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Septic Tank Legislation Seminar
crumbling has started in Greece which
hasn’t a hope in hell of getting their Fe b 1 o t h , 9 a m - 1 p m , O r i e l Ho u s e ,
finances in order. Ireland is not far behind. Ballincollig, Cork. Attendance is free. For
However the US and UK economies are further info contact bernadette@cef.ie.
much worse off than they pretend, with
Fastnet Rockin
undisclosed unimaginable debt. Thankfully Demonstration Against All Household
ff
they realise that they really cannot afford Taxes
massive military conflict. However I guess
By Betty Gri
Feb 11th, 1pm, Assemble Fairfield Market,
that never stopped them before.
Skibbereen for march to Town Square. Public
Ministers that have to rise above the microphone for those who wish to speak.
parapet are desperately trying to do their
futile best, while the remaining politicians Cahermore Ploughing Match
are keeping an unusually low profile. In this Feb 12th, 11am. Entries to Richard White - 086
issue there is a list of their expenses for 339 7009 before 6pm on Sat the 11th of Feb.
2011 (see page 24) since the general
election, totalling over €6 million. Add that Bird Watch Ireland Event
FASTNET ROCK to their wages and we realise what they are
ffin earning. Again none of this will last much Feb 12th, 11am. Meeting point is opposite the
By Betty Gri
longer. It is becoming glaringly obvious West Lodge, Bantry (N71). Improve your
that paying the bondholders is first of all knowledge of gulls & their identification. Bring
impossible, and second of all unnecessary, suitable clothing & lunch. Guide: John Lynch.
as they basically took a bet, like a punter Walk: Easy. For details on full Spring Events
Ne w T h in k in g
at a racecourse. The people who should Schedule see page 23.
It is time now to start planning for the will not go unnoticed. At present it is really worry now are people with money on
inevitable. The New Era, which will be a relatively under-populated with enormous deposit, or tied up in shares or bonds. All B e A B r a i n b o x ! Wo r k s h o p A t
much more community based society, renewable energy resources. However of this will be seriously hit in the coming Blackrock Castle, Cork
with much more self reliance in regions the interim period before these are months. However again this is the place to
Feb 13 - 17th. For further details see page 18.
like West Cork. During Christmas week developed will be difficult. Those live. Don’t tell anybody!
while everybody was preparing for the dependent on Government will continue
feast €500 billion was created by the to pretend that all is well until just after Let’s rise above all of that nonsense. The Arrival Of New Baltimore Lifeboat
European Central Bank (ECB) out of the the financial ship has sunk. The difficult ‘big-thinkers’ are gathering at Liss Ard, Feb 15th at 2.45pm, Baltimore Harbour.
blue, and loaned to banks around period may last a few years. Then dawns Skibbereen in May for the New Energy Era Further details on page 7.
Europe. The banks in turn loaned it back the wonderful new era. Forum, details on www.localcampus.com
to the ECB. This was all a mirage, and Eight speakers are now confirmed. Fashion Show In Aid Of The Rene
more of the amusing madness that is Those presently worrying about the lack Professor Austin Darragh is one of the best
going on at present. Amusing yes, but of money should really step back, take a brains in Ireland. He brought the first Murnane Hayes Fund
serious also. It will put West Cork in one deep sigh, and realise that it is all going pharmaceutical company to Ireland. He Feb 16th, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway.
of the best places to live in Europe. This to crash sooner or later anyway. The Continues Next Page Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 8.30pm 1
2. Continued From Previous Page
founded the Irish Cancer Society. He is The Future Of Money
presently working on producing high end Feb 16th, Boole 1, UCC from 6.45pm until
food products from starch for 7. 4 5 p m . A t a l k b y Pr o f. Ma r y Me l l o r
distribution to the third world, rather than (Northumbria University) & Dr. Ella Kavanagh
sending money, the latter which often (UCC).
goes astray. Professor Darragh has also
invented and patented an ingenious West Cork Music Presents: Danish
water energising technology which String Quartet
naturally increases plant growth by 25%.
Also presenting at Liss Ard is a Dr. Feb 17th, Bantry House at 8pm. Tickets €18
Michael Hayes from the University of (students €10). Works by Haydn, Nielsen &
Limerick, who is part of a team that has Mendelssohn. For further details & to book
developed new soil science techniques, online CLICK HERE or call 027 52788.
again to naturally improve plant growth.
These technologies will be crucial in Community Supported Agriculture -
future years to feed the overpopulated All-Ireland Conference
world. At the forum there will be much Fe b 1 7 t h - 1 9 t h a t C l o u g h j o rd a n
discussion on alter native energy C o m m u n i t y Fa r m , C l o u g h j o rd a n ,
technologies to replace fossil fuels. Ti p p e r a r y . Fo r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s s e e
F u t u re c o n s u m e r h a b i t s w i l l b e www.cloughjordancommunityfarm.ie
discussed by an experienced researcher.
