All About Cork: Confirmation ceremony held at St Mary’s Church

King Springs Road’s gig

The Inkwell Theatre — Tracton Arts and Community Centre will host a concert by American/Dutch/German bluegrass band King Springs Road on Friday, May 30 at 8pm.

Formed bluegrass-fanatic college roommates in East Tennessee in 2017, the band has always stayed true to its roots. They play a variety of traditional bluegrass favourites and fresh, original songs penned by the band.

With a membership spanning the US and Europe, King Springs Road has become a rare international collaboration that begs to be heard.

As spokesperson for the theatre said the band is “excited to bring their music and unique international story to the theatre.”

Tickets priced at €23.30 (including booking fee) from www.tickttailor.com.

Darkness Into Light fundraiser

Crosshaven will be among almost 30 venues across Cork city and county to hold Darkness Into Light events in aid of Pieta.

Darkness Into Light is the annual flagship fundraiser for the charity, which offers a free counselling service to those suffering from suicide ideation, people who self-harm, and bereaved who have lost a loved one through suicide.

On Saturday, May 10, people will come out in force to take part in walks to raise vital funds for the charity.

Over €3.8m has been raised across the venues in Cork over the years in an event that accounts for 87% of the organisation’s total fundraising. Apart from the official events, many others are organised by individuals, groups, and communities to a charity that has had a huge impact on Irish life.

In 2024, over 51,000 counselling hours were funded by these events alongside over 100,000 helpline calls and texts.

For more information, visit www.darknessintolight.ie.

County Council on the move

Last Monday the Cork County Council staff in the Carrigaline office moved to the adjoining Waterpark House, their new divisional office.

Denise Kidney the Municipal District Officer will move from County Hall and will in future be located in the Carrigaline Office.

The spacious office building will have an initial complement of 10 Cork County Council staff, including senior engineer Madeline Healy, supervisor Shane Piper, and clerical staff.

The Carrigaline Family Resource Centre, which has been located in the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre, is moving across the road to the recently vacated council office.

Get behind spring clean

Carrigaline Tidy Towns has called on the local community to get behind the An Taisce National Spring Clean, which will run across the month of April.

In a post on social media the group called on people to take part in the initiative, describing it as “Ireland’s largest and most popular anti-litter initiative.” “We are calling on people of all ages to gather friends, family, classmates, neighbours or colleagues to unite in cleaning their shard space,” read the post.

“Get into the community spirit and pick up a litter picker, grab some litter bags and take part in the #springclean25.”

Tidy Towns meet at the Owenbue Car park, across from Bean & Leaf, on Tuesday Morning at 10am, Wednesday Evening from 6.30pm to 7.30/8pm, and Saturday Morning from 9.30am to 11am. Litter bags, gloves and litter pickers are provided.

“We hope that clubs/groups who have adopted an area will organise their members to support a clean-up day,” read the post.

“This is a great opportunity for local residents to come together, get stuck in and spruce up their community in preparation for the summer sunshine #springclean2025 #LoveWhereYouLive.”

Gospel choir celebration mass

The Carrigaline Gospel Choir, which was founded in March 2005, attended and sang at their celebration mass in the Church of Our Lady and St John last Saturday evening.

As piper Stephen Nugent led Fr James McSweeney to the sanctuary the 34 strong choir joined in singing the opening hymn Amazing Grace, they then ascended to the gallery for the rest of the mass.

The mass, which was to celebrate with all the children who recently made their Confirmation, was very well attended.

Lions Club successful club

The Carrigaline and District Lions Club held another successful concert in the Carrigaline Court Hotel last Thursday night with Rebecca Storm and the Carrigaline Singers.

The Lions Club’s next fundraising event is the 25K Great Railway Run with the support of the Carrigaline Athletic Club on Sunday, April 13, from Monaghan Road in Cork City to Carrigaline via Passage West.

Entries are now closed with all 600 participating having registered.

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