Killarney Advertiser 3rd April 2020

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Situation at UHK is “dynamic and changing by the hour”

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Dumped household rubbish putting volunteers at risk

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Councillors condemn “disgraceful act” of illegal gorse burning

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UHK situation is "changing by the hour" Under pressure staff at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) are having to adapt to a fast pace as they gets to grips with the COVID-19 crisis which “is very dynamic and changing by the hour”. | By Michelle Crean

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With 72 reported COVID-19 cases in the county as revealed by the National Public Health Emergency Team last evening (Thursday), and at least two deaths - one in Tralee and one in Mid-Kerry - the hospital is making a number of preparations should numbers continue to escalate.

As of yesterday, there was 3,849 confirmed cases and a total of 98 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

In UHK, a patient flow hub room has been established and is manned 24 hours a day, effectively the base for management of all COVID-19 inpatients at the hospital, while many medical staff from across the hospital are being redeployed and upskilled to assist their colleagues with COVID-19 patients. All other cohorts of staff are being deployed as required to meet daily changing demands.

Yesterday (Thursday), the HSE told the Killarney Advertiser that UHK is working closely with community partners to ensure the appropriate and timely discharging of vulnerable patients.

“The recent announcement regarding private hospitals is very much welcome, and here in Kerry, the additional bed capacity of the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee will greatly assist in dealing with this crisis. Within UHK, works are nearing completion of an additional

30 bed ward which will also boost our capacity to manage COVID-19 patients.

UHK is working closely with the South/ South West Hospital Group and national logistics to ensure that all our staff have appropriate PPE to care for COVID-19 patients.”

‘Virtual Clinics’ have also been set up to continue the care of UHK patients to meet patients’ health care needs.

Maternity services are now taking place at the Institute of Technology.

UHK has been completely humbled by the outpouring of support from the community.

“For donations of medical supplies including PPE, FFP2 Masks Medical Grade, hand sanitiser with at least 60% alcohol, surgical grade ear loop facemasks or tieback face masks, masks with face shields, goggles, isolation gowns and surgical gloves, our drop off location is Unit 1 B, Clash Industrial Estate, Monday to Friday from 9.30am12.30pm and 2.30-4.30pm. From there, our logistics team will evaluate same and if suitable, UHK will utilise as part of our PPE replenishment daily.

UHK is greatly inspired by the response of retired/ex staff who have joined with us working in areas such as contact tracing and occupational health. Our utmost gratitude is extended to these and the many volunteers who are assisting our efforts.”

NATIONAL INITIATIVE: The Green Wave is the brainchild of Kelly Crichton and the team at Elite Event Management, Killarney.

Local fundraiser for frontline staff

| By Sean Moriarty One of the biggest event organising companies in Ireland, Killarney-based Elite Event Management, is behind a national scheme to support frontline medical staff during the current health crisis.

The initiative, called ‘The Green Wave’, has been set up by Kelly Crichton and her team in Killarney. They are using their event organisation and logistics skills to deliver free cups of coffee to nurses, doctors, gardai and other frontline staff.

Members of the public can join ‘The Green Wave' by making donations to a dedicated GoFundMe page so cups of

coffee can be delivered to frontline staff at UHK and other hospitals nationwide, by wearing green clothes or county jerseys every Friday, and by spreading the word by using #thegreenwave in social media posts.

“Like so many people we just wanted to do something to help," Kelly told the Killarney Advertiser.

"We are urging the public to get behind this, get your green on every Friday and put it on social media – we need to show our support and gratitude for these awesome people. If you can, donate the price of a cup of coffee, and we’ll get it to them.”

Since launching €8,300 has already been raised.

See www.thegreenwave.ie.

Communities launch freephone numbers | By Sean Moriarty The rural communities of Glenflesk and Rathmore have each launched a local scheme aimed at helping vulnerable people in their areas.

The scheme brings local charities, essential service providers, sporting and community organisations, schools and churches together under the one banner.

Each local scheme has introduced a

new freephone service 1800 929 002 in Glenflesk and 1800 929003 for Rathmore, where access to services or non-emergency help can be coordinated from the one location.

The Rathmore scheme includes Gneeveguilla and Knocknagree and local services and groups that have signed up for it include Rathmore Community Council, Rathmore GAA, Rathmore Social Action as well as parish priest Fr Pat O’Donnell, and local shops, pharmacies, post offices and vets. Sergeant Paul Lynch of Rathmore Gardai is also

involved.

The Glenflesk scheme extends into the villages of Barraduff and Headford and includes Barraduff Tidy Village, Glenflesk GAA, Barraduff Cardiac Response and local shopkeepers like Denis O’Brien in Glenflesk and O’Donoghue’s Costcutter in Barraduff. Fr George Hayes is also behind the scheme and the garda contact is Gillian MacEoin of Killarney Garda Station.

Cllr Niall Kelleher, Mayor of Kerry, who lives in Rathmore is one of the driving forces behind the dual campaign in his

local villages, but he did not want to take the credit for it.

“This is a community effort. We called a Rathmore Community Council meeting via Zoom and this is what came out of it,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“I have contact with all the community groups in Glenflesk too, so we decided to extend it out from there.”

On Wednesday, Cllr Kelleher collected thousands of information leaflets from KC Print and 10 postmen from the locality distributed them in the areas covered by the schemes.

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Businesses donate radios to University Hospital Kerry staff Due to extra layers of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from cross-contamination of COVID-19, under pressure staff in University Hospital Kerry (UHK) are finding it increasingly hard to hear each other in busy hospital wards. | By Sean Moriarty However, businesses across Killarney have decided to donate their security communication equipment this week to help out the hard-pressed frontline staff.

Pubs and nightclubs who use radio devices to communicate with their security staff, construction firms who use similar equipment to communicate on large sites or to speak with crane drives who operate above ground level, and other radio communication devices, often used by event organisers like the Rally of the Lakes and Ring of Kerry Cycle, could also be used as a patient-to-family communication tool in an effort to overcome the visiting restrictions.

The idea was the brainchild of well-

PHOTO OF PREVIOUS WIN: Kieran Murphy opening a bottle of champagne to celebrate the €500,000 ticket sold at Sheahan’s Centra Glenbeigh with some staff members and customers. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

HELPING HOSPITAL STAFF: Killarney businesses are donating walkie-talkies to help medical staff communicate.

known local photographer Padraig Healy, a keen snowboarder who uses radio equipment while skiing.

He is friends with a California-based paramedic who alerted him to a similar issue over there, and Padraig decided to act now before the situation got out of hand.

He contacted Cllr Niall Kelleher, Mayor of Kerry, who used his vast contacts in the town to rally local businesses and clubs.

He is also in direct contact with staff at UHK. “We are trying to coordinate between all the groups that have radio or other equipment,” Cllr Kelleher told the Killarney Advertiser. “As Mayor of Kerry I have

established a direct link with the ICU in Tralee and we are doing everything we can to source equipment and supplies they need.”

So far, Dan Lenihan’s Bar in College Street and Leane’s Tool Hire have donated hand-held walkie-talkies.

“I have small pocket-sized radios I use for ski holidays and I gave them up straight away,” Siobhan Lenihan told the Killarney Advertiser. “I am good friends with Padraig and he is always proactive in these kind of things. It is just a small thing we are doing to help so the nurses in the wards can communicate a bit better.”

REDUCED STAFF: Liebherr Container Cranes is implementing an orderly, temporary wind-down of complex operations due to COVID-19.

Reduced level of staffing at Liebherr factory Liebherr Container Cranes has decided to proceed with an orderly, temporary wind-down of complex operations to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

The Fossa factory employs over 900 staff, and manufactures and exports container cranes to port authorities all over the world.

However, key staff will remain either

onsite to maintain a worldwide parts and technical advice service to customers.

Senior management at the factory issued a statement this week to say that over the past number of weeks, they have implemented remote working, staggered working and break hours, strict social distancing and extensive hygiene measures and remote facilities.

'We would like to commend our em-

ployees for their efforts and cooperation in this respect', the statement issued to the Killarney Advertiser read.

'We continue to work in utmost cooperation with the latest government information, regional authorities and other stakeholders with respect to working arrangements for our employees and company.

'As an essential part of the global and local supply chains, we will continue to be available to supply essential service and support to our many customers worldwide who use our machines at ports to help keep global supply chains moving. This will require a reduced level of staffing at our factory'.

Lottery win is not an April Fool's joke! | By Michelle Crean One lucky Kerry store - had a hard time trying to convince customers that it wasn't an elaborate April Fool's prank after they sold a second winning EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000 for the second time in five weeks.

Sheahan’s Centra store in Glenbeigh is this week toasting their second EuroMillions Plus top prize win, after they sold another winning ticket in Tuesday night’s draw.

The shop previously sold the winning ticket for the EuroMillions Plus draw on Friday, February 28, which is yet to be claimed.

“Nobody believed me at first!” store owner, Aisling Sheahan, said.

“To sell one EuroMillions Plus prize worth €500,000 is amazing, but to sell another one a matter of weeks later is just truly unbelievable. In the space of five weeks, we have sold two prizes worth a combined €1 million. That is just magical stuff for a small village like Glenbeigh.”

The winning EuroMillions Plus numbers were: 08, 15, 23, 41, 42. The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on Tuesday.

This is the third major National Lottery win in two years for Sheahan’s Centra in Glenbeigh, who also sold a winning Lotto Plus 2 ticket worth €250,000 in February 2018.

“We’re a local shop and given the restrictions in place at the moment, the vast majority of our customers are people from the village. We’re absolutely thrilled that one of these people have become a half a million euro richer overnight. Above all, we wish them good health and we hope that they can enjoy the prize once life returns to normality,” added the lucky store owner.

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No call for concern as shops get boarded up Owners of Christy’s Gift Store on the corner of Main St and Plunkett St have promised locals and tourists alike that they are not going anywhere despite the installation of hoardings on the shop front earlier this week. | By Sean Moriarty The boarded up shop gave the impression that the shop was closing for good or that the Kilkenny Group, which owns Christy’s, was concerned about looting if the COVID-19 restrictions continue for an extended period of time.

Company bosses told the Killarney Advertiser that there is no cause for concern and that the company will paint the hoardings with good luck and thank you messages in the coming days.

Ger Kenny, the Kilkenny Group’s spokesperson, said the hoarding was put in place as a safety precaution.

He was concerned that the company

had no way of keeping an eye on the premises now that all staff have been told to stay at home and to abide by the 2km restriction put in place last week.

“We are not going anywhere," he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“A bit of bad weather and the wind could break a window and we don’t want glass lying around the place. It is purely for the protection of the building and the safety of people, and while it might not look great right now we will paint it in the coming days. We could not have our carpenter and painter working the same day because of distancing.”

Dumped household rubbish putting volunteers at risk Cross contamination of the COVID-19 virus has become a huge concern for one local charity - after household rubbish was dumped in front of charity clothes bins this week. | By Sean Moriarty The Kerry Hospice has criticised the actions of those responsible at the Beech Road facilities - which was stuffed to capacity with household rubbish and other waste - rendering the donated clothing useless for recycling or resale in charity shops.

The hospice operates over 20 collection points across the county and the recycled clothes are worth in the region of €10,000 a year to the cancer charity.

Joe Hennebery, Chairman of the Kerry Hospice, said the actions of these peo-

ple will cost the charity money and will put his volunteer members at risk as they will have to manually sort through the materials in the bins at the time when people are being advised not make direct contact with surfaces where at all possible.

“It is a big loss to the hospice,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “People don’t think about what they are doing. The clothes are of no more use to us. Someone will have to go and empty that bin now and that puts this person at unnecessary risk.”

BOARDED UP: Christy’s Gift Store on the corner of Main St and Plunkett St are protecting the building with hoarding and will also paint thank you signs in the coming days. Photo: Nicky Burke

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POSITIVE MESSAGE: "If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere" and "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise", positive messages to help lift spirits on the windows of the Brian James shop in Main Street. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

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Killarney Gardai help couple in need Killarney Gardaí this week came to the rescue of one local elderly couple in need of a new wheelchair who were unable to leave their home due to extended restrictions enforced on those aged over 70. | By Sean Moriarty The couple, Joe and Shirley Tobin, were in dire need of a new wheelchair and contacted the local HSE branch office.

However, as there was no new or even refurbished wheelchairs available in the Killarney locality, the District Nurse sourced one in Tralee.

Killarney-based gardai, Mary O'Shea and Brendan O'Donoghue, were sent to Tralee where they picked up the new wheelchair for Joe, and delivered it to the couple's Killarney home.

“Usually we would not seek publicity for doing this – it is all part of the job, but Joe and Shirley were very thankful and they wanted a photograph taken to acknowledge their appreciation,” Sergeant Dermot O’Connell told the Killarney Advertiser.

He added that his members are there to help the community and anyone who needs help, no matter how big or small, should contact Killarney Garda Station on 064 6671160 and they will dispatch a unit or contact the appropriate community organisation to help.

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HAPPY TO HELP: A delighted Joe and Shirley Tobin take delivery of a new wheelchair from Killarney Gardai Mary O'Shea and Brendan O'Donovan.

Council use shutdown to deep clean the town | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Municipal District staff will use the current restrictions to carry out essential cleaning and repair works they normally can't undertake due to the volume of people and traffic in the town centre.

