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San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue Pg 6: What Are You Drinking With That?
Does your Septic Tank need to be emptied? WE WILL GET TO YOU WITHIN A DAY!!
Pg 8: Nutrition with Irene
Also: Tractor & 14 Ton Dump Trailer
Topsoil for Sale per Load Good Quality Building Stone
Pg 12: Farming News Pg 16: West Kerry Tractor Run Pg 20: Dingle Classic Film Society Pg 24-25: Memories of Phoenix Nights Pg 28: Other Voices
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Pg 32: Mar Éireannach ó áit go labhartar Gaedhilge Pg 35: Dingle Cookery School Recipe Pg 39: Small Changes: Talking Shite Pg 44: Crosfhocal sean-nós Pg 45: Ó Mhárthain Pg 46: Crossword
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Clinic Cois Abhann, The Mall , Dingle 066 9151465 Ionad Leighis An Daingin, The Mall, Dingle 066 9152225. DingleDoc, Spa Rd, Dingle V92K282 066-9152346 / 066-9152324 Castlegregory Medical Centre, 066-7139226 Mon-Fri, 9:00am to 5:00 pm Saturday, by appointment. Emergencies Annascaul Health Centre, Annascaul 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
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Annascaul Garda Station,. Tel: +353 66 9157102 Dingle Garda Station, Tel: +353 66 9151522 Castlegregory Garda Station,Tel: +353 66 7139690 Garda Station, Killorglin, Tel: +353 66 976 1113
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Dingle - An Daingean Phone: +353(0)669151188 Castlegregory - Talor’s Row, Strand Street, 066-7139422
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Dingle Notes Richie Williams RETIREMENTS. Three very popular people have retired from their respective professions here in Dingle recently. Sergeant Martin Allen has been in charge of the West Kerry District for the past few years and his no nonsense approach has ensured we all live in a safe part of the country. Noreen O'Sullivan leaves Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne behind with many happy memories after ensuring all her pupils past and present got every opportunity to reach their desired goals in life.
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Mary O'Connor leaves her classroom in Bunscoil An Chlochair also with very happy memories but especially following the successful careers of her former students who now spread around almost every corner of the world. We wish Martin, Noreen and Mary many years of a very healthy and happy retirement. CINEMA CLOSURE. The breaking news over the past week that the Phoenix Cinema in Dykegate Street is closing was greeted with shock not throughout the town but far beyond as well. The Phoenix was one of the last few independent cinemas operating in the western world today but ever developing technology and more recently the Covid pandemic makes small outlets unviable to survive in business long term. Radio na Gaeltachta broadcast some really nice tributes to the O'Sullivan Family who operated the cinema since 1978 and opened a discussion as to converting the premises to a theatre for which it is already structurally set up. It’s up to interested parties now to get the ball rolling as the town could well do with such a facility. EVENTS. Feile Liteartha Chorca Dhuibhne was a tremendous success and what an achievement to get Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins to visit the Peninsula over the weekend. The 20th annual Other Voices Weekend runs from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th with tickets for every event in short supply as always. Pre recording of the supplementary activities have been taking place over the past few weeks resulting in a great financial bonus for many business outlets in the area.
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Due to Covid guidelines the Féile na Soilse Lantern Parade will not take place this year. The third annual West Kerry Tractor Run is scheduled for this Sunday 28th starting at midday from Lispole Pet Farm and passing through Dingle on the usual trip west over Milltown Bridge. Motorists can expect some delays around that time on Sunday. APPOINTMENTS. Congratulations to Breandan Fitzgerald MCC on his election to the Association of Irish Local Government national body. Local walking tour expert Kevin O'Shea is the ideal person to fill the new role of Tourism Development Officer for West Kerry working with the Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance and the Dingle Way Committee.
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CONCERT. Tickets for the Pa Sheehy headline concert in the INEC in Killarney on December 11th will be in short supply so his fans are advised to book early and avoid disappointment. Good luck Pa and thanks for keeping Dingle prominently on the Music Map. CLIMATE CONFERENCE. Well done to the Dingle Peninsula 2030 Group who made it all the way to Glasgow for the Conference in an Electric Car and arrived home safely proving that electric transport is possible even for long journeys. COLLECTIONS. Congratulations to the pupils, parents and teachers of Scoil Iognáid Rís who organised an unwanted clothes collection and raised money through the Cash for Clobber project for their school projects. Well done also to the pupils, teachers and parents of Scoil an Ghleanna who for the past 10 years have donated festive cheer to needy children in Africa and Eastern Europe. All the pupils collected shoeboxes full of gifts for transport through Team Hope Shoebox Appeal International Charity to poverty stricken countries. TIDY. TOWNS. Judges in the National Competition awarded us 2 extra marks this year. We outlined our dissatisfaction with the competition going ahead at all due to the dangers of spreading the Covid virus but entered to keep Dingle on the map. Much more involvement from the entire community will be required if we are to challenge for any kind of good reports in future years. SLÁN TAMALL!!!
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Kerry Petroleum Junior Club Championship Final on Sunday. Well done to all Management and team.
Camp Notes Brigid O'Connor RETIREMENT: Congratulations - After giving 40 years sterling service to Kerry Group, Listowel, local Campman Maurice O Connor checked in to work for the last time a few weeks ago. Maurice has all the time in the world now to enjoy the great outdoors on his farm in the beautiful and scenic valley of Gleann na nGealt.Maurice, May you enjoy the best of health and happiness with Betty and all the family agus go maire tú an chéad. HELP ROSE BLOOM A Santa Experience will be held in Keane’s of Curraheen on Dec 4th and 5th to help raise funds for four year old Rose O'Flaherty who suffers from a rare condition known as Spinal MuscularAtrophy, Type 1. This is an outdoor event and HSE guidelines will apply. Families will have a private meeting with Santa, each child will receive a gift and there will be lots of treats and surprises along the way. Booking is essential as some slots are limited. Please log on to Eventbrite-Rose Bloom Santa Experience. There will also be a draw for some great prizes and tickets are now on sale in various locations. GAA Congratulations to Annacaul Lispole U/15s who defeated Dingle on Sunday in the West Kerry Shield. Well done to all the boys and to the trainers and to the Captain, Padraig.
IRISH WILDLIFE CALENDAR 2022. Conor Rowlands has produced a beautiful Wildlife Calendar 2022. Conor says, Since I really enjoyed making a calendar last year and received a lot of support and am very grateful, I thought I would give it another go this year! They consist of some of my favourite wildlife photographs which I took this year. Each calendar is 12.50 plus postage and package. A donation of each calendar will be made to Salviamo l'Orso @salviamolorso, a wildlife conservation group that is dedicated to saving the Marsican brown bear found in Abruzzo, Italy. https://www.etsy.com/.../irish-wildlifecalendar-2022... Above information taken from Facebook Page. Well done Conor and good luck! CHRISTMAS SHOP LOCAL Shop local for Christmas gifts this year! Lispole native Tadgh Evans Storied Kingdom is a must read for any Kerry man or woman Bríd Ní Mhoráins wonderful selection of Poetry, in Irish and English and penned by the Poet herself is another wonderful gift idea. And remember you can purchase a practical gift voucher for services and goods, meals etc. in our local shop and local Restaurants! Check out locally for other services available, painters and decorators, gardeners etc. and help support your local economy.
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What Are You Drinking With That? Talking Turkey end of November. This simple and fruity, light and friendly wine is a great accompaniment to turkey. You’ve read from us before that we think of turkey as two different birds because of the difference between white and dark meat (taste and cooking time/methods). Well, Beaujolais Nouveau goes well with ‘both birds’! For those who have experienced the American Thanksgiving holiday, you may have had a California Zinfandel with that turkey feast. It’s a favourite of ours, for sure. Zinfandel (the red, not the blush “White Zin”) is a big and bold wine which can stand up to a good turkey dinner. The same grape from a different land may be more familiar in our local shops as Primitivo, from Italy. The Italians treat the grape differently – from viticulture to viniculture – than our American cousins but this wine is a nice choice as well. ‘Tis the season… well, at least it’s the season for getting ready for the season. Other Voices are in town, half-price turkey tokens are being collected, and last week’s frosty mornings brought the whole thing home. Christmas dinner is nigh! So, what to serve with that big bird? Funny you should ask. We’ve some ideas. It just so happens that one of the first wines of the season, Beaujolais Nouveau, is released (with great fanfare in many parts of the world) at the 6 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
We’ve only touched the red wine selections which compliment turkey. Pinot Noir (especially from the new world), a lighter Shiraz/Syrah (again, same grape, different countries), or a soft merlot are also nice red wine choices. For whites, that big bird is going to need a juicy pall that won’t pale. Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Vouvray fit that bill. A New World (particularly California) Chardonnay can be a lovey accompaniment to turkey. Just make sure that it has seen as little oak aging as possible.
Apple beverages are a natural with your Tom or Hen. A sparkling Pressé or cloudy apple mixed with sparkling water can be refreshing plus, the sweetness and acidity of apple is back-of-thenet when it comes to pairing. The same could be said of cranberry juice, but that one should be cut at least 2:1 with sparkling water or else you mayn’t taste the dinner. Ah, and then the other sparklers. Champagnes, Cava, Prosecco, even sparkling red Shiraz are the perfect festive beverage. Do remember, however, that there is likely a good bit of salt in the dishes around your turkey. Brut Champagne and other very dry sparkling wines may be overwhelmed by that. If bubbles are your choice for the bird, make sure there is a little bit of residual sugar (you can usually tell by a slightly lower alcohol level than the drier stuff. That, or ask your friendly wine attendant). We’ll have more to offer about sparkling wines in the run-up to the Christmas. In the meantime, you’ve a list of ideas to keep with you as you poke around the shops. Please, always drink responsibly and never – EVER – drive after drinking. Sláinte mhaith duit fhéin agus dod' chlann. Cheers
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Finding the Perfect Date! Irene Ní Fhlannúra
No sooner than we realise that all that sugar has been damaging our health, we instinctively seek a healthier alternative. A wise move indeed but the marketeers are out there too, ready to pounce with the next best thing! Dates are just one of the many sugar substitutes lauded as a “healthy, guilt-free” treat that can take the edge off sugar cravings without any repercussions, or so we are told! Being an exotic, sweettasting delight, we readily accept what the food industry tells us about dates but let’s have a look at some of facts about them and then, like any good date, weigh up the pros and cons! Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree (Phoenix Dactylifera), native to northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. Once known as Mesopotamia, this fertile region surrounds the Tigris- Euphrates river system. In modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, eastern parts of Syria, South-eastTurkey and regions along the Turkish-Syrian and Iran-Iraq borders. There is evidence of date cultivation as a food source as far back as 6000 BC and fossil records show that date palm tree existed 50 billion years ago. In religious and cultural traditions of these areas, dates feature highly in ceremonial rites, healing and a symbol of prosperity and triumph while also being a food staple for the regular folk throughout history and right up to today! They are considered sent from Paradise in Muslim tradition with numerous mentions in the Qur’an (Koran). Dates along with yogurt or milk are the first foods consumed after the sun has set during the sacred month of Ramadan, when Muslims observe fasting from food and drink during daylight hours. The Christian bible has more than thirty references to date palm, most notably when its branches lined the streets of Jerusalem for Jesus, on Palm Sunday. In middle ages they became a status symbol among the wealthy aristocrats across Europe, who often imitated food and fashion trends of their Arab counterparts. Nowadays, worldwide consumption of dates has risen in response to a move towards healthier foodstuffs. In food processing, using date syrup or date paste is not considered an “added sugar”, providing a more sale-able alternative to refined sugar and glucose syrups. Although dates are much more expensive than refined sweeteners, manufacturers can demand a premium price for their product when it is labelled with “sugar-free”, “natural” and “no-added sugar”. They are excellent binding agents in baking, provide a wholefood source of sweetness and their moisture can mimic butter, making dates an excellent choice for plantbased desserts. Compared to regular sugar, dates win the nutrition stakes, hands down. They contain fibre, antioxidants, polyphenols, B vitamins and minerals but beware of the hype, they are highly calorific and 70% of their composition comes from a combination of fructose and glucose (sugars). One medjool date provides 70 calories and 16g of sugar – and whoever stopped at just one? Like all good things in life, moderation is key! There are many varieties of dates ranging in colour, size and sweetness. In European trading circles, “common dates” is the term designated to any dates that are not Deglet Noor or Medjool, which are considered superior. Common dates are often mixed varieties and were most likely the dates 8 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
we Irish first encountered in Christmas pudding, sticky toffee pudding and even HP sauce. Aficionados of dates are more likely to choose the more expensive, luxurious varieties of Medjool and Deglet Noor, as they are sweeter, have a soft chewy texture and definitely posher! Most of the dates we import are dried and pitted although you can buy fresh dates in specialized stores. They are not as dehydrated as raisins or apricots, they still contain a fair bit of moisture, which is why you will find the best quality dates in a cool place or refrigerated. When buying dates look for vibrant, shiny colour from amber, to dark red to brown, depending on variety, stage of ripeness and age. They should be plump and soft. Avoid dates that are too sticky, hard or covered with crystallized sugar, which mean they are getting on in age, still edible but not as good as a younger date! Now is the time to squirrel away freshly harvested dates as they are in season from late September to January, with this year’s crop hitting our shelves from about now. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freeze for up to 12 months. The best way to enjoy dates is with other wholefood ingredients, particularly proteins and healthy fats. While we are relatively new to the “dating” scene we can look to the East and learn from the experts who effortlessly maximize the health benefits and flavour of dates in their cooking. They usually pair them with nuts or fermented dairy foods for a sweet snack or bake them in breads. In savoury dishes you will find dates listed in recipes for tagines, Middle Eastern stews and rice salads, in which they complement meats, chickpeas, beans and vegetables. Now, you are up to date with dates, enjoy! Irene Ní Fhlannúra (Flannery), Nutritional Therapist at www.omnom.ie Nutrition Consultations, Weight Loss Plans & Food Intolerance Testing available in-person and online. 086 1662562
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Congratulations to Bob Tate, Annasacaul with his two labradors who took part in the Irish Kennel Club’s first Championship show since covid in Navan. Mac (Loughbrae Showtime) got best Labrador puppy dog and Lulu (Sudeo Somebody To Love) got Best Labrador Baby puppy .
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Tapas Night Annascaul cafe is having a tapas night, music and art exhibition. Dec 4th 10am @ 7pm. Live Music. Artist Exhibits: Artists Exhibition Weekend with Silke Michels, Margaret Kennedy,Rochelle Lucey, Lone Beiter , Una Ni She, Kathy Hurley , Catherine Pearson, Ciara Dorgan and Susan Hitchen. In the kitchen: Chef Ines with 15+ years of experience in mediterranean cusine.Patatas gravas, Serano ham & Manchego Spicy Calamari. Olives & Hummus.Black Pudding & Chorizo. Inch beach parkrun every Saturday 9.30am ! Just bring your barcode. Annascaul lotto There was no winner last week, next week's jackpot is €11,200. Congratulations to the €40 winners and thanks to everyone who supports the Lotto. Tickets can be purchased in local shops and the Annascaul Post Office .
