Coachford News

Coachford branch of Grow It Yourself meets on Wednesday April 10th at 8.30pm in Hogans . The meeting is open to everyone and is a great place to pick up gardening tips and know how.This month the group will be focusing on planting seeds and tips on what to sow and when.

Latest News 16.11.12.

Coachford Drama Group

The drama group continue to perform the play, ‘Never Swim Alone’  on the one act festival circuit. The group picked up another win in Haulbowline last weekend to give themselves a real fighting chance of reaching the All Ireland Final but everything boils down to this weekend in the groups final competitive performance of the play in Rossmore. The cast of Louise Murphy Lyons, Eugene O’Sullivan and Peter Dineen and stage manager, Diane Searls all under the direction of Anthony Greene will do their best to get another result,

Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run

Broomhill Vintage Club are organizing an end of year, Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run (Classic, Veteran & Vintage) this Sunday, November 18th 2012.  Participants should register at the GAA grounds Coachford from 11.00am. Entry for this event is only €10  One of the organizers of the event, Tim Flanagan said  “ this run is being organised to give your vehicle one more run out before you garage the machine for the winter: The run will be an easy one for all vehicles  and we are hoping for a good turn out. Entry is only €10 and tea and coffee will be available on registration”.   Insurance for all vehicles must be produced and for further information contact Tim at 086 866 3729 or Peter on 086 844 7105. Broomhill Vintage club recently donated over €5,000 to local charities from the proceeds of the Coachford Autumn Festival.

Camogie Club

Aghabullogue Camogie Club are getting together in Hogan’s Bar on Friday November 23rd to celebrate their recent victory in the Intermediate County Camogie Championship when they will show the DVD of the very exciting and close match

Coachford GIY    

The Coachford GIY group are hosting a Gardening talk on Wednesday November 14th in Hogan’s function room Coachford at 8.30pm. The guest speaker is the renowned organic grower, Caroline Robinson. Caroline has been growing organic vegetables commercially for over 16 years and operates a very successful Vegetable stall in Macroom each week. Everyone is welcome to attend and admission is free. Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run Broomhill Vintage Club are organizing an end of year, Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run (Classic, Veteran & Vintage) on Sunday November 18th 2012. Participants should register at the GAA grounds Coachford from 11.00am. Entry for this event is only €10 One of the organizers of the event, Tim Flanagan said “ this run is being organised to give your vehicle one more run out before you garage the machine for the winter: The run will be an easy one for all vehicles and we are hoping for a good turn out. Entry is only €10 and tea and coffee will be available on registration”. Insurance for all vehicles must be produced and for further information contact Tim at 086 866 3729 or Peter on 086 844 7105. Broomhill Vintage club recently donated over €5,000 to local charities from the proceeds of the Coachford Autumn Festival. Tidy Towns The Coachford Tidy Towns held a very successful fundraiser last Saturday night. The Murder Mystery night was a huge success with all present getting into the swing of things and searching the body for clues and delving deep into the phone records and credit Card statements of the victim to try and find out which of the five suspects in the packed bar was the murderer. Chairperson Martha McCaffery said “ it was a great night and such an unusual way to raise money for the group. The orgainser, Grainne Donovan was brilliant in the way she had the whole thing planned out and she put so much hard work into the event and it paid off.” Table Quiz A table Quiz in aid of Marymount Hospice will be held in Hogan’s Bar this Friday night, November 9th at 9.00pm Soccer Club increases the prizes in their Lotto From this week on the Coachford AFC Lotto Jackpot will go up by €200 each week if it’s not won. The Lucky Dip prizes will also increase and there will be one €40 prize and four €20 prizes given out each week. As well as the prize fund increase the numbers in the lotto have also been expanded from 30 to 36. Tickets are available in all shops and pubs in the village and are still only €2 each. There was no winner in the soccer lotto this week. The numbers drawn were.11, 28, and 36. The lucky Dip winners were Pat Murphy €40, Aisling & Shelia & Mags, Derry Walsh, Mary O’Sullivan and M & B & B & Emma €20 each The Jackpot will be €1,600 next week and the draw will take place in O’Riordans Bar . Coachford AFC The Premier team got their leaguer season off to an wonderful start last weekend with an emphatic 9-1 win over Castleview. This weekend the lads have an early start when they take on Springfield in Cobh at 10.45am on Sunday in their second league game of the season. The B team went down to Glanworth by 3 -1 last Saturday but will hope for a better result this Saturday when they take on fellow parishioners and near neighbours Rylane in Rylane at 2.00pm. Rylane will go into this game as red hot favourites as their recent results have been very positive however Coachford B team are at their most deadly when written off. It’s another busy weekend for the schoolboys. Both the under 13s and Under 12 teams are involved in the next round of the National Cup. The Under 13s travel to Tramore Park to take on Tramore Athletic A at 10.30am on Saturday. This fixture promises to be a very tough encounter for the Killanardrish/Coachford side as their opposition lie just under them in second place in the league. The Under 12s travel to Watergrasshill on Sunday to take on the home side at 12.15pm. We wish all the teams the very best of luck. European Tae Kwondo Congratulations to Emma Flanagan from Coachford who won Gold and Silver medals recently in the European Tae Kwondo championship in Poland – Coachford, Village of Champions! November Mass Mass for deceased members of Aghabullogue GAA and Camogie clubs will take place on Saturday November 10th in St. John’s Church, Aghabullogue at. 8.00pm Farmers Market The Coachford Farmers market is on this Saturday and wonderful locally produced goods will be on offer. The market takes place from 10.30am to 1.30pm at the GAA Community Centre in Coachford. Vegetables, eggs, Cakes, Jams, Chutneys, Pickles, Cheese, plants and flowers among many other things will be on sale and it is always an opportunity to meet up with your neighbours and friends to have a cup of coffee and a chat.

