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No. 18. Fri. 11th November, 2011 Tel: 0504-51945 email: [email protected] Curraghgraigue, Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary. www.tipptatler.ie
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Two women were shopping. Whenthey started to discuss their homelives, one said,"Seems like all Alfred and I do any-more is fight. I've been so upset I'velost 20 pounds.""Why don't you just leave him then?"asked her friend."Oh! Not yet." the first replied, "I'dlike to lose at least another fifteenpounds first."
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A priest dies and is waiting in line atthe Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is aguy who's dressed in sunglasses, aloud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.Saint Peter addresses this cool guy,'Who are you, so that I may knowwhether or not to admit you to theKingdom of Heaven ? 'The guy replies, 'I'm Jack, retired air-line pilot from Houston.'Saint Peter consults his list. Hesmiles and says to the pilot, 'Take thissilken robe and golden staff and enterthe Kingdom.' The pilot goes intoHeaven with his robe and staff.
Next, it's the priest's turn. He standserect and booms out, 'I am FatherBob, pastor of Saint Mary's for thelast 43 years.'Saint Peter consults his list. He saysto the priest, 'Take this cotton robeand wooden staff and enter the King-dom.'Just a minute,' says the good father.'That man was a pilot and he gets asilken robe and golden staff and I getonly cotton and wood. How can thisbe?'Up here - we go by results,' saysSaint Peter. 'When you preached -people slept. When he flew, peopleprayed.'
An elderly man is stopped by the po-lice at around 2am and is asked wherehe is going at this time of night.The man replies, "I am on my way to alecture about alcohol abuse and theeffects it has on the human body, aswell as smoking and staying out late."The officer asks, "Really? Who is giv-ing that lecture at this time of night?"The man replies, "That would be mywife."A blonde is overweight, so her doctorputs her on a diet.
"I want you to eat regularly for twodays, then skip a day, and repeat theprocedure for two weeks. The nexttime I see you, you'll have lost at leastfive pounds."When the blonde returns, she's lostnearly 20 pounds."Why, that's amazing!" the doctorsays. "Did you follow my instruc-tions?"The blonde nods. "I'll tell you, though,I thought I was going to drop dead thatthird day." "From hunger, you mean?"said the doctor."No, from skipping," replied theblonde.
A man went to the Police Stationwishing to speak with the burglar whohad broken into his house the nightbefore."You'll get your chance in court," saidthe Desk Sergeant."No, no, no!" said the man. "I want toknow how he got into the house with-out waking my wife. I've been tryingto do that for years!"
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The Community Hospital ActionGroup, as formed at a recent publicmeeting in Thurles, have announcedtheir plan to hold a public rally toallow the people of Thurles and thesurrounding areas to voice their dis-content and frustration over the re-cent HSE decision to close 22 respitebeds in the Community Hospital ofthe Assumption, Thurles. This fol-lows on from a strong turnout at alocal public meeting.
The public rally will be held on Sat-urday the 12th of November and willcommence at 2pm at the CommunityHospital of the Assumption. Thecrowd will then march to LibertySquare in Thurles, where local repre-sentatives will be asked to addressthe crowd.
The Community Hospital of the As-sumption was disproportionately hit
by recent cuts announced by theHSE. This is despite the fact that theCommunity Hospital remained with-in budget at all times. This unfairnesscannot continue.
The Action group are hoping for apowerful display of solidarity fromthe people of Thurles and all sur-rounding areas. They are calling onall people in the area to come out andsupport this worthy cause. Unlessthere is a strong statement made tothe Government it is feared that therewill be further bed closures and addi-tional loss of services. It is hoped thatthousands will turn out on the day.
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“The objective of the Irish NuffieldFarming Scholarship Trust (NFST) isto identify future leaders of Irish Ag-riculture and facilitate their quest tobring about meaningful change forthe benefit of their community”, Chairman Derek McCabe said.
Mr McCabe explained that thanks toNFST sponsors IFA, the Irish Farm-ers’ Journal, FBD, ICOS, The PeterDaly Trust and Meat Industry Irelandup to five deserving applicants willbe awarded a travel bursary of€10,000.00. “Successful applicantswill first receive some training withfellow-Nuffield Scholars fromaround the world. After this initialstage, they will travel to research
their topic of choice, and will be ex-pected to prepare a comprehensivereport, to be presented to the NuffieldFarming Scholarship Trust , as wellas various other Irish and internation-al agricultural forums,” Mr McCabesaidorHor.