A ‘vertical food production’ presentation
will be given by a visitor from Vienna. A Schull Drama Group Presents - The
Professor Frank from Germany will give Birthday by Harold Pinter
a fascinating presentation of adding Feb 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th at 8pm in the
modules on ethics in University Science S c h u l l Co m m u n i t y Ha l l . Ti c ke t s € 1 0.
and other courses. This is high end Concessions €7.
thinking to educate graduates with both
advanced innovative technologies that Megan Cusack Fundraiser
will not adversely effect mankind and it’s
environment (check out Monsanto’s Fe b 1 8 t h , E l d o n Ho t e l , S k i b b e re e n .
history link on on page 5 and you will Fundraising disco in support of one girl’s dream
follow this train of thought). Other topics of helping the street children of Calcutta with
covered will be the practical, financial, the HOPE Foundation. Details on page 7.
and other challenges in the post peak oil
era, with an enlightening talk and Cinemobile Visits Schull
discussion on the philosophy of a living Feb 18th & 19th. For further details see page 22.
planet.
This New Energy Era Forum is on our WCDP - Digital Business Seminar
doorstep. It is going to be the most Feb 24th & 27th. Details on page 11.
incredible collection of clear thinking
people that operate at a higher level to Young Makers Exhibition At West
all the nonsensical politics and finance
that clutter our politicians, our financiers, Cork Arts Centre
our media, and our minds. May I Feb 25th - Mar 17th. For further details see
strongly suggest that you take time out, page 17.
and don’t miss this forum for the world! 2
3. Germans are marvelous. Indeed they are Schull Community College - Open
Hobby Horse #10 by Rob Heyland the only ones in Europe who have made
any attempt at facing reality or living
Day
within their means or running an economy Feb 26th from 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Details on
Roy Heyland - A BAFTA TV Society, with the slightest notion of turning a profit. page 5.
7 Weddings and One Huge Funeral
Writer’s Guild & Critics Award Winner The Germans have been grown up,
Oh marriage! The joy of finding that other realistic, kind and patient. Engineer’s Week Workshops At
half that makes you whole. The friend,
But Germans are not Greeks. And Greeks Blackrock Castle, Cork
business partner and perfect lover. The
companion by your side vanquishing fear are not Germans. These two have had Feb 27th - Mar 4th. For further details see page
and adversity and making everything serious relationship issues in the past. 18.
possible. And moving from being sworn enemies to
bedfellows might just be a leap too far.
The problem with this polygamous Global Cities Week - Cork
Only . . .
experiment of the EU is that it doesn’t cry Feb 29th, Crane Lane Theatre, Cork City.
Sometimes it doesn’t work like that. “vive la difference!” it tries to standardize For further details see page 15.
Sometimes it doesn’t work at all. everyone and everything, including
bananas. It is an exercise in
homogenisation and people are waking up Car Boot Sale
And even when you try harder, get
marriage guidance, agree to change . . it to that fact. Only, we made those vows. Mar 4th at 11am at the Sailing Centre,
can just keep on getting worse. And We exchanged those fiscal commitments. Schull. €10 per car. Further details on: 086 875
worse. We pooled our bank accounts and burned 8652.
our bridges.
Neither of you is fun any more. You are
And now life alone is unimaginable. Glengarriff Free Spirit Festival
less productive. More likely to be ill. Mediterranean bride should not be
Destructive and depressed. It’s affecting wedded, in some bizarre polygamous Mar 14th - 18th. Music & Craic!
the children. And poisoning the home. experiment, to several cold blooded So, as if it wasn’t already bad enough, we
Aryans from a northern land of perpetual are agreeing to get even tighter fiscal Schull Community Council - St.
Those attritional weeks and months and cloud, nobody called out “I know a just arrangements. Because Germany owns
years go on. But what’s the alternative? cause or impediment – Goldman Sachs us. Patrick’s Day Parade
Oh the horror! That terrifying leap into the has engaged in some outrageous plastic Mar 17th. For further details see page 20.
unknown… surgery and the bride before you is not Greece, on the false promise that she will
the one you think she is”. be solvent and financially independent
again one day, is being forced to wave Run West Cork
D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
But nobody cried out. The vows and goodbye to her pension, take a huge pay Mar 17th. All proceeds to local schools & Schull
A few years ago a beautiful exotic woman promises were made. The rings and cut, cancel her subscription to the gym Community Hospital. Details on page 21.
called Greece, garlanded with flowers, dowries were exchanged and the bells and her weekly lunch with the Italians, cut
a fl a m e w i t h t h e e x c i t e m e n t a n d rang and lots of self-satisfied men and up her credit cards, wave goodbye to her
children who must seek their livelihoods in
West Cork Music - RTÉ National
possibilities of her future life, strode women in suits posed for photographs.
confidently down the aisle to make her And a ghastly marriage of convenience, foreign lands, sell the jewels her Symphony Orchestra
vows to the EU. fueled purely by money, was made. grandmother left her and sell the small April 14th, 8pm, City Hall, Cork. Brahms -
vineyard that has been in her father’s
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor & Symphony
There was no Dustin Hoffman from The It is a common mistake to confuse a family for centuries, turn off the electricity
No. 4 in E minor. Tickets: €15, €20, €23
Graduate banging on the window from wedding with a marriage. Greece made and sit at home, in shame and in the dark,
until Germany says she can come out (concessions €12, €18, student €10). Booking:
the back and screaming “Nooooooooo!” that mistake. For Greece the wedding
And sadly, when the priest asked if again. Not looking like such a happy West Cork Music, 1850 788 789, 027 527 88.
was all joy and smiles. The marriage was
anyone knew of any just cause or waking up with Germany. marriage now. Tickets also available at Pro Musica, Oliver
impediment why this hot blooded Continues Next Page Plunkett Street, Cork.
