Tipp Echo June 26, 2024

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One way to waste money!

A small notice appeared in local papers last week (not advertised with the Tipp Echo, the largest distributed newspaper in the county) stating that Cantwell Street is to be closed to all traffic for the months of July and August to facilitate works converting the street to a one-way system from Western Road to Irishtown.

The notice has prompted a former local engineer, Aidan Barlow, to write to the Tipp Echo asking for some common sense.

The letter received from Mr Barlow states that Cantwell Street is the main artery to and from the town centre for a few thousand people living in the Cherrymount and large growth

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area of Glenconnor. The move will ‘cause havoc for a lot of people,’ and ‘if the problem is the school, then fix the school,’ says Mr Barlow.

He also provided some statistics, having recently conducted a traffic count from the hours 14.20 to 15.20 on Tuesday, May 24th.

The numbers show that 223 cars (63.5%) travelled from Irishtown to the Western Road while 128 (36.5%) of cars travelled in the opposite direction.

Mr Barlow says that the principal of a local school wrote to the council for help, in the hope of getting a lollipop person during the periods before and after school

but the council decided the best option is to make Cantwell Street a one-way system.

‘Remember the old saying, If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,’ says Mr Barlow, ‘There is nothing wrong with Cantwell Street - Don’t destroy our street.’

The main concern must now be the extra traffic that could make its way up Connolly Park, a 70 yearold council estate with a narrow road and settled families with cars parked on the roadside, outside of their homes.

Let’s hope this decision doesn’t come back to bite the council on the backside, after all, the Plaza project must have already removed a large chunk of rear-end.

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South Tipperary Art Group, STAG’S, 56th Annual Art Exhibition was officially launched on Wednesday night 19th June, by Mayor, Cllr Richie Molloy, in Clonmel Library. The Exhibition space was heaving with a great appreciative audience and a number of the artworks on display were sold.

36 members in all, out of a membership of 45, exhibited artworks in the Exhibition. Maureen Purcell, the organiser of STAG, welcomed everyone to the launch and said as it was such a very hot night, the speeches would be short and sweet, and she then introduced the Chairperson, Lesley Lynch who very quickly read out a long thank you list, especially mentioning the STAG members who curated this big exhibition and the exhibitors who displayed their artwork and also the premises which displayed and sold STAG

artwork during the year. Lesley then introduced the Mayor. He had great praise for the STAG members who displayed fabulous artwork in the Exhibition, but especially for the STAG Work Team he has seen in all weathers, painting murals, thus enhancing derelict areas of Clonmel. The Mayor gave special mention to Robbie Cantwell, as did the Chairperson, for his great work on the STAG Website and Facebook page and for his inventive posters for STAG Exhibitions and Events and his superb photographic and IT skills. As the Exhibition runs until Saturday 29th, the Mayor said he would like to encourage the general public to pop in to view the great talent on display as soon as possible. Check with the library as to opening times at 052 61 66130 as there are a number of summer events happening in the Exhibition space during the week

and the Exhibition may be closed for short periods of time. In the Exhibition there are Local Scenes, Still Life, Abstracts, En Plein Air etc., in every medium possible as well as some brilliant 3D artwork in ceramics, foamex, baked fino clay, paper and mixed media, all for sale at reasonable prices and a deposit will secure any artwork! STAG Adult Artists, women and men, who range in age from 21 years, right up to nearly 80 years, come from Clonmel and area, Newcastle, Golden, Carrick on Suir, Ballinamult, Cahir, Fethard, Lismore, Waterford City, Switzerland and the Ukraine. Adult STAG, as well as Junior STAG are now taking a well earned rest for the summer and hope to be back with renewed energy in Mid September! Contact the Organiser at 086 8096823 for any enquiry re buying a STAG Artwork.

Dear Editor

As my term as Mayor of Clonmel comes to an end this week, I want to express my gratitude to each and every one of you for your unwavering support throughout the past 12 months. It has been a truly eventful year, beginning with the tragic accident in Clonmel that claimed the lives of four remarkable young individuals: Luke and Grace McSweeney, Zoe Coffey, and Nicole Murphy.

In the face of such heartbreak, it was incredibly uplifting to witness the overwhelming turnout at the Vigil held at our Town Plaza. This powerful display of solidarity underscores the exceptional sense of community spirit that thrives in Clonmel.

Throughout my tenure, I

had the privilege of hosting numerous Mayoral Receptions and extending the honour of Two Civic Receptions to two exceptional organizations in our town: Cuan Saor and Clonmel Og . These organizations have made invaluable contributions to our community, and it was an honour to acknowledge their outstanding work.

Once again, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your support. It has been an incredible journey, and I am proud to have served as your Mayor. Thank you all.

Cllr Richie Molloy, Mayor of Clonmel Borough District, Phone: 0861967482

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STAG members pictured at the 56th annual Art Exhibition.

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Tipperary PPN Marks its Tenth Year in Style!

Did you know that Tipperary Public Participation Network (PPN) is the officially designated networking and representational body of 1,688 community groups in County Tipperary?

And you may well not know that this year, 2024, sees all the 31 PPNs, nationally in Ireland, together reach a decade old, ten years in existence, serving all communities in the county. Last week, in Littleton, saw us celebrate in the Moycarkey-Borris Sports & Community Centre in Littleton.

The photos say it all. The event was joyful and fun, with music from the Sean Treacy Pipe Band and Lá Eile. Many members from community groups came from all over the county.

There were information stands from Cashel Credit Union, Blue Door, Tuslá Fostering Service, Thurles LGBTQ, North Tipperary Men’s Sheds, Clonmel Applefest, Hedgerows Ireland, Be Well and the county Community Climate

Coaches project. Birthday cake, good food, fun activities and a sincere acknowledgement of all the work done by this umbrella organisation for community & voluntary groups meant that the evening was memorable and one of genuine community spirit.

With our PPN representing and supporting the voice of 1,688 groups, this, at the very least, represents 5,264 number of people engaged in community activity, within the Tipperary PPN family in our county.

It is well known that, economically, community volunteers contribute greatly to the fabric of Irish society. At a low valuation of 15 euros per hour, we can estimate a conservative contribution of these 5,264 volunteers among PPN members at 11,849,760 euros per year, if they only volunteer 3 hours per week each, and most do more than this.

Here in Tipperary, the PPN community group volunteers

do an impressive15,192 hrs per week (that is a staggering 227,880 volunteer hours per year!).

The national Public Participation Network programme was established under The Local Government Act 2014. From 2016, it has grown from 11,962 groups to 19,950 in 2023, echoing our huge local growth here in the county.

This is a monumental representation of community activity in our state and has been led by PPNs in providing empowerment and voice at a local level.

We at Tipperary PPN thank all those groups, agencies and individuals, who attended on the night, and who have, also, supported us across the ten years. Looking to the future, we encourage you and others to join us in continuing the journey to greater inclusion, empowerment and representation of community interests through us, your PPN here in Tipperary.

Photographed at the Tipperary PPN’s Tenth Anniversary Celebrations, are L to R: Evelyn Roberts, Caoimhe Foster and Lily Torode, at the Tipperary Pride display.

L to R: Sr. Patricia Wall and Sarah Morris, Glengoole.

Photographed at the Tipperary PPN’s Tenth Anniversary Celebrations in Littleton, are L to R: Jim Geoghegan, Helen Geoghegan, John O’Dwyer and Shenagh Geoghegan.

L to R: Billy Purcell, Kate Cantwell and Anne O’Dwyer

L to R Sharon Melbourne, Donal Kelly and Ruth Smith.

L to R: Caroline Shanahan (North Tipperary Development Company), Patricia Moloughney (Templemore Community Development), Joanne Mulqueen (North Tipperary Development Company) and Avril Wilson (Senior Engagement Specialist at Eirgrid Group).

L to R: Davy Philip, Shona O’Gorman, Geraldine O’Keeffe, Sean O’Farrell and Noel Buckley.

Photographed at the Tipperary PPN’s Tenth Anniversary Celebrations, are L to R: Kathleen Prendergast, Sinead Carr, Ruth Smith, Margo Hayes and Fiona Crotty.

L to R: Jeanette Seymour and Shirley Brosnan at the Tusla Fostering stand.

L to R: Theresia Guschlbauer, Michael FitzGibbon, and Alan Moore.

Members of the Tipperary PPN Secretariat. Back L to R: Sean O’Farrell, Derry O’Donnell, Charles Stanley Smith, Sharon Melbourne, Alan Moore, Kuldeep Joshi, Michael Kealy. Front L to R: Ann Scanlon, Anne Williamson, Ruth Smith, and Niamh Ni Chillin.

L to R: Rachael O’Malley, Fiona Crotty, Michael Long and Matt Purcell.

‘La Eile’ band members providing the music at the Tipperary PPN’s Tenth Anniversary Celebrations Pauline O’Shea, Frances Grace and Ciara Maxwell.

Guest speaker Margo Hayes giving her talk on Participation, Democracy and Governance.

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By Liam Browne

Primary Schools invite Dancing Queens to Abba night

The St John the Baptist Boys and Girls National School, in conjunction with Cashel Rugby Club have a huge fundraiser planned for this weekend, when they welcome internationally renowned Abba cover band

Abbaesque to Spafield for what promises to be a great night for all who attend. While the object of the night will be to raise as much Money, Money, Money as possible, there will be a full barbeque, a bar and a late night disco afterwards,

so your Mother will Know That Your Out for a good time. The music and food kick off from 7 pm till late, and you’ll surely be a Super Trouper to last with the Dancing Queens from beginning till end. It’s not to be missed

Cashel Library represented at Áras an Uachtaráin event

Every Summer, President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina host a series of Garden Parties at Áras an Uachtaráin, continuing a tradition established by the first President of Ireland Douglas Hyde. People from all walks of life and corners of Ireland are invited, and this year, for their Bloomsday Garden Party, they chose to celebrate the importance of Libraries to the community by inviting eight representatives from each county’s library service. That is how, on Sunday 16th of June last, eight very excited Tipperary County Council Library Staff found themselves at the first Garden Party of the

season. They were greeted in the Presidential corridor of the Áras by Sabina herself, who graciously shook hands with and had a word of welcome for everyone. They then enjoyed a leisurely tour of the famous house’s Staterooms and explored the formal gardens, which were resplendent in the Summer sun. Refreshments were served in a Marquee on the lawn complete with a programme of entertainment, the highlight of which of course was an address by the President himself. There were also some musical interludes, and of course mingling with colleagues from around the country, some of who were only known by a voice

on a phone, so it was great to meet and greet in person. The President himself is a man of words. A poet and an author, he emphasised to the gathered librarians the huge importance of the work that they do, and how he stood firmly behind it in every way that he could, and encouraged those listening that the services should grow and expand, and embrace the future, by introducing people to the literary giants of the past. In all, it was a wonderful experience for those who travelled, and a deserved reward, for the important work that they do within their local communities.

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Burgess takes top position in Tipperary in historic Council vote

Fine Gael councillor Declan Burgess, who hails from Cashel took the top position on Tipperary County council for the coming twelve months, when he was unanimously elected Chairperson of the incoming Council at the Annual General Meeting on Friday last. It has been somewhat of a meteoric rise for the young councillor, and a historic one, as Declan became the youngest ever councillor to attain the position in the council’s history, both before and since the amalgamation between North and South Tipperary Council into one county wide body.

Declan is the son of Kevin and Mary Burgess and they currently live literally in the shadow of the Rock of Cashel, in Moore Lane in the town. Mary is a member of one of Cashel’s most historic families, the Murphy’s, with a long tradition of political involvement. But Declan himself was born when the family were living in another part of town, Oliver Plunkett Park, which also holds the reputation of being steeped in politics, having now four sitting town and county councillors from the small sixty-house estate.

From his teen years, Declan showed a keen interest in politics and public life, and began to get involved in the local Young Fine Gael party. Practically defunct when he started his involvement, he built it up into a formidable

political machine. When he served some time in the offices of then Fine Gael TD Tom Hayes in Transition Year, it was clear that his appetite for electoral politics had been whetted, and he got even more involved as they years went on. But Declan was not only interested in local and national politics, but also European, and he became a member of the EU Charter group in Cashel, spreading his wings across the different countries of the EU to which Cashel are partnered. He also won a summer scholarship to the United States as a result of an essay penned about the political situation in the North of Ireland, so he’s been set fair from a long time back.

