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€500k to help re-start Killarney's live music scene A number of Killarney venues were elated this week to learn that funding to the tune of €500k has been announced to help re-start the town's live music scene. | By Sean Moriarty Of the €1,001,944 in funding announced this week for the county Killarney is to receive over half with funds to assist the Gleneagle Hotel Killarney/INEC Arena, Celtic Steps The Show, Scott’s Hotel, and Courtney’s Bar. The funding, announced by Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley on Tuesday, is in place to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters in Kerry to plan live events over the summer months. The scheme, managed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media will support live performances, particularly where capacity for live attendance is restricted due to COVID-19. The funding will make live performances viable or alternatively make them available online if audiences cannot attend due to restrictions.

LIVE MUSIC: €500k funding to re-start live music in Killarney was welcomed by Brian Murphy from Courtney’s Bar and Sean Murphy Celtic Steps The Show. Photo: Michelle Crean

"This money will help to facilitate the delivery of exciting programmes of activities over the coming summer and autumn period," Minister Foley said. Four venues and promoters in Killarney will receive a total of €560,646 in grant aid.

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The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney/INEC Arena will receive €380,822 for live music shows and for the pre-recording of live material from acts of the future. “We are delighted with this week’s announcement on funding," Mark Egan, Director of the Gleneagle INEC Arena

told the Killarney Advertiser. "We can now look ahead to implementing a programme of events that will provide employment for performers, artists, technicians and support staff many of whom have not had work for months. We have a fantastic, diverse programme in the pipeline and we can’t wait to get the various artists, crews and event suppliers back on site and back to the work we all love. We thank Minister Catherine Martin and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for making this grant available.”

Celtic Steps The Show will receive €84,627 to allow it livestream performances from its Killarney Racecourse Theatre. For Celtic Steps producer/director David Rae the funding presents more than just an opportunity to get the show back on the road. He will create 43 paid positions from dancers and musicians to sound and lighting engineers and even a COVID-19 Compliance Officer. He is awaiting further guidance on permission to allow a limited audience attend a Celtic Steps performance but he hopes by early July to have a series of online performances up and running. “This is what it is all about, getting these people back to work after so long being unemployed,” he said. “I will need all of these people, from two days before I start to two days after, it is almost like building a festival from scratch and we can’t thank the minister and department enough for this chance.” Scott’s Hotel will receive the same figure as Celtic Steps for live performances for tourists across the summer. Courtney’s Bar on Plunkett St will receive €10,570 for a number of gigs that will feature local musicians. “This is fantastic news,” manager Brian Murphy said. “We have been associated with live music in Killarney for a long time so we are delighted to get the funding and allow live music to continue.” Like Celtic Steps, he is still waiting for confirmation on the format of the funded gigs. “It is hard to see a bar gig with an audience going ahead but one of the stipulations of the grant is that if we cannot do a live gig under current guidelines, we have to do it online."

Pharmacy jabs begin today | By Michelle Crean Pharmacists across Kerry - including four in Killarney - are ready to begin giving the Johnson and Johnson Janssen jabs to the over 50s as the latest stage of the vaccine rollout. Kennellys Pharmacy at The Reeks Gateway, Park Road Care Plus on Countess Road, Boots Deerpark Shopping Centre, and Sheahans Pharmacy on Main Street will be booking people in groups of five as each vile lasts just six hours once opened. Staff at Kennellys Pharmacy at The Reeks are ready to welcome in their first vaccine participants today (Friday). Each had pre-booked their slot, according to Dispensary Manager Christina O'Grady.

"We are starting today for the over 50s only with the Janssen Johnson and Johnson one dose jab," she told the Killarney Advertiser. She said that they have been busy in the pharmacy all week booking people in, however for now, depending on demand and supply available, they'll be vaccinating people two days a week. "We're taking a list of people. It'll probably be only two mornings a week - it all depends on the uptake." Pharmacist Finbarr Kennelly said it's a great way to give a vaccine to those who may have missed theirs. "It's an opportunity for the over 50s who have missed their vaccine for whatever reason. The advantage is that it's a one shot vaccine." Anyone who'd like to book in for their vaccine can call Kennellys on 064 6639427.

ONE DOSE: Kennelly’s Pharmacy The Reeks Gateway are part of the pharmacies offering the one dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Pictured are Christina O’Grady (Dispensary Manager), Áine Moynihan (OTC Sales), and Finbarr Kennelly (Pharmacist). Photo: Michelle Crean

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Fans return to Fitzgerald Stadium after eight months | By Sean Moriarty

Four weeks for replacement airline It will take at least four weeks before a replacement airline can cover the Dublin/Kerry route following the sudden collapse of Stobart Air last weekend. | By Sean Moriarty However, it is not all bad news for Kerry Airport as Ryanair will resume its Kerry Stansted service from today (Friday). The budget airline is advancing plans to resume all its Kerry services with the Frankfurt Hahn route set to be the first international service on July 18. All other routes including Berlin, Faro, Alicante and Manchester will return bit by bit once international travel restrictions are lifted. The Killarney Advertiser understands that up to eight airlines have expressed an interest in taking over the Dublin/Kerry route. Airport staff were left reeling last Saturday morning when it emerged that Stobart Air had collapsed. The UK airline operated the Dublin/Kerry franchise on behalf of Aer Lingus Regional. It had seven months left to run on its contract with Isle of Man based carrier Ettyl due to take over the route later this year. It has since been confirmed that Ettyl does not have the necessary funding in place to take over the service. As a result, Kerry Airport will be left without a Dublin connection for the best part of four weeks. It is expected that Aer Lingus will take over the route for the remainder of Stobart’s seven month contract. “This may seem like a long time, but in airline terms and because it is a Government funded route, this is actually very

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fast, faster than ever imagined,” Airport CEO, John Mulhern, told the Killarney Advertiser. “This is being done as fast as humanly possible. The Government was able to put all its bureaucracy aside and make this happen. Thanks to Norma Foley, Brendan Griffin and Pa Daly, they were all on the case at 6am last Saturday morning. We are happy things are happening so fast – we are not happy to lose Stobart, they were a great airline and great friends – but happy to see solutions are coming so quickly.” Thanks to the efforts of local politicians, the procurement process for finding an alternative airline has been speeded up. Tender documents are expected to be published early next week – much sooner than normal circumstances – and at least eight airlines have already expressed an interest in the route. Meanwhile, Ryanair’s return to normality continues at Kerry Airport. The Luton service has been operating on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the last two weeks. The Stansted service is due to return today (Friday) and will operate Mondays and Fridays for the foreseeable future. German services will resume next month. “Ryanair will start with Frankfurt Hahn and as they slowly get back on their feet all other services, Berlin, Manchester, Faro and Alicante, will return,” added Mr Mulhern.

Officials from Fitzgerald Stadium remain hopeful that crowd capacity at the venue can be increased to 500 spectators in time for the Munster final on July 25 – subject to both national health guidelines and Kerry qualifying for the game. Last Saturday evening's National League semi-final between Kerry and Tyrone was the first game at the stadium since the 2020 Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship Quarter-Final when Glenbeigh-Glencar played Beaufort on October 4 last year. Due to current restrictions only 200 fans were allowed attend Saturday's big match. That will remain in place for Kerry’s opening Munster Champion-

ship tie with Clare on June 26. “It had been more than eight months since Fitzgerald Stadium welcomed back fans to the venue," stadium PRO Tatyana McGough told the Killarney Advertiser. “Everything went exceptionally well.” She is hopeful that more restrictions will be eased on July 5, paving the way for an increase in capacity to 500 fans in time for the July 25 Munster Final. “It is likely that from July 5 up to 500 spectators may be permitted to attend games. We hope this number will increase for the Munster Final. If it is a Cork versus Kerry Munster Final the game will be fixed for Sunday July 25 at 4pm in the Fitzgerald Stadium. The stadium’s staff are very confident in being able to host any number of fans that may be allowed.”

HAPPY WITH THE RESULT: Frank and Eileen Shaw were amongst the 200-strong crowd that witnessed Kerry's victory over Tyrone on Saturday evening. Photo: Tatyana McGough

Green light for teen accommodation | By Michelle Crean Plans for sheltered accommodation to house homeless teenagers in foster care have been given the go ahead. An Bord Pleanala has approved a three-storey building in Flemings Lane just off High Street, which will have eight bedrooms, two one bedroom apartments and one two bedroom apartment. The teens living within the premises will be supervised by applicant Eileen O’Brien who will live on the ground floor of the premises. The two one-bed apartments on the second floor would either be rented out or used for independent living for the teenagers as they reach adulthood.

The two-bed apartment will be on the third floor. There are also plans for balconies at second and third floor levels. The proposed apartment building is contemporary in design with a mix of stone and render finish on the lower floors and synthetic burned timber finish on the upper floors. The second floor is recessed at the front and the third floor is recessed at the front and the rear with a decorative feature on the front elevation comprising dark grey timber steel poles. The building will also have a flat roof. Planning permission was granted subject to 14 conditions including a two-metre high boundary wall to be constructed on south, south-western boundaries of the site and there's to be no overnight commercial guest accommodation.

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The secret is in the book! | By Michelle Crean The secret to finding your true happiness is all in a new book which will guide readers to unlock their potential.

DREAM COME TRUE: Michael Gleeson, recently retired town councillor, with his wife Kathleen Gleeson, advocated for a cycle and walkway linking Muckross Estate and Killarney Demesne, finally got his wish, when the cycleway was officially opened by Cathaoirleach of Killarney Municipal District, Cllr Brendan Cronin. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

Time to get on your bikes as new cycleway opens Cathaoirleach of Killarney Municipal District, Cllr Brendan Cronin, officially opened the Muckross Road to Ross Road Cycleway, adding a key link to the town’s cycling and pedestrian pathways. The scheme, which was constructed by Daniel Canty, under the supervision of Killarney Municipal District Engineers John Ahern and Stephen Sheehan, started in November 2020 and despite stoppages due to COVID, has finished in time for the summer season. The 750m cycleway joins the Ross Road and Muckross Road, in an off-road, safe route, funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport and the National Transport Authority under their Active Travel Measures scheme. The Cathaoirleach, Cllr Cronin, welcomed the development of the route, praising all those who had been involved in driving this project to completion. “It is a project that has been on the agenda for quite some time, and significant work has been carried out by the Elected Members, Council officials and local communities in making it a reality,” he said. “I want to pay tribute to everyone involved in bringing it from the drawing board to official opening." Councillor Cronin acknowledged the input of former Councillor Michael Gleeson who was in attendance at the opening. “Over the past 18 months, with the various restrictions due to COVID, the ability for people to be able to go out for a

cycle or a walk has been critical for their well-being. The development of such a key outdoor recreation project is crucial for the town and we look forward to being able to further continue the development of such dedicated cycleways and pathways.” Municipal District Manager, Angela McAllen also praised all those who have been involved in the project, and pointed to the importance of having such projects shovel-ready in terms of design and planning, to be able to take advantage when national funding for projects such as these become available. “This is a key link between the Muckross and Kenmare estates, and with fantastic views along the river, it is something that young and old can enjoy in a safe, vehicle-free setting,” she said. “We are committed to improving the cycling and walking provision for residents and visitors to this county, in keeping with the objectives of the County Development Plan and the desire for greater access for all ages.” Fr Niall Howard finished with a blessing as part of the opening and acknowledged the importance of a quiet space for walking and cycling.

Brazilian native Michelle Hadad, who moved to Ireland 14 years ago has written 'The Secret Box: Concave and Convex', a 432 page book which addresses the issues of suicide and develops into two different narratives. It is also a follow up to her previous work 'The Secret Box...Finding the Key', a 192 page paperback launched by Michael Healy-Rae TD and reviewed by now retired judge James O'Connor, in October 2017. Michelle, who studied adult psychology and is a NLP practitioner who encourages clients to transform limiting self-beliefs, explains that this version continues the story of Maria from the first book. In the first book, the reader compares and contrasts their own life experiences with those of Maria and ask themselves the very question posed at the end of the book in the final chapter or 'Padlock 13' - "who are you?" “Readers are outside the box, they see their own stories - that’s when we judge others," Michelle told the Killarney Advertiser. "It is fiction and the story is in two versions, the positive is bigger than the negative. There is always hope regardless of pain." She added that people need to forget about what others think, and focus on their own values and traditions. “It’s a self help book, it doesn't matter what people think of us, life's too short. I'm motivating people in a positive way

BOOK LAUNCH: Michelle Hadad pictured with her latest book 'The Secret Box: Concave and Convex' and her previous work 'The Secret Box...Finding the Key'. Photo: Michelle Crean

because of my NLP and psychology qualification." However, she emphasised that readers don't have to have read the first book to understand the second one. "Maria is the leading figure and there's a few characters from book one but you don't have to read that to get book two." She added that she's thankful to everyone who helped her along the way. "I have been blessed to have met so many people to help with my books." Both books are available from O’Connor’s Centra, The Reeks and Horans Health Store on Beech Road.

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LIFE-SAVING: Denis Tucker pictured beside the defibrillator at Daly's SuperValu on Park Road.

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Tribute to former Chamber president and Liebherr director Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has paid tribute to the late Klaus Nölke who passed away on Sunday.

Picture This announce three Killarney gigs Following on from being the fastest act ever to sell out the Gleneagle INEC Arena, with tickets going in under five minutes, Picture This have announced their only Irish shows of 2021 with a three-night run at the Killarney venue on December 16 -18. These exclusive gigs coincide with the release of their brand-new album ‘Life in Colour’ set to be released June 25 via Republic Records. “We are so excited to be playing at the INEC Arena this December," Picture This frontman, Ryan Hennessy said. "It is a place that holds many fond memories for us from starting out in the Acoustic Club to selling out the arena in record time. We have missed the atmosphere and the people so much and can’t wait to be reunited!” Representing music’s biggest global underdog story, Picture This have unassum-

ingly captivated listeners in every corner of the world, amassing nearly 300 million total streams, selling out stadiums, and inspiring praise from Billboard, ThisSongIsSick, and many more. Their new album ‘Life in Colour’ boasts hits such as 'Things Are Different', 'LA House Party' and 'Unconditional'. Thus far, tracks from the record have already gathered over 25 million total streams and counting prior to its arrival. Tickets from €49.90 plus booking fees for these exclusive shows went on sale today (Friday) at 9am www.inec.ie and www.ticketmaster.ie.

Hike up Strickeen Mountain for Irish Air Ambulance Locals and visitors are being invited to join a guided ascent of Strickeen Mountain on July 4 to raise funds for the Irish Community Air Ambulance. The hike, described as an easy to moderate climb and family friendly well be led by Killarney-based Irish Community Air Ambulance volunteer and tour guide Krzysztof Szwab. It is expected that the 7.5km hike will take around three hours to complete and participants will benefit from the expertise of Krzysztof for a minimum donation €10 per person or €20 per family. Strickeen Mountain is the eastern most peak of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks and

the hike will start from the Gap of Dunloe at 11am on the day. As an added bonus fruit and water, donated by local supermarkets including Lidl, Aldi and Daly’s SuperValu, will be provided. The first 20 to register will receive a limited edition Irish Community Air Ambulance face covering snood. “This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has never climbed this mountain, but wants to do it with the help of an experienced guide,” Donie Lucey, who is one of the Irish Community Air Ambulance’s chief fundraisers, said. Further details are available from Donie on 086 854 5873 or from Krzysztof on 087 7589697 after 6pm.

