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JUne 2013<br />
Meitheamh 2013<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s <strong>Parish</strong><br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong><br />
A Special Mass will be<br />
celebrated for<br />
family members living<br />
abroad<br />
on<br />
Saturday June 15th @ 6pm<br />
in<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s <strong>Parish</strong> Church<br />
We welcome Bishop Elect of Kildare and<br />
Leighlin Fr. Denis Nulty.<br />
(Interview on page 5)<br />
Names of family members living abroad can be<br />
written in the “Gathering Book” provided in any of<br />
our 3 Churches or <strong>Parish</strong> Centre.<br />
Mass can be viewed on webcam through our<br />
website: www.newbridgeparish.ie
<strong>Parish</strong> Team Phone Numbers<br />
Fr. J. McDermott, P.P.<br />
Tel. 431741<br />
Fr. R. Ó Dómhnaill, C.C.<br />
Tel. 434069<br />
Fr. W. Byrne, C.C.<br />
Tel. 433979<br />
Fr. B. Reynolds, O.P., C.C.<br />
Tel. 487269<br />
Fr. Tadeusz Durajczyk (Polish<br />
Chaplain) Tel. 086 2354320<br />
Fr. Michael Cudzilo C.C.<br />
Tel. 438036<br />
Jim <strong>St</strong>owe<br />
(Deacon in Training)<br />
Tel. 086 8481946<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Sister<br />
Sr. Eileen: Tel. 431939<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Pastoral Minister<br />
Margarita Bedding<br />
Tel. 087 6107528<br />
Donal Mahon Tel. 087 2124515<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Office<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Office<br />
Tel. 045 431394<br />
Fax: 045 486171<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Centre<br />
Tel. 045 431121<br />
www.newbridgeparish.ie<br />
Emergency Number: 087-2554908 Priest on call<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> e-mail:<br />
parishoffice@newbridgeparish.ie<br />
Sunday Newsletter available:<br />
www.mylocalnews.ie<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Website:<br />
www.newbridgeparish.ie<br />
Diocesan Website:<br />
www.kandle.ie<br />
<strong>St</strong> Conleth’s<br />
Saturday: Vigil Mass<br />
6.00pm<br />
Sunday: 8.30am<br />
11.00am<br />
12.30pm<br />
7.00pm<br />
Mass times<br />
Cill Mhuire<br />
Saturday: Vigil Mass<br />
7.00pm<br />
Sunday: 10.30am<br />
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Dominican Church<br />
Saturday: Vigil Mass<br />
8.00pm<br />
Sunday:<br />
9.30am<br />
10.30am<br />
12noon<br />
5.30pm<br />
PARISH NOTICES<br />
Baptism Meeting:<br />
Monday June 10th at 8pm in the<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Centre<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Pastoral<br />
Council Meeting:<br />
Thursday June 13th at 8pm in<br />
the Holy Family Convent<br />
• The <strong>Parish</strong> Centre<br />
• News & Food<br />
• Robbie’s Butchers<br />
• Near Buy<br />
• Frazer Oil<br />
• Michael Murphy’s<br />
• Terry Michaels<br />
• Topaz<br />
• Tom Malone’s<br />
• Brophy Farrell<br />
• Cummins’s Pub<br />
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Lotto TICKETS are available from:<br />
Individual sellers and the following outlets:<br />
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• Flanagan’s Pub<br />
• The Nook<br />
• Wright’s Hair<br />
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• Day Break, Athgarvan<br />
• Duffy’s Garage, Naas Rd<br />
• The Coffee Bean, Roseberry<br />
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€500 Travel Voucher courtesy of<br />
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Canteen of Cutlery courtesy of <strong>Newbridge</strong><br />
Silverware - Fergus Bohan<br />
€50 Shopping Voucher courtesy of Dunne’s<br />
<strong>St</strong>ores - Bernie Doyle<br />
Food Hamper courtesy of Spar, Ballymany<br />
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Chocolate Hamper courtesy of Lily<br />
O’Brien’s Chocolates - Patricia Dillon<br />
1 Year Membership courtesy of Gables<br />
Leisure Centre - Sharon O’Carroll<br />
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Proprietor: Orlaith Ní Conghaile
Monday night, May 13th 2013 in<br />
downtown <strong>Newbridge</strong>. The street,<br />
not quite deserted, has a few late night<br />
strollers meandering along, glancing<br />
occasionally into shop windows. As<br />
they approach the intersection of<br />
Edward and Henry <strong>St</strong>reet they become<br />
aware of the old Bee Gee’s classic “Words” emanating from<br />
McDonnell’s bar, aka Neeson’s.<br />
A peep inside would have revealed an interior, heaving<br />
with merry makers, all singing along with Johnny Peters<br />
(<strong>Newbridge</strong>’s best interpreter of Bee Gees music) with<br />
Derek McNamara and Billy Joyce on guitar and Miley<br />
Wickham on sound.<br />
It’s only words and words are all I have to<br />
take your heart away.<br />
60th birthday balloons sway to the rhythm of the music as<br />
the birthday girl, Rita Sheridan (Smullen), surrounded by<br />
friends and family takes to the floor.<br />
Rita and Johnny, who had celebrated<br />
his own special birthday a couple of<br />
months earlier, affirm the new saying<br />
that 60 is the new 50 or even 40. (I<br />
reckon both have portraits in the<br />
attic!!) Special guest on the night<br />
was legendary singer Red Hurley<br />
who, at the behest of her friend<br />
Debbie, made a surprise appearance<br />
for Rita, his number 1 fan. Tears<br />
were shed as Red, whose voice is<br />
still powerful, crooned a number<br />
of his favourite songs including<br />
the Eurovision hit “When” and<br />
we transported ourselves out of the<br />
recession and back to a world where<br />
we were young and the future appeared golden.<br />
Looking around the bar I watched as the younger generation<br />
sang along with us to the old favourite “Delilah” and we<br />
oldies in turn belted out The Killers “Are we human or<br />
are we dancer” - No generation gap evident. A few more<br />
dances to Joe Dolan classics like “It’s you, it’s you, it’s you”<br />
and the night ended with Johnny’s famous rendition of<br />
Noreen Bawn, the poignant song portraying the old and<br />
new, curse of emigration.<br />
• EDITORIAL •<br />
We are the Rock and Roll Kids:<br />
By Breda Reid<br />
We are a spirited group, those of us who entered this<br />
world in 1953; the year Hillary and Tenzing conquered<br />
Everest. We are the baby boomers, who occasionally<br />
refuse to act our age and occasionally act our shoe size to<br />
the embarrassment of our children and grandchildren. A<br />
rock and roll generation whose childhood musical tastes<br />
were whetted by a young Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry;<br />
we reached teenage-hood in the 60s with the Beatles,<br />
the <strong>St</strong>ones and later Woodstock and San Francisco’s<br />
flower power. We danced the night away embracing the<br />
discotheque era of the 1970s with ABBA the Eagles and<br />
John Travolta. We reared our children to the music of<br />
Michael Jackson, Pat Benetar, Toto and Berlin on MTV<br />
with Vincent Hanly in the 80s. We watched our children<br />
develop their own musical tastes as the Boy and Girl bands<br />
began to take hold in the late 80s and early 90s. A-ha, Bros<br />
and TakeThat being the favourites of our eldest daughters<br />
at that stage. Their musical tastes have matured since then<br />
I am glad to report. The demise of Top of the Pops has<br />
meant I have missed out the trends<br />
of the noughties and am nearly<br />
