Cork Family News (Ireland)

Castlemartyr Resort new Kids Club offers activities, program and special amenities

The 2nd of April was a very special day for all at Brídhaven Nursing Home in Mallow when they celebrated the 100th birthday of a beloved resident, Deborah Scully.

Residents and Day Care visitors at St. Luke’s Home, Mahon, Cork will enjoy a great line-up of activities between now and Christmas, with song and dance routines guaranteed to liven up their days during this bitterly cold spell.

St Luke’s Home, Cork is now, after almost a year of negotiation with HSE (Health Service Executive) on the Fair Deal system, operating at 17% below breakeven point.

The River Lee Hotel on Western Road, Cork is set to celebrate Ireland's biggest jazz event (20-24th October next) with top Irish and international acts which see the venue transformed into a jazz mecca to appeal to all comers.

In these troubled economic times and not knowing what the future will hold it is now, more than ever, imperative to start planning for retirement especially for those people who have not already done so.

"A storytelling festival with a difference, set on the beautiful island of Cape Clear off the South West Coast of Ireland. Blending the old with the new, each year five international storytellers perform in a weekend of music song and guaranteed fun

The entry deadline for Kids Express, a poetry competition for school aged children, is 15 April 2010.

Kids Express, a poetry competition for school aged children, is now open for submissions.