CAHIR NOTES 1st APRIL HERITAGE ACTION MOLONEY Cllr Andy Maloney said that the Heritage Plan information meeting was an eye-opener to the people of the Cahir LEA. He made his comments following last week’s meeting, where details of the 2004-2008 plan were presented and details of what grants had been drawn down by other areas during that period. Cllr Moloney said that he was amazed to see Cashel and Fethard receive over €300,000  in grant aid for being Walled Towns, and in the same period not one cent came in the Cahir direction for any heritage development. He said that Heritage Officer was being more than helpful in returning to Cahir to talk to local groups and that everyone present could see that representation on their behalf had not happened during the last plan. Cllr Moloney begs the question of why we were not included and has made moves to insure that we will have our say in the current plan. He said that submissions are being accepted up until Friday 1st May 09 for the new plan that will run from 2010-2014. Fill out your submission form, which can be downloaded on www.southtippheritage.ie or by contacting Cllr Andy Moloney on 086-3609110 and have your say. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES   With the arrival of summer time this week, we are back out door training for all levels on Wednesday evenings at Duneske from 7pm to 8pm. The club would like to take this opportunity to thank sincerely Mrs. Finnigan Burke, school principal and care taker Paddy Lonergan of Colaiste Dun Iascaigh for allowing us use of the indoor facilities over the winter months where our younger members really benefited from the extra training, that could not take place without the use of this premises. A special thank you to two members of our U16 Panel, Aoife Burke and Aoife O Gorman who refereed most games over the months and indeed all who helped out in any way. The Camogie County Board has asked all clubs in Tipperary to help with ongoing fundraising which should see the final touches being added to our County field at the Ragg. With this in mind, each club has been asked to sell tickets for a race night, which will be held in Thurles, on April 17th next. The tickets are € 50 each and what we propose is that tickets would be bought by syndicates rather than individuals being asked to buy them outright. We would hope that maybe 5 people would come together thus contributing €10 each to buy a ticket. We understand that in these times it is difficult to be asking for money but the County grounds need to be finished and in the long run it would save us from having to make longer journeys to county fixtures if the pitch was open for play again. Your support will be genuinely appreciated. CAHIR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LOTTO There was no Jackpot winner last week, leaving the total for this week now at €6,100. The numbers drawn were 2, 6, 17 and 23.  Lucky Dip Winners were; William Delahunty, Loughloher, Cahir,Raymond Conway, 9 Rosemount Drive, Cahir, Pat Nugent, Toureen,  Cahir ,V. Sweeney, Cahir and Attie Marsh, Ardfinnan. Tickets can bought right up to the last minute from the Business and Training Centre, Cahir. The draw takes place on Wednesday at 12 noon. Profits from the Community lotto service community projects in Cahir. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Birthday wishes go to Dougie Stubbs, our friend from our Twin Town Scarborough, who will be 91 years young on Friday 27th March. Dougie is aiming to do a charity walk of 20 miles from Whitby to Scarborough again this year. Fair play to you Dougie. Regard’s from all your friends in Cahir. DOG LITTER, AGAIN I have received yet another complaint from concerned residents, about the ongoing problem of dog litter in their estate. It seems that people let their dogs loose in the car park behind Cahir House Hotel, where the dogs do their business either in resident’s gardens or on the path adjoining the houses. The residents feel very strongly about these dogs and their owners and also the fact that they have to clean up the litter left on their lawns by these unwelcome visitors. They also have concerns from a Health and Safety point of view, that children cannot play in the gardens any longer as they don’t want them coming in contact with dog litter.  