Initiative to promote tourism in Dunmanway

60 Pages·2017·8.19 MB·English

Young entrepreneur
Brown Envelope are
James Gale believes in
aiming and achieving sowing the seeds of a
high. sustainable future
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www.westcorkpeople.ie & www.westcorkfridayad.ie
March 1 – April 4, 2019, Vol XV, Edition 202 FREE
Old Town Hall, McCurtain Hill, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. E: [email protected] P: 023 8835698
PEUGEOT 3008 SUV
IRISH CAR OF THE YEAR 2018
SPECIAL FEATURE
ENTERPRISING
WEST CORK
pages 17-31
Celebrating their completion of Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offi ce Cork North & West’s
‘Women in Business Programme’ 2018 were (l-r): Maudeline Black, Blacks of Kinsale; Katy Wareing,
OMKO Ltd, Bantry; Kloe Wood Lyndorff, Two Green Shoots, Glengarriff; Sheila Anne O’Leary, VIEW AND
Trainer, Business IQ; Christine Heffernan, LEO Cork North & West and front centre Jenny Dempsey,
TEST DRIVE THE
Jenny Dempsey Designs Bantry.
2019 RANGE
Crowd of 5,000 people expected to visit
ENTERTAINMENT
Dunmanway for Fleadh Cheoil Chorcaí
pages 42-48
T
he Dunmanway Branch of welcome early start to the tourist
Comhaltas will host Fleadh season.
Cheoil Chorcaí 2019 from As a fore-runner to the Fleadh the
April 26-28. Over 250 competitions committee has organised a concert
will be held over the weekend, in at the Parkway Hotel on Friday
both Maria Immaculata Community March 8 starting at 7.30 pm. This
College and the Parkway Hotel, concert will feature a selection of
Cork’s winners at the Munster and
with competitions in music, singing in Irish and English and comhrá
All-Ireland Fleadhanna last year and
and story-telling and comhrá gaeilge are also included. Contact Ian Carey
promises to be a memorable evening
gaeilge. Besides the competitions there
of traditional entertainment. Groups
Competitions are divided into age is a selection of events to suit all performing on the night will include CLARKE BROS (BANDON) LTD
categories, under 12, 12- 15; 15-18 tastes. Whether you are a singer or a
the local Dunmanway Comhal- Main Peugeot Dealers
years and Senior. All competitions story-teller, or even a good listener,
SPECIAL FEATURE tas group, joined by groups from, Clonakilty Road,
are open to members and non-mem- everybody is urged to participate.
Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Ballincollig, Bandon
SPRING GARDENS bers of Comhaltas, and include the Upwards of 5,000 people are
full range of musical instruments. expected over the weekend and the Aghinagh, Bantry and a special per- Co. Cork
pages 49-53 There are also competitions for sing- people of Dunmanway are busy formance from the Comhaltas Baile
Núis All-Ireland winning Pléaracha 023-8841923
ing in sean-nós and English, as well preparing for the infl ux of musicians,
as whistling and lilting. Story-telling singers, dancers and spectators – a Group. www.clarkebrosgroup.ie
See www.corkfl eadh.ie
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March 1 – April 4
Hayes
Cllr. Paul Plans to convert Old Linen Hall in
Clonakilty gather momentum
Please allow me to The Old Linen Hall hub has gathered momentum. community hub where these West Cork divisional manager
continue my work for (Houlihan’s Bakery) Chairperson of the Clon- artists can create and perform in the coming weeks.
our Community. in Clonakilty is one of akilty Chamber of Commerce to the masses. For years the Cllr O’Sullivan said “On
the most famous and iconic Cllr Christopher O’Sulli- nationally renowned group the back of my request
VOTE NUMBER 1 buildings in the town. For van has spent the past four Craic na Coillte brought so council offi cials have already
ON MAY 24TH over a decade however it has months trying to convince much colour to the streets of investigated the possibility
remained disused and desolate Cork County Council to Clonakilty. However I feel of purchasing the premises.
Thank you.
and has become somewhat purchase the building so that we took them for granted and However I understand they
m 086 858 9019 of an eyesore in the centre of its redevelopment can take didn’t support them by cre- have concerns about the
k [email protected] this picturesque tourist town. place. Cllr O’Sullivan said ating their own creative hub. amount of work/funding
In recent months plans to “For the past few months I Now we are seeing a revival necessary to transform the
E Cllr Paul Hayes
renovate it into a performance have being trying to convince of this movement through building. They also have
D @PaulHayesSFWC
www.sinnfein.ie centre, theatre and community Cork County Council to groups like Geata Arts and the concerns about the asking
purchase the premises. It’s Samhain Parade. We need to price. But this shouldn’t stop
not in the best condition and look after this next generation us. Once purchased the people
it needs a lot of work but the of performers.” will become the custodians of
Councillor DECLAN HURLEY Independent
potential is endless”. Cllr A meeting has been sought the building and I am confi -
O’Sullivan has been working with the divisional manager dent we can make great things
Dear friends,
with some members of the to present initial proposals happen.
