CAHIR NOTES 23rd SEPTEMBER CAHIR TIDY TOWNS As mentioned last week, Cahir scored 260 out of 400 points in the National Tidy Towns competition. The adjudicators were very complimentary. They considered Cahir to possess all of the ingredients to make it Ireland’s tidiest town, and a wonderful experience. Their report included the following THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPING: Cahir is truly a heritage town, with the heritage buildings well maintained. The town square is the focal point, with a relaxed atmosphere despite the traffic. Trees and landscaping make the Square attractive. The side of the street leading to the granary is the town pride. In other parts of the town centre, the painting lends a shabby appearance, as in the case of the AIB. Bilingual signs are suggested. Some of the flower beds are well maintained, others are very shabby. The flowers at the monument, the landscaping on the Clonmel and Limerick approach roads and the GAA pitches and Cahir Park were well admired. The adjudicator had a wonderful time on the new walk at the Swiss Cottage and saw the contribution of the anglers to wildlife along that stretch. LITTER CONTROL AND TIDINESS: They praised the co-ordinated clean ups. Back areas suffer from open air drinking. Cigarette butts are a problem all over, particularly around the Tourist Office and bus stop. They complimented the schools for attaining the Green Flag Status. They drew attention to the weeds along the kerbs. RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Some estates were immaculate; some had too many weeds and litter. The full report is with the Tidy Towns committee or can be read at www.tidytowns.ie CAHIR TOWN ENHANCEMENT AWARDS: A presentation night will take place at the Shamrock Lounge, on Tuesday, 6th October at 8.30pm. Prizes have been sponsored by Dolan’s Super Valu, and many thanks to them. There you have it in a nutshell, we now know the areas that we need to work on. HOSPICE MORNING AT THE LAZY BEAN Karen Donovan of the Lazy Bean held her annual Coffee Morning in aid of South Tipp Hospice last Thursday 17th September. There really was a great atmosphere amid the lovely array of tasty cakes and treats and the continuous flow of coffee that we all enjoyed for free that morning. Karen would like to thank sincerely all who supported and attended the event, specially the team of people who help every year to make the day the success that it is. A very special mention must go to the loyal staff of the Lazy Bean who gave their services free for the morning and also donated their wages to this very important cause. The current count is at €3,200 and still rising. Well done to Karen and the girls for this very successful fundraiser. I won a lovely prize in the draw! CAHIR YOUTH RESOURCE CENTRE The long awaited and much needed Youth Resource Centre is almost ready to go. This will provide the young people of Cahir and surrounding areas with a safe and supervised environment to meet in. The Cahir Youth Club is presently looking to recruit new volunteers/leaders to help out on club nights. Full training will be provided and a Skills Development Day will be held on Saturday 3rd October, which will be of great benefit to new volunteers who may need new skills to engage with young people. An open night was held last Thursday to view the new building and was well attended. We thank all the people who came on the night and are much encouraged by the support shown on the night. Anyone interested in becoming involved with the Youth Club is welcome to ring 087 267 1646 for more information. PUNTERS REST/LADBROKES TABLE QUIZ? A great night’s fun was had on Friday night last at The Punters Rest, where a Ladbrokes sponsored Table Quiz, in aid of South Tipp Hospice was held. Seanie Lonergan was MC for the evening, and first prize of a VIP day out at The Munster National, was won by Brian and his team from Morrissey’s Bar. In excess of € 1000 was raised on the night, and both Ladbrokes, and Caroline at The Punters Rest, would like to sincerely thank Cllr.Seanie Lonergan, Tom Fahy, Susan Prendergast for all her hard work, all those who donated prizes, and everyone who showed up on the night, making it a huge success. Incidentally, Michael Devereaux (Chops) is still trying to offload some of the many raffle prizes he won on the evening. ANGLERS FUNDRAISER Cahir Angling Club held a successful fundraising quiz in the Shamrock Lounge last week the aim is to send two local