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Fangs for the memories with new Net ix series

Net ix is staking its claim on the supernatural teen romance genre with its latest series: First Kill. Just days after premiering, the show is already proving to be a big hit with viewers, but critics aren’t quite as convinced by the steamy drama series. e show centres on two warring families: e Fairmonts, a coven of bloodthirsty vampires descended from an ancient lineage, and the Burns, a family of monster hunters. e show begins with the youngest Fairmont, Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook), preparing to make her rst kill, but the situation is complicated when she begins to develop romantic feelings for her chosen target, Calliope Burns (Imani Lewis). eir forbidden romance brings to a head the simmering tensions between the two clans, not to mention the fact that both Juliette and Calliope are sort of destined to kill the other, which is a pretty big obstacle in the path of their blossoming relationship. Well, nobody ever said that young love is easy. e show is based on a short story of the same name by series creator Victoria Schwab. And with clear similarities to the likes of Twilight, e Vampire Diaries and True Blood it’s no surprise the show has rocketed up Net ix’s most-watched list. It’s currently ranked third behind Stranger ings season 4 and the streamer’s latest true crime docu-series, Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, which well made but dark and disturbing.

Viewers seem particularly impressed with the teen drama, and right now First Kill scores a very impressive 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Curiously the show hasn’t been quite such a hit with critics, managing only a fairly disappointing 50%. CNN described it as “ripe for mockery,” but some outlets were more positive with e Hollywood Reporter labelling it a “pleasant distraction that goes down easy enough”.

First Kill looks set to be another series where audiences and critics don’t quite see eye to eye. But ultimately for Net ix, keeping subscribers happy is a top priority so the streamer is almost certainly pleased with the show’s initial reception. Plus, the rst eight-episode series seems primed for a follow-up, so we could see more from this fantasy world inhabited by vampires and vampire hunters. Time will tell if First Kill season 2 is given the green light by Net ix.

Meanwhile, the director of a recent Net ix sleeper hit has expressed surpriser over the lm’s success.

Earlier this month, action thriller Interceptor topped the streaming service’s charts in several countries, including here. e lm achieved the feat despite receiving a urry of bad reviews. Additionally, many Net ix users concluded that it was one of the streaming service’s “worst” original lms to date.

It currently sits at number two after being surpassed by a brand new Adam Sandler lm, which has broken an impressive record on Rotten Tomatoes.

“It’s blown me away,” director Matthew Reilly said of the lm’s success to Variety. “I was hoping to sneak into the top 10 on Net ix, but coming in at No 1 everywhere?

“I don’t think anybody was expecting it to take the world by storm. I’m just as confused as everybody else.”

Interceptor follows an Army captain (played by Elsa Pataky) as she attempts to avert a missile attack on the US.

Squid Game will see second season

Squid Game, the South Korean survival drama, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, has been given the green light for a second season Net ix. e series ollows a cast of characters in nancial ruins who risk their lives to play a sequence of deadly children’s games to win a prize of €35 million.

Feeling pressured by the immense public demand for more bloodshed, Hwang in November said that “there will indeed be a second season.” At that point, though, the show was “in my head,” he said. “I’m in the planning process currently.”

Now that Net ix has given the go-ahead for season two, Hwang may have to put his lm aspirations on hold: Back in September, he revealed plans for an intergenerational war movie, tentatively called KO Club (short for ‘Killing Old Men Club’), Variety reported.

It’s unclear exactly what’s next for Gi-hun (Lee Jungjae) and his remaining teammates. Hwang did, however, tease the divorced father and gambling addict’s return, alongside the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), and maybe the man in the suit with ddakji (Gong Yoo). “You’ll also be introduced to [giant animatronic doll] Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol- su,” the director said, introducing a second motion-sensing gure sure to give audiences even more nightmares. ere’s no word yet on when the dystopian K-drama will return; the second season is “still in its early stages,” according to Netflix. “We are working on the script right now and making the form of the story,” exec producer Kim Ji-yeon said.

In the meantime, Net ix is streaming some of Hwang’s South Korean feature lms, including Silenced and Miss Granny, as well as Lee Jungjae vehicle Svaha: e Sixth Finger. e platform also has some suggestions for inventive Korean shows to try next.

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Westerns to watch now On Netflix

One of the more successful Stephen King adaptations, this horror drama from 2017 based on the novella 1922 is a slow burn with a mesmerising performance at its core. omas Jane, who you’ll also know from Boogie Nights and 2004’s e Punisher, gives one of his career best performances as the ever proud Wilfred James, a farmer who makes the totally wise decision to murder his wife with the help of their teenage son. e consequences are harrowing on multiple levels (if you don’t like rats, you really won’t like rats after this).

If you were intrigued by e Haunting Of Hill House, then Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King novel Gerald’s Game (2017( is a must-watch. A couple goes on holiday at an isolated lake house, where one thing leads to another... and Carla Gugino’s Jessie ends up handcuced to the bed with no visible escape. Gugino puts in an immense performance, packing out the enclosed bedroom setting. Expect narratively and emotionally satisfying conclusions, with melancholy- sucused horror that surges into quiet triumph for its haunted characters.

