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MONDAY DECEMBER 23 2013

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MONDAY DECEMBER 23 2013

Kilkenny ReporterT: 056 7795051 E: [email protected]

Santa is Angel of Mercy

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS AND ADVERTISERS

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Can you guess who’s coming to dinner?

British Ambassador Dominick Chilcott

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The Midnight Union Band

Christmas party helps Chernobyl kids


Ah yes: Let’s have ‘One for the Road’


A new barbers, or gents hairdressers, whichever you prefer, has just been opened at Kilkenny Street in Castlecomer. Pictured outside his premises is Polish hairdresser Thomas Miskow


Presentation in St Luke’s

Newpark soccer remembers Scun

Children at Kiddies Kingdom, Thomastown, enjoyed their Christmas play Pic: Martin Doheny


In Castlecomer with Chubby Brennan

A blast from the past....

A Wellie Race of the early ‘80s A Castlecomer wedding

A date to remember

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Valentine’s WeekendSaturday 15th & Sunday 16th

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Bishop Michael Burrows

Waking up to be surprised by joy

Locks are the key to €4,400 hospice funds


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Our superb Angels of mercy playSanta to help out families in need


In memory of Jimmy

Paddy and Elaine Horohan Nicci St George Smith with acts ‘Little Black Wren’ and ‘Captain Anchor’

Richard Condron, Nicci and Chris Heltzel Just engaged: Darren Earle and Tara Deegan meet Jack L Pics: Martin Doheny


By Angela Morrissey

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Does your home become a hotel for Christmas?

Recently deceased...

Fiona Delahunty, representing Hotel Kilkenny, meeting with Steve Pinnock, Performance & Event Management Ltd, based in Nottinghamshire, at Tourism Ireland’s workshop in London.

Our top Cats meet British Mice!JIMMY RHATIGAN

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In the Oireachtas

By Tim RyanOireachtas Correspondent

Local Government leading reform - Hogan

Radestown is running: Now for Outrath

Minister Phil Hogan

Thank God for Nicci and her fellow Angels

IF WE WORE HATS AT THE KILKENNY

REPORTER, WE WOULD DOFF THEM TO A

GROUP OF UNSELFISH ANGELS,

A MIX OF YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART, WHO

COULD SO EASILY CONCENTRATE ON

THEIR OWN ENJOYMENT AND

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“Foster & Allen’s Christmas

Gift” is a CD+DVD pack-

age, featuring many sea-

sonal and inspirational of

their best known and loved

songs. Also featured on the

album are two BRAND NEW

duets with SHAYNE WARD;

‘One Little Christmas Tree’

and ‘Galway Girl’, whilst

the DVD features videos of

both as well as an interview

with Sir Terry Wogan.

TG 4

There is a special 1 hour

Foster & Allen By Request

Programme on TG4 on

Sunday 15th December at

3.30pm (repeated on 18th

December at 10.30 pm) and

Foster & Allen’s Christmas

Special will be broadcast on

Christmas Day at 6.25 pm.

• NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY •

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS – OUR STORY

After All These Years is the combined

life story of Mick Foster and Tony Al-

len, revealing how two unassuming

Irish lads found themselves touring

the world and making it into the

record books. Full of nostalgic detail

about growing up in rural Ireland in

the 1950s and 60s, the book relives

the days of horse-drawn ploughs,

tiny village schools, thatched roofs

and candlelit cottages - not to men-

tion the craic of the ceilidh dances

and fleadhs, that influenced the

young Mick and Tony.

The book spans the breadth of their

long career together which began in

1975, and includes their unlikely ap-

pearance on Top of the Pops along-

side Bob Geldof; being feted by Terry

Wogan; and the extraordinary mo-

ment.

TV SERIES • SKY – SHOWCASE 191

They also have their TV series “The

Foster and Allen Show”, running four

nights a week on Showcase TV, Sky

Channel 191, Sunday & Monday’s:

7-8pm, Tuesday & Thursday’s: 8-9pm.

