Tipp Tatler Issue 217 Christmas 2014

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A man walks into a bar with his wife.Barman: Hi, what can I get you?Man: A pint of Guinness and a glassof water for my lovely wife, she'sdriving.Barman: That's €4.50 for the pint and20c for the water.The couple enjoy their drinks.3 years later (2017) the couple returnto the barBarman: Ah how's it going, long timeno see. What can I get you?Man: Can I get a pint of Guinness anda glass of water for my lovely wife,still doing the driving.

Barman: No problem. That's €4.90 forthe Guinness and €5.20 for the water.Man: What! How can water be dearerthan my Guinness? I'm after workinghard all week and get to go out forone drink with my wife and your tell-ing me water is how much?!Barman: Well that's the cost of waternow.Man: How the hell is it that much?Barman: Because you sat on yourbackside and did feck all in 2014!

The trial of an Icelandic banker.Judge: How do you plead?Banker: GuiltyJudge: I hereby sentence you to 25years for fraud and theft of millions tofund a luxury lifestyle.Banker: SorryJudge: Sorry for what?Banker: Sorry I wasn't a banker inIreland.

When a customer slid into the barberchair, the barber asked him how hewanted his hair cut."Make it short," the customer replied,"with a bare patch above my left ear,but longer on the right side so that itcovers my right ear. I also want myleft sideburn above my left ear and theright sideburn below my right ear."

The barber looked puzzled and said,"I don't think I can do that."The customer replied, "I don't knowwhy not--that's the way you cut it thelast time I was here!"

Larry's shed burned down and hiswife, Beth, called the insurance com-pany.Beth spoke to the insurance agent andsaid, "We had that shed insured forfifty thousand, and I want my mon-ey."The agent replied, "Whoa there, just aminute. Insurance doesn't work quitelike that. An independent adjuster willassess the value of what was insured,and then we'll provide you with a newshed of similar worth."There was a long pause, and thenBeth replied, "If that's how it works,then I want to cancel the life insur-ance policy on my husband."

When a customer slid into the barberchair, the barber asked him how hewanted his hair cut."Make it short," the customer replied,"with a bare patch above my left ear,but longer on the right side so that itcovers my right ear. I also want myleft sideburn above my left ear and theright sideburn below my right ear."

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Harold's wife bought a new line ofexpensive cosmetics guaranteed tomake her look years younger. After alengthy sitting before the mirror ap-plying the "miracle" products, sheasked, "Darling, honestly, what agewould you say I am?"Looking over her carefully, Haroldreplied, "Judging from your skin,twenty; your hair, eighteen; and yourfigure, twenty five.""Oh, you flatterer!" she gushed."Hey, wait a minute!" Harold inter-rupted. "I haven't added them up yet."

Bumping into a woman on the foot-path, the Tom Cruise look- alike apol-ogized, "Pardon me!""That's quite all right," the womanreplied. "You look just like my fourthhusband.""Wow!" he said. "How many timeshave you been married?"She winked at him and said, "Three."

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Ten Towns to benefit underthe Tipperary County Coun-cil and Tipperary Local En-terprise Office RetailSupport Programme in rollout of the first phase of the“Town Centre Initiative”.Ten Tipperary towns have been ap-proved a package of supports underthe interim Retail Support Pro-gramme. Beneficiaries under the€25,000 fund include; Cahir TidyTowns, Carrick on Suir BusinessAssociation, Clonmel Chamber,Fethard Business & Tourism Ltd.,Holycross Forum, Nenagh Chamberof Commerce, Roscrea Chamber,Thurles Chamber, Tipperary Inte-grated Resource Development andKillenaule Town Enhancement.The scheme administered by Tipper-ary County Council’s Local Enter-prise Office targeted Chambers,Business Associations and Commu-nity Groups and offered a series ofmeasures to help regain the commer-cial viability of retail businesses andto safeguard both new and existing

jobs in the County’s retail sector.Under the scheme, towns and villag-es were offered a grant of €1,000towards eligible marketing and PRactivities, an “outside broadcast”with local radio stations Tipp FM orTipp Mid West in addition to theservices of a Mentor- Red PR to as-sist with the formulation of amarketing/PR plan for the partici-pating town or village.

