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February 2018 TD


Mother Of 9 Year Old Cancer Survivor To Hold Fundraiser In Cobh


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


THE mother of a 9 year old cancer survivor is planning to bring the fight to Cobh, in an ef- fort to fundraise for a foundation who made a huge difference to her family. In May 2011, for


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22 year old Jess Burke Walsh, it was like her en- tire world collapsed when she was told that her 20 month old daughter, Lily, had leukaemia. Leukaemia is a cancer


of the blood cells, caused by the rise in the number of white blood cells. It weakens the immune sys- tem and is the most com- mon cancer in children. The young Cobh girl


had been ill for just a few days before the diagnosis, but nothing suggested a life threatening disease. “There were no typical signs. There was no bruis-


Bandon Point To Point This Sunday


The


Cork/Waterford To-Point


action on the Point-


circuit contin-


ues this coming weekend, with the Carbery Fox- hounds playing host to a fixture at Bandon. Racing at the track in


Kilpatrick gets underway at 1.30 pm with at least six races down for deci- sion. Considering that the deadline for qualification for the Foxhunters’ Race at Cheltenham is fast-ap- proaching, there will be increased interest in the feature race on the card, the Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens Open Light- weight. Grade One win- ner Morning Assembly is out to book his ticket to the Cheltenham Festival, and victory at


the West


Cork venue would seal his place in the Foxhunt- ers at the Cotswolds, for which he currently ranks a 20/1 shot. The 11 year old holds


multiple entries this


weekend, but has already appeared on the Cork / Waterford circuit, as Pat Fahy’s charge placed sec- ond at Dungarvan, ear- lier in the year. Morning Assembly was the winner of an open event at Kirk- istown on his most-recent outing. Locals will be hoping that he takes his chance in Cork this week- end. Others entered in


the feature at Bandon include


Killeagh win-


ner Murdo MacKenzie, recent Belharbour sec- ond Marinero and Tal- low runner-up Fenno’s Storm. Elsewhere on the card, the Kevin O’ Leary & McLauglin’s Medical Hall, Bandon Winner of One isanother stand- out contest. Dungarvan winner Definite Dilemma and the John Joseph Han- lon-trained Calderone, a winner at Oldtown this


month, both look set to


feature here. Among the star names


to have won at the Ban- don meeting over the years is Whyso Mayo, the Cheltenham Foxhunters’ Chase winner of 2006. The


programme for


the 2018 Carbery (F) Point to Point at Bandon is as follows; 1. Barryroe Co-op & Chris McCarthy Green- build Ltd 5yo Geldings Maiden 2. Bandon Motors & Bandon Co-op 5yo+ Ad- jacent Maiden 3. Fernhill House Ho-


tel & Gardens Open 4. Springmount Stud &


AIB Bank 6yo+ Geldings Maiden 5. Glenview.ie 5yo+


Mares Maiden 6. Kevin O’ Leary & McLauglin’s Medical Hall, Bandon Winner of One


ing, no bleeding, nothing that would be a typical sign of leukaemia. Just one weekend when she was very tired” Jess tells the East Cork Journal. The GP had sent young


Lily to CUH for blood work, and she immediate- ly had to have two blood transfusions. The next morning the family were sent to Crum- lin Children’s Hospital and the following morn- ing Lilly had a central venous catheter fitted for administration of chemo- therapy. Within days of her di- agnosis Lily’s treatment began and would last for 3 years. Through the Children’s


Leukaemia Association, a Foundation which seeks to empower and support families who have a child with leukaemia, Jess re- ceived a very welcome cheque. “When Lily was first


diagnosed, by the time we got home from Crumlin [the Children’s Leukae- mia Association] had sent us a cheque for €1,000 so we didn’t have any finan- cial worries while we had enough to worry about.” “Everything went with


Lily’s temperature. Once the temperature was a certain level it was up to the hospital. You could be in there for a week if she had an infection.” “It was just my life and


that was it. My job was gone and I couldn’t go back to work.” The Organisation, who


receive no State funding, not


only assist families


financially, but also help families rebuild their lives after a Cancer diagnosis. Through annual fun days and festive


events


such as Christmas and Easter parties, the chil- dren’s Leukaemia Asso- ciation create a support network for families going


through different stages


of the disease. Jess’s Fundraising Ta-


ble Quiz will be held in the Commodore


Hotel


Cobh on Friday 2 March at 7:45pm to sincere- ly thank the


Children’s Leukaemia Association.


• Lilly with Jess.


Youghal Fishermen Want Access To Traditional Fishing Grounds


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


Over a decade after


the suspension of fish- ing practises unique to the Blackwater, a group from West Waterford and Youghal are looking to restore the traditional fishing rights of the area, before the tide of knowl- edge ebbs. Paul O’Connell from


Youghal and Sean Do- herty from West Water- ford are hoping to keep the tradition of Salmon netting alive along the Blackwater Estuary. Drift


Blackwater dates back hundreds


netting on the of


for centuries


years, and tradition-


al fishermen of the area trawled the estuary twice daily, catching Salmon as they returned to the sea. The two men fear the


tradition will be lost forev- er following EU imposed


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


ago. The ban on drift net


fishing was brought in by the Government in 2007 in an attempt to stop the decline of Wild Atlantic Salmon, as stock levels had plummeted since re- cords began in the 1980’s. The ban resulted in a complaint to the Euro- pean Commission by the Wessex Salmon and Riv- ers Trust in Britain, who argued that taking Salm- on returning to rivers in other countries was in breach of EU law. Current fishing regula-


tions state that the catch and release of Wild Salm- on is permitted only on rivers which meet 65 per cent conservation limits. However, Sean Do-


herty says the current reg- ulations are not working and are restricting devel- opment in small commu- nities.


“If there was no fish


in the river when it was closed 11 years ago, there should be 3 cycles coming back.” The


potential to


communities of a Wild Salmon Fishery is im- measurable. It can cre- ate sustainable sea food, create jobs,


preserve the


culture and give young people an outlet.” The fishermen claim


that it’s fishing by large foreign boats at sea that is responsible for depriving local fishermen of At- lantic Salmon, killing off small communities. Recently fisher folk


across the country gath- ered in Waterford to demand that


the Gov-


ernment stand up to the European Union, and grant


them access to


their traditional fishing grounds. Sean fears “if we lose all the traditional fisheries


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out of our rivers and har- bours, we lose an awful lot more than human beings. We


lose the traditional


boats, all the skills that we picked up, and we lose po- tential development.” “None of us want to


fish anything into oblivi- on. We inherited the fish- eries from our grandpar- ents. We want sustainable fisheries not only for the fishermen but also for the Salmon” Mr Doherty tells the East Cork Journal An online petition has


been created to urge the Minister for the Marine, Michael Creed, to give communities back their fishing rights. The


petition can be


signed by entering the fol- lowing link online. ht t p : // www . citizengo. org / en/156978-give-tradi- tional-fishermen-back- their-fishing-rights-now


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