Tipp Tatler Issue 195 Nov 2012

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No. 195. Fri. 2nd November, 2012 Tel: 0504-51945 email: info@tipptatler.ie

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St. Joseph’s College, Borrisoleigh Open Night & Annual Enrolment Enrolment of 2013 first year pupils and ‘open night’ on Thursday, 8th November beginning at 7.00pm. Principal’s address will be at 8.00pm.

St. Joseph’s college is well know for the excellence of its teaching and the achievements of its students. The school participates in several games and competitions

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and has new and comprehensive buildings including an oratory and cafeteria. On Thursday night, you will have an opportunity of seeing all our facilities and meeting our teachers. Buses from most towns service the school.

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A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

The teacher asked little Johnny if he knows his numbers.

"Yes," he said. "My dad taught me."

"Good! Can you tell me what comes after three."

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A little girl and a little boy were at playschool. The girl approached the boy and said, "Hey Johnny, wanna play house?"

He said, "Sure! What do you want me to do?"

The girl replied, "I want you to communicate."

He said to her, "That word is too big.

I have no idea what it means."

The little girl smirked and said, "Perfect. You can be the husband!"

Mick. After a short while, the doctor heard a knocking on his coffin.

“Who is that?” he said.

“It is me doctor, Mick” came the reply.

“Well Mick, what do you want now?” said the doctor.

“Well doctor, I was wondering if you have anything for worms”.

Any married man should forget his mistakes -- There's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man After his legs had been broken in an marries a woman expecting that she accident, Mr. Miller sued for won't change & she does. damages, claiming that he was crippled and would have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Joe was in court charged with Although the insurance company parking his car in a restricted area. doctor testified that his bones had The judge asked him if he had healed properly and that he was fully anything to say in his defence. capable of walking, the judge decided "They should not put up such for the plaintiff and awarded him misleading notices," said Joe. €500,000.

"It said, FINE FOR PARKING When he was wheeled into the HERE." insurance company office to collect his check, Miller was confronted by several executives. "You're not getting away with this, Miller," one A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. said. "We're going to watch you day "I couldn't help noticing how happy and night. If you take a single step, you look," she said. "What's your you'll not only repay the damages but stand trial for perjury. Here's the secret for a long happy life?"

"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a money. What do you intend to do day," he said. "I also drink a case of with it?" whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and "My wife and I are going to travel," Miller replied. "We'll go to never exercise."

"That's amazing," the woman said.

Stockholm, Berlin, Rome, Athens "How old are you?' and, finally, to a place called "Twenty-six," he said.

Lourdes--where, gentlemen, you'll see yourselves one hell of a miracle!"

Mick was always going to the doctor looking for tablets for this and that and the doctor was thoroughly fed up with him. Eventually Mick died, and the doctor was very relieved.

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Last December, 3,647 Christmas shoeboxes left Nenagh and were delivered to the children of Armenia.

For these children this was the only Christmas present they received; a shoebox filled with warm clothing, school supplies washing accessories and toys. 2012 will be our twelvth year organizing this project in North Tipperary. In these 12 years almost 43,000 Christmas shoe boxes has been sent to needy children of all religious denominations, race and ethnic backgrounds.

Our warehouse will open in the coming weeks and is located in Kenynon Street car park. All boxes have to be in by Nov 14th. All completed shoeboxes are checked prior to despatch and as always some are found to be lacking. These boxes are termed sad boxes.

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If schools or business need boxes to be collected from them, please call John 087 2222630 There is involvement for everyone at all levels. We look forward to meeting up with last year’s volunteers and adding to the great team we had.

We guarantee great fun and a huge sense of satisfaction as we see our North Tipperary area shoe boxes head off to eastern Europe, sharing with Children the true meaning of Christmas.

We try to bring all boxes to a balance of gifts. Therefore we need fillers for these sad boxes. .Fillers include the following: Sweets Copy books, notebooks.

