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Who would have thought that the usually quietmonth of January would turn out so busy forSligo. At the beginning of the month we

received a little bit of winter snow which covered thetops of Benbulben and knocknarea, and createdsome spectacular postcard images.

This month our photographers were busy out andabout at various venues around the county. TheHawkswell was particulary busy with acts such asMaura O Connell and the Hospital Panto on theiritinery. Sharon Conway takes time to chat to AnthonyKilcoyne of Salon2 in this issue. He tells us what's hotand what's not so hot this year when it comes tohairstyles. He also talks about running a verysuccessful business. Miss Sligo Caoimhe Tuohy chats tous about her time as Miss Sligo over the past year andher hopes for the future. We also talk to JacquiMulligan, the PE teacher who plays for the countyfootball team and also got a call up from the Irishrugby squad And the best news of all. It was

confirmed that Sligo’s bidfor the 2014 All-IrelandFleadh has beensuccessful! The All-IrelandFleadh attracts up to300,000 people andgenerates !40m for theregion and will have over10,000 performers. This is

exactly the type of boost that every town wants fortheir economy. So a big thank you to all on thecommittee for all their hard work in ensuring that theFleadh is on its way to Sligo. With a positive news storylike this, one would wonder why the local papersdidn't take the opportunity to sing it from the rooftops.It should have been the main story and given peoplesome good news when the opportunity arises. This is astory that should not have been relegated to theinside pages.Your month wouldn’t be the same without it!

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WELCOME

OUT AND ABOUTat the Sligo Ladies Football Awards

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF STYLE:SHARON CONWAY SPEAKS TO ANTHONYKILCOYNEWell known Sligo Hairdresser and businessman Anthony Kilcoyne chats to usabout women and their hair.

OUT AND ABOUTat McGarrigles and Shoot the Crows

OUT AND ABOUTAll Ireland Schools Talent Search in aid ofCHILDLINE in the Sligo Park

SLIGO BEAUTY QUEENKate Winter speaks to Caoimhe Tuohy

COMPETITION!We launch our ‘Rear of the Year’ Comp!

MEN’S COLOGNES

WHATS ON IN SLIGO...Your definitive out and about guide!

FEBRUARY AT THE MODEL

WHAT’S ON AT THE HAWKSWELL

6 THINGS DO IN SLIGO on Valentines day if you are single / sick ofcelebrating it!

TOP TIPS FOR SKIN CAREWith Muireann O’Connor

DENISE KAVANAGH SPEAKS TO JACQUI MULLIGAN

OUT FOR DINNER - RESTAURANT GUIDEWHATS COOKINGWith Louise Kennedy of Silver Apple

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Your critical guide to events, culture, attractions andgoing out in Sligo

Photography:Jimmy KilgallenDonal HackettColin GillenJames DonnellyRuth WilliamsElish Kilgallen

Editorial Team Sharon [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]


OUT & ABOUT

Kevin and Esther Quinn

Dave and Mary Harty Mark Walton, Kira Walton, Bernice Walton, Neil Walton

Mena Doherty, Barry Gallagher, Barry Kerr, Wendy Douglas

Angela Leonard and Victor Leonard

Aine Murry, Ita Brady, Nuala KellyBrian and Geraldine McHugh Sorcha and Kenneth Muffitt

The Sligo Chamber Annual Dinner took place on Friday 1stFebruary in Castle Dargan Hotel. Sligo Chamber, togetherwith their main sponsor Vhi Healthcare, were delighted to

award Neil and Mark Walton, of VOYA Seaweed Baths, theSligo Chamber Business of the Year Award 2012.

Guest speaker Pat McLoughlin, Site Director of Stiefel gavean inspiring key note address on the night. Sligo Chamberwould like to thank all guests who attended the AnnualGala Dinner and for making it such a memorable evening.

Seated: President of Sligo Chamber, Linda Moffitt, Deputy Mayor MattLyons, Back Row: Hubert Kearns County Manager, John Perry TD, Minister ofState for Small Business, John Nugent Regional Manager IDA North-West


Paddy Dwyer, Joan Moffitt, Ross Alexander, President Linda Moffitt, Laura Moffitt, Howard Moffitt.

Paul Nairn, Oona Doherty, Lynda Devaney, Tom Devaney

Paul and Deirdre Deering

Ann Gallagher, Leoni O Donnell

Patrick Donegan, Amanda McCloth

Ross Alexander, Laura Moffitt

Pat and Aisling McLoughlin

Oliver Nevin, Catriona Walsh

Eillen Magnier, Aine Murry, Ann Wall

Joan and Howard MuffittHubert Kearns And Mary Kearns, Tom Beatrice McDonald

Seamus Preston, Berni Chambers,Fergal Burke


OUT & ABOUT

Grainne O’Loughlin, Sinead McTiernan and Elaine O’Reilly.

Rachel Cryan and Katie Molloy.

Aishling Molloy and Geraldine Ruane.

Paul Higgins and Eilise Codd.

Tara Doddy and Aoife Brennan.

Emma Cullen, Ciara Doyle, Tracy O’Hora and Nicole Fowley.

Louise and Amie Cawley. Karen and Marggret Maloney

Siobhan Doddy, Claire Normandy, Jacqui Corcoran and Monica Mooney. Leah Gannon and Hannah Walsh.

Ethna Surlis, Kevin Cryan, Gerry Molloy and Mary Molloy.

Laura Gullespie and David Maye.

Beth Taylor and Hannah Clohessy.

Liam and Brid McDounagh.

AFTER DARK

Maura O’Connell and Ann Donnellon.

Berta Money and Paul Money

Bernie Woods and Donna Ahern

Kevin Barber and Emma McGoldrick. Donna Gallagher and Cecilia Sherdan. Noeleen Kellett and Derek Lynch.

Doloras McSharry, Michelle McKenna and Martina Carney. Jennifer Keogan and Declan Conahy.

Noreen Fitzpatrick, Roisin Curneen, Kathy Rice and Mary O’Brien.

Mary Tully, Cathrine Cawley and Mary McCormac. Liam Gannon and Flukey Gorman.

INTERVIEW


“Hair is very importantto women, its yourcrowning glory. Itdoesn’t matter how youdress, if you arewearing Versachi orDunnes, if your hairlooks right, if its theproper style and shapefor your face theneverything else will lookright.”

Photography by Colin Gillenframelight Studio, Strandhill, Sligo

As a kid Anthony Kilcoyne alwaysloved the idea of doing somethingcreative, something that involved

him working with his hands and makingthings, though hairdressing as a seriouscareer possibility wasn’t considered untillater on in his life;

“I never planned on getting intohairdressing, it was just something that I fellinto over the years. People used to tell me Ishould try Hairdressing but I'd say to them-that's a woman’s niche, but when I reallythought about it, where else was I going toget a job working around gorgeouswomen all day everyday” he jokes

As it happens thats exactly how Anthonymet his wife and business partner Deirdre.Together the couple run the awardwinning Salon 2, which is located onAdelaide Street. Recalling the first timethey met Anthony says;

“I remember it well because she wasrunning late for her appointment, we gotchatting and I thought she was absolutelygorgeous, We just hit it off straight away.Today, she is the backbone of the business,and she keeps me motivated when I needit! Deirdre is not a hairdresser but she has agreat eye for detail. She is the businesshead and we are constantly bouncingideas off each other. In terms of personalityDeirdre is calmer whereas I can get a bitstressed at times, she keeps me in check!”

With all the demands of running a hectic

business, do you get time to relax andunwind?

“We live in Strandhill, so we both lovegoing for walks on the beach with the dog.I started painting last year and I find it veryrelaxing, you get totally immersed in it, its agreat way to switch off from everything,from the phone, the emails and all thatrunning a business entails.”

