Corca Dhuibhne Beo West & Mid Kerry Live
Gleann na nGealt: Mossy Donegan
San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue
Pg 3: Dingle Notes
Pg 6: Nutrition with Irene
Pg 10: Once Upon a Time in the Southwest
Pg 15: Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne
Pg 17: Citizens Information: Review Your Tax
Pg 18: Inch Notes
Pg 19: Dingle Cookery School Recipe
Pg 23: All in the Mind
Pg 24: Live Music Listings
Pg 25: Town & Peninsula Maps
Pg 28: Crosfhocal Sean-Nós
Pg 29: Ó Mhárthain
Pg 30: Crossword
Pg 31: Classifieds
Published by West Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry V92 EC85
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DingleDoc, Spa Rd, Dingle V92K282 066-9152346 / 066-9152324
Castlegregory Medical Centre, 066-7139226 Mon-Fri, 9:00am to 5:00 pm Saturday, by appointment.
Annascaul Health Centre, Annascaul 066-9157227, SouthDoc: 0818 355 999 for all calls between 6.00pm to 8.00am
Killorglin Health Centre, Killorglin, Tel: 066 976 1284
Cronin, Dr Ann, Beach Tree Lodge, Market St, Killorglin (066)9761014
Prenderville Edmond, Daly’s Lane, Killorglin (066)9761072
Prenderville Edmond, Coolmore Laharn, Killorglin (066)9761512
Milltown Health Centre Milltown (066)9767113
IONAD TRÉIDLIACHTA / VETERINARY SURGERY
Brendan O’ Connell, Spa Rd., Dingle. Tel (066) 9151814
EIGEANDÁIL / EMERGENCY:
Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coast Guard: Tel: 112 or 999. These numbers are free of charge but should only be used in cases of genuine emergencies.
STÁISIÚN NA NGARDAÍ / GARDA STATIONS
Annascaul Garda Station,. Tel: +353 66 9157102
Dingle Garda Station, Tel: +353 66 9151522
Castlegregory Garda Station,Tel: +353 66 7139690
Garda Station, Killorglin, Tel: +353 66 976 1113
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The Village Pharmacy, Castlegregory, 066-7139646
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Grogan’s Pharmacy, Spa Rd, Dingle (066)-9150518
O’Dohertys Pharmacy, Bridge Street, Milltown (066)-9767305
Laune Pharmacy Market Street, Killorglin, 066 976 1131
Mulvihill Pharmacy Ltd, Main St, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 1115
O’Sullivan’s Pharmacy, Mill Road, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 2111
O Sullivans Pharmacy 6 Bridge Street, Milltown, 066 9795915
OPTICIANS / RADHARC-EOLAÍ
Ó Domhnaill Opticians, Mail Rd., Dingle, (066) 9152863
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Dingle Notes
Richie Williams
EVENTS. We wish to begin the first edition of 2025 by expressing our thanks to the organisers and participants of the many events which were held throughout the Peninsula over the Christmas and New Year Period. The various swims, markets, concerts, walks and other activities were well supported and added very much to the seasonal spirit at this time of year.
Special mention to Wren's Day when once again the numbers both in the four main Wren Groups and supporters on the streets proved that this wonderful tradition continues to be passed down through the generations.
The Dingle Fife and Drum Band intend to parade through the streets on the evening of Monday January 6th to celebrate Nollaig Mór na mBan. Starting time yet to be confirmed.
WELCOME. A big West Kerry Céad Míle Fáilte to all the Sacred Heart University students who are visiting our peninsula at present to further their respective studies. Seventy two students who arrived on December 28th will stay until January 11th and a further eighty one students are due on January 16th for a longer semester period until May 2nd. Hope you all enjoy your stay and the West Kerry air and its people will enhance your education.
RETIREMENTS. We wish Helen Ní Shé and Pádraig Ó Sé many years of good health and happiness following their recent retirements from their respective careers as presenters with RTE Raidió Na Gaeltachta. Tá blianta fada caite ag an mbeirt ag craoladh faoi cúrsaí difriúila ón Studio i mBaile na nGall agus suíomhanna eile timpeall na tíre ar fad. Pé áit a bhí scéal bhíodar ann chun an Gaelinn, tradisiun, spoirt nó ceol a chur ar an aer don lucht eisteachta an raidió comh tapaigh agus ab fheidir leo. Míle buíochas Helen agus Pádraig as na cláir iontacha a chuir sibh i lathair dúinn trid na blianta. Súil againn go mbeidh sláinte mhaith agus saol fada agaibh as seo amach. COMPETITIONS. Dingle Lit are accepting entries for their 2025 Short Story Competition with a closing date of February 28th. Entries can be in either English or Gaeilge with further details on www.dinglelit.ie. Entries are also now offered for the Fisin Irish Language Short Film Competition. Submission of Ideas will be accepted up to January 5th followed by development workshop sessions on March 14th and final submissions of work by May 3rd. Further details on www.fisin.ie.
BUSINESS. The Business Chamber wish to convey their appreciation to all who supported the SHOP LOCAL Campaign during 2024. We hope that this continued support will ensure employment for all those lucky enough to have jobs and live in this safe, beautiful and inspiring part of the world.
We will have details in our next edition of a meeting inviting interested people to share their views and suggestions towards a better Dingle Business Town into 2025 and beyond.
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60 Seconds with Colm Moriarty
What was your first job? Collecting glasses in The Conair
What is your favourite film? Good Will Hunting
What is your favourite book? Killing Commendatore - Haruki Murakami
What was the first CD/Tape/Record you bought? Conspiracy of One - The Offspring
What was your favourite holiday? Greece 2022/2023
What is your favourite drink? Tequila and Ginger
Who is your favourite actor? Bryan Cranston
What advice would you give to your younger self? Patience is a virtue
Who is your sporting hero? Jim Steins
Two figures from history you’d like to have as dinner guests? Michael Collins and Tupac
If a time machine could take you somewhere for one day where would you go? New York 1920s
What is your favourite saying? Brevity is the soul of wit
Why 2025 Should Be The Year You Break Up With Processed Foods
Irene Flannery
Dear Processed Foods, it’s not you, it’s me... well actually, no, it’s definitely you. You were convenient, even exciting at first, but let’s be honest—our relationship hasn’t been good for me. As the New Year rolls in, many of us are tempted to jump on yet another fleeting diet trend. But maybe this year, instead of a quick fix, it’s time for a breakup—with you, the over-packaged, overly complicated, processed impostors in our pantries. Let’s make 2025 the year we rediscover the joy, flavour and nourishment of real food—simple, seasonal and as nature intended. Now this may not seem as obvious as buying a gym membership or signing up for another weight loss programme, but let’s face it, despite failing miserably at resolutions 80% of Irish people make them every year - resolving to be better, slimmer, healthier and happier. But too many of us fall off the wagon, feeling defeated and guilt-ridden by the first of February and wonder why we bothered at all.
The truth is, processed foods have been stringing us along for far too long. Behind the flashy packaging and endless convenience lies a harsh reality: these foods are often stripped of nutrients and packed with additives, preservatives and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. Studies have linked them to weight gain, poor gut health, disturbed sleep and even chronic diseases. If you need a chemistry degree to decode the label, maybe it’s time to rethink what is on your plate. And we’re not just nibbling at the edges here—processed foods make up a staggering percentage of the average diet. A recent report found that over 40% of the Irish diet consists of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), with the average household spending over €1,200 annually on these products. It’s no wonder our bodies are crying out for something real.
It’s funny to think how far we’ve come—or maybe how far we’ve strayed. For thousands of years, humans spent their days hunting, gathering and foraging for food, deeply connected to the land and the seasons. Every meal required effort, skill and patience. The reward was food in its purest form: fresh, unprocessed and completely nourishing. Fast forward to today, and it’s almost as if the tables have turned—the food is hunting us. Clever marketing campaigns, addictive ingredients and flashy health claims are everywhere, pulling us into their traps. These products promise convenience and satisfaction, but often leave us craving more while robbing us of the nutrients our bodies truly need. It’s time to flip the script and reclaim our relationship with food, one honest ingredient at a time.
