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Sneem Community Notice Board Issue 198 12th July 2018 Monthly FREE Royal Visit to Derrynane On Friday 15th June, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Derrynane House, Gardens and Beach as part of their visit to Ireland. Pupils from Caherdaniel, Sneem and Tahilla National Schools were invited to take part in a beach workshop by Sea Synergy of Waterville where they demonstrated how they were sieving for microplastics that showed the pervasiveness of plastic in our oceans. The pupils from Sneem and Tahilla spoke to the royal couple about their floats in the Sneem St. Patrick’s Day Parade which fea- tured Tilly the plastic whale and Turning the Tide on Plastic and their awareness of and concern for the pollution of our seas. They said the couple were very friendly and they had a fabulous day. Photos by Michael Donnelly. See festival programme on pages 14 and 15 Next Newsletter will be out on 16th August 2018 This is YOUR Notice Board! Deadline for the next newsletter - Monday 13th August by 10am anything received after this date cannot be included in newsletter. Call the Resource Centre on 064 6645545 or 087 -1403919 (please leave a message), email: [email protected], use our post box outside the Resource Centre or leave a private message on our Facebook Page. The newsletter is produced entirely by volunteers and is provided free to the community. If anyone would like to make a contribution online: Sneem Resource Centre Ltd., it would be greatly appreciated. IBAN: IE71 AIBK 9363 2446 8420 13 Community News BIRTHDAYS: Ailise Hayes (2) on the 11th, Kathleen O’Sullivan on 14th; Kamile Digimaite (11) on 15th; Liam O’Sullivan, Fern Bradshaw Demangeat (8) and Ryan Casey (8) on 16th; Michelle O’Brien and Nicole Murphy on 18th; Adrian Cahalane and Ian Burke on 21st; Pearse O’Sullivan on 22nd; Carmel Murphy on 24th; Eoghan O’Sullivan, David O’Sullivan and Bart Schots on 27th; Sophie Looney on 28th; Ciara de Jong (10) and Kealan O’Sullivan (6) on 29th; Natasha de Jong (14) on 31st. AUGUST: Conor O’Brien (17), Jamie O’Shea (9) and Patricia O’Brien Quinn on 1st; Siobhan Looney on 6th; Lauren and Caoimhe Cleary (8) on 7th; Derinda Hallissey on 9th; Gemma O’Brien (14) and Louis Moriarty on 11th; Mary O’ Sullivan (Gleesk) on 13th; Auke Schots on 14th; Mossie Walsh and Brendan Galvin on 15th. SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS: Colm van Assen will be 16 on 22nd July; Megan O’Brien will be 16 on 28th July; Ella Allison will be 16 on 1st August; Noreen Galvin will be 21 on 12th August. BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES: Faith Bradshaw Demangeat (4) on 4th July Deepest Sympathies: Are extended to the O’Brien family, South Gerah, on the untimely death of Philip. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam . Deepest Sympathies: Are extended to the Fitzgerald family, Goulanes, Cas- tlecove on the death of Peter. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam . Congratulations: To Patricia O’Brien, Seaview and Danny Quinn, Blackwater who were married on the 19th of May in St. Michaels Church, Sneem and held their Wedding Reception in The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney. Congratulations: Congratulations to John and Anna, Loughane, on the birth of baby John Romek Casey on 2nd July. Congratulations: To Kieran Casey and Jessica Steele on the birth of their baby boy, Eoghan, a brother for Aoife. Congratulations: To Daniel Murphy, South Gerah and London, and Diana Le- hane, Finchley, on their recent engagement. Community News Sneem Parish News 2018: Deadline If anyone has articles, photos, club reports or obituaries they would like includ- ed in this year’s magazine, please submit them to our new email ad- dress: [email protected] Due to the demands of our printers and the time required by the editors to pro- duce the magazine, we will NOT be able to accept any material for publication after the deadline of Friday, September 14 . We appreciate the efforts made by all our contributors but all text and photos MUST be received before that date or else they will not appear. SNEEM DRAMSOC: Presents “The Trump Scheme” in Sneem Community Centre on July 19th, 20th and 21st at 9pm. BOWLING: Congratulations to Barry O’Regan, a long standing member of our club who was on the winning team that took top honours in the Kenmare annual tournament. Our club is on its Summer break now and will not resume activities until October. GOOD LUCK: to all Leaving Cert students who will be receiving their results on 15th August. SNEEM PARENT, BABY AND TODDLER GROUP: is finished for the summer and will resume on September 3 rd every Monday at Coomanassig Day Centre from 