With little or no traffic in the town centre and footfall at an unprecedented low level, local Council staff have taken the opportunity to power wash streets and footpaths.

As revealed by the Killarney Advertiser last month, there are concerns about loose paving on High Street.

At the time Council officials said it would be very difficult to carry out a repair job

on the street as they said it could take up to five weeks to complete to allow the paving adhesive time to bond fully.

However, that was before the COVID-19 restrictions, and with traffic all but gone from High St., the Council is looking at ways to complete this job before the town reopens.

“There was a lot of work done around town during the week which would have been more difficult because of footfall and traffic,” District Officer, Eileen O’Donoghue, told the Killarney Advertiser.

“There was a good bit of painting of bollards and planting done as well. The paving on Main Street is being looked at too.”

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Councillors condemn “disgraceful act” of illegal gorse burning | By Michelle Crean

LOOKING AFTER EACH OTHER: Dermot and Rita Moriarty with Rita’s sister Roseanne O’Connor from Tiernaboul, Marie Lenihan (KPFA), and Denis Kerins from Gneeveguilla pictured earlier this year. The Moriarty family have praised the support they have received from KPFA in this difficult time Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

Coping with a special needs adult during COVID-19 restrictions

A Killarney woman who is the full-time carer for her special needs sister has welcomed moves that would see full-time carers and family members being made a priority for COVID-19 testing. | By Sean Moriarty Rita Moriarty, wife of local broadcasting legend Dermot, has been the full-time carer of her sister Roseanne O’Connor since their mother died in 2001.

Roseanne attended the Kerry Parents and Friends Day Care Centre in Killarney every day, but that has now been closed due to Coronavirus restrictions.

“I would agree as Roseanne is high-risk,” Rita told the Killarney Advertiser. “We are lucky, we live in the country and have a big garden but there are other families who have special needs and they could live in an apartment block and how are they coping and what if something happens to them? I am taking every precaution, I would not let my brother into the house on the day of Roseanne’s birthday in March.

Like many other families, the Moriarty family is now facing new challenges.

KPFA care for 270 special needs patients across Kerry – 115 of them based in the greater Killarney area.

Like all other schools and similar establishments in the country, the facility was

forced to close on March 13.

“During these unprecedented weeks as a family having to care for someone with an intellectual disability at home is difficult. Roseanne attends the Kerry Parents and Friends in Killarney, 'The Mon' as she calls it, from Monday to Friday and refers to it as 'going to work'. She has made lifelong friends there and she is mad about the staff who look after her so well,” Rita told the Killarney Advertiser.

Rita and Dermot were forced to reorganise their day around Roseanne’s needs and while they are lucky to have a big back garden for walks and other physical exercises Dermot’s record collection offers another escape.

“While these activities are great for her and a distraction for a short while, Roseanne has a short attention span, she is getting bored and really misses 'The Mon', her friends and carers, and keeps asking for them,” added Rita. “The staff from the Kerry Parents and Friends have been very supportive and keep in touch each week to see how we are coping for which we thank them sincerely and hope they are well and keeping safe.”

Local councillors this week condemned the actions of those responsible for Sunday night’s illegal gorse fires in Killarney National Park – which resulted in the loss of 150 acres of prized habitat – saying that it’s putting emergency services under huge and unnecessary strain.

Killarney Gardaí, who are investigating the incident, are appealing to anyone who was in the area on Sunday evening between 6pm and 7pm that may have information to assist the investigation.

“We are asking anyone that may have been walking in the area of Dinis Cottage towards the car park that may have noticed anything suspicious to contact Killarney Gardaí or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800666111,” a garda spokesman said.

The actions have also been described as “reckless and irresponsible” by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD, who promised that “the full rigour of the law will apply” to those caught.

“This is a despicable and heinous crime

at the best of times but more especially now,” the Minister said.

At a teleconference meeting of party representatives and senior management of Kerry County Council on Wednesday morning, councillors appealed to members of the public not to burn gorse and to stop putting a unacceptable strain on the resources of the emergency services at a time of national emergency.

“We deplore and condemn the illegal burning of gorse which is a disgraceful act at this time of the year anyway, but which is particularly despicable at a time when emergency services are working together on a once-in-a-century pandemic emergency,” Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Niall Kelleher said.

“All of the elected members are unanimous in their condemnation of these fires and this criminal activity. We thank the Fire Service for their exceptional effort in recent days in combatting these fires which are putting lives and livelihoods at risk.”

The Cathaoirleach urged members of the public with any information about the illegal burning of gorse to contact An Garda Síochána.

ILLEGAL FIRES: Gardai are investigating the illegal gorse fires which resulted in damage to 150 acres of land on Sunday night.

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LOCKDOWN IN FRANCE: Killarney woman Edith Lucey is currently in lock down in the South of France.

Infection and fatality rates still rising in France

One Killarney woman, who is currently living in the South of France, says people have been officially confined at home – possibly until the end of May. | By Michelle Crean Edith Lucey from Muckross, who is currently living just outside Marseilles, says official lockdown in the country began on March 17.

People are allowed to leave their homes for one hour each day, but if they do, they must bring a signed document stating where they are going, why and when.

“For weeks now people have been clapping in support of healthcare workers at 8pm from their windows, but that clap is getting more fatigued as the time rolls on,” Edith, who attended Loughquittane NS and Presentation Secondary, told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

“People are understandably agitated and demoralised. A recent tally counted 509 deaths in 24 hours. Italy’s own harrowing statistics may have warned us, but now that it is happening here it is still difficult to grasp.”

She explained that the response in France, which seemed painfully slow to live through at first, has been swift and sweeping.

“Public places were shut, the lockdown measures were installed, and the social security system was launched into overdrive to cover a nation’s bills

and wages. The President made two speeches within four days to stress the gravity of what was happening and to clarify how France would change in the following weeks.”

Edith, who teaches at the University of Aix-Marseille, found herself working from home as everyone in Ireland continued on as normal, with many here in Kerry asking her what life was like.

“Everything has been moved online, continuing as normally as possible and in a way that only the French can; exchanging emails about solidarity and fraternity.”

Where she lives is around two hours from Italy and three hours from Spain.

“Along the Mediterranean you grow accustomed to a certain bustle of jampacked terraces all year round. We have moved from popping to the shops and giving a kiss on the cheek to someone we know to nodding two meters away.

It can be a tough feeling to know you can’t step outside your front door without a legal document, but it is a small ask to stop this virus from spreading.

As the numbers of both infection and fatality are still rising here, I can only hope that everyone at home stays safe and sane indoors so that ye may avoid the same.”

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

We have to go back to the planning of the '50s

Demand for one off rural housing will reach a premium after this fine spring lockdown, any auctioneer worth his proverbial salt must say.

Houses with gardens will be much sought after. We’ll get over the commute. Fears over diesel, like plastic and the reluctance of the Greens to govern is now the stuff of Little Red Riding Hood fairy tales.

For planners, the experience of the past three weeks must surely lead them to revise their high density urban guidelines.

People have not just been allowed - but forced to build on top of one another - and it is not so long ago that the gardens of Lower New Street were at severe risk in this town. The lanes are another story.

One could never have predicted it, certainly I could not, with the growth in population and everyone from the Greens to the planners shouting about clusters and more clusters and building up story book visions of Midsomer villages and high rise apartment block living.

Well, in the interest of public health,

and I have no doubt several more viruses to come with pub and town shut downs – the whole thing needs to be re-imagined.

RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH

The risk to public health that our bad planning as well as lack of housing has brought in Dublin, London and New York and China where density is a factor in the spread of the virus, is under the spotlight now.

We have forced a generation of people under 30 to live together in units of sixes and more, all from different backgrounds, all from different family groups and indeed nationalities to share toilets, kitchens and other facilities, while paying obscene rents.

There can be very little basic hygiene apart from the shower in tenement living.

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We will have to go back to the planning of the '50s for family homes with generous gardens for growing veg and playing.

What we can’t go back to after this is

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What we can’t go back to after this is people living on top of each other in shared facilities and the appalling rent culture

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Demand for one off rural housing will reach a premium after this fine spring lockdown, any auctioneer worth his proverbial salt must say.

people living on top of each other in shared facilities and the appalling rent culture.

There is a lot of up-ending to be done.

There will be far more working from home, and never has rural Ireland had a greater opportunity if the proper broadband, proper roads and rail are put in place quickly when we eventually recover. But we need leadership from rural politicians who have remained strangely silent since the virus hit.

Certainly, I cannot see all the airports, all within an hour of each other, surviving here in the south. Let’s have one good airport in the deep south and high speed rail and good roads – and there is no reason Kerry could not bid for it against fog bound Cork built on a hill of all things.

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Have we no sense?

What happened to the plans to have controlled burning?

Twice in the past week the National Park was seriously threatened.

The Australian fires have taught us that the way the aborigines looked after the land, burning the dead floor, is the way to avoid wildfires. I was speaking with a fire fighter during the week and he is of the view that the hard scrubland which has developed on our mountains is the cause now of deer seeking lower ground.

They simply cannot survive in the high gorse and rhododendron.

The fire fighters have done a good job all week patch burning the commonage along the forest road in Mangerton. It means the rest of the golden grass is left - and the colours of the purple mountain are magnificent.

But seriously, Council management will have to look at controlled burning and cutting by fire fighters, Council workers and National Park personnel earlier in the year. It's no good ministers moaning and spitting when the horse has bolted.

Politicians have proved they can work from home There will have to be a re-imagining after this angel of death passes over our country.

For a start - the suggestion put forward in this column ever before the pandemic - that the politicians could easily in this age of telecommunications convene online - is back on the table.

They do not need to be in Leinster House which is a nineteenth century concept that should have gone out with the horse and carriage. The virus has actually proved this. The Dáil can meet with token representation.

There is no need to give hundreds of thousands of Euro to Kerry represent-

atives, outrageous sums of €3,000 and €4,000 per TD each month to ferry them to Dublin, as they can use the broadband.

There will have to be a reckoning and a realignment away from the talkers and administrators if this pandemic teaches us anything. We learned nothing from the financial crisis. Instead of remunerating administrators and consultants, and giving them security way beyond the expectation of most of us, proper pay and secure employment must be given to the truck drivers, the hospital workers, the retail workers and the manufacturers too.

New helpline is a great idea The Council helpline a great idea, as is the online library facility which is one that needs to continue. But we need more from local authorities than people meeting in rooms and setting up phonelines. We need drive-through test centres and we need the lab in the Council as well as in pharmaceutical companies turned over to the State.

We need action, and perhaps even redeployment of Council staff to the beleaguered health sector, now that most of its services are closed.

Most people will have done science or biology up to Leaving Cert – or Geography – enough for a basic understanding of how to take a swab and how to preserve it, store it and analyse it. It is not rocket science.

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COMMUNITY GROUPS There are many voluntary groups in our community doing fantastic work to ensure that the most vulnerable are receiving the supplies and support they need during this crisis.

| By Michelle Crean He’s known as Killarney’s ‘Piano Man’ but is fast becoming known as the ‘Lockdown Singer’ after his latest online coronavirus song went viral – clocking up over 40k views this week.

Jack Patrick Healy, who swapped Killarney life for London’s bright lights last year, caught the imagination of the locked down world online this week with his quirky take on the coronavirus.

Jack penned a parody ‘The Ballad of COVID-19’ which amassed over 44k views and has had almost 800 shares.

He wrote the song one day at work, put the rest of it together as he sat at the piano at home in London.

“I thought it was important to use melodies from songs that everyone knows which is why I used Petula Clarke’s ‘Downtown’ for the ‘Lockdown’ section, The Sound of Music ‘My Favourite

Things’ for the ‘COVID-19’ section, and the ever famous ‘That’s Amoré’ featured heavily in ‘That’s Corona’,” Jack told the Killarney Advertiser.

“I think, as everyone else does, it is an extremely worrying time and if anything can pull us through as a world, it’s music and laughter. That was my primary goal in writing and filming the song, to bring a much needed smile to peoples’ faces.”

At weekends, he is also doing a live performances with various themes from Disney to Elton John, for approx.

1.5hours on Facebook. The next one is tonight (Friday), at 8pm.

“I take song requests just as I did in piano bars and try to bring a bit of live music into peoples’ homes during this worrying time. People can send in their requests as the show happens and my fiancé Emma helps deliver all the requests from the phone to the piano on Post It notes.”

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Killarney garda verbally abused in town | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Gardai have warned people that they will have to respect the 2km restricted travel zones or face criminal charges after a member of the force was verbally abused yesterday (Thursday).

They had been taking a soft approach with people found outside the 2km zone who were not on essential business.

By and large they are getting support from the general public as many don’t fully understand the new restrictions

that came in to place last Friday night.

However, when they politely stopped this particular man, who had travelled from another town to get some general exercise in Killarney, they were verbally abused.

“On this occasion we took no further action, only sent him on his merry way, he was coming in from another town to pass the day,” Sergeant Dermot O’Connell told the Killarney Advertiser.

“People need to respect the Government’s request to stay within the 2km zone to stop the cross-contamination and transferability of this disease.”

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Kerry Airport being used to store grounded aircraft | By Sean Moriarty Kerry Airport will be used a parking lot for grounded aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TREE PLANTING: Alder, Birch, Rowan and Lime trees were planted in various areas around the town Mission Road, picnic area, Pike Hill, Woodlawn Road and the park.

