Community News
Chairman of Rathmore Gneeveguilla Community Games, Aeneas O'Leary from Gneeveguilla who was awarded the 2023 Community Games National Volunteer award Saturday 16th September at a reception in The Lord Bagenal Inn, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow.
Golden Jubilee Rathmore Parents and Friends 1973-2023 We are extending an open invitation to attend the 11:30 a.m. Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Rathmore on Sunday, September 24th. We would especially like to see all those who supported and encouraged us from the early days right through to the present. Also, the people we support, families and staff, past and present, branch members and friends. This celebration will be followed by refreshments, ceol and craic in Tearmann Lodge. Parking will be available in Danú pre-school next door. Looking forward to seeing you all. In Memory of Pat Coffee morning in memory of Pat Sheehan. Social Centre, Kilcorney 24th September after 10am Mass. All proceeds to Marymount Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society
NEWMARKET Scrap Metal Weekend for Newmarket and Surrounding areas takes place on Friday Sept 29th 5-7.30pm and Sat Sept 30th 9.30am - 4.30pm at Astroturf Carpark in Newmarket. Organised by Newmarket Sports and Leisure. An ideal opportunity to do a clean up and get rid of old steel items. If you have Old Farm Machinery, Scrap Cars, old tractors, Galvanised Sheeting, Washing Machines, Dishwashers, etc. Also Car & Tractor batteries, Copper, Lead, Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Brass, Old engines, gates, steel shelving, Motors, Boilers & most household steel items welcome. Collection service available Tel 087/6047400 Please note: No Fridges or Freezers, Timber, Plastic, Tyres, TVs, Mattresses , Rubber, Gas Bottles or drums of paint or liquid accepted.
Kanturk Tidy Towns Bring Home The Gold! Kanturk Tidy Towns brought home not one, but two accolades from the Anti-Litter Awards! We reached out to ask about the win and of course, future plans! “We are absolutely thrilled with our win! A lot of effort went in to winning our group. We met every Tuesday evening as a group and several individual volunteers did litter picks in their own time and all this together helped us achieve our objective in winning the group, however, we were absolutely over the moon to have also won the most improved town in County Cork. That was very special to us. We are very busy at the moment as we are currently working with our good friends, artists Anton and Kate, who are making a sculpture which will be situated at the
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Betty Twomey, Mary Corbett, Seamus O Riordan, Kevin Howe and Eddie Walsh with their two fantastic awards. junction of the Mallow/Buttevant road. We are also currently repairing the stone wall opposite Kanturk Castle along with further planting
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on the new link road. Of course there is always the general tidy towns duties of painting, litter picking and weeding. We are a busy bunch!”
Issue 98 September 22nd, 2023