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President Trump by John O’ Brien<br />
The Simpson’s had an episode where Lisa Simpson was the President of the<br />
United States. In this episode she<br />
stated she had to fix the economy<br />
due to the fact that President Donald<br />
Trump had made a mess of things. At<br />
the time the idea of a President Donald<br />
Trump was a joke. Now in 2016 Donald<br />
Trump is the President elect. There has<br />
been a lot written about this election and<br />
the victory of President Trump. Some of<br />
the commentary has been personal. I don’t<br />
think personalised commentary helps us in understanding what is happening<br />
in the United States. Historical movements and political decisions have made the possibility of a Trump<br />
Presidency a reality.<br />
After the Wall Street Crash of 1929 the democratic world decided slowly to change economic policy.<br />
The New Deal of FDR showed the democratic world that governments have a role to play in producing<br />
an economy that benefits the majority of the people. After the 2nd World War major democratic<br />
governments made this new consensus into practical policy. Full employment became government<br />
policy. Workers sought to improve their lives and join the middle class. Farmers income was secured,<br />
the family farm was protected. Businesses expanded and grew especially small and new businesses. The<br />
middle class became stronger during this era. Some people called this era a golden age. It wasn’t perfect<br />
but it gave society stability, hope and growth.<br />
Beginning in the 1970s this consensus was challenged. These new policy makers and their political<br />
allies like Reagan and Thatcher wanted to deregulate the market. They wanted to reduce the welfare state<br />
and the role of government in the economy. State protection of industries linked to the military wasn’t<br />
mentioned. Instead of welfare to the poor we had welfare to the rich.<br />
This new neo liberal era was supposed to free the markets from the government. It was supposed to<br />
allow individuals the freedom to set up businesses. It was supposed to increase freedom and the middle<br />
class. The crash of international financial markets in 2008 put a question mark over neo liberalism.<br />
Under our new economic era banks had a too dominant position in the economy. Speculation became<br />
a more important economic activity than investing in business for the banks. The middle class got<br />
smaller. Wealth moved up to a small and powerful elite. An increasing number of voters are angry<br />
and they want change. Extremist politics has become attractive to an increasing number of voters. I<br />
read somewhere that some former Obama supporters voted for Trump. They thought that nothing has<br />
changed. They are looking for alternatives. Senator Sanders popularity is due to this desire for change.<br />
President Trump gained votes because of this desire for change.<br />
Will President Trump change the United States for the better or the worse? Will he break his promises<br />
and do nothing in the White House? Only time will tell how this story will turn out. If the voters are<br />
disappointed with Trump they will look elsewhere for a solution to their problems. It seems to me that<br />
the mood music of the FDR era was hope but the mood music today is anger. Whatever your views of<br />
this Presidential election it is important to look at the facts honestly if you want to find a solution to the<br />
present situation.
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8 CORK TOWNS AND VILLAGES BENEFIT<br />
FROM TOWN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME<br />
BOHERBUE & FERMOY IN NORTH CORK<br />
The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht<br />
Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD recently announced that 172<br />
towns and villages across the country are set to benefit from €10<br />
million in funding under the 2016 Town and Village Renewal<br />
Scheme.<br />
€380,000 of this €10m was allocated to Cork County Council<br />
from this scheme to cover 85% of the cost of the project. Cork<br />
County Council is to fund the remainder 15%. One village/town was chosen from<br />
each Municipal District in County Cork as part of this scheme. The towns and<br />
villages in County Cork approved for funding under the 2016 Town & Village<br />
Renewal Scheme are as follows:<br />
Commenting on the announcement of funding, North Cork Independent<br />
Councillor John Paul O’ Shea said “Our towns and villages are the heart of our<br />
rural communities, but many of them are still recovering from the economic<br />
downturn. The Town and Village Renewal Scheme is one way of helping to create<br />
this recovery and to breath life back into our rural towns and villages. I know the<br />
village of Boherbue will be extremely happy to find out that monies have been<br />
allocated to put a footpath in place from the village to the graveyard in the village.<br />
I sincerely hope the Government and Minister Humphreys will stick to their<br />
commitment now and secure increased funding for the scheme for 2017 so other<br />
villages and towns can benefit in future years”.<br />
The funding allocated in 2016 is being used for a wide variety of projects,
identified by Local Authorities in conjunction with local community groups and<br />
businesses, including improving playgrounds and footpaths, tourism amenities,<br />
public art pieces and a wide range of works to improve the streetscape and public<br />
realm of towns and villages nationwide, to help make them more attractive and<br />
more sustainable places in which to live and work.