“As a Nuffield Scholar myself, Iwould heartily encourage farmersand agri-business employees to gofor it and apply. A Nuffield Scholar-ship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportu-nity to travel, make firm friendships,discover cultures and how the busi-ness of agriculture is run the worldover, and return personally enrichedfor the benefit of one’s community,”he said.
Application forms can downloadedfrom www.nuffield.ie or obtained byemailing mattryan@nuffield .ie andmust be returned by Friday 2nd De-cember either by email or posted tothe Nuffield Farming ScholarshipTrust, C/O Matt Ryan Executive Sec-retary, Rathmartin Rd, Nenagh, Co.Tipperary.
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North Tipp author Brendan Lynchhas published the first book to cele-brate Dublin’s UNESCO City of Lit-erature award, PRODIGALS ANDGENIUSES. The Writers and Artistsof Dublin’s Baggotonia. It will belaunched by Arts Minister JimmyDeenihan in Dublin on Novermber15.Foreword writer J. P. Donleavy said;“All the writers are here from SamuelBeckett to Brendan Behan and Pat-rick Kavanagh. The book is a worthytribute to our wonderful writers andpoets who battled against the odds inthe latter half of the twentieth centu-ry.”Brendan Lynch from Toomevara re-called, “I saw most of these writers inDublin as a youngster in the 1950s.Many people derided their lifestyleand their work. But they persistedand it’s great to see them now beingacknowledged. “Baggotonia is the Dublin equivalentof London’s Fitzrovia or the Leftbank of Paris Centred on Baggot andLeeson Streets, and girdled by theGrand Canal, it is the unmapped vil-lage of writers, artists and ne’er-do-wells which in the 1950s becameknown as Baggotonia. Its inhabitantsand habitués include four winners ofthe Nobel Prize for Literature andnearly every nineteenth and twentiethcentury Irish writer of note. FromOscar Wilde, Oliver St. John Goga-rty, George Moore and George Ber-nard Shaw to Samuel Beckett,Elizabeth Bowen, Seamus Heaney,James Joyce and Flann O’Brien.”PRODIGALS is based on interviewsand contemporary accounts and in-cludes chapters on censorship andaccounts of some of Ireland’s mostnotorious events, the Patrick Ka-
vanagh libel trial and the prosecutionof The Pike Theatre for alleged inde-cency in 1954. The book also paystribute to John Ryan, originally fromNewport, who launched the literarymagazine, Envoy, which foughtagainst censorship and first publishedmany of the struggling writers of theperiod.An accomplished artist, John exhibit-ed at the annual RHA shows and de-signed theatre sets for the Abbey,Gate and Olympia Theatres. Heplayed a major role inestablishing the Sandycove Martellotower as a Joyce Museum. A con-temporary insisted at John’s 1992funeral: “Few people did as much forIrish literature as John did in the leanfifties, when he provided hospitalityand encouragement to many an aspir-ing artist and writer. He was a Re-naissance man.”J. P. Donleavy concluded: "BrendanLynch’s book evokes vibrant memo-ries of an ancient Dublin. And couldthere be any other city in the worldmore worth speaking about? Oldfriends come back to life whoseminds still speak from the soul. An-cient sorrows remembered to haunt,but in which a bit of bright light stillglows."Brendan Lynch is a former Tipperarycounty cyclist. He has written sixbooks, including the award-winningGreen Dust.
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Macra Na FeirmeMembers of Devilsbit Macra trav-elled to the Annual Macra na FeirmeRally, held this year in the RadissonBlu Hotel in Little Island, Cork. Agreat weekend was had by all whoattended. Devilsbit Macra represent-ed North Tipperary in the Nationalfinals of the Know Your Ag Quiz andmanaged to come fourth following astrong showing from a number ofteams. The team was made up of Sa-rah Guilfoyle, Padraig Meade, JoeMcGrath and Tim Maher. This wasfollowed by a fancy dress partywhich was enjoyed by all. On Satur-day a number of events were organ-ised including farm walks, future ofDairy Industry Conference and a tripto Ballymaloe. Devilsbit Macra alsorepresented North Tipperary in theBeef and Sheep Stock judging Com-
petition which took place in FermoyMart on Sunday. Later we travelledto Kinsale to take in the atmospherein the cuisine capital of Ireland. Bestof luck to Roisin Ryan from neigh-bouring Moyne Macra representingNorth Tipperary Macra in the Queenof the Land Competition taking placethis weekend in Tullamore. Newmembers are always welcome, tojoin, check us out on facebook orcontact Bridget on 086 0822038.