A native of Hannover in Germany, he had lived in Killarney since 1968 and was a very dedicated, enterprising and long-serving member of Chamber, serving as its President from 1982 to 1984. The Chamber expressed its condolences to his wife, Christal, sons Lars and Kjell, daughters-in-law Norma and Yvonne, grandchildren Max, Ben, Lara, Ewan and Katie and his extended family and friends. Chamber President Niall Kelleher said Klaus, of Sundays Well Apartments, Countess Road and formerly of Crohane, Fossa, played a major role in the industrial, commercial and business life in Killarney through his work as a director with the Liebherr Container Cranes company from 1968 to 2002. “Everybody realises and appreciates the enormous role Liebherr has played and still plays in the everyday life of Killarney and Klaus Nölke was a central figure in the remarkable progress made by the company down through the years,” the Chamber President said. “His wonderful vision and his technical and commercial prowess ensured that Liebherr remained at the cutting edge and, in that regard, his contribution to the commercial life of Killarney was enormous,” Mr Kelleher added.

TRIBUTE: Klaus Nölke made Killarney his home and played an active role in the community.

Born in 1939, Klaus was a very enterprising Chamber of Commerce President for a two-year term and he helped establish the Killarney Working Group which led to the setting up of the hugely successful Killarney Looking Good Competition. A long-time member of Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, Mr Nölke was also the voluntary project leader in the painstaking project to restore the ornate iron railings which surround the Church of the Sloes opposite the town hall in Killarney. A private funeral took place in St Mary's Church of Ireland on Wednesday which was live streamed on www.churchservices.tv/killarneystmarysloes. He was laid to rest in Aghadoe Cemetery, Killarney.

Investigation continues into New Street fire Killarney Gardai are continuing their investigation into the cause of a fire on New Street last week. The fire broke out at the Eviston House Hotel in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday (June 7). It started in a room just off the kitchen on the first floor and spread along the venting and ducting on the first, second and third floors. There was heavy smoke

throughout the hotel but all guests were evacuated safely. The landmark hotel, which also houses the famous Danny Mann pub, has not yet reopened, but local Gardai are still investigating its cause. “The investigation is ongoing,” a Killarney Gardai Station spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser. “We are establishing the full facts in relation to the fire.”

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54321 Challenge an all female event This year's 54321 Challenge is all set but with a difference this year as it's an all female event. | By Michelle Crean The event originally started nine years ago with a team of five people over four days, completing three cycles, and climbing two mountians for one cause – a local charity. Given the ongoing COVID-19 situation, this year again will see restricted numbers taking part in the event. The 54321 Challenge’s top priority is to ensure the safety of its participants and in the current climate, this extends to their families, neighbours, friends etc. This year the 10 ladies will take to the roads and mountains in two teams of five over the four days of the event from Thursday August 19 to Sunday 22 inclusive. It will include a cycle the Ring of Kerry on day one (Thursday 19), a climb up Carrantuohill on day two (Friday 20th), a cycle from Killarney to the foot of Cnoc Na Tobair and then climb Cnoc Na Tobair on day 3 (Saturday 21) finishing off with a cycle of the Skellig Ring on day four (Sunday 22).

ALL WOMEN EVENT: Maryanne Leane, Cora Walsh, Mairead Dunphey, Marian Kelly, Siobhan O'Sullivan, Theresa Carroll and Carole Moran are taking part in this year's 54321 Challenge for Comfort for Chemo Kerry. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy

The committee are currently looking at ways other people can participate in an online version of the Challenge while representing and raising funds for their chosen charity, and they will be announcing details in the coming weeks via their website and social media. The Challenge has raised almost €242,000 to date supporting a number of very deserving Kerry charities. This year’s selected charity is Comfort for Chemo Kerry, whose misson is to fundraise €5 million to build and equip a stateof-the-art purpose built chemotherapy unit as a centre of excellence for the patients of Kerry, who need chemotherapy

and oncology treatments. "When choosing this year’s charity the organisers contacted a past participant and a dear friend to us all Mairead Dunphy from Glencar who is currently on her own journey with cancer," Tony Dunne, PRO for the Challenge told the Killarney Advertiser. "We wanted to show our support to Mairead and knowing that she would like to support those who have supported her on her journey so far, she had already being looking at ideas to raise much needed funds for Comfort for Chemo Kerry. Little did we think that Mairead would be actually contemplating taken

part in the event but in true style and testament to the person that she is, she will be one of the 10 participants. We would be very grateful for any contribution to this worthwhile cause and supporting the participants of this year’s Challenge." You can donate via www.54321challenge.org or go to the Comfort for Chemo Kerry Facebook page for online donation information. To see more about the challenge and the people taking part and to donate go to Facebook: 54321challenge. "With your support and donations, we can support this very deserving cause."

BEFORE: Peter all set for his hair cut.

THE FINAL LOOK: Peter Herlihy pictured with his final look after his haircut.

Peter's perfect gift will help sick children | By Michelle Crean Saturday was a big day for one Kilcummin lad who transformed his look by cutting 13 inches off his long hair. Peter Herlihy nervously entered Sean Taaffe's Killarney salon in The Courtyard, where Sandra O'Sullivan, with the assistance of Sean Jackman and Eoin Sheehan, gave him a whole new look. Peter, who has so far raised €2,800 of a €1,000 goal via GoFundMe for The Little Princess Trust, is still on cloud nine this week as his charitable act is set to benefit four children who have lost their hair due to cancer. In all, Peter donated 10 ponytails of his hair - measuring 13 inches each which have already been sent to the charity this week. Peter, son of John and Aislinn, came up with the idea of cutting his hair for charity after discussing it with his mom. And, after conducting his own research online he found The Little Princess Trust which provides free real hair wigs to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions. It also funds research

into the long-term effects of medications used to treat childhood cancer and illnesses. “I had butterflies going into Sean Taaffe’s to get my hair cut," Peter told the Killarney Advertiser. "I was very excited at the idea of giving my hair away to someone who needed it more than me. If you want to do something good, you shouldn't do it just to feel good - you should do it to do good". And Peter's friends loved the transformation - but couldn’t believe how different he looked. They even advised him to be careful in the sun saying that he now needed to invest in sunscreen for his newly exposed ears and neck! “We’ve been at Peter to cut his hair for ages, but he always said he would only cut it if he had a good reason to and if it would end up helping someone," his proud mom Aislinn added. "Eventually, he decided that helping those with childhood cancer would be a cool thing to do, so that’s what he did. He was very determined to make it work.” Donations can still be made by Debit, Credit Card or Apple Pay on the GoFundMe page: Peter's Fundraiser for The Little Princess Trust.

ALL DONE: Peter Herlihy pictured with Sandra O'Sullivan and Sean Jackman of Sean Taaffe's Killarney.

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Training day for junior rowers Junior members of Muckross Rowing Club were delighted to take part in a training day on Saturday to fine tune their skills for upcoming events. | By Michelle Crean Beginner to Junior 18 members competed in 19 races. The 500m sprints were held in octuples, quads and doubles. "Taking part in this sprint regatta will help Junior Members prepare for upcoming regattas which are hoped to take place

this summer," Shóna O’Sullivan said. "Those racing were cheered on by their fellow team mates at the Garden Quays. The races were exciting to watch, especially the races that ended in a photo finish." The competitors refuelled with a barbecue cooked by Bernie and Seamus O’Sul-

livan, she added. "Thanks to Bernie, Seamus, all coaches and committee members that helped this training session run successfully in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines." On the same day Seán Daly Chairperson of Muckross Rowing Club presented Jane and Lila Ryan with Honorary Associated Membership for their generous contribution of €500 to the club. "Our rowing club are extremely grateful for their generosity."

Free and subsidised higher education courses for Kerry 11 free and subsidised higher education places have been announced for Kerry under the Springboard+ 2021 and Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 1 initiatives. The courses, which opened for applications on Wednesday, will run at Munster Technological University Kerry. The courses on offer include a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Management & Practice, a Certificate in Retail Food Service Operations and a Postgraduate Diploma in Bioeconomy with Business. Over 10,000 places are available across both programmes nationwide in 2021. Springboard+ provides free courses for people who are unemployed, people who have taken time out of work or education to raise their families or care for loved

ones, or people who want to upskill. Now in its 10th year, over 75,000 people have benefited from Springboard+ to date. Courses under the HCI Pillar 1 programme are aimed at graduates and offer incentivised places for them to reskill in areas of skills shortage and emerging technologies. These are being run alongside, and complementary to, the Springboard+ offerings. For those in employment, the Government will fund 90% of the cost of a Springboard+ or HCI Pillar 1 course. The programmes are managed by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. Launching the programme, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD said, “As we emerge from the COVID-19

COURSES: Pictured at Government Buildings to mark the launch of Springboard+ 2021 were: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, TD, former Springboard+ student, Deirdre Nolan, and Head of Skills and Engagement at the Higher Education Authority, Dr. Vivienne Patterson.

pandemic, we will need to ensure that people have the skills they need".

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House win is a dream come true for Catríona After 12 months of hard work - with over 8000 tickets sold - Barraduff Community Field Organisation (BCFO) is basking in the success of their recent and very ambitious 'Win a Dream Kerry Home' fundraiser.

DRAW: Colm Hanratty, Danielle Favier, Kieran Healy, Peter Malone and Donal O’Donoghue pictured at the INEC for the live draw.

The committee members are rubbing their hands with glee and can congratulate themselves on a job well done as they look forward to planning the next phase of development at their wonderful community grounds in the vibrant village of Barraduff. The winner of the top prize - a 3-bed detached house in Barradauff - was local woman Catríona Moriarty from Muckross. The winning ticket was chosen in the INEC on June 6 when the draw was streamed live on social media. And according to fundraising committee member Paul Favier, it’s ironic that with ticket sales from 32 counties and 23 different countries a cailín áitiúil would be picked from the tombola by committee member Donal O’Donoghue. "It’s a dream come true for Catriona but it’s also for BCFO," he told the Killarney Advertiser this week. "The committee would like to congratulate Catríona and the other nine winners and wish them all the best. 8069 tickets in just over seven months is no mean feat. Indeed much of the success of this campaign can be attributed to the digital marketing company Six Two Digital who came on board after Christmas. Six Two Digital managed to sell tickets in every corner of Ireland and all around the world. This seems to be reflected in the fact that all 10 winning tickets drawn were purchased online through the 'Win a Dream Kerry Home' website."

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The winners include two people from Wicklow, two from Cork, Australia, New York, the UK and of course Kerry. "The committee would like to thank CEO of Six Two Colm Hanratty who guided BCFO from 900 odd sales at Christmas time to over 8069 in five short months. This now leaves BCFO in the envious position of having money in the bank to plan their future. The success of this fundraiser gives BCFO the platform to extend and build on the existing facilities and amenities for the local community. Members of the committee paid trib-

Catríona Moriarty with some family members outside her new home in Barraduff.

Winner Catríona pictured with her parents Tim and Kathleen Moriarty.

ute to the many individuals who helped out. There were well over 40 volunteers helping the main committee. This shows the size of the challenge faced by the committee and we're delighted all the hard work paid off." He added that this is yet another feather in the cap for the committee. "The success of the carnivals in the '70s and '80s has been built on recently by various fundraisers. Many people will have great memories of the night at the dogs in 2013 and believe it or not we're not finished giving away money yet. Recent years have seen the 300 Club as the main source of income and we still have €3,600 in cash to giveaway over the next few months in prizes." BCFO is not just about fundraising. They are delighted people have made great use of their outdoor facilities during COVID restrictions and are glad to offer up their facilities for tractor runs, Barraduff Cardiac Response Unit, Santa fun runs, sports teams, fitness classes, charity runs and communal sports days between local schools. "This is truly a fantastic achievement by BCFO and one of the feel good stories of 2021 so far." Well done to Tadhg, Liam, Úna, Siobhán, Donal, Linda, Eamon, Johnny, Paul, Shane, Oliver and all their wonderful volunteers. Onwards and upwards for BCFO.

Members of the BCFO Committee, Oliver Daly, Eamon Bowler, Shane O'Riordan, Siobhán Coakley, Una Ó'Connor, Paul Favier, and Tadhg O' Shea.

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Currow kids go toddling to raise vital funds

70 toddlers from Currow Play School have become Ireland's littlest fundraisers as they stepped out to raise vital funds for vulnerable children.

NATIONAL PROGRAMME: Killarney’s Mary Leane is the head of finance at the National Gallery of Ireland and along with Gabriela Airini, Head of Apprenticeship at Accounting Technicians Ireland, is encouraging students into a career in accountancy.

Killarney native heads up national programme

They took part in the Barnardos Big Toddle which this year has the theme of 'Community Helpers'. Barnardos currently works with just under 18,000 children and families across Ireland and the funds raised will support Barnardos Early Years services. “This year, Currow Play School turns 25 and we have been taking part in Barnardos Big Toddle since 2006, which is 18 years of toddling in aid of vulnerable

children," Catherine Fleming form Currow Play School said. "Our toddle is a highlight for the children and the team every year. It’s fantastic to get the little ones involved in something so worthwhile at a young age, it’s always a great day of fun. Barnardos provides a huge number of services in communities across Ireland, but these can only continue with help from the public. The toddle runs throughout June so I would implore anyone with toddlers or wobblers at home to sign up for Barnardos Big Toddle supported by Pipin Pear today.” Anyone wishing to take part can register today at www.barnardos.ie/bigtoddle.

A Killarney native heading up finance at the National Gallery is encouraging Kerry students to apply for the accounting technician apprenticeship programme, which will create jobs in the region as part of 125 positions nationally. And local employers have been encouraged to sign up for the scheme to avail of a Government annual base grant per-registered apprentice from early 2022. The Accounting Technicians Ireland Apprenticeship is a funded, workbased learning programme in which locally-placed apprentices earn at least €19,890 a-year. Applications for the apprenticeship, which will be based at colleges in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Dublin, Monaghan, Waterford and Wicklow are now open. Accounting Technicians Ireland, whose apprenticeship programme has been the source of over 456 jobs, has embraced blended learning. The initiative allows students to spend four days a week working, often online with the agreement of the employer since the pandemic, and one day a week studying. School leavers, Leaving Cert students, career changers, and mature learners can all apply for the programme through Accounting Technicians Ireland. The Accounting Technicians Ireland Ap-

prenticeship provides a real alternative for school leavers who prefer practical training to a full-time college programme, or those who embarked on a college course and found it did not suit them. It is also an attractive option for existing employees and mature learners who want to pursue accounting. Large firms and smaller practices, as well as industry and the public sector have all embraced the programme. This is the third year of the National Gallery of Ireland’s participation in the programme, and according to Killarney’s Mary Leane, its head of finance, it is a great way to upskill. “Apprentices are not just gaining a qualification, they are also learning work based skills which they can continue to build on throughout their career,” she said. “Apprentices are delighted with the opportunity to earn as they learn while gaining practical experience in the workplace. The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship works for both the younger and more mature student.”

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CHARITY WALK: Children and staff from Currow Play School taking part in the Barnardos Big Toddle fundraising event.

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Fatherhood is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz from a screenplay by Weitz and Dana Stevens, based upon the 2011 memoir ‘Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love’ by Matthew Logelin. The film stars Kevin Hart, a single dad that brings up his baby girl after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter’s birth. It’s inspired by a true story. ‘Fatherhood’ is

the latest project from Higher Ground Productions, the production company launched by former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, and in it, Hart is joined by stars Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Melody Hurd and Paul Reiser. “If you could have one parent, I wish you could’ve had your mom. She would’ve been better at it,” Hart’s character opens in the trailer.

