CAHIR NOTES 28TH OCTOBER THE OLD SILO Cllr Seanie Lonergan has been in touch with the demolition company that have been given the tough job of taking down the old silo and he has been informed that the concrete structure will be demolished next week. The asbestos sheeting has already been almost entirely removed. The Labour Cllr. says that the dangerous lagging or powder asbestos has already been disposed of for some weeks now. Seanie added that Alchemy Properties are to be commended in carrying out this massive operation. The only possible hold up to the operation would be adverse weather conditions. The Cllr. has also been informed that the cost of removing the structure is around one million euro. ALDI STORE Work is to commence on the new Aldi store shortly. Cllr Seanie Lonergan says that the planning issues have been sorted out now and the site is being cleared as you read this. The Labour Councillor was hopeful that it would be open by Christmas, but it will now be into the New Year. The Cllr says that the new store is eagerly awaited by the populace of Cahir. BRIDGE STREET Work is almost complete on the Bridge at Bridge Street. Because the bridge was in worse condition than was first anticipated, the works were delayed. However, the County Council engineers and staff as well as the contractors have done a first class job in carrying out the essential repairs. Cllr Seanie Lonergan commends all those involved. The work has ensured that the bridge will be there for hundreds of years to come. I think we now all realise how important that bridge is, as far as access is concerned and I’m sure like me, can’t wait for the bridge to be in use again. MT. P.A.W.S. and Cottage Rescue There was a draw in Super Valu on the 17th October in aid of P.A.W.S and Cottage Rescue and Pat Crotty would like to thank most sincerely the following people for their help on the day:- John and Carmel Dolan & Staff of Super Valu, for kindly allowing the use of their premises to sell tickets and for providing teas and coffees to the ticket sellers, the great friends who stood for hours selling tickets, to everyone who bought tickets and also anyone who gave donations. The total amount raised was €1,775.00 and this has been divided between P.A.W.S. and Cottage Rescue. Gina from P.A.W.S. and Hannah from Cottage Rescue would especially like to thank the people of Cahir for all their support over the years. The winner of the lovely Hamper sponsored by Cahir Credit Union was Georgina Enright. Pat would like to remind people to lock their animals indoors at Halloween, as this is the most distressing time of the year for them and keeping them indoors is the best way to spare them from what is considered to be fun for us human’s, but unfortunately absolute torture for the animals. SONG CONTEST GRAND FINAL The Clonmel Song Contest Grand Final is on Friday November 6th at the White Memorial Theatre, Wolfe Tone Street, Clonmel. There are ten finalists one of which is local songwriter Fran Garry Marnane from Kilfeacle with her song ‘I Am Music’. This is the 7th Year of the Clonmel Song Contest and this year all Finalists are from Ireland. Last Year’s winner Colleen Gormley from Co. Derry has made it back to the final and two other previous winners Colin Fahy from Athlone and Katie Carpenter & Garry Burke are also previous winners from Lucan, Co. Dublin. It is promising to be a tight contest once again, so make sure you give our local entry all your support. Tickets to the Grand Final are €10 and can be bought on line securely from the website www.clonmelnationalsongcontest.com or call Mike on 087 2010 2021. Good Luck Fran, we are rooting for you. CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCAITION Results of "25" card Game held on Friday 23rd October. 1st with 10 Games, Tom McGrath & Tom Mahony. 2nd with 9 Games, Ciss O'Neill & Willie O'Donnell. Lucky Table, Mary Whelan & Tom O'Donnell, Peg Reidy & Agnes Hyland. Raffle, Tom Burke Agnes Hyland. Next game Friday 30th October at 8 pm. All are welcome to enjoy this gentle diversion and join us for light refreshments later. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 4th November 2009, at 2.30 pm in the Catharine McAuley room, Cahir. Agenda; Election of Committee and Officers with Reports from Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. All Nominations and motions to be with Secretary 7 days before the Meeting. Why not join Cahir Active Retirement each week at the Duneske Leisure Centre and enjoy our keep fit course. We meet at 11 00am each Thursday morning. 