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One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in tiny Smithville wakes up early and goes to their local church. Before the service starts, the townspeople sit in their pews and talk about their lives, their families, etc.

Suddenly, at the altar, Satan appears!! Everyone starts screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in their deterA long married couple came upon a mined efforts to get away from Evil In a physics course, which involved wishing well. The wife leaned over, Incarnate. light, electricity and magnetism, the made a wish and threw in a penny.

Soon, everyone is evacuated from students were required to read the The husband decided to make a the church except for one man, who week's experiment before coming to wish too. But he leaned over too sits calmly in his pew, seemingly class... much, fell into the well, and oblivious to the fact that God's ultiAt one lab session the student asdrowned. mate enemy is in his presence. This sistant wanted to see how many of The wife was stunned for a moment confuses Satan a bit. his pupils had actually done so. but then smiled, "It really works!"

Satan walks up to the man and says, "What are the two types of light?"

"Hey, don't you know who I am?" he asked.

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The lab fell quiet until one wise guy Satan says, "Well, aren't you afraid raised his hand and said, "Uhhh, The Guard got out of his car and the of me?"

Actually there are three: Bud, Coors kid who was stopped for speeding The man says, "Nope, I sure ain't." and Miller!" rolled down his window. "I've been Satan, perturbed, asks, "And why waiting for you all day", the Guard aren't you afraid of me?" said.

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Oklahoma, a Unique and Spectacular Open Air Musical Our Open-Air presentation of the musical “Oklahoma” will be staged from 3rd to 7th June 2010. This is a unique event which has never been attempted in Ireland before and may never be repeated. Against the background of the recession which daily threatens to defeat our spirits, the people here have come together to be creative, to have fun and to celebrate community spirit.

The performance takes place on the wide open spaces of our local GAA field, featuring a cast of almost one hundred adults, together with children from the schools. The principal characters, mounted on actual horses and carriages as they perform their roles, and the entire stadium, transformed into an appropriate setting, will transport the audience back in time. There will be numerous side attractions and displays including vintage machinery and livestock.

On the Saturday 5th June, there’s a Gala Western Dress Night, when the whole audience is invited to come to the show dressed in western style.

The Festival Club will also be open on each night of the show. Preparations are ongoing since before Christmas under producer Peter Alley. A veteran of St Oliver’s Musical Society, Dundrum, he was responsible for the first horse on stage in an “Oklahoma” nearly thirty years ago.

Above all he promises us a real new “Oklahoma”, full of attractions and drama, and huge surprises never seen before. Highly professional standards of production are maintained throughout and the level of participation and the collective sense of excitement make us confident that this show will be truly memorable. A flavour of the event can be seen on FaceBook at “Boherlahan Open-Air Oklahoma”.

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Cloughjordan Festival Summer School of Music Programme At a time when most services and organisations are making cuts, the Cloughjordan Festival, which takes place from Thursday, 24 June to Sat, 3 July, has doubled in length from five days to ten and has significantly increased the number of events. One of the most exciting developments is the Cloughjordan Festival Summer School of Music.

The Cloughjordan Festival Summer School of Music gives adults and children a chance to develop their musical skills in a lively but relaxed environment with experienced, enthusiastic teachers. Featuring five days of classes for beginning and intermediate students from Monday, 28 June to Friday, 2 July, the summer school will wrap up with a Grúpa Cheoil performance suitable for all students, including beginners, on Saturday, 3 July. There will also be sessions every night during the summer school.

Beginning and intermediate classes are available in banjo and mandolin,

button accordion, concertina, fiddle, flute, guitar, piano/keyboard, and tin whistle. The programme has been developed with the assistance of members of Roscrea Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. In addition to giving individuals the opportunity to get started or improve on a traditional instrument, the Cloughjordan Festival Summer School of Music gives local musicians an opportunity to showcase their own skills and make links with other musicians.

Tuition for the week costs €70 per person, and if there is more than one student per family, tuition is €60 per person. There is also a special children's half session in beginning guitar that costs €35.

