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“I’VE BEEN INVOLVED for nearly 40 years. It’s all about having a bit of pride in the town.”
Ted McNamara is currently the vice-chair of Kinsale’s SuperValu TidyTowns committee. He’s been on the team long enough to remember the years before Kinsale’s tourism boom, when keeping the Cork harbour town litter-free was a little bit easier than it is now.
He can also remember 1986, when the town won the national award for Ireland’s Tidiest Town. Kinsale has been nominated for a SuperValu TidyTowns award every year since then, but it has yet to reclaim the top spot.
With the closing date for TidyTowns entries today, May 23, the pressure is on.
“We’ve no shortage of awards,” says Ted. “We won the Best Small Town in Ireland from Failte Ireland in 2014. But the SuperValu TidyTowns win is overdue.”
Despite the 32-year gap, Ted and the Kinsale residents remain optimistic.
We’re hoping every year, but we’ve worked harder than ever this year. We have a beautiful new walk set up down to the marsh, and we worked with the council to put in a new exercise park on a site that was derelict for 30 years.
Thanks to 32 years of hard work, Kinsale’s chances are certainly high this year, but the tough part isn’t over yet. Here’s how Ted says the town is preparing ahead of this year’s judging…
The annual judges’ reports aren’t just lists of markings. They contain detailed notes on everything from the use of green space to the presence of litter or graffiti. For Ted, the 2017 judges’ report has been something of a Bible.
“Anything the adjudicators point out, we tackle it,” he says.
In the old St Multose Church there was a very old gate and the adjudicator a couple of years in a row asked the church to put up a noticeboard on the wall. They didn’t have the money so I got someone to make up a decent one with glass, and it looks brilliant now.
There are five primary schools and one secondary school involved in SuperValu TidyTowns in the Kinsale area, meaning no shortage of young people to lend enthusiasm, energy and clean-up skills.
“I visited the local schools about seven years ago,” says Ted. “We had a chat and all of a sudden it took off. We formed a Junior SuperValu TidyTowns committee in each school, and got the kids cleaning up, building bee hotels, bug hotels, recycling, gardening, everything.”
And when kids talk, their parents listen.
We’ve even seen a drop in littering by locals because the primary school kids just won’t allow their parents to litter anymore.
“The secret to our success so far is working with the people,” says Ted.
If you send out letters, asking people to sign up, they won’t. If you talk to them, they will. People see that tourism has grown and they know SuperValu TidyTowns is a part of that.
Ted’s also not afraid of a “little bit of plámásing” of local businesses and tradespeople.
“I go after people who have the expertise to do things. For example if we wanted something made we’d go after a local builder who’d do it for us. I’d go off to someone else for the materials, and they’d all get a public thank you.”
The SuperValu TidyTowns judging is done in secret, so Kinsale residents have no idea when to expect them, especially given the town’s high volume of tourists.
“We know they [the judges] come twice, in June and August,” says Ted, adding that there’s a list of things to be done before the judging period begins.
Dog fouling was a big problem so now we have the dog bins and the bags everywhere. Soon we’ll be asking people to paint the outside of their homes and businesses.
Fortunately, the committee are pros at asking nicely. “There are no threatening letters,” says Ted. “And if someone doesn’t have the funds to paint, local companies give us paint at a cut price rate.”
“Everyone here knows that pride in the town is the main reason the committee and volunteers work so hard each year. You meet tourists around the town on a clean-up who’ll say, ‘Fair play,’ and that eggs you on,” says Ted.
And what does he think will come of this year’s awards?
We keep trying, we keep hoping, and we’ll keep the head down.
Make sure you have posted your SuperValu TidyTowns entry form because the closing date is today, May 23. Find more information on how to get involved with SuperValu TidyTowns here.
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About five foot eight with skinny jeans and a beard.
4.5 inches in girth????
My misses is gettin robbed!
Question. What do you call that useless piece of skin at the end of a penis
Answer. A man!
Absence makes the heart grow fonder or bitter.
Right where’s my big tape
Looks like Misses Duck will be trading me in after reading this story
…I have to ask, Duck. Do ducks have penises? I honestly have no idea.
