ANNUAL SUMMER JAMBOREE
This year the date for the main social event
of the year has been moved away from the August bank holiday
weekend, as so many are away on breaks then. It is on Saturday
August 25th at St Kevin's GAA pavilion, Staplestown. The
Grand Raffle for a weekend break for two and other fine
prizes will also be held on the night. This is the one occasion
in the year where our registered charity -Tir na Mona, seeks
both to provide fun for all the community as well as raise
the funds vitally needed to pay for essential operating
costs.
In order to make it more attractive to everyone we have:
- moved it away from the August Bank holiday
weekend
- reduced the ticket price to £5
- introduced the huge raffle
It promises to be
the social event of the year for the area, and with the
new floor and decoration complete, St Kevin's Pavilion is
the perfect place for the occasion. Please support both
the raffle and Jamboree and most of all do try to come on
the night!
Feargal Mac Eoin, Chairperson,
Tir na Mona
MESSAGE FROM THE MONA TEAM
The Newsletter is taking it's
annual break in August and will be back again with the September
issue. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
who has helped with producing the newsletter during the
year.
We are saying goodbye to some of our regular contributors
and welcoming new people to the team. In the Donadea area
Bernadette Crean & Liam Holton are taking a well deserved
break, having been involved in the newsletter from the start;
in Coill Dubh Mary Larkin is taking over from Rosaleen and
Pat Flaherty joins the crew in Timahoe. Contact details
are on the back page for each area.
If there is anyone who would
like to become a regular or occasional contributor you will
be very welcome so please contact your local co-ordinator
or Morna at the Tir na Mona office. If you are involved
with a group or club we would welcome articles about your
activities. This month we are delighted to include articles
from Tiermohan National School Newsletter.
We would also welcome anyone
who could help with the distribution of the newsletters.
Remember, the newsletter is put together and distributed
free of charge to 1000 households. The production costs
are covered by our advertisers and we would like to remind
our readers to support the Newsletter by supporting those
advertisers. Perhaps you run a business or service and would
like to let us know about what you do. Why not advertise
in the MONA.
Maybe you are new to the area and would like to get involved
in your new community or would like to know what's happening
around the area. Perhaps you have talents or interests you
can share with your neighbours. 2001 has been designated
as the International year of the Volunteer so this might
be a good opportunity to give something to the community
you live in. Getting involved can lead to making new friends,
learning new skills, gaining a sense of well-being by knowing
that you have done something to make life better for your
self and your neighbours. Community is about getting to
know your neighbours, both new-comers and those who have
lived here all their lives. A community is only as strong
as the people who live there; the more people are willing
to put into their area the stronger the community will be.
So go on - get involved in your community.
INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE
We are at present setting up
an Information Centre in Allenwood Enterprise Park. To date
we have all the necessary forms for the Motor Tax Office,
Waiver forms for K.C.C. and lots of information on Social
Welfare. In the very near future we will also be able to
offer a Photocopying, Typing and Laminating service. If
you feel there are other services not needs not being addressed
in the area or indeed surrounding areas of north West Kildare,
we would be delighted to hear from you. You can contact
Bernie or Denise at 045-870804
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations and the very best of good
wishes are extended to Paul and Loraine Grogan on the birth
of their beautiful baby daughter, Rachel.
Well Done
Well done to Emma Owens, winner of the £5
book token for the first correct answer to the children's
crossword competition in last month's MONA.
CHERNOBYL
Many thanks to all the girls who helped
in the bag-packing in Tesco, Maynooth, on the 28th, 29th
& 30th June on behalf of the children who will be coming
to the area from Chernobyl this summer. The children arrived
on Sat 28th of July for their life-giving break. Every week
that these children can spend away from the contamination
in their homeland literally gives them extra life. The support
of everyone who contributed throughout the past year to
the effort to bring children from the areas affected by
the Chernobyl disaster and to the orphanages in that area
are greatly appreciated. Your ongoing support is greatly
needed so please keep these children and those who care
for them in mind The fire and explosion at the Chernobyl
nuclear reactor happened 15 years ago and unfortunately,
the effects will continue for thousands of years.
TRANSPORT SEMINAR
In April 2000 the OAK Partnership
held a Transport Seminar in Edenderry. From that seminar
a Transport Working Group was set up to look at ways of
improving transport provision in the North Offaly/North
West Kildare area. The main aim of the Working Group is
to identify and assess the transport needs of the greater
OAK area and to identify practical solutions to meet specific
needs.
OAK has commissioned a study to look at setting up local
transport initiatives which would aim to link to existing
Bus Eireann services. Part of this study involves carrying
out a transport survey. This survey will enable the Transport
Working Group to identify existing transport provision,
identify gaps in existing service provision and identify
areas for pilot transport initiatives.
OAK has picked the Tir na Mona area as one of the areas
to be surveyed. We would appreciate your assistance in filling
in the enclosed TRAVEL DIARY for the period of 1 WEEK. The
completed forms should be returned to OAK Partnership, Edenderry
Business Park, Edenderry, Co. Offaly.
