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Leahy’s ‘miraculous achievement” across the Swedish Arctic

Organisers of the Montane Arctic Spine Race – won by Arctic explorer Kevin Leahy – have said that all future editions of the race will be a search to find someone who can surpass the Killarney man’s achievements. The Montane Arctic Spine Race is a non-stop, 472-km foot race along the Kungsleden Trail in Arctic Sweden, through one of the most stunning winter landscapes in the world. Kilcummin athlete Kev Leahy was declared the winner of the first edition of the race earlier this week. Competitors started at Abisko at 9am on February 6 as they began a journey through snowfields, Arctic tundra and frozen woodlands flanked by Sweden’s highest mountains. The aim was the finish line at Hemavan within 192 hours in what was an expedition race that required self-sufficiency and proficiency in cold weather management, with temperatures as low as -35°C and winds as high as 40 mph. Leahy, the winner of the 100-mile version of the Montane Yukon Ultra in 2020 and second in the full 500km Montane Lapland Arctic Ultra in 2022, was the last person standing as the race approached the revised finish line near

Hemavan on Wednesday. He was alone on the course since fellow competitor Ed Sellon finished the shorter Arctic Challenger course in Kvikkjokk two days previously. Leahy’s achievement was both record-breaking and trail blazing. “Since then every kilometre he covered has been a record, and every hour that he remained out there has been a miraculous achievement,” said an event statement. “As the person who managed to comfortably cover the furthest distance, Kev is our winner this year. All future editions of the Arctic Spine Race will be a search for somebody able to build on and surpass his incredible performance.” Kevin Leahy powered his way across the Arctic in support of Asiam.ie. Learn more and show your support via this link: www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/500kmskiforautism

€1m in funding for roads Planning granted for fifteen Nearly €1 million has been allocated in funding for improving and maintaining regional and local roads on the Killarney Municipal District.

The biggest allocation of €400,000 will go to improvement works at Finnegan’s Cross. An additional €100,000 will go towards unspecified projects under the ‘Killarney Strategic Links Project’ banner. Mayor of Killarney Cllr Niall Kelleher said : “I welcome in excess of €30 million for Kerry's regional and local roads in 2024. In particular there has been 400k allocated to complete works at Finnegan's Cross.” Local roads in the Kilbrean More area

will get €60,000 while Loreta Road and Woodlawn have been allocated €25,000 and €20,000 respectively. An area near Two Mile School will get €50,000. "Following the recent appeal by Catherine Barry Principal of Two Mile National School, and Tara O'Donoghue on behalf of parents I am delighted that €50,000 has been secured for the provision of safety improvement works at the school." added Kellher. Just outside the municipal district - Listry Bridge – is in line for €30,000. Meanwhile, Martin Grady will welcome the news that the Park Road (Railway Bridge) will get €40,000 (see separate story on page 6).

glamping pods at Racecourse An Bord Pleanála has granted permission to build 15 glamping units on the grounds of Killarney Racecourse. As well as the 15 pods the development will also include an office, a car park, LPG gas tanks and enclosures and other ancillary site works. Despite several objections to the proposed development the An Bord’s Inspector said the it was in-line with the county development plan. One of the policy objectives of the Development Plan which seek to provide a

variety of tourist accommodation. The report also said the development would not “injure the visual amenities of the area or the amenities of properties in the vicinity by reason of noise and general disturbance or would not seriously depreciate the value of properties in the area, and would be acceptable in terms of traffic safety and convenience.” “The proposed development would, therefore, be in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area,” said the report.

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Killarney crowned Ireland's most romantic location As couples and friends across Ireland celebrated Valentine's Day this week, Killarney was revealed as the nation’s most romantic location. HelloFresh Ireland, providers of Valentine’s Day recipes, analysed over 30 cities and towns across Ireland to find the ultimate romantic destination. Data experts evaluated each location

across various categories, including accommodation options, dining experiences, entertainment choices and affordability. Killarney emerged as the most romantic location. Killarney boasts the most romantic hotels and accommodations per capita, and offers some of the most affordable meal and wine options. It's a haven for couples seeking a dreamy escape without breaking the bank.

Organisers & Sponsors of the South Kerry Jobs Fair 2024: South Kerry Development Partnership, Killarney Chamber for Tourism & Commerce, South Kerry Skillnet, KCC, HR Buddy, Red Chair Recruitment & DreamJobs

South Kerry Jobs Fair going ‘from strength to strength’ There was a real buzz about employment in South Kerry this week as over 1,500 jobseekers turned up to yesterday’s (Thursday’s) jobs fair - to meet with potential new employers. Held in the Great Southern Killarney from 10.30am to 1.30pm, the South Kerry Jobs Fair, organised by South Kerry Development Partnership CLG in conjunction with Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, had more than 50 different exhibitor stands with hundreds of jobs on offer. Positions were available across all sectors with some employers having one hundred plus positions available to fill. A number of other organisations who provide support services and educational opportunities for potential employees also took part in the event to ensure that all those who attended would be able to avail of all potential employment opportunities. The event was aimed at helping jobseekers, many with a broad range of skills and backgrounds, meet directly with employers so that both sides could get to know each other in an informal setting. Employers will now have the chance to follow up with potentially suitable employees in the coming weeks. South Kerry Development Partnership CEO Noel Spillane spoke to the Advertiser on the day commenting, “We are delighted with the turnout for what is now the third year of the event. It is a great opportunity to for people in Kerry to come and meet prospective employers, get employment advice and explore further educational opportunities. Attendees also had the opportunity to attend workshops on CV Tailoring, Interview Skills, Career Development and we also had

Kerry footballer Paudie Clifford from Red Chair Recruitment discussing managing a professional job and a successful sports career.” Speaking on behalf of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, joint president Johnny McGuire said the South Kerry Jobs Fair was “going from strength to strength each year. The Chamber president said it was great to see such a wide variety of skilled professionals in attendance and noted a conversation he had earlier with one couple he met. “I was just chatting to a lovely couple who were living in the UK but because of issues around Brexit they have now decided to move to Ireland and chose Killarney because of how beautiful it is. The Polish man is a highly skilled engineer, while his English partner is a pastry chef with years of experience. On behalf of the Chamber I would encourage local employers to make sure they are represented at next year’s event.” Also in attendance was Killarney Mayor, Niall Kelleher. The local councillor was president of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce back in 2022 and played his part in growing the fair in partnership with SDKP. Kelliher commented, “it is great to see the event still going strong. We had a very productive networking breakfast with local employers prior to the event kicking off this morning and while there are certainly recruitment challenges out there, the mood from the room was very positive.”

Reens' Life Pharmacy scoops national award Reens' Life Pharmacy, College Square, Killarney has won the Best Sales Team at the Life Pharmacy awards. The event was hosted by the electric Mario Rosenstock, who kept everyone in stiches throughout and was held at Killashee House, in County Kildare last week. The award was presented to Eoin Reen by Robin Hanna of McLernon’s Computers.

“I would like to thank all the staff for the hard work and dedication that lead to this award and to congratulate all the team for this amazing achievement,” said Eoin Reen, chief pharmacist and owner of Reen's Life Pharmacy. “What makes Reen's Life Pharmacy unique is the team effort put into making sure that the customer experience is to the highest standard possible on every occasion, bearing in mind that the expectation may be different depending on the individual.”

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“Deplorable” road “an accident waiting to happen” – Grady A poorly-surfaced road nearly Killarney town centre is “an accident waiting to happen” according to one local councillor.

St Oliver’s National School triple winner at Killarney Credit Union School Quiz

Martin Grady raised the condition of the Park Road near the Outlet Centre at a Killarney Municipal District meeting last September. At the time he asked: “ That Killarney MD would urgently seek funding to resurface the section of road between the Killarney Outlet Centre entrance and Friary Downs entrance on Park Road which is in a deplorable condition.” So far nothing has been done to repair

the ever-deteriorating road. “The road either side of the Railway Bridge on Park Road is decrepit and in an extremely dangerous condition while getting worse by the day, cyclists are having to swerve out to avoid the bad surface often onto pathway of motorists, it’s an accident waiting to happen,” Grady told the Killarney Advertiser. “It’s in urgent need of repair, sooner rather than later before the season starts and traffic gets heavier.” Grady is hopeful that the work will be done in time for St Patrick’s Weekend, the traditional start to the tourism season in Killarney.

Several Killarney schools finished in the top three of the recent Killarney Credit Union School Quiz. The Great Southern was filled to capacity recently where 75 primary school teams from all over East and South Kerry participated in the annual Killarney Credit Union School Quiz. St Oliver’s School, Killarney emerged victorious in the Under 11 category with Kilcummin NS in second place. St Oliver’s also won the U13 category with St Johns, Kenmare second in this category. All four teams will go on to represent Killarney Credit Union in the Chapter competition on March 3 in Tralee. This year, 300 primary school pupils participated in the quiz from 25 schools all over East and South Kerry. Killarney Credit Union has been hosting the school quiz for over 20 years. In the Under 11 category, first place

went to St Olivers National School represented by Leo O’Riordan, Magnus Prudnikovas, Aoife Delaney, and Lily O’Shea. Second place went to Kilcummin NS with team members Cian Lenihan, Ella Lawlor, Sarah O’Connor, Luke O’Sullivan. Third place was awarded to Lissivigeen NS and the team members were Mark Clifford, Sam Fleury, Tadhg Daly, and Sinéad Coleman. In the U13 section first place went to St Oliver’s NS, Killarney represented by Raegan Browne, Rian Gleeson and Áine Clayton. Second place went to St Johns Kenmare represented by Ronan Deasy, Jemma O’Sullivan, Eoghan Downing and Alice O’Connor.

St Paul's are Division One South Conference champions St. Paul’s Killarney secured the MissQuote.ie Division One South Conference title with three games to spare after they pulled clear of a dogged Limerick Celtics outfit in the second half to earn a 71-60 victory in Crescent College on Saturday evening.

St Paul's Chairman Jim Delaney, Head Coach James Fleming pictured with joint captains Lynn Jones and Rheanne O'Shea at the presentation of the Shield and medals in the Killarney Sports and Leasure Centre on Saturday.

It was the home side who led by a point at the half-time recess thanks in no small measure to Samantha Coleman who carded 16 of her 21-point total in that period.

But, with Sofia Paska and Rheanne O’Shea delivering 41 points between them, St. Paul’s quickly began to put some daylight between themselves and their hosts. “I’m delighted with the result” said St. Paul’s head coach, James Fleming. “Our defence was superb in the second half. “Rheanne O’Shea’s second-half performance was excellent and Sophia [Paska] is back showing the consistent performance that has made her an All-Star the last two years.

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Corcoran’s celebrate 25 year with charity partnership launch Corcoran’s Furniture & Carpets Ltd. launched their charity of the year partnership with Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI) on Valentine’s Day. This is a landmark year for the company as they celebrates their 25th Anniversary this August. In honour of this special year, Corcoran’s has partnered with their chosen

charity AADI, to raise much needed funds, and to give back to the community. The launch of the charity partnership took place in Corcoran’s Furniture &

Carpets Ltd. Killarney store, and included a visit from AADI dog handler Elaine Buckley, Community Engagement Manager, as well as the star of the event, one of AADI’s ambassador dogs, Willis, who is a beautiful chocolate Labrador. Speaking at the launch of the charity partnership, founder and Managing Director, Kieran Corcoran, said: “This is a very important year for the company

16.02.2024 as we will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary this August. We wanted to give something back to the community, and our Corcoran’s team chose Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland as the recipient of our fundraising initiatives across 2024. AADI is a very worthy charity that makes a significant impact on the lives of children with autism and their families, and we look forward to supporting them, and to raising as much funds as possible.” The team at Corcoran’s Furniture have a range of fundraising events planned between now and December and hope to raise as much funds as possible for this very worthy cause.

TEAM CORCORAN: Back Row: L – R: Greta O’ Connell, Marzena Jegouzo, Keith Reen, Dan O’ Connor, Justyna Krawczyk, Kieran Corcoran (Owner & Managing Director), Shane O’ Callaghan (Financial Controller, Corcoran’s Furniture), Julian Gherman, Lily Atkinson, Chris Chandler, Nicola O’ Sullivan, Ronan O’ Shea, Jason Roche. Front Row: L – R: Majella Corcoran (Owner), Elaine Buckley, Community Engagement Manager with Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI), Pamela Kelleher and Willis the Ambassador Dog (AADI).

Hugh Murhill memorial walk raises €6770 for Irish Kidney Association A fundraising walk in memory of one of Killarney’s most popular horsemen raised €6770 for the Kerry Branch of The Irish Kidney Association. Large numbers turned out to mark the 4th anniversary of his passing of Hugh Murhill and to raise funds for The IKA, a charity very close to the heart of Hugh and his family. Funds raised will go towards the upkeep of two holiday homes in Kerry, located in Killarney and Tralee. These offer respite to both transplant and dialysis patients where they can enjoy a breakaway free of charge. They also have the option of

bring their own dialysis machine where they can continue their dialysis and enjoy time away. “We were delighted to accept the very kind donation of €6770, the proceeds of the Memorial Walk,” said Teresa Looney of the Kerry Branch of The Irish Kidney Association. “Our heartfelt thanks to his wife Susan, his children Jemma, John, Kaylyn, Hugh Daniel and his grandchildren for organising this special event. Thank you to Tigh Mary Donal’s for hosting the event and presentation and a big thank you to all the supporters who donated spot prizes, a great evening was held after the walk in Tigh Mary Donal’s.”

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Last Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII saw the Kansas City Chiefs triumph over the San Francisco 49ers on a score line of 25-22.

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OPINION: Too much made of Swift's Super Bowl screentime

| By Sadhbh Teahan The much-anticipated game ended level after regulation, and it took 20 minutes of overtime to decide a winner. Patrick Mahomes' last minute pass to teammate Mecole Hardman secured a historic backto-back Super Bowl victory for the Chiefs. Many celebrities attend the Super Bowl each year and this year was no different. Household names such as Lady Gaga, Elon Musk and the Kardashians were all in attendance, but much of the off-field hype was focused on the presence of Taylor Swift. In a show of support for her boyfriend Travis Kelce (tight end for the KC Chiefs), the Texas singer took a break from her international tour to be in attendance at the big game. While post-match commentary should have been centred around the captivating encounter, it was Taylor Swifts screentime during the match intervals which has caught most of the headlines. Well-known US podcaster Chris Russo has been particularly outspoken on his Mad Dog Unleashed podcast, saying the coverage of Taylor Swift was “way over the top”. Personally, I feel much of the commentary on the issue has been blown out of

proportion. Bar the fact that she only featured for a total of 54 seconds in a broadcast that lasted over 3 hours, I think the media's reaction has been harsh. While I doubt that the NFL diehards are aware of what goes on at Taylor Swift's concerts, they might be surprised to know that something very similar happened when Travis Kelce attended one of Taylor’s concerts in Argentina back in November, but received a very different reaction. Kelce was shown on the screen numerous times during the concert, and there was even one particular moment when

Hello Killarney Advertisers readers. My name is Sadhbh Teahan, I am seventeen years old and from Kilcummin. I love reading, art and listening to Sabrina Carpenter. I’m a 5th year student at St. Brigid's Killarney and as part of my LCVP course, I completed my work experience this week with the Killarney Advertiser. I spent my days writing articles and seeing how the magazine is put together. I got to meet the friendly staff who made my stay so enjoyable and it was interesting to watch them contribute to the running of such a successful business. I really enjoyed my time here and it has made me consider a career in journalism which I look forward to exploring more in the future.