Perhaps dog owners could leave their pets on a lead until they reach the actual path that leads to the Swiss Cottage and again keep them under control when they are near people's houses and gardens or else use a Pooper scooper. I don’t blame them, it is awful and also an offence, punishable by a hefty fine. FASHION EXPRESS DRESSES There will be a One Day Spectacular, fashion display of Debs/Special Occasion dresses above Interior Concepts on Church Street, Cahir, from 10am – 6pm, on Saturday 4th April 2009. This is a recently set up online shop, selling Debs/Special Occasion dresses at very affordable prices, some start from as little as€25.The dresses are at a reduced prices , with some beautiful designs and excellent quality. Sounds like it’s worth checking out .Good Luck. BARNORA CRESCENT RESIDENTS The residents in Barnora, have started up their 50/50 raffle again. The first draw took place on Friday ,27-03-09 .The winner was Pat Maher, 38 Barnora Crescent. We hope to run the raffle weekly and with the proceeds we will organise a funday in August. Cahir Active Retirement Association Results of 25 card game held on Friday 27th March. Joint 1st with 11 Games -Mary Whelan & Billy Tarrant /David White & Willie O'Neill.Lucky Table -Peg Reidy & Agnes Hyland/Tom McGrath & Rupert Guirey . Raffle Margaret Quinlan & Willie O'Neill Next Game Friday 3rd April @ 8 p.m . Monthly Meeting will be held on Wednesday 1st April at 2.30 p.m. The Holiday that is planned to Spain, still has two vacancies, any interested persons should contact Rosaline Morrissey of Fogarty Travel Cahir, in the next few days to avoid disappointment. Here’s a gardening tip I came across lately, that I found both interesting and helpful. You couldn't do better than to plant a wildlife hedge of trees. Either for decoration,or keeping in livestock. If the latter, then Hawthorn, Holly, a Prunus here and there, like sloes, bird cherry, and Gean (wild Cherry) Oak, Sycamore, Ash, Chestnut. Make your basic hedge with the Hawthorn and use the others dotted in along the length to give a bit height and character. Put in a hazel or two and a few dog roses as well. If it's just decorative, as you would find in an avenue, then you could use many of the same species but placed further apart so they grow as trees rather than hedge. Thanks for the gardening tips Ted. CASHEL AMNESTY The next meeting of Cashel Amnesty, will be held on Monday 6th April, in Mikey Ryans Pub, in Cashel at 8.30pm. All are welcome. TUESDAY NIGHT BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS   6/01/09-1st Aine Burke and Kay Fox 2nd Eamon Murphy and John Roycroft and 3rd Teresa Curran and Brid Roycroft. 13/01/09-1st Eileen Ryan and Mary Jo Condon ,2nd Anne Corbett and Mai Geraghty and 3rd Kay Fox and Aine Burke. 20/01/09 -1st Anne Corbett and Mai Geraghty and 2nd Eamon Murphy and John Roycroft. 27/01/09 -1st Eileen Ryan and Mary Jo Condon and 2nd Graham Scott and Johnny Carrigan. 10/02/09 -1st Teressa Curran and Brid Roycroft, 2nd Bride Kennedy and Danny Condon and3rd Kay Fox and Aine Burke. 17/02/09 -1st Pat Shanahan and Von Coffey, 2nd Eamon Murphy and John Roycroft and 3rd Mai Geraghty and Ann Corbett. 24/02/09 -1st Mary Jo Condon and Eileen Ryan, 2nd Mary Kelly and Mary English and 3rd Eamon Murphy and John Roycroft. 03/03/09 -1st Breeda Bresnan and Nora Hennesey ,2nd Eamon Murphy and John Roycroft and 3rd Mary English and Mary Kelly.   GROW MEETING Grow, Ireland’s Community Mental Health Movement. We are here to help you with; • Shyness, Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, Panic Attacks, Inability to Cope or ‘Stuck in a Rut’. Come and find out more, at our Grow Meetings, held each Thursday evening in Aiseiri Hall, Room 1, from 8pm -9.30pm. The Founders of Grow , crafted a programme for Mental Health that is a precious gift, not just to the members of Grow, but to humanity at large. ‘You alone can do it, but you can’t do it alone’. BEECH PARK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Our clean up last month was a great success and we received great feedback about the availability of the skip. So much so ,that there will be another skip available (to residents) on Friday 3rd April, this time it will be left at the top of the estate, so now is your chance to get rid of any old junk. Thanks to the adults and children who helped us with our litter clean up. The football