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New Life Sparks for Kanturk Fire Station
Kanturk Men’s Shed succeeded in getting the old fire station as a new base of operations!
The building has an incredible and inspiring history, one they hope to honour and keep fondly in their memory.
On their social media, the group says “over the moon is talking mildly”. They are already a fantastic crew and they provide a spot to make friends, take part in projects, and most of all, have the craic. The fire station will be worked on to bring it to the required standards, and we look forward to following the group’s biggest project...so far!
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IMPORTANT TRAFFIC NOTICE
Ballymaquirke junction is expected to be closed from 6am Monday 24th of July until approx. 13th November.
*************************************************Amy Does It Again!!
All Ireland 60x30 title! Amy already retains a prestigious U14 title in softball as well as gold in 40x20 U14 singles for 2022 and 2023, four Gold, and a clean sweep of the singles grade in both codes. Her commitment and skill in the sport is beyond impressive, and absolutely deserving of the heroes welcome she received.
Amy Brosnan won the 2023 U14 All Ireland 60x30 title! Amy already retains a prestigious U14 title in softball as well as gold in 40x20 U14 singles for 2022 and 2023, four Gold, and a clean sweep of the singles grade in both codes. Her commitment and skill in the sport is beyond impressive, and absolutely deserving of the heroes welcome she received.
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PERSON OF THE MONTH - JUNE
Kanturk and District Community Council and proud sponsor Cherryblossoms childcare are delighted to announce the JUNE WINNER of the person of the month award is Danny Curtin. An extremely popular winner that has given many many years to training young cyclists from Kanturk and further afield. His stewardship has led to a velodrome being built in Gurteenard to further enhance the quality of the training.
Through his dedication and other volunteers there’s been many a national and international champion that started out in Kanturk Cycling Club. Congratulations Danny Curtin. A very deserving and worthy winner.
To nominate someone for next month, boxes and forms are available throughout Kanturk:
• Twohig’s Supervalu
• Burton’s Topline and Euronics Store
• Kanturk Credit Union
• O’Riordan’s Daybreak Kanturk
• Kanturk Post Office
• Photoshop Kanturk
• Burke’s Home Value
• Lidl Kanturk
• Spar Kanturk
• Kanturk Library
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You Don’t Need Your Shovel If You Want To Go To Work!
Boherbue Tidy Towns are working hard at their newest project - a biodiversity garden. And they’re doing it without digging! No dig gardens are an effort to avoid disturbing the natural systems in the ground. Soil contains multitudes - from worms and bugs to microorganisms and fungi.
To do this, they add a to dressing of biodegradable materials, mulch and compost, and this will replicate natural systems. We’re excited to watch their progress! Their work has already done wonders around the town and introduced some beautiful sights.
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The ladies of the Newmarket Thursday Club enjoyed a fabulous tour around the Ring of Kerry recently.
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A HOPEful Endeavour
Boherbue TY Student Ciara Murphy is undertaking a huge but hopeful goal! As part of her involvement with HOPE’s School Immersion Programme, Ciara is fundraising a fantastic €1,000!
The School Immersion programme gives secondary school students and teachers the chance to travel to Kolkata for a cultural and educational tour.
Support Ciara on idonate.ie/fundraiser/ciaramurphy62
