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THE SURREAL WORLD OF THE RUBBERBANDITS hipThe Rubberbandits are Ireland’s premier during hop satirists. Their show in the Pavilion the summer was packed full of enthusiastic gigs all year. Corkonians and was one of the best Hayes Curtin Blind Boy Boat Club explained to Brian got to be on just how such controversial comedians everyone’s lips; RTÉ, and answered the question on what is the story with Willie O’Dea?

wants us adventures in in the ‘Ra. He he can Blind Boy Boat Club group’s with Snoop up in the studio so and Mr Chrome are a LA hanging eye on us. and Dr Dre that re- keep a close gangster-rap comedy duo Dogg “We will be national a confused sexual for RTÉ, that started their careers sult in with Ice Cube. correspondents doing prank phone calls. encounterweek they made reporting from around Last loThey are provocative, at the Trin- Ireland investigating confrontational, contro- an appearance history, genealogy ity College Philosophical cal versial and hilarious. made such an and folklore.” Interesting Adopting the per- Society and Republic of that security staff times for the they will sonae of two tracksuit impact set up a roadblock. Telly, on which wearing, hash smoking had to appear. soon was it like followand glue sniffing rappers What Rubberbandits The the footsteps of luwit and from Limerick, they mine ing in such as Nelson hide their sharp veneer a similar seam to Roches- minaries identities behind a Mandela? Grandmasfinest, town’s humour and According to Blind of surrealist supermarter Cash. Club, “They a variety of This all They mix old-school Boy Boat us to draw hash ket plastic bags. hip-hop grooves with sur- invited into adds a certain mystique. tricolours and leaves live, their really hilarious lyrics. from 1650 that When playing fetchOne of their songs, a book the signatures DJ wears a rather mask ‘Up Da Ra’, is a hilari- contained Swift and ing Willie O’Dea ous song mocking the of Jonathan I got kicked and one of their bigJoyce. thoughtless faux-history James YouTube at secondary school gest hits (on Willie that some people ped- out of that to desks least) is ‘Song for dle to justify anti-Brit- for doingthe Trinity Col- O’Dea’. Have they ever ish sentiment. It tells of and now Philosophical soci- met their hero? bit Wilmeeting the Queen and lege “My dog inviting me to do I was a locking her into the boot ety are How did they end lie O’Dea when he called of an Opel Corsa to start it?” fella’ and up getting a regular gig young in front of the Irish Republic. national broad- my dog a c**t just a They are at their best with the “Marty Whelan me. I was barely cursed he with out-there tales like caster? into RTÉ after we sperm like, and ‘Pure Awkward’- a bril- got us in front of me!” Well, was he that everyone told liant story detailing the

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that explains the Willie O’Dea fascination. The lads keep it real and still live in Limerick. What are the best and worst things about Limerick? “Best thing would be shopping in TK Maxx and the worst thing would be the attitudes of the Gardaí, making pigeons eat metal and then

catching them with kites that have magnets attached,” he says. When asked about his favourite Irish musical act, Blind Boy Boat Club deadpans, “UB40. Bono is a real inspiration for the youth.” I can’t disagree with that. About Cork he says: “It’s like Limerick’s older brother who has shit to-

gether and is after buying a house and moving in with his bird. Cork always reminds us to cop on to ourselves.” The last Rubberbandits gig in Cork was a sell-out. That gig was one of the best of the year. Their stock is rising fast. With a number of appearances on RTÉ

to come soon, a ‘Confuse the British’ tour in England and a ‘Places we’ve never heard of’ tour all over Ireland, the Bandits seem to be on the cusp of making a big splash. Check them out when they and Grandmaster Cash play the Pavilion on Wednesday 6 October at 9pm. Admission is €15.

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eccentric, The continued ab- it is a tonally moving scored, sence of the Kino is still lushly drama about a cultural void in Cork and funny cellist turned life, but luckily some a concert inspired by film clubs have moved to mortician, Aioki’s memtry and show a range of Shinmon independent and foreign oir, ‘Coffinman’. upcoming Other films. With the re-openare ‘Mugabe ing of the Opera House, highlights White African’, Cork Cine Club makes and the Boy’, ‘Life a welcome return to the ‘NowhereWartime’, ‘A During Half Moon Theatre. and ‘Samson Films that represent Prophet’ the cream of the world and Delilah’. Club tickCine Cork cinema crop will be €10 for single shown on ten Thursday ets are or €45 for five evenings beginning on films, Concessions are 7 October at 8pm. They films. per ticket. Bookinclude the spectacular €7.50 through the Cork French film ‘A Proph- ing is House box office et’ which is a must-see Opera The 5 for 021-4270022. film. cannot be The first film ‘De- €45 package online. partures’, was the sur- booked prise winner of the 2009 for Academy Award Best Foreign Film. Directed by Yojiro Takita,

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DROP IN LOCAL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE ‘INEVITABLE’ Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

A SURVEY of the business community in Cork showing a decline in confidence in the government has been described as “inevitable” by a Cork Fianna Fáil TD, who said recent speculation over the party’s leadership was not helpful. Reacting to Cork Economic Chamber’s

Trends survey for quarter three that showed a decline in confidence for the Government among the Cork business community for the first time in over a year, Michael McGrath TD acknowledged that “confidence in the economic future of the country is weak at the moment” and that this was “inevitable”. “I understand that every business in Cork, like

every household, is struggling and the government is working to tackle the deficit in the public finances and the problems in the banking system. “In the coming week we should have finality in relation to the final cost of Anglo and then there will be certainty and we can restore confidence.”

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BAIL AND BAIL OUTS The concept of bail is an odd one. It’s a bit like a hostage situation really, except the Government is the kidnapper and it’s the family who pays up. If, that is, you have the type of family that wants you around. If not, nobody pays, and you languish somewhere overcrowded with no proper toilet facilities for a long, long time. The concept of bail originated in medieval England, to ransom hostages captured in battle, and to cope with a shortage of travelling magistrates which meant that pre-trial imprisonment could go on for rather a long time. These days, however, Googling ‘bail’ provides some depressing results. The legal meaning seems to have been largely overshadowed by the more recent term ‘bail out’, usually applied to financial institutions and now, increasingly, countries on the periphery of Europe. Google ‘bail-out’ and click ‘pages from Ireland’ and an even more depressing 84,800 results comes up. 10,600 of those had been posted in the 24 hours up to my search. Bail came to mind yesterday as I observed the reaction of people to the guy who drove into the gates of Leinster House in a cement lorry. At the time of writing he was being questioned at Pearse Street Garda station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. I don’t know, at this point, if he’s going to be charged with anything. I’m not sure if I think he should or not; he did damage a lovely pair of antique gates, at, I’m sure, a cost to the taxpayer. That’s just not good manners. But that doesn’t mean I don’t agree with

his sentiment. The guy is obviously pretty angry. I’m pretty angry too. I think we all are. Angry, depressed, and waiting, like a beaten dog, for the next blow. This guy, like the dog that’s been beaten too many times, snapped. But back to bail. It was a friend of mine who posted on her Facebook status, along with a link to the picture of his ‘Toxic Bank’ emblazoned cement lorry “if this guy needs a contribution to his bail please call me”, that got me thinking about bail and bailouts. We will know today how much it’s cost us to bail out AngloIrish Bank. It doesn’t really bear thinking about, largely because none of us can compute what €30bn actually is. €30,000,000,000. That’s a lot of zeroes, and more money than any of us will see in a lifetime, even if things do go a bit Weimar Republic. In England Northern Rock was bailed out, in the US AIG was bailed out, in Europe Greece has been bailed out, and Russia helped to bail out Iceland. If ‘the markets’, those faceless Blofeld types and computer algorithms that have decided Ireland is not a good bet, don’t calm down soon, it’s looking possible, even likely, that we will be next. For what my money’s worth (for the short time that I still have any), I’m with my friend on this one. I’d prefer to bail out the Toxic Bank truck guy than the actual toxic bank. No harm for Sean Fitzpatrick and co to languish somewhere overcrowded, with no proper toilet facilities, for a long time. Too bad we don’t have a choice.

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A REPORT this week shows potential for shifts being left unmanned at the emergency department of Mercy University Hospital (MUH), which is operating with just 70 per cent of its emergency department staff. The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) survey confirmed that ongoing difficulties with staffing emergency departments also resulted in an 18 per cent vacancy rate

at Cork University Hospital (CUH). The two Cork facilities featured in the report, which named 13 out of 31 hospitals as having “significant staffing shortages”. “The current shortages mean that either certain shifts are left uncovered or departments are reliant on locum doctors. Such shortterm locums are unlikely to be able to provide the same standard of care as doctors in substantive posts who have been provided with appropriate induction, ongoing training integration

into the ED team in the particular department in which they work. “Such recruitment difficulties inevitably lead to longer delays for patients and a demonstrable fall in clinical standards,” it read. “Unfortunately, the paucity of consultants in Emergency Medicine nationally (there are currently 58 substantive consultants spread throughout 31 hospitals) means that Irish emergency departments are overly dependent on junior doctors, particularly doctors in the senior house officer

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MEMBERS of the public in Cork City will be asked for their opinion on the introduction of a new 30km speed limit in the city centre. City Manager Tim Lucey confirmed that public consultation will go ahead on plans to bring the speed limit into the city centre but there have been calls for the limits to be introduced to the suburbs also. Streets in the city including Patrick Street, Grand Parade, South Mall and Oliver Plunkett Street are among those earmarked for the new limits, which have been given the green light by councillors in the city. In addition to the speed limits in the city centre, Workers’ Party Cllr Ted Tynan has called for similar measures in areas of

Mayfield. “There is a lot of concern in Mayfield about the danger to women and children in estates like Ashmount. A child was knocked down there last week. We need to make our suburbs safer. A minority of drivers make it bad for the rest of us,” he said. Fine Gael Cllr John Buttimer welcomed the fact that speed limits have been reduced coming into the city. “The current speed limits approaching the city are impossible to keep because they drop suddenly on some lead-in roads. The most compliance you get with speed limits is when they are reasonable.” In relation to speed limits around pedestrian areas and schools, Cllr Buttimer said the limits are often self-enforced. “In the city the streetscape gives the right of

way to pedestrians while in areas where there are schools, the sheer volume of traffic ensures speed limits are observed. The problem happens when schools are off in the summer. We should have focus groups with parents, students, teachers, the Chamber of Commerce and the Cork Business Association. “We need to get responses back that are acceptable for all schools, not some in isolation.”

Self-enforcing A report by the Roads and Transportation Functional Committee stated that low speed limits will be used only in conjunction with traffic calming measures and will generally be self-enforcing. Providing low speed limits at locations where there would not be a high level

O’KEEFFE ATTACKS LENIHAN CORK Fianna Fáil TD, Ned O’Keeffe, marked the return of the Dáil yesterday by launching an attack on Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan. Deputy O’Keeffe sin-

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are for the most part staffed by junior doctors who rotate every six months,” the report urged. The IAEM suggested appointing permanent, fully trained doctors. “This will require significant consultant expansion and the development of a new grade of doctor, the Associate Emergency Physician, as previously proposed by IAEM in its paper Staffing Needs for Emergency Departments in Ireland.

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Proposed Lancaster Quay hospital halted by planning refusal

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A PROPOSED development that promised to create 650 jobs for Cork has been refused planning permission by An Bórd Pleanála due to its location within the flood plain of the River Lee. The decision was made despite An Bórd Pleanála itself acknowledging that the site did not flood during the severe weather events experienced by the City in November 2009. According to the inspector’s report, “it is considered that the proposed development by reason of its nature and intensity of requirements in terms of services and access would be premature prior to implementation of strategic and local flood prevention measures for the as envisaged in the Lee CRFRAM [Catchment Flood Risk Assessment Study] Plan”.

The developer, O’Callaghan Properties, says that it is “bitterly disappointed at the decision”, adding that any measures raised by studies of the area need to be implemented so as to speed up development and economic recovery. A spokesperson for the company owned by Owen O’Callaghan said: “The Board has refused planning permission for a site which it accepts and confirms in its ruling did not flood – even in the midst of the most cataclysmic weather conditions that applied in November 2009. The combination of circumstances that occurred then is very unlikely to be ever repeated, provided the ESB applies the appropriate management controls at the Inniscarra Dam. “The basis for the decision appears to be that areas surrounding our site at Lancaster Quay flooded and that, in our

view, is not a justification for this refusal. The consequence of the decision is that 650 jobs are now lost to the city – 350 constructions jobs and 300 permanent medical, para-medical and administrative jobs – in a project that was fully funded and would have started immediately. “An Bord Pleanala refers to the requirement for flood prevention measures envisaged in the Draft Lee Catchment Flood Risk Assessment Study to be implemented. There is now an absolute imperative that these measures be implemented immediately. Otherwise large tracts of viable development land, with really positive projects proposed for them, cannot proceed, thereby inhibiting development in the city and surrounding areas and further delaying economic recovery.”

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THE FORMER Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork and Fine Gael Councillor, Laura McGonigle has revealed that she will seek a nomination to stand in the next General Election. Cllr McGonigle, will put her name before the Cork South Central constituency convention to select candidates for the next General Election amid some speculation. She was co-opted to the City Council seat of Cork Fine Gael TD, Deirdre Clune and was elected on the first count for the South East Ward last year. Cllr McGonigle said that there are minimum requirements for her party if they hope to make up the next Government. “Let nobody be in any doubt,” she said, “Fine Gael must aim to win three seats in Cork South Central at the forthcoming election and I want to play my part in doing that. Fine Gael needs to be very ambitious if we are to deliver the change that the people of Ireland are demanding. “I am offering myself as the candidate who can articulate the very real needs and concerns of the people of Cork South Central while delivering the Fine Gael message of hope and recovery.” Fellow Fine Gael South

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GARDAÍ in Cobh are investigating a number of burglaries which took place this week, including a chemist shop in Carrignavar on Tuesday night. It is understood that the chemist was broken into at around 10.30pm, while another two homes were burgled on Monday. On Monday, two houses were burgled in the School Road area at Farranastig, Whitechurch at around 4.55pm. Anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area on Monday or Tuesday and is asked to contact the Cobh gardaí on 021-4908530.

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Bord Gáis Chief Executive, John Mullins has told the Oireachtas that there are now 40 times as many people with arrears of over 120 days, due on their gas bills as there were at the start of 2009. Mr Mullins gave the details to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources at yesterday’s sitting. Out of a total of one million customers, 100,000 are now classed as slow in paying their bills. Out of these 100,000 customers, 26,000 have over €500 in arrears and 20,000 are approaching the stage where they could be disconnected. Mr Mullins added that he would do all he could to avoid disconnecting people in trouble, but that he needed political backing with the issue.

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THE LACK of HSE resources and shortage of social workers has been blamed for a damning report into the quality of foster care in Cork city and county this week, which revealed the HSE was in breach of child protection legislation. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) investigation said the HSE failed to fully implement statutory guidelines for the protection and welfare of children. It revealed issues such as the lack of an assigned social worker in the North Cork Local Health Area. It also found that in the South Lee Area, 25 cases had not been allocated to social workers due to maternity leave. Principal social workers had also informed inspectors of deficiencies in care plans and reviews of children, while 19 children had been placed with relative car-

ers who were not known to the Fostering Resource Unit and had not been assessed. HIQA found that over one-tenth of carers had not been assessed and that there had been delays in the assessment of one-third of the 700 children who were placed with relatives. The investigation also found that 33 per cent of a sample group of children had not been visited by their social worker in several years.

Family In September 2009, there were 690 children placed with 452 foster carers in Cork. A total of 249 (36 per cent) were placed with carers who were already known to the children, such as family members. There were 441 (64 per cent) children placed with general carers throughout Cork. The report, which covered all four local health areas of Cork, stated that national standards

had been met regarding the children’s positive sense of identity, children’s rights and contact with family and friends. The report is the second foster care report issued by HIQA in the past three months. The Irish Foster Care Association stated this week that while there had been positives in the report, it criticised the “serious gaps identified in the area of placement supervision and support”. “Children in care must have care plans which are drawn up in consultation with all parties, foster carer, social worker and young person, must have regular reviews and need regular contact with their social workers. Foster care placements must be reviewed as per the standards and foster carers must have access to and be supported by link social workers. “If this is not the case then who is ensuring that the service provided to the child/young person is keeping them safe

and is the best possible evident they were of a placement for them?” the good standard. There was group said. evidence that the children’s parents and foster carers were consulted Recommendations The HSE responded in the preparation of the this week by saying that care plans and care plan the HSE would be work- reviews,” it stressed. In a statement, the ing closely with HIQA to implement the Inspection HSE said this week also Report’s recommenda- that no child was placed in foster care without an tions. “The majority of initial screening, which children in the care of the included garda checks. It said that action HSE who require a care placement are placed in plans had been prepared for the Cork Local Health foster care. “No child in fos- Offices in HSE South ter care in Cork city or in order to address any county was found by the other issues such as care HIQA inspection team to plans. It added that it would be at risk of harm or inadequately protected by benefit from additional the HSE,” the Health Ex- social worker posts for Cork as a result of the ecutive said. “Forty-one of the 43 Ryan Report. HIQA said it would children in the sample group had an assigned be conducting a follow social worker. The ma- up investigation into the jority of children were matter following an acvisited by their social tion plan from the HSE, workers and on occasions which must be submitted met with them in private. within three weeks. Where care plans and care review plans were

TD to battle Cork builder in High Court Christine Allen callen@corkindependent.com

A FINE Gael TD is to fight claims that she defamed a political party donor and Cork developer. The Cork Independent understands that negotiations of a settlement between Deputy Lucinda Creighton and well-known Cork developer Michael O’Flynn have broken down and the case will now be

heard in the High Court. Deputy Creighton’s criticism followed Mr O’Flynn’s sponsorship of a €1,500 golf fourball competition at the K Club earlier this year. She called for the donation to be returned and insisted that funds taken from developers involved with NAMA be handed back. The Dublin South East TD criticised her party for accepting donations dur-

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which is the country’s tallest building at 83 metres. The company’s headquarters is located at Barrack Square in Ballincollig. When contacted by the Cork Independent, Deputy Creighton said that due to the sensitive nature of proceedings she was not in a position to comment in any way. A spokesperson for O’Flynn Construction also declined to comment.

ISPCA remove animals from Cork premises FOUR dogs and three puppies were removed from a building in Cork this week following a call to the ISPCA from a concerned member of the public. ISPCA Inspector Lisa O’Donovan responded to the call in relation to a group of dogs in a premises in North East Cork. Inspector O’Donovan described the dogs as unapproachable upon her arrival. “They appeared terrified of human contact and were very fearful. Two of the adult dogs had severe skins conditions, which required veterinary treatment,” she said. All dogs were subsequently signed over to the

care of the ISPCA and immediate veterinary treatment was arranged to ease the discomfort of the dogs and a full health check for the others. “Although they were frightened initially, they quickly began to show signs of trust and are getting more confident with care from our dedicated National Animal Centre staff in Co Longford,” Inspector O’Donovan said. All of these dogs will be available for adoption once they’ve been given a full bill of health. For more information contact the ISPCA National Animal Centre on 0433325035, email info@ispca.ie or see www.ispca.ie.

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Blackpool seizure precedes Drugs Awareness Week

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DRUGS Awareness Week will kick off in Cork next week amid news of a large drug seizure at a house in Blackrock. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after Gardaí seized drugs with an estimated street value of €400,000 from a house in Blackrock as part of a planned operation by the Cork divisional drugs squad. The man’s car was stopped at Ballinlough at around 6.30pm and a small quantity of drugs was found in his car. During a follow up search of the man’s home at Ashcroft on the old Blackrock road, over 60kg cannabis resin was discovered with cannabis herb, cocaine, weighing scales, mixing agents and other drug dealing paraphernalia. The man was arrested at the scene and, at the time of writing, was detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996. He can be detained and questioned for up to seven days.

Awareness Week As part of Drugs Awareness Week, the Dial To Stop Drug Dealing Campaign will relaunch in Cork on Monday 4 October. Local gardaí will join with the Southern Regional Drugs Taskforce and Youghal Community networks for the launch at the Walter Raleigh Hotel in Youghal on Monday 4 October. The confidential 1800-220220 number will be launched by former Cork hurler, Joe Deane. The Local Drugs Task Force in Cork has joined forces this year with the Southern Task Force to raise awareness about drug and alcohol issues ahead of Cork Drug Awareness Week. The week runs from 11 to 17 October and aims at raising awareness and signposting information on drug and alcohol services for communities, families and professionals. However, a number of events will take place in Cork this week to educate the public on drug misuse, including alcohol. At 8pm on Monday 4 October, the Macroom

Community Drugs Initiative will host a drug and alcohol awareness evening at the Castle Hotel with speakers from the gardaí and the Matt Talbot treatment centre. Also on Monday, Mallow Community Based Drugs Initiative with the CDYS and the local advisory group will host ‘Drug Use and Challenges for Communities’ at the Mallow Community Centre from 5pm. From 5pm on Tuesday 5 October, another Mallow talk will take place at the Woodview Drive Community Centre. From Friday 1 to 6 October, Youthreach will host a ‘legal highs’ awareness campaign in Bandon, covering schools and businesses. On Tuesday 5, a talk entitled ‘Risks and benefits of over the counter medicines’ will be hosted by the Fermoy Community Drugs Initiative with pharmacist, Mike Walsh at the Youth Centre on Ashe Quay from 7.30pm. On Wednesday 6 October, Cobh Community Drugs Initiative will hold an alcohol free event for youths at Cobh GAA hall from 8pm. David Lane of the

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Cork Local Drugs Task Force said the importance of the events could not be overestimated. “What we hope to achieve most with the events this year is an increased awareness of the services that exist to support individuals and families struggling with the harmful effects of problem drug and alcohol use. “There is hope and many of the services we provide are the first sign of this for people. I would encourage anyone with questions on the issue to attend one or more of the events,” he said.

Gardaí are participating in Drugs Awareness Week. Photo: Billy macGill

Dissident threat Christine Allen callen@corkindependent.com

THE Garda Commissioner has said this week that the level of threat from dissident republicans, such as those in Cork, Limerick and Dublin, for British bomb attacks was now moderate to substantial. Commissioner

Fachtna Murphy said he believed an attack by dissident republicans was a strong possibility, following the assessment of the British Home Secretary and the head of MI5 in the UK. The Commissioner focused on groups such as the Continuity IRA, the Real IRA and Óglaigh na hÉireann.

Armed groups active in Cork

In September 2009, members of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, identifying themselves as the Cork Brigade of Óglaigh na hÉireann, issued death threats to drug dealers in Cork. In January 2010, the Real IRA claimed responsibility for death of 41-year-old convicted drug dealer Gerard Stan-

ton in Wilton. The Garda Commissioner added that while the intent to attack had always existed, he believed the groups now had the capability to carry out bombings due to fundraising and logistical support in Ireland.

