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There was great excitement inKillarney Credit Union when thefour winners of the credit unionmascot competition received theirprizes.The mascot naming competition hadnearly 70 entries and the winningname selected was a popular choicewith 4 winners naming the mascot‘Rua’. The winners of thecompetition were Kate Barry,Isabella Dennehy, Caragh Lynchand Jeff Power who attended withtheir parents and family to receive agoodie bag. “We are also nowwelcoming our younger members toenter our Mascot colouring competition, the entries will be displayed in thecredit union offices and the best coloured picture will win a prize” statedMs Clifford. The picture to be coloured can be picked up at any of thecredit union branches and the winner will be selected at the end of June.

Rest in Peace Roddy. You will be sadly missed.The late Roddy Donoghue, R.I.P. pictured receiving the first pint fromSiobhan Jones at the opening of The Coachmans in 2006

Congratulations toPobalscoil InbhearScéine student MariaEsther Vilar Alvarez,pictured with Irish poetPaul Muldoon, whowas awarded a prize forwriting a short story inWriters Week inListowel, in U14creative writing.

The first woman towalk in space Dr.Kathryn O'Sullivanis pictured here withcousins Kathleenand MargaretO'Sullivan and Fr.John Kerin inLauragh. Hergrandfather Denis'Lea' O'Sullivanemigrated to NewYork in 1893 andsettled in California.pic Mary O'Leary

Congratulations to KateCremin, White WillowKenmare, who won bestnew business at theConnect Kerry Women inbusiness awards lastFriday night at a black tiegala in Ballyroe HeightsHotel. Kate, wearingoccasion wear from WhiteWillow Kenmare, ispictured with NatalieMoriarty from DennisonDesigns, also a finalist inthe business servicescategory.

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On Friday May 13th, at an awards ceremony held in Cork, PobalscoilInbhear Scéine was awarded its first Amber Flag. The Amber Flaginitiative aims to promote and actively bring about a culture changein the promotion of positive mental health within the educational system and other organisations. It is to enhance the already good work that is going on where mental

health is concerned by offering an award. As a school community wesubmitted an application outlining the various activities that we haveorganised that promote a culture of supporting and encouraging a positivemental health. These included running our Friendship week, our variousstudent support services, the First Year Mentoring Programme and theworkshop organised by the Parents Association for all parents which wasfacilitated by Dr. Paul Deasy and titled ‘Positive Mental Health, What is itand How do you get it’. The application was submitted by the AmberTeam, along with Ms Emer O'Riordan, Ms Ann Finn and Ms Máiréad Hickey. The running of the Amber Day was also included as one of the

goals that we wanted to reach this year. At the award ceremony thepresentation of the flag was made by Mr Alan Quinlan, Former IrelandInternational & Munster Rugby forward, who also spoke on the day aboutthe importance of maintaining ones mental health. The flag was collected by Aisling Bhamvra, Joanne McCarthy,

Christina Moriarty and Ms Emer O'Riordan on behalf of the Amber Teamand the community of Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine.

Avoca, Molls Gap, enjoyed a social evening recently which proved to be ahugely successful event with launches of new Irish beauty brands such asVoya & Pestel & Mortar now available at Avoca Molls Gap. Over 200people passed through the doors on the night sampling the local food andwine prepared by head Chef Derek Mc Mahon. Promotions were availableacross ladies fashion, men's & beauty on the evening with customersleaving satisfied & stocked with Avoca goodie bags. This Summer eventproved to be a great success with shoppers. Manager Eileen O Leary is pictured with head Chef Derek McMahon.

JJ Riordan is an up and comingcomposer from Kenmare. He hasjust completed his degree in Musicin UCC. Having taken a keeninterest in Javanese music, inparticular with their nativeGamelan, he decided he wouldbroaden his knowledge and took atrip to Indonesia last Summer onhis own in order to further develophis knowledge of the musiccultural first hand. Last month he

performed his final year concertwith his own compositions for thegamelan. Within these pieces heincorporated various instrumentsincluding the cello, piano and eventhe didgeridoo, all of which hetaught himself to play. It was atruly amazing performance thatdrew an audience from all walks oflife. This perform, along with otherprojects, led to JJ being awarded aMasters of Excellence Scholarshipat UCC for his upcoming Mastersin Ethnomusicology. He also took another huge step in

his career with one of his owncomposition being played recentlyof RTE Lyric FM. JJ has always paid tribute to his

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Congratulationsto beautiful brideGrace Sellmeyer,Templenoe,Kenmare and hernew husbandToby Tyrrell fromCambridgeshire.They weremarried on the21st May inGlenlo Abbey,Galway and nowreside inKenmare. pic VirginiaThomasPhotography

'Group of 12 participants who attendedPaediatric First Aid in Kenmare FamilyCentre recently with training delivered byCharlie Hartnett, Irish Red Cross. Anothertraining date is planned for October, to happenon a Saturday, to accommodate workingparents. Please email your name & contactnumber [email protected] shouldyou wish to be part of the next trainingopportunity. Thanks to all those who attended

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Congratulations to SiobhánO'Shea, pictured with hergrandparents Mr. David andAnne Sanford Sr. fromWellesley, Massachusetts,who graduated from the NewYork University School ofLaw with a Masters Degree(LLM) in Competition,Innovation and InformationLaw with a specific focus onIntellectual Property andInformation Law on Thursday,May 19th in New York City.She is currently working forthe United Nations in NewYork in the area of contractlaw. Her family and friendswish her well in her futurecareer as a lawyer in theUnited States.

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Senator Mark Daly appointed as DeputyLeader of the Fianna Fáil Seanad Group andSpokesperson on Foreign Affairs, the IrishOverseas and the Diaspora.Following my re-election to the Seanad, I amhonoured to have been appointed by Fianna Fáilas Deputy Leader of the Senate group of the25th sitting. For this term Fianna Fáil are thelargest elected group within the Seanad with 17Senators. I hope to use this position to bringmore awareness to issues which are of thegreatest importance to the people of Kerry.Furthermore I have been appointed SenateSpokesperson on Foreign Affairs, the IrishOverseas and the Diaspora. Alongside my workin local affairs I aim to play an active role infinding the best stance for Ireland regardinginternational issues. With a strong interest inconflict prevention, resolution andreconciliation I consider it a privilege to be in aposition to influence national policy on theseareas. Senator Mark Daly Meets with CEO ofKerry County Council.I recently attended a meeting with MoiraMurrell CEO of Kerry County Council,Kenmare Tidy Towns, KMEG, Cllr DanMcCarthy and Cllr Patrick Scarteen to discussmatters in Kenmare such as street trading,parking in the town and amenities. We haveshared some ideas and I look forward toencouraging improvement in the Kenmare andsurrounding areas in the coming months.

Kenmare Hospital Staffing. The KenmareHospital held its official opening in May 2014but is yet to open all of its beds for use, this isdown to the under staffing within the hospital.We have been working to ensure that all bedswill be in use as soon as possible and have thehospital fully staffed to meet the demand in thearea. Need assistance with your passport?Due to a surge in demand the average issuancetime for passports has been extended to at least17 days for even an express passportapplication. If you plan on travelling in the nearfuture please submit your application with alldocumentation well in advance of travelling.If you are travelling unexpectedly (e.g.bereavement) and do not have a valid passportwe recommend making a Rapid RenewalPassport Appointment in the Dublin PassportOffice. This appointment can be booked onlineon the Passport Office website. Newappointments for this emergency booking openup at 12.30pm each working day howeveralways book out extremely quickly so we adviseto be ready to book at exactly when they open.If you have any questions regarding yourpassport application please feel free to contactmy office on 01 618 3830 or email me [email protected] and voluntary organisations.There are many community and voluntaryorganisations that do great work for the localarea and anyone who would like to organise a

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I was just watching Italy play Belgium in the 2016 EuropeanChampionship and, for a country that is not slow in putting on a showof deep emotion, the Italian’s cool and calculating style of football,both in attack and defence, won the day. Final score was Italy 2 toBelgium 0. Bonjourno Italia, my favourite European country, everything inItaly is about style and sleek design. Their beautiful cars Ferrari, Maserati,even Alfa Romeo, ooze stylish looks and I would love to own one if I werea rich man. Factor in their food and wine, the countryside, especiallyTuscany, their wonderful old buildings and the artists such asMichelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci and, above all, their sense of fashionwhich is second to none, both men and women can look well dressed inplastic bags. I have never been there but it is on my list of 50 things to do before I die,

so who knows? I must mention that the footballers dressed in their shirtsand shorts still managed to look classier than the others.After all this lyrical outpouring you will say to yourself, well this fellowmust be a fan of Italian football and you would not be too far wrong.‘Pirlo’, now retired was, in my considered opinion, the best football playerbar none, his inch perfect passes were a thing of beauty. As for ‘Buffon’ asgoal keeper still playing after all those years, he again, I will stick my neckout and say was the best in the world in his day. At this stage of my articleyou will be asking yourself where is his angling report, this has nothing todo with fishing. But in a roundabout way it has.A few short years ago a man going down fishing for sea trout in

Waterville came into the shop and bought what was then a quite expensivefly rod and off with him for his few days angling. He was lucky to meetand catch several fine specimens of fish and was delighted with the rodscasting and playing ability. As bad luck would have it, as he was packinghis gear to leave after his few good days fishing what should happen, butthe car door slammed shut in a gust of wind and broke his rod top inpieces.He was devastated, he had found a rod he enjoyed fishing with and now

it was no more. He called to tell me of his loss and I told him to holdtough, and I would contact the company to see if we could get a new top.