WATER SCHEME UPDATE
Oliver Donnellan, contractor for the Timahoe-Donadea
water scheme began work on 10th April 2001 in Tiermoghan,
Cooltrim, Belgard and Portglorian. Work is now heading towards
Ballagh Cross. Although progress has been slow a second
crew started on 21st June and another crew is to start very
shortly, which will speed up the works and we hope to see
water flowing to all the households in the scheme in the
very near future.
The full cost per household is £620.44 - from which is deducted
the £30 initial deposit and the £300 paid as a first installment
- leaving each household a balance of £290.44 to be paid
as a final contribution. Your local collector will let you
know when this amount is due.
SCOIL NASIUNTA THIR MOCHÁIN
TIERMOHAN SCHOOL NEWS
VOL. 3 NO. 10 JUNE 2001
We're close to the end of the
year. May we take the opportunity of thanking everyone involved
with the school for all their help and support during the
past year. The school closed on June 29th at 12.00 noon.
We re-open on Monday September 3rd at 9.3Oam. This first
day will be a half day to allow for a Staff Meeting and
the school will close at 12.3Opm.
Junior infants were invited to school for the morning of
June 29th from 9.3Oam until 10.3Oam. This usually helps
settle children and parents for September. Junior Infants
will be in school from 9.30 until 12.30 for the first two
weeks, beginning on Tuesday 4th September. From Monday 24th
September they will attend for a full day, going home at
2.OOpm.
We wish everyone a safe summer.
SLAN GO FÓILL
We say "Slan go fóill" to a wonderful bunch
of sixth class children who move on to secondary school
in September. We hope they remember with fondness their
days in Tiermohan NS. Please call and visit soon.
Children in sixth class are: Alison Hennessy, Adrian Maguire,
Eilish Holton, Amy Coyle, John Cheasty, Claire Fitzgerald,
Jordan Swift and Sarah Cullen. A Graduation Mass was held
on 28th of June for the children and their parents.
CONFIRMATION
The children from Tiermohan NS and Newtown
NS were confirmed by Fr Paul and Fr PJ in a lovely ceremony
on June 3rd in Newtown Church. The Bishop had previously
visited the parish on May 27th where he presided over the
pledge ceremony for the confirmation candidates.
The children confirmed were Elaine Fennell, John Cheasty,
Nicole Canning, Debbie Gill, Amy Coyle, Mary Gill, Sarah
Cullen, Blair Walsh, Jordan Swift, Patrick Grehan, Claire
Fitzgerald, Philip Kidd, Carrie McGrath, Alison Hennessy,
Thomas Mulligan, Eilish Holton and Adrian Maguire.
WELCOME
We welcome all our new Junior Infants as
they begin school. We welcome Benjamin Browne, Tristan Canning,
William Connors, Dean Curtin, Aaron Hickson, Jake Howlett,
Luke Menton, Ian Prendergast, Emma Doran, Jennifer Foley,
Una Glennon, Maeve Holton, Kelly Maher, Beatrice Mc Cabe,
Katie Reid and Emma Stack.
SAFETY GUARDS
Two safety guards from the senior classes
are on duty each day to remind children not to run out onto
the road. They also remind parents to be careful in their
cars when collecting children.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
This is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
Houseman, A.E. (1859-1936)
THE DAY WE TOOK OVER THE SCHOOL
One day our principal was sick
and never turned up and neither did the other teachers.
At 10:00am we realised that our teachers weren't coming
in, so we {sixth class} called an assembly and announced
that we were going to take over the school. Of course there
were a lot of disagreements. Then our principal called and
told us to ring all the childrens' parents but none of them
believed us. So we talked and talked until we came to an
agreement to split the classes.
John and Adrian would mind 5th and 4th. They did PE. Amy,
Alison and Jordan would mind 1st 2nd and 3rd. Sarah, Eilish
and I played games with 1st, senior infants and junior infants.
When the parents came to collect the kids they believed
us. It was the best school day ever. OH! I forgot to say
silly Mr. Sweeney left the keys to the school under
the mat.
The next day all the teachers came to all and we( sixth
class) explained everything. The teachers couldn't believe
it. And that was the day we took over the school.
By Claire Fitzgerald
SUPERGRAN
Last summer I had the most amazing
time. It all began when my parents sent to stay with my
grandma down the country. I was very excited, as I had not
seen her in a long time. A small pint sized woman met me
at the station. She wore glasses and carried a walking stick
in her right hand. She greeted me with a big wet kiss on
my cheek and took me straight home for lemonade and cake.
It was just like a normal vacation until one day my grandma
and I went shopping. We stopped by at the bank to get some
money. My grandma was filling out some forms when a suddenly
a masked man shouted, "this is a robbery as he waved a gun
in the air. Everyone began to panic but I could see a strange
look on my grandma's face. While the robber was busy filling
the bags with money my gran tightened her grip on her walking
stick and struck out at the robber. He fell flat on the
ground and the police were called immediately. I told my
parents the whole story that night on the phone. They were
amazed and delighted. I could not wait to get home and tell
my friends about my crime-fighting supergran.