Anglers to represent Ireland in the European Fly fishing Championships Finals to be held in Killarney. The men in question are Michael O Farrell and John Burke and the people of Cahir wish them the very best of luck. Well done to all involved. An account has been set up in the Bank of Ireland, should anyone wish to contribute to this very important cause. It is a current account number, 35411758, sort code, 90 59 34. Any donation is greatly appreciated. KILCOMMOM CROSS Following a motion that was put down by Cllr. Seanie Lonergan with South Tipperary County Council, pertaining to the dangerous bends at Kilcommon Cross; the work will commence in the coming weeks. There has been a lot of accidents and near fatalities at this junction and locals and other road users will be relieved when this work is completed. Elaine Flanagan pictured with her parents Tom and Joan Flanagan and her sponsors Elaine recently was the winner of the Miss GAA Competition held in Cahir CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Bowling takes place each week at Cahir Park All Weather pitch on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons @ 2.30pm. We have enjoyed some lovely days recently enjoying our long awaited summer. Our keep fit session continues each week in Duneske Leisure Centre, Thursday mornings at 11am. All members and prospective members are invited and welcome. Last week our instructor was James Brennan. Once again James made sure we stretched muscles we didn’t know we had. The results of the 25 Card Game held on Friday 18th September, 1st with 10 Games, Paschal O'Dwyer & Micheall Tobin, Red Burke & Kieran O'Brien. Lucky Table, Ciss O'Neill & Willie O'Donnell, Joe Ahern. Raffle, Tom Burke Teddy Dillon. The next game will be held on Friday 25th September at 8 pm, all are welcome to come and enjoy this pleasant and relaxing activity. The Holiday to Galway Bay Hotel will take place 27th September, we will depart from Cahir approx 12.30 pm. Did you make a note in your diary for the trip to Punchestown Race Course on Wednesday 27th October? We will have more details later. Information regarding Cahir Active Retirement Association may be obtained by contacting the secretary on cahiractiveretirement@gmail.com or Phone 052 74 441892. CHURCH GATE COLLECTION There will be a church gate collection on 26th and 27th September, in aid of the Irish Kidney Association. Please support this worthy cause. ANNIVERSARY MARKET Join in the fun at Cahir Farmers' Market next Saturday 26th September, as we celebrate our 6th anniversary. There will be music, craft and face painting as well as a wide selection of fresh, locally produced food for you to enjoy. Looking forward to seeing you there, Granary Car Park 9am-1pm. NEWS FROM COLAISTE DUN IASCAIGH ELECTION TIME It is election time this week for students as they ponder who to select as their representatives for the Student Council for the coming year. Interested students have handed in their nomination forms, and elections will take place in each class during the week of September 21st to September 25th. Two candidates will be elected from each year group and the Council membership will be completed by last year’s officers. MUNSTER COUNCIL FOOTBALL COACHING KICKS OFF Colaiste Dun Iascaigh is one of three schools in Co. Tipperary selected to take part in a new Munster football Development Programme. The five-year programme focuses on the under-14 age group. The first sessions were held in the past week with coaches John Evans, Johnny Cummins, and Colaiste coaches Colm O’Flaherty and Shane Ronayne in charge. WELCOME TO PLC STUDENTS This week the Colaiste welcomed a new group of Post-Leaving Cert students, studying Community & Health Services with Pre-Nursing and Community Care with Special Needs. Students will each complete nine modules and successful candidates will receive a FETAC Level 5 award in their chosen area on completion. COMPUTER COURSES Cahir Business and Training Centre are now starting computer courses for the winter. Absolute Beginners and Beginners Plus are for those looking for a short 6 week introduction to computers. ECDL and Advanced ECDL courses are for those who would like an internationally recognised certificate. Also we provide One to One training and Corporate Courses are also available. Please ring Jennifer or Helen on 052 7442616 for more details. Places are limited so don't delay. BARNORA RESIDENTS The winner of last week’s raffle was Lily Maher, 38 Barnora