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One more swim as Mark returns home AFTER 15 gruelling hours of swimming and battling with currents, stomach aches and self-doubt, Ballymoney swimmer Mark “Cokes” Colclough became the oldest Irishman to swim the English Channel. But he had one more swim to do. The 57-year-old completed the 54km swim in 15 hours and 11 minutes earlier in July. He took on the challenge to raise funds and awareness for Ataxia Foundation Ireland
(AFI) and those living with Friedreich’s Ataxia – an incurable muscle degenerative disease. Throughout the long journey, he was accompanied by his crew – daughter Ella Colclough, John Byrne and Cedrick Mouset – without whom, he said he wouldn’t have been able to complete the challenge. “We often refer to the Channel as a solo swim swim but nobody ever does a swim solo. It is always a team effort and my
crew were phenomenal,” said Mark, after celebrating with a homecoming swim and gettogether on Saturday, July 16, at Ballymoney South Beach. “When I reached the shore in France, something felt unfinished. What felt unfinished was I didn’t get to celebrate it with the people that I loved,” he said. “I was a little bit nervous coming back to meet the people because of their support. I knew how much it meant to them. This is why I felt something
was unfinished in France. It was the most gratifying thing about doing this swim; The community involvement far surpassed me making it to the shore.” The homecoming swim was a lovely day where “so many people from all walks of life chipped in to put on a festival of goodwill”. This included CEO of AFI, Al Young, Chairman of AFI, John Continued on next page
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Captain Eddie Goggins in a MUDRY CAP 232 performing during the 15th annual Bray Air Display recently. Pic: Joe Keogh
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04| news in brief Largest employer plans expansion Wexford’s largest employer – Integer in New Ross – has submitted a planning application for a significant extension on site. On July 14, Integer, trading as Lake Region Medical Limited submitted a planning application to New Ross Municipal District council for a two-storey extension at its Butlersland facility, where almost 1,000 people are employed. The company proposes to build a twostorey (335 sqm) extension to the rear of the existing building. Formerly called Lake Region, Integer opened in Butlersland, New Ross, in 1995 and has been growing its operations ever since.
Window dressing MAGIC and Music is the theme of the 2022 Window Display Competition during the Wexford Opera Festival and businesses are being encouraged once again to participate by decorating their windows during this year’s Festival in October. “The Wexford Festival is deeply appreciative of the support it receives from the business community in the town,” said Festival board member, Karina Daly.
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Calls for compassionate leave for a pet’s passing PJ Gallagher and his dog Stella
DOGS Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity have launched their Not Just a Dog campaign to highlight the devastating effect a dog’s death can have. The charity is appealing to employers to consider offering compassionate leave to employees should their beloved pet pass away. Research carried out by Dogs Trust revealed over half of dog owners felt the grief they experienced after losing their dog was similar to the loss of a family member, with a further 38% stating they
were surprised by how deeply they were affected. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed admitted having more photos of their dogs on their phone than their partner, family or friends so, it comes as no surprise that over 58% said it took them a year or more to come to terms with their dog’s passing. Speaking about the passing of his own dog, Comedian and Broadcaster, PJ Gallagher said: “Is there a greater feeling in the world than coming home to a dog
who is delighted to see you, even though you only popped out to the shops? It’s tough when that’s gone. I had Lylo, my Collie Cross who I adopted from Dogs Trust for 10 fantastic years. “She was my best friend, and I was devastated when I had to say goodbye to her. We need to recognise how crushing it is for dog owners when their dog dies and it’s important that people feel they can talk about it, without being told to get over it, it’s just a dog.” Visit: www. DogsTrust.ie/NotJustADog
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Kelleher and Phil Kilduff – the mother of Mark’s friend Marty, who lives with Friedreich’s Ataxia. “Marty rang me the night before I left and said every stroke is a swim for every Ataxia sufferer. That is what was in my head every stroke, and the solidarity with Al. I think, during those difficult hours, I really swam with him.” “It isn’t about the end, it is about the journey. While the end was the Channel swim, the journey was with this community and AFI and people all around the community that have shown their support,” said Mark. Mark’s fundraiser has raised €40,000 of his €50,000 goal and he’s hoping, with one final push, that they can achieve their final target. With every penny of Mark’s Channel swim costs covered by his sponsor, Errigal Contracts, all of the money raised through the fundraiser will go directly to Ataxia Foundation Ireland. Donations to Mark’s fundraiser can be made at: www.cokeschannelswim.ie.
