Killarney Advertiser 12th March 2021

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PAGESIX Plans are currently out to tender for a brand new state-ofthe-art secondary school for Killarney town which could be competed within five years. | By Michelle Crean After a five year campaign for new facilities to accommodate the school's growing numbers - which sees many students undergoing classes in the school's current 18 prefabs - St Brigid's Presentation Secondary School which currently has 720 students, is set to get 29 general classrooms, two Home Economics Rooms, two Art and Craft rooms, six specialist rooms, four science labs, a GP room and ancillary accommodation as part of the new build. The project has been approved for delivery under the Department’s Major Capital Programme as part of Project Ireland 2040.

The ambitious project, announced by Minister for Education Norma Foley, is believed to cost upwards of €15m. It will be built beside the current PE Hall from lands kindly donated by the Presentation Sisters. The PE Hall, originally built in 1985 and funded by the Sisters, is also set to get an upgrade and will include new windows, shower and toilet facilities.

There'll also be a new ASD unit with two classrooms, a therapy room and an multi-sensory room, which accommodate 12 students, doubling the current number.

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WELCOME NEWS: Thrilled with the news this week that St Brigid's Secondary is to get a state-of-the-art school were students Elaine Parker, Mahima Sujan and Kara Huggard with Principal Roísín Moore. Photo: Michelle Crean

Principal Roísín Moore said that they are thrilled that preparations are finally underway for the much needed facility.

“We’re thrilled,” Róisín told the Killarney Advertiser.

“It’s been a long battle. We’ve been in negotiations in excess of five years. The school has grown rapidly and we’ve tried to accommodate students. It’ll be great to have all students back in one building again which is great. It certainly secures the future of the school."

She added that none of this would be possible without the help and support of

the Presentation Sisters who donated the site, and the work of the Board of Management amongst others.

“We’re delighted that we’re also going to be remaining in the town. We’re currently in the process of tendering and hope to have tenders in in the next two months.”

However, she said there’s one regret that remains.

“The one regret is that our current students are unlikely to benefit from the announcement.”

Minister Foley this week said that a Service Level Agreement between CEIST

New Tomies car park exceeding capacity | By Sean Moriarty The new car parking facilities at Killarney’s latest tourism attraction at Tomies Wood does not have the capacity to cope with its popularity.

That is according to Mayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin who is calling on the National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) to join forces with Kerry County Council to solve potential traffic management issues at the amenity before the anticipated summer rush.

The Tomies Wood car park and walkway to the O’Sullivan Cascade’s Waterfall was officially opened last December.

Access to an area that was once described as "Killarney’s Hidden Gem" has opened the beauty spot to more locals and visitors.

However, the parkland walkway is in danger of becoming a victim of its own success unless action is taken now to prevent major traffic congestion in the area – something that is expected to increase

once the current 5k pandemic restrictions are lifted and a projected increase in staycations this summer.

The new car park has a capacity for around 25 to 30 cars but at peak time, especially at the weekends, the car parks become full and visitors start parking on the public roadway.

This has caused access problems for local residents and Cllr Cronin fears that it will someday lead to access problems for emergency vehicles.

He will contribute around €5,000 from his personal annual councillor funding allocation to be put towards access solu-

tions on the public road. Kerry County Council will transfer around €200,000 from another road project that cannot be completed this year towards roadside drainage and access issues.

Cllr Cronin, who has been a long-time supporter of the project, will now write to the NPWS, asking them to play their part in the continued success of the walkway but without an inconvenience to local residents.

“One simple solution is to trunk the side of the road that leads from the entrance to the car park. This would account for another 20 or so cars. The problem is that the car park’s capacity does not fit with the area’s popularity and people start parking in an irresponsible manner. The day an ambulance or a fire engine cannot get in – it will be too late then,” Cllr Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser.

He also pointed out that he very much welcomes the new facility and that it is a welcome addition to Killarney's tourism package.

and the Department has been agreed and the process of the appointment of a design team to deliver the project is underway.

“I am very pleased to announce the news that a new school has been sanctioned for St Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney. This is a welcome development for the entire school community at St Brigid’s Presentation, Killarney and a recognition of their long service and tradition of excellence in providing education for girls in Killarney town and its hinterland.”

Electric shuttle buses being considered The potential use of electric buses to transport visitors to and from the National Park is welcomed by local Green Party members.

Earlier this week the Minister for State Malcolm Noonan said he wanted to investigate a plan to introduce an electric shuttle bus service to the town.

While details of the proposal have not been formalised, local Green Party representative Diarmuid Griffin backed the suggestion. He said that as well as environmental benefits the idea could help reduce traffic congestion in popular areas within the park.

“Tomies, for example, is attracting a lot more cars than anticipated,” the Fossa man told the Killarney Advertiser. “It would offer a carbon neutral way of travel.”

The Minister's spokesperson confirmed to the Killarney Advertiser that he was keen to explore electric bus options in Killarney National Park.

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| By Sean Moriarty A Killarney councillor is going to write to Finance Minister Paschal O’Donoghue calling for a moratorium on mortgages for people on long-term Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

Caroline and Michael Daly pictured with Lily Ellen and her big sister Sarah.

Family pay tribute to their brave little girl A Ballyhar family, whose 20-month-old little girl lost her brave battle with a rare life-limiting heart condition have praised hospital staff for the care she received. | By Michelle Crean Little Lily Ellen Daly from Lisheenacanna, Ballyhar was born with an aggressive Pulmonary Vein Stenosis (PVS) in June 2019.

Diagnosed at just eight weeks old, the brave little girl underwent open heart surgery at just 12 weeks old in Crumlin Children's Hospital. Just a month later she was admitted to palliative care but her parents Caroline (O'Shea) and Michael Daly, vowed to do everything possible to help her. However, as Crumlin had never performed a sutureless repair operation as her condition was so rare her parents decided to go to New York to seek help.

"She was a very happy little girl," her mom Caroline, who is currently on leave from her accountancy job at Prima Finance Killarney, told the Killarney Advertiser.

"She loved her family and her sister. For everything she went through she was very content, you wouldn't think there was anything wrong with her. We got an extra 15 months with her. The surgery in New York was a final option for Lily and sadly it was not successful. Crumlin went above and beyond but they had never done anything like that before for her condition. It was just that the condition was life-limiting."

Sadly, Lily Ellen passed away peacefully on February 26 in the arms of her loving parents in the Intensive Care Unit of Crumlin Children's Hospital. Following Mass of the Angels in St Gertrude's Church, Firies, Lily Ellen was laid to rest in

Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan is concerned about the number of people in the Killarney area who are struggling to make ends meet as a result of being out of work due to the pandemic.

While the problem is a national one, it is greatly increased in the Killarney region given the large numbers of people usually employed in the now shutdown tourism industry.

Today (March 12) marks one year since Ireland entered lockdown and, apart from a few weeks in the summer and in the run up to Christmas, hospitality has not operated at all in the last 12 months.

Last September, the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce estimated that there was 3,500 people directly employed in this sector in Killarney.

This figure increases further when indirect employees like taxi, coach tour drivers and jarveys are taken into account.

Taking third party workers like food and beverage suppliers, their delivery drivers and maintenance workers into account, and the situation is even more bleak.

Banks allowed a moratorium on mortgages for the first three months of the pandemic but that counts for little today as more and more locals struggle to meet their monthly commitments and continue to provide for their families while on a PUP payment of €350 a week. That figure is reduced further for part-time workers.

Cllr O’Callaghan was prompted into action after a local mother who has not worked in nearly a year approached him in tears after she was forced to borrow a large some of money from her family to pay her mortgage.

“The Finance Minister needs to sit down with the banking institutions, cut these people some slack,” Cllr O’Callaghan told the Killarney Advertiser. “It is not like the banks will never get their money. The people need a break and anybody who was paying their mortgage before the pandemic should get a break. Once they go back to work the moratorium can be lifted – the banks will know anyway as their wages are paid directly into their accounts.”

Multi-million euro marketing plan to be announced within days | By Sean Moriarty Little Lily Ellen sadly passed away after a battle with a rare heart condition.

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Caroline added that they became part of the Crumlin heart family saying the staff went above and beyond in their care for Lily Ellen.

"It meant so much to us."

At last week's Killarney Municipal online meeting Mayor Brendan Cronin offered his sympathy to the Daly family as Michael works as an engineer with Kerry County Council.

“On a sad note, the local authority extends sympathy to Michael Daly of Ballyhar. He lost baby Lily Ellen Daly during the week. It is an awful tragedy. Michael is a well-known and respected member of Kerry County Council staff.”

The family have asked for donations to be made to The Heart Centre in Crumlin Children’s Hospital www.heartchildren.ie.

A multi-million euro marketing package for Killarney is set to be announced in the next week to 10 days the Killarney Advertiser can exclusively reveal.

Last month Fáilte Ireland announced that it was to initiate a plan to re-brand Killarney as a "world class tourism destination".

Details of the overall scope of the project remain limited until the official announcement is made.

The National Tourism Development Authority is in the final stages of preparing a wide-ranging report on Killarney’s rebranding and the subsequent multi-million euro marketing and promotion package.

The Killarney Advertiser understands that the announcement is only a matter of days away and could be timed to

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coincide with the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the town.

As far back as 2019, plans were put in place to establish Killarney as a gateway town for visitors exploring the Wild Atlantic Way. However, with the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on the tourism markets this past year, this new roadmap will help in its future recovery.

“It is coming and it is going to be very positive for Killarney,” Mayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser.

Meanwhile, several leading figures connected with Killarney tourism, including Mayor Cronin and Chamber President Niall Kelleher have dismissed reports that Killarney is set to lose its Wild Atlantic Way gateway status to Kinsale.

Further details of the gateway plan or a similar initiative will be included in the new report.

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Is this Killarney's own Angel Falls? | By Michelle Crean With an eye for the shot it's no surprise that a local landscape photographer captured such a stunning image which has the people of Killarney talking this week.

UP IN THE AIR: Seán O’Riordan presented €7,000 to Irish Community Rapid Response crew earlier this week.

Killarney teacher raises €7k for air ambulance

Former Park Ranger and photo enthusiast Peter O'Toole, who knows almost every inch of the National Park, captured what some are calling a 'Ghost Queen', 'The Spirit of Torc Waterfall' and 'Killarney's own Angel Falls' since he posted it into the Killarney Down Memory Lane Facebook group.

Peter's eye was turned when he was taking photos as usual at Torc Waterfall, and with a click of the shutter at just the right moment, he captured the mesmerising image.

"I climbed up the viewing point," Peter told the Killarney Advertiser. "Above there's a lovely pool. The 'Ghost Queen' was taken just after all the flooding."

Peter added that on Tuesday of this week there was a rare bird sighting in the park.

"The bird is called a Merlin and is our smallest bird of prey. I was lucky to have a few sightings of this elusive bird on my travels in the uplands of Killarney National Park."

A Killarney school teacher has raised a staggering €7,000 for the Millstreet based Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) helicopter. | By Sean Moriarty

Rathmore man Seán O’Riordan teaches at Holy Cross Mercy Primary School on New Road.

In November he ran 150km to raise funds for the emergency helicopter that is funded entirely by charity donations and without Government assistance. He also grew a Movember moustache for the charity.

The two efforts raised €7,000 which he handed over to staff of the service this week.

“I got great support from my colleagues at Holy Cross,” Seán, who plays Gaelic football for the Rathmore club, told the Killarney Advertiser. “My GAA club and the Rathmore community were very good. A huge thanks to everyone who donated.”

Only last month the helicopter came to the assistance of a motorcyclist who was involved in a road traffic accident near Muckross and had to be transported to Cork University Hospital for medical treatment.

Let there be extra light - says councillor Extra lighting for a local estate is essential, not only for health and safety reasons, but for the advancement of social well-being, according to a Killarney councillor.

At the recent Killarney Municipal District meeting, Councillor Michael Gleeson asked that Kerry County Council would, for those reasons, proceed as soon as

possible with the upgrading of public lighting in Ballyspillane.

Killarney Municipal District replied that works were due to take place in January to improve dark areas in the estate following a night-time lighting survey.

These works were funded through Councillors' allocation. The works have been delayed as a result of COVID-19

but will be complete when restrictions ease. The current lighting in the estate will also be upgraded to LED lighting.

Councillor Gleeson welcomed the response and hopes the upgrade will be done as soon as possible.

"Trouble does not like light," he told the meeting.

Councillor Gleeson also asked Killarney

Municipal District to urgently address the deplorable condition of the road from Carrigeen to Knocknahoe.

He said: "This road is closer to being a quagmire than a passable roadway".

The Council replied that "The L1180 Road is a Local Tertiary Road and the total length of it is 3,700m of which 1,700m is in a poor condition. Killarney Municipal District Office will consider this section of road when drafting the next Three Year Roads Programme".

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Uplifting school video reaches 60k views online | By Michelle Crean What a welcome back to school it was for children in Beaufort as their Jerusalema Dance video received almost 60k views online since it was posted up last Friday.

AWARD: Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy has won an award in the 2021 World Press Photo Contest. Photo: Philip Bromwell/RTÈ

Eye catching photo wins world award Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy has been announced as a winner in the prestigious ‘Sports, Singles’ category in the 2021 World Press Photo Contest with his image. | By Michelle Crean The Cahersiveen man took the photo ‘Home Training’ in May last year when he visited the home of 87-year-old masters athlete Pat Naughton in Nenagh, County Tipperary.

During the lockdown Pat maintained his daily training regime in his living room and Stephen, who went into the house in full PPE and kept a safe distance says it's a moment he won't forget.

The win for Stephen comes just three years after securing second place in the 2018 contest for a photograph entitled 'Steaming Scrum' which features The British & Irish Lions and Maori All Blacks packs engaging during a match at the Rotorua International Stadium in New Zealand.

Being recognised by the World Press Photo Foundation is an honour and the pinnacle of any photographer's career, he told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

"I am humbled to have had the opportunity to capture a unique example of how humans have adapted in these unprecedented times. I think the photograph has

captured the determination of athletes in particular, in this case Pat, to maintain their training schedules in pursuit of normality in the most abnormal of times.”

Dublin-based Stephen, whose first love is sport, took up photography while involved with his local St Mary's Club as a teenager. Following a week's work experience which he says he was surprised to secure with Sportsfile, he was offered a summer placement and set off on his new adventure a day after his Leaving Cert exams finished in 2007.

"After the week's work experience I was hooked. It's my dream job which has taken me all over the world."

Since then he has covered thousands of events around the world from rugby to soccer, athletics and boxing and captured some of the best sporting moments. And last year should have seen him covering the Olympics and 2020 Euros amongst other events but COVID put paid to that.

However, Stephen is now looking forward to covering soccer events for the Irish men and women's teams in the coming weeks which includes trips to Serbia and Hungry.

With a phased return for the children, it took two and a half weeks to include everyone for the uplifting video showcasing the talent from St Francis Special School.

And it was a completely inclusive four minute long video as not only were the pupils featured - but school principal Liam Twomey, and all the staff including the secretary, nurse, teachers and SNAs. The idea was thought up by SNAs Aoife O'Connor and Shane Riordan, and teachers Mary O'Riordan and Kathleen Fitzgerald.

And it was Kathleen's son Conor who filmed the drone footage to showcase the school from overhead.

"It was brilliant," Aoife O'Connor, told the Killarney Advertiser. "It was really uplifting for us all. The drone footage really showcased the school. We only filmed it once and the weather really held off for

us as well."

She added that they're overwhelmed with the amount of views, likes, comments and shares the video got.

"When we were off we saw the challenge and said it would be good to do. We're all music orientated in the school. In normal times we have the choir every Wednesday. When we saw the challenge we did it straight away when we returned but it took two and a half weeks as we had a phased reopening. The biggest thing is that it's child centred. We posted it Friday and within hours the feedback from everyone was brilliant. It's a fun thing for the kids to do and the staff, and we really enjoyed it."