I am announcing my candidacy for the 2019 Local Elections on the
local arts community to put for the redevelopment of Cllr O’Sullivans colleague
24th May. It has been a great honour representing the people and
together a viable proposal this historical building. Cllr Cllr Paul Hayes last month
communities of West Cork over the last 10 years. My experience has
gained me an in-depth understanding to the needs and issues of all for the building and progress O’Sullivan has been working tabled a motion for the coun-
people, young and old and the many challenges we all face. With is being made in this regard. closely with a working group cil to purchase the building,
your support, I wish to continue working as your Independent voice, Cllr O’Sullivan continued of about 10 people including which received widespread
representing the people and not the party. I look forward to meeting you “Clonakilty is awash with ar- a professional architect and support.
in the coming weeks, discussing and learning more about the matters tistic talent. From musicians, a theatre professional who
that are of concern to you and if I can be of any assistance in the to writers to performance will present their vision of the
meantime please contact me.
artists. All we need now is a redeveloped building to the
Yours sincerely,
Cllr Declan Hurley PC.
Cape Clear is one of 26
E cllrdeclanhurley D @declanhurley
Q @declanhurley C declanhurley www.declanhurley.ie
Hillgrove House, Nedineagh East, Dunmanway, Co. Cork M: 086 3634592 E: [email protected] European islands to launch
Committed to Community, Dedicated to Progress
clean energy transition
I
n mid-February 26 Eu- and enthusiasm for developing volve all levels of governance
ropean islands offi cially strong and lasting multi-stake- of the islands - citizens, mu-
launched their clean ener- holder collaborations around nicipalities, local businesses,
gy transition to become more the clean energy transition. universities and schools – as
self-suffi cient, prosperous and By embarking on this path, well as relevant stakeholders
sustainable, with the support not only will they become from the mainland and bring
of the European Commis- more energy self-reliant and them on board to actively
sion’s Clean Energy for EU prosperous, but also pro- support and shape their own
Islands Secretariat. vide inspiring examples for transition.
In a fi rst phase, six islands other islands and Europe as a Croatian MEP Tonino Picu-
– the Aran Islands (Ireland) whole. This in turn will help la said: “Islands are becoming
Cres-Lošinj (Croatia), Sifnos the EU achieve its ambitious more and more visible on the
(Greece), Culatra (Portugal), climate and energy targets.” European agenda. The support
Salina (Italy) and La Palma There are more than 2200 for 26 islands throughout the
(Spain) – will develop and inhabited islands in the EU. Union is an important step in
publish their clean energy Despite having an abundance making island communities
transition agendas by summer of renewable sources of en- torchbearers in clean energy
2019. The other 20 islands ergy, such as wind, solar and transition. This is a fi rst, but
(including Cape Clear) will do wave energy, many of them an important, step in securing
so by summer 2020. currently depend on expen- permanent EU assistance to
These islands are: • Hvar, sive fossil fuel imports for islands. Congratulations to
Croatia • New Caledonia, their energy supply. The clean everyone!”
France • Pantelleria, Italy • A energy transition can help The 26 islands were select-
Illa de Arousa, Spain • Brac, islands not only become more ed based on their potential for
Croatia • Crete, Greece • self-suffi cient and prosperous, establishing a high-quality
Azores, Portugal • Gotland, but also unlock new employ- transition process with the
Sweden • Korcula, Croatia • ment opportunities in their support of the Secretariat.
Samos, Greece • Ibiza, Spain communities. In order to serve as inspir-
• Öland, Sweden • Kökar, The objective of the Clean ing examples for as many
Finland • Cape Clear, Ireland Energy for EU Islands European islands as possible
• Mallorca, Spain • Orkney, Secretariat is to help as many over the coming years, special
UK • Marie-Galante, France European islands as possible attention was paid to includ-
• Favignana, Italy • Menorca, embark on and advance their ing islands covering a broad
Spain • Scottish Islands, UK clean energy transition in a variety of geographic and
Dominique Ristori, Direc- way that includes the whole contextual conditions.
tor-General for Energy at the island and its stakeholders.
European Commission, said: Based on experience with
“The 26 islands selected successful transition process-
display a remarkable potential es, the key to success is to in-
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March 1 – April 4
Protecting the future for
our children’s children
Hundreds of school children protested outside Leinster House in Dub-
lin on February 13, calling on the Government to take action on climate
change. The Irish children, who joined many thousands across Europe,
Australia and the USA in a ‘Global Youth Strike’ carried banners saying
‘There’s no Planet B’ and ‘Save our Planet’ and chanting ‘What do we
want? Climate action. When do we want it? Now’. Our children want us
to take action for ‘their’ future. Fiona Hayes looks at Carbon Tax, the
campaign to save the Native Kelp Beds in Bantry Bay and the cost of its
destruction.
T
he Intergovernmen-
tal Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), scien-
tists ‘volunteer’ their time to
assess thousands of scientifi c
papers published providing
a comprehensive summary
of the drivers, impacts and
future risks of climate change.