In addition, through Chambers andTraders Associations across Tipper-ary, The Local Enterprise Office isoffering the sector, training, mentor-ing, management development, up-skilling in social media,e-commercesolutions and On Line TradingVouchers, GIBO (Getting IrishBusiness On Line) and other sup-ports for businesses who lack a webpresence, text or other scheme toattract new, retain existing custom-ers and encourage increased spendin Tipperary’s towns and villagesThe Retail Support Programme isthe first phase in the roll out of a se-ries of supports by Tipperary CountyCouncil and Tipperary Local Enter-prise Office under the “Town Centre

Initiative”. A Study of the retail sec-tor in 2012 identified common ac-tions that could be pursued and arerelevant to all key towns and villag-es reviewed. Actions included theestablishment of a town centre fo-rum, revitalisation of vacant and der-elict properties/shop units, use ofsocial media/web sites/town shop-ping apps, promoting the concept of“Shop Local”, provision of tailoredtraining courses to meet the needs ofretailers such as customer relation-ship management, brand identity,PR, festivals and events, enhancinglinks with tourism, developing farm-ers markets and new collective mar-

keting initiatives designed toincrease foot fall and spend in theCounty.

This interim Retail Support Pro-gramme will be evaluated and bene-ficiaries are obliged to submit apost- event report detailing the im-pact of the Initiative in the Town/Village such as foot-fall, spend, sat-isfaction rating, employmentcreated/maintained (direct and indi-rect), collaboration/ joint initiativeswith Municipal Districts, new initia-tives/ events introduced and commu-nity participation.

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The Long Acre,Stories from a disappearing Ireland

PJ Cunningham’s newbook The Long Acre car-ries on the vital traditionof John B Keane’s workin telling the stories of adisappearing Ireland, ac-cording to the Kerry au-thor’s son, Billy.

“In a writing sense, PJCunningham is a son ofmy father,” said BillyKeane at the book’slaunch in Dublin onThursday night.

“This book bears witness to a timeand place where, after centuries oftraditional ways, the people experi-enced rapid change into a modernsociety between the fifties and seven-ties

“It was a time when the comelymaidens made way for their moremodern sisters in stilettos and mini-skirts walking past the village greenin a society shelving the skin of reli-gion and superstition,” explainedKeane, who launched the book inDubray Bookshop on Grafton Street.

The stories containedin The Long Acre fo-cus on the often-hero-ic struggles withinordinary lives as peo-ple aspired to a betterway in and around thesmallholdings of thecountry.

It was a world wherethe new rural electrifi-cation scheme shonelights into the darkest

corners of the country – a processthat was repeated on an intellectualand emotional level among a matur-ing population through the followingdecades.

The book is a slice of recent history,capturing the fears and aspirations ofa people forced to take new direc-tions at the crossroads between oldand modern Ireland.

The stories in this collection look atthe fallout as these two worlds collid-ed within communities and thechurch.

For over 100,000 homeowners in arrears andtheir partners, being served a summons tocourt by the bank is the moment they havebeen dreading most. So many homeownershave been sticking their heads in the sand,hoping and praying for a knight in shining ar-mour that will save them from homelessness.The penny drops however when that knockcomes to the door, often in the evening time,and the unsuspecting homeowner is handedthe summons by a stranger. Its a momentwhen even the hardest of people, muscle-bound bruisers, turn to jelly, and the most pos-itive people in life are overcome with shock,anxiety and depression. Physically, the heart-beat revs to palpitations, many have reportedto us shortness of breathe, nausea and trem-bling.

These reactions are the release of pent upanxiety, often building over a number ofyears, as worst fears are realised. It isn't pentup emotions alone that bring about such reac-tions when handed a summons for a civil billapplication by the bank. One of the main con-tributors is, believe it or not, ignorance, a lackof knowledge regarding what the summons isand what it means.

