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 LIT Thurles Campus Chris Richards contacted us from 1st year Sports Strength and Conditioning at the LIT/Thurles Campus.
They are organising a fundraising soccer match, which will takes place on Thursday 8th December beginning sharp at 3.00pm in the Thurles Towns Pitch, latter situated, as you are all aware, in the Thurles Greyhound Stadium.
LIT/Thurles Campus will be competing against the Thurles and District Garda team and both are attempting to raise much needed funding for North Tipperary Hospice and also to raise money for some necessary equipment.
Entry price to this match is just €5, but will also includes you in an opportunity to win some really marvelous prizes on the day.
Prizes To Be Won: These will include a €300 “One for All Voucher,” a round of golf for 4 plus overnight B & B accommodation at the fabulous Dundrum House Hotel and Leisure Centre, plus much much more.
Students will be selling tickets over the coming week around the Thurles area, so please do support their efforts generously.
 Education The Roman Catholic Church has identified 47 towns and suburbs in Ireland where it is considering handing over control of it’s schools to the State.
Parents of children in these 258 schools will be asked what type of school they want into the future. The areas chosen are regarded as those with the greatest need for more choice, in relation to religious and cultural changes in their society.
The move is part of a much wider shake-up in the control of primary education, latter being recommended by an expert group, set up by Education Minister Mr Ruairi Quinn, TD.
The advisory group tasked with supplying recommendations to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector, published their findings yesterday.
The towns where Roman Catholic schools may be handed over here in County Tipperary are Thurles, Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel and Tipperary town.
 Dr. Maria G. Hinfelaar, President LIT. Confirming Limerick Institute of Technology’s (LIT) new national strategy, which is to develop into a technological university, Dr Maria Hinfelaar president of the Institute, has hinted that a change of name may be one of the Universities considerations in the near future.
Due to rapid expansion, LIT now commands three campuses in Limerick city, two in County Tipperary, with outreach centres also in both county Limerick and county Clare, employing some 550 people. Following the launch of its fifth and newest school, LIT Tipperary, in September last, LIT increased its total student population to over 7,000 full time and part time learners.
Speaking at the graduations of over 1,800 students recently, Dr Hinfelaar explained “We cannot rest on our laurels after the integration of the Tipperary Institute – we will not achieve Technological University status on our own and will have to work with our partners. So if I am to stand here again in a few years time, we may be called something else and be part of something much bigger. That is how the present landscape is being redrawn and LIT will be at the forefront of this evolution.”
Speaking to graduates, Dr Hinfelaar encouraged all present not to simply judge their future success solely on their own personal professional accomplishments, but rather on how they have contributed to society as a whole, through positive active citizenship.
 The Source Executive Librarian Miss Ann Marie Brophy at Thurles Library, The Source, Cathedral Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, informs us that the Europe Direct Information Centre (based in Thurles Library), in conjunction with South Tipperary Volunteer Centre, is offering a free Volunteer Management Training course to community based and not for profit organisations here in North Tipperary.
This year is the European Year of Volunteering and to cap a successful run of events, Europe Direct Thurles is now pleased to run this important training session in North Tipperary.
This course is divided into 4 modules and delivered over 2 sessions. These sessions will take place in Thurles Library on Tuesday 22nd and Tuesday 29th November, from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Light refreshments at both events will be provided.
On completion of the training participants will be armed with a toolkit of systems, policies and procedures to address current and potential future issues regarding the engagement and management of volunteers in the organisation.
Module 1: Planning for Volunteer Involvement & Developing Volunteer Role Descriptions
Module 2: Volunteer Recruitment, Selection & Induction
Module 3:Volunteer Support & Supervision
Module 4: Designing & Implementing a Volunteer Policy.
Please Note: If you or your organisation would like to book a place on this course, please contact Ann Marie Brophy or Lorraine Treacy at Europe Direct Thurles Library on: Phone: 0504 29720 or Email: eudirect@tipperarylibraries.ie
Photo courtesy G. Willoughby.
 Thurles Beavers The Thurles Beaver Scout Group have started back again, beginning on the 26th September last, following their Summer break, and the enrolment of new members is still continuing.
For those parents whose children may be still interested in joining this worthwhile group, note that Beavers are the Junior Section of Scouting Ireland. They meet every Monday night in the “Thurles Band Hall,” here in Stradovoher Road, beginning at 6.30pm until 7.30pm.
The Beaver section of Scouting is for both boys and girls, all aged between 6 and 8 years of age and costs are €3 per week.
I know as a parent myself, it is quite natural that I would want to be assured of my child’s safety and welfare, wherever they attend. So do be assured that as an organisation, Thurles Scouts personnel are fully committed to ensuring that all youth members learn, develop and have fun in a safe and totally secure environment. To this end they have developed robust child protection, recruitment and selection policies and procedures consistent with child protection policy and with all good practice guidelines.
Beaver Scouts are taught and indeed encouraged to take on tasks to find out about responsibility in a fun environment. They learn lots of new skills, but the most important thing is that they do it with other people, especially their friends, in an team building atmosphere, conducive to both fun and learning.
If you would like your child to be part of this organisation, why not find out further information by contacting Mary Tel: 086 2079213, Lyndsey Tel: 087 2139533 or Stella Tel: 087 6888799.
Note: Also if any adult is interested in helping out on a Monday night please make yourself known to the organisation, they are always grateful for any assistance.
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