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Be InSpired by our new lunch menuA late Neolithic

henge, or large circu-lar enclosure, hasbeen discovered inC a r r a n s t o w n ,Duleek, by archaeol-ogists. The find wasmade using Lidarairborne laser imag-ing, and shows thatthe henge is 170 me-ters long.The henge may havebeen used as a cere-monial site, muchlike an arena, andmay have been sea-sonal in use. Thereare approximately25-30 henges of thiskind in Ireland, themost famous being at Ballyna-hatty near Belfast.The Carranstown henge is animportant site with no similarenclosure being excavated inIreland for over 40 years. It ismost likely late Neolithic, dat-ing from about c. 2500 BC.Leading the archaeology teamis Dr Steve Davis of UCD, whois planning a excavational digon the site. ‘Our next stepwould be to put a small exca-vation in here and I'm sug-gesting that the Royal IrishAcademy would seek fundingfrom the Dept of the Environ-ment for a excavation grantscheme,’ said Dr Davis.Cllr Sharon Keogan believesthat this find could be a majortourist draw for Duleek. ‘I'mvery excited by this very his-torical site find in Car-ranstown, Duleek, as it isalmost as old as Newgrange!There is scope for this area toseek further funding should

we wish this in the future to bea tourist attraction in Duleek.’The lidar survey also revealeda wealth of othernew monumentsand possible mon-uments (in excessof 65), includingpreviously un-recorded em-banked enclosuresat Carranstown,Co. Meath and inDowth townland.With threehenges/embankedenclosures and theremarkable im-ages of the cham-ber and passagethese discoveriesrewrite the narra-tive of Brú naBóinne, anddemonstrate thehuge potential oflidar in both ar-c h a e o l o g i c a l

prospection and landscape ar-chaeology, according to DrDavis.

F Lidar airborne lasers shows the 170 metre long henge

Pumpkin Patch

Pictured at the Pumpkin Patch at Shallon,Julianstown are (L-R): Harry Cummins,Kevin Barnett and Charlie Cummins

Julianstown scooped no less than threeprizes at Meath County Council’s recent‘Pride of Place’ awards!This is truly fitting recognition for thework carried out by and inspired by thehardworking Tidy Towns committee.The awards were for Best ApproachRoad, a Heritage Award for the conser-vation work carried out in the woods onthe south side of the village, and bestYouth Project for their ‘Tree Listeners’project.When cleaning up the woods which weretotally overgrown with ivy, brambles andlitter, the group came up with the idea ofcreating poetry paths and plaques withlines of poetry written by pupils at thenearby Whitecross primary school.

Principal, Liam Burke, came on boardand funded two poetry facilitators towork with pupils in 3rd-6th classes. Eachclass had three sessions including visitsto the woods where they put on their ‘lis-tening ears’ to listen, look, touch, hearand feel the sounds, smells and colours ofthe woods, trees, earth and animalsArmed with copies and pencils to jotdown their thoughts on site, the childrenthen chose a tree to hug and whisper toit and to listen out for its answering whis-per in reply. Their creativity was amaz-ing!Many have submitted poetry to theschool’s literary competition, and a vari-ety of poetry will be engraved on plaquesin the woods for all to enjoy.

Staceyellen Murray from Millrace, Duleek, scooped firstprize for special effects at the Pro Beauty Show in the RDS.She was thrilled to be named the overall winner for her evilCare Bear creation at the Warpaint Competition in theshow.‘I was absolutely over the moon to win,’ said Staceyellen, agraduate of the Avant Garde Make Up Academy inDrogheda.Staceyellen had five hours on site to complete her lookunder the eagle eyes of the judges. ‘My bear was originallycalled Tenderheart but my concept was that he was thrownon a bonfire at Halloween, and then came back every yearto get revenge by ripping people’s hearts out.’ Staceyellenalso created the Care Bear costume for the event, which wasworn by her friend Lorraine Reilly.Stacey currently works as a freelance beauty artist, saysthat she learned everything about make up at Avant Garde,from catwalk make up to airbrushing, as well as special effects. She plans to continuein this line of work, and eventually hopes to work as a special effects artist for films.

Gruesome Care Bear prize

Julianstown Tidy Towns: Winners in the Pride of Place Awards Make up artist Staceyellen Murray with her Halloween look

Care bear gone evil wentdown a treat with thejudges.

An annual fundraising truck run inStamullen has grown from a fewlocal vehicles to over a hundred fromall over! Brainchild of Derek Brant,funds raised from the €10 sign-upfee go to the chosen charity, 2015being Matthew’s Building Blocks.Matthew is aged 10 and lives in Bal-briggan. He is the only child in Ire-land diagnosed withAdenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency(ADSL). Matthew is non-verbal,sight impaired, has epilepsy and usesa wheelchair. He needs constant careand attention. His home offers manychallenges to dealing with his condi-tion as there are no downstairs facil-ities for Matthew, who sleeps in thesitting room and showers in a localswimming pool. Matthew's BuildingBlocks is the charity set up to raisefunds to adapt Matthew’s home tosuit his many needs. Through thisyear’s truck run, poker classic andcéilí, €7,350 was raised!As well as the fundraising committeeof Brendan Battersby, Rosa Mc-Nulty, Gary Keogh, Neil Wilders,Elaine Lally, Annette Curtis andDerek Brant, Stamullen residentRoddy Aughrim of Harvey Normanhas committed to furnishingMatthew’s new bedroom when it isbuilt!Back in 2010 Derek Brant celebrated

his 50th birthday and decided to re-fuse gifts and ask his friends to do-nate to a local charity, the EmmaByrne Appeal. Now the 7-personfundraising committee donates tosick local children in need. As Derek runs his own truckingcompany, Brant Transport, he de-cided to organise an annual truckrun. One great supporter since Day1 is Tom Fitzsimons of Van Fleettransport, who had 50 trucks in thisyear’s run. Unfortunately Tom metwith an accident and is now a wheel-chair user. Because of his ongoinggenerous support over the years, thecommittee wanted to run an eventfor him. He refused the financial do-nation, asking that it go toMatthew’s Building Blocks instead.Other local truck companies thattook part include Dixons, Hendricks,Pac-On Waste, North Dublin Com-mercials and Odran Dunne of DHL.Following the run, there was a sub-stantial meal for the drivers inWhyte’s sponsored by the pub.Thanks also go to Kaye and GabrielHoward, for their tremendous localcharity fundraising. A raffle was heldwith first prize of a €1,500 holidayvoucher – results – 1st prize LouiseDungen, Navan 2nd Paul Ka-vanagh, Drogheda 3rd Pat Ryan,Stamullen.

