Beara united behind new football club

Johnny Power of Marine Harvest presenting the new kits to Jason Tietjen, Tom Dickinson and club captain Marty Byrne. Pic: Niall Duffy

by Mairead O’Driscoll

 

SETTING up and running a Football Club may have seemed like an impossible feat to many in Castletownbere and rightfully so when a couple of years back many of the local children had been left high and dry after a short lived effort at starting a club ended abruptly.

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Bandon teams’ video scoops “What’s Your Story” first prize

The team scooped a €3,000 prize. Pic: Darragh Kane

A GROUP of transition year students from Colaiste na Toibhirte, Bandon have been named as the winners of the Trend Micro “What’s Your Story” competition for their video “Hiding Online” which highlights the dangers of cyber-bullying.

Although just two-minutes long, the students’ video really grabbed the judges’ attention as it captured the essence of cyber bullying, as well as demonstrating how best to deal with this issue.

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