west & mid kerry live - issue 149

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ISSUE / E ISIÚINT 149

Essential Community News and Event Guide For West & Mid Kerry.Nuacht, Imeachtaí & Eolas Cuí do Chiarraí Thiar & Chiarraí Lár

Dingle To KillorglinCastlegregory to Cromane

Corca Dhuibhne Beo

2 - 16 Aibreán 2015

Kerry LiveWest & Mid

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IONAID LEIGHIS / MEDICAL CENTRES:Clinic Cois Abhann, Spa Road , Dingle 066 9151465 Ionad Leighis An Daingin The Mall, Dingle, 066 9152225., Dr. T. Sills, Castlegregory, 0667139226 Mon-Fri, 9:15am to 1:00 pm Saturday, by appointment. Emergencies Doctor’s Surgery Annascaul, West Inch 066-9157227, SouthDoc: 1850 335 999 for all calls between 6.00pm to 8.00am Killorglin Health Centre, Killorglin, Tel: 066 976 1284 Dr Valerie Collins .Market St, 066 976 1253 Cronin, Dr Ann Beach Tree Lodge, Market St, Killorglin (066)9761014 Prendiville, Wm (Killorglin) Cluincorrig, Killorglin (066)9761149 Prenderville Edmond Daly’s Lane, Killorglin (066)9761072 Prenderville Edmond Coolmore Laharn, Killorglin (066)9761512 Milltown Health Centre Milltown (066)9767113

IONAD TRÉIDLIACHTA / VETERINARY SURGERY Brendan O’ Connell, Spa Rd., Dingle. Tel (066) 9151814 EIGEANDÁIL / EMERGENCY:Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coast Guard: Tel: 112 or 999. These numbers are free of charge but should only be used in cases of genuine emergencies. STÁISIÚN NA NGARDAÍ / GARDA STATIONS Annascaul Garda Station,. Tel: +353 66 9157102 Dingle Garda Station, Tel: +353 66 9151522 Castlegregory Garda Station,Tel: +353 66 7139690 Garda Station, Killorglin, Tel: +353 66 976 1113

FIACLÓIRÍ / DENTISTSCorkery-Johnson Linda BDS NUI

Upper Main St Dingle Co. Kerry (066) 9152333 Long Bryan G B. Dent. Sc. Main st. Upr .Dingle (066)9151527 Timothy Lynch Dental Surgery, Langford st, Killorglin, 066 97 61831 Mac Domhnaill Dental, Tralee, 066-7121457 / 087-1319792

CLÁR-AMA BUS / BUS TIMETABLES:Bus Station, Killarney, Co. Kerry. (064) 30011 Bus Station, Tralee, Co. Kerry. (066) 7164700

POITIGÉIRÍ / CHEMISTS:The Village Pharmacy, Castlegregory, 066-7139646 Walsh John J FAOI Green st. Dingle (066)9151365 O’Keeffe Pharmacy Ltd . Strand St.(066)9151310 Oifig Turasóireachta / Tourist Offices Dingle - An Daingean Phone: +353(0)669151188 Castlegregory - Talor’s Row, Strand Street, 066-7139422 Laune Pharmacy Bridge St Lower, Killorglin 066 976 1131 Mulvihill Pharmacy Ltd, Main St, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 1115 O’Sullivan’s Pharmacy, Mill Road, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 2111 O Sullivans Pharmacy 6 Bridge Street, Milltown, 066 9795915

OPTICIANS / RADHARC-EOLAÍ Ó Domhnaill Opticians, Mail Rd., Dingle, (066) 9152863

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP) WEST KERRY AREA Annascaul : 089-4259294 Dingle : 086-0203501 Castlegregory/ Cloghane : 087-2561227 Ballyferriter : 066-9156124

San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue

pg 6 : What’s Going On?

pg 10: The Unfair League

pg 12: Excerpts From A Dingle Diary

Pg 20: Farming News

pg 23: National Monuments in West Kerry

pg 26: Nutrition with Irene Ní Fhlannúra

pg 28: “Many Are Called” - The Dawn March

pg 36: Anso is Ansuid i gCorca Dhuibhne

pg 41: Dingle Cookery School Recipe (Hot Cross Buns)

pg 45: The Dreaded Audit

Pg 50: Crosfhocal Sean Nós

Pg 52: Live Music Listings

Pg 54: Crossword

pg 55: Classified Adverts

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Dingle General suck & cattle sale Saturday April 4th incl special sale of beef & store heifers & bullocks. Commencing at 11am with sheep

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Féile Sléibhteoireachta agus Ceoil Chlocháin BhréanainnBreathe in the coastal air and walk your worries away at the Cloghane Brandon Walking and Music Festival!

Have you made any plans for the Easter Bank holiday weekend? Fear not, the Cloghane Brandon Walking and Music Festival, takes place on the 3rd of April until the 6th of April 2015.

This festival caters for all levels of walkers. The two difficult walks will treat walkers to the breath-taking views of Más an Tiompáin and Mount Brandon, Irelands second highest mountain. Walkers who decide to do the moderate walks will get to walk the spectacular Sás Creek to Brandon Point loop walk and visit the war planes at Sliabh Glas.

What makes this Walking and Music Festival different? Walkers get the opportunity to explore the majestic beauty of the Mount Brandon Range. It offers a range of attractions from walking to wildlife to cul-ture to archaeology to a chance to practice your Irish in the Gaeltacht and above all have the craic with locals and visitors!

If that wasn’t enough, Sean Keane’s distinctive voice will entertain the crowd at Halla Le Chéile on the Sunday night of the festival. Be sure to get your tickets early as the concert is set to sell out! Local pubs will also be hosting music on the Friday and Saturday nights.