If you, like scores of thousands, have falleninto arrears on your mortgage, it is likely thatyou believe you will have no options otherthan to eventually hand in your keys or go tocourt to lose it sooner rather than later. This isin reality far from the case. If a home ownerdecides they wish to defend themselves hav-ing received a summons to court they can beguaranteed, with a little knowledge, to remainin their home for years to come. If you haverecently been served with a summons to theCircuit Court, here's a few starting facts thatwill put your mind at ease and allow you agood night's sleep. The facts and court defencetactics outlined below do not present a silverbullet but rather will gain you significantamounts of time during which the LandLeague aims to build a national campaign toend evictions and achieve an across the boardwrite-down on home mortgage debt.

1. When you go to the Circuit Court for thefirst time you will be in front of the CountyRegistrar. The Registrar is not a Judge. TheRegistrar is almost like a gate-keeper, and it ishis/her job to make sure everything requiredfor a case is present before sending the case tothe "Judges List". If you do not present a de-fence the Registrar will make an Order forPossession of your home.

2. On your first appearance the Court Regis-trar cannot make any decision, whether that beto send the case to the Judges list; grant theBank its application for Possession; or evenstrike the case out with a right to re-apply. Be-cause the Registrar can do nothing on the firstsitting, we advise homeowners to say very lit-tle. An adjournment will be given automatical-ly by the Registrar with a date to return.Currently adjournments are for between twomonths and four months in the Circuit Courtsand extending all the time.

3. On the second appearance before the Regis-trar he/she has the authority (according to theirown understanding of the constitution) to takean action, such as sending the case to theJudge's list etc. We advise at this stage thatyou attend the court with a short affidavit (adocument stating facts you wish to tell theJudge in your defence). Do not present the af-fidavit immediately, but rather play for moretime. Achieving adjournments throughout thecourt process is a core objective of our courtstrategy, keeping people in their home for aslong as possible. A number of reasons to seek

an adjournment at this second sitting include(a) I have applied for legal aide and await adecision, (b) I have recently sent a letter to thebank regarding negotiations and I await a re-sponse (do send such a letter one week beforethe second sitting), (c) I have made an ap-pointment to obtain legal advice and ask foran adjournment. Similar reasons can be givento seek more time. Remember you are a lay-litigant and as such will receive more lee-waythan a trained solicitor.

4. If the Registrar insists on you presenting adefence, then you may use the affidavit. TheAffidavit can contain any form a defence, butmake sure it states clearly that it is not your"full, final and perfected defence", but ratheronly serves to meet the requirement of havingsome sort of defence to send up to the judgeslist. Saying "I am trying my best" is not a de-fence. A defence must in some way refute theallegations of the bank. At this stage the affi-davit should not be detailed. The affidavit mayrefer to the fact that the mortgage was securi-tised; that the interest rates claimed by thePlaintiff (that's the bank) are incorrect; that themortgage was misrepresented to you, or a hostof other Prima Facie (on the face of it) defenc-es. Only use one or two and remember, its notthe Registrar's job to decide on the merits ofyour defence, his/her job is simply to move itto the Judge's list.

5. If your requests for an adjournment at thesecond sitting have not been successful andyour case has been moved to the Judges list,this does not mean you will be up in front of aJudge that day. Instead the case will be ad-journed again and you will once more be be-fore the registrar in two/three/four/ monthstime. At this stage the Registrar will ensurethat all parties wish to continue and that eve-rything is in place for a trial. Another adjourn-ment will be given and a date set for theJudge's list. This sitting in the Registrar's courtmay provide more opportunities to delay andseek an adjournment.

6. If and when you finally appear before a Cir-cuit Court Judge it is only for "mention", inother words the Judge will want to know,more months having passed, if both partieswish to proceed. This is where the real delay-ing can begin, where you can put the bank onthe back foot by seeking discovery (the releaseof documentary evidence from the bank) andmany other tactics. The Judge will set anotherdate to return to mention the case again andfind out if your reasons for delay have beensatisfied and if so, a date can be given forhearing. If not, more adjournments can be re-quested.

