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Chamber welcomes plans for historic gate lodge Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has enthusiastically welcomed plans for an important conservation, restoration and upgrading project involving a landmark building within the boundaries of Killarney National Park.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has sought planning permission for an extension to the rear of the front gate lodge at the first entrance to the park at Muckross.

The striking Victorian building, which is a protected structure, is located just inside the gates at the pedestrian entrance to Muckross Abbey at what is known locally as the jarvey entrance to the park.

The historic stone building, which was part of the Herbert Estate and was occupied by several gatekeepers down through the generations, has more recently been used as a base for Irish and international students who are working on a variety of projects relating to the National Park.

They are engaged in research initiatives and volunteer rhododendron clearing and they work closely with the park rangers.

The planning application submitted to Kerry County Council seeks approval for a single-storey extension to the rear of the gate lodge to facilitate a bedroom, bathroom, hallway and plant utility room.

The application also includes parking for two cars, a new waste water treatment system with percolation area, drainage

CANNABIS: Gardai seized €20k of suspected cannabis herb in Killarney on Wednesday, the second such seizure in the town in days.

Gardai seize €20,000 of suspected cannabis | By Michelle Crean

Killarney gardai seized almost €20,000 of suspected cannabis herb on Wednesday evening.

CHANGES: Planning permission has been lodged with the Council to make changes to Gate Lodge.

provision and all associated ancillary works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE

Important conservation repairs planned for the protected structure will include work on the feature slate roof and metal lattice windows, the reinstatement of the historic stone chimney, internal joinery and lime plaster.

The works will also include the installation of insulated slab with underfloor heating at ground level and associated mechanical and electrical services.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce President, Niall Kelleher, said the gate lodge has been a familiar and much-

loved landmark for locals and it has been admired and photographed by hundreds of thousands of visitors down through the years.

“It is so important that the building is maintained to a high standard and that its integrity is maintained. Subject to planning approval, this work will ensure that it is protected and preserved for future generations to enjoy,” he said.

“It is very encouraging to see the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage spending further funds on the upkeep of the National Park and their commitment in Killarney is encouraging and welcome."

€400k funding to make streets safer | By Michelle Crean Killarney town is set to benefit as €400,000 has been allocated to make some streets safer under the Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund 2021.

Kerry County Council received funding totalling €793,386 from the National Transport Authority for the county for measures such as traffic management

and road and street public realm improvements in urban areas which will enable people to walk, cycle and meet each other outdoors in a safe way as COVID-19 restrictions are eased, through the provision of physical infrastructure including parklets, planters, buildouts and coverings.

The funds include €10,000 for Upper High Street, €20,000 for New Street and New St car park upper, and €10,000 for Fair Hill/College Street for

road/street space reallocation using temporary kerb for social distancing.

Glebe car park is to receive €40,000 for the reallocation of car park spaces to create a public realm, €15,000 for High St to enhance the existing public realm, €45,000 for Beech Road and €50,000 for College Square for the reallocation of car park spaces to create a public realm, €40,000 for Main St and €45,000 for College St for a parklet and footpath widening, with €125,000 allocated for

At around 6pm Gardaí carried out a search of a property in the Park Road area.

During the course of the search Gardaí seized almost €20,000 of suspected cannabis herb that had been split into multiple bags.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

It's the second such seizure in the town in recent days.

On Sunday evening last Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the town at around 11.30pm and seized €23,000 of suspected cannabis herb, a weighing scales and a number of plastic bags. Read more on page 26. pedestrianisation at South Well Lane.

"I welcome the funding for specific areas within Killarney town, for additional outdoor infrastructure from the NTA. Every effort must be made to utilise this money for the benefit of local businesses and to make provision for public safety for everybody visiting the town," Mayor Brendan Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser.

The fund will also provide for Safe Destination Signage for towns which promotes Kerry as a safe place to visit for recreation and work purposes.

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Successful vaccine rollout leads to temporary closure of centre The success of the vaccine rollout reaching its targets saw the Killarney Vaccination Centre close temporarily for three days this week.

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| By Michelle Crean The centre, located at Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre, was closed on Wednesday, yesterday (Thursday), and today (Friday) as part of short planned closures in Cork and Kerry as those centres had reached their targets. There was also no vaccinations at the Tralee vaccination centre at the Munster Technological University yesterday.

The HSE thanked the dedicated and hardworking staff saying they “deserve huge credit for the numbers vaccinated at community vaccination centres” and

the vaccination programme, we will continue to provide vaccinations to our communities in accordance with the vaccine available to us. Our centres are staffed, resourced and available and as vaccine is made available, we will offer it to the members of the public who have registered either online or by phone.”

CLOSED: Killarney Vaccination Centre closed temporarily this week to give staff a break as they had met their targets.

the temporary closure was to give staff “a much needed break”.

“We are pleased to confirm that the centres across Cork and Kerry have met and continue to meet their targets,” the HSE said in a statement.

“This is a fantastic achievement, and is thanks to staff who have provided a constant and relentless pace of vaccinations at all centres, consistently going above

and beyond. Staff have been acutely aware of the importance of the vaccination programme and they deserve huge credit for the numbers vaccinated at community vaccination centres across both counties.”

The HSE added that the closures will also allow them to begin scheduling the second doses of AstraZeneca currently due.

“As we move forward to a new phase of

Rathmore locals were left confused when their appointments were scheduled to go ahead in Limerick instead of the Killarney centre.

It seems there was an error when HSE COVID-19 vaccination teams book people in from Rathmore in Co Kerry and a place of the same name in Limerick.

TD Danny Healy-Rae raised the issue in the Dáil with the Taoiseach.

"It is going well on our side of the country, except that we are bringing people from Cork and Waterford to Killarney and people from Rathmore, Gneeveguilla and east Kerry are going up to Limerick, which does not make sense," the Kerry Independent TD said. "I am asking for that matter to be rectified because people from Waterford came to Killarney again on Monday, even though I raised the issue with the Taoiseach last week."

Muckross man to succeed Local opposition to proposed asphalt plant Cllr Michael Gleeson | By Michelle Crean

| By Sean Moriarty Residents of the Clasheen and Minish areas are calling on the entire population of Killarney to join their objection to a new asphalt manufacturing plant that is set to be built in the area.

Last week (May 18) Kerry County Council granted planning permission to Roadstone to build the plant on the site of its old quarry near Minish. The planning was granted despite several concerns raised by local residents. Apart from noise and pollution concerns residents are also worried that the new plant will go against the Killarney Smoke Free Zone policy that came into effect on September 1 last year.

The Clasheen Quarry is within the boundaries of the Killarney Smoke Free Zone.

Residents have two weeks to register their objections with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Under the terms of the planning process it is understood that Roadstone has also applied for an Air Emissions Licence to operate the asphalt plant.

“I can’t get my head around the fact that I can’t buy or burn smoky fuel and Roadstone can get an Air Emissions Licence,” resident David Murphy told the Killarney Advertiser.

“This will affect the whole Killarney area.

It will emit pollution and dirt particles into the air.”

Roadstone operate several similar asphalt manufacturing plants across the country. The company’s sites service local road repair and resurfacing works.

“Roadstone operates in line with all relevant environmental, health and safety and other regulatory and planning conditions. The plant at Clasheen will supply asphalt for use in road surfacing works in the local area,” a Roadstone spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.

A Kerry County Council statement issued to the Killarney Advertiser said: "The licence includes a series of conditions covering various aspects of the operation of the proposed plant, monitoring of emissions etc.

"The licence is broadly in keeping with the proposal as submitted with the application, however, there are some slight changes in certain areas. The application was subject to a detailed assessment, including air dispersion modelling, odour assessment etc. The submissions received were noted and considered as part of the application assessment process. The relevant legislation does not specify a lifespan for a licence of this type, therefore, the licence does not have a specified expiration date. However, there is scope for a future review of the licence in certain circumstances. Finally, it should be noted that any party may appeal the decision to grant the licence.

The EPA is the designated appeals body in this instance."

A Muckross man has this week said that he has "colossal boots to fill" when he takes over the political seat recently vacated by his uncle.

For almost 40 years Michael Gleeson has been a voice of the people of Killarney and passionately fought issues such as the local environment. The veteran councillor recently made the shock announcement that he was quitting politics almost immediately.

This week it became known that his nephew, primary school teacher John O’Donoghue will be co-opted to Kerry County Council to take his uncle's seat on June 21 at the next Council meeting.

John (37) from Gortdromakerrie and a teacher at Loughquittane National School which is only a mile over the road from his homeplace, was selected by Kerry Independent Alliance to go forward. He told the Killarney Advertiser that although he's looking forward to the challenge, it'll be daunting to fill his uncle's boots.

John was born in 1983 the same year Michael entered politics.

He is a coach and former player with Spa GAA Club and currently works on their admin team. He is also delegate to the County Board. He was chairman of Kerry Independent Alliance for many years and also canvassed on his uncle Michael's behalf which has given him a good political grounding.

"I've got a good, if not daunting start,"

POLITICS: Muckross man John O’Donoghue is to follow in his uncle's political shoes.

John told the Killarney Advertiser.

"I've colossal boots to fill. I've always had an interest in politics and I've a good idea of what's involved, and it's been great to be able to pick his brain."

He added that he hopes to hit the ground running and has many ideas, some similar to Michael's.

"I don't want to go in as a de facto puppet but I would share a lot of his beliefs such as the environment."

Top of John's agenda will be to continue Michael's work on the Ballycasheen and Coolcashlagh Junctions, pursuing an off road walking trail between Torc Waterfall and Dinis, parking at Blue Pool and also pushing for the GAA museum for Killarney.

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New summer camp will keep the kids active | By Michelle Crean A brand new multi-activity summer camp is coming to Killarney and it promises to be great fun for children.

TURBANS: Nicole O'Brien from Killarney has set up a new business and has donated handmade turbans to cancer patients.

Nicole's turbans are terrific for cancer patients

Using her skills and talent, one Killarney local is helping to make women's cancer treatment that little bit easier by donating handmade turbans. | By Michelle Crean Nicole O'Brien from Killarney has set up a new part-time business after finding a niche in the market.

She said she noticed that turbans for women were hard to come by and so began making them and donating them to the Oncology Unit in University Hospital Kerry (UHK) and also Recovery Haven.

"Unfortunately like most families, my family, and people very close to me, have been affected by cancer," Nicole told the Killarney Advertiser. "My father passed away in 2016 and on the same week my mother was also diagnosed with cancer, but almost five years on after her diagnosis and treatments she is doing very well and is being closely monitored."

She added that it was during this time that she thought about making the turbans as she noticed they weren't easy to come by especially if there was an occa-

sion coming up.

She then set about getting her new business 'Nicole O'Brien Millinery' up and running.

"I have a sewing machine and the skills and wanted to put them to good use. I've already donated to our Oncology Unit in UHK and also the Recovery Haven and the feedback from patients has been amazing. There was great excitement at the hospital when the ladies got them, I was told they're just thrilled with the turbans. I'll continue to donate them every few weeks. I've had many women from all over Ireland contacting me to purchase them. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful staff of UHK especially the Oncology Unit and Palliative Care, they do the most amazing work. This is my small way of giving back, and I hope my turbans will take a little stress away from someone's treatment journey."

Fun 4 All Kids Camp is suitable for ages five to 12 years and takes place in July and August with limited spaces available in Killarney Valley Athletics Club Arena.

Fun 4 All Kids Camp includes a state-ofthe-art track, basketball court and Astroturf pitch, this amazing facility presents with a safe, secure and healthy environment for all children attending the camp.

"Not only are we offering great value, we are offering children a week full of thrilling, fun games and a guaranteed smile on their face at the end of each day," Alanna Kiely told the Killarney Advertiser.

Fun 4 All Kids Camps daily activity programme has been designed by their very experienced camp organiser, including dress up theme days, obstacle courses, competitions, quizzes, and

SUMMER CAMP: Alanna Kiely will be running the Fun 4 All Kids Camp this summer.

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"The camp encourages physical activities, healthy habits and most importantly, keeping kids smiling and laughing."

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Local rowers take silver in World Cup Regatta | By Sean Moriarty Local rowers Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley were amongst the Irish medal winners at the World Cup Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The crew won silver in the Women’s Pair Final, recording a time of 07 minutes 22.17 seconds, after a tremendous effort in the final metres.

Crowley is a former member of the junior arm of Muckross Rowing Club and their result brought delight to the local club.

“Aileen and Monika secured the boat’s

Olympic place for Ireland at the 2019 World Championships and finished sixth at the recent European Championships [in Italy],” Muckross Rowing Club’s Tim O’Shea said.

“The Kerry duo have made further strides and were rewarded with a silver medal in their final last Sunday.

Our congratulations go to Aileen and Monika, who were just one of five Irish medal winning crews [in Switzerland].”

The Swiss event was the Kerry crew’s final major international race ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The rowing elements of this year’s delayed Olympics are scheduled for July 23 to July 30.

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Killarney student elected ISSU International Officer A local student has made such an impression representing the student voice in Kerry at national level that he has been elected International Officer of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU).

NEW ROLE: Sean Doyle has been appointed as the new Head Chef at The Killarney Park Hotel.

Michelin starred chef to join Killarney hotel

One local hotel is entering an exciting new chapter as the hotel re-emerges from the forced COVID closure with the appointment of an experienced Michelin starred chef. | By Michelle Crean The Killarney Park, who recently were ranked number one in the Top 25 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 'Best of the Best', has appointed Sean Doyle, who has worked at Michelin starred restaurants, as Head Chef.

“It is with great delight and pride that we welcome Sean to our team at The Killarney Park,” Niamh O’Shea, General Manager, said. “Sean brings a wealth of experience to the role, after years in some of the finest restaurants in Ireland and London.”

Originally from Killarney, Sean retains a special love for his home town and for The Killarney Park having started his culinary career here.

Sean honed his skills over the years working at the Park Hotel Kenmare, Merrion Hotel Dublin and rose to Junior Sous Chef at Michelin starred Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.

In May 2016 Sean was invited to join Derry Clarke and the culinary team at L’Ecrivain, Dublin and in January 2018 assumed the Head Chef position there.

During Sean’s time at this very popular Dublin eatery he retained the Michelin star accolade year after year.

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Sean has expressed excitement about his new position.

“I can not wait to return to The Killarney Park, it is a privilege to work in one of Ireland’s leading five star hotels and also live in my home town," he said.

PASTRY CHEF: Florent La Monaca is taking up the position of Head Pastry Chef at The Killarney Park Hotel.

"I have a passion for cooking with local, seasonal ingredients and a huge appreciation for the exceptional suppliers available to me here in Kerry. My goal is to provide amazing food experiences for our guests and the fantastic local business the hotel caters for. " Also joining The Killarney Park culinary team is Florent La Monaca, who has previously held the Head Pastry Chef position at both L’Ecrivain and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.

“Florent’s experience is sure to reinforce our focus on providing unique delectable desserts and treats for our customers,” Niamh added.

Reservations can be made by telephone 064 6635555 or online at www.killarneyparkhotel.ie.

Guests will be welcomed in accordance with the safety and hygiene measures relating to the current health situation.

Kacper Bogalecki, a Fifth Year student in St Brendan’s College, was elected at the Annual Assembly and will take up his role officially in July.

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union is the national representative body for second-level student councils, with over 500 schools affiliated to the union nationally. Since the onset of COVID-19 and its impact on the education system, the ISSU has sat on an Advisory Group of the Department of Education & Skills, representing students and cooperating with other stakeholders on issues such as the Junior Cert, schools reopening and the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Leaving Cert.

“I ran for this position because I wanted to help the students of Ireland be represented at an international level," Kacper said.

"I believe that we, as a people, have so much to learn from those around us and there is a great number of things which we could incorporate from abroad for our students at home. I was also driven to run for this position due to my international background. I'm from Poland, and having been able to live in other European countries as well, I felt like this position was suited to me and my experience.”

Kacper is currently serving his term as Kerry Regional Officer of the Union, and says that he is passionate about commu-

ELECTED: Killarney student Kacper Bogalecki has been elected International Officer of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU).

nity involvement. He volunteers with the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps and is an active member of his local No Name Club. Outside of his youth activism and volunteering, Kacper also likes to play tennis, debate and travel.

In what has been an extraordinary year for the education system, Kacper is ready to lead the union.

“My main aim is to propel the ISSU on an international front. I am looking forward to working with the likes of our European counterparts OBESSU, the Northern Ireland Union SSUNI and foreign departments of education. I also want to work with international students within Ireland, making sure that they are heard on matters of importance to them. Finally, as an NSE officer I hope to bring fairness to the 2022 State exams by making sure that the students at our grassroots have direct input into advising on the realisation of these exams.”

HR Buddy targets nationwide expansion A local business has this week announced the creation of 12 jobs to support its expansion plans over the next 18 months.

HR Buddy, Irelands’ first HR solution portal, was set up by Damien McCarthy, an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Damien founded HR consultancy firm Killarney HR & Payroll in 2017 before rebranding his business earlier this year to HR Buddy, serving clients HR needs nationwide.

Headquartered in Killorglin, HR Buddy was established to provide HR Solutions to Irish SMEs. The innovative move to bring HR online provides businesses with 24/7 access to protection, expert advice and guidance.

Priced at an affordable monthly fee, the online portal allows small firms to spread HR costs across the year rather than incurring unpredictable consultancy fees.

“Following a successful pivot in response to an ever-evolving work environment, we took the decision to invest in a future proofed solution to solve HR challenges which are faced by all business owners," Damien McCarthy, said.