Murder in Coachford this weekend

The people of Coachford are getting ready to play their part in solving a crime this Saturday night in Hogan’s Bar Coachford. The Murder Mystery night is being held as a fundraiser for The Coachford Tidy Towns and promises to be a night of fun. Grainne Donovan secretary said “ We are asking people to come along and become  Sherlock Holmes. Hercule Poirot and Jessica Fletcher for the night” .

Workshops for designing Villages

Workshops are being held in the three villages of the parish next week. The Following an initial walkabout of the villages by URS and the Community Council in early October the next stage of the project will be three workshops open to all. The plan is for the community and consultants from URS to work together to develop a vision for Coachford, Aghabullogue and Rylane.  A Workshop for Coachford will be held on Tuesday November 6^th at 7.00pm in the GAA Hall.  Aghabullogue holds their workshop the following evening in the Community Hall and the workshop for Rylane will be held on Thursday night in the school hall at 7.00pm

Chairman of the Community Council, Peter Dineen said “ We are appealing for as many people as possible within our community to engage with this project as everybody’s input is required to make sure it will be successful and that the final Village Design Statements represents a shared vision for all three villages, we would be very grateful for your participation in this project and look forward to seeing you all at the workshop s in your village.

The consultants from URS will bring together the output from the workshop and prepare a presentation of a draft Village Design Statement at the end of November. Everyone will be able to give feedback on the plans at that stage before the Village Design Statement is launched in early January. 

Congratulations

Congratulations to The Coachford Players who won the confined section in the Kilmallock One Act Drama Festival last weekend. The group’s performance of ‘Never Swim Alone’ by Daniel McIvor was very well received and as well as picking up the win, Anthony Greene was also selected as Best Director for his production. The cast of Louise Lyons, Eugene O’Sullivan and Peter Dineen now head to Cork, Haulbowline, Ballymahon and Rossmore Festivals over the next few weeks to try and secure another few wins.

Cemetery Prayers

Prayers will be recited in the Coachford cemeteries on Sunday next 4^th November. Prayers at Magourney will take place at 11.00am and in Coachford at 3.00pm.

GAA

Mass for deceased members of Aghabullogue GAA and Camogie clubs will take place ion Saturday November 10^th in St. John’s Church, Aghabullogue at. *.00pm

FAREWELL to MS. KEARNEY:

A very pleasant, and emotional, function was held in Coachford N.S. last Thursday to bid a fond farewell to Ms.Gearoidln Kearney, a member of the teaching staff,who was leaving to take up a new position in Cloyne N.S. Pupils and staff paid very heartfelt tributes to Ms. Kearney, to mark her very valued and appreciated input into all aspects of school life in her more than six years in Coachford. We wish Ms. Kearney every good luck in her new post.

Soccer Club increases the prizes in their Lotto

From this week on the Coachford AFC Lotto Jackpot will go up by €200 each week if it’s not won. The Lucky Dip prizes will also increase and there will be one €40 prize and four €20 prizes given out each week. As well as the prize fund increase the numbers in the lotto have also been expanded from 30 to 36. Tickets are available in all shops and pubs in the village and are still only €2 each.