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Lady Gaga Born This Way the Tenth Anniversary All 14 ‘Born This Way’ tunes will be featured on the album, which will be released on June 18, as well as six variant versions reinterpreted by LGBTQIA+ artists and supporters. The first cover was recently dropped, with New Orleans icon Big Freedia putting her unique spin on fan-favoUrite ‘Judas’. The reimagined version of the song sees Freedia adding in driving trap beats, a full brass band, a choir and her signature rap stylings to the track, giving it a brand-new life of

From the Sunday Times number one bestselling author Lucinda Riley, ‘The Missing Sister’ is the seventh instalment in the multimillion-copy epic series ‘The Seven Sisters’. ‘The Lost Sister’, published in May, is currently a best-seller across the world. The six D’Aplièse sisters have each been on their own incredible journey to discover their heritage, but they still have one question left unanswered: who and where is the seventh sister? They’ll search the world to find her. They only have one clue; an image of a star-shaped emerald ring. The search to find the missing sister will take them across the globe; from New Zealand to Canada, England, France and Ireland, uniting them all in their mission to at last complete their family. In doing so, they will slowly unearth a story of love, strength and sacrifice that began almost one hundred years ago, as other brave young women risk everything to change the world

its own. “Judas was my favourite song when it came out originally, so I really wanted to cover it. I am beyond excited that it’s the first to drop from this project!” Big Freedia said of the new song in a statement. “To me, ‘Judas’ is a love song about when someone does you dirty. I’ve sure had my experience with that. Who can’t relate?” The names of the other musicians who will contribute covers to the album are still being kept under wraps.

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RTE Two, Sunday, 9.30pm Politician Evan Baxter is recruited by God for a special mission. A great flood is coming, and like Noah before him, Evan has to build an ark to protect the wildlife of the world from the impending cataclysm. However, convincing others that the end is nigh proves difficult. Comedy sequel to ‘Bruce Almighty’, starring Steve Carell, John Goodman, Lauren Graham and Morgan Freeman.

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More great choices for large shrubbery Following last week’s article on large shrubs, I received many comments, suggestions and questions, leading me to believe that there were quite a few people unsure of what to plant in a large space. I felt at the end of the article there were definitely more plants for that list so here are some more great choices for the large shrubbery. The bottlebrush, or Callistemon, is named appropriately for the shape of its flowers which are bottle-brush like spikes of many small flowers with long stamens, giving it that brush like appearance. Usually red, they are also available in yellow and pink. They flower in summer and into autumn adding a lovely splash of colour. Their leaves are hard and spiky with arching branches. Cut them back immediately after flowering or they will not flower the following year. If they do grow out of hand, they will tolerate a hard cut back. Ceanothus, or the Californian lilac, is an often evergreen shrub bearing dark blue flowers. There are several sizes from the low creeping C. repens, to the tree like proportions of C. thyrsiflorus. An ideal candidate for the large border is C. ‘Gloire de Versailles’, which has large blue flowers from July to the end of autumn, (deciduous), or C. ‘Southmead’ which has dark blue flowers in early spring (semi-evergreen), or C. ‘Blue Mound’ which has deep blue flowers (evergreen). I find with all ceanothus that their flowering times seem to be very weather dependant! Forsythia is a large common shrub which flowers early in spring before the leaves appear. I mention it as it seems to have gone out of fashion completely, though it adds such a fantastic yellow brightness in those dark February days. People often complain that it either grows out of all proportions or that it does not flower. If pruning, do so immediately after flowering. ‘Golden Nugget’ is possibly one of

the smaller varieties at a natural five foot. An unusual, but well worth finding plant is the Sorbus reducta. It is a low 1-1.5m type of mountain ash, with all the great features of its larger tree relatives! It forms a thicket – yes, it does sucker, but does not take over, has white flowers followed by dark red berries which fade to a creamy colour. Like most mountain ashes, its autumn colour is blazing! Butterfly bushes, buddleja, are a much maligned plant as it can self seed and become a bit of a nuisance. However, it does not really self seed much in gardens where the conditions are not ideal, (ideal conditions – derelict, dry, stony waste land). Most cultivated varieties are sterile, so there is no reason to avoid them! B. colvilei is a very unusual variety, being semi-evergreen with large panicles of tubular dark pink flowers – these clusters can reach up to 20cm. B. davidii is the common butterfly bush and is available in a range of colours such as ‘Black Knight’, deep, deep purple, ‘Empire Blue’, blue flowers with orange centre, ‘Royal Red’, deep pink/maroon. One of my favourites is ‘Harlequin’ which has variegated leaves. There is a range of smaller butterfly bush available too; the ‘buzz’ series. These remain compact, up to 1m, however their flowers are not quite as impressive! To remedy that, plant breeders have come up with a new variety – the ‘Rocketstar’ series. I have only just planted one, but it promises a diminutive 80cm with the same large flowers as large varieties have. If this plant does what its creators claim, it will certainly be a hit in my garden!

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Father’s Day, an important celebration, takes place this Sunday. This yearly celebration is the perfect time to show our appreciation for the fathers and father figures in our lives. The importance of this day is also a great opportunity to highlight some of the information, advice and support Citizens Information can provide to fathers and their families. Some of the most common queries they are receiving from fathers and their families right now are; Paternity Benefit and COVID-19: Paternity Benefit is a payment for employed and self-employed people who are on paternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI). It is paid for two weeks and can be taken any time within the first six months following the birth or adoption of a child. For new fathers who have been receiving or currently are receiving the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (CPUP) or the COVID-19 Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), it will be treated as if you are continuing to make insurance contributions at your normal social insurance class. This means that, if you are getting PUP or EWSS, you will qualify for Paternity Benefit if you have enough social insurance contributions. If you are due to go on paternity leave and you are getting PUP, you should apply for Paternity Benefit (if you have the required social insurance contributions) and then close your PUP claim. Many enquire about other leave options for parents which may be available from their employment such as Paternity Leave, Parental Leave, Parents Leave

and Adoptive Leave. Each of these types of leave may also carry a possible social welfare entitlement by way of a paid benefit if certain PRSI requirements are met. There are several other schemes and benefits worth considering such as the Homemaker’s Scheme, the Home Carer Tax Credit, the Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit, Supports for Carers, One Parent Family Payment, Working Family Payment, Back to Education Grant, Starting your own Business and much more. “Our goal for Father’s Day is to let every father and family know that we are here to advise and support them," Frances Clifford, Kerry Citizens Information Manager, said. "Even though due to COVID-19 our drop in services are not currently available, the offices are still staffed and we are busy assisting callers and giving them the tools to make informed decisions and help them to explore options and solutions to any issues they may have. So, regardless of your query, call your local centre and we will guide you in the right direction.” For anyone needing information, advice or who have an advocacy issue, they can call a member of the local Citizens Information team in Kerry on 0761 07 7860, they will be happy to assist and make an appointment if necessary. The offices are staffed from Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Alternatively, you can email at tralee@citinfo.ie or log on to www.citizensinformation.ie for further information and contact details.

Golf club launches Summer Series competition | By Sean Moriarty Competitive golfing has resumed at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club marking another step towards normality in the locality. The O’Mahony’s Point course hosted an open singles event on Monday of this week and this competition will continue every Monday for the rest of the summer. Meanwhile the club’s 'TaylorMade’ Summer Series gets underway at the famed Killeen course next Wednesday, June 23. This series will continue every Wednes-

day for eight weeks and top five scorers on each date will qualify for a Grand Final which is scheduled for Sunday, August 22. “We are delighted to launch the 'TaylorMade’ Summer Series. This is a singles stableford event taking place on the Irish Open course, Killeen,” said the club’s marketing manager Meg Dalton. “With over €8,000 worth of prizes to be won, this is an event not to be missed. The first opportunity to qualify for the grand final is Wednesday, June 23.”

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FUNDRAISING: Martina Thompson, Anna Eager, Louise Riordan, Miriam Beasley, Claire O’Malley, Colleen Coffey. Back row: Denise Smith and Stephen Griffin, all from Beaufort.

South African event inspires hospice mountain run A group of local hill runners, inspired by world record holder South African Gerda Steyn, raised over €800 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation in the Gap of Dunloe last Sunday. | By Sean Moriarty Steyn is the fastest woman to complete Comrades Marathon in her native South Africa. The 98 kilometre event, run annually in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, is the world's biggest and oldest ultra-marathon race. In 2019 she won the Comrades Marathon in a record time of 5 hours, 58 minutes

and 53 seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the run in under six hours. Beaufort man Diarmuid O’Malley is a veteran of over 30 marathons and ultra-marathons, including the 2013 Comrades Race, and he was one of the organisers of Sunday’s event that catered for all abilities. He is planning to return to the famed South African event as soon as travel restrictions allow. “A week after her 2019 Comrades success, I had the pleasure to show Gerda Steyn the Gap of Dunloe route and her exact comment to me was "you have no excuse not to run Comrades again with a training route like this on your doorstep",” he told the Killarney Advertiser. O’Malley’s plans were disrupted due to pandemic related restrictions and the 2021 Comrades event was contested online. He decided to use the route he had shown to Steyn for this year’s Comrades

FINISH LINE: At the finish line at Lord Brandon’s Cottage were Gary Landers, Diarmuid O’Malley, Miriam Beasley, Tadhg O’Malley, Noel Hyde, Chris Grayson, Paul O’Sullivan, and Jeremy Curran.

Virtual event and roped in 35 other local hill running enthusiasts to help him out. "I competed in Comrades in 2013 which is the year of the famous 'bird wind' edition with the highest percentage of dropouts from the warm temperatures, it was a bit like that last Sunday. I had planned to do it last year, it then got moved to this year and now moved to 2022, so fingers crossed," he added. “35 runners and walkers gathered at the Gap of Dunloe to cover 10km, 21km and 45km routes over the hills of one of Ireland's most iconic roads to Lord Brandon's Cottage. The 45km route covered two loops and the 21km was one loop. In the true spirit of Comrades, all participants managed to successfully get to the finish line in the hottest recorded day of the year in Ireland." Between them they raised €800 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation, helped by

MOUNTAIN RUN: Colleen Coffey, Stephen Griffin, Denise Smith, Siobhan Falvey all from Beaufort at Sunday's mountain run.

local women Denise Smith and Siobhan Falvey who were on the organising team, as well as members of the hospice staff. “It was great to get out running and not chasing a time, just catching up with running friends again and all for a fantastic worthy cause,” Diarmuid added.

HANDOVER: Mary Shanahan, Denise Smith and Evelyn Doody from the Kerry Hospice Foundation being presented with the cheque by organiser Diarmuid O’Malley.

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Animation adventure for little Adam King Little Adam King, who stole the nation's hearts during the Late Late Toy Show last year is to feature in his own animated series. The youngster, who is a wheelchair user, encouraged people to follow their dreams, no matter what challenges they face during his debut TV appearance. His new programme 'Adam ❤ Adventure!', by award-winning Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions, will be a preschool adventure-comedy series set in space featuring a real-life hero who explores the wonders of the galaxy through imaginative and fun-filled animation. The show will break new ground for young audiences in a number of significant ways as it will be the first Irish children’s programme to feature a wheelchair-user as protagonist. The show will promote his message of empathy and friendship, exemplified by his ‘Virtual Hug’ card. 'Adam ❤ Adventure!' kicked off development in April and has been selected for inclusion at the 2021 edition of the prestigious Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France this coming September. “Adam stole the hearts of the nation when he appeared on the Late Late Toy Show last year," Andrew Kavanagh, CEO Kavaleer and the show’s creator, said.

Whale swallows then spits out diver! A humpback whale swallowed and then spat out a Massachusetts lobster diver off the coast of Cape Cod.

ANIMATION: Gary Timpson and Andrew Kavanagh from award-winning Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions, announced a collaboration with The Late Late Toy Show star Adam King to develop ‘Adam ❤ Adventure!’, a preschool adventure-comedy series set in space. Photo: Cathal Noonan

"His message of following your dreams, no matter what challenges you face, inspired me to create this show. Our ethos at Kavaleer is to create innovative, ground-breaking shows that celebrate uniqueness and diversity in every child and support young hearts and minds to thrive." Adam’s father, David King, said “Our family are delighted to share this exciting news with the world! We believe in the importance and power of representation of difference in the stories we tell our children. That is why we are thrilled that Adam, our beloved son and a child with

additional needs, is going to be the star of this wonderful cartoon. Not only this, but his trusty friends Speedy (his wheelchair) and Bubby (his toy rabbit) will travel on all his adventures with him. Through this cartoon, we hope other children and families will benefit from the power of seeing difference represented in the wonderful stories and characters of 'Adam ❤ Adventure!' Our deepest thanks to Andrew and all the team at Kavaleer. From the moment we first connected, we knew Kavaleer were the right fit for our family as we share the same values. We can't wait to go on this adventure together!”

Bizarrely, the diver was inside the whale's mouth for roughly 40 seconds before being ejected. Michael Packard claimed it happened in a flash as he swam in roughly 45 feet of water - then it all went dark in an instant. Packard realised he was inside a whale's mouth and battled to find his breathing regulator before running out of oxygen and suffocating. The whale, on the other hand, had different ideas. "A humpback whale tried to eat me," Packard said. "I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out. I am very bruised up but have no broken bones." Packard claimed that all he could think about during those anxious seconds was his two young sons and the possibility of dying inside the whale before the beast rejected him as a meal. Packard was released from Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with minor injuries but no broken bones.

Get on your bike from The Rose Hotel! There's an energetic way to explore Tralee and its surrounds this summer as a new bike rental company has teamed up with The Rose Hotel.

Tralee Bike Rental have opened a new bike kiosk located at the hotel where visitors and locals can now hire a bike. “This is a fantastic service for our customers and we are thrilled to be part of this new collaboration with Tralee Bike Rental. We wish Maurice and his team the very best of luck, and I know all our guests and visitors to Tralee are going to really enjoy this new service exploring Tralee and its

surrounds,” Mark Sullivan, General Manager, The Rose Hotel, said. Tralee Bike Rental have a fleet of comfortable, top quality Hybrid Bikes – ideal for a leisurely cycle, and power assisted eBikes. For families, child seats or trailer for the little legs that can’t cycle yet can be provided! “We are thrilled to have our new business, Tralee Bike Rental, located on the grounds of The Rose Hotel," Maurice Whelan, Tralee Bike Rental, said. "With so many visitors coming to Tralee, we feel this will be a fantastic service and partnership. Included in the bike rental is

ON YOUR BIKE: Pictured at the launch of the new bike rental service at The Rose Hotel are Mark Sullivan (General Manager) and Maurice Whelan (Managing Director, Tralee Bike Rental).

access to a self-guided tour via our App, which has preloaded moderate and more energetic cycling tours of Tralee.” The Rose Hotel have a new package, Tralee Activity Break, with bike hire in-

cluded. You can book this package online at www.therosehotel.com or call 066 7199100. To contact Tralee Bike Rental, visit www. traleebikerental.ie or call 085 2605817.

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18.6.2021

Visitors 'Enchanted' by Disney movie set Thousands have been left 'Enchanted' after flocking to a Wicklow village this week as it was transformed in to a fairytale movie set. Enniskerry has undergone the massive renovation which will launch it into the global scene - as filming for 'Disenchanted', the sequel to 'Enchanted', starring Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams, and James Marsden, began. Disney did not reply to many requests for comment on what was going on. A

local retailer said she could not say anything because “Disney have told us not to”. A local said “it was fun at first, but now I’m browned off”. Filming took place between the hours of 7am and 10pm all this week and they will return July 6 to July 9 between the hours of 5pm and 7pm, and then on Wednesday July 21 and Thursday July 22 from 7am until 10pm. On all shoot days, the Gardai and a traffic management team will help with traffic diversions.