Anthony has been hairdressing for overtwenty five years now;

“When we started It was myself, two fulltime staff and one part time, today weemploy a team of twenty four people,part/full-time, reception/admin. So thebusiness has taken on a life of its own overthe years. Some of our staff are with us overthirteen years. Good staff are thecornerstone of any business. It's greatbecause we are all creative and there is acreative buzz at work everyday which inturn makes for a great atmosphere to workin. Every day is different, its always achallenge. Each client is like a blankcanvass when they walk in the door”

So what are the secrets to getting that'salon look' for ourselves?

“Obviously, a good haircut goes withoutsaying, but the products you use on yourhair can make a massive difference interms of condition and vitality of the hair.It's definitely worth investing in the moreexpensive hair products, a good shampoo,conditioner and a finisher is really all you

need. Hair productsare like make up for your hair! I ask womenwould they be happy to pick up any oldmake up without thinking about it and theyalways say 'no way'. They have researchedwhat kind of make up suits them, theirfoundation, mascara etc, and they useproducts that are especially formulated fortheir skin type. Women have no probleminvesting in good quality make up, so whynot treat your hair in the same way?Cheap shampoos are not designed forenhancing the condition of your hair, andthey don’t protect the hair colour. You canget away with using a lot less of the goodquality products so they will last you forages. That's why hair looks so muchhealthier when you step out of a salon, it'sall in the products. We use Joico productsat the Salon 2. They are a fantastic brand.”

What is it that makes someone good athairdressing, what is the skill?

“I think it was in the family as mygrandfather had tried his hand athairdressing too. It was something I enjoyedfrom day one. I would have alwaysobserved people's hair. Anyone can cuthair, to a point, but its more about thevision you have for that person, the finishand the shape. In the words of VidalSassoon, 'Shape is the most important partof a hair cut'.”


Well known Sligo Hairdresser and businessman AnthonyKilcoyne chats to Sharon Conway about women andtheir hair, men and hair loss, upcoming trends for 2013,and the secrets to running a successful business in Sligowith his wife and business partner Deirdre.

So would Sassoon be one ofyour big idols?

“Absolutely, I have alwayslooked up to him and admiredhim. He transformedhairdressing from sets, and hecame up with the five pointhaircut -(Mia farrow, MaryQuant). He died recently buthis legacy lives on. I met himfive years ago in london at his80th birthday party. It was along held ambition of mine toget to meet him.”

For women a lot of theirconfidence comes from havinga nice hair style, why is that?

“Hair is very important towomen, its your crowning glory.It doesn’t matter how youdress, if you are wearingVersachi or Dunnes, if your hairlooks right, if its the proper styleand shape for your face theneverything else will look right. Itsa confidence boost when youget a good hair cut, and it liftsthe mood! I had a regularclient, a woman in her fiftiescome to me and for years shewas afraid to cut her hairbecause it was so fine. We gother to try a bob and she wastransformed. She thoughtbecause she had fine hair thatshe would never be able tocarry short hair, but itcompletely lifted herappearance. Hair is the mostvisual thing about someone, agood cut can knock ten yearsoff anyone.”

What are the upcoming trendsfor hair in 2013?

“Blonde is coming back thisyear in a big way. We had agood few years of the glossybrunette, but blonde is makinga big come back, blonde withpink tips, funky looks. Dark hair isstill big, look at Kate Middleton,she is the icon of dark hair atthe moment. If you look at herhair close up you will find fivedifferent strands, bronze, deepchestnut, chocolate brown,light brown, caramel, verysubtle colour that's done withmesh. The fringe is also going tobe huge again this year.

“As for bridal hair, you stillhave the classic chignon whichis always very popular, as wellas soft up-styles. Brides wantsomething that will hold for theday, but that looks soft andnatural , lightly pinned looks arealways the best for brides.”

And what about men, are menconscious of their hair?

“Men are unbelievably hairconscious, and men can beway more fussy than the lady’swhen it comes to their hair!Sometimes you have thegirlfriends bookingappointments for the guys, toget them to try out a cool new

style. A lot of my male clientsare very style conscious, its thatmetrosexual thing. For men thisseason the clean cut look isvery in as are quiffs. And forguys who are receding orlosing a little bit of hair there is anew product which is basicallymicro fibres that you shake intothe hair that will instantlythicken the hair. The fibrescome in different shades to suitall hair colours. Anotherproduct that's becomingpopular with the men is a newhair color that basically justtones down the grey in the hair.Men don’t like to have adramatic change in colour, sothis is a very subtle way oftoning down grey.

For a lot of men theirconfidence can be knockedwhen they start to lose theirhair, but hairdressing hasbecome so advanced, theyare always coming up withnew ideas for hair loss. If youhave plenty of money thenthere is hair transplanting, andRogaine has been found to beeffective in combatting hairloss, also, high fat diet has beenlinked to hair loss, so adaptingyour diet can help, but in themain, hair loss is genetic.”

And as for the future of thebusiness

“At Salon 2 There is often aperception that if you don’tbook months in advance thenyou wont get an appointment,but that's not the case. We willalways do our best to schedulean appointment for our clients,we extended upstairs so nowwe have fifteen sections in thesalon.”

Salon 2 have had a fantasticrun with awards over the yearsand, with the title ConnachtSalon Of The Year three years ina row, they are firmly placedon the cutting edge of the hairbusiness;

“Awards have always beena major focus for us. We take atleast two trips a year to theSassoon or Hobbs Academy tokeep in touch with up to theminute trends. We got to theAlbert Hall in London where wecame third in Ireland for the'Visionary Awards' a ceremonyrun by a panel of hair experts inLondon. Last year one of ourstaff Catherine Gormely camefirst in the Bridal Category ofthe Irish Hairdressing FederationChampionships held in CityWest. Another member of staffLynette Moran won the GentsFull Fashion Category at thesame awards. You have tokeep the creative buzz alive inthis business, you cant getcomplacent. We have put alot of time and energy into theSalon and our aim for 2013 is tokeep doing that!”


“For a lot of men theirconfidence can beknocked when theystart to lose their hair,but hairdressing hasbecome so advanced,they are alwayscoming up with newideas for combattinghair loss.”

January 2013 • Sligo Now Magazine •

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Aisling Flannery, Pauline Roonay and Esther Winters.


Aquianas Gallagher and Martin Cawley.

Sanchia Connolly and David Maloney.

Doobie and Briain Gray.

Annette Nelson and Noleen Boyle.

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Francey Guilfoyle and AnnetteNelson.

Kevin McDaid and John Wright.

Brid Brennan, Noleen Boyle and Ciaran Kelly.

Micheal Conlon and Mary MacGann and Micheal Gormley.Mai Hernon and Anton O'Hanlon.

Fiona Whymbs and Sherley Roper.

Lesley Ring and Keith Weldon. Sean Kerr and Laura Martin. Nicola Brennan and Corey Nooney. Micheal Kelly and Fiona Finnegan.

Laura O'Dowd, Ciara Flanagan and Sinead Glynn. Nena Gaffney and Dean Nooney.

AFTER DARK

Pamala Skeffinton, Alice Scott, Suzzaine Meades, Tina Sweeney and Jacqui Gormley. Bianca arango, Ben Hussey and Emma Hussey.

John Lynch, Andrea Lynch and Danielle McCallon.

Martin, Eileen and Manus McDyer.

Geraldine Maxwell, Peg Lynch, Paula Mahon.

Fiona McCormac, Orla Kernan and Caitriona Kernan. May Scanlon, Jojo Fitzpatrick, Charlotte Cadden and Joanne Stenson.

