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Dragons Den star and entrepreneur Sean Gallagher was the Key Note Speaker at the‘Ready Steady Go’ Enterprise Expo that was held in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge. The free Expo was opened by Minister Brian Hayes T.D. and featured many exhibitionstands, seminars, networking and one-to-one mentoring. Speaking afterwards,Chairperson of the event, David Wright (pictured above) said, “I’m delighted that theevent was a huge success and was of benefit to the many budding entrepreneurs whoattended.”

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A motion calling for Athy Town Council tosupport same-sex marriage was put ontotheir Council meeting agenda last week.

The wording of the motion read, “that thiscouncil supports the equal access to civilmarriage for all citizens of Athy regardlessof race, religion or sexuality.”

The motion was proposed by Cllr ThomasRedmond from the Labour Party in front ofa packed public gallery.

However, not all Councillors presentagreed that the motion should be debated.

“This motion should be ruled out of order,it is not relevant to the business of this coun-cil,” said Cllr Mark Dalton, “This is anational civil rights issue and it should bedealt with by the Oireachtas and a subse-quent Referendum”. Councillor JohnLawler agreed.

It was clear that some members of theCouncil felt uncomfortable about discussingthe motion or felt it was irrelevant toCouncil business.

Cllr Richard Daly from Fine Gael pro-posed an amendment to the wording of themotion asking that it be referred instead tothe upcoming Constitutional Convention.

Cathaoirleach Mark Wall had the castingvote and said that the best place for this tobe discussed, was indeed, at theConstitutional Convention.

After the meeting, Cllr O’Sullivan said.“all future motions at Council meetingsshould be more carefully considered inregards to their relevance to the work of theCouncil.”

Cllr Mark Dalton said, “we have moreimportant issues to be discussing, likeunemployment in the town and how we canattract new businesses into the area.”(Continued on P2)

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Athy resident and publisherof The Catholic VoiceNewspaper, Mr. AnthonyMurphy, was very criticalof the Council and the factthat such a motion was everproposed in the first place.“It is ridiculous for theTown Council to be consid-ering this motion in the firstplace. This is a constitu-tional matter and thereforebelongs in the Dail and anychange to the definition ofmarriage would require areferendum.

Despite what the Labour Party and their fellow trav-ellers would like to impose,the Constitution belongs tothe people and only thepeople can change it”, saidMr. Murphy.“It is also shocking that ourwell rewarded councillorshave time on their hands todiscuss irrelevant issues, asAthy businesses are clos-ing, roads are crumbling,and the only thing growingis the jobless. Yet what areour councillors doing? TheLabour dominated councilwants to cater for minorityinterest groups rather than

the welfare of the town. It isa disgrace and bringsinto question whether or notthere is a need for acouncil in the firstplace.

Perhaps it is time for con-sideration to be given for its closure so that the budgetused to run it can be rein-vested into creating jobs.”Mr. Murphy was very crit-

ical of Cllr Aoife Breslinand called into question herposition to remain on theBoard of Management of aCatholic school given thatshe recently claimed herexpressed views that gaypeople should be allowed tomarry.“It should surely be a mat-

ter of integrity for her to

resign given that she cannot

accept Church teaching inthis area. One wonderswhat other areas of Churchteaching she also disap-proves off especially giventhe Labour Party's aggres-sive approach to the intro-duction of abortion intoIreland.

The Department ofEducation's own rules evenstate that members of theBoard of Management ofCatholic schools areexpected to follow theethos of the school”, saidMr. Murphy.

“Of course Cllr Breslin iswelcome to her views onthis matter and she shouldbe able to speak about them but in doing so she has toaccept the consequences.

For example, if she wereto go public and ask every-one to vote for the FineGael candidate at the nextelection then quite rightlymembers of her partywould demand that sheresign or retract the state-ment!

She must do the samehere, it is both dishonestand lacks integrity forsomeone to have their footin two opposing camps”,Mr. Murphy concluded.

The Kildare Echo hasasked every member of theAthy Town Council to

Protests escalate over HSEcutbacks in Maynooth ambulance servicesDavid [email protected]

Due to cutbacks in theHSE, ambulance stationsacross the country are fac-ing a reduced service withsome being closed com-pletely between the hours7am to 7pm on a dailybasis.

Since September 6th, theservice to Maynooth whichis normally operated out ofthe HSE ambulance base inMaynooth business park, isnow closed between thesehours on a Thursday.

During these hoursMaynooth will now have tobe serviced by the Dublinfire brigade ambulanceservice or from a base inSouth Kildare.

Ambulance services oper-ating from these bases arealready stretched to thelimit.

The Dublin region hasonly 11 emergency ambu-lances in operation at thistime and Dublin firebrigades can only service

North Kildare as far asLeixlip. These cuts willdecrease the response timeof the service to an emer-gency and risk putting livesin danger as response timeis a critical factor in treat-ing many illnesses such asstroke or heart attack and intreating injuries sustainedin a car crash or any othertype of serious accident.

Independent TD forKildare North CatherineMurphy has called the deci-sion “a disgrace” and said

that she was “hugely con-cerned that these measuresare putting lives at risk”.

As a result of these clo-sures Maynooth residentshave launched a campaignto reverse the cuts. The groups first action wasto hold a protest at theLabour Party “think in” atthe opulent Carton Housein Maynooth on September12th.

In a statement released bythe group they have calledon Minister for health Dr

James Reilly to reverse thecuts while also stipulatingthat the cuts should notsimply be shifted to someother areas.

They also state that “therelatively small cost of hav-ing an ambulance on stand-by for 12 hours is nothingin comparison to the bil-lions at minister Reillysdisposal and a drop in theocean in comparison to thehuge sums of money beingused to bail out the bond-holders”.

The group have nowdecided to gather supportthrough a petition and areto hold a protest in thesquare in Maynooth onSaturday, October 6th at1pm.

