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‘Are you jazzing?’ 40,000 will throng Cork for weekend By Lorcan Mac Muiris news@thecorknews.ie
Up to €20 million is expected to flow into Cork City’s economy over the course of what promises to be a monumental Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. This year’s festival, which begins tonight (Friday), is widely expected to be the busiest in years and local hotels, B&Bs and restaurants have reported that they’re almost completely booked out. The added boon at the end of one of the busiest summers in years for the city has set traders and merchants up with a sense of optimism about the remaining months of 2014 and a good reason to look forward to 2015. Many hotels around the city have had their busiest year since before the country slipped into the claws of the recession. The Gresham Metropole on MacCurtain
Street - traditionally an epicentre of ‘The Jazz’ - is almost completely booked out, with “very limited availability” across its 112 bedrooms for Friday and for Sunday, according to Sales Manager Des Donnelly. Speaking to The Cork News Mr Donnelly said the hotel’s staff are “working away up to the last moment to ensure that everything goes smoothly for the punters and our guests”. The Metropole’s general manager Roger Russell told The Cork News that the festival is expected to be “even busier this year...people have started booking earlier, which is a very good sign.” Cork Airport has also reported a big bump in numbers, and almost 30,000 passengers are expected to pass through over the four days. The city is traditionally in a buoyant mood ahead of the Jazz Weekend, but this year has seen such a positive upswing in the hospitality sector that the sense
of excitement has been even more palpable than usual. “Overall business has been superb” said the Clarion’s Raymond Kelleher. “We’ve had sales increases that we haven’t seen since 2007.” As well as 40,000 extra customers, the city’s establishments will throw open their doors to more than 1000 musicians, both home grown and international, and the vast majority of their performances will be free of charge. There will be something to suit every taste and the festival has been designed to appeal to jazz newbies every bit as much as it will appeal to jazz purists. Recent years have seen an expansion beyond the genre as the rising tide for the bank holiday weekend lifts all musical boats; nonjazz acts such as The Frank And Walters, for instance, are a highlight of this year’s offering. continued on page 4
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he Jazz is here again! Whether you’re a jazz purist, a blues boffin, or a soul surgeon - or even if you don’t like any of the above - you can’t fail but be energised by the buzz which has been growing around Cork for the last few days as we face into the last big hullabaloo before we bridge the gap between now and Christmas. Sure, the evenings are a little darker and sure, the mornings are too. The temparatures may be dropping, and it may drizzle a little more than it did just a fortnight or two ago, but what better excuse to throw on your gladdest glad-rags, dust off that trendy coat it’s been too warm to wear all summer, and put your best foot forward as the hip cat you were born to be? It’s not all about the jazz this weekend, of course. Just mostly. There’s plenty to take your mind off minor sevenths and flat fifths, and the festival will provide enough to suit every taste. If you’re determined to stay as far as way from the madding crowd as possible - and we know there are some of you who prefer not to venture outdoors while the moving and grooving is going on - then might we recommend that you sit back and relax with this week’s edition of The Cork News? Especially if you are, or if you know, someone of comparitively advanced years, as this week we’re proud to present our Older & Wiser special feature, concentrating on money matters and the vast possibilities of the internet. And, in the midst of the good advice and a particularly interesting story about the power of new technology in old hands, George Hook himself delivers some concise and plain-spoken ruminations on the process of ageing and what it’s meant to him personally. It’s not for the faint hearted! Dr Magoo is back for this week as well, dispensing her sage (if sometimes somewhat risqué) advice to readers who’ve submitted their questions and problems, and you’ll have more than one opportunity to get something for nothing in the competitions and special offers scattered throughout our pages. Where, exactly? Well, you’ll just have to read to find out! As always, enjoy!
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Trevor Woods pictured taking part in the Skibbereen Charity Adventure Race (SCAR) Photograph by Emma Jervis Photography.
A mother’s message for the October Bank Holiday By Maria Tracey maria@thecorknews.ie
The mother of a young man killed in a crash in Cork five years ago this weekend has pleaded with motorists to drive safely, and not to become another statistic. Brendan Donnelly, 24, died on October 26th 2009 along with his friend Lee Salkeld, 26, when the car in which they were travelling was hit by another vehicle. The two friends and their partners where on their way to Cork Airport when the crash occurred just outside Castlemartyr. The driver of the other car was found guilty of dangerous driving causing
their deaths and sentenced to five years in jail. Brendan’s mother Christina appealed for motorists to “not drink and drive or take drugs and drive” over the Bank Holiday Weekend. “My today could be someone else’s tomorrow and I don’t want that,” she said. “There are far too many crosses on the side of the road and far too many young lives have been taken so unnecessarily. Nobody, unless you go through it, will understand what a family goes through when they bury their son or daughter… you are not meant to bury your children.” For the past four years, Christina has been running a campaign, Brendan’s Law, to make
“My heart is broken for my son, but I am his voice.” amendments to current drink driving legislation. “I have seen changes, both for the good and for the bad, and an awful lot of work has gone into road safety,” she said. “However, there are
still so many innocent lives being lost on our roads. When you lose someone you love like this, for the first two years you’re numb and in the third and fourth the reality hits. Those years are harder than the first two as you realise your child is not coming back to you. You never think it’ll happen to you, but when it does, you are then so aware of what happens on our roads.” Christina added: “I know the way Brendan felt when someone else lost their life in tragic circumstances and he would truly want something good to come out of the loss of his life. It’s been very hard, my heart is broken for my son, but I am his voice.”
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The Jazz is such a boost to Cork’s economy that it will also lift the fortunes of surrounding areas, with guest numbers in outlying towns from Midleton to Bandon benefiting from the city’s overflow. Kinsale, a natural destination for the October Bank Holiday Weekend
in its own right, has developed a fringe festival which has garnered an enviable reputation and is also expecting a bumper weekend to round out the summer. Adding to the good mood, the weather has been forecast to be just right for the weekend: not too hot, not too cold, and - surprisingly - likely to remain dry until Sunday, when showers are expected.
Notes of caution have been sounded, naturally, ahead of the festivities: Gardaí have warned that they will be out in force, both on foot and on the roads, and will adopt a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to speeding and drink driving in an effort to keep the county as safe as possible. Though the weekend, historically, is overwhelmingly trou-
ble free, an increased presence on the streets of Cork will ensure the safety of both the city’s residents and the tens of thousands of visitors who will become honorary Leesiders between today and next Monday. For more information on this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival visit guinnessjazzfestival.com.
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Water campaigners vow to continue Changes at Irish Water will not defuse opposition to charges, a local Cork councillor has said. Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan stated that any changes to “management and structures of Irish Water” will fail to dampen the “opposition to water charges, water metering and privatisation of the public water supply”. While there have been indications that homeowners will now pay a flat charge for their water usage until 2016, Cllr
Tynan said there has been a “lot of mucking around the issue”: “We stand firm, we just want the company to be dissolved and bring water back under local authorities. Then we can sit down and chart the way forward,” he said. Cllr Tynan said he believes water charges - with the first bills due through people’s letter boxes in January - are the “straw that broke the camel’s back”. The Anti Austerity Alliance is continuing its We
“Water charges are the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
Won’t Pay campaign tomorrow, Saturday, with a protest due to assemble at Connolly Hall from 2pm. A protest by Right2Water, a citizens’ campaign supported by trade unions Unite, Mandate, the CPSU and OPATSI, as well as by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, the Anti Austerity Alliance and the Workers’ Party, taking place on Saturday, November 1st from Grand Parade at 2pm, is expected to draw sevearl thousand, organisers have said.
Cork’s Lord Mayor has hailed the county’s hospitality, food and landscape as “particular strengths” in a high-profile keynote speech in China on tourism in Cork. Mary Shields told the Wuxi International Sister Cities Forum that “tourism development is an important pillar of economic growth” and as such “must play a central role in growth strategies”. Hailing Cork’s strengths,
Cllr Shields added that Pulses of Tradition is expected to be brought to Wuxi in 2015 and that the proposed development of the National Diaspora Centre by Cork City Council would “celebrate both the millions of Irish people who have made a contribution in other countries and also the many people from foreign countries who have settled in Ireland and made a contribution to its society”.
Medical ‘anguish’ for Cork’s elderly Almost 5,000 medical cards have been slashed in Cork city in one year, according to figures released to Fianna Fáil. The party stated that over 1,300 of these cards were for those over 70 years of age. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin stated that cuts to medical cards have had a “major impact on people’s lives in
all parts of the city”. “We now have clear evidence of the scale of the cuts,” he said. “I am dealing with cases every week of people having their cards withdrawn and then being denied their cards again on appeal. It is astonishing that thousands of families are still enduring so much anguish.”
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Sheahan to ‘tackle’ conference Former Ireland and Munster hooker Frankie Sheahan is to speak at An Post’s GrowMyBusiness Conference. The managing director of Front Row and founder of the Pendulum Summit will be joining news anchor Colette Fitzpatrick, awardwinning copy writer Robert Hayes-McCoy, and Joanne Lawlor from the Timberland Cork store at the event on Wednesday, November 5th at the Clarion Hotel. “Be ready for whatever the future brings is a strong message at the conference,” said Mr Sheahan. “The speakers at The GrowMyBusiness conference from An Post will ensure that invaluable insights and real, practical ideas are brought to the fore. I hope that the experiences I share on the day will be useful in boosting the sales, expand-
Castlemartyr is resort of the year It’s a hole in one for the Castlemartyr Resort, the Golf Resort of the Year. The east Cork five-star hotel received the honour at the Irish Golf Awards in Westport. The resort’s 18 hole, par 72 course was created by designer Ron Kirby, who’s also behind Dromoland Castle,
Old Head Kinsale and Mount Juliet. General manager at Castlemartyr Resort Cathal Lynch said: “We are all passionate about what we do at Castlemartyr Resort, and very proud of our golf course, so winning this award is a great testament to that passion and pride.”
Classic horrors at Triskel A triple bill of iconic 80s horror movies are coming to the Triskel this Halloween. Twisted Celluloid returns on Friday, October 31st, beginning with screenings of Friday the
13th at 7pm, A Nightmare on Elm Street at 9pm and Child’s Play at 11pm. Tickets are €15 for all three, regular prices apply for individual screenings.
Blind-tasting fundraiser Liam Sheehan, An Post; Fiona Heffernan, An Post and former Munster and Ireland Rugby Pro Frankie Sheahan at the launch of An Post’s annual ‘Grow My Business’ conference. Picture by: Maxwells.
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A dinner with a difference is to take place at The River Lee Hotel next week with a blind tasting. The event is in aid of Corkbased charity Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind on Thursday, October 30th at 7pm and
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100 jobs for Ballincollig Over 100 jobs have been created in Ballincollig with the opening of a new Tesco store. Olympic athlete Derval O’Rourke will officially open the store today, Friday, at 10.30am, which will see 104 new jobs for the town. O’Rourke will then lead a Treadmilling for Temple Street fund-raiser, which will see her running on an in-
store treadmill to support Temple Street; Tesco Ireland’s new charity of the year. In addition, as part of the new Tesco Community Fund, three local charities - Ballincollig Gymnastics Club, Ballincollig Vintage Club and Ballincollig Tidy Towns - will be in attendance having been nominated locally.