‘Ring me immediately if you do,’ he said, which I promised to do. Actually things worked out better than expected and a few days later a newtop arrived to me by post from Scotland. Picking up the phone, I rang himto pass on the good news. On answering he told me he was over the moon with the good news, and

at the moment he was pulled into the side of the road to speak to me as hewas on his way to Cahir to interview Giovanni Trappatoni, the thenmanager of the Irish team who was opening a pitch up there for the FAI.Well, this was all new to me as I never knew the man was a sportsjournalist, but I had always admired Trap. One, because he was an Italian,two because he was a renowned footballer and three because he was asnappy dresser. You would see him on TV or photos in the paper with the most glorious

clothes, suits that fitted him like gloves, the most beautiful rain coats andover coats, you would never see him in the same clothes twice. As for hisshoes, well they were something else. He was style. Wouldn’t you love tosay, for once in your life, you could have the finance and guts to be as wellturned out as Trap? I said to your man, ‘Are you really interviewing him?’ ‘Yes,’ was his reply. ‘Could you ask him a question for me, as I am just curious.’ ‘What is the question,’ he asked.‘Ask him what does he do with his old clothes.’‘For feck’s sake I can’t ask him that,’ was his reply.So, there you have it, because a journalist was afraid to ask the hardquestion, we will never know what Trappatoni does with his old clothes.The good news is that nobody will have to ask Martin O’Neill or RoyKeane what they do with theirs, because who cares?

On Sunday June 12th a few Kenmare Trout Anglers Club members,six in all, climbed up to The Caha Lakes. For the views and theachievements in getting up there, that alone were worth it. The fishing wasa bonus, as usual plenty trout were caught but the lakes levels were neveras low and the condition of the fish was so poor that none were kept. Alsothe lack of insects was very noticeable, and the vegetation on the hills hasreally changed since my young days. Gone is the purple heather and hutbushes, grasshoppers and bumble bees, to be replaced by a strong heavygrass and midges. Is this the future? I hope not.

We will blame the government for the beautiful fine weather and thebad fishing, we have to blame something. Salmon fishing is still slow,sea trout fishing ditto. Brown trout and rainbow’s not too bad, mackereland pollock a few but scattered. Bass poor. However, it is worth a tripdown the bay to see the huge shoals of dolphins. Maybe this is why theother sea fish are scattered?

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Killarney Credit Union (Kenmare recentlyhad its first anniversary celebrations inKenmare, in May 2015, the credit unionundertook a transfer of engagements withKenmare to form a bigger larger credit unionand it also announced the achievement of€100 million in assets, that is a significantmilestone for the credit union in terms of sizein the credit union movement in Ireland.Killarney Credit Union (Kenmare branch) hassponsored a number of local activities such asKenmare GAA, the installation of an AEDunit in the town, the awards night in PobailScoil Inbhear Sceine, Tousist ParishNewsletter, Carnegie Arts Centre, The Ring ofBeara Cycle Childrens Cycle and InterKenmare.

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Cooney Hurrell of Starwood Hotels, whorecently announced the recruitment of staff inKenmare spoke on the night about theimportance of team and what the ethos ofsuccess means for a team.

Celebrating reaching 100m in assets wereJoy Clifford Youth Officer, KCU, MarkMurphy CEO, Catherine Orpen, KCU,Eimear Guihan, KCU, Eileen Dineen, KCU,Ciara Cronin KCU.

Pictured at the Credit Union (Kenmare)anniversary event were Mickey Ned OSullivan, Caroline Cooney Hurrell StarwoodHotels, Mark Murphy, CEO KCU, PatDelaney Chairman, KCU, Michael GavinOperations Manager KCU.pics Cooper Galvin

A massive thank you !The sun shone for a second year on the Ring ofBeara Charity Cycle. There was a great buzz allalong the Ring of Beara on Saturday July 2nd withmany family and friends out in the sunshinesupporting cyclists. The Staff and Management of Southwest

Counselling Centre would like to thank theorganisers, Kenmare Marketing & Events Group andElite Event Management for all their hard work inensuring a highly successful event. A massive thank you to all the Sponsors, thehundreds of volunteers and the fabulous cyclists fortheir enthusiasm, energy and time. Lastly to all theindividuals who supported cyclists with sponsorshipsfor our Charity. A massive thank you to you all andwe hope you enjoyed the day!

Funds raised through the Ring of Beara CharityCycle will be used to sustain and build on OutreachServices, included low cost counselling at theKenmare Family Centre, delivery of Talks andWorkshops, and our support services. To make an appointment for counselling callKenmare Family Centre on 064 6642790 or ourCounsellor Jackie on 089 2253499.

A full range of counselling services are alsoavailable at our SouthWest Counselling CentreLewis Road, Killarney for children, adolescents,adults, couples and parents. Tel. 064 6636416,[email protected],www.southwestcounselling.ie

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Don’t Mention the ‘B’ Wordby Heike O’SullivanBrexit. There, I said it. A potential British exit

from the EU. How many times have you heardor read the term ‘Brexit’ since it was coined in2012? Without a doubt at least one time toomany. The media, political analysts, economistand many others ‘in the know’ are having a fieldday speculating as to which way Britain willvote on 23rd June, and about what possibleeffects a ‘Leave’ vote may (or may not) have onIreland. As many different people one listens to, as

many contrasting viewpoints are encountered.Whilst there are many observers commenting onhow disastrous it would be for Ireland if Britishvoters would elect to leave the EU,contradictory opinions predict benefits forIreland from the possibility of multinationalcompanies and manufacturers leaving Britain infavour of Ireland. One thing everybody seems toagree on though: No one can say for certain howthe global economy would react in case of a‘Leave’ vote, nor what many practicalities of

everyday live would look like, for Brits andIrish alike.Various questions are occupying peoples’

minds on an entirely personal level, apart fromthe greater economic issues. Inevitable changesto the Common Travel Area, in operation since1923, is a major concern to many residents oneither side of the Irish Sea. Irish and Britishofficials are reportedly “acutely aware” that thehair-raising possibility of having to again sealthe border between the Republic and the Northwould be virtually impossible. However,speaking on 10th June, Taoiseach Enda Kennystated that he can’t personally see any wayaround introducing border checks post-Brexit,given that Britain’s border with Ireland wouldthen be Britain’s border with the EU. Suchscenario would be a major inconvenience for thecirca 30,000 daily commuters between theRepublic and the North, as well as tourists andthe world of commerce.Second-level students in the North, intending

to progress to third level education in theRepublic may also encounter potentialproblems. Trinity College Dublin, for instance,

launched its Northern Irish EngagementProgramme in 2013, in a bid to become auniversity “for the whole island of Ireland”.This year, 885 students from Northern Irelandapplied to study in Trinity. Will these studentsface having to apply for a VISA post-Brexit, andwill they have to pay the much higher non-EUtuition fees? The situation of the estimated 288,000 Brits

living in Ireland (and, of course, those living inother European countries such as Spain orFrance) has also been the subject of muchdiscussion, particularly here in Kerry and Corkwhere so many elderly Britons have chosen toretire, often less for a love of the country butmore for economic reasons. The ‘Remain’campaign has engaged in some scaremongering,a former attorney general suggesting that Britishcitizens living in EU countries could become“illegal citizens overnight”. More balancedcommentators suggest that, whilst it is entirelypossible that Brits living abroad post-Brexit mayno longer benefit from EU healthcare or socialwelfare payments, it is unrealistic to think thatthey will be deported from those EU countriesthey reside in. However, it may also be possiblethat future immigration to Ireland from Britainmay be restricted. And the dreaded word ‘Visa’has been mentioned more than once. Perhaps itis due to all of this, that anyone applying for anIrish passport at present is experiencing longdelays. Reportedly, this is not only due to Euro2016 but also due to a rush of those Brits whoqualify for Irish passports wanting to pre-empt apossible Brexit and gain dual citizenship inorder to “travel, live and work freely in aEurope of open borders”. By the time this latest issue of your favourite

local paper, the Kenmare News, is published on23rd June, voting in the Brexit referendum willbe well under way. No one knows which wayBritish voters will swing, nor – if they vote toleave the EU – how the British government’sexpected two-year negotiation of the ‘divorceterms’ with the EU will go and what changesthose negotiations could bring. No matter howthe Brits will vote: Let’s all hope for the best.

On Saturday 11th June Little Acorns Creche and preschool celebrated its 10 yearanniversary. Little Acorns would like to thank all those who attended and gavedonations. pic Mary O' Leary

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The Ring of BearaCycle Kenmare2016 was onceagain aresoundingsuccess. It is such a greatday with everyonearound the Bearawelcoming andencouraging thecyclists as theycycle the beautifulroutes.KMEG wish to

thank everyone involved in theorganisation of the event, thosewho cycled, including the childrenwho cycled so safely around theirroute in Kenmare. Special thanksto the hardworking committee andsponsors and many gratefulthanks to the huge team ofvolunteers who gave so generouslyof their time and energy, withoutyou the event would not be thegreat success it is.

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Small Roads festival of Theatre and Dining doesn't want all your free time. Just the fun part!

‘Full Circle’opens atCarnegie ArtsCentre on 1stJuly 2016, 7 pm.It signals CorinaDuyn’s return toKenmare, theArtist's firsthome in Ireland27 years ago.

This month long exhibition will bring the visitor on ajourney of discovery through imaginative sculptures ofbirds, roots and mystical figures, and finely woventapestries. Her deep connection and appreciation of natureis ever present in her art and in her (four) books, all ofwhich are available during the exhibition.

Her most recent publication ‘Into the Light, a book-in-a-box,’ was described as ‘a hug in a box’ by a youngcancer patient. Sister Stan expressed in a recent talk,“..Into the Light is not just an ordinary book, it is a deeplyspiritual, inspirational work. The story of challengesovercomes through courage; of fear overcome by hope, ofdarkness overcome by light ... It makes for anextraordinary presentation.”

