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The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is being asked to intervene in a decision to shut down the much loved Muckross Traditional Farms as the fall out from COVID-19 continues to hit tourism. | By Anne Lucey The farms are to close down indefinitely in September, and will operate on a very limited basis for the next two months, staff have been told.

Meetings are taking place to inform around 25 part-time and 12 full-time employees at the farm attraction that some redundancies are to be expected.

No seasonal staff are being taken on this year and there are cuts in pay across

JOBS RISK: The Trustees of Muckross House have implemented a number of cost saving options to ensure the survival of the organisation.

Muckross Farms and the restaurant and craft workshops at Muckross House, both of which are run by a Board of Trustees.

The news which emerged yesterday (Thursday), has come as a shock.

TD Danny Healy-Rae said not only were people going to lose their jobs, but the whole enterprise is the “bread and butter for Killarney” during the summer, au-

tumn and Christmas programmes.

Substantial State money has been invested in the farms and they are a key attraction for Killarney, Mr Healy-Rae said.

“I am calling on Minister Josepha Madigan and the Department to intervene at once and defer the closure and re-look at this. This operation does not have to be profitable,” the TD said.

The 1930s style farm houses, school and organic farm featured strongly in the visit

by Prince Charles and Camilla to Killarney in June 2018 during its 25th anniversary.

Opened in May 1993, visitor numbers have increased to around 80,000 a year.

In a statement, the Trustees of Muckross House the charity which runs the traditional farms as well as the craft shops and restaurant at Muckross House, said the board had deliberated for a long time.

'The Trustees have implemented a number of cost saving options and sadly more are required in order to ensure the survival of the organisation. Regretfully the Trustees have placed a small number of employees at risk of redundancy', a statement said.

“We are not immune to this devastating economic fall out,” the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Micheál O’Coileáin said.

It was not feasible to keep going in the current guise, he said, and there had to be serious restructuring. The Trustees were having to cut their cloth according to measure, he added.

The concern is if matters are allowed to continue then all jobs would be threatened, Mr O’Coileáin said.

For July and August, because of social distancing and staff safety requirements, the farms will be free of charge. The attraction is set to close indefinitely from September, the chairman confirmed.

It's going to be a logistical nightmare | By Michelle Crean New regulations around the reopening of businesses serving food which restricts customers to a maximum of one hour and 45 minutes in a premises at any one time - "will be a logistical nightmare", according to one local businessman this week.

Johnny McGuire who has been running Bricín for the last 30 years on the top of High St is preparing to reopen on Thursday night, July 2 at 6pm.

Initially, he says he's going to ease into reopening to "get his toe in the water and build up from there".

However, Fáilte Ireland's newly published guidelines this week means that pubs, gastro pubs and bars can allow customers 105 minutes with an additional 15 minutes between bookings to allow for adequate cleaning and to ensure customers leave and enter without mixing.

And where the two metre physical distancing is not possible, businesses are now permitted to implement one metre physical distancing in controlled environments.

"It is going to be a logistical nightmare but if they are the guidelines then that's what we have to do. We'd ask the public to be as understanding and forebording for the sake of our staff and customers."

In preparation of the reopening, Johnny, who employs 25 staff full and part-time, has an exhibition on the front window dedicated to Killarney artist Seán O'Connor.

With so much red tape before the doors even open, Johnny has hired the services of a consultant.

"The layout of the shop will be changed creating corridors for access for people to go about the shop comfortably," he said.

"Upstairs we’ll be removing tables and chairs that are no longer required during

DIFFICULT: Johnny McGuire who runs Bricín on High St says the new one hour and 45 minute restrictions for customers will be difficult. Photo: Michelle Crean

this period creating more space and distance between customers. With a two metre distance our capacity will be less than half. One metre we’ll increase our capacity, but it’ll make a difference between being economic and uneconomic."

In his years in the hospitality industry he admitted that this is the worst economic

crisis he's ever experienced.

"Half our income for the year is already gone so we’re now faced with trying to salvage the rest and survive through the winter. That’s the big crux for all businesses in the town. I’d say a good percentage of the businesses in Killarney are solely dependent on visitors and it’s going to be challenging times."

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Local staff deliver over 300 food parcels during COVID outbreak | By Michelle Crean

PLANS: Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue outlined the roadmap for the phased reopening of the conference and events complex. Photo: Michelle Crean

Gleneagle begins first steps to reopening A series of outdoor drive-in concerts and movies set to take place across the summer are the first steps in a detailed plan for the reopening of the Gleneagle INEC Arena. | By Michelle Crean At a special webinar hosted by Killarney Chamber of Commerce, Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue outlined the roadmap for the phased reopening of the conference and events complex.

Drive-in movies will commence later this month while drive-in concerts are also on the cards with tickets already on sale for Gavin James, due to perform on Saturday, August 8.

In all, 50 shows were affected by COVID-19 however 47 of these have been rescheduled to dates later in the year and beyond. These rescheduled events include sell-out performances by Dermot Kennedy and Daniel O’Donnell.

Aside from concerts, other key events scheduled for late 2020 and 2021 include the TUI and Fórsa national conferences, Scór na nÓg, Scór Sinsir, the CLRG all-Ireland dancing championships, An Chomhdháil world Irish dance championships and Oireachtas na Samhna 2021.

“Everything we are doing is and will continue to be dictated by Government guidelines," Patrick O’Donoghue said. "It will take time to return to the levels of business that we are accustomed to operating at, but we are determined to do so. We are working to secure artists and

shows that will work while adhering to the guidelines and we are optimistically programming for the latter part of 2020 and beyond.”

The key findings of a report, produced

by Dublin based consultancy firm CHL, detailing both the Gleneagle INEC Arena and also Killarney Convention Centre’s economic contribution to the locality were also outlined at the webinar.

According to the CHL report, in 2018 alone over 230,000 people attended one of the 194 shows and conferences that took place at the Killarney complex over the course of the 12 months.

These 194 events generated in excess of 280,000 bed nights for the county (83,226 at Gleneagle Group properties and 196,921 across Kerry) with attendees contributing €34.6 million to the economy.

According to CHL, “The INEC/KCC is clearly good for the wider Killarney tourism and hospitality economy, though as a private commercial trading entity the Gleneagle Group might not consider that it is its role to generate such wider economic gains. However, the fact remains that it does so, and it has been doing so for the past 20 years. If the INEC/KCC did not exist, these gains would not arise, and Killarney would be the poorer for it.”

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One community is working harder than ever during the COVID outbreak as they experienced a sharp increase in demand for their services.

Staff at Ballyspillane Family Resource Centre have been working hard behind the scenes helping source, fill and deliver over 300 food parcels containing non-perishable essential goods as increase in referrals for support suddenly rose.

Since the onset of the pandemic, there's been a particularly high demand for parent and family supports, food parcels, and counselling and mental health services while income generated

by FRCs has fallen steeply, according to the results of a survey released by the Family Resource Centre National Forum (FRCNF), the national representative body for FRCs. Locally is no different as Ballyspillane FRC staff have not stopped working at all as they try to cater for all levels of support requests.

"We have seen a vast in increase in referrals and demand for family support, food parcels and essential basic supplies for young children and babies," Manager of Ballyspillane FRC told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

"Referrals have come in through the local authority Kerry Community Helpline, Social Work Department, PPFS Kerry and KASI Migrant Centre and Killarney Mental Health Services.

"We haven't stopped working at all. It has increased two fold and there's a huge amount of work being done."

In one week alone the FRC provided 31 food parcels to families in the Killarney community including vouchers for families living in Atlas House Direct Provision Centre, two laptops and a tablet for second level students for homework and educational learning.

Family Support Workers facilitated 10 Meitheal check-ins sessions with families and made 29 phone contact calls and seven face to face meetings through social distancing.

"Thankfully with the additional financial support from Tusla and Kerry Prevention Partnership and Family Support we have been able to respond and provide these essential supplies to new families referred to the FRC. We are also linking in with the local SVdP to support the elderly in our communities for Meals on Wheels supports."

She added that South Kerry Development Partnership (SKDP) are delivering the food parcels for them to minimise the spread of the virus from person to person.

FOOD PARCELS: Staff at Ballyspillane Family Resource Centre have donated over 300 food parcels to the community over recent week.s Pictured were: Connie O'Leary (Manager), Marian McCabe (Community Development Worker), and Reception Team Leaders Sophie Haighway and Norma Costello. Photo: Michelle Crean

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Teacher's alternative to traditional school tour! | By Michelle Crean One local teacher is so impassioned that pupils won't get to experience the joy of this year's school tour that she decided to come up with her own local one!

FUNDRAISER: Killarney Rugby Football Club are hoping to raise €10k for pitch maintenance. Pictured are: Fiona Landers (Girl's Coordinator), Mike Walker (Treasurer), Tom O'Leary (Volunteer Coordinator) and Eamonn Maguire (Player). Photo: Michelle Crean

Killarney club hoping to raise €10k summer for pitch maintenance A Killarney club are relying on the good will of the community as they aim to raise €10,000 to carry out maintenance on their pitch. | By Michelle Crean Killarney Rugby Football Club (Killarney RFC) have established the 'Summer Pitch Maintenance Fundraiser' via GoFundMe as they don't have usual access to funds due to the pandemic.

"At this time of the year, the club would now be asking you all to support church gate collections and our annual golf classic but we have had to cancel them along with our weekly Split the Bucket fundraiser, due to the pandemic," Liam Murphy, club PRO, told the Killarney Advertiser.

"It has also been a difficult time for some sponsors, who have therefore not been able to continue supporting us. To help make up some of the shortfall, we have launched a GoFundMe page to ensure the investment that went into the pitches is protected, which requires continuous maintenance to keep them in top condition for the return of rugby.

We have set a target of €10,000 and would appeal to the generous people of Killarney and beyond to support their rugby club."

He added that the club would like to thank all volunteers and supporters for their ongoing generosity.

"Without our volunteers there would be no club!"

Rugby is for everyone and the club has over one hundred minis, one hundred youths boys and girls and adults teams for men and women.

"We will have a record number of teams playing and competing next season and to this end are planning ahead with our pitch fundraiser to maintain our pitches also. Anything that can be given will be greatly appreciated and will go a long way!"

To support the club, you can make a donation via their GoFundMe page: Killarney Rugby: Summer Pitch Maintenance.

Sarah Cahill who teaches Fourth and Fifth Class in Loreto NS came up with a local scavenger hunt that is based around the children’s locality - Killarney town.

Unexpectedly teaching online due this COVID this year was certainly different and oftentimes challenging and Sarah thought that getting the children out and about with family around town would be a real learning experience.

"Children love a school tour, the freedom, the adventure, the excitement," Sarah explained to the Killarney Advertiser this week.

"This year they will not get to enjoy the school tour experience with their classmates but they may be able to enjoy it with their family. I have created a scavenger hunt that is based around the children’s locality, suitable for all ages and is easy for all to access. You can completed it on foot or you can drive to different areas to tick off each element."

Sarah said that some of her pupils

SCAVENGER HUNT: Local teacher Sarah Cahill has come up with an alternative to school tours this year by creating a scavenger hunt around Killarney.

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this week enjoyed the experience and shared it with classmates in the Seesaw App which they use for online learning.

"The children in my class are very excited to be completing these alternative school tour activities this week.

"It's a great way to see Killarney town from a different perspective to see things you would not normally notice.

I would love for all the children in Killarney to have the opportunity to feel some sense of normality to take part in a school tour!"

Finish line in sight for Micro Track Next week will see the final layer laid on a long "running" project as Killarney Micro Track complete their first class athletes track.

It's been seven years of hard work to finally bring the €500,000 project to fruition and with just a few more jobs needed to be completed, including fencing and markings on the track. The group are hoping to have it open to athletes this

FINISH LINE: Killarney Micro Track is nearing completion with the final layer of track being laid down next week.

August.

Having had to contend with the unsuitable weather conditions for the work that needed to be carried since mid-September 2019, and then COVID-19 restrictions, they're glad to be near the finish line, Jerry Grffin told the Killarney Advertiser.

"This week we laid the first stage of the track. The next step, next week is the red composite which most would be familiar with, and of course, the lining of the track."

Laying the track is heavily weather sensitive and conditions have to be perfect to achieve the world class finish, he explained. Next week contractors McSweeney Sports Surfaces and volunteers will help with the final finishes.

With the sensitive nature of the works and first class finish required the zone is completely off limits to anyone."We continue to highlight to the community our private fundraising drive through our link GoFundMe.com: Killarney Micro Track."

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SAFETY: A ‘Safe Destination’ badge has been launched today (Monday) to reassure customers and visitors coming to Kerry. Pictured are: Mayor of Kerry Niall Kelleher, Colm McEvoy (CEO Kerry ETB), President of the Kerry Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation, Bernadette Randles, Kerry Tourism Industry Federation Patrick O’Donoghue and Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell.

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‘Safe Destination’ badge to reassure customers and visitors A new #SafeDestinationKerry marketing campaign has been launched and almost 3,000 staff in Kerry have participated in bespoke safety training. | By Michelle Crean Visitors returning to Kerry as the COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease can be assured that it is a safe destination to visit and stay thanks to a new ‘Safe Destination’ programme which involves the training of thousands of staff in the retail and hospitality industries in best practice cleaning protocols.

The ‘Safe Destination Kerry’ programme, in association with Kerry County Council, Kerry Education and Training Board (KETB), the Kerry Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation, and the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation has published details of a new ‘Safe Destination’ badge which will be displayed in premises where staff have undergone specialised training on cleanliness, hygiene and customer interaction in the COVID-19 environment.

Up to 3,000 staff in the tourism and retail industries in the county are participating in training which has been devised and is being provided by KETB. The aim is to ensure that Kerry tourism and retail staff are trained in infection prevention, hygiene and cleanliness to the highest international standards as they reopen for business.

To receive the ‘Safe Destination’ designation, businesses must register with Kerry County Council to take part in the training course.

“This is about reassuring people who

visit a hotel, a restaurant, a shop or any other premises that they can do so in the knowledge that staff have been trained to a high standard on how to deal with customers in the new environment,” Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell, said.

“While staff across Kerry are already well trained to a high standard, this is an added layer of specialised training to take account of COVID-19. We want people to feel comfortable and safe when they visit the county as the local economy continues to be reopened and while certain restrictions remain in the interests of public safety.”

Chairman of the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation, Pat O’Leary commented that “as people begin to travel within the country again and as they consider where they might go for a weekend break or a staycation holiday, we are positioning Kerry through this initiative, to make Kerry attractive as a destination”.

“A safe, managed environment with the cooperation of staff and customers will ensure that Kerry remains an attractive destination for visitors and those within the county as we continue to adapt to the current restrictions,” he said.

Businesses and staff interested in participating in the training can register with Kerry County Council on its freephone Business Support Line on 1800 807 102 or business.support@kerrycoco.ie.

Weight to go Noel! | By Michelle Crean One way to lose weight is to put yourself out there in the public eye - which is what one local man has done for the month of June.

However, Killarney's Noel O'Sullivan has a extra reason as he's raising funds for a young girl who recently had her leg amputated after being diagnosed with a rare life threatening Osteosarcoma tumour in her tibia. With a GoFundMe page set up so far over €155k has been raised for the Galway family to help them access the prosthetics for young Saoirse Ruane and make adjustments to their home.

Noel and his wife know the family personally and as he wanted to come up with a unique fundraiser he decided, after clocking up some pounds during lockdown to combine his weight loss with a fundraiser.

