Killarney Advertiser 19th February 2021

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Killarney optician detects brain tumour in nine-year-old girl

A nine-year-old girl underwent potentially lifesaving surgery after her optician at Specsavers Killarney helped to identify signs of a brain tumour. | By Michelle Crean Suffering with headaches and nausea, Aoise O’Sullivan’s mum Ciara began to notice a change in her daughter’s eyes.

No longer moving in sync, one also appeared to look slightly different to the other. Wondering if she might be having an issue with her vision, Aoise visited Specsavers for an eye test.

During the appointment, using the fundus camera, the optician Thomas Doyle could see that there was some swelling in her optic disc. This coupled with her symptoms was a worry, so Thomas urgently referred Aoise to her GP to request an MRI scan.

Knowing how concerned her optician Thomas was, Aoise’s mother insisted on get getting a scan that week and after a speedy referral to Tralee, the scan confirmed their worst fear - a brain tumour which was causing a build-up of pressure and fluid in the brain that needed to be treated immediately.

Under the care of the neurological team in Beaumont Hospital, Aoise was scheduled for surgery within days. The tumour was thankfully benign. However, it was in a difficult position that made removal a challenge. The decision was made to leave the mass, but the team were able to relieve the pressure and drain the excess fluid that was building up, blocked by the tumour.

Aoise’s mum Ciara has praised Thomas

for his expertise, quick thinking, and insistence in getting her an MRI, which saved her sight.

"Thomas was the calm in a storm," Ciara said. "We never expected to get the news we did and from the moment he suspected something wasn’t right he was patient and calm with us while also ensuring we knew how hard to push for Aoise’s MRI. Thanks to him, giving me that strength, we got the scan and found out what was wrong. Thomas said that we were incredibly lucky to have been proactive about getting Aoise seen to by an optical expert when we noticed a change in her eyes. Thomas said he might see something like this once every four years and the time in which you act is critical."

Thomas says that while Aoise’s experience is not common, it shows how important it is to take a proactive approach to your eye health, even during these difficult times in lockdown.

"What we thought was going to be a normal eye test turned out to be something very different," he says. "Had Aoise’s parents not decided to seek an optician’s advice after seeing the change in her eyes, the result could have been very different. Thanks to her parent’s trust in us as a local optician, we were able to pick this up before it was too late."

Specsavers Killarney remains open for all eye care and hearing needs with strict health and safety measures in place to

BRAIN TUMOUR: Nine-year-old Aoise O’Sullivan, pictured with her family, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after local Specsavers optician Thomas Doyle spotted it during an eye examine.

ensure the safety of customers and staff.

"It’s important that anyone noticing a change in their vision gets it seen to right away. While usually this is down to a change in prescription or from our eyes feeling tired, in other cases it can

Killarney to be rebranded as a "world class tourism destination" | By Michelle Crean Fáilte Ireland has big plans to give Killarney a fresh new look when it comes to branding itself for the tourism markets.

This week the National Tourism Development Authority issued a tender

"seeking proposals from suitably qualified suppliers" to "develop a brand proposition for Killarney" to "create an impactful world class tourism destination brand recognised domestically and internationally".

As far back as 2019 plans were put in place to establish Killarney as a gateway town for visitors exploring the Wild At-

lantic Way. However, with the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on the tourism markets this past year this new road map will help in its future recovery, Josephine O'Driscoll, Wild Atlantic Manager at Fáilte Ireland, explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

"We're now looking at recovery. It's still only in draft format. With COVID,

be something more serious. With people refraining from visiting GPs and hospital A&E departments, please do speak to your local Specsavers experts for anything eye related. Don’t delay," he added. it's more important now that there's a roadmap ready."

Josephine added that it's not just Killarney town that is being rebranded but most towns in Kerry, however getting the tourism brand right in Killarney "will benefit the rest of the county".

"Killarney is an internationally recognised brand and we want to refresh it in light of the changing need of the visitor both domestic and international. How do we now need to sell Killarney to the visitor? We're looking for an agency to work with and see what needs to be done to refresh it."

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Preparation works underway at Killarney Vaccination Centre | By Michelle Crean Work to prepare Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre as a vaccination centre for the south Kerry area are well underway this week.

RELIEF: Ireland's oldest man Michael O'Connor (107) was relieved after receiving the Pfizer vaccine to protect against COVID-19. He's pictured with Dr Eleanor Johnson, Dr Ken Keohane and Dr Darren Quirke at Deenagh Torc Medical Practice, Reeks Gateway. Photo: Eamonn Keogh

107-year-old relieved to get first dose of vaccine "I'm full of energy and hope for the future" | By Michelle Crean Ireland's oldest man, 107-year-old Michael O'Connor, this week said that he is looking forward to "life without fear" after receiving the first dose of the Comirnaty Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday.

Michael, from Muckross, was one of many older residents in the community who was administered the vaccine by Dr Eleanor Johnson and Dr Ken Keohane at Deenagh Torc Medical Practice, Reeks Gateway, on Wednesday morning as part of the rollout for people over the age of 85 years.

"The whole experience was wonderful," Michael told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

"I'm delighted to have the vaccine and the reception I got on arrival was unbelievable. They gave me a standing ovation. I felt I was at a party, such was the joyous atmosphere. After a year at home,

it was great to see them all. Afterwards, I was very tired and slept a lot, but today (Thursday), I'm full of energy and hope.

I'm looking forward to the second vaccine, and, please God, life without fear."

Micheal was born in Glencar and wasn’t expected to live past the age of six after contracting the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago. He has also lived through the War of Independence, the Civil War, World War One and Two. Michael's daughter Maureen added that he was excited to be out and about after being housebound for a whole year due to fear of contracting the virus, and was "mesmerised" by everything he saw.

"He was happy out. Everything went well. The sun was hitting the rocks and he said that "there was hope for the future"."

He is set to receive his second dose of the vaccine in four weeks time on St Patrick's Day.

As our photo shows, a number of booths have been set up but the centre will not be operational until the availability of vaccine increases.

The centres, which includes a second in Tralee at the Munster Technological University in Dromtaker, are at varying stages of development and will be ready well in advance of receipt of the vaccine supply, which, based on current information, vaccine supply for the country is forecast to reach a peak in Quarter 2 2021, the HSE said this week.

"The centres vary in size and their operating hours will be based on vaccine supply and catchment area needs. They will run on an appointment-only basis.

Identifying, equipping and staffing these vaccination centres is a considerable undertaking, and we would like to sincerely thank all of the staff who are working so hard to make these vital centres a reality in a short space of time. The work of our staff means that these vaccination centres will be available to vaccinate large numbers of people as soon as vaccine supplies allow."

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Several other priority groups have to be

vaccinated before they reach the stage of vaccinating the population at large.

GPs across the country are this week beginning the vaccination of their patients aged 85 and over, as part of the vaccination of the over-70s age-group.

Vaccines were administered at Deenagh Torc Medical Practice, Reeks Gateway on Wednesday.

However, other local GPs have ordered their supplies but are yet to receive them.

"We are very excited to start giving the vaccine to our patients. We have all ordered COVID-19 vaccines," Dr Laura Malone from Killarney GP Medical Centre said. "The decision was made by the HSE to give vaccines to 84 practices initially.

We have no vaccine yet due to the fact that there is a shortage of supply at present. We will be getting our supply over the next few weeks. We have already contacted all our over 85-year-old patients to get them ready. Unfortunately the initial roll out is slow but hopefully with more vaccine and single dose vaccines available things will move quickly once we have supplies."

The HSE added that patients do not need to register for vaccinations in advance.

"When we move forward to begin vaccinating the next priority groups, the HSE will use news, public notices, advertising, social media, partner organisations to alert people that it’s their turn to come forward."

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKES: Preparation works are well underway at Killarney Vaccination Centre located at Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre.

Look to Britain’s example on vaccine rollout says Grady | By Sean Moriarty Nearly one week on and local councillor Donal Grady is standing by his calls for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to handle the vaccine rollout in this country.

According to BBC News: “More than 14 million people have now received a first

dose in the UK. More than 530,000 of those have received a second dose. This progress means the UK continues to be among the countries with the highest vaccination rates globally.”

In the Republic of Ireland, as of midnight on Monday, February 14, the latest date for collated figures, there have been 280,581 doses of COVID-19 vaccine ad-

ministered in Ireland: 182,193 people have received their first dose and 98,388 people have received their second dose.

At last Monday’s Kerry County Council meeting in Tralee the long-serving Killarney councillor said: “We could do with Boris Johnson for six months,” in reference to his ability to get the vaccines out in far greater numbers than his Irish

counterparts.

Speaking to the Killarney Advertiser yesterday (Thursday) Cllr Grady said: “He may not have got everything right but showed the Irish and EU Governments how it is done when it comes to the vaccine rollout. The EU left us whistling and I don’t see any of our elected MEPs roaring about this.”

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Rugby workouts proving an online hit | By Michelle Crean

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Live rugby workouts are proving very popular online thanks to one local man whose aim is to get all ages up and moving in the comfort of their own homes.

Locals impress as they take on Jerusalema dance challenge It's been all the rage in the past week so it was no surprise that locals would take on the new dance craze sweeping the Internet - the Jerusalema Challenge. | By Michelle Crean On Friday staff from the Aghadoe Heights Hotel released their video, then it was the turn of the staff at Kerry Airport, The Brehan and The Gleneagle hotels - followed by Jimmy Brien's Bar who posted up a lively and fun filled video which features locals who also mastered the steps - and has reached almost 26,000 views within a matter of hours.

The craze started off as a hit South African house track by DJ Master KG and Nomcebo, and then blew up as the Jerusalema went global.

Filmed by Richie Kelly and Lucas Machowski from L&M Videography, various popular spots in Killarney are featured in all their glory with a total of 18 taking part including Alan Breen, Clare O'Meara, Declane Riordan, Pat Culloty, Philip O'Connor, Kevin Griffin, Niall 'Botty' O'Callaghan, Marian O'Callaghan,

Dotie O'Callaghan, Christina Tangney, Hazel Doyle Deegan, Pat O'Neill, Marie Carroll O'Sullivan, Barry Slattery, Gavin O'Leary, Lisa Sheahan, Mags Brosnan and Max McCarthy.

Popular barman at Jimmy Brien's Bar Declan O'Riordan came up with the idea and it was filmed on Saturday and Monday - although the weather didn't play ball, Alan Breen explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

"We only decided last Wednesday and we said we'd try and get a few people together," he said. "It's a way of getting people out and putting a smile on people's faces. We even had Pat Culloty who is 75, and a legend, take part."

They practised in a safe and socially distanced manner at Fitzgerald Stadium before filming began.

"It went off very well. It's just great to get people out of the house and have a bit of fun."

Munster Rugby Community Officer Dan O’Sullivan is leading the workouts via Facebook live and it's such a success that its reached almost 10,000 views.

It began on the Killarney RFC page for the past few weeks and Dan was then invited to do it on the Munster Rugby Supporters Club Facebook page as part of the February #movewithmunster campaign. And it's now become the talk of Munster!

"Everything had moved to Zoom and as a branch we said we'd try it live on Facebook," Dan explained to the Killarney Advertiser this week.

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"I took over the KRFC Facebook page for the day and it was brilliant, we got some great feedback from parents. Then Munster Rugby Supporters Club asked me to do it on their page, we going live at 1.15pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 10.30am on Saturdays on the KRFC page.

And Dan has made it fun for the kids by getting them to do animals movements.

"Trying to get kids to do lunges and squats is hard so we ask them to do a 'duckwalk' and other animal/primal movements. It's more relatable for them and it's a fun way of doing it."

And as long as there's interest in the workouts, Dan said he's happy to continue.

"We are thrilled to see Killarney RFC lead the way and delighted with Dan’s sessions," Liam Murphy from Killarney RFC said.

POPULAR: Munster Rugby Community Officer Dan O’Sullivan is leading online workouts which are proving popular.

Killarney selected for outdoor dining funding | By Sean Moriarty Killarney is one of eight urban centres across the country that have been selected by Fáilte Ireland as a centre of outdoor dining.

Under the scheme, Killarney Municipal District will be able to apply for funding for outdoor dining infrastructure.

Other towns included in the scheme are Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Cork and Athlone.

The funding, announced last Friday

by Fáilte Ireland, will fall under two categories: the Outdoor Dining Grant Scheme and the Urban Animation Grant Scheme.

The former will improve the quality of outdoor dining spaces as social distanc-

ing is expected to carry on even after the entire country is vaccinated and life returns to some degree of normality.

The second grant will animate Ireland's cities and towns with innovative lighting and art installations and will be open to a total of 31 towns including Killarney.

“The Outdoor Dining Grant Scheme will improve the quality of outdoor dining

spaces and offer reassurance around safety and comfort, and the Urban Animation Grant Scheme will animate our cities and towns with innovative lighting and art installations,” Kerry TD Brendan Griffin said. “Amongst its key projects for 2021, Fáilte Ireland has also committed to the enhancement of urban areas through the 31 Destination Town projects across the country.”

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Kilcummin Comhaltas stalwart honoured by CCE County Board Tony O’Connor, a former chairman of the Kilcummin Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was recognised by the CCÉ Kerry County Board at its recent AGM. As is normal now, the AGM took place virtually but was attended by Tadgh Ó Maolcatha who is the chairperson of Munster Comhaltas.

He made a virtual presentation to Tony in recognition of his work over the years.

He has held many officers’ positions on

Kerry County Board including chairperson.

“We in Kilcummin CCÉ have a lot to thank Tony for, his guidance, advice and experience is invaluable to us all in the day to day running of our branch,” said Kilcummin PRO Derek O’Leary. “Unfortunately in these strange times the AGM was held on Zoom, so the presentation was a virtual but an unforgettable one all the same. Comhghairdeas leat ó gach duine i Comhaltas Cill Chuimín CCÉ.”

GOLDEN COUPLE: Mary and Seán O’Keeffe, Lisheen, Gneeveguilla, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Saturday.

Couple celebrate 50 years of married life

The weekend just gone is the most romantic of the year - but it was more so for one couple as they marked 50 years of married life together. | By Michelle Crean On Saturday Seán and Mary O’Keeffe, Lisheen, Gneeveguilla, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

On Saturday February 13 1971, Valentine’s weekend, they were married in St Joseph’s Church by Canon O’Neill, surrounded by their family, many friends and neighbours.

They met at a dance in Vaughan's Hall in Ballydesmond. Their wedding reception was held at the International Hotel Killarney and they travelled around Ireland for their honeymoon, taking in places such as Kinsale and Dublin.

Unfortunately, they had to return a week earlier than planned as Seán’s mother fell ill.

Mary (nee Dineen) from Knockeenagullane, Knocknagree had her dress made for her by Mrs Horan of Ardmhuire, Rathmore, their daughter Marie explained.

"Her two sisters Kathleen and Eileen were her bridesmaids and Seán’s brother Tim and his cousin Dan Joe O’Keeffe were best men on the big day."

Both worked together tirelessly on the family farm and also ran their own grocery store for many years. They went on to have four children, twins Helen

HONOURED: Tony O’Connor (second from the right), former chairman of Kilcummin Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann pictured with fellow CCE members during the 2019 opening of the CCE Duchas Centre at Institute of Technology Tralee.

Litter louts go unpunished in Killarney area Kerry County Council and the Courts Services has been unable to successfully prosecute litter offenders in the Killarney area.

WEDDING DAY: Seán and Mary pictured on their wedding day.

and Tadhgie, followed by Marie, and then Catherine. The couple also have 10 grandchildren which they adore.

"Due to COVID restrictions, celebrations must be postponed but the plan is to mark this milestone as soon as the country reopens again and when both have received their vaccinations."

And 2021 is a very special year for the O’Keeffe family as Seán also celebrates his 90th birthday on July 12.

"Hopefully lockdown will be over by then and both occasions can be celebrated fittingly."

Despite Killarney Municipal District Council (KMD), last year, receiving 224 different complaints for illegal dumping or littering in the area - just 13 fines were issued. Not one offender faced the courts in 2020.

In 2018, the KMD received 238 litter or illegal dumping complaints. This resulted in nine fines being issued but no one was prosecuted. It was much the same in 2019 with 211 complaints, 19 fines but no prosecutions.

The Killarney figures are not in line with countywide figures.

Last year the Tralee Municipal District received 522 complaints and issued 44

fines, far more than the Killarney average.

However, Tralee successfully prosecuted 44 offenders in 2020, 45 in 2019 and a staggering 85 in 2018.

In the last three years KMD received 673 litter complaints, issued 41 fines and did not prosecute one offender.

In Tralee, the municipal district council there received 1,650 complaints in the same period, issued 174 fines and brought 30 offenders before the courts.

Of the county’s five municipal districts, Killarney and Castleisland/Chorca Dhuibhne are the only two not to complete litter prosecutions despite the number of litter reports being in line with the rest of the county.

These figures were published at Monday’s Kerry County Council meeting after Tralee Councillor Cathal Foley asked the Council Executive to release them.

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"All stakeholders have Students' relief as they get worked extremely hard answers about State exams to get to this point" | By Michelle Crean

Locally, news of the changes to the State exams, which includes the cancellation of the Junior Cert and a choice of a mix of calculated grades and a traditional sit down exam for Leaving Cert has been positively welcomed.

| By Michelle Crean Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that "all stakeholders have worked extremely hard to get to this point" in deciding the way forward for the 2021 State exams.

Junior Cert students will now not have to undergo a sit down exam with students instead being assessed through a calculated grade process, while Leaving Cert students face a choice of calculated grades or a sit down exam, or a mix of both known as SEC-Accredited Grades.

The Dept and its stakeholders have said that they wanted to put a fair system in place "having regard to the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic and the loss of learning that has occurred for this group of students due to the interruption of in-person teaching and learning during the periods of school closure".

The Minister said that she has "listened carefully to all", and they have "worked together to find solutions" and that the exams are expected to begin on June 9.

However, teachers' unions are calling for further engagement to clarify some points including having external examiners for oral and practical exams and have concerns about how teachers could come under pressure from parents over the calculated grades in the coming months. Concern also remains about how teachers will navigate the two exam choices whilst teaching. They're hoping to have further clarity from the Dept in the coming days.

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Acting principal for St Brendan's College, Hugh Rudden, said that while the announcement is welcome and gives clarity to students and teachers, there are concerns around the various subjects and how they'll be assessed.

"Some subjects have three components

Minister for Education Norma Foley.

of assessment. Some students thrive on the practical element and others on the academic. That does lead to a certain amount of uncertainty and hopefully we'll get that clarity."

Niamh Dwyer, Chairperson of the Kerry Branch of Guidance Counsellors, said that the fact that students finally have a decision is to be welcomed.