So what are you waiting for? Come join the fun at the Cloghane Bran-don Walking and Music Festival.

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Dingle Film Club Open to Everyone

The featured film at the Dingle film club in the Phoenix Cinema on Tues-day April 7th will be Selma. The film is a chronicle of Martin Luther King’s cam-paign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgom-ery, Alabama in 1965. Critically acclaimed and nominated for besst picture at the Oscars Selma concentrates on a tumul-tous three month period in Dr. Kings life when he led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.

The following week on Tuesday 14th the feature will be Testament Of Youth. Based on Vera Brittain’s memoir of the same name, this capti-

vating historical drama authentically captures the authors experience of the First World War. Brittain postponed her studies at Oxford University dur-ing that time to serve as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in London, Malta and France, and later became a writer and a pacifist, and her account is considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written. This beautifully filmed, powerful true story is a memo-rable account of love and conflict en-compassing both the personal traumas and historical scope of the time

Chiropody ClinicsWeekly in:

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What was your first job? Apprentice butcher in Supervalu

What is your favourite film? Con Air

What is your favourite book? My Bank Book

What was the first CD / Tape / Record you bought? Def Leppard

What Was your favourite holiday? Orlando, Florida -

What’s your favourite drink? Volvic

Who is your favourite actor? Jim Carrey

Who is your sporting hero? Mike Tyson

Two things you’d bring to a desert island? Bucket & Spade

What’s your favourite saying? “How’s the goin’ Mossy?”

60 Seconds with

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Sessions From The Shop: This fortnight’s session from the Dingle Record Shop features the singer/ songwriter / dramatist Larry Beau. The Galwayman dropped in to the Green Street shop for a chat and a few songs lately The results can be heard at www.sessionsfromtheshop.com

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Drumming classes at the Percussion Workshop Mondays - Adult begin-ners. Tuesdays - Kids (all ages). Wednesdays - Teenagers and also on Wednesday - Splanc-The Dingle Carnival Band. Info and bookings: Martin 0872808633

Shorinji Kempo. Classes in this original Japanese martial art takes place in Girls primary School hall. every Tue. . @ 6.00 pm -7-45pm and Sat. 10am - 11.30am. Paidi 087 7735815

Karate (Shotokan) 3rd Dan Instructor Thursday night Primary School @ 6.00 pm -7-45pm and Sat. 10am - 11.30am. 087 7735815

Tai Chi classes. Wed 7.30 - 9.00 pm in St Josephs National School, Goat Street. Entrance through sliding door on street. Wear loose layered cloth-ing. 087 2549312

Beidh an Tinteán ar oscailt gach Dé Luain @ 7.30 p.m. TINTEAN CEOIL is held every Monday night in Ionad Cultúrtha an Chlocháin. Entry fee €5 adults €2 children which includes refreshments, join us for a evening of traditional Irish music, song and storytelling.

Eaglaise na hÉireann/The Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) Dingle Union Service times every Sunday Kilgobbin Church, Camp: 10am Sunday School on First Sundays All Year Round. St.James Church, Dingle:12 noon

Dingle Hillwalking Club - Weekly outings on Sundays. Meeting outside Garveys Supervalu @10am. Guests welcome subject to having proper walking gear, i.e. good hiking boots with ankle protection, decent rain jacket, hat, gloves etc. For the club`s full walk schedule please log on to our website: www.dinglehillwalkingclub.com .Off schedule walk routes for the alternate Sundays are decided on the previous Saturday subject to the weather forecast etc.

Christian Fellowship. Christian Fellowship. Monthly Service of Praise, Prayer & Bible Teaching. The Last Sunday of each month at 7:30 at Gairdin Mhuire Day Care Centre, Green St. Dingle. Also Home Bible discussion group. The 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30 at Beenbawn Cottage, Binn Ban, Dingle and the last Thursday of each month at 7:30 at 14 Cluain Na Fiadh, Deerpark, Lispole. Further information from Laurence 064 663 1613 or Brid 087 313 8957 or Maureen 086 177 1117

Whist - Annascaul every Wednesday night at 8pm in the Community Centre All welcome

Tá cruinnithe Al-Anon a tionóltar de ghnáth gach Aoine i Ré Nua, Sraid Eoin, An Daingean, curtha ar ceal go bhfógrófar a mhalairt. Al-Anon meetings usually held every Friday in Ré Nua, John Street, Din-gle, are suspended until further notice.

BINGO in CYMS Killorglin every Sunday at 8.30pm, in Milltown Hall every Monday at 8.30pm and Wednesday at 8.30 in Glenbeigh Community Centre

Dingle branch of the Catholic Grandparents Association meets at 8pm on the first Wednesday of every month in Gairdín Mhuire Centre, Green Street, Dingle. All welcome!

Breast Feeding support. La Leche league of Dingle: Informal meetings held on the second Thursday of every month at the West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle.

Coffee morning held on the last Saturday of the month upstairs at the Goat Street Bistro. For more information/telephone support call Fiona 087-9711342 or Syl-via 087-6636635

Dingle Farmers Market: Every Fri. from 9.00am to 2.30pm in the Holy Ground Carpark

Milltown Farmers’ Market, is on every Saturday of the year from 10 to

2 in the Old Church in Milltown. We are also indoor and with plenty park-ing facilities We have live music every Saturday from around 11 o’clock onwards and there is also a library (Solais) on the premises.