FOSTER & ALLEN IN CONCERT

– FOR A NIGHT TO REMEMBERFriday 27th December

Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co. Dublin

Saturday 28th DecemberKilmore Hotel, Dublin Road, Co. Cavan

Sunday 29th DecemberTullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Thursday 2nd JanuaryAbbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Saturday 29th MarchThe Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy


First day on the ManikiNED EGAN

Bush ‘ humpy’ built by eager cray fishermen 1940 Holden FC Saloon car on red dirt road near Jurien

‘Wild Willy’ Brinkhousen at his Jurien home in 1966 The writer on the Maniki in the late ‘60s


Men behind the sleigh

Sleigh bells ring as Santa and Rudolphbid to collect €10,000 for sick children


John Holohan is as happy as...would you believe Santa? The sleigh in the workshop

The car that is now the body of a sleigh Work in progress


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Hughie Shiels dies in Dublin

Neddy Henderson

Obituaries

The days of dolls, guns and holsters

Hoyne’s of Thomastown

Pic courtesy of Joe Dunphy


New Hope Christian Centrepresents Service of Carols by Candlelight and Kids’ Nativity Scene

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Most sequels actively seek the safest path, regurgitating what worked

for their money-making pre-decessors to offer audiences more of the same because they are deathly afraid of rocking the boat. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues lacks that fear. Throwing caution to the wind, it makes room for a Minotaur, a steamy inter-racial romance, and the ghost of Civil War stalwart Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. Director Adam McKay and his astute leading man Will Ferrell don’t obliterate the blueprint that helped make Anchor-man a cult sensation. But they aren’t beholden to it, either. If they reach into their comedic bag and pull out something they deem funny, it goes into The Legend Continues… and the sequel’s that much better because of its delicately-bal-anced unpredictability.

How random is this An-

chorman sequel? The Ron Burgundy reunion basically begins with our hero (Ferrell) at rock bottom, emceeing dol-phin shows at San Diego’s Sea World while drunk on Scotch, his beverage of choice. It con-cludes with Burgundy swim-ming out to sea to embrace Doby, the great white shark he rescued and raised (bottle-fed, mind you) during a difficult emotional time. In between these aquatic milestones, Anchorman fans are treated to a parade of scatterbrained yet hysterical punchlines inspired by the exaggerated myth of Ron Burgundy and his legend-ary news team.

The men of Anchorman face a new challenge in McKay’s sequel, which finally reaches theaters nearly a decade after the first comedy locked audi-ences in its glass case of emo-tion. Ron, in particular, is in a tough spot. His wife and fellow anchor, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), re-ceives a promotion to a nightly

news desk. The gig threatens their marriage, until Ron’s offered his own opportunity at GNN, a pioneering channel that’s attempting to become America’s first 24-hour news network.

With New York City in his sights, Burgundy reunites the news team: closeted-gay sportscaster Champ Kind (David Koechner); conceited on-air reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd); and imbecilic weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) – the only member of the crew to receive a side plot, this one involving a kooky love interest played winningly by Kristen Wiig. Once established in Manhat-tan, Burgundy locks horns with a gorgeous rival anchor (James Marsden), struggles to connect with his headstrong female boss (Meagan Good), and occasionally interacts with Walter Burgundy (Judah Nel-son), the son he barely knows.

Ferrell traditionally does

not do sequels. Anchorman 2 illustrates why he should. Familiarity with and affection for Burgundy’s inflated ego al-lows McKay to hit the ground running with The Legend Continues. The absence of that usual 20-minute learning curve for an original Ferrell character means laughs con-nect immediately. Of course Brick would stage his own funeral, and Champ would risk his reputation selling… well, something that isn’t chicken from his signature fried chicken restaurants. These jokes hit their marks because we understand the absurd universe McKay and Ferrell created. Legend gives them more room in which to play.

Having lived in these cartoonish creations for the duration of one movie also means that virtually everyone involved comprehends how long they can stay inside a joke, and when it’s time to cut and run. Newcomers inte-grate themselves seamlessly,

mainly because they have been hired to bring specific qualities to the table. Marsden is an incredibly handsome and charismatic foil who instinc-tively makes other men in the same room jealous and defen-sive. Harrison Ford exudes his gruff, annoyed demeanor to play veteran newscaster Mack Harken. And who else would you cast besides Greg Kinnear to play a smarmy, ponytail-sporting cheeseball, muscling in on Burgundy’s woman?

The workhorse, though, is Ferrell, who relishes the opportunity to slip back into Burgundy’s period duds so that he might test normally complicated waters for com-edy, sampling sexist and racist jokes that get a pass because of the character’s perceived ig-norance. It helps that Anchor-man 2 doesn’t have a mean bone in its body, exploiting stereotypes and lambasting the state of modern journal-ism by jabbing its finger into hard truths. The anything-goes

attitude employed by McKay does lose steam over the film’s 119-minute run time, particu-larly when – against all predic-tions -- Anchorman 2 tries on the format of a medical-ail-ment soap-opera weeper. But the sequel’s batting average is ridiculously solid, staying consistently funny from start to finish.