Tommy Dolan, Marie Dolan, Martina McHugh and James Rogers.

Karen Frahill and Geraldine Frahill. Sue Smith and Gillian Brennan.

Tiffaney Meades and David Byrne.Michelle and Terence Molloy with baby Soplar.

Caoimhe, you werecrowned Miss Sligo inApril last year, how has

your experience been, andhow do you feel about it allcoming to an end soon?I’ve had a great year. I’d loveit if I had another year to behonest, but all good thingscome to an end. I’ve reallyenjoyed myself and I’ve got alot of modelling work sincewinning the Miss Sligocompetition. I’ve donephotoshoots, fashion shows,wedding fairs, even some TVwork. I’m hoping that willcontinue after I hand over mycrown, though!

Winning Miss Sligo meant youwent on to compete atnational level in Miss Ireland.How did you find that? Froman insider’s perspective, canyou tell us – are pageantsreally as controversial andcatty as they are oftenrepresented in the media?Yes! There was a lot ofbitchiness, actually. I was quitesurprised. I won’t name anynames, but it was mostly

among the Dublin girls. Thegirls from there were verycompetitive. I met really nicegirls too, though, from allaround the country. There was a real questionmark around theorganisational side of thepageant; there was a sensethat they knew from the startwho the winner was going tobe, and that caused a lot ofunnecessary stress and in-fighting.

That’s right, there was a bit of ascandal around that at thetime wasn’t there? (MaireHughes was crowned MissIreland on the night, but shortlyafterwards lost her crown torunner up Rebecca Maguire,as she was deemed ‘too old’to compete in Miss World)Yes, it was horrible. I was reallyclose with Maire. She was withmy agency, Catwalk, at thetime, so I knew her going intothe competition. It was veryupsetting because she didn’tdo anything wrong. From what I know, she wasactually told to lie about her

age – to basically keep quietabout it. Everyone was saying thatRebecca was going to win,and she clearly thought herselfshe already had it in the bag.If she had been awarded thecrown on the night, therewould have been an uproar,because everyone felt that itwas a total fix. Then whenMaire won, we were allabsolutely delighted. It wasdefinitely a bit suspicious that,given the circumstances, shelost the crown and Rebeccagot it at a later date.

Would that kind of experienceput you off pageants in thefuture? I think I prefer the modellingside rather than thecompetition element thatgoes along with pageants.Modelling is more me. There’smore individuality inmodelling. I think personality isvery important and thatdoesn’t really come intopageants as much.

Did you always want to be amodel? How did you get intoit, was it by chance or bydesign?I definitely always wanted tobe a model, but growing up Iwas really shy and quiet, so Iwas afraid to put myselfforward. Then about two yearsago I found the CatwalkAgency website online and Ijust decided there and then toemail them. A few weeks laterthey emailed me back toorganise an open casting,and it just took off from there. Idid some training in Galway and I got my portfoliodone in Dublin, by Lili Forberg –

Rosses Point beauty, Caoimhe Tuohy is coming to the end ofher reign as Miss Sligo 2012, and is planning on going out witha bang with a glamorous fundraising Fashion Show in aid ofCregg House this April. Kate Winter gets the inside story.

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There’s more individualityin modelling. I thinkpersonality is veryimportant and thatdoesn’t really come intopageants as much.

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it was so worthwhile, she’s agreat photographer. As amodel, your portfolio is yourplatform, so it’s vital to have agood set of photos.

How do you feel Irish modelsmeasure up againstinternational models?When you look at the models inthe likes of Milan, New York,Paris, they all have a very similarlook. They’re all extremely talland skinny. In Ireland I think it’smore based around the naturalfemale form. In Ireland youdon’t have to be stick thin tobe considered beautiful.

And what would be yourdefinition of beauty?I think it’s all about innerbeauty. That really comesacross in a person’s

appearance. Confidence is abig thing – if you believe you’resomething special, otherpeople will see that too. Agenuine personality goes along way as well. Being happywith yourself is beautiful.

You’re studying Arts andChildren’s Studies in Galway atthe moment. I can’t imaginethe student lifestyle and themodel lifestyle go hand in hand– how do you find a balancebetween the two?It’s not too hard! I might get amodelling job once a week,usually at the weekends, so I’dbe in college during the week,and maybe have a few nightsout then. I’d never go out thenight before a job though, yourskin does get affected and younever look your best. If I have a

job, I try to leave the partylifestyle for a few days. I’d havea fairly healthy lifestyle anyway,I eat well and I run. The oddwild student night here andthere doesn’t do any harm!

You’re organising a fashionshow to raise funds for CreggHouse at the moment, tell usabout that.Cregg House is very close tohome, just round the cornerreally, and I’m aware that theyare really in need at themoment. They do someexcellent work with childrenwith special needs, which issomething very close to myown heart. I just really wantedto do something good with myMiss Sligo title, and I felt this wasit. For the show itself, I’m usingonly local talent and businesses

as far as possible. My boyfriend,Stephen Coen, is on the SligoGAA Senior football team, sohe and a few of his teammates are going to be roped inas my hunky male models, andI’m going to find somegorgeous local girls too.Hopefully I’ll be able toshowcase a few localdesigners too. Sinead O’HanlonCarr and Ray Michael wouldbe great to get on board, I lovetheir stuff.

Will you be modelling yourself?Oh I don’t know, I’ll be doing allthe organising, which is a lot ofwork, so I think I’ll probably bebehind the scenes for most ofit! But I might try and get out inthe last few runs, I supposeyou’ll have to come along andsee!

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The Fashion Show in aid ofCregg House will takeplace on 6th March in TheVelvet Room, Sligo. Doorsopen at 8.30pm and theShow starts at 9pm

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FOR guys who are(understandably) wary ofstraying too far from their

tried-and-tested favourites, restassured that the vast majority of2013’s new releases presentopportunities to ‘upgrade’ andyet still stay loyal to the samebrand. In the commercialmarket, 2013 is the year of the'flanker' (launches designed tocapitalise on the success of

existing bestsellers). Fans ofclassics like Hugo Boss, forexample, will naturally gravitatetowards Hugo Boss Red whiledevotees of Gaultier’s classic LeMale may look to Le Beau Male.Givenchy’s classic Gentlemanhas been remixed intoGentlemen Only. In short, youwon’t need to stray intounfamiliar territory when lookingfor something new.

Men's Colognes

Hugo Redby Hugo BossThis scent is based aroundcontrasts: hot and cold, solid andliquid. And while the idea ofjuxtaposing contrasting accordsis (somewhat ironically) ratherpolarising among fragrance-philes, Red manages to fuse acold and metallic accord(comprised of grapefruit andrhubarb) with a ‘hot amber’drydown featuring cedarwood.And, yes, Jared Leto is still the‘face’.

Available from January.

Erosby VersaceFew brands encapsulate theidea of power and sex quite asnaturally as Versace. And Eros,the brand's first men’s fragrancein five years, doesn't veer too faroff the standard script. The juicecontained in the flamboyantGreek-Roman styled flask is anunusually seductive mix of mintoil, lemon, apple, tonka,ambroxan and geranium. Fresh,bright and woody and not as'rich' as you might expect.

Available from March 2013.

The Gameby DavidoffThe stack of poker chips-shapedflask for The Game is hardly asubtle hint that this fragrance isintended for (airquotes at theready) "playas". The compositionis a woody-aromatic blend ofJuniper Berries (think of a largeGin & Tonic) that fades to revealan iris heart propped up by abase of dark woods. Notanywhere near as ‘risky’ as thegambling-themed conceptsuggests, but an accessiblemen’s fragrance nonetheless.