Argentine Tango - Tuesdays at 7pm in the Temperance Hall, Dingle. Beginners Welcome 6.30pm . Contact: Leslie 087 9347034

Ciorcal Comhrá - Meánleibhéal. Gach Déardaoin 20.30-21.30. Gach eolas ó Bhernie 087 6852428

Free internet skills course for beginners in the Old Monastery, Dingle, every Wednesday @ 10.00am. More info call Bill 086-8159881

The Women’s International Café in Dingle is going to participate in the Feile na Bealtaine Parade and is inviting all those wanting to join to call 087 716 29 52

Dingle Cycling Club have weekly cycles every Saturday morning departing from Dingle Marina at 9am and Sunday morning at 10am. All welcome

Annascaul ICA Guild meet each Thursday at 8pm in Annascaul Com-munity Centre. 2nd April No ICA meeting-Easter break. 9th April Craft night-jewellry making and macrame. 16th April AGM 19th April Federation Spring Fling Dromhall Hotel Killarney. Information from Anne 0879697391 or Dora 0879510475

What’s Going On? Cad atá ar siúl?

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Another National Title for Young Annascaul Athlete Katelyn Reid

What a tremendous 14 months 11 year old Annascaul athlete Katelyn Reid has had. Katelyn who is a member of the An Riocht club has been competing in athletics from a young age and has won numerous Kerry athletic medals, Munster medals and now competes at the National level in athletics. In the past 14 months alone , Katelyn won a bronze medal in the U12 High jump at the National Indoor athletics in February 2014 and then went on to win the high jump event at the National outdoors in July as well as coming fourth in the Turbo Javelin at the same event. She completed her year by winning the U12 Ball throw at the Community Games in Athlone. Katelyn has also got 2015 off to a winning start winning the U13 High Jump at the Munster athletics in February with a massive jump of 1.45m and just last weekend won the U13 High Jump at the National Indoors in Athlone. These National titles are as a result of the training and com-mitment that Katelyn has given to her athletics over the past few year.


Good Work Of The Qualifier System Undone By Unfair League Set-Up

Tadhg Evans

In 2001, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the subject of a major revamp. For over 100 years, the format of the GAA’s premier football competition had remained largely untouched. But now, it was possible for a team to lose a game in the provincial championship, but remain in contention for All-Ireland glory. As it happened, Galway would be knocked out of the 2001 Connacht championship by Roscom-mon, but overcame that setback to win their ninth All-Ireland title. It was a result that caused considerable discomfort for the traditionalists. Fourteen years later, some still struggle to accept that a team can be All-Ireland champions without going through their campaign unde-feated.

The qualifiers have their detractors. The provincial championships have certainly been devalued. Munster finals between Kerry and Cork are always well contested, but they’re not nearly as intense as they once were. For the most part however, the introduction of the qualifier system was a positive occurrence. The GAA has been able to expand its product, and the organisation is perfectly entitled to do that. It’s even arguable that the back-door has been a help to the stronger teams, and produced a higher calibre of winners. The greatest of teams can have a poor outing and lose to a decent opponent in their provincial champi-onship. It’s altogether less likely that they’ll slip up twice.

However, the main positive arising from the qualifier system was the opportunity it gave to supposedly weaker counties. Upon its introduc-tion in 2001, Westmeath, an unheralded footballing county, made it to an All-Ireland quarter-final. They were barely denied a famous victory over Meath, and considering how awful Kerry were in the semi-final that year, we could have had Westmeath arguing with Galway over the right to wear maroon and white for the All-Ireland final. Three years later, the minnows claimed their very first Leinster title. They did it the hard way too, beating Dublin and a much-improved Laois outfit.

Fermanagh have yet to win a provincial championship. But in 2003, they made it to an All-Ireland quarter-final. They were humiliated by Tyrone, but a year later they made it to the last eight for the second year in succession. On that occasion, they beat Armagh, who were strongly fancied to win their second All-Ireland in three years. Four years later, Fermanagh were up against Armagh in an Ulster final. A last minute equaliser from the Orchard County denied them their first Ulster title. It’s as close as they’ve ever come.

Laois won the Leinster Championship in 2003. In doing so, they bridged a gap of 57 years. Sligo should have made it to the All-Ireland semi-finals in 2002, and won the Connacht Championship in 2007. It was their first since 1975. Wexford’s performances also improved dramati-cally. They were Division One league finalists in 2005, and made it to an All-Ireland semi-final in 2008, where they gave Tyrone a scare. Limerick did not win a Munster championship during this timeframe, but were tantalisingly close. They were arguably a better team than Cork for much of the noughties. Between the years of 2001 and 2008, Limerick, Westmeath, Laois, Sligo and Fermanagh all enjoyed unprecedented success over a sustained period. Kerry and Tyrone, the two best teams of the time, would not have taken any of them lightly by any means. But these heroic performances from supposedly weaker footballing coun-ties have since dried up. Was their success over that seven year period merely the result of a huge coincidence, or is there more to it?

In 2008, the National Leagues underwent a makeover of their own. Considering that the relatively unloved competition was finally being earmarked as an opportunity to lay down a serious marker for the sum-mer, it’s hard to figure out why it was tinkered with. Up until that point, the league was made up of just two divisions. The top sixteen teams were divided into two groups of eight, and they contested Division One. The other sixteen counties contested Division Two. Middle ranking counties regularly encountered quality opposition, as well as teams of their own ability. It was an excellent way to prepare for the champion-ship season. But before 2001, all that preparation could be undone with a bad draw for the provincial championship, or an off day. If you lost,

that was it. From 2001 to 2007, the league structure complemented the new championship format perfectly, and the results were too notable to be deemed a coincidence. While some may have bemoaned the style of play that was being adopted across the board, it was certainly a competitive era.