MatthewVanfleet Transport

Dixon Tranport fleetTom Brant with Emma Byrne

Don't miss the best panto in town thisChristmas staged by East Meath Pan-tomime & Drama Group! With Cin-derella, Buttons, a charming Prince,a magical fairy godmother and theugliest stepsisters ever to walk thisearth. There are five shows fromWednesday 16 – Saturday 19 Decem-ber. Tickets priced at €12.50 are sell-ing fast!Forced into a life of drudgery by herwicked stepmother and stepsistersCinderella dreams of escape and ro-mance. With the help of a Fairy God-mother, her loyal friend buttons anda touch of magic Cinderella iswhisked off to the Prince’s Ball....butwill she live Happily Ever After?This exciting adaptation of Cinderellais brought to you by EM Productionsand is jam-packed with music anddance, fun and laughter, a beautiful

girl, a fairy godmother, a handsomeprince, a glass slipper and, of course,two ugly sisters! Oh yes it is!Cast includes Cinderella CelineMcMahon, Buttons Calem Martin,Baron Lucas O’Callagha, BaronessGenevieve Noone, Hyacinth Ciaran OCaomhanaigh, Lowercinth CalvinFry, Fairy G Maria Jacobs Clarke,Prince Charming Fionn O’Brien,Dandini Christopher Langan, KingLucas O’Callaghan, Queen ArleneSheridan, Count DeMonet Noel Ka-vangh, Hide Ciara Sheridan, SeekJimmy McMullan.East Meath Pantomime & DramaGroup is now one year old. It is acommunity -based theatre group withmore than 60 members. Rehearsing isin Julianstown parish rooms and thepanto is led by choreographer JacintaCassidy, founder of Fit Kids.

Ardcath ICA trip

Ardcath ICA ladies enjoyed the sun at the Grand Hotel, Malahide at theirrecent trip away. The 20-strong group took in a tour of Malahide Castle andenjoyed a delicious lunch at Avoca. They were blessed with the weather andare now looking forward to their Christmas outing to a June Rogers night!

Thousands of pumpkins were sold by theKennedy’s Pumpkin Patch in Julianstown in therun up to Halloween, with approximately 10,000eager pumpkin hunters on site!Having started growing pumpkins just 5 years ago,sisters Angela (McGinty) and Josephine (James)Kennedy are increasing production year on yearto meet demand. ‘It really snowballed this yearand we got 15,000 Facebook bookings!’ said An-gela. ‘There was huge interest in the PumpkinPatch.’With families happy to let their little ones selecttheir favourite pumpkin from the field, they couldthen relax with a cup of hot chocolate, tea or coffee,and nibble on apple fritters, cup cakes or pumpkincake. There was even some non-alcoholic applecider on offer! ‘Every year we try to introducesomething new and this year it was apple frittersand the cider,’ explained Angela. ‘And Morningtonphotographers, Wilde Portrait Photography, of-fered pumpkin portraits for families.’With so many visitors on site, Kennedy’s had ahuge staff of up to 35 family and neighbours tohelp. All enjoyed it and Facebook posts commenton how friendly and helpful the staff were. ‘Therewere even 13 members of our own family working!Our staff were all totally committed to making thisa positive experience and it was so important foreverybody to be happy and enjoy their day,’ saidAngela. ‘Thanks to all involved in making this anamazing year at Kennedy’s Pumpkin Patch!’

Daly's Donore in aid ofDonore Rossnaree Parish

Come Dine with me

Kennedy’s Pumpkin Patch staff: BernadetteMcPhillips Kernaghan, Laura Ni Fhinneachta,Shane Mac Fhinneachta, Thomas Reilly, ConorTully, Evan Mc Ginty, Denis Lynch, Barry James, JoJames, Angela McGinty and Laura McPhillips. Cllr Stephen McKee with kids

at pumpkin patch

HarryandCharlieCummins

Gormanston Community Associationwas behind the recent beach clean-upwhich saw volunteers tidy up the3km beach area. Over the summerthey hold a twice-monthly clean up,and over the winter it’s done once amonth on the first Saturday, fromOctober to April. The beach extendsfrom the Meath/Dublin border atDelvin to Ben Head near Mosney.Gormanston beach is unique in thatthere is no beach-front developmentor housing, or even paved parking.Launching the winter clean-up pro-gramme was Stamullen historianBrendan Matthews who gave a most

interesting talk about the 5,000 yearhistory of the Delvin River area,from its earliest Neolithic settlers, tothe arrival of St Patrick and his suc-cessor St Benignus, and Gor-manston’s Black & Tan andRepublican incidents.Meath County Council provided thecommunity with gloves, pickers,black bags and a lock-up skip. Withthe aid of the Gormanston Text Alertand input from regular beach walk-ers, this community is keeping thebeach clean and litter-free, and reg-ularly liaise with the Gardai and Lit-ter Wardens.

Duleek Meals on Wheels needs yourhelp! Due to unforeseen circumstancesthere is a shortfall in their funding thisyear, so the group is looking for thecommunity to row in behind them andassist with fundraising? Volunteers arealso required for driving and foodpreparation roles.This is such an important lifeline to thevulnerable people of the localcommunity. Meals are supplied to theelderly and sick who are unable toprovide for themselves in their own

homes. The objective is to help maintain andsupport these people of ourcommunity at home for as long aspossible and to give back something tothose who have given so much to ourcommunity over the years. They maybe a family member of yours, aneighbour, or somebody you knew atwork or through hobbies or activities.They may have helped you or yourgroup in the past. If you can help,please contact Noreen on 0872186042.

Duleek Meals on Wheels

Pictured at the clean up

SOSAD Ireland cheque presentation

The recent Country and Western Style Barn Dance held in Cushinstown AC,Kilmoon rasised €65,100 for Cancer Research and local charities. In excess of2,000 people attended and a great night was had by all with music provided byGareth Brooks Tribute Trevor Smith and DJ William McNally. This is the 4thBarn Dance bringing a total amount raised to over €243,000. This year proceedswill be shared with Cancer Research receiving €37,600 and €5.500 going to eachof the following 5 charities -Drogheda Homeless Aid, Meath HospiceFoundation, The Capuchin Centre(Brother Kevin Crowley), Gary Kelly Centre,SOSAD Ireland (Sucide Prevention).

