East Cork Journal IMOKILLY PEOPLE Issue no. 528


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Cobh and Youghal Win Gold in 2017 National Tidy Towns Competition


by ALAN SHEEHAN Cobh and Youghal


Tidy Towns groups both won Gold in their respec- tive categories in the 2017 Tidy Towns competition, and were presented with their Awards at a Cere- mony held on Monday last, 25 September. It was another success-


ful year for East Cork’s various Tidy Towns groups at the awards cer- emony held at the Helix


in Dublin, with Cobh leading the way with its third Gold in a row. The latest Gold med-


al is the third added to Cobh Tidy Towns haul in recent years, which in- cludes three Silver wins and


a Bronze. and 15,000),


improved on last year’s points total of 317 to win Gold with 323 points.


Continued on page 4 Cobh,


competing in Category F (population size between 10,001


• Gretta Cronin, Carrignavar, with East Cork Municipality Chairwoman, Cllr Susan McCarthy, Finbarr Motherway Muintir na Tíre , Annette Lane Chairperson of Cork County Muintir na Tíre, Brendan Scahill


Community Officer HSE, and Pat Kirby Killeagh / Inch Muintir na Tíre. Seated Sean Murphy, President of Cork County Muintir na Tíre, Priscilla Lynch, HSE Head of Service Health and Wellbeing covering Cork and Kerry, and Cllr Noel Collins. See more on page 11.


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U.S. Firms Have Irish Eyes On East Cork After Brexit


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


It may well be the case of ‘Irish Eyes are Smiling’, as U.S companies which are most exposed to Britain’s departure from the EU, are now looking to Cork City and County to help Brex-


it-proof their businesses. Last Wednesday 20 Sep-


tember, a delegation of U.S. firms visited Midleton, while on a scoping exercise of the County. The 90 strong delegation


from San Francisco were welcomed by East Cork Municipality Chairwoman,


Fine Gael Cllr. Susan Mc- Carthy, and brought on a tour of the Jameson Herit- age Centre. This was the


second


biggest visit, including the group’s twinning arrange- ment with Cork City in 1984.


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No Funds for East Cork Municipality To Adopt Its Own Safety Standards


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


Cork County Council


have commenced design work on a series of poten- tial road safety improve- ments on the R630 close to Ballinacurra Village, but say they have no mon- ey to complete the works. The news comes fol-


lowing the tabling of a Motion by Cllr Danielle Twomey at the September sitting of the East Cork Municipality.


The Sinn Fein Cllr had


been calling on the Coun- cil to install proper warn- ing signals and barriers at a pedestrian crossing link- ing Ballinacurra Village to Grotto View and the Bail- ick Road off the R630. Ms Twomey said the


road is so dangerous that residents don’t


know


whether or not they are going to make it


to the


other side of the street before getting hit by a ve- hicle.


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