NASA discovers a 'cool' planet Protester parachutes in to live Euro 2020 game Before Germany's Euro 2020 match versus France on Tuesday, a climate change protester parachuted into the stadium and landed on the pitch. The paraglider was a 38-year-old German male, according to reports. He entered the venue at a sharp angle, using a bright yellow parachute with the message "Kick out oil Greenpeace" on it, and looked to

lose control after connecting with cables placed to the roof for TV cameras. During his failed stunt, the activist glided over the heads of several in the crowd. On the way in, some of his equipment was destroyed, and two people received head injuries. "We are considering various criminal charges," a police spokesman said. "Munich police have zero tolerance for political actions that put lives at risk."

NASA has discovered a ‘cool’ planet with a strange atmosphere and their scientists have said the new planet is "weird", but it’s one step closer to being like Earth. According to NASA, we might see evidence of clouds - perhaps even made of water - in this planet’s atmosphere. And because this star-and-planet system is moving at a high velocity away from Earth, hydrogen atoms escaping from the planet’s atmosphere might be readily detected. In other words, the planet could turn out to have a tail. Such atoms are almost impossible to detect even when using space-based facilities; their presence is masked both by the outer wisps of Earth’s atmosphere and by interstellar gas. But the TOI-1231 b system is moving so quick-

ly that escaping hydrogen atoms are shifted out of phase with the blocking material, where they could be detected by telescopes like Hubble. The planet's atmosphere is approximately 330 Kelvin or 56.85 degrees Celsius, making it one of the coolest, small exoplanets accessible for atmospheric studies discovered yet. "One of the most intriguing results of the last two decades of exoplanet science is that, thus far, none of the new planetary systems we’ve discovered look anything like our own solar system," NASA JPL scientist Jennifer Burt said. "Compared to most transiting planets detected thus far, which often have scorching temperatures in the many hundreds or thousands of degrees, TOI1231 b is positively frigid," Burt added.

Dingle Peninsula announced winner of Digital Town Awards Dingle Peninsula’s ‘Reimagining Creatively through Digital’ project was announced as the overall winner at the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards. The awards were created to ‘shine a light’ on local towns, projects and people that demonstrated digital thinking and innovation for the betterment of the communities and societies that they

serve. In addition to winning the Small Town (up to 2,500 population) category prize of €9,000, Dingle Peninsula will receive an additional prize of €10,000 for their town as overall winner, bringing their total prize winnings to €19,000. Speaking at the ceremony, a .IE spokesperson recognised Dingle’s “creativity, resilience and overall excellence in delivering a unique and lasting contribution

to digital advancement in the town”. Among the highlights was a pilot initiative to increase sustainability and productivity by collecting ‘real-time’ data using sensor technology such as current and predicted weather and soil conditions, and grass growth rates. This will result in carbon efficiencies that can extend the grazing season. Localised ‘real-time’ weather data also ena-

bled tourism providers to tailor tourist packages based on changing weather conditions. The .IE Digital Town Awards mark the first phase of a €1 million investment to be delivered by .IE over the next four years, with a focus on digital enhancement and adoption in Ireland’s towns as part of its overall .IE Digital Town programme.

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PHOTOS: GRIGORIY GENIYEVSKIY

ANNIVERSARY: Christine O'Connor and Michael O'Connor from Co. Laois at Wild Café. "We have been coming to Killarney almost every year. Our favourite place is the Gleneagle and the Muckross area is beautiful. It's a lovely place and the people are great. We are here on our 43 year anniversary."

TRIP: The McDonnell family pictured on a day trip with Cal, at Ross Castle.

LOVING KILLARNEY: Kate and John Halpin from Dublin pictured enjoying some food at Wild Café. "It's our first time ever in Killarney. The shops are lovely and the people are very friendly."

WARM WELCOME: Sophie O'Connor, Jeremy O'Hanlon, Maud O'Connor, Edie Mullan and Chloe O'Connor at the Curious Cat Café. "It was our first time in Killarney. The National Park was stunning. The warm welcome is lovely after the hard year."

HAVING A BREAK: Fabian Herdzik pictured enjoying a cup of coffee on his break in town.

VISIT: Catherine Lotty, Carroll Quinn and Fred Lotty visiting Killarney House from Cork and Dublin. "We have been visiting Killarney for donkeys years. It's a pure switch off."

TEA TIME: Debby Kelly and Quin Kelly taking some time out at the Curious Cat Café on Tuesday.

TAKING A BREAK: Marie, Brendan and Mark Mullan from Tipperary enjoying some time in Killarney National Park on Tuesday.

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David's visit a highlight of the school year! | By Michelle Crean Staff and pupils were delighted to welcome a special guest to their school earlier this week and the appearance coincided with a visit of little ducklings!

Kilcummin NS were thrilled to welcome Senior Kerry footballer David Clifford and the Fossa man was kept on his toes, and looked very comfortable holding David the Duckling! David congratulated all of our Commu-

nity Games participants and county winners, Eoin Foley from Fourth Class who got a gold medal for music, First Class pupil Mia Lynch O’Doherty who got a bronze medal for art, and Junior Infant Fionn O’Donoghue who received a silver medal for art. David was also delighted to finally meet Fionn, who drew a picture for him late last year! "Eoin Foley treated the school to an outdoor concert," Principal Gillian Sheehan told the Killarney Advertiser. "Eoin’s classmate Daragh Keane, Peter

Keane’s nephew, led his class as they sang 'Amhrán na bhFiann' to mark David’s visit and the successes of our students. We were delighted to be able to celebrate these magnificent wins with the Kerry superstar! David had a very busy schedule as he presented medals to our Junior Infants who held their Sports Day at Kilcummin GAA pitch last Friday. A huge thanks to David for being so generous with his time. It was one of the highlights of our school year!"

VISIT: David Clifford with Emily and Ronan O’Connor and their ducklings, as Community Games Gold medalist, Eoin Foley, plays music (left), during a visit to Killcummin NS earlier this week.

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Vintage club’s road run for air ambulance One sure sign that things are getting back to normal is the arrival of vintage and classic car clubs touring the Killarney area. This Sunday. Ballincollig Vintage Motor Club will be in the locality. The Corkbased club is organising its first official vintage road run in well over 18 months to raise funds for the Irish Community Air Ambulance based near Millstreet. The route is partially secret as the club does not want to draw a crowd and risk breaking social distancing or crowd-gathering rules. What is known is that participants will gather at the Tesco car park in Ballincollig on Sunday morning and make their way to Killarney for an outdoor lunch. They will return to Cork via the air ambu-

lance’s base in Rathcoole, near Millstreet. Well-known local classic car enthusiast Donie Lucey is also one of the chief fundraisers for the Irish Community Air Ambulance. “We are very grateful to the club for choosing to support the air ambulance, we rely on community donations,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “When the participants arrive here we will give them a socially distanced tour of the base and show them how the whole operation works.” While Cork, Kerry, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are the counties most likely to require the air ambulance, the helicopter was also tasked in 2021 to counties Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Galway.

CHARITY RUN: Members of Ballincollig Vintage Motor Club will visit Killarney on Sunday to raise funds for the Irish Community Air Ambulance.

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O’Donoghue’s transition to two-wheeled motorsport He may be better known for his prowess behind the wheel of a rally car but Colin O’Donoghue proved at the weekend that he is no slouch at the control of a motorcycle either.

WINNER: Colin O'Donogue won his first off-road motorcycle race on Sunday

O’Donoghue won the Modified section of the 2019 Killarney Historic Rally – the last event to run in the county before the pandemic set in. As the sport remains in limbo for at least another few months, the Killarney man decided to turn his attention to motorcycle racing and entered the opening round of the ProRide Enduro Championship on Sunday. He rides off-road motorcycles on private land as part of his keep fit regime for ral-

lying, but Sunday’s event at the Todds Leap off-road complex in County Tyrone was his first attempt at entering any sort of motorcycle racing event. He surprised himself by winning the expert class on board his KTM 300 EXC to such an extent that he is considering entering the entire championship. The next round takes place in Tinker’s Hill, near Newry in County Down on June 26. “I was very surprised to be honest, I did a training ride two days before and I thought I wasn’t fit enough for this, I was thinking of dropping down a class but I had entered the expert class and decided I wasn’t backing out,” he said. “I think I will commit to the championship, I will definitely go to Tinker’s Hill and see from there.”

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HEALTH & FITNESS Advice - By Brian Foley Brian is available for advice and fitness consultations, Call 087 403 0894 or email info@activate.ie • www.activate.ie

Who’s in your circle? Are you happy and where you want to be with your health, where you want to be financially or are you going through the motions each day, unsure of your purpose? Are you supported by others when you’re struggling or only supported by others when things are going well? Are you looking forward to the next five, 10, 20 years of your life? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, I encourage you to look around at the people you spend your time with. Your time is your most expensive asset. Your mind is your most expensive real estate. With whom you spend your time, and those that you permit to impact your thoughts and decisions will have a great impact on your life. From the outside looking in, our gym culture is the most difficult health benefit for others to understand. Now more than ever all our brains are fed is chaos, division, selfishness and negativity. We can’t have that here. Those that thrive in that environment aren’t a good fit for us, and they won’t last long here. Either they’ll leave on their own, or we’ll tell them it’s time to go.

Years ago, when I was struggling with some people decisions (personally and business); one of my mentors told me something that continues to stick with me. It’s since been something I have said to people many times; “The people that have helped you get to where you are may not be the same people that can help you get to where you want to go.” Ask yourself these three questions; • Who’s in your circle? • Who do you need to start spending less time with? • In order to get where you want to be, what kind of people do you need to start spending more of your time with? Now it’s time to get to work. Start spending less time with those dragging you down. Start surrounding yourself with the people that won’t condone your behaviours that aren’t consistent with your goals, support your work ethic, help you to learn from your failures and will be excited to celebrate your successes. When you are ready, we are here to help. Book your complimentary consultation by visiting our website www.activate.ie.

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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance QUESTION: I am getting the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. I have one child starting school in September. Can I qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance? Answer: Yes, you can. To qualify for this payment which helps with back to school costs, you must be getting a social welfare payment or taking part in a training, employment or adult education scheme. People getting the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, the Working Family Payment or the Back to Work Family Dividend can qualify. Your application will be means-tested and your total family income must be below a certain level for your family size. Your children must be aged between four and 22 on September 30, 2021. If they are aged between 18 and 22 they must be in full-time second-level education in a recognised school or college in the autumn of 2021. In general, you must be getting an Increase for a Qualified Child with your payment. The allowance is €150 for children aged between four and 11, and €275 for children aged between 12 and 22. It is paid automatically to many families. This means that they do not have to apply for the payment. If you qualify automatically, you will get a letter before June 21, 2021 to let you know. You need to apply online for the BTSCFA, if you do not get a letter confirming your payment. If any of your children are aged 18 or over, you must apply for the BTSCFA for them and show evidence that they are in second-level education (even if automatic payments have issued for other children in your

family). From June 21, you can apply for BTSCFA online through MyWelfare.ie. You must have a Public Services Card and a verified MyGovID account to apply online. If you have difficulties applying online, you can contact the BSCFA section on 071 91 93318 or 0818 11 11 13. The closing date for applications is September 30, 2021. Read more about the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance and you can read detailed guidelines on gov.ie. During COVID-19, you can find comprehensive integrated information online at citizensinformation.ie/covid19/ and you can get daily updates on what’s changed on Twitter at @citizensinfo. __________________________________________________ During COVID-19, you can find comprehensive integrated information online at citizensinformation.ie/ covid19/ and you can get daily updates on what’s changed on Twitter at @citizensinfo. You can also get information and advice from: Tralee on Tel: Call 0761 07 7860, Monday – Friday (10am-4pm) The Citizens Information Phone Service: Call 0761 07 4000, Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm Our national call back service: Visit citizensinformation.ie/callback to request a phone call from an information officer

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Class of ’67 Liebherr Apprenticeship: Front row l-r: Joseph Buck, Frank Leahy, Tony Falvey, Teddy O’Sullivan, Donal Culloty, John Quill, DD Cronin, Vincent Murphy and Klaus Nolke. Back row l-r were: Mr Werner M.D., Michael O’Sullivan, Denis Moriarty, Sean O’Connor, Pat Kelleher and Tom McCarthy.

SUDOKU NEWS BRIEFS... Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. No math, nothing has to add up – solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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Lucky Kerry winner scoops €50,000 with Prize Bonds This week's Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number AUA 411715 held in County Kerry. The lucky bond was purchased in 2020. There were over 4,000 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €260,000. In addition to a €250,000 prize awarded on the last weekly draw of March, June, September and December, there are weekly draws where the top prize is €50,000. Other cash prizes awarded each week include 10 of €1,000 and 10 of €500. Prize Bonds are a State Savings product which, instead of paying interest, offers bond holders the chance to win cash prizes every week. All winnings are tax-free, and Prize Bonds can be cashed in at any time after the minimum holding period of three months. Prize Bonds can be purchased by Direct Debit, online at www.StateSavings.ie, by telephone to callsave 1850 30 50 60 or at your local Post Office.

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You can now enrol for Music Classes running over the Summer. We are offering two short terms: Summer Term 1: Commences 5th July (5 weekly classes) Summer Term 2: Commences 9th August (4 weekly classes)

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Checklist for CAO Change of Mind Many of you are still working your way through the Leaving Cert exams but with the CAO Change of Mind deadline approaching on July 1, it is really important that you take some time to look at the details of your CAO application, particularly your course choices. This is the last opportunity for you to make changes before the final deadline at 5.15pm on the day. It has been a challenging two years, with lots of uncertainty and so much has been out of your control. What is within your control now is how you finalise your CAO choices to ensure that you give yourself the best chance of securing a place on a course you want in September. Leaving Cert results will be issued on September 3 with CAO Round 1 Offers out on September 7. To use the Change of Mind facility you simply log on to www.cao.ie, click on ‘My Application’ and log in with your CAO number, date of birth and account password.

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As you review your CAO choices in the coming weeks, use the following checklist as a guide: • Have you checked your Statement of Application email from CAO and verified that all your details are correct including personal, educational and exemption details? • Have you included courses on both sides of the CAO (Level 8 and Level 7/6). This gives you the best chance of getting two offers when the Round 1 Offers come out - the top choice that you qualify for on each list. You will then have to choose which one you prefer. • Have you filled in as many of the 20 choices as you can? You have the option to fill up 10 on both sides, giving you 20 possible options for college in the new academic year. By filling all 20 choices you give yourself 20 chances of getting a college place. • Have you checked the Alert Lists on www.cao.ie? Lots of new courses have been added in several colleges since the CAO Handbook was published last September, some very recently. You can add these courses in by checking the course code on the Alert List. • Have you taken out courses that you are no longer interested in? Lots of students rush the application ahead of the February 1 deadline with the intention of coming back to look at the course choices more closely. It is not unusual for students to completely change their minds between February

Niamh Dwyer is a Guidance Counsellor in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, and Chairperson of the Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors. She is also a Career Consultant. For details see www.mycareerplan.ie or follow MyCareerPlan on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

and July 1. • Have you researched the detail of any course that you are including on your CAO application – take particular note of entry requirements and modules. By doing so you are giving yourself the best chance of choosing courses that you are able for, that suit you and that you are interested in. • Have you listed your courses in Order of Preference? This is the golden rule of CAO. No one knows what the points will be for 2021 until the day the Round 1 offers come out and equally you won’t know your results of exams and/or accredited grades until September 3. My advice is don’t try to second guess either of them and before 5.15pm on July 1, make sure that your course choices are listed in Order of Preference! • Have you applied the HEAR and/or DARE schemes or completed the HPAT exam? If so you will know the outcome of your applications on June 29 and the result of the HPAT exam is expected around the same time. This may influence your decisions around your choices. You have had a challenging senior cycle, all the more reason to look ahead to a brighter future. Take time to review your CAO course choices, research your options outside of CAO and make an informed decision about the best next step after the Leaving Cert! In next week’s column I will be answering your questions about CAO Change of Mind and offer stage so please send them to info@mycareerplan.ie or DM me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook on @mycareerplan1.

