1. pets
2. birds

Goleen & District Community Council Private LOTTO Draw
Numbers Drawn: 7, 24, 31. No Winner of Jackpot. €40: Tony McLaughlin
€20 each: Denis Bowen, Thomas Roycroft, Susan Barry, Clogher
Seller’s Prize: D. O’Neill
This Week’s Venue: Lobster Pot Jackpot €1000
Lotto tickets available from Caroline Sheehan 086-864-2647 or Denis O’Neill 086-821-3441
If You’re not in, You can’t win! Buy your tickets for a chance! All monies made from the LOTTO go back into the
Community through Community Projects throughout the village and surrounding areas.
Mass Times: Monday & Friday: Schull 9am. Tuesday & Thursday:
Goleen 9am. Wednesday: Ballydehob 10am. Saturday: Lowertown 8pm.
Sunday: Ballydehob 9.30am, Schull 10.30am, Goleen 12 noon.
Church of Ireland Services: Sunday: Schull 10am, Toormore 11.30am,
Ballydehob:11.30am.
Recent Deaths - Doreen O’Driscoll, Castlemehigan, Goleen. Deeply
regretted by her husband Flor, sons Seamus & Anthony, Sue, her
grandchildren, relatives, neighbours & friends.
Sr. Raphael (Mary) O'Mahony, Poor Clare Convent, Drumshanbo, Co.
Leitrim & late of Lower Letter, Kilcrohane. Sadly missed by her loving
Community, brothers & sister Fr. John K., Florrie, Dympna (Crowley), James,
Timmy, Jerry & Michael, extended family, relatives & friends.
Millicent Kingston (nee Levis), Altar, Toormore. Sadly missed by her
daughter Sadie (Jermyn), son-in-law Tommy, grandchildren Eleanor, Sharon
& Damien, great-grandchildren Emma, Niall & Gavin, sisters Hilda, Vera &
Tilly, brother Johnny, nephews, nieces, relatives & friends.
Sue Ludgate (nee Godsell), Cork & Crookhaven. Greatly missed by her
husband Brian, children Stephen, Julie & David, grandchildren Harry & Sadie,
brother David, extended family, relatives and many friends.
Our sincere sympathies to all. May they rest in peace.
Goleen Community Charity Shop Open Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, & Sat 11am - 2pm
Goleen National School - 'Happy Hour' for new entrants will take place on Friday 1st
May 2015 from 1 - 2pm.
Congratulations to Collette & Michael Coughlan, Ballyrisode
on the birth of their son, Patrick.
OPEN at 6PM THURSDAY 23RD to SUNDAY 26TH APRIL
For Bookings call 085-713-0759 or email [email protected]
Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Nottages
GOLEEN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
SERVING THE MIZEN PENINSULA
VOL: 8 WEEK 17 APR 23 2015 Published every Thursday.
The growing crisis of illegal
dumping was at the top of the agenda at the Council meeting on Monday last and
Amenity Sites loss of opening days to the local community was discussed at great
length. Customers of the Amenity sites are now queuing up to an hour in the short
times the sites are opened and it was acknowledged by management that at any
Amenity site there could be up to 15 customers per hour. In the two sites in
question, both Derryconnell and Castletownbere, there are far more than just 15
per hour, as a matter of fact it was pointed out Monday at one of these sites there
were 97 customers in 4 hours last weekend, which was an average of 24
customers per hour. Even with these true facts in front of them the only answer
they had on Monday to this was ‘We do not have those figures at hand’. The real
fact is that a mistake was made, as was pointed out at the beginning of this
ridiculous move, on February 9th. There was no consultation to help prepare
people for this and, listening to what was said on Monday, no matter who is
inconvenienced there will be no change, whether it is an hour or two hours you will
queue, it’s simply tough luck. As we have seen in decision after decision, year
after year, if you live in rural Ireland you will have to suffer even if true facts stare
people in the face. As this is a real health and safety issue, which was also pointed
out on Monday, we would advise people, who correctly use the Amenity sites, to
be careful of other vehicles and people around you as packed amenity sites of
people rushing, who have been held up huge lengths of time, could lead to serious
accident. As the summer time is upon us, it’s difficult to see how far more this will
be allowed to continue before someone will wake up and put people first for once
and for all. The one positive bit of news in all this is the workers in the Amenity
sites, who give an efficient and great service to the public, and we would like to
thank them for their excellent work down through the years. Clonakilty is also up in
arms for the closure of their Amenity site on Mondays which, like ourselves, has
led to major inconvenience to people who use this site also.