Noel, who works as a Learning Support in St Oliver's NS, has been greatly inspired for his plan to lose a stone in June after receiving positive comments online both publicly and privately in the last few weeks.

Currently he's down just under half a stone with good food and plenty of ex-

ercise and with a few weeks left hopes to achieve the full 14 pounds weight loss target.

"My wife Jeanne became friends with Saoirse's mom Rosanna and my daughter Cora is around Saoirse's age and the family have visited Killarney," Noel this week told the Killarney Advertiser.

"She has a rare form of cancer and they had to amputate. For something like that to happen to such a young girl is awful."

Losing his mom in April combined with the lockdown meant he piled on the pounds so a weight loss fundraiser was his first choice.

"I had this idea to do a fundraiser that would be challenging and engaging and I weighted myself online which was 15 stone 13 and a half pounds and put up the GoFundMe page link. ​​​​​​It's been very positive."​ Noel said that the fundraising efforts by everyone is keeping the family's spirits up while Saoirse is in and out of hospital.

He added that Fifth Class pupils from St Oliver's also generously made a donation of €250 from their Young Entrepreneurs project selling stressballs.

To donate to the fundraiser go to GoFundMe: SOS - Support Our Saoírse.

CHARITY WEIGHT LOSS: Killarney's Noel O'Sullivan is currently losing one stone in weight to fundraise for a sick little girl. Photo: Michelle Crean

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VIEWS NEWS A council loan for a greenway soaring in costs?

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The soaring costs and the huge difficulties of the South Kerry Greenway remind me of only one thing: The Jeanie Johnson.

This week, at the Kerry County Council meeting, the whole issue of local Government of this county was put on the table; from lack of access by the press to the web meetings, to the very few powers councillors now have.

It was Cllr Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan who said he had more power during his time in the old town council than in the county council.

Very little is being committed by Irish Water in the Killarney District and the taking away water from the Council is yet another example of the “erosion” of councillors powers, O'Callaghan said.

“As a councillor, I feel our powers are eroded. I had more power in Killarney Town Council than here,” he said.

Colourfully, he called for “a bit of a sea change” in the attitude towards councillors.

Cllr Marie Moloney, who has sat on the Council previously, said sometimes she felt councillors were there to act as simply a “rubber stamp” on decisions already taken.

Now why am I speaking of this in the context of the South Kerry Greenway and the Jeanie Johnson?

The council intends to take out a loan For the South Kerry Greenway HUGE COSTS

The costs were huge. The spin was brazen. I actually don’t think we have ever arrived at the full truth despite expensive Mazars reports into what went wrong. The Jeanie is somewhere now on the Dublin Docklands flogged for a fraction of what it cost this county to build and the heartache it caused.

The South Kerry Greenway was to have taken two years to build at a cost of €4.7 million. It is now estimated at four times that - and not a sod has been turned.

The €3.9 million grant money may even be gone and only €200,000 has been collected in grants.

There is no doubting the enthusiasm and even skill of the Council staff involved. It was the same with the Jeanie.

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The Jeanie had to be bailed so many times it became embarrassing. It even-

Columnist ANNE LUCEY gives her take on happenings in Killarney, Kerry and beyond

tually cost over €15 million. Tralee Town Council and Kerry County Council sank €4m into it and it sold to the Dublin Docklands Authority for €2.75m.

The Government of the time vowed local authorities would never again be allowed stray into such a minefield as taking on huge projects outside their capacity.

Ordinary bread and butter things which affect our everyday lives like motor tax, refuse collection, the town councils, the water, cutting the hedges and the grass, and even to a large extent housing has been taken away or handed over to agencies or private bodies. Councils are being driven into tourism projects and enterprise if only to retain their own staff numbers.

Yet their whole structures are not geared for this. For a start they move too slowly; they have to stick to the letter of the law.

It is not their money that is at stake and they are being paid regardless. This is a key point - it is State money - our money.

I am very wary when I see in the FOI documents released to me last week, the council intends to take out a loan for the South Kerry Greenway. I have witnessed the dreams of Jeanie, I have covered those meetings. I stood at Blennerville with thousands of others on a sunny Sunday waiting for a ship launch that would or could never take place with the bay silted over and the ship half built. I kid you not. Barges had to be brought from Holland and Belgium to pull her out of the shed. Yes, the Jeanie sailed eventually, much later - from Fenit. It was a disaster for Kerry County Council at a time of straitened finances coming out of the awful 1980s recession.

Who paid the price for that embarrassing fiasco? No one except Joe and Josephine public.

A council loan for a greenway soaring in costs? Please, please, let us not go there again!

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No Bird’s Bazaar for Killarney this summer The news has filtered through via the council meeting in the freezing basketball hall of the Killarney Sports Centre last Friday that for the first time in generations Bird’s will not be in Killarney this summer.

This means the Fairhill car park will be available for College Street and the Outlet Centre too.

Because of the pressure of cars, there have been moves to take the bazaar out of Killarney town, but already I am beginning to miss Bird’s. This is where as a child living in Fossa I won a set of ware! It is where our children learned to drive in the bumpers, where generations of dogs won ribbons, and children arrived with their dolls dressed up and their wild flower bunches…and the jarveys paraded through the town!

If nothing else, the absence of Bird’s this year will remind us that we can park cars anywhere – but there is only one Bird’s Bazzar in Killarney.

There has been no mention of the jarveys in Killarney in any of the temporary plans unveiled by the council for the pandemic.

As Cllr Donal Grady said – what about the jarveys?

“37 families need to earn a living,” he said.

Indeed.

Little is achieved by deconstructing history During the ‘80s in literary circles there was a fashion for “deconstruction”.

It was based on German philosopher Nietzsche and filtered through the French, post war.

After the awful "destruction" of the war, you couldn’t help but suspect what was really happening with “deconstruction” was the same thing, only this time virtually.

It was particularly prevalent in the study of Old and Middle English. The method of deconstruction was to try to get to the mind of the writer and to an

understanding of the text by breaking it down, counting the number of nouns versus verbs, the prevalence for pronouns and repetitive words etc.

It was completely useless and self-indulgent. I largely ignored it, where I could. It achieved nothing accept maybe bleaching the wonder from a great work like ‘The Seafarer’, or the quirky ‘Anglo-Saxon Chronicles’.

Even the great ‘Icelandic Sagas’, clearly influenced by Irish storytelling and told in a way you might think impossible to unravel, were stripped of all their magic with this blunt force rationalism of fine

analysis.

Just as now with the current protests in “deconstructing history”, little of value is achieved. We will be left with bits and pieces of rubble, a statue here, but not there; fracked gas by pipeline, but not by tanker. Gazing into the past we can do nothing about and nothing making sense.

We have lost enough in this pandemic and now we are in danger of deconstructing all of our wonderful civilisation in Europe, a civilisation that no other part of the world has managed to achieve – otherwise why are so many

desperate to come to Europe?

The whole protest movement right now is like the Huns and Goths of old and we will surely destroy Rome and again end up in the dark ages all thanks to over-reaction to over dramatic news clips.

French President Emmanuel Macron is one hundred percent right this week that France will not be taking down any monuments. It will instead stop police from choke moves.

He will build a Europe that will be less reliant on both China and the US, he said. Vive la France!

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€9.7m Lotto ticket in handbag for a week!

The winners of the local €9.7m Lotto win this week collected their prize - after a two month wait!

PRECIOUS: It was a precious moment for Bridie McGrath when she finally got to hold her granddaughter Chloe for the very first time.

Nana and granddaughter's precious first meeting Holding the newest member of the family was a very precious and long-awaited moment as lockdown restrictions meant they couldn't have a cuddle! | By Michelle Crean After three long months Bridie McGrath from Ardshanavooley was finally able to hold baby Chloe for the very first time.

Chloe McGrath, daughter of Maxine and John McGrath, was born on March 21 in Cork University Hospital.

However, the doting grandmother could only gaze at the new little bundle through the window of her son's house in Pinewood Estate due to the very strict

The family syndicate, who bought the winning Quick Pick ticket in Daly's SuperValu on Park Road in April revealed that the lucky ticket lay in a handbag, unchecked, for almost a week.

“It was sitting in my handbag for almost a week!” a member of the syndicate who scooped the largest Lotto jackpot ever in Kerry said. “Of course we heard of the big Lotto win in Kerry but never entertained the thought that it could be us – sure we never win!"

A few days passed and I was checking my ticket for the following Wednesday’s draw when I spotted the ticket in my handbag. It dawned on me that I forgot to check Saturday’s numbers. It

was such a surreal moment when you realise you have won. Without even thinking about it I just started hopping all over the living room in delight. It’s so funny to think I was walking around with the winning ticket in my bag for almost a week!

“We kept the ticket safe in a drawer at home but found ourselves checking the numbers frequently. It certainly took a while for the news to sink in…

We actually won the Lotto!”

A spokesperson for the National Lottery said: “What an amazing story and it really goes to show the importance of checking your National Lottery tickets as soon as you can as our Kerry winners amazingly had a ticket worth €9.7 million in their bag without knowing. We are absolutely delighted for this family and wish them the very best for the future.”

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However, as the roadmap to reopening the country means people can once again visit family, Bridie, longing to hold Chloe and visit her grandson Joshua (4) - finally got the chance last week, explained her son John.

"Mom was over the moon to be able to sit down have a cup of tea with us and hold Chloe," John told the Killarney Advertiser.

"It was great to get a bit of normality back in all our lives. It's times like these that make you appreciate family."

JACKPOT JOY: SuperValu Store Manager PJ McGee pictured with staff outside the supermarket on Park Road after the winning €9.7m ticket was sold there.

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Healthy living equals glowing skin It’s important to stay active and eat healthy - we hear this all the time, but we still go for the easy option, or what we think is the easy option.

Clogging up your digestive system with the wrong foods creates blockages in your skin. It’s okay every now and again, just not too often.

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My parents always said park in the furthest parking spot at the shop - he didn’t mean for exercise, it was so your car didn’t get any trolley dents! Now it’s good for social distancing.

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BUSINESSES REOPEN

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SARAH DOHERTY AND CLAIRE SEARSON FROM PAVERS SHOES

QUEUES: There were big queues for the Nike Store on Monday as it reopened to the public.

Shoppers happy to be back at Outlet Centre

“We’re delighted to be reopened and to welcome back our customers. We have a sale on in store.”

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Killarney Outlet Centre shot back to life this week with the reopening of even more businesses as part of the Government's easing of restrictions.

On Monday, Nike Factory Store, Kerry GAA Store, Pavers Shoes, Paco, Trespass, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, DV8 and The Works Outlet reopened joining the Army Surplus Warehouse, Holland & Barrett, Euro Giant and phone accessory shop I Digital Fun, who had previously reopened their doors, while Claire's Accessories reopened on Tuesday.

Shops at the centre, which will reopen in the coming weeks, include O’Briens Cafe and Costa Coffee on July 1, Leading Labels on July 3 followed by Edinburgh Woollen Mills/Ponden Home,

Joevany Bags & Travel and Sona Juice Bar with dates yet to be decided.

On Monday, the Nike Factory Store saw huge crowds socially distance in the queue outside as only 23 are allowing instore at any one time which includes members of staff.

Stores are operating slightly differing opening hours as they adjust to new safety measures, explained centre manager Paul Sherry.

"It's great to see shops reopened.

We've been extremely busy with queues outside the door. It's great to get back to some form of normality."

“We’re open and ready for business, raring to go. We’re delighted to see our customers. Shop local, spend local and keep local jobs safe.”

“It’s fantastic to be open, great to see the regular customers back to us and everyone looking out for each other.”

LORRAINE MCGOUGH AND KATIE O’NEILL FROM DV8

LUKE QUINN FROM THE KERRY GAA STORE

“I’m delighted to be back. We have a few new ranges coming in the next few weeks and I’m looking forward to football being back soon.”

“We’re delighted to be back. It’s great to see Killarney getting back to normal.

There’s a great buzz around. It’s great to see everyone safe.”

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VOXPOPS After over one hundred days since the General Election, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and The Greens have finally agreed a new programme for Government.

Under this coalition, Fianna Fáil leader Michaél Martin will serve as Taoiseach until December 15 2022 and it will then

rotate to Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar if the programme for Government is passed by all parties' memberships - which is expected to be announced on Friday, June 26.

If passed that would mean that the Taoiseach would be elected on either Saturday, June 27 or Monday, June 29 in the National Convention Centre.

19.6.2020 This week we sent the Killarney Advertiser's Grigoriy Geniyevskiy out and about to get your thoughts. Here's the question we posed: “Are you happy with the new Government formation which will see Fianna Fáil leader Michaél Martin serve as Taoiseach until December 15 2022?”

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“It’s sad to see Leo go. He did a very good job. We will have to just wait and see.

I’m wondering how it will be for the future of the parliament.”

DENIS O’SULLIVAN

“I have no problem with it. I hope it works and that there’s good success in it.”

SALAH AHMAD

“I’m disgusted with it. The voice of the people wasn’t heard. I’m a Sinn Féin member. I think that the outgoing Government took advantage. There’s going to be a huge payback. I’d love to see Sinn Féin have a chance in Government in the next election!”

“I think it’s good for the country. The three together will be better and the decisions will be good. More people will be involved and that’s good.”

JOHN HEALY

JOHN DOONA

“Probably yeah, to have some stability. Varadkar has done a good job. The country is doing a great job and I’m just hoping to get some normality soon.”

“I’m delighted. Very pleased, overall it’s a good decision as we’re waiting long enough for it. Nothing would be done if they weren’t elected. It came in late, but what harm.”

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COMHAIRLE CONTAE CHIARRAÍ KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL BÓITHRE A nDÚNADH GO SEALADACH TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS ALT 75 d’ACHT NA mBÓITHRE 1993 SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993, and the Temporary Closing of Roads Regulations 1994, Kerry County Council proposes to temporarily close to public traffic the following roads for the period and reason specified below:

“SAFE STREETS – SAFE TOWN – SAFE COUNTY” Covid-19 Social Distancing Measures KILLARNEY TOWN CENTRE Roads Subject of Proposed Closure

L-3909 Plunkett Street, Killarney (from its junction with Main Street to its junction with College Street) R-876 Kenmare Place, Killarney (slip road from its junction with N71 Kenmare Place to its junction with N71 East Avenue)

Period of Proposed Closure

From Wednesday 8th July 2020 to Wednesday 2nd September 2020 (24 hr closure)

Reason for Proposed Closure

To facilitate Covid-19 Social Distancing Measures, under the Kerry County Council “SAFE STREETS – SAFE TOWNS – SAFE COUNTY” Plan

Alternative Routes

L-3909 Plunkett Street – traffic can divert at College Street Roundabout, via the N71 Fairhill Road, the N71 East Avenue, Kenmare Place, onto Main Street.

R876 Kenmare Place – traffic can divert onto the N71 at Kenmare Place.

Access to College Street (Glebe) Car Park will remain open and designated loading / collection bays will be provided at College Square / College Street Car Park for deliveries and collections.

Any person having an objection to the above proposals should lodge same, in writing, marked “SAFE STREETS – SAFE TOWNS – SAFE COUNTY” - Social Distancing Measures Road Closure, with the Administrative Officer, Roads, Transportation and Marine Department, County Buildings, Tralee, County Kerry or by e-mail to roads@kerrycoco.ie not later than 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020.

To enable the processing of submissions/ objections Kerry County Council can legally process this information, as necessary, to comply with its statutory/legal obligations. Such information will be processed in line with the Council’s privacy statement which is available at www.kerrycoco.ie.