For more about these cutsor to sign the petition go towww.facebook.com/pages/Stop-the-North-Kildare-Ambulance or twitter.com/Stop_NK_ambCuts.www.ipetitions.com/peti-tion/stop-the-north-kildare-ambulance-cuts/

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Naas Credit Union SearchesFor Local Heroes and LegendsNaas Credit Union hasannounced that it has madea bursary available to bene-fit local community groupsand initiatives. The CecilDoyle, Naas Credit UnionBursary is a grant schemefunded by Naas CreditUnion Ltd and is availablefor community organisa-tions or groups that operateon a not for profit basis,with the primary aim ofcommunity development.The bursary totals €30,000with a maximum of€10,000 being awarded toany one group. Cecil Doyle, (86) Presidentand founding member ofNaas Credit Union gaveover 42 years of service tothe organisation and firmlybelieves in helping and sup-porting the local communi-ty. “I have been involved incommunity developmentall my life and I know onlytoo well how difficult it isfor organisations to operateon little or no money.There are wonderful peopleand groups doing terrific

work in our communitywith the sole aim of helpingothers. These are peoplewho run sports and dramaclubs, after school home-work clubs, help the elderlyor run initiatives whichenrich our community andask nothing in return. Theseare the real heroes and leg-ends in our community, thepeople whose civic spiritand tireless work enrichesour society. It is my hopethat this bursary will gosome way to support themin their great work.”Grant applications areinvited from communitygroups in the parishes ofNaas, Kill, Caragh, TwoMile House, Sallins andBallymore Eustace.Application forms areavailable from Naas CreditUnion and applicants areinvited to apply now. Sean Murray GeneralManager of Naas CreditUnion said, “We are reallyexcited about this initiativeand are very much lookingforward to receiving

applications from all kindsof community groups”.The closing date for receiptof applications to NaasCredit Union is 12.00 noonon the 12th of October afterwhich the Board of theCredit Union will maketheir decision on the suc-cessful applicants. Anawards night will be heldon the 18th of October atwhich all of the successfulapplicants will be awardedtheir funds. Application forms for the

Cecil Doyle Bursary arenow available from NaasCredit Union and all com-munity groups and organi-sations within the specifiedcatchment areas are invitedto apply.For more details on theCecil Doyle Bursary or todownload an applicationform log on to www.naas-creditunion.com or call(045) 879622.

Legendary heroes Fionn mac Cumhaill and Sadbh together with Cecil andKathleen Doyle help launch the Cecil Doyle Community Bursary. The bursary is a grant scheme funded by Naas Credit Union to help communitydevelopment. €30,000 will be given to aid the great work of local heroeswho work tirelessly for the community.



Celbridge Labour PartyThe Labour Party Celbridge branch recently held it'sAnnual General Meeting, on Tuesday 18 September at theKildrought Inn, where a new Chairperson, President,Secretary and Treasurer were selected.

St. Raphael's Manor resident Michael Morrissey is thenew branch Chairperson, replacing Councillor KevinByrne in the role. Michael had previously served as branchSecretary.

Patrick O' Grady, of St Patrick’s Park, has becomePresident of the branch. Patrick is a long-serving memberof the Labour Party in Celbridge and along with CouncillorKevin Byrne and Emmet Stagg TD he brings more thanthree decades of experience and service to the CelbridgeLabour Party. Darragh O' Neill, an Economics graduate and Masters stu-

dent, is the new branch Treasurer. Shane Griffin is the newbranch Secretary and takes up his first role with the branch,having previously worked in Brussels at the EuropeanParliament. Chairperson Michael Morrissey said "Labour has a strong

tradition in Celbridge and the new branch committee aimsto build on this over the next twelve months.

“We will meet each month in the Kildrought Inn at theentrance to St Patrick's Park, where we will discuss localissues affecting Celbridge with Emmet Stagg TD and CllrKevin Byrne. We also aim to provide a platform for widerpolitical and social discussion, and we welcome along any-one in the Celbridge area with an interest in local or nation-al politics."

The Committee is completed by Paul Sweeney(International and Youth Officer), Ciara Galvin (AssistantSecretary) and Declan Burke (Assistant Chairperson).

To join the Labour Party in Celbridge, please contactShane Griffin on 087-7740948.

Kildare Youth Services,Youth Information Centreare agents for the StudentTravelcard.

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In addition to offeringover 200 retail discountsnationwide on productionof the card in-store as wellas online using your uniquecard number.

The Student Travelcard isthe official student ID for

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Full time foreign studentswho meet the above criteriaare also entitled to apply fora Student Travelcard whilstin Ireland.

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The new property tax is tobe introduced from themiddle of 2013, and will be“value based” rather thanbased on the square footageof a property.

The rate of tax has yet tobe announced but the gov-ernment is coming underpressure from the IMF toset the rate at 0.5% of thevalue of the property.

Minister for financeMicheal Noonan has saidthat this figure is too highand has stated that the ratewill be set somewherearound the 0.25%, half ofwhat has been recommend-ed by the IMF.

The cost to people inKildare of this new tax isconsiderable and could beover €1,000 if the IMF'srecommended rate isenforced. According to Gerry Gorey

of DNG Progressive EstateAgents in Maynooth, the

average house price in thatarea is €225,000 euro.

At Minister Noonans pro-posed rate of .25%, home-owners will have to pay anadditional €562 euro in taxand a staggering €1,125euro if the IMF recommen-dations are followed. It has also been speculated

that homeowners will beresponsible for the valua-tion of their homes whenthe tax is introduced fromJuly of next year and thatthe revenue commissionerswould be conducting ran-dom checks to ensure thatpeople are not undervaluingtheir homes.

Speaking on the issue,Minister for Jobs,Enterprise and InnovationRichard Bruton said that“No decisions have beentaken – obviously MichealNoonan has indicated that aproperty tax won't be inaffect until the middle ofnext year.

Some of the rumours ofthe scale of which it would

be set are unfounded, as hehas indicated.

The government has yetto make decisions about thebase of the tax or the way inwhich it will be collected.

