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NEWS DESK
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150,000 BAGS COLLECTED ON
KERRY COUNTY CLEAN UP DAY
It was a familiar sight throughout the county last
Saturday as over 3,200 volunteers from across the
county suited up in hiz viz jackets, armed with litter
pickers and red bags. The Kerry “County Clean-up day
which was facilitated by KWD Recycling saw up to 100
groups taking part in what was the most successful
clean up yet. Noel O’Reilly of KWD spoke to the Sliabh
Luachra Outlook following the day’s work “I have to say
a huge thanks to all the volunteers groups and people
involved in organising this for the last couple of
months.” The now familiar KWD Recycling Red bags
were dotted all along highways and byways before
being taken to a designated pick up point. In fact, the
results could be literally
counted by the bags of
litter that were collected
with 150,000 bags
distributed all over
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Kerry
collected all through the
week by KWD Recycling
trucks and vans. “This year the rain held off again and
the weather was fantastic. Staff and friends of KWD did
their part and helped clean the roads around the
Inch/Annascaul area. This year in most places there
was a visible improvement on last year yet again less
rubbish per mile proving Scartaglen Clean up group
that this takes an effect on people’s habits and
improving the landscape. We are all ready for another
great year for the tourist season and how better than
having sparkling litter free roads,” concluded Noel
KILLARNEY MAYORS BALL
It is one of the biggest and most successful
fundraisers of the year and this year’s
Municipal District Mayors Ball promises to be
no different. Organiser of the Mayors Ball
Myra Fitzgerald spoke to the Sliabh Luachra
ahead of the big event, which takes place
on Sunday May 3rd at The Malton Hotel
Killarney. “The Killarney South Kerry Branch
of The Cancer Society are the mayor's
nominated Charity who have had a busy
year to date but are delighted to be chosen
and involved. All proceeds from The
Mayor's Ball will be used towards funding
for the much required cancer services in
Kerry.” Proceedings will kick off with a
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The Easter bunny brought a very
special gift to one lucky Tralee Credit
Union member recently when Martin
McHale’s name was picked out during
their Live Members Car Draw. Martin
from Ballyfinnane won a brand new
Toyota Auris bought from local dealer
Kellihers Rathass. Speaking to the
Sliabh Luachra Martin McHale said “I
didn’t believe it when I received the
telephone call, it was a fantastic
surprise and a fabulous car to win.
This is the second time Tralee Credit
Union’s Car Draw has brought us luck,
my wife Mary won a cash prize from
the draw a few years back so it seems
to be a great draw to be in”. Draws
take place 4 times a year, their next
car draw is Friday 26th of June. Tralee
Credit Union members can join their
Members Car Draw by filling in an
entry form for further information
visit their website www.traleecu.ie or
call in to their offices in Tralee,
Castleisland or Killorglin.
four course meal.
“Entertainment is provided and coordinated
by Joe Burkett so we are in store for a few
surprises and good fun and laughs
throughout the night. This will be followed,
firstly with dancing to renowned show band
Crystal Swing to bring us back to The
Ballroom of Romance era and who knows we
might see John Joe Culloty dancing to the
Hucklebuck. Secondly, local entertainer Ger
Healy will take us late into the night with
plenty laughs songs and dances. It is a night
not to be missed. “Concludes Mrya.
Tickets are priced at 50 and it is the event
to kick off the summer season in Killarney.
Tickets are available from The Malton Hotel.
MARTIN DRIVES OFF WITH
CREDIT UNION CAR
RIGHT: Martin McHale Ballyfinnane,Firies
winner of the Members Car Draw of a Toyota
Auris and Derry Fleming of Tralee Credit
Union, who presented Martin with the Keys
on Friday outside Tralee Credit Union. L to
RKieran Evans (Kellihers Car Sales), Mary
McHale, Jerry O'Sullivan (Kellihers Car Sales,
Tralee) Michael McHale (winner) and Derry
Fleming (TCU). Pic Joe Hanley
INTERDENOMINATIONAL SERVICE FOR FARM FAMILIES
NEKD’s Farm Family Support Committee has organized
an interdenominational service which will take place
at Castleisland Church on Friday, 1st May at 7.30pm.
This is a memorial service dedicated to those families
who have lost loved ones as a result of accidents on
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the Farm. The Farming Community has suffered many
fatalities over the years, and this service we believe is
a fitting and timely event to commemorate those
people. This is a public event and is open to the
Farming Community and the general public. In addition
to the service, there will be light refreshments
provided in the Castleisland Day Care Centre
immediately after the 7.30pm service.
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SLIABH LUACHRA OUTLOOK
NEWS DESK
B WILDERED FITNESS CHALLENGE
DRAWS CLOSER
So what do you get when you mix former World Mountain
running champion, John Lenihan, Joe O’ Connor of Nisus
Fitness and Lee Strand Protein + Milk, the answer is one of
the most unique fitness challenges this year in Kerry on a
course that is challenging but is set amongst some of the
nicest scenery in the country. B WILDERED ‘The John
Lenihan Wilderness Challenge’ is sponsored by Lee Strand
Protein+ Milk is Kerry’s ultimate fitness challenge set in
the wilderness of Glanageenty in Ballymacelligott, on
Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 at 11.00am where Participants will
test their fitness limits.
The 7KM course has been designed by running legend
John Lenihan in conjunction with Joe O’Connor, Nisus
Fitness. Lenihan trained in Glanageenty to achieve peak
fitness when he became the World Mountain Running
Champion in 1991. John O’Sullivan General Manager, Lee
Strand stated “Lee Strand is delighted to sponsor B
WILDERED, this event is the first of a series
of events sponsored by our new Protein+
Milk which will be in stores in the coming
weeks. B WILDERED promises to be a great
event and all proceeds will go to the
development of a new juvenile training
pitch for Ballymacelligott GAA Club boys
and girls.”
Participants will receive a B WILDERED
finisher’s mug, medal, goody bag, John Lenihan & Joe O’Connor at the launch of B Wildered sponsored by Lee
refreshments and enjoy post-party Strand Protein+ Milk. B Wildered Kerry’s unique fitness challenge will take place
entertainment. Registration is now open on Saturday, May 2nd, in Glanageenty, Ballymacelligott at 11am.
and you can register as an individual or Photo By : Domnick Walsh / Eye Focus LTD ©
group entry on www.bwildered.ie. An early
bird entry offer is available before midnight
from Saturday 25th April, 2015 are individual entry 50
on Friday, 24th April 2015, where individual entry is 40 and a group of four entry is 180. For further information
and a group of four entry is 140. Entry fee registrations please visit www.bwildered.ie or telephone 087 6768634.
BIG DAY OUT FOR LITTLE ONES
Children enjoying the books in the Library.
School tours are welcome at any age so when Kathleen
Brosnan broke the news to the students of Muire Gan
Smal Pre-school that they were having a special outing
to our local library the excitement levels rose “The
excitement was high as we boarded the bus. We
received a lovely welcome from the staff at the library.
We enjoyed our time in the children's corner. We read
some lovely stories and some poems. The children
were able to share some books with each other. We
then chose some books to bring back to our pre-school
so that we can read them during the week. We were
presented with a book mark for each child from the
library.” Kathleen told the Sliabh Luachra “The children
enjoy story time every day in the pre-school. We also
allow the children to choose a book to take home on a
weekly basis from our own library of books. They pick
a book to read at home with a family member. This
encourages the child to enjoy books and gives them
the responsibility of having to take care for their books.
A love of reading is a gift for life.” The School will be
shortly having their sports day and a final trip of the
year to Crag Cave after their graduation day. We would
like to welcome any parent who would like to see our
pre-school facilities, which include an indoor and
outdoor safe play area. Pre-school is free for children
who are born between 2nd February 2011 and 30th June
2012. Pre-school runs from 9.00am to 12.30pm Contact
Kathleen Brosnan on 0879801580 for any details.
ÁINE GOING TO THE DOGS AND THEN CALCUTTA
Former past pupil of Scartaglin Áine Daly who is
currently training to be a primary school teacher
in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick will be
volunteering this summer with the Hope
Foundation where she will travel to Calcutta in
June to work with Street and Slum Children.
As part of her fundraising drive, Áine is
organising a night at the dogs this Saturday at
the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee.
The gates there will open at 7pm and the first
race is at 7.45pm.
Tickets can be purchased prior to the event and
are on sale at: Daly’s Shop, Scartaglin; Kearney’s
Shop in Cordal; McCarthy’s Shop in Currow and
Jackie Reidy Fashions, Castleisland.
These tickets can be bought at a discounted
price of 5 and children under 12 go free. All
proceeds go to the Hope Foundation.
There will be plenty of activities on the night
such as well as Kerry Ladies football team
captain, Cáit Lynch making an appearance. Kerry
Hurler Séan Weir will race a greyhound. There will
be two bouncy castles, a face painter, a signed
Munster Jersey will be raffled off and there will
be plenty of spot-prizes up for grabs on the
night. A great night is being guaranteed for the
whole family and all for a great cause.
DANNY STEPS OUT MICHAEL STEPS IN
There was breaking news this week in the battle of the greatest
celebrity dancing couples ahead of the Muire Gan Smál Pres Primary
and Castleisland Desmonds LGFA Strictly fundraiser-taking place on
May 15th. Michael Healy Rae is replacing Danny Healy Rae with
Catríona O'Connor and Dan Lyons replacing Sinéad Long and Joe
Walsh who stepped out due to unforeseeable circumstances.
It leaves the couples taking part Michael Healy Rae and Ellen Lynch,
Sheila Kerley and Bobby O'Connell, Paddy White and Nora Fealey,
Norielle O'Leary and Peter Browne, Elaine Guiney and Tom
McGoldrick, Maria Moriarty and Podge Murphy, Elaine Doody and Pa
White with the latest couple Catríona O'Connor and Dan Lyons
We are looking for people “to support your favourite couple by
buying a line from them for 2.00 Half the total votes will be
determined by lines sold, the other half of the votes, to be awarded
by the judges, after their performances on the night,” Leona Twiss
confirmed with us.
NEWS DESK
ST.MARY’S BASKETBALL CELEBRATE ANOTHER SUCESSFUL YEAR!
Our U14 boys travelled to Cork where they competed
in the U14A Boys AICC. They had 4 pool games winning
one against Letterkenny Blaze and narrowly missing
out to Liffey Celtics, Moycullen & Ballincollig. Moycullen
were overall winners of the tournament. Well done to
the boys and to their coach Michael Broderick on such
a determined and hard fought display over the
weekend. The boys are county league and cup
champions this season.
Our U16 boys competed in the U16A Boys AICC in Dublin.
They got off to a hard start meeting a strong Sligo
team were they were defeated. The boys picked
themselves up and turned the day around immensely
with brilliant displays against Moycullen & Blue Demons
where they had comprehensive wins. After another
huge battle with Kubs, which saw them win on a score
line of 44-42, they had booked their place in the Div 1
semi-final against Neptune on Sunday. Here they
played brilliantly throughout with all team members
contributing against this strong Neptune side. They
fought to the end but were defeated 49-35. The 3rd
and 4th place playoff saw many of the younger players
stepping up and playing so well. Adam Donoghue was
the stand out of the tournament with the rest of the
team following his example. Well done to all the boys
and to their coaches Paudie Fleming & Darragh Jones.
