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Samurai swords seized in Killarney drugs raid

Gardaí have seized suspected drugs, cash and offensive weapons during searches in four different locations in the town area on Wednesday morning. | By Sean Moriarty As part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the Killarney town area, Gardaí carried out searches at four properties, one in the Muckross Road area, one in the Ballycasheen area, one near Agahdoe and another in a town centre apartment.

The planned searches began at 8am and were led by the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, with the assistance of the Southern Region Dog Unit and Killarney Gardaí.

During the course of the searches Gardaí seized: two samurai swords and a flick knife; €6,325 and £340 in cash; €230 in counterfeit €10 notes; €540

WEAPONS: Some of the items seized this week by Killarney Gardai include two samurai swords

of cannabis herb,€100 of heroin; €100 of Xanax €60 of MDMA; and weighing scales, plastic bags and mobile phones The local Scenes of Crime Unit also attended where they photographed the scenes and all of the seized items. All of the suspected drugs will now be sent for analysis.

No arrests have been made but Gardaí

are following a definite line of enquiry.

“The full circumstances of the findings of these weapons is being investigated,” Superintendent Flor Murphy told the Killarney Advertiser. “We are targeting illegal activities in the Killarney area – the investigation is on-going and we expect arrests to be made in due course.”

Muckross man spat at Killarney gardai | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Garda have described their disgust after members of the local force were spat at by a suspect on Monday.

A Killarney-based Tralee man was arrested in the county town on Monday after being found in a highly intoxicated state.

Jamie Power, with an address at Muckross Road was taken to Killarney Garda Station where he spat at three arresting officers.

He appeared at Tralee District Court on Tuesday where he was handed a three month sentence.

Jamie Power, with an address of Muckross Road, pleaded guilty to assault at Tralee District Court.

“It is disgusting behaviour, it is nasty and particularly dangerous in the current pandemic,” Superintendent Flor Murphy told the Killarney Advertiser. “It shows what we have to deal with on a regular basis.”

‘Killarney Wears Masks’ campaign launched by local Rotary Club | By Sean Moriarty One local proactive group is this week appealing to the public to ‘mask up’ when out and about in town and have even erected maskaware signage on two approach roads as well as window posters in retail outlets.

Killarney Rotary Club launched their new ‘Killarney Wears Masks’ awareness initiative on Wednesday afternoon.

The importance of wearing masks has been highlighted recently by the Government and the HSE as a significant measure in reducing the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus. It is compulsory now to wear face masks or coverings in all retail premises and indoor shopping

malls.

Newly elected President of the Killarney branch, Anne Alcock says they’re respectfully asking people to be conscious of putting the mask on when going about their business.

“While we are respectfully aware that there are situations where not everyone can ‘mask-up’ we think it is important that as many who can, do,” Anne said.

“We welcome a lot of visitors to our town, and our club is united in wishing to protect visitors’ safety and well-being as well as that of our local community. Thus we are hoping to raise awareness of the appropriateness of wearing masks to help protect the spread of infection.”

WEAR A MASK: Killarney Rotary have launched a mask-awareness initiative.

Pictured were: Anne Alcock, Paul Sherry, Ciara Irwin Foley, Rayle Tadjimatova, Angela O’Connor, Mike Stack, Grace O’Neill, Barry Murphy, Edward Schmidtzorner. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce President and long time Killarney Rotary Club member Paul Sherry praised Killarney Rotary Club for coming up with and implementing the campaign.

Any initiative that helps to prevent the spread of the virus ties in nicely with Kerry County Council’s campaign to promote Killarney and the wider county as a ‘Safe Destination’ to visit, live and work, she added.

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A tale of two towns – Part Two

In the second part of our special investigation in to how major projects in Killarney are lagging behind when compared to other towns in Kerry, this week, Sean Moriarty looks at the never ending story of the new bypass.

| By Sean Moriarty It seems Killarney has its lilies and Tralee its lovely roads.

We are paraphrasing the words of a famous local song but it is not music to the ears of Killarney’s motorists.

The outer relief road from Lissivigeen to the Tralee Road was originally scheduled for completion in 2009 but due to the economic collapse the work never commenced. It is now back on the Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) schedule of works but no definite date has been given for commencement. The last we heard, the plans need to be re-designed.

And so it remains on the long finger.

“The entire process had to start all over again at national level and a new list was formulated. A revised and reduced in length bypass was now included. An almost entire new assessment process had to commence and that is on-going. Our fervent hope is that list will remain intact and that the massive expenditure on COVID-19 related projects won't interfere with the road project,” Cllr Michael Gleeson explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

In the meantime work on the Listowel bypass continues. The 5.9km stretch which links the Tarbert and Ballybunnion roads with the Tralee road is well underway.

The Listowel bypass plan was approved

by Government in 2005, a date which does not tally with the proposed Killarney bypass which was given governmental approval in 2004.

OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS CONTINUE

The Macroom and Ballyvourney bypass is underway. The badly needed Adare bypass got the go-ahead last year, and while construction is yet to start the arrival of the internationally renowned Ryder Cup golf tournament in 2026 will ensure this project will be completed by that time.

Meanwhile, Killarney, the host town of several major annual events, waits.

“On an overview in 2003/4 a specific route corridor with designs finalised and projected completion dates were made public for the major Farranfore to Lissivigeen relief road which was going to alleviate the volumes of traffic coming into Killarney and what happened? Well the bubble and the banks burst and we here in Killarney were forgotten and left behind again,” Mayor Brendan Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser.

Last week Kerry County Council ap-

proved a plan to collaborate with Limerick County Council to fast track the Abbeyfeale bypass – a direct extension of the Adare project.

“I believe that it was and is very appropriate for KCC to assist Limerick CC in progressing the Abbeyfeale bypass which is of vital importance to Kerry. Cross Border cooperation is essential to many major projects,” Cllr Gleeson added.

Taking this to its extreme, in a few short years, motorists leaving Tralee will be able to travel to the start of Ireland’s motorway network in Limerick (M7 for Dublin and M18 for Galway) on brand new roads that are suitable for today’s volumes of traffic.

Motorists heading to and from the tourist capital of Ireland will have to endure a densely populated and poorly aligned road between Farranfore and Killarney – the scene of at least two fatal accidents this year alone.

OUT OF DATE: This proposed 2004 route now needs to be redesigned.

FAST-TRACKING The fast-tracking of the new bypass is vital and, by default, it will eliminate other traffic blackspots in Killarney that are also on the long-finger.

Congestion between Madam’s Hill and the Cleeney roundabout will be greatly reduced as through-traffic will be diverted away from this stretch of road. The relief road will also go a long way towards reducing traffic on the existing bypass and will help solve issues at the Lewis Road interchange.

The Ballycasheen and Coolcaslagh junctions are two other notorious traffic blackspots - and in the case of the former – an exit from an housing estate leads onto a national primary route.

“The situation with four critical junctions at Lewis Road, Madams Hill, Ballycasheen Junction and Coolcaslagh junction is that they are all on the N22 national primary route which is under the total control of Transport Infrastructure Ireland who decide design, planning, layout changes and what level of funding will be spent on any of the above dangerous junctions on the N22. This has proved extremely frustrating over the years because as a Council we are, repeatedly, at every meeting seeking improvements and funding for these junctions but the decisions are made in the TII offices in Dublin,” added Cllr Cronin.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Tralee’s bypass opened in 2013.

TIMELINE 2004

2009

Plans for the proposed Killarney Outer Relief Road given a 2009 completion date Killarney plans suspended due to economic crash

Oct. 2009

Environmental impact study on Macroom bypass published

Aug. 2011

Construction of Tralee bypass begins

Aug. 2013

Tralee bypass officially opened

Dec. 2015

Adare bypass route published

Sep. 2016

Listowel bypass route published

Oct. 2019

Adare bypass gets green light from Government

Oct. 2019

Macroom bypass gets green light from Government

Jan. 2020

Kerry County Council says Killarney’s '04 plan will need to be redesigned

Mar. 2020

Listowel bypass construction starts

Jul. 2020

Kerry County Council support Abbeyfeale bypass

Sep. 2021

Killarney bypass up for discussion at Killarney Municipal District meeting

Mid- 2021

Completion date for Listowel bypass

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Full house planned for drive in bingo! | By Sean Moriarty

It’ll be a fundraiser with a difference this August - a Drive In Bingo to raise funds for a popular local club.

FAREWELL: Fr Liam McCarthy was a popular figure during his time in Killarney

Fr Liam says farewell to Friary and Killarney

Members of St Paul’s Basketball Club, who had to cancel their annual end of year golf classic due to the current pandemic restrictions, have instead opted to get the bingo balls out and play the game from a car park. And there’s up to €3,500 in prizes available on the night.

Sunday, August 16 is the date to book into your diary as the COVID compliant event takes place in the Liebherr New Car Park at 7pm in Lackabane, Fossa.

But, for those attending there are a few rules to follow to stay within the Government guidelines including staying in your car for the duration of the game unless of an emergency, and if you have to leave your car hand sanitiser will be available - but you’re asked to wear a

mask.

“We got the idea from the recent Castleisland one,” Padraig Wheldon from St Paul’s Basketball Club told the Killarney Advertiser. “They have been very helpful in helping us getting up and running.

Our annual golf classic is our big fundraiser for the year but it can’t go ahead this year. This is the only COVID compliant fundraiser as it’s safe to run.”

On the night there’ll be one book of 10 games available with prize money for a line across, a full house and there’ll be a separate jackpot sheet with varying amounts, he added.

A PA system will be supplied by O’Sullivan Sound so that cars parked can hear the bingo numbers being called.

Club members be available as stewards on the night to help with parking.

“We are hoping to have 300 cars on the night but have capacity for approximately 500 as the restrictions will allow for more by that date.”

Killarney will bid farewell to popular Franciscan Guardian Fr Liam McCarthy, who has been transferred to Clonmel, as this week the Franciscan Friary announced a raft of new changes. | By Sean Moriarty The biggest change is the transfer of Dubliner, Fr Liam, who was a popular figure during his three-year stint in Killarney.

Fr Liam (84), has been appointed the vicar of Clonmel and will be succeeded as the Killarney Guardian by Fr Pat Lynch who returns to Killarney after a spell in Athlone.

Fr Liam’s transfer will close another chapter in his Killarney story. He was first appointed to Killarney in 1978 before long stints in Africa, Rome and Belfast.

He returned to Killarney three years ago to set up the order’s Inter-Provincial Novitiate which resulted in several priests and brothers from Germany and The Netherlands coming to Killarney.

“I loved my time in Killarney, the Friary, the people and the beautiful rural hinterland,” Fr Liam told the Killarney Advertiser. “After my first time in Killarney

in 1978 I was transferred to Clonmel and return there after over 40 years.”

Fr Liam, a native of Rialto in Dublin, is well respected in the locality. He famously won a wager ahead of last year’s All-Ireland football final which resulted in the Kerry flag being flown at half-mast in the Friary’s garden following the Kingdom’s loss against Dublin. If his native county lost the final the blue flag would have been given the same treatment.

He also devised the live online broadcasts of religious ceremonies from The Friary during lockdown at a time when worshippers were unable to attend Masses.

Other changes include Fr Claus Scheifele who has been appointed to the Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.

Fr Antony Jukes will take up the position as Killarney vicar and will replace outgoing vicar Fr Vincent Finnegan who has been transferred to Rossnowlagh in Donegal.

IAN-VINCIBLE: Inspirational Ian O’Connell who sustained serious injuries in a cycle accident three years ago, continues to ‘stand out’ and give back so generously to his county and community. Ian, who spent time in University Hospital Kerry, raised an incredible €19,366 for vital equipment for the Intensive Care Unit. Ian, with his dad Michael, presented the cheque to the department. From left: Betty Murphy (Deputy General Manager), Helena Behan (ADON for Critical Care) and Margaret Griffin (Critical Care Nurse ICU). Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

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DRIVE TO SURVIVE: More than 50 chauffeur drivers and tour bus operators, including several from Killarney, took part in a drive along the Wild Atlantic Way last weekend to highlight their concerns over their loss of business as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.

Vital link in tourism sector overlooked by Government Coach and tour operators in Killarney say their contribution to the tourism sector has been overlooked by the Government’s July stimulus package. | By Sean Moriarty O‘Callaghan Coaches, which last year celebrated its 50th year, say they are facing huge challenges as they try to get back on the road.

Their main business is providing coach tours, either to incoming foreign visitors or by bringing locals on pilgrimage to Lourdes or Christmas shopping trips to Dublin. This week should have been particularly busy with Galway Races.

They pick up additional business by

providing transport to local sports clubs and enjoy a long association with Legion GAA, Killarney Rugby Club and Killarney Celtic FC. Despite the lack of any income they are still obliged to carry out annual road worthy tests on their 30-strong fleet at a cost €400 per vehicle; they continue to pay insurance, and despite a moratorium on vehicle loans they are still paying interest on them.

Currently they have around 50 part-time and full-time drivers who are out of work.

“We have been completely parked up since March,” Phillip O’Callaghan told the Killarney Advertiser. “There is no domestic market. Even in the last recession we still had 30 or 40 percent of our business but now we have nothing.”

Mr O’Callaghan is calling for further Government support to help the ailing sector.

He says coach operators are an important link in the whole tourism-economic package and their contribution is being overlooked.

“We bring people to places like the Gap of Dunloe or the Red Fox Inn and our customers could spend €5 or a €100 in each location,” he said.

The Government did grant a €10 million

Business Continuity Fund to coach operators as part of its July stimulus package but by the time that is divided up between all operators there won’t be much left to go round.

The Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland estimate there were 1,721 private operators in Ireland last year. That would leave just over €5,800 per operator and, as an example, that would allow O’Callaghan Coaches claim €193 per vehicle – assuming they would get the full €5,800 – which won’t cover the annual test for each vehicle.

“Those funds are with Fáilte Ireland and even they don’t know what to do with it,” Mr O’Callaghan added.

DRIVE TO SURVIVE

Meanwhile, more than 50 chauffeur drivers and tour bus operators, including several from Killarney, took part in a drive along the Wild Atlantic Way last weekend to highlight their concerns over their loss of business as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.

The ‘Drive2Survive’, organised by the Western Chauffeur Drive Association left Killarney on Friday in convoy for the three day road trip along the west coast stopping at visitor and heritage sites along the Wild Atlantic Way including Bunratty, the Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Salthill, Maams Cross, Leenane, Ballina, Sligo, finishing in Donegal.

Local operators took part in the Kerry leg of the trip. They included Pat Buckley. He and his son Patrick own and operate Personal Tours Ireland and rely on the American tourist market to survive.

TOP OF THE LIST: Marcus Treacy and Niamh O’Shea celebrate with their ecstatic team after TripAdvisor named The Killarney Park, Ireland’s number one Luxury Hotel in Ireland.

Killarney hotels dominate TripAdvisor awards list

| By Sean Moriarty Seven Killarney hotels made the Top 25 list in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards announced this week.

The awards are determined based on the quality and quantity of the millions of reviews, opinions and ratings collect-

ed on TripAdvisor in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

The five-star Killarney Park Hotel made number two on the list of 950 hotels reviewed in Ireland. It was also named as ‘Ireland’s Top Luxury Hotel’.

“We couldn’t be prouder of the team right now,” said Park Hotel General Manager Niamh O’Shea. “With everything

the world is going through, good news like this really does wonders for everyone’s mental health, the energy is unreal. The award is testament to the huge effort and commitment our team has made to honour our ethos of offering an exceptional guest experience.”

The Lake Hotel was sixth while The Brehon Hotel also made the top 10 after

being listed as number nine. Other local hotels to feature in the top 25 were Cahernane House (11), Muckross Park Hotel (16) and the Victoria House Hotel (18).

Other Kerry successes were, the fourstar Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa was fifth on the list and The Rose Hotel was 15th.

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New reusable food bags at SuperValu SuperValu has launched a new, more sustainable option for bagging loose produce - and what's more they're available in Killarney.

HELPING: Photographer Evelyn Woodard didn't hesitate to help raise funds for Dublin mother Holly Kennedy who is going through an aggressive form of cancer. Photo: Michelle Crean

Evelyn is helping and inspiring others

The new bags are washable and certified food safe and this reusable option will keep food fresher for longer, as the breathable material doesn’t sweat in the fridge.

Customers can now purchase the new fruit, veg and bakery bags at two for €1 at designated points in most stores nationwide.

The supermarket giant are on a mission to make packaging as sustainable as possible as part of their commitment to making one hundred percent of SuperValu's own-brand, fresh produce and in-store packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.

"In line with SuperValu’s sustainability goals for 2025, we here at Daly's SuperValu are committed to playing our part in achieving these long term goals by making all SuperValu packaging either recyclable, reusable or compostable," PJ McGee, Store Manager, said.

"Being located in one of the most beautiful towns in Ireland, visited by people from all over the world, we see this as another small step in protecting our environment for future generations to enjoy."

SuperValu is committed to reducing its carbon footprint in Ireland and aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. In addition to moving to sustainable packaging, SuperValu is committed to operating all facilities with one hundred percent green electricity and to sending no recoverable waste to landfill.

Five years ago Evelyn was diagnosed with breast cancer, and now recovered from her journey, she's inspiring and helping others.

Upon hearing the news that Dublin mother Holly Kennedy who previously overcame breast cancer has relapsed and is at stage four with the cancer now in her liver, lungs and bones - Evelyn decided to get involved in a GoFundMe campaign to help raise some funds for the €70,000 needed to get her to America for specialist treatment.