Julianstown TidyTowns were de-lighted to play hostto An Taisce GreenCommunities in Oc-tober in the Ju-l i a n s t o w nCommunity Gar-den and then lateron to Sonairte.Many thanks to thecommittee mem-bers who did all thecatering for a lightlunch for all thosewho attended. Byall accounts,Eileen’s 'Brownies'and Clare’s soupwere delicious!

Although the daystarted with rain, itdidn’t dampen thespirits and it sooncleared up. On ar-rival, the An Taiscevisitors weregreeted by ClareMcEnaney andNiamh Uí Loinisgh,and other garden-ers. The 30-or sothere munched onfreshly picked ap-ples, puzzled overwhat to do withMedlars, and tookaway a wheelbar-row full of straw-berry transplants!

At 1pm they en-joyed a heartylunch of parsnipsoup and sand-wiches in Ju-lianstown parishhall before headingoff to Sonairtewhere they wan-dered through theorchards and gar-dens, collectingblackberries, rosehips and late seasonraspberries. LiamMcGarry of CountyDublin Bee KeepersAssociation gave atalk on bee keepingfor gardeners.

Gormanston wins Ambassador SchoolWell done to Gormanston Collegewhich recently received the CycleAgainst Suicide ‘AmbassadorSchool’ award at FarmleighHouse.Efforts made by students andteachers to promote positive men-tal health were recognised, as wastheir work in spreading the mes-sage ‘It’s ok not to feel ok’ and toask for help. At a special receptionin Farmleigh House, student repsAdam Morgan, Rebecca O’Brienand Sami Iqbal received a plaque

which will take pride of place inthe school. All three are 5th yearstudents and were accompaniedby teacher Niall Black.Ambassador schools must pro-mote positive mental healththrough getting active, hosting amental health week and projectwork. The approach encouragesactive engagement and participa-tion amongst student and staffpopulations within the school andcommunity to help raise aware-nessa about the dangers of suicide.

Festive Taste of Boyne ValleyMinister for AgricultureSimon Coveney,TD HelenMcEntee, Olivia Duff, foodproducers and American en-trepreneurs visited Kilshar-van House, Julianstown, tolaunch A Festive Taste of theBoyne Valley.This very exciting festiveevent is coming to the BoyneValley, and a 'Festive Taste ofthe Boyne Valley' takes placeSaturday 28 and Sunday 29November at KilsharvanHouse and Mill. This is agreat opportunity to sample adelightful a mixture of food,craft and everything festive ina wonderful unique location!

Munching Apples while puzzling about what to do with Medlars inJulianstown Community Garden

Indaver, leading the fi eld in sustainable waste management

Meath Waste-to-Energy Facility

Meath Waste-to-Energy

Meath Men

on the moveMeath Local Sports Partnership’sMen on the Move project aims to getmen over 30+ more physically active.It is a free tutor-led physical activity-based programme which runs in twosix-week blocks. It includes fitnesstesting, healthy eating, lifestylechanges and stress management. Itwill run in St Colmcille’s GAA Club,Piltown on Mondays at 7.30pm, start-ing 2 November. Details availablefrom Ruairi Murphy on 046-9067337or rmurphy@meathcoco.ie

Ladies/girls

coaching courseMeath Ladies Co Board is running aFundamentals Coaching Course onSaturday 21 November in DrumreeGAA Club 9.30am-3.30pm. Thecourse is geared towards new coachesand is a requirement for all thosecoaching/mentoring girls’ teams. It isalso the first course in the ladiescoaching structure and anyone wish-ing to progress through the coachinglevels must complete the Fundamen-tals course first. Please pass this in-formation on to all new coaches oranyone else you consider may be in-terested. Lunch provided. Cost €25.Advance booking essential at 0877533866.

Strictly re-unionSt Vincent’s Ardcath Strictly ComeDancing reunion in AnnesbrookHouse, Duleek on Saturday 14 No-vember. Tickets strictly limited. Endof season club presentations also takeplace on the night.

St Patrick's GFC

StamullenSt.Patrick’s GAA Clubs’ AGM takesplace on Friday 27 November 2015 at8pm in the complex. All welcome.

Duleek/Bellewstown LGFA havehad one of their most successfulseasons to date. For the first timethe ladies club took in their firstgroup of under 8s players whichproved to be a triumph thanks to thecoaching of Olivia Woods , MichaelDunion and the ever helpful MariaNestor.The U 9s group is also going fromstrength to strength with nearly 25girls playing in the age group. Theu10s also did their club proud com-ing second in the All-Ireland blitz inDublin, not to be outdone the U12sbrought home the shield in their di-vision to be followed not long after

by the U16s who also won theshield in the division they competedin.Other highlights for the club thisyear are Caitlin McMahon andMarie McGarvey being picked forthe Meath U12s and winning theLenister Blitz with the county team.The current U13s will also be com-peting in a cup final on Saturday 14November and the club would begrateful if anyone has a green andgold flag that they would show theirsupport for the girls by hanging itfrom the windows of their homes.The club would like to wish thegirls well in their upcoming final.

Racing, pacing and spectating!Duleek and District AthleticClub sent its largest ever con-tingent to the 35th Dublin citymarathon with 20 green vestslining up to start the 26.2milemarathon. First home was FranPower in an impressive time of3 hours 29 minutes followedclosely by marathon debutantDerek Reilly with 3hours 43minutes. First lady home wasAnita Fields in 3 hours 45 min-utes with marathon debutantsLorraine Noone and HelenLynch hot on her heels. SineadDonnelly ran a great firstmarathon as did Sarah

McKenna, Susan Durnin andSarah Carley. There were alsoexcellent races ran and timesposted by Aishling Scully,John Wall, Ken Brady andAmanda Noone. In addition, itwas also a noteworthy day forclub athlete Ray Cassin whohad the honour of pacing the 5hour group home.Elsewhere on the same week-end Peter Hearty rounded off avery impressive year in theFrankfurt marathon where hegot around the course in a fan-tastic time of 3 hours 10 min-utes, despite injury

Bellewstown Pitch & PuttLady Captain ChrissieTravers & Chairman FrankAndrews presenting the FredHoey Trophy to John ByrneJnr. Nigel had left beforepresentation. Luke Heeneyand Margaret Whyte wererunners up. Best 18 grossprizewere Frank Andrewsand Wally Sheridan.

