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Killarney Advertiser is NUMBER ONE FOR NEWS

It's been revealed this week that the Killarney Advertiser is the NUMBER ONE choice when it comes to local news - against all other printed newspapers and magazines in Killarney. | By Michelle Crean The Killarney Outlook, Kerry’s Eye and The Kerryman fair poorly in the survey with a combined eight percent of respondents citing them as a source for ‘what’s going on in Killarney’.

In comparison 26 percent of people seek out the Killarney Advertiser as their news source locally.

Voted by you, the figures, which had 1,332 responses which covered a range of all ages from young to older readers, were released in the 'Let’s Talk About Town' Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce survey.

In your opinion it proves that Killarney’s ‘Favourite Friday Read’ continues to be at the heart of the community each Friday and with availability at

over 230 locations there is always an opportunity to pick a copy up.

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The social media category - which the Killarney Advertiser also falls into with our strong online presence with daily updates and breaking news - won out with a 37 percent share across all age groups. Between traditional and online media outlets the Killarney Advertiser proved the best, followed by killarneytoday.com at 22 percent, Radio Kerry coming in at seven percent, Killarney Outlook at four percent, while both The Kerryman and the Kerry's Eye share four percent between them.

The findings were collated by the Institute of Technology in Tralee.

The survey revealed that none of the respondents under the age of 18 rely

on The Kerryman or Kerry’s Eye to find out what is going on in Killarney, while Radio Kerry’s strongest segments are the youngest and oldest age groups.

"We work very hard every week to bring the lastest breaking news, exclusive stories and community news to our readers," Michelle Crean, Editor with the Killarney Advertiser, said.

"We have a very loyal readership as well as a solid following online, and offer great pricing to our advertisers."

And the Killarney Advertiser has innovative plans in the pipeline including new video marketing campaigns and online advertising as an added option.

"We are always improving our product to bring the very best to our readers and advertisers. We'd like to say a huge thank you for your continued support."

To see more results from the 'Let’s Talk About Town' survey turn to pages 12 and 13.

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AND....ACTION! The BBC are currently filming a documentary series on deer in Killarney National Park.

BBC filming deer rutting season in National Park | By Sean Moriarty The BBC are currently filming the deer rutting season in Killarney National Park and are using a sophisticated all-terrain-vehicle mounted-camera set-up as shown by our photo.

The Killarney Advertiser understands that the film crew are operating in the Knockreer area of the National Park.

This week they hope to capture the early days of the deer rutting season and will return regularly over the next few weeks to record footage of other elements of the deer breeding season including attempts to film an in-heat doe.

Neither the BBC press office or the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) press office responded to queries from the Killarney Advertiser before we closed for press on yesterday (Thursday) evening.

However, the BBC would require a NPWS permit before they could enter the National Park for broadcast reasons and they would, more than likely, employ a local guide familiar with the area.

It is not the first time the BBC has used such elaborate machinery to capture wildlife in action in its natural habitat.

The all-terrain vehicle would allow the camera crew access almost any part of the park quickly, safely and in an environmentally friendly way.

A similar unit was used to record ‘The Hunt’ which captures how animals hunt in the wild and was narrated by wildlife broadcasting legend David Attenborough.

The BBC’s 'Autumn Watch' series will air from the end of October but this year’s series was recorded in a National Park in England.

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| By Sean Moriarty The chairperson of the Kerry Branch of the Irish Hoteliers Federation (IHF) has described this week’s move to Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions as “catastrophic” for the tourism industry both locally and nationally.

Businesses devastated at Level 3 announcement Multiple Killarney businesses say they are devastated this week to close their doors just weeks after reopening to the public. | By Michelle Crean Monday night's Government announcement that the country had to move into Level 3 restrictions to try to bring the COVID virus numbers down might just be the final straw for some businesses who are already struggling after a difficult lockdown.

Many local hotels, pubs and restaurants had no choice but to either close or switch to a take away service with some having the difficult choice of putting staff back on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) as they navigate the next three weeks uncertain that they will be allowed to reopen if COVID cases aren't brought under control.

Jack C's on High Street only reopened its doors two weeks ago. After making many safety changes to ensure social distancing could be properly adhered to, owner John C had to offer his regular customers their drinks outdoors.

However, he is lucky to have access to a laneway where a limited amount of customers can enjoy a drink.

"We were open two weeks and two days," John C O'Shea from Jack C's said.

"We didn't know it was coming."

He said that it is disheartening to once again to be in such a situation.

"It's a bit sad around the streets and all the hotels are gone."

He said they waited all summer to reopen but couldn't because of the Government's regulations.

"We've been ready to reopen our doors all summer but because of the idiotic €9 substantial meal rules we couldn't. We have the laneway and the awnings have been up for two to three years. We have a wind breaker as well to cut the wind. 15 is all we can accommodate."

For Emer Corridan, General Manager in the Cahernane House Hotel, who shut their doors this week, she said it's another blow to businesses.

"We are just devastated. We closed the hotel Wednesday morning after breakfast so for Cahernane this means going from having enough level of business to keep 35 staff employed each week to only having a skeleton staff at the hotel for security. I hope there are measures in the budget to help both the business and also staff who have suffered another layoff."

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nationally.”

Previous figures released by the Kerry Branch of the IHF estimate there are over 15,000 people directly or indirectly employed in the Kerry tourism sector.

Ms Randles said, that as of Tuesday morning this week, 10,000 jobs are at immediate risk in the county.

The growing uncertainty that the country faces a potential Level 4 of 5 shutdown is also causing hoteliers widespread concern.

“I am closing the Dromhall for three weeks, what then? I don’t know, I have to wait and see,” she added.

Ms Randles stressed that she was talking about the issues facing her own family hotels, some Killarney based premises have taken the decision to close until early in the New Year but she said the decision between remaining open, closing for three weeks or closing until next year, rests with each individual hotel and is not a IHF decision.

Hotelier’s shock at flurry of bookings | By Sean Moriarty A Killarney hotelier has described his shock at the number of bookings his hotel received on Monday night after the Government announced the country was going to Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions.

Under the new level restrictions people cannot leave their county of residence.

However, hotels can remain open but only to offer accommodation to essential workers or workers who have work away from home, but they cannot operate for tourism or recreation reasons unless the bookings come from residents of the same county where the hotel is based.

When Niall 'Botty' O’Callaghan arrived at his family run Fáilte Hotel on Tuesday

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DISAPPOINTED: John C O'Shea, pictured with his mother Joan and Seamus 'Sham' Courtney, is disappointed with the Level 3 restrictions. Photo: Michelle Crean

Under new regulations hotels can remain open but under very strict rules. These include offering accommodation to people travelling for work or business or to Kerry-based staycationers.

The travelling public are also restricted from leaving their county of residence.

Bernadette Randles family run the Dromhall and Randles Hotels on the Muckross Road.

The Dromhall Hotel closed yesterday (Thursday) and she cannot predict when it might reopen again. Her brother Tom runs the adjacent Randles Hotel and that will remain open for the next three weeks.

The Randles family spent this week engaging with their one hundred staff.

Some face being laid off less than four months after returning to work following the easing of restrictions from the first lockdown.

Some staff will be redeployed to Randles Hotel while others will be placed on a three-day week.

“This is horrendous, just as morale was coming back up the rug was pulled from us again,” she told the Killarney Advertiser. “This is going to be catastrophic for the tourist industry, not just in Kerry but

morning he was informed by reception staff that the hotel had received a flurry of overnight bookings, particularly for this weekend, despite the restrictions being announced the previous evening.

“They came from everywhere, Kildare, Cork, Laois,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “I had to ring them all and cancel them. They just did not get it. I don’t think they were coming to Killarney to go to work for the weekend.”

While Niall has done the responsible thing and closed his premises for three weeks to comply with the restrictions, he said he hoped that all other local hotels would follow his example and refuse to take non-essential bookings from outside the county.

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Future is bright for Killarney Legion | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Legion GAA club are looking to the future thanks to new developments at its Direen site that were officially opened last Friday night.

LONG HAIR: Karolina, who is a Third Class pupil in Oliver's Ballycasheen, pictured with her long hair on her communion day recently.

NEW LOOK: Nine-year-old Karolina Kasprzak has a whole new look after cutting her hair for children's charity 'Rak'n'Roll'.

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COVID delayed her special communion day so it meant a longer wait for one local girl who was longing to get her locks chopped for charity. | By Michelle Crean

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Nine-year-old Karolina Kasprzak, who is a Third Class pupil in Oliver's Ballycasheen, was originally scheduled to celebrate her First Holy Communion on May 23.

However, due to the sudden lockdown resulting in school closures in March, Karolina had to wait to have her hair cut until after September 19 - the day her communion finally went ahead.

But, with a two week wait to get an appointment in a salon, Karolina couldn't wait any longer and asked her mom Gosia to instead cut it!

And now she's delighted with her new look and feeling proud that she has helped sick children as she has sent a 45cm long braid to 'Rak'n'Roll', a charity

for sick children in her parents homeland of Poland.

"She left her hair long for her First Holy Communion," her mom Gosia from Countess Road told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

"I was waiting to do communion photos for her with long her. She couldn't wait two weeks to get her hair cut in the salon so she was happy for me to cut it. I was nervous but she loves it. She looks so grown up and she's more confident."

The next day Karolina couldn't wait to show it off in school, Gosia added.

"She had a hoodie on and everybody waited for her to show her hair! We have sent the braid by post to 'Rak'n'Roll' in Warsaw."

Between March 2019 and March this year the club raised thousands of Euro through its Euromillions lotto campaign and the profits of this fundraiser were put towards the upgrading of the existing pitch, the development of a new training pitch, complete with floodlights, and an extension to its gym.

Club President Tommy Regan had the honour flicking the switch on the floodlights on Friday night last, watched by a limited crowd made up of the Field and Finance committee members within the club.

“It was a fantastic night but the numbers had to be limited so we invited the people who made it happen," club PRO Elaine

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Killarney Legion GAA President Tommy Regan switches on the new floodlights on the club's redeveloped second pitch. Photo: Maria O'Sullivan.

FIELD OF DREAMS: An aerial shot of the new pitch and floodlights at Killarney Legion's grounds in Direen. Photo: Johnny Hickey.

CCTV plan at risk due to GDPR issues | By Sean Moriarty

the Killarney security CCTV plan at risk.

Kerry County Council’s recent announcement that it can’t use CCTV footage to combat illegal dumping because of “legal issues” could put

Last year both Cllr Niall Kelleher and Cllr Brendan Cronin called for CCTV cameras to be installed in the town.

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O’Donoghue told the Killarney Advertiser.

The new work completes the current phase of development at the club which includes an upgrade to the gym, a second pitch and the installation of floodlights for the second pitch and training pitch.

“Thanks to all those that participated in the fundraiser to make this a reality. Club members, supporters, local businesses and sponsors all came together to ensure the club can continue to provide facilities for the young boys and girls of Killarney to partake in Gaelic Games,” she added.

“A special word of thanks to our Facilities and Finance committees and all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to complete the project. In what has been a difficult year for everyone, this is a small beacon of hope for the good times returning in the years ahead.”

Meanwhile Keane’s Jewellers of High Street have announced they will continue to sponsor the Killarney Legion GAA Juvenile Academy.

trict meeting, councillors in that area were told that CCTV could not monitor illegal dumping in the area because of GDPR regulations.

Cllr Cronin labelled the decision as “nonsensical” and fears it could lead to the

abandonment of the Killarney proposal.

“Any kind of a move like this is a backward step,” Cllr Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser.

“CCTV is a major deterrent to all criminality. This GDPR is nonsensical, CCTV will capture on camera acts of criminality, and all GDPR is doing is protecting the person committing the crime.”

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1,332 locals have their The full results of an extensive online survey initiated

by Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce were released this week.

The Killarney Advertiser has dissected the important issues in the town, as outlined by the townspeople, and presents its additional findings here.

The 'Let’s Talk About Town' survey engaged with people living and working in Killarney. A total of 1,332 people responded.

PEDESTRIANISATION

It is the biggest talking point in the town.

Prior to the Safe Streets programme being initiated in July to combat the spread of COVID-19 this was already a hot topic.

Political rows have been raging for months, even years, with some of our elected officials for pedestrianisation and others against.

Plunkett St is one of the most popular topics within the Council Chamber.

Current bylaws say that the street gets closed to traffic every evening at 7pm and is reopened the following day at 7am.

However, Safe Streets has superseded this until at least January meaning that Plunkett St is now permanently closed to traffic. There have also been suggestions to pedestrianise Main St from its junctions with Kenmare Place and New St. A total of 629 survey respondents – or 47% – expressed a preference for the

pedestrianisation of both streets while 15% were in favour of pedestrianising Plunkett Street only, and only 8% would prefer to see a no traffic zone on Main Street only.

“There is important information in the survey, and when it’s added up more than 70% are in favour of some form of pedestrianisation where it is suitable,” Mayor Brendan Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser. “My colleagues in the Council, some are for pedestrianisation and some are not, and we argue over it but this is the public speaking and it is a positive indicator the public are in favour of some type of pedestrianisation.”

A total of 26% of those that responded wanted neither Main Street or Plunkett Street pedestrianised.

Other suggestions included the provision of marquee/canopy style settings for outdoor dining (37%), an idea that Cllr Michael Gleeson has raised at recent Killarney Municipal District meetings.

“I have been promoting this idea for close on 10 years,” Cllr Gleeson told the Killarney Advertiser. “This, undoubtedly, in time, would enhance and be a welcoming new dimension to Killarney.”

A further 45% called for the provision of additional outdoor seating areas in the town centre.

SURVEY: Paul Sherry, President of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, said the town survey “was a great opportunity to get feedback from the public on what they see as important factors in creating a safe and vibrant new Killarney”.

TIDY TOWNS

Killarney won gold at last year’s TidyTowns Competition and this is something the people of Killarney are very proud of. The survey revealed that 58% of respondents want to see this continue.

However, 901 people believe that there are insufficient litter bins in the town and it is something they want to see addressed to maintain TidyTowns competition standards.

While 74% feel that bins are collected regularly enough, 77% expressed concern about unsightly bin storage in some lane ways.

PARKING

Town centre parking is another bugbear for Killarney motorists, even in off

peak winter months.

The Safe Streets programme came at the cost of 50 parking spaces in town, but Killarney Municipal Council responded offering free all-day parking at its Rock Road facility on Thursdays and Fridays and this will continue for the lifespan of the Safe Streets programme – but is it enough?

Many feel that there should be free onstreet parking in the town centre for defined periods of time - 44% expressed a preference for having the first hour free of charge while the second preference was between 9am and 11am each day.

But this would impact the Council’s budget, and any parking decisions would have to be made with the true costs evaluated.

This is something that Killarney Municipal District Manager Angela McAllen is well aware of. At the most-recent KMD meeting, when the subject of free parking at Rock Road was being addressed she said: “We have to look at the financial implications [of free parking].”

Already, Kerry County Council is facing a shortfall of over €10 million as a result of the losses incurred during the pandemic.

SHOPPING

The town centre has a massive future according to the survey results - just 7% said they conduct most of their shopping online.

The vast majority - 85% of respondents - said they conduct most of their shopping in Killarney and, grocery shopping excluded, 41% of those surveyed shop in town a few times a week with 27%

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Which street would you like to see pedestrianisation introduced to?

(1332 Responses – select one option only-type question) If given the option, 47% (629) of respondents would like to see both Plunkett Street and Main Street pedestrianised.

Which time-period would you prefer free or reduced-cost parking? (1332 Responses) In relation to a preferred time period for free or reduced-cost parking, 44% (585) of respondents would prefer the more flexible option of getting the first hour of their parking free. In terms of the time-periods offered as alternatives, morning time periods appear to be the most popular.

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say in town survey about once a week.

Respect shown to staff by employers, cleanliness of the retail area, friendliness of staff, quality and choice and parking availability were the key requirements expressed.

NATIONAL PARK

The importance of Killarney National Park, as both a visitor attraction and a local amenity were highlighted in the survey.

Over 550 respondents, that is 42%, said they visit a few times a week, 23% use the park every day, 14% about once a week, and 12% a few times a month.

A further 786 of the 1,332 respondents (59%) have visited the interpretation centre at Killarney House and Gardens and over 80% of respondents consider it a very important attraction for the town.

However, increasing signage inside and outside of the park was viewed as being extremely important by over 70% of those surveyed.

SOCIAL SCENE

The most important considerations for respondents when choosing what pubs to visit are how much the business supports the local community and the availability of outdoor seating.

Cllr Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan wears many hats in the town. His family run The Fáilte Hotel on College St and he is heavily involved in both Dr Crokes GAA and Killarney Celtic clubs. He is also a sponsor of St Paul’s Basketball Club. All three organisations benefit from support offered by the O’Callaghan family

and the clubs return the favour by holding events in the Fáilte Hotel.

He welcomed the survey’s findings.

“Gone are the days of writing a cheque to support a community group,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “In fairness these clubs do support me, either as individuals or as groups and I do it myself, I try to socialise in places that support my clubs. We have to support our own.”

The survey indicated that there could be a significant decline in the number of people socialising in Killarney post COVID-19 with 53% expecting that they will socialise less.

A majority - 62% of respondents - said they would see benefits if staggered opening and closing times were introduced for pubs and clubs with younger age categories preferring to stay out later.

Respondents particularly value the offering of live entertainment and show venues, locally owned bars and live music venues.

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BINS Are street bins collected regularly enough?

(1326 Responses) Despite feeling that there is a lack of street bins, the majority (74% or 980) of respondents feel that that bins are collected regularly enough.

Are there sufficient street bins?

(1330 Responses) A majority of 68% (901) of respondents believe that there are not sufficient bins on the streets of Killarney.

NATIONAL PARK How often do you utilise Killarney National Park? (1332 Responses) The results of the survey show that Killarney National Park is a key attraction in Killarney town.

In total, 65% (861) of respondents utilise the area at least a few times per week.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

The survey also sought opinions on how best to improve the visitor experience in Killarney which included infrastructure to promote walking and cycling (44%), improved paving and footpaths (41%) and amenity areas for social meet-ups (40%).

Other suggestions included dedicated elderly parking bays (36%), adequate bicycle stands and cycle lanes (33%), street events and entertainment (27%) and dedicated family parking bays (26%).

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In an encouraging sign for retailers, 85% (1100) of respondents said they carry out most of their shopping in Killarney, while only 7% (99) said that they carried out most of their shopping online.

Pre-Covid 19, how often did you socialise in town? (incl. cinema, restaurants, pubs, events, shows etc) (1332 Responses) Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic, Killarney was seen as a destination for socialising. This is shown by the fact that over 53% of respondents socialised in the town at least once per week.

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Liam was a man of great vision News of the passing of Liam Kelly, a friend, colleague and volunteer community man of many years standing, was met with great sadness throughout the town earlier this week. | By Michelle Crean Liam, from Loreto Road, and formerly Dungarvan, Waterford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday last following an illness bravely fought.

The members of the Muckross Community Association and indeed, the entire community of the Muckross area, were shocked and saddened to hear of his passing.

