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Bus Éireann carries up to 40k passengers daily on Cork Services, with a fleet of 155 vehicles. Cork City and Suburban services are operated 100% by low floor fully accessible buses. Since January 2015 an additional NTA funded 27 Double Decker Buses and 8 New Coaches were added to the Cork Fleet, with a further 16 new single deck buses to be introduced in 2016. Over the last 2 years we have added 771 extra trips per week, with the frequency to be increased on Route 202 in 2016, there will be a further 350 extra trips per week – totalling 1120 extra trips per week. Annual passenger numbers grew in 2015 by 8% 11.8 million passengers travelled on Cork City Services in 2015 5.3 million kilometres operated on Cork City Services in 2015 50 New Drivers employed in past two years.

Major service improvements to Cork City Bus Network developed in conjunction with the NTA include : Route 208: (Mayfield – City Centre – Bishopstown): Additional buses and drivers added on the route to improve reliability and service extended to serve Ashmont. Route 220: New direct service from Fountainstown – Crosshaven -Carrigaline – Douglas Village - City Centre -Ballincollig – Ovens was introduced with further improvements achieved in 2016 with extra services and the introduction of an Express service from Carrigaline to City Centre and Ballincollig to City Centre. Route 221: (City Centre – Glanmire – Knockraha) frequency doubled and extension of service to Marwood and Glyntown. Route 215/215A: (Blarney – City Centre – Mahon Point) frequency on City Centre / South Mall to Mahon Point doubled to a 15 min frequency. Route 202: (Knocknaheeney(Apple) – City Centre – Mahon / Mahon Point) to go to a 10 minute frequency in the next month with an extension into Mahon Point, Shopping Centre. Leap Card was introduced in Cork 2015, with customers benefitting from a 24% discount on cash fares on all single tickets. Adult, Student and Child - daily, weekly and monthly products (Commuter Tickets) can be purchased on Leap Card, giving further reductions to regular travellers. Reduced fares are also available for sixteen to eighteen year olds. Leap cards can be purchased from a number of Payzone agents throughout Cork. For further details see: https://cork.leapcard.ie/ Other customer experience improvements on Cork city services include standardised frequencies and easy to read clock face timetables. Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) is also available for all Cork City and Suburban Bus Services, allowing passengers to check bus times via our website www.buseireann.ie , and on both Bus Éireann and Transport for Ireland apps, on smart phone, tablet or PC. New Bus Poles and information carousels are currently being put up on all Cork City Routes. All New buses in the fleet have information screens on board buses letting passengers know where the next stop will be.

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Things to do This Week With summer at our doorsteps, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to give you a few ideas on what might need doing in your garden this week. Not everything in this article may apply to your garden but there might be something, if not this week then maybe next week.

Flower Garden Start bedding out the hardiest summer plants such as pansies and Antirrhinums. Prune Clematis montana and other spring varieties to size if necessary. Sow wallflowers, bellis daisies, polyanthus and other springflowering biennials. Sow hardy perennials such as aquilegias, hollyhocks, lupins in a nursery bed outdoors. Transfer Indian azaleas outdoors, plunging their pots to the rim in the ground in a lightly shaded place. Dress spring bulbs after flowering with general fertiliser or water with a liquid feed. Cut off any shoots growing below the heads of standard roses. Finish planting all border perennials before it gets too warm and dry. Kitchen Garden Plant out celeriac after fully hardening off plants. Check if gooseberries are ready for thinning; use the thinned fruit for cooking. Plant out sweetcorn in blocks for efficient pollination. Sow mange-tout peas every 3 weeks for a steady supply of young, tender pods. Continue sowing salad crops and peas regularly. Lawns & Hedges Mow lawns regularly at their normal summer height, and feed if not done already. Greenhouse Ventilate cold frames freely by day, but close on cold nights. Feed pot plants every 10-14 days, starting 6 weeks after potting or re-potting. Water Garden Plant water lilies, lowering baskets in stages into deep water. Add fish to ponds: float bags on the surface to accustom them to the pond temperature before releasing them. Continue adding oxygenating plants, up to I bunch of cuttings per square foot. In General Hoe regularly. Water new plantings, puddling them in if the weather is hot. Above: Eileen & Noel Dalton from Gartan Park celebrated their 59th Wedding Anniversary this week

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Is there a community event or fundraiser in your area? Email to – frontdesk@douglaspost.ie. Douglas Writers Group

The next meeting of the Douglas Writer’s Group will be held at Frankfield House on Friday 13th May at 5.30pm. The Douglas Writer’s Group meets on the 2nd Friday of every month at 5.30pm. The Douglas Writer’s Group meet on the second Friday of every month and it’s open to all people, including beginners, interested in writing. So even if you’re only half interested please come along and check us out. We look forward to meeting you (Inquiries 086 8839392)

Are you Right there Michael are you Right!

The Douglas Writer’s are holding a Percy French Night in Douglas GAA Hall on Sat 7th May. The occasion is to mark the Percy French Centenary, it promises to be a night of “Craic agus Ceol” starting at 8.30 with Art Supple and Martin Kearney. Tickets are €5 and the proceeds go to Douglas Meals-onWheels.

Douglas Tidy Towns Spring Clean

Douglas Tidy Towns would like to thank everyone who managed to help out with our Spring Clean this year. We counted 28 people including a 4-week old baby! We also had great support from some local businesses: Barry’s, SuperValu, and McDonald’s. Particular thanks go to McDonald’s for inviting our volunteers for a meal after a morning of hard work.