"We feel that now is the right time to scale up our business and we need the right people to do this.”

HR Buddy currently employs two people.

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Glenflesk donation gives Recovery Haven a new look Staff and volunteers at one Kerry charity will be kitted out in new clothing thanks to the generous donation of a Glenflesk couple. | By Michelle Crean On Tuesday Donie Moynihan presented cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry with €4,461 ($5000) in funding for a new range of branded clothing for the staff and fundraising team.

Donie organised the donation through his involvement with the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Association – the world’s premier association of financial professionals.

Donie has been a huge supporter of Recovery Haven for several years, supporting the charity's work and helping with fundraising events across the county.

His latest contribution sees the Glenflesk man provide funding for a brand new range of exclusive custom t-shirts, fleeces and weather proof jackets for the team.

Manager Siobhan MacSweeney said that the charity was extremely grateful to Donie for his continued support of Recovery Haven, not least in providing this latest funding for a new-look fundraising clothing range.

“Donie’s contribution through the MDRT meant that we were able to purchase a complete new range of clothing for our team, which is vital in helping us continue to promote our charity at events and

FUNDS: Donie Moynihan, Glenflesk, and his wife Joan presenting funds to Recovery Haven volunteer Maureen O'Brien from the Million Dollar Round Table Association on Tuesday.

photocalls right across the county," she said.

"Updating our range of branded clothing products is quite a costly exercise, so we are indebted to Donie for choosing Recovery Haven as a beneficiary of the MDRT funding. Initially, this clothing was to coincide with marking our 10th anniversary year for 2020 but that,

along with many of our fundraising events, have been curtailed due to the pandemic. However, in a time of worry about virus transmission and additional cleaning required, the clothes have been used by the staff and volunteers daily as Recovery Haven has continued to deliver services. Thanks to Donie and all at MDRT for this great donation."

Cathy's charitable act will help sick children | By Michelle Crean FAIRY STORIES: Second Class pupils from Holy Cross Mercy primary school were enthralled by TY students from Killarney Community College as they heard how the fairy trail was formed in Killarney National Park.

Magic and wonder at Killarney Fairy Trail | By Michelle Crean

Creative fairy stories caught the imaginations of young pupils this week on a very special trip outside the classroom.

On Monday Second Class pupils from Holy Cross Mercy primary school made their way to the fairy trail in Killarney National Park. But what made the trip so exciting was the seven fairy related stories they heard from the Transition Year students from Killarney Community College about how the trail came in to existence.

The Second Class pupils were broken into pods and walked between sculptures to hear each story delivered in a fun and engaging way. The idea came about as part of a TY English project in

creative writing and creating links with their primary school neighbours.

On completing the trail, the groups played games and were treated to a goody bag which included homemade fairy cakes baked by the TYs themselves. They also produced a fairy worksheet with questions about each story for the pupils to work on when they returned to class.

The Mercy girls were incredibly attentive and well behaved throughout, they were a credit to their teachers and school, TY coordinator Ms McCarthy said.

"This project showcased this group's creativity, confidence and organisation skills. It was great to work with a local school and it gave our students a great experience of working with primary school children."

With a kind-hearted and patient nature it seems only natural that nine-year-old Cathy Clifford would one day help others.

And, she did just that by cutting off a huge chunk of her lovely long hair which she duly gave to The Rapunzel Foundation who make wigs for sick children.

Cathy, daughter of Clare Noonan and Sheamus Clifford in Carnahane Beaufort, was encouraged by her sister's charitable act a number of years back when she too donated her hair to charity.

On Tuesday evening she, along with her mom and sister Grace visited Gemma Freeman's Hair Salon in Killorglin where she anxiously awaited her big moment.

And she is loving her new transformation

as on Wednesday her friends in school loved her new look.

Cathy told the Killarney Advertiser that her friends "adored" her new hair cut as well as the girls in her sister's class. Staff in Cullina National School where she attends also admired it.

Cathy's mom, who posted the hair on Wednesday to the charity, said her daughter is a very warm, kind and giving girl who wanted to help other children.

"I think she's aware of children who lose their hair," Clare said. "We have raised money for cancer research in the past through threshing in Beaufort. We've had relatives who have gone through treatment as well. She's in tune with all of that."

READY SET GO! Cathy Clifford excitedly ready for the big chop in Gemma Freeman's Hair Salon in Killorglin on Tuesday.

CHOP CHOP: Nine-year-old Cathy Clifford pictured with her new look after getting it cut for charity.

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The final curtain at Fiona Crowley Stage School for Brendan Casey as he graduates with a gift from the Kilkenny Shop. Photo: Marie Carroll-O’Sullivan

Time for a new stage as Fiona's students move on For years they have been learning how to tread the boards, enjoying singing and dance lessons as well as honing their acting skills.

KDYS in Killarney as well as other centres in Kerry and says her summer camps are now booked out.

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Student Brendan Casey joined the stage school at a young age thanks to some encouragement from his nana Peggy.

"She said to Fiona when I was six-yearsold "will you take him" as she dropped my sister Saoirse off to Irish dancing at the KDYS. I have enjoyed every minute.”

Roisin Chambers spent many summers with Fiona helping with her summer camps.

"The confidence and guidance at the stage school has given me focus to be a

But for some it was time to make way for a new stage in their lives and say goodbye to the Fiona Crowley Stage School as they graduated last week and prepare for college life.

Their teacher Fiona Crowley, who has taught them since they were very young was sad to see them go as she gave them a gift from the Kilkenny Shop and wished them well.

"I wish them well for the future," Fiona

told the Killarney Advertiser.

"They will never be gone as they are always part of the Fiona Crowley Stage School."

Fiona founded her business 13 years ago, she has been acting since the age of four and has played leading roles with Killarney Musical Society over the years.

Working with Fiona Griffin and Stella O'Shea, she said they are like a family who nurture the children's talents and personalities. She runs her classes in the

Usher Titus who graduated from the Fiona Crowley Stage School received a gift from the Kilkenny Shop from Fiona. Photo: Marie Carroll-O’Sullivan

SAYING GOODBYE

Shauna White graduating from the Fiona Crowley Stage School. Photo: Marie Carroll-O’Sullivan

teacher and I will be attending Mary I next September."

Sarah Trant said attending the classes felt like "home".

“It’s the friends we make along the way as well as the guidance Fiona gives, that’s what I will miss the most. It’s somewhat home.”

Shauna White will miss the "absolute buzz" of Fiona’s shows and "the camaraderie of like minded people at the stage school”.

Usher Titus added that going to stage school was the obvious choice as she loved singing and performing as a child.

"At Fiona’s Stage School I was acknowledged and enjoyed the confidence being with like minded people and the encouragement they gave. I am so grateful to Fiona and I will miss stage school lots.”

Fiona added that this year's farewell was different to other years.

"Normally we have a party but this year we had to have it on Zoom. The other kids wrote poems as well."

Smiles galore from Sarah Trant as her stage school teacher, Fiona Crowley, presents her with a gift, after graduating from the Fiona Crowley Stage School. Photo: Marie Carroll-O’Sullivan

Progress on traffic management at difficult junctions | By Sean Moriarty Michael Gleeson may have just retired from active politics but that won’t stop him continuing his fight for new traffic management in the Upper Lissivigeen and Woodlawn areas of Killarney.

This week marks two years since he was re-elected to Killarney Municipal District.

During this time and in the lifetime of the previous council, without fail, he highlighted the plights faced by motorists in these areas of Killarney.

The word or call to actions may have changed but his message remained the same and he put forward yet another motion at the KMD meeting earlier this month before he retired.

He asked Kerry County Council for an update on proposals for safety improvements at the Coolcaslagh/Up-

per Lissivigeen and Woodlawn/Ballycasheen junctions.

The Council replied that a traffic light solution is being developed by consultants for the Ballycasheen junction and that pavement improvements to facilitate active travel facilities will be carried out in conjunction with the provision of the traffic lights.

“It is hoped that the project will be completed in 2022,” said a Council official.

“In relation to the Coolcaslagh junction a roundabout solution is being further appraised in order to ensure that active travel provisions are properly integrated into the overall project. There are ongoing consultations with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in relation to this overall development."

Mr Gleeson said: “I very much welcome the progress being made following many years of highlighting the difficulties at both junctions.”

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3D device to assist with mobility issues One bright student is hoping her new product will change the way people with mobility issues write, draw and paint. | By Michelle Crean Final year Industrial Design student in GMIT, Mckella Daly, had to create a new, innovative product in response to the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After some inspiration and research she came up with a 3D printed assistive device which is aimed at helping people of all ages and abilities who want to express themselves creatively.

And she is now hoping to raise €10,000 to make her dream a reality and to achieve this has set up a Kickstarter campaign called 'Saor Dexterity Assistive Product'.

The unique circular grip allows the user to hold the product in a way that does not affect the natural clenched shape of their hand, Mckella explained.

"It is also helpful for people with arthritis and limited dexterity or fine motor skill issues. Saor is 3D printed in a durable, sustainable material that is also affordable. It makes it easy to adjust to the users' needs."

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The inspiration for the unique design came from a nine-year-old child with Cerebral Palsy.

"I saw him write his name for the first time in his life!"

As her final year project was based on the difficulties caused by the pandemic she decided to focus on children who are considered vulnerable, mainly those with Cerebral Palsy, and from her research,

TIE DAY: Children and staff in Kilcummin National School raised €85 for Kerry Mental Health Association (KMHA) during the recent 'Tie Day Friday' fundraiser.

Pictured are First and Second Class pupils with John Drummey from KMHA and teacher Ms McCarthy.

MOBILITY: Mckella Daly has designed a new device to assist people with mobility issues.

she explains that it was clear that there are challenges, now more than ever, within the disability sector from medical challenges to isolation.

"After interviewing a number of children and their parents what became obvious was that they were struggling with home-schooling," McKella said.

"There is a huge financial strain on parents to buy specialised equipment that is necessary for their child and they have lost all of their therapies due to the pandemic whether that's occupation therapy, physiotherapy or speech and language therapy. From here, I decided to concentrate my design on the loss of occupational therapy and home-schooling. Many children with Cerebral Palsy struggle with a lack of mobility and find it difficult to hold a pen/pencil in a conventional way. This is where Saor came from."

LADY CAPTAIN: Laura Furlong the new Lady Captain 2021 appointed at Beaufort Golf Club. Photo: Marie Carroll-O’Sullivan

Children donate proceeds to mental health charity | By Michelle Crean Children and staff in Kilcummin National School who had fun wearing ties to school for a fundraiser recently donated the proceeds last week.

The boys and girls in First and Second Class raised €85 for Kerry Mental Health Association.

Teacher Ms McCarthy and her First and Second Class pupils welcomed Radio Kerry broadcaster and Kerry Mental Health Association Manager, John Drummey to

accept a cheque from them.

"The proceeds were raised by this kind and thoughtful group following their Tie Day Friday recently," Principal Gillian Sheahan told the Killarney Advertiser.

"We are very proud of our pupils. We would like to thank John for making the trip to the school grounds. It meant so much to the children and staff. John did an amazing job spreading cheer in Kilcummin as he entertained the children with his twinkle toes! Our very Aodhán O’Halloran could not be outshone though with his super dancing display also!"

Hotel bookings on the rise Kerry hotel and guesthouse owners across the country are welcoming the increase in bookings following the Government’s recent announcement that hotels will reopen on June 2.

The latest industry survey from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) shows booking levels nationally now average 31% for July and 27% for August – the key summer months.

This compares to levels of 23% and 21% respectively just ahead of the announcement.

As hotels and guesthouses across the country prepare to reopen, Bernadette Randles, Chair of the Kerry branch of the IHF, is calling on the Government to facilitate the return of vaccinated overseas travellers quickly to give a clear sign to overseas markets too that Ireland is open for business again.

“The increase in bookings in the past fortnight has been a welcome morale boost to our members and the thousands of people employed in Irish hotels," she said.

"The domestic market was a real positive last year and we know home holidays will be very important in supporting our sec-

tor again this year."

Ms Randles is calling on the Government to implement the EU COVID-19 Travel Certificate, expected to be approved by the EU next month, as quickly as possible. She is also calling for a firm commitment from Government on business and employment supports for the sector into 2022.

“Specifically, we are seeking for the EWSS to remain in place until the end of March 2022, an extension of the Local Authority Rates waiver until the end of March 2022 similar to what has been put in place in Scotland. We also ask that the COVID Restrictions Supports Scheme (CRSS), targeting businesses with a 75% drop in revenue, be doubled irrespective of the level of COVID restrictions and the €5,000 weekly cap to be removed, along with the doubling of reopening grants to reflect the scale of reopening costs after months of prolonged closure."

Ms Randles said hotels also require a clear commitment from Government to retain the tourism VAT rate. “The 9% VAT is a critical measure for international competitiveness and must be in place until 2025 to assist recovery and secure a viable and sustainable future for the industry,” she added.

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St Brendan’s College Leaving Certificate students Naoise Daly, Lee Ward Wright (centre), Jack Linehan, Darren Counihan, Patrick Buckley, David Foley (back) Cian O’Sullivan, David Nee and George Griffin at their graduation day at St Brendan’s College. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

Graduation day their way at The Sem

St Brendan’s College Leaving Certificate students Adam McSweeney, Adam O’Connor, Oisin Moran, Ian Walsh (back) Mark McGlynn, Seamus Connelly, Dominic Stuikys and Aaron O’Sullivan at their graduation day at St Brendan’s College Killarney. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

After six years of great friendships and learning it was time for the Sixth Year students in St Brendan's College to say farewell to school life forever last week. | By Michelle Crean However, as with many other similar ceremonies in keeping with the public health guidance this year graduation day on Tuesday last (May 18) had a very different feel.

And, to make it personal for the students, this year’s event involved a re-thinking of the process of marking the culmination of their school journey.

Senior Student Council, the RE Department and the Music Department consulted extensively with the Sixth Year students and together created a new template to mark graduation day.

The boys organised a range of activities in celebration of the completion of their time with an outdoor soccer league, followed by a table quiz and a student

awards ceremony.

Mass was celebrated by College Chaplain, Father Jim Lenihan in the Chapel and broadcast to the Sixth Year students in their classrooms.

Principal Sean Coffey and Year Head Ed O’Neill presented each student with a pack which included the past student’s tie which serves to bond the Sixth Years as a class group and symbolises their link to St Brendan’s. From the Chapel, Head Boys Cillian Hickey and Mark Sheahan, reminisced on their six years at the college.

"Both of their teachers served to reinforce the brilliant experiences these students have had in their time in St Brendan’s," Principal Sean Coffey said.

"Their speeches also reminded us of how the pandemic has limited so much

St Brendan’s College Leaving Certificate students Thomas and Seamus Connelly, Sean O’Sullivan and Conor Dennehy at their graduation day at St Brendan’s College Killarney. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

St Brendan’s College Leaving Certificate students Michael O’Meara, Naoise Daly (back), George Griffin, Caleb Russell and Oisin Walsh at their graduation day at St Brendan’s College Killarney. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

of school life this year."

Following the speeches students enjoyed an afternoon barbeque in the glorious May sunshine where photographs were taken and memories shared among students and teachers of their time together.

These were then added to the school App to share with parents who this year couldn't be present for such a momentous occasion in their son's life.

"We know that your sons would have loved to have had you present at the event. We would like to thank the class of 2021 for their contribution to St Brendan’s throughout their time here and wish them well as they approach their Leaving Certificate examinations and the next exciting stage in their lives.

As a school we are extremely proud of this group, their achievement and their potential."

St Brendan’s College Leaving Certificate student James O’Sullivan (Irish U19 Basketballer) on his graduation day in St Brendan’s College Killarney pictured with Sean Coffey Principal. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

The Summer I Robbed A Bank

RELEASED: JUNE 1

Comedian-turned-author David O’Doherty is back with a new children’s book 'The Summer I Robbed A Bank', which was released yesterday (Thursday).

Rex’s parents have split up, he’s about to make the daunting move to secondary school, and to make matters worse he has to spend his summer holiday on a remote and rainy Irish island – with lots of unruly sheep for company. The only upside: he’ll be staying with his strange and brilliant Uncle Derm. Then Rex discovers Uncle Derm is about to execute his most hair-brained plan yet – to rob the island’s travelling bank! Like the local legend of medieval Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley, Uncle Derm plans to redistribute the money to local needy causes on the island, and he needs Rex’s help!

A madcap robbery, plenty of sheep and a summer of discoveries come together in this hilarious and mov-

Based on a true story 'Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey' is dropping on Netflix on Tuesday next, June 1.

17-year-old Lisa McVey, played by Katie Douglas, was abducted on her way home from her part-time job, by Bobby Joe Long (Rossif Sutherland), in 1984.

After 26 hours and using reverse psychology tricks, she managed to escape

but the story gets a lot darker as her family don't believe a word she says.

The horrific secrets of her life with them are also potentially going to be exposed if she involves the police.

The 2018 Canadian-American crime drama television film, directed by Jim Donovan, looks like it's going to 'one to watch'!

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ing novel, perfect for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce, Ross Welford and David Walliams. With illustrations by Chris Judge. Great for ages nine to 12.

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Moxie 'Is Ainm Dom’ Alt folk band Moxie have just released their single ‘Is Ainm Dom’. It's the first single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Dawn Of Motion’, which will be out later this summer.

With a very unique sound, Moxie have captured the sounds of both Irish and Arabic which is also carried through the lyrics.