They are assessing the risk to
‘Future Generations’; to our
children and grandchildren and
their children and grandchil-
dren. What parent or grand-
parent would be willing to
make life-changing decisions
without taking into account Currently local campaigners in West Cork are fundraising
the effect on their children’s to enter a legal battle, starting on May 14, 2019, to save
children? What parent or
the Native Kelp Beds in Bantry Bay.
grandparent would ignore
the assessed impact on future
generations when supporting of Manchester Metropolitan states that “experience to date
or not supporting political or University “Peatlands only in the Irish inshore zone gives
commercial decisions? cover about three percent of no grounds for optimism that
Indeed the Government in the Earth but they accumulate resources can be managed
Ireland have led the way in more carbon than tropi- rather than over exploited and
implementing Carbon Tax on cal rainforests” Indeed the then abandoned”.
solid fuels, based on a charge world’s peat bogs store 500 Currently local campaigners
of €20 per tonne of CO2 billion metric tons of carbon, in West Cork are fundraising
emitted. Frank Convery, con- which is twice as much as is to enter a legal battle starting
sidered the foremost economic incorporated into all the trees on May 14, 2019, to save the
expert on Ireland’s carbon tax in all the world’s forests. The Native Kelp Beds in Bantry Scally’s Street Kitchen
wrote, “Ireland is a pioneer United Nations Environment Bay. The largest industrial
in the implementation of a Programme estimates that scale native Kelp Extraction
carbon tax. This has allowed reducing global deforestation, Licence ever issued in Irish or
us to avoid (more) increases especially that occurring on British waters was awarded to
in income tax, which would top of peatlands, could restore BioAtlantis, a company from Now serving breakfast,
have further reduced dispos- some 50 billion metric tons of Tralee.
able income, increased labour CO2, or nearly two years of The licence was issued with lunch & dinner!
costs and destroyed jobs. It is total global emissions. NO requirement for an Envi-
also facilitating us in meeting It is however not only ronmental Impact Assessment
our very demanding legally Forests and Peat Bogs that and NO Public Consultation,
binding obligations to reduce sequester Carbon. yet BioAtlantis has been given
greenhouse gas emissions, and Some seaweed species permission to Industrially
provides support for the cre- have the capacity to make a Extract 1,860 acres of Native
ation of new jobs in improving signifi cant contribution to car- Kelp.
energy effi ciency and growing bon capture. Known as ‘blue What is the value of this
the low carbon economy. carbon systems’ seaweed, es- licence to the tax payer in
Ireland’s carbon tax covers pecially Kelp, is recognised as Ireland and what is the cost
nearly all of the fossil fuels being more effi cient than land- to future generations in lost
used by homes, offi ces, vehi- based systems for long-term Carbon Capture and Climate
cles and farms based on each carbon storage; and yet this is Change?
fuel’s CO2 emissions and barely considered in relation Bio Atlantis paid just
draws about €400 million to both carbon accounting and €10,000 for the licence!
annually. coastal management. Currently Kelp brings about
This tax includes the burn- Kelp is also seen as a valu- $16,000 (USD) per dry tonne
ing of peat; the companies able commodity being used and a 200,000 acre Kelp Farm
involved in extracting peat in food and manufacturing yields about 250,000 dry
for supply being liable for the industries. The Marine Insti- tonnes. Based on these fi gures
Carbon Tax. Whilst laudable as tute sees harvesting of Kelp in the 1,860 acres in Bantry Bay
a starting point, this tax comes Ireland as worth €30 million will yield 2,325.6 dry tonnes
nowhere close to mitigating by 2020, but only if machine worth $37,209,600 (USD)
against loss of sequestering harvesting is brought into or at todays exchange rate Because your family deserves the best!
of Carbon caused by mass play. However National Parks €32,939,054.
destruction of the peat bogs. & Wildlife Service marine
According to Nancy Dise ecologist Dr Eamonn Kelly, continued on page 4
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March 1 – April 4
Protecting the
currents transport much of traced to Kelp photosynthesis. carbon sinks as detrimental community in West Cork have will be felt immediately and
this ‘leaf fall’ away from the Not only does Kelp capture as releasing carbon into the to raise to pay the Legal costs will last for many generations.
future...
continued
Kelp forests and part of this carbon dioxide from the atmo- atmosphere? of fi ghting this case in court, To support the West Cork
is then locked away in carbon sphere and lock it away in the If Mechanical Kelp Harvest- for a commodity worth almost Community fi ghting to save
from page 3
sinks elsewhere, often in the ocean, but it can also help us ing was taxed at €20 per tonne €33 million. the Kelp Forests please go to
deep ocean. Every year as the to adapt to some of the impacts of removal then BioAntlantis Sadly, the cost of destroying https://www.facebook.com/
Kelp creates a ‘carbon kelp plant grows a whole new of climate change, including would be taxed to the tune of the Kelp Forest will also be bantrynativekelpforest and
sink’, a natural reservoir blade and it’s stem gets bigger sea level rise, coastal fl ooding €46,512 for the harvesting of paid for in lost ecosystems and http://bantrybaykelpforest.