Available from February.

Gentlemen Only by GivenchyGentlemen Only is a refinedfragrance intended to evoke thechivalry of yesteryear.Fragrance-philes will havecaught the nod to Givenchy’sclassic Gentleman (1974) in bothname and bottle design.Consider ‘Only’ a 21st centuryreinterpretation of the masculineclassic with a fresh and spicyopening that gives way to adeep and intense woody /smoky character.

Le Beau Male by Jean Paul Gaultier Olfactively speaking, Le BeauMâle is so far removed from itspredecessor that it could havebenefited from a completelyoriginal concept and name.The reinterpretation is a frostyand sharp blend, featuring acool blast of mint right at thefront. Le Beau Mâle settlesdown into a more familiarlavender accord after a whilebut there are only fleetingtraces of the oriental facetscontained in the originalbestseller.

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Readers of Sligo Nowmay be familiar withSandra Coffey from her

previous life as a journalist forthe Weekender where sheworked for seven years.

Speaking with Sligo NowSandra said that she alwayswanted to “embark on mymusic career”, somethingshe was eager to do forsome time.

Musicians garnerinspiration from manyplaces. For Irish artist, Sandra,her musical interests weresparked as a youngsterduring long summer days onthe family farm in Galway.Her and her siblings wouldlisten to the charts and learnthe latest dance moves asthe farm work went onaround them.

Sandra believes that thisearly submergence in musichas stood her well. And asshe has just released her firstsingle, she can't help butthink back to the innocentdays of waiting for the Top10 to count down andplacing bets with siblings as

to who would be numberone. Mascara Girl is the firstsingle, taken from Sandra'sforthcoming album. Sandrais fasincated by the storybehind the single. The song,was written by TrevorConway, a writer fromDunally Sligo. Trevor hasbeen been writing poetry,fiction and non-fiction forfifteen years. And in this songhe gets inside a woman’sthoughts as she gets readyfor a date on a summer’sevening. She is trying tomake decisions on herappearance and attitude.It’s the thoughts a womanhas before she steps out thedoor, that’s what Sandrafinds interesting andcomplex. Sandra’s interestin recording was inspired bya visit to Windmill LaneStudios in Dublin, where shegot to record there as partof an RTE Show,Seoige. Sandra’s mentor atWindmill Lane, PaulHarrington, a formerEurovision winner, describedher as having “a powerful

and soulful voice whicheffortlessly reaches highnotes”. The experience inWindmill Lane was hugelyinspiring. Sandra alwaysknew she wanted to goback and record in a studiosome day. Sandra waskeen to record it in Galway,her home city and the ForgeStudios was the perfectplace. It’s not far from abustling live music sceneand it has the canal nearby,where many an idea washatched. It also has a photoof Snow Patrol hanging inthe hallway. They recordedtheir some time ago. It tookSandra over two years to bein a position to release hermusic. She is excited to havefinally made it. She is keenlyaware of how lucky she wasto work with talentedmusicians along theway. She will follow up herfirst single with an album inthe New Year. Sandra islooking forward to singinglive and bring her music toaudiences across Irelandand further afield.

Sandra Coffey Mascara Girl

Denise Burns, Meg Leahy and Anne McEthone.

Brian Devaney and Barry Cullen.

Mary and Henry Phillips. The original cast of 'The Fiddler on the Roof'.

Eileen Monaghan and Joe Grogan. Sinead Sexton, Jennifer Healy and Mickey Murray.

THE multi award-winning SligoMusical Society presents Fiddler onthe Roof, a musical which has

captured the hearts of people all overthe world with its humour, warmth andhonesty. The universal theme of“tradition” cuts across barriers of race,class, nationality and religion, leavingaudiences crying tears of laughter, joyand sadness. This much loved stageshow is packed with some of the mostmemorable songs in musical history,including "Tradition", "Matchmaker,Matchmaker", "If I Were A Rich Man"and "Sunrise, Sunset". No other musicalhas so magically woven music, dance,poignancy and laughter into such anelectrifying and unforgettableexperience.

Why not re-live a glorious tradition ofmusical theatre and join Sligo’s longestestablished musical society for amemorable night’s entertainment. Theshow runs for one week only, so bookearly to avoid disappointment.

Fiddler on the Roof opens onSaturday 16th February and runsthrough to Saturday 23rd. Charity Nightthis year is in aid of the Óran Nibbs Fundand is on Sunday 17th February. Fortickets (!17) contact Roy on 0871341753 or email [email protected] are priced at !17 for adults and!14 for concessions. There is anadditional 10% discount for groups of 10or more.

The show starts at 8pm sharp. Ticketsmay be purchased through theHawkswell Box Office Tel: 071-9161526 oronline www.hawkswelltheatre.comContact the society on:[email protected].

Martin Mulligan.

Tevye (Paul Maitland), the Rabbi (Ultan Burke), Mayor David Cawley, Sarah Burns (director) and a Russian soldier(Kevin Sheridan).


242322Off The Hook - Kennedy’sJohn L - Foley’sChris Bailey - The Strand - StrandhillVarious Artist’s - Hargadon’sResident DJ’s - ShenanigansLive Music - GarovogueLive DJ - McHugh’sLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Fiddler’sFiddler On The Roof - Hawks Well

U V 5 - GarovogueBlack Road - SwagmanJack Jive & The Slammers -Kennedy’sSeamus & Friends - Foley’sTabby - Fiddler’sMurphy Liam - Earley’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansA Local Band - The Strand - StrandhillLive Music - Furey’sDean Mahon - Rafferty's BarNighthawks - Harp Tavern

Sunday Mass - McGarrigle’sMary, Rose & Enda - Earley’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansLunchtime - Jazz Lads - Harp TavernLive Music - GarovogueLive Music - Owenmoore InnLive DJ - McHugh’sCaroline Moreau & The Dunne & Hernandez Duo - Hawks Well

1098 Sunday Mass - McGarrigle’sDennis & Oliver - Earley’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansLunchtime Jazz - Jazz Lads - Harp TavernLive Music - GarovogueLive Music - Owenmoore InnLive DJ - McHugh’s3rd Policeman - Hawks Well Wedding Fare - Sligo Park Hotel There will be blood - The Model

Millenium - GarovogueTabby - Fiddler’sSeamus & Friends - Foley’sChristy O’Grady - Earley’sSunday Mass - The Strand - StrandhillDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansBreakaways - Harp TavernLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Td’sLive DJ - McHugh’sTrad Session - Roisin Dubh - Gurteen

John L - Foley’sVarious Artist’s - Hargadon’sResident DJ’s - ShenanigansLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Fiddler’sLive Music - GarovogueLive DJ - McHugh’sOliver - Hawks WellChris Bailey - The Strand - Strandhill

171615 Deloeron - GarovogueCool Hand Dukes - SwagmanSugar Rush - Kennedy’sDuggan Bros. & Lisa Stanley - Harp TavernSeamus & Friends - Foley’sTabby - Fiddler’sCarasoul - Earley’sHughie Laurie - Rafferty's BarJohn Ryan - Cullen’sRackhouse Pilfer - The Strand - StrandhillDJ Tommy Finan - Shenanigans

John L - Foley’sRuby Ridge - Kennedy’sChris Bailey - The Strand - StrandhillVarious Artist’s - Hargadon’sResident DJ’s - ShenanigansLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Fiddler’sLive Music - Garovoguelive DJ - McHugh’sMock Wedding (Charity Fundraiser)Southern Hotel

Sunday Mass - McGarrigle’sBrendan McGee - Earley’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansLunchtime - Jazz Lads - Harp TavernLive Music - GarovogueLive Music - Owenmoore InnLive DJ - McHugh’s