We at the Land league hope that the aboveinformation has put your mind at ease in thisholiday season. As you can see, before oneword is spoken to a Judge or the matters dis-cussed in Court, you can delay the process byup to two years. When the case actually beginsfurther delay is easily achieved, and all thetime we are building outside the courts a na-tional movement for fair mortgage repay-ments. By knowing and using your rights yourhome can remain a sanctuary for you and yourfamily for years to come, and hopefully for aslong as you desire.

All along the way your local Land League canhelp you. Contact your local league for moredetails on workshops and clinics, or alterna-tively call 0894740811 to find out when thefree workshops will be in you area. For moreinformation visit www.thelandleague.net andfind on Facebook.com/thelandleague

Just Been Summonsed To Court?Don't Panic, Read This....

Mary T Keane firsttrained as a teacher inEngland, pursued thatprofession there andthen returned to Ireland.

Her abiding interest washowever in health andfitness. In her researchabout natural health, shestudied the writings ofboth medical and natu-ral health experts.

Dr Jarvis an American medical doc-tor come believer in folk medicineand Dr Lelord Kordel, the famousAmerican dietician are among herfavourite writers on health. Her stud-ies prompted her to write four bookson natural health. One of these wasnamed ‘Research your Health’. Thisher 5th book is a re-edition of thatbook, which is now entitled ‘NaturalHealth Through Wiser Living’.Though slightly different in contentto the original, the principles are thesame as ‘Research your Health’which was for a time among the‘best sellers’ in Easons.

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it. The book buyer Sally’s responsewith ‘Oh, if Gay said it, that’senough’ left her in doubt about theoutcome.

And now more than 20 years laterMary has felt compelled to re-editthe book and to pass on a few secretsof natural health which she haslearned along the way. However, shebelieves that this book could be ofbenefit to persons seeking a route tonatural health, or perhaps who couldhelp their bodies heal naturally. Thereader is left to ‘research’ his/herhealth in this book ‘Natural HealthThrough Wiser Living’. The book ison sale in Easons nationwide

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By Caroline O’Donovan, Nutritionist,National Dairy Council

There’s nothing quite like festive foodto tempt us into the Christmas mood!This Christmas Time, we highlight howeasy it is to include dairy as part of abalanced diet - be it in cooking or bak-ing, or as part of delicious meals andsnacks.

Three servings from the ‘milk, yogurtand cheese’ food group are recom-mended as part of balanced diet eachday (including Christmas day!), andthis increases to five daily servings be-tween the ages of 9-18 years. Examplesof one serving include 200ml milk,125ml yogurt or 25g cheddar-typecheese, with low-fat options advised.Tasty choices to help you achieve yourrecommended intake from this foodgroup include:

· Milk-based soups and sauceswith seasonal vegetables

· Potato gratin made with milk andcheese

· Irish cheese board with a selec-tion of crackers

· Mug of warm milk or a hot choc-olate treat

· Turkey sambos with cranberrysauce and grated cheddar/ Irish brie

· Porridge made with milk with asprinkle of cinnamon

· Stewed fruit with cinnamon andnutmeg served with low-fat custard/yogurt

· Rice pudding made using low-fatmilk with dried fruit

Controlling ChristmasCalories!

T’is the season for temptation - whetherit’s the circulating hors d’oeuvres at awork party, or that after dinner tin ofchocolates! And while indulging in atreat now and then shouldn’t befrowned upon, we need to rememberthe importance of having a healthy, bal-anced diet so that we ensure to con-sume the nutrients we need for goodhealth.

The Department of Health's Food Pyra-mid provides healthy eating guidance

for adults and children over the age offive years. Foods are categorised intosix different groups with guidelines onthe number of servings to be eaten fromeach food group on a daily basis. It isadvised to choose a variety of foodsfrom each of the bottom four shelvesevery day to get a good range of vita-mins and minerals, limiting foods fromthe top shelf which are high in fat, sug-ar and salt. Further details on the FoodPyramid are available at www.ndc.ie.Some Tips Include:

Staying mindful of portion sizes – es-pecially for treat foods with high sugarand/or fat contents. Try sharing aChristmas cake slice or having a ‘treat’size chocolate bar, rather than full por-tions.Choosing healthier side orders such asseasonal vegetables when eating out.Snacking on healthier festive alterna-tives such as fruit and yogurt with asprinkle of cinnamon, or unsalted nuts.Festive Fitness

The National Guidelines for PhysicalActivity recommend that adults exer-cise at a moderate level for at least 30minutes a day on 5 days a week (or 150minutes per week), while children andyoung people (aged 2-18 years) need at

least 60 minutes of moderate to vigor-ous activity every day.

