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WINDFARM DEVELOPMENTTO CREATE 3,000 JOBS

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An energy supply firm hasannounced this week it wants tobuild 40 wind farms across fiveMidland counties, includingKildare - to supply electricitydirectly into the UK NationalGrid.

It says the development couldcreate 3,000 long term jobs and anestimated 10,000 constructionjobs in the Midlands.The company have been in nego-

tiations with hundreds oflandowners in five counties, iden-tifying the best sites for the windfarms.

The proposal is for 3,000megawatts of electricity which isequivalent to three quarters of allthe electricity produced in Irelandat the moment.

The project is sited in theMidlands and will include WestKildare and all the electricity pro-vided will be sold into the U.K.market via 2 new interconnectors.

The project will generate 10,000construction jobs and 3,000 per-manent jobs. The project will becompleted by 2018 and the firstelectricity will be exported bythen.

The benefits to the region areestimated to be in the region of€50 million in land rentals tolandowners and rates to LocalAuthorities apart from the paypacket to employees.

North Kildare T.D., DeputyEmmet Stagg said, “As formerMinister for Alternative andSustainable Energy, I am verypleased that the foundation forthat energy mode laid in the mid90’s is now bearing fruit.”

Johnny Doyle officially relaunches K-Bowl

Avril Doyle (Lullymore), Amy Doyle (Newbridge), Pippa Mí Mhúrcu(Newbridge), Tori Doyle (Lullymore) and Paul OMhúrcu (Newbridge) meetJohnny Doyle.

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News In BriefKildare Town Educate Together NSOpens Aug 29Kildare Town Educate Together National School is a newprimary school opening 29th August 2012. They will bestarting with a class of junior Infants. The school is found-ed on the four key principles of Educate Together: •Child Centred •Democratically run•Co-Educational •Multi-Denominational

If you have any questions at all please use the contactform in the ‘contact us’ section of their website atwww.kildaretownet.ie - You can also enrol online at thewebsite. Or contact the school at 089 469 7175

Musical Theatre & PerformanceWorkshop With Kate CarpenterNaas Community Library is hosting four fun filled work-shops for children aged 7-12 years old. The workshopswill take place on Tuesday mornings (10AM-12PM) on7th, 14th, 21st & 28th August 2012.

The aim of these workshops is to encourage creativitywhile developing theatrical skills. Participants will learnthe basics in singing, dancing and acting. Other areas ofperformance that will be introduced include: Vocal warmups, Breathing, Improvisation, Script Reading, AnIntroduction to sheet music, Production, Staging,Movement, Basic Music Theory & Costumes. Numbersare limited for this workshop, so please contact NaasCommunity Library. Email: [email protected] orTel: (045) 879111 to make a reservation.

A flaming coal fire will be athing of the past forNewbridge householdsfrom next year as the banon traditional smoky coal isextended to the town.

Local coal merchants arenow gearing up for thechange, which will seehouseholders having tochange to smokeless coalfrom next May.

While concern has beenexpressed that the smoke-less fuels will add extraexpense to hard-pressed

households, it is believedthe ban will have signifi-cant health benefits for thetown - environmentalhealth research has indicat-ed that the ban in Dublinhas resulted in up to 350fewer annual deaths.Newbridge is one of seven

new towns to which the banwill be extended from nextMay as part of a major revi-sion of the regulations,which will also see itbecome an offence to burntraditional coal in the rele-

vant towns. In the past itwas an offence to sell ormarket smoky coal butunder the new regulations italso makes it an offence toburn it.

Smokeless coal is a littlemore expensive, it is bettervalue as it burns hotter andmore consistently and withless ash.

The average cost is €18 abag, compared to €17 fortraditional coal.Smokeless coal doesn'tgive a flame, but glows

evenly. Some smokelessproducts includingCosygloe and Ecobright aremanufactured here inIreland.

A prohibition on the burn-ing of bituminous or smokycoal is also being introducedto complement the existingban on the marketing, saleand distribution.

The lead-in period willallow everyone to famil-iarise themselves with thenew regulatory require-ments.

Smoky coal ban in Newbridge

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams at the annualWolfe Tone Commemoration in Sallins, CountyKildare. Photo:Michael Donnelly

Insolvency Bill provides

options for people of Kildare Kildare South Fine GaelTD Martin Heydon haswelcomed the publicationof the new PersonalInsolvency Bill 2012,which will fundamentallyreform outdated insolvencylaws in Ireland and providea lifeline for those who arestruggling with enormousdebts.“Many Kildare individuals

are struggling with unsus-tainable debt as a result ofreckless lending which isaffecting their entire life.

I have met many con-stituents who are finding itvery difficult to cope and Ihope the options set out inthis Bill today will providethem with viable alterna-tives” stated Heydon.

“A number of flexiblearrangements are included

in this Bill to deal withvarying levels of debt.

These are alternatives tobankruptcy, which shouldbe a final port of call foranyone.

The options set out in thisBill are designed to meetthe needs of those who gen-uinely cannot keep theirheads above water.

It does not provide for theautomatic write-off of neg-ative equity. Nor does itprovide assistance to sol-vent debtors.

“I would stress the impor-tance for those who arestruggling with unmanage-able debt to talk to theirlenders in an attempt tocome to a revised arrange-ment that is suitable forboth sides.

Banks and financial insti-

tutions are being encour-aged to come to realisticdebt settlement arrange-ments with their debtors,who, in turn, will be showna way out of their debtproblems.

MABS in Newbridge alsoprovide a very useful serv-ice for those in debt and canbe contacted at 07 61 072

600. “We cannot continueto ignore the burden of debtthat hangs around the necksof so many and the provi-sions of this Bill will hope-fully allow people to takeaction and move on fromthe Debt that is causing somuch distress.” concludedHeydon.


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There was a great atten-dance at the Relaunch ofthe bigger and betterKBowl in LadytownBusiness Park recentlywhen Johnny Doyle got agreat reception and did theofficial cutting of the rib-bon..

Everyone there enjoyedthemselves and the newWacky World play area isalready proving a big hit

Johnny Doyle relaunches K-Bowl

Liam Kearney (Owner), John Doyle (Owner), Johnny Doyle (Kildare GaaStar) and Martina Kenny.

Photos:Michael Donnelly

with the children. TheComplimentary food fromthe new KDiner was verymuch appreciated and got avote of approval from allpresent.

Wacky World is a large,colourful soft play areawith slides, climbingframes and ball pools toname but a few elements ofthis new attraction inKBowl.

It is already provingextremely popular withchildren who have tried itout. Comfortable sofa seat-ing and food options fromthe KDiner menu meansadults are sure to relaxwhile the little ones play totheir hearts content.

KBowl will be open dailyfrom 11am. For more details seewww.Kbowl.ie

Right:Aimee,

Jessica,

Nicole and

Kirsten

McFadden

from Carragh.

Photo:Michael

Donnelly.

Left:Drew Sinkey

(Naas),

Keeley Ryan

(Athgarvan),

Mia Sinkey

(Naas) and

Corey Ryan

(Athgarvan).

Photo:Michael

Donnelly.


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The Society of St VincentDe Paul has said that, “Thecall to means test ChildBenefit is being made with-out considering the possibleimpact on low and middleincome families who arealready struggling to makeends meet”.

SVP say they will onlyconsider changes to ChildBenefit in the context ofclear proposals fromGovernment detailing howsupports and services forfamilies will be provided sothat children and families inneed are protected from theeffects of poverty andsocial exclusion.

SVP say that over 60% ofthose requesting assistancefrom SVP in 2011 werefamilies with children.

Their priority is the230,000 children in Irelandat risk of poverty, and the90,000 children who everyday have to go withoutbasics such as healthy food,appropriate clothing andwho cannot take part inactivities along with theirfriends due to a lack of

resources and money.Child income supports,

including Child Benefit, areessential to the families wehelp.

Families with childrenhave many different needs,depending on their personalcircumstances, their hous-ing situation, the age oftheir children, children withdisabilities and so on.

The SVP say hat ChildBenefit cannot be consid-ered in isolation from otherpayments for families withchildren, including FamilyIncome Supplement to sup-port those in low paidemployment and theQualified Child Increasefor parents who are unem-ployed and others who relyon social welfare.

Increasing evidence sug-gests that families arealready struggling with thecuts to the One ParentFamily Payment for thoseparenting alone and thereductions in supports foreducation, health and hous-ing.

The recent 'Cost of a

Child' survey from theVincentian Partnership forSocial Justice found thatChild Benefit as a contribu-tion towards meeting thecost of a child varied con-siderably, from 11% to67%.

The study found that thecost of a child in secondlevel education is over€140 per week, includingfood, education and socialinclusion.

Child income supports,

including Child Benefitmake a valuable contribu-tion towards this cost, espe-cially for families on lowincomes.