Kind Council workers plant trees in town Planned tree planting almost came to a halt last week due to the current health restrictions - only for the hard work of Council staff who saved the day. | By Michelle Crean The Killarney Looking Good committee had a plan as part of National Tree Week - but although the trees were ordered and delivered - the committee couldn't go ahead due to physical distancing and other measures.

But, according to Yvonne Quill, KCC workers came to the rescue.

"We were successful last year in getting a LEADER grant through South Kerry Development Partnership for biodiversity planting," Yvonne told the Killarney Advertiser.

"The committee has organised a number of community planting events including bluebells on Mission Road in October, and most recently snowdrops in early March on Mission Rd. Also the three

secondary schools participated where they largely planted crocus at Cathedral Place and Hans Liebherr road. Last week as part of National Tree Week, the committee intended organising a community planting event again. The trees had been ordered but the event could not proceed due to COVID-19. A huge thanks to Kerry County Council staff who came to the committee's aid and planted the trees."

The trees included Alder, Birch, Rowan and Lime, and were planted in various areas around the town Mission Road, picnic area, Pike Hill, Woodlawn Road and the National Park. The tree types and location were identified by committee member Cormac Foley.

"It's an excellent example of Killarney's spirit of working together which will see us through the current crisis."

The airport is served by Ryanair and Aer Lingus subsidiary Stobart Air, and both airlines have parked their aircraft at the Farranfore facility until the crisis has passed.

The last flight to London, Ryanair’s Luton bound departure, took off from Kerry airport last Tuesday marking the last international flight to or from the airport for the foreseeable future.

The Kerry-Dublin flight, operated by Stobart Air on behalf of Aer Lingus continues to operate its twice-daily services to and from Britain, while Germany and Spain have ceased.

Several planes have since landed at the airport as airlines across the world struggle to find parking spaces for their fleets.

It is a bitter blow to staff and management at the airport as this week should have marked the first flights to and from Manchester.

“In this our 50th year, Kerry Airport could never have predicted such difficult times

as we are experiencing now with the onset of COVID-19. We are acutely conscious of how necessary restrictions have impacted on people's lives and how the people of Kerry are feeling anxiety about their health and future employment,” said airport CEO John Mulhern.

“Ryanair flights from Kerry ceased last week, however we are confident that when they can and it is safe to do so, they will return with vigour and renewed enthusiasm.”

Kerry Airport will now become an even more important part of the vital air services to the county.

“Staying open means that all emergency air services will have an airport in the county when they need us. Together with Stobart Air we will maintain the twice-daily connection to Dublin with limited passengers, to ensure physical distancing, but enable urgent transport for critical staff, supplies and your essential travel if needed,” added Mr Mulhern.

Staff have taken significant salary reductions and leave to ensure the airport can stay open, and as a gesture of goodwill Mr Mulhern purchased a return ticket between Kerry and Dublin even though he has no intention of using it.

The runway at Kerry Airport will be used to store out-of-use aircraft belonging to Ryanair and Aer Lingus during the COVID-19 crisis

Online petition to highlight COVID-19 concerns launched by Killarney man | By Sean Moriarty An online petition seeking help for the Irish in Australia has been launched by an Aghadoe man this week.

David Harte, who now lives in Perth, is concerned that Irish people are being overlooked by both the Irish and Australian governments in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Many were unable to get home before governments started shutting borders and many more have lost their jobs.

Others have tried, unsuccessfully to get

a flight or have paid over the top prices only to find flights cancelled once they arrive at the airport.

Many are in Australia on one or two-year working holiday visas and not entitled to social welfare or other assistance there.

Such visa holders are only allowed access to Australia’s Accident and Emergency services but cannot get government-supported medical services (Medicare) or welfare payments.

Others, like David, are on what are known as bridging visas after he married his Australian wife two years ago.

“I am lucky, I have family support here but others are not in the same position,”

he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“I work in construction and so far that is not shut down, but if it does I will have to rely on my wife’s income.”

Harte’s campaign has attracted the attention of Cllr Niall Kelleher, Mayor of Kerry, who has family living in Sydney, and MEP Sean Kelly.

“I am asking the Irish government not to forget us,” he said. “There are Irish associations, like the Claddagh Association in Perth, who can help and I hope the Irish government can release funds to these associations. It is going to get very serious, one estate agency in Sydney has already told all non-Australians who are

PETITION: David Harte from Aghadoe working on his online petition at his Australian home.

renting property to get out as they won’t be able to pay the rent. I am aware of one Irish man who is diabetic and he cannot afford his medication as he is not working.”

He will send his online petition www. change.org: Irish Government Help The Irish In Australia – which has already been signed by 4,000 people - to the Irish government to highlight their plight.

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€700 donated to Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone A cheque for €700 was handed over to one charity recently after a successful night of music and dance. | By Michelle Crean

DONATION: Christy Lehane, Chairman of Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone, receiving a cheque from Elizabeth and Peggy Kelleher on March 11.

Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone accepted the cheque at the Heights Hotel Killarney, on March 11, from Elizabeth and Peggy Kelleher on behalf of Castleisland native TJ Nelligan.

This was the proceeds of ceilis organised by TJ during 2019, Christy Lehane, Chairman of Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone, told the Killarney Advetiser.

“We thank TJ for selecting our charity again this year providing much needed funding for the provision of specialist

medical equipment for Motor Neurone sufferers and to pay the wages of Motor Neurone specialist nurses, all this with the aim of enabling our MND sufferers to spend their end of life in the comfort of their own homes.”

Kerry has the highest number of Motor Neurone Disease patients per capita in the country, he added.

“While fundraising does not get any easier we are very grateful to people like TJ Nelligan to come to our assistance so many times.”

Killarney woman behind London mental health fundraiser | By Sean Moriarty A Killarney woman was one of the driving forces behind a London online concert this week that raised over €3,500 for Pieta House.

FOOD MOVEMENT: Garreth Sheehan and Andrew Foley (pictured) are behind the Free Food Movement, with chef Chad Byrne in Killorglin.

Chefs set up Free Food Movement in Killorglin | By Michelle Crean One Killorglin business and two chefs have come together and set up the Free Food Movement to selflessly cook hearty homemade meals for the local community.

The Real Burger Co Kitchen was donated by James and Garrath Sheehan, so that accomplished chefs Andrew Foley and Chad Byrne, who recently found themselves out of work due to the COVID-19 crisis, can provide the meals.

There will be a fully stocked fridge with dishes to take to people who may need a meal in the community, free of charge.

However, in order to be able to fund

the project they are also setting up a non-profit kitchen that will operate on a 'pay as you please' basis serving the renowned burgers from The Real Burger Co. which will be subsidised, explained Andrew Foley.

The community food project will be available to all on Wednesdays and Sundays from 4pm, and left over profits will be donated to St Mary's of the Angels and St Joseph's Home locally.

"All that's asked is for you to take and share with people whom need it," he said.

"We will operate in accordance with HSE guidelines, adhering to strict social distancing measures. We are looking forward to cooking for our community, sharing our warmth and great food."

Tara Cronin, who is originally from Aghadoe, is the Chairperson of the London Darkness into Light Walk, and the charity partners with Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy (ICAP) in London, an Irish government-funded mental health charity for Irish people in the UK. Tara is also ICAP's fundraising and event manager.

The annual Darkness Into Light charity walk is the prime fundraiser on both sides of the Irish Sea, but this year’s walks, which were scheduled for May 10, have now been postponed until early October.

Tara and her friend, well-known London Irish musician Paul Rooney, who performs under the name of 'Slim Attraction', decided to put on a live concert on Saturday night last via Facebook.

They asked each member of the virtual audience, which reached an average of 500 viewers per hour, to donate to the charity.

A total of £3,130 or €3,517 was raised by the London Irish community.

“It was Slim’s idea as he saw Nathan Carter do a similar thing and he is friends with Nathan through his music connections,” Tara told the Killarney Advertiser.

“I got it all set up on the Pieta House side and all the money that was raised will go towards ICAP and help Irish people in London that need our services.”

The London Darkness into Light walk which was first run in 2013, was one of the first overseas walks to take place.

FUNDRAISER: Tara Cronin, pictured with Darkness into Light colleague Fiona Geoghegan, was behind an online concert for Pieta House and ICAP last Saturday.

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Say goodbye to dry cracked hands After the winter and with all the washing at this time, you can now say goodbye to dry cracked hands thanks to the 'Happy Hand Exfoliator'. It's an easy to do exfo-

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INGREDIENTS: 1 oz ground almonds 1 tablespoon clear Killarney honey 2 teaspoons sunflower oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice.

a thick paste.

2. Rub a teaspoon of the mix all over hands for two to three minutes and rinse.

3. Store extra in a covered jar, I use an old honey jar. Use whenever you feel you may need it.

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1990 : Annie Murphy celebrated her 100th. Annie was born on May 21st 1890. She emigrated to America when she was 19 and stayed there for 8 years. Annie and her husband Michael T. (who died in 1945) had three daughters Noreen, Eileen and Mary Anne and she still lives in the family home with Eileen.

Mrs. Murphy celebrated her 100th. birthday on Monday night with Mass in Fossa Church followed by a surprise party across the road in the local national school. There, she received as £250 cheque from President Hillery, pre sented by Fr. James Galvin.

1990 : James Lyne, Lawlor’s Cross pictured outside the West End Filling Station, New Street, where he is now proprietor.

1990 : Children from St. Olivers National School, Ballycasheen, Killar ney, who won a prize in the Research into the Heritage of Kerry Competitions, organised by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Evelyn O’ Donoghue, Mary Curran, Maire Cronin and Damien Fenton.

1990 : Siobhan Connolly, Woodlawn Park, Killarney who was selected as lily of Killarney &om 32 contestants in this year’s competition. Siobhan was the representative of O’ Connor Tours, Ross Road.

1988 : Corpus Christi, Alter Boys

1990 Mayors Ball : Front row L. to R. Lily Terry and Sr. Anna Maria. Back rew L. to R. Jacqui O’ Sullivan, Michael Courtney and Mary Casey.

1990 Mayors Ball : Front row L. to R. Miriam Murphy, Rita Cronin, Mary McCarthy. Back row L. to R. Sheila Doona, Michael Courtney and Maisie O’ Sullivan.

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The first two seasons tell the story of El Profesor (Álvaro Morte), a clever and nerdily beautiful introvert who is rounding up a squad of mostly good-looking misfits to rob billions from Madrid’s Royal Mint, all while Inspector Raquel Murillo (Itziar Ituño) tries to catch them.

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The award-winning author of ‘Station Eleven’, has put together a captivating novel of wealth, beauty, white collar crime, ghosts and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a huge Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, taking countless fortunes with it.

Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis operates in business, controlling the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it’s the beginning of their life together. Around the same day, the half-brother of Vincent, Paul, scrawls a message on the hotel’s window wall: “Why don’t you swallow broken glass”.

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er, Vincent mysteriously vanishes from the deck of a ship from Neptune-Avramidis. Weaving the lives of these characters together, ‘The Glass Hotel’ moves between the plane, the Manhattan skyscrapers and the northern Vancouver Island wilderness, painting a breath-taking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts.

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Purity Ring The duo ‘WOMB’ RELEASE DATE: APRIL 3 Duo Purity Ring have announced their third LP, ‘WOMB’, with a new song called ‘Stardew’, with their album due out this month.

Purity Ring — the Megan James and Corin Roddick wrote, recorded, made, and mixed ‘WOMB’, as a follow-up to ‘Another Eternity’ in 2015. The band released the 2017 single ‘Asido’ in the period after the last LP and worked closely with Katy Perry to remix her song ‘Rise’, compose several tracks

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on the 2017 ‘Witness’, and accompany her on tour.

Prior to the announcement of the album, the duo launched a website containing a hidden maze that revealed the song ‘Pink Lightning’. The album “chronicles a quest for comfort and the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control”.

The title of lead single ‘Stardew’ is a reference to the video game ‘Stardew Valley’.

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KDYS launches new online club for teenagers As teens can’t get out, the KDYS has launched a new ‘Online Club’ to provide an outlet for young people across Kerry.

It’s open to all secondary school aged young people via the KDYS Facebook page, but anyone can join in!

“We are hoping that we can provide another option for young people to connect, have fun and support each other in this extraordinary time,” CEO Tim O’Donoghue said.

“Parents too could look in and maybe get some ideas and helpful tips in coping with long days locked down.”

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ire-

land, the KDYS has been constantly trying to ensure that all young people in Kerry are receiving the support that they need, in these testing times. Already, KDYS youth workers, across their suite of services have, in conjunction with young people, come up with new ways of engaging with young people and the wider community.

There is a KDYS affiliated youth club in most communities throughout the Diocese. However, as these are no longer operating due to the HSE guidelines connected to the crisis, the KDYS and its volunteers highlighted a gap in provision for its 1,400 youth club

members. The ‘Online Club’ is posted every Friday, primarily on the KDYS county-wide Snapchat group, but is also shared on all KDYS social media platforms.

KDYS youth worker, Michelle O’Neill said that this program was created to provide young people and their families with a positive activity programme that they could take part in from the comfort and safety of their own home.

