford now hit a purple patch and went on a scoring spree keeping the umpires busy with a goal and five points Wexfords sixth goal courtesy of substitute Katie Breen. Both sides traded points again and with the game now in injury time Wexford stood firm as Kildare tagged on two more points to leave the full time score
Kildare 4-12 Wexford 6-11 Kildare's season draws to a close now with that defeat and Wexford advance to play either Offaly or Longford in the B final next month. Referee (Dublin)
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League form holds up as Eadestown see off Clane Clane
2-9
Senior Football Championship By Robert Cribbin Lightning struck again as Eadestown overcame Clane for the second successive weekend in the Senior Football Championship at the weekend. Pat O’Sullivan kicked in a 19th minute goal for the winners and they were never really threatened from that point onwards despite the best efforts of Shane O’Sullivan. For many onlookers the loss
of Emmet Bolton would have dented Eadestown but they showed no signs of in an impressive victory. Clane on the other hand may have got a preview of what life might be like without Brian McLoughlin over the coming season and they will need to make major improvements if they want to starve off another relegation battle. After Conor McCarthy missed a seemingly easy free for Eadestown, Clane kicked the opening two points with Shane O’Sullivan and Danny Egan knocking over efforts from play before they were cancelled out by Cian Bolton. O’Sullivan was Clane’s lone shining light and himself and Egan added to their tallies to put Sean O’Dea’s men 0-4 to
0-1 clear but Eadestown bit back with 1-4 in the space of ten minutes. Bolton kicked three excellent points before Pat O’Sullivan rifled in a goal to give his side the lead for the first time. Eoin Cummins had a storming game at centre back and he kicked an exquisite effort off his left foot that rounded off their dominant period. O’Sullivan then had a shot well saved by Niall Quinn’s son Mikey in the Eadestown goal but Chris Byrne pointed soon afterwards to leave just three between them. Eadestown finished off the half ’s scoring however as Bolton kicked his fifth point of the half to give his team a 1-6 to 0-5 lead at the halfway
mark. Clane looked in trouble but an O’Sullivan goal immediately on the restart gave them some hope. Again though Eadestown stayed calm and composed with three points in a row from Johnny Deane, Ronan Slattery and Eoin Woods. Two Clane subs in Cathal Geoghegan and Bernard Deay got in on the act but Eadestown were still one step ahead with scores from Deane and Bolton keeping the four point deficit. That lead was soon doubled as Eadestown all but ended the game as a contest with scores from McCarthy, Bolton and the ultimate salt in the wound with a 45 from Mikey Quinn. Eoin Woods had a goal chance narrowly go wide
aswell but it was the team in white who got the late three pointer with O’Sullivan converting a penalty after Sam McCormack was brought down in the square. Clane’s frustration then got the better of them with Jake Devey getting sent off on a second yellow card and although O’Sullivan added on two late frees it was all too late as Eadestown won out on a 1-15 to 2-9 scoreline. Eadestown: Mikey Quinn 0-1 (0-1 45); John Slattery, Eddie Conroy, Adam Fitzsimons, Ronan Slattery 0-1, Eoin Cummins 0-1, Barry Lawler, Rian Boran, Pat O’Sullivan 1-0, Eoin Woods 0-1, Johnny Deane 0-2, Padraic Tuohy, Cian Bolton
0-7 (0-4fs), Conor McCarthy 0-2 (0-1f), Jack Sargent. Subs: Cian Malone for Deane 43 mins, Callum Fitzsimons for Cummins 65 mins. Clane: David Gibbons; Dan Reilly, Richie Nevin, Eoin Naughton, Tadhg Montgomery, John Lynch, Liam O’Brien, Cian O’Donoghue, Chris Byrne 0-1, Jake Devey, Ethan O’Donoghue, Shane O’Sullivan 2-4 (0-2fs), Kyle Devey, Danny Egan 0-2, Robbie Hyland. Subs: Bernard Deay 0-1 for O’Donoghue 27 mins, Cathal Geoghegan 0-1 for Reilly 39 mins, Sam McCormack for Egan 51 mins. Ref Dave Coady
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Celbridge stave off Maynooth comeback to claim victory Celbridge Maynooth
0-13 0-11
Senior Football Championship Rd 1 By Robert Cribbin Celbridge will be regarded as one of the favourites to claim senior honours and they got their SF campaign off to the perfect start with a workmanlike victory over Maynooth on Saturday afternoon. Celbridge will be wondering how the game ended up so close though as they let Maynooth back into the game after leading by 12 points at one stage! Heavily backboned by their Kildare contingent, the Hazelhatch Road side looked all over the winners but when they seemingly thought the
