The rope on Buoy 3 surrendered to the storm. Thanks to Helen for spotting it in Fennell’s Bay. It’s now in Marc Lake’s possession and will be put back out when the repair boat is back in the water in April.

All six buoys have been serviced with new chains, ropes and shackles needed for several. They get quite a battering out there all year! We’ll claim back our Amenity Grant from Cork County Council of of €1,965 – with thanks. The bulk of the costs is then funded from the – unfortunately cancelled – Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim.

Just reposting this – it would be good if it was monitored / policed. It does seem some JetSki users can’t read.

FROM THE CORK LIDO PROJECT – https://www.facebook.com/groups/253649569628838

Hi guys, looking for your help with the Cork Lido, and the deadline is Wednesday! ⏰

Cork City Council are open to supporting the project. To help them with that, we want as many people to make a submission in support of the project as possible.

Something like –

I’m delighted to offer my support to the Cork Lido project. It would be wonderful to see a Lido on the banks of the Lee, or even in the Lee! Wishing the team all the best!

How to make a Submission to Cork City Council as part of the Cork Docklands Consultation:

Using this online submission portal – https://consult.corkcity.ie/
Or
Email to citydevplan@corkcity.ie

Closing date 5pm this Wednesday, 28th of May 2025

We’ve received confirmation of an Amenity Grant of €1,965 from Cork County Council. It’s very welcome, but does leave us €5,020 short of the quoted cost of replacing and maintaining the Buoys for 2025. We’ll be relying heavily on the Church Bay Swim on June 27th, so get entering 🙂

Buoys 2 and 6 have been replaced and the other four are spruced up and re-shackled for Winter. Great work by Marc Lake and crew.

We’ll submit the claim to the Council for part of the costs and decide next year about another GoFundMe campaign to cover the annual maintenance.

The proceeds of the swim on June 10 are being shared with €2,807.93 going to RNLI Crosshaven and the same towards the maintenance of the swim buoys in Myrtleville.

This morning we presented Ian Venner from RNLI Crosshaven with the RNLI share.

Thanks once again to everyone who supported the event.

Good news today that we are to receive some funding towards the cost of the maintenance of the buoys. Following an application by Bernard Lynch and myself, we have been allocated a grant of €3,110 from Cork County Council. Further funding will be raised from the swim on June 10 to cover expected annual costs of €6,500 or so. They’re great – but they’re not cheap!!

As many will know, we have often encouraged the massive voting bloc of Myrtleville Swimmers to support floundering campaigns down West around d’Island. Our staunch backing for Ned De Yank has undoubtedly been instrumental in his successes.

This one’s a bit different. Ned wants to move here. We’ll deffo need a vote on this.

Whazzup, you say? Well….as Spring has sprung, the dawn pool swimmers are making their plans to become dawn sea swimmers. As we all know – but never, ever crow about – there’s feck all happening in swimming outside Myrtleville. Ned’s tired of ploughing a lonely furrow down West and has taken to turning up to the pool sessions wearing a Myrtleville Hat, trying to get an invite to join the Myrtlevillians in the sea this year.

This morning, he broached the topic and a quick “Hands up who wants Ned in Myrtleville” poll was taken. Apparently you never saw so many hands underwater. Ned was sent on his way with gracious salute from Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d) Shalloo. No way, you say? Intrepid reporter, L. Maher, captured the moment. Ned’s not happy.

A proper full-court vote is planned soon. Keep an eye on http://www.savenedfromsandycove.yeehaw.com in coming weeks. Vote for Ned – or not!