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<h2>Ramblers legends Roy Keane</h2>
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<p>As part of Cobh Ramblers FC  Centenary celebrations in 2022, at our Centenary Dinner Dance  on November 25th the club will be inducting three Ramblers legends into our Hall of Fame.<br><br>Today we announce that the first of our inductees will be the man who is quite possibly<br>the most famous player to wear the Claret and Blue, Roy Keane.<br><br>Roy’s arrival at Ramblers owes its occurrence to the establishment of the inaugural FAI FÁS<br>Youth Scheme in 1989, a joint programme between the Irish government and the FAI. <br><br>EachLeague of Ireland side was invited to send one <br>young player on the course, and a good friend<br>of Roy’s, Len Downey, had informed him that Cork City were sending him on their course as<br>their representative. <br>Roy had just signed a form committing to Cork City and, knowing thatCork’s spot on the FÁS course was gone, he was left distraught.<br>Ramblers youth coach Eddie O’Rourke contacted Roy the day after he had signed for City, to<br>see if he would be interested in joining Cobh. <br>Eddie was well-aware of Keane’s talents from the youngster’s Rockmount days and knew he would be a beneficial addition to the club.<br>Eddie was unaware that Roy had joined Cork just the day previous. <br><br>Determined to get hisman, O’Rourke rang the FAI to see if his registration had gone through. Cork City had held offon sending the form in order to send Roy’s with that of another a few days later. <br>With Royassured of Ramblers’ spot on the FÁS course the deal was done and Ramblers sent the<br>transfer form to the FAI in Dublin by express post.<br>His Cobh senior debut came on August 13th 1989 in Buckley Park as the Rams went down 2-<br>0 to Kilkenny City in the Opel League Cup. <br>First team manager Liam McMahon gave Roy his league debut that year, in a 2-1 victory over Bray. That season he would make 29 senior appearances as Cobh finished seventh. His two goals came against St Francis.<br>While Roy was heavily involved with the first team during that 1989/90 season, he remained<br>eligible for O’Rourke’s U18 side who had made excellent progress in that season’s U18<br>National Cup. Belvedere had been drawn at home in the quarter-finals, with the replay taking<br>place on February 18th in the Capital. A disappointing 4-0 loss for Ramblers was tough to takebut after the game chairman John O’Rourke informed young Keane that Nottingham Forest<br>scout Noel McCabe was at the game and had been impressed enough with his performance<br>in the middle of the park, in spite of the result, to invite Roy on a trial. <br>After two trials BrianClough had seen enough to merit signing the Mayfield man and negotiations with Ramblerscommenced.<br>John O’Rourke and John Meade led the Cobh delegation during the talks. Given the club’s<br>limited knowledge in such an area they were assisted by former Chelsea player and manager<br>John Hollins, who was experienced in such transfer dealings. With negotiations complete Roy<br>left Cobh in the summer of 1990.<br>While Roy went on to become a global superstar and a serial winner, he never forgot his<br>Ramblers roots and remains a familiar face at St Colman’s Park to this day. His contribution<br>to our fundraising efforts over the years cannot be understated. <br>In 2004 Roy broughtManchester United to a sold-out Turners Cross to face Cobh Ramblers. <br>Four years later, as manager, he brought his Sunderland side to Cork for another friendly. <br>In 2017, Roy was once again on hand to help raise funds for the club, when the Silversprings Hotel played host to an‘ Audience with Roy Keane’.<br><br>While Roy’s time on the pitch with us was short, he has always remained a Rambler and the<br>support and guidance he has continued to offer to the club has not been forgotten. <br>At ourCentenary Year Dinner Dance, on Friday 25th November, it will be our great honour to welcome<br>into the Cobh Ramblers Hall of Fame, the one and only Roy Keane.<br><br>If you would like to join us at our celebration of Cobh Ramblers, tickets are on sale via Cobh<br>Ramblers Club Office as well as online via<br><br>https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Cobh_Ramblers_FC<br> <br>Pictures courtesy of "The Wilson Collection" &amp; "Sportfile"</p>
<h2>Cobh Parish Draw</h2>