MIZEN ACTIVE SOCIAL GROUP Interested in being part of a new group? If so,
please join us at the First Meeting of the Mizen Active Social Group on May 1, at 7
pm, at the Old Boys School, Schull. Suggested activities could include bowling,
swimming, walking and outings. All ideas welcome on the night. Members of
already formed Active Social Group will be on hand to help with ideas.
For more information please call 086-315-9719. MC GDCC
AMENITY SITE OPENING TIMES CHAOS
Goleen & Mizen Rovers
GAA Club would like to
congratulate Tadgh Cullinane,
who plays rugby at U18 with
Skibbereen RFC, on
winning their final last Sunday v South Kerry with a score line of 30-19. Also to Jack
O'Driscoll, who plays with the unbeaten U14 panel, having won their League Final v Cobh
also last Sunday,11-0 & who is lining out again this Sunday in the Cup Final. Going for the
double! Best of luck Jack! We also wish Matthew Sheehan & Jake Coughlan, who play
rugby at U13, the very best in their League Final on Friday evening v Mallow. Danny
Cullinane at U16 is through to a semi-final & we wish him luck also. Best of luck
boys! Maura O'Reilly
Goleen Community Playgroup would like to thank all of those who made their
Easter fundraisers so successful. Thanks to Finbarr, Anne and Anne Marie for hosting the
Easter draw in The Lobster Pot and for their generous donation to the raffle. All the prize
winners’ names are in the window of the Lobster Pot and will be on the Playgroup
Facebook page too.
Thanks also to Emma and Freddie and all their staff for hosting the quiz in the Crookhaven
Inn. Special thanks to Malcom for being an excellent quizmaster!
To all of you who donated raffle prizes, bought tickets or attended a fundraiser, thank you
very much! Hopefully it won't be long before you see the fruits of your donations when work
begins on the new path up to the car park, playground and medical centre! Thanks again.
Eileen Cifone
Cancer Survivors - The next meeting will be on Tuesday 28th April 2015 in The
Maritime Hotel, Bantry, from 11am to 12:30pm.This is an informal gathering in a relaxed
setting for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer. Come for tea, coffee and peer
group discussion. Free of charge. Brídín Ashe
Bantry and District Cardiac Support Group - Bantry Cardiac Support Group
monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th April at the Christian Fellowship Church,
Tower Street at 8pm. Please note new venue. The meeting is for people who have suffered
a cardiac event or have any cardiac related concerns. For details contact: Catherine
Cahalane (cardiovascular PHN) 086-787-1552, John (group member) 086-404-8821 or
email [email protected]
Spring Cleaning is in the Air!
TRADITIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEPING &
NEW “POWER SWEEPER” FOR STOVES
COMPETITIVE RATES
CONTACT T.LANNIN, GUBBEEN 086-822-6007 028-28013
 Events Calendar - inclusion free. All items to be in by Tues evening. Email [email protected]
Apr 23 Bingo in Goleen Parish Hall at 9pm. All welcome.
Apr 24 Weekly 35 Card Drive Fastnet Bar Jackpot €1300
Apr 25 GDCC LOTTO Draw - Lobster Pot €1000
Apr 25 & 26 Power Boat Course Contact www.schullsailing.ie or 028-28515
Apr 26 West Cork Table Tennis Rankings in Goleen Community Centre at 11am
Apr 28 Cancer Survivors Meeting in the Maritime Hotel, Bantry from 11am to 12.30pm
Apr 28 Bantry Cardiac Support Group at the Christian Fellowship Church, Tower Street at 8pm
May 01 Goleen National School 'Happy Hour' for new entrants from 1 - 2pm
May 02 Live Music in the Fastnet Bar with Tony O’Shea & friends
May 03 Schull Regatta Bingo in Schull Parish Hall at 3pm
 Weekly Events, Amenities and Attractions in the Locality
 Goleen & District Community Social Centre - Every Mon 11am-4pm Lunch 1pm (except Bank Holiday Mon will
be the following day-Tues). Book Meals by 11am the previous Sat. Contact: Maureen O’Callaghan 086-330-0262
 Goleen Community Centre - Contact 086-272-5506 to rent the Centre.
