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Keith O' Sullivan,Killaha East, whorecently graduated fromUCC with his PhD.Keith is currentlycontinuing his career inLondon.

Deirdre Healy, Crossroads, Kenmare, beingpresented with the Medtronic Award forAcademic Excellence 2014 in M.Sc HumanResource Management, by Tom Creedon,Director of HR, Medtronic, Galway and GailQuinn, Chairperson Chartered Institute ofPersonnel and Development, Western Region, ata recent awards ceremony.

Congratulations to Scoil Eoin, Tahilla, who came 2nd in Ireland in theReelLIFE SCIENCE Competition. ReelLIFE SCIENCE is a new sciencevideo competition for Irish primary and secondary schools, the first of itskind in Ireland, which aims to promote Science in the classroom andbeyond. Students must submit a short video communicating one of thelisted scientific topics in an engaging and entertaining way. Scoil Eoin inTahilla came 2nd in Ireland in the Primary School section and won €300.Their entry ‘ChemKids‘ explores the Science Week 2014 theme ‘ThePower of Science’ and was made by all the students with the help of theirteacher Doireann O'Shea. Pictured are Johanna Galvin (Principal),Michael O'Connor, Melanie Schmidt, Jasmine Durkin, Alec Mulcahy,Chris Wallace, LiQin Hourihan, Rónán O'Connor, Colin Hallissey,Doireann O'Shea, Jessica Jukes, Marissa Kool, Alice Jukes, GearóidHallissey and Heather O'Shea. Missing from photo are Eibhlin MullinsO'Brien and Enya Schmidt.

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Derry explained, “We have been in arebuilding mode since the opening ofa German discounter in the town. Weare delighted to see that so manylocal people have remained loyal andsupported our locally owned store. It isclear to us that people recognise thesupport that we give back to the localcommunity. We have shifted ourposition in the market and we can nowoffer prices as low as the discountersbut also so much more. Our customersrecognise this and understand howmany other local businesses wesupport. This is the beauty of buyinglocal as opposed to the Germandiscounters or English supermarkets. It isproven that up to three times moregoes back into the local economy

when you shop with your locally ownedstore. Our customers areknowledgeable in this regard and cansee that our milk from Lee Strandcomes from Kerry farmers, our breadfrom Harringtons comes from Kenmare,our fish is fresh from Castletownbereand Kenmare Bay. We proudly supportthe GAA and Tidy Towns but we alsosupport smaller local events whichreally depend on us. We are membersof KMEG which allows our town to runall the great events which makeKenmare such a special place. Ourpriority is our customer and you can beassured that we will not be beaten forvalue, quality and supporting local.“This Christmas Super Valu continues

to promote its half price Turkey offer.

Call into our Meat Counter to orderyours today. There is real value in theoff licence where we can bring you thebest quality wines at unbelievableprices. Mags and Patricia in our Fruitand Veg section will set the tone foryour shopping and go through theincredible value which is on offer. Noragets up early in the morning to temptyou with her freshly baked cakes, sodasand scones all made fresh fromscratch in our bakery each day. Ourstaff are the best and will always dowhat they can to bring our customersthe very best shopping experience.”Derry concluded, “Many thanks for yousupport this year and we look forwardto your business in SuperValu Kenmarefor 2015.”

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Thank you for Shopping LocalDerry Murphy, owner of Murphy’s SuperValu Kenmare,

wishes all of his loyal customers and hardworking employees a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

2014 has been a good year for SuperValu in Kenmare.

Derry and Martinashowing one of thehundreds of hampersprepared this Christmas.Call in to discuss yourrequirements. All tastescatered for. They can bedelivered too.

Murphy's SuperValuare proud to showoff their brand newbags for life.Designed by localinterior architectand designerMartina Viscardi thebag expertlycaptures theessence ofKenmare. Itfeatures the iconicbridge whichsymbolises thejoined upcommunity spiritwhich is soimportant to thepeople of

Kenmare. It also features a little nest which ofcourse is An Neidín. This symbolises the greatfamily which we find ourselves part of here inour rural paradise. The bag is exclusivelyavailable in Super Valu. Show your support byflying the Kenmare flag everywhere you go. Weare sure that they are going to be very popular.

Here is Norawith a freshbatch of appletarts. Whatmakes them sogood is we usemore fruit andmake themourselves in ourscratch bakery.These are freshgreat qualityand a goodprice. It's whatwe are allabout

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We are all aware of the fact that Santa falls asleep during the day now and then and,of course, we don’t blame him. It is quite a job to go out in the cold at nightbringing presents in a sleigh! You have probably noticed that Santa snores whileshe sleeps too. And despite that, we all still love him so much. How different that isfor normal people. When you snore it is hard to keep your friends. Room mates,partners or spouses are driven nuts! Snoring can have a huge impact on yourrelationship and health. Snoring is serious business.

Approximately one out of every four people snores. So you’re not the only onewho sleeps sounding like a chainsaw cutting down trees. The noise of a regularsnoring party can reach up to 70 decibels. That is the same amount of noise avacuum cleaner produces. To disturb someone’s peace and quiet at night only takes30 decibels. So it is not surprising that your partner’s good snoring makes youdesperate. On top of this it can lead to poor sleep and daytime fatigue, irritabilityand increased health problems for the person who snores.

Some scientists think that snoring was important to survive in the early days. Byproducing noise wild animals were being discouraged. But snoring is not of anybenefit today. It occurs when you can’t move air freely through your nose andmouth during sleep. This happens when the soft tissue structures of the upperairway collapse onto themselves and vibrate against each other as we attempt tomove air through them. It’s important to diagnose your particular snore. Learning todistinguish between different kinds of snoring will help you to address theparticular causes of that kind of snoring. Closed-mouth snoring indicates that yourtongue is the cause of your snoring and that some exercises and lifestyle changesshould help eliminate the problem. Open-mouthed snoring can be caused by sinustrouble or by posture in bed and can be remedied by addressing those issues.Snoring from any position might indicate symptoms of sleep apnoea or othersignificant issues that will require more substantial medical treatment to address. Auseful way to pinpoint the reasons why you snore is to keep a sleep diary tomonitor snoring.

Thankfully, sleeping in separate bedrooms isn’t the only remedy for snoring asthere are many things you can do on your own to help stop it: Alcohol, sleepingpills, coffee, and fatty foods before bedtime can all increase snoring by makingyour throat muscles relax and narrowing your airway. Large meals and fatty foodslikewise restrict your airflow by pushing up on your diaphragm. Smoking can alsobe a frequent cause of snoring. If you're a smoker and struggle with snoring,consider www.wikihow.com/Quit-Smoking. Losing weight might be a good optiontoo. Fatty tissue in the back of the throat is often the cause of snoring. Losing evena little bit of weight can be greatly beneficial. If you regularly take any kind ofmedication, talk to your GP about alternatives. The drugs you're ingesting might bemaking your snoring worse. Keep your bedroom moist with a humidifier, becausedry air can irritate mucous membranes. And when it comes to sleep posture, try tosleep on your side rather than on your back.

Another easy tip to prevent snoring is to practice singing. While it may soundstrange, singing will strengthen your throat so that it does not relax and block airwhen you sleep. Singing several times throughout the day, as loudly as you want,will give your throat a workout and keep your sleep more sound. This tip I like torecommend especially to Santa. During this time of year there’s a lot of Christmasrepertoire to practice with! If you are looking for more information about snoringand possible solutions please call into McSweeney Pharmacy. And of course onbehalf of the team at McSweeney Pharmacy I wish you a very happy Christmas anda peaceful New Year!

Your McSweeney pharmacist, Christine Bender-Pototzki

Clare Randles picturedas she graduated inDublin from a chemicalcolour master's courseby Alfaparf. Clare is the proprietor of SnipAhead Hair salon inKenmare and invitesyou to drop in to SnipAhead for any colourqueries or changes youwould like.

As we are now in the winter season,Kenmare Community Alert would appealto people to check in on their elderly familyand neighbours. A call to check if they needany shopping, a bit of fuel brought in, a chatover a cup of tea. As the weather gets colderwe need to check in on a regular basis. Toanyone who has a Community Alert system,be sure to press your pendent at least once amonth, just to make sure all is working well.Family can help out in this and if there is aproblem be sure to contact one of thecommittee.

We welcome Garda Jim Hendrick as ourLiaison Officer and are glad to have hisassistance on board.

Anyone who would like to join ourCommittee are most welcome. We hope tohave our AGM in January and would bedelighted to see people attend to lend theirsupport.

To all our elderly people, keep safe andwarm and a very Happy Christmas and 2015to all.Mary O Donoghue, PRO KenmareCommunity Alert, Teddy Sullivan Casey,Chairman. 087 6705108

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A "BIG" Thank to all that helped raise €31,550.00 on our first annual walk.Our second walk will be held on Sunday 17th May 2015.

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Norah McCarthy pictured withher family and friends as shecelebrates her 97th birthday.

