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Naas                     1-14

Allenwood          0-8

Naas got their Senior Football Championship campaign off to a flying start in Hawkfield on Saturday as they eased to a nine point victory over Allenwood.

The county town side were superbly led from the front by the attacking duo of Conor Mellett and Ronan Joyce, who contributed 1-11 between them, while Brian Kane was pivotal as he controlled the middle in an all-action display.

It was Joyce who got the scoring underway in the third minute as he latched onto a long ball in from Brian Kane before jinking his way towards goal and curling over.

County dual-player Johnny Byrne cancelled that effort out down at the other end within two minutes as he floated over an exquisite long range effort.

Allenwood were quite ponderous in possession at times and they were also conceding plenty of avoidable frees close to their goal. Joyce punished two such indiscretions in the space of three minutes, but that signalled the beginning of a period where the leaders became slightly disjointed.

Allenwood came back into the tie through a massive point from Johnny Doyle, who was under extreme pressure to get his kick away,while Darragh Malone also fired over a long range point after a succession of Naas moves had broken down.

Eoghan Bateman was having a storming game in defence for Naas, and it was the county U21 star who instigated the move for Conor Melletts goal after 18 minutes. The corner-back dispossessed Ryan Casey and pushed the ball on to Kane, who in turn fed Mellett and he applied a delicate finish after throwing a shimmy to buy himself some space.

Joyce followed up immediately with a free to stretch the gap to four, and Naas looked in a healthy state at this stage. They required the intervention of goalkeeper Barry Reynolds to keep that lead however, as he made a superb reaction save to deny Casey a goal from close range, though Doyle did point a free before the break to leave the half-time score are 1-4 to 0-4.

While Naas were slightly disjointed in he opening 30 minutes, they certainly came out a revitalised and invigorated team in the second half. They struck four points during a four minute spell at the start of the new half in which they strung together some scintillating moves.

Conor Mellett and Brian Kane really came to the fore in that period, and it was the former who scored the first point of the half with a neat close range effort.

Kane got on the scoresheet when he finished off a move that was started by a Shane Bergin break from his own defence. The move of the game came immediately after as captain Paul Sullivan made a brilliant interception before spraying the ball into Mellett. The full-forward offloaded to Kane, who in turn fed Joyce, and he applied the simple finish.

Kane and Mellett combined once again shortly after, this time the latter curling over from 35 metres after some good work the midfielder. A brace of frees from Joyce either side of another Mellett score had Naas 1-11 to 0-4 ahead with 13 minutes to play, and it was pretty much game over at that stage.

Johnny Byrne offered some resistance at the other end with a point, while the hard working Eric Judge got a fine score soon after that for Allenwood.

It mattered little though as further points from Kane, Joyce And Eamon Callaghan helped to see out a comfortable victory for Naas.

Both sides were reduced to 14 men before the end as Rory McDermott of Naas and Allenwood's Johnny Byrne both received their marching orders for their involvement in an off the ball scuffle.

Scorers for Naas: R Joyce 0-8(3F), C Mellett 1-3, B Kane 0-2, E Callaghan 0-1.

Scorers for Allenwood: J Byrne 0-3(2F) 0-2 and E Judge 0-2, D Malone 0-1

Naas 

B Reynolds; E Bateman, S Bergin, S Piggott; P Sullivan, E Doyle, B Byrne; B Kane, D Gahan(R McDermott 58mins); C Ferguson(P McDermott 51mins), E Callaghan, A McDermott(N Farragher 58mins); J Cocoman(J Joyce 45mins), C Mellett, R Joyce.

Allenwood

E Price; R Guilfoyle, M McCormack, J Wiltshire; M Delaney, D Malone, S Conlan; J Doyle, M Hogarty; M Baneham, K Swords, E Judge; R Casey(A Dunne 46mins), J Byrne, S Smullen.

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The Friends of St Brigid's Hospice is holding a fundraising event next month for the Curragh-based care centre.

The 70s and 80s music-themed event is being held in the Kildare House Hotel in Kildare Town on Saturday, June 11.

The hospice in the Curragh is currently undergoing a €3.1 million upgrade to add 13 en-suite bedrooms, new day services and out-patient facilities.