The band formed in 2014 with Darren Roche, Jos Kelly, Cillian Doheny and Ted Kelly, and they released their debut album ‘Planted’. In 2017 drummer Josh Sampson joined them. Vocalist and songwriter Julia Spanu, who has

Author: David O’Doherty & Chris Judge

French, Vietnamese and Italian roots, became their most recent member.

Focusing on the different mix of cultures Julia and Darren combining intricate African rhythms with the Irish jig which resulted in ‘Is Ainm Dom’.

Their latest single is taken from album, ‘The Dawn of Motion’, recorded at Camden Studios, Dublin in January 2020.

Moxie’s sound is traditional Irish music reinvented for a new era. Their passion lies in exploring how far the boundaries of traditional Irish music can be pushed, in creative and imaginative ways.

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RTÉ One, Saturday, 9.30pm A 20-year-old woman from a large family announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father. Her protective dad is determined to stand by her through thick and thin, but over the next nine months, small-town gossip starts to take its toll on him. Stephen Frears’ comedy drama, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, starring Tina Kellegher and Colm Meaney.

Virgin Media Two, Sunday, 9pm A CIA agent stationed in South Africa is sent to question a rogue operative, who has been arrested years after betraying the agency, only to be attacked by mercenaries hired to capture the fugitive. As they flee for their lives, the interrogator has to contend with not only the enemies hunting them, but also the mind games of his prisoner. Thriller, with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

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GARDEN MAGIC There may be treasure

Gardening - By Debby Looney

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

Rambling roses are great for covering walls Have you bare walls to cover, an oil tank, or a bank on which nothing will grow?

There are climbers for almost every situation, from the stately climbing rose to the wild tumble of clematis Montana.

Climbing roses are an obvious choice for many people, as they seem to flower for a long period, and are colourful. However, apart from careful training and pruning, they need sun, shelter, ventilation and care. The rambling rose is much more resilient and grateful from early summer right through the autumn, and in some winters they flower away content with any soil and a minimum of shelter. I think the ‘Rambling Rector’ is one of the most beautiful white ramblers available. It has pure white blossoms with bright yellow stamens. ‘American Pillar' is a favourite pink of mine, and ‘canary bird’s' is a cute yellow. There is an abundance of varieties in hedgerows, mark them and take hardwood cuttings! Rambling roses are excellent for walls, though they need a lot of support, but are ideal draped over a bank.

Clematis is another favourite, from Montana in the early spring, followed by alpine varieties in March and April, to later varieties such as ‘Nelly Moser’, pink and white striped large flowers, ‘Bijoux’, pale lilac, the President intense blue flowers and very hardy, and ‘Princess Diana' which has pink bell shaped flowers throughout the summer.

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Solanum crispum, or the Chilean potato plant, is an ideal plant to hide oil tanks or grow against a bank. It has long lax stems with semi evergreen leaves. It flowers throughout the summer, with either

mauve ‘Glasnevin', or white flowers. It can be pruned back hard if it gets too unruly, this also encourages more flowers.

Evergreen climbers include reliable ivies, but also climbing hydrangeas. H. petiolaris is usually evergreen here, and H. seemanii is definitely evergreen. Both produce white flowers and like the shade, so northern or western walls suit them. We are all familiar with honeysuckle, but less well-known is the evergreen honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’. Covered in highly scented, pure white blooms, they fade to yellow giving it a two-toned appearance. The foliage is a rich dark green, and it tolerates a fair amount of shade.

FAST COVERAGE

For speed coverage, few plants beat Virginian creeper, also called 'Boston Ivy', or Parthenocissus. They go bright red in the autumn, but unfortunately do not flower.

It is incredibly fast growing, clinging to the wall itself. It tolerates full shade but for the best autumn colour, a south or East facing wall is preferable. Clematis montana is also a very fast grower, with masses of soft pink or white flowers in the spring. If they are happy, passion flowers or Passiflora caerula, are also fast growers - and evergreen with beautiful flowers. They flower best when the roots are restricted by a path or in a pot, or if there are other plants growing close to it.

In our climate a south or south-west facing wall is best as they need at least four hours of sunlight a day to flower well.

buried in Killarney! | By Sean Moriarty There is buried treasure somewhere in Ireland and a new book, full of clues, will help readers find it.

That is the plan of author A.S. Donn which he also hopes will encourage readers to get out and about in Ireland following months of lockdown and restrictions.

‘The Silver Deer’ tells the story of a Dublin couple who left the security of their high-paying jobs for life in the countryside.

The difficulties they face, including adapting to their new life leads to the breakdown of their marriage.

“Last year I read of a treasure hunt in America, with clues in a book written by the late Forrest Fenn, and it inspired me to do the same thing here in Ireland," he said.

"Fenn’s book and treasure hunt contributed to a tourism boom in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA, where he hid the treasure, and I hope that my own book and treasure hunt will contribute to

a boost for the tourism and hospitality sector right across the island of Ireland.

Somewhere in Ireland I have hidden a box containing three hundred antique coins, and have included a poem in the book, which will give clues to its whereabouts. But the poem alone will likely not be enough, as there are clues scattered in the book that will help those who choose to partake in this adventure.”

Given Killarney's connection with the National Park and its native deer, it is highly possible that the treasure is buried near Killarney, however the author won’t be drawn on such assumptions.

“I definitely couldn't say whether or not the deer in the National Park influenced it, though I do love the Kerry countryside.

'The Silver Deer' is a reference to the old Irish Punt coin, which has an image of the great Red Deer of Killarney,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “I have fond memories of Killarney and the surrounding countryside but that isn't a 'clue' by any means.”

‘The Silver Deer’, is available to purchase on Amazon for $4.99.

AED unit is in ideal location The Heart of Ireland AED located on Woodlawn Road has been utilised on a number of occasions given its location in a busy residential area.

The area is also serviced by an AED at Activate Fitness gym and a number of locations on Muckross road.

"This means all residents in the area are mere minutes away from the nearest AED," Kevin O'Leary from Killarney Cardiac Response Unit (KCRU) said.

"Our team regularly inspect the devices and cabinets and would ask nearby residents to report any issues to KCRU by contacting 064 6694144."

DEFIBRILLATOR: Aishling O'Connor pictured at the KCRU Heart of Ireland AED on Woodlawn Road.

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Gaelic4Girls seeks new participants | By Michelle Crean Young girls who have never played football before are invited to get involved as Dr Crokes Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) is planning a new eight week training programme.

The women's branch of the GAA club was recently selected as the only Kerry club to participate in the LGFA Gaelic4Girls programme.

Now, they're seeking girls aged eight to 12 years from the Killarney area to go along and join the fun.

Trained coaches will incorporate football coaching sessions with fun activities, while teaching the skills of the game, Áine McMahon explained.

"The aim of the programme is to increase the number of girls learning to play the game and to help develop athletic skills for girls in a safe and nurturing environment," she said. "All coaches are Garda Vetted and have completed a child safeguarding course. The activities will be run in accordance with all HSE COVID guidelines."

The total cost for the eight weeks is €10 per child, which also includes a Gaelic4Girls jersey.

The programme begins on Tuesday, June 1 at 7pm in the Dr Crokes GAA grounds, Lewis Road, Killarney.

For any further enquiries, please contact programme co-ordinators Catherine Keogh 087 2827626 or Áine McMahon 087 2890527.

GIRLS FOOTBALL: Girls from Killarney who have never played football are being invited to play. Pictured are: Tia and Claudia Bruton, Dr Crokes and Kerry Senior player Kayleigh Cronin and programme co-ordinators Catherine Keogh and Áine McMahon.

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

A good coach will push for success A famous former Kerry Footballer was once credited with saying: “There’s only six inches between a pat on the back and a kick up the arse” - and he was right!

may need to hear it: • It’s your fault if you are overweight.

• It’s your fault if you are unfit.

• It’s your fault if you aren’t where you want to be in life.

Quite often we defer to platitudes rather than harsh truths.

I recently came across a young coach who wanted to please everyone, and you know what they say about wanting to please everyone? You end up pleasing no one.

This coach’s heart was in the right place for sure and wanted to be liked and keep clients happy, but by telling everyone they were “doing just great” and never having a hard chat with clients, it transpired no one was making progress.

You see, a good coach’s responsibility isn’t just to tell you how great you are, even though encouragement and positive reinforcement are of course vital.

Sometimes you need to be told it’s your fault or, sometimes you need to be told, you need to work harder, so let's do this instead. Perhaps a problem with the modern world is we’ve become too conditioned into taking offence and only wanting to hear good things about ourselves, but that really serves no one.

Would you rather be on the receiving end of a kick up the arse and get told the reality of a situation and start making some progress towards solving it, or just continue to receive the pat on the back and never solve the issue at hand?

Once you stop looking for someone else to blame, stop accepting the meaningless pats on the backs from toothless guides, then you can start to strive for what you want.

This may come as a shock to some of you reading this.

After all, I own a gym that we like to call “the happiest place in Killarney”, but you see, being a happy place isn’t all about telling everyone they are great all the time, sure, if someone works hard and achieves something they previously couldn’t, well then get ready for that pat on the back! It’s time to celebrate!

But you don’t achieve happiness by just accepting the status quo and being pleased, placated and rolling over and having your belly rubbed. We’re also in the business of changing lives, and that doesn’t happen with pats on the back alone.

If you want to get results, if you want to get fit, if you want to succeed at something, you sometimes need that kick up the arse, and a good coach knows when it’s time pat or kick.

If you’re ready to have an honest conversation about your health and fitness and start to make meaningful changes to your life, schedule a free consultation today by visiting our website: www.activate.ie.

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Carer’s Support Grant Question: I care for my mother full-time and I get Carer’s Allowance. Last year, I automatically got the Carer’s Support Grant in June – will I get it again this year?

Answer: The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to full-time carers. It is paid by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) usually on the first Thursday of June each year. The grant is €1,850 (an increase of €150 from last year).

People getting Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance are paid the grant automatically. If you are getting one of these payments on the first Thursday in June, you automatically get the grant so you do not need to apply.

Full-time carers who are not getting one of these payments need to apply to the DSP. You must be: • Ordinarily resident in the State and caring on a full-time basis for at least six months (including the first Thursday in June) • Living with the person being cared for (or, if not, be contactable quickly by a direct system of communication, for example, telephone or alarm).

• You won’t qualify if you are working, studying or training for more than 18.5 hours a week, getting a jobseeker’s payment or signing on for credits.

• To apply, you need to fill out one application form (CSG1) for each person being cared for (a grant may be paid for each of them). You can get the form on gov.ie. For any given year, you can apply for the grant from April of that year until December 31 of the following year. So for 2021, you can apply up until December 2022.

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

€23k suspected cannabis seized in Killarney apartment Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to the seizure of €23,000 of suspected cannabis herb in Killarney town.

Arising from investigations in the use of controlled drugs, Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the town at around 11.30pm on Sunday night.

During the course of the search Gardaí

seized €23,000 of suspected cannabis herb, a weighing scales and a number of plastic bags.

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and was brought to Killarney Garda Station.

He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged.

He appeared before Killarney District Court on Monday morning.

On your bike for 170km My Way Due to COVID restrictions there will be no actual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle this year.

In its stead the committee have decided to run an event entitled '170km My Way'. It means no matter where you reside starting on the June 3 and ending on July 3 one can cycle the distance on a day, a week or the month.

"To explain, one can cycle for example 17km a day and complete the journey in 10 days wherever they are," Cathal Walshe from the committee said.

"To register go to ringofkerrycycle.ie, sign up for a charity the fee of €35 of which €15 goes to your charity. This event is ideal for a family, individual or company, so on your bike folks!"

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Virtual celebration for Castleisland students It was a virtual event for students from Presentation Castleisland as they hosted their annual end of year celebration and awards night last week.

It marked an important occasion to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements and successes of students throughout the school year.

Principal, Ms. Broderick, opened the night with a reminder of the vision of Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters, and her faith and belief in education. Ms. Broderick spoke of the importance of nurturing the emotional and spiritual development of students, as well as developing their academic achievement. This year brought many success stories for Presentation Castleisland, including a Late Late Show appearance for a student in Business Enterprise, national appearances for students in a Media Literacy forum, the rollout of Computer Science as a new Leaving Certificate subject as well as an exceptionally positive report from the Department of Education and Skills on the school’s provision of remote teaching and learning.

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Student achievement was recognised

through a host of awards. In memory of the late Seamus Falvey, School Principal from 2000 to 2012, the Seamus Falvey Award was presented to Lauren Butler for her commitment to school life and the unwavering positivity she brings to the classroom. The Sister Clement Award is presented each year to the student who works consistently and diligently in her studies, and this year, it was awarded to Cerys Ryder. The CEIST Award was presented to Aoife Fleming, a student who models the school’s ethos every day and who actively promotes the school’s core values of respect and inclusivity. The Sister Rita Art Award is presented to a Senior Cycle student who consistently proves themselves in art. The winner of this award was Ciara Sheehan. Awards were also presented to students in the areas of sport, music, business enterprise and science. Winners of the Student of the Year were also announced – Áine Walsh (First Year), Aoife Roche (Second Year), Sarah Glennon Barreto (Third Year), Hanna Herlihy (Fourth Year), Laura Walsh (Fifth Year),

and Grace Daly (Sixth Year). Fiona Brosnan, Laura Walsh and Cara Fleming were presented with silver medals in recognition of their outstanding achievements in their Junior Certificate, while a gold medal was presented to Eibhlís Brosnan, who scored maximum points in her Leaving Certificate in 2020. As part of the award ceremony, the school choir sang a heart-warming rendition of 'One Step Beyond', a song in the memory of Nano Nagle.

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CEIST AWARD: Aoife Fleming from Presentation Castleisland received the CEIST Award.

STUDENT COUNCIL

Kate O’Keefe and Lisa Flynn spoke on behalf of the Student Council. They acknowledged the important role played by the Council this year in expressing the student voice and ensuring students contributed to the major decisions made in the school. Reflecting on the successful year, Ms. Broderick paid tribute to the enthusiasm and commitment demonstrated by the whole staff team in the school, the dedication of the Board of Management, the support of parents and guardians throughout the year and the positivity and creativity displayed by students.

"The school looks forward to celebrating awards night together with everyone in the school in 2022," she said.

COMMITMENT: Lauren Butler was presented with the Seamus Falvey Award.

Global success for Kerry student at international science fair A Kerry student who came up with a novel idea to use artificial intellegence to predict the weather has achieved global success at an international science fair.

INTERNATIONAL WINNER: Conor Casey from Kenmare won the Earth and Environmental Sciences Category at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

Conor Casey (18) from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, Kenmare, represented Ireland at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) with his project 'Using AI to Improve Weather Prediction' at the virtual competition last week where he claimed a second place award in his category, Earth and Environmental Sciences, winning a prize of $2,000.

The Sixth Year student secured his place at the international competition when he won the Runner-up Award at the SciFest 2020 National Final last November.

Using artificial intelligence Conor developed a model which can produce a forecast of a similar level of accuracy to current models, while doing so with

greater efficiency. This would make it cheaper to generate weather forecasts by reducing the amount of resources required.

Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, involving over 1,800 students from 64 countries, regions and territories competing for a prize fund totalling $5 million. The competition is usually held in the United States but for the second year running this year’s event took place virtually due to COVID-19.

“The whole ISEF experience has been absolutely amazing," Conor said.

"It was great that the competition got to go ahead virtually, it gave me the opportunity to interact with people from around the world who have done some incredible work across a huge variety of areas. I really enjoyed presenting my project and hearing from world famous scientists who have really encouraged me to develop my love of STEM. I am

immensely grateful to everyone at SciFest for this opportunity, as well as all my family and my teacher Ms Abbott, without whom none of this would have been possible.”

Sheila Porter, SciFest Founder and CEO added that Conor "is a great example of the high calibre of entries that SciFest produces".

"His project demonstrates that great science is really about curiosity, exploration and having an inquisitive spirit.

For Conor to represent Ireland at ISEF and to win in his category over other students from all over the world is an impressive achievement not only for him, his teacher and school but for Ireland too, and it shows that there is a very high standard of science being taught in Irish schools."

Also representing Kerry at Regeneron ISEF 2021 was SciFest finalists David Hughes from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Tralee.

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Valentia Island Lighthouse reopens with new visitor experience There's a brand new visitor experience which will bring people through history at Valentia Island Lighthouse, which is ready to reopen for the 2021 season.

‘Leading Lights at Cromwell Point’ will deliver a whole new experience to the visitors, a journey through time and history, featuring the bronze age standing stone, the 17th century well preserved Cromwellian fort, the Lightkeeper’s House with a 1920s feel, and the Lighthouse Tower with fantastic 360-degree views of the area and across the Atlantic Ocean. The visitors will learn about how life was for people living on the edge of Europe and in particular what it was like for a lightkeeper to live at the lighthouse with his family. The rich history of the area is also presented at the Lighthouse from early Christianity until modern days. There is also a new eco-room that displays information about marine life in the area and raises awareness about our seas. The new interpretation project covers a vast spectrum of information and it is very appealing for visitors with different areas of interest.

The Lighthouse project is managed by Valentia Island Development Company, a community group established by volunteers from Valentia Island.

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VISITOR EXPERIENCE: Valentia Island Lighthouse has launched a new visitor experience, ‘Leading Lights at Cromwell Point’.

time for the return of domestic tourism in line with Government guidelines," Lucian Horvat, Manager at Valentia Island Lighthouse, said. "I would like to take the opportunity to thank Fáilte Ireland for their vital support and guidance, South Kerry Development Partnership who

have supported us since Valentia Island Lighthouse opened to the public in 2013, the Great Lighthouses of Ireland group, an initiative of Irish Lights, and Mirador Media who worked around the clock to implement our vision for the historical site at Valentia Island Lighthouse. ‘Lead-

ing Lights at Cromwell Point’ is a great example of collaboration between agencies, stakeholders and local community groups.”

