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ISSUENO. 40
WednesdayApril 29, 2015
EVERY ISSUE
L O C K S M I T H S Locksmith
Call Colm today
on 086 0619323
not 999 tomorrow
24 hour call-out service
Locks, Safes, Security FittingsSupplied, fitted,serviced and opened
Keycutting service
Free survey and estimates
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Balloons, Family Fun
& a Free Gift with Every Ice Cream Purchased99s, Scoops, 1,000s of
Flavour & Topping CombinationsSlush Puppies, Hot Chocolates, Milk Shakes,
Carpets, Blinds, Wallpaper, Timber Flooring, Kitchens, Rugs & lots more
• FREE Fitting on all carpets for the month of May
• Vinyl and Lino FREE fitting• Special offers EVERY month
87 million litres ofwater escaping fromone leaking pipe
Shocking evidence of thescale of water being lostthrough leaks in the mainspipeline has emerged withthe discovery that a break inWexford town which hasbeen a problem for severalyears is losing up to 10,000litres of water per hour.That’s a staggering 87million litres of waterwasted from a single leakevery year.
Meanwhile, a leak in
Gorey which remainedunattended for two weeksrecently resulted in aquarter of the water beingsupplied to the town leakingaway.
These shockingrevelations emerged just asthe first domestic water billsstarted to arrive in homesaround the county.
The leak in Wexford townwas highlighted as a resultof low pressure in the water
system which hindered theefforts of the fire brigade todeal with house fire in thearea recently. The faultymain is at Maudlintown.Wexford Borough DistrictMayor, George Lawlor,highlighted the problem at ameeting of the WexfordBorough District Council.
His Labour partycolleague, Robbie Ireton,was highly critical of thelength of time it took to deal
with a major fault in Goreywhich saw one quarter ofthe water being supplied tothe town leaking awayevery day for two weeks
Separately it has emergedthat a water leak in a gateddevelopment in Courtownhas gone unfixed becauseIrish water cannot reachagreement with variousparties over who should payfor the work.
New hopes for Wexford siteA waterfront site in Wexford
town which was once planned asthe location for a big retail andresidential development couldbe turned into a major businesscentre, it is understood.
The site, at Trinity Street oncehoused the Wexford Electronixfactory and a cash and carrywholesale company but it hasbeen vacant since ambitiousplans to develop it as a majorcommercial centre were dashed
by the recession.But new life could be
breathed into the site with theCo. Council understood to havean involvement in a proposalwhich would see a majorbusiness centre built at thelocation. It is understood thatthere are hopes that buildingcould eventually house theheadquarters of a major nationalcompany.
Howlin announces cash for Athenaeum Minister for Public
Expenditure and Reform,Brendan Howlin ., has announcedfunding of €250,000 for therefurbishment of the Athenaeumin Enniscorthy. The Minister saidhe was delighted to announcefunding for the restoration of thehistorical building, which datesfrom the 1890s, It was theheadquarters for the Enniscorthy
Volunteers during the 1916 EasterRising and has a very rich history.‘I look forward to seeing thisbuilding restored for the locals ofEnniscorthy and for visitors tothe area. A wreath layingceremony will take place here in2016, in recognition of theimportance of the events whichtook place in Enniscorthy”, headded.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - PA SYSTEMSINSTALLATIONS - HIRE
Work is to get underwayalmost immediately on one ofthe poorest main roads in thecounty with the plannedupgrading of the Castlebridgeto Wexford town route.
The road has been of a poorstandard for years but hasdeteriorated even more sincework on a drainage schemesaw pipes being laid the lengthof the road two years ago.
The bumpy and unevensurface on the road meant thattravelling on it was akin totravelling by boat on a stormyday, many had suggested.
It is one ofthe busiestroads in thecountytaking hugevolumes oftraffic intoWexfordtown acrossWexfordBridge eachday.
The Mayor of WexfordGeorge Lawlor hadcampaigned strongly to havemoney provided to have workcarried out on the road.
Now engineers haveconfirmed that work on theupgrade will beginimmediately and will continuefor most of the summer.
Hospital blundersleft boy paralysed
A twelve year old NorthWexford boy who was leftparalysed as a result of themismanagement of hismeningitis at WexfordGeneral Hospital elevenyears ago has beenawarded an interimdamages settlement by theHigh Court.
Matthew McGrath from
Gorey received a payoutof €3.7m. The court heardthat the boy requirestwenty four hour care as aresult of the events whichtook place at the hospitalin May 2004 whenMatthew was seventeenmonths old.
Mr Justice Kevin Crosswas told that the HSE had
sent a letter offering‘sincere apologies’ toMatthew and his parentsAlan and Cathy McGrath.
The boy had beensuffering fromHaemophilus InfluenzaType B which can lead tomeningitis. The courtheard that there was adelay in treating the
condition and inparticular with theadministration ofantibiotics andfluids.
The scale of themismanagement ofthe boy’s treatmentwas outlined indetail to the courtwhich was told thatthe normalconsequences ofwhat happenedwould be death.
To this dayMatthew remains
ventilation dependent anda severe neurologicalinjury resulted in paralysisof all four limbs.
‘He is now completelyparalysed but is a bright,intelligent, cheerful boywho goes to school andfollows rugby’ DesmondO’Neill SC told the Judge.
The case will bereviewed again in fiveyears.
Bad road will hamperJohnstown’s potential
The huge amounts of statecash being spent onJohnstown Castle will bewasted unless work is carriedout on the main road whichleads from Wexford to thebuilding and grounds.
The Coolballow Roadwhich links the Rosslare roadto Murrintown and runs pastthe gates of the Castle hasbeen in a very poor state ofrepair but it has not beenpossible to get the cash tocarry out necessary works tobring it up to standard..
Cllr. Jim Moore who hasbeen one of those to theforefront in campaigning for
the upgrading of the roadsaid there was little pointtrying to improve JohnstownCastle as a tourist facilityand encourage more peopleto visit it If the road was insuch poor state of repair thatit could not cater for moretraffic.
Part of the problem withthe road is the fact that is itsclassified as a relativelyminor rural route and it willneed to get an upgradedclassification to put it in withbetter chance of qualifyingfor funding.
Councillors in theWexford Municipal
Work starts onCastlebridge road
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Situated on Wexford’sNorth Main Street the newstore has been beautifullydecorated in wonderfulbright colours to make theshopping experience asenjoyable as possible withtrended funky brands forthe little ones.
Stocking all the topbrands including Geox,Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, Garvalin, Pediped,Froddo Converse andmany more, the newbusiness has been openedby local person Lisa Pettittwho worked with LittlePiggies for more thanseven years.