Two existing prefab structures at the rear of the site will also be removed as part of the upgrades.

There will also be upgrades to the staff and catering facilities, new roof windows and the addition of more car parking spaces. A new oratory will also be constructed on site.

The expansion is due to be completed in May of next year.

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Anyone who has seen Gary or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Ronanstown Garda Station on 01 6667700, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

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St Laurence's and Confey will have to meet again after their Joe Mallon Renault Senior Football Championship first round tie finished in a draw after a fiery game in St Conleth's Park ended 0-10 apiece.

Confey were looking to avenge the narrow defeat they suffered at the hands of Larries last year at the same stage of the competition, and they looked good value to do just that when they led by 0-4 to 0-0 after nine minutes. Ciaran Lyons struck the opening two scores, one coming from a free, while scores from Joe Kehoe and David Slattery also helped to put them in good stead after the opening period.

St Laurence's settled themselves however, and led by the excellent Chris Fenner, they managed to get back into the game and trailed by just 0-7 to 0-4 at the break.

The experienced Larries looked much more settled after the interval, and a point from county star Padraig O'Neill cut the gap to just two points within a few minutes of the restart.

The second half saw tensions rise substantially, and Confey's Frankie Barry saw red 15 minutes into the new half, while Eoin O'Neill of St Laurence's was also sent for an early shower with five minutes left to play.

Fenner levelled the game at 0-9 apiece heading into the final straight, though a point through a free from Ciaran Lyons looked to have won the game for Confey just before the 60 minute mark. They were denied victory however, as a superb last gasp free from Fenner ensured the teams finished level at the finish up.

Tommy Moolick struck a crucial goal for Leixlip.

Earlier in the day Leixlip eased to a comfortable 10 point victory over an injury ravaged Eadestown in Clane. The north Kildare outfit led by 0-8 to 0-4 going into the second half, but a goal from Kildare midfielder Tommy Moolick gave them a healthy lead that they would never relinquish as they ran out winners on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-8.

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The Holmestead Saddlery Irish Pony Club Minimus 2016 took place in Punchestown Racecourse, Naas

Photos by Aishling Conway

Teegan Veitch with Donny

Grace Veitch, Cormac Byrne, Teegan Veitch, Claire Byrne, Suzanne O Leary, Ailbhe O Leary and Niamh O Leary with DONNY AND ODINIE

Grace O Donohoe and Holly Smith

Ciara and Austin Murphy

Charlotte and Olivia Moore

Tallulah and Indie Doolan with Shadow

Katie O Neill, Indigo Doolan and Susie O Neill

Members of the Kildare Pony Club

Ruth Sargent, Jodie Zebedee, Ben Connors, Shane Fitzgerald, Tom Murtagh, Mark Masterson and Jack Deegan

Orla Murtagh, Libby Edghill, Gail Carroll and Sarah Egan

Sadhbh Kennedy, Elaina Slattery, Isabelle Tyrrell, Emma OSborne, Sorcha Woods and Kate McPhillips

Hannah Adams and Mimi O Grady

Photos by Aishling Conway

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A teenager from Kildare was yesterday warned that he could face a custodial sentence after claiming he was forced to steal €1,300 worth of clothes from a shopping centre in Dublin.

The 15-year-old boy appeared at the Dublin Children's Court yesterday afternoon in relation to charges of theft from the Hollister ship in Dundrum Town Centre on June 4 2014 when he was just 13. He also faced further charges of theft from a cash-and-carry store in Carlow where he stole electronic goods worth a total of €2,200 in April 2014.

The court heard that Gardaí stopped a car near the Dundrum Shopping Centre following the clothing theft, and the driver of the car hopped out and fled the scene. The teenager claimed that the driver was an older relative who made him steal the clothes.  'I was made do that theft,' was his response when charged by Gardaí at the time.

The court also heard that the youngster was homeless at the time and his mother had been involved in an abusive relationship, though defence solicitor Michelle Finan noted that the family had now been rehoused and 'things are looking hopeful'.

The case was adjourned until a later date in June.

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Moorefield       3-17

Clane                  0-7

Joe Mallon Renault SFC round one

Moorefield opened their 2016 championship campaign in impressive style as they romped to an 18 point win over a Clane outfit who never left the starting blocks in St Conleth's Park on Saturday evening.