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Event recognises volunteers' dedication throughout pandemic A special event to thank volunteers for their dedication and work throughout the pandemic was held virtually last night (Thursday). Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen, hosted the event at 7pm for the Community Response Forum who provided non-emergency supports, and advice and guidance to communities around the county. The Kerry Community Response Forum is a multi-agency group of statutory and voluntary organisations which has been coordinating the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. It includes representatives of Kerry County Council, the HSE, An Garda Síochána, local development companies, Kerry Volunteer Centre, Kerry GAA, Local Link Kerry, Kerry Public Participation Network, Kerry Age Friendly Net-

DEDICATION: Fiona Carroll, one of the many volunteers from Legion GAA Club in Killarney, calling with the weekly shopping to Denis Tangney as part of the Kerry Community Response Forum voluntary service during COVID-19. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

work, Citizens Information, St Vincent de Paul, Alone, Irish Red Cross, Kerry Civil Defence and other local voluntary groups. “The Kerry Community Response Forum was one of the first to be established in the country, in recognition of the need

to support vulnerable individuals and households in the county,” Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen said. “It provided a single point of contact for vulnerable people and those in need of assistance, and through the Community Response Forum, they were put in touch

18.6.2021 with local community groups and organisations to help them out. “We are now seeing restrictions ease and society reopen, and hopefully matters will continue to improve over the coming months. This is why we feel it is the right time to recognise the huge level of effort by the organisers, the groups and those staffing the phones.” The virtual appreciation night outlined the work of the various groups, with the Municipal District Cathaoirligh and other guests highlighting what went on behind the scenes to ensure that every call was answered and that nobody was left behind. “The work that our voluntary and community groups do around the county is amazing, and the Forum was a way to ensure that there was a formal structure behind it,” Director of Community Development with Kerry County Council, Michael Scannell, explained. “This ensured the governance and support for all groups was in place. “For years we have been highlighting the work of the various groups around the county and when the pandemic came, it was clear that they would continue doing the positive work within their communities. Our role was to provide support and back-up and now we want to thank them for their efforts."

Make rapid progress with a start-up idea RDI Hub in Killorglin is hosting the next NDRC Founder Weekend and Pre-Accelerator programme to deliver early stage startup support and get founders one step closer to the €100K Accelerator Programme. The aim of Founder Weekend and Pre-Accelerator is to help founders succeed on their journey through coaching and mentoring, with a founder-first approach delivered by international experts. The number of new startups in Ireland is up 8% vs last year and as we edge ever closer to an island of entrepreneurs early stage supports are in demand. RDI Hub member Taxamo, which was just acquired by Vertex, Inc. for approximately $200 million, will be supporting Founder Weekend. John McCarthy, Founder of Taxamo, will be speaking at the event and the company will also provide expert mentors. “We are delighted to support RDI Hub on NDRC Founder Weekend and help early stage start-ups become the next Taxamo,” Mr McCarthy said.

WHAT IS A FOUNDER WEEKEND?

Founder Weekend is a fun, welcoming event open to everyone who wants to immerse themselves in their local startup community, develop their idea with ex-

pert mentors, and even find a co-founder. Teams have 48 hours to turn a concept to reality through the presentation of a polished pitch. With plenty of spot prizes Founder Weekend is a mini-festival of early stage entrepreneurship and applications are now open at ndrc.ie/ founder-weekend. Niall Larkin, the programme manager in the RDI Hub and seasoned founder himself said it's the "best thing you can do to make rapid progress with your start-up idea". "There is nothing like getting two days of focused feedback to knock your start-up idea into shape and refine how you present it to the world."

WHAT IS A PRE-ACCELERATOR?

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MENTAL HEALTH: Mayor of Kerry Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen pictured with some members of the Steering Committee at the launch of the 2020 Kerry Mental Health and Well-being Fest.

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IN MEMORIAM

18.6.2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

3RD & 42ND ANNIVERSARY

MOYNIHAN

BUCKLEY

In loving memory of John Moynihan, Tiernaboul, and formerly of Ballycasheen & Ardshanavooly, Killarney, Co. Kerry. who passed away on 20th of June, 2020.

In loving memory of Michael & Eilis Buckley late of “Keel House”, Faha, Killarney who passed away on June 3rd, 1979 and June 18th, 2018.

As we lovingly remember John on his First Anniversary, his mother Eileen, sisters Noreen & Mary, sister-in-law, Mary, brothers in law Tim and Richard, nephew Ashton and niece Mikaela, extended family, would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to everyone who supported and sympathised with us during this sad time. Thank you to those who called to the house, brought food and sent messages of condolences, Mass cards and flowers. Grateful appreciation to the staff of 4 A in Cork University Hospital for their kindness and help during John’s last weeks. We also wish to thank Dr. Marrk Muzur whose care and kindness to John for the last few years of his life was exemplary.

The flowers we place upon your grave May wither and decay But love for you who sleeps beneath Will never fade away. Lovingly remembered today and always Seamus, Gennie, Amy, Shauna & John xxxxxx

3RD& 42ND ANNIVERSARY

As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our appreciation, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions. John was a much-loved well-known character and will always be fondly remembered.

In loving memory of Michael & Eilis Buckley late of “Keel House”, Faha, Killarney who passed away on June 3rd, 1979 and June 18th, 2018. Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved and missed every day. Loved always and remembered by daughter Reidin, son in law Gerard and grandchildren Gearoid, Lydia and Chloe xx.

JESUS

IN MEMORIAM

Forever loved and missed by Noreen, Dónal, Michael and Jack. Fágann grá cuimhne nach féidir le duine ar bith é a ghoid Michael’s anniversary mass will take place on Friday 25th June at 7.30pm in St Gertrude’s Church Firies.

I often sit and think of you At quiet times in the day Of all the things we used to do And the things you used to say I often think of times we shared We never were apart And all of these are locked away Kept deeply in our hearts. Always remembered by your loving wife Sheila, sons Timmy and John, daughters Kathleen, Mary & Sheila, sons-in-law Seanie, Graham & Michael, daughter-inlaw Michelle and grandchildren Shauna, Oisin, Rebecca, Ryan, Lauren, Cian, Charlotte, Sean and Michelle x Anniversary Mass, Saturday 19th June at 7:30pm in Kilcummin Church.

Treasured and precious memories of my wife Nellie Doona Carnahone, Beaufort and late of Dunmanway who died on the 24th of June 2015. No special day is needed For me to think of you You are always in my thoughts No matter what I do You always had a smile to share Time to give and tie to care Your loving nature your heart of gold These are the memories I am proud to hold.

Birthday Remembrance of Audrey Favier whose birthday occurs on the 19th of June. Another birthday, another year With precious memories of one so dear Thoughts today of our lives together.

Love always from Dad, Aoife, Fergal & Enda xxxx

In loving memory of Sean Doolan Cockhill, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on the 21st June 1998. Memories are special They don’t fade away We think of you always Not just today. Always remembered by your brothers Pat and Tim, sister Nora, sisters-inlaw, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Always remembered by your loving husband Michael. Anniversary Mass will be held at a later date.

Memories are special They don’t fade away We think of you always, not just today.

May your Sacred Heart Lord Jesus, be praised,glorified and honoured throughout the whole world now and forever. Repeat this 3 times.

Your life is a beautiful memory Your absence a silent grief In those precious memories We are together again.

DOOLAN

Special days like your birthday Bring many fond memories to mind For it is in happy remembrance The heart finds its greatest joy.

Sadly missed and always remembered by your Sons, Daughters, Sons in law, Daughters in law, Grandchildren and Great grandchildren.

In loving memory of Sean Doolan Cockhill, Kilcummin, Killarney who died on the 21st June 1998.

23RD ANNIVERSARY

FAVIER

In loving memory of Eileen Lenihan late of Inchicullane, Kilcummin, Killarney whose anniversary occurs at this time.

In loving memory of a dear husband and father Michael (Mike) Dennehy Mounthenry, Firies Killarney whose third anniversary occurs 25th June

6TH ANNIVERSARY

Your memory is our keepsake With which we will never part God has you in his keeping We have you in our heart.

LENIHAN

DOOLAN

DOONA (NEE O’LEARY)

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

34TH ANNIVERSARY

23RD ANNIVERSARY

DENNEHY

BUCKLEY

To the exceptional group of friends who surrounded John through his long illness we pay tribute to you and thank you for all your support. We thank Fr. Kieran O’ Brien for your guidance and support and for making the mass ceremony so meaningful and beautiful. Your homily captured the true character of John with empathy and understanding. To Mike and Mary O’ Shea, O’ Shea’s Funeral home for your professional care, patience and attention to detail.

3RD ANNIVERSARY

33RD ANNIVERSARY O’SULLIVAN

NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE Ask St. Claire for 3 favours, one business, two impossible and say nine Hail Mary’s for nine days with lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish on ninth day. Powerful Novena. May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and every day throughout the whole world forever Amen. Say six times daily for nine days. Your request will be granted no matter how difficult it may seem. Favour publication must be promised. K.O.N

In loving memory of Larry O’Sullivan 44 Pinewood Estate Killarney who passed away on 12th of June 1988. Will those who think of him today say a little prayer to Jesus. Sadly miss by his wife Nora, Sons and Daughters and Grandchildren and Great grandchildren

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE Ask St. Claire for 3 favours, one business, two impossible and say nine Hail Mary’s for nine days with lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish on ninth day. Powerful Novena. May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and every day throughout the whole world forever Amen. Say six times daily for nine days. Your request will be granted no matter how difficult it may seem. Favour publication must be promised.

O Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things you have given me as you confirm once again that I never wanted to be separated from you in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in Eternal Glory. Thank you for mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days, after three days the favour will be granted. PM

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. MM

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2ND ANNIVERSARY

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FENTON

FLEMING

GALVIN

In loving memory of Denis Fenton late of The Park Killarney who passed away on 16th June 2019.

In loving memory of Patrick Fleming late of Scartlea, Muckross, Killarney who died on 18th June 2009.

In loving memory of Tadhg Galvin late of Madam’s Hill, Aghadoe, Killarney who died 18th June 2017.

We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again.

On a quiet morning You heard the angels call You took the hand of Jesus And quietly left us all.

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife Maura, daughters, Sheila and Denise, son John, Son in-law, Grandchildren, Sister, Brother, Relations and Friends.

In a world full of people We sometimes feel alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home.

No farewell words were spoken No time to say goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God can tell us why It broke my heart to lose you But you didn’t go alone For part of me went with you The day God called you home.

SWEENEY

In Loving Memory of: Sean (John) Sweeney “The Invicta”, Tomies, Beaufort, Killarney who sadly passed away 21st of June 2020. As we lovingly remember Sean on his 1st Anniversary his wife Mary, son Padraig, daughters Caroline Deirdre & Orla, son inlaws Conor, Kieran & Maurice, daughter in-law Anne, grandchildren, his sister Mary, brother Pat & extended families would like to offer our deepest gratitude to relatives, neighbours & friends for all their help, support & for the thoughtful food they brought to our home at our time of loss. We would like to express our thanks, to the Beaufort Pioneer Association for the guard of honour at Sean’s funeral mass. To Fr Fergal Ryan PP & Fr John Shanahan of Beaufort for a lovely personalised mass. To Gerald Healy for his beautiful Church & Graveyard music. To Sean’s Fishermen Friends for their continuing support and for their special remembrance plaque erected at the lake in his memory. To the Ambulance team, A&E, Surgical, ICU & Palliative Care Team at University Hospital Kerry for the wonderful care to Sean during his short illness and to the kindness and empathy they showed our family at the time of our greatest sadness. To Micheal & Mary O’Shea & staff for their professional guidance & help at this difficult time. As it would be impossible to thank everyone for Mass Cards, letters of sympathy, phone calls & the lovely tributes in RIP please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our heartfelt gratitude. Your kind words of sympathy and memories of Sean, have been a great comfort to us as a family and we greatly appreciate it.

Sadly missed by your loving Family.

2ND ANNIVERSARY FLEMING

In loving memory of David (DJ) Fleming 1 St. Brendans Place, Killarney, Co. Kerry whose 2nd Anniversary occurs at this time. We who love you sadly miss you As it dawns another year In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are ever near. Forever loved and missed by your loving wife Eileen and Family.

MIRACLE PRAYER

“God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be so, he put his arms around you and whispered “Come to me”. With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you pass away Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART

A golden heart stopped beating hard working hands at rest God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.” Anniversary Mass will be held on 19th June at 7.30pm Streamed on the Beaufort Parish Facebook

NOVENA TO ST. PHILOMENA O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, St Philomena who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowful, have pity on me. Thou knowest the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat thy charity o great Saint. Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before you (here specify your petition). I am firmly convinced that through thy merits, through the scorn, the sufferings and the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the Passion and Death of Jesus thy spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee and in the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in His saints. Amen.

IN MEMORIAM

8TH ANNIVERSARY O’CONNOR

4TH ANNIVERSARY GALVIN

Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked You for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within Your own Heart where Your Father sees it. Then, in His merciful eyes it will become Your favour not mine. Amen. Say for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. B.O.S

The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass will be offered for your intentions.

Sadly missed by your brother Ger and sister in law Eileen.

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask you this special one, (mention favour). Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer. MM

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF KNOCK Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland you gave hope to your people in a time of distress and comforted them in sorrow. You have inspired countless pilgrims to pray with confidence to Your Divine Son remembering His promise “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find”. Help me to remember that we are all pilgrims on the road to Heaven. Fill me with love and concern for my brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those who live with me. Comfort me when I am sick or lonely or depressed. Teach me how to take part ever more reverently in the Holy Mass. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death. Amen. Our Lady of Knock, Pray for us.

In loving memory of our dear Mom Kathleen O’Connor, Shangri-la, 7 New Road, Killarney who passed away on 16th June 2013. We had a wonderful mother One who never really grew old Her smile was made of sunshine And her heart was solid gold Her eyes were as bright as shining stars And in her cheeks fair roses you see. We had a wonderful mother And that’s the way it will always be But take heed, because She’s still keeping an eye on all of us So let’s make sure She will like what she sees. Love always, missed daily by Pat, Sheilagh & Sean Anniversary Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 20th June at 8:00am

8TH ANNIVERSARY O’CONNOR

In loving memory of Kathleen O’Connor Shangri-la, 7 New Road, Killarney who passed away on 16th June 2013 Man is mortal but the love for them is immortal Though you are not present here with all of us But your memory is stored on our minds Rest peacefully in heaven. Lovingly remembered by your son John, Sheilagh, Marc & Melissa x

ST. THERESA St. Theresa the Little Flower, please pick me a rose from thy heavenly gardens and send it to me with a message of love. Ask God to please grant me the favour I thee implore and tell him I will love him each day more and more. Amen.

In loving memory of Tadhg Galvin late of Madam’s Hill, Aghadoe, Killarney who died 18th June 2017. I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. Loved and remembered by your mother Joan, Brother Mike and Theresa, and nephew Mikie and Ellen.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART You have said O Divine Jesus, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened to you. Relying on these promises, I come with confidence during this novena to beg of you the favours that I need (make request). For whom shall I ask Lord Jesus, if not from you whose heart is an unfailing source of graces and merits. Most loving heart of my God. I believe in your power, I believe in your knowledge I believe in your personal love for me, and therefore O Sacred heart of Jesus I place all my trust in you. Our father, Hail Mary and Glory, say 3 times for 3 days must promise publication. TOC

PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY Remember, Oh most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought they intercession was left unaided, inspired by this confidence I fly to thee Oh Virgin of Virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the word incarnate despise not my petition but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.