“KDYS Online Club provides members with a new program each Friday publicised through all KDYS social media platforms. The weekly program includes fun and active games, simple and healthy recipes, art and craft ideas and much more.”

She added that the response so far has been overwhelming with requests being made by school teachers for them to make it accessible to their own students.

The KDYS is operating remotely and full

KDYS launches new online club for teenagers

support services are still being provided. For contact details, please search KDYS on all social media platforms or see www.kdys.ie.

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Singer to debut emotional isolation song tonight | By Michelle Crean A Killarney singer/songwriter has packed a range of emotions built up from the uncertainty of recent weeks – with a debut performance tonight (Friday) online.

Grace Foley will make her debut performance of 'Together Apart' at 7pm live on her Facebook and Instagram pages: 'Grace Foley Singer' with a live concert from her living room.

“I found myself wondering how I could express my own feelings on this unprecedented situation,” Grace this week told the Killarney Advertiser.

“I was listing off different songs I could sing when it hit me, why don't I write my own song! Dressed in my finest PJs I sat at the piano and I had basically written the whole thing in less than an hour. It just came out!”

She then contacted her friend Dave McCune at Ventry Recording Studio in Balbriggan to see if he could create a backing for the song.

“Dave created a basic track and I recorded the vocal on my phone. We felt the quality wasn't quite good enough so Dave posted me a voice recorder. I recorded my vocal in my wardrobe, surrounded by boxes and my jeans! I sent the recording to Dave who created the most beautiful track.”

Next, she reached out to her followers, family and friends for help with the video which features photos taken during this time of isolation.

“I created the video in my living room and released the song on my YouTube channel 'Grace Foley Singer' on March 30. The video flew passed one thousand views in the first two days alone which I'm incredibly proud of, especially as it's my first complete solo written song.”

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Zoom faces lawsuit after allegedly sharing personal data American remote conferencing App ‘Zoom’ is being sued in California for illegally exposing personal data of users to outside firms, including Facebook, without thoroughly informing clients.

LAST DAY: The Air Ambulance service is to be grounded today (Friday) due to lack of funds.

Air Ambulance service to be grounded due to lack of funds Ireland’s first charitably funded Air Ambulance operated by Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) and staffed by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) medical personnel is to be grounded indefinitely today (Friday) - due to lack of funds.

The service has flown over 350 missions in just under eight months since it began operating the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.

“We are incredibly upset that lives will be lost due to the grounding of this service at this time, especially given how vital frontline medical support is during the COVID-19 pandemic and how incredibly

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successful the service has been to date,” Operations Manager for the charity, Ruth Bruton said.

ICRR had already implemented harsh cost cutting measures in an effort to continue, which included the laying off of non-essential staff, cutting hours of current staff and the already introduced five-day operational week.

“Our sincere thanks to the people of Ireland who supported this service and kept it flying for the last eight months, you have all been part of a community that has saved hundreds of lives and impacted many, many families. We could not have gotten off the ground without every single person who donated money,

gave their time to fundraise or share our mission.”

All fundraising avenues have been extinguished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a last resort, ICRR immediately sought interim support from Government, however, they have yet to receive correspondence from them about interim supports to keep this vital frontline service flying as cardiac arrests, strokes, farming accidents and road traffic collisions still occur amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board at ICRR are distraught at having to cease operations and withdraw this frontline service during the current crisis, she added.

Federal Government outbidding States for vital equipment American States are missing out on critical equipment shipments even though President Donald Trump has instructed them to get their own supplies, rather than relying on support from the Federal Government.

At a conference call on Thursday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker told Trump that the Federal Government had outbid his State on three big medical equipment orders. This is because the US faces a severe shortage of supplies, including essential disinfectants, surgical masks,

and life-saving devices such as ventilators.

"I'm not quite sure what to do with this, so I'm just going to throw it out there for you," Baker told Trump on the call. "We took very seriously the push that we should not just rely on the stockpile, that we should go out there and buy stuff and put in orders and try to create pressure on manufacturers and distributors, and I got to tell you that on three big orders, we lost to the Feds."

Baker, a moderate Republican, add-

The American remote conferencing services company headquartered in San Jose, California, has become one of the most popular world-wide as people stay in touch during lockdown.

A lawsuit filed Monday alleged that Zoom's programme reported to Facebook whenever a Zoom user signed on for a conference call, which then provided the person's customer information to Facebook, including the device a person used, the model of the device and the unique advertisement identifier of the device.

"The unique advertising identifier allows companies to target the user with advertisements," the lawsuit states. "This information is sent to Facebook by Zoom regardless of whether the user has an account with Facebook."

Zoom officials acknowledged its data sharing in blog posts and said they have changed the practice.

ed, "I've got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those."

Trump chuckled at that and then said the Federal Government probably offered the manufacturers a better price.

Yesterday (Thursday), Trump insisted that it's not the Federal Government's job to procure necessary equipment for states.

"The Federal Government's not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping," Trump said during a White House briefing. "You know, we're not a shipping clerk."

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COVID-19 vaccine could be available by early 2021 Johnson & Johnson have announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine with the goal of providing global supply of more than one billion doses of a vaccine.

'Feed The Heroes' fund raises over €550,000 in just two weeks 'Feed The Heroes', a national fund set up to raise money to provide Ireland’s critical frontline workers with nutritious meals as they front Ireland’s response to the COVID-19 emergency, has raised €531,000 in just two weeks.

Contact Tracing, the National Ambulance Service and the Fire Brigade as well as hospital workers.

'Feed The Heroes' has clearly struck a chord with Irish people with the funds raised to date coming from more than 11,300 individual donations.

To date more than 18,500 meals have been delivered nationwide.

'Feed The Heroes' partners with restaurants and takeaways, caterers and commercial kitchens to prepare and deliver the meals and coordinates with the frontline teams to ensure they get to where they are needed.

So far meals have been delivered to staff at the COVID-19 testing centres, HSE

The meals, as well as providing much needed food, are also a simple way of showing solidarity and gratitude to Ireland’s critical frontline workers who are working long shifts in very challenging circumstances as they combat Ireland’s biggest ever public health emergency.

To donate to the 'Feed The Heroes' fund log onto www.feedtheheroes.com.

The company expects to initiate human clinical studies of its lead vaccine candidate at the latest by September 2020 and anticipates the first batches of a COVID-19 vaccine could be available for emergency use authorisation in early 2021, a substantially accelerated timeframe in comparison to the typical vaccine development process.

Through a landmark new partnership, BARDA, which is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services, and Johnson & Johnson together have committed more than $1 billion of investment to cofund vaccine research, development, and clinical testing. Johnson & Johnson will use its validated vaccine platform and is allocating resources, including personnel and infrastructure globally, as needed, to focus on these efforts. Separately, BARDA and the company have provided additional funding that will enable expansion of their ongoing work to identify

potential antiviral treatments against the novel Coronavirus.

As part of its commitment, Johnson & Johnson is also expanding the Company’s global manufacturing capacity, including through the establishment of new US vaccine manufacturing capabilities and scaling up capacity in other countries.

The company plans to begin production at risk imminently and is committed to bringing an affordable vaccine to the public on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use.

“The world is facing an urgent public health crisis and we are committed to doing our part to make a COVID-19 vaccine available and affordable globally as quickly as possible," Alex Gorsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson, said.

"As the world’s largest healthcare company, we feel a deep responsibility to improve the health of people around the world every day. Johnson & Johnson is well positioned through our combination of scientific expertise, operational scale and financial strength to bring our resources in collaboration with others to accelerate the fight against this pandemic.”

Evidence of ancient rainforests found in Antarctica The world was much warmer as dinosaurs roamed the earth 90 million years ago, including the Antarctica at the South Pole - but in a shocking twist researchers have found evidence that, according to a new report, Antarctica still supported a swampy rainforest at the time.

Researchers captured a slice of the seafloor using a drill rig aboard a polar research vessel on West Antarctica's Amundsen Sea. The sediment core sample was taken near the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers.

CT scans of the sediment core revealed

pristine samples of forest soil, pollen, spores and even root systems so well preserved that they could identify cell structures. The soil included examples of pollen from the first flowering plants found this close to the South Pole. They dated the soil, its fine-grained clay and silt to 90 million years ago.

"During the initial shipboard assessments, the unusual colouration of the sediment layer quickly caught our attention; it clearly differed from the layers above it," Johann Klages, study author and geologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, said. "We had found a layer originally formed on land, not in the ocean."

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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

14 tips for working from home to help your fitness goals 1. WRITE YOUR SCHEDULE Write down your “must-dos” for the week to plan how you want the week to run.

Waking time, breakfast time, work hours, lunch time, etc. Prioritise fitness as you still need to work out. Your gym might be closed and you might be going stir crazy, but a good workout can help a lot. Need an idea? Check out the Facebook group “Keeping Killarney Fit & Healthy during COVID-19”.

2. DRESS FOR SUCCESS Leave the pyjamas for the bedroom.

Once you are up, go about your normal routine. If you’re working from home, dress like you are at work.

3. CRUSH WORK Your productivity should increase. When you work in an office “time vampires” like meetings and schedules slow you down.

Many people can get “eight hours” of office work done in three at home. When I realised this I started a small business on the side. There is no speed limit at home.

4. BE AN EARLY BIRD Get up early. If you let the day slip away, you’ll never survive working at home.

Get up two hours earlier than you normally do.

5. TAKE SHORT BREAKS Blow off steam regularly but on a time limit. All your toys are at home. I get it, but two hours on 'Call of Duty' or 'Tiger King' on Netflix will kill your productivity.

6. STOP BEFORE YOU’RE EXHAUSTED Set a limit on work. Some of you are going to find productivity addicting, and it’s

tempting to work all the time. Don’t. At some point, turn the screens off for the day.

7. BE CREATIVE At the end of your work day set 15 minutes aside for learning a new skill. Try to play an instrument, learn to knit or paint.

Get the grey matter working.

8. BE RESPECTFUL Your spouse is not your assistant - I must emphasise this point. The intern will get you coffee on demand. Your spouse will not. Sacrifices must be made.

9. TRY NEW THINGS Explore your space. You might be more productive in certain rooms and positions. No one is going to frown on you if you take your laptop into the bathroom.

Similarly, working in the back garden can be very refreshing. Desks can be stupid.

10. MULTITASK Crush housework as you work. Heading to the kitchen at lunch? Why not fill the dishwasher while you're there? Fold some towels. Your house should be spotless by the end of the day.

11. DON’T BE SCARED Your lunch is likely safe. You don’t need to hide your lasagna at the back behind the condiments or worry about the guy in accounts who always microwaves fish!

12. CRANK IT UP Play it loud, now is the time to crank your jams.

13. RECHARGE AS NEEDED Nap if and when you need to. Dozing at a desk carries stigma for literally no good reason. If you wake up fired up, don’t sweat it. But don’t sleep for six hours and waste your day, either!

14. GO YOUR OWN WAY Finally, there are no rules. There is only productivity. Do whatever it takes to be productive and don’t let anyone judge you. If you do weird stuff to become productive, make sure the blinds are closed, and don’t tell anyone about it.

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Access your local library from home Kerry Library Service is reminding everyone that you don’t need to set foot in your local branch library to access a wide range of free library services. During the current public health restrictions, numerous Kerry Library services can be accessed from your living room.

While all library buildings are currently closed, Kerry Library members can still access a wide range of these online resources. You can join the library online and get eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and newspapers for free straight away, or even take language and other courses. All are available free of charge through the website www.kerrylibrary. ie. A range of materials can be accessed online or downloaded 24/7 to a PC, tablet, iPad, or smartphone.

E-Books and e-audio, including books for adults and children, with both fiction and nonfiction titles, are available for download via the BorrowBox App or from a link on the library website. Extra titles have been added to BorrowBox this week to deal with the increase in demand.

“Hundreds of online daily and weekly,

local, national and international newspapers are available through the PressReader service,” explained County Librarian, Tommy O’Connor. “If you don’t have time to read books and prefer to browse both current and back issues of magazines online, there is a wide range available through our website.

“For more activities suitable for children, you can check out the library recommended online resources for children.

The Universal Class product offers over 500 certified e-learning courses, selfpaced with expert instruction and certification. You can try everything from learning yoga, digital photography or accounting online,” he said.

If you are not a member, that isn’t a problem! You can now sign up online and use a temporary barcode to access the online resources without having to contact your local library. Just log on to the www. librariesireland.ie website. If you need help accessing any of the services, an online resources help page is available on the library website, and if you need your library card renewed or a PIN reset please email onlinequeries@kerrylibrary.ie.

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K-FESTcancelled for GARDEN MAGIC June Bank Holiday Gardening - By Debby Looney

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The organisers of Killorglin's K-FEST have announced that it is with deep regret that they must announce the cancellation of this year’s festival.

“Clearly this was not the course of action we hoped to take for this year’s event, and we held off as long as we could, hoping the situation would improve,” Penny Dahl from the K-FEST committee said.

“However, following the new Government measures announced earlier this week and our own belief that everyone’s health, safety, and well-being should be at the forefront of our festival, this is the appropriate decision.”

The cancellation of K-FEST 20/20 will no doubt come as a blow to all committee members, volunteers, artists and performers who have already worked so hard to make the event happen, she added.