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<p>The fundraising draw for St Colman’s Cemetery was completed in the Parish Office on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 and was overseen by John Hennessy PC, Fr Tom McDermott, Parish Administrator and Liam Doherty, CEO of Cobh Credit Union Ltd., as main sponsor.<br><br>The following were the ten winners:<br><br>1st Prize €1,000 Sponsored by Cobh Credit Union:​Ger (‘Blue’) Cronin<br><br>2nd Prize €500 Sponsored by James Cahill:​​ Declan Gardiner            <br>3rd Prize €250 Sponsored by Commodore Hotel:​​John McMahon<br><br>4th Prize €250 Sponsored by English Auctioneers:​Garett McCarthy<br><br>5th Prize €250 Sponsored by Frank Kelleher Solicitors:​Sinead and Jo​<br><br>6th Prize €250 Sponsored by Tony O’Shea Coal:​​Seán Devlin<br><br>7th Prize €250 Sponsored by Don Ryan Solicitors:​​Jordan Chan<br><br>8th Prize €250 Sponsored by FDC:​​​Michael Byrne​<br><br>9th Prize €250 Sponsored by John &amp; Margaret Reilly:​ Adam Rasmussen<br><br>10th Prize €250 Sponsored by DSG:​​​ Rose Higgins​​<br><br>The draw was undertaken to raise monies towards the costs associated with the large project carried out this summer where all the ground to the right of Calvary was reclaimed and set under grass. This was a major undertaking, costing over €12,000. <br><br>The draw was a resounding success and the €8,000 or so raised recoups a very significant proportion of the initial outlay.<br><br>Thank you to all those who entered and congratulations to our winners!</p>
<p>Mass for Holy Souls</p>
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<h3><br>Basketball in Coláiste Muire 🏀 <br><br>Congratulations to the U16 Boys a team who beat Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh last Friday. CSN Cork is one of the 8 schools in our schools PBST Trust. It was lovely to welcome them to Cobh.&nbsp;</h3>
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<p>The boys showed a lot of team work and talent throughout the game. <br><br>Final score 74-38. <br><br>Thank you to our TY Team leaders for the image and the match report.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Springfield</h3>
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<h4>Echo Report and Pics on Wednesday</h4>
<p>Great win for the lads and a fantastic team performance at the weekend over a strong Grattan side with goals coming from James Stoat and Cormac Downing ⚽️⚽️<br><br>That win puts Springfield level on points with Corkbeg at the top of a very competitive Premier League table.<br><br>No game this weekend for Springfield.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>MDA Academy</h2>
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<p>In horrendous conditions both players and coaches made it a hugely enjoyable day at the Springfield Ramblers &amp; MDA Academy Mid Term camp today at the hugely impressive SI old church Astro facility. Some great players and even better characters.</p>
<h2>Tidy Towns</h2>
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<p>Such a beautiful day in Cobh! Santa Jim is out with our 2023 Calendars and Martin from Cork County Council is getting beds ready for winter planting.</p>
<h2>Basketball Camp</h2>
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<p>What a great day of basketball yesterday in the gym.  From u9 right up to some of our u18. It was wonderful to watch the boys &amp; girls and a mixture of different ages playing together. I think the future of our club is very bright looking at some of the talent on display yesterday. It was a day of fun , laughter and hopefully some new friendships. Huge thanks to Ailish for organizing and for our coaches who were able to come and help out on the day 🏀🏀 Roll on Xmas holidays 😉🎅😉</p>
<h2>Christmas concert at Sirius</h2>
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<p>Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 December<br>8pm (doors 7.45pm)<br>Tickets: €15.00<br><br>Trio brings together singers and musicians Caroline Fraher, John Daly and Dominic Finn. They have played to Cobh audiences at SIRIUS for two decades, with great success and popularity. <br><br>This year, they are performing an eclectic mix of Christmas songs and popular classics for three consecutive nights on 15, 16 and 17 December, all at 8pm.<br><br>Caroline Fraher has been a singer for two decades, with career highlights including performing on stage with Josh Groban at Ireland’s Bord Gáis Theatre. With over thirty years of experience singing, recording and producing shows, John Daly has appeared in many leading roles, including pantomime and musicals at The Cork Opera House and The Everyman. Pianist, musical director and arranger Dominic Finn has worked in the studio and on stage throughout Ireland and is Director of Music at St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh.<br><br>Booking via Eventbrite only: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trio-tickets-440912419917 <br><br>Caroline Fraher<br>Dom Finn<br>John Daly</p>
