LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS

PAGE LAST UPDATED 29/01/12 20:12

THE TUBRIDY SHOW COMES TO COBH
Ryan Tubridy came to Cobh for a live broadcast of his radio show on Tuesday last. On the previous evening Ryan visited Cobh Heritage Centre to view the Queenstown Story exhibition..He was accompanied by centre Manager, Debbie Walsh and staff member Eilish Gormley who gave him a guided tour.Our photo shows Ryan holding the letter written by Jeremiah Burke on board the Titanic and the bottle he threw into the sea containing the message which he hoped would reach his family in Glanmire. Mary O’Connor

MUCH LOVED TEACHER RETIRES
Mrs Christine Burke retired recently following an illustrious career as a Primary Teacher.
Christine’s teaching ability and caring nature endeared her to the many children she taught during her years at St Mary’s National School.At the beginning of each year pupils eagerly hoped they would be lucky enough to have Mrs Burke as their teacher, because her teaching method was one of learning through fun which reaped great rewards and gave each student a sense of self worth and a love of knowledge gathering.
Her enthusiasm was infectious and she made every subject interesting which encouraged the pupils to pay attention.Christine was involved in all aspects of school life, but in the creative and theatrical fields she shone like a beacon.
She used her own immense talent to nurture each child and give them confidence in their own ability.Many youngsters discovered their talents in her classroom and continue to have a great love of theatre and the arts as a result.
In recent years she brought a new dimension to her vast repertoire and introduced her pupils to the Italian language, again through play, art, music and acting.
She was a holistic educator in the truest sense of the word and the success of her many pupils is a testament to her wonderful teaching methods.
Christine, we wish you every happiness in your retirement and, no doubt, you will now have time to put those wonderful talents to good use in the community of Great Island. Mary O’Connor

COUSINS GO ON WRAN FOR BREAKING THE SILENCE
Diarmuid Moroney and his cousins Niamh & Ian Halligan went 'On the Wran' for the 10th year on St Stephen's Day 2011. It is now part of Christmas for them! They would like to thank everyone who have contributed to their fundraising through the years. This year they collected €250 and donated it to Breaking the Silence during the Ballymore's got Talent afternoon held in December.

Cobh Catalyst Networking Event for Women in Business
For our fifth event, we have invited Brian McElhone to come along on Wednesday, 1 February in the Commodore Hotel, Cobh at 6.00 pm to give a simple demonstration on associative memory techniques. Brian’s company, Rated Research is an award winning business that specialises in helping students master valuable memorization techniques to help them better deal with the academic world. We are inviting all women in business to come along for what promises to be a light hearted but memorable event! For further details and to book a place, please contact the Chamber on (021) 4813612 or email: info@cobhharbourchamber.ie. We’re also on Facebook so search for Catalyst Womens Business Network and sign up for this event!

COBH YOUTH SERVICESMOUNT CROZIER SPORTS CENTRE
Mount Crozier consists of Three Tennis Courts, a Multi Use Games Area which can be used for Basketball & Soccer.If you or your group are interested in using the above facilities at any time, please contact Sinead Morgan on 021 – 4814640 to make a booking.

ST MARY’S N.S. - OPEN DAY
The school’s annual Open-Day Thursday 2 February 2012 at 1.40pm.Families of both in-coming and existing pupils are invited to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to see the school in action and to view the school's facilities and to meet the staff. You can visit our website on ‘www.stmaryscobh.scoilnet.ie’.

COBH TIDY TOWNS
The AGM of Cobh Tidy Towns will be held on Wednesday 1 February at 7.30pm in Cobh Parish Centre. All Tidy Towns volunteers, Residents' Associations, Business owners and people involved in helping to make Cobh a nicer place to live in, work in and to visit are welcome to attend.