Eight new GoSafe cameras rolled out in Wexford
AN Garda Síochána have warned drivers of a major expansion of 61 new safety camera zones across the country, eight of which are located in Co Wexford. These are areas where GoSafe speed detection vans will be deployed going forward in a bid to slow traffic down. Gardaí maintain that since their introduction, speed detection cameras operated by GoSafe have resulted in a marked decrease in road deaths, going from 415 in the year 2000 to 137 in 2021. Safety camera zones are identified high risk locations and can include school safety zones, community engagement request zones and road works safety zones. Fatal, serious and minor road traffic collisions are also taken into consideration when identifying potential safety camera zones. The eight new Wexford locations added to the list for speed cameras are: • The R722 at the Milehouse in Enniscorthy. The safety camera zone follows a 3.5km stretch from the Milehouse right into Enniscorthy town. • A 3km stretch along the R772 at Camolin, from St Mogue’s Well past Irish Country Meats.
• The M11 from Frankfort to Moneycross Upper, a stretch of 3.1km. • Just outside Wexford town, a stretch of the N11 from just beyond the Maldron roundabout to moving northwards to just before Kyle Cross has also been designated a safety camera zone. • Towards Ferns, a 2.5km stretch from Clologe to Ballydaniel on the R772. • Further south a stretch along the main R730 Glynn road at a townsland called Muchwood. • A 3.2km stretch of the R736 near Foulksmills, which passes Mythen construction to Rosegarland. • A 2.5km stretch of road at Raheen Mór which passes Oakfield Nursing Home and Courtown Hibs. Supt Thomas Murphy of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau said: “When someone decides to speed they put themselves and members of their community at risk, particularly children, older people, cyclists and other motorists. Our priority is to ensure that the vast majority of people who use the roads responsibly are not put in danger by a minority of reckless drivers who continue to drive at excessive speed.”
Lottery winners ‘playing for years’
THE Wexford family syndicate who won €5,612,385 in the national lotto on Wednesday, June 29, have revealed how they won the life-changing sum. The ecstatic family from Enniscorthy — who wish to remain anonymous — spoke of their disbelief at winning such a massive prize. “We’ve been running the same numbers for 18 years and couldn’t believe it when they actually came up,” they
said. “Our numbers are made up of birthdays and special dates that mean something to all of us. We must have checked the ticket a hundred times between us”. The family of 16 are Ireland’s 6th lotto jackpot winner this year and bought the ticket in the Day Today store in Enniscorthy. “We’re looking forward to clearing our mortgages, changing a few cars and going on holiday,” they said.
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Higher dole pay to avoid ‘income shock’
HIGHER dole payments for workers who lose their jobs are in the pipeline for the next Budget. To avoid the so-called ‘income shock’ of going from a full wage to payments of €208, newly unemployed workers would get higher unemployment benefit to help them adapt. The different rates would be based on individual levels of income and how long a person is unemployed. The system is modelled on the PUP (Pandemic Unemployment Benefit) which ran during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has to bring the proposals to Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath in talks on Budget 2023. “The pandemic has shown you can do the pay-related benefits and people agree on it,” a Government source said . “With pay-related benefits or ‘staggered dole’ you’d get a higher rate of payment for the first period after you lose your job,” they added.
