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DIRT at the current rate (30%) has already been taken of the calculation. Information correct as at 22/1/2012 ,but, subject to • Over 65’s maybe exempt from Dirt Tax change. No withdrawals allowed from all Fixed Term Account – penalties will occur if early withdrawal. On AIB € Premium Demand Account no penalty on withdrawals.. Permanent tsb and AIB Direct are regulated by the • 1,000 Min Deposit Central Bank of Ireland. Investec Bank is regulated by UK Financial Services Authority. Page 4 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Owen McNally, Ciaran Donnelly, ASK YOUR Dan O'Brien, Rob Slaterry, PHARMACIST Barry Cuneen and Fiona Donaghy with Christine Bender-Pototzki enjoying the DETOX YOUR BODY AND MIND craic as they welcome the new We all overdid it in December. The non-stop eating, year into drinking and partying left us feeling tired, sluggish and Kenmare. pic quite often a few pounds heavier. But what can we do feel Harry Masterson like our old self again? First of all a quick word about weight loss. Don’t be tempted to embark on a crash diet to The Cassidy get rid of the few pounds you have stacked on over the Family; Marie, festive season. Kelly, Dean, Judy Our survival design makes our bodies store energy at every opportunity. and Paul enjoying Losing weight at a rate of a pound or two per month helps to avoid these themselves in build-in defence mechanisms. The key to success is to lose weight slowly Davitts on the last and build up fitness through activities, such as walking or swimming rather than jumping headlong into marathon training. night of the year. Excessive consumption of alcohol did not only contribute to the vast pic Harry amount of extra calories we have consumed over the last months but can Masterson also lead to dehydration. So, put the wine glasses back in the cupboard and drink lots of water instead. Eight glasses of water during the day will rehydrate your body and cleanse toxins from your liver and kidneys. A Brendan Griffin teaspoon of ground ginger added to your foods each day helps to stimulate circulation and promotes sweating which again eliminates toxins. Drinking T.D. Cllr Patrick green tea, which contains antioxidants, is another way to assist Connor Scarteen detoxification. As to supplements, Zinc (approx. 10 to 15mg per day) is and Mimister important to give your immune system a good boost for the new year. Jimmy Deenihan Not only our bodies, but also our minds can easily feel overwhelmed in T.D. pictured at the our 100-miles-per-minute world. Here some simple, but useful, strategies launch of the to help you to relax and get your energy back. First one is learning to say Kilgarvan social ‘no’. If you spend most of your time trying to please others and have no history book. time for yourself, you will find that you can have an energy deficit. Learn to say ‘no’ every now and then and try to schedule time for yourself pic Mary O'Neill throughout the week. The time you spend doing something for your wellbeing will have great benefits. John Daly Next thing is getting organized to minimise distraction. If you come home at the each day to a cluttered home, especially bedroom, this can have a Treasure surprisingly negative effect on your psyche and zap your energy. Spending unnecessary time searching for items and having to continually relocate hunt in aid items just for space adds stress. Looking at the problem may give you a of Home sense of hopelessness, that you will never become organized. Instead of from feeling overwhelmed, make a point to set aside time to confront the Home problem. respite Also important is to take one day every week to clear the mental burden. care Make it a low-tech day and keep your television, computer and mobile facility. phone turned off and go for a walk instead. Try to take steps to free yourself of the worries that continue to live with you. Get out all your feelings in writing a letter (you don’t have to send it!) and cleanse your mind. Your McSweeney pharmacist, Christine Bender-Pototzki Patrick Lynch Confused by Computers? Roof Cladding Need Help Morley’s Bridge, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry Troubleshooting? SPECIAL OFFER Call your Local Expert Metre cover box profile Evan Payne sheeting from only Also offering lessons, advice € and installation services 1.50 per linear foot € excluding vat. While stocks last. 20 pr hour fixed rate. Call 087 1503689 Phone 064 6685411 / 087 2543499 Kenmare News [email protected] Page 5 Michael Healy Rae T.D., SUCCESS FOR POBALSCOIL Minister Jimmy Deenihan T.D. INBHEAR SCÉINE and Cllr Danny Healy Rae pictured at the launch of Kilgarvan, Moments and Memories recently. pic Mary O'Neill

Marie Kissane Lady Captain, Johnny Allen Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéines ladies U19 basketball team Captain an John O’Sullivan have reached the All-Ireland U19 ‘C’ Schools Cup President Final. Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine is in existence 10 pictured with the years and this is the first time that a ladies basketball outgoing officers team have reached an All-Ireland final. The final is Breda Murphy, fixed for the week of January 23rd in the National Dennis Crowley Basketball Arena in Tallaght. The Kenmare girls will and Eleanor face Laois side, Clonaslee Vocational School. Connor Scarteen Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine received a bye in the first round of this at Kenmare Golf knockout competition, but had to travel to Dublin to play Mount Club. Anville and again for the All-Ireland quarter final to play Mount pic Harry Temple Malahide. Fortunately the trips paid off for the Pobalscoil girls Masterson as they overcame both teams by 11 points and 10 points respectively. Tarbert Comprehensive School provided the opposition in the All- Ireland Schools Cup semi-final. On the day Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine Mark Daly, were the better team, they were focused and determined from Bryan and beginning to end and as a result they won the game comfortably, final Mickey score 62 points to 29 points. Ned The Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine girls have also earned a place in the O’Sullivan All Ireland league playoffs which will take place in Wexford on at the Saturday, 4th February. Well done to the ladies so far and best of luck Christmas in the All Ireland playoffs and in the All Ireland Cup final. Panel: Day Goal Front (L-R): Sandra O’ Shea, Claire O’ Sullivan, Principal Dermot Healy, Annie Cooper (Captain), Breda Slattery (Teacher & Coach), Mile. Ellie Gudgeon, Layla Mahony, Ann Marie Mahony, Back (L-R): Helena Rice, Emily Crowley, Megan Harrington, Katie Cooper, Michelle O’ Connor, Yvonne O’ Connell, Elizabeth Moriarty, Laura Jones, Amy Riordan.

Kilgarvan Historical and Photographic Group pictured at the launch of their Social History Book Kilgarvan 'Moments and Memories' in the Kenmare Bay Hotel. They are pictured with Minister Jimmy Deenihan who launched the book along with local poliiticians who attended the event. The group would like to thank everyone who made the night such a success. The project was co-funded under the Rural Development (Leader) Programme which is administered in this area by the South Kerry Development Partnership and a special thanks to Claire Thoma & Patsy Cronin of SPDP for all their help & support. The 444 page, full colour, hard cover book costs €30 and is available for sale in Quills Shop & Healy Raes Shop in Kilgarvan and in McCarthys Book Shop Kenmare or from committee members. It is selling very fast so if you need more copies get them while stocks last as it is a very limited edition. pic Mary Randles. Page 6 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Progress on Kenmare Hospital Site Works complete a history project. Following consultations Since the start of the year there has been considerable with myself, a project was based on Lieutenant Denis progress in the preparation of the site behind the Tuohy, a local hero from Gortalassa who was killed in existing hospital for the new 40 bed hospital. Currently Senator May 1921. While researching their project the students the main element of the works is the removing of any contacted the First Battalion Royal Fusiliers, City of vegetation and soil which might contain elements of a Daly London Regiment, who are based in the tower of Japanese knot weed. The previous attempt last year by London. There we stationed in Kerry between 1920 and an English company was not entirely successful. The 1922. Through this they found that British soldiers, contractor, Glenbeigh construction, has now engaged a reports... were attacked on the 11th of July 1921 Killarney town new company from the North of Ireland to complete the centre, with British Army records showing “On arriving necessary supervision and works. It is hoped that all the Government or the Health Service Executive, at the centre of the town they were held up and shot in contaminated material will have been removed in •Residential property vested in a housing authority, cold blood by about half a dozen citizens with approximately 2 weeks. Once this is done then the site including property where households are purchasing revolvers. Sgt Meares died of his wounds the next day, will be prepared for the commencement of the their homes under the Shared Ownership Scheme and but Sgt Clarke is now happily recovered”. foundations. where the local authority still retains an ownership The project was a great success and uncovered an stake, important event in our local and national history, due to Note on Japanese Knot Weed •Voluntary and co-operative housing, the hard work and dedication of the students. Japanese knot weed is widely considered an invasive •Residential property to which commercial rates apply, species or weed. It is listed by the World Conservation •Residential property owned by a charity or comprised BT Young Scientists Union as one of the world's 100 worst invasive species in a discretionary trust, and I was very impressed with all the participating students The invasive root system and strong growth can •Residential property where a person has to leave their after my visit to the BT Young Scientists Exhibition on damage foundations, buildings, flood defences, roads, house due to long-term mental or physical infirmity the 11th of January. I was especially impressed with all paving, retaining walls and architectural sites. This is (e.g. a person that has moved into a nursing home). the hard work and commitment from all the students why it is so important to clear it before laying the "Long term mental or physical infirmity" is defined from Kerry in particular Pobail Scoil Inbhear Sceine. foundations. in the legislation as an infirmity requiring the person to vacate the property in which he/she had been dwelling € for a continuous period of more than 12 months and Clinic 100 Household Charge that is certified as such by a registered practitioner. Kenmare: Saturdays , Sean Dalys Office, 34 Henry St The Household Charge is an annual charge introduced Kilgarvan: 3rd & 4th February, Top of Coom: 3rd & 4th by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 The waivers from payment of the household Creedon Bar, Caherdaniel: 3rd &4th Feb Blind Piper & which is payable by owners of residential property. charge are as follows: Freddies, Castlecove: 3rd & 4th Feb Staigue Fort The charge is €100 per residential property and •Owners of residential property entitled to mortgage Hotel, Sneem: 3rd & 4th Community Centre, must be paid by the closing date of 31st of March 2012. interest supplement Blackwater: 3rd & 4th Blackwater Tavern, Templenoe: There is also the option of paying in four instalments of •Owners of residential property located in prescribed 3rd & 4th Pat Spillanes Bar, Dawros 3rd & 4th Sailors €25 euros , the direct debit for this must be set up by unfinished housing estates (see Unfinished Housing Bar, Ardea: 3rd & 4th The Lake House, Lauragh: 3rd & the 1st of March 2012. To pay the household charge an Estates section for more detail) 4th Kilmackillogue online system - www.householdcharge.ie - is in place to Please note that all waiver claims will be validated. Call Marks Mobile to arrange a time suitable to you. enable home owners to pay the household charge by Persons who make false or misleading declarations in credit card/debit card. In addition, home owners can making a claim for a waiver will be liable to penalties Is mise le meas, make the payment by cheque, postal order, etc through under the legislation. Senator Mark Daly Seanadóir Marcus the post to the Local Government Management Agency O’Dalaigh which operates a bureau and administers the charge on Students Unearth Last Ambush of the Leinster House, Teach Laighean, a shared service/agency basis for all local authorities. War of Independence Kildare Street, Sráid Cill Dara, In addition, payment will be accepted in the offices of A group of transition student from Pobalscoil Inbhear Dublin 2. Baile Átha Cliath 2. your County/City Council. Sceine in Kenmare, Co Kerry with the help of myself have discovered that the last ambush of the War of Tel: +353 (0)1 618 3830 Fón: +353 (0)1 618 3830 There are some exemptions: Independence may have taken place in Killarney, Fax: +353 (0)1 618 4669 Facs: +353 (0)1 618 4669 •Residential properties that are part of the trading stock outside what was then the Glebe Hotel on Monday, July Mob: +353 (0)86 803 2612 Fón Póca: +353 (0)86 of a business and have not been sold or been the source 11, 1921 at 11.45am. At noon that day just 15 minutes 803 2612 of any income since construction, after the recorded ambush a ceasefire came into effect. www.senatormarkdaly.com •Residential property vested in a Minister of the Each year, transition year students at the school

