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The countdown to Ireland’s biggest ever 2017 International Girl Guide Camp has officially begun, following the launch last year of ‘IGGNITE’ at ‘CONNECT’ held in Rockwell College, New Inn, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, on August 21st 2016 last.
The IGGNITE event will be taking place in Rockwell College again this year, from July 30th, 2017 to August 6th. 2017.
Irish Girl Guides are now looking forward to welcoming some eighteen hundred other Girl Guides, aged between 10 years and 16 years old, from many different countries around the world. Indeed visitors, all who will be camping out, are expected from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada, the US, Georgia and Zambia, as well as areas closer to home, e.g. England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Full details and contact information on this major exciting event can be obtained HERE.
Thurles Order of Malta Ambulance Corps have announced dates for public training courses at their training centre situated at Bohernavroon, Thurles, for 2017.
Basic First Aid and Emergency Skills; a five-night course, will begin on Tuesday’s from the 25th April at 7.00pm, with another five-night course scheduled from the 19th September, and with the option to add-on Paediatric / Child First Skills, for a following two nights, to these courses.
Public courses are available for anyone who has an interest in learning life-saving skills or require refreshing their skills or recertification after two years.
Thurles Order of Malta, a registered charity, is officially licensed and regulated by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) of Ireland, the national regulator for ambulance operation and training services. They are the only PHECC Recognised Institution provider in the Thurles area. All instructors are licensed practitioners, fully-qualified and have the experience that comes with years of front-line first-aid service.
Major changes have come into effect this year for first aid at work. Occupational First Aid has now been replaced by a new national standard First Aid Responder (FAR) course and accredited by PHECC. Approved by the Health and Safety Authority for the workplace, and the Department of Children for childminders, it is available on three Saturdays from the 13th May at 9.00am, and later from the 21st October.
Thurles now has a growing number of private and public-access Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s). The PHECC national standard training course for operating defibrillators, Cardiac First Responder (CFR), a one-night course, will be available on the Wednesdays of the 26th April, 24th May, or 30th August at 7.00pm or Saturday 10th June at 9.00pm.
All courses are officially certified and materials are supplied. In addition to these public dates, we provide private courses by appointment for clubs, groups and employers at the Thurles Order of Malta centre or your workplace, tailored to accommodate your specific needs where at all possible.
Tipp Mid West Radio’s Tom Hurley Reports On ‘The Cashel Pioneer.’
In 1900, an Irishman named Paddy McCarthy arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. After initially working in the port, he obtained a position as a physical education teacher in a school, but also boxed and became involved in football as a player, coach and referee.
 In fact, he competed in what’s considered the country’s first ever professional boxing match and his name is also associated with the foundation of Boca Juniors football club, with some even crediting him for assigning them their trademark blue and gold jerseys, which they still wear today.
Later through his work with the Sports Municipal Committee of Buenos Aires, Paddy McCarthy did much to promote sport especially among the young but is purported to have gone to his grave in 1963 at the age of 92, having revealed little about himself or indeed his time in Ireland. Interestingly however, it is written that he was born on the 17th of March 1871 in Cashel, Co. Tipperary and attended the Christian Brothers School. It has also been suggested that he had the Premier County’s GAA colours very much in mind, when selecting a kit for Boca Juniors.
McCarthy’s fascinating story will now be the subject of a 4-part documentary to be aired on Tipp Mid West Radio, which uncovers more about his time in Argentina and investigates his links to the historic town of Cashel.
It emerges that from around 1850 until the end of the century, Argentina had been a popular destination for Irish emigrants especially from the Midlands, with numerous people from Cashel continuing to make the voyage well into the 1920’s. As a consequence, hurling was one of the sports introduced from abroad, which became increasingly popular.
The documentary has uncovered a lot of new information on Paddy McCarthy and the high regard in which he was held in his adopted homeland. For example, he had the distinction of refereeing the first ever Superclásico, latter the name given to the football derby played between Boca Juniors and River Plate. Boxers he regarded as friends included Babe Herman and Gene Tunney, whilst he is also photographed with the president of Argentina, the Duke of Kent and the Prince of Wales when they visited Buenos Aires in 1931. He was also the recipient of a gift from Theodore Roosevelt.
Interviewees for the programme include Cashel residents Albert Carrie, Seamus King, John O’Connor and Tom Wood. Noel Blanchfield from Ballyneale who resides in Yonkers, New York outlines how he became intrigued by McCarthy’s story, having first come across his name in the United States. Among the other contributors is academic and historian Edmundo Murray from Buenos Aires, who has conducted the most extensive research on McCarthy to date.
The revealing 4-part documentary entitled ‘The Cashel Pioneer’ by Tom Hurley will be aired over four Wednesdays at 11.05am on Tipp Mid West Radio, beginning on April 19th next. The programmes can be heard outside the county on www.tippmidwestradio.com.