Bellewstown

GolfDavid Hallinan CancerSupport Golf Classictook place atBellewstown Golf Clubrecently.

Gavin representsIreland in boxing

Gavin Rafferty onbehalf of St.Cianan’sboxing club, repre-sented Ireland at theEuropean Champi-onships in Anapa,Russia, on the BlackSea in early Novem-ber.

Just 14-years old, Gavin Raf-ferty is part of the 18-strongIrish team fighting Russia. Heis All-Ireland and NationalCadet champion in the Boy359kg category. As well astraining with his club inDuleek, Gavin prepared withthe national squad whereWorld Champion Katie Taylor

wished him well.Gavin and team mate PaulLoonam bowed out to Turkishopponents, both on split deci-sions, but again it was evidentthat both Irish boxers werefinding the target with thecleaner shots throughout theircontests with Guclu Ahmetcanand Kaan Aykutsak.

Paddy Mc Connell, and Paddy Cud-den, Duleek Care of the Aged, re-ceived a cheque for €200 fromDuleek / Distict Dart League Regis-trar Kevin Campbell, as part of theirCharity Fund Distribution which sawfive groups receive similar amounts.A total of €1000 was donated tocharity throughout last season.

White Collar BoxingCloghertown United’shighly anticipated fightnight in Tattersals was agreat success! 32 boxersof all ages and experi-ence levels competed ina huge night of fun andentertainment with 16fights on the night. Tat-tersals was packed tothe rafters, fights kick-ing off at 7pm and the

night’s craic went on for hours!Boxers did a 6-week bootcamp under the practiced eye of for-mer Olympic boxer Conor Ahern of www.fundraisingfight-nights.comCurrently a figure of €18,000 has been raised with more to fol-low. Organisers are hoping to top the €20k mark! The club pur-chased a new pitch some years ago, but it has no facilities, justprefab changing rooms. The committee hopes to put in perma-nent structures and showering facilities, and in time, Astro-turf. Cloghertown FC is a small club catering for a wide rural areaof Ardcath, Garristown, Cushinstown, Naul, and hinterland.Teams run from U7 to senior level. Quite clearly they are en-thusiastic and forward-thinking, with plenty of expertise onboard. Congrats to the members and committee, and to the manbehind the White Collar Boxing event, Doyne McNally.

Indaver, leading the fi eld in sustainable waste management

Meath Waste-to-Energy Facility

Meath Waste-to-Energy

Strictly Come DancingDuleek Bellewstown GFC pres-ents Strictly Come Dancing:The Ultimate Dance off on Sat-urday 21 November 2015 inThe TLT Drogheda. Choreog-raphy is by the talented KymKeogh . The event will behosted by comedian JoeRooney who is well known forhis roles in Father Ted and Kil-linaskully. All monies raised gotowards DB GFC Club Devel-opment Fund. Tickets are €20each and available from dancersor any club committee member.

AGMDuleekBellewstown GFCAGM takes place on Monday30 November at 8pm in the clubhouse on the Navan Road,Duleek. This is an open invita-tion for all members and friendsof Duleek/Bellewstown GFC tocome along and express theirviews on any aspect of club life.Everyone welcome.

A great final game of the sea-son for St Mary’s U11 girls inDonore. The girls fought hardfrom the start to the finishagainst a strong Cilles side.Well done to all the players,

coaches and parents for greateffort and dedicationthroughout the 2015 season.The team enjoyed their well-earned end-of-season party inFuntasia.

The Tailteann Cup and Peter McDermott Cup made a visitto the club’s nursery group and U10's training recently.

Congrats to Curraha GFC who won the Juniorchampionships, and unusually the team featured threebrothers – Sean, Padraic and Ciaran O’Hanrahan.

St Mary’s GFC held their U13 Girls; Awards Ceremony in NewgrangeLodge recently. Congrats to all the players.

Victorious Pats win final

St.Patrick’s Stamullen were victorious in the final of the B League Div 2final against Walterstown winning on a scoreline of 3:12 to 1:08

Active RetirementBowls Club

The Active Retirement Bowls Team held a TeaParty & Social in the Parish Rooms with DJ GroggyMac entertaining with some 50’s & 60’s music.

Top: Wining BowlsTeam: Eddie Moss &

Dora Brodigan Bottom:Bowls team group

Prize Presented byMarie Culhane.

Well done to all

Ratoath Centra 5k

Cllr SharonKeogan picturedwith formerWorld championand Olympicchampion athleteSonya O’Sullivanat the recentRatoath Centra 5kfor Breast CancerAwareness

Mosney Youth Club hasbeen formed and organis-ers are looking for volun-teers to run the service,which is organised byForóige and LMETB(Louth Meath Education& Training Board) alongwith Cultur. Based in theMosney Direct ProvisionCentre, the new youthclub will cater for the 44young people aged 13-18years living there. This isForóige’s newest club inthe Louth Meath region.Clubs get involved in avariety of activities, in-cluding sports, music,quizzes and contributingto the community. Volun-teers should have passion,creativity and dedication,and will be fully trained.If you are interested inbecoming involved, con-tact breda.orourke@foroigeie orElma atemcmahon@lmetb.ie

MosneyForóigeyouth club

Rambling, walking and running are very popular, andlocal group The Ramblers Country Tracks have plentyof walks in the area and around the country. Check outwww.ramblers.ie or contact Jim on 086-2557528 orSean 086-8554648.

Ramblers

An artisan food festival takes place in the RDS, Dublin,from 19-22 November, and organisers invite local ar-tisan food and beverage producers to take part. Pro-ducers can showcase their products in the run up tothe Christmas season to over 20,000 who are expectedto attend. There’s a chance to win a free stand at Bite2015 if producers impress the organisers with a briefdescription of their services! Further details onwww.bitefoodfestival.ie or enter competition with fullname and contact details to invo@bitefoodfestival.ie

Bite 2015

Halloween was superscary and enjoyable at Ju-lianstown community gar-den party where childrenand families dressed up toenjoy some seasonal treats.Traditional activities likeapple dunking and toast-ing marshmallows wereenjoyed, whilst otherstucked into warm heartysoup prepared by friendlywitches! Pumpkins weresupplied by Kennedy’s

Pumpkin Patch andthanks to Robbie for pal-lets for the bonefire! Manythanks to Frank Gogartyof IPL Group for donatingthe beautiful garden seat.Helpers are always neededto keep the garden in tiptop shape, some if youhave an hour to spare onTuesdays, Thursdays orStaturdays at 10.30am,just drop in! Every littlehelps!