More than a decade after her previous lm, Bright Star, extraordinary lmmaker Jane Campion has unfolded the director’s chair again to oversee e Power of the Dog. She ended up winning an Oscar, so it was a good move. e 2021 Western centres on Phil Burbank, a domineering rancher who uses the power of toxic masculinity to have his way, mocking his brother for falling in love. e Power of the Dog is a mesmeric exercise in the subtle shifts of emotion and power in relationships. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst are immense, helping to bring Campion’s masterful vision to life.

Paul Greengrass (Jason Bourne) directs Tom Hanks in in this moving 2020 Western. Civil War veteran Captain Jecerson Kyle Kidd discovers a young girl years after she was captured by Native Americans as a baby. While helping return her to her family, he does his usual job of traveling to towns and reading newspapers for a small fee. Don’t expect high-octane action: is road movie is fuelled by great character development.

e Coen Brothers kick up the western dust with an anthology lm from 2018 that gives you six vignettes all set on the American frontier. One of them is about the titular Buster Scruggs, a chipper singing cowboy who casually sets o a shoot-up in a cantina. But there’s a dark twist that keeps you on your toes. Sewing the rest of its stories together with a constant black humour, e Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is a Coen Brothers winner.

The Clara LGFA FEILE team recently qualified for a Leinster Final

JUNIOR HURLING Clara Juniors travelled to Castlecomer on a wet Tuesday evening last week to take on the hosts in a quarter final of the Kevin Fennelly Cup. They had the bare 15 players and the fear was that a drubbing would follow. But what followed was a spirited display that almost brought an unlikely win. Killian Phelan and Rory O Kee e posted the first two points of the game before Erin’s Own replied with three of their own. Joe Connolly squared matters and the same player repeated the trick four minutes later a er ‘Comer had retaken the lead. Then Joe turned provider when a clever ball to Dara Glynn gave Dara the chance to beat the home goalie for a neat goal. Scarcely a minute had passed when Dara had the ball in the net again and Clara found themselves six points clear. This prompted Castlecomer into action and they reeled o seven points in a row, all from play, to take the lead again. However a Stephen Quinlan point and a Joe Connolly free le Clara with their noses in front at the break - 2-6 to 0-11. In truth they were slightly flattered by that lead as Erin’s Own had played most of the hurling. Joe Connolly claimed three of the first four points of the second half to ease Clara a goal ahead but Comer fought back with a point and then a goal to go one up. Clara regained the lead with a Joe Connolly free and a Killian Phelan point from distance. Castlecomer looked to have taken the initiative when they scored a second goal followed by a point. But Clara bravely came again and a er a great Tom Ryan run, Dara Glynn crossed a ball to the inrushing Ben Nolan, who finished sweetly to the net. This was to be their last hurrah however, as Castlecomer rattled o five points in a row against a tiring Clara to close out the scoring. It was a brave performance from the Clara men who were just a couple of players short to pull out the win. Final score was 2-19 to 3-11. Team - Jason Barcoe, Brandon Ryan, Tom Ryan, Jack Carrigan. Alan Coleman, Mick McDonald, Brian Nolan. Stephen Quinlan 0-1, Killian Phelan 0-2. Rory O Kee e 0-1, Joe Connolly 0-7, 0-4f, Bill Cody. David Mulrooney, Dara Glynn 2-0, Ben Nolan 1-0. LGFA FÉILE The Clara U15 girls recently won the county Feile title and went on to represent Kilkenny in the Leinster competition. Drawn against teams from Westmeath, Dublin and Louth the girls put on some magnificent performances to qualify for the final, where they were narrowly beaten. COUNTY CAMOGIE Well done to Mary O Connell who played for Kilkenny seniors as they defeated Antrim at the weekend. Also well done to Aisling Curtis who hurled for Kilkenny Intermediates in their narrow victory over Derry. GRAVEYARD MASS Clara Annual Cemetery Mass will take place in Clara on Sunday 26th June at 4.00p.m. There will be no 10.00am. mass on this Sunday, June 26th

CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of this week’s Club Lotto (June 7th). Numbers drawn 1, 5, 8, 17 Bonus 15. Next week’s top prize will €9,400 (June 14th). Promotors Draw: 1. Breda Carter c/o Eileen Kinchella. 2. Jim McMahon c/o Peter Dowling . 3. Ricky c/o Michael O’Halloran 4. Patsy Phelan c/o Hugh Mahon. 5. Johnny Phelan . 6. Sandra Murphy c/o D O’Driscioll 7. Naomi & Serina c/o Aidan Fogarty . 8. Patsy Kelly c/o online . 9. James O’Keefe c/o online. 10. Linda Murphy c/o online Thank you for your continued support CEMETERY MASSES The dates for St. John Parish Cemetery Masses: Friday June 24th at 7:30pm - St Kierans Cemetery. Friday July 1st at 7:30pm- Dunmore and Johnswell Cemetery’s U13s LEAGUE NEWS Duggan Steel U13A Hurling League Round 8. Piltown v. O’Loughlin Gaels. St. John’s Park Friday 10th June 2022, 7.00pm. The OLG boys made the journey to Piltown on Friday evening and they put in a great performance in this round 8 fixture on the league. Piltown played with the wind in the first half but OLG started strongly scoring a great early goal and 4 points in the first 10 minutes and conceding 2 points from frees. Piltown had a strong end to the first half scoring a goal and 4 points but OLG maintained the lead with some fine points from play and accurate free taking. Half Time Score OLG: 1-10(13) Piltown: 1-06 (9) OLG had the advantage of the wind in the second half and we made it count. Piltown battled bravely and kept it tight but we got a goal and a point in quick succession and from there our boys didn’t look back. We added a couple of more points from frees and midway through the first half another goal which gave OLG a great cushion. Piltown never gave up and fought all the way through the match and our lads had to work hard and were rewarded with some lovely points from play and right at the final whistle we added our fourth and final goal to give OLG a fine victory. It was well deserved based on the hard work and commitment shown by all the team. Well done OLG and keep it going! Full Time Score OLG: 4-16 (28) Piltown: 1-09(12) O’Loughlin Gaels Team Dan O’Brien, Diarmuid Kealy, Kyrell Mtinsi, Lucas Duggan, JJ Cahill, Andrejs Kirilovs, Emmet Cooney, Ben Fahey, Shane Comerford (1-1), Harry Egan (1-1), Samuel Briers (0-3), Ronan Treacy (0-1), Adam Quigley (1-7,0-5F), Conor Manogue (0-2), Ryan Farrell, Souley, Andrew Holohan, Felix Fwamba (1-1), Christopher Hayes Sponsors : McCarthy’s Eurospar Ireland