Regular physical activity is equally im-portant during the Christmas season asit is at any other time of the year - sothere’s no excuse to cut out exercise! Infact, the Christmas holidays offer theperfect opportunity to include fun fit-ness activities into your day. Wrap up –and catch up - on a winter’s walk withfamily or friends. Pop on some festivetunes and rock around that Christmastree, or appreciate the fresh air beforesome hectic shopping by getting off thebus a stop or two early.

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This Irish owned, quick-thinkingand fast-talking description game isthe ideal gift for all to enjoy. With30 seconds on the clock, playerscan test their knowledge usingIrish-themed and internationalwords that are as familiaras Garth Brooks, Brian O’Driscolland ‘Love/Hate’. Players mustdecribe the clues without saying theword. This easy to play board

game, which comes in a Juniorand adult version, provides hoursoffast-paced fun. 30 Seconds is avail-able to buy in over 100 stores na-tionwide including Toymaster,World of Wonder, Art & Hobby,Easons and Smyths stores retailingat €29.99.For the full list of stockists and fur-ther information go towww.30seconds.ie.

New IrishBoardGame30 Seconds

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Lessons and Treksfor Children & Adults

Brothers, Daniel & David Ryan, CBS Thurles/Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.who both won medals at the All Ireland Schools Combined Events Cham-pionships in AIT Arena Athlone on Saturday 15th November. Daniel wongold in the Intermediate Boys category & David won silver in the JuniorBoys competition Both will now represent Ireland & their school CBSThurles at the SIAB Schools Combined Events International in the Emir-ates Arena, Glasgow on Saturday 13th December.


Transformers Construct BotsDinofire Grimlock

SRP: 49.99eAges: 7 years & up

Construct, change and customise theultimate dinobot warrior with thishuge, 10-inch tall electronic versionof the breakout character from thenew film Transformers: Age of Ex-tinction! Kids can build Grimlock andconvert him from robot to dino-modeand back without taking him apart.Plus, Grimlock unleashes his firebreath in dino-mode with electroniclight-up jaws and three rapid fire pro-jectiles! Armour up for battle withtwo additional rapid-fire cannons andan epic battle sword. All of the partsfor Transformers Construct-BotsDinofire Grimlock can be inter-changed with parts from any othertransformers construct-bots actionfigure, so kids can create the ultimateDinobot action figure! Also comeswith a dinobot riders-scale OptimusPrime figure that can ride Grimlock indino-mode, and which also featurescustomisable parts that work acrossall Transformers Construct-Bots sets!

Transformers Mega One-StepBumblebee


Bumblebee isback and he’sbadder thanever! Kids canflip this pow-erful robot he-ro to changefrom robotmode to sports car mode and back!The Mega One-Step Bumblebee ac-tion figure is ready for battle with adisc launcher kids can pull to firediscs at the enemy. Get ready for big-time transformers battles and fun!

Transformers Construct Bot War-riors


Construct, change and customisecharacters from the new film Trans-formers: Age of Extinction! EachTransformers Construct-Bots DinobotWarrior action figure comes with amini-sidekick Dinobot figure that canconvert into a projectile-firing weap-on, or can be disassembled into ar-mour pieces for even morecustomising action! Each autobot anddecepticon character is based on thedesigns from the new movie and canbe converted from robot to vehiclemode and back again without taking itapart. Choose from Optimus Primewith Gnaw, Autobot Drift withRoughneck, Lockdown with Hangnailand more, each sold separately!

