East Cork Journal IMOKILLY PEOPLE Issue no. 509


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East Cork


Councillors Question Government’s Transport


Infrastructure Funding Process


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


East have Cork Councillors raised concerns over


Housing Minister Simon Co- veney’s Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) for South Cork. Under the


government will


scheme the fund key


infrastructure, such as roads, which open up land for de- velopment. Under the LIHAF fund-


ing the local authority sought €2million for the upgrade of the Lakeview roundabout, which would


facilitate the


construction of over 2,000 housing units. Instead, Transport Infra-


structure Ireland were pro- vided with €6million in fund- ing for the progression of the Dunkettle interchange which would lead to 400 new hous- es for the Glanmire area. At Monday’s Southern


Committee Meeting Coun- cillors called for improve- ments to the


Lakeview


Roundabout and the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton which, they claim, will be gridlocked unless new infrastructure is put in place. Continued on page 3


Gaelscoil Choráin Youghal Celebrates First Holy Communions


Midleton CBS Secondary School to Hold Fundraising Concert for Aaron McMahon and Cian Twomey


by ALAN SHEEHAN Midleton CBS Sec-


ondary School is hosting a Fundraising Concert for two students, Aar- on McMahon and Cian Twomey on Thursday next, 25 May. The concert will run


• Communion Girl Doireann. See more photos in our photo section.


Silver Chalice and Paten Returned to Spike Island After 136 Years


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


Almost 140 Years After


Their Removal From Spike Island a Silver Chalice and Paten Have Been Re-


turned. On Friday last, 12 May, of State at


Minister


years in Mountjoy prison. Cobh Municipali-


the


Department of Justice, Da- vid Stanton, handed over the items to Cork County Council after spending 136


ty Chairman, Fine Gael Councillor Anthony Barry, accepted the pieces on be- half of the local authority. Continued on page 2


MIDLETON CREDIT UNION Call to see us


about your


summer holiday loan applications


Manager: John Fenton 23 / 24 Main Street, Midleton, Co. Cork Telephone: 021 463 1073 Fax: 021 463 3284


Our loan books are open.


from 7.30pm to 10.30pm and tickets are €10, with the proceeds going for the necessary treatments for both Aaron and Cian,


who have been diagnosed with rare cancers, specif- ically chordoma and par- aganlioma respectively. The fundraising con-


cert will feature perfor- mances by indie rock band, the Frank and Wal- ters who will be joined by Cork rock band, Gold- fish Syndrome and Au- gust Walk, which is well established across East Cork.


Continued on page 4 Thursday, 18th May, 2017 www.eastcorkjournal.ie RRP: €2


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