Social dancing at Fethard Ballroom
Dancing on Sunday Night, July 10, to the music of ‘Tommy Carroll’. All welcome to come along and enjoy a great night’s entertainment and social dancing from 9pm to midnight. Admission is €8 which includes tea and cakes.
Killusty ‘Badgers’ need you!
Word has filtered through that a Killusty ‘Badgers Night’ is starting for anyone over the big age of 40 and who still wants to see if they can play a bit of soccer without the aid of an oxygen cylinder (joking of course)!
‘Badgers’ is starting on Monday, July 11, at 7pm in Killusty Soccer Pitch and will continue every Monday night for the remainder of the summer. Anyone interested are asked to please come along and also bring a friend. You can also spread the word as it doesn’t matter where our ‘badgers’ come from, all we ask is that you also bring €2 each night to go towards our Christmas party.
All just a bit of fun and craic to enjoy so we look forward to seeing you there. Starting time is 7pm and finishing time could be 10 minutes later depending on your stamina!
Rugby Club host successful barbecue at Clonacody House
Fethard Rugby Club held a very successful barbecue on the picturesque front lawn of Clonacody House on Saturday night last. The weather was kind and a great night’s entertainment was had by all with flawless organising, tasty food, brilliant music from the lively band ‘Jig Jam’, followed by a super DJ, which all added up to a fantastic night! Many thanks to all who contributed to help make this a night to remember.
Sports Achievement Award Nominations for June
The following nominations were received for the Butler’s Bar Fethard Sports Achievement Award for June:
- Kari Laaksonen – Kari recently finished second in a Masters Cross Training event in Manchester.
- Aine Ryan – winner of a bronze medal at the Welsh open Taekwondo sparring competition
- Paul Fitzgerald – a selector on the Tipperary senior football team who beat Cork in the championship the first time since 1944.
- Joe Keane/ Noreen Sheedy – chairman and secretary of Fethard and Killusty Community Games committee who again had a very successful year.
- Brian Higgins – winner of last weekend’s open singles competition at Slievenamon Golf Club.
- Joe Murphy – purple patch for Joe during June with six winners as well as six placed horses.
- Fethard U10 Boys footballers who retained the Danagher Cup during June.
- Fethard Ladies U14 footballers – winners of the Féile na nGael Shield B competition played in Tralee.
- Fethard Ladies U12 footballers – winners of the County A title.
- Fethard U14 Camogie Team – narrowly beaten in the final of their section of Feile
- Fethard U14 Hurlers – who were also narrowly beaten by Wicklow county champions, Carnew Emmets, in the Division 10 final of their Feile section.
The June winner will be announced at 10pm at a special function in Butler’s Bar on Friday night next, July 8. All are welcome.
Fethard U14 hurlers beaten by narrowest of margins
Fethard U14 hurling team who were beaten by Wicklow county champions, Carnew Emmets, in the Féile na nGael Division 10 final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan.
The agony and the ecstasy of sport was there for all to see at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on Sunday morning June 19, when the Fethard U14 Feile hurling team playing in the Division 10 final against Wicklow county champions, Carnew Emmets. Just coming up short by the narrowest of margins in an exciting game of hurling.
Playing in wet and windy conditions it was a game that ebbed and flowed. Having been five points up into the second half and then going a point down with seven minutes remaining, a few minutes of stalemate was then broken when Ryan Walsh thundered the sliotar to the net from a 25 meter free with two minutes remaining. The dream was very much alive but was short lived when the Carnew Emmets captain struck again to get his second goal and ultimately the winning score to send the Fethard players, mentors and supporters from unmitigated joy to plunging into the depths of despair. The final whistle sounded soon after and try as they did it was not to be our day. Beidh lá eile.
The panel of 16 was as follows: Conor Neville, Ciaran Moroney, Jack Quinlan, Shane Neville, Robert Wall, Cathal O’Mahony, Robert Hackett, Ryan Walsh (captain), Darragh Hurley, Micheál Quinlan, Nevan Healy, Sean Moroney, Cathal Ryan, Keenan Ahearne, Kieran O’Donnell and Toby Collier. Management team: Mick O’Mahony, Michael Moroney, John Hurley and Eugene Walsh.