The league is now divided into four divisions. The top eight teams con-test Division One, while Division Four is generally made up of the coun-try’s weakest counties. A promising Tipperary team are down there, but they’re unlikely to make much progress in the championship when their preparation involves clashes with Leitrim and Carlow. No team from outside of Division One has won the All-Ireland since this new format was introduced. Division One dominated prior to this major alteration, but there were a lot more teams in the top Division back then. You don’t improve through just playing teams of your own ability. You have a much better chance if you throw a couple of challenging assignments into the mix. Since this league format was introduced, Donegal, Kerry, Mayo and Dublin have moved further and further ahead of the pack. Even decent team likes Kildare, Roscommon and Meath have little hope against them. During the noughties, excellent teams like Tyrone and Armagh were knocked out of the championship by the likes of Laois, Fermanagh and Wexford.

We won’t see Dublin losing to Laois this summer. Kerry won’t be top-pled by Tipperary, and Mayo would have plenty to spare should they play Galway, let alone Leitrim. The depth of competition in 2005 was far superior to what we have today. The league may be seen as an irrel-evance by many, but its current structure has had a huge effect on the footballing landscape. Hardly irrelevant. Hardly positive either, sadly.


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Monday, March 25, 1985.Programme on TV tonight ‘The Brandon Adventure’ with Dick Warner. Not as good as expected. Part of it focused on an attempt to get a jeep to the summit but they had to abandon it one third of the way up!

Tuesday, March 26.The film ‘Amadeus’ took eight Oscars at the annual event in Los Angeles last night. Went to Kinard after tea with Micheál Ó Moráin, the teacher, and we had a good look at possible locations for the Tomás Ashe memorial. The most likely spots are on the wall of his old home or across the road next to the old cemetery. Later went to a meeting of the Brendan Festival committee in Benners.

Wednesday, March 27.Phone call from Micheál Delaney, the teacher in Dunquin school, to say some fences were being knocked behind Dunquin church and some monument was in danger. Drove back there at 6pm but no damage done and the machine gone. Meeting of Youth Club magazine in the presbytery tonight.

Friday, March 29.A big day at the glasshouses in Farren for the ‘official’ switching on of the new solid fuel boiler and the wind generator. Dick Spring was to do the honours but had an engagement elsewhere. Tom O’Donnell T.D. was there along with various Údarás officials.

Saturday, March 30.Watched Ireland v England for the Triple Crown at Landsdowne Road on TV. Ireland won by 13 points to 10. Our second Triple Crown win under Ciaran Fitzgerald in three years. A boost for the country’s morale.

Sunday, March 31.Late start to the day after the clocks changed to summer time. Went rowing with the lads after dinner. It was fairly choppy in the harbour but the hour we spent was invigorating. It was a hard pull against the wind to Burnham. Then side-on wind to Clooshmore meant pulling with left hand on top before heading back to the pier.

Monday, April 1.Bad news this morning and not an April Fool’s joke. Two elderly broth-ers named Keane, from Cloghane, were attacked and robbed of £5,000 or more by six men last night, according to reports. This is another attack in a spate of such incidents in recent months.

Tuesday, April 2.Spoke to Brother Lynch at the CBS about some articles for our youth magazine and he promised to help in any way he could. There’s a bad ‘flu going around these days and very hard to get rid of it.

Saturday, April 6.A fine sunny day and very warm. Most guest houses and hotels are booked out for the Easter weekend.

Met Jennifer O’Leary and Irene Flannery and we went over the articles for the Youth Club magazine. Was driving to Tobar after tea to see Aloysius Kavanagh but the road was impassable because of a very high tide so had to take the Fo-tharach road.

Sunday, April 7.Easter Sunday and the good weather continues. Met the lads at the pier at 11.30 and we launched our canoe into the almost dried up Dingle harbour. In fact, while one of the crew rowed to the end of the pier the rest of us walked there and then boarded. We pulled out past the lighthouse and beyond Beenbawn Head to-wards Doonsheane before turning back. It took us about 22 minutes to reach the pier from Beenbawn Head against the tide.

Tuesday, April 9 Letter from Cindy Watson of the BBC who is a researcher on a new TV series called ‘The Celts’ and she’s looking for currachs for some scenes which will be filmed in Ireland.

Thursday, April 11. The Stations were held in Mary Casey’s tonight at Ballintaggart House. The catering, for about 50 people, was done by John Slye of the Half Door restaurant. There’s a rumour that the house will be taken over by the Georgian Society some day.

