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Showing below articles from the Saturday March 13th, 2010 issue of The Southern Star.
West Cork group calls for more consultation on planning policy
A WEST Cork pressure group staged a protest meeting at County Hall on Monday in an attempt to get a major review of planning policy and full consultation on planning matters with local communities in the area. More than 100 people carrying placards braved the biting wind before the council meeting and a letter of protest was handed in the County Mayor Derry Canty. The Beara-based group, the Special Scenic Landscape Committee, hit the headlines last April...
Michael seeking your vote in All Ireland Talent final
THE excitement is mounting ahead of Bandon man Michael Lawlor’s appearance in the grand final of the All Ireland Talent Show live on RTE 1 television this Sunday night, March 14, from 6.30pm. Michael is one of six finalists bidding for the first prize of €50,000 and as was the case in the heat in January and the semi-final on February 28, it’s you the viewers at home who will decide who is to be all-Ireland champion for 2010. As he did in the first heat, the...
Hayes gets life imprisonment for murder
OLIVER Hayes (49) of Clancool Terrace, Bandon, who was found guilty of the murder of 60-year-old widow Anne Corcoran in January, 2009 was sentenced on Wednesday at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork to life imprisonment. Last Thursday, the jury of five women and seven men reached a majority verdict of 10 to 2 after three hours and 41 minutes deliberating at the Central Criminal Court. The West Cork painter had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but...
Pensions framework necessary beginning to tackle problems
THE proposals for a National Pensions Framework, which were published by the government last week, while not providing all the answers, at least have opened a necessary debate on a vital subject which has been left in abeyance for too long and must be seriously addressed right now. The proposals are predicated on the basis of beginning the new scheme in 2014 when Taoiseach Brian Cowen expects the economy to be back in growth – the implication being that, if...
Greens’ ‘tweeter-in-chief’ fails to get himself share of spoils!
HERE’S something to chew on: Within days of Dan Boyle’s famous twittering that led to the resignation of Defence Minister Willie O'Dea, the unelected Green senator was at it again – only this time his manic musings were not picked up. So, here’s what he said. Having commented that he had offered his resignation as party spokesperson during Willie’s brothel problems, he added that it was now more than likely that he (Boyle) would be getting a promotion. Yes,...
Irish Cancer Society sets target of E4 million for this year’s Daffodil Day
THIS year’s Daffodil Day will take place across the country on Friday, March 26, and this is such a worthy cause that right now is the time to write it down in your diary, and if you have time on your hands on that day, the Cancer Society will be delighted with you, as they are calling ‘budding’ Daffodil Day volunteers from Cork and the county to come out and collect on Friday, March 26, at a location convenient to them. For further information on becoming a...
Irish Cancer Society sets target of E4 million for this year’s Daffodil Day
THIS year’s Daffodil Day will take place across the country on Friday, March 26, and this is such a worthy cause that right now is the time to write it down in your diary, and if you have time on your hands on that day, the Cancer Society will be delighted with you, as they are calling ‘budding’ Daffodil Day volunteers from Cork and the county to come out and collect on Friday, March 26, at a location convenient to them. For further information on becoming a...
Noreen wins West Cork over-60s’ talent final
A 61-year-old Clonakility grandmother won the West Cork heat of the Over-60s’ Talent Competition last week. Noreen Hurley was one of the eight contestants who participated in the local heat at Ballinspittle. The event was organised by Josie Hayes. A mother of three daughters, Noreen has one granddaughter, two-year-old Chloe. She is the youngest contestant to have been selected to go forward to the overall semi-final in the City Hall. Noreen sang “I...