Fethard girls win All-Ireland U14 Feile B Shield Final
Congratulations to the Fethard U14 girls who won the All-Ireland U14 Feile B Peil shield final on June 26, defeating Mallow from Cork in the quarter-final, Ballymacelligott of Kerry in semi-final and Laune Rangers of Kerry in the All Ireland final. The team arrived back to Fethard that evening to a great reception while driving up Main Street to the GAA field where the girls were presented with their medals and introduced to the crowd. Congratulations girls on another great achievement for the town and county.
Senior Day at Day Care Centre
Fethard & District Day Care Centre will hold their senior day on Friday, July 15, from 10.30 am. The centre will be on closed for August and the next Senior Day will be held on Friday, September 30.
Fethard & Killusty Community Lotto
The numbers drawn on June 29 were: 3, 8, 12 and 23. There was no jackpot winner and one ‘Match Three’ winner who received €150: Fr. Tom Breen, Rocklow Rd., Fethard.
The three ‘Lucky Dip’ winners who received €50 each were: Anne Williamson, c/o Vets; Ted Cummins, Cois Falla, Fethard’ and Robert O'Riordan, Cloran, Cloneen.
Next week’s draw takes place on Wednesday, July 6. The Jackpot is €10,000 and the Jackpot seller’s prize is €1,000. All proceeds go towards community projects in Fethard, and we thank you for your on-going support.
Having a chat! Matt O’Sullivan having a chat with his gran-aunt, Mossie Hayes, on Fethard’s Main Street during the recent sunshine.
GAA Sports Development Lotto
The numbers drawn on Friday, July 1, were 15, 26, 29 and 34. There was no jackpot winner and one match three winner who received €150: Darragh Hurley, Strylea. The following two drawn tickets received €25 each: Anne Marie Kenny c/o McManus; and Tadhg Cuddihy c/o Juvenile Club.
The next draw taken place on Friday, July 8, when the jackpot is €20,000 and the sellers prize is €810. Fethard GAA / Sports Centre Development Lotto would like to thank all our supporters, far and near, who participate in our weekly lotto draw to promote sport in our community.
Fethard News
Items for inclusion on this website and on the weekly Fethard News page on The Nationalist can be emailed before noon on Mondays to news@fethard.com or delivered by hand to Joe Kenny, Rocklow Road, Fethard.
Fethard Charity Cycle raises €8,235
Members of the Fethard Charity Cycle group presenting the proceeds of their recent 50km charity cycle to Fethard & District Day Care Centre and Fethard Critical Illness Fund. The total raised was €8,235. L to R: Geraldine McCarthy, Paul Shanahan, Fionnuala O'Sullivan, Aine Murphy, Jimmy O'Shea, Walty Moloney, Michael O'Gorman, and Miceal McCormack.
The ‘Fethard to Fethard Charity Cycle’ on June 11 was a huge success with over 70 cyclists enjoying a great 50km spin. Both the Fethard & District Day Care Centre and the Fethard Critical Illness Fund were the recipients of all funds raised which totalled €8,235.
Cyclists leaving Fethard for their 50k Charity Run
A big ‘thank-you’ is passed on to everyone who sponsored our cyclists and to all the participating cyclists for their hard work and help. We would also like to thank Allen’s Meats Fethard, Sign Design Clonmel, Seamus Healy Clonmel and John Burke Killenaule for their help on the day.
The group of cyclists continue to meet for their leisurely spins on Tuesday at 7pm and on Sundays at 10am at the Ballroom Car Park for anyone wishing to join along.
Cemetery Mass at Calvary
The annual Cemetery Mass will take place at Calvary Cemetery on Wednesday next, July 6, at 7.30pm.
We encourage as many people as possible to attend this Mass to remember the Holy Souls and our loved ones that have passed to their eternal reward. Think of all the people who, over many generations, did what we are doing now . . . have a look at their headstones by clicking here and remember them well!
Fethard Playwright at Junction Festival
 Paul Maher from Coolmoyne Cross will stage two one-act comedies at this year’s Clonmel Junction Festival with his own company, ‘Dreamtime Theatre’.
In the romantic comedy, ‘The Man from Clerihan’, we meet a strong farmer who calls on a young widow seeking money owing. But as the drama unfolds with the music of Joe Dolan and some seriously dangerous muffins. Is it possible that a romantic trashy novel could yet save the day?
