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It's not often you get the opportunity to take a photograph of a 55th wedding anniversary! We wish popular local couple John and Margaret Finnerty, Station Road, Blarney, pictured celebrating with family and friends, many more happy years together.
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make your local views known and write to The Muskerry News, Church View, Blarney, Co. Cork or email muskerrynews@eircom.net Dear Editor, I am a resident of The Heights which are located directly behind the entrance of Castleowen. I notice that the residents have eventually decided to address the issue of the over grown trees at the entrance to the estate. I am very disappointed and to be honest not very surprised to find that they have spent their budget on trimming the front of the trees and have not cut an inch never mind the three meters required from the tops. The mismanagement and lack of maintenance of these trees or the past six years have become an issue that we have had to live with to date. Castleowen objected to the removal of these trees and the building of a wall when our development was built so I think the onus is on the residents to maintain and deal with this issue. Should this nor be dealt with which I expect it won't we will have to take this issue further in the community and perhaps cut them ourselves! Name and address with Editor.
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Berrings Community Association and Tidy Towns
For the third consecutive year the hanging baskets, that have been placed by the Berrings Tidy Towns Committee, have been stolen from the area. Last year the replacement baskets were also stolen. It’s a disappointment for the committee members that work tirelessly throughout the year to have these items maliciously taken on more than one occasion. However, it won’t deter the work and commitment of the members striving to keep Berrings the vibrant village we know today. The 2016 Crossroad Dancing has come to an end for the season. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated and supported us in making this years dancing thoroughly enjoyable events. We look forward to seeing you all next summer and hopefully welcoming new dancers to the area.
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Canon Liam O'Driscoll from the Parish of Clogheen/Kerrypike who was recently appointed Archdeacon of the Diocese of Cork and Ross. The Parishioners of Clogheen/Kerrypike made a presentation to The Venerable Archdeacon to honour his appointment. pic courtesy Deirdre O'Brien
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President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina enjoying lunch served up by none other than Blarney chef Jimmy Bermingham at Vienna Woods Hotel recently.
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Cloghroe National School Cloghroe National School was delighted to welcome their new Junior Infant pupils to our school this morning. A very special welcome to our three sets of twins who enrolled this year. We hope all of our pupils will make very happy memories in their future years in Cloghroe National School.
Seeing double as the new year starts at Cloghroe National School
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Liz O'Donovan, Lillian Tobin, Eileen Hume and Siobhan Cotter met a rain soaked Declan O'Rourke after his concert had to be abandoned. pics Donagh Glavin
‘Hurley’ and Daniela Balind from Ballincollig at the MIC Music in Community Concert Ann Pietzak, Catherine, Ellie and at Ballincollig Dave O'Connor from Ballincollig Regional Park. enjoying the concert.
Locomotives of the World exhibition at Blarney Library consists of almost 100 model train engines. These were beautifully manufactured for the the Del Prado 'Magic on Rails' series and are accompanied by associated literature. They are on show at the library, courtesy of Pat O'Connell, over the month of September. Sitting in the seats of Giants! Loving the new furniture in Blarney Castle and Gardens.
Briery Gap box office now open
Briery Gap is delighted to announce that our new Box Office is now open at South Square Macroom, four doors up from the Briery Gap Building. We have an exciting array of shows lined up for the coming months ranging from the musical genius of Frankie Gavin & De Danann to the Theatrical event of the year, Murder at Shandy Hall, Ireland’s first Musical Murder Mystery starring screen legend Patrick Bergin. Comedy will also feature with the King and Queens of the Irish comedy scene, Conal Gallen & The Nualas coming to town while Country stars Shawn Cuddy, Kathy Durkin & Richie Kavanagh will perform all their hits for one night only. Lousie Morrissey also returns after her sell-out show last year for a special festive treat this December. That’s not all though as further event announcements will be made in the coming weeks! We would like to thank the Riverside Park Hotel for their help and assistance in hosting these events as well as the Castle Hotel who have kindly assisted us to continue our cinema programme. Thanks also to the local community who have helped us since the fire, the future is now looking bright once more for Briery Gap, we look forward to seeing you all again in the coming months! The Box Office can be contacted on 026 41917 / email boxoffice@brierygap.ie.
The Craobh Niall O'Cathasaigh, Ballincollig U12s Comhaltas group, who were winners of the Grupa Cheoil competition at the Munster Fleadh Cheoil, earning them a place at the All Ireland Finals. pic Mike English
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Gaelscoil Mhuscraí Nuacht na Míosa
Gaelscoil Mhuscraí welcomed our new junior infants with great excitement this September. We wish them all the best in their journey of learning through Irish. Go n-éirí leo! We are pleased to be awarded the status of an active member of the Health Promoting School’s network as we work hard to achieve our Healthy School Flag. Our 4th class pupils enjoyed the celebration of the canonization of St Teresa with a music-filled Mass in Blarney Church recently. Our pupils are currently enjoying a newly painted school yard to help in keeping them active at lunchtime. We are all looking forward to an exciting, active year ahead. Gura fada buan sinn!
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The sun came out in Kells Bay House and Gardens, County Kerry, to bless the recent wedding of the beautiful Kati and Adam Whitbourne as they celebrated their marriage with family and friends.
Thank you so much to Adrian O'Connell and the volunteers from Blarney and Tower Tidy Towns who gave up their Saturday to clean up the river behind Willison Estate. Thanks also to Pat Vaughan A.P. Vaughan Skip Hire for generously donating two skips and taking them away, full of rubbish. The residents of Willison also had a major clean up of their estate, so thank you all too. To our committed volunteers, take a bow, it’s hard to imagine how the village would look without you. As for those who continue to dump their rubbish so the rest of us can give up our spare time cleaning it up, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Happy 40th birthday to John Foley, one of our fabulous volunteers for Blarney Community First Responders.
Blarney Toastmasters holds regular meetings at 8pm in the Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel, Blarney, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Their next meeting is on September 27th. All welcome to come along and see how they can help you with public speaking. You can find them on facebook 'Blarney Toastmasters'.
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BLARNEY PERSON OF muskerrynews THE YEAR AWARDS 2016 The August 2016 People of The Month are Martina & Tricia Cronin FREE
The August Blarney Person of the month is not one, but two people, twins Martina and Tricia Cronin of The Square Table Restaurant. Martina and Tricia opened The Square Table in April 2014 with the goal of becoming one of the top restaurants in Cork, something their nominees have no doubt that they will achieve. The restaurant has become a destination restaurant with rarely an unreserved table on weekend nights, and put Blarney very firmly on the fine dining map. Working in restaurants from the age of 13, the sisters fulfil very different roles in this highly regarded local restaurant. Following college, Martina learnt her trade at high end restaurants including Chapter One, The Park Hotel Kenmare, and The Bayview in Ballycotton, amongst others. Tricia worked her way through college as a waitress, taking over front of house operations at G’s
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Their commitment to supporting small local artisan suppliers has been a real boost to local producers and they also promote them on their menu, providing a perfect shop window for our local food growers, the unsung heroes of many restaurants. The restaurant has been extensively reviewed since they opened, with each review better than the last, and it is recommended by both the prestigious Michelin Guide and Sally and John Mckenna’s Guide, unheard of for such a new restaurant. They also received a place on the Irish independent 100 Best Restaurants 2016. We’ll leave the last word with John and Sally McKenna, who said, "We'd give Martina and Tricia Cronin their own restaurant-and-cooking show show, starting tomorrow, and we'd call it 'Round Pegs in The Square’!” Congratulations to these hard working sisters, what a great addition to Blarney!