"The fact that Leaving Cert students will have the choice to opt for 'accredited grades' from the State Exams Commission, to sit some or all of the exams in June or to opt for a combination of both, is also positive news. While we do have clarity on some aspects of the process, much of it is still unclear. For many students making decisions is difficult so I urge all Leaving Certs to stay focused on study and revision. We now know the plan but it is important to get all of the detail over the coming weeks before deciding what option suits a particular student. The Minister has said that students will have until May to make that decision so my advice is to take time to let it sink in and take some time out to relax before returning to school (remotely) on Monday. The same applies to Third Year students. Although the exams won't go ahead, assessment will take place at school level and all learning this year is building towards transition into senior cycle so it's important to stay engaged in learning."

Another city joins Killarney twin list | By Sean Moriarty The Killarney Town Twinning Association announced this week that Killarney is set to be twinned with Scotsdale in Arizona.

It is the fifth US city to join the list that now includes Concord and Myrtle Beach in North Carolina, Cooper City in Florida, and Springfield, Illinois.

Killarney is also twinned with several

European cities including St Avertin in France, Pleinfeld in Germany, Staffanstorp in Sweden and Kendal in the UK. Killarney Town Twinning Association chairman Sean Counihan acknowledged that there may be too many on the list.

“Once this pandemic is over we hope to sit down with elected representatives and management [of Killarney Municipal District] to review the active and non-active members of our twin towns and cities links,” he said.

Kacper Bogalecki, Regional Officer for Kerry for the Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) said that after months of advocating on behalf of students that the Minster for Education "delivered" what was asked as the news was announced on Wednesday evening.

"I think the Minister has delivered. We had asked for three things; Clarity.

Choice and Compassion, and I think this announcement delivered on all those points. In our survey, the choice between calculated grades and sitting in-person exams received 81% of the combined first and second preferences (55% first preference, 26% second preference).

This indicated to us that students wanted a choice - so they got that."

Overall, he said that feedback from students since the announcement was very positive, however one concern was that they won't get the result of the calculated grade before the exam.

"We did want that to happen but logistically it doesn't work." He said that the students' voice will be brought to the table if any issues arise over the coming weeks as the details of the exam process are ironed out.

"We will be engaging with the Dept of Education and the stakeholders as new issues may arise. We will keep pushing for a fair process."

STUDENTS' REACTION

St Brendan's College Sixth Year student Cillian Hickey told the Killarney Advertiser in January that he understood that the "Minister of Education finds herself in between a rock and a hard place" and this week said that the decision made is "the fairest result".

"I believe the decision made to have a choice with the newly named accredited grades and timetabled exams in June is the fairest result from what has been a tormenting 12 months," he said.

"Personally I was slightly bewildered by the choice to go ahead with orals and practicals at this late stage but equally confused by the decision to not factor them in if a student elects to choose the new calculated grades format. However, if students are allowed to have a mix of the best results from accredited grades and the written exams I am worried there could be a large rise in points for third level college courses."

Junior Cert student Daniel Murphy from St Brendan's College said that it's a relief to finally have an answer. "I am delighted that we now have an answer to our questions and the Government has made a decision to cancel the exams. So now we can move forward with our studies with clarity and not the worry of do we have or don't we have an exam."

Finnegan's Cross allocated €200k in safety funding | By Sean Moriarty A notoriously dangerous junction on the Killarney to Tralee road has been allocated €200,000 for road safety works.

Finnegan's Cross, Kilcummin, the scene of several serious, some fatal, accidents in recent years has been included in the 2021 Safety Improvement Works on Regional and Local Roads funding scheme.

Earlier this year an elderly woman was killed in a car crash on the Killarney side of the junction. Last March another collision claimed the life of another woman on the Tralee side of the cross and a cyclist died after being knocked from his bicycle in the area last summer.

Cllr Marie Moloney lives very close to the junction. She has been a long-time campaigner for safety upgrades at the junction and has raised concerns about road safety in the area for years. “I very much

welcome these allocations in particular the €200,000 for safety works at Finnegan's Cross, Kilcummin, an issue that I have been working on since elected to Kerry County Council,” she told the Killarney Advertiser. “This dangerous junction has been the scene of many accidents over many years and unfortunately was the location where lives were lost in recent years.”

Mayor of Killarney Cllr Brendan Cronin is another politician that lives relatively close to Finnegan's Cross. He raised his concerns at a Killarney Municipal District meeting just days after last March’s fatal accident in the area.

“There have been numerous serious accidents over the years at this location and repeated requests for funding, hopefully this work will improve safety for all road users,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

The funding was also welcomed by Cllr Maura Healy-Rae.

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Leaving Cert students suffering higher levels of stress, anxiety, loneliness Leaving Certificate students in Kerry have said that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health, while increased competition for third level places in 2021 is causing the most worry.

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612 final year secondary school students in Kerry took part in an online survey to gauge how COVID-19, and the uncertainty surrounding the Leaving Cert exams, have affected their mental well-being.

Initial findings from the survey revealed that there are higher levels of stress, anxiety, loneliness, and disappointment in students since this pandemic began with students missing face-to-face contact and being in the presence of their friends.

More than half (53%) of the students said they would not know where to go if they, or someone they know, needed help from professional mental health services right away.

Kerry Mental Health Association received funding from Mental Health Ireland to carry out the research with the support of the Irish Second Level Students Union (ISSU) and Munster Technological University (MTU) over a seven-day period at the end of January.

“We believed it was necessary to ask students directly how they are feeling, what worries them the most and what they need to help them through the COVID-19 crisis," General Manager of Kerry Mental Health Association, John Drummey, said.

"The pandemic has impacted their mental health, with the Leaving Certificate and availability of third level places being the main concern of students. A concern for everyone is that over half the students don’t know where to go for professional help to deal with a mental health crisis.”

SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS

99% indicated that COVID-19 had created stress for them.

86% of the respondents felt that COVID-19 had worsened their mental health, with over one third, 37% reporting that it had worsened their mental health significantly.

90% of the respondents reported being very or extremely worried with regards the uncertainty of the Leaving Certificate taking place in July 2021, with over two thirds, 65% being extremely worried.

90% of students were worried about the increased competition for third level places in 2021.

73% of students said that when they are stressed, they feel their most important form of contact for their mental well-being is face-to-face contact.

The Class of 2021 in Kerry have mostly struggled to stay focused on their school-

SURVEY: Initial findings from a Kerry Mental Health Association survey of Leaving Certificate students confirm that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health. Pictured are Elizabeth O'Connor (PRO Irish Second Level Students Union Kerry branch) and Leaving Cert student Julia Szarota. Photo: Domnick Walsh

work despite the distractions of being confined to home during the lockdowns.

They have found it challenging to maintain certain key self-care habits such as maintaining a routine, getting enough physical activity, or staying connected with others.

Kerry Mental Health Association has invited representatives from groups involved in promoting good mental health in Kerry to review the survey findings and recommend how best to address the issues that have been raised.

“This survey confirms that while school leadership is important for mental wellness, there is a need for a greater awareness of available mental health supports,”

Air pollution concerns as plans for asphalt plant continue | By Sean Moriarty Residents of the Clasheen and Minish areas of Killarney are very concerned that a plant they claim will be “pumping sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide into the environment” could be operational within weeks unless there is something done to stop it.

Their concerns centre on Roadstone’s plans to build an asphalt plant at its quarry on the Killarney Cork Road and that the plant is already under construction despite ongoing planning consultations.

The construction firm applied to Kerry County Council to build an asphalt plant on the site as far back as 2010 but the project was delayed and pushed back for various reasons.

Locals became aware of a new attempt to build the plant in October last year and

objected to the proposals.

It is understood Kerry County Council sought several details on the project before it would consider if it could go ahead.

These include an odour assessment, carbon monoxide in the air, quality impact assessment and dust monitoring.

Locals claim that Roadstone started building the asphalt plant in early January this year and before the company submitted documentation to the Council.

Over 70 households are in close proximity to the plant and Lissivigeen National School is less than two kilometres from the site.

“We feel the greater Killarney area needs to be aware of this plant and the effect it will have on tourism, the Killarney National Park and the Killarney lakes. This plant will be operating from 4am to 7pm six days a week pumping sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide into the environment,”

Mr Drummey said.

The second part of the Kerry Mental Health Association survey of Leaving Certs also examined the issue of bullying in secondary schools and examined what kind of role social media plays in students’ lives. The full survey will be published today (Friday).

If you or someone you know is experiencing a personal crisis, is unable to cope and needs support, text HELLO to 50808.

You may also contact your GP and if someone’s life is in imminent risk, call 112 or 999 for emergency help.

Details of other resources are available from www.kerrymentalhealth.com/local-supports. said residents’ spokesperson Dave Murphy.

“We are aware that Roadstone have constructed an asphalt plant on their site at Clasheen, Killarney over the past two months, site was prepared in December and construction done in January 2021.

The question arises if this was necessary work under the COVID-19 regulations.”

Roadstone received the planning permission for this plant in 2010 however it did not proceed at that time.

The planning permission was renewed in 2015 and expired on Tuesday of this week. However, all planning permissions have been extended by 23 weeks because of COVID-19 restrictions.

In 2019 Roadstone applied for planning permission for an asphalt plant at Ballyegan, Castleisland but this was refused by An Bord Pleanála.

Roadstone this week said in a statement that “Roadstone operates in line with all relevant environmental, health and safety and other regulatory and planning conditions".

"We have constructed a new asphalt plant near Killarney. Once operational, the plant will supply asphalt for use in road surfacing works in the local area.”

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NOT ENOUGH: Listry man Brendan O'Shea says the €30,000 allocated to a dangerous local bridge is not enough.

Anger as Listry Bridge only gets €30,000 in funding | By Sean Moriarty and Michelle Crean Mayor of Killarney Cllr Brendan Cronin will demand clarity from Kerry County Council management after just €30,000 was allocated for Listry Bridge in the latest round of regional and local roads maintenance allocations for 2021.

Cllr Cronin has been fighting for major improvements for this bridge for over 20 years. His late father PJ, also a councillor spent the previous 20 years fighting the same cause.

The 200-year-old bridge, on the R563 which links Killarney to the Dingle Peninsula is deemed too narrow for current traffic volumes. It has been the scene of several accidents over the years and locals have been campaigning for decades to either have the bridge widened or have a new one constructed in its place.

On Monday, the Department of Transport announced €29 million worth of road improvement funding for county Kerry.

The €30,000 allocated to Listry bridge falls far short of the large scale investment the bridge needs, according to local man Brendan O'Shea.

By comparison Gortderrig Bridge near Shrone on the much quieter L3014 received €120,000 and the Dale Road between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff received €2.5 million.

"Our local and national representatives were falling over themselves to announce a €29 million investment in Kerry roads, of that, €30k is to be spent on

Listry Bridge, the single lane death trap on the main Killarney to Dingle R563 that's falling into the Gweestin River that flows under it, or around it on occasions of heavy rain," Brendan O'Shea told the Killarney Advertiser.

"A few weeks ago a Milltown bypass was announced at a cost of €7m - will it stop at that? So, on one side of Milltown we'll have a bypass that it appears no one wants and on the other side we'll have a few shiny new warning signs for a bridge that locals have spent the last 40 years trying to get replaced."

Cllr Cronin said he is going to keep the issue on the agenda and will bring it up again at the next full meeting between Kerry County Officials and elected members.

“Since I have been involved in Kerry County Council, and my late father before me, two roads have always been talked about; Listry Bridge and The Dale Road,” Cllr Cronin told the Killarney Advertiser. “This €30,000 won’t even put tarmac on the bridge. I am no engineer but I can assure you this road needs an investment of €2.5 million.”

He added that he "found out from the previous Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, that Kerry County Council did not even apply for previous funding".

"And just over the road we see a new bypass for Milltown that nobody seems to want. This is a political game and I am not taking any more political prisoners until I find out what is going on here.”

Killarney’s shortfall in road funding allocations Killarney Municipal District has missed out in the majority of funding allocated to road improvement schemes in the county.

The Department of Transport has announced that Kerry has been allocated €29,546,648, in road funding.

Over €15m will go towards restoration, improvements and maintenance across all roads in the county.

The total figure includes €6m which has

been made available to very specific projects like the €1.5m for the Tralee Northern Relief Road.

Only €420,000 (of the €6m) has been allocated to Killarney specific projects – almost the same amount the Tralee to Fenit road has been allocated.

“Clarification regarding the local improvement scheme is awaited as funding for this scheme wasn’t specified in this announcement,” Cllr Maura Healy-Rae said.

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| By Sean Moriarty Artwork created by school children of Killarney in time for last year’s St Patrick’s Day Festival will finally go on display this year.

Ahead of the festival last year, just before COVID-19 called a halt to proceedings, the festival committee had organised various workshops with community artist Sophie Lodge.

The initiative, facilitated by Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce and Kerry County Council, saw children and adults coming together to create colourful and imaginative props for street decoration in advance of the parade.

Sadly, due to the circumstances, the public never got a chance to view this work and the children didn’t see their efforts on display but all is not lost as this year the tower of St Mary’s Church of Ireland will be animated by the wonderful creations that were prepared for last year’s festival, thanks to the cooperation and enthusiasm of the Venerable Simon Lumby.

Killarney buildings to go green for St Patrick’s Day Plans are at a very advanced stage for the greening of Killarney in the run up to St Patrick’s Day. Several iconic landmarks are ready to light up throughout the month with the spotlight set to illuminate the buildings from Friday, March 5 to Sunday, March 28.

Sites turning green will include St Mary’s Cathedral, St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Killarney Methodist Church,

Ross Castle, Killarney Courthouse and the Franciscan Friary.

“Ross Castle is an awesome sight, day or night, at any time of year but it is truly spectacular at night during the St Patrick’s Festival when it is drenched in green light,” said festival chairperson Paul Sherry.

“It has become a signature image for the festival enjoyed by millions all over the globe and it is real picture-postcard material.”

Mayor backs “very different” St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Killarney Global St Patrick’s | By Sean Moriarty The Cathaoirleach of Killarney Municipal District, Cllr Brendan Cronin, has welcomed plans for the 2021 St Patrick’s Day Festival and has acknowledged the efforts of event organisers in these current difficult times.

Details of the 2021 festival were released this week and while the town of Killarney will be without its usual parades and public gatherings, for

obvious reasons, the organising team have put on a host of events that can be enjoyed virtually or in a safe ‘socially-distance’ manner.

“After what has been a difficult year, we are looking forward to being able to celebrate our national holiday in what will be a very different but very exciting manner,” said Cllr Cronin.

“Kerry County Council is delighted to work with St Patrick’s Festival Committee to develop this unique celebration of our people and place.”

Day pictures wanted | By Sean Moriarty Organisers of the annual Killarney St Patrick’s Day Festival are calling on Killarney people all over the world to join in a virtual festival this year.

With this year’s parades and other activities cancelled, the committee has launched an international photographic competition via its social media channels.

People everywhere are being invited to send photographs, via Instagram or on the St Patrick’s Festival Facebook page, of their own celebrations on St Patrick’s Day and the best snapshot will win accommodation in Killarney for the 2022 festival.

“Those behind the annual St Patrick’s Festival in Killarney recognise that many people who would like to be with us this year will be unable to join us as they are stranded elsewhere because

of pandemic restrictions,” festival chairman Paul Sherry said.

“We are instead calling on Killarney people all over the world to join us in our virtual celebration as we await better days ahead.”

There will also be a photographic competition for those remaining at home in Killarney and all people have to do is send their photographs with the theme “Killarney – My 5k” to the festival’s social media platforms. Further details will be announced shortly but, in the meantime, get snapping because you can enter as often as you wish.

The festival committee is extremely grateful for the support of its partners and sponsors, Kerry County Council, Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, Fáilte Ireland and the business community of Killarney.

Full details will be available on the festival website at www.stpatricksfestivalkillarney.ie.

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Kerry Airport remains open for Kerry-Dublin flights Kerry Airport Ireland remains open throughout and beyond the current restrictions to service the Kerry-Dublin PSO flights and to support emergency air services.

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NEW SINGLE: Singer-songwriter Colin Foley from Beaufort is excited to release his latest single today (Friday). Photo: Michelle Crean

Beaufort singer to release latest single today

A talented Killarney singer-songwriter will today (Friday) release his latest single 'Nothing Sweeter’ across all major streaming platforms. | By Michelle Crean Colin Foley (26) from Beaufort, who goes by 'Colin Andrew' is excited to release his latest work which he describes as "a bittersweet number" and "a deeply personal memoir of a past relationship". Written over a two-year period this song is an emotional logbook, covering everything from new beginnings to untimely endings.

It's the fourth single from Colin, who returned home from Edinburgh at Christmas due to COVID. The former ISK student, who is son of Marion and Brendan Foley, studied music at Colaiste Stefon Naofa in Cork and worked on cruise ships for some time before taking up a contract with Disney World Orlando which was cut short due to the pandemic.

Following the release of his debut single in 2019, Colin has been rising through the ranks at an impressive rate. Making his live TV debut on TG4 and BBC 2 NI alongside The High Kings and Daniel O'Donnell, he established himself as an exciting new artist.

Using this momentum he struck again with consecutive follow-ups which were accompanied by well directed and creative music videos. The video for his third single ‘Loving You In Vain’, directed by viral sensation Threemey, had almost 15,000 views on YouTube in the first two weeks.

Colin has been gigging around Killarney town since he was aged 14 and in more recent times has also received extensive national radio support from the likes of

Advice relating to non-essential overseas travel continues to affect the aviation industry globally and air travel remains ancillary to the incredible efforts being made by so many at home and abroad to keep us safe and well, John Mulhern, CEO Kerry Airport Ireland, said in a statement.

“We also maintain a vital swift connection with Dublin for frontline staff and essential journeys, including those who must travel for healthcare treatments.

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Calls for Government to prioritise people with disabilities in vaccine rollout The Kerry branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association is calling on the Government to prioritise people with disabilities under its vaccination plan - as concerns grow over vaccine delays.

Radio Kerry, RedFM, Quarantine FM and has been favourably reviewed by Covert Music Club.

Teaming up with producer Barry O’Connell during the lockdowns he said that he has been concentrating on his own music and has dreams of touring the world.

With an EP in the works, Colin is set to make his mark as a serious contender in the Irish music scene.

"This is single number four. I've had three singles out since 2019, one every six months," Colin, who has successfully built up a reputation for emotional, powerful musicianship, told the Killarney Advertiser this week.

Playing music since he got a guitar at the age of 11, Colin explained that he takes some of his inspiration from Irish musicians James Vincent McMorrow and Foy Vance.

"They struck me at the right time. I saw them doing what I wanted to do."

And he added that he hopes to stay writing music and playing full-time.