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EMERALDS GAA CLUB Mega Bingo: Every Sunday, 6pm at Urlingford GAA pitch. Gates open at 5pm. Single books and 1 sheet €10; Double books and 2 sheets €15. Extra jackpot sheet €3 or two for €5. Please support. Monster Bingo: On Sunday, June 26 at 6pm. EMERALDS URLINGFORD AND GRAINE LOTTO June 7 prize fund was: €8,200. Jackpot: €6,200. Numbers drawn: 7, 15, 17, 27, bonus no 3. No winner and two match 3 winners: Emer O’Dwyer, Mags Ceaser. Five lucky dips of €20 each: Sam, Caroline Irwin, Ciara Sheehan, Brigid Tobin, Bridget Barnaville.Promoters prize: Doyles. Next draw takes place on Monday, June 13 in the Clubrooms. Results next week. MILL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE Save the date: Mill Family Fun Day, July 10 in the Centre 1.30pm4.30pm in support of our Counselling Services. LTI Pathway to Employment course QQI Level 4: LTI is recruiting for the new programme in the Centre. If anyone is interested in completing this full-time course, please contact us for an expression of interest form. More details can be found on our website www.millfrcurlingford.com BTEI Healthcare Course QQI Level 5 September 2022: We are currently taking names for the Healthcare QQI Level 5 programme starting September 2022. Please contact us if you are interested in completing this course. Senior Alert: If you need to apply for a Personal Alarm, please contact Sue or Josephine. Counselling Services: Our low cost Counselling Services, includes One-to-One, Family & Teens, aged 12 plus. General Counselling: Bereavement, Stress, Anxiety & Depression. Other Counselling Services available: Drug, Substance & Gambling Addictions. Please contact Sue for more information or to make an appointment. Appeal for Clothes Donations: Any clothes donations would be appreciated in aid of our counselling services. Donations can be le into the Centre, please call before dropping o . Contact number for the Centre 056 8838466. URLINGFORD ARMS SPLIT THE POT This week’s winner of Split the Pot was Kieran Costello who won €383. Congrats Kieran! Tickets €2 on sale in participating businesses in town, with proceeds this week going to Urlingford Town Team. Be in it to win it!! URLINGFORD / GRAINE DEFIBRILLATOR GROUP In case of emergency, call: 085 2726396. URLINGFORD NEWS Anyone wishing to submit news items, club events, announcements etc can do so by emailing urlingfordnotes@gmail.com. If you have any photos you wish to include, please forward them to the email address. FRESHFORD IONADH LACHTAIN Local artist Kevin Buckley of Woodview Freshford has presented the museum at Ionad Lachtain Heritage Centre with a bust of the late Sr.Patricia founder of Prague House. It will be unveiled at a short ceremony in Ionad Lachtain on Sunday next the 19th June at 12noon. All are welcome to attend. FEILE LACTAIN 2022 Féile Lachtain continued last weekend with open air painting on the Green in Freshford. On Saturday June 11 participants took part in a Cruinniú na nÓg event to mark the National Day of Free Activity for Children and Young People. A family friendly art workshop took place under cover in the marquee on the Green in creating a celebratory painting of St. Lachtain. On Sunday the Plein Air event continued at the tent Ionad Lachtain Church, Arts and Heritage Centre is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11.30 until 4.30. Kevin Buckley’s replica of the Shrine of St. Lachtain’s Arm is currently on display in the museum courtesy of Freshford Community Club. Also on display is another replica of the shrine created by Pádraig Donnelly. There are gi s for every occasion on sale in the cra s shop. New additions here include souvenir Freshford greeting cards and carrier bags and clocks set in miniature hurleys and sliotars. While these sport the Black and Amber colours, they can be ordered in any county colours. Ned Kennedy’s book “Edmund Fitzpatrick Artist and Illustrator” is on sale at O’ Shea’s Shop and all Kilkenny bookshops. Cost €12. It can be ordered by post from O’Shea’s by adding post and packing. SUMMER CAMP The annual summer camp will take place at the GAA Grounds from 25th to 29th July with organiser JJ Grace and his team of helpers. Bookings are now been taken for the camp which is the oldest camp in the village and has been going for the past number of years very successfully. For more information or for booking please contact JJ on086 8629666 SYMPATHY Sincere sympathy is extended to Ms. Sheila Mackey, Gathabawn and all her family on the recent death of her brother Pat White late of Glenvale Ballyragget and formerly of Ballycondra. Funeral mass took place in St.Patricks Church, Ballyragget on Tuesday morning followed by burial in St.Finnans Cemetery, Ballyragget. CEMETARY MASS The Cemetery mass in St.Lachtains Cemetery Freshford will take place on Sunday 26th June at 11a.m. This is the first time in past three years that the mass will take place as the event didn’t take place for past two years due to the pandemnic. People are reminded to let family members know who wish to travel and to clean their family graves for the event. SPLIT THE POT The weekly lucky winner of split the pot draw was Nicky Bergin, Kilkenny Street who won himself €108. The draw takes place each Wednesday. Tickets are just €2 and the winner gets half of the takings. The draw is held each Wednesday and boxes and envelopes can be found in Kavanagh’s Bar, Mace, O’Shea’s corner shop, Girls& Guys Hairdressers, Oasis Creche, Freshford Creamery, Freshford Butchers and Prague House. This months proceeds are going to Freshford Community Café. The Committee would ask you to please support this fund raiser. EXAMS Best of luck to all local students sitting their Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations at present. The exams started last week and continue this week also. SOCCER All is quite on the field of play for Freshford Town as the season has now finished for Juniors and schoolboys. The training sessions for U8s which was held each Saturday morning from 12noon to 1pm at the Sportsfield at Woodview finished up on Saturday last for the summer holidays HOME FROM USA Visiting Freshford recently from the USA was Teresa Doyle Woodview. Teresa spent a holiday with her mam and family, her first trip since before the pandemic. COMMUNITY ALERT Freshford /Three castles Community Alert group remind you that anyone wishing to join the text alert scheme or have a personal alarm installed should contact any of the above Committee. It is 10 euro per phone number. New members are always very welcome. The group wish to thank everyone who has joined for their continued support. Please contact any of the committee members to discuss, John Bergin 0862592535, Jacinta Power 0877658672, Mick Cormack 0863535293 or Anna Morrissey 0858277965. PARISH NEWS Mass is held in the Parish Church each Wednesday morning at 9.30am and on Sunday morning at 11am.wiith Mass in Tulla church on Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. MACRA NA FEIRME Macra na Feirme are looking to establish a new club in the Freshford area. Macra na Feirme is an organisation for young people between the ages of 17 and 35 who are interested in getting involved in sports, travel drama, debating or just want to meet new people and have some fun. To be a member of Macra you must join a Macra club in your area. This will open the door to new fiends and new activities. There are hundreds of clubs across Ireland bursting with activity who always welcome a new face. For more information please contact Training and Development O icer – Michael Wall on 0868359891 or email him at mwall@ macra.ie HELP FOR ALL Are you struggling with anxiety or depression or finding life di icult or feeling isolated at this time GROW is there to help you. Their Mental Health support Groups are free and confidential and open to all no referral or booking is needed. For more information on same you can contact Mary on 087 284342 If you can’t cope and need support text HELLO to 50808. SAMARITAN - Whatever you’re going through a Samaritan will face it with you – available 24 hours a day 365 days a year – Freephone 1161Alone is available for older people who need support and you can call them on 0818 222024 (8am to 8pm) AMBER KILKENNY WOMENS REFUGE – is available for confidential support relating to domestic violence - call them on 1850 424244 (24/7) or on 056 7771404 or email into@amberwomensrefuge.ie.