game was up they sat back and Maynooth very nearly caught them in the end. Maynooth remarkably kicked ten points in a row in the second half with Neil Flynn getting five of them but they gave themselves too much to do. Paddy Brophy looked like he is on the verge of a return to form after scoring five points and he was the lead marksman in the Celbridge attack but one major worry for both Paul Curran and Kildare manager Cian O’Neill was the sight of Kevin Flynn hobbling off injured. Celbridge kicked the opening two scores with the experienced Mark O’Sullivan finding the target on the back of an effort from David Hughes. Maynooth replied with a point from Danny O’Sullivan but remarkably
that was their last score of the half with Celbridge taking complete control. Paul Curran’s team did have the aid of the breeze but even still their forward unit were moving very well. Hughes and Paddy Brophy moved the lead out to three points by the 10th minute while Mark Donnellan did well to stop a goalbound effort from his county teammate Tony Archbold. Five more points soon followed before Maynooth even looked a threat with a brace of scores from Brophy and a point each from Archbold, Hughes and David Byrne giving the Blues a 0-9 to 0-1 lead. Maynooth had a great goal chance in the 27th minute when an attempt at a point from O’Sullivan dropped short but Neil Flynn was there and he was out of
luck as he palmed a shot off the crossbar. The scoring didn’t stop though with Celbridge kicking the last two points of the half as Brophy and Hughes split the posts to give them a seemingly unassailable 0-11 to 0-1 advantage at the break. The onslaught showed no sign of letting up in the early minutes of the second period either with two quickfire points as Shane McNamara landed a long range free before Brophy got another effort from play. Brophy’s point arrived in the 35th minute but Celbridge must have thought the game was up as they missed a host of chances for the rest of the game and allowed their near neighbours back into the contest. Kevin Dunne got the Maynooth ball rolling in the
Murphy the key man as Castledermot open with victory over Raheens Castledermot Raheens
1-12 1-6
Senior Football Championship Rd 1 By Robert Cribbin Aaron Murphy helped himself to 1-6 as Castledermot got the better of Raheens in the opening round of the Senior Football Championship. It was a supremely efficient performance from Castledermot who always looked a bigger threat with Murphy in particularly causing harm to Raheens. It was in the second half where they really took control as the wind and Murphy’s 51st minute goal really helped them push clear on the scoreboard. On the other hand it was a disappointing display by Raheens and they found real trouble in finding any way by the stubborn Castledermot defence with the only positive being Liam Power notching 1-2 from play. It was a game that was always going to be tough to predict and the first half only proved that in a competitive affair. Castledermot began well
with points from Aaron Murphy and David Keating giving the South Kildare outfit an early advantage as they made little of the wind they were playing against. Liam Power got Raheens on the board in the 6th minute with an effort from distance but Noel Mooney’s side never really found their groove throughout the half. Both teams are competing well in Div 2 of the Senior Football League but Castledermot made all the early running and they were soon three points clear when Murphy and Paddy Whelan added on points. Raheens had a glorious chance for goal in the 9th minute when a long range effort from Paddy Woodgate was brilliantly caught inside the square by Mark Waters but the full forward could only pull his shot wide of the goal. Waters’s miss didn’t overly affect the men in Saffron and Blue though with consecutive points from Woodgate and Mikey McGovern narrowing the deficit to just a point. The Castledermot response was good though with half back David Dooley kicking over before Emmet O’Keefe narrowly shot wide. With that wide came torrential rain and the
referee picked the right time to blow for half-time as Castledermot went in with a 0-5 to 0-3 lead after a real stop start half. If things never got going in the first period it was something very similar after the break although Castledermot did make much better use of the wind at their backs. Mikey McGovern and Emmet O’Keefe exchanged points before an effort from Murphy who was causing real chaos in the Raheens rearguard left Castledermot with a three point lead. What followed was an incredibly scrappy period of football with nobody really taking control until David Keating split the posts in the 46th minute. That point came on the back of a narrow miss from Anthony Lawlor and Castledermot grew in stature with 1-4 on the bounce as Murphy, Keating and Paddy Whelan added on points before the game was practically put to bed when Murphy curled a beautiful shot past Declan Campbell in the Raheens goal. To their credit Raheens hit back with a goal from Liam Power and a point from McGovern in quick succession but the rally came much too late as Castledermot held out.