Taylor changed the lyrics in one of her songs to ‘Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me’. There was a heartfelt moment when the cameras focused in on the NFL superstar, capturing his shock and happiness. In contrast to the reaction to last Sunday’s final, the moment garnered a hugely positive response from both Swift’s fans and the stage dancers. We have become accustomed to seeing celebrities featuring onscreen at major sporting events, particularly during emotionally charged moments, but I have

never seen such a negative reaction online as the one after last Sunday's game. Take rapper Drake's attendance at Toronto Raptors matches as a primary example. The man jumps up and down the courtside as if he was the team coach himself while Taylor Swift was merely cheering on her boyfriend in a much more calm manner. Personally, I think their support for each other in the things that they love most is adorable to watch. The game drew in an estimated 123.7 million U.S. viewers. It was not only the largest viewership recorded in the 58-year history of the Super Bowl, but also, to the biggest U.S. audience for any event since the first astronauts walked on the moon in 1969. Going by some of the more positive comments online Taylor Swift’s appearance had a younger female audience tuned in as her fanbase watched to see her boyfriend playing. Many fathers have taken to the internet claiming that her association with the game has captured their daughter's attention and have expressed how much they appreciate the opportunity it gave them to bond with their child. Overall, I believe social media is providing an easy outlet for people to be nasty and it's important that people are more conscious about their hurtful words.

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A winter solstice trek to the Paps of Anú last December raised €3700 for the Kerry Hospice Kerry Hospice Foundation.

‘The Rock’ memorial walk raises €3700 for Kerry Hospice

Last year’s charity walk was held in memory of Johnny ‘The Rock’ O’Brien, who sadly passed away on St. Stephen’s Day, 2022. Johnny was the heart and soul of Glenflesk area , a caring farmer and neighbour who lived his life on his own terms. Walkers left from Garries Bridge 6.45am on December 23 and made the

long walk in darkness to the summit, which has two strenuous inclines, leading to the Western Pap at 690 Metres. These ancient sacred summits, ‘The Paps of Anú’, are in the Derrynasaggart Mountains close to the Cork-Kerry border. The Paps have long been associated with mythology, mysticism and majesty.

At approximately 8.45am sunrise on December 23 the craic began, with Glenflesk’s finest musicians Derry and Rosie Healy setting the pace for a Kerry polka set, followed by a rendition of ‘For these are my Mountains’, Johnny ‘The Rock’ O’Briens favourite song. Mountaineer Donie Mulcahy and crew guided the walkers to and from the

summit. Donations were on the morning of the walk and the proceeds of this collection were handed over the Kerry Hospice Foundation this week. Don O'Leary and staff of the Kerry Way Bar, Glenflesk, provided complimentary coffee and scones to the walkers after the trek.

Mary O'Donoghue, presenting Pat Doolan, Chairperson, €3700 for the Kerry Hospice with a cheque of €3700. Also included from left, Donie Mulcahy, Mountain Guide, Patrick Chauvet, Manager, The Kerry Way, Glenflesk, Sean O'Donoghue, Landowner, Derry Healy Organiser, Dermot O'Reilly, Kerry Hospice Foundation, Cathal Walsh, Kerry Hospice Foundation, Don O'Leary, Proprietor, The Kerry Way. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

Kerry Mental Health joins Chamber to promote workplace wellbeing Kerry Mental Health Association has joined forces with Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce with a view to promoting workplace wellbeing in the town. Workplace Wellbeing relates to all aspects of working life, from the quality and safety of the physical environment, to how workers feel about their work, their working environment, the climate at work and work organisation. Kerry Mental Health has also made the same arrangement with Tralee Chamber Alliance. “Kerry Mental Health Association is cementing its links with the business communities in Tralee, as Kerry’s Capital, and Killarney, as the number one tourism destination in Ireland. We are

committed to constantly reviewing and updating our programme of activities, to respond to the local and county need,” said John Drummey, The General Manager of Kerry Mental Health Association. “We expect that our membership of the chambers in Tralee and Killarney will help us reach a wider audience when developing and delivering mental health training programmes and activities in the future. It is also our wish, with more access to networks such as the chambers of commerce in both towns, to see more people get involved with us as volunteers.” The primary objective of Kerry Mental Health Association is to promote the general welfare of people and to support those with mental health challeng-

John Drummey of the Kerry Mental Health Association with joint presidents of Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, Pádraig Treacy and Johnny McGuire and and president of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Stephen Stack. Photo: Domnick Walsh

es and/or their families and carers. Kerry Mental Health Association is active in many other towns and districts with eight branches currently operational throughout the county. Kerry Mental Health Association also operates as an Approved Housing Body, with residences in Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Killorglin, Rathmore and Caherciveen

providing housing for people living with mental ill-health who are on the county council housing list. The Joint-Presidents of Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, Pádraig Treacy and Johnny McGuire, have welcomed Kerry Mental Health Association’s membership of the two organisations.

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Somewhere over the rainbow The training was done, the bunting was hanging, and posters were afloat throughout the school..... it was marathon day for SNA Sarah Houlihan in Cullina National School.

| By Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan There was an electric atmosphere starting to generate from around 8 am on the 9th of February, with the arrival of staff and pupils alike. Parents, pupils and people from the local community all wanting to wish Sarah the best on her marathon challenge. Emotions and spirits were high as everyone watched as Sarah made her way down to the start line with the pupils from her class. Jules Weakly, who kindly offered his services to the school, kept the crowd upbeat as he counted Sarah off on her 42-kilometre run. We were all with her in spirit but she was the one taking on the roads. Sarah was never short of company along the route as people's amazing kind nature shone as bright as the sun did that Friday. Outside the Dunloe Hotel Sarah met her first group of supporters, the amazing pupils from St Frances Special School Beaufort and their teacher Aisling Brad-

ley, third class in Cullina National School with their teacher Kate Fenton and SNA Lisa Fogarty-Murphy. Once she heard the cheers her pace picked up a bit to see the children's posters and excited faces. She also met old friends and colleagues from Cullina National School, former popular school secretary Agnes Curran along with her family greeted Sarah at the Fossa cross with balloons and cheers of support. Along she ran listening to the playlist that inspired her to keep going each week during those long runs. Before she knew it she was at Deenagh Lodge where the fifth and sixth class pupils could be heard chanting her name, along with staff members teacher Mark Healy and Bronagh Murphy, SNA's Emma Sheehan and Tomas Straka. Each time she saw the children she picked up the pace to get to them. They were her motivation. Reports and pictures being sent back to

Lions Club ‘Message in a Bottle’ now available in pharmacies Starting this week, anyone who might need one can get a Killarney Lions Club ‘Message in a Bottle’, free of charge, at their local pharmacy. The ‘bottle’ is a small plastic container with an information form which people

can fill out with their basic medical details for use by Paramedics, Gardaí, Fire-fighters, and first responders in cases of emergency. The initiative, which launched last November, is aimed at helping older people, people living alone and people with medical conditions to quickly receive the care

school were telling a story of her taking it all in her stride as she was ahead of her predicted times. The stretch from town out Muckross Road was filled with the noise of beeping cars and cheers from the local people. Once out at the gates to Muckross House and Gardens Sarah was given a screech of support from teacher Marie Murphy and fourth class. Fourth class travelled to support Sarah in style in the Garda community bus. 4th class were also accompanied by teacher Olivia Knightly and SNA's Siobhan O'Shea and Julie Reidy. Sarah reached the halfway point near the turn-off for Dinis Cottage. She knew the return journey would be her biggest challenge. Once again she was not short of support, the staff of Tigh Mary Donal's along with friends of Sarah were out to support her. The pupils and staff of Fossa National School lined either side of the road for Sarah to show their support. She speaks about this with a voice filled with emotion

as she did not expect it and is incredibly grateful for it. Sarah found the journey from Beaufort Bridge the most difficult, she was so close but her body was getting tired. The siren of the Garda car in front of her reminded her of the tremendous support she had gotten to get her this far. The siren echoed the cheers of support she received along the route. Turning the bend towards Cullina National School, she could feel the lump form in her throat, waiting for her the 12 pupils with teachers Lorraine Counihan, Niall Dennehy, Donal O'Sullivan and SNAs Karen Lucey and Petrina Lyons. They were her final destination. Once she made it to them home was in sight. Their excitement and happiness to see her would have carried her over the line no matter what! They all ran together, celebrating Sarah as she received a hero's welcome in her school. A rainbow hung in front of the school that day as if waiting for Sarah to arrive home.

they need in an emergency situation. Once the information form is complete, they can put it in the fridge with a list of medications, and put self-adhesive green cross labels near the front door of their home and on the door of the fridge. In the event of an accident or incident within the home, the first responder/emergency services on the scene will be alerted to the bottle when they see the labels. "We are absolutely delighted that all our local pharmacies are now on board with this initiative, because it makes it easy for people to get one of the bottles," said

Denis Doolan, President of Killarney Lions Club. “We would encourage anyone who thinks it might help them to visit their pharmacy, get a bottle and fill out the information form. If it helps even just one person to get the help they need more quickly and effectively, it is well worth it." The pharmacies taking part are: Allcare (New St.), Boots (Deerpark), CarePlus+ (Park Rd.), Kennelly’s (Reeks and New St.), Reens Life (Plunkett St.), O'Sullivan's (New St.), Sewell’s (New St.), Sheahan’s (Main St.) and Trants (Park Rd.).

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Coolick National School to launch online lotto A popular primary school in the Killarney area is launching a new fundraising initiative this week to support and improve the education experience of the children it serves.

Fourth play by Killarney playwright set for countywide tour A fourth play by popular Killarney playwright Ray O'Sullivan will get a hometown performance on March 14. ‘Stones’ is the fourth play in a series that follows previous success stories like ‘The Rise and Rise of the Healy-Raes’, ‘A Papal Blessing’ and ‘Weight Watching’. Rehearsals, by the Killarney Theatre Company, have been in full swing since last October. The play made its debut at the Ivy Leaf Theatre Castleisland on Thursday ahead of a countywide tour visiting CYMS Kilorglin (February 24); Abbeydorney (March 2); Killarney (March 14); Scartaglen Heritage Centre (March 16) and the Westlodge Hote, Bantry (March 23) ‘Stones’ tells the story of a beautiful Ker-

ry valley which is about to be destroyed by concrete and Wind turbines when local sheep farmer Dan and a nutty English professor named Conrad set out to thwart the destruction, fuelled by a bottle of Poteen. "Anytime we've ever staged a play, local audiences have really supported us, we have always played too sold-out houses and we really, really appreciate everyone's support,” said O’Sullivan. Tickets and info are available from O’Sullivan on 087 2279657 or the INEC box office on 064 6671555.

Kilcummin Mothers and Others team received their new jersey sponsored by Pro-Clean Kerry and John O Sullivan Agri-Repairs.Back from left - Aileen Moriarty, Máire O Mahony, Martina O’Neill, Margaret Lyons, Maureen Fleming, Ann Marie O Leary, Catriona McGuire, Áine O’Callaghan, Aneta Augustunkova and Louise O’Sullivan. Front row from left - Mary Therese Moriarty, Ann Marie O’Sullivan, Paudie Healy, Michael and Bobby Collins, Elaine O Leary, Niamh Dwyer. Anyone interested in in joining for this year, contact Ann Marie on (087) 240 8913

The Coolick National School Lotto is now live; offering a weekly prize, a weekly jackpot and a range of valuable spot prizes at launch. Coolick NS first opened its doors in 1870 making it one of the county’s oldest primary schools. The school and pre-school is home to over 130 children from the locality. This is an increase of 20% over the past 5 years taking enrolment to an all-time high. Coolick NS School Lotto Chairperson and parent Pádraig Leane says properly resourcing primary school services is crucial: “The cost of providing education is rising and the school grants provided by the department, although valuable, only do so much. We want to overcome this challenge with our school lotto. The school has a range of immediate needs but also longer-term goals to expand our facilities, add more sports equipment, wellness programmes, student support programmes and increase extra-curricular trips,” he said.