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Class Cormac visited roscrea mart in County tipperary to celebrate thefirst airlift of Fresian heifers to romania by Bothar on saturday,november 8th. the students undertook the Bothar Challenge to livebelow the poverty line of one euro a day, in October as part of theirC.s.p.e project to learn about the extent of poverty and hunger in theworld and the great work that Bothar do to help alleviate the problem. By 2050 the world will have to feed 2-3 billion more people. globaleconomic policies have left a legacy of continued discrimination, doublestandards,and entrenched poverty that deepens with every crisis whetherit be war, diseases such as ebola or yet another catastrophic weatherevent. Our global economy is at war with human life. in the words ofmartin Luther King, ‘we must rapidly begin the shift from a thingoriented society to a person oriented society’. Class Cormac ask that we all join in the cause for equal rights for allpeople and develop a deeper compassion for those in need.

Blackwater Women’s Group

Homeopathy. Blackwater Women’s group next meeting is tuesday 13thof January at 8.30pm. guest speaker sinead hurley registeredhomeopath who will give a talk on homeopathy, what it is and how onecan use it in everyday health care.Operation Transformation. Blackwater Women’s group are followingOperation transformation from January and have already registered. moreinformation at January meeting.Exercise Classes. go For Life exercise Classes will commence inJanuary with shirley pryce monday evenings 7 to 8pm. exercise Classesfor the energetic monday nights 8 to 9pm. starting either 12th or 19th Jan.Contact mary shop if you are interested. Weigh in for Operationtransformation can take place night of exercise class if that suits.Drama. the Drama group have written several short plays which will bepresented in the tavern at the then of January. the main play for June isnearly written also.Davey’s Ceili. Davey's set Dancing Ceili in the Blackwater tavernsunday Jan 11th, 3-6pm. admission €10. music by stephen Doherty &patrick Doocey. refreshments served. great raffle. adm €10.Text Alert. Can everyone put the no of Kenmare garda station 064-6641177 into their phone and ring to report any suspicious behavior. theguards will check it out and issue a text alert if they deem it’s necessary.the text alert is up and running now.

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Water Charges are One Charge Too Many that People Can't AffordPeople are opposed to Irish Water because of the waste, the costs and theycan not afford it. We know from the Irish League of Credit Unions that500,000 people have no money remaining at the end of the month. Since 1 October, we have seen the Government do ten U-turns. Itsuspended charges until 1 January, introduced a household benefit packageand fuel allowances, as well as tax relief for water charge payments, didaway with the idea of water conservation, sidelined the free allowance,extended the application deadline to 30 November, introduced a flat rateand abandoned metering, suspended the bonus system, which we were tolddid not exist, and sidelined the Commission for Energy Regulation.Water quality will be no better next year or in 2016 because all of theinvestment is going into metering, which, in essence, is not taking place.As I said, people are angry because this is the straw that breaks the camel'sback. It is one charge too many and the Government did not have tointroduce it. I will continue to oppose these water charges. If you have anyqueries or questions please feel free to contact me.The Government Plan on Broadband Lacks AmbitionThe Broadband plan published is another another false dawn for ruralcommunities in Kerry. Rural Ireland has been left behind by theGovernment again. The lack of ambition in the new Government plan onBroadband has angered and frustrated rural communities across Kerrybeset by extremely slow and poor broadband services. The people andcompanies in rural Ireland are not the priority of the government,businesses are struggling to compete with companies in larger towns. Thiscannot be allowed to continue and I will continue to fight for betterservices needed to keep rural Ireland on the Governments radar.Kerry Emergency Ambulance Crisis not on Government’s RadarThe report on Ambulance Services carried out by HIQA, barely referred tothe Kerry Ambulance crisis. This is despite over 500 life or death callsmade in Kerry to 999 taking twice and three times longer to respond toemergencies than recommend by the HSE. The previous removal ofambulance services from Millstreet and the decision to remove the 2ndemergency ambulance from Killarney has forced Kerry emergencyservices into crisis point. The Government is completely ignoring thecrisis in our local ambulance service and emergency services in ruralIreland. The second emergency ambulance must be returned to theKillarney area and to South Kerry immediately, at the moment the HSE isplaying Russia roulette with the lives of people in Kerry. I have asked theMinister for figures over the summer.The HSE are Leaving People to their Own Devices without SupportIn the Seanad I raised the shocking situation of special needs childrenfrom Kenmare and through out Kerry as exposed in the front page of TheKerryman Newspaper. These children have been abandoned by the HSEwith no service plan and are being left to their own devices.

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The Humanitarian Visa to Assist the Undocumented in America Following President Obama's announcement of the Executive Order onImmigration reform, I am meeting with the US embassy to discusshumanitarian visa's which would help 2,000 people in Kerry. Thehumanitarian visa would allow people who are not covered by theexecutive order to come home at times of bereavement and distress. Community and Voluntary OrganisationsA lot of community and voluntary organisations do great work for thecommunity and anyone who would like a prize for a dinner or lunchvoucher in the Leinster House Members Restaurant, please contact theoffice on 01 6183830 or email us on [email protected] Tour of Leinster HouseLeinster House is a wonderful place to visit any time of the year. Thebuilding is rich in history and also provides modern day excitement onbusy sitting days. If you are ever in Dublin and would like to take a tour ofthe House please contact my office on 01 618 3830 or by email [email protected] and I would be delighted to help plan your visit. Clinics Call my mobile on 086 8032612, my office on 01 6183830 or email me [email protected] to arrange a time that suits you. If you are a member of the deaf community and would like an Irish Signlanguage Interpreter for your meeting, text or email me to make anappointment.

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At this time of year we reflect on what we have achieved during the pasttwelve months and begin planning for the future year’s events inKenmare. For us, the past twelve months have been busy and exciting as we have

worked closely with KMEG members, the community and businesses toachieve a brand, marketing plan and programme of events that attractsvisitors to Kenmare and the surrounding areas.Firstly we would like to thank all KMEG members for funding and

supporting the Halloween Howl, The Choral Festival and Nollaig Neidin.It would be impossible to hold these great events in Kenmare without thefunding, the enormous amount of time and effort given by so manyvolunteers and the Tidy Towns committee who ensure the town alwayslooks its best. This year, because of the KMEG members funding, we have also been

able to afford new Christmas lights, they really do look wonderful and weaim to add to them next year. A huge thank you to Kenmare Plant Hire, Bill Topham and the team

who worked, during rain and horrible weather conditions, into the earlyhours of the morning, to ensure that Kenmare shone brightly when thelights were officially switched on by Santa and Mrs Claus at TheGlitterama Evening on Friday 5th December. It was a special night. Many,many, thanks to; Noel Crowley and his team for building the Crib, FatherCrean and The Reverend Cavanagh for the blessing of the crib ceremony,to Mark Daly for being our Master of Ceremonies, to Henk and Dan forproviding the music and entertainment, to Dromquinna Stables forproviding the beautiful horse and carriage for Santa and Mrs Claus and to

all who came out to celebrate on a cold and wet evening. A really bigthank you to the Men in the Shed, Kenmare, who built the new sleigh forSanta and Mrs Claus, they proudly showed it off during the evening asthey chatted to children of all ages.We are busily perfecting the new branding and website. There are two

phases to the Branding Kenmare Project and it is with great pleasure thatwe launch Phase 1 - the new Kenmare.ie logo.

The designer’s interpretation includes ‘the little nest’ and a swallow.The swallow always returns to its nest and our aim is to attract visitors toNeidin and ensure that they return time and again. This logo will appearon the new Website.Phase 2 of the Branding Kenmare Project will follow in mid-January,

when there will be an official launch of the new website. Venue and timeto be announce in early January.Businesses in Kenmare who are not yet members of KMEG are urged to

sign up to take advantage of the 2014 rates for founder members. KMEGis the platform and ‘one stop shop’ for marketing your business andfinancially supporting Kenmare and the surrounding areas, its events andfestivals worldwide. Can you really afford not to be a member?KMEG member’s funding and support is vital if we are to maintain and

grow Kenmare’s reputation as ‘the place to visit and stay in the SouthWest of Ireland’. For more information on how you can become a membertoday please contact: Sarah from The White Room, Una at Brook Lane,Xenia from Dromquinna Riding or Siobhan at The Coachman’s or [email protected] Thank you to everyone who supports us in our efforts to market Kenmare and the events that are highly regarded nationally and internationally.