For more information and to book your experience visit www.valentialighthouse.ie.

Look up, it's a flying whale!

The Airbus BelugaXL – so called because it looks like a whale – made several test flights at Shannon Airport last week.

WHALE PLANE: The Airbus BelugaXL takes its name from a species of whale by the same name. Photo: Airbus Media Centre

The aeroplane is currently under development at Airbus’ European headquarters in Toulouse in France.

Engineers there decided to send the aeroplane to Shannon during last Friday’s storm to test the aircraft in windy conditions.

It made several crosswind flights over a two-hour period before returning to Toulouse.

The Airbus BelugaXL made its maiden flight in 2018 and is being used to transport large aircraft parts between the company’s production sites all over Europe.

Last Friday’s test session was part of an all-weather training course for crew members.

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President's birthday wishes to Bob Dylan President Michael D Higgins wished legendary folk singer Bob Dylan a happy birthday on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Monday.

Killarney has a doppelgänger!

Did you know that there is a town called Killarney in Ontario, Canada?

Not only is there a town there, but it also has a large wilderness park called Killarney Provincial Park.

Situated in Ontario, Canada, it encompasses a vast wilderness area of wetlands, forests and mountains not too dissimilar to our own world-famous National Park.

The park’s Wikipedia page even states “Not be confused with Killarney National Park”.

In the mid 1700s an Irishman by the name of Oisin Kenny and his family settled there to fish and hunt. There continues to be a substantial Irish influence in the area until this day.

In 1964 the Killarney Provincial Park Canada area was set aside as a wilderness preserve, a mere 32 years after our own

National Park was formed in 1932.

It is not known if inspiration for the Canadian equivalent was inspired by our own efforts over 80 years ago, it certainly has the same wow factor as our own National Park.

It stretches over 645 square kilometres, this wilderness landscape showcases the wild Georgian Bay Coast of pink granite; the La Cloche Mountains’ white quartzite ridges and over 50 exceptionally clear, sapphire lakes set among Jack Pine hills.

While our parks share the same name, we certainly don’t have the same wildlife.

Killarney Provincial Park is home to black bears, wolves, moose, bobcats and beavers.

See www.ontarioparks.com/park/killarney for more on our doppelgänger in Canada and let us know if you have ever visited!

Dylan, who was born Robert Zimmerman, in Minnesota, took his stage name after reading poetry by Dylan Thomas.

“His lyrics, with their rhythms, have linked followers of country, jazz and rock to counter-culture and politically engaged movements," President Higgins, also an avid poet, said. "In doing this, he has narrowed the space between the poetic, the musical and the political.”

President Higgins understanding of Dylan’s political and culture influences are a lifetime removed from Erskine Childer’s grasp of the famous musician’s authority.

The fourth president of Ireland (be-

VICE PRESIDENT: Tralee woman Dr Mairead Moriarty has been appointed Vice President (Global and Community Engagement) of the University of Limerick (UL).

Professor Mairead Moriarty, an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, brings to the role substantial experience of working directly in international education through her role as Assistant Dean International in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and

tween 1973 and 1974) famously, and in an effort to appear cool, asked a group of youths if he could join them while listening to “Robert Dylan” music.

The times most certainly "are a changin".

Bob Dylan

Tralee woman appointed Vice President of UL A Tralee woman has been appointed Vice President (Global and Community Engagement) of the University of Limerick (UL).

President Michael D Higgins

Social Sciences.

Professor Moriarty has also led a number of University-level strategic initiatives, including UL’s designation as a University of Sanctuary in 2017 and the development of the innovative International PhD programme in 2020.

“Professor Moriarty’s scholarly work has long been concerned with those on the margins, firstly with respect to users of minority languages, but her more recent work has examined issues of race and

racism in Ireland. She is a strong advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion, and she engages in community advocacy through her teaching, research and other activities to provide a voice for those on the margins,” said UL’s President Professor Kerstin Mey. “Her appointment to the Human Rights Committee of the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2018 exemplifies this. She brings a strong focus on internationalisation at home to the role and a commitment to advance UL’s profile as a globally engaged civic-minded university. Mairead is starting her role of Interim Vice President Global and Community Engagement this week and joins the Executive, and I would like to wish her all the success for this new role.”

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O’Sullivan returns to rally action on Monday Muckross co-driver Noel O’Sullivan will return to the British Rally Championship (BRC) next week, for the first time since February 2020.

The opening round of the series, the Neil Howard Rally based at Oulton Park in Cheshire, will run this Monday – a Bank Holiday in the UK – and marks the first BRC round since the pandemic set in.

O’Sullivan will co-drive for Welsh driver Osian Pryce. The pair previously worked together on last year’s Cambrian Rally, the last BRC event to run before restrictions put an end to their 2020 campaign.

The Neil Howard Rally is a new BRC event, based entirely at the famous racetrack, to help get the sport back on the road, albeit behind closed doors.

The pair will drive a Volkswagen Polo GTi at the event.

“It is a small way to start, it is going to be different but it’s a start and it is good to be back,” O’Sullivan said.

They are seeded fifth for Monday’s event and will face stiff competition from Irish and British frontrunners including former Rally of the Lakes winners Garry Jennings and Sam Moffatt who are both driving Ford Fiesta R5s.

RETURNING: Noel O'Sullivan and Osian Pryce will return to the British Rally Championship on Monday.

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Students awarded for innovative car designs Students from St Brigid’s Presentation are celebrating this week after winning several awards in the national F1 in Schools engineering competition.

The competition encourages the practical application of STEM subjects by getting teams to design scale-model racing cars.

Close to 60 teams from schools all over Ireland entered the competition with the final broadcast live on TG4 Sunday.

It was the first time that St Brigid’s entered F1 in Schools and the two teams representing the Lower New St school each took home trophies after nearly a year of assessment and online presentations.

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Have motor insurance rates reduced?

The cost of motor insurance in Ireland is a well-documented topic over the past number of years. Have the increases plateaued and are reductions on the horizon? Firstly, we need to know how we got here.

The average car insurance premium in 2013 was €435. Now compare this to 2019 when it hit an average of €706.

There are a myriad of reasons for the rate increases including higher claims costs. In 2014 the limit for personal injury awards at circuit court level was increased from €38,000 to €60,000. This level of claims inflation was felt across the insurance market and was immediate. This increase did not grab national headlines and was hardly commented on outside the insurance industry at the time.

In 2015 the average circuit court award increased by 21.2% following a 13.5% increase in 2014. The upturn in the economy at this juncture led to increased traffic and consequently higher levels of accidents and claims. The average whiplash claim in Ireland stood at €15,000 compared to €5,000 in the United Kingdom.

INSURER FAILURES

We should recall that the insurance industry witnessed a number of insurer failures in the past number of years including Setanta, Enterprise and of course the collapse of Quinn Insurance for which con-

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sumers are still paying a 2% levy every year. Some of these failures no doubt resulted from unsustainable pricing when the claims environment was getting considerably more difficult. The EU enacted Solvency II legislation in 2016, which required insurers to hold increased capital levels to protect against the risk of insolvency. It is also likely that it hastened the withdrawal of smaller niche insurers from the Irish market.

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Insurance has been a hot potato for Government for many years. In late 2019 the Government enacted legislation to increase the timeframe for issue of renewal notices from 15 to 20 days. There was also a multitude of extra information to be included. Any consumer who has purchased motor insurance will have noticed the massive increase in the documentation over the past year. Does this lead to lower premiums? Even an EU former chair of a regulatory institution, Gabriel Bernardino, has recently acknowledged the problem in saying “too much information kills information” and that consumers are not reading documentation

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The insurance market experiences cycles of expansion and contraction. An expansion is referred to as a soft market and will result in reduced premiums, more competition, and increased capacity from insurers to write business and a scramble for market share, sometimes below profitable levels. A contraction is called a hard market and typically results in higher premiums, less completion and capacity to write business, and withdrawal of insurers from sectors. While the profits of motor insurers can be in the millions it is perhaps more reflective to note that their combined operating ratio (underwriting margin in other words) is often at 5% or lower.

IS IRELAND ENTERING A SOFT MARKET FOR MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS?

According to Insurance Ireland, a representative body, there have been reductions of 9% in 2019 with a further 6.5% in 2020. According to the Central Bank, the average premium at the end of 2020 was €653. For comparison purposes, the average comprehensive car insurance in the UK was €882 in the last quarter of 2020 and in France, the average cost is between €700 and €900 depending on

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The new personal injury guidelines will have a positive impact on premiums but this will take time to wash through the legal system. COVID-19 has certainly meant much reduced traffic on the roads and this should feed into lower claims and thus lower costs.

At Healy Insurances, we surveyed over 120 of our customers over the month of May and found that the average year on year car insurance reduction was 15% from 2020 to 2021.

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There's a lack of property supply to satisfy demand Estate Agents the length and breath of the country are this week reporting very strong demand for appointments for physical viewings from prospective buyers keen to view properties first hand.

The opening of retail and personal services by appointment last week has given a much-needed boost to businesses across all sectors, including property and construction.

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Irish living abroad to return home, one of the emerging trends is the move by people out of cit-

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We are now seeing those people who flocked to our main urban centres for employment, reassess life and work life balance. The pandemic has thought us to appreciate other things and as such many young professionals are now considering relocating to the regions.

TREND

The ‘work from home’ phenomenon has made it possible to conduct business from the remotest parts of Ireland provided good connectivity is available.

This is a trend being experienced in the Killarney market.

Since physical viewings returned last week a high number of people looking to return to Killarney to work from home have viewed properties. We noticed the trend developing during lockdowns when we were able to facilitate virtual viewings. This trend has continued since physical viewings were again permitted last week. In the past week alone, we have sold three properties to buyers returning to Killarney to work from home.

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The burning issue currently is a lack of supply of properties to satisfy the de-

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mand. With suppressed supply of both new and second-hand homes comes increased demand. Killarney is currently experiencing a severe shortage of available properties for sale.

We have a list of ready to go purchasers seeking to buy homes in the Killarney area at present and we would be delighted to speak to anyone interested in listing their property for sale.

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Buy what you believe in During a recent pitch, one of the attendees asked me, "What should I do with my savings right now" which is a reasonable question to ask a guy who spends his days studying financial markets, right?

You would think this would be a simple question to answer, but I have been at this for nearly a decade now, and I still haven't quite perfected the most frequently asked question. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to investing. How I answer this question will ultimately depend on the individual's experience, finances, time horizon and risk tolerance.

But of course, starting my answer with "it depends" was likely to be met with uncontrollable eye-rolling and unbridled verbal abuse, so in an attempt to appease the angry mob (my recollection may or may not be somewhat exaggerated for dramatic effect), I neatly condensed what he needed to do into one simple sentence.

Buy great companies and hold them for a long time. That's it.

In reality, investing can be much more nuanced, but this is essentially the framework that all future investment plans should be built upon - the foundations of sound investing. No complex math, no fancy credentials required, just common

sense, optimism, and a lot of patience.

While I wish that I had the ability to conveniently pack the intricacies of investing into just one 10-word quip, the above sentence is rendered useless if you have no idea how to identify great businesses, so let's dive a little deeper.

Finding great companies can be as simple as opening your eyes. Your fridge.

Your wardrobe. Behind virtually every successful product or service lies a publicly-traded company that's cashing in on that success. Through stock investing, you can join in on that success by purchasing a part of the company.

Many presume that stock picking is based solely on complex future cash flow calculations and ratio analysis. However, qualitative, common-sense metrics are just as, if not more important.

Here are some of the first questions I ask myself when analysing any business.

Will the company exist in 10 years?

This is the first question you should always ask yourself. If you can't answer this question with some degree of confidence, then it's time to look elsewhere.

Do I truly understand what the company does?

It's crucial to invest in companies you understand. If you do not have a solid understanding of how the company makes money, you will never have the conviction needed to hold it during the inevitable market dips.

Does the company have a competitive advantage?

When looking for a good investment, always look for a sustainable competitive advantage, a moat that will prevent competitors from entering the market and stealing market share. This protection can come in many forms, such as a strong brand, a patent advantage, network effects or proprietary IP. There are hundreds of new startups emerging every day with new technologies that can threaten even the most established companies. Likewise, numerous mega-cap companies are looking to use their existing brand recognition and cash flow to penetrate new markets, take Amazon as an example.

It's not always enough to have a great business, without an adequate moat, a company is unlikely to survive over the long run.

Is the business part of a growing industry or sector?

What changes will we see globally over

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

the next 20 years, and what companies will be at the forefront of these future megatrends?

Do you believe sustainable energy is the way of the future? Maybe you believe Robotics and Gene therapy trends will continue; autonomous vehicles are a given, and space tourism is on the horizon.

Whatever your future view of the world is, you should focus your efforts on exploring companies that are set to profit from the societal shifts you believe in.

You'll find great investing ideas by reading up on the latest technologies and changing consumer trends but be warned; new technologies often get overhyped in the early stages. A more in-depth valuation analysis will be needed once you have identified these future industry leaders.

If you stumble across a company that ticks all these boxes, odds are, you're looking at a great candidate for your hard-earned savings.

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SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

Apply for SUSI grants to help with The benefits of waxing the cost of college Beauty - By Jill O'Donoghue

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

versus shaving Why wax? It gives fabulous results, is quick, affordable and safe at removing hair from most areas of the body.

We offer in-house waxing for facial areas, brows, lip, chin, neck, nose, and sides of the face, and also body waxing legs, underarm, and bikini areas. And, did you know that we have a waxing service for men? Waxing lasts a lot longer than shaving, which is the usual alternative but you will be reaching for the razor again within a day or two.

With waxing you can be hair free for as long as six weeks.

With many different types of wax, even for the most sensitive areas and skin types, there is one suitable for you. Hot wax helps open the pores more compared to strip wax, so helps the more delicate areas.

There are many benefits of waxing such as less regrowth as the hair doesn't grow back quickly. Waxing removes the hairs from the root. With shaving, the hairs are cut off close to skin level. Even with a very close shave, this still leaves a considerable amount of the hair just below the surface ready to appear in a day or two. This is really important to understand if you are considering whether waxing is better than shaving.

As a result, with waxing you get an in-

credibly smooth finish. Even those who experience fast regrowth can expect to enjoy the benefits of waxing for three to four weeks. If you make waxing a routine habit then you’ll find the right frequency for you, ensuring you see less regrowth overall.

Many people find that immediately post-shave they experience itching, and then as soon as regrowth starts, the itching ramps up again. With waxing, you’ll experience the brisk sting and a subsequent prickle, but then you should be itch-free.

You may have had 20 years’ experience shaving your legs and still somehow nick your ankle with the razor. It’s not surprising as you need a good lather for a clean shave which means that you, your hands and the razor are all slippery!

A professional waxing treatment will not result in nicks or cuts, or any type of skin damage.

Shaving is a beauty chore. Booking in for a wax is a chance to be looked after and cared for by a professional beautician, to do something to make you feel beautiful. There may be the quick sting of the strips of wax being removed, but the soothing warmth of hot wax, and the professional touch of the beautician, is definitely pampering.

To book an appointment or have a consultation about getting started, please contact Jill on 064 6632966.

The financial cost of going to college is a cause of worry for lots of students and parents. However, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), which is Ireland’s national awarding authority for further and higher education grants, provides financial assistance to thousands of students each year.

In 2020/2021 approximately 80,000 students received some level of financial support. Grants are allocated to students who meet certain eligibility criteria and may cover the partial or full cost of college fees and living expenses which is referred to as the maintenance part of the grant. The amount awarded to each individual depends on the financial circumstances of the household as well as the number of dependent family members. Applications are open to anyone applying to Post Leaving Cert (PLC), undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and in some cases students who are applying for college outside of Ireland.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

Residency and Nationality: You must have been resident in Ireland or the EU (European Union), EEA (European Economic Area), UK or Swiss Federation for three out of the last five years. You must be a national of one of these countries.

You may also be eligible for funding under Student Grant Legislation depending on your immigration status or leave to remain, under the Department of Justice and Equality.

Income: For the 2021/2022 academic year, your application will be assessed on gross income from all sources from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The persons whose income is taken into account depends on your applicant class which can be either ‘Dependent/Mature Dependent Student’ or ‘Independent Student’. There's a list of allowances and financial supports that are not counted as reckonable income for the purposes of grant assessment and they can be checked on www.susi.ie/income.

Course type, duration and progression: You must be attending an approved course in a college of Further Education, an Institute of Technology or university. There are some private colleges on the CAO for example that offer courses which are not eligible for the SUSI grant. There is a maximum period of grant assistance available as follows; PLC (3 years), undergraduate (4 years) and postgraduate (4 years). You must be progressing to a higher level

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

of qualification or from one year to the next and not repeating a year, except in exceptional circumstances. It has been announced recently by Minister Harris that 2020 Leaving Cert students who received a new CAO offer as a result of improved results in written exams taken in November and intend taking up that new place in 2021-2022 will not lose their grant eligibility.