Requiem Mass took place on Tuesday morning at 10.30am in St Mary's Cathedral and was live streamed on www. killarneyparish.com due to the current restrictions.

The Muckross Community Association this week extended its deepest sympathy to his wife Helen, his daughters Susan, Oonagh and Gillian, and the members of the extended Kelly family.

In his capacity as a community volunteer, Liam served as Chairman of the Muckross Community Centre for many years. He directed his energies and his organisational abilities to all of the activities associated with the centre.

From assisting the Muckross Community Playschool to setting up Neighbourhood Watch, from supporting the Youth Club to stewarding at the Ring of Kerry Cycle, from serving on the National Parks Liaison Committee to ensuring the continuance of the weekly Muckross Community Lottery, Liam was a tireless volunteer, always positive, always giving of himself for the benefit of other organisations and other people.

Liam was also the driving force behind the recent extension to the community centre which increased its capacity for

BLOCKED: Photos taken by Patrick Clifford of illegally parked cars highlight the issues he faces every day.

SADNESS: There was widespread sadness across the town when news became known of the passing of Liam Kelly this week.

many more uses for our community.

The rowing club in Muckross has benefited hugely from his vision for the community centre facility and it too has expressed sadness at his loss.

Liam was also the key point behind the many fundraising events undertaken to enable the Community Association to supply and instal four defibrillators for the Muckross area with one being placed at the community centre, Muckross Church, Loughquittane and Loreto National School.

"Liam was a man of great vision and never shied from the hard work required to achieve whatever goal he set," a spokesperson from Muckross Community Association, said.

"It was our pleasure to have known and worked with and for him. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his wife Helen, daughters Susan, Gillian and Oonagh and his grandchildren and members of his family. May he rest in peace."

Ongoing illegal parking issues in Killarney | By Sean Moriarty A Killarney resident who works with people with disabilities and learning difficulties has hit out at motorists who park illegally in the town centre.

Patrick Clifford, who works with a national organisation that helps promote independence for his clients says he faces daily difficulties with motorists who park on footpaths.

Mr Clifford was reacting to a story that was published in last week’s Killarney Advertiser where elected members of Killarney Municipal District outlined concerns about drivers using disabled bays without a blue badge and about drivers using loading bays to park private cars forcing delivery drivers to seek alternative parking adding to the congestion on the town centre.

Others raised concerns over drivers partially parking on footpaths, in particular at school time, on New Road.

“It is the same people and the same cars

every day,” Mr Clifford told the Killarney Advertiser. “My job is to support independence for people in need of rehab care or who may be on the autism spectrum and I have watched my clients walk out onto a busy road to get around a parked car.”

New St, near St Mary’s Cathedral and New Road at school time were of particular concern to Mr Clifford who spent a number of years working in the small town of New Paltz, about 130km north of New York city, where he experienced similar issues.

“The town council did a survey, it may seem obvious, but they were wasting a lot of their budget on repairing footpaths.

People walking and cyclists do not damage footpaths. It is cars that cause the damage,” he added. “Killarney does not have a traffic problem, illegal parking is causing a vicious circle around the town and there are plenty of parking spaces.”

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Rare tropical ferns found in National Park | By Sean Moriarty A botanist has discovered a rare fern growing on rocks in Killarney National Park – so rare in fact that it is the only fern of its kind in Europe.

Botanical researcher Dr Rory Hodd discovered the fern, as part of a National Survey of Upland Habitats, in a secluded location within the park - and the site will remain secret to prevent disturbance.

“Dr Hodd was plant-hunting in a remote

part of the Killarney National Park in County Kerry, Southwest Ireland - one of Europe’s few remaining fragments of temperate rainforest – when he discovered a few specimens of the fern growing on humid rocks. He collected and pressed a specimen and sent it to Dr Fred Rumsey at the Natural History Museum, London, who, working with American colleagues who are experts on these plants, identified the tiny fern as Stenogrammitis myosuroides, part of a distinctive group of ferns known as the Grammitids, rare

ferns that usually grow on trees in the tropics,” said a spokesperson for the Botanical Society for Britain and Ireland.

Experts confirmed that this is a rare species of fern usually found growing on trees in tropical regions like Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

“Drs Hodd and Rumsey agree that it is extremely unlikely that this fern was introduced to Europe by humans, as Grammitid ferns have proved impossible to cultivate and this species grows on rocks rather than other plants, so would

not be accidentally introduced on other imported species. Their current hypothesis is that S. myosuroides most likely arrived naturally in Ireland without human intervention. It may, they believe, have been lurking overlooked for thousands of years. "

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The art of local news In the 1970s my father, Danny Casey, had a belief that local news must be produced locally. We must remember in the '70s we only had county and national paid newspapers and one national broadcaster. If any local community was lucky enough to feature nationally, more often than not, it wasn’t the desired headline.

|B y Cormac Casey Managing Director Understanding how news was delivered in the '70s we have to remember that Tim Berners-Lee only tentatively introduced the World Wide Web in 1989, 15 years passed before Zuckerberg’s Facebook surfaced, Twitter two years later and the first generation of i-Phone arrived the following year.

In the '70s local news was word-ofmouth. However, our natural ability to embellish even the simplest story turned into a thing of legend. What was missing was the method to communicate local news and control our own narrative from within our own community

and, more importantly, to accurately document community history.

Today we consume news from numerous different mediums, from the printed page to our social media account.

Whatever the medium, our news needs never change - one constant is the reliable source and our personal choice of engagement.

In 1973 the objective of the Killarney Advertiser was to deliver real local news locally. The method of the time was print.

Over 47 years the product has dramatically evolved from a humble 10 page black and white to a 72 page full-colour publication. Today print is one of many media products available to us: our online and social media presence is anoth-

Killarney Advertiser welcomes Chris Davies to the team

NEW ROLE: Business Development Manager Chris Davies

This week the Killarney Advertiser welcomed Business Development professional Chris Davies to their growing team.

The Killarney native, who is well connected in town, has plenty of experience of developing and executing successful sales and marketing strategies.

After graduating from Cork Institute of Technology with a degree in Business and Information Systems, Chris moved to Dublin to further his career. There he worked with Group GTI and gradireland, the number one graduate careers publishing company in Ireland and the UK. For the past two years Chris was the Business Development Manager for Gamma Location Intelligence, a leading provider of Geographical Information Systems in Ireland. Chris recently moved home to Killarney to be closer to family and is the latest addition to the

Killarney Advertiser Team, taking up the role of Business Development Manager.

Chris believes in building strong mutual relationships with clients.

“The key to success in any business environment is a strong work ethic and the ability to truly listen and understand a client’s pain, and then working hard to address their issues the best way you know how."

Chris is also working towards a postgrad degree in digital marketing and has a great understanding of both online and offline advertising. When Chris isn’t working or studying you will find him playing football with the Killarney Legion or enjoying the outdoors with family and friends.

“I am delighted to be joining the Killarney Advertiser. The Advertiser brand is synonymous with the town and to be a part of a business with such a great reputation and tradition in Killarney is very exciting. The editorial, design and sports departments in the Killarney Advertiser are second to none and we have some fantastic new media products in the pipeline for 2021. I am looking forward to working alongside many of these business owners and marketing managers in Killarney to create advertising strategies and campaigns that will help them navigate through these testing times."

er facet of our offering, and this is only the beginning.

The ‘Let's Talk About Town’ online survey published this week was facilitated by the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce and collated by the Institute of Technology in Tralee. One of the survey questions asked, ‘We want to know how do you find out what’s going on in Killarney?’ The response clearly shows that Danny Casey’s 1973 objective continues to deliver today (see results on pages 16). This is very positive news for the Killarney Advertiser team and the community. Quality hyper-local news is alive and well.

The Killarney Advertiser is not one entity, it is a community. I would like to acknowledge the dedicated ‘Advertiser’ team, contributors and readers, and a special thank you to the commercial community that continues to fuel this project, and finally the participants of the survey who delivered a clear and resounding support for one man’s simple objective to deliver local news.

FOUNDER: Danny Casey founded the Killarney Advertiser in 1973.

“Thank you Killarney for your support" The recent survey carried out by the Killarney Chamber of Commerce has highlighted that the Killarney Advertiser is the main news resource for the town.

The survey of over 1,300 respondents shows that the Killarney Advertiser is at the heart of the community for news - which is a great boost to our team in High Street.

COVID-19 is impacting businesses across our community and causing hardship for many, the Killarney Advertiser is no different.

It was never in any doubt that we would continue to print during the lockdown and keep our readers informed on how COVID-19 was and is continuing to impact our community.

The team deserve a huge amount of credit for producing a high quality news magazine each week under the most unusual of circumstances.

We launched our ‘Support Killarney’ logo in March and focussed on helping businesses, community groups and sports organisations to get their message out there.

Our ‘Behind Your Business’ features and online videos grabbed attention locally, and we continue to be heartened by feedback from readers and advertisers.

To be No. 1 in Killarney for news is hugely gratifying - but our story does not finish there.

Continuous improvement in both our print and online presence is key to the future of the Killarney Advertiser and we are all mindful that we need to continue to improve each week. I would like to thank you, the readers, for your continued support and the many businesses that continue to advertise with us weekly that enable us to distribute the magazine each Friday.

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Over €400k funding for fire station extension | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Fire Station – the second busiest in the county – will almost double in size once a new extension is completed.

Construction is expected to start in the coming weeks after the Department of Housing and Local Government, this week released €414,685 in funding under its Fire Services Capital Programme.

“This has been in the pipeline for sometime, there were a few hold ups with planning and tenders but now that the funding has been granted it should move along very quickly,” Station Manager Paudie Mangan told the Killarney Advertiser.

This station currently has two appliance bays where the fire engines are parked and stored, but other specialist vehicles have to remain outside.

One of the appliance bays also doubles as a mechanic’s pit for carrying out repairs on fire brigade vehicles, meaning that a

fire appliance needs to be moved outside when the pit is being used.

Local councillor Niall Kelleher welcomed the announcement.

“This is something we have been pushing for some time,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

Cllr Donal Grady also welcomed the funding.

"I welcome the long sought after funding for the three bay extension to Killarney Fire Station," he said.

When Cllr Grady joined in the late '70s to when he retired, in that 30 years service the station evolved in a very positive way such as improvement in equipment and specialist appliances.

"Two bays were sufficient when the station was built in 1987 but another 30 years has past and same mentioned above has increased such as a water tanker jeep and platform. At least these valuable pieces of vital equipment will be housed from the elements. It’s positive especially in these uncertain difficult times we are living in."

‘Gossip’ and ‘Nephew’ promise best show when back on stage | By Sean Moriarty South Kerry comedian Bernard Casey has promised to deliver his best show ever at the end of next month after his six sold out sets for this weekend had to be postponed.

Casey, and his stage characters ‘Gossip’ and ‘Nephew’ were due to perform six shows at the INEC Arena this weekend but the shows had to be called off as a result of the Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Government on Monday night.

The Portmagee comic and the team at The Gleneagle Hotel were able to secure new dates for November 27-29 - subject to any restrictions that may or may not be in place at that time.

“It is like waiting for an exam, only to be told the exam is delayed,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “It gives me more time to prepare and the audience have more time to look forward to it. It will be my first time on stage in nine months and I promise something special.”

In the meantime Casey is offering drama classes or personalised video greetings – a birthday wish from ‘Gossip’ for example – and he can be contacted on bernardcaseyport@gmail.com.

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Drone footage of Killarney races under investigation | By Sean Moriarty Killarney Gardai are investigating the use of drones outside Killarney Races earlier this week.

AWARD: John Fleming from Muckross Creamery, pictured with Hugh Gleeson (South Kerry Manager with Bank of Ireland), has received the Blás award. Photo: Michelle Crean

Killarney ice cream maker wins Blás award

His new product is not yet a year old and what a tumultuous year it has been - but that didn't stop local ice cream maker receiving a bronze award this week. | By Michelle Crean Fifth-generation dairy farmer John Fleming of Muckross Creamery, launched his multi flavoured ice creams in June 2019.

And on Monday morning, John picked up his bronze Blás na hÉireann award in Bank of Ireland on New Street in Killarney. He was one of 11 producers from Kerry who received an award from at Blas na hÉireann 2020.

"It's our first award from Blás na hÉireann and we're delighted to receive it," John, who also completed the SuperValu Food Academy, told the Killarney Advertiser.

"We also won an award at the Listowel Food Fair last year."

John diversified his business last year selling ice cream from a cart at the old Leane's on Muckross Road.

"Things had been going well, we had a good reaction and Barry Spellman from Killarney Brewery and Denise O'Sullivan from Dinis Cottages asked us to supply them. It was going nicely and then March came and it was a disaster."

August and September proved busy as

lockdown eased and visitors and locals came to Killarney for holidays and day trips.

John is delighted to have his flavoured products in Celtic Whiskey on New Street including 'Whiskey Ice Cream', and also 'Casey's Extra Stout and Chocolate Ice Cream' in Killarney Brewery.

The Blás awards were announced virtually last weekend as the annual pilgrimage to Dingle was stalled due to COVID restrictions.

Now in their 13th year, the Blas na hÉireann awards are the all-island food awards that recognise the very best Irish food and drink products, and the passionate people behind them.

The bronze, silver and gold winners from Kerry across a range of different categories also include Kennedy’s Butchers, Kerry Kefir, Knockatee Natural Dairy, Quinlan’s Kerry Fish, Wellness Baking Listowel Ltd., Dingle Distillery, Dingle Goats Cheese, Kerry Cow Farm Ltd. (Kells Bay Cheese), Micilín Muc and O’Sullivan’s Bakery with Kennedy’s Butchers winning

HAPPY: Happy to receive their awards were Ildiko Bajkat from Listowel Wellness Bakery) and Jerry Kennedy from Kennedy's Butchers, Dingle, pictured with Hugh Gleeson (South Kerry Manager with Bank of Ireland). Photo: Michelle Crean

There are concerns that drone footage of horse racing is being broadcast to betting syndicates across the world via the Internet.

Traditional television broadcasts have an in-built delay, in some instances as much as 10 seconds. This is true for all live sporting events, not just horse racing, as it allows a director to cut to a different camera in case of a serious incident.

Gamblers following live drone footage could have a significant advantage over anyone using the standard broadcasts from Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV. The local Garda investigation centres on potential breaches of Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) laws at the August meeting which was run behind closed doors.

According to the IAA it is illegal to fly a drone closer than 120 metres over an area where more than 12 people have assembled. Drones over 250 grams and fitted with a camera must be registered with the IAA. “Our investigations are ongoing into potential breaches of aviation laws,” a Killarney Garda spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.

The Killarney Advertiser understands that the issue is becoming more widespread, especially in flat racing, where the outcome of a race can change significantly over the final furlongs.

“Eight to 10 seconds would cover between half and three quarters of a furlong,” a horse racing insider told the Killarney Advertiser.

Last year there were concerns about drone footage from Naas, Fairyhouse and Navan Racecourses effecting betting and it now seems that the issue has arrived in Killarney.

Traffic black spot junctions under review | By Sean Moriarty Two of Killarney’s most notorious traffic black spots are under assessment by Kerry County Council.

Both the Woodlawn/Ballycasheen and Upper Lissivigeen/Coolcaslough junctions with the N22 have been the subject of essential surveys in recent weeks.

These include a topographical assessment and pavement condition investigations. A preliminary archaeological assessment has also been completed.

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peak times before works can commence.

This is expected by the end of the year by which time the Council will have sufficient data to help inform them on the most appropriate junction layout for each location.

"At the recent Killarney Municipal District meeting I asked what progress is being made in entry and exit and ensuring reasonable safety for all road users at these junctions,” Cllr Michael Gleeson told the Killarney Advertiser. “I very much welcome the fact that after years of requesting improvements, progress is finally being made on these very busy locations which for too long have seriously challenged all road users."

PRESENTATION: A presentation of hoodies was made to the Kilcummin U16 county finalists 2020, who were sponsored by Kitty's Kitchen, New Street.

From l-r were: Tom Leslie (Manager), Caoimhe Lehane, Laura Healy (Captain), Aimee Sexton, Ailbhe Brosnan, Marie Devane, and Ger Healy (Manager).

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HOLY DAY: Ellie Coffey Straka, a pupil in Cullina National School, pictured after making her First Holy Communion last Saturday.

STUNNING: Grace O'Sullivan from Beaufort, daughter of Jeremiah and Geraldine, who is a pupil in Cullina NS made her First Holy Communion in Beaufort Church on Saturday. Photo: Eugene Ferris

EXCITED: Hayley Ferris from the Gap of Dunloe who is a pupil in Cullina NS was very excited to make her First Holy Communion on Saturday in Beaufort Church. Photo: Eugene Ferris

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their special day Local pupils waited patiently for their special day, so it was great to see that local children finally got to make their First Holy Communion and Confirmation this week.

We hope you all had a wonderful day.

CONFIRMATION: Daniel Brosnan from Barradubh National School was very happy to make his Confirmation on Friday last. He is pictured with his sister Niamh (left) and his cousin Holly (right).

HAPPY: Happy to finally have their big day out were pupils from Cullina National School who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday.

Front from left were: Fionn McGill, Cian Kissane, John Lucas O’Neill and James Rooney. Back from left were: Pat Fitzgerald (Class Teacher), Leona Twiss (Principal), Nora Ferris (SNA) and Marie Murphy (Deputy Principal).

SPECIAL DAY: Leona Twiss (Principal) and Marie Murphy (Deputy Principal) pictured with pupils from Cullina National School who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday.

Pictured from front l-r: Lela Curran, Nikki O'Sullivan, and Grace O'Sullivan.

Middle row were: Cathy Clifford, Sam O'Sullivan, Anna Mai Hughes and Hayley Ferris.

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Kerry International Film Festival launches 2020 programme online Kerry International Film Festival has officially launched its 2020 online programme.

Celebrating its 21st edition, the programme includes an array of unique feature films, documentaries, animation, short film programmes and online industry events not to be missed.

In keeping with current Government guidelines surrounding COVID-19 and to maintain the safety of KIFF audiences everywhere, the festival recently opted to present an exclusively online event in 2020. Movie enthusiasts everywhere can log on to www.kerryfilmfestival.com from today (October 9) and pre-book tickets for KIFF 2020 which will take place from October 15 – 18.

“We are clearly gutted that we are not able to meet all the filmmakers in the foyer of Cinema Killarney this year to share in the excitement of showcasing their work or to see the return of the loyal faces who have supported the festival over the past 21 years,” Festival Programmer Eibh Collins said.

“However, I am extremely proud of the robust KIFF team for assembling such a strong event and grateful to the people

FILM FEST: Kerry International Film Festival have officially launched their 2020 online programme. Pictured from l-r were: Sean Mulchinock (KIFF Manager), Kate Kennelly (Kerry County Council Arts Officer) and Mayor of Kerry Patrick Connor-Scarteen. Photo: Michelle Crean

of Kerry for their ongoing support during these challenging times. I am also so indebted to all the filmmakers, artists and creatives for having the guts to jump into the deep end of the unknown online festival world, just to be able to keep our film industry moving forward and our audiences entertained.”