"The dream would be to write my own music and tour the world."

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“Around 20 percent of jobs in Kerry are directly dependent on the tourism and hospitality sectors with a vibrant airport being a crucial to their needs. Many months of toil lie ahead and Kerry Airport remains determined to continue its mission in supporting Kerry and this region’s economy when it is safe to do so,” Mr Mulhern said.

“The board, management and staff at Kerry Airport recognise the massive impact that COVID-19 has had on passenger numbers since March 2020. However, public health remains the primary focus and everyone at Kerry Airport supports the advice to avoid non-essential air travel until it is deemed safe to do so.”

The charity said that people with physical disabilities are at severe risk due to underlying conditions.

“Many people with physical disabilities are at severe risk of COVID due to health conditions that could cause complications and hospitalisation, yet they have not been recognised as a vulnerable group by the Government,” Terry O'Brien, from the Irish Wheelchair Association based in Kerry, said.

“The Government must also recognise that in the absence of regular day services, many people with disabilities have been confined at home since the virus took hold last March, adding additional stress. People we support are eager to get the vaccine and are highly concerned about how long they will wait with vaccine supplies lower than planned.

“At the current time, people over 65 in residential settings with disabilities are rightly getting vaccinated. Yet worryingly, those living independently in the community and being assisted at home in Kerry and across the country are not.

“This is a real issue. Our members have

told us they are very keen to be vaccinated, but are concerned that they will be left waiting. With concerns about vaccination supplies, we urge the Minister for Health to urgently include people with disabilities on the priority list to ensure their protection.”

Irish Wheelchair Association is Ireland’s largest organisation supporting people with physical disabilities to lead active and independent lives and has 20,000 members. The association currently has 1,500 staff across Ireland visiting 4,000 homes each month, caring for individuals with disabilities, in their own homes.

“In Kerry, we have a strong team of frontline workers, who have been visiting people at home every day since COVID arrived almost a year ago,” Terry added.

“We are helping people get out of bed, get dressed, preparing meals, helping around the home, making trips for shopping, the chemist and with personal care.

“Our immediate priority is to protect people with disabilities and to ensure that the most vulnerable have all the support they need while they cannot be with their family and friends. Our members have added vulnerabilities to the COVID-19 virus. They must be included on the Government’s vaccine priority list.”

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New book highlights how wildlife use buildings

The book was produced in response to this gap in knowledge, and to provide answers to questions commonly asked regarding wildlife in buildings.

Designed as a guide to be used by anyone carrying out works on a building which may support wildlife, the publication will be useful for homeowners, farmers, developers, contractors and ecologists alike – as well as those who simply want to know more about how wildlife use buildings. It provides information not just on how disturbance to wildlife can be avoided, but also on how buildings can be improved to accommodate wildlife, to ensure that as the built environment constantly changes and expands, we continue to make space for nature.

"We wanted to celebrate the importance of buildings for wildlife and to create a better link between our built heritage and our natural heritage – as the two are intertwined," John Lusby, from BirdWatch Ireland, said.

"We are very fortunate in Ireland that so many of our sites of cultural and historic importance remain intact in the landscape. These stone structures are a rich part of our cultural heritage, but they are also of significant ecological value.

Some of these sites hold such a diver-

Kerry International Film Festival now open for submissions | By Michelle Crean Emerging talent and industry professional film and script writers will be delighted to hear that Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) taking place from October 14 - 17 is now open for submissions.

sity of wildlife in such a small area that they should be considered as among our most important sites for biodiversity."

Cathy Fisher, the Biodiversity Officer of Kerry County Council, says that "Kerry County Council was delighted to be involved in the project and hoped that the publication will ensure our built environment continues to support wildlife".

‘Wildlife in Buildings: linking our built and natural heritage’ is available for free, in English and Irish, through BirdWatch Ireland: www.birdwatchireland.ie and Kerry County Council: www.kerrycoco.ie.

Deadline for submissions is August 23 and organisers have said that they are hopeful to have a physical element to the festival this year along with their recently expanded online platform.

Recently named in the 'Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals' on FilmFreeway, KIFF also currently ranks in the top 1.5% of over 10,000 festivals in the world.

The festival looks forward to presenting an exciting and dynamic festival in 2021 and to supporting and showcasing existing and emerging talent within the film industry, according to Chair of KIFF, Grace O’Donnell.

"The Board and team of KIFF are looking forward to providing an even bigger and better festival in 2021 and we hope to be able to present a physical element

to the festival this year along with our developed online platform," Grace said.

"We look forward to engaging with our valued audiences and local partners and we look forward to welcoming and supporting emerging talent and industry professionals this year and beyond."

In celebration of a brand-new year and as part of the festivals overall strategic environmental policy, KIFF recently joined forces with Tralee Rotary Club to plant 4000 trees in Castlegregory Nature Park. The trees have been purchased from the Trees on the Land, a cross-border initiative working to establish young native trees across the 32 counties of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

KIFF Board Member, Ailbhe Keogan said that "on the environmental front, KIFF felt that it is important to give back in a meaningful way and to make a practical difference, even if on a small scale".

"We developed this project to showcase KIFF’s awareness and commitment to the promotion of a greener environment."

New road design to be Boat clubs could unveiled online today solve lake shore litter Kerry County Council has developed a design for the proposed N72 Killorglin-Anglont Road Improvement Scheme, details of which will be announced on a public webinar today (Friday).

Members of the public are invited to register for the online presentation at which details of the 2.6km scheme will be outlined by the project team. The project comprises the rehabilitation and upgrading of the existing road surface and the provision of a new three-metre wide shared cycle and pedestrian facility on the north side of the road.

The N72 road is an important strategic access route between Killorglin and Killarney and has been identified in submissions to the National Development Plan

by Kerry County Council as critical to the development of the Kerry Hub Knowl-

edge Triangle and the improvement of local infrastructure.

The proposals, which are being developed in conjunction with TII, will improve safety for road users by upgrading both the road surface and sightlines and will promote Active Travel by encouraging a shift to greater use of sustainable modes of transport such as walking and cycling.

The preferred route option will be outlined during the webinar which will take place at 4pm. Those wishing to participate must register in advance via the Kerry County Council website, www.kerrycoco.ie so they can be provided with a link to view the presentation.

The project team based in the Kerry National Roads Office is keen to engage with people during the development of the scheme. The project team can also be contacted by telephone at 066 7142444 and on info@kerry.nrdo.ie.

| By Sean Moriarty Boating clubs based on the shorelines of Killarney’s lakes could be used to curb growing litter problems on inland waters.

At Monday’s monthly meeting of Kerry County Council Killarney councillor Michael Gleeson said: “It is so distressing to note the on-going level of littering on roadsides, lake shores, river banks and sea sides - particularly at this time of lockdown.”

He called for the Council to establish a scheme similar to the National Costal Clean Up Day which usually takes place in September to tackle litter problems on the lakes.

“I propose that Kerry as a prime tourist county would commit to having a costal, lake shore and where possible river

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bank Clean Up day or weekend during March or April thus ensuring the county's great beauty can be presented as pristine to the early year visitors and local people,” he told the meeting.

Kerry County Council officials were favourable to the idea but warned that such a plan could not be organised during the current lockdown which is likely to last into March and April.

However, the officials said they were willing to work with local boating, angling and kayaking clubs to bring the idea to fruition.

“It will not be possible to arrange such an event in the current circumstances but would be possible to do so in future years. A pilot area could be initially selected and if successful, this could then be expanded to other areas,” the official told the meeting.

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A Pocket History of Kilmainham Gaol Here's one for the parents this week which might help with the history lessons whilst home schooling.

'A Pocket History of Kilmainham Gaol' is a hardback 256 page book published

by Gill Books, and contains everything you need to know about one of Ireland's most popular tourist attractions.

From its opening in 1796 to finally closing its doors in 1924, Kilmainham Gaol has held an iconic place in Irish history. Built as Dublin's County Gaol, it held hundreds of Irish patriots in its cells, from Robert Emmet and Anne Devlin in 1803 through to the leaders of the 1916 Rising, 14 of whom were famously executed in the prison's stonebreaker's yard. It was also a place of suffering for thousands of ordinary men, women and children, whose petty crimes such as stealing food could lead to long interments and then a prison ship to Australia.

Today the Gaol is a happier place, where each year hundreds of thou-

sands of visitors enjoy learning about the lives of those who once lived within its walls. Kilmainham Gaol remains one of the most popular tourist sites in Ireland with visitors from both home and abroad, and once restrictions are a thing of the past, is well worth a visit.

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‘Nothing New Under the Sun’ Peter Doran has released details of his first single in six years, ‘Nothing New Under The Sun’ taken from ‘Voices’ his upcoming album, due for release this year.

“This is a song about those moments when you feel burned-out, uninspired, lacking in faith and vision, when you've given the best of yourself to a pursuit and fallen short when you speak without conviction and find yourself sleepwalking through your days," Peter explained. "It's about that feeling and figuring out a way to shake yourself free of it, to feel vital once more."

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Behind Her Eyes A new six-part series dropped on Netflix on Wednesday and is being described as a must-watch!

'Behind Her Eyes', based on the best-selling book by Sarah Pinborough, tells the story of Louise (Simona Brown), a single mother of one whose husband walks out. On a night out she accidently bumps into David (Tom Bateman) and they share a kiss. However, things begin to get interesting

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'Voices' will be the fifth studio album from the Mullingar native, and was awarded a MISP grant to help fund its release. Recorded and co-produced

by Hally at Arthouse Studios in Naas throughout 2019/20, it features extensive contributions from multi-instrumentalist Lenny Cahill (Piano/Drums/ Bass/Organ) and special guest vocals from US Songwriter Haley Heynderickx and Emmett Tinley (The Prayer Boat). String duties were shared by Dublin-based composer/arranger Mary Barnecutt and Peter's long-term collaborator Gerard Toal.

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RTÉ2; Friday, 11.10am The legendary Primal, first and mightiest of the Coronet Super Villains, has risen again. To stop him destroying the Multiverse, Matt, Roxie and Gomez must call on the help of both the First Hatter Hero and the Amber Dragon, and even team up with Primal’s arch enemy - Lord Tenoroc himself. Children’s animated adventure, based on the series Matt Hatter Chronicles.

RTÉ2; Saturday, 9.40pm Two expeditions set out to climb to the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Both parties of mountaineers get caught in one of the worst snowstorms ever recorded, and face a desperate struggle to survive against the elements. Director Baltasar Kormakur’s adventure based on a 1996 expedition, and co-written by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty). The all-star cast includes Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley.

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Suggestions wanted for this year's Cruinniú na nÓg This year's Cruinniú na nÓg programme is currently being planned and organisers want to hear some suggestions from young people. | By Michelle Crean

CREATIVE DAY: Planning for this year's Cruinniú na nÓg is underway and organisers are looking for suggestions from young people.

It's a day for young people to get creative - and again this year the free event, taking place on Saturday, June 12 - will be online.

In advance of the day, Kerry County Council’s Arts Office is looking for feedback from children and young people themselves about what they would like to see included in this year’s programme.

“We want to hear from children and young people themselves,” Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, said.

“This is their day for creativity – it’s a

chance for them to try out new things, or learn more about art forms they are already interested in. There has been a lot of learning around online events in the last year and I am sure it will be a great day for children and young people. Online allow for events to reach audiences and participants from every corner of the county.”

Email the Arts Office at arts@kerrycoco. ie for a short questionnaire on what activities and events you would like to see happen for this year's Cruinniú na nÓg.

Free online resources to help you get creative during lockdown | By Michelle Crean Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership (Kerry LCYP) at Kerry ETB has announced a suite of online creativity resources that are available to parents, schools, youth groups, children and young people.

The information is located on the online resources section of the LCYP pages on the Kerry ETB website and can be accessed by searching the website www. kerryetb.ie/creativity. Activities, videos, manuals and step by step instructions on all things creative can be printed off or downloaded and used as guides to help you get creative at home. Included also are video demonstrations by artists and craft makers, and fun instructional guides for youth leaders and teachers to help making and creating that bit easier at home during the current lockdown.

“We are conscious that during a lockdown, young people are looking for things to do that are different, a bit of fun but also have some degree of learning involved," Ann O’Dwyer, Director of Schools, Youth and Music at Kerry ETB, said. "We are hopeful that schools, youth groups and families will find the list of activities useful and will give them a go.”

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The activities include a range of craft and design step by step guides, but also a series of video workshops that can be included in a lesson or watched at home

or in school – workshops on poetry, design, drama, art and much more. There are also comedy sketches to enjoy online, and craft activities that use everyday household materials that can be sourced in the kitchen or cheaply in the local shop.

Design projects include everything from découpage to designs for bird houses and bird feeders, painting, poetry and creative writing instruction. There is also a history of animation video and a screen and playwriting video workshop that will appeal to young film makers.

“We asked creative practitioners in Kerry to share their know-how on a range of activities to suit different age groups. The step by step guides and videos will help you get creative at home, but equally transfer if you are looking for new ways to working with young people online,” Deirdre Enright, coordinator of the Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership Programme at Kerry ETB added.

There is also a handbook of creative exercises that artists and tutors will enjoy and anyone who is looking for creative ways to work with young people.

FOCUS ON FILM: Filmmaker in Residence Mieke Vanmechelen has had her residency extended by 11 weeks.

Work continues on for Filmmaker in Residence | By Michelle Crean Extra funding from Healthy Ireland’s KeepWell campaign has meant a longer residency for Kerry County Council’s current Filmmaker in Residence.

Mieke Vanmechelen's residency has been extended by 11 weeks.

Mieke is currently working with TY students 2021 at St Brendan's College Killarney on their 'Sem Against Stigma' YSI project as they want to break down the stigma surrounding men's mental health in the community. The work they produce will be part of the YSI Virtual SpeakOut Tour happening April 12-16.

She also works closely with Kenmare Youth Film, a group set up over two years ago with the help of the Kenmare Family Resource Centre.

Two members, Leone Fiorito Wright

and Patrick O’Connor-Mason have been invited by the National Youth Film and Animation Network (NYFAN) to participate in the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VM DIFF) Young Critics programme. Rachel Griffin and Luke O’Sullivan will be participating in Fresh Film Festival’s ‘Ireland’s Young Filmmaker 2021’ Jury Panel.

The group are staying connected despite the challenges imposed by the pandemic and meet online weekly to discuss and exchange ideas and work on projects.

“The arts in these difficult times helps people stay connected and provides an outlet for creative expression,” says the Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen.

“I am delighted that Kerry County Council is able to offer an extension of this service to young people in Kerry.”

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Potatoes are the most rewarding crop to grow One thing I love about February is the appearance of seed potatoes.

There is a great feeling of new growth and fresh starts associated with spuds!

Every year I write about them, and it might be a little boring for seasoned gardeners, but I know that there is a new crop of gardeners every year, who are planting potatoes for the first time, and who find the process, and terminology confusing.

First of all I would say, anyone can grow potatoes, and it is the single most rewarding crop you can plant, especially if you are planting with children as there is always something to do! Start by chitting. This is the process of starting them off while the ground is still too cold to plant them out. Place your seed potatoes in empty egg cartons or on a flat surface where they will be in a bright and cool position, such as a utility or garage. There is generally one side of a potato which has more ‘eyes’ than the other, and this is the side which should be turned upwards. Eyes are the little buds from which the shoot will grow.

Don’t worry if they are not apparent to you, they will soon sprout and you can turn them. In the meantime, you can prepare the bed in which you are planting them. Add plenty of well rotted farmyard manure, Growmore or potato fertiliser. If your ground is very heavy, adding sand will help also. Take out as many stones as possible as you are turning the soil! Cover with black polythene

if possible, this will help warm up the ground. Generally St Patrick’s Day is the traditional day to start planting out potatoes. All potatoes will do well in pots, there are even special potato pots and bags, which work really well. There are several types of potatoes, apart from the many varieties. There are earlies, first earlies and maincrop, these take different lengths of time to mature. In other words, if you plant a few of all of them, you will have a long harvest. The following is a short description of each: First earlies: plant out in mid-March, harvest June/July (90 days to mature), plant 25cm apart, 50cm between rows.

Second earlies: plant out in April, harvest July (110 days to mature), plant 25cm apart, 50cm between rows.

Maincrop: plant out in late April, harvest late October onwards, (160 days to mature). Some varieties to try are: first earlies; Sharpes express, Lady christl – blight resistant, waxy Bintje, good chipping potato, Desiree, Arran pilot – waxy, Homeguard, Red duke of York.

Second earlies: Charlotte – waxy salad potato, Orla, Smile – red skinned with white eyes, Anya – fingerling variety.

Maincrop: Arran victory – blue skin, Cara – resistant to blight, Golden Wonder, Nicola – waxy salad potato, Pink Fir Apple – long skinny potato – good crop, Sarpo mira – blight resistant, Setanta – Irish, blight resistant.

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Concert to be live streamed from St Mary's Cathedral | By Michelle Crean A special COVID compliant concert will be live streamed from St Mary's Cathedral next week.

In a bid to lift people's spirits, a group of musicians and singers will come together - at a social distance and in compliance with COVID regulations - for ‘A night of songs and music to lift the spirit’.

It'll take place online only, live-streamed from Facebook on the 'Lillie & Jean Foley Music' page on Wednesday, February 24 at 8pm, and also live-streamed from the website for the Killarney Cathedral, www.killarneyparish.com. Singers Lillie and Jean Foley, pianist Noel O’Sullivan, and violinist Olwyn Trant will be featured. Words of welcome, comfort and reflection will be provided by Father Niall Howard.

Lillie and Jean are sisters that love music and sing all genres from classical to musical theatre, R&B, Pop, Jazz and everything in between and are members of Killarney Musical Society. They have made a few TV performances down through the years including ‘BEO show’ for RTE 1, 'Realta agus Gaolta' and 'Junior Eurovision Live' on TG4. Both are Cantors with the choir in the Church of the Resurrection and are delighted to be joining Noel, a teacher in St Oliver's NS and plays the piano in local hotels and restaurants,

and violist Olwyn, a local teacher in Holy Cross Mercy School. Olwyn has been a performer with the Killarney Musical Society and she also worked with Noel during the Teen Spirit shows a number of years ago.

Noel accompanied Lillie and Jean for the Dr Croke’s Mass which was live streamed from the St Mary’s Cathedral earlier this month.

Out of that event there was some enquires whether a concert could be put on to showcase the talent of the Foleys, as well as provide people with a much-needed lift during this challenging lockdown.

"We are delighted to bring some entertainment to people even if it is only virtually, and hopefully lift people's spirits," Lillie told the Killarney Advertiser. "I hope everyone will tune in, join us online and even sing along from the comfort of their own homes."