Fiddler On The Roof - Hawks Well

1 MarJohn L - Foley’sVarious Artist’s - Hargadon’sResident DJ’s - ShenanigansLive Music - GarovogueLive DJ - McHugh’sLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Fiddler’sThe Furey’s & Davey Arthur - Hawks WellEarly Years Book Festival - Hawks Well

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3 Mar2 MarSeamus & Friends - Foley’sTabby - Fiddler’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansLive Music - Furey’sLive Music - Td’sLive DJ - McHugh’sTrad Session - Roisin Dubh - GurteenEarly Years Book Festival - Hawks WellThe Rubber Plants (Led ZeppelinTribute Band) - Swagman

Sunday Mass - McGarrigle’sMary, Rose & Enda - Earley’sDJ Tommy Finan - ShenanigansLive Music - GarovogueLive Music - Owenmoore InnLive DJ - McHugh’sEarly Years Book Festival - Hawks Well

Anything Goes – Shut Up & Listen! 27th at the HawkswellSINCE its formation in 2011, the musical entity that is Anything Goes has built upa local and national reputation as a quirky, innovative and fun band.Comprised of Sinead Conway, ‘Famous’ Dave Flynn, Kieran Quinn, Eddie Leeand Ken McDonald, their ever-growing list of tour dates includes appearancesin Dubai, slots at Cork, Sligo and Derry Jazz Festivals and providing thebackbone for the hugely popular 2010 production, An Evening withSgt.Pepper.

1411DJ Richie - Cullen’sRackhouse PilferMcGarrigle’sMash Up With Resident DJShenanigansTrad Session - Harp TavernArtist Yoko AkinoHamilton GalleryExhibition Running Til 7thMarch

12Trad Session - Shoot’sCraic Addicts - SwagmanScruffy Duffy - ShenanigansBluestacks Open MicMcGarrigle’sTrad Session - Roisin DubhGurteen

13No Crows - Shoot’sGrooveolgy - SwagmanThe White Gorrilas - Fiddler’sTrad Session - McLaughlin’sDJ Ryan G - ShenanigansDJ Trolley - Cullen’sTrad Session - McLaughlin’sThere will be blood - Model

Trad Session - Earley’sDJ Richie - Cullen’sScruffy Duffy - GarovogueTrad Session - Shoot’sDJ Tommy Finan ShenanigansThe Rocketmen - Fiddler’sSharon Conway & Ruby RidgeHargadon’s

2118 19 20DJ Richie - Cullen’sRackhouse PilferMcGarrilge’sMash Up With Resident DJShenanigansTrad Session - Harp TavernFiddler On The RoofHawks Well

Trad Session - Shoot’sCraic Addicts - SwagmanScruffy Duffy - ShenanigansBluestacks Open MicMcGarrigle’sTrad Session - Roisin DubhGurteenPhoenix Players - Art Deco Fiddler On The RoofHawks Well

No Crows - Shoot’sThe White Gorrilas - Fiddler’sGrooveolgy - SwagmanDJ Ryan G - ShenanigansDJ Trolley - Cullen’sTrad Session - McLaughlin’sFiddler On The RoofHawks Well

Trad Session - Earley’sThe Rocketmen - Fiddler’sSharon Conway & Ruby Ridge -Hargadon’sScruffy Duffy - GarovogueTrad Session - Shoot’sDJ Tommy Finan ShenanigansDJ Richie - Cullen’sFiddler On The RoofHawks Well

2825 26 27DJ Richie - Cullen’sRackhouse PilferMcGarrilge’sMash Up With Resident DJShenanigans Trad Session - Harp Tavern

Trad Session - Shoot’sCraic Addicts - SwagmanScruffy Duffy - ShenanigansBluestacks Jamclub Open MicMcGarrigle’sTrad Session - Roisin DubhGurteenA Skull In ConnemaraHawks Well

No Crows - Shoot’sGrooveolgy - SwagmanThe White Gorrilas - Fiddler’sDJ Ryan G - ShenanigansDJ Trolley - Cullen’sTrad Session - McLaughlin’sAnything Goes – Shut Up &Listen! A Brief History ofPopular Music- Hawks Well

Trad Session - Earley’sDJ Richie - Cullen’sThe Rocketmen - Fiddler’sSharon Conway & Ruby RidgeHargadon’sScruffy Duffy - GarovogueTrad Session - Shoot’sDJ Tommy Finan ShenanigansShup Up & Listen - Hawks Well

4 MarDJ Richie - Cullen’sRackhouse PilferMcGarrilge’sMash Up With Resident DJShenanigans Early Years Book FestivalHawks Well

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The Jazz Ladds The Jazz Ladds are Sligo's longest establishedband. With regular appearances at the nowworld famous Cork Jazz Festival or a trip to theKempten Jazz Festival in Germany, we arefirmly established as one of the busiest bandsaround.The Jazz Ladds can be heard every Sunday attheir lunch-time session at the Harp Tavern,Quay Street, Sligo from 1pm to 2:30pm.

DJ Scruffy Duffy

plays at the Garavogue every Thursday night

John Moylan and Noel Flavin.

Imelda and Kate Harte.

Megan Delaney, Amy Mc Donald, Holly Higgins and Sarah Donnelon.

Peggy Ryder, Margaret Given and James Given.

Michelle Griffin and Graine Cawley. Patrica and Tommy Dunleavey.

Mary and Conor Murphy.

The McHugh family: Mary, Fergal and Donal.

Donal Barry and Ed O’Mahony. Proinsias and Jane Feehily.

Some of the people who attendedthe New Year Variety Concert inaid of North West Hospice on

Friday night, 18th January at theRadisson Blu Hotel, Sligo. A greatnumber of local, national andinternational acts gave their time andtalent for free to raise much neededfunds for the hospice, which isdedicated to supporting people livingwith life-limiting illness and their familiesin Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal andWest Cavan. Further info fromwww.northwesthospice.ie

Continued success to Nicola’s HairSalon !om all at Sally Salon Ser"icesTeeling St#eet, Sligo

Telephone: 071 9146296 sligo@salon-ser"ices.com

Nicola’s Hair and Beauty are celeb-traing their first year in theirr newpremises. The salon which is on High

Street has increased their client base be-cause of the better location which boastsof parking facilities and easy access toboth the hair and beauty salon which arelocated at street level.Some of our readers would know Nicolafrom her time as being the owner of PascoHair Salon, where she previously workedfor 12 years, 6 of which she ran the Salonherself.

At Nicola’s hair salon only the bestbrands are stocked. Presently theyare stockists of Alfapark and KeuneColours and also stockists of the GHDrange of straightners. To celebrate their 1stanniversary in their new premises Nicola’sare launching a host of new treatments.

This month they are launching the new Thermo Spa colours and treatments

which are exclusive to Nicola’s Hair andBeauty Salon. `This treatment includes aninnovative scrub, rich in natural substancesfor intensive exfoliation that refines thegrain of the epidermis, Sea Salt combinedwith thermal trace elements and water,which regenerates the scalp and bodyand prepares it to receive other luxurytreatments.

The new Thermo Spa colours are naturalcolours and are especially suitable forpeople who are sensitive to colour whodon’t want to use permanent colour, itgives 100% coverage to grey hair andleaves your hair silky and with a fantasticshine.We would like to say a big thankyou toall our clients for their continued support.

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Best Wishes to Nicola

Casey Kavanagh & CompanyCharted Accountants & Registered Auditors

Wishing Nicola’s Hair Saloncontinued success from all at

Sligo Now Magazine.Tel: 071-9154538

Special Offer for the Month of FebruaryWith the Thermo Spa treatment enjoy a facial of choice and the luxury sea saltscrub for your hair with a heated mud mask and head massage with a cool treat-ment afterwards to leave you feeling rejuvinated.

