All About Cork: Works due to begin on new Glanmire greenway

Works beginning today to improve walking and cycling infrastructure in Glanmire have been welcomed by a local councillor.

The works will progress a new greenway linking Riverstown and Glanmire villages through John O’Callaghan Park, creating a new link road through Dooley’s Lane, as well as junction upgrades in Glyntown, Hazelwood and at Riverstown Cross.

The final section of the active travel route connecting Glanmire village to Glounthaune will also be completed.

The works will begin today and are expected to be completed by summer, 2026.

Welcoming the news, Green Party councillor for Cork City North East, Oliver Moran, said: “Over the past few years, there have been works all across Glanmire to improve road safety and make active travel easier.

“The next 18 months will see a further swathe of works progressed.

“The greenway linking Riverstown and Glanmire village through John O’Callaghan Park will get underway. That will effectively extend the amenity space of the park and tie Riverstown and Glanmire villages together.”

He explained that taken together with other projects, the works will make it possible to walk or cycle safely and continuously from Brooklodge, through Riverstown and Glanmire village, to Little Island or the city centre, while the works also include improvements to junctions and road safety.

Mr Moran continued: “Among the most dramatic changes will be totally re-doing Dooley’s Lane to a link road, with a shared pedestrian/cycle path between Riverstown and Hazelwood.

“That will take heavier traffic away from Riverstown Bridge, which is a protected structure. A side project will improve the mainly pedestrian section of Dooley’s Lane to Old Avenue.

“That’s currently a wooded walkway, although technically in private ownership. The works will involve replacing mature trees along one section.”

He added that trees will be removed from behind Orchard Manor too, which wasn’t previously planned for, saying: “There will be mixed views on that.

“It has been a site of some anti-social behaviour and extensive littering. I’m engaging with officials about how we can best replace those trees and where.”

Vivid Dreams at library

Mayfield Library’s art exhibition for the month, running until February 28, is Vivid Dreams by Snejana Angelova.

Born in 1980, Snejana grew up in a mountain resort in her native Bulgaria. Despite passions in music and art, she worked for 20 years in engineering until being inspired when coming to Ireland.

Ms Angelova explained: “ Vivid Dreams manifested and was created over the last two beautiful years of my life, when I came back to Cork after a long break spent around Europe.

“My adopted home, Ireland, inspires me every day, she allows me to dream of beautiful places, and brings to me a state of mind which I visit and interpret through my paintings”. Vivid Dreams is mixed media on canvas in acrylic with some oils and pastels.

Crochet classes at CDP centre

Crochet classes will start in Mayfield CDP on Thursday, February 13, and be held from 10am to noon for 12 sessions, with people of all abilities welcome.

Personal development will run Tuesdays from 10am to 12.30pm starting on February 25. New IT courses include beginners computers starting Tuesday, February 11 from 10am to noon for six sessions.

Meanwhile, Word Processing Level 3 QQI, starts on Thursday, February 13, and runs from 10am to 1pm for 12 sessions. Information Technology Skills Level 4 QQI starts on Friday, February 14, from 9.30am to 1pm for 12 sessions.

A free first aid response refresher will be held on Monday, February 24, and Wednesday, February 26, from 9.30am to 5pm — to be eligible, the date on your expiring certificate must be within two years and one month of the course dates. All courses are free and run in the Mayfield CDP Community Resource Centre, 328, Old Youghal Rd.

Email mayfieldcalp1@outlook.com or call to the centre to book a place.

Community workshops and summer play scheme

Monthly community workshops are to be held at 11am on Tuesdays at the Community House, 79 Glenamoy Lawn, Mayfield.

Locals are invited to come and discuss ideas or suggestions for improving the local environment in Mayfield. Meetings will be held on March 11, April 15, May 13, and June 10.

Residents who would like to form a residents’ group for their area will be supported in providing a meeting space and other supports.

Anyone interested in being part of an organising group delivering a summer play scheme for the children of Mayfield in July is asked to get in touch. A leadership training programme will be provided under this new project, which aims to provide a valuable resource to families to kick-start the summer holidays from school.

The proposed dates for the summer play scheme are July 1 to July 4 from 2pm to 5pm. Garda clearance is essential for working on the play scheme. For more information or to sign up, contact Patricia Cotter, community development worker at Cork City Partnership at 087-1902848, or Majella Gould, community warden for Cork City Council at 086-7948584.

Glanmire business awards

The shortlist for Glanmire Business and Community Awards has been released, and tickets are now on sale at Ryan’s SuperValu Glanmire customer service desk, on Eventbrite, or at glanmirechamber@gmail.com.

Nominees for Glanmire Business of the Year are Vision of Beauty, Glanmire Chiropractic, U Party, Adam’s Eggs, and McCarthy’s Sportsworld in the small business category, and Vienna Woods, Sonatina Music Academy, Shirley’s Beauty 7 Laser Clinic, MAC Hair Design, and Elevate Credit Union in the larger category.

Nominees for Best Retail Experience are Ryan’s SuperValu, Silver Bow Gifts, Diffusion Wear, and Glanmire Opticians while Taste of Glanmire nominees are Balance Café, The Brook Inn, The Barn Gastropub, and Coconut Asian Street Food.

Shining Star Employee nominees are Kellyanne Healy (Cada), Grainne Murphy (Ryan’s SuperValu), Amanda Leahy (Phelan’s Pharmacy), Renatta Duggan (Toddle Inn), and Sarah Maher (Glanmire Opticians).

Bella Daly Photography, Pharmacy First Plus, Glanmire Therapy Clinic, and Wellbean Coffee have been nominated for Best Use of Digital, and Brazen Chilli, Lisa Sheehan Coaching, Guinot Salon, and Therapeutic Teaching — Anna Machura in Best New Business.

Glanmire First Responders, Glanmire Area Community Association, Glanmire Men’s Shed, and St Joseph’s Adult’s Choir have been nominated for a volunteer award, as well as Sarsfield’s Hurling Club, Glanmire Basketball Club, Riverstown Boxing Club, and GAA All-Stars for a sports award.

Schools attend library event

Students from St Mark’s, St Brendan’s, Scoil Oilíbhéir, St Patrick’s Boys, St Patrick’s Girls, St Aidan’s, Mayfield Community School, and Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin attended the closing ceremony of One Book, One Community at Mayfield Library. Pupils and teachers heard a reading of The Last Bearby Hannah Gold.

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