The kids, and staff, were thrilled to receive a special message from Garda Mary Gardiner from Tralee Garda station, who organised the Garda version.

And, normally every year the school teams up with Killorglin Pipe Band for a fun St Patrick's Day parade but instead, due to current restrictions, next Tuesday they are planning a socially distanced St Patrick’s Day Parade.

Check out the Jerusalema video on Facebook: St Francis Special School Beaufort.

Champion jockey set to return to competitive action | By Sean Moriarty Killarney jockey Oisin Murphy will return to action today (Friday) after serving his three month ban for alleged cocaine use.

The British champion jockey has always denied he took the drug but was served the ban after a France Gallop court hearing.

On August 19 the Killarney man was informed by France Gallop that the

test was positive.

A few days after he organised an independent test which showed up negative.

“I have never taken cocaine in my life and will fight to clear my name,” he said at the time.

He makes his competitive return in three races at Lingfield in the South of England later today. He is scheduled to ride 'Rain Gauge' at 1.30pm, 'Sky Commander' at 2.05pm and 'He Can Dance' at 2.40pm.

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138-year-old handcrafted furniture returns to Killarney A rare piece of handcrafted furniture, that dates from just after the famine era, has made its way home to Killarney thanks to the efforts of a local woodworking enthusiast. | By Sean Moriarty James Flynn is a former ESB district supervisor for South Kerry. Since his retirement he has devoted his time to tracing the history of Killarney’s Arbutus Furniture Industry and restores pieces that he finds in online auctions all over the world.

In October he discovered a games table for sale in Boston. He bought the beautiful handcrafted item which was only delivered to Killarney late last month.

While he was waiting for the table to arrive he traced the history of his new found purchase. He discovered it was made in a workshop where Reidy’s Bar now stands on Main St. It was made by a local craftsman by the name of James Coakley in 1882 or 1883.

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A PIECE OF HISTORY: James Flynn pictured with the rare 138-year-old piece of handcrafted furniture which he brought back to Killarney from Boston.

Killarney Strawberry Tree, is more prevalent in Killarney National Park than any other region in the country.

There was huge furniture manufacturing industry in Killarney and particularly in the Gap of Dunloe area between the

1820s up to the close of the industry in 1953.

Mr Flynn was able to source an original sales brochure from one of the Boston World Fairs.

The table was listed for sale in the bro-

Festival video captures town’s history, lore and legend A stunning video showcasing Killarney’s fascinating history, lore and legend has been produced as part of this year’s unique virtual St Patrick’s Festival in the town.

Chronicling the monasticism and ecclesiastical heritage of the town and its surroundings, from the arrival of the monks on Innisfallen Island to the building of the landmark St Mary’s Cathedral, the production will be beamed into homes all over the world as Killarney marks the national feast day in a very special way.

In the absence of the colourful parade and street celebrations that have traditionally made Killarney a must-visit town on March 17, the St Patrick’s Festival Committee has opted for a virtual celebration to allow people everywhere to celebrate the town, its history and its people.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, Kerry County Council, Fáilte Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service have joined forces for the project which will promote Killarney as a destination with a treasured history.

This year’s celebration will be much different to previous years but it will still be quite spectacular as the town will turn various shades of green to mark the annual feast day.

The specially commissioned video, titled 'Killarney: A place between heaven and earth', is the work of award-winning Killarney photographer Valerie O’Sullivan with voiceover by Breda O’Farrell, lighting and effects by Kieran Somers, and Killarney National Park and Wildlife Conservation Ranger Seán Forde.

It tells the story of how the beauty of the surrounds which now form Killar-

ney National Park set the scene for monks, writers, poets and mystics down through the centuries and the production culminates in a spectacular fashion with St Patrick lighting the fire on the Hill of Tara which is depicted in the stained glass windows of St Mary’s Cathedral.

Soprano Sharon Lyons performs 'The Deer’s Cry – a hymn by St Patrick' composed by Shaun Davey – and the video also features performances from David Rea of Celtic Steps and his daughter Jennifer, as well as interviews with the Venerable Simon J Lumby of St Mary’s Church of Ireland and St Brigid’s Secondary School students Éabha and Kate Rudden.

“The video is a splendid piece of work and it will be a very valuable and important tool in the promotion of Killarney going forward," St Patrick’s Festival Chairman, Paul Sherry, said.

chure which said it was made by Coakley, further authenticating his new purchase.

The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations was held in Boston in 1883 and 1884.

“I'm big into the craftsmen of Killarney town and every chance I get I highlight the skills that they had. There are three just like it on display in Muckross House,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“It is a beautiful piece of work but what I am really trying to highlight is the great work that Killarney’s Arbutus craftsmen did. They exported stuff all over the world in the height of the famine. Up to 60 or 70 people were employed in this industry and they competed with some of the best furniture makers in the world. James Coakley of 4 Main Street manufactured the table and he took it to the foreign exhibition with other stuff in 1883.”

Last week, Mr Flynn decided to bring the handcrafted piece of furniture back to its correct home and, without telling anyone, put the item on display outside Reidys. He attracted a great deal of local attention from a safe distance.

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Enoch's single spreads message of hope A catchy tune is sure to become a hit for one singer who has chosen the theme of hard times to represent how people are feeling. | By Michelle Crean With a passion for singing and sharing positive messages, Enoch Tounkara who is living in Muckross, penned his song 'Hard Time' to give people hope.

Enoch - who goes by the pseudonym 'Mr T Boy', is no stranger to going through hard times as he came to Killarney alone in 2018 at the age of just 17 from Guinea in West Africa.

Without a word of English he enrolled in St Brendan's College and with their support studied hard to secure a nursing place with Kerry College. His dream is to become a nurse to help others

NEW SONG: Enoch Tounkara AKA 'Mr T Boy' has released his new song 'Hard Time'. Photo: Michelle Crean

- but his passion is to sing and share positive messages to uplift others in difficult times. And, in a bid to do this, the young man who works at Cherrytree B&B, writes, produces and performs his own songs.

He loves it so much that he saves up and pays for the recordings and videos himself at Infinity Studio on New Street. And it's proving popular as both Radio Kerry and Spin FM have selected it for their playlists.

12.3.2021 Asked if he'd pick music over nursing Enoch said he couldn't.

"I love both. Music is about making people happy and I'm always singing everywhere," Enoch told the Killarney Advertiser this week. "But I also want to help people as well. I hope to go to college next year, I'll never give up on my course."

WHERE IT BEGAN

Strong friendships formed at school and he became known for his love of singing. And after sharing on his social media platforms his friends encouraged him to write and record his own music.

"Before I started recording I used to do freestyle on Snapchat and my friends told me I'm good."

'Hard Time' is the third song Enoch has recorded and released, the first one being 'Beno' followed by 'Golden Girl'.

"I decided to write and record 'Hard Time' to help people stay strong and give them hope. People can't see family and the situation is affecting people mentally, physically and emotionally.

We are all in this together and together we can be stronger. Stay safe and be brave."

To see Enoch's latest video go to YouTube: Mr T Boy-Hard Time (official music video).

Madam’s Hill junction remains on Council agenda | By Sean Moriarty A junction which has long been a thorn in the side of local motorists continues to be on the Council agenda as new issues in the area have come to light.

DONATION: A cheque for €5,602 was handed over to Betty Casey representing 'The Friends of the Children of Chernobyl-Rathmore Branch' from Sheilann Moynihan and Joanna Hughes.

Children help children with a €5k donation | By Michelle Crean It was a case of children helping children as youngsters who performed a panto last year helped raise over €5k for Chernobyl children.

Four days before the country was locked down due to the Coronavirus last year, over 40 children under the age of 12 presented 'Beauty and the Beast' to a packed audience.

And, after raising a whopping €5,602, the proceeds were donated this week to Betty Casey representing 'The Friends

of the Children of Chernobyl-Rathmore Branch'.

The show was produced and directed by Sheilann Moynihan and Joanna Hughes.

"On March 7 and 8 2020 over 40 children under the age of 12 presented 'Beauty and the Beast' to a packed audience and four days later the country went into lockdown," Joanna said.

"After six months rehearsal how lucky were we, and we are now delighted to present a cheque of €5,602 to Betty Casey representing 'The Friends of the Children of Chernobyl-Rathmore Branch'."

As a result of increased walking activity in the general Killarney area, pedestrians are now calling for the provision of a footpath to be included in any plans related to the future layout of Madam’s Hill junction.

Previously the Council said that Madam’s Hill upgrade project is part of bigger scheme that will include the entire stretch of road as far as Cleeney Roundabout.

It is hoped the bigger scheme will also address the issues raised by residents of the nearby Bruach na Abhainn estate.

At the recent meeting of Killarney MD, Cllr Healy-Rae asked both Kerry County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for an update regarding the provision of a roundabout at Madam's Hill.

She highlighted the fact that accidents and near misses continue to persist at this location, and that people are getting increasingly frustrated when they hear of sums of money being granted to address safety issues at Madam's Hill, but no

physical infrastructural works have been carried out.

“Proposals at this junction, as well as proposals to carry out safety improvements southwards and through Cleeney Roundabout, have been developed and are currently being reviewed by the TII Safety Team. These proposals will be presented to the elected members in April/ May before finalising them,” a Council official said.

Meanwhile Cllr Brendan Cronin called for the construction of a footpath from the Birchill Estate on the top of the hill.

The meeting was told that the provision of a footpath rests with the Birchil Estate’s developer. The final phase of construction of new houses in the estate has been delayed due to the current lockdown restrictions. “The provision of a footpath to link the Madam's Hill housing development to the existing footpath on the N22 towards Cleeney forms part of planning applications granted Planning Permission by Kerry County Council,” town engineer John Ahern told the meeting. He added that there was a plan in place to build a footpath inside the current ditch/hedge-grow line and that once restrictions were lifted he would seek a meeting with the developer in an effort to get an update on the plans.

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NEW ADVENTURES: Alexis O'Mahony on her new adventures in the National Park thanks to a new specially adapted buggy. Photo: O'Mahony family

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The parents of Alexis O’Mahony had a double cause for celebration this week after the Woodlawn family took delivery of a new specially adapted buggy and their little girl attended school for the very first time. | By Sean Moriarty Steve and Teresa’s daughter suffers from the rare Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, a condition that affects her ability to breakdown food to fuel her body, which results in side effects that include Cerebral Palsy and epilepsy.

Alexis, who will turn five next month, attended St Francis Special School on the grounds of St Mary of the Angels Beaufort for the first time on Tuesday.

She will continue to attend the school for two hours a day for two days week for the month of March before slowly building up the hours and days each month until she is ready for full-time education in September.

“It is a proud moment for any parent to see their daughter go to school for the first time,” dad Steve told the Killarney Advertiser.

Alexis shares her classroom with three other special needs pupils. At least one of her parents remain in their car on the school grounds during school hours – all part of the introductory process and - in case staff there need additional help in an emergency situation.

“She was getting very frustrated at home so the timing is really good,” Steve added. “Once she gets more settled we can look at more days and hours in September or October. It takes the pressure off us too and we can concentrate on our work or other things.”

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Meanwhile Steve’s brother, London-based John F. completed two months of daily running to raise funds for a new specially adapted buggy for his niece. He clocked up nearly 500km

SPELLING TEST: Alexis' uncle John F virtually wrote her name on a South London park.

since January 1.

His efforts, which he undertook in hail, rain and sleet, resulted in €2,500 worth of donations, mainly from Londoners or London-based Irish people who have no direct connection to the O’Mahony family or Killarney.

The funds allowed the family purchase a special buggy that is easier to manage than Alexis’ more cumbersome wheelchair.

It has resulted in a new found sense of freedom for the family and they have already enjoyed days out in the National Park.

The buggy is also suitable for connection to an aeroplane seat. Alexis' mother Teresa is from Poland the family are already planning family trips abroad once travel restrictions are fully lifted.

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Significant decline in COVID cases in 19-24 age-group says HSE With the rate of COVID-19 cases declining in the 19-24 age-group, the HSE has this week praised third-level students for their efforts to help reduce the spread of infection.

THANK YOU: Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen has thanked the county’s volunteers for making an enormous contribution during the COVID crisis.

Mayor of Kerry thanks COVID volunteers Today is the anniversary of the first imposition of restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen has thanked the county’s volunteers and voluntary organisations for making such an enormous contribution to the community response to the crisis over the past year.

"As Mayor of Kerry and on behalf of the Kerry Community Response Forum, I wish to thank and recognise our county’s volunteers, voluntary groups, clubs and community organisations for their incredible effort since March 2020.

The role that volunteers, community and voluntary organisations play, have played and continue to play in Kerry’s response to COVID-19 is critically important and greatly appreciated," said Cllr Connor-Scarteen.

The mayor said that countless individuals in local community organisations, clubs, and voluntary groups have rallied to support our most vulnerable citizens and to give much needed reassurance, hope and connection to those most impacted by the pandemic.

"I have seen first-hand the effort of so many people in this regard whether it

is through delivering meals, groceries, fuel or medical supplies to vulnerable households or those who reached out and supported people in need. At this important one-year juncture in the challenging journey through the COVID-19 pandemic we acknowledge, reflect and thank Kerry’s volunteers, clubs, community organisations, and voluntary groups for all they have contributed," he added.

The Kerry Community Response Forum, which includes representatives of statutory agencies as well as voluntary bodies across Kerry, continues to meet weekly to coordinate the local community response. The freephone helpline which offers help and advice also continues to operate seven days a week from 9am to 5pm and can be contacted on 1800 807 009.

Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Anne Sheahan, confirmed that the rate of COVID-19 is declining in this particular agegroup in Cork and Kerry and is now at a similar level to the general population.

“This tells us that this age-group, including third-level students, have made huge efforts in recent weeks to stick to the tough but necessary measures which stop the spread of COVID-19 including not socialising, physical distancing and wearing masks,” Dr Sheahan said.

She thanked students and young people for their efforts, and added that the current restrictions which prevent normal socialising are particularly difficult for young people.

“This is a very big ask of young people, we’ve had to ask them to give up so much at a very important stage of life. I want to thank these young people for their efforts. By giving up socialising and by taking the hard decision not to interact with your social groups, you have saved lives and are contributing to the falling levels

of COVID-19 in the South,” she said.

While the rates of COVID-19 continue to fall, Dr Sheahan warned that everyone still needs to continue to stick with the restrictions in order to continue this positive trend.

“Together, we have turned the tide on the third wave of COVID-19 in Cork and Kerry, and I want to thank the student population for the part they have played in that. Unfortunately, I need to ask you to keep it up so that we make the most of this chance to drive infection rates as low as possible. This is a true community effort and it is reassuring to see that students and young people continue to play their part,” she said.

The Department of Public Health (HSE South) has linked with student representatives and third-level institutions in recent months as part of local efforts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, and Dr Sheahan said this collaboration has been very effective.

“We have linked with student representatives in recent months in Cork and Kerry, and have been very impressed by the supports they have put in place to assist students missing out on the social interaction which are such an important part of student life.”

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COVID TIMES: Bridie Mahony from Kilsarcon Currow pictured with her daughter Joan Bowler who is missing the many visits from her three sons, five daughters and 24 grandchildren over the past year. Photo: Mairéad O'Keffee

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It's 1940, and as England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything - beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets.

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GARDEN MAGIC Allotment gardening

Gardening - By Debby Looney

Debby is available for advice and garden consultations, just call 086 6088156 or email barnhillky@gmail.com

Begonias should also be planted now As the ground warms up it is an ideal time to start planting autumn flowering bulbs. As far as I am concerned, autumn would be a dull place without some colour from Gladioli, Ixia, Freesias and Dahlias.

As with all bulbs, choose ones that feel firm, not soft or spongy, and look out for any mould which might be on them. Buying local is always best, however there is a great choice online, which is tempting! A very reputable company is Farmergracy. co.uk, I find their range mouthwatering!