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Enniscorthy’s longawaited Sports Hub’sofficial opening is finallyset to take place. The Hubwill open on SaturdayMay 16th. at 3pm.
The facility is designedto cater for top classathletics events and willbe marketed with a viewto attracting majornational events to thetown.
It is hoped that in timethese will provide a boostfor the tourist sector in thearea.
But the Sports Hub willalso be a major facility forlocal group andindividuals.
A series of races andevents are beingorganised around theopening on May 16th.
Enniscorthy's Delightful Dollies Group celebrated their 3rd anniversary with a func-tion in the IFA Centre on Friday night. Pictured at the event were Breda Donnelly,Debbie Hendrick and Margaret O Brien.
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Gorey Fianna Failcouncillor Pip Breen is anoptimistic man. He hadconcerns about newprotocols which are togovern the holding ofCivic Receptions in Goreybecause they did notprovide for increasedspending above the budgetallocation for any specificfunction.
Pip was concerned thatthere might be occasionswhen extra cash would berequired to host largerscale receptions.
The Co. Council’s Headof Finance AnnetteO’Neill was confident thatmoney could be found inexceptional circumstancesbut other members of theGorey Municipal DistrictCouncil wondered whatPip might have in mind.
Well, if we won the AllIreland we’d need a bigreception, he ventured.Pip didn’t indicatewhether or not he feltmoney for an All Irelandwinning reception shouldbe provided in this year’s
budget but he should nothave sleepless nightsover the prospect of theLiam McCarthy Cuparriving in Gorey nextSeptember and theCouncil having nomoney to host areception.
The Town ManagerAmanda Byrne assuredPip that the resourses forsuch a reception wouldbe found, even if theyhad to bake the cakes athome and bring them in.
No meals for rural schoolchildrenIf you are a hungry child
then you better get place in anurban school because onlytown based primary schoolsbenefit from state supportedschool meals.
If you attend a rural schoolthen you lose out, it hasemerged. The fact that childrencould go hungry in ruralschools has outraged Labourcouncillor, Robbie Ireton.
He proposed that in NorthWexford the Council shouldextend school meals support torural schools because he said itwas morally wrong to havechildren going to schoolhungry.
But Robbie’s feed thechildren plan ran into a majorobstacle--------going all the
way back to the 1930s. That’swhen the scheme wasintroduced and under it onlythose schools within thespecified urban areas can beprovided with meals.
Councillors were minded toextend the scheme but wereforced to rethink when FinanceDirector Annetta O’Neillrevealed that the scheme wasco-funded by the Departmentand any move outside theguidelines would mean theloss of those funds.
But they have asked theDepartment to reconsider theguidelines in an effort toensure that hungry children inrural schools get the benefit ofthe scheme.
North Wexford to demandlargest slice of housing cash
North Wexford is to demandthe largest slice of a massivegovernment housing cashboost which is on it’s way toWexford Co. Council.
The housing problem ismost acute in the north of thecounty where eight hundredpeople are on the waiting list.People waiting to be housed bythe local authority in NorthWexford face greaterdifficulties than those in otherparts of the county becauserents are much higher in theGorey area and rentsupplements paid by theDepartment of SocialProtection fall well short of thegoing rate leaving peoplestruggling to get any type ofsuitable accommodation.
Now councillors in Goreyare insisting that the areashould be given priority basedon the chronic need in the area.
The housing cash beingprovided to the Council will be
used in a variety of waysincluding for the constructionof new homes as well as forthe purchase of existinghouses.
Councillor FionntanO’Suilleabhain said that he
knew of a case where a housein Riverchapel was being soldby a bank for €60,000. If thesetype of houses could be pickedup by the local authority theywould be able to provide manymore units than through
construction. But he insistedhe was not suggesting that theCouncil purchase houses frombanks over people’s heads, butwhere they were vacant theycould be bought for less thanthey would cost to build.
Gorey’s 1916bid shot down
Wexford trekkers caughtup in Nepal horror
Efforts to have two Goreyrepresentatives on the 1916Centenary organisingcommittee have been shotdown.
The Gorey MunicipalCouncil had nominated bothPip Breen and FionntanO’Suilleabhain to sit on thecommittee, but had been
asked for only a singlenominee.
North Wexford councillorsdid not anticipate a problembut the central committeeruled that only a one membercould represent NorthWexford with the Sinn Feincouncillor losing out.
Hanging from thehanging baskets in Gorey
Late night revellers inGorey are amusingthemselves after a night outby swinging from some ofthe town’s hanging baskets.
The only problem is thatwhile the hanging basketswere designed for pottedplants to make the town lookmore presentable in thesummer months they are notstrong enough for late nightgymnastics.
As a result many havebeen damaged by therevellers but the Councilaims to put a stop to the latenight carry-on. Instead ofrepairing the hangingbaskets they are to replacethem with a different type ofplant holder. They will bebetter for the flowers but lessfun for the late nightrevellers
Safe and well, butvery shaken andfrightened. That wasthe verdict on a groupof Wexford HillWalkers who werecaught up in thedevastatingearthquake at theweekend which killedup to 2,000 people.
The earthquakestruck shortly after theWexford group arrivedin Kathmandu andwhile they wereunharmed theywitnessed at first handthe devastation causedby the ‘quake
Among those in theparty was Fr. TomDalton the Parish Priest ofRiverchapel who quickly gotword back to Wexford thatthey were safe and well.They had intended to spendtwo weeks walking andtrekking in the foothills ofthe Himalayas but are nowdesperately trying to maketheir way out of the area and
back home.It was expected that they
would get lights home onWednesday.
Apart from Fr. Dalton theeight strong group alsoincludes well knownWexford businesswoman,Catherine Jordan of WestgateDesign.
Pip’s mind is on a receptionfor All-Ireland winners
Councillor Pip Breen
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What’s OnRé featuring Liam Ó Maonlaí,St Iberius Church, May 10
Liam Ó Maonlaí andhis all-star band arearriving in Wexford forthe first time on May 10.In collaboration with theaward winning Tunes inthe Church concert series,the band, Ré, will performseventeen consecutivenights in church venuesthroughout the country.
Ré (pronounced ‘ray’and meaning ‘moon’ or‘era’ in Irish) featuressome of Ireland’s mostinnovative and decoratedmusicians. Maitiú ÓCasaide, a Dublin basedpiper from the esteemedÓ Casaide family,received TG4’s YoungMusician of the YearAward 2015. CormacBegley’s concertina
playing has beendescribed as ‘amasterclass in timelessmusicianship and in 2014he received the Sean ÓRiada Award. Eithne NíChatháin (Inni-K), ahighly celebratedtraditional singer andfiddle player from Co.Kildare, is breaking newground in indie-folkunder the alias Inni-K.Founding member of theHothouse Flowers andrevered songwriter andaccompanist, Peter OToole from Dublin adds adepth of musicality andsensitivity to this eclecticgroup.