that accumulates and stores it nourishes a whole array of and ocean acidifi cation 2,325.6 dry tonnes that they habitat for fi sh nurseries and so com/
carbon for an indefi nite period. fi sh, molluscs and worms. Up Why then is harvesting of can expect from Bantry Bay. loss of inshore fi shing stocks,
As pieces of the Kelp blade to 60 per cent of the carbon in Kelp not subject to Carbon Still this would cost them and food for marine mammals.
break off in storms the ocean coastal invertebrates can be Tax? Is not destroying the only €56,512, less than the The cost to local communities
Skibbereen celebrates a great year of
No. 1
VOTE
Deirdre Kelly
fundraising for Cope Foundation
- immersed in the
community to ensure
that rural Ireland thrives Cope Foundation’s which include new Flowers Committee has garnered in and/or autism and the integral
in the face of adversity. Skibbereen Fundrais- of Hope activities in April, as the Skibbereen area over the role that fundraising plays in
A West Cork For All ing Committee held well as their existing calendar years and how this has helped the organisation.

its AGM recently at the West of events (church gate collec- Cope Foundation do so much The Committee is always
Cork Hotel. The Fundraising tions; coffee morning; fl ag day for so many. The organisation delighted to welcome new vol-
(cid:9)(cid:3)087 972 4023 Committee refl ected on a year and more). now supports 2,350 people unteers and asks that anyone
(cid:12) [email protected] of incredible support for their Sean Abbott, Chief with intellectual disabilities interested in helping out or
, Clogher House, fundraising efforts and they Executive of Cope Founda- and/or autism to live life their sharing fundraising ideas to get
Deirdre Kilronan East, Dunmanway commended the local people, tion, attended the AGM and way across its network of 69 in touch with Jo-Anne Higgins
Kelly businesses, and organising congratulated the Committee locations. Sean spoke to the in Cope Foundation on 021
t #DK1
committees that chose to sup- on their boundless energy and Committee about the exciting 4643346 or email higginsj@
port Cope Foundation in 2018. commitment to fundraising for changes that are happening in cope-foundation.ie
The committee is already Cope Foundation. He acknowl- service provision for people
planning their events for 2019, edged the great support the with intellectual disabilities
OUT & ABOUT IN WEST CORK
Proceeds of the 21st Annual New Years Day Charity Event at Fishers Cross Bar raised €4026.90, The Sinéad Barry Memorial Essay Competition is held annually for 6th class students of Timoleague
which was shared jointly between The Crionna Ward at Mount Carmel Hospital and St Teresa’s On- National School to remember past pupil Sinéad who sadly passed away in 2003. Méabh O’Sullivan
cology Ward at The Mercy Hospital. €1558.57 was also raised in a Movember Shave Off for Cancer was deemed this year’s winner. Helen and Jim Barry presented Méabh with her plaque on February
Connect. (l-R) Denis O’Donovan, Jim Ahern, Pa Barry, Marion Hurley, (Staff Nurse at St. Teresa’s 8 and Méabh’s name will join 14 past winners.
Ward, The Mercy Hospital) Mary Nolan, (Matron of Mount Carmel Hospital Clonakilty) Julie Har-
rington, (Cancer Connect), Dom O’Donovan and Ger Deasy. Pic: Dermot Sullivan
Timoleague NS 2nd class (and their teacher Eilish Hurley) took 1st place in Group Action Song in
Feis Maitiú in Fr. Mathew Hall on February 12.
Left: Pictured at Johnny Crowleys Bar, Innishannon for the presentation proceeds of a recent fund-
raiser in memory of John Gilligan that raised €3228 for Cancer Research Cork were )seated) Joan
Lynch with Rena Gilligan, wife of the late John Gilligan, and David O’Connor Cancer reRearch
Cork. Pic: Denis Boyle
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March 1 – April 4
Attracting customers
through blogging
This month I ran an online marketing seminar at
the Ludgate Hub, Skibbereen about blogging –
the most effective, least costly, yet least practiced
of the promotion tools for your online outreach
ONLINE MARKETING or marketing. The group who attended got to
In West Cork for West Cork
WITH THE FASTNET grips with the subject with enthusiasm – expect
GROUP a variety of brilliant blog posts in the West Cork YOUR FULL SPECTRUM ONLINE MARKETING TEAM
Bev Cotton ether soon!
