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New Free Magazine for Co. Offaly Welcome to the first issue of The Offaly Tatler. Every two weeks we will be bringing you news from around the County along with some informative articles and a bit of humour thrown in (We don’t like bad news , so you won’t see too much of that). The Offaly Tatler is a sister publication of The Tipp Tatler magazine which has been in circulation for more than 8 years. It is widely recognised as providing the most effective affordable advertising to businesses in the region. Every 2 weeks 8000 copies (to begin with) will be distributed free of charge through shops and local businesses throughout Co. Offaly. It will also
be available to read online at our website www.offalytatler.ie. We want your news! Has your team been successful? Are you doing some fundraising? Is there an event coming up that people should know about? Tell us, and we’ll tell the County! We’ll even put it on our website if you like. Free of Charge!!! Email us at info@offalytatler.ie
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Kinnitty Castle Wedding Extravaganza Determined to maintain their rightful heir to the ‘wedding venue throne’, Kinnitty Castle Hotel, Co Offaly are hosting a very special luxury Wedding Day extravaganza on Sunday, July 4th 2010.
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@ Sculpture in the Parklands, Boora 19 July to 23 July 2010 Sculpture in the Parklands is hosting a 5-day summer school programme for 7 – 12 year olds from Monday July 19th to Friday July 23 rd 2010. The Heritage Council and Offaly County Council are supporting the programme, which is celebrating International Year of Biodiversity. International environmental artist, Brandon Ballengee, will deliver an interactive workshop for 7 to 12 year olds that will explore, discuss and celebrate local biodiversity as well as look at insect and amphibian diversity from around the world. Participants will enjoy a range of activities including creating bog journals, making and using butterfly nets, exploring aquatic micro –fauna of the bogs, creating insect portraits at a human scale, painting insect murals, creating bug sculptures from natural materials, creating a dance for the
Insect Festival on the final day and participating in an insect kite making workshop. Guest artists, Legitimate Bodies Dance Company, will work with the students over the 5-days in preparation for the final day celebration that incorporates the artwork, dance and bog journal data. This programme will provide children with the opportunity to explore their unique landscape as well as create works of art based on their research. This summer school will be informative and fun! Programme hours are from 10am to 4.00pm daily with snack and lunch breaks. Participants will provide their own food. The programme is limited to 25 participants and the €50 summer school fee will have to be paid with the application to book a place. For more information visit www.sculptureintheparklands.c om
Guests are invited to arrive from 1pm until 6pm on Sun, 4th July, where they will be warmly welcomed by the management team with champagne and canapés and given the opportunity to meet and greet suppliers and Kinnitty’s dedicated wedding co-ordinators. Suppliers on the day will range from photographers to videographer’s, chauffeur driven limo’s to horse drawn carriages, cakes to tiaras, hair & make-up , beauty & spa treatments and florists to honeymoon destinations.
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"The Yellow Bridge" Pub/Eatery, Carrigatoher, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary €375 000 A notable landmark and very popular and well known pub stretching back over four generations. Located on the N7 Limerick/Nenagh road. The "Yellow Bridge" is much more than a regular public house. It is THE place to meet with friends in a community known for sporting activities. Here you will have always found a lovely community spirit and atmosphere. Also a famous stop off for people over the years bringing a wide variety of characters together within these walls. Apart from the public house and commercial aspect there are also large residential rooms upstairs and a private kitchen and living room on the ground floor with own separate entrance. The entire property is compliant with Fire Regulations and is fully compliant with Health Board. Offering the discerning purchaser a superb opportunity to add their own mark of distinction...The Yellow Bridge is affordably priced in the current market.
5 Pallasderg, Newtown, Nenagh. High calibre detached luxury Residence, complete with detached garage and professionally landscaped gardens. Located in this well designed quality complex, this is definitely a turn-key home with a much reduced guide. This particular residence is an impressive home of approx 1,750sq.ft. complete with four large bedrooms (master en-suite) two large receptions rooms, large kitchen, separate utility and bright spacious family room. The quality of build, attractive design and space afforded adds up to a very impressive home in a very fine location. No. 5 enjoys an interior décor of taste andtimeless classic design viewing highly recommended.
