Friday, 31 July 2020
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Seeking Volunteers
Befriending
Project in relation to Syrian families in Mallow town at Mallow Community
Health Project.
Are you the type of person who could provide
companionship to a Syrian family in Mallow?
Can you provide practical support where necessary,
practice English conversation, give advice on local areas of interest, signpost
and recommend organisations in the Mallow community that may be of benefit to
the Syrian families.
Are you a person who can support a family pursue their
goals, and advocate for them where necessary?
If this is you, please contact Pauline O Grady-Noonan,
Community Health Worker, 087-4335047 . Email: chp@lecheilefrc.ie
at Mallow Community Health Project, in
Le Cheile Family Resource Centre, Mallow for further information.
Cork County Council Library
Cork County Library has a wide range of online services and resources, such as online renewals, digitised local history collections, e-books and e-magazines.
How do I join?
If you are not currently a member of the library, you can now become a member at this time by going to the Libraries Ireland website and following the instructions there.
This will enable you to have access our online services.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (021) 4546499 or e-mail corkcountylibrary@corkcoco.ie
It's very easy to become a member of Cork County Library! You can call into any of our branches or mobiles across the county and fill in a registration form. Membership is free for all. You will need to bring with you a proof of address and a Photo ID.
Children and Young People under 18 will need the signature of their parent or guardian before they can join.
Adults and children can borrow up to twelve items for three weeks. You can renew your books for a further period by phone, by online renewal or in person. You can not renew an item that is reserved by someone else, or where its renewal limit has been reached.
While fines are now no longer charged, patrons will receive overdue notices to remind them that their books are overdue. Persistent non returning of items after notices have been sent may result in the temporary removal of library services until the matter is resolved.
There is much more to the Library than discovering the exciting world of books! You can use your library membership to learn a new language, look up old newspapers and access historical collections, as well as browse our extensive catalogue of online books and magazines. Library members are also able to use computers and access the internet in branches across the county.
Please note that membership is subject to the County Library Bye-Laws.
Register online to become a library member.
While libraries are closed due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), you do not need to finalise your application in the library before being able to use the online services.
Just fill out the online form. You will get a temporary library number and you can set up a library PIN. With those, you will be able to access the online resources.
If you are under 18, you must review the terms and conditions below with your parent or guardian before agreeing to make sure that you or your parent or guardian understand your and their legal obligations. Parents or guardians are responsible for their children’s digital content selections.
Please note that the normal age restrictions for accessing content for e-books and e-audio books are not in place for users who have registered during this temporary arrangement.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (021) 4546499 or e-mail corkcountylibrary@corkcoco.ie.
Joining the Library
It’s very easy to become a member of Cork County Council Library and membership is free! You can visit any of our 25 library locations or our 4 mobile libraries across the county and fill in a registration form. You will need to bring with you photo I.D. and proof of address.
Children and young people under 18 will need to be registered by their parent or guardian who will need to provide photo I.D. and proof of address.
Adults and children can borrow up to twelve items for three weeks. You can renew your books for a further period by phone, by online renewal or in person. You can not renew an item that is reserved by someone else, or where its renewal limit has been reached.
While fines are now no longer charged, patrons will receive overdue notices to remind them that their books are overdue. Persistent non returning of items after notices have been sent may result in the temporary removal of library services until the matter is resolved.
There is much more to the Library than discovering the exciting world of books! You can use your library membership to learn a new language, look up old newspapers and access historical collections, as well as browse our extensive catalogue of online books and magazines. Library members are also able to use computers and access the internet in branches across the county.
To learn all that is available, check out our library brochure. It can also be viewed in Albanian, Arabic, Czech, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (021) 4546499 or e-mail corkcountylibrary@corkcoco.ie
Please note that membership is subject to the County Library Bye-Laws.
My Account - Extend Loans - Request Items - Reset Pin
You can access your library account, using your library membership number (14 digit number on the back of your library card) and a 4-digit PIN number.
Once signed in, you will be able to renew items you have borrowed unless the item has been reserved by someone else, or it has researched the renewal limit.
Browse the catalogue and request items from public libraries in the Republic of Ireland and choose your preferred library location for the item to be delivered to. (See 'Browse the Catalogue' section below)
You can reset your 4-digit Pin online and you will receive a link to your e-mail address you provided when you joined the library, or you can contact your local branch.
You can also access your account using the Cork County Library app. please click here for the App Store, or here for Google Play.
Browse the Catalogue/Request an Item
Browse the catalogue to find a book, whether in your local Cork County Council Library or in another public library in the Republic of Ireland.