So what is a blog post? engagement or custom. What are the best subjects to
The term was coined to write about?
describe an online diary or Why is that? Write about topics and share
‘weblog’ but nowadays a blog Google accounts for 96 per information that will be of
photography web design copywriting
post is used interchangeably to cent of all searches at the interest to your potential cus-
mean either a type of website moment, and Google loves pro- tomers or supporters. It doesn’t Headshots Websites Editing
or a single online post or article moting up-to-date, fresh and always need to be exactly Products E-commerce New copy
on any given topic. ‘To blog’ is interesting content. Blog posts about your product or service, Premises SEO Blogging
to write any kind of informa- account for nearly 50 per cent but a relevant topic is good.
tional, discussion or news item of all the web pages delivered For example fashion advice for
for publication on a website. in search results. Our interest a clothes shop, exercise tips
So it can be said that bloggers in up-to-date, useful informa- for a fi tness centre or tourism
blog on a blog or website. tion results in over 3.5 billion pieces for a hotel or bed and
Websites often incorporate a searches per day worldwide, breakfast. To get things going,
blog page specifi cally for shar- translating into 20,000 blog think about the questions
ing news, ideas or instructions, posts per second being deliv- frequently asked by your
hosting graphic design promotion
for example. ered and read. customers/members and write
Conversely, Google will lose some useful articles answering Domains Logos Social media
Most types will be familiar interest in websites which have those. If possible avoid writing Email Printed Material Online Advertising
to you. no new content so a site with- blog posts that will quickly Maintenance Branding Blogging
How-to guides, product re- out a a blog will slowly but become out-of-date – a piece
We are based in The Ludgate Hub, Skibbereen plus: Bantry, Clonakilty & Union Hall
views, histories, explainers, the surely fl atline in the rankings that is still useful and current in
top ten best places to visit/eat/ and search results. a few years time will continue [email protected] 089 4352675 E D Q A
shop, health and eating advice, to be read and shared.
recipes, celebrity gossip, local Will any old blog post do?
and national news, personal No. It is worth putting a little How often should I blog?
stories and more. A good blog effort into your blog posts. Of A minimum of six good blog
post will be between 500 and all the blog posts in the world, posts per year will do your
1200 words long, and will 10 per cent are responsible for web traffi c a power of good,
often be a mini reference guide most of the traffi c. Or to turn more if you can manage it,
to the subject covered. The that on its head, 90 per cent of and there really is no maxi-
topics my seminar group are blog posts are not that great. A mum if you have the time. But
planning to write about include lack lustre, short, plagiarised, remember that it is more about
the best way to put on a duvet poorly written or researched quality than quantity. Better to
cover, a review of swimming piece will not make it. Google promote a good blog post to a
goggles, fashion blunders for monitors traffi c and time spent fresh audience over and over
wedding guests to avoid and on every page delivered, and again than to force yourself to
the contents of a mysterious rewards posts that people stay write something that few peo-
tunnel in Spain. to read, link to and share. The ple will really want to read.
top 1,000,000 posts in the
Why blog? world feature good content Is there anything else I
The facts speak for themselves. and good images, and act as should do?
Hubspot have surveyed thou- a handy potted guide to the Yes – promoting and sharing
sands of businesses worldwide subject tackled. Write clearly the blog is the vital next step.
and report that those who blog and with enthusiasm about If you don’t do this your bril-
We do it all!
have three and a half times something you know about, liant blog posts will go unseen.
more traffi c to their website give it a catchy topic-relevant Look out for this column next
than those who don’t. Which title, and you will be writing month for advice on what to
of course means much greater good blog posts. do next. Or write to me at
brand/service/product aware- [email protected].
ness and far more potential
Inchydoney voted best beach in Ireland
Great new home
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nchydoney Beach in the best beaches in Ireland The award winners were packages available
Clonakilty has come out on and worldwide, according to chosen based on the quality
top in TripAdvisor’s 2019 the travellers that have visited and quantity of traveller re- for your kitchen,
Travellers’ Choice awards for and given them the highest views and ratings for beaches
beaches levels of praise,” said Hayley on TripAdvisor gathered over a home furniture,
Second and third place went Coleman, TripAdvisor spokes- 12-month period.
to Banna Strand and Inch person. Baia do Sancho in Brazil’s (cid:192)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)
Beach, both in Co Kerry. “The residents of Clonakilty Fernando de Noronha, an
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Four more beaches from should be very proud to see archipelago with UNESCO
Kerry were in the top 10, while Inchdoney Beach climbing up world heritage status, was
Sligo, Clare and Dublin are from second place last year to named the number one beach
also represented. be named Ireland’s very best in the world.
Old Chapel, Bandon | 023 8852488 | [email protected] E
“These awards recognise rated beach this year.”
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March 1 – April 4
West Cork student Letter from the Editor
nominated for the Pramerica
Dear Readers,
Spirit of Community Awards Welcome to the March edition of West Cork People.