“The festival and our artists are hugely disappointed, and we are sorry that some audiences will miss out on seeing these fantastic works.

“There will also inevitably be financial implications as a result of this cancellation, locally as well as for artists and performers, so we ask you to please continue to support the arts during this time. Commission works, buy works, purchase albums, show tickets and gift vouchers. When your town reopens, buy from and support local businesses,” she said.

“We hope to see you all back for K-FEST 2021, where we plan to come back stronger than ever, showcasing many of this year’s missed performances, plus lots of new artists and acts. We very much hope that the situation in Ireland will significantly improve in the coming weeks. Until then, we send our love and support to all of you and your families. Stay safe, stay separate, stay creative.”

SOLAS makes eCollege online courses free for Kerry learners SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is making its eCollege online learning service available free of charge as a support to Kerry learners who have been impacted by the current containment measures. eCollege, which provides online courses including computer programming, data science, office productivity, and web and graphic design, is the national online learning service for the Further Education and Training sector.

“As we navigate our way through this national and global crisis, we have decided to open up our eCollege offering to the public, free of charge," Andrew Brownlee, CEO of SOLAS, said.

"This measure is designed to benefit those already doing a FET course who would like to augment their learning and those who have recently become unemployed or had their hours reduced and who wish to upskill and reskill in digital skills." eCollege is online 24/7 so people can study at a time that suits them and it's

now also free to all over 16s for a limited period of time.

"While these are extremely difficult times we are living in, we hope that by making eCollege available to people in Kerry we will help to support those whose livelihoods have been impacted by COVID-19 to re-enter or upskill in the labour market.”

While courses are tutor supported, independent study is required to reach certification standards, he added.

To create a ‘fetchcourses’ account and apply for eCollege courses candidates will need an active email address and have details of their PPSN and postal address to hand.

Further information on eCollege can be found on www.ecollege.ie, and if people have any queries locally – they can email: info@kerrycollege.ie.

Aeration and nutrients are the key to a healthy lawn Living in Kerry is a real treat at this time of year when Magnolias shine. There are so many beautiful specimens in gardens, and it is now they are spectacular.

In February they are instantly recognisable by their large, soft flower buds reaching up to the sky, but in March we are treated to an unsurpassed show!

Magnolia soulangeana will grow to quite a tree, but Magnolia stellata is suitable for smaller gardens. For a shady spot in your garden, possibly under a magnolia, I recommend Bergenias. These are evergreen, hardy, low-growing perennials, which are now flowering in many shades of pink, with Pink Dragonfly, Bressingham white and Silberlicht just a few of the many varieties available.

Lawn care really begins in March or April, depending on the temperature. With the dry weather, lawnmowers have been heard revving across the countryside.

Never take more than a third off your grass at the first cut, and gradually go shorter. If your lawn is looking thin, or has a lot of moss, you may need to remove old thatch and moss in order to re-seed.

Moss can be eliminated using sulphate of iron, but take care, it can cause staining to paths and concrete. It will turn moss black, and it will need to be removed. The longer lasting result of this treatment is the acidification of your soil, which creates a favourable condition for the return of moss. You may counteract this by spreading lime at a later date, or using an

alternative product altogether. A product such as Mo-Bacter works in a different way. It incorporates bacteria which break down the moss from beneath, lime which creates alkaline conditions which moss dislikes and fungi which encourage much stronger grass growth. In this case ‘stronger’ growth literally means that the individual grass plant is a stronger one from the root up, as opposed to a fast growing greener one. There is a difference! Many 4 in 1s encourage fast green, but ultimately weak grass growth, making the individual plants susceptible to crowding out by moss and weeds, as well as weakening your lawn and making it more vulnerable to adverse weather conditions - both wet and dry. There are a lot of types of grass seed which is suitable for a shady garden, or “tough grass”, and even “smart seed”, which incorporates a water retaining gel. However, aeration and nutrients are the key to a healthy lawn. If reseeding, and especially when sowing a new lawn, consider mixing in an amount of white clover as it fixes nitrogen in the soil, eliminating the need for chemical fertilisers, as well as providing bees with a great source of nectar. White clover stays low and will not ruin the look of your lawn. It is, in my opinion, definitely the way to go.

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Local club helping community in classic cars | By Sean Moriarty Essential goods are being delivered to vulnerable people in the community, thanks to kind-hearted members of Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club (KVCVC).

The club’s annual road run was due to take place this Sunday, but like all events, it has been postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Despite being temporarily shut down, the 120-strong club wanted to do something to help the community and are using their classic cars to deliver food, fuel and other items.

This weekend many of its members’ cars would have been ready and prepared for the season ahead, and rather than returning them to sheds until events are given the all-clear, members decided to use the

cars to help within their community.

“We are doing our bit to help the community,” the club's PRO Tom Leslie told the Killarney Advertiser. “We have asked our membership to look out for people in their area and we are doing grocery and medication deliveries. It is a good way to get the cars out of the shed and also our cars are easily identifiable – if someone rings us and a vintage car shows up in the yard it adds peace of mind.”

The club is hoping to run its road run at a later date.

“It is postponed for now, but we were ready to go and can run it at short notice on the first available Sunday," added Tom. Meanwhile, the club’s classic car restoration project in association the Killarney’s men’s shed is on hold due to social distancing regulations.

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Search for first event motorsport trophy presented in Kerry Kerry-based motorsport enthusiasts are trying to locate a trophy that was presented by Kerry County Council to the winner of the first event in the county in 1903.

Charles Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame won the Ballyfinnane Hill Climb in July 1903.

The hill climb was the final event in what was, at the time, referred to as Irish Speed Fortnight and came off the back of the successful Gordon Bennett International Trophy Races in counties Kildare and Carlow two weeks earlier.

Ireland was still under British rule at the time but the Gordon Bennett races were widely regarded as the forerunner to modern Grand Prix racing and the Irish event was, in fact, the first event run over laps of a circuit rather previous point-topoint city events.

Irish Speed Fortnight included events in counties Dublin, Down and Cork, with the Kerry event the final race of the festival.

Modern rallies, like the Rally of the Lakes, require a road closing order issued by

Kerry County Council to allow them go ahead, and it is a more modernised version of the 1903 act that allows modern rallies to take place.

Rolls was one of 12 competitors in the hill climb that was witnessed by 800 people.

The race started at the side of where the Shanty Bar now stands and a monument was erected at the finish line by members of the Kingdom Vintage, Veteran and Classic Car Club (KVVCCC) in 1993 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the historic event.

While the history books do not record the exact circumstances about how Kerry got to host the event, it was driven by Kerry County Council and members of the tourism industry in Killarney.

The County Kerry Cup, presented by the Council to Rolls is believed to still exist but local historians and enthusiasts have no solid leads.

Rolls and his mechanic, Lord Brabazon of Tara, were also aviation enthusiasts

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TROPHY: Charles Rolls at the wheel of his Mors that he drove to victory in the first motorsport event in Kerry in 1903. This photo was taken in Cork just days before the historic Kerry event. Photo: Royal Irish Automobile Club archive

and were members of the Herts Aero and Motor Club in London.

Brabazon went onto become the president of another London-based motor club, Middlesex County Automobile Club and their current members are in contact with local aero clubs in an effort to find the trophy.

It could still be in Ireland too and with the 120th anniversary fast approaching Kerry Motor Club officials in Tralee have made contact with the London-based club.

“I didn't know of the links between the two clubs until recently, it was a long

time ago! Lord Brabazon of Tara was a character. Like many early Automobilists he was famous for his flying. He was the holder of the first flying licence in the UK and had the registration number FLY 1,” Brian Catt, Chairman of MCAC, who is in the process of contacting current Herts Aero and Auto Club members in an effort to solve the mystery, said.

If anyone has any leads about the trophy, please contact the Killarney Advertiser’s motoring journalist Sean Moriarty on 087 6771019 or sean@killarneyadvertiser.ie.

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How to naturally boost your immune system It’s that time of the year when you want to do all you can to keep the nasty bugs and infections at bay, so these are my top tips for boosting your immunity.

If you keep your immune system well-nourished with a healthy, balanced diet, you can literally ‘eat yourself well’. Nutrients are needed for every part of your immune system for renewal, repair and defence against infection and illness, so its strength will depend on the quality of your diet.

You can add a touch of immune-boosting magic to your diet by using garlic, which has been used for centuries acting as a powerful immune booster that stimulates the multiplication of infection-fighting white cells. Garlic also boosts natural killer-cell activity and increases the efficiency of antibody production.

Your immune system also relies on water. It carries nutrients to your cells, waste and toxins away from your cells and out of your body, keeps the body temperature stable, protects joints, and keeps the lining of your mouth hydrated and moist, reducing susceptibility to colds.

Drinking plenty of water will also help your body deliver nutrients, flush out waste and dilute mucus, helping eliminate bacteria and viruses that can make you ill.

As well as eating well, certain nutrients can be particularly helpful. Vitamin C and zinc are important, and also vitamin D3.

Other are beta glucans which are found in foods like oats and rye. They help to make your immune system more efficient and they stimulate the activity of macrophages which destroy pathogens. Black elderberry and olive leaf are important botanicals which

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have been used for centuries to combat infections.

There are some excellent mushrooms for your immune system which can be taken in supplement form as well as used in cooking. These include; shitake, reishi and maitake, which have been studied for their immune modulating effects and can be used both as prevention and during an infection.

Shitake mushrooms in particular possess antibacterial and antiviral properties.

I use a supplement by NHP called 'Immune Support' which contains a useful combination for promoting good immune function. It provides good amounts of black elderberry, olive leaf, zinc, beta glucans, vitamin D3 and mushrooms, including reishi and shitake.

Call in or ring your local Horan's Healthstores on Beech Road on 085 8008834, and Park Road on 085 8008814, for further information.

There's also a call ahead and collect service available.

Temporary closure of Killarney Credit Union sub office on Park Road In light of the evolving situation with COVID-19, the Park Road office of Killarney Credit Union has had to temporarily close.

Doors closed at 4pm on Tuesday to limit the potential impact which this virus may have in the local community and ensure that Killarney CU can continue to provide a vital service to members across their branch network.

“In light of the current situation, in the interests of public safety and to ensure continuity of service, we have taken a decision to temporarily close our office in Park Road, Killarney,” Mark Murphy, CEO of Killarney Credit Union Limited, said.

“We understand that this will inconvenience many of our members, but we believe that it is appropriate in light of the current situation with regard to COVID-19. This decision has been made in the best interest of all of our members and will ensure that we will be in a position to serve the communities in Killarney, Kenmare and Cahersiveen.”

The staff of the credit union are available to deal with member queries via phone on 064 6631344 and email info@killarneycu.ie. Members are

reminded that they may continue to access their accounts via the credit union’s website or App. In addition, all members should consider opening a Current Account which offers a full service and a contactless debit card for use at all retail outlets, ATMs and online purchases.

The credit union will continue to monitor the current situation and is in contact with the relevant authorities in relation to this matter, he added.

Updates will be made available on the credit union’s website and social media channels in the coming days.

If you have a query on this matter, please contact the credit union via email at info@killarneycu.ieor phone 064 6631344.

Recovery Haven launches art and photography competition As part of Recovery Haven Kerry’s 10th anniversary plans in 2020, the cancer support charity has announced details of its inaugural ‘Haven’ art and photography competition.

The service, which closed its doors to the public three weeks ago, cancelling all drop-in services, group sessions and one-to-one therapies, is still operating via email and phone, while counselling sessions can still be arranged.

Adults and children are being asked to capture creative images or draw or paint a picture that highlights their haven or place of solace. This can be their home, friends, family or their favourite go-to place, activities or interactions – but the charity is stressing how vital it is that this done in line with new, strict COVID-19 guidelines.

The competition, which will run from now until the end of July, is an acknowledgement of the 10 years of support Recovery Haven Kerry has provided to cancer patients and their families since its foundation in 2010 - now with locations in Killarney, Killorglin and Tralee.

The competition is aimed at amateur artists and photographers only. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups: primary school children, secondary school children and adults.

Judges include award-winning photographers Valerie O’Sullivan from Killarney and Domnick Walsh from Tralee in the photography category, along with renowned artists Pauline Bewick and daughter Poppy Melia, who will choose the winning art work.

Winners will be acknowledged at a prize-giving ceremony in August and their photos and prints will be used for promotional purposes by Recovery Haven Kerry, including their 2020 Christmas cards. They will also feature in a number of public displays across Kerry’s library network in September.

All entries - photographs and drawings – must be initially submitted via email along with the relevant entry form to: marisa@recoveryhavenkerry.com. The entry form, as well as full competition details and T&Cs can be found at www. recoveryhavenkerry.com from today (Friday).

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Phone your order to the business.

Phone our helpline 066 7174066 (no text messages) between 1-4 pm for collection. Please have your eircode to hand. Animal Foods: Cronin's (066 9767376). Food and Dinners: Anvil Bar (066 9767137/Stephen 087 4139565/Liz 087 689 9654). Household Shopping and Solid Fuel: Benson's QuikPick (086 8737943), Cronin's (066 9767376), Helena's XL (086 28667215/087 7837507), Burke's Butchers (066 9767345). Pharmacy: O'Doherty's Milltown (066 9767305).