I blame the cold weather
@sinead
You mean the bit that buys all the drinks?
Who’s gettin none???
No… Cocks!
@ Mrs, it’s eh…corkscrew shaped!
Mines a foot long…..but don’t use it as a rule!
Sinead…..typical Irish woman….loose the bitterness
Just try to publish an article about the dimensions of women’s saggy nether regions, and wait for the “feminist’s” letters to editor?
Whatever happened to equality?
Oh dear, some very sensitive men here today Sinead!
Michael ,have ya not got a sense of humour ?
David , I think think that would make very interesting reading , I say , bring it on !
Lesbian
As for me I am off to join the porn industry after reading this
Agree! Almost 1000 red thumbs for a pretty funny joke
What do you call a life support system for a vagina?
Joanne. .
Oh I know.. Thought everyone enjoyed a sexist joke.. It seems not
Q. Why do women have periods
A. Cos they deserve them
Ann Marie
The one called Sinead, is no more!
Pummelled by over a thousand red thumbs. Like the death of a thousand cuts!
What’s your beef bud?
Not sure about ducks but chickens have cocks !
What is it with ‘lose’ and ‘loose’ on these kind of forums?
Which came first :)
So she tell me, hombre. So she does.
Sinéad, they can dish it but they can’t take it ;)
@dean I only discovered that lose is spelled lose within the last year! I always thought it was loose! It’s the ooo sound that got me!
The One that was Smoking
What do women put behind their ears to make them look more attractive???
Their legs.
(Response to you sh#t joke)
Haters gonna hate #beardlove
Geese have and they are similar to ducks, the rooster I believe like other birds do not have one?
You have been using the U.S. spell check again and that is wrong, I blame microsoft word?
The world is not ready for the wizard sleeve scale.
Equality is like slagging someone, it’s funny so long as it’s not you getting slagged!
In fact in terms of sexism, homosexuality, racism, I think we are pretty accepting but we have go so PC its MEN that are no discriminated against.
Some evidence:
Sinead
We can’t say as its offensive to women but the can say D**k, B*****ks, c**k and many variations of same, the sheer amount of words for our bits and bobs compared to them is sexist!
We watch porn and its offensive to women BUT a woman rights 50 shades of grey badly it must be said and the ladies line up around the block to see a masochistic billionaire doing things that if Johnny six pack attempted, would have us arrested
I say it’s time men burned the boxers!
Proof again try and type in the c word with asteriks and it won’t let it be published
My wife walked out on me after I blew our life savings on a penis extension.She said she just couldn’t take it any longer.
Zing!
My girlfriend walked out on me, not because of my penis size, it was my obession with the 60s pop band The Monkees.. First I thought she was joking but then…….I saw her face!
If size doesn’t matter, how come my girlfriend’s vibrator isn’t three inches and crooked?
Brilliant.
Size matters once its is not below 7 or over 12 for women… then they use jackhammers for the special ones lol.
Excellent . .
They all have lovely mickies.
Hahaha lovely boys!
That’s mad – just measured and it is actually 3.5 inches flaccid – although hard to know exactly, because I started getting a boner when I put the ruler to it, so maybe just under that.
But 5.8 inches when erect.
Sad that a ruler excites you.
Sad that you’re so gullible.
No curves even
Some really hot rulers around tho’. Queen Rania of Jordan springs to mind. When I say mind…
Have you seen the new Stanley ruler? I would.
John, I have. ;)
Im hung like a budgy and left many a girl smiling or maybe they were laughing -who cares I was happy:D
My girlfriend says iv a small micky but iv an arse like a sewing machine
Shane best line in ages. Best comments ever. Anyone not laughing at these? Journal lets hit the ladies tomorrow. What is it about bein irish and lovin the humour….
Shane,
I’m in stitches!
Good one!
Obviously Liam Neeson wasn’t part of this study.
His knob is so big, that from space, Earth looks like the letter Q
If porn is anything to go by all guys are at least 9in big anything below that is small
Penis pumps….. amazing
Sounds very painful but sure whatever you’re into yourself!