Should the legend continue beyond The Legend Contin-ues? That’s hard to say. The Anchorman sequel delivers more than enough laughs to justify its existence. Wait-ing until they actually had something to say with this character was the wisest deci-sion McKay and Ferrell could have made. More Anchorman sequels could be funny. At the same time, it’s very easy to see how rapidly the joke could age, much like yester-day’s news cycle. For now, the headlines should trumpet the triumphant return of Ron Bur-gundy, because Anchorman 2 is reason to celebrate.

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ANCHORMAN 2:THE LEGEND CONTINUES



Campagne chef dishes up your weekly recipe

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TV of the week

Indie game of the week

Business of the week

Book of the week

Papers, Please has to be the biggest surprise of the year, an €8 indie game where you play a border patrol guard in a communist country and must analyze the passports and papers of those wanting to travel across the border in order to find out if they are who they say they are.

The game idea sounds

incredibly tedious on paper but what we receive is one of this year’s most engrossing products and one of the best use of moral choice systems I have ever seen.

In Papers you are only paid if you get it right and as such it is often necessary to decide who is more important, the

family of the man trying to get through the border or yours.

The game puts you at the focal point of a

hundred different stories that you decide the fate of, it is the most unique game I have ever played and deserves to be played.

Campagne, located at 5 Gashouse Lane, offers modern French-style cuisine for diners who want excellence at an affordable price.

Owner Garrett Byrne was previously head chef at one-star Michelin Chapter One for more than five years, his personal awards include Irish Chef of the Year and Best Dublin Chef in 2006.

Before his tenure at Chapter One, Garrett worked in some of the best restaurants in Dublin and London including: Brunos, The Clarence Hotel, Quaglino’s and London’s one-star Michelin Orrery.

Garrett is passionate about supporting artisan food producers and sourcing quality ingredients and will actively seek out local food producers to work with.

siness of the week

Breaking Bad was all the talk this year and for good reason; the second half of its epic fifth season was an incredible and epic ride where we get to see protagonist Walter White begin to completely fall apart.

If you don’t know, Breaking Bad is a series about a fifty-year-old high school chemistry teacher who, after discovering that he has lung cancer, starts cooking

and selling the drug meth.

The show is famed for its powerful portrayal and development of its main characters as well as its regular and extremely tense action scenes.

The show peaked in the epic Ozymandias, which is one of the best episodes of television ever made, a fantastic series and a perfect conclusion.

Restaurant of the week

Thinking about Quitting Smoking? Let Kilkneny Hypnosis help you make your New Year resolution.

Our tried and tested Hypnosis program can help you stop smoking

without suffering cravings.

Contact us at, Bridgewater House, Dean Street, Kilkenny. Call : 087 195 4046 or email kilkennyhypnosis.com.

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space.

During this time he has broken into a space station with a Swiss army knife, disposed

of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David

Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in space.

In this book, he takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible.

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An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: By Chris Hadfield

Papers, Please


TV- Breaking Bad Season 5

Campagne, Kilkenny

Kilkenny Hypnosis

68910 Album of the Week

Film of the week

Game of the week

App of the week

Hairdressr of the week

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The best apps are always the simplest and you really don’t get any simpler than Snapchat. The app that has taken the world by storm lets you record short, ten second videos or pic-tures, caption them, and then send them to your friends.

The videos and pictures

are deleted immediately after, meaning that it is there, you enjoy it, and then it is gone forever.

The great thing about apps is that they allow for endless creativity within the structure of the smart phone and their ability to produce products like snapchat is why they are so special.

GravityGravity, Gravity, Gravity; yes this is the third time the film has been written about here.

First in anticipation for it, then when it came out and now here as my film of the year. So what is it that makes Gravity so special? Is it how it manages to

tell such an intimate story while keeping the circumstances so epic? Is it the films completely unprecedented use of plot structure and effects? Or is it just how beautiful the film is?

The film is all of these things and more, it is truly special and deserving of its place here.

It’s incredible how fast public opinion can change on something, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the reaction to Bound 2.

When Yeezus first came out, this College Dropout era throwback was everyone’s favourite song on the album, a rare moment of brightness in West’s post-Graduation discography that people instantly latched on to. But once the video came out,

suddenly West’s lyrics were being criticized, his sampling considered lazy and that video was just plain awful (though it did have a point missed by most).