38th minute with a point and he nearly had a goal a few minutes later but his shot went into the side netting. That didn’t stop Maynooth’s momentum though with a point from distance by Ruadhan O’Giollainn narrowing the lead further before Neil Flynn kicked four consecutive frees. Maynooth were six points down as a result but their resurrection kept coming with points from Flynn, O’Giollain and Sean Higgins getting them within two but the goal they needed never came as Celbridge held out. Celbridge: Shane McNamara 0-1 (0-1f); Niall Donnelly, Mick O’Grady, David Murphy, Dylan Corcoran, Hugh McGrillen, John Costello, Fergal Conway, Kevin Flynn 0-1, Tony
Archbold 0-1, Mick Konstantin, David Byrne 0-1, David Hughes 0-3, Paddy Brophy 0-5 (0-4fs), Mark O’Sullivan 0-1. Subs used: Lee Maycock for Murphy 30 mins, Brian Flynn for O’Sullivan h-t, Liam O’Flynn for K.Flynn 52 mins. Maynooth: Mark Donnellan; Darragh Hurley, Darren Maguire, Conor Coyle, Sean Higgins 0-1, Conor Lynch, James Murray, Bankole Agunsoye, Kevin Dunne 0-1, Ben Carroll, Chris Canning, Neil Flynn 0-6 (0-5fs), Ruadhan O’Giollain 0-2, Danny O’Sullivan 0-1, Niall O’Sullivan. Subs used: Paddy Hever for Canning 44 mins, Callum McCabe for Coyle 46 mins. Ref: Brendan Cawley
On the turn......
Power rounded off on 1-2 late on for Raheens but in fitting fashion Murphy kicked another point for the winners as they claimed the victory Castledermot: Shane Nolan; Liam Cosgrave, Barry Nolan, Vinny Dowling, David Dooley 0-1, Paraic Murphy, Niall Dooley, Gavin Farrell, David Keating 0-2, Anthony Lawlor, Gavin Keating, Conor Nolan, Paddy Whelan 0-2, Emmet O’Keefe 0-1, Aaron Murphy 1-6 (0-4fs).
Sarsfields Ben McCormack evades a challenge. Picture: Pat Tinsley
Subs used: Bryan Nolan for G.Keating 38 mins, William Kelly for Lawlor 46 mins, Jack Flood for D.Keating 60 mins. Raheens: Declan Campbell; Anthony Thompson, Tom Early, Thomas Dore, Conor Earley, Shane Crowley, Matthew Betts-Symonds, Liam Power 1-2, Killian Thompson, David Malone, Paddy Woodgate 0-1, Alan Igoe, Michael McGovern 0-3 (0-3fs), Mark Waters, Graham Waters. Subs used: David Fitzpatrick for M.Waters 38 mins, Colm Power for Igoe 48 mins, Jason Earley for C.Earley 55 mins. Ref: Fergus Devereux
No way through Adam Cronin (Naas) attempts to halt the progress of Moorefield's James Murray. Picture: Pat Tinsley
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The Bridge edge out arch rivals, Carbury in incident-packed local derby Johnstownbridge Carbury
0-13 1-7
Senior Football Championship Round By Robert Cribbin Sam Doran’s well worked 22nd minute goal was the difference as Johnstownbridge overcame Carbury in an eventful game that rounded off the opening weekend of the Club Championship at St Conleths Park. Johnstownbridge came into the game on the back of an up and down league but they were at it from the get go here in an efficient performance. Carbury looked to have the edge with both Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley missing out for the Bridge but the side on the edge of the Meath border had others show their worth including Sam Doran who nabbed 1-3 while the Flynn brothers especially Luke caused plenty of damage. It’s long been known that a lot of what Carbury do depends on Eoghan O’Flaherty but for the second time in three years, his shadow Keith Cribbin kept him out of the game as he shut him down with O’Flaherty failing to score from play. The game was far from dirty but even still there were three red and four black cards given out throughout but it has to be said referee Billy O’Connell kept a good handle on proceedings as he let the game flow a lot even if things got a bit fractured late on. Johnstownbridge got the scoring underway with a Sam Doran point in the 2ndminute before Carbury hit three on the bounce with O’Flaherty from a free and James Kelly and Jack Cully from play that gave them a 0-3 to 0-1 advantage. Carbury then didn’t score in the following ten minutes as Brian Flanagan’s well drilled outfit retook the lead with points from Doran, Luke Flynn and Kelvin McNally. The sides interchanged efforts with points for