completely out of touch with the<br />
myriad groups and singers on the<br />
scene today. Rihanna, Lady Ga Ga<br />
and Beyonce being the exceptions.<br />
The dance mania sounds our<br />
youngest children danced to did<br />
not get my feet tapping. I am oldfashioned<br />
enough to, admit that<br />
Rap music also left me unmoved<br />
although I did love Eminem and<br />
Dido’s song “<strong>St</strong>an”. Good music<br />
with a melody and good lyrics<br />
encompasses all generations. Jeepers<br />
I do sound old!<br />
Rita Sheridan with Red Hurley on her 60th<br />
Birthday in McDonalds <strong>Newbridge</strong>.<br />
Photos. Jimmy Fullam.<br />
Anyway I’m putting out a call for<br />
those of you entering your diamond decade or any other<br />
decade for that matter. Why don’t we organise a party<br />
for all of us sometime during this summer? The theme<br />
being “1953 A Vintage Year”. We can recall the decades<br />
with music and/or dress if needs be. Give me a call on<br />
045)432444 if you are interested in organising such an<br />
event.<br />
That's all for now,<br />
Till next month!<br />
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To accompany our theme of The Gathering we are including this essay by<br />
Barbara Scully first heard on Sunday Miscellany in May. It features the<br />
thoughts of a mother whose daughter has emigrated to Australia and will I<br />
think resonate with many parents in a similar situation. Ed.<br />
Till the next time...<br />
“Well, that’s about it I suppose.... no<br />
more news.”<br />
I hate these words as they usually signal<br />
that our conversation on Skype is coming<br />
to its natural conclusion. Except that<br />
there is nothing natural about Skype.<br />
It’s contrived and forced and virtual.<br />
It’s the best thing we have when we are<br />
9,000 miles apart but it’s not real.<br />
We finally hang up... after the lengthy<br />
‘bye so, ok bye, ok love you, ok bye, bye,<br />
bye’ thing we do, as my cursor hovers<br />
over the red ‘hang up call’ button on<br />
screen. Then there’s that horrible noise<br />
that sounds like something being sucked<br />
down a drain and she’s gone.<br />
The picture of her, dressed in her pink<br />
PJs lying on her bed stays with me as I<br />
imagine her jumping up to head off to<br />
brush her teeth. A few moments later<br />
and she will return to climb into bed<br />
under the lightest of cotton sheets, her<br />
beloved black cat settling down beside<br />
her. I sit staring at my laptop and curse<br />
that yet again I have nothing interesting<br />
in for lunch.<br />
Then I curse the bloody weather and<br />
freezing temperatures, I curse Enda<br />
Kenny and his entire cabinet, I curse<br />
Fianna Fail before them and finally curse<br />
the gaping huge distance that separates<br />
me from my first born. I allow myself a<br />
few minutes to wallow in the frustration<br />
of not being able to give her a hug..... or<br />
to receive one of hers. I desperately want<br />
to be able to smell her hair and wonder<br />
at glow of her beautiful skin. I want to<br />
feel the air around her shimmer as she<br />
laughs. I want to savour the sound as it<br />
falls all around me.<br />
Then I get cross with myself for feeling<br />
sorry for myself when I know so many<br />
in this country are suffering fates much<br />
worse than mine.<br />
I bang cups and plates around in the<br />
kitchen and the dog looks at me with<br />
his doleful eyes, sensing that there is<br />
violence and anger bubbling gently<br />
somewhere just beyond his perception.<br />
I make a cup of tea and sit at my kitchen<br />
table. The dog settles at my feet. And<br />
for the hundredth time I realise that right<br />
now what I want more than anything<br />
else is to have her sit opposite me and to<br />
talk rubbish and gossip and giggle. Hell,<br />
I would even take an argument with her<br />
if it meant being able to share her space,<br />
to be in her energy.<br />
I want to look around me and see the<br />
imprint of her life in mine. A handbag<br />
here, a scarf there, shoes abandoned<br />
by the front door. I miss her always,<br />
but sometimes<br />
desperately.<br />
She is probably<br />
sleeping now in the<br />
heat of the Perth<br />
night, under the<br />
languid movement of<br />
a ceiling fan. I think<br />
of all the nights when<br />
she was little and I<br />
would check her<br />
room before I retired<br />
to bed. Bending<br />
down to stroke her<br />
hair and pull the<br />
duvet up higher.<br />
I didn’t know then<br />
how precious those<br />
days were. Perhaps<br />
it’s just as well.<br />
I don’t know when I will see her again<br />
and perhaps that also is just as well.<br />
Because right now all that is keeping me<br />
sane is the vague hope that somehow, in<br />
the not too distant future, the possibility<br />
of making the trip to the other side of<br />
the world will suddenly reveal itself.<br />
I drain my tea. “Come on dog, let’s go<br />
for a walk”. The pain has passed. Till<br />
the next time.<br />
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“Habemus Episcopum<br />
– We Have a Bishop!”<br />
Interview with Father Denis Nulty, Bishop-elect<br />
of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin<br />
On Tuesday 7 May last it was<br />
announced that Pope Francis had<br />
appointed Father Denis Nulty as Bishop<br />
of Kildare and Leighlin. The diocese<br />
had been awaiting the appointment of<br />
a new bishop since the resignation of<br />
Bishop Jim Moriarty was accepted in<br />
early 2010.<br />
Brenda Drumm from <strong>Newbridge</strong> had<br />
the opportunity to meet with Bishopelect<br />
Father Nulty and she shares the<br />
following with News and Views.<br />
My first question for Fr Nulty was how<br />
he reacted when he received the call<br />
from the Apostolic Nunciature:<br />
Fr Denis Nulty: “When I got the call I<br />
wasn’t expecting it, I wasn’t waiting for<br />
it – I am a busy priest in Drogheda. It’s<br />
humbling and it’s a very exciting time.<br />
It’s a new challenge for me and new<br />
pastures green.”<br />
What will your initial priorities be as<br />
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin?<br />
Fr Nulty: “I think my initial priorities<br />
will be to meet the priests and meet the<br />
people who are engaged at parish level.<br />
It is a whole new diocese and a whole<br />
new challenge and I look forward to<br />
meeting people and to visiting parishes.”<br />
Are you aware of all the imaginative<br />
work in the diocese of Kildare and<br />
Leighlin or had you heard about the<br />
diocese before your appointment?<br />
Fr Nulty: “There is very little that<br />
misses people coming from the diocese<br />
of Meath and we were certainly keeping<br />
a good track on the www.kandle.ie<br />
By Brenda Drumm<br />
website. There were different issues that<br />
we would have been aware of and we<br />
were looking over the hedge so to speak!”<br />
Have you given any thought to what<br />
your Mission <strong>St</strong>atement or Motto<br />
might be?<br />
Fr Nulty: “I think my motto will be<br />
something around shepherding – the<br />
lovely Psalm ‘Shepherd me O Lord’ is<br />
something which comes to mind and it<br />
supported me greatly on the journey up<br />
to the Apostolic Nunciature. That phrase<br />
is a strong one and something about<br />
shepherding will appear somewhere but<br />
it is early days and I think my mission<br />
statement will be very much to live the<br />
Gospel.”<br />
You are aware of the very many<br />