The KIFF 2020 programme includes a vast selection of other panels aimed at new and established short filmmakers, covering the “How To” of marketing and promoting a short film online. This will also include a talk from one of Hollywood's leading Public Relations agencies, Joshua Jason PR, who will present a case study on the ‘Path to the Academy Awards’.

“In other short film content, we are excited to share a selection of over 80

shorts during the festival. While we are delighted to welcome returning work from KIFF veteran filmmakers and familiar faces, we also have an extremely exciting selection of skilled directing debuts from the future of Irish filmmaking.

One of the most exciting elements of an online festival is our NON-geo blocked programme of short films, that will be shared with KIFF partnering festivals and International Irish Festivals, making sure the wealth of Irish talent and culture can continue to travel far and wide,

even if we, the people, cannot.”

Lastly, KIFF short films selection also sees the return of the ‘Kerry Connection Best Short Film Competition’ and the ‘Shorts for Shorties: Kids Animation Selection’, among other highlights.

In the lead up to the festival, KIFF will be sharing the Jessie Buckley Interview: The Maureen O’Hara Award recipient 2020 - In conversation with Esther McCarthy.

This will be free to view anytime from today (Friday). Meanwhile, a selection of their 2019 Irish winning films will be available to view on their platform, including last year's hit documentary ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ about Kerry teacher Louise Quill.

Upon pre-booking tickets from today, screening will not be available to watch until the scheduled time and date. Once rented audiences will have from the scheduled screening time until Monday October 19 to watch their selected title(s), with the playback window of 36 hours. Prices start at €5 and competitively priced ticket bundles and season tickets are available.

For details on these screenings and more, please go to www.kerryfilmfestival.com.

Mrs Cassidy's retires from St Oliver's After 32 years it was time to say goodbye to St Oliver’s National School for Marie Cassidy last Friday.

As Assistant Principal in St Oliver’s Marie was a key part of the senior management team in this large and vibrant school.

Marie worked in Dublin for eight years and Limerick for one year, before returning to her native Killarney to teach.

Principal Rory D’Arcy this week said that she will be greatly missed.

“Marie’s kindness and welcome to the children in her care was a great example to us all," Rory said.

"A wonderful teacher much loved by the children and families she worked with over the years. As her colleagues and friends, we will certainly miss her, but wish her every blessing and happiness in her retirement.”

CLIMATE COURSE: Mayor of Kerry Patrick O'Connor Scarteen met Bio Diversity and Climate Change Course participates in Kenmare this week.

Kenmare hosts Biodiversity and Climate Change course A Climate Change and Biodiversity course, delivered by Transition Kerry, began in Kenmare this week.

FAREWELL: St Oliver's pupils called by with a special message for Mrs Cassidy as she retired from the school last Friday.

It was held in the Buttermarket, a building full of heritage, previously the Cash and Carry and the Silver Slipper. An eager group of participants gathered to learn and connect together. The biodiversity of Kenmare town was examined, visiting the Fair Green, Cromwell's Bridge and the Hillock. Patrick O'Connor Scarteen, the Mayor of Kerry, came to offer his support and encouragement

and will participate in elements of the course over the coming months. Unfortunately many of the participants registered could not attend as a result of the current pandemic. The biodiversity, climate change and COVID crises are worrying, but also highlight the need to take action. It is in this era of crises that we need initiatives, such as this, to make ourselves and our community more resilient. We need to Think Global and Act Local. Should you have any queries or wish to get involved, please email biodiversity@transitionkerry.org.

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Kenmare is honorary Harry Potter town Harry Potter fans are sure to flock to Kenmare - once restrictions have eased - as yesterday (Thursday) it was recognised as an honorary Quidditch town. | By Michelle Crean The news comes due to the release of the new book, 'Quidditch Through The Ages Illustrated Edition', written by J.K Rowling and illustrated by Emily Gravett, and is an essential companion to the Harry Potter series and guide on the wizard’s favourite sport.

Bloomsbury Publishing presented Mayor of Kerry, Patrick Connor-Scarteen, with a decorative banner featuring gold Quidditch hoops celebrating the town’s fictitious Quidditch team, Kenmare Kestrals who feature in the wizarding world’s Quidditch league.

The banner also bears the town’s Quidditch team crest, an eye-catching design with gold and green patchwork.

The Mayor was pictured next to the banner in an outdoor, socially distanced presentation with two young Harry Pot-

ter fans at Kenmare Stone Circle. During the official presentation, the young Harry Potter fans celebrated on their Nimbus 2000 broomsticks among the pre-historic stones used in ancient rituals and celebrations.

Throughout the week, honorary Quidditch town presentations will continue safely and in line with Government guidelines across the UK and Ireland. The ceremonies are being held at prehistoric sites, stone circles, medieval castles, Roman forts and churches, celebrating the release of 'Quidditch Through The Ages' and the real-life towns represented by Quidditch teams in the Harry Potter series.

In total eleven towns and villages across the UK and Ireland, from Appleby to Holyhead, Falmouth to Wimborne, are being honoured in celebration of the new book.

HONOUR: Local school children and Harry Potter fans, Sean Kissane and Ruby O’Sullivan, pictured with the Mayor of Kerry, Patrick Connor-Scarteen are delighted that Kenmare has been named as an honorary Quidditch town.

“We’re really proud to recognise Kenmare as an Honorary Quidditch Town," a spokesperson from Bloomsbury Publishing said.

“Harry Potter fans can now unearth the real-life towns and villages inspiring the names of Quidditch teams and we ask anyone planning a visit to Kenmare to first check national and local travel guidance on Coronavirus to ensure their visit

is made safely."

The Mayor added that Kenmare is "delighted to be recognised as an Honorary Quidditch town".

"Harry Potter’s favourite sport Quidditch brings joy to children and adults across the world, and this decorative banner, emblazoned with the town’s team colours, shows our support for our beloved Quidditch team."

New boat renews historic connection Cahernane House Hotel has partnered with Muckross Rowing Club and sponsored the latest addition to their collection of Olympic style boats - a new Janousek quadruple scull.

And it's being named in honour of Club Vice President Kathleen Murphy. The committed involvement of the Murphy and Kenny families in Muckross Rowing Club has been central to the success of the club across generations. A number of Kathleen and Jerry’s children and grandchildren are counted among the club’s successful rowers, coaches and committee members up to the present day.

Kathleen has also been unwavering in her fundraising efforts for the club, driving the success of the local community lottery on a weekly basis since the early 1990s. Kathleen and her late husband Jerry will forever stand among the club’s greatest supporters with a proud family involvement in Muckross RC. The club is delighted and privileged to name its new boat in honour of Kathleen.

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The sponsorship renews a historic connection between Cahernane House and rowing in Muckross.

The Herbert family lived at Cahernane since purchasing the estate from Colonel

Maurice Hussey in the early 1700s. The house passed through three generations of Herberts when Richard Townsend Herbert inherited the estate of the Cahernane from his great uncle Arthur Herbert who died without children years before.

In 1841, Richard’s younger brothers, Henry, Edward and Thomas took part in a Killarney - Cambridge four-oared boat race on the lower lake of Killarney. They won 10 pounds from Henry Herbert of Muckross for drawing such accolade on the locality. This started a connection and tradition between the Herberts and rowing.

The history of Muckross Rowing Club

dates back to the 1800s, though a written record for the club’s founding year remains elusive to this day. The Kerry Evening Post of July 311895 records the presentation of the club’s third boat – a six-oar racing gig – by Henry AK Herbert.

The club is the oldest of the Killarney rowing clubs and holds a claim to being the oldest surviving rowing club in Ireland.

The tradition of rowing in Killarney predates the GAA and in 2019, the town held its 234th annual regatta for six-oar boats which are now unique to the town.

"Cahernane House is delighted to sponsor Muckross Rowing Clubs new boat," Emer Corridan​,General Manager, said.

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New chef is serving up mouth-watering meals There's a new face behind the scenes at one local restaurant on High Street who is serving up mouthwatering meals to the customers.

Hemant Tajpuriya has joined the team at TOBA as their new Head Chef, creating authentic southeast Asian recipes.

From Nepal, located in southeast Asia, Hemant's ethos ties in nicely with TOBA's who have a strong emphasis on delivering healthy, nutritious, clean food for customers at great value.

Hemant coming on board re-enforces this authenticity, explained Manager Darragh Walshe.

"Hemant brings enormous experience to our team," Darragh told the Killarney Advertiser.

"He grew up in a small town called Biratnagar located in the southern part of Nepal, with a passion for cooking and went on to graduate with a diploma in food production and quality control."

Hemant arrived in Ireland six years ago to further his education, has worked in some of the best well known Asian restaurants since his arrival and has been the Head Chef for the past three years in his most recent position.

Good fortune has brought Hemant to TOBA. He was down visiting a friend in Killarney during the summer who happened to be a member of the TOBA team and was introduced to Darragh.

"It was the feel good factor that Hemant had for the town of Killarney and the people that made his decision an easy one. He said since his arrival

in Ireland he has never seen a town so beautiful. He has been made to feel really welcome by everyone he has met and is looking forward to the next chapter in his life in Kerry."

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Darragh said that TOBA will remain open going forward as a takeaway and delivery service.

"It was a devastating blow earlier this week for the entire hospitality sector and for Killarney in particular," he said.

"We want to keep our doors open to provide a service for the community.

We are just about to reach our one year anniversary and it has been one hell of a rollercoaster. Despite all the setbacks we go to work each day with a positive frame of mind and just keep plugging away. The locals were absolutely brilliant to us over our opening few months and during the lockdown in particular they were unbelievably supportive. We ran some social media campaigns as a sign of our appreciation for all the local heroes for their efforts during the early stages of the pandemic and it is because of all this support that we will keep the business going."

TOBA will be open five days a week for the moment from Wednesday to Sunday from 4.30pm to 9.30pm. "We will provide takeaways, collections and deliveries every night and we will run some competitions to try and keep the spirits up during these difficult times."

NEW CHEF: Hemant Tajpuriya has joined the team at TOBA as their new Head Chef. Photo: Michelle Crean

GIFT: Ursula Coffey (Principal) presenting Breda Courtney Murphy with a special gift on behalf of staff and pupils from Holy Cross Mercy School on Friday, where Breda retired after almost 40 years service. Photo: Sally MacMonagle.

Emotional farewell as Mrs Murphy retires | By Michelle Crean For almost 50 years, Breda Courtney Murphy has had a very special relationship with Holy Cross Mercy School - so it was an emotional farewell last Friday when she finally said goodbye.

There were tears and also cheers as staff and pupils celebrated her school life as she prepares to take a different direction with her career.

The creater of the successful ‘Mrs Murphy’s Copies’ was overwhelmed with the send off and said it's a day that she'll never forget.

"I chose to retire. I'm changing direction and going publishing full-time and will focus on different projects as well," Breda told the Killarney Advertiser.

Breda started her teaching career with Holy Cross when she was aged 20. How-

ever, her relationship with the school goes further back as she attended the primary school for eight years before spending a year at St Theresa's, which was part of the Mercy, before it amalgamated with St Brigid's - a relationship totalling 49 years.

During her last day at work Breda was joined by her husband Con, her mother Bridie and four grandnieces who attend the school.

Breda said it was emotional as staff had put together a photo slideshow to her favourite song 'High Hopes' by Kodaline.

She made a speech thanking everyone which was live streamed into the classrooms due to social distancing. School Principal Ursula Coffey also offered up some kind words.

"It was very heartwarming. The effort the staff put in was second to none and that will always be with me. The hardest part was saying goodbye to the children."

Kaynes Bistro to remain open | By Sean Moriarty Kaynes Bar and Bistro on the Muckross Road is to remain open during the current phase of restrictions.

The bar, a sister operation to the adjacent Dromhall Hotel, will offer outdoor dining for up to 15 people in line with Government directives. It will also offer a take service but the next door hotel

was closed on Thursday morning for three weeks.

“I am doing this to keep the lights on, so people passing won’t see doom and gloom everywhere,” proprietor Bernadette Randles told the Killarney Advertiser. “And I am doing it to keep morale up with my staff.”

Kaynes can be contacted on (064) 663 9300.

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“Lee Strand’s €2 million manufacturing investment is a major step forward in the development of truly sustainable packaging and reinforces our commitment to protecting the environment," Gearoid Linnane, CEO of Lee Strand said.

"The trend in the marketplace indicates there is a shift away from plastic and this will continue if new levies on single use plastic are introduced. Customers are more environmentally conscious, and we are delighted to be a step ahead of the curve offering consumers a choice now when making their 2 litre milk purchases.”

To celebrate the launch, customers will be given the chance to win €1,000 if Lee Strand’s new 100% Renewable 2 litre milk carton is in your fridge! Tune

into Radio Kerry for details on how to enter, promotion will commence from Monday, October 12. Over 250 limited edition Lee Strand and Radio Kerry ReMOOOable reusable mugs will also be given away on Radio Kerry over the next three weeks. Plus, the finalists will be put forward to win €1,000 in the Lee Strand grand final draw.

Lee Strand has a strong commitment to environmental excellence and has achieved many awards and accreditations. Nominated by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) Lee Strand has represented Ireland at the European EMAS Awards (Eco-Management & Audit Scheme) in Germany in 2014 and Spain in 2019. Lee Strand is also the only company in Ireland registered with the prestigious EMAS III accreditation.

Lee Strand has a proven track record in managing energy and sustainability.

Lee Strand's commitment to sustainability and resource efficiency has been acknowledged by the achievement of Energy Manager of the Year Award 2008, a prestigious award made by Sustainable Energy Ireland. Lee Strand has also received many other accreditations including: Origin Green; ISO 22000:2005 – Food Safety; ISO 14001:2015 – Environment; Excellence Through People and the Health Mark.

| By Sean Moriarty Killarney radio star Sean Hurley has been honoured at the annual Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) radio awards one month after his passing.

Mr Hurley was ‘Radio Kerry’s man in Killarney’ and worked for the station since it opened in July 1990.

He presented Radio Kerry’s ‘Kerrywide’, a collection of stories, songs, music and poems, from all parts of the county, every Sunday night.

The Tralee native but Killarney resident walked everywhere in town and was a regular sight on the streets.

He was never off duty; his recording equipment was always in hand, and supplied breaking news to the county broadcaster as he had a canny knack of being in the right place at the right time.

He died suddenly on September 8 the day after he got word from Radio Kerry that he had been shortlisted for an award in the 'Specialist Speech Programme' category for his work on a documentary about Kerry and Cork people who had direct family connections to 'The Titanic'.

AWARD: The late Sean Hurley was recognised at the annual IMRO awards last weekend. Photo: Radio Kerry

That programme won bronze at last Friday’s awards and it is shared between Sean and his long-time producer and researcher Eileen Moynihan.

Radio Kerry’s manager Fiona Stack said it was a fitting way to remember the popular broadcaster.

“He was such an ambassador for Radio Kerry, but first and foremost he was a gentleman,” she told the Killarney Advertiser. “It gives us great consolation that he knew he was nominated before he passed away. These are not easy awards to win, he was up against RTE and BBC, and a nomination was a victory in itself.”

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Love By Roddy Doyle Dublin author Roddy Doyle most known for his works 'The Commitments', 'The Snapper', 'The Van' and 'Smile' is set to release his latest book 'Love' next week.

The story is set around two men now married and with grown-up children who meet up in a Dublin restaurant one summer's evening.

Old friends, both are not the men they used to be their lives have taken seemingly similar paths, but Joe has a secret he has to tell Davy.

Neither Davy nor Joe know what the night has in store, but as two pints turns to three, then five, and the men set out to revisit the haunts of their youth, the ghosts of Dublin entwine around them. Their first buoyant forays into adulthood, the pubs, the parties, broken hearts and bungled affairs, as well as the memories of what eventually drove them apart.

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Bon Jovi latest album '2020' has been released It's their 15th studio album which was initially set for release on May 15 through Island, but was later pushed back to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cranial osteopathy is a technique involving gently applying pressure along your head and spine to release pressure.

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Osteopathy is for all age clients from babies right through to the elderly.

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Gardening - By Debby Looney

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

Stick to heathers for winter colour I am not sure whether temperatures have dropped below zero yet, but my busy lizzies and petunias were black this weekend.

It's an excellent excuse to take all the pots to the compost heap, wash out the terracotta ones to put them into storage and take out the plastic ones for the winter.

Out with the overgrown old, in with the fresh new!

Most terracotta pots sold in reputable outlets will be frost proof to minus 15, however, I always put away my unglazed pots, as a precaution, but also because they are too dull in the winter! I put plastic pots in most of my glazed pots, to make changing the contents easier, but also to protect them from being damaged from the cold.

As most regular readers of this column know, I have no luck with the beautiful colourful cyclamen. In theory I know they need to be protected from direct rain.

They need to be planted so that the corm is visible and water can run away from the base of the leaves. They also need a bright spot and they prefer to be watered from the bottom. However, I really think it comes down to luck; some people are lucky with them, and I am not. So, veering away from the obvious, I stick to heathers for colour. I am particularly fond of the ‘Garden Girls’ brand of heather – I say brand, as they are sold and branded as such, while they are actually a ‘bud heather’. This variety has been created for its longevity, as opposed to its usefulness as

a pollinating plant.

The flower buds on bud heathers never really open up which is why the colour is so long lasting. If you are seeking to help pollinators, use Erica such as ‘Kramer’s red’ for colour.

As feature plants I love Skimmias, S. rubella being the best value for money. It is the male variety and has clusters of purple buds which open into white flowers in spring. They are often confused with small berries, but S. rubella does not produce berries. The most striking berries are produced on Skimmia reevesiana, beautiful clusters of large red berries. For something different try S. ‘fructo alba’, which has cream berries. Gaultherias are a low growing berried plant, ideal for filling gaps at the front of pots. Teemed with yellows, they are a warm combination. At this time of year texture is of great importance, the dazzling blue of Festuca ‘blue intense’ is a grass which really pops, and Astelia ‘silver spear’ brings excellent form to pots. Both are very attractive with blue violas for a cool look. Bamboo is also an excellent structural plant, adding movement and volume.

Lastly, don’t underestimate the power of cabbage! Ornamental cabbages are great space fillers; they keep their colour throughout the winter and tolerate any kind of weather, including gales!

NEW CLASS: A new ASD special class has been opened in St Brigid’s Secondary School. Pictured are SEN teachers June O'Sullivan (left) and Eilish O'Riordan (right).

New ASD special class in St Brigid’s A wonderful new addition has been added to St Brigid's Secondary School, an ASD special class, opened in September.

This class caters specifically for students with a diagnosis of autism and allows for specialised, individual teaching for students who also remain integrated with the mainstream student body. The teachers, June O'Sullivan and Eilish O'Ri-

ordan, are qualified in SEN teaching and have experience in ASD specific settings.

The room incorporates the TEACCH principles which were designed by the University of Carolina to guide structured teaching for autistic students.

The school also operates a lunch club so that students with an autism diagnosis can take some time out and relax in the chill-out area. The class can cater for a maximum of six students.

