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Issue 175 March-April 2013 SCARIFF NEWS

www.scariff.ie Contacts Table of Contents Editorial Harry O’Meara 3 Editorial ([email protected]) 4 Scariff Harbour Festival fundraising Christina Grisewood campaign Martin Hartigan Advertising Joan Crotty 4 Postman Brendan Moloney retires ([email protected]) 5 Scariff Public Library Activities Layout Sandra Design & Print 5 Derg Community Games News Printing Sandra Design & Print 6 New Agricultural research being undertaken in Scariff Contributions welcome 7 President Michael D Higgins return Contributions to Scariff News are encour- to East Clare Community Co-op for a aged. Comments, opinions, readers’ letters, second visit articles on any aspect of community life, lo- 9 Michael McNamara TD offi cially opens cal events, poems, stories, photos, drawings, publicity, buy & sell... If you want to share it the 66th Clare Drama Festival or shout about it, this is the place for you. The 11 Teresa Browne is the AA Ireland “Bean deadline for contributions is strictly the third an Tí “ (Hostess) of the Friday of the fi rst month e.g. Sept-Oct, 3rd Year Award 2012/13 Friday of September. 14 Developing a sustainable and vibrant Views expressed in articles in Scariff future for East Clare News are those of the authors and do not 17 St Patrick’s Day Parade necessarily refl ect those of the editorial team or of Scariff Community Council 19 The Dugout 23 Childrens´ Corner Advertising rates 24 EmployAbility Clare If you would like to advertise in Scariff News, 25 Easter Egg Hunt at Irish Seed Savers contact Joan Crotty or any other member of the 26 The wireless in Scariff editorial team. 28 Community Alert Small ad. € 5 30 Photo Album - St. Patrick´s Day Double small ad. € 10 32 Scariff Bridge Results Colour box ad. € 25 33 Scariff RFC Full page colour ad. € 50 Double page business feature € 90 34 Services 39 Useful info Community Council collection procedures The Community Council is a representative body which works to improve many aspects of the par- ish for everyone. To do this, it relies on voluntary Scariff News is available contributions from households in the parish. The recommended contribution is €5 per household as a PDF fi le on the Scariff per month or €60 per household per year. If you are website: www.scariff.ie not already contributing and would like to start, contact any member of the Community Council, and they will assist you in getting set up.

Cover photo: Lots of colour and animation at this year´s St Patrick´s Day Parade. Photo by Harry O´Meara EDITORIAL

In one of the episodes of M*A*S*H, the sophisticated shell, inside which Major Win- chester protects himself from the horror of the suffering and death with which he constantly deals, breaks; and he is left defenceless. He goes into a type of depression in which he struggles to fi nd some answers to life‘s most perplexing problem -death. Finally, in utter desperation, he leaves the base hospital and goes up to the battalion aid station where the wounded are fi rst taken. Colonel Potter discovers where he is and calls him, ordering him to return to the M*A*S*H hospital. A medical corpsman interrupts the conversation and calls the surgeon over to a man who is dying. Win- chester confi rms the impending death with a glance. The soldier says, „I can‘t see any- thing. Hold my hand.“ The major replies, „I am.“ „I‘m dying,“ the soldier moans, and this causes the surgeon‘s unarticulated questions to surface: „Can you see anything? Can you feel anything? I have to know.“ But the dying soldier doesn‘t answer. Instead, he says, „I smell bread.“ The smell of bread or home baking or cooking often reminds us of home, family and community. Easter is one of those times of year when we gather as family and community to be together. To break and share the bread. It is a season that punctuates our lives with memories of the place where we feel safe or at rest. It is at the table that we are brought face to face with the person and mission of Je- sus Christ. In that meal, we celebrate our death and our life in Christ. But Christ doesn‘t allow us, any more than he allowed the disciples, to relax and enjoy the fellowship of his table, simply talking about the Lord and what the resurrection experience means to us as though that‘s all there is to the E appearances of the Lord. If we dare to say, „Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!“ We are enjoined to listen and re- spond to what else he has to say: „You are my witness “. Just as the disciples witnessed in the fi rst century of the Christian era, it is our business to show the world by what we do and say that the Lord is really alive and that he is, indeed, the Lord of all. That‘s a sig- nifi cant part of the continuing story about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Those who hear it and believe that it is true are charged with the responsibility of passing it on to the rest of the world so that all people will have the opportunity to hear and believe.

Fr Brendan Quinlivan

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Scariff Harbour Festival planned for April/May. We will keep you fundraising campaign posted of the exact date. Thank you to all those who support any of these ini- Plans are well under way for this year’s tiatives, your support is much appreci- Scariff Harbour Festival, which takes ated and will help us to put as exciting a place over the August Bank Holiday programme as possible together for this weekend (1st to 4th August). year’s Scariff Harbour Festival! While we can’t release any details yet, be assured we have some great Postman Brendan Moloney acts lined up for this year’s event. In the retires meantime the committee is undertak- ing some fundraising initiatives to help Mr Brendan Moloney of Scariff is pic- fund the weekend’s activities. An Easter tured with Ms Mary Rodgers, Area Of- Draw will be held in Rodgers Bar & Off Li- fi cer for An Post, on the occasion of his cence on Sunday 31st March. Lines, at €2 retirement from An Post. each or 3 for €5, are now on sale in many Brendan, who was the postman for shops around the town and there are Scariff for thirty fi ve years, was present- some fabulous hampers to be won. The ed with a Valedictory Plaque in recog- committee will also hold a Church Gate nition of his service to An Post. Collection at masses in All Brendan’s colleagues, Scariff Com- and Scariff over the weekend of the munity Council and the wider commu- 13th/14th April. A table quiz is also being nity wish him well in his retirement.

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Scariff Public Library Derg Community Games Activities News

Bookclubs Once again Derg was well represented The newly formed morning book- by 26 local children from each of the par- club will hold their next meeting on ishes in our group, , , Friday 12th April at 11a.m. and will be Scariff and Tuamgraney in the Clare Com- discussing Ravens by George Dawes munity Games U13s 1200 metre cross Green. The evening bookclub will hold country race and under 10 cross country their April meeting on the 11th at 7pm relay races. This was a fi rst in recent years and have chosen ‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian for Derg and for many of the children. Flynn as their book of the month. The teenage bookclub will hold their next meeting on the 9th April at 6pm. The Kids bookclub (ages 9-12) will meet on Friday 26th April at 4pm for reading fun and games. Bookclub books are avail- able for loan from the library desk and new members are always welcome.

Free beginners Internet and e-mail classes Free beginners Internet and e-mail They all put in great performances. Two classes are ongoing in the library. of our under 10 relays made it into the Please contact the library if you wish to fi nals and our Under 13 boys team fi n- put your name on the waiting list. ished Fourth over all in the 1200metre race. Children’s storytime This Under 13 boys team consisted Children’s storytime for ages 3-6 ap- of Conor Downes, Cathal McKeogh, prox. takes place every Wednesday at Mark Rodgers, Adam and Noah Sheedy. 3.30pm. Well done. There has been a big interest in run- Telephone Scariff Public Library on (061) 922893 ning in the area and we hope to con- for information. tinue to foster this. On March 29th we are sending U12 and under 14 teams to the mixed distance relays in Cooraclare. Thanks once again to Rachel Stewart and Reggie Quin for their organizing and training our running groups.