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Another €250,000 for Opera House Eoin Weldon eweldon@corkindependent.com

DESPITE Cork City Council giving the go ahead to a further €250,000 loan for Cork Opera House, councillors fear the same mistakes will happen again. The new funding was agreed at Monday’s meeting of Cork City Council. An interest-free loan of €1 million was granted to the struggling venue in May, but only a couple of weeks later it was announced that the Opera House would close for the summer. To compound matters, a member of staff was dismissed amid claims that €63,000 had been fraudulently taken from the Opera House coffers. It was confirmed at last Monday night’s City Council Meeting that the missing money has been recovered and the matter is now with the Director of Public Prosecutions. Councillors at the meeting heard that an extra €250,000 was needed after all aspects of the business were examined over the past three months. It led to a three year business plan being developed, accounting for the repayment of loans guaranteed by the Council and a reduction in its cost base. It was calculated that the money

was needed for the “exceptional one-off” costs associated with the restructuring.

Reservations Fianna Fáil Cllr Ken O’Flynn, who has been an outspoken critic of the management of Cork Opera House, told the Cork Independent he has grave reservations about the future of the venue and the fact the Council has no access to its yearly report. “I am still concerned that we have not seen the Deloitte Report into the running of the Opera House. We need to see a set of accounts every year because we as a council have invested so heavily in it. “The Council has put €3 million into Cork Opera House in the last three years and we owe 39 per cent of the company. There must be an open and transparent link between ourselves and the Opera House. It needs a full-time artistic director and manager.” The Opera House reopened this week, with ‘Fame: The Musical’, which will run until 10 October, however, Cllr O’Flynn believes lessons have not been learned. “We definitely have not learned from our mistakes, the tickets for Fame were the most expensive in the country. It is cheaper to go to it in

Dublin. We have to change the way we handle the Opera House. I never want to see its doors dark again.” The closure for the summer months was due to a loss of €300,000 in the last financial year. Over the last 12 months, the City Council has written off a loan of €800,000 to the Opera House and also gone guarantor on a loan for €1.5 million, with a further €1.25 million now promised. The interest free loan will be repayable over 15 years with no payments for three years. Independent Cllr Kieran McCarthy said he was “saddened to see darkness this summer in the Opera House”.

Business plan Fine Gael Cllr Jim Corr, who is one of the five councillors sitting on the Opera House’s Board of Management, said many long hours had gone into producing a business plan for the venue. “We have had four or five lengthy meetings and it was needed to put a strategy for survival in place. This is the jewel in the crown of arts in Munster but it has lurched from one crisis to another. It would have been closed long ago but for interventions by Cork City Council.” He said they had been critical and demanding of the executive of the Opera House and was confident the new measures could secure

its future. He was also critical of funding by the Arts Council, which was echoed by fellow board member Seán Martin of Fianna Fáil. He said the Arts Council had provided €1.4 million for the Wexford Opera Festival. “If the Opera House had received that, we would all be smiling,” he said. Lord Mayor Cllr Michael O’Connell praised the work of the Board of Management while City Manager Tim Lucey said: “We need to secure the ongoing full-time employment of the 32 staff members and secure our investment over the last 40 years.” He added that the money was needed to pay off creditors and he had received assurances from CEO Padraic Liston about the restructuring.

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Facing up Fermoy parents team up to help children learn A FERMOY-based group of parents have teamed up to help their children with learning difficulties and are calling for new members and volunteers this week. FACE (Fermoy Action Children’s Education) was launched this spring and caters for children suffering from conditions such as Autism, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. According to Tom Flynn of the self-funded group, whose own son was diagnosed with a learning difficulty, the group urgently needs assistance for upcoming fundraising projects. “When my own son was diagnosed recently, I realised that there is very little support for parents and the children.” He said that parents are now able to take part in workshops with their children, such as the recent art workshop. Our Service is • Impartial • Independent • Free

“We now need speech and language volunteers and Occupational Therapists, as well as people who can help us raise money.” The group is hold a fundraising day on Friday 19 November in Fermoy and are seeking volunteers. “We want to help the children to integrate into society by increasing their self-esteem through the group. We run gentle exercise and arts and crafts on weekends and during the holidays – we focus on physical and social exercise. “Isolation can often be a problem for children with learning difficulties and many withdraw from society,” he said. Tom said that parents needed to realise that there was nothing stopping them starting their own similar group in their locality. For more on FACE, to join or help out, contact Tom at 087-2278459 or email facefermoy@gmail. com.

NEWS BRIEFS Murder accused to appear again today

A 38-year-old man was remanded in custody following a sitting of Cork District Court this week. The man, Lloyd Buckley, has been charged with the murder of taxi driver Michael Healy at flat G, number 3 Rocksprings Terrace, St Lukes, between September 18 and 23. Mr Buckley, with an address at flat F, Rocksprings Terrace, made no reply when the charge was put to him. He has been remanded in custody to appear in court again tomorrow (Thursday).

Spate of thefts from cars

GARDAÍ at Watercourse Road are seeking the public’s assistance this week to help find those responsible for a spate of thefts from cars from the Blackpool/Wellington Road and John Street area over the last three weeks. Personal belongings were taken from a number of cars, while damage had been done to the vehicles, which were targeted at night time/ early morning. Residents and members of the public who may be parking there are asked to take extra care to lock cars and park in well lit areas, leaving no personal belongings in vehicles. Members of the public who may have any information are also being asked to contact the Watercourse Road Gardaí on 021-4558260.

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STOLEN Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

A CORK Labour TD has said that security protocols for Laser cards must be re-examined after a Corkman had money stolen from his account without the bank noticing. Labour TD Ciarán Lynch believes other cardholders should be made aware of issues surrounding Laser cards and their rights in relation to account theft. Dan Fitzgerald, a sole trader living off the South Douglas Road, approached Deputy Lynch after money was stolen from his bank account, with Permanent TSB (PTSB). In July 2008, two amounts of money, €950 and €548, were removed from Mr Fitzgerald’s account. The theft was not reported until September of the following year after Mr Fitzgerald noticed the transactions on an annual statement and an unfamiliar code next to them.

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gin of the withdrawals, Mr Fitzgerald was notified that the meaning of the code, ‘BB-Mone-EUR’, was unknown and that he was outside the timeframe stipulated in the Terms and Conditions of his account to claim a full refund. Following a number of months inquiring, Mr Fitzgerald found out that the code referred to the online money transfer site, Moneybookers.com and they eventually supplied him with the email address and details of the person who had removed the money from his account, which proved to be an alias. However, PTSB refused a full refund to Mr Fitzgerald as he could not prove the withdrawal was a theft and not a transaction, as well as the delay in reporting.

Security breach

According to Mr Fitzgerald, the fact that his Laser card was accessed without a pin or signature should be a cause of conOutside timeframe cern to other people and, After approaching the he believes, could be at the bank to ascertain the ori- heart of the bank’s refusal

to fully refund the monies. “The other thing which may be of interest to other people apart from me,” he said, “is that it appears that going through the vehicle of Moneybookers.com that the Laser system or posing as a Laser, it is possible to breach the security of at least one Irish bank and if it happened to me then it’s inconceivable that it hasn’t happened to other people. “Whoever did this was good, they did it successfully, they can’t be caught it was merely an alias and an email address. “The bank are refusing to take liability for it, I believe for their own agenda because if they take liability for it, maybe hundreds or thousands of people might come after them if this got out. And if they admit liability to my one, they’re using the fact that I didn’t report it within a certain time period to claim lack of liability and I think that’s reprehensible in terms of customer loyalty and service. “I think their real agenda is to hide a big breach

Call for better security protocols after bank fails to notice missing funds of security, which was recognised in the ombudsman document although he didn’t stipulate that they do anything about it. I believe that the Laser system without the security code in Ireland is wide open. I believe that the abuse of it is probably rampant.”

Ombudsman Mr Fitzgerald brought the dispute to the Financial Services Ombudsman, who ruled that: “There does not appear to be any evidence of negligence on the part of the Complainant [Mr Fitzgerald] which could have contributed to or allowed the transactions to occur.” The report also noted that while PTSB, owed a duty of care to its clients to employ appropriate security measures to prevent fraudulent activity, customers had a duty to check the transactions on their accounts within a reasonable period of time. PTSB has offered Mr Fitzgerald half of the money stolen and declined to comment on this story as the matter has already been before the Ombudsman.

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CORK APPRENTICES COME OUT ON TOP Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

TWO CORK men were crowned national champions this week at the National Skills Championships held in Dublin. Daniel Pepper and Fintan Collins took top spot in the Painting and Decorating and

Polymechanics categories respectively. The competition, sponsored by Snickers Workwear, tested every aspect of the skill and workmanship of apprentices over a two and a half-day period and attracted entrants from all over Ireland. This year’s

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“There was a lot of preparation went into it I must say. There were lots of late nights out in North Point Business Park [the location of the CIT apprentice training centre] and quite a few Saturday mornings too. It’s all worth it though. There was a lot of competition so you really have to make sure you’re the best at what you do. To win was actually a bit overwhelming, there’s a great standard there and a very high quality.” Despite the difficulties apprentices are facing, both winners said there was a great atmosphere throughout the competition.

Fintan Collins from Dunmanway said that the Polymechanics National Award “means an awful lot to me. It’s a great thrill to win it. Things aren’t great, there’s a lot of unemployed apprentices out there but the atmosphere in Dublin was great and it’s always a great thing to have on the CV”. Daniel, Fintan and all the other winners will now have a chance to represent Ireland at the 2010 World Skills competition in London. World Skills has been dubbed the Olympics for tradesmen.

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CORK MEDICAL CENTRE TO BE COVERED BY AVIVA Eoin Weldon eweldon@corkindependent.com

CORK’S first private hospital in 30 years has announced that Aviva Insurance will provide cover at the soon-to-open Cork Medical Centre. Private hospital developer, Sheehan Medical, announced that the country’s fastest growing health insurer, Aviva, will be the first health insurer in Ireland to provide cover for their members at the Cork Medical Centre. The centre is home to the new state of the art €90m private hospital in Mahon, which will be opened by Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD on 15 October. Aviva and Sheehan Medical have just completed a landmark deal, which means that over 80 per cent of Aviva customers will have access to one of the most advanced medical facilities ever developed in Ireland. Aviva members with cover from Level 2 to Level 5 will have full cover in this new facility. An additional benefit that has been agreed

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Affordable According to James Sheehan, the Chief Executive of Sheehan Medical, a key factor in agreeing the deal was the fact that Aviva was the first of the major health insurers to cover the hospital, he said: “Cork Medical Centre is the most technologically advanced hospital in Ireland, but it is important that it’s also a community hospital. The efficiencies we have provided ensure that this facility is more cost effective per square foot than similar hospitals, which has allowed us to provide Aviva members with highest quality healthcare that is

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fore crucial we delivered on our customer promise to provide better access to treatment without compromise by ensuring Aviva members are the first to have access to Ireland’s newest private hospital.” There will be 75 single in-patient bedrooms provided at the hospital, fully sealed with the latest in in-

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THERE has been an increase in illegal evictions from private properties in Cork according to Threshold, the national housing organisation, and many of these are down to arrears in rent. Regina Baylor, an Advice Worker with Threshold in Cork, told the Cork Independent that illegal evictions are one of the main problems that staff in the charity deal with. “The top three issues that we face are illegal evictions, deposit retention and invalid notice termination,” she said. “In many cases the illegal eviction stems from arrears in rent but you can’t simply tell someone they have to leave. If it is rent arrears specifically, you have to give written notice to the tenant and they then have 14 days to address the arrears. After that then you can give notice of termination but it has to follow the process.” Similarly, Regina says that if a rented property is sold while tenants are still living there and if they have signed a lease, then they are entitled to stay and can’t be simply told to leave. “Much

of what we deal with is tenants not knowing their rights and ignorance of legislation.” Deposit retention too, Regina says, is becoming quite an issue. “Often the main issue is that there is some bit of damage and the landlord and the tenant can’t come to a consensus on the cost. Often times, the agents representing the landlord are simply refusing to return a deposit and in each case we would try to negotiate with the landlord or the agent but if the tenant has a strong enough case then it would go forward to the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) for resolution.” The end result of many evictions and property issues, according to Regina, is the emergence of a new homeless demographic. “Many of the people who are homeless today,” she says, “are people who, two or three years ago, had their own three or four bedroom home. They may have gotten into difficulties and had their home repossessed and entered the rental market after years of secure living. From there they may have become homeless.”

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THREE Cork Special Olympics athletes have returned home from the 2010 Special Olympics European Games victorious, having won medals at the games. Doreen McGreevy from Friars Walk, Sarah Shaw from Cobh and Riobard Langford from the Glasheen Road were all medal winners at the games, which took place in Warsaw from 18 to 24 September. Ms McGreevy won a bronze medal in the table tennis doubles competition and came seventh in the singles event. Ms Shaw also won a bronze medal in the table tennis doubles event and was placed sixth in the singles competition. Mr Langford took silver in badminton singles and was placed in the badminton doubles event. Regional Director of Special Olympics Ireland, Munster, Ger Deegan said he was thrilled with all of the athletes that took part in the games. “We are all delighted with the performance of the Cork-based athletes. They

EFFORTS to track down 500 faulty and potentially dangerous immersion cylinders imported to Ireland by Cork’s Aquatech Ltd are being accelerated this week, according to the National Consumer Association. The Association stated that approximately 700 cylinders were imported into Ireland by Aquatech Ltd. in Cork between 2001 and 2006. A total of 500 are still being located and refitted. The GeminoX Ebs im-

mersion water cylinders, which were sold primarily in Cork and Kerry, are at risk of overheating and possibly causing a fire. The risk with the cylinder, made by the French domestic appliance manufacturer, stems from the black plug-in connectors located at the bottom of the grey box at the front of the cylinder and on top of the cylinder. GeminoX has confirmed that cylinders without an immersion (no grey control box) or cylinders that have the grey box but no black plug-in connectors are not affected.

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Looking east for green shoots Doreen McGreevey, left, Cork City, and Sarah Shaw, Cobh, with their medals. Photo: Barry Cregg

did a great job and everyone here is really proud of them. “It stems from how well the Cork participants did in Team Munster and the Ireland games that took place during June in Limerick.” On arriving back in Ireland, the Irish athletes

received applause from a huge crowd who arrived to greet them. Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin also arrived to congratulate the returning athletes. Minister Hanafin said that the Special Olympics is an important aspect of community life.

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“Special Olympics Ireland embodies everything that’s great about our country. “The athletes who train so hard and families who provide support, the communities who follow the athletes successes at home and abroad all combine to ensure that having an intellectual disability does not preclude anyone from going for gold and being the best they can be. Well done to all.” The Special Olympics World Games will take place next year in Athens.

A SEMINAR organised by Tourism Ireland to help enterprises from around the island of Ireland understand and engage with the tourism markets of the future in Asia took place recently. It was attended by tourism workers from Cork and all over the country. Attendees of the seminar entitled ‘Know Asia Grow Asia’ – who included hoteliers, bed and breakfast operators, car hire companies and visitor attractions – heard a series of presentations on China, India, Japan and the Middle East and

River Bandon dredging to finish this evening CORK County Council has confirmed that dredging of the River Bandon will continue until this (Thursday) evening. Following agreement with Inland Fisheries Ireland, the dredging has recommenced and will continue ‘from dawn to dusk’. There is a legal ban on dredging the river bed in place from 1 October to protect salmon and trout stocks. Officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland were involved in a stand-off with a contractor working for Cork County Council to dredge the river, the private dredging contractor hired by the council was advised by fisheries officials he would be personally liable to prosecution if he continued dredging. Local people have been campaigning to

have the river dredged following last November’s floods, when dozens of homes and businesses were flooded with up to 1.6 metres of water. They claim that excessive levels of gravel in the river contributed to the flooding of the town. However, Inland Fisheries Ireland has opposed the dredging of the river because of its importance for angling and the interference with breeding pools for fish. The contractor dredged several tonnes of gravel from the river bed close to the creamery in Bandon on Tuesday. However, it was then prevented from continuing the work after two officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland arrived.

the various opportunities these emerging tourism markets present. Industry experts already working in these markets provided insights into what the Asian customer is looking for, as well as practical advice and tips about how to work more effectively with the travel trade in Asia and ultimately to grow business from these markets. Jim Paul, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Australia and Developing Markets, said: “The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) forecasts that the AsianPacific region is set to

become one of the fastest-growing markets for outbound travel over the next ten years, with up to one-third of total world tourism coming from this region by 2020. The Tourism Ireland event today provides our tourism industry partners with a greater understanding of the various markets in Asia and will help them as they plan for 2011 to evaluate the opportunities and platforms for growing business from these markets.”

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OF THE 16,888 live births at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) between October 2008 and July 2009, only 92 mothers refused the BCG vaccination for inoculating their babies against TB before being discharged from hospital. The issue was discussed at Thursday’s meeting of the HSE Southern Regional Health Forum in Cork, when Labour Party councillor, Catherine Clancy, queried the HSE on the vaccination policy at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). She asked if the vaccination was being routinely administered to newborns at CUMH since October 2008. Anna-Marie Lanigan, Interim Assistant National

Director with HSE South, responded to Cllr Clancy, stating that the Neonatal BCG Programme had started at CUMH in October 2008. She said BCG was available on request. From October 2008 to the end of August 2010, there were 16,888 live births at CUMH. Of those, the HSE said that 92 mothers had refused the vaccination. “Not every baby born will be eligible for BCG – this depends on weight, whether they are in Neo Natal ICU or discharged,” she said. In 2008 (October to December) 81 per cent of eligible babies were vaccinated before discharge. In 2009, 91 per cent of eligible babies were vaccinated before discharge. However, this figure soared again to 96 per cent uptake up to the end of July 2010.

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THE UCC branch of Young Fine Gael has put its recruitment video back on the internet, after removing it following reports of a copyright probe from Warner Brothers. It was claimed that the production company was investigating the society for unauthorised use of the theme tune from The West Wing. However, the committee put the video back up in order for other students to access it. Auditor, Robert O’Sullivan said the committee tried to get in contact with Warner Brothers to ask permission to use the theme tune, but they have yet to get in contact with the students. “We decided to take it down when we heard the Sunday Tribune were in contact with Warner Brothers. They never got in contact with us though, so we got their number from the paper and tried calling them. “We were very surprised when we heard that they were investigating us, especially since we’re

a not-for-profit organisation. It’s just a small thing and everyone thinks it’s just nitpicking. “At first no one took it seriously. Why would a huge company like Warner Brothers be looking at a video we made?” Mr O’Sullivan said their video is not the only one that uses copyrighted material and that it is a

regular feature in society videos in the run up to Freshers’ Week. “It’s always done by other clubs and societies. They take some music or a clip or a character and incorporate it into a video or a poster. I suppose that’s why nobody took the threat seriously at first. “ The video received

over 2,500 views before the group decided it was best to take it down. Since it was put back up last Sunday, it has gathered a further 120 views. Mr O’Sullivan, who operated the camera, went on to say that the video was not to be taken seriously and is more tongue-in-cheek than other videos. “We did it more for

laughs than anything else. Everyone who is in the video are members. We have received a very good reaction to it so far. Students seem to like it. “We’re hoping they’ll let us off with it. We do want to explain our case to Warner Brothers, so we’re looking forward to hearing back from them.”

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Cork film will get a new look next week, when a new short film based in the city will be premiered in Crane Lane Theatre. The film, ‘The O’Herne Identity’, is the first from newly formed Cork film compand, Rebelz Picturz. The event will take place Friday, 8 October at 7.30pm. The film follows main character, Jack O’Hare, after he develops powers from a freak accident, which ends up killing his girlfriend. The film also features a branch of the CIA that is based in Cork. To celebrate the premiere, Rebelz Picturz is inviting the public to the red

carpet event. Music will be provided by local band, Mashed Chicken. People are invited to meet the cast and crew, including writer Michael Linehan. Members of local film club, Moving Image Cork will also be in attendance. This was the group that inspired both ‘The O’Herne Identity’ and Rebelz Picturz. Director Yvonne Coughlan said she was grateful towards all the sponsors that helped the production. “This production has been a tremendous example of teamwork. Our entire cast and crew were creative, inspirational and hard

working. Our composers unique and dynamic. “Not least of all, the team includes the Cork city and county businesses who generously supported us; The River Lee Hotel, The Clarion, Blue Star Helicopters, The Armada Bar, The Roundy, In for Lunch, and I could go on because we have a very long list of credits, but you can see for yourself on Friday.” For more information on Rebelz Picturz and to view the trailer for ‘The O’Herne Identity’ visit www.rsvpireland.webs. com. To join Moving Image Cork, visit www. moiraobrien.com/mic.

Counselling course A NEW course is on offer through Cois Tine, an outreach project of the Society of African Missions (SMA) Justice and Peace Directorate working with migrant communities for anyone interested in learning counselling skills. Cois Tine’s Practical Counselling Skills Course is an opportunity to gain practical counselling skills for use in the workplace and in personal life. This is an opportunity for participants to promote their own personal development by complementing existing skills and by opening

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Explanation time The Dáil has resumed this week, after a recess that began in early July, and on 7 December, if the Government survives that long (which I reckon it will) there will be a budget. It’s a budget, we are told, that will have to be even harsher than last year. “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet, PeeJ”, is how one seasoned campaigner, who shall remain nameless, put it to me in the last few weeks. This week’s column, therefore, takes the form of an appeal to the Government to explain a few things to us, the humble taxpayers, before signing off on that budget. If they can do so, then perhaps I and others might be able to swallow that budget, when it comes. Perhaps. I know a woman in her seventies, who urgently needed an important medical test. She got a doctor’s letter a few weeks back, informing her that the test she urgently needed had been provisionally booked for August, 2011. No, that is not a misprint. August 2011. In desperation, she cobbled and scraped the cash together, and booked her test privately. She will now be operated on for a serious illness the week after next. She would have been dead by August 2011. Our public health service is banjaxed – it

needs a root and branch overhaul of how it’s managed, yet nothing is being done, the queues are getting longer and we are facing into health cuts in the budget. My question is a simple one. Why is this happening, and how will cutbacks make it stop? Just the other day, a report revealed a massive shortage of social workers to work with vulnerable children. It found that many kids in foster care here in Cork had not even been allocated their own social worker. Furthermore, a number of foster carers, looking after these most vulnerable of kids, had not been properly assessed as to their suitability. At weekends, there is little or no cover available and woe betide any child (or adult for that matter) who needs help between 4pm on Friday and 9am on Monday. It’s not there. Why is it not there? How will cutbacks fix this? I could go on with this line of questioning, but I suspect that by now you get my drift. As we enter a new Dáil term, with a budget to come, it’s as plain as the nose on your face that the priorities of Government are seriously screwed up, and need a major rethink. Surely the time has come to address where we are going. While the vulnerable go uncared

for, and the jobless lose hope, we are told week after week, that the Government is ‘doing the right thing’. By this, it seems, they mean that they are doing enough to please the ‘suits’ in the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. That may be important for economic reasons, but its cold comfort to the jobless, the poor, the old, the sick and those with special needs. It’s no use to the parents who are watching their intelligent, hardworking kids study for school and college exams, so they can get the hell out of here. These people feel abandoned, betrayed and let down. I meet them every day. They ask “Why is it all about keeping ‘the markets’ happy, while the man or woman in the street is on their knees. We didn’t cause this mess, so why are we paying for it?” The Government will

spend the next ten weeks, between now and Budget Day, telling us that they are ‘doing the right thing for the country’. Before Brian Lenihan stands up, however, on 7 December, and even thinks about another so-called ‘call to Patriotic Duty’, he needs to tell us when he will do the right thing for the woman on a hospital waiting list, the family who’s gas has been cut off, the small business owner who’s had to shut up shop because he couldn’t get a small cashflow overdraft, or the troubled kid who needs a competent, caring social worker. All have been left to languish, seemingly to please some faceless bean counter on a Bond Market floor. They are all people I meet every day, and by God, do they feel angry, abandoned and let down. They deserve an explanation, and it had better be good.

