Project Description
10th June
Adjudication Season
Tidy Towns adjudication is now in full swing. W
e ask all local residents to be vigilant for litter on our roadsides and assist in its collection. It might be useful to remind ourselves of some initiatives we promoted in the past:
1. Bring a Bag for a walk: When out for a walk, bring a bag to collect roadside litter;
2. Plogging: Combine jogging with picking up litter;
3. Advise and encourage young children to dispose of litter correctly.
Maintaining beds, planters, flowers and shrubberies is an ongoing task requiring many hands and regular attention. We would welcome more volunteers to help with this work.
Disposing of Electrical items
Waste electrical items can be disposed of free of charge through WEEE Ireland. Check out their website to find your nearest drop off point. Tipperary County Council also offer recycling facilities in the Council yard in Nenagh.
Telephone Kiosk
The ‘Telephone Kiosk’ was installed in Birdhill over 10 years ago. Initially, it was intended as just an Information Hub. Later, shelves were installed to facilitate its use as a mini Community Library. During Covid times, it saw use as a mini Community Pantry. It has proved to be a great facility for locals and visitors, with the simple “Take a book, leave a book” message. However, we appeal to people to refrain from overcrowding the kiosk with books and not to leave other items such as clothing or toys. Please adhere to its role as an Information Hub and a Library.
The kiosk is also a nod to our social and infrastructural history. The first Telephone Box installed in Ireland was in Dublin in 1925. More than forty years later, Birdhill got its own public phone box (Telephone No. 061-379144), located at the Co-op Creamery and opening a link to the outside world. The arrival of the mobile phone saw the demise of the telephone box, but Cathal Glynn’s replica, erected in the village in 2015, while reminding us of times past, serves as a useful modern resource.
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14th May
Climate Action
This week (11th-17th May) is designated Climate Action Week.
See accompanying poster with some practical tips on how we can adopt a few simple habits to do our bit for climate change.
Go to https://climateactionweek.ie/ to check out events, resources and hands-on activities available to help you take action against the many threats to our environment.
Scientific evidence shows that human activity is causing our planet to warm at an alarming rate.
Knowledge is power: become more informed on the issues involved and play your part in ensuring a sustainable future for the next generation
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Date for your Diary
The annual Coffee Festival in the Old Barracks Coffee Roastery will take place from 26th to 28th June.
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30th April
Herb Gardening
Join us for a Workshop on Herb Gardening in Birdhill Community Park on Saturday 2nd May at 10.00am. Expand your knowledge on the uses of herbs, learn some new gardening skills and hear some useful cooking tips.
Quiz
Our Table Quiz last weekend was a great success. Thanks to all who supported, contributed spot prizes, or helped out on the night. Special thanks to Quizmaster, Tom McGlinchey, and to the Coopers for their hospitality. Well done to the winning team – John, James & Bríd Coffey and Noel Duggan.
Newsletters
Follow these links to read some recent newsletters:
1. National Tidy Towns Newsletter Issue 2026 Issue: 5567205 SV TidyTowns Newsletter 2026 Issue 1 March 2026_V07.indd
2. Tipperary County Council’s Arts Office Newsletter April 2026: https://tipperarycoco.ie/sites/default/files/2026-04/April.pdf
3. Farming for Nature Newsletter: https://www.farmingfornature.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Newsletters-2-1.pdf
4. Age-Friendly Newsletters: Latest News | Age Friendly Ireland
Water Supply Project Community Information Clinics
Uisce Éireann will hold drop-in Information Clinics on the Eastern and Midlands Region Water Supply Project as follows:
13th May 12 noon – 2pm in Ardcroney Community Centre (E45W250)
13th May 5 – 7pm in Castleconnell ACM (V94H90P)
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15th April
Table Quiz
Be sure to get your team together for our fundraising Quiz in Coopers on Friday 24th April. Proceedings kick off at 9pm. €40 per team. A night of fun and entertainment is guaranteed.
More Cooking!