Over the past threeyears the band haveperformed at some of the
main international artsfestivals including theSydney Arts Festival,New Zealand ArtsFestival, Singapore ArtsFestival, Hong Kong ArtsFestival. They have alsotoured extensivelythroughout Europe andhave performed at theLincoln Centre in NewYork. They received anomination for best musicat the Bessie Awards andthe production Rian(comprised of Ré andeight contemporarydancers) received anaward for best production.
Tickets for the show arepriced at €20 and areavailable fromtunesinthechurch.com.
Hailed as one of the finestone man shows in years,people will be flocking to seeAidan Dooley as he brings tolife intrepid Antarcticexplorer and one of Ireland'sunsung heroes, Tom Crean.
Tickets have been sellingextremely fast for this oneand anticipation has beenbuilding for quite some time,so if you have tickets, youmay just be one of the luckyones.
Crean’s story is a testamentof human fortitude against allthe elements of the Antarctic,his 36 mile, solitary trek tobase camp during the Terra
Nova expedition to rescuehis comrades Teddy Evansand William Lashly hasbeen described byAntarctic historians as “thefinest feat of individualheroism from the entireage of exploration”. Hewas subsequently awardedthe Albert Medal for hisbravery.This multi-awardwinning show has nowplayed critically acclaimedsell-out performancesthroughout Ireland, USA,Australia, Europe and theUK.
Tickets for this wonderfulnight of theatre in the
beautiful surroundings of TheNational Opera House arenearly sold out, however, formore ticket details, visitwww.nationaloperahouse.ie.
Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer, NationalOpera House, May 1 – 2
Few singer songwritershave taken on the mantleof the Irish music scenewith as much ease asDeclan O’Rourke. TheDublin musician hascarved out a wonderfulreputation over the yearsand is widely renowned tobe one of the best singersongwriters on this littleisland of ours.
No stranger to the sunnysouth east, Declan is
looking forward toreturning to Wexford onceagain to deliver one of histrademark live shows atthe top floor of TheCentenary Stores onCharlotte Street.
The Stores have beenputting on a big drive forlive music of late, havingwelcomed Paddy Casey tothe top floor in recentweeks also, and this looksset to be yet another
fantastic night of ceol andcraic.
Tickets for the showcost €15, or you could alsopay €35 and receive a fourcourse dinner in The Yardand a ticket to the gigafterwards. Declan neverdisappoints and it shouldbe a great way to kick offthe bank holidayfestivities!
While Wexford canclaim to have been thebirthplace of quite anumber of legends overthe years, not too manycan claim to have had theimpact of Zorro himself,William Lamport.
The legend of Zorro wasactually inspired by a red-bearded Irish man hailingfrom none other than themodel county of Wexford.The story was hidden for
years in the MexicanInquisition’s archives, onlycoming to light in the lastquarter of the 20th century,however, WilliamLamport, the man who allthe legends are basedupon, was born in Wexfordin 1611.
In celebration of thiswonderful connectionbetween Mexico andIreland, Zorrofest bringsan explosion of colour to
the streets of Wexford withsword-wielding devoteesof the cult of Zorro takingover the town withMariachi dancers,musicians and of coursesome delicious Mexicanfood and cocktails to getyou in the mood.
For more information,visitwww.wexfordzorrofest.com.
Declan O’Rourke, The Centenary Stores, Wexford, May 1
ZorroFest, Wexford Town, May 2
As well as being one ofthe country’s best lovedmusicians, Don Baker hasalso carved out areputation as one of thenice guys of the Irishmusic business and afunny man too!
The legendary Irishsinger, songwriter,guitarist and harmonicaplayer returns with hisauthentic sound toWexford Arts Centre onSaturday 9th May and thistime he has teamed up
with emerging vocalistand songwriter, ClaraRose.
Clara Rose has beenwriting and performingher original music for 10years and featured onDon’s 2013 album MySongs, My Friends. Onthe other hand, the manaffectionately known asThe Don became aprofessional musician in1973. It will be anunforgettable showfeaturing collaborations
from their new album ofblues and home-growncountry roots.
Don Baker is rated byCharlie McCoy and U2’sBono as “the world’sfinest acoustic harmonicaplayer”, and this promisesto be a special show sobook early to avoiddisappointment.
Tickets are €20/€18 andare available from the boxoffice on 053 9123764.
Don Baker and Clara Rose, Wexford Arts Centre, May 9
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Once upon a time he wasa TD, a Senior HurlingManager, a teacher, aCounty GAA Chairman, butnow Tony Dempsey ishappy to play the role of thewise old Owl at meetings ofthe Co. Council and theWexford MunicipalBorough District.
Tony is confident in hisown skin and doesn'tbelieve he has to speak onevery issue. In other wordshe is not a councillor wholikes the sound of his ownvoice---------well not atmeetings anyway so whenhe does open his mouthpeople usually listen tohim.
It was on the matter ofdogs fouling public placesthat Tony decided to voicehis words of wisdom at theApril meeting of theWexford Borough DistrictCouncil.
Davy Hynes has beenexercised by dog foulingfor some time and hismotion to the councilsuggested that signs shouldbe erected in all publicgreen places across thedistrict warning againstdog fouling.
His colleagues, to befair, were all broadlysupportive, but arebeginning to feel they arebanging their headsagainst a brick wall on thematter. Not for the firsttime Anthony Kellysuggested that therewould be no progress untilpeople were fined andpublicly humiliated.
Deirdre Waddinglikened allowing your dogto poo in a public place tohaving your child do hisor her business on thegrass verge.
Then came Councillor
Dempsey’s intervention.The problem, said Tony,was that dogs couldn’t read.
Ah, said Mayor GeorgeLawlor, you haven’t met
Fergie Kehoe’s dog yet.According to the Mayor notonly can Fergie’s dog read,he also manages the FiannaFail man’s Facebook page.
So maybe they havefound way of beating thescourge of dog fouling afterall. They just need to teachthe dogs to read. They
could set up the WexfordMunicipal CanineAcademy. No doubt withhis long experience ineducation Cllr Dempseywould be the ideal choiceas Provost while DeirdreWadding also has ateaching background andcould take on a lecturingrole while Fergie Kehoewould be another automaticchoice given the wonderfuladvances made by his owndog.
The facility could be amajor tourist attraction. Itwould probably be huge itwith Americans who wouldno doubt be fascinated bythe idea of having theirdogs learn how to read.Forget ancient walkways,heritage centres, music andjoke festivals, this could beWexford’s gateway toprosperity.
