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NEWS inbriefCloghroe Pharmacy areoffering a free consultation withan asthma nurse at their instoreasthma clinic on Friday June 6th.To make your appointmentcontact Cloghroe pharmacy on021 4382244.

Inniscarra Annual 4 MileRoad Race and Walk will takeplace on Friday June 13th at.Walkers and runners, young andold are encouraged toparticipate. With five weeks togo, there is plenty of time toprepare. Put on the runners andgive it a go.There will be plentyof refreshments’ to replenish thebody on your return to thecentre.All proceeds will go towardstheir Community Centre.Every bit helps.To find out more or registercontact 021-7332211/ 085/8810872email: [email protected]

Pharmacy First Plus Towerhave begun a home deliveryservice and Paul Neligan will bedelivering to the patients in thearea every afternoon from nowon.If he can help anyone bydelivering to them, or a relativeor friend, he would be delighted.If anyone has any queries onthis, please contact David orStephen in PFP Tower on 0214385225

Dermot and JudithMurphy,Ballincollig, at thescreening of the film‘Climate of Change’at the Triskel ArtsCentre, Cork, whichwas presented byTrocaire to highlighthow climate changeis impacting on thepoorest peoplearound the world.pic Mike English

Congratulations toBlarney ladyCora O'Keeffe whograduatedfrom St.JohnsCollege withthe City andGuildsdiploma andthe SeniorTrades Certinhairdressing.

Members of DripseyVintage Club and MuskerryAutism Support Grouppictured at a recent chequepresentation at Griffin'sGarden Centre, Dripsey(Main Sponsor) toMuskerry Autism SupportGroup, Peekaboo andDripsey CommunityAssociation from theirVintage Tractor and CarRun on St Patrick's Day.

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Pictured at Cobh Confirmations recently wereBishop of Cloyne, William Crean, with hissisters Margaret O’Neill and Marie Flemingfrom Blarney. pic Ger Bonus

Year 3 Early Years Education students Jessica Sexton, Carrignavar,Anna McCarthy and Vickie Harnett at the opening of Narnia, aprogramme of performances, exhibition and fundraising art auction atCIT last month. pic Darragh Kane


6 | Muskerry NewsWinner of BestEmployee Mary Scriven,Ernst Cantillon; Winnerof Best Self Employedand Over All WinnerAideen O'Grady, StarCamp; and Tracey Ryan,Bia Beauty, Winner ofBest New Business at theNetwork CorkBusinesswomen of theYear Awards.pic Darragh Kane

University College Cork (UCC) students have been recognised for theirexceptional contributions inside and outside the university, with almost€110,000 awarded at the UCCAnnual Prize Giving. The awards allowthe community to pay tribute to UCC’s finest students and support themfurther into the future. UCC President Dr. Michael Murphy is picturedpresenting David P. Burns from Tower with The Charles Medal Award,and Bríd Brosnan fromWhitechurch with The Chartered AccountantsCork Society Bursury. pics Donagh Glavin

Huge congratulations to Inniscarranative, Emma Dineen on herappointment as the new VicePresident of the Irish NationalTeachers’ Organisation. She tookup the position on WednesdayApril 23rd, at the union’s annualCongress in Kilkenny.Emma attended primary school inDripsey National School, whereshe first developed her positiveattitude towards education. Havingcompleted a post-graduate coursein St Patrick’s College, Dublin,Emma graduated as a primaryteacher in 1978.

In 1980 Emma was appointed toSt Senan’s, Cloghroe, where shehas taught every class level. Emmawas not only actively involved inextra-curricular activities in herschool but also in the parish ofInniscarra, coaching camogie,hurling and football, as well ashelping to produce musicals andprepare quiz teams. In 2011, Emmawas appointed principal of thisthirty teacher school.Emma has been actively involvedin the INTO since the 1980sholding titles such as staffrepresentative for her school,Cathaoirleach of the Coachfordbranch and District 12representative on the EducationCommittee. After decades of hardwork and fighting for the rights ofboth teachers and pupils, Emmahas been justly acknowledged withthis new post.It is a huge honour for Inniscarra

and Cork County to have Emma asthe Union’s Vice Preseident. Wewish her every success in thefuture.

Aaron O'Conor,Catherine Casey andMegan O'Conor, Blarneyat the opening of Narnia,a programme ofperformances, exhibitionand fundraising artauction at CIT lastmonth.pic Darragh Kane

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Seisiún in the Oriel House Hotel everyTuesday night for the summer monthsBallincollig Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is delighted toconfirm that Seisiún will again take place in Oriel House Hotel everyTuesday night for the summer months, commencing on July 1st andfinishing on August 12th. The Seisiún experience is twofold. The first halfof the evening will be a formal stage show which will showcase the best ofTraditional Irish Music, Song, Dance and Story. The second half of theevening will be a more informal session where audience participation isencouraged.Anseo tiocfaidh tú ar thaispeántas cheol thraidisiúnta Ghaelach atá

anamúil agus spleodrach chomh maith le hamhránaíocht, rince agusscéalaíocht. Tagann na ceoltóirí le chéile chun oíche mhór shiamsaíochta abheith acu. Sa tarna leath freisin, is féidir le gach duine páirt a ghlacadh iseisiún ceoil agus rince.The show in Ballincollig is produced by Martin Power and will feature

musicians, singers and dancers who are members of the branch inBallincollig. Seisiún is not just a concert. It is a unique, traditional andcultural experience enabling both locals and visitors from Ireland andoverseas to enjoy a taste of the real Ireland.Don't miss this opportunity to experience Irish entertainment where amemorable night of ‘Ceol agus Craic’ is guaranteed.Tuesday nights, July 1st to August 12th at 8.45pm Oriel House Hotel.

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A Seisiún Launch will take place on Saturday, June 21st at 2pm inBallincollig Shopping Centre during the Music Day celebrations. Everyoneis welcome to attend and get a flavour of what will be on offer during Julyand August. Beidh fáilte is fiche romhat.


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Ruairi O’Sullivan enjoying his sports daywith his friends at Cora Healy’s MontesorriSchool, Clogheen.

FCPA MaryO'Sullivan,Ballincollig and MaryEgan, Kilbritan at theCIT AccountingGraduates Reunion and30 year celebration ofCIT AccountingEducation.pic Darragh Kane

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ABallincollig woman has won a dream fashion and shopping trip to NewYork for two people with $5,000 spending money in Topaz’s latest ‘Playor Park’ loyalty game. Audrey Ryan from Muskerry Estate, Ballincollig,will enjoy five nights luxury accommodation at the Empire Hotel in WestManhattan as well as VIP transfers and tickets to an exclusive catwalkshow at New York Fashion Week. Audrey will also dine out at GordonRamsay’s at The London restaurant in midtown Manhattan as part of theprize. Audrey, who has never been to New York, said she felt weak at theknees when she got the call from Topaz. pic Diane Cusack

Congratulations to Glanmire Community School Cork who recently wonthe inaugural Brooks Cork Schools Woodwork Competition for TransitionYear Students. Brooks were delighted with the response they receivedfrom the students and teachers and would like to congratulation everyonewho took part, especially Kieran Cashman and James Kennefick who wonthe prize of �500 for their school and �250 for themselves, with theirbespoke table. The Presentation award was made by Ronan PowerCabinet Maker Midleton. Pictured are Mark Lohan, MD Brooks; BarryMcSweeney and Jennifer Connell, Brooks; Pat Walsh, Brooks CorkManager; Kieran Cashman and James Kennefick, Winning studentsGlanmire Community School; Tom Pitman, Woodwork Teacher.Brooks will be running the competition again in September, for moreinformation please contact Jennifer Connell @ 021 4912170.