The camera adds ten pounds
All joking aside this is actually a very difficult and serious issue for many men particularly if they are much smaller than average and can literally ruin a man’s life. No exaggeration.
If porn is anything to go by men should have at least 8-9″. Even many vibrators have been designed to be huge, some up to 12″.
So take it easy on yourselves lads, if your male or female partner can’t accept you the way you are or expect you to have unrealistic dimensions then they are not right for you.
p.s. Any studies on vagina size? It’s not all down to male dimensions.
Women’s vaginas vary wildly, more so than penis size. So if you’re not feeling it then switch.
Switch to what? The wrong un?
Well hello there Emma. Fancy a switch?
She’s not wrong.
I was with this bird once, and it was like throwing a sausage down O’Connell St.
Terry if you weren’t happy you should got your money back!
*Anxiously fetches ruler*
Whatever you do, don’t try and over-measure the “flaccid (stretched)” dimensions. Even reading those two words together made me a bit uncomfortable…
LOL!
Lads don’t worry about size it’s all about technique.
Does having massive ball bags count?
Why do people worry about size? It’s not the length of your mickey you should be worried about, it’s how much pipe you’ve laid with it. There’s no use having an above average flute if you let it sit around gathering dust.
she asked for the whole 6 inch’s but I said no way i’m folding it in half for anyone. Had to be said.
What’s got a 12″ penis and st st st stutters?
Enda kenny is the biggest dick in Ireland
I just hope lads don’t start posting pictures on facebook looking for validation as per the article ystrdy.
Any studies on vaginal girth? I’ve gone down some dark and saggy holes in my time.
Mine can see around corners
How do you know your in love……when she taps you on the @r $ e and says “your in love”
You’re! !
My girlfriend asked me to give her 10 inches and make her bleed so I shagged her 5 times and punched her on the nose
Its better to have a small busy one than a fat lazy one!ha
Why do men have their best ideas during see?
‘Cos they’re plugged into a genius !!
…and good night! !
If its wearing a blue shirt its a massive knob .
Mine is only 4 inches but some like it that thick
Mine is only 3 inches…from my knee.
I’m over 50.,. Best stay out of this…!!
The average penis(mickey) size in ireland is about 5ft 6ins.comes from mayo and answers to the name bell-enda kenny.he usually mixes with other genital warts by the names gilmore,noonan,howlin,varadker,and another gimp gone to europe.not to be confused with the female genitalia apptly named the joanie b(vagina).only the vagina can take a man to heaven where as the joanie b.. takes u straight to hell
Yeah. And when Kenny was circumcised , they threw away the best bit!
Irish water.
My first time she said “OMG it looks like a penis only smaller”.
I’m a grower and not a shower.
how the hell is the average penis 4.5 inches in Girth – thats about the lenght of a biro. nobodys penis is that wides surely
unless it’s been ironed to 1mm thick, you should either get a dictionary or else not worry too much about it.
Girth is the circumference around the thickest part. So if a penis is 1.44 inches in diameter that would give you a girth of 4.5 inches.
Big enough to fill a pram, twice!!
I know personally I’ve always found it real easy giving birth, cause I was used to Mr Shalakalananaka. Pushing out kids was a breeze compared to our first time. Like sticking a microwave into a button hole lmfao.
Hung like a donkey.oh Ive left many a hole smiling.
your a mouse….. small willy mouse! :D
Potholes dont count btw ;)
Ask gerry why he has a sore ass.
You know when you shake your micky after a piss? I have to kick mine.
I was short taken last night coming home from the pub and stopped on a bridge to relieve myself. I thought the river would be the best place for it. While I was mid flow another guy had the same idea. I thought I should say something to relieve the awkwardness so I says “Tis cold”. “Tis” says he “and deep”.
Best I can do at short notice.
Hold on I have another one. Whats the difference between oooh and aaaah? About three inches. Fvckin boom!!!
I always understood that a man’s penis comes in three sizes, small, large and ‘oh my god!’
But im still hung like a donkey.
i knew a guy years ago who told everyone that he had his home town’s name tattooed on his cock. He’d show it to off and you’d see “NY” on the side.