Pencils, topper, rubber Colours, paints & Crayons Soap/ toothpaste & brushes Caps, gloves and scarfs If you can help supply us with any of the above we would be delighted.

Please phone Joannes 086 2606983 with your contribution.

All completed boxes must be dropped off to any of these drop off points; Tescos, Specsavers &Hoares in Nenagh, Mulallys in Roscrea, Farm

This little girl was in hospital in Timisoara, Romania. She was so happy to get her shoebox and loved hugging the teddy. Her mum was with her and the little girl excitedly showed her mum each item in the shoebox. She couldn't believe her eyes when she found three pairs of pink underpants which were still on the hangar and she was so excited as she pointed her age (7) to me on the hangar! What a present!

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Quinlan Butchers Opens In Templemore Quinlan Butchers opened for business on 18th October, in Patrick Street, Templemore, in he premises that were formerly O’Shea’s. Shay Quinlan, originally from Moneygall, has 35 years experience in the trade and served time with Denis Ryan from Drom, in Rosemary Street, Roscrea.

Quinlan’s Butchers have great offers available with homemade sausages and puddings as well as a range of marinated meats. They are also taking orders and deposits for Christmas. So call in for great deals and he promises that if he does not have what you are looking for, he will get it for you.

Aglish Craft Fair Aglish Old School Committee are planning on holding a Christmas Craft Fair in the Old School on Sunday 18th November from 1-6pm,

If you would like to book a table or get more info, please contact 086 0313786 or email aglisholdschoolproject@gmail.com "

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Thurles Hardware Ltd Opens New Business in Thurles Thurles Hardware Ltd opened its doors on Thursday, 27th September 2012. The shop is located at Unit 5, Thurles Retail Park, Stradavoher, Thurles (formerly Kevin Darmody Ltd.). Thurles Hardware is managed

by Mr. P.J. Butler who has over 20 years experience in the business.

The new hardware shop continues to stock a wide range of stoves and fireplaces, bathrooms and showers, heating and plumbing supplies. They also have a large stock of bathroom accessories, vanity units, mirrors, toilet holders, waste bins, towel rails etc.

Thurles Hardware is expanding its range of products and are delighted to announce that they are now stocking tiles, paint and light hardware supplies.

They have great offers in store at the moment and will be continuing their special offers on a monthly basis. So please go along to Thurles Hardware Ltd to see for yourself.

For more information contact P.J. Butler at 0504-90160 or email thurleshardware@gmail.com.

Comedian Conal Gallen coming to Nenagh Arts Centre this November Just coming off the back of his record breaking stand-up television show ‘Conal Gallen –Laugh Out Loud’, Ireland’s number one comedian has put together what promises to be one of the funniest shows you are ever likely to see.

out Tour in Spring the comic finally makes a welcome trip to Nenagh. His show is littered with hilarious jokes, stories and songs. A word of advice from Conal himself: “Book your tickets early and bring spare underwear!”

He is best known for his comedic songs, including "Anna From Buncrana" and "Horse It Into Ya, Cynthia". As of October 2012, "Horse It Into Ya, Cynthia" has over 114,379 views on YouTube! After his sell-

The show starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday November 17th. Admission is €25 from Nenagh Arts Centre, Town Hall, Banba Square.Booking online at www.nenagharts.com or from 067 34400

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North Tipperary Macra at recent Bowling in Limerick with county champions Moyne/Templetuohy.

North Tipp Macra The annual national conference of Macra na Feirme was held last weekend in Tower Hotel, Waterford.

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No Macra rally would be compete without the finals of the 'know your ag' and bord bia beef and sheep stock judging which saw representatives of north tipp compete for titles.

But the rally is not all about competitions; the Saturday of the weekend saw several warm walks and a trip to an oyster farm. For those who were feeling a little more adventurous there were watersport

activities in dunmore east adventure centre.