To make the works accessible to many, there arepostcards, bookmarks, books, prints, as well as a secret-auction for some of the sculptures.

Brushwood Studios will introduce the exhibition,followed by a talk by Corina and screening of shortdocumentaries about her creative life.Further information www.corinaduyn.com www.carnegieartskenmare.ie

In Kenmare we are building a culture of world class theatre anddining. A regalement of food,drink, drama and comedy. A delectation of captivating storiesdelightfully portrayed. A festivalcelebrating that, in this beautifulpart of the world, whether enjoyinga proud brown cow on a roadsiderock, a hare among the sheep in theautumn sunset or a bright new playat the Carnegie, it's all theatre.Every second of it. Eachenthralling moment.To succeed, a festival must havecertain ingredients The drive of afew who know (mostly) whatthey're doing backed by the activeenthusiasm of many willing tolearn, eager to help. We mustdeliver the standards we promise -great food, service, atmosphere andworld class theatre. Some actingtalent will be brought in. Although,more talent than you might think isalready here - experiencedthespians and not yet discoveredgems .... "You talkin' to me?" Look in the mirror. What you see isa real person? Actors are realpeople. Yes, you.ACTORS, and backstagesupport. On stage, while playingan imaginary character, you'rebeing real. The best actors are themost real. Meryl Streep, Saoirse

Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson. Wehave a strong nucleusof experienced thespians inKenmare and exciting visitingtalent. We know there is moretalent all around us. Join us andwe'll bring out the best in you. (Allages)Activists. Organisers, teachers andleaders of youth, plus designers,visually creative people, back stageworkers andmanagers. Imaginative,enthusiastic, inexperienced andexperienced people willing to dowhat's needed to help, as we findour feet. Ambassadors. News spreaders,poster erectors, shop display co-ordinators. Pluggers and PRenthusiasts. People who get theword around, put the message outand take personal responsibility forspreading enthusiasm throughoutthe town and its surrounds.

The initial get togethersession takes place on SaturdayJuly 2nd at 10.30am. at CarnegieTheatre, Library Building,Kenmare.Text to 086 100 2360giving your name and saying,"I'll be there on .... "If you can't make Saturday, go tosmallroads.com for furthersessions.

We didn’t make it into the last Kenmare News so I will tell you whatKenmare & District Garden Club has been doing recently.

At the end of April we spent a very pleasant day at Dereen Gardens finishingwith a super lunch at their new restaurant. The highlight of early May for 19people was a 5-day trip to north Wales which was fantastic and for once, theweather was kind to us. We covered a lot of ground seeing gardens and nurseriesalike including Sir Clough Ellis’ Arts & Crafts garden Plas Brondanw and hissmall town of Portmeirion, Hidden Gardens at Plas Cadnant which were aplanters’ paradise in a valley, famous Bodnant Gardens and not least, Crûg FarmPlants with exotic trees and shrubs. Almost immediately after our return, theClub then had a most interesting talk and slide show by Hester Forde entitled‘Small Treasures, Troughs and Raised Beds’ about the interest that scree areasgive to one’s garden and she demonstrated how to plant up a trough with alpineplants.

On June 2nd we had a very interesting talk by Janet Dunlop Hawker onPermaculture. To quote Janet’s brochure ‘Permaculture for gardens is aboutdesigning your garden to fit into your lifestyle at the same time as getting asmuch out of the garden as possible and reducing your environmental impact’.We were all fascinated by pictures of the regeneration of over-used land bychanging planting methods and plants used.

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Busy Summer ahead at Kenmare Family Centre

The first Year endof year walk toMuxnaw was leadby SheilaO'Sullivan andYear Head RoryO'ConnorPobalscoil InbhearScéine.

Its business as usual at Kenmare FamilyCentre. Monday and Thursday morningsare Parent and Toddler group. We haveintroduced a new nursery rhymes and gamessession as part of the Monday morning.Thursday remains the usual free playmorning. Following consultation withparents, Wednesdays has become Parent andBaby morning, so come along with yourlovely baby and enjoy meeting other parents!Thursday afternoon is breastfeeding supportgroup. The Knitting Group still meets on Tuesdaysand will continue for the summer.Relaxation mornings are ongoing on aFriday morning. Come along for a low-costmassage, acupuncture or bio-energy treatmentfor only €15 for half hour. Our kind andcaring therapists will welcome you and lookafter you!The highly successful Drumming Group ona Monday night which started off as a 4 weekpilot is still continuing! Due to populardemand, this group runs religiously even overbank holiday weekends. Do call in & jointhem, it’s such an up-beat and fun group. Our counsellor, Jackie Harvey, from SouthWest Counselling is still available in thecentre every Tuesday. Newly recruited Family Support Worker,Susan O’ Shea, has a jammed packedprogram planned for the Autumn.

Susan returns to work in Kenmare after 13years of working in youth services. A nativeof Bonane, Susan is delighted about her newrole in Kenmare and would love to meet YOUabout any activity you would like to seehappening in the centre. Susan alsowelcomes the help of volunteers in therunning of the centre. If you would like to getinvolved in the Parent & toddler group orpromoting the centre throughposters/newsletters/Facebook or doing somereception work/cleaning/caretaking work,Susan would love to hear from you. Orperhaps you have a skill which you would behappy to share with the existing groups such

as crafts, gardening, photography, computersetc then come in and we can plan a programwith you! All volunteers must be gardavetted & complete a volunteer applicationform.

September promises the return of Yoga,Pilates, Canvas Club, homework clubs,special needs support group. As well asadding meditation, parenting programs,another Paediatric First Aid (October), Ante-natal classes (October), well-being programsincluding ‘Time for you’ and ‘Caring for YourWell-Being’, Culture Club (Sat mornings).The Parent & Toddler group can look forwardto Music Magic & Momma & Baby yoga. We will do an open morning in September tointroduce the public to all we have to offer. Itis also planned to do a series of informationand support evenings once a month on aparticular topic such as Safe Talk (suicideintervention), Anam Cara (supporting parentsfollowing the death of a child including stillbirth and miscarriage), and talking to yourteen about challenging topics such as drink,drugs, sex, internet safety etc. Susan wouldbe delighted to hear your suggestions ontopics you would like to see covered. Kenmare Family Centre office hours are Monday – Thursday 9.30am – 2pm. Contact Susan on 087 7086641 or [email protected]. Find us and like us on Facebook

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Emergency motion regarding Post office changes. The following was submittedto Kerry County Council for the June monthly meeting, " That Kerry CountyCouncil calls upon An Post to leave the sorting of Post in their currentlocations and not centralize the sorting in a few locations throughout Kerry.” Ibelieve An Post wish to take the sorting of post to a smaller number of locationsthroughout Kerry, An Post wish to close the Kenmare sorting office at KenmarePost office and move it elsewhere. I have also contacted the Minister forCommunications Denis Naughton TD in relation to this. We need to keep what wehave in rural communities and the moving of the sorting office from Kenmarewould also have a negative effect on the greater area. It would also be moredifficult for An Post staff. I will work with politicians of all sides to campaign toretain our services. Gladly no Post office has closed in Kerry in the last 6 yearsand we campaign to ensure this remains the case.CEO of Kerry County Council Visit to Kenmare. Following on from bringingthe meeting of South & West Kerry Municipal District to Kenmare on 15th April,on Friday 3rd June I arranged for Moira Murrell CEO of Kerry County Council tovisit Kenmare also in attendance from Kerry County Council were Manager of theSouth & West Kerry Municipal District Martin O’Donoghue, Niamh O’SullivanCommunity Dept. and Siobhan Griffin Liaison officer for the South & West KerryMunicipal District. They met with two representatives each from the Chamber ofCommerce, Tidy Towns and Kenmare Marketing & Events Group. Senator Dalyand Councillor McCarthy were also in attendance. Various issues were raised withCouncil management and I would be hopeful that many of these would beaddressed.Coast Guard – Kenmare Bay. On Friday 15th June I organised forrepresentatives of the Iveragh Coast Guard to meet with people in TemplenoeCommunity Centre to have preliminary discussions to explore avenues for peoplein the Kenmare area becoming members of the Coast Guard or possibilities offorming an inshore rescue service, a further meeting will be held during thesummer. I have forms available if anyone wishes to apply to become members ofthe Coast Guard. The Officers outlined the practicalities, time commitment, set upcosts, and the fact that they get involved in so much more than search and rescueon the water. They also outlined how much they loved helping their community.The people at the meeting felt it important that something is set up this side ofKenmare Bay especially after the tragedy of Bill Topham’s drowning earlier thisyear. Extra chefs and catering staff needed. I will be raising the following at the nextmeeting of Kerry County Council- that the Council call upon the Dept. ofTransport, Tourism & Sport to make incentives available to attract more Chef’sand people to the catering industry. Currently Restaurants and Hotels in Kerry areexperiencing severe shortages.Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. Two announcements weremade recently by Leo Varadkar, Minister for Social Protection. The Back toSchool Clothing and Footwear Allowance is available again this year at the samerates as last year. The Allowance helps parents with the cost of clothes, shoes and runners for thenew school year.The rates of payment are: (a) €100 for children aged 4 to 11 on the 30th September 2016; (b) €200 for children aged 12 to 22 on the 30th September 2016. (Childrenbetween the ages of 18 and 22 must be in full-time second level education)To qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, a parent;• must be in receipt of a qualifying payment. Some of these payments includeCarer's Allowance, One-Parent Family Payment, State Pension, Family IncomeSupplement and your payment must include an increase(s) in respect of yourchild/children, and • must satisfy a means test. Payments can also be made to participants on approved work placement or incomesupport schemes. These include Community Employment, Tús, Gateway, JobsInitiative, Youth reach, Rural Social Schemes, Community Services Programme.Like previous years, most families will receive the Back to School Clothing andFootwear Allowance automatically as they are known to the system from pastyears. If they are automatically entitled, they will get a letter saying so by the 10thJune (Tomorrow). They will receive the payment by the 15th July. If they don’treceive a letter, it means that they need to apply for it. Application forms will beavailable in Department of Social Protection offices, via the Department’s SMSform request service and by download from www.welfare.ie Carers Support Grant. On the 2nd June 86,000 carers received the Carer’s