pitch is starting to take shape, the sides and middle have been levelled out (Thank you to the Council, for their great work) and we will setting grass seed on the day of our next litter clean up. This is on Saturday 4th April at 2 o’clock and again we will supply you with gloves and bags. Any help on the day is greatly appreciated. We had a very good response to our monthly collection for the 50/50 draw, which is held every Saturday at 6 o’clock, we ask the previous week’s winner to draw the ticket. There will be an extra prize for the Easter Draw. The following are the list of winners from the draw 24/1 -14/3. Jean English, John O’Donoghue , Brian Gallagher, Bernie Darcy, Ann Marie Grant, Kevin Hubbard ,May Lonergan and Mary O’Conner. CAHIR COUNTRY MARKET Just a reminder that the market is hosting a Coffee Morning, in aid of South Tipperary Hospice on Friday 3rd April 9 -11.30am. Your support of this very worthwhile cause is greatly appreciated. Don’t forget that you can also do a bit of shopping with a lovely selection of seasonal produce, preserves, jams, cakes, breads, gifts, cards and flowers. There will be bag packing in Supervalu, on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, also in aid of South Tipperary Hospice, once again please support this cause. LONERGAN QUIZ Cllr. Seanie Lonergan wishes to thank all the quiz buffs that attended his quiz night in Cahir House Hotel. He appreciated the support .He thanks all those who donated the prizes and was very pleased with the outcome. Cllr Lonergan speaking afterward’s, thanked the management and staff of the hotel for their help and the lovely finger food. TIOBAR IOSA Cllr. Seanie Lonergan, acting on complaints from Cahir residents, was horrified to see that vandals had damaged part of the Holy Well, just off the Tipperary Road. This mindless vandalism cannot be tolerated says the Councillor. He has reported the matter to the Gardai .The Cllr. has put the wheels in motion to the Heritage Officer, to avail of a grant for the restoration of this Holy Well .People use this well all the time stemming from the 9th century and was used during famine times for celebrating Mass. He appeals to nearby residents to be vigilant and keep a close watch on this heritage site .Cllr. Seanie says that the Gardai should be contacted if anyone sees anything suspicious around the area. CAHIR YOUTH CLUB Following the decision of 3 Cahir Youth Club Leaders to take a short break for the time being, there will be no more meetings on Wednesday night’s .We hope to reopen again soon and we will let everyone know by putting a notice in the newspapers. We would like to thank the VEC for their cheque of €1,800 which has been granted under the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme2008, under the Grant Category “Youth Activity Grant ,”.We hope to be moving into the new premises in the very near future, so this grant will be put to very good use. As always, many thanks for your continued support of Cahir Youth Club. FREE TO A GOOD HOME 5 kittens are being offered free to good homes. The kittens are ready to go now .Ring 052 42793 for details. LOST/ABANDONED A friendly, well looked after (sheepdog cross) dog with brown and black markings has been found close to the Kilcoran area. Please call 05242833 for details. ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS WEEK Try to find time to get your Donor Card filled out during Organ Donor Awareness Week. It started on 28th March and runs until 4th April .These are so important when you look at the lists of people awaiting transplants of all sorts .My card is already filled out.Text Donor to free text 50050 or log on to www.ika.ie for details. CAHIR DIVE CLUB NEWS Five members of Cahir Dive Club (CDC) departed for Helvic, near Dungarvan early last Sunday morning. Only four of the five divers braved the elements (with the help of dry suits)of the cold March waters to dive The Rogue, a rock out-crop, near Mine Head .Three dives were completed with plenty of fish and jelly fish on display. The first lecture for new members doing the Ocean Divers course, took place in the Hill Bar.