challenges about vocations and the<br />
difficulty with engaging young people<br />
- have you given any thought as to how<br />
you are going to address these issues?<br />
Fr Nulty: “There is an awful lot in that<br />
question – I think that the vocations one<br />
is a priority not just for me but for every<br />
diocese. We need new priests! There<br />
are seven Permanent Deacons awaiting<br />
ordination in this diocese and there is a<br />
young man for ordination in June but I<br />
would love to see more vocations. There<br />
is no greater encouragement to priests<br />
than to see new vocations. The wider<br />
level of faith practice is a huge concern<br />
too, but I am always one who looks<br />
at the glass as half full rather than half<br />
empty.”<br />
Just before we finished our chat I<br />
asked Bishop-elect Father Nulty if<br />
Father Denis Nulty<br />
there was anything he would like to<br />
ask of the people of the diocese and<br />
he simply said: “Prayers, I need your<br />
prayers! Prayers of the people of both<br />
the dioceses of Meath and Kildare &<br />
Leighlin are what will carry me through<br />
this time of transition.”<br />
As he left I was struck by words he said<br />
on the day of his appointment:<br />
“I am a priest who works earnestly,<br />
who loves the priesthood and loves<br />
working with priests and people. But<br />
I am a priest who needs to learn<br />
a great deal about the story of this<br />
diocese, its geography, its people, its<br />
priests, its traditions and its history<br />
– be patient with me as I embark on<br />
a journey that will take me to every<br />
parish in this Diocese, to listen to the<br />
Spirit speaking through the faith and<br />
example of committed priests and<br />
parishioners.”<br />
Father Nulty is 49 [he turns 50 in<br />
June] and he is originally from Slane in<br />
County Meath. He has been a priest for<br />
25 years in the diocese of Meath and<br />
he has spent the last 15 years as <strong>Parish</strong><br />
Priest in Drogheda, Co Louth.<br />
See www.kandle.ie for more information<br />
and a longer video interview with<br />
Bishop-elect Nulty.<br />
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“While he was still far off, his<br />
father saw him and was filled<br />
with compassion” (Luke 15:20)<br />
Sr. Catherine Moran<br />
One of the early miracles recounted in the Gospel of Mark<br />
tells of the healing of a man who had been paralysed.<br />
While the healing of the man is the main focus of the event,<br />
I would like to dwell on how the paralytic was brought to<br />
Jesus.<br />
The report had gone out that “Jesus was at home… and many<br />
were gathered together so that there was no longer room, not<br />
even about the door.” Four men arrived carrying the paralysed<br />
man on a pallet or mat, and when they realised they could<br />
not get through the crowd to Jesus, they made an opening<br />
in the roof above him and let down the pallet on which the<br />
paralytic lay, thus enabling them to lower the man in front<br />
of Jesus. These men were convinced that Jesus would cure<br />
their friend. One wonders if, after all their trouble, they were<br />
at first disappointed when Jesus simply said to the paralytic,<br />
“Your sins are forgiven.”<br />
What motivated these four men to take the paralytic to Jesus?<br />
I would think that, while they had faith to believe that Jesus<br />
would heal him, they were moved with compassion also for<br />
the man.<br />
Compassion is mentioned several times in the Bible –<br />
both in the Old and New Testaments. The word means<br />
‘suffering with’. God is sometimes referred to as a ‘God of<br />
compassion’. According to a renowned Scripture scholar,<br />
Carroll <strong>St</strong>uhlmueller C.P., the Hebrew letter meaning ‘eye’<br />
or ‘spring’ is found in the middle verse of all the verses in the<br />
Book of Psalms – as if the eye of God looks compassionately<br />
on every moment of our lives and sometimes sheds a tear.<br />
The disciples sensed the infinite compassion of God in<br />
Jesus of Nazareth. We are told that Jesus was “moved with<br />
compassion” at the sight of human suffering. He saw and<br />
experienced the magnitude of human pain. The Good<br />
Samaritan was moved with compassion at the plight of the<br />
man who had fallen among robbers.<br />
It is possible, also, to reach back with compassion to<br />
situations of suffering or distress. During the month of July<br />
last year I was present at a very moving ceremony in a town<br />
land in North Kerry. It took place in a field, referred to as “a<br />
The Irish name for fuchsia, as you may know,<br />
is Deora Dé (God's tears)<br />
graveyard for the forgotten dead” – a burial place for babies<br />
who died before they were baptised and were not afforded<br />
the Christian rites of burial. These babies had been buried<br />
at dead of night in lonely places, without ceremony or grave<br />
marker because, in the words of the man who shared a<br />
reflection during the Mass, “an authoritarian and uncaring<br />
Church decreed that such children could not be buried<br />
within consecrated ground.” Thankfully we now live in more<br />
enlightened times. We are all made for the vision of God.<br />
A large crowd from the parish attended the ceremony,<br />
which was a real community event. A group of men from<br />
the locality had prepared the field for the celebration of the<br />
Eucharist. Homes in the locality had provided refreshments<br />
for all who attended the ceremony. The evening was dull,<br />
but all remarked afterwards how the sun had shone brightly<br />
during the service. It was also noted how a little bird had<br />
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Cherishing Childhood<br />
Our childhood is what makes<br />
us who we are, and it’s also<br />
what sustains us when we enter into<br />
the sometimes crushing reality of<br />
adulthood. This world isn’t easy to live<br />
in. The monsters you once thought<br />
hid under the bed don’t hide anymore,<br />
they walk the streets, and they are<br />
every bit as frightening as when you<br />
lay huddled beneath the bedcovers at<br />
night after a bad dream.<br />
When you grow up, you enter into a<br />
world of jobs and mortgages, a world<br />
of endless responsibility; a world that<br />
can gobble you right up if you let it.<br />
You learn that bad things do happen<br />
and that they happen every second of<br />
every day. As you grow up you begin to<br />
learn about the past, and the depravity<br />
of your own species through the ages.<br />
The boogie man comes knocking at<br />
your front door with a gun and a smile,<br />
and life stops being fair and becomes<br />
ugly.<br />
It’s easy to get lost in the big bad<br />
world, which is why your childhood is<br />
so important. It lets you exist in a time<br />
where things are simpler, where you see<br />
the world through a keyhole and the<br />
grass is green right where you stand.<br />
You get to exist in a place where all the<br />
fairy tales are real, when you might still<br />
get your Hogwarts letter, where life is<br />
made of wonder and you don’t scare<br />
so easily.<br />
But once you grow up the simple<br />
truth is that life can be hard, brutally<br />
hard, and you need somewhere to go,<br />
memories to sustain you when it feels<br />
like you’re being suffocated under the<br />
life you’ve made for yourself. You need<br />
to be able to remember back to the days<br />
when you felt you could be anything<br />