Peadar Golden, Niall Carson and Fiona Brady at Howth Pier at the announcement that has partnered with the world’s largest micro-mobility provider TIER Mobility to launch eBikes in Fingal County. Pic: Leon Farrell
Leah Quish (9) at the launch of Round Up for Ronald McDonald House in Crumlin Hospital. Pic: Andres Poveda
The new rates of dole payments would be based off how much an individual was being paid and how long they have been claiming unemployment benefit. Across Europe, different rates of unemployment benefit
are common practice. The higher rates are usually seen as a way of making sure newly unemployed workers can adjust to a new lower income. It previously emerged that over half of Irish workers are missing out by not claiming the
tax credits that they are entitled to every year. You can claim tax credits or reliefs to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay. There is also a longer-term plan to get early retirees and former carers to take up part-time work being considered.
Road fines set to double after rise in deaths FINES for the most dangerous driving offences are set to be doubled in new plans outlined by Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton. It follows the deaths four people in three separate road traffic incidents on Irish roads during a 24-hour period recently. The Government is set to introduce regulations that will double the fixed charges relating to key road safety offences, including speeding, phone use and non-wearing of seatbelts. This will see the fine for speeding increase from €80 to €160, while the fine for using a mobile phone while driving or for not wearing a seatbelt will double to €120. Fines will also be doubled for other offences that put the safety of vulnerable road users at risk. The announcement was made at the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána’s mid-summer road safety appeal, which urged
Over 65s urged to get booster
THE chair of comparative immunology at Trinity College Dublin has recommended people aged 65 and over get their third Covid booster and the flu jab at the same time. The recommendation for a third booster jab for this age group was made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and endorsed by Interim Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth and accepted by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. Speaking recently to RTÉ’s Today with Philip Boucher Hayes, Professor Clíona
O’Farrelly from TCD said she expects that the latest booster would be rolled out in September. “Getting the two vaccines at the same time would be hugely beneficial,” she said. “The immune system can react against lots of different antigens at the same time.” She said that while the existing booster “isn’t perfect against new and emerging disease” it is “the best vaccine that we have right now”. She insisted that it is “still really good at preventing death and serious disease”.
3,000 bags lost at airport
A Dublin Airport ground handling business had almost 3,000 misplaced bags waiting delivery to their owners, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport was told recently. Sky Handling Partners confirmed that the company had 2,897 misplaced bags at Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus is dealing with around 1,200 missing bags, its chief executive,
Lynne Embleton, told the committee. Ms Embleton told the committee that the airline had 1,200 open files on misplaced baggage, down from a peak of 1,800. She said that around 60% of the bags that are delayed or misplaced are transferring from other airlines to Aer Lingus. “In some cases we have never seen or touched those bags,” she said.
road users to share the roads safely and for drivers to slow down as the peak summer holiday season gets into full swing. This year has seen an increase in road fatalities on the same time last year, with 94 deaths and 673 serious injuries to date in 2022 – a 42% increase in fatalities. Speaking at the launch of the Road Safety Appeal at ATU Donegal, Minister Naughton said the number of incidents on Irish roads had become alarming. “I am gravely concerned about the high number of deaths on our roads this year,” she said. “We need to act now to stem this increase. We are approaching August, which is typically a very busy time of the year on our roads and as such a high-risk period. Minister Naughton said August is also a busy time for road works and safety upgrades. Last year, August was the worst month for road deaths in a decade, with 22 deaths recorded.
Wait time for NCT soars over backlog
MOTORISTS in some parts of the country face waiting until next year to book their National Car Test (NCT) as demand soars. An Irish Independent survey found the earliest some motorists in Dublin, Cavan, Kildare, Louth and Meath can book an appointment in their local NCT centre is January 2023. A breakdown of the figures finds the longest wait time in the country is in Drogheda, Co Louth, where the first available appointment booked online is on January 24, 2023. Of the 48 test centres in Ireland, eight only have appointments available next January. These include Dundalk, Cavan, Naas, Navan and Deansgrange, Northpoint and Fonthill in Dublin. The shortest wait time was in Waterford, where a booking could be made almost immediately. Appointments were also available at short notice in Tuam, Co Galway, and Monaghan test centres.
