Kerry Live
ISSUE / E ISIÚINT 197
West & Mid
2ú - 16ú Feabhra 2017
issue / eisiúint 201
30ú Márta - 13ú Aibreán 2017
Corca Dhuibhne Beo
Essential Community News and Event Guide For West & Mid Kerry. Nuacht, Imeachtaí & Eolas Cuí do Chiarraí Thiar & Chiarraí Láir
Dingle To Killorglin Castlegregory to Cromane
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Minard: Mossy Donegan
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San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue Pg 8 : What’s Going On? Pg 10: Farming News Pg 12: Nutrition with Irene
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Pg 12: Nutrition with Irene
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Pg 14: Excerpts From A Dingle Diary - 1987
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Pg 26: 2002 Dingle Helicopter Rescue
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Pg 41: In Search Of Dingle Man Pg 41: In Search Of Dingle Man Pg 45: Greta’s Herbs Pg 48: Live Music Listings Pg 50: Crossword Pg 51: Classifieds Pg 52: Cairde Programme
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News from The Marts Dingle
Sheep suck & cattle sale Saturday April 1st incl clearance sale of 60 springing cross bred ewes, scanned in lamb to Ch/Texel, 35 hoggetts, 25 2-5 year olds, & 30 hogget dry ewes, 2 calved dairy heifers & 1 dairy calved cow. Sheep suck & cattle sale Saturday April 15th & 29th commencing with sheep at 11am. Weanling Heifers & Bulls wanted for farmer customers & export market
Milltown
Sheep & lamb sale every Tuesday. April cattle sale 8th and 22nd April. BVD collection on Friday only
DINGLE 066 91 51586
M I LLTOWN: 066 97 67309
Essential / Emergency Local Numbers Uimhreacha áitiúla riachtanacha / Uimhreacha éigeandála
IONAID LEIGHIS / MEDICAL CENTRES:
Clinic Cois Abhann, Spa Road , Dingle 066 9151465 Ionad Leighis An Daingin The Mall, Dingle, 066 9152225., Dr. T. Sills, Castlegregory, 0667139226 Mon-Fri, 9:15am to 1:00 pm Saturday, by appointment. Emergencies Doctor’s Surgery Annascaul, West Inch 066-9157227, SouthDoc: 1850 335 999 for all calls between 6.00pm to 8.00am Killorglin Health Centre, Killorglin, Tel: 066 976 1284 Dr Valerie Collins .Market St, 066 976 1253 Cronin, Dr Ann Beach Tree Lodge, Market St, Killorglin (066)9761014 Prendiville, Wm (Killorglin) Cluincorrig, Killorglin (066)9761149 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
FIACLÓIRÍ / DENTISTS
Corkery-Johnson Linda BDS NUI Upper Main St Dingle Co. Kerry (066) 9152333 2 West Kerry Live
Long Bryan G B. Dent. Sc. Main st. Upr .Dingle (066)9151527 Timothy Lynch Dental Surgery, Langford st, Killorglin, 066 97 61831 Mac Domhnaill Dental, Tralee, 066-7121457 / 087-1319792
CLÁR-AMA BUS / BUS TIMETABLES:
Bus Station, Killarney, Co. Kerry. (064) 30011 Bus Station, Tralee, Co. Kerry. (066) 7164700
POITIGÉIRÍ / CHEMISTS:
The Village Pharmacy, Castlegregory, 066-7139646 Walsh John, Pharmacy Green st. Dingle (066)9151365 O’Keeffe Pharmacy Ltd . Strand St.(066)9151310 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
OIFIG TURASÓIREACHTA / TOURIST OFFICES
Dingle - An Daingean Phone: +353(0)669151188 Castlegregory - Talor’s Row, Strand Street, 066-7139422 Ionad Eolais Clochán 087 4552911
OPTICIANS / RADHARC-EOLAÍ
Ó Domhnaill Opticians, Mail Rd., Dingle, (066) 9152863
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP) WEST KERRY AREA Dingle : 086-0203501 Castlegregory/ Cloghane : 087-1647788 Ballyferriter : 066-9156124 Tralee Office -066 -7128021
PCD Win Paul Mc Girr Cup Well done to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne who were crowned All Ireland Post Primary Schools Paul Mc Girr Cup champions for 2017 in Hawkfield Centre of Excellence, Newbridge, Kildare last Saturday after they defeated St.Patrick’s Maghera in extra time in a wonderful game of football, PCD 2-20 to 4-13 St.Pat’s Maghera. Great credit must be given to Team Management of Éamonn Mac Muiris and Máirtín Ó Fráithille and all of the young footballers of PCD on this tremendous achievement.
The Pobalscoil Panel Ar gcúl: An t-Uas Máirtín Ó Fráithile, Aaron Ó Conchúir, , Eoin Ó Brosnacháin, Colin Ó Muircheartaigh, Oscar Dáibhis, Muiris Ó Loingsigh, Dean Ó hIlleard, Séamus Ághas, Seán Óg Ó Móráin, Pádraig Ó Cathalláin, Deividas Uosis, Gearóid Ó Leidhinn, Séamus Ó Loingsigh, Cathal Ó Beaglaoich, Aodhán Ó Dubháin, Seán Breandán Ó Beaglaoich, An t-Uas Éamonn Mac Muiris Chun Tosaigh: Conn Ó Riagáin, Pádraig Ó Cearna , Roibeárd Ó Súilleabháin, Bréanainn Ó Bruic, Steven Ó Conchúir, Dylan Ó Géibheannaigh, Ruaidhrí Ó Beaglaoich, Franz Sauerland (Capt), Criostóir Ó Catháin, Colm Ó Muircheartaigh , Conchúir Ó Flannúra, Cillian Ó Failbhe, Dara Ó Beaglaoi , Eoghan de hÓra, Jack Ó Muircheartaigh
The victory and the homecoming
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Sessions From The Shop This fortnight’s session from the Dingle Record Shop features Cork-born and now Castlegregory resident, Kevin Power. The singer songwriter dropped in to Mazz on Green Street for a chat and some tunes recently.
with Des McQuaid
The resulting session can be heard at www.sessionsfromtheshop.com
Opening Hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 11 – 4.30 Saturdays: 11 - 5
Dingle Film Club Open to Everyone Tuesday Nights 8.45pm
The feature at the next Dingle Film Club at the Phoenix Cinema on Tuesday 4th April will be “Hidden Figures”. This heartwarming film is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson -brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big. The following week on Tuesday 11th April the feature will be “Loving”. Starring Oscar nominated Ruth Negga, the film tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. The film takes an understated approach to telling a painful -- and still relevant -real-life tale, with sensitive performances breathing additional life into a superlative historical drama. 4 West Kerry Live
60 Seconds
What was your first job? Tying hay What is your favourite film? Casablanca What is your favourite book? Julian of Norwich What was the first CD / Tape / Record you bought? The Great Berlin Band Show What was your favourite holiday? Provence, France What is your favourite drink? Coffee Who is your favourite actor? Kevin Spacey Who is your sporting hero? Jackie Kyle Two things you’d bring to a desert island? Pencil and Paper What’s your favourite saying? Ar eagla na h-eagla
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Sunday 16th April 2017
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CLÁRÚCHÁN/REGISTRATION: 8.30am at Halla Le Chéile
CLÁRÚCHÁN/REGISTRATION: 8.30am at Halla Le Chéile
CLÁRÚCHÁN/REGISTRATION: 8.30am at Halla Le Chéile
SIÚLÓID DEACAIR / DIFFICULT WALK: 9.30am Cnoc Bhreanainn/Mount Brandon 952m
SIÚLÓID DEACAIR / DIFFICULT WALK: 9.30am Barra Na Conrach an Cnapán Mór/Gualainn - Macha Na bó 649m
SIÚLÓID ÉASCA /EASY WALK: 10.30am Loch A Dúin
SIÚLÓID MEASARTHA / MODERATE WALK: 10.30am An Conair to Mullach Bhéal SIÚLÓID ÉASCA /EASY FAMILY WALK: 11.30am Fermoyle Beach. MINDFULNESS WALK: 2.00pm Walk will be lead by Hugh O'Donovan to Macha Na Bó. Hugh is a Registered Psychologist, Author and Teacher.
SIÚLÓID MEASARTHA / MODERATE WALK: 10.30am Sás Srón Bhroin/Brandon Point 324m SIÚLÓID ÉASCA /EASY FAMILY WALK: 11.30am Cloghane Tourist Office to Faha
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Free Drama Workshops in Killarney Actor and playwright Michael Hilliard Mulcahy, who is currently the drama facilitator with the Killarney Municipal District, will be giving free drama workshops in April for anyone interested in acting. The workshops are being held in the Killarney Cultural Centre on the weekend of the 8th and 9th April. ‘We had a very successful series of workshops in February,’ says Michael. ‘A great group came together to work on scenes and improvisation exercises. I’m looking forward to seeing familiar faces and new faces at the workshop.’ The workshops are open to anyone, from those with basic experience in acting to those who have trod the boards on many occasions. Places will be limited to a maximum of 14. For more information and to book a place, please contact the Arts Office at 066 7183541 or arts@ kerrycoco.ie.
Kerry Hospice Foundation Milltown/Listry Branch The U13 Kerry Badminton Team who won silver in the Munster Championship in UL recently. the team featured 3 members of Annascaul Badminton Club - Evan McCarthy (Back row, third from left), Evan McCarthy (fourth from left) and Tomas Ashe (fifth from left)
The annual fundraising walk will take place on Good Friday 14th April, starting at Community Hall, The Square at 10 am. Everyone is welcome to take part. Registration on the morning or if you wish to get a sponsorship card, please call Kay @0872889838, Margaret @ 0876327973 or drop into Mary’s Organic Store. Refreshments will be served after walk. All funds raised will be going towards the new Pallative Residential Care Centre in Tralee which will open later this year. West Kerry Live 7
What’s Going On? Cad atá ar siúl?
Knit and Natter group meet in Adams 11am-1pm. Every Tuesday. All welcome, chat & coffee.
Drumming classes at the Percussion Workshop Mondays - Adult beginners. Tuesdays - Kids (all ages). Wednesdays - Teenagers and also on Wednesday - Splanc-The Dingle Carnival Band. Info and bookings: Martin 0872808633
The Dingle Knitting and Crochet Group meet in An Díseart every Wednesday from 7 - 9pm. All Welcome
Karate (Shorinji Kempo). Classes in this original Japanese martial art takes place in Girls primary School hall every Tue. .& Thurs @ 6.00 pm -7:30pm and Sat. 10am - 11.30am (Seniors). Juniors - 5pm Tuesdays. Paidi 087-7735815
Tinteán Ceoil - Live Music. Gach Luan ag 7.30 i.n. Fáilte roimh chách! Every Monday in Ionad Cultúrtha sa Chlochán (next to O’Donnell’s pub) at 7.30 p.m.. Entry fee €5 adults €2 children which includes refreshments. Everybody welcome!
Children’s Drama Classes Beehive children’s drama class Wednesday’s 4-5 pm. €8. Info 0669152924 Annascaul ICA meet every Thursday at 8pm in Annascaul Community Centre. New members are always welcome. 30th March Fashion show with PACO. All welcome. 6th April AGM. 13th April Holy Thursday- no meeting. For more information contact Anne on 087 9697391 or Ros on 087 7535486
Eaglais na hÉireann/The Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) Dingle Union Service times every Sunday Kilgobbin Church, Camp: 10am, St. James, Dingle 12 noon. Priest in charge Rev. Phyllis Jones 085-8558594 Dingle Hillwalking Club - Weekly outings on Sundays. Meeting outside Garveys Supervalu @10am. Guests welcome subject to having proper walking gear, i.e. good hiking boots with ankle protection, decent rain jacket, hat, gloves etc. For the club`s full walk schedule please log on to our website: www.dinglehillwalkingclub.com .Off schedule walk routes for the alternate Sundays are decided on the previous Saturday subject to the weather forecast etc. Dingle Christian Fellowship meets Sunday evenings at 6pm at Saint James Church on Main Street in Dingle. This is a non-denominational fellowship and all are welcome for Bible study, worship and prayer. Come join us and lift your voice in praise! For prayer requests or information call Maureen at 086-1771117 or Mike at 087-9427775 Whist - Annascaul every Wednesday night at 8pm in the Community Centre All welcome Al Anon meetings resume Saturday, March 18th in Ré Nua, John Street, Dingle @ 8.30pm. and every Saturday thereafter. Tionólfar cruinniú Al Anon i Ré Nua, Sráid Eoin, An Daingean ar an Satharn, 18ú Márta @ 8.30in. agus gach Satharn ina dhiaidh san. BINGO in CYMS Killorglin every Sunday at 8.30pm, in Milltown Hall every Monday at 8.30pm and Wednesday at 8.30 in Glenbeigh Community Centre Dingle branch of the Catholic Grandparents Association meets at 8pm on the first Wednesday of every month in Gairdín Mhuire Centre, Green Street, Dingle. All welcome!
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Ph. Mike 086-4043901
Breast Feeding support. La Leche league of Dingle: Informal meetings held on the second Thursday of every month at the West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle at 10.30am. Welcome all interested women.Informal coffee morning at the Grey’s Lane Bistro, from 11am on the last Saturday of each month, excluding June, July, August and December. For more information/telephone support call Fiona 087-9711342 or Sylvia 087-6636635
Dingle Farmers Market: Every Fri. from 9.00am to 2.30pm in the Holy Ground Carpark Milltown Farmers’ Market, is on every Saturday of the year from 10 to 2 in the Old Church in Milltown. We are also indoor and with plenty parking facilities We have live music every Saturday from around 11 o’clock onwards and there is also a library (Solais) on the premises. Dingle Cycling Club have weekly cycles every Saturday morning departing from Dingle Marina at 9am and Sunday morning at 10am.