Children sitting on the new seat waiting for the Halloweenparty to begin

Winners of 4 Cars: Frank Brady, Galway, MariaMurphy, Dublin, Mark Gregory, Wicklow,Michael Sheehy, Tipperary. Consolation prizewinners included: Two premium match tickets forIrish international game, 2016 - Winner: BettySeery, c/o Teddy Seery, Duleek AFC. Localsponored prizes: Meal voucher sponsered by Car-ranstown Lodge, Duleek; winner - Keith Collinsc/o R Daly, Duleek AFC. Car parts voucher, spon-sored by John Delaney Motor Factors, Drogheda.Winner: Joe Byrne c/o Gary Brady, Duleek AFC;Skin Care hamper sponsored by Mahers Chemist,Duleek. Winner - Ged Moroney c/o Gary Brady,Duleek AFC.

Duleek AFC - FAI National

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There was a great turn out fromthe U8 U10, U12 and U14 groupsfrom St Mary’s GFC, Donore, fortheir Halloween movie night. Theboys and girls had a wonderfultime and their behaviour was excel-lent, according to sources! It was

great to see them all having fun.Special thanks to Malena for thehall, to Niall for looking after themovies and to Robert for putting itall together. And thanks to every-one who helped out over the twonights.

Christmas memoriesDo you remember Christmas like it used to be in rural Ireland? If so, you will love the new showby Anthony O’Boyle, Christmas Memories, a blend of storytelling and song which has been de-scribed as ‘Theatre of the Hearth’.Ratoath resident Anthony, will perform his show in The Solstice Theatre, Navan, on Tuesday 8December, and in Ashbourne GAA club on Saturday 12 December. Christmas Memories is setin a small village in the West of Ireland, and Anthony tells tales interspersed with comedy andpathos with vocal accompaniment by Patricia Roynane and Ailbe Travers. It’s a unique showrecounting an era that’s now past. It’s funny and it’s sad, and it will certainly entertain you!

Donore parish’s annual Memory Tree has been erected in the church.Parishioners both at home and abroad are welcome to buy a memorycard (€2) with the name of a relative or loved one on it which will behung on the tree for the next two months. A special Memory Mass willbe held before Christmas for all parish deceased and those includedon the Memory Tree.

Donore memory tree

Ardcath prize

Well done to Church View, Ardcath, which took 1st prize in the SmallHousing Estate category in Meath County Council’s Pride of Place. Res-idents won €400 prize money toward housing estate enhancement. Con-gratulating them on their achievement, Cllr Sharon Keogan said, ‘Theseevents are are a great boast to small communities.’ 2nd prize winners ofthe Small Housing Estate category was Beechgrove, Clonalvy.

Male Voicechoir concert

Drogheda Male Voice choirin concert in St Cianan’schurch, Duleek on Friday 13November at 8pm. Ticketsare €15 and are available inlocal shops. It promises tobe a wonderful night ofentertainment. Proceeds gotowards Duleek Fair and thenew school site repaymentfund.

The annual ABC walk took placefrom Centra Stamullen proceedsgoing towards Action Breast Can-cer. This year’s walk raised €650! Agreat crowd took part in the 5k walkthat left from Centra, and went toGormanston College and back. Re-

freshments were served in Centraafterwards – thanks to owner GaryDunne and his staff! And thanks toFiona Murphy for looking after reg-istration. There was plenty of craicand fun afterwards, with many cus-tomers happy to donate to the fund.

Accordion player RachelFitzpatrick (12) fromDuleek scooped secondplace in the WorldAccordionChampionships inSwitzerland recently!The 12 year old student atOur Lady’s Greenhills,travelled to Martingy in tocompete in the TropheeMondiale ,where she wasawarded 2nd place. Heraccordion teacher is GerryKelly and her pianoteacher is Kelly Murrayfrom Duleek.Other locals whocompeted in Switzerlandwere Madison Doherty(12) who was placed

eighth and Niamh Murray from Duleek placed 13th in the Masters Section. Rachel will perform for the Higher Achievers Awards ceremony shortly inCarlow where she will receive two awards for classical accordion and piano.

Top accordion player

Rachel Fitzpatrick

Stamullen 20th Meath Scout Groupwas established three years ago andthe group is now fundraising fornew equipment at the moment.They have 4 sections - Beavers,Cubs, Scouts and Ventures. Chil-dren range in age from 6 up to 16.There are 75 very enthusiastic youthmembers and 16 fantastic adult vol-

unteers who give their time and en-ergy every week. Scouting is a greatmovement worldwide and we areproud to have our own group in Sta-mullen. The children learn so muchand have so much fun that fundrais-ing is essential for the continuationof the Group. Further informationfrom Grace 086-3179799.

Stamullen scout groupCongratulations to Lauren

Congratulations to Lauren Mohan who was re-cently award her Honours degree BA (Mod) inMolecular Medicine from Trinity College Dublin.The daughter of Bernard and Jennifer Mohan andsister to Zoe, from High Meadows, Duleek, Lau-ren is a past pupil of Duleek Girls NationalSchool and Sacred Heart School, Drogheda. Lau-ren is continuing her studies at University CollegeDublin, where she is studying for her Master ofScience Degree in Biotherapeutics. Congratula-tions to Lauren from all of the Hynes family inDuleek and Mohan family in Drogheda.

Congrats to all who took part inthe Meath Enterprise Showcasein the Pillo Hotel Ashbourne,and well done to the three youngentrepreneurs who weregranted €50,000 toward theirbusiness development. They areLaura Browne from Skyrne

with her software for water con-servation, Rachel Darby fromDeanhill paintings and anima-tion, and Simon Gryson fromMacetown with his companyFieldtech which is a compostproduct for the farming commu-nity. Supporting young people in

business is priority for MeathCounty Council. So many won-derful companies already hereand we need to encourage andgrow that. Help is there, soplease contact Gary O'Meara on046 9078400 or email localenter-prise@meathcoco.ie

Young entrepreneurs Laura, Simon and Rachel

Pumpkin

carvingWell done to Christina O’Brien andfamily on winning Centra Stamullen’sPumpkin Carving competition. Theirentries were brilliant. Also thanks toeveryone else who entered. Keep an eyeon Centra’s Facebook page for futurecompetitions.

