CAHIR NOTES 12TH MAY 10 CAHIR GO LÉIR FESTIVAL/ TRI3 SERIES LAUNCH The launch of the much anticipated the Cahir go Léir Festival and TRI3 Triathlon Series took place on Wednesday last in Cahir. The Cahir go Léir Festival will take place this summer from Friday 9th July to Sunday 11th July. This Community Festival is being organized in conjunction with the TRI3 Triathlon Series which takes place on Saturday 10th July.  A great weekend of entertainment is at present being planned for all to enjoy. Thank you to Mrs. Ann Carroll of Our Lady of Mercy's Girls Primary School, Mr. Brendan Horan of Cahir Boy's National School and Miss Fogarty, who organized a COW and WOW Day that saw almost two hundred children under 12 years old on bikes or walking to school as part of the green strategy in place at the schools to Cycle On Wednesday and Walk On Wednesday. This all helped to launch the Tri3 Triathlon Series and the Cahir go Léir Festival Many thanks also to County Council Chairman, Liam Ahern, the Local Gardai for their presence and help, as well as Cahir River Rescue, the students from Our Lady of Mercy Primary School along with Johnny and Tommy of Johnny B and the Boogie Band for turning out for the photo shoot.  Thank you also to all the ladies in Duneske Leisure Centre who provided the tasty finger food at the reception later on. Well done and Thank you all that were involved in any way. The Tri3 Triathlon Promoters will be in Cahir House Hotel on Thursday the 13th May at 7pm for an information night for anyone who has questions about the event or is thinking about taking part in it. A Festival Information Night will take place in Cahir House Hotel on the 19th May at 7pm to present the Festival Programme to date and to sign up any willing volunteers who are crucial for the success of the weekend. For more information on the Cahir Go Léir Festival and the Tri3 Triathlon Series see www.tri3.ie or the festival www.visitcahir.ie   Front row left to right; Johnny O'Brien, Tony Griffin of TRI3 Series, Julie Tobin C.D.A., Sgt. Brendan Franklin of Cahir Garda District, Tommy Buckley, Maria Taylor Festival Director, County Council Chairman Liam Ahearne, Inspector Paul O'Driscol of Cahir Garda District, John Connolly, Tony Duggan and Eileen McLoughlin of Cahir River Rescue, Tim Shanahan,  Assistant Festival Treasurer and Sarah Carroll. Back Row right to left; Festival Chairman Patrick Caplice and students from Our Lady of Mercy Primary School in Cahir.   In the photo are; Front left to right, Insp. Paul O'Driscoll , Sinead Carr of South Tipperary Co. Council, Tony Griffin, TRI3 Promoter, Tom Hayes TD and Cllr. Micheal Anglim. Back left to right, Tim Shanahan, Manager of Duneske, Sgt. Brendan Franklin, Jackie Guthrie of Duneske, Julie Tobin, C.D.A., Maria Taylor, Festival Director, Brendan Kerins, Premier Video, Valerie Connolly, Sports Academy, Cllr. Marie Murphy, Tommy Buckley and Brendan Davis. Hope you can use it. Thanks for your help Bernie. Talk soon. CAHIR TIDY TOWNS Cahir Tidy towns and Enhancement Group have acquired the services of the South Tipperary Volunteer Agency. This group will meet with the various organizations around the town in order to improve the appearance of areas that will need a physical dig out.  The Chairman Andy Moloney has welcomed the Volunteer Agencies visual presence over the last week and with all groups working together we can achieve our targets. Items to be tackled are the removal or re-decorating of unsightly Bill Boards around town and painting and tidy of the old Co-op front. The group will also make help available to estates and older people with painting and general clean ups. The members of Tidy towns also welcome the support of the many individual groups that are spending time on various projects in their own areas. Andy is asking anyone who is carrying out improvements to take a picture of before and after and send it to Tidy Towns c/o ann.ryan@southtippcoco.ie . Ann is coordinating the entry form for us and her experience in invaluable. We still have some Super Valu Packs available and are first on a first come first served basis. Many thanks to Carmel Dolan of SuperValu for continued support of Cahir Tidy Towns. Remember, The Judges are Coming, Together we can do it. Next meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th May at 7.30pm in the Shamrock Lounge. All welcome to attend. SRAID NA GCUACH Cllr. Seanie Lonergan has been assured that the new houses on the Tipperary Road will be occupied before the end of the month. The Cllr says that the people have been kept waiting far too long and that they should have been occupied last year. He has been assured by the Housing Section that all the problems are now sorted out and the keys will be issued soon. The Cllr gives his best wishes to all the new tenants and wishes them a long and happy life in their beautiful homes. DESECRATION OF GRAVEYARD? Cllr Seanie Lonergan has received numerous calls from concerned citizens about the horses or ponies left wandering around the Cahir Abbey