CAHIR NOTES 14th OCTOBER CAHIR TIDY TOWNS ENHANCEMENT AWARDS Last Tuesday evening of the 6th October the Enhancement Awards of the Local Tidy Towns took place in the Shamrock Lounge in Cahir. Chairman of the Tidy Towns Committee Andy Moloney started proceedings with thanks firstly to Dolan’s SuperValu for their kind sponsorship of the event, then to County Council staff for their hard work especially on the occasions when large planters had been overturned and they worked quickly to restore them to their original condition, also to Director of Services Sinead Carr for her support and dedication to Tidy Towns, to Cahir Area Engineer Paul Mulcahy, Ann Ryan and the Cahir Tidy Towns Committee. Director of Services, Sinead Carr also spoke briefly congratulating Cahir Tidy Towns Committee on their recent Category D win in the County in the recent National Tidy Towns Awards. She also praised the Council staff at the local area office, Niall Grogan of Grangemore Landscaping for their commitment and work and also Chairman Andy Moloney. This year the Enhancement Awards was by entry only, which meant that there were many beautiful gardens, hanging baskets and business premises that deserved awards, but because they were not entered, they were not judged. So next year, make sure you enter. The happy recipients of this years Tidy Towns Awards in Cahir The Awards are as follows; Best Individual Garden 1st     Tony Fitzpatrick,           2nd Tom & Mary Fitzgerald,    3rd  Bridget & Dick Nagle Highly Commended Garden went to Hannah Lynch. Tidiest Business Premises 1st     Dolans Supervalu,          2nd The Riverhouse Cafe,      3rd The Craft Granary. Best Shop Front 1st     The Riverhouse Cafe,    2nd John Quirke Jewellers,    3rd O’Brien’s Pharmacy. Highly Commended in this Category are Darren Ward Jewellers and Steven Maguire’s. Best Hanging Basket 1st      Tony Fitzpatrick,           2nd Hannah Lynch,                  3rd  Dolans SuperValu. Best Estate 1st      Birchdale,                     2nd Mulally Gardens,                   3rd  Rosemount. Most improved Estate           Beechpark. Well done to all the winners and keep up the good wor 3 YEAR PLAN ANNOUNCED FOR CAHIR-MOLONEY There was some very welcome news to coincide with the Cahir Tidy Towns Awards last Tuesday evening when the Chairman Andy Moloney announced a grant for a 3 year Town Plan. A sub-committee of the Cahir Development Association, the Tidy Towns Enhancement Group had applied to South Tipperary Development Company for a grant to draw up a plan for the town. Many adjudicators and previous winners of the National Tidy Towns Awards had said that such a plan was needed if we were to be serious about winning the coveted prize in the years ahead. There has been great work done in Cahir since the Grangemore Landscaping Plan in association with the Council started working on the approach roads but a plan of this nature will compliment the good work already achieved. It is hoped that this can be in place before Christmas in order to extend improve our marks next year. Cahir has won Category D in the county this year and there are bigger things ahead. Chairman, Andy Moloney said that more volunteers are needed on the ground to help in their respective areas. There are litter blitz days where the council collect the litter bags. These are also supplied by the council. There are many benefits of having a tidy and award winning town to businesses and residents and it should be a force of habit to keep our own areas litter free. At the awards, the Chairman acknowledged the effort made by people in painting their premises and the amount of scaffolding around buildings carrying out work is plain to be seen. A further meeting will be held with a National Judge prior to Christmas and will be advertised in this paper, but it’s not the meetings that matter but the work on the ground in our own areas. CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Last Wednesday the Association held their monthly meeting in the Catharine McAuley room. The winner of the mystery prize this month was Maurice Condon. (the man with the Midas touch).The meeting was well attended as well as energetic and followed by light refreshments. Our guest speaker was Tom Burke. Tom gave a very interesting lecture entitled “The use and misuse of Gas in the home”. We would like to thank Tom for simplifying this highly technical subject and presenting it to us in such an enjoyable manner. Our personal trainer for our health and wellbeing this week was Mary Whelan. Thank you to Mary for keeping the course so interesting. The course takes place each week at 11am in Duneske Leisure Centre. The results of the 25 Card Game held on Friday 10th October were; 1st with 12 Games, Tom Burke & Tom Morrissey. 