You will find excellent video guides to help you through the application process on www.susi.ie where you can also input your details to the eligibility reckoner to check whether you are eligible or not. Students who are already in receipt of the SUSI grant in 2020/2021 can apply to renew their application for the next academic year now with the priority closing date on June 10. For new applicants the priority closing date is on July 8. Applications will remain open up to autumn but by getting in your application by the priority deadline you will receive payments early in the college term when all financial support is needed to get set up and settled for the new academic year. So the advice is apply early!

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Irish collector, Denis Lucey from Killarney had pursued this car for many years prior to its acquisition in the early 1990’s. This car, an 1901 Argyll with its remarkable history and originality, once took pride of place as the oldest motoring exhibit in the Museum of Irish Transport at Killarney (situated where Scott’s Street is now). It eventually sold for £136,800

Forever Young At Eighty

By Nicky Barry

WEDDING BELLS: Congratulations to Kathy O'Connor from Scartaglin and James Moynihan from Glenflesk who were married on May 7 in Scartaglin Church.

Bob Dylan had a way with words, as had Dylan Thomas, Weaving webs of images, as if semibreves and crotchets, In tapestries of harmonies, like notes from any score, Written by Beethoven, that will endure for evermore.

Young Bob was a teenage sage, when he started first, He saw the foolishness of life, in that war was a curse.

He asked the vital questions, like no one ever did, And sang that all the answers, were just blowin’ in the wind.

His harmonica was harsh to hear, as if he was in pain, When he sang of Armageddon, and hard atomic rain.

He was a timeless troubadour, and like Mr. Tambourine, A minstrel of the sixties, who kindled the folk scene.

He spoke for young America, and later for the world, A real cool dude son of Zen, crowned with boyish curls.

Generations took him to their hearts, and all he had to say, With jingle jangle guitar chords, in his own Dylan way.

He was not averse to hijacking, melodies from others, And borrowed the odd Irish air, from the Clancy Brothers.

He entertained us for a lifetime, changing as he went, And now that he is eighty, it was four score well spent.

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IN MEMORIAM

28.5.2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

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12TH ANNIVERSARY

DUGGAN

O’SULLIVAN

Fond and loving memories of my husband Donie Doolan late of Woodlawn Park Killarney, who passed away on 29th May 2015.

In loving memory of Kathleen Duggan Ardmachree, Lewis Road, Killarney A dear Mother and “Nans” who passed away on 19th May 2019.

You left six years ago today Just for a fleeting moment I forget that you are not here Thats why life is not the same.

In loving memory of A wonderful Wife and caring Mother Máiread “Maud” O’Sullivan, late of Ballaugh, Killarney who passed away on 27th of May 2009.

God looked around his garden and found an empty space.

Then He looked down upon this earth And saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful He only takes the best.

DOOLAN

COSGRAVE

In loving memory of Mary Anne Cosgrave late of Woodlawn, Killarney 29th May 2020 On Mary’s first anniversary her Grandchildren Lynne, Claire, Lorcan and extended family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to all who sympathised with them on Mary’s passing.

Sincere thanks to all who attended the mass, (either in person or online) and burial, and to those who travelled long distances to be with us. Also a special word of thanks to Mary’s Nieces and Nephews of the Moynihan family, along with her neighbours, friends, nurses and carers for helping and visiting with Mary before she passed. A heartfelt thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff of the Kerry Specialist Palliative Care Team.

Due to the pandemic we know many friends and family could not be with us to say farewell to Mary, we appreciate all your kind messages and know you were there in spirit.

For when your life had to end I lost some one wonderful and i lost my best friend.

So on the day you went away all there’s left for me to do In hope that heaven let’s you know How much I’m missing you.

Forever loved and remembered by Your wife Debbie.

3RD ANNIVERSARY FAHEY

6TH ANNIVERSARY

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 29th May 6pm at St James Church, Ramsgrange.

1ST ANNIVERSARY DELANEY

In loving memory of Kathleen Delaney Ferndale Avenue and late of Abbey Street Cahir Co Tipperary who died on June 2nd 2020.

A friend gives hope when life is low A friend is a place when you have nowhere to go A friend is honest A friend is true A friend is precious A friend is you.

Sadly missed and remembered by your friend Eileen and Family.

THANKSGIVING

IN MEMORIAM

Forever loved and always remembered by your Husband Sean, children Jonathan, Tony, Lisa and Sarah, daughters-in-law Jennifer and Aideen, son-in-law Rory, grandchildren Grace, Molly, Máiread, Fionn, Séanie, Elsie Mae and Paddy.

O’SULLIVAN In loving memory of George Fahey late of Knocknabro, Clonkeen who died on the 28th of May 2018.

In loving memory of Our dad Donie Doolan late of 11 Woodlawn Park, Killarney who died on the 29th May 2015.

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.

God looked around his garden found an empty space He looked down, upon the earth and saw your precious face He put his arms around you and he lifted you to rest.

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.

Loved and remembered everyday, by your daughter Geraldine and Dermot, Grandsons Kevin, Steven and Darren and great grandson Callum xx

30TH ANNIVERSARY CRONIN

Lovingly remembered by daughter Catherine, Tommy and Kelly, daughter Maria, Joe, Derek and Debbie, son Timmy, Nuala, Tadgh, Darragh and Ciara

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

6TH ANNIVERSARY

Sadly missed and always remembered by your Daughters, Sons, Sons in law, Daughters in law, Grandchildren and Great grandchildren.

DOOLAN

PRAYER TO ST. MARTHA

Time passes, memories stay Never forgotten, especially today.

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

A pleasant smile, a heart of gold No finer sister this world could hold In heaven you rest, no worries, no pain Deep in our hearts you will always remain.

Sadly missed, never forgotten by your brother Chris and sister-in-law Mary.

Forgive us Lord when we cry, We never wanted our aunt to die, With broken hearts we whisper low, We love you Maud and we miss you so.

In loving memory of Pa Cronin late of Kilbrean, Killarney who died on May 30th 1991.

In loving memory of Donie Doolan late of 11 Woodlawn Park, Killarney who died on the 29th of May 2015.

In loving memory of Mairead “Maud” O’Sullivan Ballaugh Cross, Killarney who passed away on May 27th 2009.

Aunt

God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best He closed your weary eyes and “Whispered peace be thine” Then he took you up to heaven So gentle and so kind.

Hard working hands at rest.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday June 5th 2021 at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral Live streamed on parish web cam

For favours received from St. Claire, St. Theresa, St. Patrick, Infant Child of Prague, St. Gerard, St. Anthony, St. Joseph, Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Martin, St. Jude, St. Francis, St. Perigrine, St. Beuelwanda, John Paul, St. Bridget, Holy Spirit, Precious Mother of Jesus, Padre Pio, Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels and Saints and all the Holy Souls.

When thoughts go back As they often do We treasure the memories We have of you, Just as you were You will always be someone Special in our memory.

12TH ANNIVERSARY

DOOLAN

We wish to thank O’Keeffe’s Funeral Directors for their guidance, support and professional handling of arrangements.

To those who helped in anyway, your support made our loss more bearable.

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

Always loved and remembered by Con, Tara, Brian, Andrew, Kerri, Robert and The Kerin family of Ballydowney

No matter how life changes No matter what we do A special place within our hearts Is always kept for you

O Saint Martha, I resort to thee and thy petition and faith, I offer up to thee this light which I shall burn every Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour thou didst enjoy when our Saviour lodged in thy house. I beseech thee to have definite pity in regard to the favour I ask (mention favour). Intercede for my family that we may always be provided for in all our necessities. I ask thee St. Martha to overcome the dragon which thou didst cast at they feet. One Our Father and three Hail Marys and a lighted candle every Tuesday, and the above prayer made known with the intention of spreading devotion to St. Martha. Never known to fail.

Love always your nephew Darren and nieces Jessica and Megan.

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. MMG

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

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In loving memory of James (Jimmy) McNeice Fair Hill, Killarney, Co Kerry Who passed away on 30th May 2020

In loving memory of Noreen Murphy who died on the 24th of May 2010.

Also remembering Eileen Murphy who died on the 29th May 1986 both late of Aughacureen, Killarney.

In loving memory of Mary O’Donoghue Culloty (nee McCarthy) late of Killarney & formally Kilcrohane, Bantry who died on 3rd June 2013.

This day is remembered and quietly kept No words are needed We shall never forget For those we love don’t go away.

A silent thought A quiet prayer For a special person in God’s care.

As we lovingly remember Jimmy on his first anniversary, his wife Peggy and family wish to express our sincere gratitude to all who sympathised with us on our sad loss.

Thank you to everyone who sent Enrolments, Mass cards, online condolences, phone calls, floral tributes and other expressions of kindness and support. Thank you to Killarney Musical Society and Gleneagle Pitch and Putt for the dignified guard of honour and to all who stood along the route to his final resting place in Aghadoe.

A special thank you to Father Vincent Finnegan O.F.M., Fr Niall Howard and Fr Lars Frendelo O.F.M. for their very personal Requiem Mass. Their regular visits to Fair Hill were a great source of comfort to Jimmy. Thank you to everyone who joined us by live stream for the Requiem Mass.

We are deeply grateful to Dr. Donal Coffey and all at Ross medical practice for their kindness, professionalism and help which enabled us to care for Jimmy at home.

Thank you to our wonderful homecare team who were a great support to our family. Our thanks also to Anthony and his staff at O’Sullivan’s pharmacy.

Sincere thanks to Mary and Michael O’Shea and the staff of O’Shea’s Funeral Home for their kindness, sensitivity and guidance.

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.

The happy hours we once enjoyed How sweet their memory still But death has left a vacant space This world can never fill

They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near So loved, so missed and so very dear.

Lovingly remembered by Con and Breda.

Anniversary Mass Saturday 5th June at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral.

11TH ANNIVERSARY

24TH ANNIVERSARY

MURPHY

O’CONNOR

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.

IN MEMORIAM

Sunshine passes and shadows fall And love and memories outlast them all Unseen, unheard, you are always near Still loved, still missed, still very dear

We remember our Mother, Nanny Noreen And hold you dear within our hearts Now rest in peace dear loved one & Thanks for all the good deeds of the past.

Our hearts are full of memories With pride we speak your name Though life must go on without you It will never be the same.

Always loved and remembered by your son David, Sheila, Ellen and Jane.

Your touch, your smile was always so tender Today, tomorrow We will always remember.

I once had something special That money couldn’t buy I had a special mom But I had to say ‘goodbye’.

12TH ANNIVERSARY

Always remembered by your son Sean, wife Anna and grandchildren Jack, Kate, Luke and Abigail.

Always remembered by your daughter Helen, John, Olivia and James.

11TH ANNIVERSARY

Treasured memories of Noreen Murphy late of Aughacureen who died on 24th May 2010.

32ND ANNIVERSARY

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

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

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

SHEEHAN

O’SULLIVAN

In loving memory of Mary Sheehan late of Dromkerry, Fossa whose anniversary occurrs on 28th May.

In loving memory of Abbie O’Sullivan late of Ardshanavooly and Clovers Place, College Street Killarney who died on 30th May 1989.

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

in God’s care you rest above In our hearts you rest with love Never more than a thought away.

Forever loved and sadly missed by husband James, daughters Marguerite and Gillian, sons-in-law Tony and David, grandchildren Anna and Kate.

Loved and remembered every day.

Fondly remembered by Pa, Betty, Alan and Colin.

29TH ANNIVERSARY

Sadly missed by your daughter Marie.

Forever loved and sadly missed by Dad, Mom, Denise, Jill and Emir.

3RD ANNIVERSARY MCGILLICUDDY (NEE CASEY)

In loving memory of Eileen O’Connor late of Knocknagown, Clonkeen who died on the 30th May 1997.

Those we love live in our hearts forever.

In loving memory of Anne Fitzpatrick late of Mill Road, Killarney who died on the 28th of May 1998.

Always loved and remembered by Shóna and Tim.

In loving memory of Noreen Murphy late of Aughacureen Killarney who died on 24th May 2010.

MURPHY

FITZPATRICK

Oh how we wish Eileen was here today To see all the blessings we have Yet somehow we know that Eileen Is guiding us on our paths.

In loving memory of Mary McGillicuddy (Nee Casey), late of Ardshanavooley, Killarney. who passed away on 27th of May 2018.

Anniversary Mass on Sunday May 30th 2021 at 10.30 am at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

23RD ANNIVERSARY

Always remembered by your husband Patrick and your loving family.

In loving memory of Eileen Long Woodlawn Road, Killarney and Nohoval, Knocknagree, Co. Cork who died on the 2nd of June 2012.

HUGHES

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART You have said O Divine Jesus, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened to you.

Relying on these promises, I come with confidence during this novena to beg of you the favours that I need (make request).

For whom shall I ask Lord Jesus, if not from you whose heart is an unfailing source of graces and merits.

Most loving heart of my God. I believe in your power, I believe in your knowledge I believe in your personal love for me, and therefore O Sacred heart of Jesus I place all my trust in you. Our father, Hail Mary and Glory, say 3 times for 3 days must promise publication.

In loving memory of Jimmy Hughes late of Coolnagarrihy, Kilcummin who died on the 28th May, 1992.

Always remembered by his Family.

You are not just a memory Or part of our past You are ours to remember As long as life lasts Just as you were you always will be Forever special in our memory.

Always remembered

By Catherina, Breeda & Families.

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IN MEMORIAM

28.5.2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

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1ST ANNIVERSARY

1ST ANNIVERSARY

12TH ANNIVERSARY

O’KEEFFE

O’KEEFFE

SUGRUE

In loving memory of Con O’Keeffe late of Ballaugh, Killarney who passed away on 31st May 2020.

In loving memory of Con O’Keeffe late of Ballaugh, Killarney who passed away on 31st May 2020.

In loving memory of Hannah Sugrue late of 11 St. Brendan’s Tce., Killarney who died on the 29th of May 2009 R.I.P.

Nothing on earth can ever replace The sound of your voice Or the smile on your face.

My Dad

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

O’KEEFFE

In loving memory of Cornelius (Con) O’Keeffe Ballaugh, Killarney and late of Knocknageeha, Boherbue, Co. Cork who passed away on 31st May 2020 As we lovingly remember Con on his first anniversary we, his family, wife Philomena, daughters Margaret and Geraldine, son-inlaw Don, his grandchildren who he loved so dearly, Liam. Gearóid and Donald, his sister Mary O’Donoghue, sister-in-law Maureen O’Keefe and extended family members, would like to thank everyone who helped us on our sad loss.

Thanks to all the doctors, nurses and carers who cared for Con in his final years.

Thanks to O’Donoghue’s chemist, Main Street Killarney. Thanks to the neighbours and all who social distanced along the road on Con’s final journey from his home. To our relatives who helped and supported us at home at this difficult time.

Thanks to Fr. Jim Lenihan for all his visits to Con, and for arranging Con’s Requiem Mass, and to those who provided church music. Thanks to all who joined in the mass via live-stream. Thanks to Mike and Mary O’Shea and staff for their professionalism and understanding shown throughout the funeral, and finally thanks to Ger Healy (Jarvey) for making Con’s final journey so special.

While it is impossible to thank everyone individually due to Covid restrictions, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our family’s gratitude for your support. The Holy Sacrifice of the mass will be offered for your intentions.

Con is now reunited with his late brother Denis, who passed away April 2020.

Con’s First Anniversary Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday 31st of May at 6:15

We miss your smile, your joking ways We miss the things you used to say And when old times we do recall It’s then we miss you most of all.

Loved and remembered by Your wife Philomena. xxx If memories bring us closer We are never far apart For you are always with us In our prayers and in our hearts.

Your name is often mentioned We talk about you every day.

You have never been forgotten And you never will.

Lovingly remembered, your daughter Geraldine, son-in-law Don, grandchildren Liam, Gearóid and Donald xxxxx

Dad, twelve months have passed My heart’s still crushed and sore I loved you Dad until the end Till I could do no more.

You toiled for me and advised me To be as you were - everyone’s friend Your advice I will follow as best I can Until we meet again.

In heaven’s garden now you rest God has reaped one of the best So today I send you all my love My hero, my father, my trusted friend Now looking out for me from the heavens above

12TH ANNIVERSARY SUGRUE

Ar dheis D go raibh a anam Dílis In my prayers you are each day In my heart you will always stay Loved and remembered always Maudeen xxx

In loving memory of Hannah Sugrue late of 11 St. Brendan’s Tce, Killarney who died on the 29th of May 2009.

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

NOVENA TO ST. JUDE (Say for 9 days) May the Sacred Heart of Jesus, be accepted in all tabernacles, until the end of time. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus, be praised and glorified, now and for ever. St. Jude pray for us, and hear our prayers. Amen. Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Blessed be St. Jude in all the world, and for eternity, Amen. Say 1 Our Father and 1 Hail Mary. You will receive your intention, before the 9 days are over, no matter how impossible, it may seem. Say this prayer, 9 times a day, for 9 days. By the 8th day, your prayer will be answered. Must be published at end of Novena. B.M.C.

Sadly missed by your daughter Marie, son in law Liam and grandchildren David and Paul.

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

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

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving son Teddy, Mary, Tara and Rory.

ST. THERESA St. Theresa the Little Flower, please pick me a rose from thy heavenly gardens and send it to me with a message of love. Ask God to please grant me the favour I thee implore and tell him I will love him each day more

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN Follow Adam on Twitter @AdamMoynihan

| By Adam Moynihan

Kerry will be hoping to build momentum with an away victory over bottom-of-thetable Roscommon

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIV1

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Roscommon v Kerry Sunday at 3.45pm Dr Hyde Park Live on TG4 App Deferred on TG4 (5.35pm) In last week’s preview, I led with Peter Keane’s assertion that “rotation will be the key” throughout the league. “Kerry boss hints at changes ahead of Round 2 match against Dublin,” I boldly declared.

