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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 2013

Kilkenny ReporterT: 056 7795051 E: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 2013

Kilkenny ReporterT: 056 7795051 E: [email protected]

Joe’s Crock of Gold

RUSSIAN ROULETTE ON ROADS AS BOY RACERS PUT LIVES AT RISK » P22

LOVE BALLOON: A balloon of love reminded of relatives and friends who lost their lives through addiction. Local girl Amelie Foley supported a drugs’ awareness ceremony. » Story and pics page 84&85

14,000 Reporter newspapers distributed every week

» Story Page 16

HORSE POWER: It was novel, exciting too, and it gets The Reporter vote. Local friends, Gillian Hennessy, left, on Stanley, and Fiona Dalton, on Bono, went to vote on Friday, on horse back! » Story and pic page 25

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INSIDE YOUR

THIS WEEK

NEWSOur solicitors are gone to pot!

SEE PAGE 17

SPORTOur GAA expert Pat Treacy predicts a Clara/Shamrocks senior county final

SEE PAGES 114-117

Hip hop for kids

A photo finish

Locals head to Dublin

Cheers to set dancers

Kilkenny CBS Lottery

Tom Tennyson in his Chevrolet

Tom enjoys the Foyle Run in classic style

Reporter Briefs

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WOMEN running or managing small businesses are being invited by Kilkenny County Enterprise Board to National Women’s Enterprise Days, October 16 and 17 Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise. The event offers advice, networking and mentoring.

Key speakers include Ramona Nicholas, Founder of Cara Pharmacy Group and RTE Dragons’ Den.

Successful female entrepreneurs who are featured ‘Case Studies’ are Rosaria Piseri, AlgAran, Donegal, Mags Kirwan, Goatsbridge Trout Farm in County Kilkenny; internationally acclaimed milliner Davina Lynch, Cavan and Pauline Naughton of P and G Cards, Roscommon.

Formal networking events will be held on both days with Caitlin O’Connor facilitating Accelerating Performance, Networking and ‘Referral Strategies’ while Catherine Moonan will give advice on how to achieve the ‘Perfect Pitch’.

Team of mentorsFiona Deegan, CEO Kilkenny

County Enterprise Board said: “The Board supports female entrepreneurship and

development of micro and small businesses at local level. Whether you are thinking of starting a new business or wish to expand your existing business, the Board, can provide advice, information and guidance.”

Mentors include John Clarke, brand building consultant; Ron Connell, ‘Business Doctor’; Margaret Daly, Consultant and Mentor; Barra Flynn, BFL Training and Development; Sandra Hennessy, Digital Marketing; Suzanne Hoey, Web Development; Gillian Horan, Business Branding; Elaine

Hyland, Business Mentor; Evan Mangan, founder Marketing Crowd; Rob Marr, founder Catalyst; Theresa Mulvihill, Marketing and Business Consultant and Yvonne Scully. Consultant.

Women’s days are Co-funded by the European Social Fund with support from the Department of Justice and Equality.

Fee of €100 allows half day attendance on October 16, including supper, and full day, including lunch, October 17.

Booking forms from www.nwed.ie or through County Enterprise Board.

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New airport CEO is a real high flier

Top man: Desmond O’Flynn

New Pembroke staff

Intern trio to join hotel staff


Investigations continue in the city’s Vicar Street

From left, Leah Dowd, Flair Beauty, Karina Gibbons, Peter Marks, Karen Morrissey, Hype Model Management, Roisin McGarry, Health Express Pharmacy

A question of style at MacDonagh


Minister Phil gives the nod for €146,100

Oral Irish for adults and teens

Tiger Kazzaz, aged 3, Sarah, aged 13, and Darragh Cuddihy, aged 9, swop scarves

Charity call: Doff your caps to the scarf girls!


Bingo: Comedy is his forte

Budget briefing in Piltown

Reporter Briefs

John Paul pictured with St Kieran’s College students Conor Quinlan, David Prendergast, Cathal O’Neill, Sean Mulholland, Diarmaid Hickey Pic: Dylan Vaughan

Good idea over elections may not win kids’ votes!


Local man died in Waterford

John Furlong

Bobby Bibby

Raimie Foran

Kathleen O’Driscoll

Jack Maher

Eily Murphy

Rosaleen Fitzgerald

Patrick Ryan

Patricia McGuinness

Anne Gaule

PJ Brett

Marie O’Farrell

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Our future

Driving force: City and County Manager Joe Crockett

Gung ho: Our proud city shows bottle in the battle to create jobsJIMMY RHATIGANJIMMYRHATIGAN@ GMAIL.COM

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Gillian and Fiona: Girls of grit

Brave horse women get The Reporter vote!

Friends in food?: From left, auctioneers Ed Donohoe and Andy O’Keeffe, with solicitors Tim Kiely, Poe, Kiely, Hogan, Lanigan and Emer Foley, Reidy, Foley

JIMMY [email protected]

Our solicitors are gone to pot!JIMMY RHATIGAN

[email protected]


Over 8,000 in prison: A ‘fine’ state of affairIn the Oireachtas

By Tim RyanOireachtas Correspondent

John Paul Phelan Phil Hogan


DUBLINTel: 01 639 2966www.conservatoryconversionsireland.com

Enda’s own goal!

Russian Roulette is a dangerous game to play

LATE NIGHT LUNACY ON

WHEELS, EXCESSIVE SPEEDING AND

WILD STUNTS ON LOCAL ROADS,

THE SCREECHING OF BRAKES AND THE

REVELLING ROARS OF YOUNG

PARTICIPANTS, LEADS TO

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Mary Lou struck blow for women in politics

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LOU WAS WELL AHEAD IN ANY

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OR EVEN FOUR POINTS

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By Rhiannon Jones

Wheelchairs are not comfortable!

Letters to the Editor

Victims of their own excess – Review of Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

A crash scene: Boy racers court injury, or worse

A brush with death as boy racers urged to stopJIMMY RHATIGAN

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Regina Nathan

Sacred classics at St Canice’s Cathedral

Our Miriam edits hospice masterpiece

At the book launch were contributors Moya Doherty, Riverdance, former GAA commentator Michael Ó Muircheartaigh and editor Miriam Donohoe

From left, Irish Hospice Foundation CEO, Sharon Foley, Chair of the Irish Hospice Foundation Board Jean McKiernan, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Miriam Donohoe and book project director Anne Marie Taylor.

Miriam with her family, Catherine Murray, John Murray and Stephen Murray


Cup cake kids: Savour Kilkenny girls, Lauren Hennessy, aged 13, left, and Katy Mullins, aged 16

Tasty, rewarding: Cup cakes and apple tarts

Green competition will have our primary schools going for a song!

PLANNING NOTICES


In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

A blast from the past....

WELL DONE to local man An-thony Owens who has won the €9,400 jackpot in the Erin’s Own GAA Club lotto. The new jackpot will be €2,000.

There is still €20,000 up for grabs in the Castlecome Golf Club Lotto. Jackpot in the Co-nahy Shamrocks GAA Club Lotto is €8,700. All local lotto tickets are available at The Lime Tree Bistro.

Theatre lovers

Local theatre lovers are re-minded that ‘Phantom and the Musicals’, a West End produc-tion, will be at the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, on Sunday, October 13. Tickets: 056-77-61674.

Looking for work?

Anyone looking for extra in-come should contact Castle-comer Area Oriflame which is recruiting. Rebecca is on 083-4466668.

Ceili timeThere will be what is being

called a Set Dancing Ceili in Castlecomer Community Hall on November 22. Music is by James Kelliher Ceili Band. Con-tact Moira on 085-8161889.

