kilkenny reporter - 24 april 2013

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 2013

Kilkenny Reporterwww.kilkennyreporter.ie T: 056 7795051 E: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 2013

Kilkenny ReporterT: 056 7795051 E: [email protected]

Beware: The gloves are off:Big Brother is watching you

GARDA CAUSE: Thousands are behind our Gardai in their battle with Government. Local man Jim Delaney, pictured at City Hall, rallied the troops » See Page 8

TD’S HOME HIT: MEDICINE OF FEAR IS SICKENING » SEE PAGE 9

WEDDING BELLES: Marie Hickey and Yvonne Maher enjoyed a wedding fair extravaganza at Mount Juliet

» See Page 2

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» GO TO PAGE 16 FOR A LITTER DRIVE ON LOCAL CAR ROADS »

Cameras: It’s blanket coverageas litter hot beds are exposedJIMMY [email protected]

Volunteer foot soldiers who cleaned up local car roads. Inset: Mounds of dirt in a field at the Circular Road

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Eva McSweeney at the Mount Juliet Wedding Fair Pic: Donal Foley

Richard and Anna for world art show

Richard Mosse at the launch


It’s going home: ‘The Last Rose of Summer’

Kilkenny CBS Lottery

Thomas Moore


Jim Delaney: Happy to support Gardai Pic: Donal Foley

Over 3,400 sign up for the Gardai

Our hospice is right on track

JIMMY [email protected]

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TD’s home hit: Medicine of fear is sickening threat

EXCLUSIVEJIMMY RHATIGAN

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Deputy dog: John

McGuinness and German

Shepherd Mikey

Pic: Donal Foley


Peter Funchion, Callan who won the County Senior 40x20 Handball Title, his first year in the division

Murry brilliance at Kyteler’s and Cleere’s

Personal demons: John Murry The Kilkenny Roots Festival


Thomastown

Mobile Library

Ferrybank

Castlecomer

Loughboy

John’s Quay

Urlingford

Katie and Siobhan Murphy, Melville Heights, Loughboy

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A brand new deal for the old

Fantastic show by our martial arts kids

Karate champ: Gary O’Farrell


A strong Callan link in Aldi chain

Quiz night for Grow

Students of Bunscoil McAuley Rice enjoy a break from class

Sweet tooth: Three year old David Walton was clinging on to his bag of sweets as Henry Shefflin signs his jersey


Our dirt busters sweep to further success

Happy to helpLoading up time

Family supporterThree for trees

Ladies work in tandem



Family pride: Champs of bow and boxing

Bullseye: Brilliant arrow by Gavyn Concentration is vital

Family affair: From left, Jenny, Gavyn and Gwen


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In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

A blast from the past...

Church renovation fund gets boost from charityTHE local church renovation fund has acknowledged a gen-erous donation of €1,000 from the Charity Shop, Chatsworth Street.

Fast boxA TOTAL of €1,601 was donated this year through Trocaire Family

Fast Boxes. The money will go to the poorest people in the world.

Garda complaintsOUR local Gardai have pointed out that they have received complaints in relation to park-ing issues around the town. There will be close monitoring of the following issues:

Double parking outside

schools; parking on double yel-low lines; parking in disabled bay without valid permit; park-ing in loading bays; parking in bus bays; parking on foot-paths outside Discovery Park; U-turns on the main street, especially at schools.

Gardai are asking people to park with care and avoid the issuing of tickets which cost

money at a time when every Euro counts.

Local lottosGOLF €17,800; GAA €4,800.

Boys’ BrigadeTHE Boys’ Brigade Midland District Service is in St Mary’s Church, Castlecomer on April 28, 3.30pm.

The collection is in aid of the

Boys’ Brigade Development Fund. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the local hall. There will be no morning service in St Mary’s on that Sunday.

Cloneen CamogieCABARET in aid of Cloneen Camogie Club is in Ryan’s Pub, Clogh on April 27.

Last RoseA CONCERT, ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ will be in Jenkinstown Park, June 22, 8pm. The con-cert will be in the original walled garden area within Jenkinstown Woods.