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Thug Comhairle na nDaltaí cuireadh chuig na polaiteoirí áitiúlateacht chuig an scoil le haghaidh séisiúin de cheisteanna agus freagraí.Bhí tráthnóna fíor-oideachasúla ag na páistí agus bhí sár-leaganamach ar an ócáid.The Students’ Council recently invited six local politicians to the schoolfor a Question &Answer session prior to the recent local elections. Avaluable, educational experience was had by all involved. Much credit isdue to the students who organised the event, particularly Oisín Ó Síocháinof 5th class, who was invited to meet An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny as aresult of his efforts. Oisín also had a letter in relation to Irish politicspublished in the Irish Examiner recently!

Bhí an tSeachtain Ghníomhach á chéiliúradh ag an scoil ag deireadhmí Bealtaine. Bhí iomáint, peil, sacar, cispheil, rugbaí, damhsa agussiúlóid i measc na gníomhaíochtaí a bhí ar siúl i rith na seachtaine.An-sheachtain a bhí ag gach éinne agus bronnadh boinn ar an gCoisteGníomhach ag deireadh na seachtaine.The school celebrated Active School Week at the end of May. A fantasticweek was had by all! The children took part in hurling, football, soccer,rugby, basketball and dancing. Each class also took part in a SponsoredWalk organised by the Parents’Association. Medals were presented to theActive School Committee at the end of the week as well as to the winningrugby blitz team. The rugby blitz was run once a week at lunchtime for thepast term and was organised by the Active School Committee.

Bronnadh an tríúBhrat Glas ar an scoille déanaí ar sonchaomhnú fuinnimh.Maith sibh uilig a bhípáirteach!The school was recentlyawarded its third GreenFlag for EnergyConservation. Well doneto all involved over thelast two years!

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Blarney Post Office needs your help to stay openLike all post officesthroughout Ireland it iscurrently under threat.If you want to keep your localpost office call in TODAY.Sign their petition, pay a bill,buy some stamps.Support Marguerite, our localpostmistress, and use thisessential local service if youwant to keep it.

An exciting new range of organic infant food is set to transform Ireland’sbaby food market. Organic Little One, the brainchild of mum-of-twoNiamh O’Dwyer, originally from Ballincollig, has launched a range of100% organic chilled purées and meals.

Niamh said, “It is recognised worldwide that the first 1,000 days of lifefrom conception to a child’s 2nd birthday offers a unique opportunity toshape a healthier future. With this in mind, when weaning my boys Iwanted them to enjoy natural and tasty fresh foods.

“When I trawled through the available baby foods in the supermarketaisles, I could not find a freshly prepared convenient baby food anddiscovered the choice was either to make more nutritious, fresh baby foodat home or buy shelf stable, over processed jars. I started making my ownpurées and quickly found myself spending all day Saturday makingbatches of purées and baby foods. Life can be hectic, and as family time isso precious, this inspired me to create Organic Little One.

“I come from a family business and it has always been my ambition torun my own business. Before I had children of my own I had neverimagined that my business would be baby food, but here it is and here Iam. I have listened to what mums want and Organic Little One fills thegap providing, simple, just like homemade organic purées and babyfoods”.

Niamh Chiappa,Parklands at theopening weekend ofthe Sky Garden inFitzgerald Park,Cork.pic Darragh Kane

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Kathleen Kelleher from Dripsey, currently a cancer patient at CUH, is sograteful for the care she has received, and continues to receive, from thecaring and professional staff that she decided to give back something inreturn. She looked no further than her husband, folk singer and avidlifetime fan of Luke Kelly who ironically was a cancer patient at CUH in1980. Pat got together with his musician friends Dan O’Sullivan, PaulCarroll, Joe Noonan and son Ricky who kindly gave of their time toperform a Luke Kelly Tribute Concert at Griffins Garden Centre. A bigthank you to Griffins Garden Centre, Dripsey who gave their venue tohost the show and whose staff volunteered to help out on the night. Dr.Paul Kelly was in attendance on behalf of Cork University Hospital andexplained that the funds raised would be used for the purchase of vitalsigns monitors for the Dunmanway Unit at CUH. A total of €4420.00 wasraised and was handed over recently to the voluntary organisation AIDCancer Treatment (ACT) whose aim is to help contribute to greater patientcare, treatment and comfort by helping to invest in cancer treatmentequipment and critical research initiatives. Kathleen wishes to thankeveryone that made the event a success.

Agnes O'Flynn fromOnslow Gardens andMarcus O'Connellfrom Sundays Wellpictured at the recentlyheld Clarion HotelWedding Showcase.pic Miki Barlok

Bríd Hartnett, Crookstown, Sinead Gee and Ciara Griffen,Blarney St at the opening of Narnia, a programme ofperformances, exhibition and fundraising at CIT.

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Congratulations to the Transition Year students of BCS involved in Young SocialInnovators 2014 who won an award for their project on raising awareness deafness in thelocal community. The project is named ‘Project Rita’, after group member Shane O'Neill'smother Rita who is profoundly deaf and can only communicate by means of sign language.The students are also petitioning to make Irish Sign Language the third official language ofIreland. Students organised for sign language classes in the school for local business toattend to encourage the use of sign language in Ballincollig. The students project andjourney through YSI was documented on TV3 and 3e last month. Pictured are groupmembers; Alan Coffey, Helen Lynch, Adam Collins, Shane O'Neill, Stephen Dornan,Noreen Kiely, Niall Daly and David Barry after receiving their award and completing aninterview with TV personality Laura Woods.

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A new lease of life hascome to popular localhotel, leisure centre andgolf club Blarney GolfResort which employsmore than 100 local peo-ple.The four star hotel wasrecently purchased bywell known businessmanTom O’Gorman. MrO’Gorman saw the po-tential in this magnificentlocal property and islooking forward to in-vesting more than half amillion euro in the nextfive months in the hoteland leisure centre.

Talking to The Muskerry News, Manager Conor O’Toole thanked all theirlocal customers, leisure centre members, and golfers for their support andloyalty over the past few years and said how much he was looking for-ward to the planned refurbishment in all areas of the business.The hotel will also now be opening all year round, a move that will bewelcomed by its’ loyal local customers.

There has been a big and very exciting change in the kitchen also, withthe appointment of Ciaran Brosnan as their new head chef. Ciaran, origi-nally from Tralee, trained in Rockwell college and has worked in seniorchef positions in both Australia and closer to home. He has held the posi-tion of Head Chef in some of corks best known hotels including The Am-bassador, The Rochestown Park Hotel and SilverSprings. Ciaran bringswith him a wealth of knowledge, experience and new ideas.

New owner brings new lease of life toBlarney Golf Resort

Congratulations to popular local businesswoman Annette Enright, Cinderella's Closet,who has been nominated for the 2014 WomenIn Business Award for Munster. This is fan-tastic recognition for all the hard work doneby Annette and the team at Cinderella'sCloset. The awards will be held at Silver-springs Hotel on Saturday July 5th and willbe hosted by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan. Ifyou wish to vote for Annette email the follow-ing message 'Annette Enright Hi’s RetailManager of the Year 2014' to [email protected]

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The May 2014 Blarney Person of The Month is Edward Healy“We would like to nominate Edward Healy tobe the next person of the month for Blarney. Edis the proprietor of Edward Healy Garage,Model Village Tower, Blarney.

