THURSDAY,NOVEMBER21, 2019 TipperaryLive.ie Vol24Issue 24 Queen Street, Clonmel Tel 052 617 2500 email: [email protected] [email protected] Tipperarydance group land place on Late Late ToyShow BY DYLAN WHITE “a dreamcome true” for formers this year,withSyn- found outtheyare going to be e-mail: [email protected] everyoneinvolvedintheclub. ergy impressing at alive on theToy Show,”Shannon Twitter: @TipperaryLive The ToyShowreceivedover auditioninCork. “Theemo- says. 5,000 applications from per- tionwasunrealwhenthekids Landing aplace on this CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 g Christmas’RTÉ One Late Late ToyShowis“the icing on the cake” foragroup of talentedlocal dancers. After “smashing” 2019, 13 talentedgirls from Synergy Dance Club will perform in frontofthe nation on November 29. Synergy Dance Club was founded in Clonmelin2015 by sisters Nicole and Shannon Greene,branching outintoWaterford cityayear later. The club received€1,000 forwinning Waterford’s Got Talentthis year,which has gonetowardsessentialequip- mentfor its dancers. Synergy took first place at VIPAll-Ireland 2019, withall thedancerswinning their doubles and trios. The club had11crews compete in an- otherAll-Irelandaweeklater, including aparents teamfor fun. Synergyalso wonBest Hip Hop School 2019 at the All-Ireland Dance Awards this month. Synergy’s Shannon Greenesayssecuring aplace on theLateLateToy Showis Chloe Farrell, SineadFurlong and SineadHayes at the Strictly Black and Amber dancing extravaganza for Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA and Camogie Clubs 7O’Connell St,Clonmel Tel: 0526121205 Sans Soucis MakeEar Up Range Now Piercingin Store Now Available 2SOUTH TIPP TODAY www.tipperarylive.ie Th ursday, N ove m be r 2 1, 20 1 9 N EWS Have you news for South Tipp Today? Email [email protected] ‘D o n ’t be afraid to pick up the phone or meet with someone you can talk to’ Former Tipperary hurler John Kiely, who took up the John Leahy was among a theme of bullying. He advised students that bullying should number of speakers from not be hidden and that they the worlds of sport, policing should not be afraid to reach and education to give a outfor help when times be- presentation to the Abbey come difficult. CBS in Tipperary Town last The experiences ofmem- bers of An Garda Síochana week on the issue of mental were also at hand. Tipperary health awareness. Tow n’s Community Garda The event was organised by John Hennessy shared his ex- local sports pundit Stevie periencesof being bullied O’Donnell, who assembled a when he was in school, while range of speakers to share Garda Niamh Dooley from their experiences of theRoad PolicingUnit in gambling, alcohol and drug Cahir sharedhow she has ex- abuse, theimportance of perienced members of her sport for a healthy mind and own family being verbally at- body, and how some mis- tacked online.She also out- takescan have far-reaching lined how, when someone is c o n s e que n c e s . targeted for bullying, entire The eventwas attended by families can be affected. hundreds of students from Garda Anastasia Murphy Tipperary Town’s secondary from Thurles Garda Station is schools -the Abbey,St Ailbe’s aforensic collisionspecialist and St Anne’s, as well as who is based in Thurles. She Rockwell College in Cashel. describedhow, throughher Opening the event, past profession, she has wit- pupil David Condon warned nessed thedevastating con- of the dangers and con- sequences of speeding, sequences of online bullying, failureto weara seatbelt, as particularly given that it can well as drink and drug- Front: Garda Niamh Dooley, John Kiely, Garda Anastasia Murphy and David Condon. Back: Kevin Hally, Brian Glasheen, Stevie O'Donnell, Garda John take many forms and is ac- d r iv i n g . Hennessy, Garda John Kingston and John Leahy cessible withthe opening of The ease with which someone hooked on either Cahir,a happy ending en- an appon asmartphone, people can acquire and be- intoxicant, warningthat it is which makes it hard for the come dependant on drink sued as Brian has gone four then that people’s troubles years without a bet, and life target to escape. and drugs wasa topic that can start. Following him was Lim- former Tipperary hurler is good. 