Graveyard. Some are even tethered to the historical headstones, which is desecration. These animal owners show a complete lack of respect for a sacred place. The Gardai and the Council have been notified and have said that it will not be tolerated. This disgraceful behaviour cannot be allowed to continue. LIONS CLUB President of Cahir and District Lions Club Seanie Lonergan has informed me that the collection of old spectacles has begun. Containers to collect the glasses have been placed in the Cahir Post Office and both of the Banks in Cahir. In Clogheen, there is one in John Carey’s Pharmacy and in Ardfinnan another one is to be found at Tommy Miles Butchers shop. A container has also been placed at the Colaiste. Any enquiries see Seanie or Patsy McGuirke. This is a wonderful cause and Seanie says thank you for participating. BLOOD MONITOR LOST A blood glucose monitor was lost on the 04th May 2010, between the Council Offices (Erasmus Smith House) on Church Street, Cahir and the Council Depot in the Business Park, Tipperary Road, Cahir. The local gentleman who lost this monitor is diabetic and the monitor contains all his blood glucose readings for the last number of weeks and is very important for his continual wellbeing. The monitor was in a black zipped holder approximately a little smaller than a calculator. If anyone finds this monitor please could you please drop it into the Council Offices on Church Street, Cahir. Thank you. NEW ECDL COURSE An Internationally recognised Professional Certificate in Computing (ECDL) will take place at Cahir Business and Training Centre starting Monday 24th May, for 17 weeks.  Please contact Jennifer on 052 74 42616 for further information and any questions.  HAPPY HEART WEEKEND Happy Heart weekend is here again. The students from Colaiste Dun Iascaigh have kindly volunteered to do the rounds and will be out collecting for the appeal on Friday 14th May, 2010.  So watch out for them and please support this worthwhile cause. CAHIR ANGLERS Cahir Anglers will host an Open Fly Fishing Competition in Cahir on Sunday 16th May. Entries at The Shamrock Lounge at 10am. For enquiries call Paul. P.A.W.S, COTTAGE RESCUE & T.S.P.C.A, CLONMEL. Pat Crotty and friends would like to sincerely thank all the people who supported the recent Bric a Brac Sale in aid of the above mentioned Animal Shelters. Thanks also to the people who donated items, those who bought items on the day and those generous people who gave donations to Pat. The total amount raised was €1,790.00 and this will be divided between the Shelters where it will be put to the best possible use. DENTAL TREATMENT INFORMATION The HSE issued a circular to dentists last week which seeks to restrict dental treatment to emergency care only. I would be grateful if you would advise patients that the Irish Dental Association continues to campaign for the withdrawal of the recent circular from the HSE. Dentists have been advised by the Irish Dental Association not to recognise the legitimacy of the recent circular from the HSE and are advising members to continue to operate the contract as normal. Therefore I would advise patients with a valid medical card to contact their own dentist immediately to avail of the dental benefits of the medical card scheme. Thanks to Ronan O'Donoghue Dental Surgeon, The Granary Dental Practice in Church Street, Cahir for keeping us updated on all things dental. Ronan also wishes to advise patients of the practice that they are not moving premises and are still at the Granary building, next to the post office. CAHIR ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Results of the 25 game that took place in the Catherine McAuley Room on Friday 7th May. 1st with 11 games were Rene O’Connor and Breeda Ryan. 2nd with 10 games were Tommy and Paddy Halloran, Teddy Dillon and Lexie Sheehan. On the Lucky table were Maurice Condon and Timmy Fitzgerald, Mary English and Bridget Condon. The raffle results were Kieran O’Brien and Mary Whelan. The next game will be held on Friday 14th May. All are welcome to come and join in and enjoy a pleasant evening’s entertainment each week. For anyone that is interested in taking a part in the planned trip to Sligo, there are still some places available. The next Monthly Meeting will be held in the Catherine McAuley Room on Wednesday 12th May.   Information regarding Cahir Active Retirement Association may be obtained by contacting The Secretary at cahiractiveretirement@gmail.com or by phone on Phone 052 74 441892. CAHIR BOYS NATIONAL SCHOOL SCIENCE OPEN DAY Last Thursday, the pupils of the school hosted a Science Open Day for parents and visitors to the school.  1st, 3rd and 6th class planned and put together over 30 experiments in 3 classrooms over the last 2 hours of the school day. They also saw the Xperience Engineering project on Wheels which has won through to the top 20 projects for Xperience Engineering Ireland's national competition.  The school garden, a project for 4th & 5th class pupils, was also introduced to the parents who visited the school.  