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18.6.2021

13TH ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

6TH ANNIVERSARY

7TH ANNIVERSARY

O’REILLY

LINEHAN (NEE REEN)

O’GRADY

In loving memory of Patrick O’Reilly late of Barraduff & Dublin who died on the 20th of June, 2015

In loving memory of Agnes Linehan, (nee Reen) Park Road, Killarney who died on 25th June 2014.

In loving memory of Michael O’Grady St. Brendans Place, Killarney who died 18th June 2008.

Birthday Remembrance for Peggy Looney 2 Orchard Close, Countess Road, Killarney whose 100th birthday falls on June 21st

You always had a smile to share Time to give and time to care A loving nature, a heart of gold One of the best this world could hold Never selfish, always kind These are the memories you left behind.

A loving nature, a heart of gold The very best this world could hold Never selfish, always kind.

I often sit and think about the years that have passed by and of the happiness and joy that was shared by you and I I think of all the laughter the smiles and all of the fun and, before I even know it my tears have once again begun For, although it brings me comfort to walk down memory lane it reminds me how, without you life has never been the same.

You always had a smile to share A laugh, a joke, a time to care Each of us in our own way Have special thoughts of you today. Always loved and sadly missed by your husband Jer, daughter Erin and son Jack. Anniversary Mass on Saturday the 26th of June at 6.15pm, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, via web cam.

Always loved and sadly missed by your loving daughter Erica, Jamie and grandchildren Lucia, Ben, Amelia and Samuel. xx

PRAYER FOR THE EXPECTANT MOTHER O Holy Mother Mary, obtain for me a share in the holy dispositions which filled your beautiful soul, during the nine months you bore your divine son. Make me a mother after Gods own heart forming my children to serve him here on earth, and to be a means of spreading his Kingdom and leading other souls to him. St. Joseph head of the holy family pray for the father of this child that he and I may rear our family so that our home may be like the holy home in Nazareth. May the children and we be reunited in the eternal home to rejoice for all eternity at the feet of God. Amen.

LOONEY

Always loved and remembered by your wife Patricia, daughter Sheila, son in law Denis and grandchildren Ava and Callum xxx

MIRACLE PRAYER

THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the whole world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. Saint Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Saint Jude helper of the hopelessness Pray for us. Amen. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.

Sadly missed and fondly remembered by all her Family

MIRACULOUS INVOCATION TO SAINT THERESA, THE LITTLE FLOWER

23RD ANNIVERSARY Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked You for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within Your own Heart where Your Father sees it. Then, in His merciful eyes it will become Your favour not mine. Amen. Say for three days, promise publication and favour will be granted. D.M

These are the memories you left behind A silent thought, a quiet prayer For a special person in God’s care.

LENIHAN

O glorious St. Theresa, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel mankind. I implore your miraculous intercession. So powerful are you in obtaining every need of body and soul our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a “prodigy of miracles, the greatest Saint of modern times.” Now I fervently beseech you to answer my petition (mention here) and to carry out your promises of “spending Heaven doing upon earth...of letting fall from Heaven a shower of Roses”.

In loving memory of Neily Lenihan late of Gortdarrig Headford who died on 22nd June 1998. Lonely is the home without you Life to us is not the same All the world would be like heaven If we could have you back again. Loved, missed, remembered always, your loving Family, your daughter Sheila, son Donie, son-in-law Willie, daughter in-law Sadie, grandchildren Liam, Niall, Sarah, Daniel and Denis and brother Denis.

Henceforth dear little flower, I will fulfill your plea, “to be made known everywhere” and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus through you. Amen. Say the above for 9 days and you will receive a flower or a rose, in some form during or after 9 days as an indication that your request will be granted. MM

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Kerry put on show for returning fans NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 SEMI-FINAL __________________________________________________________________________________

Kerry

6-15 | Tyrone 1-14

FITZGERALD STADIUM

The various COVID-19 lockdowns and behind-closed-doors stipulations meant that Kerry supporters had to wait 15 months to see their heroes in the flesh. For the lucky few that managed to get their hands on a golden ticket, it was almost worth the wait. Around 200 people were in attendance for last Saturday’s league semi-final against Tyrone and how wonderful it was to see green and gold jerseys in the stand at Killarney’s Fitzgerald Stadium, and to hear fans – mostly families and friends of those involved – cheering on the team. Hopefully the restrictions will continue to ease in the coming weeks. Whatever about the Clare game next Saturday

(June 26), there is now real hope that there will be a significant crowd at a Killarney Munster final in July – that is, of course, if favourites Kerry and Cork reach that provincial decider. On the evidence of last weekend’s showing, Peter Keane’s side are certainly moving in the right direction. Kerry plundered their northern rivals for five goals in a scintillating first-half performance,

David Clifford getting the ball rolling by rolling a penalty past Niall Morgan in the 6th minute. The pick of the goals came in the 15th minute when Gavin White received a hand pass from Gavin Crowley before turning, spotting Niall Morgan off his line and pinging an unbelievable 45-metre lob over the Tyrone keeper’s head and into the back of the net. The context might not have been as momentous as Mikey Sheehy’s chip in 1978 but White’s effort is still, to my mind, one of the greatest goals ever scored by a Kerry footballer. And that’s saying something. Just a minute later, a spectacular flowing move involving the impressive triumvirate of Paul Geaney, David Clifford and Seán O’Shea resulted in Dara Moynihan tapping home from close range. The Spa man was terrific once again and the easy goal was a just reward for his endeav-

ours. A brace by Geaney gave Kerry a 15-point lead in first-half stoppage time. If it was a boxing match, one of Fergal Logan or Brian Dooher would have thrown in the towel. The Red Hand County gave a slightly better account of themselves in the second half with substitute Tiernan McCann finding the back of the net in the 43rd minute, but Kerry were home and dry by that point. Two points apiece by replacements Micheál Burns and Killian Spillane, four for stand-in captain David Clifford, and a late goal by Jack Barry meant that the hosts still won the second half by 1-10 to 1-7. The efforts of Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Tom O’Sullivan and Jason Foley in the full back line deserve a special mention. The latter in particular was outstanding in marshalling Conor McKenna and Darren McCurry, and he even got forward to kick a point for himself in the second half. It was one of the most commanding individual displays by a Kerry back in quite some time. Keane, as per usual, played down the significance of the result but with the likes of Shane Ryan (possibly) and Paul Murphy to come back in for the championship, Kerry fans will be hoping that their summer is just heating up.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: David Clifford races clear of Ronan McNamee of Tyrone during the Division 1 semi-final at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

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PLAYER RATINGS

Average rating out of 10 as voted on by our readers Words by Adam Moynihan

Kieran FITZGIBBON

7.1

Brian Ó BEAGLAOICH

7.4

Jason FOLEY

8.4

Tom O’SULLIVAN

7.3

Mike BREEN

7.6

Gavin CROWLEY

7.1

Gavin WHITE

8.8

Diarmuid O’CONNOR

7.8

This was the most accomplished performance of his nascent Kerry career. 2

Excellent game for the man from An Ghaeltacht. So lively.

My Man of the Match. Forced a number of turnovers and used the ball well. 4

Steadily finding his feet after returning from injury. 5

Very imposing for such a young player. Looks to be built for this level.

Made a number of timely interceptions. Improving all the time. 7

A fine game all-round. His goal will go down in the history books. 8

Did fairly well but there’s still more in him. Kicked some poor passes

Adrian SPILLANE

7.3

Stephen O’BRIEN

6.7

Seán O’SHEA

8.0

Quiet but effective. Keeps things simple. 10

Hasn’t recaptured his form of 2019. 11

ON THE RECORD

The managers, pundits, and social media share their opinions as Kerry demolish Tyrone in Killarney Kerry manager PETER KEANE with one of his finest “yerrah” moments to date

There will be a lot of talk by virtue of the fact there were goals. But if you took the goals out of the game there wasn’t a whole pile in the scoreboard at the end of it.

Paul GEANEY

7.9

David CLIFFORD

8.9

Dara MOYNIHAN

8.5

Paudie CLIFFORD

8.0

Geaney at half forward works. His pass that led to Moynihan’s goal was beautiful.

A handy 1-6 for the main man, including a couple of delightful frees in the second half. 14

An All-Star in the making.

Tyrone manager BRIAN DOOHER was left to reflect on a tough day at the office

A lot of soul-searching to do, both individually and collectively, as players and management. High praise for the Fossa man from Irish Independent journalist @VINCENT_HOGAN

There has never been a more gifted Gaelic footballer than David Clifford.

Showed well but took a heavy blow to the head which did him no favours.

SUBSTITUTES Micheál BURNS

7.3

Tommy WALSH

7.0

Killian SPILLANE

7.4

(43rd min) Kicked two superb scores from difficult angles. (43rd min) A calming influence. Once again, a long ball into him led to a goal. (50th min) Deadly accurate. Such a reliable catch-andshoot marksman.

Joe O’Connor (38-HT, 54) Jack Barry (54) Jack Sherwood (60) Paul O’Shea (63) Graham O’Sullivan (72)

6.5 7.0 6.4 6.3 N/A

We are reasonably happy. I think we’ve come out of it injury-free. Or at least I hope we have, because at the end of the day that’s our focus: to be ready for Clare in two weeks’ time. Our sports editor @ADAMMOYNIHAN couldn’t quite believe his eyes

Would perhaps like to have scored more than 0-3 but still put in his usual shift. 12

KEANE reiterated that it’s all about the championship

ALL SMILES: Kerry manager Peter Keane shares a laugh with a colleague before Kerry's match against Tyrone. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

Did Gavin White just score one of the greatest goals of all time or am I losing my mind? Kerry legend TOMÁS Ó SÉ (@ tomas5ky) reckons the visitors didn’t show up

Kerry very well organised. Tyrone a shambles.

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Kerry’s proud Olympic heritage This week Eamonn Fitzgerald recalls the many local Olympians who have represented Kerry and Ireland with pride OLYMPIC HERO: Killarney's Gillian O'Sullivan poses for a portrait during a Team Ireland Race Walking training session in Pheonix Park, Dublin ahead of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

The Olympic Games, the greatest sports spectacle of all and the supreme test of athletes, is scheduled to go ahead in Tokyo with the opening ceremony set for July 23. It will run through until August 8. The Paralympics, meanwhile, will begin on August 25 and conclude on September 2. COVID-19 put paid to the planned 2020 Games and even though the official word is that the Games will go ahead, there is significant opposition to staging them, within Japan and worldwide, because of the deterioration of the pandemic in the host city. Others favour the games going ahead, including Joe Biden. That’s the plan but a new wave of COVID hit Japan in April and some areas of the country face restrictions until June 20. That is on Sunday next. Will all restrictions be lifted? I doubt it. Ireland has done very well coping with COVID, especially with the very successful vaccination programme, but hard to believe it Japan only began their vaccination programme in February. It is hard to countenance that lethargy considering that they knew the Games were planned for this summer. The latest information from Tokyo is that only the over-65s will be fully vaccinated by the end of July. We’ll confine this article to the Summer Olympics.

DILEMMA

It has been a dilemma for the athletes all over the world. So many have reached the qualifying standards in their chosen sport; others are close to reaching qualification and some more have decided already that they will not travel because of the dangers to their health and to their families. Governments worldwide are also keeping a close eye on developments and if the infection rate increases in

Tokyo in the next month or so, will Nphet and Dr Tony Houlihan recommend to the Irish government that our participants should pull out? No one wants a fourth wave in Ireland, now that the country is open for the most part. Think of the athletes and the sacrifices they have been making in their training programmes, not just this past year, but for many years. Representing your country in the Olympics is the motivation for athletes to put their lives on hold, preparing for the world stage. In many cases these athletes are involved in individual sports. What sacrifices they have made, on special diets and heading out in all kinds of weather, sticking to a gruelling schedule. What if they decide to go to Toyko, qualify for the final and then fail the daily COVID test? Think of golfer Jon Rahm, who is third in the world rankings. Recently he was the runaway leader in the Memorial Tournament in the USA and the most likely winner. A positive COVID test forced him to pull out when he was leading by six shots. Sportspeople dream of Tokyo and, the moment of all moments, standing on the victory podium far away from Ireland, the tricolour being raised and bending forward to receive that medal, gold, silver or bronze. That’s the prize for a successful Olympian.

KILLARNEY’S RECORD

Killarney and Kerry have a proud Olympic record and some Olympians still live in our community. They are just ordinary citizens, who have had extraordinary achievements in the Olympics. Let us start locally here in Killarney. The original Olympics were held in honour of Zeus long before the birth of Christ, but the first modern Olympics involving 14 nations was held in 1896. No locals travelled,

18.6.2021 but just one Kerryman. More about him later. The Hilliard family has been to the fore in the commercial life of Killarney for well over a century, but what many readers may not know is that Robert Martin Hilliard boxed in the 1928 Olympics at Amsterdam. He was the first Killarney Olympian, as far as I know. He was unfortunate to meet the eventual gold medallist in the earlier rounds and didn’t get into the medals. He was born here in Moyeightragh (Lewis Road) Killarney in 1904, one of six children and the son of a successful leather merchant. Remember Hilliard’s for leather shoes and Hilliard’s factory off High Street, a wonderful employer in the past. Robert had attended Trinity College where he excelled as a keen sportsman. He played fly-half for the TCD rugby team and was a champion boxer. He was Irish featherweight boxing champion for two years running. That silver cup is still in the Hilliard family. He was nicknamed the ‘Boxing Parson’. Reverend Robert was a revolutionary in so many ways and died young, only 33 years old, in the battle of Jarama on February 1937, having gone to Spain to fight Franco’s fascism. Christy Moore’s song ‘Viva la Quinta Brigada’ about Irish members of the international brigades in the Spanish Civil War brought this to light.

GILLIAN O’SULLIVAN

In more recent times, Gillian O’Sullivan from Minish was one of Ireland’s most successful athletes. As early as 1994 she wore the Irish singlet in the World Junior Championships 5000m at Lisbon. She was 10th in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. I have vivid memories of red-haired Gillian stepping it out on her daily training sessions in her local area. She reaped her due rewards and set the unofficial world record in race walking for the 5000m walk in Belfast. What a pity the IAAF refused to verify it. I wonder why? She won so many big races. In 2003 she won the silver medal in the World Championships 20k at Paris. Then the big one. In 2004 at the Athens Olympics, she was one of the big Irish contenders for a medal in the 20k walk, but cruelly she suffered a serious back injury beforehand and had to withdraw. What a disappointment for the Minish star and for her many supporters in Killarney and elsewhere. Gillian was a mighty athlete in a lonely sport and the next time you reach the roundabout at Lissivigeen Cross you will notice the sign for the Gillian O’Sullivan roundabout, a fitting tribute to one of Killarney’s great sports stars. Councillor Michael Gleeson, recently retired, a fellow Minish sportsman and near neighbour, ensured that Gillian’s outstanding achievements would not

HAMMER: Dr Pat O'Callaghan won gold medals in the hammer throw in 1928 and 1932. O'Callaghan worked in St Finan's Hospital, Killarney.

be forgotten. She now runs her own personal fitness business in Cork. ROWING Joining Gillian at the 2004 Olympics was Fossa man Paul Griffin, who became the first Kerry rower to compete in the Olympics. He made a huge effort and their Irish lightweight four made it all the way to the final. They gave us great value, before finishing in sixth place, out of the coveted medals, but a very brave effort in the Irish singlets. The determined Paul was young enough and sufficiently motivated to give it one more try on the world stage. He spent the next four years preparing for the Beijing Olympics along with his fellow rowers from the Muckross club. Paul Griffin went in the lightweight coxless fours and in that boat with him was Muckross man Cathal Moynihan. No medals but what an achievement by the Killarney men. Mention too of the towering Seán Casey. He went in the Irish Heavyweight Pairs team with Jonno Devlin. They qualified for the B final. There is another Olympic connection with Killarney.