2nd with 10 Games, John O'Connor and Billy Tarrant. Lucky Table, Mary Whelan & Margaret Quinlan, Breda Ryan & Rena O'Connor. Raffle, Kieran O'Brien & Chi-Chi Caplice. The next game will be held on Friday 16th October at 8 pm. All are welcome to come enjoy this pleasant and relaxing activity. Arrangements for the trip to Punchestown Racecourse On Wednesday 28th October have been finalised, the coach will leave Cahir at 9 45am. The departure point is The Cahir Day Care Centre, car parking will be available for all travelling on this popular excursion. Information regarding Cahir Active Retirement Association may be obtained by contacting The Secretary at cahiractiveretirement@gmail.com or by phone on 052 74 441892. CAHIR YOUTH CLUB It’s at a new Venue and at a new meeting time, it’s a new day for Cahir Youth Club. Come and meet your friends and make new ones in a safe and supervised environment at the Cahir Youth Resource Centre (behind the old VEC building) Friday nights 7 - 8.30pm for boys/girls 12 - 17+years, at the cost of €2 per member. Annual insurance will be covered by the Youth Club committee. All are welcome to come and check us out and also see the new and impressive building. ROCKWELL TO STAGE ‘ALL SHOOK UP’ (by Sean Ryan) Musical enthusiasts from all over County Tipperary will flock to Rockwell College next week for the staging of the popular musical ‘All Shook Up’. The musical will be staged on Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd of October at the Crosbie Hall in Rockwell College starting at 8pm. The musical is set in the summer of 1955 where a young woman called Natalie living in a small American town in the Midwest has dreams of hitting the road falls in love with a motorcyclist called Chad. However in order to go travelling with him she has to disguise herself as a man which makes for an intriguing plot. The staging of the event which includes students from 2nd, transition and 5th years has been made possible thanks to the huge personal effort made by a number of teachers in Rockwell including Ms Orla O’Dwyer, Ms Gemma Walsh Cummins, Ms Audrey O’Byrne, Ms Lena Hally, Ms Nicola Fahy and members of Thurles Musical society. Tickets for the event cost €10 and can be purchased directly from the College by phoning (062)61444. EXHIBITION IN THE CRAFT GRANARY Mary Hayes who is originally from Golden, Co.Tipperary and now living in Cahir, completed B.A. Art ( Paint) 2008 Cluain Mhuire , Galway. Her exhibition in the Craft Granary Cahir ''Open Boundaries'' is a series of paintings which developed from inspirations she has taken from the writings of the late John O' Donohue in'' Divine Beauty''. He talks about "The language of Light and Colour '' ''Colour is not simply a surface pigment or covering. The very heart of an object glows through its colour. Without our eyes there is no colour. The colour of beauty is an intricate play of presence and absence. Colour is never alone for each reflected colour arises through the interplay of other hidden colours." The exhibition will continue until 24th October 09 in the Craft Granary, Church Street, Cahir. MURDER MYSTERY!! The Gold Star Murder Mystery night has returned with “Back to School”, A Night of Murder, Mystery and Intrigue. In association with Cahir and District Lions Club, the event will take place in Kilcoran Lodge Hotel on Saturday 7th November 2009 at 8p.m. Early booking is advisable, as numbers are limited. Phone 052 74 41288 or Email: info@kilcoranlodgehotel.com for further enquiries. These nights are always good fun and this one’s for a very good cause too. POULMUCKA SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB The Poulmucka Sports and Social Club would like to thank Keely Tideswell who represented them in the recent Miss Cahir competition. Keely has been a prominent athlete with the Clonmel AC who runs the annual 5 mile road race in Poulmucka each year. Congratulations are also extended to her on a fine performance in finishing 2nd in the Cork to Cobh 15mile run recently. Congratulations also to the top 2 in Poulmucka this year, Sergio and Sandis who finished 1st and 2nd in Cork also. Sergio runs with the Clonliffe Harriers Club but resides in Cahir. His winning time was 76 minutes for the 15 mile run. This shows the status that the Poulmucka 5 mile has reached over the years