Only €3.00 We’ reCK! BA August 2013 Est December 1976 Vol. 36 No. 1 Kinsale & District by Frank Hurley NEWSLETTER twitter.com/kinsalenews www.kinsalenews.com
[email protected] facebook.com/kinsalenews THE ASTRID AT DAWN Picture: Michael Prior Fireworks mark the end of the annual night time Kinsale Covestone Asset Management Sovereigns Cup 2013 St. Patricks Day Maritime Parade. Picture. John Allen David Branigan, Marine Photographer The tall ship Astrid on the rocks near Kinsale after running Kayakers enjoying the heatwave off the Old Head aground on the Sovereign Islands off Kinsale. All 30 crew Facebook/JenConroyPhotography members were rescued safely. Picture. John Allen 64A Main Street, Kinsale Phone/Fax: (021) 477 7898 Ladies, Gents & Children’s Footwear New Season Styles Now in Stock! Open 7 Days Gift Vouchers SUMMER SALE NOW ON UP TO 50% OFF Available 2 KINSALE & DISTRICT NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2013 3 New SuperValu and Primary Care RNLI lifeboats launch to sinking Centre for Kinsale town KINSALE LIONS CYCLE The announcement that Smith’s SuperValu is to open its new tall ship Astrid with 30 people on board store at the Glen, New Road, Kinsale, in 2014 which will include Four RNLI lifeboats were launched on the immediate aid of the sail training vessel were also on scene along with ambulances a Primary Health Care Centre has been warmly welcomed by Wednesday July 24th to a sinking 42 that had got into difficulties on the western and medical crews from Cork. Mayor Tony Cierans. metre Dutch training vessel Astrid, which entrance to Kinsale Harbour. There was a Speaking about the callout Courtmac- SuperValu is due to open the long awaited new 20,000 square had hit rocks inside the Sovereign Islands two metre swell and winds were Force five sherry RNLI Coxswain Sean O’Farrell said, feet store for Kinsale next spring.