Parking will be in the field below the venue. Tickets, €20, available at www.ticketmaster.ie

Music and song after the turf is cut

Lonely days past

Donie thanks Reporter readers


For the Reporter

By Tim RyanOireachtas Correspondent

Phelan seeks extension over mobility process

Our farmers are due €10 million

Record price: Ted Donohoe

Land fetches €18,300 an acre

Lyrath Estate Hotel Kilkenny, shortlisted in 3 categories at the Irish Restaurant Awards 2013

God bless our cancer teams

THESE ARE THE REAL HEROES OF OUR CITY AND

COUNTY AND WE WISH THEM GOD’S BLESSING AS THEY

CONTINUE TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD

OF THOSE WHO ARE HIT BY CANCER

“

‘The drinks industry is grooming child drinkers’

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WE ARE IN A CATCH 22, A

CONUNDRUM WHICH, IN SPORTING TERMS, HAS SPORT KICKING OR PUCKING IN ONE

DIRECTION AND HEALTH PLAYING THE

OPPOSITE WAY.SO WHO DO WE LISTEN TO? OR,

MORE PERTINENTLY, TO WHOM SHOULD

WE LISTEN? THE ANSWERS WILL OF

COURSE DEPEND ON WHO YOU ASK

“JIMMY RHATIGAN

&CommentOpinion

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Laughter in CourtSEAN HURLEY

Sitting in judgment


Lifestyle factorsPrevention

Sharing could be key to farm success

Learning time for farmers

It’s ‘Job Shadow’ day for 40 locals

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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Mayor Seán Ó hArgáin and Noreen Murphy with job students Pics: Donal Foley

Paddy Ryan, Market Cross Shopping Centre, High Street, with T.T. Nolan and Ger Griffin

From left, John Boland, John English, John Doran and Jimmy Coyne


Terrific teens show business brilliance

St Brigid’s College student is top snapperJIMMY RHATIGAN

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From left, Lonan O’Beirne, Chair Educational Committee, Aine Ni Chonaire, muinteoir Coláiste Pobail Osraí, ‘Get the Kit’ promoters, Katie Ní Fhaoileáin, Éabha Ní Shluain, and Gwyneth Atkinson Ní Loinsigh, Vincent Reynolds, Chair, Enterprise Boards Network, Dermot Doyle, Controller of Patents and Denis McCarthy, President Irish Trade Marks and Copyrights

Presentation of senior award by Lonan O’Beirne and Vincent Reynolds to Stephen Agar

Local representatives in intermediate, KLA Hair Products Aoife Ní Chorra, Cáit Nic Craith, Liza Ní hUrthuile, Coláiste Pobail Osraí

From left, Liam Cahill, Donal Byrne, Mark Sedgwick Deputy Mayor John Coonan, Kieran White, White’s Pharmacy, Dr John Cuddihy and Tadhg Leonard

First prize winner Aisling Kenny, St Brigid’s College, Callan and Tadgh Leonard, Nikon Pics: Donal Foley

The winning photo

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The Rower U8s in Croke Park in 2011


Children’s Choir in St Canice’s Cathedral

The confirmation ceremony begins Pics: Donal Foley

Occasion of beauty JIMMY RHATIGAN

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Happy children in full voice


Sarah Nolan, Dylan Butler and Stephen Delahunty

The Curry family The Brennan family, Bennettsbridge

The Dunne family, Newpark

The Dunne family, Ballycallan

Elaine Hurley and Adam Quigley Gemma and Lauren Hehir Annie McEvoy and Caroline Phelan

for local families

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From the Watergate to the rest of world!

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Colourful, superb, a gypsy beauty on wheels

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and parish lotto

Right: A gypsy dream on wheels

The inside of the caravan

Elegant: 1930 Morris Minor

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Big hitters: Padraic O’Connor and Daniel Stapleton

Urlingford: A boxing club of proud punch

Good advice: Milkmen will have to show bottle

From left, James Twomey, Pat Dillon, Aisling Meehan, Seamus Quigley and Kevin Twomey

Jerry Twomey, James Ryan, Tony Pettit, Pat Dillon, John Fitzgerald, Andrew Doyle TD, Jim Treacy and Kevin O’Dowd Pics: Donal Foley


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Kilkenny Soccer Fixtures

The Rangers are fighting to save skinsJIMMY RHATIGAN

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SOCCER with

In good spirits

after cup

Local girls do us proud

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Belgian artist for Watergate Gallery

Great occasion for hurling: And a pay day too for our city

ARTS UPDATE

Walter Walsh leaves David Collins trailing

Lester Ryan puts the shackles on Andrew Smith Colin Fennelly outwits Iarla Tannian

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