CAHIR NOTES 4TH NOVEMBER CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION The latest outing was to Punchestown races on Wednesday last and everyone had a most enjoyable day. Over 500 members of other Active Retirement Associations were also present and many new friends were made. Note for the diary; Christmas Dinner 9th December. Further details are coming soon. Results of the "25" card game held in the Parish Rooms on Friday 30th October are as follows; Joint 1st with 9 Games, Chi-Chi Caplice & Sadie Caplice, Ciss O'Neill & Willie O'Donnell, Nellie Burke & Rupert Guirey. Lucky Table, Ann Lonergan & Teresa Duggan, Breda Ryan & Rena O'Connor. Raffle, Mary Whelan & Maurice Condon. The next game will be on Friday 6th November at 8 pm. All are welcome to enjoy this gentle diversion and join us for light refreshment’s later. There was a most enjoyable work-out at the Duneske Leisure Centre in Cahir last week. Mary-Bríd Whelan went through a rigorous form of exercise. It was discovered that Mary has an interest in music, singing being her speciality and at the moment is learning to play the Bodhran. Chatting about this did not lead to an easier course of exercise for the members however! Why not join Cahir Active Retirement each week at the Duneske Leisure Centre and enjoy the keep fit course. They meet at 11am 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. AIB JUNIOR SAVER COMPETITION Over the summer months the AIB Bank in Cahir ran a competition to encourage younger children to save. When they opened a Junior Saver account, which is suitable for children under 12, they went into a raffle for a bicycle. There was great interest in the competition. The draw took place in October and our lucky winner was Zara O’Mahoney from Clogheen. Well done Zara. AIB Junior competition winner Zara O'Mahoney with cousin Makaela ,sister Siobhan, Student Officer Sharon Kenny and Bank Manager Tadhg Howard.   PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION REMINDER This Friday 6th November is the deadline for your chance to take part in the Photographic Exhibition that is due to take place in Cahir House Hotel on Sunday 15th November, 2009, from 1pm-5.30pm. It will be a 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. Bring/email all your old and new photos to Helen, she will catalogue, photocopy and return the photos to you, so there is no risk of damage or loss. We will then allocate you a space at the Exhibition. This would also be an excellent PR opportunity and a chance to recruit new members and/or sponsors. Cahir Development Association will do this at no cost to your organisation. If you would like more information please call Helen Quirke on 052 7442616 or email reception@cahirda.com . COLAISTE ROUNDABOUT FOOTPATH? Labour Party Cllr. Seanie Lonergan has made representations to the County Council some time ago concerning the lack of a footpath at the roundabout at the Colaiste/ Rosemount area. Seanie pointed out the concerns that pedestrians, parents with prams and wheelchair users have trying to negotiate safely around this busy junction. The Cllr. will impress upon the powers that be, the urgency of this project. ROSEMOUNT NOTES The monthly clean-up is going to continue over the coming months. Because of the winter dark evenings, we are now going to meet at the same place (The Rock) on the FIRST SATURDAY MORNING of the month at 11am. On this Saturday, 7th November we will meet at 11am to do our bit to keep our estate tidy. We want to thank all those who have done so much in making this effort in the past. We would also like more of our residents to join us in this community effort. Our work has not gone unnoticed and our standing as an estate in the Tidy Towns Competition has continued to improve. It is also an opportunity to get to know your neighbours and be proud of where you live. CAHIR YOUTH CLUB The new Youth Resource Centre is now open. Come along and meet your friends, play snooker/pool/table-tennis or just listen to music. We meet every Friday night at 7 - 8.30pm. All age groups are most welcome. The building is located at the old Tech school on Church Street. You can use the small gate entrance to right of Granary car-park. We also plan to organise other social events in the near future, so watch this space. ABBEY TAVERN On Friday 6th November the presentation of a cheque will take place in the Abbey Tavern. This money was the proceeds of a ‘Mammy and Baby Walk’ around Cahir that took place recently. The event was staged in aid of Cahir River Rescue and the fantastic amount of €2,900 was raised. Well done to all involved. Apparently there are some great photos, hopefully we will get the chance to see some! BENEFIT NIGHT A benefit night will take place in the Ballroom of Cahir House Hotel on the evening of Saturday 7th November. It is being held in aid Veronica O’Meara, Pat (aka Fridge) O’Meara’s wife, who has recently been taken very ill. There will be a band and DJ on the night. Tickets will cost €10 and will