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Midleton residents cut off by Seandún Macra National Roads Authority social outing THE construction of a grass margin between the Lakeview roundabout near Midleton and the intersection between the Rocky Road and the N25 without the inclusion of a footpath has been strongly criticised by Fine Gael Cork East TD, David Stanton. Speaking at a protest organised by Rocky Road residents this week, Deputy Stanton slammed the National Roads Authority (NRA) for their highhanded approach. “People have been walking on this short stretch of road for decades and now the NRA have, with one fell swoop, created a situation where pedestrians, people with buggies and wheelchair users will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to walk along this stretch of roadway. Even cyclists have been put at risk by the action of the NRA.” Deputy Stanton added that common sense would have dictated that the speed limit of 50km per hour be moved out at least beyond the intersection of the N25 and the Rocky Road and that a footpath be included in the grass margin. “The under-pass pro-

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A HUGE number of Seandún Macra members headed to John O’Sullivan’s Bar, Douglas for a social gathering last Friday night. It was a great way to catch up with members from other clubs in the region. The band the Glitterbugs provided the entertainment for the night, the dance floor was alive all night and the entertainment was added to

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A CORK mum has called on mothers across the city to help her break the world record attempt for the most breastfeeding mums in one place at Mahon Point Shopping Centre on Saturday 2 October. At 11am in the mezzanine area of the centre, mums will begin the Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge to raise awareness and support for breastfeeding as part of World Breastfeeding Week. Maria Moulton from Glanmire, is a tandem-feeding mum to two daughters, a two and a half year old and a 15 month old. She is expecting around 50 mums to turn up this weekend. “The management at Mahon Point have been generous enough to reserve the comfort zone in the mezzanine area for us which is ideal, especially as it offers a degree of privacy for mums who feel a little awkward with public feeding.

“Ireland has the lowest rate of breastfeeding not just in Europe, but in the world. We are also one of the world’s largest producers of powdered infant formula,” Maria said. “Breastfeeding has many well-documented benefits including better health for both mothers and babies. However, many women fail to meet their own breastfeeding goals and wean their children prematurely, well before meeting recommended guidelines,” she said. “Two of the biggest hurdles for mothers continue to be lack of support and marginalisation by the community. Because of this many women find breastfeeding in public a major barrier.”

Challenge According to Maria, the challenge began in British Columbia Canada with 856 children at 26 sites. “By 2008, there were 7632 children in nineteen countries at over 300 sites with a total of over

20,000 supporters. In 2009 even though the H1N1 pandemic coincided with the challenge, there were 4,766 children at 246 sites in 21 countries. We hope for even greater support in 2010,” Maria said. World Breastfeeding Week runs from 1 to 8 October and this year’s theme is Breastfeeding - Just Ten Steps - referring to a WHO/UNICEF document which outlines in ten steps in which health care facilities and communities can support women to achieve their breastfeeding goals. One key step is welcoming mothers to breastfeed anytime, anywhere. “According to recent figures, only 55 per cent of Irish women initiate breastfeeding at birth. By the time they leave hospital that number is already down to 49 per cent. By the age of four months, 72 per cent of Irish infants are fully formula fed. By the age of six months, less than three per cent of Irish infants are exclusively breastfed. The World Health Organisation recommends ex-

clusive breastfeeding until the age of six months with continued feeding supplemented with solids until at least the age of two years.” The Newfoundland native said she has never been met with any opposition in Cork retail stores while breast-feeding.

“Attitudes are changing, and the more that mothers are seen nursing in public, the quicker that we can begin to normalise breastfeeding in Ireland. Regarding those who are offended by public breast-feeding, Maria said she would advise them to

educate themselves on the subject. “Study the effects of formula feeding on infant health and then get back to me on why they find children being fed in the way that nature intended offensive.”

Credit union calls for community person of the year nominations NOMINATIONS are now being accepted by Cathedral Credit Union for the Community Person of the Year competition. Organisers are looking for ordinary people who, by their voluntary efforts, have made a difference in a community, sporting, educational or indeed any field of endeavour.

If you know someone who has been working tirelessly in your local community, for the benefit of the community at large, without any public acknowledgement for their exceptional efforts over the years then nominate them today. Nomination Forms, which are available in the Credit Union office, must be re-

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A CORK resident is set to publish a book that will see the culmination of 30 years of research. ‘The Scottish Armada: An Historical Novel’ is the new work of fiction from John Young and is set to illuminate a period of Scotland’s missing history. Young, living in Cork, is a retired medical equipment engineer whose extensive travels have taken him to the Middle East, Russia and Kazakhstan. He currently resides in Ireland and is also the author of The Crescent, published under the pen name Chris Merle. The book will be published by Author House and for further information see www. authorhouse.com.

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A SCREENING of the locally produced documentary ‘Natural Traditions’ will take place in Ballydehob Community Centre tomorrow Friday 1 October at 7.30pm. This documentary captures the tradition of midwifery in Ireland. Focussing on the area of West Cork, the film charts the progression of midwives as independent practitioners and the impact that the medicalisation of birth has had on their practice. The film highlights some of the traditions of midwifery that are still continued to this day, the role and importance of the Community Midwife, particularly in rural areas, is also discussed in the film. Women speak of their homebirth experience and of having a local midwifery service. Finally the film highlights the real danger that, as the numbers of community midwives is dwindling, the knowledge

of traditional birthing and skill sharing amongst midwives will be lost forever and with it the woman’s right to choose where she gives birth. The film has been produced by Frameworks Films in collaboration with the Community Midwives Association for Cork Community Television. It was funded under the Sound and Vision scheme, an initiative of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. All are welcome to the screening in Ballydehob and there will be a further opportunity to see the film when it is broadcast on Cork Community Television on Thursday 7 October at 8pm. Cork Community Television, a not-for-profit community television station, is broadcast on Channel 803 on the UPC digital cable package and is also streamed online on www. corkcommunitytv.ie. A preview screening of the documentary was held in Ballydehob in July and the reaction from the audi- Members of the crew involved in the production of ‘Natural Traditions’ at the launch of the documentary in Ballydeence was very positive. hob.

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CORK City Council’s role in supporting job creation at Apple has been welcomed by local Cllr Tony Fitzgerald. Cllr Fitzgerald commended the City Manager’s commitment to prepare a report to Council that will outline various initiatives in support of job creation at Apple at Hollyhill. “Before the summer, it

came to my attention that there was an urgent need to promote public transport with the employees of Apple at the Hollyhill Industrial estate,” said Cllr Fitzgerald. “Since then, I welcome the recent initiatives by the Roads Division and Bus Eireann, local Gardaí, and by Apple itself whereby the number two 2 bus route is extended with a new parking bay and the local public realm is enhanced with

the upgrading of footpaths and pedestrian crossing. I welcome also the commencement of works that include the easy access of people with mobility issues from the Church at Knocknaheeny right up to Apple.” Given the significant growth at Apple in terms of job creation, and its strategic and significant location particularly on the Northside of the city, Cllr Fitzgerald welcomed

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BUS Eireann has announced that it is introducing additional services for Newmarket and Kanturk. These additional services will come into effect from Monday 4 October. The change to the services will implement new departure times on service route 243, linking Newmarket and Kanturk with Mallow and Cork. The additional services will be from Newmarket and Kanturk to Cork at 1.40pm Monday to Friday, allowing people to travel to Cork City in the afternoon, returning at 5.30pm in the evening. The 7.10am daily service will remain in place, with customers changing at Mallow for the connection to Cork City. Customers availing of the daily 9.30am Doneraile to Mallow service will now change at Mallow for the connection to Cork City. There is also a new departure time, 2pm, for the Cork-Doneraile service from Monday to Thursday, with the departure time staying at 2.30pm on Fridays. The one day a week service connecting Dromohane, Bweeng and Grenagh to Cork City will continue as normal. College students from Newmarket and Kanturk can avail of theses services travelling to Cork City, and take the number five bus service from Parnell Place to UCC and CIT.

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THE Bon Secours Breast Clinic has been awarded a contract by Quinn Healthcare for direct payment contract for mammograms. The contract announcement means that Quinn Healthcare members will be covered for a direct payment outpatient mammogram in the specialist Breast Care Clinic at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, subject to GP referrals or in a Triple Assessment clinic setting. The hospital also welcomed Dr Conleth Murphy to the Consultant Oncology team this week. The Oncologist recently spent two years at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Centre in New York as a Clinical Research Fellow. Prior to that, Dr Murphy worked as Specialist Registrar at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and at Mercy University Hospital, Cork. The Breast Clinic team now consists of two specialist breast consultants, four specialist breast surgeons and seven radiologists.

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QUICK OFF THE MARK Applications already received for new positions announced at Cork multinational Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

ROLES in sales, business intelligence and web development are some of the new positions available in Cork following the announcement this week that a new company is setting up an arm of its global operation here. OtterBox, a company that designs and produces device specific protective covers for smartphones and handheld devices, announced this week that it was establishing its Europe, Middle East and Africa Headquarters in Cork and hoped to create up to 50 jobs over the next two years. A spokesperson for OtterBox confirmed that the company had already received applications for the new positions and hopes to have more positions available over the coming months.

Present at the announcement was Cork TD and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Batt O’Keeffe and he maintained that the move was an endorsement of Cork’s competitiveness and attractiveness. Speaking about the announcement Matt Clark, Managing Director OtterBox EMEA, said: “This has been a very exciting year for OtterBox with the opening of the EMEA office here in Cork and also OtterBox’s inclusion on the INC 500 list of fastest growing companies in the United States. As the company expands, we are looking to firmly establish our presence in the EMEA market and Cork is the perfect location for that with its access to Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as our headquarters in Colorado.” Welcoming the an-

nouncement, IDA CEO Barry O’Leary said: “IDA recognises the importance and potential of attracting emerging, high growth companies such as OtterBox to Ireland. The company has achieved phenomenal growth to date in the US and plans to replicate this success in the EMEA region through its new operation in Cork.” Activities carried out from the Cork site will include sales, customer service, accounting, engineering, public relations, marketing, web design, graphics, supply chain, HR and warehousing. Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation and Matt Clark, OtterBox Managing Director EMEA. Photo: Clare Keogh/Provision

Wii’LYMPICS FOR POSITIVE AGEING WEEK

As part of Positive Ageing week, which highlights the positive aspects of ageing and celebrates the contribution older people continue to make to communities, Home Instead Senior Care will host the second Cork Senior Nintendo Wii’lympics. Throughout the week, Home Instead Senior Care

is hosting tournaments using the Nintendo Wii console. The event will continue on Friday, 1 October, when Home Instead Senior Care will host the Nintendo Wii’lympics event in Douglas Library in Cork. The tournament is open to seniors from the area and will include a

variety of sporting games for the console, including tennis, bowling and baseball. Managing Director of Home Instead Senior Care, Cork, Noleen Cronin said she was delighted with the reaction so far. “We are delighted to link with many people locally and with Age Action Ireland once again for Pos-

itive Ageing Week. People are living longer than ever before and contribute so much to the community, it’s so important that this is celebrated. “Home Instead Senior Care is dedicated to enhancing the independent lives of older individuals.” Positive Ageing Week

is sponsored by ESB Customer Supply and is hosted every year by Age Action Ireland. Home Instead Senior Care, which was established in 2005, aims to bring practical, cost effective and above all, kind and compassionate care to seniors and disabled people who wish to remain independent and live in their

CONFIDENCE CRISIS Unhelpful

Asked whether recent speculation about the leadership in Fianna Fáil and Brian Cowen’s recent performance during a national radio interview, Deputy McGrath acknowledged that the incident was not helpful. “That issue [Brian Cowen’s performance during a radio interview] was a huge distraction and I think that we’ve moved on from it,” he said. “The results of recent polls [on TV3 and Sunday newspapers showing a drop in support for Fianna Fáil] were very disappointing but our role as public representatives is to reassure the business community that everything possible is being done to restore confi-

dence and bring an end to the speculation. “We believe that business in Cork has a strong future and we need to support it to get through a difficult time.” According to the Cork Chamber, the survey showed “a sharp increase in dissatisfaction with central and local government”.

Worrying Discussing the results, Cork Chamber Chief Executive, Conor Healy said: “Although 70 per cent of business people in Cork say they are still confident about the future of their business, worryingly it is down five per cent from the second quarter of 2010. The survey also reveals

a marked deterioration in confidence in the Government’s handling of the economy. “70 per cent of Cork’s business community say they are no longer confident in the Government’s management of the banking crisis (up from 57 per cent in the second quarter). “In addition, over half of respondents (52 per cent up from 38.51 per cent) say they are not confident in the Government’s budgetary policy. 79 per cent of respondents are not confident in the Government’s handling of the issue of public sector pay.” Mr Healy described the results as a wake up call to policy makers coming up to the budget. He added: “The re-

sults of the survey confirm that the Government and local authorities must take action to increase confidence and ensure recovery. This will require advancing public sector reform and ensuring value for money for commercial rates amongst other measures.” Cork Labour TD, Ciarán Lynch, pointed to the results as an indirect call for a general election. “The survey demonstrates that the intial building blocks needed for a recovery, business and community, won’t work properly in absence of confidence,” he said. “This type of confidence can only be established with a complete cleanout and a general election.”

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Proportion of Cork business community that has: No confidence in Government’s management of banking crisis – 70% No confidence in Government’s budgetary policy – 52% No confidence in Government’s handling of public sector pay – 79% Proportion of Cork business community that: Would tolerate tax increase – 2% Feel they get value for money from commercial rates - 4%

NEWS BRIEFS Blarney young scientist scoops European award

BLARNEY’S BT Young Scientist has been awarded the Adene Special Prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Portugal this week for his work in the field of energy. Richard O’Shea already topped the Irish BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in January but managed to battle off competition from 37 countries to win the Adene prize in Portugal this week. He also won €2,500 at the Lisbon contest. The youth won the national award for his project ‘A biomass fired cooking stove for developing countries’. Following that success, he was invited to join a research team in Trinity College over the summer to explore variations of his work. Graham Sutherland, CEO of BT said: “Richard is an inspirational ambassador for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, for his county and his country. “The aim of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is simple - we are encouraging students to make a smart investment in their future by studying subjects such as science, technology, engineering and maths.” Each year the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition winner receives the honour of representing Ireland in the annual EU competition. Over the past 22 years Ireland has taken home the overall title 12 times, second position twice and third position on four occasions.

Cork floods in Red Cross report

THE devastating floods that Cork suffered last November has been listed in the Red Cross annual world disasters report this week alongside the Haiti earthquake and Asian crop failures. The report focused on natural disasters and climate change around the globe, while zooming in on the chaos caused by urban flooding in Ireland. The report said: “In County Cork alone, it was estimated that flood damage ran into €100 million as a dam equipped with a new 500-metre-wide spillway designed to cope with an extreme flood, failed to cope. “The River Lee burst its banks and flooded the centre of Cork, Ireland’s second-largest city.”

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So you’re off to college? Well then, welcome to the greatest chapter of your life! Many say that school days are the best days of our lives, but they’re wrong. Coming out of the oppressive secondary school regime into a college or university is the greatest liberating experience one can have. But with this liberation also comes responsibility. For a high percentage of students (myself included), the transition from tightly regimented secondary school learning (ie having reams of notes shoveled down your throat) to third-level education (based on self propelled learning) can be

difficult. When Mammy’s not there to make sure you get up in the morning anymore, and no one is going to ring home if you don’t show up for a lecture, it can get very easy to become complacent and say “Ah, shur I’ll go in tomorrow, day off!” This is a pitfall to be avoided as early on as possible. Now, yes I know, as does everyone else that you don’t really have to go in for the first week of lectures, as it’s all just introductory stuff. But, particularly as a first year, it’s important to get into the habit of dragging yourself out of bed and making the trek in, even if you fall asleep in the lecture hall. When

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there’s no one pushing you, you’ll soon realise that you have to push yourself. That, and the fact that your parents probably won’t be too impressed if you arrive home for your first Christmas back with a bunch of repeats already lined up for next August! In all seriousness though, the transition from second to third-level and the differing styles of education can be challenging for firsttim-

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SOCIAL SCENE

So now that you’ve made it into college, you’ve found your house, your choice of cheap food and drink, what next? By far the single most daunting prospect is entering a whole new social scene. After six years of the same friends and knowing everybody in your class, it can be surprisingly difficult having to go build a whole new social circle, but the fact is, pretty much everyone else is in the same boat. A good place to start would be housemates. After all, you have to live with these people for at least a year! If you’re living with a bunch of strangers, just throw yourself in head first, and make friends with them. I f they’re all first years like you, and you’re the organised type, take on the role of head of the house, organise bill payments, bin tags, and rent payments, be the go to guy or girl, but within reason. Make sure you don’t get stuck with sorting out all the admin, but do pull your weight – it’s not just about paying them, somebody has to do the donkey work too, and many hands make

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www.corkindependent.com light work. Bring a selection of your favourite DVDs or your Xbox, to get an idea of what kind of interests they might have. Find some common ground, anything at all and just go from there. Then you’ll meet their extended friends, they’ll meet your friends and your network tends to expand outwards from there. Remember to be open and suspend judgment until you’ve had time to make up your mind about people – first impressions aren’t always correct, and the whole point of college is to introduce you to people outside your current circle. The people you meet in college will teach you a lot more than the lectures, but balancing both is important. So keep an open mind, and take a chance with your new friends. Freshers Weeks also provide the perfect, ahem, socialising opportunities! With your group of new friends, nothing breaks the ice better than a good old time on a night out as insecurities and inhibitions are temporarily lowered, and you’re surrounded by hundreds of other students all experiencing college for the first time. Just remember to take it easy; if you’re the person who disgraces themselves early in first year you will never lose the reputation for being a boozehound. When it comes to mak-

ing friends in your classes, this is where the attendance thing comes in handy. If you never go into college, you’ll never get to know the people in your classes. So when exam time rolls around, it’s much handier to know even just a couple of people in your different classes for any notes you’re missing, and to have people you can relate with in the stressful environment of exam study!

JUST REMEMBER: - Don’t get complacent with your attendance! This can happen a lot more easily than you realise, and when the workoad from six modules piles up, it can be very difficult to get through unscathed. If you’ve got a 9am lecture, you can either go out, bite

the bullet and go in the next morning dead, or stay in and get up on time, then go out that night to reward yourself. - Don’t feel intimidated by the new surroundings. While this is pretty much unavoidable, remember, no matter what college you go to, there are thousands of other first years in the exact same boat as you, You’re not alone in it, just reach out and you’ll find that out. As daunting as it can be, you need to make new friends with your housemates and classmates, along with anyone else you may know from your own school in the college. It makes the experience much easier, not to mention far more enjoyable.

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While many students will still be getting used to the new and exciting world of third-level, others will be settling back in after a summer away. After a few months away, it may be worth getting a bit more active in your college, with both extra-curricular activities and education. Jason Kennedy finds out how Moving out of home for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. It takes time to get used to independent living, but after a year, most students should be in their stride. Sometimes a year in college isn’t enough time to perfect the balance between study and socialising. However, it can be easy enough to strike a balance as you return for second or third year.

Study From second year on, your results get more important towards your final degree. While this might not mean much now, it will affect you in a few years. To ensure you’re not struggling by the end of your time in college, you should create your own study timetable. Making a study timetable is usually just an exercise in procrastination. For the majority of students, as soon as the timetable is

made, it lies dormant on the desk for the duration of the semester. If you think you will be one of those people to ditch your timetable before you start, then try to make it as realistic and simple as you can. One thing that every student will have encountered in their first year in college is the humbling all-nighter. We’ve all been there. Being assigned a project or essay three months before deadline is one thing, but actually getting it done is another. The majority of the time, it’s left on the long finger until the night before it is due. The only good thing about this is that you will no doubt have a number of friends in the same situation. If you learn anything from your first year in college, it should that leaving things until the last minute is not a good idea. If you try to do an essay in the early hours you won’t perform at your best. Doing bits and pieces of the assignment

over the weeks will ensure you know what you’re talking about and will get the best possible marks.

Getting involved The vast majority of first years are more than willing to spend their time in the pub, living the typical college life. Now that you’re older and more responsible, you may want to branch out and discover what else college life has to offer. Most third-level institutions have a variety of clubs and societies to occupy your time between study and socialising. Getting involved in these groups will also introduce you to a whole batch of new friends. The societies are more focused on non-athletic activities. They are split into different headings - academic, charitable, creative, gaming and role-playing, political, religious, and social. There are societies

dedicated to drama, debating, politics and photography. Throughout the year, these groups organise a variety of events to draw in more members and fundraise for themselves and charities. If this sounds like something you would be interested in taking part in, you could also try and get into the committees of the societies you like best. For people who prefer most physically challenging activities, there are plenty of clubs on offer. They range from the likes of chess and table tennis to sub aqua, parachute and GAA. Like societies, these groups take trips throughout the year to places of relevance to the group. Many groups also organise trips abroad, which are often much cheaper than trips that are organised outside of college. With so much to offer, you may wish you started taking part in first year. When getting involved, it can be hard to strike a bal-

ance between study and activities. If you’re concerned about this, you can always chat to someone actively involved with clubs and societies and they will be able to tell you the best way to manage both extracurricular activities and academic work.

Peer monitoring If you had trouble adapting to your first year away from home, you might like to help this year’s newbies feel at home. The system in UCC is called uLink, where older students introduce first years to college life. To find out how to get involved in the system, you can contact the Welfare Officer in your Students’ Union. There is more to college life than the stereotype. After at least a year in college, you can find out which aspect of third-level education suits you best.