First on the list is a new set of school jerseys, gymnastics mats, replacement of end-of-life iPads and further expansion of their Tír na nÓg play area for the younger pupils. Coolick National School Principal Gearoid O’Sullivan remains focused on providing the best for the children of Coolick. “As a school we are committed to providing the best equipment, teaching and learning resources, outdoor spaces and a school interior that helps nurture each child. This school lotto will help us with our commitment to provide the very best for the school and especially for the pupils in our care,” said the principal. The staff and students of Coolick National School are appealing to families, friends, past pupils, members of the local community, stakeholders and supporters to get behind the weekly school lotto. It is hoped that the option of 1 line for €2.50, 2 lines for €4 or 3 lines for €5 will encourage everybody to contribute. A lotto draw will take place each week with a maximum jackpot of €2,000 to be won. Signing up is easy; through the school's website www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/ coolickns

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"Think carefully before deferring your State Pension" - Moloney Local Councillor Marie Moloney has advised people who are reaching pension age this year to think very carefully about deferring their pension, in particular those who would have an entitlement to a full Contributory State Pension. “If you defer your pension for one year until you reach the age of 67, then you will have missed out on €14,419.60 for one based on todays figures. As a result of deferring until you are 67 your pension will be at the increased rate of €13.00 per week and it would take you 20 years at the increased rate to make up what you lost out on.” “If you defer your pension until you are 70 years of age you will have missed out on €57,678, again based on today’s figures. As a result your pension will be increased by €59.90 per week and it would take just over 18 years to make up what you lost out on.” Where it would be beneficial to continue working would be if you did not meet the first qualifying condition of have 520 contributions paid during your lifetime,

continuing to pay PRSI after 66 may bring you into payment of the minimum pension. Please take advice before you make any decisions on this matter as people may not be aware of the consequences and of the fact if you take your pension at 66 then you can continue to work after pension age and not pay PRSI, depending on your employer

Footbridge for Killarney rail station not included in funding There have been renewed calls for a footbridge to be built linking Killarney bus and train stations. Kerry Fianna Fáil Councillor Michael Cahill put the matter before an Oireachtas Transport Committee meeting. Previously, now retired Killarney-based Councillor Michael Gleeson and other local representatives pushed for the construction of a footbridge but so far it has fallen on deaf ears. “It’s a no brainer, why would you expect people to walk with luggage, people with a disability, our senior citizens, parents with buggies, our small children, etc, all the way around outside, when both terminals are practically side by side in Killarney. A Footbridge connecting both is logical. I really think in this instance they are making a laugh of the people, who by the way they are supposed to be serving,” said Councillor Cahill. “Iarnród Éireann, in answer to Councillor Cahill, states that it has prioritised other accessibility projects elsewhere. Killarney and Kerry seem to have been designated 2nd best by them" said Councillor

Cahill. Following an analysis in October2019, three main categories of options were identified by Iarnród Éireann to improve connectivity between the Bus and Train Stations. Ideas discussed were: • Provision of a pedestrian route through the Bus Éireann/public car park and Train station at platform level or at grade • Provision of a new underpass • Provision of a new footbridge A spokesperson for Iarnród Éireann said: While there is an estimated time saving of four to six minutes per passenger transfer, in the context of the wider accessibility upgrade investment in a limited funding environment, Iarnród Éireann has prioritised other accessibility projects around the network. Each of the options above require varying levels of capital expenditure to build and maintain. The matter was forwarded to the National Transport Authority for final decision on funding and implementation, and it has not to date been included in funding allocations.”

Tourism accommodation to be discussed at council level Poor uptake of email payslips Killarney Councillor Brendan Cronin is calling for Kerry County Council to engage with Government regarding the lack of tourism accommodation in the town. He will bring a motion before Monday’s monthly meeting of the local authority. He will say: "That Kerry County Council call on the Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien and all Government parties to realise the long term damage they will cause to tourism here in Kerry if they persist with their clampdown policy on

short term letting providers, with almost 37% of our country's available tourism beds already contracted out long term to IPAS, the Government's current policy if pursued will have devastating consequences for our tourism product and the providers who depend on tourism.” He will also raise the short-term letting issue in the town by adding. “I am also calling for planning legislation to be put in place to protect Kerry's short term letting tourism industry and the income of its providers."

by teachers - says Department The number of Department of Education staff availing of an option to email payslips is “ disappointing low”, according one local councillor. Cllr John O'Donoghue first raised the issue in September 2021. He will, again, raise the matter at Monday’s monthly meeting of Kerry County Council. "Further to my successful notice of mo-

tion in September 2021 calling on the Department to begin emailing payslips each month instead of wasting money posting them, it has emerged that the numbers availing of this option is disappointingly low,” he will say. “I now propose that we write to the Minister asking that the initiative changes from an ‘opt in’ scheme, to one where people will have to opt out in order to continue receiving a paper payslip."

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Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left, Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue, Orla Steinbeck, Shared Services, KCC /INEC Employee of The Year and Eilis Loughrey, HR Dept, The Gleneagle Group. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Awards Season at The Gleneagle Group The annual Gleneagle Group Employee Awards took place last Thursday (February 8).

Following the success of last year’s awards, this year’s ceremony returned to the neighbouring Muckross Park Hotel with the team enjoying a gala banquet followed by live entertainment with Riff Shop. The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards is an annual event that celebrates the hard work and dedication of the whole

team with nominees chosen from across 2023. Speaking about the ceremony Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue said: “We are very proud of all that our team achieved throughout 2023. It was another incredibly busy year packed with events, concerts and conferences. We welcomed visitors from all over the world and their feedback consistently mentioned the professionalism and friendliness of our team. Thank you to everyone for your part in making 2023 a success.” The top accolades of Employee of the Year were awarded to Bernard Murphy

from The Gleneagle Hotel, Anna Puskzo from The Maritime Hotel and Orla Steinbeck from The Gleneagle Group. In The Gleneagle Hotel categories, Nora Carroll received the Manager of the Year award, Mikeala Woods the Best New Starter, Eimear Flynn the Leadership Award, Shubert Standford Furtada the World’s Best Colleague and Maria Jesus Del Viso Esquinas received the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Terence McCarthy, Bridget Herlihy and Krystian Krampilc all received special recognition awards.

In The Maritime Hotel categories, Adrian Biffen received the Manager of the Year Award, Megan Horgan the Best New Starter, Ben Horgan the Leadership Award, Anna Gajownicek the World’s Best Colleague and Pauline Murray the Excellence in Customer Service Award. In The Gleneagle Group shared services categories, Brian Miley received the Excellence in Action Award and John Carroll received the Excellence in Customer Services Award, while Kieran Murphy and Denis Lovett both received special recognition awards.

Live TV audience date with Daniel O’Donnell at INEC People of Killarney will have the opportunity to participate in a live television audience with Daniel O’Donnell. TG4 television’s highest rating country music series of concerts is coming to the Gleneagle INEC Arena for the first time from June 17 to 19. Recorded before a live audience over three nights with two concerts per night, Opry le Daniel offers a different music theme each evening and a host of special guests will join the legendary presenter

Daniel O’ Donnell on stage to perform all your favourite songs. The recordings of the show will be split into two one-hour blocks, taking place throughout each evening. Now in its 14th year, Ireland’s favourite country music artist O’ Donnell will be joined on stage by Declan Nerney, Cliona Hagan, Mike Denver, Chrissy Mac, Dana and the Donegal balladeers ‘Onóir’ to mention but a few. Tickets from €30.20 are available from www.inec.ie and the Gleneagle INEC Arena box office on 064 6671555.

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This Wednesday afternoon we welcomed our incoming first year students to St Brendan’s College for an afternoon filled with various activities. In small groups students enjoyed using our sports facilities, football on the astro, Athletics on the track, and the climbing wall with Donie Mulcahy.

The groups also enjoyed taking part in practical tasks in the woodwork room, completing experiments in the science labs , doing an ensemble performance and percussion workshop in the music room, designing buildings suitable for earthquake regions in Geography, an introduction to coding workshop and in Art the 6th class boys helped to make a large construction of Torc waterfall

using recyclable cardboard coffee cups and sheep’s wool, they added their own section to the piece. All the 6th class boys will be able to see the finished sculpture in September when they start school in St Brendan’s. This was a hugely successful induction afternoon and we are looking forward to our next Transition event on April 24th, 2024, to continue to familiarise our incoming students with the day to day running of our school and what it means to be part of the school community of St Brendan’s College. On the evening of April 24th we will have an information meeting with the parents of our incoming students at 7.30pm to continue the Transition process of their sons to St Brendan’s College.

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Long serving staff members, John Fitzgerald, Martina O’Leary and Kathleen Bhuiyan cut the celebration cake surrounded by former and current staff members at the Killarney Great Southern Hotel reunion organised to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the hotel on Saturday night. Also in photo are Michael Jacobi and Mark Scally from the GSH, Killarney. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Reeling in the years at the Great Southern

Nearly 200 past and present staff members of the Great Southern Killarney joined together last Saturday night for an evening of celebration marking the beginning of the hotel’s 170th year in business.

Those in attendance ranged from having one day of service to over 50 years. It was estimated on the evening that there were nearly 1300 combined years of service in the room.

“This event was not just a celebration of the institution that is the Great Southern, but a heartfelt tribute to the legacy each one of our colleagues – past and present – has contributed to this iconic hotel. I believe the Great Southern has always been more than just a place of work; it has been a nurturing ground for future leaders, a place where lifelong friendships were formed and a stage for countless stories,” said Michael Jacobi, Managing Director, Hayfield Family Collection.

Long serving staff members, John Fitzgerald, Martina O’Leary and Kathleen Bhuiyan cut the celebration cake surrounded by former and current staff members at the Killarney Great Southern Hotel reunion organised to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the hotel on Saturday night. Also in photo are Michael and Katy Jacobi and Mark and Caitriona Scally from the GSH, Killarney. Photo: Don MacMonagle

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St Patrick’s Day Parade 2024 We are excited to announce our 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade theme

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UN report on migratory species reveals complex challenges Imagine a world without the awe-inspiring sight of monarch butterflies fluttering across North America, or the majestic whales breaching the ocean depths during their epic migrations. Sadly, a landmark report by the United Nations paints a worrying picture for these and countless other migratory species, revealing a crisis unfolding at a global scale. Released in February 2024, the State of the World's Migratory Species report highlights the dire situation faced by nearly half of all migratory species, with over 20% teetering on the brink

of extinction. Migratory fish are particularly vulnerable, with a staggering 97% facing imminent disappearance. The report identifies two main factors: overexploitation and habitat loss, both rooted in human activities. Unsustainable fishing practices decimate populations, while habitat destruction fragments migratory routes and disrupts vital resting and breeding grounds. Adding another layer of complexity is the looming threat of climate change, shifting weather patterns disrupt migration timings, impacting access to food and breeding opportunities. Rising sea levels further squeeze coastal habitats, leaving species with nowhere

to go. The report is not all doom and gloom. It also showcases success stories: the return of humpback whales in the Southern Ocean, the recovery of the North American wood duck, and the ongoing conservation efforts protecting sea turtles. The report calls for a multi-pronged approach to tackling the threats posed including; International cooperation, investing in sustainable fishery practices, restoring critical habitats, combating climate change and raising public awareness around conservation efforts.

€450,000 RTÉ golden handshake A €450,000 exit package awarded to former RTÉ Chief Financial Officer Breda O'Keeffe has sparked further controversy in what seems to be a never-ending saga in the mismanagement of the state broadcasters accounts. A report last month expressed serious concerns around a redundancy package given to the Chief Financial Officer O’Keeffe in 2020. The deal was worked on by Head of HR Eimear Cusack – who remains in her position – and this week she told the Oireachtas Media Committee that she should have pushed back on the deal which was agreed confidentially between the CFO and former Director General Dee Forbes. O'Keeffe received the payment upon taking early retirement in 2022 but the sum significantly exceeded standard RTÉ redundancy packages.

One dead and dozens injured at Kansas parade shooting One person was killed and at least 21 others were shot — including at least nine children — when a hail of gunfire near Kansas City’s Union Station on Wednesday turned a Super Bowl victory celebration into a scene of chaos. It was unclear what had caused the shooting and who was responsible. Three people had been detained, the Kansas City police chief said at a news conference, adding that investigators had not identified a motive. Chief Stacey Graves of the Kansas City Police Department said one person was dead, and that investigators were still

working to determine exactly how many people had been injured. At least two of the people in custody had been armed, the police said. Kansas City players posted messages of sorrow and support on social media. Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback who led his team to victory on Sunday, said that he was “praying for Kansas City.” Travis Kelce, a tight end, wrote that he was “heartbroken,” adding, “KC, you mean the world to me.” And Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a receiver who caught a touchdown in Sunday’s game, sought to connect with the children who were being treated for injuries, offering to help in “any way I can.”

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Fall in GDP see's UK in ‘technical recession’ The UK officially entered a recession on Wednesday after experiencing two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Pontins served ‘unlawful act notice’ for Irish discrimination You may recall a news story that broke back in 2021 where Pontins, a UK holiday park chain, used a secret list titled "undesirable guests" to target individuals with specific Irish surnames. Popular Irish surnames such as Boyle, Keefe, Gallagher, O'Donnell, McGuiness, Murphy, and O'Reilly as well as common travelling community names were listed.

Pontins, owned by Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, labelled Irish Travellers and their associates as ‘undesirables’ and maintained a ‘banned guest’ list of people the company suspected of either being or being associated with Irish Travellers. The business also introduced rules requiring guests to appear on the electoral register, a practice found to be discrimi-

natory against Gypsies and Travellers, who are less likely to be on the register. The practices were originally revealed by a whistle-blower, who shared the list of ‘undesirable guests’ with the EHRC in 2020. This led to the equality watchdog entering into a legally binding agreement with Pontins in 2021, to end the practices and prevent further discrimination. This week the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has served the company with an unlawful act notice after an investigation found multiple instances of race discrimination in breach of the Equality Act 2010, and the holiday park operator has been ordered by Britain’s equality watchdog to stop unlawfully discriminating against Irish Travellers, including by rejecting guests with Irish names and accents.

UK charity makes £1,500 to donation Kilcummin School Kilcummin National School has received funding from The Pavers Foundation recently. The Pavers Foundation was launched in 2018 with an incredible initial donation of £2.5 million from Pavers Shoes and the private estate of the late Catherine Paver. Each year Pavers Shoes gives two percent of net profit, alongside the total profits from the sale of carrier bags in stores, to ensure the Pavers Foundation can continue to make effective and positive changes in local communities and

beyond. Student Council members welcomed Denise Smyth, Pavers, who presented a cheque for £1,500 to Principal, Gillian Sheehan. The funds will go towards a new sensory room at the school. “A special word of thanks to Denise Smyth for assisting us with the application. We are grateful for your support and are delighted with the outcome. The Pavers Foundation’s donation will have an effective and positive change for all at Kilcummin National School,” said Principal Sheehan.

This grim news raises concerns about potential impacts on jobs, consumer spending, and the overall well-being of Ireland's closest trading market. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank by 0.3% between October and December 2023, following a smaller 0.1% decline in the previous quarter. This

steeper-than-expected fall triggered the recession declaration, which is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. Several factors likely contributed to the current economic slump including a global economic slowdown due to factors like the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and tightening monetary policies. Much like Ireland, the UK is grappling with a severe cost of living crisis, fuelled by high energy prices and food costs. This squeeze on household finances dampens consumer spending and business investment.

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“This will bring a €300 million return to the local economy to the host regions. We earnestly seek the necessary government support and funding to make this World Rally Championship happen,” the Kerry TD told Varadkar in the Dail this week. “We will give you a drive in a rally car if you secure the funding for us. Varadkar replied: “I understand that that submission is currently with the Department and they're going over the numbers to see what level of contribution would be [available]. I will certainly raise it with Minister Martin what was raised in the chamber today.“

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Bumper entry for Castleisland-based Forestry rally on Sunday The third running of the Killarney Forestry Rally, in its current format, takes place in Castleisland on Sunday. Run by Killarney and District Motor Club and sponsored by C Wharton Tool Hire and Castleisland Tyre Centre, the event is the opening round of the Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship and has attracted an entry of close to 100 cars. “It’s our third year running this forestry Rally and it being the first round of the forestry championship it’s proven to be a very popular rally,” said club chairman Thomas Randles. “I would like to thank our clerk of the course Kevin Flannery and his deputy Adrian Cronin, Liam Cronin, and their team, who after a very busy period working hard running our very successful historic rally [in December] went straight back to work preparing for this forestry rally. Running rallies today takes a huge amount of time work and manpower so thanks again to these people and all our club members who take part.” The rally has attracted a sizeable Kerry entry across all three categories.

