VOL: 4 WEEK 42 Oct 20 2011
YOUR SIGNATURE’S NEEDED At last night’s meeting held in Dunmanway it was fully agreed by all present to start a signature campaign to retain their Garda Stations in each area in West Cork. Members of the Goleen Community Alert and Community Council will be calling to your house in the next few days seeking your signature for the support of the retention of the local Garda station. The choice is simple to all; either we fight and do all we can to win a battle to keep our Garda station open or we face being looked after by the travelling squad from
Bantry or Bandon. If this is to happen it will spell disaster in Rural Ireland as the local guard knows and works with the local community and knows who should be here and knows who should not; this is what every community deserves. It is now emerging that these closures are not an IMF idea, but one that is coming from within our country. The savings are so small that the cost of running one presidential campaign would probably keep every Garda station open in Rural Ireland for a few years. Ballydehob and Goleen Garda stations are earmarked for closure, but don’t any other Garda area think they are exempt from this closure. No matter how new your garda station is if the first round of closures go through, the next round will see more going. So we must all unite to fight this crazy decision that is a true attack on all in Rural Ireland. On Monday night members of the community groups from the Mizen will travel to Kilbrittain in support of their public meeting at 9pm to oppose these closures and to unite behind our fellow communities. A public meeting will then take place on next
Friday 25th at 8.30pm in, most likely, the Parkway Hotel. (the venue yet to be confirmed). All of you, the public, will be invited to this meeting and your support would be greatly appreciated
KELVIN TAKES TO THE HIGH SEAS Goleen based Kelvin Harrap is embarking on one of the world’s most gruelling Ocean races around the world on November 5th from Alicante. He is sailing with Team Puma www.puma.com/sailing . The race finishes in Galway next July.
Kelvin, married to local woman Mary Bernadette Kingston, is an Americas Cup and Olympic sailor and is always a strong advocate of
Goleen on his travels. The very best of luck to you, Kelvin, from all in Goleen and you never know you may return to a hero’s welcome in
Goleen in July next year
CIARA SCOOPS COMMUNITY ALERT AWARD Congratulations goes to Ciara Sheehan from Canawee Goleen, who won the Schull
Community Alert Community Achievement Award at the Schull Community College award ceremony on Monday night last. The award, which has been running for the past few years, has had great winners in the past and this year is no difference as Ciara has worked tirelessly in the community attending events for all age groups, willing to help out on a voluntary basis. Ciara is a shining example to many of the young people and is highly regarded by community people in the community. Congratulations go to all who won awards at the Schull
Community College awards night.
RECYCLING Following on from last year’s great success of the free recycling day Goleen & District Community Council are pleased to announce that there will be a free Electrical and Battery Recycling Day in the Community Centre on Saturday 29th from 10 till 4pm. Items that will be taken are Video players, Game Consoles, Microwaves, IT Equipment, Dishwashers, Power tools, Battery operated Toys, all batteries, Kettles, TVs, Fridges and much more. Free gift for every car which brings goods on the day. So please avail of this free service in your community, no matter what part of West Cork you’re in. If you have a van full or a car full, Goleen's the place to be on the day.
MIZEN'S GOT TALENT All you out there with open or hidden talent now’s your chance to be a hero as the Mizen's Got Talent competition is coming your way. The competition is open to all ages and these are the competition details in the Schull area. Open to anyone living, working or studying in the area. No age restrictions. The prize fund is € 1000. Semi-final date is November 18th in Schull Hall. All semifinalists must have qualified by participating in the heats. Each pub is entitled to two places for the semi-final. The National School and
Schull Community College have been allocated three places. This ensures 18 qualifiers for the semi final from which the judges will select 5 acts to represent Schull in the final. The final is on Dec 17th. The venue for the final is Schull Community College. The judges are top secret. You will just have to come along and see. For further info contact Kevin Kelleher on 086 1775498. Best of luck to everyone taking part. MC GDCC
Foróige—On Friday 14th four club members travelled to Rosscarbery to the Foróige quiz final. Seventeen clubs were in attendance with
Barryroe claiming first prize and Newcestown taking second. The four members that travelled were Finnian Healy, Mark O Reilly, Michelle
Murnane and Jason Whitley. Thanks to Mary Sheehan and Maura O Reilly for attending the event, Tickets for a Foróige raffle are being sold at € 3 per ticket. Please support!! - Michelle Murnane PRO.
