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Youghal Lady Orla O’ Regan Power Is Asking Everyone to Please ‘Pop a Sock’ for the Homeless
by DENISE FITZGERALD Youghal lady, Orla
O’Regan Power recent- ly heard a report from Helping Hands Home- less Action Group in Cork, a non-profit or- ganisation, which out- lined the dire needs of the homeless, especially in
the cold of Winter
time and she immedi- ately decided she would organise a Sock Drive to help them.
“People do-
nate jackets, jumpers and warm clothing which is wonderful”, she told The East Cork Journal, “but warm socks are also a real necessity”. With the
help of
Youghal friends Caro- line Desmond and Janet Howley, Orla immedi- ately set up a Facebook
page calling on the peo- ple of Youghal to sup- port this great cause, and the response has already been tremendous.
Orla
said “A donation of just one pair of warm men’s size 6-11 or ladies 4-8 would be fantastic”. Not letting the grass
grow under her feet, Orla has already made contact with local businesses and shops seeking their sup- port.
“I will organise it
all myself ” she said, “and will arrange for drop off points for those who will donate the socks.
Jackie
Nyland’s Hair Salon, op- posite Brookes SuperVa- lu, have already agreed to be a Drop Off point” she continued, “and I’m working on others”. She
Cork Journal sponsors who have
ready donated this week include Murphy’s Phar- macy, Imperial Hotel, Read and Write, Flavin’s Shoe Shop, The Clock- gate Pharmacy, William Nevilles, Pauline Doyle, Frankie
Curley, The
Quay’s Bar, Harrington’s Bakery, Antoinette King, and Tesco Youghal, Gráinne
She extended deserves
sincere thanks on behalf of the group for their generosity and help. “Everyone
told The East that al-
warm, dry feet” Orla said, “and we in Youghal hope to provide as many pairs of socks as we can. I am appealing to anyone who can afford to donate a pair to please support this very worthy charity”. Orla, Caroline and Ja-
Irwin, Jose-
phine O’Driscoll, Leslie Mannix and Marg Cull- inane.
net will keep The East Cork Journal up to date on progress, and local people can follow them for new informa- tion on Drop In outlets etc., “All they have to do then”, she said, “is call into the Drop In Points and ‘pop a sock’ into the donation basket.” All sponsorships re-
ceived will also be in- cluded in Orla O’Regan Power Home Page. Helping Hands
Homeless Action Group is a non-profit organisa- tion. All work is carried out by volunteers who do on-street homeless runs , offer hot food, snacks and sandwiches,
cloth-
ing, toiletries and sleep- ing bags. Other services include
Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Pedestrian Footbridge for Castlemartyr One Step Further
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
Plans for the con-
struction of a pedestri- an bridge close to the N25 in castlemartyr, has been given the green light to proceed to part 8 planning by the East Cork Municipality. Pedestrians in the vil-
lage often run the risk of being run over by vehicles as there are few crossing points along the busy N25. Draft
Cork County Council’s Roads Department told the November sitting of the borough “Transport Infrastructure (TII) have
Ireland committed
to the appointment of a consultant for the de- tailed design of the foot bridges with a view to them being incorporat- ed into the N25 works in Castlemartyr.” The tender for the six month project,
for the plans which
would ensure accessibil- ity for those on foot, the elderly and people with special needs have been drawn up and will go on public display shortly. Eoin Bennett
from
upgrade of overlay and footpaths, is due to be awarded shortly and will include improvement of traffic signals and rem- edy drainage issues at Knockane. The
area was sub-
merged for almost two weeks following a series
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of Atlantic storms in 2016.
Once a contractor is appointed the N25 up- grade it’s expected the works will commence in the first week of January 2018.
A separate tender
will be proffered for the bridge project, which is subject to planning and funding approval. Councillor Danielle
Twomey said she was “absolutely delighted” the project is being ad- vanced after campaign- ing for almost two years. The Sinn Féin Cllr
said for many years people living on the Killeagh side of Castle- martyr have felt discon- nected from the village
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Cllr
Mary Linehan Foley however said she had her reservations the pro- ject would proceed to completion considering a similar promise was made in Killeagh. “We were here with
the [footbridge] in Kil- leagh subject to funding and it wasn’t incorporat- ed and we are still here today waiting for the one in Killeagh.” Mr Bennett said a de- cision on funding should be made in the New Year but the fact the TII have committed to un- dertake detailed design for the construction of the foot bridges was pos- itive.
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