U16 Girls travelled to Limerick to compete in the U16B
Girls AICC. The girls got off to a great day on Saturday
comprehensively beating Donegal Town & Ballina
Pacers with all 11 girls contributing to a semi-final spot
on Sunday. In the semi-final, they met Dunshauglin
Rockets and again the girls showed great skill and
strength with all players contributing to a 38-14 win.
The Div 1 final was always on the cards as being a
cracker as Ulster Elks had beaten a strong Limerick
Celtics side on their way to the final. St Marys got off
to a good start and were stamping their authority on
the game with some good baskets by Labhaoise
Walmsley with St Marys leading 14-11 at the end of the
quarter. The second quarter was a poor one for St
Marys with Elks hitting a lot of scores through their
Irish international Enya Maguire who put 9 points on
the board for her side pushing them 22-18 ahead at half
time. St Marys upped the tempo in the third quarter
with 2 fast break baskets coming from Sarah O Sullivan
& Emma Dineen and a big “3” from Nicole Downey saw
St Marys still behind 36-33 at the end of the third. St
Marys really stepped up defensively in the 4th quarter
with Aoife O Connor playing a great role on Maguire
and Darya O Connell proving too strong with her great
rebounding while Sarah O Sullivan added another fast
break at the other end. It seemed to be in Elks hands
with 2.30 left on the clock but Nicole Downey hit
another 3 pointer and Labhaoise added a basket to
push their side ahead by 1. With less than a minute to
go Aoife O Connor added the last basket to seal the win
for the St Marys side as Marys regained possession and
they outscored Elks 12-6 in this quarter seeing them
run out worthy
winners on a
scoreline of 45-42.
Labhaoise
Walmsley 11, Nicole
Downey 10, Sarah O
Sullivan 10, Emma
Dineen 9. Well
done to all the girls
and to their
coaches Eamon
Joanne
Egan,
Walmsley & Joanne
Cormac O'Donoghue (St Mary's
Downey.
The club would like Basketball Club) who presented a
to thank everyone bouquet of Flowers to Angela
who organised and O'Connor (Den Joe's Sponsors of the
Div 1 National League Ladies) at the
attended
the St Mary's Basketball Club,Castleisland
homecoming on Medal presentation night in the river
Sunday evening in Island Hotel,Castleisland on Friday.Pic
the town centre. – Joe Hanley
It was lovely to see
the girls getting the attention they deserve as for some
it was their 3rd All Ireland medal in just 12 months
between club and school while others picked up their
first of many yet to come. Special thanks to Jack
Shanahan Haven Pharmacy and to DenJoes American
Style for their sponsorship.
By Joanne Downey
The Under 16 Div 3 Girls- Cup and Co League Basketball Winners who were presented with their
St Mary's Basketball Club,Castleisland Medals and trophy's on Friday evening in The River Island
Hotel,Castleisland. Front l-r: Roseanne O'Shea,hazel McCarthy,Maurice Casey (coach),Elle Daly
and Saoirse Casey.Back l-r: Hannah O'Connor,Aoife O'Sullivan and Emily O'Sullivan. Pic Joe Hanley
The Under 16 Div 1 Girls- Cup and Co League Basketball Winners who were presented with
their St Mary's Basketball Club,Castleisland Medals and trophy's on Friday evening in The
River Is land Hotel,Cas tleis land. Front l -r: Emily Broderick,Aoife O'Connor, Dara O 'Connell
(Capt),Nicole Downey and Labhaise Walsmley Pic Joe Hanley.
The Under 14 girls of St Mary's basketball Club,Castleisland were presented with their medals
in the River Island Hotel,Castleisland on Friday evening. Pic Joe Hanley
The Under 16 Div 1 Boys Cup and Co League Basketball Winners who were presented with
their St Mary's Basketball Club,Castleisland Medals and trophy's on Friday evening in The
River Island Hotel,Castleisland.Jack Curran,Andy Donoghue, Padraig O'Connell,Patrick Horan
and Danny Hickey. Back l-r: Ryan McGuire,David Shanahan,David Riordan,Eddie Horan,Sean
Horan and Paudie Fleming (coach).Pic Joe Hanley
OUT & ABOUT IN CASTLEISLAND
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CASTLEISLAND PITCH & PUTT CLUB: Results of the Johnny Murphy Memorial
Overall winner: Johnny McCarthy 93 gross. 5-9 grade winner: Aiden O'Connor
97gross. 10-18 grade winner: Pat Mitchell 105 gross. Hole in One: Timmy Looney. DD
Twomey memorial tournament will commence Sunday 19th - 26th April. Singles
strokeplay. Congratulations to John Clifton & Timmy Looney who qualified for the
munster matchplay championships.
CASTLEISLAND LADIES GOLF: Sat/Sun April 25th - 18 hole singles stableford.
May 3rd - Junior Fundraisers. May 10th - 18 Hole singles stableford. Anyone
interested in playing in the Joe Quinlan team please note that the sheet and full
details are now up on the ladies locker room.
CASTLEISLAND GOLF CLUB - MEN’S CLUB RESULTS: Sunday 19th April
V Par competition sponsored by McCarthys Bar, Castleisland: 1st Domhnall De Barra
(17) 2up. 2nd Brendan Brosnan (11) 1up. 3rd Pat Lynch (18) Level. Div. 1 John Manton
(11) Level. Div. 2 Kevin McNamara (17) Level. Div. 3 Tommy Moroney (24) 1 Down.
Seniors Competition Monday 13th April: 1st John Manton 26pts. 2nd William Galvin
26pts. 3rd Mick O’Connor 26pts. Club Fundraiser Held in Ballybunion Golf Club 17th
April: 1st Jimmy Lane, Brian Lenihan, JJ Foley and Ger Foley 123pts. 2nd Seamus W.
O’Neill, Eddie Sheehy, Tim Hartnett and Gleiter Sleich 123pts. 3rd Denis Galvin, Philip
Horan, Joe Hartnett and Seamus O’Brien 119pts. Nearest the Pin: John Manton.
Longest Drive Gents: Conor Lane. Longest Drive Ladies: Imelda O’Shea. Fixtures:
Saturday 25th April - Open Stableford Competition Mixed. Members 10 Non
Members 15. Sunday 26th April - 18 Hole Singles Stableford. Seniors Open
competition every Monday 10.30 to 11.30am
CARD GAME RESULTS: Results of the card game held in The River Island Hotel
on Sunday night last. 1st: Paul & Joe Geaney. 2nd: Sheila Breen & Dan Reidy, Margaret
O'Sullivan & Mike Mangan,Tony Marshall & Denis McCarthy. Ladies: Peggy Flynn &
Kathleen O'Connor. Gents: Tom Brennan & Ned Murphy, John McMahon & Dave
Mahony. Mixed: Eileen & Noel Murphy, Noreen Fleming & Patsy O'Connor, Bridie Guerin
& Paddy Mahony. Spots: Niely Shanahan & Dick Collins, Willie Woulfe & John
O'Sullivan, Johnny & Ann. Cards continue next Sunday night at 9pm sharp.
CASTLEISLAND TENNIS CLUB: Registration for membership of the Castleisland
Tennis Club for 2015 will be held at the tennis courts on Monday night April 27th
from 7pm to 8pm. Membership fees are family 50, adults 40, juvenile under 18
¤20. Anyone interested in joining can join on that night or else with Jack Shanahan
at his pharmacy at the front of Garveys, Supervalu.
The Club will once again have the services of coach John Hennessy. John will be
giving coaching lessons every Saturday beginning on May 16th . Under 11’s 11am to
12noon and over 11’s 12noon to 1pm. The fee is 4 per hour payable on each lesson.
He is also going to run an adult coaching course this year on Friday evenings 6.30
to 7.30pm beginning on May 22nd, fee to be arranged with John. Anyone interested
please contact John on 087-6830350. All new members welcome. For further details
They travelled from Kenmare to see the St John of God Kerry Services show "I HAVE A DREAM"
in Siamsa Tire Tralee on Wednesday evening, l-r: Margaret Geaney (Castleisland), Mary Garney
(Lancaster), Celia Foley,Anne Murphy and Kelly Anne Murphy. Pic Joe Hanley
please contact Bernard Tangney on 087-6868191 or Jack Shanahan on 087-8122668.
CASTLEISLAND RUGBY CLUB: Castleisland Rugby Club meeting takes Place On
Monday 18th of May @7.30pm. In The Club House. All Members Are Kindly asked To
Attend On The Night Please.
BINGO: at the Castleisland Community Centre Tuesday night 28th April at 8.30pm.
All lines 50. Full houses from 100- 500. Complimentary Tea and Coffee
BADMINTON: Last Friday night saw Killarney hosting the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry
Badminton County championship for division 2 & 4.Congratulations to kingdom's
players Brid Murphy & Fergus McCarthy who were beaten in the final.The Munster
Counties Doubles championships were held in Limerick on Sunday well done to
Castleisland pairing Tom Bourke & Eric Nelligan who won Gold in Grade B beating
Waterford, Cork and Tipperary.The knockout cup finals are been held in Tralee's
Presentation Gym on the 22nd of April @8pm.Best wishes to Division 4 & 5 who are
representing the club.Please go & support our team's.Annuascaul will be hosting
their annual tournament this Sunday the 19th.
CARD GAME RESULTS: The following are the results of the card game held in
the Cordal Resourse Centre. 1st Pat Dee & Mike Prendeville, 2nd Paul & Joe Geaney,
Ladies: Noreen Reidy & Helen O'Callaghan, Gents: Paddy Herlihy & Tom Brennan,
Mixed: Bridie O'Sullivan & Den Bradley,Spots: Patsy O'Connor & John O'Sullivan, Joe
& Bridie Reidy, Mamie O'Sullivan & Tommy Broderick.
Cards continue next Wednesday at 9pm sharp in aid of Defibrillator upkeep and
cabinet.
PRESENTATION SECONDARY SCHOOL – HELPING TO CREATE
GREENER FOOTPRINTS
Students from the Presentation Secondary School are currently busy preparing for
the final of the One Good Idea competition which will take place on the 7th May in
Dublin Castle.
Fifth year students Ciara Murphy, Ayano Ikai, Jackie Bonilla and Christina O Connor
launched their Greener Footprints project in January. Greener Footprints focused
on the impact food miles have on the environment. Food miles refer to the distance
our food travels from field to fork! The project specifically focused on the food
miles of the fresh fruit and vegetables we use.
Contrary to popular belief, much of the fresh fruit and vegetables we buy in our
supermarkets is not from Ireland. In fact most come from countries a long way from
here. One of the aims of the Greener Footprints project is to encourage people to
look at the label for the country of origin of the fresh fruit and vegetables we buy.
“We are asking people to check the labels for the country of origin of their fresh fruit
and vegetables and to select locally grown or Irish grown produce. If this is not
possible, we are asking people to remember that, closer is better. A plane flying
from South Africa, for example, releases over 11,000 tonnes of harmful carbon
emissions into the atmosphere. Whereas a plane flying from Spain releases less
than 500 tonnes of these emissions. Just this week we observed lettuce from France
and Spain as well as radishes from Holland in our local supermarkets. Irish grown
The Greener Footprints team (L/R) Christina O Connor, Jackie Bonilla, Ayano Ikai and Ciara
Murphy pictured with their teacher Ms. Niamh Kelly.
lettuce was also available. It is important to check the country of origin so we make
the right decision in relation to food miles” the students explained.
