Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin

2012-01-18T00:30:00.002Z

Further information from Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029 CLONAKILTY SUPERLOO ON IT'S LAST FLUSH?A campaign by Clonakilty Sinn Féin Town Councillor Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin to get rid of the town's "Superloo", (which he opposed before it was even installed in the year 2000), may come to a successful conclusion early next year, and the matter will be an agenda item of each monthly

Submission to Clon Traffic and Transportation Plan 14th April

2011-07-20T02:20:00.000+01:00

As many people will now know, the elected councillors of Clonakilty Town Council recently rejected a "Traffic and Transportation Plan" document for the town. This came about after nearly four years since County Hall officials and a private consultancy firm, RPS began the process of compiling the report. During this time there was an "open forum" at the start of the project, and then last summer,

2011-07-07T22:49:00.001+01:00

SINN FÉIN SCOIL SAMHRAIDH THIS WEEKENDThe second annual Sinn Féin Scoil Samhradh (Summer School), takes place this weekend in Baile Bhúirne, and all local members and supporters as well as the general public is welcome to attend. The organisers have put in a massive effort this year, and have secured some very notable speakers. The conference kicks off on Friday evening with Kerry Cllr. Toireasa

Clon JPC Meeting this Friday

2011-05-10T10:59:00.004+01:00

The second meeting of the Clonakilty Joint Policing Committee (J.P.C.), since it’s formal establishment nearly a year ago, (first meeting was on 3rd September 2010), takes place this Friday (13th), starting at 11.00am at the Old Mill Council Chambers (over library).Meetings of the JPC are open to the public and media to attend as observers. The J.P.C. is made up of the nine Town Councillors, two

2011-04-29T00:40:00.001+01:00

CLON EASTER COMMEMORATION 2011 The 95th anniversary of the 1916 Rising was remembered at the annual Clonakilty Easter Commemoration at Astna Square, Clonakilty on Easter Sunday with Jonathon O’ Brien, the recently-elected Sinn Féin T.D. for Cork North Central delivering the oration. Cathaoirleach of the Clonakilty Easter Commemoration Committee, Michael O’ Donovan, extended a Céad Míle Fáilte to

SHOULD DEASY'S CAR PARK BE LOCKED?

2011-01-07T10:58:00.004Z

SHOULD DEASY'S CAR PARK BE LOCKED?At this week's Clonakilty Town Council meeting, Sinn Féin Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin said that the council should NOT start locking the newly-erected gates at Deasy's Car Park unless the problems we had there up to a few months ago began re-occurring.BACKROUND: For a couple of years at least, a small group of people with no respect for the facility or nearby

Message to Grassrott Fianna Fáilers

2010-11-24T11:15:00.003Z

Letter to the Editor for publicationFor verification, please ring 086-2202029 5 STEPS HOW GRASSROOT FIANNA FÁILERS CAN SHOW THEIR SHAME 23ú Samhain 2010A Chara,It is stunning that the whole Fianna Fáil hierarchy has no shame that they have ruined the country, sold out to the IMF and EU, and enslaved the people of this country for at least a generation. The self proclaimed Republican Party see no

CLON ANTI GOVERNMENT SF PROTEST

2010-11-23T13:51:00.002Z

CLON ANTI GOVERNMENT SF PROTESTOn Monday evening last (23rd), the Clon Sinn Féin Cumann organised a march calling for an immediate general election. Around 30 people attended the event which was organised late the night before. It was organised to get participants thinking about patriots of times gone by, versus the corrupt and inept politicians in Government. The peaceful march commenced at the

CLON SINN FÉIN ORGANISE PROTEST FOR THIS EVENING

2010-11-22T00:54:00.002Z

Further information/comment from: Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029CLON SINN FÉIN ORGANISE PROTEST FOR THIS EVENINGClonakilty Sinn Féin is calling on people of all political persuasions and none to come out this evening to protest at the Governments ineptitude and the blatant lies they have told the people of Ireland, in the wake of their formal announcement that they are handing over

RESERVE LAST WEEKEND NOVEMBER

2010-11-09T02:36:00.005Z

SUPPORT SINN FÉIN EVENTS Clonakilty Sinn Féin members and supporters are reminded that the last weekend of November will be a particularly busy one. The formal convention to select/launch the candidate for the upcoming General Election for Cork South West will take place at the Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon at 6.30pm on Saturday. The candidate selected will most likely be Paul Hayes of the

