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Thursday, 9th
November 2017 Midleton’s Colbert and Co. Estate Agents Named Cork County Estate Agent of the Year 2017 by ALAN SHEEHAN TD Colbert and Co. Estate
Agents have been named the Cork County Estate Agent of
the Year at the
Cork Business Awards on Saturday, 4 November. This year’s Cork Busi-
ness Awards night took place at the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs and saw the Midleton based business hailed as this year’s Cork County Estate Agents in
front of over 500 guests and attendees. The
competition was
close enough between Col- bert and Co. Estate Agents and its competitors. which included Hegarty Prop- erties in Midleton, Engel and Voelkers in Kinsale, Sherry Fitzgerald and Mi- chael Pigott in Carrigaline. The Cork Estate Agent of the Year Award was spilt into Cork County and Cork City, with Colbert
and Co. taking home the Cork County award and Sherry Fitzgerald winning the Cork City award. “It is a great achieve-
ment to be awarded, such a prestigious award in such a tough category,” said James Colbert, proprietor and director at Colbert and Co. “They are
all
good agents in their own right. We
are
new, so to win against such great agents is a great hon-
relatively
our.” The official announce- the Cork
ment made at
Business Awards regarding Colbert and Co. win read: “Our County Winner to- night in this category is a family business with over 30 years of experience in the property sector and whose
drive to develop
and expand the business with new and innovative strategies is recognised by the Judging panel.”
Co. made the 2014 short- list
Previously Colbert and for the excellence in
corporate social respon-
sibility by a small/medi- um-sized enterprise award by Chambers Ireland, and finished as finalises in the inaugural Govern- ment Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Pro- curement Awards Ireland in the Best Service in the Small Business/Third Sector category.
CONTACT MY CONSTITUENCY OFFICE FOR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE: 29 St Mary’s Road, Midleton Tel: 021 463 2867 Email:
david.stanton@
oir.ie Web:
www.stanton.ie
Find me on
• Kate Sarah Colbert, James Colbert (Proprietor and Director) and Saoirse O’Malley with the finalist award from Chambers Ireland (2014), their recent Cork County Estate Agent of the Year award, and the finalist award from the inaugural GO awards (2017).
• James Colbert pictured holding the newest award to the company, Cprl County Estate Agent of the Year Award 2017.
AT CLONMULT HALL
SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER starting at 12 noon until 4pm
Promoting Local Talent
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST INCLUDE Christmas Decorations, Wood Turning, Home Baking,
Grandparents Lap Blankets, Christmas Cards,
Hats and Free Kids Entertainment to name but a few
Christmas Begins In Cobh On Sunday 26 November
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
There is something magi- cal about the switching on of the Christmas lights in Cobh and it’s not just because San- ta arrives. It marks the official start Christmas period East Cork families
to the where
have made the occasion an annual tradition for many years.
On Sunday 26 Novem- ADMISSION FREE
Free Ticket on entry which will be included in House Draw.
ber Cobh will change into a magical wonderland, with festive singing and an array of street performers. A jolly laugh and ringing
bells will be heard through- out day as Santa Claus and his elves arrive in the Com- modore
hotel on a short
break from their work in the North Pole.
While his look may not Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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the years, Santa Claus has embraced different types of transport. This year the man in red
will use his fireplace teleport to travel to the seaside town. Adding to the seasonal fes-
tivities a market and craft fair will be held in the Jack Doyle Room, where boys and girls
can meet Mr Claus between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. A torch light procession
will take place from the Her- itage centre at 4:45pm where the children of the great is- land will guide Santa to the town square. A special boy or girl will
be selected from an island wide colouring competition
to join Santa at 5:00pm to switch
on the Christmas
lights, as they herald the be- ginning of a magical Christ- mas bringing Cobh’s streets alive. This year’s event is spon-
sored by Cobh and Harbour Chamber of Commerce in association with see you in Cobh.
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