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Mark Roper will give a Poetry Reading in the Book Centre on Thursday 23rd June at 2 p.m.

as part of the Book Centre's 25th Birthday celebration.

A sequence of 12 poems by Mark Roper forms the sung and spoken narrative of Crossing, a special sea-themed production for the Tall Ships weekend. Choreographed by Libby Seward, Crossing features the work of a whole range of local artists and it promises to be an absolutely incredible event.

It runs for 2 nights only,

Thursday 30th June and Friday 1st July, at the Theatre Royal, Waterford, at 7 p.m.

Book now!

Mark's work also features in Come The Sails, the piece of music written especially for the Opening Ceremony of the

Tall Ships on Thursday 30th June, a collaboration between

5 composers and 5 Poets, to

be performed by all Waterford choirs combined.

And, after the great success of The River Book,

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Writers' Retreat

Waterford County Council's Arts Office is offering County Waterford Writers' the opportunity to attend the Keane Writers Retreat Week in Ardmore, Co. Waterford free of charge. Two non residential bursaries are on offer for the August week 2011 with special guest poet Thomas McCarthy.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 8th July 2011.

For more information and to download an application form see http://www.waterfordcoco.ie or contact the Arts Office on 058/41416.

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The musical trio Dulcet brought true meaning to the term when they formed a group of three sopranos in the millennium year. A teacher, a nurse and a jeweller transform into a magical ensemble on stage. The fusion of beautiful voices, together with the virtuoso piano playing of their mentor and musical director Siobhan Keappock, makes for a kaleidoscope of songs from disparate origins.

Celebrating ten years of performances in a variety of venues, Dulcet is delighted to perform again for Artbeat.

With their exquisite range of musical interpretations, Jacqueline, Rachel and Annette, with their accompanist Siobhan will be gracing the magnificent Edmund Rice Heritage Centre Chapel. In the tranquillity of this lovely venue, and in the company of the accomplished Dulcet, you are certain to be charmed and transported. Immerse yourself in pure opera, songs

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A photographic exhibition by Terry Murphy

From Friday 24th June at Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral is pleased to host Fleeting Glimpses; an exhibition of the photographs of Terry Murphy. You may know Terry Murphy as the man who photographed Waterford people during the Annie Brophy photographic exhibitions in recent years. A native of Waterford, he has been a successful commercial photographer for over thirty five years, initially working exclusively for Waterford Crystal. The images he produced were seen and admired around the world.

Landscape photography, which started as a hobby, grew into a consuming passion. His unique understanding of how light reveals shape, texture and form and pattern, gained as a photographer of crystal, has helped shape how he sees the world around him.

"For photographers, just as for painters, land and seascapes hold a

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As Mayor Mary Roche's successful term of office draws to a close she re-visited the Jute Factory and memories of her starring role in the 1985 premiere of Jim Nolan's play 'The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr'. She delighted audiences playing the endearing 'Janey Mac' in the in a ground-breaking production set in the Jute Factory. Our exclusive photograph captures the Mayor with Katie Honan who plays 'Janey Mac' in a revival of 'The Gods' directed by Jim Nolan and opening at the Theatre Royal on July 13.

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SCC Music Events Ireland has announced its complete line-up for the Waterford Music Fest on Saturday the 30th of July. Rapper 50 Cent headlines the festival, whilst dance giants Faithless Sound System, the renamed group behind classic anthems such as 'We Come 1' and 'God is a DJ', also top the bill. R&B star Flo Rida and hip hop powerhouse G-Unit are also set to perform. Completing the heavyweight line-up are multi award winning artist Shayne Ward, Wonderland, The Original Rudeboys, Smash Hits and Solar Taxi, to name a few. This eclectic mix of international superstars and home-grown talent places this one day event at the top of this summer's festival list. The festival is taking place at the Waterford R.S.C., with bar and food facilities available on site. Tickets are priced at €54.80 and are available at

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TRACEY K & FISH GO DEEP (Live) - July 2nd

After another cracker of a night at The Basement, RePublik is set to return to the Basement with TRACEY K & FISH GO DEEP on Saturday July 2nd. Greg Dowling & Shane Johnson (Fish Go Deep) are legends of the house scene in Ireland while Tracey K is a singer, songwriter from Kerry, best known for providing the vocals, as well as the lyrics for the UK Dance Chart topper "The Cure and The Cause". Other well known songs written and performed by Tracey include "Nights Like These" and the live favourite "Battery Man" (which is a RePublik anthem).

Their first release was "Nights Like These", which came out on the UK's Inspirit Music Label in 2003. This was to mark the beginning of a musical relationship loved by House music fans

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Captain Morgan has just announced that he will be partying with the masses at Oxegen from 8th – 10th July this year in Punchestown, Co. Kildare. This is the first time Captain Morgan has attended Oxegen and it's also his debut on the festival scene.

