Parish Church Lotto Draw Results
There was no jackpot winner in the Parish Lotto on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The numbers drawn were 12, 18, 20, and 21. The winner of the weekly draw for €30 was Leeann Burke. Next week's Jackpot for Thursday, March 6, 2025, will be €5,000.
We are delighted with the support shown for our Parish Lotto, it is a fundraising initiative that is of great benefit to the parish. Please pass the word on and invite friends and family to take part. You can join, see the draw results, and details of how your support is making a big difference at: https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/fethardkillusty
International Womens Day / St Patrick's Day
Fethard and District Daycare Centre are hosting a celebration of St Patrick’s Day and International Women’s Day in the former Presentation Convent Chapel on Wednesday, March 13, from 11am to 1.30pm with music and refreshments. All are welcome
GAA Sports Development Lotto Results
Fethard GAA Sports Lotto draw results for February 25, 2025, are as follows: the numbers drawn were: 13, 19, 27 and 35. We had no Jackpot winner and one Match 3 winner who received €150: Mike Kelly. One' lucky dip winner received €100: Sharon O'Meara. The next draw takes place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, when the jackpot is €30,000.
Tipp Echo Free Newspaper available Online
Read this week's or back issues of the Tipp Echo newspaper online
by clicking here. You can read local news from the surrounding districts and also view the Recollections from 2012 photographs from the past, Fethard AC Make History and local Fethard News.
Social Dancing at Fethard Ballroom
Social Dancing continues at Fethard Ballroom on Sunday night, March 2, 2025, to the music of, ‘Michael Collins Band’. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a terrific night’s social dancing from 8.30pm to 11.30pm. Admission is €10, which includes tea and cakes and raffle.
Ladies Football 'Split The Pot' Winner for February 23
Congratulations to Darragh Hurley, this week's winner of the Split the Pot draw of €478 (Feb 23), Three of our underage sars, Daisy, Ruby and Anna are photographed above presenting Darragh with his winnings. Our next Split the Pot draw takes place on Sunday, March 9, to be in with a chance of winning the pot CLICK HERE. Tickets can also be bought in local Fethard shops, Thanks to everyone for their continued support.
Munster Medals for Fethard Camogie Players
Well done again to St. Rita's Camogie Club members, Torrie Doyle and Faye Lavin, on their U17 Munster Cup final win while playing on the Tipperary Camogie Club & County Development team, against Galway, on a scoreline of 2-09 to 0-10. Faye scoring 0-01, whilst also a joint-captain on the side. Torrie was also excellent on the day. Well done girls!
75 years of Fethard Macra
Save the date – Friday, October 17, 2025, when Fethard Macra invite everyone to come along and join in their celebrations of 75 years of Fethard Macra at a special social gathering. More details to follow.
Fethard Macra, founded in 1950, will celebrated their 75th Anniversary in October 2025. This is one of the earliest photographs of Fethard Macra na Feirme committee, taken at their Annual Dinner Dance in Galtee Hotel Cahir c.1957. Back L to R: Paddy Walsh, Pat Molloy, John Skehan, Tom O'Dea, Dick Hennessy, Michael Smyth, Paddy Heffernan, Joe Hayes. Front L to R: John H. Delany, Rody Holohan, David Hurley, Henry Quinn, Nat. Burke, Pierce O'Donnell, Denis McGrath and Dermot Rice.
Died Recently
 The death has occurred on Saturday, February 22, 2025, of Jimmy Connolly, Main Street, Fethard, and formerly Drinagh, Cork. Jimmy, beloved husband of the late Anne Connolly and much loved father of Barry, Ted, Jim and Anne Marie, passed away peacefully in the care of the staff of Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel. Jimmy will be deeply missed by his daughters-in-law Julie, Colette, Lauren and Laura, his grandchildren Aidan, Jake, Ella, Ivy and Olive, relatives, neighbours and many friends.
Reposing at McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard, on Tuesday from 5pm with removal to the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Fethard, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, February 26, at 11am followed by burial in the adjoining Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Fethard Day Care Centre. Jimmy's Mass can be watched online at parishchurch.net Messages of condolence for the family can be left online by CLICKING HERE May he rest in peace.