Those are matters thatwill be decided over thecoming months andannounced in December,well ahead of any paymenttimes”. This announcement comes

in the same month in whichthe controversy over thehousehold charge hasreached a new point after it

has emerged that somecounty councils have beenwithholding payments tohigher education grantrecipients until they haveproved that they have paidthe €100 levy.

A statement released bythe campaign againsthousehold and watercharges condemned themove stating that:“The government is vindic-tively using the educationof our children to frightenpeople into paying the tax”.

Naas Musical Societyannual concert "A Celebration of Song" takes place in the Osprey hotel on7th and 8th of November at 8pm. Tickets will be availablefrom Jam Music in Naas or at the door from 30th of Oct.There will be a wonderful selection of music from showsold and new and it is guaranteed to blow away your winterblues!

Water infrastructureneeds to be updatedbefore implementationof new chargesCatherine Murphy, Independent TD for Kildare North, hasblasted the haphazard and hasty way in which the charge isdue to be implemented.

Irish Water , the subsidiary of Bord Gáis charged withmanaging the water charge system, have admitted that themetering process will not begin until 2015 at the earliest,and therefore a flat rate will most likely be applied in lightof Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan’s commentsthat water charges will start in 2014.

Deputy Murphy insisted that water charges cannot beimplemented unless investment in infrastructure is carriedout first.

“42% of our water supply is leaking from the system. Wehave a leakage rate worse than most developing countriesso to ask people to pay for water without first investing inthe infrastructure is preposterous.”

New property tax couldcould cost Kildare homeowners “hundreds”

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Manor Mills ShoppingCentre recently ran a fan-tastic Back to School com-petition with a chance notonly for a parent to win butalso a school as well. The total prize was €2,000

with €1,000 worth of backto school essentials fromManor Mills ShoppingCentre for the winning par-ent and €1,000 for thenational school to whichthe children attend. On a Family Fun day held

in the centre, NatalieKelly’s name was drawn asthe lucky winner andbecause her sons attend St.Mary's Boys NationalSchool in Maynooth theprincipal was presentedwith a cheque for €1000.

The competition ran fromThursday 12th July untilThursday August 16th cul-minating in a Grand Finaland Family Fun Day onSaturday 18th of Augustfrom 2 – 5pm.

Each week, finalists weredrawn from the drum toqualify for the final.

To enter shoppers had tosimply write their contactdetails on the back of a

receipt from any shop in thecentre valued at no lessthan €10 and place it in theentry drum.

Centre Manager DarrenSmyth said “we weredelighted with the competi-tion, the idea was to rewardone lucky shopper with agreat prize and to also helpone school financially, we

know going back to schoolcosts add up so this was avery valuable prize. By giving money to a win-

ning school it meant allchildren attending theschool could benefit.Thanks to everyone whoentered.”

Manor Mills ShoppingCentre has everything


under one roof from dailygroceries to the latest ladiesfashion to the latest tech-nology.

Parking is free 7 days aweek and the centre is openlate every Thursday andFriday until 9pm whileDunnes Stores opens until10pm.

€2,000 Back to SchoolWinner at Manor Mills

October events atLeixlip LibraryChildren’s Book Festival will be going wild in LeixlipLibrary this October, offering a programme of Irish andInternational authors and illustrators, designed to spark theimagination of young readers from toddlers to teens.

Now in it’s twenty-second year the festival runs through-out the month of October with fun events for children andteens every day. Be amazed at the number of author read-ings, workshops, storytelling sessions and countless otheractivities!

Diabetes Patient Education Programme. This course isrun by Fiona Moloney, HSE Dietician. A free 6 weekcourse starting Wednesday 7th November 9.30am – 1pmat Leixlip Library. The course runs over 6 sessions eachlasting approximately 2½ hours. Places are limited andmust be pre-booked. To book a place please contact FionaMoloney directly Tel: 01 4632834.

Art Exhibition by Paul Sheridan. The Illustrated BramStoker. Thursday 18th October– Saturday 10th November.Exhibition free to view during library Open Door time.

Leixlip History Club Lecture: Thursday 18th October7.15pm. Patricia Donohue, Local Historian will give a talkentitled “The Social Life of Lucan in the nineteenthcentury.” Everyone welcome to attend.

First Time Mothers’ Support Group: The group meet thefirst and third Tuesday of every month. Hosted by LaurenBurke, Public Health Nurse with the HSE. The group pro-vides support, information and an opportunity to meet withother first time mothers. New members can come along onthe day. Dates for October: Tuesday 2nd and 16th.

Leixlip Library Knitting Club – Purls of Wisdom: Theclub meets every Tuesday morning at 11am – 12.30pm.Knitters of all abilities including beginners are welcome.Come and share your skills and patterns and stay for acuppa and a chat. Dates for October: Tuesday 2nd, 9th,16th, 23rd and 30th.

Contact Leixlip Library: Tel: (01) 6060050 or Email: [email protected]

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Ardagh Solicitors welcomes prospectiveclients to drop in or call for a free initialconversation about legal matters we couldassist you with.

Catherine Ardagh is the principal ofArdagh Solicitors. Catherine is a formerbarrister with litigation experience in com-mercial, employment and contract matters.Catherine has worked on cases involving

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This broad experience and understandingis the basis of Ardagh Solicitors. Togetherwith her team, Catherine will bring yourlegal challenges through to a satisfactoryconclusion.

Catherine holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB)from the University of London and aMasters of Law (LLM) from TrinityCollege Dublin. She is an AccreditedMediator and Commissioner for Oaths.

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We help individuals ensure that they areadequately compensated for any personalinjury they may have sustained.Ardagh Solicitors supports clients when

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Ardagh Solicitors can be called upon forexpert advice for all your legal needs.

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€120,000 Raised for theIrish Cancer SocietyDavy Russell and Jim Bolger are delighted to report thattheir ‘Hurling for Cancer Research’ match which wasplayed on the 14th August in Newbridge, Co.Kildare hasraised €120,000 for charity.