So, how do we make the break? It’s simpler than you think: whole foods. Picture fresh vegetables that still have dirt on them, a loaf of bread with ingredients you can count on one hand, farm fresh eggs or fish caught just off the Kerry coast. Whole foods are packed with nutrients your body craves and none of the nonsense it doesn’t. Studies show that eating a diet rich in whole foods supports everything from gut health to energy levels, helping you feel better and live longer. And let’s not forget the joy of eating seasonally—there’s something deeply satisfying about
a winter stew made with local root vegetables or an apple tart from freshly picked Irish apples. Real food is about connection: to nature, to our communities and to ourselves. It’s a simple shift with profound benefits and once you start, you’ll wonder why you ever settled for less! Making the switch to whole foods doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Start small—swap out your usual processed snacks for a handful of nuts or a piece of fresh fruit. Plan meals around what’s in season and available locally; not only will it taste better, but it’s often more affordable too. Visit your local farmers’ market or veg shop, stock up on pantry essentials like oats, lentils, herbs and spices. Importantly, learn to read labels—if you can’t pronounce it, consider leaving it on the shelf. Don’t be blindsided by clever marketing claims. UPFs are easy to spot—they’re usually wrapped in plastic with at least one ingredient you’d never find in a home kitchen, such as hydrolysed proteins, emulsifying agents, high fructose corn syrup, modified or hydrogenated oils, MSG, and artificial colourings and flavours. If in doubt, download the brilliant “Yuka App” to your smartphone and scan products as you shop to uncover the hidden truths behind the labels. No need to aim for perfection; even small changes can have a big impact. The key is building habits that stick, one meal at a time.
So, processed foods, it’s really over. No more sweet-talking with your shiny packaging and empty promises—I’m moving on to something real. This year, let’s skip the gimmicks and embrace the foods that love us back: vibrant veggies, hearty grains and fresh, local goodness. Start small—a simple, home-cooked meal, a veg box from an Irish producer or swapping that mystery snack for something you recognize. Real food won’t ghost you, lead you on or leave you feeling worse than before. It’s the kind of relationship that lasts and leaves you fulfilled. So go ahead—break up with processed foods and fall in love with real food. You will never regret it. A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to all our readers – Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh go léir.
Irene Flannery, Nutritional Therapist & Medicinal Chef. Home visits within Dingle Peninsula and online consultations. 086 1662562
Email: hello@omnom.ie
Club
Camp Notes
Brigid O'Connor
CHRISTMAS DAY SWIM
This year's Christmas Day swim at Garrahies Gap in Camp was as always a real festive, fun event in aid of Recovery Haven. Well done to all who braved the elements and went into the December waters of Camp and to the organisers.
CAROLS IN ANNE'S CAFE
Anne's Coffee Bar was alive with Christmas cheer on Sunday 22nd December as Carol Singers and friends of Katie Foley turned out in large numbers to support the Cancer for Coffee fundraiser. Thanks to Anne and all her staff and the carol singers and all who turned out to support this very worthy cause. And of course Santa and Mrs Claus were also present contributing to the excitement of the day and singing a few songs too. Sean and Sandra are always there supporting the community! Well done, thank you both.
COMMUNITY RALLY
Ocean View extended an invitation to everyone to attend a Community Rally and social event at The Junction Bar to welcome Garry Gavigan and Family, Riada Care to Camp. The Gavigan family are in the final stages of purchasing Ocean View Nursing Home.
Shane Scanlon, Alliance supporting Nursing Homes, Independent TD, Michael Healy Rae, Pa Daly, TD (SF) and Councillor Robert Brosnan (SF) attended. All requested that the relevant authority would respond urgently to the recent application for the re-registering of Ocean View so that Riada Care might finalise the purchase of the Home.
Manager, Teresa Winters and all the staff at Ocean View were complimented on the wonderful work they do.
Local Camp woman, Author/Poet Bríd Ní Mhóráin speaking on RTE 1 and TG4 called for Ocean View to remain open, being the only Nursing Home between Tralee and Dingle.
Bríd spoke about how well her mother was cared for in Ocean View where she spent the final days of her life. RIP Brigid Uí Mhóráin.
Musician Tom O'Brien and friends entertained for the evening and Mike and Bernadette provided lovely refreshments. Afterwards a tractor run around the peninsula supporting Ocean View was a lovely sight to behold in the fading light of the evening. Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh.
SCEILIN NA NOLLAIG
Camp children performed the Nativity play, telling the story of the birth of Jesus, in character dress after Mass on Thursday before Christmas. The children were wonderful. Well done to all and to Sheila O'Donnell who once again prepared the children and to Mary Uí Mhóráin. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.
CHRISTMAS EVE
The church was packed to capacity for Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Mary's Church. Fr. Eamonn Mulvihill PP was the celebrant and he welcomed all, also remembering those from Camp who aren't with us this Christmas. Fr. Eamonn wished everyone a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. Lovely to see the young people reading too, Gráinne and Michael O'Dwyer, thank you and well done!
OBITUARY
Ulick Devane of Ballinalourth and Annagh, Tralee, died peacefully, after a long illness on Tuesday, 17th December, beloved husband of Joanne, dearest father of Bryan, Brenda & Kieran and cherished son of Donal and the late Anne.
Sadly missed by his loving family, brother Martin, sisters Mary, Áine and Lorraine, mother-in-law Margaret (O’Brien), brothers-in-law, sister-inlaw, nephews, nieces, wonderful colleagues at Tralee Court Service, his extended family, neighbours and wide circle of friends.
Following Requiem Mass at Our Lady & St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee, Ulick was laid to rest in Annagh Cemetery on Friday, 20th December (streamed on www.stbrendansparishtralee.net). Sympathy is extended to his wife Joanne, children, Bryan, Brenda and Kieran, his father Donal, his sisters Mary, Aine and Lorraine, brother Martin and all the extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest In Peace, Ulick.
Eileen O'Flaherty, Derrymore East, Tralee, and Inchaloughra, Castlegregory, passed away on 23rd December, peacefully in the Palliative Care Unit, University Hospital Kerry, surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her baby sons Michael & Edward, mother Moll, father Denny.
Sympathy is extended to her husband Sonny (Morgan) and sons Morgan, Denis and Thomas, her grandchildren Morgan, Kate, Malachy, Méabh, Rose, Hazel and Matthew, daughters-in-law Mary, Karen and Rebecca, her brother Maurice, sisters Bernie, Theresa, Margaret, Maureen and Joan, sisters-in-law Kathleen & Carmel, brothers-in-law, John P, Jack Oliver, Martin, Richard and Denis, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and many friends.
Her family would like to sincerely thank all who cared for Eileen over the years especially her devoted niece Bríd.
Eileen was laid to rest in Annagh Cemetery following Requiem Mass at St. Brendans Church, Curaheen, Live Streamed on, http://www.hogansfuneralhome.com
Rest In Peace Eileen.
BIRTHDAY
Congratulations to Bridget Moynihan, Kilteenbane, Camp who celebrated a special birthday with family and friends at Ashes recently. Bridget, may you celebrate many many more!
NEW YEAR
May you all be blessed with peace, health and happiness in 2025. Go mbeirimid beo ar an am seo arís!
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Once Upon a Time in the Southwest
Ted Creedon
Fire destroys Dingle House
-Kerry Reporter, 24 August 1901
At around 8p.m. on Wednesday a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Daniel Griffin, situated in lower Main Street, Dingle, and forming the corner where it breaks into Dyke Gate Lane. Passers-by saw smoke emerge from a window on the second floor of the building.
About half an hour after the discovery the flames got hold of the roof which collapsed in a short time. So far there is no idea as to how the fire originated.
There were large crowds in Main Street following the race meeting. All Coast Guard personnel and R.I.C. members were quickly on the scene and did all that could have been done to slow the progress of the flames. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at £200 and it is believed the premises were not insured.
Woman and girl murdered
-Edinburgh Evening News, 19 November 1877
The charred bodies of a woman and a girl were found a few days ago in an isolated cabin in County Kerry. A coroner’s jury have returned a verdict of wilful murder against a person or persons unknown.
The victims are said to have been shockingly mutilated before their cabin was set on fire. It is understood that the deceased woman had a dispute about a trespass of ducks on her holding. Several people have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
(No information on location).
Daniel O’Connell’s earnings
-Kerry Evening Post, 30 January 1901
The book of the Liberator Daniel O’Connell, which was recently acquired by the National Library, gives a startling example of his rapid rise in his profession.
He was born on the 6th of August, 1775 and was called to the Bar on 19th of May 1798.
His first year at the Bar brought him £2 and six shillings. The following year he made £50 and £400 in the next year. In 1803 his fees amounted to £465 and in the following years his professional fees increased rapidly. In 1812, while still a young man, he was making almost £4,000 a year.
(That figure appears to be the equivalent of around £420,000 or €500,000 today.)
Growing interest in the Irish Language
-Freeman’s Journal, 02 July 1907
The visit of Dr. Rudolf Trebitach of Austria for the purpose of taking samples of the Irish Language with a phonograph for the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna is not the only evidence of the increasing interest of foreign countries in the Irish Language.
Among those currently attending Dr. Bergin’s lecture at the School of Irish Learning, Dawson Street, Dublin, are Mr. Cox of Cornhill University (Cornell) in the State of New York, USA and Mister Ifor (Ivor) Williams of Bangor, Wales.
We already had in Dublin last week the distinguished German scholar Professor Osthoff, who is now on the Aran Islands studying the living Irish speech. Also, Mr. Marstrander, a university student from Christiania (Denmark) who has gone to Dingle, County Kerry for the same purpose.