DR PAT

Dr Pat O’Callaghan was a native of Kanturk. He was the first Irishman to win Olympic gold under the Irish flag as distinct from the British flag - and he won gold medals in the hammer event at Amsterdam in 1928 and again in Los Angeles in 1932. Some of our older readers will remember him as a doctor in St Finan’s Hospital where he worked

with Dr Eamonn O’Sullivan, the man who trained Kerry to win eight All-Ireland senior football titles. I recall Brian O’Callaghan, son of Dr Pat, as a well-known intercounty player with the Tipperary footballers and a central figure for Clonmel Commercials club when they won threein-a-row from 1965 to 1967. He was a very tough defender, and that is a euphemism. I remember him landing Mikey Lyne a haymaker early on in the Munster Club Championship game between Clonmel Commercials and East Kerry. It shook the Faugh and Legion man, but didn’t floor him. He bided his time and delivered the retaliatory blow at an opportune time, shifting a few molars. No problem with that as Brian O’Callaghan was a dentist by profession, so he could self-medicate. Other great Kerry Olympians include John Pius Boland going right back to the first Olympics in Athens 1896. A native Dub, he represented South Kerry in the British Parliament 1900-1918. He won Olympic gold in tennis. Then there was the remarkable achievements of Edmund Barrett. This Ballyduff native won a special treasured medal in…? You guessed it, hurling. He won a senior All-Ireland hurling medal in 1901 with the City of London team that defeated Cork representatives Redmond’s in the final. In 1908 he won a bronze medal for wrestling in the London Olympics 1908. To the best of my recollection the Crusher Casey brothers from Sneem, the world-famous world champions,

never took part in the Olympics. I know that Steve, Paddy, Tom and Mick won the All-England Rowing Championship in 1936 and were odds on to compete in the Berlin Olympics in that year, but they were disqualified because Steve and Paddy had wrestled professionally. Other Kerry Olympians include Eamonn Fitzgerald, the Castlecove teacher, who battled on bravely through a serious ankle injury in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics to qualify for the final. He was edged out of a bronze medal by less than an inch in the hop, step and jump event. I’m also thinking of two great athletes I got to know in in the UCD grounds Dublin, where they were training for the Olympics. Tom O’Riordan from Ardfert ran in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. His speciality was the 5000m. Another brave Kerryman was Brosna-born Jerry Kiernan, a teacher in Dublin. You could not get a more determined sportsperson. While all of Ireland was willing John Treacy to a silver medal in the marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, I kept an eye out for Jerry and he didn’t disappoint. He ran himself into the point of exhaustion on the Los Angeles streets to finish a very creditable ninth on that gruelling 26 miles and 385 yards. The Kerry tradition in Olympics continues as the Kingdom hopefuls prepare for Tokyo 2021. Let’s hope it comes ahead as scheduled.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Let us never forget the achievements of Michael O’Leary, who won a medal at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens 2011. The Countess Grove golfer, better known as ‘Seve’, won a silver medal in a brilliant display at the Glyfada golf course, just outside Athens. He was four shots adrift of the winner, David Alexander of Great Britain. He was still nine strokes clear of third placed Finn Samu Alander. Mighty stuff, Seve. Mike Seve is still delivering the goods, holding off stiff opposition in the Captain’s Prize at Deerpark Pitch & Putt last weekend to win the coveted competition. I can’t end without mentioning that late great multi-sports man Connie Brosnan, a follower of several sports. He had a kidney transplant in 2007 and subsequently represented Ireland at golf in the World Transplant Games in Dublin in 2010, where he won a silver medal. He was on the Irish team again at Malaga in 2017, He often reminded me of another first for the bould Connie. He scored the first hole-in-one at the newly opened Ross Golf Club in 1994, just a stone’s throw from his home. What club did you use Connie? “A touch of a 7… And I held back on it.” God be good to the great Connie.

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SPORT NOTES

Killarney Celtic LOTTO: Numbers drawn 19, 20, 21, 26. There was no jackpot winner. Match 3 winners received €50. The next jackpot on Monday, June 21 is €8,400. Tickets are available from club members, the Dungeon shop, at the stand in Hegarty's Park Rd and also online at clubforce. com. CAMPS: Killarney Celtic will run two summer camps this year July 5-9 and July 19-23. Booking is online through Clubforce and the booking link can be accessed through our Facebook page. For further information contact Brian 087 6593008 or Jane 086 2243435. RESULTS: U16 Summer Cup - Tralee Dynamos 0 Celtic A 1 (Luke O’Neill). Celtic B 4 MEK 4 (Fionn Noctor 2, Luke Costelloe, Mahmoud Al Saleh). U13 Cup - Mastergeeha 7 Celtic 2 (Luca Mosca, Dara Horan). U12 Cup - Celtic A 1 MEK 2 (Maurice Joy). Well done to the U11 boys who played over the weekend with the A team winning in Kenmare and the B and C teams playing well against Mastergeeha and Inter Kenmare C. U13 Girls - MEK 1 Celtic Green 2 (Liadh Forde, Jessica Leggate). Killarney Celtic White 2 Camp Utd 0 (Ella O’Connor). Well done to our U11 Girls who played a blitz with MEK, LB Rovers, Mastergeeha, Inter Kenmare and Camp Juniors.

Killarney Athletic RESULTS: U13 - Killarney Athletic T1 beat Killorglin (Szymon Jasinski, Evan Doona, Bryan O'Connor, Cillian Coffey, Liam O'Brien 2, JJ O'Donoghue 2, Darragh O'Donoghue 2). Killarney Athletic T2 6 Inter Kenmare 2 (James Ward, Adam Gardzijskaus, Garven Collins, David Courtney 2, Cillian Collins). U15 - Killarney Athletic 2 Killorglin 0 (Matthew Moynihan, Brían O’Shea). U16 - Killarney Athletic 2 Killorglin 4. U14 Cup - Killarney Athletic 7 Tralee Dynamos 2 (Luke Doolan 4, Fionn Daly 2, Joey McCarthy). U16 - Killarney Athletic T2 1 Inter Kenmare 3. Denny Women’s Challenge Cup - MEK Galaxy 0 Killarney Athletic 9. Denny KDL Challenge Cup (Group A) - Killarney Athletic 4 Mastergeeha 1 (Rory O’Sullivan 2, Tadhg Doolan, William Courtney). Denny KDL Challenge Cup (Group H) - Killarney Athletic B 4 Mastergeeha B 2 (Eoin Lawlor, Chris O’Meara, Matt Fleming, Kelvin O’Connor).

Mastergeeha EUROS: The Euro 2021 football tournament has started and we have €500 top prize to give away in our Euros Goals Galore Competition. Only €10 per entry and see if your teams can score the most goals. Enter through any of our committee or online at mastergeeha.com/goals. SOCCER SCHOOL: The FAI Summer Soccer School will host two camps this summer at Mastergeeha. Camp 1: June 28 – July 2. Only a few places remaining. Camp 2: August 9-13. Online Booking System is now open at bookings.sum-

mersoccerschools.ie/s/ RESULTS: We had seven teams in action on Saturday. We had 4 U11 teams in action and again they all did us proud with 2 wins and 2 losses. Our Girls participated in a blitz down in Killarney Celtic. U13A Boys won against Killarney Celtic A, U13B Boys lost 3-2 to Killorglin. RAFFLE: End of Season Raffle in aid of Mastergeeha FC Underage. Thanks to all those that supported our club raffle. LOTTO: There was no winner of the Lotto on June 11. Next lotto draw for a jackpot of €6200 on Friday night. Please support us by purchasing tickets from our team of ticket sellers or online at mastergeeha.com/lotto.

(home, 6pm); Monday June 21 Minor Co League Spa v Tarbert (away, 7.30pm); Tuesday June 22: EK Junior League Spa v Dr Crokes C (away, 7.30pm); Wednesday June 23 U15 Co League Spa v Listowel Emmets (home, 7pm); Thursday June 24 U11 Go Games Spa v Glenflesk (home, 6.30pm).

Dr Crokes GAA

FIXTURES: Div 1 County League - Sunday - Rahilly’s v Killarney Legion (TBC). Div 6 County League - Glenflesk v Legion (TBC). RESULTS: Div 1 County League - Killarney Legion 0-15 Rathmore 2-7. Div 6 County League - Killarney Legion 1-11 John Mitchel’s 0-2. U15 Boys County League - Well done to our U15 Boys who were narrowly defeated on Monday night at home to Spa on a score line of 4-6 to 4-9. Hard luck to our lads a great contest in our first game back. KERRY NEWS: Well done to Andrea Murphy who has been selected on the Kerry U16 Ladies team. Fantastic news well down Andrea from everyone here at Killarney Legion. CONGRATS: Congratulations to Martin & Emma O’Grady on the birth of their little girl Rosie a little sister for Amelia & Jack who are part of the Saturday Morning academy from all at the Club. Massive Congrats to former senior player David Murphy who is now living in Australia with his partner Nicole, congrats on No 2 Dave.

HURLING: Senior Hurling Dr Crokes 1-8 Crotta O'Neills 0-17. Friday night last was an historic night in Lewis Road where we lined out as a Senior Hurling Team for the first time and hosted Crotta O'Neill's in the Credit Union County Hurling League Division 1. We had the perfect start at both ends of the field with Conor Bohane saving a point blank shot while, at the other end, Mark Heffernan batted the ball to the net. Further points came from Kieran O'Connor and Kevin Landers however Crotta O'Neill's had seven scores before halftime, leaving the score Dr Crokes 1-3 to Crotta O'Neills 0-9. By the second water break Crotta led by three points 0-13 to 1-7 however we only added one more point before the end following a number of wides. While the game ended in defeat, we played with great heart and determination in our first game at senior level. Team: Conor Bohane, Anthony Keogh, Mike Milner (Captain), Patrick Crehan, Rory Waters, Declan Hickey, Gary O'Connor, Jack Lenihan, Shane Lyne, Kevin Landers, Colm O'Cuiv, Kieran O'Connor, Rob Ryan, David Carroll, Mark Heffernan. Subs: Ciarán Kennedy, Michael O'Keeffe and Shane Kavanagh. RESULTS: Div 1 Football - Dr Crokes 2-17 John Mitchells 0-10. B Team Div 2 Glenbeigh/Glencar 3-11 Dr Crokes 2-7. C Team Div 6 - Dr Crokes 2-16 Valentia 1-11. We travelled to the Island for this fixture and came away with the spoils.

Spa GAA

Fossa GAA

RETURN TO PLAY: Special mention to our Field Committee and CE Scheme members who have the pitches and grounds in such excellent condition ahead of the return to play. LADIES NATIONAL LEAGUE: Well done to the Kerry Ladies who are through to the NFL Division 2 Final against Meath on Saturday, June 26 (5pm in Croke Park), especially Niamh Kearney and Cassandra Buckley. NATIONAL LEAGUE: Congratulations to the Kerry team & management on their win over Tyrone last Saturday in the National League semi-final, especially Dara Moynihan and Liam Kearney. LOTTO RESULTS: No winner and next week's jackpot is €5,200. Tickets on sale online on spagaa.com or in usual outlets. UPCOMING FIXTURES: Saturday June 19 Co League Div 1A Spa v Austin Stacks (home, 7.30pm); Sunday June 20 Co League Div 6C Spa B v Desmonds B (away, 2pm); Sunday June 20 U13 Co League Spa v Milltown Castlemaine

SENIORS: Division 4 County League Fossa 1-16 Finuge 1-9. Division 6 County League - Firies 3-14 Fossa 1-9. MINORS: Down 5-3 mid way through the first half Fossa rallied to draw even at half time 8-8. Fossa took control late on to win by a final score Fossa 0-15 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-11. A fantastic victory in a very competitive division. U15 BOYS: Lee Strand County League. The Fossa boys made the journey to Duagh on Wednesday evening for the first round of the league. Fossa were only down a few points in the first half but Duagh drove on in the second half to win well in the end, their next match at home to St Mary’s /Renard this coming week. U13 BOYS: Lee Strand County League. Fossa U13A were away to Churchill for their first game out. Fossa were slow to get into the game, finishing the first half trailing 3-7 to 3-2. Fossa stepped it up after the break, however, despite a more spirited second half. Final score was

Killarney Legion GAA

Churchill 4-10 Fossa 4-6. U13 B team played Kilcummin at home. Despite their best efforts, Kilcummin proved much stronger on the night and won comfortably. BOYS U11: Mike Breen/David Clifford Group. Fossa welcomed An Ghaeltacht to Fossa in the first round of matches. Both games provided lots of entertainment with fantastic skill and determination on display by both.

Firies GAA COISTE NA NOG: In association with Moriartys Centra, Farranfore, academy Football Training continues on the pitch in Farranfore with Boys U5, U7 & U9 and Girls U6, U8 & U10 on Saturday from 10.30 to 11.30. Hurling Academy for boys and girls continues on Sunday for U5, U7 & U9 from 11am to 12pm. LOTTO: Results from June 14. Numbers drawn were 5, 7, 18 & 25. No jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot is €4900. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket and don’t forget to get one for next week! CONGRATS: Congratulations to club member Katie Doe who have been selected to be part of the U16 Kerry County panel for the coming season. FIXTURES: U12 Girls home v Southern Gaels Wednesday at 18.00. U15 Football home v Na Gaeil Wednesday at 19.30. U15 Hurling away v Abbeydorney Friday at 18.15. U11 Hurling Go Games away v Kenmare Saturday at 17.00. Mens Div 4 County League Sat home v Tarbert at 19.30pm. Mens Div 6 County League Sun away v Na Gaeil at 14.00. U13 Boys away v Laune Rangers Sunday at 17.30 & 19.00. Minor Boys Monday 21st away v Ballymac at 19.30. Note that all HSE Guidelines are to be followed at all times at games.

Glenflesk GAA CONDOLENCES: Our sympathy is offered to the Lyne family of Annagh on the sudden passing of Patrick in London. Patie played up to Minor level back in the 70s with Glenflesk. He was a passionate supporter of Glenflesk and Kerry. May he rest in peace. LOTTO: No winner of Glenflesk Lotto which took place on June 14 in Glenflesk Hall. Jackpot €4,200. Numbers 7, 10, 11, 20. Consolation Prizes - Kathy O'Connor, Scartaglen (Yearly Ticket). John Mc Glynn c/o Mike O'Shea. Mike O'Shea (Sellers' Prize). Niall Dennehy (On Line Ticket). Next draw will take place in Glenflesk Hall on June 28. Jackpot will be €4,400. Thank you to all who support our Lotto and to our sellers. RESULTS: Minor Co League Rd 2 - Glenflesk 2–15 Ardfert 5–6. In a match of incredible drama, Glenflesk and Ardfert minors have finished level after 60 intense minutes of action where both sides had chances to win it at the end. Ardfert will probably the happier with the draw, but there was enough good

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Stephen Murphy West end Rathmore married Catherine Cronin from Limerick, in Wicklow on Saturday last. She's Captain of DLR Waves in League of Ireland soccer. Stephen is brother of Kerry (capt) Paul Murphy. We wish both them happy life together.