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both terrains. I never to this very day had a dog as well trained, following every order and whistle to perfection. Say heel, he walked silently behind you. Say stay or sit and that was what he did, hunt or find, brilliant. Coming out of cover at the top of a Angling little glen we noticed Plunder had vanished. We started calling his name but to no avail. Then I heard Florry shout 'flute me'( the strongest word he used). Look up the hill and sure enough there was Plunder in hot pursuit of some sheep. We Notes... gave chase. So I could run quicker I dropped my shotgun, With cartridge belt, and game bag and continued up the hill after dog John O’Hare and sheep, one of which he had cornered, knocked to the ground and was holding by the throat when I had caught up with him. It took all of Florry's and my strength to break his hold on the sheep Where has the Winter gone? After the last two years of Siberian who was luckily not seriously injured. Then matters became even weather it was wonderful despite the rain to be able to go for more complicated. The dog lead was in the game bag and where walks with the dog and drive without fear of ending up in a ditch was it. Using my trouser belt as a lead, we searched for a good because of ice and snow. hour before we found the gear, what a fright on top of the dog Mentioning the dog brings to mind the danger of not having him escapade. You can not believe how alike a hill looks especially under control. Especially leaving him to loose to wander at this when you lose something on it. Back to our transport with us, time of year when the sheep are lambing. It is a dogs nature to home to Kenmare, through the town without a stop and back to hunt and any animal that runs away from them are great fun for the man who had given me Plunder to tell him what had them to chase. The trouble comes when their killing instinct kicks happened. His reply to our story was, ‘I knew Plunder chased in, then you are in trouble facing a big bill for dead or injured sheep that's why Lord ******* wanted shot of him.’ Well 'flute sheep and lambs and suffering the loss of a family per who has to you' said Florry ,’where did you think we were going shooting.’ be put down. We came home without Plunder who I expect was dispatched to Many years ago when I had just started shooting wildfowl a man doggie heaven where he is possibly still chasing sheep. The moral a man who lives in this locality approached me with an offer I of the story is no matter how well behaved your dog is you can could not refuse. I did not realise how naive I was until later. He not take the book by the cover. I was lucky that the dog was not had a hunter/retriever Labrador, two years old and trained which in my possession long enough for me to build up a relationship was from a litter belonging to Lord ***** but was surplus to his with him but it sure taught me a lesson. requirements and Lord ***** just wanted the dog to have a good home with some one who would take him shooting. Your man The Salmon fishing season opened in the Killarney and said he thought of me and I would take him. Waterville area on the 17th of January. I have been reliably The idea of a hunting dog belonging to a Lord and for nothing informed that the first salmon of the year in Killarney was caught bowled me over but I was smart enough to ask if my friend near Minish or Lissavigeen and was a 10 1/2 lb bar of silver. Florry McCarthy R.I.P. could have a look at him first. ‘Certainly,’ And the fish in Lough Currane Waterville was landed by one of was the answer, ‘Come back to the kennels tonight and have a the O'Sheas and was 8 lbs weight. All rivers in the Kenmare area check.’ When Florry and I saw the dog we could not believe what are closed until 15th of March. a beautiful specimen he was, jet black, big and muscular, and the The Sheen is catch and release again this year with brown as well shine off his hair that would blind you, his name was Plunder and as blue tags on the Kerry, Blackwater and Lauragh rivers. The he was mine and we brought him home with us. Roughty and Sneem rivers are blue tags and, some good news, The weekend was not quick enough coming for us to put Plunder the Kerry district licence is cheaper by two euro and the National to the test. We decided to go shooting where both hillside and licence by forty euro. woodland converged giving us the chance to check him out in Kenmare News [email protected] Page 9 LOOSE COVERS by Caroline Made - to - measure for sofas, armchairs and dining chairs. Machine washable fabrics. Very neat work. Piped & zipped. Phone 021 4289936 / 086 2260372

Blackwater News The next Tea Dance is on Sunday 29th January at The Malton Hotel, Killarney. Tickets 25 include 4 course lunch, morning coffee, bus transport and entertainment. Ring Mary 064-6682003 for info. Day starts at 10.30am with Bowling, Cards or Shopping. Bus leaves Blackwater Tavern 9.15am Kenmare Square 9.45am. There will be a public meeting in Blackwater Tavern on Monday 30th January at 8pm to discuss the purchase of Defibrillators for the Blackwater/Templenoe Area & training members of the community in CPR & use of the Defib. Everyone Sara Gendre is encouraged to attend and people from outside the area are also recently celebrated welcome. her 18th birthday The A.G.M. of Blackwater Women's Group will be held in with her Blackwater Tavern on Tuesday 14th of February at 8.30pm. All grandparents and members requested to attend. cousins in The Mart Social takes place in Kenmare Bay Hotel on Friday 3rd McCarthys Bar. of February. Music by Nelie O'Connor. start Mon 5th Feb. pic Harry Film & Editing Classes Drama Class continues Wednesday nights, we are working on a Masterson new play which we hope to have ready for June. Kenmare Veterinary Centre brings first mobile clinic to South West Ireland Kenmare Veterinary Centre starts However, the vehicle’s other system, including the central heating, extraction unique Mobile Clinic in the area systems, oxygen supply, etc were kept. The The vets at Kenmare Veterinary converted ambulance can now cater for Centre have converted a former smaller animals including pet cats and dogs, HSE ambulance into an ‘animal but it is also will attend to other animals if ambulance’ to make veterinary practical. It is staffed by the three vets in the service more accessible for those Kenmare practice, Mr Offereins, Francois living in more remote area’s. Walch and Niamh McCormack, who have Veterinary surgeon Henk Offereins, devised a rota system. If successful in the founder of Kenmare Veterinary Centre in current locations the service will be 2005, claims that the mobile veterinary Offereins said. extended. service is the first of its kind in the South- "Treatment is often carried out too late, or "The introduction of our mobile clinic is west. And he hopes that the vehicle, which in some cases, not carried out at all. We the latest step towards truly comprehensive has begun calling to several towns and hope that by bringing this service into and compassionate care for all animals," Mr villages in West Cork and Kerry, will make communities, by bringing animal medicine Offereins said. it easier for pet owners or farmers to bring closer to those living in rural areas, by MOBILE STOPS their animals for a check-up, vaccinations or being there right on their doorstep, that we Mondays: Ballyvourney, 10am to 11am treatment. will have closer contact with clients that Ballingeary, 11.30am to 12.30pm (Centra); The practice in Kenmare is setting between will encourage them to attend. We also hope Glengariff, 1pm to 2pm (Quills shop). the isolated Beara and Ivereagh peninsulas that it will increase awareness of animal Thursdays: Kilgarvan, 10am to 11am helped drive the idea forward. Henk says, care, like vaccinations and neutering. With (Healy Rae’s shop); “We have built up a regular clientele in an that in mind we will attend animal welfare Sneem, 2pm to 3pm (Quills shop). area of about an hour form our animal events and shows as well.” Fridays: Glengariff, 12pm to 1pm hospital, and we do appreciate that traveling The vets sourced the decommissioned (Quills shop); with an animal is not always easy. It will HSE ambulance while it was being used as Adrigole, 1pm to 2.30pm (shop); also be very convenient for delivery of (pet) back-up vehicle in the east of the country Lauragh, 3pm to 3.30pm (church car park). food and (farm) supplies. Services in rural about 8 months ago. She was adapted for * Appointments or supply orders at 064 664 areas like these are often scattered, and animal patients, removing the stretcher- 2695. A routine consultation costs €35 when it comes to animal welfare, that holding devices, and installing a stainless doesn’t always benefit the animal," Mr steel medical examination table in the back. Page 10 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News The teachers and pupils of Lauragh school on the principal Mary O'Shea's last day before retirement. We wish her well with the future. pic Mary O'Leary

Sixteen pupils from Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine participated in the Kerry Colleges Cross Country Wednesday January 18th and won 13 county medals. Well done to Helena O'Sullivan who won the Minor Girls 1500m. Mikaela Mulcahy finished fourth and the First Year Girls team of Helena O’Sullivan, winner, Mikaela Mulcahy 4th, Aicha Van Daele, Mary Theresa Burns, Stephanie Burns and Saoirse Hayes who won first team prize. In the Junior Girls race, Laura Hallissey won the race 2000m, Clodagh Quinlan came fifth and Chloe Hawker came 6th. Denis Cronin and Diarmaid Lynch ran well in the Minor Boys 2000m race. Daniel Hawker finished fifth in the Intermediate Boys 4000m race and Joe Murphy, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ronan Lucey also competed. Aidan Quinlan finished fifth in the Senior Boys 5000m race. The pupils are very dedicated and train twice a week after school. Well done.

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DIY TOP TIPS PAINTING WALLS Following on from our last tutorial on painting ceilings, in almost all cases, it is much easier and quicker to paint walls using a roller. Starting in any corner, paint down each corner of the room using a brush. Cut into the ceiling or coving next. Then using your roller fill in the bare wall to complete. If possible, always do a whole wall (or even better, the whole room) in one go. If you think you are going to run out of paint or time halfway across a wall, do not start. It is better to make sure you have both time and paint to finish, or you risk having visible lines and ridges in Pictured in Kilgarvan with the Eucharistic Congress Bell which the paint where the edge has dried. was touring Kerry in November. Emma Quill, Timmy Sheehan, WALL SURFACES John Quill, Fr Larry Kelly, Rose, Tim Twomey, Marie and As we were painting ceilings last time, prepare the walls by lightly sanding them baby John Quill, and Kathleen Quill. pic Mary Declan O'Neill down and filling any spots that have been damaged. Also if down the corner has split give this a caulking using decorators caulk. Below are a few examples of how to Plans for the Kenmare Choral Festival to be held from 30th paint different surfaces. November to 2 December are now well advanced, and it looks BARE PLASTER like it will be a cracker! There will be choir competitions, As discussed last month bare plaster is fairly porous so you will need to apply a impromptu choir sessions around town, choirs ‘singing for their primer or sealer coat. Simply dilute your emulsion to a ratio of 1 part water to 4 part supper’ in restaurants and pubs, and spot prizes for whatever takes paint and apply this to the bare wall. Allow this coat to dry completely before our fancy, all to coincide with the turning on of the Christmas applying at least 2 coats of the full strength emulsion. Bare plaster is best painted lights and the launching of the Christmas Market. However, as with a good quality roller. with all these things, we need funds to get it off the ground, so LINING PAPER there will be a fund-raising Table Quiz and Giant Raffle in Lining paper is perfect for painting as it will even out the wall beneath and hides any Brooklane Hotel on Thursday 9th February at 8.30pm. As usual, cracks or dents. You will probably still need to apply 2 coat of emulsion, allowing teams of four, 10per person. Come along and support this worthy each coat to dry before applying the next. When painting over wallpaper of any kind, cause the Choral Festival is designed to highlight all that Kenmare small bubbles will sometimes appear as you progress. Don’t worry about these as has to offer, and to brighten up those dark winter days! they should disappear again as the paint dries. Further information from Kathlyn on 086 8125015 WALLPAPER Textured wallpaper should be painted with a deep pile roller to ensure that the paint gets into all the little pits and bumps. Ordinary flat wallpaper can be painted over with a standard roller, but make sure it is well attached to the wall first. Dark wallpaper will usually require several coats if you are using a light colour. Don’t try to paint over metallic wallpaper as the metallic areas are very hard to cover and will show through the coats of emulsion. Simply strip the wallpaper off and start again. PAINTED PLASTER If there is already a sound layer of paint over the base plaster, you can simply paint over it. Give it a clean first as this will remove any grease and dirt and give the new paint a better surface to key to. Dark colours will require 2-3 coats of lighter emulsion (if using) to cover them. If you are painting over gloss paint, give it a rub back as this will give you a rougher edge and give the paint something to key to. ARTEX/TEXTURED COATING Sheila V O’Sullivan, Rita Reilly, Michelle Donovan and Anne Paint this in the same way you would paint any flat surface, using standard emulsion. Quill at the ladies fundraising night for The Feis in The Brook However, you should use a deep pile roller to ensure that the paint gets into all areas. Next month we will talk about painting and preparing the woodwork in your home. Lane Hotel. pic Harry Masterson Happy painting! 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John Daly as usual complied a brain teasing as a huge effort had been made by Our sincere thanks as always go to Mike hunt which proved as challenging as ever those taking part this year such as Donovan and all in the Fire Brigade and the especially for those who had enthusiastically Tuosist and Caher Schools, the Gardai without whom we could not run the rang in the New Year the previous night. A parades at Halloween and Christmas. fantasic 600 euro was raised for the ‘Home Swim Club, Monkeynastics, The Arts and Crafts workshop in the for Home’ respite centre in Killarney at which Tuosists parents association & Pobail Scoil ran by Lisa O’Brien and Justine a number of Kenmare’s children attend and Sophie. O’Sullivan was well supported again with greatly benefit from. Thankfully a good crowd still braved the very positive feedback received from children Committee members are Helen McDwyer, rain to see the blessing of the Crib and the and parents. Storytelling in the library was Clodagh Ryan, Elaine Daly, Sarah Durkin, turning on of the town’s fabulous Christmas really loved by the children and thank you Michelle O’Donovan, Gaelle Daly, Lisa lights by Santa & Mrs Claus, following their very much to Teresa, Fiona and Christine and O’Brien, Aoife Daly, Fionnuala O’Sullivan, carriage ride through the town. Once again we to Carmel & Breda at the Kenmare Library Justine O’Sullivan, Henk Offerins and were treated to beautiful food, mulled wine for a super venue. Junior O’Sullivan. Please contact any of and hot chocolate all donated by the local Our ‘Home for Home’ fundraiser The Vegas the committee members if anyone would business’s including The Lansdowne, Davitts, Style Casino Night held in The Lansdowne like to make suggestions for future events The Coachmans, PF McCarthys, Salvados, Hotel was great fun and all those who or any ways in which the current events Bia Bia, Café Mocha, The Kenmare Bay, The attended really got in to the spirit of it and could be improved. All suggestions and Horseshoe, The Breadcrumb and Jam. enjoyed the night greatly. feedback are welcomed by the committee. Sean O’ Connor and Veda Randles did a great The highlight had to be The Annual