Know your Ag Team, Joe McGrath, PadraigMeade, Sarah Guilfoyle and Tim Maher.
Roisin Ryan will be representingNorth Tipperary Macra na Feirme inthe Queen of the Land festival whichtakes place in Tullmore from 11th to13th November. Roisin is a memberof the Moyne/Templetuohy branchof Macra and the club’s PRO. She is21 years old and is currently study-ing to become an InternationalEquestrian Instructor with the BritishHorse Society in Dublin. Roisin isinvolved in several endeavours of theclub including drama in the NationalTalent Competition, impromptuspeaking, stock judging as well as
local fund raising. TheMoyne/Templetuohy Club and NorthTipperary Committee would like towish Roisin all the best in the compe-tition.
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The European Union commissionershave announced that agreement hasbeen reached to adopt English as thepreferred language for Europeancommunications, rather than German,which was the other possibility.As part of the negotiations, it wasconceded that English spelling hadsome room for improvement and hasaccepted a five-year phased plan forwhat will be known as Euro-English(Euro for short). In the first year, ‘s’will be used instead of the soft ‘c’.Sertainly, sivil servants will resievethis news with joy. Also, the hard ‘c’will be replaced with ‘k.’ Not onlywill this klear up konfusion, but type-writers kan have one less letter.There will be growing publik enthu-siasm in the sekond year, when thetroublesome ‘ph’ will be replaced by‘f’. This will make words like‘fotograf’ 20 per sent shorter.
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National Accessibility Week is a con-tinuation of the 2010 campaignwhich was designed with a particularfocus on illegal and inconsiderateparking, poor parking behaviour andthe difficulties and access issues thatare caused by parking on footpaths,blocking entrances etc. The theme ofthe week is ‘Park Right’.
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County Senior Football Final
Congratulations to Thomas MacDon-aghs on winning the county seniorfootball title on Sunday last at LeahyPark by defeating Moyle Rovers by 9points to 7 in a closely fought encoun-ter. It is the first time the title has goneto the North Division since 1975when Kilruane MacDonaghs won.The O’Dwyer Cup was presented tojoint captains Liam England(Roscrea) and Dan Hackett(Kildangan) by Football Board Chair-man, Noel Morris (Borrisokane). Theman of the match award, sponsoredgenerously as usual by John QuirkeJewellers in Cahir, deservedly wentto Philip Austin (Borrisokane) whosegeneral play and 5 points from freeswere instrumental in the ThomasMacDonaghs victory. Moyle Roverswill go on to represent Tipperary inthe Munster club championship asdivisional sides are not permitted toenter. They will play Cork champions,UCC, at a Tipperary venue on SundayNovember 20. Well done to all whomade arrangements for Sunday’s finaland in particular to the officials andstewards from the Cashel club whoput so much work into the event.Thanks also to Seamus King and theteam from Cashel King Cormacs re-sponsible for producing the pro-gramme. Finally, well done to refereeDavid Grogan from Aherlow and hisofficials.
Fethard Honoured
The Fethard teams which won theCounty Finals in 1978 and 1984 werehonoured at Sunday’s county footballfinals. They were introduced to theattendance between the two games.Well done to the organising commit-tee who makes these occasions suchenjoyable reunions for the players ofdays gone by.
Mullinahone Win 2 County Titles
Congratulations to CJ KickhamsMullinahone on winning two countytitles at the weekend. They won theMinor A hurling final at Templetuohyon Saturday by defeating Nenagh ÉireÓg by 1-18 to 0-18 and on Sundaythey won the Intermediate Footballfinal at Cahir with a 1-11 to 0-6 victo-ry over Emly. They also won 2 countytiles in 2006 on the same weekend, theIntermediate Football title and the Mi-nor Football B title. It was a greatachievement to win two titles on thesame weekend for the second time.The minor title was the club’s firstever at the A grade and the Intermedi-ate title was their third with the previ-
ous wins being in 2000 and 2006.Mullinahone will play Mountcollinsof Limerick in the Munster Club Inter-mediate quarter-final at ClonmelSportsfield on Sudnay next at 2pm.We wish them luck for the game. Lastweekend was special for all associatedwith the Mullinahone club but twofamilies in particular, the Currans andthe Lonergans, deserve special men-tion. All Star full back, Paul Curran,married Tracy Lonergan on Fridayand we congratulate them and wishthem well for the future. Then onSunday, Paul and his three brothers,Niall, Alan and Sean, and his newbrother-in-law, Michael, all played inthe Intermediate football final. It willcertainly be a weekend to rememberfor them. Niall Curran also announcedhis retirement from Inter-County foot-ball last week. Niall made his champi-onship debut at left corner-back vs.Limerick in May 2004 and has beenone of a select few to represent Tip-perary at all grades of both hurlingand football. He was a member of thepanel which won the Tommy MurphyCup in 2005, the Allianz FootballLeague Division 3 title in 2009 andpromotion from Division 4 in 2008.He has always shown great dedicationat both county and club level and wethank him for his contribution to Tip-perary teams and wish him well forhis future at club level.