Solid Fuel: Aidan Foley Fuels Castlemaine (087 9309611), Gearoid 0'Dowd Castle Fuels (085 7625016). Vets: Mid Kerry Veterinary Centre Milltown (066 9767000).

COVID-19 SUPPORT LINE: ALONE has launched a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary.

The support line is open Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm, by calling 0818 222024.

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COMMUNITY ALERT: Kilcummin Community Alert are available to help the people of our community in these uncertain times. For people who are vulnerable or who may have to self-isolate in our community, who may need groceries, prescriptions or fuel collected we are here to help. You can contact us in confidence at 087 6270677. We are also asking people to check in on their elderly neighbours and be there for them. Any volunteers wishing to help out please contact 087 6270677. Ní neart go cur le le chéile.

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people stay tuned to television and radio for ongoing updates from the government/HSE/National Agencies etc.

Follow advice from official sources only!

VOLUNTARY HELPLINE: If you are living alone and need further advice or assistance please phone the Keel Community Council Helpline number between 1- pm (066 7174066).

CAIRDE: Our local Garda Declan Kelly has asked me to instruct the current subscribers to the Garda Text Alert system who own a smartphone to download a new app called CAIRDE. Download and follow the simple log in instructions and current subscribers will receive the local garda text alert messages directly through the CAIRDE app.

If you have any queries Garda Kelly can be contacted or text messaged on 087 1334817 or at declan.kelly@garda.ie. It is the intention of local Gardaí to get as many of the current subscribers signed up to the CAIRDE app as possible.

SUPPORT GROUPS Kerry Positive Option Crisis Pregnancy Counselling Service Free - confidential - non-judgemental services. All options explored. Killarney Southwest Counselling Centre Emmett’s Road, Killarney Tel: 064 6636416. Open: Monday to Friday 9am -5pm. Funded by the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme.

Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Provides a free professional counselling and support service for female and male survivors of sexual violence and their families in a safe and confidential environment with highly qualified and professional counsellors. It can be contacted by freephone 1800-633333 or

by email krcc@eircom.net

Killarney Al Anon The Killarney Al Anon meetings are held Tuesday nights at 8.30pm in St Claire’s, Vincent De Paul Building, Tesco Car Park, Beech Road, Killarney.

Contact 086-8616001.

Suicide Prevention Helplines Samaritans 1850609090 or freephone 116123 or text 0872609090, email jo@samaritans.ie, Free counselling, freephone 1800247247or call 066-7163660 www.pieta.ie; South West Counselling Centre, Killarney, free suicide prevention and bereavement counselling, 064-6636416/6636100; Living Links, Kerry, 087-9006300; HSE South: Suicide Prevention Help-

line 1800 742 745, Farm & Rural Stress Helpline 1800742645.

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In line with current HSE best practice in dealing with the COVID 19 virus, we are unable to provide face to face counselling appointments. We are now offering telephone counselling to clients and employees who need support.

We are currently developing this telephone service along with our online Mindful Parenting Workshops which will be provided to adults and parents.

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

Alzheimer Society 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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At the recent meeting of Killarney Municipal Area, Councillor Michael Gleeson asked that Kerry County Council and the TII to introduce clearer and more consistent signage.

He asked that they would seek to devise some better form of advance signage in order that road users would have reasonable certainty in the matter of lane selection as they enter multi-lane roundabouts.

Kerry County Council replied that the provision of Road Traffic Signs on all public roads in Kerry is in accordance with national directives issued by the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport.

There are a limited number of roundabouts with two lane approaches in the county and these are mainly on the National Road Network and heavily trafficked routes, with road markings provided on the approaches to guide motorists.

Councillor Gleeson stated that drivers, particularly those unfamiliar with the particular lane designations, frequently become confused and opt for the incorrect lane. This causes grave danger for themselves and for other drivers and sometimes results in accidents.

The Motion was unanimously agreed and forwarded to the TII. ................................................................

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Survival guide for parents Not sure what to do with the kids during the COVID-19 - well for starters, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

Your home is a place where lots of learning is happening every day, but if you’re running out of ideas check out the National Adult Literacy Agency’s website for parents called Help My Kid Learn.ie (www.helpmykidlearn.ie).

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FIVE BOREDOM BUSTING IDEAS FOR KIDS Eat an Alphabet

Get your kids to describe how hungry they are – starting with the letter A take turns. The trick is to remember what everyone said before you. I’m so hungry I could eat an Apple. I’m so hungry I could

eat an Apple and a Banana. I’m so hungry I could eat an Apple, Banana and a Cat!

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Count to 100, every time you get to a number that’s divisible by seven (7, 14, 21) or has a seven in it (17), say “Buzz” instead of the number. For older kids, to make it even harder say Fuzz for every number with a three or that’s divisible by three. If you make a mistake it’s the next person’s turn. The first to get to 100 wins.

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“Many parents will find it challenging to come up with things to do with their children over the next few weeks so by using helpmykidlearn.ie parents will have something to turn to when they hear the dreaded “I’m bored” from their kids,” said Dr Inez Bailey, NALA CEO. “The truth is that children learn everyday – from the moment they are born they start to soak up things like a sponge – at home, out and about, even at bedtime.

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A message of encouragement to all from Bishop Ray Browne We are in week three of a most difficult journey. In all our parishes we journey one day at a time, supporting and encouraging one another.

This journey will end, our ordinary lives will return. We trust in God’s presence, and his love and care for us.

“Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth” It is lovely to hear stories of children of all ages in their homes, stories of good deeds and beautiful moments, the quality of the services the HSE and the County Council and so many others are providing in our communities, how neighbour is helping neighbour and to

see essential workers everywhere attend to their work with a smile.

We have gratitude in our hearts for the goodness of so many all around us, those in health care, in the public service, in the community, in the neighbourhood and in our homes.

Prayer keeps us close to God. We cannot come together to pray, but we can unite in prayer through Jesus. You can join in the Mass from home on parish radio, on Internet streaming. You can join in offering the bread and wine, join in the Holy Sacrifice and be part of that Mass. I invite you to take time each day to talk to God about your hopes and fears. And let us pray for each other.

Holy Week, we recall and honour another journey of two thousand years ago, the journey of Jesus to Jerusalem and to his death and Resurrection. It is a journey that assures us of the victory of good over evil, of love over selfishness and of life over death. It is a journey that reminds us that Christ our God is Risen and with us always. He is our strength and courage.

Sunday is Palm Sunday; cut a piece of palm for your own home or choose a piece of whatever evergreen tree is in your garden. Then on Sunday, in all the Masses celebrated without a congregation in the diocese, the priests will pray a blessing on the piece of palm in every home. The original palm signalled the

Bishop Ray Browne, Diocese of Kerry.

ordinary people honouring Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. Let your palm express your faith and hope in God amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The words of Jesus; “Come to me all you who labour and are heavy burdened and I will give you rest”. Let us pray for each other. Our Lady help of the sick, pray for us.

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We are all behind the class of 2020 Just like any other year we describe the Leaving Cert as a marathon.

However, this year has been like no other as your training routine has been interrupted, you have been thrown the most mammoth of curveballs in the shape of the COVID-19 crisis.

You have been forced into only engaging with your friends, classmates, extended families and teachers at a distance, you have had to adapt to learning in a different way and to spend many working hours on your own. Well done on a super job! Your teachers have been working hard too and I know that they are very proud of your sustained efforts. Remember, we are all behind the class of 2020!

Starting the Easter holidays may be a lot different this year without the usual catch-ups, hobbies, social life and gatherings to look forward to, so let’s focus on what might help exam students at this stage.

Reflect – Think about all the hard work you have undertaken in the past three weeks and give yourself a giant pat on the back. You have clocked up many hours of valuable work, have kick-started intense revision, and you have stayed focused in a time of great uncertainty.

Recharge – Take a break! At this stage most students have kept a school routine going and in fact have gone beyond that, so it is very important to take a breather.

The intense study and increased use of technology takes its toll on the brain, so taking some time away from the books will refresh the mind and re-energise you. This will help concentration levels during the holidays and in the final term.

Regardless of the current restrictions, do more of what you enjoy and helps you to relax – play or listen music, exercise, read, watch films, draw, journal, cook, so some DIY work, etc., and get plenty fresh air!

Review – Take stock of what you have done at this stage. Make a list of all topics in all subjects under the following head-

recommend taking each weekend of the holidays off), refocus your efforts on working the equivalent of a school day or more if you feel the need to, and maintain a good study routine from Monday to Friday. Plan ahead what subject/ topic you are going to focus on each day and try to vary the plan from day to day.

Keep it going – it will be worth it in the end!

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

ings – Topics I know well, Topics I need to revise, Topics that need attention. For the next two weeks, focus your attention on the latter group. You now have plenty of time to give the topics that you have put on the long finger. De-clutter by getting rid of notes you don’t need at this stage.

Reset – Once you have taken a break (I

With that in mind look out for the Easter Student Wellness Workshop on social media which is being offered free of charge by the hardworking team at B Well Fitness Club to help with tips on motivation, nutrition, exercise, stress management and much more.

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

Any parents or students with queries can email Niamh on careerfocusnow@gmail.com.

Diary of a Junior Credit system needs to be put in Cert student place for students Since Thursday March 12 we've been off due to the Coronavirus.

When we all heard we were delighted, but now that the cabin fever and boredom are setting in, no one is quite so sure anymore.

A councillor is calling for universities and colleges to put a credit system in place next year for students affected by COVID-19.

Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae says parents have forked out thousands of Euro for facilities across the country that are not being used.

Student accommodation is usually paid twice throughout the college year, from September to December, and finally from January to May. “Parents have forked out thousands of Euros for accommodation that is already priced too high and it is now looking like the final two and half months of the term will not fulfilled,” he said.

“Since the announcement that colleges were to close, I have been inundated with queries from families who since Christmas have paid the final instalment of their fees for student accommodation across the country. With the colleges now closed, students back are home and many parents laid off from work due to COVID-19, their accommodation lies idle, yet paid for right across the country. I myself find it unlikely that many of these students will return to college this term and I believe it only

In addition to this, as last week, all practical exams for the Junior and Leaving Cert are cancelled, with everyone receiving full marks in each.

CREDIT SYSTEM: Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae is calling on colleges and universities to put a credit system in place for students next year.

right and proper that the management and owners of these properties would put in place a credit system ahead of the next college year for those who will be returning, and for those in their final year a refund should be given to what are now extremely hard pressed families.”

At first, I didn't know whether to be delighted or annoyed. After all our hard work and practice, we don't even get to show off our skills, but on the other hand I've passed Home Ec. so it's kind of a relief.

All of the uncertainty surrounding the exams is slightly annoying. It also feels like we're doing 10 times the amount of work we'd do if we were actually in school, but on the other hand it's nice to have a break from the dooming reality of the JC and the packed school halls.

What's a typical school day like now you may ask? Well I wake up around 8am and have some breakfast before settling down to work around 9.30am.

The teachers send us on our work through platforms such as Teams, Outlook and One Note. My favourite is Teams as you can chat with your teachers, keep track of all your assignments in one place and get notifications when new work is posted.

EXAM PREPARATION: St Brigid's Junior Cert student Ilona Sheehan details what it is like studying from home during COVID-19 as she prepares for her first State exams.

Different teachers send work at different times - some before, during or after our allotted class, but I still try to do the work when I'm given it and stick with my current school timetable. Some evenings I could be doing assignments until 6pm, but I try not to go past that so I've a chance to relax too.

For subjects that we've completed the course in like religion it's mostly exam papers for work, but in subjects like geography we must continue on taking down notes and learning new topics. I actually had my first 'e-test' last Thursday.

Typically, at 1pm I go outside for a while before having lunch.

I've also started reading every night before going to bed again, something I stopped at the start of Third Year. I've already read over three books in the past week.

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1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LYNCH

In loving memory of John Crowley, late of 7 Coolgraine Park Killarney, formerly of Brewsterfield Headford, who passed away on 7th April 2008.

For the rest of our lives, We will miss you, Our secret tears will flow, Oh how we really loved you, No one will ever know.

Love and missed always, your wife Sheila, Margaret, John, Martin and families, also Tim Falvey.

15TH ANNIVERSARY O’ CONNELL

In loving memory of Con Courtney Mangerton Road, Muckross, Killarney who died on 3rd of April 2013.

In loving memory of Sean Coffey, Aughacurreen, Killarney, who died on 6th April 2019.

What we would give if we could say We will go and see our Grandad today The laughs and stories that you told us Are memories fond and true.

May he rest in peace In thy heavenly home above With the sacred heart of Jesus In his own eternal love Always in our thoughts and prayers.

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

I God’s care you rest above In our hearts you rest with love Today, tomorrow our whole lives through We will always be grateful our Grandad was you.

Lovingly remembered by Dad John, Mom Joan, sister Eilish, brother Ted, Sister in law Angela, Nieces and Nephew.

14TH ANNIVERSARY COOPER

Sadly missed and fondly remembered by your loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.

In loving memory of Joe O’Connell late of 60 Park Drive, Killarney who died on the 4th April, 2005 Let us not look for you only in memory, Where we would grow lonely without you.

You would want us to find you in presence, Beside us where beauty brightens, When kindness glows, And music echoes eternal tones.

Always loved and special memories of you today, your loving wife Frances and children Sarah, Mark and Naomi.