Support Grant. The grant is paid automatically to some carers but the Minister is

urging all carers who do not automatically qualify to apply for the grant, there isstill time to make an application. The 2016 Carer’s Support Grant will be fullyrestored to its previous level of €1,700. This is an important grant which is paidautomatically to carers who are already in receipt of payments like the Carer’sAllowance, Carer’s Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance. However, peopleproviding full-time care for more than one person may also be entitled to €1,700for each person that they are caring for even if they are not in receipt of thepayments mentioned above. The payment is not means tested but you must apply.Many don’t apply because they are not aware of it.Grants Capital scheme for Tourism. Grants are available from Failte Ireland forprojects greater than €200,000. So as to boost overseas visitors, create jobs andpromote the Wild Atlantic Way destinations brand, match funding with a minimumof 25% is required. The maximum amount a project may receive is €5m. Theclosing date for applications is Friday 12th August 2016. Failte Ireland have listedthe following desirable outcomes for projects enhancing and delivering on theWild Atlantic Way brand: Access to coast and sea, Access to culture andOpportunities for outdoor activity business. It is expected that a grant scheme forSmall Tourism Innovation Projects i.e. less than €200,000. Will be announcedlater in 2016.Political Team. I work with Political representatives of all sides for the good ofthe area, other colleague’s whom I work closely with can be contacted as follows:Deputy Brendan Griffin TD • 066 9795666 • MEP Sean Kelly 061 468788Clinics.Available most evenings at 5 Main Street, Kenmare or I can meet peopleafter work in Kenmare, Kilgarvan, Tuosist, Lauragh, Sneem, Tahilla, Blackwater,Templenoe, Bonane. I also have clinics throughout South and Mid Kerry on thefirst and second Monday of every month.Cllr Patrick O’Connor-Scarteen 5 Main Street, Kenmare • 087 2904325 • [email protected]

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This year's production from Blackwater DramaGroup 'The Perfect Crime' was another action-packed, very entertaining, original two actcomedy. The local drama group have beenwriting, improvising and producing highlyoriginal and entertaining material for the past sixyears with the support of Kerry Education andTraining Board under the direction of EileenO'Leary their Drama Coach. The group is made up of local people from the

Blackwater area who draw on stories andtradition from within their own community, andindeed their own imaginations, to form the basisof their productions. For the past three years thegroup have also been writing individual shortplays which they perform during the wintermonths, while work on the two-act annual

production continues. Topics in the past have included the coming of

electricity, match-making, the stations and evenmurder, and each production approaches thesubject matter with humour and both historic andcontemporary references. The group also drawson the enthusiasm and support of the wholecommunity in assisting in bringing eachproduction together.This year's play 'The Perfect Crime' was set in

2014 and included a colourful trip to Dublin forthe All Ireland Final, where Kerry won thedouble defeating Donegal in both minor &senior games. The Loughbrin Monster got amention along with some dubious fundraisingideas which were all for a good cause. Therewere a few twists and turns along the way and

plenty of fun & a few surprises as usual. Theplay ran for four nights over two weekends inJune. The Blackwater Drama Group would like to

thank all those who helped with this year'sproduction; KETB who supported the DramaClasses, the members of the BlackwaterWomen's Group who helped front & back ofhouse, the stage management team, the men whoorganised the parking and everyone whoattended the event and supported the event inanyway. They would also like to thank thosewho sponsored raffle prizes, Councillor DanMcCarthy, Senator Mark Daly, McSweeney'sPharmacy & Blackwater Tavern. Many thanks toeveryone again.

The perfect crime proved to be perfect entertainment

TheBlackwaterDramaGroup andsupportteam June2016.pics MaryO’Neill

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New Coast Guard Unit for Templenoe / Backwater / Kenmare.I am delighted that our excellent Coast Guard Service is recruiting atpresent new personnel in the Templenoe/Kenmare area. This is terriblyimportant, as at present, there are 16 personnel based in the Watervillearea. We already have an excellent into-rescue in the Caherdaniel area, butnow we are recruiting more personnel in the Templenoe area which is soimportant in the interest of saving lives and assisting at times ofemergencies. I would encourage all, particularly young people who areinterested, to contact Iveragh Coast Guard Unit on their Facebook page.By doing this, we will ensure we have necessary personnel, from BolusHead up to the Kenmare river, to ensure the safety of the lives of thepeople who may be participating in water sports, hill and rock climbing,and all that goes with holidaying, living, and walking along our coastline.I want to thank and compliment the members of the Coast Guard and allvoluntary rescue personnel who give up their time completely freely, giveup their home and family life for training, and do everything they can toprovide an excellent service which can be appreciated by all of us.Rural Independent TD’s. The Rural Independent TD’s made up of DrMichael Harty, Michael Collins, Mattie McGrath, Michael Lowry, NoelGrealish, Danny and Michael Healy-Rae meet on a weekly basis with theMinister Denis Naughton.

If people have issues they would like to raise with the Minister pleasedo not hesitate to contact us as we would be only too glad to raise anyissues with the Minister at our weekly meetings.Grants Available. I wish to advise particularly small business owners thatthere is a grant of up to €2,500 available of matching funds for companiesof 10 employees or less to set up websites etc promoting their businesses.It is very important to remember that €14,000 per minute 24hrs a day isbeing spent by the Irish people online and only €4,000 of this is actuallybeing spent in the Republic of Ireland, this is a shocking statistics and Iwould urge small businesses to avail of the grant while it is available.Contact my office for further information.Kenmare Opticians. On behalf of myself and Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae wewould very much like to welcome Geoffroy Meynet, MAOI, BSc Optom,ED who will open Kenmare Opticians located in Brosnan’s Pharmacy, 19Henry Street on 8th July. See profile on page 7Passports. With holiday season approaching and you are due to travel inthe near future and discover that your passport is out of date, contact myoffice on 01-6183363 Jackie or 064-6685782 Martina and we will be onlybe too glad to assist you.There currently is a 6-8 week waiting list for new passport applications. Iwould urge you to contact my office before submitting any newapplication.Kerry Football Teams. I would like to congratulate the tremendousperformance by our districts players in the Muster Junior and SeniorSemi-Finals on Sunday the 12th of June.To Stephen O’Brien, Tadgh Morley, Adrian Spillane, Patrick Clifford,Kieran Fitzgibbon, Dara O’Se and Kevin O’Sullivan you have done us allin the district very proud and I wish you all the very best of good luck inthe coming weeks.Home Help Hours. The Taoiseach acknowledged during a Dail debaterecently the fact that it is obviously far more proper to keep elderly peoplein their own homes rather than being in hospitals where possible.

Referring to my continuous campaign to ensure that Home Help hourswould be provided at weekends where necessary.

The Taoiseach agreed that home help should be provided on Sunday’swhere people need it stating “That is an issue the Minister will consider inthe context of the extra adjustment made to the health budget. I do notthink anybody in the House would disagree with the concept of peoplebeing able to stay in their own place in their senior years for as long as ispossible”, the Taoiseach also stated that “The intention is to increase theextent of home care packages so that more people can stay out of hospitaland be in their own place - kitchen, sitting room and bedroom - while theydo not have to be institutionalized”.

This is in the programme for Government and families should be awareof this fact, and should insist on it where an elderly person needs care onthe weekends and where families cannot just manage themselves.Kilgarvan Agricultural Show. The new Minister for AgricultureMichael Creed has agreed to an invitation that I sent to him to officiallyopen the Kilgarvan Agricultural Show on Sunday the 31st of July 2016.The Show committee are delighted that the Minister acknowledges theimportance of the Kilgarvan Show by officially agreeing to open it.RIP Denis Healy. We are all very saddened by the passing of the lategreat Denis Healy of Main Street, Kilgarvan and late of Healy-Rae Park.Denis was a great community activist, who was involved in every part ofour committee be it sport, the Kilgarvan Show, the vintage club and ofcourse always a great supporter of all Healy-Rae campaigns. Denis will begreatly missed within our community. He was a great Kilgarvan man! RIP

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Blackwater NewsBlackwater Sports.The Annual Blackwater Sports takes place on Sunday 10th of July inOld Dromore Sportsfield Blackwater. Registration is at 11.30amfollowed by Sports at 12noon starting with a Children’s Fancy Dress. The Sports Day includes all the usual Sporting Competitions includingNovelty Events, a Lucky Dip, an Adult and Child Baking Competition,Men’s and Women’s Races, Tug of War etc. This year a new competition has been added to find Blackwater’s TopHat, a novelty competition open to men and women and people of allages to find the most original, colour full and unique hat. Refreshments will be served and there will be a shop on site. This is agreat family day and people of all ages are welcome to attend and joinin the fun.Blackwater Sports is open to everyone but for insurance purposesparents must be members of Templenoe GAA Club or of BlackwaterWomen’s Group, parents can pay €5 membership to BlackwaterWomen’s Group on the Sports Day and their children will be covered totake part.Blackwater Drama Group.‘The Perfect Crime’ another original play written and produced byBlackwater Drama Group ran for four nights over two weekends inearly June. Many thanks to everyone who supported the event, all thosewho attended, and sponsored raffle prizes etc. There were great audiencesevery night who cheered on the actors and brought out the best in them.Blackwater Women’s Group.Next meeting is on Tuesday July 12th. Annual Membership of €5 isnow due for renewal. Up-coming events planned by the group includelunch in Ring of Kerry Golf Club, annual day trip at end of August,annual hotel break in September. Contact Mary O’Neill in Blackwater Tavern 064 6682003 if you wish tojoin any of these outings.Exercise Class.Exercise Classes with Shirley Pryce in Blackwater Tavern everyMonday evening from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, €5 per night, everyonewelcome. Ring Blackwater Tavern to book 064-6682003.Text Alert.If you wish to join the Blackwater/Templenoe Text Alert System, application forms are available in Blackwater Tavern. €10 membershipwill cover you for approximately two years. You will receive regulartexts to alert you to people or vehicles acting suspiciously in the areaand you will be advised to ring the Kenmare Garda Station on 064-6641177 and report any suspicious activity immediately. The Text AlertSystem is very good at deterring criminal activity and bogus callers;everyone needs to be vigilant, light up & lock up, keep valuables safe,do not leave them exposed in cars and keep an eye out for vulnerable elderly peopleespecially in rural isolated areas.