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Farming News Louis Murchan EXTENSION OF BDGP AND GLAS CONTRACTS FOR 2022 Farmers in BDGO and GLAS were offered an extra year in each scheme, through a (somewhat confusing and unexpected) text, last week. While most will avail of this additional year, others may not be able to avail of said extension, therefore the implied confusion. To extend one’s contract, an applicant can log into their agfood account and must be submitted by 5pm on 20th December 2021; or they can reply to a text received, but only within three days of receipt or dame. More confusion and additional stress! A confirmation text will issue in reply if the Department has successfully received a response. However, the reply must be exactly as indicated in text and there is no deviation from this. Also, some telephone service providers such as Tesco and An Post do not work, something that DAFM will have to sort out. Anyone considering BDGP must be sure that they really want to remain in the scheme for the rest of the year, as if they change their minds, midyear, they may be asked to pay all money back, received over the life of the scheme. Buyer Beware! Similarly, an extension to GLAS 1, 2 & 3 have been offered, by text, and acceptance can also be done by text of on-line through agfood.ie, on or before 10th December 2021. Why both didn’t have the same closing date, no one is really sure. An information pack was posted to participants on Wednesday, 10 November, conveying the offer to extend and the ways in which they may apply, and also providing current details of their GLAS contract and circulars summarising changes to the relevant Terms and Conditions, and Specifications. Farmers are advised to contact their advisor, if they have not already, but in all cases, advisors will put all their clients into the scheme, (or should), and if someone wishes to withdraw, this can be done in the New Year. While these extensions are welcome, some clarification seems to be necessary. There will be several thousand farmers who will not have an agri-environmental scheme, despite the demand for one. Many thousands of farmers who applied to join REAP, were simply refused entry, (7,000 out of 12,000 applicants) and those who did get in seemed to succeed on a “lottery-type” basis. The Government, especially The Green Party, and also many in the Opposition are calling for farmers to be more environmentally friendly, and more pro-active on Climate Change, yet there is no scheme for these thousands of willing farmers. Clarification is also needed on whether farmers who were GLAS 1,2 or 3 and were previously renting land but no longer are will still be eligible for the GLAS extension under their current home farm. It is a busy time of year. Many of our older farmers are not that “Techsavvy” . These cannot be expected to become Phone-whizzes, over-night. Any GLAS participant who has not replied by either method before the closing date of December 10, must be contacted again by the department prior to the closing date to ensure all GLAS participants have ample opportunity to extend their GLAS contacts. Let us hope that we are not all as smart as our brethren in Agriculture House. LIVER FLUKE FORECAST NOVEMBER 2021 Each year, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in collaboration with Met Éireann, UCD, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland advises farmers of the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in livestock for that autumn and winter. This year’s forecast is based on meteorological data gathered between May and October 2021 by Met Éireann, as well as other sources, as outlined below. The Ollerenshaw Summer Index 2021 (used to assess the risk) indicates occasional losses with the exception of the west and northwest where a high prevalence of the disease is predicted. In contrast, little or no disease is anticipated in parts of the east. The low values for the summer index are due to the dry conditions that occurred generally in June and September 2021, and particularly in the east. Somewhat wetter weather conditions prevailed in the west and 12 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
north. The Risk is higher is the West, than in the East, due to wetter climatic conditions. Each year, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in collaboration with Met Éireann, UCD, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland advises farmers of the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in livestock for that autumn and winter. This year’s forecast is based on meteorological data gathered between May and October 2021 by Met Éireann, as well as other sources, as outlined below. What about Rumen Fluke? The rumen fluke, Calicophoron daubneyi, which has become more prevalent in Ireland over the last number of years in both cattle and sheep, uses the same intermediate host as the liver fluke. The pathogenicity of rumen fluke is mainly due to the activity of the juvenile stages in the intestine, while the presence of adult flukes in the rumen is not associated with clinical signs. If clinical signs such as rapid weight loss or diarrhoea are seen, or if there is a history of previous disease from rumen fluke on the farm, livestock owners should consult with their PVP as to whether treatment for rumen fluke is required. The presence of rumen fluke eggs in faecal samples of animals that are thriving and producing well does not indicate that treatment for rumen fluke is warranted. GLYPHOSATE HERBICIDE AND BUMBLE BEES Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world, and is widely used in agriculture. While glyphosate has been deemed 'beesafe' by regulators, some emerging evidence studies suggest that it has negative effects on bees. For that reason, discovering whether glyphosate alone, or in combination with other stressors, is detrimental to bee health, has become a question of great importance. A new study Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) expands the current knowledge on glyphosate, by using several different research methods from the field of ecotoxicology. It observed that there was no significant effect on bee mortality when bees were exposed to glyphosate. In addition, no significant effect was observed for reproduction or sucrose consumption. The findings provide solid evidence that oral exposure to glyphosate does not cause mortality in bumble bees. Inconclusive evidence was found as to whether glyphosate made parasite infections more intense, but either way this is unlikely to be relevant at environmentally realistic concentrations. Because the research finds no effects of glyphosate, the parasite, or their combination on any measurement of health, the results do not indicate any requirement to change the regulatory status of the active ingredient glyphosate as it pertains to bumble bees. Despite the fact that the results find that glyphosate is unlikely to be harmful to bumble bees either alone, or alongside a common parasite, previous work found that it may have a negative impact on honey bees. For that reason, the authors of the article advise that further research on wild bee species and sublethal metrics would be useful to assist in resolving whether this widely used chemical is safe for bees.
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Ba mhór an onóir do Chomhar Chreidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne, Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Ó hUigín agus a bhean Sabina a bheith ar cuairt chucu, agus iad sa Daingean don bhFéile Liteartha. Tá ard-mheas ag an Uachtarán ar ghluaiseacht na gComhar Creidmheasa agus labhair sé chomh maith mar gheall ar an dtábhacht a bhaineann le seirbhísí a chur ar fáil as Gaelainn. Sa phictiúr tá ionadaithe ó Bhord an Chomhair Chreidmheasa agus cuid den bhfoireann. A very special day in Comhar Chreidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne for all the members, staff and board when President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina paid them a visit, while in Dingle for the Literary Festival. The President has always shown huge support for the Credit Union movement nationally and he also acknowledged and spoke of the importance of providing services in Irish. In the photo are representatives from the board, management and staff of Comhar Chreidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne. (Photo: Manuela Dei Grandi)
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West Kerry Tractor Run / Mórchuaird Tarracóra Chorca Dhuibhne Just a reminder that MÓRCHUAIRD TARRACÓRA CHORCA DHUIBHNE/ WEST KERRY TRACTOR RUN, is on track to roll out on SUNDAY 28th NOVEMBER from Dingle Eco Farm at 12 o clock sharp (registration begins at 11am). As always only roadworthy vehicles with third party fire & theft insurance will be permitted to take part. We would kindly ask all participants to follow the instructions of stewards and also to observe Covid-19 guidelines. There is a change to route this year (see map). The convoy will leave Lios Póil and pass through Dingle via the tracks and the quay. It will then travel back the long road to Baile na n-Áth, through Clochán Dubh to Muiríoch. From there it will pass Gort Caide Gallaras and Dingle Bay Rovers Soccer Pitch before turning right to Baile an Fhéirtearaigh. After going through the village, the tractor run will turn right down towards Baile Eaglaise and will follow the road to come up through Baile an Chaladh into Tiorabháin and back towards An Bhúailtín again. It will continue on before taking a right to Baile an Éanaigh and on towards Ceann Trá before returning back to Dingle. There will be a lead vehicle leading the convoy through the entire route so there is no fear of getting lost! There will volunteers carrying out a bucket
collection at various locations and we would be most grateful for any donations. The main beneficiary of this year’s tractor run is the very deserving patient comfort fund at West Kerry Community Hospital. Gáirdín Mhuire and the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA) will be secondary beneficiaries. You can also donate via the Go Fund Me page and the Credit Union Account. Míle Buíochas as bhur Tacaíocht!
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Iarscolairí Scoil an Chlocháin a tháinig ar chuairt le dèanai le Corn Soisear an Chontae tar èis do Chaisleán Ghriaire lámh an uachtar a fháil ar Na Foidhrí
Féile an Phráta 2022 De bharr Covid 19, maraon le ana-chuid féilte eile, cuireadh Féile an Phráta i mBaile na nGall ar ceal i 2020 agus aríst i 2021. Trua mór é sin, mar bhí ana-shuim sa bhféile timpeall na bparóistí i gCorca Dhuibhne - creid nó ná creid, ghlac níosa mhó ná 110 garraíodóirí páirt sna comórtaisí i 2019. Ceiliúradh mór ab’ea é sa tsaol áitiúil, agus sa Ghaeluinn fhéinig. Tuigtear go bhfuil an tsuim i gcúrsaí an dúlra agus sa gharraíodóireacht dulta chun cinn go mór i rith tréimhse an Covid. Anois, tá triúr ó Bhaile na nGall tar éis teacht le chéile chun go tabharfaí faoi Fhéile 2022. Socraíodh go mbeadh John Sheehy ina Chathaoirleach shealadach; Eibhlín Ní Chearna ina Rúnaí / PR shealadach; agus Rochie Ó hUallacháin ina Chisteóir shealadach. Is léir go mbeidh gá le daoine breise, timpeall Mí na Márta is Mí Aibreáin seo chughainn. Aontaíodh an Fhéile a eagrú ar an nDomhnach, an 10ú Lá de Mhí Iúil 2022 agus aontaíodh go dtabharfar cuireadh do pharóistí an cheantair comórtaisí a chur ar bun as a stuaim féin agus ionadaí a chur go dtí an bpríomh-chomórtas. Tá an triúr ana-bhuíoch go bhfuil furmhór na h-oibre riaracháin déanta cheana fhéinig ag an gcoiste a bhunaigh an Fhéile an chéad lá - Aengus Ó Murchú, Elaine Lyne is Susan Ní Churnáin san áireamh, ach go h-áirithe. Tá an triúr buíoch comh maith don seisear urraitheoirí a thug tacaíocht thar na blianta, agus buíoch go bhfuil DPT sásta cabhair a thabhairt do chúrsaí riaracháin na Féile, mar a dhein siad cheana. C
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in the ‘spud off’ in 2019; the Sunday of the final competition again turned out to be a super fun day and a great celebration of our community and of our native language and heritage. Indeed, the last two years of lockdown has seen a further surge in this interest in all things nature, including real local food and gardening. Now, three brave souls from Baile na nGall (Eibhlín Ní Chearna, John Sheehy, Rochie Holohan) have come forward to approach the running of Féile 2022 – John as temporary Chairman, Eibhlín as temporary Rúnaí / PR and Rochie as temporary Cuisteoir. No doubt, much further help will be needed in March and April. The Féile has been agreed for Sunday 10 July 2022, the parishes will be invited to organise ‘semi finals’ and to send representatives forward to the Féile. The three volunteers are greatly appreciative that much of the preparatory work has already been completed by those previously involved, especially Aengus Murphy, Elaine Lyne and Susan Ní Chúrnáin. Also, the long-term support of the six sponsors is much appreciated, and Dingle A5 Peninsula Advert.pdf 2 Tourism 12/07/2018 15:17 have, thankfully, agreed to ‘lend a hand’, as they have done before.
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Comhghairdeachas to Dingle Lit on a wonderful Festival – the Programme had something for everyone with a treasure trove of events including President F Iinaugural L Mscreening S O T YHotel, Dingle Classic Film Society’s will beC heldIin E Benner’s Michael D. Higgins inspirational chat with Sean Mac an tSithigh on Opening Night. on December 9th, 2021 screening will be Dingle Classic FilmDingle, Society’s inaugural Well done to everyone involved. Unfortunately, it is sad news to hear that Féile na Doors open at 7:30 p.m. – screening at 8:00 p.m. held in Benner’s Hotel, Dingle, on December 9th, 2021 Soilse 2021 will not happen this year. We will miss the children and their lights but Film: Cape Fear (1962) starring Gregory Peck in the interests of health and safety, it was considered wise to wait until 2022 to Doors open at 7:30 screening at 8:00 p.m. andp.m. Robert–Mitchum bring back this beautiful event. We wish all the schools and children a very Happy Places limited due to Covid-19 regulations. Current guidelines regarding Christmas and look forward to welcoming back their special parade next year. Dingle Classic FilmCape Society’s inaugural screening will be held in Benner’s Hotel, Film: Fear (1962) starring Gregory Peck entry to hotels/theatres will apply Dingle, on December 9th, 2021 In this topsy turvy world, uncertainty is centre stage in all our lives. Our hospitality Tickets available from dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com and Robert Mitchum businesses are under immense pressure and need all the support that we can In December, Classic Film Society willscreening issue its Spring Programme DoorsDingle open at 7:30 p.m. – at2022 8:00 p.m. offer to help them through the coming weeks and months. So, what can we outlining the season's films and venues Places limited due to Covid-19 regulations. Current do? Let’s give all our families and friends a ‘Gift of the Dingle Peninsula’ this Film: Cape Fear (1962) starring Gregory Peck Details of membership available on request: contact dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com guidelines regarding entry to hotels/theatres will apply year…….. restaurant, Barfood and café vouchers, family fun at the Aquarium and Robert Mitchum and pet farms, surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, boat trips, diving, rowing, sailing, Cumann Scannán Chorca Dhuibhne Tickets available fromClasaiceach dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com Beidh an chéad léiriúto de Covid-19 chuid an Chumainn á thaispeáint in Óstán Benners sa Daingean Places limited due regulations. Current guidelines regarding angling, wellbeing and spa treatments, golf, horse-riding, cycling, a day out ar an 9ú lá de mhí na Nollag, 2021. with our local guides, and shopping galore with our wonderful range of artisan entry to hotels/theatres will apply In December, Dingle Classic Film Society will issue its crafters, artists, jewellers, food producers, fashion, accommodation gift vouchers, Cuirfear fáilte roimh dhaoine óna 7.30 i.n. ar aghaidh agus beidh tús á chur leis an scannán ag a 8.00 i.n. Spring Tickets 2022 Programme the season's films and and so much more…….With Christmas around the corner, please do remember available from outlining dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com to ‘Shop Local’ this Christmas for all your gifts – your support will be so much Scannán: Cape Fear (1962) atá roghnaithe don ócáid seo agus is iad Gregory Peck venues agusFilm RobertSociety Mitchum na príomhaisteoirí. In December, Dingle Classic will issue its Spring 2022 Programme appreciated and will help to ‘keep the lights on’ locally. the season's films and venues De bharr srianta outlining Covid-19 tá teorainn docht ar líon na ndaoine a bheidh in ann freastal. Beifear ag cloí leis na rialacháin sláinte phoiblí uilig atá i bhfeidhm faoi mar a bhaineann le rochtain ar óstáin agus amharclanna.
Details of membership available on request: contact Dingle Peninsula Christmas Gift Campaign: Mention / Tag @ dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com dinglepeninsulatourism in your post / stories so Katie can pick it up and Details of membership available on request: contact dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com Tá fáil ar thicéid ach teagmháil a dhéanamh le dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com I rith mhí na Nollag, beidh seoladh á dhéanamh ag an gCumann ar
share. Use hashtags: #giftofthedinglepeninsula #giftofdingle #giftoflispole €giftofcastlegregory etc. #connectingyoulocally #dinglepeninsula #corcadhuibhne #explorethekingdom
Clasaiceach Chorca Dhuibhne Chlár Cumann Imeachtaí anScannán Earraigh 2022 agus is ann a thabharfar cuntas ar na scannáin Cumann Scannán Clasaiceach Chorca Dhuibhne thaispeánfar agus ar na láithreacha ina léireofar Beidh an chéad léiriú de achuid an Chumainn á thaispeáint in iad. Óstán Benners sa Daingean Festivals and Events: Other Voices Dingle 2021 – Fiche Bliain Ag Fás / Twenty ar an 9ú lá de mhí na Nollag, 2021. Tá teacht ar na sonraí maidir le ballraíocht a ghlacadh sa Chumann ach teagmháil a
Beidh an chéaddhéanamh léiriú de chuid an Chumainn á thaispeáint le dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com
Years A-Growing 25 – 28 November and they have lots of surprises planned, “there
Cuirfear fáilteBenners roimh dhaoine óna 7.30 ar i.n.an ar 9ú aghaidh tús á churwill be songs for the head and the heart in the Church of St James and across the in Óstán sa Daingean lá deagus mhí beidh na Nollag, leis an scannán ag a 8.00 i.n. Dingle Peninsula. The Ireland’s Edge crew will also be back with more scintillating
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ideas, stories, performances and conversations from the Edge.” Visit othervoices.ie
Scannán: Cape Fear (1962) atá roghnaithe don ócáid seo agus is iad Gregory Peck Cuirfear fáilte roimh dhaoine óna 7.30 i.n. ar aghaidh agus NEWKD’s “Developing a Sustainable Regional Food Branding Strategy agus Robert Mitchum na príomhaisteoirí.