21ST ANNIVERSARY HEALY

In loving memory of Michael (Mick Fred) Healy, late of Aneebeg, Glenflesk who passed away on the 11th of May 1999.

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

Sadly missed by your daughter Eileen, Darren, Tracey, Annie, Edith and Johan.

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

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of a dear father Mike Cooper, Late of 24 Ardshanavooley, Killarney, Who passed away on the 3rd April, 2006.

A bouquet of beautiful memories Sprayed with a million tears Wishing God could have spared you If just for a few more years.

In loving memory of Con Courtney Mangerton Road, Muckross, Killarney who died on 3rd of April 2013.

Seven years have passed since that sad day You closed your eyes and went away Gone are the days we used to share But in my heart you are always there Loving thoughts of times together Hold memories that will last forever.

We lost a father with a heart of gold How much we miss him can never be told He shared our troubles and helped us along If we follow his footsteps we will never go wrong.

He was a father so very rare Content in his home and always there On earth he toiled, in Heaven he rests, God bless you father You were one of the best.

Each time we look at your picture You seem to smile and say Don’t be sad but courage take And love each other for my sake.

Sadly missed by your loving wife Mary.

Sadly missed and fondly remembered by your loving sons and daughters Catherine, Josephine, Daniel, Geraldine, Eileen, Carmel, Con J, Deirdre, Aidan and Jackie and their families.

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

We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together The family chain is broken now But memories live forever.

May he rest in peace dear Jesus In Thy Heavenly home above With the Sacred Heart of Jesus In His own eternal love.

Along the road to yesterday That leads us straight to you Are memories of happy days Together we once knew.

A silent grief that’s in our hearts No human eye can trace For many a broken heart is hid Beneath a smiling face.

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

A special thanks to Fr. Niall Howard and Fr. Bill Radley and to all those who participated in the funeral mass and burial afterwards. Special thanks to Derry and Rosie Healy for their lovely singing and music.

A special word of thanks to The Deenagh Medical Centre, especially Dr. Darren Quirke, and Nicola at Kennelly’s Pharmacy.

Our sincerest thanks to the Home Care team, home helps & public health nurses.

Thanks to the Doctors and staff of The Bons Secours Hospital and University Hospital Tralee for the care and dignity shown to Sonny.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions.

You left us lovely memories, That make us laugh and cry, And the times we shared together, No one could ever buy.

Loved and missed by all the family.

First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Cathedral at 12 noon on Sunday, 5th April 2020 via webcam.

4TH ANNIVERSARY LEANE (NÉE MCCARTHY)

Always remembered by your loving sons Danny, Mark, Mike, Vince and Colm, daughters Geraldine and Karen, sons-inlaw, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

6TH ANNIVERSARY O’NEILL

Anniversary Mass will be held on Saturday the 4th of April in St. Mary’s Cathedral at 6.15pm, via webcam

JESUS

We lovingly remember Sonny on his first anniversary. His wife, Peig, daughters, Áine, Myra & Geraldine, his sister Joan and extended family are very grateful to all who attended the removal and funeral mass. To those who travelled near and far, sent mass cards and messages of condolences to us on our sad loss.

Sincere thanks to Murphy’s Undertakers for their professionalism and the support shown to us.

7TH ANNIVERSARY COURTNEY

In loving memory of Sonny Lynch, Flesk Grove, Killarney, late of Annaghmore, Headford who passed away on the 9th April 2019.

In loving memory of Mary O’Neill Gortahoonig Muckross, Who passed away on April 6th 2014.

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 lovingly remembered by all your family.

In loving memory of Rena Leane (née McCarthy), Rockfield House, Tralee Road, Killarney who passed away on April 9th 2016.

Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade Because a loved one’s gone.

Those we love can never be More than a thought apart, For as long as there is memory, They’ll live on in the heart.

Sadly missed and always loved by your family Paddy, Mary, Paula, Cormac, Antoinette, Rachel, Pádraig, Ciara, Daughters-in-law, Sons-in-law and Grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass Saturday 4th April at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral, via webcam.

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22ND ANNIVERSARY

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In loving memory of Carmella Sheehy

In loving Memory of Maeve O’Connor (née Dynan) “Glounthaune”, Mill Road, Killarney, and formerly of Cork who died on the 8th April, 2017.

In memory of our good friend Kieran O’Sullivan, late of Killarney.

On Carmella’s first anniversary, Eddie, Daire, Tríona and Eamonn wish to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following the sad loss of our wonderful wife and mother, our beloved Carmella.

Our heartfelt thanks to our families, extended family, friends, neighbours and colleagues who visited our home in large numbers, attended the rosary, removal, mass and cremation and who supported us in so many ways during our sad journey. We are grateful for the huge volume of masses offered for Carmella, letters of sympathy and for the charitable donations made to The Suaimhneas Centre, Kerry Hospice Tralee.

We wish to thank sincerely Dr. Donal Coffey, Dr Fíona Coffey, Dr Tadhg Curran, Nurse Anne O’Brien and all the staff at Ross Medical Centre who cared for and supported Carmella so professionally over a number of years. To Anthony O’Sullivan and staff of O’ Sullivan’s Pharmacy New St. for their kindness and generosity to the family. To Dr. Seamus O’Reilly and his team at the Oncology department at Cork University Hospital for their wonderful work and care, the staff at Dunmanway Day Ward and staff of wards GA and GB for their love and support at a difficult time. Thanks to Juliann Crowley of the chaplaincy team in CUH for her constant comforting words. To Doctor Patricia Sheehan and the wonderful staff of The Suaimhneas Centre, Kerry University Hospital Tralee for their love and professional care of Carmella, which ensured that her final weeks were comfortable and peaceful.

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

Sadly missed and always remembered

by Mary, Pat, Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Veronica and all the family.

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A special mention for Carmella’s colleagues at Killarney Community College for all the love, support and understanding throughout Carmella’s cancer journey.

We wish to thank sincerely Fr. Kevin Sullivan for a beautiful celebration of Carmella’s life and for his on-going support for us during difficult times. Thanks to our parish priest Fr. Tom Looney and all the priests who assisted in the celebration of the Eucharist which was also enhanced by the beautiful singing and music provided by the Trant family. To family and friends who accompanied us to the cremation ceremony and to neighbours from Dublin Hill and members of the Presentation Brothers who awaited our arrival in Cork.

We are grateful to Michael and Mary O’Shea, undertakers, for all the advice, sensitivity and professionalism shown to us throughout the funeral and in organising the fulfilment of Carmella’s final wishes.

At such a sad time it is impossible to thank everyone individually, accept these words as an expression of our deepest gratitude to all who shared in our profound sadness. Mass will be offered for all your intentions.

Carmella’s anniversary mass will be celebrated on Friday April 24th in Fossa Church at 7 30 pm.

SPECIAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE

An anniversary wish for you today, No card or presant inthe usual way, But on a cloud written in gold, Is all our love for you to hold.

Happy anniversary Sheila.

We all miss you.

Sadly missed by your loving husband Pat, daughter Marcella, sons David and John, son-in-law David, daughter-in-law Katrin and grandchildren Conor, Jack & Emma.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear aunt Marie O’Doherty Avila House, Lewis Road, Killarney who sadly passed away on 5th April 2019.

We thought of you with love today but that is nothing new We thought about you yesterday and days before that too We think of you in silence and often speak your name All we have are memories and your picture in a frame Sadly missed and fondly remembered, Caragh & Ryan xx

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

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

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

For whom shall I ask Lord Jesus, if not from you whose heart is an unfailing source of graces and merits. Most loving heart of my God. I believe in your power, I believe in your knowledge I believe in your personal love for me, and therefore O Sacred heart of Jesus I place all my trust in you. Our father, Hail Mary and Glory, say 3 times for 3 days must promise publication. AC

MOYNIHAN

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

Birthday Remembrance for Dermot Moynihan Tullig Cottage, Spa, Killarney.

Whose birthday fell on the 2nd April.

Remembering my Husband Dave, late of Grenagh, Fossa, Killarney, on his birthday on the 6th April

DAVE GEANEY

16TH ANNIVERSARY DILLANE

FLEMING

In loving memory of Sheila Fleming late of Clydine, Kilcummin, Killarney

When we awaken in the morning hush, You are the warm uplifting rush Of soaring birds in circled flight You are the stars that shine at night So we do not stand at your grave and cry You are not there you did not die.

Deeply missed by your friends Mike McSweeney, Connie Murphy, Denis O’Leary, John G. O’Leary, John O’Connor, David Sheehan, Pa Sugrue, Tony Sugrue.

A special word of thanks to Pat & Norma Talbot and family, Pat Quille for facilitating car parking so that Carmella’s wishes to be at home were realised.

Thanks to the many members of Fossa G.A.A. who stewarded and managed traffic flow so well. Thank you to the members of The Kerry branch of Institute of Guidance Counsellors and to Carmella’s colleagues at Killarney Community College for the dignified guard of honour they provided before and after the funeral mass.

We shall not stand at your grave and weep, You are not there, you do not sleep; You are the thousand winds that blow You are the diamond glints on snow You are the sunlight on ripened grain, You are the soft Autumnal rain.

Treasured memories of a dear brother and uncle John Dillane, late of Glounakeel, Rockchapel Co. Cork, and Killarney who died on the 4th of April 2004.

R.I.P You were a special part of our lives, Your loving nature, heart of gold, You had a special way with young and old, To brighten all our darkest days, With your smile, laughter and caring ways, Life goes on without you, That is very true, But the day you died and left us, Our hearts they broke in two.

Always loved and very sadly missed by your brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces and cousins.

We thought of you with love today But that is nothing new We thought about you yesterday And the days before that too We think of you in silence We often speak your name All we have are memories And your picture in a frame Your memory is our keepsake With which we’ll never part God has you in His Keeping We have you in our hearts Loved and missed by Dermot’s wife, Bridget.

Lovingly missed & remembered by Pat, Sean, Aidan, Noel, Emma, Marian, Marie, Ka & grandchildren. Also by Dermot’s brothers Mike & Pat.

I miss the strength you brought me, And the comfort that it gave, And on your birthday it’s so hard, Pretending to be brave.

But I’ve found hidden courage, And it helps to see me through, It guides me and protects me, And I know it comes from you.

Here on earth we shared a life, As happy as could be, And I never took for granted, All you meant to me.

So I shall spend your birthday, Dreaming that you’re here, Helping me to wipe away, Every silent tear.

Always on my mind and in my heart forever, your loving wife, Helen xx

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Shutdown What will become of the 2020 season?

It goes without saying that there are more important things on all of our minds right now and everything is shrouded in so much uncertainty that it’s hard to look beyond the next 24 hours, but here are some thoughts on how the 2020 GAA season might eventually play out.

The GAA’s current position is that all activities are suspended until April 19 but it is widely accepted that the blanket suspension will be extended well beyond that date.

The reality is that when our games do restart, the club scene will play second fiddle to intercounty. Staging elite fixtures will be prioritised and it’s improbable that any championship matches will be played at club level until the All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships are concluded.

Kerry GAA have already stated that it

is their intention to start with County League games once the suspension is lifted. In reality, with so much intercounty football to catch up on, they probably won’t have a choice.

One of Kerry’s main competitions may have to be sacrificed and if that happens, the County Championship could be the one facing the chop.

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One would imagine that the National League will have to be abandoned. The Division 1 final was due to take place last Sunday in Croke Park and unless the GAA decide to play a one-off game between Kerry and Galway (it’s easy to forget with everything that’s going on but Kerry were second in the league with two rounds of fixtures to go, one point behind leaders Galway), the 2020 league is likely to be

voided.

Scratching the league wouldn’t perturb the teams in the top flight too much, but it would be a blow to the likes of Armagh and Roscommon (Division 2), Cork, Longford and Down (Division 3) and Limerick and Antrim (Division 4), all of whom had promotion in their sights before the shutdown.

Again, it’s a trivial matter given all that’s going on at the moment, but from a sporting perspective it would certainly be disappointing for them.

As for the big show, the championship was due to begin on May 3 with Galway’s trip to New York but that fixture has already been postponed. (The fact that it was the only international match in the calendar made it a pretty straightforward decision for the GAA.) The championship is still slated for a May

10 start but as things stand, that seems optimistic at best. The reality is that we could be facing a longer shutdown and the further the shutdown creeps into the summer, the less viable it becomes to retain the existing competition formats. "[The championships] are due to start on May 10, which is well outside the April 19 date that the government has flagged, so that's still a possibility at this point,” GAA Director of Player, Club and Games Administration Feargal McGill told Morning Ireland last week. “When that's a possibility, we can't really change championship structures, but I do have to concede it seems unlikely we will be back playing by then."

The GAA are expecting another announcement from the government the weekend of April 19 and that’s when some hard decisions will have to be made. A return to the straight knockout format of old has been mooted and there are certainly benefits to adopting this approach. It would be a significant departure from previous years but needs must.

And it was far from qualifiers and Super 8s we were reared.

Of course, this all depends on how things pan out in the real world in the coming weeks and months, but let’s remain positive. If we all play our part, the gates will (hopefully) be open again before we know it.

LOCKED: The gates of the Fitzgerald Stadium remain shut. But for how long? Pic: Adam Moynihan.