Jean added that "it will be an enjoyable evening, we hope to bring some happiness to people".

Fr. Niall has been very helpful in making this unique event happen, they added.

There is a unique connection between all the performers in this concert. Noel O’Sullivan’s father, also Noel O’Sullivan, Olwyn Trant’s grandfather, Jim Trant, and Lillie and Jean Foley’s grandfather Bryan O’Connor would have all worked together teaching in St Brendan’s College.

Gap of Dunloe consultation findings delayed due to COVID Residents and business owners near the Gap of Dunloe will have to wait a little longer to see what, if anything, will be done to enhance road safety and reduce traffic congestion in the area.

At a recent Kenmare Municipal District meeting, Kerry Mayor Patrick O'Connor Scarteen asked for an update on road safety plans in the area.

The Council has just completed a public consultation process and the various submissions are now being examined by its

officials.

“The Council will be carefully considering the submissions received and the initiatives and actions that may be required to ensure a sustainable future for the Gap of Dunloe,” an official told the meeting. “Kerry County Council recognises the need to develop a sustainable approach to managing the Gap of Dunloe into the future.”

However, the Killarney Advertiser understands that the publication of the results of the consultation will be delayed as a result of current Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions.

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Top advice for your career This week I am teaming up with SparkEd (@SparkEd.UL), a youth leadership programme that empowers students through volunteering and leadership opportunities.

SparkEd: What’s the best career decision that you have ever made?

Choosing to work in a small firm after college. Small firms usually have an ‘all hands on deck’ approach which means as well as fulfilling the day-to-day requirements of your role, you will also have the opportunity to get involved in other aspects of running the business, including business development, marketing, billing, and client relationship management. Any value you add in these areas will be recognised and rewarded. You will also get the opportunity to work and build relationships with senior team mem-

bers.

No matter where you work, identify someone senior to that to act as your mentor. Any advice or guidance you receive from someone in the role/position you want will prove to be invaluable.

SparkEd: Top tips for writing a CV? Read the job description to identify the ‘roles and responsibilities’ and ‘the ideal candidate’ from the employer's perspective. Ensure your CV and cover letter demonstrate why you are the right fit for the job using the key words included in the job description.

As part of the ‘Experience’ section include a ‘Past Projects’ subheading to outline specific projects you worked on that demonstrate your willingness to get involved in matters outside of the day-to-day re-

sponsibilities of each role.

Keep your LinkedIn current, share articles and write opinion pieces on areas that interest you. Finding your voice online can lead to unexpected opportunities.

SparkEd: Best advice for an interview?

If you are called for an interview, the employer has been impressed by your CV. Use the interview to add substance to your CV, not to repeat it.

Being likeable is just as important as getting a good grade in college. In almost all jobs, you will be joining a team. The employer wants to know you will get on well with the team and be enjoyable to work with. Be yourself, think of the interview as a chat. Remember the people interviewing you are normal people like your parents and peers, they are

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SparkEd: Has your career changed since college?

Yes, I studied commerce and Spanish in college. I choose a broad course as I didn’t know what my career aspirations were when I did my Leaving Cert. After college I decided to specialise in tax and became a Chartered Tax Adviser. I have worked as a tax consultant to high net worth individuals in Ireland and as a corporate service provider in a large multinational firm in Cayman.

Although my career has changed as I have progressed and moved around throughout the years, the core responsibilities of the all roles remain consistent: the ability to provide a high level of client service, and manage multiple projects/requests and deadlines at once.

If you have any other career specific questions please contact me on Instagram or email me at LifebyCK@gmail.com.

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Man fakes murder to clear snow from roadway With record snowfall in recent days in Ukraine, one man came up with a hair-brained idea to get his driveway cleared fast - by faking a murder!

WORKS: Tralee's Russell St is currently a construction site as €3.4 million works get underway.

Tralee’s €3.4 million street works under construction The centre of Tralee is currently a construction site as contractors work to complete Phase Two of the town’s upgrade plan.

It's part of a €3.4 million project that will bring the street in line with previous works done on The Mall.

“I am really pleased to see the commencement of works at Russell Street

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and Bridge Street which will greatly complement the major investment in the upgrading of The Mall," Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien said. "Now, more than ever, it is vital that we continue to invest in our town centre for the benefit of local business, customers and visitors to our town. This is very significant investment in the town at a time when local businesses and the local

economy need every possible support.”

Construction work is scheduled to last approximately 12 months, but the work will take place in different phases, during different periods of street closures, and with every effort being made to minimise disruption for businesses and customers in the area. Currently Russell St is closed to traffic and diversions are in place along Pembroke St.

The backstabbing methods of the US political system If you really want to know how corrupt the world of politics is, you need to study the latest happenings in the United States.

Former president Donald Trump survived a second impeachment trial last week. He faced accusations of inciting an insurrection following a violent mob attack on Capitol Hill on January 6.

His Congress allies argued that the

trial was illegal as Trump had left office and that it should have taken place while he was serving as the President of the United States of America.

These were the same allies that prevented the trial taking place last month as it would interfere with incoming President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Mitch McConnell, the Republican Party’s most powerful politician in Congress was instrumental in

With more than 50 centimetres falling across the region, the Ukrainian man rang police to report a murder which hadn't even happened. Read on..... as this is "snow" joke!

On Saturday night, the man called emergency services stating that he had killed his mother's partner, hoping police would clear the roadway on their way over.

However, it backfired as they did turn up to his home in the small village of Grybova Rudnia - but used an all-weather terrain vehicle.

According to Yulia Kovtoun, a spokesman for the Cherniguiv police, the man had told police that the victim "showed no signs of life", and also asked them to bring a snowplough as "it was not possible to reach his house otherwise".

When police arrived the "victim" was "safe and sound and no one had attacked him", the spokeswoman continued.

The next day the snow on the road was cleared by the local authority and the suspect, who had admitted to making the false call, now faces a fine of up to 119 hryvnias or €3.50!

pushing back the trial.

When it came to voting last Saturday, McConnell opted to save Trump’s backside.

Immediately after he made an impressive u-turn and said: “Former President Trump's actions preceding the riot were a disgraceful dereliction of duty”.

This prompted Trump to call McConnell a “dour, sullen and unsmiling political hack”.

Trump placed the insult against the man who saved his bacon by delaying the vote.

And the man who voted to save him even believed Trump was at fault.

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Support for those grieving in exceptional times The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has launched a free bereavement resource pack, 'Support for Grieving in Exceptional Times', as the country approaches 4,000 COVID-19 related deaths.

Revenue seize 2.7m cigarettes at Rosslare Europort On Monday evening as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized approximately 2.7 million cigarettes.

Branded ‘L&M’, the cigarettes have a retail value of over €1.8 million representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €1.4 million.

The illegal cigarettes were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a polish registered articulated lorry and its accompanying trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. The search, which was carried

out with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile X-ray scanner and Detector Dog Gus, led to the discovery of the cigarettes concealed within the load.

A polish national in his 40s was questioned and investigations are ongoing.

This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal cigarettes and follows the seizure of three million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort earlier in the day. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.

Kerry Airport included in record breaking charity flight Two Northern pilots have set a new Irish aviation record by landing at every commercial airport in Ireland on the same day.

Their record included landing and taking off at Kerry Airport. The pilots took off from Belfast International Airport and flew via Dublin, Waterford, Cork, and Farranfore. They then followed the west coast via Shannon, Knock, Sligo, and Donegal before returning to their start point via Derry and Belfast City Airport.

The pilots, Raphael O’Carroll, from Tan-

dragee in County Armagh, and Belfast's Liam Lynch spent six hours and 45 minutes in the air.

O'Carroll and Lynch were raising money and awareness for a brain cancer charity and in honour of O'Carroll's daughter who died from the disease.

Their record breaking flight took place last October but details of their achievements were only made public this week after they handed over a cheque for £2,500 to the Christine O'Connor Research Fund.

It includes all the resources developed as part of IHF’s Care & Inform hub which was specially created to respond to the needs of those facing dying, death and bereavement during COVID-19 restrictions.

'Support for Grieving in Exceptional Times' includes advice and guidance on acknowledging and coping with grief from a COVID-19 death, what to expect when planning a funeral as well as helping children deal with loss and grief.

“The pandemic restrictions make everything seem strange, with normal routines disrupted," Head of Education and Bereavement Services at IHF, Orla Keegan, said. "This is especially the case

Bealtaine Festival to go ahead this year Bealtaine Festival, an Age and Opportunity initiative celebrating the arts and creativity as we age, has just announced its new festival theme for 2021 – Interdependence. The festival will take place online throughout the month of May, with a wide range of exciting activities that will be shared in the coming weeks.

“We’re moving into this year more resilient and stronger than ever, with new insights about our capacities for solidarity, camaraderie and community,” said Dr Tara Byrne, Arts Programme Manager and Bealtaine Festival Artistic Director.

“Though we may continue to cherish our independence, we've come to realise our critical interdependence with the people and world around us; we choose to use the theme of interdependence as our theme for 2021.”

Late Late Show to break 60 year history This St Patrick's Day, March 17, The Late Late Show will broadcast on a Wednesday night for the first time in its nearly 60-year history - with the Irish diaspora from across the globe invited to enter to be part of a virtual audience.

Traditionally, hundreds of thousands of

people flock to Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day, with parades and celebrations also taking place across the world.

This year, although public events may be cancelled, The Late Late Show will become a global hub for St Patrick's Day celebrations, uniting Irish people everywhere for a very special evening of entertainment.

for people bereaved during this time, who find themselves planning a funeral and trying to cope with the loss of an important person in their life. Our hope for this pack is to provide information and assurance for people who are bereaved and some insights for those who want to help them.”

The pack also includes three resources for those supporting bereaved children as the response to the pandemic continues; 'Helping children grieve during COVID-19', 'Supporting teenagers to grieve during COVID-19' and 'Finding new ways for children to say goodbye'.

IHF also runs Ireland’s only national Bereavement Support Line. A freephone service, 1800 80 70 77, it's available Monday to Friday from 10am-1pm. 'Support for Grieving in Exceptional Times' is available to download for free from www.hospicefoundation.ie.

"Since the pandemic hit, we have made it our business to embrace Ireland like never before on The Late Late Show and show the best of who we are, and that is what we are going to continue to do on St Patrick's day, and in some style," Ryan Tubridy, who will host the evening's festivities, said.

"People cannot come to Ireland this year,

Event registration is open for the festival with the general public encouraged to consider new and creative ways to organise events online and register them on the Bealtaine Festival website. Check out the brand new Bealtaine website for all information and to register an event at www.bealtaine.ie. and we can't go visit, so what we can do is put on an extravaganza that celebrates the joy, beauty, and passion of being Irish with some big names and familiar faces and an evening of celebration and escapism. We want you, the Irish abroad, to be a part of this evening in our virtual audience, to join in with family and friends watching here back home."

Viewers from abroad who wish to be in with a chance to participate in the virtual audience can log onto www.rte.ie

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However, the Council warned that it would need significant capital funding to deliver this infrastructure and that this would require national funding input from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.

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points,” a Kerry County Council official told Monday’s online meeting of the Council. “The guidance will advise on planning considerations, current market considerations, charger types, costs, funding, business models, specification details and on the determination of needs assessment.”

The official was responding to a query from the Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen, who is calling for more electric vehicle charging facilities to be placed in local towns and villages.”

The Council said the LGMA guidance report should be published and in the hands of local authorities by the middle of this year.

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182 Megane 1.5 dci 110 Grand Coupe Auto Red 50km €18,490 181 Megane 1.5 dci 110 Grand Coupe S Nav 58km

€16,900

171 Megane GC 1.6dci Signature Silver 58km

€16,900

162 Fluence 1.5dci Limited Edition Ash Grey 144km

€10,490

161 Megane GT Line dci 130 Flame Red 137Km

€12,900

PETROLS H/B, SALOONS

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€10,900

€24,900

191 Captur GT Line dci 90 Flame Red/Black 36km

€20,900

191 Captur Iconic 1.5 dci 90 Silver/Black 37km

€19,900

161 GrandScenic 1.5dci Limited Edition 7 Seats Black €15,900

191 Captur Play 1.5 dci 90 Black 41km

€17,900

182 Duster 1.5 dci Alternative Silver 36km

€13,900

152 Stepway 1.5 dci Alternative White 83km

€8,900

182 Duster 1.5 dci Signature Automatic Grey 10km

€16,900

151 Stepway 1.5 dci Alternative White 102km

€8,490

181 Kia Sportage 2 1.7 CRDI Grey 40km

€22,900

181 Captur 1.5 dci Sig Nav Flame Red/Black 36km

€17,490

181 Captur 1.5 dci Signature X Nav Desert Gold/ Black €17,900

€13,900 191 Megane GT Line 1.4 TCE 140 Hatch Iron Blue 39km €18,900 181 Stepway 1.5 dci Signature Azure Blue 58km FAMILY, SUV, ESTATE 172 Kadjar 1.5 dci Dynamique S Nav Flame Red 89km €17,900

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€16,490

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151 BMW 420d M Sport 2dr Coupe Grey/ Leather 128km €22,900 181 Kadjar 1.5 dci Signature Nav Cosmos Blue 52km €21,900 151 Seat Toledo 1.6 TDI 105 SE Blue 84km €11,490 181 Kadjar 1.5 dci Dynamique S Nav Flame Red 44km €20,900 151 Megane 1.5 dci Coupe Ltd Edition Slate Grey 90Km €11,490

PRICE

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€10,900

171 Megane GT Line Sport Tourer dci 110 White 92km €17,900

151 Hyundai IX35 Comfort 1.7 diesel Red 138km

€14,900

142 Captur Intense 1.5 dci 90 Arizona Orange 105km €10,900 142 Lexus NX300H Hybrid Dynamic Mercury Grey

€19,950

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€37,900

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MOTORING

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New trailers a big draw at BG Motors A Killarney garage has been appointed the local agents for Brian James Trailers.

NEW WHEELS: Jordan Lee has jumped at the chance to drive a new Toyota C-HR for the year ahead.

Jordan Lee lands Toyota ambassador role

Killarney’s Olympic hopeful Jordan Lee - who is aiming to make the Irish Paralympic team for this year’s Tokyo Games - has been named as a Toyota ambassador, joining a host of other locally-based sports stars as the face of big automotive brands.

Having been born with Amniotic Band Syndrome, he has navigated his way through life without a left forearm and the former European Bronze medallist has set his sights on qualification for the high jump category.

Toyota, being a Japanese company, are title sponsors of both this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Jordan will drive a new 211 Toyota C-HR, supplied by Kelliher’s Garage in Tralee, for

the year ahead.

“We have sponsored Gaelic footballers and hurlers in the past,” dealer principal Tim Kelliher told the Killarney Advertiser.

“This adds an international dimension to that. Jordan is a great guy. We met him last year and got on really well with him.

We supplied his first car late last year and now we are pleased to offer him his first brand new car. Up until last year he would have been depending on friends, family or coaches to bring him to and from training and events but the C-HR gives him his own freedom. It is automatic too and that is ideal for Jordan."

Other locally based sports stars who are automotive brand ambassadors include David Clifford (Mazda), Paul Nagle (Hyundai), and Ashlinn Desmond and Paul Murphy (both Peugeot).

BG Motors will distribute the popular trailer brand in the Kerry area. The Tralee Road garage was appointed as a Brian James Trailers dealer just before Christmas and this week celebrated a first sale.

Brian James Trailers are popular in the construction, roadside recovery, car transport, motorsport and animal transport sectors.

“It was always a popular brand down this side of the country, with the rallying so

big a lot of lads had Brian James Trailers," Brian Glover told the Killarney Advertiser.

“But they were only available in Cork city or north of Limerick. They have a massive range of trailers but never before had a dealer in Kerry.”

The range of car transporters includes open trailers for automotive logistics professionals, while general purpose and plant machinery trailers provide rugged and durable transport for diggers and dumpers.

Additional utility trailers arrived in stock this week.

TRAILER DEALER: Ian O’Connor and Brian Glover of BG Motors with a selection of new Brian James Trailers which were delivered on Wednesday morning.

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NOTICES

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SPECIAL NOTICE I wish to advise that my weekly clinic in Scotts hotel during the current lockdown and restrictions cannot safely go ahead. This is most unfortunate but I wish to advise I am always contactable on

0872461678 I am delighted to that the Government have introduced a new scheme to replace the Cross Border Directive which will be in place for 12 months, so if you are on a waiting list for any procedure please contact me or my office. If you wish to avail of this scheme it will involve the same criteria as the Cross Border Directive and means travelling to Belfast to have the procedure carried out.

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NEWS BRIEFS...

Business mentoring for Kerry artists Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office, with Creative Ireland Kerry, is offering business mentoring specifically for artists in Kerry.

Mentor Méabh Ring will offer these mentoring clinics via Zoom in March.

Each client will be offered an hour long slot and five clients will be facilitated on each day. The dates for the mentoring are March 4, 10, 18, and 25.

Méabh has worked in the craft, design and retail sector for almost 20 years, first as a product designer, later as a retailer and now in the area of training and mentoring. Typical mentor objectives include developing sales and marketing strategies, product branding, pricing for export, market research and routes to sales. The mentoring is delivered to empower the artist with the tools and techniques on how to market their products and grow their sales.

An expression of interest form is available from www.kerrycountycouncil. ie/arts/creative-ireland/ or by contacting the Arts Office at arts@kerrycoco.ie. It must be completed and returned to Fiona.leahy@kerrycoco. ie by Wednesday, February 24.

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PROPERTYSECTION

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CALL US: 064 6632215 OR

IF YOU’D LIKE TO ADVERTISE EMAIL: SALES@KILLARNEYADVERTISER.IE

Tips for first time buyers This week is all about top tips for first time buyers and the advice is to do your homework.

Track the local market and keep an eye on any upcoming new housing schemes in your area. Register your interest ahead of time with relevant agents to keep abreast of launch dates and developments. Get your financials in order, you will need proof of finance and documents from your bank showing up to date loan approval. As a first-time buyer of a new home you are eligible for the Help To Buy Scheme.

KNOW THE COSTS

In addition to the purchase price there are other associated costs to consider.

A down payment or booking deposit of usually 2-5% of the purchase price will be required once an offer is accepted.

This is fully refundable up to the point of where contracts are signed. Factor in stamp duty, 1% of the purchase price

up to €1m. A mortgage valuation and a surveyor's report will be required. Then there are solicitor fees; these can be either an agreed flat fee or a percentage of the purchase price.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

If interested in a particular area/neighbourhood, visit it at different times of the day and night to get a good feel for it. What amenities are located nearby, where is the nearest shop, supermarket, restaurant, sports facility. Is the proposed development situated in an area of high traffic density? Where are the nearest schools, both primary and secondary?

