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Steve’s Ocean 7 Challenge
Steve Redmond is seen here receiving a cheque of €1,000 from Chairperson Martin Swanton, on behalf of Ballydehob Area Community Council. This money will help Steve on the next leg of his challenge.
As previously reported Steve intends to travel back to Hawaii on 1st January 2012 to complete Ocean no. 5. We will be following his progress with excitement, we will keep you all updated on his progress.
Best of luck Steve, we will be cheering you on, all the way.
Mizen’s Got Talent — Ballydehob Final — Winners
The Regional Final was held on Nov 27th 2011
Frank O’Driscoll
Ellie Hutchison
Anita Barry
Niamh Connolly
KLM Group,(L to R) Mykaela Crowley, Lauren O’ Sullivan & Kate O’ Mahony
Come along to the Grand Final on Saturday Dec 17th, 8pm in Schull Community College and support our local talent.
The Oceans Seven
Steve Redmond Nominated for international swimming award
The World Open Water Swimming Awards has nominated Steve Redmond ‘Man of the Year’.
Read about it on openwaterswimming.com and please VOTE for Stephen Redmond
Steve Redmond completes the fourth stage.
Local man Steve Redmond completed another leg on his swimming challenge, the Oceans Seven. Steve swam the Catalina Channel near Los Angeles, California on Oct 21st and on Oct 26th Stephen attempted the Moloka’i Channel between O’ahu and Moloka’i Islands, in Hawaii. After eleven & half hours of swimming, Stephen hit extraordinarily strong currents and the swim had to be called off on grounds of safety. Read Stephen’s account of his journey so far on Loneswimmer.com
Continued Good Luck Stephen!
Here Stephen talks about his training and his experience crossing the Catalina Channel
Save our Services West Cork
The recent meeting in the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen regarding the upcoming cuts to the West Cork Ambulance service, was very well attended. A committee was set up and there is now a website.
There will be a protest on Sat Nov 26th in Skibbereen at 12.30. See the website for more details.
Visit the West Cork SOS website to sign the online petition, print posters and generally to learn more about the campaign for retaining these critical services.
Mizen Head Footbridge
The new Mizen Head Footbridge won the Engineering Project of the year in the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2011. Thank you to everyone who voted!
The Bridge was opened to the public on St. Patrick’s Day 2011 and on Friday 5th August, the Mizen Head Footbridge was officially opened by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadker T.D. The opening marked the successful completion of a very complex engineering project for RPS, Cork County Council and the contractor Carillion Irishenco.
The Bridge is a near-replica of the original Victorian Steel Structure which was completed in 1909. Since it’s re-opening the Mizen has attracted an estimated 55,000 visitors to take in the magnificent views on offer from the two viewing platforms and the bridge itself. Why not come along & visit this spectacular spot?
Summer Festival
The Summer Festival was a great sucess this year, well- attended and much fun had by all. Photos to come.
Thanks to everyone for supporting this great family event and to the Summer Festival committee members for thier hard work.
Exhibition Opening by Damaris Lysaght
Thursday 28 July 2011: Haugaard’s Studio, The Quay, Ballydehob
There was a very large crowd in attendance at the opening of Damaris Lysaght’s art exhibition.
The exhibition, entitled ‘Mount Gabriel, 2010′ documents Mount Gabriel through the seasons, through the day.
This exhibtion will run from July 29th to August 7th, 11am – 6pm daily
Country Western night
23rd July 2011: Vincent Coughlans Pub, Ballydehob
There was a fantastic turnout for this fundraiser for Ballydehob Community Council.
Thanks to everyone who came out to support it!
A big thank you to Pat Thomas who sponsored the Band “Southern Country” for the night & provided food on the night.
Thanks also to DJ Dermot Moriarty from Radio Kerry who made a special appearance & sang a few songs.
Here is a list of the prizewinners on the night:
Door Ticket Prizes:
½ Day Sailing around Roaringwater Bay for 2 kindly sponsored by Baltimore Yacht Charter – Kathy O’ Regan, Raheen
Voucher kindly sponsored by Harts Restaurant in Clonakilty – Michael Denis Minihane, Skibbereen.
Raffle Prizes:
Adult Fishing Permit for 2012 Season in Cork or Kerry kindly sponsored by Irish Fisheries Board – Donal Whooley, Greenmount
Dinner Voucher for 2 with Bottle of Wine kindly sponsored by Antonio’s Ristorante – Peggy Cronin, Shanavagh
Bottle of Whiskey kindly sponsored by Ann & Paddy Hodnett – Michael Pat Murphy, Ballybawn
Bottle of Wine kindly sponsored by Donal & Celia Levis – Noreen O’ Sullivan, Dunbeacon
Bottle of Whiskey kindly sponsored by Barry & Caureen O’ Brien – Michael Pat Murphy, Ballybawn
Bottle of Wine kindly sponsored by Ina Daly – Kathleen O’ Sullivan, Raheen
Best Dressed Couple of the Night:
Bottle of whiskey kindly sponsored by Vincent Coughlan – Jimmy & Ber Cotter, The Parade
Carol James Art Exhibition
10th June 2011: Canteen, Ballydehob
Artist Carol James opened her latest exhibition entitled ‘Local Heroes’ at Canteen, Main Street, Ballydehob, West Cork on 10th June.
There was a large crowd in attendance including some of the inspiration for her art. Come along to see the exhibition; its runs in Canteen until June 26th
New Ballydehob.ie website goes live!
7th June: Ballydehob Community Hall.
Noreen Dalton and Martin Swanton flick the switch and make the new Ballydehob.ie website live.
Noreen was actively involved during the build process, contributing content and acting as a single point of contact, and she will retain responsibility for keeping the site up to date on an ongoing basis.
Mad Pride Ireland
22nd May: Family Fun Day: Ballydehob
Mad Pride Family Fun Day hosted its first event in West Cork in Ballydehob Village Park on Sunday May 22nd. The day was the result of an invite to Mad Pride Ireland from the West Cork Mental Health Forum to host the fully free event in an effort to break down stigma in mental health.
The occasion marked the ever growing relationship Mad Pride Ireland has with the HSE and local Community Groups and hopefully is the start of Mad Pride Family Fun Days appearing in communities all around the country.
One things for sure, we all enjoyed it here in Ballydehob!
Mad Pride Ireland
The Oceans Seven
6th May: Steve Redmond completes Stage 3.
Congratulations to local man Steve Redmond who has recently completed another leg on his fantastic swimming challenge, the Oceans Seven. Steve has now swam the Irish and English channels and the Strait of Gibraltar, and has four more left to conquer:
- the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand,
- the Moloka’i Channel between O’ahu and Moloka’i Islands in Hawaii,
- the Catalina Channel near Los Angeles, California, and
- the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan
Steve’s Strait of Gibralter swim started early at 6am in the morning and lasted five hours with a 3.5m swell for the last hour and a half. An achievement only matched by the level of commitment and training that he has put into the challenge. Please support Steve, and you can keep up to date here on his Facebook page.