Bound 2 is joyous, a rare moment not only in the last five years of West’s music but also in hip-hop in general; a complete moment of clarity for one of modern music’s most skilled and controversial individuals.

Shaking the Habitual was the best album of 2013, it is long, exhausting and frightening but exhilarating and epic at the same time.

It was a close race between this album and Yeezus but in the end, The Knife’s magnum opus wins out just because of how completely and utterly

unique it manages to be.

No one has ever made anything like Fracking Fluid Injections and they probably shouldn’t try because it will go wrong 99% of the time.

In fact it is probably a miracle that this album is not terrible but it isn’t and is instead vast and epic and terrifying.

Grand Theft Auto 5 is the newest game in the Grand Theft Auto series and is almost certainly its best entry, expanding greatly on everything that makes the series great while also ditch-ing the angst of 4 and the lack of interactiv-ity in the world of the

playstation 2 trilogy. Grand Theft Auto 5

brings us back to Los Santos but with three different perspec-tives as opposed to one and with a hugely expanded land mass and character list. It is truly epic and must be played.

The Knife: Shaking the Habitual

Game- Grand Theft Auto 5

Snapchat


Song- Kanye West: Bound 2


YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS ASANTA CLAUSEight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?VIRGINIA O’HANLON. 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.


Three major Christian holidays occur in December and early January: Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, the day before the birth of Jesus Christ; Christmas, Dec. 25; and Epiphany, Jan. 6, commemorating the coming of the three wise men and Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. Across many coun-tries, cultures and regions, these holidays are celebrated in diverse ways. Gift-giving customs, symbols, songs and processions can all hold clues to ethnic roots: AustraliaWhile most Australian tradi-tions are English in origin, Christmas cards feature native animals such as koalas. Palm leaves, ferns and flowering plants decorate houses during this summer holiday in the Southern Hemisphere.

CaribbeanOn Dec. 26, residents cel-ebrate Jonkonnu, a festival that combines English and African

elements and dance move-ments.

Eastern EuropeUkranians hang spiders and webs on their trees as part of a folkloric tale about a woman who was too poor to decorate her tree so a spider spun webs for decoration during the night. In Russia before the 1917 revo-lution, an old woman named Baboushka brought children treats. During the Commu-nist era, she was changed to Grandfather Frost. Slovakian children put polished boots in their windows for St. Nicho-las to deliver gifts on Dec. 5. Moravians set up Christmas pyramids decorated with a star and shelves, one reserved for a nativity scene. A propeller on top of the structure turns from the heat of the candles on the shelves.

EnglandEnglish children wait for Father Christmas to deliver presents.

Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, brought the custom of tree decorating from his native Germany. The first Christmas cards debuted here in the 1840s. Christmas crack-ers, small popping cardboard tubes with surprises inside, are popular during the holidays.

EthiopiaThe Coptic Church celebrates Ganna (Christmas) on Jan. 7. Ganna is named after a popular game similar to field hockey, which legend says the shepherds played upon hearing of Jesus’ birth. Everyone wears white to a church service fol-lowing a day of fasting.

France Young children think of Advent as a calendar with a prize on every day between Dec. 1 and Dec. 25. Originally, Advent was a time to think about the future spiritual events of the season. Advent dates from 490 AD when the Bishop of Tours

advocated fasting three days a week for the 40 days prior to Christmas. Extended families gather together after midnight Mass for réveillon, a banquet on Christmas Eve.

GermanyMost sources credit Germans for starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees, eventually bringing that custom to America. Elaborate hand-blown glass ornaments also first appeared in Germany. The German city of Lauscha was the manufacturing center for glass ornaments, although ornament production slowed after it became part of postwar East Germany. Children write letters and lists and leave them for Christkindel (southern Germany) or Weinnachtsman (northern Germany). Many towns hold a Christkindels-markt, selling handmade gifts and treats during the holidays.GreeceSt. Nicholas, patron saint of

sailors and fishermen, gives out gifts. Gift giving takes place on Jan. 1, St. Basil’s Day, in honor of one of the four fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church. On Epiphany, known as Greek Cross Day, crucifixes are blessed by dipping them into water.