It’s been an unseasonably warm start to Spring, so different to the
snowy weather we endured this time last year. I read recently that Mary O’Brien
Bandon native Da- he sees in his local community passion for youth advocacy, due to the climate pattern El Niño, albeit weaker than expected, Editor
vid Giles has been and hopes to work in an area democracy and civic participa- 2019 could be the hottest year on record yet. Nice when you’re
announced as a fi nalist where he can help people in tion,” explains Sarah Haslam, out in it, but worrying when you start thinking deeper about
in the Pramerica 2019 Spirit of society directly. He has also Training, Learning and Devel- global warming and the effect it will have on the future. As one
Community Awards, the only dedicated time to researching opment Manager at Foróige. farmer said to be recently, we all need to start doing more to save
all-Ireland youth initiative of ways to improve social issues “Through this involvement in this planet. Even our children can see that something needs to be
its kind. The outstanding young across Ireland such as isolation Foróige in Cork, David has led done. Following school protests worldwide, hundreds of school
person has been recognised for among the elderly and resil- a number of fundraising proj- children protested outside Leinster House in Dublin on February
the exemplary volunteer work ience and mental health among ects which have benefi ted the 13, calling on the Government to take action on climate change.
he has carried out in his local his peers. local community hospital and You can read more on this in Fiona Hayes’ article on page 3.
community. breast cancer research. David
Brexit of course is also very much in people’s minds at present. Sheila Mullins
David Giles was nominated has shown huge commitment
“Through this involve- It’s anyone’s guess what’s going to happen next but businesses Creative Director
for his involvement with St Mi- to his club and has been a key
chael’s Centre for the Elderly, ment in Foróige in driver in his success and growth all over Ireland and in West Cork are doing their best to prepare
and for his voluntary efforts to date.” for it.
Cork, David has led a
with Foróige and Breast Cancer The Pramerica programme,
On a positive note, the beginning of March marks Local Enter-
number of fundraising
Ireland. which is run in partnership
prise Week. Inspired by this, inside this issue you’ll fi nd a range
David is a student at Ardscoil projects which have with the National Associa-
of interviews with some of the many enterprising men and wom-
Ui Urmoltaigh, has volunteered tion of Principals and Deputy
benefi ted the local en in different sectors in West Cork, many of whom highlight the
at St. Michael’s Centre for the Principals (NAPD) and the
wonderful work done by our LEO here in West Cork.
Elderly, Marymount Hospice community hospi- General Teaching Council for
and Bushmount Nursing Home tal and breast cancer Northern Ireland (GTCNI), For this and lots more see inside.
in Clonakilty. While volun- rewards post-primary stu- Samira Branch
research. David has Enjoy the read,
teering, David often provides dents for outstanding acts of Sales Executive
musical entertainment. shown huge commit- volunteerism and the positive Mary
As chairperson of Newces- ment to his club and contribution they make in their
town Foróige and the 2017 Big local communities. West Cork People
Breakfast Event, David helped has been a key driver “Year after year, I am so im- Holly’s LE campaign gets Old Town Hall,
raise €2,800 for local charities. in his success and pressed by the incredible drive McCurtain Hill,
He is also heavily involved and passion shown by our par- off to a windswept start Clonakilty, Co. Cork.
growth to date.”
in the organisation of the 5K ticipants. 2019 is no different. Phone: [phone]
Breast Cancer Fun Run, which The volunteer work carried out or 023 8835696
raises awareness and funds for by teenagers and young people E: [email protected]
Breast Cancer Ireland. David is “David is actively involved in towns and villages in Ireland www.westcorkpeople.ie
inspired by the volunteer work in his community and has a is truly having an impact and
making a difference,” said An- Contributors
drea McBride, vice president,
Kate Arbon
Pramerica Systems Ireland.
“From caring for the elderly Karen Austin
and supporting mental health Tony Eklof
awareness, to helping people
Hannah Dare
with learning disabilities, motor
impairments, and blindness, Tina Pisco
so much of the volunteering Ryan Edwards
activities that young people are
L Louise O’Dwyer
involved in is going under the E Candidate Holly workers retired in recent
Medjugorje Pilgrimage radar. Our awards programme McKeever Cairns was years, they have not been John Hosford
aims to shine a light on these ’blown away’ by the replaced. Having council John Bohane
Only €50 deposit dedicated students by applaud- reception to her Bere Island workers is something, as
Sean Creedon
May 14th - 21st May Ex Cork ing their achievements and visit on Friday, February 8 mainlanders, we take for
encouraging others to give back last. Accompanied with some granted and this is just one of Tania Presutti
Ph: Ann Horgan 085 1201971
to their hometown.” gusto by the high winds of many shortcomings islanders Noah Chase
Sept 10th - 17th Sept Ex Cork The post-primary students Storm Erik, the Social Dem- are expected to put up with.”
