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Rugby Stars Mick O’Driscoll and Joy Neville line out for the 25th anniversary Heineken Kinsale 7s

April 16, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Irish Rugby Stars Joy Neville and Mick O’Driscoll launch the 2013 Heineken Kinsale Sevens. Pic: John Allen

FORMER Irish International and Munster Captain Mick O’Driscoll, together with Irish Women’s International and member of the Grand Slam winning team, Joy Neville, helped launch the 25th Anniversary Heineken Kinsale 7s that takes place in Kinsale over the May Bank Holiday (4th and 5th May).

The Heineken Kinsale 7s promises to be a weekend of competitive running rugby for the attractive prize fund of €30,000 as well as a creating a truly festival atmosphere, with over 10,000 visitors expected in the seaside town.

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Filed Under: Kinsale, Rugby, Where you live Tagged With: 25th anniversary, Heineken, Joy Neville, Kinsale 7s, Mick O’Driscoll, Rugby, West Cork

RAWR launch dog fouling project for Bantry Town

April 9, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Front from left: Alannah Ni Chonchuir, Dylan Mac Cartaigh, Daniel Downey and Tara the Dog.
Back from left: Susy Greaves of RAWR, Ciaran Sheehan of Muttmitts. Demomonstrating the poo bag is Cork County Mayor Cllr Barbara Murray, Bantry Town Deputy Mayor Aiden McCarthy, Joan Marshall of RAWR.

THE West Cork based Rural Animal Welfare Resources group (RAWR) helped launch a new dog fouling initiative in Bantry recently.

In attendance at the launch were county mayor Cllr Barbara Murray as well as children from St. Finbarrs Boys’ School and Gaelscoil Bheanntrai who took part in a poster competition for the initiative, Bantry Tidy Towns representatives, Teddy Browne (litter warden); Ciaran Sheehan (Muttmits), Aiden McCarthy Bantry Town Council and members of the RAWR team.

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Filed Under: Bantry, Environment, Where you live Tagged With: Bantry, dog fouling project, RAWR, West Cork

Countdown on for first Gaeltacht Cork Fleadh Cheoil

April 9, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

THE countdown is on to the first ever Cork Fleadh Cheoil to be held in the Gaeltacht.

Hosted by Craobh Lachtaín Naofa, the Cill na Martra branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the event takes place on May 9-12 in Baile Mhúirne, in the heart of Gaeltacht Mhúscraí.

Explore the stunning coastline of West Cork with the innagural Rosscarbery Walking Weekend

April 8, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Galley Head.

THE beautiful spring weather, combined with the longer stretch in the evenings and with summer only around the corner this is the perfect excuse to get out and explore the stunning coast line and scenery of West Cork.

The Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery has teamed up with local guide Don Healy to invite visitors on a guided journey through the woodlands, paths and trails of this unique corner of the South West Coastline during the inaugural Rosscarbery Walking Weekend.

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Filed Under: Clonakilty, Tourism, Where you live Tagged With: Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery, Walking Weekend, West Cork

Feile Neidin: A great success

April 8, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Kenmare trad group Amergin perform at the opening gig at P.F. McCarthy’s. Pic: Stephen Johnson

by Stephen Johnson

MARK your calender now for Feile Neidin 2014: the weekend of April 25th, 26th and 27th 2014.

This past weekend’s first Feile Neidin proved to be a great success, according to organizers, local businesses, musicians and visitors alike.

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Filed Under: Kenmare, Where you live Tagged With: 2013, Feile Neidin, festival, Kenmare, music

Bad weather doesn’t deter large crowd attending Bandon commemoration

April 5, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Rachel McCarthy. Pic: Denis Boyle

THE freezing winds and heavy rain could not deter the large crowd who gathered for the Annual Bandon Easter commemoration which took place at the republican plot in St Patrick’s cemetery on Sunday last.

A sea of umbrellas made up the procession that followed the Bandon and District Pipe band.Local councillor Rachel McCarthy and Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD headed the procession.

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Filed Under: Bandon, Politics, Where you live Tagged With: 1916, Aengus O Snodaigh, Bandon, commemoration, Easter, Rachel McCarthy, Sinn Féin, West Cork

Sheep’s Head Producers’ Market proves a big hit one year on

April 4, 2013 By Brian Moore Leave a Comment

New steering committee: Bacl (l-r): Marilyn Wallis-Eade, Caroline Crowley, Matt Mills, Eileen O’Mahony, Janette Armstrong, Maureen Hill, Gill Baggott.
Front (l-r): Kate Arbon, Lorna Finnegan, Dorien Benjamin, Niamh Egerton.

by Brian Moore

CELEBRATING almost one year trading, the volunteers at the Sheep’s Head Producers’ Market (SHPM) on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula have proven that with local spirit and a lot of hard work, a small community project can succeed in providing income and skills opportunities in a remote rural area, while becoming a tourist attraction in its own right.

What started as a Sunday Farmers’ Market two years ago has now grown to include a market shop open seven days-a-week.

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Filed Under: Bantry, Where you live Tagged With: Kilcrohane, Producers’ Market, Sheep’s Head, West Cork

Supporting Organ Donor Awareness Week in Clon

April 4, 2013 By Editor 1 Comment

ORGAN Donor Awareness Week continues until 6th April and in Clonakilty the Town Mayor Cllr Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin is encouraging the people of the town and wider afield to get a Donor Card this week at any of the local pharmacies if they do not already carry one.

He was supported in his call by three local transplantees (pictured from left: Karen McDermott, (Clonakilty), who received a Heart Transplant in 2012; Anne Lankester, (Reenascreena), who received a Kidney Transplant in 2009 and Mike Keohane, (Rosscarbery), who received a Liver Transplant in 2007. (Photo: Paddy Feen)

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Filed Under: Clonakilty, Where you live Tagged With: Clonakilty, Organ Donor Awareness Week, West Cork

April’s Opinion awards ceremony set to be biggest ever

March 28, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Last year’s awards ceremony was the first to recognise and salute the incredible community spirit of the people of Union Hall in the wake of the Tit Bonhomme disaster.
Pictured (l-r): Fr Pierce Cormac, Yvonne, Ryan and Bill Deasy, Eddie Goggin, Editor, The Opinion, Stephen Minihane, Pamela Deasy and Nora Deasy RIP.
Pic: Martin Walsh.

Upwards of 500 people are expected to attend The Opinion / Bandon Co-op Gala Awards Ceremony which will be held on Friday, April 5th in The Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon.

MEP Sean Kelly, former President of the GAA has kindly accepted an invitation to present the awards, as guest of honour.

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Filed Under: Bandon, Where you live Tagged With: awards, Bandon Opinion, ceremony, West Cork

Project Weightloss launches in Skibbereen and Macroom

March 28, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

THE huge interest in RTE’s Operation Transformation has led to Leisureworld in Bishopstown developing a community based exercise intervention programme targeted at overweight and inactive individuals, called Project Weightloss.