Monster Sale

of WorkA Monster Sale of Work takes placein the Parish Rooms, Julianstown onSaturday 21 November from 10.30-4pm. The event will be opened at11am by Gerald Nash T.D Ministerfor Business and Employment. Sale ofWork includes: Cakes Plants BooksRecords/CD's Games Clothes Jew-ellery Bottle Stall Raffle Hand CraftsBric-a-Brac and lots more. Admission€2.00 Children free.

CreativeWritingArdgillan Castle Balbriggan is thevenue; there are various courses forbeginners and improvers startingTuesday 15th Thursday 17th and Fri-day 18th September. Courses are for10 weeks 10.30am-12pm. Do you want to unleash that storywithin you? Then this course is foryou. Each week the class will cover atopic such as dialogue, character de-velopment, plot, setting, ect. Usingspecially designed exercises the tech-niques under discussion will be prac-ticed. Receive helpful andencouraging feedback on your writ-ing. Tips too on how to get your workpublished. The classes will be infor-mal and relaxed. For booking andfurther info phone 01 8492212 orRoss on 085 1395320. Email Ardg-illan.castle@fingal.ie

Book FairDuleek Parents Council are holding abook fair in Duleek Girls NationalSchool on Thursday 26th and Friday27th November. For each euro youspend the school will receive books tothat value. We held this book fair inthe Boys school last year and it was afantastic success. As a result the boysschool received books close to thevalue of €5000. We hope the girlsschool will be just as successful!Come along and get your christmaspresents and support your localschool. Great bargains to be had.Book fair takes place in Girls PE hallfrom 9am-3.30pm on both days. Allare welcome and we look forward toseeing you there.

Donore arson attacksA series of arson attacks on premisesin Donore has Gardaí in Ashbourneseeking witnesses to any unusual ac-tivity in the area. Vandalism or row-dyism has never been a problem inDonore before, and now there havebeen four fires in three weeks!First of all were two fires at the pri-mary school, then a hay barn full ofstraw, then the garden of a house atSt Mary’s Cottages which could havebeen extremely serious.Substantial damage was caused at theschool when two pre-fabs and a num-ber of fire doors were set on fire. Thefollowing night a second fire was

started at the same location. CllrSharon Keogan has condemned theattacks saying, ‘It’s such a shame tosee this happening in Donore with allthe wonderful work principal RuthDaly is doing there with the help ofher staff and the building works andwinning the Dulux paint competi-tion.’‘There has been lots of work done onthe school over the years and it’slooking great at the moment. Exceptthat thugs are damaging it, which isvery distressing for the pupils,’ saidprincipal Ruth Daly. ‘Money that weshould be spending on enhancing ed-

ucational experiences for the childrenis now being spent on security meas-ures.’At the straw fire, houses in the vicin-ity were affected by smoke damage.At St Mary’s Cottages, the fire wasset next to an oil tank which couldhave resulted in a tragic situation hadit caught fire. If anybody has any in-formation on these events, please ringAshbourne Gardai on 01-8010600.A meeting to discuss the increasingcriminality in the Donore area hasbeen called for Thursday 12 Novem-ber at 8.30pm in Donore CommunityHall. All welcome to attend.

Breadman retiresAfter 53 years breadman BennyHall has retired! The popularbreadman who’s route includedStamullen, Garristown, Ard-cath, Clonalvy, and district, willbe sorely missed by young andold alike. In fact, his popularitywas such that Denise Ryan(originally from Garristown andnow living in Orange County,California) posted this messageon Facebook which generated alarge number of responses andgood wishes:‘Benny the Breadman hasstopped delivering a loaf ofbread every Tuesday and Satur-day to my parents’ front door.Benny never left a bill and mymam often had to chase himdown the road with the money...Which sometimes went on forup to 6 months!! He showed up

faithfully hail, rain or snowwith a smile and a loaf. Some-how Benny made a nice livingand has now retired. He re-cently went on his first interna-tional trip (Russia). Long live,and God bless Benny!!! Manythanks for over 50 years ofbread delivery it's certainly theend of an era.’One local lady, Ruth Divilly,posted that she is in fact,Benny’s daughter and that shewill pass on the comments, say-ing, ’Benny is my Dad, I will besure to pass on all your goodwishes. He genuinely enjoyedhis job over the last 55yrs &that is in no small part due tothe lovely customers he had.He's settling into retirementwell & enjoying a well earnedrest.’

Aisha’s restaurantcelebrates 3rd birthday

Aisha's restaurant,Drogheda, is happily cele-brating their third birthdayin their riverside premisesthis December. Owned byEgyptian chef, Adel Sallamand his wife Niamh O’Shea,the couple live in Duleek withtheir two children, Aisha (4)and Mohamed (3). As you canclearly guess, the restaurantis named after the couple’sdaughter!

Originally from Dublin, Niamh loves life in the Duleekcountryside, where she has lived for the past 9 years.With a warm welcome for all their customers, Adel andNiamh say a particular thanks to their Duleek neigh-bours for dining with them next to the Dominicanchurch. Happy birthday to Aisha’s Restaurant!!

CITIZENS ADVICECITIZENS ADVICE

Keogan Out & About

DuleekDuleek Courthouse will hopefully be complete just beforeChristmas. It is hoped to develop this building space into anArts, Cultural & Tourism Centre for the Village of Duleek.Meeting rooms will be available and I hope to have contactdetails for booking in the next edition. Thanks to Duleek Revival Programme, we should expect 6 newpieces of outdoor gym equipment, 4 new bench seatings andmuch need public bins. The outdoor gym equipment will beplaced on the left hand side on Station Road just outside FrRyan Park where there already is a lovely green space and stonefloral area. It will be there for the use of everyone, so pleasetake care of these pieces. They belong to all of us for the use ofall the residents and visitors to our village. Cllr McKee and myself have done a housing estate assessmentwith regard to ‘Children at Play’ signs and also some trafficcalming measures, that we hope to implement shortly inconjunction with Meath County Council. More news on this inthe next edition. Repairs have taken place on the bridge on Station Road,following an accident there. As we are preparing the budgets for the coming year, I shall beseeking funding for road resurfacing of Main Street & StationRoad. I hope also to get funding for public lighting out theNavan Road towards the Gaelic football pitch. I welcome your feedback on turning Abbeylands into a one-waytraffic system please. I think this would have a considerablepositive solution to traffic on this through housing estate. I have also asked the Housing Director of Meath CountyCouncil about in-fill social housing at Fr Ryan Park, plenty ofspace here, there is no doubt we need more housing and thisarea already has a considerable amount of green space outsideof that area. I will keep you all updated on any progress.

