Thursday, 22nd
February 2018
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Let’s Get The Life Saving Conversation Started
The next three
months are arguably the most critical in the histo- ry of our young country. We will be asked as a country, whether or not we want to remove from our constitution, the ex- isting protection of life of our unborn children. The media coverage and political debate in recent times would, at first glance, make it seem that there is over- whelming support repealing the
for eighth
amendment and allow- ing the government of the day to legislate as they deem appropriate. However, as time goes by, many people becoming aware
that
the cultural dialogue is seriously flawed, and that
the consequences
of this change over a generation will lead to the completely unnec- essary deaths of thou-
sands and thousands of innocent children in the womb.
the aggressive
Furthermore, nature
of the pro choice strat- egy is suppressing real debate about the issues involved, so that few are willing to explore
the are
issue in general conver- sation. However, as a society, we need to start talking about the deci- sion which we as a peo- ple have to make about the most important val- ue we have, the value of each human life. Every- where we raise the issue, people who are willing to discuss it, find the direction of the current campaign appalling, and are deeply affected by related experiences within their social circle, and many feel there is nothing they can do. Instead of feeling dis-
empowered, we would urge you all to become
Whitegate Village To Get €200,000 Face Lift
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
A new look Whitegate is
set to emerge in the com- ing months. A major upgrading pro-
ject designed to put some order to the village centre is set to go to tender short- ly.
The project comes
with a price tag of €200, 000 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The
development is
partly funded by the Government’s village en- hancement scheme, with the remainder driven by development
contribu-
tions. Two roads intersect the
East Cork village, which council say is leading to traffic chaos at times. Residents have long ar-
gued, an increased popu- lation and high levels of fuel tankers drawing prod- uct from the oil refinery
on a daily basis have paid their toll on the main road through the village The blueprint includes
the upgrade of a number of road junctions and the implementation of traffic calming measures. The
existing village
green area will be ex- tended under the plan to narrow the R630 road, provide
parallel parking
bays and the extension of footpaths. Lighting will be up-
graded, along what is con- sidered the most strategic road in the East Cork Mu- nicipal district. The
inner road that
runs passed Days Euro spar, will become one way, and will include parking spaces and a set down area for delivery trucks. The project has been on hold since 2014, as the authority lacked the funds until now to pro- gress the
enhancement programme. @eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal
informed about the is- sues involved. Silence and inaction on our part will unfortunately see the introduction of the proposed legislation for abortion and the alarm- ing consequences which will inevitably follow. Let’s not forget
that a
“restrictive” regime in England has led to the current situation where 1 in 5 pregnancies end in
abortion.
have invited a team of experienced speakers and facilitators from the human life institute to help us develop our lo- cal response. It’s not just about what is happening in our country, it’s about how you can find your voice on this issue and about how you can help. So if you have gen- compassion for
uine Clearly
therefore, there is a need for us to do more and how do we do that? Well, a group of con-
cerned people in the Midleton area have de- cided to do something. A workshop has been organised to enable peo- ple to make the case for life with the truth about life in the womb, about the consequences of abortion for the baby, the mother and society at large. To do this, they
C M Y CM MY CY CMY
both mothers-to-be and their unborn children, and you would like to know how to make a difference at this critical time, then this workshop is for you. Please come join us and do bring a friend. The
road less
travelled will make all the difference. Saturday 3rd
the community hall in Aghada. Let’s get
ble aux yeux”
Students From St Aloysius College Cork Win A Lifeline Into Junk Kouture Regional Final
This year has seen a
record amount of entries for Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2018, with appli- cations flooding in from all 32 counties. The judg- es have had an unenviable task of whittling down the best 395 designs from the 1,600 entered to just 395. These successful students will go forward to rep- resent
their secondary
school and compete in the five regional semi-finals: Northern Regional Fi-
nal – The Millennium Fo- rum, Derry 1st
Eastern Regional Final – The Helix 5th
Dublin Regional Final – The Helix 6th
Western Reginal Final – The Helix 7th
March March March March
Southern Regional Fi-
nal- UCH, Limerick 9th March
Kouture introduced some exciting new changes
Bank of Ireland Junk to
its voting system this year and threw a ‘Lifeline’ to those
students who eastcorkjournal
missed out on selection by the judges for the semi-fi- nals. For the first time the public were given the op- portunity to vote for the top outfit from each of the five regions. Students the length and breadth of the country lobbied their mums, dads, brothers, sis- ters, aunties, uncles, gran- nies, grandads and fellow students in the hope of garnering enough votes to make it through to the semi-finals. Drum roll please for the
five winners …. we are delighted to announce the five students who received the most votes for their striking design who will join the other 395 stu- dents at the five regional finals are: Dublin - Oh de Toi-
lette by Tadhg Geraghty and Adam Fleming from Malahide
Community
School South - African Love
Recycling by Stayce Ar- egbesola and Gwen Og-
baini from St Aloysius College East - Frida Colour by Liam Cleary and Erin Byrne
from Mountrath
Community School West - “Moo” by Mary
Brody from Our Lady’s Bower
And from today on (19th- 23rd February) you
can get voting for the out- fit you would like to see make it
through to the
grand final when 80 final- ists will take to the stage in 3Arena. Each model will have 60 seconds to im- press the judging panel at the semi-final heats. This vote counts as 10% of the overall vote. Remember this could make a differ- ence
...to being crowned the winner of Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2018, 19th
April. Tickets went on sale for
the regional final on the, 19 February, with tickets for the grand final going on sale 15 March from
ticketmaster.ie
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of March at 5pm in the
life saving conversation started. “L’essential est invisi-
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Making the case for life
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