With the fundraiser currently at over €44,000, there's still a long way to go, and to help Evelyn is donating a €200 voucher for a portrait sitting.

Five years ago Evelyn (45) herself found a lump but initially ignored it. However, after eventually seeking advice from her GP she was referred to Cork for a triple assessment which includes touch, mammogram and a biopsy, and was almost immediately told it was in fact breast cancer.

“Ignorance of how the whole process works and how long you have to wait for results is a lot of it,” Evelyn said. “I was pretty much told that day that it was breast cancer - it was July 31."

Evelyn explained that going through an experience like that changes you.

"When you have cancer you become very much aware of other people going through it. I’ve found that people are afraid of their life to talk about it.”

Last year, as a way of giving back, Evelyn from Faha, arranged a beautiful photoshoot with women from all over Ireland, including two best friends, who have or have had breast cancer. She said that it

was a very emotional experience to go through. Now, after hearing Holly's own story of how her cancer has returned even more aggressively, Evelyn didn't hesitate to help. As a new mum of a little boy, Holly found her lump whilst breast feeding and was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, a very aggressive and fast growing breast cancer in December 2016, at the age 32. Holly set up the free ‘Happy Magazine’ a publication dedicated to positivity and inspiration for those who have survived or are going through cancer. Now the cancer has returned and she's been accepted on a pharmaceutical drug trial through Cytodyn in the USA. Now using her skills and talent, Evelyn is hoping that by offering a voucher for a photoshoot it will help raise some much needed funds for Holly’s treatment.

“I don’t know Holly but I have chatted to her online," Evelyn said. "I would be quite friendly with Olive who set up the GoFundMe page for Holly and I saw it when she shared it out on social media. Holly is at stage four and you’d do anything to help a mother through that.”

The competition is being run through @browtique_cork_official_nurse Instagram page. All you have to do is donate €5 and comment #hollystrail. The draw will take place on August 6 at 7pm. Also see GoFundMe: Keep Holly Healthy And “HAPPY”( USA drug trial).

BAG IT UP: SuperValu staff Sam Casey (left) and Dylan Butler (right) showing off the new reusable bags at Daly's.

Tomies car park completion planned by year end Kerry Fine Gael TD and Deputy Government Chief Whip, Brendan Griffin, has been told that the NPWS plans to have a new car park at Tomies completed by the end of the year.

In late 2018, Deputy Griffin announced Government funding of €500,000 towards improving public access and the provision of a public car park at Tomies.

In response to a Dáil Question this week from Deputy Griffin seeking a progress update on the project, Minister Catherine Martin said the contract tendering process is now nearing completion and it is intended to commence works shortly with a view to comple-

tion by the end of the year, weather permitting.

“A lot of work went into the application for funding and I worked hard to secure the funding for this project in 2018 and it is now crucial to get it completed for the benefit of locals and visitors alike," he said.

“Tomies is one of the most spectacular locations in Ireland and resolving access and car parking issues there is long overdue. COVID-19 has signalled to me that the great outdoors are going to play a far more important role than ever in the future of tourism and it’s important that supporting infrastructure keeps pace to facilitate demand sustainably.”

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“Reopening schools is good for all concerned” - says Education Minister “There’s a huge body of work to be done by schools before they reopen next month,” the newly appointed Minister for Education said when she spoke exclusively to the Killarney Advertiser this week. | By Michelle Crean

Norma Foley, TD, who is currently head of one of the busiest Government departments, this week announced a €376 million fund for the ‘Reopening Our Schools – The Roadmap for the Full Return to School’ to help schools navigate the complexities of reopening next month following the abrupt shutdown in March.

And as schools get to grips with the new guidelines and begin to implement the necessary changes to safely bring children back into education, she said that there’s “a shared objective to fully reopen schools”.

Guidelines include children in primary and secondary schools being placed in ‘bubbles’ and pods meaning they’ll be placed in smaller groups and have to stay within this to minimise any potential spread of the virus, cleaning budgets have been approved as well as the addition of 1,080 additional teachers and 120 Guidance Counsellors.

“The funding has been broadly welcomed,” Minister Foley told the Killarney Advertiser.

“There’s a huge body of work to be done and all funding supports are available to schools.”

FUNDING

On Monday evening, the Department of Education announced that it is providing capital and current funding of over €376 million to support the safe and sustainable reopening of schools.

The package includes an additional 1,080 teaching posts at post-primary level at a cost of €53 million, to include 120 guidance posts to support student well-being, an initial allocation of over 600 posts to be made available to post-primary schools and remaining posts will be used to support post-primary schools experiencing particular difficulties to reopen fully and adhere to physical distancing and class sizes.

Additional funding of an estimated €84.7 million has been given so schools can employ replacement teaching staff, SNA and administrative staff. Funding of €41.2 million to provide primary schools with substitute staff, €40m to provide post-primary schools with additional supervision of students, an additional €52 million for schools to put in place enhanced cleaning and hygiene measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools is being provided on a per-pupil basis and is intended to allow an additional four to six hours cleaning per day in schools.

The fund will also provide all teaching principals at primary level with a minimum of one release day per week to relieve the administrative burden arising from the changes, the impacts of COVID-19 and a new measure to provide deputy principals with some release days, ranging from five days to 16 days depending on the school size, to support administrative principals.

A €75 million capital allocation has been given to support schools to prepare buildings and classrooms for reopening, €4.2 million to enable schools to employ an aide to implement the logistical changes needed in schools – moving furniture, changing classroom layouts, set up hand sanitising stations, signage etc., and €3.8m to provide release time for each school to have a lead worker representative, whose role is to support the school to manage the risk of COVID-19 infections.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The Minister said it is a comprehensive plan for the year ahead which she has worked on with the relevant stakeholders from parents to students, principals, teachers, SNAs and boards of management.

“It’s so important that all are included. There’s a shared objective that the schools will fully reopen and this was discussed. There’s a short window of everything that needs to be done.“ And, she added that there’s a particular emphasis being placed on well-being

ANNOUNCEMENT: Minister for Education Norma Foley making the announcement that €376m is being allocated to schools to help them reopen.

for the coming year.

“There’s a very definite curriculum being advised for individual responsibility, class responsibility, and whole school responses for students.“ She added that she’s “honoured to be in a position to make a contribution” to the safe return for students and staff across the country but emphasised that “it’s a team effort”.

“Wider society wants to see the schools reopen for the children and young people that there would a be a safe return.

It’s good for all concerned. The goodwill and the finance is there for it.”

€22k works as St Oliver's prepares to reopen | By Michelle Crean Works to the tune of €22,000 including colour coded areas for children, over 80 hand sanitiser units, a marquee for dropping off children and new electronic doors are all part of the changes at St Oliver's National School.

Principal Rory Darcy this week said that with 714 pupils and between 28 and 30 pupils per class, there's a lot of work going on in the background to ensure social distancing can be met as per the Department's guidelines for when the school reopens next month.

They also have a pre-school with 103 children in attendance.

And although children from Third Class up are advised to socially distance one metre away from each other, he says it's going to be their biggest challenge.

"With the one metre issue, it's very dif-

READY TO REOPEN: Rory Darcy Principal of St Oliver's National School is putting plans in place for a safe reopening for pupils and staff.

ficult to work. You can't stay one metre away. One metre apart is not going to be possible, that's a worry and a concern.

We will have to look at face visors and masks," Rory told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

A big school, reworking the space to try and allow the recommended distance is underway.

"Every available space will be used. Our hall is now a classroom with partition walls going up. This hall was used seven days a week for the gym, speech and drama and choir, that's all gone now."

The expected return date is August 31 and when children return parents are advised to drop them off at the marquee at the courtyard where teachers and SNAs will greet them and bring the pupils in through their various colour coded areas.

"The school is divided up into six pods all colour coded. For instance Junior Infants will be colour coded red and Senior Infants blue. They will follow the coloured line into the school. We've installed four sets of double doors with fob key entry.

Each class is like a family and that class then only have a teacher, SNA and support teacher where possible. There'll be three different break times and they will only play with their own class."

He added that they'll be sending out a video explaining the new procedures be-

fore they return.

"The children might be nervous in the days before they return so we'll send them a video message to welcome them back."

The Killarney area has a panel of substitute teachers ready for any absences, he added.

Cleaning will also be a priority, including everyone pulling together to keep the school as sanitised as possible. Door handles have been changed costing €4,000.

Contract cleaners will now come daily as opposed to every second day and doors to classrooms will be locked each evening.

Aside from the funds to get the school ready for reopening, €55,000 has been spent on new secutiy measures which were already planned for, he added.

"We don't have all the answers, we're doing the best we can. Everyone will need to be patient."

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Masks could become the "The main challenge will new classroom accessory be social distancing" | By Michelle Crean

| By Michelle Crean

Masks may become a whole new look at one Killarney secondary school as The Sem looks at ways to safely return students and staff to classrooms.

Principal of St Brendan's College, Sean Coffey, this week told the Killarney Advertiser that he's currently working through the guidelines and is looking at ways to ensure one metre distancing can be maintained in the school for the 760 students and 85 staff.

"The emphasis is to get the schools reopened," Sean said. "We're planning a staggered return for the students and are currently finalising dates. In terms of the one metre distancing we're currently looking at the school building and how we can reconfigure it. A lot of those rooms are small."

He explained that using the bigger spaces such as the hall for classes will have an impact on the students social gathering areas.

"We're looking at masks or visors for staff and students as a last gasp if no other solution is possible."

Other changes coming down the line include parents making appointments and not dropping in, sanitisation at entry and exit points outside each classroom, the upgrading to sensor taps in the bathrooms to minimise touch in staff and student facilities.

"We're looking at lockers, social gathering of staff in the staff room bringing

Two new classrooms are due to be opened for the new school term but school principal of Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore this week told the Killarney Advertiser that social distancing will be one of the main challenges when students return.

MASKS: Principal Sean Coffey says students may have to wear masks when returning to The Sem. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

that down to 10, the bathrooms will have to be monitored with a tracing list.

"This will all have to be done in four weeks," Sean said. "But the overall aim is to make it work."

What teaching staff have really leaned in recent months is the importance of face to face contact.

Well-being will be a central focus for all staff and students, he added.

"We'll find solutions. The time is right and reopening is a priority."

Have Your Say With news that schools are to fully reopen next month we’re asking this week if you think there are enough safe measures put in place for your children to return?

Minister for Education Norma Foley says that primary school classes will be a "bubble" and that there’ll also be smaller pods with one metre distancing between each pod.

However, younger pupils from Junior Infants to Second Class will not have to social distance.

One thousand additional teachers for secondary level are being made

available as well as funding for 120 extra counselling posts to manage any well-being concerns.

Also, additional funding will be given to schools to support the enhanced cleaning required to minimise the risks of COVID-19.

We asked on our Facebook page and here's what you've had to say.

Principal Denis Kerins explained that the full effect of changes won't be fully understood until the 390 students and 30 staff return as they have never experienced anything on this scale before.

Hand sanitisers will greet the students at the entrance into the school building and will have to be used when changing classes. Students will also be kept to certain areas to minimise the movement within the building but subjects like PE and practical classes such as construction, metal work, Home Ec and some Science classes will need changes, he explained.

"The main aim will be to keep it [COVID] out of the building and the country," Denis told the Killarney Advertiser.

"We'll follow the recommendations but the first thing is to get the school open. Face masks aren't really being recommended for schools but the one metre rule is recommended between desks. It's a totally new thing we're dealing with, we have no experience

BARRY Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN

Where are they planning for finding an extra 1000 teachers just hanging around without work?

And all to be done in 4 weeks? That’s ridiculous pressure on principals and management to adopt completely new measures to separate kids and themselves safely. I’m not saying don’t do it but I am saying it’s being very much rushed now at this late stage

ALAN WHELAN

I hope that the government mean real professional councillors rather than teacher/counsellors. We need scarce teachers teaching in classrooms.

KAY O LEARY

I'm an sna in a secondary school. No problem going back. I know we will

to go on. There could be a breakout at anytime but we have to learn to get on with it."

He said some schools will have to stagger bringing in students for the first time but that it's something the Rathmore school has been doing for years.

"We've always done that. In our particular case we're due to open two new rooms so we're in a good position and will have a bit more space than normal."

However, he said some classes are quite big and as timetables are already completed some changes will have to be made.

"Practical subjects will involve a lot of hygiene as there's a lot of utensils being used but we won't know until we start."

And as students will have been out of school for six months since the sudden lockdown in March he said that staff will be very mindful of the impact of COVID as well as the return to school can have and they will take steps to address any concerns students or parents may have.

"Some might have have anxiety, that will be identified and taken seriously with their class tutor."

And he added that for students entering an exam year hopefully the Department of Education will make adjustments for the time lost.

"It's going to be very uncertain year ahead, it's new territory."

have plenty ppe to protect us and the students. I think we have to go back and try to get on with the new normal.

Slowly and safely.

THERESA WHITE Our children need to get back to education and for their mental health all other countries. Are back. Why can’t we There are plenty. Of teachers out of college that need jobs.

KLAUS WOESSNER Priority is to get schools open. Children need education and social engagement.

PATRICIA BOLAND Safe? Yes. Organising and a bit of hard work? Yes. Doable? Yes.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME FOR STUDENTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL? CONTACT MICHELLE CREAN EDITOR@KILLARNEYADVERTISER.IE

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FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS BREAKDOWN PROVISION

WHAT WILL THIS FUNDING SUPPORT

TOTAL COSTS €M

Targeted Supports in Advance of Reopening

Minor Capital Grant

This will facilitate preparatory works to be completed in schools to facilitate reopening such as €75m refurbishment of toilets and reconfiguration of school spaces. (incl. in July Stimulus)

Return to School Grant – employ an aide

This allows schools to employ an aide to implement the logistical changes needed in schools – €4.2m moving furniture, changing classroom layouts, set up hand sanitising stations, signage etc. It is calculated on a sliding scale to reflect pupil enrolments and school type.

SUPPORTS TO SUSTAIN REOPENING Replace teachers who are unable to work due This allows schools to replace teachers who have been assessed as unable to return to the €70m to being at “very high risk of COVID-19” workplace. These staff can work from home in line with arrangements that are consistent with the approach for the civil and public service.

Replace teachers for absences which are not currently covered by the existing substitute scheme

This will prevent splitting of classes in primary schools which increases the risk of introduction €41.2m and spread of COVID-19. Examples of when this happens include absences for self-certified sick leave, exam leave, witness in Court etc.

Replacements for non-teaching staff who are unable to work due to being at “very high risk” of COVID-19 and for absences not currently covered by existing substitute arrangements - Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and Caretakers, Secretaries & Cleaners

SNAs are assigned for the care needs of pupils with special educational needs. It is not possible €14.7m for these children to function in a school setting without access to an SNA. This is an important support for children with SEN to allow them to fully access education in school settings so when an SNA is absent this support will allow a school to recruit a replacement.

Caretakers, cleaners and secretaries also provide critical support to schools and given the particular emphasis on effective cleaning regime in schools in the post COVID-19 environment, it is essential that these staff are replaced when absence due to illness.

Release time for Lead Worker Representative There is a requirement under the COVID-19 Plan for a LWR in each workplace. This person/s €3.8m (LWR) to comply with COVID-19 requireprovide an important support to schools to manage the risk of COVID-19 infections. ments Release days for teaching Principals and certain categories of Deputy Principals in Primary Schools

There is a particular requirement to support Principals and Deputy Principals in primary and €10.2m special schools where many also undertake teaching duties. This will ptovide additional time for those teachers to manage the implementation of COVID-19 measures in the schools.

Additional teaching and guidance posts in Post Primary Schools

Managing of COVID-19 in a post-primary school environment is particularly challenging. €53m Additional teaching posts allows these schools the flexibility to manage a variety of complex arrangements including challenges with class sizes and some additional support for school management. These posts will be allocated based on school type to reflect enrolments and special education provision, along with a reserve of posts to support schools who have specific identified needs in implementing COVID-19 measures.Guidance support is particularly important in a Covid context and up to 120 guidance posts are being provided.

Supervision in Post Primary Schools

Supervision in post primary schools is more complex as a result of COVID-19 reflecting the €40m additional complexities of timetabling etc. Additional supervision on corridors, greater oversight for morning, lunch and evening, at lockers, bathrooms and in suspected cases of COVID-19. This will allocated to schools on a sliding scale to reflect enrolments

School Cleaning Grant

This will allow all schools to have enhanced cleaning regimes in place to minimise the risk of €52.2m introduction and spread of COVID-19. This is being provided on a per pupil basis and is intended to allow an additional 4 to 6 hours cleaning per day in schools.

Hand sanitiser and PPE grant

This will allow schools to drawdown from a national framework the necessary hand sanitiser, TBC PPE including gloves, aprons, masks, visors etc. This remains the subject of a public procurement process so costs are not available at this time but will be known in the first week of August.

The Department will provide a grant to schools, based on a sliding scale to reflect enrolments.

Additional funding will be provided to special schools and special classes for these materials

OTHER COSTS TO ALLOW FOR THE SAFE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS Additional Educational Psychologists

This will allow schools access 17 additional educational psychologists through the National €1.25m Educational Psychological Service to provide for wellbeing of students including students in special schools.

School Transport

Additional costs will arise to support the safe transport of pupils on the national transport €11.3m scheme.

TOTAL - Excludes sanitiser, PPE - Includes minor works grant already provided under the July stimulus

€376.8m

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VOXPOPS

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Minister for Education Norma Foley and the Government this week announced €376 million to help prepare the schools to reopen next month.

