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Cloyne GAA Annual Christmas Day Swim
by LEAH RING their annual
Cloyne GAA will hold Christmas
Swim at Ballycroneen beach at 12:45pm on Christmas Day. The group invite the pub-
lic to come along on the day, where they will be collect- ing for the Cloyne Senior Citizens Group Christmas Party. Sean Motherway, Cloyne GAA said: “We’ve held the swim for years with highs of about 40 people involved and lows of about 4. It re- ally does all depend on the weather on the day and how cold it is! We’ll be hoping for between 20 and 30 this year.” The Cloyne Senior Citi-
zens is a long running group for people from across the community to come togeth- er to socialise and meet new people. Brave members of the GAA club will take a dive into the cold waters at Bal-
lycroneen beach but the
swim is not limited to club members. Mr Motherway said: “We
always have some locals who get involved too and it is open to anybody who would like to get involved. People always come down after the mass on the morning and get involved and it is great.” Cloyne GAA club is one
of the oldest in the coun- ty of Cork and one of the oldest clubs in the entire country. In November 1887 the
first ever game involving the Cloyne team was recorded, just three years after the es- tablishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The club played in Little Island in the Aghada hurl- ing
tournament and now
the club has been going strong for close to 140 years. To get
Christmas Day Swim or to find out more, visit the Cloyne page.
GAA Facebook involved in the
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Thursday, 15th
December 2016
Gate Cinema in Midleton is Open for SVP Food Appeal!
The and Gate
Cork, Midleton, Doug- las
Mallow
Cinema, have
launched their 9th Christ-
mas Food Appeal for the Society of St Vincent De Paul on December en- couraging the people of Cork to donate for families in need this Christmas. The cinemas are open
everyday from 1pm to 11pm with ample parking and are very accessible for anyone wishing to make a food donation. “Cork
people are
cent de Paul do fantastic work distributing this food to people at risk and the whole service is provided with great
This year, we makes such
enthusiasm. are once
again appealing to the people of Cork for their support, it
a difference to so many families this Christmas”. Margaret Greene, Gate Cinema. The
in-
credible in the manner in which they respond to ap- peals and their generosity never ceases to amaze us. The Society of St. Vin-
Mogeely Dairygold Seek Licence to Dump 290 Million Gallons of Wastewater into Cork Harbour Annually
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
Continued from front Tine SA Norway’s largest
farmer owned dairy co-op- erative in partnership with Dairygold want to construct a new Jarlsberg cheese pro- duction facility alongside Dairygold’s existing special- ty cheese unit in Mogeely. Dairygold argue that the
effluent will be discharged during EBB tides with the water undergoing an 80%
exchange, so a significant discharge event will meet new water coming in. While
the region wel-
come the growth in the Mo- geely site, environmental concerns are on everyone’s mind.
Ferry Resident
Charlie Hayes an East says
the
plan is a looming risk to the health of the river. The outfall is located be-
tween two protected sites for migratory birds. One to the north of the pipe, along
the northern shores of the Great Island. The second just beyond East Ferry to the south at Saleen creek. Neap tides and spring
tides have different flow rates meaning it would be questionable if the effluent would be flushed out of the estuary sufficiently. Eddie English proprietor
of Cobh Sailing Club based on the Cobh side of East Ferry says while the majori- ty of the wastewater will be taken away “the worry is
if you get a south westerly gale the fats oils and grease that sit on the surface of the water will be blown back in.”
Cork Harbour and Rat-
coursey, East Ferry are sig- nificantly important areas for sea bass. The species is currently protected under EU law, as its numbers have fallen below safe biological levels due to overfishing. Marine expert Dr Tom
Doyle of NUI Galway says that “Cork Harbour, East
Ferry and the North Chan- nel areas are significantly important areas for forag- ing sea bass. The species is currently protected under EU law with a series of technical measures intro- duced to stop its numbers declining due to overfish- ing”. He said he would be
“concerned about any ef- fluent, especially effluent with organic matter, being released into important bass foraging areas. East
from Tuesday 6 December to Friday 20 December. SVP will be very grate- ful to get a selection of non-perishable items that can be used to make up Christmas Hampers for example tea, coffee, cere-
Ferry and the North Chan- nel are known to have some of the
highest residence
times in Cork harbour so any effluent that is released into these areas is likely to stay there for a long time and could impact on the sea bass”. Currently Dairygold
have a licence for particu- lar discharge limits into the Kiltha River, should they be granted permission for the Ratcoursey site they will be tied to more stringent discharge levels. The dairy board intend
to construct a new waste water treatment
plant on
site in Mogeely to deal with the food grade waste.
als, pasta, baby food, soup, tinned goods, toiletries, sauces, biscuits etc and any Christmas luxuries such as mince pies, cakes or puddings would provide an extra Christmas treat for hard-pressed families. SVP
staff are appeal will run
volunteers and involved in
the distribution of food throughout the city and county. They see both the delight and relief in house- holds when a hamper of food arrives and takes the pressure
off struggling
households to provide the basics. For further information: Creative Concepts : 4294095
Dairygold say they will
be careful to be good stew- ards of the environment by treating the waste prior to dispersal. Water that does not meet
the limits specified by the Environmental Protection Agency will not discharge and will be returned for fur- ther processing. The effluent they say is
classified as grey water and therefore of sufficient quali- ty to be ideal for use in hor- ticulture and irrigation. Submissions can be to Cork County
made
Council Planning depart- ment in respect of applica- tion 16/7031 up to Friday 20 January 2017
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