Hours later, Keane named exactly the same team that started the week before against Galway. As I read the team sheet that evening, I could hear the

Curb Your Enthusiasm theme music playing in my head.

In fairness, there were a couple of changes on the bench as Jack Sherwood and Stephen O’Brien came in at the expense of Kevin O’Sullivan and Adrian Spillane, although Spillane was later reinstated when Jack Barry dropped out. Barry’s Na Gaeil clubmate, Diarmuid O’Connor, took his place i lár na páirce.

Speaking after the Dublin match, Keane suggested that he would be trying to get Barry, Tom O’Sullivan and Tony Brosnan back into the fold for this weekend’s Round 3 match-up against Roscommon. He also re-emphasised that his priority for the league is to get his players through the competition

injury-free in preparation for the championship.

That all points towards a different lineup this weekend. But, with last week in mind, it’s probably best to stop short of making any assumptions.

TOP TWO

A win or a draw would guarantee Kerry a top two finish in Division 1 South, thereby securing a spot in the semi-finals. A defeat at the hands of bottomof-the-table Roscommon would still see The Kingdom advancing to the last four, unless they lose by a margin of at least 14 points and Galway beat Dublin by one point. (If Galway win by two, Dublin need Kerry to lose by 15 and so on). If this unlikely sequence of events transpires, Kerry will enter the relega-

ONE VOICE: Tommy Walsh communicates a point to his Kerry teammates after last Sunday's draw with Dublin. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile.

tion playoff alongside Roscommon and the bottom two teams from the north.

Even if they do hold their position in the top two and go on to win their semi-final, that’s as far as Kerry can go in this year’s truncated National League. The rules state that the final will not be played if either finalist has a provincial championship match on June 26/27, and Kerry are down to play their Munster quarter-final against Clare this weekend. In this event, the Division 1 trophy will be shared between the two would-be finalists.

Whatever about the line-up and the ramifications of the result, Kerry will be keen to continue their unbeaten run and put in another strong performance on the road.

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So many rules need tidying up Is there a sport in the world that alters its rulebook as frequently as Gaelic football? And don’t say ‘hurling’. Every year when the first ball is thrown in, we’re left scratching our heads, frantically googling “GAA rule changes”, trying to come to terms with the latest updates to our playing protocol.

The irony is that the game already has a number of laws that are either vague or poorly enforced. Below are just a few that come mind.

Surely it would make sense to iron these out before we even think about introducing further amendments.

1. A dvanced mark. At its best (I would say less than 10% of the time), the advanced mark is a decent rule that rewards long-kicking and catches close to the goal. At its worst (the remaining 90% of the time), it’s a stupid rule that rewards nothing skills like short-kicking and unchallenged chest-catches. Plus, it abruptly stops the play for no good reason.

2. The tackle. You can only use one hand, but sometimes that’s a foul.

You can only use an open hand, but sometimes that’s a foul. You can’t pull an opponent, but sometimes you can. You can’t push an opponent, but sometimes you can. What is a Gael-

ic football tackle? It’s so vague and open to interpretation. From game to game and even from tackle to tackle, you never really know what’s going to be a foul and what isn’t.

3.

Booking both players when there’s a wrestling match. The ball is coming up the field. As the play approaches, a corner forward and a corner back become entangled and end up rolling around on the ground. Who do you think initiated that contact?

Who has something to gain from that wrestling match? It’s almost always the defender. Is the forward supposed to go limp and play dead like he’s being attacked by a grizzly bear?

He has to stand up for himself, and he shouldn’t be booked for doing so.

4. Feigning injury. The law is pretty clear on this one. “To attempt to achieve an advantage by feigning a foul or injury” is a bookable offence.

While the first part can be tricky to

spot on the fly, the latter half of the rule is generally far more black and white. Thankfully, players flopping to the ground and holding their faces when they’ve barely been touched is far less prevalent in Gaelic football than it is in other sports, but it does happen. When it does, it should be punished to the letter of the law. The shame of getting booked for playacting would be a huge deterrent and help stamp this behaviour out for good.

5. Moving frees too far forward for dissent/impeding the kick. When a free is awarded, the penalty for dissent or impeding/slowing down the taking of the free is 13 metres.

How many times have we seen an over-zealous referee bring the ball forward 20 metres or more? Whenever I think of this rule, I imagine referees doing their course and asking their instructor if the penalty is, in fact, moving the ball 13 metres closer to the perpetrator’s goal. “Ah… That’s what it says in the book. But I’ll leave it up to yourselves.”

6. Hop balls. From the throw-in at the start of each half, every player bar the four midfielders is meant to be inside the two 45-metre lines. A

metre or two encroachment here or there isn’t the end of the world, but in the 2019 All-Ireland final we saw what happens when the rule isn’t properly enforced. At the beginning of the second half, there were two extra players within the 65s by the time David Moran touched the ball down. Another six were just about to enter. One of those six, Eoin Murchan, gathered possession and scored a season-defining goal.

Hop balls during open play are even messier. The players not contesting should be 13 metres away from the referee. The most you’d normally get is five, and that’s if the referee makes a big song and dance about it. By the time the ball reaches its apex there is invariably a sea of bodies awaiting its return to earth, and the resulting maul is anything but pretty. Allowing the two players to properly contest the hop ball would lead to a greater possibility of clean possession, and some football as opposed to a spot of rugby.

7. Steps. Speaking of that Eoin Murchan goal… (No, I will not let it go.) The manner in which players travel with the ball is one of the most fundamental aspects of Gaelic football, yet it is arguably the least properly policed.

Four steps is the rule. Four steps before you have to release the ball or hop or solo. But, of course, the inside joke is that it’s not four, is it? Not really. Sometimes five is okay. Sometimes six. You’d get away with seven.

Maybe eight. Possibly nine. Ten? Ten is taking liberties. But yes, you could feasibly get away with ten as well.

It’s just another half-enforced rule that makes you wonder why they bothered writing it down in the first place.

STRIKE: Cormac Costello of Dublin shoots to score his side's second goal against Kerry. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile.

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28.5.2021 TRUE GRIT: Seán O'Shea evades the challenges of Brian Fenton and John Small.

O'Shea was central to Kerry's second-half fightback. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

| By Adam Moynihan

Last-gasp Clifford penalty secures share of the spoils NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 (SOUTH) __________________________________________________________________________________

Dublin

4-9 | Kerry 1-18

(HT: Dublin

3-6

|

Kerry

0-9)

SEMPLE STADIUM

David Clifford converted a 74th-minute penalty as Kerry secured a hard-earned draw with reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin in Thurles on Sunday.

After enduring a shaky first half, The Kingdom trailed by as many as seven points early in the second but Clifford’s goal capped an impressive fightback.

GOALS

Playing with the wind at their backs, Kerry had numerous opportunities to power ahead early on but, remarkably, Peter Keane’s side kicked five wides in the first eight minutes. Seán O’Shea’s lone point was their only reward for an early period of extended pressure.

Ciarán Kilkenny equalised in the ninth minute, and then Kerry found their feet.

Diarmuid O’Connor, Dara Moynihan and David Clifford all pointed to make it 4-1 and the forwards, who earned so much praise for their showing against Galway last week, looked to be moving through the gears.

Dublin threw a spanner in the works when Con O’Callaghan ghosted in behind Tadhg Morley to register his first goal of the day but Kerry recovered well

and scores by Paudie Clifford and O’Connor gave them a two-point advantage at the first water break.

The Dubs must have emerged from that break well-hydrated because they quickly rattled off 1-3 without reply, the goal coming from the boot of Cormac Costello following good work by Paddy Small.

The lively Small missed a goal opportunity for Dublin in the 32nd minute, although he did get the consolation of a point when his shot flew high over Fitzgibbon’s crossbar.

At the other end, Dara Moynihan had a goal disallowed when referee Seán Hurson failed to play and advantage. The decision left Moynihan and his fellow Kerry forwards visibly furious.

O’Shea tapped over the free to make it 0-9 to 2-5 but any hopes Kerry had of keeping it tight until half-time were dashed when Small burst through a gap to score his third point from play. The Dubs now led by three and they doubled

that lead two minutes into stoppage time when Paul Murphy failed to deal with Scully’s long ball, allowing O’Callaghan to gather, round the keeper, and finish from close range.

Kerry trailed by six at half-time (0-9 to 3-6).

RUN

Costello widened the gap to seven in the 39th minute with a score that was far too easy from Kerry’s point of view. Then came the comeback.

Paul Geaney kicked Kerry’s 10th point (his last action of the game) with 44 minutes on the clock and subsequent scores

by Moynihan and David Clifford (three) cut the deficit to just two. Costello fisted over to break the run but when Paul Murphy did likewise at the other end, The Kingdom trailed 0-15 to 3-8 heading into the water break.

Kerry were putting pressure on the Dubs by this point and further points by O’Shea and Murphy drew the sides level for the first time in over half an hour.

Disaster struck for the defending league champions on the hour-mark, however, when Diarmuid O’Connor’s high tackle on Con O’Callaghan resulted in a penalty.

Costello emphatically applied the finish to swing the tie in the Leinster side’s favour and, once again, Kerry had it all to do.

O’Shea pulled one back via a free following a foul on substitute Stephen O’Brien but the Dubs entered game manage-

ment mode thereafter, retaining possession with ruthless efficiency as Kerry waited for their opportunity to strike.

They got their chance in the 71st minute but corner back Jason Foley was foiled

by Comerford. When O’Callaghan pointed at the other end to make it a threepoint game, the result appeared to be out of reach.

There was still time for one final twist, however, and when O’Brien was felled in the area by Philly McMahon, it was left to Clifford to decide Kerry’s fate. The Fossa superstar made no mistake from 11 metres, sending Comerford the wrong way and salvaging a point in the process.

KERRY: Fitzgibbon; Ó Beaglaoich, Morley, Foley; Murphy 0-2, Crowley, White; Moran, O’Connor 0-2; Moynihan, Seán O’Shea 0-4 (2f), Geaney 0-1; D Clifford 1-6 (1f, 1p), K Spillane, P Clifford 0-1. Subs: Walsh for K Spillane (HT), Buckley for Geaney (45), A Spillane for Moran (45), O’Brien for P Clifford (50), Sherwood for White (57), G O’Sullivan for Ó Beaglaoich (57), Burns for Moynihan (62).

DUBLIN: Comerford; Murchan, Byrne, Fitzsimons; McCarthy, J Small, McDaid; Fenton 0-1, Lahiff; Scully, Kilkenny 0-1; S McMahon; P Small 0-3, O’Callaghan 2-1, Costello 2-3 (1p). Subs: Basquel for Tom Lahiff (47), Mullin for P Small (55), Lowndes for McDaid (55), P McMahon for J Small (59), Bugler for Kilkenny (66), Cooper for S McMahon (66), Howard for Scully (71).

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PLAYER RATINGS

Average rating out of 10 as voted on by our readers Words by Adam Moynihan

1

Kieran FITZGIBBON

6.2

Brian Ó BEAGLAOICH

5.8

Some errant kicking. Could do little about the goals.

Saved well from O’Callaghan in the first half.

2

Harsh rating in my opinion.

3

Tadhg MORLEY

5.6

Jason FOLEY

6.0

Paul MURPHY

6.9

Gavin CROWLEY

6.1

Got caught for the first goal but marking O’Callaghan is a thankless task.

4

Did okay all things considered. So close to being the hero late on but was denied by Comerford.

5

Left marking the wrong man for Dublin’s third goal but recovered strongly to score two crucial points.

6

A decent performance by the Templenoe man, especially in the second period.

7

Gavin WHITE

6.7

David MORAN

5.7

Diarmuid O’CONNOR

7.3

Dara MOYNIHAN

7.5

Seán O’SHEA

7.4

Paul GEANEY

6.0

David CLIFFORD

8.5

Killian SPILLANE

6.1

Paudie CLIFFORD

6.8

Another strong showing. Good distribution, particularly with his weaker foot.

8

Not a great day at the office for the veteran.

9

Showed flashes of brilliance that will encourage Kerry fans.

10

Excellent throughout. Robbed of what would have been a well-deserved goal.

11

Another relentless 70+ minutes. A real leader for this team.

12

Intelligent ball movement and decision-making. Kicked a good point. Perhaps deserves a higher rating.

13

Kerry’s MOTM yet again. Kicked some brilliant scores despite being guarded tightly.

14

Didn’t see much action. Subbed at half-time.

15

Some good, some not so good, but all in all a solid display in his first match against the Dubs.

SUBSTITUTES Tommy WALSH

6.1

Ronan BUCKLEY

5.7

Stephen O’BRIEN

6.4

(HT) His quick hands led to a couple of scores. Was involved in the move that led to the penalty.

(45th min) His long ball resulted in the penalty.

(50th min) Showed how much of a nuisance he can be by drawing fouls at critical junctures.

Adrian Spillane (45)

5.6

Jack Sherwood (57)

5.5

Graham O’Sullivan (57)

5.7

Micheál Burns (62)

5.6

ON THE RECORD

The Kerry manager, pundits, and social media have their say on Kerry’s hard-fought draw with Dublin.

PETER KEANE reflects on his side’s defensive efforts

Look, you don’t like conceding goals. They had another one or two opportunities on top of that.

That probably wasn’t what we set out to do but, at the same time, our priority coming into the game was to come out of it injury-free.

Irish Examiner columnist and former Kerry manager EAMONN FITZMAURICE was impressed by the way DAVID CLIFFORD refused to be intimidated

While we all appreciate that you can’t coach his skill and ability, equally you also can’t put that personality into someone.

For me, it was thrilling.

Dublin legend JASON SHERLOCK (@boomjayo) on Twitter

Really challenged to understand what the rule makers think the forward mark adds to our game?

The Kerry boss says some key players could be set to return

We’re looking at next week trying to get Tom O’Sullivan, Tony Brosnan and Jack Barry back in again so we’re building here.

KEANE on DARA MOYNIHAN’S disallowed goal

I probably felt that the goal should have stood and failing that I probably felt it was a penalty.

The great BOMBER LISTON (@EoinListon) on Twitter

Great spirit by Kerry in 2nd half WELL PLAYED: Kerry manager Peter Keane shakes the hand of Paudie Clifford as the Fossa star leaves the field. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile.

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Eamonn Fitzgerald trawls through the history books and speaks to key players as he traces the origins Killarney’s thriving soccer scene The GAA games are the most widely played sports in Ireland, reaching into every parish. But what some readers may not know is that soccer was played in Ireland since the 1870s, some years before the GAA was founded in Thurles in 1884.

Soccer in particular was seen as the ‘foreign game’. Irish nationalism grew from 1905 onwards with the founding of Sinn Féin. A new ban was enacted that forbade any member of the GAA from par-

ticipating in or even watching ‘foreign’ games. Of course, the foreign games being referred to weren’t all foreign games.

In reality, the ban imposed on the GAA membership was explicitly about them playing cricket, hockey, rugby or soccer.

The first big name casualty was Douglas Hyde, who was removed as a patron of the GAA in 1938 following his attendance at an Irish international fixture between Poland and Ireland in Dalymount Park.

TOM WOULFE The man who led the campaign to remove Rule 27 (aka ‘The Ban’) was Tom Woulfe, a native of Ballybunion. I met him on many occasions in Dublin in the sixties and he convinced me that should be removed. I could see good reasons for the Ban in the early 1900s but, just like Rule 42 which I wrote about some weeks ago, it had outlived its raison d’etre. That was especially so after the 1966 World Cup and TV beaming soccer into Irish homes.

In the early sixties, Killarney man Paul Russell, holder of six All-Ireland medals, argued cogently that the Ban should go. His great friend and club mate Dr

Eamonn O’Sullivan was equally strong calling for the retention of the Ban. Eventually the Ban was lifted at the 1971 GAA Congress, a very welcome move for players such as Moss Keane and Kevin Moran, who had memorable careers thereafter as Irish internationals.

In the past I have written of the great progress made by local clubs rugby and soccer clubs. Killarney RFC (founded 1928), Killarney Athletic (1965), Liebherr (1970), Ballyhar Dynamos (1975), Killarney Celtic (1976), Fossa FC (1977), Mastergeeha Rangers (1979), Mastergeeha FC (1999), and MEK Galaxy (2019).

For this week’s column I did some research on Killarney GAA players who

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28.5.2021 SOCCER: A group of Killarney youths in 1967 after their soccer game in what was then a green piece of ground outside the Fitzgerald Stadium at the St Finan’s end. Front: Donie Kelly, Timmy Looney, Richard Clifford, Mike Looney and Albert Spillane. Back: John Murphy, Dermot Leycock, Gerry Collins, Greg Collins, Philip Brady, John Doyle, Podge Moriarty and Jimmy Clifford.

defied the Ban. For some it led to suspensions and that scenario lasted for quite a few years after 1971. Officially, the GAA Vigilantes were redundant, but some diehards still reported GAA players for dabbling in rugby, cricket, hockey and soccer in particular.

In the late fifties one could not get Match of the Day on TV in Killarney, so the schoolboys had to rely on the print media and BBC radio to follow the soccer scene in England for the most part. When they grew older some of them went to Cork or Limerick, where the TV signals could pick up Match of the Day. During the week young boys (no girls playing at that time, unlike now, thankfully) gathered to play impromptu five-aside soccer games, usually on Saturdays if the Fairfield was free and again on Thursday afternoons (half day in the Sem and the technical schools). It wasn’t a full half day as at that time, as the Sem dayboys had to return to school for study at 5.15pm. Lunch was hurried and eaten on the hoof. At max there was a four-hour window of opportunity to live boyhood soccer dreams, emulating superstars such as Pelé, Puskas, Matthews, the Charlton brothers, and Duncan Edwards.