ROSARY Rosary in Dunnamaggin: The rosary will take place the first Monday of every month during the summer at 8pm at Our Lady’s Grotto Baurscobe, Dunnamaggin. All are welcome. CEMETARY MASSES Cemetery Masses: will take place in Kilmoganny Friday on 8th July at 8.00 pm: Dunnamaggin on Friday 15th July at 8.00pm. Kilree to be arranged DUNNAMAGGIN DEVELOPMENT GROUP Dunnamaggin Development Group has received funding from Kilkenny County Council’s Amenity Fund to develop a Remembrance Walk through the trees to the side of St Leonard’s Church. This inclusive, reflective, meditative space will remember all those we have lost, particularly those who have died during the pandemic and especially those we could not grieve for in the usual Irish way due to the restrictions in place at the time. We are hosting a planning meeting to listen to the thoughts and ideas of all the residents of the Dunnamaggin Parish area. This will take place in early July (date to be confirmed) and we would encourage young and old to attend and share with us how they envisage the Remembrance Walk. BARN DANCE Get your dancing shoes and cowboy hats on and come on down to Madge’s Garden on Saturday June 25th 7pm to 10pm for some Line Dancing. Ray Cahill, line dancing maestro will be on hand to put us through our paces, a BBQ will be available and Ray’s will be open to quench the thirst. €5 on the gate - €10 to include a Burger and mineral. MONTHLY MARKET Sunday June 26th our monthly market takes place from 11.30am to 4pm. From 1pm to 3pm Ray will be on hand to give free Chil-

dren’s Line Dancing Lessons - spot prizes throughout and one especially for best dressed cowboy and cowgirl. Connect with neighbours and friends. Will’s BBQ, Real Lemonade from Gwen’s Stall and lots of cra and food stalls. BIRD WATCH IRELAND The Swi s are back and they need your help. Birdwatch Ireland and the Heritage O ice, are undertaking our second county wide Swi survey in Kilkenny this summer. They need your help to record and report swi s in your town or village. Last year with your help we recorded 199 swi nests throughout the county. They are now starting the second county wide survey to see how many Swi s there are this year and where they are nesting. Please get involved and record any Swi s in your area on https://records. biodiversityireland.ie/record/swi s#7/53.455/-8.016 If you’re new to birdwatching and would like to get involved, don’t worry, as Kilkenny County Council are running Swi training workshops this summer. If you’d like to be involved please email us at heritage@ kilkennycoco.ie for more information. This project is co-funded by Kilkenny County Council and The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, through the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s National Biodiversity Action Plan Fund. It is also kindly supported by the Heritage Council. NATURE IS GOOD FOR YOU Spending time in nature is good for you. Hearing birds sing and the buzz of bees reduces stress and lowers blood pressure. So why not make a home for nature in your garden? You can attract birds and butterflies by planting native trees and butterfly friendly flowers or by making a log pile or wildlife pond. If you live in Kilkenny and want to make your garden, school or workplace more wildlife friendly, email Kilkenny County Council Heritage O ice for a free “Gardening for Biodiversity” book, at heritage@kilkennycoco.ie