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New Agricultural research Teagasc has leased its building in Scar- being undertaken in Scariff iff to Clare Local Development Com- pany (CLDC) and Teagasc, in turn, lease East Clare Development Group are back a room within the building to delighted to welcome Michael Kelly, maintain an advisory clinic for Teagasc from Ardrahan, Co Galway to Scariff. clients. CLDC use the building for train- Michael has recently commenced a ing purposes, as well as for events and research project to examine agricul- activities happening as part of their tural advisory services in East Clare in work in Leader, the local and commu- the context of Food Harvest 2020 tar- nity development programme. gets. The aim of the study is to iden- Sean has described the new ar- tify the most appropriate advisory rangement as “a big asset for Scariff methods to support agricultural re- and East Clare and a major asset for newal and development in East Clare. the farmers”. Michael qualifi ed from UCD with a BAgrSc Honours degree in Animal and Crop Production (2012). He is cur- rently doing an MAgrSc in Innovation support with Teagasc, in collaboration with UCD, as part of the Walsh Fellow- ship Programme. Michael is working from the Teagasc / Clare Local Devel- Sandra opment Company (CLDC) offi ce in Design Scariff and will be dividing his time be- tween advisory and research work. Print Michael has already commenced his new role and said “I look forward to working with the farmers in the lo- cal area in the coming months with the hope of fi nding relevant, useful and ap- plicable ideas and information which Sandra Schwitalla may help aid and benefi t agriculture in Derrylisane Menlough the area into the future”. Ballinasloe This is a great example of the early Co. Galway · Ireland success of the East Clare Development [email protected] group in developing partnerships with Fon +353-061/74 80 33 organisations to develop a sustainable Mobil 086/41 00 00 8 future for East Clare.

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President Michael D Hig- ited.This time he requested to meet gins return to East Clare the staff and management and get a Community Co-op for a fl avour of what the co-op is working on. He was given a tour of the Com- second visit munity Garden, shown the plans for President Michael D Higgins paid Scar- the Community Kitchen and given the iff a great compliment when he asked statistics for use of the Counselling and if he could return to East Clare Com- Family support service. He was taken to munity Co-op for a second visit. As the the ralahine room (named so because original day in June had been so poor, the fi rst co-op in Ireland was called the the fi rst visit was less than the alloted ralahine co-op in New market on Fer- 45 minutes. gus) where he met Play therapist Mel He had recognised all the prepara- Brown who explained to him the bene- tions that had gone into that visit and fi ts of Play therapy for children. He also decided that a second trip was mer- met Catherine Patience who told him

Graham Lightfoot (chair of the Community Kitchen project), Niall Donnellan (Garden staff), Paidraig Moloney (maintenance staff), Olivia Scully (PR), Zinaida Nourrredine (HR), Christina Farrell (Coffee shop staff), Nick Brom- fi eld (Coffee Shop manager),Trevor Morrissey (Health and Safety offi cer), Brendan Sanders (Garden Co-ordinator), Eilleen Toomey (Garden staff), Loretta Brody (Treasurer), Fionnuala Collins (Administrator), President Michael D Higgins, Sanina Higgins, John Damsell (Chairperson), Margaret Mc Ternan (Volunteer), Vikki Cullen (Administrator).

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to the second hand shop where he met volunteer Mags Mc Ternan. Sabina and Michael fi nsihed off the visit with a cof- fee and cake in the coffee shop. As there was no speech, it was not a public visit, however a few well wish- ers turned up on the day. He was pre- sented with a copy of the video „Wait- ing for the President“ by Eoin O‘ Hagan President Michael D Higgins, Sanina Higgins, John and with a hand made fi re poker, made Damsell and Loretta Brody in the coffee shop in Blacksmith Forge by of the stresses facing carers and how Mark Wilson. It is hoped that his visit sometimes a little bit of support can will somehow stoke a few fi res!! make all the difference. She also sang as she explained she teaches singing in the Ralahine room. He was then taken

The Secondary School girls Ciara O' Brien, Emer Kavanagh, Allison Madden with the President

Mary Henchy and the President Handballers with President : Martin & Conor

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Michael McNamara TD Clare Drama Festival is now offi cially opens the 66th considered one of the fore- Clare Drama Festival most showpieces of the amateur drama movement Shakespeare’s oft-quoted lines: “ in Ireland.” All the world‘s a stage, And all the men “The festival could not be such a suc- and women merely players; They have cess without the commitment of all the their exits and their entrances, And one drama groups from Clare and elsewhere man in his time plays many parts, His that come to East Clare each year to acts being seven ages,” were recalled stage their work with all the work by so by Michael McNamara TD at the offi cial many people that entails,” he said. opening of the 66th Clare Drama Festi- The Scariff TD said that participation val in Scariff. in the production of a play or in orga- nising a drama festival brings people together, they get to know each other better, and the activity contributes to personal development and to the greater good. “There is also the value of the drama itself for both actor and audience. The playwright helps us un- derstand the society in which we live and other societies, not just in Ireland but throughout the world,” he said. “I have been lucky to have been afford- “As a child and later in my teens, I at- ed many parts on and before this stage tended many plays at the festival and – actor, drama festival goer, even model on one occasion to raise funds Therap Complementary c y for the National School,” ti C & s l Deputy McNamara re- i i l n Sports Therapies

i called, “but it’s a particu- o c available lar privilege to be here to- H night as a local TD and to be able to pay tribute to S Please phone for appointment: the generations of dedi- cariff 061 640980 cated festival committee members and support- Michelle McNamara ers who have played their ITEC, CIBTAC,CIDESCO, MIFA, MIFR part in ensuring that the

SCARIFF NEWS 9 NEWS for the fi rst time saw the work of some ing plays in the Scariff area. “The Voca- of the outstanding playwrights from tional Players guided by the indefati- Ireland, the United States and Europe gable Padraig Vaughan are still fondly – Brian Friel, John B. Keane, Martin Mc- remembered. Then the baton passed Donough, Arthur Millar, Sam Shepherd, to the inspirational leadership of Maud Lorca and the Swiss playwright Max Nash who took drama from East Clare Frisch whose dark comedy The Fire to a new level with a number of groups, Raisers is a metaphor for fascism and especially the Slieve Aughty Drama shows how “normal” citizens can be Group,” he said. taken in by evil.” The long history of producing plays He said the common thread that reaped a rich reward in 1993 when runs through all the great plays is that Scariff Drama Group scooped the Esso although societies and cultures differ, Trophy at the All-Ireland Finals in Ath- people are people all over the world lone. They had reached the top under with the same needs and desires, the the direction of Ted Harrington with an good and the bad, the sacred and pro- outstanding production of Blithe Spirit fane, the entire spectrum of the human by Noel Coward, it was a sweet moment condition laid bear with all its fi ne qual- to savour,” he concluded. ities and imperfections. Deputy McNamara recalled the long and distinguished tradition of produc-

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Teresa Browne is the AA Ire- and sincerity of the hospitality offered land “Bean an Tí “ (Hostess) by Teresa and her husband Derek who of the Year Award 2012/13 take joy in going out of their way to as- sist their guests. Teresa Browne proprietor of Clareville In addition to Teresa’s clear enthusi- House B&B, Tuamgraney, Scariff, East asm for making people feel welcome, Clare has been named AA Ireland Bean among the other factors which distin- an Tí of the Year 2012/2013. guished Clareville House B&B from the This special award, unique to Ireland, now many other excellent practitioners in in its third year, celebrates exceptional the category was the excellent stan- commitment and hard work by an indi- dard of both their bedrooms and made vidual proprietor to fi rst-rate hospitality. to order breakfasts. A hidden gem in the picturesque Reviews about Clareville House B&B, town of Tuamgraney adjacent to Scariff with its own In-House Taxi Service, are at the west end of Lough Derg, Clare- awash with anecdotes of how Teresa ville House B&B is a fi rm favorite among and Derek look after their guests like all who stay there. long lost family members thinking Guests seemingly without excep- nothing of picking them up from the tion, are utterly charmed by the warmth local pub, helping to repair punctured