 Goleen Community Playgroup - Open Mon-Fri for preschool. Call 028-35927 or 083-149-0260
 Goleen Afterschool Club Cooking, Irish Dancing, Art & Crafts. Call 028 -35927 or 083-149-0260
 Fit Kids for Goleen Mondays 3.15 - 4.30pm in the Community Centre
 Foróige every Friday evening 8.30 to 10.30 in the Community Centre
 Derryconnell Civic Amenity Centre - Open Tues & Thurs 9am - 12.30pm & 1.30 - 4.30pm. Sat 9am - 1pm
 AIB Mobile Community Bank: Every Mon, Thurs & Fri - Ballydehob - 9.30am to 10.30am. Schull - 10.45am to
12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.30pm. ATM in Schull outside Brosnan’s Eurospar.
 Schull Office Skibbereen CU: Tues & Fri 9.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5pm. Sat 9.30am - 1pm. 028-28666
 Schull Library - Tues to Fri 2.30 - 5.30pm. Weds 9.30am - 1pm & 2 - 5.30pm. Sat 9.30am - 1.30pm. 028-28290
 Bus Time Tables: Goleen - Cork: Mon - Sat 07.50 & 17.30 Sun 16.15; Schull - Cork: Mon - Sat 12.40; Cork Schull: Mon - Sat 09.30; Cork - Goleen: Mon - Sat 13.00 Change at Skibbereen 16.05 & 16.30 Change at
Skibbereen 18.20; Sun 11.30.
 Rural Transport & Cancer Connect - 027-52727 Mob 087-122-4404 [email protected]
 Mizen Head Signal Station Open daily 10.30am - 5pm www.mizenhead.ie 028-35115/35225.
 Mizen Information & e-Centre Goleen. Coffee, Wifi, Hot desks, Gifts, Chat. Open daily 10.30am -5pm 028-35000
Important Contacts
 Goleen First Responder/ Defibrillator Group Number 083-146-6605
 Coast Guard /Emergency Services 112 or 999
Garda Emergency Number 027-20860
 GARDA Text Alert scheme in Crookhaven and Mizen area (ChARGE) Text 083-159-8889
 Mizen Medical Practice - all enquiries & appointments call 028-28311 or for Out of Hours Service
call SouthDoc 1850-335-999
To Book Your Adverts - email [email protected] for rates. GDCC does not take responsibility for
articles and opinions published. Newsletter Editors Sue 028-35225 Michael [email protected]
Website: goleen.info
BARLEY COVE Beach Hotel
028-35874
We are open this week
from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th April.
Warm weather brings the exotic Hoopoe with it - The recent warm weather
has resulted in a beautiful continental bird being sighted throughout West Cork.
The hoopoe bird, which normally migrates to the continent this time of year, has been
spotted and photographed in several locations this week along the south coast, but
especially on the stretch west from Timoleague.
The birds have very distinctive plumage, comprising a zebra-type black and white wing,
over a rusty orange chest, and a similarly stripey colouring on the tip of their head crest,
making them look quite exotic among native Irish birds. They are named after the
distinctive sound they make while calling. The bird would normally make its home in
France or Spain at this time of year, but this year’s unusually high pressure for April,
combined with a strong northerly wind, may have meant the birds were blown too far north.
‘They would normally be found in North Africa or on continental Europe,’ Nicholas
explained, ‘and they head further north in spring to breeding grounds, but the recent warm
weather means many ‘overshot’ their destinations last week, and ended up migrating to the
southern Irish coast’.
‘Every year we have sightings of up to about 12 of these birds, but this year we are looking
at about 50 birds,’ he said. He added that the last time this happened was in 1965, when
about 65 hoopoes were found here. The birds are about the size of a blackbird, with a
much wider wing span.
‘They like sandy, dusty surfaces, with short grass, so they can feed on invertebrates in the
ground,’ explained Nicholas, who photographed one on short grass alongside a driveway.
‘Some may spend the summer here but, if they do, they will certainly fly south in the
autumn to spend the winter in Africa,’ he said. Sioban Cronin
Anyone interested in accompanying members of Birdwatch Ireland West Cork Branch on
an outing Email [email protected]
Pictured Left: A rare sighting of a hoopoe, captured
by a Birdwatch Ireland member on their recent
Spring Migration Outing to the Mizen Peninsula .
