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All About Cork: Bishopstown apprentice named 'building hero'

EchoLive.ie, 10 May

Bishopstown features in today's 'All About Cork' pages

Building Heroes is a social media campaign aimed at dispelling myths

about what a career in construction is really like.

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Breda Graham

Electrical apprentice Kerrie Anne named ‘building hero’

Cork College of FET — Bishopstown Campus has congratulated its recent

General Apprentices’ Electrical Apprentice of the Year winner Kerrie

Anne Fitzgerald, who has been named a “building hero” by the Department

of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science.

Building Heroes is a social media campaign aimed at dispelling myths

about what a career in construction is really like.

Over two, three-month bursts, a group of young apprentices, trainees,

and graduates document on social media what their training and work

entails.

The campaign gives young people an opportunity to see how their peers

are learning to help deliver homes and buildings that will benefit

society for generations to come.

Kerrie Anne Fitzgerald was named Electrical Apprentice of the Year and

a ‘building hero’ bythe Department of Further Education. Kerrie Anne

Fitzgerald was named Electrical Apprentice of the Year and a ‘building

hero’ bythe Department of Further Education.

The department said that there has been real progress made in recent

years, with more than 33,000 houses built in 2023 — 12,000 of which

were social housing — but that, as it seeks to build more homes, it has

to ensure that there are more people working within the industry.

Congratulating Kerrie Anne on social media, Cork College of FET —

Bishopstown Campus acknowledged her recent win.

A 22-year-old Phase 6 electrical apprentice who works with the

maintenance team at Freefoam Building Products, Kerrie Anne said

sharing the apprenticeship experience is a huge passion of hers. She

said she loves to advocate the many doors that are opened through an

apprenticeship.

The sector that she works in is industrial, so her job is mostly

focused on repairing machines and preventative maintenance in a factory

setting. However, she gets to work on a wide variety of machines each

day and rarely sees the same problem twice.

Kerrie Anne said she cannot get enough of learning about the electrical

trade and improving her skills, and she is excited to see where this

journey takes her.

Breakfast event at MTU

The Munster Technological University will host a breakfast event for

enterprises and community groups throughout the southwest region today,

giving businesses the opportunity to meet with MTU representatives.

The Connect with MTU event will take place at the MTU Bishopstown

campus and will include a series of workshops and lab tours.

MTU professor Irene Sheridan said: “Organisations are searching for

talent and new ideas in a complex, competitive world and universities

are charged with supporting regional businesses and social endeavours

in a measurable and meaningful way.

“To achieve these aims and make a difference we have to come together

and talk.”

The event will give businesses and organisations the opportunity to

meet with the experts and consider how to progress their interaction.

Evelyn Aherne, 6, and Hannah Aherne, 9, from Bishopstown enjoying some

fun in the sun atWarren Beach in Rosscarbery,Co Cork. Evelyn Aherne, 6,

and Hannah Aherne, 9, from Bishopstown enjoying some fun in the sun

atWarren Beach in Rosscarbery,Co Cork.

Feast of tennis at doubles open

Hundreds of players and supporters have been gathering in Bishopstown

this week for the Bishopstown Lawn Tennis Club Senior Doubles Open.

In what is the biggest open ever held at the club and the biggest open

in Munster, close to 40 hours of tennis will be played and more than

470 players will participate in the event.

Players from all across Cork have been descending on the club since

Friday last for a week of non-stop tennis, which will conclude with

finals day this Saturday.

This year’s main sponsor was Bishopstown Credit Union. Other sponsors

include Court Care, which sponsored court one; Cummins Sports, which

sponsored court two; Matt Britton, which sponsored court three; and D&B

Electrical, which sponsored court four.

BLTC club captain Rosita Murphy said: “We are delighted to welcome

players from all over Cork to compete in the BLTC Senior Open. This has

been a fantastic week and we were delighted to open our doors to tennis

players and supporters who will come to enjoy the fun and competition.”

Clearstream sponsor MTU Cork’s Student GAA Club

Clearstream, one of Deutsche Börse Group’s branches in Cork, has been

announced as sponsor for MTU’s Cork Campus Student GAA Club.

The partnership will provide financial assistance to two deserving

student athletes by enabling them to pursue their academic and athletic

aspirations and support MTU Cork Campus GAA Club by enhancing its

existing programmes and a strong commitment to the education and social

inclusion principles promoted by the university.

Caitlin O'Mahony, Cork Senior B Football Team and student at MTU,

Ciarán Joyce, Cork Senior Hurling Team and student at MTU, Maggie

Cusack, President, MTU, David Brosnan, Executive Director, CFCL, Cork,

Tommy Walsh, Cork Senior Hurling Team and student at MTU, and Aoife

O'Neill, All Ireland winner, Cork Camogie Team and student at MTU.

Photo: Pauline Dennigan Caitlin O'Mahony, Cork Senior B Football Team

and student at MTU, Ciarán Joyce, Cork Senior Hurling Team and student

at MTU, Maggie Cusack, President, MTU, David Brosnan, Executive

Director, CFCL, Cork, Tommy Walsh, Cork Senior Hurling Team and student

at MTU, and Aoife O'Neill, All Ireland winner, Cork Camogie Team and

student at MTU. Photo: Pauline Dennigan

MTU Cork Campus GAA Club has 630 active members and comprises of two

ladies football teams, one camogie team, five hurling teams, five

football teams and a handball team, with membership reaching 105 clubs

and communities across 12 different counties.

MTU GAA development officer Kevin O’Callaghan said: “MTU Student GAA

Club is delighted to have Clearstream as our sponsor for the year

ahead. We share similar organisational values and look forward to

developing a relationship that will benefit us both this year and in

future years.

“Our teams will wear the Clearstream logo on our home and away jerseys

with pride.

Vacancy and dereliction events

A series of public drop-in vacancy and dereliction sessions to provide

information to members of the public on the supports available to

refurbish vacant and derelict properties were held at both Bishopstown

Library and Blackpool Library recently.

Cork City Council held the informal drop-in sessions for those with

questions on any element of a vacant or derelict property, from grants

available to queries on planning or ownership, or any other issue that

may be preventing return to use.

Following the drop-in sessions, a major stakeholder and public event is

planned for May 24 in the form of a seminar on the evolving challenges

and supports available to bring vacant and derelict properties back

into use.

The ‘Urban Fabric: Addressing Dereliction & Vacancy’ event is in its

second year and will be held at St Peter’s Church on North Main Street.

There will be Cork City Council speakers and external experts such as

Kieran McCarthy of RTÉ’s Cheap Irish Homes, covering a different aspect

of the dereliction and vacancy issues

A limited number of public spaces to join the invited industry are

available to book on www.eventbrite.ie.

Lions Club climate seminar

The Bishopstown and District Lions Club recently held an online seminar

addressing the critical theme of climate change.

The seminar, titled ‘The Effects of Climate Change Nationally and

Abroad And What Measures Are We Doing To Reduce Its Impacts’ offered an

insightful discussion on climate change and its impacts. Geared

specifically towards transition year students and their Northern

Ireland equivalents, the seminar aimed to engage young minds in

understanding and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

Event organiser and member of Bishopstown Lions Club, Michael O’Brien,

said: “We believe educating and empowering our youth is crucial in

tackling the issue of climate change.

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