RESERVE LAST WEEKEND NOVEMBER

2010-11-09T02:36:00.003Z

AN PHOBLACHT AUTUMN SCHOOL IN BAILE BHÚIRNE

2010-10-04T13:43:00.001+01:00

AN PHOBLACHT AUTUMN SCHOOL IN BAILE BHÚIRNEPHOTO: Seen at the inaugural “An Phoblacht” Autumn School held at Baile Bhúirne last weekend were Conor Murphy, M.P., M.L.A., Minister for Regional Development Six Counties, Clonakilty Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin and Raymond McCartney, M.L.A., who participated in the 52 day-long Hunger Strike in Long Kesh in 1980. The inaugural “An Phoblacht” Autumn

DIARMUID O’ NEILL COMMEMORATION

2010-10-04T13:37:00.000+01:00

DIARMUID O’ NEILL COMMEMORATIONPHOTO: At the Vol. Diarmuid O’ Neill Commemoration in Timoleague last Sunday were from left: Shane and Eoghan O’ Neill (Diarmuid’s brother and father) along with Sinn Féin public representatives- Cllr. Henry Cremin, (Cork City), Cllr. Donnchadha Ó Seaghdha, (Skibbereen), Cllr. Noel Harrington, (Kinsale), Paul Hayes, (Clonakilty) who chaired proceedings, Cllr.

PROTEST THIS EVENING AT CHRISTY O' SULLIVAN'S OFFICE

2010-08-05T21:22:00.001+01:00

For further information/comment, please contact: Paul Hayes 086-8589019 (SF candidate for Cork South West, or Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, 086-2202029) UNEMPLOYMENT PROTEST THIS EVENING AT CHRISTY O' SULLIVAN'S OFFICE West Cork Sinn Féin has organised a protest outside the constituency office of Cork South West Fianna Fáil Deputy Christy O' Sullivan at McCurtain Hill this evening

LATEST VANDALISM IN CLON - 3rd July 2010

2010-07-11T17:07:00.002+01:00

Piece written for "Clonakilty Notes", Southern Star, dated 10th July 2010CAR PARK VANDALSVandalism in Clonakilty town took on a new low last weekend, when a car parked at Deasy’s Car Park, was overturned by a number of men from up the country. It appears the thugs arrived into the car park sometime after 2.30am on Sunday morning 4th July, and randomly choose the 1988 registered white Ford Fiesta,

Clon First Responders Launch

2010-06-29T16:02:00.001+01:00

MARY HARNEY LAUNCHES CLON FIRST RESPONDERS GROUPMinister for Health, Mary Harney, T.D. was joined by representatives of the HSE and several other first responders groups, as well as local politicians and supporters at the Quality Hotel last Friday when she official launched the Clonakilty Community First Responders Group. 12 local fully-trained voluntary first responders were presented with their

MAY SUSTAINABLE CLON MEETING

2010-06-07T20:53:00.002+01:00

MAY SUSTAINABLE CLON MEETING Around 30 people attended the May open public meeting of Sustainable Clonakilty at O’ Donovan’s Hotel, which had three different topics with related local experts as the programme for the night. First up were the three Transition Year girls from Sacred Heart Secondary School who have come to national attention for their Sea Lettuce Briquettes project. Muireasa

GOOD LUCK ANJA

2010-05-30T20:51:00.002+01:00

CLON WOMAN ON ST. JAMES WALK TO SANTIAGO Clonakilty woman, Anja Bakker is started the St. James Walk last Thursday 27th May from St. James Well, Ardfield, just outside Clonakilty, and will finish at Santiago, Spain later in the summer. Anja has decided to engage on the walk, carrying a harp which she will play along the 4,000 km route, to raise funds for the “One in Four” organisation and Cork

INTERESTING TALKS FOR HOUSEHOLDERS THIS THURSDAY NIGHT

2010-05-19T15:11:00.001+01:00

TALKS ON LIGHT, HEAT AND SEA LETTUCE!This Thursday 20th May Sustainable Clonakilty will hold it’s monthly open public information meeting, starting at 8pm at O' Donovan's Hotel. This should prove to be a very interesting meeting for householders, as the group has invited three local speakers, to talk about a different aspect of sustainability. Consultant Robbie Lambert will be speaking on the

WEST CORK SF CANDIDATE TO BE AGREED ON FRIDAY

2010-05-11T16:11:00.002+01:00

SINN FÉIN GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE TO BE AGREED ON FRIDAYClonakilty Sinn Féin enthusiastically welcomed the results of last weeks General Election results in the Six Counties which saw all of the party’s five M.P.’s retain their seats. The big focus was on Fermanagh-South Tyrone, where the Minister for Agriculture, Michelle Gildernew was defending the seat in that constituency, against an SDLP