All of this culminated in Declan taking his first dip into electoral politics, and he put himself before the electorate in the Cashel/ Tipperary Local Electoral Area in 2019. And he was successful on his first attempt, garnering 1,322 first preference votes, and finding himself elected on the second count, along with three other Fine Gael colleagues in an extraordinary result for the party. He then set about getting down to action, by becoming involved in a multitude of committees, especially the Southern Regional Health Forum and the Comhairle na nOg committee, a nod to his tender years and his belief that younger people should be encouraged to take up

more political positions. But there are some weighty matters that also take up Declan’s time, as he is also a member of business committees such as the Local Community Development committee and the Tipperary Education and Training Board. All of these posts are taken very seriously and Declan has shown a diligence and attention to detail which marks him out as a very important member of any body he chooses to represent. This ambition and work ethic was rewarded in the recent local elections, when Declan was not only successful once again, but increased his vote significantly by over five hundred votes, finishing with a very impressive 1,852 number ones, and election on the first count. On the night in Thurles, he was surrounded by family, friends and supporters who were delighted that his efforts over the previous five years were recognised in the way that they were. A celebration back in Cashel was in order and the Burgess family and friends more than obliged in Brosnan’s pub, where Declan has put in a shift or two in the past. The result along with other results in the election meant that Fine Gael along with Fianna Fail and the Labour Party, would have the first choice when it came to electing the new Chairperson on Tipperary County Council.

As Declan has just finished his time in the Chair in his local Cashel/

Cahir/Tipperary Municipal area, his name came up to be promoted to the full council chair, and so it transpired on Friday last. He was proposed for the job by his good friend Mary Hanna Hourigan and seconded by his Fianna Fail and Cashel colleague Roger Kennedy, and with no other nominations put forward, he was deemed elected unanimously, once again with his proud family present. On taking the chair, he thanks the whole assembly for the faith that they had put in him, and gave a heartfelt speech not only showing humility in being offered

the honour, but also displaying his burning ambition and passion for the betterment of not only his local area, but Tipperary as a whole, promising to travel the length and breath of the county over the next twelve months, promoting business, tourism, employment and community groups among other things.

The fascinating feature of the day, was his ascension to such a high position despite his youthful years. Being the youngest council chairperson in Tipperary history, and currently across the island, is a heavy burden to carry, but past

experience has shown that Declan will carry it well. He has a good grounding in his family, and the support of his brothers and sisters as well as a close-knit group of political friends and advisors. He also has a burning ambition, which is unlikely to be sated at local political level, so don’t be surprised to see him make an impression further up the political food chain in the future. But for now, he is the first citizen of Tipperary, and proud to be. Everyone in the town of Cashel and the county of Tipperary wishes him well in that regard

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Cahir Tidy Towns

Judging is upon us and an all out effort is required by every estate, resident and member in the coming weeks to try hold onto our bronze medal. The competition gets harder every year and the competition is more complex than ever.

Judging takes a look at all aspects of the town but sustainability and the sustainable goals are a big part of the entry. While we always endeavour to keep the town litter free, we need all shopkeepers to keep an eye outside their own premises as volunteers can only do so much.

Last week we were out and about weeding and watering as well as litter picking. With the town busy with visitors and tourists we have lots of work to do. Woodview residents did a cleanup of grass verges last Saturday and other residents groups are keeping on top of weeding the flower beds as the good weather brings lot of weed growth.

We meet again next Wednesday at 7pm and intermittently during the week. Please do what you can to help us on our journey to make Cahir a destination town.

Cahir Comhaltas visit Bunscoil

Last week the younger members of Cahir Comhaltas gave a performance to all the pupils of Bunscoil Na Cathrach. These young lads and ladies have been learning to play their instruments for a very short time and this was a perfect way for them to experience playing on a stage in front of a crowd. They were accompanied by older and more experienced Comhaltas musicians who guided

them through the repertoire and everyone performed so well on the day with little or no mistakes made. Of course with tutor Michael Harty was on stage to accompany them and lots of encouraging cheers from the audience, great confidence and experience was gained by all and they were given great applause at the end. Well done Boys and Girls!

Community Lotto

There was no winner of the Draw that took place last week on Wednesday June 19, 2024. The Draw was witnessed by Kateryna Shulya. The numbers drawn were 12, 15, 18 & 25. The Lucky Dip winners winning €25 each were Dina Moore, Cahir Day Care Centre Danny Smith, Burncourt Claire O’Carroll, Cahir and Brigid Roche, Milleni-

um Place, Cahir. Congratulations to all winners. The next Lotto Draw will take place on today Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in the Social Welfare Office at 12 noon with results next week. The Jackpot is now €6,300 and we wish everyone the best of luck in the Draw. Tickets are available in the Enterprise Centre and in local shops too.

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By Maria Taylor

Rathkeevin Macra Queen of the Castle Festival not to be missed

It’s time to reveal the music line up for the Rathkeevin Macra Queen of the Castle Festival weekend from August 2 to 5, 2024. Starting off on Friday night during our Tipsy Tavern Trail you will see Cahir Comhaltas playing as part of the Trad session & Open Jam in The Shamrock Lounge. On Saturday, Cahir Men’s

Shed and After Eden clonmel will keep you entertained during the day and we have music by the amazing Bentley Boys band on the Saturday night following the Queens on stage interviews with MC Cathal Minogue and DJ till late.

On Sunday as part of the Community Carnival in the Inch

Cahir Park AFC

Cahir Park AFC Hamper Draw - Congratulations to Margaret Condon (not sure of surname tbc) winner of our Cahir Park AFC hamper draw that took place in Supervalu today and yesterday. Our thanks to everyone for the great support over the 2 days and a big thank you to Supervalu for having us and looking after us so well.

Committee receive new jumpers - Cahir Park AFC would like to thank Val O’Gorman of Mr Mister Menswear for supporting Cahir Park AFC over the years. The Committee are delighted with his latest spon-

sorship of the new Committee Jumpers. Thanks Val Cahir Park U16 girls - Cahir Park U16 girls took on Killenaule Moyglass B Team on Saturday morning. Cahir Park, after picking up their first win the week before, picked up where they left off and got out of the blocks early on with our U14 player Racka Rocha doing some great work up front.

The midfield trio of Sienna Ferris gave a captains performance with Zoe Conway scoring and assisting goals from Midfield. Casey Butler in a new position showed what work rate and heart can do for

Field there will be music by The Replacements Band and Loose Cannons followed by Krazy Karaoke with Willie Bun from 4 to 6pm. After the Coronation banquet on Sunday night, we will have the wonderful Super Soul Machine followed by DJ with so you can party into the early hours of Monday morning. There

is also plenty of live music and entertainment in the pubs around the town over the weekend and in the bar of Cahir House Hotel also and our friends over in The Hill Bar have a great comedy line up for the Saturday night. The full gig guide and times will be published closer to the time. This is a weekend not to be missed!

a team, she put in the work of three players. The two wingers Ava McKenna and Lilly Prazak were fantastic doing great work attacking and defensive work up and down the wings with Ava McKenna showing some outstanding footwork and ability over the 80 minutes.

The back four of Teigan Hayes, Katie Tobin, Lucy Maloney and Nastyia Kramarenko were outstanding, with some great defending to keep Killenaule out.

Tilly Steven’s, in the goal, was outstanding, pulling off some fine saves and making sure she kept a clean sheet. Goal Scorers on the day were Zoe Con-

way, Ava McKenna and Racka Rocha who was also awarded MOTM on the day. Well done to the Girls and Coaches too.

Cahir Park U10 girls - Our U10 girls were in action this week in the Park when Borris St Kevin’s travelled to us for the fixture. The girls had great fun. Great skill was displayed by both teams. Thanks to Borris St. Kevin’s and best of luck for the rest of the season.

Cahir Park U12 girls - Our young U12 girls travelled to Peake Villa last weekend. They played great and were very unlucky to lose 2-1. They have great skill and determination which is showing week in week out on the pitch as they gain more experience. Well done girls.

Cahir Park U13B boys - well done to our U13B lads who had a 5, 3 away win against Peake Villa last Sunday. There were 4 goals from Jason and one from Zane. Well done to the team and coaches too.

Cahir Park 50/50 Draw - The 50/50 Draw took place last Wednesday June 5, 2024 at 8pm live on Facebook. The winner was Carol Keating. Well done to Carol. Ticket sold at Cahir Post Office. Thank you to all our ticket sellers, all our sponsors and everyone who buys tickets; we truly appreciate your support of our Club. We remind everyone that there is a cash winner every week. Tickets can be purchased from Committee, online or through local businesses or through our Cahir Park AFC App under the fundraising header. Disney Playmakers - Sign up now for UEFA Disney Playmakers for girls aged 4-8 years. The venue is Cahir Park AFC and it is on every Tuesday evening at 5.30pm.

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Cahir Craic & Ceol Festival 2024

Last Saturday in the Coláiste Dun Iascaigh gym hall the Cahir Craic agus Ceol Festival 2024 took place. Only recently vacated by exam students, the space was filled with beautiful music making all day long.

The BIG PLAY held from 11am-1pm was facilitated by Sonja Cadogan and initiated by Rockwell Orchestra but was open to all players in the vicinity. They tackled a Strauss Waltz with tuned wine glasses for the novelty and a big band arrangement called Supercharged. We even managed

a rendition of Happy Birthday for our own maestro- Dereck Withero, brass and early tutor at Rockwell Music Academy. In the afternoon the BIG SING was meant to the led by Shane Farrell. However, he had to undergo surgery and withdrew last minute. Jayne McConnon and Suzanne Buttimer, Director of Rockwell Music Academy, stepped in and coordinated 50+ voices. They worked on a vibrant arrangement of ‘Water Come a me eye’ featuring percussion and some part songs. Everyone had

a great time and sang with great gusto on the day!

Excerpts of all pieces are shared on our social media and we are indebted to the support of Tipperary County Council for the second year running. We also wish to thank Coláiste Dun Iascaigh for the facilities and everyone who came along on the day for the Cahir Craic & Ceol Festival 2024. We endeavour to make this a perpetual event where the community can get together for the sole purpose of having fun through the medium of music.

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Nenagh through a glance

By Rob Downs

Launch of Press Photographers Ireland Exhibition

On 18th June 2024 the launch took place at the Civic Offices, Nenagh of the exhibition of photographs from the AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award 2024.

Special guests on the night were Alan Betson of the Irish Times, overall winner of the AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award 2024 and Tipperary Rose, Tara Brady. Also present were Paul Sherwood of Press Photographers Ireland and local members of Press Photographers Ireland Pádraig Ó Flannabhra and Odhran Ducie as well as a large number of guests.

The exhibition has been on view from 5th June and will remain in situ until 27th June. In addition to the award-

winning photographs of Alan Betson, it also features other award winners including Clodagh Kilcoyne, Dara Mac Dónaill, Philip Doyle, Niall Carson, Bryan Keane, James Crombie, Ben Brady, Dan Sheridan, Brendan Moran, Tom Maher, Mark Condren (Press Photographer of the Year 2023), Byran O’ Brien, John Kelly, Nick Bradshaw, Michael Mac Sweeney, Frank McGrath, Andres Poveda, Sam Boal and Dan Lenihan. Images portrayed include the overall winner ‘Burning City’ by Alan Betson showing a burning bus on Dublin’s O’ Connell Bridge during riots in Dublin City Centre in the aftermath of a knife attack on school children on Parnell Square. On the evening Alan Betson

provided a thought-provoking presentation of his works over the years and gave an insight into the approach, challenges and techniques involved. In selection of the overall awardwinner the judges said ‘The overall Photographer of the Year Award goes to a photographer who showed huge versatility. Their portfolio showcased outstanding news photography as well as a strong eye for quirky daily life images. They are well able to compose images and have a strong sense of design, a keen perceptive eye and the ability to find the unusual in the everyday. The judges were unanimous in their selection”. The audience who viewed his works in the Civic Offices would fully agree with the judges’ comments.