Martina and Tricia will now go forward, with Jennifer Dowler, Sean Foley, Charlie Glavin, Eamonn Pitts, Petra Collins and Celeste Foley and Donal O’Donovan to the overall Blarney Person of The Year Award 2016 which will be announced at a ceremony in January 2017. Do you know someone who deserves a Blarney & District Person of The Month award? The awards aim is to recognise achievement, leadership and altruism so that others may be inspired to follow. You can nominate anyone who’s contribution has singled them out as deserving of recognition, be it in community, sport, business, arts, family or indeed from any sector or activity in our community. Send your nomination with the name of your nominee and the reason you wish to nominate them (along with your name and contact details) to Blarney & District Person of The Month Awards, The Muskerry News, Church View, Blarney or email muskerrynews@eircom.net
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Laughter, excitement and a few tears as a new year starts at Berrings National School
A huge welcome to the all the boys and girls who started in Berrings National School on the 31st of August. There was laughter, excitement and a few tears! We wish them all the best as they start on their school journey. The extension to our school is quickly taking shape. The new building will include two ASD classrooms, a gross motor room and a computer room. The children will also be able to enjoy a new soft play area which will be situated beside the new building.
We are very lucky to welcome two sets of identical twins. The boys and their teacher look forward to a great year in Junior Infants.
The whole school community are very proud of the children from 4th class last year. Their original song ‘Live On’ was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the national competition ‘A Song for 16’. The song was written to commemorate the centenary of 1916. The launch of their CD was a great success and all the money raised went to the children’s charity Barnardos. Berrings Sciath na Scol campaign got off to a great start. A challenge match against Canovee National school saw Berrings NS coming out the victors in both the boys and girls matches. Well done to all involved.
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Bishop Crean celebrated with the Missionaries of Charity and concelebrants on September 5th on the occasion of the canonisation of Mother Teresa. The sisters hosted large numbers afterwards in the convent and grounds.
Michael Magner, Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel, sponsors, presenting the Glanmire and District Sports, Business and Community Award for August to Madge Fogarty, Vice Chairperson Glanmire Community Association and founder of PND (Post Natal Depression) Ireland. Included are Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, Deputy Lord Mayor, Joe and Shane Fogarty, Kathleen Lynch, PND members, Bernie Kealey, Joan Murphy and Judith Greene-Goodyear, Treasurer Glanmire Area Community Association. pic Mike English
Congratulations Ballincollig and Blarney! Ballincollig first in the B1 category in the Cork County Council anti litter awards, whilst Blarney Tidy Towns were placed 2nd in Category A, a huge achievement to come second in a County as big as Cork. Well done to all in Blarney and Ballincollig for their hard work.
Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service are delighted to announce a new partnership with Alpha Youth Ireland to develop and promote parish based supports for young people to support them in exploring and developing their faith. Theresa CDYS has a long Cronin history of working with young people in diverse, proactive and imaginative ways that nurtures and encourages young people to reach their full potential, in a safe and supportive community. Alpha is a tool for evangelisation at the service of the local parish and will enable young people to engage with and explore their faith. Alpha-Youth is designed to actively engage young people in conversations about faith, life and Jesus, and invites young people to explore their faith in a fun, friendly & relaxed atmosphere where no question is too big or too small! Every session includes food, fun, film presentation and group discussion. Alpha-Youth offers a safe and genuine opportunity for honest and open dialogue where young people can speak their minds about faith and God. Further information on Alpha Youth is available on the Alpha-Youth website: www.alphayouth.ie Theresa Cronin, the newly appointed Cork Alpha-Youth worker is available to discuss, develop and support Alpha and Alpha-Youth initiatives in parishes and schools. You can contact Theresa at Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services, Mallow Community Youth Centre, Mallow, on 087 2212551 or theresa.cronin@Alpha.org with any questions or further information you may need.
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Blarney, Inniscarra and Carrigrohane to host Cork’s First Christmas Tree Festival
Cork’s First Christmas Tree Festival will take place this December across the three parish churches of St Peter’s, Carrigrohane, The Church of the Resurrection, Blarney and St Senan’s, Inniscarra. From Friday December 2nd until Sunday December 4th each of the three churches will host part of the trail of imaginatively decorated Christmas trees that, together, tell the Christmas story in a new and wonderful way. The trees will be decorated by school and community groups from across Carrigrohane/Ballincollig, Blarney and Inniscarra areas. Participating groups will be provided with a verse from the Christmas story on which to base the decoration of their tree, so there will be all kinds of styles and interpretations! A free souvenir programme will be produced that explains all the trees and will include advertisements for all the local business that have sponsored the Festival. Funds raised will go to support the churches ongoing work in our community. The Festival will be open to the public and there will be no entrance fee. There will be voluntary donation boxes for contributions, and the churches will also be working in partnership with St Vincent de Paul food hamper conference and accepting donations on non perishable food items. Keep up with the plans by following them on facebook or checking the website www.cupcork.ie/christmastreefestival
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The Church of Ireland in Blarney is inviting all in the Blarney and surrounding communities to join them for a unique service on Friday 30th September when the church will be beautifully decorated with fruit, vegetables and flowers as we celebrate what God has given to us. It will also be an opportunity to hear some stories which the team from the area witnessed in Zambia this summer. If you’d like to come the service begins at 8pm in the Church of the Resurrection. It will be led by Reverend Robert Ferris and members of the local churches. If you would like to donate any fruit, vegetables or flowers they can be left in the church after 12noon on Tuesday 27th September, a team will be decorating the church that evening. Following the service, food and flowers will be distributed to local groups working in our community.
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On a wonderful warm evening in early August a gathering of Blarney locals and friends were enthralled by song and story at The Gab Mixtape in the garden of The Old Blarney Post Office cafe. The Gab is a new community of storytellers and listeners, people who value stories. There have been three Gab Mixtape evenings so far where storytellers and singers gather in an informal, positive atmosphere. In October the Gab Mixtape is coming back to Blarney, upstairs in the Muskerry Arms on Friday the 7th of October at 8pm. Entry is free. There will be a raffle on the night in aid of the Hope Foundation, a registered charity working with street and slum children in Kolkata, India. The Gab Mixtape, upstairs in The Muskerry Arms, Friday October 7th at 8pm. Free entry and all welcome. See www.facebook.com/ TheGabStorytelling for more information.
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There are few people as loved in Blarney as Jenny Bradford. We wish this lovely lady, pictured celebrating her special birthday with some of her many friends, the happiest of birthdays.
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Films, gardens and Sciath na Scol as new term starts at Vicarstown National School New junior infants. Welcome to our new Junior Infant Class! 14 marvellous new pupils joined us here at Vicarstown National School on the August 29th. We’d also like to welcome their families to our school community.
have decided to move the school garden from its existing location to a more central spot, which is also closer to the classrooms. We also hope to incorporate an outdoor classroom in this exciting development.