On Sunday the 'great debate' saw a thrilling debate from several former macra debating champions who entertained their captive audience.

The highlight of the weekend was the gala banquet with the keynote address given by Alan Quinlan. A great weekend was had by all delegates and we would like to take this opportunity to thank the organising committe for putting together an epic weekend and look forward to next years conference in Tullow, co. Carlow.

Councillor Morris congratulates St Pauls Boxing club on their latest Boxing Tournament I would like to congratulate St Pauls Boxing Club who ran a hugely successful boxing tournament last Saturday in their new boxing facility in Kenyon Street. Boxers from Ashton Albion Manchester, Bantry, Thurles, St Cronin’s Roscrea, Ballina Mayo, Cashel , Corinthians and Our Lady Of Lourdes made a great nights entertainment for the 150 people in Attendance. St Pauls Boxing club have become a huge success story in their short existence and the latest initiative shows their ability to bring much needed sports

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tourists to the town with many of the boxers and supporters staying in the town overnight. The travelling team from Manchester also took in their first Hurling game as they went to see the Nenagh Eire Og and Toomevara minor match in picturesque Dolla which was resplendent in Winter sunshine. Its clubs like St Pauls that has put Nenagh on the map for sports tourism events. Well done to all the volunteers in the club who worked so hard to make it happen. Cllr.

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Tourism Ireland Reaches the ‘Magic Million’ Facebook Fans Commenting on the one million milestone, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “The size of our Facebook audience is a platform for many promotions and gives us access to a global audience of over 200 million people through our fans’ friends. We set ambitious growth targets for our social media channels for 2012 and I am delighted that we have smashed those targets.

However, it’s not just about the numbers – it is also the quality of our social media activity that stands out.

Two recent surveys among fans in Great Britain and Germany showed they were significantly more likely to Key social media initiatives which visit the island of Ireland as a result have helped grow Tourism Ireland’s of ‘liking’ our Facebook pages. This global Facebook fanbase in the past is particularly welcome news as we twelve months include: prepare for a very special year in 2013, with ‘The Gathering Ireland’, · a fun “How Irish are you?” when we are inviting friends and competition on Tourism Ireland’s family from around the world to join Facebook page in theUS, targeting our year-long celebration of the Diaspora as part of ‘The everything that is unique and great Gathering Ireland’ promotions, with a about Ireland. Next month, we will series of questions such as “do you unveil our new website, which has know what hurling is?”, “do you been specially designed to exploit know how to kiss the Blarney advances in social media.”

Stone?” or “have you read any James Joyce?”. Answers determine if the As part of its overall marketing respondents are truly Irish and offer strategy, Tourism Ireland is using them a chance to win a trip to Ireland social media to inspire potential in 2013! holidaymakers to come and visit the island of Ireland. Given that word of an “Escape the Madness” Olympics mouth is increasingly carried online, campaign this summer, which created Tourism Ireland is working hard to lively conversations about the island grow the online tourism conversation of Ireland on Facebook and Twitter about Ireland around the world and to in GB, presenting Ireland as the ideal stimulate positive word of mouth “escape” destination during that online about holidays here. For 2013, hectic time in London.

Tourism Ireland is calling on those people working in the tourism · a campaign in India around the business right around the island of release of Bollywood blockbuster Ek Ireland to share their stories and Tha Tiger, which highlighted the images with the organisation, so that island of Ireland as a wonderful these will then be shared with the one holiday destination and a romantic million fans – and their friends – and exotic destination for Indian around the globe. travellers where the film’s characters Zoya and Tiger (played by Katrina and Salman) meet and fall in love.

Tourism Ireland has reached one million fans on Facebook around the world, making it the third most popular tourism board, after Australia and Spain, on the popular social networking site. Tourism Ireland has doubled its Facebook fanbase in the past twelve months – from 500,000 fans this time last year – and from just 81,000 fans in 2010. Reaching one million Facebook fans is significant because each fan has an average of 200 friends – so Tourism Ireland is just one click away from having its message shared with 200 million people.