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THINGS ABOUT CORK EVERY STUDENT SHOULD KNOW the best way to go. Purchase a day pass if you intend riding the bus more than twice in one day, as it works out at better value, and of course your student card comes in useful if looking for an annual pass. And you’ll usually find yourself catching the last 6. The fountain outside bus into town around 11, Hillbilly’s is not for when you’re heading out for the night. The number 5 messing! Chances are in your and number 8 buses service first couple of weeks, the main UCC/CIT areas. you’ve seen or heard of people messing in the foun- 4. Keep your wits about tain right outside of Hilbilyou going into nightly’s at the top of Patrick clubs Street. This is a big no-no. Aside from the obvious Not only does it give students a bad reputation, it’s health and safety reasons extremely dangerous. But (not to mention legal readon’t take my word for it, sons) for not wanting to be check out ‘The legendary too drunk in public, bouncfall of Niall’ on YouTube to ers in some Cork nightclubs are notorius for being, well, see what can happen. extremely selective with their admissions. I’ve seen 5. Buses are your with my own eyes perfectly friend sober people turned away In a densely populated from nightclubs at the disand traffic-heavy city like cretion of the bouncers. It’s Cork, most things are with- a bit of a cat and mouse in easy walking distance in game, so don’t turn up to the city and there’s no real the doors of any nightclub need for a car. When get- barely able to stand or talk, ting out to Bishopstown beause you’ll just be turned and other areas, buses are away and sent home.

So, this is a guide for any students who aren’t from Cork. If you’ve just got here, and are having a hard time making sense of the colloquialisms and quirkiness of the real capital, here are our hard-learned tips to help you ease in to your new suroundings. 10. Pana

So if you’ve spent your first few days trying to find your way around the city, chances are you’ve been asking directions and perhaps ended up a little bit confused. Patrick Street is known as Pana to the natives of Cork, and is the first point of reference for any landmarks within the heart of the city. So if someone tells you to “Head down Pana, til you hit HMV and take the next left down to Paul Street” they’re talking about Patrick Street.

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8. Sham, kid, boy,etc. When engaged in conversation with Cork locals, you are likely to hear more than one of these aimed your way. The finest example of Cork slang, all of these terms are colloquialisms for mate, friend, guy or buddy. Learn them, use them, know them!

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3. There’s something for everyone Cork City is home to many different social scenes, be it clubbing, live music or whatever you might be into. The city has a long tradition of live music venues which make for great entertainement, and can be a welcome break from the club scene. Pubs which host live music are usually very student friendly, and can make a great night’s entertainment without breaking the bank. There is a plethora of nightclubs to choose from in the heart of the city, as well as loads of cultural pursuits to choose from such as theatre, galleries and more if you’re not a drinker or a dancer.

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New job creation policy welcomed Cork people urged to Eoin Weldon eweldon@corkindependent.com

THE government’s new job creation and protection policy should have a positive impact on jobs and investment throughout Cork. This is according to Cork North Central TD and Minister for State, Billy Kelleher who said the new strategy follows a high level meeting between the Taoiseach and the heads of the State’s economic development, training and education agencies. “This is the first in a number of steps that will be taken this autumn which will help improve the jobs situation throughout Cork and the rest of the country,” said Minister Kelleher. “Over the course of the

coming weeks and months the Government is making an extra commitment to improving job and investment prospects.” The first step involved a meeting between the Taoiseach and the heads of the 11 state agencies, including the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, FÁS, Tourism Ireland Bord Bia and the Higher Education Authority. This will be followed by the second part of the plan when the Taoiseach launches ‘Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy’ in the coming days. “The Taoiseach has also asked all the Government Departments to prepare plans for further reducing the cost of doing business in Ireland. This includes looking at reducing administered costs as a key method

of improving our international competitiveness and assisting job creation. These plans will be drawn up over the course of the next month and will then be considered by the Government.” Additionally the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD will shortly launch ‘Making it Happen’, a new integrated strategy for enterprise growth in Ireland, which was been drawn up by Forfás, the state economic development agency. There will also be a new strategy for higher education considered over the coming weeks. “All these actions should have an impact on the jobs market throughout Cork and the rest of the country as they are implemented. It is clear

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Barry calls for ambition Eoin Weldon eweldon@corkindependent.com

SOCIALIST Party Cllr Mick Barry has called on City Hall to “show more ambition” in its plan to hire out-of-work apprentices early next year. It was announced at Monday night’s City Council meeting that Cork City

Council plans to employ eight people under the FÁS Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme. Once a sanction is received from the Department of the Environment, expected to be in early spring 2011, the eight apprentices will be recruited. Cllr Barry has said this is a minimalist approach.

“The Council needs to show more ambition and allow more apprentices who have been let go before they are qualified, a chance to become fully accredited. The City Council could try and employ more apprentices that have been treated very poorly. “There are a lot more than eight of them in the

city and the Council should seek to employ a lot more than this figure next year.” Once the approval sanctioned by the Department, the City Council will engage with FÁS immediately to select and recruit the staff.

LAST YEAR Cork sent 16,423 gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children and organisers hope that this year even more people will get involved. The annual Christmas Shoe Box Appeal has been launched nationwide by Irish charity Team Hope. Schools, local communities and churches are being asked to create gift filled shoe boxed as Christmas gifts and beat last year’s record number of 209,000 which went to needy children in Africa and Eastern Europe. The aim this year is to send a record number of Christmas shoeboxes to needy children. Organised by new Irish charity Team Hope (last year this appeal was part of Samaritan’s Purse), it is hoped that the numbers of shoeboxes will increase this year. There are just seven weeks to do this! This experienced team, together with local volunteers, have been organising the Christmas shoebox appeal for eleven years and shoeboxes can be dropped off at collection points around the country before 10 November for distribution to needy children. Team Hope will deliver the gift-filled shoe boxes right into the hands of a needy

child in Eastern Europe or Africa. Speaking about the Christmas shoebox appeal, Carol Hennessey, the appeal manager said: “We are delighted to be calling on Cork to join in the appeal again this year. Our local coordinators have been so helpful over the years and we are really looking forward to having a record number of shoe boxes this year from Cork. It’s easy to take part, yet the kindness of every Irish person who does, can make a needy child’s Christmas a Christmas of hope and one they will never forget!” Shoeboxes should be wrapped in Christmas paper (the lid separately) and it’s up to the donor to choose if their gift is for a boy or a girl and the age group it is suited for. All the information about how to pack the box, suggestions as to suitable items, a sticker to mark the box (boy or girl) and an envelope for the €3 (contribution towards transport) is in a leaflet which is available from the local co-ordinator, by phoning Team Hope at 01-2940222 or via the website www.teamhope.ie.

Minister opens new school extension in Coachford THE Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, last week officially opened a €500,000 extension in Ballyvongane National School in Coachford. The Government provided €472,000 towards the cost of the project, with the remainder raised locally. The extension includes a classroom, staffroom, principal’s office, general purpose room, resource room and toilets. Speaking in Bealnomorrive, Minister O’Keeffe described the mixed national school as an important torchbearer for education in North Cork. “Ballyvongane National School has a long and proud legacy for education in North Cork stretching as far back as the Great Fam-

ine. In more modern times, we in Government have played our part in providing state-of-the-art accommodation for pupils and teachers. “This new extension attests to the strong partnership between Government and local people on behalf of the community the school so proudly serves,” said Minister O’Keeffe. Ballyvongane National School has 40 pupils. “The €579 million school building programme is getting major new school or extension projects off this ground across the country this year,” concluded Minister O’Keeffe.

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A COLOURFUL exhibition and concert telling of Cork’s rich past will take place this Thursday and Friday at City Hall and will see the launch of a fundraising song. On Thursday 30 September, the Celebrating Cork Past Exhibition will celebrate Cork’s historical societies and heritage organizations, promoting their own parish and its people. The voluntary event will feature exhibitors from areas such as Bere Island, Skibbereen, Drimoleague, Youghal, Kinsale, Crosshaven and Cobh and will run from 10am to 7pm. On Friday 1 October, the Lord Mayor Heritage Concert will take place at 7.30pm at City Hall, Cork City, where the ‘Barracka Buttera’ Song will be launched. The song will be performed by a host of Cork celebrities from the theatre, music and sporting fields.

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CORK’S young environmentalists will have the chance to take part in the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards, which was won last year by the Youthreach project at the Glen. Projects can now register for the awards programme, which are being run by Ireland’s environmental education and youth organization to recognise and reward the achievements of young people in environmental protection. The programme is open to any group of young people aged 10 to 18, who want to take action on key environmental issues such as climate change, energy, waste, biodiversity and transport. Last year’s winning Youthreach project involved transforming an overgrown wasteland into a beautifully landscaped garden and highly productive raised beds of vegetables. The awards will be hosted by ECO-UNESCO in May. Entries have until November to register and until February to complete their project in one of nine categories including climate change, energy, waste, biodiversity and transport. Once registered, Young Environmentalist Awards groups can take advantage of ECO-UNESCO’s advice and support as their projects progress. Teachers and youth leaders can register groups of two to 20 young people at www.ecounesco.ie or at ECO-UNESCO at 016625491.

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FASTNET is to launch a Business Expansion Scheme (BES) investment offering for Cork businesses on Monday 11 October, it was announced this week. Information on investment opportunities will be discussed by Business Advisors, Roberts Nathan. The announcement came this week with the first anniversary of the MV Julia’s arrival to Cork. The vessel carried over 60,000 passengers since its inaugural sailing and resurrection of the Cork Swansea route on 10 March. The Fastnet Line vessel has

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clocked up over 30,600 nautical miles in its 180 crossings to date. It has been reported that tourism in the southwest has seen a substantial increase with the reinstatement of the vital service for the region. Conor Buckley headed up the initial fight for the resurrection of the route. He is also the Chairman of the West Cork Tourism Co-Op and urged the continuation of support for the MV Julia. “We have come a long way since this time last year. We have had to fight hard but it is paying off and we are proud to be here to celebrate the one-year

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THE number of unemployed people signing on in the Cork East constituency has doubled in just two years, it was announced this week, sparking fresh fears of a ‘brain drain’ from Cork. With 12,540 now unemployed across the area, Cork East Fine Gael TD, David Stanton said this week that Cork needed to avoid a ‘brain drain’. “Continued rising unemployment is forcing people to leave the country in the search for work. Such large scale emigration and talent brain drain

must be addressed to avoid further damage to jobs and economy,” he said. The number of people signing on in east and north Cork including Carrigtwohill, Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown and Youghal jumped from 6,076 in August 2008 to 12,540 in August 2010. “Youth unemployment continues to rise. There are now almost 95,000 people under 25 now out of work. In Cork East alone there are 2,162 young people signing on. “Very few new jobs are being created. If the Government does not act to stimulate the

economy and generate jobs, many of the people out of work now could be unemployed for a long time or be forced to emigrate like tens of thousands of others who have already left Ireland. “The downturn in construction and industry means fewer job opportunities for young people and has left many people learning a trade unable to complete apprenticeships,” he said. He added that without access to training, education and upskilling opportunities, it would be difficult for many to re-enter the workforce.

MARYMOUNT BALL LAUNCHED: Tracy Cahill, Hazel Buckley and Tina Scully of Amity Boutique at the launch of the forthcoming Marymount Hospice Ball at a reception in The Kiln, Heineken Ireland. Similar to last year, the five star Gala Fundraising Dinner is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ditchley House, Little Island, which has proven to be a wonderful venue for the ball, with over 400 patrons attending previous events. This year’s ball will take place on Friday 3 December 2010 and is co-sponsored by Heineken Ireland, BAM Contractors and Keanes Jewellers. This is the fourth year of the Marymount Hospice Ball.

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LAST weekend saw the first anniversary of the arrival of the MV Julia to Cork. ‘The People’s Ship’ as it has become known, arrived in Cork Harbour in 2009 to great fanfare and celebration following months of fundraising and negotiations to resurrect the Cork-Swansea route. One year on and the service has carried more than 60,000 passengers since it’s inaugural sailing on the 10 March and clocked up more than 30,600 nautical miles in its 180 crossings to date. Fastnet Line has thus far had a successful trading season in its first six months with business exceeding forecast expectations by ten per cent. The Poole family, from Dorset. were the first passengers to disembark the ship on Saturday morning and were met with surprise

celebrations. Tom, Hester, Albert and Iris received a free family return trip with Fastnet Line to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the MV Julia’s official arrival to Cork. The Poole family were visiting friends in Cork and Clonakilty for the week and commended Fastnet Line on the comfortable crossing and the great treatment which they and the children experienced. Fastnet Line has allowed thousands of families to make the crossing since March, enabling them to travel without the inconvenience of baggage charges. Tourism in the South West has also seen a substantial increase with the reinstatement of the vital service for the region. Speaking at the event, Conor Buckley who headed up the initial fight for the resurrection of the route and Chairman of the West Cork Tourism Co-Op said: “We have come a long way since this time last year.

We have had to fight hard but it is paying off and we are proud to be here to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the MV Julia arriving in to Cork. We hope that people will continue to support the route by travelling on it and by continuing to promote the south west as a tourist destination for our British visitors.” The coming weeks will see Fastnet Line seek additional funding by way of a Business Expansion Scheme (BES) investment offering for the Cork business community. The scheme will be officially launched on 11 October when Nathan Roberts, Business Advisors will address key influencers in Cork business to speak of the opportunities available to them. The scheme is expected to be popular among higher rate taxpayers seeking to shelter their tax liability in 2010.

Is living life without ting the lack of achieving ambition the only way to all of the stated aims, the live life without regret? lack of change, while at the same time satisfied, I was at a funeral re- relishing in the very fact cently where a bingo book that life itself became the was brought to the altar as challenge; the fight, the a significant symbol of a campaign. life lived. Bringing the issue out I was at another where in the open, making that the eulogy was based on a slight dent, better than restless existence spent on spending your life in contrying to swim against the forming to the status quo, tide of convention. ignoring it all. The first, a contented story of a family created and reared on the minimum of resources, in hardship and poverty.

The other a life begun in privilege, with all that education and social status has to offer.

The ‘bingo book’ quietly content in a family reared in a place of peace and contentment achieved by creating a cocoon of blind indifference to the important issues of the day. That peace of mind, that lack of protest, that indifference to others’ suffering, very expensive, to those who are suffering because of created poverty.

The ‘bingo book’ accepting deprivation quietly and with dignity, as ‘God’s cross to bear’, finding solace in the very povThe ‘eulogy’ while erty imposed by chance financially rich, totally and circumstance. discontented by the very same poverty that the The ‘eulogy’ fighting ‘bingo book’ found conagainst the causes of that tentment in. same poverty the very privilege chance and cirAre not the contradiccumstance, gifted. Family tions in life wonderful to broken on the back of de- explore? termination. Who had the more reThe ‘eulogy’ regret- warding life, more fulfill-

ing, you judge. That’s if portance of family, vital any of us has the right to knowledge. judge at all, but we surely have the right to specuWhat I learned from late! the ‘eulogy’ was restlessness, questioning, anger Are there conclusions (next best motivation to to be drawn from any of love) but also humour, this type of speculation? compassion and caring. Whose existence, both similar in length of time So back to it; is livspent on this earth, was ing life without ambition better than the other? the only way to live life without regret? Or will the In every other aspect very ambition you may of comparison totally have, cause you the greatdifferent, which was the est regret, when and if you most rewarding, to whom, ‘never’ achieve that ambiand in the totality of it all tion for change you spend did it make any difference your life striving for, as so to anybody or to any one few do. of us? Both in some way impacted on me, both in Or is life wasted when minor ways, I think! you live it in blind indifference to the possibiliHow do you really ties of what challenging know what sitting, and life, the opportunities that talking, listening to oth- challenge might create in ers teaches us? Amid the fulfilling your potential on laughter, the banter, the this earth? serious comment; you are subconsciously soaking up knowledge. Tough call really. I am walking my own road How you use that cas- now, I love it, the freeual education, life educa- dom to express my opintion, is an individual thing, ion without censure. The you can soak it up openly downside is you live on and benefit from it, or you the outside, the ‘eulogy’ can bury it, but you cannot taught me a little about ignore it. It will always be that, the ‘bingo book’ there at some level. taught me a little about being at peace with being It will influence how shut out. you think, how you react to life situations. Where do you stand/ What I learned from walk in this short life? the ‘bingo book’ was humour, acceptance, im-

City Manager confirms work to take place on Blackpool Bridge Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

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THE NEW Cork City Manager, Tim Lucey, has confirmed that remedial works will begin in the near future to improve flood defences at Blackpool Bridge after the issue was raised by local councillor, Patricia Gosch, at this week’s meeting of Cork City Council. The Fine Gael councillor had warned that the

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Blackpool area of Cork would face a major flooding disaster unless urgent action is taken to put in place flood defences at Blackpool Bridge. She said that since the last severe flooding in the bridge area in 2001 insufficient measures have been put in place and local residents and businesses are bracing themselves for another disaster. Cllr Gosch said: “The banks are eroding on either side and businesses in the area are in fear of becoming uninsurable. The pedestrian bridge is also still closed which is a major inconvenience for people in the area.” In response to the concerns raised by councillor Gosch, Mr Lucey said that remedial works would commence shortly

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North Cork schools get down to business THE North Cork Enterprise Board launched their Schools Enterprise Programme for 2010/2011 last Wednesday at Springfort Hall Hotel in Mallow. Business teachers and Transition year Co-Ordinators from secondary schools throughout North Cork attended the launch, headed by Tadhg Curtis, Chairman of the NCEB, Manager Michael Hanley and Business Development Executive Joan Kelleher. Schools Enterprise co-ordinator Yvonne O’Neill presented the range of enterprise activities which the programme has lined up for the coming school year. Activities include a Student’s Enterprise awards, where students set up mini companies and compete, learning about entrepreneurship along the way. There is also a Dragon’s Den

style event, where student entrepreneurs are encouraged to innovate an original idea and pitch it to a panel of judges/ There will also be a series of in school talks by local business people from North Cork, an enterprise case study competition and an online business game for students. The Student Enterprise Awards is the flagship programme of the NCEB School’s Enterprise programme. This year there will be 13 secondary schools from all over North Cork participating in the awards programme. Last Year saw two Cork schools taking prizes at the National level. Students from The Patrician Academy, Mallow took 2nd place in the national Intermediate category, while Colaiste Mhuire Buttevant came 3rd overall in the

Senior category. NCEB Manager Michael Hanley praised everyone involved in ensuring the ongoing success of the Schools Enterprise Programme, saying “I would like to thank the board members for being so enthusiastic about the programme and the teachers who have helped make it a success.” Tadhg Curtis, Chairman of the NCEB, said that the North Cork Enterprise Schools programme has helped to nurture ‘strategic planning skills’ for students. Offering high praise to the programme and it, Mr Curtis said, “Apart from the success that the participants gain by taking part in the programme, they also learn skills that they will have on a long-term basis.”

At the launch of the Cork Schools Enterprise Programme (North Cork section) at Springfort Hall were from left, Valerie Creedon, St. Mary’s Seondary School, Charleville; Michael Hanley, chief executive, North Cork Enterprise Board and Paula Farrell, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Mallow. Photo: Patrick Casey

AS Cork celebrated Culture Night 2010 last Friday, one of the many artists on show hopes this can be the start of a burgeoning career. We have all heard that the life of an artist can be trying and at times it seems as if the breakthrough will never come. It is no different for Skibbereen man Paul Delaney, who is trying to forge a career for himself in exhibiting art, but Paul felt he has something different to offer. Many exhibitions and galleries may feature canvas work and sculptures but Paul is embracing technology with a lot of his work. “A typical piece I have in an exhibition, would have begun with a drawing and this will be scanned onto my computer. I will then work on it digitally using photoshop and other programmes, once this is finished I will then print it out and paint over. What I am aiming to do is combined new with old techniques. “A lot of what I do is printing what I have created onto metal, which has become very popular. Many of my works have been bought by people to put on their walls at home. It is very unusual and has a nice finish to it.” Paul describes his work at

the moment as “pure abstract” paintings and that is the theme of his work entitled ‘Movement’ currently on show at the Basement Project Space on Camden Place, which closes today (Thursday). Having been invited to exhibitions in London and Seattle in the US, there is definitely a pedigree and for Paul it is just a matter of trying to get his name more recognised. “It is tough work trying to get into the arts scene but I see it as putting the hard yards in my 20s that will see me working regularly and being established into my 30s and 40s. It is a great experience trying to achieve this,” he said. Perhaps Paul’s biggest achievement has been a competition he won to design the Cork label for Heineken bottles. “I saw an advert on Facebook saying that Heineken were looking for a design for their bottles. You had to make something that was distinctive and I liked the idea of it. I entered anyway and soon after I got a call saying I had won the competition. “What I did was take elements of Cork City and mesh them into a striking graphic and it has been chosen as the official Cork bottle for Heineken,” he

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said. Not only has Paul’s creation ‘Living Breathing Cork’ been chosen as the symbol for the drinks giant in Cork, his graphic has been made into a huge mural, which can be seen on the Grand Parade side of Oliver Plunkett Street. While Paul tries to forge a life for himself as an exhibition artist, he moonlights as a graphic designer and his website www.pauldelaneyart.com exhibits some of his work. His freelance company ‘Bolster Graphics’ provide his income while his art work supplements this. “Through my graphic designing I hope to drum up interest in my work. My exhibits are starting to get a lot more interest and from a point at the start where it was all family and friends to where I am getting a new flow of people and there are some who come that I’ve never seen before! “I am now selling quite a few pieces of work so hopefully the future is bright for me. This is my passion and I could not imagine myself doing anything else.”

Paul Delaney Graphic Designer/Exhibition Artist Cork City but originally from Skibbereen It has evolved so much both structurally and culturally since 2005 I grew up in West Cork, sometimes I miss the countryside when I live in the city

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The combination of our office safe is coded as some letters starting ABC..., each letter representing a digit. Each member of staff was allocated a group of letters and told the corresponding digits. So no two members could jointly open the safe, but any three could. Given the number of staff, this would not be possible if the combination had fewer digits. Now the combination has been changed, using the same number of digits, and a new group issued to each member. Now no three members can jointly open the safe, but four can. So, though nobody knows more digits than the manager, the safe can still be opened in his absence. Question: In the present system, how many letters are allocated to the manager?

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If you intend to ask for a favour, a rise or promotion, you would be well-advised to do so over the next two weeks or so. This is also a good time to show off your creative skills to a wider audience. You could even make them financially worthwhile.

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You will be torn between following the dictates of logic and emotion, and knowing you, it will probably be the latter. For this week at least, there is much to be learned by listening to your inner voice for a change. What it has to say could alter your life for the better.

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You’ll need to get your loyalties sorted out. It is no longer enough to pay lip service to the demands of a certain person who needs more from you than vague assurances. Try to put yourself in their position and you will have a better idea of what has to be done.

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You will be at your most gregarious and charismatic, truly the life and soul of the party. Put it to good use and you could end up with a whole new circle of friends and contacts who will enhance your social life and improve your career prospects.

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Oct 24 - Nov 22

Your prudent nature will be put under pressure, and you’ll be tempted to buy something that you would normally consider frivilous. You must decide whether the pleasure you’re likely to get from owning it will outweigh the pain of paying for it. You only live once.