The Ultimate Summer Self-Care

It’s all good.

Hooray, the holidays are finally here!

For some of us this could mean a trip away to a long-yearned for, idyllic destination with family or friends. For others it could mean a quieter time and a break from routine closer to home. Even if we still have busy work schedules during the summer months, we can choose to make our days off serve our well-being better than ever before.

Whatever our plans, we can benefit from the longer evenings and extra daylight that living in the Northern hemisphere brings, revelling in rest and relaxation, and enjoying the great outdoors and all that vitamin D and solar/tree/ground/air prana surroundi ng us. Often nothing does us more good than a simple stroll in nature. Local Park, beach or woods, our summer plans don’t need to be fancy. They just need to allow us to down tools and clear our minds so we can live more purposefully day -to-day.

This mid-way point in the year – or solstice – is a great time to reflect on the goals we set for ourselves when the new year started. Are we moving in the right direction with our health, relationships, career, finances, and spiritual practices? Do we need to make some lifestyle tweaks to get back on track? Summer is th e perfect moment to be honest with ourselves and instigate these. There’s something quite magical about this season. Our energy is high, we move more, and we eat lighter – unless we find ourselves on an all-inclusive holiday, of course!

The change of scene from our usual routine helps us to remove ourselves not just mentally, but physically, from life’s challenges so that we can return to them after an hour/a weekend/a fortnight with renewed clarity and a sense of peace, moving around them like water as opposed to pushing the boulder of their burden uphill.

But there’s something more that we can do this summer to turbo boost our well -being like never before:

Learning Pranic Healing or deepening our study of its teachings, if we are already students by taking new PH courses, can be extremely beneficial. It enhances all of the above steps to well-being… and then some. In fact, if we haven’t yet booked ourselves a summer holiday, we might like to treat ourselves to that mind, body and spirit feeling of rejuvenation by taking a Pranic Healing course instead – or in addition to our plans.

Gardening for Wildlife

Both garden and wild knapweed are excellent for bees, butterflies and moths

By Albert Nolan

This year I have been very lucky to be involved in developing community gardens. These are usually with local tidy towns groups or development groups, and they all have an interest in learning and sharing their experiences of growing their own vegetables, fruit and herbs. These projects can also be included in the tidy towns awards and play a small but very important part in achieving zero hungry under the UN sustainable development goals. Earlier in the summer I built two large raised beds with a very active community group. There was great fun learning how to measure and cut the timber and screw them together and also plenty of exercise in filling them up with soil. For growing most vegetables around a foot of good soil will do and we first placed a good thick layer of cardboard on the bottom of the bed to help keep the grass down and then put into a thick layer of old soil.

While I am finished with the group, they are still meeting ev-

ery two weeks and this is such an important part of community growing, meeting other people and have a cup of tea and a chat. They have already got two lovely benches donated by a local men’s shed and they are plans in place to keep on developing the garden. Everyone has been enjoying harvesting and eating the produce from delicious onions, lettuce, salads and the spuds. The beetroot was a bit small but very tasty and they have also planted lots of pollinator friendly flowers. Borage is a heaven for bees and also spreads itself around any garden. It is very easy to grow from seed and a packet of seeds will give you dozens of plants that you can also donate to family and friends. They also sowed poppies and one of my favourite’s knapweed. This is just coming into flower in grassy margins in the countryside and has large purple flowers. It is colloquial known as hard heads and if you every got a rap on the knuckles from the opened seed heads you will quickly realize why.

Ask the participants of any Pranic Healing course how they feel afterwards, and the feedback is not dissimilar to spending a week relaxing on the beach, with the rewards continuing as they integrate the life-changing skills they have learnt.

The beauty of investing our time into a new routine over the summer is we can go at our own pace. We are all on a spiritual journey, but that path is unique to each of us.

The small steps plant the seeds for great changes.

One of the best ways to bring about positive change in our lives is to carve twenty minutes out of our day to practise the meditation on T Twin Hearts. When carried out regularly (daily is best), this very special meditation is unbeatable at delivering the feelgood factor. It flushes stress and negative energies from our chakras and aura, and it replenishes us with healing, soothing energy, so that min d, body, and spirit are aligned. Schedule your meditation into your summer days so you can enjoy this specia l time of year even more. See below for our weekly and monthly meditation groups operating locally T Twin Hearts is even more powerful when we come together to bless the earth.

And on that note, however you will be spending your summer days on this beautiful planet, may they be full of blessings!

Find out more about the Pranic Healing courses local to you by going to the following website or contact any of the Pranic Healers listed below.

U Upcoming Twin Hearts Meditation in your Area,

Come along at the designated time, no need to book , Donations Welcome which go to local charities.

Carrick-on Suir Nano Nagle Resource Centre Wednesday June 26th @ 6.30pm Angela 087 0945695 Joan 087 2899867

Every Wednesday

Clonmel St Olivers Parish Hall, Elm Park Tuesday July 16th @7.30pm Katherine 087 3727993 3rd Tuesday of every Month Tipperary Tipperary Community Services Centre, St Michael’s Street Monday July 29th @ 7.30pm Jennie 086 8682251 Last Monday of every Month

Thurles Cabragh Wetlands, Thurles E41 T266. Tuesday July30th @ 7.30pm

Dungarvan Estuary Room. Park Hotel, Dungarvan

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You can sometimes find the six spotted burnet moth feeding on the flowers. This is a beautiful day flying moth and can be seen on warm summer days.

The first of the roadside flowers have gone to seed creating feeding stations for flocks of flocks of hungry finches. As I go for my daily walk, they keep a few meters ahead of me hoovering up all of the seeds.

The bramble has just come into full flowers and if you stand beside one and close your eyes you can hear the hum of dozens of insects. Bramble is one of the best native climbers for insects and I have a few patches left in sunny parts of my garden.

At this time of the year try and spend a few minutes enjoying the bounty of flowers, wildlife and food in your garden and the countryside.

Comments/Questions to albert. nolan@rocketmail.com or 089 4230502. Albert is also available to give walks/talks to schools, tidy towns, youth and community groups.

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Owning house golf classic 2024

On Saturday 15th of August 35 teams tee’d off for the second Owning House Golf Classic. The early tee times went without a hitch and by ten a.m. there was fifteen teams on the fairways. As the weather deteriorated however and the golfers sought refuge in the club house some of the players were slightly delayed. None cared however, as the hospitality afforded to them by Eamon Power and the complimentary teas, coffees and scones from the organisers were enjoyed by all.

The money raised by the teams, many of whom were sponsored by local businesses and the tee sponsorship will go a long way towards assisting the committee, management and staff of Owning house to continue to operate to the standards that the residents have become accustomed to, and

indeed to help with the costs of the new ever increasing Meals Assistance programme.

Pictured are the winners on the day, along with Mr Ray Power, captain of Carrick On Suir Golf Club, Eamon Power Club House manager, and Mick Conway, Golf classic coordinator for Owning House.

The classic could not have happened at all without the efforts of the afore mentioned Mick Conway, Mossy Skeehan, Ann Cronin and all of the excellent staff at Owning House, who as is the norm with the workforce there, were only too willing to put their shoulders to the wheel when required to. Pictured are the ladies team winners captained by Geraldine Costello, golf classic coordinator Mick Conway and captain of Carrick On Suir Golf Club Mr. Ray Power.

Carrick Town in around the

Carrick United Under 14 Undefeated League Winners Complete Cup Double

Fresh from their emphatic, unbeaten league success, this group of talented players made their way to Tramore on Sunday afternoon last as they chased a league and cup double. After a quarter final victory away to De La Salle the team received a walk over from the sea siders of Ballinroad.

Our opponents were local rivals Piltown and as the game started it was obvious that this was going to be an intense, hard fought local derby. The first twenty minutes or so created little in the way of chances and was a real game of chess, as both sides tried to get to grips with their opponents. On a beautiful day in Tramore, the wind from the sea was causing a few problems for the Piltown side with the ball being held up in the air from kick outs and long clearances but their defence held up to any pressure that the Carrick side fired at them. As has been the case throughout the cup run and the undefeated league campaign, it was David Osazuwa Momah who would find the back of the oppositions net first. Going in at half time one nil up, both teams were out early from their respective dressing rooms, eager

Carrick Swan

Adult Hurling, Football, & Camogie

Our Junior ‘A’ footballers received a walkover vs St. Patrick’s at the weekend with both teams already qualified for the South Quarter-Finals.

The upcoming week is a busy one for Carrick Swan GAA with our u19 ‘A’ footballers beginning their Championship on Wednesday night in Ned Hall Park, Clonmel Og. That game throws in at 7.45pm.

to get things underway. Piltown, who were absolutely dogged all afternoon, found a new lease of life with the wind at their backs and pushed hard for an equaliser. It came with fifteen minutes to go, when a long high ball into the box was lost due to a combination of the strong swirling breeze and the bright sun in the eyes of ‘keeper Aidan Sweetman, who still managed to punch the ball at the last minute, but it was pounced on by young Piltown player Brodie Wheeler who finished the ball with great calmness. Both sides had their chances from then on, with Piltown having the ball in the net a second time, through Tom Gahan, only to be called back for off-side, a very unpopular decision with their supporters.

As full time approached and extra time loomed a shot from the tireless Fionn Power, who covered every inch of grass on the day, took a wicked deflection and bet the Piltown shot stopper, who was fantastic all afternoon. Two one up and only a few minutes to go, it looked all over, and when the afore mentioned Fionn Power picked up the ball some thirty yards out, ran

passed two Piltown defenders and let fly a rocket of a shot, it truly was. The Piltown ‘keeper stood no chance and the ball rocketed into the net, leaving the Carrick side to run out winners on a scoreline of three to one. Full time saw jubilant scenes from the league and cup double winners and the two men who had masterminded such a great season, Anthony O’Donnell and Ian Cleary. For Piltown it was a hard to swallow victory, and the emotion from the players after the fulltime whistle was hard to watch. A dedicated young side who played their hearts out, to

see them so upset was heartbreaking to watch, but they will come back stronger for it.

Sadly for Carrick their captain Craig O’Donnell limped off half way through the first half and could play no further part in the game, hopefully it is not too serious an injury.

It would also be unfair not to mention one of the Piltown players, young Sean Carroll, and wish him a speedy recovery from a very bad hand injury that he picked up early in the game. Pictured are the victorious league and cup champions.

Best of luck, lads.

Our Junior ‘B’ hurlers play Kilsheelan-Kilcash in the Championship opener on Sunday next at 12 noon in Fethard GAA field. Juvenile Scene

Our u17 ‘A’ hurlers begin their year on Friday night in O’Sullivan Park, Ballingarry, when we take on the home side at 8pm. Best of luck, lads.

Our u14’s will take on Ballyduff Lower of Waterford, Rathnew of

Carlow and Millmore Gaels of Westmeath in their Féile Peile na nÓg Regional Finals, on Saturday next.

Last week on Thursday evening, our 15 hurlers beat Mullinahone in Mullinahone in our Championship opener. Carrick Swan’s 2024 Kellogg’s Cúl Camp takes place Monday-Friday July 8th to 12th at Páirc na nEalaí. 10am to 2pm each day. Each child will receive 1 Cúl Camps Kit. The

Closure of Tudor Artisan Hub a blow for many in the town

Over the past ten years, the whirlwind of ideas and activity that is Linda Fahey has been instrumental in all things artistic in our community.

The shop itself, was truly a treasure trove of gifts, inspiration and ideas. Nobody was ever left disappointed after a visit and a chat with Linda. Her love for all arts, here dedication towards promoting the arts and her commitment to aspiring artists from all around the locality and further afield was infectious.

To visit the shop was to step into a world of unique designs, made with love unique craft pieces and paintings from local artists that never lasted long on the shelves. The shop was the physical structure, but it was only one aspect of what Linda represented.