“We are very appreciative of the generosity shown bypeople from all over the Country with their support for thisevent. We would particularly like to thank the Irish CancerSociety, all the players, match officials and NewbridgeG.A.A for the use of its pristine pitch and facilities. We setout to raise €50,000 and we are now very happy to reportthat in fact you contributed €120,000. Thank you all foryour great generosity.”

Next year’s date has been announced as Tuesday 13th,August 2013.

Government Must HelpRather Than HurtEmploymentNorth Kildare Chamber has expressed concern thataccording to new Quarterly National Household SurveyCSO figures, unemployment has risen by 1.3% since thebeginning of the year.

CEO Allan Shine said, “It is very concerning to see thatthe rate of unemployment continues to rise. Particularlyworrying is the fact that long term unemployment nowaccounts for just under 60% of all unemployed persons.”

“These figures clearly indicate that not enough is beingdone to support growth and job creation. The Governmentcontinues to focus on measures that will increase the costof employment such as raising PRSI and transferring thecost of sick pay onto employers. Instead, what they needto concentrate on is a combination of cost savings in thepublic sector along with initiatives that will create andsupport the right environment for employment,” he con-cluded.

Mortgage advice initiative willhelp find solutions for distressed mortgage holdersFine Gael Kildare NorthTD, Anthony Lawlor, haswelcomed the announce-ment by the Minister forSocial Protection, JoanBurton TD, that free, inde-pendent professional finan-cial advice will be providedto borrowers in mortgagedistress.

The initiative, which isbeing funded by the banksand other lending institu-tions, will involve the pro-vision of advice to dis-tressed mortgage holdersby accountants from inde-pendent accountancy insti-tutes.

“I welcome this initiativeand believe that it will be ofassistance to mortgageholders in Kildare who arefacing difficulty meetingtheir repayments.

People are under realstress in their efforts to bal-ance their financial situa-tion and meet their mort-gage repayments.

This initiative will helpthese people to find solu-tions to their repaymentissues.

“I very much welcome thatthe cost of this initiative isbeing fully funded by thebanks. It sends out a message that

they are committed toresolving situations wherepeople have mortgagerepayment issues. €10 million has been made

available by the banks forthis initiative, with eachmortgage holder being ableto avail of services amount-ing to €250. “Borrowers will be able to

select an accountant fromthe panel of participatingaccountants which will beavailable on a county bycounty basis on the CitizensInformation Board websitewww.keepingyourhome.ie.

Approximately 1,000accountants are expected tojoin the panel which will beavailable by mid-September.

“The Government isacutely aware of the diffi-culties that many house-holds are facing in meetingtheir mortgage repaymentsand addressing these diffi-

culties is at the forefront ofGovernment’s agenda.

“This initiative is one of arange of services which areavailable to people in diffi-culty.

The Citizens InformationBoard (CIB) website,www.keepingyourhome.ie,offers detailed informationand initial advice to dis-tressed mortgage holders.

The Mortgage ArrearsInformation Helpline pro-vides general mortgagearrears information and

guidance to mortgage hold-ers who are in arrears orforesee difficulty makingtheir repayments.

The helpline number is0761 07 4050.

“There are no quick fixesto the mortgage debt prob-lem and I am aware thateach distressed mortgageholder faces their own indi-vidual set of circumstances. The important thing is that

people engage with theirlender.”

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Network Ireland Kildare Branchat the Keadeen Hotel with Patricia Callan from the Small FirmsAssociation

Con McNamara (BNI Chill Dara), Yvonne Malone (NetworkIreland Kildare President/Martone Design & Print) andMary Clare McMahon (Stage2 Performing Arts School)

Suzanne Healey (Network Ireland Kildare Vice-President/Fuze HR), Guest speakerPatricia Callan (Small Firms Association Director), Yvonne Malone (Network IrelandKildare President/Martone Design & Print), Anne Madaire (Network Ireland KildareSecretary/AMK Architects) and Mary Fehily-Hobbs (Network Ireland Kildare Ex-Officio and PRO/FDM Communications).

Brenda Hetherington (Salt Therapy Ireland),Yvonne Malone (Network Ireland KildarePresident/Martone Design & Print) and NoelleO'Connor (Tan Organic)

Guest speaker Patricia Callan (SmallFirms Association Director) andYvonne Malone (Network IrelandKildare President/Martone Design &Print)

Stella Johnson (Ted Johnsons Ltd) andMary Russell (Castlewarden MontessoriSchool)

Margaret O'Gorman (Ambit FinancialServices Ltd), Yvonne Malone (NetworkIreland Kildare President/MartoneDesign & Print) and Sean O'Gorman(Ambit Financial Services Ltd)

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Thoughts onCreation and itsCreatorBy Rev Dr Keith McCrory

One of the simplest and yetmost profound conse-quences of the teaching ofJesus is that you and I arenot here by accident.

We are so because thisincredible creation in whichwe find ourselves has beencarefully and deliberatelywilled into existence by aneven more incredibleCreator.

As the very first verse inthe Bible puts it, “In thebeginning God created theheavens and the earth.”(Genesis 1:1) Plato, theGnostics and the NewAtheists are mistaken.

And not only is the worldhere because God wants itto be; you and I are as well!Genesis 1:26-27 tells usthat having overseen theformation of the rest of our

planet and its occupants,God then said: “Let usmake human beings in ourimage, in our likeness… SoGod created human beingsin his own image; male andfemale he created them.”

There is so much for us tolearn from these verses –and Jesus clearly affirmedtheir content in his ownteaching (eg Matthew 19:4-6) – but, for now, it is suffi-cient for us to realise thatthe Gospel thus begins withGod himself and the factthat we ‘are’ because weare, in fact, His.

Many of us are fascinatedby the ‘how?’ of creation,and past and ongoing stud-ies in such fields as geolo-gy, cosmology, palaeontol-ogy and genetics provide uswith an abundance of aweinspiring learnings andinsights.

The manner in which ourworld appears to have beenformed and how it hasdeveloped and evolved

over the millennia isabsolutely mind-blowing –and we still understandonly a tiny little piece of theoverall picture.