The Captain will have his own dedicated party tent at the festival featuring daily shows, and live entertainment. The Captain area will also have a bespoke ship shaped bar serving a variety of Captain Morgan mixes. To celebrate, The Captain is giving away a pair of 4-day camping tickets every day until Friday 17th June on his dedicated Irish Captain Morgan Ireland Facebook page which now boasts an impressive 115,000 Irish fans. Please note, the competitions are only open to individuals over 18 years of age.

The Captain Morgan area at Oxegen is strictly over 18's only

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Can I still back-date pension contributions and get tax-relief at last year's rates?

If you are an employee or company director who pays taxes through the PAYE system, you currently have one last chance to back-date relief from PRSI and the Health Levy on certain pension contributions. However, the relevant contributions have to be in place by October 31st. 2011. If you file and pay using Revenue's Online System (ROS) the relevant date is November 15th 2011.

Up to December 31st 2010, relief against Income Tax, PRSI and the Health Levy was allowed on qualifying personal contributions to pension plans. Since January 1st of this year, relief is no longer available against PRSI. Furthermore, relief is not available against the new Universal Social Charge (USC), which replaced the Health Levy and the Income Levy.

However, Revenue practice allows for the back-dating to 2010

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The newly formed Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland held their inaugural AGM this week. The new Society has come about as a result of a merger between the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS) and the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI). The 4,000 strong Society will be the largest organisation in the country for professionals in the construction, land and property sectors. The Society is committed to advancing, enhancing and enforcing professional standards in the construction, land and property sectors and while it is a very challenging time in the industry, it is imperative that standards of professionalism are upheld and enhanced.

The South Eastern Region AGM was also hosted recently in the Lord Bagenal Hotel, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow.

Pictured at the inaugural South Eastern Region AGM were local members Clodagh McDonald and Grainne Murphy, both from Tramore.

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Announcing details of the Waterford City Enterprise Board and Google "Getting Irish Business online" seminar are Gary Hearne, Fix IT, Jacqui Gaule, Business Adviser, Waterford City Enterprise Board, Ciaran Cullen, Acting CEO Waterford City Enterprise Board and Ronan Cleary, Eagle Dreams Photo: John Power

Waterford City Enterprise, in association with Google, will host a free web seminar that will give small businesses and sole traders the opportunity to create a website and get online for free.

The initiative, "Getting Irish Business Online", was recently launched by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D. and calls on all businesses that do not have a website to log on to http://www.gettingbusinessonline.ie where they can create their business website for free.

Research by Google found that 40% of Irish commercial SMEs

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Ireland at 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games!

Team Ireland, sponsored by eircom, boarded a flight for Greece on Monday ahead of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The Games will take place in Athens from the 25th June to 4th July.

Team Ireland, which will be the 10th largest delegation at the Games, comprises of 126 athletes and 49 coaches. Waterford will be represented in basketball by Eileen Hayes from Kill and in football by Colm Brennan from Kilbarry, Vincent Rockett from Mount Estate, Keith Whelan from the Cork Road and Christopher Power from Dungarvan. Football coach Emma Smyth from Waterford City will also travel with the team.

Team Ireland will compete in 12 different sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Equestrian, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Kayaking and Table Tennis.

The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games will be one of the

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Another successful Waterford Triathlon

The Waterford Triathlon, also know as "Hook or by Crook" took place for the 6th time last weekend with over 500 entrants on the day from all over Ireland with participants from the Pembrokeshire Triathlon Club making their annual trip from Wales to take part also. Weather forecasts were not good but apart from the odd light shower, most people actually got sunburnt after the day.

After a short delay to the race start due to other commitments that the Coastguard had to deal with, all men under 40 started in the first wave with ladies, over 40 men and teams 10mins later. Going by swim times, the swim was probably slightly longer than 750m with Stephen Early (Team TSC) and Bjorn Ludick (Activ Multisport) both exiting the water together

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GAA notes by The Villager

Walsh Park in the city will surely be a cauldron of excitement on Saturday evening next as Limerick come to town for the Munster Minor Hurling semi-final. To the victor the laurels and the opportunity of an appearance in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on senior final day. Over the last decade there has been a steady rise in the stock of underage hurling on Suirside, so much so in fact that now, Waterford are rightly regarded as one of the strongest counties where minor hurling is concerned. There is no doubt but the work of Coaching and Games is certainly bearing fruit. That said Limerick come into this challenge on the back of a superb 2-14 to 0-12 win over a highly fancied Cork outfit so they will not show any fear in facing the Deise. As

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blues set speed record against devon

It was a comfortable, morale-boosting win for Waterford United against Salthill Devon last Friday, as a very attacking line-up ran out eventual 4-0 winners. Two goals on his home debut from new signing Adam McSherry, a first League goal from Dwayne Wilson, and a superb performance from Paul Walsh in his first game back for his third stint at the RSC, were all worthy of remark, but United believe a genuine record was set by the 27 second gap between their third and fourth goals, from Paul Murphy and McSherry respectively. Blues News certainly cannot remember anything even remotely close, and welcome any light that can be shed on the matter! A much tougher test will be provided by next Friday's outing, to take on Cork City at Turner's Cross (KO 7.45pm), but the manner

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