In her ten years in the unique building, ideally situated between two award winning theatre groups, Linda immersed herself in all aspects of culture within our town. The hub was the satellite information centre for the

annual Clancy Festival. During the dreaded lockdowns due to the pandemic, as everybody will be aware, funerals, and the Irish traditions that we hold so dearly to regarding death and burials were seriously curtailed. Linda, along with some of the towns poets, prose writers, and artists, combined to recall these hard, dreadful times and created a memorial for some of those who passed during those difficult times. This memorial is visible for all to see in the Nano Nagle carpark and is a fantastic piece of art, combining many aspects of creativity, enabling those who were left behind an opportunity to partake in a bit of nostalgia and remembrance whenever they feel like it.

Linda, her enthusiasm, dedication to all things creative and her positivity will be missed by so many in the locality. Hopefully she will continue to inspire us all in some manner or other for many years to come in other guises.

Carrick Davins

GAA CLUB

On Saturday morning 22nd of July the young Davins footballers played host to our near neighbours in Carrick Swan, and teams from Clonmel commercials, Grangemockler and Ballingary. The standard of football on display was well above their tender under 9 age group and all spectators

enjoyed the fine skills on display. A great morning was had by all thanks in the main to the referees, the mentors and the volunteers who worked so hard to make the morning such a success. Pictured are the Davin squad who represented their club with great distinction on the morning.

kit will be delivered before camp starts provided the booking is made at least 10 days prior to the start of camp. The kit consists of a Backpack, a Jersey, & a 1/4 Zip Top. For more information, and to book your child in, please visit the Kellogg’s Cúl Camp website www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie

Black & White in Blue & Gold

Congratulations to Alex O’ Dwyer who was a member of the victorious South Tipperary Camida Cup

winning football team on Saturday. South Tipp beat Carlow 1 and North Cork to top their group and then went on to beat Carlow 2 in the final.

All in the club wish Stefan Tobin, and the Tipperary Minor hurlers the very best of luck on Saturday evening next, in Nowlan Park, when Tipp take on the cats in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final.

Bring home that cup!

Club Lotto

The club lotto jackpot is a massive €12,000 this week as there was no winner of last week’s €11,750 jackpot. Last week, there were two match 3 winners who won €100 each. The numbers drawn were 21 - 24 - 27 - 28. Well done all. Condolences Carrick Swan club would like to pass on our condolences to the Kenny family of Carrick-Beg, and the O’Shea family of Carrick-Beg, on their recent bereavements.

1- Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” hangs in what museum?

2 - How many states does the Appalachian Trail cross?

3 - What is the name of John Travolta’s character in the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever”?

4- What do you call a group of flamingos?

5 - Relative to the internet, what does “URL” stand for? Answer:

6 - What occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year?

7 - What is the distance from earth to the sun?

8 - What sport was featured on the first curved U.S. coin in 2014?

9 - Which country is the largest in the world?

10 - M&M’S Fruit Chews would eventually become what popular candy?

11 - According to Guinness World Records, what’s the best-selling book of all time?

12 - What U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park?

13 - What is the only food that can never go bad?

14 - What was the first animal to ever be cloned?

15 - What is the name of the pet dinosaur on the TV cartoon “The Flintstones”?

16 - What identity document is required to travel to different countries around the world?

17 - Who is considered the “Father of Relativity?”

18 - Edie Falco and James Gandolfini star in what series about the life of a New Jersey mob boss?

19 - Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?

20 - What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It”?

21 - What is August’s birthstone?

22 - What is Prince Harry’s official first name?

23 - What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

24 - Which branch of the U.S. armed forces used the slogan, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure”?

25 - By U.S. law, exit signs must be one of what two colors?

26 - What is an eight-sided shape called?

27 - When was Earth Day first celebrated?

28 - How many points does the Star of David have?

29 - Who is Barbie’s little sister?

30 - In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?

31 - Which three zodiac signs are water signs?

32 - Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?

32 - July

31 - Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio

30 - Boxing Day

29 - Skipper

- 1970 28 - Six

- The Navy 25 - Green or red 26 - Octagon

- Eddie Van Halen 21 - Peridot 22 - Henr23 - Leo

- The Sopranos” 19 - Sedimentary

- Albert Einstein

- A passport

Recollections from 1999 with Joe Kenny

Cllr Pat Norris who was elected Chairman South Tipperary County Council on June 25, 1999, photographed above after receiving his chain of office from outgoing Chairman, Cllr Brendan Griffin (left). L to R: Cllr Brendan Griffin, Cllr Pat Norris and his wife Rena Norris.

Killurney National School pupils photographed after their production of ‘The Sad Clown’ and ‘The Tinder Box’ performed at Killurney Hall on June 11, 1999.

J.K. Brackens captain Stefan Leahy accepting trophy from Community Games chairman Joe Keane after his team beat Moyle Rovers in the replay of the Under-10 County Final played on June 19, 1999.

Five generations of the Dorney family photographed on June 14, 1999, at a fasmily gathering in Killenaule. L to R: Mary Dorney, Kathleen Hickey, Maureen Kerwick, Louise Kerwick and Katie O’Brien.

Minister Michael Smith sharing a joke with pupils from Scoil Ruain Killenaule at the presentation of Civil Defence certificates at the school on May 21, 1999. L to R: Gráinne O’Gorman, Mary Hickey, Noelle Croke, Minister Michael Smith, Marie Ireland and Bernadette T. Dempsey (Civil Defence Instructor).

Musicians playing at Camphill Open Day on June 13, 1999. L to R: Peter Binder, Mick McHugh, Eamonn Wallace and Jimmy Roche.

Recollections from 1999 with Joe Kenny

Due to unfavourable weather conditions the fodder supply condition at county and nationally level was a matter of very serious concern. IFA members came together on March 13, 1999, and brought their supplies of fodder (hay, wrapped or pit silage and straw) to Coolmoyne Creamery where it was collected for distribution. Pictured above at Coolmoyne are L to R: Willie Fallon, John Freaney (manager of Coolmoyne Creamery), Barry Lalor, Frank McGivern and Sean O’Dea. Boy in front: Robert McGivern.

F.C. who caused one of the biggest surprises in the first round

on Sunday, January

Fethard athletes Stacey Grace, baby Kiya Burke and Stephanie Lawrence who won the girls Under-!0, 100 meter race at the Community Games Finals in Clonmel on June 27, 1999.

Tipperary Town book dealer Rudi Holzapfel (left) pictured above selling one of his books to Dermot Rice, Brookhill, Fethard, at the Tipperariana Book Fair held on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1999, in Fethard Ballroom.

Carrick-on-Suir athletes L to R: Darryl Whitty, Sean Walsh, Danny O’Hanlon, Shane Shortiss

Hollyford

of the Clonmel Arms Hotel sponsored Tipperary Cup played

31, 1999, when the Division Three side came to Cashel and beat the Premier League side 4-3 in a memorable victory. Back L to R: John Aherne, Paul Ryan, Walter Corbett, Niall Creedon, Joe Ryan, Phil Keaty, Liam Mooney. Front L to R: Michael O’Brien, Gerard Griffin, Aidan Murphy, J.J. Ryan, and Donaca Horan.

Members of Fethard Judo Club photographed on June 4, 1999, with their medals won at the Community Games Judo finals.

Thurles Parish News

Date for your Diary

Celtic Brothers starring The Willoughby’s in Concert in the Cathedral – Friday, September 27th, 2024. All proceeds to Cathedral Reroofing Project. Tickets now on sale in Thurles Parish Centre, Bookworm and Holycross Abbey Shop.

Cemetery Masses

The final two cemetery Masses of the month take place in Rahealty Cemetery on Wendesday June 26 at 7:00pm; and in Killinan Cemetery on Thursday June 27th also at 7:00pm. If weather does not permit, the Rahealty Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of the Assumption and the Killinan

Mass will be celebrated in St Joseph and St Brigid’s, Bóthar na Naomh.

Newly Baptised Annaliese Alice Cawley, Oakfield Drive.

Recently Deceased Prayed for at all Masses in Thurles parish at the weekend were the following who have died: Joe Butler, 30 Dehreen, Thurles and formerly Mountault, Ballycahill; Michael (Mick) Ryan (Young Jack), Monastery Close and formerly Drombane; Denis Kiely, Glengoole.

Bishop Martin Hayes returns to Thurles

Thurles parish is delighted to welcome Bishop Martin Hayes, Bishop of Kilmore and former Thurles Parish Administrator on his first official visit to Thurles since his episcopal appointment in 2020. Bishop Martin will celebrate the 7.00 p.m. Mass in the Cathedral on Saturday next June 29th and the 10.00 a.m. Mass in Bóthar na Naomh Church on Sunday June 30th. As ADM in Thurles parish, Fr Hayes was very central to the redevelopment of the Cathedral and Bóthar na Naomh

presbyteries and also the planning, building and opening of Lámh Chúnta centre which is so widely used now by so many community groups for a range of activities. Fr Hayes certainly left his mark on the parish and is remembered very fondly for his tremendous work, undertaken in a quiet and unassuming manner. He will be welcomed with open arms at the weekend. All are invited to this very special occasion and after both Masses refreshments will be served.

Eye onThurles

By the Cathedral Townie

Tom Petty tribute night is coming to the Premier

Petty takes the Premier is a second tribute night to be staged in the Premier Hall this summer following on from the stunning occasion which was Let it Beatles a few weeks ago.

A great attendance listened to and loved all the great Beatles hits in the venue which was so tastefully turned out for the wonderful evening which was the talk of the town for weeks afterwards.

The performers, led by local man Dean Rossiter who was the chief organiser of the event, were primarily drawn from the locality, and so it will be once more for the Tom Petty tribute.

His success continued as a solo artist and over the course of a long and successful career, he sold more than 80 million albums.

Among his top hits were American Girl, Don’t Do me like that, Refugee, The Waiting, Don’t Come around here no more, Learning to Fly, I Won’t Back Down, Free Fallin, and the 1994 classic, You don’t know how it feels.

Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hame of Fame in 2002 and in 2017 he was honoured as Musicares Person of the Year for his contribution to music and for his philanthropy.

The American singer songwriter and guitarist, Petty, was the leader of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and he was also a member of the late 1980’s very successful group the Traveliing Wilburys.

Thurles’ Fionnán is a media award winner

What wasn’t said due to our defamation laws....

It’s a year since the Irish Independent revealed a senior lawyer had left Ireland’s largest law firm, Matheson, over a demand for a payment to not object to planning permission for a housing development. Neighbours in a salubrious southside Dublin suburb secretly sought €225,000 each to not block the project.

Last week, the Law Society of Ireland recognised this story written by Thurles man Fionnán Sheahan with the Justice Media Award in the Broadcast journalism (podcast) category saying: “This public interest podcast had it all - planning, mildly inconvenienced south Dublin residents, payments and a law firm scandal.”

On the public interest aspect, the podcast also details why the Irish Independent has been circumspect in some of its reporting. Credit to

Fionnán’s Indo colleague Fergus Foody, Legal Manager at Mediahuis Ireland, who guided the story through the Scylla of the country’s draconian defamation laws and the Charybdis of civil difficulties. The details that could not be published, such as the identities of those involved in this saga, are an example of how our defamation laws prevent matters that are in the public interest coming into the public domain. This impact is felt on a daily basis across numerous stories in local, regional and national media, print, broadcast and online. The long-promised reforms of the defamation are still dragging on.

Fionnán son of Helen and the late Austin Sheahan, Clongour, Thurles is pictured below with Tabitha Monahan, producer of The Indo Daily episode, and Mary Carroll, Group Head of Audio at Mediahuis IRL.

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Congrats to Coláiste’s Mhuire

Ben Nolan and Niall Ryan

Congrats to Coláiste Mhuire Co

Ed Leaving Certificate student Ben Nolan on securing third place in the Boys Youth Solo competition at the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) prestigious Choral Festival in New Ross last month. Ben performed “Something Just Like This” by Coldplay & “Will You Go, Lassie, Go” by The Corries and really wowed the adjudicators with their stunning voice.

Congratulations Ben – keep up the good work.

Congratulations also to student Niall Ryan, one of five Tipperary Young Curators who under the guidance of IMMA Curator

Catherine Marshall, curated and designed an exhibition of some of the art collection at Tipperary Museum, Clonmel called ‘Beneath the Paint’ that was launched in association with Crinniú na nÓg.