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NEWS bikes, inviting them to local House are spotlessly clean, comfort- matches and generally showing a pas- able, spacious and have been recently sion for true hospitality. refurbished, each one with its own co- In addition to Teresa’s clear enthusi- lour scheme. Teresa’s passion for hospi- asm for making people feel welcome, tality and dedication to going that little among the other factors which distin- bit further are also evident in the extra guished Clareville House B&B from the touches throughout the bedrooms many other excellent practitioners in such as free Wi-Fi, crisp linens, individ- the category was the excellent stan- ual tea and coffee making facilities and dard of both their bedrooms and made hand & body lotions. to order breakfasts. Derek’s enterprising AA Hotel Inspectors Walking, Golf, Fishing and guests alike de- and general day tours/ scribe Teresa’s break- taxi business also dis- fasts as a real treat. tinguish Clareville Guests can choose House B&B as a superb from fresh fruit and place to stay and high- porridge to hot break- light the Browne’s clev- fasts to order and pride er and creative ability goes into everything to market their busi- put on the table. ness and tap into out- The very freshest door tourism needs all eggs are sourced from year round. Derek does their own hens and all pickups from Shannon bacon, sausages and airport and surround- puddings are sourced ing train stations and from Rudd’s Fine Foods, whose breakfast has negotiated reduced rates with sev- products are hand-crafted to unique eral local golf courses, therefore guests traditional Irish farmhouse recipes and can enjoy a different course every day are free from colourings and artifi cial well fuelled by one of Teresa’s famous fl avourings. Adding to this delicious early morning feasts. Their location on melody are Teresa’s Homemade Baked the famous East Clare Way also makes Breads, Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice them a very popular base for hikers and Tomatoes & Parsley from their own and more casual strollers. kitchen garden when in season. Teresa and Derek are also happy to This sound level of quality also car- help arrange Sailing & Boat Tours on ries through the bedrooms and this is Lough Derg, Horseriding and visits to refl ected in the AA Hotel Inspector’s some of the historical sites in the area assessment. All bedrooms at Clareville such as St. Cronin’s Church (the old-

SCARIFF NEWS 13 NEWS est church in constant use in Ireland), Developing a sustainable Old Oak Tree, Brian Boru’s Fort, Lough and vibrant future for East Graney, nesting White Tailed Sea Eagles Clare on Bushy Island and the famous mo- nastic site on Holy Island/. Like many other parts of the country, „I am honoured and very grateful to East Clare has suffered the effects of be presented with this prestigious AA the economic downturn, with many award. It will greatly enhance Clareville young people emigrating, increased House and assist in the ongoing promo- levels of unemployment and a reduc- tion of East Clare & Lough Derg as a qual- tion of income for those that are work- ity tourism destination”. ing. Rather than accepting continued (Quote from Teresa Browne, Clareville House B & B.) austerity, an East Clare Development „Our Bean an Tí (Host- group, chaired by Sean Bugler, has ess)of the Year award is been established with an objective of unique and special in developing a sustainable, prosperous that it identifi es an indi- and vibrant future for East Clare. vidual who really carries East Clare is blessed with an abun- a love of hospitality in dance of natural resources, which is their hearts and instinc- very eloquently portrayed in the spe- tively goes that extra cially commissioned video ‘Welcome to mile to make sure their guests have a East Clare’ (available on youtube), which wonderful stay. This year we’ve singled has been compiled by Eoin O’Hagan of out and are celebrating Teresa Browne clarevirtually.ie. This reminds us all of of Clareville House B&B as an outstand- the beauty that surrounds us and the ing ambassador for Irish hospitality and opportunities on our doorstep. we wish herself and her husband Derek One of the objectives of the group continued success with their business is to put together a Development Plan. into the future.” There are three sub-committees es- Quote from Brendan Nevin, CEO of AA Ireland. tablished that will focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Farming and Developing a Unique Tourist Experience. This will include working on initiatives to create, sup- port and encourage local employ- ment opportunities that will give our young people the option to live and work in their own community. Farm- ing has been important in the past to East Clare and will equally be impor-

14 SCARIFF NEWS NEWS tant into the future and this sub-group from to KIllaloe and the surround- will work on driving initiatives that ing areas was necessary to build mo- support sustainable farming in the mentum behind the initiative. context of Food Harvest 2020 for this This is an unimaginable opportunity area. The third sub-group will work to for East Clare, to have Teagasc working integrate and package a unique tour- on the ground with us”, according to ist experience for visitors to the area. Michael McGrath, a member of the East The group are being supported by Clare Development group. He also not- Teagasc, one of the leading research ed that “Our location between Sliabh organisations in Agri-Food and Rural Aughtys and Lough Derg, our pristine Affairs. A presentation was made re- environment, our precious culture and cently by the group to David Meredith, traditions, with farming being central Senior Research Offi cer with Teagasc, to the way we have lived in the past Brendan Heneghan, Teagasc Regional and the way we intend to shape our Director for Clare / Galway and to Dr future, will allow us to be unique and Jim Kinsella, Head of Agribusiness & offer something different to sustain us Rural Development from UCD. David into the future.” Meredith complimented the progress Through a successful partnership made to date, the vision for the future with Teagasc, the group has secured and the willingness to proactively 2 research students that will focus on shape the future of East Clare. It was East Clare. The group are delighted agreed that a roadshow to share the that a UCD Masters Student undertak- message and mobilise communities ing the MAgrSc Innovation Support

Photo by Eoin O'Hagan

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Programme, Michael Kelly, has com- on the future economic potential of menced a research project that will rural Ireland and how best to channel look at agricultural renewal and devel- funding and resources between 2013 opment in East Clare in the context of and 2025 in the context of East Clare. Food harvest 2020. The aim of this meeting is to engage In addition, in September 2013, a with a wide range of people, individu- Walsh Fellowship research project will als, businesses and organisations that commence, focusing on working with are interested in the future economic the community to create a develop- development of rural areas. It will also ment plan for East Clare. aim to generate new business ideas The development group are also ob- with the local community. taining signifi cant support from Clare If you would like to fi nd out more or Local Development Company (CLDC) you have a potential new business idea, in promoting and delivering enter- please come along to the Jobs Initia- prise, rural and community develop- tive on 17 April and also, watch out for ment and are actively working with the the Information Sessions on East Clare group. CLDC are also providing meet- Development that will be happening ing rooms and facilities to the group in over the coming weeks and months. their offi ces in Scariff. This has been a very successful partnership. by Joan Crotty The group is also working with the Commission for the Economic Devel- opment of Rural Areas (CEDRA), established by the Minister for Envi- ronment, Commu- nities and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, which aims to develop a job creation strat- egy for Rural Ire- land. As part of a public consulta- tion programme, Pat Spillane will chair a meeting on 17 April in Scariff Photo by Eoin O'Hagan