‘Comer Rebels

Castlecomer Rebels have

congratulated the local Banner on a great win in the All-Ireland final, a win which the Cork-born say was well deserved over the two games.

Set dancing classes

Classes have resumed at the community hall every Monday, 8pm to 10pm. All are welcome.

Defib group‘Comer Community De-

fibrillator Group thanks all who supported their churchgate collection. Two CPR/AED training courses are planned for October 6 and 17, 087-2936209

for information and bookings.

College courses

Kilkenny Campus of NUI Maynooth at St. Kieran’s College, College Road, Kilken-ny is still accepting applica-tions for the following courses: Teastas Eorpach na Ghaeilge (Teg), Irish language course (Level A2); NUI Certificate in Addiction Studies; NUI Certificate in Psychology; NUI Certificate in Return to Learning; Short course in Lit-erature: French Short Fiction; Postgraduate Certificate in Arts in Healthcare Settings.Contact: Campus on 056 7775910 or E-mail www.nuim.ie/kilkenny.

A Castlecomer McCalmont Cup soccer team of yesteryear Photo courtesy of Charlie McCarthy, Clogh

Anthony Owens hits €9,400 GAA Lotto jackpot

Michael Wolsey

Who needs a doctor when there’s snake oil on tap?

THIS WEEK I OVERHEARD A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO WOMEN WHO HAD DECIDED

TO REJECT THE ANTI-FLU INJECTIONS THEIR EMPLOYER HAD ARRANGED TO HAVE

DISPENSED AT THEIR WORKPLACE. “SURE YOU KNOW,’’ SAID ONE, ‘’IT’S THOSE JABS THAT GIVE

YOU THE FLU.’’

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People in pictures Pics: Noel Hoyne

Happy man: Christy Murray on John Street

On skates: Lisa Prendergast, Gowran and Morgan Kelly, Dungarvan

Naho Koizumi and Miskal Naka at The Parade on Friday

Retired army man Paddy HorohanRockin’ outside Essaness Music, David James Glendon


People in pictures Pics: Noel Hoyne

Texas man Fred Cauble, a welcome visitor

Butts friends Paddy Shelly and Ger Barry have a chat

The Oregon Trio, Mallory Malot, Miriam and Elizabeth Crowhurst

Tony Lacey and Billy Dunphy walking their dogs, Boycie and Buddy

Every Little helps: Pat Little collecting for the Migraine Association of Ireland

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To bee or not to bee? That is a serious question

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Simple steps to a

HealthyLifestyle

You hear a lot about living a healthy life-style, enough that the phrase ‘healthy lifestyle’ may be

one we’d like to permanently retire. The problem is, that phrase describes the life we need to live if we want to feel good and look good. So, what does it actually mean? Well, there are the obvious things that describe a healthy person: He or she doesn’t smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats healthy foods and exercises on a regu-lar basis. It sounds so simple, it’s funny just how hard it is to do all of those things in our current world.

The good news is, you don’t

have to change everything at the same time. In fact, the trick to healthy living is mak-ing small changes. Take more steps each day, adding fruit to your cereal, having an extra glass of water or saying no to that second helping of buttery mashed potatoes. So, what else can you be doing to live healthy? Your first order of business is to start exercising.

ExerciseOne of the biggest reasons we’re have a weight problem these days is because we sit around too much. We know we need to exercise, but we have so many excuses not to do it. We’re too busy, don’t

know where to start, we’re not motivated or we’re afraid we’ll injure ourselves or we’re afraid that exercise has to be vigor-ous for what our bodies can handle. The truth is, everything counts and the more you move, the healthier you’ll be.

It’s great if you can spend time exercising - Meaning you’re sweating, working in your target heart rate zone and/or doing something to strengthen your body. But it doesn’t always have to be that way. Moderate activities like chores, gardening and walking can make a difference.

Just adding a little move-ment to your life can:Reduce the risk of heart disease,

stroke and diabetesImprove joint stabilityIncrease and improve range of movementHelp maintain flexibility as you ageMaintain bone massPrevent osteoporosis and fracturesImprove mood and reduce symp-toms of anxiety and depressionEnhance self esteemImprove memory in elderly peopleReduce stressSo, even if you opt for small changes and a more modest weight loss, you can see the ben-efits are still pretty good. One study has found that just a 10% weight reduction helped obese

patients reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and increase longev-ity. In fact, you don’t even have to have a goal to lose weight, especially if you have trouble stick to a program. Why not focus on being healthy to start and worry about the weight loss once you’ve got some healthy habits under your belt?

Simple Ways to Move Your BodyYou can start the process of being healthy and weight loss now by adding a little more activity to your life. If you’re not ready for a structured pro-gram, start small. Every little bit counts and it all adds up to burning more calories.

Turn off the TV. Once a week, turn off the TV and do some-thing a little more physical with your family. Play games, take a walk...almost anything will be more active than sitting on the couch.

Walk more. Look for small ways to walk more. When you get the mail, take a walk around the block, take the dog for an extra outing each day or walk on your treadmill for 5 minutes before getting ready for work.

Do some chores. Shoveling snow, working in the garden, raking leaves, sweeping the floor...these kinds of activities may not be ‘vigorous’ exercise,

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SIMPLE WAYS THAT LEAD TO AHEALTHY LIFESTYLE


but they can keep you moving while getting your house in order.

Pace while you talk. When you’re on the phone, pace around or even do some clean-ing while gabbing. This is a great way to stay moving while doing something you enjoy.

Be aware. Make a list of all the physical activities you do on a typical day. If you find that the bulk of your time is spent sitting, make another list of all the ways you could move more--getting up each hour to stretch or walk, walk the stairs at work, etc.

Eating WellEating a healthy diet is another part of the healthy lifestyle. Not only can a clean diet help with weight management, it can also improve your health and quality of life as you get older. You can use the new MyPlate to determine how many calories you need and what food groups you should focus on or, if you’re looking for smaller changes, you can use these tips for simple ways to change how you eat:

Eat more fruit. Add it to your cereal, your salads or even

your dinnersSneak in more veggies. Add

them wherever you can--a tomato on your sandwich, peppers on your pizza, or extra veggies in your pasta sauce. Keep precut or canned/frozen veggies ready for quick snacks.

Switch your salad dressing. If you eat full-fat dressing, switch to something lighter and you’ll automatically eat less calories.

Eat low-fat or fat-free dairy. Switching to skim milk or fat free yogurt is another simple way to eat less calories with-out having to change too much in your diet.

Make some substitutes. Look through your cabinets or fridge and pick 3 foods you eat every day. Write down the nutritional content and, the next time you’re at the store, find lower-calorie substitutes for just those 3 items.

Creating a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean drastic changes. In fact, drastic changes almost always lead to failure. Making small changes in how you live each day can lead to big rewards, so figure out what you can to be healthy today.

Movie theaters will talk themselves blue these days trying to convince people

to still bother to come out and see films in dark theaters with other people. But all they re-ally need is Gravity, one of the most captivating and essential big-screen experiences in recent years, and maybe ever. The gripping thriller about two astronauts lost in space could work on a small screen in the-ory, sure. But in a dark theater, with expert sound effects and the stunning visuals surround-ing you, Gravity is like being launched into orbit yourself; it’s transporting and terrifying and, eventually, transcendent.