Martina, Tazmin and Taylor Lee enjoyed their visit to Santa at Molly Gallivans. pic Mary O'Neill

Mother and daughter, Rita O’Brien and her daughter Rita, enjoying a meal in The Kenmare Bay Hotel. Sunday January 29th pic Harry Masterson

Theresa @ 2.00pm Murphy poses for a ALL ARE WELCOME TO photograph at the BUY OR SELL FOR FREE Senior Citizens get together in Whyte’s The Brook NOFOOD/GROCERYITEMS Lane Hotel. PERMITTEDFORRESALE pic Harry Brighten Up Your Day Masterson ALL WELCOME Page 14 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Enjoying the craic on Women’s Christmas in The Kenmare Bay Hotel are Geraldine Johnston, Linda Galvin, Lois Hartmink, Theresa Keane, Mary Ellen Spillane, Hilary Godsell, Anke Petersen and Trish Juozapaitis. pic Harry Masterson

The management and staff of Little Acorns Creche & Preschool in Kilgarvan would like to sincerely thank all those who contributed to their recent fundraising event held in Supervalu, Kenmare on 30 and 31 December. The total sum collected was 1,196. This money will On January 6th Patrick Healy, better known as Lightning, met up with be of great assistance to his old school pal Pete Hanley in The Purple Heather for a cuppa and the facility. a chat. Both men emigrated from Kenmare to England in 1961, Pete We would also like to returned to take up the family barber shop while Patrick (Lighting) thank the management and stayed on in London but keeps in touch with his old friends from Kenmare. pic Harry Masterson staff of Supervalu for their help and co-operation. We were very grateful to be Susie Donnelly who married given the opportunity. Paudie Hanley in Holy Cross Board of Management, Church on December 29th. Little Acorns pic Harry Masterson Zen Festival February 11th - 15th 2012 Joan Browne The Shaolin Centre, Gortluachra, Kilgarvan 064 66 85877 / 087 12 12 249 [email protected] Each February in Killarney, Chinese Shaolin Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit conducts courses over the Ann Marie O'Shea, daughter of Valentine's week. Peter and Sheila, and her new Grandmaster Wong is one of the few Grandmasters who transmits husband Harry Johnston high level Shaolin teachings from Shaolin Chi Kung (Qigong), Internal following their wedding in Yvonne Daly with her uncle Force to Zen training. Dawros Church on December Mark at the Treasure hunt in This year is no different. He has helped thousands of people all over 30th. pic Harry Masterson aid of Home from Home the world to enhance their lives through the training of energy and mind. People who suffered from degenerative and chronic conditions to stress related problems to simply those people who want to live a better and more rewarding life. Mac’s In 1997, he was awarded Qigong Master of the Year for his fantastic work and results with cancer patients. Winter Fuels Some courses are closed to existing Irish students e.g Iron Wire set Internal Force training but new beginners may take Generating Energy Flow and An evening with a Zen Grandmaster. His son will teach Top Quality Chinese Chess and the incredible Art of War- Strategies for Life & Premium Coal Business which are also open to beginners. € Bookings are being taken now by Sifu Joan Browne, a disciiple of 310 Tonne Grandmaster Wong for 11 years and who is a teacher and therapist 25 x 40kg bags within the Institute. Her busy clinics are in Dublin & Kilgarvan, she has also helped many people overcome degenerative and chronic conditions herself. As a teacher, she gives instruction on Shaolin Chi Kung and Available for Immediate Delivery Wahnam Tai Chi Chuan to help people enhance and empower themselves using energy and mind training. Sifu Joan's details are: Mobile: 087 12 12 249, Clinic/Office 064 6641885 0646685877 Email: [email protected] Website www.smilefromtheheart.ie 087 9299874 Teachers open the Door, You enter by Yourself! Kenmare News [email protected] Page 15 KENMARE CREDIT UNION NEWS Kenmare Credit Union held its annual general meeting on December 15th last and was well attended on the evening. The message that was delivered is that the credit union is strong and secure and will continue to serve the local community. The credit union is open for loans, subject to certain criteria, and can be contacted Now at Community Centre, Shelbourne Street on 064 6642111. CLASSES EVERY The annual All Ireland Credit Union Scools Quiz will take place on Sunday, February 5th in Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine. Application forms MONDAY have been sent to all primary schools in the locality and it is expected Beginners 6pm - 7pm take up will be brisk. This is a wonderful opportunity for young people to represent their primary school and showcase their knowledge and Advanced 7pm - 8pm skills. The aim of the event is to encourage teamwork among school children under the age of 13. Topics covered include history, geography, music, literature and sport among others. The winner in each category will go forward to represent their school at county level and the regional winners will compete for the national title in April 2012. For further information, contact the credit union on 064 6642111.

Incoming Captains of Ring of Kerry Golf and Country Pictured at the Festive Fashion Show in Kenmare Bay Hotel Club; Simon for Inter Kenmare FC were Lisa O'Sullivan, Ciara Sheehan, Stauch and Hazel Sheehan, Marie Reidy, Laura Reidy, Aoife Sheehan and Cate White. Gillian Sheehan. pic Mary O'Neill

Templenoe were Purcell Cup Champions in 2011 and they a pictured at the medal presentation cermony in Brook Lane Hotel. pic Mary O'Neill

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Kilgarvan public sewer. I have again requested that Kerry County Cllr Patrick Council calls upon the Department of the Environment to provide funding for a new sewer in Kilgarvan Village as the current one was Connor- installed many years ago and was meant to cater for far fewer hous- es. Scarteen’s report Templenoe Pier. After numerous requests the loose stones at the top Templenoe Pier have been secured, it is essential that this was recti- Draft Piers and Harbours Bye laws. The draft Harbour Bye laws fied before further deterioration took place. are going out for pubic consultation again shortly, although initially Lauragh Church lights. The people of Lauragh have been very they were advertised in accordance with public consultation rules patient waiting for the lights at the Church Car par to be connected, I many people did not notice them and only two submissions were have again rang Eirtricity to request that they are connected and put made. Many fishermen and tourism interests throughout the County lighting as soon as possible. have been calling for the introduction of Bye laws for Piers and har- April Drive. The residents of April Drive, the Lodge have finally got bours; however concerns have been raised in relation to a number of their area tarmaced. I am also glad that after numerous telephone sections of the draft bye laws which are proposed to be implemented calls to Eirtricity the Light at the top of Rock Lane and the light in at 16 locations. Locally they are proposed for Kenmare, the Lodge have been fixed. Killmacallogue, Tahilla and Oyster bed, Sneem. Now people will get Small Schools. On behalf of myself and other Councillors on Kerry a second chance to make a submission if they have any issues with Councty Council I have written to Education Minister Rurai Quinn the new proposed bye laws, if any one needs any further information and Junior Education Minister Ciaran Cannon outlining the outrage feel free to contact me. expressed over the budget desions that may affect 2, 3 and 4 Teacher Kenmare & Sneem Flood relief funding call. Recently I again schools and that the changes to such schools are reversed. It is essen- raised the issue of funding being badly needed for flood prevention tial that rural communities are protected as they have already suf- measures in Kenmare and Sneem, although Kerry County Council fered enough during the last 10-15 years. informed us that they have only 25,000.available for flood relief for Kenmare Mart. Minister Jimmy Deenihan is to open the extension costal areas for the whole county!!. I insisted Kerry County Council to Kenmare Mart on Friday 3rd February and is the special guest at write to the Office of Public Works for funding so that Kenmare does the Mart Social afterwards. Jimmy was Junior Minister at the not find itself in a similar position to 2008 when parts of the town Department of Agriculture when the initial grant was given for the got badly flooded. Also in 2011 Scarteen Park experienced flooding Mart which opened in 1996. At that time the then Chairperson James however due to the good work of the local Council Staff and neigh- O’Farrell and the committee put in tremendous effort in bringing a bours houses were just about protected. I have again asked that along Mart in Kenmare to fruition. Today the Mart is performing very well the banks of Keel Na Gower River be cleared and that drainage under Manager Dan McCarthy, Chairman Mike Tim O’Sullivan and issues in Scarteen Park be rectified. all the committee which is evident in the need for an extension. Kenmare Hospital. I have contacted Health Minister James Reilly Next area meeting: any issues. The next area meeting is to be held to come to visit Kenmare Hospital when he can, as he was initially in Cahirciveen on 17th February, if anyone has any issues they wish sechuled to turn the sod on construction of the new hospital in late for me to raise at the meeting please contact me before 17th February November, however he was unable to come at that time. But the as I have to submit my motions by that date. most important thing is the new hospital has started and Construction Under 19 Girls All Ireland Basketball Final. Best of luck to Pobail is progressing. Scoile Inbhear Sceine under 19 Girls Captain Annie Cooper, Coach Kenmare Pier. I have requested the Piers and Harbours section of Breda Slattery and the team in the All Ireland Basketball final Kerry Council to install the lighting and seats on Kenmare Pier as against Laois side, Clonaslee Vocational School on Saturday 23 soon as possible and to finish of some of the work carried out before January in Dublin. Christmas. Kenmare’s Councillor: Kenmare Public Toilets upgrade. I am delighted that Kerry County Patrick Connor-Scarteen MCC Council are to spend in the region of 30,000 upgrading the public Chairperson Kerry County Development Board Toilets in Kenmare, Kenmare Chamber of Commerce and many oth- Chairperson Kerry Roads & Transportation SPC ers have been campaigning for this for years and I have pursued this Chairperson Kerry Joint Policing Committee issue vigorously since entering the council. Work should start shortly. Member Kerry County Council Corporate Policy Group Roads grants. Sneem to Bunnow Bridge - €1.3 Million. This sec- Member Local Electoral Area Committee tion is the next National Secondary overlay project to be completed. Director South Kerry Development Partnership Funding was also granted for Blackwater Bridge to Sneem and 5 Main Street, Kenmare bridges. Further Roads grants will be announced shortly. [email protected] Applications for funding for improvements to many other National Tel: 087 2904325 secondary roads in the vicinity have been made including Kenmare 50th Birthday Celebrations

Michael Harrington who celebrated his 50th birthday with his family and friends in The Brook Lane Hotel. pic Harry Masterson Kenmare News [email protected] Page 17 Kenmare Choral Festival Friday 30th November to Sunday 2nd December 2012 Paul McCartney once said: “I love to followed by a Gala Concert in Pobalscoil Inbhear worshippers in the various churches, to disprove hear a choir. I love the humanity to see the Scéine. Fred Allen, who once said, “The first time I sang faces of real people devoting themselves to On Saturday morning, the serious business in a church choir, two hundred people changed begins. There will be at least four categories of religion!” The Christmas Market continues to a piece of music. I love the teamwork. It competitions – large mixed choir, chamber choir, draw the crowds, and the choirs need no makes me feel optimistic about the human barbershop choir and church choirs – with encouragement to burst en masse into a verse or race when I see them cooperating like trophies and prizes sponsored by the good people two of the Alleluia Chorus or Va Pensiero. that.” and businesses of Kenmare. In the meantime, the The beginning of December is always a quiet Well, we’re nothing if not optimistic, so in a not-so-serious business continues, with choirs time in Kenmare, so we hope that the promise of joint venture between the Carnegie Arts Centre giving impromptu concerts to entertain the an exotic Christmas Market and massed choirs and Kenmare Chamber of Commerce, we aim to throngs shopping for bargains in the huge will bring people out in force, and draw visitors get the rafters ringing and the people singing in a selection of local shops and at the Christmas from the four corners of Ireland and even further Choral Festival to coincide with the launching of Market. Later, members of the various choirs afield. the Christmas Market in our beautiful heritage will sing for their supper (or a glass of wine or a The Choral Festival website is under town this December. On Friday evening, 30 cup of coffee or whatever is going) in one of our construction at the moment, where information November, Kenmare’s Christmas lights will be many fine restaurants and bars. will be added as time goes on, and the programme turned on to the sound of massed choirs On Sunday morning, choirs will join is finalised, so watch this space. serenading the Christmas Parade. This will be