If you would like to reserve a title, click on the request button beside the book title. You will need your library membership number (14 digit number on the back of your library card) and 4 digit PIN to place the request. (See ‘My Account’ section above on how reset your PIN if required.)
You can also ask a member of staff at your local library branch during opening hours.
Library App
Cork County Library’s App captures a range of e-library functions in one virtual location, enabling easier online access to our service on mobile devices. The app simplifies access to the catalogue, your library account, e-books, e-magazines, digital collections and more.
To download the app, please click here for the App Store, or here for Google Play.
A reminder to CARE from Cork County Council and Comháirle na nÓg
Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Mary Linehan Foley joined representatives from Cork County Comhairle na nÓg this week to issue a reminder of the importance of adhering to public health guidelines to suppress the spread of Covid 19 and protect one another.
Echoing Cork County Council’s CARE message, the Comhairle na nÓg group joined together to encourage other younger people to be aware of the needs and safety of older and more vulnerable people as our towns and villages reopen gradually.
Developed as part of the Council’s Project ACT, an initiative to help activate the county’s towns during the COVID-19 crisis, the CARE guidelines were developed in collaboration with the Cork Older People’s Council to promote consideration for more vulnerable people during the crisis.
The guidelines ask people to observe the following;
- Consider older and vulnerable people’s needs as they re-join our communities after weeks of cocooning and isolation.
- Assist older and vulnerable people by respecting age-friendly parking spaces and accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities in our towns, villages and shopping centres.
- Respect physical distancing for older and vulnerable people and give them space on our streets, parks and walkways.
- Empathise with older and vulnerable people and understand that they may feel especially anxious at this time.
Mayor Linehan Foley appealed to young people to continue playing their part in tackling Covid 19,
“Young people play a vital role in curbing the spread of Covid 19 in our communities and protecting our most vulnerable members. It is possible to carry the virus unknowingly and to pass it among friends and family, and they themselves run the risk of becoming seriously ill. I urge young people to adhere to the government guidelines in relation to social distancing, wear a face covering when required and avoid large gatherings to protect those close to you, as well as your wider community. We are in this together and we can overcome Covid 19 if we all do our part.
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Zoom Bingo for the Brain
r BENEFITS OF BINGO FOR SENIORS
We know that Bingo is a fun game – but is it really beneficial for seniors? As the game continues to become a time-honored tradition, more research is being done into its health benefits for players. And, as it turns out, a good old-fashioned game of Bingo packs major mental and physical health benefits for seniors.
1. INCREASES MENTAL FLEXIBILITY AND ALERTNESS
Bingo requires its players to be mentally alert and aware of the numbers on their card, what the announcer is calling, and requires a great deal of mental flexibility and alertness to stay in the game. In fact, research has shown that Bingo players were faster and more accurate than non-Bingo players when it comes to mental speed, memory, and the ability to gain information from their environments. It is also suspected that the long-term mental activity seniors gain from games like bingo can improve cognitive abilities.
2. EXERCISES HAND-EYE COORDINATION
Bingo can help seniors maintain hand-eye coordination even as reflexes and coordination generally decline with age. Bingo is a fast-paced game that requires players to mark their cards as numbers are called. Because of the fast-pace and repetitive nature of the game, studies have shown that playing the game can improve hand-eye coordination, which, in turn, can delay the onset of mobility issues and other age-related obstacles.
3. ACCELERATED HEALING
Bingo is a social game that can reduce the time required to heal from an injury, illness, or surgery. A recent study found that seniors who played games like Bingo during a recovery period following a surgery or other illness had shorter hospital stays and faster healing times. The study also found that seniors who played Bingo or similar games had a decreased risk of depression.
4. LAUGHTER
Anyone who has seen a Bingo game knows it comes with a lot of laughter and when it comes to aging well, laughter may truly be the best medicine. Studies have shown that laughter decreases stress hormones, increases immunity, and triggers endorphins, the body’s feel-good chemicals. Laughter can also lower blood pressure, improve cardiac health, and produce a general sense of well-being.
Do you want to get your members interacting again?
The current Covid-19 situation does not allow for seniors groups to be physically together.
However Bingo can be delivered via Zoom and could bring many benefits for seniors to learn how to use technology and at the same time have some fun.
If you are interested in exploring how Bingo and Zoom could be used together please Join us
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'Wingman' Baz wants you!
My name is Pat and I am contacting you from the RTÉ ONE series Wingman and we are now open for applications to take part! We are particularly keen to find someone in Cork to take part in the show!Presented by Baz Ashmawy, Wingman see's Baz meet a person with something missing from their life and acts as their "wingman", opening their mind to new possibilities and showing them what could be.