With its mind-boggling visuals and commitment to the authentic experience of outer space (no sound, no gravity, no oxygen), Gravity is genuinely unlike any film you’ve ever seen before. But its story, from a script written by director Alfonso Cuaron with his son Jonas, is deliberately, sometimes clangingly familiar. You’ve got one astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), a wisecracking veteran on his final spacewalk. And you’ve got the rookie Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), a brilliant and strong-willed scientist who’s understandably nauseous on her first trip into orbit. This odd couple pair has met disaster in

countless types of movies for the last century, but this time it happens to be in space, when a Russian satellite is hit by a mis-sile and the debris comes flying at them at thousands of miles an hour. In space, nobody can help you dodge shrapnel.

The lauded 10-minute unbro-ken shot that opens the film is mesmerizing and thrilling, and leads into the first action sequence, as Stone and Kowal-ski survive the debris field and manage to regroup themselves while overcoming problems that just don’t exist on earth, like the fact that once you start spinning in space, there’s no way to stop yourself. As Cuaron’s camera slips magically inside Stone’s helmet and back out into the distance of space, the visceral experience of the film becomes almost unbear-able; the action sequences of Gravity are designed like a thrill ride, wringing maximum physical response from the audience, and it’s an insanely well-calibrated ride at that. When Stone and Kowalski finally have a chance to catch their breath, you may only then realize you’ve been holding yours as well.

When the film takes the time to develop the characters, al-lowing Stone to talk about her young daughter’s death and Kowalski (Clooney essentially just playing himself in a space-

suit) to talk her through the or-deal, the lighter moments tend to work better than the heavier stuff near the end. Sandra Bullock’s resolutely physical, ferocious performance often says more concisely everything the script stumbles in saying out loud, and many of the film’s best emotional moments-- like her one-sided communication with amateur radio opera-tor back on Earth-- are nearly wordless. The gambit of having the astronauts communicate with “Houston in the blind” allows the characters to narrate essential technical parts of the action, but at several key mo-ments the script doesn’t know to step back-- that Bullock’s face and grim determination to survive say it all.

With its deliberately arche-typal characters and occasion-ally chewy dialogue Gravity feels like a film James Cameron would be lucky to make--an enormous compliment for this technically brilliant, unerringly entertaining thriller. Your mile-age may vary on the film’s more spiritual elements, but Gravity will make you believe in the higher power of movies, of the transformation that happens in a dark room with a giant screen and a story set in a place you couldn’t possibly imagine. See it in IMAX and in 3D and any other way that allows you to block out the rest of the world. Gravity is movie


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Baggage Claim racks up a lot of frequent flier miles criss-crossing the country in the name of finding love. It makes pit stops in Houston, Washington DC, New York City, Baltimore and Los Angeles, but despite all that traveling, it never really arrives anywhere new. It borrows from previous romantic comedies like What’s Your Number?, 27 Dresses and The Wedding Date, and in doing so, is never able to find enough original space to be its own movie. It’s just a retread of con-versations and plot points viewers have seen before. Fortunately, many of those retreads are likable enough to get by. Montana Moore (Patton). She’s a hopeless romantic and in serious need of a rehearsal dinner date; so, she takes a page out of the Anna Faris playbook and decides to loop back around and check out the men she’s already been with. With the help of her good friends/ fellow flight attendants Sam (Adam Brody) and Gail (Jill Scott) and several of her co-workers who handle a variety of airport-related jobs, she begins stalking the former flames and engineering her schedule to bump into as many of the dudes as possible, either by working or taking the same flights. She’s been with more than a handful of men in her day, but there are plenty of highlights including a rising star politician (Taye Diggs), a powerful hotel owner (Djimon Hounsou), an up and coming record producer (Trey Songz) and, of course, her longtime best friend who she doesn’t think of in that way (Derek Luke). Many of these encounters are amusing, enlightening or worthy of a oh-no-he-didn’t, and in them, the film has its single greatest strength. It might be formulaic, but there’s a reason why romantic comedies love incorporating former lovers. It’s an easy way to gener-ate laughs and shoehorn in character development backstory. Baggage Claim isn’t really good by any definition. Its characters aren’t particularly well-developed, and its basic plot isn’t anything anyone would ever consider doing. The film contains one scene that’s so bizarrely shot and weirdly sexual that I’m still convinced it was originally meant to be a dream sequence, and it makes no sense that all of Moore’s ex-boyfriends started crushing life immediately after they separated. At no angle would any objective person look at Baggage Claim and pile on large amounts of unqualified praise. But Baggage Claim is still remarkably average, which, in the world of romantic comedies, means it’s absolutely good enough to watch, given the right mood. Adam Brody and Jill Scott are absurdly wonderful as Montana’s constantly fight-ing co-workers, and there are more than a handful of big smiles to be had here. If you’ve always been annoyed by the overwhelming percentage of marginal romantic comedies that feature Kate Hudson or another generic white girl trying to get her happy ending and have always yearned to see more women of color embroiled in stupid schemes to land men, go ahead and line up for this one.

Get Regular Vaccinations

For optimal health, pets need regular vaccinations against common ills, such as rabies, distemper, feline leukemia, and canine hepatitis.

How often your dog or cat needs to be immunized depends on their age, life-style, health, and risks, says McGeorge, so talk to your vet about the vaccinations that make sense for your pet.

Provide an Enriched Environment

An enriched environment is another key to the long-term health and welfare of your canine and feline friends, says C.A. Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD, a veterinary nutritionist and professor at Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center in Columbus.

Pets need mental stimula-tion, say the pros, which may mean daily walks for your pooch, and scratching posts, window perches, and toys for your cat. It means play time with you, which not only keeps your pet’s muscles toned and boredom at bay, it also strengthens your bond with your four-footed companions.

ID Microchip Your Pet

Lack of identification means as few as 14% of pets ever find their way home after get-ting lost. Fortunately, “micro-chipping allows for the pet to be reunited with its family,” no matter how far away it is when found, Burns says.

About the size of a rice grain, a microchip is inserted under the skin in less than a second. It needs no battery and can be scanned by a vet or an animal control officer in seconds.

Be sure to register the chip ID with the chip’s maker. A

current registration is the vital last step in making certain your pet can always find his way home.

Pets Need Dental Care, Too

Just like you, your pet can suf-fer from gum disease, tooth loss, and tooth pain. And just like you, regular brushing and oral cleanings help keep your pet’s teeth strong and healthy.

“Dental disease is one of the most common preventable illnesses in pets,” Ohio veteri-narian Vanessa Douglas tells WebMD, “yet many people never even look in their pet’s mouths.”

It’s estimated 80% of dogs and 70% cats show signs of dental disease by age three, leading to abscesses, loose teeth, and chronic pain. In ad-dition to regular dental clean-ings by your vet, “periodontal disease can be avoided by proper dental care by owners,” Douglas says. Owner care includes brushing, oral rinses, and dental treats. Your vet is a good source of information about brushing techniques, oral rinses, and dental treats.

Never Give Pets People Medication

Medicines made for humans can kill your pet, says Georgia veterinarian Jean Sonnenfield, DVM. As a matter of fact, in 2010 the ASPCA listed human drugs in the top 10 pet toxins.

NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen are the most com-mon pet poisoning culprits, but antidepressants, decon-gestants, muscle relaxants, and acetaminophen are just a few of the human drugs that pose health risks to pets. Hu-man drugs can cause kidney damage, seizures, and cardiac arrest in a dog or cat.

