CAHIR NOTES 16TH JUNE 10 CAHIR GO LÉIR FESTIVAL NEWS Buster Draw; Tickets are on sale now for the Cahir go Léir Festival Buster Draw which takes place at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium on Thursday 24th June. The winner will receive a cool €1000. The Winner is determined by the finishing order of the greyhounds in Race 4 on the night. Tickets are €10 and already have all possible race results printed on them, so you don’t even have to make a selection, just buy a ticket for your chance to win. Should you decide to go to the stadium on the night, your ticket also allows you €5 off your entry. Jean English and Mary Brewster are very kindly going from door to door selling tickets for our main fundraising event, thank you ladies. So, please buy a ticket for the Buster Draw and help us to fund our new annual Festival. Stalls will be welcome at the Funday Sunday in the Inch Field on 11th July from 2-6pm.  You can bring your own table and sell any arts, crafts or bric a brac. Please leave name, contact number, details of what you are selling and the fee of €20 per table to The Business and Training Centre please. Also entry forms for Cahir House Hotel Queens Competition, the Parade and the Crazy Boat Race are available now from The Business and Training Centre. Please fill out the forms and leave at reception. TRI3 Series Triathlon Volunteers Needed; The Triathlon will take place on Saturday 10th July in conjunction with the Cahir go Léir Festival. As previously stated, 60 volunteers will be needed locally to help with the Triathlon from 10am until 3pm on the day. Please can all of the people who have already offered assistance and anyone else who can help for those few hours on Saturday 10th July please attend a Briefing session in Cahir House Hotel on Monday 21st June at 7.30pm. So, if you can spare a few hours and want to help, please come along to the meeting. Postbox The postbox at Kilmoyler has been taken out of commission temporarily and will be replaced in the near future by a more serviceable one. According to Cllr Seanie Lonergan, it seems that any post left in the old box overnight is being eaten by snails and such. The post office has assured the Cllr that it will be back in service soon. Signing up for the Annual Bike Run on 13th June were Robbie Martin and Michael Doyle OLD SPECTACLES Here’s a reminder from the Cahir and District Lions Club President Seanie Lonergan about the old spectacles collection. The containers are in most villages and also in the town of Cahir. Look out for the notice that is adjacent to collection points. The spectacles are recycled and used in the third world countries. This project has been ongoing in parts of the country for years and is of huge benefit to the poor and needy. Please donate your old glasses and support this worthy project. CAHIR TIDY TOWNS This Wednesday, the 16th June, the Cahir Tidy Towns Group will meet at 7pm at the main flower bed in the Castle car park to clean it up. We are looking for any volunteers to join us then.  Gardening tools for weeding would be handy to bring along with you.  We will continue to meet there every Wednesday for the summer to do various jobs, around the town, related to the tidy towns plan.  Anybody with suggestions contact Tidy Towns Chairman Andy Moloney on 086 3609110 or email him at andymoloney@stadaproductions.com. You can also contact Janette at  janette.kennedy@ireland.com. Anybody interested in cleaning up the town is welcome to join us any Wednesday evening at 7pm, meeting place the Castle car park.   DUNESKE NEWS Thank you to all those who have joined us on Facebook and left messages! Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. There is slight change to our camps in July, the Art Attack and Multi-Activity camps which were for 8 - 12 year olds, are being adapted at the moment to accommodate kids from 5 years of age to 12 years old. Brochures and application forms are available from reception or contact Duneske Leisure Centre on 74 45517. There are no changes to the other camps. Note to all our customers; there is a slight change to our opening times on Saturday 19thof June. The gym will not open until 11am and will close at 5pm. This is to accommodate a team building event that we have planned. Opening hours are as normal on Sunday. Last Thursday we had the Scarborough exchange children here for a range of activities and we hope that they enjoyed themselves and that they had a safe return journey.   