Competition winner Congratulations to Cooper, owned by Paula Lees, who won the cutest pet accolade in the face of incredibly cute competition on our Facebook page in association with Pet Essentials on Crosshaven Road in Carriagaline. Paula will be given a €50 voucher to treat Cooper like royalty at Pet Essentials. We can’t give it to Cooper himself because we’re told he can’t be trusted to invest it wisely. You can see Cooper and runners up Kenzie,
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Winter is well and truly upon us once the clocks go back. All of a sudden the evenings are darker and, even though the reset is designed to give us just a little bit more light in the mornings, that won’t last too long. Soon those early starts will follow suit and once again most of us will be getting out of bed in the murky gloom of twilight, and then - worse still - in the dark. Most computers and phones, even older models, will reset themselves automatically but inevitably a cadre of people will arrive to work on Tuesday morning, frantically trying to compensate for being late after a long weekend of revelry, only to discover that they didn’t wind back the hands on the clock in the kitchen, or poke at the little “hour” button on the clock in their car and that in fact it’s only 8am, not 9am. Do not be one of those people. Much rarer, but more entertaining still, are the folks who move their clock in the wrong direction, putting themselves two hours out
Keane’s Jewellers and Celia Holman Lee reminding us to put our clocks and watches back by 1 hour. Picture by: Liam Burke/Press 22.
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The Cork News wins big at national web awards The online edition of The Cork News, thecorknews.ie, has won the 2014 Realex Fire Web Award for best online publication, beating competition which included several national newspapers. The Cork News is the first Cork publication ever to have won the prestigious accolade. The awards, which are open to any website in the country, are held annually “to recognise people who do great things on the web.” Overall, the ‘best online publication’ category featured ten finalists. Other categories included ‘online-only publication’, ‘radio website’, ‘sports website’, ‘eduction and third level’, ‘entertainment website’ and more. More than 500 websites were shortlisted by dozens of independent judges across 32 categories. “It’s fantastic to have all
of our hard work and perseverence honoured in this way, particularly in light of the stiff competition from other excellent online publications” said Daniel Carey, Managing Director of The Cork News; “We are particularly grateful to the team at Pride Design, whose creativity, exceptional design and technical expertise ensured that the digital edition of The Cork News shone through.” “We’re delighted that The Cork News website has won the ‘Best Online Publication’ award” said the site’s designer Sinéad Wallace of Pride Design - who were themselves shortlisted for the ‘best web agency’ award and have been producers of five award-winning websites in the past. “To have beaten national publications like The Irish
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Hook uncorked As MC at Google's Silver Surfer awards, George Hook is proud of how some older people have developed a mastery of the Internet that could put their grandchildren to shame. george@thecorknews.ie
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reland is going to hell in a hand basket as callow politicians are failing to live up to their responsibilities in their frantic need to get elected. There is a generation of Irish men and women who made this country by dint of their application of what are now seen as redundant principles. Living within one’s means; saving for the rainy day; or giving a fair day’s work in return for a fair day’s pay are considered out of date and old-fashioned. This week, I was reminded of the great strengths of that generation. I saw their ability to adapt, their unwillingness to give in and above all an astonishing faith in the future, which was inspiring. As regular readers of this column know, I am very strong in my belief that being involved with young people is the only antidote to ageing badly. Sometimes, however, one needs a reality check. It’s good to see how my co-pensioners are doing. I got it in spades, when I was master of ceremonies at the Google Silver Surfer Awards with Age Action last Monday. You would be forgiven for thinking that the event, in Google’s multi-coloured hip Dublin headquarters, was all about technology. It was anything but. It was about fun, about living, about communicating with family and friends; it was about a passionate love of hobbies, about curiosity and learning. It was about living. It was a day spent in the company of inspiring people in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s who are living life to the full, and using technology to do so. Among them was John Walsh (99) who cycled 153 miles from Clonmel to Knock at the age of 93. With that determination it was no surprise that he has embraced technology to write his memoirs and research his family
“The awards challenge the public perception that older people cannot use new technology and there is nothing online for them.”
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tree. Trudy Nealon (70) took to new technology like a duck to water, using her computer to organise the finances and database of the busy Portlaoise Active Retirement Club, as well as producing CDs of photos from trips and making a DVD of the club’s history. Paddy Crean (85) explained how he used software to translate written scores into music for members of his Wicklow Male Voice Choir who cannot read music, so that they can rehearse new material at home. Cork was well represented among the winners and finalists. Millstreet’s Sean Radley won an award for his work with millstreet.ie and the local community TV stations LTV and LTV2. A group of volunteers from Eli Lilly
Pharmaceuticals in Dunderrow shared the award for IT tutors. Finding free computer classes in Ballinrobe six years ago changed Averil Staunton’s life. Once she mastered the computer, she embraced digital technology. Her passion for history led her to set up the very successful historicalballinrobe. com website which is now networked with the National Museum of Ireland. Along the way she cracked photo editing, designing and creating historical calendars and now hosts three social media pages: Ballinrobe Active Retirement, Ballinrobe Chronicle and Harry Clarke Stained Glass. Due to the volumes of interest in her website Avrill wrote
a history of her town in 2013 called Ballinrobe – Aspects of a Visual History, which is 109 pages long and contains 150 illustrations. Her second book, Harry Clarke’s Liquid Light – St Mary’s Church, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo has just been published to celebrate the church’s 150th anniversary. The awards challenge the public perception that older people cannot use new technology and there is nothing online for them. Too often “new technology” is presented as “young people’s technology”. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, new technology can have even greater benefits for some older people, especially those with disabilities and those without transport.
From banking and paying bills to shopping and remaining in contact with family and friends, new technology has much to offer older people. But the real winners on Monday were not in the room when the awards were being presented. In fact, they were not even in the Google building. Some 70% of over-65s in Ireland are not currently online. The real winners of this week’s awards are people who, having read about the award winners and how they use technology to improve their lives, will decide to take the plunge and sign up for a computer class. If you, or an older person in your life, would like to learn how to use a computer, sign up for one of Age Action’s computer training classes which are held in
locations across Cork city and county. The classes are taught on a one-to-one basis, ensuring that people learn at their own pace. And, like Monday’s awards, they are a lot of fun. To book your class contact Julie Oates at 021 4536556 or 087 1956026. So much is dependent on the availability of broadband across the country. The Minister for Communications, Alex White, has reiterated the government’s commitment to the roll-out of a service that will connect every corner of the country. Most of us are cynical but this does seem like a reality. It will mean a whole new lifestyle for young and old, and the spectre of loneliness and fear could be banished forever for the older amongst us.
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Investment in Cork green projects
Over 90 projects across Cork, including an ‘edible plants trail’ initiative in Kinsale and rainwater harvesting in Mallow, have been selected for a government grant scheme to promote sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at a local level. The
projects are being co-funded through the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund, with close to €400,000 being provided by the Department of the Environment and a similar amount by the local authorities. Overall, both Cork city and county are receiving €76,846 in funding
from local authorities in conjuction with the department’s funding. Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs Seán Sherlock stated the fund is supporting projects “right across the length of Cork”. The initiative will futher push Cork’s green credentials,
highlighting the enormous range and forward-thinking nature of environmental projects in the Rebel County and showing how they can be used to promote localities and benefit the community. For instance, the rainwater harvesting system for Mallow Tidy Towns will be used to
water plants, saving on water charges, and the Kinsale Edible Walks initiative will oversee the use of edible plants in public areas to raise awareness of range of edible plants all around us and of Kinsale as a food-producing town. “This scheme is an important contributor to local,
small scale environmental projects,” said Minister Seán Sherlock. “Nearly 100 environmental projects in County Cork are being funded through this year’s scheme, and this will help Cork communities to make a real difference to their local environment.”
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€275 million spent online in Cork every year
Dr Rebecca Gardiner, a UCC medical graduate, is to undertake vital cancer research thanks to a prestigious fellowship. Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland is to sponsor the Cork Cancer Research Centre’s Medical Fellowship 2014, which operates for a period of three years as a joint programme with University
Research on online spending habits has revealed that Corkonians spend of €275 million online every year and account for 11.3% of online goods in Ireland. That works out to an average of just over €700 spent online per person in the county. Clothing was found to be the most popular product bought by Cork people when shopping online, with total of about €130,714 in total being spent online on clothes every day of the year here. The Parcel Motel survey of over 6,000 online shoppers has revealed that over €2.4billion is spent a year online by Irish men and women on goods ranging from clothes to electronics to books, music and movies, furniture, antiques and collectibles and ‘adult toys’. This research has discovered a range of different eCommerce spending trends in Ireland, with consumers citing convenience and cheaper prices as the main reasons they shop online.
College Cork, Cork University Hospital and Copenhagen University Hospital. The CCRC Fellowship financially supports a medical graduate working with the CCRC to undertake research work at the college. Dr Gardiner was chosen from over 50 applications for this year’s CCRC Fellowship.
Pawsitive thinking Animal lovers are being encouraged to bring their families - including their pets - to a novel experience at Cork’s drive-in cinema. Movie Junction in Carrigtwohill is looking to raise money and awareness for two Cork animal rescue centres, Glansillagh Animal Rescue in Glanmire and Community Cats Network, Midleton. The former is to receive €4 from every ticket sold for the screenings of Alex-
ander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at 6.45pm and Ninja Turtles at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 30th, and the latter will receive the same from screenings of Alexander at 6.45pm and The Book Of Life at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 1st. €25 tickets can be purchased from moviejunction. ie/nowshowing.html with €15 going directly to the charities.
How do Corkonians spend their money online? • Clothing (€47.7 million) • Consumer electronics (€44.8 million) • Household items (€18 million) • Cork accounts for 11% of Ireland’s total annual online footwear spend of €139.5 million. • Over €14 million is spent online on sportswear in Cork every year, with an annual average spend of €41.17 per person.
• Cork accounts for over 12% of online ‘adult toy’ sales out of the nation’s total spend of €13 million. • Cork accounts for more than 13% of Ireland’s total cosmetic expenditure (€12 million). • Cork has an annual average online spend of over €17.7 million on mobile phones and accessories.
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Bin your bra for charity
Man ‘flu is real, say doctors By Nick Bramhill Men are frequently ridiculed by the womenfolk when they complain of being at ‘death’s door’ when in reality - according to the girls - they have nothing more than a common cold. But ‘man ‘flu’ is a genuine condition and exists because men have weaker immune systems than their female counterparts, and that’s a scientific fact. A new study by experts at
Harvard University has found that men’s lower oestrogen means they are more likely to succumb to pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. The study found that increased resistance to bacterial pneumonia in female rodents was linked to an enzyme which is activated by the release of oestrogen. The team hopes this knowledge could now be used to enhance resistance to common and serious lung infections and to prevent ‘flu developing into more serious pneumonia.
Four of Cork’s female sports stars have binned their bras to raise awareness for the Marie Keating Cancer Foundation. players GemCamogie ma O’Connor and Lynda O’Connell, ladies footballer Doireann O’Sullivan and Cork City FC’s Barbara O’Connell are getting behind the Ryan’s SuperValusponsored Bin Your Bra campaign at three of its Cork stores to raise awareness of breast cancer. Backed by the Marie Keating Foundation and The Girls Club Cancer Support Centre, bins will be placed at Ryan’s SuperValu stores in Togher today, Friday; in Grange on Tuesday, October 28th and Glanmire on Wednesday, October 29th where customers can bring their old bras. The charity will receive €1 for every bra collected. Ryan’s SuperValu owner Liam Ryan outlined that one of his local shoppers, Glanmire’s Ann Dowley Spillane, set up The Girls Club and “has been doing amazing work supporting people with various types of cancer
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e just did the maths there after having our second child. It seems like we will have to give up one of our annual ski trips to pay for the creche. Is there any way to get around this? I can’t stand the Irish winter.
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recommend you take a bow. Forty years living with the one person. Of course you’re Italian, so you’ve probably been about as faithful as a rabbit in a Viagra factory. Still though, fair play. The Cork Jazz Festival is on this weekend. There was a time when you had to pay a cover charge just to get into the pubs. It was to cover the ‘jazz’. That turned out to be the barman’s uncle Gerry playing the spoons. You will still find live music in a lot of the pubs. That means only one thing – a group of women in their sixties dancing too sexy to When the Saints go Marching In. Of course you won’t be able to resist making a pass at them on the way to the jacks. Go on, ya dog!