Interactive smoke free zone map launched | By Sean Moriarty The Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment and Kerry County Council have launched an interactive online map to help Killarney residents make correct decisions regarding the purchase and use of smoke free fuel.

As of September 1 this year Killarney has been designated a smoke free zone.

Since then, fuel merchants, shops, garages and forecourts are prohibited from marketing, selling and/or distributing banned fuels within the designated specified area, referred to as the Killarney Low Smoke Zone.

It is also illegal to burn such fuel in the designated area.

Kerry County Council is the monitoring and enforcing authority for the regulations in question, including for both the Killarney and Tralee Low Smoke Zone.

There are a number of enforcement options available to deal with breaches of

the legislation, including the issuing of Fixed-Penalty-Notices with penalty fees ranging from €250 to €1,000 depending on the breach in question, and, ultimately, prosecution through the courts.

However, Kerry County Council officials say they will adopt a “bedding-in” period.

“With any new regulation such as this, and it is anticipated that the initial focus will be on providing information and advice to suppliers and householders as required,” Mr Gerard O’Brien of Kerry County Council’s Environmental Services section said.

He also confirmed at a recent Council meeting that the burning of turf was not considered illegal under the current legislation. This was welcomed by Cllr Marie Moloney who said: “Many locals own their own bogs”.

The Killarney and national Smoke Free Zone maps can be viewed here. https://dcenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/ webappviewer/index.html?id=feee728a0ee1427d9a3973a090a9f292

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Tributes to champion of Irish community in London The Irish community in Britain is mourning the passing of Paddy Cowan, the founder and owner of the 'Irish World', a weekly newspaper dedicated to the Irish in Britain.

The Longford man, who was 78, died peacefully on Tuesday with his family by his side.

He founded the 'Irish World' in 1987 – it serves as one of the key sources of news from home and within the Irish community in Britain, particularly in London.

Mr Cowan, who was described this week as "a champion of the Irish community in London", was the life president of the Longford London Association, a former trustee of the London Irish Centre, a London GAA stalwart, as a county player, committee member and in more recent years a sponsor.

He was also a long-time member of the Dulwich Harps GAA Club in the city as well as the now defunct Geraldines GAA Club.

His widely read publication helped promote Irish culture in the UK and through the Irish World Awards helped launch the careers of musicians like Nathan Carter and Lisa McHugh.

His proudest moment came in August 1994 when the IRA announced its of-

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75,000 tonnes of munition explodes in Moscow Over 400 firefighters tackled a blaze at a munitions depot in Moscow this week.

ficial ceasefire, the news came too late in the day for the national daily newspapers’ deadlines but just as the in-house published 'Irish World' was about to hit the press that fateful Wednesday night.

The 'Irish World' newspaper was the first anywhere in the world to carry the ceasefire story – on the front page of course – and a framed copy of that edition sits proudly on his office wall on London’s North Circular Road.

The fire was caused by a wildfire in nearby dry grass that set off explosions in the depot, Russian officials said.

Over 2,000 people had to evacuated from the village of Ryazan south-east of Moscow.

The depot contained over 75,000 tonnes of munition and flames and smoke could be seen for miles around.

The emergencies ministry sent additional firefighters from the Moscow region to tackle the blaze.

Five people were injured but there were no deaths.

Fake news champion pulled for delivering…fake news Social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook have taken action against US president Donald Trump after he falsely claimed that COVID-19 is no worse than the flu.

Trump has been courting controversy since he was diagnosed with COVID-19 late last week.

He seems to have made a miraculous recovery from the deadly disease, after returning to work in the White House on Monday

evening, just three days after being admitted to a specialist military office.

On return to work he posted: “Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu. Are we going to close down our Country?

No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!” on Facebook and

Twitter.

Facebook removed the post, and Twitter added a label warning of misinformation about the Coronavirus before a user could click to view it. Twitter also prevented the tweet from being shared.

“As is standard with this public interest notice, engagements with the tweet will be significantly limited,” a Twitter spokesperson told CNBC.

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Cork Airport shortlisted for European award Cork Airport has again been shortlisted as a finalist in the Airports Council International (Europe) - ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards.

The winners will be announced during the Best Airport Awards ceremony, which will take place virtually, as part of the ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly and Congress virtual event on November 17.

The ACI EUROPE Awards recognise excellence and achievement across a whole range of disciplines including the Best Airport Awards (in size category), the HR Excellence Award, the Eco-Innovation Award and the Accessible Airport Award in association with the European

Disability Forum. In addition, this year the organisers are launching a brand new awards category - the Digital Transformation Award, an initiative of SESAR Joint Undertaking, in collaboration with ACI EUROPE. In 2017, and again in 2019 Cork Airport was named Airport Council International (ACI) Best Airport in Europe in its class, serving under five million passengers, and is the first airport on the island of Ireland to be accredited through the Airports Council International - ACI World and Airports Council International (Europe) - ACI EUROPE new Airport Health Accreditation programme.

Christmas is not cancelled...

One of Ireland's most creative marketing and event agencies, ThinkNBlink has launched SantaOnline.ie – a new way, in these COVID times, for families and companies to still enjoy the annual tradition of meeting Santa.

Over the past decade ThinkNBlink has created magical experiences for children in Christmas grottoes across the country, for clients such as Tesco, IKEA, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and the renowned Christmas experience at The Square Town Centre in Tallaght.

However, the landscape for this festive season looks very different and COVID-19 has had a huge impact on how people socialise in and out of their homes. With the majority of Santa grottoes and corporate Christmas events cancelled, the team at ThinkNBlink has developed a new and engaging way of bringing the magic of Christmas to life.

SantaOnline.ie is a magical online experience, creating an intimate space where children and families can chat live with Santa from the comfort of their own

home. It is estimated that 415,000 Irish families will be looking forward to a visit from Santa on December 24.

The creative team in ThinkNBlink, headed up by Graham Carroll and Ger Walsh have devised a solution for children to see and talk to Santa this year. Santaonline.ie replaces the traditional Santa visit without losing any of the magic. SantaOnline. ie even delivers an appropriately-aged, wrapped gift for every child booked in to talk to Santa via SantaOnline.ie.

They have also proudly partnered with Ireland’s leading children’s hospice, The Laura Lynn charity, and a donation of €1 will be made to the charity from every booking made.

“We have empathy for the grandparents and immune comprised people in the community who may be cocooning," Ger Walsh from ThinkNBlink said. "With this in mind we have set up the option for two households to simultaneously join in on the visit. Families can simply share the link with nana and grandad and everyone can enjoy the experience together. You can even record the entire visit onto your device free of charge!”

Kerry youth wins at Game Changers Awards Works commence to improve water supply in Listowel

A Tralee teenager has won a prize at the 2020 Trócaire Game Changers competition last week.

The annual competition, for young people who want to change the world and believe games are a way to do this, is organised by Trócaire’s development education team who promote the use of games as a way to highlight three themes: Climate Justice, Human Rights or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Due to COVID-19, this year’s Game Changers 2020 was changed to a ‘home challenge’ competition. However, this did not stop the resourcefulness, ingenuity and creativity of all the entries. The home challenge saw original board games, card games and online games submitted from young people all over Ireland across five categories: Youth, Junior (Group), Junior (Individual), Senior (Group), Senior (Individual).

Tralee native, Micháel O’Shea was the Senior Individual Category Winner for his game ‘Climate Conquest’. The board game aims to educate about climate

Irish Water, working in partnership with Kerry County Council, is replacing over 850 metres of problematic water mains on Main Street and Bridge Street in Listowel to provide a more reliable water supply and tackle high levels of leakage.

WINNER: Tralee teenager Micháel O'Shea is the Senior Individual Category Winner in the 2020 Trócaire 'Game Changers' competition.

change and encourage practical steps that can be taken to limit your carbon footprint. The game promotes an interactive and innovative approach to learning and also inspires players to act.

Next year’s Game Changers competition will be a fully online programme and will focus on the 17 SDGs. For more information visit Trócaire’s Game Changers page at trocaire.org.

The old, problematic asbestos pipes are being decommissioned and replaced. All existing services are being transferred to a new plastic water main. Works commenced this week and are expected to be completed in early December. The works will take place from the junction of The Square and Main Street along Bridge Road to the junction of Bridge Road and The Garden of Europe and will involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customers’ water supply.

Where the existing service connections on the public side are lead, these will be replaced as part of this improvement work.

These works are part of Irish Water’s na-

tional Leakage Reduction Programme which will see €500m invested nationally to tackle problematic pipes and leakage in Ireland’s ageing water network.

The works will be carried out by Kerry County Council on behalf of Irish Water.

“As they get older, some pipes have a high level of leakage as well as being subject to frequent bursts,” Steven Blennerhassett, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead with Irish Water, said.

“Replacing the old, damaged pipes will ensure better water quality and a more reliable water supply. The new water mains and service connections will reduce the instances of bursts and water outages. These improvements to the water network are essential in providing a safe, secure and reliable water supply, now and into the future.”

Areas of work will be limited to short sections to minimise impact and disruption to commuters. Traffic management will be in place during this time. Local and emergency traffic will be maintained at all times.

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Beauty - By Jill O'Donoghue

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

Keeping eyes fresh and bright

Keeping eyes looking fresh and bright has always been important now more so then ever as most of the face is covered.

People can still see you are smiling through your eyes and I highly recommend using your eye creams and serums twice daily.

Gently exfoliate the area using the ring finger because it has less power and won’t move the skin too much or be too rough.

Work outwards under the brows and use a light circular movement in under the eye; this helps with lymphatic drainage.

Also, work on the crow's feet area in a figure of eight movement. This will help break down furrows or expression lines that have been building up over time.

This motion helps to hydrate and soften the lines. The cream with all its amazing ingredients will do the rest such as tightening the skin, lifting, hydrating and brightening. A good eye cream can be your best friend as a little bit goes a long way.

I tend to count 10 times for each movement, it really helps to soften the muscles which maybe tense from everyday stresses and strains like blue light from

phones, computers etc., and it's important to take time away from them.

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Anyone that buys the new eye cream while stocks last will receive two eye patches free. They're usually sold in boxes of 10, but as an introductory offer I will gift clients two sets of eye patches.

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A new photography competition has been launched this week to celebrate and promote cycling in the Kingdom.

Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership and Kerry County Council are inviting people to take part in the ‘Where, in Kerry, will your bike take you?’ photography competition and are asking everyone to submit images of where they are travelling or visiting on their bikes around the county.

Recent months have seen a significant increase in interest and participation in cycling with many people discovering and rediscovering their localities and well-known or lesser-known attractions and hidden gems around the county. This has been coupled with an increase in the profile of cycling as a healthy and fun mode of transport and physical activity.

To coincide with National Bike Week, the competition invites images under the following categories: ‘Family Cycles,’ and ‘Showcasing hidden gems in Kerry’.

Participants should be mindful of COVID-19 restrictions and adhere to all public health guidelines.

Entries should be emailed to: info@

kerryrecreationandsports.ie before the closing date of October 13. Images can also be shared on Twitter using the hashtag #wherewillyourbiketakeyou.

A number of €50 ‘One4All Kerry Gift Cards’ will be presented as prizes.

For more information, see kerrycoco. ie and the social media platforms of the Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership.

As this competition relates to cycling please ensure you adhere to the Road Safety Authorities (RSA) cycling safety advice and tips to stay safe while cycling on our roads. These tips can be viewed at www.rsa.ie.

30 complaints made to Ombudsman for Children There were approximately 30 complaints made to the office of the Ombudsman for Children’s from the Kerry region last year.

The figures were revealed in the Ombudsman for Children’s Office 2019 Annual Report which showed an increase in the percentage of complaints received related to education, despite an overall decrease in the number of complaints received by the office on behalf of children.

In 2019, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) received 1,503 complaints, a decrease from 1,622 complaints in 2018, however 49 percent of the complaints in 2019 related to education, up from 42 percent in 2018. While the highest proportion of complaints came from Dublin (28%), two percent or approximately 30 complaints came from the Kerry region.

Of those complaints, 75 percent related to schools, 17 percent to the Department of Education and Skills and four percent were associated with other educational agencies such as the National Council for Special Education and the State Examinations Commission.

The OCO’s 2019 Annual Report also revealed that 20 percent of complaints related to Family Support Care and Protection, a reduction from 24 percent in 2018. The proportion of complaints received by the OCO that related to the health services also decreased last year from 16 percent in 2018 to 14 percent in 2019.

“The rise in the percentage of complaints relating to education shows that while significant work and development has taken place in this area there are still many children and families who are unhappy with the way the education system is supporting them," Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon said.

During 2019 OCO continued to place the rights and welfare of children to the fore in all their work, he added.

“From my perspective as Ombudsman for Children, key issues for children and their rights that I want to see Government and the State pursue during 2020 include making tangible progress on putting in place a mental health system for children that is fit for purpose and upholds children’s right to the highest attainable standard of mental health."

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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

Making a significant change can be daunting We do quite a few things simply because we enjoy them. We do other things because we know they are good for us or will help us or others in some way, even though they might not be pleasant or easy.

When it comes to your health, making a significant change can be daunting. Some of us gravitate to things we know will be difficult or where we know success is not available to everyone. The challenge can be fun and rewarding. Others choose things they enjoy, even if their choice may provide results slower than other paths. Sticking with things they enjoy may help keep them going longer. It all depends on the person.

When it comes to health via nutrition and fitness, there’s an important “healthy” balance to be struck between difficult and fun.

If you have a significant health issue that is caused or exacerbated by being out of shape or overweight, then you may want to choose the difficult, but faster results path. Diving into a big change in your nutrition isn’t always easy, but sometimes the struggle is absolutely worth the improvement in your health and lifespan.

For others, improving your fitness will help you better handle the stress of your job or other areas of your life. This can also lead to a large improvement of your overall health and mindset. Stress can have serious impacts on your health and relationships, and working out is directly tied to helping people deal with stress in a healthy way. Making the time to workout for five days a week isn’t easy for most, either. It takes a large commitment and the choice to put your health first.

The above two examples, big changes in your nutrition, or committing to working out five days a week are both difficult.

But, the benefits are significant and can make changes quickly. However, making larger changes and bigger commitments can start to take the fun out of starting something new or even workouts that you enjoy. Too much of a good thing, for some, can actually end up counterproductive.

Being able to have fun with the process is totally OK. Some think unless they’re making massive changes, it’s not worth the time. This is entirely false. Some of the best success I’ve seen in many years or coaching is those that start slow and steady, and those who have patience, and are willing to trust the process.

Rushing changes in a “30 day cleanse” or “20 day challenge” usually doesn’t allow changes to stay much longer than the 2030 day time window.

If you really want to make a change, and have the luxury of not having a life-threatening issue facing you down, start something small. Add two workouts a week to your schedule or start doing a once a month nutrition consultation to work on healthy choices. These are simple things that can be new and fun, and when you choose to start small you can easily accomplish small steps, thus giving you early wins and successes to encourage you.

Achievement doesn’t always have to be a giant life altering challenge. Success can be found through one small change or habit at a time.

To quote the author James Clear: “Before we work on our habits we take some time to dial in our identity, both who we are and who we aspire to be. Creating out ideal identity as “True North”, we can then assuredly improve our habits each day to be more in line with the person we want to become.”

UNIQUE: The unique 'Festival in a Van' will bring live, outdoor entertainment to audiences in Killarney and Tralee this weekend.

Festival in a Van plans Killarney event This weekend a unique festival is coming to Kerry and will feature Killarney Soprano Mary Culloty O’Sullivan and well-known trad musician Cormac Begley.

From today (Friday) The Creative Ireland Kerry Programme is working with 'Festival in a Van' will bring live, outdoor entertainment to audiences.

A specially equipped van houses a mini arts venue, kitted out with everything necessary for half hour, socially distanced performances by top class Kerry musicians. However, due to the new Level 3 restrictions it will be limited to 15 people at each event.

‘Festival in a Van' is a novel response to the times we are in, explained Producer, Gemma Tipton.

The performances will take place in open spaces where people can enjoy top quality music whilst adhering to safe social distancing, keeping two metres apart at all times.

Today (Friday) soprano Mary Culloty

O’Sullivan and well-known trad musician Cormac Begley will perform in Tralee.

On Saturday and Sunday will see the ‘Festival in a Van’ taking the show to Killarney.

There will be three half-hour concerts at Killarney House with Bryan O’Leary, Brian Mooney and Cathal Flaherty tomorrow (Saturday) at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm, in the Courtyard. Seating will be provided and is on a first come first serve basis.

The Sunday performances will also be at Killarney House at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm.

Musicians featured are Bryan O’Leary, Emma O’Leary and Gavan Ring.

“We are delighted to be able to go ahead with ‘Festival in a Van’ this weekend,” says Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer. “We would ask audiences to adhere to social distancing guidelines, wear a mask and enjoy the performances.”

These performances in ‘Festival in a Van’ are funded by Creative Ireland Kerry and supported by Tralee Municipal District and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Voluntary groups and charities to benefit from funding Voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises in Kerry will receive financial support through the COVID-19 Stability Fund.

Four community and voluntary groups as well as social enterprises in Kerry are set to receive €89,171 in funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Some of the successful Kerry applicants include Baile Mhuire Company Limited

by Guarantee €42,962, Knocknagoshel Over 55's Social Club and Women's Group CLG €37,286, Caherdaniel Community Care Company Limited by Guarantee €5,254, and Cromane Community Council €3,669.

“I am delighted that the fourth tranche of

COVID-19 Stability Funding worth €4.29 million will be provided to organisations nationwide," Deputy Griffin said.

“The COVID-19 stability fund is designed to support community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises that are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic. The past few months have been extremely challenging for these organisations in Kerry and they need support. Once-off cash injections of between €2,000 and €200,000 are being awarded to qualifying organisations that provide critical services to those most vulnerable in society.

This will help with short term cash flow issues caused by the COVID-19 crisis."

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Mission accomplished as Coyne concludes his racing season Motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne concluded his maiden HEL Performance British Junior Championship season by scoring two top 20 finishes at Donington Park at the weekend.

The results ensure the Kawasaki racer met his pre-season target of a top 20 result in the British Superbike support series.

Coyne, from Farranfore, is the first Kerry rider to commit to the series for under 23-year-olds which runs alongside the prestigious British Superbike Series.

His season began where it finished, with a non-championship outing at the famous Leicestershire track. Since that inaugural meeting in July he has crossed the Irish Sea five more times.

There have been plenty of thrills and

spills along the way.

The 18-year-old has raced at such iconic venues as Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

He has received help from some of the biggest names in the sport, like PBM Ducati and Honda UK. He crashed, suffered mechanical failures, and had to wait until the final round to score two top 20 finishes in one weekend.

“Huge thanks to everyone who supported us,” his father Mark said. “To compete with these up and coming stars with Kevin’s limited experience has been an eye-opener. And it shows that his time on the bike has allowed his race craft to be developed. We hope that we have made enough of an impact to allow us to continue our racing dream into 2021 and beyond.”

