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Kildare is now the fourth mostpopulous county in the country,yet figures obtained on Gardaresources show that Kildare is farworst in terms of Garda deploy-ment out of all other countieswhen population size is taken intoaccount.

The most recent figures show usthat 316 Gardaí are stationed inKildare.

Per head of population, thatworks out at 663 people perGarda. This compares significant-ly less favourably to areas such asRoscommon/Longford andSligo/Leitrim where the figuresare 371 persons per Garda and318 persons per Garda respective-ly.

Even allowing for differences incrime rates across regions, clearlythe rapid expansion of populationin Kildare has not been met with acommensurate increase in Gardaresources for the county.

North Kildare TD, CatherineMurphy is to seek an urgent meet-ing with the Garda Commissionerto express her concerns and seekmeans to remedy the situation.

“If every part of the countrywere to receive the same Gardacoverage as Kildare, we couldafford to lose over 4,800 Gardaífrom the current national force of11,712.

Obviously that would be unac-ceptable, so I have to questionwhy Kildare is persistentlyallowed to languish without thenecessary resources", said DeputyMurphy.

North Kildare Chamberof Commerce launchtheir Strategic Plan

Bernard Jackman, Eilis Quinlan (Chamber President), Taoiseach Enda Kenny and EddieHobbs at the launch of the North Kildare Chamber “Strategic Plan” at Punchestown.(See page P8 for full story) Pic by Maura Hickey

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02 NEWS Kildare Echo, May, 2012

Leixlip residents told to remove

Irish flag and flag poleAn Irish flag and flag polehas been taken down froma green area in Leixlip onthe instructions of KildareCounty Council. The flag,which has been flyingsince last year on the greenat the Horse Shoe inLeixlip, was erected bysome local residents.

However, complaintswere made to KildareCounty Council from someresidents in the area, stat-ing that the flag and polewas erected without theconsent of all of the localresidents and without per-mission from the Council.

Spokesman for the resi-dents who erected the flag,Mr. Dominic Harrington,said, "We did not think weneeded planning permis-sion for the flagpole, andthere is still some ambigui-ty in regards to what per-mission or licence is need-ed to keep it there.However, I received asolicitors letter from theCouncil demanding theremoval of the flag or legalaction would commence"

Local Councillor, FrankO'Rourke (FF) has agreed

to mediate with theCouncil and all residentsinvolved while all optionsare pursued.

"It's a great pity", Mr.Harrington told the KildareEcho, "because thereseems to be a majority of

residents in the area whoare in favour of having theflag flying on the green.It's a shame that the flyingof our National flag led toall of this fuss".

"Given the pole waserected without the agree-

News In BriefDelay in Opening of New ArdcloughNational School to be Resolved ShortlyFollowing contact from the St. Annes N.S. Parents SupportGroup in Ardclough concerning the delay in the opening ofthe New National School in Ardclough, Deputy EmmetStagg contacted his colleague the Minister for Education,Ruairi Quinn T.D.

Minister Quinn has advised Deputy Stagg that there aresome legal technical issues which need to be resolvedbefore the building can be handed over. Minister Quinnfurther advised Deputy Stagg that it was anticipated thatthese issues would be resolved in the coming weeks.

New Creative Writing Group for AdultsWanted: Emerging writers who are interested in joining awriting group to learn about and improve their writingtechnique together. Participants should be willing to attendall workshops and meetings in Leixlip Library on the lastSaturday morning of each month. Four facilitated work-shops with published writers are initially planned to get thegroup up and running and then the group will get an oppor-tunity to work on their writing together. Places are limitedso please contact the library to join the group Ph: 016060050 Email:[email protected]

Edenderry Credit Union Business Support Business Support (ECUBS)Edenderry Credit Union Business Support is currently put-ting together a business directory of all types of businessbig and small in the Edenderry & District area.

If you are in business & would like to be included, pleasecontact: [email protected], asap with all your relevant details.Edenderry Credit Union Business Support was set up inOctober 2011 to facilitate the business community, driveour local economy and encourage people to shop & spendlocally.

Membership of the credit union is 10,000 and allowsleverage contact with a significant number of people in thearea. Contact Carol for lists of upcoming events which areheld monthly in Edenderry Credit Union.

ment of everyone involved,I think that it's removal atthis time is probably thebest thing to do", said Cllr.O'Rourke, "and I will con-tinue to mediate until asolution is found".

(L-R) Cllr. Frank O’Rourke, Ciaran Harrington, James Pasley, TomHarrington and Dominic Harrington

Kildare businesses thathave commenced trading inthe last year, or are thinkingabout setting up could ben-efit from €50,000 in topclass professional supportsand services through theNewbridge 200 BusinessStart-up Competitionwhich is part of the bicente-nary celebrations takingplace in the town through-out the year.

Seán Gallagher, the entre-preneur, formerly ofDragon’s Den, an accom-plished expert in innova-tion and enterprise willlaunch the competition onTuesday May 22nd atNewbridge Credit Union.This competition is part of

the Newbridge 200 celebra-tions taking place this yearand is being supported byO’Kelly Sutton BusinessAdvisers.The competition is open to

anyone in Kildare whostarted a new businesswithin the last 12 months orhas a new business ideathey would like to seerealised.

It has a prize fund of

€50,000 of professionalservices, which will enablethe winning entry to devel-op and grow their business. The programme will com-

mence with an introductoryMaster Class in developingbusiness ideas and businessdevelopment. This willgive everyone attending aninsight into how Irelandand the world’s leadingentrepreneurs turn theirideas into very successfulventures.In later sessions, as partic-

ipants develop their ideasand plans, they will haveaccess to a range of skillsfrom idea generation to cre-ating sustainable businessmodels. These will bedelivered by O’KellySutton, Kildare basedChartered Accountants andBusiness Advisers.

The competition encour-ages people to take theopportunity to explore andrefine their ideas withexpert help. Five finalistswill be chosen by the end ofAugust 2012.

The competition final willtake place at a gala evening

in September 2012 with thefinalists making a 10minute presentation onwhy their idea should win.

The prize, a €50,000 sup-port package, includesaccounting, business, HR,IT, sales & marketing,branding and PR profes-sional services as well as asupport package fromEnterprise Ireland / KildareCounty Enterprise Boardand AIB.Commenting on the initia-

tive Pat Sutton, ManagingPartner of O’Kelly Sutton,said “The Business Start-up programme is a meansof tapping into all of thegreat entrepreneurialpotential that exists inCounty Kildare. Thisscheme will allow peoplewith new businesses or abusiness idea to take themto the next level.

In the wider sense thiscompetition can develop a“can do” spirit in the localbusiness community. Westrongly encourage peopleto take part in this fantasticcompetition and aredelighted to be involved.”

The Business Start-upcompetition is part of theNewbridge 200 series ofevents that will be rolledout throughout the year cul-minating with theNewbridge 200 festival tak-ing place from the 6th to16th of September 2012.

According to festivalChairman David O’Reilly“the Business Start-up pro-

gramme and competitionencapsulates whatNewbridge 200 is all about,it draws on our collectiveexperience, fosters the sig-nificant talents and poten-tial of local entrepreneursand brings the businesscommunity together in away that capitalises on itscombined talents”.

Interested individuals and

groups wishing to partici-pate in the programme canregister at the launch onTuesday, May 22nd atNewbridge Credit Union at8.00pm. Further informa-tion will be available short-ly on the Newbridge 200website:www.newbridge200.comor www.okellysutton.ie

Seán Gallagher to launch Newbridge 200

€50,000 Business Start-up Competition


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MASSIVE REDUCTIONSMASSIVE REDUCTIONS

Strictly Come Dancing,Naas-style, is coming toKildare for the very firsttime courtesy of NaasRugby Club.

This exciting dance eventwill bring together 26sports, businesses and com-

munity personalities fromNaas and the surroundingenvirons to put on an unfor-gettable show on the JuneBank Holiday weekend.

The participants will beput through their paces byprofessional dancers led by

Leah Moran of Leah MoranStage School, over the nextsix weeks until they areready to woo the crowdwith their fancy footwork atthe dance spectacular inKillashee House Hotel onSunday, 3rd June 2012. The

names of the 26 partici-pants will be publishedshortly. Rory Larkin, Vice-President of Naas RFC andMD of RFL Steels said:“Naas Rugby Club isdelighted to be bringingthis exciting event toKildare in the year that theclub is celebrating 90 yearsin the community. Naas RFC is a vibrant club

with players and membersspanning generations fromthe ages of 7 upwards.

We are looking forward towelcoming new membersinto the future and to con-tinuing to play our part inthe community of Naas andbeyond.”