.A happy Christmas and healthy and prosperous 2015From KMEG (The Kenmare Marketing and Events Group)

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This is a story of three lovely puppies who, against all the oddsstacked against them, lived to find happy lives in welcominghomes. Some of this saga I have gleaned from informationreceived from local sources after the event. February 2014. Two stray hunting type dogs, a black femaleand a black and white male, are seen close to my favouritestretch of river. They are sleeping rough and God only knowswhat they are living on. May. Black female still in residence, no trace of male, evidencefound at a later stage suggests he probably died.July. Local person spots black female with four puppies in thenear one of the river pools. Three of the pups are black and one is black and white.August 14th. Black female killed by a car as she was crossing the main road nearClontoo Cross.August 27th. Roughly two weeks after the death of the female, and being unaware ofthe above story, I was fishing on the river. It was one of the few wet nasty days thisyear. I spotted a little black pup in the path down to one of the pools. He ran and fellinto the water then climbed into a rock crevice to get away from myself and my ownlab, Balbo. After a great deal of coaxing I eventually grabbed him by the back of hisneck and captured him. He was very thin and in a totally distressed state and too weakto resist. On the way back to the car with him I met a local farmer and also a walker. Iasked them about the pup but they were as wise as I was. Our belief was that he hadbeen thrown into the river by some cruel person. Making him comfortable in an old carblanket I brought the pup to the shop. Now, I needed another dog like a hole in myhead, I can tell you that Balbo is a handful in his own right. Luckily John G. of MillCove Gallery, who has a medical background, took charge of the pup, looking after hismedical needs and adopting him, and took him home to Castletownbere.Sept 5th. I go up to the river picking blackberries and see a frightened black pup with awhite chest. He runs for cover into a big clump of briars, Balbo is no help, and the pupvanishes. Further up the hill I find the body of another black pup who is not long dead,possibly from hunger. I felt bloody awful, I had not guessed there were other pupsaround. After several afternoons of searching I can find no trace of the pup. I buried thedead pup, and met a farmer who is surprised to see me with a spade. I explain what I

was doing with it, and gave out about people dumping pups. He then tells me about thetwo stray dogs and the females death on the Main Road.Sept 9th. I now thought that all the pups, bar one and the one I saved, were dead. Sept 20th. Another farmer tells me that he is sure he saw a black pup on the previousSaturday while out checking animals. I said that this was not possible as I had buriedthe other black pup. He said maybe he was wrong, but did not think so. Sept 25th. Mark, a Dutch salmon angler and his wife Fiona, were talking to me nearthe river when we see a black pup. We had a chase after it through bushes and scrubbut fail to catch it. The second John from the gallery got a loan of a cage trap fromKLAWSSept 26th. Early rise for John and I, we set the cage with puppy food in it near where Ifound the dead pup. I check it at lunchtime, trap sprung, food gone, so I reset the trap.Late evening I arrive near the river to hear yelping in the distance. The trap worked, theblack pup with white markings is caught, he is in very poor condition. I bring him into

town, feed and clean him. I show him to Mark and Fionaas I am sure his is not the pup we chased. They agree.Sept 27th. I set the trap early again in the same place.About noon Mark, who was fishing (no salmon thisyear), heard yelping and barking. Following the sound,he finds the trap with the black female pup captured. Hebrings her into us, in better condition than the other one,and she joins her brother in the back yard after being fedand cleaned. John takes the two of them down toCastletownbere to join the first pup, now called Gus afterAugust. Sept 29th. Early trap set, I’m sure all the pups are

captured but worried in case of a mistake as previously. Noon nothing, late eveningnothing. I leave it over night.Sept 30th. Early trap untouched, noon nothing eating food expect a robin! I’m satisfiedthat there are no more pups and bring the trap home. The three pups rescued are havinga great reunion, by all accounts, in Castletownbere.Oct 4th. After interviews by John G, the black female is given to a kind lady close totheir home and the black and white male to another kind lady near Glengarriff. Theykeep the first black male ‘Gus” themselves. All the pups need a great deal of care andattention. How did they exist in the wilderness at such a young age without theirmother? Did they think their poor mother abandoned them? If you saw them whenfound like I did, you would be delighted that they are now being treated with love andattention. Dec 1st. The photo shows the three pups (Kiera, Georgie and Gus) in rude good healthwith their new owners;. They love their regular reunions. As a matter of interest Prof.Patrick Guiran who examined the pups thought, considering what trauma they hadgone through, they were in remarkable condition. He suggested that the mild summerhelped, plus a large crop of blackberry fruits in combination with insects and earthworms were their main diet. Who knows?

Sheila and I wish everybody a Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous newyear. John

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Kenmare Gospel Choir would like to express our gratitude to everybodywho got involved this year! Special thanks to Kenmare Choral Festivalwho contributed to our success at the Gala opening concert.Are you a singer, preferably alto, tenor, bass or a musician, are youpassionate and enthusiastic about gospel music? Can you commit? ThenKenmare Gospel Choir might be something for you, drop us an email,[email protected] We will be back at rehearsals onTuesday January 13th 2015Wishing you a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

Kenmare Family Centre wishes you all a Happy Christmas and a greatNew Year! We are closing the Centre on December 22nd. You arewelcome to drop in that day between 9.30am and 2.30pm forcomplimentary tea, coffee, cake and mince pies! Old and new friendswelcome. Come and see what we can offer you! We will reopen onJanuary 5th.

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Friends ofTadghMorleyenjoying hisrecent 21stin TheBlackwaterTavern.

all picsMary O'Neill

Happy faces at Tadgh's 21st

Brenda O'Sheaand John Morley

Pat Kelleher who celebrated his 70th Birthday with his family and friends in Brook Lane Hotel.pic Harry Masterson

Kenmare Women's GroupHere we are at the end of our autumn/ winter session,how the months fly. It has been a real pleasure to bepart of this group, to listen to an interesting selection ofspeakers, to join in various activities and to be in thecompany of our members. I feel/ hope that others havefelt the same.Our spring programme is now ready and if anyonewould like to have a copy, I will gladly send you one.Just ring me at 6640935. We start back at the AdultEducation Centre on Jan. 7th, and our meetingscontinue until March 25th, when we break for thesummer. Can I take this opportunity to thank the staff atthe A.E.C for all their help in making our meetings runsmoothly, and to wish them a very Happy Christmas.If you are new to the area and would like to makecontact with other people, or if you have lived locallyfor years and have never thought of being part of awomen's group, how about coming in to see us one dayand checking what we're all about? You could bepleasantly surprised! I wish all our members, and all thereaders of this letter, a very happy peaceful Christmastime. I look forward to seeing you in the new year.Patricia Noad (chairwoman)Some people come into our lives, leave footprints onour hearts, and we are never ever the same. EleanorRoosevelt.

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Tuosist Parish Newsletter Committee celebrated theanniversary of their 21st publication last month.Cannon Tom Looney launched the Newsletter andgave a run down on several interesting articlesincluded especially in the firstpublication of 1976 which is included in the 2014publication. Pictured; Michael Duggan, SiobhanDuggan, Janet Dunlop Hawker, Cannon TomLooney, Mary Murphy, Sheila Carroll GraphicDesigner Creative Republic, Mary Dunlop, MaureenO'Sullivan, Kitty McCarthy, Mary HealyWhitling and Helen Brosnan. Missing from pic ValTatcher, Helen Riney Corkery and Fr. MartinSheehan. They celebrated with a big 21st birthdaycake, tea and brack and Charlie McCarthyentertained. pic Mary O'Neill

O Callaghan Coach Holidays is a division of J. O’ Callaghan & SonsLuxury Passenger Transport Services. Based in Co. Kerry, it is a familyrun business which was founded in 1969 by James and Lena O’ Callaghan.J. O’ Callaghan & Sons is now owned, run and managed by three of theirchildren; Eamon, Philip and Caitriona.O’Callaghan Coach Holidays specialise in providing high qualityscheduled all-inclusive holidays departing from Kerry, Cork & Limerickto many places. To name a few, Scotland & Edinburgh, The Royal WelshShow, Galway & The Aran Islands, Donegal Dublin and Belfast. Newexciting holidays this year include A Weekend of Music in Clonakilty,Wexford Opera Festival, Climb Snowdon on a Guided Walking Tour toWales, Shakespeare & The Enchanting Cotswolds, Discover Bristol, Bath,Stonehenge and New Forest and an 8 day holiday to France incorporatingParis, Deauville and Mont St. Michel. There are no luggage restrictions,no airports, you just sit on the coach and let O’Callaghan Coach Holidaysworry about the rest!Four Family Value Day trips have been added to the 2015 brochure withextra dates. Day Trips include Tayto Park, Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Parkand Disney On Ice. These day trips include luxury coach transport andadmission tickets. There are also more new and exciting Scheduled Day Trips with multipledeparture dates such as Cobh & Spike Island, Majestic Skellig Islands,Lisdoonvarna, Cork – Dripsey, Cork City Gaol and the English Markets,January Sales, IKEA and many favourites including Ballymaloe CountryHouse, Cliff of Moher & The Wild Atlantic Way.If you have any queries or want further information contact 064-66-31095,email [email protected]/ www.ocallaghancoachholidays.ieor text your name and address to 087-2611188 for a brochure.

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Amazing results were achieved from dancers of all levels and agesrepresenting the Bernie O'Sullivan School of Dancing at the W.I.D.A.Irish Open Championship recently. 50 eager and excited Dancers travelledtoCounty Meath for this prestigious national event which featured anOpen Feis on the Saturday and the Irish Open Championships on theSunday.The Sunday Championship brought a great deal of pride to the entireteam, and of course their mentor Bernie, as Kenmare gained 2 new IrishOpen Champions in the form of Freddy Offeriens (U10) and SarahGodfrey (U18). Leon O'Sullivan carried the flag for our male dancers,coming a galant 2nd place in the U12 competition, following aremarkable dance off between 3 dancers who were all placed 1st byjudges. Several other dancers were placed high in the rankings in theirrespective competitions resulting in a very healthy Kenmarerepresentation on the podium. Irish Championship ResultsU8 4th Kay Walton U10 Freddy Offeriens 3rd Nadine Delaney 4th Aisling O'SullivanU12 2nd Leon O'Sullivan.U14 4th Jack O 'Sullivan 5th Emer O SullivanU18 Irish Open Champion Sarah GodfreyIn addition to their solo dance skills the dancers showed remarkable talentin the Céilí Championships bringing home the gold in the U14 and U17 The dancers also had fantastic results at Saturday's Open Feis, bringinghome the gold in 1st place for their Premiership Results were;U5 Beginner level Laura PotozkiU6 Beginner level Isobel O'Brien.U7 Primary level Laura Wiley U7 Intermediate level Leona DelaneyU8 Intermediate level Kay Walton.U10 Intermediate level Nadine DelaneyU14 Intermediate level Carlynn O'Sullivan.U16 intermediate level Niamh Finnegan

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Helen McCarthy on the night of her 60th birthday pictured with her sevengrandchildren.