be available on the door on the night. There will also be plenty of spot prizes. Your support is greatly appreciated. CAHIR COUNTRY MARKET The Country Market takes place every Friday morning in Cahir Community Hall from 9-11am. There are tables full of all manner of home baked goodies from breads, pies, cakes, buns and biscuits plus a range of handmade gifts, cards, jewellery. There are fresh eggs and honey and of course the usual wonderful display of fresh garden vegetables. The Market now also has a full range of winter bedding plants available with winter pansies, cyclamen, violas and alpines among others on display. There are also some great gifts ideas for Christmas, so why not call in and see for yourselves and enjoy a lovely cup of tea! BALLINGEARY ICA NOTES Next monthly guild meeting will take place on Wednesday 4th November at Ballingeary School. Speaker will be Irene Moloney. First Aid Course continues on Tuesday evenings in Ballingeary at 7.30 pm. and aqua aerobics continues in Kilcoran Lodge Hotel on Wednesday mornings at 10.30 am. All are welcome to our meetings. Check out our website www.ballingearyica.com for further information about our guild. CASHEL AMNESTY? We would like to send a big ' thank you ' to all the customers of the Brian Boru, Cashel, for their generous support of our Table Quiz, on Thursday last. Your help is much appreciated. Our November meeting will be held on November 9th at 8.30pm in Mikey Ryan's, Cashel. All are welcome. POULMUCKA PLOUGHING? Annual Ploughing Match. It is all action in Poulmucka at the moment, as the committee is busy organizing everything for their annual ploughing match, while the ploughmen are out in the fields practicing their skills in an effort to perfect their work so that it might catch the judge’s eye on the day of the match. One critical adjustment to the plough, learned through those hours of practice can be the difference between making it through to the All Ireland final next year or left wondering What If? Sponsorship, Raffle Tickets, Preparing the field, erecting the marquee, liaising with the ICA, contacting other ploughing associations, securing the prizes, this is the work of the committee. In fact as soon as the match is finished, thoughts turn to next year and the quest to secure a site for the ploughing match. We are delighted with the site for this year’s match, which will be held on the lands of Sean & Pia Crowe, Clonmel Road, Cahir, (to the rear of the 4 X 4 garage) by kind permission on Saturday 07th November 2009. This is good land in continuous tillage, therefore it will be an all stubble event. It should provide an excellent challenge to the competitors. Competitions start at 12 Noon So, Good Luck to all & God Speed the Plough. ICA FEDERATION FUNCTION On Thursday last the 29th October, the South Tipp Federation of ICA held their annual afternoon dinner dance in Cahir House Hotel. All together, 75 ladies from various regional groups came together to enjoy a wonderful afternoon of entertainment. In conjunction with the function, a Best Dressed Centenary Lady Competition took place. Several of the Ladies dressed up in period costume. The winner was Maureen O’Connell from Aherlow ICA. The 2 other competitors Betty Wilson and Mary White from Rathkeevan ICA, deserve a mention for the effort that went into their costumes. Anne O’Connell, federation President presented the prize to the winner. The fun continued with a raffle, many prizes and of course, dancing. A very enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Pictured above are Betty Williams Rathkeevan ICA, Federation President Anne O'Connell, Best dressed Centenary Lady Maureen O'Connell from Aherlow ICA and Mary White also from Rathkeevan ICA The ICA annual Table Quiz will take place on 16th November in Mulcahy’s, Gladstone Street in Clonmel. It will start at 8pm sharp. Tables of 3 are €30. There will be a raffle and prizes on the night. To launch the Centenary celebrations, the 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 21st November, 2009 at 7.30pm. Music will be by the Glenside Ramblers. Tickets cost €30. Numbers, money and unsold tickets please return to Treasurer Maureen Fahy, Barnlough, Bansha, by 16th November. Please phone 062 54196 or 086 8392882. FEEDING CLONMEL Clonmel Allotments in Association with Clonmel Transition Town have organised a meeting on Saturday 7th November 2009 at 10am until 1pm in St. Peter & Paul’s school hall in Clonmel. The Keynote speaker Dr. Colin Sage, UCC, will give an overview of our where our food comes from at the moment, and why we might want to build up our local food resilience. This talk will look at the issues with our current food supply system and why locally-produced food is important. Solutions; A range of local speakers will each give short presentations outlining the different solutions that we could use in Clonmel, including: Community Gardens, Allotments, Community Supported Agriculture and Back-garden growing. This free seminar is aimed at community and residents' groups, farmers, local authority members and staff, institutions such as schools and hospitals, and businesses, with the aim of getting everyone together to network and share ideas. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion. For more information, or if you would like a stand to showcase what you are already doing with local food, please contact Mieke Muyllaert 052-6127930, mieke@eircom.net. Thanks to Clonmel Farmers' Market and St. Peter & Paul’s school for their assistance. COMMUNITIES AGAINST CUTS A March will take place on Thursday 5th November at 12 noon, from the Mechanics Institute, Pery Square in Limerick. This has been organised by Communities in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary through SIPTU and IMPACT. The Reason, the Government want to cut community funding in a range of areas such as; Homework Clubs, Active Age Clubs, Community Employment, Community Development Projects, Jobs Initiative, Youth Projects, Drugs Projects, Summer Camps, Women’s Support, Family Resource Centres, Traveller Projects, Disability Supports, Scholarship Schemes, Volunteering, Community Centres and much more. So if you want to take to the streets and support the communities mentioned and to say Hands Off Our Communities, you know where to go! CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES Next Wednesday night of the 4th November will see the start of our first indoor competition of the year. At 7pm we will see Emma's Angels take on Meabhs Magnets! Helping Emma Casey will be her "Angels" - Fiona McEniry, Sophie Boyle, Caoimhe O Brien, Niamh Costigan and Eva Conway. The Magnets, captained by Meabh Casey will have Ciara Brennan, Rosanna Kiely, Aisling Burke, Niamh Hickey, and Caoimhe Costello. At 7.30pm Niamh's Nuggets, with captain Niamh McKenna alongside Alana Doheny, Shauna Donovan, Aoife Cashman, Grainne White, Jessica Lonergan, Kim Shaw and Ella Keating will take on Erin's Elf’s. The Elf's captain Erin O Regan will have Emma Walsh, Margaret Reidy, Katie Halpin, Leah Fitzgerald, Eva Shaw, Roisin McLoughlin and Olivia Kozier to help her on the night. We look forward to what should be two exciting and entertaining games. THE LATE THOMAS EGAN The death took place on the 3rd October of Thomas Egan of Clonmore, Cahir. Tommy as he was known to all and sundry would have been ninety years old on the 7th November. Tommy served his time as a mechanic with Cahir House Garages and entered the garage trade, having garages in Cahir and Clonmel with his brothers. Tommy continued to repair motors until well into his eighties. An avid animal lover, he will be missed by his friends and neighbours and greatly missed by his family. Tommy was interred on the 5th October and the funeral mass was celebrated by Fr. O’Dwyer, Fr. Knight, Fr. Carey and Fr. O’Bric. Tommy is survived by his Loving wife Eileen, Sons Eamon, Gerard, Tony, John, Donal, Daughter Catherine and grandchildren. Deepest sympathy is offered to his family. May he rest in peace. CHARITY HUNT RIDE A Munster Jersey was recently donated to the Mangan family to raise funds for their son Stuart who sadly passed away tragically during the year. The jersey was worn during Munster's successful Heineken Cup campaign by Ronan O'Gara in 2006 and is signed by the entire Munster team and donated by Ronan O'Gara to help Stuart Mangan who was paralysed whilst playing rugby. The Charity ride was originally arranged to raise funds for Stuart's treatment and after this death Stuart's family very generously donated the jersey to Premier Harriers and Rockwell Rovers GAA club for their Charity Hunt Ride which was run on Sunday 25th October to raise funds for Cahir & Cashel Day Care Centres, Cancer Care, Clonmel and Operation Smile. The weather held up and a great day was had by all. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Salome, Jim and David Halpin on the safe arrival of their new baby boy James, who was born last week. Best wishes from your families and many friends. Happy Birthday to Majella Walsh who celebrated her birthday last Friday 30th October. Best wishes from Frank, Sean, your family and friends. Happy Birthday too, to Teri Chamberlain who also celebrated her birthday last Friday 30th October. With love and best wishes from Jim, Sophie, Kashya, Charlotte, Ryan, your grandchildren, family and friends. Last but not least, Happy Birthday also to Paul Simpson who celebrated his birthday in style last Sunday 1st November, with love from Margaret, Gavin, Killian, your family and many, many friends. QUOTE OF THE WEEK Our five senses are incomplete without the sixth, a sense of humour. Author Unknown READERS NEWS AND VIEWS I hope everyone enjoyed the Halloween celebrations, I always look forward to the children that call to my door for Trick or Treats and their costumes were great. This year it seems that everyone dressed up for some event or other, yes, even me and it really was great fun. 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.