Tickets for this event willbe sold by individualdancers and through NaasRugby Club. Anyone who wishes to fol-

low the progress of StrictlyNaas Rugby can find themon Facebook, www.facebook.com/#!/StrictlyNaasRugby or or youcan follow them on Twitter@strictlynaasrug

Strictly Naas Rugby brings glitz and

glamour to Kildare 26 sports, business and community personalities to cut a rug for Naas RFC

Damien Ward, Shane Roe, Johnny Delaney and Andrew Shirley from Naas Rugby Clubscrum down for dance practice for the 'Strictly Naas Rugby' Ballroom Dancing to be held onJune the 3rd. Photo: Michael Donnelly.

You raise me up: Leah Moran of 'Leah Moran Stage School'with Naas Rugby Club players, Damien Ward, Shane Roe,Johnny Delaney and Andrew Shirley at the launch of 'StrictlyNaas Rugby' launch at Killashee House Hotel. Photo: Michael Donnelly.


04 Advertorial Kildare Echo, May, 2012

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06 Kildare Echo, May, 2012

News In BriefCarbury Parish Field DayThe annual Carbury Field day will take place on Sunday,June 3rd. The day will start with a Mass at Trinity Wellat 11am. The parade will kick off at 1.30pm at the ParishHall, followed by the field day which will include a hostof activities for all.

Invitation to older people to celebrateBealtaine In KildareKildare County Council Library and Arts Service invitesolder citizens to participate in their month long programmeof workshops and events in County Kildare in celebrationof Bealtaine 2012. Bealtaine is the national arts festival celebrating creativi-

ty in older age. This year to celebrate, the Library and ArtsService, in partnership with Riverbank Arts Centre arehosting an extended month long programme of eventsfrom Tuesday 1 May to Thursday 31 May 2012 in venuesthroughout the county.

The pick and mix programme offers 27 events and work-shops, providing an ideal opportunity to immerse yourselfin arts and culture. Participants can enjoy interactive per-formances by Carnation Theatre Company, story sharingsessions with Niall de Burca, one of Ireland’s finest tradi-tional storytellers, and film screenings including the clas-sic ‘An American in Paris’.

You can also develop your skills and explore your owncreativity through workshops in needlework, storytelling,dance, visual art or weaving amongst others.

As part of their commitment to access to the arts for theolder person, the organisers are delighted to announce thatall events are offered free of charge. As places are limited early booking is recommended and

copies of the programme will be available in librarybranches. For further information visitwww.kildare.ie/library, or contact Gillian Allen Tel: 016060050 or Email: [email protected]

St Mary’s Edenderry students Laura Moore, Mary McNamee, Ashling Doyle and Sean Keyeswho won MIDLANDS 103 “Undercover Competition” with their unique acoustic version ofDavid Guetta's “Titanium”.

Another win for St Mary’sFour Edenderry studentsare following in the foot-steps of Michael Jackson,R.E.M. and Snow Patrolafter winning a prestigiousrecording session at theworld famous GrouseLodge Studios in CountyWestmeath.

They defeated dozens ofother Midlands schools tobecome on-air finalists inthe UndercoverCompetition on Midlands103.

Hotpress magazine jour-

nalist Stuart Clark says heagonised about picking awinner given the incredibletalent of all entries, in par-ticular from St Mary's CBSPortlaoise, MountrathCommunity School andClara Community School.Entries featured cover ver-

sions of the most popularsongs in music with DavidGuetta's Titanium comingout on top as performed byAshling Doyle, LauraMoore, Mary McNameeand Sean Keyes from

St Mary's Edenderry, underthe tutelage of teacherCollette Brady.

The song was praisedhighly by Stuart for its orig-inal and unique take on avery popular song.

Newbridge Musical Society

puts on spectacular show

Newbridge Musical Society’s recent performance of “Beauty & The Beast” played to packed out audiences lastmonth. It was a stunning spectacular show, with fabulous costumes, breathtaking special effects and a very talanted cast. Everyone involved should be very proud of the production.

Photo: Aishling Conway



The Green Isle Hotel iscelebrating it's 45thAnniversary this May, andfor the first 1000 roomsbooked for the month ofMay, they are offering anabsolutely fantastic ratefrom only €45.00 perroom per night !!!

The newly renovated spa-cious bedrooms of theGreen Isle Hotel are anoasis of calm and tranquili-ty in this frantic world welive in, yet are in a locationwhich serves the city veryconveniently!With a selection of single

rooms to large familyrooms catering for up to afamily of 5, this is the placeto be when you needaccommodation in theCapital.

Use of the Leisure Centreis complimentary to all

guests and Children arepermitted in the pool until6pm daily while supervisedby an adult.

Hotel Breaks are availablefrom €79pps usually. Thisincludes 2 nights superiorhotel accommodation ,sumptuous full Irish break-fast each morning, a deli-cious dinner in SorrelsRestaurant and complimen-tary access to their state ofthe art leisure centre.They also offer a fantastic

Advance Purchase Rate -from only €49.50. Nowthat’s what I would call abargain!!

The Green Isle LeisureCentre facilities are immac-ulate and top class. Guestsare given privileges suchas free evening classes andfree towels which reallyadds to the ambience of

your stay. If you are plan-ning on going to MajorConcerts to seeInternational Stars likeSpringsteen, Madonna ,Westlife, Stone Roses andour own Aslan over theSummer, when you stay atthe Green Isle they offer ashuttle bus to and from thevenue for as little as 10euro each so you can arrivein style, relaxed and readyto enjoy the show. No wor-ries for you about traffic,parking or security.

And if you love a laugh,the Green Isle is hostingvarious Comedy Showswith Stars like ‘Mr.Comedy’ Himself Sil Foxand Special Guest PeterHynes at their 45thAnniversary Show on the

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18th May. Catch DaveYoung in his show BOLDon the 8th June.And for some hilarious fun

why not see Father Ted &Co. there in September,fresh from the EdinburghFestival Fringe. ThisDinner Show is a side-split-ting tribute to the classicsitcom Father Ted.

Green Isle Hotel celebrates it’s 45th

AnniversaryWhen you are enroute to

the City, Airport or aConcert and are looking forsomething to eat, the GreenIsle offers really good foodand excellent value in theirrestaurant Sorrells.

Breakfast is served from7.00am-10.30am (Mon-Fri)and until 11.00am at theweekend.

A Delicious carvery lunchis served from 12.30pm to3.00pm Monday toSaturday and until 18.00pmon Sunday.

And for those who appre-ciate fine food and wine,the newly refurbishedSorrells Restaurant at theGreen Isle Hotel promisesyou an epicurean adven-ture and is open from

6.00pm until 10.00pmMonday to Saturday anduntil 7.30pm on Sunday

They also have a newlylaunched Sorrell's BarMenu which is availabledaily from 5:30pm -9:30pm, if you are feeling abit peckish!

The Green Isle Hotel is anideal location if you arelooking for an elegantvenue for your wedding, aconvenient center close toCitywest or a relaxingweekend away.

Contact the Green IsleHotel at (01) 459 3406 orwww.greenislehotel.com,or check them out onFacebook.


08 Kildare Echo, May. 2012

North Kildare Chamber

launch strategic plan

The Taoiseach, Mr. EndaKenny T.D. was formallypresented with NorthKildare Chamber’sStrategic Plan 2012-2015 ata reception at PunchestownRacecourse in Naas.

The event was hosted bythe President of NorthKildare Chamber, Ms. EilisQuinlan and was attendedby over 200 guests repre-senting business, tourism,education and the arts inCounty Kildare.

The Taoiseach was alsopresented with a white‘Kildare’ and ‘NorthKildare Chamber’ embla-zoned jersey which repre-sented the chamber’s visionthat everyone needs to ‘puton the county jersey’ fortheir own local economy.

The Taoiseach couldn’t bepersuaded to don the ‘LilyWhite’ garment but instead,holding the jersey aloft hecheerfully quipped, “Theyare not the Mayo colours!”before congratulating thechamber on such an ambi-tious and clear strategy. He said that the plan clear-

ly identifies key areasincluding marketing,tourism and promotion,business and IT, lifestyleand culture, optimizing dis-tinctive capabilities, servic-es to business and educa-tion and research andencouraged all in atten-dance to embrace the strat-egy and work together toprotect jobs and supportlocal businesses. He went on to say that this

plan will need the supportand commitment of every-one in Kildare and encour-aged the crowd to ‘put ontheir own county jersey’ tomake the North KildareChamber vision a reality.

The chamber’s plan is a

culmination of months ofwork and collaborationbetween a wide range oforganisations includinggovernmental agencies andpublic bodies and represen-tatives of the wider busi-ness community and theprivate sector. It is now the very first non

governmental led countystrategic plan to combinesubmissions and objectivesof all of the major localagencies and county stake-holders into one strategicdocument.