Afternoon Concert this Sunday, 8th May at Rochestown Park Hotel

Douglas Tidy Towns are hosting an Afternoon

Concert on May 8 in the Rochestown Park Hotel. This is the fifth year this concert has been organized by Tidy Towns whose chairperson is Marian O’Sullivan. Marian has a great organizing ability and her husband, David, is a well-known Cork pianist, a teacher of music and choir conductor who knows the music scene in Cork and those involved in it, inside out. Each year there is fresh new talent presented by this dynamic pair. Their combined talents have made this event a thoroughly enjoyable experience. They also have a wonderful group of Tidy Towns volunteers galvanized into action to help out at this annual event. This year, half the proceeds will be shared with Varanasi Children’s Hospital in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. A young Irishman, Pat McMahon, founded and runs the 12 year-old charity which treats malnutrition in infants very successfully with a 90g packet of ready-to-use-food called ‘Easy Paste’. In 2015, they managed to treat over 600 children for severe malnutrition. The money goes directly to the hospital with no administration costs in Ireland. This year, Pat also wants to focus on pre-natal nutrition for expectant mothers which will in turn increase survival outcomes for the unborn child. If you would like to know more about the charity, you can look at the website www.varanasichildrenshospital.org and e-mail Pat at patjoe6373@yahoo.co.uk . The other half of the proceeds will be given towards Cork City Hospital Children’s Club where sick children are given the opportunity to socialize together while undergoing treatment. The concert will feature soprano Eimear Collins, tenor Dan Twomey, guitarist David Keating, traditional

Eddie, Caretaker, TT members Sheila and Marian with three new volunteers (1)

folk musicians Abby and Stephen, pianist David O’Sullivan and singers Bernadette and Csheuli Gabuya. The concert starts at 3pm and tickets (€15) are available from the Douglas Community Association, 0214894955 (mornings) or Marian 0876555752. This concert is kindly supported by Douglas Village Shopping Centre.

Dates for your Diary

Garden Party Fund Raiser for Phase 3 of DCA Building Project A Garden Party with music by the ‘Lazy River’ band will be held at John and Helen Fox’s home at ‘Glencairn’, Underwood, Rochestown, on Saturday 28th May. The garden will be open from 11am with music ongoing from 2.30-5pm. There is a public parking area opposite Underwood at the entrance to Hop Island and visitors could park there and take a short walk up to the garden so as to help with traffic management.

Kevin’s Day for Crumlin’s Childrens Hospital & The Ronald McDonald House,

Will be held on Sunday, June 26th at the park; this year’s theme is “a teddy bears’ picnic” and there will also be a dog show on the day.

‘Meals on Wheels Douglas require Driver for Grange area.

Commitment is 1-2 hours Friday morning once a month Contact Brian 086 2231115 for further details ‘

Thelma at MacDonalds with TT volunteers

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Above: Betty Murphy with Junior Harty in the Douglas GAA where you can pick up your copy of The Douglas Post

On This Day - May 6th 1840 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in Great Britain

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Above: Debbie and Aoife of John O’Sullivans where you can pick up your copy of The Douglas Post.

Above: Rachel Rooney of St John’s Girls School making her Confirmation in The Church of Our Lady & St John Carrigaline

Interesting fact If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

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Winter Weddings in Muckross Park Hotel & Spa B

ook your 5 star Winter Wedding in Muckross Park Hotel & Spa and receive an all inclusive wedding package from €65 per person including complimentary wine and five bedrooms for your wedding party. This offer is valid from 1st November to 22nd December 2016 and January 2017. Terms and conditions apply. Muckross Park Hotel is a 5 star wedding venue ideally located in the heart of Killarney National Park, with lavish interiors and culinary excellence, providing all the elements to orchestrate your fairytale wedding. Our team have been celebrating weddings with couples since 1795. With so many details involved, our dedicated and experienced wedding and events coordinators can help you plan a magical day. For your wedding reception, we offer a variety of rooms for you to choose from; whether you are planning an intimate or a more extravagant celebration, we can offer you the perfect setting for your dream day. Muckross Park hotel also boasts a number of beautiful Civil Ceremony Venues including our purpose built romantic medieval Atrium with its own private garden, original church pews, floor to ceiling windows and a magnificent open fire. Established since 1795, the hotel is the oldest Victorian hotel in Kerry and has been lavishly redeveloped to a deluxe 5 Star property, offering old world ‘wow’ factor, elegance and yet the best in modern comfort. To book your wedding consultation, contact Bernie O’Donoghue on bodonoghue@muckrosspark.com or call 064 6623400

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Cobh Golf Club at Marino Point Well Worth a Visit ISSUE # 1037 1038 Frank Hanover

evin O’Regan CEO of Fortuity, a business solutions company, is the Club Captain of Cobh Golf Club at Marino Point. We met last week to chat about the ways that the club is innovating and rebranding its obvious appeal. A busy member-owned golf club with a wonderful links-style, this 18-hole championship course available a mere 10-15 minute drive from Cork city on the city side of Cobh town, Cobh Golf Club at Marino Point has been the best kept golfing secret in Cork environs. This is its time to emerge in the mind of every Cork golfer, male or female, adult or junior, absorbed in golf and looking for a unique golfing experience. Situated opposite and high above Marino Point, the course offers a stunning harbour vista and a design by highly rated golf course architect company, Hawtree. This is the same company that designed Royal Birkdale and worked with Donald Trump in Scotland. Officially opened, following a move from the old Cobh town situated golf course that had been the club’s home from its foundation in 1987, by Irish golf star Shane Lowry in 2010, Cobh Golf Course at Marino Point (www.cobhgolfclub.ie) is a one-off experience that must be tried. With the links-style attributes of undulating and wind-attended complexity and a signature 10th hole island green with a lake full of grass eating carp, this is a course to become absorbed by and enthused with and that’s what Kevin urged when we met. He continued, “As you can see walking around the course today, the views are massive here above the harbour and we’re a mere 15 minute drive from the city. Being member-owned we make a huge voluntary effort to involve people and we do that across the age ranges at the same time as offering a unique golfing experience for the serious golfer.” Realised in the doldrums of the economic setback of 2008 the course impresses as a sporting examination at the same time as the clubhouse under replanning is remarkably