Crescent. Here’s a little mention of Mia Mc Carthy, the baby that came first in the Baby Show at the Gaa Field Day last week and Mia is from Ballymacarbery in Co Waterford. Well done Mia. STIMULATING TALK BY IRISH ENTREPRENEUR There will be a unique opportunity for the Business People of South Tipperary to attend a talk given by Irish Entrepreneur Ulick McEvaddy, on 30th September at 3.00pm in the Minella Hotel in Clonmel. Mr. McEvaddy, a self made international business man with dealings all over the world and his finger on the economic pulse, will give a talk to stimulate companies and businesses in these current challenging times. A frequent, high profile contributor of ideas and forward thinking proposals on the Irish Economy, it is a privilege to have this opportunity in South Tipperary with Mr McEvaddy in an exchange of different ideas which will be of immense benefit to all attendees. If you are involved in business, looking for optimism, a fresh outlook or growth ideas, do not miss this opportunity to participate with specific questions or proposals with one of Irelands leading businessmen. TAEKWON-DO SCHOOL OPENING Cahir Community Hall will be the venue for a new Taekwon-Do school starting next Wednesday 23rd September at 5.00pm, under the inspection of Alek Milanov. Milanov, age 34, is a fifth degree black belt with the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) and will be testing for 6th Degree in three weeks time in Spain. Alek won the Bulgarian National Championships at the young age of 15 and therefore qualified for the ITF World championships in Korea. Soon after his family emmigrated to the USA where he obtained US nationality, as an “alien of extraordinary ability” due to his exceptional achievements in the Taekwon-Do arena. In fact this was the first time in US history that an individual had achieved US Nationality through ITF Taekwon-Do achievements. While in the USA, Alek won over 40 tournaments including such major events as the World Cup and Pan American Championships. As a result of his amazing run of wins in the USA he was picked to assist the president of the ITF (the world ruling body) Master Choi Jung Hwa on numerous international trips. He was also selected as the head referee for the finals of the World Championships in Argentina in 2002. When asked about the new club in Cahir, Alek said “this is a great sporting town and the national association was very keen to bring a top class club here. Taekwon-Do is fantastic for developing confidence in children as well as discipline and respect. Of course it is an excellent form of self defence. I would like to develop a world class club in Cahir and I look forward to many fruitful years ahead.” The new classes will begin next Wednesday at the Cahir Community Hall (5.00-6.00pm). All are welcome. Contact number 086-8761749, email: bulgartkd@hotmail.com. CAHIR FLOWER CLUB Cahir Flower Club is holding their monthly meeting in Cahir House Hotel on Wednesday 30th September at 8pm. There will be a lecture by Mike Keep of Shady Plants. All welcome to attend. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES? If you were looking for excitement, skill, tenacity, a high scoring game or indeed all of the above, then the place to have been was in the Ragg on Friday evening last, for the County U14 B League semi-final. Cahir lined out against Roscrea on a fine evening with a good crowd of spectators who were lucky enough to witness such a fine display of camogie from both teams. This was no arena for the faint hearted and each player on the field were tested and tried to the limit. Cahir opened the scoring with a goal from Joye Arbvuckle. We added four more points from the sticks of Ashling McCarthy, Roisin Howard, Kirsty Downey and Ashling Moloney before Roscrea put their names on the score board with a point. They quickly followed this with a goal and another point but were answered by Cahir scoring 3 more points in quick succession. One could not take their eyes of the game for a second as the speed of this contest was so fast. Two more points form Roscrea and 3 more from Cahir saw the score at half time - Cahir 1-9 Roscrea 1-4. The second half opened just as lively as the first half ended. When a quick point from Ashling Moloney was answered by a goal from Roscrea, no one had time to rest on the ash! The mid- field pairing of Kirsty Downey and Aofie Corcoran were constantly busy while the two Ashling's - McCarthy and Moloney were