During last year's generalelection campaign, FineGael budgeted for a cut inchild benefit in its policies.

But a direct cut would bepolitically difficult for MsBurton and her LabourParty, which promised vot-ers that it would preventFine Gael from doing this.

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News In BriefSummer Reading Challenge in LeixlipLibrary This summer, children aged 4 to 11, are invited to read sixbooks over the course of the summer holiday. They join atLeixlip library and a summer reading challenge pack getsthem started. There are stickers and rewards to collectalong the way, with a certificate and often a medal, if theyread six books.

Just head to Leixlip Library at the beginning of the sum-mer holidays. Staff will enrol your children - it's complete-ly free of charge - and every child will receive a member-ship card or pack. The Challenge runs throughout July andAugust with a prize giving ceremony in early Septemberfor those who complete successfully.

Flying the CoopFlying the Coop publication is an invaluable source ofinformation on making the adjustment to living away fromhome for the first time. Flying the Coop Booklet provides a wealth of information

on subjects such as: Making the Adjustment,Accommodation Hunt, Tenants Rights, Costs andBudgeting, Health and lots of useful contacts which canhelp you.

Pick up your copy from KYS Youth Information Centre,Canal Stores, Basin Street, Naas, Co. KildarePhone: 045 897893, email: [email protected].

Sick Pay Proposals Must Not Go AheadCon McNamara, President of Newbridge Chamber hascalled on the Government not to implement proposals fromthe Department of Social Protection to transfer sick paycosts for the first 2-4 weeks to employers.

Newbridge Chamber has called on its members to lobbyvehemently against this proposal by contacting their localTDs and Senators to outline their disagreement on the mat-ter.Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive said, “ManyBusinesses are already struggling to stay afloat and placingthis additional financial burden on them could be the finalnail in the coffin for some and the jobs they provide”.

Concerns by St Vincent De Paulregarding calls to means testChild Benefit

Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton TD, iscurently examining ways of taxing Child Benefit

Construction jobs boostfor Kildare schoolsDeputy Emmet Stagg haswelcomed the announce-ment by his colleague theMinister for PublicExpenditure and Reform,Brendan Howlin T.D. of theGovernments €2.25 BillionInfrastructure StimulusPackage which will deliveran additional 7,000 jobsannually, and will be amajor boost to the construc-tion sector.

The announcement will

also create much neededSocial and Economic infra-structure and aid economicrecovery. The Stimulus package,stated Deputy Stagg, willdeliver benefits throughoutthe Country and specifical-ly in Kildare will see theprovision of a Primary CareCentre in Kilcock, whichhas been in the pipeline formany years, the delivery ofthe New National School in

Celbridge to replace theexisting Scoil Phadraigtemporary buildings and anew Secondary School inCelbridge. The benefit to Kildare will

also be seen in the creationof job prospects for themany construction workerswho are presently unem-ployed and the creation ofservice jobs.

U10 BronzeMedal Winnersin the KildareCommunityGamesU10Gymnasticswere Mia O'Connor(St Brigid's),Leah Newman(Celbridge) andMoira McCabe(Maynooth)

Photo:

Martin

Carley


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News In BriefSouth Kildare Medieval FestivalColouring CompetitionSouth Kildare Medieval Festival will take place Saturday18th August 2012 between 12noon and 4.00 pm in Athy. Inconjunction with this festival Athy Heritage Centre-Museum are hosting a colouring competition for 4-10 yearolds.

Medieval themed colouring sheets are available now forcollection from Athy Heritage Centre-Museum, Emily Sq,Athy Co. Kildare and completed entries must be returnedto the Heritage Centre before 4.30pm Tuesday 7th August2012 with child‘s name and parent/guardian contact tele-phone number on the back.

Markers, colouring pencils, crayons and paints may beused and prizes will be awarded subject to sufficient entriesin each age category. Age 4-6yrs Ages7-10 yrs .Entry isfree. Completed entries will be on display from Tuesday14th August 2012 winning entries will be announced dayof festival. Judges decision is final

Curragh To Lose Soldiers In DefenceForces Reform The Curragh Camp will lose 46 soldiers as part of the mostfar reaching re-organisation of the Defence Forces everundertaken.

The Air Defence Regiment, based at the Curragh Camp,is being merged into artillery units in Cork and Athlone.

The re-organisation has been carried out by DefenceForces Chief of Staff Lt Gen Sean McCann and SecretaryGeneral of the Department of Defence Michael Howardand does not impact on the Air Corps, Naval Service orReserve.Nationally, the number of Brigades is being reduced from

three to two; the training camp on the Curragh remains out-side the Brigade structureA ceiling of 9,500 personnel introduced last December is

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Fianna Fáil LeaderMicheál Martin hasannounced the appoint-ment of James Lawless asa Local AreaRepresentative for theNaas Electoral Area as partof the party’s ongoingrenewal strategy.

Deputy Martin said: “Iam delighted to announcethat James Lawless will bea Local AreaRepresentative for theparty in Naas. The KildareNorth constituency is a keytarget area for the partyand I recently announcedthe appointment of ÁineBrady as a Local AreaRepresentative for theClane Electoral Area.

“I have been delighted tosee the energy and com-mitment displayed at alllevels of the party at meet-ings I have held in Kildareand around the country. Iam committed to ensuringthat Fianna Fáil renewsfrom the grassroots andthat all levels of the partyhave significant input intopolicy development. It isessential that Fianna Fáilcontinues to play a con-structive and positive rolein politics, bringing for-

ward policies and solutionsto the problems being facedby people in their dailylives and ensuring there is astrong team on the groundin all communities.”

James Lawless lives inSallins where he is marriedwith a young family and isinvolved with several com-munity groups. He is acampaigner and spokesper-son for the commuter groupNaas and Sallins RailUsers, he is also involvedwith Sallins GAA and sev-eral local communityorganisations.

James studied Maths andFinance at Trinity Collegeand has over a decade’sexperience working in sys-

tems development. Jamesis now training as aBarrister at Kings Inns. Heis a member of the FiannaFáil Ard Comhairle andwas recently appointed toparty’s internal JusticePolicy Committee.

James Lawless said: “It isan honour to be appointed aLocal Area Representativefor Fianna Fáil in the NaasElectoral Area. I am look-ing forward to workingalongside Councillor WillieCallaghan who has beenelected as Mayor of Naas.Willie is playing a crucialrole in representing thecommunity and Fianna Fáilon Naas Town Council andKildare County Council”.

FF Appoints Area Repfor Naas Electoral Area

Community Welfare

Office needed for NaasNorth Kildare T.D., DeputyEmmet Stagg recentlyarranged a meeting in DailEireann with the Ministerfor Social Protection, JoanBurton T.D., to discuss thecontinued problem over thefact that there is no PublicCommunity Welfare Officein Naas.

In attendance at the meet-ing were Pat Dowling andTimmy Conway from theNaas Conference of St.Vincent de Paul, MinisterBurton, officials from herDepartment and DeputyStagg and his fellow T.D.’sBernard Durkan and TonyLawlor.

At the meeting DeputyStagg stated whenCommunity Welfare wasunder the HSE it wasintended that a PublicOffice would be opened inthe Sarto Road HealthCentre when it was vacatedby Public Health Nursingstaff in late 2010.

This move fell through inearly 2011. Last May it wasindicated that a number ofoptions for a dedicated

CWS building had beenexplored over the last 18months but none have cometo fruition. Deputy Staggstated that he was furtheradvised that the situationremained under review andwould be considered fur-ther having regard to theintegration of the SocialWelfare, CommunityWelfare and FASEmployment Services.Deputy Stagg presented alist of 18 properties for let-ting in the environs of MainStreet, Naas, in case avail-able office space was aproblem.

Deputy Stagg also statedthat people currently seek-ing assistance withMortgage Payments, Rentalpayments, ExceptionalNeeds payments or peopleseeking SupplementaryWelfare Payments, have touse a postal based or freep-hone service to access theirentitlements. This is arather impersonal way totransact business when youneed support even thoughthe Local Community

Welfare Officers did theirbest through follow uphome visits. In addition tothe fact that no publicoffice was available theLocal Community WelfareOfficers are operatingunder immense pressuredue to the increased num-bers of people seekingassistance due to the reces-sion.

Other members at themeeting made their pointsabout the urgent need forthe provision of theCommunity Welfare PublicOffice in Naas.

The Minister and SeniorOfficials attendingexplained that this matterwas only in their remitsince the CWO Service wasamalgamated with theDepartment of SocialProtection. It would nowreceive urgent attentionwith a view toresolution at an early date.

The Minister undertook tokeep the Deputies informedof progress.