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Strategy for the Dingle Peninsula/Corca Dhuibhne" is a 2021-2022 training De bharr srianta Covid-19 tá teorainn docht ar líon na ndaoine a bheidh in ann freastal. leis sláinte an scannán a 8.00 i.n. programme which aims to deliver on-going support for the branding of products eifear ag cloí leis na rialacháin phoiblíag uilig atá i bhfeidhm faoi mar a bhaineann le rochtain ar óstáin agus amharclanna. from sustainable farming, fishing and food production in the region.
Scannán: Cape Fear (1962) atá roghnaithe don ócáid
The next workshop: Talking to Consumers: Marketing, Digital and PR, is on Tuesday Tá fáilseo ar thicéid ach teagmháil dhéanamh dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com agus is iad Gregorya Peck agusleRobert Mitchum na
30th November. All are welcome to be a part of this great programme – find out
príomhaisteoirí. more at: https://dinglepeninsulafood.eventbrite.ie I rith mhí na Nollag, beidh seoladh á dhéanamh ag an gCumann ar Chlár Imeachtaí an Earraigh 2022 agus is ann a thabharfar cuntas ar na scannáin Promoting and supporting each other together: Some promotional ideas De abharr srianta agus Covid-19 tá teorainnina docht ar líon thaispeánfar ar na láithreacha léireofar iad.na ndaoine a bheidh in ann freastal. Beifear ag cloí leis na
for the coming weeks in preparation for Christmas and 2022:
Tá teacht ar na sonraí maidir le ballraíocht a ghlacadh sa Chumann ach teagmháil a Christmas Gift Vouchers Online – Be ready promoting your Christmas Gift Voucher rialacháindhéanamh sláinte phoiblí uilig atá i bhfeidhm faoi mar a le dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com ideas – CTCD / DPTA will be doing a big online Christmas Gift Ideas campaign
bhaineann le rochtain ar óstáin agus amharclanna. Tá fáil ar thicéid ach teagmháil a dhéanamh le dinglefilmlovers@gmail.com
I rith mhí na Nollag, beidh seoladh á dhéanamh ag an gCumann ar Chlár Imeachtaí an Earraigh 2022 agus is ann a thabharfar cuntas ar na scannáin a thaispeánfar agus ar na láithreacha ina léireofar iad. Tá teacht ar na sonraí maidir le ballraíocht a ghlacadh sa Chumann ach teagmháil a dhéanamh le dinglefilmlovers@gmail.
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20 Corca Dhuibhne Beo Dingle Classic Film Society’s inaugural screening will be held in Benner’s Hotel, Dingle, on December 9th, 2021
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over the coming weeks – be a part of it! Contact Sam at dinglept@gmail.com for more details on “The Dingle Peninsula Christmas Gift” campaign. Christmas & Winter Openings? Open this Winter, Christmas and New Year, please contact Sam at dinglept@gmail.com to be included in Christmas and Winter / Spring promotions and in CTCD/DPTA’s ‘Open for Business’. It’s time to get your Winter, Spring, Summer Leisure Packages up on www. dingle-peninsula.ie for 2022 bookings. December and January are important holiday / vacation planning months with significant bookings made in January, February and March. Partner up together to create wonderful holiday packages – accommodation, dining out, local guided tours, land and sea activities, family attractions, cultural and heritage experiences as Gaeilge with music, arts and crafts…….. For some inspiration, have a look at the packages and itineraries on www.dingle-peninsula. ie get them into Sam ASAP at dinglept@gmail.com for promotion and share with #DinglePeninsula #CorcaDhuibhne. Calendar of Events 2022: People are planning their holidays and the second most visited page currently on www.dingle-peninsula.ie is attractions and events. Sam is currently working on the Dingle Peninsula Calendar of Events for promotion and distribution. Can you please contact him on dinglept@gmail.com or (066) 915 2448 with your Festival and / or Event details to be included for 2022. As usual, a couple of last reminders – stay safe and please support our local businesses this Christmas!
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La Leche League Dingle/West Kerry Free breastfeeding information and peer support group hosted by trained LLL Leader. Online meetings via Zoom every 2nd Friday of the month at 10.30am. Contact Evelin on 087 695 7291 or at lalecheleaguedingle@gmail.com to get a Zoom link for the meeting or to arrange one-to-one contact.
Áras Bhréanainn Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Chiarraí.
Beidh an té a cheapfar freagrach as: • Déileáil le hionaid a eagrú agus a ullmhú do Chúrsaí Gaeilge na heagraíochta chomh maith le himeachtaí na hOidhreachta. • Trealamh CFCD a bhainistiú. • Freagrach as obair chothabhála sna hionaid go léir a bhíonn in úsáid ag an gComharchumann. • Beidh an té a cheapfar ag obair le foireann uilig an Chomharchumainn. Riachtanaisí, Scileanna agus Taithí: • Tuiscint ar ríomhairí, ar theicneolaíocht, ar chóras fuaime & srl. • Ceadúnas glan tiomána. • Córas taistil riachtanach. • Taithí ar obair chothabhála. • Gaeilge líofa riachtanach. • Uaireanta oibre solúbtha – obair deireadh seachtaine agus tráthnóntaí ó am go chéile. Is féidir tuilleadh eolais a lorg ó Pháidí Ó Sé, Bainisteoir, Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne ag 066-915 6100. Cuir iarratas, litir chlúdaigh agus CV reatha go dtí: p.ose@cfcd.ie ar nó roimh 3ú Nollaig 2021.
Comhghairdeas le leanaí agus tuismitheoirí ó Scoil an Ghleanna atá ag tacú le 'Scéim na mBoscaí Bróg' don Nollag le deich mbliana anuas. A massive congratulations' to children and parents from Scoil an Ghleanna who have been diligently supporting the 'Christmas shoe Box Appeal' for the past ten years. West Kerry Live 21
An feirmeoir thú i gceantar Corca Dhuibhne?
An mbeidh tú sásta páirt a ghlacadh i tionscadal ealaíne? Tá Mol Cruthaitheachta agus Nuálaíochta Chorca Dhuibhne (Corca Dhuibhne Hub) ag lorg deich feirmeoirí chun páirt a ghlacadh i ‘Corca Dhuibhne Inbhuanaithe – A Creative Imagining’, ag obair le healaíontóir ar feadh bliain. Is tionscadal é ‘Corca Dhuibhne Inbhuanaithe – A Creative Imagining’ go bhfuil sé mar chuspóir aige bheith ag obair le feirmeoirí áitiúla chun féachaint go cruthaitheach ar shlite gur féidir le feirmeoirí ar an leithinis éagsúlú a dhéanamh mar bhealach chun dul i ngleic leis an athrú aeráide.
Táimid ag lorg deich feirmeoirí: Feirmeoirí Déiríochta, Feirmeoirí Mairteola, Feirmeoirí Caorach, Feirmeoirí Glasraí, de gach aoisghrúpa, thar an leithinis.
Tuilleadh Eolais:
Beidh webinar ar siúl ar an Luan, 6ú lá Mí na Nollag ag 8i.n. Chun clárú le haghaidh an webinar agus tuilleadh eolais a fháil, ní gá ach ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig Catríona Ní Fhallúin ag creativeclimateartist@dinglehub.com. Tuilleadh eolais ar fáil chomh maith ar www.dinglepeninsula2030.com Maoineathe ag Chiste Gníomhaíocht Chruthaitheacht Aeráide
Are you farming on the Dingle Peninsula? Would you like to take part in an art project? Corca Dhuibhne Creativity & Innovation Hub (Dingle Hub) is looking for ten farmers to take part in a year-long Creative Climate Action project working with an artist on the Dingle Peninsula. The project, Corca Dhuibhne Inbhuanaithe, will explore the options open to farmers to diversify their farming practice in the face of climate change, focusing on their concerns and the challenges they are confronting. Farmers will be paid a sum for taking part.
What kind of farmers do we want for the project?
We are looking for ten farmers from across the sector: (Dairy, Dry Stock, Sheep, Mixed, & Vegetable Growers), of all ages and levels of experience, from across the peninsula.
Want to hear more?
For a full overview of what’s involved, please join our online information session on Monday the 6th of December at 8pm. To register, please email Catríona Fallon at creativeclimateartist@dinglehub.com. Check out www.dinglepeninsula2030.com under the Projects tab, Agriculture, for further details on this project.
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Cogar 2021 Imeachtaí as Gaeilge ag Other Voices
i saothar na n-ealaíontóirí seo agus baineann siad ar fad úsáid as shlite difriúla chun tábhacht áite a chur in úil. Is féidir na dúile a fheiscint, a mhothú agus a chlos sa spás so. Theastaigh uainn tearmann a chruthú. ‘ - Áine Ní Chíobháin
Irish language happenings at Other Voices. - Group show with Gerry Barry, Ferg Flannery, Deirdre McKenna and Emma Prendiville in Cogar venue, Grey’s Lane, Dingle. - Pop-up acoustic sets & spoken word featuring local musicians Larry Beau, Colm Mac Gearailt and Niamh Varian Barry in the Cogar space on Grey’s Lane. - Irish language rapper Súil Amháin to play on Other Voices Presents as well as local trad musicians Nicole Delaney & Kyle Macauley. Suiteán ealaíne le seiteanna acústacha ceoil le Larry Beau, Niamh Varian Barry agus Colm Mac Gearailt in ionad Chogar ag an gcasadh síos go dtí Lána Grey sa Daingean. Tá ceoltóirí áitiúla Nicole Delaney & Kyle Macauley agus an rapálaí Gaelach Súil Amháin chun casadh ar Other Voices Presents. Cruthú d’fhíseán ceoil Larry Beau ag Loch an Pheidléara agus é á thaispeáint ar líne ar an 1ú Nollaig. Amhrán Gaeilge nua-choimisiúnaithe darbh ainm ‘Rudaí Beaga’ le Larry Beau. Suiteán Ealaíne in Ionad Chogar. Taispeántas grúpa le fócas ar ealaíontóirí áitiúla. Deineann Gerry Barry, ealaíontóir atá lonnaithe idir Caisleán Ghriaire agus Cathair Chorcaí, ealaíon talún shiméadrach, dhúilí. Tugann Barry duilleoga, agus smúit phortaigh thirim isteach i spás Chogar chun nead dúilí a dhéanamh. Chomh maith leis sin déanfaidh Barry líníocht mhór déanta as chré go dtángthas uirthi thall is abhus. Tá a dhara píosa físeáin á dhéanamh ag Ferg Flannery do Chogar ag Other Voices ag baint úsáid as chódú agus ionramháil chun muirdhreach glinniúil, teibí a chruthú. Chomh maith leis sin seolfaidh Flannery sraith tírdhreacha d’iarthar Chiarraí gurbh fhuirist iad a shamhlú le fásaigh bhánaithe nó cumair dhearga as phláinéad éigin eile. Tá ag éirí thar barr le Emma Prendiville ó Blank Slate ar líne agus tugann sí dathú úr lonrach go dtí Cé Dhún Chaoin i dteannta a píosa den bhFear Marbh go bhfuil an-éileamh air. Bhí an-fhonn ar Emma íomhánna mór groí a dhéanamh i gcomhair an taispeántais. Tugann Deirdre McKenna a naomhóg speisialta isteach i spás Chogar. Bhí a bád beag ar camchuaird go dtí Oileáin Árann cheana agus tagann sí ’on Daingean via an Ghaillimh í chun luí síos ar deireadh thiar i measc a heitseálacha dian-ghreanta. Chniotáil an t-ealaíontóir craiceann na naomhóige agus tá sé tarráilte le biotúman. Tá sé déanta amach aici ná scaoilfeadh sí braon isteach dá mbeadh sí ar an bhfarraige – an chéad aistear eile aici, b’fhéidir. ‘Táimid ag múscailt go socair as an méid a tháinig inár dtreo le cúpla bliain anuas. Cuirimid síos ar an am ait seo sa taispeántas so. Deis ab ea í seo chun spás sábháilte a chruthú. Bhíomar ag imirt le coincheapann d’fholcadáin fhuaime, d’oilithreachtaí agus tearmann. Tá nithe bunúsacha riachtanacha an nádúir agus na talún
- Premiere of Larry Beau’s newly commissioned Irish language song and video called ‘Rudaí Beaga’.
Art Installation in Cogar Venue, Grey's Lane A group show with a focus on four local artists: Gerry Barry an artist based between Castlegregory and Cork City makes symmetrical, elemental land art. For Cogar, Barry brings leaves, dried bog dust, and lime into the Cogar space to make his elemental nests. Barry will also be creating a large drawing made of found clay. Ferg Flannery makes his second video piece for Cogar at Other Voices using coding and manipulation to form a sparkling, abstract seascape. Flannery also launches a series of West Kerry landscapes that could be the bleached deserts or red canyons of another planet. Emma Prendiville of Blank Slate has become a huge online success and brings a brand new splash of colour to Dunquin Pier alongside her popular Fear Marbh piece. Deirdre Mckenna brings her very special naomhóg into the Cogar space. Her bád beag has already been on tour to the Aran Islands and comes to Dingle via Galway to rest finally amongst her intensely crafted sea etchings. The naomhóg has been hand-knitted by the artist in an Aran knit and the craiceann has been tarred with bitumen. She believes it should be watertight on the ocean. Her next voyage perhaps.
father artist Gerry Barry, she responds visually and acoustically to the cinematic panoramas surrounding her. Here is her response to the artworks in the exhibition, to her father’s artworks and experimental sounds and Baroque on Viola. Súil Amháin rapper from Listowel launched his hip hop debut last year with producer Bantum and support from Cogar at Other Voices. He recently started touring with Kneecap and features in the Other Voices Presents trail 2021. Filmmaker Cormac Dunne recently took a trip down to a World War Two bunker in Tarbert to film Súil Amháin’s rap Viva Liobarnach coming out soon. Larry Beau is a songwriter and contemporary folk troubadour who spends his time writing and performing between the Dingle peninsula and South Kerry. His journeyman songs and recent ‘Shine Light’ song for homelessness awareness received a presidential endorsement and huge support. Beau recently wrote ‘Na Rudaí Beaga’ by special invitation for Cogar. He wrote the song in what he describes as ‘school Irish’ about the small things in life. The video reads like a pilgrimage with Beau carrying a seed up to Pedlar’s Lake in low hanging cloud, wind and rain. It will be released as part of Cogar on the 1st of December online through @othervoiceslive. Larry Beau is performing a stripped back popup gig at Cogar, Grey’s Lane with very limited capacity at 7.30 pm Friday 26th of November alongside spoken word poet Colm Mac Gearailt. Colm Mac Gearailt, a well-known actor from Ros na Rún has come even more into the public eye for his excellent spoken word performances and is currently artist in residence at An Díseart in Dingle. For Cogar he is performing new poems inspired by the concepts of sanctuary, journeys, and his roots. We are delighted Nicole Ní Dhubhshláine from the Dingle peninsula and Donegal Native Kyle Macauley are part of Other Voices Presents this year. Both young musicians have won numerous, prestigious scholarships and are regular performers in the vibrant West Kerry music scene.