Manslaughter or murder
-Cork Examiner, 04 March 1867
Patrick Clifford and James Lyne of the Waterville area had a long-running dispute. They went to Waterville Petty Sessions to decide their differences
on the 27 July last. Coming home they visited a public house but Lyne and his supporters soon left.
They were pursued by a man named Kelly who, after whistling loudly, was joined by a small group in answer to his call. Lyne, who was on horseback was struck by a stone on his back followed by another on his head which caused a fracture. He was found on the side of the road the next morning. He was carried home where he died shortly after.
The doctor proved that he had died of the fracture and not as a result of falling from the horse. It was not necessary for the Crown to convict Patrick Clifford of throwing the stone that caused Lyne’s death but he would be proved to have been one of the parties who aided and abetted in the manslaughter.
(A lot of information missing from this report. What was the dispute about? What were the findings at the Petty Sessions? Did the court find in Lyne’s favour resulting in the attack on him? Why didn’t Lyne’s followers carry him home? Were they outnumbered? What sentence did Clifford get?)
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(These articles are taken from the British Newspaper Archive.)
The Gregory Peck Dingle Classic Film Society is pleased to announce the commencement of its Spring 2025 programme in St. James' Church, with a screening of Kingdom of Heaven, on January 16, 2025
The Society has recently made charitable donations following its sixth season (Autumn/Winter 2024) to two local charities.
Members may sign up for the Spring 2025 season at St. James' Church on the night of the screening. New members welcome.
This screening is open to the public.
We wish to thank our patrons, members and our venue hosts, for supporting the society over the past three years.
A full programme for the upcoming season will be sent to the society's emailing list in the coming days.
The Christmas Day swim at Dún Síon
Annascaul Notes
North Pole at South Pole
North Pole at South Pole Inn Christmas Market, in Annascaul would like to thank all who contributed to SVP West Kerry Charity. To date, €1049.50 has been collected, and transferred to SVP West Kerry Charity. We wish everyone warm wishes, and a Happy New Year 2025. See you all in Annascaul, December 2025, kind regards, Elizabeth & Eileen, North Pole at South Pole Inn Christmas Market Team.
Thanks to all the supporters and to the Inch Community organisation who helped us with Santa, to Gary and staf at the South Pole Inn who helped set up Santa's Grotto, puppet show and storytime. Thanlks to Colm Kennedy with electricity, Alan Flannery street lights, David Clifford (Camp) Christmas trees, GAA setting up the vendors, vendors who supported Christmas market in Annascaul, Patch coffee, Paul Kennedy story time, Ros puppet show and a special thank you to Santa & Elf who were perfect, Omniplex Tralee, Ocean World, Coach House Dingle, Dingle Candle, Dingle Bay Hotel, Dingle Distillery, Báinín, Colm Ashe, Garvey's SuperValu, Murphy's Ice Cream, Walsh's Pharmacy, Skellig Hotel, Aquadome, Brian de Staic Jewellers, Outwest, Jimmy O'Donnell's.
ICA Annascaul
Resume on the 10 February every Monday at 7 pm in the Community Care Centre.
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A Message From Fr. Michael
Dear Parishioners,
The Church, every 25 years, celebrates a Jubilee Year. The theme for the 2025 Jubilee is "Pilgrims of Hope". As we begin a new year it is good to look for signs of hope. It was good to see large numbers attending Mass and visiting churches over the past few days. Proceeds from the cribs of the parish this year will be going to the Cara Project, Kenya. Two local girls will be travelling to Kenya to experience the work in an Orphanage and refuge. I share the hopes of many that countries at war may begin peace talks with each other. I hope also that more people take seriously the idea that our actions are contributing to climate change. It is hopeful when people take even little steps to make a difference in their lives and the lives of those around them. The second reading at Mass last Sunday gives one of the best reasons for hope in the lives of Christians. ‘Think of the Love that the Father has lavished upon us, by letting us be called Gods children: and that is what we are’ (1John 3:1). These words give me hope. What follows are some extracts from the Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee YearSpes non confundit. The entire text is available on vatican.va Spes non confundit. “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). In the spirit of hope, the Apostle Paul addressed these words of encouragement to the Christian community of Rome. Hope is also the central message of the coming Jubilee that, in accordance with an ancient tradition, the Pope proclaims every twenty-five years. .... For everyone, may the Jubilee be a moment of genuine, personal encounter with the Lord Jesus, the “door” (cf. Jn 10:7.9) of our salvation, whom the Church is charged to proclaim always, everywhere and to all as “our hope” (1 Tim 1:1).
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Everyone knows what it is to hope. In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring. Even so, uncertainty about the future may at times give rise to conflicting feelings, ranging from confident trust to apprehensiveness, from serenity to anxiety, from firm conviction to hesitation and doubt. Often, we come across people who are discouraged, pessimistic and cynical about the future, as if nothing could possibly bring them happiness. For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope.
Hope is born of love and based on the love springing from the pierced heart of Jesus upon the cross: “For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life” (Rom 5:10). That life becomes manifest in our own life of faith, which begins with Baptism, develops in openness to God’s grace and is enlivened by a hope constantly renewed and confirmed by the working of the Holy Spirit. By his perennial presence in the life of the pilgrim Church, the Holy Spirit illumines all believers with the light of hope. He keeps that light burning, like an ever-burning lamp, to sustain and invigorate our lives. Christian hope does not deceive or disappoint because it is grounded in the certainty that nothing and no one may ever separate us from God’s love. In addition to finding hope in God’s grace, we are also called to discover hope in the signs of the times that the Lord gives us. As the Second Vatican Council observed: “In every age, the Church has the responsibility of reading the signs of the times and interpreting them in the light of the Gospel. In this way, in language adapted to every generation, she can respond to people’s persistent questions about the meaning of this present life and of the life to come, and how one is related to the other”. We need to recognise the immense goodness present in our world, lest we be tempted to think ourselves overwhelmed by evil and violence. The signs of the times, which include the yearning of human hearts in need of God’s saving presence, ought to become signs of hope. Let us even now be drawn to this hope! Through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it. May the way we live our lives say to them in so many words: “Hope in the Lord! Hold firm, take heart and hope in the Lord!” (Ps 27:14). May the power of hope fill our days, as we await with confidence the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and glory, now and forever.
Ath bhlian faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise dhaoibh go léir.
Fr Michael
Teagmháil: 087 7951743 nó sf@pcd07.ie
Make ‘Choose to Re-Use’ Your New Year’s Resolution
Did you know that Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne/Dingle Cup Project is a voluntary group taking action on single-use coffee cup waste around the peninsula ? As we start 2025, this group has one simple request for locals and visitors alike:
Could you make ‘Choose to Re-Use’ your New Year’s Resolution for 2025 ?
Thanks to support from local businesses and Údarás na Gaeltachta, it’s really easy to Choose to Re-Use.
Next time you go for coffee (or tea), instead of buying a single-use disposable cup here’s what you could do:
• Either sit in, relax and enjoy your cuppa in one of our wonderful local cafés
• Or bring your own re-usable cup,
• Or pay a €2 deposit for a 2GoCup & afterwards return it to any participating coffee shop to get your deposit back.
Already 13 local outlets offer deposit return 2GoCups and congratulations should go to these local pioneers:
Bean in Dingle, Cístí Corca Dhuibhne, Fitzgerald's Centra, Garvey's SuperValu, Juice for Thought, Morans Garage, My Boy Blue, Nourish, Púca Cafe, Seed and Soul, Sheehys Spar, Siopa Uí Lúing (Ventry Post Office), Strand House.
Chorca Dhuibhne’s aim is to give consumers a re-usable option in all outlets across Dingle and Corca Dhuibhne so if you are a business that would like to know more, please get in touch.
22,000 single-use coffee cups are thrown away in Ireland EVERY HOUR. That’s nearly 200 million each year, just in Ireland ! These cups are the number one item littering our beautiful Dingle Peninsula. They are not recyclable (most contain plastic) and even the compostable cups rarely make it into the brown food waste bin where they belong.This is bad for our local environment and bad for the planet. Our waste is contributing to the global Climate Crisis.But it doesn’t have to be like this; we have the power to change.
By helping to make re-use the norm in Corca Dhuibhne we are joining communities across the country and the world who are taking positive local action in response to the Climate Crisis.
Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne is a project of Corca Dhuibhne Community Forum and will be hosting a public information meeting on Wednesday February 12th in Dingle, so save the date. In the meantime if you would like to sign up your business, find out more information or get involved we would love to hear from you.
Please contact us at: cupacaife@gmail.com
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Is grúpa deonach iad Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne atá ag dul i ngleic le bruscar ó chupaí caife ar an leithinis. Táimid ag iarraidh ar dhaoine áitiúla agus ar chuairteoirí aon rud beag amháin a dhéanamh in 2025:
Bíodh sé mar rún na hathbhliana agat:
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A bhuíochas le gnónna áitiúla agus le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, tá sé anafhuraist do chupa a bhreith leat.