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The Shining (1981)The Shining is an incoherent, illogical, chaotic mess; it is also one of the best films ever made. The film is based on the famous and fantastic novel by American author Stephen King; the novel is a story about a loving fam-ily who head to a haunted hotel in Colorado for five months because the father obtained a job as its caretaker. As the novel progresses, the father becomes more and more influ-enced by the hotel whose powers have been amplified because of the supernatural ability of the family’s young son Danny. This culmi-nates in the third act where the father tries to kill his wife and daughter with a croquet mal-

let. The film on the other hand downplays the supernatural aspect of the book and has the father lose himself much more willingly than he did in the book. It also removes several im-portant chunks of the story, making it almost impossible to completely understand what is happening. Thankfully though, the film isn’t about the story, it’s about the experience; and it is an extremely tense and mind bending one at that. The movie succeeds in creating and holding suspense better than any film I can think of. The film is just plain creepy, like in the scenes where Danny is cycling around the hotel and happens upon room 237, or when Jack finds the naked woman in the bathtub, it will fill you completely with dread. The film constantly blurs the line between what is real

and what isn’t, at some points it feels like everyone is just insane. As the film contin-ues characters begin to see more and more ghosts and supernatural activities, near the end of the film in one section it devolves into pure surreality with elevators full of blood and a man in a bear suit. Though he may have failed slightly playing the straight man at the start, once everything starts going wrong Nicholson becomes bona fide possessed and creates one of the most famous performanc-es of all times; though I still believe the film is at its best in the second act as the tension is building. I hadn’t seen the film in about five years before recently, and I was amazed to find I remembered every scene; they are all highlights. It is truly a horror classic.

Brian Keenan- An Evil Cradling (1991)

Between 11 April 1986 and 24th August 1990 the Islamic Jihad Organization held Irish professor Brian Keenan hostage in Beirut; he spent the majority of this time blindfolded and chained by both hands and feet to radiators with fellow hostage John McCarthy. This book, published a year following his release, tells the story of his time in captivity. The book captures in its three hundred and fifty the com-plete psychology of Keenan’s treatment. Most auto-biographical authors fail to allow the reader to truly live inside them, to look through the same eyes, feel and smell the same things. Keenan lets himself by wholly known to his readers, exposing his

greatest weaknesses and most degrading moments. In the early parts of the book, before he is moved in with John McCarthy, we see him struggle desperately with madness and desperation, culminating in one scene where his room appears to fill with birds. From this point in order to fight off the madness he: ‘decided to be-come my own self observer… Letting madness take me where it would as long as I stood outside it and watched it’. This method that is used throughout the entirety of the work is fascinating to see in action and really does give us insight into our main character’s mind. He also discusses the mentality of the guards, the friends he meets, and the regime as a whole; these elements all elevate the book into something much more than it otherwise could have been. If this book had been just a standard and to-the-point bit

of non-fiction then it will still be a harrowing and fasci-nating journey; but Keenan studied English and incor-porates rich and descriptive prose into his work. His style is distinctly Irish and it gives the book a magnificent and engaging flow. Overall, An Evil Cradling is a harrowing, dark journey that should be experienced by all.

Charles Mingus- The Black Saint and the Sin-ner Lady (1963)Charles Mingus, though one of the most celebrated jazz artists of all time now, was quite an anomaly in his day. He publicly scorned both the decadent habits of his jazz contemporaries and the jazz audience of the time. Mingus made music that both harkened back to the origins of jazz in New Orleans while also looking forward with the third stream Jazz movement of the late 50’s and early 60’s. Unlike many of his contemporaries he composed music with big bands, the band on this album is eleven big and consists of session men all hand picked by Mingus based on personality as well as skill. With such a big band, Mingus needed to find people who wouldn’t let loose all over each other when improvising which means that compil-ing this band would have been an absolute nightmare. This is the main reason why there is truly nothing else like The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, most jazz musicians have a hard

enough time getting bands of four or five to stay on beat with music that twists and turns as much as the music on this album does, and do to it with eleven is absolutely unprecedented. The album was Avant Garde back in the 60’s and the label mostly comes from the instrumentation. Though, with the exception of a Spanish guitar that comes sounding like the zither from The Third Man, the instruments used are conventional for jazz, it’s just their playing that is not. Mingus would put groups of instruments in juxtaposition with each other and create constantly evolving tones and textures. The album is at its heart an attempt at controlled chaos and no other album creates that feeling with a sound this big. The album also melds beauty, ugliness and chaos in a way that is reminiscent of Loveless. The album is split into four tracks and six modes, Mingus built a concept around the idea that the music would be used in a ballet but the idea never came into fruition so the concept and story is largely indecipherable. It is truly one of jazz’s greatest achievements and one of the most important albums ever made.


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HOROSCOPESby Michelle

No matter how stressed-out you feel, youmust spend time listening to the problemsof a relative or loved one this week. Even it their worriesseem insignificant compared to your own, to them theyare very real and very important.

AQUARIUS January 20 - February 18

It is too easy to cross the line between enthusiasm andobsession, and you seem to be in danger of doing sowhen it comes to a creative venture of business affair.Slow down, stand back and view the complete picture. Itmay surprise you what you find.

PISCES February 19 - March 20

This week, heed the warnings of the planets and takewhatever measures are necessary to put your financesin order, and don’t leave things to chance. You can nolonger rely on that friendly bank manager to sympathise– he’s, most likely, in a worse position.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

This is a time for reflection, planning and proving thatyou have everything it takes to reach the dizzy heights.Don’t hold back when it comes to selling the goods; andif it is necessary to be selfish and mean, don’t be shyabout doing it.

TAURUS April 21 - May 20

With business associates, colleagues and relatives attheir least cooperative, you need to make your pointssuccinctly, backed up by hard facts. If you let them getaway with it this time, there will be no stopping them inthe future.

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

Something that happens over the next few days willmake you realise that you have taken a wrong turning. Itis not the end of the world, and may even work in yourfavour if you use it as an opportunity to review yourgoals and re-examine your motives.

CANCER June 21 - July 22

With a business or financial matter nearing its conclu-sion, you can start thinking about more enjoyablethings. Indications are you can focus on creative proj-ects and romantic affairs at the end of the week. Youreally can start to relax and have fun.

LEO July 23 - August 23

Someone you encounter over the next few days will openyour eyes – and your mind – to a new interest or idea.But don’t just leave it at that: with all the signs just right,there is a strong chance that it could turn into a money-spinner.

VIRGO August 24 - September 22

If you are feeling overworked or undervalued, thinkagain. What occurs over the next few days will remindyou that life is for living, and that anyone who tries toundermine your happiness or self-esteem does notdeserve your talents or your time.

LIBRA September 23 - October 22

A change of roles and responsibilities is in the pipelinebut you need to understand the ground rules beforeagreeing to anything. Talk to those you’ll be workingwith, but take what they say in context and in the lightof your own experience.

SCORPIO October 23 - November 22

There is more to life than work and worry – as you’ll findout over the next few days. So stop wasting your time onthings that cannot be changed, or may never happen,and start thinking of ways to improve the overall qualityof your life.

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Romance, fun and fulfilling times lie ahead. They will beeven more rewarding if you know what you want to do,and spend time planning and preparing. You haveworked hard to earn your pleasures, so now is the timeto reap the rewards and enjoy them.

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 19

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BRAIN TEASERSCeann Comhairle, John Young, rang the bell anddrew the Dail to a recess, and glanced up at theclock on the wall.

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Question: Can you work out precisely in how many min-utes that will be?

I was at the local GAA club the other evening andfound Sean, the team captain, in the changingroom with a blank sheet and a pencil. “Figuring

out the team for next Sunday?” I asked.“There isn’t much to figure out,” said Sean. “We only

have fifteen players fit, so there’s only one team I canwrite down!”

“Not so,” said I. “You have a vast number of possibleteams.” Sean looked at me in bewilderment and so Iexplained.

