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The Get BACK Challenge brings businesses together to contribute in tackling the problems of cancer and addressing the issues of obesity among young people though encouraging and facilitating sports participation.
The Focus Consulting organized Get BACk Challenge is now in its fifth year of operation having started in 2006. An annual charity cycle and walk are the main fundraising drivers in addition to attracting corporate support from businesses throughout the region.
This year a team is being put together from Thurles, who are hoping that a group of 12 from the area will take part in either the 10k run or walk.
Last year, as a group we raised a great deal of funds for Suir Haven, and these funds will be presented in the coming weeks. The Thurles organisers hope to at least match last years amount and hopefully make a lot more. They are organising a fundraiser in Milleas (Castle Tavern) on Friday the 17th of June 2011 starting at 8.00pm.
Paud Gleeson will be playing the best of 80’s and 90’s music with some good party games. There will be a raffle with some great prizes and finger food will be provided.
So go on folks , show your support. Register Here now.
Two barmen, Mr Gary Wright and Mr Aidan Dalton, both charged with the manslaughter of Mr Graham Parish, were found not guilty on the judge’s orders this morning at Nenagh Court. Both men had denied responsibility for the death of Mr Parish in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary, on June 30th 2008.
 Hayes Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary Mr Parish, from Calder Terrace in Lomeshaye village near Nelson, East Lancashire, was celebrating his 26th birthday, when he drank a lethal mix of at least eight shots in one glass.
Mr Parish’s grieving parents David and Julie and his sister Jess were obviously upset, as they left the Circuit Court in Nenagh, where Judge Thomas Teehan directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The family of the late Mr Parish said in a statement later, that Graham had brought much happiness to his family and he was greatly missed. They now hoped this case will highlight the dangers of alcohol and if this incident could prevent further deaths then their son’s death would not have been in vain.
Judge Teehan stated that the State had proved Mr Wright and Mr Dalton had a duty of care to Mr Parish, and had breached that duty of care and that their negligence was gross, however he found their negligence was not the cause of the victim’s death and Mr Parish had taken the decision to consume the drink of his own free will. He said there was a high level of personal responsibility in relation to drink and no jury could safely bring in a verdict of guilty on either man, directing the jury to find them not guilty.
This case is set to raise further debate over the responsibility owed to consumers by bar proprietors and those working in licenced premises, and also the responsibility by consumers, to themselves, in controlling their personal drinking behaviour.
Family and friends wept in court as the case was dramatically struck out. The accused, through their Thurles Solicitor, Mr J.J. Fitzgerald, extended their sympathies to the Parish family.
The six-day trial heard that Mr Parish had been drinking heavily in the hotel bar with his five other British contractors, who were working in a meat processing plant in the area. Both Mr Wright, a barman for 13 years, and Mr Dalton, who had worked in the pub trade for some 10 years, told investigators they believed the drink would be shared among his friends.
This case is the first of its kind under newly introduced Irish alcohol liability laws.
 Nenagh Hospital Full infection control procedures have now been stepped up, following the discovery of three cases of Clostridium Difficile (CDF) infection and one case of Norovirus at Nenagh General Hospital in North County Tipperary.
A complete ban on visiting has now been put is in place at the Hospital, and the public are requested not to attempt to visit, except in cases of extreme emergencies.
C Difficile causes severe diarrhea and other intestinal disease. The infection occurs when competing bacteria in the gut flora are wiped out by antibiotics. People may accidentally ingest the spores of this bacteria while visiting in nursing homes or hospital, where the infection has not been identified.
Norovirusis is a virus that causes non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis and is often transmitted by faecally contaminated food or water. Persons with blood type O are more often infected, while other blood groups remain partially protected.
 Tipperary readers beware, new findings suggest no amount of leisure time spent in physical activity can offset the harm done by ‘sitting down on the job.’
According to new research, having a desk job, for more than 10 years, can double the risk of a major type of bowel cancer.
