Burns Night in Ballincollig We Hear on the Grapevine That Plans Are Afoot to Celebrate Burns Night Right Here in Ballincollig
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FREE MUSKERRY NEWS December 2011 www.muskerrynews.biz Vol 10, Issue 1 A peaceful Christmas and prosperous New Year from John O’Leary Autos Blarney Auto Centre Superior Servicing & Repairs carried out to all The Square, Blarney makes of cars, 4x4’s and light commercials 021 4381528 MICHELINTYREAGENT MYLER INDUSTRIAL EST,, WEST VILLAGE, BALLINCOLLIG, CO. CORK. Diagnostic Treat your car to FREE Winter checks Full mechanical checks available for a service at John Lights, Wipers, Tyres, Fluids, Brakes, Tracking, Anti Freeze services incl. all makes & models O'Leary Autos where brakes, clutches, from 1995 - 2009 personal service & suspension, Computerised print satisfaction is timing belts etc outs available guaranteed A peaceful Christmas and prosperous New Year Serving the people of Blarney for 50 years For Booking contact John O’Leary @ 021 4870655 Mob: 087 2915551 Wishing all our customers and friends a peaceful Christmas and New Year Keith HAIRSin eSTUDIOad's Cloghroe, Blarney 021 4381377 Make your Christmas appointment NOW! MASSIVE GHD SALE ALL GHDS REDUCED TO COST PRICE KATY PERRY GHD WAS €159 NOW €110 WITH A FABULOUS BAG PINK GHD WAS WAS €160 NOW €130 WITH FABULOUS ACCESSORIES NEW SCARLET CHRISTMAS SETS FROM €125 20% OFF MORROCON OIL CHRISTMAS SETS €10 voucher with every colour during December Voucher can be used from Jan 1st to Feb 11th Wishing all our friends and customers a happy Christmas and peaceful New Year Blarney DIY & Building Supplies Unit 1, Shean Lower, Blarney (Behind BFS) 021 4516877 Now Stocking KAHRS Timber Flooring De-Icing Salt Prevent freezing pipes this year with a frost catcher 25 Litre Water Gallons PAINT (MIXING ANY COLOUR) TIMBER PLUMBING BLOCKS GENERAL HARDWARE HOUSEHOLD FLOWERS GARDENING SAND GRAVEL CEMENT Energy bulbs €1.50 each or 2 for € 2 Open: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm • Saturday 9am -4pm Page 2 Phone 087 2330398 Muskerry News The January edition of The Muskerry News will be NOW OUR IGHTS published on Friday January 20th and closing date for K Y R .......... submissions is Friday January13th I work a 5-day week, Monday to Friday. THE MUSKERRY NEWS, CHURCH VIEW, BLARNEY, COUNTY CORK What days off will I get at Christmas? PHONE 087 2330398 / 087 2513126 FAX 021 4385030 Christmas Day (25 December), St Stephen’s Day (26 December) [email protected] and New Year’s Day (1 January) are public holidays every year. In 2011 Christmas Day falls on a Sunday and St Stephen's Day falls on a Monday. New Year's Day 2012 falls on a Sunday. There is no specific rule about what happens when a public holiday falls on a weekend. You are not automatically entitled to take the next working day off work. You are entitled to the normal alternative arrangements for public holidays. These are: A paid day off within a month of the public holiday An additional day of annual leave An additional day's pay The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day off. Under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 you may ask your employer, at least 21 days before a public holiday, which of the alternatives will apply to you. Your employer should respond to you at least 14 days before the public holiday. In practice, most employers will give employees Tuesday 27 December and Monday 2 January off in lieu of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day – but it is important to remember that this is not an automatic entitlement. The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has published information about the Christmas public holidays on www.employmentrights.ie. The Salim family pictured with family and friends at their baptism Further Information at The Church of The Resurrection, Blarney last month. Further information on these and other matters is available in complete confidence from your nearest Citizens Information Centre (CIC) including: All welcome to Ballincollig Christmas Market Hollyhill CIC: (Tel: 0761 07 6850): Open Monday to Friday 10.00am – 1pm and 2pm to 4.30pm. The annual Ballincollig Christmas Market will take place on Sunday Blackpool CIC: (Tel: 0761 07 6890): 18th December between 12noon and 5pm. Open Monday to Friday 10.30am – 1.00pm. and The weekly Farmers' Market is being joined by the local Country Tuesday to Thursday 2pm – 4pm. Market for the day and there is plenty of festive activities planned. Mayfield CIC: (Tel: 0761 07 6880): A live crib, proceeds going to Bothar, free kid's craft workshops, Open Monday to Friday 10.00am – 1.00pm, Monday to Thursday 2pm – 4pm and face painting, music, community stalls, handmade crafts Wednesday Evening 7.30pm – 9pm. and a wonderful array Christmas puddings, cakes, Information is also