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Councillor demands answers
A Wexford councillor who almost collided with another vehicle on the roundabout beside a ‘monstrosity’ outdoor dining area at the Thomas Moore Tavern in Cornmarket, has demanded that the person responsible for granting permission for the development explain the decision. Independent councillor David Hynes said he almost had an accident driving by the “monstrosity”, of a structure designed for outdoor dining. Members of Wexford Borough District Council were told in March that the council had sought legal advice about the development, which was granted a three-year licence to run from June 2021. However, there is still no evidence of that. “That monstrosity is still there”, Cllr Hynes told the July meeting of the council. “I believe it is a traffic hazard apart from being an eyesore. I had a man knocking on my door who burst a tyre because he had to drive into a pothole going around it. It’s dangerous and it’s not a good idea to leave it there for so long. All we’re told is it was done but nobody knows who did it. I think, as public representatives, we are entitled to know.”
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‘Heartbreak’ as toilets at Carrigfoyle destroyed THERE was shock and outrage among members of the public after toilet facilities installed by Wexford County Council at Carrigfoyle Quarry had been destroyed in an act of arson over the weekend of 23/24 July. A huge amount of work had been done at the quarry and on the mountain trails over the summer, both by the local authority and volunteers of Barntown Heritage Group, who were devastated to discover the smouldering remains of the toilet facilities, which will €10,000 to replace. “An unbelievable site to see on a Sunday morning,” one volunteer said. “This is such a loss to so many people who use these facilities each day. Why would anyone go out of their way to destroy amenities used by so many?” They added that had the fire been set a week before, while we were in the grip of the
heatwave, it could have had untold consequences for the area as large parts of the forest could have gone up in flames. Local Fianna Fáil councillor Garry Laffan was also shocked by the incident.
“This is so heartbreaking for the people like Michael Brazzil and The Barntown Heritage Group who put so much work into the area,” he said. “It would just make your blood boil. This is an area that Wexford should be very proud of and we’re looking to build and expand it year on
year. When something like this happens, it’s just a kick in the teeth for everyone who’s making the effort. If this had happened even two or three days beforehand, we were in the midst of a heatwave and the whole mountain could have gone up in flames. It’s a scary thought,” he added .
€5k boost for Menapians AC
wexford’S Menapians Athletic Club, County winners in the recent Texaco Support for Sport initiative, has been presented with a cheque for €5,000, which will be used to reserve venues and fund equipment for its proposed Wexford Summer League, an undertaking aimed at getting young athletes involved in the sport. Established in 2001, Menapians AC is a progressive athletics club with a diverse membership in terms of age and ability “from young to old, from joggers to Olympians”. With training
provided at various locations – including Rosslare Strand, Wexford CBS and Enniscorthy Sports Hub – the club maintains a prominent presence across the county. Under the scheme the presentation was made to the Club by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand. Now in its second year, the Texaco Support for Sport initiative sees an annual fund of €130,000 set aside for allocation in equal amounts of EUR5,000 to successful applicants.
67 homes for Coolcotts
A NEW housing development will see 67 names removed from the local authority housing list in the coming months, it has been confirmed by the council. Páirc an Aird in Coolcotts is a development of 67 units, consisting of 25 two-storey, three-bed houses; 4 fourbed, three-storey houses; 7 two-bed, two-storey houses; 6 two-bed bungalows; 21 two-bed apartments and 4
one-bed apartments. Built by local construction company Bawn Developments, the development will be managed by approved housing body Clúid Housing Association and will house tenants assigned from Wexford County Council’s housing list. Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council George Lawlor says that he expects all units to be occupied by mid October.
Charities benefit from ALDI
A TOTAL of six Wexfordbased charities and community groups have become the latest beneficiaries of ALDI’s Community Grants programme, with each charity receiving a €500 grant from the ALDI store teams in County Wexford. Receiving the €500 grants are Wexford Marine Watch, Raheen National School, Irish Red Cross, Talk to Tom and Blue Dolphins Special Olympic Club. Wexford People Helping People received multiple nominations from ALDI’s Wexford-based employees, receiving a €1,000 bursary grant. ALDI’s programme helps fund local charities and community organisations that contribute vital work and services in their local communities. Each local charity supported is chosen by ALDI employees, so it goes to groups staff are passionate about. Receiving charities and organisations range from rescue teams to animal sanctuaries, cancer support to mental health support, or any charitable organisation that resonates with ALDI colleagues.