“I don’t know what all the fuss is about Love/Hate. It’s hardly news to Cork people that Dublin is full of scumbags.”
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’mere. The hour is going back this weekend. Does that mean I get an hour more or an hour less in bed on Sunday? I can never figure that one out. Eoin, Glanmire.
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am writing this reply very slowly, because I don’t want you to get left behind. You will get an extra hour in bed. After which you will probably get up and put your shoes on before your pants, you big eejit. (Although you are probably rated as some kind of genius out in Glanmire. No offence.) As we know, the hour goes back at this time so that it’s a bit brighter for farmers in the morning. We don’t want them driving around in the dark trying to figure out new ways to get handouts from the government. Only messing. Sure half my family are farmers from north Cork; I give them lashings of soap every Christmas. Not that they’d be caught using it.
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Call goes out for charities
Nearly half of drivers try to avoid parallel parking
UCC Students’ Union are seeking applications from charities wanting to take part in its annual R&G week, with registration now online for the first time. Tens of thousands of euro are raised by students every year in the Raise & Give (R&G) event and while most of the fundraising was confined to the R&G Week in recent years, this year UCC SU wants to extend fundraising for the chosen charities throughout the entire year. Any charity that wishes to be considered as a UCC R&G charity can apply via bit.ly/ uccRAG before Friday, October 31st. Mark Stanton, UCC Students’ Union president, said “given the huge levels of passion and energy among students”, this is a great opportunity for any charity to get involved with some of the most enthusiastic fundraisers they will ever encounter”.
In contrast to the nearly 90% of Cork drivers who claimed in a recent survey to be ‘good’ or ‘very good’ when it comes to parallel parking, just under half say they’ll drive past a space if it would require them to carry out the manoeuvre, while 74% say they prefer to drive straight into a parking space than faff about with the complexities of getting the job done right. At least part of this is down to the fact that there is no parking examination in the driving test; a situation 93% of people surveyed said must change. As Cork’s traffic gets more and more congested and parking spaces in the city are more at a premium, keeping a close eye on who parks where - and when - is vital to planning traffic management into the future. One misplaced car, one blocked exit or entrance, one lane of traffic fouled up can set a chain of stops and starts in motion which can
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eventually completely clog up the city centre, especially as we rely on so many bridges and one-way systems. Half the drivers surveyed by easytrip.ie tend more towards on-street car parking, though multi-storey car parks such as Q-Park are
making good ground, and are the parking location of choice for just over 40% of motorists. A scant 4% are regular users of underground car parking facilities. ‘Cost’ and ‘running out of change’ are the two big factors which keep people away
from multi-storey car parking, which is a shame as multi storeys are one of the best solutions to congestion. Simon Madden of Q-Park says the drive is now towards lowering prices and saving money for commuters, especially in the run-up to Christmas: “Cork
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Halloween road safety
Better safe than sorry this bank holiday As we face into another bank holiday weekend, the message from An Garda Síochána, as always, is slow down. And, as the inclement weather and frankly chilly temperatures of the past few days have shown, Summer is well and truly over. For motorists who are still adjusting, this can create problems. The evenings and mornings are darker, and the roads are not only wetter but, as usual at this time of year, coated with slick, slippery decaying
leaves. Grease, grime, spray and dirt will obscure your vision, making it tougher to see everything you need to see. Combine each of those factors with bank holiday revelry and you have a recipe for potential disaster - particularly around Cork City, where tens of thousands of jazz (and party) lovers will throng streets and roads, both in cars and on foot. The city isn’t the only traffic hot-spot this weekend by a long shot: large volumes
of traffic will be on the move right around the county as people take advantage of their last chance to really let their hair down before Christmas. Gardaí will have a heightened presence on roads around County Cork, and will be spot-checking motorists, and their cars, to make sure they’re up to scratch. Speed traps will be commonplace, and as always there will be an absolutely zero-tolerance approach to drink driving. There
will also be a clampdown on illegal parking in Cork, especially as the added traffic will make driving around the city tough enough as it is. Remember to allow for extra time to reach your destinations, especially on Friday and Monday and particularly if you have to drive through the city, and beware of the trap of driving “the morning after”: Chances are that if you feel hungover or groggy you’re still over the limit, so don’t risk it.
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Curvy model and make-up artist Katie Higgins, 24, lives in Montenotte. She's involved with the #stopbodyshaming campaign. “The alarm goes off at 2am for the days I’ve Ireland AM and 7am for work days - with a 7.30am and 8am snooze! I look at the appointment book, put on the make-up and uniform and head out the door. There are times I’ll be running down Patrick’s Street with no make-up on and my hood up! Some mornings I’ll hit Educogym - I haven’t been in four weeks but I’m coming back with a vengeance and I’ll have a protein drink there. I might also have eggs for breakfast or, if I’m in a rush, there’s something in the fridge ready to go. I try to get to the gym three times a week. At the moment everything is mad and manic, but sure I’m mad myself! Running my own business, Ritzy Nails and Beauty, has taken time to get used to, as you have to put in all the hours that God gives. But I genuinely love my job, or else what would be the point? I’ve always been a big girl, and was never the most confident. Everything really started when I was doing make-up for The Girls’ Club, a cancer support group, and I was asked to take part in a Curvy Girls Fashion Show. At the time, I was working in Susan Ryan’s, and was sitting in the salon one day, looking out at the rain, and I knew I had to do something different. I wrote down London, Dublin and Melbourne on three pieces of paper, threw them into a basket, and Melbourne came out three times so I booked my flights! After doing that, I thought, ‘if you can’t get up on stage, how are you going to survive in Australia on your own?’ so I entered the show. I modelled for Tempted and, when I was in Australia, the Face of Tempted came up. Being up against these tall, gorgeous girls, I never thought they’d pick little auld 5’2” me. I came home in April and two weeks later I got a phone-call that I was into the final. I was
“Being up against these tall, gorgeous girls, I never thought they’d pick little auld 5’2” me.”
stunned. Through that show I met Vicki Mooney, who contacted me about being in the country’s first plus-size modelling agency. When Vicki asked me to model Curvy Kate Lingerie, I wasn’t sure at first. The other models were size 12, and tall, so I was really going to stand out. I talked to my mother and she said ‘go for it’ so I did and I got a call again to model Curvy Kate swimwear. Then a few months ago, one of the girls asked would I be interested in going nude for a campaign to make people feel confident in their bodies. I said ‘yes’… I had done lingerie and swimwear, so I’m nearly in the nude anyway! We had an absolute ball on the shoot but it was also emotional. Some people look at that photograph and say ‘there’re 11 big women’ and nothing beyond that. Nobody knows anybody else’s story.
We see all the time these keyboard warriors that think it’s okay to tell somebody that they’re fat or ugly. I don’t like bringing it up but I was assaulted at Christmas for being a bigger woman. I went out with friends, feeling fabulous, and a guy spat whiskey in my face. I was very upset but I’m lucky that I’m secure in my-
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confident person, and while I’m very ‘what you see, is what you get’, I’ve had to learn to accept my body and my curves. I work out but I’m never going to be a small woman, that’s genetics. But I can be healthy and happy. When a person starts accepting themselves, it gives them a push. It’s about gaining a bit
of confidence. I’ve had a lot of knocks, and changed that negativity into positivity. It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a journey. Two years ago I’d never have gone up on stage so being on national television in my lingerie has taken a lot. There’s been such positivity about the campaign. I want to be an inspiration for younger women, who can look at me and say ‘that girl isn’t a size six but she’s doing well’. I’m living proof that nothing is impossible. As (thankfully) I’m busy at the moment, I try and meet up with friends for lunch if I can, either at Market Lane or Clancy’s for a bowl of soup. Home time can vary. When I do get home, I love cooking dinner. Lots of stir-fries. I can’t sleep before a show, as I get so excited. There’s also a sense that I need to be awake, especially with Ireland AM, so usually I head off to bed, and wake up a few hours earlier to pack my bag. I need to learn how to drive. I did the theory test at 17 and failed it, so maybe that threw me off. I’m an only child and my family have chauffeured me around for years, so I blame them! My grandfather worked for 50 years and when he retired he used to pick me up and bring me to work. My grandmother wanted to get him out of the house! When I opened my own salon it had to come to an end, but he’s now saying I made him redundant! I’m mad about my family and we’re all very close. Especially from working in The Girls’ Club, I’m a firm believer that life’s too short. Being in there puts everything into perspective and if you put everyone’s problems into a pile, you wouldn’t be long taking your own back. I know I get cranky, but I tell myself things could be a lot worse. You have to enjoy things, be positive, and follow your dreams, because life is too short.”
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Join the Nanathon A fundraiser for a local artist suffering from a rare disorder that, if untreated, will mean she’ll be left unable to walk, takes place this weekend. Nan McSweeney-Bailey, a Camden Palace Hotel resident artist and board member is fighting Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue condition that affects one in 5,000. The symptoms include kinking of the vertebral arteries and twisting of the brainstem and spinal cord. Nan is currently undergoing treatment to improve her condition in Washington, DC. Camden Palace Hotel is holding a Nanathon Day tomorrow, Saturday, from 4pm with live music, theatre, performance, food, fashion and an art sale of work from over 30 visual artists, to help contribute towards the $60,000 (€47,960) that’s needed for Nan’s neurosurgery. There will also be a pop-up charity shop and a performance from the girls of Suadela Bellydance.
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Kilavullen resident Jason Roche takes advantage of the village’s new broadband connection. Picture by: Darragh Kane
Killavullen finally gets online The tiny village of Killavullen, perched on a bend of the Blackwater in north Cork, has celebrated a milestone following years of campaigning to bring broadband to its residents. “We have been fighting to try and get this problem fixed for years” says Killavullen resident Jason Roche, who bought an X-Box and new wide screen TV last Christmas for online gaming and has been unable to use them since, instead abandoning them in the corner of his
bedroom. “We confronted internet providers about the problem, set up a Facebook campaign and lobbied local TDs who attended meetings and said they would look into it, however nothing ever happened. We’ve been unable to use all of the services offered by the Internet, such as emailing, working from home, Skype, online shopping, online gaming, Netflix and so on.” Smarter Dynamics CEO Denis Collins, who also lives in the area, took mat-
ters into his own hands by arranging with Cork-based ISP Nova Broadband to establish a wireless broadband infrastructure in the village, bypassing phone lines and bringing Killavullen into the 21st century. The initiative was very much a community effort: Killavullen residents supplied Nova Broadband with GPS co-ordinates for interested households and Nova’s network engineers designed a new network for the area, while two local landowners kindly gave permis-
sion for their property to be used. Nova are also providing free broadband to Killavullen Community Centre following a vote on which location in the village would most benefit from a free connection. “Killavullen Community Council are delighted to have been chosen for the Nova Broadband connection” said local councillor Marion Regan. “This means that a wide range of day and night classes can now be held. It also means that we can offer full meeting room services.”
A leading data management company is to invest over €2m in Innovation Labs in Cork and across Ireland. Asystec will also have labs in Limerick, Dublin and Belfast to support the company’s extensive growth in data analytics, security and IT Transformation divisions. “The Innovation Labs will provide a unique ‘thinking factory’ style experience for Asystec clients, enabling
critical and creative offsite thinking to achieve innovation in the use and exploitation of big data, data analysis and strategic business development,” said Les Byrne, cofounder and managing director of Asystec. The company will be recruiting from around Cork in the coming 18 months to grow its team of data scientists, security analysts and big data architects.