Fís Film Project. 3rd & 4th class made their very own film entitled ‘Ticket Trouble’ and entered it into the Fís Film Competition for Primary Schools. This fantastic film can be viewed on our school website. We may yet see some stars from our school on the boulevards of Los Angeles. Sciath na Scol. We are back in training for this year’s football Sciath na Scol. Our matches begin next week and we look forward to playing Aghabullogue, Whitegate and Ringaskiddy over the coming weeks.
Active schools week. We celebrated active Schools week from September 10th to 18th. We danced on Monday, yoga on Tuesday, we walked a mile with a smile on Wednesday, skipped on Thursday and we took on the teachers on Friday! Vegetable and sensory garden project 2016. We are delighted with the new plans for our new redeveloped vegetable and sensory garden which were drawn up by one of our school parents, Ms. Fionnuala Carroll of Windy Acre Designs. After giving many years of bountiful produce we
Tablets. The school is currently purchasing a set of tablets. These will be used to enhance numeracy and literacy lessons, while also making research and multimedia projects easier to undertake during school time. Thank you to Parents’ Association for their continued support for endeavours like this.
Library. We would like to sincerely thank all of the pupils and parents in the school who donated books to add to our new centralised school library. We are looking forward to setting up a professional lending system, using Aladdin. This new system will encourage our children to become lifelong readers and make it easier for us to keep track of our children’s reading progress over their school lifetime. New Tracksuit. We are delighted with our new school tracksuits which we are phasing in over the next two years. They feature our new school crest and will be well suited to the many sports activities our students enjoy including Gaelic Football, Hurling, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Basketball, Yoga and Golf.
Donoughmore Fundraising Group 21st Annual Coffee Night Thursday September 15th 2016 from 7pm -9pm
The Community Centre Hall, Stuake, Donoughmore. Your generous donations of home baking in previous years and your enthusiastic participation have ensured successful fundraising events in the past. Your continued support would be much appreciated this year. There will be face painting, nail art and more on the night so come along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat, all for a good cause. Everyone welcome.
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Junior Masterclass, one of Griffin’s greatest kids clubs is back! This is a very popular class with limited spaces so book early, and learn to bake and decorate like Granny Griffin. Junior Bakers Masterclasses take place at Griffins Garden Centre on Saturday September 24th, October 8th and 22nd and November 5th from 3pm to 4.30pm, and are suitable for children aged from 9 to 16. Cost per class per child €15. Granny Griffin has a very creative programme this season, so sign up to become a great baker and learn lots of decorating tricks and tips. This is very popular with limited tickets so book today on 021 7334600.
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Happy, smiling faces from Blarney Brownies pictured at Fossetts Circus last weekend with Otto the clown. All the Brownies really enjoyed the amazing acts, especially when Imelda, one of the Brownie leaders, become part of the act!
Donoughmore Macra members Sean Wallace , Tom Carroll, Elaine O’Connell, Meig Collins, Heather Healy and Rachel Kelleher pictured with Cara O Mahonny, Macra Rural Youth Chairperson. Enjoying club officer training in Ennis last weekend.
Donoughmore Macra members Mairead Healy, Tom Carroll and William Buckley enjoying club officer training in Ennis last week, they were delighted to be asked to present their 2014-2015 winning club of the year presentation.
Members who won the Muskerry round of club question time last week and go forward to the National Final of Club Question time in October in Dublin.
Blarney & District Chamber of Commerce meetings resume on Friday September 16th at 9am, at The Castle Hotel, Blarney. After a brief Summer break from meetings, although not from work as Chamber members have made some great progress with several exciting projects over the past few months, we meet again every week for networking and other business at venues around the village and surrounding area. If you are interested in joining us, and would like to learn more about Blarney & District Chamber of Commerce then feel free to come along to any of our meetings, follow us on facebook, or send your email address to blarneybusiness@gmail.com
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Excitement in Blarney as Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Blarney, unveil
There was a good crowd in attendance as Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Blarney, unveiled plans recently for the most modern school in Ireland, with work due to start in Summer 2017. Plans for the state of the art school include accommodation for 1200 students, and excellent community facilities. The new school will include 34 general classrooms, plus 10 smaller and 7 specialist classrooms. Three arts and crafts rooms, 2 home economics rooms and 5 construction and technology rooms are also to be included, as is a comprehensive library. The classroom layout will be based on ‘new schools of the future room layouts’, and a dedicated unit is being built for students with Special Education needs. The importance of physical education has also been prioritised with 6 hard play courts, and an extensive PE hall with sprung timber floor, overlooked by a viewing gallery for spectators, a fully equipped fitness suite, and ballcourts. Traffic has been addressed with 110 car parking spaces, and an effective one way system to be implemented, alleviating traffic congestion in the area. The schools commitment to the community continues as, thanks to lobbying by Padraig Sheehan on behalf of local residents, the new school building includes a state of the art hall to host concerts, sporting occasions and events, giving locals access to a community centre which can seat 520 people, something which Blarney badly needs. This large general purpose space will include retractable seating, catering facilities and a stage for performances. The catchment area reaches out from Blarney to service the growing population areas of Killeens, Whitechurch, Grenagh, Rathpeacon, Inniscarra, Kerrypike and Donoughmore.
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plans for state of the art school
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CORK DANCE CLUB
Beginners’ Social Ballroom dance class
Tues. Sept. 13th Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel 9.15 p.m
Beginners’ Modern Jive Class
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Mon. Sept. 19th Blarney Woollen Mills 8.15 p.m. Tel. Anne 087 2487696 E: corkdanceclub@gmail.com www.corkdanceclub.com
Social dancing has certainly experienced a huge rise in popularity in recent years and young stars like Nathan Carter, Derek Ryan and Lisa McHugh have attracted a whole new generation of dancers to the dance floors all over Ireland and when their fans went to the dance halls to see them they soon realised they needed to learn to dance too! Cork Dance Club’s popular social ballroom dance classes resume on Tuesday September 13th at the Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel. A new beginners class will commence at 8.15 p.m. (booking essential). Over the weeks the course will cover the basic steps in all the popular social dance genres, old time waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, tango and lots more. Cork Dance Club is pleased to announce it’s also starting a new exciting modern jive class this autumn. Modern jive is the fastest growing dance
craze all over Ireland at the moment. It’s the easiest partner dance to learn and most people can pick up a few moves even after their first class. One of the great appeals of modern jive is that it has a distinct lack of strict footwork to follow, this of course makes it easier to learn. Each of the class nights provides a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere for all dancers and would be dancers of any age from 16 upwards The lessons are broken down with step by step instruction for each move ensuring that you will learn to dance in a fun and easy going environment. In the class you will learn beginner moves and how to link them together. Modern jive has elements of rock n roll and salsa but it is easier than either. It’s a fun and healthy way to keep fit and meet and mix with friends old and new . It’s danced to music with four beats to the bar from the latest chart hits to Irish country and everything in between. Throughout the class you will change partners every few minutes. The rotation of partners is a great way to get to meet new people in the class and actually helps improve your dancing. The new jive class takes place at the Blarney Woolllen Mills hotel commencing on Monday September 19th at 8.15pm 087 2487696 / corkdanceclub@gmail.com / www.corkdanceclub.com
Mouth Cancer Awareness Day 21st September 2016
Free screening at your local dentist!