Wexford raises €6k for Ukraine
Wexford town street collections raised €6,000 for humanitarian work in Ukraine which has been divided between Amnesty International, UNICEF and a local support group. Cheques for €2,500 each were presented to Amnesty and UNICEF while €1,000 was handed over to Alan Murphy of the Rosslare Harbour Ukraine Support Group. Colm O’ Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland was delighted to accept a cheque from Trish Robinson and Lorraine Smyth of the local Amnesty group when he visited Wexford town. Meanwhile, Vivienne Parry, Head of Advocacy at UNICEF Ireland thanked the Wexford group for their “tremendous fundraising work”. Local group coordinator Ms Robinson thanked members of the public for their generous response to the Ukraine appeal and the volunteers who went out collecting in what was wet weather over a weekend of fundraising.
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Rail travel a joy? Tell that to air show to the Dart escapers!
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o the people who devise advertisements for Irish Rail ever travel on the trains? Were any of them caught in the chaos surrounding the Bray Air Display when passengers trapped in a stationary, poorly ventilated Dart, forced open the doors and escaped along the track? If so, did they ponder the wisdom of their current ads which bathe rail travel in a glow of nostalgia, urging people to “rediscover the joy of the train”. They are clever advertisements. They feature illustrations of modern families on apparently modern trains, but manage, nevertheless, to convey an image from a pleasant past, the 1950s maybe. The radio version is read in the sort of voice that used to deliver
Michael Wolsey
the Pathé news bulletins, which were shown in cinemas of that era. I say ‘apparently’ modern trains, because there is one big difference - the trains in the ads are not crowded.. The campaign also features posters. One shows two young men occupying four seats at a table where they are being served coffee by a smiling attendant. Another shows a family of four boarding a train from a near-deserted platform at what looks like Connolly Station. In another poster we see a mother and two children occupying four seats across a table on which they have placed a small package of sandwiches. One of the happy children is taking a picture through a spotless window. The table and seats across the corridor are empty. On a real train, there would
be at least four people sitting at the table opposite, but you wouldn’t be able to see them because of the passengers standing in the corridor. To make room for their sandwiches the family would probably have had to clear away the remains of somebody else’s lunch and a couple of empty beer cans. The window would be too grimy for a picture to be taken. At the real Connolly Station, the platform would be packed with passengers shoving their way onto the train in the hope of getting a seat. They may have made a reservation, but if they aren’t prompt there’s a good chance somebody will have beaten them to it. On a real train the jolly pals would be very lucky to have their coffee delivered by a smiling waitress. Few trains offer a trolley service and those that do sometimes have to cancel it because they are too crowded to
allow movement up and down the corridors. These posters are displayed at railway stations and on some trains. So the unfortunate passengers stranded on Darts near Bray may have suffered the further misfortune of being exposed to this nonsense. The Air Display Darts debacle was an exceptional event which we hope won’t be repeated. But at any busy time overcrowding is common on Iarnród Eireann’s trains. It ceased when Covid was on the rampage and is back with the return of commuters and summer travel. Overcrowded trains are not a feature advertising copywriters can boast about, but they should not blatantly misrepresent the situation. The ads they produce are almost as annoying as Irish Rail’s service. Three years ago they came up
with a slogan to the effect that the trains were so good that passengers didn’t want to get off. In truth, they were (and are) often so crowded you could hardly get on. Before that there was the campaign with the infamous slogan,‘We’re not there yet, but we’re getting there’, which added insult to injury for thousands of passengers stuck on trains that were running late or not running at all. Irish Rail needs more trains and more carriages . It also needs more track and more platforms. Its problems can’t be solved instantly and some of them are issues for government, rather than the company. Like the trains, progress is slow. But Iarnród Eireann can’t solve the problems by pretending they don’t exist. We need a better service, not ads pretending we already have one.