Then he’s tell everyone he was from Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
I always knew I was below average
Meh, what if you are? You’re not alone, and it doesn’t really make a massive difference anyway, since women are different sizes too, and it’s not the end of the world if you’re not as big as other men. Don’t worry about it.
25000 views and less than 100 comments lol
The men are to busy measuring to comment and the women are too busy trying to sneak a measure a night to see if they’re getting their fair share.
Journal staff,
Please go and dig up some real news worth a read and maybe a comment.
It’s light hearted mate and if it dispells some of the stigma for some men, then it’s serving a positive purpose. Lighten up
But…..you clicked on this article and then commented on it.
But… You did read and comment. So it must be real news?
Damn Paul. Now it just looks like I’m copying you.
Any chance you could put a story up .
Hi Pontius,
I’ve added the links to larger versions of the graphs. They show the percentage of men whose penis is each length.
Cheers,
Paul
Men with small penis get agree at penis article.
The graph is in centimetres.
average length 13cms average width 11.5cms it would virtually be a square if your “facts” were facts my friend
If you rap a measuring tape around the penis you’ll get 11.5cm on average. They’re measuring the circumference and you’re thinking of the diameter.
Shut up Alan! LMAO!
It’s the angle of the dangle when the mood is constant
Still waiting for an “average woman’s vagina-length” article.
Quoted from Wikipedia- The typical vaginal depth in Masters and Johnson’s participants ranged from 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) in an unstimulated state, to 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) during sexual arousal with a speculum in place.
If that’s any help.
Speculums are the most unsexy thing in the world!
Unless you’re a dude, then it’s just a target.
Specula speculorum
I’m guessing he’s never actually seen one. Along with 29 others.
statically speaking a black mans penis is 3.5 times larger than that of his Chinese counter part
It must be awful to be a black guy with a small todger.
Can you imagine the uproar if the article was regarding the average tightness of a certain part of the female anatomy
What uproar? Feminist sites often discuss that kind of thing, and like both the article and a few men in the comments have said, it’s an issue linked to body dyamorphia in men and low self-esteem, both serious problems.
Stop crying sexism where there is none.
That’s some bad news for me.
At least I have more legs than an average person.
i am completely satisfied with mine going by those charts. good Lord. :D
Ive seen marriages break up over an inch!!!
Anyone else need half a Viagra just so you don`t piddle on your shoes? or am I the only one?
The biggest dick I know of is enda.
I’d measure mine if I could get it up
Well done thejournal.ie I see you are filling the gap vacated by the late Gerry Ryan.
It’s not the length of the nail that matters, it’s the size of the hammer….
wearing a leinster rugby shirt.
Its not about the size of the boat, it’s about the motion in the ocean.
Ah Balls
Someone quick measure Edna.
If you want to see an average size penis just take a look t the one hanging down off enda Kenny’s forehead
Not a single adrian mole joke yet, i’m disappointed.
if 100% have a girth of 17cm and a length of 21cm , whats the point of the graph…..
It’s not about the size of the worm…. It’s the way you wriggle it!!!!!
The erect version is twice the length of your thumb
What if you have huge hands?
Obviously at least six men with short red thumbs read this
64,000 views and counting. Most read article today. Seems we all want to know the answer to that one!
Well I think it’s all about quality. Maybe men’s appendage should come with a quality Irish stamp or like a tin of ronseal . It must do what it says on the tin.
Long and this goes too far in, short and thick it does the trick!!
Girth is such a wonderful word…
I bet you everyone of the 35 thousand + were men. Lol
Enda, how tall are you?
Glad I’m above average so lol
A woman catches the eye of two drunk men in a bar, music blaring. They huddle together and one roars into the others ear; “She’d laugh at your best!”
He roars back ” Ha shur, if I gave her my best, I’d be laughing!!! Chooo Chooo!!!!
Mine hangs at a cool 12″s….
Sorry lads, Ireland’s pretty far down on the league of nations though.. http://hiit-blog.dailyhiit.com/hiit-life/new-study-shows-country-biggest-penises-world/
What a load of bollox :)
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