inviting. This is a golf club with huge character and an atmosphere that augurs well for a competitive future in the marketplace. Kevin, “We welcome beginners and our Ladies Captain Diana O’Regan has a women’s golfing initiative bringing 60 new female members into the club. At the same time we have a membership offer for the remainder of this year that allows the affordable sum of fourhundred and twenty Euro for the rest of the year. Our annual fee is seven-hundred and ninety Euro. Then again, if you want to simply try the course we have affordable rates from fifteen Euro to the ever popular weekend Twilight offer. From 3pm on Saturday and Sunday you can play a round of golf and then enjoy a steak over panoramic harbour views for twenty-eight Euro. We welcome everybody and because we’re member owned and committed to assisting groups, we really push the boat out.” Unquestionably, Cobh Golf Club at Marino Point is asserting primary virtues in a unique links-style situation that simply must be tried by teenagers, women and men. Log on to the website wwwcobhgolfclub.ie and

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Ballinlough Community News Is there a community event or fundraiser in your area? Please let us know and we will be delighted to publish it for you. Email to – frontdesk@douglaspost.ie. To ensure publication your entry should reach us before 5 PM on Mondays Ballinlough Writers Group The next meeting of the Ballinlough Writer’s Group will be held in The Ballinlough Community Centre on Fri 20th May at 5.30 PM. Ballinlough Writer’s Group meet on the third Friday of every month and it’s open to all people, including beginners, interested in writing. So even if you’re only half interested, please come along and check us out. We look forward to meeting you! (Inquiries 086 8839392) A.G.M. Ballinlough Community Association The Annual General Meeting of the Ballinlough Community Association was held on Tuesday April 19th in the Community Centre. The Vice Chairperson, Terry Shannon opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. Reports were read from various committees including Ladies Retirement Club and the Garda forum meetings that are held every three months alongside a very successful Text Alert System. Reports were given by various other committees including the Youth Centre & Events Management Committee, Indoor Bowling Club, Gents Retirement Club, Meals on Wheels and the 45 Card Drive. Donnacha OLaoghaire T.D. spoke and praised the work that was done in the Ballinlough Community. He said if he could be of assistance to contact him, he would be glad to help. Cllr Terry Shannon addressed the meeting and spoke in praise of the voluntary work done in the Community, thanked those who gave of their time voluntarily and added that the Centre could do with some new volunteers. Among the attendance were Canon Jim O’Donovan and Garda Fiona Sands Community Policing. The Election of Officers was held on April 26th. Officers elected for the coming year: Chairperson: Terry Shannon Vice Chairperson: Laura McGonigle Secretary: Lil Downey Treasurer: John Keohane Booking Officer: Terry Shannon P.R.O: Mary Cremin Sub Committees include: Maintenance committee, Ladies Retirement Club, Gents Retirement Club, Bingo committee, Indoor Bowls. Ballinlough Events Committee Ballinlough Events Committee are hosting a family fun Bingo afternoon at Nemo Rangers on Sunday 8th of May at 3.30pm. Bring your family, friends and neighbours and you might just have the lucky numbers to shout “Bingo!”...And if that’s not enough fun, Anna and Elsa from Frozen and Captain America will be there too. There will be a raffle and fun and games for everyone to enjoy. Bingo books are €5 each and all proceeds go to making this year’s Ballinlough Summer Festival the best one yet! Ballinlough Community Indoor Short Mat Bowling Club Every Monday night at 8.00pm in the Community Centre. New members welcome. Bingo Bingo every Friday night at 8.00pm in the Community Centre

Letters To The Editor frontdesk@douglaspost.ie

We’d love to hear from you. If you have any news, views or issues you’d like to see covered, write to the Douglas Post, Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Douglas, Cork or by e-mail to frontdesk@douglaspost.ie Please include your name and address and a contact number. Letters may be edited due to space considerations.

Safety First Dear Editor, I feel that the bus shelter outside St Columbas School is too wide, and with so many children going and coming the space available is not enough, if the advertising on the side of the shelter was removed it would give a lot more space and be safer for the children. Also I think the new pedestrian crossing into the Community Park is a danger to children coming out of the park, as the crossing is nearly in line with the park gate. I have seen people walk straight out the gate and on to the crossing thinking they have the right of way, where as before you came out the gate and went to the right and stopped at the crossing, which I thought was much safer. Regards Donal Riordan (Concerned Parent)

Actors Wanted Dear Editor, We are looking for 24 of the most talented young actors in Cork for a major new professional production of William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Workshop Dates and Times Wednesday 4 May - 6pm to 8pm Thursday 5 May - 6pm to 8pm Friday 6 May - 6pm to 8pm To book an audition slot in one of the casting workshops, please call 021 4904272 or email info@granary.ie Best regards, Tony McCleane-Fay Artistic Director Granary Theatre, Cork Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed in these letters are solely those of the individual author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of The Douglas Post.

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Poetry Ronnie McGinn’s

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Our poem this week comes from Mary Spillane of the Well Road. Mary was inspired to write it after meeting some rescued battery chickens. One in particular looked dreadfully bare, yet she came over to the fence and started to softly cluck at Mary. She is hoping this poem will highlight the plight of battery chickens and the wonderful work done by rescue centers. Mary tells us that most of the poetry she writes comes from the heart and is usually an expression of emotion to an event.

Tar’s flight ( or Ode to a Battery Hen) I met her on a Summer’s day, Luck had destined I should pass her way. From our first encounter, I could feel her pain, Both her physical and her mental strain. Man’s gluttony had tortured her so, Despite this fact, she has a sentient soul. A World had deemed her worthless, so she was cast aside. Yet, through that act she had now survived. The battery life has stolen her feathers, Although tattered and bare, her spirit remains unfettered. Lady Karma took Tara home and made a shed her palatial home. Now she walks around with pride, breathing in fresh air all of the time.