Ciorcal comhrá tosnaithe i dTig Mike Uí Néill, An Cam. An chéad Aoine don mhí ó 9pm ar aghaidh, failte roimh cách. 8 West Kerry Live
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Farming News
Louis Murchan
Cut in clawback on sale of entitlements to 20% The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced a cut in the amount of clawback applied to the sale of Basic Payment Scheme entitlements without land. In 2016 the sale of entitlements without land was subject to a clawback of 50% of the number of entitlements sold. Based on the experience of the level of sales of entitlements without land in 2016, it is believed that a reduction in the level of claw-back to 20% is appropriate for 2017 and will assist farmers in future business planning. Following recent consultation between the Department and the Direct Payments Advisory Committee, comprising members of the main farming bodies and agricultural advisory and education providers, the Minister has decided that the level of clawback on the sale of entitlements without land in 2017 should be cut to 20%. The proceeds arising from the implementation of clawback are used to replenish the National Reserve fund. Hen Harrier Scheme - New Project Team in place. A Project Team to run the new Hen Harrier Scheme has now been selected. The selection was made on foot of a competitive tender operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine which closed at the end of January. Following careful assessment of the proposals received, the selection committee identified ‘The Hen Harrier Project’ as the approach which best reflected the aims and objectives of the new scheme. The Project is a joint approach led by the Golden Eagle Trust, bringing together a team of experienced conservationists, agricultural advisors and environmental scientists, with a strong local focus in delivery of the new measures on the ground. The new scheme was targeted specifically at farmers with designated land and added that this would provide farmers in those areas with an important additional income stream on top of GLAS and GLAS Plus. No decision has as yet been made with regard to appointment of a Project Team for the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Scheme. The proposals received continue to be assessed and a decision on next steps will be made shortly. A total budget of €35m is available for both the Hen Harrier and Freshwater Pearl Mussel Schemes over the lifetime of the current Rural Development Programme. Dairy farmers to receive €6.5 million under Voluntary Supply Management Scheme Payments will now start to issue to Irish dairy farmers in respect of Phase I of the EU voluntary supply management scheme for dairy. This scheme, developed by the Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), has made €150 million in loans available to farmers in all sectors, at interest rates of 2.95%. This scheme provides farmers with a low cost, flexible source of working capital, which will allow them to pay The scheme offered aid payable at a rate of 14c/kg to farmers who reduced their output in the reduction period of Oct-December 2016 compared to the same period in the previous year. • The Department received 4,500 applications in the initial stage of the scheme but 1,000 applicants opted not to proceed with their planned output reductions. • Payments of around €6.5Million are being made to approximately 3,500 farmers. • There was total budget of €150 million allocated for the EU as a whole for the scheme. • This would have equated to a reduction in production of 1.1 million tonnes if fully utilised. Across the EU the actual reduction was just over 850,000 tonnes which is 20% less than that initially proposed. • Phase II of the scheme required applicants to reduce production in the period November 2016 to January 2017. Phase II was heavily oversubscribed at EU level and a large coefficient was applied while means that applicants for this phase will receive aid on approximately 12.5% of their reduction. • The closing date for applications for payment under phase II was March 3rd and payments for qualifying applicants will issue by the end of April. Public consultation on new National Strategy for Producer Organisations in the Fruit & Vegetable Sector At a recent meeting of the Horticulture Industry Forum junior Minister of Agriculture, Minister Doyle launched a public consultation to assist the development of a new National Strategy & Environmental Framework for Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector. Producer Organisations have a key role to play in strengthening the bargaining
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position of growers with the retail sector and the National Strategy and Environmental Framework will set out the priorities through which improving the competitiveness of the fruit and vegetable sector and increasing sustainability of production can be achieved. Stakeholders are being encouraged to respond to the public consultation by the closing date of the 26th April and look forward to future engagement towards the development of this important Strategy for Producers Organisations operating in Fruit and Vegetable sector. Two new regulations concerning the potato pest Epitrix were recently signed into law by the Minister. Epitrix (potato flea beetle) is a flea beetle which attacks potato plants and tubers, Solanum tuberosum. The adults of the potato flea beetles feed on the leaves of the plants causing serious damage. This reduces the ability of the plant to photosynthesize which in turn affects the size & quality of the tubers and plant health. The adults lay their eggs in the soil and the larvae then burrow into the tuber and/or the roots and begin to feed. This feeding causes significant damage to the tuber which may become unviable for sale, and the destruction of the roots can result in plant death. Landowners Reminded Of Fire Danger The above mentioned Mr Doyle also has a responsibility for forestry, and wishes to alert farmers, forest owners, forest managers and the public of the need to be wary of the risk of wildfires over the coming months, and called for farmers, landowners and anyone enjoying the recreational opportunities of our countryside to behave responsibly and within the law with regard to lighting fires. It is in the public interest to not set fires to gorse, during the nesting season, or on certain other types of land particularly in upland areas and that high fire risk conditions can be expected over the coming spring and summer months, when weather conditions dictate. Recalling the major wildfires in recent years that destroyed or damaged property, including farmland and forests, he added that such fires directly endanger people’s homes and property and destroy valuable habitats and tourism resources. Furthermore, they place enormous strain on the emergency services and put the lives of rural dwellers and emergency service personnel at considerable risk. Following dry weather patterns, a wildfire risk can quickly develop in all areas where flammable vegetation such as grasses, gorse and heather are present, the message is essentially the same each year – landowners, rural dwellers and other land users are asked to maintain a high degree of vigilance regarding fire over the coming months. Suspicious activity should be reported to the Gardaí and uncontrolled or unattended fires should be reported immediately to the Fire and Emergency Services. He also reminded land owners that under the Wildlife Acts, it is illegal to burn growing vegetation on uncultivated land between 1st March and 31st August and that persons engaged in such illegal activity are liable to prosecution and could face fines, imprisonment and penalties to their farm payments. Many may believe that it is a daft law. But it is the law. The problem arises when someone lights a fire outside the permitted burning season. They know that what they are doing is wrong, so they don’t hang around to supervise the fire. And this is where the danger arises. Unsupervised fires easily and always go out of control. And an unsupervised and uncontrolled fire becomes uncontrollable and a danger. All Poultry & Bird Keepers to Register or Update their Registration Due to the continued findings of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds in Ireland and the ongoing situation with the disease in poultry and wild birds in Europe, the Department is reminding any poultry keeper, or owner of other birds* who is not already registered with the Department to apply for registration immediately. In addition all those who are already registered are asked to update their registration details. Anyone who keeps poultry, who deals or trades in poultry, including those persons who keep small numbers of poultry for their own use, are legally bound to register their premises with the Department under the Control on Places where Poultry are kept Regulations 2014 (S.I. 114 of 2014). Persons that own other birds such as racing pigeons, aviary birds or other captive birds are also encouraged to register with the Department. In order to ensure that the Department’s poultry register is accurate and up to date a temporary, dedicated Poultry Registration and Update Unit has been established. The unit may be contacted on lo-call 0761 064449 or by e mailingPoultryRegUpdate@agriculture.gov.ie. Contact them, if you have any doubts. - Contact Louis Murchan Tel;- 087-2857938
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Let’s Stalk about Rhubarb! Irene Ní Fhlannúra
It is not surprising then, that Rhubarb which nourishes the liver also provides nutrients beneficial to the eyes. Most notably are lutein and zeaxanthin, two polyphenols working together to prevent macular degeneration and to protect the eyes from free radical damage caused by pollution, smoking and radiation. Newer research looking at compounds in rhubarb have seen anti-cancer properties in another compound, anthraquinones – which inhibits the uptake of glucose by cancer cells, thus starving them and causing cell death. These new studies may lead to more selective and effective treatments for cancer in the future. The most prominent vitamin in rhubarb is vitamin K. Most noted for its role in blood clotting, vitamin K has also an important role in brain and neuron health. It stimulates cognitive function and prevents oxidation of brain cells, reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. Vitamin K stimulates bone growth and repair, working with calcium and manganese also found in rhubarb, offers extra support for the skeleton too.
In a politically correct botanical world, if a vegetable acts like a fruit, would you call it a trans-plant? If so, you can put rhubarb at the top of the list of trans-plants. Most notably found in pies and jams, rhubarb has been around for a long time and not always been served for dessert. It gets its fruitiness from us Westerners who doused its tartness in sugar and cooked it like fruit, but really it is a vegetable and quite a useful one too. Rhubarb belongs to the Polygonacea family of plants which also gives us buckwheat and sorrel. Like many large families, there are a few troublesome members, and this family is no different with a plethora of weeds including the controversial Japanese Knotweed. For thousands of years the rhubarb root has been used in Chinese, Arabic and European folk medicine, mostly as a remedy for constipation. The leaves are highly poisonous as they contain a toxic amount of oxalic acid and can cause cramps, nausea and even death! Thankfully, some brave soul chanced eating the stems and survived, giving them the thumbs up and we have been enjoying rhubarb ever since! In Spring, Earth energy is rising up from the ground and roots and moves into stems and new leaves providing a refreshing awakening from the Winter. This energy is mirrored in animal and human nature too. It is invigorating and revitalizing. It motivates us to clean and clear the clutter, make home repairs and redecorate. Our natural inclination to prepare for the year ahead gives us the best chance of survival and sustainability and reflects the ascending energy that is all around us. No need to nag to get those jobs done, just open the windows and let the Spring energy do the rest! Each Season is linked to an organ system in the body and Spring brings some TLC to the liver and gallbladder. The sour flavour of emerging Spring foods such Rhubarb, dandelion leaves, rocket and sorrel, stimulate these organs into action, helping us to cleanse inside and clear out our inner clutter. Rhubarb in a low-calorie food (21kcals/100g) and has various compounds that helps to increase metabolism and encourage the body to burn off fat. Rhubarb contains the kind of fibre the bowel loves, ensuring movements are smooth and regular and the stool is bulked up and soft. Both the root and the stem are used to treat constipation which ultimately reduces risk of other digestive ailments such as bloating, cramps, diverticulosis and colorectal cancer. The juices from stewed rhubarb provide a gentler relief for the very young and elderly or those convalescing and frail. It is well known that the liver and eyes are associated organs, even Western medicine recognizes that our eyes can reflect the health of our liver. MICHELLE FLANNERY NATURAL HEALTH TREATMENTS "Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived" Helen Keller Book your Aromatherapy Massage today from €30 (30 min) with Michelle at 087 1366201, Dingle 066 9151360 www.renuanaturalhealth.com
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Rhubarb is usually sold trimmed of leaves and in a bundle. Some rhubarb is grown in darkness over Winter and produces a redder, sweeter stalk. Red stalks are more attractive to consumers and may have additional antioxidants that produce the red colour, called anthocyanins. However, green stalks are more robust and contain all the health benefits mentioned above. In Asia and the Middle East, rhubarb is added to meat stews such as lamb and beef. The acidity of rhubarb makes it an ideal companion to fatty meat dishes, improving digestibility and help break down the fats. In Northern Europe, rhubarb can often accompany oily fish such as mackerel and herrings, for the same reasons. Not only do they go well together, the rhubarb will reduce the fishy aftertaste some people get from oily fish. It is also added to soups with lentils, vegetables and dill. You could also roast rhubarb with carrots, parsnips and red onions as a side dish. This Spring, don’t limit rhubarb’s culinary possibilities or negate its goodness by drowning it in sugar! Put your Spring energy to good use by moving the rhubarb out of the fruit bowl and into the veg box, where it belongs! Irene Ní Fhlannúra, Nutritional Therapist at Ré Nua Nutrition Clinic, Dingle 066 9151360. Website: www.renuanaturalhealth.com • Spring FITFOOD for Weight Loss & Seasonal Health. Weekly classes and weigh ins every Tuesday 9.30am and Wednesday 7pm. Join in anytime! • Nutrition Consultations, laboratory testing and personalized nutrition plans for Health and Recovery by appointment.
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Excerpts From A Dingle Diary By Ted Creedon Saturday, March 14, 1987. A misty start to the day but cleared to good sunny spells. Wrote a brief letter to Archbishop Dermot McNamara- what do you say to a man on his death bed? Met artist Jay Killian in town and told him I was setting up a framing business. He said it was badly needed in Dingle. Dee Counihan, who recently opened a flower shop on Green Street, told me that a couple of people were thinking of starting the same business - ‘so get right to it!’ she said. Cut some firewood before dinner.
Sunday, March 15. Fresh and cool with winds from northwest. We went for a drive after lunch to Burnham House/Coláiste Íde and took some photos. Then drove along the seaward side of the college, past all the fields that were producing vegetables for Ballyferriter co-op a few years ago. Parked on the roadside below the signal tower and walked up the hill to enjoy the fine views of the harbour and the bay. Walked down to the approaches to Dún Eask then back down the hill to our car - just as itbegan to rain!
Snow and hail today -very cold. Spent most of the day preparing a business development plan for presentation to the Údarás. Went to woodwork class in the CBS tonight.
Thursday, March 19. Snow and hail continues. Spent over two hours with Ogie Moran at the Údarás offices in Dingle discussing the fine details of setting up a business, training, travel, accommodation, market research etc. No meeting of youth club magazine committee tonight.
Friday, March 20. Went to the Flower Press framing studio near the lake in Annascaul. They are closing the business. Spent two hours talking about framing and they agreed to give me some training in their workshop next Monday to gain experience. The re-upholstered Parker Knoll armchairs came back from Tralee - it took two weeks to do the job - and cost £200.
head, one horn hooked under my ribcage lifting me clear off the ground, throwing me across her neck and her back. I was sure I was going to be gored at any second. But then I was dumped on the ground behind her and barely managed to avoid a flying hoof. The three witnesses were frozen in disbelief and horrified. Lucky ran off and the cows and calf galloped up the road. I had a few cuts and bruises and the farmers took me to the doctor. I’m glad the kids weren’t with us - it might have been one of them.
Monday, March 23. Very sore and limping today. The postman brought good news of a tax rebate. The much anticipated National Lottery was launched today and buying was brisk all over the country with sales estimated at over £1m. It is basically a form of legalised gambling and may hit all sorts of charities which won’t have raffle prizes to compete with the state lottery. Spent all afternoon at the Flower Press in Annacsaul learning about the framing business and found it very rewarding.
Tuesday, March 24. Went to Fitzy’s mill to look for picture moulding, none there but it’s ordered. The upgrading of the mill is almost complete - the shed is enormous, like a plane hanger. Burnham based artist Nick Annino, an American, asked me to do some framing for him - soon as possible.
Saturday, March 21.
Up a 7am and headed for Cork city. Parked in a new multi-floor car-park near Roches stores. Times are changing fast - reminds me of Manchester. Spent some time shopping for tools, books and art materials. Had a wholesome lunch in a small upstairs café for £3.50. Spent some time with the manager of Marcus Ltd - a large framing company in Cork. Saw their equipment and got some materials supplier contacts.
Still showers of snow and hail - no spuds sat yet! Spent all day at a marketing seminar for small businesses in the Hillgrove Hotel. It was organised by the Údarás and delivered by a UCG-based marketing lecturer named Aiden Doyle. It was stimulating and provocative and almost all of the 20 people attending had to participate in the discussions. Alan Dukes is the new leader of Fine Gael and was elected by secret ballot in Dublin today. Peter Barry and John Bruton also contested the vacancy left by Garrett Fitzgerald.
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Hannah Joy, Liam Evans, Gearóid Evans, Cianna Foley and Kyle Benson who unfortunately just missed out on the day.
Minors On Saturday evening Keel/Listry minors had a convincing win over Spa on a scoreline of 3-22 to 2-05, they are due to play Kenmare away this Friday evening but may be subject to change we wish Barry Keane the best of luck with St Brendan's in the colleges final on Saturday.
Well done to Fybough NS School on making the Mid Kerry mini 7’s finals just losing out to Cromane NS in a cracking final.
Seniors. Our seniors made the long journey to Sneem on Sundays afternoon and came away with the two points. They got off to a quick start with a point from Tom Ladden and a goal from Bart Murphy this was followed by further points from Dave Mac and Martin Burke followed by 3 frees from Sneem’s Ronan Hussey, a goal by Aaron Murphy just before half time left the score line 2-03 to 0-03. Points from A Murphy and M Burke were followed by frees from Ronan Hussey and Gary Sayers leaving the scoreline 2:06 to 0:05 on the three quarter mark. A free by A Murphy, a point from play by M Burke and a goal by Bart Murphy before Ronan Hussey rounded off the scoring leaving Keel come away with the 2 points on a scoreline of keel 3-08 Sneem/Derrynane 0-06. There next game is away to Tarbert on the weekend 8/9 April
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Castlegregory Notes Neighbours helping Neighbours dinner and music in Ned Natterjack’s ar 6:30pm second Sunday of every month. The Chiropodist will be in the Small Hall on the following dates at 1pm: 4th April, 16th May, 20th June, 25th July, and 5th September. For house visits contact Michelle, Active Retired on 087 787 1845. County Clean Up: Saturday April 8th“Get a Grip on Litter”. Is this our opportunity to qualify for Tidy Towns??? Whist – every Thursday evening from 8pm in the Clubrooms Results on 23rd March: Ladies: 1st Helen O’Mahony; 2nd Ann O’Connor Interval: Joan Moriarty; Margaret Maunsell Gents: 1st Jackie Goodwin; 2nd Catherine Lyons Interval: John McEnery; Michael Rohan Mystery: Avila Fitzgerald; Martin Courtney Castlegregory Ladies Gaelic Football Club is hosting an exciting new programme called Gaelic4Girls which starts on 30th March, from 6:30 -7:30pm in Castlegregory GAA pitch/West End Hall for 8 weeks. It is open to all girls in the Castlegregory area aged between 8-12 years who are not currently registered with a Ladies Gaelic Football team. It introduces girls to football in a fun environment and all participants will get a G4G t-shirt and certificate on completion. The programme costs €10. For more information, contact Mary Lyne at 087 2315178 GAA: Castlegregory had a 10 point win over Duagh in Rd 2 of the County League , played in Castlegregory on Sunday. With surface conditions beginning to firm in the sunshine, all expectations were for a free-flowing encounter. Duagh opened the scoring with two points in quick succession from Ger McCarthy (free) and Kieran Lucey. A goal by Jordan Quirke, following a defence-splitting run by Alan Fitzgerald, saw the home side inch ahead. Another goal from Colm O’ Mahoney quickly followed before Daniel O’ Donoghue and GerMccarthy for Duagh and Jimmy O’ Grady exchanged points. AntoKelliher found the net on the 11th minute to extend the Castlegregory lead. They struggled to maintain their opening dominance and were confined to two further points from AntoKelliher and Colm O’ Mahoney. Daniel O’ Donoghue, meanwhile, kept Duagh in touch with two points to end the half. Half time score Castlegregory 3-3; Duagh 0-6. Castlegregory continued their dominance with a point from Colm O’ Mahoney on the resumption. Alan Fitzgerald collected the subsequent kick out, transferred to Timmy Moriarty who pointed. As the matters proceeded, the game was interrupted by numerous late tackles and offthe ball incidents which limited it as a spectacle. The result, however, was a foregone conclusion as the match entered the final quarter but Castlegregory failed to capitalise on their dominance with a succession of wides. Aaron O’ Connor managed to breach the Castlegregory defence to goal for Duagh. Jeremiah Kelly followed with a point in what was Duagh’s final score. AntoKelliher (2) and Jordan Quirke increased the winning margin for the home side who ran out comfortable winners on a score of 3-9 to 1-8. In the end, Castlegregory will be happy with the win given a strong physical challenge from Duagh. Castlegregory: David O’ Dowd, Gavin O’ Connor, James Galway, Gearóid Fitzgerald , Tomás O’ Connor, Joe Scully, Enda Whelan, Adam O’ Donnell, Alan Fitzgerald, Jack Nix, Colm O’ Mahoney (1-2), Timmy Moriarty (0-1), AntoKelliher (1-4), Jordan Quirke (1-1), Jimmy O’ Grady (0-1). Subs used: John Fitzgerald, Michael Scanlon, Colm Sills, Jason Griffin, Timmy Walsh. Clothes Collection: Castlegregory GAA is organising a clothes collection day on Saturday 1st April between 10 am and 2.30 pm. The collection point is at the old fire brigade/ new gym. Castlegregory Golf Club Results: Ladies Club: Friday 24th & Sunday 26th March, 18 Hole Stableford, 1st Alana Rowan (12) 35 pts., 2nd Carmel Kearney (8) 34 pts. & 3rd Eleanor O’Dowd (23) 34 pts. Seniors: Thursday 23rd March 9 Hole Stableford, 1st Michael Spillane 19 pts., 2nd Sean Lyons 18 pts.
