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STOP Procrastinating. There Is No Time Like The Present To Find Love


We have been in the


business of matchmaking for 6 years and one of the most frustrating


things


about matchmaking is re- ceiving calls from people who enquired years ago, then again last year and who never just took the leap and joined up. Life takes over, life is busy, but it is busy for everyone. The kids need to be dropped to school, the cows need to be milked and exams need to be studied for, but we do not believe that there is no way to carve out a couple of hours one night in a week to go for a nice meal with someone that could turn out to be your perfect match. In Ireland,


loneliness


kills as many elderly peo- ple as cancer does. And while we are not saying matchmaking is solely for older generations, in fact our youngest member is 21 and our oldest is 83, there is no reason to be alone on


this earth unless you want to. We organise up to 100 dates every week and we have arranged thousands of matches, so we know there is someone out there for everyone. As a nation we are great


at putting things on the long finger and making excuses not to get out of our comfort zone and take a chance. If you’re think- ing you’re in the wrong County-you’re wrong, we have clients from all 32 counties. If you wor- ry someone will not want


you, the right person will want you, just as you are. There are 1.55 million sin- gle people in Ireland with a further 418,000 separat- ed, divorced and widowed people, so no matter who you are, where you are or what age you are there is someone for everyone. For goodness sake do some- thing about finding love today and don’t waste an- other precious moment! Intro Matchmaking, 24- 25 Grafton Street, Dublin 2. 01 6777000 www.intro. ie


info@eastcorkjournal.ie


Thursday, 9th


November 2017


Music, Movement And Motivation At Actors’ Workshop In Youghal


by DENISE FITZGERALD Mary Ronayne of Ac-


tive Arts hosted an Ac- tors’ Workshop in The Red Store Youghal on Saturday last and the


delighted students, male and female, ranged from beginners to advanced. The East Cork Jour- nal paid a quick visit to the Workshop where the participants were deep in learning different


movements for the stage, how to be aware of their audience and each oth- er, how to ‘throw’ their voices to the back of each theatre and much, much more. Mary told The East


Cork Journal that


she was delighted with the enthusiasm and tal- ents of those taking the Workshop, which was a practical, engaging and enjoyable event for all.


• Mary Ronayne, Tutor, pictured with some of the students at the Actors’ Workshop in Youghal. Irish Red Cross Launches Annual Report Irish Red Cross volun-


teers treated 2,299 patients in 2016 and gave 200,000 hours of voluntary service. 2,299 Patients in Ireland


received first aid treatment from Irish Red Cross vol- unteers in 2016. These vol- unteers gave 200,000 hours of voluntary service which represents a 20% increase on 2015. These and oth- er insights are detailed in the Irish Red Cross’ 2016 Annual Report which was launched by Minister for Defence Paul Kehoe and Irish Red Cross Chairman Pat Carey at the Irish Red Cross shop in Newbridge, Co Kildare. At the launch, Irish Red


Cross Chairman Pat Carey said “the Irish Red Cross is involved in many pro- jects and initiatives, both at home and abroad, but the statistics regarding our volunteers are particularly impressive for 2016, which is why we are focusing on them today. The


volun-


teers working in support of the Irish Red Cross form a humanitarian force made up of thousands of people throughout the country who


seek to be part of the cata- lyst of change in their com- munities. Voluntary service adds a value that cannot be replicated – it saves people’s lives.” The Irish Red Cross aims


to provide impartial human- itarian services and support to vulnerable communities both at home and abroad and there are approximate- ly 4,000 Irish Red Cross vol- unteers around the country. These


volunteers provide


first-response services in local communities and in the 2015-2016 storms, Irish Red Cross volunteers were among the first to respond, coming to the aid of many, including farmers and indi- vidual householders, to as- sist them with floods defenc- es, transfers from homes to hospitals and the clean-up. A total of €3,200,000 was distributed on behalf of the Government


to small


businesses and community/ sporting groups in emergen- cy compensation to enable them to get back on their feet. As drinking water had become contaminated by the floods the Irish Red Cross distributed 7,000 li-


tres of safe drinking water to households. The


Irish Red Cross


made a significant contri- bution just two weeks ago during Storm Ophelia. 38 units of the Irish Red Cross were on standby across the country during the severe weather and this proved crucial as volunteers made 17 call-outs on Monday and Tuesday due to the condi- tions. These


call-outs saw


volunteers transfer patients to hospital, and from hospi- tal to nursing homes, while volunteers also facilitated transfers for essential hospi- tal staff to work. Minister for Defence,