New Sports Injuries Clinic opens in Thurles A new neuromuscular and physical therapy clinic has opened in Thurles.

Proprietor Helen Ryan, who got her qualifications for treating sports injuries in the National Training Centre in Dublin in 2004.

Helen, from the Parish of Drom and Inch has been treating sports injuries for the local GAA club for the past 4 years. She also worked with LIT Tipperary at the Thurles campus in 2011.

Helen who was previously working from home has opened the new clinic at No. 17 Liberty Square, above the family run pub The County Bar. She provides therapy dealing with a wide variety of sports injuries such as frozen shoulder, muscular pain, cramping, sprains, strains, sciatica, neck and shoulder pain, tendonitis, tennis elbow etc.

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Upperchurch Walking Weekend With only a few days to go to the seventh annual Upperchurch Walking Weekend the organisers have announced a schedule of events which includes two extra walks and some new features.

The weekend will begin on Friday Nov. 9th with a torchlight road walk over 7 km on the Moher-Gortkelly route. A few songs are anticipated at the Ballyboy lookout. The brief opening reception will be at 9.00 pm in the community centre where the results of the schools poster competition will also be announced.

On Saturday morning Nov. 10th the tough 18 km Hills of Upperchurch walk commences at 10. 00 am. This walk takes six hours and is only for fit experienced walkers. Later on Saturday and also on Sunday at 12.15 and 12.30 pm there will be other walks over 6, 8, and 10 km on the usual loops starting in Uppercurch village. There will be set dancing lessons at 5.00 pm and musical entertainment later in the evening.

On Sunday Nov. 11th a new addition is the 10 km walk on the Kilcommon Pilgrim Trail starting at Kilcommon, 7 km west of Upperchurch, which includes visits to the Prayer Garden

and the Mass Rock. This walk begins at 11.30 a.m. Meanwhile, back at Rosmult on the ThurlesUpperchurch road at 11.00 am, the 14 km Lowland Mystery Tour commences. The intention this year is to walk from Rosmult to Upperchurch, though the exact route is still a mystery, even to the organisers! The walks over the local loops from Upperchurch village again start at 12.15 pm and 12.30 pm.

This year the local cycling club have come on board with cycling trips over 25 km, 50 km and 75 km to suit all levels of ability. These all start from Upperchurch at 12.00 noon on Sunday. Complimentary refreshments will be provided after all events. Except for the Friday night walk and reception which are free, for all other events there will be a registration charge of 10 euro for adults and 5 euro for children.

Brochures for the weekend are available from the usual locations and details are on the www.upperchurch.ie website.

Telephone enquiries may be made to 0504 54443 from 10 to 2 weekdays or to 0504 54284 or 086 0518934 at other times.

Inch Sale Of Work

Two Great Shows Coming To The Source, Thurles Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet has been around for centuries.

Playwrights and troupes worldwide have nipped and tucked Shakespeare’s infamous classic into endless interpretations, venturing between so many genres and theatrical forms, that you’d think we’d be a bit tired of the whole affair by now, eh?

The highly acclaimed Icarus Theatre pays a welcome return to The Source Arts Centre. Icarus have chosen to trim the fat from Shakespeare’s classic. The result? A rollercoaster rendering of the play that promises to drag the audience on a fast-paced soul-stirring ride! It promises to be an amazing night of theatre, bringing one of the greatest examples of literature to life on stage. A thoroughly recommended must see!

Wed 21 November 8pm, Tickets €18/€15 conc, school groups €5 (teachers free) The 11am Thursday 22 show is full, but there is availability 8pm Wed 21 for schools Killnaskully’s Dieter at The Source with an hilarious new family show

There will be a Sale of Work in Inch Hall on Sunday 25th November.