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250g flour 80g cocoa ½ tsp. baking powder 220g butter 150g caster sugar For the filling for the cookies 130g white chocolate 15g butter 150ml cream Method Preheat oven to 150º C Put the cream and the vanilla in a pot and bring it to a gentle simmer. Once it has heated, leave aside to cool and to infuse. Strain the mixture when cooled. Mix the egg yolks and the sugar together, add the cream mixture then pass it through a sieve. Place this mixture in ramekins and on to a tray and pour water around the ramekins until it comes up to ¾ of the way (called a Bain Marie). Cook for 30 minutes until the custard has set - a gentle shake should determine this - if the custard wobbles put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes. Allow to cool and place in the fridge for a few hours if possible. For the cookies Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder together. In a separate bowl cream the butter and the sugar. Once this comes together add in the dry ingredients in stages. Bring this together to form a dough. Wrap this up in cling film and allow it to rest. Roll out the dough thinly. Using a cookie cutter cut out the shape you require. Place these on a baking tray and allow them to bake for about 15 minutes. Once they are baked allow them to cool on a wire rack. For the filling Melt the chocolate and the butter. In a pot heat the cream and pour it over the chocolate. Stir this mixture and allow to set for about 2 hours. Turn the cookies so that they flat side is facing upwards. Lay them on a tray. To finish the cookies, pipe a small amount of the mixture on half of the cookies. Take the rest and place them on top of the filling. To serve Sprinkle sugar over the custard and use a blow torch to caramelise the sugar, or place under a hot grill for a few seconds. Place this on a plate and two cookies beside it. Enjoy!!! West Kerry Live 19
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Lá Náisiúnta na gCosán Oilithreachta Beidh siúlóid threoraithe ar siúl arís i mbliana mar chuid de Lá Náisiúnta na gCosán Oilithreachta ar Shatharn Cásca, an 15ú Aibreán, ag tosnú ag carrchlós Thráigh Fhionntrá ag 10am. Is é seo an ceathrú bliain againn an tsiúlóid seo a eagrú i gcomhar le Coiste Náisiúnta na gCosán Oilithreachta . Beidh treoraithe agus seandálaí inár measc le heolas a roinnt faoi na háiteanna agus iarsmaí feadh na slí. Tuilleadh eolais ar fáil leathanch facebook Cosán na Naomh.
Pilgrim Paths Walk We are delighted to announce that once again we will be having a Pilgrimage Walk along Cosán na Naomh, on Easter Saturday 15 April, from Ventry Beach car park, gathering at 10.00 am. This is the fourth year of an organized walk in conjunction with the National Pilgrim Paths Committee (https://www. facebook.com/PilgrimPath), and we will have walking guides and an archaeologist to tell you about the various places that we pass en route. Further details and updates on Cosán na Naomh Facebook page
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Nurture Africa Eimear Murphy & Aoife Sheehy We will be travelling to Nansana, Uganda on the 30th of June for three weeks working as volunteer teachers with Nurture Africa. Nurture Africa is a charity which aims to nurture the mental, physical and emotional growth and wellbeing of Ugandan HIV/AIDS infected and affected orphans. They also aim to nurture vulnerable children and their HIV+ parents/guardians. Nurture Africa provides the community of Nansana access to quality healthcare (primary healthcare and specialist HIV treatment and care), education and sustainable livelihoods projects whilst mainstreaming child welfare and gender equality through all their activities. Volunteering was something we both always wanted to do and we felt it would be a life changing experience. We spoke to other girls who have volunteered and it was all positive responses we got back. We decided to go to Uganda as a part of our alternative educational experience placement. We came to know the organisation at an information evening in Mary Immaculate College where we are both studying. The charity is a child centred organisation and working with orphans was something we were very interested in doing. Already we have held a very successful coffee morning thanks to Muirin Gowan at Bácús Café on Green St in Dingle who facilitated the event. Our next event to raise funds is a Bingo night on April 2 in Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne at 7.30pm. We will also be holding a bake sale on Easter Sunday morning in Gairdín Mhuire from 10.00 am. We would like to thank everyone for their continued support so far and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
Maine Valley Family Centre Empowering Parents Support Group: Are you a parent of a child with special needs? If you would like to be part of a support group. Please get in touch. Support Group running in Spring 2017. Coping with loss and change: Is a 6 week course aimed at supporting people to deal with loss/change in their lives. For example, bereavement, separation, illness, unemployment, children leaving home etc. Course running in Spring 2017. Let’s talk about going to secondary school: Using storytelling, art, games and discussion the facilitator will create a fun relaxed atmosphere where children have the chance to explore their fears and excitement around the big change that is coming. Every child will be encouraged and supported in identifying their own strengths, so that they can build upon them to empower them in facing change. 6 Class Pupils Workshop: 2 Day Workshop. Spring 2017. Caring for our Wellbeing: As a community, we care for each other, but we make little time to focus on ourselves and our own well being. This short course will give you an opportunity to learn how to care better for yourself. 8 Week Course starting on Wednesday 26 April 2017 from 7 – 9.30 p.m.. Supporting Parents Course in Annascaul: This programme is thought provoking and informative. It offers parents the opportunity to ask questions and meet with other parents in similar situations. It is an ideal opportunity for parents to take space for themselves in a relaxed & friendly learning environment. Course running April/ May 2017 Please note:All these courses are free. We ask for a contribution towards the refreshments. If you are would like to have more information or to register, please contact Maine Valley Family Centre on 066 9767833 / 086 0580019 or mainevalleyfrc@eircom.net. 22 West Kerry Live
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Kerry ETB Training Centre Kerry ETB Training Centre is now recruiting for the following courses.
Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician (TR36R) - Tralee. This course provides participants with the technical knowledge and skills to service and maintain large scale commercial wind turbines. Applicants must hold a National Craft Certificate or equivalent qualification in an electrical or mechanical trade and ideally have a number of years post apprenticeship experience. Start Date: April 2017. Duration: 38 weeks. Certification: City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering Wind Turbine Operations & Maintenance (2339-18/53) and a number of related H&S certs. Diploma in Hairdressing (TR08674) - Tralee This course is the ideal starting point for a career in hairdressing. Participants will learn hairdressing theory and practice, gain salon experience and achieve a recognised qualification. Start Date: 8th May 2017. Duration: 34 weeks. Certification: City& Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Ladies Hairdressing. Food Preparation and Cooking Course (ET20D) - Tralee. This course is for people who wish to pursue careers in professional cookery. It covers the practical skills and underpinning knowledge of safety at work, food safety, menu planning, costing, and preparing, cooking and presenting a wide variety of dishes including healthy foods and special diets. Start Dates: 8th May 2017. Duration: 20 weeks. Certification: City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking. CAD - Computer Aided Draughting and Design Course (ET115) - Tralee. This course offers participants the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and competencies in 2D and 3D computer aided draughting and design. Participants must have technical drawing and maths in the Leaving Certificate or have an equivalent level of relevant industrial experience or training. Start Date: 8th May 2017. Duration: 34 weeks. Certification: City & Guilds Level 3 Awards in 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design. MySQL and PHP for Dynamic Websites (ETR81) - Tralee. This course is for people who are able to build and maintain static websites using HTML and CSS? It offers participants the opportunity to develop their MySQL and PHP knowledge and skills to create dynamic websites incorporating efficient and secure content retrieval from databases. Start Dates: 8th May 2017. Duration: 24 weeks. Certification: Oracle Certified Professional MySQL 5.6 Developer Certificate and W3C Schools certified PHP Developer Certificate. Manual & Computerised Payroll and Bookkeeping (ET0Z5) - Killarney. This course is for people who wish to develop a range of manual and computerised payroll and bookkeeping skills. Start Date: 15th May 2017. Duration: 10 weeks. Certification: QQI Level 5 Component Certificates in Manual and Computerised Bookkeeping and Payroll. Software & Networking Fundamentals (ET1Z4) - Tralee. This entry level course offers experience on the technical side of software development and computer networks. It’s the ideal starter course for people considering a career in information and communication technology. Start Date: 29th May 2017. Duration: 14 weeks. Certification: Microsoft Technology Associate Certification. Cisco on-line Blended Learning (ETL62) - Tralee. This course focuses on network infrastructure. It covers switching, routing, wireless access, security and connectivity used in local and wide area networks. A combination of online learning and tutor led workshops are used to deliver it. Previous computer networking experience is required for this course. Start Date: 29th May 2017. Duration: 15 weeks. Certification: Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (CCNA). IT Support (ETS78) - Tralee. This course is for people who wish to pursue careers in IT support services. It offers a comprehensive grounding in core hardware, operating systems, networks and cloud computing. Graduates will seek employment installing, configuring, maintaining and upgrading IT equipment. Start Date: 19th June 2017. Duration: 50 weeks. Certification: CompTIA A +, CompTIA Network + and CompTIA Cloud Essentials. Outdoor Activity Instructor Traineeship (ETS64). The Outdoor Activity Instructor Traineeship is designed to provide the outdoor adventure tourism and education sector with personnel who have the knowledge, skills and competencies to work in the adventure sports industry. Duration: 44 weeks. Start Date: 24th July 2017. Certification: FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Outdoor Activity Instruction.
To apply or get further information on any of the above courses please contact Kerry ETB Training Centre, Monavalley Industrial Estate, Tralee, TEL. 066-7149600, 066-7149638, 066-7149676 www.kerryetbtrainingcentre.ie E-mail: training@kerryetbtrainingcentre.ie
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Hundreds of children,walkers and families will gather again in Grey’s Lane Bistro to take part in Hope Guatemala's annual "charity walk and run" on April 23rd. All paticipants hope to raise sufficient funds to sustain the work of Hope Guatemala - to feed 50 children 2 meals a day in the nutrition centre CERNE and to bring children to school. The community of San Pedro is in urgent need of a water tank to collect water in the rainy season. This tank would secure the needs of more than 500 people. Orna Dunlevy of Hope Guatemala will visit schools before the easter break to hand out flyers, posters and sponsor cards. Sponsor cards are also available in the Grey’s Lane Bistro
Callinafercy Rowing Club Registration Night: For membership for the coming year is March 31st from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at the club house. All membership to be paid by April 30th (minimum age 10yrs).rates are u18 €30. Adult €50. Family €100... Indoor Rowing Marathon: Will take place April 23rd in Milltown Nagle Rice Community Centre at 11am.. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL COMPETITOR'S.. Fun Run: Will be on April 29th (More details to follow ) Well done to all the people who did the DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING in the last few weeks...
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Comhghairdeas le Aisling Ní Dhubhaigh ó Rang a cúig i Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste Lios Póil,a bhuaigh 'Spelling Bee' an chontae, i dTrálí le déanaí.Beidh sí ag dul ar aghaidh go comórtas na Mumhain i Luimneach. Go neírí léi! Congratulations to Aisling Ni Dhubhaigh from 5th class in Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste,Lispole who recently won the county final of the Easons spelling Bee in Tralee.She will represent Kerry at the Munster final in Limerick. West Kerry Live 25
From The Past
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 10 Fishermen In Dingle Harbour. Following the tragic loss of the crew of the Coast Guard helicopter, rescue 116, Ted Creedon recalls the Coast Guard’s dramatic rescue of ten fishermen from the trawler Celestial Dawn at the mouth of Dingle harbour on Saturday, February 2, 2002. It was 7:20 on Saturday night when my brotherin-law called to say he had seen a red flare towards Dingle lighthouse. I rang the harbourmaster, Brian Farrell, but he was already heading for Beenbawn, a small beach near the lighthouse. I drove there with my daughter Siún and arrived just as another red flare burst over the headland near the lighthouse. The wind was strong and the waves thundered against the cliffs but there was nothing to be seen in the storm tossed seas around the harbour's mouth. Brian Farrell and his son Niall were in the carpark gearing up for the trek across the cliffs in the direction of the flares. Fisherman Tom Kennedy was there also and it transpired later that he had been watching from his house as the Celestial Dawn left port. When her lights suddenly disappeared he raised the alarm. Siún and I went home, got changed, borrowed a torch from a neighbour and set out across the cliffs to the lighthouse with Jimmy Bambury, Dingle fire brigade chief. The cliff path is hazardous in daylight but ten times more so in the dark. The first thing that struck us was the stench of diesel fumes on the wind. Jimmy, who had information that a Spanish trawler was in trouble, said; " I don't like that smell lads. She must be gone down". We arrived at the lighthouse and saw several people with torches pointed towards the sea below. We didn't know what to expect as we looked over the cliff and for several heart-stopping moments it was difficult to comprehend the terrifying sight that met our eyes. Fifty feet below the Celestial Dawn was lying half submerged on her starboard side with her crew clinging to the railings - all in a line along the side of the ship. Most had lifejackets but some didn't and those who didn't were taking the full force of the waves as they broke over the trawler's stern. The vessel was being battered against the rocks on either side of her. Sometimes the swell lifted her high in the air and she bucked like some metal monster then settled again for a few moments. When this happened the frightened men fought desperately to hold on to the railings. We wondered how long they could survive that. The Dingle Coast Guard rescue boat was on the scene and came as close to the trawler as the cox , Mark Greeley, dared to go. Local ferryman Jimmy Flannery had his boat Dingle Bay positioned so as to receive the fishermen if the Coast Guard dinghy could effect a rescue. The fishermen were shouting and gesticulating but the situation was too risky for the rescue boat. There was a real danger of her being caught in drifting nets or ropes or of being bashed against the trawler's hull.
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There was also a language problem and verbal communication was almost impossible in those conditions anyway but the rescue crew pointed to the night sky and shouted ' Helicopter! Helicopter! ' to the fishermen to reassure them that help was on the way. Local fishermen, watching from the cliff, feared that the men below might try to jump in the water to reach the rescue boat. That could have been fatal. Harbourmaster Brian Farrell, who was the co-ordinator on the cliff, informed us that the rescue helicopter was en route. Valentia Lifeboat arrived just after 8pm and her very presence must have brought vital psychological relief and hope to the fishermen below as it did to those of us who were helpless observers on the cliff above. There was a whoosh as she fired a flare over the scene. When it burst an eerie pinkish light lit up the whole area from the lighthouse to the Towereen Bawn on the other side of the harbour's mouth. This allowed the lifeboat crew to appraise the whole situation. Then she switched on her powerful searchlights and trained them on the Celestial Dawn. The trawler's liferafts floated between the vessel and the rocks. There was no escape that way, there was no access to the cliff and she was now sinking deeper into the sea. The men continued to cling to the bucking vessel as the waves broke over them. One man was seen to throw up, he may have swallowed seawater and diesel. We were asked to count the crew and when it was certain that there were ten men on board we knew that none had been lost. The lifeboat and the local Coast Guard unit tried to get additional lifejackets to the stricken crew but encountered problems. Then the sound of the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter was heard above the wind. She came from the east, made a long sweeping circle over the town and approached the harbour's mouth from the west. She positioned herself immediately over the Celestial Dawn, her searchlights trained on the men below. The powerful downward thrust of her rotors whipped up a storm of spray adding another visually dramatic element to the incredible scene. After a few minutes Winchman Peter Leonard was lowered towards the trawler. We wondered if he'd make it or would he be battered against the vessel's hull in the wind and waves. We probably forgot for a moment that these rescue crews are highly trained and vastly
experienced. Any doubts we had were immediately dispelled because the winchman had no sooner landed safely on the hull than he had securely harnessed one fisherman and both were hoisted to the Sikorsky. We watched in admiration as he repeated the exercise and one after another the crewmen were lifted to safety while the helicopter remained rock steady in the buffeting winds over the trawler. The roar of her engines drowned out every other sound. I looked along the line of faces on either side of me. All were transfixed by the scene below. I noticed one young girl, perhaps a fisherman's daughter, with both her hands pressed palms together under her chin. The light from the rescue operation reflected on her face. She was praying silently. One crewman seemed reluctant to leave. He may have been more terrified than the others or perhaps he was too cold to move. The winchman appeared to force the man's hands from the railings before lifting him clear of the vessel. The ten men were rescued in less than fifteen minutes. Most of those watching had seen rescue exercises in the past but nothing like this. This was the real thing - a life and death drama being played out before our eyes. It may have been a routine excercise for the Coast Guard. To those of us watching from the cliffs it was a remarkable demonstration of training, skill, courage and experience. Many of those involved in the rescue were volunteers but all were focussed and determined to save those ten fishermen. As the helicopter rose and swung away with her precious cargo I felt like applauding, my faith in the rescue services fully affirmed. I told my daughter about the girl I had seen praying. " I was praying too,Dad", she replied. We headed home across the cliffs as the lights of the Valentia lifeboat disappeared into the blackness of Dingle Bay.