Paul Kehoe noted at today’s launch in Newbridge; “I am delighted to be here today at the launch of the Irish Red Cross’ Annual Report.” The Minister thanked the Irish Red Cross for the ad- ministration and distribu- tion of emergency human- itarian funds on behalf of the Government following severe weather events. The funding was provided to small businesses, commu- nity, voluntary and sport- ing organisations who had


their premises damaged as a result of the floods in late 2015 and early 2016. He also acknowledged their on- going assistance on a similar scheme for Donegal follow- ing the floods in Inishowen last August.


€200,000 has been given


to organisations and busi- nesses including a number of sports clubs in the after- math of the Donegal floods from the


Government


Emergency Humanitarian Scheme. €60,000 of mon- ey raised from the general public has been distributed to households so far. The


sets out the financial out- come for 2016, showing a consolidated income of €6.945m and expenditure of €7.613m. This reflects the income and expenditure for the entire organisation in Ireland. A focus for the Society in


2016 was ensuring the Gov- ernance of the organisa- tion met the high standards set out in the Governance Code. The


of an external advisor to attend some Board meet- ings and evaluate its per-


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


2016 highlights Training As the largest provider of


first aid training in Ireland, 8,749 people were trained in 2016. This training was provided in schools, com- munity settings and in busi- nesses.


Inaugural Irish Red Cross annual report


National Volunteer Awards The first ever Irish Red


Cross National Volunteer Awards were held in 2016 at Farmleigh House. These awards celebrate the work of the


charity’s humani- appointment


tarian volunteers and the chosen winner of the Irish Red Cross Volunteer of the Year award was Mary Prout from Nenagh, Co Tipper- ary. As well as working as a full-time carer for the HSE, Mary has volunteered her evenings and weekends keeping her community safe by training fellow Irish Red


formance has helped to im- prove the effectiveness of its governance. Mazars Ireland was requested to conduct an internal governance re- view. The outcome of this exercise identified five areas of low to medium risk. Four were acted upon in 2016 and the final area was com- pleted in 2017.


Cross volunteers and mem- bers of the public in first aid and providing first aid cover at local rallies, fun days and concerts.


Migration Migration


remains a


key focus for the Irish Red Cross. In the autumn of 2015, the Irish Red Cross was asked by the Depart- ment of Justice and Equal- ity to manage pledges for accommodation, goods, and services made by the Irish public on a charita- ble basis in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. We are currently matching


fami-


lies and individual clients based in Mosney and Bal- laghaderreen Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres with our accom- modation pledges across the country and our volunteers are on hand throughout the country to assist with the settlement


of migrants in their new communities.


International work In terms of Irish Red


Cross work international- ly, the Irish Red Cross has been working to help com- munities fight back against climate


insecurities in Niger for over eastcorkjournal


a decade. The Irish Red Cross has


seven delegates working in areas of conflict through- out the world, with two in Yemen alone. The delegates come from a range of pro- fessional backgrounds and have very specific expertise. Nearly four years ago,


the strongest typhoon ever known to make landfall, ravaged the Philippines and triggered one of the world’s biggest humanitarian relief and recovery operation. As part of this recovery effort, the Philippine Red Cross with support from the Irish Red Cross supported disas- ter-affected communities to recovery from the impact of the disaster through differ- ent sectoral interventions. This included investing €1.2m in support of emer- gency relief, for shelter, water and sanitation, and for disaster risk reduction initiatives. Furthermore, 2016 saw


the Irish Red Cross com- plete


its livelihoods pro-


gramme in the Philippines which supported 1,800 fam- ilies


in change and food nine communities


through a diverse range of strategies in promoting their household security.


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