The players don’t always have to play in the same posi-tions. So considering the full-back first, there are fifteennames you could write on the sheet in that position. Forevery on of the names there, you could now write anyone of the fourteen remaining names in the next posi-tion on the sheet, and so on until all positions are filledwith possibilities.

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Amanda Burke Photography is a photography company based in Kilkenny who has recently opened a course in begin-ner’s photography. Starting on the 29th October, the classes will be held between 7:30 and 9:30pm at St

Patrick’s Parish Centre in Loughboy. The classes are designed for all sorts of different camera enthusiasts from those completely alien to the idea of photog-raphy to those who already know what they’re doing. There is

always more to know and Amanda Burke will guide you through your learning process. The course will run for 8 weeks and includes field trips and sessions on portraits. For more information visit www.amandaburkephotog-raphy.com.

The Ennisnag Lounge is a pub, located near Stoney-ford and Danesfort. When entering this fine estab-lishment, one would be forgiven for thinking they’ve just gone through a time machine. Every facet of this pub with the exception of its widescreen television screams golden nostalgia for the bygone 60’s lounge bars. Many pubs around

the country struggle with an austere sense of grime, especially during the day, that makes cans at home look more appealing but the Ennisnag Lounge is differ-ent. The pub always feels warm and friendly, it has a set patronage but is always welcoming to those outside. It’s the kind of place tourists think of when they imagine the ideal Irish pub.

Dead Man Down is a new neo noir crime thriller directed by Danish direc-tor Niels Arden Oplev and starring Colin Farrell. The film is at heart about a man and a woman; Vic (Farrell) is a thug working for a ruthless mobster who he intends to torture and kill and Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) is a traumatized woman who has been in a car accident. On their first date, Beatrice reveals that she owns Vic kills people

and wants him to kill the man who hit her with his car, disfiguring her face in the process. I’ll be honest this film isn’t great. When I saw it I thought it was a 6/10 at best but unfortu-nately there doesn’t seem to be anything much coming out in the realm of DVD’s at the moment so here we are. Give it a few more weeks and we’ll be getting a few of the Summer films but until then.. Dead Man Down is decent.

Pub of the week

Dota 2Dota 2 is a free multiplayer PC game, developed by Valve and available on Steam. Though hundreds of thousands of players could play the game in beta the game has only been officially released recently. The genre (moba) currently houses the most popular multiplayer games in the world with 555,245 people currently playing Dota

2 with peak times that often excess ten times that. The basic idea is that there are two teams of five who set up on opposite sides of a symmetrical map and fight to destroy the core at the op-

posing teams main base. Each player plays as a champion (of which you can choose from a list of hundreds) who levels up and learns new abilities in games that last about fourty-five min-utes. The basic formula soon becomes intoxicating and extremely addictive, with many players exceeding a thou-sand hours in the game already. The game is also low intensity on graphics so should play on almost anything.

Gone Girl is the new-est book by American author Gillian Flynn, published in January of this year. The book tells the story of Nick Dunne, happily married to his wife Amy Dunne until their fifth an-niversary in which his

wife goes missing. The police suspect Nick, Amy’s friends reveal secrets that she had been keeping from her husband, and when the police analyze his computer, they find strange searches that he swears are not his.

The book is a thriller and quite a long one, coming in at about 500 pages but it does manage to stay interesting until the end which already puts it above most thrillers. Overall a good read and worth a look.

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DuolingoDuolingo is a free education-al app that will help you learn languages in a clean and ef-fective manner. Until recently one would have to use the duolingo website to make use of its fantastic services but no more. The app divides languages into small sections that all form together into a tree like structure where you often get to pick what you want to study next. The app

is designed so you can use it for five minutes or five hours and obtain results every time, it’s the sort of app you’re supposed to use every day in order to learn. The course is easy, fun and com-pletely free with no ads or in app purchases. Languages now available include: Span-ish, French, German, Portu-guese, Italian and English. It’s an app that I have used personally for months and found it extremely helpful.

Blue Jasmine is the new film by the great (if divisive) Woody Allen and stars Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin and Peter Sarsgaard. The films tells the story of a New York socialite brought low who moves in with her poorer sister in San Francisco to re-build her life. The premise has brought comparisons with A

Streetcar Named Desire and certainly these sentiments are not uncalled for, most notably in its basic plot structure and its main characters. The film has been receiving absolutely rave review and has been called by contemporary critics Allen’s best film since Man-hattan. It is unquestionably worth seeing.

David O’Doherty is a very famous Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright who has won many, many awards in his time such as The Perrier Award. He will be playing at the set theatre next Saturday, the 12th October, and will be starting at 8PM. This new comedy show

that he is touring with includes both talking and songs and no scrubs. He is a comedian whose most potent tools are his legendary dry sarcasm and sporadic topics of song such as angry mathematicians, finding love and how to dislodge badger’s from one’s leg. The gig will cost €18 and is well worth the cost.

Excavation, released in April of this year, is the newest album by Lon-don based music pro-ducer Bobby Krlic aka The Haxan Cloak. The album is a dark ambient work that’s main objective is to horrify you. The album resembles the soundtrack to a horror film and is obsessed with low frequency, physical, cacophonic sounds. But

Krlic also knows that one needs lighter moments over an hour of music, so these dark terrifying moments are punctuated with sounds of absolute beauty. The album is at its core, an experience; and one shouldn’t listen to it unless they’re ready to spend the next hour completely submerged in its sounds.

Not only are charity clothes shop the cheapest pos-sible option for those in search of clothes, it is also the most fashionable! Ok maybe three years they were the most fashionable before ‘hipster’ re entered everyone’s vocabulary but I’ll be damned if they don’t provide a plethora of great clothing options for next

to nothing. In the US the Salvation Army has shops the size of lidl but here in Ireland instead we have dozens of little shops that all represent different chari-ties. So instead of picking just one I thought it best to collectively give this meagre award to all the charity shops that sprout like weeds around the city centre.

David O’Doherty

The Haxan Cloak- Excavation

Charity Shops

Blue Jasmine


Community Radio Kilkenny City telephone 056-77-62777; Text 086-3537782


Michael and Alice Blanchfield have thanked their customers and staff who took part in the Centra Action Breast Cancer walk in Mooncoin on Sunday. A great day was had by all and a large sum of money was raised.

Great sport as we ramble in memory laneJIMMY RHATIGAN

[email protected]

Pat Shortis outside St Francis Abbey Brewery

Talbot’s Inch handballers

St Rioch’s hurlers


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Afternoon tea was a piece of cake!JIMMY RHATIGAN

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Let’s dance: Annette Cummins and Noelle Walsh All pics: Noel Hoyne

Dedicated organisers: Ann McLoughlin, Breege Murphy, Cha Haide, Mairead Phelan, Mary O’Hanrahan, Nora Webster, Mick Ryan and Bob McMunn

David Creane and Bob McMunn

Mary Cuddihy and Nuala Moore

Country and western radio presenter Johnny Barry and Michael Brennan


Kate Tennyson, Margaret Hoyne, Mary Doyle, Nellie Walsh, Violet Carr, Nellie Duggan, Mary Cuddihy, May O’Shea, Alex Murphy, Kate Leahy

Mary Hanrahan and Con Shanley

Nellie and Matty O’Shea

Musicians Seamus Holden and Dickie Phelan

Una Kelly and Dessie Collins


Positive thoughts: Laughter was free and going for a song!


Patrick McKee

‘Now for our democratic revolution!’


