Green Coast Awards for Garryvoe and Ballymacoda strands
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 - The East Cork Journal
Public Notice Irish Distillers Proposed Maturation Warehouse Development at Ballynona North, Dungourney, Co.Cork General information on the proposed development will be available at St. Peter’s Primary School, Dungourney from 3pm to 8pm on Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Representatives from both Coillte and Irish Distillers will be available to discuss the project.
East Cork snippets Shanagarry ICA at GAA car boot sale
SHANAGARRY ICA members- don’t forget we have our usual charity stall at the Shanagarry GAA Car Boot Sale on August Monday Bank Holiday - please bring along produce, bric-a-brac etc and spend some time helping out, or donate goods to other members to bring along for you. This year’s charity is Bru Columbanus which provides home from home accommodation for families of seriously ill patients in any of the Cork Hospitals. Anthony Moloney, General Manager and Stephen Belton, Managing Director of the Garryvoe Hotel, collect Garryvoe beach's award
A Coast Award acknowledges beaches which meet EC bathing water quality standards, but which are also prized for their natural unspoiled environment. This year Ring Strand, Ballymacoda and Garryvoe Strand have all been awarded this coveted prize. Some years back members of the Ballymacoda Ladysbridge Community Council expressed concern at the dumping of
household and builders rubbish on the local beaches. Clean Ups were organized and with the help of Cork County Council and the local FAS scheme regular litter picks and proper disposal of rubbish have continued. Through her work with An Taisce, Olivia Crossan came to a meeting of Ballymacoda/Ladysbridge Community Council over a year ago and encouraged
Mike Walsh with Knockadoon beach's Green Flag Award
them to go for the Green Coast Award. Ring Strand and Garryvoe were the two beaches focused on, and when the forms had been filled the long wait began...
Blue Flags were announced in June and there was much rejoicing with Youghal regaining its Blue Flag, Redbarn attaining it and Garryvoe retaining it. But just as important is the achievement of attaining the two green flags for the area.
Midleton calls for rethink on cull to Ambulance Service
CHRISTY PARKER REPORTS
MIDLETON town is to appeal to the HSE not to cut a third of its weekend night ambulance service for the East Cork region. Cllr. Betty Wall raised the issue in a motion tabled at July’s town council meeting.
Cllr. Wall said the HSE may reduce the service from three to two ambulances covering Midleton. Fermoy and Youghal and claimed it ‘will be putting lives at risk.’ She added that overworked ambulance workers deserved an increase in service instead. Cllr. Pat Buckley concurred, saying he had spoken to ambulance staff, who were seeking an extra ambulance to serve Cobh as it is. ‘The HSE is in a chronic state, and this country is now the fifth worse in Europe in which to get sick,’ he chided.
Cllr. Sean Buckley elaborated that night time is when most calls are received, and that a problem arose ‘because employees were working 12 hour shifts, and then doing 12 hours on call.’ Tired and under pressure, they ‘tried to get the situation improved ‘and the HSE decided to cut back on the service, instead
of giving them extra staff.’ He added that the service was pressed to cover Midleton as it stands.
Mayor Niall O’Neill said it unfortunatley often takes a tragedy before such a situation is brought home to all.’
Ardmore lotto
For €10,000, the numbers drawn were 4, 9, 16 and 22. No winner. For €6500, the numbers drawn were 14, 22, 25 and 27. No winner. €20 winners were Nellie Mansfield, Aishling Hennessey, WLK, Geraldine Hickey and Paddy Mac.
Ballycotton Bridge Club results
Wednesday 21/7/10 North / South: 1st B Philpott / J Whelehan; 2nd B Abernethy / D Foott; 3rd R Beausang / M McGrath East / West: 1st Helen Walsh/Vera Medve; 2nd M Shorten/Maureen O’Mahony; 3rd R Fahey / M Cuthbert.
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem Cultural Legacy Exhibition in Ring
THE passing of Liam Clancy in December 2009 marked the end of an era and Joan Clancy Gallery in Ring, Co. Waterford are hosting an art exhibition, opening on July 30th, and running until August 15th celebrating the cultural legacy of the Clancy brothers, Paddy, Tom, Bobby and Liam and Tommy Makem, all of whom are now deceased. CBTM Cultural Legacy Exhibition features new pieces by three of the next generation of the Clancy clan: Orla Clancy daughter of Paddy and Mary, Blawnin and Rayleen Clancy daughters of Tom and Joan; and works by some of Ireland’s top artists: Arthur Maderson, Tom Climent, Mary Clancy, Bernadette Kiely, Una Sealy, Katarzyna Gajewska, Andrea Jameson, Dave West, Laura Fitzgerald, John Cullinane, Ross Stewart and Paul Flynn,
Described by The Irish Times as “a great place to visit”, Joan Clancy Gallery, run by Tom’s widow, Joan, is located 10k south of Dungarvan in Mweelahorna, An Rinn (Ring) near Coláiste na Rinne (Ring College) and the Cunnigar beach in the scenic Co. Waterford Gaeltacht. The exhibition is open from 11am to 5pm daily, including weekends. For more information please call 086 813 4597 or visit www.joanclancygallery.com
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