in the world,<br />
from a princess to<br />
Pokémon Master.<br />
You have to be<br />
able to remember<br />
when the world<br />
was an idea, when<br />
the doors were<br />
opening instead of<br />
closing and when<br />
every crack and<br />
crevice was full of<br />
magic.<br />
But sadly there<br />
are many people<br />
who had their<br />
childhood taken<br />
from them, whose lives have always<br />
been complicated. These people<br />
deserve to be given a chance to salvage<br />
their own childhood, and they can’t<br />
do it on their own. Those of us who<br />
had a happy childhood have to help<br />
them, have to allow them to enter<br />
into our world. Force them to watch<br />
every single Harry Potter movie and<br />
make them read the books you read<br />
when you were a kid. Bring them<br />
to the beach and make them build a<br />
sandcastle, give them the memories<br />
they never got to make.<br />
The gift of a childhood is the greatest<br />
gift you can give another person,<br />
because within it lies the pathway to<br />
everything else, the basic understanding<br />
of love and the simplistic goodness<br />
that we all need to fall back on. We<br />
could all use a little childish logic now<br />
and then, giving things because it’s<br />
right, not because you want to look<br />
good, doing things without expecting<br />
anything in return.<br />
Maybe your childhood wasn’t perfect,<br />
By Emma Tobin<br />
maybe your life has never stopped<br />
being complicated. Maybe your<br />
parents taught you things you wish<br />
you didn’t know. Regardless of the lot<br />
you were dealt as a child - as an adult,<br />
as a parent you have to be the one to<br />
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you had been taught, and you must<br />
always be mindful of the millions of<br />
children in the world today who have<br />
no childhood because their world is<br />
consumed by war and poverty. Their<br />
world is broken, shattered, along with<br />
every dream they ever dared to dream.<br />
English poet John Betjeman said,<br />
"Childhood is measured out by sounds<br />
and smells and sights, before the dark<br />
hour of reason grows."<br />
Cherish your children and give them<br />
a childhood worth remembering,<br />
because it’s the foundation that holds<br />
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My Day at The Curragh Racecourse<br />
At 9:15am my class left school on<br />
the bus. The teachers kept asking<br />
us did we have a big breakfast because<br />
they knew it was going to be a long day.<br />
In Ireland you would most likely have<br />
gloomy weather but, this day was sunny<br />
and most importantly warm! (I am so<br />
excited).<br />
When we arrived at the Curragh<br />
Racecourse we were led to<br />
Administration. There we met our leader<br />
Evan. He explained to all of us that horse<br />
racing is part of Ireland and our culture.<br />
He said<br />
“Horse Racing is to Ireland as soccer is to<br />
Brazil and here we would learn everything<br />
to know about the phenomenal universe<br />
of Horse Racing.” (Now I was thrilled<br />
and thought where better to learn than<br />
here!)<br />
Evan lead us to the pre-parade ring,<br />
surrounding it were wooden stables<br />
where horses stayed before a race. In the<br />
middle of the ring was short green grass<br />
and a growing tree.<br />
We were introduced to a local trainer by<br />
the name of James Leavy, and told he<br />
would explain about being a trainer.<br />
James starts his day off by waking up<br />
bright and early in the morning at 5 am<br />
during the tropical month of summer<br />
but since winter mornings are bitter<br />
and dark he wakes up at around 7 am.<br />
James trains horses in flat racing and the<br />
National Hunt racing. Every day he sets<br />
up a schedule for the horses to follow. It<br />
includes trotting in the forest, galloping<br />
on the racecourse, cantering and walking.<br />
Daily exercise builds stamina, speed,<br />
endurance, muscle, body mass and diet.<br />
In the Curragh Racecourse there are 4<br />
medical bays or facilities where injured<br />
horses go to get patched up, so medical<br />
care is taken care of by the trainers as<br />
well. Spas are also used to ensure every<br />
horse looks glamorous before a race. If a<br />
horse is injured it swims in a swimming<br />
pool to ease itself. Trainers are one of the<br />
most important people that make sure<br />
horses are at their peak before a race!<br />
Then we made our way to the horse<br />
racing simulator. I was petrified when I<br />
saw it. It looked like a huge mechanical<br />
bull. I wanted to ride it but now I<br />
didn’t want to get near it. A gentleman<br />
explained to us about how a person<br />
trains to become a jockey. They take in<br />
16-18 year olds to train (they are called<br />
apprentices). The man said that they<br />
have a schedule to follow as well; they<br />
have classes as any student would. He<br />
said if jockeys need to be light they don’t<br />
build muscle as muscle weigh them<br />
down. Instead they do swimming and<br />
running to lose weight. They also have<br />
a diet of fish, meat, fruit and vegetables.<br />
Then he had an apprentice demonstrate<br />
on the simulator. He asked us questions<br />
and if we answered correctly we would<br />
get a shot at it. I was hysterically laughing<br />
when my classmates went on it and<br />
everyone else started laughing as well.<br />
Then Evan led us to the farrier, Donal.<br />
Donal makes horse shoes. He makes<br />
them using a kiln, an anvil and different<br />
sorts of tools. He taught me that an anvil<br />
has different names for the different<br />
parts of it. The flat part is called the face,<br />
the sort of horn coming from the side is<br />
called a beak, going down is the waist<br />
and legs. The different names of the<br />
tools are: the turning hammer, the ball<br />
point hammer, the stamp, the pitchel<br />
and tongs for holding the horse shoe.<br />
Donal very quickly made 2 horse shoes.<br />
It was really warm because of the kiln.<br />
Donal said if we can answer a question<br />
we would get the horse shoe for our<br />
class. He held up one of the hammers<br />
and asked “what hammer is this”.<br />
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My Day at The<br />
Curragh Racecourse<br />
By Matas Misevicius<br />
I raised my hand and said the<br />
turning hammer and I got it<br />
right, naturally. Donal said if<br />
he worked really fast he would make 40 a<br />
day but he also has to fit the horses with<br />
the shoes. My teacher said I can take the<br />
horse shoe home at the end of 5th class.<br />
I was overjoyed when she told me. I<br />
couldn’t help but smile.<br />
Now we finally got onto the racecourse.<br />
Another gentleman taught us about the<br />
racecourse. He pointed out holes in the<br />
ground. They were there because when<br />
horses race, mud and dirt from the grass<br />
gets stuck to the horses’s hooves, leaving<br />
holes in the track. To repair and prepare<br />
the track workers put sand, silt and grass<br />
seeds to make better racing conditions<br />
for horses. Then the man told us about<br />
the plastic barrier around the track. It’s<br />
plastic because if a jockey fell they would<br />
bounce right back. People go around the<br />
track to put the barrier there. One person<br />
puts the shaft in place horizontally and<br />
another puts a shaft down to hold it (he/<br />
she is called the legs).Then he told us<br />