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As long as you know what you are trying to achieve, you are wonderfully placed to do so this week. So don’t waste time on vague assurances or half-hearted goals when there are opportunities to make serious progress in the direction of your choice.

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With a certain course of action you have being putting off, you can start thinking up reasons why you should go ahead. Among them is the fact that certain individuals need reminding of your talents. The opportunities are there – you have to make the first move!

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Influences will be focusing you on shared ideas and enterprises, making this a time for working with or for other people. However, and a warning, despite your natural desire to take charge, there is more to be gained just now by pooling ideas, talents and resources.

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If there is a goal or objective that has eluded you until now, this is the time to focus on it to the exclusion of all else. Even if it doesn’t materialise, at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you gave it your best shot. Some things are just meant to be.

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St Luke’s residents celebrate ageing Christine Allen callen@corkindependent.com

THE residents of St Luke’s Home in Mahon are celebrating Positive Ageing Week with the launch of their art exhibition at Mahon Point Shopping Centre this week. Positive Ageing Week kicked off to celebrate ageing with activities and the community contribution of older people. The collection launched on Friday 24 September and will run until Saturday 2 October to highlight the positive aspects of aging and the contribution older people have made to the local community. The paintings were created under the inspiring eye of the home’s Art Therapist, John Reid. According to Eugene Browne, Resident Advocate at St Luke’s Home, art is a form of expression for older people. Those who have difficulty articulating themselves verbally are able to communicate through art also. “Art brings residents together and generates an environment of creativity and relaxation while also providing an outlet for those residents who are physically or vocally impaired, particularly those with dementia,” he said.

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“Having an in-house art studio - John’s Art Studio - at St Luke’s Home is part of the ethos of encouraging participation and embracing creativity which has been introduced at St. Luke’s Home in recent years and has offered great rewards by enticing residents to regularly participate in social and leisure activities,” he added. The home will also host a WII night in conjunction with Home Instead Senior Care as part of Positive Aging Week. Poet Joseph Horgan, winner of the Patrick Kavanagh award for poetry in 2004, also read from his first collection of poems ‘Slipping Letters Beneath the Sea’ on Wednesday. The Mahon home will be a hive of activity on Friday 1 October, when each volunteer at the home will receive a certificate of appreciation for National volunteers Day and International Day of Older People is celebrated with the closing ceremony of Positive Ageing Week.

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In the Footsteps of St. Finbarre (Part 230) Hauntings, Open Wounds and Whispers “In Berlin, it was precisely the question of what ghosts should be invoked, what pasts should be remembered and forgotten, and through what forms, that led to heated public debates over what and where these places of memory should be. People made memorials, created historical exhibitions, dug up the past and went on tours to represent, confront, and ignore a violent national past and to define and forge possible national futures. They made places as open wounds in the city to remind them of their haunting and to feel uncomfortable” (Karen Till, 2005, The New Berlin, p. 11) Karen Till’s work on the thought and effort that went into rebuilding Berlin in the aftermath of World War II and the debate over what should be remembered and forgotten tends to draw huge parallels to the Irish Civil War. The civil war is a crisis of Ireland’s turbulent past. The 4,000 deaths between the two opposing sides (including Patrick Murphy at Leemount) and the aftermath make for horrific reading in the present. WT Cosgrave in October 1922 enacted a Public Safety Bill, which allowed for the execution of anyone who was captured bearing arms against the state or aiding armed attacks on state forces. William Cosgrave’s position was that a guerrilla war could drag on indefinitely, making the achievement of law and order and establishing the Free State impossible, if harsh action was not taken. His reputation suffered after he ordered the execution

without trial of republican prisoners during the civil war. In all 77 republicans were executed by the Free State between November 1922 and the end of the war in May 1923. These actions left Irish society divided and embittered. They seem to linger if you just scratch the surface to reveal the deeper roots of Ireland’s principal parties. Hence the civil war tends to be continuously spoken about in whispers, fears, concerns and perhaps in uncomfortable truths. To Karen Till, Berlin is a place haunted with landscapes that simultaneously embody intentional forgetting and painful remembering. That because of Berlin’s traumatic past, the past never settles or neatly arranges itself in horizontal layers – that the past is always contested by those who want to remember it and those who want to forget. Indeed, memorials like those that exist in Berlin to recall

559a. Inscription on Patrick Murphy Memorial, Leemount. Photo: Kieran McCarthy

the holocaust for instance may be interpreted in a number of ways. However, each memorial seems to attempt to contain the past and to build memory so to speak. This latter statement also becomes very apparent in DeValera’s government of the 1940s when he commissioned the construction of War of Independence memorials across the country. There has also been much work completed by historians and geographers on the memories associated with roadside memorials. Standing next to the Patrick Murphy memorial, one quickly gets the impres-

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sion that this is a memorial one is meant to pass and not stop. It may have been different when it was built originally. On reflection, the memorial seems to have multiple meanings, differing between those who built it, those that maintain it today (the Timothy Kennefick Memorial Group) and those like myself who try to stop and interpret what it is trying to remember. Indeed the truth of why Patrick Murphy was selected to be remembered is intriguing and seems to remain hidden - one reason is probably because of his youth that on one level the monument is a marker of his life or perhaps it is a marker of his sacrifice or maybe it is a marker of heroism or it remembers the exact opposite – it is a marker of flaws in Irish society – that the monument was put there as a reminder of a painful past and meant to be always some kind of open wound in the continuous making of Irish history- or the monument is to remind the viewer that a whole nation was divided and fought for by opposing sides. The memorial is also not a conventional grieving space or site of mourning associated with grief practices. There is a lack of offerings – there are no statues, flowers or photographs. The only strong symbols used on the memorial are that of

carved sword and cross. The overall site reclaims public space for the celebration of Patrick Murphy, the individual but one gets the impressions he represents a lot more people through the conventional image of the sword, which connects this monument to other monuments. However, for the all the raw power of this monument, it seems to avoid any new debates on civil war monuments. The Patrick Murphy Civil War memorial seems to not reflect on aspects such human rights, democracy, equality, the renouncing of violence, guilt and /or responsibility. Or maybe it does but these traits are ones that one regularly does not hear about when such monuments are being discussed. As Ireland approaches the nineteenth anniversary of the start of the Irish Civil war in 2012, perhaps monuments such as these will create new possibilities for thinking about and how one can represent national belonging in the future. The other item that came to my mind standing at this site is the need for modern memorials in the Irish countryside and recent generations to leave a positive mark. To be continued…

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The above comes to mind when watching the Irish Government’s pathetic attempt to assure us jobs are forthcoming any time soon. Cowen and co have sowed the wind. They must not complain on reaping the whirlwind.

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TWELVE events to mark National Trails Day will take place in Cork this weekend. In its third year, it is getting bigger and events are planned all over the country, North and South, including walking, cycling, equestrian and water trails. This year’s National Trails Day has been expanded from 120 events last year to 150 this year. The Cork events will take place in Castledonovan, Drimoleague, Ballincollig, Sheep’s Head, Coillte Forest Park Farran, Ovens, National Rowing Centre, Farran Woods, Dunmanway, Glenbower Wood, Claragh Mountain, Millstreet, Island Wood, Mount Hillary Mountain, Mushera Mountain on the Duhallow Way and the source of The Blackwater River, Ballydesmond.

National Trails Day is an all-Ireland event organised by the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Coillte, the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and Fáilte Ireland along with the Countryside Access and Activities Network in Northern Ireland and is aimed at increasing awareness about the fantastic recreation opportunities in the Irish countryside and encourage people to experience a trail in their locality. Speaking at its launch Minister Pat Carey, TD, Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs encouraged people to get out and enjoy tracks and trails in some of the best countryside in Europe. “A lot of work has been undertaken through the Walks Scheme by my own Department over the last few years and Coillte, Fáilte Ireland and the Irish Sports Council

have put in place an impressive network of high quality trails, which are a huge draw for walkers, cyclists and water enthusiasts at home and abroad. National Trails Day is an opportunity for everyone to get out and experience the trails for themselves.” Donoughmore’s Olive Loughnane, World Championship Race Walker silver medallist was on hand at the launch and echoed Minister Carey’s call. “We have some of the best trails in the world right outside our back door in Ireland and National Trails Day is the perfect day to get out and experience them. No matter what your fitness level or interest, you’ll find something in your area,” she said. A full listing of events is on www.nationaltrailsday. ie. Event organisers can still post events for the day by logging on to the website and completing the form.

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SEEING IS BELIEVING Fiddling with contact lenses and the constant struggle with specs are two of the most irritating things about poor vision. Christine Allen speaks to Clare Hegarty, Senior Optometrist at Optilase, the new laser eye treatment clinic in Cork which is making those irritations a thing of the past

FOR SOME, 20/20 vision is but a dream. The prospect of waking and not having to shuffle in search of contacts or immediately reach out for spectacles is one that many feel is out of their grasp. The argument for change certainly stacks up in favour of laser eye treatment, with convenience and finances just two reasons so many people are now taking the plunge. One of the greatest modern technical advances is daily making dreams come true and improving sight. Since the advent of laser surgery, it is now possible to resculpt the eye to literally change how you see the world. Optilase on Opera Lane in Cork City is Ireland’s leading technological innovator and provider of laser eye surgery. The company was the first independent clinic in the country and offers a full range of leading treatments and procedures including both LASIK and LASEK eye laser treatments.

front of your eye by creating a tiny flap, using the laser to make the necessary adjustments to your eye and then replacing the flap. Laser-Assisted SubEpithelial Keratectomy (LASEK) or ‘EK’, is available for patients for whom IK is not a suitable procedure and uses the laser to reshape the cornea. But first the skin on the eye is loosened and then gently shaped before the laser sculpts the necessary adjustments. Both involve the use of an advanced VISX Star S41R laser, the most precise laser technology in the world, according to its FDA clinical outcome result. With both the IK and EK treatments, you have the choice of either Premier or Advanced WaveFront Treatment. According to Optilase, 22 million people

across the world have already The Optilase team of benefited from the lifehighly qualified medical and changing procedure. ophthalmic professionals provide a first class service Change Some folks sit on the and understand that you only fence when it comes to have one precious pair of deciding about laser eye eyes. Clare Hegarty, an surgery as it involves change, but converts maintain that it Optilase Senior Optometrist, says the procedure does not is like having new eyes. On top of that, the money hurt. “Eye drops are used to spent on replacing glasses and contact lenses and ordering numb the eyes and many say the supplies necessary to keep that the assessment is worse them working properly can than the actual laser. The laser treatment lasts just ten add up over your lifetime. For many sporty types, to 15 seconds and feels like eye surgery allows new a slight pressure on the eye. opportunities to compete in Nothing more!” Treatment reduces the athletic activities without the physical limits that they had dependency on prescription, while wearing contact lenses such as glasses. However, or glasses. Swimmers will Clare explains that those over also realise their potential and 40 years will still require suddenly a whole new world reading glasses. “Most people over opens up.

the age of 40 need reading glasses, due to presbyopia, a condition where the eye muscle stops working over time. Laser surgery is for distance sight.” With a ten to 15 minute treatment, and only requiring a maximum five days recovery, it is a quick solution. “The most common comment from clients is ‘I should have done it years ago’ and ‘I have a whole new lease of life now’”, Clare says. Having carried out more than 30,000 eye procedures, Optilase is one of the most experienced laser eye clinics in Ireland. As there is no Irish regulatory body for laser eye treatment, Optilase voluntarily adheres to the highest standards for patient care as laid out in the UK

by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. The clinic has treated many sports stars, politicians and Irish celebrities and Dr Hurley, the resident surgeon in the Cork clinic, is seen as one of Ireland’s top surgeons. The qualified and experienced team of surgeons and nurses are also registered with the Irish Medical Council. With free consultations and the price of laser eye surgery starting at only €495 per eye, the treatment has become very affordable. Phone Optilase at Unit 17B, Opera Lane on 1890301302 for a free consultation or visit www.optilase.com. The clinic also offers lifetime care guarantee. The clinic is open seven days a week and late nights.

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HELPING YOURSELF Have you ever stopped to read any of these ‘selfhelp’ dating books? I found one of these floating around our office recently, gave it a quick leaf through, promptly threw it down in a fit of rage, and started writing this piece. Now I’m not condemning anyone looking for help when it comes to the dating game. But the fact that there is a whole industry built on exploiting people’s insecurities and weaknesses, through the most asinine and inane psychobabble under the guise of ‘guaranteed love’ doesn’t sit well with me.

sees through to the real you, they may not like it compared to the front you put up. Similarly, playing coy or hard to get will most likely drive away a potential partner. Yes, some people enjoy the mystique of trying to unravel a potential partner, but for most people, if you act uninterested you will be met with the same response. It’s not cute, it’s not mysterious, it sends out the wrong signal, and you’re left wondering why it didn’t work. So for God’s sake, don’t waste your money on this tripe! I know many people say, “Well, it’s only a bit of fun” or “It doesn’t hurt anyone”, but at the end of the day you’re still wasting your money on something that is of no productive use to you. You can’t find the answers to life’s problems in the pages of a book, no matter how hard the back sleeve sells it to you with it’s blurbs of glowing praise from, er critics.

Personally, my biggest problem with this whole scene is that people profit off the back of others’ insecurities and hopes while churning out nothing but redundant psychobabble. For any of you who have ever stopped to read the rubbish that these books are filled with, you’d probably be surprised to find out just how much it encourages people to play stupid mind games If you’re having on dates, and go miles out trouble meeting someone, of their comfort zone. just think about how you met your friends. Take Generally, the up a new hobby, socialise advice offered in these more, be more friendly books, while not always and try and make harmful, is just plain yourself approachable unhelpful. It might sound to people. Take a plunge clichéd, but the best way and approach someone to meet anyone is to rather than waiting to be just be yourself. Don’t pounced on like a piece put on a false front, of meat! because when someone

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We’ve all heard of metime, but why not have some facetime with yourself? Facetime, one of those horrible Celtic Tiger era jargon phrases, is about to take on a new meaning – time to come face to face with yourself. What you see in the mirror (especially those pore-highlighting ones) may not be pretty, but it’s the result of stress, strain and not looking after yourself. So maybe it’s time to call in the experts! The Fota Island Resort & Spa is now offering the full range of Kerstin Florian facials and spa treatments. One of the world’s foremost luxury spa and

skincare lines, the new range was launched at the East Cork destination recently, and the Cork Independent went along to see what all the fuss was about. According to our guinea pig, the Fota Island Spa was one of the most spectacular she’d ever been at, and she’s pretty well versed in spa surroundings. It’s chilled out, away from the body of the hotel itself, and totally relaxing. Friendly staff who really know their stuff make the experience even more enjoyable and the décor and ambience of the spa couldn’t be better. “But it was the facial itself that really impressed me; I’ve had a fair few of them, and they can be anything from rash-inducing to leaving me like a new woman, and this one was at the top of the scale. “The therapist immediately spotted my problem areas and was able to tell me that certain problems were hormo-

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nally induced, while others were fairly consistent and could be tackled fairly easily. “She catered each aspect of the facial to the different skin types present on my face and neck – about three at last count! “Between facial massage, and the soothing motions of different lotions and potions being applied over a generous 90 minutes, I actually fell asleep at one point, leaving me totally blissed out by the end of the experience. “The one very unusual aspect of this facial is the soothing rollerball that is applied to cool down sensitive skin after the masque. This really tightened up my pores and calmed my puffy skin down; something I’m always very wary of after facials, which can sometimes leave me red and raw for days. Top marks for Kerstin Florian, this is a gorgeous treatment in an absolutely heavenly setting.”

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Whiplash – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing It’s a typical morning, you drop the kids off at school and you’re driving to work when you stop for a red light. You’re minding your own business when - BAM! – out of nowhere your car suddenly jerks forward, rear-ended by some idiot talking on his mobile phone. Within a few hours, perhaps the next morning, or even a few days later, you notice your neck and back begin to stiffen and ache. Congratulations, you’ve got WHIPLASH! Injuries to the neck caused by a sudden movement of the head backward, forward, or sideways, are referred to as whiplash. Whether from a car accident, nasty fall, sports trauma, accident at work, or maybe even a bar brawl on a Saturday night, neck injuries warrant a thorough examination. Remember this, whiplash is sneaky! The biggest problem with whiplash injuries is that the symptoms can progress very slowly, often taking days, weeks, or even years to fully develop. Because of this, many people who have suffered a whiplash delay or even fail to seek professional evaluation and treatment until more serious pain and complications arise. It might just start out as a stiff neck. But with whiplash, the longer you delay proper treatment, the greater the risk of developing chronic pain, progressive impairment, and/or some degree of long-term disability. Indeed, almost half of whiplash victims report they still suffer with pain and symptoms two years after the accident. With whiplash injuries, early intervention and proper due diligence with treatment and rehabilitative measures is the key to avoiding chronic pain and long-term problems. As experts in this ﬁeld, we can tell you that the reliability of recovery from whiplash improves exponentially the earlier you are assessed and treated. Even if your pain is minimal or you just feel a bit

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AWESOME AUTUMN LEGGINGS, cardis and jumpers, oh my! Some people just love the onset of autumn and the new, cosy fashion alternatives that come with it. We love this season’s contribution from Heatons, which features all things flattering for the female silhouette. Check out the draped waterfall look this season, especially in fine knit cardis. We like the striped waterfall cardigan (€25) teamed with a basic pair of jeans or leggings from your wardrobe to instantly create the on-trend, affordable look. Oversized prints will bring a splash of colour to your winter wardrobe, and the printed skirt is a great quick fix. Team an all-over print skirt (€15) with a black long line vest (€6) for an attention-grabbing look. A good coat is a sound investment at this time of year and a casual alternative to fur at the catwalk shows was Shearling. The 60s inspired swing coat (€39.50) is set to be a popular choice for shoppers and will work in any wardrobe in black or purple, while the range of dresses is impressive. The sweetheart dress (€20) in warm berry with shoulder detail gives a sophisticated autumn look. Heatons also 4 has a great collection of knit dresses including an Argyle print dress (€20).Check out Heatons at Blackpool or Mallow.

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Eating on the run can mean that you are not making the best choices with regard to health. You are often in a local shop, a petrol station or around town and it’s hard to select something that is freshly made and keeps you full till your next meal. Most foods you find are highly processed and often laced with ingredients that are not positive for health. Many foods that you find on the shelves are processed to increase shelf life, making them cheaper to produce and

lasting longer. However that extra length for the product certainly does not add extra length to your life. The increased salt, sugar, vegetable oils, preservatives and additives have all been linked to increase rates of all the major diseases. So one option is to make something yourself at home and bring it with you when you are out and about. Scones are a great snack if you fill them with goodness – I’m not talking about the sweet kind you have with butter and jam!!

COURGETTE AND CHEESE SCONES INGREDIENTS 1 courgette 1 cup (150g) Wholewheat flour, sieved (I used spelt) 1/2 coarsely grated vintage cheddar or blue cheese 1/4 cup (3 tbsp) finely chopped chives or parsley 1/2 cup (125mls) of buttermilk or milk of your choice with a dash of lemon Sea salt 1 teaspoon of baking powder

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• Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly flour an oven tray. Coarsely grate the zucchini, wrap in paper towel and squeeze out excess moisture. • Combine courgette, flour, cheddar or blue cheese, chives and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add the buttermilk and mix with your hands until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 2cm-thick piece. • Use a 5 cm-round pastry cutter dipped in flour to cut out rounds from dough or simply turn a glass upside down and use that! • Knead remaining dough and continue cutting until you have 16 scones. • Place on tray and use a little leftover milk to cover each scone with a pastry brush. • Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes until golden. You can double this easily and make 16. You can make these in a batch and either keep wrapped up in an airtight container or freeze them individually.

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OVER THE KNEE SOCKS Over the knee socks are the hottest accessory for Autumn/ Winter 2010 and will instantly reinvent your favourite outfit! Taking inspiration from designers such as Dior, Prada and Alexander Wang, everyone from Daisy Lowe to Alexa Chung is embracing this fun, quirky

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id you ever hear the saying, ‘It never rains but it pours’ or ‘bad things come in threes’? This week, my triple downpour has been doctor, dentist and emergency room, which has literally left a bad taste in my mouth and been a real pain in the, er, chest, not not mention a yawning chasm in the wallet

trend. However, there are strict for a more casual, tougher look, rules that must be adhered to at opt for chunky cable knits in deep all times! Keep the rest of your autumnal colours. outfit simple and avoid showing too much flesh on top. Stick to a muted colour palette, multi4 coloured or striped options are a firm no no. When choosing your perfect pair, look for pretty details such as ribbons, lace or bows, or

It’s easy for life to get on top of you and September is by far the worst month to feel that way. We feel the turning of the seasons and change our lives to follow suit, from going back to college in a new city, seeing children go back to school, or even something as simple as choosing a new winter coat.

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The phenomenon of stressing over your wardrobe when you have far weightier things to think about can be neatly categorised under ‘displacement’ - the transferring of worry to less serious things.

I’ve spent the past few days alternating between watching interminable fashion shows intently and praying that a model tips and falls out of her shoes just to break the monotony of watching skinny girls with nice clothes walk up and down. The action seems utterly pointless. I feel as if I am going mad when I should be outside frolicking in the park with river-blindness stricken orphans from Malawi. Something, anything, to distract me from what by now seems like a more hollow pursuit than preparing a truckload of Hallowe’en pumpkins.

But the opposite - when fashion and keeping up with the Joneses is too much to bear, when the sight of just one more shearling aviator jacket makes you want to assassinate Kate Moss from high atop a book depository, well, that has a name too. It’s called fashion fatigue.

I started with a few glib sayings and I’ll end with another - ‘when the going gets tough, the tough get going’. Only the very brave or the very smart realise when an interest is no longer working for them and decide not to carry it any further. Fashion is no different.

As someone who thinks about fashion in the same way that my boyfriend talks about Tottenham Hotspur (in hushed, reverent tones with an emphasis on season-by-season plays although I must admit that, mercifully, Peter Crouch plays a much bigger part in his talk than Abbey Clancy does in mine) fashion is more than a hobby; it’s an obsession.

As for me, I’m sticking around, but I enthusiastically salute the defectors. They have the brains to realise that, even though fashion is an ever-turning wheel, it’s still easy to hop back on when it’s more convenient.

Not even my greedy little mind is prepared for the deluge that is fashion month. Now anyone with even a passing interest is expected to know the contents of every catwalk show. Imagine watching your favourite football team play six matches a day for a month and having to watch every single one because there may be a test afterwards. You are now about halfway to understanding fashion fatigue.

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When there’s so much to absorb, hobbies can become more like obligations. Add that to a life that is already fraught with social and familial commitments with a sprinkling of financial strain and an emergency room visit and you have a recipe for a straw that would break the back of the hardiest dromedary.