We'd love to find someone or a group of friends that have realised that during this lockdown they wanted to become an artist, that they had a life-long ambition to perform or they had an unfulfilled dream to go on that roadtrip to their old haunts.
Or perhaps there is a frontline hero that someone would like to nominate after all of the help over the last couple of months and reward them for all their work in the community.
I've attached a Call-Out poster with more details about the show. If you can help me with getting the word out to some of the members of your community in Cork, I'd really appreciate it!
If you have any questions, please do let me know!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Rebel Rally Run 2020
Independence Museum Kilmurry is pleased to announce that the 3rd annual Car Run is proceeding this year, leaving the Museum at noon on Sunday 16th August. The event is open to all cars this year, not just vintage. Price per car is €20. The itinerary includes:
-Crossbarry Ambush site with Sean Crowley as speaker
-Railway Bar Upton for Light refreshments
-Dripsey Ambush site with Mary O'Mahony as speaker
-Finishing up at Creedon's Hotel Inchigeelagh (Lunch will available but is not included in the price)
Registration will begin at 10am and all cars are welcome. Contact Siobhan at 086 1767295. The Atlas of the Irish Revolution will also be on display at the Independence Museum. See attached poster for details and please share with anyone you think might be interested.
Friday, 24 July 2020
COVID-19 Stability Fund for Charities
Government has announced this morning that the COVID-19 Stability Fund for Charities has been opened to applications from Unincorporated Organisations from today Friday, 24 July, 2020 with a closing date of Monday, 10 August, 2020 at 3pm.
This is therefore a very important announcement for charities that are Unincorporated
It is important to note here that the COVID-19 Stability Scheme (Phase 2) is specifically targeted at unincorporated charities,
Phase 2 of the Scheme is targeting unincorporated organisations operating in Ireland on or before 1 January, 2019 who are primarily delivering services and supports to those most vulnerable in their local communities.
The Scheme is being administered on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) by Pobal and we include below some helpful information from the Department re today’s announcement:
The grants awarded will be based on organisations’ financial need, the number of applications received and the budget available. This approach ensures that the funding is made available to as many organisations as possible. Under Phase 1, grants awarded ranged from €2,000 to €200,000. Overall, the Stability Scheme will distribute €35m to charities, community groups and social enterprises across Ireland.
Who is eligible to apply?
The Scheme is now open to community and voluntary organisations, charitable organisations, and social enterprises which meet the following criteria:
- Are registered with the Charities Regulator in Ireland.
- Are unincorporated i.e. not setup as a company and are not registered with Companies Registration Office.
- Are providing supports and services to vulnerable individuals in Ireland on or before 1 January 2019.
- Have a projected loss in traded income or fundraising income of at least 25% for 2020.
How to access Community and Voluntary Stability Scheme:
You can access the webpage directly via this link:
https://cvsstabilityfund.pobal.ie/
A Stability Scheme Online Registration and Application Technical Guide and set of Guidance Notes have also been made available to assist in your application.
Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions: we strongly advise you to read the Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions before you begin the application process.
Opening date for applications is Friday, 24 July 2020 and closing date for applications is Monday, 10 August 2020 at 3pm
Please e-mail Pobal at stabilityscheme@pobal.ie if you have any further questions in relation to the scheme.
Age & Opportunity | Spirituality Course
Age & Opportunity | Spirituality
Age & Opportunity’s Spirituality course is designed to invite
participants to explore spirituality from the perspective of their life
experience. The course takes place online with five one-hour sessions
over five weeks (on Zoom): 11am -12 noon on Wednesdays
• 29th July
• 5th August
• 12th August
• 19th August
• 26th August
The facilitator will be Brian Dooney from the Engage Team at Age &
Opportunity. The course uses art, music, poetry and story to explore
spirituality. The course is suitable for anyone who is interested in
exploring their own spirituality. Once off special introductory offer of
€50 per person for the 5-week programme.
If you are interested, please contact:
nollaig.fahy@ageandopportuntiy.ie or phone 01 805 7798
Pandemic payment to be extended until April 2021
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is to be extended until next
April but will be gradually reduced to €203 per week over that period
based on the pre-pandemic earnings of the claimant. The scheme will
close to new applicants from 17 September, but for those already on it,
there will be three rates of payment instead of two.