END OF SEASON: Kevin Coyne achieved his pre-season target of top 20 finishes in the HEL Performance British Junior Championship.

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Coyne’s Tyre Shop moves to bigger and better premises It takes a brave man to expand his business in these trying times but that is exactly what popular Killarney mechanic Mark Coyne is doing.

On Monday Mark opened his new stateof-the-art garage and tyre depot in the former Spellman Timber yard in Ballycasheen.

After seven years in his previous premises on the Ross Road, Mark and his team at Mark Coyne’s Tyre Shop have relocated to a bigger and better premises.

The new garage includes three lifts, as opposed to just one in Ross Road and a wheel alignment machine which he describes as the best one of its kind in the

Killarney region.

“We have a full range of tyres to suit all budgets and most makes of cars,” Mark told the Killarney Advertiser. “We will expand our repairs side of things and do more clutches, brakes and NCT preparation too.”

Even in these times he is hopeful that his garage can expand further next year.

“Let’s see what the new year brings but I would be hopeful of taking on an extra mechanic,” he added.

To find out more go to Mark Coyne’s Tyre Shop in Ballycasheen Killarney V93 K2W7 or phone 064 6671987 or 087 272 6287.

NEW START: Mark Coyne , centre with mechanic Dawid Tessmer and his son Kevin at their new premises in Ballycasheen which opened this week

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St Mary’s Christmas Blitz falls victim to COVID-19 After much discussion and debate, the committee of St Mary’s Basketball Club have decided that the 51st St Mary’s Christmas Blitz will be temporarily postponed.

The decision was made at a recent club meeting. Over the past few months a number of options were discussed and the club held off for as long as possible before coming to the decision to cancel but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was felt that this is the responsible decision to make as the safety of participants could not be guaranteed.

The club celebrated 50 years of the event last December, the first event was

held in 1970 with just two competitions running over two days. Over the years it grew and last year 169 games were played over the five days.

Club chairman Eamon Egan said that while the decision was not easy, it is the right call to make.

“We did not make the decision to cancel this year’s blitz easily, it will be a huge loss to families locally and to everyone in the basketball community but we feel that we have no option and that it is the responsible decision to make."

He added that while there will not be a blitz this year, it is most definitely not the end and will be back bigger and better than ever in 2021.

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The County Kerry Joint Policing Committee will hold its annual public meeting today (Friday) and the public are invited to participate.

Having regard to public health guidance and particular guidance on the hosting of meetings, this meeting will be held online and by webinar at 2pm.

Local Garda management will present data on crime and policing activities in the county for the first nine months of the year and update members on their Policing Plan. Policing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic will also be discussed.

Members of the public can attend the meeting but must register beforehand via the homepage of the Kerry County Council website kerrycoco.ie. ................................................................

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Anam Cara services move online Following the announcement on Monday evening by Government that all counties will now sit in Level 3 restrictions, Anam Cara have made the decision to bring all their services online. Supporting bereaved parents nationwide, Anam Cara CEO Sharon Vard said; “There is so much uncertainly while we are living with the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately we have no control over these changing restrictions, however we do have control over how we deliver our services, ensuring bereaved parents, who are our priority at this difficult time, have access to information and support. We are pleased to be able to offer all bereaved parents support online either in a group or one-to-one setting. We know bereaved parents are devastated, feeling isolated and lonely after the death of their son or daughter; COVID-19 has compounded these feelings. We want to support and offer hope to bereaved parents."

For further information and to register for these online support meetings, please contact Anam Cara on 01 4045378 or visit their website www.anamcara.ie.

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Tips to help college graduates prepare for the next step Things have changed drastically in the world of work during the last six months so the plans that students graduating from college in 2020 had in relation to moving into a vibrant jobs market have altered.

For many it may feel uncertain with the sense of feeling helpless in trying to navigate the next stage of your career in the middle of a global pandemic and associated economic downturn. In spite of all the uncertainty there are things that you can do as a final year student and graduate to develop and implement your career plan.

Start a career journal to track your activities, interactions, key information and progress. You can do this electronically or simply by writing down your reflections on this part of your journey. Reflect on your interests, values, experiences and link them to the significant information, articles, podcasts and any other career related activities that you engage with.

Update your CV and your online presence. It is essential as a graduate that you have an up to date LinkedIn profile which acts as your virtual CV. Many companies use LinkedIn as their sole method of recruiting graduates now so they need to be able to see that you are and have been an active user prior to recruitment. As well as raising your professional profile LinkedIn gives you the ideal platform to build your professional network by connecting with a huge variety of other graduates and experienced workers in your chosen field and outside of it. It also gives you the opportunity to showcase your skills, competencies, passions, projects and experiences to a global audience including potential employers who are looking for graduates that are resilient, adaptable and digitally literate with the ability to solve problems and cope with uncertainty. Your experience of completing your degree during a global pandemic has meant that you have developed all of these skills and competencies and will continue to do so as you move forward in a very different world of work.

If you feel there are gaps in your skill set or if you have graduated with a very broad based degree, consider specialising or upskilling by undertaking a postgraduate course or one of the 392 Springboard courses on offer in Institutes of Technol-

Almost €9m funding for IT Tralee project An innovative project in the Institute of Technology Tralee is to receive €8,952,142 funding under the Human Capital Initiative.

Niamh Dwyer is a Guidance Counsellor in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, and PRO of the Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors. She is also a Career Consultant. For details see www. mycareerplan.ie.

ogy nationally. You will need to be ready for a very obvious question in interview – "What did you do with your time during the pandemic?" So think of ways that you can build your portfolio of skills and experience that will enhance your offering to employers.

If you are actively looking for a graduate position you need to spend lots of time researching the organisations that are recruiting. Explore jobs and internships; the latter will enhance your talents and hiring potential and build on the experience you gained on placement. Keep a close eye on www.gradireland.com/internships, www.irishjobs.ie, www.monster.ie, www.jobs.ie, www.indeed.ie, www.publicjobs.ie and other recruitment sites. Follow the college career services on social media; they offer up to date information on positions that are available for graduates as well as fantastic webinars and online events to assist you in the search for a job. It has been an unprecedented year globally with some sectors being more adversely impacted than others.

Regardless what degree you have graduated from, it has included a focus on the development of soft and transferable skills. Now is your time to draw on them – show employers that you can adapt to the changing world of work because that will be exactly how the rest of your career will play out.

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REEdI approach aims to be positively disruptive and transformative, with a vision to set the agenda for engineering education nationally.

“This project will develop and change teaching and learning, particularly in the context of this global pandemic which has reinforced the need for us all to be agile and diverse," Deputy Government Chief Whip Brendan Griffin TD said.

“Crucially though it requires us to develop new skills and equip the next generation with the critical importance to the economy and the workplace of the future."

Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3, Innovation and Agility is the final Pillar to be announced and commands a total budget of €197 million over the five-year period, 2020 to 2024.

Call for Government to tackle college accommodation crisis A councillor has called on the Government to tackle head on the issue of paying "big money" for college rent while students learn from home.

Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae said the issue is unfair for parents as third level students learn from home rather than on campus.

“With the Government ordering colleges to start the new semester with online classes, just days before students headed back to college, many have left large deposits on accommodation with many paying months in advance just to secure places to stay to be close to their colleges,” the councillor said.

With many Students’ Unions highlighting the plight of the issue in recent days, Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae has lent his support to them fearing that this Government has turned their back on them.

“I fear that the Government have been happy to turn their back on the issue in the light of the many other educational issues that they are trying to resolve, but

people are drawing out loans from their local credit unions to keep paying accommodation costs while their children have been sent home to educate online.”

He also fears that Kerry students will fare the worst, as they are overly dependent on securing accommodation than most others.

“A lot of Kerry students have been affected greatly with most in colleges in other counties. But since the learning has gone online, with no real clarification until when it will continue for, they find themselves in a position of paying for accommodation that they are not staying in and fearful of giving it up, in case they will be demanded back to campus for learning.”

He has appealed to the Government to start showing some real leadership on the matter.

“There has been a clear lack of leadership by this Government since its formation and it is time they step out from behind the curtain and show some real leadership.”

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9.10.2020

8TH ANNIVERSARY SCANNELL

In loving memory of Mary (Maunie) Scannell Lissivigeen, Killarney who died on 8th October 2012.

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

Always remembered by Beth, John & Pádraig.

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10TH ANNIVERSARY O’SULLIVAN

In loving memory of Denis O’Sullivan late of 123 Ballyspillane, Killarney who died on October 6th 2010.

Now the Lord is the Spirit And where the Spirit is There is freedom.

God pours life into death And death into life Without a drop being spilled.

With love from Eileen, David, Vivian, Alanna & Kyle & Sharon, Damien, Sophie & Luke xxx

FUNDING: Welcoming the €8.25m for Ireland’s newest Technological University - Munster Technological University (MTU) is President of the ITT, Dr Brendan O’Donnell and the President of CIT Dr Barry O’Connor. Photo: Dominic Walsh

CIT and IT Tralee welcome €8.25m funding for MTU News of the allocation of €8.25m to Ireland’s newest Technological University - Munster Technological University (MTU) was announced this week.

This funding comes as part of an overall package of €34.33m in Transformation Funding for Technological Universities (TUTF) announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD. The fund is being allocated under the 2020 Higher Education Authority (HEA) call to assist the development and progression of technological universities.

“The creation of Technological Universities is a key commitment within the Programme for Government and will deliver significant advantages to national priorities in relation to Higher Education access, research-informed teaching and learning, as well as supporting enterprise and regional development," Minister Harris said.

“The unparalleled Government investment of €34.33 million this year and €90 million over the lifetime of the Fund, will establish TUs across all regions capable of delivering national strategic objectives in accordance with the TURN report vision.”

Funding allocated through the TUTF will support the implementation of recommendations set out in the TURN group’s report “Connectedness & Collaboration enabled by Connectivity”, published in October 2019.

The report sets out the case for a State change in higher education reform for

the delivery of national strategic priorities. This is to be achieved through the connectedness (particularly at regional level), collaboration and connectivity of Technological Universities and their unique delivery of programmes across the full range of the National Framework of Qualifications from apprenticeships to doctoral degrees.

Jointly welcoming the announcement, President of CIT Dr Barry O’Connor and President of IT Tralee Dr Brendan O’Donnell said: “The allocation of €8.25m, which represents the highest allocation in the sector, strengthens our capability to play a leadership role in the strategic development of the South West region.

MTU will build on the unique strengths of both founding Institutions and contribute to the realisation of the potential of the new TU sector. Serving our region, but within the context of wider national and international opportunities and challenges and delivering a strong, sustainable Technological University that will meet the social and economic challenges and opportunities facing Ireland and the region is our key objective. This investment is a clear and welcomed demonstration of the Government’s continued commitment to the emerging TU sector.”

In May this year it was announced that the consortium of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) is set to become a Technological University. MTU will be officially established on January 1 2021 and will be Ireland’s newest Technological University.

41ST & 8TH ANNIVERSARY O’CONNOR

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART In loving memory of our dear parents Michael and Annie O’Connor, 21 Woodlawn, Killarney.

Michael who died 3rd July 1979 and Annie October 10th 2012.

A silent thought, A quiet prayer, For Michael and Annie, In God’s care.

Sadly missed and forever in our hearts, by your daughters Mary and Geraldine, sons-in-law Eamon and Michael, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Anniversary Mass was on Tuesday 6th October in The Church of the Resurrection, Park Road, Killarney.

IN MEMORIAM MEMORIAM IN

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

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

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.EH

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

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8TH ANNIVERSARY

CULLOTY

BROSNAN (LOONEY)

BROSNAN

In loving memory of Hannah Culloty Late of Annaghmore, Headford, Killarney, who died on 10th October 2019.

In loving memory of Lorna Brosnan (Looney) late of 82 Gallowsfield Tralee who died on the 7th of October 2012.

In loving memory of Lorna Brosnan (Looney) late of 82 Gallowsfield Tralee who died on the 7th of October 2012.

CULLOTY

Hannah Culloty Annaghmore, Headford, Killarney, Co. Kerry.

10th October 2019.

As we lovingly remember our dear mam on her first anniversary, we, her family, wish to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all who sympathised and supported us during this difficult time. Our heartfelt thanks to all those who travelled long distances, called to the house, attended the rosary, removal, funeral mass and burial.

Many thanks to those who sent mass cards, enrolments and letters of sympathy.

A sincere thanks to Fr Pat O Donnell, Fr George Hayes, Fr Micheal O Doherty, and Fr Bill Radley, who celebrated the funeral mass and burial. Many thanks to Derry and Rosie Healy for the music. Our appreciation to all who participated in the funeral mass.

Thank you to Thomas Murphy undertakers for his professional handling of arrangements and to the gravediggers.

Thank you to all staff at Ross Medical Centre and O Sullivan’s Pharmacy Killarney.

Our sincere thanks to all staff at St Joseph’s day care centre Rathmore.

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

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

Sadly missed and always loved from sons Donal & John, Daughters Margaret, Nora, Kathleen, Sheila & Joan Daughters in law, Sons in law, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren, Relatives and friends.

Anniversary mass on Sunday 11th October in Sacred Heart Church, Barradubh at 11am.

13TH ANNIVERSARY CARROLL

We did not see you close your eyes We did not see you die All we knew was that you were gone Without a last goodbye.

It was a sudden parting Too bitter to forget Only those who loved you Are the ones who will never forget.

The happy hours we once enjoyed How sweet there memories still But death has left a vacant place This world can never fill.

Your life was one of kindly deeds A helping hand for others needs Sincere and true in heart and mind Beautiful memories left behind.

Always loved and never forgotten by Dad, Margaret, Makaela, Stephen and Padraic.

We wish we could see you one more time Come walking through our door But we know that is impossible We will hear your voice no more.

We know you can feel our tears and don’t want us to cry Yet our hearts are broken because you had to die.

We pray to God to give us strength and somehow get us through As we struggle with this heartache that came when we lost you.

We miss you more than you could know, We miss your smile The way you used to make us laugh Made everything worthwhile.

Never forgotten Your Uncle Timmy and Sharon.

Love you always Your cousins Chloe, Keelan and Alex.

3RD ANNIVERSARY MCCULLAGH

8TH ANNIVERSARY BROSNAN

To Mam’s homehelps, for all the care and love given to her in the last few years, we are very grateful.

We wish to thank most sincerely our relatives, friends and neighbours for their support shown in so many ways including food provisions, it is much appreciated.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our appreciation.

The holy sacrifice of the mass will be offered for your intentions.

Hannah’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 11am on Sunday 11th October in Sacred Heart Church, Barradubh

In loving memory of Seán Carroll, Riverview, Mill Rd. Killarney, Who died on October 10th 2007.

We wrote your name in the sky but the wind blew it away We wrote your name in the sand But the waves washed it away We wrote your name in out hearts and forever it will stay.

From your loving wife Fiona and children Ciara and Daniel.

In loving memory of our granddaughter Lorna Brosnan (Looney) late of 82 Gallowsfield Tralee who died on the 7th of October 2012.

Life goes on we know that’s true But it’s not the same since we lost you We keep your memories one by one The things you said the things you did They bring a smile and many a tear And always a wish that you were here In God’s care you rest above And in our hearts you rest with love.

Anniversary Mass will be offered on Friday 9th October at 10am in St. Mary’s of The Angels, Beaufort.

Sadly missed and always remembered by Nana Nuala and Granda Tim Looney.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

8TH ANNIVERSARY

EVISTON

BROSNAN

In loving memory of Sean Eviston Sixteenth Birthday in Heaven.

In loving memory of Lorna Brosnan (Looney) late of 82 Gallowsfield Tralee who died on the 7th of October 2012.

Dearly loved and sadly missed by your loving family.

11TH ANNIVERSARY RYAN

In loving memory of a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother Kathleen Ryan late of Ballycullane, Rathmore, Co.Kerry, who died on the 5th October 2009.

Softly the leaves of memory fall, Gently we gather and treasure them all, Unseen, unheard but always near, So loved, so missed so very dear.

Always remembered and never forgotten your loving family.

IN MEMORIAM

Your special day we cannot share So our gift to you has to be a Prayer With broken hearts we whisper low Happy Birthday Sean we love you so.

Sadly missed by your loving Mom, Dad, Sisters and Brothers.

Mass will be held on Monday October 12th at 6:15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

No words we write can ever say, How much we miss you everyday, No one knows the grief we bear, When the family gather and you’re not there, We laugh, we talk, we play the part, But beyond the sorrow is a broken heart.

The sorrow we feel, we can never explain, And the ache in our hearts will always remain.

Always remembered by Joanne and Tony.

Treasured memories of Mary McCullagh (nee Russell), Late of New Street Killarney and formerly of Blarney, whose anniversary occurs on October 9th 2020.

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

Loved and missed by her loving husband John, sons Billy, John Jnr and Brian and daughter Aoife.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 10th of October at 6:15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

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

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

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

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

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9.10.2020 1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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2ND ANNIVERSARY

60TH ANNIVERSARY

30TH ANNIVERSARY

GUERIN

FALVEY

LYONS

In loving memory of Teresa Guerin, Kings Park Killarney, who died on the 29th September 2018.

Remembering with love our dear Mother and grandmother Kate Falvey, Knocklebede, Kilcummin, Killarney, Who died on the 14th October 1960.

Rest in peace.

In loving memory of John Lyons, late of Ballinalane, Ballyhar, Killarney who died on the 11th October 1990.

HEFFERNAN (FLEMING)

In loving memory of Caitriona Heffernan (Fleming) London and Lackabane who died on 10th October 2019 As we lovingly remember Caitriona on her First Anniversary, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Caitriona’s and to our families, friends and neighbours for the support they have given us during Caitriona’s illness and in the past year. We are grateful to all those who sympathised with us on our loss, sent mass cards and who attended the funeral, and those who attended the Memorial Mass in London in November, many of whom travelled long distances.

We would like to thank Fr. Niall Howard, Canon Tom Looney, Fr. John Ahern and Fr. Paddy O’Donoghue who celebrated the funeral mass and made it such a meaningful tribute to Caitriona’s life. Our thanks to family and friends who read prayers and helped on the day. Our thanks too to Fr. Niall for his visits to our home.

Thanks to Miriam Long for her gentle guidance in all decisions regarding music and hymns and for playing the flute as Caitriona wished, and to Helen Kerins for singing so beautifully.

We are grateful too to funeral directors Michael and Mary O’Shea for their respectful guidance and professionalism.

Nothing was too much trouble.

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY YOU WENT AWAY Today’s the anniversary of the day that I lost you, And for a time it felt as though My life had ended too . But loss has taught me many things And now I face each day, With hope and happy memories To help me on my way.

And though I’m full of sadness That you’re no longer here, Your influence still guides me And I still feel you near.

What we shared will never die It lives within my heart, Bringing strength and comfor While we are apart.

Always in our thoughs and prayers and sadly missed by your sons Kevin, Sean and Kieran.

26TH ANNIVERSARY MCCARTHY

Our thanks too to Workmens Rowing Club for their support over the years for Caitriona’s charity fundraising, and for the Guard of Honour.