Transformers Flip n’ Change As-sortment


Flip and convert in one awesomestep! Kids can flip each transformersaction figure around to smoothly andeasily convert it from robot to alter-nate mode…then flip it the other wayto convert it back. Just open the

doors, hold them like handles andspin the figure forwards or backwardsfor an instant conversion! Choosefrom characters inspired by the filmTransformers: Age of Extinction, likeOptimus Prime, Grimlock, Bumble-bee and more, each sold separately.

Littlest Pet Shop Scene Style Set


Design your Littlest Pet Shop worldyour way with more than 135 piecesin the Style Set! You can use theeasy-glide panels to set up a shop foryour exclusive Minka Mark, KiteryBanter and Sunil Nevla pets. Thendecorate it with the Deco Bits andstickers the way you want to! When itlooks the way you think it should,they can hang out inside or on therooftop with the tree and playhouse.Scan the pets in your Littlest Pet Shopapp to unlock lots of different ways toplay.

Playskool Heroes Optimus Primal


Introducing Optimus Prime as youhave never seen him before! Thislarge-scale Optimus Primal figure

converts from robot to T-Rex! TheOptimus Primal figure comes to lifewith lights and over 20 sounds andphrases and offers distinct play withtwo modes – Bot and Dino. Easilyconvert from robot to T-Rex with a

simple twist, but Optimus Primal hasone touch conversion from Dino toBot mode, making it perfect foryounger Transformers fans. Otherfeatures include real Dino chompingaction, a rescue platform in Dinomode that works with the 2” figuresand a working rescue drill.

Cranium Party


Show off your talents and win thegame of Cranium! Use your hum-ming, drawing, sculpting or imper-sonating skills to win! This version ofthe Cranium game includes 400 of thebest mind (and body!) bending chal-lenges over the years. Take on anoth-er team head-to-head for faster gameplay. Spell, puzzle, act, hum or justguess your way to victory within 4categories! It's outrageous fun foreveryone! The first team to reach theCranium Central space and completeone last challenge wins! 4 or moreplayers.

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Rita Self, MISCP,Chartered Physiotherapist

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• Back & Neck Pain • Exercise Prescription• Deep Dry Needling • Medico Legal Reports

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Toys - A look at some popular toys

A cheque from the proceeds of the recent Westport Charity Challengeweekend was presented by Brid Ryan Burke of Mid-Tipp Hillwalkersclub to Maggie Horan, who accepted it on behalf of Milford Care Cen-tre. Magie Horan hails from Terryglass and works as hospice nurse forMilford Care Centre providing palliative care services to patients whoare thus enabled to remain in their own homes when seriously ill. Thisservice is entirely funded by voluntary donations from the general pub-lic. Further information at midtipphillwalkers.ie

No one can fracture a Christmascarol better than a kid. Sing alongwith these new takes on old favour-ites:

- Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly

- We three kings of porridge and tar

- On the first day of Christmas mytulip gave to me

- He's makin' a list, chicken andrice.- Noel. Noel, Barney's the king ofIsrael.

- With the jelly toast proclaim

- Olive, the other reindeer.

- Frosty the Snowman is a ferretelf, I say

- Sleep in heavenly peas

- You'll go down in listerine

- Oh, what fun it is to ride with onehorse, soap and hay

- Come, froggy faithful

Christmas Carols(according to kids)

BullCalfCatChickenColt

CowDonkey DuckFillyGoatGoose

HenHorseLamb PeacockPigRam

RoosterSheepTurkey

Word Search

Sudoku for Kids!Every row, column and minigrid must contain thenumbers 1 through 4. Don’t guess, use logic!


Lisa buys food from John John buys vegetables from Peter

Peter has his IT done by SusanSusan buys jewellery from Lisa

Buying local products at locally owned businesseskeeps money circulating closer to where you spendit.This creates a ripple effect as those businesses andtheir employees in turn spend their money locally.Unfortunately, most corporate chains send most ofyour money out of town.

It is that time of the year againwhen it is the wonder of seeing theexcitement and joy on the face of achild as he opens his Christmaspresents that enthralls us. There ishowever, one gift, we hope will notbe under the Christmas Tree thisyear, and that is a puppy or kitten.The Tipperary Friends of Animalswant to remind everyone that pup-pies and kittens are a lifetime com-mitment. They are living creatureswho feel joy and sorrow in exactlythe same way that people do andwhen they are abandoned after afew months, it is a heartbreakingexperience to the animals whodon’t understand what has hap-pened.