Thanks to everyone who has supported theKenmare Chronicle over the last year andour quest continues in collecting and sharingphotographs and stories from Kenmare.Please keep on sending them in.The next Kenmare Chronicle will be publishedin November 2015 and will feature stories andphotographs connecting Kenmare and NorthAmerica. We will be researching the variouswaves of emigration from the early 1700s withemigrants to America arriving as indenturedservants through to the assisted emigration toNew York, New Orleans, Boston and Quebec ofthe 1850s and reflecting on the undocumentedand emigration problems of today in the UnitedStates. We have stories of Kenmare people whosettled and whose families would rise throughsociety to become teachers, doctors, successfulbusiness men, politicians and others who wouldfight and die for their adopted country fromwars of independence and civil wars to wars onthe world stage.The waves of emigration from Kenmare overthe centuries have been spurred by unrest andconflict, famines and land clearances,unemployment and the search for a better life.For some it was a wanderlust – a desire to seemore of the world. Over the centuriesemigration has changed from a one way ticket,never to return to today’s frequent flyers. But aswell as success stories there are those frompeople who have been less fortunate. All havestories waiting to be told; and we want to hearthem and see your pictures.As well as these connections linking Kenmareto the continent of North America, WilliamPetty, 2nd Earl of Shelborne (1737- 1805) was

responsible for bringing about the end of theAmerican War of Independence while he wasthe British Prime Minister and there are alsodescendants of Kenmare emigrants making theirmark on the developing independent UnitedStates from the very beginning.Influence in the other direction from America toKenmare would also begin with John Powelland Henry Pelham being involved in theplanning of the early stages of the town ofKenmare and the surrounding area and so it

continues to the present day.The publication will publish as many stories aspossible that reflect on the lives of emigrantsand how they settled or returned back home toKenmare. There has to be 100s if not 1000s ofstories out there that we would like to collect soplease send us in your stories with as manypictures as you can. These stories can be in theform of complete articles or just a simpleparagraph expressing ones thoughts onemigration. Poems, letters or diaries can also beused to express the feeling of home thoughtsfrom abroad. Likewise the ‘Parcel fromAmerica’ would be remembered by manyfamilies and their arrival stories could be retold.It is not just old stories we are looking for butthose from the present day as well. We wouldlike to include in the publication experiences ofthose who have travelled to the US and Canadarecently – either on student visas or those whohave gone there on a more permanent basis andalso the troubles facing those who remainoutside the emigration laws.If you can help us with this collection, pleasesend your stories and photos [email protected] and follow ourprogress through the facebook pages ofKenmare Chronicle.The 2015 Kenmare Chronicle is still availableat Kenmare Book Shop, Kenmare PostOffice, Crowleys Service Station, Maureensand Hallisseys Supermarkets and thecomplete collection of Chronicles andWeekend in Kenmare publications areavailable at Willowfield Garden Centre, 0872953990

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PobalscoilInbhear SceineDebate Societyare on a winningstreak. All threeteams whoparticipated inthe UCCPhilosophical

Society sponsored by the Munster League DebatingCompetitions have made it through to the next rounds inJanuary. Congratulations to Will Sheehy, Molly Knightley,Helena O'Sullivan and Michael O'Sullivan Down who gothrough as individual speakers along with Joey Quinn andSiobhan O'Sullivan as a team. In addition, we defeatedMercy Mount Hawk in the Concern Debate League onNovember 26 th at home. Darragh O'Siucru, Joey Quinnand Michael O'Sullivan Down, led by Chloe Hawkerdelivered an outstanding case for the Proposition.

Great riders from Dromquinna Stables came home with lots of rosettes atShow Jumping competition in Bantry last month. They had 9 double clearsout of 13 rounds entered. The talented young riders are Erin Hegarty, HannahCoombs, Niamh Lynch, Rebecca Twomey, Caroline Harrington and AmyZiegenfuss. Missing from our photograph are Mary Taylor and Eva Gadsden

Cllr JohnnyHealy Rae, FlorO'Sullivan andChristine Foleypictured at thelaunch of theTuosist ParishNewsletter 2014.pic Mary O'Neill Kenmare Veterinary Centre

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Popular Kenmare Public Health Nurse Margaret Hurley retired after a long career withthe health service and was joined by her colleagues in Brook Lane Hotel to celebrate herretirement. pic Harry Masterson

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FORMER T.D.

Jackie Healy-Rae 1931-2014

RIP

Jackie Healy-Rae is picturedwalking the waters of LoughLein, Killarney in 1997 only afew weeks after being elected tothe Dail.

The photo was used toillustrate his new 'powers'having done a deal with BertieAhern and was published manytimes.

The Sunday World newspaperpublished the photo over twopages with the heading "AndThen He Walked on Water'which was their way of sayinghe was now 'almighty powerful'.

The photograph was also usedon the cover of the book 'Jackie-Keeping Up- Appearances'published by Don MacMonaglein 2002.Photo: Don MacMonagle –www.macmonagle.com

Danny, Johnny and Michael Healy-Rae, on behalf of all of the Healy-Rae family want to extend our sincere thanks from the bottom of our hearts to the

thousands of people who attended the Funeral of the late Jackie Healy-Rae. We would also like to thank the management, nurses, doctors and staff of Killarney District Hospital

and Kerry General Hospital, the Home Helps that cared for Jackie at home and the kind friends and neighbours that worked so hard

over the last number of months to make sure he was as well cared for as possible.

We would like to thank everyone who helped with the funeral, the people serving tea and food in the bar, and the Gardaí and local stewards.

We are extremely sorry for anyone who had to wait a long length of time in the cold and rain, but we once again appreciate every effort that was made to say a final goodbye.

It has been extremely difficult number of months, but this is what every family at some point must go through.

Our family is of course devastated by our loss, but with the help, friendship, and support of our community we will get by.

We will keep our commitment to continue to work for and with the people for as long as you want us. This is what Jackie Healy-Rae would have wanted, and that is what we are going to promise to do.

We are deeply humbled by your kindness and support and we will be forever in your debt.

On behalf of the whole Healy-Rae Family,Danny, Johnny and Michael Healy-Rae

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The Kenmare branch ofCoderDojo where volunteers runfree, not-for-profit coding clubsfor young people is up andrunning (http://coderdojo.com)Learn how to program robots,create your own games oranimation, build your ownwebsite or a mobile phone app, orif you have a coding projectyou're interested in just comealong and we'll help you with it.

Sessions are held everytwo weeks on Saturdays 1pm-3pm at the Pobalscoil InbhearScéine and are open to codersaged 5 to 17. Bring a fullycharged laptop, power supply andmouse with you, or [email protected] toreserve a laptop for your use on

the day. Primary school students must be accompanied by a responsibleadult. Pre-register on eventbrite.ie to get your ticket; registration opens8pm on the Thursday 9 days before the Saturday session.Next session is January 17th 2015, 1pm-3pm, register on eventbrite.iefrom 8pm Thursday 8th JanuaryFive sessions remain after Christmas Jan 3rd, 17th, 31st, Feb 14th &TBA. See us on Facebook ‘Coder Dojo Kenmare’, join the Google Group‘CoderDojo Kenmare’ ([email protected]) or [email protected] for more information.Call for mentors. Do you have an interest in programming? Could youspare a couple of hours in January to help out at a Saturday session? If soplease register your interest by emailing [email protected], orcome along to a session to meet some of the other mentors and to find outmore.

Kenmare & District Garden ClubWe spent a very happy evening on Thursday, 4th December enjoying ourChristmas party. There was a lot of lovely food and we had a good laughat the quiz. A wonderful slide show of flowers and plants from themountains of Macedonia rounded off the evening. This was our lastmeeting now until Thursday, 5th February, 2015 when it will be lovely tosee you all again. In the meantime, have a safe and happy Christmas - andforget about the garden for a bit!

Breeda & Carmel in Kenmare Library would like to thank you, ourmembers for your continued support during 2014. We would like toremind you that we have all the latest books such as Brian O’Driscoll’s‘The Test’, Neven Maguire’s ‘The Nation’s Favourite Food Fast!’, CeceliaAhern’s ‘The Year I met you’. etc. in stock. Should you wish request acopy please do not hesitate to contact us on 064 6641416. You may viewour online catalogue to see if what you are looking for is in stockwww.kerrylibrary.ie . We would like to wish all our Members & Friends a very Merry

Christmas and a healthy, peaceful & prosperous New Year.Breeda & Carmel. Kenmare Branch Library Shelbourne Street Kenmare,www.kerrylibrary.ie 064-6641416

HappyChristmas

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Kenmare 2014... An incredible year for volunteerism

Carnegie Arts Centre

ReenagrossPark EasterEgg Hunt

HumptyDumptyDuathlon

Pride ofPlaceAward

Jack and Jillgo up the hill

Kenmare Pink Ribbon Walk

Kenmare SpecialNeeds Club

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in our town.

