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Irish Times
2 days ago
- General
- Irish Times
Former senator and lord mayor of Dublin Carmencita Hederman dies aged 85
Former politician Carmencita Hederman , who served as lord mayor of Dublin during the city's millennium celebration in 1988, has died aged 85. Ms Hederman was an independent councillor on Dublin City Council from 1974 to 1999, and primarily represented the Pembroke area, although electoral boundaries sometimes varied. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin , she served in Seanad Éireann for one term from 1989 to 1993 as a member of the Dublin University Panel. She received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trinity in 1988. She continued her activism long after leaving the political spotlight. In 2024 she cosigned a letter written by sitting senator Lynn Ruane to call for 'the immediate termination of business and research relationships between [Trinity] and Israeli institutions and companies, until such a time as the war in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine have ended'. READ MORE Former senator David Norris, MEP Mary Banotti and former Dublin lord mayor Carmencita Hederman at the Liffey Sprint Rowing Classic in 1989. Photograph: Jack McManus She succeeded eventual taoiseach Bertie Ahern as Lord Mayor of Dublin, with Ben Briscoe taking up the post after her in 1988. That year she was awarded the Rehab People of the Year Award, given to those 'who bring joy and light to the lives of others or have supported others in their darkest hours' for her political work. She was also awarded the Spirit of Dublin Award in 1988 'for her efforts to instil a community spirit in Dublin'. Irish Times photographer Tom Lawlor (left) at the launch of his collection of photographs Dublin - One in a Thousand, with former Dublin Dublin lord mayor Carmencita Hederman and broadcaster Pat Kenny in 1988. Photograph: Peter Thursfield Born Carmencita Cruess Callaghan on October 23rd, 1939, to an affluent Dublin family, in 1962 she married William (Billy) Hederman, a noted doctor and surgeon who was president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in the early 1990s. A mother of five and grandmother to nine, her daughter Wendy entered politics, also representing the Pembroke area from 2004 to 2008. She wrote in her election manifesto that 'for 25 years, my mother dedicated herself to ensuring the proper development of the area and protecting its amenities and village character'. Former lord mayor of Dublin Carmencita Hederman and her husband William Hederman in 2010. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh Ms Hederman died peacefully on Saturday at the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook. She was predeceased by her husband, who died in 2016, and is survived by five children. Ms Hederman's funeral will take place Wednesday in St Mary's Church, Haddington Road, after which a cremation ceremony will take place in Harold's Cross.
CBC
5 days ago
- General
- CBC
CBC Ottawa recognized with Canadian Screen Award for feature on fentanyl
CBC Ottawa at 6 has been recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for a feature on the impact of the fentanyl epidemic on Pembroke, Ont. The documentary Priority Purple: Overdose in Progress was awarded the best news or information segment at the annual awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Priority Purple, which first aired last June, was the third in a CBC Ottawa docuseries exploring the human side of the opioid crisis in eastern Ontario. CBC Ottawa's Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco and Ryan Garland reported from Pembroke, a town of 14,000 people about 120 kilometres northwest of Ottawa that has more than double the number of fatal overdoses per capita than the rest of the province, according to Public Health Ontario. Renfrew County is responding with a new experimental approach to responding to opioid overdoses, called the mesa Team. Its goal is to build personal relationships between the experts and the vulnerable population by sending teams out to the community on a regular basis. Over three days, the CBC journalists followed paramedic Lori Shannon on the job and see the work through her eyes. Accepting the award at a ceremony at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto on Friday, Dabaghi-Pacheco thanked the subjects of Priority Purple for trusting him to tell their stories. "They trusted us with their vulnerabilities and their stories because they believed their stories would get out there and their stories were important enough to get out there," he said. "This award just means that they have."