This was a fantastic project driven by Julia Walsh and her team at Tipperary Museum. The project involved five selected participants aged 14-18 and took place over four weeks during May and June. The students encountered a fantastic journey working in Tipperary Museum with the help and support from Curator, Catherine Marshall and gained invaluable experiences throughout the project, such

has: how a museum operates, selecting and exhibiting works of art, public speaking and how to store, label and arrange museum collections.

The students worked collectively on the aspects of being a curator and then individually selected works of art for the purpose of the exhibition. Niall chose two paintings from the collection and presented on his choices at the launch. Thanks to Niall’s Art teacher Ms Geraldine Cahill for opening his eyes to this wonderful opportunity. to which he eagerly embraced. The exhibition is now open to the public until Friday June 28th. Well done Niall.

Billy the kid does it again

Thurles native Billy Loughnane was the toast of Ascot as he rode two winners at the world famous event to become the talk of the racing world.

Son of Mark and Clare Loughnane, Billy moved with his family including his brother Jack, to England in 2011 and has been more or less involved in the equine game since then –his father Mark is a well known trainer.

And, Billy claimed a shock 80/1 victory by a nose on outsider Rashabar in the Coventry Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot before following up with a second winner of the week on board Soprano to land the Sandringham.

“This is the best feeling in the world,” said Billy who was riding in the green and blue colours of the Sangster family. “You grow up watching races like this – it has always been a dream of mine to win one,” he added.

Billy, affectionately known as ‘Billy the kid’ has turned heads big time in the industry and is much sought after as a rare talent.

With the coaching received from his father Mark he has blossomed into a brilliant talent.

Billy took out an apprentice licence after leaving school aged sixteen and had his first ride in October 2022 on Starfighter, trained by his father, at Newcastle. His first winner was another horse trained by his father, Swiss Rowe, at Wolverhampton in November 2022. In April 2023 he was crowned champion all-weather apprentice with 41 winners, in spite of taking a break in February to ride out with trainer David Meah in Miami – a wonderful experience for the novice. It might have been April Fools Day in 2023, but Billy showed he is no fool when on just his third ride on turf rode Doddie’s Impact, trained by Robyn Brisland, to victory in the Brockelsby Stakes at Doncaster. The following month he became the youngest jockey since Lester Pigott in 1951 to ride in a British classic when he partnered Sweet Harmony in the 100 guineas at Newmarket.

The 200/1 outsider, trained by Richard Spencer, finished 14th of

20 runners.

He had eight rides in his first Royal Ascot in 2023 with his best result being second place on Calling the Wind, trained by Richard Hughes, in the Stakes. He rode out his claim with his 95th winner on 8 September 2023, having had to take three weeks out after injuring his thumb in July in the stalls at Nottingham. But, by October he had won the Apprentices’ Derby at Epsom on the favourite Forceful Speed, trained by George Boughey and at the end of the month was crowned as 2023 Champion Apprentice on Champions’ Day at Ascot. He retained his all-weather apprentice title in April 2024 and he then secured his first Group race victory when he rode Queues Likely, trained by Stan Moore, in the Group 3 Preis Karin Baronin von Ullman Schwarzgold-Rennen at Cologn in Germany later that month.

His exploits have peaked interest in the Cathedral Town where his progress has been eagerly followed – Mark and his family, including Billy, are regular visitors home.

Tá an Fleadh ag teacht go Durlas -the Fleadh is coming to Thurles and a great week of Ceol, Craic agus Damh sis expected for the town from July 14 -20 If you would like to volunteer any free time you may have - just fill in the application form which can be found on social media and return it to the organising committee. You

If you have a story, news of an event or you know something that we would be interested in. Email info@tippecho.ie or call 052 61 48800

Town Tipp through A trip

Intricate detail in carvings by chainsaw sculptor Will Fogarty

I have been fascinated by the work of chainsaw sculptor, Will Fogarty, who lives in Hospital, Co. Limerick, and have followed his commissions keenly, when I see them posted on social media. I first came across Will in 2022 when he did a commission of a Grufallo for Tipperary Town Library in collaboration with the Moorehaven Centre. The Grufallo character is based on the one in a series of books by UK author Julia Donaldson. It now stands in the foyer of the Excel at the entrance to the library. I saw him in action when he was carving the Grufallo and I was fascinated at how detailed his work was. Recently I had cause to engage with Will as part of the Tipperary Town Heritage Sub Group, who commissioned him to do two sculptures of women, one to represent a Cumann na mBan lady and the other to represent Aleen Cust, from Cordangan, Tipperary, the first female veterinary surgeon in Ireland

and Britain. One again I saw how exact his work was on the two ladies, bringing every minute detail into the carvings. I recently visited Will at his workshop and had the opportunity to look at some of his carvings that he has at his home. Will told me that he is a self-taught, professional chainsaw sculptor. “I first picked up a chainsaw in 2013 – it was an old Homelite belonging to my Father, and lesson number one was taking it apart and getting it running again. Twelve chainsaws later, I think I might have an obsession” he says. He went on to say “The last ten years have been an amazing journey. I have worked all over Ireland on public and private works, I have met some wonderful people and made many great friends. I now spend about half my time creating large sculptures for towns, parks, schools, etc. The other half is spent carving smaller commissioned pieces in people’s gardens or at home. I also give demonstrations

throughout the summer months. The commissions I undertake in my workshop at Hospital include sculptures for County Councils, Tidy Town groups and private individuals. I am delighted to have done commissions for Tipperary Town Library and for the Tipperary Heritage Sub Group” said Will. His latest commission of the two ladies is due to be erected on the Post Office grounds in Tipperary Town this week. It will certainly be a wonderful addition to the heritage of Tipperary Town. While I was at Will’s he granted me full access to his garden and to the carvings that he has on display there. It was a great treat just to browse through the garden and to find the different carvings amongst the shrubbery. The sun was also shining beautifully so that made the visit extra special. For anyone looking for a special piece for your garden or community then look no further than Will Fogarty. His website is https://fearnacoillte.com/.

with Martin Quinn

Will Fogarty with two of his commissions for the Tipperary Town Heritage Sub Group

The Grufallo as carved by Will Fogarty for Tipperary Town Library pictured where it stands at the entrance to the Library A Palestinian flag flying from a fire dragon at Will Fogarty’s Fear na Coillte Chainsaw Sculptures

Another image of a lady at Will Fogarty’s Fear na Coillte Chainsaw Sculptures

Remains of the late Harry Gleeson identified

One of the people featured in my book ‘Tipperary People of Great Note’ was the late Harry Gleeson, who was wrongly hanged for the killing of Moll McCarthy of Marlhill in 1940. Without any evidence to go on, Harry was charged with her murder and his trial took place at the Central Criminal Court. It was Harry that found the body of his neighbour Moll, and after reporting it to the police he found himself charged with her murder. On February 27th, 1941, the jury at the trial returned a guilty verdict, with “strong recommendation to mercy”. Despite this appeal Harry was hanged in Mountjoy on April 23rd, 1941, and buried in the prison grounds. 83 years after the wrongful framing and conviction of Harry Gleeson, his remains have now been identified

in an unmarked grave at Mountjoy Prison. Mr Gleeson’s family have been campaigning for the return of his remains after he was pardoned by President Michael D Higgins in 2015, the first pardon to be awarded posthumously to someone hanged for murder. This weekend the Department of Justice informed Mr Gleeson’s grandnephew, Kevin Gleeson, that his remains had been positively identified in a burial area within the prison. Arrangements for a long delayed homecoming and family funeral can now take place.

The family have long been hoping to see Mr Gleeson’s remains returned for a reburial in his home place of Holy Cross, Co Tipperary. Harry was hanged after the government had rejected a petition of 7,000 signatures pleading that he be saved from the gallows. On

April 1st, 2015, the then Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald announced an official pardon for Harry Gleeson, which was followed by a posthumous pardon from President Higgins. Before he was hanged Harry reiterated his innocence to his lawyer, the late Seán McBride. “The last thing I want to say is that I will pray tomorrow that whoever did it will be discovered, and that the whole thing will be like an open book. I rely on you then to clear my name. I have no confession to make, only that I didn’t do it” were his final words. The family of Harry can at last bring him home to be buried in Tipperary in the knowledge that his name has been unequivocally cleared. We remember Harry Gleeson and thank all those who have worked tirelessly to clear the name of a truly innocent man.

Open air concert attracts the crowd in Tipperary Town

The Cobh Fraternity Band travelled to Tipperary Town on Saturday June 22nd to perform in an open air concert alongside the town’s CJ Kickham

Band. The open air concert on the town plaza alongside the Tipperary Excel Centre, attracted a large crowd of people from the locality. The audience

certainly seemed to enjoy the performances, which also included music and dancing from the Cahir Comhaltas Group.

Much to be admired in Tipp Town

There is much to be admired in Tipperary Town currently as colourful planters can be seen right throughout the town. The town looks really clean and tidy and there is lots of colour in planters, beds and boxes. Much credit must go to the Tipperary Tidy Towns group, who ensure that litter is picked around the town and approach roads.

The environmental staff in the Council are to be commended on the colourful planting and on keeping the grass areas cut and tidy. We are in Tidy Towns season at the moment so it is important that everyone does their bit to assist the efforts of the group. It is also worth noting that the Ara Walkway is a well used amenity for adults and children and is

a very positive addition to the town. Many of the town’s business community are in the process of having their premises painted, while Nellie O’Brien’s Pub is quite a feature on the Main Street as it is bedecked with flags, leprechauns and colour. Well done to everyone who is trying to mark our town a more attractive place to work and live in.

Cahir Comhaltas Group performing in Tipperary Town on Saturday June 22nd.

The Cobh Confraternity Band performing with the Cahir Comhaltas Group in Tipperary Town on Saturday June 22nd. Pic by Martin Quinn

Nellie O’Brien’s Pub in Tipp Town is bedecked with flags and colour.

The entrance to the Market Yard looking very well.

Left: More colourful planters along Kickham Place.

Right: Nice greenery and shrubbery in the Tipp Town Market Yard.

News from the community

Fantasia Academy support Bumbleance

Fantasia Academy of performing arts raised €1,330 for Bumbleance children ambulance service during their annual summer show which ran in The Abymill Theatre in Fethard in May. The cheque was presented by Fantasia Academy director

FETHARD: Joe Kenny Social Dancing continues at Fethard Ballroom on Sunday, June 30, to the music of ‘Teddy & Cathal Barry’. All are welcome to come along and enjoy us for a terrific night’s social dancing from 8.30pm to 11.30pm. Admission is €10, which includes tea and cakes and raffle. Social Dancing at Fethard Ballroom

Anastasia Blake to her student Adam Ryan and his mother Irene Ryan.

We were delighted to give our raffle proceeds to Bumbleance, Adam brought this wonderful charity to our attention and was instrumental on show nights in

raising awareness of the great service Bumbleance provides. Fantasia Academy of Performing arts is a performance academy which provides children and teenagers classes in musical theatre, dance and drama in the heart of Fethard town.

All classes are run by qualified teachers. Fantasia Academy will re open in September, and registration for September will open in July on their website: www.fantasiaacademy.com

Or you can contact Anastasia on 086-459-9975

Fethard Heritage Day Festival meeting

Plans are now being drawn up for this year’s Heritage Day Festival which will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2024, by the Fethard Town Wall Park at Watergate. We are now asking for volunteers interested in getting involved to help with the planning of this year’s event at our Festival Meeting in the Fethard Convent Community Hall on Tuesday, July

2, at 8pm. Last year’s event was a huge success and very well supported by the community. With your help and involvement this year, we can possibly repeat that success and include all the usual free events, Fancy Dress Parade, Dog Show, Craft Fair, Music, and much more. Please spread the word and come along and get involved.

Over 1.3 Tonnes of ‘Clobber’ collected

Fethard Holy Trinity National School’s Parents’ Association would like to thank everyone who cleared out their homes and donated their unwanted ‘clobber’ to the ‘Cash for Clobber’ fundraising collection. The total collected weighed in at 1.3 tonnes and raised €566.94 for the school’s fund. The Parents Association hope to organise another collection later in the year.