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2012 is off with a flurry of activity at an invaluable asset in the Chamber Office Kenmare Chamber of Commerce & and we will be very sorry to see her go. Tourism. A wonderful array of new Thank you for all her wonderful support festivals are being organised for the year and we wish Olivia well for the future. We – St Patricks Weekend, Walking Festival are delighted that Mairaid Cronin will be (June), Food Carnival (July) and Choral joining us to continue Olivia’s role. Festival (December). There are Dublin Holiday Show. Kate McLoughlin, committees for each of these events but the Go Kerry Co-ordinator will be we will need lots of volunteers – in all representing Kenmare on the Go Kerry top holiday destinations in Ireland. areas. If anyone can spare an hour or a Stand in the RDS at the end of the month. skill, please contact the Chamber Office. Womens Breakfast Business Network. Christmas 2011. The Kenmare Social The ‘Women’s Business Network’ will Funding has been requested from Failte Committee and the Chamber delivered kick off in February 2012. The network is Ireland and we are very hopeful that we another fantastic Xmas in Kenmare. to support current small businesses and to will receive lots of support from them. Thank you to all the efforts and time given support anyone considering starting a new Start Your Own Business Course. We are of those involved. Hopefully, our delighted that many of the participants of venture. If you would like any further Christmas lights will have been removed this course, at the Kenmare Adult information, please contact the Chamber by the time this edition is published. Education Centre, will be doing their work office on 064 66 42615 or email We would also like to thank Claire Thoma, experience within the Chamber office. [email protected] to reserve your South Kerry Development Partnership, for This will be an invaluable support to all place. Membership will be 20.00per all of her assistance in obtaining funding projects planned for 2012. year. from the Leader programme in order to Events Calendar 2012. An events Chamber of Commerce & Tourism purchase new lights for the Courthouse. calendar is being compiled in order for all Office. All outstanding memberships need Look out Claire we will be back to you sporting, community and social events to to be paid by Friday 27th January, to this year to request funding for further be included on Discover Ireland, Kerry’s continue being listed on the Kenmare.ie planned projects! website. This contribution also assists in Festival and Event’s Calendar and As Chairperson of the Kenmare Chamber match funding the projects planned for numerous other publications and websites. Committee, Anne-Marie Cleary would 2012. Any queries, please contact 064 66 Could you please forward all details of like to wish everyone a happy and 42615 or email [email protected]. We events to [email protected] or speak prosperous New Year. If ever there is a will unfortunately be losing our to Olivia on 064 66 42615, by Friday 27th time to work together, 2012 is that time. January, to get Kenmare back to one of the administrator at the end of the month, Olivia Harton-O’Sullivan. Olivia has been

Kenmare St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2012 Announcing the launch of the Kenmare St. Patrick’s Festival 2012 and material drive. the Beara. This seaside town is steeped in community groups. The parade will include Kenmare will celebrate it’s first marine folklore and traditions. Let the waves the best of our culture has to offer with St Patricks Festival 2012 for the wash over your imagination and escape into a wonderful music and dance acts from our first time in years! The ‘Celtic fantastic colourful world of the life aquatic. schools and clubs across all ages and floats This family festival will be enjoyed by that will bring a smile to your face. Voyage’ parade and finale is a children young and old as our community We feel this theme is important and relevant community spectacle with a parades floats, dressed up to the nines and as it represents the ‘voyage’ that all of us find wonderful Irish aquatic theme making a lot of noise celebrating Irish culture ourselves on in this stormy time of change. on St Patrick’s Day Sat 17th and heritage with traditional music and dance. Are community is being effected by rising This community parade will showcase unemployment and emigration. With these March, 5pm. colourful floats made by the Transition Year difficult times we look to our heritage and The beautiful town of Kenmare in its students, our local National Schools – resources through fun and creativity to tranquil setting is ‘nestled’ at the meeting of Laraugh, Tuosist, Caha, Bonane, Kilgarvan, rejuvenate our community and contribute to the two peninsulas – the Ring of Kerry and Blackwater, and Kenmare – and local our self-reliance. We revisit our local attributes and the wealth of assets provided by the sea to create an outlet for our community to express itself, and encourage and nurture sustainable development through arts, culture and tourism. And what is amazing is how much materials, enthusiasm and creativity has been volunteered to create this joyous, spectacular event but we still need more! We expect this to be a fantastic event but we need your help as this depends on all our community getting involved! See below the list of materials we need to make the parade happen, have a rummage in your the back of your cupboard, shed or attic and please contact Chiari on 087 339 8149 or [email protected] to arrange dropping off materials. All oddments of material, PVA glue, The staff from Sheen Falls enjoying their their Christmas party in The plywood/MDF (old shelves), glue guns, Brook Lane Hotel. pic Harry Masterson staplers, silk, clay and welders, carpenters and handymen. Kenmare News [email protected] Page 19 St. Patricks Womens Group were delighted How Healthy are Your Arteries? to see a demonstration of Line dancing at their Prevention before Intervention recent Wednesday Do you have an issue with cholesterol, blood pressure, morning meeting. After angina, fatigue, chest pain, poor circulation or diabetes? the demostration of Is there a family history of heart disease? Expert help various dance steps, will be on hand when Irish Heart Health holds a clinic at ladies were Brosnans Pharmacy, Kenmare on Wed Feb 1st. encouraged, by the Irish Heart Health based in Miltown Co Kerry is a specialist service Kenmare Line Dance providing clients with a concise picture of their cardiovascular health with Team, to join in and a view to preventing a heart attack and stroke through the analysis of risk learn a few simple factors and raising awareness. steps. This was “We provide you with a detailed nutritional, dietary and lifestyle thoroughly enjoyed by those who joined in! Kenmare Line Dance assessment, we aim to give you a picture of where your cardiovascular Team meet every Friday morning at the Recource center, 11 to 12. health is now. We measure blood pressures and other parameters. We then New members beginners or advanced are welcome to join. Details design a specific program to enhance your cardiovascular health with particular emphasis on the normalisation of blood pressures, reductions in from Gail Barwick 064 6641948 cholesterol levels and other criteria including weight loss, fat distribution, and fitness levels, if required” said nutritional therapist Erina MacSweeney. The results for those who work with the program are over all, Kenmare Locality Animal Welfare Society excellent, even small changes can make a huge difference. There are some 087 970 4480 really good foods and supplements out there that can help reduce We at KLAWS would like to wish everyone a happy new year. cholesterol and blood pressure, and knowing which foods are damaging We hope that everyone had a very enjoyable Christmas. and how to avoid these, can not only enhance the health of your arteries Unfortunately due to very high running costs we are currently but your overall health too. incurring we can now ONLY spay or neuter people's pets if the An Irish Heart Health consultation is suitable for people of all ages, it owner has proof of low income support. If you adopt a dog or a is a personalised consultation which aims to focus a person on the cat from KLAWS the pet is your responsibility and this includes prevention of heart disease. As in all areas of nutritional therapy all “red the vet bills after adoption. As of 2012 we are introducing a fee flags” are addressed, and we can work alongside your GP program. for anyone adopting one of our pets as the animals will have This service is provided by professional nutritional therapist Erina received vaccinations, worming and in most cases neutering, MacSweeney who is based in Milltown, she is a member of NTOI and therefore any potential homes will have to pay an adoption fee to IANT. Heart health is an area Erina is particularly interested in and also enable us to continue carrying out this work. This is standard she has an excellent success rate with teaching people how to balance practise with all animal welfare groups in Ireland and Europe blood sugars, this is very effective for weight loss, diabetes, and battling Please remember when you get a dog or cat, whether from a fatigue, just to mention a few applications. breeder or rescue, that the cost of neutering is part of owning the More on this in next issue. dog. It may seem expensive but it saves hundreds of unwanted To Book you place at the clinic at Brosnans Pharmacy on Feb 1st pups and will prevent a number of serious illnesses in your dog. It telephone 064 6641318 is a one off fee and can be paid in installments. or you can make an appointment at the Miltown Clinic by phoning, 087 We would like to thank all the people who fostered for us 2740788. A consultation costs 57and takes 30 to 45 min. throughout the year including the new people who came on board Nutritional Therapist : Erina MacSweeney BSc. Dip NT for Christmas and opened their homes to our dogs for the season www.irishhearthealth.com • www.erinamacsweeney.com

Kilgarvan Kennels How Healthy is Your Heart? Find out at Brosnans Pharmacy Henry St Kenmare Recommended by Vets 066 6641318 DO YOU NEED HELP WITH: Boarding for all breeds of Dogs and Cats Raised Blood Pressure or High Cholesterol A family history of Heart Attacks or Stroke • Large Spacious Kennels Excess weight especially around your middle Poor circulation • Large 1 acre exercise area Fatigue • Dogs walked daily, extra Shortness of breath walks can be arranged • 24hour vet cover Brosnans pharmacy will be offering a unique Irish Heart Health consultation on Wed Feb 1st, • Kennels may be visited by this will includes dietary, lifestyle and nutritional analysis, appointment only in addition to blood pressure and other measurements. Get a bigger picture of where your cardiovascular health is NOW. Homes always wanted for rescued animals Includes the design of a specific program Leave your pets with someone who cares to enhance your cardiovascular health, PREVENTIONBEFOREINTERVENTION. Kilgarvan Kennels Phone Brosnans Pharmacy on 066 66 41318 to Book. Gortloughera, Kilgarvan Cost is €57 per adult. Erina MacSweeney BSc. Dip. NT, Professional Nutritional Therapist, Call Jackie 064 6685645 / 087 2880589 www.irishhearthealth.com • www.erinamacsweeney.com Page 20 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News