Died Recently
 The death has occurred on Saturday, February 22, 2025, of Alice Holway, Madamsland, Fethard, in the wonderful care of the staff of Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel. Alice, predeceased by her parents Joe and Mary, and her brothers John and Fr Jim, will be sadly missed by her cousins, relatives and many friends.
Reposing at McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard, on Monday February 24, 2025, from 5pm, with removal to the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Fethard, at 7pm.
Funeral Mass on Tuesday at 11am followed by burial in the adjoining Cemetery. Messages of condolence can be left online by CLICKING HERE May she rest in peace.
Died Recently
 The death has occurred on Friday, February 21, 2025, of Kathleen Kenny, The Green, Fethard, in the care of the staff of Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, and formerly in the care of the staff of Willowbrook Nursing Home, Mocklershill, Fethard, all of whom excelled in their care of Kathleen. Predeceased by her sisters Mary and Philly and brothers Billy and Michael. She will be sadly missed by her brother Joe, her sisters Rita, Bernadette and Carmel, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and large circle of friends.
Reposing in McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard, on Saturday, February 22, from 5pm with removal to the Augustinian Abbey Church, Fethard, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Sunday at 12 noon followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. Messages of condolence for the family can be left online by CLICKING HERE May Kathleen rest in peace.
Fethard Tidy Towns AGM on March 6
Fethard Tidy Towns’ will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 6, at 8pm in the Tirry Centre (upstairs). New members are very welcome to join our group to help make Fethard a better place to live, work and visit.
Save the Native Irish Honey Bee
The Irish Honey Bee, they are hardy dark or black honey bees that evolved in these climates and are good honey producers even in bad weather and survive winter well.
My name is Tom Hayden and I currently live locally. I’m a committee member of the Native Irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS) and editor of our magazine (The Four Seasons). The Native Irish Honey Bee Society was formed by concerned beekeepers, to protect the native Irish honey bee, formerly thought to be extinct. We have contributed to the scientific studies that have established beyond doubt that the native Irish honey bee (known as the black or dark bee across Northern Europe) has survived here and is still genetically diverse. This is not the case across northern Europe where it has almost become extinct. Imported honey bees are of a different lineage and will interbreed with native honey bees and destroy the genetic integrity of the population. In fact the native Irish honey bee came close to extinction twice in the last century.
South Tipperary beekeepers Association, of which I am a member), was the first in the country to declare a conservation area. Our efforts have two main aims and approaches. Our top-down approach is to lobby the government to ban the imports of non-native honey bees, and a bill to this end has recently passed all stages in An Seanad.
The bottom-up approach is to encourage beekeepers not to import honey bees. To this end we have a programme of education and have begun asking beekeepers to voluntarily declare conservation areas for the native honey bee and encourage others to do likewise. We are now encouraging landowners or institutions with stewardship of grounds (Fethard Tidy Towns Areas) to declare conservation areas, whether or not there are beehives on the property. It is not necessary that there be beehives on the property. All the owner/manager declares is that he/she will not knowingly maintain or permit hives with non-native honey bees on their property and will display signs to that effect. We can supply some signs
On behalf of NIHBS, I am currently investigating the possibility of extending conservation areas in the locality. Bulmers have recently declared all their orchards as conservation areas. Kilsheelan village (Tidy Towns Committee) has also joined recently as well as several farmers along the N24 between Clonmel and Kilsheelan.
Apart from the opportunities for publicising the plight of our native Irish honey bee, the conservation areas already declared contain a wide diversity of habitats suitable to honey bees (and indeed other pollinators). These include wildflower meadows, oilseed rape (according to rotation), flowering trees such as willow, lime and horse chestnut as well as species-rich hedgerows. Other locations in the wider area that have declared conservation areas are Clonmel Garden Centre, The Apple Farm and further afield, Mount Juliet and Kilkenny Castle.
If you are interested in declaring Fethard Town as a core part of a conservation area please let me know and I can provide more information if you need it. I look forward to hearing from those interested and discussing it further as you wish.