Green list published but advice is to 'holiday at home
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that while a 'green
list' of countries has been published, the safest thing for people to do is
to holiday at home this year. On Tuesday night, the Government
published the list of 15 countries where the travel advice will be to take
normal precautions and people arriving to Ireland from these countries
will not have to restrict their movements for 14 days. The countries are
Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco and San Marino
and all have a similar or lower level of Covid-19 to Ireland.
Restricting your movements after arriving in Ireland: What you need
to know
People who arrive in Ireland from countries that are not on the 'green
list' have been asked to restrict their movements for 14 days, but what
does that mean? The HSE has issued guidance for people arriving in
Ireland from another country. Restricting your movements means
staying at home and avoiding contact with other people and social
situations as much as possible.
Do not:
• use public transport
• visit others
• meet face-to-face with anyone who is at higher risk from
coronavirus
• go to the shop unless absolutely necessary - wear a face
covering if you do
The only people who do not need to restrict their movements are
those who are:
• arriving in the State from Northern Ireland
• arriving in the State from a 'green list' country
• aircraft crew, including pilots, in Ireland as part of their work
duties
• holders of a Certificate for International Transport Workers, or
drivers of heavy goods vehicles, who are in Ireland for this work
• ship crew, including the maritime master, in the course of
performing their duties
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Mitchelstown FET Centre Autumn Courses 2020
Mitchelstown Further Education & Training Centre
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Heritage Council Survey on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Heritage Sector
The Heritage Council has recently undertaken a survey to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the heritage sector. There was a strong response to the survey, with 510 individuals, businesses and agencies participating. Some of the key findings included:
· Two-thirds (66%) of heritage sector workers suffered loss or postponement of work due to COVID-19.
· 52% of respondents had experienced temporary closure.
· 51% experienced postponement or cancellation of events.
· 46% experienced a lack of revenue streams.
· 20% experienced staff well-being issues.
· 17% believe their business / organisation would be unlikely to survive the next 12 months without major intervention.
· 75% of heritage organisations did not have a recovery plan in place.
From the survet the Heritage Council is very aware, however, that heritage in all its forms – natural, built and intangible – has played a really important role for our citizens during lockdown. In this regard, the Heritage Council has proposed to Government a range of supports – including financial, capacity-building and advice – that can support the heritage sector in recovery. For more information on the survey see the infographic above or email mail@heritagecouncil.ie.
National Heritage Week 2020
In little over three weeks’ time, Heritage Week 2020 gets underway from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd August. The theme for Heritage Week this year is Heritage and Education but given all that is happening and may still happen with regard to Covid-19, a different approach has been taken this year – one focused more on highlighting projects and marvellous past Heritage Week successes – over what has been established practice for Heritage Week being the holding of events. For the past many number of years Heritage Week in County Cork has traditionally seen over 150 events in as many as 60 different locations each year, however, this year, www.heritageweek.ie is the location to see all that is happening. Already a number of fascinating projects from throughout County Cork have been highlighted - from Skibbereen and Bere Island to Charleville, Cobh and Midleton - with more being uploaded every day. Anyone is welcome to submit a project and by way of guidance, three heritage specialists have produced videos to inspire and help groups on how to go about undertaking their project, based on ‘Heritage on Your Doorstep (https://www.youtube.com/
€500,000 Investment in the Creative Ireland Programme’s new Creativity in Older Age Programme
Today the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin T.D. announced an exciting new programme of creative activity for older people to be delivered by the Creative Ireland Programme through its strategic national partners and the local authorities. The Creativity in Older Age Programme has been designed to counteract the social side effects of the pandemic. It will begin immediately and will be rolled out over the next 18 months. Commenting on the need for creative activity for older people, Minister Catherine Martin T.D. said: “The effect of the pandemic on our older citizens has been devastating. Through necessity they have had to isolate themselves away from family and friends and in doing so have lost the social links that generate contentment, confidence and mental wellbeing. My department knows the arts and creative programmes can help to rebuild the social connections that have been lost.”
The following projects will be delivered by the Creative Ireland Programme’s key strategic partners:
Age and Opportunity will deliver a series of creative residencies in six care settings around the country. These creative residencies will last six months and will concentrate on dance, music and performance.
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) will deliver a programme of projects designed to give meaning to the difficulties experienced by dying, death and bereavement. These will include the curation of a poetry collection By Your Side that will assist with articulating feelings around dying, death and loss.
The Creative Ireland Programme will support a research project with The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) to measure the effects of participation in social and creative activities on the health and wellbeing of adults aged 50+.