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The rally, like all Motorsport Ireland-sanctioned gravel rallies, allows 14-17-year-old drivers to take part under the guiding hand of an experienced co-driver. Four members of the organising club, a record, will take part in this newcomers’ category that runs first on the road ahead of the two-wheel drive and main fourwheel-drive categories. The Kerry-based drivers are Frank Wharton, son of club director and event sponsor Cyrill Warton, David Slattery Jnr who is the son of Dave Sr, the current Moriarty’s Central Car Sales Kingdom of Kerry Rally Champion, and Sean White who is the son of long-time KDMC volunteer John. Slattery Jr and Wharton Jr have employed co-drivers Ger Somers and David

Leslie respectively, the same two navigators who sat with their fathers when they started rallying over 20 years ago. Morgan Moore from County Meath Morgan is also a KDMC member and comes into the sport of rallying after a few seasons of international Karting. “These young drivers are being supported and helped through our KDMC2 youth and development programme led by our vice chairman Mike O’Shea. I wish them every success in their future rally careers,” added Mr Randles.

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Father and son due Diarmuid and Darragh Lynch compete in their Ford Escort Mk2. FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE CATEGORY Four Kerry co-drivers feature in the headlining four-wheel-drive entry list. Donagh Crowley is on pacenote duty for Cork’s Gerard Lucey and they will run the same Ford Fiesta Rally5 that they used for the first time on the Cork rallysprint last December. They are seeded at eight for the event. Local man, Cordal’s Denny Greaney resumes his partnership with Limerick’s PJ O Connor in Mitsubishi Lancer E9. Ciara Griffin from Duagh is alongside Aaron Martley from County Laois in an older E7 version of the Lancer – a similar machine to the of Limerick’s Stephen Bawn and his Killarney co-driver John Flemming.

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Kerry College of Further Education Open Week Open Week will run from February 19 to 23 this year. ‘Open Week 2024 ‘offers an exciting opportunity for prospective learners, their families and friends to explore the life-changing opportunities available in our five campuses and other venues across the county. From Monday, attendees can discover the diverse range of courses and apprenticeships available, state-of-the-art facilities, and the supportive community that sets Kerry College apart. Interactive demos, virtual reality sessions, information events, and guided tours will provide insight into the various fields of learning on offer. Prospective learners can meet with instructors, teachers, tutors, current learners, support staff and agencies who can facilitate access to Kerry College. One of the key event is an unique fibre splicing workshop at Kerry College Monavalley Campus. Kerry College Monavalley Campus has teamed up with Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave to launch an exciting new upskilling opportunity. As part of ‘Open Week 2024’ AWS and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave will run a

two-day workshop runs on February 20 and 21. Anyone 18 years of age or older, with an interest in learning more about fusion splicing, fibre optics and cabling, is welcome to register. “Amazon Web Services and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave are globally recognized leaders in Cloud computing and optical fibre technologies and solutions for data centre, enterprise, and communication networks,” said Kerry College Monavalley Campus Manager, Con O’Sullivan. “We are delighted to welcome them to Kerry College, and collaborate with them to deliver this unique learning and development opportunity for Kerry. “This is a fantastic programme for those already in the industry who want to develop their skills and knowledge even further, but also for potential career changers who are interested in learning more about this exciting and growing industry.” Registration for this workshop can be completed at https://fiber-aws.pearson.com/fusion-splicing-registration and further information on this and other Open week events can be found on www.kerrycollege.ie/news/openweek-2024/

Teresa RANDLES is a former Head of Human Resources and now works as a Career Coach and Career Planning Strategist.

Interview preparation I have previously written about CVs and LinkedIn and I now want to focus on the interview process. Being invited to interview for a role that you really want is both exciting and slightly daunting. To give yourself the best possible advantage, you must take the time to prepare and prepare well. So .... what do you do to prepare ... Research ... the company and the interviewers. Don't limit yourself to the company website, look at the social media and LinkedIn feeds. Get some sense of the company's strategy and culture. Read the job description carefully... and then read it again and again. Identify where your skills and experience align with what the company is looking for. Don't panic if there are areas in the job description that you have little or no experience in .... this is where you can and will grow and develop in the role. Think about the questions you could be asked on work/projects you have undertaken. Be prepared to talk about your experience - this is your opportunity to demonstrate your skills and achievements. Be prepared to be challenged - you maybe asked something like 'if you were to repeat that project, what would you do do

differently'? There maybe a list of competencies on the job description. These could include teamwork, communication, problem solving, adaptability. You maybe asked to provide an example of say when you were a part of a successful team and your role in it. You should always have examples of where you have demonstrated these competencies. Always have some questions ready that you can ask the interviewers e.g. about the reason for the vacancy, what are the objectives for say the first 3 months. Be on time for the interview and present yourself as a professional. It is important to try and develop some rapport with the interviewers - remember companies employ people, not CVs! If you check out my Instagram page, you will find more information on successful interviews, questions you may be asked and how to answer them successfuly. Next week - career development and promotion! If there are other topics you would like me to cover then please don't hesitate to contact me on 085 169 3541 or teresa@meetyourcareercoach.com

Killarney and District Motor Club (KDMC) presented a cheque of €7500 from the proceeds of their Prodrive celebration charity night held at the Killarney Racecourse to the Jack and Jill Foundation. The Jack and Jill foundation provides support and special care to children across the country. Included from left, Mike Buckley, KDMC, Mike O'Shea, Assistant Chairman KDMC, Meabh Griffin, KDMC, Steve O'Mahony, Teresa O'Mahony and their daughter Alexis O'Mahony, Richard Browne, VW Motorsport, Tommy Randles Chairman KDMC. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

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‘Pop Up Gaeltacht’ growing in popularity

Killarney’s first ‘Pop Up Gaeltacht’ of 2024 drew its largest crowd since its foundation less than one year ago. Last Friday night, Courtneys pub on Plunkett St, was packed to rafters as more and more people come together for the regular Irish language sessions. A mix of young and old came including TikTok star Séaghan Ó Súilleabháin who is known by his social media name ‘The Kerry Cowboy” attended and he gave a rousing rendition of ’An Poc ar Buile’. “What started as a group of us who had been friends in the Sem wanting to speak Irish together has snowballed into a vibrant celebration of the language. We now have people of all ages and

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IN MEMORIAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

3RD ANNIVERSARY

4TH ANNIVERSARY

KELLIHER

KENNY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

CRONIN

In loving memory of Tommy (Tom) Cronin High Street and Ballydowney, Killarney who passed away on 17th February 2023. As we lovingly remember Tom on his first anniversary, his wife Caith, his children and their spouses, his grandchildren and extended family, wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the sympathy and support shown to us on our heart breaking loss. We would like to thank Dr. Ken Keohane, Dr. Murphy and all the staff at Deenagh Medical. We would like to thank the care he got from all the nurses of the community and the home help. To the staff of Sheehans Pharmacy, thank you for your assistance and help. A special word of thanks to everyone who called to our home, attended the rosary, removal, requiem mass, graveyard, and to those who travelled long distances to be with us, as well as those who watched the mass online.

ASHE

In loving memory of Mike Kelliher late of Lismongane, Fossa, Killarney who died on 25th February 2021.

We remember with love Michael Kenny Muckross View, Killarney who died on 19th February 2020.

Remember him with a smile today He wasn’t one for tears Reflect instead on memories Of all the happy years

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

Recall to mind the way he spoke And all the things he said His strength, his wisdom, the way he was Remember them instead.

Lovingly remembered by his wife Sheila, sons Tony and John, daughter Majella, son-in-law Humphrey, daughter-in-law Elaine, and grandchildren Gemma, Ross and Senan.

Loved and remembered every day by your wife Nora, daughters Jacqui and Michelle, son Kenneth, grandsons Matthew and Dara, and their families.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 17th February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedra, Killarney.

We would especially like to thank all our neighbours in Ardshanavooly, for the touching guard of honour given to Anne on her last trip past the estate.

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 24th February at 7:30pm in Prince of Peace Church, Fossa.

8TH ANNIVERSARY

We greatly appreciate the many calls, mass cards, letters of sympathy, online condolences ,flowers and support over the last year.

HORGAN

SHEEHAN In loving memory of a wonderful father and grandfather Derry Horgan late of Coollegrean Park, Killarney who died on 22nd February 2016.

A thank you to Fr. Bill Murphy, Fr. Dan Riordan, Fr. Paddy O Donoghue, and Fr. Tom Looney who concelebrated the mass. To Tadgh Fleming for your assistance at the time.

In loving memory of Nora Sheehan late of 22 Muckross Grove, Killarney and Coolea who died on 20th February 2018.

They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time or reason Will change the way we feel.

To Paud O Donoghue for his beautiful singing and music at the requiem mass and to Martin O Brien who played at the grave side.

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

For no one knows the heartache That lies beyond our smiles No one knows how many times We have broken down and cried.

Thank you to Mary and Mike O’Shea and the staff of O’Shea’s Funeral Home for their kindness and professionalism.

Lovingly remembered by your nieces andnephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and her many friends.

We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt You’re so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without.

We really appreciate all the kindness and generosity shown by our friends and neighbours.

May She Rest in Peace.

A special word of thanks to the people and businesses of Killarney who showed our family such solidarity.

8TH ANNIVERSARY QUIRKE

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions. 1st Anniversary Mass will take place on Sunday 18th February at 12 noon in St. Marys Cathedral, Killarney.

HICKEY

He never looked for praises He was never one to boast He just went quietly working For the ones he loved the most

In loving memory of Mary Hickey, late of 10 Dalton’s Avenue, Killarney who died on 14th February 1998.

His dreams were never spoken His wants were few And most of the time His worries went unspoken too.

Memories are like leaves of gold They never tarnish or grow old No more tomorrows for us to share But memories are always there.

Always loved and remembered by his loving wife Mary, daughter Marie, sons Michael, Stephen, John and Aidan, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchild.

26TH ANNIVERSARY

Always remembered by your daughters Betty and Marie, and families.

IN MEMORIAM

We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together The family chain is broken now But memories live forever. Missed and loved every day by your loving family, Gerardine, Richard, Derry Jnr. and Stephanie, sons-in-law Paddy and Joey, and grandchildren Lauren, Matthew, Lily and Luke. xxx Anniversary Mass on Thursday 22nd February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

In loving memory of Michael Quirke late of Slieve Mish, Lewis Road, Killarney who died on 22nd February 2016.

Rest in Peace.

As we lovingly remember Anne on her first anniversary, her late husband Tom, her sons Gavin and Johann, daughters-in-law Caoilfhionn & Sheila, grandchildren Cian and Sibeál, and extended family, would like to offer our deepest gratitude to relatives, neighbours and friends for their support and condolences at the time of our sad loss.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the doctors, nurses and healthcare staff of Bons Secours Hospital Tralee for their care and support they provided to Anne.

6TH ANNIVERSARY

A sincere thanks to Fr. Kieran O Brien and Fr. Padraig Kennelly for the visits to the house, their prayers and support to the family throughout the funeral, and the beautiful month’s mind mass.

In loving memory of Anne Ashe Ardshanavooly, Killarney who died on 15th February 2023.

We would also like to thank Father Begley, St Mary’s Cathedral for delivering a beautiful requiem mass. Sincere thanks to Michael and Mary O’Shea, and staff of O’Shea’s funeral home for their professionalism and courtesy. As we cannot thank everybody individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our sincere appreciation and gratitude. 1st Anniversary Mass for Anne will be held on Saturday 17th February at 6.15pm in St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

1ST ANNIVERSARY ASHE

In loving memory of Anne Ashe 78 Ardshanavooly, Killarney who died on 15th February 2023. Always in our thoughts Forever in our hearts.

5TH ANNIVERSARY O’SULLIVAN

Fondly missed by your loving sister Catherine and family, nieces and nephews.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART In loving memory of Patrick O’Sullivan Knockreigh, Scartaglen, Co. Kerry who passed away on 20th February 2019. A Silent thought, a gentle prayer For a special Brother in God’s care. From Diarmuid, Christina and Family.

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. RF

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40TH BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

PILKINGTON

O’SULLIVAN

In loving memory of Frank Pilkington Firies, Killarney who passed away on 15th February 2023.

Rememberting with love my son Anthony O’Sullivan Ballinamanagh, Kilcummin whose 40th birthday occurs on Valentine’s day, February 14th.

Remembering with love Anthony O’Sullivan Ballinamanagh, Kilcummin whose 40th birthday occurs on Valentine’s Day, February 14th.

Life goes on without you But it will never be the same And if I had my time once more I’d do it all again.

We miss and celebrate you each day of the year, but it is on your birthday we feel you most near.

As we lovingly remember Frank on his first anniversary, his mother Geraldine, his sisters Elaine and Niamh, his brother John, his girlfriend Lisa and his son Phoenix, wish to express our gratitude to the following people - Aidan O’Connor, Funeral Director, for his compassionate guidance and support to us during those very difficult days. Thanks to the priests Fr. Padraig Kennelly and Fr. John Ahern for a beautiful service. To Shannon Crematorium beautiful send off.

for

Frank’s

So when my days are darkest And I just can’t see the light i’ll look up at the brightest star And you’ll be shining bright. Treasured memories of you Anthony, on your 40th birthday. Forever loved and missed, Paddy.

To Firies GAA Club for providing a guard of honour at the removal. To Olivia and Ciaran of Butlers bar Firies for their kindness and hospitality during a very difficult period.

40TH BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE O’SULLIVAN

To the Fire Services and Paramedics who looked after Frank that day, we will be forever grateful.

A special mention to Pat McDonald who was always a close friend to Frank and family. To everyone that sent messages of support through text, social media, mass cards, phone calls and letters, we appreciate every single one of them. Please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere appreciation. We will love and miss you forever and always Frank. First Anniversary Mass will take place on Wednesday, 21st February at 7.30pm in Firies Church.

1ST ANNIVERSARY PILKINGTON

The birds still sing, the flowers grow The breeze still whispers too But it will never ever be The same world without you. It’s so sad that you had to go Your leaving caused such pain But you were so very special to us And earth’s loss is heaven’s gain. From Mick, Martina, Amy, Jamie, Kate and Luke.

