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May 2017 Urgent Work To Stop Slipway From Collapsing Into Youghal Bay


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


Youghal’s Greenhole slip


way is the latest piece of the town’s infrastructure to suffer from the ravages of time. Local man Ted Horgan


has sent a number of im- ages showing the effects of extensive erosion caused by high tides and storms on the structure, causing a large sec- tion of the popular slip way to crumble. In an email Mr Horgan said as a result of the se- rious undermining of the slip “Cork County Council would need to act quickly before more damage is done. We don’t need another part of Youghal fenced off from


the public.” The viewing stand at Moll


Goggin’s corner has been closed off for the past two years. The popular viewing


stand has been neglected for so long that a wide hole has appeared underneath. Due to the lack of maintenance one section of the balcony is almost ready to fall into the sea.


The slice of road that trav-


erses Moll Goggin’s corner was upgraded in 2015 as part of the town’s main drainage scheme, yet no funds were available to maintain this his- toric site. Now a large gaping hole


has appeared under the con- crete slip way at Greenhole


leading down to the beach opposite the Walter Raleigh hotel.


Raising Mr. Horgan’s


concerns at the May sitting of the East Cork Municipal- ity Independent Councilor Mary Linehan Foley said ur- gent action is required. She said she had concerns


over the safety and future of the slipway and the effects any closure to the holiday hot spot would have on the local community. “We don’t want it cor-


doned off because Green- hole is used” the Municipal Chairwoman told the au- thority’s senior area engineer. She said the closure of the


beach access ramp would be a major blow to local busi-


ness heading into a busy tourist season. Cllr Linehan Foley who


has recently taken a seat on the local authority’s coastal management committee said she would be calling for a re- view of all the towns viewing balconies and slipways. Cork County Council said


they will assess options for re- pairs or alternative access at Greenhole. Mr Horgan said “the slip-


way is structurally sound. Greenhole could be repaired temporary with a load of cement while


the Council


decide what to do in the long run.” He said he feared further


inaction would lead to addi- tional structural damage.


• Photo courtesy of Ted Horgan


GoFundMe Page Started for Youghal Mother and Daughter Seeking Intensive Treatment for Lyme Disease


by ALAN SHEEHAN She


Continued from front page continued: “Nor-


mally they say that, with Lyme disease, there will be cold and flu symptoms and a bull’s-eye rash, but


the


truth is that less than half of people get the rash and the symptoms differ wild- ly from person to person. I was experiencing memory loss,” said Mrs Daly, “and


my cognitive function was impacted; I couldn’t do sim- ple maths even counting on my fingers. Later on I had numbness, heart palpita- tions, blurred vision and ex- treme tiredness. The chron- ic pains in my legs would travel everywhere from my back to my toes.” Mrs Daly met with sever-


al doctors and medical offi- cials in an effort to diagnose what was causing her leg


pain. A physiotherapist first thought it stemmed from an Achilles problem while years later, after worsening symptoms, a neurologist tested for Multiple Sclero- sis. For eight months, after a scan revealed two blocked arteries in her legs, it was thought Mrs Daly had a vascular disease. At least three doctors dismissed her as making everything up. “I first heard Lyme


Disease when it was men- tioned as part of a long list of what I could have,” said Mrs Daly. “I’m not sure if I was even tested for it before. Lyme disease tests are only 25% accurate in Ireland and a negative test doesn’t mean that you do not have it, but I looked into it and eventually sent blood over to Germany for testing.” The tests confirmed it was Lyme disease, which left Mrs Daly conflicted. “I thought it was good it wasn’t all in my


that


• Jo and Jessica Daly, a mother and daughter from Youghal who hope to raise money to seek intensive treatment for Lyme disease.


head,” said Mrs Daly. “But then I researched it and thought, ‘What am I going to do?’ In the first month it can be treated, but after one year you are in the chron- ic stage where there is no known cure. You can only try and manage the symp- toms.” Mrs Daly’s daughter Jes-


sica, a former Cork Camo- gie player who is current-


ly in her fourth year in a Health and Leisure course in IT Tralee, was diagnosed more recently after “one of her friends was over and mentioned that Jessica was having memory problems” in additional to recent fa- tigue.


Blood tests in Germany


revealed that Jessica had also contracted Lyme dis- ease.


“However bad it was for


me to be diagnosed with it,” said Mrs Daly, “to hear my daughter had it, for her to be saddled with it for the rest of her life, was 100 times worse. I’m terrified Jessica gets to my stage, but we don’t know how long she has it yet.” Ireland has the sec-


ond-highest rate of Lyme patients in Europe, but there is currently limited Lyme treatment in Ireland. “And yet there is no real


information or help,” said Mrs Daly. You’re on your own trying to diagnose your- self and then find out what is working for other people. On top of the disease there is the stress and the finan- cial worries. We have spent €12,000 on treatment so far and now we have the choice to pay €1,000 a month to manage it or try a more in- tensive treatment to try and boost the immune system and put it into remission.”


Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email: info@eastcorkjournal.ie • Web: www.eastcorkjournal.ie Fundraisers for Jo and


Jessica are currently being organised with events and


dates to be announced, but the mother and daughter GoFundMe page is opera-


Do your kids play in the grass or walk in the woods?


Did Symptoms of Lyme Disease


 Chronic fatigue  Brain Fog / Loss of cognitive function


LYME FACTS


• Less than 50% of people get a bullseye rash • 70% of people do not remember a tick bite. • 6 times more people are infected with LYME disease than HIV annually.


• Ticks can inject up to 30 different types of bacteria /co- infections into your body in one bite.


• 30% of people with LYME get it from their pets, ticks cannot fly but cling to your pet’s coat hair and bring it into the house.


• LYME tests in IRELAND are only 25% accurate – often leading to mis-diagnosis. A negative test does NOT mean you do not have LYME


• If treated early, LYME disease can be CURED with 4 weeks of antibiotics- if not treated early LYME bacteria can travel via your blood into EVERY part of your body including your heart, brain and central nervous system leading to Chronic Lyme Disease for which there is NO KNOWN CURE


• LYME bacteria can hide from your Immune system and are highly resistant to antibiotic treatment.


• LYME is called “The Great Imitator” as it mimics many diseases – Lyme is the MOST misdiagnosed disease in the world – people are often misdiagnosed with MS, ALS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, POTS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia.


• Ireland has the second highest rate of Lyme patients in Europe after Germany – but there is currently limited LYME treatment available in Ireland.


• LYME disease can be sexually transmitted and passed from Mother to baby while pregnant. There is also no blood screening for Lyme and co-infections when donating blood. • LYME disease can be fatal.


Prevention


Wear light coloured clothing when walking in grass. Wear long sleeve tops and long pants Wear a repellent spray. Tuck your pants into your socks


Check yourself and your pets before you go home. Treat pets for ticks regularly.


eastcorkjournal @eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal


 Memory Loss  Joint Pain (moves around)  Headaches  Burning pains  Numbness and Tingling  Weight Loss  Depression  Seizures  Insomnia  Heart Palpitations  Night sweats / Fever


tional and can be found un- der the title Jo & Jess Lyme Treatment Fund.


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