Best wishes, Tom Hayden, Professor (emeritus UCD), Zoologist.
Tipperary Community Games Swimming County Finals in Thurles on Sunday, March 9.
Tipperary Community Games Swimming County Finals will take place in Thurles Swimming Pool on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 11.30am. Girls Warm-Up at 11.30am; Boys Warm-Up at 11.45am. Competition starts at 12 noon. Entries must be with County Secretary by Sunday, March 2, before Midnight.
Rules:
- Rules of Swim Ireland to apply except where amended by Community Games rules
- Races will be judged on touching the finish wall, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Heats may be Timed.
- In the breaststroke & butterfly races, the touch must be with both hands
- In the squad, the incoming swimmer must “Touch” before outgoing swimmer leaves the block
- Order of Start: See National Community Games Rule Book, Page 23 Number 5.
- Competitors must be under the age specified on July 31, 2024.
- Only entries entered on ORS by area secretary will be accepted
Please Email Noreen Sheehy, Fethard & Killusty Area Secretary, at fethard-killusty@communitygames.eu The ORS System for entries will close at 12.00 midnight on Sunday, March 2. The Community Games Referee's decision is Final
Senior Citizens’ Club’s meeting postponed
Please Note that Fethard Senior Citizens’ Club’s meeting for February is postponed, and our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4, at 7.30pm.
Big Picture - Fethard Summer Camp 1998
This photograph was taken of Fethard GAA coaches with boys and girls taking part at the Fethard GAA Club's Summer camp held at Fethard GAA Park on July 10, 1998.
You can zoom in closer to see more detail by clicking the photograph to zoom-in and double-clicking the photograph to zoom-out. If you can help with names or further information please let us know. Your comments, names or corrections are always welcome to: fethardnews@gmail.com
Faces and Places from the Past
This week we have a variety of photographs taken in 1995. We invite people to let us know any missing names, including first names, or any other information that we can add to our files for future generations. If anyone can help us, please do and send any comments, photo information, names, to fethardnews@gmail.com
Fethard First Communion June 3, 1995
Fethard First Communion June 3, 1995
Fethard First Communion June 3, 1995
Pupils from Killusty National School who recently received their First Holy Communion at The Church of the Sacred Heart, Killusty on May 25, 1995 are L to R: Patricia Lee, Sharon Duggan, Gillian O’Shea, Lucy Sheehan and Ciara Hickey.
Members of Civil Defence pictured at their stall on Main Street at Fethard London Reunion Festival held on July 2, 1995. Includes Mickey Mullins, Joe Strappe and Tommy Gahan.
Pat Culligan leading his son 'One Little Indian' on his pony in the Fethard London Reunion Festival & Fancy Dress Parade held on July 2, 1995.
Taking part in the 'On Your Toes' display at Fethard Festival Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995 were Back L to R: Lisa Walsh, Susan McCormack, Donna Walsh, Fiona Ryan. Middle L to R: Emma Fitzgerald, Norah O'Meara, Stephanie McCormack. Front L to R: Siobhán Cleary and Eleanor Roche.
Taking part in the 'On Your Toes' display at Fethard Festival Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995 were Back L to R: Aoife O'Meara, Aideen O'Donnell, Fiona Maher, Hannah Sheehan. Front L to R: Evelyn O'Connor, Tara Mullins, Alice Delahanty and Helena McCormack.
Group of dancers from the Fethard “On Your Toes” school who led the Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995. Pictured in St. Patrick's Place after the parade.
Group of dancers from the Fethard “On Your Toes” school who led the Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995. Pictured in St. Patrick's Place after the parade.
Group of dancers from the Fethard “On Your Toes” school who led the Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995. Pictured in St. Patrick's Place after the parade.
'Squaws in the Move Looking for a Reservation' one of the entries in the Fancy Dress Parade on July 2, 1995. L to R: Ann Marie Connolly, Jane Hayes and Sara Healy.
"Fethard's Wall Draws Them All" – Nano Nagle National School entry in the Fancy Dress Parade held on July 2, 1995.
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