Carbury from Kelly and O’Flaherty being cancelled out by Doran and Daniel Flynn. Carbury had a chance for goal in the 21st minute when an airborne effort from James Kelly landed in the vicinity of Derek McCormack and his palmed attempt was saved by Padraig Hurley. Johnstownbridge took full advantage of that miss as less than thirty seconds later the ball was in the Carbury net when Daniel Flynn brilliantly manoeuvred himself into space before Sam Doran got by a quartet of players and finished past Aaron O’Neill in the Carbury goal. Dan Flynn could have got another goal moments later but he shot wide before Cribbin and O’Flaherty got free of each other’s grasps to share points that left Johnstown with a 1-7 to 0-6 interval lead. Carbury had a goal chance from James Carey saved upon the resumption before Stephen McGlynn got a black card for a cynical trip on Seamus McNally. Johnstownbridge took control with both Flynns Great defensive play by Joey Higgins to break up a Carbury assault pointing before Kelvin McNally kicked his second free of the game. Carbury then lost Brian O’Flaherty to a black card but points from Eoghan O’Flaherty and Brian Milmoe kept them in touch. Both duly knocked on points with Cathal McNally impressing off the bench with a brace before O’Flaherty and James and David Kelly responded for Carbury. Johnstownbridge still had a five point lead entering the final The progress towards goal of Carbury's Derek McCormack few minutes but comes to an unceremonious halt with this crunching tackle from the loss of both JTB's Seamus McNally. Yellow card issued Keith Cribbin was worry in the winner’s and Eoin bookable offence. As a result Carbury rallied defence when the ball sprung O’Donoghue to black cards with a pair of O’Flaherty frees into the air, nothing came of it were followed that left just three points as Johnstownbridge took the by the between the sides entering local bragging rights with a dismissal of stoppage time. A mini scuffle three point victory. down at the Kilcullen end Seamus McNally on a briefly interrupted things Johnstownbridge: Padraig with both Shane Flanagan Hurley; James O’Connor, second and Dean Cummins getting Joey Higgins, Aidan Higgins, straight reds for their role in Shane Flanagan, Seamus events. McNally, Keith Cribbin 0-1, O’Flaherty saw a last gasp Luke Flynn 0-2 (0-2fs), Eoin free rebound off the post for O’Donoghue, Johnny Doyle, Carbury and although there Sam Doran 1-3, Glen Doran
JTB's Daniel Fynnn about to unleash his trusty left foot as Morgan O'Flaherty does his best to distract him 0-1, Jimmy Farrell, Kelvin McNally 0-2 (0-2fs), Daniel Flynn 0-2. Subs used: Cathal McNally 0-2 for Doyle 36 mins, Sean Holton for Cribbin (Black Card) 54 mins, Niall Vaughan for O’Donoghue (Black Card) 62 mins. Carbury: Aaron O’Neill; Justin Reilly, Willie Groome, Dean Cummins, Brian O’Flaherty, Morgan O’Flaherty, Andy Dermody, Alan Kearney, James Carey,
James Kelly 0-3, Derek McCormack, Eoghan O’Flaherty 0-7 (0-7fs), Jack Cully 0-1, Stephen McGlynn, Ger Cunningham. Subs used: David Kelly 0-1 for Kearney h-t, Ciaran McKeon for McCormack h-t, Mark Cully for McGlynn (Black Card) 36 mins, Brian Milmoe 0-1 for B.O’Flaherty (Black Card) 43 mins. Ref: Billy O’Connell
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'Mercurial Mulhall' back on form as Athy edge out Sarsfields Athy Sarsfields
1-13 0-14
Senior Football Championship, Rd 1 By Robert Cribbin Athy and Sarsfields played out a cracking Senior Football Championship game with the South Kildare outfit narrowly getting the win. It was by far the most competitive game of the weekend and with the most quality but Athy’s extra cutting edge got them over the line. Darroch Mulhall finished with 1-3 for Athy and his opening minute goal separated the sides come the end but it was so avoidable after Cian Scanlon gave the ball away carelessly in defence. This was like the Mulhall of a couple of years ago when he was on the Kildare panel but unfortunately for him he had to go off late on with a hamstring injury. Sarsfields never led with Mulhall’s goal always giving Athy the advantage but the Sash still played their part in an intriguing contest with Barry Coffey, Darragh Ryan and the Hartley brothers all impressing.
The Athy management couldn’t have dreamt of a better start with Darroch Mulhall firing in a goal in the opening minute on the back of a mistake in the Sarsfields defence. Sarsfields responded with points from Darragh Ryan and Karl Hartley who was an early sub for the injured Cian Costigan. Athy then maintained their three point lead with an outside of the boot effort from Mulhall coming on the back of a free from Liam McGovern. Barry Coffey had an excellent opening period for the Sash and he brilliantly found Conor Hartley over the top in the 18th minute but Hartley had to settle for a point. Mulhall replied with a lovely effort on the turn before consecutive scores from Coffey off either foot left just the minimum between the sides. Athy finished the half well though as James Eaton kicked a couple of great scores either side of Mulhall and McGovern getting points. The Sash were very much still in contention come the interval though as Coffey and Hartley scored to leave just three points between the sides. The three point deficit became just one in the opening minutes of
Ross Bell (Athy) tries to dispossess Sarsfields Darragh Ryan.