The Busby Babes were much-loved and then came that terrible Munich tragedy on February 6, 1958. Out of the ashes,

Busby created the great Man Utd team, which to this day has so many followers in Killarney. The late great Weeshie Fogarty was an avid Man U admirer and he also had a small soccer group.

IMPROVISING No goalposts, just discarded jackets for goalposts and no pitches available. Regulation football, how are you? Lucky to have any ball provided by whomsoever.

The usual venues were The Market, The Fairfield opposite the Friary (no fairs on Thursdays), The Sandpit (now High Street car park), Cronin’s field in Tiernaboul, Doyle’s field (a large back garden) in Woodlawn, Park Road, and White Bridge when the Flesk hadn’t overflowed.

Mike Looney (College Street), Richard (Dicko) Clifford, Billy Doyle and others relived those early days with me. Memories are limited and fading. We are conscious of fallibility and will lose out on the names of some. Apologies for soccer rebels we omit. We dug deep for the list of the early soccer players in Killarney.

The Fairfield group included John Doyle (Kilcoolaght, not Celtic), Brian Mulcahy, Greg Collins, Donie Kelly, Donagh Gleeson, Podge Moriarty, Noel Moran, Philip Brady, and others. Joe Grant (Park Road) seemed to be the main organiser, but he did play a little bit as well, as did his brother, Mike.

Some of them also played at The Sandpit in the Oranges v Bananas challenges.

There they linked up with Don O’Donoghue, Big Jim O’Sullivan, Donagh Gleeson, Kierney O’Brien, and twinkle toes himself: Sossy (Tom Mullins). His real claim to fame was the day he played with Killarney Athletic and kept a tearaway Rockmount Cork midfield-player scoreless. That boy grew into a man, the famous Roy Keane.)

Also there were Seán Dorgan, Ger Galbraith, Donal Casey, Timmy Kelliher, Tony Fleming and Donie Doyle, who also played on the New Street team, as did his brother, Pat. That was the genesis for the founding of Killarney Athletic in 1965.

Dan Harrington, the young Cork guard in town, was the catalyst for founding Killarney Athletic, even if it very nearly caused his transfer to a North Kerry Garda station.

Supt. Batt Harte yielded to pressure from some local diehard GAA stalwarts, who genuinely believed that an official upholder of keeping the peace should not be permitted to promote one of the foreign games where the traditional Irish games would suffer. Fortunately, a local broadminded sportsman interceded

successfully, pointing out that this young volunteer was providing a great new community service for youths in Killarney and should be supported. It takes a great person to admit that he had made a wrong decision, and the Super rescinded his earlier edict.

Incidentally, I recall that one of Barry’s (RIP) own sons preferred rugby to GAA. He was a classmate of mine and practiced penalty-kicking with that trusted ciotóg, while most of us were happier playing traditional football. Diversity, even before it became a buzzword. Sport has room for all.

Happily, Dan Harrington is still alive and ended his working life as a policeman in Manchester, ironically trying to keep the peace with a small number of Man U supporters outside Old Trafford on big match days. I met Dan both in Manchester and in Killarney and he verified the above scenario that enfolded in Killarney in the early sixties. At that time, training for the gardaí lasted only a short few weeks and as he pointed out to me he was a 19-yearold, barely older than the young boys he ‘inspected’ at The Sandpit and elsewhere.

EASTERN SIDE

The Park Road group had players such as the Grants (Joe and Mike), Seán O’Donoghue, Gerry Cronin (a great goalscorer), John Sparling, Donal O’Donoghue, Andrew McCarthy and DD McCarthy.

There was also a small group in the Spa/ Tiernaboul area where Michael O’Donoghue (now Fr Michael in the Nottingham diocese) recalled how they played very impromptu five/six-a-side games while they were waiting for the football to start, but it was only a temporary diversion.

There was never any doubt about their sporting allegiance when Tadhg O’Sullivan, the revered master in Lissivigeen NS, came along to do trojan work in revitalising the Spa GAA club. Then it was all football. Billy Morris from the same area later came to star with Killarney Celtic.

Woodlawn Rovers was a closely knit community of brothers, who played right up to the seventies. Billy Doyle was the main man here. He remembered playing literally in their big back garden along with his brothers (Gerry and Frank) and the O’Mahonys (Paudie, John and Derry). Paudie went on to win the first of his All-Ireland medals as Kerry goalkeeper from 1975 onwards. Other Woodlawn players were the Aherne brothers, Noel Dillon, Tedso and James O’Connor, Batt O’Connor (who became a well-known soccer referee), Tim Coffey, Jim Ryan, Conor O’Mahony and goalkeeper Gerard Looney, one of the people who got MEK Galaxy underway two years ago. They cater for the Fossa/Mid & East Kerry area and for all age groups, male and female.

Tom O ‘Shea (later Killarney Celtic & FAI) also played with Woodlawn. Ger O’Shea and Aidan Kiely came later, when Woodlawn moved to the pitches beside St Finan’s Hospital.

LIEBHERR & FOSSA

Liebherr had very good soccer and foot-

ball teams in the factory. While the other local soccer teams contained mostly GAA players at the start, Liebherr had some real soccer stars in Aidan McDonald (a Scotsman), Alex Rintoul, and John Beatie.

I remember Aidan McDonald as the most skilful soccer player of that era. His playing pedigree was very good, operating at a high level with Pegasus during his college days in UCD. Kevin Moran of Dublin GAA, Man Utd and Ireland was another great Pegasus player. Aidan qualified as an engineer, came to Liebherr, married Margaret Brady and was the key player for Liebherr (later Fossa AFC). He was the man who demonstrated to the GAA/ aspiring and perspiring soccer players the basic skills, such as how to trap a ball with either foot, time the run and meet the volley or head it home. With the forehead, as distinct from the head. Surely, a ‘header’ is a misnomer.

The New Street team was backboned by the Culligan brothers (Brendan, Seán and Philip). Ex-sergeant Culligan, their father, was well in with McShain. In his retirement he was a supervisor there so they got permission to play on ‘the farm’ section of the McShain Estate. This paved the way some years later for Killarney Athletic to have the Half Moon as their home venue before moving to their present home in Woodlawn on the banks of the Flesk.

SUSPENSIONS

The Ban was still in vogue up until 1971 and for years later some dual-code players were not picked on GAA teams, because they played the foreign games. I interviewed Tom O’Shea for On the Ball on March 5, 2012. A brilliant speedy half forward with Dr Crokes, he was on the Kerry minor football team and won an All-Ireland U21 medal in 1977. On that team with him were captain Ogie Moran, Jack O’Shea, Charlie Nelligan and Bomber Liston.

“I was eligible for the next two years and was again selected in 1978 for the first round game against Tipperary,” Tom said in 2012. “However, following this match the chairman of the East Kerry Board at the time brought it to the attention of the County Board that a player on the U21 squad ‘did not owe his full allegiance to the game’ – I have never forgotten those words. This was a reference to the fact that I was also playing soccer.

“The result of this is that I ended up suspended for a month and dropped from the panel and although I continued playing with the Crokes for another five or six years (winning three O’Donoghue Cups and two U21 County Championships), I was never again selected for a Kerry squad.”

That U21 team was the basis of the subsequent Golden Years of Mick O ’Dwyer’s all-conquering era. Could O’Shea have been one of that all-conquering Kerry team?

Read Part 2 of Eamonn Fitzgerald’s deepdive into the early days of Killarney soccer in next week’s Killarney Advertiser.

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SPORT NOTES

Killarney Celtic LOTTO: Numbers drawn 2, 19, 23, 24.

There was no jackpot winner. Match 3 winner received €150. The next jackpot on Monday May 31 is €7,800. Tickets are available from club members, the Dungeon shop, at the stand in Hegarty's Park Rd and also online at clubforce.com TRAINING has resumed for all our teams.

Please see our Facebook page for updates on training and please use the link for the return to play form.

CAMPS: Killarney Celtic will run 2 summer camps this year July 5-9 and July 19-23.

Booking is online through Clubforce and the booking link can be accessed through our Facebook page. For further information contact Brian 087 6593008 or Jane 086 2243435. Please see our Facebook page for a competition to win a place on a summer camp.

FAI: Best of luck to Abbie Finnan, Lucy O’Connor and Emma Daly who will be attending the FAI Centre of Excellence trials.

CONDOLENCES to former player Danny McGough following the recent passing of his father.

Killarney Legion GAA BAKE OFF: Killarney Legion are running a Bake Off on May 28/29 in aid of the great bake off for CMRF Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital. Our very own Tracy Coyne previous winner of the Great Bake off and Tara Tangney of Tara’s Baked Bouquets will be judging the competition. There are 6 categories: 1. Bread, 2. Tart / Pie, 3. Cookie, 4. Small decorated cake, 5. cupcake / muffin, 6. large decorated cake. (NB - no fresh cream). 2 prizes for each category. Drop off will be at Legion Clubhouse between 6-8pm May 28. Cake sale of baked goods will take place at the Legion clubhouse at 9.30-12.30pm on May 29. Tara will be personalising cupcakes on Saturday and will be giving out tips and tricks! Entry is €1 and will be donated to Temple St/ Crumlin. Legion have registered for this.

There Will be a form to fill out on the day.

Winners will be announced at the clubhouse at 11am live on Facebook. Please come out & Support these very worthy causes. If you have any queries please contact legion.secretary.kerry@gaa. ie or alternatively Tara Tangney at 087 2260209 or Tracy on 087 7600099.

JUVENILE ACADEMY: Killarney Legion Academy continues every Saturday 10:30am. Boys & Girls aged 4-10, new members always welcome. Come along, join the fun, bring a friend!

CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Registration for membership is available online. Please register in advance of the Return to Play (juveniles). Click on the link below to select your membership options and pay securely online: bit.ly/Legion21.

CLUB MERCHANDISE: Our shop is open every Saturday morning at 10:30am.

Plenty of new stock Available - 1/2 zips ,

jackets, hoodies, bags, hats and kits for juveniles. Call or place your orders direct with Maura on 087 7634372.

MOTHERS & OTHERS: Mothers & Others is back, each Wednesday in Direen at 8pm on Pitch 2. Come along and learn new skills, brush up on old ones or just to try out a great football themed workout.

New members welcome.

CONGRATULATIONS: Massive congratulations to Mickey Bernard and his wife Edel on the birth of their baby girl Lara, Jamie will be delighted with the new edition.

LOTTO: Next draw May 30. Thanks for your continued support.

Spa GAA COUNTY LEAGUE FIXTURES: Starts June 12/13. Spa in Div1A with Kilcummin, Stacks, Mitchels, Dingle & Crokes. Spa B in Div6C with Na Gaeil B, Desmonds B, Dingle B, Firies B & Fossa B. CO MINOR LEAGUES: Spa in Div5A with Tarbert, St Senan's & Gaeltacht. Games start June 7th.

THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS who joined the Lissivigeen & Tiernaboul local community groups for the County Clean Up last Saturday morning.

NATIONAL LEAGUES: Well done the Kerry Footballers, Hurlers and Ladies, especially Spa’s Dara Moynihan, Liam Kearney, Niamh Kearney and Cassandra Buckley. This Sunday the Kerry Ladies play Clare at 2pm and Kerry footballers play Roscommon at 3.45pm. Good luck to all.

JUVENILE TRAINING: Spa GAA is open to everyone in Killarney parish and new members always welcome. Contact Coiste na nÓg Secretary Denise on 0871385612/ spacoistenanog@gmail. com with any queries.

REGISTRATION: Final call for 2021 registrations link open on spagaa.com LOTTO: No winner. Next week's jackpot is €5,000. Tickets on sale on spagaa.com or in usual outlets.

KELLOGGS CÚL CAMPS in Spa this year from August 2-6. Details on www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie.

OUR THANKS to the LEADER programme and the SKDP who have allocated a grant of €26,261 to Spa GAA club towards the new walking track.

Dr Crokes GAA ADULT teams now have the league fixture schedule we open our campaign in Division 1 game v John Mitchels on weekend June 12/13 with further games against Dingle, Austin Stacks, Kilcummin, Spa. Our B team begin their campaign away to Glenbeigh/Glencar with further games against Ballydonoghue, Na Gaeil, Castleisland Desmonds, and St. Marys. C team start against Valentia with further games against Kilcummin B Kenmare B, Milltown/Castlemaine B and Tousist. Minor footballers begin their campaign on June 7. Senior Hurlers commence against Crotta O’Neills, with further fixtures

against Causeway, Ballyduff, Kilgarvan and Ballyheigue.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kerry and especially Gavin White & Miceal Burns on draw with Dublin Tony Brosnan & David Shaw are also members of the squad.

ACADEMY: The weather gods were good to us on Saturday as we missed the forecasted rain. Its great to see the large number of attendees. With the return to action well in training we are seeing great progress in the older age groups. Its clear that people are delighted to be back.

Please make sure to register your childs health status on www.returntoplay.gaa. ie. We continue every saturday for boy and girls aged 4 to 11. Hurling from 10 to 10.45 and Football from 10.45 to 12. We welcome all new members and returning members from the Killarney parish.

LGFA: Dr Crokes Ladies Gaelic Football Assocation were recently selected as the only Kerry club to participate in the LGFA Gaelic4Girls programme. This initiative is aimed at girls in the Killarney area from age 8-12 years who have never played football with a club before and would like to get involved. It is an 8-week programme, in which our trained coaches will incorporate football coaching sessions with fun activities, while teaching the skills of the game. The aim of the programme is to increase the number of girls learning to play the game and to help develop athletic skills for girls in a safe and nurturing environment. All coaches are Garda Vetted and have completed a child safeguarding course. The activities will be run in accordance with all HSE Covid Guidelines. The total cost for the 8 weeks is €10 per child, which also includes a Gaelic4Girls jersey. The Programme is specifically for girls who are not currently playing football with any of our underage teams and begins on Tuesday, June 1 at 7pm in the Dr Crokes GAA grounds, Lewis Road, Killarney. For any further enquiries, please contact programme co-ordinators Catherine Keogh (087 2827626) or Áine McMahon (087 2890527). Congratulations to Kerry on defeating Meath Kayleigh Cronin was a member of the panel.

GROW IT FORWARD INITIATIVE with Dr Crokes’ Healthy Club. Calling boys and girls from our Saturday Academy to grow your own food from seed and you can do it on your window sill. No fancy equipment needed. Get going, get growing.

Fossa GAA MEMBERSHIP: Monday next May 31 is the final date to pay membership for 2021. To pay online login to FossaGAA@ clubforce.com.

KERRY: Well done to the Kerry seniors on a great come back draw against Dublin in a very entertaining game in Thurles.

Great performance again from Paudie (0-1) and David (1-6). Best of luck this weekend against Roscommon. Congratulations to the Kerry ladies on a great win against Meath in the national league especially Fossa’s Anna Clifford.

LOTTO: Tickets on sale from Foleys Spar Fossa, the Golden Nugget and usual sellers. Next week’s lotto is €11,850. Thanks for the support.

SYMPATHY: The club would like to pass on our sympathy to the Cronin and extended O’Meara family on the death of Dan Gortaree Aghadoe. May he rest in peace.

LIBRARY: Killarney Library is now open for book browsing and borrowing. A contact and collect service is also available. A range of free online resources are accessible to all members 24 a day on www. kerrylibrary.ie. These online resources include eBooks, AudioBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, eLearning for up to 500 courses, and language learning for up to 100 languages.

Public computers, printing, and scanning facilities are currently not available.

Firies GAA MEMBERSHIP: Our club membership is now open for all players and members. A new system of registration is being introduced this year through the return to play app (www.foireann.ie) that was used last year to declare players were healthy to attend training. All registrations should be completed under this system and payment for all standard membership is paid online. Go to www.foireann.ie Remember no membership no play. Please note that membership will close on the 31st of May. COISTE NA NOG: Academy Football Training continues to the pitch in Farranfore with Boys U5, U7 & U9 and Girls U6, U8 & U10 on Saturday from 10.30 to 11.30. Hurling Academy for boys and girls continues on Sunday for Under 5, U7 & U9 from 11am to 12pm. All new players welcome. All players are reminded to bring their own water bottles and two euro. Parents are encouraged to drop and go. Remember No membership/No Health Questionnaire - No play.

LOTTO: Results from May 17. Numbers drawn were: 3, 6, 12, 13. No jackpot winner. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket and don’t forget to get one for next week! Due to challenges associated with club finances through COVID-19 we would request that members consider participating in the Club Lotto which is the key fundraising platform for the club.

FIRIES GAA WEBSITE: The Club is in the process of getting the website updated and this is a call out to all club members who may have any old photos, match reports, Club History pieces or any other information relevant to the club. If you would like to see this information on the club website, could you please email it to pro.firies.kerry@gaa.ie.

Glenflesk GAA LOTTO: Our Club Lotto draw will restart on Monday May 31. The yearly lotto tickets will be reactivated and will run for 22 draws until March 2022. Jackpot is €4000. We welcome back our ticket

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28.5.2021 SPORT NOTES sellers. Tickets can also be bought online from Glenflesk GAA. Price €2 each and three for €5. Play the lotto using Clubforce. The Lotto is an important source of income for the day to day running of the club KERRY LADIES: Congratulations to Emma Dineen and Ava o Doherty and the Kerry Senior Ladies, defeating Meath on a score of Kerry 3-10 to Meath 1-10 in rd.1 of the National League Div 2.