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A Musical Afternoon in Clareen The Clareen Traditional Group are hosting a Musical Afternoon on Sunday 13th June, 2010 in the GAA Grounds of Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly, commencing at 2pm. There will be something to interest everyone including: Auction, Dance Music, Waltzing Competition, Drama Group, Country Market, Teas, Sandwiches, Shop, Cake Sale, Pony Rides, White Elephant Stall, Lucky Dip, Weight of Animals?, Foroige Entertainment / Sports, Face Painting,

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The Pride of Place Competition for 2010 is currently underway with North Tipperary County Council nominating two areas for the all-island competition this year. Upperchurch-Drombane and District Development Association and the Terryglass Arts Festival are the two entries for North Tipperary this year and their efforts in trying to achieve a prestigious Pride of Place award are fully supported by North Tipperary County Council. Upperchurch have been nominated in the Population Category of 1,000 – 2,000 people and Terryglass are nominated in the Community Arts Initiative Category.

Pride of Place is an all-island competition, which was first piloted in the summer of 2003 and is directed towards recognising the improvements of local communities to create civic pride in their area. The competition encourages people to come together to enjoy all that is good about their area as well as change or improve certain aspects of their community. It differs from other similar projects in that they specifically recognise the involvement of the local community in all aspects of rural and urban regeneration including, promoting social cohesion, involvement in planning, the promotion of heritage and environmental awareness.

Upperchurch-Drombane and District Development Association Upperchurch-Drombane is a dispersed rural parish of 120 sq km's in the scenic foothills to the east of the Slieve Felim area in North Tipperary comprising of three villages: Upperchurch; Drombane; and Milestone.

The Upperchurch-Drombane & District Development Association was founded in 1991 and since its inception it has been involved in many projects aimed at improving the quality of life of its residents with particular emphasis on the elderly and youth of the area. Projects of note include: Community Homes for the Elderly; Uplands IT Centre; Rural Transport Scheme; installation of several ‘National Looped Walks’; Walking Festival Weekend; Water/Sewerage Scheme; FAS/RSS employment projects; Tidy Towns; and installation of scenic viewing points. Their most recent project has been the completion of a modern crèche facility in Upperchurch village for up to 70 children which involved almost ten years of dedicated work from initial planning to the official opening.

Terryglass Arts Festival In 1999, North Tipperary County Council Arts Office issued a request for a committee in North Tipperary to develop a festival which would be supported and grant funded by the Co. Council, and they were delighted when members of the Terryglass community came to them and said “we’re here to run a festival.” Little did they know how much they would grow and that the festival would be such a huge success year on year. The Terryglass Arts Festival is a multi disciplinary festival that celebrates and promotes the artistic creativity of all cultures, serving as the foundation of year round community efforts to nurture participation in the arts. They encourage the organic evolvement and growth of the festival and aspire to make a significant investment in the future of the community. The festival takes place annually in August in the village of Terryglass located on the shores of Lough Derg and the programme includes visual arts, dance, theatre, music, poetry, film and storytelling.

Táimid an-bhródúil as ucht an obair go léir atá ar siúl ag grúpaí mar seo.

Dúirt an Contae Bainisteoir, Matt Shorrt, go dtugann grúpaí mar seo dea-shampla don phobal den mhéid gur féidir a bhaint amach nuair a oibríonn daoine le chéile.

Both communities are currently preparing for the visit of judges Mr. Blaise Treacy & Mr. Cathal Logue to their areas on the 28th of June.

The judges will spend two and a half hours in both areas meeting with the community representatives who will be looking to impress them with the hope of achieving a Pride of Place award in their category when the competition culminates at a Gala Awards Ceremony in November in Co. Meath.

While Pride of Place is a relatively new competition, it has been remarkably successful. The competition, which receives over 90 entries each year, is hosted by Co-operation Ireland under its Local Authority Programme in conjunction with the allisland Local Authority Steering Forum comprising officials from authorities in both parts of the island of Ireland.

If any group in North Tipperary is interested in show-casing their achievements and community activities in the Pride of Place Competition in future years they should contact Áine Mc Carthy, Liaison Officer, North Tipperary County Council, Telephone: (067) 44554, e-mail amccarthy@northtippcoco.ie

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Johnny Duhan, Legendary Song Writer Comes To The Source Who is Johnny Duhan? He is regarded as ‘one of our great songwriters’

by Christy Moore and Ronnie Drew. He is the man who wrote Christy Moore’s song, The Voyage. He is also appearing at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles on Friday 4th June.