Shane Daly
Ph: Angela Gowing 087 6140076 will be presented with €500 ocrats Bantry LEA candidate “Bere Islanders deserve bet-
and an engraved silver medal- took to the seas on the Bere ter. West Cork in general de- Pauline Murphy
Discount if booked before end of February or come to
lion at the awards ceremony Island ferry to meet some of serves better. That’s why I’m Gary Hannon
Prayer Meeting at Holy Trinity, Cork, 8pm every Wednesday
on 28th March at the Aviva the island’s 150 inhabitants. standing for local election and
Sherna Malone
Stadium in Dublin. The top “Storm Erik made the ferry if elected, I would be humbled
two Junior Honourees will ride – and my hair – more to work very hard for this Tommy Moyles
also receive an additional interesting and the people wonderful island community,” Ruth Fortune
€500 for their chosen charity on Bere Island are as totally added McKeever Cairns.
and two of the 20 students will brilliant and welcoming as the “Despite the inclement
be named All-Ireland Youth island itself,” said McKeever weather, I really couldn’t have ‘B’
Volunteers of the Year. These Cairns. enjoyed the canvass more. this denotes that the
two students will receive While rightfully proud of There’s a lot of ground to cov-
seller is acting in the
€1,000, a gold medallion, a their wonderful supportive er between now and election
course of a trade,
crystal trophy for their school community, several of the is- day, but I have to say, it defi -
and an all-expense paid trip landers McKeever Cairns met nitely helps to be running for business
to the United States in May to or profession
on the day reported “feeling election in the most beautiful
participate in the Prudential
forgotten” and “unheard”. constituency in Ireland.”
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March 1 – April 4
Keeping up
by Clonakilty Bayram has been
Amnesty Group placed in a bed next to
a toilet ‘used by the
the pressure I whole barracks’. De-
n May 2017 we
spite promises, he has
fi rst wrote about
not been moved, and
these two young
free beds are being
men. Nearly three
sold to other prisoners.
years ago, an Azer-
He has been on hunger
Working for you baijani court handed
strike.
down a ten-year prison sen-
In June 2017 Azerbai-
tence to Giyas Ibrahimov, and
BANDON-KINSALE
jan’s Supreme Court upheld
Bayram Mammadov who are
m 085 8059726 Bayram Mammadov’s convic- Giyas Bayram
part of a pro-democracy youth
tion. The sentence was upheld
k vote1dermotbrennan group. They were then 22 and
despite a European Court of
@gmail.com 21-years-old They were de-
standing on his feet without to reveal the names of their
Human Rights ruling that
E dermotbrennan2019 tained for spraying graffi ti on food and water. “What is it, acquaintances. Chechen
found he had been arrested
a statue of a former president.
D dermotbrennan75 without any evidence, and re- if not torture?”, his mother police are reportedly pressur-
However, they were convicted
noted. She urged international ing parents in the region to
Q voteno1dermotbrennan on serious drugs charges. They peated calls by the Committee
organisations to enquire about kill their children who they
of Ministers of the Council of
0 dermotbrennan22 had confessed to those charges the health of her son. suspect of being homosexual.
Europe for his release
after police had tortured them
Please consider giving your Bayram has been placed We continue to write month- To facilitate this, police have
to do so – details can be read
next highest preference to in solitary confi nement for30 ly on both young men’s behalf reportedly been releasing
on line-just another example
Cllr Gillian Coughlan to them and the authorities. detainees into the custody of
DERMOT VOTE No. 1 of how Azerbaijan fabricates days in Prison #13 where he is Separated from Azerbaijan their families and outing them.
BRENNAN charges against youth activists serving his sentence.The sanc-
by Dagestan lies Chechnya, Since December 2018 the
tion stems from him protesting
to intimidate them and deter
which we focus on next. Am- Chechen authorities have
against the fatal beating of
others.
nesty International and other unleashed a new wave of
an inmate. Bayram was also
The graffi ti said: ‘Happy
Human Rights groups high- attacks on people believed to
reportedly beaten.
Slave Day’ in Azeri, a play
lighted abuses on gay people be gay or lesbian. At least 40
His family does not receive
on words for ‘Happy Flower
before the 2017 crackdown. individuals have been arbi-
timely information on his
Day’. Azerbaijan has celebrat-
Chechnya is an ultra-con- trarily detained and tortured
condition.
ed Flower Day since 2009.
servative society in which in Chechnya, a republic in the
West Cork As for Giyas, according to
Both men are students and
homophobia is widespread south of Russia. At least two
his mother, the warders do not
Supported Employment Agency members of NIDA, a youth
and homosexuality is taboo, people are reported to have
allow her son to read at night,
opposition movement active
Are you looking for work? lying in bed under the light of where having a gay relative is been tortured to death; torture
on social media that is highly
seen as a ‘stain on the entire in prison for gays is also rife.
a fl ashlight. Earlier, Giyas was
critical of the government.
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not allowed access to books.
What do we know of their
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welfare since their imprison-
for more information of the guards, Giyas was im- subsided briefl y, and resumed 3.30pm on the second Monday
ment?
on a large scale in February of each month. Phone Sue 023
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2017. The fi rst gay men who 8845056 or Mary 028 38373.
086 8126324 and 086 8079953 ed and are now in different Because of reading the books
were detained via entrapment
Skibbereen 086 8158786 prisons her son was kept from 9am
were tortured in attempts
to 7pm in a punishment cell,
Bandon 086 8101795
Kinsale 086 6007964
Clonakilty 086 8395058 and 086 6031335
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Language third-level course through the You must also get in touch It may be useful to carry a
Central Applications Offi ce with the local police and report photocopy of the personal data
Exemption (CAO) should send a copy of the loss of your passport. You page of your passport with
their exemption certifi cate with should request a written state- you when travelling or scan an
Q: My son is exempted from their CAO application form. ment that you have reported image of that page and email it
studying Irish. Can he still go The college may also ask the the loss of your passport to to yourself.