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St Patrick’s Day Parade Ruth McMahon did a great job as MC and really engaged with everyone and Another St Patrick’s Day Parade has the kept the show rolling along very come and gone and, despite the cold smoothly. A big Thank You to everyone breeze and odd shower, Tuamgraney who helped out in any way with the or- and Scariff were awash with green and ganising and running of the parade: it gold and everyone seemed to enjoy takes the cooperation and dedication the day immensely. There was a great of so many people to make the day variety of fl oats and characters pres- such a success. ent and the committee say a big “well done” to everyone who participated in The Winners: the parade. The reviewing stand (pro- Best Float Tuamgraney Develop- vided by Edwin Hogan) was beautifully ment Association decked out in fl owers and amongst Best Walking Group Fishbowl Youth Club the dignitaries who attended were Best School entry Mountshannon Councillors Pat Burke and Joe Cooney, National School T.D.s Michael McNamara and Timmy Best Shop Window Scariff Day Care Centre Dooley and Fr Donagh O’Meara who Best Car & Trailer Pope Mobile from carried out the traditional blessing of Teach Uí Bhriain the Shamrock. Best Dressed Lady Bridie Dowdall The Grand Marshal for this year’s Best Dressed Gent Paddy Lowry parade was Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Best Tractor & Trailer Celebrity Boxing champion Brendan Walsh and Mayor Challenge of Tuamgraney Ted Minogue also rep- Best Pub Interior Rodgers Bar & Off resented his parish. The committee Licence also welcomed the current Queen of the Harbour Denise Walsh and Har- The committee also presented a special ry O’Meara from Scariff Community award to Tuamgraney Development As- Council to the reviewing stand to help sociation in recognition of their great with the presentation of prizes. success in winning a national bronze The main themes amongst the fl oats medal in the 2012 Tidy Towns competi- this year were very topical, with the tion. Thanks to everyone who came out newly elected Pope Francis and The to enjoy and support the parade, we are Gathering featuring prominently as already looking forward to 2014. well as appearances by Mrs Brown and Jackie Healy Rae! The schools entries Eileen Harrington were particularly colourful and the tiny Committee member Gárda on the Shetland pony drew a lot of “oohs” and “aahs” form the crowd.

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Letto Tickets can The now be purchased on line. DDUGOUTUGOUT Edition 2: March 2013 www.scariffgaa.net email [email protected]

Welcome to the Dugout, Scariff GAA club’s monthly newsletter. In this Edition…. Welcome to the Dugout, Scariff GAA club ’s monthly newsletter. In this Edition…. 2013 Team Managements announced Senior Team Management Announced Welcome to the Dugout,Scariff ScariffHurling Club GAA management club’s lineups monthly for the newsletter. Under 21, Junior and Senior teams are now in place and preparations for the Fundraising year ahead are under way. At senior level, the outgoing team management of Mike McNamara, Colm Kavanagh and Jim Nash will In this Edition…. continue for 2013. This is a critical year for our senior team with the structure of the Senior Championship due to change, following Minor Club News the completion of this years campaign. The number of Senior clubs will reduce to 16 from 2014 onwards. This will add extra edge to the Senior B competition with potentially 5 of the 8 teams to be relegated to Intermediate. The bottom two teams in both Senior Camogie Club News B groups will face the drop, along with the loser of a playoff of the runners up in both groups and losers in Senior A to decide the identity of fi fth team to be relegated. To avoid any nail biting fi nale, everyone will be working hard to ensure that we win our Down Memory lane – 1981 Intermediate Senior B group to advance to the quarter fi nals, which eluded us so disappointingly, in 2012. As if it needed any further spice, there are four East Clare clubs in this years Senior B, namely Broadford, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Scariff, Smith O’Briens who join, Ballyea, Annual Club Membership is now Eire Og, Ruan and Wolfe Tones which will make up two groups of four teams. The date for the fi rst round is 18th May, with a hardly due and can be paid online or to the credible 13-week wait to round two on August 17th. The Clare Cup will get underway on the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. We wish Secretary of either Senior or Minor all involved the very best of luck and hope all our supporters will get behind the team in what Is destined to be the clubs most Clubs. Adults fee is €20 and €40 for signifi cant season in many, many years. Family memberships. ******************************************** Colm Kavanagh has been confi rmed as the Manager of the Junior A team, and is hoping to build on The Astroturf is available for hire the success enjoyed in 2012. He has already pulled a rather large rabbit from the hat in appointing through the winter months. Please Sean Brogan as is Lifestyle and Fitness Coach (We were unable to unearth a suitable photo of contact John O’Brien for available times. Sean to include, so we had to use a photo of Alan instead (inset). Peadar McMahon takes up the remaining position in the triumvirate. ********************************************** Mike Rodgers and Padraig Brody will take charge of the clubs U21 side which will play Tubber in Rd1 of the C grade this weekend in . They will be joined by Ozzer McMahon, Barry Kiely and Michael Sheedy to oversee the fortunes of the amalgamated Scariff/Ogonnelloe U21 side. We hope the 2013 will be the foundation stone for future successes at this grade.

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Contact Jim We have teamed up with club spon- Membersor, Supermac’s to make our facili- ties available fordiscounts hire with food for apply. occasions such birthdayas s etc.

Collins. Welcome to the Dugout, Scariff GAA club’s monthly newsletter. In this Edition….