the second half with Brian McDonnell and Karl Hartley on target in as many minutes. A McGovern point after a great initial field from Kevin Feely steadied the Athy ship and although Con Kavanagh and Ryan kicked points in response, last year’s League champions pushed on again. Cian Reynolds kicked his first point after Eaton and McGovern extended their tallies but the best was still to come as Mulhall kicked an outrageous point on the sideline after he turned his marker inside out. It was around this stage that saw Niall Kelly and Ben McCormack both make their competitive return to action. Kelly was back from a four month trip abroad as he filled in for the injured Mulhall on the Athy side while McCormack in quicker fashion than expected overcame a broken thumb to enter the field which will have no doubt pleased the onlooking Kildare manager Cian O’Neill. The contest could have had a grandstand finish when Declan McKenna caught a long ball from Ray Cahill but his shot was expertly pushed round the post by Matthew Anderson. McGovern with his fifth point duly put Athy 1-13 to 0-11 clear in the 52nd minute but no team of Davy Burke throws in the towel and although Brian McDonnell got a black
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card, a pair of frees from Ray Cahill and a score from play by newly announced Kildare Under 20 captain Darragh Ryan had Sarsfields within touching distance but the clock beat them this time as Athy won out on a 1-13 to 0-14 scoreline. Athy: Matthew Anderson; John Moran, Mark Hyland, Killian Mulhall, David Hyland, Cathal McCarron, Ross Bell, Michael Foley, Kevin Feely, Liam McGovern 0-5 (0-3fs), Tony Gibbons, Barry Kelly, Cian Reynolds 0-2, Darroch Mulhall 1-3, James Eaton 0-3 (0-2fs). Subs used: Eoghan McGlinchey for Gibbons h-t, Niall Kelly for D.Mulhall 42 mins. Sarsfields: John Melia; Tom Aspell, Sean Campbell, Cian Scanlon, Brian McDonnell 0-1, Alan Scully, Con Kavanagh 0-1, Matty Byrne, Caoimghin McDonnell, Darragh Ryan 0-3, Ray Cahill 0-2 (0-2fs), Conor Hartley 0-2, Barry Coffey 0-3, Cian Costigan, Declan McKenna. Subs used: Karl Hartley 0-2 for Costigan 4 mins, Cian McQuillian for Campbell 36 mins, Ben McCormack for Coffey 45 mins, Robbie Confrey for C.McDonnell 53 mins, Shea Ryan for B.McDonnell (Black Card) 55 mins. Ref: Liam Herbert
Michael Foley (Athy) shrugs off the challenge of Sarsfields Declan McKenna.
Man of the Match Darroch Mulhall (Athy) attempts to halt the progress of Conor Hartley.
Athy's Killian Mulhall defended brilliantly to thwart Sarsfield's Declan McKenna from Athy's Cathal McCarron fends off the challenge of Sarsfield's Karl Hartley converting a goal opportunity
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Routine victory for Moores over Naas in opening game of Senior Championship By Robert Cribbin
Moorefield Naas
1-11 0-7
Senior Football Championship Round It was billed as one of the ties of the round but nothing remotely close to that ever transpired as Moorefield easily got the better of Naas in St Conleths Park last weekend. The game which was a repeat of last year’s semi-final went along similar lines to that game with Moorefield always in control. Eanna O’Cononor top scored for the victors with 1-7 and alongside Adam Tyrrell and Ciaran Kelly he was a constant threat. Niall Cronin was in his first Championship game as Naas manager and he was hampered with the loss of Eoin Doyle to a hamstring injury and his absence was keenly felt in the end. Moorefield had a huge wind behind them in the first half as the backend of Storm Hannah took its toll and they took early control with Eanna O’Connor knocking over a free after Jason Phillips had originally being fouled. Adam Tyrrell quickly followed up
with an effort from play and the defending County Champions were well clear by the 6th minute where Tyrrell found Ciaran Kelly in space and while Kelly’s effort was well saved by Barry Reynolds, Eanna O’Connor was there to pounce on the rebound and find the net. The onslaught didn’t end there with Ross Glavin’s side keeping Naas to just a point for the entire half as the Newbridge team duly added on 1-9 without reply at a stage in a dominant performance. O’Connor kicked his second free of the half to make it 1-3 to 0-0 in the 7th minute and with himself and Tyrrell holding a monopoly on the Moorefield scoring during the opening stanza it was looking all too easy. Tyrrell added a free himself moments later before O’Connor took full control over the game with five in a row - courtesy of three 45s, a point from play and a score from a free to give the Moores a twelve point lead. Naas responded when a shot from Darragh Kirwan dropped in the square and while John Joyce got a flick on it the Moorefield stopper Ian McDonnell did enough to keep it out. Kirwan then eventually got Naas on the scoreboard in the 29th minute with a lovely
Moorefield's Eanna O'Connor and James Murray quickly surround the fallen Paul Sullivan (Naas). effort but it still left Naas with plenty to do as they went into the break trailing 1-9 to 0-1. Naas put up an original spurt at the beginning of the second half with the aid of the elements with three points in a row as sub James Burke, Brian Stynes and Eamonn Callaghan all found the target. Moorefield hit back with a nice score from James Murray in the 42nd minute after a patient move and that point seemed to settle things down for the victors and they
were never in any real trouble from that point onwards. Naas needed goals and while Anthony Durney blocked well from James Buke it was the only real threat on Ian McDonnell’s goal. The teams did interchange scores halfway through the half when Callaghan and Evan O’Brien shared points but overall the second half was rather forgetful. Naas rounded off the scoring with points from David Shaw and Dallan Gallagher late on but it only put a bit of respect on the scoreboard as Moorefield cruised to victory. Moorefield: Ian McDonnell; Sean Dempsey, Liam Healy, Mark Dempsey, Kevin Murnaghan, Sean Healy, James Murray 0-1, Aaron Masterson, Adam Sweeney, Eanna O’Connor 1-7 (0-3 45, 0-2fs), Ciaran Kelly, Anthony Durney, Adam Tyrrell 0-2 (0-1f ), Jason Phillips, Mark McDermott. Subs used: Eoin O’Connor for Phillips h-t, Ryan Moore for McDermott 44 mins,
Naas's Shane Ryan and Brian Byrne attempt to thwart the surging run of Moorefield back Mark Dempsey.