Isn’t it lovely? The new sign erected by the residents of Castle Close, Blarney.
Oral cancer is among the 10 most common cancers worldwide. 98% of patients affected are over the age of 40, but it is increasingly seen in younger people. Men are more commonly affected than women, though the difference in incidence is less marked than it was in the past. The cause of oral cancer is complex and there are many factors involved. Risk factors include: Tobacco causes oral cancer, alcohol use, particularly beer and spirits, the combined use of both tobacco and alcohol is associated with a
greater risk of developing oral cancer than either exposure alone, sun exposure is associated with an increased risk of lip cancer, diet poor in fresh fruit and vegetables and poor oral health. The signs and symptoms of oral cancer often resemble a lump, a red or white patch or an ulcer. If any such lesion does not heal normally within 3 weeks, attendance at your dentist for examination is recommended. It is worth noting that pain is usually a late feature in oral cancer. Early detection and prompt treatment offer the best hope to the patient with oral cancer. Every time you visit your dentist for a routine examination, an oral cancer screen is performed. Both the medical card and PRSI schemes entitle patients to free annual dental examinations. For more information contact Onslow Gardens Dental Practice, Onslow Gardens, Commons Road, Cork 021 4398572.
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Thanks to Grainne McSweeney who hosted an end of Summer teen disco in Scoil Mhuire gan Smal last week and raised €1137.30 for local organisations including Brand Blarney to develop ongoing community projects, Blarney Community First Responders, Blarney Tidy Towns and Blarney Chamber of Commerce.
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In addition to my duties in Brussels & Dublin in my capacity as Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection, I’m always glad of an excuse to attend local events, and to bring events to the area - as my home and heart lie in Cork North Central.
Brexit opportunities for Cork Earlier this month I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak to Cork Chamber of Commerce on the issues for Ireland surrounding Brexit. While Ireland would have preferred if the UK had not voted to leave the European Union, it seems clear to me that there will be opportunities for us, particularly in Dublin and Cork, as a result of the UK decision. Given the fact that rents in the Cork region are half that in Dublin and given that our county has some very large available sites that already have planning permission I believe Cork is well placed to attract a good share of the investment into Ireland that may come as a result of the UK’s decision Speaking at Cork Chamber’s “Brexit” event on 2nd September to leave the EU.
Is Susan Irish Mum of the Year?
Hundreds of nominations countrywide have been cast, tears of laughter and sadness have been shed as entries poured in and the finalists have now been decided for Woman’s Way Mum of the year, including our very own Susan O'Sullivan who is now one of fifteen mums chosen to attend the finals at a special afternoon tea on September 17th. Susan O'Sullivan, originally from Blarney and now living in from Grenagh, was nominated by a group of her 29 ‘non-conventional’ friends who she has come to know through sharing parenting experiences in a Facebook group. Susan and her husband Gerard welcomed baby Aoife almost three years ago and discovered they were expecting baby number two in September 2014. Soon after, Gerard died of a heart attack. Since then, Susan has tackled everything head on, even when Ciara Jane was diagnosed with Downs Syndrome and needed surgery at Temple Street Children’s Hospital after her birth. One of the friends associated with the nomination described Susan’s ‘compassion’ and ‘capacity to think and care about others even when she is going through so much herself.’ Good luck Susan!
Blarney Men's Shed travelled back in time recently to take part in Coachford Autumn Festival on their high neillies, which they had restored themsleves.
More flights and more tourists for Cork 2016 has been a very busy tourist season in Ireland and also of course in Cork. I was delighted to see recently that Ryanair committed to increasing the number of routes from our City, which will have considerable benefit for tourist regions in the county and particularly of course in the Blarney area. I will continue to push very hard at EU level and domestically to see the planned flights between Cork and Boston come to fruition. We remain concerned at the US authorities delay in issuing this licence for what would bring huge benefits for travellers both in Ireland and the United States of America and provide a great boost to the region.
New Town and Village Renewal Scheme Cork towns and villages are set to benefit from the newly launched Town and Village Renewal Scheme for Rural Ireland, which aims to revitalise up to 200 towns and villages across the country. My colleague Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, launched the €10 million scheme last month. In total €380,000 will be available for Cork County Council in 2016 in support of up to eight separate town and village projects. As part of the scheme, the Council will partner with local businesses and communities to implement ideas and projects that can make a real and lasting impact in revitalising our local rural towns and villages. The focus of the fund for 2016 will be on small towns and villages with populations of less than 5,000, and will help to increase the attractiveness of our towns and villages as local commercial and social centres.
Free pre-school childcare represents saving of €4,000 per child Up to 85,000 are registering for free childcare in preschools across the country following a welcome major expansion of the scheme. All children can now enter the scheme on reaching the age of three years old, effectively doubling the number of weeks of free childcare to an average of 61 weeks. The extended scheme means that the level of savings for families has also dramatically increased – from an average of €2,000 to €4,000 per child on annual childcare costs – which is huge relief for parents.
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Brian O’Mahony remembered as ‘Goodbye, my son’ is launched
A large crowd attended the launch of ‘Goodbye, My Son’, in the Aula Max at UCC recently. Brian O’Mahony was diagnosed with leukaemia at eighteen and died just a few months later. Brian’s mother, Marian, shares her experience of her son’s journey through terminal illness, providing an invaluable insight into how to try to come to terms with even the most devastating of tragedies, and follows their journey through terminal cancer, bereavement and beyond. Written with great warmth, honesty and candour, Goodbye, My Son is a touching tribute to a very special young man and a valuable resource for any family facing the challenges of terminal illness. Speaking at the launch Marian said, “Most of you here knew Brian. It's hard to believe it's fifteen years since he passed away. Great too, to see many of his friends here. Most of you knew him well, my tall dark and handsome 3rd son. “What would you do if you were told your loved one had weeks to live? What would you do next? What would you make sure to do while
you still had your loved one close? “Our son Brian was diagnosed with leukaemia and weeks into his treatment we were given the shocking information that he was critically ill and likely to live only a week or two. “When I was young my Dad died and I've
always wished I had more memories of him. Writing has always come easily to me, so immediately after Brian died, I wrote down events the best I could remember them. I didn't want to forget details over time, so this is why there is so much specific detail in the book. “I realised that we were so lucky to have such support so I also wanted to encourage readers to have that courage to reach out and lend a hand if times are tough for family, friend or neighbour. Cut the grass, make a stew, bring in the washing, it needn't be a monumental contribution, just help to keep the show on the road. This is why I wrote the book, because other books don't talk about the everyday experiences of families while caring for a sick relative, other books also don't talk about the high level of practical support provided by the community.” In the preface of ‘Goodbye, My Son’ Marian says, “I didn’t produce this book for money, pity or praise. I’ve put my thoughts and feelings on paper to help myself, my family and others. First and foremost it is a tribute to the life of our Brian.” This beautiful tribute to Brian ‘Goodbye, My Son’ is available in Waterstones, Veritas and Vibes and Scribes and online at marianomahony.com Trainee Doctor Grace Collins, Blarney, pictured at the announcement that DeafHear will support UCC’s MSc. in Audiology programme. pic Darragh Kane
The Surgeon Noonan Society raised over €5000 last weekend when they gave free blood pressure checks in Blackpool Shopping Centre, in association with their flag days in Cork and at Midleton food fair. This fabulous medical charity raises funds for hospitals in Africa and next summer local student doctors including Mags Carey and John Coleman from Blarney, who head up the campaign for 2016/17, will go over and work for 6 weeks with 7 local hospitals in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Malawi. www.facebook.com/UCCSurgeonNoonanSociety/
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Interesting programme of lectures ahead for Muskerry Local History
Monday, 17th October Kilcrea and Crookstown in the Middle Ages: The European dimension Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel This lecture throws new light on the beginnings of Kilcrea and Crookstown. Monday, 7th November Launch of Times Past, journal of Muskerry Local History Society Monday, 21st November The Battle of Jutland 1916 - A Cork Tragedy Tony McCarthy Over 120 of the 8,600 sailors who died in the Battle of Jutland were from Cork, including 3 from our own locality. This lecture tells some of their stories and of the ships in which they lost their lives. Monday, 5th December Seán Ó Ríordáin by Dermot O’Donovan Seán Ó Ríordáin’s cultural background as an emigré in Inniscarra; the poet and the memories of local people, as well as aspects of his poetry. Lectures take place at Ballincollig Rugby Club Hall at 8pm sharp. Annual subscription €10, alternatively a cover charge of €3 applies at each lecture. Further information from Liam Hayes (087 7828546), Dermot O’Donovan (021 4873266), Rod MacConaill (086 1089524) or Dermot Lucey (087 9331135).
