Rathmore Community Newsletter incorporating Shrone, Gneeveguilla & Knocknagree 14th/15th March 2015 Tel: 064 7758219 e-mail: [email protected] Knocknagree GAA Club Notes: FREE NIGHT OUT Knocknagree N.S. Parents Council Gneeveguilla G.A.A. Club Lotto No’s: 1.5.27.28. Rathmore Ladies Football Lotto: No’s drawn: 4.17.29.30. No Winner! have organised a Dance in the Hall No Jackpot Winner. Next week’s Jackpot €5,000. The Ladies Victory Social will be held on Monday 16th €50 Jerry O’Connell, Ballydesmond. on Sunday 15th March, 2015 to celebrate Seachtain na €40 each: Denis Reen, Rathmore. PJ & Mai, Village. March at 8pm in the Killarney Avenue Hotel, tickets 18euro €25 each: Eileen Lane, Kiskeam. Gaeilge. Music is by Sheila Fitzgerald and her Band, Mike O'Callaghan, Shrone. each available at the Washbasket. Miriam Dennehy, Nohoval. John Collins, Knocknagree. commencing at 8:00pm sharp. €30 each: Kieran Brosnan, Gneeveguilla. Please support the girls after a successful year. Date for Dave Fleming, Cullen. ADMISSION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE. This event is Bridget McAuliffe, Village. your Diary: Our Annual 4mile Run, Walk or Jog, Next Jackpot: €13,300 Venue: Fairfield Tavern 16/03/2015. sponsored by Seachtain na Gaeilge. All Welcome. €20 Martina O'Sullivan. Yearly Ticket. electronically timed will take place on Sunday 12th July Thanks for your continued support. DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Poker every Fri. night in Club Bar at 10pm. All welcome. Rathmore/Gneeveguilla Community Games. Knocknagree GAA will host the John P Bradley TABLE QUIZ Knocknagree N.S. Parents Council Gneeveguilla Seniors first Co. League Game v Tarbert Church Gate Collection: A big thank you to everyone Memorial Quiz throughout the month of March. Qualifiers will hold a Fundraising Quiz on Friday 20th March at Sunday 22nd please support. who contributed at last Sunday's collection at Rathmore, for the Final will take place in Cathy’s Bar on Friday 13th 7:30pm in Knocknagree Hall. We welcome primary school Eveleen’s Driving School – Beginner to Pre-Test Gneeveguilla and Shrone Churches. We would also like to March and in O’Sullivans Bar on Friday 20th March. The children from 3rd to 6th class. There will be prizes on the Standard. Free door to door collection service. Special offer thank all the parents and committee who helped to organise Final will be held at the Club sponsors Doyle’s Bar on night for 3rd/4th and 5th/6th classes. Teams of 4 and the cost available for EDT students. Call 087 9864608. the collection. Friday 27th March. Starting time for Quizzes is 10pm. All will be €20 per team. Rathmore’s 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Bronze Medal Winner: Congratulations to Breda O'Brien, For further information on any of the above events, please participants are welcome and the entry fee is €40 per team will be held this Sunday 15th March 2015 at 2.00p.m. Gneeveguilla who won third prize in last Saturday's contact any member of the Parents Council. of 4. The Quiz has been a great success in recent years and led by Grand Marshall the popular Val Moynihan, Handwriting U10 competition in Listowel. Thank you to all Ellen O’Keeffe 087- 6981764, Michelle Brosnan we're looking forward to a very competitive event. Chairman of Marian Players Rathmore Panto Group. On the the other participants who took part in the Art and the 086 – 1050435, Mairéad Brosnan 087 – 6152376. KNOCKNAGREE LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB viewing platform outside the Community Centre Grand Handwriting, as follows: Registration is currently being taken for the season ahead Gneeveguilla Athletic Club: Lotto: No winner on Marshall Val Moynihan will be joined by Kerry Rose Mary Art entries: U10 girls Jennifer Dineen & Ella O’Brien. for U8.10.12.14.16 and Minors, new players welcome to all 6/03/2015. No’s drawn: 4.5.12.13. Sellers Prize: Andrew Hickey, Lily of Killarney, Catriona Reen, Rose Bud, Emily U12 girls Ciara O’Keeffe & Ella O’Leary. our teams, please contact Catherine on 083 3498778 for any McCarthy. €50 Y/T: Diarmuid McCarthy, Rathmore. €50: Reddington, Holy Family N.S. who won 3 in a row 6-8 U8 boys Dylan O’Brien & Oisin O’Leary. Club information. Tom Fleming, Scartaglin. €40 each: Margaret Teacher Division 1 2010, 2012 and 2013. Scoil Phobail U10 boys Cian Mangan & Liam O’Keeffe. Cullen Pipe Band have a Cake and Plant Sale after Mass McGillicuddy, Leam. Ursula O’Connor, Cullen. Mairead Sliabh Luachra who won the Moynihan Cup, Rathmore U12 boys Fionn Murphy. this Sunday 15th, please support if you can. Brosnan, Banard. Bonus not won. No’s drawn: GAA who won the O'Donoghue Cup, Rathmore GAA Handwriting Entries: U10 girls Breda O'Brien (Bronze Banteer Community Centre