A lone balloon in fond memory

MC Joe Malone welcomes families and friends

Angela Parker of Family Support and Mags Leahy

In support: Amelie Foley Marianne Kelly, Fr Peter McVerry and Mary Purcell

All Pics: Noel Hoyne



of relatives and friends we lost

Eve Tuohy supported drug awareness Members of Kilkenny Gospel Choir

Our youth took part Eimear Roche and Yvonne Finnegan

Cynthia and Giselle Edozcue Mayor Martin Brett with Evan Antrop and Larry Carroll

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2013 Seat Toledo 1.6 Tdi Diesel €22,250 €3,708 €75

2013 Seat Leon Ref 105 Bhp 1.6 Tdi Diesel €21,950 €3,658 €74

2013 Seat Ibiza ST S.E 1.2 Tdi Diesel €17,500 €2,917 €59

2013 Seat Ibiza S.E 1.2 Tdi Diesel €16,950 €2,825 €57

2013 Seat Ibiza S.E 1.2 Petrol €15,950 €2,658 €54

2013 Seat Mii Chic 1 lt Petrol €12,950 €2,158 €44

2011 Peugeot 308 Diesel 1.6 Hdi Diesel €13,950 €2,325 €56

2010 Nissan Qashqai (Low Mileage) 1.5 Dci Diesel €17,450 €2,908 €69

2010 Seat Altea XL Diesel 1.6 Tdi Diesel €13,950 €2,325 €49

2010 Hyundai i30 Diesel 1.6 Crdi Diesel €12,450 €2,075 €49

2010 Peugeot 207 1.4 Petrol €8,950 €1,491 €36

2009 Suzuki Alto 1lt Petrol €5,950 €991 €36

2009 Toyota Corolla Diesel 1.4 D4D Diesel €12,450 €2,075 €59

2008 Toyota Corolla Diesel 1.4 D4D Diesel €11,450 €1,908 €55

2008 Seat Leon Auto DSG FR 200 BHP 2.0 Tfsi Petrol POA

2008 Seat Ibiza (choice) 1.2 Petrol €7,250 €1,208 €40

2008 Seat Leon 1.4 Petrol €6,950 €1,158 €43

2007 Seat Altea XL 1.9 Tdi Diesel €7,450 €1,241 €46

2007 Skoda Superb (Full Leather) 1.9 Tdi Diesel €7,450 €1,208 €46

2007 Seat Ibiza 1.2 Petrol €6,250 €1,042 €39

2007 Nissan Almera 1.5 Petrol €4,750

2006 Mini One ‘7’ Model 1.6 Petrol €6,950

2006 Vw Golf 1.4 Petrol €6,500

2006 Hyundai Matrix 1.5 Crdi Diesel €5,500

2005 Vw Polo Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €5,950

2005 Seat Cordoba Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €5,250

2005 Seat Ibiza 1.2 Petrol €4,250

2003 Renault Megane Diesel 1.5 Dci Diesel €3,250

2003 Opel Corsa 1.0 lt Petrol €3,250

2002 Opel Astra 1.7 Diesel €2,250

2002 Hyundai Accent 1.3 Petrol €2,250

2001 Peugeot 206 1.1 Petrol €1,800

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ACCOMMODATION

Looking for Accomodation - Property to rent for 1 person. Must accept rent allowance. Available Immediately for 1 year minimum. Contact 089-9773084

APPLIANCE SERVICES

Washing Machine Repairs Cookers, Dryers, Dishwashers & Refrigeration Gas Cookers, Heaters & Boilers Serviced Phone 087 2817115

CHIMNEY SWEEP

A Kilkenny Based Chim-ney Sweep. Safe chimney and clean service guaranteed. Stove/cookers and open fires. Crow guards and cowls fitted. Call Pat: 087-2793659

CLOTHESLINE S

Clotheslines, Galvanised, double and single lines, pole to wall lines, also wall-mounted foldaway clotheslines, ideal for small areas. All lines supplied & fitted. Call Dennis Scully 087-9488243 (anytime)

COMPUTER SERVICES

Need A Helping Hand With; Internet/Online Bookings & Banking/Social Networking/Microsoft Applications. One-to-One Lessons. Contact Mari-lyn on 056 7708078 or 087 1717759Computer Repair Service, Virus Removal, Wireless Net-working, Computer Tuition, Contact Brian 087-1521698.Computer Services, gaming consoles, mobile phones. Full range of repairs. No Fix No Fee. Contact Marcin on 087-1640552

DENTAL

Kieran Campion Clinical Dental Technician - new pri-vate dentures now fitted direct at clinic, 5 Watergate, Kil-kenny. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm 056-7770343. After hours Emergency 087-2270474Langtons Denture Clinic MEDICAL CARDS ACCEPT-ED Custom-made dentures, re-pairs and relines. Contact 056-7712741, Greenshill, Kilkenny

EDUCATION

Maths Teacher required for private lessons. International Baccalaureate level. Equivalent to Maths Leaving Cert Higher Level. Classes required im-mediately. Please phone 085 8509221 or Email susanscca-sey@gmail,com Highly qualified home tutor available for children on Au-tistic Spectrum. Contact 086-1503225Irish grinds available up to Leaving Cert Higher Level. Urlingford, Johnstown area. Contact 086-1078443

FUELS

Good Quality Firewood for sale. Soft wood & hard wood. Contact 086 2523531.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Reflexology and Reiki Practi-tioner Sarah Daly Health Care. Ap-proved SRN. Phone: 0868054133Cranio - Sacral Therapy, Re-flexology (M.N.R.R.I) - Catriona Mulhall. See Website For Details www.catrionamulhall.com. 087 6416322 or 087 2687806

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James FitzpatrickApproved Technician

Oil Cooker Service

Ex factory engineer

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All your unwanted bric- a- brac, books, furniture, general house/shed contents cleared out completely free of charge. Free up valuable living & storage space. We provide a fast reli-able & highly recommended service Contact 086 8932369

MUSIC

Kilkenny Rock Music School lessons for guitar, keys, drums & playing in a rock band. Call 087 909 2700 or visit www.kil-kennyrock.com (private lessons also available).

PERSONAL

Single, looking for a soul-mate. Contact SWAN on 087 6132735

PERSONAL SERVICES

DIVORCEGet the fastest and

cheapest divorce or legal separation in Kilkenny.

Totally LegalContact Jim on

087-1330320Lady Available for Cleaning, Ironing and any general house-hold duties inside or outFlexible Hours - Kilkenny CityCall Simona on 089 9773084Ballroom and Social Dance Lessons, starting Wed 11th September 8pm-10pm New-park Hotel. Qualified teacher, tuition in Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Jive and Cha Cha Cha etc. Contact Mary 086-8153033Qualified Childcare provider available to mind children in own home. Fetac level 5. In Thomastown, Bennettsbridge, Graignamanagh area. Contact 087-0646223

Childminder required in the home. Please contact 083-1081340

PETS

Kilkenny Dog Training - dog agility, obedience classes, pup-py socialization, private consul-tations and advice on pet care. Contact Billy on 086 3207287 or Mary on 087 6702906Responsible dog owner look-ing for field to rent to exercise dogs in Clashwilliam area. Phone 087-3446928

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Increase Family Income, flex-ible hours with no door to door catalogue drops. Work from home, call Geraldine or Luke on 086-7249942

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Carrier pigeon brings a matchupdate to Murty’s hospital bedJIMMY [email protected]

SOCCER with

Murty Brennan celebrates after Newpark won the McCalmont Cup last season Pics: Noel Hoyne Eoin Kavanagh, Bridge United, bursts through the ‘Booters defence

‘Booters Dessie Hayes controls beautifully before crossing Jason Hennessy and James Bolger go head-to-head


Europe jumps to hat-trick glory at fantastic Gowran Park


By Willie Wilson

Carbon Monoxide: Prevention is the only option to threat of poison gas

Anne Holden

Lil Flynn

Kathleen Murtagh

Bridget Dollard

John Lynch

Recently deceased...Kats look forward to Cuckoos!