10.30am to 12pm. SNEEM DIGITAL HUB OPENING IN LATE JULY: Sneem Digital Hub will be opening in the coming weeks and the manager, Aidan Murray is now in situ. If you would like to find out more about the Hub or arrange to see just what we have to offer, please contact Aidan on 089 943 0098 or at [email protected] and he will be delighted to show you around. THE 15TH KERRY SNEEM SCOUT GROUP: Thank you to all who supported the fundraising Carwash and Cake Sale on Sun- day 17 th June. Photo right by Sean Bergin FRIENDSHIP DAY: Friendship Day in “The Little Church” has been postponed from August 6th to September. TABLE QUIZ: Sneem Santos are holding a fundraising Table Quiz on Friday 28th December in Sneem Tavern. Page 3 Community News Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Each year Jack & Betty Breen, Kelly’s Cross, open their home to the thousands of partici- pants of the ‘Ring of Kerry’ Cycle. Water & snacks are provided for the cyclists. But Betty & Jack go way beyond that, if someone asks for tea/coffee they’ll be brought into the kitchen & given whatever they want. The same people stop to say hello year after year, as well as many new faces too of course. The hospitality shown here makes this stop a very memorable one in- deed! Pictured right is Betty taking a well deserved break with former Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Photo by Johanne Galvin Pictured left, Sneem Hotel Recep- tionist Jenna welcomes back Louis Moriarty after he completed yet another Ring of Kerry Cycle. Well done Louis Photo: Lisa O'Shea Writers’ Group: Meets on the first Friday of every month from 1pm - 3pm in Sneem Re- source Centre.. All budding / experienced / published / hopeful, etc. writers are welcome to join. If you would like any further information, contact June on 085 7700524 or sneemwrit- [email protected] Page 4 Sneem Resource Centre OPENING HOURS: Monday to Friday - 10.30am - 3pm. YOGA CLASSES: will continue in Sneem Resource Centre on Mondays at 6pm and on Thursday mornings starting at 8.45am until the 2nd August. Classes run for approximately one hour and cost €8 per session. All levels welcome! Please contact Rachel on 086 2498586 if you would like to join any of these classes. OLIVE’S HAIR SALON: Olive is now located at the Sneem Resource Centre from 10.30am to 2pm on Thursdays for Ladies and Gents dry cuts, also Saturday by appointment only. Phone Olive on 087 7551796 SNEEM COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD: The newsletter is produced entirely by volunteers and is provided free to the community. Our printing costs are approximately €500 a month. We are extremely grateful to our advertisers who support us throughout the year. If anyone would like to make a contribution online, our bank account is Sneem Resource Centre Ltd. IBAN: IE71 AIBK 9363 2446 8420 13 NEARLY NEW OPENING HOURS: 12noon to 4 pm Monday to Saturday. See Sneem Resource Centre Facebook page for latest offers. Sneem Walking Club SUNDAY SUMMER WALKS: 22nd July 2018: Ridge Walk – Coad to Sneem. Leader Nick Hefferman Start: 10.00 am An additional walk is planned for Sneem Summer Fes- tival 18th to 22nd July. All walks start in South Square, Sneem outside Dan Murphy’s Pub. Good walking attire is essential, bring a packed lunch. Visitors to Sneem are welcome to join the walks. CONTACT INFORMATION: Sneem Walking Club Secretary – David Fay: 0876 266 214 www.sneemwalkingclub.com Malin Head to Sneem Charity Walk: Sneem Walking Club were proud to support Martin Sheridan, a Cav- an man, who walked from Malin Head to Sneem in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. He completed the 310 mile route on Sunday 1st July. Pictured below Martin was accom- panied by some Sneem Walking Club members on his final leg from Molls Gap on Sunday morning. Page 5 Sneem GAA/Bord na nÓg Well done to the Sneem/Templenoe/ Derrynane U15 players and man- agement who won the Munster U15 Super Touch final in CIT on 16 th June, they beat Ball- ingeary from Cork, Athea from Limer- ick, Donaghmore from Cork and St. Senan’s, Kerry in the final - a great day's work. Pictured right are the winners of the John Egan Tournament, Kenmare U14's pic- tured with John's Fam- ily. The last round of the U12 County League took place in Beaufort on 8 th July. Two very competitive games were played: Sneem/Derrynane A 5 -14 Beaufort A 5 -14; Sneem/Derrynane B 5-07 Beaufort B 5 -14. There will now be a well earned break for the team pic- tured below until Sneem Sum- mer Festi- val Blitz, Well done all Page 6 Sneem Dramsoc The Trump Scheme (Bas in Eireann) A long time ago - and a very long time it was - this country was in a state of economic paralysis.
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