Following the success of our recent Cookery Demonstration, we have decided to hold another one. This time we look at ‘Vegetarian Main Courses.’ To learn more and to sample a variety of dishes, come along to Birdhill Community Hall on Monday 20th April from 7 – 8pm. All welcome!
Work Days
Saturday 18th April: Edging kerbsides through the village from 10.ooam to noon.
Week commencing 20th April: Washing and cleaning signage and street furniture.
Week commencing 27th April: Painting.
Can you spare an hour for a one-off task or commit to looking after an area of shrubs or flowers for the summer? Please contact any member of the committee if you can help. All offers of help and support would be much appreciated
Notice Nature
Don’t forget to keep an eye out for new arrivals and awakenings in the environment around us. The cuckoo has already been heard in Birdhill and the swallows have arrived and are busy nest-building. Please let us know about your observations.
Book Swap
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28th March
Cooking Demonstration
Join us for a talk and demo in Birdhill Community Hall on Monday 30th (7 – 8pm) all about using spring ingredients. Find out about healthy recipes using natural ingredients and the products of the countryside.
Easter Work
Good Friday: Meet at the Coopers at 10.00am to tackle any of the following tasks:
1. Spring Clean on the Birdhill-Ballina Road in conjunction with Ballina Tidy Towns.
2. Kerbside side edging on the R445.
Week 6th – 11th April:
1. Potting summer bedding plants;
2. Washing signage and street furniture;
3. Painting.
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Uisce Éireann Information Evenings
Uisce Éireann will host a number of informal drop-in information sessions for the Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region area over the coming months. These information sessions will provide an opportunity for anyone interested in the Project to ask questions and learn more about the proposed scheme. Information sessions will be held in:
Thursday 16th April from 11am – 1pm in Nenagh Arts Centre, Co. Tipperary E45 CD52.
Thursday 16th April from 5pm – 7pm in Ballina Killaloe Family Resource Centre, Co. Clare V94 W7X6
Tipperary Tourism
Tipperary County Council have captured all of Tipperary’s visitor experiences and made it easier for you to download from one location via Tipperary.com. These guides will inspire you to get out and visit Tipperary. To download tourism guides visit https://tipperary.com/plan-
Arts Office Newsletter
Click here to read Tipperary County Council’s Arts Office Newsletter for March 2026
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18th March
Parades
Birdhill Tidy Towns participated in the St Patrick’s Parades in Newport and in Ballina/Killaloe and took the overall award in both depicting Shannon-Dublin Pipeline. Sincere thanks to all who helped prepare the float, procured the necessary equipment and took part in the parades. Special thanks to Fitzgerald Groundworks for their amazing support and hospitality and to Vision Signs for providing all the signage. See some pictures of the parades in our Photo Gallery (Parades – Google Drive)
Daffodil Day
With St Patricks Day behind us we are onto the next get together and Friday morning in Birdhill Community Hall is it. We would like to extend an invitation to join us for a cuppa and some homemade baked treats, with tea towels, note cards, water bottles, shopping trolley coins, daffodil pins on sale. Please lend your support to this worthy cause.
National Tree Week
To celebrate National Tree Week, Birdhill Tidy Towns will host a Walk and Information Morning on Sat 21st March.
Assemble at the entrance to the Pollaghs at 10.00am. A limited number of tree saplings will be available to participants.
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Notice Nature
Once again we call on local residents to look out for arrivals and awakenings in the changing season and weather. Daffodils, snowdrops and crocuses have appeared much earlier than usual this year, with the daffodil in bloom in some places around Birdhill even before Christmas. We ask you to send us details of the first sightings of such things as frog spawn, the swallow, cuckoo, flowers, leaves, etc.
St Patrick’s Parade
Birdhill Tidy Towns will participate in the local St Patrick’s parades this year. We are looking for participants and ideas for a float. Please contact any member of the committee if you can help.
February Work
Details will issue shortly of work that needs to be done during the month of February. We will be focusing on the gathering of leaves in the Community Park and the collection of litter on local roads. Your help would be appreciated.