But beyond the ‘How?’lies in each of our hearts theinstinctive yearning tounderstand the ‘Why?’ andin the message of Jesus thatsecond question is conclu-sively and majesticallyanswered.

The joyous beginning ofthat answer is that we arehere because there is a Godout there who has createdour world and who has cre-ated us.

Even more than this, weare here because God madethis incredible world just sothat we could be made; weare not here by accident; weare not here by illusion; weare not here solely becauseof evolution; we are herebecause of Him.

Keith is the Pastor ofMaynooth CommunityChurch, a newPresbyterian congregationin North Co. Kildare. If you’d like to contact him

you can do so via theirchurch websitewww.maynoothcc.org orcall into their office onMain St, Maynooth. Their worship service is in

Maynooth Post-PrimarySchool every Sunday at10.30am.

NB: The Kildare Echowelcomes contributions toour “Journey of Faith” column from all domina-tions. Please contact us at:[email protected].

Naas library eventsPositive Ageing Week in Naas LibraryNaas Community Library is hosting a 'gentle exercises'class for the over 50s on Wednesday 3rd October, startingat 3:45PM. This is an adapted physical activity for olderadults, as a proactive means of promoting health, well-being and independence. It is in association with Siel Bleu.All are welcome, though numbers are limited so pleasecontact Naas Library to guarantee your place.Naas Library Film ClubA new film club is starting in Naas Library on 6th October.Please contact Naas Library for further details.

'Red Roses and Petrol'Kilcock Musical & Dramatic Society will stage 'Red Rosesand Petrol' by Joseph O'Connor, from 17th - 20th ofOctober 2012, nightly at 8pm in St. Josephs Hall, Kilcock. Red Roses & Petrol is Joseph O’Connor’s first stage play.

The KMDS production is directed by AIMS award winnerand society member, Marie Kelly.

In her home in Dublin, Moya Doyle is preparing for thefuneral mass of her husband, Enda. From England andAmerica her children are returning for the sombre occa-sion. But as the ghosts of the Doyle's past begin to materi-alise, the consequences are both profoundly disturbing andmemorably comic.... Red Roses and Petrol won the InDublin Magazine Award for best new play. It has been per-formed in Dublin, London and New York and has beenfilmed starring Malcolm McDowell. ‘A seriously impressive first play.’ The Irish Times. 'A wonderfully comic play from one of Dublin's best writ-ers.’ Time Out

The cast are: Moya Doyle (Yvonne Ramsey), MedbhDoyle (Carmel Voelkin), Catherine Doyle (SineadMcLoughlin), Tom Ivers (Robbie Atthill), Johnny Doyle(Shane Stone), Young Enda (Phillip Darragh), Young Moya(Aoife O'Neill), Enda Doyle (Chris Ramsey).Booking details: Contact Orla on (087) 2475376 or [email protected]. Tickets: €12

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Garden AngelLEAVES

When raking up fallen leaves in Autumn, put them intoblack

plastic bags, poke a few holes in them and tuck them outof sight behind the shed where you can forget about them

over the winter.Don’t leave them on the lawn as they will rot the grass

underneath and you will have bald patchs come next

Spring!

In the following Spring they will have changed into Leafmold, a crumbly brown earthy material which makes an

excellent Mulch.Mulch is a ground cover which retains moisture, kills

weeds, and adds food to the soil.A leafmold mulch is ideal around your trees and shrubs.

Water the ground very well before you put it on.Make sure not to place the mulch up against the bark of

the tree or shrub, about 2 inches away should do the trick.This will save you time, money and effort in lots of

ways:

* You wont have to water as much in dry weather asthere will be less evaporation.* You will use less fertilizer as the mulch will break

down and feeds the plant with the help of theEarthworms!* You will have less weeding to do, and have no need tobuy weed killers.* You can even reuse the same bags for next year!

TIPRemove leaves from your

lawn by mowing over it with

the mower bag attached.

This is a lot easier thanraking up all the leaves!Then simply empty it into

your compost bin along withthe grass clippings or tip itinto black plastic bags to

decompose over the winterinto Mulch.

Because the leaves have

been chopped up they will

decompose more quickly

than if left whole!

And because you have mixedGreen Matter (Grass) with

Brown (Leaves), this mulch

can be used on your

flowerbeds and vegetable

beds and not just around

your shrubs and trees!

Line a rigid bin with a plastic bag.

Lay on side to fill from ground or

keep upright to collect debris from

mower.

When almost full, remove bag from

bin,tie top,poke several holes in it for

aeration and put it out of sight.

Makes great Mulch/leafmould next

Spring!

CompostingWith all the talk about “carbon footprints” and being “environmentally friendly” the single

most important thing you can do to make a difference is to use a compost bin!

You will have less rubbish to throw out!

You will make free fertilizer for your garden!

You will cut down on fossil fuels being used to transport the

waste to Dumps and Landfills.

You wont be depleting our bogs by buying peat based products

(or have to recycle the plastic bag it came in!)

And all these things can save you money too!

Sometimes people worry about attracting rats to their compost bins but if you are carefulto stick to the “DO” list you should not have a problem. You could also put wire mesh

under your bin before you start to fill it which should deter them.

Newspapers were once thought to be O.K. to put into your compost but recently it wasdiscovered that the residue from the inks that are used were contaminating food prod-

ucts like cereals when they are packaged in recycled paper, so I wouldn't recommendusing them in your compost.

Compost Bins can be purchased from D.I.Y. stores, or your local Council. These tend to

be quite expensive and must have a huge Carbon Footprint already through their

manufacture and transport costs!

Or you can make a simple one using 4 upright stakes secured into the ground withwire mesh around them to contain the compost. If you can aerate (dig it over so air can getinto it) your pile it will decompose faster but if like me you think that sounds like too muchhard work, it will take about a year for your waste to turn into black crumbly compost.

Cover it with some old carpet so the rain doesn't wash away all the nutrients.Urine is a good acelerator in breaking down the compost

Layer the compost alternating green and brown.