Exclusive "Mayfair Style" complex at Beech Grove, Grange Road, Central Ballina Fine homes in an intimate setting of four only properties in a very private complex. Located on the Grange Road in Ballina, these homes are well within strolling distance of all Ballina/Killaloe has to offer. With an excellent standard of finish to include Hi Tech Eco Friendly skirting heating system throughout (guaranteed for 10 years per property) each home enjoys a 10 year Home Bond Guarantee. Numerous extras including Block Build and double insulated (insulated block and also dry-lined internally) together with a"Tru-Tone" slate roof, uPVC Treble glazed windows throughout, Balconies to Bedrooms 1 and 3, Solid timber and block boundary walls to private rear gardens etc. With only two remaining, a thorough viewing is welcome and advised.
Luxury Detached 4 bedroom property at No.3 The Rise, Cullinagh, Ballina/Killaloe Presenting a superb family home in a very desirable location amidst the lovely settings of the Killaloe/ Ballina area. A wonderfully bright property, it also boasts one of the largest gardens around due to its location within the small cul-de-sac. The interior enjoys a contemporary décor of natural tones and overall has been finished to a very high standard. Definitely a “turn-key” bright home with little to no outlay upon purchase. Low price for a “good to go” applicant.
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Starting up or Expanding a Business? Offaly County Enterprise Board provide a wide range of grants, training and supports for businesses. Among the grants and supports are financial health checks, priming grants, business expansion grants, feasibility/innovation grants, business advisors and business development schemes. The start your own business programme is a great starting point for anyone thinking of starting a business. A diverse range of training programmes makes the Offaly County Enterprise Board the first port of call whether you are considering setting up or expanding an existing business in County Offaly. They also facilitate a number of networking opportunities such as O.N.E. (Offaly Network of Entrepreneurs) and W.I.B. (Women in Business).
On Monday 19th July O.N.E. is holding a Summer Barbeque at Annaharvey Farm. It will be a great opportunity for everyone to get together in a social setting for a bit of team building. A relaxing evening with good food and company guaranteed! Lynda Deverell will be on hand to show how to make the most of a barbeque. She will demonstrate how to make and cook homemade burgers and sausages, before letting you tuck into them along with a selection of salads and breads. Time: 7 pm sharp—9 pm Booking: Only €10 per person. Pre-booking essential. Phone the Enterprise Board on 057 93 52971 or email info@offalyceb.ie
2010 sees more volunteers and fewer politicians! JCI Ireland survey shows that Irish people believe active citizenship starts with volunteering
A survey conducted by JCI Ireland shows that 16% of Irish people be“Trying to do lieve that volunteering is a more repBusiness without resentative act of active citizenship as Advertising is opposed to joining a political party, like winking at where 0% voted in favour. The surA girl in the dark. vey was conducted to mark the announcement of JCI Ireland’s Active You know you’re doing it, Citizenship Week on October 3-8th 2010. but no one
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Practical Farming Advice Grassland Management. Most grassland was suffering from drought until today (Monday 28th June) when the first rain for over three weeks fell. If you had nitrogen applied, to which grass had not responded, there should be no need to apply further nitrogen for the next grazing. However if nitrogen had not been applied you should now apply as follows:Overall farm stocking rate Nitrogen in rate July 0.95-1.0 acres/L.U.
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Apply all remaining slurry to land according as it becomes available. Delay any addition chemical Nitrogen fertiliser for approximately 5 -7 days after slurry. Weed control in grassland can give up to an extra 1t/ac Dry matter grass yield – worth about €200. There is a wide range of products all with differing metits. Eagle (not for use in dry weather), Asulox and Prospect are good for dock control and will not damage clover. CMPP is cheaper, will burn back docks and cover a range of other weeds. Bandock, Kildock, Dockstar, Pastor, Foundation, Hygrass and Hiload Mircam cover a wide range of weeds but will all damage clover. Metsulfuron methyl is a relatively new product for the control of a range of grassland weeds. Starane 2 and various formulations are now being used to control dandelions, nettles and established docks. Do not graze
fields that contain ragworth until 3 – 4 weeks after spraying. Soft rush is present in many wetter fields with poor drainage. It may be controlled now with the application of MCPA and 2,4 D. Control of rush is obviously important for grass production but is also important in less intensively grazed land to ensure that the land continues to be classified for Single Farm payment as forage area and not as land abandonment Dairying Grass covers determine the amount of grass per m2 or per ha. However in order to make full use of this information and budget grass properly you need to determine grass demand and paddock areas. Grass demand Cow type/ size
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Spraying for disease is completed Jersey Crossbred herd 16 – 17 on most crops. The main task now is to walk crops and to hand rogue (450 – 500 kg) wild oats. If there are areas where there are too many wild oat plants for rouging those areas should be Paddock areas. mapped so as you will know Paddock areas should be deterwhere specific wild oat herbicides mined but accurate measurement. will be needed for next year. You There are number of specialist should also monitor lands for companies that will do that for scotch and identify fields where you using GPS. preharvest glyphosate should be used. Areas with other grass Farm Cover. weeds should also be identified The DM (dry matter )/ha for each and mapped. paddock multiplied by the padFarm Safety. dock areas added together will the total farm cover. School holidays have now commenced and with that comes an increased need for vigilance.