County Minor B Football Final
Ballyporeen won the county minor Bfootball final on Sunday at LeahyPark, Cashel with a decisive 2-16 to1-7 win over Kildangan. It wasBallyporeen’s first title on their ownat this grade. They were part of acombination team called Brian Borus,which also included Clogheen, thatwon the title in 1986. The victory sawBallyporeen become the first recipi-ents of the impressive Hugh KennedyMemorial Cup which was presentedon Sunday by Liam Kennedy, brotherof the late Hugh of Arravale Rovers, aformer Chairman of the TipperaryFootball Board and a leading light offootball in Tipperary for many dec-ades.
Munster Intermediate Club Hurl-ing
Hard luck to Aherlow following abrave but ultimately unsuccessful bidto qualify for the Munster Intermedi-ate club hurling final on Sunday last.They were beaten by a single point2-15 to 1-17 by Effin of Limerick,who now go on to play Ballyduff ofKerry in the final.
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Munster Junior A Club Football
Congratulations to Kildangan on win-ning their Munster junior club footballquarter final against Sean Finns ofLimerick by 1-9 to 0-10 at Pairc nanGael, Limerick on Friday night last.They will play Sliabh gCua of Water-ford in the semi-final at Puckane onSunday next, November 13 at 2pmwith Sean Joyof Kerry as referee.
Tipperary Clubs Draw
Well done to Vincent Flood of TwoMile Borris who won €20,000 or a carin the Tipperary Clubs Draw held inKennedy’s Bar, Rearcross on Fridaynight last. The ticket was sold byMoycarkely-Borris GAA Club. Theother big prize winner on the nightwas Tom Noone of Sarsfield St.,Thurles who won €10,000. His ticketwas sold by Durlas Óg. St. Mary’sClonmel won the club prize of €1,000.Well done to al the winners andthanks to Kennedy’s Bar and the SeanTreacys club for hosting the draw andshowing their usual great hospitality.
County Board Meeting
The next meeting of Tipperary Coun-ty Board will take place at the Sars-fields Centre, on Tuesday November15 at 8pm. This is an important meet-ing as it will consider the champion-ship structures for next year so allclubs are asked to ensure their dele-gates are present.
County Board Convention
The annual convention of TipperaryCounty Board will take place on Mon-day December 19 at the Dome at Sem-ple Stadium. Nomination and motionforms have been sent to all clubs andnominations and motions must be re-turned to County Secretary, TimFloyd by Sunday November 20.
Tomas O Baroid’s Book Launch
We wish Tipperary County BoardPresident and former Secretary, To-mas Ó Baróid best wishes for thelaunch of his much awaited autobiog-raphy on Friday night next, November11 at the Sarsfields Social Centre at8pm. The book was co-written withSusan Max from Thurles whom wecongratulate Susan along with Tom-my for such a fine production. Thebook will be launched by former GAAPresident, Peter Quinn and all pro-ceeds will go to the Hospice.
Tipperary Referees On Duty
Good luck to Tipperary referees,Johnny Ryan and Brian Tyrell, both ofwhom will be on duty in the Munsterclub championships on Sunday next,November 13. Johnny will referee thesenior hurling semi-final betweenCarrigtwohill (Cork) and CrusheenClare) at Pairc Ui Chaoimh at 2pmand Brian Tyrell will referee theintermediate football semi-finalbetween Miltown / Castlemaine(Kerry) and Clondgad (Clare) atMiltown in Kerry also at 2pm.
Jill Horan Named a Camogie AllStar
Congratulations to Tipperary cam-ogie midfielder, Jill Horan, who wasnamed on the Camogie All Star team2011. During the All Ireland champi-onship Jill was twice named Player ofthe Match for outstanding displays.She is from from Drangan and playswith Cashel. The team was announcedat a banquet in CityWest on Saturdaynight last. Tipperary county officersCarmel Harkin, Patsy Carroll andBernie O Dowd were among the at-tendance as was former President ofthe Camogie Association, LizHoward.