Killusty Pony Show on Saturday, July 6

This year’s Killusty Pony Show will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Grangebeg, Fethard. The show will include all the usual Horse and Pony classes; Small Hunter final; All-Ireland Pony Supreme Championship. Pre-entries close on June 28, at midnight. On the more fun

events we will also hold the traditional Fancy Dress and Dog Show.

We look forward to meeting you so be sure to join us on Saturday, July 6. It promises to be an actionpacked show with classes to suit all competitors. There will be something for everyone to enjoy.

Fethard GAA Sports Development Lotto Results

Fethard GAA Sports Lotto draw results for Tuesday, June 18, 2024, are as follows: the numbers drawn were: 9, 26, 28 and 36. We had no Jackpot winner and two Match 3 winners who received €75 each: Michael Ryan, Tullamaine, and Amanda Reddy. One lucky dip winner received €100: Amanda Reddy. The next draw takes place on Tuesday, June 25, when the jackpot is €30,000. The committee of Fethard GAA Development Lotto would like to thank all our supporters for the continued support.

Thursday, June 20, 2024. The numbers drawn were 1, 7, 9 and 16. The winner of the weekly draw for €30 was Maura Clooney. Next week’s Jackpot for Thursday, June 27, will be €3,875. Parish Church Lotto Draw Results

Graveyard Masses in June

The last Graveyard Mass during the month of June will be held at 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Graveyard on Friday, June 28.

Annual Augustinian Pilgrimage to Knock on July 20

The annual Augustinian Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2024. A bus will leave Main Street, Fethard, at 8am. Fare is €25. If you are interested in travelling, please give your name to Michael Kenrick, Burke Street, Fethard. Tel: 087 6781450.

Congratulations to Norah Day, née Fogarty, who celebrated her 100th birthday on June 9, 2024. Norah left her home in Garrinch, Fethard, 79 years ago in 1945, aged 21. She now lives in Cranleigh, Surrey, UK.

News from the community

CLOGHEEN: PJ English

Vee Valley Day Care Centre Clogheen.

The centre will hold a fundraising Coffee Morning at the Centre on June 29th from 10am to 12.30 pm. Please support this wonderful facility and enjoy a cuppa.

Fr Sheehy’s

All roads lead to Kilkenny on Saturday for the All Ireland Minor hurling final

featuring Fr Sheehy’s own Daire English. It has been a magnificent year for Daire winning a Munster title and making the final. We wish the Tipperary team all the best in their quest for the title against Kilkenny.

U15 B Hurling

Knockmealdown Gaels 7-13

Cahir 2-17

Fixtures

Wednesday June 26

BALLYMACARBRY : Eamon Wall

Ballymacarbry

Community Centre

Table Quiz for Panda Playground

We would like to invite all quizzers to the Emigrants Rest in Clonmel on Thursday evening June 27th at 8.30pm for a table quiz fundraiser in aid of our playground. Teams of four are invited to attend. €20 per team. It promises to be a great night of fun so please spread the word!

Golf Classic Fundraiser

Join us for a day of golfing fun and community spirit to help raise funds for Ballymacarbry’s Panda Playground! This epic event will take place on Friday, July 19th in Clonmel Golf Club. There will be €200 entry fee per team of four.

Gather your friends and join us for a fantastic day on the greens, all in support of the Panda Playground. Your entry fee includes a twocourse meal and a goody bag for each participant. We’ll also be holding a raffle on the day with some amazing prizes up for grabs. To register your 4 person team contact Sean on 087 7712159.

Nire Valley Drop 2024

Our friends from the the Nire Valley Drop committee have something truly special organised for this year’s Summer event.

Taking place on Saturday July 13th the ‘Summer Drop’

Michael English

Just two weeks to go to our big Saturday night dance extravaganza in Golden GAA complex main hall in Golden Tipperary.

Saturday 6th July Michael English and full band with early dancing to DJ Richie

Pay on the door just €20. Bar facilities.

Doors open at 8pm.

Dancing from 8.30pm.

Lotto

Our GAA club lotto jackpot now stands at €12,500.

Tickets just €2

Available locally and online at www.locallotto.ie

U19B Football

Knockmealdown Gaels v Ballingarry

In Clonmel Sportsfield at 7.45 PM

Thursday June 27

South Junior A Hurling

Fr Sheehy’s v Killenaule

In Cahir at 7.30PM

U15B hurling

Knockmealdown Gaels v Ballingarry

In Ballylooby at 7PM

gives all cycling enthusiasts two options to explore the beauty of the Comeraghs.

On the day participants have the option to take on the new gravel grinder route or take the more adventurous mountain bike drops which has been part of the Nire Valley Drop for over 10 years.

Both routes are approximately 40 -45kms with shorts cuts should you need them . So with the dust beginning to rise on the trails get booking now – link available on the Nire Valley Drop social media.

Open Air Concert in the Nire Valley

The Nire Valley Drop Committee in association with the Comeragh Wild festival are delighted to announce “Fentons Rebel Roots and Bluegrass Bash” in the heart of the Nire Valley. Whether you have been biking during the day or not, this event is open to all! This truly will provide something a little different to attendees with plenty of fun & food in beautiful forest surrounds.

Taking place on Saturday July 13th from 4pm to 10.30pm this event will play host to a riverside open-air concert with music from Mad Mike, Jack Colbert, Rising Tide and The Cedartowns. Tickets can be purchased using the link on the Nire Valley

Your support for our GAA club lotto is massively appreciated Bingo

Our GAA club bingo continues every Thursday night at 8pm in Golden Kilfeacle GAA complex main hall . Over €2,500 in prize money given out each night.

Fr Pat

Great work done in our church grounds with a defibrillator installed in the Gate Hut.

The access code is C159X

And we are all advised to put this code into our phones.

Lotto result 2,7,20,22. We had no jackpot winner, 6 match 3’s won €25 eachJenny Fitzgerald Online, Tommy White Online, Rory O’Mara Fermoy, Ryan O’Connor Ennis, Mick & Tom c/o Ryan’s Bar, Kathy Caplice c/o M Creed. Next weeks jackpot will be €8,700 in Butlers Burncourt: Thanks for your continued support.

Drop social media pages or by contacting committee members, Brendan Reilly (087 8345523) or Declan Spelman (0877637616).

A free shuttle bus will run from Ballymacarbry Community Centre to the event from 3.30pm11.30pm. Parking will also available at the event site. This is an event not to be missed! Funds raised go towards the redevelopment of the Mill Field GAA ground, so a fantastic cause to support.

Latest Ballymac Bingo another success!

A huge thanks to all that attended Bingo last Friday, it was great to see another large crowd in attendance. We’ll go again in one months’ time.

Panda Playground Construction – nearly here!

The countdown continues! In two weeks’ time construction is set to commence on Panda Playground. Our fundraising still has quiet a distance to go before we hit our target so please consider making a playground fund donation if you have not yet done so. These donations will deliver a wonderful long lasting legacy for our area.

Comeragh & Knockmealdown Challenge Cycle

Make sure to get your spot booked before it’s too late! The Comeragh and

Thank you Fr Pat for this fantastic service

Tidy Villages

Our village of Golden is looking really well at present with brilliant work being done by our committee.

Our island is picnic ready with colourful benches on both islands.

Good weather all this week so why not make time with family for a picnic by the river Suir.

And please folks, if you could remove weeds and keep outside your own house tidy it would help a lot.

Knockmealdown leisure cycle challenge is coming to Ballymacarbry on Sunday July 14th. This Playground Fundraiser promises to be a great event. The event is part of Cycling Munster Leisure Series and will consist of 2 routes: 50km and 110km. Open to all cycling enthusiasts and leisure cyclists, you can register for the event through the link on our social media pages. We are looking for kind volunteers to be road marshals for this large event. Please contact us the Community Centre on 086 032 8467 if you would like to be involved.

Bricks 4 Kidz Summer camp returns

We are delighted to announce the return of the hugely popular ‘Bricks 4 Kidz’ camp to the community centre this summer. The camp will will take place from July 15th to 19th from 10am to 1.30pm daily. Booking is now possible via the Bricks 4 Kidz website and through the link shared on the

community centre social media channels. Book early to avoid disappointment! Parties at the centre Beat the unpredictable summer weather and book your party in the community centre. We can facilitate all group sizes and requirements across our

various rooms and halls.

Access to our astroturf facility for children birthday parties is always a huge hit. It is possible to book bouncy castles for the astroturf hall also. For any enquiries, just give us a call on the centre mobile (086 032 8467).

Weekly Fitness Class:

Contact Stephanie Byrne to get involved in weekly fitness classes each Tuesday evening at 7pm and bright and early each Thursday morning from 6.30am. Contact Stephanie on 087 629 1955 if you would like to get involved in these everpopular classes.

GOLDEN: Marcella Collins

Photographed at the Tipperary PPN’s Tenth Anniversary Celebrations, are Charles Stanley Smith, Sinead Carr and Ruth Smith.

The Craic is back at Upperchurch

THE craic is back as revellers head for the hills of Upperchurch to celebrate the second year of Ireland’s newest boutique festival.

Hoolie in the Hills is set to take place across the August Bank Holiday weekend, August 3rd and 4th, and welcomes headline acts 2FM’s epic DJ Jenny Greene and acclaimed trad musician Sharon Shannon.

Saturday will take on a party atmosphere as Hoolie on the Hills presents BASS CAMP with DJ Jenny Greene playing the freshest new electronic dance anthems from around the world. Joining the line-

up is the dynamic five-piece Rhythm and Sticks with its high energy twist on contemporary hits, and the funky Riff Shop bringing their unique ‘hands in the air vibes’, with local favourites The Dorans and Tradstone.

“We’re in party mode on Saturday night with Jenny Greene from 2FM and a high-octane, big energy line-up. We’re switching gears on Sunday with a more relaxed country feel featuring Sharon Shannon and some well-known local and national bands to ease into the bank holiday.” Explains organiser Fergal Butler from Kinnane’s Pub in Upperchurch, Tipperary.

Hoolie on the Hills takes on a bucolic vibe with the chilled-out COOLA BOOLA on Sunday featuring worldrenowned Irish traditional artist Sharon Shannon with rousing trad act Rebel Hearts, beloved local band Streams of Whiskey, the newly formed edgy trad band Seskin Lane, Kevin Molloy of Dublin City Ramblers fame and other favourites such as Strings and Things and The Bootlegs.

Doors open at 3 pm until 11 pm when the afterparty continues both nights with local DJs tearing up the marquee

at Kinnane’s Field in Upperchuch, Tipperary. Tickets are available from Eventbrite.

Set in an idyllic rural village near Thurles in Co. Tipperary against a backdrop of the rolling Slieve Felin Mountains. The organisers Fergal Butler and Eavan Fogarty are fourth-generation publicans of Kinnane’s Pub. The latest musical adventure follows a long tradition in the village known for the Upperchurch Polkas, the Upperchurch Cellie Band and the former Ned of the Hill festival.

The Ned of the Hill music festival ran in Upperchurch, Tipperary between 1988 and 2001. So named

for the infamous Irish earl a ‘Robin Hood figure’ displaced by Cromwell after the Battle of the Boyne who championed reform for the impoverished. This year’s Hoolie in the Hills follows the legendary footsteps of Shane McGowan and other rebels who frequented the Tipp rural village.

“We are delighted to revive the lively music scene in Upperchurch,” Fergal told us, “We’re so excited to welcome our headline acts DJ Jenny Greene and Sharon Shannon to the village – they’re in for a treat!

The vibe here is just pure craic. We can’t wait to see everyone let loose over the bank holiday weekend.”

The inaugural event, last year, saw 3,000 partygoers romp in the hills of Upperchurch. The organisers say they hope to welcome over 5,000 this year to gather in Kinnanes Field over the bank holiday weekend for ‘pure craic’.

Tickets for Hoolie in the Hills are on sale now from €40 available on Eventbrite.

