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Thursday, 15th
December 2016
EAST CORK MACRA NA FEIRME Glanmire Macra are Always Giving!
info@eastcorkjournal.ie This week was defi-
nitely are very satisfying week. We all volunteered to help out in the deco- rating of the Children’s
ward in CUH with bal- loons supplied by Red Balloon in association with a member of ours Jenny Murphy. After a
few tiring hours of hand- inflation of the balloons, we arrived and proceeded to light up the hallways with Olaf the Snowman,
as well as Santa Claus and many other surprises. The nurses , doctors and all the staff really appreci- ated such a big gesture at
a difficult time of year for the children in hospital. Our charitable acts,
however, did not stop there! On Sunday, we had our annual woodcutting where we donated freshly cut fire wood to the elder-
ly and people in need in the community. They all look forward to our visit every year! Congratulations to chairperson
our former
Donal O’ Callaghan who competed in the national
Deadline Monday at noon
final of the welding on Friday. This week, we are eagerly await our famous “Seandún Mystery Tour” and wish our team of debaters the very best of luck in their debate this Tuesday.
• Our member Seán Aherne giving one our locals some wood for the cold evenings by the fire!.
• Our members decorating CUH children’s ward. Seandun Macra Last Monday night
12 December, Seandun Macra were invited to an information evening at Goldcrop in Springhill, Carrigtwohill. Goldcrop is Ireland’s biggest assem- bler, importer and distrib- utor of all seed types in Irish markets. There was a huge turn-out with over 40 young farmers from the area attending including farmers from the dairy, beef and sheep sectors of agriculture. The presenta- tions covered all aspects of grass seeding includ-
ing selection, production and economics and af- terwards there was a tour of Goldcrop’s facilities in Carrigtwohill. The night finished with refreshments which afforded farmers in attendance the opportuni- ty to discuss any queries which the
presentations
raised. It was certainly a night
that was of great
benefit to all who travelled to Carrigtwohill and no doubt
the presentations
planted seeds in the minds of those who attended which will bear fruit in the
years to come! Seandun Macra will
host a drama workshop this Thursday night 15 December at the Viaduct Inn, Bandon Road, Cork at 8pm. This will give clubs interested in taking part in the Macra drama competition in the New Year some insight
into
how to select a play and cast and produce a one act drama. Guest speakers on the night will include former National Title win- ners and all are welcome to attend.
• Pictured are the recent Seandun Young Farmer Development Group visit to Goldcrop in Carrigtwohill are John Kelleher (Seandun YFDG secretary), Dave Barry (Goldcrop general manager grass seeds & forage), Robert John Barry (Seandun YFDG chairperson) and Pat Cashman (Goldcrop grass & forage development manager).
Cork Potato Growers row in behind St Vincent de Paul POTATO growers from
across Cork have come together in an initiative to support St Vincent de Paul for the Christmas season. The move comes after the charity last week appealed for help from the public for their Christ- mas campaign for Cork’s poor.
The growers re-
sponded after the charity revealed it has had a 10% increase in requests for help this year. Under the initiative, will donate
the growers
20 cent from the sale of every bag of potatoes that carries the “Cork Potato
Growers Support SVP” sticker. The potatoes will be for sale in various shops throughout the county. The
launched by the Potato Growers at
last night
their weight behind the worthy cause when buy- ing potatoes for the festive season.
campaign was Cork the
Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire
(Wednesday, December 7). The guest speaker was regional vice
president
of St Vincent de Paul, Brendan Dempsey. There are 20,000 bags
of Cork-grown potatoes for sale throughout the county as part of the cam- paign. The growers hope that the public will throw
Campaign organiser,
David Flynn, said: “When I heard the recent appeal by St Vincent de Paul, I felt
there must be some-
thing that we as a group of local food producers could do to help other people in our communi- ty. We then came up with this idea, which guaran- tees that when people shop local this Christmas, they will be supporting their local community.” He added: “The Cork
potato growers will also not
be found wanting
when it will come to add- ing potatoes to the food hampers this Christmas.” He said that they will be in discussion with the charity to organise logistics of
the the goodwill
gesture. Brendan Dempsey
said: “Last year in Cork, we spent €2.1 million on food. What the Cork po- tato growers are doing for us is an enormous help and we really appreciate it. Supporting local indus- try is the way out of the tough times.”
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• Cork potato growers have come together in an initiative to support St Vincent de Paul for the Christmas season. The growers will donate 20 cent from the sale of every bag of potatoes that carries the “Cork Potato Growers Support SVP” sticker. Pictured at the launch in Glamire are grower Maurice Whelton, Clonakilty, David Flynn, Fermoy, Campaign
Organiser, Brendan Dempsey, Regional Vice President, St Vincent de Paul & Nora Sheehan, Chairperson, North Cork IFA Potato Committee. Photo O’Gorman Photography.
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If other growers or re- tailers want to find out
more about the campaign, they can email corkpota-
togrowers@gmail.com.
• Our members hard at work, woodcutting.
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