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Anso is Ansúd i gCorca Dhuibhne Lán do shul d’ealaín ag Taispeántas Ealaíne na Cásca 2017 Beidh Taipseántas Ealaíne na Cásca á oscailt ar 11.00am Domhnach Cásca 17 Aibreán sa Lárionad Gaelainne is Gaeltachta ar an mBuailtín. Táimid fíor- bhuíoch dos na healaíontóirí go léir atá tar éis a shaothar a chur ar taispeáint – breis is 160 píosa ealaíne ar fad. Beidh Taispeántas Ealaíne na Scol ar siúl le linn na seachtaine chomh maith le saothar ealaíne ó leanaí na mbunscoileanna go léir ar taispeáint. Beidh an taispeántas ar oscailt ó Dhomhnach Cásca go dtí an Aoine 21 Aibreán i mbliana. Beidh na múrtha fáilte romhat bualadh isteach is ar do shuaimhneas, sásamh a bhaint as saothar iontach na n-ealaíontóirí. Céilithe na Scol
Smúit á bhaint as na fraitheacha i Halla Lios Póil Dé hAoine 10 Márta mar a raibh leanaí Scoil Lios Póil, Scoil Iognáid Rís agus Scoil an Chlochair ag rince. Buíochas leis na Ceoltóirí ó Phobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne as an gceol a sholáthar: Máirtín Ó Cathasaigh, Tríona Ní Shúilleabháin, Orna Ní Bheaglaoí agus Ciarán Mac Gearailt. Cúrsaí Gaeilge & Oidhreachta do Dhaoine Fásta 2017 An bhfuil fhios agat cérbh é Dáire Donn? An bhfuil fhios agat cathain a cheiliúrtar Lá Naomh Caitlíona? An bhfuil cur amach agat ar na nósanna ar fad a bhaineann leis na Toibreacha Beannaithe i gCorca Dhuibhne? Beidh na freagraí go léir le fáil ar chúrsa de chuid Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. Nósanna is béasa a thagann anuas chugainn ó ghlúin go glúin, agus atá fós á gcruthú againn, atá sa bhéaloideas. Oideas is ea iad ar conas maireachtáil. Is de bhéal a roinneadh na nósanna is na hoidis seo linn. Chinnibh na Gaeil mórán de nósanna is de bhéasa a muintire beo mar gur cleachtadh iad anuas trísna glúnta agus cleachtaímid cuid acu fós sa lá atá inniu ann.
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Gout - Differential Diagnosis
chemicals called purines. Some medicines, such as diuretics, can also bring on gout. It is a condition found more commonly in men.
Eddie O’Grady
I would always refer a patient immediately to a doctor if I suspect gout. One of the big things that alerts me to gout as a manual therapist, as opposed to other injuries, is how tender the skin of the affected area is to touch. Just stroking the skin gently can be extremely painful for the client. This is not the case with other musculoskeletal injuries. You have to probe a little deeper to illicit pain. Another factor which differentiates gout from other injuries, is that there is no mechanism of injury, i.e. the person cannot recall any incident that may have brought on the pain.
How is gout diagnosed?
What is gout? Gout is a kind of arthritis, which is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. The signs and symptoms of gout almost always occur suddenly, often at night, and without warning. They can include: • Intense joint pain. Gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe first, but it can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists. The pain is likely to be most severe within the first 4 to 12 hours of an attack. • Lingering discomfort. After the more severe pain subsides, some joint discomfort may last for anything from a few days to a few weeks. Later attacks are likely to last longer and affect more joints. It can be months or sometimes years between attacks. • Inflammation and redness. The affected joint or joints become swollen, tender, warm and the surrounding skin etc. becomes red and inflamed. • Limited range of motion. Decreased joint mobility may occur as gout progresses. These attacks can last a few days or many weeks before the pain subsides. If left untreated gout can harm your joints, tendons, and other tissues, over time. Your chances of getting gout are increased if you are overweight, drink too much alcohol, or eat too much meat and fish, foods that are high in
prescribe a medicine to reduce uric acid buildup in your blood. Paying attention to what you eat can also help you manage the condition. Eating moderate amounts of a healthy mix of foods to control bodyweight while getting the nutrients you need can be a good starting point if somebody is overweight. Limiting your daily intake of meat, seafood, and alcohol (especially beer) and drinking plenty of water is also beneficial. Again all this would be done through proper advice and monitoring from your doctor or a dietician.
To make a diagnosis your doctor will ask questions about your symptoms and do a physical examination. Your doctor may also take a fluid sample from the affected joint, to look for uric acid crystals. This is the best way to test for gout. Your doctor may also do a blood test to measure the amount of uric acid in your blood. How is it treated? To stop a gout attack, your doctor can give you a shot of corticosteroids or prescribe a large daily dose of one or more medicines. The doses will get smaller as your symptoms go away. Relief from a gout attack often begins within 24 hours if you start treatment right away. To ease the pain during a gout attack, rest the joint that hurts. Taking ibuprofen or another anti-inflammatory medicine can also help you feel better. However aspirin can make gout worse by raising uric acid levels in the blood. To prevent future attacks, your doctor may
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Noel Spillane Pub Quiz Friday 31st of March a table quiz in aid of Annascaul GAA Club will be held in Hanafins Bar Annascaul. Please come along for what should be a fun filled evening. Congratulations Another Kerry success at post-primary level as Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne claim the Junior All-Ireland title! They edged past St Patrick’s, Maghera of Derry in a superb match by 2-20 to 4-13 after extra time! Congratulations! . Annascaul had 5 players on the panel. Congratulations again to James Ashe, Gearoid Lyne, Colm Moriarty, Killian Falvey and Jack Moriarty. ICA Annascaul ICA guild enjoyed a belated Christmas party in Foley’s Bar, Inch, last Thursday. After a lovely meal, we shared our Kris Kindle, and played some games with a St Patrick’s day theme. Many thanks to Fidelis and John for their hospitality. A blast from the past Annascaul welcomed the Limerick & District Motorcycle club last Saturday 25 March were over 250 bikers decended on Annascaul. Every type of motorbike was parked on the roadside which was fantastic to see. The beautiful weather added to the atmosphere and wonderful day was had by all. Lotto Annascaul Lotto jackpot will increase again next week to €3,800. The numbers drawn this week were 3, 10, 12 and 15. The next draw will take place on 30th March in The South Pole Inn The €40 prizes winners were: Jonathan O’Shea, Keel Jerry Fitzgerald, Anagap Shane Ferriter, Ballynane The Devanes, Kates Cross
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Great Annascaul Walk The routes have been confirmed for the Great Annascaul Walk on 30 the April. Route A: Leaving Annascaul GAA pitch by road to Coumduff village and on to Annascaul Lake (4km on road). Passing the Mass rock on the Maca na mBó track and onto Beenoskee (826m). South to the (locally named) giants grave on Ballinahunt mountain and onto (locally named) Cuchullain’s house. Descend onto Ballinahunt road (12km on mountain) and back to Annascaul GAA pitch. (4km on road) (Total 20km. 7hours) This is a Grade A walk, suitable for experienced walkers, and over 18s only. It will be guided by members of Annascaul Walks. All walkers must wear appropriate hiking boots (not trainers/runners) and must carry rain gear. Walkers are also encouraged to carry enough food and water to cover the duration of the walk. Route B: Following the famous Dingle Way from Camp Village to Annascaul. This route is 17km, with an ascent of 270m and should take 6.5 hours. This walk can be considered suitable for all the family. The route will commence at the Old School Camp can conclude in Annascaul Village. Walkers are advised to wear suitable footwear (trainers will be acceptable), carry rain gear and bring enough food and water for the duration of the walk. Registration for both walks will take place at Annascaul GAA Pitch from 8am. Route B walkers will be transported to Camp to commence their walk. Route A entry fee is €30. Registration for route B is €20 for adults, €10 for children and €50 for a family. Strictly No dogs allowed on either walk. Both walks will be followed by refreshments in Hanafins Bar, Annascaul Village. If you would like anything included in the Annascaul Notes. Contact Noel Spillane. Ph 087 2184757 or forward an email to info@annascaul.ie before 8pm every Saturday.
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Annascaul GAA Notes Elaine Barry Seniors: Well done to our seniors who won their Round 2 County League game against Gneevguilla on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-7. Our goal scorer was Emmett Kennedy and Jason Hickson lead the scorers with 9 points. Overall this was a great team performance by all today. Round 3 is scheduled for 1st April at 5pm, when Annascaul will travel to Brosna. Lotto: Our Lotto jackpot will increase again next week to €3800. The numbers drawn this week were 3, 10, 12 and 15. The next draw will take place on 30th March in The South Pole Inn. The €40 prizes winners were: Jonathan O'Shea, Keel; Jerry Fitzgerald, Anagap; Shane Ferriter, Ballynane and The Devanes, Kates Cross. Quiz: Friday 31st of March a table quiz in aid of Annascaul GAA Club will be held in Hanafins Bar Annascaul. Please come along for what should be a fun filled evening. Pobalscoil Corcha Dhuibhne: Congratulations to Pobalscoil Corcha Dhuibhne on their All-Ireland victory this weekend, when they defeated St Patricks Maghera to win the Paul McGirr Cup. In particular congratulations on the Annascaul players involved, James Ashe, Gearoid Lyne, Colm Moriarty, Killian Falvey and Jack Moriarty, and Martin Frawley on the management team. The team arrived in Annascaul to a victory Bonfire on Saturday night. On Sunday the new All-Ireland Medalist from the club were introduced to the crowd during half time of the senior game. The Great Annascaul Walk: Annascaul GAA Club and Annascaul Ladies Club, with the support of Annascaul Walkers, are excited to announce that The Great Annascaul Walk will take place on Sunday 30th April.
Sounds on the Spa Road Nellie Fred’s in Dingle continues to establish itself as a music venue of note with some great gigs coming up. This Friday 31st March the Spa Road venue will host the 3 Will Tour. This gig will feature three of Ireland’s most highly touted new artists - Paula Cox, Paul Creane and The Man Whom who are on a nationwide collaborative tour. All three acts will sing and play on each other’s material, in the spirit of mutual support and collaboration. Upcoming gigs include Grand on Friday April 7th, a Gypsy-Folk band from Drogheda who strive to make audiences move their limbs, tighten their facial muscles and get loose with their lively mix of Blues, Swing, Punk, Gypsy and Folk. While on Saturday April 15th Daithí brings his unique approach to live electronic music, he has been known as an Irish fiddle player using electronics to boost traditional Irish music into something unique and different.
This event will include two walks: Route A: Leaving Annascaul GAA pitch by road to Coumduff village and on to Annascaul Lake (4km on road). Passing the Mass rock on the Maca na mBó track and onto Beenoskee (826m). South to the (locally named) giants grave on Ballinahunt mountain and onto (locally named) Cuchullain's house. Descend onto Ballinahunt road (12km on mountain) and back to Annascaul GAA pitch. (4km on road) (Total 20km. 7hours) This is a Grade A walk, suitable for experienced walkers, and over 18s only. It will be guided by members of Annascaul Walks. All walkers must wear appropriate hiking boots (not trainers/runners) and must carry rain gear. Walkers are also encouraged to carry enough food and water to cover the duration of the walk. Route B: Following the famous Dingle Way from Camp Village to Annascaul. This route is 17km, with an ascent of 270m and should take 6.5 hours. This walk can be considered suitable for all the family. The route will commence at the Old School Camp can conclude in Annascaul Village. Walkers are advised to wear suitable footwear (trainers will be acceptable), carry rain gear and bring enough food and water for the duration of the walk. Registration for both walks will take place at Annascaul GAA Pitch from 8am. Route B walkers will be transported to Camp to commence their walk. Route A entry fee is €30. Registration for route B is €20 for adults, €10 for children and €50 for a family. Strictly No dogs allowed on either walk. Both walks will be followed by refreshments in Hanafins Bar, Annascaul Village.
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Caid. Bhuaidh buachaillí óga na Gaeltachta ar a nDaingean an lá cheanna agus dheineadar rabach ar shínsir an Teampaill Nua. An é go bhfuil feabhas thar cailc tagtha ar an gCabhán nó an é gur bhuail taom mianfachta sínsir an chontae seo. Ná rabhadar ar chómhtharrac sa deire. Ná cuirfeadh na Jeaiciní eagla ort agus is mó duine don tuairim nách bhfuil foireann a gclaoíte in Éirinn agus go mbeidh amhlaidh ar feadh bliana maithe. Ní breac é go mbíonn sé ar an bport mar ní aon doichín ,Tír Eoghain ,Tír Chonaill, Maigh Eo gan trácht ar Chiarraígh chrua na gcnoc. Tá súil agam nách fanacht fada a bheidh againn mar a deir lucht fáistine Bás. Ba chneasta an duine Seán nó Jeaic ó Flatharta ó Bhaile Uí Bhóithín a éalaigh uainn an deire seachtaine seo caite in aois a trí is cheithre fichid. Bhí gearán gan leigheas ag bagairt air le tamall. Is minic a tuigfí dhuit gur naomh do dhuine Jeaic. Feirmeoir slachtmhar b’ea é ar feadh na mblianta agus ba rí-annamh é ag gearán. Ní chloisfeá droch chaint óna theanga. Bhí an- eolas aige ar an stair áitiúil rud ná beadh fhios agat go gcuirfeá ceist air –fear géar, tuiscionach. Bhí greann agus pléisiúr ag baint leis an bhFlathartach óir ba dhual athar agus máthar san dó. Ní chroch a theanga é nuair a bhuail sé le Peadar ag na geataí. Is roimis a bhí na múrtha fáilte. As Baile Is baolach go rabhas ró-shiúlach nó a leithéid mar chailleas scata féiltí an tEarrach seo, dála an ghobadáin. Chuala fochail mholtacha fé Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh agus féiltí eile. Bhí paráid an Bhuailtín go diail i mbliana agus ceann lasracha na fáilte i mBaile na Gall. D’fhreastalaíos ar chuid acu ach bhí sé ina chat is dhá eirbeaill agam. I gcás Feile Scannán an Daingin bhí na blaistíní a chonac sásúil. Bhí údar scripte an scannáin ‘Sully’, i láthair agus é go feasach ar a chúram. B’é Clint Eastwood a stiúraigh an scannán agus sa chás seo ní raibh aon tagairt do mharú ná na céadta gúnnán fhuilteacha. Bhraithfea blaise do phearsantacht Clint sa chur i láthair nó an taoibhsithe atá orainn. Sea, is dócha go bhfuil Clint sásta lena shaothar. Ceisteanna 1. Cén bhliain a fuair an Ind saoirse ó Shasana? 2. Cén bhliain a bhuaidh Na Stáit Aoontaithe Neamhspleáchas ó Shasana? 3. Cathain a scoir Sasana le Burma?
8. Carbh as don aisteoir amhránaí, Aine Nic Ghiolla Bhríde? 9. Carbh as do Tomás de Bháldraithe an Fhoclóra ? 10. Carbh as do Mháirtín Ó Diomsaigh, amhránaí, aisteoir agus phearsa raidío.