The damage was done in the opening quarter as the clinical Newbridge side pounced on every mistake made by the men in white as they sailed into a 3-4 to 0-1 lead after just 15 minutes of action.

While Clane were massive underdogs before the game, you would have felt that they could have at least put up some sort of resistance, but Moorefield were well led by Ciaran Kelly, Adam Tyrell and Eanna O'Connor throughout and they were not in a forgiving mood.

It was Tyrell who gave them the lead after just three minutes, pouncing on a defensive lapse to slam home the opening goal, while Kelly bundled in their second just minutes later. O'Connor was in fine form as he dictated the play in the Moore's half-forward line, while he also picked off a number of scores in the opening period. When Tyrell added his second goal from the penalty spot after 15 minutes it was game over, and the best Clane could hope for was to put some respectability on the scoreline.

Despite the best efforts of Clane's county minor star Ciaran Kelly, who kicked most of his side's scores, the Senior Championship record holders couldn't muster a proper challenge as Moorefield continued to pick off scores to enhance their healthy lead.

Two frees from O'Connor before the interval left the half-time score at 3-6 to 0-4, and the second half was only ever going to be a case of Clane trying to avoid a cricket score defeat.

That never came to pass however, as an 11 point lead was turned into an 18 point victory as Kelly and O'Connor continued to tag on the scores as a beleaguered Clane defence struggled to cope with the rampant duo.

Aaron Mullins and Kevin Murnaghan also added scores for the eventual winners during the second 30 minutes as Moorefield ominously breezed towards a massive victory.

The win should set them up well for a second round clash, and it is unlikely that they will fear any opposition going into their next game.

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A motorist described in court as a distiller was fined €250 for driving at 119 km per hour in a 100km per hour zone on the N7 last August.

John O'Connell of Kilmacsimon Quay, Bandon, Co Cork was detected by Gardai at Kill West.

Naas District Court was told that the motorist had no previous convictions.

Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed a fine of €250.

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"Spirit of Smokie" Live at CENTRE STAGE at the Osprey

Photos by Aishling Conway

Noelle and Jackie Farrell

Rose and Joe Monaghan

Philip and Mary Carr

Ann O Sullivan and Mary Gillis

Esther Doyle, Catherine Dunne and Christine Nolan

Brigid Burke, Nora Hogan, Catriona Sheeran and Maria Ryan

Mary McCormack, Martin Larkin and Pauline Larkin

Carmel Lidierth, Roisin Mason, Jennifer Clarke, Majella Sweeney and Siobhan Conway

Sisters Jemma McCabe, Very Cronly, Margaret Cronly and Celine Cronly

Dunnes Stores, Newbridge Staff - Eilish Bagnall, Fran Collier, Marie Wilson, Patsy Morris, Judy Murphy, Eileen O'Donovan and Jackie Dunne

Marie Dempsey and Gabrielle Stynes

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RTE are accusing An Post of failing to meet targets for television licence fee collection, describing their performance as "disappointing and below target".

Correspondence released to The Sunday Times under the Freedom of Information Act shows that RTE made a complaint to the Department of Communications, who awarded a contract to An Post to collect the licence fee.

The correspondence shows that RTE described An Post's performance as "below expectations and significantly below budgeted income levels for RTE for 2016."

RTE claim that An Post failed to meet targets n 2015 and had further lowered their target for 2016.

The most recent licence fee evasion rate currently stands at 13.75%.

An Post said its targets are set each year by the Department of Communications, who in turn claim the reduction in collection on a decrease in television sets in homes.

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Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar is urging people to apply for grants if they are currently full-time carers for one or more persons. The Fine Gael Minister outlined how many people who are entitled to receive support grants have yet to apply for the State funding, and is asking them to do so immediately.

The 2016 Carer's Support Grant is available to any individual who is acting as a full-time carer for another person, and they are entitled to a grant of €1,700 for each person they care for. This grant was previously cut to just €350 during the recession, but the government fully restored it during the last budget.

This grant is not means tested and is paid to anyone who cares full-time for an elderly person or an adult or child with a disability, and there is still time to make an application for the grant.