GOWRAN DEVELOPMENT Community Employment Scheme (CE) - The scheme currently has a number of positions vacant in the area. If interested, contact the CE o ice in Goresbridge, on; 059 9775675 or 086 8566242. Thanks to all participants who worked on the scheme in Gowran throughout the years maintaining public places and helping to keep Gowran litter free. ST MARY’S CHURCH GOWRAN The church opened again last week for the Summer season following two years closure due to COVID. Entrance to the church is free. Guides will be only too delighted to guide you through the long history of this National Monument. Visitors can view the many monuments of national importance on display within the church. TIDY TOWN Tidy Town - is back. Due to COVID, Tidy Towns didn’t take place in 2020. The event was a virtual event last year. However, this year the judges will visit again. Gowran has entered the competition for almost 40 years. Thanks to all who plant and look a er flowers, paint their premises and generally look a er the area. GOWRAN AC Gowran AC Awards night takes place on 24th June at 8pm at Gowran Park. 2021 and 2022 so far have been very successful for Gowran AC. There have had a lot of success in both juvenile and senior at County, Leinster, National and International Level in Track and Field, Cross Country and Road. The awards night will celebrate the competitive success but also the success and participation of the athletes, parents, coaches and committee working together. The awards are for club members of all ages and disciplines. All our current and past members are welcome to the awards night. KILKENNY COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP Friday last was Kilkenny County 2022 Track and Field championships, seniors day out. Marie Deegan kept her recent good form going with a four medal haul, including a gutsy finish in the 200M to stay 3rd. Adrian Cunningham matched Marie with a four medal haul. Ice cool Adrian showed he can mix the slow and fast twitching muscles by medaling in the 3000M and 100M, some feat. Tom Corrigan completed a clean sweep in Senior this year by adding the 100M and 200M to his 400M from a few weeks ago. Tom retains his county senior track shield as a result. Tom didn’t stop there, he won the long jump and triple jump too, and adding the two relay medals he won, that made it six Gold medals on Friday. John Leamy thought Tom shouldn’t have to do it all with his own eight medal haul, these two will surely have to race it out over 50M at the Gowran AC club Awards night on June 24th. In the 3000M Dean Rowe ran a brilliant senior race to finish 2nd in a large field, as did Matthew Holland in the juniors. Bill Lahart didn’t let a tugged hamstring get to him, by winning the senior 110 Metre hurdles. The relay quartet of Tom Corrigan, Adrian Cunningham, Matthew Ryan and John Leamy completed a gold relay double in the 100M and 400M relays. 2022 COUNTY SENIORS Ladies 200m: Senior 3 Marie Deegan (G). 100m: Novice 1 Marie Deegan (G). Long Jump: Senior 3 Marie Deegan (G). Weight for Distance: Senior 1 Marie Deegan (G) Men 3000m: Senior 2 Dean Rowe (G). 3000m: Junior 2 Matthew Holland (G). 3000m: o/40 3 Adrian Cunningham (G). 110mH: Senior 1 Bill Lahart (G) 2 John Leamy (G). 200m: Senior 1 Tom Corrigan (G). 200m: o/45 1 John Leamy (G). 100m: Senior 1 Tom Corrigan (G). 100m: o/35 1 John Leamy 3 Adrian Cunningham. 4x100m Relay: Senior 1 Gowran (Matthew Ryan, Adrian Cunningham, Tom Corrigan, John Leamy). 4x400m Relay: Senior 1 Gowran (Tom Corrigan, Matthew Ryan, John Leamy, Adrian Cunningham). Long Jump: Senior 1 Tom Corrigan (G) Long Jump: o/45 1 John Leamy. Shot Put: o/45 2 John Leamy (G). Weight for Distance: Boys u16 1 Noah Denie e (G). Triple Jump: Senior 1 Tom Corrigan (G), 3 John Leamy (G) GOWRAN PITCH AND PUTT Scratch cups takes place on Sunday, 26th June. Timesheet is now open for booking. It will be a 36 hole event. GOWRAN PARISH Next Sunday is Corpus Christi (The body of Christ). The First Holy Communion children are invited to this special Sunday mass at 11.30am on the feast of the Blessed Eucharist (Corpus Christ). Thanks to those who continue to respond to the weekly envelope as well as contributing to the O ertory collection. The annual subscriptions that come in at this time each year are very welcome as the renewal of the annual insurance of