Ed, with the fantastic support of his wife Deirdre, hasdone tremendous charity work through his involvementwith Blarney Vintage Club. A club member since 1992,Ed took over as Chairman in 2006.To date the club has raised more than €15,000 forvarious charities, with one of their main beneficiariesbeing the Cork branch of The Alzheimers Society.

Under his stewardship the club also ran the ChrisPardoe memorial run for 5 years. The Club recentlyhosted a successful quiz night for The Cork Branch ofThe Alzheimers Society and plans are well underway forthe Blarney Vintage Charity run on the 19th July, whichwill also benefit the same charity.

Ed and Deirdre ran the successful ‘Blarney VintageShow’ for four years, an event which brought bothprestige and business to the village.

We think he deserves to be Blarney Person of theMonth with the hope he will be Blarney Person of theYear.”

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This months Blarney Young Sports People of the Month are Blarney GAAU14 Hurlers on theirgreat win in the Premier 2 Hurling County Final recently in Pairc Ui Rinn. They overcame Bride

Rovers in a cracking match with a scoreline of 5-7 to 2-4.This months award is in association with Buckley Security, Blarney

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Ed’s name now goes forward with our previous monthlywinners Michael Murray, Jerry O’Brien, Paddy Hickey and Chrissie Mackey to theoverall award of Blarney Person of The YearAward 2014 which will be announced

at a ceremony in January 2015.

Do you know someone who deserves aBlarney Person of The Month award?

The awards aim is to recognise achievement,leadership and altruism so that others may be

inspired to follow.You can nominate anyone who’s contribution has

singled them out as deserving of recognition, be it incommunity, sport, business, arts, family or indeed

from any sector or activity in our community.Send your nomination with the name of your nominee

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Blarney Person of The Month Awards, The MuskerryNews, Church View, Blarney or by email to

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Blarney welcomes new DoctorDr Una O'Halloran has opened up in AshdaleHouse, formerly the surgery of the late Dr. DanielO’Donoghue.Dr Una is a native of Cork who qualified from theRoyal College of Surgeons Dublin in 1998. HerGP training was completed in Sligo, where shesubsequently spent five years working in ruralpractice before the opportunity to return to hernative Cork arose in 2008. Since then Una hasenjoyed working as a GP in the Cork area.The surgery will provide a full range of doctor’sservices and the doctor also specialises indermatology, women's health and contraception,infertility and children's health. Treatment of wartswith cryotherapy is also provided in surgery.You can contact Dr. Una on 4385602, and allpatients are assured a very warm welcome.

On Saturday May 17th, 2nd class pupils received thesacrament of First Holy Communion in St. Senan'sChurch.A beautiful ceremony marked this pivotal

milestone in each pupil’s faith formation. Pupils from 3rd to 6th class sangin the choir, while many parents were busy making sandwiches and cakesfor the reception in the school hall after mass. As always, it was a wholeschool effort.

C’mon the Rebels! Bigcongratulations to EllenMurphy and Fergal O’Learywho represented Cork in theG.A.A Primary Games. Oursuperstars wore the red andwhite of Cork with pride inSemple Stadium Thurlesduring half time of theM.S.H.C. Cork VWaterford on Sunday the 25th of May. Cloghroe N.S. isextremely proud of this great achievement.

A blast from the past! Cloghroe N.S. was thrilled to welcome back pastpupils Sean O’Donoughue, Aaron O’Raw Mathew O’Leary and DeclanHyland all from Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig. The boys played on theschools senior football team, which recently won the Senior B All-Ireland

Football final inCroke Park.Particularcongratulations topast pupil, SeanO’Donoughuewho captained theteam to victoryand was alsoawarded ‘man ofthe match’ awardfor his outstandingperformance.

NationalWalk toSchoolweek took place from May12th to 16th whenhundreds of pupils walkedto school each day. Weheld our official W.O.W.day on Wednesday and wewere thrilled that 397pupils participated in thisspecial day. Once again,pupils, parents and evenpuppies walked to school.

The boys and girls in Cloghroe N.S. are certainly doing their bit to worktowards a greener and cleaner environment.

Our Camogie team qualifiedfor the Sciath na Scol Finals inPáirc Uí Rinn on, Tuesday the27th of May. Cloghroe played inan entertaining match againstScoil Chlochair Mhuire,Carrigtwohill in the Roinn C1Final. Cloghroe emergedvictorious for the 2nd yearrunning, with a final score lineof 9-03 to 0-02.

Ready, Steady, Go! Ourathletics team did the schoolproud in this year’s Cork CitySports on Wednesday the 21stof May. After weeks oftraining, our athletes were intop shape and thoroughlyenjoyed the day. Particularcongratulations to our threerelay teams who were placedon the day and all thechildren who won individualawards.

West Midlands theatre group visited Cloghroe N.S. with theirtheatrical performance of ‘The Firebird’. The magic firebird helpedPrince Evan save the day with his amazing feathers. Pupils from JuniorInfants to 6th class thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Some boys andgirls even had the opportunity to perform on stage with the actors!

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During the month of May learners and staff in Ballincollig were engrossedin movie making for the X-Hale Youth Awards. This project involvedlearners, with the help of staff, making a two minute movie portraying thetobacco industry enticing young people to smoke.The X-Hale Youth Awards is an Irish Cancer Society programme that

aims to prevent young people from starting to smoke. X-Hale works withyouth organisations and services and supports the development of youthled activities and projects that tackle smoking amongst young people. Theprogramme aims to empower young people and youth organisations toexplore issues around smoking that are relevant to young people in theirown community.Our young Ballincollig potential film makers will travel to Dublin in

July hoping to achieve an X-Hale Youth Award.

Don’t miss Chapterhouse TheatreCompany who are returning toBlarney Castle with their brand-newadaptation of The Jungle Book. Thisfabulous show will take place atBlarney Castle and Gardens onFriday 27th June at 6.30pm.Tickets, priced at adult €13, childand student €9 and family (2 adults& 2 children) €36, are availablefrom Blarney Castle 021 4385252or See Tickets (0871) 2200260www.seetickets.comGates Open at 5.30pm, and pleasebring seating.

Gardaí first to leave CourtbrackYes it’s true, it was the Gardaí that led the way at Courtbrack VintageSociety’s Annual Vintage Tractor and Car Road Run on Sunday May 18th,with SOS 24 Hour Recovery bringing up the rear. There were blue lightsflashing and sirens blaring as the local Gardaí led the vintage processionthat wound its way slowly through the beautiful countryside. A great crowdgathered at Courtbrack Cross to see the tractors and cars off, with plentymore onlookers all along the 19 mile route, especially when the vintageconvoy made its way through Blarney village! While the day started outwet, the weather cleared up just in time for the start of the run, and let’s behonest, it would take a lot more than a little rain to stop the Courtbrackcrew!The Club were delighted with the turn out on the day, which was

deemed another great success, and which concluded with the presentationof the James O’Donoghue Perpetual Trophy. As luck would have it, the cupwas won by well-known local man, Jeremy Murphy, who was driving hisvintage American muscle car, a beautiful Pontiac Firebird. Of course, theday would never have succeeded without a huge team effort from the localcommunity, there was enough food to feed a small army! The Club wouldlike to thank everyone who took part in the Road Run and those whohelped out in any way.That’s not it for 2014 for the Club though, they are organising the

vintage section of this year’s Cork Summer Show (13th-15th June), andlater in the year will be taking their tractors on the road again to Meanus,Co. Limerick to support Greybridge Classic Club’s Harvest Day (a smalltrip considering they already drove to Rosslare this year to take part in theIrish Welsh National Road Run). Finally, the Club will be hosting theirannual Old Time Threshing and Vintage Display on 14th September.Contact Club PRO, John Mulcahy on (087) 7838513 or the Club’sFacebook page for updates.