Frightful fundraiser A charity fancy dress party is to be held in a suitably spooky Cork venue on a suitably spooky night next week. The fundraiser in aid of the Cork Counselling Centre will be at the City Gaol on Friday, October 31st, at 7.30pm. A strictly over21s event, the ticket price of €35 includes beer, wine, soft drinks and nibbles along with prizes for best cos-
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The owner of a north Cork rescue centre has made an emotional appeal for people to neuter their dogs, as the charity is left caring for a litter of eight puppies found dumped at the side of the road. Pauline O’Mahony of Pauline’s Rescue stated these type of situations are “never ending”. “That’s the heartbreaking thing, there is no light at the end of the tunnel,” she said. The Lurcher mix puppies, aged around five weeks, were found by a Charleville man near his driveway. “He was just coming home, saw a box, and luckily enough he looked into it. If the puppies hadn’t been discovered,
some of them would have definitely died, suffocating underneath the others,” said Ms O’Mahony. “It’s worrying because there’s no improvement. I’d have imagined that in 2014, people would be a little bit more conscientious but owners still aren’t neutering their dogs and that’s exactly why we have this litter of puppies. “We’re also worried about the mother, as she’s probably in poor condition after having eight puppies, and also she’ll come into pup again and will have another litter and they’ll probably end up the same way.” Ms O’Mahony stated that the neutering campaign needs
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Some Cork homeowners could be hit with a hike of up to €360 in two years time on their Local Property Tax (LPT), with a provision in legislation for a revaluation of properties in 2016. Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the government must take the opportunity with the Finance Bill to scrap the proposed revaluation process that requires the homeowner to make a selfassessed declaration of their property value on November 1st, 2016. Since the May 2013 valuation, residential property prices have risen significantly, with new figures from the Central Statistics Office revealing that, at a national level, prices have increased by 15% in the year to September. “Even if there is a slowing in the current rate of growth in property prices, it is likely that the next valuation date will see homeowners having to revise the valuation basis for their property tax declaration by 20% or more. For
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Marketeers sought for Douglas Dear Editor, Douglas Christmas Community Market 2014 is on the lookout again for creative crafters, bakers, artists, etc. to take part in the market. The Christmas market has been held in the bustling
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Call of the clan for Cork’s Mulcahys A Lorcan, The Official Mulcahy Clan of Ireland is currently looking for enthusiastic and interested Mulcahys to get involved. Established in 2010, The Mulcahy Clan Society has been working tirelessly to build a membership base as
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iPads ‘born again’ with Oxfam Christmas art is on the cards A renowned north Cork textile artist is to release her annual Christmas card range for Breakthrough Cancer Research. Fiona Turley’s bespoke range of 10 Christmas cards will be launched at Gallery Crafts in Kilworth on Sunday, November 2nd, and will be available in-store and online from breakthroughcancerresearch.ie.
Orla Dolan, fundraising director for Breakthrough Cancer Research outlined for the past 10 years, Ms Turley has been providing them with “stunning designs free-ofcharge”. “Over the years, Fiona has helped us raise a staggering €220,000 which goes directly towards innovative research work into new treatments for cancer,” she said.
Cork’s Oxfam bookshop has added iPads to its refurbished computer range, as a cost friendly solution for those looking to surf the web. Priced at €299, the ‘Born Again’ iPads have been fully restored and tested. Deputy shop manager at Oxfam’s Cork shop on French Church Street Olivia Flynn stated: “Our Born Again range proves that you can make significant savings when buying a tablet, laptop or desktop without compromising on quality. “There is no reason to buy brand new when you can buy Born Again. All iPads and computers are in excellent condition – stripped of old data, professionally refurbished then tested and installed with the relevant software so they are ready to use.” The sale of each Born Again iPad, laptop or desktop also contributes to Oxfam’s
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other people,” Seán said to The Cork News. “For instance John Walsh, originally from Clonmel, is 99. At the age of 93 he cycled from Clonmel to Knock. An amazing man. Just one of many!” “A lot of people - older people especially - say ‘the internet is beyond me and I’d never cope’” he continued, “and there are so many people who said they’d
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24 October 2014
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Like the majority of people nationwide, Thomas Maye from Cork ignored his hearing loss for many years before seeking any help. When Thomas Maye wasn’t flying up and down the coast with Irish Helicopters, he was spinning discs in his role as disc jockey at youth discos. “I was with Irish Helicopters for 13 and a half years in the 1980’s and 1990’s, going up and down the coast to the oil rigs and fish farms and with the Search and Rescue. Most of the time we just wore an ordinary headset, which wasn’t worth tuppence but in those days you would just get on with it. It was the same time when I was DJ throughout the 60’s and 70’s and 80’s. You wouldn’t wear the headset half the time and the music was blaring. The louder it was the better. Everyone was out dancing and enjoying themselves and you didn’t even know how loud it was,” Thomas recalled. Thomas remembers his late wife, Josephine, remarking on how loud the television was as far back as 13 years ago but it was nine years before he addressed the problem. In
the meantime he became an expert at covering up. “I was vice-chairman of the southern region of the Active Retired group and assistant secretary of my own local group. I was also chairman of the local GAA Club and president and captain of the Mahon Golf Club so I was at a lot of meetings and I was finding it difficult to hear what was going on. I would study people’s lips but I used to get embarrassed because sometimes I would be asked a question and I would say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or nod my head and I would be worried that I might have said the wrong thing. I remember one night I was out at dinner with a party of eight and I was chatting to the man who was sitting beside me but there were people across the table who started speaking to me and I couldn’t hear what they were saying. I was trying to nod and smile when someone else was nodding and smiling but I hadn’t a clue what was
happening,” he confessed. Even on the golf course, Thomas came up with techniques to disguise his hearing loss. “If there was three of us going out, I would have to get into the middle to know what the other two were talking about,” he said. One evening he ended up sitting beside Danny Hartnett, the manager of Hidden Hearing, Cork, at a dinner party. They got chatting and he agreed to go for a hearing test. “He put in a set of hearing aids and walked around Cork City with me. I couldn’t believe the difference. He stood me inside the Olde English Market where people are buzzing around all the time and walked in a circle around me, about three or four feet away from me, and I was able to hear him even when he was behind my back. Before that I had to be looking at a person straight in the face or leaning over to try and hear them. The hearing aids have made a big
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I think about sex all the time, and because of erectile dysfunction I can do nothing about it. Nowadays I remember amazing nights of passion with various girlfriends in the past. I find it a great way of getting to sleep. When I meet women I lusted after in my youth, I am staggered by how ugly they are and wonder how I could possibly have been interested in them. Conversely, I get really upset when I meet women whom I worshipped from afar who now tell me that they fancied me in the old days.
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My short-term memory is shot to bits. I cannot remember what I did yesterday but can still recite all twelve finalists in the Olympic 1,500 metres of 1956. Anyway the old days were better, so I am glad that I can recall them.
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When I see my grandchildren misbehave, I yearn for the days of corporal punishment. The “naughty step” is a lot of BS and I wish my children would be stricter with their kids.
I have an irrational fear of ending my days in nursing home surrounded by uncaring nurses. The appalling vista of some stranger stuffing cold rice pudding down my throat fills me with dread. Increasingly, I am becoming a fan of euthanasia. I want to leave this life on my terms and on a day of my choosing.
For the first time in half a century I am having doubts about Fine Gael. I had such high hopes that they would cure the economic depredations of Fianna Fáil and end the nepotism and cronyism that was part of Dev’s party. Instead they’ve just continued in the same way. For the first time ever, I may not vote in the next general election.
“First Time Buyers Syndrome” annoys me intensely. Why does everybody think that saving for a deposit of 20% on a house is so unfair? The culture of entitlement pervades the nation. It will only get worse as politicians promise anything to get elected. As Nikita Khrushchev said, “politicians will promise to build a bridge, where there is not even a river.” I am becoming increasingly xenophobic in my old age. I am probably being unfair but I think we got our immigration policy hopelessly wrong. I am fine with free movement within the EU but allowing people to come here as “students” to fake colleges is a scandal that is now beyond repair.
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I think the teachers, successive Ministers for Education and the Department of Education have ruined the system. Kids are leaving school who cannot do mental arithmetic, spell or punctuate. The result is that the universities are dumbing down their degrees and awarding more first class honours than ever before in an effort to pretend that all is well. The rest of the world is not buying it, and Irish universities are slipping ever further down the ranking lists.
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Finally, I despair of the sport that dominated my life. Rugby can now only be played giants who inhabit the gym every day. The game is too dangerous for young people and amateur adults to play. It is doomed to become a TV spectacle with a tiny number of professional gladiators. The fun and the friendships of the old game will be lost forever.
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24 October 2014
Budget 2015 didn’t upset the “silver vote” By Fiachra O’Mahony
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udget Day seems to have lost a lot of its aura over the years. There was a time when people watched or listened with great interest, calculators at the ready, and spent hours if not days debating the outcome. Invariably there were several surprises on the day. In recent years a combination of strategic leaks, kite flying and government coalition partners trying to get one up on each other has meant that the vast majority of announcements are known in advance, so budget day no longer attracts the same level of interest or anticipation. For accounting and tax professionals like me, much concentration and attention is focused on the subsequent finance bill and finance act, which is where the technical issues arise, rather than what is essentially now merely a PR opportunity for government. Occasionally on budget day governments can sleepwalk into a PR fiasco, such
the medical card cutbacks of 2008, but with an eye to the general election in early 2016, Budget 2015 was never going to upset the voting classes - especially the socalled ‘silver vote’ - with such an own goal. This year’s budget was essentially neutral, with minor gains for most and no real significant changes except perhaps for the self employed and entrepreneurs, who may feel a bit unloved and out in the cold. For the “older and wiser” the main issues were as follows: - 25% bonus on the old age pension to be paid in December this year. - Tax credit of 20% on water charges subject to a maximum of €100 (20% of €500 water charge) granted in the following tax year. Given that your first water charges will be in 2015, this won’t take effect until 2016. Those who don’t pay tax will receive their benefit through their household benefits package. - USC rates have been reduced from 2% to 1.5% and from 4% to 3.5%. USC bands have also been increased so the lower band is
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now €12,012, while the next band goes up to €17,576 before going to 7%. For those who hold a medical card or are over 70 earning less than €60,000 the USC rate is capped at 3.5%. - The temporary pension levy introduced in 2011 for 2 years at 0.6%, but increased and extended to 0.75%, is to be reduced to 0.15% for 2015 and finally abolished for 2016. - The higher rate of tax has been reduced from 41% to 40%. - The standard rate tax band has been increased from €32,800 to €33,800. - Increases in both the justice and health budgets should see more gardaí being recruited to tackle crime, and some of the many shortcomings in our health system addressed. There were no changes to Capital Acquisitions Tax (gift and inheritance tax) so those trying to plan for the next generation and review potential inheritance liabilities can do so without any impact from the budget. The rise in the exchequer receipts from capital acquisitions suggests
that many don’t plan that far ahead, and with property values depressed but rising now is an opportune time to review and plan. As with most things in life, when it comes to Capital Acquisition Tax, the old mantra “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” is very relevant! A brief summary of the main planning opportunities are as follows: - Thresholds are €225,000 for children, €30,150 for direct relatives and €15,075 for all others, use them wisely and in full if possible. - There is an annual small gift allowance of €3,000 per person. Many elderly couples with cash use this relief to gift €6,000 (€3,000 from each) to their children, sonsor daughters-in-law, grandchildren and others if they wish. - A life policy can be taken out to specifically pay inheritance tax and not form part of the inheritance. - Under certain circumstances businesses, including agricultural land and assets, can transfer to the next generation at significantly reduced values.