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It is important to take some time out each week to check that everything is as it should be. Farm inspections by both the Department of Agriculture and the Local Authorities focus on good farm management. Farms must be kept stockproof so if you had to widen gaps recently for silage equipment now is the time to go back and resecure the fencing. Make sure that silage effluent continues to be directed to proper storage facilities and that all storage facilities are leak proof. Any level of contamination near a storage facility indicates a problem which must be addressed. Now is also a good time to repair/replace chutes and downpipes, where necessary, as it is a requirement under the nitrate regulations to ensure separation of clean a dirty water.
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What is counselling? In the coming months I hope to provide some brief articles on the many issues that cause distress to people, which sometimes result in their resorting to counselling. In this first article, however, I would like to explain what counselling is all about, with a specific focus on humanistic counselling.
There was a time, and not so very long ago, when people felt ashamed of going for counselling. Their families almost saw it as a stigma. Thankfully, that has changed; and better still, more and more men now turn to counselling in times of distress. The person who comes to counselling is generally tion into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, vulnerable, and it is important to stress that who loved to be folded in your arms and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. vulnerability is not a weakness, but one of Amen. the greatest strengths we have. It enables us Publication promised for request granted. to reach out to others. K.R..
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Counselling is about helping people make sense of their lives. It creates a safe, confidential place for people to be vulnerable, to feel (or indeed to find) their feelings, and to explore distress. The counselling room can be a very challenging place, for it is only by challenge that we can change and move on. Challenge is not aggressive, but is gentle and direct.
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In the case of humanistic counselling, there are specific core conditions which the counsellor must strive to create, so that the counselling relationship with the client will allow this to happen. Humanistic counselling is about relationship. It is called the therapeutic relationship, which is a professional, but deeply human one. The core conditions are (1) a process of empathic understanding, (2) an attitude of unconditional positive regard and (3) a state of being called congruence (genuineness). Empathic understanding means being able to step into the clients shoes and experience
By Jim O’Shea the clients distress as if it were the counsellors own. It is a process of being with the client. It is important for the client to feel understood, if empathy is to be an effective healing process. It is also a process of being able to see behind the clients words and sense what is in the subconscious. This requires much self-awareness by the counsellor. The attitude of unconditional positive regard is a difficult one. We are all reared in a conditional way. Our parents, teachers, clergymen, employers and significant others lay down the conditions for us and if we wish to be valued we must follow them. The humanistic counsellor must value (prize) their clients no matter what they are revealing, no matter how shameful it is. The counsellor may dislike the behaviours of the client and sometimes may not even like the client, but they must always see the client as a person of worth. This helps build self esteem, because many people who come to counselling lack self esteem. The final piece of the core conditions is congruence or genuineness. This means that the outward responses of the counsellor matches how he or she actually feels. Anything else is merely a pretence or even a defence, and hinders rather than promotes healing. It means having real contact with the client. It is also important for the client to see that the counsellor is genuine. All three of these core conditions must be present for therapy to be effective, and all three must be evident to the client. It is not possible for the counsellor to be perfect in having them, but they must be aspired to. The more personal therapy a counsellor undergoes, the more likely that these conditions will be present.
Jim O’Shea works as a counsellor from Furze, Thurles. Ph. 087 8211009 www.jimoshea.net . JimO’Shea’s book ‘When a child dies. Footsteps of a Grieving Family’ is published by Veritas. The royalties from this book will go tosthe Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
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20 Year old window cleaned using uPVC4Life Methods
People spend €1000’s every year to replace windows, doors and conservatories because they seem to have passed their sell-by date due to how they look. Surprisingly uPVC is often replaced after only 16 years when it should last at least 30 years.
One of home owner’s largest investments is a beautiful conservatory often priced between €10,000 and €30,000. Unfortunately after only a few years that investment starts to look poor and shabby instead of an asset.
We have the solution Also Available
DIY Cleaning Kits Designed for people who would prefer to clean their own uPVC.
uPVC4Life will renovate existing windows, doors, conservatories, soffit, fascias and guttering to look like they have just been installed.
Contact: Office 05791-23511 Tony 087 9559276
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