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Blarney & District Chamber of Commerce caters for all businesses, bethey start ups or well established. Our aim is to connect with and supportour fellow members, create a viable business community in our area andremain true to our heritage as one of Ireland's top tourist villages, all inone hour!New Website for Blarney Chamber. Thanks to Sue at Synergy WebStrategies for our brand new website http://blarneychamber.com/ whichcovers everything going on in Blarney.All members are listed in the freedirectory which is another bonus along with the free TV adverts in theTourist Office window. Please do have a look at our fantastic new websiteand sign up for our newsletter!

Local Elections.May was election month and Blarney Chamber stronglysupported the need for local representation with the overriding messagebeing PLEASE USE YOUR VOTE! There was plenty of competition andplenty of choice with 12 candidates vying for 6 seats. Congratulations toKevin Conway and Bob Ryan who will now represent us at local level anda huge pity to have narrowly missed out on a third local representativewith our former Chairman Damian Boylan being eliminated on the lastcount, despite having out-polled three of the elected candidates on firstpreference votes.

Featured Chamber Member keeps the Sunnyside up!Sunnyside B&B is located in a very peaceful and safe neighbourhood,notable for its birdsong and greenery and with plenty of space for carparking, and really exemplifies what is best about Blarney. Host MaryWalsh has created a warm and hospitable environment that saw SunnysideB&B awarded a Certificate of Excellence. Even the eggs are sunny sideup! If you have family/friends looking for overnight accommodation whynot suggest Sunnyside Bed and Breakfast, 5 Woodlands, Cloghroe,Blarney, Co. Cork.Tel 021 438 5779 / email: [email protected]

No ducking Candy RockCafé!We now have the mostbeautiful vintage style mobilecafé waiting at the end of thelocal Clogheenmilcon ‘DuckWalk’ thanks to TrevorCoughlan! Open Thursday toSunday, from morning until8pm with tables and chairsready and waiting for any tired feet, the café is also a welcome respite forMammies and Daddies while their children are running around theplayground.

Cards Complete are delighted to add‘Personalised Cards’ to their range ofgreeting cards. Just add a photo, nameand a personal message to their large rangeof Personalised Cards which all carry theguaranteed Irish Mark. Their ‘Miss U GiftBox’ is still the most popular of our giftboxes. Full of Irish goodies, all our boxesare made in Ireland and sent worldwide.www.cardscomplete.ie

Edward Healy & Sons garage, from carsto bars! Despite reporting brisk businesswith car repairs and NCT preparations, Ed

and Deirdre Healy stillmanaged to take timeout to organise yetanother very successfulBlarney Vintage Club‘Annual Table Quiz’.This year’s funds wentto the Cork branch ofThe Alzheimer’s Societyand a great night washad by all.

OCCrash Repairs are blasting into a new area. Have you old and rustygarden furniture that needs to be cleaned up and made as good as new?We can sandblast dirt and rust off anything metal, repaint it and it will beas good as new. So if you have any garden furniture, or maybe a trailer oralloy wheels that look sad and tired, we will have it shiny and new in notime. Blast the Past and bring it into the future Contact us at 4552223.

Eamonn Pitts ‘Mind your own business!’While most of us are busyminding our own business, Eamonn Pitts has been minding everyoneelse’s with an almost completed extensive list of every business in thearea. This was a huge undertaking and involved months of work whichculminated in a present count of approx 500 businesses and an extremelyvaluable database for our Chamber. If you want to ensure your business isincluded please email your details to Kate at [email protected]

IrishMadeGifts.com Father’s Daybusiness!Why not consider an Irishmade design this Father’s Day? Theseleather business card holders comebeautifully packaged with your dad’sname on them for just �24.99, nowthat’s the business! See their full rangeat www.irishmadegifts.com and watchout for their gift display stand comingsoon to the Tourist Office.

Welcome to our latest members;We had two very welcome visitors at a recent meeting from Dogs forDisabled. This national charity based in Vicarstown provides assistanceand stability dogs free of charge to children and adults with a physicaldisability. This helps them to gain confidence and live independent lives.No government funding is received so they rely completely on fundraisingand public generosity. You will see the team out and about around Blarneytraining dogs so please do say hello. An Open Day takes place August10th, more of which in next month’s edition. www.dogsfordisabled.ie

Jo’s Edge. Jo is a well knownface in Blarney and has taken ascissors to many of your headsover the years! Creative stylingfor men, women & childrenkeep Jo and her team to theforefront with cutting edgehairstyles.https://www.facebook.com/jos.edge / 021 438 2739

June Meetings.One hour, open to all- membersand non members. Why NotJoin Us?Friday 6th 9am Coffee TheCastle HotelFriday 13th 9am Coffee TheCastle HotelFriday 20th 9am Coffee TheCastle HotelFriday 27th Time and venue tobe announced

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June Barry, Susan Calnan, Mallow, Kathleen and Jim O'Neill, Farran, andYvonne Cronin, Trocaire, at the Triskel Arts Centre, Cork for thescreening by Trocaire of the film 'Climate of Change' which highlights theeffects of climate change on the poor of the world. pic Mike English

Jenny Murphy fromRed BalloonBallincollig, ChristineO'Flynn Farranree,and Richard O'FlynnMallow pictured at therecently held ClarionHotel WeddingShowcase.pic Miki Barlok

Young Social Innovators (YSI), through itsprogrammes and platforms, enables youngpeople to grapple with difficult social issues,advocating reform and advancing change.Each year, thousands of young people aresupported to explore social issues that concernthem, explore and come up with a variety ofresponses to these. In this way, YSI builds social capital and helps youngpeople create a fairer and more caring Ireland. Each YSI group tacklestheir own issue of social concern through a project they set up.Students at Ballincollig Community School include YSI as a 4th year

module and 10 students are in the Advocate group ‘Link-In’, of whichthere are only 25 groups in IrelandThe reason they picked this project is because they wanted to tackle

various problems in the community and link the community together inthe areas of mental health, Tidy Towns, spending time with the studentsof Our Lady of Good Counsel school, social media awareness withyounger pupils at Scoil Barra primary and various Charity Collections.

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J.J. Long, ChairmanMuskerry GAA, making apresentation to Noel Dunne,who has retired as Principalat De La Salle College,Macroom. Included is JohnMurphy, present Principal atthe College. J.J. paid tributeto Noel for his outstandingwork at the College and forhis promotion of GaelicGames there which was amajor benefit to the clubs ofthe Muskerry region.Picture: Mike English


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As we all well know, it’s extremely important totake good care of your body. Cork Therapy Centreand Sports Injury clinic is a CharteredPhysiotherapy clinic that treats clients from all overCork and Munster and has done for the last 10years. The clinic was opened in April 2004 and weare delighted to be celebrating our 10 yearanniversary. We are opened 6 days a week. 8 till 8weekday and 9-1 Saturday morning byappointment.

Patients are treated for sports and work related injuries. Theclinic sees a full spectrum of sports-related injuries and from alldifferent levels of sport from local and college teams to Olympicathletes and Paralympic athletes. Cork Therapy Centre and SportsInjury Clinic, which is based near Blarney, in Tower ShoppingCentre, treats sports injuries, neck and back pain, myofascial painand trigger points, foot assessment, paediatrics, neurologicalproblems and biomechanical problems. We have a new paediatricsChartered Physiotherapist Deirdre O’ Sullivan MISCP starting inJuly.