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Where there’s a will there’s a way By Richard Irwin Making a will ensures your assets go to the people you want to receive them and can play a huge part in your own peace of mind. If you don’t make a will the State will decide where your worldly goods will go. You may not agree with this and your assets could end up with relatives you hardly even know (or like!) and, what’s worse, there might be a considerable windfall for the taxman. A well-made will eliminates uncertainty about what will happen to your assets after your death. You have no obligation to leave anything to anyone in particular - with a few exceptions. The most significant is the legal right share of the spouse. If there are no children, your spouse is entitled to one half of your estate. If there are children, your spouse is en-
titled one third of the estate Another exception is when a testator (the maker of the will) has failed to make proper provision for a child in accordance with their means. Children with a disability are protected in this way. Remember that some members of our society will never have full legal capacity before the law - for instance children born with Downs syndrome - and their protection is very important. One thing to remember is that your will does not take effect until after you die. You can change it at any time, and you are under no obligation to preserve any of your assets if you don’t want to. If you feel like it, you can go to the Bahamas and squander the lot! However, if you’d prefer to leave something for your loved ones than to live like a hedonist in the sun, you may be want to minimise how much money they’ll have to pay in inheritance tax. Gifts between spouses are
exempt from inheritance tax, so anything you leave to your spouse will not be eaten into by inheritance tax. Provided no previous gift has been made, children or a minor child of a deceased child can receive gifts up to €225,000 free of inheritance tax too. Lineal ancestors and descendants, brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces can receive gifts up to €30,150 free of inheritance tax, and any other beneficiary can receive up to €15,075 free of inheritance tax. Once you pass those limits, any sum is taxed at 33%, with a few exemptions - it’s best to ask your lawyer about these as they’ll depend on your circumstances. When you’re making a will, don’t get too hung up on the details. Go to your solicitor with a general idea of what you want and you can iron it out between you. Richard Irwin is a partner at Irwin, Kilcullen & Co, 56 Grand Parade, Cork.
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Walk, on Paul Street, is a veritable temple to trendy, comfy, quality shoes. Lorcan MacMuiris grabs a few minutes with Holly and Fiona Breen to talk about what it’s like to think on your feet. “These women really, really, really like shoes” I think to myself not long after I sit down to talk business with them. I wonder if I’m being misogynist, but I’m sitting with Fiona and Holly Breen and they assure me that I’m quite right. Women do love shoes, but perhaps not all to the extent of this well-synchroised mother-and-daughter pair. Loving footwear is one thing, but actually being a connoiseur is another. They are experts. I find myself caught off guard by the occasional technical term (it has been approximately 31 years since I heard the word “last” used in relation to a shoe or a boot, for instance) and drawn
into the wonderful world of soles, uppers, laces, aglets and leather by their sheer enthusiasm, not just for shoes and boots and all things soleful, but for their family business and even for its location, smack dab in the middle of Cork looking out over Rory Gallagher Square. “We opened in the jaws of the recession!” Fiona tells me proudly. “And we were sort of an anti-emigration effort. These guys came back from Australia to do it...” she gestures to Holly and her partner Barry, who’s industriously doing something shoe-related at the back of the room, “so we did it in reverse.”
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Above: L-R Holly, Fiona and Joe Breen and Barry Dwyer at WALK Shoes, Paul Street. Previous page: Holly Breen (right) with fashion blogger and shoe fanatic Holly Walsh Pictures by: Diane Cusack
Holly and Barry had been working in the construction industry (she’s an architectural technician by training) and, by her own admission, didn’t quite understand how bad things had actually become here. “We wanted to come home, so we had to think of a new career. We had to think of something new if we wanted to do that, and that’s when we started the shoe shop.” “At the time there were several other shoe shops in the area” her mother continues - over the course of our chat they way they swap back and forth in the middle of sentences becomes more and more impressive - “so we just thought that a kind of a niche market was there for shoes, and I think we’ve been proved right. We have a really good, loyal customer base that kept us in business, and we’re extremely grateful to them. We just realised, looking around, that there were very large British chains in town doing very well, and they do quite ordinary shoes, so we wanted to do something slightly different to that...” “...a little bit quirky, a little bit handmade, and I think providing quite a bit of quality” Holly continues, “I think in a recession people were more interested in a pair that was going to last...” “...and as one lady said to us, ‘you spend half your life on your feet and half of it in
bed, so you need a good pair of shoes and a good bed’ and I think that’s right” says Fiona. “You can wear a cheap t-shirt and that’s fine but your feet need to be comfortable. We’re only really interested in shoes that people will wear and that people will keep. It’s the most satisfying thing when a customer comes back to us and says ‘I haven’t taken them off my feet’”. They both beam with delight at the notion and look approvingly at their own feet. Fiona is wearing a pair of 27-year-old shoes, the colour of burnished bronze and cracked like cooling lava. They’re ridiculously hip. They clearly know what they’re on about, and they practice what they preach. The family had traded at these premises before, as Red Square. As soon as they mention the name a wave of nostalgia washes over me and I look out the first-floor window at the adorable little gothlets still clinging to the last shreds of counterculture outside on the square. Once they littered Paul Street in considerable profusion but their numbers have declined and besides, today is a school day. 15-year-old me would probably have been vaguely gothsome, if the trend had existed back then. 15-yearold me definitely shopped in Red Square - it was a vintage clothing utopia - and in fact 37-year-old me may
“I’ve always had a passion for shoes...when I was in college I’d buy a pair on Monday then live on beans and toast for the week.” even have the last ragged remains of a Red Square t-shirt from that era bunged into the back of a drawer in my parents’ house somewhere, but there’s no time for nostalgia. Lots has changed, and now Walk is a busy, trendy, extremely popular shoe shop (for women only now, sadly, which means I’ll have to get the Doc Marten’s I’ve suddenly decided I desperately need from somewhere else) which has watched others come and
go - mostly go - since they opened their doors in 2009. Their passion for footwear has clearly had no small part to play in that. “I’ve always had a thing for shoes” Holly tells me. “When I was in college and I had even a little money on Monday morning I’d go and I’d buy another pair. And then I’d live on beans and toast for the week. Shoes and handbags... we’re all obsessed with them in our house.” “They become old friends” Fiona agrees. “I still have shoes from the eighties...” “...and my Auntie Catherine has a pair she’s had since I was born!” Holly giggles. Walk started off with just one brand, the ever-reliable Birkenstocks. Now they carry eighteen, all of which meet high standards and strict criteria (among the most important are that they’re well made and that they look great), sourced from all over the world. They’re the country’s second-largest suppliers of Doc Marten’s - “97% brand recognition” Holly pronounces when the conversation swings around to them; “just like a Coca-Cola bottle” her mother adds in yet another seamless transition. If not for the different timbres of their voices I could easily be fooled into thinking I was just talking to one person. “They’ve got a very good quality product, at a good price, that lasts.”
The same could be said for Walk itself, I think. I mention that Docs have astonishing consistency in their favour and say that the standard black ‘Doc’ hasn’t changed since the eighties and they both scrunch their faces up a little. “Well...the silhouette has changed slightly” says Holly. “There’s been a slimming down of the profile” says Fiona. I am way out of my depth and decide not to say anything else about shoes. I’m here to learn. Luckily, chatting to the Breens is like a masterclass. I found out that they literally travel the world in search of shoes and I get the low-down on the Doc Marten’s mothership in London which, intriguingly, is actually very small. Only a few dozen people are involved in manufacturing the iconic boots and shoes, although their showroom in Camden is much bigger and “so cool...really cool!” I also learn that Uggs aren’t, as I had presumed, a clever bigbusiness ploy to sell groovy shoes to well-off surfer kids and trustafarians; the very first Uggs in the world were made from scratch by a surfer because he didn’t like having cold feet, and his friends demanded pairs of their own, and it all took off from there. I’m bombarded with nugget after nugget of shoe-related fact. It’s fascinating. I’m not surprised then, to
learn that they’ve gone from being a shoe shop to a shoe business, astutely using the Internet to sell nationally and abroad. 50% of their online trade now comes from abroad, and in fact their site’s very first customer was from New Zealand. When someone from literally the other side of the world is buying shoes from Paul Street, you know something is going right. They’re constantly on the lookout for new ideas, too, and bemoan the fact that shoe making is a dead - or at least very terminally ill - art in Ireland as they’d love to stock quality Irish shoes if only they could source them. Soon they’ll start stocking bags too - “they go hand in hand” after all. “Survive and adapt!” says Fiona. “Survive and adapt!” agrees Holly. This dynamic pair are a great example of what a genuine verve and passion for business and for a product can do, and as I leave I have another look at the shoes, boots and sandals on display, this time with a new appreciation. I’m still clueless when it comes to anything remotely fashionable, but these sole traders have definitely given me a new perspective on something I used to take for granted. The net result? I want a new pair of shoes, and if you visit Walk as well, I have a funny feeling you will too.
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Chef Brendan Cashman’s Cauliflower Soup and Rouille Master Chef Brendan Cashman of Huguenot has given us his recipe for delicious, hearty, warming, perfect-forwinter cauliflower soup with thick, rich rouille. Serve with warm crusty bread for the perfect rainy-day lunch.
Cauliflower soup: • Cauliflower (head and leaves) • Chicken or vegetable stock cubes • Lemons • Onions • Garlic • Cream • Milk • Olive Oil • Butter • Bouqet garni: bay, thyme, parsley • Spice pouch: heat up star anis, coriander seeds and fennel seeds and tie in a muslin bag. Method: 1. In a large pot heat olive oil and butter 2. Add sliced onions and
chopped garlic, season with salt and white pepper and cover with a cartouche. Cook slowly until onions have dissolved, don’t let them brown. 3. Prepare cauliflower florets and add three to pot with stock cubes - do not colour. 4. In a separate pot, barely cover cauliflower leaves with water and bring to the boil, then remove from heat and let sit for an hour. 5. Roast garlic by removing loose skin. Season and drizzle with olive oil and roast for 45 minutes to one hour at 175 C. 6. Add spice pouch, bouquet garni and roast garlic. 7. Add cauliflower leaf liquor to the cauliflower, onions, etc. 8. Bring to boil, ensuring florets are cooked through, then blitz and pass, adding milk, cream and lemon juice until correct consistency is achieved.
Rouille Makes 300ml (10fl oz) Ingredients: • 25g (1 oz) slice of white old bread • Water • 3 garlic cloves • 1 egg yolk • 250ml (8fl oz) olive oil • ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper Method 1. Soak the bread in a little water, squeeze out excess water 2. Put in a food processor or blender, add the garlic, cayenne and egg yolk 3. Blend until smooth; while the processor is running slowly add the olive oil until you have a smooth, thick, mayonnaise-like mixture. Taste and season.
There is some excellent value to be had from Bordeaux, and the Mouton Cadet range of wines have a red and a white that will make the chilly winter evenings a little cosier for fans of good French wines. Mouton Cadet was created by Baron Philippe de Rothschild; ‘cadet’ was used to indicate that it was ‘the youngest son in the family’. The range is one of Bordeaux’s most successful exports, enormously popular in its native France and all over the world. Close examination of the label reveals a little quote by Baron Rothschild. Roughly translated it says “Wine: it is born, then it lives, but die it does not, in man it lives on.” When the French get poetic about their wines, you’re guaranteed a good tipple. Access to the fruits of some excellent appellations makes the Mouton Cadet range, with its solid pedigree and careful blending, arguably the premier affordable Bordeaux wine on the market. Mouton Cadet Rouge, now €11.99 A gorgeous wine, with 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, beautifully blended. Notes of blueberry, morello cherry and blackcurrant make this old world wine a welcome pairing partner with a good meal, or savour a glass on its own.
Mouton Cadet Blanc, now €11.99 The Bordeaux white is a massive hit, made from a combination of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle grapes grown in the Entre-Deux-Mers region in the south of Bordeaux. It’s complex and elegant, with an array of flavours including citrus, white blossom and nice little touch of minerality on the finish.