Hailing from Limerick, Johnny Duhan cut his musical teeth in the legendary Irish rock band Granny’s Intentions. He later went solo as a song writer and has been very successful as his songs have been covered by Christy Moore, The Dubliners, The Irish Tenors, Celtic Thunder, Mary Black and a host of other performers. In fact, he rarely gets to tour and perform his own music and each time he does it is an event in itself.

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On this tour, Johnny is taking themes of family. His inspiration is both the family he grew up in and the family he helped form himself. Life is an ocean, love is a boat, in troubled waters it keeps us afloat, to quote his song The Voyage which forms the centre piece for this tour.

So come to see Johnny at The Source and get up close and personal with one of our most talented songwriters.

Johnny Duhan is at The Source Arts Centre on Friday 4th June at 8pm.

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Thurles Education Centre First and foremost we would like to congratulate our Learners on completing and submitting their FETAC folders. The last few weeks have been very busy but we are delighted our Learners are being awarded FETAC Certificates in Art and Design, Textiles, Woodcraft, Music Appreciation, Communications, Maths, Photography, Personal Development, Computers, and Food and Nutrition.

A big congratulations is also due to four of our Learners who recently received North Tipperary VEC Awards. Kathleen Crowe (Littleton) received a Personal Achievement Award, Joleen Reilly (Littleton) received an award for sport, Christina Harty (Nenagh) received the Educational Achievement Award and Ann Casey (Nenagh) received the award for Art and Craft.

Last week Learner’s combined a fun day out with researching for their Music Appreciation course. Eileen

Kennedy our Music Teacher led a group of Learners to The Grand Canal Theatre for the musical production, “Whistle Down the Wind”. This experience was followed by a practical workshop where we tried out a wide range of musical instruments including tin whistles, piano accordians, flutes and a 150 year old fife.

We are now looking forward to our exciting summer programme which will run until our holidays at the end of July.

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Losing to Cork in the Munster championship can never be described as a surprise but most people were shocked at the margin of victory Cork enjoyed in their 3-15 to 0-14 win over Tipperary in the Munster championship quarter final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Sunday. However, all is not lost and Tipperary now have the qualifier route to follow in the quest for All Ireland success. Support and encouragement for the team will be important for the team in the weeks ahead and we hope that the loyalty of Tipperary supporters will remain steadfast. Tipperary’s first game in the qualifiers will be on either Saturday June 26th or Sunday July 3rd.

Tipperary are in a group with the four first round losers in Leinster – Antrim, Carlow, Wexford and the losers of next Sunday’s game between Laois and Dublin. There will be one preliminary round game between the first 2 drawn – this game will be played on Saturday June 26th. The winners of that game and the other three teams will go into the hat to be drawn for 2 games to be played on Saturday, July 3rd. The winners of those 2 games will go into the draw for the games on Saturday, July 17th. They will be joined by the winners of the two games played between the losing semi-finalists in Leinster and Munster on Saturday July 10th. Draws will determine all pairings with repeat pairings avoided where possible. This will be Tipperary’s first time in the qualifiers since 2007 when they won through for a place in the quarter finals but were defeated by Wexford.

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and in Pairc Ui Chaoimh if against Cork. There are 9 under 21 players on the senior hurling panel. The U-21 management team is Ken Hogan (Lorrha – Manager), Tommy Dunne (Toomevara – coach) and selectors TJ Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs) and William Maher (Ballingarry). Most of the current u-21 panel won an All Ireland minor hurling championship in 2007.

TIPP CONNECTIONS WITH LONDON SENIOR HURLING TEAM London defeated Derry by 3 points in the Ulster Senior Hurling championship quarter-finals last weekend.

There were several strong Tipperary connections to the London team.

There were 4 Tipperary players on the team – Matt Ryan at full back, Keith Kennedy (Killenaule) at wing back, David Maher (Boherlahan) at centre forward and Aidan Fitzgerald (Fethard) at full forward. The team’s selectors included Tom Bergin (Moyne-Templetuohy) and Johnny O’Dwyer (Arravale Rovers). Prominent among London supporters at the game was former Tipperary hurler, Joe Hayes from Clonoulty Rossmore.

