The Ballybunion thread

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

The latest here is that the Goof Hotel will NOT be housing refugees or asylum seekers. On Radio Kerry it was announced that Jimmy Deenahan has said the GH was not fit for purpose (or something like that). So, it looks like its all over ..... for now!

There was to be a meeting at the community center this evening (and a TV crew was coming), but I am not sure if its still on ....

According to a few of the hotels trip advisor reviews, its one of the best hotels around. Strange that it wouldn't be fit for the purpose of housing refugees:eek:

This weeks newsletter (http://www.flipgorilla.com/p/23837411469453455/show#/23837411469453455/0 has good summary of all the recent events regarding Asylum Seekers...... as well as all the other news!

If the flipgorilla link doesnt work for you, go to "Latest Issue" on http://www.ballybunionnews.com/

The new building at Cregans Corner progresses. Looks like a cellar / basement is going in.... or maybe they are putting the ground floor of a 2 story building underground so as not to obstruct the view for the buildings behind.

Happy Christmas to all, from the North Kingdom (where it has been stormy & raining for months .... it seems!)

Hope your weather is good

Hope y'all have a great New Year ..... and to all Ballyb fans (that dont live in Ballyb), Hope y'all get a chance to visit in 2016

Dont know what happening with the Ballybunion News website .... I will ask around.

Here is the latest newsletter, if it works for ya!

http://www.flipgorilla.com/p/23837411469454559/show

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

thats soo cool !!

thats my mates farm!! I remember him telling me (last summer) that a Chinese crew were over to shoot a commercial for irish dairy (or some such). He had a great laugh at the ins & outs of making a 60 second commercial taking all day, and using drone cameras, a fleet of black jeeps and the debate about placing a harness on the lady actor as she was so close to the edge of the cliff!

That farm & cliff is Bromore Cliffs. Its about 2 miles north of Ballyb, on the Beal road. The owner (Mike) has made a cliff-walk along the edge, complete with fences (for H&S!) , a car park (where the ticket machine is solar operated) and plaques in the ground telling you about what you can see from that point (eg Devils castle, or the Pigs Leap, or interesting plant life nearby). Cool place for a wander if you get tired of golf & amusement arcades!

Or the free cliff walk in Ballybunion?

The Grand Cave (the first one on this viedo) is easy to get into, and as soon as you turn the first corner, you can see daylight at the 'front' of the cliffs. You cant always walk out the front, only at very low tide. But you can always see it from the first turn. In fact you can see both the entrance & exit at the same time if you are standing on that first turn. Its quite safe, and very stunning in there. The 'roof' is 20m - 30m above you, and ground is always covered in sand. However, there is a side cave system halfway down the grand-cave, and when you go in here, the roof is very low and there are many turns & junctions & dead-ends. Once in here, it is pitch dark and very disorienting. It can be dangerous. This is the section that joins up with Scoilt na Druida (sp) ... the inlet where the 9 Daughters hole is located. According to local folk lore, you can go onward from there to the Nuns Beach caves, but on a recent explore we could not find the right cave. The sand shifts daily and could have blocked it off.

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Yup, thats the one. About 80% of the time there is a deep pool right at the entrance (in the archway). But you do get days when its dry. Its well worth taking off shoes & socks for!

I wouldnt be advocating that people who don't know the area and/or the tides go into the Grand Cave. Its only 20 years ago that a father and his young son went into the Grand Cave to explore it and unfortunately drowned when they lost their way in the network of caves off the main tunnel.

This weeks newsletter

http://www.flipgorilla.com/p/23837411469456865/show

I was watching with interest the 'debate' on Facebook over the closure of the Golf Hotel. There were many posts (for & against) and it got quite heated at times (and I suspect, the dust has not settled on this yet).

Thx to Thanatosgratus for that post. I had not decided what to post here regarding the closure. Suffice to say that it is a hot topic here in BB at the moment, and I dont know what side of the debate I am on!

Although there is no hard info regarding the future of the hotel, they (The Golf Hotel) have also said that they will have an auction to sell off contents of the hotel . Doesnt look good...

There was also a rumor that the same was going to happen to the Theatre (to be closed & auctioned off) but turns out its just the auditorium is being closed, and the theatre will still hold functions & bingo.