There will be a range of activities including a wheel of fortune,an auction, timber, farm produce, home baking, and for the kids, there will be

face painting and an early visit by Santa Claus at 2pm. The Inch Sale of Work commences at 1.30pm and a draw will take place for the Monster Raffle after the sale. The sale is in aid of local community activities.

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Are you a fan of Killnasully and Fawlty Towers?

Then you’ll love The House that Jack Filled. Full of clever pranks, slapstick humour and a stunning set, this show will have you keeled over with belly laughs!

Jack McNally owns a hotel with 13 rooms, all of them sunny. Originally built by his parents beside “a river as big as the sea”, it’s a cosy, poky falling-downy type of place and Jack wouldn’t have it any other way. It is his home and his livelihood.

Unfortunately his loyal patrons have finally abandoned its creaking walls and Jack needs to literally reinvent himself as well as the hotel. Jack has a genius plan to fill his hotel with imaginary guests. What ensues is a laugh out loud Fawlty Towers style comedy that is an absolute howl!

Louis Lovett (aka Deiter from Killinaskully) plays the eponymous hero, and all the guests, no mean feat considering the freakish tics and traits that define them.

The House That Jack Filled promises to be the hit show this season and early booking is advised.

Thursday 29 November 10am and family show at 7pm, Friday 30 Nov 10am €8, €25(family of four), €5 school groups-teachers free Theatre Lovett were able to commission this show on receipt of the Strollers Production Award.

Why not make a night of it and come early to enjoy a meal or bar bites at The Source Café from 7pm? Ring Matt on 0504-58858 for more details.

The Source Bar will be open from 7pm.

For bookings go to www.thesourceartscentre.ie or ring the Box Office on 0504 90204

Satnav Poem I have a little Satnav, I've had it all my life, it's better than the normal ones, my Satnav is my wife.

It gives me full instructions, especially how to drive "It's 60 miles an hour", it says "You're doing sixty five".

It tells me when to stop and start, and when to use the brake, and tells me that it's never ever, safe to overtake.

It tells me when a light is red, and when it goes to green, it seems to know instinctively, just when to intervene.

It lists the vehicles just in front, and all those to the rear, and taking this into account,

it specifies my gear.

I'm sure no other driver has, so helpful a device, for when we leave and lock the car, it still gives its advice.

It fills me up with counselling, each journey's pretty fraught, so why don't I exchange it, and get a quieter sort?

Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, Makes sure I'm properly fed, It washes all my shirts and things, and keeps me warm in bed!

Despite all these advantages, and my tendency to scoff, I do wish that once in awhile, I could turn the darned thing off.

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Event Number One - Wed., 7th November Motivation inSport Dr. Eamon O’Shea, new Tipperary Hurling Manager Clonoulty Rossmore Vintage Club Front row: Maria Coen, Judy Hayes (Sec),Trish Mulhall (Tres), Brendan O’Keeffe Chairman South Tipperary Hospice Movement , Liam O’Dwyer (Chair) and Mary Hennessy (PRO) Back row: Donie Scally, Seamus Hennessy, Tom Heaphy, TJ Donnelly, Michael Laffan, Padraigh Kearney, Joseph Kearney, Mick Looby, Billy Maher, Sean Ryan (PRO), Michael Ryan and Mary Hayes.

Legal Responsibilities of Clubs and their Officers Shane O’Neill, Solicitor and Club Member of Na Piarsaigh This event will be of interest to the whole sporting community — coaches and trainers, club officers and trustees, elite and recreational athletes

Putting Redwood On The Map Redwood - a tiny townland in North Tipperary, very close to the border with Co. Offaly.

Not very well known? Well, this week it has been put firmly on the map! The blog A Year in Redwood (ayearinredwood.com) won the Best Lifestyle Blog at the Blog Awards Ireland ceremony in Naas on Saturday last.

