News from The Bog of the Foxy Woman www.coachfordnews.wordpress.com October 2014 Coachford Market Can You Hear The The Coachford Farmers market takes place this People Sing! Saturday, October 18th from 10.30am to 1.00pm Coachford is preparing for a in the GAA Hall. Home ‘Night at the Musicals’ on produced goodies such Saturday 25th October and as sauces, jams, chut- Sunday 26th October. The neys, cheeses, cakes, show which features some of vegetables and much the best known songs from the more are available hit musicals of Broadway and throughout the morning. the West End takes place in the Fair-trade coffee and tea Coachford GAA hall at 8pm are also available as well each night. This fabulous show is for two nights only and is one not to be missed. The perform- as a second hand book stall. Don’t forget only ers come from across the community and features members of the Coachford Players, Broomhill two more markets be- Vintage club, Church choir, GAA, Soccer Club, Tidy Towns, Parent Association and the Commu- fore Christmas!! Novem- nity Council. The 25 strong choral group will sing and perform musical numbers from Annie, ber 15th and December Sound of Music, Grease, Chess, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Fame. Les Miserables, 42nd Street, Car- 13th . ousel and many more. The proceeds are in aid of the Coachford Christmas Lights Appeal. Drama Festival River Walk Gets Ministerial Blessing The very best of luck to The Coachford Greenway will be officially opened at noon on Friday, October 31st by. Mr. Sean Coach- Sherlock Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for ODA, ford Trade Promotion and North South co-operation. The greenway was completed in June 2014 and Players has become one of the most popular walking routes in the Lee Valley. The Greenway developed who embark by the Inniscarra Lake Tourism Develop- on the ment Company has been used as an access one act point for the international and local fisher- drama man coming to fish along this beautiful festival circuit this Satur- stretch of the River Lee. Eileen Martin, day night when they take chairperson of the group said, “ we are de- to the boards for the lighted that Minister Sherlock is coming to Ballincollig Drama Festi- open our Greenway especially as the venue val. The group will per- is so popular with anglers from overseas and form ‘Faint Voices’ in it is very fitting that the Minister of State for the Pyke Theatre near Foreign Affairs is officiating at the opening.” The Mayor of County Cork, Cllr Alan Coleman the old Church in Ballin- collig. The group have and our World Silver medallist and Olympian, Olive Loughnane will also attend and support the been rehearsing for the opening of the Greenway. last few weeks and have put in a huge effort in preparing for this year’s Pretty in Pink competition. The actors, Congratulations to all who took part in the Breast Cancer Walk organised and sponsored by Mur- Maura Lucey, Louise phy’s Centra Coachford. The weather was kind to the walkers who all enjoyed the beautiful route Lyons, Willie Barrett and around Leemount and raised some much needed funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Eugene o’Sullivan will take part in six festivals; Ballincollig, Kilmallock, Shannon, Cork, Haul- bowline and Rossmore. News News from from The Bog of the Foxy Woman www.coachfordnews.wordpress.comThe Bog of the Foxy Woman October 2014 February 2013 Upcoming Plays Community Council Coach- The Annual General Meeting of the Aghabullogue, Coach- ford Play- ford Rylane Community Council took place last week. Out- ers will going Chairperson, Deirdre O’Donovan thanked her fellow present a officers for all the support during the year and wished the night of new officers the best of luck in their new roles. In her ad- Comedy dress she thanked all those who worked on the Village De- in Breath- sign Statements, The Community Achievement Awards and the Table Quizes. nach’s Bar on Saturday November 8th Outgoing Secretary, Martina Casey outlined the various projects completed during and Sunday November 9th. At 8.00pm the last 12 months and thanked all on the committee for their attendance at the each night. The group will perform meetings and for supporting the workings of the ACR Community Council. At three short plays featuring some new the election of officers, Willie Dennehy, Rylane was elected as Chairperson, Aedh and not so new members and direc- tors. McGinn, Aghabullogue was voted in as Secretary. Brenda Tarrant, Coachford is the new Treasurer and Doug Lucey , Coachford was returned as PRO. The con- Coachford Tidy Towns tinued implementation of the