Excerpts From A Dingle DiaryBy Ted Creedon


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MTA Software & Networking Fundamentals Course (ET1Z4) - Tralee. This entry level course offers experience on the technical side of software develop-ment and computer networks. It’s the ideal sample course for people considering a career in information and communication technology. Graduates of the course may progress to the IT Support Specialist Traineeship or Java Associate course. Start: 13th April 2015. Duration: 19 weeks. Certification: Microsoft Technology Associate Certification (MTA) in Software Development Fundamentals, .Net Fundamentals, and Networking Fundamentals. Retail Skills Health and Beauty Traineeship (ETS95) - Tralee. This traineeship offers participants the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required to work in the retail sector, particularly in pharmacies and in health and beauty outlets. Start: 27th April 2015. Duration: 37 weeks. Certifica-tion: FETAC Level 4 Major Award in Retail Skills. Food Preparation and Cooking Course (ET20D) - Tralee. This course is for people who wish to pursue careers in professional cookery. Partici-pants will learn the practical skills and underpinning knowledge of safety at work and food safety, menu planning and costing, and preparing, cooking and presenting a wide variety of dishes including healthy foods and special diets. Start 18th May 2015. Duration: 20 weeks. Certification: City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking. IT Support Specialist Traineeship (ETS78) - Tralee Training Centre. This traineeship is for people who wish to pursue careers in IT support services. It offers a comprehensive grounding in core hardware, operating systems, networks and cloud computing. Graduates of the course will seek employment installing, configuring, main-taining and upgrading IT equipment. Start: 18th May 2015. Duration: 48 weeks. Certification: CompTIA A +, CompTIA Network +, and CompTIA Cloud Essentials. Radio Broadcasting Foundation (ET41Z) – Tralee. This course is an excellent starting point for people who wish to pursue careers in the radio broadcasting industry. It’s an entry level course designed to give the partici-pants a comprehensive foundation in a number of the everyday tasks carried out in a radio station. Start: 22nd June 2015. Duration: 8 weeks. Certification: City and Guilds Units of Credit in Researching, Recording & Presenting Information and in Radio Studio Production. Outdoor Activity Instructor Traineeship (ETS64). The Outdoor Activity Instructor Traineeship is designed to provide the outdoor adventure tourism and education sector with personnel who have the knowledge, skills and competencies to work in the adventure sports industry. Start: 27th July 2015. Duration: 44 weeks. Certification: FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Outdoor Activity Instruction. Legal Administration Traineeship (ETS07) – Tralee Training Centre. This course is specifically designed for those wishing to pursue careers as legal ad-ministrators. It covers all the main administration tasks carried out in legal offices and is tailored to meet the needs of the industry. Start: 10th August 2015. Duration: 40 weeks. Certification: FETAC Level 5 Major Award in Office Administration. Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Course (TR36R) – Tralee This course is designed to provide the wind turbine industry with personnel who have the technical knowledge and skills to service and maintain large scale commercial wind turbines. It’s aimed at skilled crafts persons who hold a recognised electrical or mechanical trade qualification. Start Date: 10th August 2015. Duration: 36 weeks. Certification: City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering Wind Turbine Operations & Maintenance (2339-18/53) and a number of tickets relevant to the industry. Sports Recreation & Exercise Course (ETK69) – Killarney. If you have a genuine interest in sport, exercise and swimming this course is a good choice for you. It’s the ideal entry point for those wishing to follow careers as sports coaches, personal trainers, or swimming teachers. Start: 24th August. Duration: 45 weeks. Certification: FETAC Major Award in Sports Recreation and Exercise 5M5146, Pool Lifeguard Qualification, Assistant Swimming Teacher Cert and Occupational First Aid Cert. Java Associate Course (ET0R7) - Tralee. This entry-level course offers participants the opportunity to take the first step towards a career in Java programming and software development. They will gain an excellent insight into the programming language and learn the knowledge and skills needed to develop applications in Java. It’s suitable for people from a range of backgrounds who have an aptitude for programming. The course covers the system development life cycle, application development, project work, job seeking skills, and 10 weeks in-company work experience. Start: 31st August 2015. Duration: 50 Weeks. Certifica-tion: Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer 1 & Certified Professional Java

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Greta’s Herbs

Greta McCarthy-O’Brien

March crept in softly but blew out quickly in a whirl of wind and rain. My resident wild rabbit who has spent many days nesting from the wet and cold has begun dashing about as mad as any March hare! I too like him have been racing around the garden - so much has to get done. The recent dry spell occurred at just the right time for cutting back everything hard- particularly scraggy mature herbs such as lavenders, fennel and cotton lavenders. Weeding had to be done in haste before the rains returned and another generation of weeds burst forth. This year I am top dressing all my plants with a mix of compost and wood ash from the stove. This ‘potash’ will be superb for flowering and fruiting plants, I am just putting it around everything.

I have had to diligently examine certain plants in pots for signs of the dreaded vine weevil. These nasty little maggots eat the roots of certain plants and some of their favourites include strawberry, mint and primula. They get cast into the pond as tasty snacks for the goldfish. I am delighted to finally observe massive clumps of frog spawn which has taken several years to colonise. I know the fish will also enjoy munching on these but hopefully some froglets will get to escape and go find their own slug snack! Then the cycle of prey and predator will have been established and harmony will prevail!

Seed sowing has begun in earnest in the polytunnel and every few days I sow at least another half dozen varieties mainly of herbs and vegetables. It is important to sow seed in batches at 10 day intervals to maximise success: do not sow the entire packet at once. Lefto-ver seed may be stored successfully in a biscuit tin and placed in a cool shed or room for at least one year. Exercise some caution at the moment when planting out as temperatures remain erratic. Purchased plants should be left outside in their pots for at least one week to allow them to develop a strong root system before transplanting.

At the end of last season I did a trial run on using the organic compost Living Green and was happy with the results. This year I am using it for sowing and potting up all the herbs and vegetables. It is on sale at Foxy John’s, Dingle and Miltown Organic Store alongside my herbs! It is made from worm casts and has a lovely texture. I am hoping it will live up to my expectations.

April is the month I concentrate on the ornamental perennials such as lupins, poppies and aquilegis. I have finally sown the plant Centaurea macrocephala which I have been mean-ing to cultivate for several years. I have come across it on rare occasions and it has always grabbed my fancy. Its common name is giant knapweed but I prefer its other more descrip-tive name Armenian basket flower. It is a wild plant from the Caucasus which is a moun-tainous region on the borders of Europe and Asia and it is listed as hardy. This herbaceous perennial (many years) produces impressive yellow thistle-type flowers and can reach a height of five feet. It will grow in any well drained soil; excelling in full sun but also tolerant of partial shade. The shaggy blooms attract an abundance of beneficial insects and can be elegantly used in fresh or dry floral ar-rangements. Similar to teasel but perhaps not quite as prickly - the unpicked flower heads can provide a winter supply of seed for hungry birds. It has germinated easily so hopefully it will transplant successfully and create the vision I anticipate!