Evan O’Brien 0-1 for Kelly 52 mins, Liam Callaghan for Murray 59 mins. Naas: Barry Reynolds; Brian Stynes 0-1, Conor McCarthy, Adam Cronin, Paul Sullivan, Sean Cullen, Colm Joyce, Brian Kane, Brian Byrne, David Shaw 0-1, Eamonn Callaghan 0-2 (0-1f), John Joyce, Ronan Joyce, Darragh
Kirwan 0-1, Luke Griffin. Subs used: James Burke 0-1 for Cullen h-t, Dallan Gallagher 0-1 for R.Joyce h-t, Fiachra Pigott for Cronin 44 mins, Phillip Cocoman for Kirwan 46 mins, Ciaran Doyle for Griffin 52 mins, Ailin McDermott for J.Joyce 55 mins. Ref: Niall Colgan
Adam Cronin (Naas) testing the quality of Mark McDermott's (Moorefield) shirt.
Moorefield's Evan O'Brien scores a fine point despite the best efforts of Brian Byrne (Naas).
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Early Grade One success at Punchestown for Gordon Elliot Delta Work capped a strong finish to Day One of Punchestown for Gordon Elliott as he eased to victory in the Grade 1 Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase. The Gigginstown House Stud-owned six-year-old lost his unbeaten record over fences when third in the RSA at Cheltenham but he ended his season a high under Davy Russell. The 13/8 favourite cruised through the race and was still on the bridle as he eased away from the field facing up to the last two fences. Delta Work finished a dozen lengths ahead of Discorama with third going to the Cheltenham winner A Plus Tard. “We were disappointed in Cheltenham that he got beaten but today was his day and Davy gave him a great ride. I’d say the softer ground made the difference,” stated Elliott. “It’s great to get a
couple of winners on the board this early in the week and this horse is one to look forward to for next year. I’ll speak to Michael and Eddie (O’Leary) but I would imagine we will try and go down the Gold Cup route,” added the trainer. Earlier Elliott won the Goffs Land Rover Bumper for the third time as the €30,000 purchase Festival D’ex began his career in the best possible fashion. Top amateur Jamie Codd sent this four-year-old to the front with over a furlong to run and Festival D’ex ran right away from his rivals to win by ten lengths. “It’s great for John (Doyle, owner), he is a great supporter of the yard. He is into all the marts and is more known for the cattle, but he has invested a lot of money in horses. Bobby O’Ryan advises him on what to buy and what not to buy and this is his local track. This is a very nice horse for the future,” said Elliott.