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL UNDERTAKES MAJOR<br />
PUBLIC LIGHTING LED RETROFIT PROGRAMME<br />
Over 700 public lights throughout Cork County are to be replaced with new energy efficient<br />
LED lighting before year end.<br />
The new programme is part of a drive from the local authority to improve the public lighting<br />
in Cork’s Towns and Villages and to reduce its overall energy consumption. LED lighting<br />
produces a whiter light which allows for better dissemination of colour making it easier to<br />
identify pedestrians crossing the road etc.<br />
Welcoming the investment in our Public Lighting Infrastructure, North Cork Independent<br />
Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea said “LED technology has been changing and improving at a rapid<br />
pace over the last few years but has recently stabilized to a quality efficient product, which can<br />
produce an equivalent level of lighting at close to 50% less energy consumption than the older<br />
lights. Cork County Council needs to be commended for this investment which will ultimately<br />
lead to a significant improvement in public lighting for our citizens while also making Cork<br />
County Council more energy efficient”.<br />
Some of the locations identified within the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District in the 2016<br />
LED<br />
Retrofit Public Lighting Programme include:<br />
N20 at Anabella & Beecher Street Roundabouts, Mallow - 47 lights<br />
R619 Mallow Bridge to Quartertown - 50 lights<br />
Churchtown village - 15 lights<br />
Millstreet (Drishane View Housing Estate) - 7 lights<br />
Ballyclough (Main St.) - 9 lights<br />
Millstreet (Drishane Road) - 37 lights<br />
Millstreet (Killarney Road) - 13 lights
Cork County Council recently led<br />
successful pilot LED public lighting<br />
retrofit programmes in Glounthane,<br />
the West Cork Islands and other<br />
smaller locations around the county.<br />
Following this pilot project, the local<br />
authority has decided to initiate this<br />
rolling programme of LED retrofits<br />
throughout the County which is<br />
anticipated to continue annually up<br />
to 2020 when it is envisaged all public<br />
lighting will be LED. Cork County<br />
Council has also recently been<br />
selected to lead the Public Lighting<br />
Unit within the Roads Management Office and that Unit will play a key role in the overall retrofit<br />
programme nationally.<br />
Meanwhile, five towns and villages within the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District is to benefit<br />
from Cork County Council’s 2016 Public Lighting Capital Programme. A total of €400,000 of<br />
funding has been set aside countywide for new public lighting with €52,400 being allocated to<br />
the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District.<br />
Cllr. O’ Shea said “This announcement is very welcomed news and will go some way in<br />
addressing the gaps in our public lighting network we currently have in the District. Works will<br />
include the installation of new lighting (also LED) which have been requested by communities<br />
and public representatives. This funding continues a similar investment of €400k in 2015 which<br />
I hope will continue in future years”.Locations where the new public lighting is to be installed<br />
before the end of the year includes:<br />
Liscarroll - 2 lights – Provide new lighting around the Old Walls junction<br />
Boherbue: 2 lights – Extension of lighting on Knocknagree Road to Marian Shrine<br />
Churchtown: 6 lights – Install new lighting outside GAA pitch and residential area in the<br />
vicinity of Padre Pio Nursing Home<br />
Millstreet: 2 lights – Eliminate Blackspot on entrance to Drishane View Estate<br />
Newmarket: 5 lights – Extend lighting towards Collagh Bridge (Phase 1).<br />
Cllr. O’ Shea added “These works will improve greatly the specific areas in our District. While<br />
there is many more towns and villages that could benefit from funding for the replacement<br />
of lights to LED and additional public lighting, this is a very good start and it is my view and<br />
intention to seek more funding in 2017 to continue this vital work for the people living within<br />
the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District. I also want to compliment the staff involved in the<br />
Public Lighting Department for their efforts in preparing these programmes for 2016”.<br />
There are currently 40,000 public lights throughout Cork County which represents 10% of the<br />
entire public lighting stock in the country. The cost of public lighting in Cork County accounts<br />
for over 52% of the overall energy bill of the authority.
There was a very positive launch of the "Mallow Gift Card" recently in the<br />
Hibernian Hotel. Over 50 businesses (and growing!) from Mallow have<br />
joined the One 4 All Voucher system and now offer their very own<br />
unique MallowGift Card. A list of all participating businesses in the<br />
Mallow Gift Card Scheme will be available shortly on<br />
www.mallowchamber.ie and you will also be ableto buy your very own<br />
personalised Gift Card online too at<br />
www.mallowchamber.ie (in approx two weeks time).<br />
And the good news is, if you already have a One 4 All Voucher at home,<br />
you can now use this voucher in any of the 50+ participating shops<br />
in Mallow.What a great gift this would be for someone special for<br />
Christmas. Well done to Mallow Chamber and everyone involved<br />
in this project.
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Mallow Golf Club<br />
The changing of the guard! The<br />
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