parish properties is due in early September. The June collection envelope is being collected before masses this weekend. The June Envelope was posted out with the Lenten Station and Easter Envelopes in March. Thanks to all who do subscribe for their donations. Cemetery Masses will take place in Gowran on Tuesday, 5th July 7.30pm and Dungarvan on Wednesday, 6th July at 7.30pm. THE KILKENNY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL The festival is back this year in Gowran Park, and it will take place on Sunday 3rd July featuring a host of top-class Country Singers. Performing on the day will be Mike Denver, Cliona Hagan, Robert Mizzell, Trudi Lalor, Jimmy and Claudia Buckley with backing band The Conquerors. Tickets now on Sale and for further information, check out kilkennycountrymusicfestival.ie or email kkcountrymusic@gmail.com GOWRAN FESTIVAL OF SPEED The festival is taking place on Sunday, 21st August. Tickets available online, www.gowranpark.ie SPORT ROUND UP – MICHAEL O’LEARY JUNIOR A HURLING ROUND 4 Young Irelands Gowran 2-12 Thomastown 1-15 A Pulsating contest saw the Young Irelands Junior A Team recover from a five-point deficit early in the Second Half to salvage a welldeserved and well-earned draw against Thomastown on a Sunny if somewhat blustery Summer’s Evening in Gowran last Thursday, as the draw meant that both Teams qualified for the League Semi-Finals. Playing with a strong wind advantage throughout the First-Half, Young Irelands struggled somewhat as they trailed 1-7 to 0-6 at the interval.A Padraig Naddy goal in the 36th minute narrowed the gap to two points (1-9 to 1-7) before Thomastown replied and led 1-12 to 1-8 entering the final quarter.The Gowran Men replied again and a superb Thomas Drennan goal in the 48th minute gave them the outright lead (2-10 to 1-12), before Dylan Carey pointed from play shortly a erwards to double the lead (2-11 to 1-12).Thomastown outscored Young Irelands 0-3 to 0-1 over the closing 10 minutes as the match ended all square and overall, it was a fair result. Meanwhile, the Young Irelands Junior F Team won 4-7 to 1-5 away to Rower-Inistioge in The Rower, and they were also in action again on Sunday Evening away to Blacks and Whites in Tom Walsh Park. The Intermediate Team are in action on Friday night at home to Danesfort in Division 3 of the Michael Lyng Motors Senior League Semi-Final at 7.15pm. U11’S QUALIFY FOR SEMI FINAL The U-11 Hurlers qualified for the Schools Semi-Final as they produced a superb performance to win 7-5 to 3-4 against St. Johns National School. Unfortunately, there was no joy in the Country Cup as they lost out 1-7 to 1-5 against near neighbours Clara in the Semi-Final. Meanwhile, the Young Irelands U-13 13-a-side made it back-toback victories following a 3-9 to 0-5 win against St. Martins last Saturday night. BIG DAY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO LOOK FORWARD TO The Gowran Primary School girls have a huge day to look forward on Sunday in Nowlan Park as they play Rower-Inistioge in the Roinn B Final at 2pm. The girls will be very hopeful of success having scored 18 goals in their two matches against Thomastown and Carrickshock.Wishing them all the very best next Sunday. CIARA SCORES PRICELESS GOAL AS KILKENNY SECURE PRICELESS VICTORY Ciara O’Kee e struck an early goal that proved decisive as Kilkenny Intermediates got back to winning ways following a 2-7 to 1-8 win against Derry last Saturday. Ciara’s goal gave Kilkenny a 2-2 to 0-3 lead by the end of the opening Quarter, before leading 2-6 to 0-3 at the interval. Buoyed on by a strong wind advantage in the Second-Half, Derry fought back, and they had narrowed the gap to four points as the match had entered the final 10 minutes.Despite the Ulster girls grabbing a goal, Kilkenny held out as they made it two wins from three matches. Meanwhile, the Kilkenny Seniors featuring Ti any and Ste i Fitzgerald continued with a hard fought 1-15 to 1-9 win away to Antrim, while the Young Irelands Intermediates won 1-7 to 1-2 against St. Martins in the Junior C League last Friday night. YOUNG IRELANDS ANNUAL GOLF CLASIC Young Irelands annual Golf Classic will take place on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of June. €3000 in prizes with Teams of four €200 including Meal. For Tee Times contact Liam Walsh on 087 2647248.