The mix of guests repre-sented every stratum of thecounty including the equineindustry, business, educa-tion, tourism and the arts.

Well known faces at thelaunch included media per-sonality Eddie Hobbs whoacted as Master ofCeremonies, rugby star,Bernard Jackman, formerMs. Ireland, Ros Purcell,TV3’s, Sinead Desmondand trainer, Jim Bolger.Business people in atten-dance included GerryO’Hagan of Bord na Mona,Paula Murray NUIM,Eileen O’Riordain fromPfizer, Maria McGovern ofKildare Village, JohnOsborne CEO of The IrishNational Stud and MichaelDavern, of The K Club. The aim of the plan was to

deliver a small number ofclear and measureable proj-ects and it is complete witha schedule and time tablewhere the chamber hasclearly outlined when vari-ous objectives need to beachieved and various proj-ects completed.

The six key areas whichthe Taoiseach outlined inhis speech will be coordi-nated by various steeringgroups and these groups

will then be headed up byan industry expert to ensurethe timely delivery of eachof the objectives outlined.

Ultimately, the chamberhopes this plan will buildon the strengths and oppor-tunities they have identifiedin the county in order tobuild a better future foreveryone who lives andworks in Kildare.

One of the initiativesbeing addressed is thedevelopment of a compre-hensive Kildare web-portalto become a single resourcefor businesses, communi-ties and individuals who areinterested in leveraging theresources that are alreadyavailable in the county.

This project has alreadycommenced in conjunctionwith Kildare CountyCouncil and the KildareLeader Partnership.

The chamber has alsobegun working with localauthorities in leading thedevelopment of Public Wi-Fi solutions in urban areasand is currently developinga number of incubationhubs for new businessesalongside various govern-ment agencies.

Speaking at the launch ofthe plan, Eilis Quinlan,President of North KildareChamber said the plan rep-resented all of the businessinterests in the countyincluding multinationals,

SME’s and sole traderswhile acknowledging thesupport and involvement oflarger organisations includ-ing Bord na Mona, Pfizerand others. She went on tosay, “ A challenge forKildare, and indeed Ireland,is that we have a myriad oforganisations, often doingoutstanding work, but onoccasion diluting theireffectiveness and impactand hence the wastage ofresources. “All of our projects have a

single common characteris-

tic- collaboration”. Sheparticularly noted theimportance of supportingthe SME sector and said,“We recognise that theSME sector of our commu-nity is a vital one.

This sector is the back-bone of every community,and it is also the biggest jobcreating sector. HistoricallySME’s have led the way outof previous recessions, andwith a little well placedhelp, they can do it again!”

Allan Shine, Director ofMembership Services at

North Kildare Chambercommented, “We aredelighted to have launchedthis plan, we have set outclear objectives and haveno doubt we will achievethem over the next threeyears.

North Kildare Chamber isone of the fastest growingchambers in the countryand we are looking forwardto working with all of thestakeholders in the countyto help grow and supportbusinesses.”

Con McNamara, North Kildare Chamber President Eilis Quinlan andMichael Davern at the launch.

TD’s and Councillors from Kildare attending Chamber launch of plan by The Taoiseach, Mr. EndaKenny T.D.

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08 Kildare Echo, May. 2012 Kildare Echo, May, 20012 Advertorial 09

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10 GARDENING Kildare Echo, May, 2012

Garden Angel

Prune shrubs after they

have finished flowering.

WILDLIFE CORNERSow some Sweet Peas inwith your Legumes (Peasand Beans) to attract Beesto pollinate them.Their colours are lovely

and they smell delicious.

Cut the flowers frequentlyto bring that Summer scentinto your home.The more you cut them

the more flowers you will

get!And the Bees and otherbeneficial insects will bereally happy!

Welcome to Garden Angel, where I hope you will find

some useful TIPS or hints about what to do now, in your

garden.After such a dry spring it was good to get some much needed rain.

With everyone becoming more security concious with the rise inbreakins, lighting up your property at night is a good deterrent to burglars.Plants can play their part too as White, Cream or Yellow blossoms

reflect the light and are more visible in the evening than darker colours. So it’s a good idea to plant them along path edges or Driveways for

added safety.White Alyssum, Nasturtium, and Marigolds are some suggestions!

Teamed with some solar powered edgeing lights they

really do brighten up the night!

Try putting your Planters

on ‘feet’, which can be pur-

chased in sets of three from

Garden Centers.

Three flat pebbles will

work just as well.

This will deter slugs as it

confuses them, while

improving drainage!

TIPPlant up your Planters, WindowBoxes and hanging Baskets leavingthem in a frost free area.This will help them to become estab-

lished in their new ‘Home', and willgive them a head start to be‘Blooming Beautiful’ by the time it issafe to plant them out permanently.

Leaves of Spring bulbs can be

cut back now as they wither

and turn brown.

Summer bedding plants can beplanted over them if there aregaps in your flowerbed, but ifthey are naturalised in your lawnsimply mow over them as youmow the grass. Add some slowrelease fertiliser to ensure lots offlowers next Spring.If you had a lot of leaves and

not many flowers they need to bedug up and divided as they areovercrowded. This is best done in Septemberso mark exactly where they areas it's easy to forget. Write a noteto yourself in your Diary on theSeptember pages so you remem-ber that this is the best time to dothis job!

Water all your trees and shrubs that you planted last month. The windreally dries them out.Water them in the evening or early morning around the base with about

a bucket of water for each one. If you spray them all over their leaveswith a little bit of water during the sunny part of the day it will damagethem as the cool water splashing onto their hot leaves stresses them out!Its a good idea to collect rainwater for this. Raise your rainbarrel or rain

butt up on some concrete blocks. This way you can fit a watering can under the tap for small

watering jobs without having to drag out the hose.

Pull up any weeds or grass growing around their bases and add a mulch(something that covers the bare soil) of compost, leaf mould or barkchips onto the damp soil.This will stop new weeds growing, keep the roots moist and feed the

plant as it decomposes.

PLANTS FOR FREE!

Pot up (put individual plants into pots) any cuttings that you took lastyear as they are now new plants. You can plant them into any gaps in your garden in the autumn or givethem away as gifts. These plants will be extra special to youas you ’created’ them yourself, with the help of Nature of course!

Towards the end of May you

can plant out summer bedding

plants.

Watch the weather forecasts for

late frosts and cover them with

some old newspaper weighted down

with stones at the edges overnight

to protect them. Remove the news-

paper first thing in the morning so

your plants can catch some early

rays of sunshine!

What are Companion

Plants?These are plants that are sownbeside other plants like Vegetablesto help them to grow better.Here are a few examples:Marigolds, Calendula, and Poached

Egg plants attract Hoverflies andLadybirds which in turn kill offAphids (little green sap suckers).Nasturtium taste nicer to Slugs

than your Lettuce.The smell of Onions beside your

Carrots confuses the Carrot fly andalso keeps Black fly off your Roses.Basil grown beside Tomatoes

enhances their flavour.Not only do these plants look reallypretty (lovely yellow flowersbrightening up your greens) and areeasy to grow but they also attractBees which are necessary to polli-nate the vegetables and fruitYou can even eat Nasturtium flow-ers in your salad! All this and youhaven’t sprayed any insecticide!

When planting up a window box, treat the plants as if

you were taking a photo - little ones out in front, taller

ones to the back!

If it’s a hanging basket - put tall plants into the center

with smaller ones out to the edges!

Some Trailing Lobelia cascading over the sides hide the

edges of the planter so the focus is on the plants and

not the container!

Nasturtium Seedlings.

These are very easy to grow

and the seeds are quite big

so they are ideal for encour-

aging children to garden.


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The Ben Doyle Column

On May 31st, the Irish people willonce again make their way to thepolling booths to vote on a refer-endum.Like many of you, I am trying to

make my way through the barrageof information being presented tome, so that I can make a decisionon how I might vote on this socalled Stability Treaty.

At this stage, I can honestly saywith my hand on my heart that Ihave yet to make up my mind onthe matter.

And yes, I know that this refer-endum could have important ram-ifications for me and my childrensfuture.

Hopefully over the next fewweeks, I will decide what way tovote, after I have reviewed andanalyzed all the information that Iwill undoubtedly be bombardedwith.

Believe it or not, this will be the29th time the Irish people havebeen asked to vote on a referen-dum.

I don’t know about you but I amgoing to find it very hard to findthe time to deal with this. Andwhy should I?

Like many of you, I am not aneconomist or a constitutionallawyer.

And I don’t think that I have thefull picture to make a rationaldecision on this Fiscal Treaty.