Pearl Of The West gave locally born trainer John McConnell his first winner at this fixture in the Killashee Handicap Hurdle where she was partnered by Robbie Power. The 12/1 chance defeated Cosmo’s Moon to record the seventh victory of her career and her biggest success to date. “She’s just such a good jumper, hurdles make a big difference to her. I was worried about the ground with the rain that fell this morning but it was fine for her and the race worked out really for her. I suppose we’ll have to consider looking at some big handicap hurdles in the future,” said McConnell. As he has done on so many occasions in the past Enda Bolger supplied the opening winner of the week but not in the order expected as the Ray Barron-ridden Blue Templar upstaged his odds on stablemate Youcannotbeserious in the
Delta Work along with Gordon Elliot and connections in the winner's enclosure
Delta Work cruises to victory in The Dooley Insurance Group Grade 1 Champion Novice Chase
Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup. The first two home are owned by J.P. McManus. “The second is probably a classier horse but Blue Templar’s experience here probably swung it for him. We’ll have to see how he comes out of this but I’d say the winner might be back here for the La Touche Cup on Thursday,” commented Bolger. Meanwhile the winning rider added: “It was brilliant, he lights up over the banks. You couldn’t be riding over them for a better fella in Enda (Bolger), so it makes my job a lot easier, and it’s also great to ride a winner for Mr McManus. I have had a couple of go’s around here but it’s great to get a bit of luck, it means a lot to me. This is where you want winners, it is the highlight of the year and it is great to get it here now”. Front View rounded off the day’s action in the Sanctuary Synthetics Flat Race where he provided J P McManus with his second winner of the day. The Joseph O’Brien-trained and Derek O’Connor-ridden grey battled on bravely for the last furlong to defeat Jungle Junction by a length. The attendance on day one of the Punchestown Festival was 17,464. Racing returns on Wednesday where the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup is the feature on an eight race card which begins at 3.40pm. Ireland's two highest rated chasers, Al Boum Photo and Kemboy, will clash in the race of the season so far
Race Programme for the rest of Punchestown Festival 2019 There are a total of 39 races run at the Punchestown Festival including 12 Grade 1 contests. Grade 1 entries released Wednesday 10th April. Handicaps released Thursday 25th April. Five day entry stage for remainder. 48 Hour declarations in place for Grade 1 races. Racing gets underway at 3.40 each day except Saturday when the first race goes to post at 2.35. Gates open at 12.00 (11.30 on Saturday) Thursday 2nd May Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle Day 3.40: The JLT Handicap Hurdle of €30,000 2 miles 40 yards 4.15: The Pigsback.com Handicap Steeplechase (Grade B) of €65,000 2 miles 4.50: The Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country race of €30,000 4 miles 2 furlong 5.30: The Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle of €300,000 3 miles - ENTRIES 6.05: The Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) of €60,000 3 miles 6.40: The Grade 1 Ryanair Novice Steeplechase of €115,000 2 miles - ENTRIES 7.15: The Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) of €35,000 2 miles 40 yards 7.45: The Kildare Post (C&G) Flat Race of €17,500 2 miles 40 yards
Friday 3rd May - BETDAQ Champion Hurdle Day 3.40: The KFM Hunters Steeplechase for the Bishopscourt Cup of €15,000 2 miles 4 furlongs
4.20: The EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Steeplechase (Grade A) of €100,000 2 miles 5 furlongs 4.55: The Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Mares Handicap Steeplechase (Grade B) of €75,000 2 miles 5 furlongs 5.30: The Grade 1 BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle of €300,000 2 miles ENTRIES 6.05: The Grade 1 Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle of €100,000 2 miles 4 furlongs - ENTRIES 6.35: The Star Best For Racing Coverage Champion Hunters Chase €30,000 3 miles 120 yards 7.10: The SalesSense International Novice Hurdle of €25,000 2 miles 7.45: The GVA Donal O'Buachalla Property Advisors INH Flat Race of €15,000 2 miles 2 furlongs
Saturday 4th May - AES Festival Family Day 2.35: The Dooley Insurances WFA Cross Country Steeplechase(Banks) of €15,000 3 miles 3.10: The Boylesports Handicap Steeplechase of €50,000 3 miles 7 furlongs 3.50: The Grade 1 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Annie Power Mares Champion Hurdle of €100,000 2 miles 4 furlongs - ENTRIES 4.25: The Grade 1 AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle of €100,000 2 miles ENTRIES 5.00: The Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Steeplechase (Grade B) of €60,000 3 miles 120 yards 5.35: The Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) of €100,000 2 miles 4 furlongs 6.10: The K Club Hotel and Resort (Pro -Am) Flat Race of €15,000 2 miles 6.40: The Carry An Organ Donor Card Punchestown Charity Sweepstakes 1 mile 7 furlongs
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Irish National Stud to continue association with the Group 3 Blue Wind Stakes at Naas Racecourse The Irish National Stud will this year return as the title sponsor of the €80,000 Group 3 Irish National Stud Racing EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas Racecourse on Saturday, May 11. This season will see the Irish National Stud Racing Blue Wind Stakes return to Naas Racecourse with the prestigious Group 3 race which attracted a 36-strong list of entries at the early closing stage, headed by the highly rated Aidan O'Brien-trained Hermosa and Ger Lyons' stable star Who's Steph. Recent Leopardstown winner Tarnawa, was also earmarked as an intended runner for the Blue Wind Stakes by trainer Dermot Weld earlier this month, and there is also possible British representation from Worth Waiting, Magnolia Springs and Queen Of Time. Cathal Beale, CEO of the Irish National Stud, commented: "We are delighted to resume our sponsorship of the Irish National Stud Racing Blue Wind Stakes at Naas. The Irish National Stud Racing Club was an initiative set up