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WHYTE’SKENMARE Page 22 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Clinics held in Scotts Hotel, Killarney every Saturday at 3pm, the Atlantic Bar, Kenmare every Saturday night at 10pm and all Michael surrounding parishes on a regular basis. Every Sunday night in Kilgarvan : Healy-Rae’s Mace, - 9pm – 10pm Healy-Rae’s Bar - 10pm – 11pm Healy-Rae Tel: 064 66 32467 Fax : 064 6685904 Mobile: 087 2461678 T.D. Johnny Healy-Rae MCC – 087 2354793. E-mail: [email protected] Parliamentary Questions. calling for the cuts to be reversed but the Government would not listen. Our own The following are a selection of parliamentary questions that I raised in the Dail school Pobal Scoil Inbhear Sceine will be put under severe strain with these cuts. I will recently: continue to support the teachers in every way that I can to ensure that this wrong is Is it acceptable that the average waiting time to receive a medical card is 90 days? highlighted as it a shame to attack our education system in this way. I have requested that the funding for victims of sexual abuse and attacks be re-directed Revenue letter to pensioners. back to Kerry General Hospital from CUH. I wish to condemn in the strongest possible way the action of the Government and of The Government will have to do a turnaround with regard to their view on taxing the Revenue Department in writing out to thousands of pensioners, upsetting them, unused vehicles. frightening them and giving them sleepless nights as to whether or not they owe I am seeking clarity with regard to the 100household charge where a house is totally Revenue money. This debacle was handled extremely poorly by the Government and uninhabitable. they must bear their responsibility. It is not good enough to see Government Ministers I have asked the Minister for Justice for details on the deportation of persons from this coming out and trying to place the blame completely with Revenue. country i.e cost of aircraft, number of persons deported, overall costs including Garda It is the Government and Ministers who are in charge and they were aware of this man hours etc. situation at Budget time but chose not to disclose this to the Dail or to let anyone know What steps have been taken to ensure capital is available for medium and small what they were intending to do. This Government are obviously becoming detached industries to retain jobs and expand production? from reality when they think it is right and fair to treat people in such a disrespectful Government attack on rural schools. Unfortunately many of our schools in South fashion. Kerry are under threat at present because of cuts being introduced by the Government Redundancy. Small employers of Ireland have been the backbone of our employment which in a very mean way are going back to last September and changing the amount base i.e people who employ less than 10 people. The new changes in redundancy terms of pupils that had to be in classes in order to retain their teachers. I have been whereby the employer will now only receive 15% instead of 60% of the redundancy inundated with calls from Principals and teachers who are extremely worried because, costs is forcing employers at present to make employees redundant. Since the budget after a lifetime of building up our national schools through voluntary work and public accountants, in what would normally be a quite time of the year, are extremely busy expenditure, they are now under severe threat. I had a debate in the Dail with the helping employers to get ready before the end of the January deadline in making Minister for Education on this matter where I voiced my strong concerns on behalf of employees redundant. the Principal, teachers, parents and pupils of many of our small national schools. If we This is a shame and the Government has not actually thought this through properly as attack our education system in this way we are attacking the future of our country as there should have been an exception made for people employing 10 employees or less. the only hope we have in the future is having a highly educated young population. This The facts are that people are terrified that, at a future date if they had to let an Government are certainly not helping in that regard with their cuts. employee go, they would be unable to meet the cost incurred because of the changes in Septic Tanks. On Wednesday 18th January I was glad to have an opportunity, at an the budget so they are racing against the deadline and it is going to mean more people Oireachtas Committee meeting, to question the Minister for the Environment Phil idle, unemployed and at home. Hogan on his proposed regulations with regard to septic tanks. I am totally opposed to Vodafone. I have been in contact with Vodafone as the mobile phone service, in many this charge which is being brought forward by the Government and is being supported parts of South Kerry in particular, has gone atrociously bad in recent weeks. People by the people who back this present Government. It is a further attack on rural Ireland. who had perfect reception in their homes, work environments etc in the past now have People are being requested to register their septic tanks and pay a 50fee to do so. a totally inadequate service. I would strongly urge everyone to ring Vodafone to This will in turn be followed on by inspections by engineers who will come out to your complain about this lack of service as everybody pays enough in their bills to ensure private property to carry out inspections. When I quizzed the Minister as to exactly that a proper service is maintained for them. It also raises a safety concern as if people what standard the tanks would have to achieve he was unable to answer. What he do not have a land line phone in their home, as many people don’t, and an urgent actually said and I quote was “the tanks should be working”. My response to that was situation was to arise with elderly or young people it could have disastrous that one engineer could look at a tank and say it is working and another could say it is consequences. not working and you could have to spend thousands upgrading your system. I wish to I would call on Vodafone to wake up, acknowledge that there has been deterioration in remind everyone that, in my opinion, the biggest polluter in County Kerry at this time service and rectify it immediately on behalf of the people who are paying their wages, is actually our local authority because in many of our small towns and villages there are keeping their company in healthy profits. no or inadequate sewerage systems in place. Surely the Government should look at our Car Ferry. It is of vital importance that the Cork/Swansea ferry is up and running from local authorities and get them to put their houses in order before going to the April to September in 2012. We must remember that in the past it brought in 153,000 households who are under tremendous financial pressure at present without further people to the region over an 18 month period. Over half of these headed to Co. Kerry restrictions and charges being imposed on them. so we must never under estimate the benefit it is to Kerry to have this service I was bitterly disappointed with the responses the Minister gave to my questions but I operating.The company is presently under examiner ship and I am extremely anxious am glad that I forced him to agree, at the committee meeting, that the people should be that it should exit this process in January 2012. told exactly what standard will be applied as it is simply not good enough to say “the The Fastnet Line Company need to raise 1.65 million in capital by early 2012. To date tanks should be working”. I will continue to oppose this new regulation as I will also over 660,000has been raised by individual donors, share holders and customers oppose the household charge of 100.Everyone knows you will only pay 100this year leaving under 1 million to be raised. There is a community driven initiative currently but next year it is unknown how much the charge will be as once they get householders under way throughout Southern Ireland to raise the remaining funds. I believe the into the system they can then charge whatever they like in subsequent years. company lost money in the past by keeping the service running in the winter time, Before the election this Government made many promises. They knew at that time the despite the fact that it had very few passengers. I wish to point out that the fuel to state of the countries’ finances as they had been given full and total access to all of the carry the ship on a round trip is 36,000.Two years ago it would have been 50% of details but they still made many, many commitments which, day by day, they are now this. That is why there has to be a good capacity on the ship to make each run pay its breaking and they are hitting the weakest and most vulnerable people in our society. way. The secret of the future success would be to run it only from April to September They clearly stated that they would burn the bond holders. This was one of the first and shut it down for the winter months therefore not incurring a fuel bill or wages bill commitments that they did a massive U turn on and they now seem determined on at this quieter time. parting with billions of euro every year, with unsecured bond holders, who took a Lauragh National School. I wish the outgoing principal of the school Mary O’Shea gamble on Irish banks and lost but the tax payer now has to foot the bill. If the every good wish and to thank her for many years of great service that she and her Government were making proper decisions I would only be too glad to support them fellow teachers gave to the students and parents of the Lauragh area. Her dedication to but when I see the people that I represent blackguarded on a daily basis I will speak out her role served the people very well. on their behalf. I want to welcome the incoming new principal Mr. Paul McCarthy and wish him every Career Guidance Teachers. Career Guidance Teachers provide an invaluable service good luck for the future. Being a principal of a small school at present, considering the in our schools. Another result of the Government cutbacks in education is that the attacks our Government are putting them under is very difficult. future of the Career Guidance Teacher service is under immense threat. On Wednesday Holy See. I totally condemn the attack on the catholic religion by the Government by night there was a private members vote calling on the Government to ensure that our removing the Embassy to the Holy See. I believe this was a wrong decision and I Career Guidance Teachers would be allowed to carry on with the work that they do. believe the Government were playing to a populist media who have an agenda against Career Guidance Teachers do not just give advice on careers. They help and assist our the catholic church. At this particularly difficult time in our history I believe, now more young people with many of the social problems that they have on a daily basis, be they than ever, people want to hold onto their faith and the majority of people in Ireland problems at home or personal issues that they have to deal with. They have to be able want us to keep our contact with the Vatican in Rome and to hold onto what we have to give time to students, particularly in these modern times, as our young people have dearly cherished back over many generations. Everybody knows that a very small difficulties that we may never have had when we were growing up. I personally amount of people working in our churches let people down but we all fully appreciate believe that, in many cases, if we lose our Career Guidance Teachers it will put the that the very, very vast majority of people, be they priests or nuns, have served us well safety of many of our young people at risk. back over the years and were highly respectable people who had a valuable input to our Unfortunately when the vote was taken the Fine Gael and Labour members rallied society. behind the Government to ensure that the private members motion fell. That night people from all over Ireland, including Kenmare, came to represent their schools and Kenmare News [email protected] Page 23 The staff from Hallisseys enjoying their Christmas party in The Brook Lane Hotel. pic Harry Masterson

Joseph Sheehan Captain of Purcell Cup Team Patrick O'Sullivan Chairman of Kerry Co Board, Pat O'Neill Chairman of Templenoe GAA Club & Patrick Niamh Finnegan who entertained the senior Mahony Captain of Division 6 Junior League Championship pictured with the Div citizens with a fine display of dancing. 6 Junior League Shield & the Purcell Cup. pic Mary O'Neill pic Harry Masterson

The staff of Star Seafoods and Marina enjoying their Christmas party in The Lansdowne Hotel. pic Harry Masterson

Garda Mick O’Shea on his last duty in Kenmare. Mick has spent 36 years in the force, first in Monaghan followed by Cobh, Castleisland and finallt Kenmare. Mick thanked everybody who attended his retirement function and those who sent him messages of goodwill. pic Harry Masterson

Kenmare Veterinary Centre Pet – Equine – Farm From this summer on full Farm animal service including calls, testing, reproduction work SHOP & SUPPLIES: Experience our service and very sharp prices on worming, feed and supplies 064-6642695 (24 hour emergency service) Mart Road, Kenmare - www.kenmarevc.ie Page 24 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Infant Massage courses available in Kenmare… NEW MUM??? NEW BABY?????? Why not try Kenmare’s newest mum & baby infant massage classes?? The countdown has begun now for the Kenmare Fancy some quality mum & baby time?? Chronicle publication set for this coming December. A wide range of photographs, newspaper clippings and various documents have already been gathered and a selection are on view Reap the benefits associated with infant massage…. on the Kenmare Chronicle face book pages. We welcome as many Relief of: Colic & Wind & Emotional Stress & Anxiety comments as possible on these pictures and it is from this that we Relaxation: Aids Sleep Patterns & Soothes Baby can put together a final selection each year for the annual Build Immunity & Helps Gain Weight publication to represent the changing faces of social life in Stimulation: Kenmare through the last hundred years or so. Interaction: Aids The Bonding Process & We still need more pictures and stories and if you think you can Assists recovery from Post-Natal Depression help please call Simon at Willowfield Garden Centre, 087 2953990. We can have photographs scanned and returned almost immediately and would welcome as much info as possible on these Suitable for mums/care givers & their infants pictures. If any of the local schools or community groups would age 6 WEEKS – PRE CRAWLING. like to get involved in helping to gather stories and photographs we Please note that Infant Massage instructors do not touch your would welcome all information. This information would all be baby. We instruct you how to massage your own baby archived on a web site for all to access on the internet. So, see what you can find and give us a call and check out the face book Why not come along for a 4 week course, in Kenmare, page to see what we have done already. Thursday mornings, 10.30am – 11.30 am, beginning 9th February 2012. St Patrick's Women's Group St. Patrick’s Women’s Group got the New Year off to a CURRENT COURSE DATES: good start by celebrating Women’s Little Christmas at 9th 16th & 23rd Feb; 1st March 2012 the Kenmare Bay Hotel. We enjoyed a wonderful night together full of food, wine, friendship, laughter, fun and Meet other new mothers & swap & share tips entertainment. about your new-born. Our Spring Programme commenced with registration on Wednesday 11th January and will run for 12 weeks until the end Tea/coffee provided after of March. As usual the programme includes a variety of Most Health Insurance companies reimburse interesting activities and topics from quizzes, Music Appreciation, the cost of the course Understanding Technology, Innerdance, Poetry and Music and an For further information check out: Antiques ‘Show and Tell’ morning. We end the term the week www.babymassageireland.com before Easter with Louise and Steve giving their very popular cooking demonstration. or call: 0876981030 We welcome our new members this term and hope they will enjoy meeting new people and our activities. We meet from 11am to 1pm on Wednesdays at the Adult Education Centre. New members are always welcome. A number of our members go bowling each Thursday morning at the Templenoe Community Centre from 10.30-1.00 pm. Bowling will now also take place on Monday at the same time 10.30 – 1.00 pm. For more information please contact Mary 6685550, Pauline 6640702, Trish 6640353 or Jo 6684255.

Kenmare & District Garden Club Infant Massage Happy New Year everyone. Spring is clearly on the way and so it’s with Caitríona O’Sullivan Green time to think about our gardens again. The first meeting of the year will be on Thursday 2nd February at 7.30pm at the Methodist • Four week Infant Massage course Thu Feb 9th, 16th & 23rd & Chapel ‘Gateway’, Kenmare. Paul McCormick, and possibly March 1st 2012 from 10.30am-11.30am. Jacinta French of Woodkerne Nurseries, will be coming to talk to • Open to parents and caregivers of infants us about Nut Growing in Ireland. Paul is a nut specialist who has from 6weeks to pre crawling written articles for The Irish Times and his knowledge of trees in general and nuts particularly is remarkable. He may well have Book with Caitríona on 087 6981030 nuts for sale too. Get back into that gardening mode and come and Booking is essential as there are limited places per class. Individual sessions also available. enjoy the evening. 5. Kenmare News [email protected] Page 25 Property Watch..... Around The Houses with... Sherry Fitzgerald Daly Kenmare Henry Street, Kenmare. Tel 064 6641213 • Fax 064 6641717 e-mail: [email protected] • www.sherryfitz.ie • www.seandaly.com PROPERTY FOR SALE Drimna Cottage, Sneem Oakdene, Killaha • 1 Bed Cottage on • 3 Bed on 0.75 1.6 Acres Acres • Close to • Mature Oysterbed Pier Gardens • 1.5 miles to • A Number of Sneem Outbuildings and Sheds • 1.5 miles to Kenmare Asking Price: € Asking€ Price: 179,000 225,000 Pound House, Bonane 4 Market Street, Kenmare • 3 Bed Home with • 2 Bed En-suite Conservatory Townhouse • C.0.8 Acres - - 512sq ft Beautiful • 80 m to Countryside Town Centre. Views • Ideal as • 3 miles to Weekend/ Kenmare Town Holiday Home. Asking Price: € Asking€ Price: 190,000 105,000 Page 26 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Kenmare News [email protected] Page 27 Market House, The Square, Kenmare Around The Houses with.... Phone Tadhg at 064 6641566 / 087 4180094 or email: [email protected]