We need a new referendumto abolish all referenda !!

When I want my car’s gearboxfixed or need my back boilerrepaired, I call a mechanic or aplumber. So why can I not relyon the expertise of professionalsto help me on economic and legalmatters?

However, given what I haveheard so far, even the experts aredivided on this issue.

Is there any need for us to begoing to the polls on this in thefirst place?

Do we not live in a representa-

tive democracy that’s based on a system where we select represen-tatives to make these decisions onour behalf?

Some of the amendments to ourconstitution have required us tomake decisions on the right to lifeof the unborn, divorce and thereduction in the voting age.

These issues have been highlyemotive but all had one thing incommon.

They required us to make arational decision on what sort of

society we want to live in. Expertise was replaced by “gut

feeling” and a guidance of ourfundamental beliefs.

However, a lot of our constitu-tional referenda have involvedvery complicated legal lawsinvolving the European Unionand I believe it is our legislatorswho should be empowered tomake these complicated decisionson our behalf. Thats what repre-sentative democracy is all about.

Are we eventually to follow

some of our European neighbourswhen it comes to the over use ofreferenda?

In Italy the referendum has beena more destructive force. TheItalian rules allow a fixed numberof voters to launch a challenge toan existing law, and on occasionsItalians have been called upon tovote on up to 12 different issueson the same day.

The most frequent user of thereferendum is Switzerland, whereturnout in many votes is below 50per cent, perhaps because theSwiss tire of voting so often - onaverage there are about 10 popu-lar votes a year !!

We are consistently reminded,mostly by those on the left, thatthe Irish people demand the rightto make their own decisions onpending European laws.However, as the last opinion poll

showed, over 20% of people saythey cannot make up their mindbecause they feel that “it is toocomplicated to understand”.

I say let our elected representa-tives make the decision for us.Thats their job.

I don’t know about you, but I’mtoo busy right now trying to makeends meet for my family ratherthan worrying about decisionsthat should be made by our paidlegislators.

We are blessed here inKildare with the vastamount of amateur musicalsocieties and drama groupsoperating in the County.

Newbridge MusicalSociety’s recent productionof “Beauty and the Beast”has received rave reviews.

Naas Musical Societyhave just finished their runof the Broadway hit, “Guysand Dolls”.

Leixlip, Athy, Clane,Kildare Town andProsperous are just some ofthe towns and villages inthe county with active andvibrant musical and dramagroups.

Why travel to Dublinwhen there are so manyshows to choose from inour own back yard !!

The Riverbank inNewbridge and the MoatTheatre in Naas also pro-

Great amateur entertainment

right on our own doorstep......vide great entertainmentfor all the family.

Prosperous Drama and theSilken Thomas Players arealso appearing in the RTEDrama Festival in Athlonethis week and both are ingreat positions to win amajor award.

Like myself, my seven-teen year old daughter is agreat fan of musicals. Theplaylist on her phoneincludes the latest hits byKaty Perry, Rihanna andThe Saturdays, but she alsohas songs from “FunnyGirl”, “Phantom of theOpera” and “Meet me in StLouis”.

It was because of this loveof musicals that we bothwent along to see the latestproduction from KilcockMusical Society, “Oklahoma”.And what a great night !!

Kilcock Musical Societyhave been putting on showssince 1983 (I was told toldthat they have been aroundfor even longer than that !)and their professionalism isevident.

Not content with pre-recorded backing tracks,we were presented with afantastic live string sectionunder the direction ofMusical Director, DermotO’Callaghan, who broughtus the famous soundtrack tothe show.From the opening overture

to the final curtain, we werehighly entertained by a veryenthusiastic and talentedcast.

So much goes into puttingon such a show and it wasobvious on the night thatthe Production team“pushed the boat out” toprovide a fantastic night of

entertainment. I wasdelighted and surprised tosee so many young peopleinvolved in the production.

If this is the future ofmusical theatre in Kildare,we should be heartened.

Marie Kelly as Aunt Ellerand Rory Robinson as AliHarkin gave just as good aperformance as you mightsee in the West End.

The whole cast were justsimply brilliant, however, aspecial mention should bemade of Peter Manningwho played Curley.

Not only were his vocalsexcellent but from theopening scene, he hadgreat “stage presence”.

If you see ANYTHINGbeing put on by this verytalented group in the future,my advice is don’t miss it!!!

Time to remove these

eyesores

Now that the Celtic Tigeris well and truly dead, it’stime to put an end to allthose NDP road signsscattered around the coun-try.

Firstly, we don’t want tobe reminded about thegreat roads we built whenwe could actually afford acar.

Secondly, these eyesoresare a blot on our lovelylandscape.

It’s hard enough to swal-low the fact that our littlecountry is being bailed out

by the EU, but to be con-stantly reminded that itwas EU funds that helpedbuild our roads in the firstplace...

Given that there are hun-dreds of these signs upand down the country, theMinister for Transportshould remove the lot ofthem.

The price of scrap metalis presently €200 pertonne, so have them melt-ed down and sold to payoff our crippling EU debt!!

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12 News Kildare Echo, May, 2012

Brannoxtown N.S. is celebrating after being chosen as aregional winner of the Lidl Fit Factor, a fun competitiondesigned to promote healthy eating and physical activity,developed in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation.

Brannoxtown N.S. now joins four other primary schoolsfrom across the Republic of Ireland to go head to head andcompete for the top prize of €5,000 worth of sports equip-ment vouchers and the honour of being crowned ‘Lidl FitFactor Champions’. But they need your help!

All you have to do to help Brannoxtown N.S. in theirquest is log onto www.fitfactor.ie and follow the link toregister your vote.

Voting opened on Monday 23rd of April and finishes atFriday 18th of May at 5pm. The overall winners will bechosen based on the following criteria: • 40% on the number of votes received • 60% on the decision of the independent judging panel,consisting of high calibre personalities; 2FM DJ Hector OhEochagain , Kevin McLaughlin, Ireland and LeinsterRugby, Eoin Kelly from the Tipperary hurling team andrepresentatives of both the Irish Heart Foundation and LidlIreland. Fantastic runners up prizes are also at stake with 2nd place

receiving €3,000; and 3rd place €2,000 worth of sportsequipment vouchers.

Over 20,000 3rd and 4th class pupils took part in the LidlFit Factor, which was designed to help teach aspects of theSPHE curriculum in a fun and enjoyable manner. AlreadyBrannoxtown N.S. has won a bonus of €500 worth ofsports equipment vouchers and €500 of Lidl vouchers justby being chosen as a regional winner. Aoife Clarke, Lidl Ireland, said: “Brannoxtown N.S. now

has a fantastic opportunity to clinch one of the top prizes,but they need the local community to get behind them andvote for the class on www.fitfactor.ie, so get voting!”Maureen Mulvihill, Irish Heart Foundation, said:“Congratulations to Brannoxtown N.S. and all the otherfinalists in the Lidl Fit Factor.

Many lifelong habits are formed during a child’s earlyyears therefore communicating positive healthy lifestylemessages such as a varied diet with plenty of fruit and veg-etables and encouraging physical activity, will help chil-dren adopt a positive outlook to food and exercise.

These crucial life lessons will lead to a healthier lifestylein adulthood and hopefully reduce their future risk of heartproblems by a significant amount.”

Celia O Riordan, class teacher from Brannoxtown N.S.said: "The school are delighted to have been crownedregional winners in the Lidl Fit Factor.

There was a lot of effort put into the project by the class,along with parents, and we would ask everyone to pleaseget voting so we can win even more money for the school."

To find out more information on the Lidl Fit Factor visitwww.fitfactor.ie. For more information on Brannoxtown N.S please call 045 -483 729.

Brannoxtown N.S. needs your

vote in the Lidl “Fit Factor” !

Children from Brannoxtown National School of third and forth class appealing for your vote atwww.fitfactor.ie.

Children from Brannoxtown National School have the 'Fit Factor': Aoife Clarke(Lidl PR & MarketingDepartment), Katie, Cathal, Rachel, Conor, Amy and Eimear Flannery(Irish Heart Foundation HealthPromotional Department). All photos by: Michael Donnelly

Some of the students from Brannoxtown N.S.Above: Students, Leah and AmyLeft: Kate, Katie and Adam

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Kildare Echo, May, 2012 1312 News Kildare Echo, May, 2012

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14 FOOD Kildare Echo, May, 2012

Carmel’s Kitchen

FOOD FOR FREE!

Thinnings of Carrots, Lettuces, Rocket, Spinach,

Spring Onions Tossed in a Salad.

