It was reported that Cork County Council were to seal off ‘a lethal road junction’ at Downing Bridge, Kilworth. The scene of several fatalities and numerous serious accidents, county engineer Brendan Devlin was looking at introducing new safety measures on the junction. In his report, presented to the Mallow Area Roads committee, he said that with ‘the council developing major road realignment proposals for both Fermoy bypass and the section between Moorepark and The Blue Dragon, in the short term, a piecemeal realignment wasn’t justified’. With the availability of Molly Barry’s Cross nearby, a one-way system allowing for an exit from Kilworth village ‘would probably be ignored by a substantial number of drivers’. He therefore suggested closure of the junction for a 12 month trial period. While Senator Joe Sherlock felt the one-way system should be reconsidered, Deputy Paul Bradford, along with Councillors Conor O’Callaghan, Aileen Pyne and Ned O’Keeffe TD, agreed the safest option was the use of Molly Barry’s Cross.

There was a Tallow connection with the winner of the 1993 Melbourne Cup in Australia. The Michael Smurfit owned Vintage Crop was victorious, with John Dermot Cantillon, son of Dr Dermot and Patricia Cantillon of Chapel Street, Michael Smurfit’s racing manager. He was at the course to watch Michael Kinnane steer the Dermot Weld trained horse to victory, claiming the $1.3Aus first prize.

‘Winning at all costs’ - Something which Michael Russell, principal at Ballylanders National School felt strongly about. In an interview with The Avondhu, he criticised those in primary and secondary education, who thought that ‘sport was just about winning’. He had noticed that at many matches, bad language was often used by children, ‘language that they’d also heard and copied from peers on the sideline’. Emphasising that his school saw it as their “duty to instil the right attitude towards winning and losing” and while encouraging a competitive instinct amongst its pupils, he was opposed to the ‘win at all costs attitude’, stating that parents had a role to play in fostering a healthy attitude to sport.

A spokesman for Cork County Council told The Avondhu of the authority’s anger at the removal of the height restriction barrier on the eastern approach to Glanworth’s historic Funcheon River crossing. Erected to protect the 17th century bridge, this was the fourth such incident since the barriers had been initially installed some years previous. The mangled barrier had been discarded behind the ditch approaching the bridge and the spokesperson said that they would “be sending the offending party a bill for the damage”. Proper order!

In brief - Killavullen junior footballers were set to contest their first county B final at Ballyanley, with Carbery side Argideen Rangers providing the opposition. Conna Community Council were launching a 1,000 members draw, to fundraise for their ambitious 2-stage sports complex development project - stage 1 would consist of the erection of boundary walls and fences and a store room, while stage 2 would see 2 outdoor tennis courts and car parking facilities in place. There was good news for Mallow Racecourse, with Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry, Joe Walsh TD, announcing an estimated £2.4 million enhancement project. While Blarney secured the Cork county junior hurling title, defeating Kilworth at Pairc Ui Chaoimh 2-10 to 1-9.

Lismore senior hurlers progressed in the Munster club hurling championship, when defeating Ballyduff, the Kerry champions, at the Castlefarm Grounds. The Kerry representatives were 3 points ahead at the interval, having played with the breeze in the first half. With the switch of Sean Daly to centre forward paying dividends for Lismore in the second period, Paul Quinn’s goal for the Waterford champions kick-started their challenge. Paul Prendergast came more into the game, while the full back line were ‘having a stormer’ under the watchful eye of Dave Barry. The final scoreline of 1-11 to 0-11 saw them progress to meet Clare’s Sixmilebridge.

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