Well done to all concerned and good luck in the Ulster semi-final against Down on Sunday, June 13th. The winners of that game will play Antrim in the final.

COUNTY FINAL OF LONG PUCK The Co. Tipperary final of Senior long puck will be held at Thurles Racecourse at 11.00 am on Saturday 26th June. Each division is invited to send two representatives. The winner will go forward to represent Tipperary at the Munster Final which will also be held at Thurles Racecourse on Saturday 10th July.

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Tipperary’s interest in Munster championships is reduced to the U-21 hurlers now following the exit of the senior and intermediate hurlers last Sunday. The U-21s are scheduled to play Cork or Waterford on Thursday, July 15th. The game will be played at Semple Stadium if against Waterford

Good luck to Derek O’Mahony (Ardfinnan) and Noel Cosgrave (Marlfield) who are both on refereeing duty for Munster Council next weekend. Derek will referee the Munster GAA Junior Football Semi Final between Waterford and Limerick at Fraher Field Dungarvan at 12 noon on Sunday, June 6th. Noel will referee the Munster GAA Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Final between Waterford v Clare at Semple Stadium at 1pm on Monday June 7th.

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Tipperary GAA Scene (continued) Many GAA supporters have a keen interest in collecting match programmes. The Premier Programme Collectors Club was formed in Thurles recently and its aims are: a) to promote and facilitate the collection of GAA match programmes among supporters of all ages and b) to organise an annual Programme Collectors Fair in Thurles, where GAA programmes, books etc., can be bought and sold. Initially, it is expected that match programmes produced for all Tipperary GAA games and all Munster Championship games, both Hurling and Football, will be available for purchase. In July and November, members will receive a list of the available programmes, from which they can order the programmes they need. Membership for 2010 costs €20.

To apply for membership, please send your name, address, email address and phone number along with €20 membership fee (cheques and postal orders payable to Premier Programme Collectors Club) to Mr. Gerard Corbett, Thurles Sarsfields Clubhouse, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Please email any queries to gmfcorbett@yahoo.ie

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THE LATE TOM RYAN OF TEMPLEDERRY KENYONS There were many loyal supporters who have passed to their eternal reward recently who were missed from Pairc Ui Chaoimh last Sunday. One such was Tom Ryan of Templederry Kenyons who passed suddenly to his eternal reward last Thursday morning.

Tom played for several decades for Templederry, with the pinnacle of his career being a North Tipperary Intermediate championship win in 1979 when he played in goals. He also acted as a selector for many years. He followed his club and county with an interest matched by few and was a shrewd observer of hurling affairs.

Growing up I was privileged to be brought by Tom to many games and to witness his interest and enthusiasm first hand. We extend our sympathy to his wife, daughter, brother and sisters.

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The surprise package of the day was without a shadow of a doubt the Boys Under 10 Gaelic Football team from Roscrea who faced the might of Powerstown/Lisronagh. Having won the County Finals on numerous occasions Powerstown/Lisronagh were hot favourites to win again, however, the boys from

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Powerstown/Lisronagh who played with the wind in the first half had the young Roscrea backs under pressure. Captain Luke Cashin lead by example with his commanding presence under the high dropping ball, Dylan Hogan and Lorcan O’Meara got in some superb clearances with Gavin Meagher helping Eoin Harte to clear his lines. Roscrea lead at halftime 1-3 to 1-1. In the second half Darragh Tynan (nephew of former intercounty footballer Liam England) sent some fantastic ball into the forwards which was capitalised on by Eoin Dooley and substitute Dean Pyne when they scored 1 goal each. Jamie Ryan (son of former inter-county footballer Brendan) who had a great game at wing forward scored a point and Glen Loughnane finished off his day with a point from a free and another goal to claim the County title

with an eventual scoreline of Roscrea 4-7, Powerstown/Lisro nagh 1-1. Teams: Roscrea: Eoin Harte, Dylan Hogan, Luke Cashin, Conor Donovan, Lorcan O’Meara, Gavin Meagher, Aidan Booth, Darragh Tynan, Glen Loughnane, Conor Nolan, Owen Tynan, Michael Walsh, Luke Seacy, Eoin Dooley, Dylan Buckley, Jack Lee, Dean Pyne, Rian Lee, Gerry Cahir and Jamie. They were managed by Paul Booth, Ger Dooley, Tony Pyne and Ger Fitzgerald with help from Donal Hogan and Liam Nolan.