WRITERS GROUP MEETINGS Bishopstown Writers - Bishopstown Library Thurs 12th May at 6.15 PM Douglas Writers Group, - Frankfield House - Friday the 13th May at 5.30 pm Ballincollig Writers – The White Horse - Monday 16h May at 7.30 PM Mallow Poetry Group – Mallow Library - Tuesday 17TH May at 12.30 p.m Frankfield House – Around the Fireside – Tues 17th May from 8.30 pm Ballinlough Writers - Ballinlough Community Centre Fri 20th May at 5.30 PM Midleton Writers – “My Place” Midleton Thurs 2ND June at 8.00pm Carrigaline & District Writers’ Group meet at the Stables Bar in Carrigaline, on the first Saturday of every month at 11:30am. Writers in all genres are welcome to come along to our meetings, where like-minded people share their ideas & experiences in a relaxed environment. Further information is available on 021 432 0042. Ó Bhéal – Open mic every Mon at The Hayloft (upstairs at The Long Valley), Winthrop Street Writers Workshop - every Tuesday 3pm – 5pm Bishopstown Library. It’s not for beginners, but for people who are already committed to writing and have quite an amount of work already written.

Mary Spillane

Friday 13th of May Send your poem to ‘The Poetry Corner’ /Douglas Post, Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Douglas, or you can email it direct to frontdesk@douglaspost.ie If possible keep your poem to 20 lines. You may choose any subject you like, in any form you like as long as it’s original. We look forward to hearing from you. RonnieMcGinn

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Ballinlough Community News With Mary Cremin

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HEALTH

Ask your Pharmacist By Garvan J. Lynch

Hay Fever Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, causes cold-like signs and symptoms such as a runny nose, congestion, sneezing and sinus pressure. But unlike a cold, hay fever isn’t caused by a virus. Hay fever is caused by an allergic response to outdoor or indoor allergens, such as pollen, dust mites or pet dander. Hay fever is common — it affects more than 1 in 5 people. Some people have symptoms year-round. For others, hay fever symptoms get worse at certain times of the year, usually in the spring, summer. Hay fever can make you miserable and affect your performance at work or school, and interfere with leisure activities. But you don’t have to put up with annoying symptoms. Learning how to avoid triggers and finding the right treatment can make a big difference. Symptoms Hay fever symptoms usually start immediately after you’re exposed to a specific allergy-causing substance (allergen) and can include: runny nose and nasal congestion, watery or itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, itchy nose, roof of mouth or throat, sinus pressure and facial pain, Swollen, blue-colored skin under the eyes (allergic shiners) and a decreased sense of smell or taste. Your hay fever symptoms may start or worsen at a particular time of year, triggered by tree pollen, grasses or weeds, which all bloom at different times. If you’re sensitive to indoor allergens such as dust mites, cockroaches, mold or pet dander, you may have year-round symptoms. Many people have allergy symptoms all year long, but their symptoms get worse during certain times of the year. Causes During a process called sensitization, your immune system mistakenly identifies a harmless airborne substance as something harmful. Your immune system then starts producing antibodies to this harmless substance. The next time you come in contact with the substance, these antibodies recognize it and signal your immune system to release chemicals such as histamine into your bloodstream. These immune system chemicals cause a reaction that leads to the irritating signs and symptoms of hay fever. Treatments and drugs The best hay fever treatment is to avoid the substances that cause your reaction. However, this isn’t always possible, and

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you may need additional treatments along with strategies to prevent exposure. If your hay fever isn’t too severe, over-the-counter medications may be enough to ease your symptoms. For more bothersome symptoms, you may need to take prescription medications. Medications for hay fever include: nasal corticosteroids, antihistamines, decongestants, Cromolyn sodium, Leukotriene modifier, nasal ipratropium and oral corticosteroids, lifestyle and home remedies. It’s not possible to completely avoid allergens but you can reduce your symptoms by taking some steps to limit your exposure to them. It helps to know exactly what you’re allergic to so that you can take steps to avoid your specific triggers. If you would like more information call Garvan at Lynch’s pharmacy on 021-4366923.

Learn basic CPR and & Save a life!

ave you ever wondered what you would do if you came upon an accident or worse again found a member of your family unconscious? Would you know what to do? Would you like to know what to do? Can you use a defibrillator? It is generally recognised that getting to a person in Cardiac arrest within 4 minutes could make a huge difference to them. Only a few classes are needed to teach you to be able to do what is necessary. A series of basic first aid CPR classes are being offered free of charge in order to teach people of Douglas how to deal with such situations. St Luke’s school in Douglas has kindly donated their Canon Packham Hall for training. John Clifford, a Cardiac trainer, has also offered his training expertise free of charge. It would be ideal for a number of people from each park to get involved, so get a number of your neighbours interested. We can train you as a team and offer advice on setting up your own group. lf you did one thing this year that could have a profound effect on someone’s life then do this. Even if you don’t want to, come along and see how it’s done, then decide later.

Tuesday 10th May

6.45pm for beginners 8.00pm for regulars NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY ! It won’t take long and you could save someone’s life and it will cost you nothing!

Canon Packham Hall, Douglas

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Further details available from: John Clifford at 087 246 2629 Or Ronnie McGinn 086 883 9392 Issue 1218

GROW COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

Above: Turkish Choir at Cork’s International Choral Festival ‘Rezonans Choir’ from Istanbul, Turkey The Cork International Choral Festival ended on Sunday 1st May and a young Turkish Choir called ‘Rezonans’ from Istanbul sang at St. Columba’s Church 11 am mass in Douglas as part of the choral festival programme.

One liner Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking.

