CAHIR NOTES GRATITUDE EXPRESSED Cahir Youth Club would like to acknowledge the very generous donation of €2,000 from Mossy Casey and Casey Tiles & Wooden Floors Limited. This donation will be used to buy equipment for their new premises when they move to the old VEC. GROWING A BUSINESS Having started out making hand-made greetings cards and selling them at the Country Market, Franchesca Chamberlain then began to design and make jewellery, also sold at the Country Market. Then, at the end of last year, into a most attractive calendar - still selling them at the Country Market and to individuals who approached her for them. Now, Franchesca’s photographs are on display, and on sale, at the Craft Granary, along with her jewellery. She is also available for Jewellery Parties and can be contacted on 083 372 6348. THE SOCCER STATION After the bad weather last week, the 10-week programme of after-school soccer will now begin this Friday (snow permitting!) at Duneske on the All Weather pitches. For children up to Second Class, the time is 3:30 to 4:30 and 4:30 to 5:30 for Third Class and above. This is open to Primary School children of all abilities, so if you enjoy soccer, but do not play for a team, you are most welcome. At just €4 per hour you can enjoy your soccer with FAI Qualified Coaches. If  you have any questions, you can ring Chris Richards on 085 703 3509. KNOCKGRAFFON CARDS Last week’s winners, with 10 games, were Eileen O’Connor/Philly Fahy and in second place with 9 games were Tom McGrath/Tom O’Mahony. This week’s joint winners, with 10 games, were Kitty Byrne/Sheila Slattery and Donal O’Dwyer/Sandra English. The game starts at approximately 8:45pm and all are welcome. CASHEL AMNESTY The next meeting of this Branch ofAmnesty International will be held on Monday 9th February at 8:30, in Mikey Ryan’s pub in Cashel’s Main Street. This is the only Amnesty Group in the County and new members are always welcome, so do go along and join them on 9th. MARIA TAYLOR WRITES: COUNTRY MARKET Don’t forget about Cahir Country Market on Friday mornings from 9 to 11am. You can get all your fresh produce there and in a couple of weeks the Daffodills and Rhubarb will be on sale for the Spring. Watch this space. “POEMS OF TIME AND SPACE” Pat Kearney, who has the fresh vegetable stall in the Country Market, has published a book of poems, which is for sale at the Market, priced €4. His Foreword reads: “Many of these poems are written in old style and some have no particular style. Some may arouse animosity in established poets, who may say that they are not poems at all. But they are something more than just accumulated nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. Poems that are written to absolute or semi-absolute standards sometimes make very dull reading indeed. I have tried to keep these poems clear and hope the reader gets some enjoyment out of this collection”. “Pheasant Bird” by Pat Kearney In the woodland you run free, pheasant, bird of majesty; aristocrat of birds you are, with feathers fair, dainty feet. A noble bearing your head and ivy trees your bed BIRTHDAY A very happy birthday to my grand daughter Shannon Taylor, who will be 9 years old on 9th February. Lots of love from all your family and friends. THANK YOU, MARIA. If you wish to contact her, you can do so on 086 102 2014. CAHIR PARK A.F.C. UNDER 8s A reminder for all parents that Burncourt Celtic Academy will be welcomed to Cahir Park this coming Saturday. K>O> is 11:30am, so be at the Park as normal at 11:00. The games will be played on the All-Weather. All players to wear shin guards. BASIC SEWING SKILLS Just a reminder that these One Day Workshops for students and adults, start on Saturdays this month in the Craft Granary. The price per person is €65, and places are limited to from 4 to 6 people per session. For more information, you can dontact Maria Dunne on 086 404 3572 or Kathryn O’Brien on 086 359 3064. NEW EXHIBITION AT CRAFT GRANARY Until 26th February, Ann Brennan will be exhibition new work in oils entitled ‘Canopy of Light’. The official opening will take place this Friday at 7:30pm, by Dr Niall Gregory, President of the Cashel Chamber of Commerce. Ann has been described as “atmospherically amazing”, using light, distance and colour to achieve her breathtaking scenes. You can also see her work on her website, at www.annbrennanart.com. CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION The results of last week’s Progressive 25s card drive are: First, with 11 games - Maurice Condon/Tim Fitzgerald; Second, with 10 games - Breeda Ryan/Rena O’Connor, Joe Ahern/Josie Quinlan, Willie O’Neill/David (? sorry, the surname went off the page). The Lucky Table was won by Ted Dillson, Lexie Sheehan, Ciss O’Neill, Willia O’Donnell, and the Raffle by Breeda Fanning and Paddy O’Halloran. These games are played each Friday at 8pm in the Ca;therine McAuley Room. Light refreshments are served and all are welcome. A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY On Saturday 21st February the Singer-Songwriter Kate Purcell will appear in Grange Hall with Ted Ponsonby (Dobro and Accoustic Guitar). The concert will begin at 8:30pm and tickets cost €15, which includes Cheese & Wine. Kate was a great success when she performed for the South Tipperary Rural Arts Group last year in Duhill. She has also released three albums. Definitely not to be missed. CAHIR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIION COMMUNITY LOTTO The Jackpot now stands at €4,900 for this week’s draw. The draw last week was witnessed by Peter Fahey, producing numbers 5, 19, 21 and 24. The five Lucky Dip winners, each of whom have received €30, were: Caroline Williams, The Meadows; Mary Martin, Ballydrehid; Pat & Barbara Coffey, Scarriff; Ann Reidy, Kilcommon and Stella Ryan, Cahir Abbey Upper. Tickets can be purchased from the Business & Training Centre up to the last minute - noon on Wednesdays. The profits from the Community Lotto service community projects in Cahir. “Wake in the West” a Massive success For St Teresa’s Hospital Sr Aine would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported the recent production of “Wake in the West” performed by Duhill Dramatic Society in St Paul’s Community Centre. Everyone who sold tickets, those who gave spot prizes, to the FAS team who arranged the hall and stage, to St Paul’s Community Centre and to all in Duhill Dramatic Society for staging this wonderful play we say thank you. All proceeds go to St Teresa’s Hospital Clogheen. CAHIR DIVE CLUB The Cahir Dive Club (CDC) Try A Dive night was enormously successful. Many enthusiastic members of the community arrived at Clonmel Swimming Pool to partake in the experience. There will be an induction night on the 12th February at 8.30pm in the Hill Bar, Cahir (by kind permission) for everyone who is interested in diving and becoming a member of Cahir Dive Club. Instructors will be there to answer any questions and give a detailed review of the training that will take place in April and May (for further details e-mail cahirdiveclub@gmail.com). CDC would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff of Clonmel Swimming Pool for their continued cooperation and support throughout the year. READERS’ NEWS & VIEWS I am always glad to hear from you at 10 Market Yard / 086 640 5020 and at the e-mail address above. Please try to contact me as early as possible, so all the work doesn’t have to be done at the last minute. Noon on Monday as my cut-off time for receiving info. Keep warm and think of Spring - just around the corner! (Aren’t the flowers that brave this weather a blessing?) Hopefully the website will be updated soon - www.cahirnews.cahirda.com for all these Notes and loads of photos that didn’t make it into the paper for lack of space.