The Girls Under 14 was a very tight affair with St. Flannan’s of Moneygall facing Cahir. St. Flannan’s were the team displaying the early form with Eimear Teehan showing well at corner forward.

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The Girls Under 12 Gaelic Football final was a hotly contested match between Thurles and Cahir. There was nothing between these two teams in the first half with Thurles leading 2points to 1 at halftime. Andrea O’Donnell, Roisin McCarthy and Dervla Buckley were very industrious throughout for Cahir with Nora Kennedy showing well for Thurles. In what was to be the lowest scoring game of the day Cahir emerged the eventual winners 1-2 to Thurles 2points. Thurles: Marie Greedon, Bridget Delaney, Shauna Jordan, Niamh Kennedy, Sadbh Leahy, Emily Loughnane, Hazel Maher, Niamh McCarthy, Niamh Mooer, Bridin Murphy, Holly O’Dwyer, Melanie O’Halloran, Emma Jordan, Ciara Calvin, Ciara Cosgrave, Katie Kelly, Jade Byrne and Claire Ryan. Cahir: Rachel O’Donnell, Andrea O’Donnell, Emma Quirke, Roisin McCarthy, Dervla Buckley, Sarah Burke, Orla Cashman, Laura Noonan, Katie Noonan, Emily O’Donovan, Lauren Fitzgerald, Chantelle

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In stark contrast to last year's sponsored Dog Walk, there was not a cloud to be seen in the sky. An unseasonable heat wave baked the town of Nenagh on Sunday 23rd May when the supporters, both human and canine, of the Tipperary Friends of Animals gathered in Banba Square to take part in the annual Sponsored Dog Walk of about three miles, braving the heat to raise much needed funds to care for stray and injured animals.

It was a very encouraging sight to see the amount of supporters who came to take part in the walk, pulling their owners in tow. Fr. Jim O'Brien opened the event with a blessing of the animals and then everyone headed off on the three mile walk. There was some concern by the organisers due the extreme heat and a couple of the organisers drove around collecting some of the dogs and owners

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Tipperary Friends of Animals would like to thank every person and every dog that took part in the walk and hope to see you all again next year.

who were not able to tolerate the heat and brought back to Banba Square where the dogs were patted down with wet towels and given plenty of water. The stalwart band of walkers eventually arrived back in the Square and were given plenty of refreshments and there were plenty of water bowls and treats for the dogs. Several photos were taken and anyone wishing to get a copy of their photos are welcome to phone Linda 086-8163707 and all we ask is a small donation.

Nenagh Eire Og Camogie The U 12 team captured the county u 12 b title on Thursday with a comprehensive victory over a determined St Cronins of Roscrea team. In fact it was Roscrea that drew first blood with a great individual goal from the wonderful Chloe Kirwan. Nenagh were rocked back in their heels and it looked like the favorites tag was going to be a heavy load to carry for Nenagh. In the next attack parity was restored when Leah Sheedy creased the ball to the net. Nenagh now had got their composure back and for a short while it became the Grace O Brien and Chloe Kirwan show with Grace O Brien scoring 3-4 to Chloe Kirwans 1-1 to make the halftime scoreline Nenagh Eire Og 4-4 Roscrea 2-1 In the second half it was obvious that Nenagh had decided to put two markers on Chloe Kirwan and Hazel McAuliffe and Clodagh Ryan stuck to their task nullifying Roscreas main threat while Grace O Brien ran riot in the second half scoring a further 4-5 to make her final tally an amazing 7-8. Maeve Coffey and Hazel Coffey finishing the scoring with great individual scores. In goals Sarah Quigley is proving to very safe the fullback line of V Tynan N Ryan and K O