StamullenStill waiting on the ESB to turn on the pedestrian light atGough's Corner. At our Meath county Council meeting in Navan I was delightedto get a commitment from the economic department under thevariation of the County Development Plan 2013-2019 to thevillage of Stamullen. These changes will effectively fast-forwardaccess from Stamullen Business Park and the village ofStamullen. This is a key tennet of the Meath Economic Strategy.This is great news for the village of Stamullen and I've no doubtthis will be welcomed by both the existing residential andbusiness community. It will allow quicker access for residencesonto the M1 and certainty opens that area hugely for more jobsfor the people of Stamullen and that immediate area. There isno doubt that any future development of industrial, retail andresidential areas in the Stamullen region, will take into accountgreen spaces, leisure facilities, community facilities and mostdefinitely a playground to service all the needs of thecommunity. But, with this variation I feel we are moving in theright direction to making this happen. I'm delighted to beworking alongside a number of community activists dedicatedto assist in the overall development of Stamullen. I would liketo hold a public meeting with all community leaders inStamullen to make sure, all your needs are met in thedevelopment of Stamullen. We need to hear from you, so makesure your voice gets heard. I also understand Stamullen will be getting more outdoor publicbins in the coming month.

DonoreI managed to secure the bollards at the corner beside the shopand I'm assured the council will be down in the coming weeksto repair and replace some to the footpaths around the schoolarea. What would you think about a footpath from Donore outtowards Kelly's Cross, that's out towards Duleek, just beforeyou turn for Irish Cement?I'm also investigating the Council-owned land in Donore forprovision of a playground or a public park area. We need to dosomething with it, no point leaving it there doing nothing. I willlook into the provision of a public waste bin for the area as well.

l As chairperson of the Indaver community fund, I wouldencourage every single community group to apply for funding.It would be lovely to see community groups come together witha major infrastructural project for the overall benefit of all thecommunity. These are the type of projects that we as acommittee love to support. It's great to see various committeesand groups working side by side for the overall benefit of theircommunity.

l As one of 3 councillors on the Local CommunityDevelopment Committee, we are working with Meathpartnership for the delivery of the Leader Programme inMeath. There is just over €6.9 million in this fund, so pleaseput in an expression of interest before 20 November. 75% andin some hard to reach communities it can be 100% funding isavailable. These are the categories for consideration:

l Rural tourism/enterprise support for micro-enterprises andSMEs/village renewal and investment in ruraltowns/broadband and ICT Infrastructure/festivals, culture andheritage/rural youth/social inclusion actions to promote qualityof life in rural areas/support for artisan and local foodproducers/craft and the creative sector, environmental actionsat both commercial and community level, on-farmdiversification and supports for adding value to local products.

l It's very clear to me that we can achieve so much if we areall work together. If any community group would like ameeting with me before 20 November, please call my secretaryAmanda on 041-9880523 to make an appointment.

l I'm all over the place with the upcoming general election!My election manager Cllr Nick Killian has me out on the roadall the time. Those wishing to see me in Duleek can do soMonday, Wednesday & Friday or I'm in Ratoath on Tues &Thursdays.

l Keep well, keep safe and keep a close eye out for your elderlyneighbours please.

l Cllr. Sharon Keogan

Sharon Keogan is a business woman in Duleek. She is also a Peace Commissioner for your area.

This service is available free to you – why not use it.

PleaSe Call Sharon anytime.Sharon Can be ContaCteD on

041-9880523/mobile 087-6773800or Facebook: Keogan4meath

e-mail: sharonkeogan@eircom.net

PLEASE NOTE: Our temporary office is beside the Parish Hall, Duleek

The first copper potwhiskey stills have beendelivered to the newBoann Distillery on thePlatin Road. The threenano-copper pot stills,one with a capacity of10,000 litres and theother two 7,500 and5,000 litres respectively,

were hand made in Si-enna in Italy by coppersmiths from Green En-gineering, an Italiancompany specialising inthe design and construc-tion of state of the artdistilleries for spiritsand bio-fuels. The de-livery marks a signifi-

cant milestone in the de-velopment of the stateof the art distillery andbrings the day whenwhiskey will once againbe produced inDrogheda - which wasonce famed for itswhiskey - a little bitcloser.

When it opens nextyear, the stunning €20million facility will in-clude a whiskey distill-ery, Boyne Brewhousecraft brewery and taproom , an architec-turally-designed visitorcentre that will host dis-tillery and brewerytours, a 120-seaterrestaurant, a whiskeybar, private event spaceand a gift shop.

Meath Garda Youth AwardsThe presentation of awards for the in-augural Meath Garda Youth Awardstakes place in The Headford ArmsHotel, Kells on Wednesday 11 Novem-ber at 7pm.This initiative is organised by theGardaí and sponsored by 10 MeathCentra stores, including Dunne’sCentra, Stamullen, Boschell’s CentraBettystown and Harry’s Centra,Mornington. The awards recognisethe good work being carried out by

young people in every communitythroughout County Meath. Awardswill be considered for young people(13-21 years) who by their activitiesmake their communities a betterplace to live, or who have shown greatdetermination in their own lives. Thelaunch took place in Stamullen whereMeath Community Gardaí, JuvenileLiaison Officers and staff from Cen-tra got together to formally launchthe Awards scheme.