Bank of Ireland Kenmare get behind the Big Blue Box Challengesupporting the St Vincent de Paul Society, they are pictured with the SamMaguire Cup in Kenmare recently. Maggie O'Donoghue BOI, ConorBrosnan Manager BOI Kenmare, Clare O'Sullivan BOI, Tom Keane AssistManager BOI, Baby Jack O'Sullivan in the cup, Anita McCarthy BOI,Collette Courtney, Liam Sheedy Sports Star and Regional Manager BOIand Frank Shaw Area Manager BOI.

Local cyclists, members of the Kenmare Branch of the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the staff of Bank of Ireland Kenmare along with CouncillorDan McCarthy and young Tadgh Clifford on the bike, pictured in the Square Green before they left for Cahirciveen with the Big Blue Box. Bank ofIreland joined up with the society of St Vincent de Paul taking up the Big Blue Box Challenge by cycling along the Wild Atlantic Way fromKinsale to Donegal ; the St Vincent de Paul collected in towns along the way. The Kenmare group cycled from Kenmare to Cahirciveen on Wed 18thof May, monies raised for the St Vincent de Paul will be matched by the Bank of Ireland and all money collected between Kenmare & Sneem will godirectly to the Kenmare Branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society. Many thanks to all the cyclists and everyone who donated or supported the event inany way. all pics Mary O'Neill

Winner of our firstSuperValu Kenmareticket giveaway of thesummer Nora MaeO’Brien. Best of luck toall our local lads whoare now representing usat intercounty level.

Margatet McCarthy Kenmare Ice Cream, Aly Peh St Vincent dePaul Kenmare, Neal Cahill St Vincent de Paul Kenmare,Michael Butler, Anita McCarthy BOI & Paddy Clifford allinvolved in the Big Blue Box Challenge.

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63 years later... and The Roughty River keeps bringing them back!Thank you to Laurence Kirk from Downpatrick, who kindly shared with us hisearly childhood memories fishing on theRoughty at Ardtully from when his fatherwas invited by D. Oulton to fish in 1953 whenhe was 9 years old. Laurence returned thisSummer, 63 years later!

“A Lasting Childhood MemoryOne of my earliest memories of fishing was onthe Roughty River with my father, who was anacquaintance / friend of the Oulton family fromKenmare. At that time we were living in Londonderry and Mr Oulton was a regularvisitor at our home. He stored his smallcollapsible two seater fishing boat, in myfather’s garage, which they used when theyfished in Donegal. ( Dad said at the time itwas covered with pig skin ? )My father, Hector Kirk was a consultant surgeonat the then City and County Hospital in Londonderry and I always called Mr Oulton (Desmond) ‘Dr Oulton’. I’m not sure now thatthat was correct. They could have met throughgolf as my father played a lot at the City ofDerry club, it was known as Prehen Golf Club inthose days. They also could have met fishing inDonegal as dad was a constant visitor to thelakes and rivers in that part of Ireland. Otherthan that I don’t know what Desmond Oulton

was doing in Londonderry.We were invited to Kenmare to fish the Roughtyon the Ardtully beat in 1953 and we stayed asguests in his home at Muxnaw Lodge. I was nineyears old. We caught live shrimp / prawn with a net nearthe Kenmare Bridge area and then later, in thekitchen, blanched them in boiling waterwatching as they turned pink. They used them asbait later to catch the salmon. I can rememberthe old Ardtully Bridge, and also sitting on alarge outcrop of rock while I dropped stones into

the river to move the salmon. Perhaps it worked,as my father caught two salmon that weekend.As my wife and I were coming to stay in KittyMcNally’s cottage ‘Sil Na Mara’ for a fortnightsholiday, I decided to bring my fishing gear and Iwould try to find the old bridge where we fished63 years ago and relive a memory. I drove outthe Kilgarvan road and spotted a lane that ledme to the ruins of Ardtully Castle ( which I don’tremember ) and beyond it I recognised the oldbridge immediately. I was also able to point outto my wife the exact rock upriver (which is nowrather overgrown) where I had sat in 1953!Quite a coincidence don’t you think?I wanted to fish the same stretch this year, sohaving a licence, I got a permit in O’Hare’s inKenmare to fish on Monday 23rd May 2016.Unfortunately, being a spate river and no realrain, the water was quite low and no fish wereseen but nevertheless I had an enjoyable day.Incidentally, Muxnaw Lodge has changed externally quite a bit from my first visit. I calledand spoke to the present owner Hanna Boland,who runs the house as a bed and breakfast. She very kindly gave me the recent history ofthe lodge. My father died in 2005 aged 91 years, so this ismy memory of that trip 63 years ago which fuelled my love of fishing to the present day.Laurence Kirk”

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Ticks are tiny spider-like creatures which are commonly found inwoodland, moorland and other grassy areas, particularly in dampundergrowth. The reason why we should pay some attention to those littleinsects is that some of them can transmit Lyme disease to humans with atick bite. Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacteriumcalled Borrelia burgdorferi. If ticks feed on an animal infected withBorrelia burgdorferi they will also become infected and can pass on thebacteria to people and domestic animals.About 10 to 15% of ticks in Europe are infected and research has shown

that ticks collected in the areas of County Kerry, Galway, Connemara andWicklow carry the bacteria. Actually, recent estimates suggest that thereare at least 50 – 100 confirmed Irish cases of Lyme disease per year.Ramblers, campers, mountainbikers and people who work and walk inforested, grassy areas are at greatest risk of being bitten by ticks and ofgoing on to develop disease. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can

occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. The first symptom ofLyme disease is often a rash (erythema migrans) that can appear 3 – 30days after the tick bite and spreads outwards from the initial bite site.People can also complain of “flu-like” symptoms such as headache, sorethroat, fever, stiff neck, fatigue, muscles aches and joint pain. Occasionally, there may be some serious symptoms developing at a later

stage involving the nervous system, joints, the heart and other tissues.Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. They are generally given forup to 3 months to ensure that the bacteria have been killed. The bestprotection against Lyme disease, however, is to protect yourself againsttick bites when walking in grassy, bushy or woodland areas. Make sureyour arms and legs are covered, wear long trousers tucked into socks orboots. Wear shoes, not sandals. Also, consider using an insect repellentcontaining DEET. At the end of the day, always check your and yourchildren’s bodies thoroughly for attached ticks including skin folds suchas armpits and groins.If however, you have been bitten by a tick, do not panic as only a small

minority of the insects carry the infection. In general, the longer the tickhas been attached to the skin, the greater the risk of passing on thebacteria. Remove the tick (ideally with tweezers) by gripping it close tothe skin and wash the area afterwards with soap and water. If you removeit within the first hours after a bite you are very unlikely to develop Lymedisease. However, if rash or other symptoms develop later on, see yourGP and let him know that you have been exposed to ticks.If you are looking for more information about tick bites or Lyme

disease, call into McSweeney Pharmacy and we will be very happy toanswer any queries you may have.

Crisis looming for Kenmare Mens ShedOur landlords have advised usthat they must to take back ourpart of their premises forrefurbishing. We understand andaccept their reasons and wouldlike to thank them for theconsideration they have shownus over the years.Unfortunately this means that

we will have to leave thepremises by the end of thissummer.We are now desperate to find new premises where we can continue to

meet and provide services to our members and the public. We have beenin contact with local representatives to see if they can assist us. Howeverwe are also appealing to the general community, if you know of anypremises/site where we could set up a new shed please let us know assoon as possible.There are over 300 Mens Sheds now in the country and Kenmare was

one of the first to be set up. There has been a lot of hard work done to getKenmare Mens Shed operational over the years. To lose this, after all thathard work and effort over the years by so many, would be tragic.Other Sheds have found solutions to the similar problems. For exampleCastlemaine Mens Shed recently set up in a donated pre-fab, which theysited on a field given over to them on a long lease. Their Facebook page(KC Mens Shed) shows the wonderful efforts they have made to convertit into a great social facility. This is a great example of community effortand help. I am sure Kenmare can do similar.Please put on your thinking caps …we need your help. The sooner we have something in place the sooner we can get it up and

running-before the season turns and we are facing the winter rains etc. Wewould prefer to have something as close as possible to the town but areopen to any ideas. The importance of the Mens Shed to the members cannot be overstated.