Emeralds turn to cookery!

Reporter Briefs

Soccer fixtures

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Put your skates on, says young people’s champ


Brilliant brewery site plan

Berkeley Square Skateboarders: Ready to rumble

Champion: Councillor Andrew


By Trish Hayden

Good health with The Reporter

By Ellen Roche (BSc Nutr Sci, PG Dip Dietetics), Consultant Dietitian & Clinical Nutritionist Member Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute , Nutri Vive Nutrition Clinic, 49 John Street, Kilkenny. Mobile: +353 (87) 680 2248. Email: [email protected]

Dehydration (too little water)

Over-hydration (too much water)

Beverages

Water is vital for our life and our health

By Angela Morrissey

There are so many reasons for loneliness

Do you fancy a natural face lift?

Exercise 1 Exercise 2


A ‘Shock in store for the Shamrocks?PAT TREACY

Battlers: Carrickshock Pics: Noel Hoyne

John Cahill’s red card which was rescinded

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The Rower Inistioge 2-14, St Patrick’s 2-9

The Rower Inistioge and The Emeralds, Urlingford upset the odds as they beat the fancied St Patrick’s, Ballyragget, and Dunnamaggin in the Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling semi-finals in Nowlan Park on Sunday. Both teams were full value for their wins.

The Rower re-Joyce in victory

The Emeralds 1-18, Dunnamaggin 2-10

Lyng and Fogarty shine for Emeralds

A determined Sean Cummins eludes Eoghan Bergin Pics: Noel Hoyne

Eoin Doyle plucks the ball from Michael Brennan Sean Lyster clears his lines


‘The Bridge’ remain favourites

for junior titleBennettsbridge 1-18, Barrow Rangers 2-12

Lisdowney stroll into final

Lisdowney1-18, James Stephens 1-9

St Canice’s CU Senior Hurling Relegation Final

Injury time heartbreak for

BallycallanFenians 0-18,

Graigue Ballycallan 1-14

Coaching hats

Michael Lyng Motors intermediate Hurling Relegation

Mooncoin caught on the

lineMooncoin 0-14,

Young Irelands 3-5

Strong support for the Rower Inistioge

JJ Kavanagh & Sons Junior Hurling Semi Finals

Showdown: The ‘Bridge meet Lisdowney


By Reporter physio Tomás Ryan

De Quarains Tenosynovitis

Pain into wrist and thumb

GAA Fixtures

Danesfort GAA & Parish Lotto

Love is... A good game of hurling Pic: Noel Hoyne

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Golf Notes – CallanMount Carmel Classic

Next Friday and Saturday Callan golf Club hosts the annual Mount Carmel Classic. The response this year has been phenomonal and most appreciated by all involved. This Classic is a vital fundraiser for this wonderful organisation who nurse the elderly in the most caring and respectful of manners. Ignasius Rice has fund raised brilliantly for years in aid of Mount Carmel and this year golf club members Robert Woodcock and Bea O Donovan and aided by Mount Carmels Anne Walpoole are the chief organisers. The classic costs 60e per team with some beautiful prizes on offer including a first prize of a weekend break in Kilcoran Lodge in Cahir for the winnning combination. Any sponsorship would be greatfully recieved (donations, tee boxes or prizes) with tee time enquires to Robert (087 6592977)/ Bea from Callan Golf Club (056 7725136) or Anne (056 7725301). There is very limited tee time availablity but the organising committee will endevour to accomodate any teams that are interested in supporting the efforts.

Membership 2014Membership for 2014 is

now open with some fantastic deals for new or lapsed members from 499e (449 for seniors). Membership for existing members has also

been reduced to 549 with an option of inviting in a new/lapsed member for 449 for both the new/lapsed member and the existing member. Of one joins now they will be fully paid up members until January 2015. That represents amazing value and full details/finance options are available from Margaret on 056-7725136.

Ladies end of Season Prizes

Mary Lanigan claimed top billing when the Ladies End of Season Prizes were played out last saturday on sunsoaked

fairways. The unseaonsally warm weather obviously suited Mary who had 40 points to win by 3 points from Eiliah Ahern with Berna Walsh in third. Breda Ryan capped off a fine season by taking the gross award. Mary Manning took fourth place with 36 points while Eileen Cuddihy was in fifth. Well done to all the prize winners and indeed all the participants in helping to make this finale such a successful and memorable day.

Bar and CateringThe Club would like to

welcome Keith O Dwyer to the club as the new bar and catering lease holder. Keith has had a long relationship with the club and is wished the best of luck in his efforts. There is a full bar and catering service available to members and visitors with function catering also welcomed. Contact Keith at 056-7725136 to discuss availability. Best of luck to Michael Wlash in his new venture and all the best for the future also.

ResultsRGA Monday 30th SeptCat A 1 D Bolger 2 J Kinsella

3 M Somers Cat B 1 L Tyrell 2 N Phelan 3 J Kehoe

Ladies End of Season Prizes Saturday 5th October

1M Lanigan 40 2 E Ahern 37 Gross B Ryan 3 B Walsh 4 M Manning

Ladies Open 2 Person Team Event 1 October

1 M Kennedy/B McGrath 2 M Lanigan/A Lanigan

FixturesWed. 9th Oct. 2013

O Dwyer Golf Store Open

Singles

Thu. 10th Oct. 20139.30 - 10.50 SENIOR LADIES

11.00-12.50 LADIES 12 HOLE COMP

Fri. 11th Oct. 2013MOUNT CARMEL CLASSIC

Sat. 12th Oct. 2013MOUNT CARMEL CLASSIC

+ 4 PERSON TEAM EVENT

Sun. 13th Oct. 20134 PERSON TEAM EVENT

Mon. 14th Oct. 2013RGA

Tue. 15th Oct. 2013LADIE’S DAY

Golf Notes – Gowran ParkMembers Monthly Medal

A record entry of over 80 members played in the final monthly medal of the season. 11 handicapper John Hoyne took the leading spot with a score of 65 with Pat Kirwan (9) secured 2nd place with a nett 66. Pat Nolan returned a nett 67 to take 3rd place.

Fixtures for next weekend will include an Open Fourball on Sunday 13th October with a timesheet in place – book online or ring the office on 056 7726699.

Injured Jockeys Classic – Thursday 26th September

A very successful Classic was run by Gowran Park on 26th September last – over 35 teams went out over 2 shotgun starts in support of this very worthy cause. Courtown members, Michael and John Shiel along with Danny Whitty returned the best score on the day with 98 points with Sean

Keane, Jerry McIntyre and Ger Lynch taking runners up spot with 96 points. Brigid Mullins, Michael Morrissey and David Bambrick took 3rd place with 95 points – just edging Paraic O’Rourke, Tom Mullins and Andy Hughes into 4th place

with 94 points.The singles competition on

the day for jockeys resulted in Fergal Lynch (18) taking the honours with 47 points while Alan Donoghue and Ken Whelan took 2nd and 3rd place respectively with 43

points with the countback on the back 9 dividing. In excess of €3,000 was raised for the fund on the day.