NOVEMBERl Monday 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 12.15-1.15pm Chair aerobics with DuleekWomen’s Forum in the Parish Cen-trel Tues 3. 8pm. Limetree thetregroup meeting in Kelly’s publ Friday 6. Style Night in Colaistena hInse, Laytown with KathrynByrne. Tickets €20 Saturday 7.8pm. Musical evening in Colpe Pres-byterian church. Donations to AHC.l Saturday 7. 8pm. Musical eveningin Presbyterian Church, Colpe.l Sunday 8. Ashbourne craft &trade fair. UTC Donaghmore Ash-bourne. 11am – 5pm.l Sunday 8. A ‘Blowathon’ at TheHair & Make Up Lounge, Down-stown, Duleekl Sunday 8. 5km cross country funrun/walk on Bellewstown Hill.l Wednesday 11. 7pm. Presentationof awards for inaugural MeathGarda Youth Awards. HeadfordArms, Kellsl Thursday 12. 8.30pm. DonoreCommunity Hall. Meeting about theincreasing criminality in the areal Thursday 12. 7.30pm. Civic Re-ception for Alysha Brennan, Rose ofTralee in The Glenside Hotell Friday 13. 8pm. Drogheda MaleVoice choir in St Cianan’s church,Duleek. Tickets €15.l Saturday 14. 8pm. Whyte’s ofStamullen. Annual Stamullen FCRace Nightl Wed 18. 10am – 5.30pm – CheckIt Fits free service for checking chil-dren’s car seats in Centra Bettys-town.l Wed 18. 8pm. Parish bingo inCity North Hotel. Prize fund of€5,000l Thursday 19. COPD Day in West-court Hotel, Drogheda. 11am – 3pml Saturday 21. 10.30-4pm.MonsterSale of Work in Julianstown ParishRoomsl Saturday 21. 9.30am-3.30pm.GAA Fundamentals CoachingCourse in Drumree GAA Clubl Saturday 21. Strictly Come Danc-ing in TLT Drogheda in aid ofDuleek Bellewstown GFC. Choreog-raphy Kym Keogh, MC Joe Rooney.l Tuesday 24. 1pm. Glenside Hotel.Lunch with speaker hosted by Ju-lianstown Tidy Townsl Friday 27. Phi Coulter in concertin City North Hotel City North.Booking 01 6906666.l Friday 27. Martin Donnelly RoadClub annual Christmas Poker Clas-sic in Whyte’s of Stamullen Tickets

€25l Saturday 21. Ratoath RFC 10thAnniversary Ball in TattersallsCountry House. Top Rugby Celebri-ties. Tickets €100. Contact Nicolaon 087-6772883l Saturday 28 & Sunday 29. 11am– 5pm. Festive taste of the BoyneValley at Kilsharvan House, Ju-lianstown.l End November Indigo Artists, Ju-lianstown annual Christmas exhibi-tion in the gallery, Laurence Centre,Drogheda.

DECEMBERl Tuesday 1. Donore NS Schoolchoir performs in Solstice Arts Cen-tre, Navan.l Tuesday 8. 8pm. Solstice ArtsCentre, Navan. Christmas Memo-ries with Anthony O’Boyle, a uniqueshow of stories and song set in aWestern village at Christmas.l Saturday 12. 8pm. AshbourneGAA centre. Christmas Memorieswith Anthony O’Boyle, a uniqueshow of stories and song set in aWestern village at Christmasl Wednesday 16. Ardcath ICA tripto June Rogers in Red Cow InnChristmas Show. l Wed 16- Sat 19. 8pm. DroicheadArts Centre. East Meath Pan-tomime & Drama Society’s produc-tion of Cinderellal Saturday December 19th. MartinDonnelly Road Club annual Christ-mas Monster Draw and Fundraisingevening will take place in Whytes ofStamullen.

ONGOING EVENTSl Duleek Parent & Toddler Groupmeets Wednesday Duleek parishcentre from 10–12 pm. €3 per week.All welcome.l Bennetts of Ardcath hold a histdrive every Monday night at8.30pm. Supper by Ardcath ICA.l Pudden Hill Parent and Toddlermorning including playtime andArts and Crafts on Thursdays10.30am. €5 child. €3 per add child.l Irish dancing classes with ScoilRince Orla Nic Conuladh ADCRGBG in Bellewstown parish Hall from4.30-6.00. All levels, boys and girlsfrom age 4. Orla 086-3619169.l Céilí Classes run in Duleek parishcentre on Thursdays from 8pm to9pm. New members welcome.l Irish dancing classes in DonoreParish Hall Wednesdays at 8.15pm.Contact Shay 087 2886306l Duleek Bridge Club meets onWednesdays at 8pm in CarranstownLodge /Tollstone. New members

very welcome.l Kentstown & Seneschalstown Ac-cordion Band are accepting newmembers on Wednesdays inKentstown Hall for anyone over 7interested in learning the accordionor drums.l Rosary is recited in Duleekchurch at 9.45am before Mass. Allwelcome to join in for prayers.l Bowls in Duleek parish centreevery Tuesday 2.30pm with ActiveRetirement Group. New memberswelcome.l Duleek Youth Café has re-opened.Daily 5.30-7.30pm for 9-13 yearsand 7.30-9.30pm for 13 years and upl Bingo every Thursday @ 9.30 inBellewstown Inn. Everyone welcomel EMARA / East Meath Active Re-tirement Association hold activitiesevery Thursday afternoon at2.30pm in Julianstown ParishRooms. New members always wel-come.l Julianstown Badminton club wel-comes new members aged 16 yearsupwards. They meet on Tuesdays at7.30pm in the Community centre.Further info on 087 6796634.l Car boot sales continue at Lay-town Parish Hall ever Sunday. Setup from 9am. Sales continue until3pm. Contact Betty on 086 68355087l ‘A Stitch In Time Crafts’ meetevery Thursday 10.30am-12.30pm,Donore Parish Hall, knitting, cro-chet or whatever project you areworking on. Contact Catherine 0861754853.l First Saturday of every monthOctober – April. Beach clean up onGormanston beach.l Badminton: Julianstown Bad-minton Club is looking for newmembers 16+ all standards wel-come. They play Tuesdays 7.30 pmin the Community Centre on Sandy-hall Road, Julianstown. Contact0876796634.l Mother & Toddler group in Ju-lianstown holds play sessions everyWednesday mornings, which in-clude a half hour live sing-a-longwith Kevin O’Hare.l Ardcath Macra welcomes newmembers! Check out ardcath macraon Facebook.l Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday10.30am – volunteers needed to carefor Julianstown community garden.l Mondays 11am – The GoldenGirls meet in St Pat’s Centre, Sta-mullen. New members always wel-come to this vibrant and activegroup.