If only dogs could read, Wexfordwould be cleaner place
€1.5M CourtownHarbour contract signed
The official contract for themuch anticipated CourtownPiers Storm Damage RepairsProject was signed on Friday lwhen Wexford County Councilappointed local contractorStephen Byrne, Plant & CivilEngineering Contractors tocarry out the €1.5m contract.
Both North and South Piersat Courtown Harbour sufferedextensive damage during the2013/2014 winter storms.Following an application fromthe Council, the Department ofAgriculture Food and theMarine agreed to provide justover €1.1m to fund essentialand urgent repair works at theHarbour. The funding was partof the Governments nationwideresponse to the widescalecoastal damage caused duringthe extreme weather conditionsof late 2013 and early 2014.
A comprehensive scheduleof detailed works is containedwithin the contract andincludes the concreteencasement of the sheet piledside walls and pier top deck,the installation of tie rods andground anchors, groutingworks to the pier heads andmasonry channel walls,masonry repairs and re-pointing together with ancillaryworks. The works are designedto not only repair butstrengthen the North and SouthPiers, enhancing their capacityto cope with future storms.
Wexford County Councilwill also take the opportunity todredge the harbour basin itselfduring the course of the works.
It is expected that the
harbour will remain open foruse by all craft up mid-May2015. The harbour will thenclose to all craft while thespecialist repair works arecarried out and will reopenagain when the works arecompleted in October 2015.
Among those attending thecontract signing last Fridaywere Councillor MalcolmByrne, Cathaoirleach, WexfordCounty Council, CouncillorJohn Hegarty, Cathaoirleachand Members of GoreyMunicipal District, Mr.Brendan Howlin, T.D.,Minister for Public Expenditureand Reform, Mr. StephenByrne, Stephen Byrne Plant &Civil Engineering Contractors.Also in attendance were Mr.John Carley, Director ofServices, and Ms. AnnetteO’Neill, Gorey DistrictDirector and other officials ofWexford County Council,together with representatives ofMalachy Walsh and Partners,who designed the remedialworks.
“I wish to thank theDepartment of AgricultureFood and the Marine andpublically acknowledge theirvital contribution to thiscontract” said Mr. Carley.“This investment represents astrong vote of confidence byWexford County Council andthe Department not only inCourtown Harbour but inWexford’s entire marineinfrastructure and recognisesthe important contribution ofthat infrastructure to Wexford’soverall economy”.
Lightened Prawn Fried RiceAre you a big fan of a Chi-nese take away at the week-end? Well here is a healthyalternative that all your fam-ily or friends would enjoy
Total Time:1 hr 10 min
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min Cook: 35 min
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1 1/2 cups jasmine rice
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1 pound large peeled and de-
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wise (or use 4 breast of
chicken if you prefer)
One 1 1/2-inch piece fresh
ginger, peeled and thinly
sliced into matchstick pieces
(about 1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons dry sake
1 tablespoon rice wine vine-
gar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
flakes
Low cal cooking spray
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
1 cup mangetout, halved
2 carrots, thinly sliced on an
angle
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 small red onion, halved
and sliced root to stem
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons low-sodium
soy sauce
2 scallions, white and green
parts, thinly sliced
Directions
Prepare the rice according to
package directions, adding
the cinnamon stick with the
water. Fluff the rice, discard
the cinnamon stick and set
aside to cool.
Toss the prawn with half of
the ginger, 1 tablespoon of
the sake, the vinegar and
pepper flakes in a medium
bowl. Let marinate 10 to 15
minutes. Mist a large non-
stick skillet with low
cal spray and heat
over medium-high
heat until very hot.
Add the prawn with
the marinade and
cook, stirring, until
just opaque, 2 min-
utes. Transfer to a
large plate and set
aside.
Mist the same skillet and re-
turn to medium-high heat.
Lightly beat the eggs and egg
whites and add to the skillet.
Cook until scrambled, break-
ing up with a spatula and
transfer to the same plate as
the prawn.
Return the skillet to medium-
high heat, mist with nonstick
spray and add the mangetout,
carrots, garlic, onions and re-
maining ginger. Cook, stir-
ring, until softened and
crisp-tender, 5 minutes.
Transfer to the same plate as
the prawn and eggs.
Return the skillet to medium-
high heat and add the veg-
etable oil. Add the cooled
rice, toss with the oil and
pack in the skillet in a firm
layer. Cook, without stirring,
until the bottom of the rice is
browned and crusty. Stir the
rice and pack it in another
layer. Repeat the process
until the rice is well toasted
and browned, and stopping if
the rice seems to be getting
dry. Add back the prawn,
eggs and vegetables along
with the remaining 1 table-
spoon sake and soy sauce
and toss well to combine.
Remove from the heat and
top with the sliced scallions.
Recipe courtesy Food Net-work Kitchen
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Good Friday is a dayassociated with the crucifixionacross the world, but in onepart of Co. Wexford it maywell in the future beassociated with an eviction.
It seems that on GoodFriday night this year awoman and her three childrenwere put out onto the street inGorey when she failed tocome up with rental cash.
As always in these casesthe full details are difficult toestablish but there is no doubtthat on that most holy of daysin the Church calendar awoman and her childrenended up on the street in thetown..
Councillor Robbie Iretonhas been rather exercised bythe episode and raised it at ameeting of the local
Municipal District Councilwhere he gave details of theevent. The children were agedtwo, seven and fifteen and the'eviction' happened pretty lateinto the evening, according tohis version.
His colleague Mary Farrellwas horrified by what she washearing and insisted thatnobody should be put out onthe street, on Good Friday orany Friday.
But Robbie didn't have thebacking of all his colleagueswhen he went on to talk of theneed for landlords to have asocial conscience and toreduce their rents.
The problem in the Goreyarea is that rents are muchhigher than in other parts ofthe county so people havedifficulty getting suitableaccommodation if they aredependent on rentsupplement.
Robbie's answer to theproblem is to appeal to thesocial conscience of landlordsand have them reduce their
rents.But that is unlikely to
happen and the State willhave to find another way ofdealing with the problem. CllrJoe Sullivan, who has someexperience in this area,suggested that if thegovernment lessened the taxburden on landlords then thismight be a way of cuttingrents and he has a point.
Many of those who arerenting out houses havesubstantial mortgages on theproperties and need everypenny they can get to meettheir commitments while thetax and compliance burdensimposed on property ownersis also driving up rents.
But Robbie doesn'trecognise any of theseproblems. His view is thatbeing a landlord is a bit likewinning the lotto. You cancharge what you like and thentake your pick of tenants.
I suspect it is not a worldwhich many landlords wouldrecognise.