PROGRESS MADE AT SPEEDING PUBLIC MEETING

2010-05-11T16:04:00.004+01:00

Further information/comment: Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, 086-2202029HOPEFUL OF PROGRESS AT CLONAKILTY SECOND PUBLIC MEETING ON RECKLESS DRIVINGThe second public meeting on the issue of “reckless driving” in residential areas and approach roads in Clonakilty was held last Thursday evening with Superintendent Pat Maher and Sgt. Eamonn Brady of Clonakilty Gárda Station, Mayor Cllr. Anthony

SECOND PUBLIC MEETING ON RECKLESS DRIVING TONIGHT

2010-05-05T23:49:00.001+01:00

Please feel free to forward to people in your area concerned about this issue, or publish on your publication, programme or website. Thank you. Further information/comment from organiser, Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029. SECOND PUBLIC MEETING ON RECKLESS DRIVING A follow-up public meeting on the issue of “reckless driving” through residential areas and approach roads in Clonakilty

Grant Assistance for using Irish on Shop Signs

2010-05-01T17:00:00.007+01:00

There is potential for Small Businesses to draw down financial assistance if they use Irish in their materials, signage, etc.Foras na Gaeilge has put up details on it's site, and the link below goes straight to information on signage.http://www.irish.ie/ForasNaGaeilge/applicationform_listing.asp?toggle=yes&lang=en&id=15At a recent meeting of Clonakilty Town Council a motion was unanimously

FRUSTRATION AND ANGER AS GARDAÍ FAIL TO SHOW FOR PUBLIC MEETING

2010-04-27T11:25:00.004+01:00

Further information and comment from Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029. RECKLESS DRIVING IN CLONAKILTY BUT NO SHOW BY GARDAÍ!Around 35 concerned and affected residents and businesspeople from all over Clonakilty attended last Thursdays public meeting at O’ Donovan’s Hotel, on the topic of “reckless driving” on the streets and roads of Clonakilty and surrounding areas. However, there was

"CARD" (Clonakilty Against Reckless Driving) Public Meeting Thursday 22nd April 2010

2010-04-20T14:37:00.003+01:00

Further information and comment from Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029.PUBLIC MEETING ON RECKLESS DRIVING THIS THURSDAY EVENING Clonakilty Sinn Féin Town Councillor, Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin is encouraging all affected and concerned people to attend a public meeting on "Reckless Driving" in the Clonakilty area this Thursday night, 22nd April at 8.30pm in O’ Donovan’s Hotel.He says he

BUSINESSES CAN PREVENT HEAD SHOP OPENING IN CLONAKILTY

2010-03-30T19:46:00.000+01:00

Further information/comment from Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN APPEALS TO CLON BUSINESSES TO BE AWARE OF HEAD SHOP RENTALS At the March meeting of Clonakilty Town Council, Sinn Féin's Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, called on the local business community and letting agents to be aware of the possibility of a Head Shop manager from another town "who is actively

CLON JPC SHOULD MEET IMMEDIATELY

2010-03-24T14:07:00.002Z

FRUSTRATED COUNCILLOR SAYS"CLON JPC SHOULD MEET NOW"Clonakilty Sinn Féin Town Councillor Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin has called for the inaugural meeting of the Clonakilty Joint Policing Committee to take place before Easter, and has expressed his frustration at the apparent lack of interest and importance being shown in relation to it within the council. Cllr. Ó Súilleabháin stated that he placed a

CLON YOUTH CAFÉ AGM

2010-02-09T02:06:00.001Z

YOUTH CAFÉ AGM The AGM of Clonakilty Youth Café project took place recently at the Parish Centre with a good crowd in attendance. The Chairperson, Anthony McDermott welcomed everyone, with Secretary Valerie Hurley detailing a very busy year in her report. She traced the formal establishment of the group to the public meeting early in 2009 which saw nearly 100 people attending. Prior to this

SINGING CLUB AGM ON 17th

2010-02-09T02:03:00.000Z

SINGING CLUB AGM The AGM of Clonakilty Singing Club will be held on Wednesday 17th February at 8pm in O’ Donovan’s Hotel. Founded 35 years ago, the club has staged over 25 musical productions in Clonakilty over the years, and has provided a platform for people interested in singing and acting to become involved in a social setting. While the club was dormant in recent years, “Rock Nativity”