The staff focus on healing through evidence based techniquesand their holistic approach also includes Pilates and yoga whilefocusing mainly on manual therapy techniques. All thephysiotherapists have studied acupuncture and dry needling, whichare used daily to treat patients. We also have soft tissue massage,deep tissue massage and sports massage by Emma RobertsonChartered Physiotherapist available 3 night a week 2 – 8pm.

There is an on-site gym and Pilates studio. We have a CharteredPhysiotherapist Karen Quinn MISCP, that runs our Pilates Classeswhich are kept to a small number to ensure that people with certainproblems are getting the most out of their Pilates Classes.

There are four chartered physiotherapists available at the clinicwho are all interested in sports and who chose to do this career tohelp others achieve their goals free from pain, so that they are freeto play sports and lead a healthy normal life.

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Woodfield Pride!What a wonderful time the residents of Woodfield,Blarney, had doing their big clean up of their lovely

Estate. Organisers commented on how lovely itwas to spend time with their neighbours, and the

children especially enjoyed the day.Great work was done, and great fun was had by all.

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28 | Muskerry NewsSamantha Waldron,Ruben and NiamhPower, Ballincolligat the opening of'art by us II'exhibition of artwork by olderpeople as part ofthe Bealtaine monthin Millennium Hall,City Hall.pic Darragh Kane

Bishop of Cork Dr. John Buckley cuts the tape to officially open the newextension to Ovens National School, picture includes; Eoghan Hyde,Principal, Martin Coughlan, Deputy Mayor of Cork County, RichardNagle (original land owner), Chairman School Board of Management,Richard Wood, Marian O'Callaghan, Deputy Principal and Fr. Liam O'hIciP.P. Ovens. pic Donagh Glavin

Carmel McNamara make a presentation toJerry O'Brien in appreciation of organisingand presenting Blarney gramophone circlefor 25 years. Jerry is the only foundermember left of the original group. TeresaOsborne also presented Peggy O'Brien witha bouquet of flowers to mark the occasion.

Brighter, Whiter Smiles!Our Smile is often the first thing others notice. Whiter, brighter teeth can give usmore confidence and make that smile all the more ready to appear. A beautifulsmile is now much more readily achieved than ever before.

The first stage to obtaining a beautiful smile is to ensure that the teeth and gumsare healthy. Visit your dentist regularly for a check up so that any cavities or gumproblems can be treated early before they turn into bigger problems. The soonerproblems are detected the simpler they are to treat and the less noticeable they willappear. Everybody with PRSI cover and a Medical Card (over 16 years old) isentitled to a free dental check up once a year.

There are many causes of tooth discolouration. The most common are smoking,coffee, tea and red wine. An extensive scale and polish can sometimes remove themajority of these stains without any further treatment required. Deeper moreextensive discolouration however may require further treatment such as toothwhitening.

Tooth Whitening is suitable for most people as long as the teeth and gums arehealthy. So called whitening products are available in the supermarkets andPharmacies, these have been found to have limited affects on discolouration due tothe amount of bleaching agent contained. EU directives have limited the strength ofwhitening agents sold over the counter to less than a tenth of that which can beprescribed by your dentist.

The steps involved in tooth whitening are simple. Impressions of your teeth aretaken by your dentist from which special custom fitting trays (like thinmouthguards) are made. Whitening gel is then placed in your custom trays whichfit snugly over your teeth. The whitening gel breaks down and oxygen ‘dissolves’the stains inside your teeth. You can wear the trays when you want to, over night orany time during the day. The whitening gel is available in different strengths andyour dentist can recommend the best product to suit your teeth and lifestyle.Everybody’s teeth will whiten at different rates but on average excellent results areobtained after about 5-14 days. The results will last indefinitely although can berefreshed when required if restaining occurs (coffee/tea/smoking!)

Clinical studies have shown that bleaching using this method is safe for teethand gums. Aminority of people may experience temporary sensitivity to hot andcold.

Students from secondary schools in Cork City continue to support andrun the SHARE complex in Sheare's St., as well as other locations,which provides housing and community care for the elderly. Thesupport of the parents of the students led to the formation of theSHARE MOTHERS, and this week two of those volunteers receivedCork Persons of the Month to mark their work. Paula Kelleher andElizabeth Bermingham have organised Bingo and many such socialactivities, over many years, for the residents of the SHARE complex,plus users of the Day Care facility.

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Ingredients100g salmon (skinless and diced small)100g cod (skinless and diced small)4 single baby potatoesQuarter of the white part of a leek (sliced)6 mussels6 clams100ml of white wine250ml of cream

Method1) Boil your baby potatoes until cooked and then take them off the heat

and run them under cold running water until cool.2) In the meantime get all your ingredients ready i.e. chop your fish,

slice and wash your leeks etc3) In a hot pan add in your mussels and clams and the white wine4) Cover the pan with a lid or a plate and reduce the wine and let the

mussels and clams open5) Now add the diced fish, leeks and baby potato and the cream6) Let the cream come to the boil and turn it down to simmer(slowly

boil) to reduce. It’s reduced enough when the cream can coat the backof a spoon.

7) By now your fish should be cooked but if not leave it simmer for afurther 2 minutes

8) Serve and Enjoy!

Skillet of Corklanded fish.A very popular dishat McGettigan’sCookhouse & Bar atThe AmbassadorHotel.Serves 2

Girls honoured at St. Patrick’s Girls College annual awards ceremony

pics Mike English

John Ring, Principal, presents the‘Spirit of St. Patrick's’Award toNiamh Holland.

Saoirse Rodgers, winner of the BestLeaving Certificate Award 2013 andKamila Juzak,winner of BestJuniorCertificateAward.

St. Patrick's College Distinguished Past Pupil AwardWinner, Bernie O'Donoghue, with Principal JohnRing, mother Beryl O'Donoghue, husband StephenPattison and children, Ava, Olwyn and Ruth.

Winners of the Gold Medal Awards based on LeavingCertificate resultsare Stephanie Whiteford, Tara Curtin,Alyssa Laprise, Aoife Burke, Nicola Reville, AileenCorcoran, Simona Tracova, Saoirse Rodgers, NatashaWalsh, Ivana Michalikova, Megan Ryan. Missing fromphoto Zoe Delaney.

Merit Award winners were Abbie Butler, EvaLong, Kasey Madden, Aisling Frawley andLauren Moynihan

Aoife Daly McGrath, Joann Keeryand Emma Sharpe were among theSports Awards winners.

Winners of Junior Academic Awardswere Hayleigh O'Driscoll, MarissaLotty, Helen Quill, YelyzavetaChervova, Ciara McAuliffe, JessicaWalsh, Niamh Crowley and EmmaFurlong. Missing from photo PatriciaPavlovic.


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On Monday morning January 7th 1884, in the infant school inconnection with the Convent, Mrs. Mahony, St. Helen’s, gathered anumber of children together, and presented them with useful andelegant gifts. Forty-five of the children are under six years of age,and attend the infant school; the others belong to a sewing classwhich Miss Breen (Mrs. Mahony’s niece) takes charge of, herself.Specimens of their sewing were exhibited, and they were highlycreditable to both teacher and pupils. After each child had chosen anice present, they got a refreshment of good things, which theyseemed to enjoy exceedingly. Then the infants sang several songs; itwas quite a treat to hear so many young voices join in so heartily.Last, though not least was the heaps of warm clothing (made by Mrs.Mahony and the Sisters who reside in Blarney convent) distributedby Mrs. Mahony and Miss Breen, each child receiving from one tothree articles according to their circumstances. There were jackets,dresses, shawls, mufflers, pinafores, and petticoats made of Blarneytweed and flannel, and other underclothing.A few days ago Miss Breen held a sewing competition amongst

the girls, and the successful competitors were awarded handsomework-boxes, etc. There were also some valuable prizes given to thosegirls who wore the neatest patched clothes, Mrs. Mahony havinggiven previous instructions that the girls were to appear in theirordinary school attire. Before separating, the children expressed theirthanks by cheering heartily for the Rev. Mother and Sisters and Mr.and Mrs. Mahony, and Miss Bren, who join hand-in-hand in everycharitable undertaking.