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Get your juice on As darker, colder, wetter weather rolls in, several factors come into play which can make your health take a turn for the worse. Cold, damp air from outside can be a godsend for bugs when it mixes with the warmth of your home, especially as fires are lit and central heating is switched on. Less sunlight means less vitamin D, and forcing yourself out of
bed on a dark morning creates stress, which can lower your immunity too. People squeezing together in damp clothes in busy pubs can allow colds and sniffles to spread like wildfire. One of your best lines of defence is fruit, and there’s no better way to start your day than with the concentrated, power-packed refreshment of fruit juice, preferably home
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Lights, Christmas, Action! If you’re looking for something a little out of the ordinary for this year’s office Christmas party, why not turn your festive occasion into a night at the Oscars? You can combine all the glitz and glamour of the red carpet with the convivial atmosphere and winter warmth of Christmas at the new look Midleton Park Hotel. The hotel is hosting Oscar-themed party nights on Friday 5th, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of December. You’ll arrive at the hotel to be greeted celeb-style by a reporter and a cameraman, before beginning your evening with a Hollywood Fizz Reception. Guests will then be ushered into the Midleton Park Hotel’s sumptuous Jameson Suite for a magnificent four-course dinner. Between each course you’ll be
entertained by one of Hollywood’s finest actors as the Oscar nominations are announced, with all the appropriate pomp and aplomb! After the meal, each guest will receive an Oscar Award of their own before settling in to dance the night away with the Midleton Park Hotel’s Hollywood DJ. Tickets for this glitzy, glamorous, fabulous festive affair are €39 per person and the hotel also offers a brilliant overnight package for only €69 per person sharing - just in case you don’t feel like taking the limo home afterwards! The price includes breakfast the following morning. To book your tickets contact the new look Midleton Park Hotel on 021 4635 100 or email amy@midletonpark. com.
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Sometimes going natural is best... with furniture, that is! From gorgeous woods to fabulous cottons, ‘back to nature’ materials create a subtle yet elegant look. Here is how you can re-create it in your home.
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1) Maine round table and four chairs. Caseys, €899 down from €1,349. 2) Beveledge walnut and ash table lamp, beveledge.ie, €150. 3) PS Gullholmen rocking chair in banana fibre, Ikea, €50. 4) Pebble knit 100% cotton throw, Meadows & Byrne, €69.95. 5) Helen James Considered seagrass basket, Dunnes Stores, €20. 6) T&G Hevea cook-book stand, Brown Thomas, €30. 7) Jennifer Slattery’s six-set of 100% Irish linen napkins, Kilkenny Stores, €87.95.
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Love Halloween but not so keen on the ‘horrifying’ decorations that go with it? Then cast an eye over these Halloween-inspired finds!
Black ‘Deco’ Large Lamp from Galway Living. Debenhams, €199 Autumn pumpkin wreath. Carraig Donn,€49.95
The Cat the Crow and the Butterfly by Irish artist Caroline Donohue. Graphic Studio Gallery, €280 unframed
Skull Cork Pin Board, notonthehighstreet. com, €16
Jo Malone London Dark Amber & Ginger Lily Home candle. Brown Thomas, €62
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DFS at Ideal Home Show Free tickets for the Ideal Home Show are available from DFS Cork, next to Mahon Point. One of the highlights of the event, running at the RDS this weekend, will be the DFS
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Hop to it Decorate a child’s room with these stylish bunny bookends from Marks & Spencer, priced €27.
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Storage solution This cone-shaped felt holder hangs from hooks and wardrobes and can be used for storing small appliances and objects. Handy for keeping track of items like mobile phones, chargers, keys, pens, odds and ends. It’s priced €19.90 from greybax.de.
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It’s the #littlethings The #littlethings initiative highlights that everyone experiences difficult times in our lives, and that simple little things that can make a big difference to how we feel. Little things like keeping active, talking about your problems, looking out for and doing things with others, eating healthily, staying in touch with friends and family, drinking less and sleeping more. Gerry Raleigh, director of the HSE National Office of Suicide Prevention stated: “We know that when people share their real experiences about how they steered through life’s storms, it gives others a sense of hope. Talking about what’s wrong, what helped, and about how others supported them – can help others to find the little things that will help them.”
For more information see facebook.com/littlethingshub and yourmentalhealth.ie. Meawhile community mental health organisation GROW, which helps people who may be suffering from any mental health or emotional difficulties, holds weekly meetings around Cork, providing a free support network for positive mental health within a safe, non-judgemental environment. Participants learn how to overcome negative thoughts and behaviours and how to take control of their mental health to make positive changes to their lives. If you are in need of support or would like further information, call 1890 474 474 or 021 4277520 from Wednesday to Friday, 9am-2pm, or visit grow.ie.
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in the winning family! The Elf on the Shelf is Santa’s special scout from the North Pole who helps Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice list. Keeeping a watchful eye for good behaviour during the daytime, and relaying the children’s special messages to Santa Claus once they’ve fallen asleep at night - but only if they’ve been good that day!
Mummies and daddies ought to visit elfontheshelf. ie to find out a little more or to find your very own elf, but naturally there are some secrets about the elf ’s job they won’t be able to tell the kids - and vice versa. This will be the first Christmas for the brand new Kingsley, and the staff are staying on the nice list by delivering the highest standards of luxury and service.
Be in with a chance of experiencing The Kingsley by answering this question: We all know Santa’s factory is at the North Pole, but he’s thought to have a summer home in Lapland. In which country is Lapland? E-mail your answers, along with your name, address and telephone number to comp@thecorkews.ie. To find out more about The Kingsley Hotel visit thekingsley.ie.
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ROG backs kitchen kids initiative A s new research reveals kids are unable to identify vegetables commonly found in the kitchen, Cork parents are being urged to address this concern and cook with their child at dinnertime. Recent research undertaken by Ben’s Beginners indicated that 30% of children under seven years could not identify a red pepper and 85% could not correctly name a leek. Nine out of 10 children can identify broccoli but only 58% can correctly identify courgettes. Just a third of children surveyed knew
what chips are made from, or could identify what animal ham comes from. The research also found that four in five parents surveyed believe that being able to cook sets their child up for life, however in practice only 14% of children prepare evening meals. Parents cite time pressure as the key barrier to getting their children more involved in the kitchen. Dad-of-five and Munster Rugby legend Ronan O’Gara stressed that good nutrition “played a crucially important role” in his sporting career. “Now as parent, I place huge importance in cooking
healthy meals for my kids, but at the end of the day it is about being sensible,” he said. “I don’t have the skill or inspiration of a professional chef, but I do have recipes in my back pocket that I know my family love.” To help families get cooking, a cooking contest to inspire families to create a child-friendly rice recipe is underway at facebook.com/ UncleBensIreland. All those who enter are in with the opportunity to win a €5,000 prize for their family along with a €10,000 donation for their children’s school to fund a healthy initiative.
Pictured at the launch of Ben’s Beginners are dad of five and Ireland and Munster Rugby legend Ronan O’Gara, Bailey Wilson (aged 6) and Aoife O’Brien (aged 6). Picture by: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
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Along came a spider… This gem-encrusted spider ring from Accessorize (€8.90) is opulent, glamorous, and just a little creepy: perfect for Halloween parties.
Swoon This Carrie Bradshaw-inspired Alisa skirt (€200) is available from coast-stores.com. Pair it with this Iridesa top (€110) to complete the show-stopping look.
City Style Pictured: Ludvig Wallskog What I’m wearing: Jacket:Energy (Stockholm) Pants: Jack & Jones Shoes: Sneaky Steve (Stockholm) Top: Penneys Photo: Rob Lamb
Time to sparkle Snatch up this sequin dress (€29) and glitter Mary-Jane shoes (€18) from Penney’s for a perfect party look.
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For the weekend that’s in it, we took inspiration from the style and attitude of the jazz age and looked at how to channel the looks of two musical greats… Bille Holiday
Frank Sinatra
Go for floral hair accessories, strands of pearls and beautiful gowns.
Get into the swing of things by channeling Frank Sinatra’s style, with a statement hat a key accessory for the look. Rose corsage hair clip. Claire’s Accessories, €7.95
Jeff Banks dark grey wool dogtooth trilby. Debenhams, €42
Pearl curb chain. Penneys, €5
Purple jacket. TK Maxx, €69.99 Carvela Kurt Geiger ‘Glance’ cut-out detail boot. Brown Thomas, €150 For a chic, occasion look try this black lace overlay bandeau pencil dress. River Island, €80
Add a heritage polish to your looks with these Dylan Wingcap Oxford shoes from Grenson. Brown Thomas, €265
Animal print tie. Zara, €25.95
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Mascara topper & liner by Catrice in Dazzling Dark. Penney’s, €4.49
They’re Real! Push-Up Liner from Benefit. Debenhams, €25
Line up If you like stunning eyes, make liner your signature look this season with feathery flicks or a feline cat-eye. Here are some of our finds for a perfect party look. Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Liquid Eyeliner. Boots, €28.50
Barry M Bold Waterproof Eyeliner in blue. Boots, €5.99
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vault Enter the Shu Uemura drawing pencil in Metallic Purple. Brown Thomas, €21
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, NARS Cosmetics has launched The Vault, a limited edition set of 10 lipsticks and 10 nail polishes. Perfect for any make-up lover. Brown Thomas, €390.
Chanel has reedited three of its vintage reds from the 80s, Rouge Flamboyant, Rouge N°19, and Lacque Rouge 71. The trio will be launched on Friday, November 7th, and priced €23.00.
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have faded are responsive to laser. The experts at Cork Laser Care Clinic say the average amount of treatments required for laser stretch mark removal is four, every two months apart; and also assured us that the treatment is not painful, with the sensation likened to a rubber band being gently flicked onto the skin. They added that the depth
of the stretch mark doesn’t matter as the laser energy is absorbed in the dermal layer of the skin stimulating the production of new collagen. As the new collagen thickens and plumps the skin, it eliminates the appearance of the stretch mark. For more information contact Cork Laser Care Clinic, Penrose House, Penrose Quay at 021 453 0776 or see corklasercare.ie.
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day, there is a broad range of services available through the site, from salon and spa treatments, blow-dries, manicures, facials, and tanning to hair, makeup and beauty offers.
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Yoga Republic will be teaching a Yoga Alliance Registered Power Vinyasa 200 hr Teacher Training course in August 2015. The studio is now open for applications for this course. Sackies Skalkos is the founder of Yoga Republic, Corks oldest and leading yoga studio ( est 2004 ). If you would like to join Sackies in a personal interpretation of his teaching, please contact the studio at www.yogarepublic.com or phone 0876560254
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Dream honeymoons I f you’re getting married next year, now is the time to think about your dream honeymoon. For adventurous, cultural or simply beach loving couples, there is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to suit everybody. Cork romantics getting married around Valentine’s Day next year can enquire at Lee Travel for its fournight package to New York, priced €799pp. Flying out from Dublin on February 12th to the Big Apple, where
shopping, theatre, and fine restaurants await, the price includes return flights, accommodation and all taxes. For nature and wildlife lovers who enjoy a relaxing stay on a beach, Shandon Travel, though their specialist honeymoon site myhoneymoon.ie, has an 11-day trip to San José, the capital of Costa Rica (€3,966 per couple). Honeymooners can see the active Arenal Volcano, viewed while sitting in natural hot springs. Activities include white water rafting and canopy tours, and hanging
bridges abound in Arenal and Monteverde. Manuel Antonio is also a great choice for relaxing on the nearby beach, hiking in the national park and enjoying the nightlife in the town of Quepos. Gohop.ie has a Kerala Honeymoon 15-days package (from €1,530pp). The itinerary starts with a two night stay in Kochin, then two nights each in Munnar, Periyar and Kumarakom before honeymooners enjoy a night cruising the backwaters on their very own houseboat. Fi-
nally they spend five nights on the golden shores of the Kovalam beaches. For those looking for a beach experience, East Cork Travel has honeymoon packages to Gran Canaria. The sevennight stay is at the Gloria Palace Amadores Thalasso & Hotel, which is built on a clifftop and integrated into the landscape, providing spectacular views over the ocean from all parts of the hotel. Amadores is a growing tourism area belonging to the municipality of Mogán, just 1km from the
popular area of Puerto Rico and 18km from “Little Venice”, the name by which the town of Puerto de Mogán is affectionately known. With J Barter, there’s an opportunity to discover southeast Asia aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, and visit the bustling cities of Bangkok and Singapore (from €3,639). The train travels through dense rainforests and towering mountains past golden temples, rubber plantations and remote towns and villages.