Well done to the teachers and pupils involved.   FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Pupils from Cahir Boys NS & Our Lady of Mercy NS received their First Holy Communion last Saturday morning.  Over 50 pupils and their families gathered at St. Mary's Parish Church for 11.00am mass with Fr. O'Dwyer.  It was a special day for all involved and all went well.  Congratulations to them, their teachers for preparing them for the big day and the Parents' Committee for the preparation masses from last October to the big day.   CAHIR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LOTTO There was no Jackpot winner of the draw that took place on the 5th May, 2010. The numbers drawn were; 11, 14, 17 and 23. The draw was witnessed by Joan Loughman. The 5 Lucky Dips winners who each received €30 were; James & Salome Halpin, Market St, Cahir, Jackie Cahill, Outrath, Cahir, Kathleen Moloney, Castlegrace, Clogheen, Ritchie Rowe, Reiska Rd, Cahir and Esther Corbett, Market St, Cahir. The next draw will take place on Wednesday the 12th May 2010 at 12 noon The Jackpot will be €3,250. Tickets are available right up to the last minute at the Enterprise Centre. Profit’s servicing community projects in Cahir. CRAFT GRANARY A Calligraphy workshop with National print Museum Facilitator Frances Breen will take place as part of the Bealtaine Festival in the Craft Granary Cahir. Date 25th May, time 2pm to 4pm. Limited places available. To book please call the Craft Granary on 052 7441473. PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE A Pilgrimage to Medjugorje has been organised and will depart on 25th June, 2010 for 7 nights. All are welcome to come and join us for this most worthwhile Pilgrimage experience. For all enquiries please contact Fr. Pat Butler on 086 1737499. REDKING TAEKWON-DO In September of 2009 The Redking Taekwon-do Club opened in the Community Hall in Cahir. The Redking Taekwon-do Instructors are Felix Finke, 1st Dan and Lisa Lonergan, 2nd Dan. They train every Saturday morning between 11am and 12noon. Redking Taekwon-do was founded by Mr. Ruairi O'Brien, 5th Dan in 2003. Mr. O’Brien, President of Redking Taekwon-do, has trained in Taekwon-do for over 20 years and has represented Ireland three times at World Championship level. It is now one of the biggest Tae Kwon Do clubs in Ireland with around 250 members. Lisa and Felix started training under Mr. O'Brien in Cahir 7 years ago.  Lisa got her first Dan black belt in October 2007 and her second Dan in March 2009 and Felix got his black belt in March 2009. They have participated in numerous competitions around the country and also in England, where the both competed in the Imperial Championships in Reading in 2008. Lisa will be competing in the 2010 World Championships, which will take place on the 4th of July, in Seoul, Korea.    These classes are proving to be very popular with local children. If you would like to get your children involved please contact the Redking Taekwon-do Cahir Instructors: Lisa Lonergan on 0863239615 or Felix Finke on 0858459631. Good luck to Lisa when she competes in the 2010 World Championships, on the 4th of July, in Seoul, Korea. We are rooting for you. COLAISTE NEWS COLÁISTE DÚN IASCAIGH TOPS IN TIPPERARY SCIENCE QUIZ A team of third year students from Coláiste Dún Iascaigh emerged as winners of the Tipperary Science quiz organised by the Tipperary branch of the Irish Science Teachers Association on Wednesday May 5th. The quiz was hosted by the High School in Clonmel and attended by over 20 teams representing schools from throughout Tipperary.  Questions were based on the Junior Certificate Science course and the Coláiste team of Maria Doverman, Kevin Farrell, Roisin Mulvey and Kevin Murphy emerged as clear victors.  The Coláiste’s other team on the night – Laura Keating, Karen Keegan, Michaela Peters and Fiona Rees – finished joint second but had to settle for third place overall following a tie-break.  This was nevertheless an excellent result for the team.  The winning team was presented with the Eleanor Twomey Perpetual Shield.  FIRST YEAR FOOTBALLERS QUALIFY FOR MUNSTER FINAL Colaiste Dún Iascaigh 1-9  Gaelcholáiste, Tralee 1-2 BRIDGE RESULTS Easter Competition Results 1st Teresa Curran, Brid Roycroft. 2nd Catherine Kiely, Johnny Carrigan. 3rd Breda Bresnan, Nora Hennessy. 4th Eamonn Murphy, John Roycroft.   Winners on the first night were Mary Jo Condon and Eileen Ryan. Winners on the second night were Von Coffey and Mary Murphy. Winners on the third night were Valerie Walsh and Pat Shanahan.   Change Partners 1st Danny Condon, John Roycroft. 2nd Mary Jo Condon, Nora Hennessy. 3rd Eileen Ryan, Von Coffey. 