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Included in IMMA’s extensive programme of creative programmes will be 20 fully accessible short videos that will encourage the slow looking of their Collection. IMMA will hold fortnightly remotely accessible Azure dementia-inclusive sessions as well as providing once a week slots for nursing home groups. With the support of the Creative Ireland, IMMA will give older people the opportunity to take a virtual trip around some of the famous museum collections in the world. The museum will also provide printed resources to encourage accessible engagement with artworks from IMMA’s collection. These and other activities will expand IMMA’s national reach to older people who have been impacted by Covid19 restrictions.
The Creative Ireland Programme will support Sing Ireland’s Ageing Voices project to produce resources and best practice training programmes for musicians and carers working with older people when it is safe to do so.
In addition to the national programme, Creative Ireland will also deliver 25 creative projects for older people with our local authority partners around the country, including the County of Cork. Highlights include projections of slow motion video portraits of older people in Carlow, a Community Notebook project in Kildare, Modern Day Mummers in Leitrim, an intergenerational film project in Louth with young people and their older neighbours recounting their experiences of lockdown, the publishing and recording of a 77 year old’s diary in Meath and mobile opera concerts in Waterford.
Commenting on the participation of local authorities in Creative Ireland’s Positive Ageing and Creative Well Being Programme, Minister Catherine Martin T.D. said: “The enthusiasm and energy behind the projects that will be delivered by the local authorities is extraordinary. They are truly imaginative and are innately responsive to the needs of their community. I am delighted to be able to support such thoughtful and engaging projects for our older citizens.”
For more information on the Creative Ireland Programme Creativity in Older Age programme, please go to www.creativeireland.gov.ie
Registration of Events for Culture Night 2020
Cork County Council Arts Service warmly invites groups and organisations to consider submitting a proposal for this year's Culture Night. In these ever-changing times we live in, Culture Night 2020 will be based on the theme of 'Culture Night Re-imagined'. The Covid19 situation has delayed confirmation of the event going ahead and consequently this means the Arts Service is now working to a slightly tighter time schedule. Nevertheless, it is hoped that as many artists and arts organisations as possible will consider taking part. The need to adhere to social distancing requirements means that public events will literally have to be re-imagined. This does not mean that events cannot go ahead, but they must be organised in accordance with the Covid19 safety regulations as set out by government. An alternative route to participating is to organise a virtual online event that is accessible on the night. This can be done as an actual live event or may be pre-recorded and issued as a live event over the course of the evening. For those looking get involved on the night one can access the event form by clicking here and for any queries contact culturenightcorkcounty@gmail.
Bantry Museum Reopens
Bantry Museum is opening on Tuesday 14th July. Initially it will open 3 days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. from 10.00am to 16.00pm Bantry Historical & Archaeological Society hopes to extend these opening times in due course. See www.bantryhistorical.com for further updates.
Friday, 17 July 2020
Vitamin C: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Wellbeing in Older People
The Creative Ireland Programme in association with Healthy Ireland
and the HSE Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme presents
Vitamin C: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Wellbeing in Older
People | Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 10:30AM
Background: The arts and creativity have an important role to play in
promoting positive mental health and wellbeing – through creating a
space for social connection, enhancing self-esteem and resilience and
supporting people to manage mental ill-health and enable recovery.
Performing and visual arts, reading and writing, and cultural heritage
activities are used to support health and wellbeing among older people
in a wide variety of settings.
The Creative Ireland Programme in association with Healthy Ireland and
the HSE Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme is organising this event
to highlight the role of creative activities in promoting mental health &
wellbeing among older people and to explore future areas for action
and collaborative opportunities in this space. The event will build on a
very successful event run by the Creative Ireland Programme and
Healthy Ireland in March exploring the value of creativity in health to
mental wellbeing outcomes.
For more information or to register for this event click here
Returning to Work Protocols
Dear all.
The following actions are recommended before your community group return to work safely.
1. Ensure that government guidelines allow you to open
2. Ensure that your management group make the decision to open up in line with the Government Guidelines.
3. Undertake a complete risk assessment in terms of Management Staff, Volunteers, customers, users and visitors.
Update your safety Statement by inserting the following phrase ·
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
· A novel (new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans was identified in December 2019. The virus is called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease that it causes is called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
· The Department of Health is leading the government response in Ireland to COVID-19 and are providing up to date COVID-19 public health information and guidance. Cork County Federation will be guided by the Department of Health guidance in respect of Covid-19
This organisation will implement The Return to Work Safely Protocol issued by Health and Safety Authority Ireland, designed to support employers and workers to put measure in place that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace when the economy begins to slowly open up, following the temporary closure of most businesses during the worst phase of the current pandemic.
Use the forms below to document your return to work/opening
Thursday, 16 July 2020
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