If you want to contact the agents listed: Shandon Travel: Call 021 4277094 or visit travel247.ie Lee Travel: Call 021 4277111 or visit leetravel.ie East Cork Travel: Call 021 4633233 or visit eastcorktravel.ie Go Hop: Call 01 2412389 or visit gohop.ie J Barter: Call 021 4851700 or visit travelnet.ie
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“The lion goes...” Seán Creedon perfects his Gallic shrug as he tangles with the sheer power of the Peugeot RCZ R
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If you don’t get penalty points in this car, you’re not getting any more cars from me.’’ I always remember that line from former Fiat PR man Joe Gantly as he handed me the keys of a sporty Alfa Romeo many years ago. Joe’s jocose words came back to me last week when I got to test drive the sporty Peugeot
RCZ R. Now I’m dreading the postman dropping a speeding fine in the letter box after driving such a fast car. The RCZ was introduced as a 308 concept car at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Two years later it was officially introduced in Frankfurt as the RCZ. In 2010 it was named ‘Coupe of the Year’ by BBC’s Top Gear programme.
Now we have the RCZ R, which is set slightly lower than the previous model, and it loves the road. It came in Moroccan Red and with a lovely combination of a black roof it certainly attracted many envious glances, especially from young boys. Some were probably saying to themselves “what’s an auld fella doing in a sports car best
suited to a young, upwardly mobile individual?”. The 19inch alloy wheels further enhanced the sporty look and surprisingly the boot is a decent size. The car is basically a 2+2, but leg room for the back seat passengers is very tight and will depend how tall the front seat passengers are and how far forward they have pushed their seats. I think the back seat would be fine for small children or maybe for a small dog. I loved the pop-up display screen on the dash and thankfully there was a digital speed counter near the steering wheel which helped me
keep an eye on my speed with all those horses working hard under the bonnet. I drove the 1.6-litre turbo petrol which has 270 brake horse power - now that’s some power! It’s also available in 2.0-litre diesel, which has ‘only’ 163 bhp. The diesel version will cost you €41,595, while the petrol is more expensive at €53,655. Emissions in the petrol version are higher than the diesel and the road tax is €390, while the diesel is only €280. But, as a friend said to me, if you have enough money to buy an RCZ, you probably won’t be worried about the road tax. Although the car is now
available in over 80 countries, only 3,000 units of the RCZ R are manufactured every year. So, if you are lucky enough to get your hands on the keys you will be very fortune. Even though the recession is over, Peugeot’s Irish Marketing Manager, Emma Toner, says they are not expecting huge sales here. Emma said: ‘‘The RCZ is really a halo car and we don’t expect to sell huge numbers in Ireland next year. It really is a showcase for what Peugeot Sport’s expertise can achieve.’’ See the RCZ at Johnson & Perrott, Mahon Point Retail Park, Cork.
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Great news for Cork City
All Q-Park parking charges reduced in Cork! Q-Park have now introduced fairer pricing for customers by significantly reducing parking tariffs in the 4 Q-Park car parks in Cork City. There is also an option to save even more money if you park on the roof.
Q-Park Grand Parade | €3 per hour | €2.40 per hour on the roof Q-Park City Hall | €3 per hour | €2 per hour on the roof Q-Park Carroll’s Quay | €3 per hour | €2 per hour on the roof Q-Park St. Finbarrs | €3 per hour | €2 per hour on the roof
For more information on the new prices visit www.q-park.ie/cork
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Zero is the magic number DRIVE4ZERO is a new initiative providing incentives to encourage companies and individuals to switch to electric vehicles as a cost-effective alternative to petrol or diesel fleet cars. The campaign promises zero emissions, zero parking costs due to negotiated free parking for the campaign period and zero fuel costs as employees can charge onsite free and at designated public park and charge points for free. SEAI provides a significant financial contribution of €5k to a car buyer on purchase of an electric vehicle, while the ESB provides free specialised charge points for home or commercial sites. DRIVE4ZERO has also negotiated 0% finance or zero deposit offers for motorists or companies who choose electric vehicles, while toll charges will also apply for Cork's ecar drivers - especially handy if you use the M8 to commute
Glitz and glamour at J&P
Emmet Kavanagh (Honda), Peter Russell (J&P), Mark Whitaker (J&P), Alison Canavan, George Mills (J&P) and John Saunders (Honda) at the Ladies Evening with Alison Canavan and Honda at Johnson & Perrott Mahon Point, Cork. Picture by Billy MacGill
Mary Ellen from Riverstick inspects the BMW i8, the first BMW hybrid electric super car. Picture by Clare Keogh
to work, or if you find yourself having to leave the safety of Cork and travel to Dublin for reasons perhaps best known to yourself. Electric cars are the wave of the future, and with the DRIVE4ZERO initiative Cork is aiming to be the spearhead for electric driv-
ing in Ireland. Change is inevitable, it's just a question of how quickly society - and businesses - will adapt. Here by the Lee, we have a chance to once again take the lead, reducing pollution and traffic noise, improving our air quality and reducing our costs as we do.
Take the Scenic route Renault’s new Scenic has bested the competition to win the ‘Family Car of the Year’ award. The Maternity & Infant Awards are the only awards in Ireland voted and tested for by parents for parents and are in their seventh year, and pride themselves that awards
are given by popular vote and earned on merit. “The new Scenic is the first of its kind,” boasts the French company; “A tall, space-efficient family car, no longer or wider than a conventional hatchback.” A five-year warranty, a roomy back seat and a de-
ceptively voluminous boot all proved popular with parents this year, as the new model proved its mettle. The Scenic range is available in Cork from €23,090 at Keary’s in Cork, Mallow and Midleton, Deepark Motors in Charleville, and Wilton Motors.
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THE VOLVO V40 D2 SE FROm ONLY €27,995* Including free Leather and Style Pack worth €3,000 Only at the Volvo Open Week Oct 28 - Nov 1 I N SWE DE N, B EAUTY STARTS ON TH E I NSI DE. Being Scandinavian, we know what it takes to create a beautiful interior. Now you can enhance your brand new Volvo V40 inside and out with a complimentary Leather and Style Pack worth €3,000 (including digital instrument display, park assist camera, park assist pilot, illuminated gear shift knob, Sensus Connect with high performance sound, and leather upholstery). Call into your local Volvo dealer to arrange a test drive.
*Terms and conditions apply. Model shown is the Volvo V40 D2 SE. Manual priced at €27,995. Fuel consumption for the Volvo Range in mpg (l/100km): Urban 26.9 (10.5) – 68.9 (4.1), Extra Urban 41.5 (6.8) – 83.8 (3.4), Combined 34.4 (8.2) – 76.3 (3.7). CO2 Emissions 215 – 96 g/km. All new Volvo cars come with a 3 year warranty and 2 years’ roadside assistance.
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Deals of the week We asked some of Cork's most trusted car dealers to recommend their top picks in three price brackets:
Under €15,000
Play around with a Volswagen Golf
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he Volkswagen Golf is perennially cool; my first boyfriend drove one (the only reason I dated him). It has that indefinable something that has kept it a best seller in its category. So I come over all nostalgic when I pick up this Passion Red 2011 3-door Trendline 1.2TSI from Blackwater Motors; it’s a funky little runabout with a Sports Pack which adds upgraded alloy wheels, front fog lights and 65% light-absorbing tinted rear windows. The small but punchy petrol engine, brilliant driving dynamics and quintessentially appealing styling are what keep the VW Golf everpopular. I zoom along happily, comfy in the soft-touch interior and enjoying the quiet ride. This little gem really excels in town as it’s so neat; even with my woeful parallel parking skills I slot tidily into a spot on Bandon’s busy main street without anyone shouting advice at me. A couple of local lads, petrolheads who are never short of wild modification notions, wonder aloud about spoilers until their granny arrives and tells me she drives the same car. The appeal really is universal.
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I leave the boys to their discussion on the merits of sub-woofers and meander around the twisty townland lanes, the suspension keeping me well-insulated from the disgraceful potholes and surface changes that litter west Cork’s back roads. There’s a handy Isofix point so I pick up my daughter and
click her car seat in, hitting the motorway and cruising with 85bhp to draw on. The Golf has an appeal across the market and this model is a steal, with 44,861 miles on the clock, at an extremely palatable €14,995. At the request of the petrolheads I ask the Blackwater team for a finance breakdown and discover with a 20% deposit of €3,000, the monthly repayments are €277 per month over 48 months. With road tax at a low €270, this car could be theirs and they could add speakers, spoilers and furry dice to their hearts’ content. Call Blackwater Motors on 021 4345900 or see blackwatermotors.ie.
Hyundai Tuscon Price: €6,950 Engine: 2.0 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2006 Mileage: 68,663 miles Colour: Black Dealer: Donal O’Brien Cars, Kinsale Road, Cork Tel: 021 454 2344
Opel Corsa 16V SC Price: €10,950 Engine: 1.2 Petrol Transmission: Manual Year: 2012 Mileage: 18,330 miles Colour: Navy Dealer: CAB Motors, Monaghan Road, Ballintemple, Cork Tel: 021 429 0600
Renault Grand Espace Price: €14,950 Engine: 2.0 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2010 Mileage: 78,294 miles Colour: Silver Dealer: Jason O’Brien Cars Tramore Road, Cork Tel: 021 496 5611
€15,000 to €20,000
Audi A5 SE TFSI 180 Price: €16,900 Engine: 2.0 Petrol Transmission: Manual Year: 2010 Mileage: 96,007 miles Colour: Silver Dealer: Great Island Motors Rushbrooke, Cobh, Co. Cork Tel: 021 481 1609
Toyota Avensis Aura Price: €19,900 Engine: 2.0 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2012 Mileage: 18,641 miles Colour: Dark Red Dealer: Lehane Motors South Douglas Road, Cork Tel: 021 481 7700
Ford Focus TDCI Price: €19,500 Engine: 1.6 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2012 Mileage: 15,255 miles Colour: Metallic Grey Dealer: Dan Seaman Motors Forge Hill, Kinsale, Co. Cork Tel: 021 432 0266
€20,000 to €25,000
BMW 3 Series 316d Price: €20,950 Engine: 2.0 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2010 Mileage: 43,313 miles Colour: Jet Black
Skoda Octavia TDI Ambition Price: €22,500 Engine: 1.6 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2014 Mileage: 8,000 miles Colour: Blue
Dealer: Kearys BMW, Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, Co. Cork Tel: 021 500 3600
Dealer: Finbarr Galvin Cork Victoria Cross, Cork City Tel: 021 434 0304
Audi A4 Price: €22,900 Engine: 2.0 Diesel Transmission: Manual Year: 2011 Mileage: 53.600 miles Colour: Metallic Grey Dealer: Blackwater Motors Bandon Road Roundabout, Bishopstown, Co. Cork Tel: 021 434 5900
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TOYOTA IN THE CITY
The Toyota Fleet is back... 40 Years of Hosp
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Pictured at the launch of the Cork County Junior Football 2014 Final which takes place on Saturday October 25th at Páirc Uí Rinn, are Paul Kennedy, St. Finbarrs and Michael Vaughan, Milstreet, with the Donal O’Sullivan Cork County Junior Football Cup. Picture by: Jim Coughlan.