Isn't she lovely? Lily-Marie Horgan who started junior infants in Gaelscoil Mhuscrai, Blarney.
Searching for ladybugs’ as Grace Collins, Blarney, and Mark Byrne, CEO DeafHear mark the announcement that DeafHear will support UCC’s MSc. in Audiology programme. pic Darragh Kane
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Noreen Buckley, President, Denis McCarthy, Kevin McSweeney, Chairman, Finbarr Noonan, Fin's Autospares, sponsors and Olivia Stack, Juliet Murphy Fitness. pics Mike English Louise, Elaine, Carol and Michael McCarthy were at Mary O'Connell's Bar for the launch of the Ballincollig Vintage Club's Denis McCarthy Benefit run which was held Sunday September 4th.
Donal Kennaelly, Vice President Ballincollig Rugby Club, John O'Leary and Bill Ryan.
Sean, Paul and Hally McCarthy.
Thomas McCarthy, Finbarr Noonan, sponsor, and Cyril Keane at the launch of the run to Millstreet Country Park.
A lovely tribute to popular local man Niall Daly was written by foodwriter Elke O'Mahony and published in last weeks Cork Independent. May he rest in peace. "On Sunday evening, I received terrible news of the death of Niall Daly of The Chocolate Shop in the English Market. I remember heading to town each Saturday morning when my mum was still alive and just before I was about to return home again, I ‘d stop at the stall to buy a small box of chocolates for my mum. I always left it up to Niall which ones to choose; I only told him no dark chocolate and no alcohol-filled ones. When I would return home, my mum would give out to me that I spent money on her but I could see her a few hours later opening the box and enjoying the chocolates – mostly with my dad out of earshot so that she could have all of them to herself. All in the English Market but also his customers will miss Niall. His family might continue the stall but the quietness that was around Niall, his patience and his pure presence are irreplaceable. Niall wasn’t a chocolatier, he imported most of his chocolate – a fact he never hid. He gave upcoming artisan chocolatiers a chance, introducing them to visitors to his stall. His eye for quality made his business a success and he was considered an expert in the field of awfully good chocolate. I still see my mum’s face when she opened the box of chocolates and the enjoyment when she took the first bite. Niall and his wife started The Chocolate Shop in 2000 and have survived the recession and the business has indeed grown from the start. There are always people around the stall, especially in summer when queues are formed around the corner of the stall for their delicious ice cream. Everytime I went to the market and saw Niall standing behind the beautiful array of chocolate trays, I thought of my mum and how much she loved his chocolates. When I go to the market now, I will think of Niall and my first time at the stall. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. “
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Programme of Illustrated Public Lectures and Field Trips for 2016-2017 Season
Thursday 22nd September 2016 Field Trip to Independence Museum Kilmurry with Mr. Noel Howard Please note this trip is confined to Members of the Society. Meet 7.25pm at the Museum. Thursday 6th October 2016 Images of Cork leading up to the 1916 Rising with Mr. Michael Lenihan Thursday 3rd November 2016 Slaughter on the Somme 100th anniversary of end of the battle with Mr. Gerry White Thursday 1st December 2016 Historical food products in Ireland with Prof. Liam Downey Thursday 12th January 2017 Revolution on the airwaves 1966: How the broadcast media celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Rising with Mr. Kieran Wyse Thursday 2nd February 2017 The cycles of time exploring Irish folk belief, piseogs, ritual and custom with Mr. Shane Lehane Thursday 2nd March 2017 Following the footsteps of the Cork Fenians 150th anniversary of Fenian rising with Mr. John Mulcahy Thursday 6th April 2017 ‘The Martin’ – History of a local river with Mr. Richard Forrest Thursday 4th May 2017 May Day magic: fairies, witches and dew-charms with Dr. Jenny Butler Thursday 18th May 2017 Field Trip, details to be advised Thursday 8th June 2017 Field Trip to Kilcrea Abbey with Ms. Denise Sheehan Meet at Kilcrea Abbey 7.30pm July/August 2017 Summer Vacation August 2017 Heritage Week Date to be Confirmed The Saga of the Muskerry Tram 130th anniversary of its opening in 1887 with Mr. Tim O’Brien Thursday 7th September 2017 Annual General Meeting
Formed in 1985, the Blarney & District Historical Society is a non-denominational and non-political organization which endeavours to record for posterity matters of local historical interest and also to preserve and protect local heritage. Through a series of public, illustrated lectures each year and the publication of the ‘Old Blarney’ Journal, we try to share the information gathered in an affordable form. In the 30 years since its inauguration, the Society has organised over 400 lectures, field trips and other events. Illustrated, public lectures normally take place on the first Thursday of each month (excluding July and August) at 8pm in Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, (Blarney Secondary School), and all are welcome to attend. There is a nominal entry charge for non-members. Some Field Trips may carry certain restrictions. Interest in the Society has gone from strength to strength over the years but we are always looking for new members to join and help to continue this very valuable and interesting work for future generations to enjoy. Contact Mr. Brian Gabriel email: bg1@eircom.net Phone 021 4381349 Mobile 087-2153216 All events are correct at time of publication but some items may have to be cancelled or changed due to unavoidable circumstances from time to time. Everybody Welcome. Further details on the above programme are available on the Blarney and District Historical Society website www.blarneyhistory.ie
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August has gone in the blink of an eye and we are suddenly looking towards autumn. It seems as if the trees are already starting to colour up and night time temperatures are dropping. Growth has been great this month, and we are still cutting grass on a weekly basis. A lot of our new plants are thriving and the Fern Garden and Tropical Border both look particularly well. I just hope we get a bit more sun before autumn really sets in. The herbaceous borders are starting to fade in places and we are dead heading and tidying as required. Now is a good time to take stock of what you might like to change for next year. Overall it has been a good show this year and we are very pleased, but some plants have taken over a little too much and require some thinning out. We plan to add some new varieties before next spring to increase the diversity and extend the flowering time. It’s the time of year for pruning hedges, mulching beds and general tidying up in the vegetable garden. We have been cutting back our old raspberry and loganberry canes and tying in the new ones for next year’s crop. We have dug up the last of the potatoes. Lifted shallots, garlic and onions and planted out brassicas and leeks. Now is the time to sow spinach, winter lettuce and rocket to take you through to the autumn. Our Irish orchard is cropping well