SCARBOROUGH TRIP This year’s Trip to our Twin Town of Scarborough will take place on Friday 8th October to Monday 11th October. Deposits of €100 euro are now due to allow us to avail of the best prices in Flights. The accommodation will be booked at a later stage. Approx €200 should go a long way towards the cost of accommodation and flights. Anyone interested in travelling this year should contact the Enterprise Centre with deposits and correct password names and address. This is a great opportunity to visit the Yorkshire Moors and Heartbeat Country, take in the Sprint Trophy at York Races on Saturday 9th (only 40 minutes on a train) or see where Captain Cooks sits tall in Whitby Bay, which is the home of the Fish & Chips. Some athletes from Poulmucka will tackle the 10km challenge on Sunday 10th. There is something for everyone to do, so come to Scarborough and enjoy the social occasion. CAHIR SCOUTS "I'M A PARENT GET ME OUT OF HERE" FUNDRAISER. On Friday 24th June to Sunday 26th June the Cahir Cubs and Scouts will be camping in Michael Butlers Field near the Swiss Cottage, to coincide with this camp the Group Council have decided to run the ever popular "I'm A Parent Get Me Out Of Here" Fundraiser. We will have fourteen parents join us on Saturday morning, they have been divided into two patrols and will have to compete against each other during the weekend this will include pitching their sleeping tents, cooking their own meals, and playing the games and challenges that the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts do.   The lucky parents and their patrols are: Red Patrol: Pat O'Donnell, Pat Marnane, William English, Margaret Cleary, Deirdre O'Donoghue, Laura O'Donovan & Jan Lowe. Blue Patrol: Martin O'Donovan, Patrick Caplice, Paul Murphy, Tara Armitage, Barbra O'Brien, Mary Hickey & Nora Morrissey.   The Parents are actively looking for sponsorship at the moment and your support would be much appreciated. CAHIR YOUTH CLUBS SUMMER PROGRAMME Cahir Youth Club for boys and girls aged 9 to 13 will take place on Wednesday nights during the summer, starting on the 23rd of June from 7 - 9pm. For further information please contact Clive Smith on 085 7169740. In addition, the Young Women’s Club is already up and running. This is for girls aged 12- 17 and is on Tuesday nights from 7- 8:30pm. Any queries please contact Sheena Buttimer on 087 8090583. Both clubs are held in the Youth Centre on Church Street (behind the old Tech). Admission to either club is only €2. Please come along and bring your friends. DUCK SANCTUARY If you haven’t seen the newly built duck sanctuary in the near corner of the Inch Field yet then you really should take a look. Members of Cahir Gun Club and Cahir Anglers put in a lot of hard work to complete the project and place 50 ducklings in the sanctuary. It is hoped that the new ducklings will adapt well to the river and return each year to nest. They have made a fine job of it too. Thanks are due to John Gregory, Paul Prendergast, Kevin Burke, John Burke, Dan Barrett, Paul Burke, Richie Brooks, Bill Coffey, Jimmy Armitage, John Lawlor, Tom Coffey and young Thomas Burke for all their efforts.   CRUMLIN FUNDRAISING WALK Pat Cunningham would like to remind everyone that The Lake Muskry Fundraising Walk for Crumlin Children's Hospital takes place on Saturday 26th June. Pat has raised funds for Crumlin Childrens Hospital with Motorbikes Runs and now with the Walks for Crumlin for over 6 years. He is now asking for you to come along and enjoy the walk as seen in the link below. The sponsorship fund is only €100 per person. It is a beautiful scenic walk and is fit for all levels of walkers. There will be a BBQ and a live band for the walkers on their return and a great night is promised for all. Pat has preferential pricing on overnight accommodation if anybody needs it. Please contact Pat on 086 151 1853 or email him at patcfender@yahoo.ie if you have any questions about the accommodation, walk or anything else. Confirm your attendance and check it out on Facebook by typing: Lake Muskry Walk - Galtee Mountains, Co. Tipperary COUNTERING THE CREDIT CRUNCH & RECESSION, CAHIR CREDIT UNION TAKES THE INITIATIVE For many of us, the last year has seen a huge deterioration in living standards, whether from pay-cuts redundancies, income levies or reductions in pension. This coupled with the soaring cost of fuel and the hardest winter in living memory has concentrated the mind on economising as never before. Cutting the cost of home heating is the obvious first step as the results are instantaneous and clearly seen to be effective.  Attic and wall insulation saves money from day one and continues to do so.  Other steps are equally effective.  Following consultations with some long established local firms, Cahir Credit Union has organised an information evening for the community in Cahir House Hotel on Tuesday 22nd June at 8.00 p.m. where the whole area of fuel economy will be outlined. Furthermore, Cahir Credit Union has launched an Energy Home Loan Package* to provide loans to our Members, if required, so that all our homes can be warmer and more fuel efficient, next winter. Why not come along on the 22nd June and meet the experts who will outline the steps you can take to improve energy efficiency in your home.   You will learn the true cost and the many Government Grants available that makes the changes affordable and worthwhile. Tea and refreshments will be served. (* Terms and Conditions will apply.) CAHIR FLOWER AND GARDEN CLUB The Club will hold their annual Outing on Saturday 19th June. They will visit Heyward, Shackleton and Emo House and Gardens in Abbeyleix. The bus will leave the castle car park at 9am sharp. ECDL COURSE ECDL Evening Class commencing in Cahir Business and Training Centre.  Places are limited.  