The monthly meeting of Bantry Cardiac Support Group will take place in the New Primary Care Health Centre in the Maritime Hotel, Bantry on
Tuesday 25th October 2011 @ 8pm.The guest speaker is Shaun O’Connor, Pharmacist, O 'Sullivan’s Pharmacy, Bantry, who will go through the types of medication used for heart disease. The meeting is open to and welcomes people who have had a cardiac event such as a heart attack, angina, had angioplasty with or without stents inserted, or who have had cardiac surgery (By-pass surgery, Mitral valve surgery, etc.). For information please contact Catherine Cahalane 086 7871 552.
Table Tennis—Three Goleen players represented West Cork at the Ulster Junior Open in Newtownabbey over the weekend. This was the 2nd in a series of 5 events on the National circuit. The event attracts only the very best players in Ireland and all three of our Goleen players made a good account of themselves. Both Mair Kelly and Sam Coughlan found themselves with very tough opening round draws, Sam faced the No.1 and No.3
U12 Irish players in the first round of the U14s and caused one or two surprises but was unable to take the 3 sets required. Mair faced the No.1
U14 and No.1 U12 in her first round of the U14s and was not able to cause the major upset required. However she showed tremendous composure

to win every other match that day and take the U14 Girls Plate Title and was presented with her first major Irish National Medal. In their main event the two Goleen lads, Sam Coughlan and James Kelly both reach the second round with Sam recording a good win against Castlerahan’s William
Love and performing well against Irish No.2 Evan McGovern who went on to win his first title later in the day. James dominated his first round group and took out fellow Munster players Tom Walsh and Zico McSweeney in the second round. Sam was unable to qualify from his next group but finished in 13th place, a 5 place improvement on his first Irish Ranking. James Kelly faced his old rival Eddie Ditchburn in the ¼ finals and Eddie showed some startling form to beat James for the first time in over a year. James went on to finish 7th overall but manages to maintain his No.3 seeding for the next event. All in all a successful trip, the players will now be concentrating on the provincial rankings with all the players hoping to make the top 8 places and be in with a chance of making the Munster Team. Owen Kelly
The results of the fortnightly draw are as follows 1st Prize € 30.00- Donal Newman, 2nd Prize € 20.00- Chloe Anne, 3rd Prize € 10.00-
Mary Downey, 4th Prize Bottle of wine to Julie O'Sullivan. All prizes can be collected at the Credit Union, Schull. The next Draw will take place on Dec 3rd in Schull Parish Hall on the afternoon of the Christmas Fair. This Christmas Draw includes local hampers, local Vouchers,
Bottles of Brandy, Whiskey, Wine and many more prizes. The cards are available in Ellen's Restaurant, The Credit Union, Paddy Hegarty,
Butcher and The Little Way Charity Shop. Thank you all for your support throughout our first year. Schull Community Council
MIZEN ROVERS The footballing history between Goleen and St Colum’s teams over the years has been long and varied with the Kealkill based club coming out on top on the majority of occasions with a few notable exceptions. The gap has certainly been closing and 2011 looked like the year when Mizen had the better balanced team in the u16 grade and feared nobody on the way to the championship final .St Colum’s had reached the final from their side of the draw after a replay with their neighbours Ballingeary. When Mizen and Colums met in the league at Goleen earlier in the season it took a last minute free to give Mizen the victory in that contest. So the scene was set for an enthralling final at the Ballydehob venue on a damp Tues. evening with a large crowd of vocal supporters following both teams. The Goleen contingent had more reason to shout during the early stages with Mizen penning the opposition back in their own half. They were exerting massive pressure on the backs which yielded a few points but not nearly enough in the circumstances. Colum’s picked away a few points of their own but still trailed 5pts to 3 at the break. Mizen again started the second half in powerful fashion and added an early point to extend their lead but Colums then got that all important goal to draw level.