again this year. I was worried that it would suffer with the strange mix of weather that we had over the spring. We will be using most of the apples to make our own juice but at the moment we are experimenting with using the windfalls to make apple jelly. All of the trees are heritage varieties and it is very interesting to compare the differences between them. We are in the process of renovating an old apple store in our walled garden. We plan to put this to good use in the coming years as a cider brewing shed. It’s not too early to start thinking about bulbs. Bulb planting can be started in the next few weeks. The fresher they are when you plant them, the better they perform. Make a few notes as to where you would like some extra colour in the garden, then select bulbs that suit. Too often bulbs end up as an impulse buy that get stuck in a corner and forgotten about, so don’t forget to label them. We add to our collection every year and this year’s order will include more miniature narcissus and ornamental onions that I hope to naturalise in some of the grass areas. We will have to start thinking about winter protection of less hardy plants over the next few weeks. Some of our tree fern varieties and specimens in our tropical border will have to be lifted and brought indoors for the winter months. Others will be protected with straw, fleece or heavy mulch. We will then pray that we have a mild winter. I look forward to seeing you in the gardens. Adam
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Rebel Og squads Well done to all our club members who were involved with the Rebel Og squads. Mark Buckley and Padraig Holland were part of the U15B team who beat Tipperary 2-12 to 0-07 in the final. Liam Ryan, Owen McCarthy and Seanie Barry (Mentor) were part of the John Meyler coached U16A team that beat Galway 2-08 to 1-08. The U15A team (Jack O’Sullivan and Fergal O’Leary) and U16B teams (Con O’Leary) were runners up in their tournaments.
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Inniscarra just came up short in the semi-final of the Premier 1 U16 Hurling Championship at The Mardyke on Thursday evening. This was a closely contested affair with little between the sides and some high class hurling. Na Piarsaigh got the ideal start with a goal from their first attack but Inniscarra settled with a foul on Dylan Church resulting in an Eoin McCarthy pointed free. Frankie Horgan pointed after good work by Jamie O'Sullivan. A wonderful catch and turn by the excellent Liam Ryan resulted in Inniscarra third point but shortly afterwards Piarsaigh got a second goal. Dylan Church scored a lovely point after a layoff by Darragh Hughes. Midfielders Fergal O'Leary and Liam Ryan then each scored a point before Eoin McCarthy picked up a good clearance by Cillian Murphy to score a long range point. Half Time Inniscarra 0 -7, Piarsaigh 2 - 9. Owen McCarthy got another point after the break and Inniscarra were now playing much better. A good catch by Eoghan Daly found Owen McCarthy who was fouled and he duly converted the free. Mark McLoughlin and Owen McCarthy each had points and some excellent defending by corner backs Evan Kelly and the tenacious Jack O'Sullivan led to the ball reaching Mark Buckley who transferred to David Kiely and his shot found the net for a morale boosting goal. A brilliant point by
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Sean Sheehan kept the momentum going and a puck out from Padraig Holland was fielded by Con O'Leary who cleared upfield to Owen McCarthy and after a long run on goal he placed the ball in the corner of the net for Inniscarra second goal. Now just three points behind Inniscarra looked like they might succeed but an Owen McCarthy pointed free was their last score. Final Score Inniscarra 2 - 13 Na Piarsaigh 2 - 17 Scorers; Owen McCarthy 1 - 6, Liam Ryan 0 - 2, Frankie Horgan 0 - 1, Dylan Church 0 - 1, Mark McLoughlin 0 - 1,Sean Sheehan 0 - 1, Fergal O'Leary 0 - 1. Team; Padraig Holland, Evan Kelly, Cillian Murphy, Jack O'Sullivan, Jamie O'Sullivan, Con O'Leary, Mark Buckley, Liam Ryan, Fergal O'Leary, Sean Sheehan, Owen McCarthy, Dylan Church, Frankie Horgan, Mark McLoughlin, Darragh Hughes, Subs, Eoghan Daly for Darragh Hughes, David Kiely for Dylan Church, Brian Linehan for Con O'Leary (inj), Sean Geary for Sean Sheehan. Many thanks for all their hard work to mentors Padraig Hughes, Leo Murphy, Brian McCarthy and Bill Ryan.
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Narrow Defeat In Mid Cork Final Our Junior A Hurlers narrowly lost to Ballinora in the Muskerry Junior A Hurling Championship Final on the 4th of September last in Ovens. Blarney who were looking to capture the club's first Mid Cork Hurling title since 1993, had a good opening half. Mark Cremin pointed a free for Blarney on the 3rd minute in response to Ballinora's converted 65. The game started with high intensity and it was a battle to win primary possession in the middle of the field. Ten minutes in, Mark Cremin scored a great individual goal where he won back lost possession, beat his man and finished brilliantly to the back of the Ballinora net. The score board now read Blarney 1-1 Ballinora 0-2. The red and green of Ballinora responded with another free before Sean Crowley found Vincent O'Mahony in space from a side line ball, where he pointed from the middle of the field. On the 20th minute, Ballinora capitalised on a breaking ball in the full back line where the corner forward ran in at pace striking hard to give Richard O'Shea no chance in goal. The green flag was raised to the delight of the large Ballinora following. Blarney did not panic and had plenty attacking options with Mark Cremin in fine form in the first half. Cremin converted a free and added two more points from play to leave the half time score Blarney 1-7 Ballinora 1-5. Ballinora quickly levelled the game in the opening minutes of the second half. Again Blarney battled and Sean Crowley playing at mid-field scored a point from play in the wet conditions. Cremin soon followed with another free to give Blarney a two point lead again. However Ballinora kept applying pressure and Blarney found it more & more difficult to win puck outs as the game went on. Ballinora scored three points on the trot, but on the 45th minute Eugene McCarthy found himself in space in the full forward line to finish well for Blarney's second goal of the game. The score was now Blarney 2-9 Ballinora 1-12. However the concession of frees was costing Blarney. Ballinora scored two more points from the placed ball before McCarthy scored from play on the 51st minute, which was Blarney's last score of the game. Ballinora finished strong, with their superior fitness helping them to see out the game. Full time Blarney 2-10 Ballinora 1-15. It was a brave performance from Blarney and lads deserve a lot of credit. Some will look back on the game as a missed opportunity, but the lads will learn from it and no doubt be back stronger next time round. Richard O'Shea, Stephen O'Brien, Daniel Cronin, Wayne Shine, Vincent O'Mahony, Conor O'Reilly, Donal O'Neill, Sean Crowley, Anthony O'Shea, Eugene McCarthy, John Daniel Good, Owen O'Connor, Conor Forde, Mark Cremin, Michael John Shine. Stephen Sheedy for Donal O'Neill, Kevin Cremin for John Daniel Good, Sean Twomey for Stephen O'Brien.