VIEWING

On the day of the viewing, try to look beyond the beauty of the show home.

Turn off the lights. Do the rooms get sufficient natural light? Is there adequate storage? Are there wardrobes in each bedroom and if not, is there room for them? Is the landing spacious? Is there potential for under-stairs storage or attic conversion? Look outside, is parking an issue? Where do the bins go?

Is there space for a shed? What orientation is the garden?

FINISHINGS

What is included? Is the property going to be fully finished with flooring, tiling, kitchen, wardrobes, painting? Are the bathroom fixtures bog standard or are they of a higher quality?

COMPARE & CONTRAST

Compare and contrast developments in terms of finishes, kitchens; are appliances included? Size of houses, number of bathrooms, gardens, parking, distance to amenities, weigh up the pros and cons of each property.

TED HEALY | ASCSI ARICSDip AVEA DNG TED HEALY 11 New Street, Killarney, Co Kerry

Once you have decided on a property, pay your booking deposit and arrange your snag list. This allows the purchaser to check for finishes including paintwork, kitchen and wardrobe joinery, and tiling. Does the plumbing work, is the water on, is the heating commissioned?

Once you are happy with everything, your solicitor will execute the sale - and congratulations you have purchased your first home!

PROPERTY

19.2.2021 REA Coyne & Culloty 2 Main St, Killarney E: info@rea.ie T: 064 663 1274

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David O’ Driscoll Muckross Road, Killarney E: info@dodriscoll.com T: 087 795 8386

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Property Partners Gallivan Killarney Business Centre, High St., Killarney, Co Kerry E: killarney@propertypartners.ie T: 064 6634177

Its4rent.ie Property Letting & Management Agent, Killarney Business Centre, Upper High St, Killarney T: 064 6634177 • E: info@its4rent.ie

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Licence No. 004026 TO LET: Rooms to rent in Tralee town. Contact 0872461678 TO LET: Large room in shared house excellent condition and location three minutes walk from town centre. Phone 087-

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Close to all amenities. 36 Arbutus Grove.

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TO LET: 4 bedroom house in Countess Grove, contact 087-6155434 TO LET: Large, bright double room with private bathroom. Share house with 1 other. Located on L3023 10 mins to Killarney and 10 mins to airport. Great views. 089

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FINANCESECTION

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| FINANCIAL ADVISOR DIRECTORY FOR KILLARNEY McGuire Liston Lewis Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry liam@mcguireliston.ie 064 6632255

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Commodities, crypto and emerging markets offer exciting opportunities Another week, another record high. All Stock Index's climbed more than 1% over the week, with the S&P 500 recording its 10th record close of 2021 alone.

EQUITIES Positive earnings results continue to feed the upbeat market sentiment, with over 80% of companies in the S&P 500 beating analysts' expectations.

The small-cap resurgence also continued with the Russell 2000 outperforming relative to large caps. Energy was the best performing sector again this week as oil continues to rebound following its price implosion last April.

This week's dose of Reddit-infused retail trading mania was directed at cannabis stocks. The WallStreetBets forum hyped-up stocks like Tilray and Aurora within an inch of their lives. Long story short, Tilray jumped 50% only to fall 50% the very next day. Great news for those that got out on time, a cruel lesson for those who didn't.

BITCOIN

Bitcoin jumped early last week following an announcement from Tesla that it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and will start accepting the crypto as a payment method for its cars in the not-too-distant future. Bitcoin is now up 75% over 2021 and has surpassed $50,000 a coin.

While Tesla's announcement functioned as the catalyst for the latest Bitcoin surge, it wasn't the only news sending Bitcoin bulls into a frenzy this week.

BNY Mellon, the world's largest custodian bank, announced that it is set to roll out a new digital custody unit later this year to help clients deal in digital assets. Mastercard also announced that it is planning to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network this year, joining the likes of Square and Pay-

Pal, who launched similar initiatives last year. These household names add to the ever-increasing line of big business institutes looking to adapt to the Crypto-wave in recent months. A trend that will likely accelerate over 2021.

FOCUS ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT

The question on everyone's mind… 'are we in a bubble?'.

For me, the bubble discussion is just another unnecessary framing mechanism that doesn't actually offer any utility.

Whether or not we are in a bubble is essentially an easily digestible but largely irrelevant media storyline that tells you nothing about future short-medium term movement in the market. If we are in a bubble, answering that question still fails to bring you any closer to how long that bubble will last.

Some would argue that we have been in a bubble since 2015. Others are adamant that market movements are rational, stating that while the historically high

Michael O’Connor CFA is an investment consultant based in the Cayman Islands with a decade of experience within the financial industry.

valuations may lead you to instinctively conclude that we are in a bubble, the fiscal and monetary support structures in place will protect the bubble and prevent it from bursting.

So instead of wasting your time on a neatly packaged narrative discussion that doesn't really answer any of your pressing investment questions, let's explore 'where do the opportunities lie?' A far more worthwhile discussion.

Commodities, crypto, real-estate and emerging markets all offer exciting opportunities for those willing to explore more alternative investments.

What kind of insurance does a farmer need?

All underwriters offering farm insurance now have package policies with optional extras depending on the type of farming conducted.

Here is a brief outline of the types of cover usually required:

PROPERTY DAMAGE COVER

Your residential property can be insured under a farm policy once the property is owner occupied and fits the acceptance criteria.

Farm outbuildings can also be included for cover against fire and storm. For most insurers they will review the storm cover element on a case by case basis depending on the construction material used and the year it was built.

The sum insured for farm buildings and outbuildings should be reviewed annu-

ally as rebuilding costs are increasing.

There is also scope under the property section to cover farm machinery, utensils and loss of, or damage to, growing crops.

LIVESTOCK

Cover can be arranged for fatal accident to livestock against fire, lightning, explosion, storm, electrocution, and loss in transit. Optional covers can include theft and damage to sheep by dogs.

EMPLOYERS, PUBLIC AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Employer’s liability can be included on farm policies and can include family and non-family workers.

Public liability will cover your legal liability to members of the public and is rated on total acreage farmed.

Products liability will cover your legal liability as a result of a defective product supplied. Cover can be extended for loss of your own milk if rejected by the co-op due to accidental contamination by antibiotic residue and failure of the co-op to collect.

TRACTORS AND AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES

Cover can be arranged for third party, fire and theft and comprehensive cover for farm vehicles. Some insurers can also cover older farm jeeps.

FORESTRY

Some insurers can offer cover for fire, storm and reinstatement cover for forestry. The premium is based upon acreage, type of forestry planted, age and fire protections in place.

John Healy of Healy Insurances.

Some insurers will now offer personal accident cover and up to 30% no claims discount. At Healy Insurances we have access to a choice of leading insurers with market leading advantages. Contact us today and get the best expert advice.

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SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL Opportunities for tourism and hospitality employees to upskill

Beauty - By Jill O'Donoghue

Jill is available for advice and beauty consultations, at Killarney Toning & Beauty Studio. Call 064 6632966

Sothys is a luxury salon skin care range Sothys has been around for 70 years. An expert skincare brand based in Paris it specialises in high-performance home treatments developed by sophisticated laboratories. It’s been in Kerry for the past 30 years, and is exclusively sold at Killarney Toning and Beauty Studio.

The luxury skin care range is only available in salons and is never sold in airports or chemists. They have a great deal of products including formulas geared towards cleansing, maintaining, moisturising, oxygenating and restructuring the skin.

Most developers of skincare products create them to focus on the anti-ageing process because many of us start to see signs of ageing in our early 30s. It only gets worse from there so it’s important to start early. Sothys created anti-ageing for different age groups which is reported to relax skin tissue, soften lines while also firming and smoothing. A 30-yearold cannot use the same anti-ageing

product as a 60-year-old.

The brand prides itself on its ability to maintain a professional identity while offering astonishing new solutions in the constantly evolving beauty world.

They responsd to all skin problems in a targeted professional, specially formulated product range. They are offering complete programme to improve effectiveness and overall well-being.

Sothys continues to set the pace with innovative collections featuring cosmeceuticals, marine and botanical actives and COSMEBIO certified organic. Sothys, which has the satisfaction of its customers at its core, is ISO 9001 an internationally certified organisation that follows all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). Its formulations are non-comedogenic and do not contain any crude alcohols or animal extracts.

Sothys does not test on animals. It specialises in the intensive treatment of dehydrated skin, photo age skin as well as offering the only complete dedicated line for fragile capillaries and sensitive reactive skin.

• To make a booking or to find out more, call Jill on 064 6632966.

The temporary loss of approximately 100,000 jobs in the tourism and hospitality sectors nationally has decimated the industry in the short term.

Kerry and Donegal have been identified as the counties most affected by job losses in tourism with approximately 15,700 tourism and hospitality employees currently unemployed in Kerry. This has had a devastating impact on local businesses, families and individuals. It looks likely that many parts of the sector may not open until the summer. As a result, two new skills programmes have been developed by Solas and the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in conjunction with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland. Details of the programme were announced by Minister Simon Harris recently and they will provide a much needed boost to employees in the sector.

The courses are aimed at upskilling and reskilling employees who work in hospitality and tourism to ensure that the sector can grow and develop in the future and to optimize career prospects for employees in the future. The Developing Leaders for Hospitality programme aims to equip employees with enhanced skills to lead and manage their teams effectively and includes modules such as operational skills, customer care, people management, financial and controls, strategic planning, change management, sustainability and digital skills. The Leadership and Management programme aims to upskill supervisory staff which will help employers to deal with the current business environment and focuses on motivating workers, managing change, effective decision-making, managing remote workers, problem-solving and writing for business. The diploma adds further modules in leadership skills, performance and project management.

COURSE DELIVERY AND COST

Qualifications are available at Levels 5 and 6 on the QQI National Framework of Qualifications and will be delivered by local ETBs, online with tutor support or when feasible, a blend of online and in-person training. Delivery will be flexi-

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.

ble to suit both the business and employee needs. The Level 5 programme can be completed in three months and the Level 6 in three to six months. It is expected it will be rolled out from March. Employers can receive a subsidy of up to 70% of the course fee depending on various factors relating to the company and there is no cost to the employee.

Bernadette Randles, Chairperson of the Kerry Branch of the Irish Hotel’s Federation is optimistic about job opportunities in the sector once the country starts to open up and is confident of recovery in 2022-2023.

"I would strongly urge people to take the opportunity to up upskill now with one of the many course options available through the ETB, Fáilte Ireland or Springboard so it will develop their career further in the sector going forward,” she said.

So, while the short term may seem bleak for anyone in the tourism and hospitality sector this initiative provides a great opportunity to develop professional skills which will help to future proof careers as this and other sectors begin to recover.

To check eligibility and further details log on to www.solas.ie/programmes/ skills-to-advance/TrainingProgrammes/ or contact Mick Ryan, Business Support Unit with Kerry ETB on 066 7149690 or business@kerrycollege.ie.

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By Nicky Barry In the beginning God was the good guy, and Satan was the bad, And that was very easy, for everyone to understand.

When I was a boy in Newry, movies were called flicks, And in pre TV days, that’s where we got our kicks.

We cheered Errol Flynn as Robin Hood, dressed in Lincoln green, And roared on Roy Rogers, up on the silver screen.

We understood the moral code, for the good guys always won, Whether with a bow and arrow, or toting a six gun.

There were always little pointers, as to which side guys were on, The good guys all were handsome, and the baddies sour and glum.

The heroes wore white Stetsons, and rode on palominos, The crooks rode mangy mustangs, and wore black sombreros.

Indians all wore war paint, when attacking wagon trains, And John Wayne shot them down at will, to audience acclaim.

That was then, but now is now, and we are where we are, Today it’s very hard to tell, who the good guys are.

The moral code is bankrupt, and folks have their doubts, Who the real good fellas are, and who are the louts.

Trump is seen by millions, as a real good guy, You really have to wonder, how this is, and why?

Happy 21st birthday Daniel Love dad and mom

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AVAILABLE: Music lessons- piano, violin, fiddle, guitar, banjo. Garda vetted. ONLINE OPTION ALSO AVAILABLE. Tel John: 0876801392 or Maggie: 087-6961681.

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AVAILABLE: 2 professionals with 3 children looking to rent 4bed house in killarney area.

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Experienced speaker and Gaelscoil teacher.

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Garda vetted. Available for online or face-toface instruction when possible. Contact: Jack - 0872812460.

ANIMALS ANIMALS: HUG: Homes for Unwanted Greyhounds. For further details please contact us on 087 9822695 or email homesforunwantedgreyhounds@eircom.net.

ANIMALS: KLAWS (Kenmare and Locality Animal Welfare Society) We have a number of adult cats (all colours) awaiting homes. 0879729240 or 087-9704480.

FOR SALE: English Setter, Male 4yr old.

White with black specs. Lovely friendly temperament. Good with children. Contact. 087 3896655 FOR SALE: Springer Spaniel, Male, 7yr old.

Vaccinated , Microchipped and IKC registered. €850. Contact 087 6328520.

WANTAED WANTED: Barbell and Dumbbells Weights Minimum 20 KG. Please Ring James 0876684686 WANTED: Looking for an investor to finance a concept within the pet trade for cost of patent attorney and injection moulding cost.

Contact Lee 087-6822317 WANTED: Trampoline in good condition.

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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

It’s important to embrace self-care Sally has two kids, a spouse and a full-time job. She feels like she can barely go to the bathroom alone.

Joe is a solicitor. He works long hours, sometimes weekends, and likes to spend time with family.

Sam has elderly parents that require a lot of care and attention. She brings them to doctors’ appointments and checks in often, bringing them their shopping during lockdown.

I bet you’re one of the above in some form. We all have a lot going on and give a lot. But if we are honest with ourselves, we all have time. You just need to take it.

The airlines have it right when it comes to self-care. When the plane hits turbulence, masks deploy. You put your own mask on before helping others. Do it any other way and you won’t be able to help anyone else.

Likewise, putting your health and fitness - your engine - on the back burner will leave you sputtering. At some point you’ll be - quite literally - gasping for air.

When was the last time you took time to evaluate your self-care practices?

What does your exercise routine look like? Did you quit the gym you joined last New Year’s day? Are you telling yourself you can’t do anything now while gyms are closed in the physical space?

Block a specific time in your schedule,

just like a doctor’s appointment. Get back on board. It’s not too late.

Do you have a solid exercise schedule?

What does your recovery look like? After all, the gains we see from the gym come when we rest. Schedule a yoga class or some quiet time. Block it off. Make it an appointment.

What does your diet look like, does it need a little cleaning up? Mix a healthy meal in as much as you can. Start with one and go from there. Need some guidance? We can help.

It’s so easy to brush off self-care, especially during these lockdowns.

Our houses are offices, kitchens, school and everything in between. Questions and tasks are abundant, stress is high.

But now, more than ever, it’s important to embrace self-care. Increasing physical activity, decreasing mental stress and being intentional with healthy eating is vital to supporting mental and physical health, staving off illness and recuperating faster if we fall ill.

Pull out your planner. Make an appointment with yourself. We have over 20 remote classes each week to choose from as well as remote personal training times right throughout the week.

Be better at life by being better to yourself first.

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Claiming tax relief on utility bills when working from home I’m working from home because of COVID-19. Can I claim tax back on my utility bills?

If you are working from home, also known as e-working or remote working, you may be able to claim tax back on your broadband, heating and electricity bills. You qualify for the tax relief if your employer formally requested you to work from home and you: • Log onto a work computer remotely • Complete your duties from home • Work at home for substantial periods of time This applies to part-time and full-time workers.

How much can I claim?

Some employers already pay their employees an allowance towards broadband, heating and electricity expenses. You can get up to €3.20 per day without paying any tax, PRSI or USC on it. However, you must pay tax, PRSI and USC as normal on any amount above €3.20.

If your employer does not pay you an allowance for expenses, you can make a claim for tax relief at the end of the year using Revenue’s myAccount service.

The amount you get is based on: • How many days you worked from home (excluding non-working days and annual leave) • The cost of the expenses • Revenue’s agreed rate for calculating the cost of running a home office (10% of your electricity and heating bills and 30% of your broadband bill) If you split your bills with someone else (such as a partner or house mate), you can only claim tax relief on your share

of the bill.

Keep a record of all your receipts and bills so that you can account for each expense you intend to claim. You may also need a letter from your employer stating that you work from home.

How do I submit my claim?

You can see worked examples of how to calculate your claim. Example one covers a person who pays the bills on her own. Example two explains how to calculate e-working costs where you share your bills with someone else.

• Claim your tax relief at the end of the year using Revenue’s myAccount service.

• Sign into myAccount • Click on ‘Review your tax’ link in PAYE Services • Select the Income Tax return for the relevant tax year In the ‘Tax Credits and Reliefs’ page (Page 4 of 5) select the ‘Your Job’ tab.

Select ‘Remote Working Expenses’ and insert the amount of expense at the ‘Amount Claimed’ section During the COVID-19 pandemic 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: 0761 07 7860 Mon – Fri (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.

Funding for Old Kenmare Rd walkway | By Sean Moriarty The Old Kenmare-Killarney Road walking trail has been allocated €200,000 in funding.

The money is coming from the Kenmare Municipal District’s Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and the project will upgrade 4km of walkway.

“The trail will be finished to an acceptable standard for family and age friendly walking and hiking and possibly moun-

tain biking,” said a Council official. “The intention is to improve drainage to reduce erosion, regrade and strengthen the road and provide a surface dressed finish where this is possible taking the constraints of the terrain into account.”

The Council official was replying to a request from Cllr Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen who asked the Council to “Liaise with the National Parks and Wildlife Service and put in place a plan for a proper cycleway and walkway”.

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IN MEMORIAM

1ST ANNIVERSARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

5TH ANNIVERSARY

5TH ANNIVERSARY

HORGAN

HORGAN

KENNY

We remember with love Michael Kenny Muckross View, Killarney Died 19th February 2020 On the 1st Anniversary of Michael’s death, his family would like to express their sincere thanks to those who were a huge support during and following Michael’s short illness.

To our extended families, friends, neighbours & Michael’s former colleagues, thank you, your support and kindness was so greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all who joined us in the celebration of Michael’s funeral. To those who travelled long distances, who took the time to send lovely cards, letters and share such nice thoughts and memories of Michael.

To the staff of The Bons Secours Cork and to the amazing team of the Palliative Care Unit, Tralee, we cannot thank you enough for the care and support shown to Michael and our family in his last weeks.

Special thanks to Fr. Kieran O’ Brien, Fr. Niall Howard, Fr. Joe O’Brien OP & Fr. Anthony Jukes OFM for your prayers, guidance and beautiful funeral, giving Michael a lovely send off.