Congratulations to Thurles Order of Malta Cadet Corps who had a very successful last weekend in Killarney; attending at the South-West Regional Cadet Competitions.
 Pictured following last Sunday’s First Aid Competitions are some of Thurles Order of Malta Cadet Corps members and their proud Cadet Leaders. Thurles Cadets were placed in the following categories:- Footdrill first place, Senior Home Nursing Team second place, Senior Two-Person First Aid Team first place, Junior Individual First Aid second place, Junior Cadet of the Year first place, Junior Home Nursing Team first place, Junior First Aid Team second place.
‘Officer In Charge’ Catherine O’Loughlin stated; “We are very proud of our Cadets and their continued success representing us. We are grateful to their Cadet Leaders in particular, and all those who helped in their training, including other Seniors and Cadets, and their parents for transporting them”.
Some Cadets will now go forward to the National Competitions in UL in July next.
Following another busy weekend of duties around town, members and friends will go ‘Bag-Packing’ in Dunnes Stores on Thursday to Saturday next, to assist in raising vital funds for the Thurles Unit’s ongoing operations.
So do remember to congratulate them and do try to assist them in any way possible by contacting Mobile Tel. No. 087-2390111.
Note also: Dates for first aid courses will be announced next week.
Cycle Against Suicide – Siobhan Ryan Reports:-
Over 800 people die by suicide on the island of Ireland each year. That represents 800 families and their local communities devastated; 800 lives cut short. Cycle Against Suicide aims to affect change by beginning a conversation about mental health; spreading the message that ‘It’s OK not to feel OK; and it’s absolutely OK to seek help in schools, businesses and communities, throughout the island of Ireland.
Each year, cyclists of varying abilities, with different stories, and different “whys,” come together as part of Cycle Against Suicide, to help break the cycle of suicide on our island of Ireland. This now annual event has seen over 10,000 cyclists take to the roads, shoulder to shoulder, since 2013. During the 2016 main Cycle, the movement visited in excess of 28 towns, villages and communities across 15 counties, with a combined population of 1.45 million.
This May 4th, Cycle Against Suicide 2017, will pass through Thurles. Organisers are encouraging locals to register for the cycle, or volunteer to help with the event which will see up to 1,000 cyclists travel from Fermoy, Co. Cork via New Inn, Rockwell College, Cashel, Boherlahan, Holycross and onto Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Thursday 4th May.
Each day during the Cycle, informative events will be hosted at various locations along the route. Speakers ranging from celebrities to mental health professionals will present at schools and other venues to signpost those in need to where they can access support services.
On Friday May 5th, the Ursuline Secondary School, in Thurles will hold a mental health event comprising of presentations, videos, music, celebrity guests, entertainment and an exhibition of local mental health services.
Central to the success of Cycle Against Suicide is the Homestay Programme. People throughout our island welcome participants of the event into their homes. Hosts provide cyclists with a warm meal, a chance to freshen up, and a bed for the night. Feedback from Homestay hosts indicates that this experience has been extremely rewarding, as it allows hosts to lend support in a very tangible way.
Kitty and Jackie from Ennis, Homestay hosts in 2015, said; “I heard about Cycle Against Suicide through the local Homestay Coordinator. Opening my door to total strangers was not something I had done in a long time. We hosted two lovely lads, and it was a joy to feed them and hear their tales. Before the evening meal was over, it felt like we were old friends opening up a conversation that was full of fun, and serious topics, in equal measure. The following day, we returned them to the group and said goodbye, feeling as though we were part of a movement of positivity, the like of which we hadn’t seen in ages. We have become familiar with the slogan ‘It’s OK not to feel OK; and it’s absolutely OK to ask for help.’ My husband and I are grateful for the chance to offer a little help.”
Cycle Against Suicide Thurles Homestay Coordinator, said; “There is still time for people to offer accommodation to participants for a night when the cycle passes through Thurles. The number of cyclists registering for Cycle Against Suicide is increasing year on year. As a result, we need more accommodation for cyclists and crew. We would really appreciate the offers of as many spare beds as possible. Of course, we’ll also need many volunteers to help make our time in Thurles memorable. Whether it is road marshals, homestay providers or simply, people standing at the side of the road to cheer on the cycle, we can all play our part in breaking the cycle of suicide on the island of Ireland.”
Homestay
If you would like to provide “Homestay Accommodation” when Cycle Against Suicide visits Thurles, please text/phone Siobhán Ryan at Mobile 086 1900531.
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer with Cycle Against Suicide please e-mail volunteer@cycleagainstsuicide.com.
For more information see www.cycleagainstsuicide.com, where you can also register for some, or all, of the 14 days of Cycle Against Suicide 2017.
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