The Borris Fair is On This Weekend!

THERE WILL be traffic restrictions in Borris this Sunday and Monday as a result of the annual Borris Fair which takes place on Monday next.

Sgt. Conor Egan of Bagenalstown Garda Station said there will be no through traffic through Borris on Sunday or Monday next and traffic diversions will be in place.

There will be two car parks in the town to cope with the fair day traffic, one at the top of the town at the Factory Cross and the second at the bottom of the town beside Borris Vocational School on the Rathanna Road close to the Viaduct.

He urged all patrons to exercise caution on the approach roads to avoid undue delay and said the public's cooperation would be greatly appreciated. The town will reopen to traffic on Tuesday next, August 16.

A spokesperson for Carlow County Council said 'the legal authority to hold a street fair in Borris is believed to derive from a 16th century charter granted by Queen Elizabeth 1.

'While Borris Fair takes place on August 15 each year, the preparations for holding the fair commence two months earlier.'  Carlow County Council in conjunction with An Garda Siochana has drafted a Traffic Management Plan, which is now in place and involves detours for heavy goods vehicles.  'Carlow County Council also provides an annual budget which covers the cost of implementing the Traffic Management Plan, the provision of security and the carrying out of street cleaning following the Fair.

'In 2011, the cleanup of the streets after Fair Day will take place on Tuesday August 16.'

You can see Richie Kavanagh's Video for his song "Borris Fair" by clicking here

An Gorta Mor ~ Click on the photo to enlarge it.

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Richie Kavanagh

Richie Kavanagh is still going strong singing a song.  You can hear some of his songs by clicking on them here

1.  If I Didn't Get A Ride 
2. Everybody Wants My Fanny 
3. Dick On Her Mind 
4. God Bless You, God Save You 
5. My Wife's Old Melodion 
6. Chicken Talk
7. The Borris Fair 
8. Richie And Johnnie Live 
9. Face Her For Mount Leinster 
10. Mickey's Buckin Ass
11.  Aon Focal Eile
12. A T.D. in the Dail
13. Up The Road
14. The Little Honda 50
15. The Mobile Phone 
16. Scratch Me Back

And here's one from Seamus Moore

1. ATM Machine

Senator David Norris Withdraws His Irish Presidential Bid!

Senator David Norris withdrew his Irish Presidential Election Bid because of revelations about letters he sent to Israel in 1997 to get his friend freed.  Ben Earls, a commenter on the Irish Times website had the following to say about it:

"I believe that David Norris is a good person. I think the majority of Irish people know this. He has topped all the polls which says most of the Irish people would like him to be our president. We are not being given the chance.  Why? because of narrow minded people, politicians, people with a prejudice (even subconscious). 

De Valera sent his sympathies to the Germans on Hitlers death. Yes our first President. A marked act of stupidity. Norris did something which was not even in the same realm. If this whole situation was not so outrageous it would belong in a tragic comedy."

That's right!  Eamon De Valera gave his sympathies to the German Ambassador because Adolf Hitler, the biggest mass murderer in the history of Europe, had passed away.  De Valera, a so called devout Catholic didn't seem to mind that Hitler had committed suicide after killing his wife and dog, 6 million Jews and millions more other Europeans including THOUSANDS OF IRISH PEOPLE.

If only we could get another Fianna Fail President like Eamon De Valera, life would be so much better for everyone.

Italian waitress tells David Cameron to get his own drinks!

Read about how an Italian Waitress told British Prime Minister David Cameron to get his own drinks by clicking here.