It is a safe, welcoming place where men can go to meet, have a cup ofcoffee, share experiences and work together on projects. It has a verypositive effect on members. As we say on our Facebook page KenmareMens Shed, ‘where men in the Kenmare and general area, of all ages andbackgrounds, are welcome to socialise and share skills in friendlysurroundings.’You can contact us through facebook ‘Kenmare Mens Shed’ page orby e-mail at: [email protected]

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Dancers from the Hegarty School of Irish dancing who took part inthe Fó-chomortaisí Na Mumhan in Cork earlier this month. Over 30 children from the local school took part and they were thrilledwith their successes, trophies and medals heading to the kingdom. The FóChomortaisi (Mini Munsters)is a stepping stone to the bigger event theMunster Championships, when they reach a certain grade.

'Every child matters' is the ethos of their school and while they competeto the highest level, World Championships, it's not all about competitionsas they have plenty children in the class who do not compete. Theychoose to do their grade exams or travel on our class trips which weorganise every second year; non competitive fun events. This year the school is representing Ireland in the Lowendar PerranCeltic festival being held in Cornwall in November. Fundraising eventsfor this festival will take part throughout the next few months in our localarea including a danceathon, flag day and 5k run and everyone iswelcome to join them.

Art & Mór to hold the KenmareChair Challenge on July 3rd -an exciting paintingcompetition!In honour of creativity across Kerry &Cork, art & Mor will hold it’s first everpainting competition… painting chairs!

“Our area is so rich in it’s people,we have incredible artists every way youturn. This competition is about celebratingthat fact!” declares Óisín Schots, “Wewant to open up the opportunity for artistsof all ages to showcase their art in a newand challenging way, and we have 17chairs with which to do this!”

Registration is already open forthe Kenmare Chair Challenge which will be held in the studio frommidday on Sunday July 3rd. Pottery painting will be put on hold for theday but the studio will still be open to spectators. The winning chairs willbe selected that same day and prize-giving will be done on the premisesand videoed live for Facebook!If you would like to register to paint a chair text 087 388 4631 or popinto the studio in Kenmare before June 26th. Art & Mór is open 7 days aweek and opening times can be found on their Facebook page, along withmore details about the #kenmarechairchallenge.

Steiner school to open in KenmareA new, private primary Steiner school is to open in Kenmare inSeptember. The Kenmare Steiner school is only the fifth of its kind inIreland but so far, does not have official recognition from the Departmentof Education and Skills.However, parent Siobhán Ní Ghairbhí told radio Kerry that the school

has retained the services of a Department of Education qualified teacher.Named after the Austrian academic, Rudolph Steiner, its child-centredapproach is learning through play, language and activity.Already seven pupils have been enrolled but numbers are limited to 18,aged between five and seven years.Ms Ní Ghairbhí says the new venture is multi-denominational and

welcomes children of all abilities and backgrounds. She says it aims toachieve official recognition before long as the four other Steiner schoolshave.

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Kenmare Dental Clinic. Following a recent motion I put forward toKerry county council regarding the re-opening of the HSE dental clinicin Kenmare, I received the following reply “Kenmare Dental Clinic wasclosed in 2012 due to staff retirements and the recruitment moratorium.All schoolchildren from the Kenmare area are accommodated in theKillarney clinic. A member of the Killarney clinic was allocated to theKenmare schools and this remains the situation”. However I feel thatthis does not resolve the issue and I will continue to lobby for the re-opening of this clinic in Kenmare. Kenmare Town. At a recent meeting where I had the opportunity tomeet with the chief executive of Kerry County Council, I along withgroups among the community were given the opportunity to raise issueswhich are affecting Kenmare town including parking, street trading,public toilet facilities and bus parking. Blackwater Bridge. I would like to thank most sincerely members ofAn Garda Shiochana, fire brigade and Kerry county council workers fortheir swift work in repairing and re-opening this road which wasdamaged in a flash flood. Farming. Silage wrap has risen by 25% in the last 5 years, I have askedKerry County Council to raise this issue of increasing cost of silagewrap with the Minister of Agriculture. Dog micro-chipping. I have asked Kerry County Council to waiver thedog license fee for one year due to the additional costs of micro-chipping dogs. I have also requested that those caught without a micro-chip be allowed an additional time of 6 months to rectify this before anyfine can be issued Roads. I have asked Kerry County Council to insist that hedges on allroads be maintained as this I feel is paramount to keeping our roads safe. Drama. Well done and congratulations to the Blackwater drama groupon such a fantastic production. Also to Sadhbh Moriarty who wrote adrama which was produced recently in the Carneigie Arts Centre bestwishes in the future. Ring of Beara cycle. Congratulations to all who took part andorganised the ring of Beara cycle, an event which boosted the economyof the locality of Kenmare and was enjoyed by all. Little Acorns preschool and crèche. I would like to congratulate allinvolved in little acorns as they celebrate 10 years open best wishes inthe future. I was honoured to attend the celebrations.Clinics. I am available every day in Kenmare Mart. I also hold clinics insouth and west Kerry throughout the month. Cllr Dan Mc Carthy,Kilcurrane East, Kenmare Co Kerry 087-6846513 087-2224411 (worknumber)

The brave minister for tourism, sport andspeed limits, Shane Ross*, is to hop in acar with Kerry rally driver, Alan Ringand race around the Ring of Kerry toshow one and all that you can actuallydrive the full speed limit and still onlykill sixteen sheep and a cyclist. The Ringis a national road and everybody knowsthat speed limits of ONE HUNDREDKILOMETRES PER HOUR apply to national roads. That is the law! Afterthis pleasant little spin I expect the minister will quickly change that law,having first changed his pants. Being also the minister for tourism Mr.Ross will appreciate that overtaking foreign drivers (average speed35kmph) on blind corners is great ‘sport’, for which he's also minister.Now, you see how they align such things under one ministry, Transport,Tourism and Sport. Who comes up with it?

The popular bet is The Minister and our brilliant rally driver won't getthrough Blackwater Bridge without slowing down to ninety five, but thereyou have the crux of the matter. Will they pass Blackwater Bridge at all, atall. Maybe the Ring is only considered a ‘national’ road because it runsfrom one ‘very important, wow!, town’ to one ‘excruciatingly overvampedtown’, meaning Killarney to Killarney, often taking sneaky shortcuts upfrom Sneem. You see, for example, the Dingle peninsula south has onlyregional road status, being from Castlemaine to Dingle and back.Therefore eighty kilometres per hour is good enough for them.

Now, if the minister drives the True Ring of Kerry (Kenmare toKenmare) and passes over Blackwater Bridge going east or west I believehe'll re-designate the whole thing as regional, a reasonable eighty km perhour, almost safe for walkers and cyclists and stray sheep - all of whomconcern him except the sheep. That falls under agriculture. There's an idea.The Minister for Agriculture could sit in the back seat. What a show toamuse us of an autumn evening. And while you're down ministers youcould drop into our SMALL ROADS festival of Theatre and Diningfrom October 6th to 17th. Note the title, Mr. Ross. Small feckin' Roads!* It should be noted that Mr. Shane Ross (on whose sense of humour we

rely) is only just in the job and will, of course, be (speedily) fixing this andother anomalies around the country. Hint to government and administrators in general. Be foolish, if you reallymust be, but don't advertise your foolishness to millions of visitors atregular intervals along the road ... especially just before sharp bends.

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Summer time and the gardening is far from easy !The unpredictable weather makes forward planninga wee bit hard at the moment and you still have tomake the most of any dry spell to get the gardeningjobs done. At least we have managed one long spellof dry, sunny weather already this summer whichenabled us to get a lot of the summer bedding andpatio plants planted in and around the garden, butafter that the weather has been very unsettled. Letshope that we can get some further good dry spellsin July and August. So get as much of thegardening work done now so you can enjoy thefruits of your work during the summer !The most important task over the next few weeks isto finish getting your summer flowering plantsplanted up. Window boxes, hanging baskets, tubs,pots, barrels, boots, wheelbarrows…you name it,just plant it up ! This is an exciting time to addcolour to your garden and to brighten up your patioareas or balconies for summer barbeques andeating outside in the evenings ! There is a widerange of plant varieties to choose from withdifferent colour flowers and different growth habitsfrom trailing ivies and Petunias to miniatureconifers and the traditional Geranium. Whenplanting up you can add slow release pellets tomake fertilizing easier and ‘swell gel’ can makewatering a bit easier as well as it will help thecompost retain water. As for the mixture of plantsyou choose it is entirely up to yourself ! you canchoose a certain theme for your containers withshades of reds and pinks for example or go madand make every container different. Whatever youwant as you will be the one looking at it, soexperiment a bit and enjoy the colour ! When youhave the arrangements growing away , watch outfor slug attacks and greenfly as well as checkingyour containers for watering each evening. It maynot be necessary to water every evening but just getin to a habit of checking them and you can see ifthey are under attack from any bug or slug ! If youdidn’t add any slow release fertilizer at the time ofplanting add some liquid feed when watering.