The Avocado Pear is a highly nutritious fruit. It is delicious

eaten raw in a salad. It contains lots of vitamins and minerals and

even though it has a high fat content - this is a “good’ fat which actu-

ally reduces cholesterol. As the air turns it brown it is a good idea to

sprinkle it with some Lemon juice to prevent this. Buy it soft to the

touch or ripen it on your window ledge or in a brown paper bag.

1/2 a ripe Avocado per person.

Juice of a lemon

1/2 large Grapefruit per person

1 Large Orange per person

Cut the Avocado in half using a stainless

steel knife

If you are only making 1 portion leave the

stone in the half you are keeping, squeezing

a little lemon over the cut part. Store in

fridge in sealed container.

Peel and roughly chop the flesh. Squeeze Lemon juice over it.

Peel and remove all pith from the Orange and Grapefruit.

Cut into pieces. Store half in separate container in fridge if only

using half the Avocado.

Mix the fruits and spoon onto washed salad leaves, pouring all juice

over top.

Served with cooked leftover Chicken, Salmon or Prawns this is a

lovely light dish and teamed with some fresh brown bread, delicious!

Hello and welcome toCarmel’s Kitchen.Some new baby potatoes should bein season now, and lightly boiled orsteamed served with some butter,skin and all, they are one of thenicest, most simple dishes youcould have.

Left overs can be cut up and friedalong with some Spring Onions.

Don’t overcook them as you willlose all the goodness and flavour,Delicious!

Or try them cold mixed withMayonnaise, a little pepper and saltand some raw chopped Springonions as a potatoe salad. Make it inadvance and store it in the fridge sothe flavours can intensify.

They really are versatile andtasty! Rhubarb and Asparagusshould still be in season also.

Carmel

Stilton and Spring Onion Soup

3 tblsp olive oil1 med. Onion finely chopped2 sticks celery finely chopped2 carrots Finely chopped8 Spring onions peeled and chopped1 clove crushed garlic3/4ltr (1 1/2pts) Chicken or Veg stocksalt and pepper125g (4 1/2oz) Stilton Cheese, crumbled125ml (4 fl oz) cream

Fry the veg in the olive oil until soft.Add stock and simmer for 1/2 hr stirring occasionally.Remove from heat. Add the cheese and blend with a hand blender. Gradually stir in the cream and return to heat. Serve hot.Broccoli, Cauliflower, Leeks and Potatoe all go very well with the

Stilton for a variation.

Food For FreeCollect Spring flowers of Violets, Primroses and Cowslips

gently, so you don’t bruise them in an open container.

Rinse them in cooled boiled water and place them into

ice cube trays.

Top off with more cooled boiled water and put into

freezer. The flowers will become suspended in the frozen

ice cube. These look lovely floating in drinks at special

occasions later in the summer.

They are edible and can be stored in freezer bags until

needed.

Flowers of Herbs, Mints, Thymes, Chamomile,

Rosemary and even Lavender can also be used in this

way and their flavour will enhance your beverage as they

melt.

Lamb Kebabs

Lamb is usually plentiful at

this time of year. Using less expen-

sive cuts like the shoulder and

marinating the meat overnight

will make a tasty alternative to

the more traditional Roasted

Lamb dinner.

1 1/2 lbs boned shoulder of Lamb

( your butcher will be happy to

remove the bone and even cut it

up into pieces for you)

1/4 level tsp green chilli

1 inch piece root Ginger

5 fl. oz. Plain Yoghurt

1/4 level tsp ground coriander

1/4 level tsp ground cumin

1 clove Garlic

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1/4 tsp salt

Trim any excess fat from meat

Chop chilli and ginger roughly

Put yoghurt into bowl and add

spices, chilli, ginger, crushed gar-

lic, lemon juice and salt.

Mix lamb into mixture and cover

and leave to marinate overnight

in fridge.

When ready to cook, thread lamb

onto skewers and cook under the

grill for 8- 10 mins, turning

frequently

Serve with Rice or Couscous and

sauted onions, mushrooms, pep-

pers and tomatoes or a cucumber

and tomato salad with yoghurt.


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The announcement bymortgage lenders to offernegative equity mortgage’sis a very positive move bythe Irish lending banks. It will help so many home-

owners in negative equitysuch as young families whofind that their starter homeapartment is inadequate tomeet the changing needs. Some customers may have

experienced changes intheir lifestyles or changingjobs and now need to movehome. The effect of theseoptions will give the prop-erty market a much neededkick-start.

Two types of mortgagesare available: one for thosein negative equity whowish to move to a propertyof a higher value, and onefor those who wish to dis-pose of their current homeand move to a home oflower value.

This new mortgage prod-uct is being targetedtowards customers who arenot in financial difficultybut purchased homes, par-ticularly in the last six orseven years and are current-ly in negative equity.

Many of these customerscan afford the new repay-ments associated with anew mortgage but the nega-tive equity was previouslyblocking their move.Customers will undergo afull assessment and willhave demonstrated thatthey can afford the newmortgage.

Trade Up Negative EquityThis will enable customerswho are in negative equityto sell their current homeand move to a higher valueproperty, carrying over anamount of negative equityto the new mortgage.

This may be suited forcustomers who need tomove home for work rea-sons, or those with a grow-ing family who need tomove to a larger home.

Trade Down NegativeEquityThis will enable customerswho are in negative equityto sell their current homeand move to a lower valueproperty, while carrying anamount of negative equityto the new mortgage.

This may suit customerswhose children have grownup and moved out of home.

Trade Down Mortgagefor Customers in MARPThe new trade-down optionwill enable eligible borrow-ers, who have experienceda permanent downwardadjustment in income, totrade down to a less expen-sive property and reducetheir mortgage to a moreaffordable and sustainablelevel.

They may also carry for-ward negative equity totheir new mortgage.Suitability for this optionwill be discussed on a caseby case basis with individ-ual customers.

The following are exam-ples of how the newNegative Equity productfeatures might work:

Trade Up NegativeEquity –Changing/GrowingFamilyA couple bought a 2 bed-room starter home in 2006,for €350,000 with a mort-gage of €322,000.

They have since had achild and now have a sec-ond on the way and want tomove to a larger home clos-er to schools, facilities etc.

Their existing home isnow valued at €175,000

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Their new property iscosting €400,000, and 90%LTV would equate to€360,000.

This new feature wouldallow this couple to borrow,€475,000, or 119% LTV,covering both 90% LTV oftheir new property and theshortfall from the sale oftheir starter home (subjectto affordability and under-writing assessment).

Trade Down NegativeEquity – Moving due tojob relocationA single man purchased a 3bed house in Dublin in2007, for €420,000 with amortgage of €386,400(92% LTV at the time).

He has been relocated toGalway in his current job,and would rather remainwith his current employerthan change jobs.

His property is now val-ued at €240,000 and thebalance on his mortgage is€363,000.

Therefore, his LTV is cur-rently 151%, and he hasNegative Equity of€123,000.

As his outstanding mort-gage is greater than thevalue of the property, heconsidered renting it out,but the rental income willnot cover the mortgage.

He doesn’t have anydesire to become a landlordanyway and his preferenceis to buy in Galway ratherthan rent. The new property inGalway will cost €170,000.This new feature will allowhim to borrow €293,000, or172% LTV, covering both100% of his new property

and the €123,000 shortfallfrom the sale of his housein Dublin (subject toaffordability and under-writing assessment).

While his LTV hasincreased, his total debt hasreduced from €363,000 to€293,000.

Martina Whyte is aMortgage Consultant withHOMEBROKERS.She can be contacted at: (01) 828 0012 or [email protected]

Help for householders in Negative Equity

C.A.H.W.T. (Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes) taking on austerity measuresat Kildare County Council Head Office Photos: Michael Donnelly.

Household Tax protest continues

Jo Heavey and Liz Smyth from Newbridgearrives at Áras Chill Dara to deliver lettersfor Kildare Councilors.

Cllr Fiona O'Loughlin receives a letterfrom the C.A.H.W.T. (Campaign AgainstHousehold and Water Taxes)

James Lawless, chairmanof the Sallins Fianna Fáilcumann, welcomes plans toincrease the capacity of M7motorway between Naasand Newbridge.

The narrowing of the M7at Maudlins interchangewas creating unnecessarytailbacks for commutersand hauliers.

He added however thatother severely congestedroads adjacent to the Naasby-pass must be addressedat the same time, in particu-lar the main road throughSallins.

Lawless stated that “nowis the perfect time forKildare County Council torevisit the long awaited by-pass for Sallins village.

Too many opportunitieshave passed and Sallinscannot wait any longer - itis a priority issue for every-one living in the area”.He further highlighted that“An interchange will beneeded and potentiallywould connect the Naasring road with the motor-way and with the Sallinsbypass. There are obvious depend-

encies here with recentBord Pleanála recommen-dations that the interchangebe looked at in tandem withthe bypass. This could belooked at now whilst theworks are underway.

