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Letters to the Editor can be posted to The East Cork Journal, 88 Main Street, Midleton or emailed to editor@eastcorkjournal.ie The editor reserves the right not to publish and no anonymous letters will be accepted. All correspondence must contain a telephone number for verification purposes.


Railway House, Midleton, Co. Cork Letter to the Editor


I was very sad on Wednes- day last when my good friend, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. T.D. decid- ed to retire to the back benches and I would like to remind people of the great legacy he left after his loyal and dedicated work for over 42 years in Dail Eireann and espe- cially in his role as Tao- iseach.


Good Luck to


him, his wife, Fionnuala and family for a long and happy future, which they


richly deserve, and also many years of relaxation. Fine Gael are lucky to


have two very good can- didates who are contest- ing the Election for Party Leader, Mr Leo Varad- kar in the Dublin Area and Mr Simon Coveney, Cork South Central. My choice is for Mr Simon Coveney. At the meet- ing in Cork on Saturday night it was great to see so many old and young Fine Gaelers present to support him from all over the Country and to hear his outstanding address to the packed hall as he said at the outset “no vote has


been cast yet”. I could not conclude


these few words without mentioning my long-time friend Minister Michael Noonan, for his expertise in his Department of Fi- nance


port-folio where


he will be sadly missed. Best wishes Michael for Healy and Happiness in your relaxing years. Good luck Simon and


Leo for an amiable short campaign. I will be there “rooting” for you Simon.


Sincerely Kathleen Woulfe Fine Gael follower for at least 65 years


Name: Address: Phone Number: Closing date Tuesday 31st


By Marc Roberts Sunday 11 June at 8pm


Win Two Tickets to The Music Of John Denver


Ballymaloe Grainstore Shanagarry, Co. Cork


Midleton Briefs Midleton & District Active Retire-


ment Association Mon. 29th May: Indoor Bowls at GAA pavilion at 2 pm.


Mon. 29th May: Outing to Lough Allen Hotel, coach leaving Midleton Park Hotel at 9.30 am. Tue. 30th May: “45” in Edmond Rice Centre at 2.30 pm. Wed. 31st May: Swimming available in Midleton Park Hotel & Leisure Centre from 11.30 am. Choir practise every second and fourth Wed. of each month in the Edmond Rice Centre at 2.00 pm. New members welcome. Important Notice:- A Deposit of €50.00 PP for the Golden Years Break in Waterford, will be collected at Big Meeting on June 7th . Kind regards, Ned Reck Sec.


Birthday Greetings Dylan Buckley, Jack Cotter, Mary Hennessy, Margaret


Cashman, Brandon Day, Maureen Laffan, Jack Doyle I.W.A. Kathy Costigan, Margaret Rolston, Erin Sin- clair, Julie Daly. Also to Margaret Murray and Bernie O’ Reilly popular and helpful staff member of Midle- ton Credit Union.


WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND GOOD WISH- ES TO Cynthia and Nicholas Barrett.


Heartiest Congratulations To Louise and Donal on the Birth of Baby Aisling -


May at 12 noon.


All entries to be sent to , 88 Main Street, Midleton


Wellbeing Week at Scartleigh National School a Great Success


by ALAN SHEEHAN Scartleigh National


School in Saleen recently held a very successful Well- being, from last Monday, 15 through Friday, 19 May. The Health and Wellbe-


ing week included a series of activities, both physical and psychological, such as mindfulness exercises, read- ing whilst out in the sun on Monday morning, partic- ipation in basketball, yoga and dance


classes, swim-


ming for PE, reduced writ- ten homework and SPHE activities. “We organised a health


week as part of our being a health promotion school,” said Claire O’Neill, Health Promotion Co-Ordinator for Scartleigh NS. “We focused on positive men- tal


wellbeing. On the first day the whole


health strategies and school met


in


Saleen Village and walked to school, During the week we had talks on mindfulness and mental health and Ruth


Reidy, a parent at the school and a nutritionist, came in and gave a workshop on nutrition and healthy eating. We also discussed Martin Seligman’s positive psychol- ogy such as random acts of kindness.” Other activities included


students making an attitude of gratitude


tree, where


each pupil wrote something for which they are thank- ful on a leaf and displayed it on a tree, a mindfulness long of the five sense and a continuous effort to keep their work areas clean and organised. The students also partook in a non-uniform day to raise money for the Time for Tilara trust, which aims to raise the costs of a serious spinal


surgery for


Midleton six year old Tilara Costa-Holmes. “We always keep parents


in the loop so they can see what we are doing,” said Ms O’Neill. “Beforehand we held focus groups and sent home questioners for par- ents to give their thoughts


on what a week of mindful- ness should include. We held initiatives like Fruity Friday just encouraging the kids to eat more fruit on a Friday. It is a more concerted effort on the week for wellbeing.” The Wellbeing Week was


considered a resounding success, earning the praises of staff, students and par- ents. “The kids loved it,” said


Ms O’Neill. “We received really good feedback. We have even seen the kids go off in groups doing yoga off their own backs. We also received lots of posi- tive feedback from parents. The overwhelming response was that parents would like more mindfulness in school. I appreciate how much the people came together. The walk from the village on the


first day included students, teachers and as supported by parents so it was involv- ing the whole school com- munity. The pupils were fantastic and the parents helped out a lot. It was great to see the whole school com- munity come together. My advice to any other schools who are looking at doing a mindfulness week is to just go for it.”


Delighted to hear the good news. Louise as we know is Editor of the EAST CORK JOURNAL. Best wishes to the happy couple on the new arrival. From Kathleen Woulfe


Irish Heart Foundation Happy Heart Day in Midleton was a tremendous suc-


cess socially and financially. All thanks to the kind and helpful work of the Volunteers (the unsung he- roes in our Society) who gave of their time on the day and as local Organiser it would be remiss of me not to thank the following people on behalf of I.H.F. The helpers at Tesco’s organised by Ms Teresa Law- ton: Teresa plus Mairead Hurley, Kathleen Ryan, Mary McCarthy, Pat Twomey, Kay Creedon and Mary Troy. Collectors at SUPERVALU -


Thursday, 25th


May 2017


Esther, Sue Costelloe,


Helen O Neill, Josie Buckley, Rene Garde, Kathleen Troy. Schoolgirls from St. Mary’s High School organised by their kind teacher Ms Liz Nagle and the girls collected in the Town before and after lunch:- Aoife Treacy, Sarah O Sullivan, Laura O Leary, Shauna Horgan, Orlaith Cashman, Deirdre Corcoran, Aileen McGrath, Dame Bello, Cliodhna Mullane, Aishat Omilogbo, Emma Burke, Shauna Cott, Olivia Binchy, Katie O Farrell, Ashlin O Sullivan, Roisin Gilroy, Gil- lian Mulcahy, Caitlin Cotter, Beverley Jones, Isabel Mulcahy, Timi Szabo, Sophia Cogan, Cait Kerrigan, Agnes Vilka and Ciara Cahill. Special thanks to Robert Bailey for his presence at Wallis all day handing out and receiving boxes and of course to Mr Seamus Cunningham and his very kind staff of Wallis Bar.


Also thanks to Mr. Mick


• Students of Scartleigh National School partake in activities as part of the school’s recent Health and Wellbeing Week.


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


Woulfe and Mr Ger Lawton for collecting the money on the day and to Mr John Fenton C.E.O. and Mr. Denis Hickey, Midleton Credit Union for their help. SINCERE AND RENEWED THANKS TO ALL - MUCH APPRECIATED. Thanks to the East Cork Journal and local papers for publicity. The total collected was £2,379.00 (up on last year) K. Woulfe


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