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 Come and meet up with your friends during the midterm break at the Cahir Youth Resource Centre on Friday night (behind the VEC school) from 7 - 8.30pm. Snooker, pool, table-tennis, etc. and music by Trevor at our Party night for Halloween. All welcome. All the leaders and members would like to wish our most popular member Maurice Quinlan a very happy 21st birthday and hope he enjoys his party at the weekend. CAHIR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LOTTO There was no Jackpot winner of the numbers drawn on the 21stOctober. The 5 Lucky Dips winners who each received €30 were; Michelle Doherty, Knockgraffon, Cahir, Kevin Butler, Clonmore, Cahir, Barry O Brien, Barnora, Cashel Road, Cahir, Jo O’Donovan, Loughloher, Cahir and Noel Flanagan, Cahir Business Park, Cahir. The next draw will take place on Wednesday 28th October 2009 at 12 noon. The Jackpot will be €4,150. Profit’s servicing community projects in Cahir. MURDER MYSTERY AT KILCORAN FOR CAHIR LYONS Cahir Lions present a Murder Mystery and Dinner at Kilcoran Lodge Hotel on Saturday 7th November at 8.00pm. This is a return by popular demand of a great night’s entertainment in association with Gold Star Entertainment. The murder mystery surrounds a school reunion “Back to School”, and a night of murder, mystery and intrigue is guaranteed. Tickets at €35 include Celebration Dinner and they are selling fast, but are still available from Reception at Kilcoran Lodge Hotel telephone 052 -74 41288, book yours now for this popular charity fundraiser event. All proceeds from the night will go to Cahir and District Lions Club for local projects planned for the coming year. One of the highlights this year was the senior citizens summer holiday in Carlow in association with Cashel Lions, which was a great success. CAHIR GIRLS SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION Many thanks to all the witches, skeletons, ghosts and creatures of the dark! that turned out in great numbers to support the Parents Association of Our Lady of Mercy Primary schools Halloween disco. The evening was a fantastic success and our thanks to all the parents who came and indeed to all the members of the council who helped make it such a pleasant evening for all. Our special thanks go to Brian McCarthy and Molly Walsh who went to great efforts to ensure the evening went off without a hitch and to our DJ's Jack Looby and Johnny Walsh who ensured the dance floor was full with super music enjoyed by young and old alike. Also our thanks go to the management and staff of Cahir House Hotel for all their kindness and assistance in allowing us the use of their premises. MUSIC FOR AN AUTUMN EVENING The Glory Day Singers & Guest Artists will perform in an evening of music in St. Pauls Church in Cahir. The event is being staged in aid of interior decoration that is badly needed St. Pauls Church. It will take place on Friday 30th October at 8pm sharp. The tickets are €15, €10 for seniors, students and under 18s. Please come along and enjoy a wonderful evening of entertainment and by doing so contribute to the upkeep of this most beautiful church. CAHIR FLOWER CLUB The Club will hold their monthly meeting in Cahir House Hotel on Wednesday 28th October at 8pm. There will be a talk by Mary Scally of Kilcoran Nurseries on container gardening. There will also be a Bring and Buy Sale on the night. All items welcome except books. Everything will be sold by auction. All are welcome. CAHIR DIVE CLUB NEWS 26 October 2009 A team of five members of the Cahir Dive Club (CDC) experienced a fascinating couple of days of diving last weekend in the Ballinskelligs. Four dives were done with depths of 40 metres been achieved. Great weather contributed to the terrific dives and the team made it out to the Skellig Michael both days. Cahir Dive Club (CDC) is proud to announce that they have three newly qualified instructors. John Ryan qualified as a Theory instructor and Ciara and John Cronin qualified as Open Water instructors. Ocean diver training is going extremely well and all should be qualified in January. The Cahir Dive Club A.G.M will be held on Thursday 5th November in The Hill Bar, Cahir (by kind permission) at 9pm. NEWS FROM COLAISTE DUN IASCAIGH Debating Society On Tuesday 20th October the Debating Society enjoyed its first outing of the year at the University of Limerick, in the preliminary rounds of the Denny Debates. Two teams represented the Colaiste on the night – Erin Grant & Monika Gaciarz and Thomas Sampson & Dean Buckley. Both teams spoke in favour of their motions – “That the House believes reality TV shows have a duty of care to their contestants” and “That the House condemns the release of the Lockerbie bomber” with great skill and many valid points. They were unfortunate not to qualify for the quarter finals this round, but are hopeful of better fortune in the next preliminary round, when they will have another opportunity to qualify. Safety on the roads Micheal O’Gorman visited the collage last week and gave a talk and demonstration to students in LCA and Transition Year on various aspects of safe road usage. A very impressive speaker, he included in his talk a wide variety of examples to the students of how young people’s lives had been brought to premature ends as a result of reckless driving. This car safety demonstration is grant aided by South Tipperary County Council. The Road Safety Programme that is delivered to Transition year students is promoted by the Road Safety Authority. Students will engage in other safety activities throughout the year. Colaiste girls lose narrowly to Fermoy The senior girls football team were most unlucky to finish on the wrong end of a 2-11 to 2-9 score line when they faced Loreto Fermoy in their Munster “A” Campaign last week. Level at 1-6 each at half time with the goal coming from Eimear Myles, Loretto stormed 6 points clear early in the second. The Cahir girls then lost both Geraldine O’Donnell and Eimear Myles to injury, but responded with a magnificent fight back. A great goal by Siobhan Heffernan with 5 minutes remaining made it a one point game, but Loretto scored again to leave 2 points between the sides at the final whistle. FLOWER ARRANGING CLASSES Chris Wort, the lady responsible for the beautiful dried flower arrangements in Cahir Country Market, has decided to share her wealth of knowledge of flower arranging and give some classes. The classes for Christmas will be held in the Catherine McCauley room in Cahir Day Care Centre for three weeks, commencing on Thursday 19th November at 7.30pm. For any enquiries please call Chris on 086 2237139. CAHIR BINGO The fantastic amount of €500 was won on the quickie draw at the last night of Cahir bingo. This special quickie draw has been running every few months now and is very popular. There is one winner of €500 guaranteed. It has definitely brightened up the Halloween season for someone. The lucky number last night was €1,050. This is in addition to €70 for the full house. There will be a cash raffle next Tuesday as it's the first Tuesday of the month. There are lots of good reasons to come to bingo. It is on every Tuesday at 8.30pm in the Community hall, Cahir and all are welcome. NEW EXHIBITION The Craft Granary welcomes an exhibition of paintings by Mary Hallinan and Jill Lawlor who have been painting for over 30 years and have exhibited throughout this time. Mary and Jill meet regularly to paint and also do ’ En Plein Air’ in other words, out in the open .The exhibition will consist of local landscapes ,flowers, animals in oils and water colours and will run from the 2nd of November 09 to 18th December 09 in the Craft Granary, Church Street, Cahir. So come along to the Craft Granary and take a look. Jewellery Design Workshop This one day workshop with award winning tutor Celine Flynn, includes an introduction and general overview of beads and findings needed for jewellery making. The workshop will consider recycling jewellery into an original design and will provide an overview of what gems and findings go well together, complimenting colours, and what types of jewellery, suit individuals. It will provide you with a handmade necklace, bracelet and earrings that you personally design and create for any occasion. There will be a fee of €10 per person to cover the cost of the materials. The course will take place in the Craft Granary in Cahir on Saturday 14th November from 10.30am - 5pm. Age 13 to 20 years. Admission is €10, to book call 052 7441473. CAHIR PARK AFC To coincide with our Centenary Year, we are printing a limited number of Centenary Calendars, which will go on sale next week, at a cost of €10 each. There is a big demand for the calendar as it will be a collector’s item, so get your order in on time. The calendars will be on sale in Supervalu, The Heritage, Coopers Off Licence and Ladrigans (Spar) in Abbey Street. To order your calendar call 052 74 43850 or 086 3740715 or email www.cahirparkafc.ie or contact any committee member. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES The AGM of Cahir Camogie Club will take place on Wednesday November 4th at 9pm in the GAA club house. All are welcome.    Cahir GAA Cahir GAA Club are holding a Table Quiz in Cahir House Hotel on Friday night next at 9pm. Our Camogie Club will be supporting this and any parents who would like to take part would be most welcome. CHARITY DARTS EVENT AT BRIAN BORU There will be Charity Darts Event in the Brian Boru on the 1st November. This is to raise funds for St. Anne and St. Bernadette’s Ward Alzheimer’s Garden fund, in St. Patricks Hospital in Cashel. All pub teams welcome. All profits will go to the construction of the garden. There will also be a raffle and a draw on the night, with numerous prizes. Last entry must be in by 1pm on the day. Matches will start at 2pm sharp. If you have any questions or entries please call Jason on 085 1150477.   The winners at The Hill Bar Fancy Dress Halloween Party were Glen & Sharon McGee   Second Place Winner Ciara Beary FANCY DRESS AT THE HILL BAR As usual, the by now annual Fancy Dress Halloween Party in the Hill Bar was great fun with lots of brilliant costumes and of course some great singing skills displayed with Pablo’s Karaoke on the night. Tom and Marie Carroll made great efforts with their costumes too, but the winners on the night were Glen and Sharon McGee, with Ciara Beary in Second place. Well done to them and thanks to the Hill Bar for a most enjoyable evening. THANK YOU Thank you to the very kind and honest lady who recently found a local teenagers birthday money and handed it in to be collected. The delighted owner of the money has said that they are most grateful and would like to thank you in person. So if you are that lady, please contact me. QUOTE OF THE WEEK The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. Francis Maitland Balfour READERS NEWS & 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.