Gorey’s Good Friday eviction
Council has it bothways on ‘Ancient East’
I suppose it could be classedas speaking out of both sidesof your mouth at the same timebut that is sort of the positionwhich Wexford Co. Councilfound itself in when FailteIreland launched ‘Ireland’sAncient East’.
The CommunicationsDirector was quick to issue a
statement welcoming theinitiative and had EnterpriseBoard boss Tom Banvillepointing out all the positivesfor the county.
At almost the very sametime the Council Chairman,Malcolm Byrne was attackingthe fact that Wexford wasomitted from the trail and
merited hardly a mention inthe promotional material andat a Council meeting inEnniscorthy exactly the samewas being said by severalcouncillors.
I suspect we haven't heardthe last of this.
People queueing up tosell houses to Council
When the governmentannounced that €26m was tobe provided for theprovision of social housing
in the county over thenext few years there wasunderstandable interest fromthose on the housing list.
Indeed it would not havebeen surprising if theCouncil had been inundatedwith queries from thoselooking for homes now thatat least there is some hopeon the horizon
But what was surprisingwas the fact that there was aflood of interest from peoplewho already had homes andwanted to sell them to the
Council. Themoney beingprovided canbe used in anumber ofways includingforconstructionand thepurchase ofhouses.
As soon aspeople heardthis it seemsmany werequickly on tothe localauthority offering to sell.Obviously they believedthat they can achieve a
better deal from the Councilthan by selling to otherpurchasers. But I wouldn'tbe so sure about that.
Councillor Robbie Ireton
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The health insurancecompanies have been verybusy lately advertising theirvarious offers to help peoplebeat the age related loadingwhich kicks in at the end ofthis month. Effectively itmeans that if you don't havehealth insurance before theage of thirty five and want totake it out later in life it willcost you more.
To entice young people totake out cover all thecompanies have developedtailor made policies wherethe big attraction is price.
Television adverts make itlooks as if you can get coverfor just a few quid a week.But the reality is a littledifferent. The type of coveroffered under these plans isvirtually worthless in mostcases. In fact it would hardlyget you inside the porch doorof most hospitals not tomention the foyer.
The tragedy is that somepeople actually believe theyhave private cover under theschemes when in fact someof the policies are worse thanuseless. In a way they are asort of pretend schemes.
But health insurancecompanies are great atpretend. In other televisionadverts they have images oflovely caring people lookingafter every need. Just sign on
the dotted line they say andwe will look after the rest.Like hell they will.
In many cases they will dotheir level best to deny cover,even to the most seriously ill.On occasions they won't payfor some procedures over-ruling consultants and sayingthat what is beingrecommended is notrequired.
On other occasions theywill only pay for someprocedures if they are carriedout in a hospital other thanwhere the person is a patient.
But I think most sickeningof all is when they denyterminally people cover topay for an ambulance to takethem home so that they canspend their final days
surrounded by their family.These are people who if theystayed in hospital would costthe health insurer severalthousands of Euro but anambulance to take themhome would only cost afraction of that.
However, some healthinsurers suggest that payingfor an ambulance to take aperson home, however illthey are, might encouragepeople to get ambulancesinstead of taxis.
That my friends is thereality of health insurancecompanies not the cosybutter wouldn't melt in mymouth type of image theyspend so much to portray ontelevision. Do not be fooled.
O’Brien’s papers go after the real storiesPart of Denis O'Brien's
media empire is involvingitself in some really seriousinvestigative journalism, itseems. Don't be silly they arenot setting up a specialinvestigations unit to lookinto the sale of Siteserv oranything as trivial as that.
No they are interested inreally serious matters likehow public money is spent or
mis-spent. The razor sharphacks from an O'Brien organare determined to find out justhow much is being spent oncakes and biscuits to go withthe cup of tea whichcouncillors enjoy during thebreak in their monthlymeetings.
I suppose I should declarean interest here because Ienjoy the tea and biscuits
myself. I don't know howmuch they cost, but I’d cansay for certain that thecouncillors and the rest of uswould have to spendcenturies eating biscuits anddrinking tea before the billwould come even close to the€100m which the State loston the sale of Siteserve.
‘Backways’ horses real winnerThere was a lot of interest
in Wexford races last weekwhen the course staged itsfirst ever meeting with thehorses running in theopposite direction to normal.Jockeys and trainers seem tohave been impressed and itlooks as if it might become apermanent feature of racing
in Wexford at some stage inthe future.
But the comment I likedbest was from the punter whoafter years of losing moneyat the Bettyville track wasbreathing a sigh of relief atthe news that the horses wereto run 'backways'. 'That sortof means that the horse that
would have been first if theywere running in the otherdirection will be last now andthe last horse will be first', hereasoned. 'I should be in themoney then because myselections have beenfinishing last here for years'.If only it were so simple.
Health insurers are not ascaring as they try to pretend
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National award forEnniscorthy teacher
An Enniscorthy teacherwas one of just two peoplenationally to be presentedwith an ASTIAchievement Award atthe weekend.
Jim McGovern is ateacher at St Mary’s CBS,Enniscorthy.. He is a well-known GAA personalityin Wexford andrepresented his county infootball from 1983-1988.He has a long track recordas a trainer and coachworking with Wexfordteams and St Mary’steams. James has a deeplyheld belief that extracurricular activities play avital role in supportingstudent mental health. As
well as his commitment toGAA, Jim is also heavilyinvolved in publicspeaking for young peopleand has coached hisstudents to success innumerous nationalcompetitions including theMental Health IrelandPublic SpeakingCompetition.
The ASTI AchievementAwards are presentedannually to honourteachers who not onlyplay an importantprofessional role in theirschools, but whose talent,commitment anddetermination enablesthem and/ or their studentsto excel in areas such a
sport, the arts, andadvocacy.
Previous winnersinclude poet NoelMonahan, rural affairscampaigner and MEPMarian Harkin, andformer Ireland rugbycoach Eddie O’Sullivan.
Commenting on the2015 ASTI AchievementAwards, ASTI PresidentPhilip Irwin said:
“The work carried outby teachers in theclassroom is wellrecognised. However,what is much less visibleis the contribution thatteachers all over thecountry make outside theclassroom which has
significant benefits foryoung people, schools,local communities andsociety as a whole. Go toany local GAA game,soccer game, amateurdrama production, localpolitical meetings, or anycommunity-based eventand you are nearly certainto find a teacher involved.The contributions ofteachers play a vital rolein sustaining schoolcommunities and indeedentire communities,particularly at a time whencommunities areexperiencing theconsequences of years ofausterity.”
Wexford TDs in Dail spat on SiteservWexford TDs, Minister
Brendan Howlin and DeputyMick Wallace had a spat inthe Dail over thecontroversial sale of Siteservlast October.