County Camogie Final
The county senior camogie final fin-ished in a draw, Cashel 2-4 Drom0-10 at The Ragg last Saturday. Thereplay takes place in The Ragg nextSunday, November 13.
Ladies Football
Congratulations to the Aherlow La-dies junior football team on qualifyingfor the club All Ireland final with a2-11 to 1-11 victory over St.Syslvester’s of Dublin at Sean TreacyPark, Tipperary Town on Sundaylast. They will play the Tyrone cham-pions in the final on the weekend ofNovember 19/20. We wish them thevery best of luck for the final.
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A wide and varied choice ofevening and day time entertainmentto be experienced next week duringthe 9th annual Cashel Arts Festival.‘Birds and Animals’, this yearsthemed arts exhibition, will beopened by artist Eamon Colman, inthe Cashel Library on the 11th Nov.at 8pm, come along and experiencethis exhibition with a twist! The Lit-erary Pub Trail on the 12th Nov.Dust off your history books andmake your way down to the Plaza at9pm, and the history of Cashel willcome alive in Feehans, MikeyRyan’s and The Cellar Bar in thePalace, through song, drama, poetryand readings.
Enjoy a tasty 3 course meal in CaféTerrasse while being entertained,table side, by the up and comingcomedian, Jack Wise. Mark the 18thNovember on your calendar for thishighly entertaining evening .Kickoff 7.30pm Tickets available fromthe Heritage Centre Cashel, 06262511, Café Terrasse, or on linewww.cashelartsfest.com €25. Groupdiscounts are available for this nightfor 6 or more, the booker goes free.If it’s live music you’re after thenpop down to the Bru Boru on the19th of November at 8.30pm for anevening of Choral music from notone, but four choirs ,headlining are‘4 in a bar ‘,Irelands leading Barber-shop Quartet, the Cashel Communi-ty School Choir ,the UrsulineThurles Chamber Choir, and all theway from Cork ,The WillcolaneSingers. Tickets on sale at the Herit-age Centre, 062 62511 or atwww.cashelartsfest.com The DublinGuitar Quartet will be performing inthe Cashel Library with their palata-ble mix of music from the worldsleading composers on the 15th Nov.Obtain your tickets from the libraryon 062 63825.
Some free events at this year’s Festalso include; An Architecture Talkin Ardmayle on the 16th November.If town planning and developmentespecial in the recent years hassparked your interest, and alterna-tive strategies and design of living,working and playing space appealsto you than Orla Murphy's talk isright up your street! At 8pm in Ard-mayle Church.
For all film buffs, Feehans Pub,Cashel on the 20th November at8pm will be the setting for our Fes-tival Film Night: ‘This is IrishFilm’. Short Irish made and pro-duced films will be screened. Youwill be amazed at how talented weIrish are. Did you know that its 100years of the Girl Guides in Ireland
and to mark this occasion an infor-mal evening in O’Brien’s lodge onthe 16th Nov is taking place .Anevening to share ones experience’sof the guides. No booking necessarycome along at 8pm.
For family fun:Cashel ShoppingCentre is the place to be on the 19thNov at 1pm to watch a freeperformance from David Day andhis African Drums, this is followedby Drumming workshops forfamily’s, Beginners and Teenagersat the same venue starting at 2.15.Booking for these at the Heritagecentre on 062 62511.
For all budding X factor wannabes,the solo and choir competitions tak-ing place on the 19th November inBru Boru could be the start for you,application forms on our web sitewww.cashelartsfest.com need to bein before the 11 November, andspectators are free to enjoy the tal-ent on the day.
Due to popular demand most ofworkshops for children are full andare working on a waiting list basis;however some places are availableon: The Fly Tying workshop in theLibrary on the 19th Nov, run in as-sociation with the Cashel ,Goldenand Tipperary anglers. All childrento be accompanied by an adult.Bookthrough the library 062 63825.Places are still available for TheMould and Casting workshop in thepicturesque surroundings of the His-toric Killenure Castle in Knockavil-la on the 19th and 20th ofNovember, €30 for 2 full days ofexploring and appreciating 3Dshapes while producing a 2 pieceplaster mould and casting your de-sired object, book your place at theHeritage Centre on 062 62511.John Cash is running a 1 day pho-tography workshop for €45 includ-ing lunch in Bailey’s Hotel, Cashelon the 12th, book through theCashel Library 062 63825. SeanNos workshop for 10yrs + will takeplace in the VEC building on 13thNov, book your place through theLibrary on 062 63825. The tapestryworkshop on the19th on the Libraryhas just a few places left so to joinMerrie O Higgins in creating asmall tapestry, book with the libraryon 062 63825. On Sunday the 20thIan fox will give a talk with musicrecordings of the great composerFranz Liszt in the Cashel Palace,book through the Heritage centre orcome along on theday.