about where the horses start to race at<br />
the red pole. He also taught us when 2<br />
horses are really close to the finish line<br />
and we don’t know which one won,<br />
a camera then takes a picture and the<br />
judges can see who won. At the end we<br />
had a race from the red pole. It was really<br />
tense and there was not enough space for<br />
everyone but it was still cool. Everyone<br />
ran swiftly but the winners won a cap<br />
or a shirt.<br />
After the racecourse we went to the<br />
jockey changing room. We met Paul<br />
The Curragh Racecourse<br />
Foxe a jockey master. He explained to us<br />
what he does. He gets all the gear for the<br />
jockey ready and makes sure the jockey<br />
has the right colours on. Paul passed us<br />
the equipment and we all took a look<br />
at them. There were pants, boots (the<br />
boots had a sort of horse shoe to prevent<br />
slipping), breeches, goggles, saddle and a<br />
number cloth. He said if a jockey is too<br />
light he puts metal plates in the saddle to<br />
make it heavier.<br />
Then an actual jockey came in. His<br />
name is Jamie. He talked to us about<br />
the dangers of being a jockey and about<br />
horses being badly injured that they have<br />
to be put down, but sometimes they can<br />
survive.<br />
Then Paul showed the scales where they<br />
weigh jockeys to see if they can race.<br />
After the race they get weighed again.<br />
Then we went to the <strong>St</strong>ewards’ Room<br />
(Paul said it was the jockeys Principal’s<br />
room). Jamie told us that jockeys go in<br />
there to be told what they did wrong like<br />
hitting the horse too much or bumping<br />
into other horses.<br />
After that we finally went back to<br />
school, where I sat and pondered about<br />
my wonderful day in”the Curragh of<br />
Kildare”. People travel from all over the<br />
world to visit “the heart of Irish racing<br />
“at the Curragh Racecourse. I’m so<br />
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The Year of Faith - The Ten Commandments<br />
This month we<br />
will look at<br />
the last five of the<br />
Commandments as<br />
a tool for examining<br />
our conscience<br />
before the Sacrament<br />
of Reconciliation.<br />
SIXTH COMMANDMENT:<br />
MAINTAIN INTEGRITY<br />
You shall not commit adultery.<br />
This commandment calls us to reflect<br />
through our bodies what we believe in<br />
our hearts. A married couple commits to<br />
an exclusive relationship that will endure<br />
through life's ups and downs.<br />
Their sexual relationship embodies the<br />
promises at the foundation of their<br />
marriage. Any activity that takes away from<br />
the total self-gift in a marriage violates this<br />
commitment. This commandment also<br />
prohibits sexual activity in relationships<br />
that are not marriages and sexual<br />
interactions in which one person is used<br />
as an object to gratify the desires of the<br />
other.<br />
Do I withhold sharing part of myself<br />
with my spouse in total self-gift? My<br />
vulnerability? My trust? My fertility? My<br />
complete commitment? Do my actions<br />
reflect the promises underlying my most<br />
important relationship? When have my<br />
actions been less than loving? When<br />
have I been unfaithful in thought or action?<br />
Which of my activities or attitudes<br />
weakens the honesty and completeness of<br />
my self-gift in my relationships?<br />
SEVENTH COMMANDMENT:<br />
LIVE GRATITUDE<br />
You shall not steal.<br />
Living this commandment requires that<br />
we treat our posses¬sions as gift, receive<br />
them with gratitude, and recognise that all<br />
things come from God. While we may own<br />
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I have? Or am I always wanting more?<br />
Why? Am I a good steward of the earth and<br />
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Have I been respectful of other people's<br />
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EIGHTH COMMANDMENT:<br />
UPHOLD HONESTY<br />
You shall not bear false witness against<br />
your neighbour.<br />
God is the source of all truth, and love of<br />
truth leads us to greater love of God.<br />
This commandment urges us to pursue<br />
the truth and to live in honesty.<br />
We must never fear giving voice to the<br />
truths of our faith by sharing what we<br />
believe. We must learn to avoid lies, speak<br />
with discretion and charity, and carefully<br />
assess the truth of information before we<br />
share it with others.<br />
Am I honest? When have I been dishonest?<br />
When have I lied? How has this hurt<br />
someone else? Before I share information<br />
with others, do I make sure that it<br />
is true, charitable, and appropriate to<br />
share? Do I gossip or tear down another's<br />
reputation or good name? When have I<br />
shared information that violated the<br />
privacy of another? When have I betrayed<br />
someone who trusted me? Why?<br />
NINTH COMMANDMENT:<br />
PROMISE FIDELITY<br />
You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife.<br />
This commandment prohibits the forms<br />
of emotional infidelity that endanger<br />
relationships by damaging the trust at their<br />
base. Fidelity is an intentional decision to<br />
save and share the best of ourselves for<br />
the relationships in which we invest the<br />
highest priority. It is fostered by avoiding<br />
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temptation, respecting the<br />
relationships of others,<br />
being modest, spending<br />
time together, and loving selflessly.<br />
Have I allowed lust or envy to make me<br />
emotionally unfaithful? Have I pursued<br />
emotional closeness with another instead of<br />
working on my priority relationship? Do my<br />
television and movie selections reflect<br />
my values? Do friends or co-workers tempt<br />
me to be unfaithful? Do I participate<br />
in "harmless" flirtation? Have I been<br />
immodest in dress or behaviour?<br />
TENTH COMMANDMENT:<br />
BESTOW GENEROSITY<br />
You shall not covet your neighbour’s goods.<br />
This commandment calls us to place our<br />
trust solely in God who will give us all<br />
we need. Being happy (not envious or<br />
jealous) about another's good fortune and<br />
moving past our desire to have more to a<br />
desire to share more is a critical final step<br />
in developing right relationships.<br />
The habit of generosity requires that<br />
we develop detachment, recognising that<br />
our value as individuals comes from the<br />
dignity with which God has gifted us, not<br />
from what we own.<br />
How do I decide how much of my time<br />
and money I'll donate and to whom?<br />
How truly generous am I? When have I<br />
given because I expected something in<br />
return? When have I been selfish or greedy?<br />
When have I judged others by their<br />
possessions and wealth or lack thereof?<br />
A regular examination of conscience<br />
will lead you to a regular celebration of<br />
the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This<br />
sacrament is a celebration of God's loving<br />
forgiveness, a ritual reminder that, no<br />
matter how far or how often you stray, God<br />
is always waiting, with joy, to welcome<br />
you back to the path. Celebrating this<br />
sacrament requires the deep sharing that<br />
increases your intimacy with God. Think<br />
of it as regular auto maintenance and the<br />
Ten Commandments as your GPS or<br />
roadmap.<br />