Coley ensures Fe21’s progress Blarney U21 hurlers are through to the quarter final of the Premier U21 Hurling Championship after defeating Killeagh/Itas by 3 points on the 31st of August in Pairc Ui Rinn. Both sides exchanged pointed frees in the opening minutes before Blarney wing forward Conor Forde converted a great side line ball from the 45 metre line. Blarney settled well into the game with Mark Coleman and Michael John Shine often on the ball in midfield. Coleman and Stephen Sheedy added more points from play, but Killeagh/Itas were staying in touch by pointing frees.
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The number of goal opportunities created by the east Cork team was a concern, but Blarney keeper Conor Murphy made three good saves in the opening 10 minutes to keep the opposition goalless. On the 13th minute centre back Peter Philpott scored a huge point from play after a well worked puck out. Again the sides were trading points thanks to Coleman's accuracy from the dead ball. A few minutes later a high ball into the full forward line broke to David Cremin who pulled on the ground into the Killeagh/Itas net, scoring Blarney’s only goal of the game. The score board now read Blarney 1 - 8 Killeagh/Itas 0 - 6. David Dunlea Killeagh/Itas responded well, scoring three points on the trot before Coleman leading by example created space to score a well taken point from play. However three minutes before half time Killeagh/Itas exposed the Blarney defence and scored their first goal of the evening. A converted free and a point from play from Ray Murphy, who was moved out as a third midfielder, gave Blarney a two point lead at the break. Blarney 1 - 12 Killeagh/Itas 1 - 10. Michael John Shine opened the scoring from play 3 minutes into the second half with a well taken point from the right wing under the stand. Two minutes later his brother Wayne got in the score sheet hitting off his left on the 45 metre line. Again Killeagh/Itas responded, with a point from play. Murphy scored two more points from play soon after in what was a very open game. Killeagh/Itas got their second goal 6 minutes into the half to leave a single point again between the sides. Blarney responded well again with their forwards creating more scoring opportunities, which was the real difference between the sides. Blarney were the better team but could not put Killeagh/Itas out of reach. Coleman who scored 12 points (7 frees) in total with the highlight being a side line cut scored under the stand in the second half. The lads did very well to keep the work rate up which forced the opposition to make mistakes. However it was a nervous finish with only two points the difference in added time. Coleman scored his last free of the evening just before the final whistle to leave the final score Blarney 1 - 20 Killeagh/Itas 2 - 14. Our U21's are now in the quarter final in the first year of this competition. However the lads will have to improve their performance if they are to overcome Fr. O'Neill's in the next round. Conor Murphy, Conor Power, Sean McSweeney, Wayne Shine, Paul O'Connor, Peter Philpott, Sean Crowley, Michael John Shine, Mark Coleman, Conor Forde, Stephen Sheedy, David Dunlea, Mark Coleman, Ray Murphy, David Cremen, Kevin Cremen.
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Blarney GAA news Blitz 6 - 9 year olds Well done to all who from our Club na nOg section of the club who took part in a Football blitz in Rathpeacon late last month.
Blarney club members - All Ireland competitions Well done to our club members involved last month in the Rebel Og Cork squads in their various All Ireland competitions. The participation of the Blarney players on the panels is testament to the level of Underage coaching in our club over the last number of years. Michael O'Mahony (u14A winners) with Stephen O'Brien (mentor) Ben Ahern and Shane Barrett (u15A runners up) Padraig Power (u15B winners) Declan Hanlon (u16A winners) Conor Power (u17A runners up)
Minor hurlers reach county final Blarney defeated Aghada in Pairc Ui Rinn on the 24th of August to reach the final of the Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship. There were a number of changes to the match programme but the main omission was David Sheahan who missed out due to a hamstring injury. With the game played under lights, it was Aghada who got off to a blistering start scoring the first 6 points in the opening 6 minutes. James Dineen settled Blarney popping over a tricky free from the left wing 2 minutes later. Blarney made a few positional changes to win more ball in the middle of the field and manage the Aghada centre forward Charlie Terry who was having a major impact on the game. The lads dug in and on the 11th minute found the back of the Aghada net when Barry Dennehy showed good strength to get around the corner back and coolly finish. It was a big score and gave Blarney much confidence. Blarney started to dominate possession now and Dineen was showing great leadership in attack pointing two more frees and scoring the point of the game on the 16th minute from play, when he striked on the turn to hit it over the black spot. Dineen, Dennehy and Cathal Hegarty added more points to leave the score Blarney 1-9 Aghada 0-6 after 23 minutes.
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But the game took a turn again a minute later when Aghada scored a goal from a 21 metre free. Despite another point from Hegarty, the east Cork side scored a flurry of points in quick succession to leave the teams all square at half time. Blarney 1-10 Aghada 1-10. In a very entertaining game for supporters, both sides came out in the second half trading points in the opening quarter with Michael John Shine and Eamon O'Mahony getting on the score sheet. It was end to end and Blarney were showing great team spirit fighting for every ball with no lost cause. It was 1-13 a piece on the 43rd minute. Dineen scored again from play a minute later and Alan McEvoy who was carrying an injury score two well taken points in quick succession from corner forward. The green and white of Aghada responded with a point before the hard working Declan Hanlon got his first point of the night. Both sides again traded scores before Eamon O'Mahony scored a great individual goal at the death running through the Aghada defence from 45 metres out to ensure Blarney reached their first final at minor grade since winning the Minor A Hurling title in 2004. Final score Blarney 2-19 Aghada 1-15. It was another great performance from all involved. Blarney were well disciplined, never gave up, chased every ball and worked together as a team. There was some great skill displayed all over the field and their hard work in training over the last number of months paid dividend last night in Pairc Ui Rinn. Conor Murphy, Gavin Mullane, Conor Power, Dan Forrest, Olan Hegarty, Alan McEvoy, Brian Walsh, William Crowley, Eoin Hyland, Michael John Shine, Declan Hanlon, Cathal Hegarty, Barry Dennehy, Eamon O'Mahony, James Dineen. Donal Hoare for Dan Forrest, Will Crowley for Cathal Hegarty, Jack O'Keeffe for William Crowley. Fe16 footballers win Our Fe16 Footballers defeated St Finbarrs in the Premier 2 Football Championship on the 15th of August last in Ballincollig. It was a great performance from the lads who should plenty spirit and determination to get the deserved result.
Lets talk food Thanks to qualified nutritionist Eoin Cadogan for calling and giving us some valuable tips on nutrition, fuelling the body before & after games. We are very grateful to Supervalu Blarney for organising.
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Maura Minogue, President Muskerry Golf Club, presents her prize to John O'Mahony. Included is Joe Minogue.