GROW is a community mental health organisation which helps people who are experiencing any mental health or emotional difficulties. It also helps people who are looking to gain and maintain positive mental health. There are many reasons that a person might find themselves in difficulty – stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness and isolation. Some people come to GROW while struggling with a life crisis such as the loss of a job, a loved one or a relationship. At a GROW meeting, you will find acceptance, support and friendship in a safe, non-judgemental environment. GROW meetings are run by the members themselves, according to a well structured and successful format, following a 12-step program. During the meeting, members can share their problems, learn how to rebuild their lives and report on their own progress. GROW’s program of personal growth is based on changing negative thinking and behaviour. It offers strategies on how to: • Deal with an emotional crisis • Manage feelings • Think by reason • Realize personal worth • Improve relationships As the Program has to do with change of thinking and talking, change of ways and change of relationships, certain tasks known as Practical Tasks are undertaken by each member to help them make the gradual changes which contribute to good mental health. Developing understanding, acceptance, confidence, control and love is at the heart of the GROW program. Meetings are held around Cork City and County areas and last for approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours. They are confidential, non-denominational and free of charge, however a small donation to meet necessary expenses is usual, though entirely voluntary. There is also a variety of training and social activities to back up the essential group process. The emphasis of the meetings is to get people to avoid isolation and keep in contact with one another and to build links within the wider community. If you or someone you know is experiencing any emotional or mental health difficulty and would like more information, please contact : 021-4277520 (Mon-Fri 09:00-14:00hrs) Local: 1890 474 474 or you can check out the GROW website on www.GROW. ie

Above: The Blow In with Ted Collins Michael O’Connor and Pat O’Brien enjoying an afternoon in The Douglas GAA

Above: Joanne Smith and Lorraine Cummins, Frankfield at the Sunshine and Umbrellas Fashion Show

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Young at Heart ISSUE # 1037 1038

with Phil Goodman

uly is scam awareness month, anyone can become the victim of a scam, regardless of their age. There are many different types of scams and it’s important to be aware of how fraudsters operate so you can avoid falling victim to this type of crime. Scams can take place via the phone, by post, email or calling to your door. To minimise the risk of getting caught avoid the following: Callers to your door offering services and asking you to pay in advance. Letters, emails or phone calls asking for charitable payments through cash transfers or to disclose your bank account details by way of making a payment. Paying money in advance to claim a prize. One-off offers or deals or being asked to ring a number to claim a prize. Never give your financial details over the phone as banks will never ask for your PIN.

Killarney, Wexford and a few trips to the theatre during the coming months. Community is about linking and connecting about social inclusion and inter-generational activities. Well done to our volunteers who for the past 4 years have been into the primary school to teach 2nd class girls knitting. This year we were asked to teach 3rd class boys sewing and at first we were thinking they might not be interested. But what a surprise we had because they now can sew buttons, do basic sewing stitch and they love it. It’s important to keep those skills going and I think we might have a few tailors for the future. Again, big thanks to the volunteers. It will be an ongoing project into the future so anyone willing to give one hour a week please let me know. The walking group will meet every Monday morning at 10.30 in the Community Park to get in daily exercise and meet new friends.

A great opportunity for anyone who would like to take better pictures with their camera or I Pad. Bank of Ireland Douglas are hosting a photography class in the Douglas branch on May 17th, if interested give me a call on 087-2987161. You must bring your own camera with you. It’s a free event and you will be ready for the summer days to take pictures of friends and family and even your pets.

We are still collecting recipes for the Young at Heart cookbook. We hope to get recipes from primary, secondary, and non-national students. Anyone with any ideas we would welcome.

Congratulations to Agnes Dwyer who did Douglas proud by going forward to the final of the over 60s at City Hall on May 29th. It was quite a journey to get to the final as Agnes won the Luke Philpot Perpetual trophy in Douglas GAA Hall, then to the semi-final in City Hall and through to the final. We will all be there to wish her well on the night even though we are going on a cruise to Norway the following morning and must be up to the airport for 5.30am. If anyone wants tickets for City Hall give me a call. The winter events; Bingo, Tai Chi, Kurling and Knitting take a break for the summer months and we concentrate on weekly day trips. First up next Monday 9th May is a trip to Griffins Garden Centre. We’ll have lunch and Margaret will do a demonstration on plants. She will then raffle pot plants and also window boxes full of beautiful flowers. Anyone who would like to join us is very welcome. The following week we are off to Collins Barracks and the week after to Fort Camden. We also have trips to Haulbowline Naval Base, Sherkin Island, 18

Up Coming Events: Monday- Care-Ring Friendly Phone Service Tuesday- Creative Writing Class Tuesday- Knitting & Crochet Wednesday- 2.30 – 4.00 Fetac 3 Computer Class Thanksgiving Thursday- 1.00 – The Miracle 12.00 Tai Chi Douglas prayer Library Sacred Heart Thursday3.00 – 5.00 Indoor Bowls Boys Primary School. “Cherish your Yesterday’s Dream your Tomorrow’s But be Young At Heart And Live your Today’s” Take Care Phil.

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Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask for a special one (mention favour). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own Broken Heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful Eyes it will become your favour not mine.

Amen

Say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favour will be granted how impossible

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Agnes Excels in Song with the Memory of Luke Philpott Frank K Hanover

Jodie Foster

Rod Stewart and Bebe Buell (Liv Tyler’s mother)

Tim Roth

gnes Dwyer of Douglas performed the American Civil War ballad ‘Shenandoah’ in powerful style at City Hall at the weekend to make the Grand Final of the 2016 Over 60’s Singing Competition and will grace the Final while carrying the faith and admiration of many Douglas denizens. Agnes won the Luke Philpott Memorial and Perpetual Trophy in the final Douglas heat of the consistently and increasingly popular competition, a feat that she described when I spoke with her early this week. Said Agnes whose great vitality belies her 80 years, “This is the best thing I’ve ever achieved. It means the most to me. I knew Luke and he was a friend, so this is a wonderful thing.” Unquestionably, the competition can be a nerve wracking experience and I wondered how she coped with a large crowd. Agnes is a warmly modest woman and she continued, “Even a local heat can be nerve wracking so coming to the Semi-Final we were naturally nervous. There were twenty participants but I must say they were the nicest bunch of people, great fun. We put each other at ease. And Paddy (O’Brien the competition organiser since the beginning in 1977) is a great help with his jokes too.” Agnes will take part in the Final on May 29th and will be very well backed by a large contingent of local support from Douglas at an event that’ll seat a thousand music lovers in the City Hall arena. Where is Agnes keeping the Luke Philpott Memorial and Perpetual Trophy while it’s in her care? “It was such a wonderful experience to win that it’s placed very prominently. It would have to be, wouldn’t it?”, she laughs. If warmth, feeling and a beautiful voice are the key attributes for a winning Over 60’s Competition singer, many of us feel that Agnes Dwyer will win at the end of May. In any case we want her to have a great Final she’ll enjoy.