We sent Killarney Advertiser's Grigoriy Geniyevskiy to hear what you have to say, asking “Do you think the Government has done enough to help get the schools ready to reopen next month and are you worried about any COVID risk?”

MAGGIE O'CONNOR

“It might be a bit soon for the kids to go back to school. It also might be difficult for kids to fully understand it. I would be worried as you wouldn’t know who they have been with.”

JONATHAN MOLONEY

SHAUN O’BRIEN AND AMY HICKEY

“They could probably do more but we think it will be alright. Just trying to be optimistic about it but if it doesn’t go to plan, there will probably be a second wave of the virus."

CIARAN LAFFEY AND SOPHIE MCCARTHY

“It’s a problem for primary schools and to space people out in places such as gym halls. A lot of schools don’t have the facilities for that. No primary school has single desks so that would be a problem too. The Government’s response is pretty good.

It’s going to operate in pods of five to six.”

CARA LEAHY AND ALISON DUGGAN

“It’s not really enough. I don’t think it would be safe at the moment. The Government could do better. If the virus gets into school, then it’s trouble. People should make sure to clean more and sanitise.”

TOM WALSH

“It sounds like a good idea that they are implementing social distancing in schools. I assume they know what they’re doing by looking at other countries as well as it’s new territory for everyone. There’s always a fear of something happening. No one has a magic wand.”

“It would be a bit confusing for the children, but it’s kind of a good idea to have them social distancing. It’s in between.

The whole situation is not really calming down and there’s a possibility of a second wave. At the end of the day they have to be back to school. If someone was of high risk of catching COVID, it would be a bit worrying that the kids come back home from school.”

SADBH MACGIOLLARI

“I’m comfortable with it and wouldn’t be worried about going back. Until new ideas come up, they’re doing alright. As time goes by, we will see what happens.”

MICHAEL, COLM, TOM, CONOR, KATIE, ANGELA AND FIONA MCDONNELL

“They are doing good and we’re happy enough with the decisions being made.

Probably it’s best they do go back in September. Hopefully what they do in terms of social distancing works and to just try be positive about it. We’re not really worried or scared to go back to school.”

CAROLINE SWEETMAN

“Put it into practice first and then we will know. They’ll have to see.

I’d be comfortable having my kid go back to school as they’ll be doing their Leaving Cert this year as well. We will have to learn to live with it until there’s a vaccine.

We’ll just do what we are told.”

BRIAN WHITE

“The kids will have to go back in September. Normality has to sink in again. For now I would be comfortable with them going back.”

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“Someone will get killed” Madam’s Hill junction set for yet another design study | By Sean Moriarty The notorious Madam’s Hill junction on the Tralee Road is set to be the subject of a Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) ‘traffic simulation software’ exercise in an effort to decide what is the best way to construct a new layout there.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has confirmed that the Skellig Michael World Heritage Site will remain closed and not open to visitors in 2020 because of COVID–19 concerns and the consequent risks to both staff and visitors.

The OPW had undertaken, following the original closure decision in early May, to review the position in the light of changing circumstances and where the Government had announced a relaxation of certain measures designed to reopen tourism attractions in particular. Having consulted with a number of parties both inside the OPW’s Heritage Service and externally, officials yesterday (Thursday) announced that it would not be feasible to open the famous island site for the remainder of the scheduled visitor season as the risks involved in both the boat voyage and the visitor experience on the island itself cannot be addressed sufficiently to guarantee the safety of both visitors and OPW staff.

“Opening of this important heritage site had originally been scheduled to take place on May 15, but that was obviously cancelled during the height of the lockdown,” OPW Heritage Commissioner John Mc Mahon said. “What we are announcing this week is the result of our own internal review which was designed to see if things had changed sufficiently for us to perhaps announce a late season and allow public visits during part of August and September at least. Having considered all the issues however, we have arrived at the conclusion that this is not feasible and Skellig Michael cannot be made safe from COVID-19 for either visitors or staff. Regretfully therefore, we have to confirm that the Skellig Michael site will not reopen for the remainder of the 2020 season and

we must instead plan for a resumption in 2021, when we will hopefully be able to accommodate visitors at the site again.”

Normally, the Skellig Michael visitor season finishes at the end of September with experience showing that weather and sea conditions in October are considerably poorer and the site becomes generally inaccessible. The OPW has assessed however that there are multiple risks both in terms of the boat trip and the visitor path on the island itself and it is not feasible to reopen for even a limited period in August and September. Before reaching their decision, OPW consulted with local boatmen who are responsible for bringing visitors to the island and investigated with them the possible changes that might be made in order to make the visitor experience safer. However, it was clear that the scale of the challenge was such that the proposition was not feasible and the original decision to close for the entire season was reconfirmed. OPW workmen continue to remain on the island to carry out essential maintenance and other works on the island and its monuments. They will continue to travel to the island until the end of September to carry out their normal programme of works.

The Skellig Experience Centre, located in Portmagee, is also a significant destination for visitors locally and is currently open. Additionally, local boat sightseeing trips continue to be available and are dealing with visitors currently.

UPGRADE: Mayor Brendan Cronin has been calling for upgrades to the Madam’s Hill junction since 1999. Photo: Michelle Crean

part of a Junction Analysis proposal for their consideration”.

Cronin said, assessment or not, he would be accepting nothing more than a new roundabout to solve the long-standing issue.

“The Madams Hill junction is also extremely dangerous which I have been trying to improve since I was elected to the Council,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “As one of the thousands of roads users that drive Madam’s Hill daily it’s blatantly obvious to every driver that a roundabout is needed here, but unfortunately my main concern is that someone will be very badly injured or killed in an accident before the TII listen to us.”

Circus to visit Killarney | By Sean Moriarty Killarney is going to be one of the first stops as one of Ireland’s oldest circus returns to national touring this week.

Circus Vegas, which has been stranded in Tralee since the start of the national shutdown in March, will resume touring this week after staging several drive-in performances in the county town over the last week.

This week, Circus Vegas, which is operated by a branch of the Courtney Family, one of Ireland’s longest-serving circus families, will visit Listowel ahead of a three-day visit to Killarney between August 7 and 9.

Stephen Courtney, who is a third generation circus performer and artist, said he and his staff were overwhelmed by the generosity of the people of Kerry after their unexpected and extended stay in the county.

He also said that the current tour through the county is a way of saying thank you to the people of Kerry and that he does not

EXCLUSIVE

Skellig Michael to remain closed

The junction and its subsequent approach into the Cleeney Roundabout on the edge of Killarney has long been the bane of local motorists.

Frequent tailbacks, especially during morning rush hour, contribute to long delays in the area. It is also very difficult to gain access to the Tralee-Killarney road given the large volume of traffic there and this adds to local frustration.

Mayor Cllr Brendan Cronin has been calling for upgrades to the junction since “I was elected to the Council”. Cronin was first elected in 1999. He says someone is going to get killed before any meaningful action is taken at the junction.

At the recent meeting of Kerry County Council he asked: “[Has] any progress been made following my numerous requests of the TII to construct a roundabout to alleviate traffic congestion at the Madams Hill Junction, Killarney”.

The Council replied: “Movements through this particular junction are currently being modelled using specialist traffic simulation software” and “This assessment, which will be completed in August, will be forwarded to the TII as

BACK ON THE ROAD: Stephen Courtney, his wife Teresa and baby Cora are bringing their drive-in Circus to Killarney

expect or intend make a profit from it.

“We travel all over Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany. I have never seen anything like it. You won’t beat the people of Kerry anywhere in the world,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“They came every day, some just to say hello and to see are we alright, they baked cakes for us, dropped off a pint of milk. The response to our drive-in has been great, it is not about making money, this is about getting the show back on the road.”

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Greenlight for Fossa whiskey distilling facility Fossa and its surrounding areas could soon become the brewing and distilling capital of Ireland after plans for a third facility in the area was recently granted planning permission.

An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for a craft whiskey distillery on the site of the derelict 19th century coach house and adjoining courtyard in Knoppoge, Aghadoe.

The development on the grounds Aghadoe House, a protected structure, was made by Killarney Distillers Limited.

According to the inspector’s report the proposed development would include the reinstatement of a roof, addition of a glazed canopy to form a covered entrance space and minor alterations to accommodate a reception area, cafe, restaurant, bar facilities and retail space at ground floor level; reinstatement of

perimeter buildings within the existing courtyard in place of lost structures to accommodate cafe, restaurant, bar facilities and mill, and additions to outbuildings to accommodate kitchen, stores, staff facilities and a new electricity substation; removal of lean-to structures, timber-framed shed and concrete water tank, and the reinstatement of first floor mezzanine level with attendant stairs and lift to accommodate an ancillary office and visitor sanitary facilities.

Just over a year ago the O’Connell family, direct descendants of the great Daniel O’Connell, started producing a whiskey called ‘The Liberator’ on their farmlands near the shores of Lough Lein.

Less than half a mile away construction work on a €24m brewery and whiskey distillery and visitor centre is well underway by the Killarney Brewing Company in the old Rosenbluth factory to the west of Fossa.

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Members of the Tangney family, Christine, Susan and Siobhan with Denis Geaney, organiser and 'Team Geaney' cyclists, support crews Sergeant Gearoid Keating, and Garda Donncha O’Brien, ready to set off on the Ring of Kerry Cycle fundraiser for Gene Tangney, in aid of University Hospital Kerry ICU unit. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Gene's wonderful welcome home after battling COVID-19 | By Michelle Crean Although frail and in need of more rehabilitation and ongoing treatment Gene Tangney from the Black Valley was finally released on Friday evening last after four long months battling the horrific effects of COVID-19.

And it was an emotional day for him and his family to finally get him home after being placed in an induced coma and ventilator to assist in his breathing for three months.

However, although still frail from his battle, a determined Gene bravely took some time the following day to briefly meet cyclists who were returning from a fundraising charity cycle for the ICU department in UHK in his honour.

On Saturday morning, before they set off from the Gleneagle Hotel on the Ring of Kerry cycle, Denis Geaney and his ‘Team Geaney’ were thrilled when greeted with the amazing news from the Tangney family.

“Honestly this was the most enjoyable charity cycle in all my 37 years of the event," organiser Denis Geaney said.

"The HSE and Government restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic didn’t deter our team and amazing Tangney family of raising money and lifting peoples' spirits.

For Gene this was so important, and receiving the wonderful news on Saturday

morning, there were so many reasons to sing and dance our way around the Ring of Kerry. The kindness and hospitality shown by everyone, from the Red Fox Inn in Glenbeigh, The Market House in Cahersiveen, Brendan and Carmel Galvin from the Siopa Dubh in Castlecove, and Patrick O’Donoghue of the Gleneagle Hotel, was just incredible. The support crew, Jimmy O’Callaghan, Ned Buckley, Connie Hurley, Declan Tangney, O’Sullivan's Bike Shop, Chris Manton, the musicians Mike Cronin and Mike Doyle. We are so grateful to Sergeant Gearoid Keating and Garda Donncha O’Brien who kept us safe on the roads.”

Gene, together with all the Tangney family, especially his son Feidhlim and daughter Fiadhna, his sisters Siobhan, Susan, Irene, Mary Rose, brother Derry, nieces and nephews, Gary, Christina, Claire, Michelle and Sinead, are so grateful to the medical team and hospital staff in UHK and the 100,000 friends and well-wishers who lit candles in solidarity with Gene on Easter Monday night at 9pm. It kept them all going throughout his long ordeal.

So far, the fundraising effort has raised close to €20,000 and is still rising for University Hospital Kerry's (UHK) ICU department. To donate go to the GoFundMe: Gene Tangney cycle for UHK I.C.U. The page will stay open until the end of August.

Pictured at the last stop Molls Gap are James and Donal Geaney. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Plenty of tay and hospitality at the Siopa Dubh, Castlecove, with Carmel and Brendan Galvin, Denis Geaney, Derry Healy, Susan Tangney, Siobhan Tangney and Christine Tangney on the Ring of Kerry Cycle fundraiser. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Musicians Mike Cronin and Mike Doyle, Jimmy O’Callaghan, Batt O’Sullivan, Carmel Galvin (Proprietor) and Seanie O’Donoghue dancing at An Siopa Dubh Castlecove. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Gene Tangney (centre) with members of the Tangney family, welcome home ‘Team Geaney’ cyclists. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Pictured at the last stop Molls Gap are James and Donal Geaney. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Mike Casey (left) and Pat Cronin at the pit stop in Sneem: Batt O’Sullivan (left) and Derry Healy, part of ‘Team Geaney’ charity cycle. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

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Children graduate Ballyspillane preschool It wasn't the usual class graduation that others have experienced before them - but rather an individual one as the little scholars couldn't meet up due to the current restrictions.

Over the past two weeks, on July 16, 17 and 23, the children from Ballyspillane Childcare Service, who were graduating from pre-school, arrived at appointed times to Ballyspillane Childcare Service to

accommodate all the families.

It gave each family and child a chance to say their goodbyes to their teachers, receive their certificate, and what's more - they got to wear the honorary cap and

gown as well as a little going away present from the childcare service.

"Congratulations to all the boys and girls who graduated from our pre-school," Childcare Manager Theresa O'Neill said.

"We are very proud of you and hope to see you all again soon. Enjoy your summer holidays and good luck in big school."

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In recent weeks the childcare service at the centre reopened but under new practices and safety measures.

"It was strange to begin with and a lot of behind the scenes work had to be completed by the Board of Management and staff before we could open our doors," she said.

"The guidelines for the new measures in place are becoming our new normal. We are working with a pod system and it is successful so far. Every creche room has appointed children and staff that stay together for their session. The children are happy to have returned to creche and all of the centre staff are delighted to see them. We have implemented new procedures and have had to put new prevention and control measures in place for the new term in compliance with HSE and NPHET guidelines to ensure the safety of all the service users, children staff and parents. We are looking forward to seeing all the boys and girls and their families in September."

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Anti-ageing treatment lifts and tightens the skin CACI synergy non-surgical facial is the most up-to-date non surgical facial available on the market with proven results and years of research.

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Footage of Irish GP debunking face mask myths goes global

An Irish doctor's online video has clocked up 20 million views and counting after he posted a video online to debunk the myth that face masks lower oxygen levels.

Video footage of Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, Medical Director of Heroes-Aid, posted a video of himself on his Twitter page wearing six face masks while connected to a monitor displaying no change in his oxygen levels, to demonstrate that face masks have no effect on a wearer’s blood oxygen levels.

The footage has been carried by news

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outlets worldwide from the United States to Australia, including The New York Post, Fox News, Euro News, LADbible, and NowThis Politics.

“I made the video to debunk a dangerous myth regarding face masks, and I’m both surprised and delighted that it has been seen by so many people.

Face coverings are an essential weapon in the fight against COVID-19 and now more than ever we need to embrace and accept face coverings," he said. "It is vital that people know the facts around face coverings and their

importance in stopping the spread of COVID-19. At Heroes-Aid, we are striving to provide supports to frontline workers, including supplying them with PPE, as it remains the most important factor in ensuring the safety during the pandemic.”

Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail is a General Practitioner based in Dublin. He is a former President of the National Association of General Practitioners.

He also serves as Medical Director of Heroes-Aid, a voluntary not-for-profit organisation established in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, to protect and support frontline health care workers.

Since it was founded, Heroes-Aid has utilised over €260,000 in donations from members of the public to supply Ireland’s frontline workers with over 500,000 pieces of PPE. The goal of Heroes-Aid is to raise funds to provide practical supports, such as essential PPE and other resources to keep Ireland’s healthcare heroes safe as they care for us. The voluntary organisation also intends to provide longer-term psychological, educational and practical support for frontline healthcare workers, their children and families who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19.

See www.heroes-aid.com to find out more.

Trump wants to regulate social media platforms President Donald Trump latest plan could go more against himself than the companies he is trying to get to toe his line.

He wants to regulate social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

He believes that they are the main producers of his favourite hate – Fake News – and that the media

giants are encouraging the distribution of news that he says are damaging his re-election bid.

At the same time he believes social media is silencing his Republican buddies by deleting incorrect information. They are silencing America’s freedom of speech he says.

He may be right. Also this week, Twitter deleted a tweet Trump reshared. The video falsely claimed

Australian MP wears black bin bag in definace A black bin bag seemed like the perfect attire for one Australian MP who this week hit out at critics.

Nicolle Flint put on a bin bag and posted it onto her Twitter account as a response to what she says is “sexist garbage” by her critics.

“I’ve put up with a lot as a woman in politics,” the MP for Boothby told viewers on her social media channel. She said a male journalist criticised the way she looks for wearing stiletto heels, pearl earrings, tight black pants that show her ankles, and a range of coloured jackets.

In defiance, on the video she took off her jacket to reveal a back bin bag and asked; “What I want to know is, what should a woman in politics wear? How about a garbage bag, to match your rubbish views?”

She added that she is sick of “sexist garbage”, saying “It’s time women in public life are judged on what they stand for, not what they look like.”

Her post has had over 220,000 views and received a very positive response.

that a cure for the Coronavirus has been found. Facebook also deleted the video.

"President Trump is committed to protecting the rights of all Americans to express their views and not face unjustified restrictions or selective censorship from a handful of powerful companies," said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in a statement.

From this we can deduce that fake news is only published by people who want to damage the president but his own distribution of such news is disrespecting to his freedom of speech.

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Killorglin man is 67 years on the job!

A Killorglin man is celebrating 67 years working at London’s Waterloo Station. Donal Buckley has spent seven decades working in the landmark station in central London.