Responding to points madeby Deputy Wallace over thesale of Siteserv by the IBRC,Minister Howlin respondedby saying "Bluntly,considering the Deputy'sposition, I am surprised atsome of the assertions he hasmade."
When Wallace went on tosay that very little hadchanged in the area ofpolitical reform and thecutting of ties betweenGovernment and bigbusiness, Minister Howlinsaid: "The Deputy isfundamentally, absolutely,completely and whollywrong."
Speaking this weekDeputy Wallace said hewasn't shocked that theSitserv deal was beingscrutinised, but was slightly
surprised that ittook so long forthe media tohighlight theissue. "I raisedconcerns aboutthe Siteserv saletwice lastOctober, but infairness othersraised it beforethen. Sinn Fèin'sPearse Dohertyraised it as farback as April2012."
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Whatever you do don’t mention the ‘T’ wordWhatever you don’t
mention the ‘T’ word. ‘T’ inthis case refers to‘Travellers’-------not the typeof person who was sofamiliar at one stage drivingaround the country sellinggoods to local shops but the‘Traveller’ who is protectedby all sorts of laws to ensurethat they are notdiscriminated against.
These protected species of
‘Ts’ had a bit of a roadsideHorse Fair in Enniscorthyon St. Patrick’s Day. In thepast this type of illegal fairhas often been held on NewYear’s Day, but on thisoccasion it was the nationalSaint’s Day that was chosento do business.
By all accounts thegathering on the roadsaround Drumgoold was asight to behold and was
more like theWild West than arural Irish town.
So bad werethe scenes thatmany locals wereafraid to leavetheir homes andit was, seemingly,a near miraclethat no one wasseriously injuredor even killed.
PaddyKavanagh is usedto the problemscaused by suchgatherings in thearea and he isattempting to dosomething aboutit, but the publicrepresentativewho was lucky toescape with his
life on the occasion of themost recent fair was JamesBrowne.
He ventured off the beatentrack to have a look at thegoings on but wasconfronted by the sight of avan being driven by a horse.Well not exactly, but at aglance that Is what it lookedlike with a rope attached toa horse running alongsidethe van. The driver of thevehicle was also holding therope but according toBrowne Junior it wasdifficult to know who was incharge of the vehicle, thehuman or the horse.
Anyway Paddy Kavanaghis desperately trying to put astop to this type of carry-on.The problem in trying to doanything about it is the factthat nobody is really sure ofwho to turn to when the fairappears.
At the April meeting of theCo. Council the Enniscorthycouncillor wanted toestablish t the localauthority’s policy on thesehorse fairs. Simple,straightforward, you mightimagine, but no, there wasproblem. In his motionPaddy referred to the fairsbeing organised by travellers
and that was ‘no no’ as faras some councillors wereconcerned. If it wasindividuals we were talkingabout it would be ok, but youcould not refer to‘travellerss’ in the motion.
That was the view ofDeridre Wadding, DavyHynes, Chairman MalcolmByrne and others. But thesepeople are ‘travellers’
pleaded an exasperatedCouncillor Kavanagh. In theend he was happy enough tohave the people involvedcalled anything as long as hecould get action on the issue.
Paddy thought it a bitstrange that an effort to havesomething done about illegalhorse fairs involvingtravellers should generate somuch debate when a little bit
earlier in the meeting amotion calling on the peopleof Wexford to vote ‘yes’ tosame sex marriage wasnodded through without anyobjections.
Times they are a changin’Paddy. It seems that today’scouncillors are up foranything, just as long as youdon’t mention the ‘T’ word.
Councillor Paddy Kavanagh
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AE& Adam
Comment, Music, Gossip,
Fashion, What’s Hot, What’s Not,
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, Where to
Be Seen, Where To Avoid,
Adam Ennis Eoin HealyEoin
IntroductionThis week we informed
that one of the places
where we have a resi-
dence will shut its doors
for the last time, so we
have both written a little
piece each about the last
3-4 years that we have en-
joyed in the venue. Also of
course we both now have
space for new nightclubs
to contact us about our
availably as we are now
free agents hahahahaha
Glantis- Runaway
I gets asked to play this song every
gig I play lately and what a tune it is,
always gets everyone singing along
and a cert to fill any dancefloor <3
$25 million isspent on lapdances in LasVegas each year,so if you’re astripper we ad-vise you to getover to Vegas: D
Friday just gone welearned of the unfortunateclosure of MetropolisNightclub in Wexfordtown. Adam and I owe alot to Metropolis andEventManager/Promoter/DJCullie who took us bothunder his wing and turnedus into the DJs we aretoday. Four years ago hetook a dope of a chap withstupid hair and gave him aresident spot in Juice teendisco, a disco that wouldsee Metropolis full tocapacity on manyoccasions. I’m talkingabout Adam of course whois now a well renowned DJwho plays Gigs andParties all over the place.
Three years ago I wouldnot even have calledmyself a DJ. All I was ableto do was play songs froma laptop and I had no ideaof anything really , didn’teven know how to set upspeakers, Adam will arguethat I’m still not able to dothat haha. One day I waswalking through town andfrom the top floor ofCentral Station I couldhear knocks on the
window andtwo ladswaving atme to callup. Thoselads wereCullie andAdamEnnis . Ipopped upanyway andin my headI wasthinking ‘ohoh what have I done’because previous to this Ihad a little bit of a run inwith them both haha.Surprisingly it was to offerme the job of being aresident for Juice withAdam …. The rest ishistory!!! Cullie singlehandily taught myself andAdam everything we knowtoday. In Metropolis wespent endless hours fromgoing through basics togoing through what everylead in the whole world isused for.
Now I’d say he thoughthe made a massivemistake a few weeks intomy new job as I hadn’t aclue about anything. Idropped speakers, I
messed up playing live, Iblew speakers and I brokeAmps amongst a lot ofother stuff but he stuckbeside me and taught methe trade. Three years agoI didn’t even know whatDJ Decks were, didn’tknow CDJ’S existed so Ithink he has performed amiracle in teaching me sowell. That’s just how thetwo of us became Dj’sand it’s all down toMetropolis & Cullie, sowe owe everything to him.The only unfortunate thingthat came out of the threeyears of been down inMetropolis is I’ve becamebest friends with Adam ….. Wouldn’t ya beraging!!! #WorstChap
Eoin Healy
Absolutely gutted to bewriting this, but as manyof you have heard by now,Metropolis Nightclub –home to Eoin and myselffor the past 3-4 years – hasclosed its doors for the lasttime. I know it probablysounds cliché but theamount of work that goeson behind the scenes atthese places is insane.