CLON FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT COMING UP

2010-02-09T01:58:00.002Z

GETTING READY FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT This Friday, 12th is the deadline for 5th and 6th class children in the local primary schools to submit their essay entitled “A Fairtrade Cup of Tea” which is part of the programme organised by Clonakilty Fairtrade Committee as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. Over the last couple of weeks, the schools were visited by Clonakilty Fairtrade representatives

CLON SINN FÉIN AGM

2010-02-04T16:26:00.001Z

CLON SINN FÉIN AGM The AGM of the Vol. Martin Doherty Sinn Féin Cumann Clonakilty took place recently with a good crowd present. Membership was renewed, with a motion being passed that unwaged, students and OAP’s be given a concession of half price (€5.00) for the year. Outgoing Cathaoirleach Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin extended a Céad míle fáilte to all, in particular the new members, saying that

LOCAL HEROES SAVE THE TOWN

2010-01-05T16:52:00.003Z

Last Wednesday afternoon and night saw torrential rain falling in these parts. I was at my brother-in-laws father's removal in Grenagh, between Cork City and Mallow. When we left around 10.00pm, I decided to drive via Cork City centre and out via Bishopstown to West Cork, as the road we had come (via Blarney) was liable to flooding. At The Viaduct, Gardaí had the road blocked as it was flooded. I

SINGING CLUB VISITS HOSPITAL AT CHRISTMAS

2010-01-04T21:07:00.001Z

SINGING CLUB Clonakilty Singing Club members paid their annual Christmas visit to Mount Carmel Community Hospital last Sunday, where they went around to each ward singing seasonal carols. With Seán Ruddy on the accordion leading the singers from ward to ward. The visit was greatly appreciated by patients and staff alike as well as visitors, all of whom joined in the singing of the well known

CLON SPECIAL OLYMPICS RINGS TOURNAMENT

2010-01-04T21:03:00.000Z

SO RINGS TOURNAMENT The Clonakilty Special Olympics Club Fundraising Pub Rings Tournament Finals were held at the Brewery Bar on 19th December last with a packed house in attendance. After last years inaugural event, committee member Anthony McDermott organised the 2009 tournament again, ably assisted by Declan and Natalie O’ Driscoll. The initial rounds were held three months ago, and every

REUSE AND RECYCLE WHERE POSSIBLE

2010-01-04T20:48:00.002Z

REUSE AND RECYCLE The Clonakilty Waste and Recycling Centre is back operating usual hours after the Christmas holidays. Before taking any item to the centre, people should take a look at what they intend taking. Frequently, people take unwanted items to the recycling centre that could very well be reused by other people. Clonakilty has four very good charity shops who will take many items that

CLON SPECIAL OLYMPICS

2009-10-22T21:38:00.003+01:00

SPECIAL OLYMPICS RINGS The Clonakilty Special Olympics Ring Tournament, which was so popular last year, has commenced again. The Men’s Matches are held on Thursday evenings at different locations and the upcoming ones are at Charlie Maddens Bar, Timoleague this Thursday (22nd) and the Abbey Bar next week 29th. Meanwhile the Ladies Matches are held every Friday at the Brewery Bar from 9.00pm

CLON OUTDOOR MARKET MOVING THIS FRIDAY

2009-10-22T12:07:00.002+01:00

MARKET RELOCATES As of this Friday, (23rd) the Clonakilty Food Market, which has become a pleasant weekly feature of Clonakilty town life, will temporarily relocate to an area a short distance from The Credit Union Car Park where they have been trading since April. Recorders Alley, which connects Pearse Street to the Kent Street car park, will be the temporary location for the Friday market

JUST ONE TALK TONIGHT

2009-10-21T23:20:00.002+01:00

JUST ONE TALK TONIGHT Clonakilty man, Declan Murphy originally from Michael Collins Road, will be returning to Kathmandu in the next week where he works with the “Just One” charity he founded a over five years ago. “Just One” works with street children in Nepal. Declan comes home approximately every 12-15 months and uses his time to visit schools around the country who engage in fundraising

CLON YOUTH CAFÉ - NEW PREMISES?