'This is a strange time as we gently rise from what these last few years have brought us. This exhibition presents an opportunity to express this place neither fully emerged nor fully immersed. We play with concepts of sound baths, pilgrimage and sanctuary. Nature and the land are intrinsic to these artists' work and all of them use different mediums to express the importance of place to them. In this safe space, the elements can be seen, felt and heard.’ - Áine Ní Chíobháin Other Voices Presents & Cogar Pop Up Gigs Niamh Varian-Barry, former lead singer of the highly respected group Solas and critically acclaimed singer, fiddle and viola player plays between traditional, folk, and classical. Like her
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Phoenix Paradiso John O'Connor In the 1988 award-winning film, Cinema Paradiso, a young boy named Toto, in an Italian town is enthralled by the films he watches with a kind projectionist named Alfredo who fosters his love for the magic of the silver screen. In the film, which is set in the years after WW2, the audience is heard booing and kicking up a ruckus when kissing scenes have obviously been deleted - this under directions from the local priest. In another scene there is pandemonium as the patrons await the arrival of a film’s second reel which has been delayed in transit. In the Phoenix Cinema in Dingle several of the scenes from the story of Paradiso were mirrored on a regular basis – right down to the trickster in the balcony launching ‘missiles’ on the rabble below. The Phoenix had its own version of Alfredo and often uproar which included the loud banging of boots on the wooden floor would erupt when the second reel of a film would, in error, be spooled out first. The ensuing ruckus was a protest against the befuddlement of our young minds. Similarly, chaos would abound when the projectionist would be late changing the reels due to his late return from a local hostelry after a quick pint while the first reel was playing. Nearest to the screen were six rows of backless wooden benches (we called them stools) which were preferred by a varied collection of hardy boys. The rows were seldom wholly occupied and often the empty benches to the front were toppled in the dark, domino-like, resulting in a thunderous clatter followed by remonstrative roars from the innocent and furious finger-waving from the caretaker in the direction of the usual suspects. A solemn scene on celluloid would be turned into mayhem in a matter of seconds. Behind the stools and split by the aisle in the middle were several rows of straight-backed benches which housed the more sedate and discerning movie fans – some of whom had their seats marked by dint of long and historic usage. On the left side of the aisle, three rows back, and against the wall, Michael ‘Francie’ O’Sullivan (who would in the future own every seat in the house) laid claim to a spot from whence loud guffaws would be heard at key moments during a performance. Jim Long also occupied left of aisle, outside end, where he could make a quick getaway if the film was not up to scratch. Jim never waited for the end of a film: he would leave nodding his head to a chorus of boos ten to fifteen minutes before the credits rolled. My favoured spot was right of the aisle, well back, where I soaked up the adventure of cowboy films like The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and the derring-do of Gregory Peck in The Guns of Navarone. The rear third of the cinema floor had twelve rows of soft seats which were dearer and had a separate entrance - and were boarded-off from the plebeian hoard to the front who had to settle for hard oak. These plush accommodations were occupied by a more refined set whose ranks would rarely be infiltrated by stray ways from the uncouth rabble to the front. The balcony overhead was home to a similar patronage as 24 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
those directly underneath and included some who desired a more intimate cinema experience. We (my brothers and cronies) cared little about our place in the house; while we had our fifteen pennies (there were 240 pennies in a pound note then) for the admission fee we blocked out all the travails of the day and enjoyed the experience where the lines between fantasy and reality were blurred for a few hours each week. In the 1940s and 50s the Phoenix Cinema experience included a pre-show which was provided by two local musicians; a saxophone player and an accordionist who performed on the cinema stage for a half hour before the main event. This assured a modicum of order in the room while the gathering audience assembled a couple of nights a week and took their seats – on Thursdays for westerns and light-hearted fare and on Sundays for more serious drama. The cinema turned in to a ballroom on Saturday night for dancing – the wooden seats were removed and stored, and the softwood floor was taken up to reveal the hardwood dance floor on which the boys and girls lined up on opposite sides at the end of a set to await their chances next time round. The balcony was used as a retreat for successful pairings where lemonade was drunk and talk of love and the future began.
History In July 1921 the Dingle Picture House, which was in operation for several years and owned by the Houlihan family who also owned The Dingle Electric Light and Power Company, was burned down in a huge blaze which also destroyed adjoining businesses owned by Messrs Houlihan. The picture house was adjacent to the Mall River where a millwheel was situated to harness the power to serve the Houlihan industries in the corner of Dykegate Street and Avondale. As the 20th century progressed to using diesel generators the mill wheel became redundant and two large generators took over. At that time (of the cinema fire) several houses in Dingle had the electric light installed by the Houlihan power company and the lighting of the Dingle streets was going ahead. After reconstruction the picture house reopened as the Phoenix Cinema – named after the mythical bird that rose from the ashes. In those early years films didn’t have sound – written captions appeared between scenes to guide the audience through the thread of the story unfolding on screen. In Aug. 1939, following an application to the district court for a dance hall licence, the Phoenix Ballroom with its sprung Canadian maple floor came into being and more than thirty years of dancing to bands like The Troubadours, Rhythm Aces, DJ and the Kerry Blues and The Vanguard Six would follow. This dual purpose of cinema and ballroom beginning in late 1939 followed more than a year of reconstruction of the Phoenix into the cinema we know today. During the rebuilding the townspeople were without their main source of entertainment and had to endure the long months of deprivation from the venue in Dykegate Lane which drew hundreds to its doors each week – one local man describes the feeling of loss aptly: ‘it was a lonesome old time’. But when the new Phoenix reopened in Oct 8. 1939 with a two-night run of Girl of the Golden West starring Janette McDonald
Projector from 1980 and Nelson Eddie, the prolonged hiatus was forgotten, and all was as it should be again. The cinema, under the proprietorship of James and John Houlihan, was also used regularly for concerts and meetings pertaining to the social and business life of the town.
Some Notable Activities Apr. 1924 – Dingle and Listowel badminton tournament May 1924 – Inaugural meeting of Dingle Golf Club Jan 1925 – Big Wren Dance May 1925 – Licensed Vintners Meeting Jan 1928 – Play, “An Doctúir Bréig”, produced by the local branch of the Gaelic League Apr 1930 – Sweepstake under the auspices of Dingle Golf Club. Prizes: 1st £5, 2nd £3, and 3rd £2 July 1930 – Dingle GAA, meeting to discuss erection of paling around the sports field Nov 1932 – Concert in aid of Dingle, Lispole and Ventry church fund Aug 1933 – National Guard Meeting The preferred films in the early decades, especially by rambunctious patrons, were westerns and gangster films. Carnegie Hall, a film made in 1947 - a story of opera and classical music - had the cinema audience in uproar caterwauling and exiting in droves. A patron who witnessed the spectacle said: ‘It was a ruckus the likes of which was never seen before, the commotion could not be quieted by the caretaker for love nor money’. At a concert in the cinema in aid of the St Vincent De Paul Society in 1955, the Very Rev. Canon Lyne, PP, thanked the new owner of the Phoenix, John A. Moore, for the use of the hall and mentioned the generosity of the Houlihan family, the previous owners, down through the years in giving the hall freely to community activities. The Houlihan regime had come to an end and in the following year (1956) a demolition sale for the Dingle Electric Light and Power Company
cinema, Dingle brother and sister dancing duo, Patrick and Mary Ellen Cronesberry, won first prize for their exuberant exhibition of the new dance craze of the day. In June 1969 the Western Ballroom opened in Dingle and thirty years of dancing at the Phoenix were coming to an end. One of the last dances, in 1970, included an appearance by Dana who sang her Eurovision winning song, All Kinds of Everything, to a crowd of 1,300 people on the night after her big win in Amsterdam. The gig was a considerable coup at the time for the organisers, the Dingle Regatta Committee. Terrazzo phoenix on foyer floor was held in the cinema. Under the Moore regime the tradition of cinema, dancing and concerts continued. Films were shown more often, and film posters were exhibited throughout the town in shop windows advertising the attractions for the coming month. Laid out before us were (thirty films, some showing for two nights) the expected treats of westerns, war films and assorted dramas along with a couple of duds.
Notable Events In Aug. 1961 the actress Siobhán McKenna who was filming The Playboy of the Western World at Inch presented prizes to the sea angling festival winners at a dance in the Phoenix. In Feb. 1963 at a ‘twist’ competition in the
For twelve days during June and July in 1972, crowds flocked to see the Dingle Premiere of Ryan’s Daughter – with many hoping to catch a glimpse of their own seconds of fame as extras. In 1979 the Phoenix changed hands again and opened in July 13, 1980 under the ownership of Michael F. O’Sullivan with Kramer vs. Kramer. Michael (O’Sullivan) who was an avid movie fan and a regular attendee of the Phoenix long before I discovered its wonders, spared no expense on the new-look Phoenix. The quality of the new projection and sound systems was hi-tech and there were soft seats for all. And while the Phoenix Nuovo (again mirroring the film Cinema Paradiso where the cinema was bought by a lottery-winning film fan and refurbished) was a welcome rebirth, the old
cinema experience where off-screen stories and shenanigans were part of the ticket, was gone forever. However, some of the old cinema remains intact: the balcony is as it was first day as is the foyer with its terrazzo image of a rising Phoenix evoking memories of the past. The O’Sullivan family continued to keep the show on the road until the recent announcement that the cinema was to close. They had introduced new generations to the grand experience of the lights dimming, the curtains streaming open and the silence descending in expectation of the thrills to come. Michael F. O’Sullivan also founded a Film Club, in 1989, which proved hugely successful and a valuable extension of the Phoenix programme. The Phoenix Cinema was one of the last few independent cinemas remaining in Ireland. For generations it streamed film over our heads in a beam of light from the projection booth to the screen where the magic of film would come alive. The little boy, Toto, watching in the story of Paradiso - that was me watching the magic in my home town - it was my neighbour; it was the boy who ran home along Dykegate Lane after seeing a western at the ‘pictures’ slapping his rump to the beat of the William Tell overture while singing ‘to the dum, to the dum’, in the days when our hum-drum lives were often enriched by the wonder of film and the possibilities it portrayed in a time of innocence.
Old Havana on Dykegate Lane
ambience of old Havana.
Heaven’s Gate had bankrupted United Artists.
When I was eleven, my school pal’s Dad, Michael Francie O’Sullivan bought the cinema off John Moore.
Aodh Ó Coileáin
During the refurbishment in that winter of 1979, Michael’s son, Seán, Jamsie Connor the Grove and myself used to lay a plank from the lobby up the steps leading to the cinema. We’d cycle down the auditorium, across the pit, out the emergency doors…. up the hallway, back into the lobby….up the plank…. and in Olympic fashion, around again…overtaking …. skidding ….sliding….cursing…… until:
Opening night at The Phoenix in July 1980 carried the excitement, anxiety and anticipation of Santie’s arrival down our livingroom chimney, I was twelve Christmases of age.
“What in the Christ are ye at?” Michael Francie boomed from the top of the auditorium: “Go ‘way back the Quay with those bicycles … three proper bo**ockses!” His bark was way worse than his bite and over the years, indeed right up until his death in 2011, he shared with me his passion for the movies and his detailed knowledge of cinematic art. Filming a TG4 documentary in Cuba twenty years ago, a gushing feeling convinced me that I’d been in Havana before. A man mopping terrazzo floors in a crumbling neoclassical hotel, shades of green all around: olive, crocodile, military green, Van Gogh green. The smell of Jeyes fluid from his bucket transported my senses to the picturehouse of my youth - right across the street from our house in Dingle. Built in 1918, destroyed by fire twice, it dawned on me in Cuba all those years later that in 1970s Dingle, The Phoenix Cinema oozed all the
Michael Francie spent his youth watching westerns in the old green coloured Phoenix Cinema, ducking under his seat as the horses galloped towards camera in the long tracking shots – just in case they’d spring from the screen in a Becher’s Brook style jump gone wrong. Michael introduced me to the film scores of John Barry, to Stanley Kubrick’s skills at natural lighting, to Meryl Streep’s beauty and to the stories and shenanigans of Ian Fleming’s world. When I came of age, we’d smoke the odd Cuban cigar and discuss how Michael Cimino’s,
Peadar Quinn, Michael Francie’s brother-in-law, a silent plumber by day, became a story-telling projectionist after dark. The brightest lamp I ever saw shone from inside his Italian Cinemeccanica projector, a projector that had come all the way from Milan to Dykegate Lane just in time to show Kramer v. Kramer with Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman. In my beige crimplene confirmation suit and with the help of a small torch, I proudly ushered my neighbours to their blue velvet seats fixed to the lino between walls decked in golden drapes. Everything smelt new just like a freshly glued Airfix plane. A community seated together in the dark, watched a flickering light on a common screen. These nights, for a price, technology beams movies to our phones and our firesides. Never so well connected….. yet we’re eerily such a distance apart. Dingle’s cinema is closed now, but like a lighthouse, the Phoenix’s lamp will rise again to bring us in …. only after technology has swiped the fingers off us, taken us and shaken us… from the highest point of isolation. The above piece was featured as a radio essay (complete with glorious sound effects!) on the RTE Radio 1 show "The Business" on Saturday 20th November West Kerry Live 25
What’s Happening in the Hub?
Gerry O’Beirne, Billy Mag Fhloinn, Maggie Breen, Pa Sheehy agus Julie Jay.
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DIngle Lit 2021 Congrats to Festival Director, Sheila O’Reilly and the fabulous team for a gorgeous festival last weekend with such fantastic events to lift hearts, and a plenary keynote from President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. More info www.dinglelit.ie We’re delighted to support the festival.
Hope you are all keeping well and cosy coming into Winter. CUAN/DINGLE We were delighted to host Cuan Dingle, a series of three multi-disciplinary arts concerts; it was streamed live from the Dingle Hub on the 30 & 31 October. The series is an online celebration of multi-disciplinary artists based on the Dingle Peninsula and features Mattie Barker, Fionn O’Neill, Clodagh Kearney, Dairena Ní Chinnéide, Niamh Varian Barry, Gerry O’Beirne, Billy Mag Fhloinn, Maggie Breen, Pa Sheehy and Julie Jay. In case you missed it you can still watch back until 30th November on www. tvlive.ie, a new broadcasting company based in west Kerry. TVLive.ie is the first live streaming platform/broadcasting company to offer both ticketing and production in one place at no charge to the performing artist(s). They provide cameras, audio equipment, lighting, crew and the ticketing system. Free from technical or financial risk, performers simply book a date and location for their event. TVLive.ie will take care of the setup, allowing the performer to focus on their art with guaranteed revenue.
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Other Voices Twenty & Ireland’s Edge Really excited for this weekend’s Other Voices Twenty - Fiche Bliain ag Fás warming up for their world renowned festival which runs from 25-28 November. Ireland’s Edge and Banter will also be returning to Dingle as part of Other Voices. The Ireland’s Edge Live event is sold out however two special online broadcasts will air on Tuesday the 30th November + Wednesday the 1st December at 7pm. Good luck to Muireann Kelliher, Chair of Dingle Hub board, who will moderate a number of the events at Ireland’s Edge and Nuala O’Connor, one of our fab hub clients, who is founder of Ireland’s Edge and in the heart of the events happening this weekend. More info www.othervoices. ie & www.irelandsedge.net Live in a Creative Place, Work in a Creative Space Contact: Deirdre de Bhailís/ Tom Fitzgerald/ Maggie Breen/ Nadine Schindler Tel.: 066 9150140
Email: info@dinglehub.com Web:www.dinglehub.com
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West Kerry GAA Breandán Fitzgerald Moran’s of Dingle West Kerry Senior Football Championship 2021 Annascaul will play Dingle in the Semi-Final of the Moran’s of Dingle, West Kerry Senior Football Championship 2021 on Saturday 27th November in Annascaul at 3pm. The second semi final will between Castlegregory and An Ghaeltacht will take place on Sunday 28th November in Castlegregory at 2.30pm. The Final is scheduled to be played on Sunday 12th December at 2.30pm in Páirc an Ághasaigh. Kerry Petroleum Junior Club Football
Championship The West Kerry Board would like to congratulate Castlegregory Seniors on winning the 2021 Kerry Petroleum Junior Club Football Championship Final last Sunday 14th November. A very well done to Manager Gavin O’Connor, his selectors John Fitzgerald and Liam Goodwin and all the Castlegregory Football Team. Comhghairdeas! West Kerry Junior Football Championship Final 2021 - Annascaul Juniors 0-7 to 2-11 Dingle JuniorsDingle Juniors are the West Kerry Junior Football Champions for 2021 after they beat Annascaul last Saturday 13th Novemberin Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park, Annascaul Juniors 0-7 to 2-11 Dingle Juniors. In a good game of football two first half goals coming from Dingle’s, Declan Devane and Mark Ashe were the real difference between two well matched teams. Annascaul under the
Management of Johnny Lenihan gave as good as they got and with Genie Farrell and Jack Farrell leading the attack, they were more than a match for Dingle under the Management of Séamus O’Dowd. Annascaul’s Emmet Kennedy and Alan Falvey had a great contest against Dingle’s Darragh O’Sullivan and Colm Moriarty, but too many times Annascaul’s wayward kicking let them down. Dingle with points from Mikey Boland, Patrick Saunders, Mícheál Slattery and two great scores from Dara and Dan Ryan were deserving winners in the end. Chairperson of the West Kerry Board, John Courtney presented Dingle Captain David O’Connor with the West Kerry Junior Football Cup.