IN MEMORIAM

A wonderful little girl so precious and rare We thought we had your whole life to share

This year on your 40th is harder than most, as we raise a glass to send you a heavenly toast.

Happy and content with a smile so clear You changed our life in your one short year

We hope you are up there partying and having fun, thinking of us, like we do you when playing years around the sun.

We think of you always not just today In our minds and hearts you will always stay.

We continue to celebrate everything about you, using all the amazing memories you gave us as if they were anew. You may be miles away, but in our hearts you will always stay. Happy 40th birthday to the most wonderful brother, brother-in-law and uncle.

BEHAL Rememberting with love our brother Anthony O’Sullivan Ballinamanagh, Kilcummin whose 40th birthday occurs on Valentine’s day, February 14th. Now that I’m gone Just carry on Don’t mourn, rejoice Every time you think of the sound of my voice. Just know that I’m looking down on you smiling. And I’m back with Sheila again So please don’t feel any pain Just smile back. Happy 40th Anthony! Loved and missed always. Killian, Thomasina, Rían, Patrick and Christina. *** Lá breithe shona duit.

From Stephen, Darragh and Enda.

The sun still rises in the east And darkness falls at night But nothing now seems quite the same Each day is not as bright.

In loving memory of a dear Niece Mary Kate Healy Coornamena, Beaufort who died on 21st February 2007.

Lots of Love, Auntie Sheila and Connie. x

17TH ANNIVERSARY HEALY

11TH ANNIVERSARY

Remembering you with smiles and laughter as you turn 40.

In loving memory of Frank Pilkington Firies, Killarney who passed away on 15th February 2023.

HEALY

Love Brendan, Kate, Myles & Rory. xxx

Also a special mention to Bridie Grady for the catering, her kindness and support. To Martina, Mick, Amy, Jamie, Kate and Luke for being a great friend to Frank and for being there always.

17TH ANNIVERSARY

Treasured memories of Dáire-Etienne Behal late of 68 Arbutus Grove, Killarney who died on 14th February 2013. When nights are long and stars are few We stop a moment and think of you A silent hope, A silent tear, A silent wish, that you were here. Sadly missed but never forgotten by your loving parents Richard and Bernardine, brother Julien, sisters Erinna, Simone and Chantal, sister-in-law Noeleen, brothers-inlaw Finbarr and Noel, nieces and nephews Rosie, Samuel, Ella, Max, Oscar, Luán, Cleo, Emilie, Fionn and Abbie.

24TH ANNIVERSARY CORCORAN

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

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. NK

In loving memory of a dear God-daughter and Niece Mary Kate Healy Coornamena, Kilgobnet, Beaufort who died on 21st February 2007. No matter how life changes No matter what we do A special place within or hearts Is always kept for you. Always loved and forever in our hearts, your godfather Seamus, your Auntie Liz, Kiara and Shane.

16TH ANNIVERSARY DUFFY

In loving memory of our good friend John Duffy who died on 18th February 2008. We thought of you today Johnny But that is nothing new We thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow too.

In loving memory of Patrick Corcoran Cummeen, Killarney who died on 23rd February 2000. A special day, another year A loving thought, a silent tear A little prayer to keep in touch With you, we loved and miss so much. Always remembered by Mom and Dad, sisters Ina, Mary and Michelle, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. Anniversary Mass on Friday 23rd February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

We think of you in solitude Or often speak your name What it meant for us to know you The fun-filled memories remain the same. Remembering you is easy Johnny We do it everyday It’s the sadness of losing you That does not go away. Deeply missed by your friends Mike MacSweeney, John Leahy, Connie Murphy, Denis O’Leary, John G. O’Leary, John O’Connor, David Sheehan, Pa Sugrue, andTony Sugrue.

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IN MEMORIAM 10TH ANNIVERSARY

10TH ANNIVERSARY

19TH ANNIVERSARY

O’LEARY

EVISTON

19TH & 46TH ANNIVERSARIES O’CONNOR

In loving memory of my dear husband Brendan O’Leary late of Lyreatough, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on 18th February 2014. R.I.P.

In loving memory of Brendan O’Leary late of Mastergeeha and Lyreatough, Kilcummin who died on 18th February 2014.

When God was making husbands, as far as I can see He made a special soulmate especially for me. He made a perfect gentleman, compassionate and kind With more love and affection than you could ever wish to find.

Those special memories of you Will always bring a smile If only we could have you back For just a little while

He gave my darling husband a heart of solid gold He gave me wonderful memories only my heart can hold. He was someone I could talk to that no one can replace He was someone I could laugh with till tears ran down my face. Next time we meet will be at Heaven’s door When I see you standing there I won’t cry anymore. I will put my arms around you and kiss your smiling face Then the pieces of my broken heart will fall back into place.

Then we could sit and talk again Just like we used to do It always meant so very much To have a friend like you The fact that you’re no longer here Will always cause us pain But you are forever in our hearts Until we meet again. Sadly missed every day by your brothers Pats, John and Dave, sisters Theresa and Noreen, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

5TH ANNIVERSARY RYAN

So dearly loved and so sadly missed by your loving wife Úna. xx

In loving memory of Sean Eviston late of Countess Road, Killarney who died on 15th February 2005. A time that is filled with sadness Returns to us today To mark the day that God called you home Nineteen years ago today. No matter how our lives may change No matter what we do There’s a special place within our hearts That’s always kept for you. To us you were so special Loving kind and true You will never be forgotten Sean Because you were you. May the birds sing softly And the seals whisper in your ear We will always miss you, love you And wish that you were here. With Love, Mom, Dad, Edward, June, Linda and Patrick.

RYAN

19TH ANNIVERSARY

In loving memory of our uncle Thomas Ryan lyretough, Kilcummin who died on 17th February 2019. We think of you in silence We often speak your name Now all we have are memories and your picture in a frame.

In loving memory of Tommy Ryan Lyretough, Kilcummin who died on 17th February 2019.

Your memory is our keepsake With which we’ll never part God has you in his keeping We have you in our hearts.

HIs weary hours and days of pain His troubled nights are past And in my heart I know He has found sweet rest at last.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your nieces and nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews and extended family.

Lovingly remembered, Una.

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

13TH ANNIVERSARY KISSANE

In loving memory of Donal Kissane late of Pallas, Beaufort who died on 18th February 2011. Those who think of him today A little prayer to Jesus say. Sadly missed by your loving sons Tim and Con, daughter Margaret, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and grandchildren. Anniversary Mass on Sunday 18th February at 10.00am in the Prince of Peace Church, Fossa.

IN MEMORIAM

February comes with sad regret It brings a day we will never forget But when thoughts go back as they often do We treasure the memories we have of you. Always remembered by your daughter Liz and grandson Jason. Anniversary Mass on Monday 19th February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

19TH & 46TH ANNIVERSARIES O’CONNOR

Anniversary Mass on Saturday 17th February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral.

EVISTON

5TH ANNIVERSARY

In loving memory of Edward and Eileen O’Connor 48 Dalton’s Avenue, Killarney Edward who died on 22nd February 2005 Eileen who died on 18th February 1978.

In loving memory of Edward and Eileen O’Connor 48 Dalton’s Avenue, Killarney Edward who died on 22nd February 2005 Eileen who died on 18th February 1978. Those special memories of you Will always bring a smile If only I could have you back For just a little while

In loving memory of Sean Eviston late of Countess Road, Killarney who died on 15th February 2005. A silent thought, a quiet prayer For someone special in God’s care. Remembered by your friends Sean, Kenneth, Darragh and Ger.

Then we could sit and talk again Just like we used to do You always meant so very much And always will do too The fact that you’re no longer here Will always cause me pain But you’re forever in my heart Until we meet again. Always remembered from your grand-daughter Stephanie and Eoghan.

MIRACLE PRAYER O Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things you have given me as you confirm once again that I never wanted to be separated from you in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in Eternal Glory. Thank you for mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days, after three days the favour will be granted. ES

PRAYER TO ST. PIO OF PIETRELCINA O God, You gave Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin priest, the great privilege of participating in a unique way in the passion of Your Son, grant me through his intercession the grace of.... which I ardently desires; and above all grant me the grace of living in conformity with the death of Jesus, to arrive at the glory of the resurrection. Glory be to the Father.... (three times). MS

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. MM

A PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me this my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart, to succour me in this necessity; there are none that can withstand your power. O, show me herein you are my Mother, O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (3 times) Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times) EH

19TH ANNIVERSARY O’CONNOR

In loving memory of Edward O’Connor 48 Dalton’s Avenue, Killarney who died on 22nd February 2005. Memories are special They don’t fade away I think of you always Not only today. Sadly missed by your friend Alex.

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

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In loving memory of Siobhán Kelly late of Artigallivan, Headford, Killarney who died on 22nd February 2011.

In loving memory of our dear Father, Grandfather and Father-in-law Ted O’Sullivan late of White Bridge, Killarney who died on 13th February 2001.

Miss you like it was yesterday.

The moment that you left us Our hearts split into two One side filled with memories The other side died with you.

What I would give if I could say I will go and see my mother today To hear her voice and see her smile To sit and talk with her a while To be together in the same old way This is my dearest wish today. Sadly missed by Ollie and family.

14TH ANNIVERSARY O’DONOGHUE

In loving memory of Jimmy O’Donoghue Gortdromakerrie, Muckross, Killarney who died on 20th February 2010. Rest in peace. As this sad month returns once more Silently opening memories’ door No length of time can take away My thoughts of you from day to day.

We often lie awake at night when the world is fast asleep And take a walk down memory lane with tears upon our cheeks. Remembering you is easy we do it every day But missing you is a heartache that never goes away. We hold you tightly within our hearts And there you will remain You see life has gone on without you But will never be the same. Loved and remembered always by your sons Tim, Con, Danny and John, daughters Caroline and Noreen, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, partner, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Anniversary Mass on Saturday 17th February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.

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1. Buddhist monk MCCARTHY 2. The ____ of March 3. Repairs lawns If all the world was ours to give We’d give it, yes, and more 4. Clergymen Just to see again the face we love 5. Zone Come smiling through the door. 6. Off kilter There is a link death cannot sever 7. Twisted Love and remembrance lasts forever. In loving memory of 8. Desire Hannah and John McCarthy Sadly missed by your loving wife Maura. x 9. Fright late of Glounlea, Currow, Killarney Hannah who died on 3rd February 2010 10. French friend Anniversary Mass and John who died on 20th April 1983. on Wednesday 21st February at 6:15pm 11. Highway division in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney. 12. Squeaks by Loving parents are now at rest For each of us they did their best 13. Yield Their love was great, 35TH & 22ND 19. Sock type their hearts were kind A beautiful memory, they left behind. ANNIVERSARIES 24. Watercraft CLANCY 26. Knight's title Fondly missed by your loving family. 27. Spiny plants xxxx 28. Foreign 29. Clever 30. Spring month 46TH ANNIVERSARY 31. Capri or Man O’NEILL In loving memory of 32. Lymph ____ Richard J. and Nora Clancy 33. ____ Murphy of "Beverly Hills Cop" late of 9 Port Road, Killarney Richard J. who died on 25th August 1989 34. Staggers and Nora who died on 14th February 2002. 37. Volcanic emission 40. Peaceful Memories are precious They don’t fade away 41. Wide-mouthed pitcher In loving memory of We think of you always Charlie O’Neill 44. Do embroidery Not just today. late of Gortahoonig, Muckross, Killarney 46. Ice-cream flavor who died on 17th February 1978. Lovingly remembered by all your family. 48. More adjacent Lonely is the home without you 50. Mischievous one Ní bás ach ath fhás. Life to us is not the same 52. Make holy All the world would be Heaven If we could have you back again. 53. Elects ST. THERESA 54. Shawl Sadly missed by your loving family. St. Theresa the Little Flower, please pick me 55. Agreeable a rose from thy heavenly gardens and send Anniversary Mass for Charlie and Mary 57. Hindu dress it to me with a message of love. Ask God to on Sunday 18th February at 9.30am please grant me the favour I thee implore 58. On the peak in Muckross Church. and tell him I will love him each day more 60. Crowds and more. Amen. 61. Burden 62. Fictional clownfish Anniversaries, Acknowledgements, Anniversaries, Acknowledgements, Remembrances and Novenas Remembrances and Novenas can be placed 64. Cut grass can be placed online at www.killarneyadvertiser.ie online at www.killarneyadvertiser.ie IN MEMORIAM 1. Speech problems 6. Border 10. Guinness of "Star Wars" 14. Love greatly 15. Slight 16. Manufacture 17. Military doctor 18. Deep-rooted 20. Desirable quality 21. Ship's rear 22. Compass pt. 23. Weeps convulsively 25. Authorizes 27. Fidel ____ 30. 747, e.g. 35. Gifts to charity 36. Swiss peaks 38. Wash away 39. Spy org. 40. Hollywood hopeful 42. Ike's inits. 43. Concise 45. Watch 46. Face covering 47. ____ medicine 49. Wipes clean 51. Itty-bitty 52. Muffin type 53. Have title to 56. Of the smelling organ 59. Singer Paul ____ 63. Interest benchmark (2 wds.) 65. Exact copy 66. Mexican treat 67. Greek Cupid 68. Scrapbook 69. Gush 70. Shreds 71. Cowboy's tool

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Kerry boys on the hunt for results as LOI season gets underway LEAGUE OF IRELAND FIRST DIVISION

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Cork City v Kerry FC Friday 7.45pm Turners Cross This is what the dream was all about. A Kerry soccer team competing in the League of Ireland, going up against the big guns. Whatever the outcome, it will be a proud moment for everyone involved in the Kerry FC project when they take to the field at Turners Cross on Friday night. And make no mistake about it, despite their recent fall from grace, Cork City are still a big gun – certainly the biggest gun in this corner of the country by some distance. The three-time league champions and four-time cup winners have been a topflight club for most of their 40-year existence. Last season they were relegated from the Premier Division via that playoff defeat to their neighbours to the east, Waterford United. The Rebel Army know that only one thing could surpass that low: defeat to their upstart neighbours to the west. So, how are Kerry fixed ahead of the big kick-off? Unsurprisingly, the winter break has been a busy one for the likes of Billy Dennehy, who is now the club’s sporting director after stepping down as manager, and Killarney man Conor McCarthy, who has become the youngest head coach in the history of the league at 25.