In this Edition…. Message from the editor…. Welcome to the second edition of the ‘The Dugout’, our monthly newsletter, which aims to keep our supporters and members Diarmaid Nash recently won his second informed of what is happening within the GAA clubs of Scariff. We have many supporters who may not have the time to actively Munster Handball Championship. He participate in the running of the club but who take a keen interest in its activities. Our facebook page will keep you up to date with followed this up by progressing to the all the news, but for those without a facebook page, much of the news will be contained in this newsletter. We have received much quarter fi nals of 40x20 All Ireland Mens positive comment on our fi rst edition and appreciate your feedback. Singles where he lost out in a tiebreaker We hope our readers will enjoy receiving this publication on a monthly basis. to Dominic Lynch of Kerry last weekend in Broadford, Co. Limerick. Fundraisers: A number of events are being held as part of the club’s fundraising initiatives in 2013. The club will focus its attention on continually improving the standard of our facilities to provide a solid foundation for future success. To undertake and complete the work that The club recently participated in the we feel is required, would inevitably incur signifi cant cost. Given the diffi cult fi nancial times, the club will organise events, which AIB Club feature on Clarefm. For those it hopes will be of interest to, and garner support from, the wider community. Initially, the proceeds will be invested back into who didn’t hear the show live, you can refurbishment of the GAA hall and some may, in the longer term become a fi xture in the social life of the parish. The fi rst Sunday listen back to the programme by logging afternoon ceilis took place on Feb 10th and 24th, which were a great success with some of those travelling from as far as Cork, on to scariffgaa.net and click on the link. Tipperary, Galway and various parts of Clare, to enjoy the event. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the event. We will also have a number of teenage discos in the coming weeks/months and we will have more on this in future editions. We hope the Mick Corry was presented with the refurbished hall will accommodate many future events, ideas for which include Bingo, School Concerts, Youth Club etc. The club Rodgie Cosgrove Clubman of the Year is also running a ‘Last Man Standing’ competition based on Fixtures in the FA Premier League. Tickets sales have gone well. The award for 2012 at the recent Club Day. competition is now closed to new entrants. Watch out for the entry in the next rounds Mick was reelected Chairman of the Your support for these events is appreciated. Minor club at the AGM and has overseen excellent work in the Minor club in Minor Club News…… recent years. A well deserving recipient. Scariff Senior Club and Camogie Club Chairmen overseeing events at the very successful Minor Club Family Day on Sunday, 20th January 2013 at Scariff GAA Park. Among many highlights, which included a presentation to Donal Moloney in recognition of hisWe achievements have teamed with the upU21 teamwith in club 2012, spon-PRIDE OF PLACE on the day and special mention Contact Jim must go to Martin Scanlan who received a Special Merit Award in recognition of his service toof theunder-ageMembersor, Minor Supermac’s Club players during and its to 36-year capitalizemake existence. our on the facili- effortsThe club being history made ‘The at CrookedNational Ash’ School states level one by ofMartin theties main Scanlan, available reasons N.T. andthe for itclub discountswas hire was decided withestablished in food 1977, was to for form ‘...In aorder separate to better Minorapply. organizeClub.’ the training occasions such birthdayas s etc. Martin served as secretary in the clubs fi rst executive and has mentored almost every child that has donned the green and white in the period up to his retirement from National School teaching. **********************************************Collins. President: Vinny Henchy, Chairman: Dan Treacy, Vice Chairman: Ger Rodgers, Secretary: Michael Moroney, Ast Secretary: Alphie Rodgers, Treasurer: Ger Crotty, Ast Treasurer: John O'Brien, PRO/Oifi g Gaeilge: Jim Collins, Co. Board Delegates: Eamon Moroney & Eamon Fennessy. ©2013 Scariff GAA Club The AGM of Scariff Minor Club took place on Friday Club players Marian O’Brien, Leanne Horan, Susan 24th January, and refl ected on a very successful 2012. Vaughan all lined out for Horan, Susan Vaughan all minutes to go, the winners had opened a four point lead Outgoing chairman Mick Corry was re-elected and lined out for Clare in the opening round of the National Smith O’Brien’s replied with a like score from Keith Wood following a goal from Manus Rodgers. complemented the efforts of so many people in the League in which they defeated Dublin 0-15 to 1-6. Clare and they had a number of chances to level but failed to club. The following executive was elected for 2013: will play Galway in the next round on Mar 10. Galway avail of these. Chairman: Mike Corry defeated Wexford in their opening game. Just before the interval Smith O’Brien’s were dealt a blow Vice Chairman: Paul Madden Medal Presentations: when Francis Moloney had to retire with a knee injury. He Secretary: Ber Madden The Scariff/Ogonnelloe camogie teams which won the did return near the end but was obviously in diffi culty. Treasurer: Ogie Minogue U-14 County Championship and the Minor team which For the winners Ger Rodgers, Michael and Tom Collins, PRO: Mary, Kavanagh won the County Shield Kenneth Doyle (Whitegate), Ian Kelly, Aidan O’Rourke, Bord na nÓg: Paul Madden were presented with and Padraic McInerney impressed while Smith O’Brien’s Child Protection Offi cer: Ann Magill their medals at had their best players in Anthony Ryan, Bernard Scanlan, *************************************** function at Scariff Tom McLeish, Michael Lawlor, Barry Gleeson, Keith Wood, The minor club GAA hall on Jan 13th. Anthony Foley and Francis Moloney until injured. have commenced Congratulations to Scariff: P. McInerney, D. Moroney, T. Collins, B. Walsh; I. their preparations both teams. Kelly, P Minogue, A. O’Rourke; M. Collins and G. Rodg-ers for the coming Capt.; S. Lowry, M. Rodgers, K Doyle; J Long, T.J. Horan, season and have Photo shows the minor team on stage D. Murphy. announced the Dow Memory Lane Minor hurling fi nals management after having received their medals. Smith O’Briens: A. Ryan, T. Nolan, F. Ward, B. Scanlan; SCARIFF JUST GET THERE teams for the L. Kelly, T. McLeish, M. Lawlor; B. Gleeson and K. Wood; Scariff 1– 7 Smith O’Brien’s 2-3 • 1988 Minor B Hurling Final 2013 season. A. Foley, D. McKeogh, F. Moloney; D. Power, M Lynch, Donal addresses the crowd Club greats Mark Scariff captured the Minor B hurling P.McCarthy. McKenna and Ger Rodgers will head up the management championship title when they had a one point After the game Bord na nOg P.R.O. John A. Sexton pre- teams for the Minor and U-16 teams respectively. Mike win over Smith O’Briens in Tulla on Saturday sented the trophy to Scariff captain Ger Rodgers. Sheedy and Mathew Horan will take charge of the u-14 last. The game was played in atrocious and U-12 teams. conditions but both teams managed to serve Source: Clare Champion up some good passages of play and the result Camogie Club was in doubt until the fi nal whistle. The camogie teams have resumed competitive action with the Interme-diate The Killaloe boys, helped by a goal from Anthony Foley team suffering a 2-6 to 2-4 defeat at the led by a point at the break when the score was 1-3 to hands of Eire Og in last weekend, 0-5. were guilty of a number of missed chances Training regimes for the coming year are now under in the opening half. way and action to commence shortly . More on the clubs For the second half, Scariff moved their captain, Ger activities in the next edition of the ‘Dug Out.’ Rodgers, to centre back and this proved to be vital as *************************************** he went on to give a tremendous performance. With six Welcome to the Dugout, Scariff GAA club’s monthly newsletter. In this Edition….

UNDERAGE TITLE FOR SCARIFF opponents a score from play. For the winners Denis 1990 Minor B Hurling Final Moroney, Pat Minogue, Michael Rodgers, Sean Lowry Roskam Farm Enterprises and T.J. Horan played well, while Smith O’Briens had Scariff 2-2 their best players in Tomas McLeish, Declan Needham Ltd Smith O’Briens 0-5 and Brian Lenihan. Farm & Plant machinery Scariff captured the Minor B championship title when Scariff: B. McNamara; D. Kelly, D. Moroney, J. Jones; E. Sales & Hire they de-feated Smith O’Briens in a hard fought fi nal at Mur-phy, P. Minogue, 1-0, J. Minogue; M. Rodgers and Tulla on Saturday. They got a good start when a long D. Murphy; M. Fennessy, S. Lowry (0-1), B. Murphy; E. delivery from Sean Lowry went all the way to the net McNamara, T.J. Horan (0-2), P. Myles; Diggers(3-6-12 T), Dumpers, and this helped them to lead at the break 2- 1 to 0-1. Pat Smith O’Briens: Dump Trailers & Tractor Minogue was their other goal scorer. D. Moriarty; M. Kelly, T. McLeish (0-2), Capt., S O’Sulli- With or without driver The Killaloe side had the assistance of the wind in the van; J. Travers, B. Gleeson, C. McLeish; L. Kelly and D. second half and attacked from the throw in but the Need-ham (0-1); A. Foley, D. Finne-gan, A. McLeish, B. Scariff defence was superb all through and denied their All kind of ground work carried Lenihan, (0 -2), P. Murtagh, P. Scanlan. out. VICTORY SOCIAL Bio Cycle Units supplied & Presentation of County League Medals to the victorious installed Senior and Junior teams will be made at a Scariff GAA Club Function at McNamara’s Bar and Restaurant on Septic Tank upgrades Sat Mar 23rd 8.00pm Tickets are available from committee members Stone, Sand, Slig & Railway Sleepers for sale FundraisingD Events 2013 FRIDAY NIGHT TEENAGE Contact: Jan Roskam ISCOS, March 22th Easter Disco (Adm (€6 [email protected] before 8pm 087 6992336 – 061 921458

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UNDAYS AFTERNOON EILI’S (3-6PM. Adm €10) Contact Jim We have teamed up with club spon- Membersor, Supermac’s to make our facili- Mar 24th The Deenagh

Clare Hurling Board Chairman, discounts presented ties available apply. the for trophy hire towith Denis food for Moroney after the game. occasions such birthdayas s etc.