and has prompted the club to running a 5 mile in November, where you guess your time and leave the watch behind. This would cater for those who are fun runners and competitors alike. It is proposed to run it on a Sunday morning and interest should be expressed to Tom Cahill or Niall O Ceallaigh or committee members. The club would like to wish the best of luck to all those who are preparing for the Dublin City Marathon on the October Bank Holiday and hope that you all come home safe and sound. On a final note of congratulations, the club would like to wish Tom Wall and Kate McLoughlin the very best in their new life as husband and wife. They were married recently in Doon, Co Limerick and both have been active committee members of the Poulmucka Club over the years. Notice of the next meeting will be posted next week. POULMUCKA PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION The Association would like to congratulate its members who competed at the All-Ireland Ploughing Championships which were held in Athy, Co Kildare. This is a special year for our Association as our member Noel Howley was placed first in his class and is now the 2009 Junior All-Ireland Ploughing Champion. Noel was presented with the Cantwell Coffee Cup at the prize giving ceremony. A second All-Ireland would have been an incredible achievement and we were very close in the extremely competitive Intermediate class with Larry Bergin finishing in second place. Larry was presented with the NPA Cup. In the under 28 class John O Brien Jnr finished in 4th place, this was a super result for one of our youngest competitors. The standard of workmanship in all the competitions was very high, therefore great credit must go to all the competitors who represented our association and South Tipperary in Athy. Novice Ploughing Match: The association held a novice match last Saturday the 3rd October in Rosegreen. It was wonderful to see six new competitors at work, well done to all of them. It is not easy to plough in front of a crowd for the first time. Many thanks to the Bergin family who provided the land for the competition and to those who helped organise and run the event. "YUMMY MUMMY MORNINGS" Kilcoran Lodge Hotel has a Special Offer at the moment. Come and enjoy the Mother & Toddler Mornings 10am - 12 Midday. Enjoy a Swim, Sauna, Steam & Jacuzzi, then Avail of Our New Weight Watchers Lunch From 12pm - 3pm with Main Course & Tea/Coffee. All for ONLY €10 per person Phone 052 74 41288 for details. CAHIR & DISTRICT LADIES CLUB The ladies are going out for a meal on Wednesday 21st October in Cahir House Hotel at 7.30pm. Anyone who was not at the last meeting but would like to go to the meal, please get in touch with Tricia or Sharon so they can be added to the numbers. We look forward to meeting you all there. NEWS FROM COLAISTE DUN IASCAIGH Munster Sevens win for girls Colaiste Dun Iascaigh’s camogie squad is the first team to bring silverware back to the college for the 2009/10 year, following their win in the Munster Sevens last week. En-route to overall victory they defeated St. Fanahan’s (Cork), G.C. Luimni, Colaiste Daibhid (Cork City) and Causeway (Kerry). Panel: Laura Dillon, Marie-Claire Murphy, Laura Keating, Theresa Bourke, Niamh Myles (Captain), Aoife Murray, Rachel Doyle, Emma Buckely, Donna Casey, Michaela Maher, Siobhan Heffernan, Aine Costello, Hannah Ryan, Maureen Murphy, Claire Walsh, Megan Heffernan. The team is coached by Keith Morrissey. It was a mixed week elsewhere on the sports field for Colaiste teams. The senior boys soccer team opened their account with a 3-2 win on their home patch, but the senior boys footballers were defeated in their opening match away to Dunmanway. The senior girls also suffered defeat, away to Clonakilty. Transition Year T.Y. students recently received a welcome visit from award-winning film maker Paul Kelly, who gave them an introduction to the world of film editing and production. The class also visited the Ploughing Championships as part of their Car Maintenance course. By all accounts an enjoyable and beneficial day was had by all. Student Council Congratulations to the officers elected at this week’s first Council meeting – Chairperson Bassm Boles, Secretary Cathal Twomey, Treasurer Damien Noonan and P.R. team Jason Sullivan (P.R.O.), Niall McGuire (Fifth Year) and Evan Purtill (First Year). BALLINGEARY ICA NOTES AND BALLINGEARY COMMUNITY ALERT NOTES There was a good attendance at our recent guild meeting in when we had the pleasure of listening to our Guest speaker