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Ná raibh aimsir mheala againn go dtí an Máirt seo caite. Tagann an Márta chughainn go mallaithe gruama agus é luaite leis go bhfágann sé sinn go geanúíl sochma. Bhí san an- ghairid do bheith fíor ach bhuaidh an cheo, an leoithne aneas agus an phúic gan iarradh agus sinn ar tháirsigh an Aibreáin. Is mó duine a bhí díomádh gur bhris an aimsir tréis laetheannta beaga breátha fé leoithne cruaidh. As seo amach beidh an madra rua ag líobadh a phus agus a fhiacla agus é ag súil le dinnéir mhilis úainfheola. Is diail an mheabhair a bhíonn ag an madra rua a chuireannn an dubh ina gheal ar an bhfeirmeoir arís agus arís eile. Pé acu cearc sicín nó uan bíonn failte ag a bholg rómpa. Cé nách bhfuil cleasaíocht an mhadra rua sna bhroic is gnáthaí go mbíonn rian a gcoda ortha. Tá a líon ag méadú ach ní chím aon rian ar an minc – imeacht gan teacht air. Seans go bfhuil breall orm ach ta súil agam nách bhfuil. Buaileann iliomad galar caoire agus uain, an phuisíneadh, an galar trua agus má tá an talamh ‘fliuch’ beidh an phuchán ae ag ionsaí ae na caorach. Is minic go mbíonn ar an bfeirmeooiir a bheith ina tréadlia tuata.
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‘Walk of the Ancestors’ to Commemorate the Kells-Australia Connection
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IRD Foilmore-Kells presents the inaugural ‘Walk of the Ancestors’ weekend. It will take place on 21-23 April 2017 in Kells in South Kerry. It commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 1867 Fenian Rising in the Iveragh peninsula. A weekend long programme of events will focus on the Fenian John Golden. Events include a lecture series, re-enactment walk, music, song and dance.
Yes it can only be the 6th CUISLE CHORCA DHUIBHNE Dingle’s Global Rhythm Festival which is now just over 2 months away and happening this year over the June Bank Holiday weekend from 2/6/17 – 5/6/17.
Whilst many of those involved in the Fenian movement at a national level were recognised in the history books, several of those involved in the South Kerry Rising of 1867 have faded into distant memory. However, John Golden’s part in the Fenian Rising was seen as a heroic achievement and was recorded in local South Kerry folklore, most notably in a song composed by Sigerson Clifford: ‘The Ballad of Johnny Golden’. A series of free events will take place over the weekend 21-23 April to mark the 150th commemoration of their involvement in the 1867 Rising. The aim of the weekend is to focus on the local History, Archaeology, Folklore and Tradition in Kells, County Kerry, Ireland. Particular focus is on John Golden who faced imprisonment, transportation and becoming a member of Ireland’s diaspora. Highlights of the programme include: • A lecture series exploring Fenianism in Ireland, the local rising, the social and political legacy, as well as the archaeology of the locality. Guest speakers include: Mr. John O’Donoghue, Former Government Minister, Mr. John Sheehan, University College Cork, Dr. Shane Lordan, University College Dublin and others. • ‘Walk of the Ancestors’ re-enactment where locals and visitors will walk in the footsteps of “when Kells Station was taken by the Boys of Foilmore”. • Unveiling of plaque to commemorate John Golden’s memory and those who participated in the uprising, thus continuing the connections made between Kells, Fremantle and Gerringong Australia.
CCD looks forward to bringing you an eclectic mix of percussion, dance and world music; workshops and masterclasses, performances and demonstrations and all round pristine percussion. So if you’ve lost or mislaid it or just left it gathering dust in the corner – DON’T WORRY!!! Dingle’s Global Rhythm Festival will make sure You Get Your Groove On in 2017. This year CCD is thrilled to host Maracatu Ilha Brilhante- powerfully hypnotic Afro-Brazilian rhythms, dance and song performed by a gathering of maracatu players from all over Ireland. This percussion group specializes in Maracatu Baque Virado (literally means maracatu of the turned around beat) from the pernambuco region of north eastern Brazil. We’re also proud to announce that celebrated djembé master Louis César Ewande (check him out on youtube) will give workshops for both beginners and intermediate players at this years’ festival. Louis will also be performing with some Irish percussionists. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy and learn from a truly gifted musician. These are simply 2 of the highlights of CCD6 2017 the full finalized programme will be published shortly but for updates and further info please check out our website www.cuislecd.com or follow us on Facebook (Dingle’s Global Rhythm Festival). And Twitter @CuisleCD6
• Presentation of prizes to winners of the local national schools poetry/essay competition. • Availability of The Golden Family Tree with over 1800 descendants listed. Guests in attendance include Mr Richard Andrews, Australian Ambassador to Ireland, as well as direct descendants of John Golden, (The Robinson Family, Berry, NSW, Australia) and extended Golden family members from Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand, France, United Kingdom and Ireland. The ‘Walk of the Ancestors’ committee have made available historical information in relation to the 1867 Fenian Rising and those involved on its website, and welcome further contributions from interested parties. Further information and details of the full programme of events are available on the Walk of the Ancestors website: www.walkoftheancestors.com
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Richie Williams Congratulations -- Students from Pobal Scoil Corca Dhuibhne have been hitting the headlines recently with the under 16 team winning an All Ireland title in the McGirr Cup competition last weekend. The previous week Tomás Ó hUallacháin, Kate Ní Dhubháin and Ciara Ní Bhruic were in the winners enclosure at the National Press Pass Awards for Second level schools. Comhgairdeachas libh go leir agus lean oraibh leis an obair iontach atá faoi lámh agaibh. Many Thanks to the Dingle Fife and Drum Band and the great crowd who turned out to welcome home the winning team on Saturday night which shows how proud the people of Corca Dhuibhne are of our young achievers. Congratulations also to former Pobal Scoil student and Dingle Jockey JACK KENNEDY on his wonderful achievement of riding the opening day winner and hopefully his first of many successes at Cheltenham. We will all be following Jacks career path very closely for financial and patriotic reasons from now on.
Cairde-- We welcome all who are visiting and taking part in the inaugural CAIRDE-FRIENDS MATTER weekend to Corca Dhuibhne and wish Tadhg Ó Beaglaioch and his crew every success with the venture. This registered charity provides peer to peer support for people with life limiting anxiety and depression and will be formally launched here at the weekend. A great variety of activities are planned and no better way to steer clear of depression and other woes than get out and get involved. Slan Tamall!!!.
People Of The Year Awards-- The Dingle Peninsula People Of The Year Awards presentations will be held in Dannos on this Friday March 31st commencing at 9.30p.m. The short list of nominations contains the names of people who have really excelled in the 7 different categories of awards and we eagerly look forward to the final results on Friday. Bígí ann!!!. St. Patricks Day Parades A crowd of well over 500 enthusiasts followed the 6a.m. Parade by the Dingle Fife and Drum Band to continue the unique tradition we have here in our town of marching before dawn on our patrons saints feast day. Despite the predicted deterioration in the weather conditions a great variety of floats, marching groups, vehicles and musical talents took part in the main parade again led by the Fife and Drum Band. Our sincere thanks to all for turning out in such horrible conditions and particularly to the Gárdaí and Stewards who sheparded the entrants safely through the traditional route with minimum traffic delays. To offset the costs repeating to the Parade (insurance etc) Danno is hosting a Brunch on Easter Monday afternoon at 3.30p.m. with tickets available at the usual outlets costing €10 per head. Your support would be much appreciated. Film Festival-- This Festival is really growing in popularity each year and the increased visitor numbers really brought a great spirit into the area last weekend. The positive feedback on Radio, in the Press and on the ground again shows how much we have to offer and hopefully expand on to create much needed employment in the Peninsula. Thanks to Maurice Galway and his team for another wonderful programme and indeed for keeping Dingle to the forefront in the fast changing International Arts Scene. Míle Buíochas.
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The Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) Programme is offering the following course The Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) Programme QQI Level 3 Digital Photography 3N0791 The Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) Programme is offering the following course
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QQI Level 3 Digital Photography 3N0791
The student will learn the various functions and terminology associated with the digital camera. During the course the student will have the opportunity to produce a variety of different photographic images using basic image manipulation and develop an understanding of how various The student will learnphotographic the varioustechniques functionsare and terminology associated with the digital camera. During the course the student will have achieved.
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April 2017 ( course will be delivered on a Friday) Start date: Introduction day Thursday 6 Venue: Áiseanna na hOige, Daingean Chuis, Co Chiarrai The student will learn the various functions and Ui terminology associated with the digital camera. ociated with the digital camera. Time: 10-1pm During theIntroduction course theday student will 6th have the2017 opportunity tobe produce a variety of different uce a variety of different Start date: Thursday April ( course will delivered on a Friday) photographic images using basic image manipulation and develop an understanding of how various p an understanding of how various For further details contact Marianne Marshall BTEI Coordinator /Jacqueline O Gorman BTEI Time: 10-1pm Resource Worker at Kerry Education Training Board on 066 7121488. photographic techniques are achieved.
For further details contact Marianne Marshall BTEI Coordinator /Jacqueline O Gorman BTEI Resource Worker provides part-time further education BTEI – the Back To Education Initiative Programme at Kerry Education Training Board on 066 7121488.
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programmes for young people and adults. The aim of BTEI is to give people who would like to return
BTEI – the Back To Education Initiative Programme provides part-time further education programmes for young people and adults. to learning the opportunity to update their skills and knowledge th in a flexible way. This means that The aim of BTEI is to give people who would like to return to learning the opportunity to update their skills and knowledge in a flexible April 2017 ( course will be delivered on a Friday) Start date: Introduction day Thursday 6 se will be delivered on a Friday) people can combine a return to learning with family and other commitments. way. This means that people can combine a return to learning with family and other commitments. What will a BTEI Course Cost? Time: 10-1pm
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are free any than adult upper with less than upper level education. This includes persons in Courses are free forCourses any adult withforless second levelsecond education. This includes persons in employment, persons who are For further details contact Marianne Marshall BTEI Coordinator /Jacqueline O Gorman BTEI /Jacqueline O Gorman BTEI employment, persons who areand unwaged and persons in receipt of social welfare payments. unwaged persons in receipt of social welfare payments.
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Those who have completed Leaving Certificate but are receipt of jobseeker payments Those who have completed Leaving Certificate (or higher) but(or arehigher) in receipt ofinjobseeker payments or means-tested social welfare benor means-tested socialtheir welfare benefits, and holders of medical cards, and their dependents arebe also efits, and holders of medical cards, and dependents are also entitled to free tuition. All others will charged fees. The current fee further education t-time further education BTEI – the Back To Education Initiative Programme provides part-time entitled to free tuition. All others will be charged fees. The current fee per module is €75.00 for Level per module is €75.00 for Level 3 and Level 4 and €150.00 for Level 5 and Level 6.
programmes for young people and6.adults. The aim of BTEI is to give people who would like to return give people who would like to return 3 and Level 4 and €150.00 for Level 5 and Level to that learning the opportunity to update their skills and knowledge in a flexible way. This means that in a flexible way. This means people can combine a return to learning with family and other commitments. ommitments. What will a BTEI Course Cost?
Courses education. This includes persons in are free for any adult with less than upper second level education. This includes persons in employment, persons who are unwaged and persons receipt Is fuar an leabaidh do ceapadh chun in suain díbhof social welfare payments. of social welfare payments.
Those who have completed Leaving Certificate (or higher) but are in receipt of jobseeker payments e in receipt of jobseeker payments means-tested social welfare benefits, and holders of medical cards, and their dependents are also cards, and their dependentsor are also entitled to free tuition. All others will be charged fees. The current fee per module is €75.00 for Level nt fee per module is €75.00 for Level 3 and Level 4 and €150.00 for Level 5 and Level 6.
Cártaí cuimhneacháin pearsanta do mhuintir an Captaen Dara Fitzpatrick, an Captaen Mark Duffy, Oibritheoir Castainn Paul Ormsby agus Ciarán Smith, iad deartha ag Tomáisín Ó Cíobháin le peann-luaidhe, iad sínithe go trom-chroích ag iascairí, lucht farraige, lucht tarrthála agus na sagairt paróiste idir Dhaingean Uí Chúise is Cuas a' Bhodaigh. Le bronnadh ar an nGarda Cósta. 38 West Kerry Live
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Camp Notes Brigid O’ Connor Bailiuchán Conradh Na Gaeilge Gabhann Conradh na Gaeilge buíochas le gach éinne as an mbailiúchán (€133) Lá ‘le Padraig ag geataí séipéal an Choma. Annascaul Bord Na n-Óg Annascaul Bord na nÓg wish to thank everyone involved in organising the bake sale held this morning. They would like to extend a special thank you to all the bakers and everyone who attended the event. As always everyones going support of the club is greatly appreciated. Cheltenham Tispter Winners of the Annual Camp Junction Bar Celtenham Tipster were as follows: 1st - Jackie Goodwin, 2nd - Sean and Eileen Quirke, 3rd - Brigid O Connor. Always a great event, this year there were 46 tipsters on the board. The winner Jackie Goodwin held his place from day one. Well done to Bernadette, Mike and Sean Stephney for organising every year. Many people on the board will not be putting a bet on a horse for the year again, so its a once a year flutter ! . And it was such fun to see local jockey, Dingle man Jack Kennedy riding to victory on Day 1. And Cian Collins from Curaheen is another up and coming jockey in this locality, no doubt we’ll hear more of him. Camp Man Makes The News In Canada Campman Dr. Cián Ó Mórain and Mary Gillvary opened their new folk music shop Brigh on Water Street in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on St. Patrick’s Day. A lovely occasion to mark St. Patrick’s Day with community, fantastic music, and a sense of celebration and happiness. Mary is an eighthgeneration Islander and Cián moved to the province last year to work as a family doctor in Rustico. We wish them much success with
their new venture. Just last week Cián was an invited honorary guest at the Municipal Annual Dinner and by all accounts he gave a very inspirational speech. A first for any Camp person, I would say ever. Tribute Local traditional musician Jack Doyle may be gone but he is not forgotten and on the first anniversary of his passing, musicians gathered on Sunday night in the Railway Tavern, Camp from all corners of the peninsula and beyond to pay a special tribute to his memory, his music and the great character and friend that he was to all of them. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís Annual Camp Clean-up The Annual National Spring Clean campaign takes place on Saturday 8th April. Locally, the community council are looking for volunteers to participate in a clean up of Camp village and surrounds for a couple of hours on the day. Gloves,pickers etc. will be available at 10.00am at O’Dwyer’s Supermarket where cleaning areas will also be allocated. Please play your part by taking part on the day. Michael O’Donnell Memorial Darts The final night of the darts are on Friday 7th April at Bolands Bar at 9.00 pm. There will be a Raffle and Auction of a signed Kerry Senior Football Jersey. All proceeds goes to The Pallative Care, Tralee. Please support this worthy cause. Thank you. GAA Watch out for more details soon on the Great Annascaul Walk fundraiser ! Annascaul GAA and Bórd na n-óg are orgaining the Great Annascaul Walk on Sunday 30th April. And with the expertise of Annascaul Walking Club who are planning the routes and will be guiding on the day, it promises to be a wonderful day out! Another date for your diary ! Please support !
Transition Town Corca Solar Dhuibhne Systems Photo Competition Tom Kennedy Coffee to go - where?
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, lining be our it oil, gas or electricity.
We have all seen them. Discarded coffee cups roadsides and catching our eye as we try to admireAthe 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 efview from our most scenic locations. Disposable coffee ficient than panels, but realistically the difference is small, especially cups are everywhere and when not disposed of correctly, when we have had such a great spell of sunshine. end up all over the peninsula. 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, Transition Town Corca Dhuibhne's Plastic Free Dingle you ask how! campaign is an awareness raising initiative to try toWell the answer is simple really, it's not a solar panel it's a heat pump. TheTo way it works is a panel is fitted to your roof which is connected encourage the move away from disposable plastics. to a unit and cylinder in your hot press. This is a compressor similar highlight one aspect of this, we are running a photo to what's found in a fridge, this unit pumps a refrigerant gas into the where it heats due to the fact that the gas has a very low boiling competition. We invite you to take photos of coffeepanel cups point of about -25 Celsius so this hot gas comes back into the unit, you find as rubbish on the peninsula. The rules arewhere simple, the gas is compressed to make it hotter, the heat is then transphotos are taken of cups found in situ, not plantedferred for ato create heat. However, this unit is dependant on electricity to operate so while saving money on heating hot water it does so at photo opportunity, such as the one shown. a cost. Photos to be emailed to ttcorcadhuibhne@gmail.com 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 before April 14th. The winning photo will be exhibited 1/4 to 1/3 of this is hot water, so a typical hot water bill for a family of at the 'Casualties of Convenience' exhibition at Feile 5 isna somewhere in the region of €450 to €650 a year. Bealtaine. The winner will also recieve a printed copy ofsystem for a family of 5 can cost anything from €4,000 to A solar €5,500 supplied and fitted, giving them a yearly saving of approx their photo and a reusable coffee cup. €350 to €500 and when you take into account the rising cost of enFor more information contact Breda on 087 2438697 ergy, a system can pay for itself in 5 to 10 years. 40 West Kerry Live
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In Search of Dingle Man
And when the 16th century royal charter was enacted, allowing Dingle to become a medieval walled town, this merchant class had great influence and protection with in its walls.