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Living peacefully in Silversprings

This well presented four-bedroom semi-detached property arrives to the open market in perfect condition, having been maintained well by its previous owners. The property benefits from a south-east aspect rear garden, which is not overlooked, and an open green area framed by trees, shrubs and other greenery. This spacious area would be perfect for entertaining friends and family. This property is ideal for families, as it is located on a quiet cul-de-sac and also contains a lovely green area to the front. Despite the property’s peaceful and quiet location, it is in close proximity to the North Ring Road, the Jack Lynch Tunnel and all major routes. All aspects of the house incorporate the relaxing atmosphere of the surrounding areas. The first floor is spaciously laid out, with plenty of room for all the family to chill out. The landing allows access to the four bedrooms, as well as the bathroom and hot press. The master bedroom is the largest at 3.38 metres by 4.80 metres. The room features a sizeable en suite and wardrobe. The second bedroom is 3.38 metres by 3.12 metres and also has a wardrobe. This room is located just across the landing from the bathroom. The third bedroom is adjacent to the bathroom and is also a comfortable size at 3.28 metres by 3.05 metres. The fourth bedroom is 2.54 metres by 2.64 metres. Downstairs, the kitchen is bright and airy, with

AT A GLANCE Address 51 Ashmount Court, Silversprings, Cork Type

Four-bedroom semi-detached

Note

Water views

Contact

Michael O’Donovan, 086-8205474

Price

€275,000

tiled flooring and partially tiled walls. There is ample storage space throughout the kitchen, with plenty of countertop space as well. The kitchen has two windows and spot lighting. There is also comfortable space for a table and chairs in the room. The house features a separate dining room, with storage space, a patio door to

the rear of the house and room for a large table and chairs. This would be the ideal setting for someone who likes to have guests over for dinner. The living room is bright, comfortable and contains a large feature fireplace, a centre light and beautiful wooden flooring. Both the living and bedroom accommodation

benefit from a neutral décor with generously proportioned rooms allowing a great balance for comfortable living. Viewing of this house is by appointment only and is easy to get to. From the city centre, travel towards the Silversprings Hotel and go up North Ring Road. Continue straight and take the

right turn after the traffic lights. Continue straight to the top of the road and take a right. Ashmount is directly in front. Once in the area continue straight taking your fourth left. The property is on your left hand side.

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Study your lease Peter Tobin ptobin@corkindependent.com

The rental market in Cork is all action with the influx of students over the past month looking for a place to lay their heads

during the coming academic year. While there will always be issues that need to be resolved between tenants and landlords, the large numbers of students entering the market at the same time and, many of them renting for the first time, often leads to even more issues. One of the main problems, according to Regina Baylor, an Advice Worker with Threshold in Cork, is people who have put their trust in the wrong place. “One of the most common complaints we’re getting at the moment,”

she says, “is from parents of students who allowed their friends to pick a house or room for them and now they they’re unhappy with it even though the contract has been signed. Often people don’t realise that a lease is a legally binding contract. Everyone should know and understand their rights and responsibilities as tenants before signing anything and we have a booklet that we can send out to people if they want to learn more.” Generally speaking, the number of properties available to students

has increased of late and Regina says that the message Threshold is sending out to students is not to panic, that there is plenty of choice. According to the Accommodation Office in UCC, the increased numbers of properties available to students stems from the fact that there are landlords out there who can’t rent out their property to families or professionals so they’re looking at the student market as a viable alternative. Despite this influx of properties being rented by private landlords who may be new to the student market, Regina says that this hasn’t directly increased Threshold’s workload and that it is

Section 50 or student-specific accommodation that raises the most issues. “Purpose built, Section 50 accommodation raises issues in relation to leases being signed by students that don’t actually comply with the Residential Tenancies Board rules,” says Regina. “There are many ‘house rules’ in leases such as surprise inspections or maintenance people being allowed to enter the property. That’s not the case. Tenants are allowed exclusive enjoyment of the property and notice must be given of any inspections or work carried out. We have received complaints from females that may be 17 or 18 years of age. They are

in a new environment and don’t expect that people can enter their property whenever they wish.” The general gist is that anyone signing anything should be well versed in what they’re entitled to and what’s required of the landlord. “Some other issues that we’ve come across,” says Regina, “is that people don’t realise that they’re not allowed have house parties or that there are rules about noise. In these cases, students should always remember that they can’t be told to evacuate the property immediately or that they have 24 hours to leave. There is a proper process whereby a notice of termination of 28 days is given.

Similarly, if a student wishes to break a lease, they have to find someone to assign their tenancy to. In this case they must write to the landlord and ask if it is ok for someone to take their place. In this case, the landlord is within his or her rights to say no but then a tenant may give notice that they are leaving.” For more information or to get advice, you can contact Threshold on 021-4805111 or email threshold@eircom.net. Threshold is also looking for volunteers across a number of positions. If you have any legal or property experience or could give up time in an administration position, get in touch.

A bargain on Blarney Street AT A GLANCE Address 334 Blarney Street, Cork Type

Three bed townhouse

Note

Walking distance to city centre

Contact

Peter Skuse, Cahalane Skuse, 26 Marlboro Street, Cork. Tel: 021 4279179

Price

€155,000

Blarney Street, a long-established area of Cork City, is full of charm. The community in this area is known for being close-knit while also welcoming. It’s proximity to University College Cork means that the area is always buzzing and, unsurprisingly, the place is full of some of Cork’s oldest pubs. This property is an exceptional opportunity for city living in an area with strong community spirit and also giving access to a large number of amenities. The city centre is within walking distance, as is the Mercy Hospital and UCC. The property itself is in very good condition throughout and features an open plan kitchen/living room, a bathroom, an upstairs landing and three bedrooms. There is also an enclosed yard to the rear of the house. Entering the property, there is a cloak area in the hall which leads to the open plan kitchen/living area. The kitchen has been perfectly finished with floor and wall units and

spot lighting. There is plumbing for a washing machine and the window affords the room a bright, airy feel. This room is well serviced by multiple power points, a television point and a phone point. The bathroom has an electric shower, a heater and a window. Upstairs are the three bedrooms. The first is slightly larger than the other two while all rooms feature wall heaters, power points, windows and lights. At the asking price, ths property would be a fantastic opportunity for sombody looking for an investment property with real character or even a starter home. For anyone thinking of buying this property as an investment to put on the rental market, when last on that market it brought in €700 a month. The area and the property need to be seen to be appreciated, so organise a viewing today.

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BOOK SMARTS For the past number of years, the publishing industry has faced enormous challenges. The independent book publisher and seller are under pressure from huge publishing houses and chain book stores that, though not always indigenous, maintain a presence in Ireland. Add to this the advent of the ebook or the digital book and the future is not altogether certain for one of the oldest means of communication

One of the biggest challenges facing the publishing industry, according to Clodagh Feehan, Managing Director of the Cork-based Mercier Press, is the “collapse” of the retail market for books. “Since 2009 we have seen huge competition between competing media and this has had an effect on the numbers of people going into shops and buying books. Generally speaking, there was a 20 per cent fall in revenue in 2009 and this year we’re down a further five per cent on that.” As well as this collapse, there is increased competition as ebooks continue to develop and become more attractive to readers. For Clodagh, however, this does not herald the demise of the traditional book. “There’s a difference between a book-lover and a reader,” she says. “Book lovers will always buy books. For them it’s a cultural thing. Other people are readers and they only want the information contained within books so for them; maybe the ebook really is the way to go. The demise of the book was talked about when the tape cassette came out. Books

into the have been around for 800 booksellers years so they’re not going domestic market. “Many GAA stars and Irish anywhere soon.” celebrities are choosing to have their books published Print on demand by British or international Mercier, Ireland’s oldest companies rather than independent publishing local publishers. There house, is embracing the are local Cork authors digital age and moving into being published by British the world of ebooks and companies. It’s crazy. Print on Demand (POD). But we can’t offer them “I think there’s a place for the types of advances both [books and ebooks],” they’re getting from these says Clodagh. “The content companies.” The same still has to be created so you goes, says Clodagh, for the can choose in which format indigenous bookseller. to deliver it in. They say “Liam Russeal’s is one that necessity is the mother of the few independent of all invention and POD is bookshop in Cork now but another example of that.” they can’t compete with POD allows a publisher the likes of Waterstone’s to print a book only once or Eason’s because those an order comes in for it shops can buy in bulk from meaning the cost of mass the publishers and therefore publication, distribution can get greater discounts. and storage are removed This, then, puts us under and, as Clodagh says, offers pressure because we can’t publishers and readers afford to give these stores more choice. “If you could the same discounts of the choose not to keep multiple bigger houses.” copies of a book in stock The publishing you would and for the industry, it appears, is reader too, if a book is out facing a double assault of print then they can’t get from both the economy their hands on it but if it’s and the insatiable desire POD then it’s easy.” to make our lives easier More worrying than through technology. people moving towards digital books, however, is An unlikely saviour the impact of multinational Yet, in an interesting publishing houses and

twist, it could yet be the ebook that preserves those publishers that embrace it and use it to their advantage such as Mercier. “So long as one doesn’t cannibalise the other,” says Clodagh, “ebooks could open up an entirely new revenue stream for us.” This is a point of view shared by Gareth Cuddy, the Managing Director of Directebooks, Ireland’s only dedicated ebook publisher. “The coming generations are going to be very familiar with receiving all their content, all their entertainment in digital form,” he says. “In ten or 15 years, ebooks will be completely mainstream.” The figures are backing this up and there had been a 150 per cent increase in the sales of ebooks here as of July 2010 on the previous year. The biggest threat to publishing, according to Gareth, is online shopping. “Shops simply can’t

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compete with the price offered on the likes of Amazon. The biggest bookshop in the world, to the best of my knowledge, is the Waterstones in Piccadilly Circus in London that has about 250,000 books. This range is nothing compared to what’s available online.” Gareth believes that publishers need to become relevant again and engage with the people who are reading their books. “Publishers have always been good at finding and nurturing talent but that cost of marketing the talent is huge. Authors now need to engage with their readers and build a community online and that way there is already a list of potential readers for that

genre or particular author sidelines, that’s exactly so that the publisher can where you will remain.” Directebooks are even email them notifying them helping publishers along of a particular book.” with its new initiative epubdirect.com, a service Not the end whereby Directebooks Despite being in manages everything to the middle of the ebook do with a publishing revolution in Ireland, company’s ebook list and Gareth doesn’t believe it something that Gareth is the end of the traditional says publishers are proving book. “enthusiastic” about. “I don’t think you’ll In the end, the future ever see the complete may present challenges for disappearance of books,” books and its associated he says. “We may, however, industries but, as Clodagh get to the stage where says, there are some people ebooks make up about 40 who never pick up a book per cent of the paperback anyway and as long as market. It’s all a mindset you keep the tradition that needs to be changed going then it will never and I think that the smaller, disappear. more focused publishers will make it as long as they embrace what’s happening. If you wait around on the

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A service called Bloglines.com is closing down in the next few weeks. It’ll be unknown to most of yourselves that are reading this but it served me well over the past five years. Bloglines was a news aggregator that allowed me to take updates from hundreds of websites and allow me to skim through them all on a daily basis. It As a website owner was a weapon against there are a few things information overload. you ought to do. If Now parent com- you can make videos, pany Ask.com are clos- image and text shareing it down and we are able, make it so. The being encouraged to first paragraph of text go elsewhere. Google around your images, Reader would be an al- video or at the start of ternative. Tell Google an article are going to Reader all the sites you be crucial so always read on a regular basis think about the pitch in and it will present you the first few sentences new content from them so that it can be seen in each time you log in. Facebook and the new Bloglines wasn’t the Twitter pane.. first service to allow While Twitter and you to aggregate all your web data in one Facebook is where a spot but it was good lot of consumption will applications for a while. Nowadays happen even Twitter is getting like Flipboard, Pulse into the game of keep- and Early Edition aling you in one place low you to do the same and showing you exter- thing on the iPad. Don’t underestimate this denal content. vice. More and more The new Twitter in- people including myterface is being rolled self are finding them out to more and more the perfect device when users in the past few traveling with work and weeks. For a regular we are leaving the once user of Twitter what indispensable laptops you’ll now notice is at home. While yes, it that conversations, vid- means more work once eos, pictures and other again for you a website multimedia will now owner/content creator, be displayed on a right what it also means is hand side panel on the there is a broader auwebsite when you click dience that can access on them. Something your content and maybe that desktop and iPad distribute it much much apps have been doing further. for a while but quite new to the website that still has 10s of millions of people log in each day. Oh yes and as of this week Twitter gets more traffic than the once giant of the web, mySpace.

A LOCAL politician has raised the issue of inaccurate property valuations leading to businesses paying too much in commercial rates. Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn has called upon the Government to begin a revaluation of properties, saying that the last “significant valuation of commercial property was carried out in 2007” at the height of the property boom. This revaluation is needed in order to cut rates for business and protect jobs he said. O’Flynn said: “170,000 properties were valued at the height of the boom back in 2007, no substantial valuation has taken place since. Businesses are paying boom rates but taking in recession receipts. “It is evident that the current local authority rating system, which is used to calculate the commercial rate liability of a business, is not fair. The Valuation Act of 2001 was supposed to bring in a rating system which has enabled safe and certain revenue for the local authorities every year, while

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also allowing commercial businesses to plan ahead due to the fact they would know their liability for next year, but it does not take account of falling property prices. Cllr O’Flynn, a businessman himself, added: “many commercial premises have fallen in value by 28 to 30 per cent and even though the commercial rates liability is connected to the value of the premises, commercial rates are still allowed to rise by the level of inflation even after a downwards revaluation. “This is producing devastating results for busi-

nesses as they are also dealing with shrinking revenue due to the recession, which is effectively putting them in a position where costs are rising and income is falling. An article I read in July, said that commercial rates in the city are now almost equating to 30 per cent of their rental costs when taking into consideration that some rental prices have dropped to reflect the drop in sales. While rental prices, the value of the buildings and business revenue are all going south, commercial rates have neglected to reflect the change in the economy.”

Cork businesses encouraged to enter for national awards ULSTER Bank has launched its annual ‘Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards’. Businesses across Cork and Munster are invited to enter the 2010 awards, which are in association with Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland. Following the initial judging process at the preliminary stage of the awards, shortlisted Munster businesses will be rewarded at provincial level at an event in early February 2011. Successful businesses will compete for the national title in April 2011. A new category has been introduced to the 2010 Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards – The Service Business Award. With services contributing

to an estimated 60 per cent of value-add to the Irish economy, this award will recognise the innovators and leading service delivery companies in this sector. Renowned international engineering, architecture and project management firm, PM Group, was awarded the International Business Award and crowned ‘Ulster Bank Business Achiever 2009’ at last year’s ceremony. Entries will close on 30 November, 2010, and the Provincial Award Winners will be announced at events in late January and early February. The Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards are open for entry at www.businessachieversaward.com.

Ulster Bank Business Achievers provincial launch Photo: Chris Bellew

Cork in European transport technology spotlight MINISTERIAL and EU leaders joined transport professionals from Ireland North and South in Cork on Friday 24 September for the public launch of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Ireland at its inaugural conference sponsored by Siemens. The new grouping will give Ireland, for the first time, a national voice in the global transport technology industry. Enterprise Minister Batt O’Keeffe TD highlighted the national and export importance of ITS in the Irish economy. From Brussels, Magda Kopczynska Head of the EU’s Clean Transport Unit, outlined key messages from the EU’s July 2010 Directive on a framework for ITS deployment in road transport. A representative from the Department of Transport emphasised the important role of ITS in facilitating safer, more efficient and

more sustainable travel and transport. In a further Europeanlevel contribution, Ian Winning from Cork City Council updated delegates on the city’s plans for a Travel Information Centre, due for full implementation on Smarter Travel in 2011. The scheme is enjoying support from the EU’s New and Innovative Concepts for Helping European transport Sustainability (NICHES+) programme, in which Cork is a partner. Also giving presentations are the National Roads Authority, Dublin City Council, AA Ireland and ITS specialist companies IBM, Transtoll, ESB eCars, Parkmagic and Integrated Traffic Services. Brian Maxwell, of the Northern Ireland Roads Service, will update delegates on ITS deployments in Northern Ireland.

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TASTE OF CORK FOR FRENCH FOODIES Trade mission reaps reward for Cork food companies

CORK food businesses looked abroad recently and set their sights on France. Thirty-five food businesses from across County Cork have made vital export trade contacts in France, following a showcase of their food brands in La Rochelle. The food businesses that participated in the ‘Taste of Cork’ trade event in Western France attracted interest from more than eighteen French-based distributors and importers. One major listing was achieved with Comptoir Irlandais. Details of the deal with the 42-store multiple will be announced next month. Meanwhile, several other Cork food SMEs are also in the final stages of negotiations with distributors and agents following the successful three-day food business event which opened doors to a marketplace of over 62 million French consumers. Organised by Cork County Enterprise Boards in conjunction with the Cork County Council, the trade initiative is part of a pioneering new approach to promoting Cork as an

exporter of premium food produce, particularly highquality artisan or craft food products. This ‘cluster marketing’ method sees food companies creating regional alliances whereby they share sales contacts and distribution leads in foreign markets. This proven marketing technique avoids the need for every small or medium food brand to individually pursue distributors, agents and buyers across Europe. As part of the trade visit to the West of France, a French language directory was also published, providing contact and brand profile information for two hundred and sixty County Cork food products. Entitled the ‘Cork Food Finder’ directory, the publication was officially launched in La Rochelle by Mayor of County Cork, Councillor Jim Daly. Speaking at the launch event in La Rochelle, Cllr Daly said the Cork Food Finder directory would be extremely beneficial to the overall Cork ‘brand’, as well as to individual producers throughout the

have paid excessive monthly premiums for insurance cover on loans, mortgages and credit cards which they were told was compulsory, did not need, did not ask for in some cases which would not cover them in the event of a claim. Finance Claims offer consumers the chance of a no obligation review by means of an online test and a ‘No Win No Fee’ service for successful applications subject to terms and condi-

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year.” CORKMEET offers companies three days of activities, including networking, pre-arranged meetings, a gala dinner and a half-day conference, each providing an opportunity to make vital contacts all under one roof. This year CORKMEET plays host to an International Village, with representatives from numerous different Embassies present to advise Irish SMEs about doing business in their markets. Furthermore, companies who sign up are also being offered the opportunity to meet with some large organisations in the Cork region, including Bord Gáis, Brittany Ferries, Carbery Milk Products, Cascade Designs, Centocor, Cognis, Eircom,

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county: “French consumer demand for speciality foods with regional provenance has never been greater. The Cork region is rich in natural abundance, historically producing some of Ireland’s most popular and well known products including cheese, meat, seafood, drink, preserves, smoked salmon, and baked goods. “The food producers in this guide are some of the

best food that Ireland has to offer. Cork County is the biggest and most diverse food production region in Ireland. A world leading home of good food that is home to some of Ireland’s best known food companies, as well as the highest concentration of small passionate artisan food producers.” Addressing food buyers, distributors and other

members of the business community in La Rochelle, Cllr Daly went on to explain that he hoped the Cork Food Finder Directory would help “bring a little Cork magic to the menus and shelves of France!” ‘A Taste of Cork’ took place in La Rochelle on 16 17 and 18 September, 2010.

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revenue stream it generates on an annual basis. It is often sold to consumers under the pretence that it is compulsory and to consumers who will never benefit from it. Many PPI policies have exclusions in the fine print, which will prevent payout for self-employed individuals, those that are on contract or temporary work, those over 65 and under 18-years-of-age and those that have existing medi-

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European enterprise group champions CORKMEET 2010

THE ENTERPRISE Europe Network (EEN) in Cork Chamber is encouraging businesses to sign up for CORKMEET 2010 in order to take advantage of the excellent opportunity it offers for networking and making business contacts. According to Katherine Fitzpatrick, Manager of the EEN in Cork: “Our network is dedicated to assisting companies to find suitable business partners, and this is the whole idea behind CORKMEET 2010. “With pre-arranged, one-to-one meetings, CORKMEET presents a fantastic opportunity for Irish businesses to unlock opportunities with potential clients and suppliers throughout the country and internationally. It is a must attend event for businesses

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Where you receive a benefit from somebody following their death, you are potentially liable to Inheritance Tax at 25 per cent of the value of the asset or benefits passing. Depending on your relationship to the deceased, a certain portion is currently exempt from tax: Group A - `414,799 – a child or a parent (in certain circumstances) Group B - `41,481 – a parent, brother, sister, nephew niece, or grandchild Group C - `20,740 – all other categories These thresholds are applicable for both gifts and inheritance, and apply for the life of an individual not per benefit. Any benefits taken, in excess of these thresholds are liable to Inheritance Tax. GZa^Z[h VcY ZmZbei^dch/ There are however some reliefs and exemptions that if availed of, could substantially reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax payable. The most popular are business relief and agricultural relief. Once a number of conditions are met, the value of business assets or agricultural assets can pass, with a reduced valuation of ten per cent. In the current climate with low values of assets, it might make it a good time to consider passing these assets, by gift. Another relief is called surviving spouse relief, whereby a widow or widower can in certain situations enjoy a class A rather than a class C threshold. In other circumstances a nephew or niece can enjoy a Group A threshold rather than a Group B threshold, if certain conditions are met. This relief only applies when the assets passing are assets used in connection with a business, trade or profession. Some benefits are completely exempt from Inheritance Tax, including assets transferred between spouses. Also there is an exemption called dwelling house relief, whereby a house, occupied by a person as his/her only or main residence for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the date of the Inheritance or gift, maybe exempt from Inheritance or gift tax. Some of the conditions attached to this relief are that the person receiving the benefit, cannot be entitled to any other dwelling house and if they are under 55 years of age, they must retain and continue to occupy the residence for a period of six years thereafter. This article has delved into a basic description -of the certainties surrounding taxation after a death, however, with careful planning in advance of the event, tax can be minimized. It is human nature to avoid planning beyond one’s own death, however a quick review may reduce potential tax liabilities for your loved ones. To assist in this planning, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Quintas Taxation Team.