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4. She is making these concessions – as and slowly running down the rest. This
In conversation with... West Cork Music - National Music
are her sisters Ireland, Portugal, Spain, we are doing to keep Germany sweet. Day Concert - John Spillane
Italy, Hungary et al – on the false But Germany hasn’t the money to
promise of future prosperity. embrace Greece, Ireland, Portugal and April 20th, 1pm, St. Brendan’s Church,
all the rest and kiss it all better. Bantry. The wonderful John Spillane returns to
Greece is a feisty woman. Time and Bantry for a special concert to celebrate love:
again she contemplates the front door This is our great opportunity to get out live music, Ireland's national free music day. Free
and the freedom beyond. At the time of o f o u r a b u s i v e re l a t i o n s h i p a n d admission to this concert.
writing her coalition is, once more, destructive marriage to the EU and her
locked in debate about whether she chosen religion of free market Wildlife Courses On Cape Clear
really can bear to continue demeaning consumerism. Divorce for us has to be Island 2012
herself or if finally she can raise the default on all our external debt and
Full details are available on the Birdwatch Ireland
courage to make that leap. absolution of all internal debt. We have
website (http://www.birdwatchireland.ie) Courses
to make a clean break and start afresh. Life Coaching with Fiona Chappell
take place from May to September.
She probably won’t this time but one We would have all the same austerity. To view CLICK HERE
day that moment will surely come. For But it would be ours. We would be free.
now she will be found again in a tearful Ballydehob Jazz Festival
heap on the doormat, with her hand on If Ireland won’t make that step we must May 4th - 7th. For further details go to
the front door handle. And Merkozy will pray that Greece - for the sake of her www.ballydehobjazzfestival.org.
take her in her arms, and comfort her, sanity, for the health and prosperity of
and usher her kindly but firmly back to her future generations, for all our sakes - New Energy Era Forum
the kitchen and handcuff her once more we must pray that Greece takes that
May 8th - 10th Liss Ard House - Details
to the sink. courageous leap into the unknown.
CLICK HERE. To reser ve a place CLICK
HERE.
It won’t be Ireland who is the first bride D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
to break for freedom. She is a convent-
reared good girl who would never dream Baltimore Fiddle Fair
of disobeying her master. She has barely May 9th - 13th. For further details go to:
emitted a whimper. While Greece’s Dyslexia with Robin Wells www.fiddlefair.com.
tantrums have earned her a 50% write To view CLICK HERE
down of her debt Ireland has kept her Your Comments West Cork Music - RTÉ Vanbrugh
place as teacher’s pet by cooing delight
and gratitude for a measly 2% haircut. Quartet
Please send your letters, comments Jun 9th, 8pm, Aula Max, UCC Cork.
Ireland has slashed services, raised or ideas for publication to: Tickets: €25 (concessions €20) from Pro Musica,
taxes at every turn and begun the great Oliver Plunkett St & from West Cork Music 027
sell-off of the family silver. To achieve walter@localcampus.com 52788 or www.westcorkmusic.ie
financial independence, prosperity or
even just solvency Ireland needs a West Cork Chamber Music Festival,
growing economy, reduced borrowing Bantry
and a greater tax take. West Cork Local Archive
June 29th. to July 7th. 2012. For further details
go to: www.westcorkmusic.ie.
She has none of these. The economy
For previous issues CLICK HERE
shrinks, borrowing increases and the tax Post Peak Oil with
take dwindles. We are broke and getting West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry
Dr. Colin J Campbell
broker. We are in a hole and still digging. July 8th - 14th 2012. For further details go to:
And the Government is asset-stripping To view CLICK HERE www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie
the state. Selling off the profitable bits
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6. farms and reduce the number of varieties available. So what can we do now, to create
Gardening Tips #6 by Madeline McKeever permanent food security here, and throughout the world? Starting with our own farms
www.brownenvelopeseeds.com The population bubble of the 19th century, saw the and gardens, and reaching out to the wider community, how can create a society with a
population of Ireland rise to over 6.5 million people, (a stable population that produces food in a sustainable way, and even some to share with
level that has never been repeated), and was the result others? In other words how can we be a model?
of magnificent yields of the potatoes, which allowed a
family to prosper on a small amount of land. The Great First we can look for places in the world where it is already happening and at times in
Irish Famine of the 1840's was caused partly by history where it has happened before. On a small scale it is found on organic farms. On a
potato blight, but also by the fact that many people larger scale can we look at countries such as Bhutan and Kerala, and Cuba, which have
only had access to enough land to grow one crop, and many of the elements of sustainable society. It is hard to find historical examples of
it was potatoes. The potato is still the best crop to countries that carried out sustainable agriculture, as the history books are largely written
produce calories per acre, that we have, and it is time by, and about, the countries that took them over. What we do know about them is that
to start planting. they have diverse crops and farmers that feel well rewarded for their work.