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‘I’m like a 10-year-old kicking around the garden on my own’ How are our footballers coping without football? This week Adam Moynihan spoke to Dr Crokes forward Daithí Casey about missing his teammates, staying fit at home and his thoughts on how the GAA season might play out when all of this is over Well Daithí. These are strange times that we’re living in. How are you finding the lockdown?

The hardest part for me is just not seeing my teammates as much. That’s the part I miss the most - not being able to go to training and just talk to the lads face to face.

Obviously there are a few teammates that you’d still keep in contact with, your best friends on the team, but I wouldn’t ring certain players even though we’d be good friends. There are 30 guys on the panel and you’re not going to be ringing all of them, so not seeing them or talking to them is tough.

But it’s important not to be meeting fellas now because of the stage we’re at. It’s obviously vital that we stay indoors.

Has the suspension of GAA activities highlighted how important local clubs are in our community?

Yeah, that’s the thing about football: it brings people together. It’s a way for 30 different fellas from all different age groups to come together and meet up but, as I said, I haven’t talked to a good few of my teammates recently, and that’s hard.

And it’s bigger than that. Fr Paddy does the cards there in the Crokes clubhouse and stuff like the lotto, they’re small things but they make a huge difference socially. I’m sure it’s the same at every club. Not having that social element is hard for everyone. But at the end of the day, our physical well-being is the most important thing.

Players had been training individually or in small groups up until recently but GAA grounds have now been officially shut. How are you managing to stay in shape?

The Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) stuff is absolutely brilliant. I find him very good so I’m just doing sessions of his on YouTube. I started doing pilates as well last Christmas. These are things that I wouldn’t normally be doing during the season but they’re good for the moment.

I’m trying to do a bit of running and skills work, and it’s good for the mental health to get out in the fresh air, but it’s hard when there’s no end goal in sight.

I’m actually like a 10-year-old out the back of the house. Kicking around in the

garden on my own, practicing my soloing.

I’ll have to draw a little goal on the wall.

That’s the one thing that I do like about this whole situation. Everyone is back to being a child in that regard and creativity is going through the roof, especially with all the quizzes and challenges going around. Alan Kelly’s Isolation XI is absolutely hilarious.

It’s brilliant in fairness to him! You mentioned goals. Is it difficult to keep that focus when you don’t know how long it’ll take to get back out on the field, or what the competitions will look like when you do?

It is. We normally know what we’re training for. For example, we’d normally be training hard in July for championship in August or September. The same in January, you’re training for the Club Championship in April. There’s none of that at the moment, so it’s challenging to push yourself as hard as you’d like.

I don’t know what they’ll do as regards restructuring but I’d imagine they’ll get rid of the County Championship and play the Club Championships instead. I think that’s probably the best option.

I’m only guessing but I’d imagine the earliest we’ll be back playing championship football will be September because even if we’re allowed back training in July, then the intercounty will probably come first and it’ll be County League for clubs.

What will they do for intercounty? Will they have 40,000 people at a Munster final? It’s hard to know what ‘normal’ will look like when we get back to it.

Premier League clubs are talking about playing their remaining fixtures behind closed doors over the course of a few weeks, with all of the games being televised. Could that work in the GAA? That’s an option, but in the GAA you’re taking fellas from all different parts of the

county and getting them to train together, and then they’re going back to their families and their towns. It’s maybe a bit more feasible at a professional level, and even then it’s not that easy at all really.

They probably do need to get the Premier League in particular finished… Well, obviously as a United fan I’d be delighted if Liverpool didn’t win the league.

watched before. It’s great to see so many fresh faces! And even our own games, the 2010 and 2011 finals… When you’re playing you don’t think about those things, so it’s nice to look back now and reflect on what you’ve achieved.

Having said that, I’d much rather be out there playing.

And I’d be delighted if Villa didn’t get relegated! With no football to play and no sport on TV, how are you filling your time?

Well I’m working away from home (Daithí is a teacher at CBS Primary School, Tralee) so that’s keeping me busy during the week.

I don’t watch as much soccer as I used to anyway but sometimes it’s nice to just throw on Sky Sports News or the basketball or the golf on a Sunday evening.

I think I’m more of a player than a spectator though, and that’s what I miss the most.

One thing I’m really enjoying is the fact the Crokes are putting up old games, going back to the nineties, on Facebook.

Those are matches that I wouldn’t have

Is it important to stay positive in the current climate?

Yeah, I think it is. I’ve been trying to stay optimistic and in fairness I think Ireland as a nation is doing well so far. It’s just amazing that something like this has come about and stopped everything. It’s like someone has hit the reset button on the world and it’s back to square one.

If there’s something to take out of it, it’s that when this is over we’ll be a lot more positive and appreciative of simple things like meeting up with people or giving someone a hug - things that we took for granted in the past.

It’s obviously a pain for the next month or so but I think if everyone just does it right, we’ll be in a good place sooner rather than later.

SOLO TRAINING: Dr Crokes star Daithí Casey has been reliving his youth as he tries to stay fit and active during the shutdown. Pic: Ramsay Cardy/Sportsfile.

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3. Married to Maradona’s daughter.

5. The match-winner when Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-3 (1996).

7. The old Premier League logo featured a lion with its paw on a _________.

9. Anagram: I am sad one.

15. ‘Arte et labore’ is the motto of which former Premier League club?

16. American who made the PFA Team of the Year in 2003/04.

17. Finished runners-up in the first ever Premier League season.

18. Home of The Addicks.

19. Before joining Arsenal, Arsene Wenger managed Nagoya Grampus ________.

21. Georgian who kicked the hoardings.

22. Anagram: I clean up.

23. Italian striker who scored 59 league goals for Chelsea

1. In 1997/98, three players finished joint top scorer. Owen, Dublin and________.

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4. The Cherries.

6. The league’s most expensive goalkeeper when he signed from Southampton in 1993.

7. Managed Scotland at the 1986 World Cup. 8. Top scorer in the inaugural season.

10. Anagram: He ran a laser.

11. Anagram: Shiny elk gland.

12. The best kind of Sunday.

13. This old name has sailed.

14. Which club have a village lock-up on their crest?

20. How many English managers have won the Premier League (as manager)?

Test your sporting knowledge with this fun sports crossword! Need a clue? Feel free to contact Killarney Advertiser Sports Editor Adam Moynihan by email (sport@killarneyadvertiser.ie) or on Twitter or Instagram (@AdamMoynihan). No need to submit your answer sheet this time - this one is just for fun!

GOOD LUCK!

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2. He went to Stuttgart. Joxer

1. Two Irishmen have won World Rugby Player of the Year. Sexton and Wood.

5. Won Olympic gold in 1992. Carruth

3. FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron) is the governing

8. Paul McGrath was known as The Black Pearl of Inchicore.

body for international rowing.

9. Nickname of golfer Graham McDowell. G-Mac

4. Katie’s home. Bray

10. Former English rugby union club of Andy Farrell. Saracens

5. Gymnastic move favoured by Ireland’s top scorer. cartwheel

11. The Gypsies. Bohemians

6. Where Ireland beat Italy in 1994. Giants Stadium

15. German company whose name graced Ireland’s jerseys in the nineties. Opel

7. The pitch was like a car park on this Northern Mariana island. Saipan

16. Missed in Genoa. Timofte

12. GAA President-elect. McCarthy

17. Former Ireland soccer international whose memoir is titled ‘Recovering’. Sadlier 13. 1) Sheedy, 2) Houghton, 3) Townsend, 4) Cascarino, 5) O’Leary.

18. Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course in Kilkenny. Mount Juliet

14. Jack’s right-hand man. Setters

19. How frequently you’ll beat the Irish. Never

Well done to everyone who took part, especially those who managed to complete it!

Do you have an idea for a crossword topic? Let us know at sport@killarneyadvertiser.ie!

SPORT NOTES

Spa GAA HOME SKILLS CHALLENGE: Take part in our Spa GAA Home Skills Challenge and be in with a chance to win a Spa GAA training top or a €50 voucher. Spa GAA would like to give our underage members (5 to 16-year-olds) an opportunity to win a prize, whilst showcasing and practicing their skills at home. We are asking our underage members to take part in a 14-day home skills challenge.

The skills challenge begins Monday, March 30 and finishes Sunday, April 12. After the 14 days, parents can submit a short video showcasing some of the skills your child(ren) have mastered over the 14 days. Only videos submitted by parents/guardians will be accepted. Click on the PDF on spagaa.com for more details. Any queries contact Coiste na nÓg Chairperson, Seamus Moynihan, on 087 6298525.

LOTTO: The lotto has been suspended for the foreseeable future. The expiry dates of annual tickets and online tickets will be extended to compensate for weeks when lotto is not held.

REGISTRATION: Registration is still open (online ONLY) through spagaa. com. All players, officers, coaches etc MUST be registered club members to take part in club activities in 2020.

COVID-19: A confidential freephone service for COVID-19 support in Kerry will be live from 11am on Monday, March 30. Please share with your contacts and anyone who might need support. Text (50555) and email service (covidsupport@kerrycoco.ie) also available from 8am-8pm each day.

ITEMS FOR NOTES: Any items for the club notes please contact Deirdre at pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 085 1216359

before 8pm on Sundays.

KERRY PLAYERS TEACHING SKILLS: Over the next few weeks Kerry Coaching and Games plan to send out some video clips demonstrating the skills of Gaelic football and hurling. Now is a good opportunity for players to spend time working on individual skills and become confident playing off both sides. The skills videos will be posted on the Kerry GAA Coaching and Games Twitter page (@CoachingKerry). Best of luck to everyone!

Dr Crokes GAA ACTIVITIES: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic all activities both on and off the pitch are currently at a standstill, our playing fields, gym, and clubhouse are closed and will be until the sanctions are lifted. Thank you to all for complying with the regulations during these difficult times. Special credit must go to our communications committee for their endeavours in putting videos and photos from our archives on social media to help our members to reminisce during the present crisis. There has been a tremendous reaction to this initiative from near and far. A very special thanks to John C O’Shea and Matt O’Neill for initiating this project. Many projects for our physical, mental and social health and well-being, juvenile fun games, etc have been initiated by the GAA all maybe viewed on our website www. drcrokes.com. We urge all members and supporters and their families to abide by the guidelines and stay safe and hopefully we will be back on the playing fields in the not too distant future.

JUVENILES 200 TOUCHES DAILY: During the present lockdown we encourage all juveniles to practice their skills. All you need is a ball and a wall.

MEMBERSHIP is now due and must be paid before March 31 to Registrar Frances O’Sullivan. Membership can also be renewed online. Visit drcrokes. com/news. We urge all members to download the Club Force app. as this will be our only way to communicate going forward.

Joanne Walmsley Player of the Award is for the women’s game with the men vying for the Paudie O’Connor Player of the Year Award. The nominations for the Senior Player of the Year Awards 2020 have now gone out to the clubs and the big announcements will be made in May.

SCÓR: Irish Scholarship Scheme for Adults 2020, funded by Foras na Gaeilge, is now open and accepting applications. This is a great opportunity to apply for a scholarship valued at €250 to cover costs of a Gaeltacht course this summer. The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 23.

CUP MVP WINNERS: The Senior Men’s and Women’s Cup and Shield finals were played last month as part of three great weekends of finals in the Tralee Sports Complex. The Most Valuable Player in each of the games has now been announced. Division 1 Men’s final saw a star-studded St Brendan’s put up a big score as they hit 103 to St Mary’s 77. The MVP for the game was Fergal O’Sullivan who scored 28 points. It was a good day for the Tralee club as they made it a double when they won their second title of the day defeating Caherciveen 87-76 in the Division 2 Men’s Final. Jason Quirke of St Brendan’s is the MVP having hit 27 points in the decider. The Division 2 Men’s Shield Final saw St Joseph’s take the title back to North Kerry as they defeated St Mary’s. Thomas Scanlon ended the game with 23 points and was named as the MVP.

BINGO at St Mary’s Parish Hall on Sundays is postponed for the foreseeable future and will resume when the current guidelines are lifted.

LOTTO is suspended for next few weeks and we will review on April 12.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club COURSE CLOSED: At the request of Pitch & Putt Ireland after the announcement of the government’s new public health measures last week we wish to let everyone know that the course is closed to play until Sunday, April 19 at the earliest pending further updates in the meantime.

MEMBERSHIP: Anyone interested in enquiring about membership is asked to contact registrar Margaret B Looney on 087 9265747 for further information.

Kerry Basketball AWARDS: With just a small number of games left to play in the Kerry Airport Kerry Area Basketball Board Senior season the thoughts now turn to the two big individual awards. Last year the Division 1 Awards were renamed in honour of two of the greatest exponents of the game in the county. The

On the women’s side there were also three finals and in the Division 1 game St Joseph’s were 69-65 point winners over Glenbeigh Falcons in an exciting game. And it was the St Joseph’s player Rhiannon McNulty whose performance sees her named as the MVP. In the Division 2 final Bridget’s won the battle of the Saints defeating Paul’s and from the winning side Ashling O’Sullivan was excellent on the day and is the MVP for that game.

The final trophy went to Lixnaw when Horan’s Health Stores defeated TK Vixens 52-34. Joanne Houlihan from the winning side is the MVP from the Division 3 Women’s final.

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