Connor were very efficient at protecting their goalkeeper the half back line of R Bourke A Dillon and E Percy have great skill the mid field of H McAuliffe and L Darcy worked tirelessly for their team the half forward line of G O Brien ( 7-8) C Ryan and M Coffey (1-0) proved to be very clinical and the full forward line of L Sheedy ( 1-0) A Hallinan and Fiona Hennessey have proven all year that they have the goal scoring capacity and cuteness needed for any team to win any championship title. The team were superbly augmented by a huge panel of players and the subs were H Coffey (1-0) R Hasset S Morris S kennedy S Griffen A Byrne C Phelan A Kennedy C Costello C Browne R Browne B McGrath N Sheridan K Manicle B Boland L Kelly R O Connor B McKenna S Shanahan. We were lucky enough this year to field two teams and the all the girls have worked hard and have improved immeasurably under the Guidance of K O Brien N Coffey and M Ryan. A special mention must go the Lisa Darcy who showed real courage to come back to play a leading role in mid field despite having to overcome a debilitating eye injury this season.

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New Car Sales Exceed Total Sales of Last Year Figures released by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that as of Friday 28th May, new car sales have surpassed total new car sales for the whole of 2009 (57,460).

The figures • 57,898 new cars sold this year • 438 more than total amount sold last year • 40,933 new cars sold this time last year • 41% up on last year To date there have been 57,898 new car sales sold this year, 438 more than the total amount sold last year. This time last year 40,933 new cars were sold.

Alan Nolan, Director General of SIMI puts the milestone down to the success of scrappage. “At the start of this year, we were very cautious about our expectations for 2010. While we

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whom are amongst the top strongmen in the world.

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Exhibition Stands If it is all getting a bit too hands on maybe some Athletes will compete in events retail therapy is in order at the 30 such as the celtic cross walk, car stands at the Expo. We have all dead lift, truck pull, Viking press, types of companies exhibiting at loading medley and a super yoke Sports Expo Ireland ranging from and farmers walk medley which sports stores, sports equipment, will result in a very intense and en- specialist sports suppliers, health joyable show. We have attracted food stores and sports nutrition all some of the biggest names in selling and promoting there prodstrongman Zydrunas Savickas, ucts and services.

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cooler and the south a few degrees warmer. The average winter temperature is about 14°C in central and southeast Portugal, with snow occurring in the mountains of the far north.

Portuguese is the native tongue, with many residents able to speak English, French and Spanish. Currency is the euro.

Vilamoura Vilamoura is a special place where the pace of life is relaxed, in a friendly yet cosmopolitan atmosphere. Best known for its superb marina surrounded by high quality restaurants and bars set A Portugal vacation often includes a against a backdrop of pine forests and visit to the popular Algarve coast in sandy coastline. The resort has a range the south, with its many sandy beach- of championship golf courses and an es, variety of hotels and villas, and excellent range of leisure activities. superb golf courses. Portugals islands, The vibrant night life, chic restaurants including Madeira and the Azores and golden sandy beaches of Vilam(known for its whale-watching), are oura provide this resort with all the also popular options for fun in the sun. ingredients for a perfect holiday.

Culture and history abound, and a va- Transfer time from Faro airport apcation in Portugal should include visits prox. 30 minutes. to some of its 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the 2,000Alvor year-old city of Porto (home to port Alvor is a quiet, tranquil resort ideal wine), the Douro wine region and the for those seeking a relaxing holiday. prehistoric rock carvings of the Coa The village consists of a maze of cobValley. bled streets and a 16th century parish church. As well as Alvor beach which To rent a car, you must have had your is one of the finest beaches in the Allicense for at least a year; the minigarve, there are some lovely golden mum age for rental ranges between 21 stretches of sand towards Portimao. A and 25, depending on the firm. Drivtypical Portuguese fishing village with ing is on the right, and the motorways traditional restaurants and a low key have tolls The average summer temnight life. . perature in Portugal is about 30°C, Transfer time from Faro airport apwith the north being a few degrees prox. 60 minutes.

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comedy, improvised comedy and comedy material so if you think you’re funny, grab an application form from the Source Arts Centre and make it quick because places are very limited-only the first 25 teens will get places. The fee for the full week is 60 Euro.