WHAT A VIEW: Róisin, Ruarí and Cibéal Ó hÓgáin, from Dun Chaoin, Chorca Dhuibhne, at the new Wild Atlantic Way viewing point at the clifftop site of the OPW run Ionad an Bhlascaoid (Blasket Centre) in Dún Chaoin in the West Kerry Gaeltacht. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Spectacular viewing platform opened at the Blasket Centre A new stunning addition to the tourism infrastructure of the Dingle Peninsula was officially opened on Tuesday as part of a major programme of investment of over €2m in the Blasket Islands.

Patrick O’Donovan TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) officially opened the spectacular Wild Atlantic Way viewing point at the clifftop site of the OPW run by Ionad an Bhlascaoid (Blasket Centre) in Dún Chaoin in the West Kerry Gaeltacht.

The project, designed by Paul Arnold Architects, is a strategic partnership of Fáilte Ireland, the OPW and the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht.

The overall project includes the restoration of the original house on the Great Blasket Island of the renowned island writer Tomás Ó Criomhthain, the development of a walkway and viewing platform at the clifftop site, and a major upgrade of the exhibition at Ionad an Bhlascaoid. Fáilte Ireland’s investment in the Blaskets comes under the Government’s Project Ireland 2040 strategy with the aim of driving sustainable growth in the Irish tourism sector and higher revenue and job creation around Ireland.

“The development of this viewing platform will complement the existing Ionad an Bhlascaoid which is an important na-

tional heritage facility which focuses on the unique literary heritage of the Great Blasket," Minister O’Donovan said.

"It also creates a focal point for visitors to the Dingle Peninsula along the Wild Atlantic Way to stop, slow down and safely experience the breath-taking views of the Blasket Islands and the rugged beauty of this idyllic part of West Kerry. The walkway and viewing point are accessible to people of all ages and abilities and makes extraordinary places such as this within reach – free of charge – to citizens and visitors.”

The Viewing Point is the first phase of a major re-development of the Blasket Centre, which was originally built in 1993 in conjunction with locally based Fondúireacht an Bhlascaoid.

"We are at an advanced stage on a major upgrade of the exhibitions at Ionad an Bhlascaoid which is due to commence in October, and will be opened in 2021."

He concluded that COVID-19 has seriously affected the tourism sector in the last few months. Government has identified the need to act quickly in stimulating the economy, especially around home tourism.

"I have recently launched the Free Admission initiative at OPW Heritage Sites, of which the Visitor Centre is one, to offer all visitors access to the many historic buildings and sites in Ireland. We all need to play our part in getting Ireland back on its feet again.”

He was just 14-years-old when he started working as a Messenger Boy at the landmark railway station in 1953. He is the youngest of 12 siblings and ended up working in Waterloo because the taxi driver dropped him off at the wrong station on his first day. Since then he has never missed a day.

Now 82-years-old, he still turns up three days a week and now aids visually impaired and disabled people and helps passengers in need of directions or assistance using his unmatched knowledge of the station.

During his life at the railway station he has met famous people like film direc-

tor Alfred Hitchcock and James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore. He counted the 'Great Train Robber' Buster Edwards as a friend. Edwards ran a flower shop at the station after he was he released from prison up to his death in 1994.

“The station has changed a lot since I’ve been here. All the gentlemen wore bowler hats in those days, and everyone had an umbrella,” he said. "It was hard back then but I love working here, and it’s still the station I love. I have no plans to retire, despite my wife, children and grandchildren all asking.

Waterloo Station is a part of my life and I’m happy," he said in a rare public interview in 2019.

His niece Mary Buckley lives locally.

“He is a character, there is a book in him, all the stories he tells, but he is very modest,” she told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

LONG SERVICE: Donal Buckley collecting his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rail Business awards in London last year

Loss of 210 jobs at Borg Warner's Tralee plant Tralee was dealt a massive jobs blow on Tuesday when Borg Warner unexpectedly announced it is to close its Monavalley Industrial Estate plant with the loss 210 jobs.

The factory has been operating in Tralee for over 20 years and makes components

for the motor industry.

The American firm cited lack of demand for its Tralee-produced products as the reason for the plant closure and that it was not related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly has ex-

pressed his disappointment at the news.

“Staff were informed at a lunchtime meeting on Tuesday that the plant is shutting down and most of these jobs will be gone by the end of 2020, with the plant shutting its doors by March 2021.

This is a massive disappointment,” said

Daly.

“Focus now must be on the workers involved and their families, with every effort made to support them to ensure they receive a fair redundancy package, as well as retraining for future employment opportunities.”

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Offering to the Storm The Pull of the Stars RELEASED: JULY 24

Amaia investigates several suspicious infant deaths and horrific rituals.

Meanwhile, people around her risk grave danger.

Offering to the Storm opens with a disturbing and chilling scene of a man smothering a baby in its cot with a stuffed toy. The man is the baby’s father, who tries to run away with the baby’s body uttering strange sayings.

As Amaia investigates, she uncovers a series of other similar cases in the area, connected to the legend of a magical creature, the Inguma, the one who takes your life away while you are asleep. The case again links back to her own family and her home town, continuing the same storyline the first two films of the trilogy revealed. Part three in the Baztan Trilogy.

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The Coronas: True Love Waits The Coronas’ 13-year journey has definitely been unique. With a handful of multi-platinum selling albums and a huge home fan base, they were just about to embark on a six-month world tour when a certain unfortunately named virus tried to spoil the party.

Thankfully, the band are back with a new album, rescheduled dates and a point to prove. The Coronas’ new record 'True Love Waits' marks the start of what is now more than a new chapter in the career of one of Ireland’s biggest, best-loved bands, it’s more like a whole new book. A quartet for 13 years, last summer The Coronas became a trio

when guitarist Dave McPhillips unexpectedly left.

"When we accepted that we weren’t going to be the same band without him, it was easier to let the songs lead us in ways we wouldn’t have thought of before," Danny O'Reilly said.

Lyrically, 'True Love Waits' addresses everything from a new love in Danny’s life, to looking back at past achievements with pride, to dealing with Dave’s departure. ‘Haunted’, one of two songs written with producer Cormac Butler, is a toast to a partnership – with the phrase “haunted” being Dingle-speak for “lucky”

By Emma Donoghue Dublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. A small world of work, risk, death and unlooked-for love. Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city centre, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new flu are quarantined. Into Julia’s regimented world step two outsiders - Doctor Kathleen Lynn, on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over three days, these women change each other’s lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work.

'The Pull of the Stars' is Donoghue’s 13th novel and 17th book of fiction.

Emma began this novel in October 2018, inspired by the centenary of the Great Flu of 1918-19, and delivered the final draft to her publishers two days before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

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RTÉ2, Friday, 10pm Referencing instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather. Drama, starring Naomi Watts and Jacob Tremblay.

Directed by Jurassic World's Colin Trevorrow.

RTÉ ONE , Saturday, 7.05pm The bad-tempered ogre finds himself in the unwelcome position of being next in line for the throne. Preferring to stay at home in the swamps, he sets out on a quest to find the rightful heir - a rebellious teenager named Artie - and persuade him to face up to his responsibilities as the future king.

Meanwhile, the ambitious Prince Charming sees his chance to take the throne. Animated comedy, with the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas and Rupert Everett.

WELCOME Welcome back to Home & Living, we've all been doing a little more living at home over the last number of months making us appreciate or homes and families all the more. It's been such a crazy time for all of us. Whether you painted, gardened, walked or Netflixed your way through lockdown it’s nice to see things getting back to a new normal, meeting up with some family or friends, and getting out to buy some flowers for the garden or things for our homes.

If you've been busy revamping your home and garden over the last few months or even if you haven't, with interior shops opening up again it's a great time to enhance your home with a new sofa or even some cushions to tie your look together. This month we are looking at all those cushions. It's one of those things that can make or break a room and because of the endless possibilities it can be one of the most difficult to get right.

Directory Corcoran's Furniture & Carpets Ltd. 064-6691112 www.corcoransfurniture.ie Hal-Lou Furnishings 064-6632401 www.hal-loufurnishings.com Sliding Wardrobes 064-6620633 www.komandor.ie Maurice Prendiville 064-6632612 Acme Blinds 064-6620633 www.acmeblinds.com Factory Carpets Direct 064-6639392 www.factorycarpetsdirect.ie Ardfert Furniture 066-7134361 www.ardfertfurniture.com Cremur 066-7124555 www.cremur.com Moriartys of Killorglin 066-9790688 www.mok.ie McElligotts 066-71 41327 www.mcelligotts.ie Killarney Furniture & Carpet Centre 064 - 6631694 @killarneycarpetcentre (Facebook) Kadri Bormeiter 087-2826902 @kadribormeister (Instagram) Lots 066-7127117 www.lotsfurnishings.ie Ted Healy 064-663 9000 www.dng.ie/branches/details/8853 M.D. O'Shea 064-6620200 www.mdoshea.ie Boyles 066 976 1110 www.toplineboyleskillorglin.ie The White Room 064-6640600 www.thewhiteroomkenmare.com

As we've all been spending a lot more time in our kitchens over the last few months, and maybe thinking about painting, but are daunted by the task, have a look at 21st Century Sprayers in this section, and see the results of a professional revamp.

Next month we will be looking at all things bedroom, from what colours to choose to furniture and the all important throw pillows.

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How cushions can transform your space. This is before with the cushions that came with the loveseat and after adding some extra. See our feature on how to style your cushions to perfection in this month's Home & Living.

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If you, like me, have a bit of a cushion addiction, but get them home and are at a loss on how to arrange them or they end up on the floor as there is no room for you on the sofa then we have the answer.

To simplify your struggle we have looked at some top tips from designers on how to arrange them, and what colours best suit your space.

How you arrange cushions depends greatly upon; where they’ll be used, the colours in the space, how many look best, their colour or pattern, their texture and size, and ultimately the look you are trying to create. While the options are endless, the rules remain the same; get the right colours, focus on layering, mix size, shape and texture and above all, experiment!

First, start with what colours you want.

A plain sofa means you can pick any accent colour, but to tie the room together pick a colour from a painting in the room or other accents like a vase or footstool, for a more cohesive look. One simple print, one busy print, and one solid. This is a basic formula that’ll help you narrow down your options. Another way to think about it is - one small print, one big print, one solid. Your busy/large print should be on your largest pillows or the pillow that is front and centre, as this print will usually set the tone for not just your pillow arrangement but the rest of your room.

For your inserts, it's what's inside that counts! Pillows are meant to bring extra comfort to your sofa, so it’s important to use good quality inserts, my personal favourite is feather. They may need extra faffing after you get up from your sofa, but the comfort well out ways the disadvantages.

Below are some of the most popular cushion arrangements with helpful tips and instructions on how to best pull them off.

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T HE 2-1 CUSHION ARRANGEMENT This arrangement consists of two cushions placed on one end of the couch; this could be a larger cushion in block colour or small print acting as a base, and a slightly smaller one in front - and a single cushion placed on the other end of the sofa. Subtle patterns and varied textures can be introduced with this cushion arrangement for a timeless elegance, but more laid back aesthetic.

DOUBLE SIDES ARRANGEMENT This is a more formal arrangement that builds from two large cushions placed on either side of the couch and an addi-

tion of front cushions on each side. Start at the end of the sofa with larger cushions, 50cm x 50cm in size - and work your way in with slightly smaller 45cm x 45cm cushions up against the larger ones. A block colour in your accent colour and a patterned cushion picking up your accent colour in the pattern works really well here. This placement is perfect to impart a sense of symmetry and order without cluttering the sofa.

BALANCED CUSHION ARRANGEMENT Start with your double sides arrangement and add a feature in the centre.

This gives a finished look to your sofa.

The additional feature cushion in the centre, could be smaller in size a different shape or completely different depending on your taste. Tying them all together with a similar colour or trend will keep this cohesive. With this kind of arrangement, play with colour, patterns and textures for an interesting and appealing layered look.

S EPARATED TRIO ARRANGEMENT This is probably my favourite cushion formation as it allows for more cushions and it allows you the freedom to enjoy different colours, patterns and textures, as long as each pair matches the other. Start with the largest cushions at the back, then work your way in, adding pairs of smaller cushions as you go along. You can play around with

different textures here too like adding a sheepskin or knitted cushion in similar tones and avoiding a monotonous finish.

D IFFERENT SHAPES ARRANGEMENT This arrangement is more spontaneous as it consists of cushions with different shapes and sizes to create an exciting cushion cocktail. Placed in a way you would a gallery wall; nothing is off limits with this arrangement. It highlights the cushions individuality and geometric strengths and works effortlessly in odd numbers. Pair cushions in different textures such as velvet, linen, and fur, with different sizes and shapes for extra dimension and depth.

D O SOMETHING WEIRD I like to include an “odd man out” in any cushion arrangement. Something in a fun colour, a weird shape (think round or triangular), or maybe a textured number in faux fur or sequins. Here, a bold pink cross sits amongst black-and-white patterns, standing out and fitting in.

The golden rule with informal is stick to odd numbers.

It’s true for cushions (and it’s true for almost everything else): odd numbers look more relaxed and natural in an arrangement, five cushions on an average sofa, or three on a smaller one work well in most rooms.

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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

THANKS: Dr Patrick Quinn, Principal Dental Surgeon with Cork Kerry Community Healthcare who helped to set up the Tralee test centre, thanking Ioseph Nestor of the Kerry Education and Training Board for that board’s support. Photo: Dominick Walsh

Get a free introduction with Activate Fitness If you're looking to get fit and healthy why not try a free introduction with Activate Fitness. This is a meeting where we find out about your goals and come up with a formula for how we can best help you reach them.

One thing we hear a lot from people is that they’re afraid to come in. They know we row, run and lift weights. They haven’t done any of this before and wonder if they're strong or fit enough.

Trust me, I get it. The team at Activate has helped hundreds of people start from right where they were to get fitter and stronger. There isn’t an initiation to be able to run 200 meters or be able to lift a certain amount of weight.

Most of our new clients cannot lift any weight, and many cannot run 100m or further.

Within months many of them are stronger, can run more than 200m non-stop and feel more energised and capable.

The key thing is though, none of those people waited until they were “fit enough” or “strong enough” to get started. The whole point is to come in and get fitter and stronger!

We modify every movement. Every person’s workout is individualised to their strength and ability. Our modifications are designed to help you eventually be able to do the movement.

Everyone is lifting a different weight.

Starting without a lot of strength presents a lot of opportunity. You can get a Personal Record (PR) on every single lift you do.

In some ways, you will see your strength building immediately, like when you get a PR on a lift. In other ways, it will take a long time. And that is OK, no-one is an

expert on day one. We all need to harness a “beginner's mindset” in order to make progress.

You have to be consistent. You have to keep at it, but you definitely don’t have to be strong enough to start.

Nobody who gets fitter or stronger waits until they are “strong enough”. With that approach, you will never be ready enough to get started.

The team at Activate are experts at meeting you at your level of ability, no matter how unfit you are.

Many of our previous “beginners” will be your biggest supporters when you start, as they were where you are and know your journey. We ensure that everyone’s journey is respected and that all accomplishments are celebrated along the way.

But what is the part that really matters?

Those members who previously felt “too unfit” to start: Can now lift their kids when they refuse to leave somewhere!

Can now carry that giant bag of dog food to and from the car.

Can now lift that giant dog with the ferocious appetite onto the vet’s table!

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Can now keep up with kids and grandkids and jump into the bouncy castle at birthday parties without fear of passing out!

Now they feel strong and fit. And they keep getting stronger and fitter.

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Kerry ETB thanked for making college available as COVID-19 test centre Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has thanked the Kerry Education and Training Board (KETB) for its support in making Kerry College of Beauty, which is part of the Kerry College Monavalley Campus, available as a test centre for COVID-19.

The Tralee community testing centre has been located at Kerry College of Beauty since March, following a decision by the ETB to make the site available to the HSE. For operational reasons, the centre has now relocated to the grounds of Ballymullen Barracks.

This test centre has been busy as staff assigned there have tested members of the public who have been referred by their GP and have supported mass testing of residents and staff from residential care facilities across Kerry.

“We would like to thank the ETB for their support in providing their Beauty Therapy facility as a venue at very short notice,” Head of Primary Care with Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, Teresa O’Donovan said.

“Their support has been invaluable over recent months and assisted us as we rapidly increased the number of tests being carried out and expanded our testing capacity.”

Ms O’Donovan also paid tribute to the staff working at all four Cork Kerry Community Healthcare COVID-19 test centres across Cork and Kerry.

“We’re very proud of the work of the staff at all four of our test centres across Cork and Kerry. In Tralee, staff got this test centre up and running extremely efficiently which enabled us to meet the demand for testing appointments.”

More than 70 staff across Cork and Kerry were redeployed to COVID-19 test centres in recent months, including nurses, therapy staff from a range of professions, oral health staff, and administrative staff.

The current waiting time to have a swab taken in the Cork and Kerry region remains under 24 hours.

“This is thanks to the huge efforts of the staff involved at every stage of the testing process. We appreciate the efforts of the hard-working staff at all test centres and we wish to thank them for their efforts. They worked tirelessly to set up an extremely efficient testing process, and they also supported the universal screening for residents in residential centres,” Teresa O’Donovan added.

Anyone referred for a test is reminded that while they are waiting for either the test itself or the result, they must self-isolate.

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The Serenity Spa celebrates third birthday The award winning Serenity Spa, at The Rose Hotel celebrates its third birthday today (Friday).