Tom Purcell, Captain at Muskerry Golf Club, presents his prize for ladies to Maeve Burke. Included are Katy Keohane, Lady Captain and Maura Minogue, President.
Katy Keohane presents the Lady Captain's prize for men at Muskerry Golf Club to Michael O'Callaghan. Included is Tom Purcell, captain Muskerry GC. pics Mike English
Richie Cahill, on behalf of the Cahill Family sponsors, presenting the Bruen Youths trophy to Sean Desmond, Monkstown Golf Club, following his win at Muskerry Golf Club. Included are Maura Minogue, President Muskerry GC, David Bruen, son of the legendary Jimmy Bruen and Tom Purcell, Captain Muskerry Golf Club. pic Mike English
Ballincollig Basketball Club Notes
New Members always welcome! If anyone would like further information on joining Ballincollig Basketball Club they can contact Ken Quinn on 086/1636035 or Francis O' Sullivan on 087/2532671. Alternatively email ballincollig.basketballclub@gmail.com for details of training times. Provisional Training times for the year ahead Training times (Boys) U9/10 Friday's 5-6pm U11 Wednesday 5-6pm U12 Thursday 5-6pm U13 Monday 5-6pm & Wednesday 6-7pm U14 Monday & Thursday 6-7pm U16 Monday & Wednesday 7-8pm /Thursday 8-9pm U18 Monday & Wednesday 8-9pm U20 Wednesday Div 1 Monday/Thursday Div 2 Monday/Wednesday Training Times (Ladies) U9 Saturday 10.00 - 11.00 U11/12 Saturday 11.00 - 12.45 U14 Tuesday 5-6.15pm U16 Friday 7.30-9.00pm U18 Tuesday 6.15- 7.30pm & Sunday 6-8pm Senior Tuesday 7.30-8.45pm & Sunday 6-8pm Div 1 Tuesday 8.45-10.00pm & Sunday 6-8pm Autumn is the time for spring cleaning! Ballincollig Basketball Club are having a Used Clothing Collection during the month of September. Time to carry out that cleanup you've been meaning to do, de-clutter that wardrobe and get all those old clothes, bed linen, curtains, lap-tops and mobile phones down to Ballincollig Basketball Club. Items will be accepted on Saturdays in the Sportlann at Coláiste Choilm from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on September 10th, 17th and 24th . This is open to anyone in Ballincollig and not just club members. Annual Church Gate Collection Ballincollig Basketball Club's annual Church Gate Collection will take place on the weekend of 17th and 18th of September 2016 at all Masses in Ballincollig. We look forward to your support for the club at this time as the collection is an important part of our fundraising for the year. Any members or parents who can assist us with this collection are asked to contact Ken Quinn on 086/1636035.
Breda O'Neill and Sheena Murphy, Ovens, owner of Brideview Timmy, winner, in 28.54, of Heat 4 Round 1 of the €12,400 Greyhound and Petworld Stakes at Curraheen Park. pic Mike English
Congratulations to talented Blarney United player Ronan O’Brien who has been called up to play for Ireland’s U15 in the Hibernia Cup. Ronan is the current U14 Cork Schoolboy of the year and has also trialed for Manchester United.
Eileen O'Flynn, Auld Triangle, Macroom, presenting the Muskerry GAA/Auld Triangle Sports Award for July to Cloughdubh and Cork camogie player, Aoife Murray. Included are members of Aoife's family, parents Joan and John, Damien, Mary, Tina, Deirdre and Kevin Murray with grandchildren, David, James and Louise. pic Mike English
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Eoin Murphy Fitness are hosting a ‘No Equipment Workout’ in aid of Dogs for the Disabled on Saturday September 17th from 12noon to 12.45pm. All are welcome to this FREE workshop/class which will show you how to do the ultimate no equipment home workout for fat-burning and strength building. The class is FREE with donations being accepted on the day for Dogs for the Disabled. Dogs for the Disabled is a unique charity founded in 2007 to improve the lives of children and adults living with physical disabilities in Ireland. Comprised mainly of volunteers and receiving no government funding, their assistance dogs are specially trained to assist physically disabled children and adults to carry out a range of practical tasks in order to achieve greater independence. Every dog is trained to help with simple everyday tasks such as opening/closing doors, picking up dropped items, emptying the washing machine, sending for help or even helping a child with severe walking difficulties to walk with greater ease and balance. Each dog is trained to cater for the needs of the specific client to enable them to live life with greater independence. So why not pop down on Saturday to Eoin Murphy Fitness at Blarney GAA, get a free fun workout and help support the great work done by this charity?
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Blarney GAA U10 Hurling team and mentors who took part in a competition held in the Glen last weekend.
Eire Og U10 team recently played the final match of the mid Cork Summer league against Douglas. The first half was evenly contested with all the girls giving a great performance . At half time Eire Og were the better on the score board, with the half time result 1:1 to 0:1, after playing with a slight breeze. In the second half Eire Og settled well and after strong defending the Eire Og girls came away with a 3:2 to 1:1 victory. Well done to all the girls involved.
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Great news for local cyclists
A plan showing the proposed development of new cycle lanes and tracks through the city and suburbs has been published by Cork city and county councils. The Lee Fields walkway is to be extended as far as Ballincollig Regional Park, cycle tracks are to connect Blarney with the city, and a cycle lane through Blackpool and along the Commons Road are part of the proposal. The document is available from the council’s website for members of the public to view, and public information days will also take place at County Hall on Wednesday September 21st from 10am to 4pm, and on Thursday September 22nd in City Hall the following day, both days from 10am to 4pm.
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presented by Fergal Maron, Opel Ireland to Joey O'Shea for his Opel Manta, Kevin O'Leary Perpetual Cup went to Neil Hourihane for his Opel Corsa, Cartell.ie Perpetual Cup went to Cyril Casey for his Vauxhall Wyvern, the Perpetual Shield went to Don Mavor for his Vauxhall Omega, the Jackie Small Memorial Trophy went to David Hendron for his Opel Kadett Coupe, the Spirit of the Run Perpetual Trophy went to David O'Brien who brought his Opel Rekord Dsl which belonged to his late father. The second special award which was chosen by the Eccles Hotel staff went to John Unkles with his Opel Manta. The run continued on through Ballylickey and stopped off at Gougane Barra where another Special Award was presented to John Kelly for
his Opel Kadett Coupe, this car was picked by a family from Texas who were staying in the Gougane Barra Hotel. The route than took in the South Lake road, Inchigeela, Macroom and returning to the Riverside Park Hotel where the final special award was presented to Gary McDonald. There were all kinds of cars from Vintage to modern, standard to modified, all enjoying the scenic views mixed with some roads used as rally stages and excerpts of the Wild Atlantic Way. It was a sight to see all the cars in all guises meandering down the Healy Pass. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all and are looking forward to next years event.
Some of the Group Motors team with Ted O'Connell (Ted's Best Overall car winner, Joey O'Shea, with his dad and the Opel Vauxhall Run) and Kate Durrant (Irish Dogs for the Disabled) and assistant dog Ivy. winning Manta.
David O'Brien, Kildare, winner of the Spirit of the Run Award.
The 2015, 2016 and 2014 winners of the Jackie Small Memorial Trophy.
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