"The 2016 Carer's Support Grant which will be paid this week has been fully restored to its previous level €1,700. This is an important grant which is paid automatically to carers who are already in receipt of schemes like the Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance," said Mr Varadkar.

He also added that other carers who are not entitled to the aforementioned grant schemes can still apply for the Carer's Support Grant. The full restoration of the grant is due to cost the State around €30 million.

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Former banker Barry O'Callaghan has purchased the Village at Lyons hotel in Celbridge for a fee nearing €6 million.

O'Callaghan sees the purchase as a perfect project to expand his accommodation portfolio as he owns the luxurious Cliff House Hotel in Waterford and the Cliff Townhouse restaurant and guesthouse in Dublin.

Mr O'Callaghan's passion is for fine dining and excellence in accommodation, and the Cliff House Hotel in Waterford has held a Michelin Star since 2010. His plans for the Village at Lyons include turning the venue into a 'seven-day operation' that will provide fine dining and the lodges that were previously let to tenants will now be transformed into 40 guest lodges.

The Village at Lyons first opened in 2007, with London-based celebrity chef Richard Corrigan operating the restaurant, but the downturn forced owner Tony Ryan to scale back his plans and the exquisite restaurant eventually closed in 2008.

Since then he has focused on catering for weddings and more casual dining. Dutch Michelin star winning chef Martin Kajuiter, who is head chef at the Cliff House Hotel in Waterford, will be involved in the developments of the Celbridge venue.

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Fianna Fáil TD Frank O'Rourke is the beneficiary of a ruling that entitles any TD travelling more than 25 kilometres to Leinster House for Dáil sittings to a massive €25,200 a year in travel and accommodation expenses.

The Mail on Sunday reports that Deputy O'Rourke's commute to Leinster House from his Celbridge home is 25.5km in distance according to the claim form submitted by the North Kildare representative.

If Deputy O'Rourke lived within 25km of Leinster House he would be entitled to just €9,000 in expenses, but because he lives an extra 500 metres away he is able to claim the same amount of expenses as a TD travelling from Kildare Town would be entitled to.

"I was asked for the distance. I set the clock on my car and on three occasions and following the only way I can go - no long way or manipulation of it whatsoever, I got 25.5km and on another day I got 26km. I averaged it at 25.5km. If it was 22, it would have gone down [as that on the claim form]. I'm not into that sort of carry-on or stuff whatsoever. All I did was done very honestly and openly," is quoted in the Mail on Sunday as saying.

"I've been a councillor for five years, never went [anywhere] or claimed a cent aside from the bare minimum."

While the expenses are also supposed to go towards accommodation for those who live further away from Leinster House, Deputy O'Rourke said that he has never stayed overnight in Dublin.

"I commute home and [it's] dependent on the business [of the Dáil] whether I take public transport or bring my car. It's a complete mix for me," he said.

Deputy O'Rourke went on to state that he received the lowest amount of expenses during his time as a councillor in the North Kildare constituency, saying that he never claimed for any expenses that he wasn't entitled to.

"I'm very genuine and serious about this. Many years as a councillor, I was the councillor who claimed the lowest. [There was] no additional for conferences, or extra committees - [just the] salary and expenses you are entitled to claim. It's no different here," he said.

"All I've done is what I was asked to do. I drove into the Dáil and I measured it: that was the measurement that came up. I handed that into the One Stop Shop [Oireachtas administration] and I signed the forms."

"I would do a huge amount of travelling in the constituency. I was in Naas twice or three times [one day]. I will look at it at the end of the year, it's too far down to consider."

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Kildare West Wicklow Indoor Bowling Association (KWWIBA)

Caragh Condemn Rathmore

The recent division 1 bowling league match between Rathmore and Caragh was of a huge significance to Rathmore in contrast to the Caragh side.

This being the last league game of the season for both clubs, it was of the utmost importance for the Rathmore team to collect a couple of points to keep their division 1 status for the coming season. Whereas their opponents were under no pressure whatsoever, having been the clear leaders and were already crowned champions a couple of games back.

Rathmore with home advantage were expected to at least get those vital points to survive and avoid the drop.