An chéad bhabhta eile a théann tú amach i gcomhair cupa caife (nó tae):
• Suigh istigh sa chaife ar do shuaimhneas agus ól as cupaí an chaife,
• Nó tabhair leat do chupa in-athúsáidte féin,
• Nó íoc éarlais €2 as 2GoCup agus tabhair thar n-ais arís é go dtí aon chaife atá páirteach sa scéim chun do €2 a fháil thar n-ais.
Tá 13 gnó áitiúil sásta páirt a ghlacadh sa scéim seo agus tréaslaímid leo: Bean in Dingle, Cístí Corca Dhuibhne , Fitzgerald's Centra , Ollmhargadh Uí Ghairbhí, Juice for Thought , Garáiste Uí Mhóráin , My Boy Blue, Nourish, Púca Cafe, Ollmhargadh Uí Shíthigh, Seed & Soul, Strand House, Siopa Uí Lúing Ceann Trá.
An aidhm atá le Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne ná an rogha a thabhairt do chustaiméirí cupa in-athúsáidte a úsáid ins na haon ghnó sa Daingean agus ar fud Chorca Dhuibhne. Mar sin, má tá gnó agat agus suim agat anseo, déan teagmháil linn.
Caitear amach 22,000 cupa caife in Éirinn GACH UAIR AN CHLOIG. Sin beagnach 200 milliún gach bliain, in Éirinn amháin! Is iad na cupaí seo an t-ábhar is mó bruscair ar an leithinis aoibhinn seo. Ní féidir athchúrsáil a dhéanamh orthu (tá plaisteach ina bhformhór) agus fiú na cinn sin atá inmhúirínithe, is annamh go gcuirtear sa bhosca bruscair donn iad mar ba cheart. Déanann sé seo díobháil don timpeallacht áitiúil agus don bplainéad.
Tá ár gcuid bruscair ag cur leis an nGéarchéim Aeráide domhanda. Ní gá gur mar seo a bheadh; tá an cumas againn é seo a athrú.
Má thosaímid ar fad ag athúsáid rudaí anseo i gCorca Dhuibhne, beimid ag tacú le pobail eile ar fud na hÉireann agus an domhain ina gcuid iarrachtaí gníomhú go háitiúil ar son na Géarchéime Aeráide.
Is tionscadal de chuid Fóram Pobail Chorca Dhuibhne é Cupa Chorca Dhuibhne agus beidh cruinniú eolais poiblí á reáchtáil againn Dé Céadaoin, 12 Feabhra sa Daingean. Cuir an dáta sa dialann. Idir an dá linn, más mian leat do ghnó a chlárú, breis eolais a fháil, nó páirt a ghlacadh anseo, ba bhreá linn dá raghfá i dteagmháil linn.
Déan teagmháil linn ag: cupacaife@gmail. com
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Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance
Dia dhaoibh go léir agus tá súil againn go bhfuil ag éirí go maith libh.
Hello to all and we hope you are keeping well Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit (Happy New Year to you)!
On behalf of Comhaontas Turasóireachta Chorca Dhuibhne / Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance we would like to thank you all for your support throughout 2024 and we wish you all a Happy New Year as we welcome in 2025.
We would like to remind you that the closing date for submissions regarding the Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara Public Consultation is this Friday 3rd January 2025 so please ensure that you have taken the opportunity to have your say. For more information, please visit www.gov.ie/en/consultation/fabbb-pairc-naisiunta-na-mara-ciarrai-consultation/
We also have the following funding opportunities to remind you about: -
Two Community Funding Opportunities for 2025
The Community Support Fund 2025 has been launched.
The fund supports groups whose primary focus is development or promotion of the local community, or development of a project that will benefit the community. €850,000 is available through this year’s scheme for groups in
Kerry and applications must fall within one of five categories.
Applications for funding must come within the definition of one of the following five categories of support:
1. Connected, Inclusive & Resilient Communities
2. Community Tidy Town Initiatives, Amenity Projects & Environmentally Sustainable Projects
3. Community Economic Innovation
4. Community Based Tourism, Festivals and Events
5. Local Community Safety Initiatives
Details of the Community Support Fund 2025 are available on Kerry County Council’s website, and application forms are available for completion online.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 20th January, 2025.
https://www.kerrycoco.ie/community-supportfund-2025/
Queries should be referred by contacting the Community, Arts & Culture Department on (066) 7183680.
Festival Scheme 2025 Call 1 (01 January- 30th June)
The Festivals Scheme will be open to appropriate local groups to give them an opportunity to develop arts festivals or elements of festivals being run and implemented through the medium of Irish or which Irish language arts are a central part of them between 01 January- 30th June 2025
This scheme is aimed at festivals which aim to foster and promote through Irish or bilingually the Irish language, language-based arts and Irish language heritage, as an integral part of the festival, and to provide a platform for the Irish language community, to the wider community and to the arts sector.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 6th January, 2025.
For more details visit: https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/funding-scheme/
Bígí linn! Let’s stay connected - follow Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance on all social media Platforms. When sharing with #DinglePeninsula and #CorcaDhuibhne we can share with the Alliances’ reach of over 40,000 followers as they plan their holidays…
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Getting Active across the Peninsula! Make the most of your days……. Try a new walk or trail from Súilóidí Chorca Dhuibhne - for the full range of walks and trails across the peninsula visit the walking section on our website: https:// www.dingle-peninsula.ie/
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How to review your tax for PAYE taxpayers
You can check your income and the tax you paid in previous years and whether you paid the cor rect amount.
You can check:
• How much you were paid by your employer or pension provider and how much was deducted from your pay
• Whether you paid too much or too little income tax and USC
• Whether you are due a refund or whether you owe tax, taking into account all your income tax credits and liabilities
In 2020, there was a change to the way you re view your tax for a previous year. Paper docu ments were replaced with an online system.
How can I check my tax deductions and my pay for the year?
To see what your employer or pension pro vider paid you and what they deducted in tax, you can get an Employment Detail Summary through Revenue’s myAccount service.
Your Employment Detail Summary shows the pay, income tax, Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) and Universal Social Charge (USC) de ducted by your employer and paid to Revenue over the year. It also records your Local Property Tax (LPT) deductions if you choose to have LPT deducted from your pay. Before 2019, this in formation was provided on a form called a P60.
To view your Employment Detail Summary:
1. Sign in to myAccount
2. Go to the ‘PAYE Services’ section
3. Click on ‘Review your tax 2020–2023’
4. Select the specific year folder from the ‘Tax year’ dropdown list
5. Click "View"; to view the Employment Detail Summary
You can also save or print this document and use it in the same way as the Form P60, for example, as proof of income.
How can I check if I am due a tax refund or if I owe tax?
Your Preliminary End of Year Statement shows whether you have paid the correct amount of income tax and USC for the year. This is based on your income and deductions as reported by your employer or pension provider.
To view your Preliminary End of Year Statement:
1. Sign in to myAccount
2. Go to the ‘PAYE Services’ section
3. Click ‘Review your tax 2020–2023’
4. Select the specific year folder from the ‘Tax year’ dropdown list
5. Click 'Request'; in the Statement of Liability section
6. Your Preliminary End of Year Statement will be shown on the next page.
a Statement of Liability and complete an Income Tax Return.
Your Statement of Liability will normally be available within 5 working days from the date you make a request. It will be available under ‘My Documents’ in your myAccount.
To view it:
1. Sign in to myAccount
2. Click on ‘My Documents’ at the top of the myAccount home page
3. Select the specific year folder from the ‘Summary’ screen
4. Click 'View PDF'; to view the Statement of Liability.
Is there a time limit for when I can request my Statement of Liability for a particular tax year?
You can get your Statement of Liability for the last 4 years (you can only claim a refund of overpaid tax for the last 4 years). From January 2025, you can request a Statement of Liability for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
If I owe tax, how do I pay it?
There are various reasons why you may have
If your Statement of Liability shows that you owe tax of less than €6,000, you have the option to:
Pay all or part of it through myAccount
Pay all or the remaining part of it by having your tax credits reduced for up to 4 years.
If the amount you owe is over €6,000, you can pay the amount through myAccount or contact Revenue to discuss repayment options.
What if I am not registered for myAccount?
You can get a paper version of your Statement if you complete a paper Form 12 or Form 12S (a simplified version for routine tax returns) and return to your local tax office. Unless you are exempt from using Revenue’s online services, you must register with myAccount to access your Employment Detail SumPreliminary End of Year Statement.