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The Camogie All-Star Team 2011.Photo by Mike Ryan
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2011 was another successful year inthe relatively short history of theclub. The club has now 160 memberswith the vast majority of them beingplaying members.Our growing numbers of u 8s and u10s have enjoyed a great year oflearning the skills of Camogie andgaining friendships from differentnationalities in the community that isNenagh Eire Og Camogie club. Theycontinue to improve and enjoy them-selves under expert tuition in a con-trolled and safe environment.Our u 12s had two very competitiveteams and they had a very good yearwith the A team winning the A coun-ty final against Newport. It is a verywell balanced team with stars on eve-ry line. There was a lot of work doneduring the year and it paid off withthe county final win.The u 14s had the heartbreak of los-ing two county finals in the A divi-sion this year. This takes it to fourcounty finals in two years, comingout of last years B competition it wasquite an achievement to qualify forboth county finals again this year this time at A level .As a club weneed to kick on and turn around thesenarrow defeats into victories.The U 15s got to the County A semifinal and lost out after an epic battleagainst a very experienced Toome-vara team. This team has plenty ofability and will be the cornerstone ofthe clubs drive forward to contest Acompetitions at Minor level in yearsto come.U16s lost out at County B semi finalstage to a wonderful Cahir team aftergiving their all throughout the year.Like the u 15s they will provide for-ward thrust into contesting Minor Acompetitions in years to comeOur Minors had a tough year at Bgrade but it was a learning experiencefor this very young teamOur Junior B team won the Munsterplate final and lost out to a very ex-
perienced Borrisoleigh team in thecounty Quarter Final. It was a histor-ic year for this team who won theclubs first ever adult competitionagainst Kilishen of Clare. After awonderful game Nenagh won out 2-05 to 3-0 .Team Captain Mary Dillo lifted the clubs first adult Trophy toscenes of absolute joy in the homeground of Mac Donagh park. Thisteam has been the driving force forthe club because they had to sufferterrible defeats over the years be-cause of their inexperience. Theynever dropped their heads and contin-ued on the slow and sometimes pain-ful path of gaining experience fromevery defeat and using it to their ad-vantage. They are a perfect exampleof patience and dedication to theircause, which was to get their day inthe sun which they grasped firmlywith both hands.St Marys Convent Nenagh who is animportant part of the clubs produc-tion line won the u 11 and u 13 ACumhann Na mBunscoil finals and StMarys Secondary school won thesenior A league with an ever growingnumber of Nenagh Eire Og teammembers.The club had an increasing presenceon Tipperary Panels throughout theyear. Hazel McAuliffe and MaeveCoffey represented their schools inthe Primary Games. Grace O BrienMichelle Collins and Rachel Maherrepresented the club at u 14 level.Alanna Morris Holly O Brien andAileen Duggan represented the clubat u 16 level while Ciara McGrathrepresented the club at Minor Inter-mediate and Senior levels.Alanna Morris and Aileen Dugganwon Munster and All Ireland honourswith the Tipperary u 16 team whileCiara McGrath won an All Irelandmedal with the Tipperary Minors.These All Ireland Medals are the firstthree All Ireland medals won byNenagh Eire Og club players while
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Ciara McGrath represented a clubfrom Nenagh on the Tipperary Seniorfor the first time in 50 Years.W e would like to thank all our com-mittee and team managers andcoaches for their hard work duringthe year, our sponsors who keep us inthe beautiful gear that we wear, theTipperary Management who havefaith in our players the County Boardfor doing a magnificent job this yearThe Referees for keeping the showon the road the Schools who train ourplayers to better levels of expertise
Nenagh C.B.S for use of theirgrounds and of course our partnersNenagh Eire Og who like a big broth-er to us and last but not least theMacDonagh park committee whokeep the pitches in order.A special appeal to anyone that hasany video d.v.d coverage of anyNenagh Eire Og Camogie ganes orpresentations or photographs as weare in the process of collecting andsaving everything for future Histori-ans of the club. Please contact Endaat 083 334337
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The county Masters and under 23cross country was hosted on No-vember, 6, 2011. Kevin Moore hada great run finishing in first placein the under 23 race. In the mastersrace Donal Keane finished secondand James Ryan was 5th. MichaelMoore, Tommy Byrnes and PatRyan were in 7th, 13th and 15thpositions. The team of Donal.James, Tommy and Pat won thegold medals in the team over 35category. James was first in theover 45 category and Michael wasfirst in the over 50 category. BenEnglish and John Mc Cormickwere in 17th and 24th positions
with Ben collecting the bronzemedal in the over 50 category. Li-am Butler, John Moore and ChrisRyan were in 26th, 27th and 36thpositions. The team of Michael,Ben and Liam won the gold medalsin the team over 50 category andthe team of John, Chris and GerryRalph who ran the marathon onlysix day earlier won the bronzemedals in the over 50category. The club was well repre-sented at the Dublin Marathon witha number of athletes from the clubtaking part. Michael Ryan had thehonour of leading the club homewith a PB of 2:58. Gerry Ralph
and michael both recorded a timeof 3:32. Padraig Coen had a time of3:49 and Leah Macormack record-ed a time of 3:55. PJ Holmes had atime of 420. Fran Murnane finishedthe course in a time of 441 andraised much needed funds forCrumlin Children's hospital. TheMunster Intermediate will takeplace on Sunday the 13th of No-vember.