Follow us on twitter @PresCisland for further updates.
NEWS DESK
CYCLE THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY
Thousands of cyclists from Ireland and around the
country are excited about the news of the new Ring of
Beara Cycle Kenmare which will take place on Saturday
23rd of May 2015. Participants will cycle Ireland’s most
spectacular peninsula and embrace the unspoiled
beauty of the Wild Atlantic Way.
There is a route to suit all levels of fitness from the
seasoned cyclist to the casual peddler. Choose from
the 140km route or the shorter 100km route. Cyclists
can experience the magnificent scenery of the
mountains, valleys and the rugged coastline of the
Beara peninsula.
Both routes start in the idyllic Kenmare town, heading
out the Beara peninsula towards Lauragh, passing
some picturesque and quaint towns including
Ardgroom, Eyeries, Allihies, Castletownbere, Glengarriff
and back to Kenmare town. Participants can enjoy
some food and chat at the fully stocked food stations
dotted along the routes.
The event will finish in Kenmare town which will
Res idents from The Spa supporting 'The Primrose Gala Ball' in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone
Disease, at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night. Photo: John Cleary.
guarantee a great atmosphere and superb facilities
including hot food, hot tubs, massage, entertainment
and finishers’ medal for all cyclists.
This year funds raised will be distributed to the two
nominated charities beneficiaries: Southwest
Counselling and Cancer Connect.
Make this your goal in 2015 and experience this unique
event for the first time. More information can be found
at www.ringofbearacyclekenmare.com
Pictured at 'The Pri mrose Gala Ball' in aid of the I ris h Motor Neurone
Disease, at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night, lef t Dorothy and Gerry
O'Connor, Dromod, and Barbara and Tony O'Connor. Photo: John Cleary.
SCAIRTEACH AN GHLINNE NEWS
Written By John Galvin
Tel: 066 714 7261
Paddy Brosnan was awarded U12 Boys
most improved Basketball Player at the
recent St.Mary’s Basketball Club Awards.
Gráinne Walsh won an All Ireland club
medal with St. Mary’s U14 Girls. They
defeated Fr.Matthews of Cork.
CLEAN-UP MORNING: Scartaglin
Development Association were out in force on
Saturday morning last as they made their contribution
to Kerry County Clean Up-Day. Volunteers helped to
pick up roadside rubbish, clean footpaths, dig up grass
and weeds, whilst others attended to flowers and
flower beds etc.. All in all it was a very worthwhile
exercise and the village now is really looking very well
clean, tidy and presentable. Approach roads to the
village are also cleaned up. Scartaglin Development
Association would like to thank all who came out to
help with the clean-up on Saturday morning last which
was an ideal one weather-wise for the task on hands.
Your help and support has been much appreciated and
valued and only goes to show what can be done by
willing workers who have a sense of pride and
commitment about our native place and are concerned
about the environment that we live in. Even a small
contribution from many can make a huge difference
to our village and surroundings country-side. We have
a beautiful county and country let’s all try and keep it
that way. Well done again to all locals who got to work
on Saturday morning last. As the summer progresses
there will be other random clean-ups from time to time
and new volunteers are always welcome.
GAA LOTTO DRAW: Scartaglin GAA Club’s Lotto Draw
for April took place in Fleming’s Bar on Sunday night
last April 19th . The Jackpot was 4400 and was not
won. Numbers drawn were 5, 14, 17, 26. Consolation
prize-winners in the ‘Lucky Dip’ Draw were as follows
40 - Jimmy Boyle, Leaha, 30 – Noreen Breen,
Coolnageragh & Patrick McMahon, Kilsarcon, Currow,
20 each to Gavin Myers, Farranfore, Jerry P. O’Connor,
Knockrour West & Eilish Geaney, Brosna. Next draw will
be on Sunday May 10th in Lyon’s Bar for a Jackpot of
4600.
WEDDING BELLS: Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to Ann Marie Barrett daughter of Helen
and Tom Barrett of Dromulton and Trevor Farmer son
of Peggy and Tony Farmer of Blennerville who were
married recently in Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Scartaglin. Fr Dan O’Riordan officiated at the Nuptial
Ceremony. Ann Marie and Trevor held their reception in
The Meadowlands Hotel Tralee.
Scartaglen National School pupils who received medals at the recent
St.Mary’s Basketball Club Awards.
MAYORS BALL: Local County
Councillor and current Mayor of Killarney Municipal
Council John Joe Culloty who is originally from
Ballahantourig recently launched his Mayor’s Ball at
The Malton Hotel in Killarney. Present at the launching
was John Joe’s wife Mary and some friends and
supporters. The Mayor’s Ball will be held in The Malton
Hotel on Sunday May 3rd with proceeds going to The
Irish Cancer Society.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MEETING: Castleisland
Bereavement Support Group will meet on Thursday
evening next April 30th from 7pm – 9pm in The NEKD
Building. Everyone welcome.
CALCUTTA FUNDRAISER: The Hope Foundation
are having a big Night at The Dogs at The Kingdom
Greyhound Stadium Tralee on this Saturday evening
April 25th. Aine Daly from Scartaglin is a volunteer with
The Hope Foundation and she will be going to Calcutta
in June to help with Street Children and children from
slum areas in that city. Tickets for the Benefit night at
the track can be purchased in advance at Daly’s
Foodstore and Filling Station Scartaglin for ¤5 and
from Jackie Reidy Menswear Castleisland, McCarthy’s
Foodstore Currow and Kearney’s Shop Cordal. There
will be a super night’s racing with spot prizes and a
raffle on the programme. Children under 14 are free.
Kerry captains Kieran Donnahy and Cáit Lynch will
attend and Kerry hurler Sean Weir will race a
greyhound. Aine Daly will be delighted to receive any
contributions or donations for her mission to Calcutta
and she is hoping for good support from this locality
as well as at the track on Saturday evening. It’s a good
cause and deserves your support.
THE WEATHER: The weather is always a great
subject for conversation and to some extent we are all
obsessed with it according to a recent poll. The poll
revealed that 60% of people talk about the weather
twice a day and one in four chat about it at least four
times on a daily basis. When it’s raining we often say ‘
isn’t it a bad ould day’ or something like ‘isn’t the
weather atrocious’. Conversely when the sun is shining
and temperatures soar you can often hear a comment
like what a glorious day or maybe ‘it’s going to be a
scorcher’. New Zealander Ken Ring has predicted that
June is set to be the warmest month this summer with
the hottest day likely to be around June 10th with
temperatures around 25◦c. Let’s wait and see and
hope he’s right. By the way the Nations favourite
weather presenter is RTE’s Evelyn Cusack.
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY: Tuesday next April
28th is an annual day to remember all those who have
been killed or injured in the work place. In the past five
years 253 people have been killed in this country in
workplace accidents, which averages out at about one
a week. Safety first is always of paramount importance.
BASKETBALL: Congrats and well done to the
Scartaglin girls who were members of the victorious
St. Mary’s Basketball teams which won the U-14 and U16 All Ireland Club Championships Div 1 recently. Under
-14’s Div A were Grainne Walsh & Aoife Dunlea. Under16’s Div B Sarah O’Sullivan, Aoife O’Connor, Emily
Broderick, Siobhan Collins & Julie O’Connor.
FARM PLASTIC RECYCLING: Farmers in this
locality who are anxious to dispose of farm plastics
are advised that there will be a bring centre at
Castleisland Mart on Friday and Saturday May 15th and
16th 9am to 5pm. Items that can also be recycled are
bulk fertiliser/meal bags, small fertiliser /meal bags,
netting and twine, drums. Silage plastic can be
recycled for only 12 per half tonne, plastics should
be clean and dry. For further information call
1890300444 or log on to www.farmplastics.ie
THANKS: The Castleisland Branch of Kerry Hospice
wish to thank all who supported their Good Friday Walk
in aid of Kerry Hospice. The total amount raised came
to 1980. Thank you all for your generosity.
CEMETERY ROSARY: The Rosary will be recited in
Scartaglin Cemetery on each Sunday evening during
the month of May at 6pm commencing on Sunday May
3rd.
GREYHOUND RACING: Local trainer Mossie
O’Connor brought off a nice double at Curraheen Park
Cork on Saturday night last in the second round of The
Irish Independent Laurels. ‘Baile Mhic’ won heat 2 in
28.27 at odds of 5/2 and the double was completed in
the very next race in heat 3 when ‘Midtown Raffa’
obliged in 28.64 at odds of 7/4.
BAILE MHIC EALAGOID NEWS
Written By Gerard Collins
Email: pro.ballymacelligott.kerry@gaa.ie
COMMUNITY GAMES: The Ballymacelligott Community
Games Track qualifying round will be held on Monday
27th April at an Riocht Castleisland starting at 7.15pm
with all athletic sections down for decision. All age
groups will be provided for with the child having to be
under that age by the 31st July, which can differ from
other sports. It is open to all the children of the
Ballymacelligott parish with the top performers heading
to the county finals where they will represent
Ballymacelligott.
GAA: JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Ballymac reached the
quarter final of the Junior Championship following a
three point victory over Ballyduff on Sunday last. At the
end of the first quarter the sides were level (0 - 5 - 0 5) Ballymac points from Aidan Breen (2), Padraig
McCarthy, Shane O Reilly and Luke Sweeney with Jack
Goulding (2) Barry O Grady (2) and JP Leahy replying for
Ballyduff. Further points by Shane O Reilly and Aidan
Breen saw Ballymac lead but Ballyduff hit back with an
excellent individual Jack Goulding goal. Three further
points by Padraig McCarthy (free), Vincent Horan and
Luke Sweeney saw the half time score Ballymac 0 - 10
Ballyduff 1 - 5. Two early Padraig McCarthy frees
extended the home side lead but the excellent Barry O
Grady kept the North Kerry side in touch with some
excellent point taking. Ballymac goal keeper Paudie O
Connor brought off a tremendous save mid way through
this half. Vincent Horan, Aidan Breen and Shane O Reilly
pointed which saw Ballymac lead by 3 pints with five
minutes remaining, but a superbly taken Padraig Boyle
goal levelled the game and at this stage the game was
in the melting pot. The home side finished the stronger
with points by Padraig McCarthy, Luke Sweeney and
Daniel O Shea to progress in the competition on a final
score of Ballymac 0 - 19 Ballyduff 2 - 10.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL: Ballymac
now travel to Glenbeigh on Sunday next for the quarter
final of the Junior Championship. Please make every
effort to travel and support the lads as they strive to
make the semi final of this competition. This game is
due to throw in at 2.00pm.
MINOR TEAM: In our final group game of this years Co.
League our minor team were defeated by Beale in
Ballymac on Friday evening last.
