It's Your Time

Kildare County Council initiative is trying to attract jobs to Kildare by creating a skills register of the people who are living in the county and who may be commuting to Dublin each day for work. KCC would rather see employment moving to the county rather than employees travelling for work each day. The first step is to register you skill on http://www.itsyourtime.ie/

Laois Art Attack

Laois County Council Summer Arts Programme
The Swan Art Classes
Fun Art classes with artist Patricia Bennett will be held in the Swan Community Hall

from 14th-18th July Mon-Fri
for ages 6-8 from 10.30am-1.00pm
& for ages 9-12 from 2.00pm-4.30pm.
Prior booking is essential and application forms are available from the Arts Office, Laois County Council tel: 057 8674341/42 or can be downloaded from the website http://www.laois.ie/

New Cathaoirleach (Mayor) for Athy

Athy Town Council elected a new Cathaoirleach (Mayor) last night. Cllr John Lawler will be the Chairperson of Athy Town Council for the next twelve months replacing Cllr Sean Cunnane. The leas Cathaoirleach of Vice Chairperson will be Cllr Richard Daly

Son Seekers Summer Project

Son Seekers Summer Project -14 to 25 July each weekday
In Athy Youth Centre, & ARCH, Kilkenny Road, Athy.
For 6 to 11 year olds from 2.30 to 4.30 activities include: fun games, Bible stories, colouring, singing, quizzes etc.
For 12 to 17 year olds from 8.30 to 10pm activities include: music, Bible message, soccer, volleyball, crafts, etc.
Volunteers from Alabama, USA and Ballymoney, Co. Antrim will be joining with local helpers to run the Project.
The Project is organised by the Irish Mission, Presbyterian Church.
Cost free. For more information contact William Workman 085 1641139

Poetry AND Motion

Fitwalk Clinic

How to optimise aerobic fitness while walking and how to squeeze every ounce of fitness out of your walk. Stride walking, power walking, walking poles, etc. You can take the first steps by attending Fitwalk Clinic in St. Vincent’s Hospital on Thur 26th. Places limited. Check with Richard Farrell 045 434097

Cecil Day Lewis Awards

Cecil Day Lewis Short Story, Poetry &One Act Play
Awards Ceremony 2008 in ATHY HERITAGE CENTRE-MUSEUM, EMILY SQUARE, ATHY, onThursday 26th June at 7p.m.

Tidy Up Our Act.

With the Tidy Towns judging in the air now is the time for everybody to make an enormous effort to attract tourism and business to the town by showing our town off at its best. Over the next week if every community, the business community and the local authority pull out all the stops the rewards can be reaped. During the TriAthy competition the town looked absolutely beautiful with the riverbanks particularly worthy of note. The Tidy Town competition is about US and can say so much about us. Each year we have increased our marks and the next few days can make that happen again.

Water Supply Interruption

ATHY TOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE OF
TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION
EMILY SQUARE EAST / EMILY ROW / OFFALY STREET / TO CARLOW ROAD

The Council wishes to inform householders and businesses that in order to facilitate laying of a new watermain at Janeville Lane, the supply of water to the following areas will be disrupted from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday 26th June 2008 :-

(1) Emily Square East (from Bank Of Ireland southwards along R417 Carlow Road);
(2) Emily Row;
(3) Offaly Street;
(4) Beech Grove;
(5) Janeville Lane;
(6) Church Road & Church Crescent;
(7) Mount Offaly and all areas south of Mount Offaly on R417 Carlow Road as far as Ballyroe and including Ballyroe.

Consumers are advised to make alternative arrangements prior to and during this period. Athy Town Council regrets any inconvenience caused.

B. O’Gorman
Town Clerk
www.athytowncouncil.ie

Showing This Weekend

Another busy weekend in Athy. Saturday night sees Castlemitchell GFC going to the dogs in the Clanard Court at 9 pm. A safe bet that this will be an exciting and fun filled evening . All welcome.

From 10 on Sun morning you can treat yourself to the produce on sale at Athy’s Sunday Market. A wide range of foodstuff, farm produce, breads, jams, eggs, meat plants….. and much much more.

Thousands will make their way to the Kildare County Show as the day progresses. Kildare Show was revived some years ago and last year took a year out but is back in glory this year. A variety of stands, agricultural machinery, animal display, etc make this a showcase for the county and is an event not to be missed.

So once again it’s all happening in Athy this weekend.

