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A Navy officer was cutting throughthe crew's quarters of his ship oneday and happened upon a sailor read-ing a magazine with his feet up onthe small table in front of him."Sailor! Do you put your feet up onthe furniture at home?" the officerdemanded."No, sir, but we don't land airplaneson the roof either."

A couple had been married for 45years and had raised a brood of 11children and were blessed with 22grandchildren. When asked the secretfor staying together all that time, thewife replies, "Many years ago wemade a promise to each other: the

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There was an old priest who got sickof all the people in his parish whokept confessing to adultery.One Sunday, in the pulpit, he said,"If I hear one more person confess toadultery, I'll quit!"Well, everyone liked him, so theycame up with a code word. Someonewho had committed adultery wouldsay they had "fallen".This seemed to satisfy the old priestand things went well, until the priestdied at a ripe old age.About a week after the new priestarrived. He visited the mayor of thetown and seemed very concerned.The priest said, "You have to dosomething about the sidewalks intown. When people come into theconfessional, they keep talking abouthaving fallen."The mayor started to laugh, realizingthat no one had told the new priestabout the code word.Before the mayor could explain, thepriest shook an accusing finger at the

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Marian Keely, Templemore and De-nise Ryan, Borrisoleigh (a previouscontestant on RTE's Operation Trans-formation) taken on the the summit ofCarrauntoohil during the 2011 KerryCharity Challenge.

Local artist Edwina Knight Moylan isholding an exhibition of paintings inTeach an Léinn, Kenyon St, Nenagh.This exhibition is being held in orderto raise money for a charity climb tothe top of the highest mountain inAfrica, Mount Kilimanjaro, whichEdwina and her daughter Klara willclimb in July this year. Edwina is anart tutor who has been working local-ly for the past 18 years. Her work ismainly mixed media and this exhibitincludes examples of ink, oil andacrylic paintings. Edwina uses vi-brant and pure colours, strong forms

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A unique fundraiser is being held todevelop an all weather field atBallymackey FC. It is called Celeb-rity Chef 'Come Dine with Me'. Thevenues are as follows, including the‘Celebrity Chefs’:Andy's Bar, Nenagh on 23rd Marchwith Una BerginTipp Inn, Toomevara on 24th Marchwith James ConnollySilvermine Bar, Nenagh on 30thMarch with Johnny CavanaghHibernian Inn, Nenagh on 30thMarch with Kenneth McDonnell

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Bernie O'Dowd from Thurles receiving an Award for volunteer of the year2011 from Deirdre Murphy Development Officer Munster Camogie Council

Tipperary GAA SceneSAllianz Leagues

Tipperary were defeated by Kilkennyby 2-17 to 0-15 in their opening Alli-anz Hurling League Division 1 gameon Sunday last at Nowlan Park. Theirnext game will be on Sunday March11 against Galway at Semple Stadi-um at 2.30pm. The Tipperary v Cav-an Division 3 football league gamewill precede that game at 12.45pm.Tipp’s next football league game willbe against Wexford at Wexford Parknext Sunday, March 4 at 2.30pm.

Waterford Crystal Cup Final

Tipperary will play Clare in the finalof the Waterford Crystal Cup atSixmilebridge on Sunday next,March 4 at 1pm. The game will berefereed by Colm Lyons of Cork.Their most recent meeting in the Wa-terford Crystal Cup was the 2010quarter-final when Clare won by 0-17to 1-12 at Borrisoleigh. The Tipper-ary team that evening was B Cum-mins; C O’Brien, D Fanning, PCurran; D Young, T Stapleton, S Ma-her; B Dunne (0-1), G Ryan (0-1); PKerwick (0-2), H Maloney, P Kelly;P Bourke (0-1), J O’Brien, E Kelly(0-6, 0-5 frees), Subs: M Webster forBourke (39), L Corbett for P Kelly(45), N McGrath (1-0) for Kerwick(48), S McGrath (0-1) for Ryan (56),P Maher for Dunne (60 + 2). Theirmost recent meeting in a WaterfordCrystal Cup final was in 2009 whenClare won by 1-12 to 1-7 at Ogonnel-loe. The Tipp lineout that day was BCummins; C O'Brien, D Fanning, PCurran; B Dunne, C O'Mahony, DFitzgerald; J Woodlock, S Hennessy(0-3, 0-1 free); P Kerwick, HMaloney (0-2), L Corbett; N Mc-Grath (0-1), P Maher (1-0), P Kelly.Subs: J O'Brien (0-1) for Corbett(36), S Maher for Hennessy (49), WRyan for Kerwick (49), P Bourke forMaloney (54).

