WELL EARNED

WELL EARNED

NEW SPONSOR We are pleased to announce Cork City Council has agreed a new sponsor for Poulavone Roundabout. Local company O’Donovan Agri Group has begun sponsoring the work of Ballincollig Tidy Towns planting and maintaining the Roundabout. Chairperson of Ballincollig...
FLORA & FAUNA

FLORA & FAUNA

POULAVONE ROUNDABOUT One of our Volunteers spent a huge amount of time over last weekend spreading 10 tonnes of bark mulch on the outside beds and centre bed of Poulavone Roundabout. All his hard work in the heat, although tough going, was well worth the effort. Our...
THE HEAT IS ON

THE HEAT IS ON

NO SPRAY NO WAY 2022 saw Cork City Council stop the use of weed killers/ pesticides. Ballincollig Tidy Towns worked long and hard for this to happen and the benefits are already evident throughout Ballincollig. This is a reminder to all Residents Associations to...
ALL PAWS ON DECK

ALL PAWS ON DECK

LITTER PICK Sunday morning, 19 Volunteers joined 1 Transition Year Student for the weekly litter pick. The majority were litter picking for the hour while more were planting fruit trees in Cleburne Mews. Pat was busy collecting bags of litter, 1 bag of Cans and 1 bag...
HOTTING UP

HOTTING UP

WILD GRASS Some people have asked us about large uncut sections of grass on the Poulavone Roundabout. We decided not to cut these 3 pieces but to leave them grow naturally. We tried this out last year and felt it made a difference but this year even more so. Several...
FLOWERS ‘N SHOWERS

FLOWERS ‘N SHOWERS

DAWN CHORUS Bird Watch Ireland Cork Branch will be hosting a DAWN CHORUS this Sunday morning 7th May at 4.30 am in Ballincollig Regional Park. The meeting point is in Church of Christ Our Light Car Park P31 HW74 at 4.15 am. Wrap up warm. The first hour or so, the walk...
MAY TIME

MAY TIME

WORK NIGHTS RETURN This week saw the Work Nights return. We started on the Poulavone Roundabout on Tuesday night where 11 Volunteers worked tirelessly raking the freshly cut grass. Work also began on the 5 outlying flower beds. The roundabout was a hive of activity...
BUS CONNECTS CORK UPCOMING MEETING

BUS CONNECTS CORK UPCOMING MEETING

Community forum 3 for Sustainable Transport Corridors E & F will take place on Thursday 27th April at 6.30pm-8pm at  University College Cork, Boole Basement 3, College Road, Cork, T12 ND89.   Web: www.busconnects.ie/cork/    ...
RAYS OF HOPE

RAYS OF HOPE

LITTER PICK On Sunday morning 27 Volunteers and 2 Transition Year students gathered for the Weekly Litter Pick. Although a very large area was covered, we were pleasantly surprised how little rubbish there was to be collected. Pat collected 15 bags of Litter and 1 bag...
GROWING STRONGER

GROWING STRONGER

LITTER PICK Easter Sunday, there were 17 Volunteers and 2 Transition Year students out for the weekly litter pick. Our Volunteers managed to cover several areas and then headed to Mary O’Connell’s Bar for a cuppa. Denis took TY students Jack and Cillian and planted...