Siniu: Padraig Corkery Senior Executive Officer/ Feidhmeannach Sinsearach Corporate Affairs/Gnothai Corparaideacha

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Killarney man's new website supports local retailers A Killarney native currently living in Madrid isn't forgetting the locals and created a website to support local businesses as they get back on their feet post-COVID-19. | By Michelle Crean Anthony Fee developed spendlocal.ie at weekends during lockdown to enable retailers to get online quickly, easily and at low cost without the need to develop a full costly website.

With a Degree in Computer Engineering from UL and experience working in Limerick as a Software Engineer before moving to Spain, Anthony says the site is like "a virtual retail tour of the town".

It also brings local retailers together within a single marketplace therefore ensuring that their shops can always be found by potential customers, Anthony explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

"In Madrid, we were under strict lockdown from the middle of March as Spain was one of the hardest hit countries," he said. "As with many around the world, I was both extremely grateful and inspired by the work done by frontline workers right from the beginning of the pandemic. I wanted to see if there was something that I could do to help the situation after the pandemic and so I came up with the idea of spendlocal.ie."

Shop owners can register their shop within a few minutes by providing contact details, opening hours and some general information about the business.

"They also provide a nice photo of their shop which is displayed on their virtual shop page. Spendlocal.ie also invites retailers with existing website to join the local marketplace. Shops can provide a link to an existing website and this is added to their virtual shop page. This can be accessed by potential customers that

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visit the virtual shop page."

Shop owners can then decide to register products which are displayed when a customer visits.

Spendlocal.ie also provides a Click & Collect service where customers can order their products online earlier in the day and collect them from the shop when the order has been prepared.

"This also has the advantage of reducing queues during busy periods."

Spendlocal.ie is currently offering a sixmonth free trial to the first 20 shops to register on the website.

And due to travel restrictions Anthony says that unfortunately, his young daughter hasn’t met her uncles and cousins yet due to the lockdown.

"We are hoping to have a reunion in Killarney before Christmas!"

Kerry Airport introduces enhanced safety measures as flights return to normal Kerry Airport Ireland has introduced enhanced measures to protect and ensure a smooth and safe passage for passengers who plan to return to the sky next month following the relaxation of COVID-19 travelling restrictions.

All Ryanair routes to London, Manchester, Hahn, Berlin, Alicante, Faro will commence from or after July 1, while the twice daily Aer Lingus Regional Kerry-Dublin service, operated by Stobart Air, has continued to function throughout the pandemic.

Multiple hand sanitising stations have been installed along with specialised cleaning services for virus sanitation and improvements to public washrooms at Kerry Airport.

Passengers must wear a face mask on entering the terminal and throughout their journey through the airport and on the aircraft. A limited stock of face masks will be available to purchase at the airport.

Where possible, with the exception of children and those who require assistance, anyone accompanying passengers should drop off and say their farewells from the car park.

In addition to personal safety, time will be of the essence when travelling on a flight out of Kerry due to the two metre social distancing guidelines. Passengers must allow additional time for their journey while factoring-in potentially longer queuing times.

The experienced staff at Kerry Airport would welcome the cooperation of passengers to maintain a seamless transition from check-in, through security

and onto the aircraft.

“We have remained open throughout the pandemic and in being proud to do so, we have facilitated the needs of the emergency air services who have required a landing base in Kerry," CEO of Kerry Airport Ireland, John Mulhern, said.

"It’s time to get back to normal. We have invested in ensuring that passengers and our staff are safe from Coronavirus. Kerry Airport continues to be an important strategic asset to County Kerry in strengthening transportation links both nationally and internationally. It will play a greater economic role than ever when attracting investment and tourists to the region.”

Kerry Airport would like to convey their thanks and support to all those heroes on the frontline who have kept us safe, treat our sick, feed us and protect the lonely and isolated in our community.

By staying open, Kerry Airport continues to light the runway as a beacon of hope for when we defeat the virus, he added.

The new measures reflect both Ireland’s national COVID-19 guidelines and the recent guidelines developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), to ensure the safe return of increased operations in Europe’s aviation sector following the unprecedented downturn in recent months.

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COMHAIRLE CONTAE CHIARRAÍ KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL BÓITHRE A nDÚNADH GO SEALADACH TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS ALT 75 d’ACHT NA mBÓITHRE 1993 SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993, and the Temporary

Closing of Roads Regulations 1994, Kerry County Council is proposing to close to public traffic the following road:

Road Closed: Road number L-3018 from the Inchicullane/Woodline Road Cross of the L-3018 - to L-3018 at Donie Foran & Sons Crash Repairs.

Road Closing Times: from 8.00 a.m. on Monday, 6th July to 8.00 p.m. on Friday, 14th August 2020, both dates inclusive.

The purpose of the road closure is to facilitate the works on the Kilcummin Drainage Project, Kilcummin Killarney, Co. Kerry.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES WILL BE CLEARLY SIGNPOSTED

Traffic travelling from Kilcummin Village: take a right at Ballinamanagh Cross and back down on to the L-3009, take a left and down to the main road N22.

Traffic travelling from Killarney: take the L-2033 to Finnegans Cross (L-3009) and take a right on the L-3009 and then take a right on to the L-7015 back to Ballinamanagh Cross

Any person having an objection to the above proposal should lodge same, in writing, marked Road Closure, with the Administrative Officer, Roads, Transportation and Marine Department, County Buildings, Tralee, County Kerry or by e-mail to roads@kerrycoco.ie not later than 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 24th June 2020.

To enable the processing of submissions/ objections Kerry County Council can legally process this information, as necessary, to comply with its statutory/legal obligations. Such information will be processed in line with the Council’s privacy statement which is available at www.kerrycoco.ie.

Siniu: Padraig Corkery Senior Executive Officer/ Feidhmeannach Sinsearach Corporate Affairs/Gnothai Corparaideacha

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"It was a time when I was quite down, but a great song came out of it. I sent it to my manager and he was like, 'This is the best song you've written!' I thought, yeah, yeah. But the next day I listened back to it and I was crying and I was like, 'Actually this IS one of the best songs I've written'."

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SCHOOL GRADUATION

Graduations with a difference this year It's been a very different and oftentimes difficult year for Sixth Class pupils as they didn't get to finish their last term in primary school.

As they begin to say goodbye to classmates and teachers, albeit virtually, and prepare for their new journey to secondary school, their schools have a special message for them.

SIXTH CLASS SCOIL BHRÍDE, LORETO NATIONAL SCHOOL

The end of the school year has not been as we envisaged or planned.

Every year at this time, we start to organise our graduation ceremony and look forward to reminiscing about your time in Loreto National School; the school trips, the shows, the sports days, the fun activities and the many years you have spent with us. But let us assure you, the time will come when we will celebrate your graduation from primary school and remember all these happy memories.

We will miss you in Loreto National School, but we hope that you take the

memories you have made along the way, the friendships, the ups and downs and the many experiences with you and these will no doubt make you all stronger and better people. We thank all the teachers who have taught you during your time here but we especially thank Mr Edward Looney for guiding you through Sixth Class. We wish you all the very best as you begin your new journey in secondary school and we hope that you will always feel proud to be called a past pupil of Loreto National School.

From all the staff at Loreto National School

SIXTH CLASS HOLY CROSS MERCY SCHOOL

SIXTH CLASS KILCUMMIN NS

To the Sixth Class pupils of Kilcummin NS - Aaron, Aoibhe, Bláithín, Brian, Caoimhe, Colm, Emma, Eve, Jolie, Lea, Luke, Mary-Ellen, Micaela, Michael, Odhrán, Ronan, Róisín, Sean C., Seán M. and Tara, congratulations to you all on reaching this important milestone, especially under the current challenging circumstances.

You have spent eight amazing years with us, growing from wonderful Junior Infants in 2012, to the highly capable and confident boys and girls that you are today. You have been a fantastic class and you set a shining example to others in the school with your respectful and mannerly behaviour, positive attitudes

You’ve been a most amazing class throughout your years in the Mercy. We have really missed being with you at school these past weeks and months, and we know that you have been working hard on your school work online and helping out at home also.

once again. We wish you well as you journey forward into secondary school and beyond. Have a lovely summer break.

Above all else, go out into the world and do well, but more importantly do good.

Trust in God, believe in yourself and dare to dream girls.

We look forward to celebrating your virtual graduation with you and your families soon. We hope to welcome you back to the school to celebrate your achievements when it is safe to gather together

Beir bua agus beannacht, Mrs. Ursula Coffey, Principal Congratulations on your graduation girls. We are so proud of you all.

From Ms Kennedy and Mrs Healy

and great sense of fun! We couldn't have asked for better role models. You have been a truly special group of pupils.

You are a credit to your parents, families, friends and Kilcummin NS. We are so proud of you all and wish you success, good health and happiness as you continue your life journey into secondary school. You will be warmly and fondly remembered by all in Kilcummin NS for years to come. We wish you, our Sixth Class pupils, all the best as you move onto the next exciting stage of your lives.

We will miss you! Go n-éirí an bóthar libh! Ádh mór oraibh!

From the staff, pupils, parents and Board of Management of Kilcummin NS.

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SIXTH CLASS SHONE NS

Best wishes to our wonderful Sixth Class pupils in Shrone NS as they transition to secondary school. We are very proud of all they have achieved throughout their time with us and we wish them every success on their new adventure.

From all in Shrone NS.

AS WE GRADUATE...

It's time to say goodbye, Our year has come to an end.

I've made more cherished memories, and many more new friends.

We've watched each other learn and grow, And change from day to day.

We hope that all the things we've done, Will help us along the way.

So it's with happy memories, We all go out the door, With great hope and expectations, for what next year holds in store.

MAGGIE'S MONTESSORI

Little scholars graduate pre-school | By Michelle Crean It was a graduation with a difference for the little scholars of Maggie's Montessori in Ironmills who, due to the current restrictions, had to graduate individually at home.

After many years attending the muchloved preschool, the youngsters are now preparing for their new journey to primary school. Normally they'd gather together with family for a graduation ceremony with staff at the school but this year it's been much different, explained Maggie O'Sullivan.

"Our little graduates like many more, missed out on the usual end of year fun, visit to Kennedy's Pet Farm, the Big Toddle and picnics in the sunshine.

But on the positive side they got to

spend lots of time with their families in the beautiful sunshine," she said.

"We really missed spending this time of year with them as they naturally become secure in their preschool environment and grow into their own individual personalities which is lovely to see."

She said that the children were attending the preschool for the past two years and had become confident, happy and well-able little people.

"We are very proud of you all and grateful for keeping in touch over the past three months with all your messages, videos, letters and cards. We have no doubt that you all will enjoy your new journey ahead in primary school making lots of friends and new memories.

Wishing you lots of fun and happiness, hugs from Mags, Helena, Nora and not forgetting Charlie."

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OPINION

Our new columnist James Knoblauch gives his local spin on national issues

It is truly a Government of compromise

Since the February election, some of Ireland’s political parties have been quietly striving to form a Government. With a coalition now a reality, it must be asked, what does a Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green coalition mean for Killarney?

CHALLENGE: The 54321 Challenge will this year revert back to its original format with just five participants due to restrictions: Pictured were: Carole Moran, Siobhan O’Sullivan, Catherine Foley, Maura Sullivan, Mark Murphy, Mairead Dunphy, TJ O’Connor, Noreen Sheahan, Sean Sully, Martin McCarthy, Caroline Lynch and Tony Dunne. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

Back to basics for 54321 Challenge Hit with the current restrictions, the annual popular 54321 Challenge will this year revert back to its original format with just five participants. | By Michelle Crean What began eight years ago as a challenge for the group with a team of five over four days, completing three cycles, and climbing two mountains for one cause, grew over the years to approximately 50 participants, with fund raised for local charities.

However, according to organisers this year it's "back to simplicity in complicated times".

"The Challenge has grown in numbers over the years, and this year was to be no different with a large number of participants ready to undertake the challenge," TJ O'Connor said.

"However, due to the current COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic and the corresponding lockdown, and health and safety recommendations from the HSA around large groups of people, the 54321 Challenge committee made the tough decision that all 50 participants could not complete this year's challenge. The 54321 Challenge's top priority is to ensure the safety of its participants and in the current climate; this extends to their families, neighbours, friends etc. Instead the decision has been made that the Challenge will revert to the original five participants undertaking the four day challenge, and this will take place from Thursday, August 20 to Sunday 23 inclusive."

The Challenge this years includes; Day 1 (Thursday 20) - Cycle the Ring of Kerry, Day 2 (Friday 21) - Climb Carrantuohill,

Day 3 (Saturday 22) - Cycle from Killarney to the foot of Mount Brandon and then climb Mt Brandon and Day 4 (Sunday 23) - Cycle from Dingle to Killarney.

"The committee are currently looking at ways other people can participate in an online version of the Challenge while representing and raising funds for their chosen charity, and they will be announcing details in the coming weeks via their website and social media."

The Challenge has raised almost €207,000 to date supporting a number of very deserving Kerry Charities, This year’s selected charities are Skellig Stars, a group of children and adult athletes with special needs; Kerry Hospice Foundation and Enable Ireland Kerry.

Each charity will have a champion undertaking the challenge on their behalf.

"We would be very grateful for any contribution to these worthwhile causes and supporting the participants of this year’s Challenge, he said.

"You can donate via our website www.54321challenge.org or see the individual charities Facebook pages for online donation information or donate

by Direct Debit to Bank of Ireland, Killarney. Sort code 90-57-58 Account No. 74356384 (BIC BOFIIE2D and IBAN IE88BOFI90575874356384), or if you know any of the participants you can contact them directly with a donation.

With your support and donations, we can support all these deserving causes."

Fianna Fáil’s policies include a referendum on the right to housing and improved health services. Promises for funding in agriculture might be received as welcome assistance for farmers in Kerry, while the party’s aspirational desire to see more regional development could help towns like Killarney.

However, in both cases, there is an absence of substance on how they would be achieved. Fine Gael similarly lack any vision on reducing the imbalance between rural and urban Ireland. Pension reform, a jobs and stimulus package and a package to encourage sustainable farming are some of their main policies, but when it comes to addressing regional inequality or rural depopulation in towns like Killarney, Fine Gael are found wanting.

For the Greens, increases in the carbon tax may be viewed as an unfair burden on rural Ireland and their policy triumph of an average carbon emissions reduction of seven per-

cent a year to 2030 could hit the areas around Killarney hard if those reductions are focused on farming.

Meanwhile, the promised tripling of local link bus services in rural Ireland is a policy that addresses the scarcity of public transport in rural Ireland in a way that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael overlook.

Of the three parties involved in the coalition, none of them possess a TD hailing from the Killarney region. In the last Government, Brendan Griffin at least held a role as Minister of State for Tourism, allowing him to give a platform for Killarney’s worries on the national stage.

With this new coalition, Killarney may not be so lucky. Reading through the draft programme for Government, I can’t help feeling uninspired. Following one of Ireland’s most historical elections, the coalition proposes a remedy of more of the same in addressing Ireland’s problems. It is truly a Government of compromise.

Aghadoe Heights ready to reopen June 29 Aghadoe Heights Hotel owner, the TMR Hotel Collection, one of Ireland’s largest portfolios of 4 and 5 star hotels, is pleased to announce it will reopen its hotels from June 29.

Owned by Austrian investor Mr Thomas Röggla, the hotel group is taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of guests and team members whilst also ensuring an exceptional hospitality experience.