Every business in Kenmare benefits hugely from theselfless efforts of the volunteers that make up the drivingforce behind each and every one of these diverse activitiesthat ‘happen’ in Kenmare on a daily, weekly, monthly orannual basis.On behalf of the people and business community inKenmare, we would like to thank you for your work,commitment and efforts.Volunteers for all activities are needed for 2015 andonwards. If you are interested in volunteering pleasecontact Kenmare Chamber of Commerce on 064 66 42615.Here are just a sample of some of the many wonderfulvoluntary organisations that make Kenmare such awonderful place to live.

The Kenmare Family Centrefacilitates groups, courses andevents catering for a widespectrum of the community.Activities include a Parent andToddler group, knitting, yoga,meditation, Low CostCounselling, social events,educational, self awareness, andwell-being courses and muchmore. The picture shows theParent and Toddler group making‘musical’ instruments.

inter Kenmare FCKenmare Rugby Club

Neidin Bowls Club

Kenmare Rowing Club

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BlackwaterWomens Group

Kenmare & LocalityAnimal Welfare Society

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A very glamorous full house enjoyed the inaugural ‘Fashion at BrookLane’, at Brook Lane Hotel. Guests enjoyed a prosecco and festivethemed canape buffet on arrival; salon styled fashion show featuring topfashion designers, milliners and boutiques and post show entertainment tilllate. There was also a raffle with all proceeds to the Kenmare SpecialNeeds. Highlights on the evening included many top designers includingour own Neidin Hats. There was also a showcase of the best of occasionwear for the Christmas season from boutiques inclduing Simplicity,O’Sullivan Ford Boutique and White Willow Bridal. At the interval HelenPoff spoke on behalf of Kenmare Special Needs and the raffle (with allprizes donated by those participating in the fashion show) raised muchneeded funds for this great local organisation. pics Harry Masterson

Kenmare Chiorwho won firstprize in theChamber MusicSection inKenmare Choral Festivalrecently.

pic HarryMasterson

Twins Ozzie and Sam O’Shea pictured following their christening inHoly Cross Church, Kenmare, last month. Also included are parentsCathal and Linda O’Shea, godparents Alan and Robert Burke, andJanet and Brenda O’Shea, grandparents John and Theresa O’Shea, andMatt and Mairead Burke. pic Harry Masterson

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Another year is coming to anend ! It hasn’t been too bad ayear for the garden except forthe series of storms weexperienced back in January andearly February which didextensive damage. There werenot too many frosts in the springand this autumn and earlywinter has been mild enough..socant complain ! As for next year,have to just wait and see unless

you have your own dependable crystal ball to help out. One thing that might be important toconsider is the introduction of water charges and the effect that may have on your garden.Start preparing during these winter months to provide water storage facilities for catching rainwater off your house for watering the window boxes, patio containers..etc and even thegarden its self if we should be so lucky to get a nice hot summer. The plants themselves willalso prefer fresh rainwater than tap water ! you may get an even better garden display infuture.But anyway, back to the present. During December the garden can usually look after itself !

But if there is a patch of dry weather when you can get around the garden the main jobs arebasically to keep it tidy; pick up any fallen leaves, twigs or branches and prune back shrubsthat are looking out of shape. Keep an eye on wind damage to larger shrubs and trees. Beprepared to stake them up for support if they are becoming loose in the soggy ground.With the high tides in December and the potential for storms at sea there is likely to be goodquantities of seaweed washed up on the shore. Collect enough to cover your vege garen. Thiswill then gradually decompose over the winter and will help fertilize next year’s crops.As it is approaching Christmas and it is a traditional time to use flowering house plants as

part of the festive decorations, I thought we should just outline a few basic tips in getting themost out of these plants for as long as possible.POINSETTIA have become the number one Christmas House Plant. The large Red ‘bracts’

make it a very attractive plant for xmas décor. Its one drawback is that it doesn’t like to getcold. Keep at warm room temperature and keep well watered.CYCLAMEN can withstand fairly cool temperatures. The larger flowering varieties are fineat any room temperature while the smaller flowering mini-cyclamen can tolerate temperaturesdown to -5C so can be used in outside patio containers for winter colour. As a house plant,keep watered with a saucer underneath so they always have somewhere to drink from !AZALEAS are another cold house plant. They will stay in flower much longer in cooler roomconditions. Always very thirsty so keep WELL watered. Also suitable for planting outside.HYACINTH bulbs can be ‘forced’ to flower for xmas by subjecting the bulbs to heattreatment. This brings their natural flowering period ahead by several weeks to enable them toflower for Christmas. When you buy these bulbs in the shops at this time of the year all youhave to do is to keep watered and the bulbs will continue to shoot up and the flowers willopen fairly quickly. Very susceptible to heat. The higher the temperature the quicker they willgrow and flower. By placing in a cool room once the flowers begin to open you will certainlyprolong their flowering period.SOLANUMS’ red berries make a very attractive Christmas plant and again are happy in coolroom conditions. They can even tolerate a certain degree of frost and can be used in patiocontainers close to the house where there is some protection. A useful plant for using inplanted arrangements and bowls.CHRYSANTHENUMS or POT MUMS also prefer cool room conditions. Keep well watered.CYMBIDIUM and PHELENOPSIS types of Orchids are very popular for presents at thistime of year. They are both types of fairly easy to grow orchids that thrive without too muchattention. Keep well watered when in flower but allow to dry out slightly when flowering hasfinished. This will encourage them to take a rest. Once fully rested they will spurt back intogrowth when watering and feeding can recommence. Keep in warm room conditions overwinter.CHRISTMAS CACTUS are easy to grow and flower naturally at this time of the year. Willalso flower again for easter if they have the right conditions. It is the length of the night beinggreater than 12 hours that initiates flower development. Water well in warm conditions butless frequently if in a cool room.CHRISTMAS TREES themselves should be treated as a living plant and should be placed ina container that can hold water as well as to support the tree.Many of these plants can be used together in various combinations with ivies and ferns inplanted arrangements in bowls, containers or baskets to make attractive displays or forpresents for friends and neighbours.For hardy outdoor planted arrangements you can choose a mixture from Ivy, Heather,Primrose, Mini Cyclamen , Conifers, Skimmia or Viburnum for contrasting leaf and flowercolours.Christmas ornaments can always be added to these arrangements to add a touch of colour andbattery operated lights can add a sparkle at night time. Full range available out at Willowfield.I hope these few tips will help in looking after your Christmas pot plants. I hope you have apeaceful end enjoyable Christmas break. Thanks for your support in the year that has gone byand hope to see you out in Willowfield in the New Year….vege seed and seed potatoes willbe starting the season off at the end of January ! another year over, another just beginning !

Happy Christmas and New Year from all the gang at Willowfield !

Kenmare Locality Animal Welfare SocietyIt is hard to believe that another year is coming to a close. KLAWS wascreated 10 years ago, and a lot of hard work has gone into making it whatit is today. We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas seasonand a happy and healthy 2015. We would like to thank all our supportersand the businesses that got behind our calendar this year. To everyone whohelped in any way and to all our fosterers and adopters who took animalsinto their homes and showed them care and kindness. None of our workwould be possible without you.To anybody who owns any animal, please remember that your animalsonly have you to help them, so please be vigilant at all times. Ensure theyare always warm, sheltered, well fed and watered and seek medicalattention as soon anytime that you see they are injured or unwell. They alldeserve that, each and every one of them.Happy New Year!

Decade of excellence at Holbein Architectural JoineryAt Holbein Architectural Joinery, we have been providing specialistbespoke joinery for just over ten years. Oliver Holbein is the thirdgeneration of joiners stemming from his father Winfried. It is a family runbusiness with Oliver Holbein as Managing Director and Brother ColmHolbein as Production Manager. Their parents Winfried and GabrielHolbein are Co-Directors. We are located in Dromoughty just six miles from Kenmare in the scenic

Kerry Mountain ranges. Our workshop has the latest in woodworkingmachinery, which helps deliver excellent quality bespoke joinery atcompetitive rates for the customer. We have rebranded our business pleasecheck out our new website at http://www.holbeinjoinery.com/. We are constantly improving and changing our business in order tobecome more successful. We are looking to new technologies in terms ofmaterial and machinery. We have invested in a new edge-bander for theworkshop. Along with this we have a CNC router to deliver exceptionalquality joinery. We have grown our team and taken on new specialistcraftsmen to deliver exceptional quality joinery. We have been newlycertified to use Accoya, engineered softwood that can be used in themanufacture of exterior doors and windows. It’s guaranteed to last for upto 50 years untreated. It is a great alternative to using tropical endangeredhardwoods such as Teak or Mahogany. We are the only joinery in thesouth west to use Accoya.We have grown our range of products. We can manufacture all the

joinery for the home including the exterior and interior joinery. Ourexterior joinery range includes facia, finials, exterior doors and windows.Our interior joinery range includes staircase, kitchen, wardrobe, skirtingand cabinetry. Our Kitchens can be manufactured to any designrequirement including contemporary modern or traditional shaker. Ourdesign team can help you realise a bespoke kitchen design crafted to yourhome. We only use the finest quality woods so that your kitchen will lastfor years. We also manufacture stand-alone furniture such as Kitchentables from the finest selected hardwoods. We can also renovate listedproperties both the external and internal joinery. We can also help indesigning your bespoke joinery to meet your unique requirements.On behalf of all the staff at Holbein Architectural Joinery, we wish tothank our customers for their custom in growing the business, wishingthem a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year in 2015.