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Sunshine and Umbrellas Fashion Show raising funds for Cork ARC Cancer Support House and Breakthrough Cancer.

on’t you just love bank holiday Mondays? There was a time in my misguided youth when I hated them because everything shut down, but now I have come to appreciate the opportunity to tune out and recharge the batteries. I woke up about 9.30am. My husband was still asleep. I could hear the boys being boys downstairs in the living room. I thought I would chance nipping into the kitchen for a cup of coffee and grabbing a flapjack, which I made the previous night and duck back into bed without raising the attention of the boys: once they know you’re up, you’re up! I had just reached the bottom of the stairs when I was discovered. Two of them raced towards me and had a fight about who was going to hug me first. I peeled them off in exasperation and bolted for the kitchen. Middle son (8) asked for a flapjack. There were three left. I gave him one. Youngest son (6) then came in and claimed the second flapjack. I had my eye on the last one. Then Youngest asked me would I make the jelly. I told him that I had made the jelly last night and that it was in the fridge. He waved me away and starting to climb up on the kitchen counter saying, “There is a packet of jelly up here that you can make”. Again, I told him that it was in the fridge. But he was determined to find it, “No, no, it’s up here, I’ll show you.” Middle son joined in and said, “We know, we made it last night, it’s in the fridge” but he still wasn’t listening. He stood up on the counter. As I tell him the whereabouts of the jelly for the fourth time, he swung open the cupboard door and it bashed me on the head. I closed my eyes and turned away to deal with the pain but as I did I walked into another open cupboard door that dented me on the forehead. I yanked the Doubting Thomas from the counter and throwing open the fridge door said, “There’s your stupid jelly!” Highly indignant, he turned to me and protested, “You don’t have to shout!” At that point my husband wandered into the kitchen and said sleepily, “Is everything ok?” He reached for the last flapjack. I snatched it back out of his hand. Picking up my coffee, I stormed back to bed to recharge my batteries and start all over again. 21

Chris McCarthy, (Organiser), Rhonna Abbey of EY (sponsors), Organiser Niamh Horgan and Designer/ Broadcaster Sonia Lennon, Ann O’Sullivan, Breakthrough Cancer, Claire Clehane (organizer) and Hilary Sullivan, Cork ARC at the Sunshine and Umbrellas Fashion Show raising funds for Cork ARC Cancer Support House and Breakthrough Cancer. Photo:Donagh Glavin

Latest Fashions on show at the Sunshine and Umbrellas Fashion Show

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Come to Douglas Community Park Farmer’s Market! Frank Hanover

ne of the brighter aspects of Douglas now has just started happening on Saturday’s in the Community Park. The Douglas Community Park Farmer’s Market which runs from 10am until 2.30pm is a cornucopia of wonderful food and flowers. Artisan bakers, exquisite food providers and sellers of floral delight set up their stalls and raise the levels of excellence in life that Douglas can expect for these four and a half hours every Saturday. We’re told that the month of May will provide sunshine and warmth to Cork’s micro-climate and naturally we all want to see that but Douglas Community Park Farmer’s Market is a guarantee of delight and satisfaction. Douglas Community Park Farmer’s Market has been a well-kept secret to a certain extent because it’s not been in existence too long but now is its time to rain sunshine on everybody in Douglas. The value of the varying stalls is good but it’s the selection of wares on display and for sale that really whet the appetites of Douglas Post readers and members of the community. If you go to ‘The Douglas Post’ Facebook page you’ll see some pictures from recent Farmer’s Market gatherings and we’re sure you’ll want to pay the Farmer’s Market a visit having done so. The Community Park is fast becoming a popular public resource with the initiative shown by Douglas Community Association and much of that activity is organized by Marie Piper-Gregan who may be contacted on 0894408242 should you wish to have a chat about taking a stall at the quite new Farmer’s

Market. Here you can buy burgers, wild vegetables, sushi, flowers, artisan cheeses and much, much more besides. So it’s a great place to spend time and to further avail of the Park amenities so that both yourself and your children can absorb the foodie goodness of lunch or brunch and then assault the fitness equipment, the playground, the basketball court and the jogging path should you feel healthfully inspired to do so. There are facilities in the old Community Centre still available ahead of the move into the new annexe so none of us will be caught short if we spend an afternoon enjoying the ambience and the Farmer’s Market. Be sure to come to Douglas Community Park Farmer’s Market soon. It’s clearly aimed at the community and it’s a fine resource for west Douglas.