BWILDERED: With Saturday 2nd May fast approaching
all perspective participants are reminded that this
Friday April 24th is the deadline for the early bird entries
to the event. Full details on http://www.bwildered.ie
On the day of the run Ballymac GAA Clubs main function
will be the stewarding of the event. We would urge as
many volunteers as possible to make themselves
available on the day. Please contact one of the following
officers if you are in a position to help out. Fionnan
Fitzgerald 0879860441, Joanne Riordan 0876768634 and
Gerard Collins on 0876430693. All help would be greatly
appreciated on the day.
FAOI 16 KERINS O RAHILLYS 1-8 BALLYMAC 2-4
We were away to Kerins O’ Rahilly’s last Monday evening.
Despite ideal conditions this was a low scoring and
mediocre game. We lined out minus some key players
while others carried injuries into the game. Three Dara
Reagan pointed frees, one a super effort from far out,
was our total scoring in this half. We were fortunate
Rahilly’s only got three points as we were under
pressure for long periods of the half. Half time score 3
points each.
Rahilly’s got three more points by the 15th minute of the
second half, while Dara Reagan again pointed a free for
Pupils of Brennán NS Ballymacelligott who were confirmed on Friday in St Brendan's Church,Cloghers Ballymacelligott, by the
Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne, with the pupils were, Kathleen Griffin (RTD teacher), Andrea Brosnan (teacher) and Fr Pat CreanLynch. Pic Joe Hanley
us. With 20 minutes gone in the second half our
opponents goaled from close range. However a few
minutes later Eoin O Malley went highest to flick the ball
to the rahillys net, our first score from play. Rahilly’s
replied with two more points while Eoin O Malley worked
his way through and again goaled for us. Liam O Brien
and James Mc’Donnell played well on the evening and
Eoin O Malley was a revelation at full forward. We play
Milltown/Castlemaine at home next Monday evening the
20th which is a must win game if we are to have any
chance of going further in this competition.
FAOI 14 GNEEVEGUILLA 5-17 BALLYMACELLIGOTT 1-4
What a difference a week makes! We were truly humbled
by a more mature opposition. Indeed 12 of the
opposition starting team were in their 2nd year at U14
level.That experience told against our relatively young
side with 11 year old Adam Kelly our youngest player.
Despite his age Adam was one of the brighter lights on
an otherwise difficult hour .David and Liam tried hard
but were unable to halt the constant attacking play by
Gneeveguilla. The boys certainly didn't help there cause
as they gave up possession very easily on numerous
occasions. A lot of lessons will be learnt by all in such a
defeat. We encouraged the boys in the aftermath to
build on their recent Ardfert display and increase their
intensity and work rate. There will be better days ahead
with some more improvement required.
FAOI 12 DIV 3 BALLYMAC BLUE TEAM 5 -14 SPA 2-03
Played last Sunday evening in wonderful sunshine in
Spa. Ballymac put in a fine performance and came out
deserved winners on the night. Great work was put in
on the night from all the boys and they can be well
pleased with their performance. Next Sunday evening
we are at home to near neighbours Castleisland
Desmonds in Rd 3 of the County League. Training will
continue Tuesday & Friday at 7pm both nights.
U12 COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION 3B: Ballymac travelled
to Spa Killarney and won comprehensively. The game
was effectively over by half time with 2-2 and 2-3 scored
by James Kenny and Gary Lynch respectively. This was
added to by a great goal from Donal Daly and two
excellent points scored by Luke McCafferky and Mossie
Brennan. The second half saw great displays by the
Ballymac defence with Jamie Sugrue, Eoin Creedon and
Luke O Connell dominating their markers. However the
second half belonged to Mark O Connor with 7 points
scored nearly all from play to leave Ballymac victorious
on a score line of 5-15 to 0-2.
RUSSELL CUP: Congratulations to Tralee CBS on their
recent victory over Pobailscoil Corca Dhuibhne in the
Russell Cup final. Well done to Josh O Keeffe, Tadgh Brick
and Dara Keane who were involved with the Green in this
great win.
CAILINI FAOI 12: We welcomed Beaufort to Ballymac on
Tuesday evening last in the first round of the U12 girls
prelim county league fixtures.On a glorious evening for
football our girls were well in control of this game from
start to finish.With Cora Savage in flying form in midfield
after her recent injury we always had the upper hand.
Cora finished the game with 1-10 to her name from play
and frees. Sophie O Donoghue did really well at fullback
and again our half back line of Cathy Palmer,Sinead
McKeown and Ciara Palmer kept the visitors at bay. Goals
from the always industrious Catherina Sommers and
Aoife Galvin eased us ahead early in the secondhalf
allowing the mentors the luxury of getting all players
on the panel game time.The final score in the end was 416 to 4-5 to the hosts.
AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT
An Evening of Entertainment in aid of Tralee Palliative
Care will take place at Kielduff Community Center, on
Friday, 1st May and Saturday, 2nd May 2015. An Evening
of Comedy with Maurice O'Connell and Tom O'Sullivan
along with music, song, dance and stories by some of
the finest talent in the parish of Ballymacelligott. Great
spot prizes on offer and refreshments will be served on
the night. Admission is 10euros and the show starts at
7.30p.m. sharp. Tickets must be pre booked by
contacting Nora Curran at 086 8973855.
Come along for a great night out and support a great
cause.
CLOGHER NATIONAL SCHOOL FUND-RAISER:
Clogher NS Parents Association is delighted to invite
everyone to our Bingo Night on Friday 1st May at 8pm at
St Brendan’s Community Centre in Ballymacelligott.
Doors open 7.45pm. Fantastic prizes for young and old,
refreshments available. A great evening guaranteed!
PADRE PIO: The next Evening of Devotions in honour
of St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) will take place on
Thursday 23rd April 2015 in St. Brendan’s Church, Clogher
beginning at 7.15pm.
CILLÍNTIARNA CURROW / CURRANS NEWS & VIEWS
Written By Margaret Houlihan Tel: 086 164 8542
Email: islagrantfan@gmail.com
MASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND:
7.30pm Vigil Mass in Currow on Saturday 25th April.
10am Mass in Currans on Sunday.
TRÓCAIRE: Please return your Trócaire Box to the
church as soon as possible.
COMMUNITY CENTRE COLLECTION: The annual
church gate collection in aid of Currow Community
Centre will be taken up this weekend.
Your financial support will be very much appreciated.
DAFFODIL DAY DELIGHT IN CURRANS: Once again
community spirit was to the fore at the Daffodil Day
Coffee Morning in Currans. Hosted by Johnny and Mary
Brosnan, friends and neighbours came in their droves to
support this great cause.
After enjoying the home baking, the tea and the chat the
wonderful total of 1630 was rasied.
Mary and Johnny Brosnan want to thank all those who
contributed in any way to make this such a great success.
CURROW TIDY TOWNS RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Its
basket time again and we are asking residents, business
and organisations to please sponsor a refill hanging
basket. There are 17 baskets in total at a cost of 20 euro
per basket. Thanks to Hickeys nurseries for this
competitive price. Please contact Peter O’Connor (086
070 7847) or Mary Brosnan on 087 268 2256 to sponsor
a basket or for further information.
50TH RACE FOR DRUMM CUP ON SUNDAY: Currow
village will be a hive of activity this Sunday (April 26th) for
the 50th occasion of the John Drumm Memorial Cup.
Cyclists will come from all over Munster for this
prestigious event. Underage races start at 11.00 on the
Lisheenbawn/Laharn circuit. Senior events start at 1.00
pm and use the Ballybeg, Dromulton, Roche's Cross,
Castleisland, Currow circuit. Representing the Currow
Cycling Club will be Hugh Sweeney, Darragh Looney and
Patrick Breen. Sign on for all cyclists is the hall from 10.00
am. There is a prize fund of 3,000 with 500 for the
winner of the main race. The public are asked to please
cooperate with the stewards and to keep all animals off
the roads for the duration of all races.
ADVANCED (QQI LEVEL 6) MANUAL &
COMPUTERISED PAYROLL AWARD: Commencing
May 19th 2015 in Tralee. (Course Dates – Tuesdays: May
19th and 26th and June 2nd, 9th & 16th 2015 from 9.30 am
– 4.00 pm). Venue : Education Centre, Institute of
Technology, Tralee. Duration : 5 days, over 5 weeks from
9.30am to 4.00pm each Tuesday.
Certified : FETAC/QQI Level 6 6N4005
Cost of this course is 550.00 per learner but 100%
funding may be available to learners on Jobseekers
Allowance. You would need to contact your Local
Employment Services office to enquire about eligibility.
In order to obtain certification it is necessary to
undertake a computerised assessment on day 5 of the
course. The duration of this is 2 hours and will assess the
computerised component of the course. A manual
assessment will be undertaken as a project/case study
which can be completed at home and must be submitted
at the end of the course.
For access to the Course Brochure and further
information please visit
http://www.gpasolutions.com/course_c.html
Or write to Shane Flanagan, GPA Solutions, Accounts
Training & Payroll Outsourcing Solutions, 8A Terryland
Retail Park, Headford Road, Galway
Tel - (091) 562 838 Fax (091) 530 740
Pupils from Scoil Ide, Curranes receive their Road Safety Licence from the RSA af ter
completing the Street Smart road safety initiative.
KILLEENTIERNA YOUTH CLUB NOTES: On Friday
April 10th 45 Club Members took to the roads around
Currow Village to begin the Tidy Towns Clean up
campaign. After an hour and a half of cleaning we had a
healthy collection of 30 Bags of Rubbish. We would like to
thank all our members for all the hard work on the night.
With Peter O'Connor of the Rural Development Committee
leaders Moss Leane, Kieran Glover, Mike McCarthy, Marie
Keane, Bridget O'Shea, Lorna O'Shea, Sarah O'Connor,
Aisling O'Sullivan, Amy Galwey, Katie O'Regan, Paula
Fleming, Aisling Moriarty, Rachel O'Connor and Erin
O'Connor were in charge on the night.
On Sunday last April 19th the Club travelled to the INEC in
Killarney for County Club Day for all Youth Clubs in the
County. (4 Club Members travelled on the day and
enjoyed the activities and the Disco that finished the
day). Club Leaders Louise O'Mahony, Megan Fitzgerald,
Sarah O'Connor, Sorcha O'Connor, Aisling O'Sullivan,
Lorna O'Shea, Moss Leane, Amy Galwey, Katie O'Regan,
Rachel O'Connor, Paula Fleming and Erin O'Connor were
in charge on the day.
Club day was the last activity of the year for the Club and
the Friday night Club Nights are now finished for the year
CURROW LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB NOTES: The
Club would like to say a really well done to our U14 Player
Joyce O'Connor who was part of the Kerry U14 Ladies
Team that played Waterford in the first round of the
Munster Championship last Saturday. It is a great honour
for Joyce to represent her County.
On the playing fields our Under 16 Team had 2 games in
the North Kerry League, playing an exciting draw with
Moyvane 1-05 to 1-05 in Moyvane on Thursday April 16th
with Moyvane equalising with the last kick of the game,
and after another close contest we came up short
against Ballyduff/Beale in Currow on Saturday 18th on a
score of Ballyduff/Beale 2-02 Currow 1-03.