Potatoes are unfussy plants but will reward you well for a little care and attention. Their As we can only really change our own lives and not anybody else's, how can we make
flavour is best when grown in soil that has been manured for a previous crop, and without our own gardens a good example? Producing more of our your own food, especially a
fresh manure added. They are also good on a piece of grassland has just been tilled. I variety of staples, is one way. I often wonder why after 5000 years of growing cereals and
really like Colleen as an early variety as it really bulks up well and is good all the way to cabbage, and then discovering how easy potatoes are to grow, that nobody in Ireland
Christmas, but I am just doing I row this year as there are so many other varieties to thought to research the many other Andean crops that would do well here. The potato
grow. I might even put them in this weekend if it gets a little bit drier. has been grown here for 400 years and has demonstrated the benefits of South American
crops and yet the only other one grown (and not with much enthusiasm) is the Jerusalem
Artichoke. I have been growing quinoa for several years now and I think it could be a
really useful crop here. Like the potato it can be grown on a garden scale and in fact it
might only be successful on this scale as the seeds have a tendency to sprout in the
heads if the weather gets damp when the seeds are mature. This means that the crop is
spoiled if not harvested quickly. If it is a garden bed you can rush out and cut it with a
sickle or a secateurs and put it in the porch to dry, however if it is grown on a field scale it
might not be possible to get large equipment into a field in time. Other crops worthy of
research are oca, yacon, and amaranth. Cereals can also be grown on a small scale but
can be tricky to process. The most successful alternative staple crop I have found to
grow is the pea, followed closely by the broad bean.
A young farmer who sells vegetables in the Farmer's Market, called in yesterday to buy
some seeds. He only wants to grow crops that will be out of the ground in September as
he is preparing to emigrate. He cannot make a living growing vegetables here, and is
going to try his luck on a different continent. It will be hard to create a sustainable society
of any kind here, if any more young people leave West Cork. And it is sad to think of a
whole generation leaving because of a property bubble and shortsighted economic
policies, that favour industrial scale agriculture and multinational corporations, over our
When I plant potatoes in spring I use the best bit of ground I can afford I put out a piece real national treasure, our young people. By visualising a food future that cuts out the
of string to make a row and make a hole just deep enough to hide each seed potato and corporations, and by avoiding shopping in supermarkets, corporate agriculture becomes
poke them in, about 30cm apart. That mans they can start growing before I get rid of unsustainable. McDonalds recently pulled out of Bolivia, as they could not make a profit
every weed on the bed. Later on I will fork out the rest of the weeds and earth up the there. Inspite of a huge marketing campaign, Bolivians will not buy fast food, They value
potatoes at the same time. In this way I can get my potatoes planted without having to meals where a lot of effort has gone into preparation. Interesting, my sympathies are with
dig the whole area at one time. the Bolivian women, but not McDonalds.
The Great famine was caused by a lack of biodiversity, and the unequal distribution of We can be a model. Lets invest in our own future by growing as much of our own food as
land as it was by the blight. And yet we continue to specialise in agriculture, consolidate we can, and buying from local producers, especially the young ones.
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7. Megan Cusack Fundraiser Repudiate The Debt Campaign -
Boogie on down to the Eldon Hotel, Skibbereen, on Saturday, February 18th, and join the
fundraising disco in support of one girl’s dream of helping the street children of Calcutta Austerity Pain All In Vain
with the HOPE Foundation. The quarterly report from the Central Bank on projected growth in the economy of 0.5%
in 2012 exposes the falsehood that we can continue to pay this odious and anti-people
The Boogie Night Disco is just one in a series of fundraisers that teenager, Megan debt by “growing the economy”. Great hardship and pain are being inflicted on our
Cusack , a pupil at Schull Community College, is undertaking in support of her people in what is clearly an impossible task of paying back this socialised corporate
upcoming trip to India. Megan has already organised a sponsored silence day at school, debt.
a coffee morning, sold Hope chocolate bars and had stalls at Skibbereen Farmers’
market and at Ballydehob car boot sale. In the first month of 2012 alone this state spent €769 million servicing the interest on the
national debt. This will come to a minimum of €9 billion this year merely in the servicing
In October last year, Megan was fortunate enough to travel to Budapest on work of this corporate debt. Added to this are the payments to the bond-holders that fall due
experience with a film company. She says she had the most extraordinary and this year, running to nearly €5 billion.
wonderful time, but that the penny dropped when she got home when she realised how
very lucky she was. The servicing of this debt is the real reason for the savage austerity pact. The state
cannot provide services to the people and save German and French banks at the same
The teenager resolved to do something for those who, simply by virtue of birth, were time. There is clearly only one solution: the people’s interests must be put first and
less fortunate, so she is traveling to Calcutta with the Hope Foundation, to help foremost. Saving German and French banks is the responsibility of those two states.
disadvantaged children in the slums of Calcutta, by visiting schools, hospitals and This is not the people’s debt and must be repudiated before it completely beggars our
community halls, bringing materials, from pencils and crayons to medical supplies. people and country, with all the austerity pain having been in vain.
She says, ‘It's a scary prospect - a bit grown-up for someone scatty like me, but it's a
really important one so I'm getting myself together and doing it!’ New Baltimore Lifeboat
The big day is getting closer, Wednesday the 15th February estimated time of arrival
So if you’re grown up enough to join the Boogie Disco Night at the Eldon Hotel, come 1425hrs Baltimore harbour; our new Tamar class Lifeboat "Alan Massey". The current
along and enjoy a fun evening in support of a local teenager who is trying to do her bit Lifeboats "Hilda Jarrett" and inshore boat Bessie" will also be launched to greet the
for humanity. Anyone who wishes to donate raffle prizes for the disco night is invited to arrival.
drop them off at the Eldon Hotel which opens Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
We have confirmation that the ferries the Cailín Óir, Dún Aengus and Mystic Waters will
be available (weather permitting) to take sightseers to view this historic event. There is a
limited ferry capacity so priority will be given to previous Lifeboat crewmembers and
volunteer supporters.