It would be short-sightedto ignore the Sallins by-pass now as the M7 inter-change will be needed forthis long term anyway”.

James has been advocat-ing the need for a by-passof the village for sometime. The community hashad this issue on the agendafor over a decade now but ithas never proceededbeyond planning stage.

With a population of over4,000 and while also serv-

ing as a trunk road betweenNaas and the M4 to thenorth, it is negativelyimpacting on the daily livesof residents.

“The issue of traffic con-gestion comes up all thetime – traffic volumesthrough the village knockon to everything frompedestrian safety to parkingto gridlock at some junc-tions. it is one of the biggestconcerns for people livingin Sallins village.

I would hope that KildareCounty Council and theGovernment will now usethis opportunity to addressthis issue” concludedLawless.

Provision for Sallins By-Pass

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Sarsfields GAA was thevenue for this much antici-pated Leinster final clashagainst neighbours Laoisand the Newbridge clubhad the pitch and facilitiesin top condition. Despite a lot of possession

in the first half, Kildareonly found themselves fourpoints up at the break.

Emer Fogarty brought herscoring boots and scored animpressive eight points inthe opening half as well aswinning a penalty whichwas converted by the fullforward from Celbridge,Orla Gowran.

Kildare were dominatingin most positions on thefield and the spectatorswere shown some top classdefending from MichaelaNolan, Rachel Corriganand the very impressiveCiara Conaty who allworked tirelessly to cut outnumerous attacks fromLaois.

Gowran scored anothertwo points in the openinghalf and Connolly andTrina Duggan snatchedanother two points. Fogarty continued to dom-

inate in the opening stages

of the second half and with-in ten minutes she hadscored 2-1. Kildare halftime substitute ShannonDoheny snatched anotherpoint to stretch Kildareslead. Gowran addedKildares fourth goal justbefore Kildare were award-ed their second penalty ofthe game.

Having converted the firstone, Gowran slotted theball past the Laois keeperfor the second time fromthe penalty spot but her hattrick of the game.

Doheny added another toincrease the lead which wasquickly followed by anoth-er Fogarty point. At this point, Kildare were

on top all over the field andcleared the bench to freshenthings up. The young lilieswent on to record a memo-rable 17 point victory overLaois.

Rebecca McGuirk had arelatively quiet day in thegoals but dealt with any-thing that came her way. The full back line excelled

in this game and althoughEimear Fogarty won the'player of the game' award,Moorefields Ciara Conaty

had to be a close second. The Curley twins worked

tirelessly in the half backline bursting through giventhe chance and always ablyassisted by Leah Earley onthe wing.

Midfield worked well andShannon Doheny was intro-duced for EadaoinConnolly at half time.

Caoimhe Hynes workedhard in the middle makinggood contributions of theball.

The half forward lineworked possibly the hardestthey have worked all yearin a Kildare jersey. GraceClifford, Emer Fogarty andRoisin Byrne stole theshow with their passing,determination and scoringand demonstrated to thespectators all that is rightwith ladies football inKildare. Orla Gowran was the most

impressive inside forwardand showed a calm collect-ed side to put away twopenalties in a Leinster final.

Well done to the manage-ment team of Davy Burkeand Kim Turner who haveput in a lot of work withthis team.

Kildare Minor girls win

Leinster titleKildare team - Rebecca

McGurk (Suncroft), RachelCorrigan (Naas), CiaraConaty (Moorefield), LeahEarley (Celbridge), AislingCurley (Moorefield),Michelle Curley(Moorefield), EadaoinConnolly (Rathangan) 0-1,Caoimhe Hynes (Kilcock),Grace Clifford(Eadestown), EimearFogarty (St Laurences) 2-9,Roisin Byrne (Sarsfields),Jean Miley (St Laurences),Orla Gowran (Celbridge) 3-2, Trina Duggan (Suncroft)0-1. Subs - AoifeHederman (Naas), EmerFarrell (Athy), KimMackey (St Laurences),Orla Keoghegan(Cappagh), Claire Fox(Sarsfields), NiamhHederman (Naas), JoanneMulligan (Cappagh),Shannon Doheny (Naas) 0-2, Niamh Tuohy(Eadestown), SarahMcNiffe (Celbridge).Special mention to EimearFogarty who was awardedplayer of the game for anoutstanding performance inthe centre forward position.

Attention all sports clubs:

Please send your Club Notes, Match Reports and Photos to:[email protected]

Sports In BriefNaas U16 Win Leinster Schools/YouthCup Congratulations to Naas U16 Team & Management whowon the Leinster Schools/Youth Cup in Edenderry onSunday 29th April with a score of 13-0 against Mullingar.The team Captain and second row Tomás Ashe lead fromthe front and scored two excellent long range penalties inthe first period to give a half-time score of 6-0. An out-standing second half try scored by scrum half AndrewKelly and converted by Tomás Ashe was enough to wrapup the proceedings and give Naas a well deserved victory.Well done to all on your success!

Johnston transfer saga in hands of newCCCCThe on-going Seanie Johnston transfer saga means it's acase of down to business straight away for the newly-appointed Central Competitions Control Committee(CCCC).The new committee, which was announced by GAA pres-

ident Liam O'Neill yesterday and will serve for the nextthree years, comprises former Munster Council secretarySimon Moroney (chairman), Michael Delaney, PatFitzgerald, John Prenty, Danny Murphy, Declan Hallissey,Tony O'Keeffe, Seamus Maher, Peter Carty, FeargalMcGill and Pat Doherty. It is expected to meet in the com-ing days to deal with the matter.

Johnston has been seeking a club transfer from CavanGaels to St. Kevin's, Staplestown, which would enable himto line out for Kieran McGeeney's Kildare in this year'schampionship, but questions over his place of residencemeans the matter remains unresolved after four months.

Suncroft GFC Annual Golf DayWill take place on Friday 8th June at the Curragh GolfClub. A team of 4 €200 (includes meal) To book your placeplease contact any of the following: Shane Kavanagh 0874187051 …. Mary Dillon 087 766 9931 .... DessieBrannock 087 230 9620 or check out our websitewww.suncroftgfc.com. All support greatly appreciated.


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Club Notes

Kildangan Seniors paiddearly for a couple of firsthalf defensve errors losingto Sarsfields 2:14 to 0:11 onMonday night 24th April.Having said that, lady luckwas also in the Sarsfieldscamp as three goal chancesfor Kildangan came off thecross bar or upright to denythe home team a share ofthe points.

The key differencebetween the teams was thatSarsfields took more oftheir scoring chances,whereas Kildangan failedon a couple of occasionswhen goals or points wereon offer. Next outing is athome to Moorefield on the8th May.

Kildangan Juvenile Feile B FinalCúchulainn Gaels 4:03Balyna 1:15. Cúchulainn Gaels sufferedout first defeat of 2012when taking on last yearsFéile B winners in StConleths Park on Sunday22nd April. Well done to allplayers who took partthroughout the Féile com-petition and to the teammentors Tom Moran andTomas O’Mahoney. Welook forward to the under14 league with confidence.Under 16s

In a thrilling semi-finalencounter against Caraghextra time was necessary toseperate the teams,Cúchulainn Gaels comingout victorious on a score-line of 3:11 to 1:15. Thefinal against Robertstown isset for Hawkfield on theMay bank HolidayMonday, time to be con-firmed. Upcoming Fixtures for the

Spring and Summer U12,U10 and U8 Competitions. Kildangan Under 12s aregraded in Division 5, Hometeam is listed first.Remember to confirm fix-tures before travelling. 3rdMay Raheens v KildanganKildangan Under 10s willalso play in Division 5 ofthe South Board League,again home team listedfirst.

1st May Eadestown vKildangan, 8th MayKildangan v SarsfieldsKildangan under 8's willplay in group 6, this leagueis based on location to cutdown on travelling.5th May Grange vKildangan, 2nd JuneBallykelly v KildanganTraining

Juvenile football trainingfor 12s down is on Fridaysin Kildangan at 6.30 Allnew players are welcome. Cúl CampKildangan GAA will onceagain host a Kelloggs GAACúl Camp between the 09thJuly 2012 and the 13th July

2012. Booking forms fromDeclan McGrath or theKildangan website.

Match ResultsClgoherinkoe 0-9 Kilcock1-6Clogherinkoe C 1-10Robertstown 3-22FixturesClogherinkoe v St KevinsFri 6th May 7.00pm(Home)Clogherinkoe B vJohnstownbridge Wed 2ndMay 7.15pm (Home)Clogherinkoe C v CappaghWed 2nd May 7.15pm(Away)Clogherinkoe B v CarburyTues 8th May 7.30pm(Away)Clogherinkoe C vMaynooth Tues 8th May7.30 (AwayCongratulationsTo Eithne and John Joneson the birth of their babyson DanielTo the Kildare Team ontheir win in of the Division2 League in Croke Park

Well done to Kildare andNiall Carew for winningthe National League. Itswell deserved for all theeffort put in and best ofluck in the up comingchampionship.Watch your local paper for

upcoming fixtures for oursenior teams and good luckto both teams in thereupcoming matches.