“GOSSIP SPICE, WHO’S UP TO WHAT ON GREAT ISLAND”
# Happy 30th Birthday to our daughters Jill Woods and April Mullen who celebrate on January 27. Love from Dad, Mam, Niall and Kim.
# Love & hugs to our Mum Jill and Aunty April who will be 30 on January 27. Also hugs to great- aunty Peggy who celebrates on Jan 30. From Seán and Evie Mae.
# Congratulations and best wishes to Grace & Mark on the birth of their son Tyler Lee, a little brother for Jamie & Kasie. Love & best wishes from Uncle Liam, Auntie Olive, cousins Rebecca, Rachel, Holly & Chloe (Dublin).
# Happy 60th Birthday to Wille Rodgers who celebrates on January 31. From Maggie, his family and friends.

COBH ORGANISATION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & WOMEN
Members of the Cobh Branch of the Organisation of Ex-Servicemen & Women paid their annual visit to Cobh Hospital over the Christmas period.
The staff and patients are always delighted with the visit and it is one of the Branch members most enjoyable engagements.
The members of Cobh ONE play an invaluable part in many aspects of community life on Great Island, their contribution to local charities as collectors is immense and their ability to bring an air of pomp and circumstance to many public events is legendary.
The Cobh Branch received a wonderful start to the New Year - an invitation, the first in the branch’s history, to visit the Lord Mayor of Cork at the City Hall.The branch members were all welcomed very warmly by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Terry Shannon and made to feel very much at home. They were pleasantly surprised at his knowledge of the O.N.E. and its charitable work for the benefit of Ex-Service Personnel who have fallen on hard times. The Lord Mayor praised them for their work in this regard.Lord Mayor Shannon briefed the visitors on the history of the building, the Mayoral Chain of Office and other valuable historical items associated with this high office. He then proceeded to give them a tour of the City Hall.To mark the occasion, the branch presented the Mayor with a suitably engraved Celtic Crystal piece. In return the Lord Mayor presented each member with a lovely memento of their visit and each one got to sign the visitors’ book. The branch members thoroughly enjoyed the visit and were full of praise for the Lord Mayor and his endeavour to make their visit such a memorable one for them.

THE WORK CONTINUES FOR COBH TIDY TOWNS
17 volunteers came out on a sunny and blustery Saturday morning to help Cobh Tidy Towns. We picked litter from Newtown down to Park Road.10 bags of litter were gathered in the Cathedral Carpark. Litter was also gathered at the Old Church Graveyard.Volunteers also cut grass and strimmed around gravestones in some sections of the Old Graveyard.Many thanks to TASTE cafe for their kind offer of refreshments for our volunteers after their work.This gesture is very much appreciated. Please join us at 10am by the playground on the Five Foot Way Saturday mornings if you would like to help.

Scoil Iosaef Naofa Open Night
Thursday 9 February from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.Anyone interested in enrolling their sons in Junior Infants or 1st Class in Scoil Iosaef Naofa for September 2012 and subsequent years are invited to attend. Enrolment forms will be available on the night.

NATIONAL INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPION 2011
Congratulations to David Gardiner of Rushbrooke Tennis Club who won the the U16 National Indoor Championship at the David Lloyd Centre in Dublin recently.This was a worthy victory for David, after a winning year on the tennis circuit. David received his award from Tennis Ireland President, Ms Anne O’Connor.Well done David, from all at Rushbrooke Tennis Club!

TABLE QUIZ in aid of the RNLI
Commodore Hotel on Thursday Feb 16. €20.00 per table of four. Start time 8.30pm. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Please give your support.