A very special thank you to Aunt Mary in London, for the calm and constant loving care she showed Caitriona and still shows for her wonderful daughter, Sarah. We thank and pray for all those who have been there for Sarah with a caring thought, prayer or deed, during this difficult time.

Sincerest thanks to all Caitriona’s friends in London, with whom she shared such happy times and who were always there for her. Special thanks to Antonia and Tania for organising the Memorial Mass in London in November, to Canon Ryan and Canon Brockie for concelebrating the mass and to all those who read prayers and participated in the mass and the gathering afterwards.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions.

Always loved and remembered by your parents Donie and Kathleen, daughter Sarah, sisters Siobhan and Mairead, brother Gerard and their families CAITRIONA’S 1ST ANNNIVERSARY MASS will be live streamed on Saturday, 10th October at 7.30pm in Church of Christ, Prince of Peace, Fossa.

Fond memories of Eileen McCarthy late of Woodlawn, Killarney who died on 11th October 1994.

Put your arms around her Lord, Kiss her smiling face, For she was very special, And can never be replaced.

Though her smile is gone forever, And her hands, we cannot touch We shall never lose sweet memories Of our Mom, we loved so much.

Always missed by your loving husband Tadhg, daughters Mary & Suzanne, Sons Roger & Tadhg, In-laws Tony, Jimmie & Jacqui and your grandchildren Christopher, Sophie, Sonia, James, Nathan & Matt and great-grandchild Lydia.

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

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

Deep are the memories Precious they stay No passing of time Can take them away They leave a smile Sometimes a tear But always a wish That you were here The saddest part of all We never said goodbye.

Loved and remembered always by your loving daughter Sheila and family U.S.A. and loving granddaughter Anne and family xxx Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday 12th of October at 6:15pm.

23RD & 4TH ANNIVERSARY SHEAHAN

A sudden call from God on high, You had no chance to say goodbye, Without farewell you fell asleep, But memories of you we will always keep, And those who loved you dearly, Are the ones who won’t forget.

No farewells were spoken, We did not say goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God knows why.

But we will always remember, Our whole life through, The last words we had with you.

We will never fail to pray for you, We will never cease to care, We wish we could go home again, And find you waiting there.

They’ll be no more tomorrows, You’re all my yesterdays, But those memories we made, Will stay with me Always.

I hold you close within my heart, And there you will remain, To walk with me throughout my life, Until we meet again. xxx

In loving memory of Con Sheahan Rathanane, Kilcummin, Killarney who passed away on 20th October 1997 and his wife Mary Sheahan (nee Gallivan), who died on the 1st October 2016.

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

From their loving daughters Maria, Tom and family, Joan, Mike and family, Sheila, John and family, Sons Denis and Pat. Anniversary mass is on Sat 10th Oct at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kilcummin.

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

Always loved and remembered by your wife Breda, daughters Bernadette and Geraldine xxx

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

THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the whole world now and forever.

Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. Saint Jude worker of miracles pray for us.

Saint Jude helper of the hopelessness Pray for us. Amen.

Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day your prayer will be answered.

It has never been known to fail.

Publication must be promised. MM

NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH

PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS

PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS

PRECIOUS MOTHER OF JESUS

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

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

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

IN MEMORIAM

He never thought when leaving home, He would never more return, That he in death soon would sleep, And leave us here alone.

O Glorious St. Joseph, Faithful father of Jesus to you do we raise our hearts and hands to implore the Sacred Heart of jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our special favours. Especially the grace of a happy death and the special favours we now ask. St. Joseph pray for us.

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With love we remember our wonderful son and brother Niall, late of Cloonteens, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on the 12th of October 2018.

We did not know that morning; God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, In death, we do the same.

In loving memory of our dear Nephew Niall McGillicuddy Clounteens, Kilcummin, Killarney.

In loving memory of our dear Nephew Niall McGillicuddy Clounteens, Kilcummin, Killarney.

A silent thought, A gentle prayer, For my special Nephew, In God’s care.

I thought of you today, But that is nothing new, I thought of you yesterday, And days before that too, God has you in his arms, I have you in my heart.

Remembered every day, Uncle Sean It broke our hearts to lose you.

You did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories; Your love is still our guide.

And although we cannot see you, You are always by our side.

Always remembered by your loving Aunty Noreen x

2ND ANNIVERSARY

Love Mom and Dad, Ellen and Jane x Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Cathedral Sunday 11th October at 10.30 am via webcam

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2ND ANNIVERSARY MCGILLICUDDY

In loving memory of our dear nephew Niall McGillicuddy, who died 12th October 2018 Close to our hearts you will always stay, Loved and remembered every day.

Rest in Peace Niall Always remembered by Auntie Joan, Mike, Sean and Michael.

2ND ANNIVERSARY MCGILLICUDDY

In loving memory of Niall McGillicuddy late of Clounteens, Kilcummin who died on the 12th Oct 2018.

Our beloved Niall, My cousin, my brother, my friend, We will not mourn for you, We will not cry for you, We will always remember you with love and the laughter we always shared.

Cousins could not be closer, You have left us in body only, Because we know you will always be with us in spirit.

For the bond we share will forever be unbroken.

May you rest in peace our beloved Niall.

Treasured memories of Niall McGillicuddy late of Clounteens, Kilcummin who died on the 12th Oct 2018.

Your name is often spoken, We talk about you still, You could never be forgotten, You know you never will.

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

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

Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection.

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

And Father, restore me to full health in mind and body so that I may serve you the rest of my life.

I ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

MCGILLICUDDY

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

Niall, missing and remembering you every minute of every day,

MARY MALONE’S PRAYER FOR HEALING

In loving memory of Niall McGillicuddy, died 12th October 2018 We think of you every day Niall, Forever in our hearts.

Always loved and remembered by Denise, Leah & Rachael xxx

2ND ANNIVERSARY MCGILLICUDDY

Siobhan, Martin, Euan, Luke and Anna.

Tomás, Stephen and Ryan.

2ND ANNIVERSARY

EFFICACIOUS NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS I.O my Jesus, you have said, “Truly I say to you, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you,” Behold I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of…

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my trust in Thee.

II.O my Jesus, You said, “Truly I say to you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you.” Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of…

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my trust in Thee.

III.—O my Jesus, You said, “Truly I say to you, Heaven and Earth shall pass away but My words shall not pass away.” Behold, I, encouraged by your infallible words, now ask for the grace of…

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my trust in Thee.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to whom one thing alone is impossible, namely, not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of Thee through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your and our tender Mother.

Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.

P.S.—This novena prayer was recited every day by St. Padre Pio for all those who recommended themselves to his prayers.

E.O.D.

MCGILLICUDDY

2ND ANNIVERSARY

Treasured memories of Niall McGillicuddy late of Clounteens, Kilcummin who died on the 12th Oct 2018.

MCGILLICUDDY

In loving memory of Niall McGillicuddy late of Clounteens, Kilcummin who died on the 12th Oct 2018.

In loving memory of our dear nephew Niall late of Cloonteens, Kilcummin, Killarney Died 12th October 2018 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.

Coladh Samh Niall Always in our thoughts and prayers Auntie Mary and Uncle Paul.

IN MEMORIAM

Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure, You are loved beyond words, And missed beyond measure, 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 sadly missed, your uncle and godfather Sean, Mary and your adoring cousins Denise, Leah, Rachael, Darren & Joanna xxx

“Time flies by in the yellow and green, Stick around and you’ll see what I mean, There’s a mountaintop, That I’m dreaming of, If you need me you know where I’ll be, I’ll be riding shotgun, Underneath the hot sun, Feeling like a someone.”

There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even affter they have gone, the light remains.

A million feelings, a thousand thoughts, A hundred memories - One person.

Niall, we will never forget you as you gave us so much to remember.

From all the boys.

NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. THERESE O little St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own- speak a word for me to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were to that Queen of heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life”. Beg her as the Queen of the heart of Jesus to obtain for me by her powerful intercession, the grace I yearn for so ardently at this Novena, and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life. Defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to happy eternity. Amen. C.D.

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6TH & 18TH ANNIVERSARY O’NEILL

In loving memory of a dear brother Dan McGillicuddy late of Mausrour, Gneeveguilla, and late of London who died on the 10th October 2019.

BROTHER Death Leaves a heartache No one can heal Memories are treasures No one can steal Time may pass And fade away But in our hearts You will always stay Sadly missed by your Sister Mary and the O’Connell family BROTHER In God’s care your rest above In our hearts you rest with love Your loving sister Joan and family.

BROTHER Just a prayer from the family who love you Just a memory fond and true In our heart you will live forever Because we thought the world of you Our hearts are filled with memores That we gathered through the years And all the happy times we shared Are treasured souvenirs.

From your loving sister Tersa and family.

BROTHER Missing you We’re missing you a little more, Each time we hear your name, We’re cried so many tears, Yet our hearts broke just the same, We miss our times together, Things in common we could share, But nothing fills the emptiness, Now your no longer there, We’ve so many precious memories, To last our whole life through, Each one of them remind us Of how much we’re missing you.

Remembered by Eileen, Tony, Mairead, Jumshid, Philip, Paula and their families.

In loving memory of Dan McGillicuddy late of Mausrour, Gneeveguilla, and England whose anniversary occurs on 10th October.

In loving memory of our Grandfather Liam Murphy late of 53 Marian Terrace, Killarney who passed away on 11th of October 2019

Today is full of memories Of a brother laid to rest, And every single one them Is filled with happiness.

Our Grandfather kept a garden, A garden of the heart; He planted all the good things, That gave our lives their start.

He turned us to the sunshine, And encouraged us to dream: Fostering and nurturing the seeds of self-esteem.

And then the winds and rain came, He protected us enough; But not too much because he knew We would stand up strong and tough.

His constant good example, Always taught us right from wrong; Markers for our pathway that will last a lifetime long.

We are our Grandfather’s garden, We are his legacy.

For you were someone special, Always such a joy to know, And there was so much pain, When it was time to let you go.

That’s why this special message, Is sent to heaven above, For the angels that take care of you, And give you all my love.

Your loving sister Breda, brother-in-law Denny and Norma.

BROTHER Our hearts are full of memories, With pride we speak your name, Though life must go on without you, It will never be the same, Those special days will not return When we were all together, But the love and memories in our hearts, Will stay with us forever.

Always remembered, your sister Ester, brother-in-law Dan and family.

Love always Juliette & Trish

10TH ANNIVERSARY MOYNIHAN

1ST ANNIVERSARY

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no difference into your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without effect.

Without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same that it ever was.

There is absolute unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you.

For an interval.

Somewhere. Very near.

Just around the corner.

All is well.

MCGILLICUDDY

Nothing is past; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before only better, infinitely happier and forever we will all be one together with Christ.

In loving memory of a dear brother Dan McGillicuddy late of Mausrour, Gneeveguilla, and late of London who died on the 10th October 2019.

Without your kind and gentle smile, And sweet familiar face, A treasured life is missing, And the world a sadder place.

BROTHER I am home in heaven dear ones Oh so happy and so bright There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light

Sadly missed always loved by your sister Laura and family xxx

Your loving Sister Ann and family

1ST ANNIVERSARY MCGILLICUDDY

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

Always remembered your sister Bernadette, Denis and family.

BROTHER Brother, just think of him as resting From the sorrow and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days And years always

In loving memory of a dear brother Dan McGillicuddy late of Mausrour, Gneeveguilla, and late of London who died on the 10th October 2019.

Your loving sister Theckla and family

A gentle thought, A silent prayer, For someone special, In God’s care.

Always remembered by your sister in law Catherine and family x

IN MEMORIAM

Thank you Grandfather, we love you.

In loving memory of Jeremy and Mary Joe O’Neill, Late of 22 Muckross View, Killarney Whose anniversaries occur on October 2nd and August 19th Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away to the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other, That, we still are.

In loving memory of Patrick (Paudie) Moynihan, late of Tiernaboul, Killarney who died on the 9th October, 2010.

Broken is the family circle, Our dear one is passed away, Passed from earth and earthy darkness Into bright and perfect day, But we all must cease to languish over The grave of him we love, Strive to be prepared to meet him, In the better world above.

Fondly remembered by your loving wife Eileen, daughters Noreen and Mary, sons Billy and John (both recently deceased), daughter-in-law Mary, sons-in-law Richard and Tim, Grandson Ashton and Granddaughter Mikaela.

Anniversary mass in St.Mary’s Cathedral, on Sat 10th Oct at 6.15pm.

NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY Blessed Anthony, in spite of many difficulties you were enabled by the Holy Spirit to discover your place in God’s plan and to use your gifts and talents in making society a better and happier place for all.

Implore the Lord Jesus to grant me suitable employment which may obtain for me and mine a decent livelihood and at the same time be able to live truly human and Christian lives and to be of real service to all people. Amen. N.L.

Loved and remembered every day by your family, Denis, Sinead, Sarah Jane, Moolan, Mairtin, Alan, Orna, Shea, Fiadh, Ruadh, Croia, Jeremy.

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

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

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

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

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

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Amateur sport on hold • GAA suspends club matches as country enters Level 3 of COVID plan • No local soccer, rugby or basketball until October 28 at earliest For the second time this year, players, officials and supporters are experiencing a major disruption to sporting activities as the country moves to Level 3 of Ireland’s Plan for Living with COVID. All matches at amateur level (adult and underage) have been suspended until midnight on October 27, which rules out local soccer, rugby and basketball until the latter part of this month at the earliest.

Teams will be permitted to hold non-contact, collective training as long as it is outdoors and in pods of no more than 15.

Top level matches, such as the League of Ireland, pro rugby, intercounty GAA, and senior club GAA, may take place behind closed doors under the current guidelines and teams operating at this level are also exempt from the aforementioned training restrictions.

However, the GAA announced on Monday that they would be suspending all club fixtures until further notice. President John Horan explained that this call was made as a direct response to a number of high profile incidents involving GAA supporters not adhering to social distancing guidelines, perhaps most no-

tably the controversial scenes after the Cork Senior Hurling Championship final which saw large numbers of Blackrock fans congregate on the street to celebrate their club’s victory.

"We are very disappointed that we have reached this decision," Horan told RTÉ Sport. "It caused difficulty to make it, but I think we have made the right decision. Public health is the most important thing. There were issues with the compliance of organising our events, and particularly the post-match events that were going on.

"We felt we had no choice but to shut things down. The actual games weren't really the problem, it was the post-match element.”

The move, along with the government’s decision to progress to Level 3, has caused some observers to question the viability of the intercounty season, which is due to begin on October 17. Top level GAA matches can be played at Level 3, however, and they can also be played at Level 4 according to measures set out by the government.

Although things can change quite quickly, at the moment there is nothing to

suggest that Kerry’s National League Division 1 fixture against Monaghan will not go ahead next weekend. Peter Keane’s side are due to play the Farney men next Saturday at 2pm in Inniskeen.

The Kerry hurlers are also down to play next weekend. They will meet Antrim in the refixed Division 2A final on Sunday, October 18 at 1.30pm in Tullamore.

Meanwhile, the Kerry ladies footballers are due to get their championship up and running the following week against Cavan.

As for the club scene in Kerry, the Senior Club Championship and Senior Football Championship have both been concluded but the Intermediate, Junior Premier and Junior Championships are still ongoing. With a number of Kerry players involved in the Intermediate in particular, the semi-finals (Spa v Castleisland and Na Gaeil v Beaufort) and final are unlikely to be played until the county team are out of the championship, which we hope won’t happen until December 19 (the date of the final). If this comes to pass, it appears probable that the Intermediate Championship will be finished at some point in 2021.

KICK-OFF The 2020/21 Kerry District League season kicked off last weekend with the first round of the League Cup but matches will now be suspended until October 28. Teams may continue to train under the aforementioned restrictions. League of Ireland and Women’s Super League matches will continue behind closed doors.

Killarney’s National League teams were due to start their campaigns on October 17 but now the Scotts Lakers, Killarney Cougars and the St Paul’s women’s team will have to wait that little bit longer to get back on the court.

As for rugby, matches have been suspended at amateur level so Killarney RFC will have no fixtures for a few weeks, but professional and international rugby (such as the Pro14 and Six Nations) will continue behind closed doors.

Once again, the outlook for local sport in particular is uncertain. We will just have to bide our time, stay positive and hope for the best.

SHUTDOWN: The GAA have suspended all club matches until further notice as the country moves into Level 3 of the government's Plan for Living with COVID-19. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

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Spa survive late scare Killarney club see off Laune Rangers to book Intermediate semi spot Spa came within inches of giving up a big lead in the most spectacular of circumstances as they just about held firm against Laune Rangers in Tralee on Saturday.

The team from Tullig were five points up and coasting heading into stoppage time but an unfortunate error by their otherwise excellent goalkeeper James Devane gave Rangers a tap-in goal. Seconds later the Killorglin side were in again but the advancing Devane made amends by smothering the attacker’s shot and quelling the danger.

Spa cleared their lines and held on for the two-point win. In truth, they could and perhaps should have won by a far greater margin.

Dara Moynihan’s early goal set them on their way and they led by four points at the half-time interval. That lead was stretched out to six by the time the second water break rolled around and at that stage Spa looked to be in complete control in all areas of the pitch. Laune

Rangers huffed and puffed but some errant shooting let them down and it looked for all the world as though the game was petering out into a bit of a non-event.

That all changed as the match crept into injury time, however, and Devane had to be at his sharpest to deny the onrushing Peter Crowley with a superb save, his second 1 v 1 stop of the night.

Unfortunately, the Spa keeper went from hero to villain in a matter of seconds when he was unable to deal with a hopeful Fiachra Clifford ball, which allowed Dáire Cleary to poke home and make it a two-point game. It was a goal that gave Rangers renewed vigour and when they forced a turnover in the 65th minute, they smelled blood.

The goalscorer Cleary played a neat onetwo with Crowley before sneaking in behind the Spa defence and squaring to substitute Roan Moriarty. Moriarty had the goal at his mercy but Devane made up for his earlier mistake by saving and, crucially, holding, the Rangers man’s

left-footed effort. Spa retained possession and the final whistle was blown, much to the relief of Ivor Flynn and Kieran Herlihy on the sideline. Full-time score: Spa 1-10 Laune Rangers 1-8.

It wasn’t necessarily vintage stuff from Spa but it was a far more assured performance than the pandemonium of the final few seconds might suggest. They were the better team and they will be formidable opposition for Castleisland Desmonds in the last four. Win that and Beaufort or Na Gaeil will stand between them and a shot at senior football. Of course, in light of the latest restrictions, when all of this might happen is anyone’s guess.

GNEEVEGUILLA PREVAIL

Junior Premier favourites Gneeveguilla left it late against Fossa as goals by their County Championship-winning pair, Pádraig Doyle and Pa Warren, pushed them over the line and into the final.

Fossa led by two points late on thanks in the main to goals by Paudie Clifford

and David Clifford (another belter, in case you were wondering) but Doyle’s fortuitous enough goal spurred Gneeveguilla into life. They scored 2-2 without reply to win by seven and leave Fossa shell-shocked; it certainly wasn’t a seven-point game, let’s put it that way. Fulltime score: Gneeveguilla 4-10 Fossa 2-9.