The event is in association with sponsors RedBull and Rockshore. Strictly over 18s unaccompanied or 16 plus with an adult, ID required; subject to licence. For more information, visit Eventbrite or follow @hoolieinthehills on social media for the latest updates.

GREYHOUNDS

Unanimouspanther for Pat Buckley wins

The Kasko National Produce Stake

One of the biggest weekends of the greyhound calendar at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium a fantastic buzz surrounded the Davis Road track. This years National Produce Stake is sponsored by Kasko Nutrition who have been an integral part of the greyhound industrial for over thirty-five years. The build up to the grand final night on Sunday saw track manager Eddie Anderson put together some very interesting stakes. The “Piper” Tom Delahunty 550 Stake which was sponsored by the daughter of the late Tom Delahunty, Anne O Donnell from Mitchelstown, is a fitting tribute to one of greyhound’s iconic supporters who lived in Rosegreen. The Guys & Dolls Stake, The Kieran Purcell Snr Memorial sponsored by Kieran Purcell had a very strong entry also and complementing these stakes Mr Anderson ran Clonmel Track Members Stakes of various grades all for decision on the final night.

It was a gala night in splendid sunshine with a very large

attendance enjoying excellent racing. Trainer Pat Buckley from Cappawhite came away with the big prize, The Kasko National Produce Stake for 2024. His charge Uaninimouspanther an Apr22 son of Droopys Sydney and Mystical Moll owned down in Charleville by Ciaran O Sullivan produced his best performance from trap one to lead all around the opening bend. With In Good Time wearing the stripped sheet hot on his heels he upped the gears down the far side clocking a very smart 15.94 sectional. As the pack started to close somewhat at the final bends this powerfully strong youngster pushed on once again going home a three-length winner in an impressive 28.38. Just two years since Pat Buckley landed the Clonmel feature classic with Gaston Pecas who incidentally clocked 28.36 and with owners and his wife Pauline and family it was celebrations all around for the remainder of the night. The final of The “Piper” Tom Delahunty 550 Stake proved to

be a cracking final. Sponsored by the late Tom Delahunty’s daughter Anne O Donnell this event was a fantastic stake from flag fall. William Brennan’s Ardera Freya a Jun22 daughter of Head Bound and Fork Lightening set the pace from the opening round with a 29.84 run only to smash that in the semi-final with a sensational 28.68 performance, which is a Derby style run. Money on in the final she hit the ground running leading all into the opening corners. Despite taking a slight tip she opened her stride down the far side as the Murt Leahy trained Julier Gem started to challenge. Powering home the gasps sounded around track side with the clock stopping at 28.58 a new track record for the distance. Willie Brennan a strong supporter of the greyhound sport a very fitting winner of this event and would certainly have pleased the man it was run in memory off. Tom Delahunty from Rosegreen a character in his own right but also a gent in the greyhound industry. Golden trainer Rachel Wheeler

took the Kieran Purcell Mem. Guys & Dolls when the Mr. Timms and Martin Unsworth owned Brigadir Brindle used his strength at the opening turn to dominate throughout and go home a two-length winner in 28.66. Carrick Onn Suir trainer Maurice Organ laned the Clonmel Track Members Stake with Howareyounow. Owned in Clonmel by Daniel Gibbons and Stan Boles he led all from traps and maintaining a strong run took the honours by half a length in 29.11. The A5 Clonmel Member Stake was won by John Hayes from Knocklong with a very impressive run from trap to line in 28.63 while Billy Murphy and Frances Mullin won The A3 Clonmel Track Members Stake as Ascot Logan from a 2.75 split held off the late challenge from Pamela Holt’s Sinbolina in 29.01. Wins also on the night for Cashel owned Da Buzybee owned by Denis Dwyer and Suzanne O Neill in 28.89 with Bouncing Lad a very popular winner for owner David O Connor and trainer Pat O Connell

in the A0/A1 525. The Graham Holland trained Gaytime Hugo, possible being prepped for greater things later in the year, hand a very impressive win in The Kasko Complete A0/A1 550 in 29.88 and rounding off a fantastic nights racing Fethard man Noel Culleton landed The Kasko Puppy Growth A3 525 when Bogcross Rapido showed his experience to win in 28 .74. Owner trainer from Cashel David Hickey who has been in the limelight in recent weeks with Ballydoyle Racing had a very good night on Friday night last with two winners, a second and third. David who is the groom at Ballydoyle for City Of Troy who won the Epsom Derby some weeks past is also the handler for Auguste Rodin winner of The Prince Of Wales Stake recently at Royal Ascot and an important cog in the Ballydoyle wheel. He also as an owner and trainer has had quite a lot of success in the greyhound scene winning the private trainers award for 2023 at Clonmel Stadium. Handling Windmill Breeze for Danny O

Dwyer from Cashel he won the opening race on Friday night a S3/S4 300 IN 16.60 and soon after sent out his own Out Yonder to win the S1/S2 sprint ion 16.68. It was also a very emotional night for another longtime supporter of the track Margaret Enright as she also had a double with Coolbeg Zelensky and Coolbeg Abbie. Margaret who has battled her own illness in recent times was a very resound winner at the venue but has been absent from the winner’s podium for a while. Her very promising double with Zelensky clocking fastest on the night will give the Dungarvan owner a massive lift and indeed very well deserved. Not resting on her laurels, she took The Kasko Mealettes A3 525 also on Sunday night when Coolbeg Harmony showed very quick feet from traps to win in 28.98. Clonmel owner Conor Prout rounded off the evening with a win for Cluendarby Robin who is owned by The Different Gravy Syndicate showing a strong finishing kick to win in 29.61.

Clonmel Greyhound Stadium with Pat Morrissey

THE VIEW: Minors have a chance to make history and rescue a year which promised Tipp much, but yielded little

By Noel Dundon

Perhaps this week’s column should be labelled the Preview rather than THE VIEW, as the only show in town is the All-Ireland minor hurling final of next Saturday evening in UPMC Nowlan park, Kilkenny against the hosts

It does indeed seem strange to be heading across the border to play ‘the Cats’ in an All-Ireland Final in their own backyard But, what a unique opportunity it affords James Woodlocks men to deliver a bloodied nose to the Kilkenny lads - losing a decider on their own patch is something they would not countenance, but it is something they may have to cope with if Tipperary can get their game going and maintain the kind of form which has taken them all the way to the ultimate clash against perhaps our greatest rivals of the modern era

The majority of the Tipp minors can recall only AllIreland senior hurling finals graced by their county, against Kilkenny There were great days and days of great disappointment in those many clashes, and now, these young men have the chance to feature in one of those great occasions themselves OK it is not Croke Park on the biggest stage of the GAA calendar, but it is the biggest game that most of these lads will have played in their lives, and it represents a real chance to gain invaluable experience for their hurling CV’s which will surely assist them going forward in their careers

Of course, winning the final elevates them to another level altogether and if that is to be the result, Cathal O’Reilly will go down in history alongside names such as Jim Maher, John Kennedy, William Maher, Joey McLoughney, Brendan Maher, Bill Maher and Brian McGrath to name just a few of the successful captains Tipperary have been hurling very positively all season long and they need to continue the same in the final Leaving aside all the hype that goes with the final, this is just another game and the management team will be emphasising to the players, the need to take each possession as it comes, and to approach each ball as they have done all season long That approach has yielded very good results so far this season and has brought the panel of players all the way to the All-Ireland final - surely they will know that one additional performance of a similar manner will bring them ultimate

honours

Right from the start of this campaign we have watched these players develop and mature into a very fine team Individually, they are outstanding hurlers in the side, but collectively, as a team, they are very potent indeed They have been challenged sternly, took many a bodyblow and still manage to find ways of emerging with their campaign intact That they were under the cosh against Galway in the semi-final and still managed to find a way to draw the game in normal time and then win it in extra time, says a lot about the level of maturity in the side They didn’t panic, rode out the storm and when the time was right they hit the gas and sped away to victory - albeit a victory which many suggested should have come in normal time

So, here they are now in the final - a marvellous occasion and the setting of that dramatic snatch-and-grab against Offaly a few short years ago which annexed our last title in the grade More of the same from these boys would help rescue a season which has seen many highs and lows and would help eradicate memories of the U20 defeat in the same venue against Leinster opposition also

No pressure then boys - our hopes go with them as do our best wishes Please get there and cheer them on Divisional Championships

Already the divisional senior hurling championships are creating a few eye opening results Templederry blitzed Kilruane

MacDonagh with Sean Ryan showing the full benefits of two years of high quality S&C with Tipperary; while county champions Kiladangan were comprehensive winners over Borrisileigh

There are plenty of games on this weekend also, so make sure to get there

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GAELFORCE WEST

The Gaelforce West was held on Saturday, June 15th. A 68km challenge with an 18.5km run, a 1km kayak and a 48.5km cycle along the rugged coastline of the Wild Atlantic Way, on beach, bog & grassland tracks, sea, road and open mountain. From the start line in the beautiful Inagh Valley by way of Killary Fjord, to the top of Croagh Patrick mountain and on to the finish line in Westport. Paul Bradshaw took on this challenge in a 5 hrs and 34 mins.

DAVE FOGARTY 4 MILE

The Dave Fogarty 4 Mile was held on Thursday, June 20th. It was a nice summer’s evening over this hilly course. We had 8 athletes competing. First home for the club was 30th Val Farrell 26:31, he was followed by 33rd Ruaidhri Devitt 26:43, 34th Catherine Fogarty (4th Woman) 26:47, 37th Paul Bradshaw 27:15, 45th Emily Leahy 28:06 (5th Woman), 59th Denise Compton 29:41 (1st Woman O55), 72nd Declan Hogan 31:25 and 98th Pat Hayes 36:57.

WATERFORD VIKING HALF MARATHON

The Waterford Viking was held on Sunday, June 23rd in Waterford City. It hosted a quarter, half and full marathon. We had two athletes compete in the half marathon over 21km. Linda Grogan had a

fantastic race to claim first woman on the podium in a fast time of 01:25:49. Tish Ryan also had a great race to place 5th woman in 01:32:41.

COUNTY JUVENILE B TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The County Juvenile B Track and Field Championships were held on Sunday, June 23rd in Clonmel on a warm sunny day and we had 42 athletes competing. We had a number of medal winners. Evie Curling in the Girls U9 Javelin won Silver. Gearoid Shanahan in the Boys U9 Long Jump won Silver. Emma Fitzgerald got a medal in the relay. In the U10 age group Meabh O’Donnell won Silver in the Girls 300m, Sean Fitzgerald had a great day winning Gold in Boys 60m and 300m. Kieran Butler won Bronze in the Boys Javelin and Rian O’Brien won Bronze in the 60m. Rebecca Murphy, Robbie O’Neill, Jack Butler, Thomas Ryan and Darragh Ryan all also competed in the U10 and most won medals in the mixed relay. In the Girls U11 Shona Ryan had a great day winning the 500m and Long Jump and Ciara Hayes won Silver in the 60m. In the Boys U11 Philip Croke won Silver in the 500m and Max Furlong won Bronze in the 60m and Long jump. Others to compete at U11 were Evelyn

Haries and Michael Dunne. All won medals in the mixed relays. We had a large group of U12 Girls. Julie Morrissey won Gold in the Long Jump. Claire Morrissey won Bronze in the Javelin and Grace Butler won Silver in the 600m. Also competing in the U12 were Amyrose Hayes, Isobel Hartnett, Lucy Roche, Penny McGuire, Ava Ryan, Bella Curling, Muireann O’Donnell, May Moloney and Ruby McGrath. We also had Micheal Doherty in the Boys U12. Most won medals in the mixed relays. At U13 we had three girls and all won medals. Lily Creedon won Gold in the 600m and was Silver in the 80m, Ruth O’Neill won Silver in the Long Jump and Bronze in the 80m and Katelyn Shanahan won Silver in the 600m. In the Boys U13 Sean O’Neill won Silver in the 80m and Shot Putt and Micheal Ryan won Bronze in the Long Jump, Harry Browne won a medal in the relays. In the U14 Girls Molly Butler won Silver in the 800m, Elisse Kelly won Bronze in the 800m and Silver in the Long Jump. Emma Morrissey won Silver in the Shot Putt. Aidan Webster also competed in U14 Boys and won a medal in the mixed relay. This brings the County Juvenile Track and Field season to a close. Well done to all who competed throughout the year.