2009-10-20T15:56:00.003+01:00

YOUTH CAFÉ – NEW VENUE?The recent news that there had been an objection lodged against the proposed Youth Café on Michael Collins Road came as a great shock and disappointment to many people in Clonakilty, especially the youth who have been looking forward to having the facility, and the hard working committee who had spent over a year (and a lot of money), working on trying to have an opening

JOINT POLICING MEETING REPORT

2009-10-20T04:18:00.002+01:00

JOINT POLICING MEETING REPORTWith Clonakilty Town Council due to establish a Joint Policing Committee shortly, Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin organised a public information meeting on the topic last Wednesday evening, (14th October) at O’ Donovan’s Hotel. It was arranged at short notice, and clashed with the Ireland soccer game as well

IMPORTANT PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON CLONAKILTY J.P.C. THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT

2009-10-13T04:17:00.002+01:00

For further information please contact Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 086-2202029 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON CLONAKILTY J.P.C.With Clonakilty Town Council due to establish a Joint Policing Committee shortly, one of the councillors has organised a public information meeting on the topic for this Wednesday evening, 14th October. The meeting will be held at 8.30pm at O' Donovan's Hotel,

VOL. DIARMUID O’ NEILL REMEMBERED

2009-09-30T01:18:00.001+01:00

DIARMUID O’ NEILL COMMEMORATION PHOTO: Bandon SF Cllr. Rachel McCarthy delivered the oration at the Diarmuid O’ Neill Commemoration on Sunday. (Photo: CÓS) The annual Vol. Diarmuid O’ Neill Commemoration was held at his grave in Timoleague Cemetery last Sunday, organised as usual by Clonakilty Sinn Fein Cumann. Diarmuid O’ Neill was an I.R.A. volunteer who was shot dead by London police

SUSTAINABLE CLON PRODUCES LOCAL MAP

2009-09-22T11:56:00.002+01:00

SUSTAINABLE CLON PRODUCES LOCAL MAPSustainable Clonakilty has produced a detailed map of Clonakilty town, which is being distributed via “An Post” through every letterbox in the town this week. The map has been produced to publicise Sustainable Clonakilty’s “Clonergy 2020” project, which is aiming by 2020, to have reached the point where the amount of energy used in Clonakilty, is equal to the

BASKETBALL COACH WANTED

2009-09-22T11:39:00.001+01:00

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACTIVITIESFor the second year running, a Rings Tournament has been organised as a fundraiser for Clonakilty Special Olympics Club funds. Organised by committee member and volunteer, Anthony McDermott, the official launch took place at The Brewery Bar last week.Also this Sunday 27th, a number of young girls are participating in the Cork Women’s’ Mini Marathon, also in aid of the

I.R.A. VOLUNTEER TO BE COMMEMORATED IN WEST CORK NEXT SUNDAY

2009-09-22T11:35:00.004+01:00

DIARMUID O’ NEILL COMMEMORATIONThe annual Vol. Diarmuid O’ Neill Commemoration will be held at 12.00 noon sharp this Sunday (27th), at his grave in Timoleague Cemetery. As usual the event is organised by Clonakilty Sinn Féin Cumann, and the time is earlier this year to facilitate people who are travelling to the County Final in Cork. Diarmuid O’ Neill was an I.R.A. volunteer who was shot dead by

COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLC COURSE - ENROL NOW

2009-09-22T11:26:00.002+01:00

COMPUTING COURSE - A FEW PLACES REMAINA few places still remain on the one year Business/Computing PLC Course at Clonakilty Community College. Over the last 40 years, this course has a great record of participants taking up employment locally and is especially suited to those wishing to learn new skills or update existing skills. This year the coure was under threat, and there were doubts that it

MOTION FESTIVAL AT WEEKEND

2009-09-22T11:23:00.000+01:00

MOTION FESTIVAL THIS WEEKENDAs we just come out of one festival weekend in Clonakilty, we are into another! The fifth “Motion Festival” will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and is described as “A Celebration of The Spectacular”.The well known and ever evolving Clonakilty Juggling Convention has over the past five years become one of Irelands’ premier Circus Festivals. It aims to nurture,

ENTENTE FLORALE RESULTS IN CARDIFF AT WEEKEND

2009-09-22T11:21:00.000+01:00

CARDIFF BOUND FOR ENTENTE RESULTSAnyone who was in Clonakilty on 23rd July last cannot but remember the carnival atmosphere that prevailed as the Entente Florale judges went on their adjudication tour of the town. It was one of the many highlights of the damp summer, as the town put on its best to impress the adjudicators. This weekend, a delegation from the Tidy Towns committee is travelling to

MINISTER TO VISIT YOUTH CAFÉ ON THURSDAY

2009-09-22T10:37:00.003+01:00

MINISTER TO VISIT YOUTH CAFÉMinister of State for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews, T.D. will be in Clonakilty this Thursday evening where he is due to meet with local young people and visit the premises on Michael Collins Road where the Youth Café is due to open in the near future. For several months now the dedicated committee have been busy trying to get the venue ready for opening,

SUSTAINABLE CLON BUSY OVER SUMMER

2009-09-15T15:18:00.002+01:00

SUSTAINABLE CLON BUSY OVER SUMMERDespite taking a break from pubic meetings, over the summer the various Sustainable Clonakilty subcommittees, or Special Interest Groups as they are now called, were active. The Local Food Group, was busy liaising with landowners, with the aim of encouraging the development of allotments, and in the future, community supported agriculture. Additionally they are

RURAL BUS PASSENGERS HAND IN PETITION TO T.D.