Oh! So Easy

Mat 1: This mat was very competitive up to the sixth end with very little separating the sides. At this stage it seemed like we were going to be in for a close and hard fought game, but unfortunately for Rathmore, they completely lost their way from hereon in to the finish.

With nothing at stake for the visitors, it was much easier for them to play a more relaxed game, whereas their opponents were under severe pressure to try and win some badly needed points.

The home side didn’t play particularly bad on the night, but once Caragh started to pile on the scores they were never going to let any openings for a Rathmore comeback. It just petered out as a contest and ended up oh so easy for Caragh.

Caragh: Dom Kavanagh, Timmy Wright, Denis Judge and John Joe Byrne.

Rathmore: Mary Corrigan, Joe Cox, Mary Brady and Bernie McIntyre.

Epic

Mat 2: Things started off very well for the home side on this mat, with a score on the first end and then again two scores on the second end which helped them to settle quickly into the game.

On the next end it was Caragh’s turn with a score of two. Fourth end it was Caragh again with a score of one, sides level.

We were now witnessing a mighty and entertaining battle between these two great teams, Rathmore fighting for survival to hold their division 1 status and Caragh not wanting to lose their final game of the season and were determined to finish up on a winning streak.

Next end the visitors eased ahead by one, it was short lived as again the home team moved ahead by the minimum.

It was really a gigantic see - saw epic at this stage with neither side giving away any major scores.

On the seventh end Caragh brought the game to level terms once more. On the next couple of ends Rathmore opened up a gap of three, under normal circumstances this lead would not be considered as a major setback, but the way this game had been progressing it seemed like a massive lead at the time. But true to form the visitors on the next few ends fought back to overtake the home side and go into the lead once more.

Four ends to go, all to play for. Were we going to have a thrilling finish? Alas for Rathmore this is where it all began to unravel, as Caragh started to put some distance between them and run out comfortable winners. The scoreboard didn’t do justice to Rathmore at the finish after such a hectic contest.

This defeat condemns Rathmore to Division 2 for next season, while Caragh can celebrate as Div.1 champions.

Caragh: John O’Toole, Christy McDonald, Martin Lynch and Pat O’Driscoll.

Rathmore: Joe Fenner, Mary Hayden, Dave Pitt and Breda Fenner.

Tony Hegarty Perpetual Memorial Trophy

The Ardclough Bowling Club’s annual Tournament will run from Thursday 2^nd June to Sunday 5^th June inclusive. This tournament was set up last year by the Ardclough club in honour of the late Tony Hegarty, one of the club’s outstanding bowlers. Matches will be played in the Ardclough GAA Centre. Times to be announced later.

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One of the world's biggest banks is taking over the Kill International Equestrian Centre in Kildare.

Goldman Sachs have taken control of the the Kildare venue and Tom Kavanagh of Deloitte has been appointed as receiver for the well known equestrian base. The bank are expected to put the property on the market in the coming months.

The centre has a colourful past as it hosted equestrian events during the 2003 Special Olympics, though some serious flooding back in 2011 left the venue badly damaged and it has failed to recover fully since. A dispute over an insurance claim following the flood damage has yet to be resolved, and there hasn't been a big show held at the centre near Naas since.

According to a spokesperson from the centre, the riding schools and stables will continue to operate as normal during the receivership.

Kill International valued its fixed assets at €6.1m at the end of June 2015, according to its latest accounts. It owed €2.8m in bank loans and a further €3.2m to founder Fintan Flannelly. Its accumulated profits fell to just over €10,000 at the end of June 2015, from almost €121,000 a year earlier.

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The All-Ireland turf-footing competition is coming back to Kildare this year once again, and it will be the parish of Ballyteague that hosts the event again this year.

The 2015 edition was a roaring success, and event organisers say that they are hopeful of going one better this year.

A variety of competitions will be ran on the day as people compete in events such as churning, building the tallest footing and there are also a variety of categories in which people can compete in the turf footing challenge.

The aim of the event is to help promote the art of turf cutting as it has came under the microscope of Europe even further in recent years, while the organisers also hope to promote other rural Irish traditions.

There will pony rides, face painting, a barbecue and much more for those coming along to the event that takes place on Sunday June 12.

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