Mizen were then dealt a fatal blow when forced to play a man down for the last 20 minutes of the game but once more raised their game and again led by two with nine mins remaining. Colums never relented and with a couple from play and a couple of handy frees wore Mizen down to win it by the bare minimum in the end on a score line 1-7 to 0-9.This was a tough physical contest with some strange decisions from the Gabriels officials that at times had players and mentors on all sides frustrated and confused. Well done to this great bunch of lads who gave it their all to the final whistle in difficult conditions .
PANEL Brendan Goggin Ryan O Callaghan Jed Little Daryl Connell Aaron Barry0-1 Shane O Leary0-1 Conor O
Driscoll[capt]0-5 Cathal O Sullivan Darren O Donovan0-2 Eoghan Sheehan Padraig Reidy Keith Whitley Craig O Driscoll Liam Levis Padraig
Downey Tadhg Cullinane Jason Whitley Kodie Healy.
The COUNTY BOARD DRAW which hugely benefits your club is now underway with some magnificent prizes on offer. Further details from club treasurer Liz Barry 35251 or any committee member. Connie O’Driscoll
Mass Times: Saturday:- Schull: 8.00pm; Sunday:-Lowertown::9.30am;Schull: 10.30am; Ballydehob: 11.30am; Goleen: 12.00 noon; Church
of Ireland Services: Sunday- Schull: 10am Altar Church, Toormore: 11.30am
Goleen Community Charity Shop Opening Times: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 11--2.; Thurs 11-1 Clothes, Shoes etc must be CLEAN
AND DRY No electric items please.
MIZEN BRIDGE AWARD WE NEED YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. Mizen Head Footbridge is on the shortlist for Engineering Project of the Year in the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards. The result depends on how many votes it receives online. Please go to this link and give the Mizen Bridge your vote. Closing Date Nov 3rd. http://www.engineersireland.ie/about-us/what-we-
do/excellence-awards/ Please forward this to your friends and colleagues. Don't delay - do it NOW! Thank you!
Trio Andisa—present a musical evening in aid of Irish Cancer Society on this Friday Oct. 21st at 8pm at the Altar Stone House, Toormore.
Suggested donation € 10. Please contact Sheila Mitchell for details 028-58557.
Mizen’s Got Talent Goleen Second Round– will be held in O’Meara’s Bar on Sun 23rd Oct at 8.00pm. So come on everyone and support local talent!
€ 1000 Bingo—In aid of Bantry Day Care Centre & Bantry Special Needs School on Sunday 30th Oct. At 8.30pm at the Bantry Boys Club.
Recent Deaths—Joe O’ Sullivan, Cove, Schull; Jenny Newman, White Gables, Schull; Sympathy is extended to their family and friends
Birth Congratulations: Michael Coughlan and Colette Hegarty, Ballyrisode on the birth of their daughter Katie.
Wedding Congratulations: Jimmy O’ Mahony, Crookhaven and Ruth McSweeney, Cork who were married recently.
Mizen AFC- travelled to Darragh Pitch last Sunday to take on Clonakilty Town. Clon started the scoring early in the game, and were two goals up in the first fifteen minutes but Mizen came back strong with some great team-work. Captain for the match, Daniel O'Callaghan scored from a Penalty and Patrick Scully headed in another goal to even the score before half-time. Goalie, Ross O'Connell was taken off in the second half after being injured by a sliding tackle in the first half and Ronan Kennedy took over in Goal. The score remained 2 - 2 after the second-half. Well done to the
Mizen team on a lively game of soccer with some great tactics that paid off, under the guidance of coach, Rob Greenaway. Some of our players are nursing injuries and we wish them a speedy recovery! Physio, Deirdre O'Leary is a welcome addition to the Club. Next fixture is away to
Cloughduv, in the old GAA pitch, Sunday 23, @ 2.30pm. Good Luck Lads !!
Sheila Lucey PRO.
West Cork IFA Rural Development Meeting on new CAP Reform Proposals, Speaker: Gerry Gunning, IFA Executive Secretary. Tuesday 25 th
October, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway at 8.30pm.