Gladioli are a firm favourite in our garden, especially ‘Omsk’ which is a deep russet and ‘Sochi’, a peach beauty. They are large, double flowered tall glads, which look great against a timber panel or fence. Smaller glads such as the Butterfly types are suitable in a mixed border, ‘Perseus’ is a lovely bright pink, ‘Dancing Doll’ a pale pink with red throat. Butterfly glads have a lovely frilly appearance and withstand rain very well.

Agapanthus is another plant which can be planted as a tuber now, it is a very cost effective way of growing them! A. ‘Black Buddhist’ is a stunning shade of the darkest indigo, ‘Twister’ has white flowers with a blue base. Both are tall varieties growing to 1m.

Begonias should also be planted now.

I tend to start them off in pots so that I can keep an eye on them. There are some very unusual colours available as corms,

for example ‘Picotee Sunburst’ is a deep orange with red edged petals, ‘Fandango’ has white flowers tinged with pink, and ‘Flamenco’ has bright yellow flowers ringed by a deep red. Trailing begonias can be planted straight into the hanging basket or window box; just keep an eye out for slugs. Last year I found copper tape a superb way of keeping slugs out – as I have always been slow to use slug pellets containing metaldehyde. Fortunately it is no longer used, so almost all slug pellets are now safe for birds and other animals. Unfortunately, though, they are no longer as effective and I feel they are causing moss to grow due to their ferric content. So where possible I have been using copper tape which seems to have the desired effect. Also be aware of frost – plants such as begonias and dahlias are quick to be damaged by cold temperatures.

Plants such as echinaceas can also be grown from roots, often growing stronger than those you might buy later in the year in pots. A cute one which has appeared this year is ‘Green Twister’, its cone is orange and the petals are pink and green. ‘Strawberries and Cream’ has a large strawberry coloured cone with cream coloured petals – yes the name is very appropriate! There are seemingly endless new varieties arriving in the world of echinaceas, ‘Hot Papaya’ is a gorgeous warm orange, again with a large cone and flung back petals.

The range available in Hostas also astounds me – I have recently acquired one called ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ which is a miniature blue-leaved variety with lilac flowers. It is ideal planted beside a small pond or rockery. ‘Forbidden Fruit’ has deep, bright yellow leaves edged in green, fab for flower arranging.

All in all, this is an ideal time for armchair shopping, especially if you are staying at home. Postage for roots and bulbs is much less than it would be for plants, and most companies ship from the Netherlands, so no worries about customs fees etc. It is, however, possible to go a bit mad – be warned – so planning is advised!

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| By Sean Moriarty Kerry County Council says it's open to providing lands for allotment-style gardening in the town area provided there is sufficient interest shown by community groups or individuals for such a project in the area.

The Council was responding to a request from retired Geography teacher and keen hobby gardener, Cllr Michael Gleeson.

He asked at last week’s Killarney Municipal District meeting: “That at this time of growing realisation of the health and environmental values of growing one's

own food, that a determined effort would be made to respond positively to the request by some for the provision of an allotment area”.

The Council said it had reviewed its landbank and has not identified a suitable site in Council ownership.

“The site would require suitable access and parking. Having reviewed the scheme previously in place, the Council will examine any proposal for a scheme from a group of individual or a community group who come together with a plan for developing such a scheme. The success of such a project is dependent on the commitment of like-minded individuals to maintaining the project,” a Council official told the meeting.

By Nicky Barry For thirty years I rod my bike, round Dinis every day, An artery of Killarney’s heart, skirting woodland bays.

On windless days in summer, the lake has a silver sheen, That reflects Torc Mountain, like a mirror in a dream.

I take my rest on Briceen Bridge, about halfway around, And sit and do the crossword, at peace without a sound.

A salmon might jump here and there, creating circle ripples, While fishermen troll up and down, hoping it might nibble.

Then tourists come in convoy, across from Dinis Cottage, Shattering the idyll, like Vikings on the rampage.

As I am perched upon a ledge, halfway up the bridge, They just cannot fathom, how on earth I made the ridge.

I’m sitting there, legs dangling, puffing on my pipe, And realise mischievously, that I can cause delight, For tourists from America, have heard of leprechauns, And reckon that I could be one, and they are enthralled.

As the boats get closer, the cameras all come out, And they roar with laughter, until one of them shouts, ‘Hey fella, how’d you get up there?’ and so, I play the game, And divulge to their delight, that Clark Kent is my name!

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"To say I am happy to be back in school is an understatement" The past few months have been a struggle to say the least says Leaving Certificate student Saidbh Murphy from St Brigid's. She has shared her thoughts about the return to school and the relief she feels as she prepares for her exams.

"Almost one year ago, I sat in Maths class on a Thursday evening listening to Ms. Moore say over the intercom that school would be closed for two weeks as the COVID-19 cases were rising. I must admit my friends and I weren’t too upset about the prospect of the schools closing, neither were we envious of the Leaving Certificate Class of 2020. Never did I think, that one year on I’d be in a somewhat similar position.

To say I am happy to be back in school is an understatement. This past lockdown has been quite the challenge for us Leaving Cert students. Personally, I found online school to be a challenge as I felt school never seemed to end and I would find myself studying and working at all hours of the day. On returning to school, we are provided with a much-needed structure to our lives at a time where it's most needed. What were once seemingly mundane day to day activities have now become cherished moments, whether that be sitting outside having lunch with our friends or being able to have chats in the corridors on the way to class.

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Recent decisions made by the Department of Education have brought us all much needed clarity in a time of much confusion. I have always been of the opinion that our Minister Norma Foley has been working towards making the best decision possible in the interest of Leaving Certificate students in this country in what is a very difficult situation.

The decision to allow us to partake in the Leaving Cert as well as opt for predicted grades is the best case scenario we could have asked for. I am confident, despite the hardships we have faced, that we are in a good position to embrace the Leaving Certificate experience. Now that we are back in school, we have a clear vision of what is to come whether that be we sit every exam or we sit none.

Teacher Alice Quilter taking part in the Monster Litter Picking Initiative this week.

Third Year student Katie O'Connor was shocked with the amount of litter she came across while out walking.

As a new month commenced and prior to all students of St Brigid's Presentation Secondary School returning to school, students and staff decided to donate some of their time in looking after the amazing natural beauty around them in a Monster Litter Picking initiative.

class and what I found shocked me. I would describe my area as generally clean, however that didn’t seem to be the case. At the side of the road, I found cans and packets and plastic bags, none of which are biodegradable. Personally, I thought that due to COVID the litter problem in the communities would improve but it seems to have actually worsened. People need to clean up their act! Our beautiful environment is being ruined by people’s sheer laziness. This needs to change immediately. Taking part in the '10 Pieces a Day' movement could have a great impact on the environment.

This may not seem like a lot but if 10 people did that there would be one hundred less pieces of litter to ruin our environment. 10 pieces of litter can be picked up in less than 60 seconds, therefore it won’t take a lot of time but in the long run it would make a huge difference. Not only is litter unsightly and capable of ruining our experience in nature, it also poses danger to animals that may ingest it or get caught in it. If each one of us picked up 10 pieces of litter a day we can help make our community a more beautiful and safe place for both us and the wildlife to enjoy."

For more information on the '10 Pieces a Day' visit: www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org.

"Something needs to be done now about the increasing litter problem in our community. Ask yourself, can you give 60 seconds to pick up 10 pieces of litter to make a difference?"

Students take part in monster litter picking initiative HAPPY: Leaving Certificate student Saidbh Murphy from St Brigid's says she’s happy to be back to school.

Personally, as a student who plans on sitting all of my exams, I find the recent announcements have alleviated some of the stress I have surrounding my Leaving Cert. It's a milestone in any person’s life and this pandemic has tried its best to rob us of such an important time in our development as young people.

However, through the tremendous work of our teachers and their commitment shown to us and our welfare throughout this pandemic, they have not allowed this to happen and for that I will always be grateful.

Now that we have been given the opportunity to return to school, we should fully embrace what comes our way and work our hardest towards achieving our goals, because in August when we receive our Leaving Cert results we will know that, in the words of Robert Frost, our perseverance and determination will have "made all the difference"."

So many have sought solace, comfort, peace of mind and happiness by escaping their homes and going for walks over the past couple of months. Unfortunately however there has also been a noticable build-up of litter. Junior students utilised their CSPE class, and senior classes utilised one hour of their non-exam classes to carry out one hour of litter picking in their local area.

"I genuinely thought I would not collect much when I glanced around as I drove by the house the other day but once I got out there on foot as I walked along the side of the road and up into the hedges it was constant bits of litter!" teacher Alice Quilter said. "I could have kept going all day and it would have only been a small patch covered. It has really motivated me to try get out for an hour each week for fresh air, bit of exercise and feel good that I have done something positive for my local place."

"PEOPLE NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT!"

Third Year student Katie O'Connor says she was shocked to find so much rubbish while out walking.

"I went litter picking as part of my CSPE

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“Hovering ship” leaves man stunned A man was left stunned to see a ship "hovering" over the ocean this week while out on a walk.

Fallout continues following controversial TV interview While it may be all the world is talking about this week - the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview with Oprah - TV host Piers Morgan and the Royal family have been left licking their wounds.

It was claimed during the broadcast, which went out on CBS in the US Sunday night and on ITV and RTÉ on Monday, as well as in 67 other countries, that the Duchess of Sussex, and her husband, the Duke of Sussex, that questions were asked about what colour their child's skin would be once born and that Meghan contemplated taking her own life due to the constant pressure and "lack of support" from the royal family.

However, the Palace has come out fighting this week with a statement - as has Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Mor-

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gan who stomped out of the ITV studio and has subsequently quit after a spat with colleagues as they debated the issues raised in the interview.

The UK's broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has also launched an investigation after receiving 41,000 complaints on Monday following the brash remarks by TV presenter Morgan.

The long-time critic of the American 'Suits' actress, Morgan said he "doesn't believe the Duchess of Sussex" about the many claims she made about the Royal family.

"I don't believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth and I think the damage she's done to the British monarchy and to the Queen at a time when Prince Philip is lying in hospital is enormous and frankly contemptible."

ITV issued a statement saying: "Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add."

Meanwhile the royal family this week also made a statement expressing their sadness to learn of the experiences of Prince Harry and Meghan.

"The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan," Buckingham Palace said.

"The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members."

The sight, which looked like a giant tanker floating above the water, was spotted by David Morris as he looked out to sea from a hamlet near Falmouth in Cornwall, and he managed to capture it on camera.

The effect is an example of an optical illusion known as a "superior mirage" more common in the Arctic.

The inversion in Cornwall was due to chilly air lying over the relatively cold sea with warmer air above.

“Superior mirages occur because of the weather condition known as a temperature inversion, where cold air lies close to the sea with warmer air above it,” said David Braine, a BBC meteorologist.

“Since cold air is denser than warm air, it bends light towards the eyes of someone standing on the ground or on the coast, changing how a distant object appears.”

A lesson in how to be a hypocrite Imagine that you first believe that the whole COVID-19 pandemic is not real, or at least not as serious as what medical and scientific experts are telling you.

“You can call it a germ, you can call it a flu, you can call it a virus, you know you can call it many different names. I’m not sure anybody even knows what it is,” said Trump a year

ago.

Later, as the virus cases rose he said: “I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better".

Trump supposedly contracted the virus himself in October. He recovered in record-time, just a few short days in hospital and he was right as rain…really?

As the US death toll surpassed 300,000 and then 400,000, it re-

vealed how little Trump cared about the virus.

So, it is fair to say, that if you come from that school of thought, there should be no reason to get vaccinated.

Not our Donald. No sir.

It has been revealed that just days before he left office in January, Trump and first lady Melania received Coronavirus vaccines - in secret and on the taxpayer’s dime.

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Dig deep for Enable Ireland's new service A national charity is asking the public to shop online at their new garden centre to support its disability services.

Covid Care Concerts set to return to Kerry The brainchild of cellist Gerald Peregrine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic his Mobile Music Machine has collaborated with Creative Ireland and Blackwater Valley Opera Festival to deliver live classical music concerts in the gardens of residential care homes and hospital settings.

Since the project’s inception in May last year they have delivered two hundred live concerts in six counties, employing over 30 of the finest Irish classical musicians.

“We are delighted to be returning to Kerry,” says Gerald. “There is always such a warm welcome for us from staff and residents and huge appreciation for

the music.”

In 2021 the Mobile Music Machine will deliver two hundred and fifty concerts in five counties with the support of Age Friendly Ireland. In addition to continued funding from Creative Ireland, this will enable the delivery of four hundred concerts and the employment of over 60 musicians.

These visits have been a great success, particularly at a time when families are not in a position to visit and the residents have lost access to all their occupational therapy, such as arts, crafts and music. The musicians have been providing these visits free of charge, as part of the community call promoted by the Government.

€200k heritage boost for Listowel town A special €200,000 heritage fund will see the regeneration of a number of historic buildings in Listowel.

Repair work will also be carried out to the Spire of St John’s Theatre & Arts Centre, to prevent further water damage, as well as roof, render and joinery repairs to other prominent buildings in the town’s streets.

These works are an action identified in the 2015 Listowel Heritage and Community-Led Regeneration Strategy, completed by Kerry County Council with support from the Heritage Council.

As well as a strong literary tradition, the town is famous for its distinctive McAuliffe plaster or stuccowork decorated shop fronts.

The Heritage Council, along with Minis-

ter Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister of State Malcolm Noonan TD, announced a list of nominated towns that will share in a €1.5m fund.

The initiative is part of a fund which will provide a jobs boost and an economic stimulus for 10 towns around Ireland.

The Heritage Council’s Historic Towns Initiative 2021 will help to rebuild local economies with heritage as a focal point.

The Historic Towns Initiative follows on from similar highly successful programmes in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Last year, €1.1m in funding was awarded under this scheme to provide a jobs and economic stimulus. The programme is a joint initiative between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Heritage Council.

Enable Ireland, the national organisation providing services to children and adults with disabilities, has launched its brand new online garden centre and customers can now get all their gardening needs under one roof at www.enableirelandgardencentre.ie.

Enable Ireland’s Garden Centre stocks everything you need for your garden.

They have a great range of planters, trees, seeds, plants, pots, garden tools and equipment, with the focus on quality products and strong customer service.

And one hundred percent of the profits will support Enable Ireland’s vital disability services for more than 9,200 children and adults with disabilities across Ireland - including its Kerry branch.

Customers will also find a great selection of gift ideas, ornaments and homeware in the online shop. With a nationwide delivery service, you can save your energy for the garden and get all your goods delivered to the front door.

“We are very excited to expand our service offering online," Oonagh O’Connor, Head of Commercial, Enable Ireland

said. "Shopping in our online garden centre is supporting Enable Ireland’s disability services in your local community. Due to the ongoing pandemic, we have had to temporarily close our charity shops and cancel traditional fundraising events. We estimate a loss of funds in the region of €1 million, as a result. Now, more than ever, we need the public’s support to continue to provide our vital services to children and adults with disabilities in Ireland.”

Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon returns as a virtual event for 2021 The organisers of the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon are delighted to announce that the event will be held virtually for the second time, following the success of last year’s event which saw over 20,000 women participate.

The 2021 mini marathon is set to take place in September, with full details of this exciting event to be announced in the coming weeks.

The physical race will not go ahead on the June Bank Holiday weekend, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

“We are delighted to announce the return of the Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Mar-

athon this September," David O’Leary, General Manager of the Women’s Mini Marathon, said. "The event was a phenomenal success last year, and we can’t wait to once again provide our thousands of participants with a virtual experience like no other.”

Anyone who has already entered the 2021 physical event will be contacted directly by the event organisers, and offered the choice of a full refund on their entry or have their entry rolled over to the 2022 event. Full details are available at www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie.