By Martin Larkin
ASTHMA:
A magazine for asthma sufferers was sent to the school recently.
If any parent wants to borrow it, please contact the school.
SPORTS NEWS
The girls and boys gaelic football
teams competed in the INTO mini 7's recently. Both teams
trained down in Cappagh pitch under the watchful eyes of
Mrs Cooke McCarthy of Newtown NS and Mr Sweeney.
The boys met very difficult opposition and were beaten in
each game they played. The girls won one game and are to
be complimented on a fine performance. As usual, many thanks
to the parents who gave lifts and to Lorraine McNally and
Cappagh club for organising and delivering the jerseys.
The girls' basketball took part in a blitz in Ballymany
NS, Newbridge, recently. They were beaten by GaelScoil Chill
Dara by 12-5 in their first game. A close second game saw
St Patrick's beat the girls by 14-6. The final game between
Tiermohan and Newtown finished in a draw, 4-4.
The boys had similar results the following day. Robertstown
beat us by 12-4. In the second game Tiermohan's lead was
shaved by Rathcoffey who finally won by 8-6. The final game
with St Patrick's finished in a draw, 8-8. Rathcoffey went
on to win the boys' blitz and St Patrick's won the girl's
event.
Many thanks to the parents who gave lifts and support on
both days.
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT NEWS
Many of you are aware that a
new temporary classroom (prefab) will be erected during
the holidays to cater for the increased numbers. There will
also be a new teacher who will begin in the school in September.
SUMMER CAMPS
An Art Camp will take place in
St Kevin's, Staplestown, from July 16th to 20th. Contact:
Dan Young@ 045-863665 or 087-6992894
Kilcock GAA Summer Camp will
take place from July 2nd to July 5th. The venue for football
and hurling will be Scoil Dara. The cost is £20 per child.
The contact number is Eugene at 01-6287083. Further information
on camps in Kildare is available from David Murphy at 087-266
1438
A music summer camp for kids/teens
will be held locally. All classes will be 1-1.5 hours daily
for a week. For further details, contact Audrey at 087-247
7867.
MANY THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO:
Paul Coyle for his generous donation of a printer for the
computer in the office
Joe Doran for work done on the plumbing system.
The Geraghty family who carefully
weeded around the beech hedge.. To all those who gave Independent
Tokens to the school. We have collected enough for our camcorder..
To all those who gave Tesco tokens to the school. We have
ordered two CD players and some computer software.
ESSO WILDLIFE CHALLANGE
In May, the students from 4th, 5th and 6th
classes in Tiermohan National School put together a booklet
about what their school was doing for the environment. Their
booklet included information on their recycling compost
bin, their recycling paper area and their battery recycling
box.
They entered their project in the ESSO Wildlife Challenge.
They were delighted to win the prize for the overall winners
in Kildare. On Friday 15th June, Don Conroy visited the
school to present a prize of a nesting box to the school.
The pupils also got pencil cases, binoculars and a Don Conroy
book.
TABLE OF EVENTS, IN THE COMMUNITY
20th July Staplestown Table Quiz,
St. Kevin's G.A.A. @ 9.30pm
27h July Table Quiz, Kelly's Bar, Timahoe. @ 9.30
p.m.
30th July 3rd Aug Art Camp, St. Kevin's G.A.A.
7th Aug 10th Aug G.A.A. Summer Camp, St. Kevin's
G.A.A.
22nd Aug Final date for articles for the Sept. issue
of the MONA
25th Aug Tir Na Mona Jamboree, St. Kevin's G.A.A
COMMUNITY ALERT
Neighbours! We want
to alert you to the fact that there is a rash of petty
thievery happening in the community at the moment. Remember
to take sensible precautions against the opportunistic
thief – Don’t leave your car unlocked . Don’t leave valuables
in plain sight in your car. Rremember to check your doors
and windows are closed when you leave the house and last
thing at night. Let’s watch out for each other and especially
for the more vulnerable in the community. We can nip this
in the bud if we are vigilant. If you see anything suspicous
contact your local community alert group
-
Timahoe Paddy Maher 087-2582320
-
Coill Dubh John Roddy 860354
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Staplestown James Egan 869564
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Donadea Iggi Callaghan 869409 & district
Donadea/ Dolores Kennedy 869206 Tiermoghan Or the
Tir Na Mona office at 869977
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Or your local Garda station or 999.
If you have an article, advertisement
or news item you would like to include in this newsletter,
please contact:
- Staplestown, Mary Murphy 869416
- Timahoe, Hugh Maher
- Timahoe, Bernard Owens 863676
- Coill Dubh, Rosaleen 860023 (school)
- Donadea, Bernadette Crean 869118
Email: pgmhr@indigo.ie
The
views represented in this Newsletter are not necessarily
the views of the MONA committee. While every attempt
is made to print factual information, we are not
responsible for third party information that may
be incorrect at time of going to press. Where
errors occur, every attempt will be made to redress
and amend. All parties have the right to reply
within the MONA Newsletter.
Thank
you.
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