available from the Cork City (North) Citizens Information hampers & goodies, fresh produce & fresh wreaths Service at 0761 07 6850, the Citizens Information Phone Service 0761 07 4000 or and lots more! online at www.citizensinformation.ie It will take place at the Ballincollig Shopping Centre. Please note our extended opening hours and new telephone numbers above. Come & enjoy and shop local this Christmas! A happy and peaceful Christmas to one and all CASEY MOTORS ALDERLAND • WATERLOO • BLARNEY Service & Repair of Cars • Vans • Light Commercials A happy and peaceful A happy and Liam Casey Christmas Phone 021 • 4383456 peaceful Christmas Mobile 087 • 2096018 to one and all Only three minutes from Blarney village.... Take the bridge after the Waterloo Inn, follow the road for 800yds, Casey Motors in behind the first house on your left after the turn up onto the Mallow Road. Muskerry News Email: [email protected] Page 3 Michael O'Mahony, Cumnor Construction, presents the Junior A Hurling League medals to Niall Down, Cloughdubh, at the There will be sadness at Blarney Credit Union when Muskerry Division medal presentation function at the Auld Gemma Field, who has been a loyal staff member for 31 Triangle, Macroom. Included is Pat Malone, Vice Chairman. years, retires later this month. Gemma has been an Picture: Mike English. integral part of the credit union for as long as most people can remember and will be sorely missed by customers and staff alike. Anthony Forde, manager of Blarney Credit Union, spoke December glowingly of Gemma saying, “Gemma has been a very dedicated and loyal member of staff of Blarney Credit Union, for a long treats in number of years. She is always in good humour and this will be missed by members and colleagues alike.” Mackey’s Anne Mollaghan, Gemma’s close friend and neighbour who also worked with Gemma for many years, told The Muskerry News, Blarney “Gemma is one of the most loyal friends you could wish for. She is always ready to help anyone and is the most fabulous singer and It’s a busy month at Mackey’s Blarney who have started a new knitter! Gemma has a great love of Blarney and is looking forward lunch delivery service. Therefore all of you Mackey fans that can’t to getting involved in the Active Retirement group among other get out at lunchtime just call Mackeys before 11am with your order activities. ” and they will deliver to you at lunchtime. No hassles, no queueing Gemma and her husband Pat have just celebrated their 40th just call them on 021 4385261 and they will do the rest. wedding anniversary and are pictured with their grandchildren To thank you all for your custom throughout the year they have Tadhg, Jack, Gráinne, Ella and Pat. The beautiful portrait was an extra special offer on this month. So if you are taking the taken by John Sexton photography in his studio at Birchill, children out for a bite to eat, call to Mackeys and, for every adult Grenagh. John can be contacted on 086 8160455 / 021 4886603 meal purchased during December, one child eats FREE! A. P. Vaughan Recycling Ltd Skips for Hire Every size skip available PLUS MOBILE SKIPS Wishing all our friends and customers a & SKIPO BAGS happy Christmas and peaceful New Year All types of rubbish collected Clean out Houses, Sites, Warehouses etc Man supplied (if needed) Phone Pat @ 087 9339731 Permit No. € WCP CK09 0729/01 30 off all skips for Christmas season (December 9th - January 6th inclusive) Page 4 Phone 087 2330398 Muskerry News Senior Citizen Handyman Service Rugby Star Blackwater Community Connect provides reliable Donncha help at a reduced rate when you have tasks that are too much for most older people but too small O'Callaghan has to hire in a contractor. the Christmas If you need shelves fitted, a leaking tap fixed, hedges cut or your gutters cleaned then read on. Our handyman is Garda spirit Vetted, fully insured and will tackle most jobs around the house 6 year old Darragh Buckley and garden. With winter just around the corner what does your yard and from Blarney meets with garden look like? Sometimes we can put that backbreaking work Rugby Star Donncha on the long finger, putting it off for another day and sometimes O'Callaghan when he visited that day doesn’t come again until the spring. Fallen leaves may Brown Thomas Cork. look attractive on a crisp autumn day but they soon become a hazard when the rain comes. They can cause flooding by Photo: Derbhla Hutchinson blocking drains and gutters and they can also be dangerous underfoot, especially for older people. Now is the time to get those tasks seen to before we settle down for the long winter. Gift vouchers in denominations of €10 & €20 are now available so if you are wondering what to buy for your friends, neighbours, parents or older relatives then why not consider giving a practical gift that will be well received.