At the Institute of Beauty & Holistic Training open day in Newbridge: -Tracey Maher (School of Hairdressing at IBHT), Aileen Maher (School ofHairdressing at IBHT), Sinead Murray (IBHT Director/Owner) and OdelGrant (IBHT Director/Owner). Photo:Michael Donnelly

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Network Ireland Kildare ispart of a progressivedynamic organisation forwomen in business, theProfessions, Industry,Trades, GovernmentDepartments and the Arts.

Formed nationally in1983, the organisation hasdeveloped both a reputationand a quality distributionsystem for ideas and infor-mation, branches includeDublin, Kildare, Louth,Cork, Limerick, TipperaryNorth, Waterford, Galwayand Mayo.

The Kildare branch thisweek announced their final-ists for the ‘2012Businesswomen of the YearAwards’, formal presenta-tions were held at a busi-ness dinner in the Village atLyons Estate in Celbridgeon Thursday last, winners

will now go through to theNetwork Ireland NationalAwards on 28th Septemberin the d Hotel, Drogheda,County Louth.

Guest speaker Jill Kerby,one of Ireland’s best knownPersonal FinanceJournalists announced thewinners highlighting theirpositivity, determinationand leadership abilities -Pauline Forde of HeirloomBridal Bouquets won thenew business award.

Renee McGinn of Tir nanOg Creche won self-employed businesswoman of the year award.

Edel McCabe, Marketing& P.R. Manager at NaasRacecourse won theemployee of the year. Yvonne Malone, President

of Network Ireland Kildaresaid “she would like to

congratulate the three final-ists, they have shown inno-vation, passion and com-mitment to their businessproving that they can win inthese challenging times”.Sponsors for the event wereKildare Enterprise Board,each of the candidates havebeen offered one to onementoring, ACEC QualityLighting, Tesco Ireland andMichael DonnellyPhotography.

For more information onNetwork Ireland Kildarego to; www.networkkil-dare.com

Network Ireland Kildare Announces

Finalists for Businesswomen of the

Year Awards 2012


Edel McCabe (Marketing & P.R. Manager at Naas Racecourse winner of theemployee of the year), Yvonne Malone (Network Kildare President), KellieMcAndrew (on behalf of Renee McGinn of Tir na nOg Creche winner of theself-employed businesswoman of the year award), Jill Kerby (SundayTimes Personal Finance Journalists) and Pauline Forde (Heirloom BridalBouquets winner of the new business award).

Mary Fitzpatrick (Kildare Enterprise Board), RitaPassmore (Acorn Book-keeping), YvonneMalone (Network Kildare President), AileenMattocks (Tesco Ireland, Naas) and Mary Fehily-Hobbs (Network Kildare Ex-Offico and PRO)

Pauline Forde of Heirloom Bridal Bouquets winner of the new business award.

Sandra Blake (Prudent View), Louise Casey(Ballinafagh), Adrienne Devlin (Prosperous),Deirdre O'Connor (Network Kildare Events) andCarol Cuffe (Marks Models)

Rebecca Birchall (Fishers of Newtownmount-kennedy), Ita Breagy (A&K Life and BusinessCoaching), Yvonne Malone (Network KildarePresident), Jill Kerby (Sunday Times) andDeirdre O'Connor (Network Kildare Events)

Eileen O'Neill (Straffan), Louise Flood (Limerick),Trish Gavin (Kill), Myra Nolan (Straffan), JulieSwan (Curragh) and Mary Russell (Castle WardenMontessori)

Photos:

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Jacquie Hennessey (Naas), BarbaraHennessey(Naas) and Majella Byrne(Tullow)

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I START with a tale fromlast weekend's PhoenixPark mayhem told by a taxidriver unlucky enough topick up two teenagers ontheir way to the SwedishHouse Mafia concert.

Our two teenagers,already drunk hours beforethe concert was due tobegin, each had with them alarge plastic container filledwith vodka.

One container had a lid,the other didn't.

The taxi driver said theycouldn't get into his taxiwith the lidless container.The response from theteenager in possession ofsaid container? He drank iton the spot.

By the time the taxireached the Phoenix Park,the teenager fell out of thetaxi and collapsed on to theground unconscious.

Another, less dramatictale. A friend who lives outCastleknock way was onhis way home on a bus atabout 2pm. Upstairs all hecould hear was bedlam.Most of the top deck wasalready several sheets to thewind. Along the roads weremore drunks.

You reckon this countryhas a problem with alco-hol?It does, but it's a much big-

ger problem than that. Thiscountry has a problem withtemperance, period.

Oops, did I really use aword like that? Who talksabout temperance in 2012?Didn't we stop using thatword circa 1950?

Okay, if temperance is toomuch for you, how aboutself-control? Still toomuch? Oh well.

You reckon the economicproblems of this countrywere caused by bad eco-nomics, by a runaway freemarket, by excessive publicspending?

Those are all secondarycauses. The real problemwas intemperance. This is acountry that does every-thing to excess.We drink intemperately. In

the past, we were intemper-ately Catholic, intemperate-ly anti-British and national-ist. Now we're intemperate-ly anti-Catholic and intem-perately 'liberal'.

Intemperance is whatdrove the boom to gargan-tuan proportions.

The more we had, themore we wanted and so wekept borrowing. It neveroccurred to us to moderateour desires.Household debt escalated.Business debt escalated.The Government keptspending. It couldn't say noto anyone.

What Enda Kenny said atthe Davos economic sum-mit a few months ago wascorrect: we went mad dur-ing the boom.

We didn't like him sayingthat. We preferred him say-ing it wasn't our fault.However, what he said inDavos was right, not whathe told us in his address tothe nation last year.

Of course, we didn't all gomad, we weren't all intem-perate.

But just as a single gam-bler can drive his entirefamily into debt and ruina-tion, so can a minority ofgamblers drive a nation toruination.And we had a big minority

of gamblers. In the end,everyone pays the price ifenough people are intem-perate because we're alllinked together in the onesociety, like it or not.We now look to our politi-

cians and to economists tolead us out of this mess.

And so they must, eventhough they can't agree onhow to do it -- which onlyadds to the mess.

But if we don't properlyanalyse what led us into themess, we're only going toget into it again.We have to realise that the

root cause of our currenteconomic woes isn't eco-nomic at all it's moral,based on the vice (yes,'vice') of intemperance, andintemperance can destroy asocialist economy as easilyas it can a capitalist one.

Are we prepared to learnthis lesson?

Perhaps not. We're impa-tient with moralists, espe-cially the old-fashionedvariety. We don't like beinglectured to.

Also, we associate thevirtues with religion eventhough they have no neces-sary connection with reli-gion.In fact, a century or so ago

in Britain secular-mindededucationalists launched acampaign to teach thevirtues in British schoolsinstead of teaching childrenthe Bible.

We also think of thosetemperance movements.Weren't they full of kill-joys, Bible-bashers andprudes? We don't want togo back there.

The result is that very fewparents consciously andexplicitly teach their chil-dren the virtues of temper-

ance (self-control), pru-dence (good judgment),justice (deal with otherpeople fairly) and fortitude(courage).

How many teachers doso? More likely our kidsare being taught about theirrights and self-esteem.

Haven't we also beentaught since before wecould walk that it'sunhealthy to suppress ourdesires, and that if it feelsgood, do it?There wasn't much repres-

sion at the Phoenix Parklast weekend, that's forsure, but it didn't seem toohealthy.

In fact, a very quick routeto ill-health is via intemper-ance.

So, are we prepared tolearn the real lesson of theCeltic Tiger or is our horrorof old-fashioned moralismso great that we'll refuse todo so?

Like it or not, however,we have to learn the virtueof temperance because ifwe don't we'll end up ineconomic trouble all overagain. In fact, what wereally need is a new andmodern temperance move-ment, and this time aimednot only at drink, but atintemperance in all itsforms.

David Quinn is a wellknown journalist who spe-cialises in religious andsocial affairs. Currently hehas columns in both TheIrish Independent and TheIrish Catholic. He fre-quently appears on radioand television programmesand also contributes tonumerous magazines over-seas. He is also a Directorof the Iona Institue.

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Wrong time to‘Means Test’ ChildBenefitReports that the IMF want the Government to intro-duce means testing for child benefit and the failureof Government to move quickly to rule it out areworrying.

Means testing the payment is a blunt instrumentand will end up taking the payment from middleincome families who are relying on Child Benefit tomaintain a basic quality of life for their children.

It is a myth that only those on low income really'need' the payment. Many average income familiesthat are tied into crippling mortgage repaymentsneed all the help they can get. Depriving them of the child benefit is a step too far

for these families who have already borne much ofthe pain in attempts to correct the national finances.

While we would agree that there are presentlysome inequities in the Child Beneift system, now isthe wrong time to consider taking any more moneyfrom struggling families.

