LOCAL NEWS
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SARAH AWARDED SPECIAL PRIZE
Sarah O’Connor of The Princess Rooms has scooped the Southern Brides Magazine
Suppliers Award 2008.This award is given for outstanding quality and service and Sarah is
a very deserving recipient. For anyone searching for the perfect dress for the Christmas
season, wedding, debs or just for a special occasion, The Princess Rooms on Harbour Row is
an Alladin’s cave full of stunning gowns to suit all tastes and sizes, along with
shoes and accessories to finish off a beautiful ensemble. Sarah will assist you to choose
the most flattering dress for you from an exclusive range not to be seen anywhere else in
Ireland. And, the 2009 exclusive First Communion range has just arrived and must be
seen!Her gowns were part of a fashion photo shoot high up in the €1 million apartment
in the Elysian Towers recently, testament to the quality of her stock. Viewing of her
stunning collection is by appointment, so give Sarah a call at 021 4201554. Mary
O’Connor
DEATHS: Alexis Keaney, London & Joe Reid Place.
Mary O’Driscoll, Roche’s Terrace & 1 Upper Park. Charlotte Damery, Durban
& Cobh.
“GOSSIP SPICE, WHO’S UP TO WHAT ON GREAT ISLAND”
# Happy 10th Birthday this Friday to Emma Louise Cullinane-Sowter from Mum, Dad, Callum,
Gabrielle, Nan and Granddad, Denise, Kevin and Mairead.
# Happy Birthday also to Sheila Cullinane with all our love from Jim, Kevin, Denise,
Fiona, your grandchildren, Emma, Callum, Gabrielle and daughter-in-law Mairead.
# Thanks to all the family for the wonderful week at home. Special thanks to Ann and Henry
for always making us all so welcome and providing us a second home. Thanks to Nore, Col,
Lily, Helen, Peter and Jane for making the trip from England to Cobh, so we could all be
together. Also thanks to Marcella and Christine for such good company, albeit it was
short. Thank you all and God Bless, Joan Barthel, Canada.
# Micheál Mac Cárthaigh a first class pupil at Gaelscoil Sheáin Uí Éigeartaigh will
be featuring in the Late Late Show Toy Show on Friday 28th November. Beidh Micheál Mac
Cárthaigh dalta scoile i rang a haon i nGaelscoil Sheáin Uí Éigeartaigh ag glacadh
páirte i gclár speisialta den Late Late ar an 28ú Samhain.
# Get Well wishes to Gran Gran Nodlaig Wilson who is recovering from an operation, love
you Gran from Emily, Amy Jo and baby Joe Wilson.
BISHOP STREET DENTAL PRACTICE
Bishop Street Dental Practice is going from strength to strength as it celebrates its 3rd
year of opening this November.Dr. Anthony O’Dowd, Principal Dental Surgeon at Bishop
Street, is overwhelmed by the support of the Cobh people over the last three years.Having
started out as a sole practitioner, Anthony was soon joined by Dr Margot Murphy due to
increased demand for dental services and then further added the services of Dental
Hygienists.
Anthony and Margaret will soon be joined, full time, by Dr Ciara Browne, an experienced
graduate of Cork Dental Hospital. Ciara is returning home to Cork having previously worked
as a general dental practitioner in Edinburgh and County Kildare.The team at Bishop Street
Dental Practice will continue to provide all aspects of general dental care to all new and
existing patients.
CADENZA WOWS AT FOTA HOUSE
Cobh singing sensation “Cadenza” gave a stunning performance to a packed Fota
House on Saturday last.Back by popular demand, Jim Quinlan, Eileen Plummer, Ryan Morgan
and Musical Director, accompanist Alan Carney gave the very appreciative audience a night
of top quality entertainment in the beautiful surroundings of Fota House.
The repertoire ranged from the Beatles, Paul Weller, Swing, Traditional, and Baroque right
through to the big numbers from the Broadway Shows. Unfortunately Brenda Murphy was unable
to perform due to illness, we look forward to her return to the group for their next
concert.
Margaret Martin of Fota Trust said she was delighted to have Cadenza back once again for
this “sell out” event, the proceeds of which will go towards the restoration of
this amazing house.She said the Irish Heritage Trust received a grant from the Government
and an enormous amount of work has been done to date. It is hoped that the project will be
completed in the Spring. Mary O’Connor
COBH CHOIR SINGS ON RTE1
St. Colman’s Chamber Choir, under the baton of Mr Dominic Finn,
Cathedral Choirmaster, provided the sacred music for the Mass on RTE1 on Sunday morning
last.The choir were invited to sing by Fr Liam Lawton who was the celebrant on the day.