If it originally came from a tree or a bush

(paper, cardboard, leaves, twigs, teabags) IT IS BROWN, and if it once was part of a green plant

( grass clippings, vegetable waste from the kitchen, weeds )then IT IS GREEN.

Its best if it is sited on bare soil as earthworms will wriggle into it and speed up the processby eating the waste and aerating it.They can be added to your vegetable plot along with the compost!

Do CompostVegetable peelingsCardboard- egg boxes, toilet roll holders Paper Natural fabrics- cotton, wool, silk Leaves Grass clippings Hedge trimmings or pruningsOld used compost Wood, Turf, or Briquette Ashes Manure from vegetarian animalsHamsters, Rabbits, Horses, Cows Chickens, Budgies, etc.

Weeds that have NOT set seedUrineCoffee grounds and tea bagsApple butts, banana skinsHairContents of your vacuum bagEgg shells

Do Not CompostMeatDairy products - cheese, milk, yogurtGlossy magazinesPlasticTinfoil, tin cans, metalNappiesBreadCooked foodCoal ashesCat or Dog fecesDead animalsWeed seeds

IF IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT!

Commercial Plastic Bins D.I.Y. Post and Wire bin

Hello again, and welcome toanother few Tips and Ideas forWhat To Do Now in your garden.This year the birds will have a

very hard time of it to survivethe winter if it is a harsh one asthere are so few berries on thehedgerows. The wet weather in the early

Spring prevented the bees pol-linating the flowers and nowthere are very fewBlackberries, Elderberries,Sloes and Crab Apples, wherethere were plenty last year!I know things are tight and

some people are worryingabout how to make ends meetbut if you are in a position tobuy some wild birdseed orcheap apples, please do.It means life or death to our

lovely native songbirds!

Rotating compost bin,for easy aeration.


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Over 400 5th and 6th classpupils from local schoolstook part in demonstrationsfrom RACE (RacingAcademy & Centre ofEducation) and farrier,Donal Bennett.

They heard talks fromjockey Bryan Cooper andValet, Paul Fox and localtrainer Shane Duffy.

The pupils also met

Racecourse Manager, PaulHensey who explained howthe team at The CurraghRacecourse prepares for arace day. HRI Marketing Executive,

Lorraine Page, said: “Theobjective of the ‘Go RacingKids’ Club’ initiative is tobuild ties between the race-courses and their localcommunity, encouraging an

attend the Irish Pony ClubRace Day at the Curragh onSunday 30th September.

Evan Arkwright,Commercial Manager, TheCurragh Racecourse, com-mented:- “We were delight-ed to welcome so manychildren from local schoolsto the racecourse whichgave us the opportunity tonot only give children a

behind the scene view ofwhat takes place on a raceday and the importance ofthe sport to Kildare, butalso promote our Irish PonyClub Race Day.”

The schools that attendedwere: KillasheeM u l t i d e n o m i n a t i o n a lSchoolScoil Bhride Naofa,Kildare Town

Curragh Camp BoysSchoolBallyshannon NationalSchoolMilltown National SchoolSt. Brigids, BallysaxScoil Na Mainstreach,Kildare TownScoil Bhride, NurneyRathangan Boys NationalSchool

Local school pupils take part inhorse racing club at the Curragh

affinity with racing whichwill hopefully producefuture race-goers.

The activities educateschool children about rac-ing and show them whathappens behind the sceneson the racecourse.”All the children received a

‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’goodie bag at the end of theday and were invited to

Shane Duffy, Trainer with Local School Children at the HRI Go Racing KidsClub at the Curragh Racecourse

Local School Children at the HRI Go Racing Kids Club at the CurraghRacecourse

14 GARDENING Kildare Echo, October, 2012 Kildare Echo, October, 2012 15



Rehab Golf Classic at the K ClubBecause of it’s huge success, organisers Carmel Aspell and Dymphna Murphy, are hoping that this golf classic will be an annual event. All attendees on the day said they would all be back next year to support Rehab.

The K Club gave a generously reduced charity rate and the 20 teams of 4 people that played made over €3,400.00 for the charity. Apart from the reduced green fees, no expenses were deducted and all prizes were sponsored..

Daniel O'Donnell drove down from Donegal on the day to attend and Rose McBride (Big Tom's wife) also attended. Although the morning was very wet but it really brightened up and everyone had a fantastic day.

A steak dinner was served at the end of the day’s golf and entertainment was provided by Rachel Dunne and Jimmy Aspell as well as a great display from the Olive Keogh Dance Academy.

Daniel O'Donnell on 9th

SSI Enviromental Team

Rose McBride Team

Martin Sheridan - SSI Enivromental Team

Daniel O'Donnell TeamKevin McCooey's Team

Mick Masterson's Team - overall

Orangisers Carmel Aspell & Dymphna Murphy

Daniel O'Donnell on 18th

John Shanahan Recycle.net Team 3rd Place

Rachel Dunne, John MaGuire Rehab,Margaret Brereton, Dymphna Murphy


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Mar dúchais New Yorker,bhog Des Bishop as Queensgo hÉirinn ina lár-teens i1990.

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Tá an oscailteacht agusmacántacht a stíl láthair inéineacht lena samhlaíochtrestless agus léirsteanachtuairimí grinn a dhéanamhar Des Bishop ar "Ní mór-féach" do lucht leanúna deuathúil, fiosrach agussiamsaíocht greann.

Gan amhras fós ar cheannde na fórsaí is enigmatic aran greann chuairdidirnáisiúnta Des chun tais-teal ar fud an domhain lenaseasamh suas seónna. A is déanaí seasamh suas a

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bhuaigh athbhreithniú raveagus ag imirt le luchtféachana pacáilte.

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Amharclann RiverbankFianna Fáil’s Naas AreaRepresentative, JamesLawless, has urged the gov-ernment to act now withoutfurther delay and tackle theescalating cost of petrolwhich is crippling familiesand businesses across thecountry.

“The price of fuel againreaches record highs thisweek as families return toschool and the weeklyround trip of school-run,children’s activities and allthat goes with family life.

