IRD
Duhallow
Community News
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The
following D.A.R.T. services are fully operational: |
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Routes |
Departure |
Arrival |
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Monthly on Mondays: |
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Rockchapel-Tralee |
10.30 |
12.00 |
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Tralee-Rockchapel |
4.00 |
5.00 |
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Meelin-Tralee |
10:30 |
12:00 |
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Tralee-Meelin |
4:00 |
5:00 |
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Advance Booking is necessary as seats
are limited |
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Every
Second Monday: |
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Rockchapel-Newmarket-Kanturk |
10.30 |
11.00 |
11.10 |
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Kanturk-Newmarket-Rockchapel |
2.10 |
2.20 |
2.50 |
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Every
Second Monday started 24th Nov: |
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Meelin-Newmarket-Kanturk |
12:00 |
12:15 |
12:30 |
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Kanturk-Newmarket-Meelin |
3:45 |
3:55 |
4:05 |
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Advance Booking is necessary as seats
are limited. |
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Tuesday: |
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Kanturk-Banteer-Lyre-Nadd-Banteer-Kanturk |
10.15 |
11.00 |
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Kanturk-Banteer-Lyre-Nadd-Banteer-Kanturk |
2.00 |
2.45 |
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Rathcoole-Kilcorney-Banteer Station |
9.30 |
9.50 |
10.20 |
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Banteer Station.-Kilcorney-Rathcoole |
5.10 |
5.40 |
6.00 |
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Booking is necessary for this service |
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Ballydesmond-Kanturk |
9.30 |
10.05 |
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Via
Kiskeam/Boherbue |
9.40 |
9.50 |
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Kanturk-Ballydesmond Via Boherbue, Kiskeam
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12.30 |
1.05 |
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Wednesday: |
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Every 2nd Wednesday started 22nd October |
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Rathcoole-Kilcorney-Aubane-Millstreet |
10.00 |
10.20 |
11.00 |
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Millstreet/Kilcorney/Rathcoole |
1.00 |
1.40 |
2.00 |
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Every 2nd Wednesday started 5th Nov |
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Knockaclarig-Abbeyfeale |
10:30a.m |
11:00a.m |
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Abbeyfeale-Knockaclarig |
1:30p.m |
2:00p.m |
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Thursday: |
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Cullen-Millstreet |
9.30 |
10.30 |
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Millstreet-Cullen |
12.30 |
1.30 |
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Friday: |
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Kanturk-Cecilstown-Castlemagner-Kanturk |
9.15 |
9.45 |
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Kanturk-Cecilstown-Castlemagner-Kanturk. |
12.20 |
1.00 |
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Meelin-Newmarket |
10.15 |
11.00 |
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Newmarket-Meelin |
1.20 |
2.05 |
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Kanturk-Kilbrin-Kanturk |
10.00 |
10.35 |
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Kanturk-Kilbrin-Kanturk
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1.00 |
1.35 |
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Freemount-Kanturk |
10.55 |
11.20 |
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Kanturk-Freemount |
1.45 |
2.05 |
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Lombardstown-LaharnX-Bweeng-Dromahane-Mallow |
10:00-10:10-10:20-10:30 |
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Mallow-Dromahane-Bweeng-LaharnX-Lombardstown |
1:30-1:40-1:50-2:00-2:10 |
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Donoughmore-Mallow |
11:00 |
11:30 |
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Mallow-Donoughmore |
2:00 |
2:30 |
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Saturday: |
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Every 2nd Saturday |
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Rockchapel-Meelin-Newmarket |
9:15 |
9:30 |
9:45 |
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To
connect to Bus Eireann Service to Cork from Newmarket which leaves
at 9.55 a.m. |
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Newmarket/Meelin/Rockchapel |
6:30 |
6:45 |
7:00 |
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Routes are advertised in local business outlets.
N.B. Times and routes may alter upon operation. If you need to be
collected on the route, you will need to pre-book your seat the
evening before (9.00am - 5.30pm) with Yvonne Flynn/Julia Linehan at 029-60648. |
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D.A.R.T is now providing transport to
Mallow
Hospital
for daily appointments. Passengers availing of this service will
need to book one week in advance prior to appointment date. There
is ongoing research into transport to Cork Hospitals. We
encourage potential passengers on this type of service to phone in
their future appointments. We are currently assessing the need for
this service. Please phone 029-60648. |
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D.A.R.T. is providing transport for Tir-na-nÓg, Ballydesmond five
days a week; Rathmore Community Childcare three days a week;
Millstreet Day Care Centre four days a week and Kanturk Day Care
Centre five days a week. Please contact Yvonne, Julia or Brian
at 029-60648.
Planning permission has been submitted for Bus Shelters in Boherbue,
Rathcoole, Rockchapel, Meelin, Kilcorney, Cecilstown, Castlemagner,
Banteer and Freemount.