Best practice health, safety and hygiene protocols are being implemented in line with World Health Organisation (WHO), the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Government directives. It has also developed an industry leading protocol, which, combined with using hospital grade products and PPE, will assist in pro-

tecting the safety of guests and work colleagues.

“We are delighted to be able to focus on reopening our hotels and resort houses later this month and we are grateful for all the support and goodwill from our guests and team members during these incredibly challenging times," Eimear Fox, Director of TMR Hotel Collection and Davy Real Estate, its representative in Ireland, said. "Since news of the easing of restrictions we have seen a notable uptake in traffic to our websites. Given ongoing international flight restrictions almost all enquiries are from domestic holiday makers, with good demand. We are very much summer and COVID-ready with hospitality, health and safety very much at the centre of how we operate.”

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Virtual plan for Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí Organisers of this year's Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí have had to come up with an alternative way to celebrate music, song and dance by instead bringing it to life online. | By Michelle Crean Normally it's the biggest weekend for Kerry CCÉ, which was due to be held this year in Milltown - however, it's now going to be just as great this weekend with a virtual Fleadh via Facebook and YouTube.

"Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 outbreak it was one of the major festivals in Kerry to be cancelled," John Stack told the Killarney Advertiser.

"Not to be defeated Kerry CCÉ has decided to host their own Kerry CCÉ Virtual Kerry Fleadh. It has been a lot of work putting our programme together because of the restrictions, but with some proper planning we have put together a comprehensive programme for the weekend."

In total they will be posting over 90 videos from last year's winners from County, Munster and National level as well as special guests.

"These videos will be uploaded during Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday evening we will also have an online family quiz with prizes for the winners. On Saturday we start uploading from 11am to 5pm and after a little sos our special guests slot will kick off at 7pm."

Included will be Mike Jack Cronin, Fossa CCÉ, Realtaí naTodhchaí a group of young musicians from the following branches Grace Heffernan and Daibhín Laide Ballydonoghue/Lisselton, Colleen Angland Glenflesk, Conor Brennan and Sarah Murphy Lixnaw and Michael Healy Kilcummin comes together online to be

MAKING MUSIC: Sisters Grace (left) and Colleen Angland (right) from Glenflesk and Michael Healy from Kilcummin are looking forward to taking part in a virtual Fleadh this weekend. Photo: Michelle Crean

part of this fantastic occasion.

"We finish off Saturday night with a special piece from Sharon Shannon for the weekend as she was the headline act for this year's Fleadh Cheoil."

Proceedings will kick off on Sunday from 11am to 5pm.

"We hope you can join us on Facebook" fleadhcheoil.chiarrai and on YouTube: Kerry CCÉ.

A young person's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Heights Hotel almost ready to reopen their doors The Heights Hotel is reopening its doors on June 29 and are delighted to welcome customers both old and new.

They are offering a full range of services, so whether it’s great food, accommodation or delivering the wedding of your dreams, they are ready and have created a safe environment that will allow you the confidence to choose our hotel.

"This is a challenging time with new ways of providing service, but we’ve shared so many memories with so many customers that we just cannot wait to start making new ones," Jason Doyle, Operations Manager at the hotel, said.

"While some things might be a little different some things will never change including our incredible staff, amazing producers and great food. As always, we will be serving our famous carvery menu throughout the week for lunch with our delicious brasserie menu taking over in the evenings. We will also have pre-ordering and contactless collection available for those not quite ready to join us in

the restaurant."

The Heights wedding team is now able to offer couples viewings of the hotel and help them plan their future big day.

With over 40 years’ experience in hosting weddings, they know and understand how special of an occasion it is and that you want your day to reflect you both as a couple.

"Taking on board Government guidelines, the hotel is more than ready to give you a safe and relaxing experience while you enjoy your meal or stay with us. We have created a one-way system in and out of both our restaurant and reception with distancing markers clearly laid out and our tables have been carefully reconfigured to safeguard proper social distancing, ensuring that you have peace of mind during your visit. While we adapt to the new normal and constantly update our services to suit, we look forward to creating new memories with you all when we reopen."

Contact the hotel on 064 66311158 or email info@killarneyheights.ie.

For most, the health crisis that is COVID-19 drastically changed all of our lives; working from home, schools cancelled, businesses shut down and getting used to the changes in society such as social distancing, wearing face masks and queuing for shops.

This week, we take a look at how the restrictions affect young people, as the Killarney Advertiser's Grigoriy Geniyevskiy explains the changes he has made, from giving up his job to lack of face-to-face interaction with friends at social events such as concerts and festivals.

I feel like the whole Coronavirus situation has happened so quickly and just put a halt to all our normal lives.

For the last few weeks and months it was mostly all I talked about with my friends, and I became very anxious as sometimes the news and social media around it was so intense.

Keeping in touch with friends is important, like 'snapping' a friend on Snapchat to see how they’re getting on. Now that some restrictions have been lifted, I’ve found myself out more, rather than inside on my phone.

Having the National Park and some amazing views in Killarney really helps and allows you to do something with a small group of friends all while adhering to social distancing. We're lucky to have the space in Killarney for it.

Netflix, YouTube and TikTok have had a major impact on me this summer. I can

CHANGES: As a young person from Killarney, Grigoriy Geniyevskiy explains the changes he has had to adapt during COVID-19. Photo: Michelle Crean

spend my free time online and can indulge in all that entertainment!

I do miss the mass gathering events such as festivals, concerts or even the local pubs and bars.

For some people, there is a sense of a ‘new normal’ as they get used to these temporary circumstances.

As the situation evolves, anxiety levels may change. Others will find it an increasingly difficult and anxious time, but for most, there will be ups and downs on a daily basis.

Overall, for young people I would recommend finding things you enjoy doing and allow time for relaxing if you have not already done so.

Don’t feel bad about allowing a little extra screen time, whether that’s to watch a family movie, take part in online group activities, or simply to give yourself a small break.

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

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE:

Four things you need to know Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker, is often quoted saying, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”.

Dr David McClelland, a Harvard social psychologist, says, “the people you habitually associate with determine as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life”.

It’s easy to think about the people who support you on your journey, but let’s look at the people who are inhibiting your progress.

Take a minute to think: • Who are the five closest people to you?

• Are they a positive or negative influence on your life?

• If you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, do you like that person you will become?

FOUR THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

1. Be intentional with your sphere Do your core values align with the five people closest to you?

Do the five people closest to you know your goals — personal and professional?

Do they support your progress towards your goals?

If you set a goal to exercise three times per week, would your significant other encourage you, or give you a hard time for taking time away from them?

If you set a goal to limit drinking, would your circle of influence encourage you to drink with them or find another activity like grabbing a cup of coffee?

To be successful, you need to be intentional with the people you surround yourself with. You need people who will support your progress towards your goals.

2. Separate yourself from negativity Misery loves company. When you surround yourself with negative people, it’s easy to see the negative. If you surround yourself with positive people, you will also see more positive. What topics do you discuss with your circle? Are you encouraging each other or breaking each other down?

In a season of chaos and uncertainty, like this pandemic, it is easy to get frustrated.

You must be intentional with your pos-

itivity. Find things to be grateful for and make this part of your daily routine. Positivity breeds positivity.

3. Step outside of your comfort zone I remember the first time stepping into a gym like Activate over seven years ago.

One of my best friends was there to greet me. She had been begging me to join her for a workout. The truth is, I was scared.

I had never picked up a barbell before. I had no clue what I was doing.

Over the past number of years, this style of training has changed my life forever. That first step was the scariest, but I found my purpose because of that first step. When I coach at Activate, I start all new people with four personal training sessions to ensure they feel comfortable before joining a class.

I often hear fitness and group training referred to as a cult, but it’s not. They are simply people who care about their health and taking care of their bodies to become the best versions of themselves.

Maybe it’s not for you. No problem. Try something new. Getting outside of your comfort zone, is where growth happens!

4. Set boundaries Sometimes, with nutrition clients, a significant other is not on board with changing their diet and eating healthy. It often leads to frustration because a client is tempted with things that do not support their goals.

When this happens we recommend sitting down with that person and explaining the WHY behind your goal. WHY is it important for you to start eating healthier? WHY do you want to make exercise a part of your daily routine? For most people, regular exercise is a form of stress management. The release of endorphins puts people in a better mood. If you are exercising regularly, you are less stressed and a happier and a more delightful person to live with.

Being intentional with your sphere of influence is more important than you think.

Who do you need to bring closer? Do you have anyone who you need to take a break from to help you move forward?

When you’re ready, we’re here to help.

Email me at tara@activate.ie or visit www.activate.ie.

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Personal Protective Equipment across Kerry Heroes-Aid, a voluntary not-forprofit organisation established in the early stage of COVID-19 to protect and support frontline health care workers, has this week delivered 6,100 surgical masks, 100 FFP2 face masks, 60 gowns and 48 visors to frontline workers at seven sites in Kerry.

Nationally the charity delivered 250,000 face masks, 10,000 visors, 7,000 gowns and 9,000 high specification FFP2 face masks to hospitals, GP practices, nursing homes, and a number of NGOs. In its first three months, Heroes-Aid has made a number of significant deliveries of PPE nationwide. However, the distribution which took place on Tuesday marks the largest to-date to Ireland’s frontline healthcare workers.

The PPE deliveries included charities with a focus on the homeless sector including Simon Community; The Peter McVerry Trust; COPE Galway; Merchant’s Quay Ireland; SafetyNet Primary Care; and the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

“We are still seeing a high demand for PPE from frontline workers, in particular our GPs, who are the first line of defence against COVID-19,” Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, Medical Director of Heroes-Aid said.

“These deliveries of PPE will allow our frontline workers and heroes continue to care for their patients safely.”

Heroes-Aid does not aim to replace HSE PPE deliveries, but to address urgent shortages and act as a bridge between deliveries, he added. “Our work is very much complementary to the great work being undertaken by the HSE and every cent raised to date has provided PPE to those on the frontline.

Mary Leahy, CEO of Heroes-Aid, added that if there are frontline workers who are in critical need of PPE, she would urge them to contact them through their website www.heroes-aid.com.

“We want to help and protect as many frontline workers as we can.”

The work of Heroes-Aid has been made possible by the incredible work and fundraising effort of individuals and groups across Ireland. In just two months, donations of €250,000 by members of the public from all over Ireland have been made to help and protect the frontline heroes.

The voluntary organisation also intends to provide longer-term psychological, educational and practical support for frontline healthcare workers, their children and families who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, Medical Director of Heroes-Aid (left) with Mary Leahy, CEO of Heroes-Aid (Second from the right) with frontline medical staff at the Safetynet Primary Care community assessment hub in the Mater Hospital during a delivery of essential PPE equipment from Heroes-Aid.

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A WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF NEWS • VIEWS FROM KERRY AND AROUND THE WORLD SUPPORT

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INSPIRED BY DANNY CASEY

Cork International Hotel is giving away hotel to raise €100k for charity The Cork International Hotel is giving away its hotel to one person and their family for the whole weekend - for a mere €20.

For the first time ever people can buy tickets to enter a draw to stay in the hotel exclusively for themselves and up to 30 of their family members.

This has never been done before by the hotel and all money raised - a goal of €100,000 - will go to their charity partner, The Rainbow Club, a Cork charity that helps families living with Autism.

There are just five thousand tickets available for this exclusive draw so it is on a first come basis. Tickets are just €20 and the lucky winners will have the use of hotel privately for one weekend, this coming July 10 and 11.

“This is an exclusive, once in a lifetime only prize," General Manager at the Cork International Hotel, Carmel Lonergan, said.

"An extended family can enjoy exclusive rental of the hotel and experience private hospitality. They will be the only residents in the hotel during that weekend. This will be the last opportunity before we reopen our doors on Monday, July 13. We were disappointed that we could not raise more money for our charity partner, the Rainbow Club this year so all proceeds from this will go to them and the fantastic work they do."

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Police capture 65-pound turtle A 65-pound (29-kilogram) alligator snapping turtle has found a new home at a Virginia zoo after freaking out residents in the northern suburb.

The amazing exclusive package includes; a two-night stay, breakfast each morning in the Atlantic Restaurant, family concierge, a private dinner for 30 guests on Saturday, July 11, pianist entertainment during your private dinner, access to the hotel's cinema room and fitness suite, and the children’s avi-

ator playroom.

To enter this incredible competition, they are asking that you make a donation of €20 to The Rainbow Club Cork Centre for Autism at www.ifundraise. ie: Cork International Hotel Fundraising For The Rainbow Club Cork Centre for Autism.

Trump Order restricts police use of chokeholds Donald Trump has this week signed an Executive Order restricting police use of chokeholds and has said the tactic "will be banned, except if an officer's life is at risk".

President Donald Trump is taking historic action to increase the adoption of best practices in law enforcement and support a safe and secure America.

The new Order will encourage law enforcement agencies to imple-

ment best practices and protect the communities they serve.

Under the Order, the Attorney General will allocate certain grant funding to only those law enforcement agencies that meet high standards, including around useof-force and de-escalation, as credentialed by reputable independent bodies.

The Order also provides incentives for law enforcement agencies to use a nationwide database to track terminations, criminal convictions,

Named Lord Fairfax, the turtle was repeatedly crossing a residential road in the Alexandria area, according to Fairfax County Police in the US. Not native to the area, the alligator snapping turtle is generally found in the wild farther south.

Animal control officers initially took Lord Fairfax to the county animal shelter, and then to the state Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

The turtle is just a juvenile and could eventually grow as big as 200 pounds (90 kilograms).

and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use-of-force, which will create accountability between agencies.

The Administration will prioritise training and other programmes for police and social workers responding to incidents involving the mentally ill, addicted, and homeless.

President Trump is directing his Administration to develop and propose new legislation to Congress to further the policies of the Order and build community engagement.

"We must invest more energy and resources in police training and recruiting and community engagement," Trump said this week.

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88% of healthcare workers with COVID got virus at work 88 percent of healthcare workers with COVID-19 got the virus at work, according to official figures presented to the INMO.

Oscars postponed to April 2021 Next year’s Oscars ceremony has been postponed by two months and will now take place on April 25, 2021.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement this week that the 93rd Academy Awards telecast would be delayed due the Coronavirus pandemic.

This is the fourth time the Oscars have been postponed. They were first delayed in 1938 after massive flooding in Los Angeles. In 1968, they were put on hold after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., and again in 1981 following an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

“For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring, and entertaining us during the darkest of times,” Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a

statement.

“Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalised for something beyond anyone’s control. This coming Oscars and the opening of our new museum will mark an historic moment, gathering movie fans around the world to unite through cinema.”

The Academy also announced that the Governors Awards gala, which takes place in the fall, has been postponed to a later, unspecified date. The December opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was pushed to April to coincide with the Oscars.

The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards presentation, which was scheduled for June 20, 2020, has been postponed to a later date which has still to be announced.

The released HPSC figures, which exclude cases which are unknown/under investigation, show that 88 percent got the virus in a healthcare setting as staff, four percent from contact with a confirmed case, three percent from travel, three percent from community transmission and one percent from a healthcare setting as patients.

Of the 8,018 cases of infected healthcare workers in the figures, 2,551 are under investigation without a known source of transmission. Those cases are 32 percent of all healthcare worker cases and not included in the above percentages.

Overall, healthcare workers make up a third of all COVID positive cases in Ireland, nurses make up a third of those – the largest single group of workers infected.

As of May 30, seven healthcare workers have died from the virus, 1,515 (19 percent) have recovered, and 4,823 are still ill (60 percent). 20 percent of cases have a currently unknown status.