Australian research Scientists have found that office workers, who regularly exercise, are still twice as likely to get a tumour.
Each year almost 40,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, while more than 16,000 of those diagnosed die. Only 70% of those diagnosed survive for at least a year past diagnosis and only 50% survive five years, following detection.
Thousands of people, each year, die undiagnosed and those diagnosed usually die shortly afterwards, mainly because they miss early warning signs and only seek medical help, once the cancer has advanced.
It has already been well established that the main lifestyle risk factors are continuous diets high in fat and red meat. A persons genes can also play it’s part, as can drinking a lot of alcohol and not taking enough exercise.
A team, from the University of Western Australia, found that people who spent more than 10 years in sedentary jobs were almost twice as likely (94%) to have developed a tumour in the area of the lower bowel called the distal colon. They were also 44 per cent more likely to have developed rectum cancer.
According to Bowel Cancer UK, there are almost 13,000 Distal Colon Cancer cases a year in Britain, and about 14,500 rectum cancers.
These research results carried out, compared 918 people with bowel cancer with 1,021 cancer-free volunteers, who were quizzed on their job history, their lifestyles and levels of physical activity and are published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Dr Claire Knight, health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said these findings back up other studies undertaken on physical inactivity and cancer, but warned the findings need to be replicated in larger studies.
A US study has found that a daily dose of aspirin may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, but Cancer Research UK has noted that regular use of aspirin can cause serious side effects and should not be undertaken unless recommended by a doctor.
 Slí na Sláinte translated from the Irish reads ‘Path to Health ‘ has been developed by the Irish Heart Foundation – the national heart and stroke charity – it’s the outgoing way to make walking far more enjoyable.
Already, it’s capturing the attention of young and old, not only in Ireland but in Europe and other parts of the world also. So it should, because it’s a fun, healthy way for the average adult to accumulate the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity each days of the week.
You’ll find Slí na Sláinte walking routes all over Ireland. They are marked by bright, colourful signposts which are not numbered and are situated at 1 km intervals apart. Simply follow the Km signs, set your pace to suit your enjoyment and you’ll quickly feel better and gently get fitter.
Slí na Sláinte Walk Ways In Thurles
The Green Route – Racecourse Road Slí na Sláinte is 2.0 km long or 4km return and starts at St Josephs and St Bridgets Church, Bohernanave. The route continues along Bohernanave Road, past Semple Stadium and then turns left at the junction to Castlemeadows. Continue to the Roundabout at Tipperary Institute and take left onto Racecourse Road. Continue straight out Killinan to the end of the footpath (see Racecourse on right). At mapboard return along the same route back to St. Josephs and St. Bridgets Church.
The Red Route – Slievenamon Road Sli na Sláinte is also a 2.0 km long or 4km return journey and starts at Slievenamon Road Car Park. The route continues along Slievenamon Road and then goes straight through the roundabout at Dunnes Stores Shopping Centre onto Clongour. Continue straight out past Thurles Golf Club to the top of the hill (Turtulla Cross). At the mapboard then return along the same route back to Slievenamon Road Car Park.
Walkers Take Note
(1) If you’re not in the habit of taking regular exercise, do start slowly, enjoy being out and about while gradually building up to your recommended 30 minutes walking each day.
(2) Drink a glass of water before and after your walk and, don’t forget, wear suitable comfortable shoes. Gradually warm up at the beginning and cool down towards the end. Remember, loose clothing is more comfortable and in winter, choose layers rather than thick, chunky clothes.
(3) Why not try to incorporate walking into your daily activities. Walk to work, to meetings or the shops. If you have a history of heart trouble or other significant medical illness, talk to your doctor before you start.
(4) Important: Stop if you experience unusual symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness or breathlessness, and do consult your doctor ASAP.
(5) Why not invite a good friends, family member or work colleagues to join you in your walk, for chat and a bit of banter.
One final observation, “If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.”
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