Dr. Harty cup final

Commiserations to Nenagh CBS ontheir defeat by 2-14 to 1-10 in the Dr.Harty Cup Munster Colleges SeniorHurling final against Colaisti na nDe-ise on Sunday last at Leahy Park,Cashel.

Fitzgibbon Cup

The Fitzgibbon Cup Universities sen-ior hurling semi-finals and final willbe played this weekend. The games

will be played at UCC’s GAAgrounds at the Mardyke, Cork. In thefirst semi-final on Friday, March 2 at1.30pm Cork IT will play LimerickIT and in the second semi-final at3pm hosts, UCC will take on UL. Wewish all the Tipperary players in-volved every success for the week-end. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)is captain of the UL team and JohnO’Keeffe (Clonoulty Rossmore) iscaptain of LIT. Other current TippSenior Hurling panellists playing atthe weekend will be Padraic Maher(UL) and Shane Bourke (UCC).

Scór Sinsear

The following qualified for theCounty final in Clonmore this Satur-day March 3 at 8pm from the twosemi-finals on Saturday February 25in Borrisoleigh and Littleton. RinceFoirne: Newcastle only; Amhranaio-cht Aonair: Eire Og Annacarty, Bor-ris-Ileigh, Moycarkey Borris,Upperchurch/Drombane; Ceol Uirl-ise: J.K. Brackens only Aithriseoire-acht: Lattin/Cullen, Borris-Ileigh,Moycarkey/Borris, J.K. Brackens;Bailead Ghrupa: TemplederryKenyons, Newport, Borris-Ileigh,Lattin/Cullen, J.K. Brackens, Trathna gCeist :- Lattin/Cullen, Borris-Ileigh, Moyne/Templetuohy,Loughmore/Castleiney. Nuachleas :-Lattin/Cullen, Borris-Ileigh, Moy-carkey/ Borris, Moyne/Templetuohy.Rince Seit: Borris-Ileigh, Newport,Moycarkey/Borris, J.K. Brackens.The Munster semi-final is in Tallowon Saturday March 10 and theMunster final is in Templemore onSaturday March 31.

Munster Coaching Conference

The Munster Coaching Conference atMallow GAA Complex on SaturdayMarch 10 from 9.30am to 2.30 pmwill give coaches, managers, men-tors, teachers and volunteers the op-portunity to see and hear at first hand“best practice methods” in relation toa host of very relevant and variedtopics in the development of GaelicGames today and in the future. Thecost is €30 per coach which includeslunch and a coaching pack. The con-ference provides an ideal opportunityfor the association to showcase thework that is currently being undertak-en in the areas of Coaching andGames Development. More impor-tantly, it will enable coaches andmentors to network and, at that thesame time, meet a number of ouroutstanding coaches. Gaelic Gameshave grown and evolved quite a lot in


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recent times. Young people todaydemand coaches to challenge them toreach their full potential. Player de-velopment now requires the under-standing and recognition of thephysical and psychology demands onyoung people as well as the ability toimprove the technical ability and tac-tical awareness of players. Amongthe team of highly regarded speakerswill be Paudie Butler and Dr. LiamHennessy. Registration forms areavailable on the Munster GAA web-site atwww.munster.gaa.ie/coaching-2/coaching-conference-2012/. Clos-ing date for registration is Monday,March 5 and completed forms shouldbe posted to Munster Coaching Con-ference, Aras Mumhan, Cnoc naGrudan, An Reabog, Luimneach.