They will also have the option to enter the virtual race.

Texaco Children's Art reminder Kerry teachers in primary and second level schools, whose pupils and students take part in the annual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries this year is Wednesday, March 24.

Last year over 350 pupils from schools in Kerry, including the overall winner, submitted entries to the competition.

Now in its 67th year, the Texaco Children’s Art Competition is widely acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship in Ireland.

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World Book Day at Scallywags Colourful costumes were all part of the theme at Scallywags Preschool earlier this week as the children were super excited to make a return and see their friends and teachers.

To mark the occasion they celebrated with World Book Day and dressed up as their favourite characters.

"The effort was fantastic with an amazing cardboard Orca whale from Darragh Murphy to represent his favourite book,

'The Snail and the Whale' by Julia Donaldson," Patricia Quigley from Scallywags said.

"The hot glue gun was out for a dinosaur from Barra Roche, and Freddie Moore says Giraffes Do Dance! The unpaired socks made a great octopus for Rossa Cronin, and 'Red Riding Hood' Aoibhin Spillane found a big, good wolf in Luke Hannon. Superheroes and princesses, a birthday bear, a Kerry footballer, Woody and a Little Pony all made an appearance too."

Students celebrate World Book Day in unusual ways!

On March 4, St Brigid's Presentation celebrated World Book Day. Students got involved in a variety of activities to demonstrate the joy of reading. They created bookmarks, baked delicious cakes inspired by their favourite novels, many got ‘caught reading’ in unusual locations and some students involved their family pets in their literary escapades. All in all, students truly embraced the joy of reading.

Nicola Piotrowicz wanted to find out what happened next while sitting on a motor bike.

Elizabeth O’Shea admired the views out the window while getting in a few chapters!

Saoirse O’Sullivan proved that she can multitask while reading and performing a handstand.

Ciara O’Donoghue took a few quiet moments to catch up on her reading in the hay shed.

Sarah O’Sullivan decided that her book was so interesting that she'd read some paragraphs to the sheep.

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It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday - so why not give her a day off and treat her to a home cooked roast.

And we’ve got just the recipe from Head Chef Jakub Jurusik at the Aghadoe Heights Hotel, a roast chicken dinner, which we’re sharing with our readers.

• PRAWN COCKTAIL STARTER

• ROAST CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

JAKUB JURUSIK, HEAD CHEF at the Aghadoe Heights Hotel

• YORKSHIRE PUDDING

INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS

650g prawns in their shells, cooked (peeled prawns) 2 tbsp lime juice 100g/4oz cucumber 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbsp snipped dill 1 small ripe avocado 50g watercress Pinch cayenne pepper, for sprinkling

FOR THE HERB BUTTER 5 sprigs fresh thyme 1 sprig fresh rosemary 2 fresh sage leaves 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped Zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon honey 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)

140g plain flour (this is about 200ml/7fl oz) 4 eggs (200ml/7fl oz) 200ml milk Sunflower oil for cooking

FOR THE SAUCE: 2 tbsp mayonnaise 5 tbsp fromage frais 1½ tbsp tomato ketchup Splash Tabasco sauce Splash Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp brandy

FOR THE CHICKEN 6 shallots, peeled and halved 1 whole head garlic, clean, unpeeled and cut in half horizontally 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 chicken, 4 – 4 ½ pounds, cut into pieces (or 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts) Herb butter (above) 2 teaspoons kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

Peel the prawns. Rinse them in a large sieve under a cold tap, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Lay the prawns in a shallow dish and squeeze over 1 tbsp of the lime juice, then add a twist of pepper. Set aside.

Chop the cucumber into small dice and tip into a dish.

Spoon over the vinegar, scatter over the dill and a grating of pepper, then set aside. Halve, stone and peel the avocado, then chop into small dice. Spoon over the rest of the lime juice and toss together gently with a twist of pepper.

For the sauce, mix together the mayonnaise, fromage frais and ketchup. Stir in the Tabasco, Worcestershire and brandy with a twist of pepper.

To serve, put a small spoonful of the sauce into the bottom of each cocktail glass. Very coarsely chop most of the watercress, leaving a few sprigs whole. Lay the chopped watercress on top of the sauce. Drain the cucumber well, then spoon it over the watercress with the avocado. Pile over the prawns, then spoon over the rest of the sauce. Tuck in the sprigs of watercress and serve with a sprinkling of cayenne.

FOR THE SAUCE 2 cups low sodium chicken broth 1-1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 450°F. To make the herb butter pull herbs from the stems and chop finely. Combine the chopped herbs, shallots, lemon zest, honey and butter in small bowl and blend well. Set aside. Place the shallots and garlic in a roasting pan and toss with the olive oil (it’s okay if the garlic breaks apart a bit). Pat the chicken very dry with paper towels and place in the roasting pan; do not crowd. Use a soup spoon to rub the herb butter all over the chicken and under the skin too. Sprinkle the kosher salt evenly all over the chicken and season with fresh pepper to your liking. Place the chicken in the oven and roast for 35-40 minutes, or until the skin is golden brown. Turn the heat down to 375F degrees; continue to roast for 15-20 minutes more, or until done. Chicken should be done in less than an hour; do not overcook.

Transfer the chicken and the shallots to serving platter to rest and cover with foil. Discard the garlic. Pour off all the fat, leaving the brown baked-on bits in the bottom of the roasting pan. Add the chicken broth and place on the stove over high heat; bring to a boil and whisk in Dijon mustard. Using a whisk or wooden spoon, stir up and combine the brown bits with the broth and continue to cook until the liquid is reduced by half, 5-8 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the butter. Pour the sauce into a gravy boat and serve alongside chicken.

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METHOD

Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8.

Drizzle a little sunflower oil evenly into two 4-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or two 12-hole non-stick muffin tins and place in the oven to heat through.

To make the batter, tip 140g plain flour into a bowl and beat in 4 eggs until smooth.

Gradually add 200ml milk and carry on beating until the mix is completely lump-free. Season with salt and pepper.

Pour the batter into a jug, then remove the hot tins from the oven. Carefully and evenly pour the batter into the holes.

Place the tins back in the oven and leave undisturbed for 20-25 mins until the puddings have puffed up and browned.

• ROAST POTATOES INGREDIENTS 1kg Maris Piper potatoes 100g duck or goose fat, or 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil Malden salt to serve

METHOD

Put a roasting tin in the oven (one big enough to take the potatoes in a single layer) and heat oven to 200C/ fan 180C/gas 6.

Peel 1kg potatoes and cut each into 4 even-sized pieces if they are medium size, 2-3 if smaller (5cm pieces).

Drop the potatoes into a large pan and pour in enough water to barely cover them.

Add salt, then wait for thewater to boil. As soon as the water reaches a full rolling boil, lower the heat, put your timer on and simmer the potatoes uncovered, reasonably vigorously, for 2 mins.

Meanwhile, put 100g duck or goose fat or 100ml olive oil into the hot roasting tin and heat it in the oven for a few mins, so it’s really hot.

Drain the potatoes in a colander then shake the colander back and forth a few times to fluff up the outsides.

Carefully put the potatoes into the hot fat – they will sizzle as they go in – then turn and roll them around so they are coated all over.

Spread them in a single layer making sure they have plenty of room. Roast the potatoes for 15 mins, then take them out of the oven and turn them over.

Roast for another 15 mins and turn them over again.

Put them back in the oven for another 10-20 mins, or however long it takes to get them really golden and crisp. The colouring will be uneven, which is what you want. Scatter with Maldon salt and serve straight away.

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Coyne attracts local support for British season Local motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne is hopeful that some pandemic-related restrictions will be lifted by April so he can take part in a pre-season test session.

The young racer is set to graduate to the British Superstock 600 championship after a season competing last year in the British Junior Supersport Championship.

He has acquired a new Kawasaki Ninja 636 for new season and backing from another local business after Dan Ahern of

Ahern’s Pharmacy in Farranfore stepped in to help.

“Without the help of local companies we would not be able to make this dream possible. Even in these trying times for companies, I really can’t thank Dan enough for believing in me. I hope to do him, and all who believe in me, proud this year as I make the step up to the 600 Class,” Kevin said at a low-key launch event outside the pharmacy on Sunday.

His British season gets underway on May 29-31 at Oulton Park in Cheshire.

READY TO RACE: Dan Ahern from Ahern's Pharmacy in Farranfore has backed Kevin Coyne for the season ahead.

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59 years of loyal customer satisfaction at Randles Bros Thomas Randles from Clontoo, Kilgarvan is celebrating his 59th year as a customer of Randles Bros.

The local Nissan dealer on the Muckross Road is this year celebrating its 100th anniversary.

The garage was founded in Kenmare by Con Randles, the grandfather of current dealer principal David.

The family firm later became the local agents for Morris cars and that is when Thomas Randles bought his first new car – a Morris Minor – for the princely sum of £535 from Con in 1962.

He became a loyal customer of Randles

Bros and subsequently bought cars from David’s father Neil and brother Con. This week he collected his new Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Diesel from David.

“Thomas is delighted to collect his new Nissan in 2021 as it is a special year for Randles Bros who are celebrating their 100th anniversary in business this year,” said David. “He would have known all of the first generation from the 1940s and 1950s very well. Randles Bros wish Thomas and Catherine the best of luck with their new car and thank them for their continued business.”

Randles Bros operate cars sales and repair sites in Killarney and Tralee.

SLIP SLIDING: Co-driver Damian Fleming was the last Kerry competitor to contest an Irish rally. Photo: Stefan Lassus

Kilcummin man holds rally record Damian Fleming holds the unlikely record as the last Kerry rally competitor to contest an event on Irish soil.

HANDOVER: Thomas Randles from Clontoo, Kilgarvan collected a new Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Diesel from David Randles. Thomas bought his first new car from the family firm in 1962.

The Kilcummin co-driver entered last year’s Mayo Rally alongside Monaghan’s Raymond Conlon in a Toyota Corolla. He was the only Kerry competitor on the event as several other local crews had committed to the following weekend's West Cork Rally.

The pair finished seventh overall, and second in Class 13 on the Castlebar-based event.

The rally took place on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Four days later the country entered its first COVID-19 lockdown and the sport was suspended.

“It has been a long year since we were slipping and sliding around Mayo on the mud, little did we know that when we went to Mayo last year that it would be the last time we could go rallying,” he said.

“We understand the reasons why the sport cannot go ahead but, at the same time, looking forward to the day our sport can resume.”

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The survey of 2,521 people found that prospective home buyers are largely insulated from COVID related job losses and income drops, with 59% able to increase their savings.

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG: Day old kid goats named 'Jack and Jill' with their proud Nanny Goat 'Molly' born at Muckross Traditional Farms, Killarney. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

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The market is overvalued!

I hear a lot of people saying that they can’t bring themselves to invest in the market at the current price.

It’s easy to look at the current market valuation and assume everything is a bubble.

Over the last two weeks 'bubble' talk has gone into overdrive. We have seen a sharp correction in many of the big tech winners of 2020, spark fears of further declines. While the recent price movements can be tough to stomach, never

underestimate how fast markets can go from euphoria to outright panic, straight back to euphoria again. Fixating on daily price movements can be a nail-biting endeavour. Instead, focus on the company's fundamentals; If these remain strong, so should your conviction. Remember, some of these exponential growth stories that we have seen are warranted.

It’s easy to look at the likes of Zoom and see a company that has jumped nearly 200% over a 12 month period and apply an anchoring bias to last year’s price and just file it under ‘market hysteria’, but that’s a shallow investment thesis.

Zoom saw year over year profits jump from just over 100 million to 1 billion this year - in just one year. Zoom has managed to increase revenue 4.3 times and grow profit 10X - a truly staggering achievement.

We saw similar stock price jumps in the e-commerce space.

The e-commerce industry represented 5% of the entire commerce market in 2009, growing to 16% in 2019. In Q1 2020, e-commerce’s portion of the overall pie jumped to 32% amidst the pandemic.

It seems quite plausible that we will see exponential growth stories emerge from an industry that has just seen 10 years worth of growth in one quarter.

Now don’t get me wrong; broadly speaking, valuations are lofty, I know this all too well. I spent seven years studying

The perils of underinsurance for commercial properties Most commercial property insurance policies include an “Average Clause” which means in the event of underinsurance any claims settlement can be reduced in value in proportion to the degree of underinsurance.

Your property should be insured for the reinstatement cost and not the market value; in order words, the cost of rebuilding the property excluding the site value.

In times of economic progress the cost of building property increases. This has been true in Ireland over the past five to six years where building costs have increased substantially. As well as the raw

John Healy of Healy Insurances.

materials and labour cost increases the market has also seen updated building regulations in the past few years. Building regulations are constantly being updated and in the event of a total loss the con-

struction of your property must meet the standards in place at that point in time.

Commercial properties as you would imagine have a higher reinstatement cost than private houses. Many are city or town centre locations with adjoining properties that would need to be considered during a rebuild situation.

While base rebuilding costs for residential properties is running at €160-€170 a square foot in the south west of the country, commercial property such as a suburban commercial office shell and core was estimated at €214 a square foot in late 2019. City centre equivalents would be closer to €314 a square foot.

The “Average Clause” and consequently the impact of underinsurance also features in the business interruption section

Michael O’Connor CFA is an investment consultant based in the Cayman Islands with a decade of experience within the financial industry.

valuations metrics only for the rule book to be thrown out the window in recent months, but let’s not paint all stocks with the same brush.

If you choose to ignore the monumental shifts created by the pandemic, then, of course, it’s easy to categorise everything as overvalued. But if you are willing to dig a little deeper and distinguish organic and fundamental growth from speculative growth, then I believe great long-term opportunities still exist for companies within rapidly changing industries.

The game isn’t over, it’s just getting a little harder. www.theislandinvestor.com. of a commercial policy.

Business interruption covers loss of gross profit that results after an insured loss such as a fire. It is vitally important that the gross profit figure is reviewed annually to reflect the current trading conditions.

In addition, most property policies allow indemnity periods of longer than 12 months for business interruption. Consider a large commercial building that is totally destroyed by fire. From date of loss it will likely take over a year to draw up plans and planning, arrange construction and then complete the reinstatement. If the project takes in excess of 12 months then the gross profit figure and indemnity period would need to be increased.

During this pandemic crisis, and the economic uncertainty that it has unleased, it is advisable that policy holders review their cover and make savings where necessary. However, underinsurance is a very real risk in the event of a loss. It is wise not to be penny wise and pound foolish.

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SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL Leaving Cert deadlines for Student Portal, HEAR & DARE

Beauty - By Jill O'Donoghue

Jill is available for advice and beauty consultations, at Killarney Toning & Beauty Studio. Call 064 6632966

ARTDECO make-up We have been stockist of ARTDECO make up for the past 30 years. It’s a German brand with high quality on trend products. I usually escape to Dublin for the launch of new season trends. This year, like every new launch, it was via Zoom.

colours are available; soft rose, peach, nude and burnt orange. A new lipstick is an absolute essential for your fresh, natural spring-time look with a creamy, pearly finish and intensive coverage for a rich colour application. The formula has hyaluronic acid for a plumping effect.

We were treated to a fantastic event. It was very interactive, with our Irish trainer based in Dublin and international MakeUp Artist (MUA) and ARTDECO head trainer Mace Bezerra.

Feel This Bloom Obsession and mask/ smudge proof products were revealed at the launch, which are colourful, feminine and powerful.

As we slowly come out of hibernation and step into colourful spring it's time to get a few new bits to add to our make-up bag.

All-in-one Black Mascara: The long-lasting mascara is perfect for styling your lashes. Your eyelashes are given maximum volume, optical elongation and a great curl. The combination of two brushes in one gives your eyelashes more volume and separates them at the same time.

Blossom Duo Blush: comes in a perfectly coordinated duo colour combination to accentuate your contours and flatter every skin tone.