Follow instructions regarding frequency ofwatering as each brand would be different.Out further now into the garden the lawn hasbecome an abundance of daisies and buttercups inthe ‘’ natural ‘’ lawns. If you are in favour of alawn of grass and no interruptions, spray with alawn weedkiller that will only kill the weeds orspread a 3 in1, lawn fertilizer which also contains amoss and weedkiller. This will selectively kill theweeds and moss at the same time as encouraginggrass growth. Apply just before a wet spell so thefertilizer can get washed into the ground.As we approach mid-summer the range of shrubsthat are coming in to flower is increasing. One ofthe best shrubs for this time of year is theHydrangea. This has always been a traditionalfavourite for any garden. It thrives in wetconditions as well as being tolerant of dry spells. Itcomes in a wide range of flower colours in threedistinct shapes. There is the more traditional ’Mophead’ varieties, then there is a more delicate andintricate flower head of the ’Lace Cap’ range. Thethird type are the cone shaped flower clusters of thetaller, spiky, ’Panniculata’ types. All of these aregreat shrubs to have in your garden . This yearthere are several new varieties available as well asa range of flower colours in the ’Black Diamond’range that has almost black coloured leaves which

provides a fantastic back drop for their deepcoloured flowers. On another note, the shrubs thathave already flowered this year like Camelias,Spirea, Choisya, Forsythia..etc can be pruned backnow so that they can start sprouting again with newgrowth and time to produce the buds for nextspring’s flowers.Summer flowering perennials are beginning to puton a good show now; Astilbe, Agapanthus, Dahlia,Lupins, Delphiniums, Gallardia, and Nepeta aresome of the most popular but watch out for slugattacks on the Lupins, Dahlias and Delphiniums.The young shoots of these could easily getdamaged when growth starts early in the spring. Itwould be advisable to start supporting the tallerperennials like the Astilbe, Dahlia and CrocosmiaLucifer as their sudden soft growth could get easilyflattened by a summers gale or a sudeen thunderydownpourAnd as for the vegetable garden…everythingshould be in full swing ! Potatoes are growing welland will need earthing up and spraying againstblight. There is still plenty of time to sow seeds ofsalad crops and even peas and beens for latesummer harvesting. The warming soil and the bit ofrain we have had recently will speed up thegermination of all these seeds. Watch out for slugsagain, as they will be there every night waiting forthose delicate shoots to appear above the soil whenthey will nip them off before you can see them !Sow peas and beans in containers inside toencourage quicker germination and plant out whenthey have toughened up a bit. Fertilize the growingcrops with some Pelleted Poultry Manure as thisgives a slow release of fertilizer over a few weekswhen you can then repeat the dose.And remember to find some time to sit back, havea BBQ, bottle of beer and enjoy !Call out to us at Willowfield Garden Centre forfurther advice ..or just a chat !

GARDENING IN JUNETHE WILLOWFIELD WAY !

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Blackwater Tavern Live Music and DancingJuneFriday 24th O'Connor TrioJulyFriday 1st Autumn GoldFriday 8th Premier Blue BoysFriday 15th The Dineen BrothersFriday 22nd Ui BhriainFriday 29th Blackwater Sound

The Atlantic BarJuneSunday 26th Singing JarveyJulySunday 3rd Lee SoundSunday 10th Marino SoundSunday 17th Mike CondonSunday 24th One for the Road

Lansdowne Arms HotelMonday, Tuesday Wednesday & ThursdayNightTraditional Music with dancers

JuneFriday 24th Jimmy CrowleySaturday 25th Back on Track

JulySaturday 2nd True ColoursSaturday 9th Natural GasSaturday 16th Country Roads

Brook Lane Hotel Every Tuesday and Thursday Live Music from 7.30pm

JuneThursday 23rd @ 8pmThe RevenantA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survivalafter being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his ownhunting team.Tickets €7/€5 students Friday 24th @ 8pmIrish Film Institute Kerry KaleidescopeFilms include a recently discovered Travelogue of Kerry circa 1934; TheBlaskets in the 1930s; Closure of Kenmare train line in 1960; Holidays inBallybunion and Steeple building in Kenmare in 1963 and the undoubtedhighlight of the programme is the recently discovered and meticulouslyrestored Ballycashel Ferry .Tickets €7/€5 students Thursday 30th @ 8pmAtlantic (Documentary)Narrated by Emmy Award winner, Brendan Gleeson, screened acrossIreland, Norway and Newfoundland, Atlantic follows the fortunes of threefishing communities as we explore how we are managing our oceanresources. From Atlantic's beginnings as an ambitious crowd fundingproject, to our official launch on 29th April at the IFI, Dublin and the EyeCinema, Galway, we are delighted to be supported by local screenings thelength and breadth of the country. Atlantic tells a story that needs to betold.Tickets €7/€5

JulyLaunch Friday 1st @ 7pmCorina Duyn `Full Circle` This exhibition signals CorinaDuyn’s return to Kenmare, theArtist's first home in Ireland27 years ago. This month longexhibition will bring thevisitor on a journey ofdiscovery through imaginativesculptures of birds, roots andmystical figures, and finely woven tapestries. Her deep connection andappreciation of nature is ever present in her art and in her (four) books, allof which are available during the exhibition.Admission Free - ALL WELCOME

Friday 15th @ 8pmBernard Casey Bernard Casey is an award winning Stand Up comedian and actor fromPortmagee Village. He is currently touring the country performing hisStand Up comedy show in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.In 2016 he won the Toilet Duck Award at the 10th annual TedFest at theRoisin Dubh in Galway. As a result he will be performing at the VodafoneComedy Carnival in Galway in October alongside Jason Byrne and PJGallagher. In the past 4 years he has supported such comics as Ardal OHanlon, Jason Byrne, Apres Match, Karl Spain and Al Porter.Tickets €10Friday 22nd @ 8pmKieran Goss Home for the Summer Tour 2016with special guest Annie Kinsella -Long hailed as one of Ireland’s leadingsongwriters and performers, Kieran Goss’s music has won him fans acrossthe globe. “Individually, they are both gifted singers but when they singtogether, magic happens… the harmonies, the chemistry… just sublime.”Tickets €22/€20 students Saturday 30th @ 8pmDonal Lunny and Paddy GlackinSince the seventies Dónal has had involvement with some of the mostinnovative bands to emerge from Ireland including Planxty, the BothyBand, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, and more recently Mozaik. He has touredacross the world, collaborating with musicians of many different cultures.Paddy Glackin, also a founding member of Bothy Band, is regarded as oneof Ireland’s leading traditional fiddle players. A Dublin man proud of hisstrong links to County Donegal. His father, Tom Glackin was a notablefiddle player and instilled in Paddy a deep interest and love of the musicof his native county-Donegal.Tickets €20Membership Scheme.Become a Friend of the Carnegie Arts Centre for as little as €50 andsupport your Local Theatre.If you require any further information on the above eventsPlease contact us on Tel [email protected], www.carnegieartskenmare.ie

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The All New Nissan Pulsaris a large family hatchbackthat’s designed to appeal tothose seeking astraightforward, no-nonsense car. There’s anarray of models to choosefrom in this hugelycompetitive class, however,but the Nissan Pulsarcertainly meritsconsideration.It’s spacious, beautiful todrive and ‘great’ value for money – both as a private or company choice.

The smooth 1.2 6 speed Turbo petrol version has 115bhp and 190NMTorque and road tax will only cost you €200 a year (the automatic gearboxversion is also available). The 1.5 6 speed diesel has 110bhp and 260nmtorque and costs just €180 a year to tax.Despite having more rear legroom than your average ‘D-Segment’ Saloonthe Pulsar is quite compact in length making it easy to park. If parkingsensors are not your preferred choice then the Pulsar is available with an“Around View Monitor” which uses tiny (Outside Mirror, Front Grill andBoot mounted) cameras to give the driver a 360 degree view of thesurrounding area thus increasing safety...

The Nissan Pulsar has a high N-CAP rating and comes with 6 airbags asstandard. There is also a safety shield system available which comes withmoving object detection, lane departure warning and blind spot warning.What about my options? The base model XE comes with 16” steel wheels,Stop/Start system, Cruise Control, Air Conditioning, Tyre Pressuremonitoring, Steering wheel mounted audio controls, iPod connectivity,Bluetooth and Daytime running lights.

The SV will get you 16” Alloys, Front Fogs, Heated Mirrors, Auto Pack(Auto Lights, Auto Wipers Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror, IntelligentKey with Push Button Start, etc.), Dual Zone A/C and a Leather SteeringWheel & Gear Knob.The top of the range SVE comes with 17” alloys, Rear Privacy Glass, LEDHeadlamps, Nissan Connect 2, Around View Monitor, Safety Shield,Forward Emergency Braking and Electric Folding Mirrors.To book a test drive please call Carole Moran or Sean Mac Monagle atRandles, Killarney, on 064-6631237.

Congratulations to Sophie Dalyfrom Killaha West, Kenmarewho secured her EuropeanDressage Championshipqualification in Hagen, Germanylast week. The junior dressagerider represented Ireland at theHagen Future Champions showbefore going onto Brno CDI inthe Czech Republic. A thirdplace finish saw her achieve apodium placing in Hagenamongst some hot competition.She partnered Alexandra Baradi'shorse, Eicke II, an 11 year oldWestphalian warmblood. InBrno, Daly and Eicke II achievedvery respectable scores acrossthe three-day competition, thehighlight being placed sixth in avery strong field. Sophie Daly,trained by Tipperary's SueSmallman, and horse, Eicke II,will travel to Valencia, Spain torepresent Ireland at theforthcoming Junior DressageEuropean Championships, July19th-24th.

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Summer is in full swing and hasbrought its usual share of ups anddowns - our senior team finding ittough going in the top division withsix rounds played - the effort and thewill is there, the results are hardcome by. Such is football.Shamrocks players have beenwearing the Kerry jersey at differentlevels also which is great. SeanO'Shea is in his second year with theKerry minors and is flying, he hitsome great scores against Clare inthe opening game.

Dara O'Shea, Kieran Fitzgibbonand Kevin O'Sullivan were theKerry Junior team as they playedtheir semi final against Limerick. Agreat game of football in Fitzgeraldin which Templenoe men, AdrianSpillane and Patrick Clifford bothhad excellent games - Adrianghosting in for a goal at the end thatnicked the game from Limerick. Inthe senior game that day Templenoehad Tadgh Morley at wing-back inhis first game for Kerry seniors anda solid display from him will do hisquest for a berth no harm. StephenO'Brien up in the corner madewreck in the first half and theMunster final is now looming forboth Junior and Senior teams - Corkawait the Juniors and Tipperary theseniors.