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<strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s Infant School<br />
- 60 th Birthday Concerts<br />
On the evenings of April 29th & 30th<br />
and May 1st, <strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s Infant<br />
School celebrated its forthcoming 60th<br />
Birthday with a series of Celebration<br />
Concerts where pupils from the school<br />
performed for parents and friends. Guest<br />
artists also performed and these included<br />
parents, past pupils, friends of the school<br />
and staff members.<br />
The pupils performed pieces ranging<br />
from Eddie the Penguin saves the World<br />
to the Alternative 3 Little Pigs and<br />
much much more. Guest performers<br />
included Inna Yeremchuk (parent) on<br />
violin, Elliot and Peter Nolan, Eimear<br />
and Aoishe Dempsey, Paddy Sullivan,<br />
Tammy Browne, Ciara Taheny, Declan<br />
Conlon - all past pupils and appearances<br />
by Sean Nós dancer Liam Scanlon,<br />
Laura Nee and performances by teachers<br />
Fiona O Driscoll, Emma Fahey, Elaine<br />
Kavanagh, Siobhan Deasey, Carol<br />
O Sullivan and James Tooher. The<br />
Local Authorities Choir performed on<br />
Wednesday and a special thanks to all<br />
Members of staff and parents<br />
association in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Conleth's</strong> Infant School.<br />
who gave their time for this great event.<br />
This was a great success thanks to the<br />
support of the <strong>St</strong>aff, Parents’ Association,<br />
Parents, Board of Management all in the<br />
school community and of course the<br />
children of <strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s Infant School.<br />
A brief history of the school<br />
The Holy Family Sisters, a French Order,<br />
set up this school. The first sod was<br />
turned in June 1952 and the new Infant<br />
Primary school, which cost £65,000,<br />
opened its doors on October 4th 1953.<br />
The pupil intake at that time was 520<br />
students and there were 12 classrooms<br />
constructed in the whole building. Sr.<br />
Rose Fennessy was the school’s first<br />
Principal. At that time, <strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s<br />
Infant and <strong>St</strong>. Conleth’s and Mary’s was<br />
one school. Prior to the opening of this<br />
school, students attended the Patrician<br />
Brothers School across the road.<br />
Sr. Colette Keegan was the last Holy<br />
Family Principal and in 2000, the<br />
(see photos on back page)<br />
running of the school was transferred<br />
to lay people when Mrs Ann Dempsey<br />
was appointed as Principal. The school<br />
now has an intake of 446 pupils with 16<br />
classroom teachers, 5 Learning Support<br />
Resource teachers, 2 EAL teachers and<br />
one Special Class teacher in our ASD<br />
pre-school which opened in 2010. We<br />
have currently a staff of 5 Special Needs<br />
Assistants and a 6th part-time SNA and<br />
of course Mary, our secretary, Bernard<br />
our caretaker, and Teresa and Rosaleen<br />
our cleaning staff. Our pupils come<br />
from many countries around the world<br />
including Ireland, Britain, Poland,<br />
Latvia, Czech Republic, Ukraine and<br />
Romania.<br />
Many famous people have passed<br />
through the school - RTE’s Brenda<br />
Donoghue; singers and musicians Luka<br />
Bloom, Tammy Browne and Eoin<br />
Lynch; footballers Dermot Earley Junior<br />
and Padraic Brennan to name but a few.<br />
Margaret Harnett.<br />
School Principal.<br />
Did you ever ask yourself these questions?<br />
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little <strong>St</strong>ar<br />
have the same tune?<br />
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?<br />
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's<br />
face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a<br />
car ride, he sticks his head out the window?<br />
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know<br />
the batteries are dying?<br />
Why does someone believe you when you say there are<br />
four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is<br />
wet?<br />
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?<br />
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on<br />
your first try?<br />
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Safeguarding Update<br />
The “Kildare & Leighlin Safeguarding Children Policy and<br />
Procedures” first published by our Diocese in 2009 has<br />
recently been updated (February 2013). Since the first<br />
edition was published, the diocese has experienced two<br />
major independent reviews by the National Board for<br />
Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland<br />
and by the HSE. Both reviews highlighted the very sound<br />
policy foundation that was laid down in the first edition.<br />
Both reviews made a series of recommendations that have<br />
been fully incorporated into the second edition.<br />
A key recommendation was that all following the publication<br />
of the updated edition, all personnel involved in child<br />
safeguarding activities should come together to draw up<br />
a five year diocesan safeguarding plan. The purpose of<br />
this plan is to ensure the continued implementation and<br />
monitoring of the Policy and Procedures. The process<br />
of drawing up this plan is currently underway; it will be<br />
published in the near future.<br />
Following the publication of the Policy & Procedures, a<br />
number of seminars were organised around the diocese<br />
so that all priests, parish staff and parish safeguarding<br />
representatives could be updated on the new policy and<br />
procedures. All members of the <strong>Parish</strong> Team here in<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> attended one of these seminars. The next step<br />
is to gather all those involved in activities with children<br />
and young people in the parish and to update them on the<br />
practical aspects of keeping our children and young people<br />
safe.<br />
We cherish and affirm each child as a gift from God and we<br />
wish to take this opportunity to state that we will continue<br />
to do all in our power to ensure that all children and young<br />
people involved in any parish activity will do so safely.<br />
The updated “Kildare & Leighlin Safeguarding Children<br />
Policy and Procedures” is available on the diocesan website<br />
– www.kandle.ie<br />
Know your rights:<br />
Question: How much will it cost me to get a copy of my birth<br />
certificate?<br />
Answer: The cost of a birth certificate has recently increased<br />
to €20. However, if you need it for social welfare purposes, for<br />
example, to claim a payment, the cost is only €1.<br />
The cost of other certificates has also increased, including:<br />
Certified copy or certified extract of an entry in each of the<br />
following registers: births, stillbirths, marriages, civil partnerships<br />
or deaths.........................................................................€20<br />
Authentication of a certified copy or certified extract of an<br />
entry in each of the following registers: births, marriages, civil<br />
partnerships or deaths.....................................................€10<br />
Registration, change, alteration or addition of a forename of a<br />
child in the Register of Births..............................................€5<br />
Fees for certificates<br />
Notification of intention to marry or to enter into a civil partnership<br />
now costs €200.<br />
