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Lisgoold/Leamlara Community Council Fundraiser For an AED in Ballincurrig Takes Place This Friday
by ALAN SHEEHAN The fundraising cof-
fee morning, bake sale and book sale organised by the Lisgoold/Leam- lara Community Coun- cil to raise money for the community defibrillator fund takes place this Fri- day, 26 May. The event will be held
at Lisgoold Hall and will run from 9.30-12pm with the proceeds going towards the installation of an automated exter- nal defibrillator (AED) in Ballincurrig and the maintenance
of the
AEDs presently located in Lisgoold and Leam- lara. “It is going to be a real
feel-good morning,” said Sara McSweeney, one of the organisers of the event. “We will have a kiddies’
area, along
with a book sale, a cake sale, a raffle and refresh- ments like teas, coffees and more. We are taking donations for the upkeep of the defibs. Previously Ballincurrig didn’t have an AED, but now the three village centres in the community are ser- viced by defibs.”
East Cork Rapid
Response, a voluntary emergency medical ser- vice which supplements the ambulance service, worked in conjunc- tion with the Lisgoold/ Leamlara Community Council three years ago when the first AEDs were installed. “We
are still work-
ing in conjunction with the ECRR,” said Ms McSweeney. “We
see are
hoping to run training courses in CPR and AED operation in the autumn. We
the AEDs as being very im-
portant as we have had a couple of instances in the parish where they have had to be used. We think it is important that everyone to knows where they are located and how to use them.” Donations of cakes,
books and raffle priz- es would be very much appreciated by the Lis- goold/Leamlara Com- munity Council, which will accept donations of said items from 9pm on Thursday, 25 May and from 8.30am on Fri- day, 26 May at Lisgoold Hall.
Cobh Tourism Holding Court At Former District Courthouse
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
Cobh and Harbour Chamber of Commerce President Tony McKeown said it was “a gamble” to move the town’s tourist of- fice after 20 years. “It was a risk” that seems
to have paid off he told the large crowd that gathered to mark the official open- ing of the new office last Friday 19 May. “It was a risk, a chal-
lenge the
on. It’s definitely working. Last weekend
chamber took over
Tourist clerk Catherine two
days we had 1090 people into the office.” The new centre is locat- ed in the former district courthouse at the top of casement Square, opposite the library. Mr McKeown said
while the visitor centre is in the front of the premis- es, the Chamber of Com- merce offices are in the back of the building.
Stavrianus said the new location has more space than the original centre at the Sirius Art Centre which was located close to the Cobh Heritage centre. Officials moved to the new site in October Mayor of Cork Coun-
ty, Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus McGrath who performed the official opening said the office will provide a valuable service helping signpost and con-
nect visitors to key attrac- tions. He said the office “will
provide very practical help in terms of accommoda- tion, places to eat, socialise, visitor attractions and vital information we all need on arrival in a strange new place.”
“Despite all the work
you do online checking in advance, it’s always good to go to the tourist office and get the local informa- tion.”
Mayor McGrath added
through community spirit and Cork County Council support, Cobh would be well positioned to continue to develop high-value tour- ist niches. Last January both Cork County and City Councils published a joint 5 year tourism strategy to bring 500,000 additional tourists to Cork annually, generat- ing an estimated €214 mil- lion to the local economy. The key objective
of
the plan is to increase the number of visiting tourists by 4% year after year. Mayor McGrath
said
the recent announcement of routes to the UK, Ice- land and the United States out of Cork Airport will help boost visitor numbers here.
In 2016 passenger
figures at Cork Airport grew by 4.5% He said the Council hope to increase
Cruise
Liner traffic to Cork and boost business opportu-
nities when the authority sign a sister county agree- ment next month with Mi- ami Dade County Florida. Miami Dade County is
the third largest county in Florida. With a population of 2.5million it has one of the largest cruise terminals in the world. This will be the sec- ond agreement
with a
US County. Cork County Council and Cook Coun- ty entered a similar sister agreement 15 years ago.
Thursday, 25th
May 2017
LISGOOLD LEAMLARA COMMUNITY COUNCIL COFFEE MORNING/BOOK SALE/ CAKE SALE/RAFFLE
IN AID OF THE COMMUNITY DEFIBRILLATOR FUND FRIDAY 26TH MAY 2017 AT LISGOOLD COMMUNITY HALL 9:30 AM TO 12 NOON
• Cobh and Harbour Area Chamber of Commerce
President Tony McKeown assists Mayor of Cork County Seamus McGrath in the cutting of the ribon.
• Mayor of Cork County Seamus McGrath cutting the cake with Catherine Stavrianus.
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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• Mayor of Cork County Fianna Fail Cllr Seamus McGrath with Cobh Chamber of Commerce President Tony McKeown.
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