Several players have departed to be replaced by fresh talent and on the surface the Tralee-based outfit appear to have made some positive moves, although naturally time will tell. Defender Andy Spain has joined from Treaty United and the fact that the Kildare man was promptly installed as the new club captain underlines how important McCarthy and co. think he will be to the team. They have also brought in Croation goalkeeper Antonio Tuta from Finn Harps and 19-year-old striker Victor Udeze from Dublin. Udeze scored the winning goal on his debut against Cobh Ramblers in the Munster Senior Cup last week. Significantly, a number of young players who showed good promise in 2023 have been rewarded with professional contracts, perhaps most notably former Killarney Celtic striker Ryan Kelliher, who was Kerry’s top scorer in their first ever LOI season. Another former Celt, Daniel Okwute, has also signed up for 2024. This year the goal for Kerry is clear: win more games and finish higher up the table. Where better to get the ball rolling than at Turners Cross?

LOCAL LAD: Kerry forward Daniel Okwute. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/ Sportsfile.

16.02.2024 On the surface, Micheál Burns' decision to walk away from Kerry might seem a little rash. After all, Kerry have only played two competitive matches this year and the 27-year-old started one of them. But a closer look at his career in green and gold reveals that getting dropped for the Monaghan game a fortnight ago is the latest in a long line of setbacks that would take their toll on any footballer. They say you make your own luck in sport and I’m sure Micheál himself would accept that he could have made more of some of the opportunities that he got, but all things considered he was unfortunate enough at times.

DEBUT

Burns made his debut against Donegal in 2018, the same day Eamonn Fitzmaurice handed David Clifford and Seánie O’Shea their first starts at senior level. The diminutive but well-built wing forward kicked a point and he kept his place throughout the entire league campaign, scoring in six out of seven games (0-9 in total). It was an impressive return for a rookie. However, he was still subbed off in six of those games, and this pattern would continue for much of his Kerry career. He started three times in the 2018 championship and scored 0-2 against both Cork and Kildare, yet he was taken off in all three matches. 2019 began with Crokes’ run to the All-Ireland Club final so he didn’t feature for Kerry in the league. His one start all year – against Meath in the Super 8s – ended on bad terms as Peter Keane subbed him off four minutes before half-time. Burns was visibly upset as he sat on the bench; it seemed like a harsh decision at the time. He didn’t play again that season. The following year, 2020, turned out to be an annus horribilis for all of us but it actually started well for Burns. For my money he played his best football for his county in the pre-pandemic league matches. He wasn’t really known for his kicking at the time but he had clearly been working on his shooting because he came out with all guns blazing. After coming off the bench against Dublin in Croke Park, he started and scored in the next four matches, registering 0-2 against Galway, 0-1 against Tyrone, 0-3 against Meath and 0-1 against Mayo. (He was still taken off in three of those games.) Covid was a disaster full stop but it couldn’t have come at a worse time for the industrious half forward from Killarney. He started both of the outstanding league games when the season resumed in October but he couldn’t recapture that early season form. He didn’t see action in that disastrous defeat to Cork in the Munster semi-final as Keane started the match with a midfielder and a back in the half forward line.

FRUSTRATION

He started two games in the shortened

2021 season (against Dublin in the league and Tipperary in the championship) and once again his year ended in frustration when Keane left him lingering on the bench during Kerry’s extra time defeat to Tyrone in the All-Ireland semi-final. Burns might have been expecting his name to be called when David Clifford went down with an injury at the end of normal time – he was the last remaining forward on the bench – but instead Kerry turned to Paul Geaney, who had already been subbed off earlier in the game. Burns was eventually brought on as Kerry’s tenth sub with just four minutes of extra time to go. Whatever way you spin it, that must have been tough to take. Jack O’Connor returned in 2022 and Burns hasn’t started a championship match since, although he did come on when Kerry beat Galway in the All-Ireland final. He also saw game time in each of Kerry’s last five championship outings of 2023. He didn’t score in those appearances last year and the lack of scoring threat from Kerry’s half forwards was a talking point at season’s end, but it could have been quite different for Burns had things gone his way. He might have had a tap-in goal against Tyrone if Seánie O’Shea was feeling generous, and against Derry he was all alone and in a better position when David Clifford decided to stop up and take a point to give Kerry a two-point lead late on. They were small moments but if they fell his way they could have shifted the narrative in Burns’ favour. He played against Derry in the 2024 season opener but he didn’t have his best game and was substituted at half-time. Then he didn’t play against Monaghan the following weekend. After experiencing an uncommon amount of setbacks in his six-year career, this was evidently the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Burns steps away after series of tough setbacks The news that Micheál Burns has left the Kery panel raised a few eyebrows this week as Jack O’Connor indicated that the Dr Crokes man was unhappy with the amount of game time he was getting.

COMMITMENTS

No doubt some will say that it’s an honour to even be on the Kerry panel and there’s no shame in playing second fiddle to the calibre of forwards that Burns was up against. They’re right, of course, but that doesn’t mean that the man has to be content with not playing. The commitments that come with intercounty football are enormous. It’s hard enough when you’re getting the rewards you feel you deserve; it’s much harder when you’re not. Burns will go back to his club and I’m sure he will be an important player for them for years to come. As for Kerry, having a squad member depart mid-season is ideally something that you wouldn’t want to happen but if a guy isn’t happy, maybe it’s for the best. I’m sure Micheál’s friends on the panel will be sad to see him go but it shouldn’t be a big distraction. They are a professional group and it will be business as usual against Mayo on Saturday night. The wheel keeps turning' with this: For Burns and Kerry alike, life goes on.

DECISION: Micheál Burns has walked away from the Kerry panel. Photo: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile.

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Eamonn Fitzgerald on the difference between good and bad versions of Ireland’s Call and Amhrán na bhFiann Stevie Mulrooney stole the show at the Aviva on Sunday last where it was more or less a stroll in the stadium for Ireland, defeating Italy 36-0 in the Guinness-sponsored 6 Nations game. The 8-year-old Kilkenny boy sang Ireland’s Call before the big international match, impressing the Irish rugby team and fans with his confident and amazing performance. He was invited to sing by flanker Josh van der Flier after he sang the same anthem on The Late Late Toy Show. He said he loved the experience, and his favourite players are Peter O’Mahony and Bundee Aki. Those are two good picks by the garsún, key men on the road to the title. Yes, Ireland called it well to invite him to sing with a confidence that belies his years. Ireland’s Call was written by Phil Coulter, that brilliant composer of so many hit songs including The Town I Love So Well, a tribute to his native city of Derry. I don’t think he would say Londonderry. He was commissioned by the IRFU in 1995 to create a song that could be sung by both

GUSTO: Young Stevie Mulrooney performs Ireland's Call before the Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile.

nationalist and unionist supporters and players. The song is used as a national anthem by some sports teams representing the island of Ireland, especially the men’s rugby union team. Rugby is a 32-county sport catering for people from diverse political backgrounds and those long historical traditions. Some players and supporters are from Northern Ireland and may not identify with Amhrán na bhFiann. The GAA is also a 32-county organisation, but it is always Amhrán na Fiann that is sung before its games. I hope that when Amhrán na bhFiann is sung in Austin Stack Park tomorrow night before the Kerry v Mayo league game the singer will do our national anthem justice. It is wonderful to see and hear a live rendering, but far too often the singers may have the air correct but make a real hames of the words. Either they don’t understand the lyrics or the pronunciation is way off the mark and unacceptable There are exceptions, of course, and I have heard some good singers who get

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Our anthems deserve respectful renditions it correct, but they are in the minority. I was in the middle of a huge contingent of Derry followers from Maghera before the start of the Kerry-Derry game a few weeks back. They were in high spirits and the banter was great. Was it any wonder, as their club had won the All-Ireland Club final a week prior? “One minute to Amhrán na BhFiann,” came out over the public address system. What a change! They took off the green and gold woolly hats, their club colours, and the red and white scarves of Derry. Then a 90-degree turn to face the Tricolour at the Killarney end and standing to attention they sang our national anthem as it should be sung, with pride and reverence. They didn’t trail off at, “Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar, Seo libh canaig

Amhrán na bhFiann”. Neither did the players, standing in unified pride until the song was concluded. No breakaway. No way. They gave it everything to the end. Reverential nationalism in live action was a joy to behold. I feel that the presenters of the GAA games and whoever looks after such logistics as providing the national anthem should go for the safer bet and play Seán Ó Sé’s wonderful version if there isn’t a singer available competent in voice and pronunciation. (That’s Seán from Cork and not Seán from Kenmare Shamrocks.) The prerecorded song will be correct and there will be no slurring over words which some singers do not understand. Notwithstanding all of those issues, some singers do it justice, but only some.

Amhrán na bhFiann was written in English by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney in 1909 or 1910 and translated into Irish by Liam Ó Rinn in 1923 for the new Irish Free State. The music was composed by Heeney with the help of Kearney and Seán Rogan. The song was first published in 1912 and sung by rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916. It was adopted as the official anthem of the Irish Free State in 1926, so it has been with us for a long time. It became a great rallying song used by the internees at the other Croke Park in Frongach, North Wales where Dick Fitzgerald organised intercounty matches for those in captivity after The Rising. There is also something special about a packed Millennium Stadium at Cardiff when Welsh rugby supporters sing Hen

Wlad Fy Nhadau, often referred to as The Land of our Father. It was the first national anthem to be sung at the start of a sporting event in 1905; that predated the use of the national anthem by the GAA. Cardiff Stadium also has a retractable roof. Will that be constructed in Croke Park some day? I hope not. Use that money to promote the game at club level and avoid another storm in a teacup about the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh conundrum. Croke Park has a capacity of just over 82,000 whereas the stadium in Cardiff fills out at just under 80,00O. Both venues provide that goose pimples effect and the hair standing on the back of your neck when the respective anthems are sung. It is always a special moment.

BROTHERS IN ARMS: The Cork hurlers stand for the national anthem in Croke Park. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

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Playoffs a real possibility as Lakers sink Vikings On Saturday last, Leondre Washington bagged 35 points as the Scotts Lakers beat the Waterford Vikings to move into the playoff positions in the Division 1 Southern Conference. Washington was in imperious form for the home team, ably assisted by Braden Bell (21 points), but speaking to club PRO Enda Walshe post-match he was quick to credit his teammates and coach for their efforts. "Rui Sarvia did well defensively, Eoin Carroll got some big rebounds, Braden and Mark Sheehan… Everyone put in a shift,” Washington said. “The coach got us riled up in the final quarter and that put a lot of energy into us." For his part, Coach Brian Clarke urged his players to build on this 77-73 victory as they approach the business end of the season. "It's a big win for us to push ahead of Waterford and we've three big games now against Team NorthWest, the Titans and the Killarney Cougars in the next few weeks. We have to keep pushing on and striving to improve." All the excitement in this game was jam packed into the final quarter as the Lakers eventually overcame their early offensive struggles to get over the line. They depended on the grit and determination of Carroll, Saravia and Paul Clarke in the opening exchanges; the trio had 30 rebounds between them on the night. Bell enjoyed a terrific duel with Idris Joyner; the Vikings’ talisman finished up with 36 points despite being on the losing team. The opening quarter saw both sides slow to settle with the visitors 10-8 ahead after five minutes. Joyner alongside his compatriot Jack Ryan carried the bulk of the threat in the early stages while Bell and Washington got the Lakers up and running. Carroll took delivery of a nice pass from Washington to get off the mark and two quick baskets from Captain Paul Clarke put the Lakers ahead 14-12. Joyner went on a spree to push the Vikings into the lead at quarters end, 22-19, with Washington replying. The Lakers made a better start to the second period with Bell, Washington and Saravia all on target. Carroll popped up again and the Lakers led 34-26 with 2.27 remaining in the half. But again Joyner sparked up and with the help of Daniel

Sheehan the gap was closed to two by half time 36-34, with Jamie O’Sullivan having the last word for the Lakers. The third quarter belonged to the Vikings, with Sheehan and Kavanagh bringing them back into contention. That point was emphasised by Joyner and Ryan who both struck for threes and Denis Miculescu came off the bench to put them 46-40 clear. Bell who was closely guarded by Joyner all evening, Saravia, and Washington brought the sides level at 50 apiece with the quarter drawing to a close. But again Joyner stole in to put the Vikings in the box seat heading into the final period. The Vikings looked to be turning their ship for home when they built up a tenpoint lead, 73-63, with four minutes to go. This did so thanks to the promptings of Illia Prikhno, Sheehan and Joyner and even though the Lakers battled away, it seemed the harder they tried, the worse it got. But then came the fireworks. Washington sank two free throws and as the defensive intensity went up tenfold, the Vikings were forced into numerous turnovers. Bell and Washington brought it down to a two-point game with 1.13 to go, a lead that was halved by Carroll from the charity stripe. Bell then broke clear to put the Lakers in front for what felt like the first time in a lifetime, as the Vikings lost huge momentum, highlighted by both Sheehan and Kavanagh getting fouled out. Carroll pulled down a huge rebound and fed Washington who was fouled. He duly doubled the lead to two with 12 seconds on the clock. The Vikings launched one last raid to salvage the game but the ball was again turned over and Bell again raced clear to stuff home the ball, bringing down a huge sense of relief in the process. The win moves the Lakers onto eight wins and into the top four. Provided they keep themselves ahead of the Waterford side in the weeks ahead, they will earn their place at the end of season playoffs. Team NorthWest are next on the agenda with the game tipping off at 7.30pm on Saturday in the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre. The St Paul’s women’s team are also in action at the same venue on Saturday. The recently crowned Southern Conference champs play the Limerick Sport Huskies at 4.30pm.

SHOOTERS SHOOT: Leondre Washington was the Lakers' leading scorer in their recent victory over the SETU Waterford Vikings. Photo: Pat Shanahan Photography.

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THE WEEK IN PICTURES

GALA: Killarney Swimming Club representatives who competed at the Gerry Ryan Gala in the University of Limerick.

CELTIC: The Killarney Celtic U16 girls team who beat Iveragh United 5-1.

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: The Killarney RFC boys' team who wore their club colours with pride at a recent blitz in Tralee.

SOCCER: The Killarney Athletic squad who defeated Listowel in the U13 First Division.

BADMINTON: Sinéad Galvin and Miriam Rohan of Kerry who were runners-up in the ladies doubles at the Irish National Masters in Baldoyle, Dublin.

RUGBY: Some of the Killarney RFC youngsters who enjoyed a Minis Blitz in Tralee last weekend.

WORKMEN’S ROWING CLUB: A big thank you to Shane Casey (Shane Casey Electrical Services) who presented a cheque to David Hartnett, winner of Workmen's Last Man Standing competition. Back: Zac Donaldson, Shane Casey, Sam Casey, Nially Moynihan, David Hartnett. Front: Liam Breen, Finn O'Neill, Evan Wharton, Faye Mannix, Grace Mannix, Kayla Wharton, Ross McCarthy and Evan Counihan.

