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Animals' body clocks tell them to expect routines in their lives

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

AT TWENTY past seven every morning, my dogs get restless. They get out of bed and start to pace up and down. Their agitation increases, minute by minute, and they glance around the room, trying to catch people's attention. Eventually, the excitement is too much, and they start to whine, and even to bark.

Town councils need reform, not abolition

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WEEKEND REVELATIONS that Environment Minister Phil Hogan is thinking of cutting the number of town councils throughout the country will provoke a furious reaction from a horde of threatened councillors, if not those they represent.

'We can take Scott anywhere thanks to Eliza'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

PAMELA MCCANN said that life has changed completely for her family since the arrival of Eliza last November.

'Oscar's made a big difference in Oisin's life'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

LOYAL labradoodle pup Oscar waits at the window from about 1.30 p.m. in the afternoon, keeping watch for his owner Oisin Dutton (5) to arrive home from school at 2 p.m.

Ladies, just be thankful he likes football

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WE HAVE reached a time of the season where I find myself repeatedly telling the good woman that there's a match on the telly today, and yes, it's an important one. As if, for the likes of me, there is really any such thing.

Acting tour de force lives up to its title

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

CARNAGE (15) ★★★

Nothing 'magical' about Christian ministry

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

On January 19 a Dominican colleague of mine died in a Dublin hospital. Fr Pat ' Tom' Mcinerney OP had been in hospital almost continuously since August. The hospital is near where I live I so managed to call to him most days.

Ludlow put an end to dynasty

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

THE CONQUEST of Wicklow by parliamentary forces under General Edmund Ludlow (d.1692) during late 1652 and early 1653 was to put a decisive end to the power exercised by the descendants of Feagh Mchugh O'byrne (sl.1597) over much of south Wicklow. It was also to pull down the authority of Luke O'toole of Castlekevin (ex.1653) and his sons.

Guidelines on how to be a responsible dog owner

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

What kind of dog?

Events to be held in Aughrim will help you 'grow your own'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

GROWING your own is the hot topic among the Aughrim community as Aughrim Community Garden springs into action with a new series of sustainable living workshops for the public. The first information session which takes place on Thursday, February 16, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Pavilion in Aughrim, will be hosted by Suzie Cahn, an experienced organic gardener, permaculture teacher and sustainable living instructor.

Planning for the aftermath of death of a company director

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

Q. I AM a 50% Shareholding Director of my own Company with a business associate of mine being the other 50% Shareholding Director. I have heard of Company Share Buy Back Insurance or Corporate CoDirectors Insurance and feel it may be appropriate given our circumstances. Can you please explain?

Fined €750

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A GREYSTONES MAN was fined at total of €750 at last week's sitting of Bray District Court.

WORD PERFECT

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

Author Anna Mcpartlin tells of her challenging life before she found success as a writer. BEST-SELLING author Anna Mcpartlin is so self assured, funny, friendly and successful that you would never guess what heartache she faced growing up.

Tax returns

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A GREYSTONES MAN was fined at last Thursday's sitting of Bray District Court.

YOUR celebrations

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WHAT: Yvonne Hore's 50th birthday. WHERE: The Old Forge. WHAT ELSE: A great time was had

Man in driving case is to live with his mother

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A MAN had his case adjourned until March when he appeared before Judge Murrough Connellan at a recent sitting of Wicklow District Court.

5 THINGS

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

Experts have devised a way of making cancer cells glow so that they can be tracked and treated more quickly. Any breakthrough in fighting the disease is good news, and the reason why funds must continue to be pumped into research.

20 QUESTIONS

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

Do you believe in ghosts? or evidence of one. That Not really. I've never seen one wheel the other day listensaid, when I was at my potter's

Probation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A BRAY WOMAN was given the benefit of the probation act when she appeared before Judge Murrough Connellan at last week's sitting of Bray District Court.

No money for work on court

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

THE COURT Services of Ireland aren't in a position to say when sittings will return to Wicklow courthouse because of a lack of funding needed to carry out works to the building.

