18 Ambulance Crews and Youghal 1st
info@eastcorkjournal.ie Responders Take a Little Time Out Together at Christmas Youghal Briefs
Events at Cumann na Daoine Thursday
Slimming World Class 9.30am, 11.30am; Towards Occupation 10am-1pm; Low Cost
Counselling • Members of the Ambulance Crew and Youghal 1st Responders take a little time out together. by DENISE FITZGERALD “We usually meet only
when there is an emer- gency, so we don’t often get time together for a
social chat” is one of the reasons why Youghal 1st Responders extended an invite to the local HSE Paramedics to take an hour or two out together to enjoy a social evening
and have a little team
building and bonding at Christmas time. The twenty or more
friends met on Saturday night last in Youghal and had a wonderful evening
of good food, plenty of chat, stories which were recounted and relived, and a relaxing few hours which were much enjoyed by everyone. Happy Christmas to all
our wonderful paramed- ics and voluntary emer- gency services who will be on call, but hopefully not called out, over the festive season.
Toastmasters Sweet Anticipation of Christmas in Garryvoe
by JOHN COLBERT No
two meetings of
Toastmasters are ever the same and President
Pat
Fitzgerald had an expecta- tion of something special as he opened our meeting on the 29 November. Un- der the able stewardship of Toastmaster Eleanor Her- lihy, the meeting got off to a great start and she made sure to welcome our four guests,
before introduc-
ing the people on the pro- gramme. Jeremiah O’Do- novan, Grammarian for the night, provided an in-depth explanation of
his word
“Prize”, carefully exploring all the possible nuances so that
in any doubt as to how they should proceed. Topicsmaster of the
evening, Breda Buckley, re- galed her audience with a wide range of topics that were light, serious and wit- ty in equal measure, which stimulated a prize
of responses. We had two stand-up sales persons; Ber- nadette successfully selling a selfie stick and Bernie selling something which we couldn’t even see. Mar- garet O’Flynn acted as an impromptu TV3 reporter from Garryvoe, reporting on a major incident and Jeremiah, Denis and Pat
the members weren’t
discussed the career of Fidel Castro. Christmas featured with some members fully organised whilst others alas haven’t even begun prepara- tions yet. Claire McCarthy gave an in depth account of her favourite foods for Christmas dinner, for which she received the Best Topic Award. The highlight of the top-
ics session was the role play session. Margaret McCar- thy, a disgruntled customer, returned a faulty pair of binoculars to a tight fisted shopkeeper, Shay Rochford, who refused a refund. As expected, the results were hilariously funny, with some very creative flights of imag- ination. After the break, the meet- resumed
ing with speeches which were
three in-
range
teresting and entertaining. Never one to do things in half measures, Toastmaster Eleanor introduced each of the three speakers in rhym- ing verse. Our first speaker Denis McDonald delivered a project
from the Inter-
pretive Reading advanced manual. It was a poem written by the late Leonard Cohen, better known as the song “So Long Marianne”. It was a deeply striking poem with vivid imagery and Denis provided lots of background information on
the poet’s career, in particu- lar, why he returned to per- forming, having previously become a Buddhist monk. This speech was evaluated by Bernadette Hegarty who complimented the speaker’s voice. Margaret McCarthy de-
livered a speech from the ad- vanced Storytelling manual. Her speech titled ‘The Right to Vote’ was a biographical speech on the life and times of Emily Pankhurst, leader of
the Suffragette Move-
ment, who fought for wom- en’s right to vote. Margaret O’Flynn carefully evaluated this speech, highlighting the good points in Margaret’s impressive performance. Our third speech was also a project from the Sto- rytelling manual. Kathleen O’Connell’s ‘Sweet Antic- ipation’ was a wonderful- ly nostalgic look at older Christmas customs in Ire- land, beautifully delivered with some lovely word pic- tures and rich imagery. She reminded us of a time of the Christmas candle in the window, Christmas cards being sent and received and of the postman being invited into houses for a Christmas treat. Her Evaluator Chris- tine Conway paid tribute to the excellent picture of Irish social history, something which many older members
could identify with. It was warmly received by the ad- miring audience. General Evaluator, Shay
Rochford, provided his as- sessment
of the evening’s
proceedings. He paid trib- ute
to Eleanor Herlihy,
who came fully prepared to act as Toastmaster for the meeting, with a colour illus- trated programme, which contained a montage
of