Information, Advice & Advocacy on to study at third level? student to complete a separate them. A member of the police Any passport reported as
exemption application form authority in the country in lost or stolen is no longer a
on many issues including the following: A: Students must have the
and to submit supporting doc- which you are staying must valid travel document and
• Social Welfare Entitlements academic entry requirements
umentation. You should check witness this statement. you should not try to travel
• Employment Rights (also called matriculation re-
with the individual college for You will need this statement on a passport which has been
• Family Matters quirements) for the third level
details on how to apply for an to get an Emergency Travel reported as lost or stolen.
course they want to take. You
• Housing exemption. Document (valid for one jour-
can get detailed information
• Assistance with preparation for social welfare Further information is ney) from an Irish embassy or Know Your Rights has been
on these requirements directly
appeals & employment rights appeal available from the Citizens consulate. compiled by Citizens Infor-
from the universities, techno-
OFFICES IN WEST CORK logical universities, institutes Information Centre below. If you are travelling on a mation West Cork, which
multi-stop journey, where you provides a free and confi den-
Bantry CIC Macroom CIC of technology and colleges of
will pass through more than tial service to the public.
The Square, South Square, education.
Bantry, Macroom If a certain mark in the Irish Lost passports one jurisdiction, you will need
Co. Cork Co. Cork Leaving Certifi cate exam is a new Irish passport. Again, Bantry Address: Wolfe Tone
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] a matriculation requirement, Q: I am going abroad with you must report the loss of Square, Bantry. Weekly out-
Mon-Thurs: 10am-5pm Mon-Thurs: 10am-5pm students who had an exemp- some friends. What happens your passport immediately to reach, in Clonakilty, Bandon,
Fridays: 10am-4pm your nearest Irish embassy or and Dunmanway. Castletown-
tion from the study of Irish if I lose my passport while I
consulate. bere 2nd and 4th Thursday
Bandon c/o St Michael Centre, South Main Street may also be exempted from am travelling?
If there is no Irish embassy of each month. Macroom
Every Thursday from 10am-1pm & 2pm-4pm this requirement.
A: If you are an Irish citizen or consulate in the country Address: South Square,
Castletownbere Beara West Family Resource Centre Exemptions from Irish ma-
abroad and your Irish passport where you are, contact the Macroom. Information is also
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday 10am to 1pm triculation requirements may
is lost, stolen or misplaced, embassy of another EU mem- available online at citizen-
Clonakilty 16 Rossa Street be granted, for example, to a you must contact your nearest ber state. It will get in touch sinformation.ie and from the
Every Wednesday from 10am-1pm & 2pm-4pm student who was born outside
Irish embassy or consulate im- with the nearest Irish embassy Citizens Information Phone
Dunmanway Ross House,The Square Ireland, was educated wholly mediately. You will be asked to on your behalf. An embassy Service, 0761 07 4000. West
Every Monday 10am to 1pm or partly outside Ireland or
confi rm the loss in writing or, of another EU member state Cork Helpline: 0761078390.
who has a specifi c learning
Helpline: 0761 078390 National Helpline: 0761 074000 if you are applying for a new cannot issue you with a new
disability. This is a matter for
Website: www.citizensinformation.ie each individual college. passport, to include the details Irish passport, but can issue an
in your passport application. Emergency Travel Document.
All students applying for a
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March 1 – April 4
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March 1 – April 4
OUT & ABOUT IN WEST CORK
Pictured at the Copper Grove, Bandon was Michael O’Reilly celebrating his 90th Clonakilty Camera Club recently held its awards evening in O’Donovan’s Hotel, Clon-
birthday with his grandchildren. Pic: Denis Boyle akilty. Pictured (l-r) are Dermot Lawlor, Nicholas Cooper, Joe Dolan and John Hughes.
Helen Whelton, Head of College of Medicine and Health and President of UCC Patrick Pictured at the annual ploughing at Cahermore were Sean and Meabh Cuinnea on Bingo
G. O’Shea with Sarah Ronan from Bandon who received her MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at and Buster. Pic: Denis Boyle
UCC Spring Conferrings. Pic: Gerard McCarthy
Pictured at the launch of Bandon’s Lip Sync Battle, taking place at Bandon GAA Pavilion Gda Eoin Mullins pictured at Crumlin Children Hospital presenting Grainne Carew with
on March 16, were some of the 38 participants: Tracey Payne, Mairead O’Mahony, Sarah funds he raised by climbing Kilimanjaro in October. An equal amount was given to West
Galvin, Willie Lawlor, Padraig McCarthy and Liam O’Donovan. Pic: Denis Boyle Cork Rapid Response. Eoin would like to thank all who sponsored him.
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