Eileen Cremin pictured enjoying her 50th birthday in Brook Lane Hotel. pic Harry Masterson

Brendan Griffin TD

Clinics in all parts of Kerry Please phone my office for details for your area.

I am also happy to call to your home for yourconvenience and privacy.

Phone: 066 9795666 • Mobile: 087 [email protected] • www.brendangriffin.ie

Wishes all the people ofKerry a happy and peacefulChristmas and a healthyand prosperous 2015.

Decemberin the Garden

with WILLOWFIELD GARDEN CENTRE.

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RIP Jackie Healy-Rae.Condolences to the Healy-Raefamily on the passing of Jackie. Hewas a mighty politician and a greatCharacter. He assisted many peoplein the area and throughout SouthKerry in his long political careerfrom when he first got elected toKerry County Council in 1974 andin his 14 years in Dail Eireann. Iremember going to Councilmeetings with my father as a childand I used to always look forward tomeeting Jackie he had a lovely wayabout him. My father Michael got ongreat with him throughout the years.No Christmas cards, charityinstead. Instead of sending outChristmas cards I will be making acontribution to a local charity.Thanks for assistance. Thanks toKCC employees, and members oflocal Community and Voluntaryorganisations and anyone thatassisted me in any way throughout2014.December motions.That Kerry County Council callsupon the Department ofEnvironment & Local Governmentand other relevant GovernmentDepartments to speed up the Jobcreation recommendations ofCERDA (Commission for Economic

Development of RuralAreas) Report. That Kerry County Council pleaseput in place an appeals process forpeople that were not informed of theNPPR Charge. There are still manypeople that are unaware of thecharge and the penalties in place arefar too excessive.Killowen, Kenmare Signage.Further to previous representationsand motions additional signage willbe installed at Killowen in thecoming weeksLissyclerig road, Kenmare. KCCreply: The construction of passingbays along the L-7061 will beexamined and a number may beinstalled if land is available. Theonly means of restricting HGV usewould through a weight restrictionand that is not appropriate as theroad is a local Primary road and wasan important link road prior to theopening of the relief road.Railway road, Kenmare. KCC repl,‘additional road gullies will beinstalled along the L-04052 localprimary Road in the first quarter of2015.’Phase 2 of the Kenmare EasternRelief road. KCC reply, ‘TheCouncil will as part of its workprogramme for 2015 be negotiating

to the acquire the lands for Phase 2of the Kenmare Relief Road byagreement. If the land is securedthen we will progress with thestatutory procedures and commencethe construction of the scheme on astaged basis similar to phase 1,utilising the funding….. That willavailable from Council and VariousDepartment sources.’Sneem Village resurfacing. TheCouncil has made a request to theNational roads Authority to extendthe re-surfacing past Sneem Hotelentrance under the nationalSecondary Pavement and MinorWorks Programme in 2015Tuosist wall repairs. Gladly furtherto my representations the repairs tothe wall along Traglee and atKillmacallogue have beencompleted.Bonane Road. The N71 ReleaghRealignment follows on from thework carried out last year and isbeing funded under the biggestsupplementary roads programme inthe past 6 years under theGovernments Stimulus package.Due to the severe topography in thearea, works on this scheme are beingproject managed directly by KerryCounty Council, works are about tocommence with completionenvisaged in 2016.Kilgarvan Footpaths. The repairsto the footpaths will take placeshortly, I allocated €5,000. from myCouncillors allocation towards thisand arranged for further fundingfrom the Councils own resources tosupplement the work.Hedge cutting along our roads. Iam glad some hedge cutting tookplace along some of the nationalroutes and dangerous junctions in

the County in the interests of safetyof motorists. The Council tell usthere are no resources to cut theroadside hedges on local roads. Ihave asked them to keep afterlandowners that are not cutting theirroadside hedges.Parking for buses Kenmare town.KCC reply, ‘the location of a bus setdown area in Kenmare is linked tothe resolution of casual trading inKenmare, as eh preferred locationwould be in the Square or around thegreen. The review of the parkingbye-laws in the scheduled towns is amatter the operations Departmentwill be considering for its workprogramme in 2015. However, thiswill be dependent on the staffresources available when thecommitments to eh OperationsWorks programme are met.’Political representation. I workwith all Political representatives andmy Party colleagues can becontacted;Brendan Griffin TD 066 9795666Minister Jimmy Deenihan TD068 57446Sean Kelly MEP 061 468788Available at all times at 5 MainStreet, Kenmare or I can meetpeople at a place convenient to themmost evenings after work inKenmare, Kilgarvan, Tuosist,Lauragh, Sneem, Tahilla,Blackwater, Templenoe, Bonane. Ialso have clinics throughout Southand Mid Kerry on the first andsecond Monday of every month.

Cllr Patrick O’Connor-Scarteen5 Main Street, Kenmare087 [email protected]

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We wish allour customersand friends avery HappyChristmasand a peacefulnew year.

Thank you allfor yoursupportthroughout2014

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Sherry Fitzgerald Daly KenmareHenry Street, Kenmare. Tel 064 6641213 • Fax 064 6641717e-mail: [email protected] • www.sherryfitz.ie • www.seandaly.com

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Peggy Clifford, John O'Sullivan and Eileen Reilly inBlackwater Tavern. John brought someof his winter 2014 collection to the Blackwater Women's Group meeting in November which Peggy and Eileenmodelled.pic Mary O'Neill

Congratulations toSiobhan O'Shea on herconferring of a Bachelors Degree inLaw and Political Science at Trinity College Dublin on Friday, November 28th. Congratulations and

well done to Shane O’Sullivan, Gortloughra,Kilgarvan, whorecently won theLeaving Certificateproject of the year atthe prestigious E.T.T.A(Engineering andTechnology TeachersAssociation) Area 2final. Area 2 includesschools in countiesKerry, Limerick and

Clare. His project was judged by experienced L.I.T (Limerick Institute ofTechnology) engineers who based their marks on both the accuracy of theprojects and the originality of the design. The top two projects were thenselected to represent Area 2 in the National Finals last month. The bestprojects from all areas were on display at the finals and Shane received aCertificate of Achievement from the E.T.T.A. Shane completed his leaving certificate this year in Pobalscoil InbhearScéine and received an A1 in his Engineering exam and is currentlystudying Product Design Engineering in the University of Limerick. Well done Shane on your outstanding achievement from Mr Healy(Principal), Mr Corcoran (Engineering Teacher), and all the staff atPobalscoil Inbhear Scéine.

All welcome to St Stephen's Day Charity WalkThe Annual St Stephen's Day Charity Walk will take place fromDerrycunnihy Church to Brandons Cottage where refreshments will beserved from 11am to 4pm. All the proceeds go to benefit Leukaemiapatients and their families all over Munster. Donations accepted on theday. Thanks for all your support.

Wishing all our customers andfriends a very happy Christmas

Lansdowne Arms HotelTraditional Irish Music Night Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 pm DecemberFriday 26th ‘St Stephens day’ Natural GasSaturday 27th Best of FriendsWednesday 31st ‘New Year’s Eve’ Black RoseJanuarySaturday 3rd Wallop the Cat

Brooklane HotelMusic line upTues 8-10pm Chris and Jill traditional and folk musicWed 7.30pm 'Tap Your Feet' traditional music, song anddance. Fri 8-10pm Emer Finnegan on pianoSat 8-10pm Emer Finnegan on piano

To include your gigs in our Gig guide email

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The Atlantic BarDecemberSunday 21st Singing JarveySunday 28th Premier Blue Boys

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Blackwater Tavern Live Music and DancingDecemberFriday 19th Trashing Mill BoysFriday 26th Blackwater SoundWed 31st Gerard O'Donoghue

JanuaryFriday 2nd Autumn Gold

Lake House, TuosistWednesday nights.Traditional music in the bar all year roundDance in the Hall. First Friday of every month all year round

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Congratulations to SeanO'Sullivan (Atty)Kenmare picturedreceiving his Bachelorof Science with FirstClass Honors, inArchitecture fromCoventry University inthe United Kingdom,which he received onFriday November 21st2014. Keiran is picturedwith his proud brotherKieran and Kieran'sfiancee Fiona Tenanty.

Sean and HelenaMoriartyLauragh,Kenmare, whocelebrated their40th weddinganniversaryrecently inBrook LaneHotel. pic HarryMasterson

Call the Bay health Club today for more information.E:[email protected] or call 064-6642599

Why not get a giftvoucher from theBay Health Club? If you spend €70 ona gift voucher wewill make it to thevalue of €100 fortheir membership!

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Stephan O'Sullivan & Killian Spillane with theCups pictured with Rurairi, Lucy, John,Yvonne

& Galle Daly. Stephen,Killian & Kerry SeniorChampion StephenO'Brien took the cupsaround to all the schoolsand nursing units earlierin the day.