Mr John Osborne, of Osborne Chiropractors, Clonmel. Many thanks to guild members who helped make the Federation meeting in New Inn recently an enjoyable night for all who attended. The South Tipperary Federations Annual Afternoon Party will be held in Cahir House Hotel on Thursday 29th October commencing at 1pm. Music by Tom Egan. Tickets are €20. There will be a competition for the most appropriate "Centenary ICA Lady". Please let Peggy O'Brien, Entertainment Officer, know by October 25th of numbers attending at 052 7441291. To launch the Centenary celebrations our National President and the President of the Women’s Institute of Northern Ireland will be special guests at a Centenary Social to be held in Cahir House Hotel on Saturday November 21st at 7.30 pm. Music by the Glenside Ramblers. Tickets are on sale now. First Aid course will commence on Tuesday 13th October at 7.30 pm. and will run for six nights. Also aqua aerobics continue to run at Kilcoran Lodge Hotel on Wednesday mornings at 10.30 am. Weekly meetings continue at school house on Wednesday evenings. All are welcome to our meetings. Ballingeary Community Alert Meeting of Ballingeary Community Alert will be held at Ballingeary School House on Monday 19th October, 2009. All are welcome. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES Indoor training continues on Wednesday evenings from 7pm with the younger girls (up to 1st class) playing in the hall first. From 7.30pm to 8pm we have 2nd and 3rd class while 4th and 5th class take the hall from 8pm to 8.30pm. The Fee to play is €2. Over the next few weeks we will also be selling club gear on Wednesday evenings during the indoor training with club hoodies, shorts, socks etc available to buy. At the time of going to press, we are still awaiting a definite date for the U12 League final. The U16 Team are scheduled to play Annacarty on Saturday evening at 4pm in Duneske. PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION Don’t forget the upcoming Photographic Exhibition in Cahir House Hotel Sunday 15th November. Why not avail of the chance for your group/organisation to meet the public and show what you have done over the years, through the photos you have taken. If you would like to take part in this upcoming exhibition and take this opportunity to showcase your organisation/group and its achievements, just contact Helen at the Enterprise Centre, by the closing date of Friday 6th November. If you would like more information please call Helen Quirke on 052 7442616 or email reception@cahirda.com. DANCING CLASSES Ballroom Dancing Classes will commence in the Community Hall in Cahir on Wednesday evenings starting the 15th October at 8.30 pm. Ballroom, Waltzing, quickstep and slow waltzing are just some of the dancing that will feature. Contact Mary Murphy on 052 7442515 for more details. CHURCH GATE COLLECTION There will be a Church gate Collection in Cahir in aid of The Friends of St. Teresa’s Hospital on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October. Please support this very worthwhile cause. CAHIR PARK AFC NOTES Cahir Park would like to remind any retired and active people that they have a Bowls Club in operation in the All Weather Pitch. It takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-4pm. Please phone Pat Kinsella on 052 7441258 for any enquiries. There is no charge for the bowling, so why not take part, have a bit of fun and a little exercise too. Cahir Park would like to inform everyone concerned, that the Under 9’s game against Burncourt due to take place on this coming Saturday, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances and is rescheduled to take place on the 24th October in Cahir Park. Training is as usual on Saturday, from Chris and Sean. LOST A set of house keys have been lost in the town of Cahir. There are 2 keys in the set and if you have found them please contact me. A sum of money has also been lost in Cahir wrapped in a cheque for €20. There was about €70 in cash and it was a local teenager’s birthday money. Once again, if by some chance someone has found this money please contact me. BUY IRISH I think it is really important to support our Irish food producers, so put one more Irish product in your shopping basket this week and try to keep Irish food produce in demand. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "In this world there are only two tragedies; one is not getting what one wants, the other is getting it”. Oscar Wilde READERS NEWS AND VIEWS 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.