Going straight

After many years it looks like the Carlow Road at Ardreigh is finally about to be straightened with the removal of the bad bend at Ardreigh House. Excavations by archaeologists have been going on for years with thousands of remains being recovered from the area around the cemetery which is located there.

Work is to commence in coming weeks and is to be completed in the autumn

In Case of Emergency

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as 'ICE'. Please forward this. It won't take too many 'forwards'> before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.

Wider Options

Would you like to learn more about any of the following?
 Computers
 Art
 French
 Computerised Accounts
All modules are available at beginners and intermediate levels
 Maybe you are thinking about returning to education and getting back to study again…..
or
 You might like to upgrade your technology skills - use e-mail, surf the net…..
or
 Would you simply like to meet other adults in a friendly,educational environment?

Daytime adult courses at Athy Community College mail@athycollege.ie or 059 8631663

Make it Snappy

Photographer Mel Hughes will display a series of images from TriAthy 2008 in the Bay Tree, Stanhope Street on Wed 18th June from 7pm to 9pm and YOU are invited. This is a display not to be missed and some light refreshments will be available. Relive moments of the triathlon captured by this extraordinary photographer.

Pierce Turner in Concert

Pierce Turner will perform in the locality next weekend.

Details of Pierce are available http://www.pierceturner.com/

Pierce says "My first public show will be in Ballintubbert Church Co Laois (not far from Athy) this is a beautiful place and we will have candlelight with an acoustic Piano- . I have a feeling this will be a great gig.

BALLINTUBBERT CHURCH CO LAOIS FRI JUNE 20TH 8PM

TICKETSKTS 087 6729953

(PRESENTED BY THE STH EAST LAOIS ART NETWORK "

Acclaim for Pierce comes from
Christy Moore -" I love the way Pierce Turner sings"
Sunday Tribune-" Wexford born genius of a singer songwriter-One of 50 the best things about Ireland "
Tony Clayton -Lea-Irish Times " Easily one of Ireland's most IMPORTANT rock artists of last twenty years "

Castlemitchell are gone to the dogs.

Castlemitchell GFC are holding a Greyhound Race Night in the Clanard Court hotel on Sat 21st June at 9pm. This is also a great opportunity for business to sponsor some of the races and prizes for a club which now accommodates 15 teams from under 8s upwards – no wonder they are gone to the dogs!

Heartiest Congratulations

Congratulations to Tara Redmond and the “gang” from Zebbles salon who raised the enough to purchase their first defibulator which they are donating to Ardscoil na Trionóide.
Tara Redmond is aware that there are over 4000 cardiac related deaths per year in Ireland and this machine will play its part in someway to addressing that.
People can continue to support this worthy cause by sending their donations to Tara at Zebbles Hair Salon , Unit 2 , Convent Lane , Athy,
0598641988
Tara would like to thank all the people for their overwhelming support for this project and also her team that took part in the Marathon recently.

It’s a Show

On Sun June 22nd Athy once more hosts the Kildare County Show after and absence of one year. The show has been a major event on the local and national calendar in the past and offers something for everybody. This year the event is a little earlier than previous years so make a note in your diary for Sun 22nd June. Full details are available at http://www.kildarecountyshow.com/

As Happy as Larry

St. Laurence’s are holding their annual field day on Sunday 15th of June at 2pm in Old Grange. All welcome, there will be the usually stalls, children game in both football & Hurling. Racing for all ages and our annual tug-o- war. Una Power of Kildare FM will attend. It promises to be a great family day out.

Visit St. Laurence’s excellent website at http://www.stlaurencesgaa.com/

Voulez Vous??

Our French twinning partners in Grandvilliers are looking for a student in French (good level) to teach English in the agricultural training school for 1 week (15/19th June).
Travel expenses and accommodation paid - wages 400€.

Anybody interested contact athylive@rdaly.net as soon as possible

Rheban GFC

Rheban GFC are holding a golf classic at Athy Golf Club on Friday 27th June 2008, Sponsored by Tegral.

Team of 4 costs €200.
Price includes Steak Dinner and BBQ on the 10th Tee.
Fourball scramble.
Prizes for GUI and non GUI

For Tee times contact Michael O’ Connor @ 085-7206389.

Rheban GFC would like to thank Tegral for their generous sponsor and are hoping for a good turn out. All are welcome.

Exams Begin

State examinations in Leaving and Junior Certificate begin tomorrow Wed4th June. For those who have students doing examinations the timetable can be downloaded here and for those whodoing examinations we wish all the best at this stressful time.