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Therese Morley, Tom & Pat Spillane, Tony Palmer,Josephine & Pat O'Neill celebrate the Kerry Minor's AllIreland Victory and the Tom Markham Cups's first visitto Spillane's Bar.

Coal 20kgsCoals 40kgsSmokelessFire StartersBriquettesTurfTimberGasPlastering SandBuilding Gravel10mm Chip20mm ChipBeef Nut

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The Brosnan and Rochford Family.

The Clifford Family,Blackwater.

Michael Clyne, Tommy Noonan &Josie Clyne nee Noonan.

Pictured inSpillane's Bar withthe All IrelandMinor Trophy theTom MarkhamCup two KerryMinors fromTemplenoe GAAClub, Stephen &Killian; StephenO'Sullivan, MartinCrowley, KillianSpillane, Aidan &Daniel Crowley.pics Mary O’Neill

Kerry Minor ChampionStephen O'Sullivanpictured with his familyand the Tom MarkhamCup; Carol, Stephen, Michael& Ellen O'Sullivan.

Templenoe menof the futurewith TomMarkham Cup;TommyGranville,Timmy Clifford,Aidan Crowley,MichaelO'Sullivan andDaniel Crowley.

Tom, Killian and Pat Spillane withthe Tom Markham Cup inSpillane's Bar.

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Kenmare District Board County Football Champions 1974 pictured at a re-unionto mark the 40th Anniversary of their victory. Back Row; Pat Mahony, Denis Finnegan, Denis O'Neill, Noel McCarthy, JohnMark Foley rep. P.J. McIntyre, John Joe O'Neill, Jim Cremin, Denis Sheehan,Mike Carey, Mick Granville Kenmare District Board Chairman 1974, DenisO'Mahony, Pat Kelleher and Mick Spillane. Front Row; Pat Spillane, Mickey NedO'Sullivan, Arthur O'Sullivan, Pat O'Neill, MichaelMurphy Captain, Flor O'Sullivan, Paul O'Sullivan, Timmy Sheehan, ArthurO'Connor Selector, Eileen Healy rep. John Healy Selector & Denis McCarthySelector. Players Dan O'Sullivan, Johnny O'Sullivan Casey & Jimmy O'Sullivan aremissing from picture. P.J. McIntyre and Paudie Finnegan are both deceased, P.J.was represented by his grandson John Mark Foley. John Healy Selectoralso deceased was represented by his wife Eileen. pic Mary O'Neill

The Kenmare District Board Teamwon the County Football Final in 1974defeating Shannon Rangers andsecured the captaincy of the KerrySenior Team for Kenmare in 1975.The 1975 All-Ireland Senior FootballChampionship was played from Mayto September culminating with Kerryplaying Dublin in the final. MickeyNed O'Sullivan was Captain and whenKerry defeated Dublin in 1975 with ascore of, by 2-11 to 0-12.Unfortunately Mickey Ned got injuredduring the game and was stretcheredoff to hospital with concussion so PatSpillane of Templenoe accepted the

Sam Maguire Cup being from the same district club of Kenmare. 1975 was to bethe start of a long and exciting rivalry between Kerry and Dublin which dominatedthe world of Gaelic Football in the late 70's and early 80's.Timmy Sheehanorganised the team re-union of the 1974 County FootballChampions and the team lined up in the same positions as in the 1974 teamphotograph.

Winner of the Ladies Christmas HamperNoreen Maye being presented with her prizeby Raymond and Carol O’Shea, Ladies View.

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Past Captains and Presidents of Kenmare Golf Club picturedruing their recent get together.

Paidraig O'Shea, winner of the MensChristmas Hamper, presented by Mary andJimmy Duggan at Kenmare Golf Club.

A very happy Christmas from

Kenmare Rowing and Boat Club launched their first 8 man sweep lastmonth on the water of Kenmare Bay. Harry Masterson’s photographincldues Paudie Hanley, Mike Donovan, Sean Regan, Michael Price,Colm Horgan, Vincent Coakley, Maurice Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Sheaand Conor Daly.

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We would like to thank everyonefor helping to make 2014 anothergreat year for the club. Highlightsinclude the turbothon which raised

€4030 for the Irish PilgrimageTrust, the Titan Sports Little BoPeep triathlon and the kidsduathlon. The time trials andmentored cycles during the summerwere also a great success. Turbotraining continues on Tuesday andThursday evenings at 8pm.Membership is now open for 2015and can be done online throughwww.triathlonireland.com

Congratuations to Mike Miles, Kenmare RFC, who has beennominated as part of the Munster Rugby Volunteer RecognitionProgramme which was launched to give clubs and schools theopportunity to acknowledge the significant contribution made torugby by volunteers throughout the province.

“Mike is a founder member of our Club (2009). Mike started as aplayer and on retirement went into coaching. He is at the moment coachof our U12's. To describe him as a force of nature would be anunderstatement. Through his hard work he has managed to increase thenumber of kids in our mini section to a present figure of over 75. A hugeachievement in a town like Kenmare which is a major Gaelic Footballstronghold. The kids absolutely love him, he is like a Peter Pan. Theparents have complete trust in him. His absolute focus is on thedevelopment of the kids , both as Rugby players and as individuals.His proudest moment was when he brought his team to Thomand Park toplay at half time during the recent Munster V. Zebre game.

Mike is a very active committee member and at present as our ViceChairman. He gives fantastic support both to me as Secretary and to ourChairman Pierce O'Neill. No task is too big for Mike. His enthusiasm isboundless, constantly developing ideas and following through on them.He was a driving force in the arrangements for the recent, verysuccessful, visit to the town of the Munster players during The MunsterRace.

Mike is our most active and enthusiastic fundraiser, constantly comingup with ideas to raise much needed money for the club.It is a fact that without Mike Miles this club would not be in the positiveposition that it now is. He is simply irreplaceable.”Conn CrowleyHonorary Secretary Kenmare Rugby Football Club

Cllr Dan McCarthy Manager of Kenmare Mart presents a Cheque ofSponsorship from Kenmare Co-Op Mart to James Rochford treasurer ofKenmare District Board. Other District Board members also in picturePhil Harrington and Michael O'Sullivan. pic Mary O'Neill

Kenmare Kestrels Basketball Clubwould like to thank all of ourvolunteer coaches, volunteer tableofficials, parent volunteers andKestrels Academy volunteers formaking our community sports clubsuch a success for the youngpeople of our area. Our seniorladies, playing in Division 1,continue to win and impress in theCounty. We wish John Adams andour ladies all the best as they travelto Castleisland for the annual StMary’s Christmas Basketball Blitz.Our under 12 girls and our under14 boys are doing very well in bothleague and Cup competitions. OurUnder 18 boys won their firstgame of the season last week withEugene Sweeney, Kevin Price andMyles Traynor leading the way.

Our Registration for the season hasnow closed as teams are pickedand games are well under way.Please keep up to date with yourKenmare Kestrels by ‘Liking’ ournew Facebook page and bychecking out for fixtures & resultson the KABB website @http://www.kerrybasketball.ie. Note Our Secretary MaureenO’Shea can be contacted at 0866691915 or by email [email protected]. A special thanks to Murphy’sSuperValu Kenmare for allowingour club the chance to bag pack aspart of our volunteer club’s annualfundraising efforts. THANK YOUSUPERVALU!. Again, a massive ‘thank you’ to allour volunteer coaches, volunteerbag-packers and our dedicatedcommittee. Your Kestrels could notbe so successful without all yourefforts! One final note, the school gym isnot available from Monday Dec15th until Monday January 5th.Kestrels Academy resumes onSaturday January 10th. Go Kestrels and Happy Christmas!

The Templenoe GAA Team, Kenmare District, Finnegan Cup Champions 2014 with a score ofTemplenoe 3-10 to Kenmare 0-06. pic Mary O'Neill

The Kenmare Team that were defeated by Templenoe in the Finnegan CupFinal recently. pic Mary O'Neill

Shane Creminreceives his Manof the MatchTrophy fromMichaelO'Sullivan ofKenmareDistrict Boardafter Templenoewon theFinnegan CupFinal. pic Mary O'Neill

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The year is all butput to bed and thestock-taking isunderway. In thefootball weavoided relegationon the last daywith a great windown inPortmagee. In theend we were notfar from the top ofthe table either! The year was notwithout its troubles but that is the waythings are and it is just a pity we did notwin our first round IntermediateChampionship game against Finuge – atthe time they were many peoples pickfor the IFC and yet they did not evenmake the final. We undeniably have theplayers for a proper tilt at theIntermediate next year, we need to makeit happen.Our senior hurlers went out toCastlemartyr in Tralee in the MunsterJunior hurling quarter final but themargin flattered the Corkmen and ourdisappointment has been compoundedby the fact that they have since beengiven a bye to the Munster final.Unfortunately also we were denied ahome game by the Munster council ruleswhich states that these matches must beplayed in a venue with a permanentcovered structure. There are moves afootto get that bye-law removed or changedwhich is only fair, Ardfert also had tomove their game away from their pitch.We have a young team and a break-through in the Munster JuniorChampionship is coming. Well done tothe team and management.The schools around town reacted withdelight to the arrival of the Sam

Maguire, achieved with the help of ourown Stephen O’Brien . Kenmarehospital and nursing homes were also inthe itinerary on the Monday to ensurethat all were included. It is a credit toStephen O’Brien, Stephen O’Sullivanand Killian Spillane (with the TomMarkham cup) the way they carriedthemselves and in particular the waythey engaged with the children in thevarious national schools. It was a longday but speaking as someone withchildren in national school, it was verymuch appreciated and enjoyed. Within ashort space of that, Stephens’ father Noelpassed away and the thoughts of the clubare still with him and his family.So to next year and already people arerubbing their hands looking forward toour meeting with Templenoe! Braggingrights up for grabs (not that there is anyrivalry betwixt our neighbouringclubs!!), but so also is it good for thedistrict to have two teams in division 2and with the District board set forchange following the sad passing oflong-time servant PJ McIntyre, the timeis ripe for the District to make a properassault on the county championship. Wehave the players, time to end the waitsince 1987. Again it will take the rightmind-set and support, but why not?