Gaelic training for moth-ers, ladies over 18 contin-ues every Friday at 6.15 pmin St Kevin's clubhouse.This is a great opportunityto meet your neighboursand get fit at the same time.All welcome and contactSinead on 085-1140139 forfurther details.

Lotto results for the 1stMay, 2012-No jackpot win-ner Numbers Drawn5,7,13,16. €40euro win-ners, D Holt c/o JimDonohoe,

Gerry O Connor c/oTommy Butler, DeirdreCribbin c/o GeraldineKenna, Ciara Gordon c/oWillie Percival, Next week€17,800

Lotto: There was no win-ner in the lotto held on Tues1st May. Numbers were11,18, 25 and 28. Winnersof €50 were DamienPatterson, Seller - SeamusDowling, Mary Reddy, c/oSue Ryders Carlow. Seller -Castle Inn, PS Dowling,Castleroe West. Seller -Seamus Dowling and ClareRalph, Idrone Pk, Carlow.Seller - Gun club. Nextdraw will take place on 8thMay in the Dales. Jackpot€6600. Mens football: The inter-

mediates had the narrowestof victories over Eadestownwinning out on a scorelineof 0-13 to 0-12. This was a very tight game

and Castledermot wereleading 0-8 to 0-4 at halftime after playing with astrong wind. Eadestowncame back strong butCastledermot held onto themargin. Best forCastledermot were EmmetO' Keeffe and Dean Farrell.Paddy Mahon excelled onfree taking duties. Next upfor the lads is a home gameagainst Suncroft on Sunday13th May at 3pm.

The juniors had a goodwin over Kilcullen and wonout on a scoreline of 1-18 to2-8. Next up for the lads isRathangan away on

Monday 14th May.Scorers for the juniors wereMurt Farrell 1-4, DavidByrne 0-4, Mikey Wall 0-3,Mark Quigley 0-2, PaulLawler 0-2, Aidan Murphy,Damien Whelan, MarkKirwan and StephenO'Brien 0-1 each.Underage Training: U12raining has moved toMonday nights at 7pm. U11training is on Wednesdaysat 5.30pm. Under 10,9,8,7& 6 training is on aSaturday morning at 10.30.Field Day: The GAA areorganising a monster fieldday this year on Sunday15th July. Mark the date inyour diary. It is the Sundaybetween the LeinsterHurling Final and theLeinster Football Final.Watch this space for theevents.Ladies football: The ladieshave been going fromstrength to strength in their2012 league campaign.Their most recent win wasagainst Kildangan Nurneyand the girls won out on ascoreline of 3-6 to 3-4. Beston the night were SiobhanByrne in goals, LauraByrne, Shauna Doyle andBetsy Kwiatkowski. Scorescame from Shauna Doyle

1-4, Sinead Deering 2-0,Jackie Whelan 0-1 andBetsy Kwiatkowski 0-1.This win puts the girls topof the table and next up isan away game againstRathangan on Tues 8thMay.

F i x t u r e s / R e s u l t s ;Congratulations to bothHugh McGrillen and OllieLyons who were instrumen-tal in Kildare's Division 2league success on Sunday,beating Tyrone by 0-16 to0-11. Also well done to thefive Celbridge girls whowere part of the Kildarecamogie team that beatLaois 1-10 to 0-08 in thefirst round of the Leinsterchampionship. Best of luck

to the FiachraO'Muineachain led Kildarehurlers who head to Derry,(Celtic Park @2.30pm)next Saturday for the firstround of the Christy RingCup. Celbridge have ninerepresentatives on thepanel.

The Féile hurlers bookedtheir place at the Nationalfinals in Dublin (5-7 July),with a superb team displayat a wet and windy St.Conleth's Park on Sundayevening defeating the "ouldenemy" Naas by 1-07 to 1-02. Well done to TimO'Regan and all involvedwith this squad. Well donealso to the minor foot-ballers who also defeatedtheir arch rivals, Athy by 3-08 to 1-06 to capture a hat-trick of minor league titles.Congrats to TrevorO'Sullivan and everybodyassociated with this historicachievement. The seniorfootballers kept their 100%record with a hard fought 1-10 to 1-08 victory overcounty champions Athy lastSaturday. As they have noleague fixture this weekendthey will entertain Parnell'sfrom London in a challengeon Saturday @2.30pm. Thesenior hurlers who beat

Leixlip last Tuesday 1-15 to0-09, entertain Eire-Ógtonight @7.30pm. A verymuch under-strength seniorcamogie team were narrow-ly beaten 0-09 to 0-07 byCappagh last night.

The senior B footballershead to Maynooth tomor-row evening for their re-fixed game @7.15pm. TheIntermediate hurlers hostMaynooth on [email protected]. The third teamfootballers are away toSallins next Tuesdayevening @7.30pm.

The Féile B footballershad a fifteen point win overSarsfields in their Shieldfinal last week. The U-16hurlers have a busy weekahead as they take on thecombination of

Confey/Kill/Ardcloughtomorrow evening @7pmat an "away" venue. OnFriday they head toMaynooth for a 7pm throwin while next Wednesdaythey are also away to CoillDubh @7pm. Amazing that they have no

home game but sure that'sfor the fixtures committeeto decide. The U-16 "B"team are in action in theDivision 6 league final nextMonday when they take onMoorefield in Hawkfield@11am.

Bingo has returned to ClaneGAA after a number ofyears on Tuesday nights inthe club @ 8.30pm. TheJackpot is now @ €1,550and there will also be manyCash Prizes each week. AllWelcome!

The 1st round of theSenior FootballChampionship takes placethis coming Sunday 20thMay. Clane have got RoundTowers with a throw-intime of 2.30pm in StConleth’s Park inNewbridge. Please support.Congratulations to theMinor Hurlers who beatEire Og in the league final

in Hawkfield on Fridaynight last. The hurlingplayed at times would graceany pitch and it was a joy towatch.

The Senior Footballers &Hurlers have commencedtheir league campaigns ingreat fashion. The foot-ballers have played 6games in Division 1 win-ning 5 and loosing 1. Thelast game was againstMonasterevin onWednesday last whichresulted in a 2 point victoryaway to Monasterevin.They now play Moorefieldthis coming Sunday 13th @3pm in Clane. Meanwhilethe Senior hurlers haveplayed 4 games also inDivision1 having won 2and drew 1 game and lost 1.Their last game was a 7point loss to Leixlip – ourlads were missing severalplayers due to exams andcounty commitments..Please come along to bothof the team’s matches asthey are putting in greatperformances and deservethe support.

The u14 Football leaguesstart this comingWednesday 16th May andwe have two teams com-petiting. The A team willcompete in division 1 andthe B team will compete inDiv6 – best of luck lads!The fixtures have yet to bereleased. The U16 footballleague is now finished andthey are now looking for-ward to the championshipafter the exams. The Minorfootballers lost out on aleague final place and arenow preparing for theirchampionship which startsafter the exams.The Feile Hurlers compet-

ed in the Feile A Hurlingcompetition and came upshort despite playing greathurling. The lads will nowdrop back to div2 for theleague which is startingshortly. The u16 hurlersqualified for the leaguefinal which is due to takeplace on Sunday 13th Mayagainst Eire Og in StConleth’s Park Newbridgethis coming Sunday 13thMay and the result can beseen in the sports results onthe website.

Underage football & hurl-ing training has nowresumed. The Tiny Totsfootball is on Saturdaymornings in the ScoilMhuire Community SchoolHall at 10.30am with therest of the smaller underagefootball groups are up inthe Boys School on Fridaynights @ 6.45pm. Theunderage hurlers are up inthe club at the usual time onWednesday nights.

Congratulations to theU10 boys communitygames team who qualifiedfor the county final beating

Kildangan GAA

Clogherinkoe GFC

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Owen Mulligan battles it out against Emmet Bolton in the Allianz FootballLeague, Division 2 final in Croke Park.

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Club NotesKilcock on Tuesday nightlast. The lads now take on avery strong Maynooth teamin the final on Mon 14th orTuesday 15th in Maynooth.