The INMO has repeatedly called for these figures to be released. Following a meeting with the Minister for Health, the union has received a commitment that they will be published weekly.

To combat the high rate of infection among healthcare workers, the INMO is calling for three policy changes: Amend regulations to class COVID-19 as a personal injury under health and safety legislation, facilitate healthcare workers who come into unprotected close con-

Eiffel Tower set to reopening The world famous Eiffel Tower in Paris is set to reopen after more than three months of closure, the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) has announced this week.

Next Thursday (June 25) it will reopen with strict measures to protect the health of all the monument’s visitors and workers.

Patrick Branco Ruivo, General Manager of the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour

Eiffel (SETE), expressed everyone’s excitement.

“The teams who work at the Eiffel Tower have been waiting for this moment for a long time! We’re excited to see the Tower welcome visitors again, of course, with appropriate respect for social distancing and the sanitary norms in effect. We have just been through a very complicated time during which the Tower utilised its symbolic importance to participate in the immense wave of

solidarity. As life begins to unfold again, we’re happy that our reopening is both a part of this momentum and an additional symbol of its progression.”

A set of measures has been put in place to guarantee a safe visit to the Tower, including: recommended online ticket purchase, obligatory face masks, a vast system of signposting, a limited number of visitors on each floor and on the esplanade, as well as daily cleaning and disinfecting of the public spaces.

INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha

tact with COVID-19 to self-isolate for 14 days, without exemptions, and all healthcare workers – not just those in nursing homes or clusters – be provided with regular COVID-19 testing.

“One in three COVID-19 cases are healthcare workers," INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said. "One in 10 are nurses, and these figures show the vast majority have caught the virus at work.

This figure cannot simply be accepted as normal. We need to tighten procedures and test more to ensure that frontline staff don’t get the virus they are fighting.

This isn’t just about PPE, it’s about policy too. The Government should classify this as what it is: a workplace-acquired personal injury. This would not only reflect reality, but ensure that the full range of health and safety rules would be rolled out to protect frontline workers.”

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Gardening - By Debby Looney

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

Advice for growing roses successfully There are many highlights in the gardening year, but personally one of mine is when my roses start flowering.

I have limited success in growing said beauties, mainly due to my soil, the exposed aspect and time constraints. In other words, everything you need to grow roses successfully! But, I am undeterred in trying, and have found some roses which are a lot more tolerant of neglect and poor environmental conditions than others.

Roses are plants which have certain requirements and if these are met, they will reward you with blooms which are second to none. There are no other plants which produce flowers as large, showy, scented or prolific over as long a season as a rose, so it stands to reason that it brings certain conditions to the table!

Roses have deep roots, so your soil must be deep and fairly well-drained. As roses are so productive, they need a constant water supply, so the soil must also be water retentive - without being water-logged. For the same reason, the soil must be reasonably fertile – manure is the best way to achieve this.

An annual mulching of well rotted farmyard manure is best; taking care to keep it away from the stem. If this is not possible, fertilisers such as Miracle Gro for roses and Westland Rose fertiliser are excellent as they have added dried horse manure. I avoid tomato food as it does not help the plant itself much – yes, it encourages flowering but to the detriment

of the foliage. An all round fertiliser such as Phostrogen, Miracle Gro or Growmore is definitely preferable. It must always be remembered that a plant synthesises its own food through its leaves in a process call photosynthesis.

Again, in applying this knowledge to roses, it makes sense to put them in a fairly sunny position so they can maximise this process. One of the reasons I have success in growing roses is because I spray them regularly with Uncle Tom’s Rose Tonic. It is a dilutable liquid Potassium phosphite, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is a bit pricey, but the results are indisputable! Since I have started using it, blackspot has become a thing of the past. Mildews are also a thing of history. The plants are stronger, have better foliage, and I even think the flowers are a better colour!

As a spray, potassium phosphite is translocated around the plant very quickly, creating stronger plants without the use of nitrogen – which in roses usually results in soft, lush, green growth which is susceptible to disease. Uncle Tom’s Rose Tonic is to be diluted – 100ml to a litre of water, so the bottle makes one hundred litres of spray and works out very cost effective!

Pruning is also a vital part of rose life, usually done in the autumn to prevent wind rock. Roses abhor being unsteady in the wind – so if you have a windy site, as I do, invest in some wind break, and also short stakes! Prune out any diseased wood – this should be done throughout the year, and preferably burnt. Next, prune out spindly weak stems, those crossing over each other or growing inwards. You are looking for a nice open goblet shaped plant. Keeping the centre of the plant open ensures air circulation, minimising disease. This pruning guide also applies to apple trees and fruit bushes. Different rose groups require different heights at which to be pruned, hybrid teas 2030cm, floribunda, patio and miniature roses 30-50cm, and carpet roses only need a tidy up to reduce over-crowding.

I hope this article has given some advice to those who are nervous about growing roses. Treat them right from the start and they will thank you for years!

New hours of operation for community response helpline The hours of operation of the Kerry Community Response Helpline have been amended. The service continues to be available from 9am to 5pm seven days a week.

The slight reduction in opening hours is reflective of the fact that many users have now developed direct links and contacts with volunteers in the community and often now make contact with them directly rather than contacting the free phone helpline. However, the service continues to be available every day on 1800 807 009 and a text and email service is also available.

The Kerry Community Response Forum reiterates its message to anyone

with a non-emergency query, a concern, or the need for the delivery of essential items to pick up the phone and avail of the advice and support which continues to be available.

The Kerry Community Response Forum, which includes numerous statutory, community and voluntary organisations, continues to coordinate the community response during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The forum acknowledges the ongoing support and dedication of hundreds of volunteers who continue to provide an essential and valuable service to older people and vulnerable households around the county.

Recovery Haven Kerry launch 'Challenge32' initiative Cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry is calling on the public to get involved in its new 'Challenge32' initiative, organised by fundraising platform Just Giving.

The idea is simple and open to adults and children alike, of all abilities. All you need to do is think of an activity or challenge, based around the numbers 32 or 3.2 and complete it on or from June 20.

Everything counts – from drawing 32 things, baking 32 cupcakes, doing 32 jumping jacks or juggling for 32 minutes! You can even run or walk 32 miles if you want. Once you have completed your challenge you are asked to make a donation, however big or small, to Recovery Haven Kerry’s fundraising link on their Facebook page.

To get as many people involved as possible, the team at Recovery Haven Kerry is asking those signing up to post their challenge on their own social media and tag the charity, as well as three more friends or family members who they would like to nominate to take part.

“Because all our fundraising has all but halted because of COVID-19, we are actively looking for new and exciting ways to help raise some much needed funds, so we love this idea organised by Just Giving,” said Marisa Reidy, Recovery Haven Kerry PR and Marketing Officer.

“As you can imagine, we are facing huge challenges in terms of fundraising with all our activities put on hold or cancelled altogether, so we would love families and friends to get involved in this fun initiative. We love too that anything goes, once it revolves around the number 32, so the options are endless. So we would be hugely grateful if people got their thinking caps on and go involved.”

The link to donate, as well as other novel ideas on how to get involved, is currently available on the Recovery Haven Kerry Facebook page.

Meanwhile, Recovery Haven Kerry is still offering phone support and counselling to those suffering from cancer and their families, as staff put plans in place for a gradual reopening. If you need to get in touch please contact 066 7192122.

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Have you ever thought of becoming a counsellor?

As mental health grows in significance in all our lives, have you ever thought of becoming a counsellor?

Counselling, or psychotherapy, is a professional relationship where people can explore and understand their lives, tell their story, be listened to, and find respect and acceptance. Over time people can work towards healing emotional pain, distress and trauma.

This process can also help people to look at themselves in a new way, gain confidence and take charge of their own lives.

Did you know that the first community counselling centre in Munster was in Cork City. Founded in 1982, Cork Counselling Services sees about 400 clients a year and is also the longest standing professional training venue in Munster that’s accredited by the Irish Association of counselling and psychotherapy.

Training is part time, allowing people to do other things if necessary. Students travel there from all over Munster, including from Kerry.

So why train at Cork Counselling Services? We ask Hugh Morley, Head of Business. “First of all,” he tells us, “it’s

a busy community counselling centre, situated in the heart of the city. It's hands-on learning and yet we deliver degree level professional training, which is validated by Coventry University, a top University in Cork’s twin city.

The training is based on a relational model. That sounds complicated, but it beats boring lectures, or watching PowerPoint. The best way to work and relate to people is to work and relate with people directly, and that’s what we facilitate. The people of Munster do not suffer fools gladly. They know us a long time and we’re still here. And that says something about trust.”

Past students of Cork Counselling Services have taken up senior clinical and education roles at home and abroad in both State and private services. Since 1985 their independent, not-for-profit ethos has sustained Cork Counselling Services through boom and bust, fashions and scandals, droughts and floods and now a pandemic. It is certainly a resilient organisation and they are now

GRADUATES: Pictured in February are recent successful graduates including several from Kerry at Cork Counselling Services.

getting ready for the autumn intake.

While some of the learning will now be online, they are determined to implement safe ways of meeting in person as well.

“We’ll leave the choice of where to

study to you. After all, our counsellors are encouraged to appreciate peoples' own sense of power and not to be giving too much advice.” For the curious, more details can be found on www. corkcounsellingservices.ie.

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Cathedral to host concert of hope and healing Two of Killarney’s finest and best-known musical performers are to combine their unique talents to offer hope and healing to people living through the COVID-19 pandemic.

AWARD: Local make-up artist Annette O'Brien has received her first business award.

Local businesswoman receives major award | By Michelle Crean One local business woman who is in the glamour game has been awarded ‘Make-up Artist of the Year 2020’ by the Irish Enterprise Awards.

Annette O’Brien Make-up Artist in Killarney, has won numerous awards in recent years - but this is the first business award that she has secured.

“I was nominated for an award from the Irish Enterprise Awards at the beginning of the year under the category ‘Makeup Artist of the Year 2020’,” Annette explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

“This is the first business award that I have won.”

An interview was held at the beginning

of the year where she explained how she built her make-up business up after 14 years of running a beauty salon.

“I explained how I learned so much about running a business, starting off with only a little background in it. I also feel marketing is now a massive part of the beauty/ make-up industry and explained the ways I try to market myself differently from others in the industry. I’ve learned so much and I learn something new every single day.”

On the down side, she said that unfortunately, due to COVID-19, there was no presentation ceremony.

“I was thrilled to get a phone call last week to say I had won the award as I really didn’t know how the interview went!”

No plans for Communions and Confirmations The Diocese of Kerry has no update on plans for the celebration of First Holy Communions and Confirmations as of yet.

For teachers, pupils and parents/guardians it has been a long and difficult three months with many wondering now when the big day will take place as they soon begin their summer holidays.

It was thought that as restrictions begin to ease that the sacraments might take place this coming September, howev-

er, the Diocese of Kerry says no definite time has yet been decided.

"We think especially of the pupils who could not have their celebration of First Holy Communion or Confirmation," Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne told the Killarney Advertiser.

"When circumstances permit, and following consultation between the school community, the parents and each parish, these ceremonies will take place. We look forward to these joyous occasions."

Classical crossover singer Grace Foley and pianist Noel O’Sullivan will join forces for an hour-long concert in the magnificent surroundings of St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday next, June 21, at 7pm.

In keeping with social distancing restrictions, the concert will take place behind closed doors but it will be beamed into people’s homes via the parish webcam and parish radio.

The concert, which marks the longest day of the year, is designed to give people an opportunity to reflect on the events of the past three months and to offer encouragement to look to the future with confidence and hope.

Grace and Noel have chosen a programme of songs and music that they believe will carry a message that can offer joy and healing during what is a very difficult and troubled time for so many.

“At a time when words fail, music speaks and music has been speaking volumes during these past few months,” Grace said.

“I feel the need to reach out to people through music but I haven't been able to sing in public due to the pandemic.

The cathedral is such a special place for so many people and I truly look forward to reaching the ears and, hopefully the hearts, of everyone who tunes in."

Fr Niall Howard, of the Killarney parish,

said it will be an opportunity for people to look forward to a new beginning and to get away from what has been happening over the past three months.

“There is a great symbolism to the fact that the concert is being held on the longest day of the year. It will celebrate the brightest of times in the midst of all the challenges we have faced,” he said.

“No matter what we have to endure, we must believe in the goodness of people and the goodness of God to help us through."

Grace is a classical crossover singer from Killarney, who has studied singing since the age of 14 with some of Ireland's leading professionals, including the late Aine Nic Ghabhann, James Nelson of the Celtic Tenors and soprano Virginia Kerr. She performs in venues across Ireland and abroad as well as regularly featuring on television and radio.

Noel, a primary schoolteacher in Killarney, was the inspiration behind the incredible Teen Spirit initiative which saw dozens of teenagers performing in a very modern choir to packed arenas in many parts of the country. The purpose of the venture was to allow the teens to excel in an environment that enabled them to use their many talents to entertain, move and inspire the public with a shared vision of doing something really special.

SPECIAL CONCERT: Singer Grace Foley and pianist Noel O’Sullivan from Killarney will join forces for an hour-long concert this coming Sunday.

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Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company launch global alliance Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company has announced the first formal agreements in a broad alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change in the industry.

Volkswagen CEO Dr Herbert Diess and Ford CEO Jim Hackett confirmed that the companies intend to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups for global markets beginning as early as 2022.

The alliance, which does not entail cross-ownership between the two companies, will be governed by a joint committee, and will drive significant scale and efficiencies to enable both companies to share investments in vehicle architectures that deliver distinct capabilities and technologies.

The companies estimate the commercial van and pickup cooperation will yield improved annual pre-tax operat-

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In addition, Volkswagen and Ford have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate collaboration on autonomous vehicles, mobility services and electric vehicles and have started to explore opportunities.

“Over time, this alliance will help both companies create value and meet the needs of our customers and society,” Hackett said. “It will not only drive significant efficiencies and help both companies improve their fitness, but also gives us the opportunity to collaborate on shaping the next era of mobility.”

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“At the same time, the alliance will be a cornerstone for our drive to improve competitiveness.”

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COVID restrictions halt Killarney man's British Rally Championship plans Killarney co-driver Noel O’Sullivan has accepted that he will not be able to challenge for British Rally Championship honours this year as the result of pandemic related restrictions.

O’Sullivan and his Welsh driver Osian Pryce were lying second in the championship standings after the opening round - the Cambrian Rally - which ran in February.

To date, the Welsh event is the only round to take place this season as the Clonakility Park Hotel West Cork Rally, Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring and Clacton Rally and Today’s Ulster Rally have all been postponed until 2021 due to the virus.

Championship organisers were hopeful

that the championship could be saved.

They placed substitute event, Wales Rally GB, on the calendar and even made the four-day event a double points scoring rally in an effort to keep the series alive.

However, Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship is the latest high-profile event to get cancelled as a result of Coronavirus related restrictions.

Following the cancellation of Wales Rally GB, which was due to host two rounds of the British Rally Championship, Motorsport UK (Britain’s governing body) decided last week that it will not continue the 2020 championship season.

“Rallying took a back seat over the last few months and the announcement last week was a big disappointment for Osian and I,” said the Muckross man. "But as

RALLY: Noel O'Sullivan and his driver Osian Pryce pictured after finishing second on the Cambrian Rally in Wales in February. Photo: Russ Ottoway

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This year’s 76th staging of Rally GB had been due to run from October 29 to November 1 as the penultimate round of the 2020 World Rally Championship and was set to be the concluding two rounds of the British Rally Championship.