( By kind permission) Pool training will commence in the next few weeks. On St.Patricks Day CDC took part in the Cahir Parade. Much fun was had by members’ children on the boat, with all showing off their great water pistol skills. Pictures of CDC in the Parade along with pictures of the recent diving holiday to Malta can be seen on www.cahirdiveclub.com. ROSEMOUNT ASSOCIATION NOTES REMINDER -CLEAN UP, APRIL 1ST WED. 7PM AT ROSEMOUNT AVENUE [AT ROCK] Please make an effort and come out.  If two people from each area could come along, it would make a huge difference STATEMENT BY, JOHN O’DONNELL, FINE GAEL LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATE FOR CAHIR ELECTORAL AREA JOHN O’DONNELL TO MAKE SUBMISSION TO THE COUNTY HERITAGE PLAN  After attending last Wednesday night’s Cahir Area consultation meeting on the South Tipperary Heritage Plan, John O’Donnell had the following comments to make:  “It was encouraging to hear the County Heritage Officer, Labhaoise McKenna, say that this was the best attended Consultation Meeting held to date.  After all, it is vital for every community to protect and remember their own heritage. Local awareness, promotion and development of this heritage can provide a solid foundation for Tourism. Re-energising this sector will be one of my priorities if I am elected as a County Councillor.  Resources may not be as plentiful as before but there is still so much that can be done for the preservation and promotion of our heritage. In recent years, the Cahir area has not benefited as much as other areas from heritage funding. May 1st is the deadline for submissions to the Heritage Officer on this new Plan.  I will be making my own submission and would welcome suggestions or ideas from anyone who would like to contribute to this consultation process. You can contact me at 086-8324218 or 052-7442423. SCOR NA PAISTE After a gap of many years, Cahir GAA was represented in this year’s South final of the Scor na Paiste, which was held in the GAA centre in Clonmel on Sunday night last. We took part in four competitions: - Figure dancing, Recitation, Ballad group and Quiz. All the children did their club, mentors and town proud and really enjoyed the night. Our figure dancers opened the nights proceedings and looked extremely well in their green and white costumes they gave us a tremendous display of their dancing, with great credit going to their dancing teacher Paula Regan who has been helping the girls out over the past few weeks. We had a great recitation from Niamh O' Brien who did a wonderful rendition of an excerpt from Roddy Doyle's "The Giggler Treatment" complete with a very fetching dog costume! The Ballad group preformed Nead na Lacha with extreme confidence and the beautiful sweet voices and harmony of Joye Arbuckle, Nicole Sullivan, Caoimhe Hickey, Niamh O' Brien and Roisin Costigan were justly rewarded with first place in this section. Then it was the turn of the quiz team with John Casey, Brian McKenna and Darragh Howard taking up the mantle and winning first place again with a complete clear round of questions. THE WINNING TEAM - NICOLE SULLIVAN, JOYE ARBUCKLE, CAOIMBE HICKEY, NIAMH O'BRIEN, & ROISIN COSTIGAN This has been a fantastic performance by the Cahir club and now we will go on with the ballad group and the quiz team to Halla Na Feile on Friday next for the county final. Many thanks to the parents of the girls and boys, for encouraging the children to take part and indeed to all who helped out in any way. We look forward to another great night in Cashel where the starting time will be 7.30pm CAHIR BINGO EASTER EGGSTRA Lucky number at Cahir Bingo last night was €450. The Easter Bunny made an appearance too with 24 Easter eggs.  These were given out to people just for sitting beside winners. There was also a raffle for Easter hampers so plenty of opportunities to win. We'll do it all again next week. Also look out for €500 quickie special on the 14th April. Winner guaranteed. Bingo every Tuesday 8.30pm in the community hall Cahir. READERS NEWS AND VIEWS Talking about the St.Patricks Day Parade in Cahir, I have taken many photos and I hope to make them available for the public to see shortly, If there is room, we will try to fit some on to the page with the notes. Feel free to contact me any time with your news and views on the above number or email, but no later than Sunday, if you would like them included in the notes. So far everyone has been really good about that. Thank you. I can’t believe it’s still bright outside as I’m finishing these notes.