sweeping and clearing at every angle of the field. The two Emma's - Corcoran and Buckley were under constant pressure and it was seldom they were found wanting. Clara O' Donnell and Ciara Lonergan along with Alana Bourke also did great work clearing their lines. Roisin Howard was on fire in the forwards and frustrated her marker taking her well out into the mid field area and then turning to race back in with the sliothar on her hurley, more often than not finishing with a score. A super point from the stick of Rachel O' Dwyer and a great goal from Kirsty Downey saw Cahir win through to another County Final in the coming weeks. Final score: Cahir 5-13 Roscrea 4-4 Panel: Sadhbh O' Donnell, Ciara Lonergan, Emma Corcoran, Alanna Bourke, Clara O' Donnell, Emma Buckley, Carl Casey, Aoife Corcoran, Kirsty Downey (1-1), Ashling Moloney (0-6), Ashling McCarthy (0-1), Rachel O' Dwyer(0-1), Ashley McEniry, Roisin Howard(3-4), Joyer Arbuckle (1-0), Katie Farrell, Alina Newmeritsky, Grainne Quirke, Eadaoinn O Gorman, Roisin Costigan. As the days are growing shorter, this Wednesday evening - September 23rd will probably see the last of the outdoor training for this season. We will be going indoors at Colaiste Dun Iascaigh for the young players on Wednesday September 30th. CAHIR PARK AFC NOTES A Club photo for the Centenary Calendar, will be taken on Saturday 26th September at 9.45am sharp, at the Park gates. All players, managers and coaches please wear a jersey or club gear. We would also like to invite the academy children and their parents to also attend for the photo or indeed anyone that wishes to be included is most welcome to attend. The centenary calendar will be available soon. Tickets for the Cahir Park Draw are on sale at the moment and you can get them from any member of the committee. The date of the first draw will be announced. Plans for the new Clubhouse are in full swing, with a start date in the coming week. Cahir Park is in the process of appointing a new P.R.O, so watch this space for updates. For further enquiries call the Clubhouse on 052 7443850. You can also visit the website on www.cahirpark.ie BINGO BOOST? All proceeds from bingo on Tuesday night last are being donated to Crumlin Hospital for sick children. Thank you all for your support. It was brilliant night. We will present the cheque to Tipp FM on Friday. There was an extra jackpot sheet which was very well received and some really good hampers were won in the raffle. The lucky number on Tuesday was €950 plus €70 for the full panel. There will be a cash raffle on Tuesday next as it is the first Tuesday of the month. Come along and have some fun and maybe win a few bob too, every Tuesday night in the Community Hall at 8.30pm. BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIPS The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships will start next Sunday 27th September. The week-long event will take place in the skies above the lovely Woodlands Hotel in Waterford. It’s not too far away for a day out and I imagine it will be a spectacular display. Good luck to the organisers and contestants. CAHIR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LOTTO There was no Jackpot winner last week and the numbers drawn were 2, 7, 16 and 23. The draw was witnessed by Lena Phelan. The 5 Lucky Dip winners who each received €30 were; Tim Casey, Ginchy Terrace, Cahir, Carmel Dolan, C/o Super Valu, Cahir, Finbarr O’Reilly, Duneske, Cahir, Colin Marnane, Mountain Rd, Cahir and Marion Power C/o Sheila Marnane, Cahir. The next draw takes place on Wednesday 23rd September at 12 noon. The Jackpot will be €3,400. Profit’s servicing community projects in Cahir. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Stacey McGrath who celebrated her birthday in style last weekend, with a Karaoke night by Pablo in the Hill bar. I can vouch for the great night that was had by all! Best wishes to Stacey from her husband Stephen, her family and many friends. QUOTE OF THE WEEK One kind word can warm three winter months. Japanese proverb READERS NEWS AND VIEWS My weekend was almost ruined when I discovered that the only bank machine in town (besides Supervalu, which is closed at night) was out of order all weekend. Am I the only person who feels it is about time we got another one? If you have any news, views or notes for the Cahir page, you can contact me on 086 1022014 or email me on caplicetaylor@hotmail.com. By Sunday, because that is when I do the notes. Thank you.