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Continued Success to Nicola’s HairSalon from Gary Hulme

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Continued Success to Nicola’s Hair Salonfrom Crossan Hair and Beauty Cosmetics

Tel: (071) 916 7773Email: [email protected]

Crossan Hair and beauty Cosmetics

Princess PartiesWe do princess parties on Sundays at our Salon, they include: Upstyle / Curls ofchoice, make-up and nail paint, Games and Party Bags. Minimum of 10 children,fantastic partys that are not to be missed. Every girls favourite party.

Hen/Birthday PartiesWe also do pamper party’s for Hens, Borthdays etc. Hair, Make-up and File & Polishor Eyelashes and a free glass of Champagne all for just !50.00. We offer a call outservice for Weddings, Party’s Graduations, etc.

Lissie Design 12 Week Straight blow-dry therapyWe have just launched the new Lissie Design 12 Week Straight blow-dry therapy. Hairbecomes more managable instantly. Frizz-free hair thats lasts for upto 12 weeks.We have glamour packages available for those special nights out from !50 to !75.

Exclusive special offer for Valentines Day for your special personAny Facial of choice and Wash and Blow Dry for just !50 or Any Facial of YourChoice, eyebrow wax, eyebrow tint and eyelash tint, conditioning treatment for hairtype to revive and refresh, wash and blow dry all for just !100.Contact the Salon for other offers and appointments. We are open on Sundays byappointment for Communions, Confirmations, etc

Beauty Secrets Beauty Salonis run by Shelley Harte who is CIBTAC Qualified and Trained in Longford Tem-plemiceal College. Shelley has also completed courses in Semi-Permanent lash ex-tensions and trained in Yumi lahses in Galway which also appeared on Ireland AM and are very popular with celebritiesand in the salon. She is a trained make-up artist having trained in Dublin with MacMake-up and is also trained with Dermologica Skin Care which we will belaunchingin this Salon later this month.

Yumi LashesIs a treatment to lift and boost your natural lash extensions, no lash extensionsneeded. Treatment takes only 45 mins and is very comfortable for the client. TheYumi lash effect lasts between 8 and 12 weeks which is the natural life cycle of aneyelash, as well as brightening and lifting the eye area, Yumi lasheseffect has someanti aging qualities. Yumi tint alters and boosts the colour of the eyelashes so thetreatment enchances your natural beauty.Shellac is also available in the Salon, this is a two week polish available if a wide vari-ety of colours. A Selection of spray tans are also available.

Hollywood mink lashesImmediate gorgeous results , water resistant and long lasting - can last upto 8 weekswith the top up. Ideal for all occassions and everyday use. Individually applied,weightless and easy to wear - Looks and Feels natural.

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Conor Durkin, Martin Towey, Olivia Sharkey, Niamh Jinks, Kenny McGowan, Bob Durkin and Tristan Miller.

out and about at the Velvet Room

Michael and Niall Kearins.

James Maguire, Leanne Maguire and Martin Fitzpatrick.Barry Mullen, Aisling MacHale and John Feeney.

Olwyn Parslow and James Donnelly.

Brianna McCormack and StephanieMaguire.

Emma Carr and Stacey Conway. A happy hen party in the Velvet Room.

Michelle O Rourke and David Kerins

Gemma and Nicola Crossan with Brendan Grace and Jim Crossan

Jimmy and Marie Gillooly

Chris and Joy Ridley

Seamus and Martina Flynn

James and Bridie O Hara

Myriam Scanlon and SeamusDonnegan

Kathleen and John Jinks

Marian Keegan and Ann Marie Mallon

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Ben and Mary Rose Sweeney

Natallie, Nicola, Orla, Dawn O Grady and Stephanie Moriarty.

Kathleen Hynes Left with BrendanGrace and Annie Mc Loughlin,Kathleen Son Fr Aiden Hynes is theParish Priest in America where Bren-dan Grace is lliving

Mary Mc Nasser and her MotherBridgid Devins

Aine Whyte and Micheal Finn.

Enda and Sean Gilmartin.

Daragh Healy, Shona McGowan and Kate Oogan. Aoife Gallagher and Carol McDermot.

Evelyn McGettigan and Kate Gibbons.

Stephen Lavelle, Ashleigh Farrell and Daniel McGonigle.

Kerri-Leigh Illman and Clara Volz.

Carol and Lisa McDermot.

Blaithnid McCrumlish and Aoife Gallagher.

AFTER DARK

Padraic Hennessy and Anthony Byrne.

at the Garavogue

BY MUIREANN O’CONNOR

Q: How do I apply liquideyeliner? I love whensomebody does it for me butI find it difficult to do myself? Tara

A: Applying liquid liner canbe a challenge but once youget the grasp of it you’ll thinkit's easy!

Apply your eye shadowfirst, then pulling your eyelidoutwards and upwards useone even stroke to apply theliner from the inner eyeoutward. Keep as close tothe lash line as possible andremember the line should bethinnest on the inner eye andthicker towards the outercorner. You can use liquideyeliner pens or gel liner thatcomes in a pot and can beapplied with a small eyelinerbrush.

Q: I am in my teens and havereally dark circles under myeyes. What can I do to get ridof them?Elaine

A: Dark circles are commonlyassociated with lack of sleepbut they can also behereditary, related toallergies or caused by a buildup of pigmentation under theskin due to sun exposure.

There are a few simpletricks you can do at home toreduce the darkness. Placecold tea bags on each eyefor ten minutes in the morningand only use an eye gelunder your eyes, nevermoisturiser (keep the eye gelrefrigerated for best effect).

Remember to drink plentyof water and include lots offruit and vegetables in yourdiet for long-term results.

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on Valentines day if you aresingle / sick of celebrating it

Show Some Love to People Who Need It Most

Spread the love a little further this Valentine’s Day. Before, after or instead of celebrating on your own or as a two-some,

spend some time taking Valentine’s Day treats, food, love and donations to places where people don’t feel love often

enough. The Animal shelter in Castlebaldwin is a great place to start. You’ll be celebrating the true spirit of the season.

While Valentine's Day is a favourite among many, accompaniedby romantic dinners, chocolates, flowers and more, for the singletraveler and even for many couples, it leaves much to be de-

sired. If you not one of the many who are scurrying around to find lastminute gifts and dinner reservations, we have you covered on some al-ternative activities for spending Valentine's Day.

Find love in… the supermarket, of all placesFor some reason the big supermarket chains have really pushed theboat out this Valentine’s Day. Tesco hosted a ‘Love is in the Aisles’night one year where singles were paired together for the chance towin a meal in a restaurant.So if you happen to be in Christies or Centra on February the 14thdoing your bit of shopping be sure not to have that glum faceplastered all over you as you parade the aisles. For as they say lovecould be just around the corner

Get your single mates together for a game of 5-a-side astro

If you and your mates couldn’t give a toss about who is playing on Sky sports, then get together and play your own footie

tournament down at the local astro turf pitch.

If you can’t spend a night with a lady friend, you might as well spend it having a bit of crack with the lads. It will help you forget

about the stupid holiday anyway.

Take the night off for some you timeNo, not that kind of you time. At the end of the day it’s just another day. Oddsare, most of you are in work the next day, so why go to the effort of headingout on the town spending money you could probably do with saving. Why notstay in and get cracking on that DVD box set you’ve been staring at for thepast few months. Or buy a piece of steak the size of your face and enjoy agood home cooked meal while you feel good about your yourself. All in front ofthe games console, of course.

