It Says in The Bridge: June 2014
That all pretty well sums up Kilcullen life as seen from the Vol 44 No 4 issue of Kilcullen's community magazine, and a very lively life it is too.
Inside highlights also include the achievement of Nolans winning yet another trophy, this time from the Irish Pig Society; recollections from the Brannockstown Capers of 1982 (Bernard Berney wonders 'will the pain ever go away?' ... as Kilcullen Town didn't win, again, that year); and there's strong photographic coverage of that night of the CD re-run of the Brans winning.
Pat Foley's pictures record the most recent Kilcullen Lions party for Kilcullen's Seniors, and there are also many younger people pictures on the 'Offside' Kilcullen AFC pages ... looks like there's no shortage of up and coming youngsters to keep that club going for some time to come.
There are a number of 'thank you's, from Sabina Reddy to all those who have helped her during her illness, from Annette McCarthy for the €1,500 raised for her Global Schoolroom Coffee Morning, and from Julie O'Donoghue to all those who came along to the 'Life in the Trenches' presentation from Des Travers, which very successfully kicked off a number of planned events from the Kilcullen Great War Commemoration Group.
The regular wordsmiths are busy too, and some are back after absence. James Healy reports on 'Drinking, Brawling, and Military Rowdyism in Kilcullen' ... from January 1881 and an account from the Kilcullen Petty Sessions. He also delves into back issues of the Bridge found in a cupboard at his home, and elsewhere gives us an insight into his voting strategy in the recent elections.
Those elections are also commented on by Orla O'Neill's concluding 'Election Watch 2014' article, in which she notes that seven of the nine councillors who were elected had attended the Town Meeting organised in advance of the election by KCA. There may well be a lesson there for future electoral candidates ...
In other features, Billy Redmond ponders on the dangers of driving distraction by mobile phones, and muses also on health, taxes, and ... yes ... those elections. Jacinta Sully profiles Liam Sherry, in sports terms 'a role model for any young person'. Sean Landers tells how he got his first gig on YouTube, and reveals the secrets of the Red Envelopes in Taiwan. Amongst the packed sports pages there's a report on the visit of Mickey Harte to Kilcullen GAA.
His comment that life is about 'bringing people from a certain place to a place where they can be better' is as good a thought to end on as any. Why does it remind me of Bernard Berney? Happy retirement, Bernard.