They travelled to Dublin on Saturday, staying at Bewley’s Hotel in Newland’s
Cross and travelling to Montrose on Sunday morning.Choir members, Alan Carney and Eileen
Plummer travelled up early on Sunday morning following their concert with Cadenza in Fota
House on the previous night.
The Choir will now begin rehearsing for the busy Christmas season ahead and then for their
forthcoming trips, along with the Cathedral Choir, to London and Rome in 2009. Mary
O’Connor
SANTA COMING TO COBH ON DECEMBER 6
Santa will arrive in Cobh by boat at Kennedy Pier (The Pier Head) at
12 noon on Saturday 6th December. He will then be transported by Motorcycle to the Sirius
Arts Centre where he will meet children in his Grotto from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. A visit to
Santa, including a parcel will cost €5 per child and a photograph printed on the spot
will cost €3.50. Santa will also be in attendance on Saturday 13th from 12.30 pm to
4.30 pm.
This is just one of the many family friendly events happening in Cobh this Christmas.
Visit www.christmasincobh.com for a full listing and look out for the Christmas in Cobh
Event Guide in your post this week.
Altrusans visit St. Mary’s
The Cork Altrusa Club marked World Literacy day by donating a set of
thirty dictionaries to the children in St. Mary’s N.S. On Wednesday last seven
members of the Cork Altursa Club visited St. Mary’s. Among them was Noreen Kelly,
Bishop’s Road, whose idea it was to present the dictionaries to her Alma Mater, St.
Mary’s. A ceremony took place in the school hall attended by pupils and staff. Ms.
Rosemary Moriarty, President, presented the beautifully illustrated dictionaries to the
children. Principal, Mrs. Mary O’Brien, spoke of the invaluable work being done by
the Altrusans in promoting Literacy among children and adults and thanked them for their
generosity.
The children were enthralled by an impromptu history lesson when Noreen Kelly related
memories of her school days in St. Mary’s. She spoke about the Nun’s Walk, the
Cookery Room, the Science Room, the old Cocoa House and O’Reilly’s current buns.
The Altrusans have further plans to have a poetry reading event in the school in the
future.
Springfield Ramblers Coaching Sessions with Nottingham Forest Coach
On Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November Springfield Ramblers ran a coaches education
seminar using Nottingham Forest Academy coach Jonathan Pepper. This seminar was arranged
by John Coughlan with the help and approval of Nottingham Forest Academy Director Nick
Marshall.The sessions covered a wide variety of topics and Coach Jonathan Pepper provided
excellent drills and ideas for the coaches present.
His expert work with the players proved extremely helpful and all the players taking part
expressed their thanks to an excellent coach after the sessions.
Jonathan Pepper thanked all coaches and stated that the players and coaches were operating
at a very high level and he enjoyed working with the club and hoped to come back in the
New Year.These sessions would not be possible without the help of certain people and the
club would like to thank the following: Patrick O'Shea of the Commodore Hotel who provided
the accommodation for the Coach, Ned O'Donovan and Cobh Ramblers for the use of
St.Colman's Park, Nick Marshall and Nottingham Forest for providing the coach and paying
for his air travel, local contact John Coughlan for arranging the sessions and finally
Jonathan Pepper who provided excellent coaching and advice during his trip. A.
O’Donovan
COBH HOCKEY CLUB
No games last weekend for either team but the previous Wednesday
night saw the Div 4 travel to Harlequin Park to take on Mallow in a replay of their
abandoned game. This was a hard fought game and Cobh showed great strength in coming away
with full points. They opened the scoring when a long ball up from defence saw Joyce
Roberts race on to it and just touch the ball home past the diving goalkeeper. Mallow
however equalised when their hard hitting sweeper came up for a short corner and although
Cobh's goalie got a touch to it the force sent it into the net. Cobh however kept up the
pressure and they made it 2-1 when Mairead Kearney was on hand to fire home from short
range. The latter part of the game saw Mallow being awarded several short corners but
Cobh's defence kept them out to see them take the game.
The Club would like to thank all those who supported them in their recent Table Quiz in
Cobh GAA which was a resounding success and beyond our expectations. Particular thanks to
Jim Cronin, Quizmaster, Brian Daly who set the questions and to Therese O'Donovan and also
Brian who had the onerous task of marking the answers. Thanks to Cobh GAA and Thomas
Hennessy and to all Club members who sponsored the many prizes for the raffle and brought
food and also thanks to Mark Donnachie. C. Stack