The blog - a diary of rural life in Tipperary, written by a city girl was started 3 years ago by Margaret O’Farrell who moved to Redwood in 2003 having spent all her life living in Limerick and Dublin.

Named after the Peter Mayle book (A Year in Provence), A Year in Redwood follows a similar pattern chronicling the ordinary, everyday things that happen on and off the small-holding where Margaret and Alfie rear free-range pigs, goats, ducks, hens.... and also have 2 cats and 2 dogs. They share with readers the ups and downs of small-holding

living, the trials and tribulations of growing your own fruit and vegetables and all the other aspects of life in rural Ireland.

Margaret said “there were over 1500 nominations for the Blog Awards this year (www.blogawardsireland.co m), so it was an honour to be short-listed, not to mind to be voted by independent judges as the overall winner in the Lifestyle Category. I am still over-whelmed and speechless!”

When Margaret started the blog, it was family and friends that read it, now, however, the readership is now global with regular readers in places as far flung as Canada, USA and Australia. You too can follow at www.ayearinredwood.com, www.oldfarm.ie, on facebook at www.facebook.com/OldfarmPork or on twitter @oldefarm.

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HypnoSolutions, Templemore, is delighted to announce, in association with The Weight Loss Clinics, www.weightlossclinic.ie, The Gastric Hypnotic Band System has arrived.

We specialise in working ONLY with clients with a BMI over 30. If you have a smaller amount to lose we recommend the standard Weight Loss Programme.

Imagine you were convinced you actually had Gastric Band surgery.

Imagine your appetite was greatly reduced and that you only felt like eating healthy foods and only when you where hungry. Imagine having the benefits of Gastric Band surgery without the dangerous risks, and at a fraction of the cost, well that is what you can have through Hypnosis at HypnoSolutions.

Why don’t you give yourself a fresh start by calling Miriam Dunne on 086 8384210 to arrange a consultation to see if you are a suitable candidate for the Gastric Hypnotic Band system? I can then advise you of the costs and discuss in detail the programme outline. I will explain fully the Hypnotherapy procedures to ensure you are relaxed and comfortable before we start. The programme consists of 6 sessions and if required maintenance sessions can be arranged at 12 week intervals.

Along with sustained weight loss this programme achieves motivation for change and controlled eating. We remove negative habits replacing them with positive habits. We remove any interest in eating for any reason other than hunger. No-longer will you feel the need to “comforteat” because of emotions or stress.

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You will begin to enjoy and look forward to regular exercise. Your programme is tailor made for you and will address any areas of concern that you may have. Your progress will be assessed throughout the programme. The Hypnotic Gastric Band is applied through Hypnotherapy at session five. This means the barriers that were holding you back from losing, and keeping the weight off, will already have been addressed by the time the band is hypnotically applied. Unlike surgery our Gastric Hypnotic Band system is an extremely pleasant. It is very effective and has a higher success rate than actual surgery along with no risks or side effects.

The last session of the programme is where we access your improvement and experience from having the Gastric Hypnotic Band fitted. We also ensure that you are eating the appropriate amount of food that your body requires. If we need to adjust the band either way then this session is used for that purpose. We also once again reinforce all the good eating habits you have established and again reinforce the art of a good healthy lifestyle.

We also offer maintenance sessions so that we are with you every step of the way. These sessions can be scheduled every 12 weeks. Some people avail of these sessions but for most they do not require any further sessions.

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One of the most beautiful species is the Goldspot and it is on the wing from late June- Mid August.

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It flies shortly after dusk and adults feed on a variety of flowers including Red Valerian and Buddleias. These wildflowers are very common on walls and urban habitats (usually called derelict sites but this does no justice to the wildlife they contain). I have never caught them in big numbers in the moth trap and they mainly found in damp places including, ditches, woodland rides, canals and rivers. The caterpillars feed on Sedges and Yellow Iris that are found in wet areas.

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Without this natural bounty the parents would be hard pressed to find enough food to feed their chicks.