If you have been granted an exemption, you can access your documents as follows:
Employment Detail Summary: Contact your local tax office by phone or in writing and request your Employment Detail Summary. A printout will be posted to your
Preliminary End of Year Statement: Your Preliminary End of Year Statement will not be available to you as a printout. You can contact your local tax office who can advise you of your position (for example, a tax overpayment or underpayment) over
How do I qualify for an exemption from using Revenue’s online services?
You may qualify for an exemption if you do not have the capacity to make returns and payments
Revenue may grant you an exemption if: Your internet access is insufficient or
• You cannot file online because of age or a mental or physical disability
If you want to apply for an exemption, you write to your local tax office to state why you are unable to file online. You should write ‘Exclusion request’ on the envelope.
If Revenue refuses this request, you can appeal the decision. To do this, you must complete a Notice of Appeal form and send it to the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC).
Deirdre Vann Bourke, Kerry Citizens Information Manager, said:
For anyone needing information, advice or have an advocacy issue, you can call a member of the local Citizens Information team in Kerry on 0818 07 7860, they will be happy to assist and make an appointment if necessary. The offices are staffed from Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Alternatively you can email on tralee@ citinfo.ie or log on to www.citizensinformation. ie for further information.
Inch Notes
Inch Community hope that everyone on the Dingle Peninsula has had a great Christmas – and we wish you all a fantastic New Year for 2025!! The 15th annual Inch Beach Christmas swim was a huge success, a great atmosphere with a huge crowd of swimmers and supporters. The Inch Annascaul Community First Responders were on hand to assist if anyone require medical assistance but thankfully nobody needed their help. All money raised at the swim is in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group, donations can be made here: https://www.idonate.ie/wl/ fundraiser/InchChMasDayDip. Thanks to Michelle & Joanne Long, and Margaret Foley for organising the fundraiser.
Katie’s post-swim @coffeeforcancer2024 was also a great success where lots of us enjoyed coffee, teas and hot chocolates with the mine pies and other treats provided by Katie. Check the Instagram page in the coming days for the final amounts raised. Thanks to all who supported!
Inch Community Council’s Annual General Meeting and Coffee Morning will take place on Sunday 19th January from 10:30am at the Inch Community Centre.
The Inch Community Council’s Election will then take place at 8pm on the 4th February at the Inch Community Centre.
Ring in the New Year with us at Foley’s. On Tuesday, we will be having an open trad session, and we hope that as many of the local musicians will come and join in. Everybody is welcome to sing a song, tell a story and join in the festivities. Foley’s have been ringing in the new year with these trad sessions for over 30 years!!! We’ve had music over the years from Cronin Buckley’s to Hickey’s to Lavery’s to Tyther’s and our own
Katie Foley. They have made unforgettable memories over the years at these sessions. Wherever you are for it, we hope you a great celebration and we look forward to the coming year. Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh, John and Fidelus.
Events at Inch Community Centre:
Yoga with Mélanie: Mondays 7-8pm and Thursday 6-7pm, book in advance via WhatsApp +33 659 286 354.
Bingo nights on the following Thursdays at 7:30pm: 2nd Jan, 16th Jan, 30th Jan, 13th Feb and 27th Feb.
Coffee Mornings on the following Sundays at 10:30am (after mass): 19th Jan (AGM), 16th Feb, 16th Mar.
Senior citizen community lunches (all are welcome) on at 1pm on the following Tuesdays: 14th Jan, 28th Jan, 11th Feb, 25th Feb, 11th Mar, 25th Mar.
Other regular notices:
Upcoming mass times for St Joseph’s church Inch at 10am on alternate Sundays: 5th Jan, 19th Jan, 2nd Feb, 16th Feb, 2nd Mar, 16th Mar.
The Kerry Mobile Library Service will be parked opposite Foley’s Bar Inch from 12:25pm – 1pm on Fridays 29th Nov and 13th Dec.
Practice your Irish at the weekly Comhra at Foley’s Bar Inch on Wednesdays at 10:30am. All levels welcome.
The 276 Bus Service from Killarney to Dingle will be passing Inch Church daily at 9:53, 15:28 and 18:53, and Inch Beach daily at 9:55, 15:30 and 18:55. The service from Dingle to Killarney will be passing Inch Beach daily at 7:45, 12:20 and 16:50, and Inch Church daily at 7:47,12:22 and 16:52.
If you would like to add something to the Inch Community notes, please contact Jenny and Mélanie: inchcommunityevents@gmail.com.
The young, the old, the brave and the bold, all hurtling headlong into the icy waters of Inch Beach for the annual Christmas Day charity swim. Photo by Mike Kennedy
Inch Annascaul Community First Responders supporting the Inch Christmas swim in aid of Kerry Cancer Support Group” - Photo by Margaret Foley. Left to right: John Fahy, Sean Moriarty, Anna Moriarty, Donna Fahy, Padraig Barton, Isabel Barton, Niamh Fitzgerald and Fiona Barton.
A huge thanks to the Inch Wran Boys who entertained the parish on Lá an Dreoilín and collected funds for Comfort for Chemo Kerry. Thanks to everyone who supported.
Left to right: Top row: Katie, Cormac, Grainne, Valentina and Irene. Front row: Maria, Jack
Roast Garlic and Chorizo Soup
Mark Murphy - Dingle Cookery School
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Tá grúpa ag teacht le chéile ar Satharn 4ú Eanair 2025 chun an trá a ghlanadh óna 11 a.m. go dtína 12.30. pm. Má tá suim agat a bheith páirteach ann bualfaimid le chéile sa chárchlós Ag Ceann Trá ar a 11.00 am. Tabhair leat do phiocadóirí féin. Beidh málaí agus láimhíní ar fáil.
Teangmháil:- Orna Ní Dhuinnshléibhe 087-2286533
Ventry Beach Group
On Saturday 4th January 2025 a group is getting together to clean Ventry Beach from 11-12.30 am. If you would like to join in meet at Ventry Car Park at 11 a.m. Please bring your own pickers. Bags and gloves will be provided. Orna Dunlevy 087228653
This soup has very Spanish flavours within it, but I like to give it a small bit more body with the addition of the celery. If you feel you want to add to this I sometimes add white beans such as Cannellini beans or chickpeas. To do this soak the beans over-night then drain and rinse them. To cook them gently simmer the beans in a pot with water for about one hour to one and a half until they are tender. The cooked beans can be added to the soup about ten minutes before it is ready. Serves 6
Ingredients
6 whole garlic bulbs, cloves separated but not peeled
1 large onion finely diced
2 stalks of celery finely diced small bunch of thyme (leaves picked from the stalk)
250g fresh chorizo cut into small pieces
½ teaspoon of sweet smoked paprika
1.5 litres of chicken stock
bunch of flat parsley stalks removed and finely chopped
4 tablespoons of rapeseed oil
salt and pepper
Method
Roast the garlic by placing the cloves in a pan with 2 tablespoons of rapeseed oil, cover with foil and place in an oven at 180° C (350°F). Leave to cook for about 25-30 minutes. At this stage the garlic should be golden and soft.
Allow them to cool slightly while reserving the oil. You can now remove and discard the skins from the garlic, leaving you with just the fragrant flesh of the garlic. Use a blender to puree the garlic cloves. In a medium sized pot over medium heat add the rest of the oil and then add the diced onion with a pinch of salt, allow the onion to cook gently for about five minutes, add the celery and thyme and continue to cook for another five minutes.
Turn up the heat slightly and then add the chorizo, cook this for about three minutes. At this stage the chorizo should have caramelised slightly. Add in the smoked paprika and stir in well. Add the roasted garlic puree and the chicken stock to the pot. Bring this to a simmer and allow it to simmer for about fifteen minutes. Taste and season it with salt and black pepper.
To serve add chopped parsley and drizzle some of the oil form the roasted garlic.
Bain Taitneamh As!!
The View from the Chair
Nollaig Shona
Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir. Through your wonderful support for me in this year’s Local Election 2024, I was honoured to become Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council. I thank you for your support and I want to wish you and your family a very happy Christmas and prosperous new year. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.
Road Safety Schools Art Calendar 2025
Privileged as Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, along with the Director of Services for Roads, Frank Hartnett, and Kerry’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh to welcome the winners of this year’s annual Road Safety Schools Art Calendar competition to Áras an Chontae on Tuesday 17th December 2024. Well done to all the winners especially from our own MD –
• Amelia Ní Dhubhda of Scoil an Ghleanna, Daingean Uí Chúis.
• Oscar McCoy of Castlegregory N.S.
• Jessica Donnelly of Nagle Rice NS, Milltown.
Delighted to make a special presentation with Director of Services for Roads, Frank Hartnett to Assistant Staff Officer, Ann Marie Crean, who has
looked after the road safety art calendar competition for the last 15 years. Maith sibh go léir.