Milltown/Castlemaine GAA

RUGBY: The Killarney U16 boys who played Abbeyfeale in the West Munster Youth Tag competition last weekend at Aghadoe.

signs for Glenflesk to recover from the disappointing ending suffered tonight. TEAM: Jack O’Donoghue, Evan Kenneally, Stephen Moynihan, Sean Guerin, Jack Kenneally, Ignatius O’Leary, Darragh O'Connell, Eoghan Kelly, John Kelleher, Darragh O’Connor, Luke Crowley, Brian O’Connor, Evan Lucey, Dylan Roche, Donal Murphy, Liam O'Donoghue, Darragh McCormick, Callum Cronin, Jamie Moynihan, Cathan Harrington, Gearoid Healy, Ben Switzer, Cian Lynch, Oisin Lynch.

Listry GAA DEEPEST SYMPATHY: Listry GAA would like to send Deepest Sympathy to The Mannix family, friends and community on death death of Pasty Mannix RIP. Patsy was a long standing member and past Listry player. He was a player in The winning team of 1970 O'Donoghue Cup. LOTTO: We are delighted to announce that our Listry Lotto is rescheduled to start on June 20 with a jackpot of €5000. This also is the 20th anniversary of our first draw. Please support your club and community by playing weekly. Due to restrictions online play would be appreciated, however tickets are available from the usual outlets. Please play online via Clubforce or download the Clubforce app and play from the comfort of your own home. Yearly tickets available from club officers. Discounts on multiples. We thank you for your support in the coming weeks and months. SFL DIVISION 2B RESULTS AND FIXTURES: Listry met Templenoe in the 1st Round of the SFL last Sunday in Templenoe after a nine month absence from competitive action. Templenoe had a very comfortable win - Listry 0-11 Templenoe 2-20.

Beaufort GAA FIXTURES: U15 Boys home St Senan's, Wed at 7pm. U11 Boys home Gneeveguilla, Thurs, at 6.30pm. U13 Boys away

Listowel Emmets, Sun at 6pm. Senior men home Kenmare, Sat at 7.30pm. Junior men home Rathmore, Sun TBC. U14 Girls home Beale, Sun at 6pm. All Round 2 Co League. GOLF CLASSIC: Beaufort GAA Club annual Golf Classic will be held on Friday, July 16 in Beaufort Golf Club. It is again sponsored by MF Decorating Ltd. It is a 3-person team event. Entry fee is €180 per team and tee box sponsorship is €50. To book a tee time or tee box, please contact Colm at 087 6737414. MEMBERSHIP: Beaufort GAA membership is still available. Please contact Patie at 087 2515311 for Club and gym membership and Sue 086 2632219 for Ladies membership.

Kilcummin GAA COUNTY LEAGUE DIV 1: Kilcummin 2-14 Spa 1-10. We play John Mitchel’s away next Saturday night at 7.30 in Rd 2. Division 6 Co League - We are at home in Rd 2 to Tuosist on Sunday next at 2pm. CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Paul O’Shea, Brendan Kealy and James Foley on their recent National League title with Kerry. SHARE THE POT: Next draw Sunday, June 30. Tickets available from Kilcummin P.O., Paddy O’Keefes Gatabawn or kilcummingaa.com. KILCUMMIN COMMUNITY GAMES: Well done to everyone who participated in the virtual Art, Handwriting, Music and Singing events. The Kilcummin area winners went onto represent Kilcummin at the county virtual event where we had some fantastic results. The Kilcummin area won an amazing 7 county medals. In the U8 Boys Art Fionn O’Donoghue won the silver medal and in the U8 Girls Art Mia Lynch O’Doherty won the bronze medal. In the U10 Girls Art Sinead Coleman won the pewter medal. Sarah Kelly won the bronze medal in the U10 Girls handwriting and Daniel O Sullivan won the pewter medal in the U12

Boys handwriting. In the U16 solo music event Michael Healy won the gold medal and in the U12 solo music event, Eoin Foley also won the gold medal.

Killarney Camogie Club FINAL: Last Saturday the long awaited 2020 U12A County Final took place. A nerve racking game with both teams battling hard across all lines. Killarney were first to get on the scoreboard and had the lead going into the second half. A flurry of goals from both sides kept the audience on edge but fortunately it was Killarney’s day. Well done to the U12 girls and management! Check out our Facebook for photos of the game. TRAINING: Killarney Camogie train in Spa GAA on Monday 6-7pm for 5-16 year olds, Wednesday 6-7pm for U10, Saturday 11.30-12.30 for 6-12 year olds, 11.30-1pm for 13-16 year olds. Adult Junior team train Sunday 8-9pm.

East Kerry GAA CONDOLENCES to the families on recent deaths of Mai O’Donoghue RIP Castleisland Colette Gillian nee O’Rahilly RIP Scartaglen & Castleisland. Nancy Moriarty RIP Killorglin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. KERRY: Very congrats to Kerry senior team & management on AFL Semi Final win over Tyrone at Saturday last. Special good wishes to all involved from East Kerry/Region clubs. Hard luck to kerry hurlers EAST KERRY JUNIOR LEAGUE: First Round – Tuesday, June 22 at 7.30pm – (G1) Gneeveguilla v Rathmore, (G1) Legion V Dr Crokes B, (G2) Kilcummin V Firies, (G2) Dr Crokes C V Spa, (G3) Currow V Scartaglin, (G3) Cordal V Listry. Second Round – Tuesday June 29 at 7.30pm - Rathmore V Legion, Dr Crokes B V Gneeveguilla, Firies V Dr Crokes C, Spa V Kilcummin, Scartaglin V Cordal, Listry V Currow. WEDDING BELLS: Congratulations to

LOTTO: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown. Best of luck to everyone in tomorrow evenings draw. (Monday, June 14th, 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600. Míle búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated. COISTE NA NÓG: Sponsored by Foleys Spar, Milltown. Our under 8 girls team got off the mark on this morning against Fossa in Gortroe. Well done to Deirdre O'Sullivan and her fantastic team of coaches for preparing the girls for their first game of the year. Many thanks to the home side Fossa for a fantastic morning of matches, we hope to welcome them to Paddy Burke Memorial Park later in the summer. The U9 boys were also out this morning and after a fantastic series of games against Kilcummin last year it was a pleasure to welcome the east Kerry team for a game on the brand new surface here at Milltown/ Castlemaine GAA grounds. Just like last year the games were well contested. Our Milltown/Castlemaine U9s showed a maturity beyond their years with some great team play picking out teammates with passes throughout the morning, well done to both sets of teams. Thank you to Paul Twiss, Liam Doherty for organising a great morning of football.

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club (Ladies) RESULTS: Ladies Tralee Exchange Four ball better ball. Competition played on Sunday June 13 at Tralee Golf Club. Sponsor Calor Gas. 1st Mary Looney (37pts) B9, Patricia Walsh, 2nd Sally Cooper (37pts) B9, Jane Dwyer, 3rd Mary Geaney (37pts), Sheila Crowley, 4th Julie O’Brien (36pts), Sarah O’Brien, 5th Susan Tong (35 pts) B9, Julie Leonard, 6th Anne Duggan (35pts), Moira Quinlan. Next Sunday, June 20, Ladies Exchange in Dooks.

Ross Golf Club (Ladies) SCRAMBLE: Mixed scramble hosted by the Ladies Club on Friday, June 18 for members & guests followed by BBQ. 6pm sharp. Names to be in by Thursday lunchtime. LADIES GET INTO GOLF: We had a very enjoyable first evening of our Get into Golf programme on Thursday last. MEET AND PLAY: Each Wednesday morning meet at 10.15am for 10.30am. All members welcome. COMPETITION: Ladies 9 & 18 hole single

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SPORT NOTES Stableford competition will be held on Friday 18th June and Saturday, June 19. Timesheet in Clubhouse.

Ross Golf Club (Men’s) RESULTS: June 12/13 we held a single stableford competition. The winners were 1st Michael O’Connor (11) 39, 2 Conor Brosnan (19) 38, 3rd John Prendergast (27) 37, 4th Trevor Nagle (16) 37. CLUB MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP: The draw for the Club Matchplay Championship which is sponsored by the Killarney Medal & Trophy Centre has been made and is available in the Clubhouse. Please note that all first round matches must be played by July 11. MIXED 10 HOLE SCRAMBLE: On Friday last we held a very enjoyable 10 hole mixed scramble and again we had a very large turnout . This was followed by a BBQ and very enjoyable social evening was had by all. The winners were John Cushkelly, Mike Foley, Michael J Casey, Gerry Goulding. FIXTURES: On Friday June 18 we will hold a 10 hole mixed scramble which will be followed by a BBQ. Please put your name on the entry sheet in the clubhouse or be at the Clubhouse by 6pm sharp for a 6.30pm shotgun start. Please inform the clubhouse by noon on Thursday if you will be having a BBQ. The golf costs €5 and the BBQ costs €10. On Sat and Sun June 19 and 20 we will hold a Single Stableford Competition on the Green Course and the timesheet is now available in the clubhouse.

Beaufort Golf Club (Ladies) RESULTS: Open Friday sponsored by Cliffords Ground Care Ltd. Winner - Margaret Layde (37) 38pts. FIXTURES: June 19/20 - 18 Hole Stableford - Sponsored by Noeleen MacKessy. June 18 - Open Friday 18 Hole Stableford (Ladies & Gents Singles) - Sponsored by Clifford's Ground Care Ltd - Entry Fee €30 Visitors and €15 Members. Ladies Doubles Matchplay Draw available at clubhouse.

Maine Valley Golf Club LADIES RESULTS: 18 Hole Singles Stableford Sponsored by Laune Pharmacy: Cat 1. 10-30: Agnes Burns (28) 37pts. Cat 2. 31-40 Christina O'Sullivan (33) 36pts. Cat 3. 41-54. Marie Gleeson (44) 40pts. 18 Hole Stroke 1st Prize sponsored by Miss Designer Golf can be played Sat 19, Sun 20 or Tues 21 June. Arrange own time and partners. LADYBIRDS 12 HOLE STABLEFORD: 1. Marie Gleeson (44) 27pts. 2. Christina O'Sullivan (33) 36pts. 26 – 3 = 23pts.

Muckross Rowing Club CLUB SPRINTS: In the absence of a normal regatta season so far this year, last Saturday’s training took on a unique twist with Muckross crews competing against one another in a series of sprint races. The sprint racing involved races

CAMOGIE: The Killarney Camogie Club team that won the U12A county final last weekend.

for octuples, quads and doubles and was a very welcome return to competitive action. Many of our youngest members have been denied the opportunity of the regatta experience and we hope the internal rivalry will stand to our crews ahead of the return of some regattas in July and August. Special thanks to all our coaches who organised and supervised the races, our slip stewards, COVID officers and to Bernie and Seamus O’Sullivan. EVENTS: The club will be entering crews to compete in the Castleconnell Sprint Regatta on Saturday, July 10. This event will be followed by the St. Michael’s Festival of Junior Rowing (J14-J16) in O’Briensbridge on Saturday, July 31 and the Irish Rowing Championships in Cork Fri-Sun, August 20-22.

Killarney Rugby YOUTHS TAG COMPETITIONS: The West Munster Youths Tag competition kicked off at the weekend with our U14 and U16 boys in action. Our U14 Black played Listowel away, winning 10 points to 7, while our U16s hosted Abbeyfeale in a cracker at Aghadoe on Saturday, winning 16 points to 6. It's fantastic to see our youths teams in action and thoroughly enjoying the rugby. FIXTURES: Next Friday our U18 host Killorglin at Aghadoe at 7pm in the West Munster Semi Final of the tag competition. Meanwhile, our two U14 teams (Black and Red) host their Tralee counterparts at Aghadoe on Saturday Morning. Our U16 are away to Tralee at 11am. GIRLS RUGBY: Last weekend our U14 girls hosted Listowel RFC for a two touch match at Aghadoe. The quality of the rugby was fantastic and we would like to thank Kieran, Chip and all the Listowel girls for traveling. Next Saturday morning our U16 girls host Tralee at Aghadoe at 10am for a match. GIVE IT A TRY PROGRAMME FOR GIRLS: KRFC is also delighted to announce

that we have been selected as a host club for this year’s Irish Rugby ‘Give it a Try’ programme aimed at getting girls aged between 6 and 14 to play rugby. The Give it a Try IRFU initiative is open to any girls who wish to try out rugby (no experience necessary) and will take place in July – keep an eye on our social media for more or contact Fiona on 087 2304689.

Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club NATIONAL STROKEPLAY: Although he missed out on an official prize in the end, our Chairman Damien Fleming did ensure that he would be automatic for the 2021 National Senior Strokeplay Finals in Navan this September after a fourth place finish at the delayed 2020 version in St Annes, Cork last Sunday after shooting 12 under par. Of course it was a massive day for Kerry Pitch & Putt in general last Saturday with Michael Conway (Tralee) and Jake Shine (Listowel) winning the Intermediate and Junior titles respectively on Saturday. Brian Moynihan of Tralee and Castleisland member Paudie Looney made it a 1-2-3 in the Junior for the county. Well done to all concerned. SUNDAY DRAWS: Fourball Betterball - Nett: Sean Ashe & Noel Moynihan 37, Gross: John McGrath & Sean O'Brien 45 and Hole-In-One: Sean Ashe (6th Hole). Same again this Sunday morning at 9am and 10.45am for club members aged 15 or over. €4 per draw, fee of €7 for both. WEDNESDAY SCRAMBLE: June 9 - Nett: Lorcan Martin & Betty O'Brien 34 ½ and Gross: Robbie O'Brien Snr & Hugh O'Sullivan 46. On each Wednesday night, 6.45pm draw. Open to all club members. BOB CASEY: We host the second round of this event on Tuesday night, June 22nd. Contact Sean Kelly or Noel Moynihan for more info.

Gneeveguilla AC LOTTO: No winner of our lotto draw

June 11. Numbers drawn were 2, 9, 18 & 22. Sellers prize winner Margaret Hayes. €50 Y/T prize winner Paudie Hickey, €50 to Peter Mccarthy Ballycullane, €40 each to Patrick O’Callaghan Clounts, Francis Jones c/o Mgt Hayes & Kathleen O’Callaghan Ballinahulla. Bonus not won, numbers drawn were 8, 11, 12 & 23. Next week’s jackpot €20,000 plus €1,000 bonus. TRAINING: Training continues in Gneeveguilla & Glenara & Barradubh venues. MILE SERIES: Our mile series will be commencing on Wednesday, July 7. Keep any eye for details.

Killarney Valley AC GAMES: The Athletics Ireland AAI Games took place over the weekend in Morton Stadium in Dublin. We had some fantastic performances and some PBs from our senior athletes. Ciara Kennelly came 3rd in the High Jump with a Seasons Best jump of 1.70. Sarah Leahy came 4th in the 100m and 200m with a Personal Best. Sam Griffin also did brilliant producing a PB for his Long Jump event. We in Killarney Valley AC are very proud. CAMPS: Booking for our ‘Fun 4 All Kids Summer Camps’ can be made via our website. The weeks are booking fast. The proceeds after our costs all go towards the upkeep & maintenance of our wonderful facility. TRAINING TIMES for Athletics are on our website killarneyvalleyac.ie along with the ability to purchase any KVAC club gear in our club shop. Remember also that you must register for every training session via link on the AAI website membership.athleticsireland.ie/reservation. html. Email killarneyvalleyac@gmail. com for any queries. INFO: Please keep an eye on your emails and also check our Facebook/Instagram page for any updated information on training.

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