Four years ago I wasasked to play at one ofJuice Teen Disco’s firstnights in its new home,Metropolis. I stillremember the feeling ofgoing from playing musicin my bedroom to playingin front of 700 people.After that, I was prettymuch hooked! About eightmonths later – afterplaying at loads morediscos, I started to betrained in, so when Iturned 18 I could start
playing at the over 18sevents. As much as I lovedplaying to people my ageand younger, there was nocomparison. There wasnothing like playing infront of a crowdedMetropolis Nightclub! Atthis time it was just myselfand Cullie playing there. Iremember sitting down forlunch in our regular spot inCentral Station and havinga talk about bringingsomebody new in to workwith us. Of course, Eoinwas the first name to cometo mind. We talked forabout an hour and madethe decision to give him acall over the next fewdays, but sure the minutethe decision was made, hewalked right in front of usas we were having ourweekly creep on the town.We called him up thereand then and the rest is
history! For the next threeyears, we’d be down in theclub every single weekendwithout fail. It became abit of a routine; go downto Metropolis in themorning, set everythingup, call into CentralStation for lunch and havea sneaky pint. This wasliterally the majority of mySaturdays for about threeyears.
It’s mad how muchwe’re going to miss thatplace. We can’t thankmanagement, staff andsecurity enough! Most ofall, neither myself, Eoin orthe nightclub would havehad a quarter of oursuccess if it wasn’t forCullie. It’s beenunbelievable to see theamount of people thankingus for the past few years,it’s seriously appreciated!
ADAM ENNIS
USELESS FACT OF THE WEEK
Another Closure in Wexford
Metropolis Closes its Doors
TTUUNNEE OOFF TTHHEE WWEEEEKK
Hot – Jared
Leto
So Jared Leto has been
announced has ‘The Joker’
in the new upcoming film
‘Suicide Squad’ and he
looks absolutely class, I’m a
huge fan of Jared and been to
see him perform live with his
band 30 seconds to mars , he’s
awesome and we can’t wait for
the film.
Not – Adam
Johnson
Professional Soccer player and
Teenage Disco goer Adam John-
son was this week charged for
having sexual relations with a
15 year old girl but somehow
he is allowed play for Sunder-
land still
19 The Chronicle April 29, 2015
News Around the County
A new era for airpassengers flying between thesoutheast of Ireland and theUK started on Monday, April27 as VLM Airlinescommenced services on theWaterford-London Lutonroute.
The Belgian-based airlinewill fly 12 times a week ineach direction with the newservice starting with theirinaugural flight fromWaterford at 7.30am onMonday, returning fromLuton at 9.40am.
Flying in Europe since1993, the airline is to provide
twice-daily Waterford-LondonLuton flights from Monday-Friday, as well as a Saturdayand a Sunday service. TheFokker 50 aircraft being usedon the route has a capacity forup to 50 passengers. Therehave been strong bookingssince details of the newservice were announced inmid-March, and reservationshave been made continuouslythrough the websitewww.flyvlm.com and withtravel agents since theannouncement.
VLM are also operating afour times a week service
from Waterford toBirmingham. Their firstservice on this route departedWaterford at 11.50am onMonday..
Speaking as the first flighttook off from Waterford thismorning, Alix de Weerdt,Chief Commercial Officer,VLM Airlines, said: “All thatwe have seen sinceannouncing our Waterfordroutes gives us tremendousconfidence andencouragement about thedemand that exists forconvenient and affordable airtravel between Ireland’s
southeast region and the UK. “We are particularly
pleased to commence theservice at this time of year aswe know the tourism andhospitality sector in thesoutheast will receive a boostfrom our inbound services.Waterford-London serviceshave operated for almost 30years now and we lookforward to working with ourpartners at Waterford Airportto make this and ourWaterford-Birmingham routea sustainable success.”
Desmond O’Flynn, CEO,Waterford Airport added:
“There has been a tremendousinitial response from businessand leisure passengers alike tothe arrival of VLM Airlinesand their commitment to ourLondon Luton andBirmingham routes. It is clearthat there is considerabledemand for these services,and VLM Airlines are gettinga great reaction in the marketas people see the value andconvenience of flying throughWaterford.
“We look forward tobuilding on a great start andappreciate the enormousgoodwill that exists towards
the Airport, as peoplerecognise its economic andsocial importance as a criticalpiece
of infrastructure in theregion.”
Bookings on the Waterford-London Luton andWaterford-Birminghamservices can be made throughwww.flyvlm.com where theairline is also currentlyrunning a competitionoffering the chance to win anentire plane –allowing youand 49 of your guests to beflown return on any of theirroutes.
Multi-million primarycare centre for Wexford
Wexford town is set toreceive a new multi millioneuro Primary HealthcareClinic at the site of thecurrent HSE clinic atGrogan’s Road it wasannounced this week.
A total of €70m in loanswas approved last week toprovide 14 primary carecentres across the country.
Construction on the newfacility is set to get underwayearly next year and will becompleted by late 2016. Thenew centre will house GPand community nursingteams, as well as an AreaMedical Officer.
It will also offer a GP Outof Hours Service, whileservices will also beavailable in OccupationalTherapy, Physiotherapy,Social Work, Speech &Language Therapy, HomeHelp, Addiction Services,Dental Services, Nutritionaland Dietician Services,Psychology & CounsellingServices, Audiology &Opthalmology, Chiropody /Podiatry, Early Intervention
and School Age. Making the announcement
, Minister Brendan Howlinsaid: ‘I am delighted toconfirm that Wexford Townis to get its own PrimaryCare Centre and I’mencouraged that it will becompleted so soon. It meansthat local people will have atop-class, community-basedhealthcare service on theirdoorstep, and it is a furtherstep towards delivering theright care in the right place atthe right time.’
Minister Howlin also saidthat the announcement meantthat ordinary people werefinally feeling the benefit ofeconomic recovery
“At the start of this year,Labour leader Joan Burtonemphasised that she wantedto see ordinary people beginto share in the recovery,’ hesaid. ‘Today’sannouncement, along withthe recent news that free GPcare will be provided to allunder 6s this summer, provesthat we are fulfilling thatvision.’
Young FF call for ‘Yes’ vote
Ogra Fianna Fail inWexford are urging allyoung people in theconstituency to come outand use their vote on thetwo referendums onFriday 22nd May.
Wexford’s Ogramember John Higginssaid; “In a recent report, itshows that the voterregister is missing overone third of 18-25 yearsold as they are notregistered to vote.”
He continued by saying:“this is a worry if youngpeople do not evenregister to vote. Hopefullymore awareness of theimportance of been
registered to vote andusing their entitlement ofvoting.”