2nd October 2013 - 18 Hole Stableford

1st - Hilary Dick (18) 40pts

Lady Captain Margaret’s Day Out

The ladies enjoyed a great day out at Waterford Castle on Friday 4th Oct. The format 3 person 18 hole scramble with 2 scores to count on par 3. The

winning team accompanied by Lady Captain Margaret were Hilary Dick, Mary Purcell and Fionnuala Hennebry with 84.6. In 2nd place with 84.8 Ann Mullins, Brigid Mullins and Eithne Byrne followed by Kate Hennessy, Ina Sweeney and Ann Marie McSorley in 3rd place with 87.1.

Ladies Singles Matchplay

After a very close final match, Judy Dick secured the win on the 19th hole against her younger sister Rachel. Well done Judy – a great achievement.

The Glenns TrophyFollowing a qualifying

round pairings Eileen Tobin & Ann Farrell, Helen Dunne & Gay Latchford headed off to Birr Golf Club last Wed 2nd October. There were no winning scores for Gowran but an enjoyable day was had by all.


Golf Notes – KilkennyRESULTS Mens October Monthly Medal Sat Oct 5th & Sun Oct 6th C.S S. Sat & Sun 70

1. Pat Butler (6) 62 net2. Emmet Boland (7) 63 net3. Aidan Brennan (11) 65 net

(B9)Best Gross; Eddie Power

(Scr) 70 5. Shane Henderson (17) 65

net6. Seamus O’Neill (18) 66

netJunior Prize, Simon Cullen

(18) 69 netDate for Presentation of

Prizes Friday October 11th at 7pm.

Two’s Club Mens October Monthly Medal Sat Oct 5th & Sun Oct 6th

David Walsh at 15th & 17th. John Burke, Eugene Coyne, Pat Butler Snr, Morgan Doyle, Geoff Meagher, Willie Murphy (Conv) at 6th, Eddie Power at 10th, Roger Curran, Emmet Boland at 15th, Richard Walsh, Brian Meredith, Tom Hickey, Brian Crowdle, Colin Corbett at 17th.

Each Two is worth €18.00 and is credited in the Pro Shop.

Ladies & Gents & Gents Open Singles Wed Oct 2nd Gents Section

1. Tom Sloyan Jnr (7) 40 pts2. Sean Murphy (22) 39 Pts

(B9)3. Liam McCormack (14) 39

pts (B9)Best Gross; Graham Nugent

(2) 36 pts5. Norman Williams (12)

39 pts6. Conor Boland (6) 38 pts

Ladies SectionRebecca Mulholland (9) 40

pts

Two’s Club Lades & Gents Open Singles Wed Oct 2nd.

Richard Guilfoyle at 6th, Simon Cullen, Seamus Rochford at 15th, Barry Walsh,

P J O’Reilly, Tony McCarthy, Mary Hickey at 17th.

Each two is worth €23.42 and is credited in the Pro shop.

LADIES RESULTS & NEWSLADIES 18 HOLE V PAR SUN 29TH & TUES OCT 2ND C.S.S Sunday 73 & Tuesday 72

1. Breda Roche (15) 2 up2. Sheila Brennan (24) 1

Down (B9)Best Gross; Mary Leahy

Browne (3) 5 Down3. Frances Graham (30) 1

Down (B9)

Ladies FixturesTuesday 8th October Ladies

18 Hole Stableford, 8.30 –

10.20 and 12.20 -2.20. No evening slots.

Tuesday 15th October, Ladies 13 Hole Stableford 8.30 – 10.20 and 12.20 -2.20. No evening slots. Times also available on Sunday October 13th, bookable online 10.30 – 11.00 and draw at 3.20.

Lady Captain Sheila Brennan has chosen Woodenbridge for the Ladies away outing this year. The date is Friday October 18th with golf in Woodenbridge on that day and staying overnight in the Woodenbridge Hotel. Details of the cost are on the Ladies notice board. The list of names is being closed off this week so

if any Lady wishes to go on the trip they will need to get their name down by Friday October 11th and the deposit of €50 must also be paid by this date.

SENIOR MENNo competition Thursday

October 3rd due to weather. Next Competition Thursday

10th October 11.00am, Senior mixed rescheduled

to Wednesday October 16th, timesheet for October 3rd stands. If you were on the sheet for Thursday October 3rd and unable to play on Wednesday October 16th please contact Martin Murphy or Lila Byrne.

SENIOR LADIESNo competition on Thursday

October 3rd due to weather. Next Competition Thursday

10th October at 10.00am. Senior mixed rescheduled

to Wednesday October 16th, timesheet for October 3rd stands. If you were on the sheet for Thursday October 3rd and unable to play on Wednesday October 16th please contact Martin Murphy or Lila Byrne.

MEMBERSHIPAs we approach the end of

our financial year on October 31st we are again open for membership enquiries. There are a number of vacancies

open for the Ladies and Gents sections of the club. Applicants who wish to join at the moment can enjoy the benefit of 3 months free membership as their fees will cover them until their subscription becomes due for renewal in 2015. Please contact Sean or Aoife in the office at 056 7765400 who will give you full details of all the packages that are available. Membership for the Boys and Girls Primary/Juvenile/Junior categories will not be considered until February 2014.

FIXTURESMonday 7th October;

8.30 – 1.00 Ladies South East Alliance, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time

Tuesday 8th October, 8.30 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies 18 Hole Stableford, No evening slots.

Wednesday 9th October, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time

Thursday 10th, October; 10.00 - 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 – 1.00 Senior Men, 1.00 – 2.00 Members Time

Friday 11th, October; 12.00 – 1.00 Visitors, 1.00 - 2.00 Members, 2.00 – 2.15 Schools Match.

Saturday 12th October; 8.00 – 9.00 Members, 9.30 – 10.30 Mens October Hamper 4/Ball, 10.30 – 11.30 Visitors, Mens Crosscard Draw at 1.30pm.

Sunday 13th October; 8.00 - 10.30 and 11.00 – 3.10 Mens October Hamper 4 Ball, Ladies Competition 10.30 - 11.00 Bookable online and draw at 3.10 – 3.50.

Monday 14th. 1.00 -2.00 Members Time

Tuesday 15th, 8.45 – 10.20 and 12.20 – 2.20 Ladies Competition.

Wednesday 16th October, 10.00 – 11.00 Senior Ladies, 11.00 -1.00 Senior Men. 1.00 – 2.00 Members

Golf Notes – Mountain ViewWinter League

41 players took part in the opening round of the Winter League last weekend. The competition was a single stroke and was played in near perfect conditions. In category 1 Colm Hayes (14) recorded a fantastic score with a net 66. The league points were al-located as follows. Category 1 C. Hayes 12Pts, E. Walsh 9Pts, S. Byrne 6Pts, M. Waugh 3Pts, T. Walton 1Pt. Category 2 N. Byrne 12Pts, T. Coyne 9Pts, B. McGuire 6Pts, St John Donovan 3Pts, N. Mullally 1Pt. Category 3 J Earle 12Pts, P. Parsons 9Pts, N. Doran 6Pts, M. Hoyne 3Pts, J J Holohan 1Pt.

ResultsSeniors competition on

Tuesday Oct 1st and Ladies competition on Wednesday Oct 2nd were both cancelled due to heavy rain.

Sun Oct 6th Single Stroke(Winter League 1st Round) 1. J Earle (21) Nett 65. 2. P Parsons (19) 65. 3. C Hayes (14) 66. 4. N Byrne (16) 66. 6 T Coyne (18) 66.

DiarySunday Oct 13th Fourball

Better BallWednesday Oct 16th MV

Ladies 18 Hole CompetitionSunday Oct 20th Winter

League 2nd Round (Single Stableford )

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