Standard: Passive House Classic certified
This modestly sized single-storey home in the West Cork town of Bandon is an uncompromising design intended to blend seamlessly into its surrounding landscape and be discreet from the road. But it also surprises you with spectacular architectural drama as soon as you walk through the entrance.
Inspired by an artist’s retreat in Vermont, USA that was designed by New York passive house architect William Ryall, this passive- certified four-bed dwelling looks like it should be located somewhere deeply rural but is actually well within the confines of the Bandon suburb of Old Chapel.
Three-year-old rescued from pond in North Cork town
Crystal O Driscoll had been playing with her brother Paudie when their ball strayed into a pond near Fermoy.
John Bohane
A DRAMATIC rescue of a three-year-old girl took place in Fermoy on Tuesday afternoon.
Local man Chris O’Donovan pulled Crystal O’Driscoll out from a pond (near the old army camp) much to the relief of her distraught family.
Chris said he was out walking his dog when he noticed a visibly distressed young boy.
“When I approached the bank of the pond, I could see a young girl in the middle of the pond. Her head was just above the water,” he said, speaking to Patricia Messinger on C103’s Cork Today Show.
After another storm, Hudson County’s roads are mostly snow-free. But what about its sidewalks?
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
A city worker clears snow off a pedestrian ramp at the Plaza of the Arts in Union City, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
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But when it comes to sidewalks, things are a little different.
Across Hudson County’s municipalities, residents have complained about the lack of snow removal from sidewalks and crosswalks, raising concerns about safety and accessibility.
“It’s not just a convenience issue, it’s a safety issue,” said Kevin Bing, the president of the Journal Square Community Association. “You don’t want pedestrians walking in the street. And it’s an equity issue if somebody has to use a wheelchair, stroller, or mobility device.”
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Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery; BUMBLEance, Covers of Comfort and Shine Centre for Autism among the 49 recipients
Almost 50 Cork charities and community groups will benefit from funding from Thermo Fisher Scientific’s €50,000 community partnership grant. Among the local deserving projects announced today by the Currabinny-based global life sciences company are Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery; Covers of Comfort, a group who knit and crochet covers for those going through chemotherapy; and Shine Centre for Autism.
Announcing the 49 recipients of the €50,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific Community Partnership Grant are Des Burke, Finance Director (second from left) and Carol-Anne Sheehy, Site Operational Excellence Lead (far right) of Thermo Fisher Scientific along with Chris O’Donovan and Denis Kiely from Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery, one of the chosen charities.