Good Luck To Drom And InchCamogie

Good luck to the Drom and Inchsenior camogie team for the All Ire-land club final against Oulart theBallagh of Wexford which will beplayed at Croke Park on Sundaynext, March 4 at 2.30pm.

Referee Takes On Cycling Chal-lenge

North Tipp referee, Martin O’Sheais taking on the gruelling cycle chal-lenge of Mizen to Malin and Malin toDublin, starting on the June 9 andcovering 600 miles over 7days in aidof Irish Autism Action. Anyonewishing to sponsor Martin for thisworthy cause can contact him at 0860561370 or [email protected] wish Martin the best of luck forhis cycle challenge.

Hurling Challenge For Zambia

The Under 21 hurlers of Kilkennyand Tipperary will lock horns in a“Hurling Challenge for Zambia” onWednesday March 7 next at 7.30pmunder the lights at the home of new-ly-crowned All-Ireland JuniorChampions St. Patrick’s Ballyragget.An additional honour for the Club onthe night will be that, as reigningCounty Under 21 Champions, one oftheir own players will Captain theKilkenny Under 21s this year. Thismatch is another of the on-going fun-draising efforts in Kilkenny CBS aspart of the Zambia ImmersionProject. The CBS has adopted whatis known as the ‘WaSH’ Programmefor 10 Zambian Schools run by theChristian Brothers. Eleven CBS stu-

dents accompanied by 5 teachers willtravel to Zambia for a 2 week Immer-sion working in the 10 schools. Threeof the teachers involved hail fromTipperary; Principal Tom Clarkefrom Clonmore, Pat Downey fromBoherlahan/Dualla and PaulO’Donoghue from Cashel. The fundsraised will be invested in providingWater, Sanitation and Hygiene hencethe acronym ‘WaSH’. Zambia is oneof Africa’s poorest nations and basicfacilities are often non-existant. Toi-let facilities in the 10 schools areextremely basic and in many casesare just open’ pit latrines’. FormerPrincipal of both Kilkenny C.B.S andThurles C.B.S. and avid hurling sup-porter , Bro. Michael O’Donoghue isthe driving force behind this projectwhich strives to provide adequatewater, sanitation and hygiene ameni-ties in these centres of education ca-tering for over 10,000 students. TheZambia Immersion Committeewould like to thank both Under 21Managers, Richie Mulrooney andKen Hogan for their unstinting sup-port in agreeing to this fixture andalso to St. Patrick’s Ballyragget forproviding their pitch on the night.Admission to the game is 5 euro andall proceeds go towards the financingof this worthwhile project. Why notcome along and enjoy what shouldbe an interesting and informativegame of hurling between two age-oldrivals whilst making a contribution tothe lives of thousands of young Zam-bians who are infinitely worse offthan we are despite the recession wefind ourselves in? Your supportwould be greatly appreciated.

Doon CBS Munster C FootballChampions

On Saturday last at Bruff, DoonCBS won the Corn an Runaí MunsterFootball title defeating PatricianAcademy Mallow on a scoreline of3-8 to 1-12. Doon’s path to the finalincluded wins over Hospital Second-ary School, St Joseph’s SpanishPoint (after a replay) Nenagh CBSand St Munchins College (AET).This was a first ever Munster footballtitle for the school and caps a greatyear after essentially the same panelwon the Munster B Hurling the pre-vious weekend. They now play theUlster champions in the All-IrelandSemi Final. There was significantTipperary involvement. Cap-pawhite's Russell Quirke was the starperformer scoring 3-1 in the final.Others from Cappawhite includedSean Ryan (full back) and panellistKevin Stapleton. Tom Fox of Eire

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Ref: Nenagh Silent Film Festival

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The committee of the Nenagh SilentFilm Festival (NSFF) would like tosay a very big thank you to everyonewho supported us during our recentStreet Collection Day. It was a greatsuccess and we were very happy withthe funds raised. Also, a big thankyou to the local businesses that gen-erously allowed the NSFF to collectoutside their premises. Thank you toall the collectors and local council-lors who offered their time to supportus on the day and are thoroughly be-hind this endeavour, and furthermore,the people who worked behind thescenes in the organisation of stickers,information leaflets, tables and buck-ets. And last but not least a hugethank you to our very own CharlieChaplin who played a great part onthe day.The NSFF initiative continues togrow from strength to strength andwe’d like to announce that betweennow the actual event there will be anumber of unique events and fund-raisers which will all lead to creatinga substantial Silent Film Festival the

