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info@eastcorkjournal.ie Youghal Briefs


Youghal Social Café The Youghal Social Café is a monthly Coffee/Tea event


for local people living with Memory Loss, Alzheimers and other Dementias.


It is held on the last Friday of


the month from 11am-1pm in The Holy Family Church Hall, Youghal. There is a Guest Speaker and Fun Activity each month, with free Hand Massage treatments also available, Contact Nicola Lucey 086-4668484 for more informa- tion.


Youghal Bay Bridge Club Results March 21


North/South: (1) Mona Clancy & Rose Galvin; Scratch John Whelehan & Maurice Power; (3) Kieran Groeger & Rita Landers; East/West: (1) Hugh Fitzpatrick & Angela Schofield; Scratch Denise FitzGerald & Mary Kennedy; (3) Mary Gibbons & Mary Goggin; April 3 (1) Angela Collins & Sheila Burke;


Power & Pat Grace; (3) Katherine Donnelly & Patricia McCarthy; April 4 North/South:


(2) Fidelma O’Connell & Michael O’Connell;


Thursday, 20th


April 2017


Scratch Maurice


(1) Joan Collins & Margaret Kenneally : (3) Phil


Cronin & Rita Landers East/West: (1) Mary Beausang & Pat McCarthy; (2) Ei- thne Pyne & Una Cunningham ; (3) Brid Groeger & Siobhan Goggin April 6 An Tostal Teams Trophy (1) Sally O’Sullivan & Betty Cotter, Joe Higgins & Der- mot Cotter; (2) Maurice & Joan Power, Hugh Fitzpatrick & Tom Donnelly; (3) Mona Clancy & Hilda Clarke, Rita Fitzpatrick & Una Furey


April 11 Easter Egg Draw for Partner


Cobh Tourism are First to Complete Chinese Tourist Welcome Programme


Cork County Council


is proud to support Cobh Tourism who secured Cobh as the first desti- nation in the Republic of Ireland to be awarded with a Chinese Tourist Welcome Certification, recognised by tour opera- tors in China. Cobh already attracts Chinese visitors but they wanted to bring their of- fering to the next level in order to entice more vis- itors, prolong their stay, and


ensure they leave


with a positive experience of the town’s many tour- ism attractions and expe- riences.


In order to do this,


Cobh Tourism recog- nised the need to create a uniquely tailored and fo- cused tourism proposition for the Chinese


visitor.


They undertook bespoke ‘Welcome’ Training Pro- gramme with the China Outbound Tourism Re- search Institute (COTRI), the world’s leading inde-


pendent research institute for Chinese


outbound


tourism, and the Cen- tre


for Competitiveness,


aimed at attracting and appropriately welcoming Chinese visitors to Cobh. Certificates for the


completion of this train- ing were


presented at


a special ceremony in the Commodore Hotel, attended by Mr. James Kenny, China Country Manager, Tourism


land, on April 3, 2017, to 34 key tourism businesses in Cobh. The Guest of Honour the presentation, Mr.


at


James Kenny from Tour- ism Ireland, said, “The potential of the Chinese outbound travel market is significant, with Chinese travellers expected to take some 200 million trips overseas by 2020. Cur- rently, 4 million Chinese travel to Europe annual- ly and Tourism Ireland is working hard to win a greater share of


that business for Ireland. We


continue to work closely with the relative agencies and airlines, to secure im- proved access from China to Ireland. We are also working to boost off-sea- son travel from China to the island of Ireland, so there


are considerable


opportunities for inno- vative regions like Cobh. Cobh’s commitment


to Ire-


increase its tourism offer- ing to Chinese tourists is commendable and it is now in a prime position to make the most of this booming visitor market.” Hendrick Verwey,


Chairman of Cobh Tour- ism, said, “We are de- lighted to be the first in the Republic of Ireland to undertake this training, which is recommended by the European Trav- el Commission.


It has


helped to provide Cobh with a solid foundation to position ourselves at


the


forefront of the biggest global outbound tour-


ism source and it gave insightful market knowl- edge to help maximise the success of our marketing and sales initiatives. We recognise


the Chinese


visitor is very different to the recreational holiday maker from Europe or the USA and their reasons for travel is very complex. The training has given us insights into what they expect and how to go the extra mile to welcome them and ensure


that


they have a wonderful time during their visit in Cobh. We now hope that Cobh will develop a repu- tation as being accessible to the Chinese market, and therefore a must vis- it destination for Chinese visitors to Ireland and the UK. Cobh Tourism was delighted to receive funding from Cork Coun- ty Council through the Tourism Development Fund to undertake


the


training”. Dr Tony Lenehan,


Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email: info@eastcorkjournal.ie • Web: www.eastcorkjournal.ie Executive Director of


the Centre for Compet- itiveness and COTRI (Ireland), congratulated all the participants who successfully completed the Programme, and in particular for the


ex-


ceptionally high level of achievement in the writ- ten test following the pres- entations and lectures. “The Training provided a comprehensive introduc- tion to the Chinese mar- ket and how to


become


‘China ready’ with lots of ideas for turning Cobh’s venues and attractions into products that fit with what the Chinese visitor would like to experience.” He also noted that:


“This commitment to en- suring that a special and focused welcome awaits the Chinese Tourist


in


Cobh is a further example of the professionalism and dedication to excellence which is synonymous with Cobh as a prime tourist destination.”


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Events at Cumann na Daoine April 20th to 26th


Thursday: Slimming World Class 9.30am, 11.30am; Department of Social Protection clinic: 10.00am- 2pm; Towards Occupation 10.30am – 1pm;


Men’s Shed


11am – 1pm; Music Group 7.30pm – 9.30pm; Nutri- tion Course (Zest for Life) 7.30pm – 9.30pm; Youghal Bingo 8pm – 10pm Friday: Department of Social Protection 10am-5pm; In- door Bowls 2pm-4pm Saturday: Slimming World Class 9.30am Monday: Employability Services 10.30am – 1pm; Kin- ery, Cahill Dance: 3pm-5pm Tuesday: Zumba Gold: 9.15am – 10am; Office Admin- istration Course 9.15am-1.30pm; Counsellor: 10am – 4pm;


Drugs and Alcohol Art Group: 11am – 1pm;


Weight Watchers 5.45pm – 7pm Suainhneas Music Group: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Musical Society 7.30 – 9pm Wednesday: Down Syndrome Ireland 9am-4pm; To- wards Occupation 10.30am – 1pm; Low Cost Coun- selling: 10.30 -11.30am; Women’s Group 3pm – 5pm; Slimming World 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm; Community Development Course 7.00 – 9.30pm; Grow 7.30pm – 9.30pm Note: Care and Repair Service back in action at Cumann na Daoine. Please Contact:Cumann na Daoine for more informa- tion and to book your place on the above courses. Phone No: 024 91900 Email address:cumannnadaoine@gmail.com


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Night North/South: (1) Margaret Kenneally & Tina Coleman; Scratch Sally O’Sullivan & Mary Beausang;


(3) Stella


Finn & Sheila O’Donnell; East/West:(1) Angela Schofield & John Buckley; Scratch Eilish Slattery & Una Furey; (3) Fionnuala Coleman & Marie Gleeson


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