Many thanks to O Shea’s Funeral Directors for their professional guidance and kind support.

The Holy Sacrifice of the mass will be offered for your intentions.

HORGAN & KIELY

In loving memory of a wonderful, husband, father and grandfather Derry Horgan late of Coolgrean Park, Killarney who died on the 22nd February 2016.

They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time or reason Will change the way we feel.

For no one knows the heartache That lies beyond our smiles No one knows how many times We have broken down and cried.

Anniversary Mass on 20th February 2020 at 18.15 pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral Via Web Cam

4TH ANNIVERSARY HORGAN

We miss your laugh and joking ways but memories are a keepsake To treasure all life through and ours are very special John because they are of you.

So you will never be forgotten not for a single day and your warm and happy character will never fade away. will those who think of John today A little prayer to Jesus say Lovingly remembered & sadly missed by The Horgan & Hyde Families

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

IN MEMORIAM

We miss you now, our hearts are sore As time goes by, we miss you more Your loving smile, your gentle face No one can fill your vacant place.

Your life was a blessing Your memory a treasure You are loved beyond words And missed beyond measure.

Always loved and sadly missed everyday by Gerardine and Paddy xx

We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together The family chain is broken now But memories live forever.

5TH ANNIVERSARY HORGAN

Missed and loved every day by your loving wife Kay and son Derry Jnr Anniversary Mass in St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday 22nd February at 6.15pm.

5TH ANNIVERSARY HORGAN

In loving memory of my father and grandfather Derry Horgan late of 13 Coollegrean Park Killarney who died on 22nd February 2016.

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

Sadly missed by your loving son Richard, granddaughter Lauren & grandson Matthew

In loving memory of my dear father and grandfather, Derry Horgan late of Coollegrean Park, Killarney who died on the 22nd of February 2016.

In loving memory of Leo Horgan late of Dennehy’s Road Killarney who died on 27th March 2012 and Michael Kiely also late of Dennehy’s Road Killarney who died on the 6th February 2009.

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there, I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush.

Of quiet birds in circled flight I am the soft star that shines at night Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there,I did not die.

You are always on our mind We think about you and Remember happy times The laughs and stories that you told us Are memories fond and true.

But the greatest day is yet to come When we will meet again.

Those who think of Leo and Mick today A little prayer to Jesus say.

Loved and remembered every day by Margaret, Neil, Bríd, Carolyn, Katelyn, Amy and Clara.

Anniversary Mass For Leo and Mick on Thursday 25th of February at 6:15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral

16TH ANNIVERSARY KEOGH

21ST ANNIVERSARY CORCORAN

We’re missing you a little more Each time we hear your name We’ve cried so many tears Yet our heart’s broken just the same.

We miss our times together Things in common we share But nothing fills the emptiness Now you’re no longer there.

We’ve so many precious memories To last our whole life through Each one of them reminders Of how much we’re missing you.

In loving memory of John Horgan late of Rathmore and Kilcorney whose 4th Anniversary occurs at this time.

Remembering with love my wonderful Dad, Derry Horgan late of Coollegrean Park Killarney who died 22nd February 2016.

We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt You’re so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without.

Lovingly remembered by his wife Sheila, son’s Tony & John, daughter Majella, son in law Humphrey, daughter in law Elaine and grandchildren Gemma, Ross & Senan.

“Those We Love Don’t Go Away, They Walk Beside Us Every Day”.

9TH & 12TH ANNIVERSARY

Sadly missed by your daughter Stephanie, son-in-law Joey and grandchildren Lily & Luke.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit You make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal.

You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I in this short dialogue I want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from You no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in Your perpetual Glory. Amen.

(Say this prayer three consecutive days without stating the request, after the 3rd day the request will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this as soon as your request is granted.)

In loving memory of Patrick Corcoran Cummeen, Killarney who died on the 23rd of February 2000.

A special day another year A loving thought a silent tear A little prayer to keep in touch With you we loved and miss so much Always remembered by Mom and Dad, Sisters Ina, Mary, Michelle, Brothers in law, Nieces and Nephews.

Anniversary Mass on Wednesday 24th of February at 6.15pm in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, via web-cam.

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. JOR

In loving memory of my dearest husband Michael ‘Haulie’ Keogh late of 20 O’Sullivan’s Place, Killarney who died on the 22nd February, 2005. RIP. Memories of you are lovingly kept Someone too special to ever forget Quietly thought of everyday Loved and missed more than words can say.

The ones we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed, still very dear.

A life with you was loving A gift of a precious life A sweet smile everyday and night Miss you Grandad.

Your loving wife Theresa.

Sadly missed by your son John and daughter-in-law Catherine, Michael and Alison.

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

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MURPHY

O’DONOGHUE

In loving memory of Mike Murphy Kilbrean, Killarney who died on the 23rd of February 2013.

In loving memory of Jimmy O’Donoghue Gortdromakerrie Muckross Killarney who died on 20th February 2010. R.I.P.

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.

As this sad month returns once more Silently opening memories’ door No length of time can take away My thoughts of you from day to day.

Fondly remembered by his sons Flor and Michael, daughter Maria, sister Betty, daughter-in-law Pauline, son-in-law James, grandchildren and his many friends.

If all the world was ours to give We’d give it, yes, and more Just to see again the face we love Come smiling through the door.

O’CONNOR

In loving memory of a Dear Husband and father Denis Breen, late of Hazelwood Drive, Upper Park Road, Killarney, formerly Knocklebede, Kilcummin, who died on 10th February 2017.

You always had a smile to share A laugh, a joke, a time to care for us all You never thought when leaving home you would never return.

God called you and knew there wasn’t a cure to be.

He closed your eyelids and whispered please come to me.

In loving memory of Edward O’Connor who died on the 22nd February 2005 and his wife Eileen who died on 18th of February 1978 both of 48 Dalton’s Avenue Killarney.

February comes with sad regret It brings a day we will never forget But when thoughts go back As they often do We treasure the memories We have of you.

Always remembered by Liz, Mike and Jason.

We just said goodbye Our hearts broke in two.

But we will always remember Our whole life through the last words we had with you.

Anniversary Mass will be on Monday 22nd February at 6:15pm, online from St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Hardworking hands at rest God only takes the best in you Denis Good memories we had with you are a keepsake you were so dear no matter when we needed you we always found you near.

16TH & 43RD ANNIVERSARY

Flowers we lay at your grave no one knows the heartache leaving you there.

Star so bright Denis light saying goodnight To one and all till we meet again our family chain link up.

Roses are red violets are blue sugar is sweet so were you missing you for all the get together’s a vacant chair is set aside in memory of you Always remembered and sadly missed by your heart broken wife Sheila, your sons Denis (jnr) Michael, Billy and Daughter Sheila Mary Anniversary Mass was held last Saturday 13th Feb

O’CONNOR

O’DONOGHUE

In loving memory of Edward O’Connor who died on the 22nd February 2005 and his wife Eileen who died on 18th of February 1978 both of 48 Dalton’s Avenue Killarney.

Those special memories of you Will always bring a smile If only I could have you back For just a little while Then we could sit and talk again Just like we used to do.

Mass Offered

O’CONNOR In loving memory of Tadg “Dannio” O’Donoghue Barraduff, Headford, Killarney, Co. Kerry who died on 25th February 2018.

Lord have mercy on your dear soul Tadg, May you Rest In Peace.

Sadly missed and fondly remembered everyday by your loving wife Ursla and family.

Anniversary Mass Sunday February 28th at 11am streamed on Glenflesk Parish Facebook page via Glenflesk Church webcam.

IN MEMORIAM

O’NEILL

Sadly missed by your loving wife Maura x Anniversary mass is on Sunday the 21st of February at 10:30am in St. Mary’s Cathedral

In loving memory of Charlie O’Neill late of Gortahoonig, Muckross, Killarney who died on the 17th of February 1978.

Sadly missed by your loving family.

Anniversary Mass for Charlie and Mary on Sunday 14th of March in Muckross Church at 9.30am.

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2ND ANNIVERSARY O’SULLIVAN

You always meant so very much And always will do too The fact that you’re no longer here Will always cause me pain But you’re forever in my heart Until we meet again.

16TH ANNIVERSARY

Those we hold most dear never truly leave us They live on in the kindness they showed and the love they brought into our lives

43RD ANNIVERSARY

26TH ANNIVERSARY O’GRADY

Lonely is the home without you Life to us is not the same All the world would be Heaven If we could have you back again.

Always remembered from your Grand-daughter Stephanie.

3RD ANNIVERSARY

There is a link death cannot sever, Love and remembrance lasts forever.

Memories are special They don’t fade away I think of you always Not only today.

Sadly missed by your friend Alex.

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

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 our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For part of me went with you, The day God called you home.

Sadly missed by his daughters, Mage, Mary, Katie, Budge, Helen and Patsy, and son John.

In loving memory of Patrick O’Sullivan Knockreigh, Scartaglen, Co. Kerry who passed away on February 20th 2019 A Silent thought A Gentle prayer For a special brother In God’s care From Diarmuid, Christina and Family

ST. THERESA In loving memory of Edward O’Connor 48 Dalton’s Avenue, Killarney who died on the 22nd of February 2005.

In loving memory of Jack O’Grady late of Park Road, Killarney, who died on 21st February 1995. R.I.P

MIRACLE PRAYER 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.

17TH ANNIVERSARY COUNIHAN

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.

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. GM

In loving memory of Con Counihan late of 28 Hawthorn Avenue, Woodlawn Rd. Killarney who died on the 20th February 2004.

Another day, another year A silent wish, that you were here You’re still in our hearts and forever to stay.

Loved and remembered every day.

Always remembered by your sons, daughter, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and extended family.

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IN MEMORIAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & 1ST ANNIVERSARY

5TH ANNIVERSARY

1ST ANNIVERSARY

1ST ANNIVERSARY

QUIRKE

REEN

REEN

In loving memory of Michael Quirke Slieve Mish, Upper Lewis Road, Killarney & Derrymore, Tralee, Co. Kerry who died on 22nd February 2016.

In loving memory of Gene Reen late of Rathbeg East Rathmore Co. Kerry who died on the 24th of Feb 2020

In loving memory of Gene Reen late of Rathbeg, Rathmore, who passed away on 24th February 2020.

Gene the moment that you died My heart was torn in two One side filled with heartache the other died with you.

Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed, still very dear.

God saw you getting tired And a cure was not to be So he put his hands around you And whispered, “come with me”.

Forever and a day we have endless memories of times past dearly.

SWEENEY

In loving memory of Paul Sweeney Pallas , Beaufort and Cloverhill ,Killorglin who died on February 20t h 2020.

On Pauls 1s t Anniversary, His Family, His wife Barbara, Sons Dermot , Sean and Anthony, Daughters Breda , Ann-Marie, Marian, Ashling and their Families would like to express our deep gratitude to all who sympathised with us on the sad loss of a much loved and deeply missed Husband, Father , Grandfather, Father in law and friend .

The support and comfort shown by our kind Relatives, Neighbours and Friends at that sad time and since is greatly appreciated.

We would like to Thank Dr. Cotter, his G.P and the staff at the Sunhill Medical Centre for their care and kindness towards Paul, also Diarmuid ,Mary and staff at Haven Pharmacy , Killorglin .We want to thank Dr Sheahan and Dr Clifford , Palliative Care Centre , Tralee . Palliative Care Nurses Noreen, Siobhan, Margaret, Anita, Grainne, and Karina, Public Health Nurses Sharon, Ann-Marie and Derarcha, Daffodil Nurse Carmel and Home Helps. Without all of these wonderful people it would not have been possible for Paul to remain at home during his final weeks.

A sincere Thank you to O Shea’s Funeral Directors for their professionalism . Thank you to Fr. Looney who visited Paul at home and celebrated the Funeral Mass, to Paud O Donoghue and Mary O Callaghan who added so much to the mass with their beautiful music and singing.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Rosary, Removal, Funeral Mass and Burial especially those who travelled long distances. Thank you to the Active Retired groups who provided a Guard of Honour and to Mark and Caroline at the Golden Nugget who looked after everyone after the Burial .

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 Anniversary Mass for Paul is on Saturday February 20t h at 7.30 pm in Fossa Church and can be viewed online

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interest and desires. O St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. O, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in our arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls pray for me.

This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle.

Who ever shall read this prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, nor shall be burned in any fire or shall be overpowered in battle. Say for nine mornings for anything you desire. It has never been known to fail, so be sure you really want what you ask for. In thanks for request granted.

IN MEMORIAM

Just a prayer from the family who loved you Just a memory fond and true In our hearts you will live forever Because we thought the world of you.

Always remembered by your wife Mary, children Marie, Michael, Stephen, John and Aidan. Daughters-in-law Jackie, Geraldine, Sinead and Natalie. Son-in-law Stephen and grandchildren Caroline, Mikey, Niamh, Cian, Conor, Russa, Cillian and Alannah.

10TH ANNIVERSARY O’DOHERTY

In loving memory of Donal O’Doherty, late of 8 Oakdale, Park Road, Killarney, whose Anniversary occurs on18th of February.

So many things have happened Since you were called away So many things to share with you Had you been left to stay.

Everyday in some small way Memories of you come our way Though absent, you are ever near Still missed, loved and always dear.

Loved & Missed Eleanor, Catriona, Chloe and Ava x

When we saw you sleeping So peaceful, free from pain we could not wish you back with us to suffer that again.

Remembered never forgotten Kathleen, Pat,Timmy John, and Padraig

19TH ANNIVERSARY REEN

He was a Dad in a million we loved him to the end we lost two precious things that day Our dad and our best friend to us you are very special and god give him special care.

Make up for all he suffered and all that seemed unfair when last we looked into your eyes we tried hard not to cry instead we bent and kissed you and whispered Dad goodbye.

Always remembered never forgotten your wife Eileen, daughters Edel, Jacqueline, son Owen and grandchildren.

Anniversary Mass Friday 26th February live streamed from Rathmore Church

1ST ANNIVERSARY

In loving memory of Catherine Reen late of Counerough, Headford, Killarney, who died on 28th Feb 2002. R.I.P You had a smile for everyone You had a heart of gold You left the sweetest memories This world could ever hold.

Sadly missed & always remembered by your husband Patrick, sons, daughters-in-law & grandchildren.

3RD ANNIVERSARY SHEEHAN

REEN

Anniversary Mass at 6:15pm St. Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 20th February www.killarneyparish.com

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. SM

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.

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

In loving memory of Gene Reen late of Rathbeg, Rathmore, who passed away on 24th February 2020.

Gone are the days we used to share But in our hearts you are always there The gates of memory will never close.

We miss you more than anyone knows With tender love and deep regret We who love you will never forget.

Sadly missed by your bother Maurice, Geraldine, Aileen, John and Cathriona.

In loving memory of Nora Sheehan late of 22 Muckross Grove, Killarney and Coolea, who died on the 20th February 2018.

Your life was one of kindly deeds, A helping hand for others’ needs, Sincere and true in heart and mind, Beautiful memories left behind.

Lovingly remembered by your nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and her many friends.

May She Rest in Peace.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY

Holy Spirit You make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal.

You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I in this short dialogue I want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from You no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in Your perpetual Glory. Amen.

(Say this prayer three consecutive days without stating the request, after the 3rd day the request will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this as soon as your request is granted.)

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy when on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles awaited on your word which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety.

Encouraged by this thought I implore you to obtain for me my request (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even though you are the Saint of Miracles, O gentle and loving St. Anthony whose heart was ever full of human sympathy.

Whisper my petition into the ear of the sweet infant Jesus who loved to be held in your arms and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Promise publication. SL

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IN MEMORIAM

19.2.2021 3RD ANNIVERSARY

10TH ANNIVERSARY

13TH ANNIVERSARY

O’CONNOR

KELLY

O’ CONNELL

Treasured memories of Amy O’Connor late of Whitebridge Manor, Killarney who died on the 25th of February 2018

In loving memory of Siobhan Kelly late of Artigallivan Headford Killarney who died on the 22nd February 2011.

The moment that you died Our hearts were torn in two One side filled with heartache The other died with you

What I would give if I could say I will go and see my mother today To hear her voice,and see her smile To sit and talk with her a while To be together in the same old way This is my dearest wish today.

I often lie awake at night When the world is fast asleep And take a walk down memory lane With tears upon my cheek.

Sadly missed by Ollie and family.

Remembering you is easy I do it every day But missing you Amy is a heartache That never goes away.

PRAYER TO SAINT JUDE

I hold you tightly within my heart And there you shall remain Until the joyous day arrives That we will meet again.

From your loving Mom, Dad and Cian Third Anniversary Mass streamed from St Mary’s Cathedral (www.killarneyparish.com) on Saturday, February 27th at 6.15pm.

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.

Most Holy Apostle, St. Jude, Faithful servant a friend of Jesus, the Church honours and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases of things almost despaired of. Pray for me I am so helpless and alone.

Make use I implore you of that particular privilege given to you to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings particularly (request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise O blessed St. Jude to be ever mindful of this great favour to always honour you as my special and powerful patron and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.

Amen. E.H.

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

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MARY MALONE’S PRAYER FOR HEALING

In loving memory of Cáit O’ Connell late of Danesfort Killarney formerly of Renard Road, Cahersiveen who died on the 21st of February 2008.

We had a wonderful Aunt One who never really grew old Her smile was made of sunshine And her heart was solid gold.

The Wynne Families, Killarney.

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

Heavenly Father, I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that I was created. Every breath I take, every morning I wake, and every moment of every hour, I live under your power.

Father, I ask you now to touch me with that same power. For if you created me from nothing you can certainly re-create me. Fill me with the healing power of your spirit. Cast out anything that should not be in me. Mend what is broken.

Root out any damaged cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild any damaged cells. Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection.

Let the warmth of your healing love pass through my body to make new any unhealthy areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function.

And Father, restore me to full health in mind and body so that I may serve you the rest of my life.

I ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

NOVENA TO ST. THERESE

NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. MARTHA St. Martha, I resort to thee and to thy petition and faith, I offer up to thee this light which I shall burn every Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour thou didst enjoy when Our Saviour lodged in thy house. I beseech thee to have definite pity in regard to the favour I ask (Mention favour). Intercede for my family that we may always be provided for in all our necessities. I ask thee St. Martha to overcome the dragon which thou didst cast at thy feet. One Our Father and three Hail Marys, and a Glory Be Amen; and a lighted candle every Tuesday and the above prayer made known with the intentions of spreading devotion to St. Martha. This miraculous Saint grants every thing before the Tuesdays are ended. No matter how difficult.