To celebrate the hotel has some fantastic offers on their top selling Elemis products until August 2. If you use Elemis this is a great opportunity to top up your products for your beauty regime, and if you

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What causes blight in potatoes?

The continuous damp weather we have been having these last few weeks has led many people to be worried about blight

TAMS surge sees Cultivate to the fore With the next TAMS II* deadline of August 7, farmers in the South Kerry area who are planning investment need to apply as soon as possible.

Over the last five years TAMS grant aid to the value of €204 million has being invested on Irish farms. 40% of the overall spend was invested on dairy farms, particularly on milking machines. A further 20% was invested in farm buildings, while 12% was invested in slurry spreading equipment.

The Cultivate loan from Killarney Credit Union, is focused on helping farmers invest in their farm business. It is an ideal loan to match TAMS grant aided farm development.

“We have worked with a lot of farmers in South Kerry the past two years on farm development," Karena McCarthy, Marketing Officer of Killarney Credit Union, said.

"TAMS has worked a treat and we hope it continues after this August deadline and that there is at least one more tranche of TAMS funding in December.

Our farmer members need the TAMS support as they re-invest in their farm business. Dairy, beef and sheep farm-

ers are entitled to apply for a grant, and while for most cases a maximum of €80,000 is available, in some cases up to €160,000 is available, for example young trained farmers in farm partnerships. We really enjoy working with these farmers and for most of them our offer of loans up to €50,000 suits perfectly.”

She added that while COVID-19 has been challenging for credit unions, farm loans have continued to perform very well and they are very much open for farmer business.

"We are currently funding loans ranging from stocking loans to machinery, new buildings and some working capital.

We have taken Government advice to ensure that all our offices are safe and COVID-19 compliant. It’s also worth remembering that the farmer doesn’t need to give us any security and also doesn’t need to be an existing credit union member.”

It can cause a deep knot of fear in many of us, not only because all the hard work of putting in the seed potatoes can be wiped out in a matter of hours, but I believe there is a residual, ingrained fear of the history of blight on this island, and the real devastation it caused. It is an irrational fear, of course – the supermarkets won’t run out – but more so than in any country I think we have a bond with the potato which transcends time and generations.

What causes blight?

Blight is properly named Phytopthera Infestans, and is a fungus like organism, whose spores spread on the wind. It is suspected it arrived to us in infected guano, at much the same time as potatoes were introduced to us from South America. It causes complete chlorosis, that is, yellowing, then browning of the leaves, and eventually the death of all tissues of the plant. The ideal growing conditions for it is typically the warm, humid weather we have been having – however it can be quite localised depending on the conditions of your garden.

Early symptoms are dark brown spots on the leaves, followed by a yellow border spreading from the dark brown patch.

Eventually it travels down to the tubers themselves which turn soggy and smell horrible. It really is a smell you will never forget.

How to prevent blight?

Unfortunately, if you grow potatoes, you

will in all likelihood, get blight. Planting early varieties is an option as they reach maturity before blight conditions really appear. There are resistant varieties such as Sarpo Mira and Colleen.

Chemicals which can be used include Bayer Garden Blight Control and Sentry.

They are both effective – as long as you get to it in time. They are both sprays, and can be used four times a year, with 10 day intervals. This covers July and a bit of August, which should be sufficient. It will give further protection from late blight also.

If a small amount of leaves are affected they can be removed and preferably burnt. When the foliage is removed, the blight cannot spread into the tubers, and they will be safe for a limited time.

Bordeaux mixture, or copper mixture is a traditional treatment, which works by creating a film on the leaves, upon which the spores cannot take hold. Therefore, it prevents rather than cures. It is not very rainfast, so plants need to be sprayed often, causing a build-up of copper which is toxic to earthworms. I have also heard of people who have made horsetail tea, from that most stubborn of weeds – horsetails – and having some success with that as a spray. Crop rotation is also very important, as spores do remain in the soil over the winter. Ventilation between plants can also reduce the risk, and as always, good hygiene is vital.

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Coyne has successful UK debut Local motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne is just one week away from his British Superbike Championship debut and is more than ready for the challenge.

Last weekend he made his maiden appearance outside Ireland when he contested four different races in the Thundersport GP2 Cup at Donnington Park.

The BSB gets underway at the same venue next weekend and Coyne used last weekend’s races as a high-speed test session as a “track learning’ exercise.

The Kawasaki rider netted fifth place in all four races that he contested setting himself up for a perfect debut in the premier class next week.

“In race one Kevin got a blistering start and managed to bring home a fifthplace finish in class and 10th overall. We picked the safe option of putting him on wet tyres on a drying track. And maybe if we gambled a bit more possibly could

have got a podium,” his father Mark said.

“Race two was very controversial as it had to be red-flagged three laps in.

With a quick tyre change he went out again. And while still delighted with another fifth, our lack of track knowledge showed, but by the end of day one, it was very positive. Day two started with his third race of the weekend and with the weather practically perfect we made some slight adjustments which did not work out in our favour," he said.

“We decided to change the bike settings for the fourth and last race, good or bad, and see if we could crack the 1m 24s lap time he was now accustomed to. We weren’t worried about places - just what times he could knock in. And it became apparent after the start we were in the right direction. After three laps he was down in the 1m 22.5s lap times and stayed there for the whole race. We are really excited about our return in two weeks to play with the big boys.”

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National Helpline is open six days a week Monday to Friday 10am–5pm and Saturday 10am–4pm on 1800 341 341. Email at helpline@alzheimer.ie or via Live Chat at www.alzheimer.ie National Council for the Blind of Ireland National Helpline 1850 334353

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Family Carers Ireland, Cork/Kerry branch is seeking nominations for 2020 Netwatch Carer of the Year Awards. There are 11,892 family carers in Kerry, one of whom will be named Kerry Carer of the Year for 2020 at the awards’ ceremony on November 6 next. The awards recognise, celebrate and shine a light on the remarkable contribution of Ireland’s 355,000 family carers. Family carers across Ireland make extraordinary sacrifices and work extremely hard, sometimes 24 hours a day, to provide care for family members and friends in their own homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of their role in society as they prop up the healthcare system by keeping their loved ones at home and out of hospital. With limited access to essential services and particularly respite, family carers are overstretched and receive little acknowledgement for their unpaid work which saves the State €10bn each year. Nomination forms are now available online at www.familycarers.ie or via the National Freephone Careline 1800 24 07 24.

People from Kerry are encouraged to nominate a family carer that they know who deserves this recognition. ................................................................

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for all social events & functions (Birthday Parties, Communions etc.)

Food Hampers available upon request SPECIALISING IN:

For all enquiries please call: PAUL 085 7538601 COLLEEN 086 3778960 info@kilcummingourmetkitchen.com

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APPOINTMENTS

31.7.2020

LIAM LYNCH ŠKODA

Due to the success of the Škoda brand in Kerry we have a vacancy for a

BUSINESS MANAGER FULL TIME POSITION

To join our highly successful Dealership.

Previous financial experience required.

Email CV to:

hr@liamlynchmotors.ie

QUALIFIED CHEF WANTED REQUIRED

HOST FAMILY TO ACCOMMODATE

Irish-German student for school period from September to Christmas.

Student - Samuel Rook (14 years old) attends St. Brendan’s school.

Family with kids of a similar age would be preferable.

Please contact

Fergus at mail@kelleher.de

This is a growing pub that needs an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking Chef to come on board and really showcase the passion for good food and good service.

To apply please send your CV to kieranoleary87@gmail.com or phone 0876131979 to organise an interview.

APPOINTMENTS

31.7.2020

NAUGHTON & CO ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISORS

are looking for an experienced BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT to join their busy Killarney office which services clients throughout Munster.

Working with a broad and diverse client portfolio, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to further their career development, have job variation and be part of a successful company.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proficient in Accounts/Bookkeeping software packages such as Big Red Cloud, Relate Accounts Production, Surf and Receipt Bank.

• Very strong IT skills particularly with Microsoft Packages.

• Payroll using Thesaurus Software.

• Preparation of sole trader and small company accounts to Trial Balance stage including reconciliations of bank accounts, creditors and debtors.

• Preparation and submission of Vat, Payroll, RCT and other Revenue returns and experience of all aspects of ROS. • Dealing with Revenue and client queries as required.

• Office administration including project support.

• Use your own initiative with the ability to prioritise when required.

• Be a team player whilst managing and organising your own client portfolio to achieve tight deadlines.

• Strong attention to detail and an ability to learn quickly.

KEY REQUIREMENTS: • At least 2 years general bookkeeping experience previous practice experience essential.

• Accounting Technician qualification an advantage but not essential.

• Experience in the financial services sector is desirable but not essential.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

OTHER INFORMATION

Salary and other benefits are commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Applications by email only to john@naughtonandco.ie.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 11th August 2020.

Only candidates considered for interview will be contacted and interviews will be conducted in accordance with current government health guidelines.

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Linden House Killarney Town Centre

REQUIRE

NIGHT PORTER PART TIME and

CLEANER/ HOUSEKEEPER PART TIME

Open all year All candidates considered Please send your cv to officemillstreet@gmail.com

31.7.2020

What the School Roadmap means for the Class of 2021 The impact of COVID-19 has been felt by all students and the loss of face-to-face teaching hours experienced by the incoming exam students in September has been of major concern to students, parents and teachers.

The long awaited guidelines published by the Government earlier this week, ‘Reopening Our Schools – The Roadmap for the Full Return to School’, have addressed the concerns in relation to incoming third and sixth year students.

It has been recognised that in light of the huge disruption to classroom teaching, changes are needed in relation to assessment for certificate for these exam students. The detailed arrangements in relation to the Junior Certificate examinations in 2021 will be made available before the start of the school year, but the guidelines clearly state the number of classroom based assessments to be completed by those entering third year has been reduced and the dates of completion of some elements will be extended into the new school year.

LEAVING CERT CLASS OF 2021

The Department have also recognised that some changes will be needed in the assessments for students sitting the traditional Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Leaving Cert Vocational Programme in 2021. There is no plan to change the structure of questions or the assessment components as both students and teachers are very familiar with these and have been planning towards them all through fifth year. The changes will vary across subjects but in all cases they will involve some combination of the following:

* Students will be provided with greater choice in written exams through the provision of additional questions and/or adjustments to mandatory sections on written examination papers. * The dates on which coursework briefs are issued will be brought forward to allow extra preparation time for students and teachers. *In some subjects, changes to the requirements for practical exams will be made to reflect the need to manage access to equipment necessary to complete such exams. * In the case of LCA students, the number of tasks to be completed will be reduced from three to two. * Arrangements for the examination of the tasks, to include interviews, will be based on the most up-to-date public health advice.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS

As well as the adjustments to the examinations the Government has placed emphasis on supporting student well-being across all year groups in the transition back to the school environment and during the ongoing stress and anxiety caused to young people during the pandemic. An allocation of 1,080 additional teaching posts, including 120 guidance counsellor posts, will be provided to ensure that students are getting optimum teaching and learning opportunities as

OUT AND ABOUT: Kelly Ann and Pauline McSweeney with Phoenix Cole enjoying a walk through Killarney town on Tuesday. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

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NOVENAS 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. GM

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. BW

NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE

Niamh Dwyer is a Guidance Counsellor in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore & PRO of Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors. She can be contacted on careerfocusnow@gmail. com. well the personal, social, educational and vocational support that is so badly needed at any time, but particularly at a time of uncertainty. Full details of the Roadmap can be assessed on www.assets.gov.ie.

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.

THANKSGIVING To the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady, all the Angels and Saints and the Holy Spirit, the Sweet Infant Jesus and the Universe.

Thank ye so much. Love ye all xxxx

TIME OUT: Taking some time out and enjoying a bite to eat are Michael, Margaret and Anthony Jones at Deenagh Lodge. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

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IN MEMORIAM

1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

28TH ANNIVERSARY

2ND ANNIVERSARY

2ND ANNIVERSARY

KEOGH

COLLINS

ADAMS

In loving memory of Patrick (Pat) Collins Dromhale, Killarney and Bromore, Ballybunion who died on the 3rd August 2018

In loving memory of Declan Adams Late of Bridge House, Coolgarrive, Killarney who died on the 3rd of August 2018 R.I.P.

O’GORMAN

In loving memory of Joan O’Gorman who died peacefully 27-7-2019 The family of the late Joan would wish to thank all those who sympathised with us on the loss of our wonderful mother, partner, sister, aunt and friend. A sincere thanks to Fr. Fleming (R.I.P.) and Pat Coffey for celebrating Joan’s Requiem Mass. A special thanks to Flynn’s Funeral Directors for the handling of the funeral arrangements, and the grave diggers for preparing Joan’s final resting place.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to all those who called to the house, attended the Removal Mass and Burial, together with all those who sent mass cards, floral tributes, messages of condolence, telephone calls and travelled long distances to be with us.

Thank you to all the doctors, nurses and staff at Kerry University Hospital for all the care they gave Joan.

In loving memory of Doreen Keogh Knockane, Ballyfinnane, Firies Whose anniversary occurred on the 8th of July 1992 We took our vows together Said “Until death do us part” But when God came and took your hand My whole world fell apart.

When I look back upon our lives The thing that makes me glad Is that you chose to share with me The precious years we had.

Sadly missed by your husband Vincent, sons John Patrick and Vincent Junior.

8TH ANNIVERSARY BROSNAN

In loving memory of Johnny Brosnan late of Knockmanagh, Kilcummin, Killarney, who died on the 2nd August 2012.

In loving memory of Paddy O’Connor Late of Mill Road, Killarney Who died on the 4th August 2004 Sadly missed by your family.

Forever in our thoughts and prayers.

15TH ANNIVERSARY

We think of you always And talk about you too We have such precious memories We wish we still had you.

Karen Smiling, laughing, dimpled cheeks, vibrant, busy, scaling peaks.

Waving, greeting young and old, face of beauty still and cold.

Cycling, always on the go, music, meetings, never no.

Work her favourite, aprons white, trays and traffic, what a sight.

Muckross rowing, lakes serene, just twenty one, what might have been.

Time and tide, days too short, new job waiting, soon to start.

Cycling homeward, traffic speeding, father, mother, sisters grieving.

Romance, boyfriend, last goodbyes, her moon, her stars, her loved filled eyes.

Void of darkness hearts so broken, special person, love unspoken.

Memories vivid never end, on walking sleeping of time not spent.

Rest above the lakes so loved, watch forever from above.

Anger, grief, great confusion, friends, tears in huge profusion.

Nights of sadness, days so barren, busy, laughing, lovely Karen.

By Weeshie.

Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts, sadly missed by Mam, Anne, Clare, Susan and families.

IN MEMORIAM

Sadly missed by his brothers Jimmy and Gerard, and sisters Aderinne, Karen and Ruth.

24TH ANNIVERSARY MURPHY

Dearly loved and forever missed by all your loving family.

In loving memory of Margaret Murphy, Pallas, Beaufort, Who died on the 2nd of August 1996.

6TH ANNIVERSARY CULLOTY

Deep are the memories, precious they stay, No passing of time, Can take them away.

Loved and remembered always, Mom, sisters and brothers and their extended families.

In loving memory of Kieran Cahillane, late of 158 Pinewood, Killarney who died on the 7th August 2005.

You gave no one a last farewell, Nor ever said goodbye.

You were gone before we knew it, And only God knows why.

A million times we’ll miss you.

A million times we’ll cry.

If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place, No one else can ever fill.

It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God took you home.

We will meet again some day, I know in a better place.

I thank God He made you our Son & Brother While you were here on earth.

You passed away in 2018, A young man in his prime, With so much more to give, Your spirit is with us every day, As we work rest and play.

You are always in our thoughts No matter what we do.

So many things have happened Since you passed away So much we could have talked about If God had let you stay.

CAHILLANE Treasured memories of our beautiful Daughter and Sister Karen, “Osprey” Muckross, Killarney who died tragically on 4th August 1996, aged 21 years.

Our brother Declan, We miss you still, I have no doubt we always will, The years fly by as we move on, But you to us are forever young.

You’re now in heaven with Dad, Mom and brother Pat, Watching over us as we get through the day.

Young and handsome, Our brother Declan, your eternal flame will light forever more.

O’CONNOR

Love Ted, Lorraine, Nicola, Michael, Eugene and your grandson Darragh.

FOGARTY

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving family.

16TH ANNIVERSARY

Sleep tight our angel, until we meet again.

Gone but never forgotten.

24TH ANNIVERSARY

Memories are precious, They don’t fade away, We think of you always, Not just today.

In loving memory of Kathleen (Kate) Culloty Late of Maulykevane, Headford, Killarney Who died on 3rd August 2014 May she rest in peace There are no words to tell you Mom, What losing you has meant, Every day we think of you, And the happy years we spent.

Thinking of you always, Not just today.

24TH ANNIVERSARY MURPHY

You would want us to keep smiling, And that’s what we will do, And every time we reminisce, We have loving thoughts of you.

You are with us when each day dawns, And when we say goodnight, Our guardian angel here on earth, And heaven’s shining light.

In loving memory of Margaret Murphy, Pallas, Beaufort, Who died on the 2nd of August 1996.

Love you always Mom, Dad, Marie, Paudie, Kieran, James, Oonagh, Emily Rose, Jason & Shay.

You will never be forgotten, And we often shed a tear, But it’s only because we love you, And wish you were still here.

Anniversary Mass for Kieran on Sunday August 2nd at 11:00am in the Church of The Resurrection.