To book a place on this course or make an enquiry, please contact Cahir Business and Training Centre on 052 7442616. CAHIR COUNTRY MARKET Do you want to reduce your food miles? Come and shop at Cahir Country Market on a Friday morning and support your local producers. All the vegetables, fruit and herb plants are grown locally.  Our baking is always fresh and homemade, as are all the bread, cakes and buns. Fresh eggs always available and jams too. Come and see the crafts and jewellery on the stalls, with plenty to choose from. Enjoy a cup of tea with us between 9am and 12 noon. CAHIR CAMOGIE CLUB NOTES Sincere thanks to all who traveled to Dr. Morris park in Thurles on Sunday morning last for the U10 "Let’s Go" Blitz. This hopefully will be the way forward for underage camogie in the future where participation rather than winning is the name of the game. All the sixteen girls who traveled played on average 4 games each and whether they played under the Cahir banner or on a combination team with other clubs the object of the day was participation and making new friends. Well done to Siobhan Ryan and her team for organising the event. Unfortunately we had to endure some inclement weather and again our gratitude to the parents who traveled with us and to the young supporters who were with us also. Great credit is due to the following girls who came and played some great camogie: Shauna O' Donovan, Niamh McKenna, Sarah Burke, Leah Fitzgerald, Erin O' Regan, Meabh Casey, Emma Casey, Fiona McEniry, Katie Halpin, Ashling Burke, Arwin Duggan, Aoife Cashman, Emily Lenihan, Ciara Quirke, Margaret Reidy and Emma Walsh. BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE The back to school Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme is open from the 16th June, 2010. Kevin Brunnick of Sinn Fein advises people who are entitled to claim this payment that it is important that they apply as soon as possible from the 16th June. Last year there was a lot of people waiting in September, so apply on time and give the local office time to process your claim. This allowance is intended to help towards the cost of children's school uniforms and footwear at the beginning of the school year. The scheme is run by the Health Service Executive and operates from the beginning of June to the end of September each year. You may qualify if your household income is below a certain amount* and you are: getting a social welfare (including Family Income Supplement) or a Health Service Executive payment, or taking part in approved employment schemes, such as Back to Work Allowance (Employees), Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, Community Employment, Revenue Job Assist, Social Economy Programme (Grant Aided Employees), Job Initiative, Workplace or Youth reach or taking part in an Area-Based Partnership Scheme or a FÁS, Cert or LES training scheme or taking part in a Rural Social Scheme and allowed to keep your secondary benefits There are two rates of payment, one for children aged 2 to 11, the other for children aged 12 to 17. There is another payment which applies to 18 year olds to compensate for the reduction in child benefit. The local office will be able to let individuals know who is entitled to apply for this. The allowance is normally paid by cheque. You apply to the Community Welfare Officer (CWO) at your local office of the Health Service Executive.   CAHIR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LOTTO There was no Jackpot winner of the draw that took place on the 9th June, 2010. The numbers drawn were; 5, 6, 18 and 19. The draw was witnessed by Joan Loughman. The 5 Lucky Dips winners who each received €30 were; Michael Doyle, Clonmore, Cahir, Mary Crowe, Sommerville Close, Cahir, Rena Hayes, Bengurragh, Cahir, Anne Cunningham, C/o Cahir Bingo, Cahir and Richie Rowe, Reiska Rd, Cahir. The next draw will take place on Wednesday 16th June at 12 noon and the Jackpot will then be €4,000. Tickets are available right up to the last minute at the Enterprise Centre. Profit’s servicing community projects in Cahir. GOOD LUCK Best wishes to musician/song writer Fran Garry Marnane who is one of 10 finalists competing in this year’s “Tipperary International Song of Peace” Competition. The song Fran has written a beautiful one called “Sweet, Sweet Harmony” and we wish her the very best of luck in the final which takes place in The Excel Theatre this Sunday the 20th June. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Maria Fitzgerald of Co op Superstores in Cahir who won “Store Manager of the Year” at The Irish Hardware and Building Materials Awards which took place in The Shelbourne Hotel on last Thursday 8th June. Maria beat off competitors from B&Q, Homebase and Atlantic Homecare to win the prestigious award. Best wishes to Maria from all the staff and customers of Co op Superstores in Cahir. SOCCER ACADEMY The Cahir Park AFC 6/7 year old Soccer Academy which takes place each Saturday 10am will break up for the summer after training on this Saturday 19th June and will recommence again in September. THANK YOU A special word of thanks to Cllr Micheal Anglim on getting Liamys Lane tarred recently, from grateful residents. 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.