U16 Team: Joanne McCarthy, Emily O'Sullivan, Leona
McEnery, Anna Fitzgerald, Edel Brosnan, Gillian Hannifin,
Eilish Brosnan, Ellie Daly, Kerri McCarthy, Aisling Teehan,
Fiona Nelligan McGuire, Orla O'Sullivan, Cira Fitzgerald,
Hazel McCarthy, Niamh O'Sullivan, Maeve Leane, Maura
O'Connor, Siobhain Brosnan, Roisie Scanlon.
CURROW GAA CLUB NOTES BY JOHN FLEMING
PRO: Intermediate Championship; Currow travelled to
Portmagee to play Skellig Rangers in the first round of
the Intermediate Championship last week end. Even
though Skellig are playing in division three of the Co
League, Divisions mean nothing when it comes to
Championship football and they proved it last Sunday at
home. The game was played in brilliant conditions and
Mike Mc Carthy was first on the score board after four
minutes but Skellig were ahead by a point on seven
minutes. A long ball into the Currow full forward line was
knocked down into the path of John Buckley and he
dispatched it to the net, the score was now 1-02 to 0-2. On
the 21 minutes a long free from the right hand side that
looked to be dropping over the bar went under the cross
bar and gave Skellig the lead. By half time the score was
Skellig 1-04 Currow 1-02. By 13 minutes of the second half
Currow had opened a gap of 2 points 1-07 to 1-05, Points
from Seamus Brosnan (1) Dan O’Shea (2) and Mike
Hannifin (1). It was nip and tuck all the way to the end and
it finished at the end of normal time Currow 1-09 Skellig
1-09.Two periods of extra time had to be played and at
the end of that they still could not be separated finishing
1-11 each. The replay will take place in Currow this Sunday
April 26th at 2 p.m.
LOTTO: This week end is the April lotto draw for a
jackpot of 2,900-00 in the Riverside Inn Currans. Tickets
can be had from all club officers, players, Bord Na nÓg
and all the businesses in the parish. This is the only
income the club has to help with the everyday expenses
so your support would be greatly appreciated.
DOG NIGHT: The night at the dogs is almost upon us.
Two weeks to go and if you have not got your buster draw
(entrance ticket) its time to buy. They can be had from
all players or officers. A lot of work has still to be done
so a helping hand from as many people as possible would
be greatly appreciated. This is the only opportunity we
will get this year to put the club back in a sound financial
position so for the last two weeks please help.
CNOC NA gCAISEAL NEWS
Written By Kieran McAuliffe Tel: Kieran 087 971 4255
Email: kieran006@gmail.com
KWD CLEAN UP: Well done to all who
took part in the KWD County clean up
around Knocknagoshel and beyond it
was great to see people out collecting
the rubbish on the roads around their
houses thanks to all who took part.
COUCH TO 5K: A huge thank you to
everyone who supported the 5K Run in
aid of Loughfouder N.S. on Saturday
last. The day was gorgeous - blue skies
and a gentle breeze now and again
made for lovely running conditions.
They was 132 participants - well done
to each and every one of you. Thanks
also to everyone who helped to
organise the event - your help was
much appreciated.
KNOCK PILGRIMAGE: Apostolate of
eucharistic Adoration travel to knock
on Sunday the 26th April, 2015. Bus is
leaving the church at 7am contact
Kathleen on 0877758503 or Teresa 0872673663, to book you seat.
CLOTHES
COLLECTION:
Knocknagoshel gym are holding a
clothes collection at the gym on this
weekend they will accept unwanted
clothes belts, bags, paired shoes, bed
linen not duvets or pillows. These items
can be dropped into the gym or left in
the porch of the log cabin, Please do
not place in the clothes banks as it’s a
separate collection, thanks for your
support in advance.
MASSES: Saturday Tom and Eily Mai
O’Connor, Sunday Norette Leahy,
Thursday 10am Denis Cremins Friday
Mossie McElligott, Saturday Timmie and
Kerry O’Connor. Collectors for May
Saturday Phil Herlihy and Eamon
O’Callaghan, Sunday Bill Roche and
Jerry Lenihan.
LOTTO: The next draw will be for a
jackpot of 3600 on Saturday May 2nd
at 10p.m. in Walsh's Bar. Tickets are
available from The Family Shop, Leahy's
Post Office, the local bars and usual
sellers. Thank you for your continued
support.
41 CARD DRIVE: The progressive 41
card drive continues every Thursday
night at 9.30p.m. in Walsh's Bar. Spot
prizes on offer each night. It will
culminate in a special fundraising night
on May 7th with the proceeds
raised going to the Injured Jockey's
Fund. A number of locals and
businesses have put spot prizes on
offer for this night. All card players are
welcome.
DEATH: The death occurred recently
of Mossie Cotter, London and late of
Glountane, Lyrecrompane, Sympathy is
extended to all Mossie’s family and
friends. May he rest in Peace.
EUCHARISTIC
COMMITTEE:
ADORATION
The Eucharistic
adoration Committee will be holding a
meeting after 8pm mass in the church
on Saturday the 2nd May after mass. All
aspects of the Eucharistic adoration
and strengthening of the group going
forward will be discussed. Everyone is
invited to attend.
FLEMING LOOKING FOR FAIRNESS
ON THE FAIR DEAL SCHEME
Deputy Tom Fleming speaking during
the Second Stage of the General
Practitioner Service Bill 2015, welcomed
the bill but asked the Minister of State
Deputy Kathleen Lynch to take the
various matters he referred to into
account. “The Bill will cause a huge
increase in the number of those over
70 years of age who will have doctor
visit cards. The latter is going to
become the norm and it and other
matters will have to be taken into
account in the future.” Said Fleming
Deputy Tom Fleming states that older
people make more use of their medical
card than the general population. More
older people are being admitted
through emergency departments. The
majority of older people visit their GP
on a regular basis. They are further
burdened with several overheads such
as water charges, property tax etc while
there has been a lessening of reliefs in
terms of household bills and fuel
allowances. Therefore resulting in a
deterioration of their living standards.
With regard to the Fair Deal scheme,
there are indications of the
Government intention to pass on
additional nursing home costs by
imposing a charge after the death of a
vulnerable older person for any
community based service that they
needed. This has caused alarm and
stress for people concerned about their
future. An older person whose only
income is the State Pension is left with
46 per week after the fair deal
charges are deducted. The Fail Deal
only covers basic bed and board and
does not cover any other additional
costs.
Deputy Fleming also stated that the GP
sector is under severe pressure. A
recent survey has shown that only 25%
of current GP trainees are planning to
stay in Ireland after graduation. 50%
are unsure while 12% said they would
definitely emigrate.
APPOINTMENTS NOTICES
SLIABH LUACHRA SPORTS
ANOTHER EXCITING WEEKEND OF CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP FARE IN PROSPECT THIS WEEKEND
The various Castleisland Mart Club Championships swung
into action last weekend across the county in
Mediterranean like weather conditions. There were thrills,
spills, and the usual quota of matches that required extra
time and when the dust settled on Sunday evening there
were some noteworthy results but no great surprises as
County League form more or less dictated where the spoils
went. It was good to see county players like Aidan
O’Mahony and James O’Donoghue make returns with their
respective clubs, Rathmore and Legion, and another man
who played a part was last year’s minor centre back(and
also a member of this year’s minor pane) Andrew Barry of
Na Gaeil who is also getting back to full fitness after injury.
Round two draws were made on Sunday afternoon and the
coming weekend should see the semi-finalists known in
most cases. The draw for the Intermediate Championship
relegation playoffs will be made at the next meeting of the
County Committee.
In the Senior Club Championship, Killarney Legion got a
late winner at Strand Road to set up a quarter final tie with
local rivals, Dr Crokes who had a big win over St MichaelsFoilmore and Ardfert needed extra time to defeat Laune
Rangers and qualify for a quarter final meeting with County
Champions, Austin Stacks. There was a thriller in Rathbeg
where Rathmore fought back with fourteen men to force
extra time against Milltown-Castlemaine before going on to
win by a six point margin and qualify for a semi final place
against the winners of the Dr Crokes and Legion tie. Dingle’s
victory over Kilcummin earns them a crack against the
winners of the Austin Stacks v Ardfert tie.
In the Intermediate Championship, John Mitchels, who have
made the perfect start in Division 2, defeated Division 1 side
Finuge and their reward is a home tie against An Ghaeltacht
who brought Brosna’s championship fairy-tale to an end.
Skellig Rangers and Currow, both battling for survival in
their respective Divisions of the County League, could not
be separated after extra time in Portmagee and they will
meet one of many people’s favourites for the title,
Desmonds, who defeated Glenflesk. St Marys had a good
victory in Listowel against the home side to set up a local
quarter final derby against neighbours Waterville who
defeated Gneeveguilla by seven points and Spa made home
advantage count against Annascaul to earn another home
tie in the quarter final against Kenmare who defeated Keel
from Division 3. Glenbeigh-Glencar justified their
favouritism for the Junior Championship title with a good
away win in Tarbert and they meet Ballymac, who kicked 19
points in their defeat of Ballyduff, in the quarter finals.
Templenoe are another side to watch out for following their
defeat of St Pats and they now meet Na Gaeil who won the
first Championship
match in Churchill’s
splendid new pitch.
Beaufort kicked 17
points in the defeat of
Castlegregory and
their reward is a home
tie against Duagh who
prevailed in a very low scoring game against Scartaglen.
Meanwhile Listry’s narrow victory over Cordal and Firies’
victory over last year’s runners-up Dromid Pearses, sets up
a local quarter final derby. In the Novice Championship,
Asdee from Division 5 caused a major shock when
accounting for neighbours Beale who are two Divisions
above them in the County League but their reward is a long
journey to Tuosist who received a bye to the quarter finals.
Kilgarvan, a club struggling to field in the League, are in
the quarter finals following the defeat of Ballylongford and
they meet Lispole, who, despite conceding four goals to
Moyvane, still prevailed. St Senans had a good win against
fellow Division 4 side Cromane and they meet Renard who
secured local bragging rights with victory over Valentia.
Ballydonoghue will have a big say in the destination of the
Novice title following a good away win in Fossa to earn a
home tie against fellow North Kerry outfit Knocknagoshel
who defeated Sneem/Derrynane.
All Round 2 games, with the exception of the Beaufort V
Duagh game, which is on May 2nd, will be played this
weekend.
LOCAL HERO ALAN RING WINS
THE FEL’S POINT HOTEL CIRCUIT OF KERRY
By Sean Moriarty
A delighted Alan Ring drove
his Subaru Impreza World
Rally Car over the finish
ramp of the Fel’s Point Hotel
Circuit of Kerry Rally in Tralee on Sunday evening.
The Castleisland man co-driven by West Cork man,
Adrian Deasey led his home rally from start to finish
although he did survive a late challenge from Welsh
visitor Steve Wood in a similar car.
Ring was just three seconds in front of Wood, who is
co-driven by Abbeyfeale’s Keith Moriarty, as the lead
cars entered the sixth and final stage at Desmond’s
Grave. The Munster Joinery man held his composure
and set fastest time over the undulating back roads
between Knocknagoshel and Ballymac. Wood said he
over drove the car on the final stage, and somehow,
dropped ten seconds to the flying Ring.
The Munster Joinery man said: “It was a proud moment
to drive through my home town this morning with
number one on the door but even better to be back
here as winner of my home national rally. This is only
our fifth event in this car, there is a lot more to come.”