Families have told methey can no longer affordeven those standard activi-ties trying to run a regularfamily car on current fuelprices” stated James.

“The government have saton their hands and allowedthe situation escalate to cri-sis point.

For every litre of petrolsold almost a euro of that istaken in by the governmentin taxes. Meanwhile they have twicerejected Fianna Fáil pro-posals to make even modestcuts to the price of fuel inboth April and again inAugust of this year whenFianna Fáil tabled legisla-tion before Leinster House

to reduce fuel exciseduties” James explained.

“But government policy iscounter productive; fuel taxrevenues actually fell thisyear for the second yearrunning as motorists arebeing hammered again andjust cannot take any more;disposable incomes are dis-appearing out the exhaustpipe with knock on effectsfor the whole wider econo-my as everyone suffersfrom less to go round”.

“The exorbitant cost offuel is hitting every singlehousehold in the countryand is discouraging touristsfrom travelling throughIreland not to mention the

direct cost hitting everybusiness. You don’t evenneed to take my word for it:As Conor Faughnan of theAA said last week ‘Themotorist is being used andabused by the govern-ment’”.

“If Fine Gael and Labourcould just put aside partypolitics and accept theFianna Fáil proposals, theGovernment could take asimple step that wouldimmediately reduce theprice of petrol at thepumps. I am calling forimmediate action before thesituation escalates any fur-ther than it has already”concluded James.

Fuel Prices CripplingFamilies - Lawless

North Kildare Chamberhas welcomed theDepartment of Jobs,Enterprise and Innovation’sannouncement that theMicro Finance Scheme,which promises to benefit7,700 businesses and create5,500 jobs over ten years, isto commence on Monday1st October 2012.

North Kildare President,Eilis Quinlan, said, “TheChamber welcomes thisnew initiative. It will help a great number

of businesses to accessfunding that might not oth-erwise come their waygiven the nature of theirbusiness models.

The Micro FinanceScheme should support arange of micro businesseswith positive important sec-ondary benefits arisingfrom protecting existingjobs and creating newemployment opportuni-ties.”“However, this is only one

of two such initiativespromised by theGovernment as part of theAction Plan for Jobs.

We look forward to thedelivery of the Partial LoanGuarantee Scheme, firstannounced in late 2011, assoon as possible. North Kildare Chamberwill continue to work withour members in Kildare toensure that they areinformed of and benefitfrom these initiatives.”

Funding is hugely neededand the banks reneged ontheir commitment necessi-tating this further govern-ment intervention.

We now hope that thisscheme will initially assistin retaining and ultimatelyincrease employment in the‘seed-bed’ of the econo-my”.

“The question now iswhen will the muchannounced CreditGuarantee Scheme forSMEs be launched, as that

sector is also in dire need ofcredit.

While the scheme will notbe the ‘silver bullet’, it willcertainly help some vulner-able but viable SMEs andallow them to survive, con-solidate and in time,expand, with the positiveresult of increased employ-

ment. The bailed-out banksmust also ‘step up to themark’ in the slowness oftheir refusal letters to busi-nesses, as delays will holdup the processing of thisMicrofinance loan schemefor serving micro business-es”, Eilis Quinlan conclud-ed.

Launch of Micro FinanceScheme is an ImportantDevelopment for SMEs


North Kildare Chamber President, Eilis Quinlan



18 FOOD Kildare Echo, October, 2012

Carmel’s KitchenBeef Stew

When making a stew or casserole and you are adding a purchased stock cube, try to

use organic as at least there will be less chemicals in the final dish.

Who knows what scraps go into the process!

As more people are demanding organic, more companies are making them and super-

markets are stocking them, so you don't have to go to a health food shop to purchase

them!

2lb round steak, trimmed and cut into inch cubes2 onions roughly cut4 crushed cloves garlic1 punnet mushrooms wiped clean4 carrots 2 parsnips 2 stalks celery2 leekssalt and black pepper2 tsp herbes de provencesmall bunch parsley finely chopped2 tblsp olive oilknob of butter1 ½ pint organic beef stock

In a large pot, fry the onions until just soft in a little butter.Add the beef, garlic, salt and pepper.Brown the meat on all sides.Add the oil and mushrooms and sautee until slightly cooked.Add the beef stock and rest of vegetables and herbs and bring to a boil.Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.Serve with mashed potatoes.

Horseradish SauceLocate the plant in the summer.It grows freely in the wild. They look like dock leaves but if you pull off a leaf

and crush it and it gives off a pungent horseradishsmell, then you've found one!Mark its location to go back to dig it up when its

leaves have died back or you won't be able to find it.Dig up the root, wash and peel.It looks like a large parsnip.Grate it in the food processor as it will make your eyes water if you do it by hand.Add 2 tblsp of grated horseradish to 6tblsp of sour cream or creme fraiche, a little lemonjuice and salt and pepper.It will keep for about a week in the fridge so make it in small batchs as you want it.

Delicious with Roast Beef or Steak!

Carrot Cake

Cake150ml / ¼ pint sunflower oil225g / 8oz caster sugar3 egg yolks and 2 egg whites, lightly beaten2 carrots (approx 175g / 6oz) finely grated50g / 2oz dessicated coconut50g / 2oz sultanas225g / 8oz self-raising flour½ tsp baking powder½ tsp bicarbonate of soda½ tsp cinnamon½ tsp ground cloves½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg1 egg white, whisked stiff

Preheat oven to 170C/gas mark 3. Line and grease a 900g / 2lb cake tin.Beat the oil and the sugar, then add the 3 beaten egg yolks and 2 whites.Add the grated carrots, coconuts and sultanas.Sieve in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.Gently fold in the stiffly beaten egg white.Pour into tin and bake for about 45 mins until brown.Turn out to cool on a wire rack.

Icing

225g / 8oz cream cheese50g / 2oz softened butter50g / 2oz icing sugar2 tblsp maple syrup50g / 2oz chopped walnuts or pecans

Beat the cream cheese, with the butter, icing sugar and maple syrup until smooth.Refridgerate until cake is cool enough to ice.Spread icing over cake and sprinkle nuts on top.