Mizen’s Got Talent- Schull Heats—Semi-final date is November 18th in Schull Hall. All semi-finalists must have qualified by participating in the heats. Each pub is entitled to two places for the semi-final. The National School and Schull Community College have been allocated three places.
This ensures 18 qualifiers for the semi final from which the judges will select 5 acts to represent Schull in the final. The final is on Dec 17th. The venue for the final is Schull Community College. The judges are top secret. you will just have to come along and see. For further info contact
Kevin Kelleher on 086 1775498. Heats are as follows: Newman's Oct 29th; Bunratty Oct 29th ;Black sheep Oct 30th; Tigin Nov 5th ; Hackett's Nov
5th; O 'Regan’s Nov 6th; National School 11th November in Parish Hall (parents will be notified by the School) Schull Community College details available from School. Best of luck to everyone taking part.
Events Calendar — inclusion free. All items to be in by Tues evening latest. 028-35285 or newsletter@goleen.info
Oct 20 Zumba Fitness Classes—Schull Parish Hall 8-9pm
Oct 21 Trio Andisa—Musical Evening, in aid of Irish Cancer Society, at Altar Stone House, Toormore at 8pm. Contact : Sheila Mitchell 028-
58557.
Oct 21 35 Progressive Card Drive in The Lobster Pot in aid of Marymount Hospice.
Rural Bus will be running.
Oct 22 GDCC LOTTO Draw - Lobster Pot Jackpot € 850
Oct 22 Quiz night in the Bunratty Inn, Schull at 8pm in aid of SCC Debs.
Oct 23 Mizen AFC v Cloughduv away at 2.30pm in old GAA pitch. Please support.
Oct 23 Mizen’s Got Talent—O’Meara’s Bar at 8.00pm
Oct 25 West Cork IFA rural development meeting on CAP Reform Proposals at Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway at 8.30pm.
Oct 30 € 1000 Bingo—Bantry Boys Club 8.30pm in aid of Bantry Day Care Centre & Bantry Special Needs School.
Oct 30 Mizen’s Got Talent—Lobster Pot Bar at 9.30pm
Nov 06 Mizen’s Got Talent—Community Centre at 3.00pm.
Nov 20 Mizen’s Got Talent Semi-Final—Community Centre at 3.00pm with 5 finalists going through to the grand final in Schull on Dec 17.
Bingo Goleen Parish Hall every Thursday at 9.00pm.
Pilates Class with Belle Palmer every Tuesday 7-8pm in Goleen Parish Hall. Friday 11.45am. 086 8442832.
Uni-Slim Classes—Schull Parish Hall every Tuesday from 5-6pm. Contact Maura 087-2989104
Dance classes will take place in Goleen Parish Hall every Tuesday night at 9pm. All are welcome
Yoga Classes—Mondays—Schull Parish Hall 9.30-11.00am/Teenagers 4-5pm; Thursdays-Shine Studio, Skibbereen 8-9.30pm/ For pregnancy 6.30-7.45pm; Fridays—An Sanctoir, Ballydehob 10.45-12.30am; Contact Claire Osborne 086-2134080.
Acapellabella—Thursdays at 8pm, Rosie’s Bar, Ballydehob.
Mizen Head Signal Station opening hours for October 10.30-17.00pm daily.
Goleen Annual Christmas Craft Fair Dec 04! Thank you to all who have booked so far (up to 30 tables ) So don’t delay... Book Today 028 -35285 .
Table Tennis Times: Mondays: National School Ages 3.30-4.30pm; Fridays 7-9pm.
there will be no Mizen Rovers U-10 Hurling Training until Further Notice.
Foróige Club every Sat 8-10pm Goleen Community Centre. Club is open to anyone aged 12 or over.
; € 40: Mary McCarthy, Brahalish; € 20: Peter Hunt; Ellen Scannell;
Mary Barry, Toormore; Sean Collins, Colomane;
This Week’s Venue: Lobster Pot Bar. LOTTO Jackpot: € 850
Buy ticket s every week to support the Community. You too can be a winner!
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