Greta McCarthy-O'Brien qualified in Amenity Horticulture at Botanic Gardens Dublin in 1983 and has been growing herbs in Annas-caul for over 10 years.

Greta’s Herbs now or soon to be on sale at the following outlets: Foxy Johns, Dingle, O Donnells shop, Annascaul, Keanes, Lispole, Miltown Organic Store and Mace, Camp. Nursery visits by ap-pointment only! www.gretasherbs.com email:[email protected] Phone: 0863169716


Knee Pain - Patellar Tracking Dysfunction (Chondromalacia Patella)

Eddie O’ Grady

Chondromalacia patella, also known as ‘’Runners Knee’’ is one of the most common causes of knee pain in runners. The condition is due to an irritation of the cartilage on the under-surface of the kneecap. This cartilage is smooth and normally glides effortlessly across the kneecap during bending of the knee joint. In some individuals however the kneecap does not track so smoothly due to poor alignment and the cartilage surface becomes irritated, resulting in inflammation and knee pain. In more severe cases there can be breakdown of the cartilage. Chondromalacia patella can affect athletes of any age but tends to be more common in women, most likely due to anatomical differences between the sexes ie. wider hips in females which results in a greater angulation between hip and knee, resulting in increased lateral forces on the patella.

There are several causes both structural and dynamic which are linked to the chondromalacia patella. These include excessive foot pronation(feet turn out when running etc.), tight IT band, tight vastus lateralis(basically outer lower quad), weak or slow firing vastus medialis (basically lower inner quad), increased Q angle (simply put the angle between the outer hip and centre of the knee), a lateral femoral condyle that is not sufficiently prominent anteriorly (simply put the knee joint does not fit together properly),and a small high riding patella(knee cap).(McConnell, 2002)

The most common symptom of chondromalacia is a dull, aching pain in the front of your knee, behind your kneecap. This pain can get worse when you go up or down stairs. It also can flare up after you have been sitting in one position for a long time. For example, your knee may be painful and stiff when you stand up after watching a movie or after a long trip in a car or plane. Chondromalacia can also make your knee joint “catch” or “give way” (buckle unexpectedly), meaning that you suddenly have trouble moving it past a certain point,. These symptoms tend to occur when you bend your knee repeatedly, especially when you go down stairs. In some cases, the painful knee also can appear puffy or swollen. Chondromalacia can cause a creaky sound or grinding sensation when you move your knee. However, creaking sounds during bending do not always mean that cartilage is damaged.

Suitable treatment may involve 1. Soft tissue work to loosen tightened structures such as vastus lateralis muscle, IT band, lateral retinaculum etc., 2.Strengthening of weak structures such as vastus medialis, glutes , hip abductors etc., 3. Correction of overpronation using orthotics, 4. Non steroidal anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen to reduce pain and inflammation, 5. Rest with gradual return to exercise, 6. Taping to cor-rect tracking can be a short term solution.(Hertling and Kessler, 2006)

If nonsurgical treatments fail, or if you have severe symptoms, your doctor may recommend arthroscopy to check the cartilage inside your knee. If the cartilage is softened or shredded, damaged layers can be removed during the surgery, leaving healthy cartilage in place .

References

Hertling, D., Kessler, R.M. ‘’Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders : Physical Therapy Principles and Methods.’’ Lippincott, Phili-delphia 524-533, 2006.

Mc Connell, J. ‘’The physical therapist’s approach to patellofemoral disorders.’’ Clinical Sports Medicine 21:363-387, 2002.

Eddie O Grady is a degree qualified physical therapist specialising in the treatment of back pain, neck pain and sports injuries. He is covered by all major health insurers and holds clinics in Tralee, Dingle and Killarney.

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West Kerry GAA

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Lee Strand West Kerry League Final 2015 The Lee Strand West Kerry League Final 2015 between An Ghaeltacht and Lispole takes place this Saturday the 4th of April in Páirc an Ágha-saigh, Dingle at 6.30pm. An Ghaeltacht will hope to make amends for the 2013 Final where after a great start they could not stop Lispole from claiming the title. Lispole will hope to continue their steady progress and on their day are a match for any side. This promises to be an enthralling Lee Strand West Kerry League Final between two very good up and coming sides, may the best team win. Beir bua agus beannacht! An Ghaeltacht v Lispole, Saturday 4th of April, Páirc an Ághasaigh, Dingle at 6.30pm All Ireland Colleges Final Well done to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne who beat St Patrick’s College Cavan in the All Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup Semi-Final on Saturday March 28th in MacDonagh Park Nenagh. This victory after extra time puts PCD back in the Hogan Cup Final for the second year in a row where they will play Roscommon CBS on Saturday April 11th at 3:15pm in Croke Park. We wish them all the best in their quest to retain Corn Uí Ógáin. Beir bua agus beannacht!

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Killorglin Rugby Club Notes

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West Munster Under 18s Cup Final, South Kerry 15 v Tralee 8

South Kerry travelled to play Tralee in the West Munster under 18s cup on Saturday 28th March. The tournament is a round robin series this year and this match would be the decider. A strong wind was blowing and Tralee winning the toss elected to make first use of it. South Kerry started well and attacked from the kick off but couldn’t translate terri-tory into points. On Tralees first visit to the South Kerry half they won a penalty in front of the posts which was converted for a 3-0 lead. South Kerry resumed attacking but a long relieving kick from Tralee turned defence into attack and saw another penalty awarded but the kick went wide. A further Tralee attack ended with them being awarded a scrum on the away 22. From this, Tralee attacked wide to score on the right wing for an unconverted try. The half time score was 8-0 to the home team. South Kerry would have to make use of the wind if they were to recover the deficit.