St. Ann’s Hill Hydropathic EstablishmentOn Saturday 5th January 1884 a very enjoyable evening was spent bythe guests and visitors who crowded the theatre of the establishmentto witness a performance of amateur Christy’s Minstrels. Theprogramme was of the usual kind, the first part consisting of songs,and the second of a variety entertainment. Amongst the songs wemay mention “The Old Log Cabin”, sung by Mr. J.A. Davis, “Put Mein my Little Bed” by L. West and “Her First Name is Hannah”, byMr. H.A. West, as specially deserving commendation. In the secondpart Mr. Stokes very clever banjo playing and singing, Mr. P. Cook’sdancing (encored) and a farce, Stocks up and Stocks down” byMessrs. Stokes and H.A. West were the principal items.

Blarney Petty Sessions January 10th 1899The Guardians of Cork Union sought an order against Mary Hegartyfor the closing up of a house in Kerry Pike, occupied by John Dalyon the ground that it is unfit for human habitation. Mr. A. Blakeappeared to prosecute.Dr. D.J. Flynn stated that the house was in a most filthy condition.

The roofs were bad; ventilation was bad, and, in fact, in such a dirtystate was the place that it was even fit for cattle. The place should beclosed completely.Mr Blake said the reason the Guardians were particular in this and

other cases was that there had been two or three of death from typhusin the district. He took the trouble of enquiring from the doctor andhe found that the deaths were not due to an epidemic but to the factthat the disease was imported from Cork by a person who had beenvisiting an afflicted friend there, but such nuisances did not tend toprevent the spread of the disease.The Chairman said the Guardians did not seem to take any means

to cure the state of affairs, by notices.Mr. James Barry, sub-sanitary officer, said the defendant had been

noticed several times and, as a result of one of the notices, the wallsof the house had been repaired some time ago. Mr. Blake respectfullysubmitted that that was a matter for the Guardians and not for theBench, whose only duty was to try the case before them.

The Chairman remarked that the Bench on wanted to bring before theGuardians the real state of affairs. A penalty of 6d was imposed andthe order sought, made.In the case against the same owner with regard to the house

occupied by Daniel O’Leary and against Charles Buckley, Dr. Flynnsaid the facts were much the same as in the first case. In both casesthere were heaps of manure and piggeries close to the houses. Asimilar order was made but the costs were not given in Buckley’scase.A like order was sought against John Ruby. Dr. Flynn stated that in

one room, 10 feet high, 141/2 feet long, by 61/2 feet broad with onesmall window and scarcely any ventilation, there were ten of a familysleeping. Ruby said he had already put in four re-presentation formsto the Board of Guardians for a labourer’s cottage but had not yet gotone.Mr. Pratt said the Guardians often gave cottages to those who

really did not require them.The Chairman said this was so, and this appeared to be a very

urgent case.Mr Blake said that there were several people in the Blarney district

who were not agricultural labourers occupying labourers’ cottages.Mr. Barry remarked that Ruby kept his house very clean. The Benchimposed a fine of 6d, and ordered the defendant to find moreaccommodation for his family.

The above items were printed in the Cork Examiner newspapersof the time.

Blarney & District Historical Society takes a break for thesummer months until the A.G.M. which will be held on Thursday18th September 2014. Please note date. We start our 2014/2015season of Lectures and Field Trips then with another varied andinteresting programme. However we will be active for a numberof events during Heritage Week (23rd to 31st August). Theseevents will be well publicised in advance. In the meantime thankyou all for your support and enjoy the summer break.

Children’s Entertainment at Blarney January 1884, and other miscellany

News from Times Pastwith Brian Gabriel, Blarney & District Historical Society

Please contact Mary @ 087 2325525House calls also on request.

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Ballyhass Lakes, Mallow is delightedto bring the world’s latest and fastestgrowing water sport into the heart ofMunster.Cable wakeboarding uses an overhead

cable which pulls you over the surface ofthe lakes with a feel just like surfing or snow-boarding but on water. This is the most ac-cessible water sport for all ages and mostof all fantastic fun. Ireland’s most uniquesporting tourist attraction has been open forthe last three weeks and has received ravereviews.The System 2.0 wakeboard system that is

used at Ballyhass is essentially a straight-linecable system that is great for events orstand-alone rail parks.The System 2.0 allowsfor a continuous ride, it is the perfect way tolearn to wakeboard and has close to a

100% record for teaching people to wake-board. This is due to the incredible speedcontrol the driver has and the upward pullof the cable. The system is perfect for alllevels of riders and is a dream training tool.What really makes a wake park though isthe obstacle setup underneath the cable.Think floating skate park!Ballyhass has already had Ireland's top

ranked wakeboarders David O'Caoimh andDavid Coates down training at the facilityand will be hosting its first event in Octoberwith a stop of the grass roots tour. This is an

event for all levels of wakeboarders fromnovice to advanced and travels throughoutthe year in the UK and Ireland.Wakeboarding is a fantastic lifestyle sport

and people have already been headingdown to Ballyhass on a daily basis to spendtime wakeboarding, saying that if offers thesame benefits as a gym but in a really fun,outdoor environment. There are several dif-ferent ways how you can get out on thewater, from yearly memberships, to ridepacks and learn to wakeboard courses. Bal-lyhass recommends a beginners lesson tostart off with. Perfect for everyone from 10yrs up.This is a fantastic facility to now have in

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Apollo Print was established in 1986 and isa second generation family owned and runprinting business centrally located in KerryPike. From their easy to reach premisesthey offer a full in-house print and designservice, guaranteeing customers top qualityprinting, quick turnaround and verycompetitive pricing.With letterpress, litho and the latest in

digital printing presses at their fingertips,they can print your job as economically aspossible whether it is digital colour printingfor business cards or litho spot colourprinting for letterheads you will find theirprices very competitive.Large print run or small print run they

are always willing to help and advise youon whatever your requirements withfriendly professional advice. Unlike largerprinting companies they have more controlon working and opening hours and willwork around the clock if needs be to getyour jobout, as many of their clients who have beenwith them since they first turned on thepresses will testify.They pride themselves on delivering yourproof, quote or job on time.Working for some of Corks largest

companies, as well as a multitudeof medium sized and smaller businesses,Apollo Print would love to discuss yourprinting needs and can promise yousavings.One of their unique selling points is that

they are one of the very few printingcompanies in Cork that have a full price listfor print and design upfront. Also toothey break down their prices into differentcategories:Black ink only for a cheap print run1-spot colour (eg red, blue, green, etc.)2-spot colours (eg red & black, green &blue, etc.)full colour colour printingYou can call them on 021 4871456 or trytheir INSTANT PRINT QUOTECALCULATOR atwww.apolloprintcork.net.You put in your details and immediatelyyou can see how much you can save onyour printing costs with them.And remember at Apollo Print they say‘supporting local doesn’t always have tocost you more.’