Stars Of The Silver Screen at The Dingle Film Festival Down The Years. All photos by Ted Creedon. Clockwise from top left: Actor Cillian Murphy chatting with Michael O'Sullivan outside the Phoenix Cinema at the opening of the 2010 Dingle Film Festival. Michael O'Sullivan with 15 year-old actor Saoirse Ronan at the opening of the 2009 Festival. Film director Sir Alan Parker, left, Michael O'Sullivan and actor Sarah Miles at the opening of the first Dingle Film Festival in the Phoenix Cinema, 2007. Actor Gabriel Byrne with Michael O'Sullivan at the opening of the Festival in the Greenlane Gallery, 2008.
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Other Voices Announces Final Round Of Acts For Dingle Lineup 25th - 28th November, Live and online
Other Voices founder Philip King said: “We’re thrilled to welcome live audiences back to Dingle, that uplifting engagement between audience and artists is really at the heart of the live experience. We have some of the most brilliant musicians in the world making the pilgrimage to West Kerry and we have a gathering up of the new voices and artists who have written the emotional soundtrack to the Ireland of 2021. The artists and the crews that make them audible and visible are the heart of the matter and it’s a delight to celebrate their creativity and commitment. It’s going to be great.” The St James Church Restoration Fund
Other Voices is delighted to unveil the final round of acts who will be playing the Church of St. James and the IMRO Other Room. The stellar Other Voices lineup now includes: Sam Fender, Damien Dempsey, David Keenan and Orla Gartland who will be playing in the church and Aimée, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sprints and Tebi Rex who will be performing in the IMRO Other Room. Previously announced artists include: Sigrid, Villagers, Mango X MathMan and Tolü Makay Rachael Lavelle, Melts and Stevie Appleby, Fontaines D.C., John Grant, Kay Young, Houseplants and Gemma Dunleavy. All of the performances at the Church of St James and the IMRO Other room will be streamed live to venues throughout Dingle and will also be available to view free of charge on YouTube and Facebook. Fans can set reminders for all four nights of livestreams now on YouTube. The lineup for ‘Other Voices Presents’; ten live shows taking place from 26th - 28th November at An Díseart and The Hillgrove, is as follows: An Díseart Dani Larkin, Les SalAmandas, Clare Sands, Arborist, Loah, Our Krypton Son, Christian Cohle, David Kitt, Gareth Quinn Redmond, Kyle Macaulay & Nicole Ní Dhubhshláine, Trú Jack Warnock, Stevie Appleby, Ailbhe Reddy and Jack Talty.
For twenty years St James’ Church has been Other Voices’ spiritual home. Its doors have welcomed everyone from Amy Winehouse to Young Fathers, St Vincent to The National and beyond, not to mention the hundreds of you who have been lucky enough to have ‘The Church’ experience. It’s been home to so many magic moments and after two decades the building is in need of care and we would ask you to consider donating to The St James' Church Restoration Fund to help keep this historic space lit up for another two decades. You can donate at: www.stjamesdingle.com
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The Hillgrove Gemma Dunleavy, Invaderband, Sprints, Thumper, Melts, Rowan, Smoothboi Ezra, The Crayon Set, The Zen Arcade, Elaine Mai, Mango X MathMan, Nialler9, Shiv, Silverbacks, Aonair, Bricknasty, Enola Gay, N.O.A.H, Pretty Happy, Súil Amháin, prYmary colours, Tebi Rex, New Jackson and Malaki. All shows at An Díseart are now sold out, however limited tickets are available for Hillgrove concerts. Other events taking place as part of Other Voices include: Irelands Edge The Ireland’s Edge Live event is sold out however two special online broadcasts will air on Tuesday the 30th November + Wednesday the 1st December at 7pm. Banter Banter returns to Dingle for Other Voices 2021. It's our 10th year to set up shop by the fire in Foxy John’s for a weekend of conversations. Cogar Irish language happenings at Other Voices. Includes: Group show with Gerry Barry, Ferg Flannery, Deirdre McKenna and Emma Prendiville in Cogar venue, Grey’s Lane, Dingle. Pop-up acoustic sets & spoken word featuring local musicians Larry Beau, Colm Mac Gearailt and Niamh Varian Barry in the Cogar space on Grey’s Lane. Irish language rapper Súil Amháin to play on Other Voices Presents as well as local trad musicians Nicole Delaney & Kyle Macauley. Sound bath meditation with Ilonka Miklosi-Duignan at An Díseart.Premiere of Larry Beau’s newly commissioned Irish language song and video called ‘Rudaí Beaga. Last week Other Voices announced an anniversary photo book celebrating twenty years of Other Voices. The book was curated and edited by Rich Gilligan and designed by atelier and is available here. 28 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
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Acknowledgement
Mary Ferriter Eileen Ní Dhuibhginn & Aisling Ní Dhubhaigh An tseachtain seo caite, ón 15ú go dtí an 19ú lá de Samhain, bhí Seachtain Feasachta LGBTQ+ ar siúl againn sa scoil. Is éard a bhí i gceist leis seo ná seachtain chun tacaíocht agus aitheantas a thabhairt agus a thaispeánt d’éinne a bhaineann leis an bpobal LGBTQ+ (Leispiach, Aerach, Déghnéasach, Trasinscneach agus ‘Queer’). Bhí a lán imeachtaí deasa ar siúl againn i rith na seachtaine. Ar an Luan chroch scoláirí Bhliain 4 an brat LGBTQ+ suas taobh amuigh den scoil agus dúirt beirt dalta agus an Príomhoide cúpla focal faoin ócáid agus an tábhacht a bhaineann leis. Bhí croíthe beaga ildaite crochta ar dhoirse na seomraí ranganna timpeall
On the anniversary of Mary's passing the Ferriter and Moore families wish to thank their neighbours and friends for the incredible kindness, support and generosity they have shown us. We will never forget all those who came out in the wind and rain to bid Mary a final farewell last December. We also wish to thank all those, especially Mary's global family and friends, who sent mass cards, cards, and letters, which continued to arrive many months later, including all who continue to drop in from far and near. What is so clear is that Mary has left her beautiful imprint and her passion in so many hearts and homes around the world, and especially here in West Kerry. One of Mary's favourite sayings was ar scath a cheile a mhaireann na daoine and this has certainly been our experience this past year. na scoile. D’fhéach an scoil ana-dhaite ar fad!
Thank you all so very much, agus Nollaig Shona!
Bhaineamar taitneamh as ‘Tie-dye’ a dhéanamh ar t-léinte bána le dúchanna ildaite amuigh faoin aer. D’eagraigh grúpaí ó Bhliain 4 ana-chuid bácála chun sóláistí deasa a chur ar fáil. Bhí díolachán cístí le bratacha beaga LGBTQ+ curtha isteach iontu ar siúl ar an Aoine. Chomh maith leis seo, i rith na seachtaine mhaisigh scoláirí Bhliain 1 cupchístí agus d’fhéachadar ana-bhlasta ar fad! Ar an Aoine bhí ar gach scoilbhliain dath difriúil a chaitheamh chun
bogha báistí na Pobalscoile a chruthú! Bhí dath oráiste ag Bliain 1, buí ag Bliain 2, dearg ag Bliain 3, glas ag Bliain 4, corcra ag Bliain 5, gorm ag Bliain 6 agus bándearg ar na múinteoirí! Is dóigh linn ar fad go raibh seachtain iontach againn an tSeachtain Feasachta LGBTQ+ seo agus tá siúl againn go dtaispeánann sé go bhfuil ár scoil fáilteach agus tacúil do gach aon duine. Ba mhaith linn chomh maith buíochas mór a ghabháil le Bliain 4, a bhailigh €1773 don Greater Chernobyl Cause! Pictiúirí tógtha ag Shannon Nic Gearailt
Congratulations to Aivaras Uosis from Dingle who has been selected on the Ireland U18 Men’s Basketball panel West Kerry Live 29
Castlegregory Notes Notice: The office is open. Please wear a mask and use the hand sanitiser provided when you enter. Also only ONE PERSON at a time to enter the office please....this is for your safety as well as ours during these rising numbers of Covid. The Clubrooms are still not in use but the West End hall is. If you need to use a hall for anything please call us at the office to book the West End hall when available. All of our regular renters are now using the West End hall until further notice so slots will be limited. Christmas Tidy Towns Appeal: Christmas is fast approaching and we need your help to decorate the village. We want to create sustainable, reusable wood ornaments we can place around the village. If you can spare any of the following items by 28 November we would be more than grateful:
testament to the continued efforts and contributions of so many people living in Castlegregory area. We are so appreciative of all you have done however big or small, and wanted to thank everyone for their contributions, donations, and encouragement during what has been a difficult year for a lot of us. In particular, we would like to thank our dedicated volunteers who have worked tirelessly week on week to make this happen. Thank you also to everyone who completed the recent Castlegregory Community Council survey. This has given the TidyTowns subcommittee a clear steer on 2022 priorities. We will share our 2022 TidyTowns plans towards the end of January next year. If you would like to get involved please do let us know by contacting the office and we will be in touch in early January.
Tel: 066 713 9422 Email: castleinfocenter@gmail. com or send us a PM on the Castlegregory TidyTowns Facebook page.
Help Rose Bloom: John Keane and; the staff of Keane’s of Curraheen together with their friends and neighbours will host a Santa Experience on December 4th and 5th as part of the fundraising drive to help 4 year old Rose O Flaherty who suffers from a rare condition known as Spinal Muscular AtrophyType 1. Rose is a granddaughter of well known Sonny and Eileen O Flaherty from Derrymore. TheSanta Experience is an outdoor event (COVID SAFE). Families will have a private meeting with Santa and each child will receive a gift. There will also be lots of treats and surprises along the way. There is limited availability with time slots available for both days. Booking is essential. For further details and bookings please log on to Event brite – Rose Bloom Santa Experience.
Pre-Christmas Litter Pick - Castlegregory Village & Surrounding Areas -We are holding a Pre-Christmas Litter Pick on Sunday, 28 November, 10 am. Meeting point: Castlegregory Village Playground. All are welcome.
Shoebox Appeal: Transition Years of Méanscoil Nua an Leith-Triúigh would like to thank those who helped with this year's shoebox appeal. A whopping 240 Christmas Shoeboxes were collected!
Castlegregory TidyTowns Awards - We are delighted to have won two awards in this year’s SuperValu TidyTowns competition:
Castlegregory GAA Ladies (LGFA) will be holding their AGM on Friday the 3rd of December in the West End Hall at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome! For more information and updates please see our facebook page.
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We are also looking for volunteers who would be happy to paint and prepare the village for Christmas. Please let the office know if you can help:
Joint national award winner of the RIAI Town Challenge sponsored by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland – value €5000 Joint small town category winner of the All Ireland Pollinator Plan – Local Authority Pollinator Award sponsored by Heritage Officers & Biodiversity Officers of local authorities across Ireland in partnership with the National Biodiversity Data Centre – value €1000. In addition, we were awarded an additional 8 points of TidyTowns points compared to 2019. As these points are not easily given, we are delighted with the result. The awards and additional points are a huge
Christmas gifts: Castlegregory Calendars 2022. €10 each available in the Information Office, Spar, the Beach Box, Post office Castlegregory, Daybreak Aughacasla, Dwyers, Camp, Gala/ Texaco Filling station Blennerville, Siopa an Phobail Cloghane. Also Club 500 membership. And Beautiful local Christmas cards available in the Information Office. 4 different styles, 12 cards in each pack. €12 per pack. Ideal for sending to family and friends.
Gents - 1st Sheila O'Connor; 2nd Sean Fitzgerald; Interval - Eileen Hickson, Edward Hennessy. Whist sessions are being held in the Old School Camp at 8pm on Thursdays. Castlegregory Care of the Aged/Active Retired are looking for a part time employee, for further details of the position, please contact Margaret Maunsell, 087 9076256’ St. Mary’s Camp: There is no longer a Sunday Mass at 12 noon. – Mass is a Vigil Mass on every second Saturday @ 6.15pm. (it alternates with St. Brendan’s Cloghane). Please check the weekly parish newsletters to know exact dates for these Masses. Tin Whistle Classes on Wednesdays 4pm Contact Laura: 087 9393076 Email laurakelliher@ yahoo.com All ages welcome Chosun Taekwondo-Do classes. Times: 4 4.45pm Kids (4 to 6 years); 5 - 6pm Juniors (7 - 12 Years); 6 - 7pm Adults and Teens. Chief instructor Barry O'Connor. Web: taekwondokerry.com Email: boconnortkd1@gmail.com Facebook Chosun Taekwon-Do and Fitness Mobile: 087 9837252 The Academy of Dance is an International Award-Winning Dance Academy offering classes in Classical Ballet, Tap, Lyrical/Contemporary & Modern Jazz. Fully Qualified Teachers, offering Examinations & Performance opportunities. To register or for more information please contact us on 087 2637044 or via email: theacademyofdance@live.ie Preservation of Killiney Church: Castlegregory Community Council are forming a Sub Committee for the Preservation of Killiney Church and anyone that is interested in working on the project please email us at castleinfocenter@gmail.com. Drink Can Rings, Old Spectacles & Used Postage Stamps: Just to let you know, I have made another run to Dingle where I drop off stamps, can rings & spectacles. You are all doing a terrific job collecting. Keep it up. Many thanks to all who are collecting. Castlegregory notes: Anyone in the parish can submit items that they would like included in the Castlegregory notes. The column is for you. We welcome your input. Notes need to be in before 11am on Monday. Thank you. Size of posters for the notice board in the Village no bigger than A4 please!
Whist results 11.11.2021: Ladies - 1st Joan Moriarty; 2nd Kathleen Hennessy, Joan Cantillon;
Meitheal Trá Fionntrá Tá grúpa ag teacht le chéile ar Satharn 4ú Nollaig 2021 chun an trá a ghlanadh óna 10.00 am go dtína 11.30. pm ar maidin. Má tá suim agat a bheith páirteach ann bualfaimid le chéile sa chárchlós in aice na trá i gCeanntrá ar a10.00 am. Coimeád Scairiúint Shóisialta. Tabhair leat do láimhíní agus do phiocadóirí féin. Beidh málaí ar fáil. Má tá tú tinn nó má bhí baint agat le héinne le Cóvid-19 le coicís anuas, fan sa bhaile led’ thoil. Teangmháil:- Orna Ní Dhuinnshléibhe 087-2286533 30 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
Interval - Aoife Dowling, Anne O'Connor.
