Seamus Forde Muintir na Tire Wins County Mayor's Overall Individual Award

 

LtoR Pauline O Dwyer PPN, Mayor Of County Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley, Seamus Forde, Moira Murell CEO Cork County Council and Margaret Forde

Seamus Forde has been involved in Community Life since he was a young man.  A retired farmer now, he was a former member and chairman of Carrig na Bfhear Community Council. He has served on the Imokilly region branch  Muintir na Tire. He is currently President of Cork County Federation of Muintir na Tire. He has served on the board of this organisation for over 37 years and was chairperson for almost twenty years.

During his time as Chairperson of Muintir he has led Cork County Federation through good times and bad. He was ahead of his time in advocating and campaigning that local community councils /groups are a powerful resource not only within their own areas but benefit the County Council and county in many ways. He also led new programmes including Pride in Our Community. Cork Schools Garden project and Cork Cultural Companions during his tenure.

The Board of Cork County Federation would like to congratulate Seamus on his very well deserved award.

Pride in Our Community 2026

 

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL REQUIRES Clerical Officer (Grade 3)

 

Job Vacancy

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL REQUIRES Clerical Officer (Grade 3)              Closing date for the receipt of completed application forms is 4pm on Monday, 23rd February 2026. Further details and application forms for the above posts are available on the careers’ section of the website: www.corkcoco.ie; or by e-mailing: recruit@corkcoco.ie   CORK COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

The Hub Fermoy

 

Fermoy Support Group poster

 

FREE Training ‘Suicide Alertness Training for Everyone’

FREE Training

‘Suicide Alertness Training for Everyone’

SafeTALK is a half-day workshop that prepares attendees, regardless of

prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. This

training teaches how to identify people at risk of suicide and connect

them with intervention resources.

SafeTALK-trained helpers are an important part of suicide-safer

communities, working alongside intervention resources to identify those

at risk of suicide.

You do not need any prior training to attend safeTALK- just a willingness

to make a difference!

Date: (Tuesday) 24 th February 2026

Location/host: Kilbehenny Community Centre,

Churchquarter,

Co. Limerick

P67C448

Time: 10am-1:30pm

Please click on this link to register:

https://bookwhen.com/suicidepreventiontrainingcork#focus=ev-sweps-20260224100000

Please note that people must register for this course ahead of the training date!!!

For more information please contact local host:

Grainne Fitzgerald (Rural Community Health Worker)

Ballyhoura Development CLG,

Phone: 086 836679 (Call/Text/WhatsApp) Email: gfitzgerald@ballyhoura.org

FREE HSE online suicide alertness training programme – ‘Let’s Talk About Suicide’ is

available to anyone over 18 years click this link to access the

training: https://traininghub.nosp.ie/

Celebrating International Women's day 2026

 

Attached please find Poster in relation to celebration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 3^rd March 2026, in the Mercy Centre, Mallow.

 

The theme this year is “ Give to Gain”, in which some women will share a skill/idea or an experience so that other women can gain/learn and grow from it.

 

 

If you know some woman/group who would gain from the morning, please ask them to come along.

 

Please display and share.

 

Pauline

 

 

Pauline O’Grady-Noonan

Oibrí Sláinte Pobail  |  Community Health Worker

 

Mallow Community Health Project | Health Service Executive | Le Cheile Family Resourse Centre | Fair Street | Mallow

| 087 4335047 | 022 42439  | Mondays – Thurdsays | Email:chp@lecheilefrc.ie