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City Hall the place to be for home enthusiasts Cork Modern Homes & Building Exhibition is back in Cork to provide ideas, advice and inspiration for those building, extending or improving their home

For those applying for planning permission, looking for the products, services and advice to complete their home the professionals will be on hand at the show to guide them through their needs. You will find a multitude of professionals from the building, construction and related sectors, all under one roof at the exhibition. When planning a new home or looking to make practical changes to your existing home, information is power and insight is a necessity. With 22 years experience, Tom Murphy believes The Cork Modern Homes & Building Exhibition can offer you the opportunity to discover a wealth of expert advice and guidance, giving a strong foothold to any building endeavour. The show is a wonderful opportunity to research new options and see the latest trends, from kitchens,

windows, doors, porches, sunrooms, architectural service, chartered consulting engineers, timber frame homes, timber flooring, waste water treatment and filters, one off built homes, built in vacuum systems, heat recovery ventilation, aga cookers, attic ladders, decorative footpaths, fascia and soffit, flood and prevention products, floor sanding, heating oil, joinery, lighting, interior design, oak home and garden furniture, home automation, conservatory furniture, conservatory blinds, awnings, shutters, sliding wardrobes, tiles, insurance, finance, builder, garden furniture, recycling service, chimney blockers, professional lawncare, garden sheds, green houses, garden centre, audio visual, prevention from water freezing, sky digital, chiropractor, photography, and there are always a few sur-

prises. If you are interested in expanding your knowledge about eco houses, renewable energy technology, solar panels, boilers, internal and external wall insulation and attic insulation, eco fuel, wood pellets, building energy ratings, air tight sealing or your very own carbon footprint, allow this exhibition to guide you down the right path. Many homes and businesses in Cork city and county were flooded when the River Lee burst its banks last year and were without water for several days. There are measures that can be taken to protect your home, business or land from this devastation if future flooding occurs. Global Flood Solutions who have successfully introduced the Big Bag System as the fastest flood defence barrier will be exhibiting at the Modern Homes & Building

Exhibition. Another innovative product that will showcase at the event will be Eko-logs. This is a cleaner, easier to use, outperforming fuel to traditional wooden logs. Made from 100 per cent agricultural waste, no hidden additives, no chemicals, nothing is added to the manufacturing process at all other than Biomass plant waste material and compression pressure to The exhibition will open next Friday 8 October in City Hall. form the briquettes. Come along and enjoy a unique family day out where there will also be children’s entertainment with Sylvano the Magician Saturday and Kevin held a number of key poSunday. For further infor- Name: sitions in award-winning kitchmation and enquiries phone Kevin Burke ens in London including the 058 48633 or you can visit Appointment: the website www.modern- Head Chef, Castlemartyr celebrated French restaurant, 1 Lombard Street and the Michehomes.ie. The show takes Resort, Cork lin-star restaurant, Foliage at place in City Hall, on Fri- Castlemartyr Resort in East the Mandarin Oriental. Kevin’s day 8 4pm – 9pm, Saturday Cork is delighted to announce career began in Ireland where 9 and Sunday 10 October the appointment of Kevin he worked in the kitchens of Burke to the role of Head 11am – 6pm. The Kingsley Hotel in Cork City

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Local business groups meets Enterprise Minister

The Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe, made a guest appearance at the North Cork Business Alliance (NCBA) Friday morning meeting last Friday. According to the group, Minister O’Keeffe’s open and honest interaction with the 25 North Cork business people present was admirable and the feedback from members was very positive. A spokesperson for the group said: “It is refreshing

to know that our politicians, who are representative of us at Government level, avail of an opportunity to listen to our needs/concerns and highlight such needs at legislative level which, hopefully, will be acted upon in a constructive way. “Some of the topics that were discussed included SME assistance and support, social welfare issues affecting SMEs, debt collection and changes in law.” On the subject of SME

New fitness initiative for Cork BodySmart combines advanced fitness technology with personal training to deliver a fully supervised, highly effective 25-minute full body workout at a very attractive price. Bodysmart operates studios in Dublin, Galway, Naas and this week the first BodySmart studio in the south of Ireland has opened in Cork, in the Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Douglas. Managed by Gordon Clark, BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, he represented Northern Ireland in Rugby, Swimming and Athletics. Managing Director Morgan Pierce has had a very successful 15 years in the IT sector before making the jump into the fitness industry in 2003. Morgan saw that the concept of fitness was changing – that the impersonal nature of the gym model was not addressing the fitness concerns of the larger population. Morgan researched a variety of exercise technologies to find that the Powerplate device was the most effective at

delivering a great variety of results to a large sector of the population: men and women; elite athletes; Obesity, MS, Osteoporosis and Osteo-arthritis sufferers; Golfers; Skiers and anyone else wanting to look and feel better. BodySmart is the brainchild of Morgan Pierce, an American national and entrepreneur with significant start-up experience. Morgan says “I believe personal training combined with powerful technology is the future of exercise.” Morgan has spent the last three years perfecting the BodySmart business model and creating operating guidelines and training programs which will enable other BodySmart owners to be successful. Combined with her strong marketing and brand development background, BodySmart has all the attributes of a business that is poised to expand rapidly throughout Ireland and the UK. For further information see www.BodySmart.ie.

support, the Minister spoke of the funds he hopes to make available to Enterprise Boards in an effort to increase jobs locally. He also hopes to gain a better understanding of the current work product of Enterprise Boards through audits currently being collected. He mentioned that improving communications and co-operation between local business support groups is also an area that needs attention. Social welfare issues discussed included possible changes to the minimum wage; skilled and semi-skilled minimum wage levels; social welfare assistance for SME owners-managers finding it hard to make ends meet and finally, the black mar-

ket and how the system could be made a little more flexible to allow employees to work occasional over three-day weeks without losing their entitlements for four to wight weeks. The majority of NCBA members felt it was a good constructive experience and a positive session overall. While Minister O’Keeffe was able to quote figures dealing with the macro overview of the economy, it was vital that he heard and felt the micro effect this is having in North Cork. The NCBA intend to stay in touch with the Minister both for North Cork and for NCBA to follow-up on issues raised at the meeting.

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Chef. Originally hailing from Bandon in Cork, Kevin returned to Cork in 2009 from London where he spent four years working for Michelin-starred restaurant, Foliage, in The Mandarin Oriental. He was promoted to the role of Head Chef at Castlemartyr from the position of Senior Sous Chef, which he’s held at the hotel since February 2009. Prior to joining Castlemartyr,

and Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate where Kevin worked with David McCann. Commenting on his new role, Kevin said: “It’s a privilege to lead such a talented Chef’s brigade at Castlemartyr and we are fortunate to have a wealth of fabulous local ingredients on our doorstep. Customer is King in my view and I will be bringing my own interpretation of honest, local food that delivers

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motoring Mazda takes new design route Mazda has announced a new design theme called ‘KODO or Soul of Motion’. The new design has been revealed in the Mazda Shinari concept car. Mazda claims that the Mazda Design has focused on the strength, beauty and tension found in the ‘instantaneous movement’ of animals at the very moment that the motion begins. The new Mazda Shinari concept car is a four-door, four-seater, sports coupe and a pure expression of the new design theme in its idealised form. The Japanese word shinari describes the powerful yet supple appearance of great resilient force when objects of high tensile strength, such as steel or bamboo, are twisted or bent. It also refers

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to the appearance of a person or animal as it flexes its muscles in preparation for a fast movement, and it is these images that form the basis for the name

of this concept car. The front fenders represent the evolution of the prominent fenders introduced on the RX-8. Together with the further three-

dimensional sculpting of the front grille, the Shinari design emphasises the Mazda lineage. An aluminium floating bar linking the grille with the

headlights enhances the three-dimensional expression of speed. In the interior, Mazda Design has designed the optimum space for the driver’s

cockpit, to enable the driver to focus on the task of driving, as well as the passenger environment, creating a sense of openness. In this model, Mazda

allows the driver to switch between three modes: Business, Pleasure and Sport, to obtain the maximum enjoyment from driving.

Kia announce Irish 2011 Sportage specs and prices Kia has announced the Irish prices and specifications for the new Sportage range. The company is offering three models for late 2010 and early 2011 starting with a well specified 1.7 litre turbo-diesel EX model, which is rated at 115bhp due on the market at €27,800 before delivery charges. This model is B rated for VRT and road tax and standard equipment includes 17 inch alloy wheels, half leather trim, privacy glass, cruise control, voice activated Bluetooth and panoramic sun-roof. The GSE model is priced at €29,995 adds full leather heated seats (front & rear), Xenon lights and climate control. These 1.7 D models are due to arrive in Irish dealer showrooms in December. They will be preceded in mid-October by a limited edition launch model called the “First Edition.” First Edition is a 2.0D

(136bhp) AWD (All Wheel Drive Model) is priced at €31,995 before delivery charges and comes with 18 inch alloy wheels an ECM rear view mirror with colour camera in it’s standard equipment. All models feature active safety features including ESC (electronic stability control), VSM (vehicle stability management). HAC (Hillstart Assist Control) prevents roll-back when starting on an ascent, while DBC (Downhill Brake Control) limits speed to just 8 kph on a steep descents. Six airbags and active head restraints are also standard on all new Sportage models. The outgoing model has sold over 2,600 units in Ireland since it launch in 2005. While the market dynamic in Ireland has changed Kia Motors Ireland managing director James Brooks is confident of selling 600 new Sportage models in 2011. “The design, engineering and economy

of the new Sportage gives it an appeal to both our existing SUV/ Sportage customer base but also to

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The new Kia Sportage has an entry price of 27,800 but that model will not available until the end of the year.

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THE SURREAL WORLD OF THE RUBBERBANDITS The Rubberbandits are Ireland’s premier hiphop satirists. Their show in the Pavilion during the summer was packed full of enthusiastic Corkonians and was one of the best gigs all year. Blind Boy Boat Club explained to Brian Hayes Curtin just how such controversial comedians got to be on RTÉ, and answered the question on everyone’s lips; what is the story with Willie O’Dea?

Blind Boy Boat Club and Mr Chrome are a gangster-rap comedy duo that started their careers doing prank phone calls. They are provocative, confrontational, controversial and hilarious. Adopting the personae of two tracksuit wearing, hash smoking and glue sniffing rappers from Limerick, they mine a similar seam to Rochestown’s finest, Grandmaster Cash. They mix old-school hip-hop grooves with surreally hilarious lyrics. One of their songs, ‘Up Da Ra’, is a hilarious song mocking the thoughtless faux-history that some people peddle to justify anti-British sentiment. It tells of meeting the Queen and locking her into the boot of an Opel Corsa to start the Irish Republic. They are at their best with out-there tales like ‘Pure Awkward’- a brilliant story detailing the

group’s adventures in LA hanging with Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre that result in a confused sexual encounter with Ice Cube. Last week they made an appearance at the Trinity College Philosophical Society and made such an impact that security staff had to set up a roadblock. What was it like following in the footsteps of luminaries such as Nelson Mandela? According to Blind Boy Boat Club, “They invited us to draw hash leaves and tricolours into a book from 1650 that contained the signatures of Jonathan Swift and James Joyce. I got kicked out of secondary school for doing that to desks and now the Trinity College Philosophical society are inviting me to do it?” How did they end up getting a regular gig with the national broadcaster? “Marty Whelan got us into RTÉ after we told everyone that he was

in the ‘Ra. He wants us up in the studio so he can keep a close eye on us. “We will be national correspondents for RTÉ, reporting from around Ireland investigating local history, genealogy and folklore.” Interesting times for the Republic of Telly, on which they will soon appear. The Rubberbandits hide their sharp wit and identities behind a veneer of surrealist humour and a variety of supermarket plastic bags. This all adds a certain mystique. When playing live, their DJ wears a rather fetching Willie O’Dea mask and one of their biggest hits (on YouTube at least) is ‘Song for Willie O’Dea’. Have they ever met their hero? “My dog bit Willie O’Dea when I was a young fella’ and he called my dog a c**t in front of me. I was barely just a sperm like, and he cursed in front of me!” Well,

The continued absence of the Kino is still a cultural void in Cork life, but luckily some film clubs have moved to try and show a range of independent and foreign films. With the re-opening of the Opera House, Cork Cine Club makes a welcome return to the Half Moon Theatre. Films that represent the cream of the world cinema crop will be shown on ten Thursday evenings beginning on 7 October at 8pm. They include the spectacular French film ‘A Prophet’ which is a must-see film. The first film ‘Departures’, was the surprise winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Directed by Yojiro Takita,

it is a tonally eccentric, lushly scored, moving and funny drama about a concert cellist turned mortician, inspired by Shinmon Aioki’s memoir, ‘Coffinman’. Other upcoming highlights are ‘Mugabe and the White African’, ‘Nowhere Boy’, ‘Life During Wartime’, ‘A Prophet’ and ‘Samson and Delilah’. Cork Cine Club tickets are €10 for single films, or €45 for five films. Concessions are €7.50 per ticket. Booking is through the Cork Opera House box office 021-4270022. The 5 for €45 package cannot be booked online.

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THE COLLEEN BAWN

Thursday, 30 September What: Beoga Where: The Pavilion When: 9pm What: Mudhoney Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 9pm

The Mai

What: Pat Fitz Where: The Classic When: 10pm What: Electric Blue Where: Costigans When: 9pm Friday, 1 October What: Menace Where: The Grafton When: 9pm What: The Altered Hours with Hark Where: The Quad When: 10pm What: Dj Keith Synott Where: Crane Lane When: 11.30pm What: Toy Soldier Where: An Brog When: 9pm Saturday, 2 October What: David Hope & The Henchmen Where: Bradleys When: 10pm What: Uv5 Where: Fox and Hounds When: 10pm What: Gemma Hayes Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 8pm What: Trasna Where: The Pavilion When: 8pm Sunday, 3 October What: Souldriven Where: Crane Lane When: 11.30pm What: Homegrown (Irish Rock Tribute) Where: 9pm When: Gratton Bar What: Pas D’nom Pas D’maison Where: An Brog When: 10pm What: The Tritone Trio Where: The Pavilion When: 5.30pm Monday, 4 October What: Bangsambra Where: Crane Lane Theatre When: 11.30pm What: Ó Bhéal Where: They Hayloft When: 9pm What: Trad Session Where: The Classic When: 10pm Tuesday, 5 October What: The Original Singer Songwriter Open Mic Where: Fred Zeppelins When: 9pm What: Jazz Improv (Jam Session) Where: Crane Lane When: 8.30pm What: The Savage Cabbages Where: LV When: 9.30pm What: Paul Heaton Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 8.30pm Wednesday, 6 October What: Rubberbandits Where: The Pavilion When: 9pm What: The Cast Of Cheers Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 9pm What: Dance Or Die Club Where: An Cruiscin Lan When: 8pm What: The Irish Weavers Where: Clancy’s When: 9pm

Renowned Irish playwright Marina Carr’s gothic epic ‘The Mai’ will be brought to life by Cork’s Chapter Theatre Productions at Cork Arts Theatre this week. This fearless and haunting tragedy centres on the story of the Mai, a 40 year old woman who is struggling to save her marriage. When her estranged husband Robert returns to the new house she has built by Owl Lake, her deep love for him is tested once again.

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Four generations of the Mai’s family gather in her new house as she desperately succumbs to the obsession and madness that is so prevalent amongst the women around her. The matriarch, an opium smoking 100 year old Grandma Fraochlan, fails to realise the effect her own neurosis has had on the family. The women march blindly on as their legacy once again reveals itself - with tragic results. Regarded as one of the most talented writers

in Irish theatre, Carr often explores the notion of hereditary destructive behaviours. Her work includes ‘By the Bog of Cats’ and most recently ‘Marble’. ‘The Mai’ at Cork Arts Theatre runs from Tuesday 5 October at 8pm until Saturday 9 October. Telephone 021-4505624 for details. Tickets are €15 and €12 concession. Tickets for Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 are priced at 2 for €25.

Classic Irish drama ‘The Colleen Bawn’ follows another excellent Irish drama in ‘The Tinker’s Curse’ to the Everyman. ‘The Colleen Bawn’ is similar to the hugely successful ‘The 39 Steps’, which played to sold-out audiences earlier this year. Dion Boucicault’s plays are regularly revived and this is a great take on his 1860 classic, ‘The Colleen Bawn’. It tells the story of a family in crisis, where the importance of love is outweighed by the lure of financial gain. When Hardress Cregan’s family falls on hard times, only his marriage to a wealthy heiress, Anne Chute, can save it from ruin. But Hardress is already secretly married to the beautiful and not so wealthy, Eily O’Connor. Also, Anne is in love with someone else, Hardress’ best friend Kyrle. An exhilarating, impassioned and often dark play from Ireland’s best-known 19th century

playwright, ‘The Colleen Bawn’ explores themes of land, greed, class, religion and sexual desire. The exciting cast lineup includes Karen Ardiff, Liz Fitzgibbon and Michael Glen Murphy. Jimmy Fay (Roddy Doyle’s ‘Playboy of the Western World’) directs.

‘The Colleen Bawn’ opens at the Everyman Palace on Tuesday 5 October and runs until Saturday 9. Tickets are €25/ €20 concession / €15 opening night / €7 students (Tuesday and Wednesday).

musiclist CORK FOLK READY FOR FESTIVITIES This year’s Beamish Folk Festival should be another great occasion with its usual mix of top class musicians as well as the lesser known, but often no less skilled musician. It is a festival that celebrates the form over celebrity and where brilliant musicians are found tucked away in small pubs like The Corner House on Coburg St and Sin E. Great headliners like Sharon Shannon, Eddi Reader and Iarla Ó Lionáird will also be playing live. Sharon Shannon will be playing with her big band and the performance will feature a guest appearance by the great Shane McGowan. The Imagined Village are a kind of English super group that contained people

of varied and diffuse backgrounds. They play traditional music that varies from folk to bhangra. In a similar vein the multicultural Trasna are like a Cork equivalent. They represented Ireland at the Shanghai World Expo and contain the likes of Liam Ó Maonlaí, Mel Mercier, Niwel Tsumbu and Niall Vallely. The likes of Noel Hill, Tony Linnane and Alec Finn, Gemma Hayes, Kilfenora Céilí Band, Beoga and Sarakina will play bringing together some of the many strands of traditional music all over the world. The Beamish Cork Folk Festival takes place in venues all over Cork. Check www.corkfolkfestival.com for details.

to do list Gig of the week: Sharon Shannon and Big Band featuring Shane MacGowan @ the Savoy Theatre on Friday 1 October at 8pm. Simply put, Sharon Shannon is the rarest of things: a legend in her own lifetime. Despite playing what is still seen as a marginal music form, she is one of Ireland’s best-known musicians. She first played the Beamish Folk Festival when she was 16. She will share the stage with not just her Big Band but also with former Pogues legend Shane MacGowan. The duo should be spell-binding together. A must-see show.

Film of the week: Theatre of the week: The Rubberbandits @ the Pavilion in Wednesday 6 October at 9pm. The brilliant surreal provocateurs that are Rubberbandits are hard to pin down. I think they are being ironic when they celebrate the joys of love with a larger lady and merits of driving a horse and cart, but their fans don’t always seem aware of the irony. Somehow, despite their outrageousness, they seem to be almost entering the mainstream. They certainly have a huge following among lots of hip-hop fans and their last sold-out gig in Cork was one of the gigs of the year.

‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ @ all good cinemas Twenty years after Gordon Gekko first told us that “Greed is good’ in the original ‘Wall Street’, the sequel arrives. The world has harvested the fruits of Gekko’s philosphy and Gekko returns from prsion a changed man. He writes a book ‘Is Greed Good’? Again starring Michael Douglas in a role that made the stock market seem sexy and directed by Oliver Stone, the film is an entirely excellent sequel to a classic film. The supporting cast includes Josh Brolin and Shia LeBoeuf.

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The legendary American grunge group Mudhoney arrive in Cork to play a very welcome gig this week. The Seattle natives are still going 22 years after they formed. Early releases on the then-fledgling Sub Pop label helped to inspire the local scene and create the conditions for the subse-

quent rise of grunge. Their scuzzy fuzzed mix of heavy blues rock and punk was highly original and inspired a generation of bands. Indeed Kurt Cobain cited them as a key influence and inspiration on Nirvana. Eight full studio albums have followed with the last one ‘The Lucky

Ones’ being released in 2008. Commercial success like that enjoyed by Nirvana always eluded them. ‘The Lucky Ones’ had a stripped, back to basics sound that harked back to their earliest days. They also played their acclaimed first EP ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff’ in its entirety recently at the All

Tomorrow’s Parties Festival. It is seen as their classic release. Hopefully the Cork gig will see songs played from all parts of their career. Regardless, it should be a good ‘un. Mudhoney play Cyprus Avenue on Thursday 30 September at 8pm. Tickets for the Seattle legends are €22.50.

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Gina Kinevane with her parents Alan and Linda at the Grafton bar.

Kate O’ Donovan and Sarah Keane at the Grafton bar.

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The Ping are still swingin’ The latest installation of Murphy’s Little Big Nights Out features Cork legends The Sultans of Ping as well as Hope Is Noise and Rulers of the Planet. Sultan’s drummer Morty McCarthy tells the Cork Independent about the benefits of the internet and being the most disorganised band in the world Cork has a wellfounded reputation for quirky, oddball bands and the Sultans of Ping definitely fit into that category. Songs about the loss of clothing at a disco (‘Where’s Me Jumper’), a homage to Nigel Clough (‘Give Him a Ball and a Yard of Grass’) and toilets (‘Armitage Shanks’) form a bizarre tapestry that ultimately made them

one of the greatest ever Irish bands. This was especially true in the live arena where they were unlike any other Irish band. A magnetic sartorially bizarre frontman and a similarly outlandishly dressed band created a live buzz that few other Irish bands could match. They looked like proper rock stars, sometimes clad in PVC pants, sheepskin coats and other bondage paraphernalia. And their raucous performances were full of attitude and humour. “We have always focussed on live shows and most bands didn’t,” explains McCarthy. And then there’s frontman Niall O’Flaherty. With a drummer and two guitarists staying fairly motionless, O’Flaherty is a blur

of insouciant outrageous provocation and uncoiled sexual energy. There has never been an Irish frontman like him. He explains a lot of the Sultans’ appeal. “People come to see what Niall is gonna do. And so do we. We have no idea what he is going to do! It’s natural for him, he always been like that,” he says. “We can play anywhere and there will be 200 or more people will turn up even though we never got played that much on radio.” Drummer Morty McCarthy has lived in Stockholm for the last 11 years while the rest of the Cork band relocated to London in 1992 where they have resided since. Strangely for a band that are legends here, they haven’t

played in the city for two years. The reason, according to Morty, is the arrival of three babies. Not so rock’n’roll these days? “We play about five to ten shows a year.” The drummer reckons the internet has been crucial to their revival in 2005 after a gap of eight years. “It’s given us a new lease of life and allows us to pick what shows we do. Our last show was in Leeds last February and that sold out,” he says. “We don’t have any pressure because we aren’t promoting an album. It’s the way forward!” Perhaps there will be something to promote as they may have something in the pipeline. “(Frontman) Niall has a few songs written but it’s very hard

to co-ordinate us. Our last single ‘Girlwatchin’’ took two years,” he says. “You’re talking about one of the most disorganised

bands in rock’n’roll!” The Sultans of Ping play Murphy’s Little Big Nights Out at the Savoy on Saturday 9 October at

9pm. To apply for your free Cork Rocks tickets, log on to www.littlebignightsout.com.

HOPE IS NOISE One of Cork’s longest serving and best live bands are alternative rockers Hope Is Noise. They have been busy touring their trademark hook-laden heavy rock since their second album was released in 2009.

Hope is Noise launched that second album ‘Under Friendly Fire’ last year by playing an unprecedented three Cork gigs in one night. The album builds on the good reviews and critical success achieved

by their first album, ‘Applaud Friends…The Comedy Is Over’, which was unleashed in 2007. Hope is Noise are a ferocious live proposition and feature angular, melody driven riffs. Anthemic songs are scattered throughout

their back catalogue and really take off in a live environment. The beautiful surroundings of the Savoy Theatre should suit their epic, rocking music and really allow their tunes to take off.