Congratulations to KenmareShamrocks GAA U15 team whodid their club proud by winningthe Munster U15 Super 10 TouchCompetition. This is the first time

the Club was represented in thiscompetition and winning it out wasan amazing achievement for thisgroup of players and their mentors.

Kenmare qualified from theirgroup in Kerry earlier in the monthwith wins over Dr. Crokes,Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane and NaGael. In the Munster final groupingthere were four groups of threeteams, it was a knock out as such asonly winning secured a place in thesemi-final. Kenmare played Eire Ogfrom Cork, and last years titleholders Carragaline and won bothgames. In the semi -final Kenmarefaced Miltown/Castlemaine It was abattle with both teams level at halftime. Kenmare played against thewind in the second half andproduced great football to win byfive points. Buttevant were the othersemi-finalists and had beaten amuch fancied Carbery Rangers intheir group to get there. The finalhad everything, both sides level athalf time and yet again Kenmareplayed against the wind and went onto win with a margin of five points.The panel were Tommy Cronin,James Mc Carthy, EvanO'Callaghan, Reiner Offerins, KaneReidy (Captain),Dan Mc Carthy,David Ciu Ciu, Boki Nikic,CianO'Connor ,Padraig Cronin, IarlathBrehany Hayes and Seán Lucey.Congratulations to their mentorsDonal Mc Carthy and KieranMoriarity who believed in theseplayers and did a wonderful job inwinning this Munster Title

Inbhear Scéine GaelsFéile Peil na nÓg (24th – 26th June). The Féilena nÓg is a Club festival at U14 level and thisyear the Kerry clubs are part-hosting thecompetitions. I.S.G. U14s will play New York Band Glenflesk in Glenflesk on the evening of Fri24th. They will then play Naomh Eoin (Carlow)in Kenmare on the morning of Sat 25th. Allsupport greatly appreciated! The club aredelighted to be hosting Naomh Eoin for theduration of the competition, and thanks to all thelocal schools who created colourful posters tohelp decorate the town for the weekend. We arelooking for any volunteers out there who wouldlike to help out with the Féile games, parade andpost-match refreshments! Further Féile updatesare available on GAA Féile and I.S.G. Facebookpages. U8 & U10: Well done to everyone whoparticipated in the recent U10 game in Beaufort.Thanks to John Daly and Norma O’Connor forall their efforts in coaching these bright youngstars and introducing them to the skills andenjoyment of the game.U12. The U12’s recently lost a great battle inDivision 1 against opposition from AustinStacks in Kenmare. However, the side had a nicewin over John Mitchels in their previous fixture.Thanks to coaches Alan Sheehy and VincentWhite for their continued efforts with thistalented team.

Congratulations.Congratulations to St. Johns National SchoolKenmare who recently won the Big SchoolDivision 1 final against Listowel.Congratulations to Scoil Réalt na Mara Tuosistwho won the 3-Teacher School final. Finally,congratulations to Abbie Murray, Scoil Réalt naMara Tuosist and Amy Harrington, St. John’sN.S. Kenmare on playing at half-time in theKerry v Clare game in Fitzgerald Stadiumrecently. The club were delighted to see the girlsparticipating at this level, well done!U14. Thanks to coaches Rosaleen Cusack,Niamh Ní Ghéarailt and Angela Brosnan fortheir work with the U14 side. The girls wereunfortunate to lose out in the quarter-final stageof their league, however they may be back inaction in the East Kerry competition.U16. Under the direction of Sinead O’Donovan,the U16 girls are looking forward to their nextouting at home to Dingle/Castlegregory on June30th. The U16 players have also become a veryimportant part of the senior panel with many ofthem putting in impressive performances in thecounty’s top senior competitions.Senior. There is a break in the Division 1 countyleague campaign until later in the Summer. Inthe meantime, attention turns to the Mary JoCurran Cup with the first two fixtures againstSouthern Gaels and Na Gaeil. The first round ofSenior Championship also kicks off on July 16thagainst the newly-formed senior side Beaufort.

County Teams. The club would like to wishKerry players Julie O’Sullivan and EllenO’Sullivan the best of luck in the upcoming U16All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo. The clubare hugely proud of the girls. Recently the clubhosted a challenge match between the KerryU16s and our senior team. The committee andvolunteers helped to host a tasty barbeque afterthe game on a beautiful sunny evening at theKenmare GAA grounds. Thank you to everyonewho helped to facilitate this great evening. Inother news, Kerry’s U14 team are through theAll-Ireland A final against Kildare, which takesplace on July 2nd in Nenagh.Fundraising & Sponsorship.Huge thank you to Margaret and Rose atKenmare Ice Cream for sponsoring the fabulousunderage gear. Lidl campaign. when you shop please vote forInbhear Scéine Gaels to win €1,000 in store byfilling in the nomination card offered at the till.SuperValu kits for clubs. The club aredelighted to be included in Derry Murphy’sSuperValu Kenmare for tokens. Please considerI.S.G. when you get your tokens! Everytoken/vote helps and it will be much appreciatedby the I.S.G. girls. Finally, if there is any person or business outthere who would be in a position to sponsor theclub in anyway, we would love to hear fromyou!

Summer brings ups and downs at Kenmare Shamrocks GAA

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Neidin Bowls Club evening sessions will be changingfrom Friday to Wednesday evening from 15th June.Also, due to Summer Camp, our scheduled morningsessions on Monday and Thursday will be changed toevenings 6.45pm to 9pm for three weeks commencingon 18th July, returning to mornings on 8th August.The first of our four teams, The Seals comprising ofAiden McCabe (skip), Bill Glover, Alan Shaw andBrenda Holden, played their opening match in theKerry League against The Beaufort Siogs, drawingseven points each.This month a number of our members attended the

four nights ‘Big Bowls Break’ at the Gleneagle Hotel inKillarney, the teams being selected on a random basis.It was professionally run by Martin Brett (Manager) inconjunction with Frankie Fleming who organised theschedule of play and arbitration of matches. We werefortunate enough to have a member on the winningteam, Trish Delvalle who played with skip JohnMcMahon, Rita Looney and Cathy Richardson.

Well done to the five Pobalscoil athletesCormac O'Sullivan Triple Jump, ConorO'Brien 1200m Walk, Christine McCarthyHigh Jump, Alyce O'Connor and RhonaRandles in the 1500m who travelled toTullamore with their Athletics teacher MsMajella Murphy to compete at the All SchoolsTrack and Field Finals this month.Many thanks to the parents who travelled to

Tullamore and also to the parents who travelledto other distant venues during the year tosupport our wonderful athletes and to all ourschool supporters and to our friends at KenmareAC Tadhg O'Donoghue, Louise Randles, Taraand Jer McCarthy, Josie Randles, TessaDennison, Tommy Palmer and Conor Daly whohave supported us throughout the year at variousevents. All five athletes did the school proud at

national level in Tullamore. Rhona and Alycefinished 5th and 6th with personal bests in the1500m, Conor was 7th in the Walk, Christinewas 7th in the High Jump and Cormac was 12thin the Triple Jump. An excellent day of top classathletics was experienced by all concerned and itwas a great achievement to have 5 athletesrepresenting the school in track and field eventsat All-Ireland Schools level.

Congratulations toKenmare ShamrocksGAA U15 team whodid their club proudby winning theMunster U15 Super10 TouchCompetition onSaturday in CorkInstitute ofTechnology. This isthe first time the Clubwas represented in this competition and winning it out was an amazing achievement for thisgroup of players and their mentors.Kenmare qualified from their group in Kerry earlier in the month with wins over Dr. Crokes,Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane and Na Gael. In the Munster final grouping there were fourgroups of three teams, it was a knock out as such as only winning secured a place in the semi-final. Kenmare played Eire Og from cork, and last years title holders Carrigaline and won bothgames. In the semi -final Kenmare faced Miltown/Castlemaine It was a battle with both teams

level at half time. Kenmare played against the wind in the second half and produced greatfootball to win by five points .Buttevant were the other semi-finalists and had beaten a muchfancied Carbery Rangers in their group to get there. The final had everything, both sideslevel at half time and yet again Kenmare played against the wind and went on to win with amargin of five points. The panel were Tommy Cronin, James Mc Carthy, Evan O'Callaghan, Reiner Offerins,

Kane Reidy( Captain), Dan McCarthy, David Ciu Ciu, Boki Nikic, Cian O Connor, PadraigCronin, Iarlath Brehany Hayes and Seán Lucey. Congratulations to their mentors Donal McCarthy and Kieran Moriarity who believed in these players and did a wonderful job inwinning this Munster title.

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Well done to Ms Majella Murphy's team of Pobalscoil athleteswho travelled to Waterford last month to compete in the

Munster Schools Track and Field Championships which wereheld at the Regional Sports Track in Waterford.

The day got off to an excellent start with the first medal of the daygoing to Conor O'Brien who was 2nd in the Junior Boys 1200mWalk. Katie Palmer was 4th and Caoimhe Daly was 5th in the

Junior Girls 1200m Walk. Christine McCarthy was 2nd in the Inter Girls High Jump.

Cormac O'Sullivan was 2nd in the Inter Boys Triple Jump. EmmaO'Regan was 3rd in the Junior Girls hurdles. Gary Randles was4th in the Junior Boys Shot and 5th in the Javelin. Katie Palmerwas 4th in the Junior Girls Long Jump. Elinor Dennison was 5thin the Inter Girls Long Jump. Rhona Randles was 1st and Alyce

O'Connor was 2nd in the Junior Girls 1500m. Well done to all our Pobalscoil athletes who have participated inschool training sessions and represented the school in the cross-country, indoors and track and field competitions all during theyear at Kerry, South Munster, Munster and All-Ireland levels and

congratulations to all our many school medal winners rightthroughout the year at all the school athletic's competitions.

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