Go outdoorsIf you're like most of us, you probably haven't spent much time outside this winter, which is all the more reason to go outdoors onValentine's Day. If conditions aren't great for a hike or trip to the park, a nice walk in hazelwood would go down nicely.

Tear it up with your mates

Gather up your other unattached friends and have a blast. Go out for drinksand do the 12 pubs of Sligo then cap the night off with some more drinks, music.Whoever said you need a woman/man to have fun?

Kevin Kelly, Nicole Kelly and Deirdre Folan

The Kearney Family from Ballina

Mark Dunne, Marie Clancy

Jessica & Carmen McDermott. Noelle, Ali, Ruben Galven

Maeve & Kelsey McMareland


Rosha McDonnell, Mia Byrne & Clodagh Macre

Bride & Hugh Gallagher

Dina Foller and David Sterling

AFTER DARK

Olivia Grady and Joan Henry

Tommy Nellany, Loretto Hogg, Marian Nellany,Cormac Nellany, Katie Nellany Mary Winne, Gillian, Katie & Ian Gillen

Des & Liz Keaney

Kealley Waters, Allana Gallagher, Pasty Gallagher

Paula, Malachy & Michael Kirby

Margaret Mulrooney and Jacqui Cunningham.hannon Tyree, Riona Parsons and Heather Durhan.

AFTER DARK

Hospital Panto at the Hawkswell

Carmel and Ruth Connolly.

Running is a hugely popu-lar activity. It confers amyriad of health benefits

to active and sedentary popu-lations alike; is cheap to do;and requires very little skill for abeginner to master. However, atypical runner can pound theroads up to 2000 times in a sin-gle mile and this places unduestress on the body which canultimately lead to injury.The main soft-tissue injuries I en-counter at my clinic include:• Shin Splints.• ITB Friction Syndrome.• Achilles Tendinopathy.• Plantar Fasciitis.• Muscular Strains.

Soft-tissue restrictions can ulti-mately lead to gross imbal-ances in the musculature ofthe lower body, resulting in

poor flexibility and reduced hipand ankle mobility. The mostcommon sites for soft-tissue re-strictions occur in the glutes,hip and calves.

Regular massage, whetherperformed by a qualified ther-apist or on your own with afoam roller or tennis ball, incombination with mobility exer-cises and dynamic warm-ups,can keep these restrictions to aminimum.

Insufficient Rest/Recoveryweakens the body’s immuneresponses and leaves you sus-ceptible to injury and illness. It isimportant that your trainingschedule, in combination withsound nutritional strategies, al-lows the body sufficient time torecover between sessions.

Inappropriate Training sur-

faces: Repeated running onhard surfaces places unduestresses on the body thus re-quiring increased recoverytime. If possible, hard surfacesshould be avoided in favour ofgrass or woodland pathways.

Sudden increase in trainingload: Many beginners experi-ence problems when they at-tempt to up their training tooquickly. A safe rule-of-thumb touse is the 10-15% rule whichstates that you shouldn’t in-crease your mileage by anymore than 10-15% from oneweek to the next.

Note: If you are concernedabout a niggling injury that isnot going away with rest, it isimportant that you consult witha Chartered Physiotherapist toensure that you are not at risk

of serious injury. Your physiocan then provide you with ap-propriate treatment to get youback on the road as soon aspossible.

The most common running injuries with

Michella Fox and Deirdre Scanlon. Caroline Oates and Sinead Moyles. Niamh and Edward Niland and Eva Neznalova.

Karen Gillen Peter O'Shaughnessy and Sarah Courtney. Elayne O'Hara and Ursula Devaney.

INTERVIEW

Jacqueline Mulligan hasplayed club football withSt. Farnans, captained the

Sligo ladies GAA football team,represented Ireland inwomen’s rugby and on top ofthat; she also is a PE teacher inMercy College in Sligo. Throughhard work she has achievedgreat success in her sportingcareer and has a fantastic re-lationship with her students inthe classroom and the sportshall. We caught up with Jacquito ask her how she manages itall.

Do you find it hard to balancetraining with your work? At the moment with trainingand games, it’s fairly hectic; it’sthat time of year when rugbyoverlaps with gaelic football.This week alone I have 3games, rugby game on Sun-day and club rugby on Mon-day and county game onTuesday. I’m travelling to Gal-way two evenings a week forrugby, then we have 3 sessionsa week for county football andthen I’m also out to Strandhill

twice a week for Sligo RFCtraining. But I am blessed to bea PE teacher, although it’s achallenging profession thebonus of finishing that little bitearlier means I can make ma-jority of training sessions. Theadded bonus of teaching atMercy College allows me toavail of the fully equipped gymso I can get a gym session inthe morning before I start work,adding to that SanovitaeLeisure Club at the ClarionHotel has come on board withSligo Ladies for 2013 so their fa-cilities gives the added ofbonus of gym and pool for re-covery session which is greatespecially after tough week-end of games.

You are a PE teacher; what arethe enjoyable things about thejob?Teaching is also different everyday. No matter the plan, youneed to be flexible. One of thebig measurements of my workis that every day is a new day.There are no dull moments. Ican never use the same lesson

plans from year to year be-cause the students changeevery year. The best part of myjob is working with the students,getting to know them andhelping them to learn, youbuild a rapport with the stu-dents and hearing from stu-dents years later withcomments about how you im-pacted their lives makes every-thing worthwhile. On any givenday you may introduce an ac-tivity or game that will give astudent a skill, passion or lovethat may last a lifetime andthere is nothing better thanseeing that student's face lightup when they finally under-stand a new concept or skill.They feel so proud of them-selves and that is very reward-ing to see.

Do the students support yoursports career?I’m not sure if you call it supportbut it amazes me the studentsthat will notice the match re-port in the local papers, willcongratulate you when you

win and aren’t afraid to getthe remark in if you lose also.Last year when I was selectedfor the Irish Rugby Squad I wasoverwhelmed with goodwishes from all the studentpopulation, its great knowingthere is so much patronagefrom all the sporting enthusi-asts.

You must be doing somethingright, on ratemyteacher.ie youhave received five stars fromyour pupils and have been de-scribed as the best teacherever; do you think it is impor-tant for a PE teacher to be in-volved in sports?I must confess I have neverbeen on this site; I wouldn’t bean advocate of a website thatthe commentator remainsanonymous. But I do believe inhaving set rules with studentsand treating all students as indi-vidual, this helps to build agood rapport with students somaybe that counts for some ofthose comments. I’m a verypassionate follower of “prac-tice what you preach” there-fore it’s important for PEteachers to be involved insports. Furthermore it can en-hance the school communitywhen PE teachers take an in-vested interest in the school ex-tracurricular activities, studentsappreciate it and it can makecoming to school that extra lit-tle special for students who findthe academics tough.

What motivated you to keepplaying football, did you havea passion for it to continue onafter school?Most find it hard to believe but Iwas a very much a late comerto football, I didn’t play any un-derage, starting out my gaelicfootball career with neighbour-ing club Castleconnor after Ifinished my Leaving Cert. Dur-ing my school days I did a bit ofbasketball and athletics. It waswhen I went to college I reallygrabbed the sports enthusiastbug and started playing soc-cer along with gaelic. I’m stillvery passionate about football,the game itself and the team-mates who are such greatfriends even though we aren’talways playing on same team.


