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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 . 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 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 , 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.

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Upcoming Plays Community Council

Coach- The Annual General Meeting of the , 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. area to the 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..

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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. The Coachford Festival has donated over €40,000 to charities since the festival first began in 2009. Speaking at the presentation, Patricia Behan of Suicide Aware thanked the organisers of the festival and the generosity of the Coachford People. She told those present that Coachford were one of the first communi- ties to come on board with financial support of Tractor Builders claim second place in All their charity when it was first finding its feet. The Broomhill Tractor Builders competed in the All Ireland Tractor Building Patricia outlined how Suicide Aware are now finals at the National Ploughing Championships. The boys had been busily providing services all over Ireland and have a presence in all the major 3rd level institutions in training for the event and enjoyed a good build and were hoping to retain the the country. title that they won last year. However their superb time of 7.21 was only good enough for second place as the team from Galway completed their build in 7minutes.18 seconds .

Sport Sports News News from from TheThe Bog Bog of theof the Foxy Foxy Woman Woman February 2013 www.coachfordnews.wordpress.com October 2014 Soccer The Coachford Under 18s GAA fundraiser play in the second round of The Chairman of Aghabullogue the Munster Youths Cup GAA, John Barry Murphy is appeal- on Saturday when they take ing to people to support the club and on a very fancied Mallow the County Board by purchasing a United in Carrigadrohid at Cork GAA clubs draw ticket. John 2pm . The Coachford A said “ Aghabullogue GAA is a very team travel to Mayfield to active Football, and take on Village United in club providing excellent coaching and facilities for our underage (U6s through to U18) the second Round of the and adult players. It requires a major investment every year to run and maintain club facili- Munster Junior Cup on ties and we would appreciate your support and help with our fund raising activities. The Saturday at 3pm. The Kil- clubs major source of funding each year is the Cork GAA Club draw and we would appre- lanardrish/Coachford ciate it if parents and adult players would support the club by purchasing a ticket for this Schoolboys team are in draw. Tickets cost €100 with up to €55 going to Aghabullogue GAA club. The prizes are action on Sunday in the excellent ranging from cars to luxury holidays and cash prizes. More information on the Under 14 national Cup draw and prizes can be found onwww.corkgaadraw.ie . We would appreciate your support when they entertain by purchasing a ticket before the first draw which will be held on 30th October. Club Crosshaven at home in membership for 2015, entry into the draw for Inter County match tickets are some of the Carrigadrohid at 10.30am. other benefits of being a member of the draw. Please contact me, any club officer or We wish all three teams the Denis Finnegan Draw Co-coordinator (087 8207353) to purchase your ticket. You can very best of luck.. also buy your ticket online by nominating Aghabullogue GAA as your club at http:// www.corkgaadraw.ie/ . Lotto Aghabullogue footballers win Congratulations to Martin league titles O’Mahony, Aghavrin who The Aghabullogue Minor Football won the Coachford AFC team were crowned East B Minor Lotto Jackpot of €2,400, Football League Champions when earlier this month. The lotto they defeated City side St. Finbarr’s now stands at €1,600. by 1.15 to 3.04. The Under 13 foot- Tickets are on sale in the shops and pubs around the ballers were also successful when village. they defeated Glenville in a goal fest in Blarney in the East A under 13 league Final. The boys scored 9 Coachford Foróige goals and 8 points to Glenville’s 2 The members of Coachford goals and 6 points. Foróige are getting back in action following their sum- mer break and are already preparing for their very first Darts trip to West Cork for a re- The Lee Valley gional disco in December. Winter Darts The 40 member club will be league has be- electing their new committee gun and two over the next few weeks and Coachford the officers will steer the club bars; until June 2015. Last week O’Riordan’s some of the members baked Bar and Breathnachs will be representing Coachford cookies while others enjoyed over the next few months. Breathnachs ’A’ travel to board games and Bingo. Pro- jects for the next few months Millstrreet next Friday to take on Tarrants and are at will also be planned over the home to Mary Ann’s of Macroom the following coming weeks. week. O’Riordans entertain Creedons of Incheegela and An Crois of Killnamartyra over the next two Fri- days.