2009-09-15T12:17:00.002+01:00

RURAL BUS PASSENGERS HAND IN PETITION TO T.D.A delegation of concerned passengers and Board Members of West Cork Rural Transport met outside the constituency offices of Mr Christy O’ Sullivan, T.D. last Friday, which was National Rural Transport Awareness Day. They handed in petition letters and signatories supporting the retention of the Rural Transport Programme. The petitions called on the six

CLON SINN FÉIN CUMANN MEETING REPORT

2009-09-15T02:58:00.001+01:00

CLON SINN FÉIN CUMANN MEETING REPORT Clonakilty Sinn Féin Cumann held it’s first meeting since the local elections last week and welcomed a new face. A discussion was held around the elections and the recent visit by the party’s Louth-based T.D., Arthur Morgan, and his Parliamentary Assistant Kathryn Reilly the previous week. It was felt that the trip to Clonakilty was a very productive one,

2009-09-15T01:42:00.000+01:00

SINGING CLUB REHEARSALS The inaugural rehearsal for Clonakilty Singing Club’s forthcoming production of “Rock Nativity” which will be staged from 10th to 13th December was held last Thursday night and was attended by around 25 people. It was a very enjoyable evening, full of challenges but fun too which is what the club has always been renowned for. Many of these were “veterans” of the club, but

"Óró Sé Do Bheatha Bhaile"

2009-09-15T01:40:00.000+01:00

GUITAR RECORD This year’s Clonakilty Guitar Festival on 17th to 20th September will see an attempt at breaking the World Record for Largest Ensemble Guitar Performance! This will take place on Saturday the 19th of September and will see over 2,000 people attempting to play the same song (“Óró Sé do Bheatha Bhaile”), at the same time. The call is out now to all guitarists and all two chord heroes

CLON SINN FÉIN WELCOME T.D.

2009-09-15T01:36:00.001+01:00

CLON SINN FÉIN WELCOME T.D. Clonakilty Sinn Féin Cumann last week (1st Sept. 2009) hosted the party’s Louth-based T.D., Arthur Morgan, who is the Sinn Féin Dáil Spokesperson on Finance; Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Social and Community Affairs; Employment and Workers' Rights and his Parliamentary Assistant Kathryn Reilly. On Tuesday, Deputy Morgan held meetings with the officials of the

PASSENGERS DEFIANT AT RURAL BUS MEETING

2009-09-08T01:51:00.000+01:00

PASSENGERS DEFIANT AT RURAL BUS MEETING Over 60 pensioners from the rural outskirts of Clonakilty packed into O’ Donovan’s Hotel last Friday lunchtime where a meeting had been called in relation to the recent announcement that there could a threat to the future of the West Cork Rural Transport scheme. The recent publication of the McCarthy (“An Bórd Snip”) report saw among the many unpopular

PUBLIC MEETING ON "SEA LETTUCE" PROBLEM IN CLONAKILTY BAY

2009-09-05T15:04:00.002+01:00

PACKED PUBLIC MEETING ON SEA LETTUCE PROBLEMby Cionnaith Ó SúilleabháinOver 70 people attended last Thursdays (27th August 2009) open public meeting at O’ Donovan’s Hotel on the topic of the “Sea Lettuce” that has blighted Clonakilty and Ring bays and surrounding coastal areas again this summer. While the meeting was organised by people involved in pleasure fishing to focus attention on the

KEEP THE RURAL BUSES - SCRAP THE MINISTERS CARS

2009-09-03T16:21:00.004+01:00

For information/comment please ring Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin on 086-2202029KEEP THE RURAL BUSES - SCRAP THE MINISTERS CARSClonakilty Sinn Féin Town councillor Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin has welcomed the unanimous support he received at this weeks council meeting which condemned the recommendation in the "An Bórd Snip" report to scrap the successful Rural Transport Programme. And today (Friday 4th),