Cobh

OLIGARCH By Tom O'Sullivan
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Oligarch is just a fancy name for a gangster.
That robs the ordinary people
So that they themselves can prosper.

They accumulate unbelievable wealth,
Through their political connections&nbsp;
Cunning and stealth.

Natural resources is their prize.
They reap astronomical rewards
To everyone else’s demise.

They buy extravagant dreams,
Like multi million dollar yachts
Or premiership football teams.

But we must all pay the price
For their corruption
Greed and vice.

Oh yes, they are ruthless and tough
But despite their wealth
They never have enough.

So when a war breaks out
And people become refugees,
Oligarchs still travel in their jets
Because they are the elite.
Copyright Thomas O’Sullivan March 2022.&nbsp;
Thank you Tom a brilliant composition&nbsp;
<h3>Bunscoil Rinn An Chabhlaigh &nbsp;</h3>
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All three Sixth Classes were delighted to welcome Pa O'Donoghue &amp; Dara Brady from @pmgroup.life who gave a fantastic talk about engineering!
We explored engineering in the world around us, what engineers do and lots of us are interested in being engineers when we are older!
<h3>St Mary's Best of luck to our soccer superstars! ⭐️ ⚽️&nbsp;</h3>
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These girls play for @springfieldramblers and the U12’s have reached the last 16 of the National Cup.&nbsp;
This match is against Ballymackey and will be played in Nenagh this Saturday. St Mary’s is so proud of all of you!!&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>@cobh4football2019 A big game ahead for @springfieldramblers U12 Girls as they travel to Tipp to take on @ballymackey_fc and Irish International @deniseosullivan10 has an important message for the girls ahead of the big game.</h3>
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Thanks 🙏 so much to @deniseosullivan10 for taking the time to wish the girls well.
<h3>All at @cobh4football2019 couldn’t be prouder of these U12 girls and wish them the best tomorrow.</h3>
Gael Scoil Best of luck to our Superstar Abby 💫💥
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Abby plays for springfield ramblers and the U12’s have reached the last 16 of the National Cup.&nbsp;
This match is against Ballymackey and will be played in Nenagh tomorrow Saturday&nbsp;
Abby went around to all the classes today and got a massive good luck from everyone 👏&nbsp;
Go Abby! We're all so proud of you here at Gaelscoil Uì Èigeartaigh
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<h3> Iosaef Naofa</h3>
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Ms Moore’s 1st/2nd class working on designing and creating their own playgrounds for National Engineers Week
<h3>The Stations of the Cross for the Holy Souls will take place each week Monday-Friday-during Lent at 3.15pm. </h3>
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All are welcome to attend.&nbsp;
Keep up to date with our Parish Notices via our website-https://cobhcathedralparish.ie/church-notices/&nbsp;
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<h3>Heritage Centre</h3>
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Great to have the Kilkenny shop and Cafe opened again. We were feeling very lonely here all winter !
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<h3>Tidy Towns</h3>
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Thanks to the outdoor staff in Cobh MD for all the ongoing footpath repairs and dips making it easier for people with buggies and wheelchairs to negotiate some of the paths. Cork Co Council
Bun Scoil
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Bunscoil Rinn An Chabhlaigh @bsrac.ie Our BSRAC Parent's Council held a fantastic coffee morning for the parents of Junior &amp; Senior Infants!
It was wonderful to come together as a community, have a chat with one another and enjoy some lovely treats.
Many thanks to Garvey's Supervalu Cobh for helping to sponsor the event and once more to our Parent's Council for their continued hard work! We are already looking forward to the next event!
<h3>Pirates</h3>
Big weekend for pirates, in Mitchelstown Rugby Club, u16s in Ennis Rugby Club and u18s in Abbeyfeale Rugby Club !
The J1s head to Mitchelstown in the MJL in a tough away league fixture hoping to continue their recent form as they enter the closing stages of the league.
Everyone at the Club wishes both the U16s and u18s the very best of luck as they enter the last 8 knock-out stages of the Munster Clubs Cup.&nbsp;
These competitions are based on regional leagues pre-Christmas, then, seeded provincial leagues post-Christmas, with the overall rankings from those league tables deciding the final 8 in each competition.&nbsp;
So after a lot of rugby played, it is a great achievement to qualify for the knockout stages at both 16s and 18s age grades. However, now the business end of the competitions start for both teams in this weekend's quater-final games.
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So, we wish both the players and coaches the very best of luck over the weekend. 🏉🏴‍☠️
<h3>Schools X Country</h3>
&nbsp;Irish schools x country Always a great event I'm glad I am making it this year, many happy days covering the event for marathon magazine and one year in Monaghan around 1975 I think i coached St Mary's Midleton to win the Junior team and they took the top 4 individual places Three more could not make the team and they took 3rd 5th and 9th to win the intermediate as well. My one regret I could not make it, no parents could make it and nobody from the school they travelled with Loreto Fermoy who had a team qualified from 3rd in Munster. Happy days apart from a few schools the level of interest is virtually nil yet. It's the clubs And parents who make the effort. Great names took part in the past like Sonia O'Sullvan and her great rival at the time Anita Philpott. John Treacy Mark Carroll Catherina McKiernan and many others. The Senior races are always fascinating and will be so this year with the Casey Twins and the Ennis crew the team from Colaiste na Trionaide from Youghal. Factor in sons and daughters of past stars. Richard O'Flyyns Daughter in the Junior girls. Donncha 0'Mahonys daughter Minster winner in the Senior girls former National intermediate x country champion Connie Lynch son in the Junior boys and I'm sure there's many others as well. It should be a magnificent day and hopefully the weather will hold up.
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Good luck to the 3 Cobh natives competing in the All-Ireland schools X country in Belfast on Saturday. Oisin Dorgan representing Rochestown College in the Junior event. Ava Chandler and Aisling O"Leary representing St All Carrigtwohill in the Junior girls event.

Cobh News March 11th

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