Bishopstown Tidy Towns

29/03/2026

Thank you so much to Blarney Trading in Ballincollig who provided the PVC lining to get our boat up and running again with Spring Flowers.
This week we collected 17 bags of rubbish and 24 glass bottles
Everyone who cleaned the flower beds , dug more beds in the Community Garden , planted more seeds - all to get ready for our new season
Good Fri 3 rd is our National Clean Up Day and we will be cleaning signs and painting road signs - starting at 9.30 till 11.30 - coffee & scones in The Bish afterwards - meeting points to follow

23/03/2026

21/03/2026

Last of the flower pots given a Spring make over at CUH
The early Spuds are in - general clean up, a bit of edging and planting - every week the growth is getting stronger - care needed for frost for another few weeks

16/03/2026

Bishopstown and District Lions Club hosted a Cookery Demonstration at MTU before last Christmas.

This was organised on a voluntary basis, by Chef JJ Healy and his team for the last 10 years with the beneficiary being Irish Pilgrimage Trust.

This charity now called Rise & Shine supports pilgrimage holidays to 400 young people with additional needs to Lourdes each year usually around Easter .
The recent event raised over €2400 which was recently handed over to the representatives of Rise & Shine at an event held at Aras Leon, in Bishopstown.

The photo shows Lions President Jim O' Connor making the presentation to Carmel Drinan and Vivienne Rattigan of Rise & Shine in the presence of Lions Club members.

14/03/2026

Frank and his crew cleaned out the carpet roses by Dinos - added farmyard manure and trimmed
Planting continued at MTU roundabout and welcome to Bishopstown
Beds at Community Garden - getting ready for potato planting next week
Volunteers always welcome and thank you to all the people who keep their own area clean
Lots of litter and bottles collected and a well deserved coffee afterwards

07/03/2026

Another great Sat and some spring in our steps The litter collectors were out in full force - Frank out early taking down the Inspire Credit Union boxes and giving them a Spring Clean.
The Famous Boat got a makeover and replanted - we cleaned out a few more beds in the Community Garden and planted yellow Raspberries canes - a well deserved coffee and cake afterwards

01/03/2026

Spring is in the air - at least for 1 day - great enthusiasm today - lots of litter picking and boat repaired in Community Garden - seed planting started for this years growing season - new flower bed planted by the Crypt

28/02/2026

21/02/2026

Litter picking still being done in between showers - sometimes work on the beds by Foroige - hosts of golden daffodils everywhere
Hopefully better weather around the corner

16/02/2026

Lots of work done on Sat - new bed by community Garden and planting - bridge rebuilt by river - general pickup of rubbish and coffee afterwards

07/02/2026

Lots of rubbish collected in Bishopstown this week and picked up from The Outpost at 12 Sat ever Sat - thank you to all the volunteers who clean a specific area either Sat or in their own time - we are always looking for new Volunteers and meet here at 10 am every Sat - you will get a High Vis , gloves & picker and a well deserved Coffee and a chat in the Bishopstown Bar afterwards
This week Spring sun showed up and everything looked that little bit better

18/01/2026

Back to work agsin yesterday - 19 bags of rubbish collected - Bishopstown spotless.
Down at the lockup our Ridan is making all our compost with wood chips, leaves, old coffee grinds, veg peelings and water , broken down over a few weeks with heat and stored in a maturation box for a few months - ready for use in the spring