Latin AmericaLas Posadas, a daily proces-sion that re-enacts Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter, is traditionally performed in the days before Christmas. Children leave their shoes in the window on Epiphany for gifts from the Magi. In Mexico, the holiday season ends with Candlemas, a religious cer-emony on Feb. 2. A Mexican folktale recounts the story of a poor girl who presented the infant Jesus with a branch from a simple plant. As she laid it beside the manger, it turned red. Joel Roberts Poinsett, a botanist and the first US ambassador to

Mexico, brought the plant to this country, where it came to be called a poinsettia.ItalyItalian children leave their shoes or stockings near the fireplace to receive gifts on Epiphany from La Befana. They also receive presents from Father Christmas on Christ-mas Day. Nativity scenes and Christmas pyramids are part of Christmas displays.

NetherlandsBlack Peter disciplines naughty boys and girls on St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6), while Sinterklass, or St. Nicholas, rewards good children with candy and gifts.

PhilippinesBecause the Philippines is the only Asian nation where the majority of people are Christian, Christmas there is celebrated widely. The season begins on Dec. 16 with the Misa de Gallo, or “rooster’s mass.” Most families display

HOW OUR ANCESTORS CELEBRATED A

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parols, or star-shaped lanterns, and sing carols.

PolandAt midnight on Christmas Eve in Poland, many go to pasterka, or Shepherd’s Mass. After-ward, the head of the family breaks an oplatek, a thin wafer made of wheat flour and water with a nativity scene stamped on it. Each family member breaks off a small piece and eats it. Later, they might feast on fish, sauerkraut, potato pancakes and beet soup.

ScandinaviaIn Scandinavian countries, trees are strung with straw goats. Danes use red-and-white hearts and strings of miniature Danish flags. Finnish children believe that their gift giver, our Santa Claus, lives in Korvatunturi, in the northern part of their country. Swedes honor Santa Lucia on Dec. 13 by selecting a child to dress in

a white gown with a red sash. The child wears a wreath on the head with lit candles and delivers traditional food. The tomte, or Christmas gnome, brings gifts on Christmas Day. In Norway, Christmas, or Juledag, is a quiet prelude to Dec. 26, when Norwegians start eating, drinking and celebrating until Jan. 13.

United StatesVarious regions of the United States also dealt with Christ-mas in their own unique ways that may be reflected in your family’s heritage. Conserva-tive Puritans in Massachusetts tried to outlaw Christmas in the 17th century, while Southern settlers brought over carols, yule logs and greenery from England. Christmas in New England was a time of re-ligious devotion; the southern colonies welcomed the holiday by making as much noise as possible. Many of these

regional differences grew out of the diversity of people in the area. In Alaska, for instance, Russian descendants still follow the traditions of the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7 with a procession carrying wheels trimmed with tinsel to resemble stars. Holiday Food No holiday is complete without specific foods. My childhood memories revolve around large family parties on Christmas Eve, the tables laden with a potluck supper brought by relatives reflecting their particular ethnic heritage. My cousin always made la tourtière, a meat pie served by French Canadians after midnight Mass, originally part of réveillon.A typical English meal fea-tured roast goose or turkey, plum pudding and wassail to drink. Waves of immigrants to America have each added

their own items to that traditional holiday menu. Fruitcake, for example, has its origins in Ireland, while gingerbread cook-ies began in the Neth-erlands and Germany. Spain is notable for its marzipan and Sweden for its lussekatt buns at the festival of Santa Lucia (learn how to pre-pare traditional Swedish recipes from the book Swedish Cakes and Cook-ies), while mincemeat is an old English tradition. Feasts also are part of Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, of course. And no one who participates in an Italian Christmas Eve ever forgets the seven courses—with eel as one traditional offer-ing. See the box at right for a list of cookbooks that will help you whip up heritage dishes for your holiday feasts.

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Calling All Football Fans! Liverpool legends coming to Kilkenny one off event

VIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. Limited amount of standard show tickets still available.

Buy online www.thehubkilkenny.ie

Two of the most popular Liverpool

players of the last 25 years will be

in Kilkenny next month for a one off

night of Q&A, fun and banter. Mer-

seyside Legends, Robbie Fowler

and Jason McAteer will hit THE HUB

KILKENNY on SATURDAY JANUARY

11TH 2013 for a very special night

that is sure to be a sell-out.

Robbie Fowler, or “God” as he is af-

fectionately known amongst the

Liverpool fraternity, is one of the

most beloved players to ever wear

the famous red of Liverpool Foot-

ball Club. He made his debut for

them on September 22nd 1993

where he scored his first of 183

goals for the Anfield side. He has

played for an array of clubs since

leaving Merseyside in 2001 but his

heart and soul always belonged to

the KOP. These days he can be seen

doing TV work for Sky Sports & ITV

as well as the comedy quiz show “A

League of their own”.