The Dugout invites you to give your feedback, th oughts and views on any item in this publication or on the club generally, if you have any contribution to make, please let us know by email, FB or Twitter or talk to any committee member. Collins. Answers on page 29 PEOPLE OF SCARIFF

EmployAbility Clare cation centre. This was a good match as Brian has a farming background and he Whitegate native Brian Hayes came to chose to explore the world of Horticul- EmployAbility Clare just under a year ture as an alternative work option. ago for help in fi nding work. Due to an Both Fiona Cahill and Lorraine injury some time ago, Brian now has Hughes of EmployAbility Clare ap- shoulder, wrist and hand diffi culties proached local Florist and Garden Cen- and is limited to working only part- tre owner Martina O’Brien and asked time hours. about the possibility of an unpaid It was appropriate for staff at Em- ‘Work Trial’ at her business in Scarriff. ployAbility Clare to look at different Martina was very interested in getting options for Brian and fi rst up was the involved and job-carved a role in her training route. It can’t be emphasised Garden Centre that was very specifi c enough just how important it is for for Brian with his injury in mind. After a job-seekers to keep training and learn- few weeks of the ‘Work Trial’ it was very ing while they are looking for work. obvious that this was going to be a real In Brian’s case, he did a Horticulture success and Martina offered Brian a course locally with Scarriff Adult Edu- part-time position at her Garden Cen-

“Brian Hayes with In Season owner, Martina O’Brien”

24 SCARIFF NEWS PEOPLE OF SCARIFF / WHAT´S ON tre. The combination of fl exible hours portive and sustainable manner. It has and tasks along with Brian’s newly ac- played a fundamental role in developing quired horticultural skills and knowl- my skills base and it has allowed me on- edge are the elements that helped going social interaction and the oppor- make this job-match a success. tunity to meet with people which I have found invaluable.” Employer Martina O’Brien remarked What also enhanced this particu- on her experience lar situation was the Wage Subsidy „After a half year in business there was Scheme which Martina was able to a clear need to take on more staff but avail of when she hired Brian. The Wage under the current economic climate and Subsidy Scheme is a grant for employ- coupled with the seasonal nature of fl o- ers of €5.30 towards the hourly rate if rist and garden centre work, I was very they hire someone through Employ- reluctant to employ someone….. Ability Clare. I was approached by EmployAbility The grant is administered by FAS Clare and they asked me would I be inter- but if any employers want to fi nd out ested in employing someone under the more information, please contact Pat FÁS Wage Subsidy Scheme. They have or Karen at EmployAbility Clare at 065 been very helpful throughout the process 6844007 or look up the website www. and after the Work Trial it was clear that employabilityclare.ie. Brian was the right person for the busi- ness.”

Brian Hayes has found the whole Easter Egg Hunt at experience invaluable Irish Seed Savers Following an accident in 2009, I sus- tained an injury to my left shoulder, arm on March 31st 12.30 to 5pm and hand which has limited my ability to • Lots of fun for all the family. do high levels of manual labour. While I • Enjoy our new Childrens Nature Trail was looking for alternative employment, • Tie your Wishing Ribbon to the I attended a number of courses at the Magical Oak Tree and whisper your Scarriff Adult Education centre and Mar- wish to the Tree garet Lynch referred me to the services of • Lots of eggs to fi nd EmployAbility Clare. In a short time I was • Cafe and Garden Shop Open able to secure employment that is a per- Children €4 Adults Free fect match in terms of my abilities, skills and interests…. For more info Employment at In Season Scarriff has www.irishseedsavers.ie allowed me to return to work in a sup- Tel 061 921866

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The wireless in Scariff Brack (aka-‘currany-cake’) and a mug of tea helped no end to make the visit While this piece is not about RTÉ per more enjoyable). se, we must begin at the beginning People didn’t understand how the and say that RTÉ is probably one of the broadcasting system worked and you four longest-running radio broadcast- got a situation where brothers who ing stations in the world. It was origi- had visited two different houses and nally a part of the greater organisation were telling of their visits later at home, known as the Department Of Posts and on hearing one brother mention a Telegraphs. The fi rst broadcast of the certain programme, would exclaim, in new Radio Éireann took place on Janu- genuine astonishment- “Well honest to ary 1ST 1926 and, while its list of pro- God and do you know, that was on our grammes are not our concern, we may wireless too!” understand that these programmes were well sponsored. Little has changed there. Also in those days the term ‘radio’ was not in common use and the word ‘wireless’ was very much so. In Scariff those days, the Phillip’s Wireless was the great status symbol and very few people had one. Why they were called a wireless has always been a mystery because they had an abun- In the late 1940’s Pye radios came on dance of wire attachments and would the market and they were considered not work without the aid of a high and the ultimate in modern technology. lengthy wire ariel, the higher the better. Well they were variable in size and They also required the aid of a ‘wet-bat- priced accordingly, so that quite a few tery’. This was a transparent, thick glass people in the parish who never had a jar that contained an acid and they had wireless now could purchase a ‘radio’! to be re-charged fairly frequently. Good salesmanship from the Agent People in the rural districts had a for Pye Radio, a Mr Hickey from Wood- very neighbourly attitude towards ford, ensured lots of sales and Mr. Spar- each other and nobody stood on cer- ling, a local businessman, did the hon- emony regarding visiting the houses of ours of re-charging the wet-batteries. their neighbours, so if you had a wire- This was a great blessing to the locals less you could be sure of a number of who now did not have to wait for their self-invited visitors most nights of the batteries to be returned from Ennis week, who would sit around and listen or Limerick. And we should note here to it. (As an aside, home baked Barm that the wait could be an anxious one if

26 SCARIFF NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES there was an important hurling match They later, in 1963, helped to launch the coming up. Scariff branch of Ceoltas Ceoilteoirí in Micheál O’Hehir certainly played his the Astor Ballroom! part in promoting a lively interest in ra- At night, Radio Luxembourg was eas- dio listening and the wonderful novel- ily the most popular station to listen to ty of actually listening to the drama of as it catered for bigger schoolboys and an All-Ireland Final unfolding through so, three nights a week we could- ‘step the medium of Micheál’s excited voice forward in time and meet Dan Dare, Pi- drew people into the very soul of the lot Of The Future.’ Needless to say, Dan match, regardless of who was playing. had an arch-enemy named ‘the Mekon’ My Grandmother, God rest her, had a little green man whose evil designs on never paid much heed to hurling but the Galaxy were a mixture of greed and on hearing Micheál broadcasting one glorious conquest! It was really a very en- Sunday afternoon, exclaimed, “ I never tertaining programme for us young lads. thought hurling was such a fast game.” For the housewife, fi ve nights a week, Straight back at her came my Uncle they were introduced to their favou- William, “It needs to be, to keep up with rite programme with the following an- Micheál O’ Hehir.” nouncement, “Its half past nine! Time for All programmes were sponsored Perry Mason: Brought to you with the by the very many industries, both compliments of TIDE, that’s guaranteed great and small and all really interest- to get your weekly wash cleaner than ing they were, but some sponsored anything else you can use, etc. on the programmes could be unfortunately product. I suppose it’s as well to mention timed, and one well recalls a particular that Perry Mason is a lawyer/detective agricultural programme that was aired character in fi ction, created by a very at 1.pm each day, as we sat in to our famous author named Earl Stanley Gar- lunch, we were sure to be ‘asked’, “Farm- ner and every night we got an episode ers, have your cattle got white scour?” from one of his adventures, that usually etc. We got into the habit of turning off ended in a court case, with our intrepid the radio during the lunchtime. hero always coming out on top. The most popular, regular pro- Such was home entertainment dur- grammes were THE SCHOOL AROUND ing the 1950’s and in its way the popu- THE CORNER and Fleadh Ceól an Radio. larity and availability of the wireless The former programme featured school- did away with ‘visiting’ as much as it children from schools all over the coun- encouraged it in its early days. try and the latter featured a particularly These days, a Pye radio or a Phillips ‘wire- famous group of musicians, known at less’ is a rare and treasured possession. the time as Ceolteoirí Chualainn, but lat- er changed their name to The Chieftains. Michael O’Gorman. 19.3.2013.