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Suicide Prevention Helplines Samaritans 1850609090 or freephone 116123 or text 0872609090, email jo@samaritans.ie, Free counselling, freephone 1800247247or call 066-7163660 www.pieta.ie; South West Counselling Centre, Killarney, free suicide prevention and bereavement counselling, 064-6636416/6636100;

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Kerry Cancer Support Group We would like to reassure our service users at this very anxious time that we continue to keep up to date with all of the guidelines, and will keep our transport to treatment services on the road.

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TRADITIONAL DEEP FRIED FISH AND CHIPS BY NOEL ENRIGHT EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE LAKE HOTEL This week Executive Chef Noel Enright from The Lake Hotel is sharing his traditional deep fried fish and chips recipe with our readers.

Use a round white fish of your choice; cod, pollack, haddock and hake are all good choices. The skin needs to be removed and the fillets cut into slices thin enough to cook in a short time. Your fish monger can help you with this if you are uncertain what to do.

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Explore all financial supports available for college life The combined costs of college fees, accommodation, travel, food, books etc., are a major source of stress for students and parents.

That has been intensified this year with so few summer jobs available to students. Take some time at this stage to explore various financial supports available to you and apply for any of those that you may be eligible for.

SUSI grants, which cover fees and maintenance, are means tested and assessed based on your parent’s income. Your eligibility also depends on the course you are doing and your nationality or residency. You can check the criteria to see if you qualify by using the Eligibility Reckoner on www.susi.ie/eligibility-reckoner. The priority closing date for new applicants is July 9, and the advice is to apply by this deadline to ensure that your funding comes through early in the college year when costs are high. As you may not be sure about your exact course of study at this stage you can simply put down the course you hope to study and then update that information online if you decide to accept a different course. Remember that SUSI covers courses in Colleges of Further Education, Institutes of Education and Universities.

For the 2020/2021 academic year, your application will be assessed on gross

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HEAR (HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS ROUTE):

The deadline for applying for this scheme to support students come from socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds was March 1 and students will be notified in mid-June of their eligibility. If unsuccessful it is possible to appeal. All details are available on www.accesscollege.ie and www.cao.ie.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND:

This is available through the student service office of Higher Education Institutions and provides financial assistance for students who are experiencing financial difficulties while attending college to help with the cost of books, materials, bills, travel, childcare etc.

SUPPORT FOR UNEMPLOYED:

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receive a payment during your course of study. You can check this on www.welfare.ie or with your local Intreo/Welfare office.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES:

They range in terms of criteria and are available in a number of colleges and from a number of outside agencies. In some cases scholarships are available in specific areas such as sport, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, community volunteerism etc. Details for these can be found on the college websites.

If you come from a socio-economic disadvantaged background you may also be eligible to apply for bursaries such as the 1916 Bursary, St Vincent de Paul Education and Training Bursary and NUI Scholarships. Other scholarships are supported by industry and details can usually be found on the college websites. Most of these scholarships are not based on household income. While many of those deadlines have passed, locally the Liebherr Engineering Scholarship Programme is still accepting applications up to July 3 at 12pm. Details are available from gradrecruit.lcc@leibherr.com.

Funding for students with disabilities can be accessed from the Disability Support Service in your college. This funding is provided to the institutions to enable

Niamh Dwyer is a Guidance Counsellor in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore and PRO of Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors.

them to provide supports for students such as assistive technology, academic or learning support, transport etc. Even if you have not applied for the DARE scheme you can avail of these supports by registering with the disability service in the college once you become a student there.

Student Loans are also an option. Local credit unions have a long tradition of supporting young people and parents with loans for education and some credit unions offer bursaries to members who have been offered their place in college.

Contact your local branch for details.

Loans are also available from the various banks.

Parents or students with queries on the Change of Mind or other career options can email Niamh on careerfocusnow@gmail.com or text/ phone 087 9801105.

Pieta confirms all therapy centres will remain open following financial review There will be no downgrading of Pieta centres, as the charity announced that it will be employing additional therapists and redeploying admin staff who had been at risk of redundancy.

Pieta, Ireland’s national suicide and selfharm prevention charity, has confirmed that its 15 centres plus four outreach centres will not be downgraded or closed following an internal financial and operational review.

Pieta moved its delivery of therapy for those experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harm and those bereaved by suicide to over the phone in March following COVID-19 restrictions, and also continues to support those in immediate crisis through the 24/7 crisis helpline.

The postponement, due to COVID-19, of Pieta’s flagship fundraiser Darkness into Light, proudly supported by Electric

Ireland, left the charity with a very significant funding gap. Pieta relies on the public for 80 percent of its funding to ensure it can provide its national mental health service free of charge. The people of Ireland responded to the challenging financial situation with generous support for the ‘Sunrise’ appeal which, along with a number of other initiatives, raised an incredible €6 million and significant awareness for Pieta.

These funds, together with the Government wage subsidy scheme, increased support from the HSE and a 30 percent pay cut to staff from April to June of this year, means that Pieta is in an improved financial position.

Key points arising from the review include that all 15 Pieta centres, plus its four outreach centres, are to remain open. There will be no downgrading of any centres. Centre hours will be restored back up to January 2020 levels.

From next month, Pieta will engage in a phased reopening of centres for staff and will resume face-to-face counselling services from September, in accordance with Government guidelines post-COVID, 14 additional ‘full-time equivalent’ therapists will be employed, eight will support face-to-face counselling and six will join the helpline team to meet the increased demand, 10 full-time equivalent Centre Manager roles and 33 Clinical Support roles, that were identified at risk of redundancy in April 2020, will now be redeployed. From July 1, pay for all staff will be restored to pre-COVID levels, while the HSE has agreed to provide Pieta with additional funding of €114,608 per month, commencing in July. This funding must be spent on supporting the provision of 300 hours per week of therapy to high risk clients. Pieta will also be engaging with Government and the HSE on a sustainable funding model for the

delivery of services.

“I want to express my gratitude to the Pieta team and to our supporters across the country for their help, support and patience over recent weeks," speaking about the Financial Review, Pieta CEO, Elaine Austin, said.

"Due to the overwhelming generosity and kindness of the people of Ireland, and increased support from the HSE and our corporate partnerships, Pieta is now in a more secure financial position, and we can confirm that our vital services will continue to be delivered across all of our Centres nationwide. The support has been unparalleled and very humbling. We know people need our service now more than ever in these times of crisis, and it is important that people know that we are here and they are not alone.”

For more information or to donate, please visit www.pieta.ie.

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Samaritans call for a national plan on men’s mental health

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As part of Men’s Health Awareness Week, which takes place until this Sunday, Samaritans Ireland is calling for a national plan for men’s mental health and emotional well-being.

Measures to support men’s mental health is also one of the key asks in Samaritans ‘4 Asks 4 A Safer Ireland’ as part of its 2020 manifesto.

“It is important we focus on the issue of men’s mental health and emotional well-being,” Niall Mulligan, Executive Director of Samaritans Ireland, said.

“We need a specific well-resourced national plan for reaching and supporting all men’s mental health, and in particular, middle-aged, low-income men.” ................................................................

Concern Chief Executive welcomes Programme for Government Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive of Ireland’s largest humanitarian NGO, Concern Worldwide, has welcomed the newly agreed Programme for Government.

“The Programme for Government agreed sets out an ambitious transformative agenda for a more equal society on the domestic and international front. I warmly welcome the Government’s commitments on Overseas Development Aid (ODA).

Their commitment to making annual, sustainable progress to achieving 0.7 percent of Gross National Income towards ODA by 2030 could not be more timely. I also strongly support the commitment to continued multi-annual funding for humanitarian action, further commitment towards climate finance and climate action and the reassurance that Ireland’s aid programme will remain untied to trade. ​​​​​​​In a week where the UN will vote on whether Ireland, Canada or Norway will get a seat on the UN Security Council, this ambitious Programme for Government will send a message of confidence to all member states that Ireland will take bold leadership to ensure that the UN Sustainable Goals are met and that achieving a world where nobody is left behind is possible on this shared, fragile planet.”

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IN MEMORIAM

1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

3RD ANNIVERSARY COUNIHAN

O’SULLIVAN

In loving memory of Jeremiah (Jerry) O’Sullivan late of Knockataggle, Kilcummin, Killarney who passed away in June 2019 As we lovingly remember Jerry on the first anniversary of his death, we his children Mary, Danny and Catherine, daughter-in-law Carla, son-in-law Niall and grandchildren would like to express our deepest gratitude and sincere appreciation to all those that sympathised and supported us during Jerry’s illness and funeral.

Sincere thanks to those in Deenagh Medical Practice and the excellent staff in Trants Pharmacy, Killarney. Thanks to physiotherapist, Gráinne Houlihan.

We are grateful to the staff in Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Kerry particularly all those in Muckross Ward that cared for Jerry in his final days.

To Dr Patricia Sheehan, we appreciate the compassion and care you showed. A special thanks to the home help Margaret and Helen for their kindness and chats.

Thanks to Recovery Haven who provided tremendous support to Jerry throughout his illness.

Our heartfelt thanks to all our neighbours, relatives and friends who called to the house to support Jerry with a friendly face when he needed it. Thank you to Jerry’s brothers, sisters and extended family in Ballydesmond, Newmarket, Banna and the UK and to his sister-in-law Mary and her daughters Juliette, Siobhán and Maria who were always there to support and reassure us.

Our sincerest gratitude to O’Shea’s funeral home for their exceptional care, kindness and attention to detail. Also thank you to everyone involved in preparing Jerry’s final resting place in Holy Cross Cemetery, Kilcummin. Thanks to Fr. Mulvihill, Rev. Thady O’ Connor and Fr. Joseph Tarrant for celebrating the funeral mass. To Siobhán Mc Sweeney sacristan at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kilcummin and to the musicians Siobhán Moynihan and Neily O’Connor for the beautiful music in the church and at the graveside. To all the staff in the Great Southern Hotel for their warm hospitality.

To conclude we offer our sincere thanks to all those who came from near and far to attend the Rosary, removal, funeral mass and burial. For those who telephoned, sent cards and floral tributes we are truly grateful. As it is not possible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our gratitude and appreciation.

Your life was love and labour, Your love for your family true; You did your best for all of us, We will always remember you.

Jerry’s first anniversary mass will be held at a later date.

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. J.M.

IN MEMORIAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

4TH ANNIVERSARY WYNNE

CREMIN

In loving memory of Con Counihan Dunrine, Killarney who died on 25th June 2017 God’s Garden God looked around his garden, And saw an empty space, He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face, He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest, God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best, God knew you were in pain and a cure was not to be, So he closed your weary eyelids and whispered “Come to me”, With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you slip away, Although we loved you dearly, We knew you could not stay, It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Sadly missed and dearly loved by your wife Eileen, sons and daughter, son-in-law and daughters-in-law.

Grandad You’re thought about so often in loving memory, For you were all the special things a granddad ought to be, We’ve all missed you being here since you went away, But the happiness you brought us is remembered every day.

So you may find a gentle peace in your eternal rest, We’ll always love you Grandad, You really were the best.

Sadly missed and dearly loved by all your grandchildren.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE FAVIER

In loving memory of Patrick (Paudie) Cremin Tomies Beaufort, Killarney Who died on the 21st June 2019 Rest in Peace On the first Anniversary of the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, we his family and extended family wish to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the support and kindness shown to us on our sad loss.

To those who attended the requiem Mass and burial, especially those who travelled long distances to be with us, Thank you.

Thank you for the Mass cards, perpetual enrolments and letters of sympathy that we received.

Our grateful appreciation to Fr John Shanahan for the most beautiful Mass.

To Helen Kerins and Denis Crowley whose music and singing enhanced the mass so gracefully.

Thank you to Gerard and Mary Flynn undertakers and grave diggers for your professionalism, help and understanding shown to us.

To Dr Quirke and his team we appreciate your support and help through the years.

Audrey (Auds), Your eloquence was profound, Though you said so little.

On the anniversary of the day you went away.

Today’s the anniversary, Of the day that I lost you.

And for a time it felt as though, My life had ended too.

But loss has taught me many things, And now I face each day, With hope and happy memories, To help me on the way.

And Though I’m full of sadness, That you’re no longer here, Your influence still guides me And I still feel you near What we shared will never die, It lives within my heart, Bringing strength and comfort, While we are apart.

Lovingly remembered by Gearoid, Maura, Liam and families.

5TH ANNIVERSARY DOONA (NEE O’LEARY)

We acknowledge the ambulance staff for the kindness and duty of care shown to our father on several occasions.

To the management, staff and fellow residents of Our Lady of Lourdes Nursing Home, We thank you for your care, understanding and friendship given to our father and his family.

To all our friends, work colleagues and kind neighbours we appreciate your understanding and support .

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the mass will be offered for your intentions.

‘And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched….

For nothing loved is ever lostAnd he was loved so much.’

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by your Family.

Birthday Remembrance of Audrey Favier whose birthday occurs on the 19th of June.

In loving memory of Mairead Wynne Late of Loreto Road, Killarney and also late of Renard Road, Caherciveen Who passed away on 10th June 2016

Treasured and precious memories of my wife Nellie Doona, Carnahone, Beaufort and late of Dunmanway who died on the 24th of June 2015 No special day is needed, For me to think of you, You are always in my thoughts, No matter what I do, You always had a smile to share, Time to give and tie to care, Your loving nature your heart of gold, These are the memories I am proud to hold.

Always remembered by your loving husband Michael.

Anniversary Mass will be held at a later date.

9TH ANNIVERSARY KELLIHER

9TH ANNIVERSARY KELLIHER

You did more than exist, you lived.

You did more than listen, you understood.

Your friendship was an inspiration, Your love a blessing.

When we listen with our hearts, We still feel all your love around us each & every day.

In loving memory of John Kelliher late of Grenagh, Fossa, Killarney who died on the 22nd June 2011.

We’ll meet you at the moon (with a peach schnapps)!

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

Happy Birthday with lots of love, hugs & Eskimo kisses, Dad & Sissy xxx

Sadly missed by your wife Nora, daughters Mary, Sheila and Patsy, sons John, Jimmy, Denis, Patrick, Michael, Donal, Kevin and Noel.

In loving memory of John Kelliher late of Grenagh, Fossa, Killarney who died on the 22nd June 2011.

You always had a smile to share, A laugh, a joke, a time to care, Each of us in our own way, Have special thoughts of you today.

Sadly missed by your daughter Patsy, and her huband Kieran Clifford

Anniversaries, Acknowledgements, Remembrances and Novenas can be placed online at www.killarneyadvertiser.ie

IN MEMORIAM

19.6.2020 22ND ANNIVERSARY DOOLAN

In loving memory of Sean Doolan Cockhill, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on the 21st June 1998 I often sit and think of you, As quiet times in the day, Of all the things we used to do And the things you used to say.

I often think of times we shared, We never were apart, And all of these are locked away, Kept deeply in our hearts.

Always remembered by your loving wife Sheila, sons Timmy and John, daughters Kathleen, Mary & Sheila, sons-in-law Seanie, Graham & Michael, daughter-inlaw Michelle and grandchildren Shauna, Oisin, Rebecca, Ryan, Lauren, Cian, Charlotte, Sean and Michelle x

1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2ND & 41ST ANNIVERSARY

2ND & 41ST ANNIVERSARY

FLEMING

BUCKLEY

BUCKLEY

In loving memory of David (DJ) Fleming 1 St. Brendans Place, Killarney, Co. Kerry Who died June 19th 2019

In loving memory of Michael & Eilis Buckley late of “Keel House”, Faha, Killarney who passed away on June 3rd, 1979 and June 18th, 2018.