Premium Blusher Brush: Angled shape made of high-quality synthetic hair is ideal for precise contouring and shading and is guaranteed to pick up and apply colour excellently.

Multi-purpose Brush: Suitable for pressed and loose powder blusher. It's also great for applying self-tanning gel to face and neck.

The Perfect Color Lipstick: Four new

3-in-1 Make-Up Fixing Spray: Perfect as a primer for your skin, to fix your makeup in place, or just to freshen up here and there. If you want your skin to look flawless, the transparent 3-in-1 Make-Up Fixing Spray will quickly become your new holy grail product! It perfectly primes your skin for make-up and fixes it in place for longer, adding a gorgeous glow even under a mask. Great for refreshing your complexion.

Setting Powder: Transparent, light-reflecting setting powder. Innovative, light-reflecting powder for setting makeup. Completely transparent - suitable for all skin tones with a matte finish for a flawless complexion. Holds make-up in place even under masks.

• To make a booking or to find out more, call Jill on 064 6632966.

In the coming week Leaving Cert students have two very important deadlines to watch out for and it is critical that you don’t miss them.

STUDENT PORTAL FOR LEAVING CERT AND LEAVING CERT APPLIED STUDENTS

The Candidate Self-Service Portal for Leaving Cert and LCA (Year 2) students closes on Tuesday next, March 16 at 6pm.

By then you will need to have registered on www.examinations.ie/candidate-portal/ and indicate your preference to opt for Accredited Grades, Examinations or a mixture of the two on a subject by subject basis. To register you will need your exam number which you got from your school and your PIN number which for most students is the first four digits of your PPSN. If you have any problem with these details, check in school or email candidateportal@examinations.ie. Once you have registered you will need to confirm your subjects, levels and which option(s) you are choosing for each subject. If you are choosing to sit some or all of the examinations in June, it is advisable to choose that option by the March 16 deadline.

Extra changes to the written exams are due to be announced on the week of March 22 to give students more choice.

You cannot opt in to take the exams after that date. The portal will reopen in late April/early May and at that stage you will have the opportunity to change your levels in the subjects and opt out of the written exams. If you think there is any chance that you may want to do the exams, make sure you choose that option now and remember you can opt for both Accredited Grades and Exams in some or all of your subjects. The Department of Education Helpline is available to students on 1800 111135 or 1800 111136 up to the March 16 deadline. A step by step guide is available on www.gov.ie.

DEADLINES FOR HEAR & DARE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Students who have applied for the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) or

Niamh Dwyer is a Guidance Counsellor in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, and Chairperson of the Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors. She is also a Career Consultant. For details see www.mycareerplan.ie or follow MyCareerPlan on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) must ensure that your completed supporting documentation for both schemes is posted to the CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway to arrive

by March 15 at 5.15pm. Emailed or faxed documents will not be accepted. The documentation required varies based on your own personal circumstances and that of your household. You can check all details on www.accesscollege.ie. Send copies of the required documents and make sure you get a certificate of postage just in case anything happens that there is a delay. You will have proof that you sent the documents in time. Otherwise they will not be accepted after the deadline. If you want confirmation that your documents have arrived then include a self-addressed postcard. For answers to specific questions about supporting documentation see www.cao.ie.

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WHAT A VIEW: Michael and David O'Donoghue pictured at top of Torc and Devil’s Punchbowl last Sunday.

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DRESS UP: Brooke Sugrue from Kilcummin all dressed up as Mario on World Book Day on Thursday last and happy out to be back in Kilcummin National School.

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OWNER WANTED: Kerry County Council’s Dog Shelter is trying to trace the owner this fella. He was found in the Muckross area on Wednesday of this week.

“This dog will be available for rehoming from March 18 should the dog not be reclaimed,” said a Council official.

The Dog Shelter can be contacted on on 066 71 83700 Monday to Friday between 10-1pm and 2pm-5pm.

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HEALTH & FITNESS Advice - By Brian Foley Brian is available for advice and fitness consultations, Call 087 403 0894 or email info@activate.ie • www.activate.ie

Is responsibility debt ruining your progress?

My morning ritual is a non-negotiable constant. I get up, let the dog out, turn on the coffee machine and brew a coffee.

Yesterday I woke up to the fact that I’d run out of coffee.

And as I morosely took off on our daily morning walk, I berated myself because I knew this was going to happen.

You see, earlier in the week I told myself I’d order my coffee online. Then I missed this deadline, fast forward to me walking past the shop on Friday evening, and I told myself I’d handle it tomorrow because I was hungry and tired and just wanted to get home.

Even as I walked past the shop that was right in front of me, I knew that tomorrow would come and I’d have to go without.

I call this 'Responsibility Debt'; when your past/present self-abdicates responsibility to your future self.

But see, there’s a problem. Your future self already has pre-existing responsibilities and now you’ve just thrown a tonne more onto him or her.

For example, let’s say you decide you’re not going to workout today because flip it, it’s been a long day and you’re tired.

And as you snuggle up on the oh-sowarm couch while turning on Netflix you promise yourself that you’ll do it tomorrow.

But then tomorrow rolls around it doesn't happen, and the next day, and you keep abdicating your gym-going to your future selves like a hot potato.

The reason we do this is what psychologists call an empathy gap.

DO IT

NOW!

So, what can we do about this?

1. Empathise with your future self Imagine your future self as a completely different person to you; maybe a close friend. Now, would it be fair to put all your own responsibilities on this person?

Or, should you handle it yourself?

Taking a second to stop and think about how this removes the impulse and allows you to be rational. “Oh, I have to go to that thing tomorrow which means I won’t be able to go to the gym. I should go today.”

See? And yes, I know it’s not always as clearcut as this but that isn’t the point. The point of this is to get you to stop and think about your choices and their consequences. Something people don’t do.

Hence, Responsibility Debt.

2. Schedule the important things in your diary There are a few things, above all else, that I don’t negotiate on; Writing (creating), reading, and the gym.

I plan time for each into my day regardless of how busy I am. If you don’t schedule the important things into your day, you won’t do them.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

CAO late application QUESTION: The closing date for applying to college was February 1. Can I still apply?

ANSWER: You apply for almost all full-time undergraduate courses through the Central Applications Office (CAO). This includes, for example, university and institutes of technology undergraduate courses such as Higher Certificates at Level 6 and degrees at Levels 7 and 8.

The closing date for 2021 CAO applications was February 1, 2021. However, late applications are allowed up to 5.15pm on May 1.

There is a fee to apply for courses through the CAO and late applications pay an increased fee. Late online applications cost €60.

Regardless of when you applied, you can access your application to change the courses you picked or the order of courses. This Change of Mind facility is free. It opens on May 5 and closes on July 1 at 5.15pm.

If you want to be assessed as a mature applicant, or if you want to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes, most colleges require you to have applied to the CAO by February 1.

You must have submitted your completed application for DARE and/or HEAR by March 1 and submit all your supporting documents by March 15.

There are also some restricted courses which you cannot apply for after Febru-

ary 1.

The CAO handbook lists all the courses on offer and gives information on how to apply.

Decisions on offers of places are normally made in August and September, after the results of the Leaving Certificate have come out. A detailed schedule of the offer rounds is in the CAO handbook.

It is important to note that there is no central applications body for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses. Students must apply directly to the individual colleges. You should check the closing date for PLC courses with the college where the PLC course is taking place.

During COVID-19, you can find comprehensive integrated information online at citizensinformation.ie/covid19/ and you can get daily updates on what’s changed on Twitter at @citizensinfo. You can also get information and advice from: Tralee on Tel: 0761 07 7860 Mon – Fri (10am-4pm) The Citizens Information Phone Service: Call 0761 07 4000, Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm Our national call back service: Visit citizensinformation.ie/callback to request a phone call from an information officer.

3. Do the hardest thing first If you know you’re not likely to go to the gym/workout after work; go in the morning before work.

Doing this means you have it out of the way but also, it’s a ‘win’ for the day and works as a positive psychological boost.

4. “Do it now” Whenever I’m procrastinating or find myself abdicating responsibility to my future self, I tell myself to “do it now”.

ADMIRING THE VIEW: Ruben Myers (11) from Killarney pictured enjoying the view in the National Park on Tuesday afternoon last. He is in Fifth Class in The Mon and looking forward to getting back to the classroom.

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Challenge yourself with a digital detox Due to the current lockdown many of us have more time than ever to start an online course, learn a language, practice a skill, or simply read a book. But instead of making the most of this time do you find yourself on your phone for hours a day, reading doomsday articles or watching videos that aren’t even that funny? We all do it, but it’s time to start recognising impacts of social media on your health and productivity.

Social media Apps are made to be addictive. They generate revenue through ads and sponsored posts by literally selling your attention to the highest bidder. One must ask, if you are not paying for the use of these products then who is the ultimate customer? This is a multi-trillion-dollar industry after all! Most of us view social media

first thing in the morning and last thing at night without thinking twice about the content we are exposing ourselves to. Whether it is fake news, one sided opinion pieces, insights into the lives of the rich and famous, or an unrealistic portrayal of beauty, it influences our perception of the world around us and over time can change the things deemed to be most important.

Recently I cut down on my exposure to content that does not benefit my everyday life. As a result of this and the following steps, my screen time has drastically decreased. I now have more time to be active in the real world.

TURN OFF THE NOTIFICATIONS

Nothing that pops up on your

phone is so important that it needs your attention the second it happens. Notifications act as triggers that cause us to subconsciously think we are missing out on something, and that if we don’t react in real time then the moment will have passed us by.

SET USAGE TIME LIMITS

On iPhone go to Settings then Screen Time, and you will be able to set limits for individual Apps.

GO OLD-SCHOOL

Buy an alarm clock to wake you instead of using your phone. Leave your phone outside the room, maybe next to the vitamins you keep forgetting to take in the morning. You may as well make your digital detox help you in other ways!

TRACK YOUR SCREEN TIME

Most phones will now have the option to track your Screen Time. Use this feature to note high activity times. Can you do something different during this time instead?

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Screen time stimulates your brain and actually negatively impacts sleep. It may be a temporary distraction from stress - but is not beneficial in the long run.

If you are interested in learning more about the behavioural science used to create social media Apps I recommend reading 'Digital Minimalism' by Cal Newport and watching 'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix.

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IN MEMORIAM

12.3.2021 2ND & 50TH ANNIVERSARIES

6TH ANNIVERSARY

36TH ANNIVERSARY

2ND ANNIVERSARY

HORGAN

MCGILLYCUDDY

MORRIS

In loving memory of John Horgan 20 Woodlawn road, Killarney who died March 14th 2015 R.I.P.

In loving memory of my dear Mother Mary McGillycuddy who died on March 16th 1985 late of High Street and Muckross Road also my Dad, brother Gerard, my sisters Colette, Maureen and Kathleen.

In loving memory of Patrick(Pat) Morris Rockfield, Tralee Road who died on 14th March 2019.

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CARROLL & O’REGAN

In loving memory of Tess Carroll (nee O’Regan), Marian Tce, Killarney who passed away on the 12th March 2019.

And her father Thomas O’Regan Marian Tce, Killarney & Raheen, Headford who passed away on the 14th March 1971.

“We miss you from your fireside chair Your loving smile and gentle air Your vacant place no one can fill We miss you mother and always will.”

“Just a prayer from the family who loved you Just a memory fond and true In our hearts you will live forever Because we thought the world of you.”

Sadly missed and never forgotten, Your Son’s, daughter’s, Son’s in-law, Daughter’s in-law, Grandchildren & Great grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Friday 12th March at 6.15pm in St.Mary’s Cathedral.

Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed, still very dear.

Sadly missed by his wife Bridget, daughter Linda, sons John, Ger, Kevin, Paul & Padraig, daughters-in-law Olive, Niamh, Jessica and all your grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass will be held in St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 13th March at 6.15pm.

Via web cam

38TH AND 26TH ANNIVERSARIES

In loving memory of Sheila and Sean Daly late of 1 O’Connell Tce, Killarney who died on 4th March and 10th March 2012.

Still Silent thoughts, Still tears unseen Wishing your absence was only a dream.

Treasured memories silently kept Of a Mom and Dad we loved and will never forget.

Always loved and greatly missed by Mike, Brendan, Eileen, Liz, Johnny and families.

Anniversary Mass Sunday 21st March 2021 at 12 noon In St. Mary’s Cathedral.

MIRACLE PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked You for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within Your own Heart where Your Father sees it.

Then, in His merciful eyes it will become Your favour not mine. Amen. Say for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted.

NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE Ask St. Claire for 3 favours, one business, two impossible and say nine Hail Mary’s for nine days with lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish on ninth day.

Powerful Novena. May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and every day throughout the whole world forever Amen. Say six times daily for nine days. Your request will be granted no matter how difficult it may seem. Favour publication must be promised.

IN MEMORIAM

Happy memories we keep forever Of days when we were all together Time goes by, life goes on.

We will always have memories To cherish and hold Thank you for the years we shared May they rest in peace.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving son John, daughter-inlaw Brid, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. R.I.P.

MORIARTY

It broke my heart to lose you but you did not go alone For part of me went with you The day God called you home.

Sadly missed by your loving wife Geraldine Though heaven and earth divide us We are never far apart For you are always in our thoughts And forever in our hearts.

Loving remembered by Eileen, John and family

15TH &16TH ANNIVERSARIES MCSHARRY

MARY MALONE’S PRAYER FOR HEALING

9TH ANNIVERSARY DALY

You always had a smile to share Time to give and time to care Your loving nature, your heart of gold Precious memories we are proud to hold.

Treasured memories of our dear parents Michael and Nora Moriarty late of Cahir, Aghadoe, Killarney whose anniversaries occur at this time.

Lovingly remembered.

Loving parents now at rest For each of us they did their best Their love was great Their hearts were kind Such beautiful memories They left behind.

So sadly missed by your loving Family at home and abroad

PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS Mother of Divine Grace, you can find a way, where there is no way. Please hear my prayer and grant me my request. (Say 6 times daily & your request will be granted).

35TH & 27TH ANNIVERSARY MORIARTY

In loving memory of our dear Mom and Dad Norrie and Tim Moriarty late of Gortagullane, Muckross, Killarney Norrie who died on the 13th March, 1986.

Tim who died on 6th May, 1994.

So now you have found another home So safe and sound where angels roam Some day you’ll meet us at the door And we’ll talk again and laugh some more.

Always loved and remembered by Your loving family.

Heavenly Father, I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that I was created. Every breath I take, every morning I wake, and every moment of every hour, I live under your power.

Father, I ask you now to touch me with that same power. For if you created me from nothing you can certainly re-create me. Fill me with the healing power of your spirit. Cast out anything that should not be in me. Mend what is broken. Root out any damaged cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild any damaged cells.

Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection Let the warmth of your healing love pass through my body to make new any unhealthy areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function.

And Father, restore me to full health in mind and body so that I may serve you the rest of my life. I ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen MM

In loving memory of Theresa Mcsharry late of Ardshanavooley, Killarney who died on the 6th of March 2006 and John Mcsharry who died on the 7th December 2005. RIP. Slowly the leaves of memories fall Gently we stoop and gather them all They bring a smile, sometimes a tear But always a wish, that you were here.

Today is a day of memories so sad of the ones we love And wished we still had Time slips by but you still stay As near and dear as yesterday .

Sadly missed by Jack, Maureen, Eileen, Brian, Mark and Mason. xxx

JESUS May your Sacred Heart Lord Jesus, be praised, glorified and honoured throughout the whole world now and forever. Repeat this 3 times.

NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE Ask St. Claire for 3 favours, one business, two impossible and say nine Hail Mary’s for nine days with lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish on ninth day.

Powerful Novena. May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and every day throughout the whole world forever Amen. Say six times daily for nine days. Your request will be granted no matter how difficult it may seem. Favour publication must be promised.

PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS Mother of Divine Grace, you can find a way, where there is no way. Please hear my prayer and grant me my request. (Say 6 times daily & your request will be granted).

JESUS May your Sacred Heart Lord Jesus, be praised, glorified and honoured throughout the whole world now and forever. Repeat this 3 times.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART

PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. MM

Remember, Oh most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought they intercession was left unaided, inspired by this confidence I fly to thee Oh Virgin of Virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the word incarnate despise not my petition but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.

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IN MEMORIAM 5TH ANNIVERSARY

6TH ANNIVERSARY

MCSWEENEY

O’BRIEN

4TH ANNIVERSARY O’DONOGHUE

26TH & 11TH ANNIVERSARY FLYNN

In loving memory of Nora Mc Sweeney Anablaha, Kilcummin Killarney, Co Kerry. who Died 16th March 2016 Lonely is the home without you Life to us is not the same All the world would be like heaven If we could have you back again.

How dearly we loved you And prayed you might live But Jesus just beckoned And we had to give.

A light from our household is gone A voice we loved is still A place is vacant in our home That never can be filled.

Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same But as god calls us one by one The chain will link again.

In loving memory of Mai O’Brien Rookery Road, Killarney who died on the 16th March 2015.

We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.

So rest in peace dear loved one And thanks for all you’ve done We pray that God has given you The crown you’ve truly won.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving family.

Anniversary Mass will be on Saturday 20th March at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral Ar Dhéis de go raibh a hanam dilis

41ST ANNIVERSARY O’DONOGHUE

7TH ANNIVERSARY O’DRISCOLL

In loving memory of Sinead O’Driscoll who died on March 19th 2014.

No length of time can take away Thoughts of you from day to day Though absent you are always near Still loved, still missed, still very dear.

In loving memory of Donal O’Donoghue, Gortacooish Glenflesk, who died on the 16th March 1980.

Death is not the end Death can never be the end Death is the road Life is the travellers The soul is the guide.

Forever missed, fondly remembered

by Con, Marian, Bridget, Helen, Donal P., daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and relations.

Lovingly remembered by all the family Anniversary Mass on Saturday 20th of March at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral, via webcam.

16TH ANNIVERSARY MURPHY

3RD ANNIVERSARY O’LEARY In loving memory of Jimmy Murphy late of Park Drive who died on 13th March 2005.

In loving memory of Nancy O’Leary Dooneen, Kilcummin who passed away 14th March 2018.

Time slips by and life goes on But from my heart, Nancy you’re never gone I think about you often.

I talk about you too I have so many memories growing up To have had a special Auntie just like you.

Your loving niece, Teeny xx Anniversary Mass will be held on Saturday 13th March at 7:30pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kilcummin.

IN MEMORIAM

A gentle thought, a silent prayer For someone special in God’s care Never more than a thought away Loved and remembered every day.

Silent memories keep you near As time unfolds another year Out of our lives you may be gone But in our hearts you still live on.

On earth you toiled In heaven you rest God Bless you, Donal You were the very best.

Love and miss you always, your loving wife, Maureen, and your loving daughter Evelyn.

Anniversary Mass online, Sunday March 14th at 12:00am from St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

Sadly missed by your loving husband Pat & family.

Anniversary Mass will be on Tuesday the 16th March at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, Kilcummin at 7.30pm

In loving memory of a wonderful husband and dad Donal O’Donoghue, Countess Road Killarney, who died on March 10th 2017.

Deep in my heart your memory is kept To love, to cherish and never forget.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit You make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal.

You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I in this short dialogue I want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from You no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in Your perpetual Glory. Amen.

(Say this prayer three consecutive days without stating the request, after the 3rd day the request will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this as soon as your request is granted.)

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION Father, I come to you, through your son Jesus, I believe He is the son of God, died on the cross for all my sins, rose from the dead and I now confess, Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I truly believe this and when I die, I will go straight to heaven to be with you forever. Jesus you said “You will hear about wars and stories of wars that are coming, about famines and earthquakes in different parts of the world, that there will be increased evil in the world”. But you said not to worry about it, that you would protect those that would trust in you. You, Lord, are my protection. I have made you God most high, my place of safety. Nothing bad will happen to me, no disaster will come near me or my home, you will put your angel in charge of me to watch over me, wherever I go.

Pray out loud every day, Each person must say and believe the prayer for themselves.

Missed and loved always, Mary xx¸

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. MM

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. CW

In loving memory of Paddy Flynn late of St Mary’s Terrace who died on the 7th of March, 1995 and Michael Flynn of Elm Grove who died on the 26th April 2010.

As each day dawns and starts a new As each day ends we think of you And in between no matter where Deep in our hearts you both are always there.

Always remembered and never forgotten By your loving family xxxxxx

NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy when on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles awaited on your word which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety.

Encouraged by this thought I implore you to obtain for me my request (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even though you are the Saint of Miracles, O gentle and loving St. Anthony whose heart was ever full of human sympathy.

Whisper my petition into the ear of the sweet infant Jesus who loved to be held in your arms and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Promise publication. PM

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. GOS

NOVENA PRAYER TO SAINT PHILOMENA

Heavenly Father, I call on you right now in

We beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant us the pardon of our sins by the intercession of Saint, virgin and martyr, who was always pleasing in thy sight by her eminent chastity and by the profession of every virtue. Amen.

Illustrious virgin and Martyr, Saint Philomena, behold me prostrate before the throne whereupon it has pleased the Most Holy Trinity to place thee. Full of confidence in thy protection, I entreat thee to intercede for me with God, from the heights of Heaven deign to cast a glance upon thy humble client! Spouse of Christ, sustain me in suffering, fortify me in temptation, protect me in the dangers surrounding me, and in particular (Here specify your petition).

Above all, assist me at the hour of my death.

Saint Philomena, powerful with God, pray for us. Amen.

O God, Most Holy Trinity, we thank Thee for the graces Thou didst bestow upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, and upon Thy handmaid Philomena, through whose intercession we implore Thy Mercy. Amen.

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IN MEMORIAM

12.3.2021 8TH ANNIVERSARY & BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

9TH ANNIVERSARY & BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

2ND & 19TH ANNIVERSARIES

O’KEEFFE

O’SULLIVAN

SHINE

In loving memory of Sheila O’Keeffe Lissivigeen, Killarney who died on 16th March 2013 and whose birthday occurs on 11th March.

In loving memory of Noranne O’Sullivan who died on the 14th March 2012.

Also birthday remembrance of our loving brother Tom, whose birthday occurs on 14th of March. RIP.

In loving memory of Kathleen Shine who died on 13th March 2019 and Dan Shine who died on 19th April 2002 late of Park Drive, Killarney.

Treasured memories keep you near As time unfolds another year Out of our lives you may be gone But in our hearts you still live on.

We hold you dear within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us through all our lives Until we meet again.

Cherish them Lord in your garden of rest When they were here They were the best.

Lovingly remembered by Steve, Donal, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives & friends

Deeply missed and always fondly remembered by yer sisters Abbie, Mary and Hannah, brothers Denis and John and their families.

10TH ANNIVERSARY

It’s a wonderful journey Sheila From the old world to the new Someday I’ll take that journey Just to be with you.

And when I get to heaven Where all are free from pain I’ll put my arms around you And we’ll never part again Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving husband Eugie Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear.

We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.

Always loved by Alice, Michael, Marie and John Anniversary Mass on Saturday March 13th at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral via web cam

JESUS May your Sacred Heart Lord Jesus, be praised, glorified and honoured throughout the whole world now and forever. Repeat this 3 times.

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10TH ANNIVERSARY O’SULLIVAN

In loving memory of Mary O’Sullivan late of Rockfield, Tralee Road Killarney who died on the 15th of March 2011.

Time passes by, life goes on It’s not the same now you are gone But we think about you everyday And in our hearts you will always stay.

Sadly missed and always remembered fondly by your loving husband Christy, daughters Joan and Catherine, sons in law Denis and Thomas, and grandchildren Denise, Aileen, Christopher, Ivan, Rachael,Evan and Great Grandchildren

5TH &3RD ANNIVERSARY WALSH

O’CONNOR

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF KNOCK Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland you gave hope to your people in a time of distress and comforted them in sorrow.

You have inspired countless pilgrims to pray with confidence to Your Divine Son remembering His promise “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find”.

Help me to remember that we are all pilgrims on the road to Heaven. Fill me with love and concern for my brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those who live with me.

Comfort me when I am sick or lonely or depressed. Teach me how to take part ever more reverently in the Holy Mass. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death.

Amen.

In loving memory of Jerry (Chef) O’Connor Killarney and Knocknagoshel who died on 13th March 2011.

Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear.

From your wife Mary, daughter Sharon, Liam, Zara and Eric, son Kenneth, Rebecca, Jacob, Josh and Lydia and all The Daly family.

In loving memory of Michael (Mick) Walsh Fossa, Killarney, died on 20th March 2016 and his wife Dora,died on 21st Feb 2018.

Happy memories keep forever Of days when we were all together They bring a smile and after a tear And always a wish that you were still here.

Loved and always remembered by your sons Liam, Philip, Michael, Patrick, Donal daughters in laws, Betty, Helen, Davina and your grandchildren Brian, Colm, Michelle and Danielle.

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ADAM MOYNIHAN

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KILLARNEY

SEE OUR COLUMNISTS’ COVERAGE OF THE WEEK IN SPORT EAMONN FITZGERALD & SEAN MORIARTY

Follow Adam on Twitter @AdamMoynihan

‘We’re very optimistic’ Local clubs hoping for April return

After a tough winter and an even tougher lockdown, members of Killarney’s local sports clubs are looking forward to a potential resumption of activities within the next number of weeks.

With Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions scheduled to end on Monday, April 5, club officers say they are optimistic that sport will return in some form immediately thereafter.

If it materialises as expected, the restart will come as a massive relief to athletes, coaches, and club officers alike, all of whom are anxious to get back in the swing of things as soon as possible.

The majority of sportspeople have now been out of action since before Christmas 2020.

Speaking to the Killarney Advertiser this week, Muckross Rowing Club PRO Tim O’Shea says their adult and junior members alike are “missing the sport greatly”.

“We’re getting a lot of enquiries,” O’Shea says. “People asking, ‘Any chance of us coming back in April? Do

ye know? Are ye hearing anything?’. I suppose we’re as much in the dark as anyone else.

“It’s definitely very important to get children back into sport as soon as possible. Parents said that the bit we were able to do during the last lockdown, when we had pods of 15 outdoors, was a huge lifeline, and that only for it they would have been very worried about their kids. When we get them on the Zoom calls, it’s all questions about when they’re coming back. They’re missing friends, missing the social interaction.

“We have a lot of training going on over Zoom now; there’s circuit training midweek and Saturday mornings, so members are managing to stay in touch with each other. There’s no comparison to the real thing, but the feedback we’re getting is very good. It’s some bit of social contact.”

O’Shea also says that, like all local clubs, the various lockdowns have made things difficult for Muckross Rowing Club financially.

“Nearly all of our income streams are wiped out. The local lottery in Muckross was suspended. Normal fundraisers like the street collection, church gate collection, and events like our race night are all gone. We still had a certain amount of costs last year – the costs don’t go away. Things like insurance. When we were operating on a limited basis, we had to pay for fuel for safety boats and things like that. So we had costs and no income streams. We got support from parents and local businesses who approached us during the lockdown, which we were blown away by. We’re very appreciative of that.”

There is a feeling now, however, that a return to the lakes is imminent.

“There’s definitely a sense of optimism within the club,” O’Shea says. “People are looking forward to the return and there is the prospect of events later in the year. They might not be on at the normal time but there is a sense that we will have some regattas or some competitions to go to. That is very much giving people hope.

| By Adam Moynihan “The winter was tough with the long nights. It was a long couple of months with nothing on the horizon. At least now, there’s a sense that we’ll be back on the water in a couple of weeks, and there might hopefully be some small event possible at the back end of the summer. People are definitely clinging on to that.”

Elsewhere, Killarney Athletic chairperson Gerardine Nagle says she is hopeful that soccer can also return in April.

“We’re very optimistic, as long as the numbers keep coming down, and the vaccine is being rolled out,” she says.

“There are whispers about soccer coming back next month and even if it’s only the training in the pods of 15 again, we’ll be happy with that. It will be great to be able to welcome the kids and the coaches back to Woodlawn, and to get that buzz going again. When we opened up the last time, it was marvellous. The co-operation from the parents was unbelievable. And I hope they leave the seniors back as well.

“Anything good is worth waiting for.”

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STICKING TOGETHER: Members of Muckross Rowing Club training last summer. The club are hopeful of returning to action in April. Pic: Valerie O’Sullivan.

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BONUS Information Last week’s article detailing the history between Kerry and adidas was long (possibly one of the longest we’ve published in our 48-year history!) but there was still some info that I couldn’t quite fit in. Also, some more details have come to my attention since the article was published. So here, in no particular order, is some bonus information on Kerry’s famous green and gold jersey.

NUMBERS GAME

With the lack of external branding, it was difficult to tell whether or not Kerry were wearing adidas jerseys in the early eighties. But there was one significant clue on some of the shirts at the time: the number font. When Kerry wore that famous yellow and green design against Offaly in the 1981 final, the standard plain number font was replaced with very adidas-looking numbers comprised of three white stripes.

The same font, which was also used by the German national team in ’81, was wheeled out again for the lime green change strip in 1982.

Although Kerry have predominantly used white numbers in recent decades, their visibility (or lack thereof) on the green and gold home jerseys has frequently been a major gripe as far as supporters and the media have been concerned. Kit-makers have tried to remedy this problem in a number of ways. Black numbers on large white rectangles had been used intermittently throughout the forties, fifties and sixties and adidas reintroduced this style in 1984. In 1985, the white numbers returned and they have remained the standard style ever since, with some notable exceptions.

In 1995, Emerald Active Wear (adidas’ Irish licensee at the time) provided Kerry with jerseys that featured bold, retro, navy numbers with three-strip detailing, similar to the ones used by Premier League clubs Liverpool and Newcastle at the time.

The Millfield jerseys of 1996 and 1997 kept the blocky numbers but when adidas returned in 1998, they replaced the navy with a shade of gold and brought back a rounder font. Even against an all-green reverse, the gold numbers were extremely hard to see and they were ditched for the All-Ireland semi-final against Kildare, with the retro, dark blue numbers making their return.

When O’Neills came back on board in 2000, white numbers were reintroduced and they have been in use since.

When designing the 2018 jersey, Paul Galvin intentionally shifted the num-

ber higher up on the back so the white would be resting more on the green, therefore making it easier to see from a distance.

KERRY GROUP

In 1992, Kerry Group’s blue, rectangular logo was placed across Kerry’s gold band and this branding, which features the now-famous ‘KERRY’ font with a gold underline, was also used in 1993 and 1994.

Although this was (and still is) Kerry Group’s official logo, it was felt at the time that the word ‘KERRY’ on its own was slightly jarring, so Kerry Group came up with a solution. They added the word ‘GROUP’ and placed it below ‘KERRY’, while also changing the font colour to dark blue and removing the blue background and the gold flashline.

This new branding, which has been used ever since, only exists on Kerry jerseys.

THE NAME ON THE BACK

Kerry added ‘CIARRAí’ to the back of their Emerald Active Wear jerseys, just above the numbers, in 1995. Then county board chairman Seán Kelly believes The Kingdom were the first county to introduce this element to their shirt and he says the use of the Irish name was insisted upon by the county board. It subsequently became commonplace for counties to include their Irish names on the back of their jerseys.

BAGGY SHORTS

In last week’s article, Tomás Ó Sé mentioned that the adidas gear they received in the late nineties was oversized. The baggy, soccer-style shorts were evidently not universally popular with some of the players as Maurice Fitzgerald, Séamus Moynihan, Mike McCarthy, Liam Hassett, Aodán MacGearailt and Billy O’Shea were all spotted wearing the old Millfield shorts during the 1999 season.