Apple, Sloe and Rosehip Jelly

1kg/ 2 ¼ lb cooking apples or crab apples200g / 7oz sloes200g / 7oz rosehipssugarjuice 1 lemon2.5 ltrs / 4 ½ pints approx water

Chop the apples roughly, prick the sloes all over with asterialised needle and top and tail the hips.Put all the fruit in a large pot with the water and simmer

gently for about an hour until hips are tender.Strain the contents overnight through a jelly bag.Measure the liquid. For every 500ml /16 floz add 350g /

12oz sugar.Add the lemon juice and dissolve sugar over a gentleheat stirring constantly.Raise heat and boil mixture until setting point is reached

(about 20 minutes). To check if setting point has been reached put a saucerinto the freezer, spoon a little jelly onto it, and run yourfinger through it. If it stays apart its done, if not continuecooking another few minutes.Pour into 3 or 4 sterialised jam jars and lable.Store in a dark cupboard.

Hello again and I hope youenjoy some of these ideas.There’s a definite nip in theair so comfort yourself with awarming, wholesome stew.Leftovers can be frozen, so

make more than you need forone meal so you will savetime by simply defrosting andreheating another lovely stewnext week!You can substitute the Beefwith Chicken or Lamb for achange.All freeze well and the

flavours improve second timearound!

Carmel.

What to do with

LeftoversIf there isn’t enough stew

left for a full meal, liquidise itand it becomes a wholesome

Beef Vegatable Soup.Freeze this into individual

portions for a healthy lunch.It can be thinned by addingmore stock or thickened by

adding mashed potatoes.

TIPAdd extra root veg like Carrots,Parsnips, Turnips into the stew.

Just before serving, remove themand liquidise.

Add it back into the stewpot and itwill thicken the brooth.

The kids won’t even notice thatthey are eating extra veg!

And the flavour will be sweeterso they might even admit that they

like it!

Food For Free

This year wild berriesgrowing in thehedgerows seem to be inshort supply. Rosehipsseem to be plentifulthough. They are a goodsource of vitamin C.I always wonder if allthe boiling kills thegoodness? No matter, alittle something sweet atthis time of year isalways welcome!

Hearty Beef Stew


Kildare Echo, October, 2012 1918 FOOD Kildare Echo, October, 2012


Comics & PuzzlesComics & Puzzles

Andy Capp

B.C

How many words can

you make from the let-

ters in the wheel?

Each word must con-

tain the hub letter E.

Can you find a 9-letter

word and at least 20

other words of five let-

ters or more avoiding

proper nouns?

Musical InstrumentsACCORDION, BAGPIPES, BANJO, BASSOON,

BELL, BUGLE, CASTANETS, CELLO, CLARINET,

CLAVIER, CONCERTINA, CORNET, CYMBALS,

DRUM, DULCIMER, EUPHONIUM, FLUEGEL-

HORN, FLUTE, FRENCH HORN, GONG,

GUITAR, HARMONICA, HARMONIUM, HARP,

HARPSICHORD, KAZOO, KOTO, LUTE, LYRE,

MANDOLIN, MARIMBA, OCARINA, ORGAN,

PIANO, RECORDER, SITAR, TAMBOURINE, TIM-

PANI, TROMBONE, TRUMPET, TUBA, VIBES,

VIOLA, VIOLIN, WHISTLE, ZITHER.



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Comics & PuzzlesComics & Puzzles

Across1. Long-standing and recurrent

5. Panacea

6. Pear-shaped tropical fruit

7. Beam

Down1. Mythical half man, half horse

2. React

3. Paradise

4. Write music

Across2. 143 doubled

4. A third of 174

5. Three times 2

down

7. Half of 184

8. 9253 rearranged

10. A fifth of 230

12. Two dozen

13. Four times 878

15. 9 down minus

140

16. A third of 129

17. 1 down doubled

18. Four times 107

Down1. Three times six-

teen

2. Seven times four

3. Three times 2284

4. A third of 156

6. Half of 17 down

7. Three times 321

9. Five across plus

a gross

11. 1453 rearranged

14. A fifth of 270

15. 4 across plus 2

down

17. 10 across plus 4

down

19. A sixth of 150

3 letterwordsDOT

EAT

EVE

HEM

OFT

PEA

PIE

YEN

4 letterwordsCHAT

DOCK

GROG

GROT

HOWL

KHAN

LEVY

LOOT

MORN

ROLE

SPOT

TALE

TAXI

TOIL

TONE

WANE

5 letterwordsCRONE

DUCAT

KRONE

LOCAL

NOTED

PLONK

TOTAL

TROLL

7 letter wordsDEVIATE

LINEAGE

PROVOST

TWOFOLD

9 letter wordsFLOWERPOT

FRACTIOUS

SAXOPHONE

TELEPHONE

SYLLACROSTIC Fill in the answers to the clues by selecting the correct syllables from the list

below. Each syllable can only be used once and the number of syllables

to be used is shown in brackets. When the correct words are filled in, the

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BO, BU, CA, CAPE, ES, EX, FRA, GILE, IN, LE, LENCE, MI, NA, NAL, NOC,OR, REAU, RI, RO, SI, STA, STA, STEP, TE, TOR, TUR, TUS, UL, VA.

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AROUND THE WORLDCan you work out the name of each river

or country from the following anagrams?

Name lengths are shown in brackets.

RIVERS: TRUE SHAPE (9)

POLO IMP (7)

IS GRIT (6)

LINE (4)

GET ZANY (7)

TRIBE (5)

HAS MET (6)

A UBEND (6)

SUMO IRIS (8)

DRAGON IRE (3,6)

COUNTRIES:ULTRA ASIA (9)

BIG MULE (7)

COLD ANTS (8)

NEAR GYM (7)

NICE LAD (7)

SLENDER THAN (11)

ANY ROW (6)

A SNIP (5)

NEAR GIANT (9)

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