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BRITISH QUEEN January Gardening Maincrops are ready 18 to 20 weeks after planting, so they can be lifted usually from July through to October. Maincrops take up the most space in the garden, but With Simon Linell they tend to be the best varieties to grow if you want some for storage. Most Willowfield Garden Centre Popular. K PINKS, GOLDEN WONDER. Sneem Road, Kenmare (simply means encouraging the seed potatoes to sprout before Phone 087 2953990 1.CHITTING [email protected] planting ) Schools Gardening website You can start chitting from late January in warmer parts of the country or in www.raringtogrow.com February in cooler areas, about six weeks before you intend to plant out the potatoes. Each seed potato has a more rounded, blunt end that has a number of 'eyes'. Stand the tubers with the blunt end uppermost in trays or old egg boxes, with plenty of natural light. The potatoes are ready to be planted out when the BOUNCE into SPRING !!!!!!!!!!! shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long. January is nearly over and with the weather so much milder than last year, spring is bound to be starting early unless it receives a check from cold weather during 2. PLANTING February. But with the mild weather has come a lot of rain and very little dry days Plant your chitted potatoes when the soil has started to warm up, usually from mid- and sunshine. This is turn has made it all very hard to do any work in the garden March or early April. Start by digging a trench 7.5-13cm (3-5in) deep, although the but it is bound to get dry sometime soooooon ! exact depth should vary according to the variety of potato you're planting. So, right, let’s see what the next few weeks have in store..... Add a light sprinkling of fertiliser to your trench before you begin planting. 1. Planting patio containers and window boxes with spring flowering Plant early potatoes about 30cm (12in) apart with 40-50cm (16-20in) between the Primrose, Bellis, Forgetmenots and spring bulbs like Daffodils and tulips. rows, and second earlies and maincrops about 38cm (15in) apart with 75cm (30in) 2. Start sowing early vegetable seeds under protection or in polythene tunnels. between the rows. 3. Tidy up the lawn and shrub beds. Lawn fertilizer can be applied towards the Handle your chitted tubers with care, gently setting them into the trench with the end of Feb depending on the weather. shoots pointing upwards, being careful not to break the shoots. Cover the potatoes 4. Plant up bare root trees. Large selection available for REPS etc and now is the lightly with soil. best time for planting. As soon as the shoots appear, earth up each plant by covering it with a ridge of soil 5. Start chitting your spuds ! so that the shoots are just buried. So with this in mind I thought I would give a brief outline in growing your own You need to do this at regular intervals and by the end of the season each plant will spuds. have a small mound around it about 15cm (6in) high. SPUDS, grow your own ! 3.HARVESTING There are many varieties of Potatoes available in the Garden Centre at the moment Your home-grown potatoes should be ready for lifting from June until September, and are classified as to Early, Second early and Maincrop potatoes. The potatoes depending on the varieties and the growing conditions. Earlies can be lifted and you start off your crop with are called ‘seed potatoes’. eaten as soon as they're ready and usually as soon as the flowers open. Earlies are the quickest to grow and harvest and usually very good in summer Second and maincrop varieties can be kept in the ground much longer, until salads. Approx harvesting can begin after 12 /14weeks depending on spring September, even though above-ground growth may well be looking past its best. growth. If you’re you're short of space concentrate on the early varieties . Most popular Seed Potatoes and all types of vegetable and flower seed HOMEGUARD, ORLA are now available out at the Garden Centre at Willowfield, Second earlies take 16 to 17 weeks to mature after planting, so you should be able see you there ! to harvest them from very late June through to the start of August. Most Popular, Simon Page 28 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Lansdowne Arms Hotel A Taste of Kenmare February gig Dinner, Dancing and Auction.... Saturday 4th The Webb An evening of spectacular food and Saturday 11th Back on Track entertainment featuring some of Saturday 18th Wallop The Cat guide Kenmare's finest Chefs. Saturday 25th Traditional Music Official Press launch for Kenmare Food Blackwater Tavern Carnival July 13 - 15th BrookLane Hotel January Friday March 23rd 2012 Friday 27th Singing Jarvey January Sheen Falls Lodge Sat 28th Tom Deam & Harris Bean 9-11.30 February Black tie event Friday 3rd February 064 6641600 Sat 4th Tom Deam & Harris Bean 9-11.30 No music due to Mart Social Find us on Facebook Sat 11th Tom Deam & Harris Bean 9-11.30 Friday 10th Gerard O’Donoghue Kenmare Food Carnival Sat 18th Tom Deam & Harris Bean 9-11.30 Friday 17th O’Connor Trio Sat 25th Tom Deam & Harris Bean 9-11.30 Friday 24th Ui Bhriain

On Saturday January 7th John Horgan got a surprise when he went to The Brook Lane for a quiet pint to celebrate his 30th birthday and found his family and some Eileen Hickey pictured celebrating her 50th birthday of his many friends waiting to wish him well. John is seated with her family and friends in The Brook Lane Hotel, with his two grandmothers. pic Harry Masterson Kenmare. pic Harry Masterson Happy Birthday Kenmare Dance Studio