ONE-OFFS

When Kerry’s motion to change the playing gear rule was defeated in April of 2000, the arrangement with adidas

COVER-UP: Mick O'Dwyer wearing a Kildare jersey with a mysterious strip of white tape covering the O'Neills logo during The Lilywhites' Leinster semi-final match against Offaly in 2002. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile.

had to be scrapped. As the new deal with O’Neills was not yet finalised, Páidí Ó Sé’s men needed an emergency set of away jerseys for their National League semi-final against Meath on April 23. They took to the field in unbranded blue adidas jerseys (with the rectangular, blue Kerry Group logo) that were first used in the early nineties. Goalkeeper Declan O’Keeffe wore a white O’Neills Munster jersey from the Railway Cup. Another unusual variation that didn’t really resemble the adidas or Millfield designs was worn in league matches against Louth and Antrim in late 1998.

This jersey is a real mystery – if you have any information please get in touch on Twitter (@AdamMoynihan) or by email (sport@killarneyadvertiser.ie).

MICKO’S TAPE

This factoid does not relate to a Kerry jersey, but it does relate to a Kerry man. Mick O’Dwyer, the legendary manager who was one of the driving forces behind the Kerry/adidas deal in the eighties, went on to manage Kildare between 1991 and 1994 and again between 1997 and 2002. Although Kildare were kitted out by O’Neills during

both of his spells as bainisteoir, O’Dwyer remained loyal to adidas and was often seen wearing adidas tracksuit pants and sneakers on the sideline.

Unusually for a manager, he was also known to wear a replica of the team shirt during matches. One such occasion was the 2002 Leinster semi-final against Offaly at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny when O’Dwyer wore the official O’Neills Kildare jersey over his tracksuit jacket, with the shirt tucked into his pants. It was a distinctive look that was topped off by his headwear: a traditional tweed flat cap.

A closer look at the jersey itself reveals an interesting alteration. The O’Neills logo on the chest was covered up with a strip of white tape. As O’Neills were the official kit suppliers at the time and their branding was visible on all Kildare clothing, including match gear, it’s hard to think of a single reason why O’Dwyer would be required to block out their logo.

Croke Park forced him and his Kerry players to cover up their adidas branding for many years. Would it be fanciful to speculate that this was O’Dwyer’s “revenge”?

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YOUR HEAD

Eamonn Fitzgerald investigates the rarely-spotted headed Gaelic football goal, and asks why we don’t see more headers in the GAA Nothing like a goal to bring a team back into contention. If the losing team is coming from behind, the green flag really rouses the spectators.

Goals come in all shapes and sizes, but did you ever see a player heading a ball to the net and, if so, did the referee allow the goal to stand? I certainly did not and often wondered why on certain occasions players did not use their heads to nod in the ball. I could not find any clarification in the Official Rules book for GAA referees on whether such a score would be allowed stand or be disallowed. All that it really states is that the ball can be propelled over the goal line using the fist or open hand.

I have always believed a ball headed into the net is a valid goal.

I did check with a well-known referee and his first comment was that he has not refereed a football match for almost a year and felt a bit rusty on the implementations. No, he had never come across that heading scenario, but confirmed for me that there was nothing in the rulebook to invalidate such a score.

Furthermore, he added that goals are not always scored from the player on a long solo run or involved in several one-twos. Often a defender drops a ball, especially a wet ball, or the ball hits off the body of a defender or an attacker and goes over the goal-line. These are all valid goals. He did add that some players and many spectators do not realise that the forward cannot be inside the square when a ball is being sent in from a free.

In fact, if the ball accidentally hits off a player’s, nose, shin, knee, whatever and rolls over the goal-line the score

stands. That player could be anyone on the field.

However, let us say a player is kicking in a long ball from the wing, his/her teammate can crash that ball to the net with any part of the body.

LOCAL SOCCER PLAYERS

Thankfully, ladies’ football has taken off in recent years and it is a very welcome development, both nationally and of course here locally in Kerry.

Therefore, the number of ladies who played soccer in their younger days would be relatively small. Not so with the men folk. Anecdotal evidence suggests to me that up to two out of every three GAA club players here in Killarney played soccer at some stage in their careers. That may well have been at college level, or more likely with local teams such as Killarney Athletic, Killarney Celtic, Mastergeeha, Ballyhar Dynamos, or the newest local club, MEK Galaxy, following on from the now defunct Fossa AFC. What surprises me is that with so many good headers of the ball, how is it that they never use their heads in football matches, when the head may be the best choice to score a goal? Often a forward’s run may be impeded by a back, who has savvy enough not to foul, raising one hand high so that the ref will understand that he is not fouling. Needless to add, the other hidden hand is working strategically to impede the inrushing forward.

I have never seen a player live in a GAA game at club or intercounty level head a ball to the net, but I know of two incidents where it happened. One was in Cork in a club game in the sixties and the referee disallowed goal because he

deemed it “dangerous play”.

It was a wrong decision by the referee, but understandable because the infamous Ban was still in operation and Cork GAA fraternity of all groups were opposed to anything, or anyone, supporting the foreign games.

NOVEMBER 1964

Better known is the Eamonn Breslin headed goal in Croke Park on November 1, 1964. He was playing at wing-forward on the Dublin team versus Laois in a National League game. Twenty minutes into the first half, Dublin forward Brian McDonald won the ball.

He kept it on the ground and dribbled in and out past three Laois men, tricking them all, not shooting himself for goal, but passing it to the better-placed Jackie Gilroy.

He didn’t try to pick up the ball but delivered a lovely chip across the goal.

It wasn’t a high, Holy Mary chip, but Eamonn Breslin judged the flight of the ball perfectly and flung himself at it, heading it into the net past the bewildered Tommy Miller, the Laois net-minder.

The attendance of 8,027 was silent and wondered if the score would stand.

The referee was a very young man at that time, but he had no doubt about the correct decision. Raise the green flag. This was a first-timer for him and the ref got it right.

That same man, Séamus Aldridge, went on to be one of the top referees in the country and endeared himself to Kerry folk 14 years later, during Mick O’Dwyer’s Golden Years. Readers will recall the famous Mikey Sheehy/Paddy Cullen incident. By coincidence both the Breslin goal and the Sheehy goals

were scored at the Canal End of Croke Park (now the Davin End), and not Hill 16, so much beloved by the Dubs.

SOCCER

It was amazing that Eamonn Breslin won a place on the Dublin team of that time, which was dominated by St Vincent’s. Eamonn played his football with Inchicore Hibernians and with Ballyfermot Gaels. Neither of them were senior clubs, so he must have had something special to get on the Dublin team from junior ranks. He did win an All-Ireland medal as a sub on the Dublin team of 1963. Strangely enough, he never played soccer even though soccer was the dominant game in ‘Ballyer’ at that time. His brother Eugene played soccer for the local team (Bromley) but he never got a call up for the Dubs. Eamonn was awarded Sports Star of the Week for his unorthodox headed goal.

Remember that The Ban (Rule 27) was still in force and GAA players ran the risk of being suspended, not alone for playing soccer or rugby, but also for attending as a spectator for these foreign games.

CORK HIBS

I can recall the Kerry great Mick O’Connell pictured on a daily newspaper at a soccer match in Cork featuring Cork Hibs in their prime at Flower Lodge, where the brilliant Wiggy (Dave Wiggington), Dave Bacuzzi, Carl Davenport and Tony Marsden were the star attractions. Ironically, the soccer authorities sold off that splendid pitch to, would you believe it, the GAA. The surface there was far better than that of the old Mardyke and still is today, renamed as Páirc Uí Rinn in memory of Christy Ring,

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where so many Cork intercounty home games are played.

I don’t think any action was taken against Micko for attending at Flower Lodge. Enforcing the Ban in the sixties was anachronistic, with so many players trying out and/or attending foreign games.

However, shrewd assessors of Irish history, games included, realise that laws or restrictions and resultant actions must be judged in the context of their times. How will the current COVID restrictions, be judged 100 years from now?

The Ban was introduced as an important rule in 1905, when Ireland was under British Rule and the country was waking up to its Irishness. Arthur Griffith founded Sinn Féin in the same year, paving the way for the Irish Volunteers, the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. The GAA was interwoven with the nationalistic movement for Irish Independence, so foreign games were anathema to this drive for freedom.

It made sense to have Rule 27 in force; the problem was that it was still in force up to the Annual Congress in 1971. It should have been taken off the GAA rulebook much earlier than that.

Of course, you had Rule 42 in place, which prohibited the playing of field games other than Gaelic football and hurling in GAA grounds. So, no big soccer matches on the splendid surface of the Fitzgerald Stadium, or any of the local GAA club pitches. And for good reasons too. The Irish international rugby and soccer teams were eventually allowed to play in Croke Park.

That change came on February 11, 2007. Seán Kelly and many others were very happy that it was the correct decision, again to be judged in the context of the times.

RUGBY AND GOLF

I know of two headed GAA goals. One was in a club game in Cork and the referee disallowed it for “dangerous play”.

Back to Eamonn Breslin using his head to good effect in Croke Park.

He won his All-Ireland football medal as a sub with the Dubs in 1963 defeating Galway, then in ’64 he headed that goal. He couldn’t maintain a place on the starting 15 for the next four years, ending his time with the Dubs in 1968.

He joined Monkstown rugby club and worked as a bricky for a short while. He spent the rest of his days as a car salesman with Fort Motors in Cromwellsfort Road in south Dublin. He played a lot of golf in his retirement and was a member of Hollystown golf club.

Jackie Gilroy was the father of Pat Gilroy, who managed Dublin 2009-2012.

They won the All Ireland in 2011, breaking a 16-year losing sequence. We know all about that.

With so many sportspeople practising their ball skills in their back–gardens during lockdowns, maybe we will witness a headed goal when the games return? If so, the goal will be legitimate.

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Our sports editor ADAM MOYNIHAN shares his thoughts on the week's burning issues

Manchester United can challenge Pool…

…for the title of ‘Premier League’s Most Annoying Fans’ Football fans can be annoying.

As a football fan myself, I have no doubt that my unwavering support for Aston Villa has irritated people at one point or another.

I love Jack Grealish for starters, which, in this part of the world, is tantamount to treason. If the townspeople of Killarney turned up at my door with pitchforks, I would have to say, “yeah, fair enough,” and go with them to my certain death.

But ultimately, my support for all things Aston Villa, and whatever Villa-related rantings and ravings I might muster, fade into the background here in Ireland. The same can be said for the fans of most English teams on these shores.

Clubs like Villa, Everton, Leeds and Spurs might be “big” but ultimately they have so few fans here, they don’t really make a dent in the everyday footballing discourse.

Arsenal are quite popular so we can probably make an assessment of their supporters and how they act. I would say that that their fans have been fairly annoying at times, but they now appear to be self-aware. The years have humbled them. Which is no harm.

Realistically, when it comes to comparing and contrasting football fans in Ireland, the numbers dictate that there are only two sets of supporters worthy of discussion: Liverpool and Manchester United.

(Before I start tearing into these two undisputedly great clubs, can I just assure readers that I have no horse in this race.

I don’t care about United or Liverpool.

Any observations made hereafter are purely the opinions of a Villa fan who has endured a quarter of a century of brutal, inevitable, soul-crushing defeats at the hands of various iterations of these two teams, so… Wait… Now that I think of it, maybe I do hate both United and Liverpool? Well, if that is the case, then I hate both of them equally, so either way I’m neutral.)

It’s generally accepted that Liverpool

had the most annoying fans during the first couple of decades of the Premier League. After the glory days of the eighties, a generation of sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, and younger brothers and younger sisters had Liverpool jerseys foisted upon them, were told “this is the best team in the world”, and then spent 20-30 years trying to cope with the fact that they had been hoodwinked. They missed their boat and then passed the nineties, 2000s and much of the 2010s by ambling around the pier trying to convince everyone (and, perhaps, themselves) of how big their boat was.

The main gripe with Liverpool fans during their lean years was the sense of entitlement, and the self-pitying that accompanied it. “It’s so hard to be a Liverpool fan,” they said. “You wouldn’t understand.”

This was particularly annoying to supporters of less successful clubs who were, in the immortal words of Charlie Nicholas, sitting there thinking, “hang on, we’ve never won anything, and probably never will – how do you think that feels?”

Eventually, Liverpool won their title back and to be fair, as a neutral, I was happy for them. They enjoyed their victory, which irritated rival fans, but I say fair play to them. They waited long enough.

Now, the tables have turned, and it’s Manchester United supporters who are completely losing the run of themselves. I didn’t watch last week’s match against Crystal Palace but going by the comments some United fans were making on social media that night, I genuinely thought they had lost four or five-nil.

The level of despondency was so great, the sense of pessimism so severe, I was expecting to read that they had been demolished. Turns out they drew 0-0. A bad result against a bottom-half team, granted. And by all accounts they played very poorly.

But let’s have some perspective. United

are in second place in The Best League in the World™ behind a very strong Manchester City team. The way some of their supporters are behaving at the moment, and over the past couple of years, you’d swear they were down in the depths of League One. (To highlight the folly of their fatalism, four days after the Palace catastrophe, they beat the leaders 2-0.)

United have had some shockers in recent times and some of their players have underperformed terribly, which is naturally frustrating, but a certain section of their support have been so spoiled by the wild success of the last 30 years, anything besides total domination is considered to be abject failure.

The Premier League hasn’t rested in AT THE WHEEL: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær has divided opinion since his appointment in 2018.

Old Trafford for seven seasons. That’s roughly the same drought the Kerry footballers are going through at the moment. Imagine a Kerry fan telling someone from any other county in Ireland, with a straight face, that it’s hard to be a Kerry fan. The idea is laughable, and the same goes for United. As a Villa fan, and as an unelected representative of long-suffering clubs worldwide, I say this to United fans: you don’t get to be sad.

For years and years, United supporters rolled their eyes at their Liverpool counterparts, whom they considered to be the most deluded and entitled supporters in the league. The way things are going, it might not be long before United knock Liverpool off that particular perch.

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12.3.2021 SPORT NOTES

Killarney Celtic LOTTO: Numbers drawn 10, 11, 13, 15.

There was no jackpot winner. Match three winners received €75. The next jackpot on Monday, March 16 is €5,600.

Tickets are available from club members, the Dungeon shop, at the stand in Hegarty's Park Rd and also online at clubforce.com.

GEAR: Killarney Celtic Gear is available online through www.bmcsports.ie and the link can be accessed from the Killarney Celtic Facebook page. Please check our Facebook page for a chance to win Killarney Celtic gear.

LEVEL 5: Following the move back to Level 5 restrictions, all activity at Killarney Celtic is suspended until further notice.

Killarney Legion GAA QUIZ: Killarney Legion are running a Family Friendly Quiz on Friday, March 12 at 7pm. We have some great prizes to give away! Prizes: €20 Lidl Voucher x 2, €30 Legion Shop Voucher, Legion Membership Child Registration x2, 12-month entry to Legion Lotto.

HOW TO TAKE PART: The quiz will run on Microsoft Teams and Kahoot. 1.

Watch out for the meeting link details on your team's WhatsApp group or email secretary.legion.kerry@gaa.ie . 2. Login to the meeting on Friday, March 12 at 18:55 through a web browser or the Microsoft Teams app. 3. On another tab/ device, follow the Kahoot link where you will input your team answers. *Note: Each team must contain at least one adult*. We are asking for donations for Jigsaw for those that want to contribute (non-mandatory). You can donate here: www.idonate.ie/KillarneyLegionJIGSAW. Please share with any budding artists you may know.