Nenagh community can be proud ofhosting.The next monthly public meeting isto be held on Friday 9th March at theearlier time of 6.15pm in the Hiber-nian Inn. The focus for this meetingwill be predominantly on preparationfor our participation in the 2012Nenagh Saint Patrick’s Day Parade,and also the adoption of the NenaghSilent Film Festival Committee Con-stitution. The NSFF is a community-based volunteer initiative in supportof local tourism which is basedaround the art of silent film and allare welcome to become involved.Finally, the very best of luck to thesilent film The Artist at the Oscarsthis coming Sunday, and also to thetwo Irish short films Pentecost andThe Shore, Albert Nobbs, which wasfilmed in Ireland and to Northern Ire-land actor Kenneth Branagh (BestSupporting Actor) for his role in MyWeek With Marilyn.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael McGeeChair NSFF

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It might seem a long way to go, butTipperary is the venue for the 10thKelly Clan Gathering.

The Gathering dates are 17-19 May2013 and will take place at the Dun-drum House Hotel which is situatedamidst the beauty and splendour ofIreland’s Golden Vale in the heart ofCo. Tipperary. It is 21 years sincethe last Kelly Clan Gathering washeld in Tipperary which makes it avery special event, with guests ex-pected not only from Ireland, butUSA, Canada, Australia, New Zea-land, and the UK.

During the weekend there will be atour of Moyglass (Killenaule), CoTipperary, which was the birth placeof Red John Kelly, the father of

Australia’s “famous son”, Ned Kelly,and also taking in various places ofinterest in the locality.

Mary Kelly, one of the organisersand a spokesperson for the Associa-tion, says that although the weekendwill be action-packed, the atmos-phere is relaxed. “It’s a real opportu-nity for people who have a genetic,historic and cultural link to meet andhave a good time, in a great location,with the added benefit of learningabout their ancestors as well as meet-ing their living relatives.”

Further information can be found onthe Kelly Clan Websitewww.kellyclanireland.com [email protected] or phoneMary Kelly on + 353 (0)86 3296475.

10th Kelly Clan Gathering toTake place in Tipperary

The Source Arts Cen-tre is delighted to hosta welcome return tothe sweetest voice ofIreland, FrancesBlack. Frances begansinging with her oldersiblings The BlackFamily when she was17 and is now one ofIreland’s best-lovedand most enduring artists since thelate 1980s. With a string of best-sell-ing albums, awards and other acco-lades behind her, she has etched alasting impression on the musicscene at home and abroad.

In 1992 she really took the musicscene by storm when she featured onthe album A Woman’s Heart, whichwent on to become the biggest-sell-ing album ever in Ireland. Her firstsolo album, Talk to Me, was thenumber 1 best-selling album in Ire-land for 10 weeks, and The EssentialFrances Black Collection, went plati-num within three weeks of release.

The extent of Frances’ popularityand talent has been reflected in allthe awards and accolades that she has

received over the years.One thing is certain,Frances has capturedthe hearts of audiencesall around the world forthe past 20 years, andher singing reflects herinner strength and spiritthat few artists canmatch.

Join us for a very special evening andbe enchanted by Frances’ particularblend of charm and wit, coupled ofcourse, with that gorgeous voice.Why not make a night of it and comeearly to enjoy a meal or bar bites atThe Source Café from 7pm? Call0504 58858 to book your meal ringMatt on 0504 58858 for more details.The Source Bar will be open from7pm.Friday 16th March 8pm Tickets €22/€20 concessionFor more details go towww.thesourceartscentre.ie or ringThe Source Box Office at 050490204

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Aglish Old School Project – Update

At the moment work has slowed alittle bit – but not a lot, not as muchactivity around the hall everyday asour Builders – Ken Gleeson - Cur-raghmore Carpentry, Plumber –Stephen Brennan, Electrician – EoinReddan & Tiler – Mike Gavin TigerTiles have all finished, we are nowdown to the nitty gritty of gettingeverywhere tidied, this will see thecommittee & lots of locals pulling upthere sleeves to get the hall in shapefor our grand opening.