Kenmare U10's who took part in Glenflesk blitz

Kenmare U12's East Kerry champs

Kenmare District U16's

Smiles all round as the cup goes visiting our local schools.....

KenmareShamrocksGAA Club

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On Saturday December 6th Kenmare Rowing and Boat Club competed inthe Muckross Head of River (3800M) which was held at National RowingCentre in Farran Woods, Cork. We had two crews competing in the 4Quad and Jimmy Healy in the Single sculls. Our U15 girls crew camefourth in a time of 13.48 Castleconnell of Limerick winning in a time of13.05. U14 girls came 8th out of 20 crews in a time of 14:41. This was afantastic achievement for their first competition and Jimmy Healy came 8out of 21 in a time of 12.48. D. Kelly from Garda Síochána Boat clubwon this in a time of 12:05. Well done Jimmy! Congratulations to all our competitors and thank you to MuckrossRowing Club for organising the event.Kenmare Rowing and Boat Club would like to thank everybody thatcame to our table quiz on December 5th, what a fantastic turnout. A hugethank you to Foleys Bar And restaurant for hosting the quiz and to allthose who sponsored the prizes. We would like to wish everyone a HappyChristmas and keep an eye on Kenmare Rowing and Boat Club Facebookpage and @KRandb on Twitter for upcoming events and news. It has been a great year for Kenmare Rugby Club with the highlight beingthe visit of the Munster Rugby team at the end of July led by PaulO'Connell. This experience provided a significant bounce in our numbersof new members and children playing. In September we had our U12splay at Thomond park at Half time of the Munster Vs Zebre and at theend of November our Vice Chairman & Coach Mike Miles was awardedMunster Rugby’s Volunteer Recognition Award for his services to theclub. On the field our Mini teams have competed successfully in 2 RugbyFestivals in Killarney & Cahersiveen with Kenmare hosting a blitz at theend of January 2015! We currently have teams training from U6s to U12severy week. We would also like to highlight the success of our ownChristopher Harrington on his appointment to the IRFU's National Panelwhich his a magnificent achievement. On behalf of the committee, Iwould like to thank all our sponsors, coaches, parents and our players andwish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2015!Pierce O’Neill Chairman

Great win for the Kenmare Hurlers in the County Division 3 SeniorHurling Final; Kenmare 2-09 to Crotta 2-07 and Man of the match wasBrian O’Sullivan Dan. Team; Kieran Fitzgiggon, Gerald O SullivanMorgan, DJ Brennan, Conor Daly, Brian Finnegan, Maurice Fitzgerald,Padraig Hanley, Dean Cassidy 0-02, Brian O Sullivan 0-02 Dan, MichealO Sullivan capt., James Duncan, Paul O Loughlin 1-00, Padraig Doyle,Shannon Ryan, Alan O Connor, Subs Fionan O Sullivan 0-03, for Alan,David O Sullivan 1-00 for Doyle, Michael Delaney and James Rochfordtoo cold to come on. Management Jerry Riney, Conor Daly, JohnnyTuohy.Missing in the photo are Brian & David Dan, P.D, P O'L, Dean C,P.Hanley, M.Delaney & J.Roch.

Pobalscoil InbhearScéines U16 girls’basketball team havequalified for the All-Ireland basketballplayoffs in January. TheKenmare girls beatCastletroy Community

College in the regional semi-final and secured the regional title byovercoming Rathmore in the regional final. Captain Helena O’ Sullivanaccepted the gold medals on behalf of the team.Team; Christina Moriarty, Devon Whyte, Karen O’ Sullivan, CaoimheQuinlan (injured), Helena O’ Sullivan Captain (injured), Rachel Hickey,Ciara Cronin, Caoimhe O’ Connor, Aishling Bhamvra, Niamh Crowley,Fiadh Lucey, Sinead Connolly, Siobhan O’ Shea, Molly O’ Brien, GeorgiaO’ Brien, Ellen Sweeney, Chloe Randles, Kathy Riordan,

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Novena to St. Martha.O St. Martha I restore to thee andto thy petition and faith. I offer upto thee this light which I shall burnevery Tuesday for nine Tuesdays.Comfort me in all difficultiesthrough the great favour thou didstenjoy when our saviour lodged inyour house. I beseech thee to havedefinite pity in regard to the favourI ask (mention favour). Intercedefor my family that we may bealways provided for in all ournecessities. I ask thee St Martha toovercome the dragon which thoudidst cast at my feet. One OurFather and three Hail Marys and alighted candle every Tuesday andthe above prayer made knownwith the intention of spreadingdevotion to St. Martha TheMiraculous Saint. (MD)

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Novena to the Sacred Heart. DearHeart of Jesus, in the past I haveasked for many favours. This time Iask you this very special one.(Mention favour) Take Dear Heart ofJesus and place it within your ownbroken heart where your father seesit. Then in his merciful eyes, it willbecome your favour not mine. Amen.Say this prayer for three days,promise publication and favour willbe granted. Never known to fail (NM)

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Novena to the Sacred Heart. DearHeart of Jesus, in the past I haveasked for many favours. This time Iask you this very special one.(Mention favour) Take Dear Heart ofJesus and place it within your ownbroken heart where your father seesit. Then in his merciful eyes, it willbecome your favour not mine. Amen.Say this prayer for three days,promise publication and favour willbe granted. Never known to fail (PL)

Novena to the Sacred Heart. DearHeart of Jesus, in the past I haveasked for many favours. This time Iask you this very special one.(Mention favour) Take Dear Heart ofJesus and place it within your ownbroken heart where your father seesit. Then in his merciful eyes, it willbecome your favour not mine. Amen.Say this prayer for three days,promise publication and favour willbe granted. Never known to fail (MM)

Novena to the Sacred Heart. DearHeart of Jesus, in the past I haveasked for many favours. This time Iask you this very special one.(Mention favour) Take Dear Heart ofJesus and place it within your ownbroken heart where your father seesit. Then in his merciful eyes, it willbecome your favour not mine. Amen.Say this prayer for three days,promise publication and favour willbe granted. Never known to fail (KK)

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Dreaming of a new car?Get your Car Loan and Car Insurance throughKenmare Credit Union Ltd - Your One Stop Shop toget you motoring!Kenmare Credit Union has launched its 2015 New Year

Car Loan Campaign. The campaign highlights the 9.4%APR* loan rate available to members at the credit union.Kenmare credit union is now a one stop shop for your car

finance and insurance needs. Through CoverU.ie, thecredit union insurance service, you can now get acompetitive car insurance quote with a special offer of 12months insurance for the price of 11. Unlike many car finance deals available today, which

are actually Hire Purchase agreements, arranging your carloan through Kenmare Credit Union means that you payfor your car upfront and you own the car from the outset.You do not own the car until the last repayment if you optfor a Hire Purchase Agreement as a method of car finance. Commenting on the launch Eileen Dineen, Loans Officer,Kenmare Credit Union said: “People in the Kenmare areaare still buying cars but are shopping around for bettervalue in the car financing deal. Try not to be influencedby repayments that seem low. Look at the total offer orhire purchase price as this is what you must pay to ownthe car. With a car loan from Kenmare Credit Union thereare no balloon payments, admin charges or hidden feesunlike some other financing deals currently on the market.A car loan with us is just that - a loan, no gimmicks andfully transparent. We are lending to our members and wewould encourage anyone who is considering buying a run

around, family car or their first car to talk to us about ourcompetitive loan rates first."She continued: “We are delighted to announce the

addition of a great value car insurance solution to ourmembers. This product is very competitively priced andoffers a wide range of benefits to our members. To get aquote or to get more information about CoverU.ie carinsurance, members simply need to log on towww.coveru.ie”.With CoverU.ie a unique Telematics Smartphone App is

available to download when you purchase car insuranceand offers you real time information on your driving,gives you a score for each completed journey and allowsyou to track your progress toward additional discounts.Consumers who would like independent information orhelp in understanding any of the terms and conditions oftheir hire purchase (or any other loan) contract shouldcontact the National Consumer Agency. You can contacttheir consumer help-line on lo-call 1890 432 432 or visittheir website. For more information on Hire PurchaseAgreements and their charges please go toconsumerhelp.ie

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