CALLING ALL LEGION JUVENILE PLAYERS: This St Patrick’s Day we want to connect with the wider Killarney community as part of Lidl’s One Good Club initiative. We’re calling on all our Legion underage players to help us connect by drawing St Patrick’s Day cards this March, and using An Post “Free Post” (write FREEPOST above the address) to post to the residents of Killarney Nursing home and St Columbanus’.

Here are three simple steps: 1. Draw, design and decorate your St Patrick’s Day card. 2. Take a picture of your card and ask your parent/guardian to send it into your teams whatsapp group. 3. Use An Post Free Post to send to Killarney Nursing Home or St Columbanus’. To ensure a fair distribution we’re asking our underage *girls* to send to Killarney Nursing Home, and our underage *boys* to send to St Columbanus’. We hope you will help us with our mission to connect with the wider Killarney community!

Thank you and happy card making!. (Killarney Nursing Home, FREEPOST, Rock Road, Killarney, Co Kerry, V93 Y381. St Columbanus Hospital, FREEPOST, St

Margaret's Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 XN79.

LEGION ANNUAL MASS: The club will be holding its club mass on Wednesday, March 24 at 7pm. This will be done via zoom by Fr Jim Lenihan. A link will be sent to all club members.

WELL WISHES: Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers. Have a great day. Well wishes to loyal supporter Tony Lawlor, we are thinking of you Tony and you are in our thoughts and prayers. Good luck to all our boys and girls who are returning to school this week. Hopefully we will be back on the playing field soon.

LOTTO: Numbers 1, 7, 19, 23. Bonus 17.

Match three winners: Mary Ferris, O’Kelly’s Villas. Daniel Horgan, Sheheree, Muckross. Elizabeth Reen, 3 St Anne’s Terrace. Brid Nagle, 18 Allmans Tce. Ciara Fahy, Ballycasheen. Next draw Sunday. Jackpot €16,300. Tickets available from Ulster Bank, The Reeks, Healy’s Newsagents, 4 Star Pizza, Hegarty’s & Sheehans Centra, Muckross Rd. Thank for your continued support.

NOTES: Please if anyone has anything they wish to include in the weekly notes, email: elainedux@gmail.com or call 086 8398821.

Spa GAA REGISTRATION: Spa GAA club registration for 2021 is open online through www.spagaa.com. Registration for the year ahead is required for all members and this year, due to the ongoing restrictions, we are asking everyone to sign up online through the link to clubforce. Any adult members who want to be included in the club text messaging system going forward, please contact the PRO on 0851216359 or pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie.

SPA LOTTO RESULTS: No winner March 8 and this week's jackpot is €6,800.

Tickets on spagaa.com or from Dalys Supervalu, Killarney Hardware, Centra Muckross Rd, Spa clubhouse or from usual sellers. Thank you to everyone for your continued support for our club lotto, which we need now more than ever as it is our only source of income.

LIDL SUPPORTING LADIES GAA by encouraging clubs to collect stamps on the Lidl app each time you spend a minimum of €30 in store. Just download the LidlPlus app, select your club and start collecting. Open until April 10th, each time you spend min. €30 and scan your app at the till, you will receive a digital stamp. Once six stamps have been collected, users can submit their completed stamp card via the app and their stamps are then added to their chosen club’s total. Each club that achieves a minimum of 50 completed digital stamp cards is guaranteed a reward.

Dr Crokes GAA LOTTO: Draw took place on March 8.

Numbers drawn were 1, 2, 13, 28. Jackpot €5,000 was not won. Four patrons Matched three numbers and receive €100 each. Patti Hope c/o Teddy, Claire Stack, Ginny c/o JCs Ellie & Richard Whelan Kings Park. Jackpot for draw on

March 15 will be €5,000.

CHELTENHAM BUSTER: March 16-19. €1,500. Entry fee €20. Pick a horse in each race on 4 days of Cheltenham Festival. If your horse wins you get 10 points plus the number of points for SP of your horse. 6 points for second 3 points for 3rd. Enter online by text, whatsapp or by returning your card to Vince Casey’s office before 11.30pm on each day of racing. Further info Vince 087 2461599 Conor 087 4075766. Daily updates. An early return of entries would be greatly appreciated. For administration purposes.

MEMBERSHIP: This is a reminder that Dr Crokes GAA member registration is now open for 2021 season. If you want to register and cannot remember your password, please click the “Reset Password” button and follow the steps. We ask that you register as soon as possible so as to reduce the significant burden of managing this process on club registrar and committee. You can register online using via ClubForce.

LAST MAN STANDING: Congratulations to Anton O’Callaghan who scooped the pot.

DR CROKES SHOP: You can now shop worldwide new selection of jackets, gilets masks and snoods and other items. Shop online drcrokesshop.com.

VIRTUAL ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE: We are looking for 10 to 15 second video clips of our juvenile members (or senior members, if you are brave enough) in club and national colours to put together a virtual Dr Crokes St Patrick's Day Parade on our club media platforms on March 17. So, get inventive and submit your video clips through WhatsApp to 0879554831 before March 14. Then, sit back and enjoy our Dr Crokes St Patrick's Day Parade to be aired early on our National Festive Day. FAMILY FUN COMPETITION: In the next few weeks we will be running a fun competition already committed to participating are Colm and Mark Cooper, Fionn and Cillian Fitzgerald, Tony and Steve Brosnan, Micheál and Mickey Joe Burns, Áine and Leah McMahon. Further detail to follow.

HEALTH & WELLBEING: Crokes’ Health & Wellbeing Club. Phase 3. We can’t go to Croke Park in person, but all of our members can link-in there. They are planning several initiatives for clubs such as ours and it is all going to be free.

GAA Museum Virtual Book Club: You can still learn more about Gaelic Games and the history of the Association by becoming a member of their new virtual GAA Museum Book Club.

Each month the GAA Museum team will choose a well-known GAA book to read and review. At the end of the month, the museum will host a free online interview with the author, in which you can submit questions and comments. The ambition of the book club is to review some of the great GAA books and to give us all a much-needed sporting boost as we stay at home.

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You can find out more and how to get involved via the following link: rokepark. ie/bookclub. It is a simple sign-in and away you go then. I have already asked Croke Park to consider featuring excellent GAA books written by Dr Crokes’ members. How to play Gaelic Football published in 1914 Author Dick Fitzgerald and King in a Kingdom of Kings (2008), the biography of Dick Fitzgerald. Author Canon Tom Looney. Any queries, you may contact Eamonn Fitzgerald (fitzgeraldfam48@gmail.com or 087 6298606).

PLAYERS INSURANCE: 1. Because all GAA activities are discontinued at the moment any claim for injury is unlikely to be entertained by the Player Injury Fund Administrators if sustained during personal training activity or during other training before clubs are given the green light to resume activity by GAA Headquarters. Until then all players must understand that they participate in training activity at their own risk. 2. Heretofore the Player Injury Fund could pay injured players €300 per week for 26 weeks in respect of Loss of Wages. All clubs have now been notified by GAA Headquarters that for the moment and the immediate future Loss of Wages Claims WILL NOT be paid.

BEST WISHES to All-Ireland winning club captain Johnny Buckley in his new business Venture Eleven 77 - The Food Bus. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: Belated wishes to Sarah Byrnes who recently received the Key of the Door.

Fossa GAA CHILD WELFARE COURSE: An online Children’s Welfare Course has been organised by our child welfare officer (Catherine). It is mandatory that you have this completed to work with children so please email Catherine (childrensofficer.fossa.kerry@gaa.ie) to book your spot for April 15th, 7pm-ish.

If you have never done one please make yourself available, we will fill it and book a second if needed.

STAY SAFE: As the number of COVID cases begin to fall we hope everyone is keeping well and safe, pls keep to the guidelines set from the GAA for your safety and the safety of other’s pls keep away from the pitch’s and clubhouse we all need to do our part and hopefully soon we will all be back on the training fields.

In level 5 and under the current restrictions, individual training only is permitted – neither adult nor underage teams may train collectively. GAA club grounds must stay closed. Club games are not permitted. Club gym must remain closed until further notice. (Hopefully we will have more on this in the next couple of weeks).

LADIES: Great initiative from Lidl Ireland to help ladies clubs. Fossa are asking all our members, players, friends, and family to come on board and PLEASE make the effort to start collecting tokens. It’s very simple! You need to download the

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Lidl Plus App, click Fossa LGFA and have it scanned every time you spend €30 you can collect tokens towards jerseys and cash for our club.

LOTTO: March 7. Numbers: 4, 3, 5, 11. €40 winners: Tom O’Connor, Derek Rennie, Gary McCormick, Eileen Mullen, Liam Walsh. Next week’s jackpot €10,200. Tickets on sale from Foleys Spar Fossa, The Golden Nugget and usual sellers.

CONGRATULATIONS: From all at Fossa GAA, congratulations to former Kerry GAA treasurer John Joe Carroll (Asdee) who will serve at the highest levels of the GAA after being elected a trustee of the Association at last Saturday's annual Congress.

Beaufort GAA SPORTS PREDICTION QUIZ: Thank you to everybody who took part in the quiz.

Thank you to all the sheet sellers. Updates will be given regularly.

NEW REFEREE COURSE: Names are been taken for a new boy's and men's Gaelic football referee course. If anyone is interested in becoming a referee, please contact the Club at 087 9975737.

FOUNDATION COACHING COURSE: A foundation level course for men's football will be held online on Monday, March 22. It is for new coaches or anyone interested in GAA football coaching.

Anyone interested can register at www. learning.gaa.ie and follow the instructions to book the course.

FACILITIES: As we are still at Level 5 restrictions, the field and gym are closed until further notice. The walking track remain open for use.

Milltown/Castlemaine GAA LOTTO: Results for Draw on Sat, March 6: Numbers Drawn: 13/16/30. Bonus No: 18. There was no winner of the Jackpot but well done to the winners of our consolation prizes: Mary Kelliher, Ballfinanne - €50 / Rathmore Credit Union €50, Aoife Flanagan - €25 / Craig Counihan - €25 / Lenihan Family, Castlemaine -€25 / Michael Harris - €25. Congratulations to our winners and míle búiochas do gach duine to you all for your continued support of our Clubs Fundraising Lotto. Tickets are available at all usual outlets for our next draw which will take place on March 19 with the Jackpot Prize of €12,600.

NÓTAÍ CULTÚRTHA & TEANGA: Le Caitriona Uí Dhuinneacha, Oifigeach Gaeilge. Tórthaí an chrannchuir don Satharn 6ú Márta. Uimhreacha a bhuaigh: (13, 16, 30) agus an Uimhir Bónas (18). Ní raibh aon buaiteoir ar an bPota Óir nó ní raibh trí uimhir ag éinne. Tarraingíodh 6 ticéad as an druma iomrothlaithe mar duaiseanna aitheantais agus b’iad (Mary Kelliher, Ballfinanne - €50 / Rathmore Credit Union - €50) a bhuaigh na duiseanna de €50 agus (Aoife Flanagan - €25 / Craig Counihan - €25 / Lenihan Family, Castlemaine -€25 / Michael Harris - €25) a bhuaigh na duaiseanna de €25. Comhghairdeachas libh siúd a bhuaigh agus mile buíochas de gach duine as

BALLERS: St Paul's U19 ladies' team from 2001/02 with coach James Fleming. Pic: Eamonn Keogh.

ucht bhúr dtacaíocht leanúnach. Beidh an chéad tarraingt ar síúl i gceann coícíse agus beidh €12600 sa Phota Óir fós. Na déanaígí dearmad bhúr dticéid a fháíl.

Mar fhocal scóir ba mhaith liom gach duine agaibh a spreagadh arís bhúr gcuid Gaeilge a húsáid chomh minic agus is féidir. Cuimhnigí is linne go léir sa tír an teanga. Bígí bródúil astí agus bainigí go léir sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge chomh maith.

(As a final word I’d like to encourage everyone again to use your Irish as often as you can. Remember the language belongs to all of us in the country. Be proud of it and enjoy Seachtain na Gaeilge too.)

GOOD LUCK: Best wishes to the students, teachers and educational staff returning to school in the coming week.

A special mention for the youngest members of our club who are returning to preschool tomorrow, we are told your teachers are very excited about having you back, best wishes to you all.

Muckross Rowing Club COVID-19: Last week, the government announced its Resilience and Recovery Plan for 2021 in response to COVID-19.

A limited return to school is underway however most of the remaining Level 5 restrictions will remain in effect until Monday, April 5. Ahead of this date, a further review is planned to determine whether current restrictions may be eased further from April onwards. It is hoped that it will be possible to extend the 5km limit for travel from home and permit certain outdoor activities and meetings beyond one other household.

A staggered start of easing in other areas, including sport, construction and other outdoor activities may also take effect though it is important to state that no dates are confirmed. After a period of prolonged lockdown through the winter months, it is encouraging to know that we may only have a number of weeks until we can meet outdoors again. We greatly look forward to a return to the boathouse whenever possible.

Gneeveguilla AC LOTTO: No winner of our lotto draw

March 5. numbers drawn were 5, 16, 25 and 29. Sellers prize winner Paddy O’Donoghue, €5 y/t prize to Ted Feehan Newmarket, €50 to Noreen Cronin Lisheen, €40 each to Mike Murphy Gneeveguilla, Caroline Heelan Cullen & Fred O’Sullivan Lisheen. Bonus not won numbers drawn were 6, 12, 17 and 27. Next week’s jackpot is €17,200 plus €1,000 bonus.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club LEVEL 5: Following the recent announcement from the government it will be after Easter at the earliest now before there is a possibility of a return to play. The Committee will issue further announcements as more information becomes known.

MEMBERSHIP: Please note that when we can reopen for play that membership for the 2021 season will be due. Anyone looking for further information is asked to contact Club Registrar Margaret B Looney on 087 9265747.

Kilcummin LITTER PICKING: We would like to thank all those volunteers who came forward to litter pick the roads in their area, your help is much appreciated. Mile Buíochas.

For those who wish to help out, bags are available at the Rural Development Office or by contacting John on 086 1579381.

KILCUMMIN NS: Junior Infants Enrolment 2021/2022: Kilcummin National School is currently enrolling for September 2021. Please contact Kilcummin National School by email at kill43163@ gmail.com or 0646643163. Enrolment application forms are now available. We look forward to hearing from you. Keep well and safe.

KILLARNEY LIBRARY: Killarney Library is currently closed due to COVID-19 Level 5 restrictions. A range of free online resources are available to all members 24 a day on www.kerrylibrary.ie. These online resources include eBooks, AudioBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, eLearning for up to 500 courses, and language learning for up to 100 languages. eBooks and

AudioBooks can be downloaded directly from the Kerry Library website using a PC/laptop.

For members using an iPad/iPhone or Android tablet/phone, the BorrowBox app will need to be downloaded to the device from iTunes/Google Play Store.

To keep up to date with online activities, all patrons can follow us on Facebook (KerryLibrary) and Twitter (@KerryLibrary).

VACANCY: A vacancy presently exists on the Kilcummin CE Scheme for an Assistant in a Thrift Shop/Coffee Shop in Killarney town. It is for 19.5 hours per week. This is a development opportunity and no experience is necessary as full training is provided. For confirmation on your eligibility contact your local INTREO office or the C.E. Supervisor on 086 1579381. If interested please forward your CV to Kilcummin Rural Development Office, email info@kilcumminparish.com KERRY ETB: Kerry Education and Training Board, Community Education Programme in Partnership with Social and Health Project (SHEP) are again offering the ReConnect Programme. This online course aims to support the Community and Voluntary sector in Kerry (paid and unpaid) in this extraordinary time. It will take place on four Mondays mornings March 22 and 29 and April 12 and 19 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. To register for the course please go to the website www. fetchcourses.ie using the course code 325814. For further information contact Michelle Anne Houlihan at mhoulihan@ kerryetb.ie.

COVID-19 SUPPORT LINE: ALONE has launched a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm, by calling 0818 222 024. Hours may be extended to meet the demand.

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