Toastmasters on Radio.

Area 3 Governor Shay Rochford was interviewed on Youghal Community Radio (104 FM and explained the Toastmasters organization. Shay's interview was broadcast on Wednesday 4th April and on Friday 6th April 4:30-5:00 pm.

Area 23 Final.

Results from the Area 23 final of the International Speech and Evaluation contest which were held at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on April 4th.

International Speech contest: 1st: Louise Lyons (Cork).
                                               2nd:  Aisling Drake (Carrigaline).

Evaluation Contest:                1st: Eddie Fitzgerald (Cork).
                                               2nd: John Skeates (Crusaders).

Area 3 finals

Area 3 final of the International Speech and Evaluation Contests was held in Midleton on April 2nd. Eleanor Herlihy (Talking Heads) won the Speech contest and Margaret O' Flynn (Talking Heads) won the evaluation contest.

Area 36 final

Area 36 finals of the International Speech and Evaluation contest were held in Tralee on April 2nd.

Anthony Garvey (Tralee) won the speech contest with Mike O' Donnell (Tralee) 2nd.

Mike O' Donnell (Tralee) won the Evaluation contest with Eileen Griffin (Killarney) 2nd.

Area 11 contest

Area 11 finals of the international Speech and Evaluation contests were held in Clonakilty on Monday 26th March. Deirdre McInerney won the International Speech contests and Paul Corcoran won the Evaluation contest.

Glanmire Toastmasters 10th Anniversary Dinner.

Glanmire Toastmasters will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary since chartering with a celebration Dinner which will be held in the Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, April 27th, commencing at 7:30 pm.

Tickets cost 30 euro, and must be purchased by the 13th April. Tickets are available from Club President Margaret Moore, 086-8244235 and from Paula Kelleher 086-85044843,

Division A publicity workshop

Division A held a workshop on public relations and internet use at the Cork International
Airport on Thursday 1st March. Journalist Tina Neylon delivered a presentation on the writng and submission of Club Press Releases. Asst Division Governor (Education & Training),Eddie O' Mahony
outlined how the District 71 website can be used to plan meetings and record member achievements,
Division Governor Catherine Kelly described how to submit member awards on the Toastmasters International website and Asst Division Governor (PR), Ray Ryan demonstrated how Twitter can be used to publicize club events.