For those who don't get out on the water to watch events unfold, there will be several
fantastic vantage points around Baltimore with
clear views of the new arrival.
"Alan Massey" will come alongside the harbour
for a couple of hours before being put on
mooring so that everybody will get a chance to
witness the boat at close quarters. To
commemorate this occasion we are offering
car stickers, similar to the ones we had twenty
four years ago when the "Hilda Jarrett" arrived,
they'll be on sale at €2 each.
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the Entrepreneur Entrepreneur/investor.
Experience® Group Three – The Scaling Group:
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to companies that want to scale and one-to-one sessions with an experienced
grow. These Emerging Entrepreneurs will Entrepreneur.
then get an opportunity to meet with up
to 30 ofIreland's most successful Please note in each of the above
business leaders where they will be categories the invitation is solely for the
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For more information download the Closing date for applications has been
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Who should apply? Cost
Group One – The Ideas Group: All in package of €350 per participant.
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Seven New project Entrepreneurs who overnight accommodation 30th March;
have an idea or action plan - get a sanity lunch both days and dinner on Friday
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Seven Entrepreneurs with a plan or 9
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Purpose and plan necessarily imply a mind, and so we reach God. Facing this immense
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Life has become difficult and a challenge for a lot of people. Often we become so
overwhelmed we cannot see a solution, we constantly fuel the problem, maybe even
making ourselves ill.
Stanley Pettigrew b.1927
This is a wonderful spiritual workshop where we will find our own core strength, realise
Towards Crookhaven from Castle Point our own indwelling God given power, see our problems through new eyes and begin
focusing on positive outcomes.
Oil on canvas laid on board, 20 x 30 inches. Signed by the artist
With guided Meditation, Calming Tools, Insights and Encouragement.
This sturdy and remarkably well preserved ancient tower house of the Mahony clan is
located on high ground at the tip of Castle Point. It is a familiar and unmistakeable Join me, Elizabeth Hitchcock at
landmark for those who sail the West Cork Coast. Known to landlubbers as the Black
Castle, it is part of a series of defensive towers, mostly dating back to the 13th century, Mount Lodge Holistic Centre, Enniskeane
built at strategic locations along the coastline. The view to the west across Toormore
Bay takes in Crookhaven, Brow Head and Mizen Head in the far distance. On Saturday, 18th February
Wherever he sets up his easel, Stanley composes his paintings with an acute awareness 10a.m – 5p.m.
of an innate design in nature. "When painting a landscape, I always start with the sky.
The sky influences everything beneath it. It determines the mood of the landscape, Vegetarian Home Cooked Lunch Served
whether sad or happy, sparkling or wistful. The colours I mix for the sky, I retain in my
brushes, only deepening them in tones for the shadows across mountains or the Coffee/tea Breaks
dancing lights on water. Even the leaves of trees have a reflection of the sky colour. This
unity of sky and landscape underlies a far deeper unity in nature. Course Notes will be provided and Certificate of Attendance.
There is an immense design and pattern in nature. Tides ebb and flow according to Cost €90 per person.
schedule. Spring, summer, autumn and winter come back in unwavering succession.
The planets never leave their courses; the same cause always produces the same Call 087 8301053 or email: elizabeth.hitchcock@gmail.com 10
11. It is intended to be the starting point for your love story - a gift to someone you care
about on Valentine's day .... perhaps given in a memorable place.
Love heart pendant €52
Jana's story...
I was in Ireland twice. I love your country dearly. The wild
weather, nature, and people. In Kylemore Abbey shop I
first came across your jewellery and loved it. That year I
bought Celtic Script long earrings.
We are getting married and I would like you to make us
the wedding rings. I have the gold ring from which I want
these rings to be made. It was my mother's wedding ring.
We all have a love story to tell - precious moments shared with someone close, She died when I was 24, she was just 46 and this way she
captured forever in a special place. Like one day when a young American rushed into will be (in some way) with me every day. I know it may
our shop in Kinsale to buy an Irish ring so he could propose to his girlfriend on the Cliffs sounds silly, naive but I want this... It would make me very
of Moher (happily she accepted)! happy if you could do the rings for us. I would love to
have both rings on my hand to be made by you. (I really
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them with you for Valentine's day.
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commemorate this wonderful time in our lives, as we
informally renewed our wedding vows to each other at
Ashford Castle in the West of Ireland.
Nothing else could have met our expectations like your
unique creation of these rings. We are Canadians of Irish
decent and until I toured Ireland, I have never felt so "at
home" anywhere else in the world and I am well travelled.
IRELAND IS MAGIC! What you have created with your
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could have one of everything you have created.
Enibas has created a story...
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'Grá' (which in gaelic means love) this delicate heart is partnered with
a pink tourmaline bead.
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12. WCDP Care & Maintenance groups to work effectively as teams to
WCDP - Digital Business Seminar - undertake appropriate care of local
Of Local Heritage Course heritage.