Our latest project to bring a bit ofexcitement to the village is ….. wehave a picture entered onto the O2website, to try & get the Irish Rugbyteam down to record there next TVadvert for O2. Obviously this meanswe need votes – you only have tofollow the simple steps.

Log onto www.o2.ie/rugbyClick on View AllGo to Page 3 & Vote for the AglishOld School Project Photo. & telleveryone you know to do the samething, Voting closes on 25th March &you should be able to vote everyday.

This all came about from the groupdoing Operation Transformationwhich has turned out to be a huge

success in Aglish with the group los-ing a combined weight of 55 ½stone.This is a fabulous achievement, andaccording to a spokesperson fromRTE, The Aglish Village Peoplewere one of the most popular groupsto take part. The group will continueto meet every 2nd Sunday in the hallafter mass at 10am and meetingTuesday, Wednesday & Thursdayevening for walking. There are plansto hold another “Boot Camp” in thenext couple of weeks. Keep an eyeon our Facebook Page AGLISHOLD SCHOOL PROJECT we willpost when events are taking place.Feel free to contact 086.0313786 formore info.

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How much is the household tax? €100

Who has to register/pay? Every homeowner in the state(1.8m) is being asked to register. Everyhomeowner is being asked to pay exceptsome groups such as council tenants(including shared ownership), people livingin named ghost estates, those entitled tomortgage interest supplement and ownersof commercial property.

When is the deadline for registration? March 31 2012

Will this money be used to improve local services?No. Local authority budgets have beenslashed to pay for the bailout and this taxwill not even cover all these cuts.

Why does the government want you to register?It wants the information you give themwhen registering to build up a database.They would not be able to introduce prop-erty tax (2013) and water tax (2014) with-out this.

Isn't a a property tax progressive?There is nothing "progressive" about tax-ing the homes of ordinary people. Themansions of the super-wealthy should betaxed but this can be done instead via awealth and assets tax.

How much would a property and water tax be?Probably more than €1000 a year.

Can I be charged extra if I don't pay?Yes. There is a 10% late charge for thefirst 6 months, a 20% late charge for thesecond six months and a 30% late chargeafter that. There is also an extra 1%charge for each month. That means apenalty of €42 in a year.

Can I be fined for non- registration?Yes. But this is not an automatic fine. Thelocal authority would have to take you tocourt and the court would have to findagainst you. You could receive a "ClassC" fine of up to a maximum €2500.

Can a fine be deducted from my wages or social welfare?Not unless the government changes thelaw. And only then if the local authoritytakes you to court and the court findsagainst you.

Can this be stopped? Yes. If a huge number of peoplerefuse to register, the government will beunable to bring everyone to court. Thiscampaign will appeal to trade unionists toboycott all work aimed at penalising non-payers. There will be an almighty politicalstorm if the government start cases againstordinary workers protesting against an un-just tax used to fund an unjust bailout. TheCampaign also intends to establish a legaldefense fund from some of the €5 mem-bership fees paid by those who join thecampaign.

Has a government ever been beaten on an issue like this?Yes. Thatcher's poll tax was defeated inBritain. "People Power" beat water charg-es here in the 1990's.

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The South East Regional Finals of theEricsson Primary Science Competi-tion took place last week and winnersfrom Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny,Carlow and Tipperary now goingthrough to the National Final whichtake place in Athlone on March 15th.

The Ericsson Primary Science Com-petition is a fun science competitionthat encourages primary students toexplore science through class projectsand presentations. The competitionattracted a range of projects repre-senting almost 6000 students nation-ally this year and South EasternRegional Final was held in Carlowlast week. There was certainly noshortage of excitement in this region-al final. From biology to energy, stu-dent teams presented their projects tojudges with infectious enthusiasmand curiosity.