New Accessible Equipment available at Kerry Libraries
Delighted to launch the new Accessible Equipment that is available at Kerry Libraries along with the Chair of the Kerry Older People’s Council, Ms. Catherine Lenihan, on Thursday 19th December 2024. Available in the nine Kerry libraries, this Accessible Equipment was purchased with Dormant Accounts Funding. Details of the accessible equipment are available at www.kerrylibrary. ie or call into your local library. The equipment includes:
• Looky 5 Digital Magnifier - this handheld magnifier is easy to use, light weight.
• OPTIMA trackball – an alternative to a desktop mouse alternative that does not require fine motor skills.
• High contrast keyboard – a keyboard designed for users with vision impairment.
• Height adjustable desks in Cahersiveen, Listowel and Tralee libraries.
• C-Pen Readers – a convenient tool to support independent reading.
Lá an Dreoilín
Bhí ana lá agam ar Lá an Dreoilín i nDaingean Uí Chúis le Sráid na nGabhar. I had a wonderful day on Wren's Day in Dingle with the Goat Street Wren, the best day of the year. Maith sibh go léir!
Seanad Éireann Election 2025
Honoured to be nominated to contest the 2025 Seanad Éireann Election for the 27th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel by the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation. Submitted my nomination papers to run in Seanad Éireann Election 2025 on Wednesday, 18th December 2024. The campaign is ongoing and voting will begin on the 15th January and close on the 31st January 2025. All Councillors, Senators and TDs vote on this panel so if you know any, I would appreciate a good word. Thank you!
Community Support Fund 2025
The Council has now issued a call for funding for the Community Support Fund 2025 which is offering supports to community-based projects and initiatives in Kerry. Applications for funding must come within the definition of one of the following five categories of support:
• Connected, Inclusive & Resilient Communities
• Community Tidy Town Initiatives, Amenity Projects & Environmentally Sustainable Projects
• Community Economic Innovation
• Community Based Tourism, Festivals and Events
• Local Community Safety Initiatives
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 20th January 2025 and application forms are available online at https://www. kerrycoco.ie/community-support-fund-2025/ Any queries (066) 7183680 or email CastleislandCorca Dhuibhne MD: csfcastlcorca@kerrycoco.ie
Comhairleoir Breandán Fitzgerald - Ag obair le An tAire Norma Foley TD, Michael Cahill TD, An Seanadóir Mark Daly, An Seanadóir Ned O’Sullivan, Billy Kelleher MEP & Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP.
Cait Uí Bheaglaoich
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Ba mhaith le clann Cháit buíochas a ghabháil leis na héinne a dhéin agus a chuir teachtaireachtaí comhbhróin agus cártaí aifrínn chugainn ó cailleadh Cáit anuraidh. Buíochas leis na héinne a chabhraigh linn ag an am ár gcomharsan go léir, iad siúd a thaisteal chun na sochraide, an tAthair Eoghan Ó Cadhla, An t-Athair Séamus Mac Ginneá, beannacht Dé leis agus an t-Athair Jim Sheehy ón nDaingean. Buíochas leis na ceoltóirí a sheinn agus a chan sa tséipéal agus leis an adhlacóir Dónal Ó Conchúir agus le foireann oibre tigh altranais St. Joseph's i gCill Orglan. Táimid buíoch díbh go léir. Ofráilfear aifreann ar bhur son.
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BEGIN AGAIN
Orla Smyth
And so we welcome the beginning of another new year. Fresh starts and resolutions galore: signing up for gym membership, the latest health craze, better lifestyle choices and an array of good intentions we resolve to keep. Yet most of us will have fallen back on old habits by this time next week or next month, having achieved nothing but a vague sense of failure, resigned to being stuck in a never- ending cycle of same ol’ same ol’. Each time we ‘fail’ we feel just a little more hopeless. What we often don't recognise is that our true power lies in our ability to begin again - and again. Confucious says ‘ our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall’-now is always a good time to begin again and it is always now! This moment, right now is full of infinite potential. Each time we lapse or forget , make mistakes or have regrets, as soon as we become aware we can start again- this is the moment to reset. We don’t need to wait for the right time or the perfect conditions: simply pause and breathe ‘ each in-breath is a new beginning ,each out-breath a letting go. The journey of a thousand miles starts with just one step. You don't need to fulfill every expectation tick every box but you wont get anywhere unless you start the journey. There is a moment first thing in the morning when you open your eyes before you have time to start thinking and planning- there is a split second where you experience pure awareness, the absolute pleasure
in being alive: this moment is fleeting and can go unnoticed but it can be recaptured any time we choose simply by remembering to pause, be still and begin again. Our attention is hijacked over and over again by the simple act of living and it distracts us from seeing clearly- this is not wrong, it is the human condition. The challenge is to be aware of these distractions without being carried away by them.
‘New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings’ Lao Tzu. Our power and freedom comes from choosing to pause, drop in for just one moment to the breath, attune to our thoughts, feelings and actions and see more clearly:remember our intentions- the journey we are on, the goals we have set, and begin again.
Begin
Begin again to the summoning birds to the sight of the light at the window, begin to the roar of morning traffic all along Pembroke Road. Every beginning is a promise born in light and dying in dark determination and exaltation of springtime flowering the way to work.
Begin to the pageant of queuing girls the arrogant loneliness of swans in the canal bridges linking the past and future old friends passing though with us still. Begin to the loneliness that cannot end since it perhaps is what makes us begin, begin to wonder at unknown faces at crying birds in the sudden rain at branches stark in the willing sunlight at seagulls foraging for bread at couples sharing a sunny secret alone together while making good. Though we live in a world that dreams of ending that always seems about to give in something that will not acknowledge conclusion insists that we forever begin.
- Brendan Kennelly
Ceol Beo /
Bréannainn - Cloghane
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Monday 6th January
7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil
Monday 13th January
7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil
Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis
Friday 3rd January
7 - 9 Kennedy's - Open session
9.00 Bob Griffin’s - Brady Elliott
9.30 McCarthy's Bar - Rock & Soul with De-Vices
9.30 Dingle Pub - Paulie O'Brien
9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Trad
9.30 Neligan's - Open Session
Saturday 4th January
9.30 Dingle Pub - Hightide
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Eoin Duignan & Tommy O'Sullivan
9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session
9.30 Neligan's - Open Session
10.00 Paul Geaney’s - Liam Evans
Sunday 5th January
5 - 7 Bob Griffin’s - Pilgrim Sessions
9.30 Dingle Pub - Dreams of Freedom
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Jeremy Spencer & Tommy O'Sullivan
Monday 6th January
6 - 7 St. Mary's Church - Soul sessions with the Pilgrims, music and songs to lift the soul; hope, joy, love, peace and praise
6.00 Curran's Bar - Open Trad session
9.30 Dingle Pub - Out the Gap
9.30 Neligan's - Set Dancing
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Caroline Keane & Pals
Tuesday 7th January
6.30-8.30 Foxy John's - Trad session
7 - late Kennedy's - The red bench open session
9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad
9.00 Neligan's - Open Session
Weds 8th January
6.30 - 8.30 Kennedy's - Tanglewood session
Thursday 9th January
9.00 Curran's Bar - Trad & Folk with Billy and Luke
9.00 Neligan's - Open Session
9.30 Dingle Pub - The Galavanters
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Teresa Horgan & Gerry O'Beirne
Friday 10th January
7 - 9 Kennedy's - Open session
7.30 Dingle Pub - The Bare Minimum
9.00 Bob Griffin’s - Brady Elliott
9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy (Vocals & Flute) Jeremy Spencer ( Fiddle ) & Matt Griffin (Guitar)
9.30 McCarthy's Bar - Rock & Soul with De-Vices
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Greta Curtin & Tommy O'Sullivan
9.30 Neligan's - Open Session
10.00 Dingle Pub - The Bare Minimum 10.00 Paul Geaney’s - Liam Evans
Saturday 11th January
7.30 Dingle Pub - Full Shilling
9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session
9.30 Neligan's - Open Session
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Eoin Duignan & Tommy O'Sullivan
10.00 Paul Geaney’s - Live Music
10.00 Dingle Pub - Full Shilling
Sunday 12th January
5 - 7 Bob Griffin’s - Pilgrim Sessions
9.30 Dingle Pub - Rocking Jimmy
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Jeremy Spencer & Tommy O'Sullivan
Monday 13th January
6.00 Curran's Bar - Open Trad session
9.30 Neligan's - Set Dancing
9.30 Dingle Pub - Hightide
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Caroline Keane & Pals
Tuesday 14th January
6.30-8.30 Foxy John's - Trad session
7 - late Kennedy's - The red bench open session
9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad
9.00 Neligan's - Open Session
Weds 15th January
6.30 - 8.30 Kennedy's - Tanglewood session
9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad
9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy (Vocals & whistle) Theresa Horgan( Flute & Vocals) & Gerry O'Beirne (Guitars & Vocals)
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Tom Delany & Tommy O'Sullivan
Thursday 16th January
9.00 Neligan's - Open Session
9.00 Bob Griffin’s - Jeremy Spencer & Matt Griffin
9.30 Courthouse Pub - Teresa Horgan & Gerry O'Beirne
9.30 Dingle Pub - Seán Kelliher
Morning Ritual
The first action of the day
Sleepwalking towards the kitchen
A click and a red light goes on
The rising crescendo of the kettle
My brain jumps in And goes for a swim
In a sea of dark brown liquid
Man and mug in perfect unity
And as the sky begins to lighten
The lights turn on in my head
- Artwork and words by Laurence Jones.