Though Heaven and earth divide us, We are never far apart, For you are always in out thoughts, And forever in our hearts.

Sadly missed but never forgotten by your loving daughter

Love from Micheal, Ian and Michelle. xxx

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

IN MEMORIAM

31.7.2020 25TH ANNIVERSARY COURTNEY

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

4TH ANNIVERSARY

5TH ANNIVERSARY

MAC SWEENEY

O’SULLIVAN

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DOONA

In loving memory of Mattie Courtney Late of 51 St. Brendan’s Place, Killarney who died on the 1st August 1995 We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again.

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

From your loving wife Bridie and family.

Anniversary Mass St. Mary’s Cathedral, Saturday 1st of August at 6.15p.m.

In loving memory of Daniel Doona, late of 19 Coolgrain Park, Killarney whose birthday occured on 1st August.

In God’s care you rest above, In our hearts you rest with love, Never more than a thought away, Loved and remembered every day.

Sadly missed and remembered always on this your birthday.

Love always your wife Eileen, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren. xxx

In loving memory of Joan Mac Sweeney, Our wonderful mother and grandmother, Late of St. Anne’s Road, Killarney, Who died on the 2nd of August 2016.

A pleasant smile, a heart of gold, No finer person this world could hold.

In heaven you rest, no worries no pain Deep in our hearts you will always remain No words we write can ever say How much we miss you every day No one knows the grief we bear When the family gather and you’re not there We laugh, we talk we play the part But beyond the sorrow is a broken heart The sorrow we feel we never fade And the ache in our hearts Will always remain.

21ST ANNIVERSARY ASHE

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE HEALY

Remembered today beloved husband, father and granddad John Ashe late of ‘Cooldruma’, 36 Scrahan Court, Killarney, who died on the 3rd August 1999 RIP. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again.

You’ll never be forgotten by your loving wife Eileen, daughters and sons, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Masses offered.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

Loved and always remembered Lorraine and Oliver, Denise and Alan, Noreen and Karl, Louise and Ciaran, David and Kayleigh xxx NANA Precious Nana’s are very few, Thats why there was only one of you God treasure her in your garden of rest, Because on earth You were one of the best.

In loving memory of Declan Healy Rockfield, Faha, Killarney.

Whose birthday occurs on the 25th of July

Always loved and remembered Ella and Oran, xxxxxxxxx

I found a little sign today, Just laying on the ground, The feather that you sent me, When you knew I’d be around,

Also remembering her husband Denis at this time.

Anniversary Mass Saturday 1st of August at 6.15pm, St Marys Cathedral.

I know you’re always helping, Sending guidance from above, And giving reassurance, That I’m surrounded by your love, So I really want to thank you, For confirming that you’re there, At just the time I needed, That little extra bit of care.

26TH & 51ST ANNIVERSARY LEAHY

From your loving wife Mary, daughter Gemma, son-in-law Savio and your beloved granddaughters Izzy, Eloa & Niahara.

FLEMING

2ND ANNIVERSARY O’REILLY

Birthday remembrance of a wife and mother Julianne Fleming late of 79 St Brendan’s Terrace, Killarney whose birthday occurs on 5th August A birthday wish for someone so dear, We fondly remember you 365 days a year, The 5th of August comes and goes, We still celebrate your birthday because we love you so.

On your birthday you never wanted a fuss, You enjoyed a meal at home with all of us, We would go for a drink or two, To show how much we treasured you.

Always loved and missed by your husband Donie and all of the family.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Angela O’Reilly Late of Maulykevane, Headford Who passed away on the 27th July 2018

In loving memory of our dear parents, Dad Patrick Leahy who died on the 8th March 1969, and Mom Christina Leahy who died on the 2nd August 1994, both late of 41 Daltons Avenue, Killarney.

R.I.P. Of all the gifts in life, However great or small, To have you for our parents, Was the greatest gift of all.

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

We are sad within our memory Lonely are our hearts today For the one we loved so dearly Had forever been called away We think of her in silence No eye may see us weep But many silent tears are shed When others are asleep

Loved, sadly missed and always remembered by your loving daughters Joan and Bernadette, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchild Mia (USA).

Greatly missed and lovingly remembered by your family, Liam, Seán and Sinéad xxx

Anniversary Mass on Thursday 6th of August at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

In loving memory of Seamus O’Sullivan Quarry Cross, Gneeveguilla, Rathmore who died on 30th July 2015 RIP As each day dawns we think of you, As each night falls we pray for you, And throughout our lives no matter where, In our hearts you are always there, We miss your smile, your joking ways, We miss the things you used to say, And when old times we do recall, It’s when we miss you most of all.

Sadly missed by your loving wife Mary, Daughters Abina & Joan, Sons James & Pat, Daughter in law Caroline, Son in law Sean, Grandchildren Jamie & Katie.

3RD ANNIVERSARY O’SHEA

In loving memory of our dearest mother Joan O’Shea late of Marian Bungalow, Woodlawn, Killarney Who passed away on 29th July 2017 Life goes on we know that’s true But it’s not the same since we lost you We keep your memories one by one The things you said the things you did They bring a smile a many a tear And always a wish that you were here In God’s care you rest above And in our hearts you rest with love.

Sadly missed and always loved from your children Mary, Eileen, Joan, Margaret, Thomas, Kathleen, Gerard, Ann and their families.

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. M.M.

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. T.F. B.P.

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SPORT

SPORT

31.7.2020

ADAM MOYNIHAN

SUPPORT

E: sport@killarneyadvertiser.ie

KILLARNEY

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

One down, two to go

| By Adam Moynihan

Follow Adam on Twitter @AdamMoynihan

Crokes, Legion and Kenmare hoping to build on positive start

Round 1 is in the can and the return of championship football was enjoyed by all who, by hook or by crook, bore witness to one or more of the 28 games that took place over a hectic opening weekend.

With only 200 people allowed inside the ground in these pandemic-affected times, ticketless supporters stood on cars, scaled walls, retreated to higher ground and perched themselves in the buckets of diggers just to catch a glimpse of the action.

Unusual atmospheres aside, there was some great entertainment, not least at senior level where three of the four matches went right down to the wire.

With so little to separate the sides, particularly in Group 2, we should be all set for another exhilarating round of topflight football.

The predictions were fairly good by me last week – I had an easy win for Crokes, Legion by two and a draw between Stacks and Dingle – so I should probably quit while I’m ahead. But sure look, where’s the fun in that?

Group 1 Dr Crokes v Kerins O’Rahilly’s TONIGHT AT 7PM: LEWIS ROAD

After a disappointing 2019, the Crokes would have been very keen to lay down a marker in the first round of this year’s Club Championship and they did exactly that with a convincing win over Templenoe.

Their perennial scorer-in-chief Tony Brosnan was in typically deadly form, registering 1-8 (1-5 from play) and generally being unmarkable for the full the 60 minutes.

David Shaw scored five points (0-2 from play) and Micheál Burns added three more while very solid defensive displays from John Payne, Michael Moloney and Fionn Fitzgerald kept Templenoe quiet at the other end. Midfielder Mark O’Shea also gave a very good account of himself up against an intercounty-standard opponent and his assist for Brosnan’s goal was top class.

Brian Looney worked tirelessly, Johnny Buckley did well, Shane Murphy’s kickouts were excellent… The Crokes were ominously impressive all over the pitch, and all this without influential forwards Daithí Casey and Kieran O’Leary, both of whom are out with injuries.

This praise does, however, come with a caveat: Templenoe were quite poor. With Tadhg Morley absent and fellow county

men Gavin Crowley, Adrian Spillane and Killian Spillane more or less nullified by their opposite numbers, the Intermediate champs offered little by way of resistance. Stephen O’Sullivan kicked a couple of nice scores in the first half but apart from that, they never really got going.

Once Brosnan clinically finished that goal chance three minutes before the break, the result was never in doubt.

One worry for the Crokes the last day is that they displayed some uncharacteristically poor decision-making in front of the posts. On a couple of occasions they shot for goal when a point was the better option or vice versa… It certainly wasn’t vintage Crokes in that regard. Perhaps, on occasion, the cool heads of Casey and Leary were missed. It mattered little on the day – they won by 11 anyway – but it is something that Edmund O’Sullivan and his management team will want to right.

Bigger challenges lie ahead, starting with Rahilly’s in Killarney this evening.

For Rahilly’s part, they could (and, realistically, should) have won their first game of the competition but a lack of composure down the stretch cost them dearly.

Thanks mainly to some excellent kicking

by Jack Savage (0-10, 0-2 from play), they led by one heading into stoppage time but a costly turnover allowed Ken-

mare to seize the momentum and they ended up conceding three points on the trot.

Losing Tommy Walsh to injury in the first half was a big blow and with Barry John Keane having an off day and youngster Conor Hayes being well-marshalled, their attack appeared to be quite tame.

On more than one occasion, Savage soloed the ball back and forth across the 45-metre line, waiting for something to materialize ahead of him (his teammates might argue that he held it for too long), but nothing did.

Major improvements will be required in that department if they are to trouble the Crokes and the availability of Tommy Walsh will be key. Judging by the way he exited last Saturday – early, of his own accord and without receiving any treatment – it would be surprising if he has recovered in the space of six days. And at the back, if they cough up early goals like they did against Kenmare, they can forget about the reaching the final.

Based on last week alone, it’s hard to look past the home team in this one.

VERDICT: DR CROKES BY FIVE.

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Dr Crokes defender Fionn Fitzgerald fists the ball away from Killian Spillane of Templenoe. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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Group 1 Templenoe v Kenmare Shamrocks SATURDAY AT 7PM: TEMPLENOE Last week was a baptism of fire for the newcomers and, perhaps unsurprisingly, they got fairly badly burned. Some very strong performances in Division 1 of the County League in recent years suggest that Templenoe are capable of competing at this level on their day, but last Friday was not their day.

To be fair to them, things could have been quite different had Adrian Spillane’s thunderous 24th-minute strike gone in instead of cannoning back off the crossbar. That would have levelled the match at 1-3 to 0-6 and who knows? Maybe it would have put the frighteners up the opposition. As it turned out, Crokes pulled away, as Crokes tend to do when you don’t take your chances against them.

This upcoming match will provide them with an opportunity to get back on the horse and they will need no geeing up in what is sure to be a feisty match-up against their near neighbours.

Shamrocks did extremely well to come from behind and beat Strand Road in their first outing. Veteran forward Paul O’Connor stole the show in the first half, first with a spectacular solo goal (my “gushing” tweet describing his remarkable effort was quoted in Monday’s Irish Examiner as they named it Goal of the Weekend), and then with a gorgeous cross-field assist for Stephen O’Brien.

O’Brien’s goal was the only indelible mark he left on the game before his withdrawal in the second half, presumably due to injury. If the rapid half/corner forward is out for an extended period it will be a huge blow to Kenmare’s championship prospects, not to mention Kerry’s.

Perhaps the only player more pivotal to Kenmare’s chances is Seánie Shea and

he proved his worth to his club yet again with another superb showing against Rahilly’s. Yes, he’s athletic. Yes, he’s intelligent. Yes, he’s a beautiful footballer.

But what makes O’Shea stand out for me is his seemingly limitless appetite for the game, as well as his undying will to win.

You see it in the way he steps to his Kerry teammates at club level. There are no smiles, no jokes, no “well lad, how’s the form?” It’s aggressive, in-your-face, hand-in-the-chest, take-no-prisoners marking. You get nothing easy off him on the pitch, even if he’s your friend off it.

When the game was in the mixer the last day and his side desperately needed a score, O’Shea was the one who forced the turnover when the ball should never have been turned over in a million years.

He was the one who, out of sheer doggedness, singlehandedly fashioned the opportunity. He was the one who swung over the equalising score that rocked Rahilly’s to their core. And he was the one who scored the winner deep into time added on.

Whether or not he can guide Kenmare to a final remains to be seen but victory over Templenoe would set them up nicely.

VERDICT: KENMARE SHAMROCKS

BY THREE.

Group 2 Dingle v Killarney Legion SATURDAY AT 3PM: PÁIRC AN ÁGHASAIGH Talk about fine margins. When Conor Keane gathered and slung a snapshot more or less over his shoulder in the dying embers of last Saturday’s tetchy Round 1 clash against Kilcummin, it looked for all the world to be going nowhere fast. A Kilcummin defender immediately got a hand to the strike, which not only diverted the course of the shot but also took the sting out of it too.

Brendan Kealy strained every sinew to

reach the ball as it dropped towards the top of his crossbar but all he could do was tip it upwards and, crucially, slightly backwards. He scrambled through the top of the net to knock it back over the bar and into play but the umpire said it was too late. Somehow, a point had been scored and Legion led in added time.

Sub Thomas Moriarty added the insurance score and Legion, to the great relief of Stephen Stack, went home with two points in the back pocket.

The result is obviously the most important thing but Stack won’t have been overly enthused about his team’s performance on the night. They showed determination and grit to see the game out when it could quite easily have gotten away from them but it would be an understatement to say that there’s more in this Legion team.

James O’Donoghue put in a huge shift – he was undoubtedly the player of the game – and he was feeling it by the end.

He was forced off towards the very end with what appeared to be a hamstring problem and it goes without saying that Legion will need him at or at least approaching his best against Dingle.

His Kerry teammate Paul Geaney was the star of the show against Stacks last weekend; he scored 1-6, including a last-gasp equaliser that could have huge ramifications for Dingle’s season.

The men from West Kerry showed great character to come back from a five-point half-time deficit as they scored seven unanswered points to turn the tie on its head. The Geaneys (Paul, Mikey and Conor) were at the heart of the fightback – they scored all but two of Dingle’s total – and, after Stacks responded in kind, it was Paul who saved the day in the 66th minute when he levelled matters in dramatic fashion.

It will be interesting to see who Legion task with picking up the two-time AllStar. Danny Sheahan and Podge O’Connor both missed the Kilcummin game through injury so the responsibility may

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fall to powerful full back Damien O’Sullivan but, realistically, it will take a concerted effort from Legion’s backline if they are to stamp out Geaney’s influence.

This has the makings of another close game. It could come down to a kick of a ball.

VERDICT: DRAW

Group 2 Austin Stacks v Kilcummin SATURDAY AT 7PM: CONNOLLY PARK Kilcummin were really up for last weekend’s match against Legion. You could see it whenever they forced a turnover or won a duel; they weren’t shy about getting up in an opponent’s face and making themselves heard. And the aggression almost worked: they came mightily close to causing an upset and securing the opening day result that they craved so badly.

Kevin McCarthy is a massive loss for Dan Leary’s side and losing Kieran Murphy in first half stoppage time was another cruel blow, but they rallied extremely well and in the end they were only a kick of a ball away from snatching a result.

Putting the ball over the bar didn’t come too easily for them in Round 1. Noel Duggan’s free-taking was excellent – he kicked five in total – but apart from that, Paul O’Shea (0-3, two from play) was the only other starting Kilcummin forward to find the target. The team scored 1-3 in total from play and they will be fully aware that such a tally is unlikely to win you many games at this level.

It won’t get much easier for the East Kerry club against reigning champions Austin Stacks who will be desperate to pick up two points having missed a golden opportunity against Dingle.

Even with the reduced capacity, home advantage could be an important factor.

VERDICT: STACKS BY THREE.

Club Championship Fixtures Round 2 (July 31st -August 2nd) Home team named first.

SENIOR

Group 1 Fri 7pm Templenoe v Kenmare Sat 7pm Dr Crokes v Kerins O’Rahilly’s Group 2 Sat 3pm Dingle v Killarney Legion Sat 7pm Austin Stacks v Kilcummin INTERMEDIATE

Group 1 Sun 2.30pm An Ghaeltacht v St Mary’s Sun 2.30pm Beaufort v John Mitchels Group 2 Sat 7pm Na Gaeil v Currow Sat 7pm Glenflesk v Spa Group 3 Sat 5pm Rathmore v Desmonds

INTERMEDIATE

Group 3 Sat 7pm Laune Rangers v Ardfert Group 4 Sun 2.30pm Glenbeigh/G'car v Waterville Sun 2.30pm Dromid v Milltown/C’maine JUNIOR PREMIER

Group 1 Sat 7pm Fossa v St Pat’s Sat 7pm Ballyduff v Gneeveguilla Group 2 Sun 2.30pm Ballymac v St Michael’s/F’more Sun 2.30pm Churchill v Brosna Group 3 Sat 7pm Firies v Finuge Sun 2.30pm Listry v Keel

JUNIOR PREMIER

Group 4 Sat 7pm Ballydonoghue v St Senan’s Sun 2.30pm Skellig Rgs v Listowel Emmets

JUNIOR

Group 1 Sat 7pm Renard v Moyvane Sun 2.30pm Duagh v Asdee Group 2 Sat 7pm Cordal v Scartaglen Sun 2.30pm Valentia v Beale Group 3 Sun 2.30pm Kilgarvan v Knocknagoshel Sun 2.30pm Annascaul v Sneem/D'nane Group 4 Sat 7pm Cromane v Tarbert Sun 2.30pm Castlegregory vLispole

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Around the grounds

- Lawlor rescues point for Rathmore - Comfortable win for Spa over Currow - Fossa hit Ballyduff for six | By Adam Moynihan

INTERMEDIATE A last-ditch Eoin Lawlor point saved the day for Rathmore in Round 1 as their quest to gain immediate promotion back up to senior got off to a shaky start against Laune Rangers.

Three points by substitute Mark Reen and a goal by skilful forward Chrissie Spiers had Derek Moynihan’s side up by six at half-time but the loss of Aidan O’Mahony early in the second precipitated a period of Laune Rangers dominance.