Same old story under‘new’ HealthMinisterWhen Health Minister James Reilly was in opposi-tion, it seemed he was on every TV and Radio sta-tion lecturing Mary Harney on what was all wrongwith the health service.

Now the Minister for Health for over a year, Dr.Reilly seems to be very quite when it comes tointroducing promised reform to the Health Service.

His only plan to date is to abolish the HSE andreplace it with 6 different agencies.

How can he justify the setting up of six new agen-cies now, when the HSE has already exceeded it’sbudget by €208m for the first six months of thisyear?We do not need any more layers of buracucy at the

expense of frontline services.

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I’m at that stage in lifewhen I have more yearsbehind me than in front.Many people at my time inlife take a world cruise or atoy-boy, me, I de-clutter.

I am not alone in this.Many of my friends haveadmitted to the same secretpassion. What’s the point in spend-

ing time and using space,cleaning and storing multi-ple objects? Why spend ahalf-hour dusting when youcould be walking, readingor hang-gliding?

My first venture into theabyss is the hot press, fourspare (for which read usedbut clean) duvets for emer-gencies.

Out they go, this is anemergency! I consideredhow the poor families ofsome distant country willbenefit from them, as Ileave them out for collec-tion by one of the manyorganisations who regularlyput imploring labelsthrough my letterbox.

Next, the ornaments -those collectors of dust – somany that I can’t see thetop of the sideboard. I evenbought a display cabinet forthem, was I mad!

One or two pieces in eachroom, the rest got boxed forsale at a car boot sale. Can’teven remember the countryfrom which some of thesouvenirs came!

In the kitchen, the plasticcontainers fall out as I open

one press and not just onesI bought at Tupperware par-ties.

There are former ice-cream boxes, dishes frommicrowave meals and inanother press biscuits tins.

I blame my mother forthese, “What a lovely box,might be useful to storesomething in”.

Problem is I’m storing theboxes. Re-cycle those I can,bin the rest.

Wardrobes next, clotheswith their labels stillattached and never worn –swop-shop for some, carboot sale for others.

Shoes bought in a salewhich are a little too tight,held in the hope that bysome miracle they wouldstretch or my feet wouldshrink.

Used cotton t-shirts andunderwear, I bag for clean-ing purposes – not all,mustn’t clutter!

I open the door to theoffice and quickly close it,that’s a job for a winter’sday.

The bills, receipts andpieces of paper stuffed infiles and drawers requiretoo much effort.

Besides I would probablythrow out that scrap ofpaper on which my hus-band has written someimportant number.

As I took some of theboxes to the shed awaitingtheir new destination, Irealise that the shed is clut-

tered. So I need to clearhere too - broken gardenfurniture, parts of gazebo,things that have been hereawaiting repair for so longthey are falling apart. Load up car with these and

engaged husband to takethem to the local dump.

Before he goes, I remem-ber the attic, that littlespace at the top of thehouse, where we love to putthings, which we duly for-get about.

More broken items andsome things for charityshop, old tattered schoolbooks for the recycle bin, acouple of spare Christmastrees and a box of oldChristmas and Birthdaycards.

Then there are the valu-able items that are worth afew bob – china tea sets,canteen of cutlery, collecta-bles, and one or twoantiques. These need some time and

effort to off-load online, butthe financial returns makesit worthwhile.

I do keep some sentimen-tal items, choice pieces thatremind me of special peo-ple but great-aunt Mary’schair with the stuffingfalling out and in which noone sits has to go.As the items disappear and

spaces open up, I feel suchan uplifting sense of reliefand freedom. Strangely, I never miss the

items I get rid of, whichmakes you wonder why Iheld on to them for so long.I wonder if all this de-clut-tering is an “age thing”.

However, when I look atthe previous generation,

they still hold fast to theirclutter. Did we acquirethings too easy? Maybe wewere the first generation totravel extensively and bringback items which fascinat-ed us, but now are mundaneand ordinary.

The tin can of sunshinefrom Florida comes tomind.

Whatever the reason, myfriends and I are letting goand moving on. Maybe wefeel that life is to be livedout, rather than held in.

One other positive resultof de-cluttering is the smallnest-egg I am building up.

Its amazing how a coupleof euro here and there addup. Maybe I will, after all,take that world cruise.

But I won’t be bringingback any souvenirs.

The toy-boy, well no, I’llstick with the man I’ve got.

Might even take him onthat cruise!

Ann Groves lives inCastletown, Celbridge,with her husband Davidand resident cat.

She obtained her BA as amature student with theOpen University.

She recently attended aseries of lectures onCreative Writing inCelbridge Library whichhas given her the inspira-tion to writing articles andshort stories.

The Kildare Echo wel-comes new works of fictionfor publication in futureissues. You can submityour short stories, etc. forthe attention of the editor :[email protected]

New Kildare Writers

Letting GoBy Ann Groves

Kildare GAA Star, Johnny Doyle throws a fewballs at the relaunch of K-Bowl.

Photo:Michael Donnelly.

News In BriefBlossom Art ExhibitionThe Blossom Art Exhibition takes place in Athy HeritageCentre, Co. Kildare for the month of July. The Heritagecentre is open at week-ends for the month.

There are 45 paintings on display by 20 different artists.All the paintings are professionally framed and range inprice from €70 – €100.

North Kildare Chamber concerned withRetail SectorNorth Kildare Chamber has said that the latest data fromthe CSO showing an annual decrease of 2.1% of saleshighlight the ongoing softness in the domestic economyand the retail sector in particular.

Allan Shine, Director of North Kildare Chamber said,“The steady decrease in retail sales highlights the need forthe Government to focus on cost containment rather thanincreasing taxes putting added pressure on businesses andtaxpayers alike. Cost cutting must be at the forefront of theagenda for Budget 2013 if the domestic economy is tostrengthen and grow,” Shine concluded.

Disappointment at Lack of Progress OnRoad Project Kildare South Fianna Fáil TD Sean O Fearghail hasexpressed disappointment at the failure of Minister LeoVaradkar to confirm the reported progress on potentialfunding for the Athy Southern Distributor Road, which, theDeputy stated, remains the most critically required piece ofinfrastructure in south Kildare.

Calling all Singers & Musicians!!! St. Coca's Parish Choir are inviting new members andmusicians to join them after their summer break! No audi-tions! No need to read music! Open to everyone who lovesto sing!

It's easy to join - just come along, listen to the music fora while and if you like what you hear, join in. Choirrehearsal starts back on Thursday 2nd August @ 7.30pm inour new rehearsal room (behind the Choir Gallery in St.Coca's Church, Kilcock). Come along to listen! We thenrehearse every Thursday @ 7.30pm.You can join us for 12 noon Sunday Mass and special con-

cert events, or just focus on those special events if you pre-fer. Our choir is open to men and women. And this year we're

also inviting musicians to join us! We'd love to have you,so please do consider joining.

(St. Coca's Parish choirs will return to Mass services onthe weekend of 1st/2nd Sept.)

More details from 086 8306325 or check out 'Kilcock &Newtown Parish Choirs' on Facebook.

Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin ClericalAppointmentsMonsignor Brendan Byrne, Diocesan Administrator, hasannounced the following clerical appointments with effectfrom September 1st 2012: -Rev. John Brickley CC, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile Houseto be PP, Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House.-Rev. PJ Madden CC, Graiguecullen & Arles to be CC,Naas.-Rev. Pat Hughes CC, Newbridge to be CC, Emo &Portarlington.

Prosperous Dramatic Society calling alldrama clubs!Prosperous Dramatic Society are now preparing for itshosting of "The Prosperous One Act Festival 2012", whichwill take place on the weekend of the 22 November thisyear. Applications are now open to drama clubs all overIreland to submit to our festival, in both Open andConfined section. We promise you a warm welcome..so getthose scripts in! Closing date for applications is the 14thSeptember 2012.

Auditions for new play"Kilcock Musical & Dramatic Society are delighted toannounce this season's forthcoming play will be 'RedRoses and Petrol' by Joseph O'Connor - directed by MarieKelly. Auditions will take place on the 8th August at 8pmin St. Josephs Hall, Kilcock, taking the form of a tablereading. If you are interested in audition, please contact thesociety on [email protected].

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Entertainment

Having scooped up a nom-ination for BEST MUSI-CAL DIRECTOR, for ourproduction of Guys andDolls last March, NaasMusical Director and 20 ofthe members travelleddown to the annual AimsAwards (Association ofIrish Musical Awards)which was held in theGleneagle Hotel, Killarney.

Unfortunately the awardwent to another society butit didn’t dampen the spiritsof the society.

It was a huge privilege tobe nominated for such aprestigious award as onlythree societies in the coun-try were chosen.Society PRO AishlingConway added “TheSociety is so proud of thenomination and we wouldlike to thank Mick Fay forall his hard work and dedi-cation.