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Carrigaline Community News Is there a community event or fundraiser in your area? Please let us know and we will be delighted to publish it for you. Email to – frontdesk@douglaspost.ie. To ensure publication your entry should reach us before 5 PM on Mondays

Comhaltas Na Dúglaise Members of Comhaltas Na Dúglaise who are competing in the County Fleadh Ceoil which takes place in Charleville this Saturday and Sunday May 6th and 7th have been practicing hard for the past few weeks. The branch has many solo entries plus five céilí bands and a 20 strong senior grúpa ceoil participating. The class season will finish on Wednesday, May 11 with an end of your session. Trad at the Fort: The Douglas branch of Comhaltas presents Trad at the Fort in Fort Elizabeth again this year on Saturday, May 21 at 7 PM. The programme includes a wonderful variety of traditional music singing and dancing in the beautiful outdoor setting at the fort. If raining the concert will be transferred to St. Luke’s church. Tickets €10 children five euro available from committee or Pro Musica enquiries Community bus concert The current Carrigaline Family Resource Center is organizing a fundraising variety concert in aid of the community bus in the Carrigaline Court, Hotel on Sunday, May 15 at 8 pm. Guest artists on the programme are Dan Twomey and Colette Daly, MC is PJ Coogan. Other items include the Carrigaline Pipe Band, Scoil Mhuire Lourdes Boys N.S. Choir, Active Retired line dancers, and Carrigdhoun Comhaltas. Tickets €10 children five euro available at the Family Resource Center, Church Road and organizations which use the bus. It promises to be a great night of family entertainment. Inquiries to Ron 491-9299 First Holy Communions: Boys and girls of the Carrigaline parish will receive their first Holy Communion over the next four Saturdays of May. CREID this Saturday May 7th, St John’s Girls N.S. 14th, Gaelscoil 21st and Scoil Mhuire Lourdes Boys N.S. on 28th. Tidy Towns Work on a number of Carrigaline Tidy Towns projects are progressing favourably. The Centenary Garden by Millwood is practically complete while at the bridge the existing flower boxes are being taken down the parapets being stripped of the ugly stone capping. Railings and new flower boxes are being erected to enhance that area of town. The first of Adopt a Road signs are to be erected this week. Meanwhile flower planting and litter picking is continuing on an ongoing basis. Volunteers are always welcome, meet at the Owenabue Car Park on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm and Saturday mornings at 11am. Volunteers who wish to adopt a garden or project can participate at a time that suits themselves. Don’t forget a ‘minute a day litter pick’.

to a home audience at the Community Bus concert in the Carrigaline Court Hotel on Sunday next May 15th. Last Sunday the Pipe Band played for the annual ONE gathering in Cobh enquiries Erica Breen 086 194 2774. Pioneer Gradam The Carrigaline Pioneer Centre will collect their 18th annual Gradam at a special mass and presentation ceremony in St Francis Xavier church Gardiner Street Dublin on this Saturday May 7th. The Centre will enroll Youth members and present pin and prayer cards to Children in schools of the Parish. Aifreann The monthly Aifreann Gaeilge take place at 10 am this Sunday May 8th. Mass leaflets and hymn sheets will be available at the door. Fáilte roimh chách. Knock Pilgrimage The annual two day pioneer pilgrimage to Knock organized by the Carrigaline Centre takes place on Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th. Enquiries Aislinn 4372035 / 087 9699 48, Mary 4371025 or Mary 4373316 Active Retired 44 members of Carrigaline Active Retirement Association are gone to Mullingar for a four-day break. The coach left Carrigaline on Tuesday morning at 10am. The group stays in the Bloomfield House Hotel and do sight seeing trips around the midlands every day. They return home on Friday. Last week CARA got a talk on Forever Living products by Kathleen and Anne Marie. Thursday May 12th its back to Line dancing or cards and dominoes in the Parish Centre. On Sunday May 15th the Line Dancers take part in the Variety Concert in support of the Community Bus. The annual picnic is scheduled for Thursday May 26th. For further information please contact Kaye Jeffords 086 057 6110 or Pat Sheridan 086 387 1108 Mens Shed The Carrigaline Mens Shed was represented at the Cork County Cluster meeting in Mallow recently. The meeting was addressed by Barry Sheridan, CEO of the Irish Mens Shed Association and he launched the National Handbook for the Mens Shed at that meeting. The men are travelling to Dublin on Wednesday May 18th to visit Arbour Hill and Collins Barracks. This week the men are dismantling the polytunnel in preparation for relocation. The Mens Shed are seeking the use of a shed or warehouse for short term storage. For further enquiries contact Roger Morrissey 021 437 2438, Pat Dineen 087 7755841 or Pat Byrne 086 1924 375.

Interesting fact Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.

Pipe Band The Carrigaline Pipe Band is looking forward to playing

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Challenging a school’s policies Question: Percy French Celebration The birthday of Percy French is being marked in words and song by the Douglas Writers in Cork to coincide with the publication of a new book on the famous entertainer. The Douglas Writers have now produced a DVD on Percy French and his link to the West Clare railway, made famous by his song Are You Right There Michael? Local author Billy McCarthy from Shamrock Lawn, a lifelong fan of Percy French and a founder member of the Douglas Writers swops words for notes when he performs the song on the DVD. “The comic songs of Percy French are still enjoyed by many people and I hope the events in Douglas will introduce him to a new generation,” he said. Cork city councillor and historian Kieran McCarthy will introduce the DVD in Douglas Library in the Douglas Village Shopping Centre on Saturday 7th May beginning at 11.30 am when he talks on the legacy of Percy French. Later at 8.30 pm in the Douglas GAA Hall, Ronnie McGinn hosts a Percy French Evening with showband star Art Supple and Friends. Tickets at five euro are now available from the Douglas Community Centre and the Douglas GAA Hall. All proceeds in aid of Douglas Meals on Wheels.

Cllr McCarthy’s Community Talent Competition 2016 Cork’s young people are invited to participate in the eighth year of Cllr Kieran’s McCarthy’s ‘Community Talent Competition’. The auditions will take place on Sunday 8 May between 10am5pm in the Lifetime Lab, Lee Road. There are no entry fees and all talents are valid for consideration. The final will be held two weeks later. There are two categories, one for primary school children and one for secondary school students. Winners will be awarded a perpetual trophy and prize money of €150 (two by €150). The project is being organised and funded by Cllr Kieran McCarthy in association with Red Sandstone Varied Productions (RSVP). Cllr McCarthy noted: “In its eight year, the talent competition is a community initiative. We generally get to audition people who have very little experience of performing. Within the audition process there is friendly feedback from our judges and if the auditionee gets through there are workshops to offer advice and support. The talent competition is all about encouraging young people to develop their talents and creative skills, to push forward with their lives and to embrace their community positively. I am delighted with the nuggets of talent that we have found in Cork communities over the years and very proud of those who post audition and competition, have taken up music, drama, and other elements of the performing arts within Cork – they engage with their talent and develop and enjoy it more”. Further details can be got from the talent show producer (RSVP), Yvonne Coughlan, 086 8764685 or email rsvpireland@gmail.com.