Senior Satellite Centres:
Duhallow Area Rural Transport is currently providing a transport
service for Meelin, Rockchapel and Kiskeam Senior Citizens. |
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IRD Duhallow warmly welcomes the recent
Government decision to de-centralise a section of the OPW (Office of
Public Works) to Duhallow. Our Organisation has long argued for the
de-centralisation of public services and former Chairman Tim Lucey was the
first to make concrete proposals to Government on how de-centralisation to
Duhallow should proceed. This was followed up by subsequent Chairpersons
and has been covered in each IRD Duhallow Annual Report. Since the mid
1990s, IRD Duhallow has lobbied government on the issue and has met with
Ministers and Senior Officials. IRD Duhallow also presented its
submission to local T.D.s, and sought to have it included in development
plans for County Cork. IRD Duhallow believes
de-centralisation will deliver considerable benefits to this area. Not
only will it create jobs directly, there will be spin-off jobs in
construction and services. The additional purchasing power of the public
servants will benefit local shops and other businesses.
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The Mná Dhuthalla
Calendar 2004, which was successfully launched on November 19th
by TV3’s Elaine Crowley, is now on sale priced at €5 and makes an ideal
Christmas gift.
The calendar is available from the following outlets:
- Kanturk:
Occasions Florists, Presents of Mind,
Post Office, Super Valu
- Newmarket:
IRD Duhallow Office, The
Library, Post Office, Super Valu.
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Millstreet:
Bank of
Ireland, Super Valu, Wordsworth’s.
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Rathmore:
Credit Union, Rathmore Community Childcare.
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Boherbue:
Post Office,
KANDU, Super Valu.
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Freemount:
Freemount
ICA, Community Playgroup.
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Meelin:
Brosnan’s, Meelin ICA.
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Bweeng:
Bweeng ICA.
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Post offices in:
Rockchapel, Ballydesmond,
Rathcoole, Kilcorney, Lyre, Derrinagree, Cullen, Banteer and Kiskeam
Sincere thanks to all outlets who are selling the calendars. If you
would like to purchase a calendar, or act as an outlet for its sale,
please contact Kathryn O’Donnell at 029-60633.
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IRD Duhallow is particularly pleased to
welcome the Rural Social Scheme, proposed in this budget by the Department
of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The Chairman Jack Roche has
been very active in pursuing this over the past year. The budget
information on this is EUR10 million. This scheme will allow about 2,500
smallholders who must be (long-term) in receipt of Social Welfare (Farm
Assist, Unemployment Assistance, Disability Allowance or (Unemployment
Benefit after a period of C.E.) to receive a top up to their social
welfare to the equivalent of what they would receive on similar schemes
elsewhere. The hours of attendance will be 20 hours per week. The type
of activity carried out by participants will relate to the provision of
services and development in the Community.
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The Dormant Accounts Fund is a new and
distinct funding programme, it will disburse €30 million annually to
assist three broad categories of activity:
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those affected by economic and social
disadvantage;
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those affected by educational
disadvantage; and
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persons with a disability.
Area Development Management Ltd. (ADM) has
been assigned management responsibility for administering this funding
programme on behalf of the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursement Board.
Who is eligible to apply for funding?
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Community and voluntary groups working in
disadvantages areas or with disadvantages groups;
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Co-ordinating and umbrella organisations,
whose members or affiliate groups work on behalf of disadvantaged
communities or groups;
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Statutory bodies or agencies providing
services within the three broad categories of activity; and
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Other suitable groups that work within
the three categories of activity.
During the first year of disbursements, all
the funding allocated for economic and social disadvantage purposes will
be towards programmes or projects in RAPID, CLAR and Local Drug Task Force
areas. From Year Two, not less than fifty per cent of disbursements under
the economic and social disadvantage category will be allocated annually
to such areas.
Funding for eligible actions may include
Programme, Staffing and Capital
Funding.
You may download guidelines and application
forms by logging on to:
www.adm.ie; and or
www.dormantaccounts.ie or contact Carmel Galvin, Community Development
Officer at 029-60633.
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Duhallow Farmers Markets
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Duhallow initiated a number of Farmers Markets in November and due to
their success, these markets will continue. Produce offered includes home
baking, honey, locally produced cheeses, preserves, aromatherapy, plants
and a large selection of quality crafts produced in Duhallow.
Rathmore Farmers Market
will take place in Rathmore Community Centre on Sat. December
13th from 11.30am-1.30pm and from this date, on the last Saturday
of each month.
Kanturk Farmers Market
will take place in the Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk on Sat. January
10th from 11.30am to 1.30pm and from this date on the
first Saturday of every month.
Duhallow Farmers Markets are proving to be a worthwhile venture for local
enterprises, providing a viable outlet for produce. We are actively
looking for farmers to supply quality, local farm produce for sale in
Duhallow Farmers Markets. Any business or individual interested in
supplying produce can contact Linda Deady at 029-60633.
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A
Vacancy exists on the IRD Duhallow FÁS C.E. Scheme:
This position is based
on a 19.5-hour week. Applicants must be over 25 years of age and be
unemployed for at least twelve months. Contact Paddy O’Connor at
029-60633.
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Grinds required for 1st year UCC
Finance student in Economics. Please contact Michelle at 029-60633
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A Street theatre production in Kanturk on
Sunday 14th December 2003
at 6.15pm
Presented by Duhallow Choral Society
The story commences at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Kanturk at 6.15pm and the procession, led by
Mary, Joseph and Donkey travels through the streets stopping at the
various Inns. Kings on Horseback will travel to a stable in the O’Brien
St. Town Park.
There will be carol singing along the
route by local school choirs and the Duhallow Choir.
Phone 029-50484 / 087 669 2117 for
further enquiries.
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