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Results - The Emigrants Rest Perpetual Trophy

With tricky playing conditions, The Emigrants Rest Trophy was fought for over the weekend and coming out on top over the two days was Kieran Tuohy with 38pts, who had a point to spare over Peter Gaffney in 2nd place.

The Emigrants Rest Trophy

Results

1st Kieran Tuohy 38pts

2nd Peter Gaffney 37pts

Gross Michael O’Neill 30pts

3rd Fergal Condon 36pts (B6)

Men’s Fixtures

Next weekend sees the running of the Centenary Cup (POY) sponsored by Hanley Controls.

This is an 18-hole Singles

Stableford Competition open to Ladies & Gents. White Tees Men / Red Tees Ladies. Entry fee €7 members. No Re-Entry.

The Bulmer’s Open Singles series continues Tuesday, Friday & Sunday. Singles Stableford from the White Tees. Members €7, Visitors €20.

The Hub 9-hole singles stableford is running every day (after 2pm on a Saturday). Green Tees Men / Red Tees Ladies. Entry Fee is €3. Enter as often as you like!

Club Teams

Best of luck to the Barton Shield team who play Dundrum at

the week in sport

home on Wednesday evening and also to the Mixed Fourball team in their match at home to Templemore on Friday afternoon.

Junior Golf

The Summer Junior Golf Programme continues on Mondays at 9.30am. All Junior members are welcome to attend.

Seniors

Next Seniors competition takes place on Thursday 27th June with draws from 10.00 am to 11.30am.

All seniors most welcome.

CLUB LOTTO – Kindly sponsored by Europlan Group Draw took place on Saturday 22nd June 2024 with a Jackpot of €2,100.

Numbers drawn: 1-5-9-25.

No Jackpot Winner. No matched three winner.

Jackpot €2,200 on Saturday 29th June.

Tickets at €2 each and three for €5. Also available to purchase online, QR codes, Facebook.

Vouchers available for all kinds of gifts and presents. Quick Pick Lotto available.

Ladies Notes Play in pink.

A magnificent hue of pink transformed Clonmel Golf Club last Wednesday for our annual Play in Pink competition. It was” Pink “everywhere. From the ladies’ attire to the pink lemonade

SLIEVENAMON GOLF CLUB

It’s been a busy and productive week for us at Slievenamon Golf Club, with Members making the most of the unexpected advent of summer.

The results of last weekend’s Men’s Singles Competition revealed Jimmy O’Meara had scored top spot with 44 points, 2nd was Martin Ryan on 41. 3rd was Johnny Neville, also on 41, while Michael O’Donnell won Best Gross.

On Monday our Seniors headed out for an away day to Thurles, where they played a Champagne Scramble with two scores to count. The winning team on 100 points were John O’Sullivan, Jimmy Kelly and Dan Hayes. 2nd on 99 points were Eamon Power, Michael Ryan and Colm Burke, while 3rd place went to Michael W O’Meara, Brendan Clancy and Tony Falvey o 90 points. A most enjoyable day was had by all. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, our Monday Mixed Scramble Competition was accompanied by the usual bonhomie and laughter. Joe Quinn, Breda O’Dwyer and Gabrielle Schofield snagged top spot with a nett score of 32.40. Johnny Quinn, Conor Dunlea and Josephine Murphy took 2nd spot with 34.56, while William Loughnane, Herbie Buck and Michael A O’Meara took 3rd with 35.69 (Vincent Phelan’s mathematical skills sorely needed on the night!). There was great excitement when Johnny Quinn, Conor Dunlea and Josephine Murphy scored an albatross on the 9th hole (par 5) -

on the 12th, very kindly sponsored by Con Trass, to the clubhouse beautifully decorated by Linda Kehoe. A big Thank You to all the ladies who played and to everyone who made the day such a success. The Results were.

1st Roisin Quinlivan, Brid Quinlivan, Sinead Healy 62 nett c/b

2nd Paula Spillane, Deirdre Dunne, Geraldine Bartley, 62 nett.

3rd Grace Buckley, Antoinette Dougan, Finola Foley 65 nett.

4th Mary Lynch, Aine Butler, Geraldine Tobin 66 nett c/b

5th Geraldine O Gorman, Sheila O Keeffe, Helen Doyle 66 nett.

A sincere Thank You to Barry from O’Reilly Pharmacy for his kind sponsorship of the prizes.

Upcoming Competition

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June Centenary Cup. Wednesday 3rd July 18th hole singles stableford.

The Red Tees Scramble is proving very popular each week with up on 10 teams playing. Please sign up via WhatsApp to join in the fun.

The Donoughmore Cup is up and running with some very interesting matches played and to be played.

The Golf Lessons with our Professional Dylan are running at

present and will continue to run over the summer months. For more information call the Golf Club on 0526124050

New Members

Clonmel Golf Club warmly welcomes new lady members. We are offering tailored golf lessons throughout June, along with special membership offers for new and returning golfers. For more information on events, competitions, or membership offers, please contact Dylan Burke at dylan@dylanburkegolf.com or (085) 814143.

Enjoy your golf and the beautiful weather!

NEW MEMBERS 2024/25

Membership year 1st April - 31st March. If you are looking to join the club, please contact the office for details of rates.

Special offer on New Members –join now and your membership is covered up to 31st March 2025. €450 + €50 comp levy + Golf Ireland fees. This offer is open to new members and past members who have not renewed their membership within the last 5 years. Terms and conditions apply. Juniors from €100 and Distance €200 so for full details please contact Aine at the office on 052-6124050 or download an application form from our website www.clonmelgolfclub.com.

down in two shots!

Tuesday was a fun day for everyone at the Club as the Rathkeevin and Lisronagh 6th Classes called out for their school trip to try their hands at Mini Golf and test their skills on our Adventure Course. There were definitely some future golf prospects identified, all under the watchful eyes of Mr Burke (Rathkeevin Principal) and Mrs Armstrong, teacher from Lisronagh.

Wednesday it was back to base for the Seniors, where they played a Rumble in glorious weather. The winning team with 102 points were Billy Phelan, Michael Ryan and Ray Carthy. 2nd were Danny Ryan, Sean O’Dea and Tom Dowling on 94 points, while 3rd spot went to Eamon Power, Eddie Daly and Con Lucey. To make the day even more perfect, they were treated to Paula’s cheery smile and delicious food at lunch afterwards. It doesn’t get any better than that!

Wednesday also saw the launch of our Silver Jubilee Open Tournament, while will run over 25 days, with the Final to be played on Saturday 17 August. The Tournament is being played in aid of the Brothers of Charity, South Tipperary Services, who play such a vital role in providing care and support for people with intellectual disabilities. The first results on the Competition saw Patrick McLean top the board on 30, with Brian McLean in 2nd on 26, Damien Lean 3rd on 24 and Tom Lean 4th on 21. However, it is

all to play for and we are looking forward to an enjoyable Tournament.

Our Ladies Sunday/Tuesday 18 Hole Stableford Competition of 16/18 June was won by Teresa O’Brien on 43 points.

Meanwhile the Thursday 12 Hole Stableford Competition was won by Kathleen Ryan on 25 points.

Saturday brought the sunshine again and saw our Juniors returning en

CAHIR GOLF CLUB

Congratulations to Vice-Captains

Seamus Moore and Breda Kavanagh on a brilliant weekend of golf and hospitality.

The Course was booked out on both Saturday and Sunday and the excellent weather added to the enjoyment of the competition.

Vice-Captain Seamus Moore and his Competitions Secretary, Paul Tuohy, were fast out with results on Sunday evening.

Thomas Hickey (11) is the very popular Winner of the first Prize, scoring 40pts. Eoin Carey (7) was beaten by 1 shot into second place and on countback Eugene Quirke, also with 39pts came in third. Gross Prize winner was Con O’Driscoll (2) shooting 35pts.

Congratulations to all.

Ladies Results will be reported next week.

Prizes will be presented next Sunday. 30th June Holmpatrick Cup Qualifier.

masse for more tutorials from Paudie Lahart, who is a patient and engaging mentor, as in reflected in the enthusiasm of the Juniors in his charge. However, their excitement was almost drowned out by the cheers that greeted Dave Moore’s Hole in One on the 4th Hole in the Men’s Weekend Singles Competition. “One bounce and in”, according to eye witness James Power!

The Holmpatrick Cup was played over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June also.

Congratulations to Tom Hickey and John Morrissey who will represent Cahir Park. They brought in 47pts. Best wishes Tom and John.

Men’s 9 Hole Open Singles

Paul Tuohy won this week’s (17th to 21st June) 9 Hole Open Singles Stapleford competition with 18pts

This Open competition will continue over the Summer, weekly, Monday to Friday inclusive.

Men’s Golf Ireland Competitions

Unfortunately, our Senior Cup Team lost 3-2, to Douglas G.C. on Saturday in tight fought matches, played in Douglas G.C.

Hard luck on the Team, Panel and Managers Paul Eivers and Gareth Saunders.

Next year is not far away!

At home, the Jimmy Bruen Team under Manager, Paul Adamson, had a successful outcome. Playing a

strong Tipperary team, Cahir Park

Men won comfortably and now go on to play in the Regional Finals.

Best Wishes to the Pierce Purcell Team under Managers John Morrissey and Tom Hickey who play next weekend in Co Tipperary G.C.

ABP TaylorMade Open Summer Series, Singles Stapleford 18th-20th June, Results:

Category 1 - Steven Barnes (3) 36pts

Category 2 - Mark O’Loughlin (9) 39pts

Category 3 - Frank Moran (16) 41pts

Category 4 - Billy Berry (25) 38pts

Cullen Cup Victory

Cahir Park Team played first round of the Cullen Cup on Sunday v Abbeyleix G.C. and Cahir Park enjoyed success.

Three pairs played in Cahir Park, Philip Hayes and Breda Keating, John Molloy and Julie Connolly, Barry Moloney and Rosemary O’Donnell.

Euan Phelan and Miriam Halley, Tommy Kinane and Susan Carey travelled to Abbeyleix G.C.

Congratulations to all and best wishes for continued success in the next round, opposition and venue to be advised later this week.

Ladies Results 9 Hole Singles Stapleford Weekend of 15/16 June

Winner: Jo Fahey (16) 17pts and second, Imelda Dilleen (15) 16pts Thursday 20th June, Winner: Eleanor Cummins (30) 13pts.

Great to have Eleanor back on the Course!

Congratulations to Jo, Imelda and Eleanor.

Saturday/Sunday 15th/16th June, 18 Hole S/F.

Winner: Susie Burke (11) fantastic 37pts.

Thursday 20th June, 18 Hole V-Par Countback separated the top three Ladies.

All scoring +1, Patricia Browne (18) was 1st, Breda Wall (26) was 2nd and Catherine Coyne (31) was third.

Congratulations Ladies! R & A Coronation Foursomes

Congratulations to Emma Keating and Marie Keating who won this competition with 34pts and go forward to represent Cahir Park in the Area Final to be played in Wicklow on 30th August.

Australian Spoons, 18 Hole Scotch Foursomes Well done to Anne Fitzgerald and Lisa Blackett who won this competition with fantastic 40pts. Gross Prize winners on 26pts were Michelle Keating and Marie Keating

The area final of the Australian Spoons will be played in Co Tipperary G.C.

Nancy Doyle Trophy

The Tuesday Ladies played for the Nancy Doyle Cup this week and Geraldine Cooney won with 18pts. The runners-up, also on 18pts were Anne Walsh, Marie Reidy and Linda Harris.

A Date for the Diary

Ladies Open Day, Thursday 11th July, in aid of South Tipperary Hospice Movement.

John Kennedy Motors Open Fourball. Winning Team of Evan Harvey & Jason Corbett, with 2nd Place Finishers Billy Greene & Dessie Gunne and Captain Fergal Condon.

Sureprint Singles. Winner Dominic Stafford with Brendan Keating & Hugh Houlihan and Captain Fergal Condon.

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