There was no winner in the soccer lotto this week. The numbers drawn were.3, 14, and 25. The  lucky Dip winners were Geraldine Barry Murphy, Kevin Cullinane, Martin Griffin, Michael O’Riordan and Jonathan Miller  The Jackpot  will be  €1,400 next week and the draw will take place in Hogans bar.

Tom Walsh, DCE Computers presents Dara Herlihy , Captain of Coachford Under 11s with their new jerseys

Soccer

Well done to all the schoolboys who took part in a busy weekend for the Coachford/Killanardrish club. The club enjoyed three fantastic wins in three days. First up were the under 13s who played  a local Derby in Macroom on Saturday. The country boys emerged victorious by 4-1 after a tough and close encounter. Goals from Aaron Doherty, Luke Casey Jack Murphy and Jack Oldham helped the boys remain undefeated so far this season. Next up were the under 11s on Sunday when they entertained Richmond in Coachford. The Home team wearing their new strip, sponsored by DCE computers played the better football throughout and won by 3 goals to 1. The Under 12s enjoyed an emphatic victory on Monday when they traveled to Rockmount. The boys put six past the Whitechurch side and also kept a clean sheet. This weekend the Under 12s play Riverstown on Saturday in Carrigadrohid at 1.15pm in the league. On the adult side of the club the premier team enjoyed a wonderful win over Glen Celtic in the 2^nd round of the Munster Junior Cup. The game finished 1-1 after extra time but Coachford won 4-3 in the penalty shootout. The B team were narrow losers in the 3^rd of the AOH Cup when they went down to Waterloo by two goals to one. This weekend, after all the cup action during the last few weeks the premier team play their first league game of the season when they entertain Castleview on Saturday at the Glebe at 2.00pm.The B team travel to Glanworth for their league game which is also fixed for 2pm on Saturday.

Coachford AFC

The Coachford A Team are out of the Mossie Linnane League Cup having been defeated by Blarney Street Athletic on penalties at the Quarter Final stage. The game finished nil all but the city team emerged victorious in the penalty shootout by 3-2. The B team drew with Buttevant in the league in a thrilling 4-4 game. This weekend both teams play in cup games on Saturday and both are at home venues. The A team will entertain Glen Celtic in the 2nd round of the Munster Junior Cup at 3.00pm in the Glebe while the B team will play Waterloo in Carrigadrohid in the 3rsd round of the AOH Cup also at 3.00pm.

Schoolboys

The Under 13 boys travel to Macroom on Saturday to play the town side at 10.30am in Division 2 of the league. The under 11s will play Richmond at home on Sunday at 12.30pm at the Dam Road in Carrigadrohid. Rockmount is the venue for the under 12 team on Bank Holiday Monday when both teams will lock horns at 10.30am in Division 4 of the league.

Lotto

There was no winner in the soccer lotto this week. The numbers drawn were.12, 28, and 29. The lucky Dip winners were Teddy Irwin, Colm Noonan, Jenifer Delaney, Kay Towmey and John Tarrant (yt). The Jackpot will be €1,100 next week and the draw will take place in Breathnachs bar.

Tidy Towns

The Coachford Tidy Towns have been busy planting over 1,000 spring bulbs on the approach roads to Coachford. Martha McCaffery, Chairperson said “The bulbs will hopefully not only brighten up the area but also define where the village boundaries begin. We are also starting to plant up a boat to show the connection that the village has with the river Lee and the huge benefit that coarse fishing has in the area. We were delighted that so many people turned up last Sunday to help plant so many bulbs and to the local Brownie troop who sorted out all the bulbs the day before in advance of the planting.”

Congratulations

Congratulations to Coachford couple Greg Cronin and Tracey Martin who were married in the Honan Chapel last weekend. The beautiful bride from Leemount in Coachford was stunning as she walked up the aisle with her father Matt to be joined with the love of her life, Greg from Fergus. Fr. Peadar Murphy was the celebrant and the gorgeous bridesmaids were Tracey’s sister Katherine Keating and niece Amy O’Sullivan. The wedding party then headed to the Carlton Hotel in Kinsale where the guests enjoyed a superb meal and celebrations went on late into the night and were picked up again the next day.

Dripsey boy lands the big one

Dripsey boy Christy Fehilly won the Individual honours in the recent two day National Coarse Fishing Federation Inter Provincial Youth Championships 2012 on Inniscarra Lake at Dripsey, Co Cork. 10 year old Christy fished a fantastic match winning each day and overall individual winner of the event with a total weight of 18kg 500grs. Bream, Skimmers, Roach and Hybreds were the target fish and in total 315 kg were caught and released by the teams over the two days, Christy was also selected to be part of the 2012 Irish Youth Celtic Cup Team as a result of his superb display.