A List of the birds spotted that day by one member;
Black Cap, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiff
Chaff, Chough, Common Gull, Cormorant, Curlew,
Dunnock, Fulmar, Gannet, Goldfinch, Grasshopper
Warbler, Great Black Backed Gull, Great Northern
Diver, Great Tit, Greenshank, Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Hoopoe, House
Sparrow, Jackdaw, Kittiwake, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Linnet, Little Egret, Magpie,
Meadow Pipit, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oyster Catcher, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Raven, Red
Rumped Swallow, Redshank, Robin, Sand Martin, Sandwich Tern, Shag, Skylark, Snipe,
Sparrowhawk, Starling, Stone Chat, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Wren &
Wryneck. Wow, aren’t we lucky to live in such an amazing part of the world!
Pictured: Betty O’Brien & Jimmy Downey celebrating
their birthdays at the Goleen Social Centre this week.
Many Happy Returns to them both!
GDCC Newsletter
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Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday throughout April
Food served from 12.30 to 9 o’clock
028-35309
Table Tennis News - The table tennis club always receives amazing amount of local
interest and support and I know the players are ever appreciative of it. Once again they did
us proud and this time at the most important National event of the year, the Interprovincial
Championships. To represent Munster is a great honour and 4 of our players achieved that
goal this season. Mair Kelly has had her fair share of victories this season but even she
surpassed any previous tournament, winning 7 out of 8 of her matches against the top
players in the country. Unsurprisingly with that record the Munster U18 Girls took Gold.
Erik Olsson took his place on the Munster team for the first time and helped the U13s take
a well earned Silver medal. Amy Dorrington, who travels from Drimoleague to train in
Goleen, also claimed Silver in the U15 event, while Jasmine Kelly debuted in the U13 Girls.
A terrific performance from all the players and a great day!
Event this Sunday - The West Cork Table Tennis Rankings for April will take place in
Goleen this Sunday at 11am. Everyone is welcome and all standards are catered for. Erik
Olsson will be going for his third win in the Premier Division this season. Owen Kelly
Pictured left: Mair wins Gold with U18 Girls,
Erik wins Silver with U13 Boys, Amy wins
Silver with U15 Girls and Jasmine 4th with
the U13 Girls for Munster at the Junior
Interprovincial Championships.
Pictured right Teddy Twomey and Betty
Johnson presenting a cheque to Helen from
Cancer Connect, Bantry for €590. This was
the proceeds from recent barbeque in the
Bunratty Inn, Schull organised by
Leaving Cert Students from Schull
Community College. Many thanks to the
chefs and the Bunratty and all who supported us and helped.
Schull Regatta Fundraiser Bingo - Hi all, we are
holding a fundraiser bingo on Sunday 3rd May in Schull Parish
Hall at 3pm. Come along and have a fun filled day, with cash
prizes and a great raffle. All proceeds go to the running of the
2015 Regatta, which takes place on August 8th and 9th. We
appreciate your support always. If any one finds the hall steps difficult we will have side
door open. Any queries ring Ellen Logan 085-107-8910.
Goleen & District Community Council
is seeking to fill the following position
Assistant Caretaker
for Goleen Community Centre
 This position is challenging and aimed at employee’s career development
 The position is on a part-time basis and applicants may be required to work
unsociable hours and carry out alternative tasks.
 Experience in a reasonable level of Caretaking is necessary.
 The applicant must have the ability to reach out to all the community in
accordance with the needs of Goleen & District Community Council.
This scheme is funded under the Community Services Programme, therefore the
candidate will be recruited from one of the following:
 Person on unemployment assistance or one parent family payment.
 In receipt of a disability allowance, invalidity pension, or blind person’s pension.
 Or people from the community employment and jobs initiatives schemes.
Apply with CV & cover letter no later than 5pm on Friday May 1st 2015 to:
Michael Collins, Chairman, GDCC, Lowertown, Schull, Co. Cork.
Canvassing will disqualify.
For further info
please ring
086-317-4606
Power Boat Course - This is a must for all who love the water. Fancy a bit of fun on
the water… There will be a powerboat course in Schull on April 25th-26th fully recognised
by Irish water safety and the ISA. No experience required; minimum age 16; more details
at www.schullsailing.ie or call the office on 028-28515
The Heron’s Cove Restaurant
Open nightly from 7pm. Book now!
028-35225 www.heronscove.com
Pick & Mix from our range of
services to suit your pocket!
Cheaper than any of our
competitors
CONTACT JOHNNY
086-866-9564