O little St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own- speak a word for me to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of your life”. Beg her as the Queen of the heart of Jesus to obtain for me by her powerful intersession, the grace I yearn for so ardently at this Novena, and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life. Defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen. KC

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What will become of 2021?

| By Adam Moynihan

• Uncertainty reigns as GAA chiefs brace for all eventualities • National Leagues may face the chop if restrictions are not eased • Option of flipping club and county calendars is still on the table The government’s decision to remove intercounty GAA’s elite sport status could potentially lead to the 2021 National Leagues being cancelled, Croke Park have confirmed.

Intercounty Gaelic football, hurling and camogie competitions were afforded special dispensation during the last lockdown which allowed the games’ governing bodies to stage the final rounds of the league as well as the provincial and All-Ireland championships in the latter part of 2020.

However, with the nation in the midst of a third lockdown aimed at tackling the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, that dispensation was removed by the government in recent weeks. The measure came as a surprise to GAA officials, who now concede that any matches under their remit are unlikely before the beginning of April. Any further delays could force the Association to take drastic measures, which could include calling off the leagues.

“We have alternatives already considered,” GAA Director General Tom Ryan said as he unveiled his third annual report. “There's really no point airing those now. All we know for definite is most of them are going to turn out to be obsolete and defunct anyway.

“Just think of last year at short notice we were able to decide what we were going to do, we are able to communicate it, we were able to plan it and we were able to

get it up and running. Whatever shape the thing takes this year, we will do the same. I do think we have to be realistic too. The league as the most imminent competition is the one that's going to be under the most pressure. If we can do it at all, we'd love to do it.”

REGRET

Ryan also admitted that the GAA now regret not running off all of the various County Championships when they had the opportunity to do so last October.

Instead, all activity was suspended, a move the Director General attributed, in part, to the unsightly public gatherings which arose in the aftermath of some county finals.

“It is a matter of real regret that we didn’t manage to finish the championships in every county. I regret also that this was largely our own fault. Faced with the health risk and reputational damage from a number of high-profile postmatch events we had no alternative but to suspend the games in the remaining counties.

“That day, and that decision weighed heavily on me - our job is to promote games, not to stop them - but there was a greater imperative that we couldn’t shy away from. I sincerely hope those championships can be concluded. I estimate we missed out on the playing of 11 senior finals which was a regrettable

blight on an otherwise excellent programme of games.

“The pressure on the Association was amplified by what was at stake – peoples’ health and the Association’s future wellbeing – and by the degree of scrutiny that was applied to us at every juncture. We did not always get everything right, and we did not fully deliver on every aspect, but I do think we comported ourselves reasonably well and lived up to our responsibilities.”

In this part of the world, the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the Senior Hurling Championship and the Senior Club Football Championship were all completed in time, but the Intermediate, Junior Premier and Junior Club Football Championships were not. The Intermediate, for example, is at the semi-final stage and it is believed that the current plan is to finish this tournament just before the 2021 Senior Club Championship begins, with the winners of the former immediately graduating to the latter.

The GAA have not ruled out flipping the club and county seasons once again, so that the intercounty competitions would be staged at the end of the year in much the same way they were in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Association have also revealed the extent of the financial consequences brought about by last season’s truncated, behind-closed-doors championships. The accounts for 2020 show that the GAA incurred a deficit of €34m.

REPORT: Ard Stiúrthóir of the GAA Tom Ryan at Croke Park after a remote media briefing announcing the 2020 GAA Annual Report and Financial Accounts. Pic: Brendan Moran/ Sportsfile.

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19.2.2021

SMALL TALK

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ADAM MEETS KILLARNEY’S TOP SPORTS STARS & PERSONALITIES

Evan Cronin

Adam Moynihan speaks to sharpshooting Gaelic footballer Evan Cronin about staying fit, Spa’s senior aspirations, and splitting East Kerry

Hi Evan. How have you been coping with the latest lockdown? Are you staying fit?

Ah yeah, I’m tipping away at home. I have a home gym so I do a good bit there, and I’m doing my 5Ks. How are the 5Ks going?

Not too bad. Niall Mahony is the man for the 5Ks. He’s the one we’re trying to keep up with. He might be old but he’s still showing us up!

Is it hard to keep the motivation levels high when things are so uncertain?

Yeah, it was grand last year because we were able to do a bit with East Kerry and with Spa, but this lockdown seems that bit harder. The weather is a lot worse, the evenings are a lot shorter, and there’s no real plan for us in place yet. But we just have to keep at it and hopefully we’ll have something to look forward to in the near future.

Spa still have the 2020 intermediate semi-final on the horizon. Are you optimistic that you can win that competition and make the step up to senior?

That’s one thing that makes it easier for us to stay motivated. The intermediate has to be played and we have to be fit for it. Look, we’ve been knocking around the intermediate now for a good few years without really making a good impression on it. We’ll take it one game at a time. We’ve got Castleisland in the semi-final so hopefully we can get over them. Fingers crossed.

If Spa were to get promoted, would it be hard to say goodbye to the East Kerry team?

It actually would be hard. I’ve been with East Kerry since I was 17 years old and I’ve played with all those players for so many years with the Sem and with East Kerry. We have a club atmosphere – everyone’s very close.

So it will be hard to say goodbye. But at the end of the day, the greatest honour you can have is to play senior County Championship with your club and that is 100% something that everyone in Spa wants to do. That’s the main thing for us.

What do you make of people who say East Kerry are too strong and the district should be split up?

Yerrah, look, all I’ll say is that East Kerry didn’t win anything for 20 years.

No one was talking about East Kerry when we were down in the dumps, losing to Laune Rangers in the first round of the County Championship.

We had just as many clubs back then.

When you’re on top, there are always people trying to take you down. I wouldn’t take much notice of it.

Where do the 2019 and 2020 County Championship wins rank in your personal list of achievements?

I’ve been lucky enough to have been involved with a couple of great teams. Fierce lucky. The wins with East Kerry, especially 2019, are right up there with the Hogan Cup win with the Sem. They were just two special days. Obviously 2020 was great as well but, because of COVID, there were no fans, so it was weird. We couldn’t have a proper celebration or anything. 2019 was one of the better days of my career, and the better days of my life. Just being with everyone on the pitch after… To break that 20-year duck was something special and I don’t think anything could come near it, unless we do something with Spa. That’s the only thing that could top it.

Here’s your chance to do some slating. Which of your teammates (Spa or East Kerry) never stops complaining?

That’s an easy one anyway. Dara Moynihan. 100%. For Spa and East Kerry. I love him to bits but he’d get on your nerves at times! He’s obviously a great player though and it probably makes him what he is.

Who is the teacher’s pet?

Another easy one. Dan O’Donoghue.

All you have to do is ask him why he’s captain for East Kerry. It’s a good story but I’ll leave that for another day.

This is the second or third time I’ve been told about this Dan O’Donoghue captaincy story. I’ll have to get it from the horse’s mouth.

Yeah, it’s an interesting one. That’s a story to go after.

SUCCESS: Spa star Evan Cronin says he has been "fierce lucky" to have played for a great team like East Kerry. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

Best at Tinder?

Mike Foley. He claims that he has completed Tinder and he’s after moving on to Hinge.

Who spends the most time in the gym?

James Devane. He’s there two or three times a day. He doesn’t do anything else. If he could marry the gym, he’d be married with a couple of years.

Who would be first on the microphone at karaoke?

It’s a toss-up between Paudie Clifford and Brian O’Donoghue (Stocky). I’ll give it to Stocky because he gives a great rendition of ‘Love, Me’ by Collin Raye.

Are you much of a singer yourself?

Which song would you choose if you had to?

I wouldn’t say I’m much of a singer but I’d go with ‘Beeswing’.

Which teammate is most likely to become a club officer?

Shane Cronin. If there’s anything going on in Spa, or anything to be organised,

he’s the man behind it. He has a knack for it.

If you could bring back one Spa or East Kerry legend to play alongside, who would it be?

East Kerry is an easy one: Séamus Moynihan. Definitely. He’s an absolute hero and I would’ve loved to have played with him. Spa is more tricky.

There are a lot of fellas I could mention.

I’m going to go with Pat Cronin Sr. He’s a gentleman off the pitch and I’ve only heard good things about him in terms of football.

And final question: what’s the first thing you’re going to do when the pandemic is over?

Hopefully we’ll get that semi-final played with Spa and we’ll be targeting a final. And one thing I’m mad to do is go out to Darby’s (Torc Hotel) for a pint and a game of pool with the Spa lads.

It will be badly needed. Thanks Evan.

All the best.

Not a bother Adam. Thanks very much.

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| By Eamonn Fitzgerald

JOHNNY CULLOTY:

Our best all-round sportsperson In Part 1 of a two-part interview, Eamonn Fitzgerald talks to five-time All-Ireland-winner Johnny Culloty about his exploits away from football and hurling, on the lakes and in the courts and billiard rooms of Killarney.

Wasn’t it Babe Ruth, the all-time great US professional baseball player, who said that it is hard to beat a person who never gives up in sport? This week I spoke to a Killarney sporting hero who never gave up.

He is an octogenarian for some years now, but when I contacted him he was in the middle of a daily routine on the stationary bike in his home at O’Sullivan’s Place. It was a privilege as always to talk with Johnny Culloty, my choice for Killarney’s best all-round sportsperson.

Fishing, rowing, snooker, billiards, basketball, golf, hurling, and football.

“I gave them all a try and enjoyed them,” Johnny said, surely the sporting understatement of the century. Well, maybe not the 100, but close enough to make the analogy.

He wasn’t too long out of short pants when he first donned the Kerry green and gold geansaí, not in football either

for which he is best known (winning five All-Ireland senior medals and one junior). Rather it was in hurling, where he won All-Ireland junior leagues and championships. In Kerry he won four Kerry SFCs, one SHC and a host of other titles, as well as four East Kerry Championships with his Legion club. More about those later.

Those are the ones that spring to my mind, but he was slow to talk about them. He doesn’t have to. His record speaks for itself.

FISHING

Johnny was much happier to talk about fishing and he often told me that a day on the lake was great day of sport for him.

“Even if I caught nothing, it was great to be in the (rowing) boat with Dan Coiny O’Connor. That would be the father of

Michael from Ross Rd. Dan was a great left-handed angler (a ciotóg). He gave me a great introduction to angling in the lakes.”

Johnny also loved salmon fishing with Pa Doyle. “It was a great pastime on my days off from work (in St Finan’s). But it wasn’t all plain sailing, pardon the pun.

“At that time I remember Pa Doyle, Mick O’Shea and others waiting outside the wall of the old Glebe Hotel (since demolished to make way for the Glebe Car Park).

“Pa would give me a shout if they needed me and I was off (work) for the day.

We cycled down to Ross Castle and set off from there with four of the big Gap boats, capable of taking 18 to 20 tourists as passengers. No engine of course so we had to negotiate the three Lakes of Killarney and two rivers. That was 14 miles one way up and then return for a 28-mile spin as well. That was as good a day’s training as you’d get. You’d be fit after it.”

Whew, not like today when the boatmen have high powered engines and less passengers, dictated by health and safety regulations, no doubt.

SAFE HANDS: Culloty (right) in action for Kerry in the 1962 All-Ireland final against Roscommon.

ROWING

That naturally led Johnny to rowing in the Killarney Annual Regatta at O’Mahony’s Point. Many readers think the GAA (football and hurling) is Killarney’s oldest sport. Not so. Rowing in Killarney goes back to the 1830 Regatta.

I remember having many informative and very enjoyable conversations with the late great John Kelly, Spa and Honorary Secretary of the Killarney Regatta, not just for years, but for decades. Even during the Great Famine years, a Killarney Regatta was held off Innisfallen Island on Monday, August 11, 1847. The mind boggles. Sport going on in Black ‘47 and people dying of hunger and diseases left right and centre Johnny first rowed competitively as a juvenile with Commercials, who were founded in 1868.

“The Gunner (Denis O’ Brien, Mangerton View) was the big man in the club in those years. He was stuck in every aspect of it. The regatta organisers in my time included Phil and Robin Hilliard, Jack Scully, John Kelly, Donie Brosnan, The Gunner, Henry Clifton, Michael Fleming, Raymond Coffey, Dr Jacko (Connor), Tom Murphy and Paddy MacMonagle.”

Johnny also rowed with St Mary’s and won at least one senior 6s title. He rowed for several years with a right good team from St Finan’s, his workplace. He was in the boat when they won the coveted Antigen Cup. I remember well being a spectator at a regatta where Mickey Moriarty of Lawlor’s Cross fell out of the St Finan’s boat coming into the slips only to be rescued

by Johnny Culloty, who was coxing the crew. Johnny played down his heroics when I reminded him of it, but did admit that he was coxing the crew and it was a right bad day.

“We made our way fine up to the starting point and rowed down in the race. There was a real strong gale coming from the southwest, I’d say a Force 8, and it

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Just like that, another understated verdict on a potentially fatal outcome.

BASKETBALL

When summers were over, Johnny switched to basketball as the ideal indoor sport to keep himself fit for the next GAA season. Pa O’Brien, Michael Courtney, Danno and Seáno Keeffe, Tadhgie Fleming, and Ben Campion were key figures involved in getting men’s and ladies’ basketball to thrive in Killarney. The John Player All-Ireland Championships, which were played every Easter, attracted over 120 teams.

His first team was called St Francis’. “We were all choir boys from the Friary and we had good fun with them. They were the forerunners for the great Busby Babes and other senior teams. In the Busby Babes you had Louis Nolan, Jimmy Redpath, Weeshie and Genie (Fogarty), Noelie O’Connor (brother of Johnny’s wife, Joan), Tadhgie Fleming, Jackie Looney, Pat Somers, Bracker (Tommy O’Regan), Denis Hurley, the O’Carrolls and Patrick O’Donoghue (the former Town Clerk).” And Johnny himself, of course.

“They were well able to compete in the Kerry competitions where there was a great rivalry against the Tralee teams in particular. They had Derry O’Shea and the Burrows brothers, Bruddy and Seánie, both brilliant players.

“Listowel and Cahersiveen also had teams as well. They have died out now.”

NEAR THE PARISH HALL

The Babes had great players, but I believe another factor in their many successes was the fact that nearly all of them lived close by St Mary’s Parish Hall.

It was home from home for them. That venue was the makings of the O’Connor brothers, who lived just a stone’s throw away. Paudie was a brilliant full Irish International and the kingpin of the great National League and Cup teams of St Vincents, Gleneagle and other sponsored names.

It was very fitting that the roundabout on Lewis Road, in front of where Johnny grew up, was designated by Killarney Town Council as the Paudie O’Connor roundabout. He was, of course, a former chairman. His brothers Séamie, Bennie and Mike were also great players and if memory serves me correctly, Mike was an underage Irish international.

Johnny warned me to give great credit to the people in the Town Hall and later in St Mary’s Parish Hall who made it all possible. “Fr Leahy was a great priest when he came to town and made full use of the hall (St Mary’s) for the benefit of the young people of the town.”

It was a well-organised Youth Club before its time, I suggested.

“Yes, it was and people such as Pa O’Brien, Michael Courtney, Dan Buckley, Tadhgie Fleming, Donie Fleming, Paddy

Cherry and Eileen Switzer did marvellous work. Check it out with Pa O’Brien and don’t forget to remind him of the day he scored five goals in the Dean Hurling Cup”.

MANY TEAMS

“Apart from the ones we talked about, there were so many other great basketball teams in town during that era.

All you needed were five players and two subs to make up a team, and they sprung up all over the town.”

Nothing wrong with his memory as he rattled off the names of several town teams.

“The Jokers, The Battleships, New Street, High Street, The Red Devils, The United, Arbutus Eagles, Ross Rovers, Woodlawn Rangers, St Mary’s, The Panthers, The Warriors, The Shadows and The Rockets. The Mineral Water factory also had a team.

“The O’Shea brothers, Bomber, Seáno and Murt, had a very good team.”

Then he rattled off some more such as the ESB (“Maurice Breen was a fine player”).

“St Finan’s were very strong. Tadhg O’Reilly of Fossa also played basketball with Kerry and Mick Clifford was very good.

“New Street were also strong, powered by the Culligan brothers of Ross Road.

Paddy was an Irish International and went on to become a Chief Commissioner in the An Garda Siochána. He is still alive up in Kildare. His brothers Mike (Fr Mike in California) Brendan and Kevin were all good players and won a lot.”

Tadhgie Lyne was a great basketball player and won an All-Ireland basketball title with Kerry.

PA O’BRIEN

I did talk to Pa and again he played down his huge commitment to basketball.

“Sure, I loved the organising and we had some great games in both venues.

There were up to 12 teams competing in the town leagues and championships.

Then three or four of them would come together to play in the Kerry competitions.”

“In the Parish Hall we also had snooker, billiards, badminton, indoor soccer and outside we had a tennis court and a putting green. The café/coffee shop was very popular; it provided so many attractions for the youth of the town and Fr Leahy deserves great credit also.”

Johnny Culloty had his eye in also in billiards and in snooker, playing regular competitions in the Parish Hall.

(More about Pa’s five hurling goals in next week’s issue.)

Sos now for Johnny from our conversation. He’ll probably go straight back on the exercise bike before heading for a 4.5km walk with Joan in the National Park. When the 5km restriction is lifted, will the lakes beckon for this outstanding all-round sportsman? More next week.

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LEGEND: Johnny Culloty, seen here during his time as selector with the Kerry senior football team, excelled at several sports throughout a remarkable sporting career. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

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Who will master the double gameweek?

It’s time for the real Fantasy Premier League experts among us to call on their craftiness and expertise as a double gameweek brings with it the prospect of potentially season-changing points totals.

For the uninitiated, standard gameweeks see Premier League teams playing one game each, so FPL managers only need to focus on one fixture for each of their chosen players. Every now and then, a double gameweek arises, meaning some clubs have two matches instead of one.

This provides managers with an opportunity to select several players from the clubs in question in the hopes of multiplying their score. But competitors must also exercise caution; leaning too heavily on players with more than one fixture can backfire if the players don’t perform, and they also run the risk of unbalancing their team for upcoming gameweeks.

As is always the case in FPL, the line between success and failure is a very fine one indeed.

In Gameweek 25, Leeds and Southampton play twice. So which of their stars are worth considering?

The Scout, the Premier League’s in-house authority on all things fantasy, has highlighted Raphinha and Danny Ings as possible candidates.

“An assist at Arsenal on Sunday highlighted Raphinha (£5.3m) as the form player to target for Double Gameweek 25 in Fantasy Premier League,” the Scout said.

“Both Leeds United and Southampton play twice in the upcoming run of fixtures. Leeds visit Wolverhampton Wanderers before hosting Saints, who entertain Chelsea beforehand.

