Woodbrook Family Practice

11/01/2025

Great service and highly trained and talented professionals at the Rathcoole aerodrome.. 👍
But providing a vital gold standard service to the whole Munster region in minutes..and transporting critical cases to Cork & nationally when needed-Just an outstanding team to work with especially in rural settings like ours-not to mention the weather..and roads..!!

Beir bua from all of us in Woodbrook Family Practice. ☃️❄️👍✊🚁

07/01/2025

Just by way of an update regarding weather-affected medical services ongoing today 07/01/2025- and looking night extending towards the end of the week when the thaw comes in Friday/Saturday direction according to Met Eireann...

The orange weather warning with Snow & Ice and hazardous driving and walking conditions is still in place

At Woodbrook we are working in line with HSE recommendations, and have been advised to cancel/postpone any non-urgent appointments/routine appointments, and reschedule as the Orange Weather warning eases at the end of this week into next week.

All the hospital and outpatient appointments are cancelled except for antenatal care appointments only if safe to do so.

The council have been out in force even early this morning and overnight-the snow plough has never been busier for many years!

It does remain very icy and dangerous, both underfoot in town and on the roads, especially on towards the high ground of Meelin, Taur & Rockchapel, but all areas are affected around us in the North West.

Even the tractors had trouble yesterday, but as usual the farmers were fantastic and were pulling people out of trouble where they can at all help.

Yesterday the phone system was down and power is still out in some areas of town, but in the event of Urgent Cases or Emergencies, please contact us on the practice mobile at 087 467 4822.

It looks like from a safety point of view that it may be even Friday before normal service will be considered safe regarding both travel for staff and patients.

In the meantime, the county council and ESB networks are working hard to keep everybody connected with water and power since early yesterday morning and overnight.

Overall, the priority is to stay safe in mind yourselves and each other. According to Met Eireann forecast we won't know ourselves with the mildness by the weekend!

From Drs Brendan, Ina, Nishchal & David and all our extended Clinical team here at Woodbrook Family Practice 🌨❄️⛄️

15/12/2024

Brilliant tribute to Timmy..
From Scully’s to Scullys Fest to RTE and international ..
Many great memories over many years..
RIP Timmy..🌅

15/12/2024

On the sad news of Timmy’s passing,
it is lovely to remember him playing live..his natural and favourite place in the world..

Whether the long term Monday night session in Scully’s, or all over Sliabh Luachra country and beyond.. so many of us were lucky to come across him..

We’re all going to miss his trademark smile,laughter and of course the music..

From all of us in Woodbrook,our thoughts are with him and his family,alongside a whole countryside of neighbours and friends..

RIP Timmy..🌅🍂

15/08/2024

Just to wish all the very best of luck to Newmarket’s own Ciara O Sullivan in the Rose of Tralee festival this weekend..

And despite being busy with tour activities she found time to raise a fantastic €3,500 for Kanturk Community Hospital..with her successful pub quiz this week..

All for a great cause and a great achievement..

Beir bua Ciara..! 🎉

From all of us here on the team at Woodbrook 🌅

04/09/2023

Just to give all of us a reminder if we are free to consider being a blood donor..
It literally does save lives..!

Thanks to IBTS-Irish Blood Transfusion Service,and all the local volunteers,and all the regular and first-time blood donors from all of us in Woodbrook..

Dr Brendan, and all our clinical team..🌅

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC NOTICE:

The IBTS will hold a blood donation clinic in Rockchapel Community Centre on Monday 11th September from 15.50 to 20.00.

Please book your appointment if you have registered your interest, as we need the numbers if we want to ensure this clinic stays local.

Please spread the word.

13/05/2023

Just a really honest,open and moving expression by Aisling of her personal experience of loss of her Dad..
in support of Darkness into Light..
Max respect..🌅

14/09/2022

⭐ NEW FREE CONTRACEPTION SCHEME ⭐

♦️ We are delighted to announce that our practice here in Woodbrook is participating in the new free contraception scheme from today, Wednesday 14th September

♦️ Anyone between the ages of 17-25 years old (right up to their 26th birthday) with a PPS number will be eligible for free contraception

♦️ The Government will now fund the cost of your GP consultation to discuss contraceptive options, as well as the cost of any prescription contraception that is required.
This includes the Combined pill, Minipill, Vaginal rings, patches, Intra-uterine coils (Eg Mirena/Kyleena/Jaydess).Implants (Eg IMPLANON)and injections.
Follow-up visits are also covered

♦️ We hope the Government decides to expand the eligibility criteria in the future but this is definitely progress in the right direction,in these challenging times

Please feel free to contact the team at 029 22000 if you have any questions or queries..

From Brendan and all the team at Woodbrook 🌅

27/08/2022

Reports of a tree down, resting on cables, on the R579 near Millstreet.

27/08/2022

Oh well, it was just an amazing night-Sunday the 14th last,
in the Cultúrlann at the East End of town..for a huge fest of local talent..

Started in daylight ..moved through the twilight.. and into the night on the stage framed with just an amazing amount of warm light,music and sound..

The McAuliffe Clan cultural centre came into its own ..yet again !

Apparently the 3 mermaids on the family crest are the symbols of eloquence..which is fitting for the songs and tunes which came our way on the night..

The acoustics were just amazing..

There was a mix of everything everything from Stan and the Céilí All-stars to the new arrivals Four to the floor,to family groups..
to the two stalwart Sliabh Luachra talents Timmy and Raymond ,and the return of the Northwest frontier’s creative ‘outlaws’- The Monks of the Screw from a little back in the day ..including John Drew ..
and Tim Browne also producing the tunes … in a session so hot he had to throw off the sandals..! 🎶

The church was just beautiful,and the sound built up from the young musicians at the start,looked out for by Stan,and the smaller but so talented groups and individuals..right up to everyone up on stage at the end..just wow..🎵

Timmy had the ultimate complement when his own composition “The Cascade”
was played as a cover version,before he later wove out the sound of his original himself..

This of course describes the tripping and flowing of the Glenara river..coming in from the high country..and meandering through the glen down to see the town..and meet the Dalua ..and head for Kanturk and the Allow..

Actually,that view coming in from Taur on a sunny day inspired the blue stream on our Woodbrook logo..coming out of the hills and reaching down from the higher forest country of Sliabh Luachra..
the woods of the Island Wood and the ‘Rock’ also made it into the little logo..

I hadn’t seen Paudie since Scully‘s Fest 2019 before the pandemic..and The Fest was always a great chance to catch up with all the emigrants and locals together,to catch up on the incredibly rich history of the area..

The quiet-spoken talented man himself,and his daughter Caroline,son Ben(now huge!)and lovely other half Christine,even managed to make a CD in the midst of the lockdown..
The Dancing Kiln CD well worth it and available online..and Timmy noticed in the old picture his brother..more local connections..

Great to have the music continue in town between Scanlon’s,The Rock Bar,and the other ‘locals’ and the up and coming talent in Cultúrlann joined by experienced musicians like Marie Barty and many others- in the sessions locally…

Cupán tae available in Cultúrlann sessions and a nice pint in the local spots..

Great night and great to see sounds ,music and craic in the east end of town from the beautiful surroundings of the rejuvenated building..

Incredible to have talent like this in the area..

Roll on the next one..! 🌅

14/08/2022

Big changes but will be lovely to see it fit the landscape..great memories of going to it on the way to the old homestead in Bengour East with Mum and all our relatives from Newcestown..got great history out there listening with Spot by the fireplace..B 🌅

Béal na Bláth is looking great and almost ready to go.

The site remains closed as works continue but the end is in sight with the centenary commemoration less than two weeks away.