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WILDLIFE
with Justin Ivory
Super Swarms!
Flying ants emerging from a colony in my back garden (Photo Justin Ivory) We have arrived at the time of the year when the media is full of sensationalist headlines about invasions of flying ants of apocalyptic and biblical plague proportions! Relax! Flying ant season is here. It is a perfectly natural, normal, and harmless annual phenomenon. Flying ants are known as alates. In most cases the flying ants we see are the sexually mature queens and males of the Black Garden Ant (Lasius niger). The larger individuals are the queens. These annual swarming events coincide with periods of hot, humid and calm weather, and typically happen in July and August. In the weeks leading up to a swarming event you often see heaps of soil appearing above the colony nests. In an ant colony the queen lays eggs, most of which develop into female workers. When the colony is ready the queen produces new, virgin queens and males. These both have wings. The swarming events are these males (drones) and virgin queens (princesses) leaving the colony. Other colonies in the area are also doing the same at the same time. The drones and princesses scatter on exit to maximise the chances of mating between different colonies. This reduces inbreeding and maintains genetic diversity. The larger winged females can often be seen flying joined together with a smaller winged male in what is referred to as the nuptial flight. Females will mate with several males. After mating the males die. Mated queens will chew off their wings and go about establishing a new colony at a suitable nest site. The sperm a queen receives during her nuptial flight is enough for her to lay fertilised eggs for her whole lifetime. A queen could live upto 15 years and lay thousands of eggs in that time. Flying in such large numbers offers protection against predators and increases the chances of reproduction. Swarming days provide a welcome protein feast for gulls, swifts, house martins, swallows and other birds and animals. visiting Ireland in larger groups the same could happen here.
ninenottomiss book of the week
tv show of the week
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Waterford’s Maritime World by John Mannion
the great Channel 4, Wednesday August 3, 10.00pm
Where The Crawdads Sing Cinemas nationwide
IN October 1750 Walter Butler, a Waterford sea captain, purchased a ship in the port of Bordeaux and had it refitted there before loading it with wine, brandy and other French produce for his home port. Renamed the Catherine after his wife, the ship spent the winter in Waterford where Butler and his men prepared for a voyage to Newfoundland. The ledger contains the most detailed description of a Waterford ship, shipmaster and crew for the eighteenth century and is a record of everyday economic exchanges with merchants, traders, artisans and labourers in Waterford city.
FOR history buffs, sort of . . . The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. It’s a modern love story that incorporates historical facts, sort of . . . in a story of an idealistic, romantic young girl (Elle Fanning), who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult). Hoping for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change.
KYA (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is known in her small town as ‘Marsh Girl’ after she was left to fend for herself at a young age and has now become a gifted naturalist and writer. She is now also accused of murder and with the help of her lawyer (David Straithairn), she must answer the town’s charges and free herself once again. ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ was a publishing success in 2018 but the movie opts for the most basic and obvious interpretation and has no real sense of depth. Still, the legions who did love the book will flock to the cinemas in their droves, as they always do for big adaptations.
stream of the week
RECIPE of the week
album of the week
AriesFor about six weeks, you’re exceptionally passionate. Go for fun and romance. Step up artistic efforts. Practice your game. TaurusInvent inspiring domestic plans. Improve your living conditions over 45 days. Put your back into it! GeminiYou’re intent on getting the whole story over six weeks, with Mars in Leo. Research, study and explore. Dig into a fascinating subject. CancerProfit from your actions, with Mars in Leo over about 45 days. It’s easy to spend too. Your work and cash flow get energized. LeoDevelop your leadership. With Mars in your sign, you’re especially strong and confident over about six weeks. Take action on personal goals and dreams.
the gray man Netflix SOMEHWERE between Bond and Bourne lies ‘The Gray Man’ the latest character from The Russo Brothers, and their biggest budgeted film since they redefined modern cinema with the two most recent ‘Avengers’ films, blowing, by all accounts, some $200m on this. Apart from a serious amount of cars being wrecked and a hefty insurance bill, it’s hard to see where the money went. Oh, and flights. Lots of flights. You’ll need to grab the globe down from your shelf to keep up with all the needless locations Ryan Gosling gets to. A thrilling — if at times corny — enough affair for a Friday night in.