CLUB LOTTO Dicksboro GAA Club LOTTO Results June 9th. Nos 15 - 8 - 12 – 30. Jackpot €2300 1st Prize €50 E & C McPhilips c/o online. 2nd Prize €25 Fran Kiely c/o T Hackett 3rd Prize €25 Conor Doheny c/o online. 4th Prize €25 Brian Fitzpatrick c/o online Hurlers Co Op Ticket Yvonne Dunne c/o online. Promotors Prize Ann Morrissey Next week Draw €2450 SUMMER CAMP 2022 Save the date for our hugely popular Dicksboro GAA and Camogie Club Multi Activity Summer Camp.Week 1 - July 18th - 22nd. Week 2 - August 15th - 19th. Booking System Now Open. FINAL DATE FOR BOOKING 29TH JUNE NEW THIS SUMMER Dicksboro GAA & Camogie Club are delighted to launch a 3 Day Development Camp. For Ages 12-16’s. 10am to 1pm 8th, 9th &and10th of August ,€45. Organised by Dicksboro Games Promotional O icer Philly Campion. To book visit https://dicksborogaa. com/products Queries to cathmcpeters@gmail.com CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Fr Jim Murphy in his Golden Anniversary of his Ordination back in 1972 from all at Dicksboro GAA & Camogie Club. COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE CAMOGIE Congratulations to Kilkenny Senior & Intermediate Camogie teams who had great wins on Saturday and to our Senior Club Players Aoife Prendergast, Ciara Phelan, Niamh Phelan, Asha McHardy and Jane Cass. Well done girls. CLUBHOUSE Dicksboro Clubhouse Bar is reopened Thursday from 8.30pm and every Thursday going forward . Thursday nights is Lotto Draw and Cards Night. All are welcome out for a social drink, a chat and if there is interest, a beginners card table. We are o ering a particular welcome to our senior citizens members, it’s been a di icult past two years and we would be delighted to see you out to the club for a chat. CALLAN GOLF CLUB This past week was a busy week for the Ladies of Callan Golf Club along with the usual Tuesday and Thursday competitions were the Annual Club Classic and an Invitational Game from our senior ladies Captain Mary Croke to the senior lady golfers at Kilkenny Golf Club. Results:Tuesday Tue 31st May. 9 Hole s/f 1st Susan Higgins. 2nd Margaret Comerford. 3rd Deirdre Holden 3 Person Team Event Winners: Margaret T O’Shea, Teresa Phelan, Eileen Cuddihy 83pts c/b Senior Ladies 12 Hole June 2nd. 1st Jean Grace 30pts. 2nd Rose Brophy 28pts. 3rd Mgt Comerford 27pts c/b. 4th Anne Phelan 27 pts c/b. 5th Mary Carew 27pts Tuesday June 7th Valerie Doyle Qualifier (Categories). Div 1 Ann Wemyss 31pts (14) Div 2 Noelle O’Driscoll 38pts (22). Div 3 Anne Phelan 36pts (35). Div 4. Ann Needham 36pts (43) 9 Hole 1st Maura Holden 21pts (20) 2nd Helen Tuite 16pts (22) Thursday June 9th the Kilkenny Senior Ladies visited Callan Golf Club for a very friendly but competitive 12 hole competition. This event has been on hold due to the restrictions of the past number of years. It was very well supported with over 70 ladies taking part. The rain bucketed down early in the morning leaving many ringing the o ice to check if the course was open. It must have been the Statue of Prague that gave Mary our Senior Ladies Captain full faith that the rain was to let up around 10.30 am. and accurately so it ceased. The camaraderie was visible to all both on the course and in the club house a erwards where some friendships were renewed and the chatter could be heard wa ing down the avenue to the front entrance. Results: 1st Marie O’Riordan. Breda Comerford, Ann Gunning 56pts. 2nd Breda Costello, Marie Costello, Mary Brown 53pts. 3rd Berna Walsh, Una Crowley, Mary Moynihan 50pts c/b Well done all and thanks to the Kilkenny ladies for joining us. Date for diary: Senior Ladies Outing Gold Coast Thurs July 14th. More information later Next Tuesday will be an 18 Hole stroke TUBORG PREMIER LEAGUE Billy Murphy made a dramatic return to the Tuborg Premier League a er coming back from a holiday in Canada where he and his wife Ann were visiting their daughter. Billy played fantastic darts all night, beating Mick Dwyer in the final in what was a great game to watch. In the last 16 some of the top players in the table were beat by players who were behind them, Cian Cullen beat Michael Meaney in the first of them throwing great darts, Allen Bennet beat Tommy Dalton by the narrowest of margins in another great game with Allen hitting a 127 finish to win the game he needed it as Tommy was on 32 a er having a 14 darter and taking out a 143 . Liam O Brien played the current leader of the league David Murphy and he played unreal beating David 3 legs to 2 hitting 3 great finishes of 79 87 and 82 to clinch the win. Billy Murphy beat Kevin Leahy 3 / 2 , Kevin hit a 13 darter and took out a 147 but Billy was in great form on the night went on to win the game. Local players Mick Dwyer jnr played Micky O Kee e in another good game with Mickey O Kee e going 1 up with a 114 finish but Mick Dwyer winning 3 legs on the trot, hitting a 13 and 14 darter and taking out a 115 to win the game. Shorty Walsh and Eric Boczon had a very good game but Shorty’s experience carried him through with a 3 / 1 win. Local player Kieran Furlong came up against Michael Cummins in the penultimate game of the last 16 , Kieran hit a 14 darter and took out a 105 to win the first leg but Michael played out of his skin to win by 3 legs to 1 , Kieran is up to number 3 on the table at the moment and if he keeps playing the way he is at the moment his turn will come. The last game of the last 16 saw Jim Shanahan and Kieran Lennon play , Jim from Crettyard County Laios got o the a great start having a 13 darter followed by a 15 darter in which he took out a 128 , Kieran Lennon is not the type of player that lies down and he fought back to win the game by 3 legs to 2 . On to the Q / Final’s , Cian Cullen played a game that had to be seen against Allen Bennet , Allen played one of the best games that I have seen him play with Cian keeping up with him, Allen his a 14 darter and took out a 126 on the Bull , at 2 legs all Allen hit a 180 but Cian hit one straight a er him and then took out 58 to win the game, Cian therefore took out 238 in 5 darts, any professional player would like to do that. Liam O Brien played Billy Murphy in the second Q / Final, Liam didn’t play as well as he did in his last game and su ered for it with Billy playing brilliant again. On to the 3rd Q / Final, Mick Dwyer and Shorty Walsh locked horns in a brilliant game, Shorty started very well hitting a 13 dart leg but Mick hit back by hitting a 14 darter in the next game, Shorty took the next game, taking out 108 but again Mick took out a 131 for a 15 darter, all down to the last leg and Mick won it throwing great darts. The last Q/ Final was between 2 Waterford players, Michael Cummins and Kieran Lennon, both were at the top of their game and played great stu , Michael Cummins came out on top in this one hitting a 14 darter and taking out a 120 to win the game but Kieran also took out a 116 and also hit a 14 darter. The first S / Final was between Cian Cullen and Billy Murphy, Billy showed his class winning 3 legs to 1 with Cian missing a shot at a finish that cost him a leg. The 2nd S / Final saw Mick Dwyer jnr against Michael Cummins, again it was a great game with Mick Dwyer beating Michael Cummins by 3 legs to 1 , the leg won by Michael was done in 14 darts but Mick was on top from and cruised in to win. The Final of the 5th Tuborg Premier League was again another great game with both players playing fantastic darts, Mick took the first game Billy took the next leg and the 3rd leg which set him up with the darts in the next leg and he used it to record a fantastic leg which he had a 14 darter to win the game. Billy became the 5th player to win the final so there is nobody who has won 2 finals this year so far. A mention to a few players who are playing well but not getting the break’s at the moment, Liam Murphy from Main Street Stoneyford is playing good darts as is Richard O Hanlon from Waterford, the only Lady player is Gez Quiruga from Dunnamaggin who up to 39 on the table and who’s taking legs o of some of the men. Mick Dwyer snr is also playing great stu as he had the highest check out on the night with a brilliant 152 finish and he also had 2 14 darters . So I will see ye all next Friday night in what is the best darts venue in the Country, Andy’s Bar Ballyhale.

Joe Coyne organiser of the Tuborg Premier League and his great friend Mick ( Flash ) Dwyer snr