February 2012 - Innishannon & Skibbereen
We are pleased to announce two more The hugely popular Care & Maintenance COURSE OUTLINE
Digital Business seminars this Spring. of Local Heritage course will be starting
The 1 day seminars will explore how digital again soon, this time in Innishannon. Module 1: Introduction to heritage
marketing and online communications can Heritage: an introduction; Sources for
give your businessa competitive edge in WHO SHOULD ATTEND research; Understanding and protecting
2012. Having already held seminars in The course would be most suitable for natural heritage; Introduction to
Clonakilty, Bantry and Macroom last individuals and groups who may either Archaeology; Heritage Presentation &
December, this February the seminars will have ideas for projects to promote Interpretation; Commemoration through
take place in Innishannon & Skibbereen heritage or who are seeking to rejuvenate Public Art; Architectural and built heritage:
existing projects. The course would also An introduction; Legal framework for
The seminars take place in: have a broad appeal for individuals with heritage protection.
Innishannon on Friday 24th of February, 2012 from 9.30am to 4.30pm. an interest in local heritage.
Skibbereen on Monday 27th of February, 2012 from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Tuesday February 14th, 21st, 28th, March
DURATION 6th & 13th
Digital Business: improve efficiency | increase profits This course will be on Tuesday nights from
7pm-10pm. Saturday March 3rd (10am—4pm) Field
If you are looking to increase productivity, reduce costs, improve online marketing and trip — Exploring local heritage.
gain a competitive edge for your small business then this seminar is for you. The PROPOSED DATES OF TRAINING
internet, social media, communication and collaboration technologies are transforming Tuesday, 14th February to Tuesday 24th Module 2: Care & Maintenance of
the way companies do business. Digital tools and techniques are affordable, effective April Heritage
and can revolutionise your small business. Find out how in this unique 1 day seminar Care and Maintenance of Archaeological
with online communications and marketing specialists Alfie Keary and Calvin Jones. COST OF TRAINING and historic sites; Conserving built
The fee for this course is €50 heritage—theory and practice; Recording
Morning Session: Digital Marketing Local Heritage; Place-name and local
• Get more from every marketing Euro LOCATION: INNISHANNON identity. Workshop 1—Review of project
• Understand your online customers research.
• Improve your search engine rankings APPLICATION PROCESS
• Connect and engage with your customers using social media and e-mail There is an application form available to Tuesday March 20th, 27th
marketing apply to participate in this course. Please
• Reach more people with the viral potential of online networks return by Thursday, 9th February. Saturday March 31st (10am—4pm) Field
trip — Issues in heritage management.
Afternoon Session: Digital Communications Aim of the Course:
• Control your time, travel & carbon costs Module 3: Capacity Building
• Extend your business reach • To develop an understanding of the Workshop 2—Village & Area
• Deliver superior services need for care and maintenance of local Enhancement; Making A Heritage Plan;
• Make faster, smarter decisions and do business more efficiently and effectively heritage in its widest context. Funding heritage Projects; Walking Routes
• Connect with staff, clients and business partners in real time regardless of • To provide practical information and & Trails; Course review & presentation of
location training in relation to the care and certificates.
maintenance of local heritage.
Attendance at a seminar costs €15 and includes lunch. Places at each seminar are on • To encourage and integrated approach Tuesday April 3rd, 17th & 24th
an application basis only. Closing date for applications is Monday, February 20th. to the care of local heritage.
Please contact David Tuohy in the West Cork Development Partnership on 023 8834035 • To promote best practice in the care of For further information on this course,
or email david@wcdp.ie to receive an application form. local heritage. please contact Lisa Cashman at 023
• To enhance the capacity of local 8834035 or lisac@wcdp.ie.
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13. Petition To Stop ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or
ACTA, was signed by the European Union
and 22 of its member states recently. And it
could ruin the internet as we know it.
To Stop ACTA Today CLICK HERE!
Eight countries, including the United States,
signed this last fall. Called "SOPA light", it is
a global treaty that authorizes the policing
of the inter net and its users, and
ultimately, the censorship of it.
This would hurt the freedom of expression, civil and digital rights, fair use rights, and the
right to privacy.
Strict penalties, including prison sentences, would be enforced for violations of ACTA.
Please sign the petition and tell ACTA supporters to keep the internet free for
everyone!
Thanks for taking action!
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15. Mount Corrin Farm Vegetable Box Promotion
Mount Corrin Farm is offering vegetable boxes on a subscription basis. The boxes will
be a mix of fresh fruit and vegetables grown on the farm throughout the year.
Subscriptions for the boxes are: €10, €15, & €20. As we are a small farm, subscriptions
will be given on a first come first serve basis. Boxes will be available from March
onwards.
The farm is located at the base of Mount Corrin just outside of Durrus. We are
cultivating on a small and intensive scale a wide range of fruit and vegetables. We grow
sun-loving plants in our polytunnels and everything else is grown outside. There are no
herbicides or insecticides used in the garden. Nor do we use synthetic fertilizers. Our
soil fertility is generated from animal and plant manures exclusively. We strive to
provide the most nutritious and delicious produce possible
For more information please contact Seth Sutker on 086 840 2076.
Cork Environmental Forum Events
Thursday 16th February 2012 – Green
Drinks, Dennehy’s Pub, Cornmarket
Street. This is a get together to allow
people with an interest in sustainability
and the environment to chat in an informal
way. It allows you to catch up with old
friends and meet new people. We look
forward to meeting you there.
National Tree Week 4th – 10th March 2012: Can you help CEF to plant a 1000 Tree
Legacy for Cork. Through one of our members we have been able to source 1000 Oak
and Ash saplings which we would like to plant during tree week. We are looking for
community projects that would be in a position to plant a substantial number of trees.