Martin Hansard
When the treaty of Dingle was co-signed in 1529 by the King of Spain and the Earl of Desmond, giving the people of Munster certain rights within the Austrian-Hungarian empire, my guess is that Dingle Man's great great great great great granfather was looking on. As the ages passed his people most likely had some roll in the linen trade, which was at its height in the 18th century and conceivably laboured or traded at the Holy ground where the linen processing ponds were situated (near the site of the present day Dingle Garda station). It can be safe to assume that Dingle's Man's people were present when the foundation stone of Saint Mary's church was laid in 1802.
To find the origins of quintessential Dingle Man I was going to go back to the obvious time: to the fifth and sixth century AD and the monastic revolution in Ireland. A tangible time of cultural, trade, religious and political links between the Gall and the Gael. After all, our patron saint studied in the French monastries post slavery, only to return to embed Roman rule via the Catholic church. But on second thoughts I felt I had to go back much further in time, thousands of years in fact, to the arrival of the Celts to Hibernia. I'm inclined to half believe in the Leabhar Gabhla (book of invasions) that profers the idea that Ireland was inhabited by waves of different peoples, first the Fir Bolg then the Tuatha De Danann then the Milesians. In my reckoning the Gael originated from a people closely related to the Phoenicians in present day south western Turkey. Over millennia they progessed westward along the Mediterrainian sea and eventually through the Pillars of Hercules to the Atlantic Ocean, rounded the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula and beach-combed north along Portugal or Port of the Gael. The route to Hibernia would have followed around northern Spain or Galicia and on to the Basque country and due north.
English language became an economic necessity and his people became bi-lingual. On Easter 1916 as a child, his father could have been watching from an upstairs window the volunteers silently marching through Dingle town on their long march (An Siúlóid Mór) for their rendez-vous with Roger Casement in Tralee. Today Dingle Man is most likely a business man of some sort, who is both comfortable with speaking through Irish and English, who possibly has a Norman or French name and might have a sallow complexion. If you bump in to a man that fits this description please tell him I'm looking to speak with him, to see if my hunch about Dingle Man is close to the mark.
As a result of the Penal Laws and the Great Hunger that decimated this part of the world, the
I can only assume that they ventured this far north during the Bronze Age for the rich tin deposits in southwest Ireland and Wales; genetic research coincidentally gives the greatest proponderance of the 'Celtic Gene' in these very places. If they came initally to mine for tin ore, that would suggest a much more technically advanced culture; one that came to dominate. Also links have been made with the Gaelic language and a Punic language spoken in Egyptian antiquity. That's probably the reason I always found the Gaelic tongue so exotic. Dingle Man's forebears settled and their new exotic tongue and culture thrived. In the south west of the island a Gaelic Kingdom called Corca Dhuibhne grew. West Kerry was a perfect strategic place; with the physical protection of the mountains to east and unfettered access the to sea and the essential trade routes of the western sea board. In a natural harbour the permenant settlement Daingean Uí Chúis was established, later to be Anglisised to Dingle. The easy accessible trade routes to Europe and France in particular have a major bearing of unearthing the next gene change of Dingle Man. French merchants, in the main, used these routes to establish a thriving wine trade; think of Wine Strand in the town land of An Raisc. Some of these French traders and merchants would have assimilated and intermarried with the indigenous, becoming more Gael than the Gael themselves. The Norman conquest in the twelfth century would have increased the French connection to Corca Dhuibhne, that's why my Dingle Man on balance might have a Norman surname, derived from them or their merchant precursors.
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Cromane Notes Jane Casey GAA Lotto: The numbers drawn in the Cromane Gaa Lotto Draw on 22nd March were 28,26.16.18. There was no winner of the €10,600. Four prizes of €40 each went to Brendan Foley, Killorglin. Ticket sold by Denis Teahan. Margaret Conway, Dooks. Ticket sold by Hannah Marys Store. John Day, Castlemaine. Ticket sold by Jane Casey. Paul Doyle, Ardmoneil. Ticket sold by Cr. Union. Next weeks Jackpot is €10,700. If youre not in, you cant win. Mini-7S: Pride of place this week goes to the Realt Na Mara National School, Cromane, boys team that won the Mid Kerry Mini 7’s for the first time in the school’s history last Thursday. The team played excellent football throughout the competition, that was played in the Community Field in Cromane. They beat Curraheen, Boheshill and Castlemaine in the group stages, before winning agaisnt Glenbeigh in quarter-final and Caragh Lake in the semi-final. They set up a meeting with Fybough National School, Keel, in the final. They once again excelled winning the final by 4-4 to 3-3. Well done to all involved in the preparing the team, including all their teachers but especially to their coach Kevin Corkery. The team now go on to represent Mid Kerry in the county stages of the competition next week The panel included: Charlie Foley, Cian Lyons, Liam O’Neill, Darragh Crosby, Matthew Naughton, Joshua O’Sullivan, Liam Hayes, Conor Hayes, Tony Óg Duffy, Jack McGrath, John O’Connor, Luka O’Sullivan, Billy Counihan, Jamie Casey, and captain Noah Falvey. Minors – County Minor League Division 5 (Round 4): Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane 1-6, Renard/St Mary’s 4-6 The combined forces of the Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane (GGC) minors were taught the lesson of “goals win games” in this county league clash in sun-kissed Glenbeigh on Saturday afternoon. There was no huge gulf in class, apart from Renard/St Mary’s full-forward Eoghan McDaid who hit two quick-fire goals in the first half and gave a classy display all-round. McDaid’s second goal put the visitors 3-3 to 0-2 ahead. It was a lead they would never relinquish. We actually started well, despite the concession of an early goal, and points from Brice Dourieu and Jack O’Shea left us two adrift 1-1 to 0-2 after 15 minutes. Then the South Kerry men took over and added on those McDaid goals. GGC’s Shane Ahern - who battled bravely throughout - hit an injury time goal in the first half to give us some hope, 3-3 to 1-2 behind at the break. On the resumption we got going for the first time in the game and kicked three quick unanswered points to leave just four between the sides, 3-3 to 1-5 – but that was as good as it got. Renard/St Mary’s kicked a further 1-3 to regain control and run out relatively easy winners. The Cromane players involved included Brice Dourieu, Jack O’Shea, Jack O’Grady, Padhraic McMahon, Cathal Crosby, Ethan Griffin, Jack Clifford (who spent the day marking Maurice Fitzgerald’s son Muiris), Shane Ahern, and Conor Sugrue. Scorers for GGC: Shane Ahern 1-0, Gearóid Griffin 0-2 (0-1 free), Brice Dourieu, Jack O’Grady, Jack O’Shea, Adrian O’Connor 0-1 each. Seniors: Cromane 0-11, Churchill 1-14 Our first loss of this year’s Division 5 arrived in Churchill on Sunday afternoon and, after a poor first half when we trailed 1-10 to 0-4 at the break, we can have few complaints. A good start is always half the battle and, unfortunately, we never really got going in the first 30 minutes. We were down 1-3 to no score after 15 minutes, playing into a stiff cross-field breeze and with the unseasonal sun beating down on our backs. We had to wait until the 17th minute before registering our first score: a fine effort from play by Micheál Shaughnessy. Paul Patrick O’Sullivan kicked the first of his five points for the day soon after to steady the ship a little at 1-3 to 0-2. However, we allowed Churchill to regain control with Cillian Fitzgerald impressing at midfield and they went on to hit the next seven points without reply before Paul Patrick
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O’Sullivan and Liam Walsh, in injury time, left it 1-10 to 0-4 at the interval. It could have been worse but for a fine double-stop from our new goalkeeper Sean Teahan midway through that first half. In fairness we restarted very well. We had our best phase of the game with points from Paul Patrick O’Sullivan (from play), Mikey Houlihan (who looked dangerous when the ball was played into him in the second half) and Liam Walsh bringing us to within six, 1-10 to 0-7, with 20 left. Mikey Houlihan then had a great goal chance, after doing all the hard work himself, but his goal effort slipped by the far post. We had chances to turn the screw but some interesting decisions went against us. Churchill kicked two fine points to extend their lead to seven, 1-12 to 0-7. Once again – and to our credit – we battled back with the next three scores, all frees, from Darren Houlihan (two, one nicely clipped over from 40m out) and Paul Patrick O’Sullivan. Mikey Houlihan then forced the Churchill goalkeeper into another fine stop before Paul Patrick chipped over our final point. Churchill tacked on the last point with the game’s final kick to run out deserved 1-14 to 0-11 winners. It was that 15-20 minutes in the first half when Churchill got the run on us and kicked those seven unanswered points that told in the end. We left ourselves with a mountain to climb in the second half and, despite winning it 0-7 to 0-4, it was always going to be a tough ask to reel in that half-time nine-point deficit. Next up in the league for our senior team is a home game against Tuosist in Cromane on the weekend of April 8/9. After that we have our opening junior championship game in Lispole, so there’s plenty to look forward to. A lot done, more to do. Team and scorers: Seán Teahan; Liam Teahan, Eoghan Walsh, Ian Costelloe; Shane Ahern, Brendan Foley, Finbar Casey; Liam Walsh 0-2, Matt Colborne, Darren Houlihan 0-2 frees, Paul Patrick O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4 frees), Micheál Shaughnessy 0-1, Mikey Houlihan 0-1, Emmet Casey, Lee Carey. Substitutes: Liam Casey for L Teahan (black card) 45m, Cian O’Keeffe for L Carey 50m, Martin Sweeney for E Casey 55m, Jason Clifford for S Ahern 60m, Patrick Moroney for F Casey 60m. TRAINING: U6/U8/U10 – Training in Cromane GAA field starts at 11.15am this Sunday, April 2. U16s – Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane U16 training continues on Mondays and Fridays at 6pm in Glenbeigh GAA field. Seniors - Training continues on on Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm at Cromane GAA field. FIXTURES: Under 12s. The Co. League will commence on Sun April 2nd when Cromane are at home to Renard at 6pm. Jiving Classes: commencing in the CYMS Killorglin on Friday 7th April 17. 7pm to 8.15 or 8.30 to 10pm. Contact Niall Doorhy on 087 3536502 or nialldoorhydancer.ie Dance Classes: by Jackie O.Mahony, Pantomime Choreographer in the CYMS every Monday night 8pm. Table Quiz: in aid of St. Mary of the Angels, Beaufort on Fri 31st March in O’ Gradys Bar Killorglin at 8.30pm. Tables of 4 €40. First Prize €200.00 BINGO in the CYMS Sunday at 8.30pm. Jackpot €1,500. ARTISAN MARKET in the CYMS every Friday 10. To 1,30. WOMEN 2000 every Tuesday in CYMS 10 to 12. Confirmation: The following are the children from Scoil Réalt na Mara, Cromane who will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 4th 2017 in Killorglin. Kelly Carr, Nicole Counihan, Caoilfhin Foley, Molly McCarthy, Maebh McKeefry, Aisling O’Connor, Ava O’Sullivan, Billy Counihan, Cónán Dennehy, Noah Falvey, Charlie Foley, Cian Lyons, John Paul Meelam, Mathew Naughton and Liam O’Neill. Every Blessing to them and their families. Iasc Óg Preschool: are having their Annual Fun run or walk on Sun 9th April. Registration from 12.45pm at the preschool. 5k, 10k with a special 1k with the Easter Bunny as special Guest Walker. Joggers and families welcome. Contact Valerie @086 3340181. BIRTHS: Heartiest Congratulations to Karen and John Sweeney on the safe arrival of their baby boy and also to Louise and John Twomey, Cork on the arrival of their son. Karen and Louise are daughters of Noreen and Connie Griffen, Upper Tullig. Wishing them all every Blessing for the future.
Quote: Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.
West Kerry GAA Breandán Fitzgerald Babhta Cáilithe Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta 2017 Beidh babhta cáilithe Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta ar siúl ar an 1ú Aibreán 2017 i bPáirc Sheáin Uí Bharóid, Liospóil. • Sciath Cuimhneacháin John C O Shea – Cluiche Sóisear Liospóil v Caisleán Ghriaire ag 4.00 i.n.
an ocáid speisialta seo agus buíochas ó chroí le Cumann Peile Liospóil as an ngort agus áiseanna an chumainn a chur ar fáil dúinn” - Robbie Ó Grifín Cairde – Friends Matter A GAA Legends Game consisting of the great players from the Kerry and Galway Teams of 1997-2003 will take place in Páirc an Ághasaigh, Dingle on Saturday April 1st at 3.30pm with Guest of Honour Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. • Galway Masters v Kildare Masters in Dingle, Sat April 1st at 1.30pm • Kerry v Galway in Dingle on Sat April 1st at 3.30pm
• Corn Cuimhneacháin Thomáis Uí Chonchúir - Cluiche Sinsear An Ghaeltacht v Naomh Micheál / An Fhaill Mhór ag 6.00 i.n. “Chomh maith le sin beidh Banna Ceoil Liospóil, Cluiche Peile na mBan agus Tráthnóna Cuileachtan agus Sóisialta i dTigh Uí Shúilleabháin, Garraí na dTor. Thar cheann Choiste Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Chiarraí, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimis na fóirne atá ag glacadh páirt agus roimis a lucht tacaíochta chomh maith. ‘Sé seo an chéad bhliain go bhfuil Comórtas Cáilithe á reachtáil ag an gCoiste seo agus tá súil againn go mbeidh gach foireann Gaeltachta páirteach ann ‘sna blianta atá romhainn. Ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a ghabháil le Clann Uí Chonchúir as an gCorn Sinsear a bhronnadh in omós Thomáis. Buíochas chomh maith le CLG Piarsaigh na Dromada a bhronn an Sciath don gComórtas Sóisear in omós do John C Ó Sé. Is é aidhm Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta, pobail Ghaeltachta a thabhairt le chéile agus ár dteanga dúchais agus ár gcultúr a chaomhnú agus a fhorbairt trí chúrsaí spóirt. Aidhm thábhachtach í sin agus níor chóir dúinn dearmad a dhéanamh uirthi. Bainigí taitneamh agus sult as
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Castlegregory Presentation on Social Media for Parents Dr. Maureen Griffin, forensic psychologist and Director MGMS Training Limited will deliver a presentation to parents/guardians "Social Media: Challenges for Parents" in Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh on April 3rd at 6.00 p.m. This presentation is open to the public at a cost of €5 per person. The presentation will cover what is currently popular among Irish students; what the potential dangers are and offer practical advice on how to protect children online. Issues such as social networking sites; social messaging /chatting apps; video streaming sites; searching online; mobile device safety; sexting and cyber¬bullying will be addressed. Dr. Griffin gave a similar presentation in the school in 2014 and it proved most informative for parents with children ranging from 3rd class in primary school right up to 6th year in secondary. The talk itself is extremely informative and helpful while also being shocking or even disturbing.