The Narcotics Anonymous Message
An addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live.
Anyone who wants to stop using drugs may become a member of Narcotics Anonymous. Membership is not limited to addicts using any particular drug. Those who feel they may have a problem with drugs, legal or illegal, including alcohol, are welcome in NA. Recovery in NA focuses on the problem of addiction, not on any particular drug. Our program of recovery begins with abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol. Sometimes people come to NA meetings while still using drugs, detoxing from drugs, or on drug replacement therapy. Regardless of what you may be taking when you first come to NA, you are welcome. NA’s primary approach to recovery is its belief in the therapeutic value of one addict helping another. Members take part in NA meetings by talking about their experiences and recovery from drug addiction. The NA programme is one of complete abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol.
Narcotics Anonymous is not a religious organization. It does teach basic spiritual principles such as honesty, open-mindedness, faith, willingness, and humility that may be applied in everyday life. Recovery in NA is a process, ongoing and personal. Members make an individual decision to join and recover at their own pace.
Our experience in NA is that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.
Dingle NA meetings are on Tuesdays 7.30pm & Fridays 8.30pm, in the Dingle Presbytery, off Green St, V92 AT18. www.nasouth.ie NA helpline 087 – 138 6120
Michael Healy-Rae TD Mícheál Ó’hEalaigh-Rae
Clinicí Áitiúla
CLINICS-2nd MONDAY OF THE MONTH.
NEXT CLINIC 13TH JANUARY
Milltown: Larkins 6.15pm
Killorglin: Jim Shea's 7pm
CLINICS - 3rd MONDAY OF THE MONTH.
NEXT CLINIC 20TH JANUARY
Castlemaine Griffins Bar 5pm
Keel Murphy’s Bar 5.20pm
Inch Foleys Bar 5.40pm
Annascaul Teach Sheáin 6.00pm
Dingle Muiris Dan’s 6.20pm, An Droichead Beag 6.40pm
Brandon Murphy’s Bar 8.30pm
Castlegregory Boland’s Bar 9pm
Camp Railway Tavern 10.30pm
Clinicí sa Ghaeltacht: 20ú Eanáir 7.00-8.00
Tigh Uí Chuinn, Tigh Páidí Uí Shé, Tigh an tSaorsaigh
Constituency Office: 064 6685782 Office Fax: 064 66 85904
Mob: 087-246 1678 email:michael.healy-rae@oireachtas.ie
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Duais le Buachaint: Dearbhán ón gCafé Liteartha Buaiteoir na coicíse seo caite: Gearóid Mac Gearailt, Clochán
Jimín Mháire Thaidhg le Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
`An Seabhac' maisithe ag
Andrew Whitson foilsithe ag
An tSnáthaid Mhór
`Os cionn céad bliain ó céadfhoilsíodh Jimín Mháire Thaidhg, tugann an t-eagrán maisithe seo léargas úr ar an leabhar is aitheanta i gcorpas litríocht Ghaeilge na n-óg. Leagan glanta agus giorraithe de Jimín Mháire Thaidhg a léigh glúine de pháistí scoile Éireannacha, ar baineadh tagairtí don chleamhnas, do chaidrimh idir dhaoine fásta agus don bhás amach as. Filleann an t-eagrán seo ar an mbuntéacs agus tugann sé cuntas níos grinne agus níos greannmhaire ar nósanna agus ar chultúr na Gaeltachta ag tús an fichiú haois.'. - An tSnáthaid Mhór
An Café Liteartha
Bóthar an Dadhgaide, Daingean Uí Chúis Siopa Leabhar an Daingin ó 1979
Ó Mhárthain
Breandán Mac Gearailt
Ní raibh an bhliain seo caite chomh gránna, scuabach, ná tabharta agus a bhí tuartha. Gan amhras thárlódh a mhalairt. Measaim go ndéanfaidh daoine d’réir a chéile iarracht an mhí-ádh atá ag bagairt ar an gcruinne a chur ó dhoras. Dúrt cheanna seans go mbeadh freagra ag ard eolaithe aimsire.
Tithíocht
Measaim go raghfar i ngleic leis an easpa tithe. Caithfear stop a chur leis na constaicí airgid ata á dtógaint ag lucht an airgid nó tiarnaítithíochta.
Tógaimís foirgnimh mhóra mar a bhfuil foirgnimh bheaga in aice gach Ollscoil nó Institúit tríú leibheál do scolairí a chuirfidh ar chumas scolairi teacht ar Léigheann nó ar cheárd. Ba cheart pleanáil foirgnimh a chur fé Údarás na Gaeltachta sa Ghaeltacht agus bóithre agus bóthairíníní.
Tá sé in am gníomhartha dearfacha a chur i bhfearas agus cúlóidh an cnáimhseán.
Stoc
Leanann an t-éileamh agus airgead maith ar an uan, an beithíoch, agus an bainne.
Geamaireacht
Bhain muintir an cheanntair an-shásamh as an nGeamaireacht a chuir Aisteoirí Bhréanainn ar stáitse na Feothanaí. Bhíodar ar fad go diail ach ainmneód cupla duine a bhí ar fheabhas, Uinseann Ó Gormain, Tommí Jim Mac Gearailt, Róisín Ní Chéilleachair, Noelí Ó Maoileoin, Iarla Ó Murchú, Lúsaí Uí Bheaglaoich, Seán Jim Pheig, Máire Ruiséal, Edward Hutchinson agus tuilleadh. Bhí an Gheamaireacht ann Cheithre Oíche. Ó Thuaidh.
Tá an- mholadh ag dul do gach duine a bhí bainteach leis na hócáidí. Bhíodar tofa.
An Dreoilín
Bhí dreoilíní ceolmhara amuigh sa cheantar seo againne agus bhí Dreoilíní an Daingin ar na bacáin agus ceol, amhráin agus rince ag cuid acu. Bhí an aimsir fé dhóibh. Is diail an suáilceas a bhaineann na dreoilíní féin as an ócáid ach baineann muintir na mbailte an-shásamh astu chomh maith agus tagann daoine ó chian agus
ó chóngar dtí Dreoilíní an Daingin. Louise
Tá moladh thar barr fachta ag an sár imreoir peile Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh ó Árd na Caithne, agus é tuillte go maith aici. Tá seacht mbliana déag tugtha aici ag imirt agus chríochnaigh sí le bonn óir uile-Eireann. Ceann de na rudaí deireannacha a rinne sí ná an corn a thabhairt go Baile an Fheirtéirigh an oíche díreach roimh Nollaig go raibh bonn á mbronnadh ar chailíní agus mná óga na Gaeltachta, rud a chuir lúcháir ar a gcroíthe óga. Bhí sí agus tá sí go diail ar fad mar imreoir. Bhí sí cruinn agus an-ghabháil aici. Bhí sí cruaidh láidir agus ba dheacair cosc a chur uirthi. Draoi b’ea í, nuair a gheibheadh sí an chaid chuirfeadh crích uirthi le scór nó pas. Bhí sé deacair í a stop gan feall a dhéanamh uirthi. Níorbh aon nath aici an chaid a chur thar an dtreasnán nó go go dti imreoir eile dá mbeadh sí ró fhada amach. Bheithfeá ag caint go maidin ar Louise agus a scileanna peile. Táimíd go léir mórtasach asat a Louise ceolmhar, seiseach, stáideach.
Na Trí Gártha Molta do Bhanríon na Peile ó Árd
Na Caithne
Dea- scéala
Tá taighde déanta ag saineolaithe leighis in Aberdeen na hAlban agus in áiteanna mar Sasana a chuirfidh stop nó moilliú mór leis an ngalar Alzheimers. Prótéiní a thagann le chéile ar an inchinn mar chnapán deirtear is bun leis an ngalar. Smitionn an druga nua TauRX na cnapáin dréir a chéile. Meastar go bhféadfadh an leigheas seo a bheith ar an margadh ina pheallairi i mbliana. Is mór an mi-ádh an galar san gur daoine aosta is mó a bhuaileann sé ach buaileann sé daoine sna triochadaí agus daicheadaí chomh maith.
Bás
Solar Systems
Tom Kennedy
Solar..panels or tubes, what's the difference? Well they both provide hot water when heated by the sun’s energy, thus saving you energy, be it oil, gas or electricity.