Later on as I release the moths into the night I realize that in our towns and cities we never truly experience nighttime any more as we are always close to an artificial source of light. You might wonder at the relevance of this but this modern twilight world affects moth populations as they become confused by all these lights and are easily caught by bats. By saving energy you are not only helping to save our planet you are also indirectly contributing to moth conservation. Allowing the light into the lives is a much overused cliché but for the nighttime naturalist the darkness is sometimes just as welcome.

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Counselling Depression

(Continued from last issue)

The counsellor must be emotionally ready to hear about suicide; otherwise an important professional element may be missing. This was one of my problems when training, but an excellent course called ASSIST made me comfortable in the presence of a suicidal client. This has allowed me to ask depressed clients the pertinent question ‘do you feel suicidal’ or ‘are you thinking of committing suicide?’, and the more difficult question ‘have you any plan for committing suicide?’. Training that I did with a group of counsellors with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has also made me realise the importance of helping a person identify and build up their own resources to help withstand powerful negative forces.

As we come to the end of this series of articles, I would once more like to remind those who suffer from depression that they have choices. They can make positive choices even in the midst of their pain, darkness, hopelessness, and pessimism. When my child was killed and a cloud of depression came on me, I made the choice of going back to work, of continuing to play badminton. I remember standing in the badminton hall feeling empty and miserable, but I made myself take part. It was a great effort.

But, it was worth it. We always have choices. In other words however awful we feel we must assume some measure of responsibility, as we struggle on, hopefully surrounded by the assistance of others. But even without this we can prevail over this dark cloud. However, we cannot perform miracles, so we must set realistic goals, make reasonable priorities, break large tasks into smaller ones, and postpone important decisions until the depression has lifted. Seek support, confide, and try not to struggle on alone. Try and become involved in activities that you like, take exercise, go to the pictures, and join a group. Always remember that your depression will go.

It will not go quickly, so be patient. You will get a little better each day. Challenge your negative thinking and replace them with positive thinking. This will take a big effort. It will not be easy. But persist.

I am a historian by profession, and while I have abandoned historical research to concentrate on researching distressing conditions such as depression, I still like to read biographies. I think of Winston Churchill and of the depression that he suffered. He called it the black dog! And this reminds me that there is another way to make depression seem less of an enemy, and tends to disarm it. This way is to accept it, to see it as a friend. A friend who is telling you that all is not well; that perhaps you have lost someone, that you were abused, that you were betrayed, or whatever negative and hurtful event you experienced. I was reading recently that we should invite the black dog over, let it sniff about us, and rub its dark hide. It will then become less

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threatening. This is very difficult. But try it. Talk to your depression as your friend.

Have another look at my poem and see the words friend and companion in it.

A friend of mine was in Australia recently at a centre for dealing with cancer and she gave me a poem that was given to her by the facilitators. This is the Guest House by the Afghan poet Jalalludin Rumi, who lived in the middle ages. Basically it says that we should welcome all our feelings and complaints as guests. I was enthusiastic about this, but she remarked that it was easy for me to say this, but that I did not have cancer.

Of course. I will end this series of articles with this poem, and it may or may not help you if you are depressed. You will have to find your way of coping, and the innate instinct of the human being is to find the optimum way to care for the self.

The Guest House This being human is a guesthouse.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, Who violently sweep your house Empty of its furniture.

Still, treat each guest honourably.

He may be clearing you out For some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, Meet them at the door laughing And invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes, Because each has been sent As a guide from beyond.

Jim O’Shea works as a counsellor from Furze, Thurles.

Ph.087-8211009 www.jimoshea.net. Jim O’Shea’s book ‘When a child dies. Footsteps of a Grieving Family’ is published by Veritas.

The royalties from this book will go the the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin

Jim O’Shea’s new book called Abuse, about domestic violence, workplace and school bullying is now available on Amazon, published

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