In loving memory of Michael & Eilis Buckley late of “Keel House”, Faha, Killarney who died on June 3rd, 1979 and June 18th, 2018

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

The flowers we place upon your grave, May wither and decay, But love for you who sleeps beneath, Will never fade away.

Loved always and remembered by daughter Reidin, son in law Gerard and grandchildren Gearoid, Lydia and Chloe xx.

Lovingly remembered today and always Seamus, Gennie, Amy, Shauna & John xxxxxx

32ND ANNIVERSARY

3RD ANNIVERSARY

CLIFTON

GALVIN

In loving memory of Julia Clifton late of 15 O’Kelly’s Villas, Killarney who died on the 21st June 1988.

In loving memory of Tadhg Galvin Late of Madam’s Hill, Aghadoe, Killarney Who died 18th June 2017

Memories are special, They dont fade away, We think of you always, Not just today.

No farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God can tell us why, It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For part of me went with you, The day God called you home.

As we lovingly remember DJ on the first aniversary of his passing, his wife Eileen, sister Anne and children Michelle, Marguerite, Annette and John, wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to DJ’s extended family, and all of the Fleming and Cronin families for their love and support.

We also extend our thanks to our wonderful friends and neighbours for your kindness, support and sympathy through that difficult time.

To all who travelled to attend DJ’s funeral and burial, we really appreciate your efforts and support.

22ND ANNIVERSARY DOOLAN

In loving memory of Sean Doolan Cockhill, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on the 21st June 1998 Memories are special, They don’t fade away, We think of you always, Not just today.

Always remembered by your brothers Pat and Tim, sister Nora, sisters-inlaw, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

24TH & 16TH ANNIVERSARY CRONIN

In loving memory of Daniel and Hannah Cronin late of Crohane, Fossa, Killarney.

Daniel who died on 21st June 1996 and Hannah who died on 18th July 2004.

Perhaps if we could see The splendour of the land To which they were called from us Then we would understand.

Perhaps if we could hear The welcome they received From old familiar voices, all so dear Then we would not grieve.

Perhaps if we could know The reason why they went We’d smile, wiping the tears that flow Then we could wait content.

Lovingly remembered by your family.

IN MEMORIAM

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Thanks to all who visited, sent Mass Cards, phone messages, flowers, who prepared food, gave donations to Pallative Care, and everyone who joined us during those sad days to be with us, and to share and recall wonderful memories of DJ’s life.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Dr. Donal Coffey and his team at Ross Medical Centre for the exemplary care and comfort they provided throughout the months of DJ’s illness. They went far beyond the normal call of duty on many occasions.

We extend a very special thanks to Dr. Patricia Sheehan and her extraordinarily kind and dedicated team at the Pallative Care Unit of UHK. You provided the best possible care and comfort to DJ, showed great compassion and gave comfort to our family during those difficult days. We will forever be grateful for your incredible support, comfort and for the care given to DJ and indeed to all our family.

Always remembered by your loving family.

5TH ANNIVERSARY

Sadly missed by your brother Ger and sister in law Eileen.

O’REILLY

2ND ANNIVERSARY

We thank Michael, Mary and their team at MD O’Shea for the support, professionalism and gentleness shown to us when arranging DJ’s funeral.

DENNEHY

Thanks to Fr Niall for your kind words and help, and to the musicians who helped bring DJ’s favourite music to the funeral ceremony.

In loving memory of Patrick O’Reilly Late of Barraduff & Dublin Who died on the 20th of June, 2015

As our family would find it impossible to thank individually all those who helped us through the journey of DJ’s illness and passing, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deep appreciation.

It does not take a special day For us to think of you Each mass we hear Each prayer we say Is offered up for you

I often sit and think about the years that have passed by and of the happiness and joy that was shared by you and I, I think of all the laughter, the smiles and all of the fun, and, before I even know it, my tears have once again begun, for, although it brings me comfort, to walk down memory lane, it reminds me how, without you, life has never been the same.

Anniversary Mass for DJ will be celebrated on Friday June 19th at 6:15pm in St Marys Cathedral.

The mass may accessed via the parish webcam facility.

Always loved and sadly missed by your loving daughter Erica, Jamie and grandchildren Lucia, Ben & Amelia. xxx

In loving memory of a dear husband and father, Michael (Mike) Dennehy Mounthenry, Firies Whose second anniversary occurs on the 25th June Your life is a beautiful memory, Your absence a silent grief, In those precious memories, We are together again.

Forever loved and missed by your wife Noreen, sons Dónal, Michael and Jack.

“Safe in the arms of Jesus”

MIRACLE PRAYER PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS

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).

NAS

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).

JK

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. DN

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IN MEMORIAM 21ST ANNIVERSARY

22ND ANNIVERSARY

32ND ANNIVERSARY

1ST ANNIVERSARY

KISSANE

LENIHAN

O’SULLIVAN

NAGLE

In loving memory of Colm Kissane Pallas Beaufort, Killarney who passed away on 17th June 1999.

In loving memory of Neily Lenihan late of Gortdarrig Headford who died on 22nd June 1998.

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

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.

Also remembering baby Niamh who passed away on 22nd May 1998.

Sadly missed and always remembered by Mom, Dad, and sisters Brid, Fiona and Aoife.

Loved, missed, remembered always, your loving family, your daughter Sheila, son Donie, son-in-law Willie, daughter in-law Sadie, grandchildren Liam, Niall, Sarah, Daniel and Denis and brother Denis.

7TH ANNIVERSARY

12TH ANNIVERSARY

O’CONNOR

O’GRADY

In loving memory of Kathleen O’Connor Shangri-la, 7 New Road, Killarney who passed away on 16th June 2013

In loving memory of Michael O’Grady, St. Brendans Place, Killarney who died 18th June 2008.

Man is mortal but the love for them is immortal, Though you are not present here with all of us, But your memory is stored on our minds, Rest peacefully in heaven.

You always had a smile to share Time to give and time to care A loving nature, a heart of gold One of the best this world could hold Never selfish, always kind These are the memories you left behind.

Lovingly remembered by your son John, Sheilagh, Marc & Melissa x

Always loved and remembered by your wife Patricia, daughter Sheila, son in law Denis and grandchildren Ava and Callum xx

33RD ANNIVERSARY LENIHAN

26TH & 17TH ANNIVERSARIES O’DONOGHUE

In loving memory of Larry O’Sullivan, 44 Pinewood Estate Killarney who passed away on 12th of June 1988.

Will those who think of him today say a little prayer to Jesus.

Sadly miss by his wife Nora sons and daughters and grandchildren and great grandchildren

THANKSGIVING PRAYERS Whatsover you ask in prayer, believe that you will receive it and you will. Say those prayers.

May your Sacred Hearts Lord jesus be praised, honoured, adored glorified, loved and thanked throughout the whole world now and forever more. Amen. And in your mind see Jesus flowing his blessing on you.

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.

Praise and thank you Jesus for great favours recieved through those great prayers, praise and thanks to God the Father and the Holy Spirit, our blessed mother Mary, St Joseph, St Padre Pio, St Anthony, St Martin, St Peregrine, St Raphael the Archangel, St Therese ‘the little flower’, St Faustina, the Holy Angels and the Holy Saints, for their intrcessions to Jesus for me, I trust in the power of prayer always. JD

16TH ANNIVERSARY MCKENNA

In loving memory of Noreen Nagle of No. 2 Church Place, Rathmore and formerly of Gortdarrig, Headford who passed away June 18th2019 As we lovingly remember our dear Mother Noreen on the first anniversary of her passing, we which to thank everyone most sincerely for your expression of sympathy.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many relatives, neighbours, friends and wellwishers who visited our home, attended the Removal and Funeral Mass and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time. For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes, cards and messages of condolences, as well as those who made charitable donations, we are truly grateful.

A special word of thanks to the management, nurses and staff of the Killarney Community hospital and Dr. Donal Coffey & the Ross Medical Centre for their kindness and support shown at all times, for all those who participated in the Mass, especially Fr. Tucker, the readers and musicians; and finally to O’Keeffe’s Funeral Directors and the grave digger for their sensitive and professional handling of arrangements.

To those who helped in any way, your contribution made our loss more bearable.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. The holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions.

Never more than a thought away Loved and remembered every day Missed every day and forever in our hearts mom, Mary, Margaret, Patrick, Daniel, Tina, Alex, Denis, Tricia, sons in law, daughters in law, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren First Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday June 21st at St. Joseph’s Church, Rathmore Live webcam Stream at 11am

In loving memory of Eileen Lenihan Late of Inchicullane, Kilcummin, Killarney Whose anniversary occurs at this time.

Memories are special They don’t fade away.

We think of you always, not just today.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your sons, daughters, sons in law, daughters in law, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

80TH ANNIVERSARY MACGILLYCUDDY In Memory of 2nd Lieutenant Brian Desmond J. MacGillycuddy Royal Regiment of Artillery Died on Active Service 21/06/1940 Age 20 Son of Mr. and Mrs A. J. MacGillycuddy Killarney, Co. Kerry.

Remembered with honour at Cambrai Communal Cemetery Cambrai, France.

“His joyous spirit is our comrade yet, bidding us not to mourn, nor to forget.”

CWGC, Killarney

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear father Paudie O’Donoghue, Coolroe, Ballyhar, who died on 13th July 1994 and our dear Mother Marie O’Donoghue (nee Quealy), who left this world on the 19th May 2003.

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.

In loving memory of Tom McKenna, Late of Ballybrack, Firies, Who died on June 19th 2004.

4TH ANNIVERSARY KELLY

You always had a time to share, A laugh, a joke, a time to care, A wonderful nature warm and true, These are the memories we have of you.

Always missed by your loving family.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving wife Mary and daughter Catherine.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART

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

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. AOS

In fond memory of a close friend Jerh Kelly late of Annaghmore, Headford, Killarney who left us sadly on the 10th of June 2016.

A day we will never forget.

We missed you then, We miss you still, And always will, We think of the happy years, And the good nights we spent together.

No day passes but your name is spoken Jerh, You’re gone but your spirit lives on.

Deeply missed by Padraig, Eoin, Sean Doyle.

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COLLISION COURSE

• Club comps to run right up to intercounty start date • A number of key county players likely to be tied up • Club players guaranteed multiple matches

RESTART: Kerry manager Peter Keane may be without some star players when the intercounty training resumes in September. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile.

Kerry will more than likely be without some star players when they return to collective training in September as the County Board look set fix club matches right up until the October 17 deadline.

The draft schedule, which was sent out to clubs last week, is very positive news for the club player but it is likely to cause some headaches for Kerry manager Peter Keane.

The GAA are rumoured to be in favour of completing the final two rounds of the Allianz National Football League when the intercounty season resumes on October 17, primarily to sort out relegation and promotion places in the various divisions.

Keane’s men, who are currently in second place in Division 1 behind Galway, will take on Monaghan away in Round 6 before hosting Donegal in Round 7.

The traditional final between the top two teams in Division 1 does not appear likely at this stage.

If Kerry do have a game that opening

weekend, it could clash with the Senior, Intermediate, Junior Premier and Junior Club Championship finals, which are also due to take place on October 17/18.

In that event, it seems probable that the finals featuring county players (almost certainly the senior decider and quite possibly the other grades as well) will need to be pushed back until after Kerry are out of the championship.

O’DONOGHUE CUP

According to the draft schedule, district competitions such as the O’Donoghue Cup will also be run off between September 12/13 and October 17/18, depending on when teams are available.

In the East, that schedule could be rendered more or less impossible if East Kerry or one or more of the senior clubs go deep into the Kerry SFC, so there is no guarantee that the O’Donoghue Cup will be completed in this timeframe.

It is also understood that some County League matches might be on the cards, but a decision will not be taken on that until later in the year.

KERRY GAA: DRAFT CLUB SCHEDULE Aug 1/2 Aug 8/9 Aug 15/16 Aug 22/23 Aug 29/30 Sept 5/6 Sept 12/13 Sept 19/20 Sept 26/27 Oct 3/4 Oct 10/11 Oct 17/18

Club Championship (GG1) Club Championship (GG2) Club Championship (GG3) Kerry SHC (R1) Kerry SFC (R1) Kerry SFC (QF) Kerry SHC (SF) Kerry SFC (SF) Kerry SHC (Final) Kerry SFC (Final) Club Championship (SF + RP) Club Championship (Finals + RP)

Key: GG = Group Game, RP = Relegations Playoffs)

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Kerry’s forgotten Olympian No Olympics this year means no Irish Olympians for us to cheer on, so this week let us remember a Kerry Olympian who was forgotten for all of 45 years. | By Eamonn Fitzgerald It wasn’t until the late Weeshie Fogarty stopped off for a breather in Castlecove on the 2004 Ring of Kerry Cycle and noticed a stained glass window in the local church dedicated to the memory of Eamonn Fitzgerald. He set about finding out about him and discovered with the help of Eugene O’Sullivan, Chairman of The Kerryman’s Association in Dublin, that he was an All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry in 1931 and was fourth in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932.

He died in 1958 and for 45 years he was forgotten about. In 2004 I went to Deans Grange cemetery in Dublin where a fine contingent came from Eamonn’s native Castlecove to witness former Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delaney unveil a fitting monument to the forgotten Kerry sports star.

Weeshie Fogarty, Chairman of Kerry GAA Seán Walsh and, fittingly, the great 102-year-old Dan Keating were in attendance in a very representative gathering of 200 or so on a bitterly cold day.

Imagine only 10 attended his funeral in 1958.

When I went to UCD, one of the first things Eugene McGee, the college football manager, did was to show me the framed photos on the walls and there was Eamonn Fitzgerald winning the cov-

eted Sigerson Cup title three years (1927, 1929, and 1931). An amazing feat. In the 1929 final he scored 3-3.

NED SEÁN ÓG

Eamonn was born in Behihane, Castlecove, in 1903 and he had three brothers and three sisters. He was known as Ned Seán Óg. He attended Bunaneer NS and thanks to the generosity and benevolence of Lady Abinia Broderick he got his secondary education in Scoil Éanna, Rathfarnham - Pádraig Pearse’s school. He was very bright and was fluent in English, Gaeilge and French. Lady Abinia paid for the education of promising young local people and he was one of these. Originally rom the landed English gentry, she turned out to be a strong Irish republican, building a hospital for the Irish near Castlecove and also starting a co-operative for the locals.

Ned Seán Óg later qualified as a secondary school teacher at UCD and then went teaching in Coláiste Éanna, his former school.

At 19 years of age, Ned Seán Óg, as we knew him, played as a corner-forward on the Kerry junior team that won the All-Ireland title in 1924. He also won an All-Ireland senior medal in 1931 playing at left half forward when Kerry beat Kildare 1-11 to 0-8 in the final at Croke Park.

Dr Crokes player Paul Russell playing at

right half back scored the only goal in that final.

That famous Kerry team went on to win four in a row. Fitzgerald also won Railway Cup honours with Munster in 1931, as well as a number of National League medals.

Away from football, Ned Seán Óg won three All-Ireland titles in high jump and long jump as well as hop, step and jump (triple jump).