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“Attitude, desire, passion” It’s ‘do or die’ time for Cork City FC in league Twenty-three years on from when Dundalk snatched the league title from Cork City on the final day of the season, the Leesiders will be looking to make their own memorable end-game decider against the Leinster side. John Caulfield’s team travels to Oriel Park for their final SSE Airtricity League game against Dundalk tonight, Friday (ko 7.45pm), with both sides in contention to lift the cup. However, the title’s destination is in the hands of City, who need only a draw to secure their first league title in nine years. City managed a 1-0 win over Bohemians at Turner’s Cross last Friday night, meaning that Dundalk slipped into second place after a 1-1 draw to Bray. The Louth side now find themselves two points behind Cork. Caulfield admitted it has
been a “long season” for his squad. “Obviously we’ve been under pressure all season,” he said. “We started so well early on, (then) went through a bit of a blip and people thought we were gone, and we came again. We had a small bit of another blip in August and came again. There’s great credit due to the lads for their hard work, and really tremendous attitude, desire and passion. Between the players and the crowd, it kept the whole thing going, and now it’s down to the last match with everything to play for. It’s a fantastic situation for the club, fantastic for the players, and fantastic for the supporters,” he said. Caulfield stated that while the team are “looking forward” to the game this evening, they know how difficult it is going to be. “At the
same time, we brought it to the last game of the season, and we are now here in a situation where we can win the league, and that’s what we are looking to do,” he said. He said he is a “great believer” that if you have players “who want to train as hard as they can”, and with their “ability and the right attitude” anything is possible. Caulfield stated that half way through the season, he thought his side were “well capable” of staying in the frame: “I just felt half way through the season, particularly after the mid-season break when we went on a good run, we could hang in there and stay in contention.” This, he said, was in spite of Dundalk’s name being “on the cup” in the last nine weeks, as “everyone told them they had it won”. Caulfield highlighted that the night of City’s 2-2 draw to Athlone Town in August, when Dundalk beat Bohemians 3-2, “every one said it was all over...I just had a good feeling that we might
get to this situation. It’s great credit due to the lads,” he said. Caulfield stated the crucial thing this week was to get used to the “bounce, in particular” of the all-weather pitch on which the game will be played. “What we are doing this week is trying to get use to the fact that it will have a different bounce. Obviously it’s going to be slower, but at the end of the day, we have tremendously fit players”. He added that while clubs should not be playing professional football on all-weather pitches, he won’t be making excuses: “We know the scenario, we have been training all week on the all-weather pitch and adjusting to it. What we have to do is make sure we give a top performance up there, which we are well capable of doing. I believe if we do that, we will win the league,” said Caulfield; “We know where we are going, we know what we are doing, and we worked tremendously hard to get here.”
The County Intermediate Football Final this weekend will see either Eire Óg or Rockchapel come out tops. The game kicks off at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday at 8pm, preceded by the County Junior Football Final featuring Millstreet against St Finbarr’s at 6.15pm. Rockchapel, who won the County Junior title in 2012, are in search of their first Intermediate crown since 1989, while 2012’s defeated Intermediate finalists Éire Óg are
on the hunt for their first ever title at this level. Millstreet last won the junior football title in 1963 and haven’t appeared in a Junior Final since, while for St Finbarr’s it would be a first ever title at this level. In hurling, Castlemartyr will play Ballinhassig in the County Junior A Hurling Final at 1.30pm this Sunday, October 26th at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Charleville and Fermoy meet in the Intermediate decider at 3.15pm.
Munster looking to maintain winning ways Hoping to build on the momentum of their opening Champions Cup win, Munster again face stern English opposition this weekend. Runners-up in last season’s Heineken Cup, currently second in the English Premiership and with household names like Chris Ashton and Owen Farrell - with all their firepower - in their ranks, Saracens will require Munster to draw on all their European expertise and fe-
rocity if they are to maintain winning ways at Thomond Park tonight, Friday, with a 7.45pm kick-off. Meanwhile, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named 11 Munster players in his Irish squad for the forthcoming Guinness Series, including Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution), James Cronin (Dolphin), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution), and Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution).
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Thousands will pull on their running shoes and red flashing armbands on the night of Wednesday, November 12th to raise funds for ongoing research to find a cure for spinal cord injury. Leaving from Grand Parade at 8pm, the Life Style Sports Run in the Dark is to fund The Mark Pollock Trust, and includes 5km and 10km routes around the city. See runinthedark.org for more details.
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A 5km road race and walk takes place this Sunday, October 26th, in aid of the Evening Echo reporter Deirdre O’Reilly. The fundraiser takes place in Bandon, organised by the Bandon Athletic Club
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Jazz time It’s back! The annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has returned, with 40,000 music lovers expected to attend events across Cork. Ahead of the action-packed four days, Play’s Maria Tracey chats to the event’s artistic director Jack McGouran about what punters ‘going jazzing’ should expect.
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t’s the question on everyone’s lips; “are you going jazzing?”. The word “jazzing” alone makes Guinness Cork Jazz Festival director Jack McGouran smile as he says it would have been hard to believe, when the festival first started back in 1978, that it would become a verb. “Some jazz festivals in other cities won’t even have a sign up about theirs, yet in Cork everyone is part of The Jazz, from taxi drivers to businesses,” says Jack. “Cork has really bought into the jazz festival over the years. It’s an institution now.” Ireland’s biggest jazz event, the festival runs across this weekend until Monday, October 27th with around 40,000 mu-
sic fans from around the world expected to travel to Cork to see some of the biggest names in the music industry perform, including Dianne Reeves, Michel Legrand, Imelda May, Lulo Reinhardt and Jake Clemons. For Jack himself, there’s to be a highlight every day of the festival, starting with the doublebill this evening, Friday, in the Everyman Theatre with Michel Legrand and the Carla Cook Quartet. Legrand, a versatile French jazz pianist, singer, composer and producer, has enjoyed a whirlwind career, excelling in an impressively broad range of domains from film soundtracks to jazz and classical music. “Then on Saturday I’m certainly looking forward to The Frank and Walters in the Op-
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Marita Murray with Pat Allott, Iain Maclean and Ollie Elsholtz of The Quango Rhineheart Trio at the launch of the 2014 Guinness Jazz Festival. Picture by Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
era House, who’ll be terrific for their 25th birthday show,” enthuses Jack, adding that on Sunday, October 26th in the Everyman, he’s “excited” to see the Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion. Legendary rock drummer and hell-raiser Ginger Baker, renowned for his work with Cream and Blind Faith, has teamed up with the great tenor saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, bassist Alec Dankworth, and African master percussionist Abass Dodoo for the collective. Jack outlines that there’s a “lot of different stuff” happening this year, particularly in the Triskel, with international sounds. The renowned Estonian musicians Villu Veski and Tiit Kalluste will present their unusual Sounds of the Nor-
dic Islands programme today, Friday while Dimman, a new project from Richie Egan and Matthew Bolger who have now settled in Malmö, Sweden, will perform on Saturday. “Cork Opera House is particularly strong this year and we have the core jazz in the Everyman. All round, it’s looking solid,” highlights Jack. “There’s something there for everyone. If it was just pure jazz, it’d appeal to maybe a couple of thousand people but we have to appeal to 40,000.” Other highlights across the weekend include street music with nine-piece Berlin marching band Beat ‘n Blow; Lamarotte Jazz Band from Holland; and the New York Brass Band, North Yorkshire’s only
contemporary New Orleansinspired brass band. There’ll be a jazz session with The Rhythm Room at the Metropole on Sunday October 26th at 2pm, open to all visiting jazz musicians, and a singers’ open mic session with The Jazz Bar at The Everyman on Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 5.30pm. As usual, there’ll be the Guinness Music Trial at participating venues across the city. “Over 90% of the events are free,” says Jack. “It’s a well-oiled machine but we never take anything for granted.” He adds that every year, participating musicians are “knocked out by Cork”. “Most are attending festivals across the globe every week, but Cork, for them, is something special,” he says. “They love the Irish
welcome and want to come back next year but you can’t bring them back every year because the programme needs to be changed. There’re a lot of very famous names dying to come back.” And so, it’ll be this year’s famous names that’ll be drawing in the crowds, with hopes the weather will remain as upbeat as some of the music. “It’s looking good and we’re getting a lot of strong feedback on social media. There’re a lot of Cork people coming home for the weekend, and bringing friends and colleagues with them…everyone’s set to go jazzing,” he laughs. For a full list of acts in this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival and for tickets see guinnessjazzfestival.com.
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Hanley takes on blockbuster classics The Voice of Ireland winner Keith Hanley is to perform in this year’s Blockbuster Classics - Music from the Movies concerts for schools at Cork City Hall. The Charleville singer was winner of the
TV show in 2013 and signed with Universal Music having completed his album Hush. Three concerts have already sold out for Blockbuster Classics, however, there are still tickets available for
Thursday, November 6th for the 10am and 12 noon shows. Hanley is set to perform alongside Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra on the occasion. For more information see corkpops.ie.
A new project from Richie Egan and Matthew Bolger, partners in The Redneck Manifesto as well as bandmates in Richie’s band Jape, will be coming to the Triskel this weekend. Both musicians are now settled in Malmö, Sweden,
and while there they’ve collaborated on a set of songs under the name Dimman, meaning ‘The Fog’ in Swedish, which is akin to an expansive electronic version of Redneck Manifestostyle tunes. Cape Grace, an electronica
duo comprised of Dubliners Marc Scully and Eric English, who recently released their self-titled debut EP, will also play on the night, tomorrow, Saturday at 11pm. Tickets are €10 from triskelartscentre.ie.
Cine Club to screen Oscar winner This year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature will be screened at Cork Cine Club. 20 Feet From Stardom (USA) is on the club’s programme for Thursday, November 6th in St John’s Central College at 8pm.
The film shines a spotlight Stardom includes intion the back-up singers be- mate interviews with Bruce hind some of the greatest Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, musical legends of the 21st Mick Jagger and Sting. century. Tickets, sold at the door, are Along with rare archi- €8.50/€7 which includes a val footage and a peerless nightly Cine Club membersoundtrack, 20 Feet From ship fee. ADVERT 85X160_Layout 1 11/09/2014 12:17 Page 1
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Browne headlines comedy night A favourite with audiences in every venue he plays, Ross Browne is to switch from his normal MC role at the City Limits Comedy Club to instead headline tomorrow night, Saturday for a Jazz Weekend Showcase Special. The comedian is currently on RTÉ’s The Fear and his many characters include Cyril Bedeway and Mossy Moore. Doors are at 9pm and admission is €15.
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Imelda May kicks off the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival at the Opera House from 8pm, bringing her infectious blend of rockabilly, jazz, blues and torch songs Leeside. Tickets are €36 standing, €40 seated from corkoperahouse.ie.
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Since signing his record deal on his 21st birthday, Dublin singer songwriter Gavin James has been busy, selling out his first headline show at The Grand Social Dublin and then opening for Ryan Sheridan at The Olympia. The young star plays Cyprus Avenue at 8pm with admission €15.
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A classically trained musician, Jack O’Rourke is a gritty yet polished songwriter. His compositions are led by the piano and his music is rootsy and edgy, peppered with baroque pop, blues and jazz. The balladeer launches his debut single Naivety at Coughlan’s Bar at 9pm with tickets, priced at €6, available on the door.
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Following their sellout performances over the last three years, the improvised murder mystery gang are back again with more hilarious horror. The Comedy Improvised Halloween Murder Mystery opens at the Cork Arts Theatre at 8pm, running for three performances only. Tickets are €15 from 021 4505624.
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