EAST CORK BRANCH IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION
Annual General Meeting Wednesday, 1 February at 8.00pm sharp in Midleton Park Hotel. Anybody who is interested in becoming a voluntary committee member, or, more importantly anybody who is interested in helping with East Cork Branch Irish Wheelchair Association/Irish Wheelchair Association fundraising collections is invited to attend the AGM . We Urgently require new committee members and voluntary fundraising collectors. Stuart Griffin, Branch Secretary East Cork Branch IWA

GREAT ISLAND 10 MILE ROAD RACE
The third annual ‘Great Island 10 Mile Road Race’ takes place on 15 April 2012 at 10.30am. and once again it is being arranged for the benefit of the Irish Cancer Society and for Palliative Care in particular. This year we expect up to 500 runners to charge through the streets and roads of Cobh and the Great Island for this worthy cause. A 5k walk will also take place leaving from the Community Centre on Top of the Hill at 10am. Both events will finish at the GPO.The feedback from those taking part over the last couple of years has been extremely positive and reflects very favourably on the race itself, the scenery that Cobh has to offer and the support the runners receive from local residents. All this has combined to make this event a very enjoyable experience for all involved. The object of the exercise is to raise as much money as possible to ensure that the Palliative Care service is available for those unfortunate enough to need it. And need it we will!Palliative care offers cancer sufferers the opportunity to spend their remaining time in the relative comfort of their own homes surrounded by those they love while ensuring them the dignity and privacy that only a home can offer. It is impossible to put a price on such a service – and it’s free. To ensure the availability of this service come out and support the event! Run, walk, help with stewarding or share your talent with us. Sponsorship cards are available from sonyaomurphy@gmail.com and she can also be contacted on 087 7904895.

Cork Harbour Cycle 10th Anniversary Sunday 4 March
The first cycle in 2003 had eighty cyclists. In recent years more than 300 cyclists have taken part. This annual leisure cycle is organised as a fundraiser for Africa Direct. Cyclists start anytime from 9.00am to 11.00am and cycle at their own pace. Rothar Cycles provide running repairs, mainly fixing punctures, while sponsors provide snacks and refreshments. The ferry crossing at Cobh completes the circuit, kindly provided free of charge.Cyclists raise sponsorship for Africa Direct, a Cork based charity. Being a fully voluntary organisation ensures that over 95% of funds get to the community projects supported in Kenya. Africa Direct is a membership organisation and welcomes new members. To register for the cycle and receive details and sponsor card, Phone 021 4821229 or email a postal address to corkcycle@gmail.com

THANK YOU FROM IRISH WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION
The IWA would like to sincerely thank the people of Cobh for the very much appreciated contributions given to the collectors who were collecting outside the masses recently on behalf of the Association. Your kind generosity was very much appreciated by us. The total amount collected was €760.56.Once again, many thanks.
Stuart Griffin

DEATHS: Donal Alcock, Bayview. Mary O’Driscoll, 1 Bond Street. Ann Foley, Ballydullea & Wexford. Donal Gilley, Cobh & Ballinlough. Br Athanasius Early, Presentation Brothers Cobh.

GIVE BLOOD - Irish Blood Transfusion Service Donor Clinic Wednesday & Thursday 1 & 2 February at Cobh GAA. 5-8.30pm.

COBH HOCKEY CLUB
Div 6 were back to winning ways last Sunday when they had a 2-1 win in a very closely contested game against UCC at home. Both teams fought hard for the lead in the first half and they had some nice moves. Kate Morgan and Chelsea Crone in particular and Sonia Brady did some good work for Cobh and in defence Barbara O'Keeffe and Abbie Mulvihill worked well to keep UCC out. Despite both teams efforts the half ended 0-0.
The second half saw UCC attack more and with about 10 minutes gone a well taken shot from the edge of the circle found the net. Cobh however never gave up and when they were awarded a short corner Caroline Green's pass found Kate Morgan who made no mistake to give her team the equaliser. This seemed to spur Cobh on and constant pressure led to another short corner with about 7 minutes to go and this time Caroline Green hit an unstoppable shot to the net to put Cobh in the lead. UCC to their credit never gave up and the last few mins were tense as they fought for the equaliser but Cobh held on for the 3 points.
This win sees Cobh at the top of Div 6 as are Div 3. Next week sees the two teams in a repeat performance as they meet in the Mardyke in the Div 6 Cup.