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Page 02:Layout 1 16/9/13 9:19 PM Page 1 2 | Kenmare News Letters to the Editor.... make your local views known and write to The Kenmare News, 4 Davitt Place, Kenmare or email [email protected] Dear Editor, We (Roberta and Pat) would like to thank everyone who helped to make the opening night of Roberta's exhibition so special. Tony Daly of Parknasilla and Michael Casey of the Lime Tree restaurant, The family of Evan O’Sullivan would like to thank everyone for the for organising and supplying the wine and canapes. All of those people huge support that they received during Evan’s illness and the months who came and supported us with their enthusiasm and friendship, and to after his death. Claire and the Carnegie staff for making it possible. Joanne and Michael will be forever grateful to everyone for their It was a very happy and momentous evening for us. generosity, and appreciate all the support they received during the most Thank you, difficult time of their lives. Roberta and Pat. With love and thanks from Joanne, Michael, Erin, Shannon and our angel Evan. Dear Editor, My name is Louise Palmer, I wonder if you could help me please? My bro ther Ian Davenport lived in Kenmare in the 90's, he died aged 24 in Nuala Cronin, June 1993 of a heart attack. The reason I am contacting you is because Ian Bonane, (later changed his name to Yan) campaigned to save an old tree in the Kenmare town from being cut down, he climbed the tree and was apparently pictured as she interviewed by the local papers and a picture was printed of him up the graduated from tree. I have never seen this photo, and I am no longer in contact with my the family and have no way of finding this photo. Is there anyway you can University of help me to track down this photograph please? Limerick with In anticipation of your reply, thank you. an honours Louise Palmer degree in [email protected] business 3 Bassnage road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4EX studies. Pictured at the unveiling of a plaque at the new Kenmare Community Hospital to commemorate the memory of the old Kenmare Workhouse which was built on this site in the 1800s to hold 500 people but eventually Kenmare Mobile: 0868533830 1,800 people crammed [email protected] into it. Many thousands foto passed through its doors Weddings, during the famine and many ended up in the Press, Five Points area of New Portraits, York. Picture includes Fr. Tom Crean, who Private functions celebrated a special mass in memory of those who perished in the famine and all the Lansdowne tenants and A revolution in the emigrants; Senator Mark Daly, Gangs of New York committee member; wedding album; Pat McCarthy from America who unveiled the plaque, she is a descendant The wedding [book] of Lansdowne emigrants; O'Sheas from Killaha, Gangs of New York up o 70 pages, full page, images committee members; Historian Gereard Lyne, Mary O'Neill, Gangs of and two-page panoramas. New York committee member Michael Connor Scarteen and Jerry O'Sullivan Chairman of the Gangs of New York Festival. CALL TO VIEW SAMPLE pic Tom O'Sullivan KenmareFree If it’s happening innews Kenmare, it’s in the Kenmarenews 4 Davitts Place, Kenmare t: 087 2513126 / 087 2330398 e: [email protected] www.kenmarenews.biz The October edition of The Kenmare News will be published on Friday October 17th and closing date for submissions is Friday October 10th. PROUDTOBEPRINTEDINKERRY . Page 03:Layout 1 16/9/13 9:20 PM Page 1 Kenmare News | 3 Kilgarvan Show continues to delight the crowds The Ecofleece final at the Darragh Kilgarvan Show; Jerry and Cronin Kilgarvan, DJ Brianna Callaghan Kilgarvan, O'Sullivan Helen O'Sullivan Bonane. Chairperson, Judge Frank Butler Letterkenny, Winner Sean Meaney Ballyporeen, Brendan Forest and Mary O'Sullivan Kilgarvan. Enjoying the show were Megan De Stilva and Aine Johnny Moriarty with Fitzgerald Benji from and Gavin The Sheehan Blackwater Kenmare at Stables. the show. Winners Freddie and Sean Scannell, Ballyvourney, pictured with Judge Gwen Murphy Skibereen, committee member Timothy Callaghan Kilgarvan, Vice Chairperson Maureen Callaghan and Judge Kevin Knightly Freddie Offerins with his Pony Annascaul. Ollie and judge Pat McCarthy. all pics Lisa O'Shea Sailors Bar & Restaurant Killaha West, Kenmare URGENTLY REQUIRED (due to demand) SERVING FOOD IN OCTOBER Friday 11th - Sunday 13th Friday 18th - Sunday 20th Houses for Sale / Rent Friday 25th - Sunday 27th in the general Kenmare area Kitchen closed Friday 4th - Sunday 6th October Majella O’Sullivan Auctioneer/Estate Agent All parties, events & occasions catered for. MARKET STREET, KENMARE 064 6642684 Proprietors; Barthy & Carmel O’Sullivan Phone (064) 6642101 Page 04:Layout 1 16/9/13 9:21 PM Page 1 4 | Kenmare