Ring will contest this coming weekend’s Monaghan
Stages Rally as part of his Triton Showers National Rally
championship and the local Rally of the Lakes in two
weeks’ time.Wood’s slow time through stage promoted
former Circuit of Kerry winner Derek McGarrity and his
Beaufort co-driver Diarmuid Falvey to second. The
Antrim/Kerry pairing were holding third place for most
of the day – their biggest issue all Day was readjusting
to each other having not shared a rally car since the
Galway International Rally in 2009.
Kerry Winter Rally winner Daniel Cronin finished fourth.
Navigated by Killarney’s Shane Buckley, the Bantry
man’s older Impreza was never going to match the
more modern machinery around them and they did
extremely well to set the times they did.
Ballyduff-born Kevin Barrett and Sean Mullally were
fourth and took home the best Kerry Motor Club crew
trophy in another Impreza. Their run was hampered by
a lack of fifth gear for much of the latter part of the
rally. Mike Quinn looked certain to take this award, and
honours in the two-wheel drive section of the rally but
put his Ford Escort off the road on the third run over
Mount Eagle.
MIKE AND KIERAN TO ANSWER THE MUNSTER CALL ON SATURDAY
Continuing on the fine reputation of Castleisland RFC answering the provinces call,
it came as no surprise this week that the province has selected two more of the
“Islands” finest to face Leinster in the first round of the Junior Club interprovincial
championships.
Currows Mike Cronin is no stranger to the team having captained them in the past
and will line out as hooker but it is all new ground for Knocknagoshels Kieran
Downey who will take his place on the replacements bench.
Speaking to the Sliabh Luachra Castleisland RFC PRO Gerdie Murphy was delighted
at the selection “It’s the highest grade possible for these players to play and with
the amount of junior clubs across the province it’s a great achievement for the
boys” He said.
Munster will play Leinster on Saturday with Cobh the venue and there is sure to be
a big local support.
“It continues our fine tradition with players representing Munster and it’s great for
the juveniles to see that if you put in the work, there are opportunities to play at a
much higher level. We hosted an interprovincial game a few years ago and it was a
huge success and you never know that could happen again in the future but for
now it’s time to change the colours and get out the Munster ones and support the
lads,” concluded Gerdie.
ST. KIERAN’S GAA
St. Kieran’s Cycle Tour: St. Kieran’s Leisure Cycle Tour will
take place on Sunday May 24th. Starting at 10am from
Castleisland Desmonds GAA grounds.
Sign on the morning of the cycle from 8am to 9.45am at
Desmonds Club House. You can also get your registration
forms from Jackie Reidy’s Menswear or at Galwey
Auctioneers Church St. Castleisland available from the 1st
of May. As this is our main fundraiser we hope that as many
people will come out and support us. The short route is
very enjoyable for novice cyclists so no excuses get on your
bike. Please go to st.kieransgaa.ie for more details.
Results Castleisland Mart Club Champtionship:
Intermediate: Skellig Rangers 1 -11 vs. Currow. 1-11. Replay
this weekend. Brosna 0-08 vs. An Ghaeltacht. 1-11. Glenflesk
2-08 vs. Desmonds. 2-12.
Junior: Scartaglin 0-04. vs. Duagh 0-05. Listry 0-11. vs.
Cordal. 0-10. Ballymcelligott 0-19. vs. Ballyduff. 2-10.
Novice: Knocknagoshel 1-14. vs. Seem / Derrynane. 0-12.
Castleisland Mart Club Champtionship 2nd Round
Fixtures: All games this weekend.
Intermediate: Round One Replay Currow vs. Skellig Rangers.
Winners of that game will play Castleisland Desmonds.
Junior: Ballymcelligott vs .Glenbeigh / Glencar.
Novice: Knocknagoshel vs. Ballydonoghue. Best of Luck to
all of our Clubs.
CASTLEISLAND DESMONDS
Minors: On Friday 17th April, our Minors played round 4 of
Co League at home v Keel/Listry and needed a win to
guarantee a semi-final spot. We got a great start with Colin
McCarthy scoring a goal from a tight angle. Keel/Listry
scored the next two points, before Cathal Hanafin replied
with two pointed frees. Desmond's had a number of goal
scoring chances and hit the post on three occasions before
the break. Desmond's opened up a five point lead, with
good scores from Daithi O'Leary, Ciaran Breen and Tadhg
Walsh, but Keel/Listry replied strongly before the break. At
the half-time whistle, there was the minimum between the
teams, with Desmond's leading 1-6 to 0-8. A strong
defensive performance was evident in the second half with
David Lynch, Conor O'Shea and Padraig O'Connell breaking
up a number of attacks. Quality free-taking from Cathal
Hanafin opened up a six point lead, but Keel/Listry got a
late goal to ensure that it was a very close finish. Final score
Desmond's 1-14 Keel/Listry 1-11.
County Minor Semi Final: Desmonds Minors will play
Keel/Listry in the Co Minor semi final on this Friday at
6.45pm in Desmonds pitch. Please come along and support
the team.
Intermediate Championship - Desmonds 2.11 Glenflesk
2.8: Desmonds are through to the next round of the
intermediate championship following their win over
Glenflesk on Sunday Desmonds raced into an early lead
with 3 points from Thomas Hickey and one from Thomas
Lynch a great goal by Stan Devane in the 17 th minute put
Desmonds clearly in the driving seat as Glenflesk could only
manage two points Ger Reidy came to the rescue for
Desmonds with two great saves on the goal line late in the
half. The second goal came from Sean Lynch with 4 mins
remaining followed by a Maurice Hickey point late in the
half Glenflesk added two more points as Desmonds went in
2 5 to 0 4 ahead. The second half was a different story as
Glenflesk came right back into the game and after 16 mns
of the half were just 3 points behind but again with the
game in full flight Thomas Lynch came to the rescue and
added more points to put Desmonds 2 11 to 1 8 ahead
Glenflesk found the net late in the half but it was Desmonds
day and they now go on to play the winners of the Skellig
Rangers or Currow decider in the next round.
Results: U16 Central League Desmonds 2.08 Aunascail 2.13.
Senior Ladies Co League: Desmonds 2.06 Southern Gaels
5.14.
Fixtures: Juniors v Ballyduff home Tuesday at 7pm. U12
Div 3 A Desmonds v Ballymac away on Sunday 26th April at
6pm. U14 Div 2 Desmonds Home to Ratmore at 7.30 on April
22nd.
Lotto: No winner of last weekends lotto for a jackpot of
@ 2800 held in Fagans. Numbers drawn 2, 7, 24 and 28. @ 50
Tommy Broderick with @ 30 to each of the following; Martin
Curtin, Dan Lyons, Aine Nelligan, Leanne Mangan and Kevin
Dillon.
Meeting: A very important Club meeting will be held in the
River Island Hotel on next Monday night 27th April at
8.30pm. Among the many items to be discussed will be
North Kerry Fixtures and membership. All members are
requested to attend.
CORDAL COISTE NA NÓG
U16: Cordal/Scartaglen U16’s played Firies on Monday 13th
of April at Cordal GAA pitch in Round 4 of the East Kerry
League. Firies started the game well and were leading well
at half-time. Cordal/Scartaglen spent their time in the
dressing room well, coming out and playing much better in
the second half taking some excellent and well worked
points. The score finished Cordal/Scartaglen 0-07 to Firies
2-11.
Next up for the team is Round 5 of the East Kerry League
with an away fixture against Rathmore on Monday 20th of
April, full report in next week’s report.
U14: Cordal/Scartaglen Under 14’s travelled to Duagh on
the Wednesday the 15th of April. Cordal/Scartaglen played
very well, unfortunate to lose in the end by 5 points. Well
done to the team, better times will come as the season
continues.
The team played Finuge in Scartaglen on Wednesday 22th
of April, full report in next week’s edition.
U12: Cordal played Ballydonoghue in Cordal on Sunday the
19th of April in Round 2 of the Under 12 County League.
Playing well, the game was tight with visitors were leading
by 7 points to 4 at half time. Unfortunately the visitors
scored 2 goals early in the second half which meant Cordal
had to chase the game. The final score was Cordal 2-06 to
Ballydonoghue 2-15.
The Under 12’s have a Bye on Round 3, they play at home in
Round 4 on Sunday 3rd May at 6.00pm to Keel.
Lotto: April is Cordal Coiste Na nÓg month to run the Lotto.
As can be seen by players of all ages, parents and visitors
alike, the football field is now in fantastic condition after the
redevelopment work. Work is ongoing, the building of the
stand being just one example. The Lotto is a very important
part of the ongoing fund raising activities which make all
this possible. Please support the Cordal GAA Lotto.
BADMINTON
Last Friday night saw Killarney hosting the CPC.IE
sponsored Kerry Badminton County championship for
division 2 & 4. Congratulations to Kingdom's players Brid
Murphy & Fergus McCarthy who were beaten in the final.
The Munster Counties Doubles championships were held
in Limerick on Sunday. Well done to Castleisland pairing
Tom Bourke & Eric Nelligan who won Gold in Grade B
beating Waterford, Cork and Tipperary.
KNOCKNAGOSHEL GAA NEWS
KNOCKNAGOSHEL 1-14 SNEEM/DERRYNANE 0-12:
This was a real championship affair in Knocknagoshel with
both teams giving it everything from the start. From the
throw in James Walsh drove forward putting the ball over
the bar to open the scoring for the home side. The same
player struck again a minute later with another point. It
took the visitors a while longer to settle and Ian Galvin was
wide with their first free attempt. Edmund Walsh pointed
from play to open a three point lead for the home side.Two
frees by Morgan O'Donoghue either side of an Ian Galvin
free brought the visitors back on level terms by the 11th
minute. Both players weretroubling the Knocknagoshel full
back line at this stage of the game. Edmund Walsh pointed
from play for Knocknagoshel only to be cancelled out by
Ian Galvin and this was quickly followed by a Niall O'Sullivan
point for the visitors giving them the lead for the first time.
A converted free from 45 metres by midfielder Brendan
Teahan put the visitors two in front on the 21st minute.
Knocknagoshel rallied before half time and a James Walsh
free was followed by a point from his brother Edmund
before James Walsh sent the home team ahead with a point
from play. Half time score 0-7 to 0-6. Knocknagoshel got a
dream start to the second half when James Walsh was put
through on goal after good work by Shane O'Connell. He
drove the ball high into the roof of the net to give the home
side a four point cushion. Sneem/Derrynane showed their
character in their response and pulled back the four points
in as many minutes. A free by midfielder Brendan Teahan
was followed by a Denis O'Sullivan point from play. Morgan
O'Donoghue pointed another free followed by an Ian Galvin
point from play leaving matters level at 1-7 to 10 points with
10 minutes gone in the second half. Edmund Walsh put the
home sides noses in front again with a point from play
closely followed by a free from the sideline kicked into a
stiff breeze. Morgan O'Donoghue replied with a point from
a free before Edmund Walsh scored again. Ian Galvin kicked
a beauty for the visitors to cut the deficit to one point with
ten minutes remaining. The home side pulled clear again
kicking four unanswered points from there to the finish to
leave the final score 1-14 to 0-12. There were some
outstanding performances from players on both sides
throughout. The battle between Padraig Reidy and Ian
Galvin aswell as the battle between John Brosnan and
Morgan O'Donoghue was worth the entrance fee alone but
it was the overall contribution of James Walsh for the home
side that ended up the difference between the two teams.