You can get copies of Irish birth, marriage and death certificates<br />
from any Registrar and from the General Register Office. As these<br />
are public records anybody can apply.<br />
You can also apply online for copies of certificates, including domestic<br />
adoptions and stillbirths that have been registered.<br />
Further information is available from:<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> Citizens Information Centre, <strong>Parish</strong> Centre,<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong>, Co. Kildare. Tel: 0761 07 8300<br />
e-mail: newbridge@citinfo.ie<br />
Information is also available online at<br />
citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens<br />
Information Phone Service, 0761 07 4000.<br />
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Baptisms<br />
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Leah Brooke Perth<br />
– Rathcurragh<br />
Áine Lorna Lacey<br />
– Grange Heights<br />
Zoe Elizabeth Reid – Curragh Grange<br />
Scott James Patrick Murphy – The Elms<br />
Tyler Bernard O’Brien – Treacy Meadows<br />
Thomas Richardson – Roseberry Hill<br />
Alex David Zaborniak<br />
– Tullow<br />
Lukas Mester<br />
– Tullow<br />
Matej Maryska<br />
– Bunclody<br />
Scott Moran<br />
– Rosconnell Square<br />
Sofia Marie Cano<br />
– The Oaks<br />
Saoirse Ellen Somers – Walshstown Cross<br />
Lawerence Anthony Ward – Lakeside Park<br />
Lola Kate Leahy Farragher – Pairc Mhuire<br />
Lola May Conlon – Curragh Grange<br />
Hannah Kate Canavan – Roseberry Hill<br />
Ethan Joshua Dennehy – Roseberry Hill<br />
Emma Mary O’Brien – Ballymany Manor<br />
Sophia Bozuta<br />
– Roseberry Hill<br />
Kimberely Aoife Tipper Dillon – Mount Carmel<br />
Nathan Liam Murray – Pluckerstown<br />
Lauren Bridget O’Brien – The Meadows<br />
Ross Anthony Lannon – Beechmount<br />
Maya Jurek<br />
– Naas<br />
Nicole Jurek<br />
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KILDARE STEINER WALDORF<br />
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Now enrolling for September 2013<br />
The Kildare <strong>St</strong>einer School is now enrolling for September<br />
2013 places in its preschool (ECCE-funded places available)<br />
and primary school (up to age 12). We are an independent,<br />
co-educational school located between Kilcullen and<br />
Dunlavin (on the R413/L2033 road), providing small class<br />
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education is to inspire in each student a lifelong love of<br />
learning and enable them to develop their unique capacities.<br />
Volunteering with<br />
The Carers Association<br />
• Have you experience in a Caring environment?<br />
• Do you have 1 or 2 hours available to volunteer each week?<br />
• Do you know what it is like to feel isolated and alone in a caring<br />
environment?<br />
• If so, would you like to support a Family Carer or an older<br />
person in a similar situation?<br />
• Do you want to be part of a vital service to Family Carers?<br />
The Carers Association is currently seeking Volunteers to provide a<br />
befriending service to Family Carers in <strong>Newbridge</strong>.<br />
Befriending is a one-to-one, non-judgmental relationship where you can<br />
volunteer your time to support and provide companionship to someone.<br />
Many people benefit from the support of a befriender at a time of change in<br />
their life or when they are socially isolated due to illness or old age.<br />
Full training will be provided. Training commencing on the 11th June.<br />
For more information on the programme or if interested in<br />
becoming a Volunteer please contact Kelly-Ann on 086-0213749<br />
Judge Roy Beans pays it forward<br />
Tough economic times and growing poverty<br />
in much of Europe has revived a humble<br />
tradition that began some one-hundred years<br />
ago in the Italian city of Naples. It's called<br />
caffè sospeso — "suspended coffee": A<br />
customer pays in advance for a person who<br />
cannot afford a cup of coffee. The owner of<br />
Judge Roy Beans in <strong>Newbridge</strong>, Vivian Carroll,<br />
has taken on the concept and adapted it to suit<br />
the situation of homeless people in our town.<br />
Although homelessness in <strong>Newbridge</strong> is not of the same<br />
scale as Dublin or other cities there is still a cohort of homeless people<br />
who use the Michael Garry House on a regular occasion. Vivian thought<br />
that a cup of coffee, though welcome, may not be nourishment enough<br />
for a person living rough so he contacted the Michael Garry House to see<br />
what might be done. Between them they have come up with a scheme in<br />
which Judge Roy’s vegetable supplier will supply goods at cost price to<br />
the shelter. So next time you have a coffee there you can either drink one<br />
and pay for two or add a donation to the box provided.<br />
What a great idea. If any other hostelries are operating a similar scheme<br />
please contact us and we will publish your name too.<br />
Field Day in Milltown<br />
Milltown G.F.C. is holding a Field Day on Sunday, June 9th<br />
starting at 2pm. Admission free. A great day out for everyone with<br />
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races for the children, fancy dress, face painting and much more.<br />
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? Acknowledgments<br />
?<br />
John (Kingston) Young,<br />
Walshestown, <strong>Newbridge</strong>. Died January 16th 2013.<br />
The family of the late John Young would like to extend our<br />
heartfelt thanks to all who sympathised with us on our sad loss. A<br />
very special thank you to those who visited him during his time<br />
in Harold’s Cross Hospice and to those who cared for him there.<br />
Thanks to everyone who called to the house, attended the funeral<br />
and shared that sad time with us. It was wonderful to see so many<br />
of our family and friends and hear all the kind words and special<br />
memories of John’s life, career, golf outings and kind deeds. Your<br />
cards and letters were most welcome and we have read them all<br />
in our own time. Special thanks to our staff at Young’s Life<br />
Pharmacy, your loyalty and support was and is invaluable.<br />
Thank you to Dr. McGoldrick for your positive attitude and<br />
always being there for John when he needed you, throughout his<br />
life. A very special mention to Rev. Jean Wynne, Mary’s sisterin-law,<br />
for her spiritual guidance throughout John’s illness and<br />
for leading his funeral service with great dignity and warmth.<br />
Thanks also to Rev Dr. John Marsden for his help with the<br />
service and for accommodating John’s funeral wishes, which<br />
celebrated his life, his work and his family. Thank you to the<br />
Curragh Golf Club for their Guard of Honour and kind letters<br />
and words and our neighbours who were constantly available<br />
with their assistance. As it would not be possible to thank<br />
everybody individually we wish to take this opportunity to let<br />
you know that all those kindnesses have not gone unnoticed and<br />
will remain with us and help us in the days ahead.<br />
Anthony Hurley,<br />
2 <strong>St</strong>andhouse Crescent, <strong>Newbridge</strong>,<br />
Died 4th January 2013, Age 43.<br />
Anthony’s wife Rosaleen, sons Jason and Shane, daughters<br />
Abbie & Eden would like to thank most sincerely all those<br />
who sympathised with them during the sad and sudden loss<br />
of Anthony. A special thank you to Fr Willie and Fr Ruairí,<br />
the staff of Naas Hospital and also the paramedics from The<br />