Gneeveguilla’s full forward line of Shane O’Sullivan (1-4), Doyle (2-0) and John O’Leary (0-3) caught the eye while Warren’s tally of 1-1 reflected the influence he wielded from half back, particularly in that second half. Full back DJ Murphy also deserves a mention for limiting David Clifford to “just” 1-5 (1-1 from play).

When the suspension is lifted, the club from the right side of the border will take on Ballydonoghue for a place in the 2021 Intermediate Club Championship.

Meanwhile, in the semi-final of the Junior Club Championship, Castlegregory enjoyed a narrow one-point win over Beale. Their opponents in the final will be Annascaul, who made light work of Tarbert in the other semi the week before.

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‘Killarney was my home for 30 years’ In 2009, Eamonn Fitzgerald spoke to the Grand Marshal of that year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade, Mick O’Dwyer, about his Kerry career, his comeback in Leinster, and his life on the road.

“Sure Killarney was my home for 30 years,” Mick O’Dwyer says. “During that time as a player and later as a manager, I was in the Fitzgerald Stadium four times a week. I trained under three Killarney managers: Dr Éamonn (O’Sullivan), Jackie Lyne and Johnny Culloty.

There is no end to the Waterville man’s enthusiasm. He manifests that same drive as manager of the present Wicklow team.

The Grand Marshal waits for the off on Ross Road for the annual parade on St Patrick’s Day in Killarney, 2009. This is the showpiece for tourism in the town, put together by a spirited union of local statutory and voluntary bodies. This year is very significant with the downturn in the Irish and world economies.

Lift the pause button and let him tell it as he sees it.

“When Killarney is feeling the pinch, we are all feeling it. I know it is the same the world over with this recession, but it is hitting Ireland very hard, after the great years of the Celtic Tiger. That’s why Killarney is to be praised for refusing to take this lying down and going out today to showcase what it has to offer the tourist for this year.”

As usual Mick O’Dwyer enthuses.

STYLISH

Born on June 9, 1936 in Waterville, O’Dwyer was a stylish half back with Kerry, before switching to a free-scoring corner forward in his second coming.

Never forget his contribution to his club, Waterville. What’s more he broke his fibula in the left leg in a Towns Cup game versus Sneem in 1964, came back to live action and within a short period broke the fibula in the other leg. Within 10 months he was back playing again.

“Wasn’t I mad,” was his only reply. He recovered from two broken legs to become one of the most prolific scoring corner forwards; he was top scorer in Ireland in 1969 and in 1970.

As a player he won four All-Ireland SFC medals, eight NFL, 12 Munster SFC, one Railway Cup, and was Footballer of the Year in 1969.

Honours won as a manager include eight All-Ireland titles with Kerry from 10 final appearances in a 12-year period; he was the manager of the Kerry team which won three All-Ireland U21 titles in the mid-seventies; he coached six winning Railway Cup teams; he won two Leinster SFC titles with Kildare; and one Leinster SFC with Laois. Now the challenge is to coach Wicklow to glory.

He was Kerry Man of the Year in 1986, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004, and he holds an Honorary Doctorate from UCD. Yes, Dr Mick O’Dwyer, why not? His record deserves recognition.

What a record. Little wonder that when a Sunday newspaper was recently selecting the 125 people they regarded as the most influential in the past 125 years of the GAA, they chose Mick O’Dwyer as number nine, the only Kerry man to make the top 10.

RESPECT

If he never stood on a single sideline as a manager, O’Dwyer would still have left a legacy on the game as he was one of the greatest of all Kerry footballers.

It was that pre-eminence that allowed him to command such respect when he took over as a young manager of a young Kerry team in 1975. From there, he built a team that will be talked about for as long as football is talked about, famously working as hard on their minds as he did on their bodies, and he certainly worked hard on their bodies.

It's his second life in the game that copper-fastens his immortality. Apart from the obvious local effect of his successes with Kerry, Kildare, Laois and possibly Wicklow, he established a model for the missionary manager. Pat Spillane says that you could write O’Dwyer’s tactics on a postage stamp. It was his Kildare team

of 1998 that were the first mainstream exponents of the blanket defence.

That he never managed an International Rules team is an enduring stain on the GAA. I put that last point to him. He did not hide his disappointment at not managing his country. But why, when no one could touch him with his credentials?.

“The powers that be in Croke Park were never happy with the controversies I started in Kerry with those big news stories we stirred up with Adidas and Bendix. It goes back that far.”

WICKLOW

“Weren’t you mad,” I suggest to him, “to take your present post with Wicklow?

After all you were 70 years of age at that time.” (He will be 73 in June of this year.

Trapattoni eat your heart out.)

“I’m stone mad for football; I’m addicted to it. I know that they (Wicklow) are ranked number 32 in the GAA ratings, only London are below them, but while I feel I can do anything to promote the game, I will do that. I have met some great people up there in the schools and in the clubs.”

The teaching fraternity in Wicklow confirmed for me that, “Mick O’Dwyer has set the place alight.”

One of the most successful things he has done is to take the county training sessions around to the different club grounds.

“This has been recognition for the clubs and the dedicated officials who keep the game going sometimes against all the odds, and I am delighted to help out in this venture. That’s my addiction,” said O’Dwyer.

That leads neatly into the question of payment. “It is said that county managers and indeed club managers are paid big money for their efforts. Did the lure of the big money attract you to management jobs outside the county?”

“I never got money for managing any team. There were the usual, normal travel expenses, which I was paid like

any other manager. There were all kinds of stories about big money when I was in Kildare. I was paid travel expenses of course, but no more. I did further my business interests in the fast-food, pubs and supermarkets while I was up there, but that was my own business expansion.”

I had a number of dealings with Micko and found him anything but money mad. While he was managing Kildare, I asked him to present the annual student awards for Kerry Education Service. That meant a long drive from Kildare to present the awards in the Dromhall Hotel.

He made a riveting keynote address on the dangers of Alcohol Abuse and stayed around meeting parents and students.

He joined in for countless photographs and then headed back for Newbridge at 1.30am.

I asked him to overnight in the hotel. “I have training in the morning at 11am and I’ll be there in good time.” And his fee?

“Not a penny. I am only too delighted to do this for young people, who make sacrifices to reach such high standards.”

With that he pointed the Merc for Kildare, switched on to a late night/early morning radio station and was alone with his thoughts for the next three hours.

AMBITIONS

Any unfulfilled ambitions? “None. I am doing the thing I really want, coaching and promoting football. I have the health to do it,” said the non-smoking teetotaller, who drives everywhere on his own.

“I like that driving alone, listening to the radio, giving me plenty time to think.”

What’s a typical week?

“St Patrick’s Day parade in Killarney.

After that, drive to a club grounds in Wicklow and training that night with the county team. Home to Waterville. Back up to some other club grounds in Wicklow. Sometimes I will stay over in Portlaoise. I have a house up there, or often I will come home to Waterville, where

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I hope to fit in one or two rounds of golf. Back up to Wicklow for the third time each week. Then back home.

That’s more or less it.”

A Waterville to Wicklow round trip is 500 miles.

FOCAL SCOIR

We’ll leave the last word to another quintessential Kerry man and a former winner of Kerry Man of the Year Award, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh.

What’s special about Mick O’Dwyer?

“Fan nóiméad, how shall I put it?

Cumas daoine a spreagadh chun a ndícheall a dhéanamh. Sin Dwyer (the ability to encourage people to do their best, that’s Dwyer),” said Micheál when I spoke to him earlier this week.

That’s the Grand Marshall of the Killarney St Patrick’s Day Parade 2009.

Mick O’Dwyer.

PADDY ROD RIP So sad to attend the funeral of Paddy Rod on Monday. He was one of the great characters, a man about town.

He was a founder member of DC United in the early 70s, when a group of his neighbours in Coolcorcoran and Dooneen got the club going. He was a playing member and was thrilled the night they beat a Killarney Athletic side led by Seán O’Connor in the final of the indoor soccer tournament played in St Mary’s Parish Hall. Those indoor tournaments were very popular in that era.

He was an ardent Celtic fan, both in Parkhead and in Killarney. The local Celtic club gave him a great send off for his burial in the New Cemetery.

Condolences to Maura, family and many friends.

LEADER: Mick O'Dwyer on the line for Kildare in June 1998. The former Kerry boss also took charge of Laois and Wicklow during a remarkable managerial career. Pic: Damien Eagers/Sportsfile.

FONDLY REMEMBERED: Paddy Rod O'Donoghue was one of Killarney's great characters.

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Powerful Killarney U16s Kerry Schoolboys/Girls League defeat West Kerry rivals RESULTS: OCTOBER 3 U13 NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Killarney U16s took on Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne in the Munster Club U16 competition on a bright sunny morning in Aghadoe last Saturday, and Killarney opened the scoring after five minutes with an excellent try scored out wide by Pierce Slattery.

Young Slattery composed himself and steadily converted the difficult kick to give Killarney a 7-0 lead.

After the restart, Chorca Dhuibhne replied with a big drive from their forward pack would have scored were it not for some outstanding defensive tackling by Killarney’s Alex O’Leary, Daire O’Brien and Christopher Doody.

Killarney were now growing in confidence and their No. 8 Sam Buckley, who was making his debut for the club, burst through the opposition defence with some outstanding power and drive to touch down for Killarney’s second try.

This was excellently converted by Pierce Slattery and the hosts were now very much in the driving seat.

The restart saw some confident ball-carrying from Chorca Dhuibne which brought them inside the Killarney 22, but some excellent defensive work by Gerard McCarthy and Cameron Rowe prevented a sure try. Turnover ball had Killarney on the attack again and the ever-present powerhouse that is Darragh McCormack received the ball on the halfway line and sprinted in for Killarney’s third try, again converted by Pierce Slattery.

Killarney’s power game was now really starting to pay dividends. Alex O’Leary with his power and straight running was next to hit the whitewash and again this

was expertly converted by Slattery. A second try for both Sam Buckley and Darragh McCormack saw Killarney in total control.

The home team were expertly driven on by their captain on the day, Stephen Walsh. Walsh was ably assisted by Finn Kennelly who played at 10. Both men demanded more, and it was now the turn of Shane O ullivan who had an excellent game at 15 to touch the whitewash.

Chorca Dhuibne kept Killarney pinned inside their own half for the final 10 minutes with drive after drive in an attempt to score but they were unlucky when they finally found the whitewash as the referee decided that they had a foot in touch.

Great credit must go to both teams for the super rugby played on the day.

KILLARNEY: 1 Christopher Doody, 2 Daire O’Brien, 3 Alex O’Leary; 4 Ger McCarthy, 5 Cameron Rowe; 6 Darragh McCormick (captain), 7 Stephen Walsh, 8 Sam Buckley; 9 Dara Stack, 10 Finn Kennelly; 11 Ben Gaughran, 12 Pierce Slattery, 13 Maksym Leon; 14 Stephen Dalton, 15 Shane O’Sullivan. Subs: Tomas Chambers, Gavin O’Leary, Gearóid Sugrue, Tomás Swords, Kris O'Leary Sacristan, Scott Carlton, Connie Conahan, Alfie Barrett, Oliver Pilch.

U13 BOYS DIVISION 2 NORTH

Camp Juniors B 6–6 Tralee Dynamos B Castleisland B 1–7 LB Rovers St Brendan’s Park C 5–7 Killarney Athletic B

Waterford 4–1 Kerry

U12 BOYS PREMIER Fenit 4-3 MEK Galaxy

U14 BOYS DIVISION 1

U12 BOYS DIVISION 2 NORTH

St Brendan’s Park 3-2 Tralee Dynamos

U15 BOYS PREMIER

Tralee Dynamos B 6-2 Fenit B

Castleisland 0–4 St Brendan’s Park Killorglin 3–0 Killarney Athletic

U13 BOYS PREMIER MEK Galaxy 3–5 Killarney Athletic Camp Juniors 4–3 Killorglin Listowel Celtic 5–4 St Brendan’s Park

U15 BOYS DIVISION 1

Inter Kenmare 3–3 Killarney Athletic B Mastergeeha 3–2 Killorglin B Listowel Celtic 3–4 Tralee Dynamos

U13 BOYS DIVISION 1

U15 BOYS DIVISION 2

Inter Kenmare 1–2 Castleisland Fenit 3–2 Mastergeeha St Brendan’s Park B 7–4 Dingle Bay Rovers

Castleisland B 0–7 St Brendan’s Park B Ballyhar Dynamos 1–7 Dingle Bay Rovers

U13 BOYS DIVISION 2 SOUTH

Inter Kenmare 3-0 Killarney Athletic

U16 BOYS DIVISION 1

MEK Galaxy Orange 2–8 Ballyhar Dynamos Kllorglin B 3-2 Inter Kenmare B

U17 GIRLS PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY

Dingle Bay Rovers 2-4 Fenit

Around the Grounds: Weekly Round-Up MIDWEEK ACTION IN U12 LEAGUE

a goal from Brian McCarthy ensured it was Athletic’s day.

Camp Juniors came out the right side of a seven-goal thriller at home to Killorglin. Robert Keane (two), Darragh Murphy and Mikey O’Leary were the Camp scorers with Giovanni McCarthy, Oran Sheehan and Brian Mangan replying for Killorglin.

Elsewhere, Listowel Celtic were 5-4 winners at home to St Brendan’s Park.

There were two games midweek in the JK Sports U12 Divisions. In the Premier, Fenit got the better of MEK Galaxy by the odd goal in seven. MEK led 3-2 at the break thanks to goals from Cialaon O’Donoghue (two) and James O’Meara. Mikey Corridan ended with a hat-trick for Fenit with the fourth coming from Dara Harty.

In the U12 Division 2 North, Tralee Dynamos were 6-2 winners at home to Fenit. Two goals each from Jude Lacey, Eoghan Daly and Kevin Horgan gave Dynamos the win with Diarmuid Murphy getting both for Fenit B.

ISLAND TAKE THE SPOILS AGAINST INTER

Castleisland made the trip to Inter Kenmare a winning one thanks to goals from Ben Brosnan and Jason McCarthy. Philip O’Sullivan replied for Inter Kenmare when he was set up by Player of the Match Phoebe O’Shea.

Fenit and Mastergeeha were tied at 2-2 at the break but it was the home side that got the only goal in the second half to take a narrow win. Mikey Corridan got two and Michael O’Sullivan also scored for Fenit with Rory and Ronan O’Connor on the mark for the Kilbrean side.

BLUES BEAT GALAXY IN U13 PREM

In the World of Tiles U13 Premier, Killarney Athletic looked in control early on away to MEK Galaxy as they led 4-0 at the break thanks to goals from Szymon Jasinski (two), Liam O’Brien and Ben Kelliher. However, MEK fought back with Orla Barrett getting two and Killian O’Donoghue another. However,

VITHIT Kerry Schoolboys/Girls League

TEAM OF THE WEEK JACK DIVER

Dingle Bay Rovers U13

BEN O’CALLAGHAN Inter Kenmare U15

JAMES O’MEARA MEK Galaxy U12

JACK O’MAHONY

St Brendan’s Park U14

KALEN BROWNE

Killarney Athletic U12

Tralee Dynamos U14

ALLYN O’SHEA Camp Juniors U13

Fenit Samphires U12

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FIONN O’DÁLAIGH

ROBERT O’SHEA

BATTLE: Killarney RFC contesting a Rugbaí Corcha Dhuibhne scrum during the sides' recent encounter in Aghadoe. Pic: Gemma Kelly.

STEPHEN GANNON

DAVID MCCARTHY Castleisland U15

MARCUS CLIFFORD Ballyhar Dynamos U13

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THE WEEK IN PICTURES

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Members of Killarney Cycling Club at the last weekend’s National Road Race Knockaderry County Limerick, Stefan Caulfield-Dreier, Aaron O’Donoghue, Mark McGlynn, Patrick Galvin and Lorcan Daly. Photo: Anne Daly

O'DONOGHUE CUP: Glenflesk corner back Shane Courtney gets around his Firies marker in the East Kerry Championship Round 1 match last Saturday. Glenflesk won by 2-20 to 1-8. Pic: Séamus Healy.

HEAD DOWN, FOLLOW THROUGH: Glenflesk goalkeeper Marc Kelliher kicks (and scores) a 45 in his side's victory over Firies. Pic: Séamus Healy.

TOP SCORER: Killarney Alethic striker Alex Hennigan is Kerry’s top scorer in group 3 of the FAI League of Ireland Under 15 national shield ahead of this weekend’s third round grouping against Wexford at Mounthawk, Tralee on Saturday.

Alex, who previously had trials with the Republic of Ireland’s Under 14 squad, has scored seven goals so far this year in the All Republic of Ireland schoolboy inter-county series. He is pictured here with Kerry goalkeeper and fellow Killarney teammate Shay O’Meara.

ATTACK: Firies centre back Niall Donohue launches an attack against Glenflesk.

Pic: Séamus Healy.

FOOTBALL: Pictured in Beaufort last Sunday at the Girls U12 County League final were Glenflesk captain Abby O'Doherty, referee Michael O'Sullivan and Beaufort captain Saoirse O'Sullivan. Beaufort won the keenly contested finale by a single point. Pic: Séamus Healy.

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K illarney and District Motor Club ‘hopeful’ historic rally can go ahead

Killarney and District Motor Club has announced that it will press on with the organisation of its November 28 Killarney Historic Rally.

A special, socially-distanced club meeting took place in the Gleneagle Hotel last Thursday night (October 1) where the majority of the club’s members gave the go-ahead for the event.

“We confirm that we are pushing on with the organisation of the event in compliance with the guidelines and protocol of all the relative bodies such as the HSE, Motorsport Ireland and Kerry County Council,” Clerk of the Course Martin Farrell said in a statement issued by the club.

“We have the full support and commitment of Killarney town, our team, our sponsors, the competitors, fans and public. At this present time we are very confident and hopeful of running the event.”

The meeting took place ahead of the government’s announcement on Monday of this week that the country is to go into Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions for the next three weeks. This will have a bearing on all future KDMC decisions. |

3 restrictions on Tuesday night.

Several Killarney crews, including Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy member Kieran Reen, entered the event. |

Fassbender’s Italian job

The penultimate round of the European Le Mans series takes place this weekend at Monza in Italy and Michael Fassbender is back behind the wheel of his Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR. Fassbender, a bronze category driver, will share the car with German racer Felipe Laser (silver category) and Austria’s Richard Lietz (platinum category).

Their man goal this weekend will be to support their Proton Competition Porsche teammates and take valuable points from their championship rivals as team owner Christian Ried and his two drivers Alessio Picariello and Michele Beretta currently lead the LMGTE category in the series.

C arrick rally cancelled due to Level 3 restrictions

The news that Sunday’s Carrick-onSuir Motor Club’s Raven’s Rock Rally has been cancelled as result of Level 3 restrictions will also have an impact on future Killarney and District Motor Club decisions.