The Comedy camp is being run by Backstage Academy of Performing Arts who specialise in work with young people. The company has the only teen comedy team in Ireland and the UK and these 13-16 year olds were awarded a three star review at last year’s Edinburgh Festival.

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The All Ireland Vintage Rally being held in Thurles The IVETA All Ireland Vintage Rally 2010 is being hosted by Thurles & District Vintage Club in conjunction with their 8th Vintage Rally in aid of North Tipperary Hospice on Sunday 13th June at Corbally (Dublin Rd.) Thurles from 10am.

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Celebrating 50 years of the Super Major Exhibition of Horse Drawn Implements Entrance fee is €8, children under 10 go free.

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Abuse

by Jim O Shea

(Continued from previous issue) in a particular school, friends, neighbours etc.), Why people stay in abusive relationships for a family pressure and inability to use resources. long time (or forever), and what they should The above reasons are very debilitating. To these do when/if they make to decision to leave. may be added emotional reasons. These include Previous articles have outlined various types of loyalty to the abusive partner, pity, wanting to abuse, and show how they are a degradation of help, fears for his/her mental health, denial, love, the victims, taking their power, and lowering guilt, shame, unfounded optimism that the abuser their self-esteem. Reasons have been given in the will change, false hope, a sense of responsibility, previous article on why it is important to leave. insecurity, poor self-esteem, lack of emotional So why do people remain in relationships where support and sheer exhaustion. the abusive partner refuses to admit being abusive, or to take steps to stop such behaviour, Then there are personal beliefs that hold victims in abusive relationships. There is, for example, and refuses to attend therapy? the belief that children need both parents, First of all, they do so because they are afraid of religious beliefs, sense of duty, sense of setting boundaries. This fear often goes back to responsibility, belief that marriage is forever, childhood. It may come from a fear of hurting being used to violence and seeing it as normal, other people, fear of others being angry, of being and cultural beliefs. There is also the question of abandoned, and of losing a relationship. Its fearing a loss of love, but the alternative proposed foundation is a lack of self-esteem, being bound, by Patricia Evans is more frightening - loss of self. perhaps, by toxic shame. It may also stem from fear, stress, intimidation, vulnerability and powerlessness. It may indicate a reluctance to accept that the relationship has failed, and that the victim still hopes that it may be salvaged. For some victims an abusive environment may be normal because that is what they experienced in childhood, and so they remain in such an environment. In such a case the victim has been conditioned by their childhood.

Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs, an American organisation, outlines a long list of why women stay in abusive relations, and some of these can be applied to men who choose to live with an abusive partner. WRAP sees three type of reason - situational factors, emotional factors, and personal beliefs, a powerful combination that makes it so difficult to leave an abusive relationship.

Under the heading of situational factors WRAP lists a whole range of fears. There is the fear of physical danger to the person or the children if they try to leave, fear of being hunted down, fear of emotional damage to the children, fear of losing custody of the children, fear of being involved in the courts, fear of the unknown, fear of making formidable life changes, and fear of the abuser calling to the workplace. Other situational reasons for staying in an abusive relationship are economic dependence, lack of alternative housing, social isolation, lack of understanding from family, friends, police, church, etc., ties to the community (e.g. children

Connie Fourré believes that a primary reason for remaining in abusive relationships is the failure of victims to mourn and accept their losses.

Mourning is always difficult, but it is especially difficult in separation because feelings about a partner are so mixed.

Of course, there is a risk in leaving. Research has shown that on average the abuser leaves seven times before making the final break. It takes courage to leave. Some cannot do so. For others the pain gradually becomes too much, and after a long time it becomes less painful to leave than to stay. Apart from the emotional and psychological impact of leaving, there are practicalities that should be followed when the decision to leave has been made. Very often the victim will decide to leave during the third stage, mentioned in the first article, when the release of violent anger brings about calm and the appearance of love and warmth. Despite the calm this is the most dangerous time because when the abuser learns of the victim’s decision to leave his/her fury will be aroused to an even greater level.

Continued in next issue) Jim O’Shea works as a counsellor from Furze, Thurles. Ph. 087 8211009 www.jimoshea.net .

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