Curragh & Naas who attended Anthony at his home. Thanks to<br />
all who called to the house and attended the funeral, sent Mass<br />
Cards and floral tributes. Thanks to Sarsfields GAA Club for<br />
refreshments after the funeral. Also thanks to Lorraine Nolan<br />
for her lovely singing at Anthony’s removal. A heartfelt thanks<br />
to my neighbours, friends and relatives who were and still are<br />
a great support to me and my children at this sad time. Also<br />
most sincere thanks to John & Jim of Glennons Funeral Home<br />
for their kindness. I hope this will be accepted as a token of our<br />
appreciation and sincere gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the<br />
Mass will be offered for your intentions.<br />
John Desmond,<br />
Greenmount Park <strong>Newbridge</strong>,<br />
Died 13th January 2013.<br />
Chris, Karen and Gareth wish to thank all those who comforted<br />
and helped them in any way following the sudden death of our<br />
beloved John. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered<br />
for all your intentions.<br />
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2978618 / 045 433179.<br />
• GUITAR LESSONS - experienced<br />
guitar teacher – individual or group<br />
lessons. Contact Conor 087 9349258<br />
or email conorwilkins@gmail.com<br />
• Adult Dancing for<br />
Beginners - every Wed night<br />
at 8pm in Sarsfield Clubhouse,<br />
• COUNSELLING for ADULTS<br />
and ADOLESCENTS – it could<br />
help to talk..... about.... whatever.<br />
Contact Miriam O’Reilly (M.I.A.C.P.)<br />
087 1622720.<br />
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CHILDREN / Playschools<br />
Creche, Kiddies fun<br />
• TRICKEY TRICKSTERS<br />
- Funtastic Children’s Party<br />
entertainment. Magicians, Clowns,<br />
Bouncing castles & much more.<br />
Tel 045 409192 / 086 2643012.<br />
• Smart <strong>St</strong>art Preschool -<br />
Athgarvan. Now enrolling for free<br />
preschool year. Part and full time<br />
places available. Contact Fiona on<br />
€7 per 2 hour<br />
086 9676317 or visit our website<br />
• FIRST STEPS PLAYSCHOOL -<br />
Morristown Billar, <strong>Newbridge</strong>. Free<br />
ECCE places available for Sept 2013.<br />
Childcare Level 6 qualified. Large<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong>.<br />
session. For information contact<br />
Martin 087 1610929.<br />
• DRAMA WITH CLAIRE -<br />
speech, drama and communications<br />
for children from 4 years. Contact<br />
Claire on 087 7747724 / 045 436026<br />
or email clairejoyce@msn.com<br />
• MUSIC LESSONS - Sorcha Fenlon<br />
(currently studying for B. Mus Ed).<br />
Experienced teacher in Singing,<br />
Piano, Music Theatre and Music<br />
Junior Cert and Leaving<br />
Cert preparation also available. 087<br />
6161871.<br />
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PHYSICAL THERAPISTS<br />
• PHYSICAL THERAPY<br />
- Treatment for Whiplash,<br />
Sports Injuries, Joint Movement,<br />
Headaches, <strong>St</strong>ress. Frank Holland Ph.<br />
Th., Rm. Th. (MIAPT) Tel: 045-<br />
437042.<br />
garden and safe parking. Small groups<br />
to ensure quality. Phone 045 436353<br />
or 086 4089700.<br />
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Computers & training<br />
• INTERVIEW TRAINING<br />
SKILLS - CV Preparation<br />
and Professional<br />
preparation for that important<br />
conversation or presentation.<br />
Contact Con McNamara 087<br />
2538011.<br />
• HARNETT COMPUTER<br />
TRAINING - Typewriting &<br />
Computer Classes. Beginners/<br />
Improvers / Refresher Courses.<br />
Summer Course. 045 434880.<br />
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HEALTH & BEAUTY, GENERAL<br />
WELL BEING<br />
• FREE HEARING TESTS<br />
– from qualified Audiologists now<br />
in Specsavers, <strong>Newbridge</strong> & Naas.<br />
Prices for Hearing Aids start at<br />
€750pp. Call 045 437090.<br />
• Sharon’s Urban Escape/<br />
Beauty Salon – Eyre <strong>St</strong>reet,<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> 045 431031. www.<br />
sharonsurbanescape.ie Health, Beauty,<br />
Massage.<br />
• Pilates – pay as you go at<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> physiotherapy. €10 per<br />
class run by chartered physiotherapist.<br />
Benefits include improved tone,<br />
strength and coordination and<br />
reduced injury. Phone 045 486466<br />
or www.kphysio.com<br />
• The Mobility Centre – Henry<br />
<strong>St</strong>, <strong>Newbridge</strong> 045 437738. Walking<br />
Aids, Bathroom Aids, Scooters, Riser/<br />
Recliners and Daily Living Aids.<br />
• Ultimate Health Clinic,<br />
Eyre <strong>St</strong>., <strong>Newbridge</strong> – do your<br />
suffer from constipation, bloating, IBS,<br />
Candida? Colonic Hydrotherapy is the<br />
answer. For free consultation at our<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> Clinic call 01 6896032.<br />
• Ultimate Health Clinic,<br />
Eyre <strong>St</strong>., <strong>Newbridge</strong> – 24 hour<br />
laboratory food allergy testing. 100%<br />
accurate, affordable, tests for over 50<br />
different allergies. For appointment in<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> Clinic call 01 6896032.<br />
• SLIMMING WORLD,<br />
NEWBRIDGE – Mondays 3.30pm,<br />
5.30pm & 7.30pm. Open Arms Hall,<br />
<strong>Newbridge</strong> Industrial Estate. Telephone<br />
Barbara 087 9382614.<br />
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LEGAL<br />
• SOMERS & CO<br />
SOLICITOR – Full Service<br />
Law Firm, Flexible Consultations –<br />
available at a time and place that suits<br />
you. Contact Nicola on 045 832964<br />
/ afterhours 085 8196085 or info@<br />
somersco.ie, www.somersco.ie<br />
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MISCELLANEOUS<br />
• Personalised – Christening<br />
Blankets, Baby Blankets and Gifts.<br />
Contact Declan 087 9640736<br />
www.lilcutees.net<br />
• SAVE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL<br />
Gift Vouchers available. Competitive<br />
stationery prices at Cill Dara Education<br />
Supplies 045 434033.<br />
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Blackberry Kennels<br />
Home from home for your pet<br />
Blackberry Lane, <strong>Newbridge</strong>, Co. Kildare<br />
045 436375 087 2998083<br />
E.mail: dogsinbliss@eircom.net<br />
Web: www.blackberrykennels.ie<br />
Boarding Kennels for Cats & Dogs<br />
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Pilates for Life<br />
<strong>St</strong>udio<br />
Cutlery Rd, <strong>Newbridge</strong>.<br />
Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced.<br />
Ladies & Gents catered for.<br />
Mat work, Resistance Bands, Pilates Rings<br />
also Reformer One – One.<br />
For more information contact Eithne<br />
085 2202570 or visit our website:<br />
www.pilatesforlifestudio.com
<strong>St</strong> Conleths Infant School<br />
60 th Anniversary Celebrations<br />
See article on page 11<br />
Photos by<br />
Kieran Galvin.<br />
“Ecoplumb”<br />
59 Great Southern, <strong>Newbridge</strong>.<br />
M&F Plumbing & Heating<br />
045)432444. 086)2564875.<br />
Contact us for all your plumbing<br />
and heating needs.<br />
We install Gas, Oil, Solid<br />
Fuel and Solar Systems.<br />
Registered with RGII, Oftec & SEAI.<br />
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Painting & Tiling<br />
Jason Cash<br />
Painting & Tiling Company<br />
Contact Jason:<br />
087 2921727<br />
Shay:<br />
087 6533508<br />
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