Hunters present €1,000 to Aoife/Aine Memorial Fund

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

THE AOIFE and Aine Kennedy Memorial Fund received a welcome donation recently, as the members of the Shillelagh and District Hunt handed over a cheque for € 1,000.

Doing business in tough times

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WICKLOW Enterprise Information Day held in Wicklow County Campus last Friday offered small business owners the chance to learn more about how to sustain and improve existing businesses in these tough times.

Disbelieving driver hit with €150 penalty for speeding offence

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A KILCOOLE MAN was fined € 150 when he appeared before Judge Murrough Connellan at last Thursday's sitting of Bray District Court.

Tax expired

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

A GREYSTONES WOMAN whose tax disc was more than two years out of date was fined €250 at last Thursday's sitting of Bray District Court.

Television licence fee is a rip-off

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

JUST AS the utterly bleak month of January passed without any major incident February opened with the grim arrival of my television licence renewal notice. Yes, I knew it was probably on the way somewhere around this time of year but I'm always filled with a sense of disgust when it lands. Why, I hear you ask?-even though I suspect of you readers feel exactly the same way-because I feel it is one of the most unjustified bills in life.

Fox urges frontloading of 'dairy' funds

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WITH JANUARY 31 marking the completion of the first tranche of applicants for the Dairy Equipment Scheme, the Chairperson of Wicklow ICMSA, wants to see the Department seriously considering frontloading the available funding.

Customer Reviews: Rated #1 of 5 on tripadvisor.ie

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

'Our wedding here was a perfect day which was helped by the fact that food was fantastic. Service and personal attention given to us by staff was brilliant. There was such a personal touch to it all. Nothing was a problem for the staff, if asked to help out with something. As a bride, I was made feel like a queen from the night before the wedding when I arrived with my family until the moment I left with my husband three days later. Our honeymoon suite included a very big and comfortable four-poster bed with a very beautiful view of the surrounding wooded mountainside. What a very warm, personal, charming and beautiful experience we had here. Our special day spent here will always be a wonderful memory for us. If anyone out there is looking for that personal touch to a wedding, or that intimate atmosphere, then this is the place. We had 92 people to our wedding and every single person there on the day, went away fantastic and positive comments about this hotel.'

Just how advanced are your plans for your funeral?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

SOMETIMES ALL you need to drag yourself out of the doldrums is a mad conversation with someone who's a bit cracked. There's nothing like talking to someone a bit madder than yourself to cheer you up no end. I've been feeling a bit 'January-ish', bit sorry for myself, bit fed up. Then the other day, out of the blue, I was privy to the most bizarre conversation, that still had me laughing days later.

Discontent at Enniskerry's 'absolutely chaotic' traffic

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

WHAT EXACTLY is the state of affairs in Enniskerry? According to local people, and at least one TD, traffic grinds to a halt in the village almost daily.

Where are they now? No.. 12

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

SAUL HUDSON (Slash) was born in London in 1965 and became world famous as the lead guitarist with Guns N' Roses, until he left the group in 1996. He then co-founded Velvet Revolver, through which he again enjoyed worldwide success until the late 2000s.

Build& Renovate

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

FURNITURE

Effort to smash longest kiss record on St. Valentine's Day

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

EVERYONE IS INVITED to Bray this Valentine's Day Tuesday, February 14, to help Bray Cancer Support break the Guinness world record for the longest chain kiss.

'No sympathy' for uninsured drivers

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

JUDGE GERARD HAUGHTON told a court he has no sympathy for people who deliberately drive without insurance, because the people who are paying for insurance are paying for those who don't.

Invasive alien wild garlic can grow rapidly

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:36 +0000

THE Three-cornered Garlic doesn't normally flower until April but this year a few hardy individuals are in bloom already together with daffodils, snowdrops, crocuses and other spring bulbs. Looking like a white Bluebell, the Three-cornered Garlic has suffered a bit of an identity crisis. For a long time it was known as the Three-cornered Leek; now its preferred name is the Three-cornered Garlic. Technically it is an onion.