to make racing more accessible and to allow everyone the opportunity to get involved and these are values we share with the management team at Naas Racecourse." The Irish National Stud Racing Blue Wind Stakes boasts an elite roll of honour at Naas with Dermot Weld's Zhukova and the Jim Bolger-trained Pleascach both going on to win at Group 1 level following their success at Naas. The Irish National Stud Racing Club offers people the opportunity to own a share in top-class Flat and National Hunt horses for just €399 per year and get fully immersed in racehorse ownership with yard visits and ownership perks such as prize money. 'Living Legends' such as Hurricane Fly, Hardy Eustace, Beef Or Salmon, Rite Of Passage, Kicking King and Thunder And Roses are all retired to the Irish National Stud and are available to view by the public. Hurricane Fly and the 2015 Irish Grand National winner Thunder And Roses, who now runs in the colours of I.N.S Racing, will parade at Naas Racecourse during the 11th
The 2m 3f rated novice hurdle in Naas. Photo: Patrick McCann
May meeting. The fixture will also feature Family Fun activities between 1pm and 4pm. Meanwhile, racing returns to Naas on Monday with the Woodlands Stakes the feature contest on our
Punchestown Festival Preview Evening. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Sergei Prokofiev is a notable entry in the Woodlands Stakes. Racegoers who present their Punchestown Festival
tickets at the Naas turnstiles on Monday evening will get a €5 discount and there will also be a Punchestown Preview theme throughout the evening with trainers Noel Meade, Jessica
Harrington, Joseph O'Brien and Ted Walsh will talk racegoers through their thoughts on the Punchestown Festival. The first race on Monday is due off at 5.15pm.
Naas Races
Johnny Murtagh's trained Urban Beat with the mount of Shane Foley win the Woodlands Stakes (listed race) at Naas last Monday
Lisa Wynne wth her daughter Addison
Joe and Ann Curran
Daniel Burke from Naas
Jason Byrne and Siobhan Morris. Photos Ben Kelly
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Un De Sceaux lights up Punchestown with back to back Champion Chase wins The brilliant Un De Sceaux lit up the opening day of the Punchestown Festival with a typically brilliant display that saw him make it back to back victories in the Grade 1 BoyleSports Champion Chase. The hugely popular eleven-year-old looked to have his work cut against his stablemate Min but he produced a thrilling display to notch up a fourth victory at this meeting. The Edward O’Connell-owned gelding did battle with Min for much of the race but that one had no answer when Paul Townend and Un De Sceaux moved on after the third last fence. The crowd favourite turned for home with a useful lead and once he cleared the last the stage was set for the eleven-year-old to record another great success. Un De Sceaux defeated Min by four lengths and there was a further 38 lengths back to third-placed Castlegrace Paddy. “It was some adrenaline rush, he was brave as a lion. I asked him plenty of questions, the fuel tank was running low coming to the last and after asking a horse so many times, probably the wrong thing to do is the opposite to what you have been doing, but he figured it out himself,” said Paul Townend. “What a warrior. He is a horse of a lifetime. The way he races, to keep coming out and putting in performances like that – I was actually a bit worried when I got to the start, because he was a bit dead in himself doing the parade but once we lined up he came alive under me. That was some buzz,” added the
Paul Townend celebrates a popular success in the BoyleSports Champion Chase on Un De Sceaux during Day One of the Punchestown Festival. Image: Racing Post Photos
rider. Equally thrilled was Willie Mullins who stated: “He’s a great favourite and I thought that was just an incredible performance from an eleven-year-old to do that in a race like that. He’s a horse with incredible energy and he’s like that every morning, I just don’t know how he does it”.
“Paul said he was a passenger for three quarters of the way and that’s just a great feeling for a jockey to have. I thought that the ground was against Un De Sceaux but he came here a fresh horse and that’s helped him. Min was possibly a little flat after Aintree but maybe at this stage of his career he wants an extra half mile too.”
The first of the week’s Grade 1s, the Herald Champion Novice Hurdle, went to the irresistible duo of Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh as Klassical Dream followed up last month’s victory at Cheltenham. favourite took over the lead from the pace setting Felix Desjy before the straight and went on to record an
impressive five and a half length success. Ruby Walsh, who was winning this race for the fifth time, commented: “He was quite hot in the preliminaries and I left the ear plugs in today. I took them out in Cheltenham, and I wasn’t gone a furlong today and I was wishing I had taken them out again. He jumped super most
of the way. I probably took it off Jack (Kennedy, Felix Desjy) soon enough, but I never got to him at Aintree and I wanted to be sure that I would get by him and put the race to bed. “He has a huge future. You would imagine that he should mature for a summer’s grass and should improve again.”