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May brought a rise in night temperatures andeven a few sunny days! The regular maintenancework of grass cutting, strimming, edging and

weed control is now taking up a large portion of our available time and itreally is a question of juggling jobs to try and keep things tidy. Although itis hectic, it is also the time of year when you start to see a lot of results fromyour winter and spring projects.Our rhododendron and azalea beds have been amazing so far this year.

There is still good colour there and it’s well worth popping in to see them.We have planted huge numbers throughout the grounds over the last threeyears and it’s very satisfying to see them starting to fill out. The four newBelgian beds have flowered well for their first year.We are in the process of planting up all of our display beds with mixed

bedding and have hung our hanging baskets. In the beds we generally use amix of begonias, petunias, lobelia and geraniums. The secret to a gooddisplay is regular watering and feeding. We use phostrogen plant food everysecond week through the growing season. We also use the largest basketspossible as they are so prone to drying out.The glasshouses are looking full and we have peaches, nectarines,

apricots, grapes, strawberries and assorted vegetables all coming alongnicely. There was good bloom in our new heritage apple orchard this year,so we are hoping to improve on last year’s crop.The Fern Garden is also coming along nicely, and all of the tree ferns are

currently throwing up new fronds. We have recently planted out around 300new ferns. These will significantly add to the overall lush look of the gardenas they mature.Some of you will have been observing the development of our new

garden area in the lower rock close. This is to be called ‘The Garden of theSeven Sisters’ and its centrepiece is a Neolithic style stone circle featuringseven standing stones and two fallen. This being Blarney there is a greatstory as to how this came about. The gardens will be gradually plantedaround this central feature, which has already become a focal point fortourists.Jobs for June will include sowing outdoor vegetables, pruning grape

vines and pinching out tomatoes and cucumbers side shoots and start to feedwith seaweed feed or similar. Spray the potatoes for blight if necessary.Keep an eye out for pests as the weather warms up. We introduce biologicalcontrols for aphids and mealybug in our glasshouses. Spray roses forblackspot and aphids or use soap suds if it’s a small infestation. Plant outbedding if not already done; keep up to speed with watering both in andoutside. Newly planted or potted plants are especially prone to stress fromdrying out.Our annual Summer Garden Fair ‘Blarney in Bloom’ is on the 12th of

July. There will be a lot of additional features this year, with a programmeof gardening talks from expert speakers, interactive arts and crafts displays,specialist plant nurseries, the birds of prey returning, live music andchildren’s entertainment and a hog roast. It is all in aid of the Irish GuideDogs for the Blind and should be a great family day out. Anyone wishing totake part please drop me a line at: [email protected]

Launching Blarney inBloom Summer GardenFair taking place at thehistoric Blarney Castle thisyear on Saturday, 12thJuly are award-winninggarden designer DiarmuidGavin, who will be a guestspeaker on the day, withassistance dog Zeta, andBlarney Castle’s ownHead Gardener, AdamWhitbourn. Blarney Castleis becoming renowned forits fantastic summer bloom

fair which is now into its fourth year. Proceeds of the event go to IrishGuide Dogs. On the day Diarmuid will be joined by organic gardeningexpert Klaus Laitenberger and garden consultant Helen Dillon.Accomplished Blarney Castle Head Gardener AdamWhitbourn will alsobe in attendance and available for questions. Blarney in Bloom runs from10am to 5pm. Entry is �5 and includes access to Castle Gardens. Childrenunder 12 can attend this event for free. For more information check outhttps://www.facebook.com/BlarneyInBloom

Happy 90th birthday to the wonderfully youthful lookingMargarete Murphy. Margarete came to Ireland from her nativeGermany over 60 years ago and lives in Blarney with the family ofher daughter Deirdre and late son in law, popular Blarney manLiam. Margarete enjoying catching up with some of her formercolleagues from Cork College of Commerce, as well as family andfriends at her birthday celebrations in The Muskerry Arms.

Eithne Buckley set up Twoheartsmeet DatingAgency with her partner Daniel McIntyre backin 2011 when some of their friends were findingit hard to find a partner. She had completedcourses in Life Coaching and Counselling Skillsand decided to put them to good use and set up abadly needed service in the Munster area. Eventhough they are only three years in businessthey already have four engaged couples and ahigh proportion of clients are together with ayear or longer.The members of the dating agency range

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Eithne is busy putting matches together orphoning matched members to see how they aregetting on with the introductions she has madefor them. This way she builds up a rapport withpeople over time and gets to understand whatworks and doesn’t work for them. She joinedCork Chamber this year so there are networkmeetings and other functions to attend. It’s allvery varied and interesting. Eithne feelsprivileged to be doing this work, especiallywhen two people find love together whose pathswould not otherwise have crossed.

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Congratulations Rang 2 on receiving your First HolyCommunion recently from all the staff and pupils of ScoilChroi Iosa.

Junior Infants trip to thepost office. In Ms.McHugh's Junior Infantsclass, they have beenlearning about the postoffice. They visited our localPost Office and metMarguerite, the postmistress,and posted a letter to Susan,our secretary. The children were delighted when Susan came to theirclassroom the very next day to show them their letter had arrived!

European Day Celebrations. As Scoil Chroí Íosa’s motto is ‘Ar scáth achéile a mhairimid’ they decided to celebrate European diversity in a veryspecial way. They began by using our special European handshake toempahsise that the E.U. fosters a sense of community between all the 28countries involved, and had great fun singing and dancing to the song‘We’re all in this together’. The Blue Star Committee, made up ofrepresentatives from each class, brought an array of European basedprojects, art work and information to the halla to showcase the work oftheir class. Noelle O’ Connell Executive Director of European MovementIreland, a former pupil of Scoil Íosagáin Girls School, visited to see thewonderful work. A vast array of amazing displays and projects wereavailable, not to mention some tasty nibbles from France and Poland,special shoes called clogs from Holland, and clay models of European seacreatures. A huge thank you to all who helped out and visited on EuropeanDay. The school will continue their hard work for the next few weeks inthe hope that they will earn their Blue Star flag.

Rang 3 got involved in some planting in the Scoil Chroì Íosa poly tunnel.Pumpkins, chives and onions were all set earlier this week.

Masterchef has taken Ms Crowley's class bystorm! Over the past few weeks children have beencooking up tasty treats for the class in the hope ofbeing the next Rachel Allen and earning thecoveted prize of Master chef winner 2014. Theorganisation and enthusiasm from the children hasbeen phenomenal. Some of the tasty treats cookedup so far include cupcakes, pancakes, swissroll,cookies as well as a victoria sponge. Ms Crowley and Ms O’Keeffe have avery difficult job now to determine who shall be given the title.

6th Class Graduation to U.C.C. Both 6th classes went on a tour of U.C.Con 19th May. It was a very enjoyable day. The day started with a tour ofthe campus which included the Presidents garden, the Quadrangle, theHonan Chapel and the Observatory. All the children wore gowns. RhysO’Connor was chosen as Prefect for the day and he led the tour. Alongwith Cathal O' Connor, his Vice Prefect, they did a great job. The dayended with Lunch in the Main Rest as well as small Graduation ceremony,presenting their certificates.

The Parents Association have been doinga super job of organising the Walk onWednesday initiative. The children, alongwith some parents have been assembling at adesignated meeting area and walking to bothschools every Wednesday mornings, even onthe wet mornings. As we are an activeschool, this is a great incentive to keep thechildren as active as possible. Let us keep itgoing right up to the summer holidays.

Senior Infants enjoyed a recent trip to theBlarney Castle to see all the beautifulflowers.