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SPORT NOTES

Killarney Athletic U13 DIVISION 1: Killarney Athletic B 5-0 Listowel B. Our young blues were up against Listowel B in a game that was due to be played away but had to be reversed to our pitch due to the Listowel pitch being deemed unplayable. The boys were fired up and eager to get going as the KO time approached and took to the game with great intensity. This was something that had been missing as of late and was a welcome sight to behold. Our blues quickly took the initiative with Nathan Jordan latching onto a mis-controlled ball by the opposition, firing us into the lead on 14mins. Athletic were starting to really move the ball well, stringing together pass after pass and it wasn’t long before Malachy Audley played a through ball into Aidan Hickey’s path who finished nicely into the bottom corner on 22mins. The lads weren’t finished there though, with Nathan Jordan picking out the lively Aidan Hickey for his second and taking us into a 3-0 lead as the half time whistle blew. The 2nd half was as dominant as the first with the Listowel team finding it increasingly difficult to live with the relentless pressure and intricate passing the lads were producing. Two more goals were to follow in quick succession, with Malachy Audley once again finding Aidan Hickey to help complete his hat trick before Malachy Audley found the net himself after a brilliant through ball by Jack Gleeson 2 minutes later. The game was to end 5-0 and was without doubt the lads best performance of the season so far, all the lads gave a great performance but, in the end, it was a split decision between two of them for man of the match. MOTM - Torin Lyne & Malachy Audley. Great performance lads and big thanks to Listowel for a sporting game. U15 DIVISION 1: Athletic 1-2 Listowel. Our U15s took on Listowel and came away empty handed. Our depleted squad started brightly and went 1-0 up after 25 mins through a great Jayden free kick. HT 1-0. At half time we made some tactical changes, and this didn’t work to our advantage with Listowel scoring two quick goals… our boys battled hard but, in the end, Listowel held on for a deserved 2-1 win. Thanks to the parents for the support and Brian Spillane for reffing the game. That’s only our second loss of the season by the smallest margin and we’ll dust ourselves down and go again in two weeks’ time. U13 PREMIER: Killarney Athletic 0-2 Killorglin. After a dominating performance in our last game against Listowel, we didn't hit the same levels today and lost out to the better team. We battled hard and kept pushing, but to no avail against a strong Killorglin side. Thanks, and well done to Killorglin for a good sporting game. We move on and look to get back to winning ways in our next game. U13 DIVISION 1: Killarney Athletic B 5-0 Listowel B. A dominant performance by

our U13B’s today as they came away with the 3 points. The lads played with a real intensity throughout, moved the ball very well and kept their first clean sheet of the season too. Thanks very much to Listowel for a sporting game. Goals: Aidan Hickey, Nathan Jordan Malachy Audley. U13 DIVISION 2 SOUTH: Killarney Athletic C 1-1 Mastergeeha B. A strong performance by our young blues this morning as they welcomed Mastergeeha to Woodlawn. The teams shared the points in the end with Athletic having the majority of the possession and were unlucky not to find that final finish for the win. Credit to the Mastergeeha keeper who gave a brilliant performance between the sticks. Thanks again to Mastergeeha for a sporting game. Goals - Olek Prinz.

Killarney Celtic RESULTS: Charleville Cheese Premier A - Killarney Celtic 1-0 Killorglin AFC. Lee Downing. Charleville Cheese Premier B - Killarney Celtic B 1-2 QPR. Robbie Harnett. U13 Div 1 - Killarney Celtic 2-0 St Brendan’s Park B. James Brosnan, Cillian Scannell. U13 Div 2 - Killarney Celtic 0-4 MEK. GIRLS: U16 Premier - Iveragh Utd 1-5 Killarney Celtic. Emma Daly 3, Sadbh O'Halloran, Caoimhe O'Sullivan.

Mastergeeha U12: Mastergeeha FC U12 girls who are in the final 16 in the Country will play Lakewood, Cork on Saturday 17th. Best of Luck to the team and coaches from all at the club, super proud of you all. LOTTO: There was no winner on Friday 9th February 2024 of the Jackpot for €8,400. Numbers drawn were 01, 14, 18, 22. Consolation prizes of €50 went to Neilus McCarthy, Kilbrean; Jerdy Sheehan, Lyretough; Valarie McGillicuddy, Tiernaboul; Patie Nagle, Mastergeeha. The next draw will be Friday 16th February for Jackpot of 8,600. KILCUMMIN COMMUNITY GAMES: Well done to all our U10 & U13 boys and U13 girls indoor soccer teams who participated in competitions over the last two weekends. Thanks to all the coaches involved and the parents who supported the teams. Thanks also to Kilcummin National School for the use of their gym for all the training sessions. We wish the best of luck to our Boys U13 team who will compete in the County semi-final this weekend in Duagh. Good luck also to our swimmers in their upcoming events.

Killarney Legion GAA EAST KERRY SUPERLEAGUE: The Senior Men travelled to Rathbeg last Friday night and came away with another win in the East Kerry Superleague. Shaun Keane, stationed at full forward struck for an early goal before Rathmore dominated the next fifteen minutes, hitting 1-4 without reply. Will Shine snapped that dominance with a point, soon followed by further

minors from Sam Benson, Eoghan O'Sullivan and Shaun Keane, leaving the hosts 1-5 to 1-4 ahead at half time. With the wind to the backs Finbarr Murphy and Ryan O'Grady turned the game around at 1-8 to 1-6 before Rathmore struck for another goal. But Will Shine, Danny Sheahan, Ryan O'Grady and Finbarr Murphy all kept the scoreboard ticking to help run out 1-13 to 2-8 winners. Team: Brian Kelly, Peter O’Sullivan, Darragh O’Doherty, Rob Leen, Cian Gammell, Darragh Fleming, Jonathan Lyne, Jamie Alade, Darragh Lyne, Eoghan O’Sullivan, Will Shine, Micheal Devlin, Sam Benson, Shaun Keane, Mark Heffernan. Subs: Brian Kelly, Danny Sheahan, Callum O’Donoghue, Finbarr Murphy, Peter McCarthy, Ryan O’Grady, Cian Sheahan, Gavin Moriarty. CLUB GYM: With 2024 to look forward to both on and off the field, as well as the new season only around the corner for all our teams we wish to bring some changes to the attention of our membership for the year ahead in regard to the Club Gym. We are pleased to announce that there will be a fresh investment in the Gym facilities over the coming weeks which will make the Killarney Legion GAA Club Gym one of the best Gyms in the country. With this will come a change to membership pricing, options, access and availability. Up until now the gym membership was purchased alongside the club membership for the year as one sum of €200. This will no longer be the case for a number of reasons outlined below: A standalone set price for the gym €120 (50 Euro for Youth Membership) for the year. Gym membership purchasable yearround (Which was not possible before). Gym membership running 12 months from date of purchase. Access for all club members not just players. Regulation of clubhouse & gym membership through the use of fob system. Simply put each member will be getting a far better product for €10 per month. Of course, each member will have to abide by gym rules (see below) as well as complete a health declaration form and waiver agreement. (See below). Our aim with this project is to improve the club both on the field and off whilst also making the clubhouse itself a more sociable and enticing outlet for all our members. Once completed and there is proof of club and gym membership being paid a fob will be supplied to you by gym management to give you access to the clubhouse and gym. All aforementioned paperwork will need to be signed and agreed upon to begin using the gym. Those aged u15-u18 will need a parents signature and must abide all rules and regulations laid out in the gym rules and declaration forms. As a club we a striving to ensure that the Killarney Legion Club caters and performs in all facets to allow our members young and old to enjoy both on and off field life as a member of the Killarney Legion. We wholeheartedly believe that through club gym and future developments will help us in doing so. We

appreciate all our members for their support now and into the future. KERRY MINOR LADIES: Congrats to Andrea Murphy and the Kerry Ladies who had a comfortable win over Limerick in the first round of the Munster Championship, in a game played in Cappamore GAA Club in Limerick. MOTHERS AND OTHERS TABLE QUIZ: Our ever-active Mothers and Others group are organising a table quiz in the International Hotel on Friday February 23rd. This is a fundraiser for their upcoming trip to Brittany in April and the whole club is asked to row in between the project. Throw in for the quiz is 8 bells. LOTTO: Results Monday 5th. Numbers were 2, 20, 22, 27. Bonus 14. No jackpot winner. Match 3s/Lucky Dips: Mike Pigott online. John Hegarty Jnr Rossdara. Sylvia & Sarah Trant. Paudie Lynch Ross Road. Kevin Curtin online.

Dr Crokes GAA DR. CROKES CUBS: Concludes on Saturday 17th February. The session will take place from 9:30-10:30 in the Aura Leisure Arena. This is an introduction to Gaelic football and hurling for boys and girls aged 3-6 years. GAA SUPER GAMES: Begins on Tuesday 13th February from 6pm-7pm. This includes all players from 8-12 years of age. ASTRO HURLING: Continues every Sunday in Fossa National School. U8-U10 from 5pm-6pm. U11-U13 from 6pm-7pm. All are welcome to attend. EASTER CAMP: Our Annual Easter Camp will take place on Wednesday 3rd April to Friday 5th April from 10am to 2pm. MEMBERSHIP: Dr. Crokes GAA Membership for the 2024 season is now open online via Clubforce. FR PADDY’S CARDS: Continue every Wednesday at 8pm in the clubhouse. There is lots of money to be won. All you need is €5 and a partner. All are Welcome. PILATES with Jola continues on Thursdays from 6:10pm to 7pm in the clubhouse. GENTLE MOVEMENT CLASSES with Kathleen continue on Tuesday mornings at 11am in the clubhouse. You do not need to be a member to join these free classes. All are welcome. OLD CLOTHES BANK is located at the rear of the clubhouse. All clothes should be deposited in bags. Donations will help to provide valuable funding to our club. LOTTO took place February 12th. Numbers drawn were 14, 19, 20, 28 Jackpot of €6,800 was NOT WON. 4 patrons matched 3 numbers and received €100 each. Jackpot for draw on February 19th will be €7,100. Play online via Clubforce. DR CROKES SHOP: You can shop worldwide on our online shop. BINGO: Dr Crokes Bingo continues every Sunday in St. Mary's Parish Hall. Doors will open at 7pm with the first game commencing at 8pm. CONDOLENCES to Niall, Helen, Joseph and Anthony Keogh and the McGillicud-

16.02.2024 SPORT NOTES dy family on the recent passing of Helens brother Eugene. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a ainm. NOTES: If anyone has anything they want to add to our club notes please email pro. drcrokes.kerry@gaa.ie.

Kilcummin GAA EAST KERRY SENIOR LEAGUE: Glenflesk 1-13 Kilcummin 0-14. A last-minute goal for Glenflesk saw us end up on the wrong side of the result in our opening game of the season. However there were a lot of positives to take away from this entertaining encounter from a Kilcummin perspective. Three of last year’s minors made their senior debut, Dara Stack, Keelan O’Shea and Sean Doolan and ten different players got their name on the scoreboard. Next fixture is away to Spa this weekend. Team Keith O’Leary, Dara Stack, Kevin McSweeney, James Williams, Oisin O’Leary, Damien O’Leary, Donal Maher, Paul O’Shea, Keelin O’Shea, Matt Keane, Cian Foley, Kelvin Teahan, Paudie Moynihan, Mark O’Shea, Philip O’Leary. Subs used: Cian Lynch, Richie O’Connor, Oran Dwyer, Sean Doolan, Darragh Brosnan.

Fossa GAA LOTTO: The numbers drawn on 11/02/2024 for a jackpot of €9,750 were, 2, 21, 24, 26. There was no jackpot winner and the €40 consolation prize winners were Alan Buckley, Online; Eimear Hallisey, Online; Helen Moynihan, Dromduhuig; Cliona O’Sullivan and Mary Ferris; Kevin Myers, Barleymount. Tickets are available from our sellers and can also be bought online via Clubforce. EAST KERRY LEAGUE: Fossa seniors take on Rathmore next Sunday in Round 2 of the East Kerry league in Fossa at 12 noon. MINOR COUNTY LEAGUE: Our minor team open their county league campaign with an away game to Reenard/St. Marys/Valentia next Saturday. This game is fixed for Reenard at 3pm and all support welcome. LADIES FOOTBALL: Congratulations to Seodhla Colleran who was part of the Kerry minor team who defeated Limerick on a scoreline of 2-14 to 0-01 on Saturday in the first round of the Minor Championship. Also, well done to Anne and Lily O’Shaughnessy and Kelsey Cummins who were part of the Kerry U-16 teams which were successful in Limerick on Sunday, overall a great weekend for our lady footballers.

Glenflesk GAA LOTTO: There was no winner of Glenflesk Lotto which took place on 6/2/2024 in Glenflesk Hall. Jackpot €7,400 The numbers drawn were: 20, 22, 24, 27. Consolation Prizes of €50 to Mairéad Kelleher, Curreal; Jerry Kelleher, Curreal (Sellers’ Prize); Joan Dineen, Kilnamartyra; Danny O’Sullivan, Gortnaboul, Kilgarvan. Next draw will take place in Glenflesk Hall on Monday 19th February 2024. Jackpot will

BLITZ: Killarney RFC youngsters at the recent rugby blitz in Tralee.

be €7,600. Thank you to all who support our Lotto and to our sellers. Lotto tickets including annual tickets can be bought from our ticket sellers, in local pubs and shops or online before 6pm on the date of the draw via Clubforce. Jackpot for the next draw on Monday 19th February 2024 is €7,600. EAST KERRY SUPER LEAGUE: Well done to our senior team and new management (John B O’Donoghue, Seamus Moynihan, Donie Donovan and Chris Lynch) off to a winning start against Kilcummin last Sunday. Glenflesk 1-13 Kilcummin 0-14. Best of luck against Firies next Sunday in Glenflesk. KERRY MINOR LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Well done to the Kerry Minor team and our two players Kathryn Ryan and Aoise O’Donoghue who defeated Limerick last Saturday. The round 1 encounter in Cappamore ended Kerry 2-14 to Limerick 0-01. NATIONAL CLUB DRAW: If you’re not in you can’t win. Join our previous winner in 2019 of first prize a new car. 2nd Prize €10000 and a lot more great prizes. Get your ticket today €10.00 National Club Draw Tickets can be purchased online via Clubforce or contact Cathy Somers 087 2900476 or Donal Brosnan 087 2682601 to purchase your ticket. All proceeds from tickets sold stay in our club. CEOL AN GHEIMHRIDH: Congratulations to Seán and Olivia Angland who competed in the Munster Final of Ceol and Gheimhridh in Cashel last Sunday. Duet U-14 – 1st Singing U-14 – 3rd. Well done Sean and Olivia. PUBLIC MEETING: A Public meeting will be held on Friday 1st March at 7.30pm in Glenflesk GAA Hall. The theme of the meeting is based on Bishop Ray Browne’s letter Moving Forward in Hope. The aim of the meeting is to get your thoughts on how the Parish will function and continue to thrive going forward. This is your opportunity to participate and to share your

ideas. Each Parish throughout the Diocese will be facilitating these meetings. All welcome to attend. UPCOMING DIOCESAN WEBINARS: Planning for the Future of Parishes on Monday, February 12th at 7:30pm. This webinar is in preparation for the upcoming parish gathering as part of the diocesan planning process, Moving Forward in Hope. Register on www.dioceseofkerry. ie. First Holy Communion – Journeying with your Child, on Wednesday, Feb 21st, for all parents and guardians of children preparing for First Communion. The guest speaker is Dr Patricia Kieran. Register on www.dioceseofkerry.ie.