A solar system will save up to 70% of your annual hot water bill. When it comes to tubes versus panels, the tubes are marginally more efficient than panels, but realistically the difference is small, especially when we have had such a great spell of sunshine.
There is another "solar system" known in the trade as "Thermodynamic" this is a solar panel that works in the dark. Yes with no sunshine, you ask how!
Fuair Ted Lenihan ó Chorcaigh agus Fhionn Trá bás le déanaí. Méala mór a bhás dá chéile Pádraigín, a bheirt mhac Liam agus Diarmaid, deartháracha, deirfiúracha, gaolta eile agus cairde.
Well the answer is simple really, it's not a solar panel it's a heat pump.
The way it works is a panel is fitted to your roof which is connected to a unit and cylinder in your hot press. This is a compressor similar to what's found in a fridge, this unit pumps a refrigerant gas into the panel where it heats due to the fact that the gas has a very low boiling point of about -25 Celsius so this hot gas comes back into the unit, where the gas is compressed to make it hotter, the heat is then transferred to create heat. However, this unit is dependant on electricity to operate so while saving money on heating hot water it does so at a cost.
Fuair Seán Ó Muircheartaigh ó Bhaile na Saor bás le déanaí. Méala mór a bhás dá dheartháracha, Pádraig agus Tomás, deirféaracha Máire, Nóra agus Caitlín, gaolta agus cáirde.
Gur é Gáirdín Pharrthais a anam, caoin, cneasta. Seanad Éireann
N’fheadar fós an mó iarrthóir ó Chiarraí atá ar thóir suíochán i Seanad Éireann, tá ar a laghad cúigear ag Fianna Fáil, Breandán Fitzgerald agus Mikey Sheehy, Mike Shea, Mark Daly, Niall Ó Céilleachair. Ní eolach dom cé hiad na hiarrthóirí atá ag na páirtithe eile fós.
Rath na raithíní ortha.
Eolas
• ‘Ó sea, tarlaíonn gortaithe agus maraíotar daoine ag dornálaíocht’ arsa an dornálaí Alan Minter ‘ach ní bhíonn siad baolach’!
• Is i ndeire eiteáláin is mó glór agus crith.
• Níl ach dhá lúidín ag an Óstrich ach bionn 3,4,5 ag éanlaithe eile.
• Le linn chogadh domhanda a Dó níor thóg sé ach cheithre lá ar na Meiriceánaigh bád cogaigh a thógaint.
• San am chéanna dhein na Meiricéanaigh mór iarracht ar chinn cait a oiliúint le buamaí a chaitheamh anuas ar an namhaid, ach níor éirigh leo.
Solas na bhFlaitheas ag a anam. Fuair Pádraig Ó Cinnéide ó Bhaile Móir, bás le déanaí. Méala mór a bhás dá chéile Siobhán, beirt iníon Deirdre agus Niamh, mac Ruaraí, garchlann Dara, Róisín, Aisling agus Aoileann, gaolta eile agus cairde. Flaitheas na nGrást ag a anam.
Take for example a typical family home with 3 to 5 occupants, costs on average about €1,500 to €2,000 per year to heat, of which about a 1/4 to 1/3 of this is hot water, so a typical hot water bill for a family of 5 is somewhere in the region of €450 to €650 a year.
A solar system for a family of 5 can cost anything from €4,000 to €5,500 supplied and fitted, giving them a yearly saving of approx €350 to €500 and when you take into account the rising cost of energy, a system can pay for itself in 5 to 10 years.
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ACROSS
1. Court favour by cringing
3. Illegal hallucinatory drug
5. Cut
8. Body of water
10. Buyer
11. Outdoor recreation area
12. Disagree, in words
13. Musketeer’s motto, ___ ___ one …
15. Long thin pole
16. Magician’s stock (3, 2, 6)
19. ___ Wan Kenobi, Star Wars character
21. Reviewer of films, plays, etc
23. Co. Clare town
26. Pains
27. The ____ ___ of the law (police)
29. Young fellow
30. Wide mouth-open expression of boredom
31. South-west Scotland town
32. Deposit as a security pledge
DOWN
1. Relating to financial matters
2. Incorrect
3. Sheltered side
4. (Said) in a manner to give hurt or pain
6. Artistic representation
7. Noble gas
8. Swimwear brand
9. Gemstone
14. ___ na Rún, Irish soap opera
16. Broadcasting organisation (UK) (abbr.)
17. Display of flying craft
18. Have a mind to (do)
20. Yellow/pink-meated fish
22. Couldn’t give a ____ (not care)
24. Domesticated South American camelid
25. A lot
28. Paddle
completed crossword to West/Mid Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle
€40 Voucher for Danno’s Restaurant & Bar Winner of the Crossword 442 is Sibéal Kane, Ballyferriter
Property to let / Tithe ar cíos
CLASSIFIEDS087 214 9327 / 086 173 7944
Room rental in Ballyhea, just 5 minutes from Dingle town. Looking for someone to manage Airbnb rooms for extra pay. dinglerental1@gmail.com Services / Seirbhisí
Carer available, many years experience, Annascaul, Lispole, Dingle areas. Please phone 087 6997154.
Man Friday - Handyman for all those small jobs that nobody gets around to doing. 087-6353325
Native Irish speaker, fully qualified Irish teacher available to teach Irish. Please email Maria at: marianimhurchu@gmail.com
Chimney sweeping service. Clean and efficient. Call Paul on 083-1727571.
Frank McGowan-Sports and Physical Therapy. Sports, Deep Tissue, Remedial and Relaxation Massage. Lower Main St, Dingle Town Centre. Monday to Friday. 9 am-2 pm. Call, Text or Whats App 0857338601 for an appointment.
Regina Sheehy - Kinesiology and Food Intolerance Testing. Treating all forms of digestive issues, fatigue, candida, fungal issues, stress, food intolerances, recurrent infections. Clinics in Dingle (Tuesday and Thursday) Tralee (Wednesday and Saturday) Evening appointments available. Ph: 0860820224 www.reginasheehy.com
Plumber specialising in boiler breakdown, servicing and commissioning. Complete range of plumbing services. Call John 086-3165714
Affordable Tree Surgeons-Trees topped beside roadways, houses and sheds, hedges trimmed. All toppings and shavings removed. Fully insured. Free quotation - Call Michael 085-8487812
West Kerry Gardening services - lawn cutting, sand/gravel delivered, landscaping, power washing etc. Call Seán 087-6336082
Experienced bookkeeper seeks local employment. Call 086-3717633. South West Recycling Services: scrap cars, vans jeeps, tractors, buses, lorries all wanted. Also buy copper tanks, brass copper piping, lead, batteries, alloy wheels. Everything considered.. Top prices paid. Call Frank 087-2311971
Plumber available specialising in small jobs from Dunquin to Castlegregory. Call: 083-4179641
Civil Celebrant available for wedding ceremonies, baby naming and funerals. Contact Eithne Griffin 086-6066835 www.yourdayyourwaycelebrant.com
Garden Services in Kerry: Lawn mowing, strimming, vertical pruning, tree surgery. Reasonable rates. Ring 0838268371
Experienced cleaner/ keyholder based in Dingle available for holiday homes etc 087-6256533
Septic Tank emptying, bio - cycle tanks desludged, cleaned & checked. Toilets - drains unblocked. Gearóid Mac Gearailt. 087-9504713 / 087-2390018
Oil Boiler Servicing, Oil fired boilers and cookers. Servicing and repairs. Emergency call out service available. James Greaney 087-3440493
Does your septic tank need to be emptied- we will get to you within a day. Cuir Glaoch/ Call Diarmuid Ó Beaglaoi 087 2969846 0r 066 9155446
Vehicle Computer Diagnostic Service / Mobile Service. Cars, Jeeps, Vans, Pickups. Call 087-3440493
Septic Tank Services, emptying, wash down, repairs, new tanks andpercolation areas constructed in line with planning. over 25yrs service in Dingle Ph. Pat Hanafin 086 2241064 / 066 9151682 . beenbawn@yahoo.com
Situations Vacant / Postanna
Dingle Heating and Plumbing apprenticeship position available. 085-1621950
Wanted / Ag Teastáil
Urgently seeking long term accommodation in or around dingle /ventry / anascaul for a working family of 5 . Children aged 8-18. Any help much appreciated. Contact 085 127 6161
Cleaner needed for occasional cleaning of private holiday home near Ballyferriter; about 6 times per year; excellent rates. 083 2051596
Other / Eile
Double glazed teak French Doors and frame. Free. Excellent condition. Ventry area. 087 6753131
Insulated storage facility available - call Ted Browne Tool Hire & Tyre Centre on 087 2342599 for details
Storage space available. Suitable for camper van / classis car etc. email: polaoghaire@yahoo.com
Dry secure storage unit for rent. Lispole area. 087-2820062
