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THERE are some questions in life that one never thought of asking, and for a very good reason. No one really wanted to know the answer.
Then there are those questions that one never thought of asking, but once asked stirred a certain amount of cu- riosity and an answer was necessary to avoid sleepless nights.
Such as — how hairy are Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley’s legs and does he wax, shave or go au naturel?
Is Fine Gael councillor Joe Arkins really in touch with his feminine side and if so could he make a Christmas cake covered in delicate icing and pretty decorations?
And who in north Clare has a stom- ach strong enough, not just to eat Cllr
Arkin’s cake and have full view of a Clare TDs legs, but to drink a pint glass of raw eggs?
The answers to all of these thought provoking questions and many more will be available in Nagle’s Lounge Bar on November | at 10pm.
The event is not just a social scien- tific experiment but a fundraiser for the Kilfenora Residents Association so that it can put its best foot forward for next year’s tidy estate awards.
Treasurer and acting secretary Margaret Keane said the association has entered the village’s two estates — An Tronach and John Paul Estate — in the competition for the last two years.
This year the association was highly commended for its work and received a nominal prize from Clare
Seria Greltiere
“We are entering again next year and we want to get some shrubberies and rockeries done. We also prom- ised the teenagers goal posts if we raised enough,” she said.
The whole community has got be- hind the event. Deputy Dooley is having his legs waxed on the night, although rumour has it that it may be his chest, and Cllr Arkins is baking a Christmas cake that will be auc- tioned on the night.
Also up for auction on the night are the services of the areas county councillors.
Cllr Martin Lafferty (Ind) is offer- ing a day in the bog; Cllr Richard Nagel (FF) is offering a day saving hay, while Cllr Martin Conway (FG) is also offering his services — which
has yet to be revealed.
Adding to the mystery of the night local matchmaker Willie Daly is also supplying a surprise.
Cheryl and Patrick McCormack are offering afternoon tea for four at “Fr Ted’s house” for auction, while Rick- ie Healy will cook a three-course dinner for two 1n his own home.
Head shaving, moustache shaving and more auctioned prizes will make up the night.
Finger food will also be served and music supplied by the bar.