Anyone considering getting a pet,should first look into the cost of

keeping a pet, especially in today’sfinancial climate. A decent petfood can be expensive and vaccina-tions and vets bills would certainlyput a dent in anyone’s pocket.Then there is the kennelling fees forwhen the holiday time is around.Having said all that, pets are won-derful to have around a home andyou can be assured of no greaterfriend, but just like a friend, a com-mitment has to be made to keepthem for life.

Anyone wanting a dog or a cat cancall us at 086-8163707 and after theChristmas frenzy had died down,the Tipperary Friends of Animalswill be delighted to enrich yourhome with another family member!

Pets Are For Life

The Arch BarLiberty Square, Thurles

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Thursday NightsFolk & Ballad Session

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New Sunday Lunch Menu AvailableLate Bar and DJ's All Weekend

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Choi FookRestaurant & Take Away

Main St., TemplemoreCo. Tipperary0504 32238

Opening HoursMonday - Saturday4.00pm - 11.00pm

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Bank Holiday 2pm - 11pm

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The Ragg, Thurles, Co. Tipperary0504 51376 www.theragg.com

Large Car Park with Easy Access

Bar, Restaurant, Function Room

9am-5pm & Evening Food by arrangementCatering Service Available

The Source Arts Centre Thurles hasChristmas entertainment all wrappedup with the return of Elf Factory forthe little ones, Liam Lawton, Hermit-age Green, Jimmy MacCarthy andJack Lukeman for you and on the bigscreen, favourite family films, Elfand Miracle on 34th Street. If it’sChristmas gifts you’re after Joe Hog-an and Liz Nilsson’s exhibition inThe Source Gallery will inspire andof course tickets and gift vouchersmake great presents for loved onesand corporate friends.

Theatre lovers will be delighted byPadraig Potts’ Guide to Walkingwhich has been winning hearts allover the country and The Great Hun-ger in January. We also have twolocal productions, Beyond theBrooklyn Sky from Thurles DramaGroup and The Beauty Queen ofLeenane from The Fionn Mac Cum-haill Players. Cyclone Rep bring TheShakespeare Sessions to Thurles forthe first time. A combination of thea-tre and workshop, these are greatstudy aids.

Music lovers are well catered forwith the return of the wonderfulHunka, Dunne Robinson Trio and afirst visit for tenors Frank Naughtonand Seán Costelloe, celebrating thegreat Irish tenors. Angela Murphywill play tribute to her aunt in songand story with Hello Delia Murphy.

Families are in for a treat with Thea-tre Lovett’s The Girl Who Forgot toSing Badly, just returned from theUS and Australia and Lambert Pup-pet Theatre return with Snow Whiteand Bosco. If it’s belly laughs you’reafter look no further than Neil Dela-mere, Jason Byrne and BrendanGrace for laughs this season.

New Year is a great time to take onnew challenges. To this end we areoffering technical training in StageLighting and Health & Safety. Wealso launch Side by Side, a gentle artclass for 3-8 year olds and theirparents/guardians. Another first isBrick Flicks where you can bringyour favourite Lego characters to lifein stop motion animation.

For all bookings and enquiries ring0504-90204 Tuesday to Friday 10amto 5pm, Saturday 2-5pm or book on-line at www.thesourceartscentre.ie

Christmas entertainment isall wrapped up at The Source

Friends of the Simon Ryan Theatrewill host “Celebration of Christmas”an evening of traditional festivesongs, carols, hymns and recitationson Wednesday 17th December 2014at the Simon Ryan Theatre, Tipper-ary Excel Arts Centre, TipperaryTown, Co. Tipperary. Starring localand talented artists & musicians in-cluding the reformed TipperaryChoral Union, Tipperary GospelChoir, Fran Garry, Pat Marnane,Cashel's own ThomasGrogan and specialguest Gina Oberio ,this evening promisesto be full of nostalgia.It will capture the truespirit of Christmas,and reawaken thechild in all of us. Cel-ebration of Christmaskicks commences at7.pm with a MulledWine & Mince Piereception, with Cur-tains up at 8pm. Tick-

ets costs €15.00 pp or €10 pp forgroup bookings of six or more. Callthe Theatre Box Office on 06280520 to secure your seat . Audi-ence participation will be encour-aged on the night! A super line upof talented artists has been securedto perform and entertain us on theevening, which is sure to kick offChristmas 2014 in a truly memora-bly way.