Committee have a Family 19.22.28.29. Next Jackpot €8,000 plus €1,000 bonus. Ladies who won the Paidi O'Se Tournament, winner) U12 girls Caoimhe Guerin Crowley; Bingo at 2.45 on this Sunday 15th, in aid of Alex Ott Mystery Tour takes place this Sat. 14th. All-Ireland Inter-Firm Senior Football Champions U10 boys Dylan O’ Brien Appeal. All Welcome. Knocknagree 5K Road Race: The Club were very active LIEBHERR of Killarney coached by Rathmore’s Kieran Swimming Training continues on Saturday 3.00- 3.45 pm in promoting the 5K Road Race in support of Knocknagree O'Mahony and players Eoin Lawlor & Daniel in the Aura, Killarney – (coach provided) - €2 per child. Thank You th Contact Aeneas O'Leary on 087 6577167, Cynthia Daly Knocknagree N.S. Parents Council would like to thank Primary School last Sunday. Ed Murphy was the winner, O'Sullivan, Rathmore Social Action Group 40 Anniversary nd 086 0818606, for more details. everyone who participated in the 5k Fun Run last Sunday. John Barrett 2 , Paudie Brosnan, Bounard was next senior. this year, Kerry player Aidan O’Mahony, Kerry Minor Caroline Murphy was 1st lady home. It is nice for the Club Player Shane Ryan, Mayor Cllr. John Joe Culloty and Anyone interested in trying out for the swimming U13 relay We would especially like to thank Tom Joe O’Donoghue boys & girls and U16 medley boys & girls please contact and his staff from Gneeveguilla Athletic Club for all their to help the community in this way. Deputy Mayor Cllr. Niall Kelliher of Killarney Municipal Munster Juvenile Championships: Well done to all our Council, Cllr. John Sheehan, Cllr. Michael Gleeson, Cllr. Cynthia Daly 086 0818606. help on the day. For providing the shuttle buses, the Quiz U14 (team event - but individuals will be sorted into electronic clock and the stewards. To the Parents who athletes who travelled to Nenagh to the Munster Juvenile Brendan Cronin, Cllr. Donal Grady, Cllr. Danny Healy Rae, U9 – U12 over the weekend. Cllr. Bobby O’Connell, Tom Fleming TD., Brendan Griffin groups of four) provided the lovely sandwiches and homebaking. To Trials continue this week, contact one of our officers for Knocknagree G.A.A for providing stewards. To all our All Ireland Schools Cross Country: We also had athletes TD., Michael Healy Rae TD., Sean Kelly MEP. Senators representing Boherbue Comprehensive School and Tom Sheehan, Marie Moloney, Paul Coughlan, Fr. Pat more details and see our facebook page sponsors including Nuala’s Shop who provided Rathmore/Gneeveguilla Community Games, for more refreshments and all those people who gave donations that Presentation Convent Killarney taking part in the All O’Donnell P.P. Apologies from Senator Mark Daly & Fr. Ireland’s Schools Cross Country in Clongowes Wood Kevin Mc Namara. Judges are Margaret Bourke & Noel information.. were unable to participate on the day. To John Moynihan Good Luck: We would like to wish both our 'Draughts for doing a great job calming the traffic at Shanballa Cross. College, Co Kildare on Saturday. All athletes tried their Buckley of Millstreet Community Council. We will have a best and the Club and schools are very proud of you all. A prize for best floats, there will be one trophy called after our team/s' and our 'U16 Girls Basketball panel' (and their To Tadhgie O’Keeffe who provided a car with flashing coaches), the very best of luck with their County Finals lights in front of the runners. special word of thanks to all the trainers. founder member of the Parade the late Frank Buckley. All County & Munster Road Championships: This race is floats welcome. No street traders please. taking place this weekend. To James Brosnan and Tom Kerins for stewarding. To U16 Basketball panel as follows: (Event on in Castleisland ) Catherine Twomey and Mrs O’Connell who supervised the coming up shortly, a big effort is needed! There is an urgent need to get more people involved to help Club Training: Anybody who wishes to join Club training out with stewarding on the day and to decorate the town Brenda Murphy, Rachel McAuliffe, Shauna Gleeson, water station. To Carmel O’Mahony who helped with the Rachel McGillicuddy, Sinead Warren, Lorna O'Sullivan, Catering. To the Kerry County Council Civil Defence is more than welcome, we train at Riocht Track, in the days before the Parade. We are also looking for all Castleisland every Friday at 6.30 – 7.30pm. Athletics is a sporting organisations, Clubs and Groups from Rathmore Emily O'Riordan, Maura Amy O'Connor, Rachel Fitzgerald, Department who provided the ambulance and also Millstreet Michelle Brosnan. Trainers; Mike McGillicuddy & Gardaí who sent up a patrol car. To the DJ James Healy great sport and great way to get to know other children. and surrounding Parishes to take part. Further info.