Tralee started well and pressed but a long relieving kick saw South Kerry gain territory. Kyle Griffin executed a great steal and carried to the home 22. Tralee were penalised in front of the posts and Neil O’Brien landed the kick to get South Kerry on the score board. On South Kerry’s next attack Kevin O’Sullivan was just short of the line and the ball was lost forward in grounding. The pressure remained on the Tralee line however and finally Danny O’Sullivan crashed over on the right and with conversion missed left the match tied up at 8-8. The game ebbed and flowed then with both sides striving for victory. Tralee were awarded a penalty on the 10 metre line which was kicked to touch on the away 22. South Kerry fingertips brought the lineout ball back to Liam King who kicked a long relieving kick down the field and the chase was on. The Tralee defence fumbled the ball and incred-ibly the ball sat up for the onrushing Liam King who took off towards the posts crashing over just to the right of the upright as he was tack-led. The conversion by Neil O’Brien made it 15-8 to South Kerry with just 3 minutes remaining. Tralee attacked strongly and were stopped in 2 attacks by strong tackling particularly by Rossa Foley. A scrum was awarded to South Kerry inside their 22 which after two resets was secured and kicked out of play for the final whistle. Cue great celebra-tions by the visitors!! A great clean game by both sides and first trophy win for many of the South Kerry players. Man of the match was Kyle Byrne who was tireless for the cause but all players gave it everything to bring back the cup.

Thanks to all the supporters who turned up to cheer on the team and thanks to the whole squad for their great enthusiasm. No match at Easter weekend but planning for 2 challenge games before the South Munster shield final.


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Dingle Whiskey TastingThe Irish Whiskey Society will host its 3rd annual Dingle Whiskey Tasting in Benners Hotel, Main Street, Dingle at 8pm sharp on Friday, April 10.

Places are limited and reservations can be made either on www.irishwhiskeysociety.com or from Cormac O’ Sullivan of Benners Hotel. Places are €20 each and there will be 8 whiskeys tasted on the night.

Dingle Tennis CampEaster Tennis Camp for Children - up to 12 years old will start on the 6th of April, at 12pm sharp until 2pm. The camp will include tennis lessons and some fun games for kids. On Friday, the last day of the camp, there will be group and individual competitions. The cost for members is €50euro and €80 for non-members. Children are advised to bring a drink and maybe a sandwich. Dingle tennis for the teenagers and children is on every Saturday at 3pm. There will be a tennis competition for men and women on Friday 10th of April, the entrance fee is €5. It will be starting at 4pm on 2 tennis courts, playing 1 set for every pair. For registration please contact Bianca on 0877134218.

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Darkness into Light - DingleDingle's Darkness into Light was launched in St John's Listowel Monday 23rd March. The event itself will take place from 4.15 am on Saturday 9th May setting off from Dingle Marina and will follow a 5km route. Anyone interested in partaking can drop in to Nuala Moore’s “Strawberry Beds” on Green Street to register.

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CAMP NOTES

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HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES

Holy Week Ceremonies as follows:-

Holy Thursday – Mass of The Lords Supper in Camp Church at 8.00 p.m.

Good Friday – Stations of the Cross at Camp Church at 12 noon.

Holy Saturday – Easter vigil Mass at Annascaul Church at 9.00 p.m.

Easter Sunday – Annascaul Church – 9.30 a.m. Inch Church at 10.45 a.m. Camp Church at 12 noon.

Lenten Fast Thanks to all who supported the Youth Lenten Fast and donated to Pieta House. Proceeds amounted to E545. Well done to Donna and An-nascaul Youth Club who organised the event.

Hospice Walk Kerry Hospice Walk will be held on Inch Beach on Good Friday, April 3rd. at 11.00 a.m. More Information – Contact Kathleen – 066 9157168.

Comhaltas €101 was collected at church gate in Camp on Sunday in aid of Comhal-tas. Go raibh mile !

Badminton Congratulations: The Annascaul Men’s badminton team were victori-ous in defeating Listowel 3-1 last Thursday night in the Men’s County League Final, sponsored by Moriartys Butchers Dingle, well done lads.

Team: Sean Foley, Mike Donovan, Keith Newsome, Brendan McGovern and Christopher Deane. Report courtesy of Rita Knightly.

On Television We could scarcely believe our eyes a few weeks ago when we caught a glimpse of local Publican Mike O Neill, from the Railway Tavern, on the new AIB advertisement on RTE 1. Driving along the Dingle road in his new VW, Beetle, the popular Camp man has put us on the map once again. Always a VW enthusiast when Mike’s old VW went on fire and burned out completely in January, he had to replace it and his new model VW is the one featured in the advertisement. Congratulations Mike, well done !!

Car Boot Sale Camp Community Council will be holding a Car Boot Sale on Sunday, May 3rd., May Bank Holiday weekend. Please watch this space for more details.

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Corca Dhuibhne Pastoral Area Mass Times Aifrinn (Clár na Cásca 2015)

Annascaul Parish Sacred Heart, Annascaul: Holy Thursday: Adoration at the Altar of Repose 7.00-8.00pm. Good Friday – Stations of the Cross, 7:30p.m. Easter Saturday Vigil: 9.00p.m. (No 7.00pm Vigil) Sunday: 9.30a.m.

St Mary’s, Camp: Holy Thursday: 8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Adoration at the Altar of Repose 9pm-10.00pm. Good Friday: Stations of the Cross, 12.00 noon. Sunday: 12.00 noon.