Pembrokeshire Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Three choirs unite in Tenby for charity concert
Over £3,000 raised for Prostate Cymru and Pancreatic Cancer UK A CHANCE encounter at a bowls competition in Westport, on Ireland's west coast, sparked a memorable evening of music and friendship at St Mary's Church, Tenby. The connection began when Ed Morris, a baritone with Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir and a member of Pembroke Farmers' Club, struck up a conversation with a member of the Tredagh Singers from Drogheda, north of Dublin. The singer, coincidentally the sister of Ed's neighbour, was also attending the competition. Choir chairmen Huw Morgan (left) and Vincent Moore exchange gifts (Pic: P&DMVC) Eighteen months later, that chance meeting led to a spectacular joint concert featuring the Tredagh Singers, Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir, and the ladies of Serendipity Choir from Narberth. The well-attended evening raised over £3,000 in aid of Prostate Cymru and Pancreatic Cancer UK. Each choir performed its own programme to warm applause before joining together for a stirring finale of the Welsh classic Calon Lân and You'll Never Walk Alone. Brian Harries, chairman of the Pembrokeshire Friends of Prostate Cymru and a member of Haverfordwest Male Voice Choir, served as MC and also took part in the final numbers alongside long-serving Pembroke tenor John Kilcoyne. Juliet Rossiter, musical director of both local choirs, conducted a total of 14 pieces on the night. Accompanists were Heather Williams for Serendipity and William Lambert for Pembroke. During the event, gifts were exchanged as a token of friendship. Tredagh chairman Vincent Moore presented a framed score of Calon Lân, adorned with silhouettes of Drogheda landmarks, along with a bottle of local whiskey. In return, Pembroke chairman Huw Morgan gifted a print of Barafundle Bay—one of Pembrokeshire's most iconic beaches. Members of both Welsh choirs expressed hopes for future exchanges with the Tredagh Singers, both in Wales and across the Irish Sea. Pictured top of page: The three choirs and musical teams pictured following the concert at St Mary's Church, Tenby (Pic: P&DMVC)
CTV News
23-05-2025
- CTV News
Suspect in alleged attempt to break into home in Pembroke, Ont. sought by OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in an alleged attempt to break into a home in Pembroke, Ont. last week. Police say they started investigating the incident on May 16 when they received a call from the occupants of a house located on Market Street around 3 p.m., reporting a man tried to enter through the back window after attempting to enter through the front door and being turned away. 'Approximately 30 minutes later the same person was seen trying to gain entry into the residence through a basement window,' the OPP said in a news release Friday. 'The person was scared off by the occupants inside the residence.' The OPP wants to speak with this person. He is described as in his 50s, with short-white hair, balding on the top of their head. Police note that he had a longer white beard and was wearing a black sleeveless shirt. Anyone with information or video footage from the area during that time is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
ABC News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Tasmania's Legislative Council elections 2025: Who has to vote, and where
Today is another election day for some Tasmanians. It's only been three weeks since the federal election, but for the Tasmanians living in the divisions of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke, it's time to vote in Legislative Council elections. The Legislative Council is the upper house of Tasmania's Parliament. Its primary responsibility is to approve or reject the legislation that has already passed through the parliament's lower house, which is the House of Assembly. A total of 15 members make up the Legislative Council, with one member elected from each of the state's 15 divisions: Derwent, Elwick, Hobart, Huon, Launceston, McIntyre, Mersey, Montgomery, Murchison, Nelson, Pembroke, Prosser, Rosevears, Rumney and Windermere. An election for three divisions are held one year, followed by an election for two divisions the next year. This year, it's Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke's turns. The Montgomery division covers suburbs across three different municipalities in Tasmania's north-west, including the entire Central Coast municipality. The division also includes suburbs in Burnie that are east of Shorewell Creek, and south of Hillcrest and South Burnie, as well as the western side of the Kentish municipality. The Nelson division covers suburbs south of Hobart's CBD that are below the Sandy Bay Rivulet and east of the Southern Outlet, including Sandy Bay, Mount Nelson and part of Dynnyrne. The division also includes the suburbs north of Algona Road and Pearsall Avenue in the Kingborough municipality, including Taroona, Albion Heights, Bonnett Hill, Firthside, Kingston, Kingston Beach, as well as parts of Blackmans Bay, Leslie Vale, Neika and Longley. The Pembroke division covers suburbs on Hobart's eastern shore that are south of Geilston Creek Road and west of the Meehan Range, including Geilston Bay, Lindisfarne, Rose Bay, Montagu Bay, Rosny, Rosny Park, Warrane, Bellerive, Mornington, Howrah and Tranmere. It's compulsory for Tasmanian residents over the age of 18 who are Australian citizens, enrolled on the electoral roll, and living in the divisions of Montgomery, Nelson or Pembroke to vote today. Polls will open at 8am and close at 6pm, no matter how you vote. If you're in Tasmania today, you can vote at a polling booth, and perhaps even pick up a democracy sausage while you're at it. You can find your closest polling booth on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission website, including the locations that have machines to assist people with vision impairments or low vision. If you're currently interstate or overseas, you can vote over the phone by calling the Tasmanian Electoral Commission on 1800 801 701. And for the first time at a state-level election in Tasmania, people with print disabilities will be able to cast their votes over the phone too. The term print disabilities encompasses a broad range of conditions, such as: This new voting method for people with print disabilities was made possible following the passing of legislation earlier this year that now allows the Tasmanian Electoral Commission to approve alternative voting methods for people who experience barriers to accessing traditional voting methods. There are three candidates nominated for Nelson, and five each for Montgomery and Pembroke. The current members for Nelson and Pembroke are recontesting their seats, while Liberal member Leonie Hiscutt is retiring from Montgomery. Montgomery: Nelson: Pembroke: Unlike the House of Assembly, where every member is voted in or out at full state elections, the Legislative Council uses a periodic election cycle where members are voted in or out on a rotating basis. What this ultimately means is that there's a chance the members of the Legislative Council, and the party who holds the most seats in the house, could change on an annual basis. Legislative Council elections are generally held on the first Saturday of every May but were delayed this year due to the federal election. Huon and Rosevears are the divisions that will be up for election next year.