Castlegregory Community Council Tailor Row, Castlegregory, Co Kerry V92 FH32
Ventry Beach Group On Saturday 4th December 2021 a group is getting together to clean Ventry Beach at 10.00 – 11.30 am. If you would like to join in meet at Ventry Strand car park at 10.00am. Social distancing will be maintained. Please bring your own gloves, pickers etc. Bags will be provided. If you feel unwell or have been in contact with someone who had Covid-19 in the past 2 weeks, please do not attend. Orna Dunlevy 0872286533
The Willow Tree Restaurant is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 3.30pm
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‘Mar Éireannach ó áit go labhartar Gaedhilge ...’ Roibeard Ó Cathasaigh ‘Mar Éireannach ó áit go labhartar Gaedhilge ...,’ b’in iad na chéad fhocail Ghaelainne a cualathas riamh i dTigh na dTeachtaí/House of Commons sa Ríocht Aontaithe, sé feichead bliain ó shin. Ceist chugat, a léitheoir – a’ bhfeadairís cé d’fhógair, nó cén eachtra as ar eascair? Bhuel, creid é nó na creid, ógfhear de Mhuintir Dhomhnaill ó Lios Cearnaigh/ Liscarney i bParóiste an Bhaile Dhuibh sa Leitriúch – Tomás Ó Domhnaill/ Thomas O’Donnell (1871-1943) an té sin, le linn dá chéad óráid mar bhall parlaiminte do Chiarraí Thiar i Westminster i Feabhra 1901 – dáilcheantar go ndein sé ionadaíocht air go 1918. Thomas O’Donnell Cérbh é an Tomás Ó Domhnaill seo, agus cén cúlra as ar fáisceadh é? Tá na freagraí úd sa chuntas beathaisnéiseach den scoth i leabhar go dtánga air le déanaí dár teideal A Political Odyssey, Thomas O’Donnell, M.P. for West Kerry 1900-1918,1 le J. Anthony Gaughan a foilsíodh i 1983. Saolaíodh Tom ar an 30 Samhain 1871. B’é an tarna duine de naonúr clainne – triúr dearthár agus cúigear deirféar le Ellen Rohan agus Michael O’Donnell. De réir an bhéaloidis, ba de shliocht shaighdiúirí iarlaí Thír Eoghain agus Thír Chonaill na Domhnallaigh iomadúla a theith go Corca Dhuibhne ar lorg tearmann le treascairt Chionn tSáile i Nollaig 1601. Díshealbhú/Eviction Timpeall na bliana 1850, bhí an talamh atá anois i seilbh Mhuintir Dhomhnaill ar cíos ón dtiarna talún Edward Hussey ag John O’Donnell, seanathair Tom, agus in am is i dtráth, bheadh a mhac Michael mar thionónta inti. Luigh dochfhomhair dara leath na 1870idí go trom ar theaghlach Mhichíl, agus dar ndóigh, ar thionóntaí eile na dúichí. Dá bharra, d’iarradar laghdú ar Edward Hussey mar fhaoiseamh ar a gcíosanna. Mhéadaigh ar mhisneach na dtionóntaí ina n-éileamh go laghdófaí á gcíos le bunú Chonradh na Talún/Irish Land League ag Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Davitt, James Daly in 1879. Cláraíodh Michael mar bhall de Chonradh na Talún i 1880, agus ag cloí dó le polasaí míleata na gluaiseachta, dhiúltaigh sé an cíos a íoc an bhliain chéanna. Dá thoradh, díshealbhaigh an gníomhaire míthrócaireach Sam Hussey (gaol d’Edward) Muintir Dhomhnaill as a ngabháltas i samhradh na bliana 1881. Ach le linn na díbeartha, bhain Ellen stiall as an mbáille lena súiste/flail, le linn do súd an tine a bhaint den dtinteán mar ghnás díshealbhaithe. Bothán lathaí /Mud cabin Roimh thiteam na h-oíche, áfach, lonnaigh Clann Uí Dhomhnaill i mbothán lathaí a thógadar fhéin le cúnamh na gcomharsan i gcóngar Dhroichead Ghleann na hUmha/Glennahoo, díreach lasmuigh de theorainn Hussey, agus míle go leith ón bhfód dúchais. Is ann a dh’fhanadar ar feadh seacht mbliana, le linn dóibh an fheirm a dh’oibriú feadh an ama. Ag cloí le polasaithe Chonradh an Talún, cuireadh cosc ar aon tionónta úr seilbh a ghlacadh ar thearmann Uí Dhomhnaill, seachas aon iarracht amháin ag “land-grabber” ón iasacht, ach gur theith sé gan mhoill tar éis gur bascadh agus gur maraíodh a chuid stoic. Bunscolaíocht Idir an dá linn d’fhreastail Thomas O’Donnell agus a chlann dearthár is deirféar ar bhunscoil Fhearann na Cille, míle go leith ó bhaile. Bunaíodh an scoil úd i 1840. Bhí 178 leanbh scoile (94 buachaill agus 84 cailín) ar na rollaí i 1877, an bhliain ar thosnaigh Tom ar a chuid scolaíochta. Uncail leis, John ‘Caol’ O’Donnell, a bhí mar phríomhoide ar an am, agus uncail eile, Thomas Rohan, a bhí mar chúntóir aige, maille le, monatóir, John O’Donnell, agus máistreás oibre, Bridget Hannafin, ar fhoireann na scoile Duais Reid Cé gurbh í an Ghaelainn teanga dhúchais Thomáis, b’é an Béarla meán teagaisc na scoile, a d’fhág go raibh sé dátheangach óna óige. Ba scoláire éirimiúil dúthrachtach é Tomás, agus nuair a tháinig an t-am, chuir sé féin spéis sa mhúinteoireacht mar ghairm. Dá réir sin, ghníomhaigh sé mar Mhonatóir ina alma mater ó 1885-’90. Ghnóthaigh Thomas Duais Reid 2 32 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
in 1890 le dea-theagasc a uncail. D’fhág san é i dteideal freastal ar chúrsa oiliúna bunmhúinteoireachta dhá bhliain i gColáiste Oideachais Shráid Mhaoilbhríde i mBaile Átha Cliath. Bhí an coláiste ilchreideamhach so fé stiúir ag Coimisinéirí an Bhoird Oideachais Náisiúnta, ach ba Phreispitéirigh agus Meitidistigh ó thuaisceart Éireann ba mhó a d’fhreastail ann ag an am. Teagasc tré Ghaeilge Tar éis a cháilithe mar bhunmhúinteoir sa choláiste céanna, ceapadh Tomás mar an 3ú cúntóir i mBunscoil na mBuachaillí i gCill Orglan. Chuir Tomás ana-shuim i gcúrsaí teangan agus chláraigh mar bhall de Chonradh na Gaeilge i 1893, agus bhí dlúthbhaint aige le craobh de Chonradh na Gaeilge a bhunú i gCill Orglann i Márta 1890. Bhí Thomas i bpáirt le Dubhghlás de hÍde, uachtarán Chonradh na Gaeilge, agus Eoin Mac Néill i bhfeachtas náisiúnta an Chonartha chun, i) go mbeadh teagasc dátheangach sna dúichí gurbh í an Ghaeilge teanga dhúchais na ndaltaí, ii) go múinfí an Béarla tré Ghaeilge sna ceantracha úd, iii) go múinfí an Ghaeilge i ngach scoil in Éirinn. Theip ar an bhfeachtas i ndeireadh thiar de bharr neamhshuime is patuaire na dteachtaí i Westminster – ní tharlódh a leithéid go bunófaí saor-stát Éireann breis is scór bliain ina dhiaidh sin.
Thomas O’Donnell, M.P., 1900-‘18, A Political Odyssey, lch. 25 Polaitíocht Mar bharr ar a shuim i gcúrsaí teangan, chuir Thomas ana-spéis i gceisteanna móra polaitiúla a linne, go h-áirithe i ceist na talún, agus níl dabht ná go raibh tionchar ag tromthaithí a óige air sa ghné seo. Bhí sé mífhoighneach le Páirtí Pairliminte na hÉireann sna 1890idí toisc a choimeadaí is a bhíodar, agus mar bharr air sin, scoilt a bheith sa pháirtí ag an eite mheán-aicmeach frith-Pharnellach fé cheannas ag Thomas M. Healy. In Eanáir na bliana 1898 bhunaigh William O’Brien an United Irish League [UIL] agus é mar phríomh-aidhm acu iachall a chur ar na tiarnaí talún a gcuid talun a dhíol le Bord na gCeantar Cúng le h-athroinnt ar na tionóntaithe beaga ar fud na tíre. Nuair a tháinig an UIL go Ciarraí i 1899 fuarthas lántacaíocht ó Thomas O’Donnell, agus ní fada ina dhiaidh sin gur bhunaigh sé craobh i gCill Orglan. Ina theannta sin, thug Thomas le fios go mbeadh fáil air mar iarrthóir do dháilcheantar Chiarraí Thiar don olltoghchán Westminster, tar éis a fhógraithe i nDeireadh Fómhair 1900. Olltoghchán 1900 Ní gan dua a tharlódh san, mar ag coinbhinsiún toghcháin UIL a tionóladh i dTrá Lí ar 1ú D. Fómhair 1900 chun iarrathoir don pháirtí a roghnú, mhol seaniondúirí an pháirtí James Edmond Julian mar iarrthóir. Protastánach gustalach le tailte fairsinge i gCiarraí gCiarraí Thuaidh ab ea Julian, agus abhcóide a cáilíodh in Oxford le gnó aige i dTrá Lí mar bharr air sin. D’fhogair Julian ina aitheasc go raibh sé i bhfábhar: i) Home Rule, ii) beartas cóir ar cheist na talún, iii) go mbunófaí ollscoil Chaitliceach. Chuir an tarna iarrathóir, Thomas O’Donnell é féin i láthair mar i) duine den gcosmhuintir, ii) mac tionónta a dísealbhaíodh, iii) agus, an té a fuair a ionsparáid óna theanga dhúchais. Ar deireadh thiar, roghnaíodh an Domhnallach mar iarrathóir todhcháin do pháirtí UIL.
Teachta Nua do Chiarraí Thiar 3,618 as 6,000 vóta a caitheadh ar lá an todhcháin, 8 Deireadh Fómhair, 1900. Le 2,464 vóta, bhí an lá leis an nDomhnallach, 1,065 vóta a fuair Julian, agus 189 vóta a bhí millte. Ar aghaidh le Thomas go dtí Tigh na dTeachtaí i Westminster dá chéad óráid a thug sé ar an 19 Feabhra 1901. Tar éis a ghlaoite agus a ainm a bheith sínithe i nGaeilge aige, d’fhógair an Domhnallach: ‘Mar Éireannach ó áit go labhartar Gaedhilge, fear ó náisiún go bhfuil teanga aici agus atá fós ag deonadh chun saoirse d’fhághail, caithfidh mé labhairt ins an Feis Sasanach seo in mo theanga féin.’ Leis sin, dhein an Speaker idirghabháil: ‘Order, order, the honourable member is proposing to address this House in a language with which I am not familiar, but which I believe is Irish, he is not in order in doing so. D’agair an Domhnallach: ‘Nách fíor-Ghaedhilge mo theanga – teanga mo shinsear, teanga mó thír, teanga go labhras ó bhídheas óg agus gur cheart ...’ Bhí fuar aige, áfach, agus iompaíodh ar Shacs-Bhéarla gan rómhoill, ach, mar sin fhéin, chruthaigh an t-eachtra mórán poiblíochta d’athbheochan na Gaeilge, go háirithe, in Éirinn, i Meiriceá agus san Astráil. Focal scoir Is méanar éachtaint a thabhairt ar shaol eachtrúil Thomáis Uí Dhomhnaill, céad caoga bliain a shaolaithe, fear eisceachtúil – múinteoir, polaiteoir, abhcóide, agus breitheamh sa chuairt chuarda i gCiarraí, i gCo. an Chláir agus i gCo. Luimnigh, agus thar éinní eile, tírghráthóir, a d’éag ar 11ú Meitheamh 1943, agus atá curtha i nGlas Naíon, Baile Átha Cliath. 1 Dermot P. Kinlen, garmhac le Thomas O’Donnell a choimisiúnaigh an bheathaisnéis seo le bunú Iontaobhas Thomas O’Donnell i 1978, le cúnamh ar leith ó Kathleen Browne, Walter McGrath agus an tAth. Jackie Mac Ginneá. 2 Richard T. Reid (1823–83) ó Chill Airne ó dhúchas, céimí ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, a chaith a shaol oibre i státsheibhis na hInde, a d’fhág sparántacht d’oiliúnt mhonotóirí Chiarraí mar bhunmhúinteoirí.
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Plean Teanga Chiarraí Thiar - Eolas & Nuacht West Kerry Language Plan - Info & News Tá an geimhreadh chugainn agus an sioc agus fuacht le braith anois i gCorca Dhuibhne. Tá obair ar bun againne i dTobar Dhuibhne agus sinn ag druidim leis an gceathrú bliain feidhme! Is deacair é sin a chreidiúint. Táimid i gconaí ag lorg moltaí agus tuairimí ó phobal Chorca Dhuibhne, mar is libhse an Phlean. Mar sin is féidir teagmháíl a dhéanamh linn am ar bith má ritheann aon ní leat! Winter has arrived in Corca Dhuibhne agus the frosty cold mornings have returned. Tobar Dhuibhne are now working towards our forth year of implementation! Isn’t that hard to believe. We are always looking for recommendations and thoughts from the public in relation to the plan, as this is your plan! So if anything comes to mind be sure to contact us.
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phlean teanga gur chóir dúinn agus do phobal Chorca Dhuibhne díriú air i mbliana, ba bhreá linn cloisint uait! We are Tobar Dhuibhne - the West Kerry Language Plan. In December, 2018, the Language Plan was initiated,A year programme, with actions from the language plan, is being put together at the moment. The plan can be seen on our website or our LinkTree. The aim of the plan is to increase the number of daily Irish speakers here is Corca Dhuibhne. To achieve this we have different things on to increase peoples chances of using Irish here. If you have a recommendation arising from an action for the plan that we and the people of Corca Dhuibhne should focus on, we would love to hear from you! Dea-scéalta: Tá sé tábhachtach aird a tharrac ar na scéalta maithe a tharlaíonn chomh maith sa cheantar, fé mar a bhaineann sé leis an nGaelainn chomh maith, gan dabht. Seo daoibh blaiseadh dóibh:
Radharc ó Loch an Pheidléara ar an gConair le teachtaireacht thábhachtach dúinn ar fad. Cad atá i gceist le Tobar Dhuibhne? Is í Tobar Dhuibhne Oifig Pleanála Teanga Chiarraí Thiar. Cuireadh tús le feidhmniú ar an bplean teanga mí na Nollag, 2018. Tá clár oibre, le bearta ón bplean teanga, á chur le chéile againn fé láthair. Tá an plean le feiscint ar www. tobardhuibhne.ie nó ar ár leathanach LinkTree. Is í aidhm an phlean ná cur le líon na gcainteoirí laethúla Gaelainne anseo i gCorca Dhuibhne. Chun é sin a bhaint amach bíonn rudaí éagsúla ar bun againn le deiseanna a thabhairt don bpobal níos mó Gaelainne a úsáid anseo i gCorca Dhuibhne. Má tá moladh agatsa ar bheart sa
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Bhí ócáidí iontacha ar bun le déanaí mar chuid de Fhéile Liteartha Chorca Dhuibhne, comhghairdeachas leo.
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Míle comhghairdeachas le Tús Maith agus le hEibhlín Uí Iarlaithe agus an cúigiú leabhair sa tsraith Orla Uan, “Orla Uan ar an bhFarraige” seolta le déanaí acu. Is féidir an sraith a cheannach anois ar www. oidhreacht.ie
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Tá Daidí na Nollag ag teacht go luath, beidh sé ag tabhairt chuairt ar leanaí Chorca Dhuibhne ar an 03/12 le Tús Maith in Áras Bhréanainn. Is féidir clárú le hOrla: orla. nis@cfcd.ie
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Ar mhaith leat club/cumann a bhunú le Tobar Dhuibhne ? Ba bhreá linn tacú leat, Dein teagmháíl linn. Dá mbeadh rud sa cheann agat do dhéagóirí nó daoine fásta, bí ag caint linn. Tuilleadh deiseanna ar www.peig.ie. Tomhais na coicíse Tá locha agam gan aon uisce, cathracha agam gan aon foirgneamh iontu agus sléibhte gan aon charraig. Cad is ea mé? Cuir freagra chugainn @tobardhuibhne ar Instagram, ar WhatsApp nó ar r-phost! Freagra & buaiteoirí an eagráin seo chaite: "Ceathrar" - Beirt v. Beirt don rás barra rotha! Séamus Mac Donnacha, Louise Thompson, Niamh Ní Ghrifín, Róisín Nic Aodhgáin, Roísín Ní Chéileachair, Siobhán Ní Ghrifín, Máire de Hóra, Lís Ní Chiobháin, Matthew S. Ó Grifín, Séaghan Ó Súilleabháin (nó Garth Brookes Chiarraí mar is fearr aithne air). Gaelainn Labhartha, Pobal Nasctha Bí ag caint linne, Tobar Dhuibhne. Táimid ar Facebook, Twitter, TikTok & Instagram. Cad é do Phlean Teanga féin?