The Killorglin club clawed their way back

into the game thanks to a goal by Daire Cleary and subsequent points by Patrick Daly, John Tyther and Fiachra Clifford gave Rangers a late lead.

There was still time for one more twist, however, and the favourites snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat when Lawlor swung over a high, left-footed score from way out on the left.

Up next for Rathmore is a home game against Castleisland Desmonds tomorrow evening and they know that anything other than a win will leave them in rough, tough spot.

In Group 3 of the Intermediate Club Championship, Spa had a comprehensive victory over fellow East Kerry side Currow. A goal and point by dynamic half

back Shane Cronin along with 0-5 from the boot of Mike O’Donoghue, two apiece for Dara Moynihan and Evan Cronin and singles by Dan O’Donoghue, Ciarán Spillane and Mike Foley helped the men from Killarney to an 11-point win in Listry.

The result leaves them in good shape heading into their Round 2 match against a Glenflesk side who will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing result against Na Gaeil in their first championship match of the year.

Glenflesk were well in contention right up until the last quarter against the Junior Premier champions but goals by Darragh Reen and Jack Barry powered Na Gaeil to a big win.

Elsewhere, An Ghaeltacht and John Mitchels are in pole position in Group 1 after victories over Beaufort and St Mary’s respectively while the double-barrelled duo of Glenbeigh/Glencar and MilltownCastlemaine lead the way in Group 4 following opening day triumphs over

Dromid Pearses and Waterville.

JUNIOR PREMIER Fossa were the undisputed big hitters in Round 1 of the Club Championship as they racked up six goals and 14 points in an utterly comprehensive victory over Ballyduff in Austin Stack Park.

Kerry captain David Clifford scored 2-6 from play while Tadhg O’Shea (twice), Emmett O’Shea and Daniel O’Keeffe also found the back of the net, and they will surely be in confident form ahead of Saturday’s home game against St Pat’s.

Pat’s will, however, be buoyed by the draw they picked up against pre-tournament favourites Gneeveguilla in the first round. Pádraig Doyle looked to have won that game for the men from the east when he pointed in the 35th minute of the second half but a late equaliser by Pat’s means Gneeveguilla still have it all to do. They will be hoping for a better performance at home to Ballyduff tomorrow evening.

Marc Ó Sé’s first championship outing as Listry manager got off an ideal start as his outfit cruised to a double-scores victory over Firies.

Firies forward Pádraig de Brún made it 0-9 to 0-6 in 46th minute but they failed to move the scoreboard thereafter as points by Anthony Sweeney, Derry Ahern and John Foley plus a goal by Seán O’Sullivan helped Listry to a 1-15 to 0-9 win.

Next up for Ó Sé’s charges is a home game against Keel and two more points would leave them in a very strong position indeed. Firies, meanwhile, will look to steady the ship against Finuge with that game taking place in Farranfore tomorrow at 7pm.

In Group 2 there were wins for Ballymac and Brosna over Churchill and St Michael’s/Foilmore while Skellig Rangers and St Senan’s top Group 4 after they got the better of Ballydonoghue and Listowel Emmets respectively.

JUNIOR In Group 1 of the Junior Championship, Renard beat Asdee with eight points to spare and Duagh won a close one against Moyvane.

Scartaglen lead the way in Group 2 after their 1-16 to 2-8 victory over Valentia Young Islanders with twins Eddie (0-8) and Seán Horan (1-1) doing the bulk of the damage in their 2020 championship opener. Beale and Cordal drew in the other match in this pool.

In Group 3, Annascaul put up a big score against Knocknagoshel as goals by Cathal Ferriter, James Crean and Kilian Falvey helped them to a resounding 3-15 to 2-9 win. In the other match, Kilgarvan saw off the challenge of Sneem/Derrynane with five points to spare.

And finally, in Group 4, Castlegregory defeated Cromane by nine points and Tarbert had a big win against Lispole. They kicked 0-25 in total, which was more points (as opposed to goals and points combined) than any other team over the course of a riveting opening weekend.

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CENTRE OF ATTENTION: James O'Donoghue of the Killarney Legion is surrounded by Seán O'Leary and Paul O'Riordan of Kilcummin. O'Donoghue scored 0-6 in his side's two-point victory. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Club Championship Results Round 1 (July 25th-27th) SENIOR

Group 1 Dr Crokes 1-18 Kenmare 2-9 Group 2 Austin Stacks 1-12 Kilcummin 1-10

v Templenoe 0-10 v Kerins O’Rahilly’s 0-13 v Dingle 1-12 v Killarney Legion 0-15

INTERMEDIATE

Group 1 Beaufort 0-10 John Mitchels 0-15 Group 2 Na Gaeil 2-14 Currow 0-05 Group 3 Laune Rangers 1-11 Desmonds 2-14 Group 4 Glenbeigh/G’car 1-8 Milltown/C’maine 2-15

JUNIOR PREMIER

Group 1 Fossa 6-14 Gneeveguilla 1-09 Group 2 Churchill 1-10 Brosna 0-12 Group 3 Listry 1-15 Keel 0-07 Group 4 Skellig Rangers 2-09 St Senan’s 2-08

v v

Ballyduff 2-10 St Pat’s 1-09

v v

Ballymac 0-15 St Michael’s/F’more 1-08

v v

Firies 0-09 Finuge 0-08

v v

Ballydonoghue 1-10 Listowel Emmets 1-11

v v

Renard 2-13 Duagh 2-14

v v

Cordal 1-10 Valentia 2-08

v v

Kilgarvan 2-09 Annascaul 3-15

v v

Cromane 0-13 Lispole 0-10

JUNIOR

v An Ghaeltacht 1-12 v St Mary’s 1-10 v Glenflesk 1-06 v Spa 1-13 v v

Rathmore 1-11 Ardfert 2-8

v v

Dromid 0-8 Waterville 2-08

Group 1 Asdee 1-08 Moyvane 0-16 Group 2 Beale 1-10 Scartaglen 1-16 Group 3 Sneem/D’nane 1-07 Knocknagoshel 2-09 Group 4 Castlegregory 2-16 Tarbert 0-25

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STAR PLAYER: Seán O'Shea racked up 25 points in the first round of the Killarney Advertiser fantasy football game. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Fantasy Club 20 is up and running O’Shea, Brosnan and Geaney score big in Round 1 The Killarney Advertiser Fantasy Club game in association with Gaelic Plus got underway last weekend and the unique new competition has captured the imagination of players and supporters right across the county.

Entrants scrambled to submit their perfect teams ahead the deadline last Wednesday night and then waited with bated breath to see how their players would fare in the Kerry Senior Club Championship Round 1 matches on Friday and Saturday.

When the games began, some popular players like Tadhg Morley of Templenoe and Daithí Casey of Dr Crokes were sadly notable by their absence while others, like Seán O’Shea of Kenmare and Dingle’s Paul Geaney, did exactly what their managers were hoping for.

LEADERS

It’s tight at the top after the first round of fixtures with joint leaders DJ Murphy of Gneeveguilla and Mick O’Connell of Fossa just six points clear of Gavin Moriarty in third.

DJ, who plays full back for his club and was in action himself over the weekend in the Junior Premier Championship, had free-scoring forwards Tony Brosnan (33), Seán O’Shea (25), Jack Savage (23) and James O’Donoghue (20) to thank for the bulk of his tally with backs Cian Gammell and Dan McCarthy also chipping in with 21 points apiece.

Micko also had Gammell and McCarthy with Paul Geaney (25) and Kenmare goalscorer Paul O’Connor (12) also helping to propel him up the leaderboard.

Kenmare youngster Dan McCarthy could be a game-changer for anyone who has selected him; the Kerry U20 is listed as a defender but he was named at midfield for Kenmare’s victory over Kerins O’Rahilly’s, and he actually did most of his work in the forwards.

This is significant because backs earn more points than forwards for scoring from play (9 versus 3) and they also get a bonus if their team concedes under 15 points.

McCarthy, Gammell and attacking Dr Crokes half back Michael Potts each earned 21 points, more than any other back, by virtue of starting (1), winning (3), conceding under 15 (8) and scoring a point (9) in their

respective games.

Tony Brosnan of Dr Crokes was the most commonly picked player amongst Fantasy Club managers and his impressive scoring exploits on Friday night saw him clean up with 33 points in total (start=1, win=3, goal=8, five points from play=15, three points from frees=6). Seán O’Shea, Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue have also been selected by a large number of participants, although the rules in relation to Star Players prevented anyone from selecting all four of these players.

LOYALTY

Gavin Moriarty from the Killarney Legion is third in the table and family loyalty played a big part in getting him there. He selected his brother, Thomas, in his team and the pacey corner forward came off the bench to kick two points from play against Kilcummin.

That bagged him six points and Thomas also picked up three bonus points for helping his side to victory.

Thomas’ teammate Brian Kelly was unfortunately unable to keep a clean sheet (which would have been worth eight points) but he still managed to score four, which was good news for… Brian Kelly. The Legion goalkeeper is taking part in Fantasy Club and he naturally selected himself. His four points elevated him to 18th place on the overall leaderboard, just ahead of his friend and clubmate Derek Twomey (who incidentally went with Shane Murphy in goal).

The majority of managers in the league are, as one might expect, from the Killarney and East Kerry area but “foreign” clubs like John Mitchels, Sneem, Cromane, Beaufort, Annascaul, Castleisland, Dingle and Kenmare are all represented. There is also one entry from the Pádraig Pearse’s club in County Roscommon.

The competition was initially capped at 100 entries but a handful of would-be managers missed the deadline, so the final number of participants is 92.

It’s all to play for heading into Round 2 and with a brand-new set of Gaelic Plus jerseys and some fantastic consolation prizes on the line, managers will be praying for some big performances from their chosen players.

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Spot-kick sorrow for gallant Celts FAI JUNIOR CUP QUARTER FINAL ____________________________________________________________________________

Killarney Celtic

0 | Fairview Rangers 0 (AET)

(Fairview won 4-2 on pens) CELTIC PARK

Celtic miss out on FAI semi-final after cruel shootout defeat | By Adam Moynihan Killarney Celtic’s FAI Junior Cup dreams were dashed on Saturday when they exited the competition following a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Fairview Rangers.

After a tense 120 minutes of football in front of a partisan (if massively reduced) home crowd, penalties were required to separate the sides and luck favoured the Limerick men as they prevailed on a scoreline of four goals to two.

Fairview march on to a home semi-final against Athenry of Galway. For Celtic, it’s another case of what might have been.

BETTER Losing on penalties is always a difficult way to go out but what makes it all the harder for Celtic to stomach is the fact that they were the better team on the balance of play. With the back four of Liam Spillane, Stevie Mahoney, John McDonagh and the superb Kevin O’Sullivan holding firm, and with Gary Keane being his usual magisterial self in a holding role, the Killarney side never really look like conceding and the latter would have scored.

At the other end, the lively Lee Downing and Stephen McCarthy were keeping the

CONTROL: Matt Keane gets to the ball ahead of Eddie Byrnes during the FAI Junior Cup quarter-final match between Killarney Celtic and Fairview Rangers. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

opposition rearguard on their toes and would scored the opening goal in the first half were it not for a timely intervention

by Rangers centre half Mark Slattery.

Wayne Sparling also had an opportunity to break the deadlock just before the interval but his strike was saved by Aaron Savage.

For Rangers, lone striker Ross Mann looked decent and he went close in the 57th minute when he forced Celtic keeper Roy Kelliher into a smart save.

Brian Spillane introduced Shane and Darragh Lowth in the final quarter and they added a fresh impetus to the Celtic attack, but the home side were unable to force an opening and the match went to extra time.

A second yellow card for Fairview midfielder AJ O’Connor meant the Limerick kingpins finished the 120 with 10 men but they still managed to hold the fort and send the tie to penalties.

Celtic would have been hoping to put the ghosts of the 2017 semi-final to rest but it was Fairview who seized the initiative as Jeffrey Judge, Robbie Kelliher, Steven Bradley and and classy defender Clyde O'Connell all converted their spot-kicks, while their keeper Aaron Savage also came good with two excellent saves.

It was a devastating way for Celtic to exit the competition but they have once again represented their town and county with great distinction.

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The Limerick outfit can now look forward to a home semi against Athenry on August 23 with the winners taking on either Oliver Bond Celtic or Usher Celtic in the final.

For The Hoops, attention now turns to Sunday’s Munster Champions Trophy final against Rathkeale. The all-ticket affair kicks off at Mounthawk Park in Tralee at 2pm. The match will be livestreamed on the Full Time Productions Facebook page.

A word of praise must go to Killarney Celtic’s club officers for the professional manner in which last Saturday’s event was staged. Under difficult circumstances the match was expertly stewarded and, result aside, it was another brilliant occasion at Celtic Park.

Well done, too, to John C O’Shea and James Hurley for streaming the match and to Niall Botty O’Callaghan and Karl McMahon who by all accounts did a great job on commentary CELTIC: Roy Kelliher; Liam Spillane, Stephen O’Mahoney, John McDonagh, Kevin O’Sullivan; Gary Keane, Matt Keane; Adam O’Rourke, Lee Downing, Wayne Sparling; Stephen McCarthy.

FAIRVIEW: Aaron Savage; Jamie Enright, Mark Slattery, Clyde O’Connell, Liam Brosnan; Stephen Bradley, AJ O’Connor; Jeff Judge, Eddie Byrnes, James Fitzgerald; Ross Mann.

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The likeable Leesider who walked the walk From the archives: On the Ball (23/8/2013) Jimmy Barry Murphy has steered Cork into the All-Ireland SHC final versus Clare so the bells of Shandon will ring sweetly to that tune, and a new rap song, ‘Do the Jimmy Barry-Murphy’ (log on to gmcbeats.com for a listen), succeeds last year’s ‘Jimmy’s Winning Matches’.

But that was left to one side last week when one of Cork’s own, the great Rob Heffernan, returned home from Moscow to Leeside as world champion in the 50k road walk. What an achievement for the man who gave such a gutsy performance in the 2012 Olympics 20k walk before finishing out of the medals in the dreaded fourth place.

He steeled himself for Moscow and could not believe that he in the medals, and a gold no less, as he entered the stadium. He follows in the golden footsteps of Éamonn Coughlan and Sonia O’Sullivan in world championships.

Heffernan alone had the self-belief that he could hold off his biggest challenger.

“He tried to make a move and I was going, ‘this is only a young fella’,” he said.

“I’m after walking 3.37 in London. I’ve coped with all of this pressure. Leave him go and then at 40k, bury him.

“You need to have your reserve for 40k, it doesn’t matter what the time is. Then at 39k, I started to pull away from him and I was like, ‘okay, it’s after happening without me planning it’.

And then at 40k I’m going to keep on. I knew I was increasing the lead a little, a little, a little every lap.”

WORLD CHAMPION

“I’m thrilled. It’s hard to take in at the moment,” the likeable Leesider said after he had crossed his Rubicon and caught his breath. In his native strong Cork City accent, he gushed out to the assembled world sports press. “World champion, even to say it out loud, it doesn’t feel real. I’m so proud, I’m delighted.

“I’ve trained really well this year. I’ve

| By Eamonn Fitzgerald

kind of kept it simple and Marian (his wife) took a step back from her athletics and she came on board with me full time. She’s been such a support to me.

She’s been with me all year and I had nothing else to worry about. All I had to worry about was racing and everything else was taken care of. I just got on with it and nature took its course.

“Two of us are in it together. Everything we do, we do it as a team. It’s a journey for the both of us. It’s extra support and it’s extra stress. But having said that, the World Championships are over now and Marian’s four months pregnant and I’ll have to put the hard yards in when I go home.”

Marian, of course, is a world-class athlete in her own right having represented Ireland in the 2012 London Olympics along with her husband Rob.

POST-SCRIPT UPDATE, 2020

One lady who was thrilled with Rob’s win was local Minish lady, Gillian O’Sullivan, herself a world-class medal-winning walker whom we all know about and are so proud of. She did much of her training in Cork with Rob. Every time I pass through the roundabout at Lissivigeen I am reminded of her outstanding achievements. Thankfully, Councillor Michael Gleeson had the foresight to get the roundabout named after his near neighbour. She is, and deserves to be, remembered by her own people. In this case a prophetess is recognised in her own homeland parish.

She set the unofficial world record in the 5,000m walk in Belfast; the IAAF, however, refused to verify it. She won a silver medal at the World Championships in Paris 2003 over 20km, in a time of 1:27:34. It was the first time since 1995 that an Irish athlete had won a World Championship athletics medal. She was on target for the 20k in the 2004 Olympics at Athens, but injury prior to the games denied her participation.

Gillian now lives in Cork where she has her own business as a personal trainer/ fitness adviser.

OLYMPIAN: Rob Heffernan competing in the Men's 50km Walk Final during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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N agle to compete in World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is set to resume in September and Killarney’s Paul Nagle will be on the entry list.

Championship organisers have included Rally Estonia for the first time in an effort to get as many rallies as possible on the roster between now and the end of the year. Nagle and his driver Craig Breen have been included in a three-car team that Hyundai Motorsport will field and their teammates will be Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville.

Last year Rally Estonia ran as an official WRC promotional event and marked the first time that Breen and Nagle drove for the Germany-based Korean team. They finished fifth on that occasion. | When in Rome…

Breen and Nagle got their European Rally Championship bid off to a better than expected start after finishing fourth on last weekend’s Rally di Roma Capitale.