Please get in touch if you have such a project in mind. We encourage all groups and
communities to get involved in this National Tree Council initiative by planting trees,
organising walks in local woods and visiting champion trees. We are in the process of
organising some such events and will forward details shortly.
St. Patrick’s Festival, Saturday 17th March: CEF has participated in the Festival
Parade for a number of years. This is always a fun way of highlighting the importance of
environmental issues and CEF. This year’s theme is based on the Olympics, we already
have some ideas of how we can adapt this in creating our float. As always the more
people who participate the more successful the spectacle! Please get in touch if you
are interested in getting involved or helping out.
CEF will be participating in the Lifelong Learning Festival, 26th March – 1st April.
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16. Wildlife Courses On Cape Clear Island – 2012
Birdwatch Ireland has recently published its list of wildlife courses proposed for Cape
Clear Island for 2012. The Bird Observatory has been a feature of the Island for over 50
years which is a key destination for birdwatchers and naturalists from all over the World.
The courses cater for both newcomers and experienced alike and vary from two to five
days. All courses include both indoor and outdoor sessions in some of the most
spectacular scenery one can imagine.
Full details are available on the Birdwatch Ireland website (http://www.birdwatchireland.ie)
Courses take place from May to September.
Cúrsaí Faoin Dúlra Ar Oileán Chléire – 2012
Tá liosta foilsithe ag Birdwatch Ireland le déanaí ar na cúrsaí faoin dúlra atá beartaithe acu
le haghaidh Oileán Chléire i 2012. Tá páirt lárnach ag Tig na nÉan i saol na Oileáin le níos
mó ná 50 bliain anuas agus freastalaíonn na cúrsai ar thosaitheoirí agus daoine le taithí.
Maireann na cúrsaí idir dhá agus ciúig lá agus bíonn seisiúin istigh agus lasmuigh ar
ghach cúrsa i measc radharcanna áille an Oileáin.
Tá na sonraí ar fad le fáil ar Lch Idirlín Birdwatch Ireland (http://www.birdwatchireland.ie)
Reachtáiltear na cúrsaí ó Bealtaine go Meán Fómhair.
and see who turns up. If you need to get
Save Cash And to the airport try your luck online - usually
someone from your area will be going. It is
Carbon On Car surprising how often you meet someone
you know at the terminal, if only you had
Journeys both known!
With ever increasing travel costs sharing
car journeys makes sense. If you share a To find out how the scheme works
journey you will reduce your fuel cost; contact: wedrivetogether@gmail.com - it’s
reduce your carbon footprint; reduce free, it’s beneficial, let’s make it work!
traffic and increase your friends! It is a win
win scenario but, it must be said, finding
someone to share with is not always easy.
To help overcome this drawback a free
R i n g Ro w i n g C l u b
online site for the West Cork area has Seeking New Members
been set up. You can ask for, or offer,
rides and is of particular benefit to those
Ring Rowing Club is now open for new
who make regular journeys, to and from
adult members - anyone from 16 to 70 is
Cork, for example.
very welcome! Join for fitness or for fun,
no previous rowing experience required.
Should you be planning a longer trip and
Contact 087 8519339 or find us on
fancy a traveling companion simply sign in
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18. A seminar event, in partnership with the West Cork Education Centre will provide a
Young Makers Exhibition Launches At platform for dialogue between contemporary youth arts practice and the current second
level curriculum. It is aimed primarily at second level art teachers, but will also include
West Cork Arts Centre both young people, and artists who work with young people.
This event aims on the one hand to find ways in which contemporary practice can be
The Young Makers Exhibition launches at West explored within the current constraints of the second level curriculum and encourage
Cork Arts Centre as part of our annual Youth teachers to engage with those methods found more commonly in non-formal youth arts
Event. The exhibition runs from the 25th of practice. And on the other hand to acknowledge the needs of the educational sector and
February to the 17th or March. explore ways in which contemporary art practitioners working within the youth sector
can support those needs through engaging with the curriculum in new and constructive
West Cork Arts Centre has a thriving youth arts ways.
programme resulting in an annual exhibition of
high quality artwork produced through the Second Level Exhibition Programme
centre’s programmes with second level
schools and young people. However, being Available from 27 February – 16 March
based in an isolated rural region, as we are, the
opportunity to be inspired by the work of other Gallery tours and workshops for second level school groups will encourage teachers
young people from across Ireland and the and their students to engage with the exhibition and explore practical ways to bring
world and to feel part of a valued international contemporary approaches into the classroom.
youth arts movement is invaluable. This
exhibition allows young people, teachers, artists and parents to see for themselves the Friday Night Youth Arts open studio session
potential of young people’s engagement with contemporary art practice, and the quality
of work made by young people. Friday 9 March 4.30- 6.30pm
The Irish artwork in the exhibition was all produced through youth programmes from An open workshop session with WCAC’s Friday Night Youth Arts group and project artist
across the country. The international work originates from a variety of contexts including Sheelagh Broderick will showcase the potential of non-formal youth arts programmes.
formal and non-formal education. This presents us with a chance to reflect on the Inviting young people from across the region to come along and engage in a practical
educational opportunities contemporary art experiences can provide, and to explore way with this ongoing project to develop a site-specific off-site installation for the
new ways in which we can support young people’s continued engagement. Focussing Skibbereen Arts Festival in summer 2012. Regular FNYA participants will welcome and
on second level schools, as the main point of contact for young people, we will be encourage visitors to get involved and contribute to this project funded by the Arts
working with schools throughout the region to encourage engagement with the Council’s Young Ensembles Scheme.
exhibition and wider programme as an introduction to the possibilities of contemporary
youth arts practice and to explore ways to bring contemporary art and the informal and Second Level Film Programme
formal education sectors closer together.