Cumann na nÓg / Youth Committee
Ríomhphost: pleanteanga@cfcd.ie
Tá ana áthas orainn go bhfuil Cumann na nÓg bunaithe le déanaí agus déagóirí anamúla ar an gcoiste san agus iad ag iarraidh an Ghaelainn a chur chun cinn sa dúthaigh. Beidh rudaí difriúla ar bun acu le linn na bliana agus táimid ag súil go mór lena bheith ag tacú leo.
Suíomh Idirlín:
We are delighted to now have a Youth Committee with some lively teenagers on that committee to promote the use of Irish in Corca Dhuibhne. They will be organising and implementing different projects throughout the year and we are looking forward to helping them achieve their goals.
John Prendergast & Cristín de Mórdha
www.tobardhuibhne.ie
LinkTree (nascanna): TobarDhuibhne
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Fón oifige: (066) 9156 100 – brúigh 3 do Thobar Dhuibhne j.prendergast@cfcd.ie & c.demordha@cfcd.ie 087 376 9538
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Is aıt an mac an saol.
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U15’s: Best Congratulations to the Annascaul/Lispole U15’s, who defeated Dingle in the West Kerry Shield Final in Lispole on Sunday. SENIORS: Our Seniors will meet Dingle in the West Kerry Senior Football Championship Semifinal, Saturday 27th November, 3pm, in Annascaul.
any committee member to see is howstrange. you can help, or contact us via social Life media. We would greatly appreciate this. Many hands make light work. We are asking members to volunteer 1 hour per week to help our club in the following areas: underage coaching, providing refreshments after Senior home games, fundraising eg selling lotto tickets at Senior home games, selling raffle tickets at quiz nights etc; joining working groups regarding club development plans.
LOTTO: Our Lotto jackpot has reached €11,200. The numbers drawn were 1, 5, 8 and 18. Congratulations to our €40 winners: Eamon Casey, Maria O’Brien, Mary McCarthy and Gearoid Lyne. Many thanks to everyone who supports our club lotto each week.
Is bınn béal ına ṫost. Silence is golden.
CLUBGEAR: Our online shop at www.oneills.com 2. has been updated with some new lines added. Shop early to avoid the Christmas rush. VOLUNTEERS: We are seeking volunteers to help run our club and bring new ideas for the future. If interested in getting involved, please contact
Cod, Roast Butternut Squash and Herb Sauce Mark Murphy: Dingle Cookery School
Ní neart go cur le ċéıle. There’s strength in unity.
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have it neat so that the fish can sit on top of it.
Season the fish with salt and pepper, brush the skin with a little oil. Place the fish on top of the squash with the skin side facing up. Put this back in the oven and bake for about 8-10 minutes. Check the fish with a sharp knife or a skewer. While the fish is cooking you can make the sauce. Put the herbs, lemon, capers, olive oil in a blender, blitz until smooth (If you don’t have a blender, you can chop everything as fine as you can and then mix). Season with salt and pepper. Use a spatula to lift some squash and cod on to each plate, drizzle some sauce over theNí fishḃíonn and serve.deataċ gan tıne.
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No Bain Taitneamh As!!!
smoke without fire.
An easy fish recipe that I hope you will all try. The combination of cod and squash works very well. This herb sauce adds a nice freshness and will work so many other recipes, try it with lamb chops, roast beef or even add to a stew as a garnish.
The Little Cheese Shop
Serves 4
Dingle
Ingredients 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed and sliced 1 red onion, sliced salt and pepper
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Is fearr go mall ná go bráċ. Better late than never.
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Aıṫníonn cıaróg cıaróg eıle. It takes one to know one.
oil 4 pieces of cod about 180g each for the sauce handful of parsley, leaves picked handful of tarragon, leaves picked a few mint leaves ½ lemon, juiced and zested 1 tsp. capers olive oil Method Preheat the oven to 170°C Add the squash and red onion to a bowl, drizzle some oil over them and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Give this a mix to coat everything with oil. Scatter this evenly on a tray and place in the oven for about 20-25 minutes depending on the thickness of the slices. Once the squash has been cooked, remove it from the oven and tidy everything up. You want to
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Milltown Castlemaine GAA Lotto:Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Here are the results for the Fortnightly MilltownCastlemaine GAA Club Lotto Draw On Monday, November 15th, Jackpot €12,600 Lucky Numbers: 25 – 31 – 32 Bonus Ball: 28 There were no winners of this weeks jackpot or match three prize so below we have our Lucky Dip Prize Winners: €50 - Teresa Clifford, €50 - Kieran O’Connor, €25 Michael Colgan, €25 - Florence Doherty, €25 - Pat Mahony, €25 - Paddy Browne Well done to the prize winners & best of luck to everyone in our next draw in two weeks’ time (Monday, November 29th, 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600. MKL Gaels: A big congratulations to the MKL Ladies Senior Team on their fantastic win last week in the Munster Junior A Quarter Final the game finishing MKL 2-14 v Dromcollogher/Broadford 2-6. We wish the team all the very best from everyone at Milltown/Castlemaine GAA as they march on to the Munster Championship SemiFinal this Saturday 27th November against the Co Clare Champions Clooney Quin Ladies. Club Remembrance Mass Thank you to all who took part in the Remembrance Mass during the week for the members of our club who have passed away over the years. A sincere thank you to Fr Danny Broderick for initiating the idea and officiating over a beautiful evening of remembrance as well as his sacristan Eamonn for all his help. A big thank you also to Deirdre O’Sullivan for all her help in organising the evening including the amazing children’s choir and to Cliodhna Quirke for her organisation of the Musicians and Singers too.
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Thank you also to Aisling and Shane Quirke along with Linus Burke, Ann Hogan and Danny McClure for reading on the night, as well as all the club members who helped in any way organising the evening. A special word again for the amazing musicians and singers of the children’s choir who really made the occasion so special and created a fitting tribute to all the wonderful club members who helped us get to where we are today but are no longer with us. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha Coiste na nÓg News: Sponsored by Foleys Spar, Milltown Our U15 team were in Mid Kerry action this weekend in the U15 Mid Kerry Championship for 2021 and missed out on the day to Keel/Listry but performed very well throughout the match. We would like to say a warm welcome back to captain for the day Gearoid Quirke, it was a fantastic sight to see his return from a lengthy injury lay off and we look forward to seeing him and his teammates in action next year. The final score was Milltown/Castlemaine : 2-10 v Keel/ Listry : 3-14. Senior Team:Sponsored by Almas Takeaway & Bathrooms 4U Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship SemiFinal: Result Milltown/Castlemaine 1-07 Laune Rangers 1-11 Milltown/Castlemaine welcomed near neighbours Laune Rangers to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown on Saturday afternoon for the semi-final of the 2021 Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship. In an ideal start for the home side, Cathal Moriarty raised a green flag after Jonathan O'Sullivan seen his effort rattle the crossbar in the same move. Laune Rangers settled and points from Fiachra Clifford, John Tyther and Shane Doona (2) had them trailing by the bare minimum at the half time interval at 1-2 to 0-4 with the two pointed efforts from the hosts coming from Cathal Moriarty and Kieran
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O'Carroll. There was also an opportunity for the lead to be extended approaching the interval when a penalty was awarded, however Jason Browne in the Laune Rangers goals saved and diverted the ball out for a '45' which proved to be a big moment in the contest as it kept the away side in the hunt at a stage where had it been converted, the difference would have been five points. Laune Rangers will have no doubt looked at their seven first half wides also and point to the fact that they could have led at the break. Into the second half and it was the hosts who were quickest out of the blocks with three Jonathan O'Sullivan points seeing a four point gap open at 1-5 to 0-4. Laune Rangers showed their resillience however and dug in, landing 1-2 on the trot through a goal from John Tyther following a goal line scramble and points from Tyther and Kieran Doona seeing the visitors lead for the first time all afternoon after 40 minutes. Substitute Kieran McKenna did level the game soon after but a Fiachra Clifford free in response seen Laune Rangers lead 1-7 to 1-6 at the second half water break. Upon the resumption further points from Fiachra Clifford (free) and Gearóid Hassett opened up a three point gap at 1-9 to 1-6. Cillian Burke did try and steady the ship with a well taken score off his left side to cut the arrears but it was ultimately to no avail on the day as Laune Rangers kicked for home and rounded off victory with two injury time points from Gearóid Hassett and substitute Daire Cleary to leave four points the difference at the conclusion.
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a chuidigh leis an jab. Many thanks to Marie and Fiona from the Dingle Medical Centre for giving all the coaches training in defibrillator use. We are waiting on the casing for the Defibrillator and hope to have it on display soon.
The Seniors are training and playing despite the lack of referees and are looking forward to the Captain’s Dinner over the Christmas Holidays. The U18s had a tough day recently v. Abbeyfeale but we can be sure of better days ahead. Last weekend the U16s has a big win and are top of their conference. Well done lads! The U14s suffered a narrow loss against Listowel and the Minis had a big day out in Killarney. The U16s have been getting great support from the Seniors, Gearóid, Éanna & Sully in particular, which has been a hugely positive influence, inspiring the lads in their play and in club spirit.
We still have our Splitting Hairs boxes around town, a great way to support RCD and win a few extra Euros for Christmas.
Bhí seisiún oiliúna Oíche Shamhna ag na himreoirí faoi aois. Tá am iontach acu agus roinnt tuismitheoirí freisin.
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Any day now we shall be doing to some repairs to the pitch lighting. Buíochas mór le gach duine
Fáilte chuig ár dara irislitir ag scaipeadh nuacht an chumainn i measc na mball. Welcome to our second RCD Newsletter. Your Club, Your Country IRFU Draw – Yes it is that time of year again. It is online this year, every €10 ticket sold goes directly to RCD. Fantastic Prizes.
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The latest winner of the Splitting Hairs draw is another young man by the name of Daniel O’Seaghdha. His Da might have pulled you a pint or two in Hannies Bar. He shares €130 with Rugbai Chorca Dhuibhne. Training Times in Carraig – Seniors – Thursday 7.15pm Fé 18.5 - Tuesday & Thursday 7.30pm Fé 14 – Wednesday 7-8.15pm Minis - Saturday 10.15am
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The ancient Romans were great fans of communal toilets based on the fact that there were 143 latrines in the city by the 4th century AD. As toilet paper didn’t originate until the 1850s, they shared a sponge attached to a stick to wipe their posteriors (this practice gave rise to the phrase ‘to get the wrong end of the stick’). They also collected vats of urine to clean their clothes and imported bottles of Portuguese urine (believed to be the strongest and therefore best) to use as a disinfecting mouthwash and teeth whitener. This type of information turns the stomachs of most people used to the comforts of indoor plumbing and inventions such as the s-bend and the flushing toilet. Even though outside toilets, open sewers and use of the chamber pot were the norm in this country until relatively recently (1960s), modern sanitary systems mean that we are able to create, and believe, the illusion that all the offending waste goes ‘away’. As stated in this column before, there is no such place as ‘away’ and in the case of waste water this fact is highlighted by the findings of a number of recently published reports. Waste water from our homes includes water (and everything contained in that water) from toilets, sinks, showers & baths, dishwashers and washing machines. The objective of waste water treatment is to remove polluting material so that the treated water can be released safely into the environment where it is essentially recycled. Depending on where you live, the waste water either goes into a public sewer operated by Irish water or your own domestic waste water treatment system. The EPA’s report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2020 published this month disclosed that 34 towns and villages in Ireland are still releasing raw sewage into the aquatic environment (marine and freshwater) every single day because they are not connected to a waste water treatment facility. Furthermore, 12 large towns and cities (which generated half of Ireland’s waste water) did not meet European waste water treatment standards. This is an issue because not only does raw sewage contain bacteria, viruses and parasites that are harmful to human health but also because it has very negative effects on aquatic ecosystems. In addition, sewage related litter (e.g. cotton buds, nappies, sanitary products, cotton wool & wipes) which people flush down their toilets is becoming an ever increasing problem. Not only do these items get tangled in machinery at treatment plants causing break downs and emergency overflows of sewage into the environment, they also cause major blockages in the system when they mix with oils, fats and grease (which are also incorrectly poured down sinks and drains) to form putrid ‘fatbergs’. In 2018, Irish water cleared more than 6000 sewer blockages around the country. It is unlikely that this number will decrease anytime soon considering that a 2019 survey by An Taisce revealed that a very large proportion (60%) of people still think it is acceptable to pour fats,
oil and grease down their drains. Sewers are not an option for rural dwellers and so their wastewater is treated using domestic waste water treatment systems (DWWTS). There is an estimated 500,000 DWWTS (most of them are septic tanks) in Ireland and every homeowner is required by law to ensure their treatment system is operated and maintained properly so that it doesn’t pose a risk to human health or the environment (e.g. contaminate household wells or cause pollution in nearby waterways). Another EPA report found that 54% of DWWTS inspected last year failed (maintenance issues or structural leaks were the main reasons) with 23% of them found to be a risk to human health or the environment. The extent of the negative impact of poorly managed DWWTS is difficult to ascertain due to the variation in the number of tests carried out by local authorities. Under the National Inspection Plan, 1000 checks should be carried out nationwide annually. This number was down last year (809 inspections) due to the pandemic but Wexford Co. Co., for example, carried out 111 of those tests while Kerry Co. Co. carried out just one inspection. An issue which gets less attention than fecal coliform counts, fatbergs and odour problems from treatment facilities, but no less important, is that of the chemical contamination of sewage. We use hundreds of chemicals daily in our homes from household cleaning agents, personal care products such as shampoos and conditioner and pharmaceuticals (e.g. prescription medicines) all of which go down the drain directly or indirectly (consider that every last product in the cleaning and personal care aisles of every supermarket and shop on the peninsula eventually ends up in waste water). At the very least these chemicals disrupt/kill the microbes treating waste water leading to non-functioning septic tanks and biocycles. At the other end of the scale is the significant incidence of intersex fish (male and female characteristics in an animal that should be just either male or female) in many European rivers and antibiotic resistant superbugs due to antimicrobial cleaners, medicines and hormone disrupting chemicals poured down drains. Almost all waste water sludge in Ireland is reused in agriculture. At present this sludge is only tested for heavy metals (i.e. mercury, lead, copper, zinc) prior to being spread on land so it’s probable that many toxic and persistent contaminants build up in soils. Building and maintaining waste water treatment facilities is a job for Irish water but there is a lot that we can do as individuals. To begin with we can conserve water. The invention of flushing toilets increased the volume of waste water created when humans use the bathroom by 20 fold. Displacing some the water in your cistern (use a brick or a full bottle of water) will ensure you use less water each time you use the bathroom. Take shorter showers, use a basin in the sink to wash up and don’t leave the tap running when brushing your teeth. Using less water means less waste water to be treated. Clean coasts Ireland in partnership with Irish Water are running a ‘Think before you Flush’ campaign (http://thinkbeforeyouflush.org). There are only 3 things that should ever be flushed down the toilet- Pee, Poo and toilet Paper; everything else should go in a bin. They have also started a ‘think before you pour’ campaign to highlight the issues caused when people pour fats, oils and grease down the sink. These should instead be collected in a container which can then brought to the civic amenity centre. Finally, think about the cleaning products you use in your home. For example, nobody disinfects cutlery or crockery (items we eat off and actually place in our mouths), yet pouring copious volumes of bleach etc. into a toilet bowl that nobody every touches is the norm. It makes even less sense when you consider that most people do not scrub the toilet or bathroom after every single use or clean down walls etc. as part of their daily cleaning routine (apparently splash back can travel up to six feet from toilets flushed with the seat up!). Washing your hands with warm soapy water will prevent any nasty bugs from making yourself or others ill, natural cleaning products such as baking soda will absorb any odours in the bathroom and washing soda removes lime scale from the toilet bowl. A white vinegar solution will hygienically clean all surfaces. It is worth mentioning that the ancient Romans kept their toilet sponges in a vinegar bath when not in use and that civilisation lasted for over 1000 years. West Kerry Live 39
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Cromane News Jane Casey CLUB LOTTO: Our latest club lotto draw took place last Wednesday 17th November. No winner of the €7,800 Jackpot. The €40 winners were Sean Walsh, Liss. Ticket sold by Jacks. Geraldine O.Sullivan, c/o Jacks. Tom & Margaret Foley, Cromane.Ticket sold by Christine Casey. Austin Stack, Stookisland. Ticket sold by Hannah Marys Store. Next weeks Jackpot is €7,900. You can purchase your lotto tickets from Jack’s Bar and Restaurant; Hannah Mary’s shop; Mad Mix, Killorglin, O’Grady’s Bar, Killorglin,Red Fox, and in Killorglin Credit Union. You can also purchase tickets online - just search for ‘Cromane GAA lotto’. Cromane GAA SENIORS: Mid Kerry SFC semifinal: Cromane 1-8, Beaufort 3-15 Cromane interest in this year’s Mid Kerry SFC ended on Sunday after a third-quarter scoring spree from Beaufort when they hit 1-5 without reply. It was a scoring burst that put the game beyond us. It was a disappointing end but we can take some solace from a fine opening half when we led by 1-6 to 1-3 entering injury time. We also spurned a golden goaling chance early in the second half which would have put us four clear. But, despite the final scoreline, our lads (down a few bodies and suffering some injury blows) were able to go toe-to-toe with the county intermediate finalists. However, once Beaufort edged ahead the floodgates opened as their extra scoring class told - especially full-forward Jack O’Connor who ended the day with 1-6. An O’Connor free had the sides level at 1-6 apiece after 36 minutes and it came just moments after Cromane missed a glaring goaling chance to move four ahead early in the second half. However, we just didn’t take the chance and Beaufort made us pay. Our opponents proceeded to kick 1-4 without reply after O’Connor’s equalising free - with O’Connor helping himself to 1-2 and the other scores coming from captain Fergal Hallissey and Ciaran Kennedy. At this stage, Beaufort was dominating around the middle especially on the ground ball and we started to struggle. A Barry Flanagan free stemmed the flow of oneway scores but, by the second half water break, Beaufort were well on top leading by 2-10 to 1-7. It was all so different in the first half when we more than matched our opponents. Despite an early Beaufort goal which put the victors 1-1 to 0-1 ahead after 5 minutes, we were the better side. Points from Liam Walsh (two), Mikey Houlihan, Flanagan and Donnchadh Walsh 40 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
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LAST MAN STANDING: Afterthus 12saving weeks we hot water when heated by the sun’s energy, you energy, be it oil, gas or electricity. finally have a winner in our Last Man Standing A solar system will save up to 70% of your annual hot water bill. When competition. Well done to Francis O’Sullivan, it comes to tubes versus panels, the tubes are marginally more efficient than panels, but the difference especially Tullig. Frankie isrealistically now €745 richeris small, thanks to when we have had such a great spell of sunshine. selecting Aston Villa with his latest pick while There is another "solar system" known in the trade as "Thermodynamthe only other remaining player picked Crystal ic" this is a solar panel that works in the dark. Yes with no sunshine, you ask how! Palace, a team that could only draw. Well the answer is simple really, it's not a solar panel it's a heat pump. Thanks again to Sean O'Sullivan for organising The way it works is a panel is fitted to your roof which is connected to a running unit and cylinder your hot press. This is as a compressor and thisinclub fundraiser well as similar to all to what's found in a fridge, this unit pumps a refrigerant gas into the who took part. Much appreciated by the club. panel where it heats due to the fact that the gas has a very low boiling point of about -25 Celsius so this hot gas comes back into the unit, Many thanks to everyone who entered our where the gas is compressed to make it hotter, the heat is then transferred to create heat.Standing However, thiscompetition. unit is dependant on electricity latest Last Man This was to operate so while saving money on heating hot water it does so at the 4th time we have operated this competition a cost.