RULERS OF THE PLANET Since 2005 Rulers of the Planet have been thrilling live audiences all over Europe. Their dual guitar led punk rock is a visceral storm providing a backdrop for

singer Barr y McAuliffe to whip up a crowd. Their first album ‘In 30 Minutes We Destroy the Ear th’ was a great debut featuring two minute blasts of hard rock with

killer riffs. For 2008’s ‘Disco Boogie for Death Rockers’ they toured extensively including in America. After taking a break for much of 2009, they

have roared back to life in 2010 with a series of well received gigs and now a slot at the Murphy’s Little Big Nights Out at the Savoy. It should be awesome!

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KELLY THINKS PLAYERS WILL STAY ON CORK forward ace Paddy Kelly doesn’t think players like Anthony Lynch and Nicholas Murphy will retire after finally getting their hands on a first All-Ireland medal. Instead he reckons the pair will strive to win a second title but admits the task will be just as tough next year

comes now when you can start thinking about it but eweldon@corkindependent.com we are looking forward to Fresh from helping to next year to see can we guide his club Ballincol- add to it.” lig into the Cork County Steel Senior Football ChampiHaving won the onship quarter-final this league in such convincweekend against St Fin- ing fashion against Mayo barrs, Kelly picked up the in April, Cork approached October Cork Internation- the Munster semi-final al Airport Hotel Southside clash with Kerry in conand District Sports Award fident mood only to be for helping Cork to win beaten in extra-time after the Sam Maguire cup for a replay. the first time in 20 years. The defeat was met “It has been a great with criticisms of Cork’s week,” said the Ballin- temperament and an apcollig man. “We had a parent mental block when great win with the club it comes to playing Kerry, at the weekend and I’m but Cork stuck at the task sure we have a few weeks and qualifier wins over and months of celebrat- Cavan, Wexford and Liming ahead of us. The im- erick saw them progress mediate emotion after the to an All-Ireland quartergame was a sense of re- final against Connacht lief because this team has champions Roscommon been there or thereabouts before Dublin were disfor the last few years but patched in the semi-final. just fallen short, to finally A new found steel get over the line was huge was added to the team, and you could see this re- especially the victories lief in the lads.” over Dublin and LimThe second-class pri- erick where they had to mary school teacher at dig deep. “We were goCloghroe National School ing well going into the said the win was still sink- Kerry game after a good ing in. “The enjoyment league campaign, we lost

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to Kerry but it was only by a point after extra-time in the replay. It wasn’t the end of the world for us and we knew the target for the year was the All-Ireland. We got back on track in the qualifiers, I know we didn’t set the world alight but we were winning tight games. “That stood to us in the final and we came good at the right time in the second-half. We upped it and what we wanted to do all year was perform in the big games.” Despite being five points down in the firsthalf, Cork never panicked and Kelly says being in that situation before helped the team. “Experience is a big factor, you saw it against Dublin we were five points down for a lot of it but we knew we’d have our period of dominance and the scores came from that. It was the same against Down, we were three down after playing poorly and things just started clicking in the second-half. “At half-time we talked about how we had

Southside and District Sports Award winners for September and October Paddy Kelly and Sarah Clifford receiving their awards from Aaron Mansworth, Manager of the Cork International Airport Hotel and Evelyn McCarthy of Gerald McCarthy trophies. Photo:

been there before, we just had to go back to basics, trust yourself and trust the lads around you. “One of the main things we’ve had this year is the strength and depth, we’ve had five lads come in every game and they don’t lessen the quality one bit. They come on fresh and improve things, they were disappointed they didn’t start but they knew they had a big part to play when they came on.”

tention will turn to next season and talk of retaining the Sam Maguire cup. “After winning one, you start getting selfish and think you can win a few more. Hopefully it won’t be twenty years before we win the next one, if we keep our heads down and work hard there is a couple of All-Irelands there.” Players like Anthony Lynch, John Miskella and Nicholas Murphy have toiled for over a decade to win an All-Ireland, but Kelly Next season Having won their first believes they will stay on All-Ireland as a team, at- in search of more silver-

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ware while he also hopes manager Conor Counihan continue to take charge of the team. “I think they will stay on. It depends on their bodies, if they are able they will. They have had a lot of injuries this year and it takes their toll, but we hope they stay on. They are massive characters around the dressing room. “We’d all like Conor (Counihan) to stay on but it’s a huge job he has. It’s really time consuming and with a young family it’s a big commitment. Fingers crossed he’ll stay

with us. Next year will be a big challenge, we will be the team to beat but it’ll be nice doing it as champions.” Before he countenances next season, Kelly hopes to add a county championship medal with Ballincollig, they face St Finbarr’s in the quarter-final on Sunday. “We needed the victory on Sunday and the ‘Barrs is a massive game but there is nothing to say we can’t do it on Sunday.”

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CUMMINS THE DIFFERENCE AGAIN CORK City’s eighth win from nine games keeps them just five points off a play-off spot as the end of the season draws nearer. Munster rivals Waterford United occupy the play-off spot and with just six league games remaining, they will have to keep their current run going with Shelbourne next up at Tolka Park tomorrow (Friday) night. Once again it was the league’s leading goalscorer Graham Cummins who scored the only goal of the game. Tommy Dunne kept faith with the same starting eleven that beat Limerick the previous week. The vital goal arrived after just six minutes, Cummins and Gareth Cambridge continuing their excellent partnership. Cambridge slipped the ball through to

his fellow striker and City’s number nine made no mistake and finished well at the near post. Ten minutes later, the away side were given a glorious chance to equalise. Lee Roche was taken down in the box by Ian Turner and the referee pointed to the spot. Roche himself stepped up to take the penalty, but Mark McNulty was not to be beaten and saved brilliantly to keep his side in the lead. Cummins had a great chance to double the advantage before the break. He latched onto a tame backpass and managed to get a shot away but it rolled just wide of the post. At the other end, McNulty saved well from Thomas Hyland’s effort as City went in one nil up at the interval. After the restart, Shane Barrett had the ball in the

net but it was ruled out due to an innocuous foul by Cambridge in the build-up. Cambridge himself tried his luck shortly after but his left-footed shot didn’t trouble Stephen Conlon and Longford defender Victor Ekanem was close to putting the ball into his own net, which turned out to be City’s best chance for the remainder of the game. In the closing stages, both Lee Roche and substitute George O’Callaghan went off with injuries, as City held on for the six minutes of additional time that was played.

Cork City Starting Line-Up: McNulty, Turner, O’Halloran, Kavanagh, Woods, O’Neill, Lordan, Morrissey, Barrett, Cambridge, Cummins.

Substitutions: O’Callaghan for Cambridge (69mins), Duggan for Barrett (84mins). Subs not used: Deasy, Piechnik, Lougheed.

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Starting Line-Up: Conlon, Deans, Cronin, Hyland, Byrne, Lester, Brady, Ekanem, Cohen, Roche, Lee. Substitution: Walsh for Byrne (46mins), Oladele for Lee (70mins), Hynes for Roche (75mins). Subs not used: Mooney, Freeman.

There will be a supporters bus to the game away to Shelbourne next week. The bus will depart Patrick’s Quay at 1.30pm and return after the game. The bus is priced at €25 for adults and €15 for children.

CRONIN WINS SECOND BRC BALLYLICKEY man Keith Cronin this week became the first Irish driver to win back-to-back British rally championships. A safety first approach saw the 24-year-old secure a solid third place on the final round, the Yorkshire International, to retain his BRC title in the TEG Sport team’s Pirelli Subaru.

Victory went to veteran Welshman Gwyndaf Evans but with Cronin only needing a place in the top six it wasn’t enough to prevent him remaining champion. But that, explained Cronin, brought its own pressures. “It was one of the most difficult rallies I’ve ever done. I knew I only had to finish but I

CLUB OF THE WEEK DOLPHIN RFC YOUTH SECTION When we meet: U-7 to U-12 (Born 2004 –1999) Saturday 9.30am U-13 and U-15 (Born 1998,1997/96) Saturday 10.00am and Wednesday 6.30pm U-17 and U-19 (Born 1995/94 + 1993/92) Saturday 11am and Mon/Wed 6pm Enrolment for new members is still open for all age groups, registration for U-13 and upwards for their league panels is ongoing. You can still take up the sport in your teens, John (Bull) Hayes played his first game in his late teens. A little closer to home, Phil O’Callaghan at 16 took up rugby with Dolphin, seven years later he earned his first international cap.

lished in 1902, the earliest record of a Youth’s game was “The Dolphinettes” v the Magpies at the Mardyke in 1924. The Dolphin Youth Section in its present structure was formed in 1971 by the Club President JB Murphy and has been introducing the Youth of Cork to rugby since. The game is now split between Mini’s (U-7 to U-12) and Youths (U-13 to U-19) and Dolphin are running sides at each age group. At the early ages the emphasis is on having fun and learning Colours: Navy with white and basic skills, giving everyone a yellow hoops game is also very important to Venue: Musgrave Park, the club. Pearse Rd, Ballyphehane. Club President: Olan Healy Origin of Club Crest: It feaYouth’s Chairman: Dave tures a Dolphin, three Crowns (Munster) and Shamrock (IreEstablished: Kirk land) The Senior Club was estab-

Website: WWW.Dolphinrfc. adult sides and other clubs. com Famous Members: Many of Claim to fame: Since its Dolphin’s more recent Interearliest days Dolphin Youth’s nationals either played with Section has introduced many Dolphin Youths or had family thousands of boys to rugby, associations with the club, some have gone on to play like Michael Kiernan and Ferfor their country from Youth to gus Aherne and present Irish Senior level, many have car- Coach Declan Kidney. ried on to play with Dolphin

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would have looked really silly if I had made a mistake and put the car off the road. I couldn’t go at my natural pace and I’ve never concentrated so hard in my life on going slowly! It was a big relief to cross the finish line.” The 2010 Cork ‘20’ International Rally, which takes place this weekend is set to attract thousands of spectators to Cork. Up to 150 cars will leave the start ramp at the Silversprings Moran Hotel on Saturday morning and with such a variety of machinery on show, spectators are in for a treat on the classic and testing stages. Leading the cars away on Saturday morning will be the Ford Focus WRC of Gareth MacHale and Brian Murphy. Gareth will be hoping for a repeat of his success on last year’s event and to secure his first Tarmac title. Local ace Darragh O’Riordan could be a likely contender for a podium finish in another Subaru Impreza WRC while the fourth Tarmac title contender Alastair Fisher will head the Group N category with four time Tarmac title winning co-driver Rory Kennedy in their Mitsubishi Evo 9.

Cork’s Barry Meade in his Ford Escort will lead the National event onto the first on Saturday morning. Robert Barrable heads the Citroen Racing Trophy contenders and will be hoping to wrap up the series in Cork ahead of Marty McCormack who has instead elected to enter Rallye de France on the same weekend. In the Historic category Todd Falvey tops the field in his Porsche 911 ahead of Mark Falvey in a Ford Escort. The 2010 Cork ‘20’ International Rally kicks off from the Silversprings Moran Hotel on Saturday this Saturday 2 October at 7.30am with the crews returning to centralised service in Macroom Industrial Estate throughout the weekend. Four stages will be repeated three times on the Saturday while another three stages will be repeated twice on Sunday. The 2010 Citroen Irish Tarmac Rally Champion will be known when the first car is due back at the Silversprings Moran Hotel at 3.44pm on Sunday 3 October.

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GAME ON City’s rivals battle for final spot Senior Hurling semi-final Douglas v Glen Rovers Sunday Pairc Ui Chaoimh @ 3.30pm Time was when a Northside v Southside clash in the semi-final of the county would be Glen v Barrs, well the Glen are there but they meet surprise but worthy opponents in Douglas. It’s been a remarkable Championship for Glen in many ways and now they stand just 60 minutes away from their first final appearance since 1991, but Douglas on the back of their excellent win over CIT last Monday night will relish this clash, a first ever between the sides at this level. Douglas, of course, were in the Premier Intermediate grade last season and with their footballers still involved, giving lie to the theory that dual clubs don’t make progress, there is a feel good factor in the club right now. A concern will be how the exertions of Monday will affect them, as it was a gruelling contest but the manner in which they achieved victory will have pleased them as CIT were highly rated. Mark Harrington, the Moylans James and Stephen and Mark Collins are good scoring forwards, while Eoin Cadogan anchors a hard working and tight marking defence. This is the Glen’s sixth game in the Championship and they have improved with every outing, what was especially pleasing about the win over Midleton was the fact that even though Patrick

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Horgan was held scoreless from play others in the attack delivered when required. Defensively they look solid with the Moylan’s Brian and Gavin doing well alongside Paul O’Brien and Stephen McDonnell. David Goggin, David Cunningham and Conor Dorris offer excellent support to Horgan who was a key factor in the Glen’s progress to the last four, the Douglas defence will need to be at their best to contain him. These sides are more accustomed to meeting at minor and under-21 at this stage of Championships and are well acquainted with one another, which only adds to the intriguing nature of the contest. Glen are a bit more experienced, look better balanced and should just about shade the issue and thus set up a final meeting with Sars on Sunday week. Senior Football quarter-final St Finbarrs v Ballincollig Sunday Pairc Ui Rinn @ 7.45pm A quick return to action for Ballincollig whose win over Castlehaven was more emphatic then the four points that divided the sides at the finish, spoiled somewhat by a couple of injuries, the most worrying that of John Miskella which makes him doubtful for this clash. The ‘Barrs have not played for sometime but have been active with league and challenge games and apart from the worry over Robert O’Mahony, they are in good form and keen to keep their Championship ambitions on track. They were somewhat for-

tunate to defeat O’Donovan Rossa last time out but with Michael Shields, Roy Leahy, Glen O’Connor and Cathal McCarthy displaying good form they will face this game with confidence. Of course, Ballincollig will be in a similar mode and if Miskella is fit he along with Patrick Kelly, Niall Allen, Podsy O’Mahony and Noel Galvin, they could engineer another win. Intriguing Intermediate ties down for decision Both these grades are building up to exciting conclusions and some cracking ties this weekend. Bantry Blues fresh from their win over Nemo Rangers with Graham Canty playing a pivotal role should be too good for Mallow when they meet in Macroom on Sunday @ 4pm. At Donoughmore, with another 4pm start, is the venue for the meeting for the very first time, of Grenagh and Clyda Rovers. Paudie Kissane is an injury worry for Clyda but Ray Carey is a key player for them, Tom Kenny will lead the Grenagh challenge, but as they were hurling up to last Sunday, it gives Clyda a slight edge. Carrigaline and Newcestown meet in a replay on Saturday at 4.30pm in Ballinhassig and expect another close contest, but a fitter Nicholas Murphy should see Carrigaline home. Eire Og with ace forwards in Daniel Goulding, Ciaran Sheehan and Kevin Halissey look to have too much firepower for Kildorrery when they collide in the Intermediate semi-final in Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday, a win for the Ovens club would

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set up a mouth watering final with neighbours Macroom. Courcey Rovers face Ballydesmond in an Intermediate football relegation play-off in Coachford at 2.30pm and with Donncha O’Connor in top form the Duhallow side should survive and thus send Courcey’s to junior for 2011. In hurling it’s semi-final time with Barryroe and Ballygarvan returning to Brinny for a replay at 4.30pm, Ballygarvan were caught late on the last day and they might just regret that this time round. Kilworth who lost rounds one and two, look well placed to make the final when they face Kilbrittain in the ‘Park on Sunday at 1.45pm. Junior Championship; Three games worth watching in these very competitive grades. Tracton will have the Premier Intermediate hurling final on their minds and that should see Mitchelstown advance to the semi-final when they meet in Caherlag on Saturday @ 3pm. The hurling semi-finals pit Mayfield against Meelin in Coachford on Sunday at 3.30pm, while it’s Cloughduv v Castlemartyr in Pairc Ui Rinn @ 6pm, we will take a punt on a Mayfield v Cloughduv decider. Camogie semi-finals The replays of both these games are slated for Sunday Ovens is the venue for the Douglas v Inniscarra clash with a 1pm start, and at 4.30pm in Castle Road it’s the meeting of Ballincollig v Imokilly.

Airtricity League First Division, kick-off 7.45pm Shelbourne vs Cork City FORAS Co-Op – Tolka Park

Saturday 2 October Magners League, kick-off 7.30pm Leinster vs Munster – Aviva Stadium Intermediate Football Championship Semi-Final, Kildorrery v Eire Og - Páirc Uí Rinn, 6.30pm Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown v Tracton – Caherlag, 3.30pm Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final replay, throw-in 4.30pm Ballygarvan v Barryroe – Brinny Premier Intermediate Football Championship quarter-final Carrigaline v Newcestown – 4.30pm Men’s Basketball SuperLeague, tip-off 7pm Bord Gáis Neptune v Belfast Star – Neptune Stadium

Sunday 3 October Men’s Basketball SuperLeague, tip-off 3pm UCC Demons v Ulster Elks – Mardyke Arena Senior Hurling Championship semifinal, Glen Rovers v Douglas - Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 3.30pm Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final, Kilworth v Kilbrittain - Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 1.45pm Senior Football Championship quarter-final, St Finbarrs v Ballincollig – Páirc Uí Rinn, 7.45pm Junior A Hurling Championship semi-final Cloughduv v Castlemartyr - Páirc Uí Rinn, 6pm Premier Intermediate Football Championship quarter-final, Bantry Blues v Mallow – Macroom, 3.30pm Premier Intermediate Football Championship quarter-final, Clyda Rovers v Grenagh – Donoughmore, 4pm Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final, Kilworth v Kilbrittain, Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Play Off, Ballydesmond v Courcey Rovers, 2.30pm

Goulding and O’Connor further honoured

THE accolades just keep coming for Cork football stars Daniel Goulding and Donncha O’Connor. Donncha was awarded the RTE Man of the Match for his performance, including scoring

1-3, in Cork’s epic AllIreland semi-final win over Dublin in August, while fellow forward Daniel Goulding picked up the same award when he kicked nine points in the famous All-Ireland final defeat of Down

two weeks ago. Between them the pair scored 14 of Cork’s 16 points in the final and it’s safe to say that without them, Cork would not be All-Ireland champions. Following on from this, O’Connor and

Boardwalk Bar and Grill winners from September and October Donncha O’Connor and Daniel Goulding receive their award from owner John Gately.

Goulding picked up the August and September Boardwalk Bar and Grill Sports Star of the month awards respectively. Awards organizer, John McHale, applauded both players and their contribution to GAA in Cork over the year, he reserved particular praise for their performances in the final and thanked them for bringing Sam Maguire back to Cork for the first time in twenty years. RTE sports presenter, Pat McAuliffe then spoke of the pride the team had brought to Cork and listed the achievements they had over the past year. This includes Division One and Two National Leagues, the Munster Championship, McGrath Cup and of course, the All-Ireland Championship. Present at the ceremony were representatives from the players’

clubs, Éire Óg and Ballydesmond and members of the Cork County Board including chairman Jerry O’Sullivan, secretary Frank Murphy and PRO Ger Lane. Also in attendance was CEO of Board Gáis John Mullins who let his newest employee Daniel Goulding off for a few hours to collect his award! O’Connor becomes the eight and Goulding the ninth winner of this exclusive award scheme for 2010. A gala banquet will be held at the end of the year at which all the monthly winners will be invited and an overall winner announced. The judging panel consists of RTÉ’s Pat McAuliffe, the Evening Echo’s John Coughlan and Noel Spillane, and Billy Barry of 96FM.

INSIDE TRACK with Eddie Goggin Hello punters! I will begin this week with a little conundrum, as part of a review of some recent happenings in the world of racing. The question is: When is a racecourse not a racecourse? Well, every year in county Meath, very close to the renowned Butlins Holiday Camp at Mosney. The unique place in question is Laytown Strand, on which horse racing has been taking place for around 150 years or so. Laytown is the only strand where racing is run under the Rules of Racing, granted by the Turf Club, and for only one meeting per year. This year’s Gala Race Day was held on Tuesday, 7 September, with the first race being off at 5pm. The build up to the day’s racing is a sight to behold, for, from early morning, as the tide begins to go out, a veritable army descends on the enclosure site, which is on a raised area above the strand, incorporating a few marquees, which are used collectively as a weigh room, public bars, and snack bars. Steps, which have been cut into the sand dunes, and renewed every year, form what one would call a natural grandstand, which looks right down on, and gives a panoramic view of, the part of the strand where the course is normally marked out. The racing, for obvious reasons, is all on the flat, and features many of the top jockeys in the country. After the last race is over, anything that can be removed from the course area is removed, for the evening tide will wash the whole course away. When the marquees are taken down, everything returns to normal, and nature rules once more. If you went out there on the following day, you could not really tell if there had been a meeting held at all. Unique? Sure! But remember that this was a sand track long before Southwell, Lingfield, Wolverhampton, and of course, Dundalk! Last Saturday’s Ascot meeting was the direct anniversary of Frankie Dettori’s brilliant through the card effort, and, while a repetition of that was a bit too much to hope for, Frankie had a wonderful afternoon, riding four winners, to the intense excite-

ment of the large Ascot crowd. This meeting also saw Henry Cecil’s promising colt, Frankel, confirm his very high home reputation, when taking the Royal Lodge Stakes with considerable ease, at long odds-on. Content to stay in the rear in the early stages, jockey Tom Queally eased Frankel to the front turning into the long straight, and the colt quickly stamped his authority on the race, coming right away in the final furlong for a facile victory. The upshot of this was that the leading bookmakers have made him Winter favourite for the early classics next year. Trainer Cecil rated Frankel as one of the best he has trained over forty years, which is rich praise indeed, coming from a man who has trained some of the best horses ever. Cecil said Frankel would have one more race this season, which will be either The Dewhurst Stakes or The Racing Post Trophy, two of the yardstick races in the two-year-old world. We will wait in anticipation for one or the other, where a win will make him tops in the grade. We will go to Newmarket for this week’s Saturday punt, for there is a first class programme to choose from, beginning with the Tattersalls Millions Trophy for two-yearold fillies. From a motley crew of speedy clients here I will go for Luca Cumani’s Khor Sheed to triumph, mainly at the expense of Richard Hills mount Madany, who has been running well. In the Sun Chariot Stakes, I hope that Music Show may return to early season form, and notch this good prize. A very live danger here is the Fallon ridden Seta, who could be the blot on the handicap. Last but not least, in the Cambridgeshire, the Hill’s team can have a deserved success with Ransom Note, who really likes this course, with Ryan Moore chasing him hard up the final hill on Proponent. So, our Saturday Trio for this week is:- Khor Sheed (1-55 Newm.) danger Madany, Music Show (3-00 Newm.) danger Seta, and Ransom Note (3-40 Newm) danger Proponent. Good luck and good hunting!

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