Pictured participating in the An Post Tour Of Sligo last summer are Caoimhe Tuohy current MissSligo, Jacqui Mulligan Ladies GAA Star, Louise Heraghty 2FM DJ, mother and daughter Corrinaand Roisin Clarke, Shirley Foley Chartered Physiotherapist and athlete Lucy Brennan

Who was the best sports personyou have played against?I have been privileged to haveplayed against some of themost talented gaelic footballplayers in Ireland such as CiaraMc Anespie (Monaghan),Fiona McHale (Mayo) and Jo-line Donnelly (Tyrone), in mostrecent times rugby players Ash-leigh Baxter (Ulster), AshlingHutchings (Munster) and LynneCantwell (Leinster) and soccerplayers most notably Martafrom Brazil (FIFA Player of theYear) in the 2007 UEFA Cup inAustria. However the bestsports person especially afterLondon 2012 Olympics is KatieTaylor. I was fortunate to playon Mayo Selection, a teamconsisting of the elite soccerplayers from clubs competingin the Mayo League. In thesemi-final of the Senior Cup2009 we played againstPeamount in Milebush Park.Katie started in centre mid thatday and was able to get in thetackle and take on the opposi-tion. While she is worthy of herboxing superstardom she wasa competent soccer playeralso.

Did you have an idol growingup? Who did you look up toand why?From an early age I supportedManchester United and to thisday I am still a big fan of RoyKeane. Although some maysee him as a trouble maker andthe reason we didn’t win theWorld Cup I am a big admirer.Roy didn’t possess the skills ofthe Ronaldo’s or Messi’s but heworked so hard for all heachieved, whether he wasplaying a game or even just atraining session he gave it a100%. Roy was exceptional onthe pitch and inspirational ofthe pitch and this was evidentwith his fairy-tale journey withSunderland. In some ways I feelI replicate those qualities, I willnever be known for my excep-tional skill but I approach sportwith all I have.

How do you like to spend yourfree time (if you have any left!)?Even though sport takes up themajority of my time and re-quires a lot of sacrifices I’m nodifferent from my peers. I enjoysocialising with friends, spend-ing time with my family and es-pecially my nieces andnephews. Although it is hardjuggling teaching with sport aschampionship and Interprovin-cial rugby is during holiday, I tryto get in one holiday a year,this just gives me time to chilland take a break from all thehussle of life, when you comeback it gives you an all newfresh zest of energy.

How do you pick yourself upafter a losing a match?Winning and losing go hand-in-hand when it comes to sports. Isometimes describe it as "thethrill of victory, the agony ofdefeat." After loss I tend to ex-amine why we lost the game.Questions like did I do every-thing possible to prepare forthe competition and did Igave it your all during the com-petition are my initial thoughts.I then analyse mistakes I made.Then I try to work harder to getbetter, I train more, or I trainbetter. Correct whatever mis-takes were made during thematch.

What are the highlights of play-ing with the Sligo GAA?There have been many mile-stones reached since I joinedSligo Ladies twelve years ago.But the highlight for me is stillthe 2004 playing season. Kath-leen Kane, a former playertook over reins as manager ofthe county team and broughta super management team inwith her of Annette Kearns, Pa-tricia McDonagh and ShaneQuigley. At that stage SligoLadies had been struggling tocompete in later stages ofcompletion. Granted we wererunners up in League Final in2001 and won the ConnachtFinal in 2003, but the squadwas lacking the belief that ifwe all focused on same resultwe were capable of achievingso much more. Within a year oftaking over we comprehen-sively won the Connacht final,a competition we had strug-gled in for years and we quali-fied for our first All-Ireland inCroke Park. Unfortunately welost to a very experienced Kil-dare team but the bar hadbeen set for years to come. Al-though it took two more yearsto capture the All-Ireland thatyear was the turning point inSligo Ladies. Kathleen wasSligo’s female version of JimMcGuiness long before therewas talk of the psychologicaland physical fitness aspects ofthe game. Although the man-agement team moved on thefollowing year, Sligo Ladies stillis grateful to the belief that wasinstilled in 2004.

You received a US soccerscholarship; did you enjoy theexperience of playing a differ-ent sport abroad? Playing soccer in Atlanta fortwo years was once in a lifetime opportunity I was fortu-nate to receive. A scholarshipto the USA consists of collegefees, board, food and equip-ment for college and thegame all covered for.Women’s soccer in USA is re-

ally professional so I got to ex-perience what it is like to be aprofessional athlete. Sport is ona different level to Ireland, wetrained twice a day for six daysa week. I was introduced tothe importance of resistancetraining, plyometrics andspeed training. During seasonthere were three games aweek, Wednesday, Friday andSunday and it wasn’t unusualto have spectators of 10,000 atthe games. We had our owndoctor and physiotherapist atall training sessions and if therewas a twinge it was takencare of immediately. All of ourgames were recorded andhours were spent every weekanalysing them. Nutrition andlifestyle were scrutinised andwe had regular meetings withteam of nutritionists. Overall itwas so different to home but itthought me so much of the im-portance of all the differentaspects to the game, beforethis I believed your perform-ance was related just to skilland fitness, missing out on allthe other building blocks.

In 2012 you were picked toplay rugby for Ireland in theWoman’s seven squad, didyou ever imagine that youwould be representing Irelandthrough your sports career?No I didn’t. While I was inAmerica playing soccer I wascalled up for Irish trials but asthis stage in my career I didn’tsee the opportunity to play forIreland was still alive. Ironically Ihad only started playing rugby14 months earlier, it wasn’t asport I was initially attracted toand wouldn’t have startedplaying if it wasn’t for GavinFoley from Sligo RFC. At thetime he was coaching tagrugby to TY’s in Mercy College

and asked me persistently forthree months. Finally I gave inand decided to try it for atleast a week, instantly I washooked on the game. Lastyear I was picked for Con-nacht trials, I got my spot onthe Connacht team and weplayed Interpro’s, from thiscompetition an extended Irishsquad was picked. After threetraining camps, the Irish squadwas picked; I was over-whelmed when I made thecut. It has been a busy 2012but I enjoyed every minute oftraining and playing alongsidenineteen of the top players inthe country.

What’s the plan for 2013?A month into 2013 and sport isready to kick off. 1st leaguegame for Sligo Ladies LGFA isthis weekend against Long-ford, ambitions are high thatwe will perform well in theleague and continue our forminto championship. We wonour first Intermediate Con-nacht Final last year and wehope to take it a step furtherto the All-Ireland this year. Onthe rugby front I am now play-ing dual status with Sligo RFCand Galwegians RFC. SligoRFC are now in the Connachtfinal so will be hoping to retainthe title we have won for lasttwo seasons, while Galwe-gians league has finished weare competing in the PaulFlood Leinster Cup, a topthree finish is what we arelooking for in order to qualifyfor the National Cup. PlayingDivision One rugby is allowingme to progress my skills andgame making decisions whichhopefully we keep me in theIrish set up. The opportunity toplay for Ireland is still top of mypriorities.


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Will BEAT ANY PRICEThe lads at Sligo Wood Flooringknow that they are seriously cheap,and they check their prices weeklyagainst their competitors to makesure that their price is the best.

But if you see the same productadvertised for less anywhere inSligo they will guarantee to beatthat price.Care About YOUWithout customers Sligo WoodFlooring cannot run their business,and that's why YOU are the mostimportant part of their business.

They will always put you first and

will always aim to make sure yourexperience with them is one thatyou want to repeat every time youneed a new wood floor.They UnderstandAt Sligo Wood Flooring they under-stand that you might not want thehassles of measuring your floorspace or organizing a fitter to layyour floor or even discarding yourold floor might be a problem foryou. This is why they are a one stopshop when it comes to anything todo with a floor. William or Frankwill only be to delighted to organiseall the above for you.

The Northwest’s largest selection of Wooden Floors

FLOOR ANY TWO ROOMS AND GETA THIRD ROOM FLOORED FOR FREE.

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