and it was the most popular version yet with 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 149 entries. 1/4 to 1/3 of this is hot water, so a typical hot water bill for a family of 5 is somewhere in the regionNovember of €450 to €650 a28 year. FIXTURES: Sunday, - Novice FC A solar systemCromane for a family ofv5 Moyvane can cost anything from €4,000 to semi-final: in Strand Road, €5,500 supplied and fitted, giving them a yearly saving of approx Tralee, at 2pm. €350 to €500 and when you take into account the rising cost of en-
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Council will have a Christmas Tree at The Lug which will be lit up on Sun 12th Dec at 5pm. You can dedicate a light on the tree to the memory of your loved ones – cost €10. Information from Geraldine McMahon 087 6453473.www. cromane.ie/treeoflight BINGO back in Jack's Cromane Tuesdays at 8pm and will continue weekly. Proceeds from this Term Jackpot will go to Cromane Ladies Gaa Football. Please support. Killorglin CYMS Bingo back at 8.30 weekly on Sunday nights. Single Book with Jackpot Sheet €12. Covid Certs required and please wear masks when moving about in Hall. Hall will open early to ensure easy movement for patrons. MUSIC LESSONS: at Gaelscoil Naomh Seamus, Douglas, Killorglin. A limited supply of Instruments are provided for a trial period of one month free of charge. Contact Caitriona on 087 4090792 or email: eolas@gaelscoilnaomhseamas. com USED STAMPS: St. Patricks Missionarys Kiltegan, Co. “Wicklow welcome your used stamps. They get €50 for every 20lbs weight of Irish Stamps and €100 for every 20lbs of English stamps. So please do not discard them. CAN RINGS: A Cheque for €80 was presented to Kerry Hospice Foundation as a result of the recycling of the Drinks Can Rings in Naas. Oliver Van Hagan, Tullig took the rings and received €80 from the Recycling plant. Sincere thanks to all who collected the rings from the drinks cans. Please continue with your efforts. QUOTE: If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
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Comóradh an Chéid Beidh Comóradh an Chéid – Scoil Naomh Eirc 1921–2021 ar bun ón 10 – 12ú Nollaig i mBaile an Mhordhaigh agus ar an bhFeothanaigh. Beifear ag cloí le treoirlínte agus le rialacha oifigiúla sláinte agus sábháilteachta le linn an chomórtha. Cuirfear tús le himeachtaí an deire seachtaine le seoladh leabhair – Ceiliúradh an Chéid. Is é an Dr. Pádraig Ó hÉalaí a sheolfaidh an leabhar seo go hoifigiúil i Halla na Feothanaí oíche Dé hAoine 10ú Nollaig ag 8.00 i.n. Táimid ag suil go mbeifear ábalta “beo-shruthlú” a dhéanamh ar an seoladh ón halla go dtí na seomraí ranga istigh sa scoil agus é a chur ar an idirlíon chomh maith. Beidh na leabhair ar fáil le ceannach ar an oíche ar chostas €20. Beidh taispeántas seana phictiúirí le feiscint sa Halla agus beidh sólaistí ar fáil dóibh siúd a bheidh i láthair.
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Ar an Satharn, ósclófar Scoil Naomh Eirc don bpobal óna 2in go dtí 4in. Tabharfaidh sé seo deis d’ iarscoláirí agus don bpobal turas a thabhairt timpeall na scoile. Beidh an taispeántas seana phictiúirí le feiscint i Seomra Bhréanainn i gcaitheamh an lae chomh maith le cnuasach de shean leabhair scoile agus físeáin. Ar an nDomhnach, craolfar Aifreann beo ar Raidio na Gaeltachta ó shéipéal na Carraige ar a 11 a chlog. Tá cuireadh á thabhairt d’iarscoláirí, do cheoltóirí agus d’amhránaithe an pharóiste a bheith linn más féidir. Beidh cóipeanna den leabhar á ndíol tar éis an Aifrinn. Caithfear áit a chur in áirithe más mian leat freastal ar aon cheann d’ócáidí an deire seachtaine seo. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le rúnaí Scoil Naomh Eirc (066 9155274) ar aon Luan nó Máirt idir seo agus an 7ú Nollaig chun áit a chur in áirithe. Iarrtar ar aon duine ar mian leo a bheith linn don gceiliúradh cloí le rialacha sláinte poiblí. Beidh ar dhaoine a dteastas Covid a thaispeáint, síniú isteach, cealtair a chaitheamh agus iad ag freastal ar na hócáidí sa halla, sa scoil agus le linn Aifreann an Domhnaigh. Braithfidh reáchtáil na hócáide seo go hiomlán ar staid reatha rialacha sláinte phoiblí An Rialtais. Ar scáth a chéile a mhairimid. Le meas, Coiste Comórtha 100 bliain SN Eirc. West Kerry Live 41
Comharchumann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh Notaí Clochán Bréanainn ICW Intergrated Constructed Wetland. Is gá uasghrádú a dhéanamh ar chóras séarachas An Chlochán. Tá an staidéar féidearthachta déanta. Cad é an chéad chéim eile? Féach isteach ar www. cflt.ie le haghaidh tuilleadh eolas. Cloghane wastewater system requires upgrading. Feasibility study done. What is the next stage? Check out www.cflt.ie for more information. Aonach Na Nollag. Tá Aonach na Nollag curtha ar ceal is baolach . Ach tá rogha agaibh do stoc a thaispeáint le diol sa siopa mas mean libh. Déan teagmháil leis an siopa le haghaidh tuilleadh eolas. The Christmas fair is cancelled unfortunately. Alternatively The shop in Cloghane is willing to set aside space to whoever want to display their stock to sell.Contact the shop for more information. Tá an Tintean Ceoil cuirithe ar athló go foill is baolach de bharr Covid. Tintean Ceol is postponed for the moment due to Covid unfortunately. Dinnear Pobal: Tá dinnéir poiblí an Mháirt cuirithe ar athló go foill is baolach de bharr Covid. Ach tá Seirbhís Béile Baile again an tam ar fad. Má tá Béilí Baile uait cuir glaoch orainn ar 066 7138137. Tuesday Dinners postponed for the moment However you can book a meal on our Meals on Wheels service by calling 066 7138137. Tá Siulóid Más An Tiompáin deisithe..B'fhiú go mór triail a bhaint as an gceann seo! This walk has been upgraded and repaired…worth a visit.
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CFLT are currently recruiting for an Assistant for the afterschool service. The available position is from Monday to Thursday 24 hours a week. Please post your CV to Halla le Chéile, Baile Uí Dhuinn, Bréanainn, Trá Lí, Co Chiarraí V92RTOX or email eolas@cflt.ie before Friday the 03/12/2021 . Geata Sábháilteachta: Buíochas le Chiste Tacaíochta Pobail Chomhairle Chontae Chiarraí lena gcabhair chun an geata sábháilteachta a suiteáladh le déanaí ar Chlós Súgartha Halla Le Chéile. Go raibh maith agat as do thacaíocht leanúnach. Thank you to Kerry Council Council Community Support Fund for their contribution to the safety gate that was recently installed at Halla Le Chéile Playground. Thank you for your continued support. Cé Bhréanainn Tá deisiúcháin ar Cé Bhréanainn críochnaithe. Buíochas le Chomhairle Chontae Chiarraí as an tacaíocht maoiniúchán trí Clár. Buíochas le David O’Connor Construction agus Brendan Spillane Plant Hire a rinne an obair. Repairs to Brandon pier are complete. Thanks to Kerry County Council and Clár funding. Thanks to David O’Connor Construction and Brendan Spillane Plant Hire who did the work.
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Film Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife Tom Ó Neachtain
imagination which made the 1984 original a classic are mostly present here.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the newest attempt at revitalising this supernatural comedy franchise, af ter the misstep that was 2016’s Ghostbusters. This film follows a dysfunctional family who inherit a house in the middle of nowhere, previously owned by one of the original Ghostbusters, where they soon unearth an ancient supernatural threat, with potentially world-ending consequences. Jason Reitman, son of the original’s director Ivan, has established himself as a strong director over the last decade, and is an ideal fit for a Ghostbusters sequel. This, and a few returning cast members, already make this film an exciting prospect for long-time fans. Overall, the wit and 42 Corca Dhuibhne Beo
One of the film’s strongest attributes is the clever switch to a small-town setting, making it stand out when compared to the other citybased entries in this franchise. This, matched with Reitman’s reliably strong visuals, make this easily the best looking Ghostbusters films to date. The creative scares of the original sadly absent from subsequent films, thankfully return here. The opening and closing scenes play more on horror elements than family films usually risk, and benefit hugely from it. The new cast, for the most part, are all enjoyable and give the touching ending some real dramatic weight. However, many of the film’s better character-actors are mis-cast or wasted in smaller roles, and seem to be forgotten by the end. The film’s dependency on nods and references to the original becomes over-bearing at times, and often takes the attention away from
important plot-points. This problem gets worse as the film goes on, with the final act feeling more like a repeat of the original’s finale, than a loving homage. Despite it’s over-reliance on references to the franchise’s existing entries, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is an energetic, clever, heartfelt blockbuster, easily the best the franchise has been since the original. The Dingle Phoenix Cinema recently closed-up permanently, and will be greatly missed by the residents of Dingle and West Kerry. I’d like to thank the Ó Sullivan family for many years of reliable and committed service to the silver screen.
Tom Ó Neachtain is a third year student in Pobalscoil Corca Dhuibhne
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againn ar scannáin agus an sport a lean an Pictiúrlann a bhí ag Muintir uí Shúilleabháin le blianta. Le linn dom bheith ag freastal ar a scoil na mBráthar Críostai sea a thiteas i ngrá leis ‘na pictiúirí’ mar a deirimís. Molaimíd muintir hUallacháin a thosnaigh, agus ina ndiaidh Muintir Shúilleabháin Micheál, Francie, Caitlín agus Seán a chuir na scannáin ar fáil dtí gur chuir Covid-19 stop le gach rud. Bhíodar coitianta fial fáilteach. Táimíd buíoch dóibh. Brathfam uainn go mór an Phoenix, áit ina gcuir mórán buachaillí agus cailíni aithne ar a chéile ag na rincí a bhíodh ann fadó. Caid + Iománaíocht Tá comórtas caide Chiarraí Thiar fé 15 buaite ag Buachaillí na Gaeltachta. Bhíodar go diail in aghaidh an Chaisleáin ar an nDomhnach seo caite i bPáirc Bharóid i Lios Póil. Tá an- mholadh ag dul dóibh. Beidh an chraobh sinsir caide i dTrá Lí i mbliana tréis do pheileadóirí Chéirín Ó Rathallaigh buachaint ar Crócaigh Chill áirne le pointe. Bhí liodáin cluiche sinsir club contae againn an deire seachtaine seo caite. Bhuaidh na Stacaigh ar Naomh Breandán ar éigean i gcraobh leathcheannais sinsir caide Chiarraí. Bhíodar cothrom ag deire an chluiche agus tréis am breise. Bhí ciceanna pionóis mar eirbeall ar an gcluiche agus fuair na Stacaigh an lá le dhá chic pionóis. 5 vs 3. N’fheadar conas a bhuaidh Mainistir na Corann craobh chomórtas sinsir chlubanna iomána chontae Chorcaigh ar Fhánaithe an Ghleanna an nDomhnach seo caite. Ard chluiche. Chaill na fánaithe báide leis an bpoc deireannach a chuaidh orlaí amú. Bhí buachaillí na Mainstreach go diail. Bhuaidh foireann An Chnoic craobh sinsir caide Mhaigh Eó in aghaidh foireann Bhéal an Mhuirthid ar an nDomhnach seo caite. Bhí an chluiche loitithe ag an líon feall a bhí ann cluiche gan dealramh. Bhuaidh Loch Mór ar imreóirí caide Chluain Meala i gcómortas sinsir chlubanna caide an chontae, an- chluiche.
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Crossword Solution 361
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Cheers (7, 2)
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Lenten Wednesday
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Israel capital (3, 4)
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Co. Down fishing port
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Dessert named for soprano, Peach _____
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One who bares all
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Org. overseeing heritage sites, and more (acronym)
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Yonder; WW1 song (4, 5)
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Going adrift (8, 5)
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Milltown, Dingle.
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Come to rest; bench
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A must for Smithies
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East Asia autonomous region
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