John Higgins spoke onthe importance youngpeople have in ademocracy and a vital partof referendums andelections is been placedon the draft register by25th November.
Higgins said: “Youngpeople have a pivotal rolein democracy and the firststep is been registered andcasting their respectivevote on the Civil Marriageand reducing the age ofpresidential candidatereferendums on Friday22nd May”.
Celebration time for Enniscorthy Chess ClubEnniscorthy Chess Club
celebrated their victoriousseason in both Division Six &Seven of the Leinster ChessUnion Leagues by collectingthe title trophies on Sunday19th April, in the TeachersClub in Dublin, where the finalround of the leagues tookplace.
Coached by Darko Polimac,the teams who range in agefrom ten to eighteen battledtheir way against oppositionaged eight to ninety and wereunbeaten in each round to takethe coveted titles.
It was the second year theclub entered the BodleyDivision Six. In theirinaugural year they came third,
this year they were determinedthat the title would be theirs.Their first game, in September,started with a 4-1 victoryagainst Elm Mount, from thereover eleven rounds theyamassed an incredible 46.5points out of a possible 55, aclear 9 points ahead of theirnearest rivals St Benildus. Theteam comprised of DovydasPocevicius, Agustin PlazaReino, Joshua Redmond,Robbie Kildea, MercedesPlaza Reino and DeanCopeland who subbed up fromthe O’Sullivan Division 7team. Dovydas, Joshua,Robbie and Mercedes werealso awarded a board prize, anaccomplished trophy awarded
for exceptionalindividualperformance, onlyseven of whichwere awarded inthis division.
Division Seven,The O’Sullivan wasrevived this yeardue to the increaseddemand for entry tothe Leagues. Itconsisted of eight
rounds and theteam, whichcomprised ofDean Copeland,
Dylan Nolan,Will Sidney,AdamCopeland,Mateo PlazaReino andLeire PlazaReino scoredan amazing31.5 out of apossible 40.Dean, Mateoand Adam thetop pointsscorer in thedivision, werealso awardedBoard prizesfor theirexceptionalindividualperformances.
There was little surprise butmuch admiration last weekendamongst the Irish chesscommunity, Enniscorthy arenow, without a doubt, regardedas one of the most formidablejunior clubs in the Country.With promotion to divisionfive and six confirmed the club
is now hoping to enter a newteam into division seven of theleagues in September.
The club would like toespecially thank their sponsorAlcast Co Ltd Enniscorthy andalso the IFA centre for theircontinued support.
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Work on Gorey ReliefRoad to start shortly
Bodley Team from left to right - Dean,Agustin, Joshua, Dovydas, Robbie, Mercedes
O'Sullivan Team from left to right -Will, Leire, Dylan, Mateo, Dean, Adam
Work to complete the linkfrom the Fort Road to theHollyfort Road in Gorey willcommence shortly, the Chairof Wexford County Council,Malcolm Byrne, hasannounced.
The vital link has beendelayed for a number ofyears but clearing work willbegin in the coming weekswith a view to constructionhappening over the Summer.It is planned that the roadwould be opened in time forthe reopening of schools inSeptember.
"The road will make iteasier to travel around thetown and particularlyimprove access to CreaghCollege and the threeprimary schools beside theCollege."
He warned, however,
"There will be a change in
traffic flow around the townand I can foresee extrapressure on Garden Citywhen cars use that area to getonto the Inner Relief Road atWillow Park and to avoid theMain Street. These changeswill be monitored andappropriate measures to dealwith speed and possiblecongestion will beintroduced."
The next phase of theInner Relief Road will thenlink Ramsfort Park with theBallytegan Road whenconstruction is carried outbehind Woodlands Manorand Woodlands Drive.
"This will make thejunction between theBallytegan Road and theArklow Road even busierand safety measures will beessential as this is already avery dangerous junction."
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ALL LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES PRICED FROM THURSDAY EACH WEEK.
All eyes are on thesenior hurlingchampionship as the firstand second rounds are setto take place on the 2ndand 3td of May and thenthe 9th and 10th of May.At this stage all clubs aresetting out with hope intheir hearts and a beliefthat they can win thecrown.
Shelmaliers won theirfirst championship in 2014after many years in thewilderness and you haveto say looking back nowthey really were the bestteam overall last year.Their success willcertainly give great hopeto all the teams that havenot previously tastedsuccess as this year’scompetition getsunderway.
The big question now iswhether or not Shels canhold on to their title. Timewill tell but I will say theywon't be too far away ifthey can repeat the sameform. The next bigquestion is can Oulart/TheBallagh come back andwin it again or can Fernsput themselves incontention for the title. Iknow its early days yet butI can see this
championship being veryclose and a tightlycontested affair.. Bothgroups are very tight andwill be very interesting.We will have a clearerpicture after the first tworounds. That will give us asense of how strong (orweak) the various teamsare and provide us with abetter overall picture. Allclubs at the presentmoment are putting a bigeffort playing leaguegames and also playingchallenge games tosharpen up their players.But the heat is building upfor be a very interestingyear and from nextweekend we will begin tosee who has prepared bestand improved most sincelast year’s championship..
Who do I fancy? Well Ithink it is really betweenour teams:
1. Oulart/ The Ballagh. 2. Shelmaliers .3. Ferns.4. St Martins.
The team I fancy mostis Oulart/The Ballagh.They had a big slip up lastyear and by all accountsthey are putting in amighty effort so far this
year and are hungry forsuccess again.
But don't write off anyof the other three. Oulartare short priced favouriteswith Walsh bookmakers toregain the title and youcan see all the prices he isoffering if you fancy aflutter on your local team
You may well ask whatabout the rest? Well itwould take a hell of aeffort for any side outsidethese teams to make thebreak through, but if LadyLuck is on their side whoknows they could proveme wrong and cause a bigupset we'll just have towait and see. By the waygood luck to everyoneinvolved.
From all the playerswho will take to the fieldfrom the start of thechampionship nextweekend I have picked outeight that I think will havea big influence on howthings end up. .
.Paul Morris ( Ferns )Joe Kelly (Shel's)Lee Chin. ( Harriers )Liam og McGovern ( St
Anne's )Liam Ryan ( Rapps)Joe Coleman ( St
Martins)Des Mythen (Oulart)
John O Conner (Shamrocks).
No needfor sambos
No need for anysambos this weekend asthe local championshipkicks off. With all thegames being playedlocally you'll haveplenty of time to haveyour dinner before yougo. Bacon and cabbage itis for me.. By the way,.following last week’spiece there was a bigsale on mushy peas inthe shops. They can'tkeep them on theshelves, I hear. Anyonewith suggestions on onthe best sandwiches tomake for a match daysend it [email protected]
See you next time.
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