<h2>Laying Up Supper<br>Friday 11th November 2022<br>Commodore Hotel Cobh</h2>
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<p>Cove Sailing Club are delighted to announce details of our 2022 laying Up Supper. We finally have the opportunity to meet again in person and celebrate our member’s fantastic achievements on and off the water. After dinner, there will dancing and fun with music till the late hours.</p>
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<h2><br>Cobh Golf Lotto</h2>
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<p>There is no winner of the Jackpot of €3400.<br>The numbers drawn were 2,18,19.<br>Lucky Dip winners of €35 each<br>Clubhouse: Rose Staci<br>Online:Éamon Spillane.<br>Prizes can be collected in the Pro Shop.<br>Thank you for your Support the lotto team</p>
<h3>Great Island Community Centre</h3>
<h3>Administration Assistant in Official Cobh - Great Island Community Centre&nbsp;</h3>
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<p>To apply for this position please send CV to:<br>Cobh Youth &amp; Social Projects CLG<br>Office 2<br>The Lodge<br>Rushbrooke Tennis Club<br>Rushbrooke<br>Cobh<br>Co. Cork<br>e-mail: mary.conway@cobhysp.com<br>Telephone: 085-8642263</p>
<h2>Upcoming events at @cobhcommunitycentre_  🤩</h2>
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<h2>Pop up shop</h2>
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<p>Cobh Community Centre<br>HOME INTERIORS &amp; Handbags<br>Thursday November 10th<br>10am til 4pm&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Cove Boxing Club</h2>
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<p>Well done to our underage kids class last night who gave it there all at training, well deserved goodie bags for them at the end of class, also great effort from emalynn Geary Bennett, korey scanlon, Scott lowth, eoin Quigley, cj o"brien, and AJ siggins, super stuff this week, keep up the good work guys</p>
<h3>Harbour Chamber</h3>
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<p>Great to see so many faces at our recent and last Business Breakfast for 2022. There was great interaction between our speakers and guests as they discussed the proposed Port of Cork Masterplan 2050.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Russell Heights&nbsp;</h2>
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<p><br><br> Go Fund me<br><br>https://gofund.me/17e1a267<br><br>Organized by <br><br>Brian Mahony <br>Robert Keenan <br>Bryan Walsh <br>Ger Mahony<br><br>Hi all<br>I know this is a big ask at this current time with prices going up on absolutely everything but we would love to make this work for all the kids and give them something to look forward too<br><br>As everyone is aware we hold a Christmas event every year for the residents of Russell heights for the past 2 years we have had two fabulous events<br>This year we would like to do a little bit more for the kids ☺️</p>
<h2>Coral Leisure</h2>
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<p>We have a brand new weekly membership offer from €12 per week! <br>This membership includes the pool, the gym and fitness classes. For more information click on the link in our bio or call reception on 021-4201696.</p>
<h3>Closing early</h3>
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<p>Attention! Please note the centre will be closing early on November 5th at 1:00 pm due to essential staff training. For more information call reception on 021-4201696.</p>
<h2>Ballymore Magic</h2>
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<p>What a beautiful evening at the crossroads, under the light of the Beaver moon, for a really lovely neighbourhood Halloween bonfire and treats.  Winnie, as she promised, stayed for an extra few days this year, and a great time was had by all.</p>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(44,130,201);">Xplore Local Cobh App</span></h2>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Huge increase on its usage.</span></h3>
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<p>To Get  the app enter Xplore Local on <span style="color: rgb(97,189,109);"><strong>Apple or Google</strong></span> and you have a choice of tows and select Cobh for all the news and over 100 listings of shops businesses etc on the Great Island.</p>
<p>I<span style="color: rgb(209,72,65);"><strong>ts also available now on Facebook select Cobh App</strong></span></p>
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Great Island and Cobh News November 3rd

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