News Sean O'Sullivan ASK YOUR (Atty) Kilgarvan and PHARMACIST Amy Green Birmingham Get your body back in shape pictured following with Christine Bender-Pototzki their wedding Whatever diet we may have embarked on, and despite our hardest efforts, which took many of us find it difficult to shift those last few pounds. You may have place on restricted your calories, and have been exercising regularly, but your Friday August weight doesn’t shift in the way that it should. There are a number of things 23rd in that could be contributing to this and one of them is that your body is England. aggravated by a certain food or foods that you are eating. Recent research published in Obesity & Weight loss Therapy has suggested a direct relationship between food intolerance -the presence of food-specific IgG antibodies in your blood- and weight gain. This means that by simply cutting out your particular trigger foods from your diet your battle of the bulge could be over. We know that there are other factors that contribute to weight loss apart from food intolerance; however, it is clear that food intolerance, together New Physical TherapyClinic in Kenmare with food input, and energy output, all contribute to energy balance in the Nick Garrett, qualified Physical Therapist, has opened a clinic on Henry St body. The digestive system needs to process and deliver nutrients to the ( on 1st floor next door to Brosnans Pharmacy). For the past 5 years Nick whole body. A stressed digestive system, trying to cope with food has worked with sports teams and individuals on a wide range of issues, intolerances, is less able to process energy and nutrients for the rest of the treating problems from chronic back pain to torn ligaments, trapped nerves body. More than 70% of the body’s immune system is in the gut and once to muscle imbalances. A native of Ballygriffin, Kenmare, Nick is the the immune response is triggered in the body -as shown by the raised IgG eldest son of Andy Garrett who came to Kenmare 40 years ago and Anne, levels- the body feels that it is under siege thus hoarding supplies, storing daughter of the late Gerald and Maureen O Shea, Henry St. fluid and increasing weight. When I asked Nick about Physical therapy he explained that its main focus Various types of intolerances are likely to cause weight gain. Every lies in a hands-on osteopathic approach to treatment, using massage and individual person is unique with a different biochemical make-up, even to manipulation designed to break down knots and adhesions in muscles and others with similar conditions. It is usually a combination of food types, ligaments as well as freeing-up joints and restoring range of movement. and not just one type of food that causes the problems. On average people He specialises both in treating people suffering from, long term chronic with food intolerances show reactivity to six different foods. It is therefore back or neck pain, or arthritic pain as well as those whose muscles or virtually impossible to identify which types of intolerances are important joints have becomepainful or tight following a recent sports-related injury. without conducting a test. Identifying your intolerances can improve your Physical Therapy can dissolve pain and speed healing. Using a range of overall health. The symptoms of food intolerance can be many and varied. disciplines including Deep Tissue Massage, Orthopedic Acupuncture, Joint They include digestive problems, bloating, IBS, migraines, headaches, Mobilisations and Manipulations as well as Electrotherapy, patients can low mood, fatigue, skin rashes and eczema. It has been shown that experience rapid pain relief as well as increased mobility. removal of foods from the diet that the body is reacting to in this way can Guided with specialised home exercises, patients are encouraged to play a reduce the range of ill health symptoms caused by food intolerance and part in their own healing process. also, help you lose weight. For people wanting a relaxing or therapeutic treatment the clinic also Food intolerance testing provides invaluable information about what is offers a range of Holistic therapies including Reflexology, Therapeutic actually going on in your body so that you can start changing your diet to Massage, Shiatsu, Reiki and IET (integrated energy therapy). suit you. McSweeney Pharmacy has a high quality laboratory based food intolerance test available as part of our service. The only thing required is a few pin pricks of blood taken from the fingertip. This month we are running a special competition. Send an email mentioning ‘FIT’, followed by your name and mobile number to [email protected] and be in with a chance to win a free Lorisian Food Intolerance Test worth €250 ! Competition is open until October 5th 2013.