Winners in the senior category wereCharman an Charraig, Bhain Thuaid,Loch Garman [1st], Scoil Niamh Fia-cra, Freshford, Kilkenny [2nd] andHoly Family BNS, Askea, Co. Car-low [3rd]. Winners in the middle cat-egory were Cahir Boys NS, Cahir,Co. Tipperary [1st], Knockavilla NS,Dundrum, Co. Tipperary [2nd] andRathgormack NS, Carrick on Suir,Co. Waterford [3rd].

A series of regional finals will beheld across Ireland in the comingweek and winners in each regionalfinal will go forward to the nationalfinal which takes place in Athlone onMarch 15th. Winners in each catego-ry in the National Final will receive a2,000 Euro voucher for computersand science equipment for theirschool and will have the opportunityto visit the Ericsson Software Cam-pus in Athlone.

Ericsson, the world-leading providerof telecommunications equipment, issponsoring this competition in an ef-fort to provide primary school stu-dents with an insight into theexcitement of science and maths intoday’s world.

Michael Gallagher, Managing Direc-tor of Ericsson in Ireland commented“For us, supporting the National Sci-ence Competition is about helping tofoster an active spirit of curiosity andinquiry about science and technologyin young students at the earliest pos-sible age. This is fundamental toIreland’s aspiration to be a leadingKnowledge Economy and we believethat it’s vital to sow the seeds of en-thusiasm as early as possible. Mol anoige agus tiochfaidh said.”

The competition is co-ordinated bydevelopment agency Atlantic Corri-dor which has developed a strong andinnovative range of programmes inscience and technology promotion inrecent years. Jackie Gorman, CEO ofAtlantic Corridor commented ; “ theregional final today was wonderfuland it was very much a case of handson, minds open. It was wonderful tosee such great projects presented withsuch confidence. This is a vital andearly intervention in the promotion ofSTEM [science, technology, engi-neering and maths] subjects. “

Further details on the Science Com-petition, the Atlantic Conference2012 and a range of other initiativespromoting STEM can be found onwww.atlanticcorridor.ie. You can al-so find Atlantic Corridor on Face-book and follow it on Twitter @atlanticcorrid or contact 057 9323902 for further details.

Cahir Boys NS, Cahir, 1st Prize Win-ners Middle Category

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Nenagh Choral Society’s productionof Disney Beauty and the Beastopens March 24th – 31st at the CBSHall with shows nightly at 8pm ex-cept Sunday 25th show at 4pm.

As rehearsal continue for NenaghChoral Society’s production of Dis-ney Beauty and the Beast whichopens March 24th – 31st at the CBSHall the society is pleased to an-nounce that in conjunction withNenagh Library they are hosting anevening of story telling for ouryounger generation on Thursday 8thMarch 6:30 - 7:30pm. A great op-portunity for the little ones in thefamily to hear the story of Beautyand the Beast, get details on ourcolouring competition and show,hear the music, talk to those playingthe characters. Relive the magic itsfun for the family.Tickets for Beauty and the Beast goon sale at DK travel on Saturdaymorning March 10th - 086 3122725.

So why not step into the enchantedworld of Broadway’s modern clas-sic! Based on the Academy-Awardwinning animated feature, the stageversion of Disney’s BEAUTY ANDTHE BEAST includes all of thewonderful songs written by AlanMenken and the late Howard Ash-man along with new songs by Mr.Menken and Tim Rice. You will betransported to the heart of provinciallife in a lovely French town. WhenMaurice becomes lost in the woodson the way to the fair, he seeks shel-ter in an old castle, but the master ofthe castle is a horrible beast thattakes him captive. Maurice’s daugh-ter, Belle, must then give up herfreedom to save his life. Belle’s tam-ing of the unfortunate Beast and hisultimate transformation back into ahandsome prince enthralled Broad-way audiences for over 13 years.This ‘tale as old as time’ is filledwith spectacular costumes. BEAU-TY AND THE BEAST is sure tobring our entire community togetherfor family theatre at its best.

