Thursday, May 6, 2010

Tim’s Diary

Happy New Year to you all. What a start to 2010! It started to snow as soon as we got to Punchestown Races on New Year’s Eve. Still we had a great day. My fellow punters brother Mick and Wicklow Joe and myself were well anaesthetised by the time that racing finally finished and someone came to bring us home. Dick O’Sullivan himself was handing out hot punch on the way in and was looking forward (already) to a bumper festival or maybe it was a festival bumper! Other hardy folk were Tom Nugent, Dan Byrne, Tony (Hop-a-long) Hanlon, and a rake of Murphys, Aileen, John, Rena and loads more that I didn’t meet up with. We were talking to both Ollie Brady, who still recalls some of the Breener’s high jinks, and Willie Mullins who gave us a winner for the future. More of that in a month or two.
Staying with racing the weather wreaked havoc with all the decent meetings over the holiday period. I wouldn’t put a huge amount of store in any results as the conditions were so horrible, the one exception though was Kauto. Ruby is blessed with such a choice on both sides of the pond but it would be hard to pass a jaunt on him. People talk about “Desert Orchid” but I think this fella is streets ahead.
We travelled south to Colette’s sister for Christmas. The roads of Limerick were in a dreadful condition. They must have been the first local authority to run out of salt. Coming back home on St. Stephen’s day was a bit easier. It must be only a short time before we see normal trading on Christmas Day. The advent of St. Stephen’s day opening in the bigger stores, bring it ever closer.
As we turn into 2010, the Bugle is in a reasonable state. We lost money last year, a combination of a drop in sales and the difficulty in getting money in. We will be reducing our print runs in the new year and trying to tighten costs. The cover price of 1.50 will stay the same for this year. Any “specials” we have like at Punchestown & Christmas will also stay at the regular cover price. My thanks to co-editor Rose, our wonderful printer Frances, our contributors, advertisers, folding crew, subscribers and you, our loyal readers.
I am grateful to local people who contribute photographs at various times during the year. These are a welcome edition to the Bugle and make true the saying of a picture being worth etc. Thank you all.
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