BALLINCOLLIG’S POLLINATOR CORRIDOR

BALLINCOLLIG’S POLLINATOR CORRIDOR

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan has released a new blog on the ‘excellent work being carried out by Tom Butler and Ballincollig Tidy Towns.’ It is seen as ‘an inspiring example of how entire areas can become truly Pollinator Friendly by creating bee-stops and...
LOOKING AHEAD

LOOKING AHEAD

OH ELLEN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Although we have been extremely happy with our planters this year, we have had a number of casualties due to wind and believe it or not, drowning. The drownings occurred when the overflow hole in the reservoir got blocked and the water...
WINDS OF CHANGE

WINDS OF CHANGE

CANCELLED Following a direction from the Diocese of Cork and Ross that Church Gate Collections are not permitted in any churches in the Diocese at present, Ballincollig Tidy Towns annual Church Gate Collection will not now go ahead.   Like so many other charitable...
HAZY CRAZY DAYS

HAZY CRAZY DAYS

GREEN WITH ENVY As many of us walk around with overgrown hair due to Covid-19 Restrictions, it was with a fair amount of envy this week that we looked on as the Poulavone Roundabout got a ‘haircut’ of its own. Like ourselves, the Roundabout’s covering had become...