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We’ve 20 slots, 5 mins each, and agood old fashioned clapometre tochoose the winner! It’s about havinga laugh, showing off, and, whoknows, discovering the next DesBishop or Maeve Higgins, Rihanna orColdplay!

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National LeagueTipperary travel to play Mayo inthe 4th round of Div. 2 of BordGais Energy National League onthis Sunday 4th March. This will beTipperary’s first time to play Mayoin a senior inter County competi-tion. Mayo had been playing inDiv. 1 of the League for a longnumber of years but were relegatedlast year down to Div. 2. At presentMayo have won their three gamesagainst Waterford Clare and Gal-way and are top of the league. Bestof luck to our team and their man-agement on their long journey.Munster ChampionshipTipperary play the first round of theMunster under 14 championshipagainst Limerick on this Sat 3rdMarch in Lattin at 2 o clock. Train-ing and challenge games have beengoing well since they started backin January. Best of luck to all thegirls and team manager Biddy Ry-an. Selectors Paddy Mc Meel, MaryO Shea, Ashling O Dwyer andSiobhan Condon.Team PanelEimear Mc Carthy, Chloe Frewen,Grainne Condon, Grainne Ryan,Kate O Meara. AherlowSarah Duggan. Arravale RoversCaoimhe Condon, Laura Morrissey,Brian BorusOrla O Dwyer, Aoife Crosse. Bo-herlahanAoife Corcoran. Captain CahirAishling Deely. Clonmel Commer-cialsSinead Buckley, Eimear Lough-man, Jean Kelly. CappawhiteShonagh Cleary. GortnahoeRoisin Finnane. Galtee RoversKate Donoghue, Lara O Dwyer.Lattin- CullenOlivia Hogan. MoycarkeyClaire Moore, Olivia Collins, Sha-nia Dowling, Deirbhla Fitzgerald,Bronagh Mc Grath, Michelle McMeel, Evreena Everard. MoyleRoversShauna Kennedy, Aoibhe O Shea,Aine Dunne, Valentine Kavanagh.MullinahoneHazel Mc Auliffe. NenaghHeather Phealan. Sliabh Na mBan

Aoife Hoctor, Sarah Buckley. Tem-plemore.Fund Raiser LaunchTipperary Ladies Gaelic Footballand The Carers Associationlaunched their St Patricks weekendfund raiser in the Park Hotel inClonmel on Friday 24 Feb. MrTommy Campbell Chairman Tip-perary Ladies Co Board welcomedthe deputy Lord Mayor of ClonmelBorough Council Gabrielle Eganand Mr Richie Molloy Carers Asso-ciation South Tipperary to official-ly launch the fund raiser. Alsopresent were Biddy Ryan Ladies CoBoard Treasure Anthony O BrienSec Ladies Co Board and club dele-gates from our 28 clubs. This is athree way venture between all La-dies football clubs in the County,Ladies Football County Board andThe Carers Association. All clubswill be selling St Patricks Daybadges at outlets all over the countyin the next few weeks. Please begenerous with your support.Club Under 16 Championships.The first of our under age champi-onships starts this week-end 23/24Feb. Finals for A/B/C are fixed forthe 7th May D final two weeks lat-er.Under 16 AMoyle Rovers V CahirClonmel Com V Templem-oreUnder 16 BAherlow V Cap-pawhiteThurles Sars V Brian Bo-rusGaltee Rovers V FethardUnder 16 C/D Group 1Ardfinnan V BallyporeenSliabh Na mBan V MullinahoneBoherlahan V ByeGroup 2Emly V Lattin-CullenArravale Rovers V MoycarkeyUpperchurch V ByeFirst named team has home advan-tage. All results can be found onour web sitewww.tipperaryladiesfootball.ie

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U 8s are back indoor training onWednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30.

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U12’s. The U/12s are now back train-ing on a Monday Evening. All newmembers welcome. Please ContactGreg or Philip for details. Reminderthat membership forms have to bereturned. Please bring both runnersand boots.

U14s. The U/14s are training on Sat-urdays outdoors. Trainers are send-ing out texts about weekly indoortraining. All membership formsshould now be returned.