As well as their World Championship

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Killarney Celtic RESULT: FAI Junior Cup Quarter-Final - Killarney Celtic 0 Fairview Rangers 0 (Fairview won 4-2 on pens). Youths League - Castleisland 0 Killarney Celtic 6 (Dylan Callaghan x3, Terry Sparling x3).

PITCH: Pitch rentals are now available.

Contact Mary on 086 6485809 LOTTO: Next jackpot €15,400. Tickets available from club members, Hegarty’s Park Rd, The Dungeon and now online at Clubforce.

Killarney Legion GAA FIXTURE: Club Championship - Dingle v Killarney Legion (Sat at 3pm - this game is being streamed live on Kerry GAA).

RESULTS: Club Championship - Killarney Legion 0-15 Kilcummin 1-10. Killarney Legion greatly appreciated and want to acknowledge the Dr Crokes club for their minute’s silence for the recently deceased Damien Lyne and Joanne Davies before the throw-in. U16 Boys County League - Killarney Legion 0-13 Kenmare 4-8 CELEBRATIONS: Happiest of birthdays to Fiona Carroll who celebrated a milestone at the weekend. Hope you enjoyed the party.

LOTTO: Jackpot €6,000 plus €10,000 bonus. Draw next Sunday Murphy’s Bar at 9pm.

Spa GAA

commitments with Hyundai, the Irish pair are also contesting the ERC with the MRF Tyres team in a Hyundai i20 R5. Their prime focus is developing the Indian tyre brand’s products for motorsport use and they were not expected to be competitive against their Pirelli shod rivals.

They finished sixth after Saturday’s opening leg but, following a tight battle with four-time Romanian rally champion Simone Tempestini in a Skoda Fabia, they eventually finished 1.3 seconds ahead of their rival to claim a deserved but unexpected fourth spot. | Late call to be made on

Killarney-based competitors. Killcummin co-driver Damien Fleming finished second last year alongside Stephen McCann in a Ford Fiesta RS2000.

However, the organising club has now said that “the running of the event is governed by the implementation of the government’s Phase Four restrictions and the issuing of event permits.”

A decision on the future of the event will be made on August 11, giving Wex-

ford Motor Club less than four weeks to finalise preparations and attract enough entries to balance the books. In a further blow to event organisers, the Irish governing body has prohibited overseas competitors from contesting Irish events until further notice. The Wexford Rally, given its proximity to Rosslare Harbour, has always relied on Welsh drivers to make the event financially viable.

Wexford Rally

Irish rally fans will have to wait until at least August 10 to see if the discipline will return to competitive action in this country in September.

Wexford Motor Club secured a date for its rally in the new calendar that was redrafted by Motorsport Ireland two weeks ago. Set for September 5 and 6, the Wexford Rally is always popular with FIXTURES: Sat 1: Intermediate Rd2 Spa v Glenflesk (away 7pm); Sun Aug 2nd: U12 League Spa v Legion (home 6pm); Mon Aug 3rd: U16 Co League Spa v Cordal/ Scart (home 7pm); Mon Aug 3rd: Ladies Co Championship Spa v Desmonds (away 8pm); Mon Aug 3rd: Minor Co Championship EK v Feale Rangers (in Fossa at 7pm); Weds Aug 5th: U14 EK League Spa v Currow (home 7pm).

RESULT: Intermediate Championship Rd1 - Spa 1-13 Currow 0-5.

SPA MERCHANDISE SHOP open Saturdays 10–11am. Contact Mathilda 087 6487356.

SENIOR LADIES Championship League Fixtures (all Mondays): Aug 3rd v Castleisland Desmonds (away); August 10th v Finuge/St Senans (home); Aug 17th v Corca Dhuibhne (away); Aug 24th v Kilcummin (home); Aug 31st v Stacks (home); Sept 7th v ISG (away); Sept 14th v Scartaglin (away). Final on Sept 20th/21st JUVENILE TRAINING every Saturday morning from 10am for boys & girls ages 3-10 in the ABC, U6, U8 and U10 groups.

New members always welcome! Any queries contact Coiste na nOg Secretary Andrew 0871385612.

SHARE THE POT: Winner 24/07 is Eoin O’Sullivan, Ballinskelligs, who shares €510 with the club. Next draw (weekly) on Friday, July 31 at 8pm. Tickets on spagaa.com or from club officers.

ITEMS FOR NOTES to pro.spa.kerry@ gaa.ie or 0851216359 before 8pm on Sundays.

PRESSURE IS FOR TYRES: Paul Nagle checks the MRF Tyres on his Hyundai i20 R5 during last weekend’s Rally di Roma Capitale. Pic: Hyundai Motorsport Media.

Dr Crokes GAA RESULT: Club Championship - Dr Crokes 1-18 Templenoe 0-11.

FIXTURES: Sat August 1 - Club Championship v Kerins O’Rahillys 7pm (H), Sunday August 2nd - Intermediate Hurling Championship v Abbeydorney 2pm (H). Monday August 3 - Minor Co. Championship (U17) v Feale Rangers in Finuge 6pm.

LOTTO: Jackpot for draw on August 3rd will be €5,600. We are calling on all members to support our weekly lotto as this represents one of the main sources of revenue for the club. We have made a number of alterations to make things easier for members to play the easiest one being to play it online on Clubforce. Tickets can also be got from the usual sources along with Gleeson's Spar College Square, Tatler Jack or Vince Casey’s office.

SCHOLARSHIP: There are a series of postgraduate scholarships for the ITT that might be of interest to players/members. Info available on drcrokes.com.

MAJOR GOLF CHALLENGE: During the lockdown Dr Crokes as well as all clubs suffered enormously due to inability to fundraise. We are resuming our Golf Major Challenges with the first one to take place for the PGA Championship fixed for August 6-9. Cards are available from usual sources or can be played on drcrokes. com.

Glenflesk GAA CONDOLENCES: Glenflesk GAA Offer our condolences to the O’Donoghue family

on the death of their mother/grandmother, Noreen O’Donoghue, Annemore. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

LOTTO: Next draw will take place in Glenflesk Hall on August 3. Jackpot will be €5,000. Thank you to all who support our lotto and those who help to keep it going.

RESULTS: Intermediate Championship Glenflesk 1–6 Na Gaeil 2–14. U16 Boys Co. League - Glenflesk 4-20 Dr Crokes 1–7.

FIXTURES : U12 Boys home v Gneeveguilla on Sunday at 6pm. U14 Boys away v Firies on Wednesday, August 5 at 7pm, and away to Dr Crokes on August 12 at 7pm. U16 Boys home v Kilcummin on Monday, August 3 at 7pm.

SCRAP METAL: Glenflesk GAA will be holding a scrap metal collection in August 2020 to raise funds for the Club. Details of exact dates will follow once club fixtures are finalised.

Items that will be accepted include steel, aluminium, copper, stainless steel, batteries and cookers. White goods cannot be accepted. If you have any scrap metal please hold it for us! Collection if required can also be arranged closer to the collection date.

Firies GAA COISTE NA NÓG: Training continues on to the pitch in Farranfore with U6 and U8 boys and girls & U10 boys on Saturday. All

Firies GAA

new players welcome. All players are re minded to bring their own water bottles.

Parents are encouraged to drop and go.

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SPORT NOTES Remember, No membership/No Health Questionnaire - No play. Thank all parents, coaches and players for their co-operation with covid procedures. Please note that it is now mandatory that all players of all codes MUST pay €2 for training.

RETURN TO PLAY: The GAA Health Questionnaire must be filled out by all players (adult) and parents of players (Juvenile) prior to the first training session that you attend. Please print or take a screenshot when complete.

HURLING: Training continues in Farranfore on Thursdays from 6 to 7pm for U6 to U12. All new boys and girls are more than welcome to join, all hurling gear provided for newcomers. A number of limited places are still available for the Kellogg’s GAA Hurling Cul Camp happening in Farranfore between Mon 3rd Aug and 7th Aug. For more details check out kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie RESULTS: Junior Premier Club Championship Rd 1 - Listry 1-15 Firies 0-9. U12 Hurling - Firies 2-10 Kenmare 2-4. U14 Hurling - Firies 3-07 Kenmare 9-7 FIXTURES: Junior Premier – Firies v Finuge (Sat at 7pm). Minor Girls - Firies v Dr Crokes (Fri). U12 Hurling – Firies v Kilgarvan (Fri at 7pm).

Listry GAA RESULT: Junior Premier - Listry 1-15 Firies 0-9.

FIXTURES: Junior Premier - Listry v Keel in Keel on Sunday at 2.30pm. Tickets only on admission. U14 - Keel/Listry v Castlegregory on Wed, August 5 at 7pm in Castlegregory.

U12 JUVENILES: Well done to our U12s who competed in two good competitive games against Fossa in Allman Park Sunday, July 26.

Kilcummin GAA RESULT: Club Championship - Killarney Legion 0-15 Kilcummin 1-10. A minute’s silence was observed before the game for two deceased members of the Legion club and we sympathise with them in their tragic losses.

FIXTURE: Club Championship Rd 2 - Austin Stacks v Kilcummin (Connolly Park, Sat at 7pm).

Muckross Rowing Club SUMMER ROWING: Training continues for existing members in line with the guidance for Phase 3 of the government roadmap and the Rowing Ireland Protocol for return to rowing.

SUMMER CAMPS: The club will be running summer camps for beginner rowers during August for boys and girls aged 12+ interested in trying out rowing. The camps will run Mon-Fri from 10am to 2pm and will include water sessions for rowing, land-based activities and rowing related games. Further details and dates will be posted on our Facebook page. Enquiries to Marko 085 8635797.

EVENT UPDATES: The Castleconnell Regatta which was originally set for this Sat-

31.7.2020 urday, August 1 and then deferred due to the extension of Phase 3 has since been cancelled in full. Subject to new guidance on outdoor gatherings after August 10, the Cork Marina Regatta is scheduled for Saturday, August 15. An update from the government regarding restrictions beyond August 10 is expected by next week. Other provisional fixtures include the Irish Coastal Rowing Championships, National Rowing Centre (NRC), Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30. Festival of Rowing, Castleconnell, Saturday, September 5. Irish Rowing Championships, NRC, Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13. Irish Offshore Rowing Championships, Portmagee, Saturday, September 26.

Killarney Rugby Club GIRLS: Last Monday, our U14 and U16s were treated to a special session of training courtesy of coaches Willie Schubert, Ken Imbusch and Ray Gadsden from Munster Rugby. We at Killarney RFC were delighted to host the sessions and look forward to having some more as the season progresses. Thanks to the Munster coaches for coming down and running the sessions.

OLD MARKET FLEA: Last Sunday we were back at the Old Market Flea on Scotts Street with our used clothes stand, which proved to be a huge success again.

Thanks to the Old Market Flea for hosting us and to Anne Gabbett, Margaret Murphy, Sinead Sugrue and Molly and Roy Gabbett for manning the stall on the day.

GIVE IT A TRY: On Saturday, August 8 we will host this year’s Give it a Try programme aimed at getting girls aged between 8 and 14 playing rugby for the first time. Usually this programme kicks off in May, however due to the COVID pandemic there will be a shorter four-week programme this year - taking place on Saturdays between 11am and 12 midday.

We have been selected as one of 28 clubs across the country to host and this will be great fun for all involved. So, if you know have a daughter or know anyone who might like to give rugby a try, give Fiona Landers a bell on 087-2304689.

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Ladies) RESULTS: Maureen O'Shea Memorial Stroke Competition, Mahony's Point, Sunday, July 26. 1st Emma Vinarcik 65 (38), 2nd Annette McNeice 67 (24), BG Deirdre Prendergast 69 (6), 3rd Marguerita Mulcahy 69 (22), 4th Alicia Burke 70 (10), 5th Sarah O'Brien 70 (6), 6th Eimear O'Donnell 70 (6), 7th Helen Howard 70 (24). CSS 71. FIXTURES: Sunday, Aug 2.

Captain’s Charity Golf Competition sponsored by Victoria House Hotel.

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Men’s) RESULTS: Synergy Golf Gents' Stableford Competition on Killeen on July 25/26.

1st Gavin Walsh 42 (13), 2nd Ryan Kavanagh 40 (19), 3rd Brian Looney 40 (5), 4th Paud O'Donoghue 40 (5), 5th David O'Callaghan 39 (04), 6th Barry O'Leary

39 (10), 7th Daniel Glavin 39 (12). C a t egory 1 Jason Arthur 39 (5), Category 2 Shane Connole 39 (9), Category 3 Leo Casey 38 (16), Category 4 John Horgan 38 (21).

Ross Golf Club (Ladies) SPONSORSHIP: The Ross Ladies GC would like to acknowledge the sponsorship of the Gleneagle Group for our Mixed Scramble on July 10. Greatly appreciated.

Ross Golf Club (Men’s) RESULTS: On July1 8 &19 we held an 18 hole single stableford competition. 1st Leo Casey (16) 41, 2nd Virginijus Joniakaitis (14) 40, 3rd Timmy Kelly (16) 38.

On July 25 & 26 we also held an 18 hole single stableford competition. 1st Aidan O’Connor (11) 41, 2nd Seamus O’Donoghue (11) 41, 3rd Virginijus Joniakaitis (14) 40.

SCRAMBLE: On Friday 24 we held a 10 hole mixed scramble which was well supported. The winners were Donie Broderick, Betty Farrell, Brendan Collins.

PIERCE PURCELL: After a gallant battle with Kenmare GC, our Ross team came up short in this recent match.

SYMPATHY: We offer our sympathy to club members Mark Davies and Paul Horan and the extended Davies and Downey Families of the recent death of Joanne Downey.

Beaufort Golf Club (Ladies Branch) RESULTS: July 19/20. Round 2 Golfer of the Year sponsored by Royal Hotel. 1st Marian Kerrisk (28) 70 Nett, 2nd Sally Harvest (54) 71 Nett, 3rd Sally Cooper (21) 71 Nett, FIXTURES: August 1/2. Round 3 Golfer of the Year (18 hole Stroke) sponsored by Mark Heinemann. August 3.

Club Fundraiser. 18 Hole Single Stableford sponsored by The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney (Gents & Ladies Prizes) - Entry Fee €25.

Beaufort Golf Club (Men’s) RESULTS: July 19. 18 Hole Stableford (White Tees) sponsored by Top Part Autos. Overall Winner: Shane McCarthy (11) 38, Division 1 (Handicaps 0-11): 1st Pat G O'Sullivan (10) 34, 2nd Michael Barry (10) 31, Division 2 (Handicaps 1218): 1st Mike Gleeson (14) 35, 2nd Tadhg McCarthy (18) 35. Division 3 (Handicaps 19 & over): 1stSean Coffey (28) 36, 2nd Seamus O'Brien (21) 36.

FIXTURES: 2nd August - 18 hole V-Par (Yellow Tees) - Sponsored by M.D. O'Sheas. 3rd August - Club Fundraiser (Gents/Ladies Prizes) - Single Stableford Sponsored by The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt COUNTY STROKEPLAYS: There were club members amongst the prizes on both days last weekend as our hosting of the U16 event last Saturday saw our members win all bar one of the prizes.

Cillian Courtney won the overall section by three shots from Robbie Harnett with

a score of six under par as Fintan Martin made a great return to form in winning the 14-15 section with two under. Ryan Neeson was second in that category with Joey McCarthy also shooting two under in the 10-13 category to win by four shots from Brian McCarthy. On Sunday in Tralee Lorcan Martin finished second in the Mens Intermediate event with a score of eight under par while John McGrath (Senior) and Denis Looney (Intermediate) were not far off claiming prizes either.

TRALEE SCRATCH CUP: Set for this Bank Holiday Monday in Tralee, we ask all club members to do their best to support this event. Entry and tee-times and can be booked through the Tralee club itself with entry €10 for the 36-hole event.

SUNDAY DRAWS: Return this Sunday morning @ 9am and 10.45am. Entry open to club members aged 15 or over. €4 per draw, fee of €7 for both. Please have exact amount plus a couple extra for Hole-in-One. WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: Our Three Ball Scramble Summer Series has resumed and we will have a short run over month of August. Open to club members aged 15 or over, €5 per player, 6.45pm start.

Kilcummin Minor Co League Result - Beaufort 2-14 Kilcummin 1-9. Share the Pot winner last week was Aine Kelly with a further draw this Friday.

BOG WALKS: The Kilcummin Rural Development has in recent weeks carried out road works on the Bog Walks to elevate flooding and further work is to be carried out in the near future. The Walks comprise of two walks, a Red 9k and a Green 5k. The start of the Red walk is in upper Cockhill while the Green Walk start from Knockataggle. Suitable footwear is recommended for both walks. Brochures are available from the Rural Dev. Office.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE: Kilcummin Rural Development Office provides a full Secretarial Service to all groups and individuals. Assignments, Essays, Projects & CVs professionally typed, confidentiality assured. Other services include photocopying, laminating, e-mail, paying motor tax or property tax online. Documents for the movement of cattle can also be scanned and sent to the Department of Agriculture from the office. Tel: 064 6643357 or e-mail info@kilcumminparish.com Office Hours: Mon to Friday 9am to 4pm.

Listry ASSISTANCE: Listry Community Council GLG wishes to acknowledge the financial assistance received from the Covid-19 emergency fund, the Department of Rural and Community Delvelopment towards the cost of providing PPE and other essential equipment for the safe delivery of Meals On Wheels during the COVID -19 emergency. We would also like to thank those who responded to our call for volunteers to deliver meals on wheels safely to our recipients. Thank you all.

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