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A Letter from The Editor
Dear Readers,
In this week’s East Cork Journal read about Cumann na Daoine and how it is celebrating 20 years in Youghal. To mark this milestone an open invite has been extended to the public to help the members of the centre celebrate.
Elsewhere,
chairperson of the Cobh Municipal District and Fine Gael Councillor Anthony Barry was joined by representatives from Carrigtwohill, Cobh and Glanmire Tidy Towns Associations to the launch of the Streetscape Painting & Signage Scheme 2017 on Tuesday afternoon. East Cork Rapid Response are gearing up for the 4th
annual golf
classic which will take place on the 17 and 18 May at East Cork Golf Club, full details inside this week’s paper. Cork ARC Cancer Support House are contin-
uing to seek tradespeople to volunteer at the new centre in Youghal.
If you can spare an hour or
a day it would be very much appreciated. The centre is going to be open in May, and will of- fer support to those battling cancer and to family members.
If you can help out please contact Ci-
ara on 087 054 1311 or pop into the centre at 29 Friar Street in Youghal and Clare will be there to meet you. If you have a news item you would like to share
with East Cork, please contact our office on 021 463 8000 and one of our reporter will be delight- ed to speak to you or alternatively email info@
eastcorkjournal.ie before noon on Monday.
Until next week. Warmest Regards
Louise Wilson Editor
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Thursday, 20th
April 2017
Cobh Municipal District Launch Streetscape Painting & Signage Scheme 2017
by ALAN SHEEHAN
Continued from front page “It is an initiative by
Cork County Council,” said Cllr Barry, “to en- hance and upgrade towns and areas in need of a lick of paint, or locations where the signage isn’t particular- ly good, including heritage sign. It covers both resi- dential and commercial areas and is an incentive to help people in brightening up their towns.” Under the scheme ten-
ants or owners of build- ings can avail of a grant of up to 50% of the cost of painting the facades along the street, 50% of the costs of replacing existing plas- tic, neon & printed signs etc. with heritage-type signs, and 50% towards the cost of materials where it is proposed that the tenant/ owner will undertake the work themselves. Applications on a full
street
basis (10 or more adjacent buildings on one street) will be prioritised
over individual applica- tions, with a grant of 60% provided should a full street come together. Ap- plications received by 12 May will be given priority. To qualify for the paint- ing and signage grants, tenants/owners should make a formal application in writing to the applicable Municipal District Offices of Cork County Council providing the following in- formation:
a photograph
of the building’s present condition/current signage arrangement; two quota- tions from registered paint- ing contractors for the pro- posed painting works and/ or one quotation from the sign manufacturer; the proposed colour scheme; and details of the proposed new signage. Proposed signage should heritage-type
be signs
approved by Cork Coun- ty Council consisting of wood or wood/cast met- al and be painted. Signs consisting of plastic, sheet metal, neon, etc. will not
• Representatives from Carrigtwohill, Cobh and Glanmire Tidy Towns Associations joined Chairperson of the Cobh Municipal District and Fine Gael Councillor Anthony Barry to launch the Cobh Municipal District launch Streetscape Painting & Signage Scheme in Carrigtwohill earlier this week.
Killeagh GAA Club to Host Talk on Social Media and Cyberbullying
by ALAN SHEEHAN Killeagh GAA club will
host a guest speaker who will deliver a lecture on social media and cyber- bullying next Wednesday, 26 April. The
talk entitled
Healthy Social Media and Cyberbullying was organ- ised by Killeagh Healthy Clubs Committee
and
will be held at Pairc Ui Chinneide next Wednes- day with all welcome to attend. The talk is split into
two groups: the talk for teenagers aged 14-19 will take place from 6-7.20pm and the talk for parents and adults will commence from 8pm till
9.30pm.
The teenagers’ talk is free, but adults are asked for a €5 contribution towards costs. The guest speaker who
will deliver the talk is re- tired Garda John O’Dw- yer, who founded Let’s B Safe, an organisation dedicated to dealing with
problems of bullying, cy- ber bullying and online safety. “The talk will be giv-
en by John O’Dwyer,” Said Liz Sinclair, mem- ber of the Healthy Clubs Committee and Welfare Officer for the Killeagh GAA Clubs. “He is a former member of the Garda Síochána and he’s in charge of Let’s B Safe. I saw him talk in St Col- man’s Community Col- lege, Midleton and I asked him to come up and give this one. Not exclusive for members of the GAA. It is open to everybody in the community.” The subject of the talk
was chosen by those who previously attended an- other lecture
organised
by the Killeagh Healthy Clubs Project. “We had a talk a few
weeks ago by the Samar- itans,” said Ms Sinclair. “That was also split into two workshops; one for 12-16 year olds and the other for 16-30. We hand-
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ed out sheets to everybody asking what other topics for speakers they would be interested in and this was one of the top ones. Other ones like nutrition were also very high so we are working on those too.” The
Killeagh
Healthy Clubs Pro- ject is run by the lo- cal GAA but aims to provide services to the community at large. “The Healthy Clubs is an initiative run by the GAA,” said Ms Sinclair. “The GAA pitch in Killeagh is a non-smoking one, we got for hill and beach walks once a month and we have healthy food camps running constantly. We believe that a healthy body means a healthy mind which means a healthy community but we run craft workshops in the clubhouse every Mon- day as a community gathering. People can
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come along and do crafts or just come for tea and coffee and a chat. We are
trying to stretch the GAA out to the whole commu- nity.”
be considered. The contractors’ quota-
tion is to be approved by Cork County Council pri- or to works commencing; should works be undertak- en without the Council’s prior approval the grant will not be awarded. Works must be completed within four months of the date of approval and,
upon competition of works, the
Council are to be notified so that an inspection can be arranged. A valid application does guarantee
not funding
and if the scheme is over- subscribed the applicants eligible to continue in the application process will be selected by what is con- sidered to be the highest need. The
adjudicators’ decision regarding the va-
lidity of any application for this scheme, and any grant sum to be allocated on foot of an application, shall be final. Applications should
be submitted to Munici- pal District Officer, Cork County Council, Carrig House, Cobh, Co. Cork. The closing date for re-
ceipt of applications is Fri- day at 26 May.
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