He really deserved to benominated and we are allvery proud of him. Welldone Mick” andCongratulations to our

neighbouring societyNewbridge, for their twonominations – TomKavanagh (Best StageManager) and BestEnsemble (Be our Guest) -which they received forBeauty and The Beast.The annual AGM was held

in the Town House a fewweeks ago, where a newcommittee was chosen forthe upcoming season.

While the members take awell-earned summer break,the new committee will bebusy putting plans togetherfor the Societies upcomingshow “ME AND MYGIRL” which will be per-formed in The MoatTheatre, next March 2013.Directed by ArthurMcGauran, MusicalDirector Dave McGauranand welcoming backDeirdre Browne as chore-ographer.

Don’t forget to keep aneye on their website –http://www.naasmusicalso-ciety.com/ or find them onfacebook

Naas Musical Society at Annual HB/AIMS Awards

Mick Fay and Evelyn Donnelly

Aishling Conway, Catherine Lambe, Julie Donnelly,

Sue Kelly and Mary Gallagher

Brigid and Brendan Farrell

Helen Spring, Siofra Dempsey and KatieLaheen Tina O Kelly and Clare Duff

Susan Anderson and Jen Murray

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Entertainment

SAOIRSE have been play-ing music since a very earlyage and these talentedyoung lads are a great rolemodel for young people.

They decided to form theband over a year ago, andsince then have playedalongside The DruidsBand, The Wolfe Tones and

The Mighty Ghosts of Erin.They play regular gigs all

over Kildare/Leinster andare attracting great follow-ers of trad folk and balladmusic to their gigs.

SAOIRSE can also beseen at these festivals thisyear:- Robertstown Canal

Festival Sunday 29thJuly - Prosperous music festivalFriday 24th and Saturday25th August- Kilcullen music festivalsunday 26th August.To Contact Saoirse:[email protected]

SAOIRSE: Irelands YoungestFolk and Ballad Group

"The Noam Chomsky ofIrish Balladry chisels out anew motherlode of sungliterature... A bloody mas-terpiece." Irish Times

With his impressiverepertoire of Irish tradi-tional songs and dexterousBalkan dance tunes, hecreates an exciting newfusion of Irish and WorldMusic not to be missed.

Having travelled theworld with bands such asSweeney’s Men, PatrickStreet, Planxty, and morerecently Mozaik, Andycontinues to pursue newcombinations and styles of

music. He has broadenedhis musical horizons overthe course of his forty-yearcareer to encompass themusical styles of countrieshe visits, such as theBalkan folk style of play-ing. Between the achieve-ments of his solo, groupwork and collaborations, heis a highly revered trouba-dour of the Irish musicworld. Andy Irvine neverfails to deliver a pulsating,heartfelt performance!

Fri 10th August 8pm€18/16

Legendary Andy Irvine at

the Riverbank Centre

Formed over a year a agoin the heart of Kildare,Tonight We Live are a rockband who are about takethe Irish music scene bystorm.

Over the last 12 monthsthey have self recordedtheir debut E.P “ForgetThe Last Year” at Echo &Wave Studios, Kildare,and then made the decisionto release it for free lastmonth on their website.

Lead singer and guitaristStephen Youster told theEcho, “We decided that wewould rather release ourEP before we started toplay shows, so peoplewould get to know ourmusic before seeing uslive.

The reason we released itfor free was to make us asaccessible as we couldpossibly be.”

This has paid off for theband as it has resulted inhundreds of downloadsfrom the website everyweek, as well as massiveinterest from fans onFacebook. They describe their sound

as "High-energy rock with

pop melodies", and arehappy that these songs are agood representation of thestyle they have developed.

The band recently playedthe first live performance ofthe new songs at the AthyCommunity Arts Centre

with The Jigsaw Murdersand Boy Lights Fire sup-porting. You can listen to the tracks

at the band's websitewww.tonightwelive.com ,where they can also bedownloaded in various for-

mats. You can also visitwww.facebook.com/TonightWeLive for more infor-mation about the band.

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14 FOOD Kildare Echo, July, 2012

Carmel’s Kitchen

Caesar Dressing

3 Garlic Cloves

3 Anchovy Fillets

3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard

½ Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

1 Hard Cooked Egg Yolk

In a blender (or food processor) combine thethree garlic cloves, the anchovy fillets and lemonjuice. Cover and blend until mixture is nearlysmooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.Add oil, mustard, Worcestershire sauce andcooked egg yolk. Cover and blend until smooth.Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 to 24hours.

Parmesan Croutons

Cut four ½ inch thick slices of French bread into ¾inch cubes and set aside. In a large skillet melt ¼cup butter. Remove from heat. Stir in 3 table-spoons grated Parmesan cheese and 1/8 teaspoongarlic powder. Add bread cubes, stirring untilcubes are coated with butter mixture. Spread breadcrumbs in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.

Bake in a 300° F oven for 10 minutes and stir.Bake about 10 minutes more or until bread cubesare crisp and golden. Cool completely and store inan airtight container for up to 1 week. Makes 2cups

Hello again and welcome to

another few ideas and

recipes from Carmel’s

Kitchen.Summertime usually sees us eatingmore salads and venturing outside tocook on the barbeque.

However with all the rain we havebeen having lately, Summer hasbecome somewhat of a damp squib!Hopefully things will brighten up in

August and we will get some sunnyweather. So with that in mind lets trya few ideas for salads.

We can always hope for an IndianSummer in September so you canalways cut out and keep this pageuntil then!

Carmel.

Strawberry and/or Raspberry Smoothie

Some Summer berries are ripening now like Raspberries, Strawberriesand Blueberries. They make delicious and nutritious Smoothies. Trythem at breakfast to kickstart your day or as an afternoon snack tobanish the afternoon slump. They also make a great dessert treat byadding some Vanilla or Ripple ice cream!

1-1/2 cups mixed berries (I used strawberries, raspberries blueberries,but you can use frozen fruits available in the supermarkets if you can’tforage any.)A chopped Banana adds even more vita-mins and minerals.3 scoops low-fat vanilla icecream,2 cups milk1 cup yogurta few ice cubes

Method:

Blitz all the ingredients in a blender. Serve cold in big glasses with a straw.If the liquid is too thick to drink using astraw just add a little fruit juice and blitzagain to desired consistency.

EDIBLE FLOWERS IN SALADSA lovely way to brighten up your Salads is to add someedible flowers such as Nasturtiums. They are very easyto grow and come in a bright colour pallette, ranging fromcream, bright yellow, vibrant orange, fireman red to darkred. They have a peppery flavour which adds to the morebland raw veg and they look quite exotic. And if you havethem growing in your garden anyway they are FOODFORFREE!Ingredients

2 tablespoonsextra-virgin oliveoil1 tablespoon bal-samic vinegar2 teaspoons honey1/2 teaspoon salt8 cups packed (8ounces) washedand well-driedspinach, prefer-ably flat leaf orbaby2 cups looselypacked nasturtiumflowers and leaves (leaves torn if large)1 cup seedless red grapes, halved lengthwise3 flowering chives, greens thinly sliced, flowers torn4 ounces goat feta, crumbled, optional

Preparation

In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, honey,and salt until well combined. Add the spinach, nasturtiumflowers and leaves, grapes, and chives and toss to coat.Serve immediately.

CHICKEN CAESAR SALADINGREDIENTS

12 Ounces Boneless Chicken Breast

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

¼ Teaspoon Salt

Caesar Dressing

10 Cups Torn Romaine Lettuce

2 Cups Garlic Parmesan Croutons

¼ Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/8 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Heat skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. In a medium bowl toss chicken with oil and salt untilevenly coated. Add chicken to pan and cook, turning once, just until chicken loses its pink colour throughout(4 to 5 minutes).

In a large bowl toss lettuce, dressing, croutons and Parmesan. Add cooked chicken to salad and toss again.

TIP

Another way to use Nasturtiums in the kitchen is to pick the greenseeds once they form. They can be preserved in a jar in white winevinegar in a dark cupboard and used like you would use capers. Theyare delicious added to smoked salmon and brown bread, and the factthat you collected them free from the garden is a great conversationtopic when you have guests over.

2 tablespoons salt1 cup water1/2 cup green nasturtium seedpods3/4 cup white wine vinegar2 teaspoons sugar2 fresh bay laurel leaves, or 1 dried2 3-inch sprigs fresh thyme

InstructionsBrining: 1. Bring the salt and water to a boil ina small saucepan.2. Put the nasturtium seedpods in ahalf-pint glass jar and pour the boiling brine over them.3. Cover and let them soak at room temperature for 3 days.Pickling: 4. Drain the nasturtium seedpods in a fine sieve and return them to thejar.5. Bring the vinegar, sugar, bay leaves, and thyme to a boil in a small(1-quart) saucepan.6. Pour the boiling vinegar mixture over the seedpods and let cool.7. Cover the jar and refrigerate for 3 days before using. They'll keepfor 6 months in the refrigerator if covered in the vinegar.