photographs on the back, and for her introductions of the speakers. Topicsmaster, Breda Buckley, was compli- mented for her varied list of topics and creative ideas. Shay was very impressed overall with the standards of all the officers and the great fun and educational value of the night. Before closing the meet-
ing, President Pat stated that this meeting marked the for- mal completion of the first term of
our Toastmaster
year. He said it had been a vibrant, successful, enter- taining period and mani- fested all that is good about Toastmasters, especially the Talking Heads club. It was encouraging to have gained two new members and to have a number of guests attending every meeting. The
comprehensive cov-
erage of our meetings and activities in the East Cork Journal newspaper and the
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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Facebook page also assist in keeping our club to the fore in the wider community. The
Talking Heads will be on Tuesday, Dec 13th
next meeting of , which
will be the members’ Christ- mas Party night. This will consist of a meal in the Is- land Room, Garryvoe Ho- tel, followed by some party pieces and a surprise or two along the way. For those of you making
New Year Resolutions take note that the first meeting of 2017 will be held on Tuesday 10 January in the Garryvoe Hotel at 8.00 pm. Why not come along and see for yourself what Toast- masters can do to help YOU find your voice, express your view point and boost your self-confidence. Perhaps you are just looking for a new social outlet
to make new
friends and enjoy an evening of entertainment and en- lightenment. Meetings
are
of two hour duration with the option to go to the Lighthouse bar afterwards for the Apres Meeting dis- cussion. Guests always wel- come no booking necessary, no experience required, no obligation to speak, and ad- mittance is FREE. Follow us on Facebook:
Talking Heads Toastmas- ters.
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Help for the Homeless Items are now being collected for distribution to the
homeless in Cork. We are looking for Duvets, Sleeping Bags, Blankets, Pillows, Winter Coats, Hats, Scarves, Gloves and Socks. If you have any of these items they can be dropped to Mareka McAvoy at 2, Fleming’s Court, (Paradise Alley), Youghal. For more information please contact Mareka on 087 2258929. We are also looking for items to make up Present Boxes
which will be distributed during Christmas week. Items to include, Toiletries for women and men such as Deo- dorant, Soap, Razors, Comb, Brush etc. and socks and new underwear. Anything that you can give would be very greatly appreciated.
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10.30am-11.30am; Men’s Shed/Social Group DAY OFF; Cumann na Daoine Senior Citizens Tea Dance from 2pm to 4.30pm and all are welcome; Cllr Dan- ielle Twomey Clinic 7pm-8pm; Music Group 7.30pm- 9.30pm; Youghal Bingo 8pm-10pm Friday Office Administration Course 9.15am-1.30pm; Indoor Bowls 2pm–4pm (All Welcome); Sinead Sheppard School of Dance 3pm-7pm Monday Employability 10am-1pm; Keniry, Cahill Dance 3pm- 5pm Tuesday Office Admin Course 9.15am-1.30pm; Drugs and Al- cohol Counsellor 10am- 4pm; Art Group 11am-1pm; Suainhneas Music group 6.30pm-8.30pm; Zumba with Sarah Hayes 7.30pm-8.30pm; Cardiac Support Christ- mas Dinner out Wednesday Women’s Group Christmas Outing; Slimming World Classes 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm; Grow 7.30pm- 9.30pm; Camera Club 7.30pm-9.30pm Thursday – 8 December from 2pm to 4.30pm Cumann na Daoine Senior Citizens Tea Dance with Music and Dancing with Red and John. Come along and join us for a FREE fun filled afternoon. A fantastic afternoon with refreshments served. Please contact Cumann na Daoine for more information and to book your place on the above courses. Phone No: 024 91900 Email address:
cumannnadaoine@gmail.com
Social Dancing in Youghal This Saturday The GAA Pavilion, Magner’s Hill, Youghal is the ven-
ue for this weekend’s Social Dancing on Saturday night, with a double music bill by Dave Rea and Teddy Crow- ley. Doors open at 9pm and admission €10. Cheques will be presented on the night to COPE Foundation and Irish Guide Dogs
Christmas Day Swim in Youghal The Annual Christmas Day Swim will once more be
held 12 12noon at the Front Strand in Youghal, with proceeds for St Vincent de Paul. Your ongoing support would be very much appreciated.
Phil’s Road Run Registration Tomorrow Registration for Phil’s Road Run will be at The Bank
of
Ireland tomorrow, Friday 9th December between 11.30am and 12.30pm. You can also register between 5pm and 7pm on the day of the Run which is on Wednesday, 21 December at 7.30p.m. from Dermot Hurley Estate, Youghal. All proceeds are in aid of the Izzy O’Connell fund. Adults €5, Families €10 For more details check out Phil’s Road Run facebook page.
Thursday, 8th
December 2016
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