The new CEO of Muintir na Tire, Rosie Palmer, hopes to revive the organisation with a strong focus on renewed community involvement.
Ms Palmer, from county Laois, hosted an information session about the Community Alert Service last night in the Canon Hayes Recreation Centre in Tipperary town, that also included contributions from Garda John Hennessy -the Community Garda for Tipperary, the Community Policing Sergeant Ray Moloney and Garda Inspector John Cleary. Muintir na Tíre, the national organisation promoting community development in Ireland, was established in 1937 by Canon John Hayes, the first unit of which was launched in Tipperary town in November of that year.
Ned Carney is the Community Alert Service Development officer and at last night’s event he highlighted how the service now uses a new Cáirde App to help people provide security, safety and care of members of their community. Full details of all services can be found on the muintir.ie website.
The organisation is headquartered in Tipperary town in Canon Hayes House on Rosanna Road and will hold a Summer Open Day on May 31st. The day will also feature a special Mass for Canon Hayes, who died in 1957 while serving as Parish Priest of Bansha and Kilmoyer, and a visit by RTE’s Nationwide Programme.