It is hard to believe that Kenmare Dance Studio is may not be the sporty type but love to dance, have great rhythm and poise. Bernie has brought her dancers on to such a high level celebrating its first birthday this month. Bernie and what is wonderful it is community based. No wigs, fake tan or O’Sullivan, who has over 100 children dancing with competitive mothers! (as seen on TV) her. On the weekend of the 24th, 25th and 26th February, the 3rd The children have gained huge confidence and they adore their Annual Feis will be held at the Carnegie Arts Centre. classes and constantly practicing, which is evident in the aisles in Dancers from Kenmare Community Irish Dancing School, fabulous Supervalu where they can be seen bobbing up and down from traditional musicians from London will be on stage. To see their behind the frozen spinach! poise and elegance being delivered with brimming pride is The studio has provided an outlet for those children who may or wonderful, and the kids aren’t bad either! Closing date for entries is Friday 27th January. For more information, contact Bernie O’Sullivan on [email protected]. Kenmare Dance Studio is a fabulous addition to the town which has promoted community well-being, social inclusion and healthy social scene and now you can shed those unwanted inches with KISS KENMARE BOARDING KENNELS • Six large indoor kennels. Heated. • Long daily walks on 40 acres of farm and woodland. • Secure outdoor exercise and play area. • Located in Killaha (Castletownbere road). Just 2 km from Kenmare town. • Viewings welcome. Contact 087 - 9196660 064 6682003 Kenmare News [email protected] Page 29 February today. He is joined in this concert by Eoghan Scott, son of Mary Black. Starts @ Wednesday 1st @ 8pm Tickets 13/11 Triur – Martin Hayes, Peadar O’riada & Caoimhin O’raghallaigh Saturday 18th @ 8pm Velvet Revolution Traditional Irish music super-group. € Tickets €18/16 Harringtons. Tickets 5 Fyodor and Shelly are a young couple living in rural Ireland. Shelly is the beautiful Thursday 2nd @8pm Thursday 9th @ 8pm seductive blonde that torments the insecure Incendies – Kenmare Film Society Merchant Of Venice Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons in a Fyodor with her adulterous antics and A striking adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s € € stage play. Tickets €6 Shakespearean classic. Tickets 6 behaviour. Tickets 12/10 Friday 3rd @ 8pm Friday 10th @ 8pm Thursday 23rd @8pm David Syme 'The Signatories Easter 1916' The Last Waltz David Syme, internationally-renowned A Concert in Word and Song performed by The Band performs its last concert after 16 concert pianist, has played in 18 countries. Pat Waters and Wally Desmond years on the road. Some guest artists Admission €10 include Ronnie Hawkins to Bob Dylan. You may have seen him on RTE Nationwide € last August. He has produced 25 CD's as Saturday 11th @ 8pm Directed by Martin Scorsese. Tickets 6 soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Diarmuid O’Brien (Fiddle Player) & Tim Tuesday 28th @ 8pm Philharmonic, Czech National Symphony, Browne (Bouzouki) Remembering Delia Murphy – I’ll Live and the Vienna Symphony. He now calls Diarmuid is one of those fiddlers you’d like Til I Die Ireland home. Tickets €20 to wrap up in cotton wool and on whom a Delia Murphy was Ireland's premier popular preservation order should be placed. singer between 1930 and 1960. This Saturday 4th @ 6.30pm Tickets €12/10 performance will include an entertaining Exhibition Launch By Bernd Rosenheim talk by Gerry Anderson, Márín O’Donovan (Please note change to time and date) Thursday 16th @ 8pm Work inspired by mythology, literature, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sings some of Delia’s favourites, Carmen Cullen, Delia’s niece, reads from her novel. history, religion and personal experiences. Kenmare Film Society € All welcome. Free admission. Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, John Hurt and Tickets 10 Saturday 4th @8pm Tom Hardy bring this adaptation of the classic novel to life. Tickets €6 Carnegie Arts Centre Beckett X3 Shelbourne Street Three short Beckett plays. Tickets €15/12 Friday 17th @ 8pm Paddy Keenan & Eoghan Scott Kenmare Wednesday 8th @ 3pm [email protected] Monthly Matinee High Society Originally from the Bothy Band, Paddy is Including tea and brack sponsored by generally acknowledged as the most www.carnegieartskenmare.ie accomplished Uilleann piper performing 064 6648701 Page 30 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News HAPPY Sports NEW YEAR to all Round Up... the Kestrels Kestrels Academy. The U8 Girls are making great stepped up to help out their fellow U14 Kestrels on progress under the direction of coach Mike Hussey, the day. Caroline Taylor’s U14 Boys have been while John Adams has been coaching our lively competing well in Division 2 and have made it to group of U8 Boys. The U10 Girls and Boys have the 2nd round of the Plate thanks to a mighty win been making leaps and bounds under their coach over Rathmore. Captain Tom O’Sullivan and his Andrew Fitzgerald. Both U10 teams showed off squad of 15 boys are displaying great teamwork their abundance of talent at the last Kerry Area U10 and should be showing more of it against St. Blitz in Killorglin. The Girls showed great spirit Josephs away on January 28th. during this fun day out while the Boys team were U16’s. Coached by Grainne Browne and Shirley by far the most impressive boys team on the day. Cronin, the U16 Girls are also in top gear after two U12’s. The U12 Girls have been making great impressive victories over Athea and Glenbeigh. strides in their league thanks to coaches Andrew Even with a team of only 6 players the U16 girls Fitzgerald and Margaret Lucey. The Division 2 side put on a superb performance to beat Glenbeigh 30- have advanced to the semi-finals of the Plate after 28. Emma Rice and Niamh Healy were very defeating Ballymac and Causeway in the impressive on the day, Chloe O’Shea, Roisin competition. The Division 3 girls have secured a Lehane and Alanna Harrington put in outstanding place at the top of their league thanks to winning all efforts, while Clodagh Quinlan led the scoring with games but one in their season to date. The Div 3 20 points to her name. side will play Killorglin on 4th February in their Senior Ladies. The Division 2 ladies side have next fixture. John Adams has taken the U12 Boys been making great strides and were unlucky under his wing with many players making great recently to lose out to Killorglin by just one basket. progress on the court including Dylan O’Connor, This very dedicated side is made up of Noreen Jack Maye, Matt O’Sullivan, Eoin Downing, Ultan O’Regan, Francaes Casey, Breda O’Shea, Elaine MacGearailt, Kane & Evan Reidy and Donal Daly, Jennie Smyth, Audrey Mornat, Phyllis O’Sullivan. The boys recently experienced a heart- Crowley, Ellie Gudgeon, Elizabeth Moriarty, Lorna breaking one point defeat to Killorglin, but have Cooper and Annie Cooper. The side are looking shown that they are well able to compete at forward to their next contest away to Lixnaw. This Division 2. Next up for the U12 Boys is an away season John Adam’s Division 1 side have shown match to St. Josephs in Athea on January 28th. they are a force to be reckoned with in the Division U14’s. Margaret Gaine, Ann Long and Catherine 1 county league and are now a match for any of Orpen have been working hard with the U14 Girls their opposition. The ladies have clocked up two who seem to be on a winning streak this month. impressive victories over Killarney side The Failte The girls recently advanced to the next round of the in the league as well as overcoming Tralee side St Division 2 Plate after defeating Killorglin 23-20. Brendan’s twice since the season began. Lorna and This was a great team performance by the Kenmare Annie Cooper were especially impressive during girls. Both teams were neck and neck in the final their recent 43-56 win over Tralee. Well done to quarter so the girls really dug deep for this Michelle O’Sullivan Casey (captain), Montse important win. The Division 3 side also defeated Salvado, Caroline Taylor, Annamarie Adams, Margaret Gaine and Laura O’Sullivan on their outstanding efforts to date. Senior Men. The senior men are documenting ORIENTEERING another successful year in the Division 3 league to date with three wins from four games. This solid side have also made it to the Cup semi-final and Reenagros, Kenmare will be very hopeful of a place in the final. Coach John Adams has been getting great performances Sunday 29th of January from Rolandas, Ciaran O’Sullivan, Mike Hussey Start area at Golf Club car park and PJ Reidy. Club News. The committee would like to welcome Any time between 11am and 1.00 pm our new Vice-Chairperson Grainne Browne and we (Park on Shelbourne St Car Park) would like to thank our young volunteers Aisling Harrington, Tom O’Sullivan, Daniel Taylor and • No previous experience required. - Stephen O’Sullivan. The U19 School Boys Tournament takes place on Sunday 5th February at Beginners especially welcome. Pobailscoil Inbhear Scéine. For updates on fixtures • Ideal for families/ children of all ages. and results go to www.kerrybasketball.ie or follow • 3 different courses available - short and the Kestrels on Facebook. easy to long and technical. Gym Closures / Training Update • Electronic timing will be used. Gym closed 26th Jan - 3th Feb & 6th - 10th Feb. • Results will be posted on Training will continue during mid-term (13th - 17th Feb). Note there will be no Academy on Sat 28th www.orienteering.ie the following day. Jan. Entry fee: Adults €5: Huge Congratulations! Well done the Pobailscoil Students €3 ; Family €8 Inbhear Scéine Senior Girls on reaching the All- ORGANISED BY Killorglin 41-10 thanks to another mighty team Ireland Basketball Final in Dublin! performance. Thanks to the two U12 girls who KERRY ORIENTEERING CLUB Kenmare News [email protected] Page 31 Coiste na nOg An Teampall Nua 2011 The following is a report of underage activities during 2011. Membership; Over 80 juveniles participated in games and coaching organized by Bord na nOg in 2011 from u6 – u16. We fielded teams on our own at u16 and almalgated with Tuosist at u14 & u12. U16; County League: We competed in Division 5 at 13 a side in the County League and were unlucky not to reach the semi finals when results in the last round did us no favors. Still we put in some great performances no more then away to Kilcummin where we came away with a draw in a high scoring game. East Kerry League: In the East Kerry region we played in Division 3 playing 5 games and all though we did not progress in the competition it gave us extra games vs different opposition. District League: We ended the year with a terrific victory in the District League final over Tuosist. This was made more special as Tuosist had beaten us in the earlier round. County Championship: We had a large representation on the Kenmare District team that lost to Eoghan Rua and Feale Rangers after a replay. Pat Clifford was a selector. Development Squads: Congratulations to John Rice who was part of the Kerry South and County u16 Development Squad. Killian Spillane was also involved with the Kerry South u15 Squad. Pat O’Neill, Pat Clifford & Craig van De Venter have to be congratulated on the time and effort they put in with the u16`s in 2011 U14; County League: We joined with Tuosist and Sneem/Derrynane to play in Division 4 of the County League with some creditable performances including a home win against Beaufort. East Kerry Region: In the East Kerry region we played in Division 2 with Tuosist and did well to reach the final before losing to firies. District League: We were well beaten by Kenmare/ Kilgarven in the District League. Kevin Rice and Paul Crowley for their help and advice, the numerous people County Championship: We also had a number of players involved with the District involved in teams over the years too many to mention for their patience, team that lost out to Feale Rangers and South Kerry. Pat Spillane was part of the understanding and cooperation and also our club referees who always made team management. themselves available often at short notice to referee games. I would also like to thank Development squads: Well done to Stephen O’Sullivan and Pat Spillane who were Pat o Neill; Tommy Granville and Timothy Clifford who were always on hand to help part of the Kerry South u14 Development Squad. out. Also I would like to thank Mary Declan o Sullivan, Noel o Sullivan and Patrick Oige Sheehy, Pat Spillane and Paul Crowley put in a tremendous amount of work o Sullivan for the amount of coverage they have given our underage teams through with this age group and have to be commended. photographs, match reports, web page etc hence improving the clubs profile. Finally I U12; could nt finish by not mentioning Oige Sheehy. Oige has put a huge amount of his County League: In a new structured format we played in Division 8 of the County own time into the club from training and coaching teams to setting up our fantastic League. We played seven matches winning 3, loosing 3 and drawing 1. We also web page and does so quietly and without question. Looking forward I hope that the played in an u13 league joined with Tuosist & kilgarven and finished runners up to St club will continue to develop and progress but stress that we must not take our eye Mary’s/Renard. off the ball and ensure that our underage players receive the best coaching and East Kerry Region: We played 10 games in the Eastern region, which like the direction possible. Our numbers may not be as great as have been over the last County League was non-competitive. We also had a number of players that played number of years but that’s why we must try and encourage all our underage players with Tuosist in u11 Eastern region competion. to play our games, they are our senior team of the future. In finishing I would like to District League: We also played 3 games in the District League blitz in October as wish all our members the very best for 2012. well as the Sneem Welcome Home Tournament. The following officers & mentors were appointed at our clubs Bord na nOg Much credit is due toTimothy Clifford, Michael o Connor, Nellie o Sullivan & Colm AGM on Sunday January 8th in Templenoe Community Center Murphy who put in a huge time & effort in coaching and organizing our u12`s. Chairman – Martin Crowley U10; Secretary – Roisin Clancy Our u10`s played in a number of Go Games in Sneem, Kilgarven, Kenmare and U.16 – Pat o Neill, Pat Clifford & Craig van De Venter Glenflesk and received excellent coaching from Shane Cremin. U.14 – Paul Crowley, Brendan o Sullivan & Colm Murphy U8 & U6; U.12 – Timothy Clifford The U8’s & U6’s also spent numerous evenings in the field under the supervision of U.10 – Shane Cremin & Michael o Sullivan Timmy Casey and Martin Crowley. U.8 – Timmy Casey & Martin Crowley I would like to give our mentors from u12 down a special mention as I see these as Eamon o Suilleabhain the real heroes in the club that take on the unglamorous jobs of trying to organize and Coiste na nOg An Teampall Nua direct our youngest players and do so much work which is seldom seen. Scor na nOg; A number of acts took part in Scor na nOg and Scor na bpaistai. Many thanks to Theresa o Shea for preparing them in what can also be a thankless job. Cul Camp; Our club also hosted a very successful VHI Cul camp in July to which over 90 boys and girls attended. This has been the 3rd year of the camp and has provided great source of recreation for our youngsters. Acknowledgments; It has been a great privilege for me to serve as Secretary of Bord na nOg An Teampall Nua for the last seven years. These have been hugely successful years for our club at underage level both on and off the field. Over this time we have won County, South Kerry and Divisional titles at every level and age group and are providing players to county squads on yearly bases. This goes down to the tremendous work put in by our mentors down the years and the structures our club has put in place. Off the field we were awarded County Bord na nOg Club of the Year in 2009, proper recognition for the strides we have made to be one of the top clubs in the county. I hope that I may have contributed in some small way to this. I Over 200 people took part in this beautiful Friends of would now like to thank those who helped me fulfil my duties as Secretary over the Leukaemia Patients annual St Stephens Day charity last seven years. Firstly I would like to thank past and present Chairmen Pat Clifford, walk in the Black Valley organised by the O'Connors. Page 32 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News GAA MATTERS... Kenmare Shamrocks GAA, James Rochford, Pat Condon: Coaching and it is imperative for insurance reasons that Games Officer, Flor Cronin: Chairperson this is paid as promptly as possible. Players Notes January 13th 2012-01-15 Coiste na nOg, Gary McCarthy: District are not insured under the club/GAA injury Following the recent AGM the following Board, Shirley Cronin: Children's Officer, insurance scheme unless they have up to are the officers elected to the club for 2012; Maurice Fitzgerald: South Kerry Hurling date membership. Adult membership Chairperson: Andy O'Sullivan, Vice Chair: Board Delegate, Donal McCarthy, Dermot remains at 50, Juvenile membership is 20 Sean O'Regan, Secretary: Alan Sheehy, Healy. for one child and 30 for two or more Treasurer: Joanne O'Sullivan, PRO: James The club would also like to remind all children, 3rd Level Student membership is McGann, Registrar: Patrick O'Dowd, players and members of the club that 25. Contact any of the officers in the club County Board Delegate (Football): Mike membership is due for the coming year and in relation to this. Carey, County Board Delegate (Hurling):

The following were officers and mentors were appointed at the AGM of Templenoe Gaa Club on Saturday January 14th; Templenoe GAA Club held their AGM. on January 14th in Blackwater Tavern. Elected officers are pictured here. Back Row; L-R; Patrick Doyle:-District Board Delegate, Pat Peter O'Sullivan;- Field Committee, Theresa O'Shea;-Scor Officer, Mick Granville;- Vice Sec, Pat O'Neill;- Development Officer, Roisin Clancy;- Bord na Nóg Sec, Barry Clifford;- Register. Front Row; L-R; Edward O'Sullivan;- Vice Chair, Tommy Granville;- Secetary, Timothy Clifford;- Chairman, Phil Harrington;- Treasurer, Thomas O'Connor;- Vice Treasurer, Noel O'Sullivan P.R.O. pic Mary O'Neill Chairman Timothy Clifford Scor Officer Threasa O’Shea O’Sullivan Vice Chairman Eddie O’Sullivan Co Board Delegate Patrick O’Mahony U21 & Minor Team Managment Mike Secretary Tommy Granville District Board Delegate Patrick Doyle and Crowley and Kevin Rice Asst Secretary Mick Granville Timothy Clifford U14 - Paul Crowley, Colm Murphy & Treasurer Phil Harrington Bord na nOg Chairman Martin Crowley Brendan O’Sullivan Asst Treasurer Tomas O’Connor Bord na nOg Secretary Roisin Clancy U12 - Timothy Clifford, Nellie O’Sullivan, PRO Noel O’Sullivan Field Committee Michael O’Connor Asst PRO Patrick O’Sullivan Denis Sheehan, Pat Peter O’Sullivan and U10 - Shane Cremin & Michael O’Sullivan Register Barry Clifford Timmy Sheehan, U8 - Timmy Casey & Martin Crowley Development Officer Pat O’Neill Senior Football Team Management Underage Coaching Pat Spillane & Coaching Officer Micheal Hallisey Mike Crowley, Paul Crowley and John K. Micheal Hallisey.