SCARIFF NEWS 27 COMMUNITY COUNCIL REPORT

Community Alert as wide an area as possible is covered by the alert. Community Alert in conjunction with the local Gardaí and Scariff Community How do I become a member of Com- Council are in the process of launching a munity Text Alert? Community Alert Texting Scheme for the Throughout the Parish a number of Parish of Scariff. people have been asked to get in- volved and act as coordinators to help What is a Community Text Alert make this scheme successful. Thank- Scheme? fully up 25 people have offered their The idea behind this scheme is to bring services so far and are spread geo- the local community together in a bid graphically throughout the Parish. to identify suspicious individuals or ve- Over the next couple of weeks each hicles and, working in tandem with the household will be visited by a member Gardaí, to ensure that those suspected of this group and will be asked for your of committing crime are monitored in cooperation in making our area a safer a bid to reduce the incidence of theft. place to live in and let the group have your Mobile or Land Line number. The How does a Text Alert Scheme work? team member visiting you will answer All participating members of the parish any questions you have regarding the will be issued with the Mobile Phone scheme and all information including Number of a neighbour and a member your phone number is treated in the of the Alert Team. If you notice anyone strictest confi dence. or any suspicious people in your local- ity, ring the designated Mobile Number How is Text Alert fi nanced? and report the incident including the We hope to hold a Church Gate Collec- location, description of the person or tion annually to covers the costs of set- the car and the car registration, if ap- ting up and running the scheme and plicable. The person you contact will the purchase of Community Text Alert liaise with Community Alert and de- Signage which will also be put in place cide if Garda intervention is required. to mark areas covered by individual If contacted the Gardaí will conduct an schemes. initial investigation and, if the car or in- The more members who join a dividual is of interest to them, they will scheme, the more effective it will be. contact the leaders of the scheme and Schemes are already in place in , they will issue a mass text alert to the Flagmount, , Dromindoora and mobiles of all participating members other communities are looking at get- on the scheme. The Gardaí will also ting involved in the project. All Members contact nearby schemes to ensure that are asked to do is to keep an eye out for

28 SCARIFF NEWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL REPORT

suspicious vehicles or persons and to Answers to report their movements to your local Children´s coordinator or the Gardaí who will then investigate further where necessary. Corner: (Page 23) With a number of successful arrests Easter Quiz Answers already arising as a direct result of the 1. Lent scheme, the merits of such an initia- 2. Ash tive are obvious and, with reports of 3. Good substantial increases in the number of 4. Palm burglars targeting homes across the 5. Rabbit region in recent times, it is more impor- 6. It falls on the fi rst Sunday tant than ever that we remain vigilant after the fi rst full moon on and immediately report any suspicious or after March 21st activities within our parish. 7. Lily 8. Egg hunts!

Confi rmation class 2013

SCARIFF NEWS 29 ST PATRICK´S PARADE 2013

30 SCARIFF NEWS ST PATRICK´S PARADE 2013

Photographs by Harry O´Meara SCARIFF NEWS 31 ST PATRICK´S PARADE 2013

From L to R: Cllrs Pat Burke and Joe Cooney, T.D.s Timmy Dooley and Michael Mcnmara and Queen of the Harbour Denise Walsh on the reviewing stand at the St Patrick's Day Parade.

From L to R: Committee members Eileen Har- rington and Bernie Cunningham with MC Ruth McMahon at the St Patrick's Day Parade.

SCARIFF BRIDGE RESULTS

Results for the 24th January 2013 Results for the 14th February 2013 1st Sheila O’Dwyer & Marie Long 1st Danny Dillon & Matt Burke 2nd Bess Fennessy & Jim Gallagher 2nd Michelle Knight & Kathleen Holland 3rd Danny Dillon & John Brigdale 3rd Muriel Liddy & Catherine Murphy 4th Kathleen Holland & Margaret 4th Margaret Chapman & Sheila Treacy Chapman Results for the 21st February 2013 Results for the 31st January 2013 1st Bess Fennessy & Jim Gallagher 1st Ruth Burke & Bridget Minogue 2nd John Doyle & Tim McGillicuddy 2nd Connie McKenna & Kathleen Dinan 3rd Michael Mooney & Liam Gavin 3rd Ann Hate & Noreen Doyle 4th Kay Rice & Mairead Duggan 4th Bess Fennessy & Jim Gallagher Results for the 28th February 2013 Results for the 7th February 2013 Joint 1st Mary Hogan & Martin Mason 1st Bill Shearing & Jim Gallagher 2nd John Doyle & Tim McGillicuddy 1st Alicia & Raj Kumbhat 3rd Ann Hate & Noreen Doyle Joint 4th Kay Rice & Mairead Duggan 2nd Muriel Liddy & Margaret McNamara 2nd Danny Dillon & John Brigdale

32 SCARIFF NEWS SCARIFF RFC

Scariff RFC

Scariff RFC under 12 blitz against Tulla on the 10th March, went very well, all the boys enjoyed them selves. ThankT you to all who helped out on the day. Pictures of our underage sponsor Pat Lynch of Supermacs Scariff presenting The picture of Pat Lynch (Supermacs) sponsor of gear to President Denis Moroney. Scariff Underage Rugby, presenting a jersey to Club President Denis Moroney Our French sister club of St Apol- linaire really enjoyed there time here again this year, they will of course be great event for our little town of Scariff, back for our 50th commemoration six anyone interested in advertising any nations tournament in Oct 18th/19th/20th local produce/ activities etc or provid- this year. We also have teams coming ing entertainment for this event. Please from Kettering England and Promad feel free to get in touch. Italy so far. This event promises to be a Christina Mckenna

SCARIFF NEWS 33 SERVICES

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Sat 8.30am-4.30pm. Call to Trish Collins Loughnane & Co. Solicitors – For all (Manager) for Free Consultation. your legal requirements – conveyances, In Season, Market Square, Scariff. Flo- buying/selling property; wills, admin- rist & Gift shop, Flowers and fl ower ar- istration of estates; court work, litiga- rangements for every occasion (birth- tion, injury claims, etc. Tel. (061) 921117 days, anniversaries, weddings, funerals Fax (061) 921500. etc), horticultural advice, outdoor & in- Meehan Moroney Solicitors, Market door plants, baskets, candles and much Square, Scariff & 1 Michael Street, Lim- more. Opening hours: Monday - Satur- erick – Specialising in: conveyancing day 10am to 6pm. Call Martina on (061) (private & commercial); probate; litiga- 640 841 or (087) 418 9593. Out of shop tion; family law; personal injury; dis- hours call (061) 924 338. trict court work; debt collection; com- Jakko’s Bar, Bridge Street, Scariff – pany law. Scariff offi ce opening hours Traditional Irish Pub. Proprietor Eamon Wed–Fri 9 am–5.30 pm. Tel. (061)312992. and Marie Molony. Tel. (061) 921066. Email [email protected]. Joe Brett Carpentry Services, Michael Corry Plant Hire, Scariff – For Ballyglass, Scariff site excavation, landscaping, shrubber- * All types of roofi ng catered for. ies, lawns, kerbing and patios. Please * 1st and 2nd fi x carpentry. call (087) 6149682 or (061) 921621. * Stairs, all types timber fl oors, doors M+T Contractors – Free quotations for etc. new homes, home extensions inc. all * Attic conversions. aspects of home/house repairs includ- * Free no obligation quotations. ing garage/roofi ng etc. Also all aspects Contact (085) 7557496 of farm buildings & commercial build- Joey Kavanagh, Scariff – Top class ings. For information please contact Pat meats, delicatessen. No order too small @ (061) 921112 or 087 9590921 or Matt or too big. Deep freeze specialist. Prime @ (061) 921432. baby beef, pork & lamb. All our beef is O’Meara’s Pharmacy, Market Square, locally produced. Home and mild cured Scariff – Prescriptions and medical bacon. Roast stuffed chicken and fresh advice. 24 Hour Photo Processing, in- chicken. Pizzas made to order. Home- stant digital kiosk and passport photos. Tel. (061) 921 028. made coleslaw and all Bar-B-Q food. Tel. (061) 921698. ROB’S CARPENTRY & HANDYMAN SERVICES. All aspects of carpentry, ren- JJ. Ryan & Co. Accountants, The ovation, property maintenance, gener- Square, Scariff – For all your accoun- al D.I.Y & repairs. Attic insulation, velux tancy needs. Tel. (061) 921021 or (061) windows and attic stairs. Cleaning of 379230 (after 6 pm) Fax (061) 921021.