‘Celebration of Christmas’At Tipperary Excel

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CounsellingBy Jim O’Shea

Anxiety (continued from previous issue)

(Continued in next issue)

Anxiety. Generalised AnxietyDisorder (GAD). Criteria for GAD.So far, in what has been a longintroduction, I have discussed anxietyin many contexts, looking at physical,psychological and behaviouralsymptoms. I have explored whatmight cause anxiety, and chartedsome measures that help alleviate thisdistressing condition. In that context Ihave outlined some points aboutprogressive relaxation exercises andvisualisation, made some suggestionsabout nutrition, mentioned somebooks that are helpful, given yousome simple measures of self-care,and explained the link betweensleeplessness and anxiety. I took thisapproach because of how long thisseries of articles on anxiety will go onfor, and I wanted you to have somemeans of dealing with it. As the seriesprogresses, I will continue withspecific forms of anxiety, phobias andpanic, and much of what I have saidin relation to easing anxiety will berepeated in relation to these specifictypes of anxiety.

I want to look at what is calledGeneralised Anxiety Disorder(GAD), which is closely related towhat I have already been writingabout. However, this will give furtherinsight into it.

GAD is a severe anxiety that is notconnected to any specific thing, and itcan be accompanied by othercomplaints such as depression andaddictions. Research shows thatdepression is the most commonmental complain that accompaniesGAD. It is estimated in some studiesthat between 6% and 10% suffer fromGAD.

Being constantly anxious can clearlymake a person depressed andexhausted, and addiction can be seenas an unhealthy method of gettingaway from the anxious feelings.When we are actively indulging inour addiction we are in a bubble ofcomfort, and are disconnected.Therefore, treating the accompanyingcomplaints is important beforedealing with the anxiety. Sometimesthis is done with medication while thesufferer is in counselling. If thesufferer has a drug or alcoholaddiction these must receive priority.General counselling should notbegin until at least two years afterthe addict has abstained from thesubstance.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder canbegin in one’s youth, but its onset is

generally in the 20s and 30s. It seemsto be most common among theelderly. Research does not show anyparticular stressor causing this painfulcomplaint, but there is a minorgenetic factor in it. It must last for 6months to be classed as generalisedanxiety disorder, and must have threeof the following six symptoms –being irritable or angry, sufferingfrom fatigue, being tense or restless,having trouble sleeping, being tensein the body, and not being able toconcentrate. If these symptoms existto the extent that they seriouslyinterfere with the quality of our lifethen we have Generalised AnxietyDisorder.

GAD is very widespread andresearchers now feel that it is aswidespread as depression. Thisexcessive anxiety can be triggered offby anything, and sufferers worryabout things that will never happen.They are so consumed by worry thatthis anxiety builds up to the pointwhere they find it impossible toconcentrate. People who suffer fromgeneralised anxiety find it hard to letgo of any negative thought, and theirworry might be continuous for days.Anxiety feels like fear, but fear isabout a specific object, person orevent, whereas those with generalanxiety do not know what they areanxious about. Imagine the impactthis has on a student in the rigidconfines of the classroom, or vainlytrying to concentrate on doinghomework.

Jim O’Shea works as a counsellorfrom Furze, Thurles. Ph.087-8211009www.jimoshea.net. Jim O’Shea’sbook ‘When a child dies. Footsteps ofa Grieving Family’ is published byVeritas. The royalties from this bookwill go the the Children’s Hospital inCrumlin Jim O’Shea’s new bookcalled Abuse, about domestic vio-lence, workplace and school bullyingis now available on Amazon, pub-lished by Cork University Press andin Bookshops.

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