day out of the week
beyonce Zesty haddock with crushed Renaissance potatoes & pease www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/zesty-haddockBEYONCE finally revealed the tracklist for her crushed-potatoes-peas upcoming album, Renaissance, to the drooling fans just over a week ahead of its release on CRUSHING potatoes? No idea why. But it July 29th. The singer’s seventh studio album does make a nice bed for a piece of fish includes 16 tracks, with the newly released nonetheless, in this case a piece of zesty club banger ‘Break My Soul’ serving as the haddock, perfect for the summer evenings. Cover the potatoes in cold water, bring to the sixth track. ‘Virgo’s Groove’ is the longest song of the album with a runtime of six minutes boil, then turn to a simmer. Cook for 10 mins and eight seconds. In times when track listing until tender, adding peas for the final min of rarely matters to people who simply add what cooking. Drain and roughly crush together, they like to their own favourites, it’s testament adding plenty of seasoning and — the trick to the Queen B that people care. Adele had —1 tbsp oil. The fish takes just 2-3 minutes to force Spotify to take the shuffle off her last each side, so the potatoes stay warm. album. Just try and shuffle Beyonce.
gig of the week
challenge of the week
VirgoPlan, invent and dream. Clear the past from your space to prepare for what’s next. Exercise and meditate. LibraShare the load and get farther. Teamwork handles the heaviest burdens over the next six weeks, with Mars in Leo. Together, anything’s possible. ScorpioAdvance your career boldly, with Mars in Leo for about six weeks. Pour energy into achieving your goals, and a rise in status is possible. Sagittarius-
Explore, study and satisfy your curiosity. With Mars in Leo, your wanderlust calls you out. Travel to exotic destinations. CapricornLucrative ventures arise over the next 45 days, with Mars in Leo. Monitor the budget. Profit through coordinated action.
Skyline Tour at Croke Park — FREE!!! www.crokepark.ie/tours/skyline/10th-birthday. ie SUMMER 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Skyline Tour at Croke Park. Originally opened in 2012, the Skyline attraction is a thrilling 17-storey high rooftop tour suspended over the pitch of Croke Park. The team at the GAA Museum at Croke Park are taking the celebrations to new heights with a ‘Tours on the House’ party on Friday 5th of August. For one day only, tours of Croke Park’s famous rooftop will be literally ‘on the house’ or free of charge but must be booked online in advance. Tickets are first come first served; limit of five tickets per person (book via link above).
anne gildea — How To Get The Menopause And Enjoy It Venues nationwide, see: www.annegildea.com Anne Gildea is waxing her moustache, slathering on the Oestrogel and boiling with excitement about bringing her hilarious new show on the road. Join her on this fabulous, informative, wet-your-pants excursion through one of life’s last great mysteries – The Menopause! What is it? Why does it happen? How come some women sail through it and it turns others into off-the-scale nutjobs? Catch this hilarious show — touring nationwide until the end of the year.
Annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk www.memorywalk.ie Comedian Neil Delamere and beauty expert and entrepreneur Pamela Laird invite to make every step count for the third successive Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, proudly supported by Irish Life, which is taking place nationwide on Sunday, September 18th, during World Alzheimer’s Month 2022. The Let’s Walk Together is a family event and entry prices are €8 for kids and €20 for adults. You can register for your participant pack and T-shirt at the link above.
AquariusEnergize shared goals with your partner. Work together and get farther, with Mars in Leo. Lean on each other. Provide physical support. Engage in collaborative action. PiscesWork faster and make more money for the next 45 days. Power into a project, with Mars in Leo. Get results through direct action.
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We take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was in the news this month in years gone by
Evening Her25/07/1938
Freemans Jrn 23/07/1857
Sunday Ind ..25/07/1926
Freemans Jrn , 31/07/1861
Irish Ind 06/07/1949
Irish Press 18/07/1986
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