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40 | Muskerry NewsAbove, Lord Mayor, Cllr.Catherine Clancy, presents thecaptain's medal to SeanMcSweeney, following CBC'swin over Patrician AcademyMallow in the Lord Mayor'sHurling Cup final at Pairc UiRinn. Sean plays his clubhurling with Blarney.Below, Blarney GAAmembers,and team mates DarraghMcPolin, Ray Murphy, StephenSheedy pictured with teamcaptain, Sean McSweeney.pics Mike English

Pictured at theDress forSuccess CorkGolf Classic atMonkstown GolfClub were PatsyRyan, PatMullins, ViceCaptain, andCecil Tassie,President, of LeeValley GolfClub. pic DianeCusack

Classy display by Inniscarra U14 HurlersIn the Rebel Og Premier 2 U-14 Hurling League at BallyanlyInniscarra defeated Carrigaline by 7 - 9 to 0 – 3.Inniscarra got a good start and were quickly into their stride with twoquick points from Liam Ryan and Dylan Church. A free from Liam Ryanled to a point from Eoin Daly quickly followed by another from SeanO'Donoghue. Goalkeeper Padraig Holland made a good save and hisclearance led to a free which was delivered to Eoin McCarthy and hescored an excellent goal. Carrigaline responded with a pointed free butInniscarra half back line of Robert Cahill, Liam Ryan and MarkMcLoughlin were in superb form and Dylan Church and Jamie O'Sullivancontrolled midfield. Sean O'Donoghue had another point and then anothergoal from Eoin McCarthy following excellent play from EdwardO'Connor. Darragh Hughes forced a 65 which Liam Ryan delivered toEoin McCarthy who pointed. A great block down by Robert Cahill wasdelivered to Frank Horgan and he set up Eoin McCarthy for another goal.Excellent defending by Brian Linehan and Killian Murphy saw EvanKelly's clearance reach Sean O'Donoghue and he scored another point.The half time score was Inniscarra 3 - 6; Carrigaline 0 - 2.Inniscarra began the second half in sensational form with a goal from EoinDaly and two from Eoin McCarthy in the first three minutes followed byanother from Eoin McCarthy after six minutes. The four subs introduced -Cian Power, Daniel Murphy, Sean Geary and David McLoughlin each hadshots on goal and contributed enormously to the overall result. Goodwork by the forwards led to another point for Frank Horgan.A feature of the game was the excellent stick work and ball control fromthe players and some excellent block downs with each player performinghis role as required. Another feature was the excellent defending withCarrigaline only scoring one point from play.Final score Inniscarra 7 - 9; Carrigaline 0 - 3.Team; Padraig Holland, Brian Linehan, Killian Murphy, Evan Kelly,Robert Cahill, Liam Ryan, Mark McLoughlin, Dylan Church, JamieO'Sullivan, Eoin Daly, Edward O'Connor, Sean O'Donoghue, FrankHorgan, Eoin McCarthy, Darragh Hughes, Cian Power, Daniel Murphy,Sean Geany, David McLoughlinScorers; Eoin McCarthy 5 - 1, Eoin Daly 1 - 2, Sean O'Donoghue 0 - 3,Edward O'Connor 1 - 0, Liam Ryan 0 - 1, Dylan Church 0 - 1, FrankHorgan 0 - 1.

Congratulations to talentedcamogie player Orla Cremen,Scoil Chroi Iosa and BlarneyCamogie club, who wasselected on the Cork Camogieprimary games team. Theyplayed in Thurles at half time inthe Cork v Waterford Munstersenior senior hurlingchampionship match.

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Superb end to the season at Blarney United FC

Blarney United Square league 7 a side tournament will take place from theJune 23rd to July 12th. Tournament will be run with the same format aslast year, with a minimum of 16 teams in four groups of four. The winnersof the four groups going into the quarter finals and the knockout stage ofthe tournament. Team names must be entered under local business namei.e. Centra Tower, Johnnies, Osborne Butchers, Muskerry Arms, CastleCabs etc....1. Entry fee is €200 per team.2. Minimum of 5 local players per team. Organising committee decision isfinal.3. 2 MSL players or 2 AUL/MJL Premier players or one of each per team.For full details and entry forms contact [email protected] O Riordan 087-2804186 / Ian Butler 086-3221415.

The Conor Nagle underage Square league 7 A Side Tournament will alsotake place from the same dates with the final on the 11th of July for fulldetails and entry forms contact Gary O Brien 087-2658735.

Under 17 Division 1 Champions.Under 17s finished off a fine season by winning theleague, great credit is due to the management team ofPaul Higgins and his passionate assistant Damien Coffey.Damien has been a breath of fresh air for the club thisyear and the passion he brings as a player for the juniorside he has brought that into the dressing room as part ofthe management team for the 17s and it has rubbed offon this team. The team reached the last 16 of the NationalCup and were unlucky to lose out away to Nenagh F.C. on the day. Theyput that defeat behind them to concentrate on the league and they went onto win it in convincing fashion. Lead by outstanding Captain MartinO’Sullivan at centre back, Peter Blake, Jamie Higgins, Dave Carroll in themiddle of the park and with John Stanton up front with his strike partnerMatthew Forrest this team will be very competitive in the Premier leaguenext season.

Club Chairman BrianMurray welcomes newSenior team ManagerDanny Murphy toO’Shea park. Danny isa former Cork Cityplayer and brings awealth of experienceto the club.

Under 12 Division 1 Champions.It’s Premier league football for this talented bunch of players nextseason. They had a fantastic season and are worthy Champions.

Under 12A Division 5 Champions.The A team made it a fine double for the 12s winning their division withtwo games to go.

Under 18 Division 1 Champions.

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42 | Muskerry NewsThe Blarney/ Rathpeacon GAA Football Parish Leagues will bestarting up again next month and the leagues will commence onSaturday 14th June at 11am in Blarney GAA grounds. Round two willbe played on Wenesday 18th at 6pm with the Finals on Saturday 21st at11am.The league is open to all boys born 2004 - 2007 (ages 7-10) it is opento both club members and those wishing to get involved. Parents areencouraged to come and support the teams on the day.The winning captain will be presented with the Peter Mc SweeneyPerpetual Cup. All boys taking part will receive a medal and a goody bagon the day of the finals.

The inaugural Rebel Run4Fun 5K Series will take place in BallincolligRegional Park this Summer on Sunday July 27th, Sunday August 17th andSaturday 20th September. This brand new event, organised by Cork SportsPartnership and supported by Ballincollig Athletic Club and MahersSports, has something to suit walkers, joggers and runners of all abilities.If you have never walked or run a 5K before, then now is the time to startand make the Rebel Run4Fun your goal. Why not start your training nowand download your ‘Couch to 5K’ training plan from the website orcontact your local Fit4Life group.Entry fee for the events start at �5 and participants will get lightrefreshments after each event and spot prizes will also be given out.Full details and how to register are available on the Cork SportsPartnership website www.corksports.ie pic Mike English

Glanmire Football Club launched its annual golf classic recently. This is avital fundraising event to help the club continue to provide playingfacilities for all age groups from age 6 upwards.This years event will be held at the stunning Castlemartyr Golf Club onThursday 12th June 2014 and teams of 3 can be entered by [email protected] or by phoning John McCarthy on 087 9767990. Tee times are between 9am - 5pm and entries will include tea/coffeeand scone beforehand and a meal after. More details including availabletee times on www.glanmiregaa.ie/golf.The event is proudly sponsored by Pharmacy First Plus in Tower,Grenagh, Douglas, Glanmire and Riverstown.Pictured; Keith O'Hourihane, Pharmacy First Plus, presenting a chequeto Glanmire Football Club Chairman Martin McGrath.

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