FIXTURE: Knocknagoshel travel to Coolard this Sunday
to take on Balllydonoghue at 2p.m. in the quarter final of
the novice championship. Support is greatly appreciated
as Knocknagoshel enter this contest as underdogs.
SCARTAGLIN GAA
LADIES FOOTBALL: Scartaglin Senior Ladies played
Laune Rangers in Killorglin on Saturday afternoon last in
The County League. The Laune Rangers Ladies won this
contest on a final score of 2-12 to 1-8. The opening half was
evenly contested enough. At the end of the first quarter it
was 1-4 to 1-2 in favour of the Killorglin side. Scart’s goal
coming from Eileen O’Connor after 7 minutes. At the break
two points again divided the sides Laune Rangers 1-8
Scartaglin 1-6. In the second half Laune Rangers outscored
Scart scoring a further 1-4 with Scart’s reply in that half
being two points. Scartaglin scorers Eileen O’Connor 1-1,
Mary Herlihy 0-4, Amy Reidy 0-2, Siobhan Collins 0-1.
Scartaglin U-12’s took on Legion in the preliminary round of
the County League at Derreen on Tuesday evening of last
week. At the final whistle it was all square – Scartaglin 3-6
Legion 4-3. After 15 minutes the score was Legion 1-2,
Scartaglin 1-1. Scart’s goal having come from Jane Lawlor in
the 3rd minute. At half time it was Legion 2-2 Scartaglin 15. Aoife Kerins put Scart ahead immediately after
resumption with a goal, but Legion struck back with
another goal after 2 minutes to level up again. Leah Boyle
was Scart’s third goal scorer with Legion scoring a 4th goal
in the last five minutes or so. Scartaglin scorers Jane
Lawlor 1-3, Leah Boyle 1-2, Aoife Kerins 1-0, Grainne Walsh 01.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: Scartaglin 0-4 V Duagh 0-5.
This opening round was played in excellent conditions in
Scart. A very even competitive game as the full time score
reflected. Both sides were slow to get off the mark until
Denis Lenihan opened the scoring for Scart in the 8th
minute. The end of the 1st half saw Scart with a slim single
point lead. Half time score Scartaglin 0-3 V Duagh 0-2. The
2nd half was more of the same with both sides fighting a
strong midfield game. Scart seemed to be coming out the
better of exchanges but were only able to convert a single
point. In the end Duagh managed to come out on top with
the last kick of the game after Duagh’s Luke O’Donnell
broke the stalemate with a point from a 45 to seal the win
and advance to the next round. Scart scorers – Denis
Lenihan 0-2 and Mike Horan 0-2. Scart team – David Kerins,
Pa Murphy, Ger O’Connor, Declan O’Mahoney, Tom Culloty,
Daniel Murphy, Alan Horan, Mike Coakley, Tom Forde, Niall
Casey, Mike Horan, Fred Connor, Sean O’Connor, Denis
Lenihan, Pat O’Sullivan. Scart subs- Timothy Kerins, Kieran
Herlihy, Tim Coakley, Padraig Reidy, Brian Hanrahan, Sean
Tangney, Conor Cremin, Pa Rahilly, Padraig Breen, Tom
Boyle, Aaron Gallagher, Hugh Connor, Kevin Lenihan,
Brendan Rahilly, Martin Hewitt. Duagh scorers – Gerard
McCarthy 0-1, Nigel O’Connor 0-2, Eamon Dowling 0-1 & Luke
O’Donnell 0-1. Duagh Team – Donal Scanlon, Luke O’Donnell,
Aaron O’Connor, Tim Quirke, Diarmuid Foley, Tom O’
Sullivan, Jeremiah Foley, Anthony Maher, Kieran Lucey,
Daniel O’Donoghue, Denny Lane, Thomas Scanlon, Gerard
McCarthy, Nigel O’Connor, Tim Scanlon. Duagh subs- Mike
McKenna, Chris Breen, Darragh Joy, Eoin Lucey, Eamon
Dowling, Gavin Buckley, Jason Carmody, Johnny Curran,
John Joy, Kevin Quilter, Mike Kelly, Padraig O’Donoghue.
SCARTAGLIN COISTE NÁ NOG
U16’S: Played Rathmore in the Final round of the East
Kerry League on Monday last, with the prize a place in the
Div 2 final of this competition. Rathmore Started in whirl
wind fashion, scoring a goal and two points in the early
minutes of the game without reply from Cordal/ Scart.
Cordal /Scart made some tactic switches early on, Bringing
Sean Horan Back in front of the defense, and introducing
Cathal o Donughue into attack, and this started to pay
divadance straight away. Scoring the next six points and
also having, 3 shots on goal, which in most games these
would have been scored, but not today. Finally the Goal
came just before half time from the Boot of Donnacha Daly,
Ballymac Senior Squad which defeated Ballyduff in Co Junior Championship on Sunday last
to leave the half time score Cordal /Scart 01-07 to
Rathmore 01-03.
Cordal /Scart dominated the second half with some
delightful attacking football, working the ball always up
from defense on many occasions to get some notable
scores on the night. However for all dominance , Rathmore
kept attacking and but for 3 brilliant saves by Conor
Mitchell in the Cordal /Scart Goals the score could have
been much closer. Final Score Cordal /Scart 04-12 to
Rathmore 03-05.The lads now await results from the other
side div to see who they meet in Final ,with Beaufort the
likely opponents
U12’S: are away to Moyvane this Sunday 26/04/2015.@
6pm.
U14’S: play Finuge on Wednesday 27/4/2015 @ 7.30pm at
home. Hopefully with favorable result on the night, for the
work the lads are putting in at present.
CURROW GAA
INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Currow travelled to
Portmagee to play Skellig Rangers in the first round of the
Intermediate Championship last week end. Even though
Skellig are playing in division three of the Co League,
Divisions mean nothing when it comes to Championship
football and they proved it last Sunday at home. The game
was played in brilliant conditions and Mike Mc Carthy was
first on the score board after four minutes but Shellig were
ahead by a point on seven minutes. A long ball into the
Currow full forward line was knocked down into the path
of John Buckley and he dispatched it to the net, the score
was now 1-02 to 0-2. On the 21 minutes a long free from the
right hand side that looked to be dropping over the bar
went under the cross bar and gave Skellig the lead. By half
time the score was Skellig 1-04 Currow 1-02. By 13 minutes
of the second half Currow had opened a gap of 2 points 1-
U16 GirlsB Div 1 Winners.Front L To R Anna Lynch, Sarah O Sullivan, Darya O Connell, Aoife O
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07 to 1-05, Points from Seamus Brosnan (1) Dan O’ shea (2)
and Mike Hinifin (1). It was nip and tuck all the way to the
end and it finished at the end of normal time Currow 1-09
Skellig 1-09.Two periods of extra time had to be played and
at the end of that they still could not be separated finishing
1-11 each.
THE REPLAY: will be played in Currow next week on
Sunday at 2-o’clock p.m.
LOTTO: Next week end is the April lotto draw for a jackpot
of 2,900-00 in the Riverside Inn Currans. Tickets can be
had from all club officers, players, Bord Na nÓg and all the
businesses in the parish. This is the only income the club
has to help with the everyday expenses so your support
would be greatly appreciated.
DOG NIGHT: The night at the dogs is almost upon us.
Two weeks to go and if you have not got your buster draw
(entrance ticket) its time to buy. They can be had from all
players or officers. A lot of work has still to be done so a
helping hand from as many people as possible would be
greatly appreciated. This is the only opportunity we will
get this year to put the club back in a sound financial
position so for the last two weeks please help.
THE GARVEYS SENIOR FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
The draw for the first Round of The Garveys Supervalu
Senior Football Championship, which gets underway on
the weekend of May24th, will be made live on Radio
Kerry on this Saturday afternoon around 3:05pm. The
changes as a result of the County Championship Review
Committee do not of course come into effect until 2016
so there will be twenty teams – 11 Club and 9 Divisional
– in the hat for the first round draw. The draw for the
Senior Hurling Championship, which does not
commence until July 19th, will be made later in the year.
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I would like to begin my Ramblings this week by
saying thank you to the reader that contacted me last
week and I hope she will find the following article of
interest. It is always lovely to hear from readers, I
value your opinions and welcome suggestions on
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appreciate if readers contact me if they spot
mistakes and I will do my best to correct my blunders
the following week.
BATS: The United Nations declared 2011 / 2012 the
Year of the Bat. The campaign was launched as a way
to strengthen efforts for protecting the world’s only
flying mammal.
There are over one thousand two hundred bat species
and can be found in many parts of the world, in cities,
deserts, grasslands and forests.
The smallest bat in the world is from Southeast Asia.
The Bumblebee bat measures about thirty
millimetres in length. The world’s largest bat, the
Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, has a wingspan of
one and a half meters. Most bats eat insects, but
many feed on fruit or nectar from flowers.
Many people think bats are blind, but this is not true.
Many species have very good sight. Most bats
communicate and find their way by making
“echolocation” noises. They produce high-frequency
noises and can estimate the distance of an object by
using the sound echoes that bounce back to them.
So, while bats may travel in total darkness, they “see”
using sound.
Sadly, bats are widely feared and misunderstood.
Most bats come out of their shelters only at nightfall.
Three bat species feed on blood. Because of these
qualities, bats have long been linked in many cultures
to death, darkness and vampires.
Yet bats are important for agriculture and our
environment. They help pollinate plants and spread
seeds. They also help control insects. Bats eat huge
numbers of insects, including kinds that damage
crops. For example, a brown bat can eat more than
one thousand insects the size of a mosquito in one
hour.
Bats have also proved useful in the medical industry.
Some bats carry a substance in their saliva that has
been manufactured and used in medicine to help
stroke victims.
Ireland is currently home to nine species of bat. All
our bats are totally harmless, much smaller than
people imagine and very dependent on humans for
their survival. All Irish bats eat insects; some prefer
chunky beetles and moths while others, such as the
pipistrelles, catch large numbers of small flies and
midges. However, during winter when insects are
scarce, Irish bats hibernate; they lower their body
temperature and heartbeat, which enables them to
survive for periods without feeding.
In Ireland, as throughout the rest of the world, they
account for almost a quarter of all mammal species.
Bats and the law:
Populations of bats worldwide have been declining
since the middle of the last century. The main
reasons for this decline are the loss of both summer
and winter roost sites through human disturbance,
the destruction of woodland, the renovation of
buildings, the use of toxic timber treatment
chemicals, the clearance of hedgerows and use of
agricultural insecticides. To try and conserve
remaining populations, all Irish bats are protected
under the 1976 Wildlife Act and also by The European
Habitats Directive. It is an offence to intentionally kill,
disturb, handle or keep bats without a licence.
However, it is not an offence to look after an injured
Written By Margaret Houlihan Tel: 086 164 8542 Email: islagrantfan@gmail.com
bat or a young bat that has been abandoned. Under
The Habitats Directive, both the roosting sites of bats
and their hunting habitats are protected.