“Raphinha has now produced returns in five successive matches, earning 38 points. He is currently the second-most transferred in midfielder ahead of the Gameweek 25 deadline, earning 69,000+ new owners. His potential for further points is boosted by the poor defensive form of his two upcoming opponents.

“Wolves have one clean sheet in eight at Molineux, while Saints have lost each of their last six matches in the Premier League. Those weaknesses also look encouraging for the prospects of Patrick Bamford (£6.8m) across the double gameweek. The Leeds striker is the

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SAMBA SOCCER: Leeds United star Raphinha has been tipped to shine during the upcoming Fantasy Premier League gameweek.

second most popular player in Fantasy, found in a massive 53.6 per cent of squads. Due to such high ownership, Bamford looks set to play a major part in the captaincy decision for Gameweek 25.

“For Southampton, Danny Ings (£8.4m) scored his first goal since Gameweek 17 at the weekend. While a meeting with Chelsea’s revived defence is less appealing, Ings did score in his previous meeting with the Blues in Gameweek 5.

“Certainly, his encounter with Leeds’ porous defence looks very promising.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side have conceded 42 goals, the second-most in the Premier League this season. When selected, Ings has been involved in 46% of Southampton's goals, more than any teammate.”

It looks like being a showdown between Raphinha, Bamford and Ings in Gameweek 25. Who will you choose?

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C oyne ready for season 2021

Motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne has revealed the Kawasaki 626 Ninja he will use in the 2021 National Superstock 600 Championship, which runs alongside the British Super Bike Championship.

Using Ross Castle as a backdrop, Coyne outlined plans for the season ahead which will all depend on any coronavirus restrictions that may be in place later in the year. He hopes to begin his year with one or two races in Ireland before heading to the UK in late May. A planned training weekend in the South of Spain has been cancelled.

Coyne hopes to hold a proper season launch at Robertino’s Restaurant in Killarney as soon as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and before they travel to England for the first time this season. |

F assbender confirmed for European Le Mans

Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender’s second season in the European

Le Mans Series has been confirmed.

Fassbender will drive a second Porsche 911RSR for the Proton Competition race team this season. The squad confirmed a two-car line up earlier this week with one car assigned to Fassbender. A second car will be driven by team owner and reigning LMGTE class champion Christian Ried.

The team has yet to name four co-drivers – two for each car- ahead of the April 18 season-opener in Barcelona. |

M oll’s Gap stage goes digital

The famous stretch of road that links Killarney with Kenmare has featured in every Rally of the Lakes since the event’s foundation in 1979. Now, with real rallying off the agenda for the foreseeable future, it will be possible to bring Moll’s Gap to your own front room.

Ireland’s favourite rally stage has been adapted for videogame use and will be available on rally simulators in coming weeks.

The product has been developed by Mondello Park-based Digital Motorsports. More details available from digital-motorsports.com.

REVEALED: Motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne with his Kawasaki 626 Ninja at Ross Castle this week.

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Killarney Celtic LOTTO: Numbers drawn 2, 6, 9, 23.

There was one winner of the jackpot of €16,000, Batt O’Sullivan. The next jackpot on Monday is €5,000. Tickets are available from club members, the Dungeon shop, at the stand in Hegarty's Park Rd and also online at clubforce. com.

GEAR: Killarney Celtic gear is available online through www.bmcsports.ie and the link can be accessed from the Killarney Celtic Facebook page. New gear has been added to the range.

LEVEL 5: Following the move back to Level 5 restrictions, all activity at Killarney Celtic is suspended until further notice.

Killarney Legion GAA FITNESS: Legion’s online Fitness 4 Teens kicks off this week. Join us on Tuesday at 7pm as our senior players take you through the exercises. No equipment needed - maybe a bottle of water. For details of the online link to join, contact your team’s coach, send a message to our Facebook/Instagram page or email killarneylegion@gmail.com. Exercises suitable for girls/boys aged 13 to 18.

ONE CLUB PROGRAMME: Killarney Legion have been selected to represent Kerry in the LIDL One Good Club Programme in partnership with JIGSAW. We are looking for volunteers to help out. No football experience needed.

The programme is made up of simple actions aimed at boosting your mental health and wellbeing. The steps include ‘Connect’, ‘Be Active’, ‘Take Notice’, ‘Give’ and ‘Keep Learning’. We plan to carry these actions out through events and campaigns. For more information visit: ladiesgaelic.ie. If you would like to get involved in this club initiative, feel free to message the page.

LOTTO: 3, 5, 15, 26 bonus 24. Match 3s J Leane, Sheila Moynihan, Nuala Moynihan, Seán and Ann Lyne, Kay Horgan.

Next draw Sunday, jackpot €16,300.

Tickets can be got from: Hegarty’s, Sheahan’s, Reeks, Four Star, Ulster Bank and Healy’s New St. Thanks for your support.

Spa GAA LOTTO RESULTS: Feb 15. No winner. €50 Lucky Dips to Theresa Sheahan, Oran Daly, Sinead Herlihy and Liam Fitzgerald. Next week's jackpot is €6,600. Tickets on sale online on spagaa.com or from Dalys Supervalu, Killarney Hardware, Centra Muckross Rd, Spa clubhouse or from usual sellers.

GAA UPDATE: The Government representatives clarified that inter-county Gaelic Games activity is not covered under the current Level 5 exemptions for elite sports. As such a return to intercounty training or games is not permitted under the current restrictions. It was also clear that there will not be any change to this position post-March 5

when the restrictions currently in place are reviewed. It’s the view of the GAA's Covid Advisory group that no on field activity will be permitted, training or games, until Easter at the earliest. The next 'Living With Covid' plan is expected to provide clarity on when clubs and counties are likely to be allowed return to training and games in 2021. A revised Master Fixture Calendar and plan for the remainder of 2021 will be confirmed once a new Government road map for society and sport is made available.

ITEMS FOR NOTES: Contact pro.spa. kerry@gaa.ie or 0851216359 before 8pm on Sundays.

Dr Crokes GAA COISTE NA NOG COACHES 2021: U11 Brian O'Donoghue. U13 - Tim O'Sullivan, Colin Kiely, James O'Donnell, Michael Fleming, Pat O'Shea. U15 - Billy Hennigan, Vince Cooper. U17: Shane Foley, Patrick O'Sullivan, Alan O'Meara, Alan Brady and Daniel Healy.

LADIES COACHES 2021: Senior Ladies - Caoimhín O'Donoghue, Mark Cooper, Catherine Keogh. Minor Ladies - Mark Cooper, Brendan Connor, Áine McMahon. U16 Ladies - Brendan Connor, Jason Stack, Teresa Cahillane. U14 Ladies - Catherine Keogh, Alan McGorrian, Danny Cooper, Kate Stack, Ava Sheehan.

U12 Ladies - Padraig O'Shea, Rheanne O'Shea, Siobhan Burns, Emma Murnane, Noreen Kelly. U8 & U10 Ladies - Padraig O'Shea, Breeda Burke, Ramona Keogh.

LOTTO draw took place on February 15.

Numbers drawn were 3, 6, 17, 18. Jackpot €6,500 was won. Winner Tom and Anthony Casey (Stonepark, Longford).

Jackpot for draw on February 22 will be €5,000.

MEMBERSHIP: Registrations now open.

This is a reminder that Dr Crokes GAA member registration is now open for 2021 season. If you want to register and cannot remember your password, please click the “Reset Password” button and follow the steps. We ask that you register as soon as possible so as to reduce the significant burden of managing this process on club registrar and committee. You can register online using Clubforce. We are appealing for members to download app on their phone as this will be the main means of communicating going forward. If possible if registering more than one member you give individual phone and emails (for communications).

DR CROKES SHOP: You can now shop worldwide. New selection of jackets, gilets masks, snoods and other items.

Shop online drcrokesshop.com.

ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT (virtual) will be held on February 27. It is hoped to present on Dr Crokes YouTube. Further details to follow.

Fossa GAA STAY SAFE: As the number of COVID cases begin to fall we hope everyone is keeping well and safe. Please keep to the guidelines set from the GAA for your safety and the safety of others.

Please keep away from the pitches and clubhouse we all need to do our part and hopefully soon we will all be back on the training fields.

CLUB SPECIFIC GUIDELINES: Club Games and Training. In Level 5 and under the current restrictions, individual training only is permitted – neither adult nor underage teams may train collectively. GAA club grounds must stay closed.

Club games are not permitted. Club gym must remain closed until further notice.

(Hopefully we will have more on this in the next couple of weeks).

LADIES: Great initiative from Lidl Ireland to help ladies clubs. Fossa are asking all our members, players, friends, and family to come on board and PLEASE make the effort to start collecting tokens. It’s very simple! You need to download the Lidl Plus App, click Fossa LGFA and have it scanned every time you shop.

Starting Monday, February 15 every time you spend €30 you can collect tokens towards jerseys and cash for our club.

(Please note you cannot select our club on the app until the 15th).

LOTTO: Club lotto is unfortunately suspended for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19 restrictions, thanks for your continued support.

LIBRARY: Killarney Library is currently closed due to COVID-19 Level 5 restrictions. A range of free online resources are available to all members 24 a day on www.kerrylibrary.ie. These online resources include eBooks, AudioBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, eLearning for up to 500 courses, and language learning for up to 100 languages. eBooks and AudioBooks can be downloaded directly from the Kerry Library website using a PC/laptop.

For members using an iPad/iPhone or Android tablet/phone, the BorrowBox app will need to be downloaded to the device from iTunes/Google Play Store.

FREE ONLINE COURSE: Winter Wellness Staying fit and healthy through the winter months, with advice on nutrition, sleep and activity. Wednesday, February 17 at 12pm. Talks take place by Zoom. Register in advance at www.kerrylibrary.ie Free Online Talks with physiotherapist Colette O'Flynn.

CONDOLENCES: The club would like to pass on our condolences to the family of Marie Klausner (née Guerin) Gortroe Cottages, Fossa. May she rest in peace.

Also to the family of Kathleen Corcoran Aghadoe Fossa may she rest in peace.

Firies GAA SPORTS PREDICTOR 2021: Do you know your sport? Firies GAA present Sports Prediction 2021. Follow our social media outlets for further details when the link goes live. €15 per entry or 2 entries for €25. Each correct prediction is worth 10 points, and the winner will be the participant with the highest point total. In the event of a tie, dead heat rules apply — that is to say, the €750 prize will be split amongst the winners. Closing date for entries March 3. For information please

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contact Niall Donohue 086 0309260.

COACHING RECRUITMENT: Our club is delighted to introduce our new coaching recruitment and selection process for 2021. This process ensures coaches recruited by Firies Football, Hurling & Ladies Football Club adhere to best practice guidelines adopted by the club, thus safeguarding our players, coaches and the club in an inclusive, safe and developmental environment. In accordance with best practice guidelines, our club extends invitations to interested participants to apply for coaching positions for all codes within the club; Football, Hurling and Ladies Football. Any queries regarding same may be directed to email firiescoistenanogchairman@ gmail.com. Our cub recognised that we have a responsibility to children, young people and their parents/guardians to ensure that our coaches are selected, supported and trained to fulfil their roles in a careful, sensible and effective environment.

LOTTO: Lotto results from Monday, February 15. Numbers drawn were 3, 8, 17, 25. No jackpot winner. Congrats to all our winners. The next draw will take place on Monday, February 22 for a jackpot of €4,700. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket and don’t forget to get one for next week! Get your lotto tickets online via the Firies page on Clubforce or tickets are also available to purchase physically in some of the local shops incl. Aherns Pharmacy, Farranfore, Sherwood Bar and Restaurant Farranfore, Sheehans Shop Farranfore, Moriarty’s Centra Farranfore, Bridies Shop Firies, Hendersons Shop and Bar Firies and from all the usual sellers. We thank these businesses for their continued support. Thank you all for your continued support.

Beaufort GAA SPORTS PREDICTION QUIZ: Thank you to everybody who took part in the Sports Prediction Quiz. Thank you to all the sellers. All the quiz sheets will be collected by Friday, February 19. The sellers are presently making arrangements to collect them in a socially distanced way.

Updates will be given after each event.

SYMPATHY: is extended to Peter and Donal O'Shea and families, all the extended O'Shea families on the sudden passing of their brother, Patrick.

TRAINING AND EVENTS: There is to be no team training under Level 5 restrictions at present. The gym is not open until further notice. The walking track is open.

Kilcummin GAA AGM: The 2021 AGM will be held online at 4pm on next Sunday 21. Positions to be filled include Treasurer (Tim Casey outgoing), PRO (Mike Riordan outgoing), Insurance Officer (Donal Dwyer outgoing). Contact our secretary Ciara if you need to get a link for the AGM or have proposals to fill the vacant positions.

SYMPATHY: Sympathy is extended to

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Killarney Legion senior team of 1979. Back: Donal O'Donoghue, Mike Lucey, Jimmy Reen, Seán O'Sullivan, Mike Murphy, Jerome Regan, Seán Murphy, Dinny Murphy, Dan Moynihan, Mike Moynihan, Pádraig Brosnan, Pat Healy. Front: Eamonn Murphy, Tom Lyne, Con Carroll, Vincent Doyle (Founder Member), Donal O'Donoghue, Mikie Lyne, Pat Reen.

Kay O’Leary, Dave, Sean and Philip and all her family on the recent death of her father Philip Cremin. May he rest in peace.

Glenflesk GAA NATIONAL CLUB DRAW 2021: The purpose of the GAA National Club Draw is to assist Glenflesk GAA in our drive to raise much needed funds to develop and promote our games in Glenflesk parish. Please note that the club retains all of the proceeds from the tickets sold by the club. As fundraising opportunities will be limited for the foreseeable future all support for the draw would be greatly appreciated. Don’t forget a ticket sold by Glenflesk GAA won the car in this draw!

The 2021 Draw has even more prizes on offer, varying from a Renault Car to All-Ireland Final Tickets, and a variety of cash prizes. Tickets can be purchased online via Clubforce.

IRISH CANCER SOCIETY CHALLENGE: On March 5, Glenflesk senior player Darragh Roche is going to try and complete the 4x4x48 challenge. It is basically where he will run for 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and especially the night nursing unit. If anyone would like to donate it would be more than greatly appreciated, big or small it will all make a difference. You can donate by Revolut, Cash, Cheque or Darragh can be contacted on 087 9720898. Donations can also be dropped into JR Spares, All Care Pharmacy or both of Tim Jones Butchers. Best of luck Darragh with this great cause.

SENIOR LADIES TEAM: We have had a good response in relation to forming a senior ladies team. A big thanks to everyone who contacted us. We want to give a final shout out to any other ladies,

who would like to get involved with the senior team. Please contact Glenflesk Ladies Secretary atglenflesk.kerry@lgfa. ie. It now looks very promising that we can field a Glenflesk ladies senior team for the coming year 2021.

Milltown/Castlemaine GAA NEW SENIOR MANAGER: Congratulations and the best of luck to David Heasman who was recently named manager of the Milltown/Castlemaine senior team. David has been a juvenile coach with several of our underage sides and currently coach of U14 Kerry County Development side. David played junior football with Kerry in 2000 while he also picked up an All-Ireland Junior Club championship medal with Castlegregory in 2010. We of course look forward to a safe return to football hopefully in the not too distant future but for the time being David and his coaching team are in contact with our senior panel ensuring that they are individually able to get ready to take the field when they are able to do so. Best wishes to David along with his selectors Brian Kerins and Ian Twiss. As well as Liam Doherty and Paul Twiss who will provide stats and analysis support. Wishing the coaching team and the senior team all the very best for the year ahead.

LOTTO: Join us this coming Friday, February 19 on the Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Facebook page for our next lotto draw. Our next draw is for a jackpot of €12,600. Buíochas ó chroí to all who continue to support our fundraising lotto jackpot draw. We very much appreciate your support. A huge thank you to Mike Carroll who will be finishing up as our wonderful lotto host. Mike has been involved in our club lotto draw for over quarter of a century, thank you so much

for your efforts in making the club lotto so enjoyable and successful over the years. As well as most recently serving as club secretary Mike has been involved in several roles from chairperson, to coach and so many other positions within executive for 30 years, not to mention his playing years prior to that. Thank you Mike from everyone at Milltown/Castlemaine GAA for being such an incredible asset to your club. Of recent times Mike has kept us all going with the lotto draws during this uncertain period and always with a glint in his eye to go with his beaming smile. Míle buíochas Mike. We would like to also thank Eileen Spring for her involvement in our club lotto for the last 5 years. Over an unprecedentedly busy few years the time Eileen put into the club lotto behind the scenes has been immense. Thanks to our club members fantastic support there was a huge increase in annual lotto tickets which Eileen integrated into the draw seamlessly. A sincere thank you again to Eileen for her efforts and for continuing to ensure that the new team have all the support they need. Míle buíochas Eileen.

GAA For ALL: Our GAA for ALL organising team of Gillian Twiss, Stephanie Dinham, Danny McClure, Dara O’Connor and Marie O’Sullivan are busy preparing for the year ahead and hoping to commence the counties very first GAA for ALL training program later this year. We are currently taking names of players, coaches and supervisors interested in taking part. If you wish to register your interest please make contact with Danny on 087 6536631. We will then keep you updated on progress and can arrange training for any coaches if required.

Gneeveguilla AC LOTTO: No winner of our lotto draw

February 12. Numbers drawn were 7, 9, 19 & 24. Sellers prize winner Mairead Carmody. €50 y/t prize to Donagh Hickey Rathmore, €50 to Marie Healy Cordal, €40 each to James Regan Killarney, John Guerin Newmarket & Stephen Donnelly c/o Margaret Hayes. Bonus not won numbers drawn were 5, 9, 10 & 17. Next week’s jackpot is €16,600 plus €1,000 bonus.

Kilcummin VACANCY: A vacancy presently exists on the Kilcummin CE Scheme for an assistant in a thrift shop/coffee shop in Killarney town. It is for 19.5 hours per week. This is a development opportunity and no experience is necessary as full training is provided. For confirmation on your eligibility contact your local INTREO office or the CE Supervisor on 086 1579381. If interested please forward your CV to Kilcummin Rural Development Office. Email info@kilcumminparish.com.

COVID 19: As Level 5 COVID restrictions are set to continue, we should continue to spare a thought for our elderly and most vulnerable in our community. We ask you to be mindful of your family members and neighbours who may be experiencing hardship and anxiety and could welcome your help and support during these difficult times. We should also respect the measures put in place by the authorities and adhere to all the regulations as it is only when we all pull together that we can overcome this pandemic and get our lives back to normal.

Ní neart go cur le chéile ANABLA NS: Enrolment is now open for Anabla National School 2021/22. Enrolment Forms are available on our website www.anablans.ie or by emailing the school at scoilanabla@gmail.com.

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