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16 GARDENING Kildare Echo, July, 2012

Garden Angel

TIPIf you have the space, sow more lettuce,

onion, radish, and rocket seeds,so you willhave later crops of salad once the first

batch have finished.

TIPWith all the rain and very little sunshine you may bedisappointed by the masses of leaves and scarcity of

blooms in your containers and window boxes.

Add a very dilute solution of Tomato plant food to them

frequently to keep them blooming.

This particular combination of minerals promotes blossoms and willcounteract all the rain constantly washing away the

nutrients in the soil.

Slugs!Try not to use Slug Pellets as they seriously damage the wildlife foodchain.Broken egg shells, Diatomaceous Earth (ground up sea shells),wood orturf ash,or broken up teabags, and copper collars, can all act as a barrier.

An organic approved product such as Slug Off,is a good alternative to the pellets but the rainturns it to mush and it doesn’t look great either.Beer traps seem to work but you have to emptythem and refill them which this could work outto be an expensive method, and the rain dilutesits effectiveness.Just picking them off by hand on a damp

evening by torchlight and feeding them to thehens in the morning is a very effective (but time

consuming) way to get rid of them, and has the benefit of adding a goodsource of protein to their diets! I regulary lift my planters and containers and knock off the clusters of

them that have congregated on the bottoms into a container of saltywater. This is a quick way to get rid of them as the old remedy of pour-ing salt directly onto them seems to take a long time for them to enduresuch agony. The water speeds up the process and you can dispose of themess down the toilet, as the salt renders them inedible for the birds!I’ve heard of people having a ‘special scissors’ to cut them in half butI’m too squeamish for that too!Then again you could always invent a variation on the French delicacyof Escargot!Whichever method you choose, Good Luck! Or should I say Bon Appetit!

Spray Roses for Black spot as theweather has been wet.

Even though a good supply of water to thebases of your rosebushes is essential for

good growth, the rain wets the leaves andspreads airborne diseases like Blackspot

so sprying is the only remedy.

Wildlife Corner

Its a good idea to make a wildlife friendly area in your garden to encourage creatures that eat slugs.

A pond will attract frogs A log pile will attract other insects which will live in thecrevices and in turn attract birds A hedgehog shelter will attract hedgehogs

All of these eat slugs and snails by the thousands!

And the afore mentioned chickens will forage for them tooif you can make a movable pen to allow them to free rangewhile keeping them out of the areas of your garden that youwant to keep intact.

A lightweight one could be made from PVC

pipe.

Hello everyone and welcome to another few Tips and ideas for Whatto do now in your garden.I’m sure you are all tired of the wet weather and all the slugs which seemto be at epidemic levels this year. I try to keep their population down byusing any technique I can without resorting to slug pellets and Ive men-tioned a few for you to try. However some of them are not as effectivewhen its raining so its a bit of trial and error finding what works best foryou.Apart from flooding which I truely hope none of you experienced, theexcessive rain can lead to other problems in the garden, so I will try toaddress some of those too.

Your Containers, Window boxes and Hanging Baskets should be filling out nicely.

Keep them in tiptop condition by watering them well each evening or morning.

Eventhough there has been plenty of rain you still need to check thatthey are getting enough water. The leaves may prevent the waterreaching the soil as it runs off them to outside of the container.

Or they may be close to the eaves of your houseand may not recieve any rain at all!

To estimate if they need watering, lift the continer slightly and guageby its weight and size whether it is heavy or light.

If it seems light it needs water and if it seems heavy then its proba-bly getting enough rain.

Windy weather dries them out too,so if we get a dry windy day theywill need watering also.

TIP

Deadhead (cut off old flower heads)of plants so they keep flowering.

Roses in particular may reward you with a sec-ond bloom in September so this is well worth

doing!

If the wet weather has given your grass a growthspurt, set the mower blades high and collect theclippings.Layer them onto your compost heap alternating

them with leafmold to provide you with some love-ly mulch for your Vegetables next year.

POTATOES!Add more soil around your

potatoes.This is known as 'Earthing Up' and

it prevents the Sun turning thetubers green and poisonous!

Listen to 'Potatoe Blight' warningsgiven on weather programmes onR.T.E. and spray when its not too

windy.Mix 50g Copper Sulphate and 60gof Baking Soda in 5 Liters water

and spray the foliage. Wet weather tends to spread the

blight more than dry as the sporesmultiply in moisture.

For this reason it is better to waterthe soil around the bases rather than

the leaves of the plant.

SLUG EGGSSlug Eggs tend to be round inshape, and look like minislugs.Destroy them ifyou findthem in the soil.

If you come accross them in theirearlier stage they are transparentand undistinguishable fromEarthworms so leave them beunless you are sure.

EARTHWORM EGGSEarthworm Eggs tend to beonion shaped and a creamycolour.

They look very similar to SlugEggs in their early stages, almosttransparent tiny balls.So don’t destroy them until you

are sure of their species.


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Comics & PuzzlesComics & Puzzles

Andy Capp

B.C

Can you find a 9

letter word and at

least 10 other

words of 4 letters

or more using the

centre letter and

avoiding proper

nouns?

MOVIE QUIZ

1. Who starred in the 2003 movie, Maid in

Manhattan?

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20 Echo Sports Kildare Echo, July, 2012

Community Games

The 2012 LeinsterCommunity Games Finalstook place in sunny Carlowat the weekend.

Any fears of our Irishweather spoiling a wonder-ful day of sporting activitywas quickly dispelled as theteams arrived at the variousvenues to compete for aplace in the Hse NationalFinals in August.

Kildare were there innumbers, competing in sev-enteen of the thirty eventstaking place.

TwomileHouse took only20 minutes to defeat aninexperienced TullamoreNth side 2-0 to kick startKildare's day in the GirlsUnder 16 Volleyball in StMarys CBS. St Brigid's Newbridge had

no competition in the Boysevent so they go straight tothe National Finals.

The Hardcourt Tennisteam also fromTwoMileHouse added toKildare's tally with aemphatic 3-0 win overCushintown (Meath).

The Rugby events tookplace on Carlow RugbyClub where St Conleth'sNewbridge were involvedin two high scoring match-es to secure another TagRugby title for Kildarewhile Athy took the U11Mini-Rugby title.

St Conleth's outscoredfirst Summerhill Meath 14-11 and then Portarlington(Laois) 16-13 in the Under14 Tag Rugby and Athyplayed great rugby in scor-ing three tries in both

games to defeat Kells(Meath) and Killeigh(Offaly) 3-1

St Brigid's NewbridgeUnder 11 team suffered anarrow loss to Ballymahon(Longford) by 12-11 intheir Semi-Final.

Maynooth East producedthe outstanding result of theweekend in winning theUnder 12 Soccer title.

They arrived inPresentation College,Carlow with only nineplayers available and yetoutplayed both opponentsto take the U12 Boys soccertitle.

In their Semi-Final Killoe(Longford) had no answerto Maynooth's 4-0 drub-bing. Bennekerry (Carlow)fell 3-0 to 9 man Maynoothin the Final.

Unfortunately Maynooth'sU15 Girls team went out 2-0 to Trim in the Semi Final.represented Kildare Under12 Boys and U15 GirlsSoccer

Leixlip representedKildare in both U11 andU13 Basketball. The Under11 mixed team made somegreat scores to beatKilbride (Meath) 23 -19 inthe semi-final before goingagonizingly close in thefinal, losing out by a singlepoint to Milltown/Emperor(Westmeath).

The Girls Under 13 teamscored an incredible 90points on the day to defeatDunshaughlin (Meath) 50-12 and then racking upanother 40 points in thefinal against

C l o n a s l e e / R o s e n a l l i s(Laois) in the final.

Eadestown were Kildare'srepresentatives in RoundersU13 Girls and Boys Under15.

The Under 15 Boys losttheir Semi Final 19-12 toJohnstown (Meath) whilethe U13 Girls won Silvergoing down 23-8 to TheHeath (Laois) in the Final.

The Gaelic Footballplayed in Eire Og groundsproduced some wonderfulencounters. Goals made thedifference for Maynoothagainst a very strongDunshaughlin (Meath)team in the Semi -Final ofThe Under 10 event losingby 6-5 to 2-5

In the Girls U12 eventMonastrevin overcame agood Dunshaughlin team2-6 to 1-2 in the semi-Finalbut were unable to getgoing against a giftedBanagher (Offaly) outfiteventually losing 4-7 to 0-2in the Final.