The second play, ‘Angel Dust and Dallas’, is a case of John B Keane meets Fr Ted in an outlandish comedy where the sacristan and the priest’s housekeeper are gone to the bad from watching that auld Dallas on the telly and taking angel dust for the HRT so that when a new young priest arrives in the parish he has, to say the least, a lot to contend with.
The two plays will run in the White Memorial Theatre on Saturday, July 9, at 4pm and 9pm. Tickets are €10 for matinee and €15 evening show and can be booked from the Box Office, Tel: (052) 6129339. Further info on Facebook at Dreamtime Theatre.
U12 Girls – County Champions
Fethard U12 County 'A' winning team photographed on June 29 – a great week for Fethard Ladies Gaelic Football.
French Ambassador to Ireland to lead Ballingarry Walk on July 30
The French Ambassador to Ireland, Jean-Pierre Thebault, will lead this year's tenth annual Famine 1848 Walk on Saturday, July 30, at 3pm. The starting point is the Young Ireland and National Flag monument in the village of The Commons. The Walk covers 1½ miles and concludes at the Famine Warhouse, the State national heritage site. This year the Walk will mark the significant links between Ireland and France in 1848 and 1916, including the Battle of the Somme. There will be an exchange of tricolours. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome. On the afternoon of Sunday, 31 July there will be free guided tours of the Famine Warhouse every half hour.
South Tipperary Disability Groups Forum
If you fancy having a bit of fun and an outdoor sandwich or snack instead of the usual lunch-hour sitting indoors – this year’s ‘Picnic in the Park’ might be the answer! South Tipperary Disability Groups’s ‘Lunch ’n’ Roll’ event at the Beautiful Sensory Garden in Cahir on Thursday, July 7, from 12.30pm to 2pm, will be a very special occasion. The aim is to celebrate summer in the outdoors (weather permitting) as we have done for the last number of years, but this year we also aim to focus on a 1916 commemoration theme. Stephan Grace and Friends will entertain us with traditional music and songs to celebrate 1916. Please put the date in your diary and remember to bring along your lunch snacks and sandwiches.
Coolmore Family Day 2016
The annual Coolmore Family Day and Evening Party was held on Saturday, June 11, and enjoyed by staff members and their families. You can view photographs taken on the day by clicking here or by going to www.fethard.com/coolmore
75 years, time for a reunion?
A lot of encouraging verbal interest has been expressed in the proposed St. Patrick’s Place Reunion to be held later in the year. The following message was received from Mary Morrissey (London),
“Absolutely excited at the prospect of St. Patrick’s Place gathering. I often visit each house in my minds eye of the families that were living there as we grew up. Please keep me up to date and I hope very much that it goes ahead.”
The next stage involved is setting up a steering committee to plan the event and which would involve gathering available information, photographs and stories for display and inclusion in a printed booklet commemorating the reunion. A similar event was held in 2012 for The Green and Barrack Street, which proved very successful for a large attendance of over 400, many of who moved from The Green to St. Patrick’s Place when the houses were built in 1941.
If you are interested in getting involved in any way please email: reunion@fethard.com or give your name to Joe Kenny, Rocklow Road, or contact the Community Office, Barrack Street, Tel: (052) 6131000, and leave your mobile number so we can text you with further details if we have sufficient interest.
Fethard Faces and Places from the Past
The following are a selection of photographs recently added to the Fethard Faces and Places from the Past page on Facebook, also published here
for the benefit of our readers who are not on Facebook. The Facebook page is used for sharing old Fethard photographs with other members of the group and is open to all interested in joining. Send any comments or photo information to fethardnews@gmail.com
Taken in the mid-1960s on the ‘Green Patch’ are L to R: Michael ‘Whacky’ Healy, Alma Slattery and Margaret McCarthy.
Don McCarthy sitting outside his house when living on the Green with Paula Carey and Frances Morrissey in the late 1960s. Anyone recognise the boy? If you can help please send information to: fethardnews@gmail.com
Bernard Fogarty an Eamon ‘Crusher’ Keane photographed cycling the Ring of Kerry in the 1980s.
Pat and Mercy O'Shea back in 1999 - the days of table quizzes, music and lots more at O'Shea's Bar, Main Street.
Catherine Noonan posted these photographs taken at Fethard Railway Station in the 1950s.
Fethard News
Items for inclusion on this website and on the weekly Fethard News page on The Nationalist can be emailed before noon on Mondays to news@fethard.com or delivered by hand to Joe Kenny, Rocklow Road, Fethard.
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