My son shaved his head on Saturday and was sent home from secondary school on the following Monday. The school is using school policy to justify suspending him for one week until his hair starts to grow. What can I do?

Answer:

All schools should have policies in place to deal with issues as they arise in the normal day-to-day running of a school (codes of behavior, school rules and other policies). These should be provided or made available to parents of children attending the school. If you are unhappy about a school’s policy or the implementation of a school’s policy you can make a complaint to the school. The school should have a formal complaints procedure that you can follow. The complaints procedure usually involves contacting the principal with your complaint. (The school’s procedures may ask you to speak to another member of staff before speaking with the principal.) If having spoken with the school principal, you are still not happy that your complaint has been resolved you may contact the chairperson of the school’s management authority. If the chairperson cannot resolve your complaint they should discuss the matter at a meeting of the management authority. The school’s Board of Management is usually the management authority. However, in the case of Education and Training Board schools you should contact the Education and Training Board responsible for the school. Shortly after reaching its decision, the management authority will let you know its decision on your complaint. This decision ends the school complaints process. The Department of Education and Skills provides information about making a complaint to a school on their website. If you have followed the school’s complaints procedures and you are not satisfied with the outcome you can escalate your complaint about the school to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office. The key criterion for any intervention by the Ombudsman for Children is that the action complained of has or may have adversely affected the child. The Ombudsman can examine any administrative actions of the school, staff or Board of Management including whether the school’s policies have been followed correctly or if those policies are fair. Citizens Information is also available online at www. citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens Information Phone Service 0761 07 4000. Supported and funded by the Citizens Information Board.

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Joshua was captain of a riverboat ferry. The globe he went around was a decorative one he had in his cabin.

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Beginnings Parent & Toddler Group, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10am – 12.00pm at Mahon Family Resource Centre. Enjoy a coffee and a chat with other parents, fun and activities with your child. Limited Spaces available. For more information or to join this class please contact Christine on 021-4358866

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The Lewis family – see photo - from Mahon having a fun day out with mammy at Mahon Community Centre cafe today it don’t get better than this.

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Denis Coffey of the Celtic Historical Group with Michael CollinsPowell a relative of General Michael Collins at the first launch of the CD to mark the 94th anniversary of the death of General Michael Collins recorded in part at the studios of Cork City Community Radio with radio host Richard T Cook

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SPORT Raffeen Creek Pitch and Putt Notes by Brendan Hayes

Very little to write about this week. Sunday’s competition was won by the usual suspects. 3 man teams 2 scores to count. 1st Nett Christie Wade, Billy Venner and Jack Slyne. 1st Gross John Tett, William Mullane and Syd Venner. The topic at present is the new handicap system and getting to grips with it. The soundings are encouraging that it’s a fair system. Closing dates for various competitions are closing in. Get your name in to Mark O Riordan if you want to play. Local rumour has it that on Bord Pleanala has already done a deal with Indaver to grant them planning permission for an incinerator despite numerous objectors in the lower harbour. Condolences to the O’Regan family on the death of Patricia who died on April 30th 2016, peacefully at Cork University Hospital. Pat was a great supporter of the Pitch and Putt club and always attended our functions.

Rebel Og GAA news, fixtures, results and more. With Cian O’Briain, Rebel Og East Fe 18 A Football League : Glenville -, Erins Own Conceded by Erins Own; Rebel Og East Fe 18 B Football League 1: Aghabullogue 1-15, Ballinora 2-5 ; Blarney 3-5, Cill na Martra 3-11 ; Rebel Og East Fe 18 B Football League 2: Whitechurch 0-18, Sliabh Rua 0-6 ; Rebel Og East Fe 18 B Football League 3: Carraigtwohill -, Cobh - Conceded by Carraigtwohill; Rebel Og East Fe 18 C Football League : Shamrocks -, Tracton - Conceded by Tracton; Courcey Rovers -, Donoughmore - Conceded by Donoughmore; St Vincents 0-8, Lee Gaels 3-17 ;Rebel Og East Fe 18 A Hurling League : Sliabh Rua 0-15, Cobh 2-13 ; Tracton 2-12, Ballygarvan 3-4 ; St Catherines 3-12, Castlelyons 1-12 ; Rebel Og East Fe 18 B Hurling League : Whitechurch 1-8, Ballinora 2-7 ; Watergrasshill 1-16, Mayfield 1-6 ; Bride Rovers 4-10, Youghal 0-7 ; Bishopstown 4-7, Carrig na bhFear 0-20 ; Rebel Og East Fe 18 C Hurling League : Grenagh -, Whitescross - Conceded by Whitescross; Kinsale -, St Vincents - Conceded by Kinsale; Rebel Og East Fe 16 A Football League : Bishopstown 1-15, Kiltha Og 2-10 ; Passage 5-20, Erins Own 0-1 ; Rebel Og East Fe 16 B Football League 1: Kilmurry 6-5, Aghabullogue 2-15 ; Canovee 1-14, Courcey Rovers 5-11 ; Rebel Og East Fe 16 B Football League 2: St Colmans 2-5, Carrig na bhFear 0-4 ; Glenville 7-12, St Catherines 4-2 ; Rebel Og East Fe 16 C Football League 1: Donoughmore -, Cill na Martra - Conceded by Donoughmore; Whitescross -, Mayfield - Conceded by Mayfield; Ballinora 6-2, Grenagh 3-12 ; Rebel

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