St Conleth's Newbridgescored a very good 260points in the Semi-Final ofU16 Skittles againstBallymahon (Longford) butwere unable to match thatin the Final againstTaughmon (Wexford) los-ing out 263 - 152 to takesilver.

In the U12 event StBrigid's scored a very good175 points butE n f i e l d / R a t h m o l y o n(Meath) outscord them with211.

St Brigid's went 2-0 up inthe Semi Final Under 13Futsol event played in OldLeighlin beforeE n f i e l d / R a t h m o l y o nemerged triumphant by 6-2.

A good day's work forKildare with 7 teams join-ing The Variety teams fromSt Conleth's and St Brigid'sand the Pitch and Putt teamfrom St Brigid's in the Finalin Athlone in August.

Basketball U13 : Leixlip(Ciara Bracken, NiamhMasterson, Sorcha Tiernan,Meadbh Hanlon, MariahStewart, Emma Browne,Ellen Dunne, Susie Walsh)

Volleyball U16:Twomilehouse (RachelCollins, Cora Moloney,Sarah Behan Cahill, KatieBehan Cahill, KatieValentine, Katie Dore, EilisCoyle, Lauren Mullins,Sabrina Keane, OrlaValentine, Aisling Clancy)

Hardcourt Tennis U13 :Twomilehouse (JackCollins, Brian Collins, JackCarroll, David Broe,Andrew Lyons, Maura

Seven titles for Kildare in games finalsDore, Becky Coonan,Julianna Flynn, LauraCarroll, Grace Moloney)

Tag Rugby U14: StConleth's Newbridge(Molly Price, AimeeMcGrath, Daniel Anderson,Evan Foley, NiallO'Connor, Mark Glynn,Brian McDonnell, ColmHarnett, Darragh Ryan,Kevin Kyne, MarkDempsey, Meadbh WhelenMini Rugby U11: Athy(Jamie Burns, CameronByrne, Gearoid Considine,Joshua Coyle, Shane Fata,Liam Lynch, NicoleMurphy, Edward Owens,Hugh Perry, ChristopherReynolds, Aaron Rowan,Michael Spillane.

Soccer U12 Boys:Maynooth East (RonanWalsh, David Bonass, CianHerbert, Tom Hannigan,Derek Dunne, RossBanahan, ConchurO'Giolláin, Thomas Jones,Cathal Quinn, RossDonovan, Adam McCall,James Heever, EneaHoxha, Ciaran Casey,Barry Kinirons

FULL RESULTSF O R C O U N T YA T H L E T I CFINALS

What a wondering settingClongowes Wood Collegeproved to be for the CountyKildare Community GamesAthletic Finals held onWednesday and Thursdaynight the 27th & 28th June.29 Areas throughout theCounty took part in whatturned out to be a wonder-ful festival of Athletics. Theweather remained kindoffering rain free condi-tions for bothevenings.

The county Cross CountryTeam who had won silverin the National Finals inMay this year were giventhe honour of carrying theGames Torch and they alsoread the Opening Pledgeand then they were present-ed with their All IrelandMedals as they had to leaveAthlone before their medalpresentation. T h egames were a great successdue to the wonderful volun-teers made available fromall the Areas. Carlow WhatWhat a wondering settingClongowes Wood Collegeproved to be for the CountyKildare Community GamesAthletic Finals held onWednesday and Thursdaynight the 27th & 28th June.

29 Areas throughout theCounty took part in whatturned out to be a wonder-ful festival of Athletics.

The weather remainedkind offering rain free con-ditions for bothevenings. The county Cross Country

Team who had won silverin the National Finals inMay this year were giventhe honour of carrying theGames Torch and they alsoread the Opening Pledgeand then they were present-ed with their All IrelandMedals as they had to leaveAthlone before their medalpresentation.

The games were a greatsuccess due to the wonder-ful volunteers made avail-able from all the Areas.CarlowCommunity Gamesalso offered their assistancein running the Events.

The County Executiveextended their gratitude toall the volunteers whohelped officiate at the finishand to the Red Cross whoattended on both nights.

The Italian Students stay-ing in the College added tothe atmosphere by joining

the crowds while celebrat-ing the Italian win overGermany in the EuropeanCup Semi Final.

Kildare will be represent-ed at the National Finals inAugust by Eadestown in 6individual events and 5relays), Kilcullen will have4 individual representativeswith 3 coming from StBrigids Newbridge.

There are two each fromNaas West, St Conleth's,Clane / Rathcoffey andKill. while Suncroft,Caragh, Sallins, Carbury,Ballymore Eustace,Leixlip, Athy and Milltownwill have one representa-tive each.

The Relay teams repre-senting Kildare at theNational Finals come fromEadestown, Kilcullen, Kill,St Brigid's and Milltown.

Marathon1st James Condon(Milltown)2nd Shaun Lloyd (Caragh)

Under 16 Javelin 1st Shane Hurst (Cabury)

High Jump 1st AaronHennessy(Kilcullen)Under 12 Long Puck1st Jack Hannon (St BrigidsNewbridge)2nd Eoghan Dempsey(Prosperous)3rd Scott Chamney(Sallins)4th Sam Donovan(Clane/Rathcoffey)

Under 12 Ball Throw1st Conor McCabe(Eadestown)2nd Ryan Harper (StBrigids Newbridge)3rd Martin Byrne (Nurney)4th Jake Tyrrell (Kilcullen)

Under 14 Shot Putt1st Ciaran Kelleher

Tag Rugby team members Aimee McGrath and Molly Price (St Conleth's) with CommunityGames U14 Tag Rugby Trophy

St Conleth's Newbridge Leinster Community Games U14 Tag RugbyChampions 2012

Photo: Martin Carley



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Community Games(Ballymore Eustace)2nd Jack McWey (KildareTown)3rd Cian Prendergast(Suncroft)4th Liam McEvilly(Balyna)

Under 8 60m1st Cian Boran (Naas West)2nd Jason Alade (StConleths Newbridge)3rd James Clancy (KildareTown)4th Ann Otto (Kill)

Under 8 80m1st Ikey Dalton (Athy)2nd Denis Kane (StConleths Newbridge)3rd Ryan Behan (St BrigidsNewbridge)4th Ben Curran (Milltown)Under 10 100m 1st Runo Ayevoro (StConleths Newbridge)2nd Jack Quinn (Leixlip)3rd John Ellis(Staplestown)4th Davinn Quinn(Celbridge South)Under 12 100m 1st Eoin Coneff(Eadestown)2nd John Shanahan (TwoMile House)3rd Aidan Cassidy(Eadestown)4th George Odife (StConleths Newbridge)

Under 14 100m1st Jonathan Deane(Eadestown)2nd Kevin Kyne (StConleths Newbridge)3rd Martin Delaney(Prosperous)4th Josh Clinton (St BrigidsNewbridge)

Under 16 100m1st Cian Scanlon (StBrigids Newbridge)2nd Kevin Dunphy(Eadestown)3rd Colm Lavelle (StBrigids Newbridge)4th Conor Turley (Leixlip)Under 10 200m1st Tadgh Donohue (Kill)2nd Billy O'Sullivan (TwoMile House)3rd Peter Hamilton(Millton)4th Dave McKeogh (TwoMile House)

Under 12 600m1st Hugh Lonergan(Clane/Rathcoffey)2nd Sean Morrissey (StBrigids Newbridge)3rd John Lawlor(Eadestown)4th George Lowen (Sallins)

Under 14 800mjoint 1st Mark Glynn (StConleths Newbridge)joint 1st Cathal Dervan(Eadestown)2nd Jack Doyle (Suncroft)3rd Jack Fitzgerald(Kilcullen)Under 16 1500m1st Conal Hayes (Leixlip)2nd John Fitzsimons

(Kildare Town)3rd Liam O'Bryan(Prosperous)4th Michael Malone(Kilcock)

GIRLS RESULTSUnder 16 Discus1st Roisin McConnor(Sallins)

Under 16 Javelin1st Grace Casey (Caragh)

High Jump1st Caroline Behan (Kill)

Under 14 Long Puck1st Leona Kennedy(Carbury)2nd Kate Hannon (StBrigids Newbridge)3rd Aoife Jenkins(Carbury)4th Rebecca Devine(Clane/Rathcoffey)

Under 12 Ball Throw1st Emma Keane(Kilcullen)2nd Orlaith Sullivan(Carbury)3rd Nickie O'Neill (StBrigids Newbridge)4th Aliya Jordan (Suncroft)

Under 14 Shot Putt1st Nicole Dooley(Suncroft)2nd Lauren McWey(Kildare Town)3rd Clodhna Malone(Milltown)

Under 8 60m1st Niamh Judge(Eadestown)2nd Alison Healy (Kilcock)3rd Bernadette Harney(Eadestown)4th Shauna Dunne (Athy)