Public questionnaire to help our future

What is the future of your village? A new project led by the ACR Community Council, hopes to provide some answers. A Village Design Statement is being prepared for the villages of Aghabullogue, Coachford and Rylane. A Village Design Statement describes what is special about a place and what should be done to make it a better place to live, work and play. The Statement will emerge from the ideas and knowledge of the community. The process will be supported by expert input from landscape architects, road engineers, architects, planners, recreation and heritage consultants from URS. The Village Design Statements will guide the future development of each village. The plans will strive to highlight potential opportunities for business creation and enhancement, recreation, tourism, improving basic rural services and upgrading the rural heritage. The statements will identify a range of projects and proposals which can be initiated within the short term, medium term and long term and will include details of possible funding opportunities. Following an initial walkabout in each village, the next stage of the project will be a workshop open to all. The community and consultants from URS will work together to develop a vision for each village. Workshops for each village will be held on the following dates: Coachford GAA Community Hall, Tuesday 6th November, 7pm Aghabullogue Community Hall, Wednesday 7th November, 7pm Rylane School Hall, Thursday 8th November, 7pm To get the ideas rolling, a questionnaire has been prepared for each village, which is available from the shops in each village and in the porch of each church or can be filled in online before October 31st under the following links: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Coachford_VDS-Questionnaire_2012

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Aghabullogue_VDS-Questionnaire_2012

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Rylane_VDS-Questionnaire_2012

The consultants from URS will bring together the output from the workshops and prepare a presentation of a draft Village Design Statement at the end of November. Everyone will be able to give feedback on the plans at that stage before the Village Design Statement is launched in early January. Please engage with this project as everybody’s input is required to make sure it will be successful and that the final Village Design Statement represents a shared vision.

Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run

Broomhill Vintage Club are organizing an end of year, Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run (Classic, Veteran & Vintage) on Sunday November 18th 2012. Participants should register at the GAA grounds Coachford from 11.00am. Entry for this event is only €10 One of the organizers of the event, Tim Flanagan said “ this run is being organised to give your vehicle one more run out before you garage the machine for the winter: The run will be an easy one for all vehicles and we are hoping for a good turn out. Entry is only €10 and tea and coffee will be available on registration”. Insurance for all vehicles must be produced and for further information contact Tim at 086 866 3729 or Peter on 086 844 7105. Broomhill Vintage club recently donated over €5,000 to local charities from the proceeds of the Coachford Autumn Festival.

Questionnaires to inform the future of the villages

What is the future of your village? A new project led by the ACR Community Council, hopes to provide some answers.

A Village Design Statement is being prepared for the villages of Aghabullogue, Coachford and Rylane. A Village Design Statement describes what is special about a place and what should be done to make it a better place to live, work and play. The Statement will emerge from the ideas and knowledge of the community.

The process will be supported by expert input from landscape architects, road engineers, architects, planners, recreation and heritage consultants from URS. The vision set out will be inspirational yet realistic and achievable with clear objectives and milestones set.

The Village Design Statements will guide the future development of each village. The plans will strive to highlight potential opportunities for business creation and enhancement, recreation, tourism, improving basic rural services and upgrading the rural heritage. The statements will identify a range of projects and proposals which can be initiated within the short term, medium term and long term and will include details of possible funding opportunities.

Following an initial walkabout in each village, the next stage of the project will be a workshop open to all. The community and consultants from URS will work together to develop a vision for each village. Workshops for each village will be held on the following dates: Coachford GAA Community Hall, Tuesday 6th November, 7pm Aghabullogue Community Hall, Wednesday 7th November, 7pm Rylane School Hall, Thursday 8th November, 7pm

To get the ideas rolling, a questionnaire has been prepared for each village, which is available from the shops in each village and in the porch of each church or can be filled in online before October 31st under the following links:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Coachford_VDS-Questionnaire_2012

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Aghabullogue_VDS-Questionnaire_2012

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Rylane_VDS-Questionnaire_2012.

If you are filling in a paper questionnaire please return by October 31st to the following locations: Coachford – Post office or Kathleen’s Shop Aghabullogue – Cremin’s Shop Rylane – Crowley’s Shop The consultants from URS will bring together the output from the workshops and prepare a presentation of a draft Village Design Statement at the end of November. Everyone will be able to give feedback on the plans at that stage before the Village Design Statement is launched in early January. Please engage with this project as everybody’s input is required to make sure it will be successful and that the final Village Design Statement represents a shared vision.

Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run

Broomhill Vintage Club are organizing an end of year, Tractor, Car and Motorcycle Run (Classic, Veteran & Vintage) on Sunday November 18th 2012. Participants should register at the GAA grounds Coachford from 11.00am. Entry for this event is only €10 One of the organizers of the event, Tim Flanagan said “ this run is being organised to give your vehicle one more run out before you garage the machine for the winter: The run will be an easy one for all vehicles and we are hoping for a good turn out. Entry is only €10 and tea and coffee will be available on registration”. Insurance for all vehicles must be produced and for further information contact Tim at 086 866 3729 or Peter on 086 844 7105. Broomhill Vintage club recently donated over €5,000 to local charities from the proceeds of the Coachford Autumn Festival.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Coachford couple Greg Cronin and Tracey Martin who were married in the Honan Chapel last weekend. The beautiful bride from Leemount in Coachford was stunning as she walked up the aisle with her father Matt to be joined with the love of her life, Greg from Fergus. Fr. Peadar Murphy was the celebrant and the gorgeous bridesmaids were Tracey’s sister Katherine Keating and niece Amy O’Sullivan. The wedding party then headed to the Carlton hotel in Kinsale where the celebrations went on late into the night and were picked up again the next day.

Plans for Villages underway Village Design Statements Consultants undertook a walkabout of Coachford, Aghabullogue and Rylane villages last weekend and gathered a lot of facts about each place in advance of the Public workshops. These are due to take place in Coachford on Tuesday November 6th, Aghabullogue on Wednesday November 7th and Rylane on Thursday November 8th. These workshops will provide an ideal opportunity for everyone in the community to get involved in shaping their area, developing plans for their village, identifying services and planning recreational areas etc. Doug Lucey, PRO said “It is vital that everyone takes part to ensure all our villages can grow and develop in a planned way.

Camogie Munster Championship The very best of luck to the Aghabullogue Intermediate Camogie team who travel to Clare this Saturday to play Quilty in the Munster Intermediate Semi Final. The girls enjoyed a great week visiting all the schools in the parish after their victory in the county final in September but were back to training in the early mornings in preparation for this big game on Saturday. Club PRO and team player, Deirdre Twomey said “ We are all looking forward to traveling to Clare this weekend. We were so thrilled at winning the county and we celebrated it for a couple of days but our trainers insisted that we get back to the hard job of training for this game.” The Camogie club got a huge boost this week when their Under 13 team captured the Mid Cork title defeating Éire Óg in the final.

Coachford Care of the Aged The next Chiropody Clinic will be held in Coachford in the Community House on Friday 26th October.

Cleaner required A cleaner is required for Coachford National School for 10-12 hours per week. Applications for the position should be addressed to The Chairperson, Board of Management, Coachford N.S. and should be made on or before Tuesday 23rd October 2012.

Youth Prayer Gathering As part of the ‘Year of Faith’ programme in Aghabullogue parish, a special ‘Youth Prayer Gathering’ by candlelight , inspired by Youth 2000 and Taize style prayer, will take place monthly in Coachford Church. This is open to all people and, in particular, to all the Youth of the Parish and surrounding parishes and their families. The first gathering takes place in Coachford Church this Thursday, October 18th from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Soccer The A team lost their FAI Junior Cup game to Pearse Celtic by a goal to nil last weekend. This was an extremely close game and both teams gave their all with the city side emerging victorious after the 90 minutes. Pearse Celtic are leading the Premier league at the moment while Coachford have yet to begin their campaign. Expect to see a lot of close battles between these two sides this season. This weekend the Coachford A team will play Blarney Street Athletic on Saturday at 3.00pm in Brooklodge in the Mossie Linnane League Cup Quarter Final. At the same time the B team will entertain Buttevant in Carrigadrohid in the league. Schoolboys The Killanardrish/Coachford Under 13 team defeated Buttevant by 8 goals to 3 in the league. Goals from Luke Casey, Cathal Crowley, Liam Twohig and John McMahon secured the victory.

Lotto Another week, another winner. Congratulations to Mick and Denise Roche who won €1,000 in the Coachford AFC lotto. The numbers drawn were 5, 9 and 26. The lucky dip winners were Mary O’ Sullivan, Matt O Brien, Mark O Mahony, Richard Martin and Con Dineen, Next week’s jackpot is another €1000 and the draw will take place in O’ Callaghan’s Bar. Get your tickets early and you could be the next Jackpot winner – just in time for Christmas shopping.

Local News 10.10.12.