October Bank Holiday weekend 2026…..the weather decided to challenge everyone with storm Austen and storm Boelo in our midst. Thing is the storms always pass and leave after them a more calmer and quieter environment. Storms can sometimes be there to test us and see just how resilient we truly are. Just like times in our lives when you might find yourself faced with areas you might otherwise prefer to avoid. They too pass and everything quietens down. We here at SRCC find because all our residents and staff work as a wonderful team that storms can never determine our pathways. Kindness, great care, loyalty, friendships and courage are our pathway and everyday we see the results. Huge thanks to all our team once again 💕 #nursinghomesireland #AgeAndOpportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryservices #dijojose #irishtherapydogs #amazinggracecommunitychurch #skibbereen

Happy 97th Birthday today to our wonderful Michael O’Driscoll. To say he is a legend would have to be an understatement of the year. Michael’s sharpness of wit, humour, always having the chat, the southern star/examiner to catch up on all the local news, a kind word for everyone and never without a smile. Thank you Michael for being you and a very Happy Birthday from both staff and residents here at SRCC. We hope you had the best day surrounded by everyone including your amazing family. Continue to be who you are Michael 🎂 #nursinghomesireland #AgeAndOpportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #birthday #legend #southernstar #skibbereen

Nowadays you switch on the news at any given hour throughout the day and we hear of stories which are totally diverse from the times we have lived in over the years. Fortunately for us here at SRCC once you walk through our doors, one will find themselves in a haven full of care, compassion, love, loyalty and much more. This is also a place where one feels safe, secure and where worries don’t even enter a conversation only to feel content. Once again and I will always remind everyone of the amazing teamwork at SRCC. One of the easiest words to say today is to ‘be kind’ but saying it and showing it are two very different words. Thanks to all our staff for consistently being those showing the genuine kindness to our wonderful residents and to each other as staff throughout their working days. Have a wonderful week everyone and remember how lucky we are, be mindful of others and always be kind ❤️ #nursinghomesireiand #ageandopportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #irishtherapydogs #skibbereencommunityschool #skibbereen

11th October 2026…..we’re almost entering another bank holiday weekend and my how the weeks are just flying by. To sum up our past few months could only be ones of creation, new beginnings, opening of doors, new friendships, working as a team, commitment, loyalty and the list goes on. Both staff and residents, demonstrate their caring nature throughout everyday and because of this we have a wonderful home of kindness where everyone looks out for each other. I wonder and pinch myself sometimes how amazing one place can actually be with so many involved but teamwork is key, listening to each other’s needs and solving solutions with heads coming together for the better of others. How lucky are we and very grateful to be within the most amazing place full of wonderful people (and that means both staff and residents). Thanks to everyone and continue to be who ye are…..simply the best ❤️ #nursinghomesireiand #ageandopportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #dijojose #irishtherapydogs #skibbereencommunityschool #skibbereen

Our wonderful friend Canon John Ardis was appointed recently by Church of Ireland Bishop Reverend Andrew Orr as Archdeacon of the diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. This role is to assist the bishop in his pastoral care of the diocese along with the general oversight and administration of the diocese. John is always so kind and caring to all our residents during his monthly visits as he delivers the most wonderful service to everyone. We wish John every success with his new appointment going forward and send him all our best wishes. It was our pleasure to host a presentation to John after today’s service. We would also like to thank Reverend Carol Pound for attending every month with John and leading the service on occasions as she did today. Huge appreciation to you both and we look forward to meeting you next month ❤️ 🙏 #nursinghomesireiand #ageandopportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #reverendjohnardis #reverendcarolpound #bishopreverendandreworr #churchofirelandcork #newappointment #skibbereen

Every week we meet a new crew of transition year students from Skibbereen Community School and I wonder just how we can go from great to greater. The kindness, care, compassion and caring ways displayed this week by the 6 transition year students was just phenomenal. You wonder as a society where we live in and listen to on a regular basis about our youth in the community, we at SRCC can only praise highly the students who come through our doors, your parents and school should feel very proud of you. With all your kindness shown to our residents we truly feel a very bright future within our ever changing society. Huge thanks to you all. Keep being yourselves ❤️ #nursinghomesireiand #ageandopportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #francineothurnheer #skibbereencommunityschool #dijojose #skibbereen

We pause and reflect regularly at SRCC and remind ourselves of just how grateful we truly are to the wonderful people in our community for the time they give to visiting our residents. It is very much appreciated and we thank you all very much 👏🏻. This week saw another wonderful group of transition year students from Skibbereen Community School visit us, their huge smiles once they entered our front doors would brighten anyone’s day, they are a credit to their families, their school and the community and ye should feel very proud of yourselves. We also had a visit from The ‘Amazing Grace Community Church Choir’, they also came in with beaming smiles for everyone and their beautiful singing and music enhanced this even more. Thank you to each and every one of you for giving of your time, it is very much appreciated. In a world which is ever changing today, we are very fortunate to live amongst the most kind hearted people. It is important to reflect at times on this and to remind ourselves of just how lucky we truly are. Have a great week everyone 😉👏🏻 #nursinghomesireland #ageandopportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #francineothurnheer #irishtherapydogs #skibbereencommunityschool #amazinggracecummunity #skibbereen

We are very excited here at SRCC as the first 4 transition year recruits of 2026 from Skibbereen Community School arrived. The girls were courteous, kind and caring towards our residents and they demonstrated huge enthusiasm throughout their morning with us. We highly commend these 4 students for their interaction and willingness to learn during this time. Our residents truly love the presence of the youth and we look forward to lots of interaction during the coming school year ahead. Thanks to SCS for facilitating this wonderful program which benefits both the elder and younger generations in our community. #nursinghomesireland #AgeAndOpportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #skibbereencommunityschool #transitionyear # #transitionyearireland #skibbereen

Happy Birthday today to our wonderful Joe O’Connell. We hope you had a wonderful day Joe and thank you for allowing all of us here at SRCC the opportunity of celebrating this very special day with you 🥳🎂 #nursinghomesireland #AgeAndOpportunity #corkcountycouncillibraryandartsservices #birthday #skibbereen