Under 8 80m1st Nina Anyanwu (StBrigids Newbridge)2nd Ella Moylan (Suncroft)3rd Laura Byrne(Eadestown)4th Grace Cassidy(Eadestown)

Under 10 100m1st Omasson Ayavoro (StConleths Newbridge)2nd Sally Murphy(Kilcullen)3rd Eabha Gilroy(Ballymore Eustace)4th MollyDervan (StBrigids Newbridge)

Under 12 100m1st Grace O'Toole(Kilcullen)2nd Keela Magee(Eadestown)3rd Sarah Murray (StConleths Newbridge)4th Orla Lane (Eadestown)

Under 14 100m 1st Ellie O'Toole(Kilcullen)2nd Lisa Aspel (Kilcullen)3rd Aine O'Connor (TwoMile House)4th Molly Price (StConleths Newbridge)

Under 16 100m1st Ciara Gallagher (NaasWest)2nd Megan O'Neill (kill)3rd Emma O'Neill (Kill)4th Jesica Nolan (StConleths Newbridge)

Under 10 200m1st Rebecca Travers(Clane/Rathcoffey)2nd Faye Dervan(Eadestown)3rd Caoimhe May(Celbridge North)4th Florence Adebambo(Leixlip)

Under 12 600m1st Hazel McLoughlin(Eadestown)2nd Laoise Lenehan (Kill)3rd Abagail Dunne (NaasWest)4th Molly Aspel (Kilcullen)

Under 14 800m1st Aimee McGrath (StConleths Newbridge)2nd Grace Dervan(Eadestown)3rd Aisling Roche (Kill)4th Rachel McMullen(Naas West)

Under 16 1500m1st Cliodhna O'Connor(Kilcullen)2nd Ruth Murphy(Kilcullen)3rd Caoimhe Murphy (StConleths Newbridge)4th Caoimhe Jameson(Eadestown)

RELAY RESULTSBoys U10 1st Sallins (James Dalton,Adam Dalton, DaraghCarvener, Eoin McConnon)2nd Milltown (Neil Turney,Sam Arkwright, HughHamilton, Peter Hamilton)3rd 2 mile hse (DaraMcKEogh, Max Barry,Billy O'Sullivan, BenKeane)4th Kildare Town (DestinyAsemoto, Fortune Weyi,Mene Newtown, KyleDowney, Fayo Aleogien,Darren Massayi)

Girls U101st Kildare Town (EadoainMurtagh, Brigid Barry,Elizabeth Olayiwda,Annabel Amadosan, JacintaOyeniyi, MirabelAmadasum)2nd Eadestown (LeahSargent, Sarah Carroll,Eimear Lane, RebeccaMcCabe,Caoimhe Dillon)3rd Kill (Mikeala Nash,Sarah Reilly, EmillyCurran, Emily McGinn)4th Clane (RebeccaTravers, Sarah Munea,Sarah Connolly, ClaireLynch)

Mixed U10 1st Eadestown (RuthSargent, Cian Doyle, PaddyBrody, Fay Dervan)2nd Kilcullen (CalmMcMahon, Oran Healy,

Sally Murphy, RuthBurchall)3rd Staplestown (HollyGinty, ryan Murran, EllieKenny, John Ellis)4th Confey (ThomasChukuru Fainchu Grimes,Aidan Crean, KarolinaKukingkaite)

Girls U121st Eadestown (Orla Lane,Hazel McLoughlin, JessicaHarney, Keela Magee)2nd Staplestown (SophieDobbins, Zoe Johnson,Orla Elliott, Tara Whitaker,Katie Tyrell, Emma Brady)3rd Clane (Keelan White,Roisin Maguire, Temi-EkoDavis, CaoilfhinnHallissey, Ashling O'Brien,Joanne Deay)4th Kilcullen (FionaEguare,Molly Aspel, KatieSully, Grace O'Toole,emma Lawlor)

Boys Under 121st Eadestown (AidanCassidy, John Lawlor,Shane Sargent, EoinConneff)2nd 2 mile hse (AndrewLyons, Ryan Mullins,Robert Murphy, JohnShanahan)3rd Clane (Conor Ward,Hugh Lonergan, EoinTwohy, Sam Reilly,)4th Suncroft (Lucas

Moylan, Stephen Rennick,Tom Martin,Hugh Doyle)

Mixed U13 1st Milltown (Lisa Byrne,Jack Monahan, MaryHamilton,Aaron Jacob)2nd St Brigid's (GaryRedmond, Cillian Lavelle,Ciara Regan, Kate Hannon)3rd Naas East (MichaelMcLoughlin, SarahStewart, Ciara O'Brien,Conan Boran)4th Staplestown (JakeZebedee, Colm Harris,Emma Gint, Ann Bourke)

Girls Under 141st Kilcullen (EllieO'Toole, LauraQuigley,Katie Quigley,Lisa Aspell, NancyMurphy)2nd St Conleths (MollyPrice, Molly Nolan, AimeeMcGrath,Juliette Odife)3rd Naas West (SorchaFlynn, Nicole Dunne,Niamh Evans, RachelMcMullen, AilbheGallagher)4th Eadestown (MadelineHarney, Grace Dervan,Lucia Harney, EimearMcLoughlin, ShaunaO'Toole)

Boys Under 141st Eadestown (EvanMagee, Cathal Dervan,

Jonathan Deane, JackSargent)2nd St Conleths (MarkDempsey, Shane Higgins,Kevin Kyne, Mark Glynn)3rd Kildare Town (ConorKelly, Tadhg Murtagh,Calum McGrath, JackMcWey, Ryan Whelan,Cian Ryan)4th Suncroft (CianPrendergast, Gavin Jordan,Cathal Mehan, Jack Doyle)

Mixed U15 1st Eadestown (CiaranWoods, Caoime Jameson,Anna Harney, kevin SeeryDunphy, Fiona Jacob)

Boys Under 161st St Brigids (StevenCreighton, Cian Scanlon,Ian Meehan, Colm Lavelle)Girls Under 16 1st Kill (Emma O'Neill,Megan O'Neill, CarolineBehan, Eimear Broderick)2nd St Conleths (JessicaNolan, Gemma Harnett,Caoimhe Murphy, ShaunaKendrick)

Girls Under 161st Kill (Emma O'Neill,Megan O'Neill, CarolineBehan, Eimear Broderick)2nd St Conleths (JessicaNolan, Gemma Harnett,Caoimhe Murphy, ShaunaKendrick)

The Monastrevin Under 12 Girls Gaelic team were finalists in CommunityGames Leinster Finals in Carlow

Champions Athy get in a huddle prior to Community Games U11 Final




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David Kelly, Director of KEEPERS & PROCEDURES, who are the new sponsors of Leixlip Senior Ladies GAA. He is pictured here withAileen Quinn - Sinead McHugh- Karen O'Shea.

Kildare 2-15Westmeath 0-15

Kildare staged a remark-able second half comebackto qualify for the LeinsterU21 'A' HC final at theexpense of a much-fanciedWestmeath.Fielding several of theirsenior side, the Lake

County were many people'stip for All-Ireland glory inthis grade and everythinglooked to be going accord-ing to script when they ledby 0-12 to 0-6 at the break.

But they could only man-age three second half points

as the Lilywhites stormedback with an unanswered 1-7 to pull off a shock victory.

The hosts had built up ahead of steam before mid-fielder Sean Gainey's goal15 minutes from the endbrought them to within a

Kildare comeback stuns Westmeath in

Leinster U21 'A' Hurling Chamionship

point, 1-10 to 0-14. The momentum remained

with them thereafter andthey had opened up a four-point lead before NiallO'Brien - who top-scoredfor the visitors with 0-6 -left a goal in it from a '65

with time running out.But as last year's All-

Ireland runners-up desper-ately sought an equalisinggoal in injury-time, Kildarecountered and corner for-ward Conor O'Hehir rattledShane McGovern's net toseal their place in the finalagainst Meath.

Kildare Team:

C Gallagher; R McGrath, M Carter,D McDonnadha, K Whelan, M Purcell, R Kelly; M Fitzgerald(0-2, 1f, '65), S Gainey(1-0); D Flaherty, C Kenny (0-4), M Delaney (0-1), C O'Hehir (1-6, 5f), G Keegan (0-2), R Casey. Sub: S O'Flynn forCasey.

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GAA Cúl Camps

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The Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps continued throughout theCounty this month.

Kildare Hurling Captain, Fiachra O'Muineachain, wentalong to the Cúl Camp in Coill Dubh Hurling Club to chatto the children and give them some tips. He also broughtalong the Division11B league cup.

The latest Star of the Kildare Senior’s, Seanie Johnston,was a big hit with all who attended the Cúl Camp at St.Kevins GAA.

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