Village Design Statement is a priority for the re- The Coachford Tidy Towns are work- maining few months of the life of the current council,. Willie Dennehy proposed ing towards improving the environ- that the council investigate the possibility of turning the Council into a Limited ment of the area and as the water Company in order to apply for and receive funding in a more timely manner and charges have commenced (whether we to protect the members of the Council. Concern was raised by those present at approve or not) it means many of us the move of responsibility for the area by Cork County Council from the will have to adjust our water usage. Macroom area to the Blarney offices. The council members had a lot of praise for Even if you have your own supply the retired Area Engineer, Faughna O’Driscoll and the Assistant Engineer Conor you should still try and conserve water. Shanahan for the work they carried out in the three villages over the last few It’s better for all of us. Here are some water saving tips: years . It was feared that the move from Macroom may now pose new problems Don’t leave the tap running for the area as the Blarney office is not as familiar with the ACR area as the while brushing your teeth or Macroom one was. New elections to the ACR Community Council are due shaving to take place in April or May of 2015. Avoid using dishwashers and washing machines until they are completely full Fix leaks and dripping taps (A dripping tap can waste up Hair Today— to 40 litres a day) Gone Tomorrow !! Don’t dump your empties Recycle bins are great but if they are A very brave Molly Mangan from Rylane has teamed full when you bring your bottles and up with Stylz Hair Salon in Coachford to donate her cans please don’t leave them in bags by beautiful hair and at the same time raise funds for the the bin. It is unhealthy and unsafe. Rapunzel Foundation. The Rapunzel Foundation is a Take them home with you and try charitable organization that works to improve the lives again in a few days time. Thank you. of those living with hair loss through fund raising as well as through hair raising. Hair is raised through the Rapunzel Foundation’s Ponytail campaign, where peo- ple commit to growing their hair with the view to their hair being sent to help make much needed wigs to im- prove the lives of those living with the hair loss. Molly has volunteered to have her hair cut on November 1st in Stylz Hair Salon. If you would like to support this very brave effort you can sponsor Molly by dropping into Stylz and put your name and donation on the card.. News from The Bog of the Foxy Woman www.coachfordnews.wordpress.com October 2014 Congratulations to Con & Mary Murphy, Direen who were announced as the Munster Winners of the FBD UN Year of Family Faming at the National Ploughing Championships. The awards, run in association with Teagasc and IFA, have an overall prize fund of €25,000 and attracted entrants from all over the country, with judges visiting a shortlist of 25 farms before reaching their decision. Con & Mary will join the other regional winners from Dublin, Sligo and Down and will present their stories at the Women & Agriculture Conference on 22 October in Co Meath. The top award will be announced at the Teagasc/IFA conference in November, where the winner will come away with a grand prize of €5,000. To make the shortlist, entrants had to send in a detailed entry form under the fol- lowing headings: family product and place, community and volun- tary contribution, and coping with challenge. The overall impres- sion by judges upon their visit to the farm was also a factor. The UN 2014 International Year of Family Farming recognises the critical role which the family farm plays in food security, nutrition and sustainable development. The judges were Tim O’Connell from FBD, Katherine O’Leary from the Irish Farmers Journal and John Keating from Teagasc. One of the judges, Katherine O’Leary, Irish Farmer’s Journal said,“You are truly marvellous people with wonderful families. The future of family farming is safe in your hands.” Proceeds from the Festival The 2014 Coachford Autumn Festival raised €8,500 for Suicide Aware and local charities. The organisers of the festival, Broomhill Vin- tage Club presented the cheques in O’Riordan’s Bar, Coachford recently to Suicide Aware (€3,000), Coachford St. Vincent De Paul were presented with a cheque of €1,000 . The club will also donate €1,500 to Coachford Tidy Towns,€500 to the Christmas Lights appeal and €500 worth of equipment to Coachford Foróige. Cheques of €1,000 were also presented to Macroom Hospital and Sullane Haven, Macroom.