Juvenile ResultsWe had three teams in action lastSunday in the Co. cross countryrelays. Our boys U/10 put in a fineperformance to take the silver
medals. They were led out byStephen Browne who handed on toDavid Carroll, Ben Loughman rana fine 3rd leg and Aaron Renehanbrought them home. In the boysU/12 Cathal Carr, BrendanO'Dwyer, Hugo Bourke and KieranBrowne competed well but wereout of the medals. Our u/14 girlswere always in contention for themedals right to the finish but werepipped on the line.The team wasEimear Loughman,EibhlisMcDonald,Jean Kelly and GemmaRyan. well done all. The next out-ing is the Munster uneven ages inClonmel next weekend.
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The County Juvenile Cross CountryRelays took place in Thurles CrokesComplex on Sunday 6th Novemberamid glorious sunshine. Nenagh Ol-ympic A.C. emerged as the topCounty Club on the day winning 4out of the 7 titles up for decision withClonmel A.C., Templemore A.C. &Thurles Crokes A.C. winning 1 titleeach. Our thanks to Thurles CrokesA.C. for hosting the Relays, top classas usual & to all who helped out onthe day.
The Munster Juvenile Even CrossCountry Championships took placein Newmarket On Fergus, Co. Clareon Sunday 23rd October. Tipperaryathletes fared very well on the daywinning 9 individual medals, 4 setsof Inter-Club medals & 4 sets of In-ter-County medals. For a full set ofresults, log ontotipperaryathletics.com.
All the medal winners from U/12 up-wards now go forward to representClub, County & Munster at the AAINational Cross Country Champion-ships in Sligo Racecourse on Sunday27th November & we wish them wellin their endeavours.
Sunday 13th November - MunsterJuvenile Uneven Age & IntermediateCross Country Championships inPowerstown Racecourse, Clonmel.First race starts at 11.30am.Sunday 20th November – MunsterJuvenile “B” & Masters Cross Coun-try Championships in Limerick Race-course. First race starts at 11.30am.Sunday 27th November – WoodiesDIY AAI Inter County & JuvenileEven Age Cross Country Champion-ships in Sligo.
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The County Juvenile Cross CountryRelays were held in Thurles CrokesComplex on Sunday 6th November.The Club had 2 teams entered on theday, Boys U/10 & Boys U/12 & bothteams did very well winning Bronzemedals. Congratulations to the BoysU/10 team of Cillian McDonagh, Ad-am O’Dwyer, Kyle Shelly & AndrewAlexander & the Boys U/12 team ofJack Fallon, Sean Mockler, BenO’Dwyer, Oran Mulhall & Tom Ma-her.
The Munster Juvenile Even AgeCross Country Championships tookplace in Newmarket On Fergus, Co.Clare on Sunday 23rd of October. TheClub had 12 athletes competing &they brought home 2 individual med-als & 3 Inter-County Team medals.Congratulations to all our athleteswho took part & represented the Clubso well. Individual medals were wonby Adam O’Dwyer who was firsthome for Tipperary when he finished9th in the Boys U/10 1,000m & JackFallon who was also first home for
Tipperary & won Bronze in the BoysU/12 2000m race. Adam with histeam-mate Kyle Shelly also won aBronze Inter-County medal for Tip-perary in the Boys U/10 1,000m asthe 1st & 2nd scoring members of theteam while Jack Fallon won a BronzeInter-County medal for Tipperary &was the first scoring member of theTipperary team. The Boys U/10 teamof Adam O’Dwyer, Kyle Shelly, Cil-lian McDonagh & Andrew Alexan-der finished 11th in the Inter-Clubcompetition while the Boys U/12team of Jack Fallon, Rhys Shelly,Sean Mockler, Ben O’Dwyer & OranMulhall finished 5th.