4th Valerie Walsh, Helen O' Gorman. CAHIR DIVE CLUB Cahir Dive Club (CDC) is proud to announce that the two new members of the club, Nadja Humphreys & Frank Hickey passed their written exam for their Ocean Diver qualification. Having completed their pool training also they will now take to the seas and brave the elements to complete their credentials. The summer diving campaign is in full progress with expeditions to Helvic being made most weekends. For those weekends which weather does not permit diving at sea, CDC members are making full use of the new inland dive centre which was opened a short time ago. Portroe Dive centre is Ireland’s first inland dive centre located close to Nenagh. This dive centre offers excellent facilities for training as depths vary from 10 metres to 40 metres. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES The U12 panel travelled to Burgess on Wednesday night last. This super team brought off another great victory with all their training now paying dividends. All the girls are improving greatly with each game and this was very much in evidence with fantastic scores coming from Alysia Keating, Eileen Flannery and Derbhla Buckley.  Particular praise went to Niamh Murphy in goals for some great saves and clearances. Well done to all concerned and to all the parents who travelled with the team. This week we are expecting a group of U 10, 8 and 6 girls from Ballygiblin to play us in a challenge game on Wednesday evening at Duneske. SUMMER COLOURS AT KILCORAN LODGE HOTEL On Wednesday 19th May at 8pm, Mary from Kilcoran Nurseries will give a demonstration on assembling Window Boxes, Patio Containers and Hanging Baskets. Mary will also answer all your gardening questions. Admission €10 and a big raffle will also take place. All in aid of the recent paint work at St. Pauls Church, Cahir. Sounds like a great idea, in fact several people have asked about gardening classes/ tips and this would certainly qualify. CLASSES FOR ADULTS AT IONTAS IONTAS, Centre for Awakening Consciousness on Abbey Street in Cahir have several sessions taking place at the centre at the moment along with guitar lessons. They are; The Art of Mindfulness takes place on Wednesday mornings of May and June from 10-11am.  Cost €7 (includes morning tea/coffee with scones) Healing Meditation takes place every Sunday night until the end of June from 8- 9pm. Cost €7. Guitar for Beginners the classes start on Thursday May 13th from 7.30- 8.30pm and cost €100 for an 8 week course. Intermediate Guitar Lessons the classes start on Thursday May 13th from 8.30 - 9.30pm and cost €100 for an 8 week course. For further information contact Mary Teresa McCormack on 087 9616325 Web: www.iontas.org CAHIR COUNTRY MARKET Cahir Country Market is open on Friday mornings at the new times of 9am until 12noon.  A large selection of garden, bedding and vegetable plants are available from Johns stall where also you can order your garden plants and pre-made window boxes/tubs too. From fresh tasty homegrown vegetables and rhubarb to lovely home baking with cakes, pies breads, scones and biscuits to choose from you will be spoilt for choice. Fresh eggs are also available at the market. There are lots of lovely gift items too with jewellery, tote bags, peg bags and cushions to be found amongst other beautiful crafts at the craft stalls. While you are there enjoy a lovely cup of tea with the friendly folk at Cahir Country Market. POULMUCKA 5 MILE ROAD RACE? The Poulmucka Sports & Social Club will have a Road Race meeting on Thursday 13th May to finalize the details of their annual event. The race attracted 155 runners last year and with the numbers growing each year and the reputation that the venue holds the numbers we are sure to have an increase again this year. The 5 mile course is the same route as every year with the prize money remaining the same. The First Man and first Woman will each receive €200 and the usual prizes down the line. The event costs the club around €2000 to host and we are grateful to all its sponsors for their continued support. Entry fee is €10. There is the usual plentiful supply of refreshments after the race and an evening not to be missed. The date for this year’s race is Friday 21st May at 7.30. The Poulmucka stewards turned out in force to help the Clonmel AC with their 10k race on Sunday last and we were glad to be able to assist the Clonmel lads who have given us much support every year with our own race. Also, as there is a group travelling to Scarborough in October for the Scarborough 10k race we would like to book the flight before the end of the month and have that much out of the way. Therefore all deposits of €100 per head to be paid by 31st May. A meeting will talk place on Thursday Night in Moloney’s Bar, Poulmucka at 9pm. All stewards and committee please attend. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Leanne Curry of Rafane, Cahir, daughter of Carmel and Kevin Curry on passing out with the Gardai at Templemore last week. Best wishes from your family and friends. READERS NEWS AND VIEWS If you have any news or views for the Cahir Notes, please contact me either by email at caplicetaylor@hotmail.com or by phone on 086 1022014. By Sunday please as that is when I do the notes. The Cahir Notes are also available on cahirnews@cahirda.com by kind permission of South Tipp Today.