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BUNCLODY NOTES… Taoiseach SLIMMING WORLD Join a warm and friendly group. Thursdays 5.30pm and 7.30pm in Millrace Hotel. Contact Maria 086-4141212 who’s looking forward to meeting new and rejoining members. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Local Meetings are held on Tuesdays & Saturdays at 8:30 pm in Brennan’s Market Sq. BUNCLODY LIBRARY MAY 29: Bealtaine Film: Quartet 7:00pm JUN 03: Registration for Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge begins JUN 05: Launch & Information Evening on Bunclody Community Plan 7:00pm J U N 1 2 : I n t ro d u c t i o n t o Mindfulness 7:00pm JUN 19: Introduction to new
Co. Wexford GIS Mapping Apps by Frank Burke 7:00pm. JUN 21: Technology Assistance: Smartphone workshop JUN 26: Editing Workshop for Writers with Deirdre O'Flynn 7:00pm. JUN 27: Exhibition of art competition entries from FCJ secondary school, Bunclody J U N 2 8 : E u ro p e a n Ta l e s , Interactive Storytelling & Puppeteering 11:30am. ST VINCENT DE PAUL Local Confidential helpline 087 3696883, please call if you need help. There is a new newspaper recycling bin beside SuperValu in aid of S.V.P. OUR LADY’S KIDS CLUB Every Saturday in Saint Aidan’s Hall, Irish Street, from 10.00am to 12.00pm.n
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Resisting water metres in Bridgetown
being told that they are to be taxed for it. What choice was left open to them?" "Sinn Féin opposes the water tax. Currently we lose 60% of our water through leaks in our antiquated public water
Taoiseach Enda Kenny on his recent visit to Wexford gets to grip with Enniscorthy’s Dave Nowak, Chairman of Wexford Young Fine Gael. Pic: Barry Cronin.
supply network. This tax, which was supposed to be about conservation, will do nothing to change that. Had the government spent the money its pumped into the set up of Irish Water on fixing these leaks, then the crews hired to install water meters would still have jobs but would be tackling the obvious failings in the system." "If this is not about water conservation, and it is just another tax as Sinn Féin has said all along, then there are very real, common sense alternatives. We would support the introduction of a 1% wealth tax on those with assets in excess of €1 million, not including the family home or working farmland. We would support the introduction of a third rate of income tax for those earning over €100,000 per annum. We are not anti tax but we are opposed to unfair taxes like water charges." n
BARNTOWN…
Defence Force personnel and altar servers at Mass on 4th May in Barntown Church to honour the memory of local man - Private Andy Wickham - who lost his life in The Congo in 1963 while serving with Irish Peacekeeping Forces abroad.
National Training Exercise in Waterford
Pic: Patrick Browne.
Resisting tax on undrinkable water Residents of the Hazelwood estate in Bridgetown had no option left but to physically resist the installation of water meters outside their homes last month according to a local Sinn Féin representative. Mick Roche said that while his party were absolutely opposed to water charges, the idea of taxing what he called the undrinkable water in Hazelwood had added insult to injury. "I fully support the action t a k e n b y re s i d e n t s i n Hazelwood last week," Mr Roche said, "Its an unforgivable indictment of this present government that law abiding residents were forced to physically prevent the installation of water meters outside their homes. People have to realise that these residents have spent hundreds of euro on water filtering systems and bottled water because the public supply is so bad in this area and now they are
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Bishop Brennan is photographed with Pat and Marie Fortune of Enniscorthy on the annual Ferns diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes.
The Department of Transport in conjunction with Waterford Airport and the National Emergency Services held a national training exercise off the Waterford coastline on Wednesday, May 7. Waterford Airport was the base of operations for the National Exercise and over 180 personnel across nine emergency services including, The Irish Coastguard, The Civil Defence, The RNLI, The National Ambulance Service, An Garda Siochana, The
Waterford Fire Services and the Defence Forces including, the Army, Aer Corps and Irish Navy alongside Waterford Airport and the Department of Transport took part. In the afternoon of May 7 the emergency services combined to carry out an evacuation training scenario from the LE Eithne which was located three miles off Hook Head in the Waterford estuary. Commenting on their involvement within the training scenario, CEO at Waterford
Airport, Desmond O’Flynn said, “The Airport is delighted and honoured to have been chosen by the Irish Coastguard to be the launch point for this National Training Exercise. The Airport has a long association with marine rescue in the South and Southeast first of all with the Aer Corps since the mid-nineties and then the Irish Coastguard since 2002.” The exercise demonstrated the ability of the emergency services to work together in the event of major emergency.
BLACKWATER NOTES… Elizabeth Earle representing Blackwater Macra club was crowned ‘Queen of the Wool 2014’ at the launch event for t h e r e c e n t Wo r l d S h e e p Shearing and Wool handling Championships held in Gorey. It has been 16 years since Ireland hosted the world championships which took place in Gorey in 1998. The 2014 'Queen of the Wool' opening event was run in conjunction with Golden Shears Ireland and Wexford Macra. Twenty young ladies from Macra na Feirme clubs around the country participated in the competition and stage interviews open to the public took place in the ICM Sheep Shearing Dome in Gorey adjacent to Amber Springs hotel. The atmosphere was greatly enhanced by the fact that there was a local winner. Elizabeth Earle is from Blackwater Macra Club and is currently a Phd student. She loves music and recently graduated from UCD with a degree in Animal Science. Elizabeth Earle was chosen as crowning winner to be the face of the Golden shears and Blackwater Macra during the World Shearing and Wool handling Championships. Best wool craft prize on the day went to Lisa Walsh from
Pictured at launch event to the World Shearing Championships Mairead McCabe (Blackwater Macra Secretary), Elizabeth Earle (Blackwater Macra contestant and crowned overall 'Queen of the Wool’) and Fiona McCabe (Blackwater Macra Chairperson).
Rathdowney Macra, RunnerUp of Queen of the wool title went to Caroline Gittens, Treble R Macra Na Feirme. All from from Blackwater Macra would like to thank all the judges Karen McGillicuddy, Thomas Honer, Phyllis Bolger, and Josephine Casey and MC Eric Driver. Thank you also to Amber Springs Hotel & Spa Resort and to Paul Gorby and all at Amberpark at the hotel who helped to keep the contestants and leaders entertained during the day. To Casey Enterprises, Creative Dynamix, Peg Gibbons
Florist, Paddy McCauley's, Whitmore Jewellers Gorey, Tullow Mart, Wexford Macra and all those who sponsored/donated prizes. Congratulations again to our reigning Queen of the Wool from Blackwater Macra club Elizabeth Earle and her escort M a r t i n M u r p h y f ro m Kiltealy/Ballindaggin Macra. Anyone interesting in joining Blackwater Macra or wanting to learn more please email blackwatermacra@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ blackwatermacra. n
The diocese of Ferns will become the focus of international attention on Friday 27th June at 8pm in Our Lady's Island. Part of the international rosary rally, the gathering which will pray for priests, takes up the prayer baton from Wales and hands it on to Oregan in the USA. Priests and people of the Diocese are invited to come along on the evening to participate in this prayer gathering.
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