KERRY CAMOGIE: Hard luck to Kate Lynch and the Kerry Camogie team losing out to a strong Cork side.

KWD COUNTY CLEANUP: Anyone interested in litter picking and keeping our parish tidy please be at O’Briens shop this Saturday, May 29 at 10am and please wear a high vis vest and bring your picker if you have one.

SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE RETURNS: Division 3A. Rd 1 June 12/13 Glenflesk V Ardfert, Rd 2 June 19/20 Glenflesk V Churchill (away), Rd 3 July 3rd or 4th Glenflesk V Listowel Emmetts (away).

Rd 4 July 17/18 Glenflesk V Keel. Rd 5 July 31/Aug 1 Glenflesk V St Pats Blennerville (away). This year we also have a second team in Division 6A Rd 1 June 12/13 Glenflesk B V Rathmore B (away). Rd 2 June 19/20 Glenflesk B V Legion B. Rd 3 July 3rd or 4th Glenflesk B V Gneeveguilla.

Rd 4 July 17/18 Glenflesk B V Beaufort B (away) Rd 5 July 31/Aug 1 Glenflesk B V John Mitchels B. KILLARNEY LIBRARY: Killarney Library is now open for book browsing and borrowing. A contact and collect service is also available. A range of free online resources are accessible to all members 24 a day on www.kerrylibrary.ie. These online resources include eBooks, AudioBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, eLearning for up to 500 courses, and language learning for up to 100 languages. Public computers, printing, and scanning facilities are currently not available. To keep up to date with activities and changes in service, all patrons can follow us on Facebook (KerryLibrary), Twitter (@KerryLibrary) and Instagram (kerry.library).

Listry GAA DEEPEST SYMPATHY: Listry GAA would like to send Deepest Sympathy to The McGough Family, Ballymalis on the recent death of Dan McGough RIP. KERRY: Congratulations to Listry's Ronan Buckley, Peter Keane and The Kerry Team on the fantastic performance against Dublin last weekend. Final Score Listry 1.18 Dublin 4.09.

U17 KEEL/LISTRY TRAINING SESSIONS: Training sessions for week ahead.

Wednesday 26 in Keel 7:45- 9:15pm.

Friday 28 in Listry 8-9:15pm. Sun 30 in Listry 9-10am.

KWD COUNTY CLEANUP: Thank you to all the volunteers from Listry who joined the annual KWD CountyCleanUp last week.

OLD PHOTOS: Listry Community Coun-

REQUEST: Do you have any stories to share about the iconic Mikasa gloves?

When did you first get a pair? Who was the first player you remember seeing with them? Email sport@killarneyadvertiser.ie with your memories!

cil is looking for photos of the old Faha National School before it was renovated and became Listry Community Centre.

We are particularly interested in photos showing the school building and playgrounds. Photos will be copied and originals returned to their owners. Any help in this quest would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Tony 087 2563883 or drop photos into the Community Centre.

KERRY LADIES: Congratulations to our Kerry Ladies and management last weekend. Full time score: Meath 1-10(13) Kerry 3-10(19).

COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION 2B: Action starts for Div 2B, 3 of these teams will be heading into Div 1 in 2022 will be starting on June 12/13. The following clubs in this division include: Listry GAA, Desmond Gaa, Na Gaeil Gaa, St. Mary's Gaa, Dr. Crokes, GlenbeighGlencarCromane Gaa, Ballydonoghue Gaa, Templenoe Gaa, Ballymac Gaa Annascaul Gaa, Dromid Gaa, Gneevguilla Gaa. Best of Luck to our Listry team and management.

Milltown/Castlemaine GAA THANK YOU: We would like to give a big thank you to Almas Takeaway who have signed up to be the sponsor of our fortnightly fundraising lotto draw. Thank you very much to Alan O’Connor and his team for their continued and generous support of Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club.

RESULTS: Here are the Milltown-Castlemaine Lotto Results for Monday, May 17 with the of Jackpot €12,600. Lucky Numbers: 01 – 30 – 32 / Bonus Ball: 07.

Results: No Jackpot or Match 3 Winner.

Consolation Prize Winners: €50: Pat O’Sullivan. €50: Turlough O’Brien. €25: Michael Hurley. €25: Cathal Moriarty.

€25: Jack Kearin. €25: Derek Twiss. Well done to the prize winners & best to luck to everyone in our next draw in two weeks’ time (Monday, May 31 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600. Standard weekly or Annual tickets are available online with ClubForce at bit.ly/39GTqt1 and weekly tickets are also at all usual outlets with the Jackpot Prize of €12,600. Míle búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/ Castlemaine Club Fundraising Lotto, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.

COISTE NA NÓG: Team PRO Representatives: The return of matches for our juvenile teams is also not to far away, we would like to ask if any parents would like to volunteer to send in scores/results to our PRO team and take team pictures throughout the year. The more the merrier so that we can get the best coverage of our teams, please contact Danny on 0876536631 if you would like to help out.

SPONSORSHIP NEWS: We are delighted to announce Almas Takeaway as the new joint sponsor of our Senior Football team at Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club. In addition to this Almas will also kindly sponsor our club fundraising Lotto. Everyone within Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club is sincerely grateful to Alan and all his team at Almas for their generous and continued support of our football club. We look forward to the unveiling our new club jerseys soon. We look forward to more exciting sponsorship news shortly and if you would like to hear about some of our exciting sponsorship packages please contact Derek Twiss on +353 (87) 922 6239 SENIOR TEAM: Fixtures and Groups an-

nounced: What a welcome sight it was this week to see the groups and fixtures announced for this year’s county league.

Senior: Our Senior Team will compete in Division 3B against St. Senans, Laune Rangers, Currow, Brosna and Duagh.

The first game on the 12/13 of June sees our seniors travel to North Kerry to play St Senans, with our first Senior match on the new surface at Paddy Burke Memorial Park to follow the week after against our neighbours Laune Rangers. Then Currow will visit us in round 3 before a trip to Brosna with a home fixture against Duagh to finish off the group games. In Division 3 there are two groups A & B, the bottom two teams will be relegated and the 2nd last teams in each group will play off to decide the third relegated team.

The top team in each group will play off to decide the group champions (both will be promoted) and the 2nd place teams will play of to decide the third club that is promoted. Junior: Our Junior Team will compete in Division 6B against Kilcummin B, Dr Crokes C, Kenmare Shamrocks B, Valentia Young Islanders and Tousist.

The first game on the 12/13 of June sees our juniors host Kilcummin B for their first ever game on the new surface at our grounds. A visit to Dr Crokes C in round two will come before another trip to Kenmare Shamrocks. The penultimate game in the group will see our juniors host Valentia Young Islanders and they will finish off with a trip to Tousist for round 5. In Division 6B one team will be relegated from a play off between the bottom to sides and one team will be promoted with a play off between the top two sides.

FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: This week saw the exciting and eye catching sight of the steel structure for our brand new 270 seated stand commence. The swift and expert work was done by Kingdom Structural Steel and we look forward to welcoming back Denis O’Riordan of FRC to continue the concrete works in the coming days.

MORE CLUB NEWS: KWD County Clean Up: A big thank you to all the volunteers who have given their time this week to clean up our area. Thank you also to Tool Line in Castlemaine and the KCC for donating pickers to help our club members join in the communities efforts. We would also like to thank the Organic Store in Milltown for assisting us with information and bag drop offs.

Kilcummin GAA SENIOR FOOTBALL: Kilcummin compete in Division 1 and Division 6 of the County League that commences on the weekend of June 12/13. Our A team are home to Spa while the B team are away to Milltown Castlemaine B. Damien McCarthy has joined the Senior team management team of Tommy Brosnan, Mark Moynihan and Kieran O’Donoghue while Dara Lehane and Dave Kearney take over the B team.

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SPORT NOTES GET IRELAND WALKING: Kilcummin GAA Walking Track is open to all members of the community for a 6 weeks period from May 17 to June 28 (members and non-members) as part of this initiative.

Just download the "Get Ireland Walking" App, find Kilcummin GAA and book your slot, as many as you want over the 6 weeks. Walkers must register their slots for both public health and insurances purposes. The App will facilitate a slot for an individual or family pod ensuring all are kept seperate. Please adhere to public health guidelines. Download app at bit. ly.3bzNS15.

SYMPATHY: Sympathy is extended to the Kilcummin family of Denis Counihan.

May he rest in peace.

GYM MEMBERSHIP: Gym membership is available for €150 which includes membership of the club and access to its walking track and facilities. Contact Willie 085 7882288.

SHARE THE POT: Share the Pot is ongoing every 2 weeks and people can play online or at the Post Office and Paddy O Keeffe's. Our next draw is Sunday, May 30.

East Kerry GAA EAST KERRY BOARD MEETING: After a good discussion between club officers & delegates and board officers at last week's meeting the following was decided re competition's to be completed.

Complete the 2020 Dr O'Donoghue Cup with Co Players available to club's and on the first available date. Fr Galvin Cup/East Kerry League Div 3 Final 2020 to be played on the first available date.

2020 East Kerry League Div 1 back game between Rathmore V Kenmare to decide Final V Dr Crokes. To be played as soon as possible. The East Kerry Board will run a Junior League during the summer and we are requesting clubs who are interested in entering a team in this to reply by email by this weekend to secretary Noel Kennedy so that the ccc. can have time to organise the competition.

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Ladies) RESULTS from the ladies competition which took place on Sunday, May 23.

Stableford Mahony’s Point sponsored by Visage Beauty Salon. 1st Jane Dwyer (22) 43pts. 2nd Mairead O’Sullivan (36) 41pts.

BG Mary Sheehy (01) 32pts. 3rd Elizabeth O’Farrell (14) 40pts (back 6). 4th Lorna O’Leary (28) 40pts. 5th Ann Stuart (16) 39pts. 6th Veronica Blennerhasset (26) 38pts. 7th Patricia Walsh (36) 37pts. Next week’s competition is on Mahony’s Point on Sunday, May 30 sponsored by Safeguard Security.

Ross Golf Club (Men’s) RESULTS: On May 15/16 we held a single stableford competition and the winners were 1st Michael J Casey 42, 2nd John Cuskelly 40, 3rd Brendan Collins 40, 4th Jerry O'Brien 39. On May 22/23 we held a

12 hole single stableford competition and the winners were 1st Leo Casey 29, 2nd Shane Dennehy 28.

FIXTURE: On Sat and Sun May 29 and 30.

We will hold a Single Stableford Competition and the timesheet is now available in the clubhouse.

SYMPATHY: The recent passing of Denis McCarthy R.I.P. was a big shock to all in the Ross Golf Club. Denis was a long standing member of the Ross in addition to being the public face in the Clubhouse for close on twenty years. His welcoming and hospitable nature was his trademark whether in person or on the phone and he was an integral part of the Ross.

Denis was a keen golfer and played off a handicap 9 at one stage. In recent years he made a great recovery from an illness and had returned to play with the Seniors. He was always a great supporter of all Club competitions and played on many Ross teams. His passion for golf was well known and he was well suited to his role in the Ross Clubhouse. He will be sadly missed by all in the Ross GC. We offer our sincere sympathy to Breda and all the extended McCarthy Family on this sad occasion .

Muckross Rowing Club RETURN TO ROWING: By this weekend, we should know details of the government’s plan for the return of sporting competition with limited spectators.

There is increasing hope that a gradual return of regattas and other sporting fixtures will be possible by July.

ROAD TO TOKYO: Last weekend, a squad of nine Irish crews competed in Lucerne, Switzerland at the second of three annual World Cup series regattas. Among the crews were former Muckross junior Aileen Crowley and fellow Killorglin native Monika Dukarska, who raced in the Womens Pair. Aileen and Monika secured the boat’s Olympic place for Ireland at the 2019 World Championships and finished sixth at the recent European Championships 2021. The Kerry duo have made further strides and were rewarded with a silver medal in their final last Sunday.

Our congratulations go to Aileen and Monika, who were just one of five Irish medal winning crews. It was gold once more for the reigning World and European Champions, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy of Skibbereen, silver for our Mens Double and Lightweight Womens Single and bronze for Sanita Puspure in the Womens Single as she returned to competition for the first time this year.

Killarney Rugby AGM: Our club AGM will take place on Monday the 31st of May at 7:30pm. Unless otherwise notified, the AGM will be held via Zoom (or a similar online platform). Please send nominations for the Ececutive Committee or Motions for the AGM to Honorary Secretary Ger Sugrue by email to secretary@killarneyrugby. com or via WhatsApp to 087 9928740.

MINIS: This Saturday is our very last session of the season. A season which saw the pandemic wreak havoc on sport and training, we recommenced Minis training at the start of May. It was truly wonderful to see so many children playing rugby, with lots of new players taking up the sport. Contact Minis Coordinator Liam Murphy on 087 4145662 for details. See ye Saturday morning.

REBOOT BIN: A brand new initiative from KRFC to help reduce costs and help keep our growing kids in boots. Our ‘Leave a pair, Take a pair’ scheme is now up and running. We have a dedicated press (The Reboot Bin) located outside the Clubhouse for boots to be dropped. For further details check out our Facebook page.

MUNSTER RUGBY SUMMER CAMP: The Munster Rugby Summer Camp is back from July 26-30, €80 each. Places booking fast. Details and booking form can be found via the Munster Rugby website.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club SUNDAY DRAWS: Results from last Sunday’s Three Ball Scramble- Nett: John McGrath, Noel Moynihan & Mark O'Shea 30, Gross: Robbie & Betty O'Brien & Niall O'Loughlin 42. Draw Times for this Sunday are now 9am & 10.45am. Entry €4 per player, fee of €7 for both draws.

WEDNESDAY EVENING SCRAMBLES: Due to the number of entries last week we changed our Scramble competition to a Singles and it was a tight one as Sean Ashe beat Robbie O'Brien Snr by half a shot on the 'Back 9' to claim the Nett prize! Winner: Sean Ashe 48 (B9).

2020 U16 CLUB MATCHPLAY: We look forward to finally playing this event on Saturday (May 29) with all players asked to enter by 9am. Entry €5 per player. All players guaranteed to get at least two games as there will be a Championship and Plate competitions. Please note this event is for Juveniles who were registered U16 members last year.

CLUBHOUSE OPENING HOURS: Open from 6pm-8pm weekday evenings as well as 12pm-6pm weekends for the month of May.

Gneeveguilla AC LOTTO: No winner of our lotto draw on May 21, numbers drawn were 7, 15, 23 & 28. Sellers prize winner Kevin Moynihan. €50 y/t prize winner Mary O’Connell 27 Bruach Na hAbhainn Killarney, €50 to Caroline McGough Dromadeesirt Tralee Rd Killarney, €40 each to Mairead O’ Callaghan C/o Margaret Hayes, Eileen Fleming Gneeveguilla Village & S J Moynihan Gneeveguilla Village. Bonus not won, numbers drawn were 15, 16, 25 & 27. Next week’s jackpot €19,400 plus €1,000 bonus.

Killarney Valley AC CAMPS: We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative of ‘Fun 4 All Kids Summer Camps’ hosted in our

amazing Multi Sport facility, utilising our Astro Pitch, Basketball Court & Athletics Track. Fun, friendship & activity will be the theme for Kids aged 5 to 12yrs.

Booking can be made via our website.

Our Camp Manager has many years’ experience in facilitating kids summer camps & is looking forward to the 4 weeks booking out fast. The proceeds after our costs all go towards the upkeep & maintenance of our wonderful facility.

We hope you will choose one or multiple weeks for your children and feel free to tell your friends.

TRAINING times are on our website killarneyvalleyac.ie along with the ability to purchase any KVAC club gear in our club shop. Remember also that you must register for every training session via link on the AAI website: membership. athleticsireland.ie/reservation.html.

Email killarneyvalleyac@gmail.com for any queries.

INFO: Please keep an eye on your emails and also check our Facebook/Instagram page for any updated information on training.

Listry THANKS: Listry Community Council tidy up group would like to THANKS to everyone who participated in the cleanup of Listry Parish and surrounding area on this KCC clean up week. The Listry tidy group are asking to please have a last push to picking up litter in vicinity of your own home for next two days of clean up week, and all collected rubbish can be left in only those red bags at the community centre car park. Let us all take pride in our community and make a big effort on County Clean. Thanks.

MEALS ON WHEELS: Listry Community still continue to run our Meal on Wheels Service, three days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This is a vital service especially at this difficult time.

To avail of this service please. call Cathriona 087 9381063, these meals will be dropped to of person home and we deliver this service to as many as we can.

LOTTO: Listry GAA & Listry Community Council are delighted to announce the return of the Listry Lotto in JUNE. Please keep an eye on social media for details of dates, draws and prizes. Please sign up on Clubforce.ie to play online from the comfort of your own home or tickets will be available also from usual sellers if you prefer. Details will all be available on Listry GAA club website shortly. We thank you for your continued support.

Rathmore CLOTHES COLLECTION in aid of KERRY PARENTS & FRIENDS. Rathmore Community Hall. From Monday, June 7, 6 to 9pm. Tuesday, June 8, 6 to 9pm.

Wednesday, June 9, 6 to 9pm. Items Accepted: Clean Clothes, Blankets, sheets, Curtains, Handbags and shoes. Contact Eilish 086 1038112. Breda 087 2974431.

Mary 087 1247373.

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