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Comharchumann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh Notaí Clochán Bréanainn Cártaí Fuist ICA: Cártaí Fuist Halla Le Chéile, 4/04/2017 ar a 8 a chlog. Fáilte roimh cách! Whist Halla Le Chéile, 04/04/2017 at 8 o’clock. Everybody welcome! Plean Forbartha Pobail Cruinniú faoin t-eolas is deireanaí i dtaobh an Plean Forbartha Pobail i Halla Le Chéile ar an 6ú Aibreán 2017 ag 7.30 i.n. Community Development Plan Update Meeting on the 6th April 2017 at 7.30 pm. CFLT CGB Beidh cruinniú ginearálta bliantúil CFLT ar siúl i Halla le Chéile Déardaoin, 20.04.2017 ag 7.30 i.n. CFLT’s AGM will be on Thursday the 20.04.2017 at 7.30 pm.
smitheoirí & cúramóirí leanaí réamh-réamhscoile.Tacaíocht Gaeilge ar fáil sna seisiúin chun cabhair a thabhairt do thuismitheoirí a bheidh ag baint úsáid as an Naíonra & as oideachas bunscoile trí Ghaeilge. Parent & Toddler session: in Halla Le Chéile every Wednesday between 11am - 12.30 pm. Parents & carers of pre-preschool children & babies welcome. Irish language support is provided to assist parents & children who will be attending a Naíonra & Primary education through Irish in the following years Seirbhís Béile Baile Tá an tseirbhís ar fáil cúig lá na seachtaine. Más mian le h-éinne béile/ béilí a órdú cur glaoch orainn ar 066 7138137. Meal delivery service is provided five days per week. Please give your name at the Halla if you are interested. 066 7138137 Béile Bia, Halla Le Chéile Dé Máirt Dinnéar agus imeachtaí, Costas: €5 nó €6 le milseog. Fáilte roimh cách! Community Dinner, Halla Le Chéile every Tuesday .Cost: €5 or €6 with dessert. Everybody welcome!
Féile Aireachas / Mindful Living Festival Féile Aireachas Chorca Dhuibhne á óstáil ins an réigiúin draíochtúil, Clochán Bréanainn. Féile Mindful Living Festival will be taking place on the Dingle Peninsula in the hidden gem of Cloghane and Brandon from Friday the 26th of May to Sunday the 28th of May 2017. Cumann 500 Mí Feabhra 1ú: (€500) John Dowd, Bréanainn. 2ú: (€250) Seán Lynch, Caisleán Ghriaire. 3ú: (€150) Tomás Néill, An Clochán. 4ú: (€75) Michael Lynch, Bréanainn. 5ú. (€50) Mairéad Ní Dhubhda, An Clochán. Féile Sléibhteoireachta agus Ceoil Clochán Bréanainn . Beidh Féile Sléibhteoireachta agus Ceoil Clochán Bréanainn ar siúl idir 15ú & 17ú Aibreán 2017. Táimid thar a bheith sásta a chur in iúl díbh go mbeidh John Spillane ag canadh ag Halla Le Chéile ar an 16ú Aibreán 2017. Cloghane Brandon Walking and Music Festival will take place between the 15th & 17th April 2017. John Spillane. Beidh John Spillane i Halla Le Chéile ag 8 i.n. ar an 16ú Aibreán 2017. Ticéidí €20, doras oscailte @ 7:30 i.n. This year we are delighted to announce John Spillane as our main music event at Halla Le Chéile on the 16thof April 2017 at 8pm. Tickets cost €20, doors open @ 7:30pm. Breis eolais Halla Le Chéile 066 7138137. Liosta Seachadta Más mian leat bheith ar ár liosta seachadta chun a bheith coiméadtha ar an eolas faoi eachtraí sa Halla agus go háitiúil, seol do shonraí teagmhála chugainn, m.s. ríomhphost agus uimhir fón póca chuig eolas@cflt. ie. If you would like to be enrolled in our mailing list which would keep you informed of upcoming events at Halla Le Chéile and in the local area please forward your email address and mobile details to eolas@ cflt.ie. Laochra an Leith Triúigh Tá an leabhair nua seo ar díol i Siopa an Phobail ar chostas €5. Tá an leabhair seo tiomnaithe do Laochra an Leitriúigh sa bhaile agus i gcéin a ghlac páirt sna caismirtí éagsúla a tharla sa thréimhse 1916 - 1923. Suaimhneas na bhflaitheas orthu go léir. This book is now available to buy at Siopa an Phobail at a cost of €5. SST Chorca Dhuibhne/ Rural Social Scheme Tá folúntas ar Scéim Sóisialta Tuaithe Chorca Dhuibhne faoi láthair i gceantar Clóchan Bréanainn. Corca Dhuibhne Rural Social Scheme has vacancies at present in Cloghane and Brandon. Breis eolais ó: sstcorcadhuibhne@gmail.com nó 087 298 2284 Grúpa Súgartha Halla Le Chéile, gach Céadaoin idir 11r.n - 12.30 i.n. Fáilte roimh tui44 West Kerry Live
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Greta McCarthy O’Brien qualified in Amenity Horticulture at the Botanic Gardens Dublin in 1983 and has been growing herbs in Annascaul for over 15 years. She has just published a book on the subject which is her passion, Greta’s Herbs: Growing Wild in the West of Ireland, which will be launched in the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin on Saturday April 8th. A local launch is set to take place during Féile na Bealtaine.
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In this delightful little book Greta carries us to the country side and introduces us to the wonderful world of herbs. It is full of easy to read passages that have all the facts a reader is looking for on the subject, how to recognize them in the wild and how to grow them in the garden. Throughout the book the reader can feel Greta’s passion for herbs and the great outdoors. It feels like she is there with the reader, guiding and educating. Herbs such as pak choi, and mizuna give the book an exotic flavor and a notion to go outside and search for them. Information on what herbs compliment which foods to enhance their flavour is clear and concise. Wonderfully photographed by Rob Beighton the natural beauty of herbs is revealed. This book is a lovely treat for anyone interested in the natural world and is a great reference guide for those looking to grow their own. A brief extract from Greta’s Herbs- Growing wild in the West of Ireland
Container Growing This is a convenient and easy way to cultivate herbs, particularly for those of us with busy work schedules. Herbs can be grown successfully in all sorts of containers and in the smallest of spaces. I often get asked if herbs can be grown inside. I usually answer ‘no’. I prefer to give them a permanent position outside as this tends to be the healthiest environment. Moving pots inside to a polytunnel or greenhouse for brief periods of time in early spring and late autumn may extend harvesting however if left inside in the height of the summer many herb plants become susceptible to greenfly and whitefly attack and often lacklustre. Outside the plants absorb all the nutrients from the rain and sun, and overall are hardier and more prolific. The only exceptions to this rule are certain tender varieties such as basil and other tropical exotics. The other great advantage of container-grown herbs is that pots can be moved around and rearranged so it is much easier to give plants their ideal location. If a plant is not growing successfully it may be caused by too much sun - particularly in the case of salad herbs - or too much shade in the case of thyme. Move herbs if necessary! Planting Herbs The most important thing when planting herbs in long-term containers is to use the correct pot size and the correct mix. Compost on its own has a poor composition and once it dries out can be difficult to re-water. If you purchase small potted herbs (9-10cm), replant them in slightly larger pots and increase the pot size as the plant matures. This gradual potting on process promotes vigorous growth and encourages a strong root system. Individual herbs planted into very large pots often rot as their roots cannot absorb the excessive moisture retained -- particularly after heavy rainfall. Several varieties planted together in the same container will prove more successful.
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Milltown Castlemaine GAA Notes Deirdre O’ Sullivan Registration:This is the last week for registration with March 31st being the closing date. All officers, players and mentors need to be registered for insurance purposes with Croke Park. Our registrar John Murphy will be delighted to facilitate anybody who wishes to join our club. (Registrations after March 31st will not be issued with a registration card-something that is necessary to gain your free entry to home county league games) Email addresses: Over the next few weeks, you may be receiving a duplicate of e mails. Please bear with us as we are trying to update contact details of all new members. If you are not receiving club notes, please contact me and I will be delighted to include you on our mailing list. If you have new contact details, you can private message me (Deirdre O’ Sullivan) on my Facebook Page with them or call/text on 086/1703332. Senior League: Division 1: Our seniors were away to Rahilly’s on Saturday last. Both Milltown Castlemaine and Kerins O' Rahilly’s lined out without a number of regulars but still served up a highly competitive affair -with never more than a couple of points separating the teams. Rahilly’s went in up a point at half time on a score of 8pts to 7pts. The second half resumed with an exchange of points that saw Milltown Castlemaine take the lead before an opportunistic goal by Rahilly’s saw them take the lead by 2. Milltown Castlemaine fought back to earn a deserved point after two O' Rahilly’s players saw red in their efforts to keep Milltown Castlemaine at bay. David Roche and Pa Wrenn at midfield were outstanding despite conceding height difference to their opponents and defensively Stephen Roche and Nigel Wrenn led from the front. Top scorers on the day were Jonathon O'Sullivan, Cathal Moriarty with Pa Wrenn and Jerome Flynn also contributing.
The Popular Mind in Eighteenth-Century Ireland le Vincent Morley This book is a study of the Irish popular mind between the late seventeenth and the early nineteenth centuries. It examines the collective assumptions, aspirations, fears, resentments and prejudices of the common people as they are revealed in the vernacular [Irish] literature of the period. The topics investigated include: politics, religion, historical memory, European conflicts, Anglo-Irish patriotism, agrarian agitation, the tumultuous 1790s and the rise of Daniel O’Connell. Extensive use is made of contemporary song and verse preserved in literary manuscripts from the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries - an essential source that has previously been neglected by historians. Elements of both continuity and change are identified, and the evolution of popular attitudes is traced over 150 years from the Williamite conquest to O’Connell’s campaign for Repeal of the Union.’- Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí A book by a genuine historian is a welcome relief from the tracts produced by the academic pseudo-historians of the past forty years.
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Our seniors are at home to St. Mary’s on April 9th with a 3.00 p.m. start. So why not give them your support. Minor League: Our minors were unlucky in their encounter with Waterville/Dromid on Saturday last. Played in glorious sunshine, the final score was 2:13 to 1:09 The minors are at home to Kilcummin on March 31st with a 6.30 p.m. throw in. So head along and give them your support.
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Under 12’s are at home to Ballmac on Sunday April 2nd with a 6 pm throw in. Our Under 14’s are at home to Kilgarvan/Tousist on March 29th with a 6.30 start in the 2nd Round of the County League. Under 6 fun football continues in Nagle Rice Community hall on Thursday evening for the next 2 weeks 6-7 Back Games: In the Mid Kerry U21 Championship Final, Milltown Castlemaine take on Beaufort in Cromane at 6 p.m. on Saturday April 1st-Extra time playable. Lotto Jackpot Draw: We had no winner in our lotto jackpot draw for €13,600 on Friday last in The Plough Bar. The drawn numbers were 2, 20, 30 and the bonus number was 27. We had six lucky consolation prize winners. €50 each to Dave Lovett, Castlemaine and John Joe Dowd, Firies. €25 each to Siobhan Flahive, Annascaul, Patrick Ferris, Middletown, Maura Counihan, Inch and James Daly, Milltown. The next Lotto jackpot draw for €13,800 will take place in Griffin’s Bar, Castlemaine on April 7th. Match 3 and you could win or share €600. We will also have our 6 consolation prizes on offer. So head out and buy that lucky lotto ticket-available from the usual sellers and local businesses. It could be you! Appropriate Football Gear: Can all underage team managers, trainers/coaches please ensure that all players representing Milltown / Castlemaine are dressed in club colours (Green and White socks and togs.) This is to avoid any inconvenience prior to games. We would also ask parents/guardians of players to inform their children of this County Board Rule.
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2nd April Foley’s Bar Inch- Bluegrass/Trad/Folk with the Lavery brothers & Co..Musicans from all genres welcome! 7pm 9th April Foley’s Bar Inch- Bluegrass/Trad/Folk with the Lavery brothers & Co..Musicans from all genres welcome! 7pm
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 31st Mar - Brics (Riasc) Open session @ 9pm 7th Apr- Brics (Riasc) Open session @ 9pm
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1st Apr The Junction Bar Traditional music’@ 9.30pm 1st Apr The Railway Bar Trad Session @ 7.00 pm 2nd Apr The Junction Bar traditional music and song @ 9.30 8th Apr The Junction Bar Traditional music’@ 9.30pm 8th Apr The Railway Bar Trad Session @ 7.00 pm 9th Apr The Junction Bar Traditional music’@ 9.30pm
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31st Mar Maurice Fitzgerald’s - DJ @ 10pm 1st Apr Maurice Fitzgerald’s - DJ @ 10pm 8th Apr Maurice Fitzgerald’s - DJ @ 10pm 9th Apr Maurice Fitzgerald’s - DJ @ 10pm
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1st Apr Knightly’s Bar - The Glen Rambler’ Timmy O’Connor from 10 till late 8th Apr Knightly’s Bar-Mike Williams’ from 10 till late
Clochán - Cloghane
3rd Apr Ionad Cultúrtha: Tinteán Ceoil @ 7.30 10th Apr Ionad Cultúrtha: Tinteán Ceoil @ 7.30
Dingle - Daingean Uí Chuis Thursday 30th March
The Mighty Session: Declan MacTaggart @ 6pm An Droichead Beag -Sean Leahy & Jeremy Spencer @ 9p.m. Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Friday 31st March
Kennedy’s Bar - Rush Hour Rendevouz, open session, bluegrass, country, folk 6.30-8.30pm Nellie Fred’s - 3 Will tour in concert featuring Paula Cox, Paul Creane and The Man Whom @ 9.30pm Adam’s Singer sonwriter James Moore @ 10pm O’Flaherty’s - Trad session @9pm The Mighty Session: Meabh 48 West Kerry Live
Begley & Matt Griffin @ 10pm Paul Geaney’s- Dermot Kelly @ 9pm An Droichead Beag: Pádraig Ó Sé & Gary O’ Brien with set dancers@ 9.30. Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Saturday 1st April
The Mighty Session: Scannall @ 8.30 John Benny Moriarty’s Teresa Horgan & Gearóid Dineen @ 9.30pm Paul Geaney’s- Dermot Kelly @ 9pm Barr na Sráide - Trad music @ 8pm O’Flaherty’s - Trad session @9pm The Dingle Pub - Ballads with Ronnie Ryan @ 9.30pm An Droichead Beag Choice music prize winners - The Rusangano Family in concert 9pm sharp Adam’s Acoustic session with Chapter Two @ 9pm
Sunday 2nd April
The Marina Inn Sunday Open Trad Session @ 6 pm. The Mighty Session: Eist @ 9pm An Droichead Beag -. Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich & Matt Griffin @ 9pm. Courthouse Pub - .Trad @ 9.30
Monday 3rd April
The Mighty Session: Scannall @ 9.30 An Droichead Beag Donogh Hennessy & Laura Kerr @ 9.30. Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Tuesday 4th April
The Mighty Session: Open Trad session with Meabh Begley @ 9.30 Nellie Fred’s - Tuesday Night Acoustic Club 9.30 An Droichead Beag: Jeremy Spencer, Gary O’ Brien & Marcus @ 9.30p.m Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Weds 5th April
John Benny Moriarty’s - Eilís Kennedy, Matt Griffin and “The Man of the House” @ 9.30pm The Mighty Session: Frankie Mulcahy and Bréannán Begley @ 9.30 An Droichead Beag: Set dancing classes, everyone welcome. 8.30pm Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
grass, country, folk 6.30-8.30pm John Benny Moriarty’s - Gerry O’Beirne & Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh @ 9.30pm Nellie Fred’s - Grand (Gypsy Folk) in concert 9.30pm O’Flaherty’s - Trad session @9pm Paul Geaney’s- Dermot Kelly @ 10pm Adam’s Singer sonwriter James Moore @ 10pm The Mighty Session: Meabh Begley & Matt Griffin @ 10pm An Droichead Beag: Pádraig Ó Sé & Gary O’ Brien with set dancers@ 9.30. Hillgrove Hotel Niteclub Disco from 11.00 Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Saturday 8th April
The Mighty Session: Scannall @ 8.30 Barr na Sráide - Trad music @ 8pm John Benny Moriarty’s Teresa Horgan & Gearóid Dineen @ 9.30pm O’Flaherty’s - Trad session @9pm Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30 The Dingle Pub - Ballads with Ronnie Ryan @ 9.30pm Nellie Fred’s - Superfly- 100% Vinyl with a bit of Funk soul, electro and House. 9.30 Paul Geaney’s- Dermot Kelly @ 9pm An Droichead Beag Méabh Begley & Friends @ 9pm. 2 DJs @ 10.30pm Adam’s Acoustic session with Chapter Two @ 9pm Hillgrove Niteclub:11pm
Monday 10th April
The Mighty Session: Scannall @ 9.30 Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30 An Droichead Beag Donogh Hennessy & Laura Kerr @ 9.30.