Cross Country Training takes placeevery Tuesday & Thursday eveningsat 7.30pm in the Middlepiece, TwoMile Borris. New athletes & help aremost welcome.
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Having looked at depression among theyoung and the elderly, I would now liketo consider it in a social context, includ-ing the basic social unit of the family.We have seen that the functioning of afamily has a significant relationship withdepression on children, and poor parent-ing and poor bonding with the primarycarer may leave a child vulnerable todepression in later life. The truth is thata depressed parent has difficulty in prop-er parenting. Undoubtedly, a depressedmember, young or adult, is a negativeand sometimes devastating experiencefor others in the family. It is particularlypainful if the depression is recurrent orchronic (ongoing), in which case it maycomplicate recovery from other illness-es. The depressed member may not beable to go to work, remain in bed forlong periods, isolate himself from otherfamily members, and perhaps be unableto manage minimal tasks. This negativ-ism and hopelessness can bring conflict,frustration, and confusion into the fami-ly. It is a depressing experience for theother members.Kameron Hardin and Marny Hall havesome points that might help you recog-nise if your partner has depression thatare worth mentioning. You might, forexample, notice a change in their per-sonality. They may have become moreserious and be smiling less, withdrawfrom social activities, become less chat-ty, grow silent, become careless, lessinterested in sex, frequently cry, andspeak in a monotone. Your partnermight begin to complain of physicalailments such as headaches and stom-ach-aches, and might be drinking morethan usual, or watching more televisionthan usual. Perhaps their style in clothesmay change, they may become less in-terested in what they wear, or begin towear dark clothes. Their sleeping patternmay also have changed, and they maybecome more anxious and worried espe-cially over money, bills and health, andsuffer a downward spiral of self-blameand self-criticism. Overall, the relation-ship may feel awkward.Seeing these behaviours may preventserious discord in the family, otherwisefamily members, who may be sympa-thetic at the beginning, may eventuallylose patience and see the depressed per-son as burdensome, unreasonable andperhaps obstinate and headstrong, andmaking no effort to help themselves. Asthe non-depressed members of the fami-ly become intolerant they may as usesuch phrases as ‘your problem is reallygetting on my nerves’, just pull yourselftogether’,’ you really need a shrink’, ‘ifyou don’t do something about this, I’mleaving’, ‘look on the bright side, youstill have your health (job, money,looks’), ‘cheer up, things can’t really bethat bad’ and so on. It is hard for family
members to put themselves in the de-pressed member’s shoes, but it is theonly way to help, otherwise the with-drawing of support may only increasethe sufferer’s depression.Emerging studies appear to have founda pattern of depression history in somefamilies, and this may help membersmay be more understanding of what ishappening. Some writers are confidentthat chronic or severe depression may bepart of a family’s genetics, but I suspectthat depression can be learned, andpassed from generation to generation.There is also the question of how mem-bers of a family interact with each other.If some of these have poor attachmentstyles (cannot properly relate) so thatthey avoid intimacy, this can alienatehelpful members and therefore increasedepression. There are many other con-siderations that may influence patternsof family depression such as abuse, sub-stance abuse, alcoholism, and otherharmful and negative circumstances.Constance Hammen and Edward Wat-kins agree with this, but advocate thathereditary factors may make some peo-ple more likely to get depressed whenfaced with such negative factors. Myfeeling, however, is that people learn tobe depressed. This may stretch over sev-eral generations and result in familymembers becoming vulnerable to de-pression. New research involving wom-en in Australia show a significantassociation between abuse or combinedabuse (physical, sexual and emotional)by a partner and depression. Abuse anddepression have a devastating effect ona family.
Jim O’Shea works as a counsellor fromFurze, Thurles. Ph.087-8211009www.jimoshea.net. Jim O’Shea’s book‘When a child dies. Footsteps of aGrieving Family’ is published by Ver-itas. The royalties from this book willgo the theChildren’sHospital inCrumlin
Jim O’Shea’snew bookcalled Abuse,about domes-tic violence,workplace
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