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A Look Inside... Youghal Cine Club


by JORDAN MCCARTHY


Youghal Cine Club


continues to celebrate the town’s rich tradition of cin- ema – and the club has just completed its sixth season. First


the Summer of 2012, it continues


launched back in to host


regular


screenings for its members and the wider public. The club is based at


the Mall


Arts Centre and is run by Yew Wood Venues, which is part


of Youghal Socio


Economic Development Group. Youghal Cine Club is supported by Cork Coun- ty Council. When the


cinemas in Youghal


ous locals spotted a gap in the market. They


closed, numer- aimed


to bridge that gap. Cork County Council funded the equipment and Access Cin- ema provided the resources. From there, Youghal Cine Club was born. Speaking to the East


Cork Journal, after the end


of the club’s sixth


season in existence, Sinead Goggin of Yew Wood Ven- ues said; ‘‘We now have in excess of two hundred members. It’s different


to


commercial cinema – this is a club, it’s for the members. The choice of screenings are driven by the members. There’s a complimentary cup of tea afterwards and it is a great


are challenging and


thought-provoking. ‘‘There is a long history


of cinema in Youghal. For example, the film Moby Dick, the (photo/archive) collections


of the Horgan


Brothers, Bob Bickerdike, Bobby Chappell, William Mathis and Mikey Roche. And now Michael Twomey is producing a lot of materi- al. There’s a great tradition and a big local interest. This year we had some of the ar- chive material from Youghal


screened here at the venue.’’ Sinead added; ‘‘we are


constantly evolving and de- veloping. It’s exciting times ahead. But, we’d like some more active members. It’s a club more than a cinema. The old world, ambient, set- ting of the Mall Arts Centre is great for the club.’’ Youghal


Cine social outlet.


It’s cultural. It’s more left of centre. Our screen- ings


along with producer Fionn Groeger, are


hosting


Club, a


screening of the independ- ent feature film, ‘Twice Shy’, at the Mall Arts Cen- tre on Wednesday Decem- ber 20th


. The screening will


be introduced by the film producer himself – he lived in Youghal for a time during his younger days. ‘Twice Shy’ premiered to a packed audience at the Galway Film Fleadh in July last year and was released in cinemas in June 2017, following a suc- cessful screening at Cannes. More information is availa- ble at Yew Wood Venues or www.themallartscentre. com


Cork County Council To Seek Permission To Make 15% Of It’s Future Home Builds Disability Friendly


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


Cork County Council


have written to the Min- ister for housing Eoghan Murphy outlining their concerns over govern- ment policy on planning for social housing. While we are building


for the here and now, we are creating a social hous- ing crisis of the future,by not future proofing our homes, County Council- lors have claimed. It has emerged that


none of the social houses designed


for construc-


tion in Cork County have downstairs accommoda- tion or bathing facilities. This is despite the lat-


est central statistics office figures showing that 27% of people are over the age of 50 with 7% of the population registered with a disability. Independent Cllr John


Paul O’Shea told the De- cember sitting of Cork County Council that


if


the authority continues to follow “archaic” de- partment of housing de- signs, we will be creating a further housing crisis in the future.


There are currently


over 7,500 social houses in the county with Cork County Council expect- ed to deliver 274 new homes across the region by 2019. Of the current stock,


43 homes are awaiting extensions, and a further 150 minor adaptations need to be carried out. Last


plans viewed by a profes- sional architect, said “the overall cost of building the adapted home in the design


period is minimal” whereas


quite the


authority “are spending a minimum of €80,000 per adaptation at


month the au-


thority set aside €250,000 in its 2018 budget, to car- ry out disability adapta- tions in some of its social housing units. Cllr O’Shea, who had a number of the Councils


the


moment.” Fianna Fail Cllr Gea-


roid Murphy said “one might not have difficulty getting upstairs at 40 or 50 but it could very well be a different story 10, 15 or 20 years later” Cllr Gerard Pat Mur-


phy, who uses a wheel- chair, agreed with his


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Fianna Fail colleague saying “it makes abso- lute sense because every- body’s going to grow old and will need such facil- ities.” He said it also made


sense to the tax payer while saving money for the exchequer. Fine Gael Cllr Kay


Dawson also welcomed the move stating that en- suring future builds are universally designed was one way Cork County Council could imple- ment its “age friendly” policy.


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Thursday, 14th Midleton Briefs


Happy Birthday Birthday greetings to Nuala Murphy, Christine Fenton,


Chris O’Sullivan, Nancy O’Brien, Leah McSweeney, Cyril Condon, Grainne O’Brien (Woulfe) and our grandson Daniel Walsh (who celebrated his 21st Birthday on Tuesday 12th December) from Kathleen Woulfe.


Friends of Midleton Hospital Coffee morning on the 8 December in Old Laundry


Room was very enjoyable and well supported and Chairperson Carmel McDonough thanked her com- mittee especially Maura Milton and all who helped from hospital staff and those who took time off to attend.


Everyone present were treated to tea, cof-


fee, sandwiches and a great array of cakes and pas- tries. The Active Retirement Choir under the baton of Anne Crowley gave an outstanding rendition of Christmas Hymns and songs and were thoroughly enjoyed by all. They lifted the spirits of everyone and were joined by Charlie McAllister. Raffle took place for valuable prizes, all sponsored, the lucky winners as follows- Anne Spillane, Bernie Coady, Mary Sisk, bet- ty Holland, John Cogan, Mick Woulfe, Anne O’Neill – Credit Union, Kathleen Bailey, Anne O’Neill – Roch- es Terrace. Carmel thanked the very generous people who bought tickets, gave donations and thanked all who gave of their time to help and she paid special tribute to Anne Crowley and her choir and Charlie McAllister for providing outstanding entertainment. They certainly were top class and enjoyed by all, she said all monies raised on the day would go for the pro- vision of Christmas gifts for the residents and wished everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas


Carol Service - Midleton On Sunday next 17 December the Holy Rosary


Church will host carols by candlelight. The combined choirs of I.M.P and Parish will join in this service, which has all the seasonal songs to lead the congre- gation in celebrating Christmas. Down through the years those present have been encouraged to join in the singing and their response has made this service a very special one. Michael O’Neill, Margaret Trundle and organist Colette Barry will accompany the choir with John Casey as conductor. Both choirs will sing two of their own favourite pieces while Maureen Laf- fan and Charlie McAllister will sing O Holy Night. The service will get under way at 5pm and all are wel- come.


Get Well Soon Get well wishes to Michael Duggan and Pat Hartnett


from Kathleen Woulfe. Youghal Briefs


Pharmacy Open this Weekend On Sunday 17 December, Youghal Pharmacy will be


open from 12noon to 1pm.


Youghal Community Transport Bus This service runs from Monday to Saturday.


wish to avail of the bus service call 087 1759555.


Emergency Number In case of an emergency the First Responders can be contacted by dialling 999 or 087 7408501


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