Jason McAteer is another Anfield

legend with the added aura of be-

ing a 52 capped Irish player and the

man whose crucial goal sent us to

the 2002 World Cup finals. McA-

teer started his career with Bolton

Wanderers where he made 114 ap-

pearances and scored 8 times. He

signed for Liverpool in 1995 and

quickly settled in with players like

David James, Jamie Redknapp, Rob-

bie Fowler and Steve McManaman.

As well as being top class football-

ers, these guys also became known

in the media as “spice boys”, usually

for their off the field antics. McA-

teer went on to make 100 appear-

ances for Liverpool (3 goals) before

moving on to Blackburn Rovers

in 1999. Since ending his football

career in 2007 McAteer has made

countless TV appearances and can

still regularly be seen and heard on

Irish TV and media as well as on Sky

Sports and ITV.

Because of the huge amount of Liv-

erpool fans in the South East area,

organisers expect tickets to sell out

fast, so if this sounds like your kind

of night, you’ll need to get them

early!

The itinerary for the evening is as follows:

Liverpool Legends Robbie Fowler and Jason McAteer

1st Half - Full Interview - Pictures

2nd Half - Audience Questions and Answers

After show Pictures

VIP Meet and Greet from 7pm (SOLD OUT)

DOORS GENERAL ADMISSION 8PM

Show 8.30pm

ADULT GENERAL ADMISSION €20

CHILDREN GENERAL ADMISSION (UNDER 16) - €10

VIP MEET AND GREET ADULT - €35

VIP MEET AND GREET CHILDREN (UNDER 16) - €15

Tickets for the Show are available online

www.thehubkilkenny.ie,

over the phone on 056-7789778,

VIP Tickets All Sold Out

book early to avoid disappointment.

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Winner: Small businessProfile:

BRIAN DUNLOP ARCHITECTS

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Donie Butler Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce President

Brian Egan Managing Director Bluebird Care

Fiona Deegan CEO Kilkenny Enterprise Board (Award Sponsor)

2013 – A Year of Awards for Bluebird Care:

“Building a brand, building a team and building a loyal customer base has been our focus since we launched our business in 2010. The award is an acknowledgement of the commitment of our team and the quality service being provided by Bluebird Care through-out the local area.”

Brian Egan, Director of Bluebird

Care Carlow/Kilkenny/Waterford

was speaking after he scooped

BEST EMERGING BUSINESS at

the Kilkenny Chamber Business

Awards on Thursday night. Over

450 people attended the black

tie function and witnessed Brian

Egan receive the coveted award.

Operations Director with Blue-

bird Care, Eddie O’Toole extend-

ed his congratulations to Brian

Egan. “Sincere congratulations

to Brian and the rest of his team,

a very well deserved accolade

for our Bluebird Care Franchise

of the year 2013.”

Bluebird Care also won Best

Business Group at the National

Q Mark Awards in September in

Dublin.

Bluebird Care ProfileBuilding on extensive experi-

ence within the caring pro-

fessions, Bluebird Care has

revolutionised the way care and

support services are delivered

in Ireland by concentrating on

high quality customer service,

whilst at the same time uphold-

ing the very best in professional

care service provision both in

the home and in the community.

Our service has been developed

with a passionate desire to be

the trusted source in home and

community based care and

support services for people of

all ages. We are HSE approved

and members of both the Irish

and UK Home Care Associations

and in the absence of regula-

tion in Ireland, operate to the

exacting standards of “The Care

Quality Commission” which is

the UK Government’s regulating

body. Our staff are trained, garda

vetted and passionate about

their work and are managed and

monitored by Qualified Nurses.

These Nurse Managers complete

a detailed Care Plan for every

client that is tailored to their

individual needs and we provide

a flexible, reliable service. The

local office based in Ayrfield

Medical Park, Kilkenny provides

services throughout Carlow,

Kilkenny and Waterford and is

contactable on ckw@bluebird-

care.ie or 056 7806054 or more

information is available on our

website www.bluebirdcare.ie

Bluebird Care Win Best Emerging Business

Award in a Year of Awards for Bluebird Care


Winner: Emerging New BusinessProfile:

Winner: Family Business

Winner: Employee of the Year (Geraldine Kelly)Profile:

BLUEBIRD CARE

Business Group of the Year

An engagement with Bluebird Care in Cork

SHERIDAN INSURANCE

Staff of Sheridan Insurance

Care visits at home CTA disability-support Personal care at home


Winner: Service Provider Profile:

MLCS - MUNSTER LEINSTER CLEANING SERVICES (MLCS)

Industrial Cleaning: Laboratory Cleaning: Transport Cleaning: Public Areas Cleaning


Winner: Overall Business of the Year Award

Winner: Agri-Business AwardProfile:

Winner: Emloyer of the YearProfile:

Denise O’Neill, Lindsay and Gordon Byrne from Rustiq Salon

RUSTIQ SALON

CALLAN BACON


Winner: Excellence in CommunicationsProfile:

Winner: Innovation AwardProfile:

MIDAS PR

SALESPULSE

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny launches the Westport Food Festival with Matty and Nell McLaughlin


Winner: Intern in BusinessProfile:

Winner: International AwardProfile:

MICHAEL RYAN (RIKON-WIT)

CARTOON SALOON

Milo Hogan, Natalie Owens, Pauline O’Keeffe and Gerry Gaule, Celtic Commemorations, at the recent Chamber of Commerce awards event

Michael O’Reilly, Ian Coulter and Stephen Kelly from St Canice’s Credit Union, at the recent Chamber of Commerce awards event


A Christmas fairytale with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny!

Frances Theloke


Kilkenny CBS who begin the defence of their Leinster Colleges title against St Brendan’s Birr.

No All-Ireland but another good yearThe GAA Yearbook

GAA Con-vention time

Secretary Jimmy Walsh from Windgap

Soccer takes over again after SantaJIMMY RHATIGAN

[email protected]

SOCCER with


Dedicated Irish group that teaches English!Organising committee Ken Kirwan,Theresa Delahunty and Eamonn Corcoran Pupils and tutors of Fáilte Isteach English project at their Christmas Party

Rafeza, Josephine, and Celina enjoy the party Dina, Gaza, Rudolf and Gongxin benefit from the English project. Pics: Martin Doheny



People in pictures Pics: Martin Doheny

Dylan Whelan and his son Jamie feeding the ducks at John’s Bridge.

Miss Fitzpatrick’s 6th class at Clara National School perform their Christmas play

Camphill Singers raising money for Mary’s Meals for the school.

Niall Campion with his daughter Emma and his sister Catriona Campion with her son Alex.

Tommy Roche and Laura Noonan at the Susie Long Hospice Walk


By Trish Hayden Corpse pose

Put things in perspective

Good health with The Reporter

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

Muscular fatigue

Performing optimally

Refuelling for recovery after sport

Keep calm and carry on: It’s only Christmas!

By Tomás Ryan

Treatment

Savasana or Corpse Pose

Shoulder pain after manual work

23 12 2013 KILKENNY REPORTER MOTORS | 65

Twin Pedal Cart The Best Cart in the World

With Police Lights and Siren

Dingo 125 Twin SeatMid Size125cc Buggy

WaspMini F1 Car50cc Engine

Dingo 150DTwin Seat

Full Size Buggy

Moto 2Mid Size MotoFully Auto 50cc Electric Start

Mini Beast 4 Stroke Junior QuadElectric Start

Baja 50 4 StrokeMid sizeDirt Bike

Baja 49 Mini Dirt Bike

HornetMini QuadElectric Start

€599

€1,399€349

€1,099 €349 €499 €499

€299

€399

€799

€599€199

MadCat 70 Mid Size Junior QuadWith Rack on Back

TomCat 110 Our Biggest 110cc With rear rack

Hummer 125 Sport2014 ModelDucati Style Trellis Frame

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Year Make Model Engine Fuel Price Eg: Deposit Per Week

