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by Loose Head
Clonakilty’s senior rugby players now know exactly what they have to do to avoid having to play off to retain their senior status.
The league, as ever, goes right down to the wire with only two clear facts facing into the final weekend. Rainey Old Boys, Clon’s opponents this Saturday have already been crowned champions and will play their rugby in the higher division next season.
Adrift at Dunmore House.
My friend Tina Pisco recently posted on facebook a advice that decluttering the house and cleaning it might be help against writers block. Maybe it’s that I painted and reorganized my kitchen last week or is it the buzz in town with the west cork really, the spirit of 400 years Clon that I came out of it ?
Something is in the air, I struggled since a while to write a review about my favourite lunchtime location, and people who know me well, also after work location, the Scannels in Clonakilty. [Read more...]
IT is now almost 20 years since Knockskeagh National School acquired its first pre-fab in 1993.
Since then numerous people have worked tirelessly in an effort to build a permanent extension to the school.
THE next meeting of the Club will be on Wed 10th April in O’Donovans Hotel at
8.30pm. This will be an Evening / Night shoot so members will be hoping for some pleasant weather to shoot great photos.
Members will meet in the hotel for a quick briefing and then head out to
take photos in and around Rosscarbery. [Read more...]
THE Reenascreena Community Playgroup are now enrolling for September 2013.
Come and meet Caroline and Fiona at Reenascreena Community Playgroup this Friday, 12th April from 1pm to 2.30 pm or call 023 884 8911 for more information.
Jim Daly TD
FINE Gael Cork South West Deputy, Jim Daly has slammed what he called the opportunistic and populist approach taken by Fianna Fáil in proposing an independent Mortgage Resolution Office to act as an arbiter between banks and borrowers in coming to mortgage and debt resolution agreements.
“The showboating from Fianna Fáil in proposing that an appeal board should decide what amount of money banks should be repaid from distressed borrowers who cannot meet outstanding loans is unrealistic, unviable and a potentially toxic idea.
by Loosehead
Clonakilty 15, Naas 21
Clonakilty may well have to face a play-off with one of the provincial junior champions to maintain their 12 year senior All Ireland League status following a narrow heart-breaking loss to Naas last Saturday in The Vale.
It was billed as a must win game and it may well prove to have been that given results elsewhere.
If this is to be their fate it will most definitely not be because of this game and the finger will be pointed at the away games with Sligo and Suttonians where three try and big leads were squandered.
The team that turned up against Naas would have comfortably taken ten points from those games and Clon would have gone on to contest the placing’s at the other end of the table.
The revamped Rossmore Theatre will host the festival.
THE West Cork Drama Festival committee, based in the theatre, Rossmore, are delighted to have the honour of hosting the 61st All Ireland Confined Drama finals from April 19-27th this year (the open finals are always in Athlone).
While the recipe for the renowned Clonakilty Blackpudding, primary sponsor of the festival, remains secret, the drama festival ‘ingredients’ are now known.
by Loose Head
Clonakilty returned from Limerick last Saturday, a very disappointed group, having lost what was seen by most observers as a must win game to ensure safety.
The truth is a win would have probably achieved this but opposed by a determined Thomond, faced with exactly the same challenge, they were unable to summon up the necessary plays to win and went down badly gifting a bonus point to the Limerick men in the process.
Jim Daly TD
A FINE Gael TD has expressed his frustration and disappointment at the failure to get answers in the Dáil regarding the refusal of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to accept photographic ID from local suppliers for issuing the new Plastic Card Driving licences.
WEST Cork's Graham Norton has bagged another Bafta scooping the 2013 award for best entertainment programme for The Graham Norton Show. The Bandon native was hosting the glittering awards … [More...]
THE people of Clonakilty, Rossmore and surrounding areas turned out in force on Sunday to welcome home the members of the Kilmeen Drama Group who scored an historic third victory in a row at the All … [More...]
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THE Minister of State at the Department of Arts, … [Read More...]
BANTRY Blues are delighted to announce the dates for its annual Kellogg's Cul Camp. The camp will take place from Monday the 8th to Fri 12th July at Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry, Co Cork. This … [Read More...]
SKIBB U14s played Barryroe in the league at home last Thursday evening and gave another fine team performance with some very good passages of passing football. Playing into a gale in the … [Read More...]
WEST Cork's Gougane Barra, Beara Peninsula and Kinsale have all made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland. They are among 25 holiday … [Read More...]
LABOUR TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy, has welcomed the latest tranche of tourism figures from the CSO which show a strong surge in the number of trips to Ireland so far this … [Read More...]