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Email [email protected] High speed broadband for 29,647 Tipperary homes The Government's €3 billion Over 90% of premises in in every county that will be band to homes and busi- cluding flexible and remote “We want toensure that national broadband scheme theState will have access to connected to high speed nesses all across thecountry. working; smarthealth with people who wish to live and approved on Tuesday will high speed broadband within broadband during 2020, to The delivery of high-speed online GP, nursing services work in Tipperary are sup- see €118 million invested in four years. enable communities to broadband will be hugely be- and medical monitoring: ported in doing so. It is so cru- Tipperary to deliver high “Quite simply this means quickly getfree publicaccess neficial to economic develop- cloud-based services and cial for balanced regional rural communities in Tip- to high speed broadband. The mentand jobcreationin connected devices; smart development thateveryone speed broadband to 29,647 perary will not be left behind. Tipperary locations are: T i p p e ra r y,”Mayor Ahearn farming opportunities; di- in the countrydoes nothave homes in the county. All of rural Ireland will get the Aglish Community Hall, Ag- c o nt i n ue d . gital learning; and reliable to go to Dublin to work, study Ten locations have been same access to opportunities lish, Roscrea (E53E132) “It will openup a whole electronic paymentsand or start an enterprise,” he identified in the county that offered by high-speed broad- Curreeny Community Hall, rangeof possibilities, in- bookings for businesses. ad d e d . will be connected during band as those in urban areas,” Curreeny, Kilcommon, 2020 to enable communities he said. Thurles (E41XC62) to quickly getfree publicac- “Fine Gael is delivering on Drom CommunityHall, cess to high speed broad- transforming the countryfor Drom, Borrisoleigh, Thurles ba n d . the better and providing (E41X285) These extend from more opportunities to all. We Killea Gaa Club, Killea Com- Poulacapple in the southof have prioritised rural broad- munityCentre, Killea, Tem- the county toAglish near Ro- band as others, including plemore (E41T6Y0) screa in the north. Fianna Fáil, did everything Killeen National School, Mayor of Clonmel Garret they could toattempt to de- Killeen, Riverstown, Birr Ahearn has described the an- rail theplan in a bid to score (R42AK00) nouncement as a landmark political points. Killoscully Community day for Tipperary. “Unlike Fianna Fáil and Centre, Killoscully, Newport The plan is to roll-out high others, Fine Gael is working (V94FK20) speed broadband to the to ensure rural Ireland is to Killurney Community 1.1million people living and the fore ofthe country’s pro- Centre, Killurney, working in the nearly gression and development. Ballypatrick, Clonmel 540,000 premisesnationally, “Whereas we have a plan (E91H7W4) including 100,000 busi- forthe country, opposition Moyglass Community Hall, nesses and farms, and over and critics like Fianna Fáil Moyglass, Fethard 600 schools, where commer- provideonly obstacles. They (E91WK25) cial operators will not have no plan, no solutions Poulacapple National commit to deliverthe ser- and no policies for broadband School, Poulacapple, Callan v ic e. for Ireland,”he said. (R95V324) MayorAhearn saidthe As an initial step, the Gov- Rossmore Community Hall, work will start immediately, ernment has publisheda list Rossmore, Cashel with roll-out of broadband of approximately 300 com- (E25D429N). munity centres, schools, lib- “The ultimate goalhere is John O’Reilly, Cllr Andy Moloney, Mary Newman, PJ O’Meara, Eleanor Morrissey, Paul Buckley, Michael Duggan, within eight weeks of the con- Paddy Roche and Liam Roche at the Armistice Day ceremony in Cahir last Sunday tract signing.