Best of luck to the u16camogie team who willcompete in the county finalthis Sunday 13th @ 4pm inDonore. They will playeither Larries or Athy.

Lotto Results 29th April2012: Jackpot; €4,950 - NoWinners – Numbers drawn13, 15, 23, 24 - €25 win-ners: S BradyLoughbollard, CarolineCoyle, Lauren Callan, TomBehan – Next weeksJackpot: €5,100 on Sunday6th May. Tickets cost €2 or3 for €5. Please support!All Club members arereminded that membershipis now due for 2012. Thefollowing rates apply: FullPlaying Membership €80,Full Membership €70,Family Membership €120,Juvenile €50, Social €35,Student/Apprentice €50.Remember if you are aplayer and have not paid by31st March, you will not becovered by insurance.

Our club website andFacebook page is up andrunning so please feel freeto visit Clanegaa.ie andhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Clane-GAA-Club forlatest news, results andupdates.Finally, Clane GAA Club

would like to wish all thosedoing exams over the nextmonth or so the best ofluck.

Following their trial lastmonth, James Byrne andBrandon Heavey havemade the CountyDevelopment Squad at u.14level. This is a great honourfor the lads, their parentsand families, and the clubin general. It also highlightsthe great work being doneat underage level by theirmentors. We wish the twolads well and hopefully wesee them wear the whitejersey with pride in theyears to come.Also, a word of commiser-

ation to Kevin Byrne whowas also in the running forthe final squad until athumb injury at exactly thewrong time wrecked hischances. We have no doubtthat Kevin will bounceback soon.

Foundation CoachingCourse: If you are interest-ed in doing a basic coach-ing course to increase yourknowledge and confidence(two two-hour sessions intotal), contact Ronan Byrne086-8595208. There is acourse scheduled forBallyteague in the next few

weeks. Full details avail-able soon.

Karaoke Night: Massmurder was committedagainst popular music lastSaturday night in theMilltown Inn as the playersgot their groove on to raisefunds for their traininggear. Manager AlanDignam proved to be a pop-ular winner with Alan Jnr.,crooning that well-knowntraditional Irish ballad,‘Baggy Trousers’ byMadness. Another highlightwas the Shania Twain‘trio’, complete with shortskirts, long wigs and hairylegs. The players haveasked me to thank AidanRaleigh for his kindness,and to Jimmy Dignam forhis help in making the nightgo so well. The finale wasan ensemble of all the play-ers singing “Don’t StopBelievin’”. Well done to alland hopefully we will seethe lads getting just rewardson the field over the nextfew weeks. Cúl Camp: Our Cúl Camp

is scheduled for Tuesday7th August to Friday 10thAugust 2012. We'd ask par-ents to please keep thisweek free for your under-age players! Further detailswill be announced at under-age AGM in the next fewweeks. Demand is usuallyvery high for this camp andplaces are limited. Don’tdelay. Contact any under-age committee member forfurther details.

Newbridge Credit UnionSponsorship: MilltownGAA would like to thankNewbridge Credit Unionfor their sponsorship of anew set of jerseys for theclub. Míle buíochas!

Club History: In 2013 theclub will celebrate our 125as part of the celebrationswe are putting together aclub history we are nowlooking for club photos,match reports and anymemorabilia.

All items will be returnedfor further details contactRonan Byrne on 086-8595208.

Lotto: Please help yourclub by supporting ourClub Lotto. Tickets areavailable from David'sshop in Milltown, JohnMurphy & Noel Dunne inthe clubhouse each Mondaynight 8pm & after training,or any committee member.All support is appreciated!

Ballykelly GAA

Well done to our U16 Boyson reaching their division 5final. The lads travelled toGrangelolvan on Fridayand came away with thewin on a scoreline ofBallykelly 5.13Grangenolvan 1.14. Thelads now meet Carbury inthe league fina linHawkfield on Mondaymorning at 11am.

Our U12 girls began theirleague in tremendous fash-ion on Friday evening whenthey travelled to StLaurances and came awaywith the points.

This squad have beentraining hard for the lastcouple of weeks and theirhard work is starting to reaprich dividends. Final scoreBallykelly 2.5 St Laurances1.2

Kellogg's GAA CúlCamps provide boys andgirls – between the ages of6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled weekof activity during the sum-mer holidays whichrevolves around maximis-ing enjoyment and sustain-ing participant involvementin Gaelic Games Activitiesare GAME - BASED – astrong emphasis is placedon skill acquisition - andare organised in an ageappropriate manner with aview to: optimising learn-ing enhancing friendshipsimproving physical & psy-chological well being pro-moting school and clublinks KEY FEATURESABOUT KELLOGG'SGAA CÚL CAMPS Thecamps are structured so thata different aspect of thegame is worked on each

day. The programmeinvolves coaching specificskills of the game and theopportunity for children toput into practice what theyhave learned through smallsided games. On the lastday of the camp a "blitz"will be organised to provideeach child with an introduc-tion to competitive games.Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps- are run throughout thesummer from Monday toFriday, 10.00am to 2.30pm,in all 32 Counties and over-seas. (see Camp venues fordates). Attendance is opento primary school childrenaged 6 years to 13 years.Camp co-ordinator thisyear in Ballykelly GFC isDermot Lawler (086) 8498324 and if you have anyqueries dont hesitate to givehim a call and he'll behappy to assist you

Our u10 boys put in atremendous display in atro-cious conditions onTuesday evening when theywelcomed Sarsfields ofNewbridge to the club forthe first time in years at thisage group. All the playersfrom both sides put in agreat effort and all can bevery proud of their efforts

Our Senior Mens secondteam continued their fineform this year in the leaguewhen they saw off Rhebanin Division 5 of the seniorleague in Rheban onWednesday evening. Thelads won on a scoreline ofBallykelly 2.13 Rheban1.6. They have only beenbeaten once in five outingsso far this year and areshowing great form

Another good result forour second team as theybeat Milltown in Ballykelly

on a scoreline of Ballykelly3.8 Milltown 1.6. They ladsare showing fine form thisyear so far. Well done lads.

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Our U14 boys became thefirst team to claim silver-ware in the club this yearwhen they took the honoursin the U14 Feile C Shieldfinal against Robertstownin St Conleths pk onSunday morning. Bothteams had met in an earlierround of the Feile and ithad finished on level termsbut the lads came out deter-mined on Sunday to makeup for losing a 13 point leadin that game. In the end thelads recorded a comfortablevictory and pictures fromthe game can be viewed onthe club website www.bal-lykellygfc.ie. Well donealso to the coaches Eoghanand Paul for getting the ladsin tip top shape for thefinal.

Congratulations to ourown Shane Ryan on scoop-ing a Leinster title over theweekend. Shane who is amember of our U16 andminor panel claimed thistitle with Cill Dara in theLeinster U15 Rugby finalagainst Dunboyne of Meathon a scoreline of Cill Dara24 Dunboyne 22. All inBallykelly Gfc would liketo say well done on thisgreat achievement.

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Ronan Bourke in action for St. Kevins against Caragh

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Winning Start for

Dermot Early in Leinster JFCDermot Earley's return to full fit-ness is almost complete after heplayed the full 60 minutes ofKildare's Leinster JFC firstround victory over Louth inNewbridge.

Eligible for the grade on accountof the fact that he didn't playsenior club championship foot-ball last year due to a recurrenceof a knee ligament injury, thetwo-time All Star midfieldermade an immediate impact whenhis long ball over the top sentCathal McNally on his way toscoring a goal inside the firstminute.

Playing a holding role, Earleyalso set up a point for GarethDuffy and raised a white flaghimself in the closing stages ofthe first half. The Lilywhites led1-7 to 0-6 at the break, withthree points from RonanHoldcroft keeping the visitors intouch.

After the home side opened up asix-point lead on the restart,Louth hit back with a goal fromsubstitute Barry Hamilton. Butthe reigning provincial champi-ons weren't to be denied aspoints from Duffy, BarryLawlor, Earley and Cian Boltonsealed the win.

Kildare:

W Clinch; J Lambe, W Burke, C Fagan; E Fitzpatrick, C Feeney, C O'Shea; B Lawlor (0-2), D Earley (0-2); T McCann, S Hanafin (0-4), D Flynn (0-1); G Duffy (0-3), C Bolton (0-2), C McNally (1-1)

Subs - D Barker for Feeney, JKehoe for Lambe, S Darcy forFlynn, E Hyland for McCann.

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Dermot Early in action for Kildare in theJunior Championship against LouthPhoto: Michael Anderson

Cill Dara goalkeeper William Clynchtakes on An Lu’s Naill ConlonPhoto: Michael Anderson


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Kildare Echo - May 2012