Friday 2 March and Friday 9 March
Programme Details
This short programme of film screenings for Second Level school groups in partnership
West Cork Arts Centre’s programme of events kicks off with a celebratory opening event with IFI Education, and the West Cork Education Centre is aimed at encouraging
to launch the national tour of the Young Maker's Exhibition.. teachers from across the curriculum to use the medium of film as a tool for teaching.
Friday 24 February Booking is essential for all of the above events, other than the opening.
Young Makers Exhibition Opening, including music from a young local band, and
refreshments. All welcome. 4.30pm – 6.30pm For more information please see our websites below, phone us on: +353 (0) 28 22090
Saturday 25 February Or email: alison@westcorkartscentre.com
Contemporary Youth Arts Practice and the Second Level Curriculum – Building Bridges
Seminar
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19. 'Nose to Tail' Butchery Class with Frank Krawczyk Events at Blackrock Castle, Cork
Following the success of the recent butchery Midterm Workshops – Be a Brainbox!
class with Frank last October, we will be Date: February 13th - 17th Time: 14:00 - 15:30
hosting another one on Saturday, 23 February
at Ballyvolane House. Be a Brainbox! workshops are back for the mid-term. Aimed at children from age 8 up
(ages 6 and 7 if accompanied by an adult) Be a Brainbox! will explore electronic circuits
Frank (father of Chop House Chef Robbie) will and show children how we use electricity every day in various ways to help improve our
show you how to turn a pig into lots of lives. Taking place daily from February 13th – 17th workshops are €5 per child.No
yummy piggy delights like handmade booking is required but spaces are limited to 30 per workshop.
sausages, bacon, chops, roasts, kassler,
brawn, terrines and much more besides.
Engineer’s Week Workshops - Schools Only
The price is €149.50 per person to include Date: February 27th - March 4th Time: 10:00. 11:00, 12:00, 13:00
coffee and homemade biscuits on arrival, the
butchery class from 9am to 5pm, lunch in the Book your school in for our electronic circuit workshops to explore how we use
dining room at Ballyvolane House and electricity every day in various ways to help improve our lives. In association with the
afternoon tea and homemade lemon drizzle Cork Electronics Industry Association workshops are daily from February 27th – March
cake. 2nd and will run for an hour, with four workshops each day Each workshop will cost €50
with a maximum of 30-35 participants. Activity most suitable for children 10 to 12 years
To book, please phone Richard Reeve on 058 of age. Discounted bus rates available on booking.
53810 or email info@obrienchophouse.ie. To
get the idea, please click here to see images
of the last butchery class on Facebook.
Save The Internet!
Win a family ticket to
CIT Blackrock Castle
Observatory (2 adults & 2
kids, under 5’s are free)
CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory is a fun
and educational day out for all the family.
Visit their interactive science exhibit
Cosmos at the Castle and learn about the
Universe, send a Message to Space at the
Pan Galactic Email Station and save the
Castle from a comet hitting it in the Comet
Chaser game. Right now, a new global treaty could encourage corporations to police everything that we
do on the Internet. Last week we successfully pushed back the US censorship bills - if we
To enter email your name, address & act now, we can get the EU Parliament to bury this new threat to all of us - click below to
telephone number to: Dee.Geaney@bco.ie sign the petition:
Join in this campaign here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_acta_spread/?sbc
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20. Cork South West Co-Op
This weeks introductory offer …….
Starting in the Mizen and Carbery regions Raised
Vegetable Bed – with seaweed and compost - made from
good second-hand scaffolding boards.
Price €35, or €25 for members of Cork South West Co-Op
Delivered and constructed.
While stocks last !
Contact walter@localcampus.com
Raised Beds From Cork South West Co-Op
To become a member please
CLICK HERE to download
membership form or join online
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22. The second Run West Cork, St Patrick's Day road race in Ballydehob will take place on
the morning of March 17th. The route takes participants along small rural roads, around
to the scenic harbour of Rossbrin, with its castle and small boats, before looping back
towards the village, finishing downhill in front of the magnificent 12 Arch Bridge by the
estuary at Ballydehob.
Last year’s inaugural event was a great success with over 250 entrants, many of them
undertaking their first ever 10km race. It attracted runners and walkers from all over the
country along with some gregarious visitors from the US. Electronic chip timing will be in
use giving participants accurate timing of their run, with results being instantly displayed
at the finish. The first 100 runners across the line will receive one of the coveted St
Patrick’s Day 10km t-shirts!
Both runners and walkers are encouraged and registration for the event is open online
through Run Ireland with further information on the Run West Cork website. Walkers will
set off at 10.30, whilst the runners will start at 11.00. Post race entertainment is aptly
provided by Ballydehob’s Community Council annual St Patrick’s Day parade. Proceeds
from the event go towards Schull Community Hospital and local schools. For information
please contact Ian Haseldine 087 243 5314 or Deirdre Ní Challanáin 086 244 709.
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