20%

2010 Vw Polo Diesel 1.6 Tdi Diesel €11,500 €1,917 €55

2010 Seat Ibiza Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €9,950 €1,208 €45

2010 Peugeot 207 1.4 Petrol €8,500 €1,416 €42

2009 Toyota Corolla Diesel 1.4 D4D Diesel €10,950 €1,916 €56

2009 Peugeot Partner 1.6 Hdi Diesel €5,950

2008 Vw Passat Sport 1.9 Tdi Diesel €10,500 €1,825 €67

2008 Seat Cordoba Diesel (choice) 1.4 Tdi Diesel €8,500 €1,416 €47

2008 Seat Ibiza Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €8,500 €1,416 €47

2008 Ford Mondeo 1.6 Petrol €7,500 €1,250 €46

2008 Seat Ibiza 1.2 Petrol €7,300 €1,133 €39

2007 Toyota Auris 1.4 D4D Diesel €7,950

2007 Seat Cordoba Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €7,500

2007 Nissan Almera 1.5 Petrol €4,750

2006 Vw Polo 1.4 Tdi Diesel €6,950

2006 Mini One ‘7’ Model 1.6 Petrol €6,500

2006 Seat Cordoba Diesel 1.4 Tdi Diesel €6,500

2006 Opel Zafira 7 Seater 1.6 Petrol €5,500

2006 Seat Toledo 1.9 Tdi Diesel €5,250

2005 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Petrol €4,750

2003 Toyota Landcruiser COMMERCIAL 4X4 3.0 D4D Diesel €7,500

2003 Hyundai Santa Fe COMMERCIAL 4X4 2.0 Crdi Diesel €4,250

2003 Renault Megane Diesel 1.5 Dci Diesel €2,950 Follow us on

2003 Opel Corsa 1.0 lt Petrol €3,250

2003 Seat Ibiza 1.2 Petrol €2,500

2002 Vw Golf 1.9 Diesel €2,800

2002 Seat Leon 1.4 Petrol €2,500

2002 Opel Corsa 1 lt Petrol €2,250

2002 Opel Astra 1.7 Diesel €2,250

2001 Vw Beetle 1.6 Petrol €2,950


Kilmacow girls celebrate in style

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APPLIANCE SERVICES

Repairs and Servicing to EL Appliances. Refitting and Installing service avail-able. Good used appliances in stock. Late night call outs on Fridays, Over 30 years experience. Ryan’s, Patrick St, Kilkenny. Call 086-8240461Washing Machine Re-pairs Cookers, Dryers, Dishwashers & Refrigera-tion Gas Cookers, Heaters & Boilers Serviced Phone 087 2817115

DENTAL

Kieran Campion Clinical Dental Technician - new private dentures now fitted direct at clinic, 5 Watergate, Kilkenny. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm 056-7770343. After hours Emer-gency 087-2270474Langtons Denture Clinic MEDICAL CARDS AC-CEPTED Custom-made dentures, repairs and re-lines. Contact 056-7712741, Greenshill, Kilkenny

FUELS

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

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

James Fitzpatrick

Approved Technician

Oil Cooker Service

Ex factory engineer

22 years experience

(087) 7987477

All your unwanted Bric-a-Brac, books, furniture, general house/shed contents cleared out completely free of charge. Free up valuable living & storage space. We provide a fast, reliable &

highly recommended serv-ice. Contact 086-8932369

SEPTIC TANKS

Septic Tanks emptied, drains cleared, licensed waste disposal. Call 056-8832334 or 087-2225469

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Lady available for cleaning and ironing. Excellent refer-ences and experience. Call Marie on 085-1593555Lady available for clean-ing, Ironing etc. Flexible hours. References available. Kilkenny City Only. Con-tact 086-1276785

MUSIC

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

PETS

Kilkenny Dog Training - dog agility, obedience classes, puppy socialization, private consultations and advice on pet care. Contact Billy on 086 3207287 or Mary on 087 6702906

VEHICLES WANTED

BOOK YOURCLASSIFIEDS

AD FOR NEXT WEEKTEL: 056 7795051

CARS WANTED All Cars vehicles wanted

cars , van's , 4 x4 and trucks

Old cars + Nct Failures

Top Cash price paid ever ything considered Ger Mulhall Kilkenny

056 7762508 or 087 2593006

Kilkenny County Council

I Helen Connolly intend to apply

to Kilkenny County Council for

planning permission for namely

(1) a change of house type and

garage (2) relocation of house,

garage, waste water treatment

system and soil polishing filter

(3) re-design of vehicle entrance

and drive-way, all to that previ-

ously granted under planning

reference 0938 and permission

for a new bore well all at Bally-

gorey, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny.

The planning application may

be inspected, or purchased at a

fee not exceeding the reasona-

ble cost of making a copy, at the

offices of the Planning Depart-

ment, Kilkenny County Council,

County Hall, John Street, Kil-

kenny, during its public opening

hours 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and

2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Monday

to Friday, and a submission or

observation in relation to the

application may be made to the

Planning Authority in writing on

payment of the prescribed fee

(€20.00) within the period of 5

weeks beginning on the date

of receipt by the Authority of

the planning application. The

planning Authority may grant

permission subject to or with-

out conditions, or may refuse to

grant permission

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