DYING GRANDFATHER REFUSES TO LISTEN TO
DOCTORS: 2 years after being diagnosed with stage
4 cancer (Oropharyngeal cancer with lung
metastases) Doctors told 70 year old Kenneth Broskey
of Michigan he had two weeks to live and would be
better off in a hospice.
Instead of doing what the Doctors advised he began
working trying to make as much money as possible
so that when he dies, his daughter and her two
children can continue to live in the house they now
share with him. As a single mother and waitress, he
knows that things will be hard without him and like
any good father or grandfather; he worries about and
wants to protect and provide for his family.
He became a driver for Uber, a car service company,
driving around complete strangers who needed rides,
and one day Kenneth picked up a 22-year-old college
student, Ronald Gainer. During the car ride, the two
men started talking about Kenneth’s grim situation.
Ronald knew he wanted to help and not only set up a
GoFundMe account (which, as we’ve seen before, can
be hugely successful for people in need), but he also
coordinated a fundraiser dinner for Kenneth and his
family. So far, the two have raised over $100,000 —
exceeding their goal in just six days — and have
become fast friends.
ON THIS DATE – APRIL 24TH: 1184BC - Greeks
entered Troy using the Trojan Horse
1731 - Death of Daniel Defoe, English writer. (Robinson
Crusoe).
1743 - Birth of Edmund Cartwright, English inventor of
the power loom.
1880 - Amateur Athletic Association, governing body
for men's athletics in England and Wales, was
founded in Oxford.
1929 - A non-stop England to India flight took off.
1934 - Laurens Hammond announced the
development of the pipeless organ
1968 - Number one hit on British music charts - Louis
Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
1969 - Paul McCartney (Beatles) said there was no
truth to the rumours he was dead
1981- Bill Shoemaker won his 8,000th race, 2000 more
than any other jockey
1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, was officially
declared free of anthrax after 48 years of quarantine.
BIRDS ARE FARMERS’ FRIENDS: The swallow, swift,
and hawk are the guardians of the atmosphere. They
check the increase of insects that otherwise would
overload it. Blackbirds, crows, thrushes, and larks
protect the surface of the soil. It is an undoubted fact
that if the birds were all swept off the face of the
earth man could not live upon it.
The long-persecuted crow has been found by actual
experience to do more good by the vast quantities of
grubs and insects he devours than the harm he does
in the grains of corn he pulls up. He is, after all, rather
a friend than an enemy to the farmer.
In Costa Rica, researchers found that birds foraging
on coffee bushes reduced infestation of the coffee
berry borer beetle by 50%, saving farmers between
$75 and $310 in damages per hectare per year. In East
Africa, aphid and thrip infestation was found to
increase dramatically when birds were excluded from
garden plots, and research in Spain suggests that
kestrels and barn owls provide valuable vole-control
services for farms.
The fact that birds are such valuable farm workers is
one more reason to manage entire landscapes to
keep bird populations at healthy levels.
COULD THIS LAW BE PASSED IN IRELAND PLEASE?
In Egypt, Sofinar Gourian, aka Safinaz was fined and
sentenced to six months in prison for wearing a dress
with the colours of the national flag during a
performance.
.According to the court system in Egypt, belly dancer
Safinaz desecrated the Egyptian flag since she wore
a tight dress which used a colour scheme with red,
white, and black as the primary hue. After the case
was initiated by a private complaint, the court in
Agouza, west of Cairo, said the popular Armenian
belly dancer was effectively “insulting the Egyptian
flag” based on this fashion statement.
The act of insulting the flag became illegal under
former Egyptian President Adly Mansour, whose
Islamist regime was overthrown by the Egyptian
military after being in power for only one year.
Although Mansour is no longer in power, the law is
still on the books; it is now a criminal act to desecrate
the Egyptian flag or to refuse to stand up during the
national anthem. Egypt’s law requires a maximum
sentence of one year in prison and a fine of up to
30,000 Egyptian pounds (¤3,725 Approx).
Although Safinaz wore this dress during a
performance in 2013, the Egyptian court condemned
her now to six months in prison in addition to paying
15,000 Egyptian pounds. Officials for the court
authorized Ms. Gourian to pay a deposit in order to
remain free while she awaits an appeal verdict.
Arguments over the American flag have also led to
controversy in modern times. A female U.S. Air Force
veteran named Michelle Manhart was arrested for
trying to take the American flag from protesters who
were desecrating it by stamping upon the flag.
As we are all too well aware here in Ireland our Tri
Colour is desecrated from Concerts to Sporting
events and practically everything in-between, when
the song ‘Wrap The Green Flag Round Me’ was written
the flag was meant to be a tribute to a dead hero not
wrapped around the shoulders of audiences or
dragged on the ground, as for the National Anthem
unfortunately even our “sporting heros” of both
Gaelic and soccer can no longer stand to attention
for the duration of the tune, nor their supporters wait
to the end to start cheering.
A SURPRISING KILLER LURKING IN YOUR
BATHROOM: The water in the sink, tub, and shower - is probably its number-one danger. More people are
injured, even fatally, in bathroom falls than in any
other room in the house. Trouble is, water doesn't
always stay where it should. Poorly fitting shower
curtains and simple wet feet are two of the biggest
causes of water winding up on the bathroom floor.
A better way: The ideal shower has a shatterproof
glass door, rather than a curtain. Failing that, you can
minimise leaks by hanging a curtain liner that falls
inside the tub and a second, decorative curtain that
falls outside. To stop slips, try tiles in the shower with
a slightly uneven surface (such as bumpy smaller
tiles, rather than large, smooth squares) that feet can
grip onto. A cheaper alternative: Non-slip bath mats
and treads with suction cups to keep mats in place
for extra safety make showering safer, preventing
falls in the slippery bathtub..
Keep a nonskid rug on the floor next to the
shower/bath exit and in front of the sink. Basic
scatter rugs are themselves a tripping hazard; look
for one made to absorb moisture and stay in place
on the floor. And if you're renovating, be sure to use
nonslip tiles on the floor.
20th Anniversary
38th Anniversary
2nd Anniversay
2nd Anniversary
In Loving Memory of
In Loving Memory of
In Loving Memory of
In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM
O’LOUGHLIN
JAMES GRIFFIN
FRANCIS
BROSNAN
JACK BROSNAN
Lurigo, Farranfore,
who died on A
pril 22nd 1995
College Road
Castleisland
Who died on 26th April
1977
Rest In Peace
Rest in Peace
Everyday
in some small way
Memories of you
come our way
Through absent
you are always near.
Missed, Loved
and always dear.
Never did a heart
more faithful
Throb within
a human breast
Than the one now
stilled forever
Passed into Eternal rest.
Always remembered
by your Loving family
Always remembered
by your loving Family.
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
Dear Heart of
Jesus in the past
I have asked many
favours. This time
I ask you this
special one,
(mention favour).
Take it dear heart
of Jesus and
place it within
your heart where
your Father
sees it.
Then in his
merciful eyes it
will become your
favour not mine.
Amen.
Dear Heart of
Jesus in the past
I have asked many
favours. This time
I ask you this
special one,
(mention favour).
Take it dear heart
of Jesus and
place it within
your heart where
your Father
sees it.
Then in his
merciful eyes it
will become your
favour not mine.
Amen.
Dear Heart of
Jesus in the past
I have asked many
favours. This time
I ask you this
special one,
(mention favour).
Take it dear heart
of Jesus and
place it within
your heart where
your Father
sees it.
Then in his
merciful eyes it
will become your
favour not mine.
Amen.
Dear Heart of
Jesus in the past
I have asked many
favours. This time
I ask you this
special one,
(mention favour).
Take it dear heart
of Jesus and
place it within
your heart where
your Father
sees it.
Then in his
merciful eyes it
will become your
favour not mine.
Amen.
Say this prayer
three times for
three days and
your favour will
be granted. Never
known to fail.
Must promise
publication of
prayer.
Say this prayer
three times for
three days and
your favour will
be granted. Never
known to fail.
Must promise
publication of
prayer.
Say this prayer
three times for
three days and
your favour will
be granted. Never
known to fail.
Must promise
publication of
prayer.
Say this prayer
three times for
three days and
your favour will
be granted. Never
known to fail.
Must promise
publication of
prayer.
Also grateful
thanks to
Our Lady & Sacred
Heart, St. Clare,
St. Jude,
St Theresa,
St. Martin,
St Padre Pio, and
St. Joseph.
MH
Also grateful
thanks to
Our Lady & Sacred
Heart, St. Clare,
St. Jude,
St Theresa,
St. Martin,
St Padre Pio, and
St. Joseph.
DBTB
Also grateful
thanks to
Our Lady & Sacred
Heart, St. Clare,
St. Jude,
St Theresa,
St. Martin,
St Padre Pio, and
St. Joseph.
coc
Also grateful
thanks to
Our Lady & Sacred
Heart, St. Clare,
St. Jude,
St Theresa,
St. Martin,
St Padre Pio, and
St. Joseph.
PD
Tullig House
Tullig, Castleisland
Who died on
25th of April 2013
Tullig House
Tullig
Castleisland
Who died on 2nd May 2013
Rest in Peace
Rest In Peace
You left us peaceful memories
Your love is still our guide
And although we cannot see you
You are always at our side,
So, When a red robin
Constantly visits you
“A loved one” in Heaven
Is saying I love you
Sadly missed by your
loving wife Mary. Your sons
Patrick, James, Francie and
Michael. Daughters in Law
and grandchildren
Anniversary Mass in
Castleisland Chuch
At 6.15pm Saturday 25th April
2nd Anniversay
In Loving Memory of
FRANCIE BROSNAN
AND
JACK BROSNAN
Two years have gone by
In the blink of an eye
Where we have not been able
To say Hi or Goodbye,
But to know you are
both at peace
Is at the very least
A comfort to us all
No matter how small
You are in the great garden
Planting new life
Two brothers side by side
Making your way through
the next life
Sadly missed always
remembered James, Sharon,
Jamie and Eoin
Rememberance Mass on
Saturday April 25th at 6.15pm
Your name is
always mentioned,
Our thoughts
are with you still
You have not
been forgotten
Whats more you never will
Sadly missed
by your nephews,
Patrick, James, Francie
and Micheal And your
sister in law Mary
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
THE MIRACLE
PRAYER
May the Scared
Heart of
Jesus be
praised, adored
and glorified
now and
forever,
throughout
the whole
world.
Holy Mary
Mother of
God hear my
prayers and
grant me my
request.
Dear Heart of
Jesus in the past
I have asked many
favours. This time
I ask you this
special one,
(mention favour).
Take it dear heart
of Jesus and
place it within
your heart where
your Father
sees it.
Then in his
merciful eyes it
will become your
favour not mine.
Amen.
1 Hail Mary,
1 Our Father,
1 Glory be to
the Father
3 times
a day for
3 days
PD
Say this prayer
three times for
three days and
your favour will
be granted. Never
known to fail.
Must promise
publication of
prayer.
Also grateful
thanks to
Our Lady & Sacred
Heart, St. Clare,
St. Jude,
St Theresa,
St. Martin,
St Padre Pio, and
St. Joseph.
EB
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