Tuesday 11th April
The Mighty Session: Open Trad session with Meabh Begley 9.30 An Droichead Beag: Jeremy Spencer, Gary O’ Brien & Marcus @ 9.30p.m Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Wednesday 12th April
John Benny Moriarty’s - Eilís Kennedy, Matt Griffin and “The Man of the House” @ 9.30pm The Mighty Session: Frankie Mulcahy & Bréannán Begley 9.30 An Droichead Beag: Set dancing classes, everyone welcome. 8.30pm Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Killorglin
30th Mar Dodo Sheahan’s Trad session @ 9.00 2nd Apr Bunker’s Bar - Live music @ 9pm 2nd Apr The Manor Inn. Live music from 5 - 7pm. Ballroom Dancing from 9.30pm 2nd Apr Kingstons, Band @ 9.30 6th Apr Dodo Sheahan’s Trad session @ 9.30 9th Apr Bunker’s Bar - Live music @ 9pm 9th Apr The Manor Inn. Live music from 5 - 7pm. Ballroom Dancing from 9.30pm 9th Apr Kingstons, Band @ 9.30
Sunday 9th April
The Marina Inn: Sunday Open Trad Session @ 6pm. O’Flaherty’s - Open Trad session @ 9.30pm Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30 The Mighty Session: Eist @ 9pm An Droichead Beag -. Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich & Matt Griffin @ 9pm.
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Thursday 6th April
The Mighty Session: Derek Hickey & friends @ 8 followed by DJ Dowdyman @ 10 An Droichead Beag -Sean Leahy & Jeremy Spencer @ 9p.m. Courthouse Pub. Trad @ 9.30
Friday 7th April
Kennedy’s Bar - Rush Hour Rendevouz, open session, blue-
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The players drop off bags and spare clothes. If they were being cool before, there is no need now. They are illuminous with anticipation. But they’ve got to go. Back down. To their waiting seats. Then lining up.
Colin Sheeran In the stands before throw in there is nervous chatter. Lots of it. Staccato explanations. Double checking, triple checking seat numbers and tickets. The official comes up. He’s wearing official Croke Park gear. He has an official clip board and the easy manner of someone who knows what he is doing. This is the bigtime. He explains that when the women’s match is over, the team will go down to the dressing rooms and get their kit. They’ll come back out and wait. They’ll watch the first half of the main game from the lower canal. Then it’s show time – the half time game in Croke Park. Under floodlights in front of a crowd of twenty two thousand, five hundred and three people. The under twelves are excited but are careful to keep looking cool. The adults looking after them are just as excited but have long ago forgotten how to look cool. So they go with it. The pride and happiness is bursting out of parents in jokes and laughing and announcements and pointless clapping of the hands.
Half time blows. The teams move out, marching is the right word, out to centre field. They look so grown up and so small. The match begins. It’s green against red and black. The pace is frenetic. For the full first minute everyone who touches the ball shoots. No matter where he is on the pitch. No matter where anyone else is on the pitch. As if the whistle will blow for time after no time. It settles down to just one hundred and fifty miles an hour. There is some lovely fielding. If the mark was in here, we’d have had a few. The skill and the speed is a thing of beauty. They’re absolutely flying. He tries, he tries, he fails, he tries, he pulls one around the corner with the left. Beautiful. He catches, goes past one, two and rockets to the top left corner. He might burst with happiness as you might too. Half time finishes. The under twelves line up and wave as they parade off the pitch. There’s photo’s together, there’s photo’s with that midfield legend of yesteryear. They come all the way back up to the stand with an infectious wonder that makes for a sweeter world.
The women’s match, good match, finishes. The under twelves line up and file down the stand, through the seats, to far below. There is a pause at the bottom. They are heading into the unknown. Into the restricted area where usually you can not go. One lad punches the air in celebration at going into the tunnel. There is a lull for the parents. The mothers say I hope he will be alright. The fathers say of course he will be alright. They are comfort to each other in their own way. The non-main event starts; it’s a welcome distraction and you can shout, shout loud for your team. It’s a good release. After ten minutes the under twelves file back out of the tunnel. They are wearing the county colours. Fathers are an inch taller than they have been since they were in their twenties.
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Send your completed crossword to West/Mid Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle. Prize €40 Voucher for Danno’s Restaurant & Bar The winner of crossword 240 is Joan Staunton, Burnham
ACROSS 1. 4. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 17. 19. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
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Dingle Heating & Plumbing Electric Ireland & SEAI Grant Approved
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Shakespeare play, ‘___ ___ About Nothing’ (4, 3) Architectural style Fortress Basically Supple Dependent Israeli military leader, _____ Dayan (d. 1981) Commercial centres Discipline Removes light Thick cords Bore Portable mini store
Noel Devane Glazing Window & Door Repairs. Milltown, Dingle.
• General repairs to all uPVC and Aluminiun windows and doors,hinges, locks, childlocks, patio rollers, let terboxes etc. • Supply and fit double glaze units. • 50 West Kerry Live
Replace foggy and stained double glazed units.
Contact 087-2886824
CLASSIFIEDS - 087 214 9327 / 086 173 7944 Property to let / Tithe ar cíos House to Let, Dingle Town, 4 Bedroom ensuite with Garden. Call 086-1210038. Rooms to Rent: Ballymore Lodge, TV in all rooms, 3 miles west of Dingle. Call 087-9631900 Room to Let/Seomra ar Cíos- Ensuite, Dingle Town. Call 086-1210038. Single room for rent in a three bedroom apartment. Situated in Green Street, Dingle with private parking and security gate. Contact 0861648869 To Let: Ensuite room in Marion House. Call 087-7995984.
Holiday Rental.
Private detached house to let from March. Suitable for short term letting or holiday vacation. Situated next to Brandon Creek and Mt. Brandon. 10 minute drive to Dingle. Close to Ballydavid/ Muiríoch beach. 3 bedrooms, spacious, all mod cons, well maintained home. Call 086 3731375. Holiday home, private detached house to let summer months, 5 minute walk from Dingle Town on the Conor Pass Road, Kitchen, utility, sitting room, 3 Bedrooms en-suite, bathroom, all mod cons. For further information contact 087-8092647
For Sale/ Ar díol. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dingle Harbour offer for sale: 4 x shipping containers, individually for sale by close tender. To be sold by Friday 21st April. To be removed from site by mid-June. Viewing by appointment. 0669151629 Maxi Cosi car seat, base, Quinny buggy and pram, high chair, baby walker. Call 087-9283929, Castlegregory area. Hay For Sale. Round or square bales. Excellent quality. Also hay for bedding. Call 087-6720777 Handmade Rocking Horse and Antique Chair, Annascaul area - must be seen Tel 066-9157442. Quantity 7 BPR Charolais Bulls, 4 and 5 star genomics. Contact 085-1509091, Kerry Area. 280 small bales of excellent quality hay. Mid Kerry region. 085-7416424 Boat Trailer for sale. 5.5m ideal for rib or Orkney etc € 750. Call 087 770 8685
Motoring / Gluaisteáin Opel Corsa 1,2, 2 doors, sunroof, 1997, 165’000 miles, well cared for and serviced, NCT August 2017, runs wonderfully. € 350. Please call from April 11th, 087-2712662 Chevrolet Tacuma 1.4 2006 for sale. Black. Car viewing in Tralee. 190,000km. needs minor work hence only €500 for very quick sale. I need the space. A lot of car for the money. Can email you pics. Call Gerry on 089 231 7791.
Services / Seirbhisí
High Speed Rural Broadband. Full coverage (Dingle-Tralee). Excellent service. Text 086-2242028, email: dakissia@gmail.com Diancheachtanna i mBéarla, i nGaeilge agus i Mata ag leibhéal bunscoile. Pat Lynch 087-2265333. Man with Van available: Pick ups, Deliveries, House Moves, Reasonable rates. Call John 089-2393862 Carpets & Rugs professionally cleaned. Snasta Cleaning, Dingle. Call Denis 087-2055102 Man available for lawn cuttings, strimming. Pierce 087-9151808. Female carer available in West Kerry (QQi Fetac level 5 qualified) Kind, efficient, cheerful. Ready to chat to you about your needs ph: 087 6997154 Vehicle Computer Diagnostic Service / Mobile Service. Cars, Jeeps, Vans, Pickups. Call 087-3440493 Maths Grinds available from a local, experienced and qualified mathematician (BSc, MSc, PhD candidate). Available in West Kerry 2-3 times per month. Contact J.P. 086-1089437, jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com, jpmccarthymaths.com Oil Boiler servicing Oil fired boilers and cookers. Servicing and repairs . Emergency Call out service available. James Greaney 087 3440493 Farm worker & maintenance man available in Dingle area. 086-3725717 Reliable, trustworthy cleaner available. Reasonable rates. Contact 0879092825 Spanish Grinds - professional. Junior Cert & Leaving Cert. 087-2417239 Childminder available for work part time in own home. Call 087-3616319. Saorview, Rusty sky dish - replace it with galvanised or fibreglass dish and galvanised bracket, Free to Air, Saorsat, Saorview, all your TV needs catered for. Tommy Kennedy 086 3058585 Interior and exterior, repair & maintenance services. Including carpentry, painting, tiling and total bathroom refurbishment. Call John 086-3564342 Chainsaw operator: Fully Insured for tree felling, working at height, hedge trimming, strimming, wood chipping and all garden & forestry work. treedown. ie. 087 6230938 Septic Tank, bio - cycle tanks desludged, cleaned & checked. Toilets - drains unblocked. Gearóid Mac Gearailt. 087-9504713 / 087-2390018 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 Experienced cleaner / keyholder based in Dingle available for holiday homes
etc. 087-6256533
Wanted / Ag teastáil
House wanted for family of four, Long term, Dingle Peninsula area. Call 0876256533. A woman/artist with 3 cats looking for a large clean space for painting and for living in quiet, private location essential. East of Dingle. Tel: 087-4656685 Woofer/ Help X type person required free accomadation in exchange for light garden and house work. West of Dingle. Call 083-4514045. Childminder needed (for an 8 & 11 year old) also some light housework duties. From 8am-9am Mon-Fri (Schooldays) in Annascaul. Call Patricia 087-2027086
Situations Vacant
Sales Assistant for Sunday Work in Ladies Clothes in Dingle Town centre. Contact 087-6787079 The Little Cheese Shop is looking for a shop manager in Tralee, Goose Island. Experience in handling and preparing food necessary. You need to love cheese and everything that goes with it! For more information contact Maja Beaujouan 087-6255788 Holden Leathergoods has the following vacancy at our Burnham Workshop: Sewing machinist; This position will suit someone with sewing machine experience, who is keen, reliable, has good practical skills and can pay close attention to detail. Applicants must be able to work well as part of a team dedicated to making the finest quality leathergoods. Applications by email to info@holdenleathergoods.com, or drop a CV into the Holden Leathergoods Shop at Holy Ground, Dingle. Further information is available from Conor Holden on 066 9151796 Experienced Hospitality Team Member Required. Irish Speaker Desirable. Contact Diana 0857770145 Cleaner required for morning work in Dingle Town 3 - 4 mornings per/ week. Please apply to ; Ph. 086-3850012 Chef / Cook wanted immediately for busy bar / restaurant Dingle Town. Accomodation and attractive salary for suitable applicant. Ph: 086-3850012 Reliable person required to clean holiday home west of Dingle, mainly Saturday work. Please contact 087-7638511 Anchordown restaurant, Dingle is looking for an experienced commis chef. Waiting staff also required, full & part time. Good knowledge of English and experience necessary. email: sheehysfish@hotmail.com phone: 087-2480793 The Boatyard Restaurant is looking to for a Sous Chef. Email: info@theboatyardrestaurant.ie, Phone 087-2249128 Reliable full and part time retail staff required in a Dingle retail store. Experience is sales, customer service, stock taking and displaying are essential. Please send your CV to workdingle@gmail.com or for enquiries please call 087-2357831. Grey’s Lane Bistro, Dingle is looking for an experienced floor manager. email CVs, letters to laurence@greyslanebistro.com Chefs/ Kitchen Personnel required at TP’S Bar and Restaurant. 085-1396121 Staff Wanted / Foireann Ag Teastáil. An tIascaire Restaurant, The Blasket Centre / Ionad an Bhlascaoid, Dún Chaoin / Dunquin. Opening Hours 10.00am to 5.00/6.00 pm. General Kitchen staff. Further information contact Christy Mac Gearailt 066 9154996 Bar supervisor required at Dingle Peninsula Hotel, permanent position. Please send CVs to admin@wildwayhotels.com or call 085 1142 562 Cleaner required for holiday home let, please apply to: no9ardnamara@gmail.com Reliable full and part time retail staff required in a Dingle retail store. Experience in sales, customer service, stock taking and displaying are essential. Please send you CV or enquiries to workdingle@gmail.com Bar/kitchen and waiting staff required for Quinn’s pub, Ventry. Please call 0877991828/ 087-2348533 or email Paulquinn9@hotmail.com Gorman’s Clifftop House. Person Required for Housekeeping - Morning Hours, Please send cv to info@gormans-clifftophouse.com or ring Ciara or Sheelagh on 083 0033133
Other
Proposed House Swap. (September 2017 onwards: 6-12 months). We have a cosy 2 bedroom house in Southern Brittany (Billiers, Morbihan: 20 minute drive south of Vannes). We are looking to swap for similar house/apartment in the Dingle area. Contact Lisa & Patrick, 087-3218235. patricknbrown49@gmail.com Entitlements Wanted / For Sale. All Values/All Areas. Contact Anthony Fitzgerald SCSI, Estate Agent, No. 1 The Tracks, Dingle, on 087-6577369 Community Organisation in Annascaul seeking an acre of land for long term lease in the Annascaul area. Contact Elizabeth 086-2663186
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Contact: Cathie Farrell 086-8131452 / Tadhg Ó Beaglaoich 086-8376378
Friday 31st March Golf
Friends Matter Launch Golf Tournament. Galf Chumann Cheann Sibéal. Tee times available from 1pm to 4pm Green Fees €50 per person for a team of 4.
Opening Night
Kick off in Paidi O'Sés in Ventry from 9pm with raffle prizes galore and craic & ceol provided by Gaelic Brew.
Saturday 1st April Golf
Tee times available from 7:30am to 11am.
Climb of Mount Brandon
Registration from 8:15am at the Car Park in Baile Breac, walk leaves at 9am with local guides on hand to assist with groups. €20pp. The route is mixed terrain & weather can be unpredictable so footwear like walking boots are essential - weather permitting - trail shoes will suffice. Rain jackets & warm layering systems (base layers, mid fleece etc.) are essential. Plenty of liquids, energy foods, e.g., bananas, Mars Bar etc should also be brought along.Allowing for mixed levels of experience, allotted time should be 4-5 hrs. The route is described as Moderate by Mountaineering Ireland.
Cycling - Slea Head Challenge
8:15 a.m for registration (cycle leaves at 9am) from Hillgrove Hotel Car Park. Donation: €25pp *Official Cycling Ireland event* As it is our first year, unfortunately we do not have jerseys for the event. You are invited to wear your club colours on the day.
Soccer
From 10am at Dingle Bay Rovers Pitch, Gallarus 10am: Dingle Bay Rovers FC (Kerry) Vs Salthill Devon FC (Galway) (A) 11:30am West Utd FC (Galway) v Newbridge Town FC (Kildare) (B) 1pm: Winners of A v B in Final
Rugby Tournament
From 10:30am at Chorca Dhuibhne RFC, Ballydavid. 10:30-11:00 Chorca Dhuibhne Rugby Club V Cill Dara RFC (15 min halves) 11:15-11:45 Corinthians RFC V Chorca Dhuibhne Rugby Club 12:00-12:30 Cill Dara RFC V Corinthians RFC Final at 1pm between Top 2 Teams
5k Town Walk
Masters and Legends Gaelic Football Legends of Kerry and Galway teams of 1998 - 2001 At Páirc an Ághasaigh with Guest of Honour Micheál O’Muircheartaigh from 1.30pm
1:30pm. Masters, Galway vs Kildare 3:30pm Legends of Kerry & Galway Admission Donation: €10 (includes entry to jersey raffle)
Gerry Duffy – Motivational Workshop 2pm Benners Hotel, Main Street, Dingle Donation: €10
Cairde – Launch Party
Hillgrove Hotel from 10pm until late Admission Donation: €10 With prize-giving, raffles, auctions and a celebratory party with one of Ireland top party bands Hot Fuss and DJ until late.
Sunday 2nd April Flow Yoga Session
With Claudia Manica of UniYoga, Dublin 11:30am – 12:45pm WK Fitness, Dingle Admission Donation: €20 Sarah Uí Bheaglaoich 086 8925684 for bookings
11:30am at the Skellig Hotel Car Park
All proceeds from the weekends activities go directly to the Cairde – Friends Matter mental health movement. RCN: 20144388. www.cairde.org
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