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Smart Ways to Manage Your Child’s Smartphone.

With all pupils now firmly back to school, parents may feel the need to reduce screen time on phones and other devices.

Too much screen time can be linked with disrupted sleep; and unlimited streaming services and social media can distract from study, sport and result in very late bedtimes.

As smart phones have evolved, some very smart and simple ways of controlling screen time have also emerged. The old fashioned way of reducing screen time was to take away phones and devices, with the inevitable “please just a few more minutes” plea dominating bedtime.

Now parents can remotely control screen time, as well as limiting what children can access on their phones and tablets, all from the comfort of their own devices.

If you and your family use iPhones and other Apple devices, watch the video hereunder.

If you and your family use Android devices, check out the video below.

If you are looking for more information on reducing screen time or online, app and smartphone safety, excellent up to date information is available HERE

Templemore Library Schedule Additional Culture Night Activities.

Ms Rachel Hoban, (Branch Manager – Templemore Library) Reports:-

“On ‘Culture Night’ [September 23rd next], Templemore Library have scheduled three full additional Culture Night activities, shown hereunder as follows: –

**Templemore Library, Co. Tipperary**.
*(Picture R. Hoban)*

Basketry & Natural Art Demo: 6:00pm – with Ms Lynn Kirkham.
As one of the first contemporary basket makers in Ireland, Ms Lynn Kirkham is well-known for her woven artworks.
Do please join her for an introduction to basketry and natural art.

Ukrainian Culture: 7:15pm – Templemore Library are delighted to welcome our new friends and neighbours from Ukraine, latter who will showcase a mix of Ukrainian music, art, dance and culture.
Traditional Ukrainian food will also be served on the night.

Ceol Agus Craic: 8:00pm – Join Templemore Library for their very own “Seisiún Mór”.
Traditional music from ‘Loughmore Comhaltas‘; Irish Dancing from the ‘Flynn O’Kane Academy‘, and Irish Set Dancing from the ‘Templemore Set Dancing Group‘.

All three events will take place in Templemore Library, on the night of September 23rd, 2022, (Culture Night).

Looking forward to seeing you in attendance, but remember booking is required to access all events – répondez s’il vous plaît (RSVP) to Tel: (0504) 32555.

Templemore Library Announce Free ‘Chair Yoga Classes’ As Part Of Positive Ageing Week.

Positive Ageing Week 2022 (PAW) celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people.

Ms Rachael Hoban (Branch Manager – Templemore Library) Reports: –

“Ms Mary Looby, [Latter an accredited Yoga Instructor from Loughmore, Thurles, Co. Tipperary], will be providing 6 weeks of ‘Chair Yoga Classes’ in Templemore Library, Main Street, Templemore; with the first date being Tuesday, September 27th 2022, at 2.00pm, to mark Positive Ageing Week (25 September – 1 October 2022).

These classes are FREE, but spaces are limited, therefore booking is essential, so you are asked to please contact Tel: 0504-32555, to be assured of a place.

Suitable for any fitness level, ‘Chair Yoga’ is a gentle form of yoga that improves flexibility, offers pain relief; while also having low impact on joints.

Please note: After Tuesday, September 27th, all future dates for ‘Chair Yoga Classes’ will take place each Friday morning, at 10:00am“.

Please contact Templemore Library [Tel: 0504-32555] for any further enquiries or to book, thus insuring your place for these highly beneficial, upcoming classes.
Family members are asked to please bring this information to the attention of older people.

Seventeenth Edition Of Culture Night Set For Friday September 23rd 2022.

Ms Fiona Flavin (Assistant Arts Officer with Tipperary County Council) reports: –

“The seventeenth edition of Culture Night, nationwide will take place on Friday September 23rd 2022.

Culture Night (Irish – Oíche Chultúir) is brought to you via the Arts Council; latter being a national moment, where we celebrate culture, creativity and the arts, while seeking to actively promote our rich and varied culture, demonstrating that it remains very much alive, treasured and nurtured in the lives of Irish people, today and every day.
It is delivered nationwide throughout our cities, towns, villages and rural locations, as well as online and through our media partners.

Over 2 million of our people and visitors, are expected to engaged with Culture Night in 2022.

Doors, in many cases, will open to events at 6:00pm until late, and special and unique events are specifically programmed at participating locations. All activities are made available to the public free of charge.

You can see all of the upcoming events in Co. Tipperary at a glance HERE.

Events taking place in Thurles are as follows:-

‘The Source’ Arts Centre Thurles presents a live interactive sound and light installation created by ‘Timpeall’ (Irish Translation – ‘Around’), a multi-disciplinary art collective specializing in immersive multi-sensory events and experiential installations and exhibitions.
The installation reflects on the industrial past of Thurles evoking images, sounds and memories of the former Thurles Sugar Factory, using audio, footage of the factory site and newly created projections.
The installation is part of the wider Sugar Tapes project – an archive of interviews and images of the factory, which was once the economic core of the town, up until its closure in 1989.

Also on Culture Night at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles, ‘Cruthaigh’ (Irish Translation – ‘Create’), present their podcast ‘Everything from Nothing’, also reflecting on the Sugar Factory’s past – and projecting forward, to see what kind of future might occur in the town. Could the creative industries be a key factor in the town’s economy in the medium term?
Start time is 7:00pm. Phone: 353 504-90204 to ensure a seat.

TUS Campus, Nenagh Road, Thurles, presents “Our lives, our identities Young traveller children, We Act”.
Latter features an Art and Media Exhibition based on a series of workshops on “identity objects” facilitated by Artist Francesca Hutchinson with children from the Traveller Family Learning Programme.
This programme focuses on youth leadership and celebrating Traveller identity.
TRTP and TUS Access Department share a vision to inspire, explore and support learning through art in a positive and inclusive space.
This project is being spearheaded by two Irish Traveller postgraduate students, who are extremely passionate about supporting Traveller children to develop a greater sense of belonging.

Start time for this event is 6:00pm, on Friday September 23rd 2022 and attendees are invited to pre-book on eventbrite, HERE.” Event is free.

Fine Gael Politician Simon Harris Announces Funding For Tipperary Education & Training Board.

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland (FHERIS) Minister Mr Simon Harris, announced on Friday last that Tipperary Education and Training Board (Tipp ETB), has been included in the first tranche of 13 capital projects, latter to be funded under a new capital programme for Further Education and Training sector.

Tipperary ETB is to be included as one of the projects funded in a first tranche of capital investment, under the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund.

Minister Harris, is expected to visit Tipperary over the coming weeks, when he is expected to announce the full details of the project to be funded, within the county, with Tipperary ETB actively working in partnership with SOLAS nationally, Tipperary County Council and TUS; to develop clear progressive pathways for students.