1932 OLYMPICS

In 1932 he went to Ballybunion with big medal hopes Dr Pat O’Callaghan and Bob Tisdall O’Callaghan in preparation for the Olympics. They trained on the sand hills and on the local greyhound track and there he twisted his ankle. His Olympic participation was in doubt. For treatment all he had was soaking in the sea water and rest.

That summer the 29-year-old set off from Cobh on the 6,000-mile trip to the Los Angeles Olympics. After a long journey by ship and then by train, the Irish team stopped overnight in Denver, Colorado, for some training and to take a break from the long journey.

They went to a high school track and Ned Seán Óg proceeded to the long jump pit to practise. However, after a jump or two he returned limping. His heel swelled up and on his arrival in Los Angeles he received treatment for it. The heel continued to trouble him throughout the Games.

It represented a remarkable feat for him, in the circumstances, to qualify for the final of the hop, step and jump with a leap

of 48ft 2.75in and in the final he was just one inch outside the bronze medal position. That was, indeed, cruel luck.

Chukei Nambu of Japan took gold with 15.72m (51ft 6.75in), Erik Svennson of Sweden took silver with 15.32m, and Kenkichi Oshima of Japan claimed bronze with 15.12m. Ned Seán Óg’s jump was 15.01m. It is well worth recording that his jump in 1932 would have been good enough to take the gold in any of the first seven Games.

TB

Some years later he fell into ill-health and my father took me to see him in 1957.

He died in Dublin in 1958 at 53 years of age. Teachers Seán O’Neill, Fionán Breathnach and Dan Keating helped remove his remains from his home at Beaumont Avenue, Churchtown and then shouldered his coffin in to Deans Grange cemetery. Only ten people attended his funeral.

There is a special stained glass window installed in his memory at Castlecove Church and a commemorative plaque unveiled for him at the Black Shop in Castlecove in 1984 thanks to the efforts of Brendan Galvin and other locals.

Ned Seán Óg had a girlfriend from Valentia but he cancelled their engagement when he contracted TB, which led to his death on June 9, 1958 aged just 55 years. Perhaps we would have learned more about this Irish Olympian and Kerry GAA star only for his early death, leaving no offspring to maintain his sporting legacy.

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John Mitchels of Tralee have come under scrutiny this past week after the Irish republican for whom they are named was outed as a racist. In the third and final article in our Racism in Sport series, Adam Moynihan asks if the Kerry club should be forced to change their name.

RACIST: A number of GAA clubs in Ireland and abroad are named after John Mitchel, an Irish republican who held deeply racist views.

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Recent events in the US have had far-reaching effects and it seems like nowhere, not even the Kingdom of Kerry, is going untouched.

The Black Lives Matter movement has gained massive momentum in the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death and it has led many of us to re-evaluate (and, perhaps, take more seriously) the racism that exists within our own communities.

Historic racism has also been up for debate as POCs and anti-racists have called into question the need for, and appropriateness of, having statues and streets that celebrate men who were, among other things, ardent racists.

Who would have thought that the English would need to incase a statue of their most famous leader for fears that it might be torn down by their own citizens? If the Englishman who supposedly “beat the Nazis” isn’t safe in England, who is?

Irish historical figures are not getting off lightly either. Tensions flared online this past week when it was pointed out that John Mitchel, an Irish republican who has a statue in Newry and a number of GAA clubs dedicated to his honour, was a racist who openly supported the “sound, just, wholesome institution” of slavery.

The news that Mitchel was a white supremacist has come as a surprise

to many and has led a number of observers to call for his monument to be pulled down and for the GAA clubs in question (at least 10 in Ireland, the UK and Australia) to change their names immediately.

This, in turn, has been met with angry protestations from some who say that things have gone too far, and that we are in danger of “erasing history”.

There are arguments to be made on both sides but before we get into the rights and wrongs of the whole thing, perhaps we should take a good look at the individual at the centre of this controversy.

INFLUENTIAL

John Mitchel was born in Derry in 1815. He grew up and was educated in Newry, County Down and after graduating from Trinity College and qualifying as an attorney, he later became involved in politics. He was one of the leading members of Young Ireland and the Irish Confederation and his writings on Irish nationalism were hugely influential at the time.

He was convicted of treason in 1849 and sentenced to 14 years in Van Diemen’s Land, but he escaped to America in 1853 where he made a new life for himself. There, in New York, he founded an Irish nationalist newspaper called The Citizen.

Mitchel was an extreme racist even for the times he was living in.

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As the movement to end slavery in the southern states of America gained strength (the northern states had already abolished the system between 1774 and 1804), John Mitchel vociferously and repeatedly railed in the opposite direction.

He considered those of African descent to be “an innately inferior people” and he strongly advocated for the re-opening of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which had been outlawed in 1804.

Mitchel’s views were considered to be deplorable by many of his contemporaries back home. At one point, Charles Gavin Duffy refused to publish an article of Mitchel’s in the Irish nationalist newspaper, The Nation, as the content was aimed at “applauding negro slavery and denouncing the emancipation of the Jews”.

For his part, Kerryman Daniel O’Connell, a former ally of Mitchel’s, detested slavery and he had this to say to Irish racists who lived in the United States: “How can the generous, the charitable, the humane, and the noble emotions of the Irish heart have become extinct amongst you? How can your nature be so totally changed as that you should become the apologists and advocates of the execrable system which makes man the property of his fellow man – destroys the foundation of all moral and social virtues – condemns to ignorance, immorality and irreligion, millions of our fellow creatures…?

“It was not in Ireland that you learned this cruelty… Over the broad Atlantic I pour forth my voice saying come out of such a land you Irishmen, or if you remain and dare continue to countenance the system of slavery that is supported there, we will recognise you as Irishmen no longer!”

It’s clear that Mitchel wasn’t just another racist during a period when it was slightly more acceptable to be one. He was an extreme racist even for the times he was living in.

THE ASSOCIATION

With all that in mind, how did John Mitchel’s name end up being adopted by so many GAA clubs up and down the country?

In the early years of the Association, naming a club after an Irish nationalist was not at all unusual. It’s possible that Mitchel’s beliefs on slavery and race were not widely known in rural Ireland. It’s also possible that they were widely known, but were considered insignificant alongside all the things he did to further the cause of Irish republicanism.

Either way, there are ‘Mitchels’ clubs dotted all over Ireland, so it was clearly a popular choice at the time.

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an example, they probably feel like they’re under attack at the moment and, of course, they shouldn’t be under attack at all. Their officers are under pressure (from people like me) to address an unprecedented and very difficult situation.

It would be unfair, not to mention irrational, for anyone to direct anger or criticism at them at this time, especially when we have to assume that the majority of people at the club knew very little about John Mitchel or what he stood for.

Having said that, it wasn’t a huge secret either. In a piece written for the Irish Examiner, Clodagh Finn pointed out that Mitchel’s support of slavery was actually mentioned in a biography on the club’s website, although that detail now appears to have been removed.

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PETITION: A petition to remove the statue of John Mitchel in Newry has secured over 1,500 signatures.

Funnily enough, Kerry’s John Mitchels almost weren’t called John Mitchels at all.

Between 1888 and 1919, Tralee had one club competing in the Kerry County Championship and they were named Tralee Mitchels, in honour of the aforementioned Irish nationalist who had died in 1875.

In 1927, Tralee (now operating under the ‘Tralee District’ banner) were split into three separate teams that already participated in the town’s street league: The Rock, Strand Street and Boherbee. The Rock became Austin Stacks and Strand Street became O’Rahilly’s (and, later, Kerins O’Rahilly’s).

In 1937, the Boherbee club decided to change their name too. A motion to call themselves Boherbee Parnells was put forward but, in the end, they opted for John Mitchels, a clear nod to the Tralee Mitchels team that had

been very successful in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

John Mitchels went on to become a powerhouse of Kerry football, winning an unprecedented five County Championships in a row between 1959 and 1963. That particular record still stands to this day and they are joint third on the all-time leaderboard when it comes to Kerry SFC titles.

The name, it seems, has served them well.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

I think we have to be sympathetic towards everyone currently involved with the various John Mitchels clubs at home and abroad. It’s certainly not their fault that their clubs were named after a racist. These decisions were taken a long time ago, in many cases before any present-day members were even born.

If we take Tralee’s John Mitchels as

It would be easy for someone like me, and even easier for someone outside of the GAA entirely, to simply say, “change the name”. It’s not my club.

I don’t have any attachment to ‘John Mitchels’. I don’t have a lifetime of happy memories associated with those two words.

I can’t imagine that there will be any real desire from within the club to abandon their name, and I’m sure that some members won’t even want to address the issue in the first place. I understand why that might be the case.

But that doesn’t mean that the issue should be brushed under the carpet.

The fact of the matter is that John Mitchel was a racist who held incredibly horrible views on black people and slavery. When streets and squares and football clubs are named in his honour, what kind of message does that send to POCs living in Ireland?

If the parent of a black child in Tralee wants their son or daughter to play football, could they be forgiven for favouring the clubs named after O’Rahilly or Stack?

Put it this way: if you moved to London and wanted to play soccer, and one of the local clubs was named Oliver Cromwell FC, would you feel comfortable pulling on their shirt?

As I said, I understand why John Mitchels players, officers and members might be resistant to the idea, but changing your name doesn’t change your identity.

Club names like the William O’Briens, Con Keatings and Daniel O’Connells have come and gone in Kerry GAA, but the clubs in question are still around.

In fact, they remain as strong as ever.

If the members thrash it out amongst themselves and come to the conclusion that John Mitchel’s name no longer sits right with them, it won’t erase their proud history. And it certainly won’t prevent them from having a bright future.

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SPORT NOTES

Spa GAA 2020 FIXTURES LIST: This week the Co Board are reviewing a draft fixture plan over 11 weeks from July-October.

Cúl Camps are expected to go ahead in July, Club Championships will begin at the start of August with Co and District Championships continuing from there.

The complete fixture list will be released when all details are confirmed. Intercounty training on hold until September 14 and intercounty championship confirmed for return on October 17.

REGISTRATION for 2020 remains open online on spagaa.com and anyone who has not registered yet is asked to do so asap.

SHARE THE POT: The first draw was held on Friday and congrats to Kieran McCarthy, Muckross Dr, who shares €420 with the club. €10 each to enter four draws (€2.50 into the pot for each draw). Next draw at 8pm on Friday, June 26 and if your name isn’t in yet, tickets are available online on spagaa.com or contact club officers. The usual lotto remains suspended and the expiry dates of annual tickets and online tickets will be extended to compensate for weeks when Lotto is not held.

CONDOLENCES to Eileen Galvin and family on the passing of her father Jimmy McNeice RIP, Fairhill. May he Rest in Peace.

Any ITEMS FOR NOTES please contact pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 0851216359 before 8pm Sunday.

Dr Crokes GAA CLUB LOTTO: We are delighted to announce the recommencement of our lotto, which will take place in the clubhouse on Monday, June 29 at 11am. One alteration to it for the next few weeks until all restrictions are lifted is that the jackpot will stay at €5,600 and if won will revert to €5,000. We are calling on all members to support our weekly lotto as this repre-

SOCCER: The Killarney Celtic squad who have been named runners-up in the 2019/20 U14 Premier Division.

sents one of the main sources of revenue for the club. We have made a number of alterations to make things easier for members to play the easiest one being to play it online on ClubForce.

MEMBERSHIP: For those who still haven’t paid membership, can you please do so over the next week or so as we are anxious to have all membership finalised by the end of June at latest. Dr Crokes are currently updating our adult player and member details on our system if you currently do not receive emails or if your details have changed please email your name and number to drcrokesgaa@ gmail.com. Players over 18, include your DOB. GOLF SOCIETY: The committee are pleased to announce the five remaining outings will take place as follows. July 10 Killeen 1.30pm/3.20pm Keith McMahon Captains Prize. August 15 Kenmare 9am/10.40am. September 5 Dingle 9am/10.10am. October 31 Waterville 11.10am/12.20pm Mike Buckley Presidents Prize. November 21 O’Mahony’s Point Christmas Hamper Shotgun start 10am.

Fossa GAA COVID-19: As the club starts to reopen

we hope all our members are keeping well, we hope to see all of you over the next few weeks as things get back to the new normal.

LOTTO: Lotto is still suspended, we hope to have it up and running in the next few weeks.

CONDOLENCES: The club would like to pass on our Condolences to the O’Sullivan family on the passing of Pat. May he rest in peace.

East Kerry GAA CONDOLENCES: The board extends sympathies to Helen Courtney Power of Killarney Credit Union on death of her sister, Catherine Courtney (Keel/Castlemaine) and also her family. Sympathy also to Connie O'Mahony (Scartaglen), Breda Daly (Currow), Mike O'Neill (Railway Tavern Bar Camp and Annascaul GAA Club). Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club BOOKING TEE-TIMES: Following the recent announcement of Phase 2 being initiated in the re-opening of the country we wish to let everyone know that we are now returning to more traditional hours for the summer months, namely 12pm-8pm (weekdays) and 12pm-6pm (weekends). Play is still confined to ‘members only’ for the moment and must be booked through Aidan O’Donoghue (086 3364705) in advance. We hope to make an announcement on the recommencement once we gen or Margaret B Looney (087 9265747) ft confirmation on what Phase 3 of re-opening involves.

MEMBERSHIP: Please contact either Aidaor more information regarding same.

Costs are Single Adult: €135, Family (two adults and three children under the age of 18): €240, U16/OAP: €80. Membership valid until March 1, 2021.

Muckross Rowing Club CELTS: The Killarney Celtic U12B squad who finished second in Division 2 (South) for 2019/20.

RETURN TO ROWING: Our return to rowing continued this week, with rowers gaining a lot more experience in the sin-

gle scull. From last year’s beginner group of Junior 14 rowers right up to our adult members at Masters level, it has been great to see more and more members gradually getting back out on the water.

Group sizes continue to be capped at 15 and indoor facilities remain closed with staggered training times, hygiene protocols and social distancing all part of the new norm. On Friday next, June 26, we hope to have further details regarding Phase 3 of the government roadmap. At this stage, it is expected that the requirement for 2m social distancing is likely to keep crew boats off limits for some time.

Our thanks to all the coaches who have swiftly adapted their training timetables and are facilitating rowing sessions from morning to evening.

EVENT UPDATES: By this weekend, Rowing Ireland is due to provide an update on the potential for staging an end of season regatta in September. On the international scene, a decision is due on the staging of the European Rowing U23 Championships which were rescheduled for early September in Germany.

Kilcummin Community SYMPATHY: Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Dermot O’Callaghan, Leamnaguilla who died recently.

May he rest in peace.

KILCUMMIN GAA: A draft fixtures list from the County Board targets a return to Senior Football on the first week end of August with a planned Rd 1 Club Championship game for Kilcummin against Killarney Legion. Walking track is now open Monday to Friday for the following hours 10am to 12 noon and 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Covid 19 restrictions in place.

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS/TRÓCAIRE: We thank all those who already handed in their weekly envelopes, priest donations and Trócaire contributions to the Parish Office. The office is open at the usual hours of 10am to noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and you are welcome to hand in your contributions during those times. Mile Buíochas.

MENTAL HEALTH IRELAND: There are some terrific resources on Mental Health Ireland website mentalhealthireland.ie.

Well worth checking out and sharing with family and friends.

KILCUMMIN NS: If you know of any child who intends to start Kilcummin National School in September 2020, please advise them to contact Kilcummin National School by email at kill43163@gmail.com.

Enrolment application forms are now available. Book lists and other relevant information will be forwarded by email, due to the government directed school closure. We look forward to hearing from you. Keep well and safe.

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