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chimneys, roofs, gutters, windows. Pow- tures great and small. Tel. (061) 921226. erwashing, painting and much more. Teach Uí Bhriain, Tuamgraney, wel- CONTACT ROB O’ BRIEN. 0872680043. comes you to “The Island’” restaurant. Rodgers Pig Farm, Pork & Bacon A la carte menu 6 to 10 pm Wednes- Direct, Whitegate, Co Clare. We sell full day to Sunday. Full bar menu served 7 pigs, half pigs or 20kgs boxes of pork days till 9.30 pm. Breakfast from 9 am & bacon i.e. rashers, sausages, chops, Monday to Saturday. Tel. (061) 921249. hams bacon etc. All this meat is Irish, Telecottage, Bridge House, Main Street, has 100% traceability and is cured the Scariff – We offer a complete range of old fashioned way. Contact: Mike 086 printing and offi ce services. We spe- 8326988 or Elaine 087 9883698 cialise in high-quality full colour print- Rodgers & Son, Main Street, Scar- ing. Personalised cards designed for iff – Traditional Irish music every that special occasion. Translations from Friday night and live music every all world languages. Tel. (061) 921121 Saturday night. It’s the place to be! Fax (061) 921693. Email: info@eteams. Tel. (061) 921012. ie Web: www.eteams.ie. Ryan’s Bar, Scariff – Monday night Veterinary Clinic, Feakle Rd. Offi ce Ryan’s Bar Scariff – Monday night 45 hours Mon to Fri 9:00 - 18:00, saturday card game in the bar, Set Dancing in 9.30 - 13.30. Tel 061 921226. Out of lounge 9pm; Tuesday night Crock of hours emergency calls 086 2577741. Gold and Spin the Wheel; Wednes- Large and small animals, quality prod- day Seanós dancing lessons (Juniors ucts, treatments, surgery and advice. 3.30pm and Adults 8pm); Saturday Yoga Weekends & Weekly Yoga night live music in the bar. Lounge Classes – The East Clare Yoga Cen- available for meetings or parties, ca- tre, Tuamgraney, is a family-run rural tering also available. Tel: (061) 921167. retreat centre which offers Iyengar parties and functions; Saturday night yoga weekend workshops with visit- live music and continental disco, free ing guest teachers and weekly classes admission; Sunday relax in cosy atmo- with resident teacher Susanne Stur- sphere. Tel. (061) 921167. ton. For a brochure call (061) 640923, Stitch Me Up, Now open for business, email [email protected] or visit Stitch Me Up, Main Street , Bodyke. www.eastclareyoga.com. Specialising in Alterations, Repairs, Embroidery, Logo design, Gifts. Mobile 085 7167548, Business line 061 640930. Open Mon-Sat, 10am - 5pm S.V.S. Animal Health Shop, Feakle Road – Quality products for all crea-

NEW Holiday Home Party Beauty and Health Equipment Family Farming Fina SCARIFF NEWS 37 Scariff Recycling Centre & Transfer Station Opening Hours Telephone: 061 921735 • Monday 2.00pm to 6.00pm • Tuesday 9.00am to 1.00pm • Wednesday Closed • Thursday 2.00pm to 6.00pm • Friday 2.00pm to 8.00pm • Saturday 12.00 noon to 6.00pm • Sunday Closed Charges for Recyclables • Car, or car-based van or 4 wheel drive or equivalent - €5 • Car, or car-based van or 4 wheel drive and small trailer (max. 1.2 cu.m/42cu.ft.)* - €9 • light van - €12 • All other vehicles and vehicle/trailer combinations - €25 • These charges are inclusive of V.A.T. at 13.5% *small trailer is defined as less than 1.8m/6 ft. long and less than 0.6m/2 ft high.

Recyclables include The following items are accepted Glass jars / bottles, aluminium cans, food cans, free of charge for householders plastic bottles, heavy duty cardboard, newspapers, Waste electricial and electronic equipment magazines, tetrapak cartons, waste engine oil, scrap (WEEE) such as fridges, cookers, computers metal, oil filters, Cooking oil, Timber, Hard plastic. etc., fluorescent tubes, waste batteries, textiles. For further information on waste disposal charges please log on to www.clarecoco.ie or contact (065)-6821616 USEFUL INFO EMERGENCIES Scariff Medical Centre Normal hours Tel: 061 921 123 ShannonDoc Out of hours Tel: 1850 212 999 Defi brillator Emergency mobile no. 086 251 88 51 Dentist Tel: 061 640 926 Pharmacy Tel: 061 921 028 Lough Derg Search & Rescue Tel: 087 8140819 (24 hrs) GARDA STATION Open 7 days a week Tel: 061 921 002 10 am–1 pm Veterinary Clinic Normal hours Out of hours Emergencies 061 921226 086 257 7741 OTHER BUSINESSES POST OFFICE Monday–Friday 9 am–1 pm & 2–5 pm Tel: 061 921 001 Saturday 9 am–1 pm LIBRARY Monday 10 am–1 pm & 2–5.30 pm Tuesday & Thursday 10 am–8 pm Wednesday & Friday 10 am–5.30 pm Saturday 10 am–2 pm ECAT BUS SERVICE Scariff–Ennis Mon–Fri dep. Ennis 1.30, 17.30 dep. Scariff 7.40, 8.45, 12.10, 15.20 Sat dep. Scariff 9.30 dep. Ennis 16.30 SCARIFF NEWS EMAIL [email protected] Clare Accessible Transport [CAT] BUS SERVICE Easy to use, friendly and very affordable fares. Free Travel Pass holders and Under 5’s travel Free. Scariff to Ennis [Dunnes/ General Hospital/ Bus/Rail station] Mon-Fri dep. Scariff Square 08.30, 12.00 and 15.20 Sat dep. Scariff Square 09.30, 13.15 Ennis [Dunnes/ General Hospital/ Bus/Rail station] to Scariff Mon-Fri dep. Ennis 10.20, 13.25, 17.30 Sat dep. Ennis 12.30, 16.30 For bookings, and other route info, please call 061 924 375, 0890 687 287 Offi ce hours Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm. CHURCHES MASS Daily (Monday to Friday) 9 am Scariff Saturday 8.00 pm Sunday 12 pm Clonusker Sunday 9 am Tel: 061 921 051 (Fr. Quinlivan) CHURCH OF IRELAND Tuamgraney Fourth Sunday of month 9.30 am Mountshannon First three Sundays of month 9.30 am QUAKER MEETINGS First Tuesday of of every month 8 pm Tuamgraney Raheen Wood School Tel: 086 8516697 CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Thursdays 9.15 am Tel. 061 640 967 Tuamgraney Sundays (monthly) 10.30 am Riona Grogan's Opticians Grogans' Pharmacy and Opticians Scariff Medical Centre Ballina, Killaloe (061) 376118 Scariff (061) 921123 Free Eye Examinations for Medical Card Holders or if you pay full PRSI. Eye Examinations for Kids, Teenagers and Students €20. Kids 2 for 1 €85 ... Teenagers 2 for 1 €125. €99 Nike kids Flexon frames & PNX lenses 1 yr guarantee ... unbreakable! €69 Complete Glasses ... great choice. Sale €99 Complete Glasses. Huge discount on designer frames. Contact Lenses available for teenagers for outdoor activities and sports. New contact lens prices €105 for 90 pairs of Ciba Vision Dailies. Eyezone.ie