Listry GAA LOTTO: 1, 2, 12, 22. €100 Pat Moriarty, Rockfield. €50 Mark McCarthy. €50 Paudie Doherty, Barleymount. €25 Kate c/o Denis Murphy. €25 Liz Tangney, Clash. Jackpot next week 18th Feb 2024. €10,050. SENIORS: Our senior start out their year with a win against Kilgarvan last Sunday. Our seniors play Scartaglen in Listry next Sunday February 18th at 12 noon. MINORS: Our minors are playing Ballymac away on Saturday February 17th at 3pm. All support welcome for the team. CONGRATULATIONS to our club chairman Denis Murphy, wife Joanne and family on winning the Irish Coursing Oaks in Clonmel.

East Kerry GAA EAST KERRY SENIOR LEAGUES: Sponsored Frank Doran Safeguardsecuity.ie. Division 1A - Rathmore 2-08 Legion 1-13. Division 1B - Spa 0-14 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-15. Kilcummin 0-14 Glenflesk 1-13. Division 2 - Listry 2-12 Kilgarvan 0-6. Cordal 1-10 Currow 0-10. FIXTURES: Round 3. 18/2/2024 at 12pm. 1A - Fossa v Rathmore. Legion v Gneeveguilla. Dr. Crokes bye. 1B - Spa v Kilcummin. Glenflesk v Firies. Kenmare bye. Division 2 - Scartaglin v Listry. Kilgarvan

v Currow Friday 16th February 7.30pm. Cordal bye. KERRY MINOR LADIES: Well done to the Kerry Minor team and especially East region players, on their win over Limerick in round 1 of the Munster Minor Championship. CONDOLENCES: Sympathies to the families of John O’Mahony Clarina, Limerick/Rathmore, Kerry and Catherine Fitzgerald (née O’Connor), Moulagow, Rathmore, Kerry on their recent deaths.

Beaufort GAA CONGRATULATIONS to Fergal Spillane and Jennifer Long on their recent marriage. We wish them many years of health and happiness. FIXTURES: Good luck to all teams and management teams for the year ahead. Beaufort senior men will be home to Laune Rangers B on Sunday, 18th February at 2pm in round 2, Mid Kerry senior league. Our minor men will be away to Beale on Saturday, 17th at 3pm in round 1, Co League, Div 5A. RESULT: Keel 0.09 Beaufort 2.15 in round 1, Mid Kerry senior league. LOTTO: The next draw for a jackpot of €2,400 will be on Sunday, 18th February in Beaufort Bar. Tickets are available from usual sellers, shops, and public houses and online at www.beaufortgaa.com. Please note that the online lotto closes at 7pm on the night of the draw and tickets sold after 7pm are entered into the following draw. Thank you to everybody who support our lotto. It is greatly appreciated. SPORTS PREDICTION QUIZ: Thank you to everybody who has entered our Sports Prediction quiz. Thank you to all the sellers. They will be collecting the sheets before Friday, 16th February. EXERCISE CLASSES: Spring classes are being held in Beaufort G.A.A Clubrooms, weeknights Monday to Friday. Classes at present are Yoga and Pilates.

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SPORT NOTES PILATES WITH COLLEEN include Ladies, Men’s and Active retired classes. Please contact Colleen at 086 1731469 for times and details. YOGA MIXED CLASS by Ondata-Well-Being. Please contact 085 1350417 for details or the Club at 087 9975737. MEMBERSHIP: Beaufort G.A.A. Club membership is now due. Gym and facilities membership is also available. Please contact Patie 087 2515311. For Ladies football, LGFA membership, contact Sue 086 2632219.

Killarney Camogie Club UNDER 8 & UNDER 10: Training resumes again next Monday 19th February from 6-7pm. Age 5+. Hurleys & helmets provided. Please come along and try out a few sessions. Only need to bring runners and water. Contact Secretary Eimear Flynn for more information 087 6481736. MINOR & SENIOR TRAINING: Training resumes next Sunday 18th February. New players welcome. Contact Paul for more details 086 8416839. COUNTY U15 PANEL: Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected for the Kerry U15 camogie panel for 2024: Doireann Dineen, Laura Griffin, Holly McLoughlin, Shannon Murphy and Meabh O'Connor. Wishing them and their teammates the very best of luck for the season

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club FEBRUARY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND DRAWS: Sunday- Fourball BetterballFirst Nett: Noel Moynihan & Sean Ashe 39½, Gross: Gearoid Cronin & Sean O'Brien 47 and Second Nett: Robbie O'Brien Snr and Sean Ashe 40. Monday- Three Ball Scramble- Nett: Robbie O'Brien Snr, Sean O'Brien & Dan Kiely 33 and Gross: Sean Ashe, Sean O'Brien & Eileen McCarthy 48. FEBRUARY 11TH DRAWS: Fourball Betterball- First Nett: Gearoid Cronin & Bobby Kelly 37, Gross: Robbie O'Brien Snr & Sean Ashe 46 and Second Nett: Bobby Kelly & Betty O'Brien 39½. 2024 RATES: At our Club AGM on January 15th last it was agreed to change both our membership and green rates as follows. MEMBERSHIP: Single Adult- €150, OAP€100, Juvenile- €80 Family- €300 and Associate €133. These rates apply from March 1st when membership is due. GREEN FEES: Adult €10 and Juvenile €7. Family Rate remains at €25.

Killarney Valley AC DUNDALK: Conor O’Donnell travelled to Dundalk for the National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships last weekend. Conor was the 4th scoring member of the 6-man Kerry Team that took a silver medal along with athletes from Iveragh AC & Star of the Laune. Well done, Conor. DCU: Ciara Kennelly was in form this weekend again when she represented

DCU at the Irish University Indoor Championships. Ciara jumped a lifetime personal best of 1.79m coming joint 1st. Well done, Ciara. INFO: All relevant information on our club is on our website www.killarneyvalleyac. ie.

Killarney Rugby MINIS TRAVEL TO TRALEE: Well done to our Minis who travelled en masse to O'Dowd Park in Tralee for a blitz last Saturday morning. The weather wasn't the best, but we were thrilled to see so many boys and girls representing the club. Some wonderful skills on show and some wonderful rugby was enjoyed by one and all. Well done to all the boys, girls and coaches. Thanks to Tralee RFC for hosting and for the wonderful hospitality following the matches. Mini training continues next Saturday at Aghadoe, from 9:45am and new players always welcome. Contact Dave Hickey on 0872546290 for details. FIXTURES: U14 Boys v Mallow, Home, Saturday at 10am. U16 Girls v Midleton, Away, Sunday at 1:30pm. Seniors v Rugbai Chorca Dhuibhne, Away, Sunday at 2:30pm.

Workmen's Rowing Club LAST MAN STANDING: Our Last Man Standing Competition as organised by Nially Moynihan was presented to the winner David Hartnett on Sunday last. We are very grateful to Mr Shane Casey (Shane Casey Electrical Services) for his sponsorship of the event. He was delighted to present the very generous prize. COLLECTION: Last reminder before our annual Church gate collection which will be held on the 17th &18th February 2024 in all Killarney town churches. DANCE: Our clubs annual fundraiser Dance Night will take place on Friday 23rd February 2024 at Killarney Avenue Hotel. Doors open at 9pm. Dance Night with Sets, Jives and Waltzes and music by Jerry McCarthy & Co. Tickets only €10. Fabulous spot prizes on the night and an evening of great entertainment is in store for all, don’t miss it. Tickets are still available and please contact Timmy on 0872898750 if you require same. Calling Killarney & the surrounding area to support these up-and-coming events.

Killarney Swimming Club UL: Killarney swimming Club enjoyed a fantastic day of swimming at UL last weekend for the Future Challenger Gala Series. Swimmers achieved bands for achieving specific times, achieved medals and scored new personal bests. Evan O’Donoghue - 1st 50 Breast; 2nd 100 Free; 3rd 200 IM. Daniel Cremin - 2nd 200 IM; 2nd 50 Breast. Maro Kovacevic - 2nd 50 free.

in memory of Patrick Corridon took place this past Sunday. In total from Division 5 to Division 3 there was a huge entry. 81 entries in total. It was great to see such great interest in supporting the local club. The competition took the format of a doubles competition with a mixed doubles final. Some very good sporting and close games were played from start to finish. The results from the day are as follows: Division 5 - Winners: Sinead McElligott (Listowel) & TJ Stack (Ballyheigue). Runners-Up: Kella Normile (Ballyheigue) & Elliot Sixsmith (Annascaul). Division 4 - Winners: Niall O’Hanlon (Moyvane) & Laura O’Connor (Tralee). Runners Up: James Sheahan (Listowel) & Eileen McCarthy (Moyvane). Division 3 - Winners: Niall O’Brien (Killarney) & Jeanelle Griffin (Moyvane). Runners-Up: Jason Russell (Tralee) & Jessica O’Loughlin (Kingdom Castleisland). A big thank you and well done must be passed to all from Ballyheigue that helped to run such a brilliant competition on Sunday. IRISH NATIONAL MASTERS: The national Masters competition took place in Baldoyle, Dublin this past weekend. Many Kerry players travelled up and played in this big competition. Not only did they compete but they came home with some great results and some silverware also! Sinead Galvin from Killarney made it 3 finals from 3 after winning the O50s ladies singles, getting to the final of the O50s ladies doubles with her partner Miriam Rohan from Castleisland they played a very close final but unfortunately came out the wrong end on this occasion. Tom Bourke also had a brilliant weekend, winning the men’s singles and getting to the final of the O45 mixed doubles with Sinead. Unfortunately at 21.20 in the 3rd set of the final Tom got injured which meant they had to retire from play. Not a great way to end a brilliant for all 3 players. U13 AND U17 INDIVIDUALS: The U13 and U17 Munster championships took place in MTU Tralee on Sunday. Players travelled from all over Munster to play in the competition and some of our own young Kerry players managed to do very well on the day. Oscar McElligott got silver in the boys singles beating Luke Marks from Tipperary. Oscar then won the boys doubles with his partner Aidan O’Connell from Clare. They beat Shea Farell (Waterford) & Luke Marks (Tipperary) in a very close 3 set game 15-11, 13-15, 15-14. Jontie Weiland won the Boys doubles in the U13 with his partner Enda Conway from Clare.

Euro Bridge Club RESULTS: Congratulations to the following winners on Feb 6th. 1st N/S Mike/ Anne O’Shea. 2nd Mary Rose Felle/Mary Rose Felle. 1st E/W - Ciaran Broadberry/ Margaret Roche. 2nd Mary Gleeson/Hanneke Nieman.

Kerry Badminton Club

Kerry CCÉ

BALLYHEIGUE TOURNAMENT: The annual Ballyheigue Badminton Tournament

CCÉ LEAC SNÁMHA: Our branch is getting everything in place for our 34th an-

nual féile feabhra which will be held in the ceolann on next weekend 16th/18th February. The féile concert will open the event on Friday at 7pm, featuring all our tutors and children, a lovely family night. Workshop/master class day will be run on Saturday 17th beginning with group music with Keenan McGrath, 11-12.30 improvers and 12.45-14.30 for advanced, registration on 087 6979334. Then from 14.30-4pm a Sean nós dancing workshop with Kianan Doherty and a group singing workshop with Emma Faley will also take place so something to cater for all. Sunday 18th then we will run the ever-popular novice competitions from 12 noon in music covering all instruments, duets, trios and quartets, traditional Irish and English singing and comhrá Gaeilge. This féile, like all comhaltas events is about the future of our traditions of music, song, dance and our Irish language, preserving, celebrating and passing on. Bígí linn. Further details available from our secretary Anne on 087 6979334 and as usual keep up to date on www.kerrycomhaltas.ie and Facebook pages. Slán tamall. THE MISNEACH ORCHESTRA: Duchas Comhaltas Centre, MTU Tralee will host the Misneach Orchestra on Saturday 9th March. Made up of over 40 artists and conducted by Ciarán Fitzgerald tickets can be booked on 087 6020990 or at eventbrite.com. CONGRATULATIONS to all our county representatives who competed at the Ceol an Gheimhridh Munster Final last weekend. Maith sibh go léir. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Fossa Two Mile CCÉ Rambling House will take place on Sat 16th March at the Castlerosse Hotel and Resort. Fossa Two Mile CCÉ Céilí Sunday 7th April 3-6pm Music by Neily O’Connor Céilí Band. Dúchas Céilí will take place on Sunday 21st April 3-6 Music by Tim Joe & Ann. Next county board meeting Monday 4th March at Dúchas Comhaltas Centre, Tralee 8.30pm.

Kilcummin KILCUMMIN CCÉ: Singing Class. Martina Ryle O'Sullivan will facilitate a group singing class at Kilcummin National School, starting on Thursday 22nd February from 5pm to 6pm for a 5-week term. The cost is €8 per class, which must be paid in full for the 5-week term on the first evening. The class will only go ahead if sufficient numbers register so to confirm participation, please contact the branch Secretary on 087 6764368. KILCUMMIN COMMUNITY ALERT: Our Annual Church Gate collection will take place on Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th February. Your support would be greatly appreciated. COOLICK NATIONAL SCHOOL: Coolick National School is delighted to launch its first online school lotto with a jackpot up to €2,000 to be won. 1 line €2.00, 2 lines €4.00 or 3 lines €5.00. To play, visit fundraiser.ie/org/coolickns.

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