U/16: Training is back on a Mondaywith Louise Hickey and Mickey Mc-Namara. Texts are being sent out andplease let trainers know of your avail-ability.

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9:30. All interested are asked to con-tact Enda O’Sullivan [email protected]. Numbers havebeen good so far and we ask every-one to keep the effort up. We arehoping to start outdoor training verysoon.

We wish everyone who is playing,training or taking part in trails forCounty teams the best of Luck. Wewould also like to wish Drom the bestof luck in the All-Ireland Senior ClubFinal.

Well done to the Tipperary minorteam on their win over Dublin in thefirst round of the All Ireland Champi-onship last Saturday. Ciara McGrathhad a good game scoring two points.Alana Morris, Aileen Duggan andDanielle Harrington are also on thepanel.

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CounsellingBy Jim O’Shea

Depression(Continued from last issue)

Some studies show that while womenare far more likely to have first onsetsof depression than men, both areequally likely to experience recur-rence. Other studies have found thatfemales are more liable to recurrenceand males more likely to have persist-ent depression. Those who sufferedpersistent depression are more likely toalso have a comorbid (co-existing)complaint.It seems, too, that men may have dif-ferent stressors; for example researchin the last few years show that 1 in 7men who become unemployed willdevelop a depressive illness in the fol-lowing 6 months. After relationshipdifficulties, unemployment is the thingmost likely to push a man into seriousdepression, because work is often themain source of a man’s sense of worthand self-esteem. The negative effect ofunemployment is likely to becomestronger if the female partner becomesthe bread-winner.Men, also, have far higher rates ofcomorbid alcohol abuse and depend-ence than women. Many report thatthey do not experience depression untilthey had become dependent on alco-hol. They also face a higher risk ofheart disease, and show a much higherrate of completed suicides. There is arelationship between suicide andheavy drinking, and, in the U.S. 7% ofmen with major depression commitsuicide as against 1% of depressedwomen. Depressed men younger than25 are 10 times more likely to commitsuicide than depressed women in thatage category. It is also significant thatmen are more likely than women tobecome depressed in the context ofdivorce or separation. I think that thisstems from how men are treated by thecourts in relation to access to theirchildren. Some men become suicidalwhen they feel that they do not havesufficient access to their children. Iimagine the impact would be the samefor women if they were similarly treat-ed.Men’s behaviours are seriously affect-ed by depression. They tend to with-draw from relationships, avoid gettinghelp, have an over-involvement withwork, angry outbursts, irritability andaggressiveness, an inability to cry,changes in concentration, sleep andweight, and sometimes lose an interestin sexual activity. It has also beenfound that depressed men are moreaffected at work than depressed wom-en, and are more affected in their so-cial activities and in how they relate topeople. They show less impairment intheir levels of physical functioning andvitality than depressed women. But,elderly men are more at risk of dying

during a bout of depression than elder-ly women. The reason for this may bethe lethal effect of depression andheart problems, which are more likelyto occur in men. Further, men do notseem to be equipped to deal emotional-ly with hopelessness and helplessness.So while men turn more often tosports, hobbies or alcohol, depressedwomen are more likely to turn tofriends, family, religion, laughter orcrying as a response.Bearing in mind the gender differencein symptoms and responses outlinedabove, other explanations have beenput forward to explain why morewomen suffer depression than men.The roles that society imposes onwomen may partly explain this. Thereis a significant relationship betweendepressive disorders and being ahomemaker. Sometimes being ahomemaker means not having an in-come of their own, and dependencysometimes breeds depression. Becausefemales are more socialised to orienttowards others, and to suppress ex-pressions of aggression, they are morevulnerable to depression in a socialcontext. Women’s depression is morelikely than men’s to occur if they expe-rience low levels of social support.Vincent Lorant, of the Catholic Uni-versity of Louvain, and his colleaguescarried out a 7 year longitudinal studyin 2007, which shows that women aremore vulnerable to depression thanmen when they experience a down-ward change in poverty and suffer fi-nancial strain.

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 thetheChildren’sHospital inCrumlin

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