Sunday’s event was supposed to be first event to run in Ireland since February and was to be a template for all future rallies in terms of pandemic related protocols. That got turned on its head with the implementation of Level

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Stuff of fantasy for Villa as Grealish and Watkins shine The unlikeliest of results led to the unlikeliest of FPL stars this past weekend as Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to an astonishing 7-2 win over the champions, Liverpool, at Villa Park.

Grealish was the top performing fantasy player of the week as he became the first player of the Premier League era to be directly involved in five goals in a single game against Liverpool (two goals and three assists). The Villa academy graduate also picked up three bonus points to take his overall tally for the round to a whopping 24 points.

Grealish’s teammate Ollie Watkins, a summer signing from Championship outfit Brentford, also made his mark on Sunday night as he bagged a firsthalf hat-trick (17 points plus two bonus) while Scottish midfielder John McGinn chipped in with a goal and an assist for 10 points in total.

Elsewhere, Everton’s James Rodriguez and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min (two goals each) picked up 18 points apiece while Ben Chilwell of Chelsea was the top-scoring defender as his goal, assist and clean sheet gave him a final score of 18.

In the Killarney Advertiser League, a huge tally of 118 points has propelled Brian Murphy up to first out of 1,168 participants. He now finds himself 26 points clear of Damian Clifford in second.

As we have been unable to make contact with our Egyptian Manager of the Month for September, the prize (a voucher worth €50 for Brian James) will now be awarded to local man Denis Nash, who finished second.

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Niall Browne

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Mark O’Keeffe

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Alan O’Brien

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VILLANS OF THE PIECE: Deadly Aston Villa duo Jack Grealish (24 points) and Ollie Watkins (19 points) were the highest scoring FPL players in Gameweek 4.

ITALIAN JOB: Michael Fassbender will race in the Four Hours of Monza in Italy this weekend. Photo: Porsche Media AG

O’Connor retains Seniors Cup Séamie O'Connor has won the Tim O'Shea Seniors Cup for the second year in a row with a fine score of 39 points.

The 13-handicapper came out on top after a windswept day at Mahony’s Point in Killarney Golf and Fishing Club as he denied another local man, Pat Nagle (12) of victory with a better back nine on the day.

Some fine wedge play by the winner, particularly on the par 5 13th and 16th,

secured two of his three birdies over the course of an impressive round.

The O'Shea family have been sponsoring this popular and prestigious competition for the past 26 years and Tim O'Shea said he was “delighted” with this year’s turnout of 60 players.

RESULTS: 1st Séamie O’Connor (13) 39, 2nd Pat Nagle (12) 39, 3rd Dermot Roche (13) 38, 4th Michael Clifford(18) 38, 5th Chris Twomey (10) 38, Over 70s: Peter Lawlor 37. Back Nine: John Murphy (19) 36. Front Nine: Junior Finnegan (26) 35.

WINNER: Séamie O'Connor accepts the Seniors Cup from competition sponsor Tim O'Shea.

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LOTTO: Next week’s jackpot €9,300.

Draw takes place every Sunday night in the Golden Nugget Bar, Restaurant and Off-licence. Please support your lotto.

CONDOLENCES: The club would like to offer our condolences to the family of Julia Breen (Glencar), mother of underage coach Andy. May she rest in peace.

The club would also like to offer our condolences to the family of Bridie Sheehan (Sneem), mother of John from the 19th Green Fossa. May she rest in peace.

SPORT NOTES

Killarney Athletic RESULTS: U13 Division 2 - Killarney Athletic (T2) 7 St Brendan's Park 5 (Liam Harmon 4, Alex Doolan, Finn O’Donnell). U15 Div 1 – Killarney Athletic (T2) 3 Inter Kenmare 3 (Luke Doolan 3). U15 Premier - Killarney Athletic 0 Killorglin 3. U13 Premier - Killarney Athletic 5 MEK 3 (Szymon Jasinski 2, Liam O'Brien, Ben Kelliher, Brian McCarthy).

Firies GAA

Mastergeeha LOTTO: Next draw today (Friday). Jackpot €4,600. Our club lotto generates important revenue to help run the club and maintain the club grounds. We are asking people to please support our club lotto at this time. As well as buying tickets from our great team of ticket sellers, you can also but from mastergeeha. com/lotto.

MEK Galaxy RESULTS: U12 Premier - Fenit Samphires 4 MEK Galaxy 3 (Cillian O’Donoghue 2, James O’Meara). U13 Premier - MEK Galaxy 3 Killarney Athletic 5 (Orla Barret 2, Cillian O’Donoghue). U13 Division 2 South - MEK Orange 2 Ballyhar Dynamos 8 (Leo Allen, Michael Griffin). U17 Friendly - MEK Galaxy 1 LB Rovers 2 (Liam Roche).

TOTW: Congratulation to MEK’s James O’Meara for making the KSBGL Team of the Week and to Orla Barrett in being selected as joint Schoolgirl Player of the Week. A shoutout to Dara Whelton, who also made Team of the Week from last weekend’s action.

Killarney Legion GAA FIELD/FINANCE COMMITTEE: On Saturday evening the lights shone for the first time on our redeveloped pitch at Derreen. Club President Tommy Regan had the honour of flicking the switch on the new floodlights on our second pitch.

This completes the current phase of our facilities development which entailed an upgrade to the gym, our second pitch and the installation of floodlights for the second pitch and training pitch.

Thanks to all those that participated in the Euromillions fundraiser to make this a reality. Club members, supporters, local businesses and sponsors all came together to ensure the club can continue to provide facilities for the young boys and girls of Killarney to partake in Gaelic games. A special word of thanks to our Facilities and Finance Committees and all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to complete the project. In what has been a difficult year for everyone, this is a small beacon of hope for the good times returning in the years ahead.

SPONSORSHIP: A huge thank you to Keanes Jewellers Killarney Manager Paul Trant who presented a cheque on behalf to our Chairman Fergal Moynihan for the continued sponsorship of Killarney Legion GAA Juvenile Academy.

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BLUES: Members of the Killarney Athletic U13 team who defeated MEK Galaxy 5-3.

Spa GAA INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP QF: Spa v Laune Rangers on Saturday at 7pm in Austin Stack Park. Game will be streamed live by Kerry GAA. Best of luck to our senior team and management.

CONGRATS to East Kerry on their win last weekend, especially Spa members Mike Foley, Dara Moynihan, Shane Cronin, Liam Kearney, Mike McCarthy, David Spillane, Evan Cronin, Eoin Fitzgerald, Dan O’Donoghue (team captain), Sean Cronin (selector) and Joey McCarthy as well as Arthur Fitzgerald and Ruth Allen from our senior team management.

JUVENILE ACADEMY: Every Saturday from 10am to 11am for BOYS & GIRLS ages 3-10. New members always welcome. Any queries contact Andrew on 087 1385612.

LOTTO: Jackpot on Monday, Oct 5 at the clubhouse is €5,600. Tickets on sale on spagaa.com or available at the Saturday Academy between 10am-11am. Many annual tickets will become due for renewal shortly (they were all extended to compensate for weeks missed when lotto was suspended). Please check with your usual seller or ring Jim Gleeson at 087 6340581.

SPA MERCHANDISE SHOP is open every Saturday morning from 10–11am.

Any enquiries contact Mathilda on 087 6487356.

Dr Crokes GAA MINOR LADIES: Div 3 County League Final - Dr Crokes 3-11 Scartaglin 4-11. Team: Jess Leahy, Caoilinn O'Donoghue, Holly Power, Rocha Clifford, Laura O'Shea, Lillie Foley (Captain), Sarah McMahon, Julie Delaney (0-4), Treasa O'Sullivan (10), Katie McCarthy, Ava Sheehan (1-3), Niamh Stack, Eimear Cronin, Jade Potts (0-1), Leah McMahon (1-2). Subs: Cheyenne Maye, Pia Hickey (0-1), Lyselle O'Shea, Ellen Moloney, Debbie Maye, Laura O'Carroll, Sinead Oliver, Megan Graham.

LOTTO: Jackpot for draw on October 12 will be €6,500. We are calling on all members to support our weekly lotto as this represents one of the main sources of revenue for the club. We have made

a number of alterations to make things easier for members to play the easiest one being to play it online by following the link below And follow instructions attached.

CONGRATULATIONS to Senior Manager Edmund O’Sullivan and wife Juliette on the recent birth of their baby son Eamon Diarmuid.

SYMPATHY to the family of former juvenile player Paddy (Rod) O’Donoghue. Ar dheis de ar a anam dilis.

Glenflesk GAA COMMUNION: Best wishes to all the children of our parish receiving their First Holy Communion on Saturday in Barraduff Church.

RESULT: O’Donoghue Cup Rd 1 - Glenflesk 2–20 Firies 1–8.

PERPETUAL TROPHY: The football year ended for the U12s in Glenflesk on an historic night as teams wearing Glenflesk and Raheen colors played off for the Eoin Moynihan/Maurice Mottie O'Donoghue Perpetual Trophy. It was the first game to be played under the new floodlights recently erected, and the match did not disappoint, as there was some great football played with some fine scores with Raheen eventually ending up winners on a score of 5–10 to 2–9. Afterwards Neilie and Ann Moynihan were on hand to present the trophy to the winning captain Conor Warren and each team received medals and sweets which were fully deserved after this entertaining match. Many thanks also to the mentors, Brendan Brosnan, Eugene Bowler, Jerry Mullane and Cathal Bartlett for their work with the players during this testing year. A great night to end the season and a superb match to top it off.

LOTTO: You can now play our club lotto online. Jackpot €3,800.

Fossa GAA SENIORS: A tough loss to Gneeveguilla last Saturday in the County Junior Premier semi-final. Best of luck to Gneeveguilla in the final. To the players, Adrian and his management team who have put in a serious amount of work thank you and we look forward to next year.

COISTE NA NÓG: Come ‘N’ Play is an exciting new club football initiative, specially developed for U8 and U10 players.

All that is required is to simply call to the GAA pitch and play a game. It will be fully supervised by club volunteers. The games will be refereed by our Coiste na nÓg players. Commencing this Saturday, October 10 between 3.30 and 4.30 for four weeks in Pairc Eamonn Farranfore. Please note that all players MUST pay €2.

LOTTO: The jackpot for the next draw will be €3,300. Thank you all for your continued support.

HURLING: Training continues in Farranfore on Thursdays from 7 to 8pm for U6 to U14. All new boys and girls are more than welcome to join, all hurling gear provided for newcomers.

RESULTS: U15 Boys - Firies 4-6 Gneeveguilla 2-12. U12 Girls Div 3 County Final - Laune Rangers 3-10 Firies 2-8. Dr O’Donoghue Cup - Glenflesk 2-20 Firies 1-8.

Listry GAA DEEPEST SYMPATHY: Listry GAA would like to send deepest sympathy to Margaret Lehane and family, Ahane on the recent death of Mary Kissane RIP, Pallas.

Deepest sympathy to Siobhan O'Shea and family, Lissivane, Nuala Allman and family, Rockfield on the recent death of their mother, Teresa O'Sullivan RIP, Ardmelode, Milltown.

LISTRY MERCHANDISE: The new Listry GAA range by Masita Sportswear is now available. Clink on link on Facebook or go to our website listrygaa.ie.

LISTRY LOTTO: Listry GAA and Listry Community Council are relaunching their weekly Lotto draw on Sunday, October 27 in Faha Court Bar and Restaurant. The carry over jackpot from March is €3,500, Tickets are available to purchase from Faha Court, Listry Community Centre and O'Sullivan's Shop, Beaufort Bridge. Tickets are 3 for €5. Tickets are also available online on listrygaa.ie.

The lotto is a major source of income for Listry GAA and Listry Community Council. Please support.

U15 KEEL/LISTRY: Best for luck to our U15 Keel/Listry team on Sunday in Keel GAA grounds versus Dr Crokes at noon.

Kilcummin GAA SYMPATHY: Kilcummin GAA club wish to extend their sympathy to the family of Richie O’Callaghan formerly of Clounteens who passed away last week. A sen-

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ior player from 1957 and the early sixties he was also club secretary in 1960/61 and played on the first ever Kilcummin U14 team in 1954. May he rest in peace.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Progress continues unabated on the development and huge credit to volume of volunteers who have made this possible. Many have spent their Saturdays and evenings throughout the summer working on the project which is now nearing completion. The closing date for the 10-year membership package, the upgrading package and the purchase of a brick on the Wall of Champions is the end of this month and anyone who is considering these options should now approach a club officer. To those who have contributed in any way we say thank you and know you and your families will be delighted and appreciative of the finished product well into the future.

KERRY U20: We wish Paul O’Shea and his teammates the best of luck in the upcoming All Ireland semi-final against Galway next week.

Beaufort GAA LOTTO: Beaufort GAA Club lotto will begin shortly and is appealing for new lotto sellers. If you can help, please contact the club at 087 9975737.

MEMBERSHIP: Membership is still open.

Please contact Patie 087 2515311 for membership information. Membership can now be paid online on the beaufortgaa.com home page.

FIXTURES: Senior men will play Glenbeigh/Glencar in first round of Mid Kerry Senior Championship. Date to be decided.

East Kerry GAA RESULTS: East Kerry Senior Championship Rd 1 - Glenflesk 2–20 Firies 1 –8.

COVID: The final of the East Kerry Fr Galvin Cup Intermediate Championship did not go ahead on Sunday due to Public Health Guidelines regarding one of the players being a close contact with a confirmed COVID case. The East Kerry Senior Championship Dr O'Donoghue Cup game between Listry and Kenmare Shamrocks did not go ahead on Sunday due to Public Health Guidelines.

CONDOLENCES to Tommy and Johnny Doyle former Kerry footballers and Annascual GAA on death of their mother Margaret Doyle (Nownes) RIP and also to Bingo and Johnny Driscoll on death of their father, former Kerry footballer Gene Driscoll RIP.

Muckross Rowing Club SPONSORSHIP: The club is delighted to announce its partnership with the Cahernane House Hotel, who are rowing in behind the club with a new sponsorship.

On Sunday last, a limited number of club members were present outside the hotel, where the club’s newest Olympic style rowing boat was unveiled sporting the hotel’s name. Due to COVID-19, all of the usual club fundraising events have been cancelled in 2020 while the local Muckross Lottery was also suspended for six

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ACTION: MEK Galaxy played out an eight-goal thriller against Killarney Athletic in the U13 Premier Division with the Blues just about coming out the right side.

months. We are most grateful to the Cahernane House Hotel for their generous support and commitment over the years ahead, especially during the challenging times of the pandemic.

BOAT NAMING: The new boat unveiled on Sunday is being named in honour of Club Vice President Kathleen Murphy for her longstanding support of Muckross RC. It is hoped that a ceremony to officially launch the boat on the water at the club boathouse will be possible before the end of the year.

NEW SEASON: Over the past two weekends, we have returned to a revised training timetable for the new rowing season 2020/21. At present we are limited to existing members only. It is hoped to organise rowing for new beginners over the school mid-term break.

Gneeveguilla Athletic Club LOTTO: Next week’s jackpot is €12,800 plus €1,000 bonus.

Killarney Rugby MEMBERSHIP: Memberships are overdue as the cut-off date was the 30th of September. Please download the clubzap app and pay there. The club has a strict no pay no play policy in place so all players, coaches etc need to have their memberships paid.

RESULTS: U14 Boys - RCD 22 Killarney Red 7. U14 Boys - Killarney Black 24 Abbeyfeale 12. U16 Boys – Killarney 15 RCD 0

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Ladies) RESULTS: Killarney Golf Academy Getgolfing.ie Mark Heinemann PGA sponsored Stableford Competition on Killeen on Sunday. 1st Jane Dwyer (22) 36, 2nd Corrina Griffin (2) 34, BG Mairead Martin (+2) 35, 3rd Cara Fuller (37) 31 (B9), 4th Emma Vinarcik (29) 31. CSS 34.

FIXTURES: Next week’s comp is kindly sponsored by O’Donoghue Ring on Mahony’s Point V Par.

Castlerosse Golf Club (Ladies) RESULTS: Competitions played on Oct 2. 18 Hole Stableford. 1st Una Moroney 34 (25); 2nd Margaret Lane 31 (31); 3rd Eileen Sugrue 29 (39). 9 hole Stableford - 1st Sally Filby 16; 2nd Margaret McCarthy 10.

Maine Valley Golf Club (Ladies) RESULTS: 18 Hole Stableford Saturday sponsored by Fexco. 1st Kathleen Cronin (20) 32 (B9), 2nd Mary Conway (28) 32 (B9). 3rd Eleanor McCarthy (22) 32. Ladybirds 12 Hole Stableford Sept 29. 1st Erina MacSweeney (35) 21, 2nd Betty Griffin (32) 20 (CB), 3rd Anne Myers Foley (35) 20.

FIXTURE: 18 Hole Singles Stableford sponsored by The Club can be played Sat 10th, Sunday 11th or Tuesday 13th.

Play either day and arrange own playing partners.

Killarney Salmon & Trout Angling Club BAMBURY: The poet Robert Burns inferred in his poem The Mouse - "the best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men" to mean that well-planned plans can go wrong and such was the case last weekend when we had to announce to anglers on Friday that the Tom Bambury Memorial Competition had to be postponed owing to the correctly forecasted inclement weather that arrived on Sunday Morning. The competition is now scheduled for this Sunday, October 11, with the caveat that we are watching the forecast closely and are advising that if any signs of a repeat of adverse weather on Sunday that we would opt to run the competition on Saturday instead.

Members will be advised by text closer to the date but as the season closes on Monday night, October 12 we are having to adopt this approach. On the topic of seasons closing as well, a quick reminder to all the salmon anglers that log books

have to be returned now - a matter easily forgotten about!

Deerpark Pitch & Putt CLUB STROKEPLAY: Thanks to those who took part in last Sunday morning’s event in difficult conditions where Declan Kelly won by a rather sizeable margin from his son Adam. Results - Overall Nett: Declan Kelly 89, Overall Gross: Gearóid Cronin 99, Second Nett: Adam Kelly 98, 18 Nett: Aidan O’Keeffe 45, 18 Gross: Denis Looney 52.

LADIES: Betty O’Brien 99. We would like to thank Colm Foley from Charlie Foley’s Bar for his continued association with this event.

MEMBERS ONLY: Currently open to members only. Members are asked to text or leave a voicemail on the club phone 087 7823138 with their names, time and date of play as soon as possible after each round (this is for contact tracing purposes).

Kilcummin BOG WALK: Walk brochures are available at the Rural Development Office.

Following recent feedback from walkers, we would very much appreciate if the following was observed by all; (1) Bring your rubbish home with you and help keep this environment clean. (2) Keep your dog(s) on a lead when you come in contact with fellow walkers. This is a beautiful amenity in our parish, and we should all strive to make it a clean and friendly place to enjoy.

FESTIVAL: Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Festival takes place from October 10–17. Free online, outdoor and radio events organised. Full details on www. healthykerry.ie and on Facebook @ healthycountykerry.

CLOTHES COLLECTION: Anabla NS will have a used clothes collection on Thursday, October 15. Clothes can be dropped at the school from Wednesday, October 14. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.

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