Templenoe U 16 Team; Seamus McIntyre Cup Champions pictured at the recent medal presentation cermony in Brooke Lane Hotel. pic Mary O'Neill Kenmare Coiste Na nOg Registration Day Saturday 4th February 2012 10.00 am -1.00pm at Kenmare GAA grounds € Under 8's 10's & 12's 20 per child € Under 14's & 16's 30 per child The Division 5 County League Shield being presented to Shane € Maximum 50 per family Cremin Captain Templenoe GAA Club. pic Mary O'Neill Kenmare News [email protected] Page 33 A happy New Year to HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FROM everybody from all of us here at the Triathlon Club. While most KENMARE RUGBY CLUB Not much rugby has been played over the Christmas break except people had their feet up and for an U13 and U15 game held in Kenmare the Saturday before were enjoying the excesses of Christmas. Even though the ground was relatively soft these were the Christmas period, the Tri two very good games of rugby. The U13 just failed in beating their club had a very busy schedule opponents in a tight game where mistakes were to prove costly but of events and activities the up and coming U15’s put on a fine display to avenge the result organised for members and from the previous game. The senior J2 games either side of Xmas friends. had to be cancelled due to poor playing conditions both at home and away. Starting from last weekend the J2 team have started A large playing in the George O’Connell Cup that will keep on going through to the end of the season. This will involve home and away games and very from various clubs outside the west munster region. This will festive provide good experience for the developing team. Last weekend they played Castleisland and only lost by 6 pts to 10 and could have group possibly won the game except for a couple of penalty kicks failing enjoyed to be converted. The under age teams will now recommence playing in various the Goal play offs for a cup and/or plate depending on their standings in the mile on leagues held before Christmas. With all these games lining up we Christmas can only hope that the weather dries up in the next few weeks. morning and Further information on the clubs web site or on Kenmare rugby fb it was great to see the young and future triathletes taking part. page, or Simon @ 087 2953990. New Players always welcome! Training Monday nights for U13 and younger, U15 on Tues and Early on New Years Eve morning, 18 brave and Seniors, Tues and Fridays. slightly mad souls gathered in Kenmare to be ferried by coach to Killarney to undertake a run over the old road back to Kenmare. Kenmare Bridge 10km Road Race The weather was miserable and the ground conditions were very Kenmare Athletic Club are pleased to announce that they will be hosting wet. But despite swollen rivers, slippery rocks, sighting of wild their first road race on Saturday 11th February at 2pm. This scenic race animals and numerous slips and falls not to mention some other will cross 3 of Kenmare's iconic bridges and can be run, jogged or minor incidents (such as sore calves, quads, bums, ankles and one walked. Entry is 15 euro or 20 per team (of 2 or 4). Water stations will member swimming across one of the rivers as opposed to using be provided along the way and there will be refreshments served the stepping stones), all participants made it back in some amazing afterwards. The race will start and end at the Community Centre in times. Special thanks must go to Robert Whyte for organising the Shelbourne Street and the office will be open there from 12:30pm on the event and James and all his staff at Jam for the hot food and drink day. We are offering great prizes in all categories and a spot prize raffle. afterwards. We are already looking forward to this years New For the under 18s, and anyone else who would like to take part, there Years Eve run, maybe a run up and down Carrauntoohill? will be a 1 mile charity fun run at 1pm on the same day. This race is in aid of Ronald McDonald House at Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin who provide a home-from-home for families of seriously ill children or those Again there was a great turn out for the swim having extended treatment, see www.rmhc.ie for more details. Entry is at Killmacalogue harbour on New Years Day, just 5 euro with medals for all finishers and great spot prizes. For more with not a wet suit in sight, we leapt into the near freezing waters information on both races, route map and posters, go to and swam a few strokes. Some of the younger members put the www.kenmareathleticclub.com. A huge thank you to all the people and businesses of Kenmare who have rest of us to shame by remaining in the water for a good 15 generously offered sponsorship for the events. If you would like to offer minutes. The hot whiskeys and few pints were well earned. your support, or some help on the day, call Tessa on 086 8781674 for Thanks to Helen and her staff for opening up early and providing more information. hot showers for all. Kenmare Athletic Club Notes Indoor training has resumed on Friday from 7-8pm in the GAA Hall, The 2012 Winter/Spring Training schedule has Kenmare. Sessions are open to all National School children in the greater been finalised. We’re introducing some great new activities, Kenmare area. There is a 2 euro fee per session. Training for secondary including Club Swimming Sessions at the Kenmare Bay Pool for school athletes is available two evenings a week after school. Contact swimmers of all abilities and Weds night runs at Faungorth Ms Murphy in the school for more details. A club session is also held Activity Centre. Check www.kenmaretri.com/training for details. every Friday at Fuangorths from 3:45pm. Annual membership of 20 euro is now due and forms will be available at training sessions. Membership for 2012 is now open. Your membership helps to Congratulations to athletes from Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine on their fund the club and the various competitions and training events achievements in the Kerry Schools Cross Country that was held in throughout the year. For details, please Killarney on 18th Janaury. In the minor girls Helena O'Sullivan was 1st, visit www.kenmaretri.com/about/membership. Mikalea Mulcahy 4th. The minor girls also won team gold with the help of Aicha Van Deale, Mary Theresa Burns, Stephanie Burns and Saoirse Hayes. In the Inter girls Laura Hallissey was 1st, Clodagh Quinlan 5th and Cloe Hawker 6th. In the boys races Denis Cronin was 9th in the minors, Daniel Hawker was 5th in the intermediate and Aidan Quinlan was 5th in the senior race. Well done to all and thanks to Ms Murphy For information on all club activities, who travelled with Killarney on the day. remember to follow us on Facebook Well done also to athletes from the club who won medals in the Inter www.facebook.com/KenmareTriClub County Cross Country relays on Sunday 15th January, Kaitlyn Moriarty, Ciaran O'Sullivan, Helena O'Sullivan and Mikaela Mulcahy. Page 34 Phone 087 2513126 • 087 2330398 Kenmare News Internazionale FC Kenmare

Chairman: Dennis O'Brien, Secretary: Majella O'Sullivan, Treasurer: Paul Cassidy, PRO: Charlie Vaughan, Youth Liaison Officer: Ronan O Tuama Club Update Sunday Jan 8th The Inter Academy is going from strength to strength on Saturday WCL Ladies Cup First Leg mornings. Session 5 was on Jan 21st, with very good numbers, and some Inter Kenmare 5 Crookstown 3 excellent training drills. The FAI courses the coaches have been on are First game of the new year saw Inter Kenmare drawn against Crookstown working really well, and the players have new drills every week. The in the cup and it was possibly the best game of football in the tournament orders for academy jerseys are going in over the next two weeks, and its so far. Both teams were equally matched in skill and strength but it was the not too late to sign up, so please come along on Saturday mornings, 8 and Kenmare girls who clocked up the first score when Michelle O’Sullivan under from 9am to 10am, and 11 and under from 10.15 to 11.15. Boys and Casey sent a long ball in over the Crookstown defense and it was met by an girls are welcome. in running Majella O’Sullivan who slotted it into the bottom of the net. The rains continue to fall, and rainfall has been measured at twice the Kenmare’s defense were doing very well and relied on the pace Emer normal average over the last 6 months. As a result, the pitches need to be O’Sullivan on more than one occasion to clear the ball to safety. Nora Mai managed carefully. The club would like to thank the co-operation of teams, O’Brien in goals was also very quick off her line and cleared and collected especially the senior mens and ladies, and the under 16s who have played some dangerous ball. Geraldine Cahalane then sent another lovely ball in without complaint on less than perfect surfaces in the last few weeks. There over defense and again Majella O’Sullivan was waiting in the box to slot in are volunteers working hard to ensure we don’t sustain long term damage to the back of the net. A sloppy clearance and bad communication between to the grounds, and thankfully we are nearly out of the winter at this stage. Crookstown defense and goal keeper was taken advantage of by Linda Phase 2 of our insurance bills are now nearly due, so the club would like to O’Connor and she secured the third goal for Inter Kenmare. The Kenmare remind players tat the second half of membership is now due. If you have a girls went in at half time 3-0 up. query about the status of your membership, the committee have a list, so Second half saw Suzanne Teahan come on for Caroline Taylor. The second just ask. half didn’t start great for Inter Kenmare as Crookstown got two goals in Back to on-field activities, and things are going very well. The senior As quick succession leaving the score at 3-2. Shortly after Clare O’Sullivan rd who had been unlucky all day not to get a score saw her shot rebound off are in a good position in the league. The ladies are 3 at present, and in the upright but Majella O‘Sullivan was in the box to slot it home to put the last 4 of the West Cork Cup. The senior Bs have a chance to get into Kenmare two in front again. second place with some games in hand. Our under 17 ladies have started up However from Crookstown’s kick off they went down the field to make the in the league, and the under 12 boys have a great chance to win the under score 4-3. At this stage Kenmare introduced two more subs, Katie O’ Shea 12 league. Also, in a great honour for the club, Dara O’Siochriu, Denis came on for Michelle O’Connor and Lisa O’Shea came on for Majella Cronin and Daniel Taylor have kept their places in the Kerry under 14 O’Sullivan. In the final few minutes of the game Kenmare defended well squad and are set to line out against Cork on Jan 22nd. and kept the ball in the Crookstown half which lead to a corner which was Some of the January match reports: superbly shot into the box and Michelle O’Sullivan Casey expertly headed it into the net leaving the score 5-3 in favour of Kenmare. Monday 2nd January Greyhound Bar Cup Sunday Jan 15th Iveragh Utd 2-2 Inter Kenmare WCL Ladies Cup On the second day of the new year Inter’s players had the chance to run off Crookstown 0-2 Inter Kenmare some of the Christmas excesses against Iveragh on astro in Cahirciveen. (Inter win 7-3 on aggregate) The locals are well suited to their Astroturf pitch, and their passing was The Kenmare girls went to Crookstown, 5-3 up last Sunday and had a brilliant at times. Inter were reduced to bystanders for the first 15 minutes, convincing 2-0 win after a wonderful display of football on bad conditions. and went one nil down to a cross and Steven Boyle header. This guy is the Kenmare’s defensive unit worked very well and left very little get past top scorer in Kerry at the moment, and show why with a clinical finish. them and any shots Crookstown got were well saved by Michelle This seemed to wake Inter up, and the passing and movement improved. O’Connor in goal. A pivotal played to Inters win over the two legs was Connie Cremin and Steven O’Shea got a stranglehold on the midfield, and Michelle O’Sullivan Casey in central midfield as she stopped any play Steven J. O’Shea led the line well up front. After a period of pressure, a coming down and passed some lovely balls to the forward line. Kenmare’s long pass from Gary Cassidy found Shannon Ryan, and he finished just first goal was got from a corner that broke in the box and Majella inside the port with an 18-yard left-footed volley. Inter picked up the pace O’Sullivan kicked to the back of the net. Their second goal was scored by even further, and Robert Hodnett stormed forward from left back, played a solo effort from Clare O’Sullivan after Michelle O’Connor kicked a lovely one-two and finished right into the top corner for a super goal. Inter ball to the forwards. Kenmare were perhaps unlucky not to score a few couldn’t close out this one though, and with 20 minutes to go Boyle got in more goals as Crookstown were saved by the muddy conditions on several for a second to take the game to a replay in Kenmare. occasions. Substitutes for Kenmare were Laura O’Sullivan for Majella O’Sullivan, Lisa O’Shea for Katie O’Shea and Geraldine Doyle for Karina Sunday 8th January O’Connor. The whole panel should get credit for a good team effort put in Premier A over the two legs. The Kenmare girls will now await the draw to see who Inter Kenmare 2-0 Rattoo Rovers they will meet in the semi final. Inter cruised into 5th place in Kerry’s top league on Sunday, after a very professional win against their Ballyduff opposition. Inter were trying to Saturday 14th January play good football at every opportunity, and crucially managed to keep Under 16 Boys tight and organised at the back. Shane Dalton continued a good run of goals Inter 0-1 Mastergeeha this year when he travelled up from the back and headed a Shannon Ryan The under 16s had a tough assignment against Mastergeeha on Saturday. corner to the net. Rattoo replied by upping their intensity, and caused a few This game was of a very high standard, these matches don’t often finish 1- problems, including a red card for Inter’s left back just before half time. 0, and it shows the good defending on both sides. Inter had some good Inter picked up the pace after the half, and Rattoo were also reduced to 10 perfumers on the day. Goalie Ray O’Shea made a number of saves, men after a rash tackle. For the last 30 minutes Inter never looked like Fionnan O’Sullivan and Cillian Spillane were dangerous up front. Patrick conceding, Gary Cassidy dominated the box, and Dave Fenton rounded off Clifford had the beating of his man on the wing, and Alan Murphy-Reeves a very good performance with the insurance goal with 5 minutes left. Super gave a really good exhibition of full-back play. Josh Crowley-Holland was win, against what have always been tricky opposition for Inter. probably the best man on the day, and he created most of Inter’s chances. Ladies Cup – January Unfortunately this wasn’t enough, and Mastergeeha’s clinical finish from a Our senior ladies continue to turn heads in the West Cork League, and have through ball was enough on the day. also entered the cup competition. 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Following a very successful pilot Men’s Sheds association has attracted The projects envisaged for the next central funding for what is regarded as sessions include more toys, a model project in the ten weeks leading major contribution to social inclusion. In railway baseboard and some tool up to Christmas, the Kenmare Kenmare, we have had fantastic support restoration, while the most ambitious is Men’s Shed is truly up and from the South Kerry Development the construction of a traditional two- running! Partnership and the Kenmare Adult handed canvas Currach – although men A ‘Men’s Shed’ is primarily a place Education Centre, where we currently who come are very much encouraged to where men – of all ages and from many meet from 1000-1300 every Tuesday. bring their own projects to work on in the different backgrounds – can meet and The pilot project saw about a dozen men mutual support and ‘buzz’ of the Shed. work together on projects of their own learning some basic woodworking skills The group is open to all men, on a totally choosing, at their own pace, in an and putting them into practice in a informal basis – you will be warmly environment where they can share ideas, number of projects – Childrens’ toys welcomed. For more information just call teach others their own skills and learn being a favourite, although boomerangs, Michael Cavanagh on 064 664 8566, or from others in turn. The idea originated in birdhouses and Christmas decorations just turn up to have a look around any Australia, where it has been very also figured – one man even made a full- Tuesday in the Woodworking room of the successful indeed, and has been copied in size replica of Dr. Who’s Tardis as a Kenmare AEC between 1000-1300. many countries around the world – and in shelter for his daughter as she waits for this country, the newly-formed Irish the School bus!

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