St Joseph’s, Inch: Holy Thursday: Adoration at the Altar of Repose 3.00-4.00pm. Good Friday: Liturgy of the Passion at 3.00pm. Sunday: 10.45a.m.

Dingle Parish Naomh Muire / St Mary’s, Dingle: Holy Thursday: 8.00p.m. Good Friday: 3.00p.m. Easter Saturday Vigil: 9.00p.m. Easter Sunday: 11.30a.m.

Naomh Eoin Baiste / Lios Póil: Holy Thursday: 8.00p.m. Easter Sunday: 10.00a.m.

Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá: Aoine na Chéasta: 3.00i.n. Dé Domhnaigh: 10.00r.n.

Teampall Geal, Baile Riabhach: Domhnach Cásca: Aifreann 6.00r.n.

Castlegregory Parish St Mary’s, Castlegregory: Holy Thursday: Morning Prayer 10am. Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8:00p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 9.30pm. Good Friday: Morning Prayer 10am. The Lord’s Passion at 3.00p.m. Stations of the Cross at 8.00pm Holy Saturday: Morning Prayer 10am. Easter Saturday Vigil: 9.30p.m. Easter Sunday: 10.30a.m.

Naomh Breandán, Clochán: Déardaoin na Comaoine: 8:00i.n. Aoine an Chéasta: 6.00i.n. Bigil na Cásca: 8.00i.n. Domhnach Cásca: 11.00r.n.

Paróiste an Fheirtéaraigh Naomh Uinseann, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh Déardaoin na Comaoine: 8.00i.n. Aoine an Chéasta: 3.00i.n. Bigil na Cásca: 9.15i.n. Domhnach Cásca: 10.00r.n.

Séipéal na Carraige: Déardaoin na Comaoine: 7.00i.n. Aoine an Chéasta – Dráma na Páise: 8.00i.n. Domhnach Cásca: 11.15r.n.

Naomh Gobnait, Dún Chaoin: Aoine an Chéasta: 3.00i.n. Bigil na Cásca: 8.00i.n. Domhnach Cásca: 9.00r.n.

Cnoc Bhréanainn: Aoine Chéasta, Turas na Croise: 9:00r.n. Séipéilín Ghallarais: Aifreann Bhreacadh an Lae: 6:00r.n.

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Farming News Louis MurchanGLAS and BPS SCHEME DEADLINE EXTENSION: The latest update on both these schemes is that GLAS will close on the 22th May and that the BPS closing date will be 29th May 2014 (a week lat-er). A Dept of Agriculture official stated that “if you’re a betting man, put some money on it, but not your shirt”. Accordingly, all farmers are advised to assume that the dates are still 30th May for GLAS and 15th May for BPS. You still have plenty of time to get all your details sorted, and get access to both schemes.

HOW DO YOU JOIN GLAS? Applications for entry to tranche one of GLAS are now open and are to close in late May. After deciding to apply, a farmer must choose an approved advisor to car-ry out the GLAS plan. The advisor will offer advice and discuss the actions available helping the farmer to choose the best actions which he/she wishes to undertake. A farm visit is arranged, after which the advisor drafts the GLAS plan. The farmer can view the drafted plan final review before making any changes. The plan is then submitted by the advisor. Once the plan has been submit-ted no changes can be made. When an application is successful a farmer will have specific deadlines for their actions to be completed Farmer must maintain actions for the full 5 year contract Farmer receives annual payment for duration of the contract The expected commencement date for successful applicants is 1st Septem-ber 2015. Different actions have various completion dates.

The main points of the scheme are:

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• Allfarmersmayapply

• Receiveupto€5,000/yrover5yearcontract€7000forGLAS+)

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• NutrientManagementPlanrequired

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• IfthereisaPriorityEnvironmentalAsset(PEA)ontheland,itmustbechosen before any other action can be.

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• Oncesubmitted,aplancannotbechanged

But remember to contact your advisor early, as these plans take some time, and they all can’t be done at the last minute.

Milk Quota Ends: With milk quota gone on 1st April, there is a large increase in both milk producers and milk production expected in the comi9ng year(s). The to-tal volume of milk supplies up to the end of February 2015, taking into ac-count the relevant butterfat adjustment, leaves Ireland 5.07% over-quota. While this figure continues a downward trend in the over-quota position, coming down from 7.15% last October, indications are that Ireland will still end the milk quota year significantly over quota. Many farmers supposed-ly withheld milk until this date, which is what is called “boxing clever”. The abolition of milk quota presents a tremendous opportunity for the Irish dairy sector which we can look forward to with confidence. Anyone think-ing of getting into milk will need to think about efficiency, and produc-tion is based primarily on grass production. A good Dairy farmer needs to be thinking about keeping i cow to the acre (2.5 per ha). This will re-quire 13 tonne of grass, as feed, otherwise the will be over reliant on ani-mal feed, at an additional cost. This would accordingly reduce profitability, making your enterprise less viable. At present, were told that a good dairy cow can earn €1,000 per annum, but not all cows are capable of this. So re-placement stock will be an issue. Herds with a good milk output can adopt a selective culling and breeding programme to achieve high yielders, but someone starting from scratch will have to go out and buy new cows, in the hope that they are right. Many new entrants to dairying will have a suckler herd to offer for sale, thus raising the necessary cash for their new dairy herd.

Derogations: Briefly the deadline for derogations is over, but this is not the end of the world. Many farmers opt to export slurry as opposed to applying for a der-ogation, as the process is less intrusive, and less costly in many respects. Simply put you agree with a neighbouring farmer to spread the excess slurry produced on your farm, on his farm, reducing your “on-farm” nitrates application. Even though, you still produce more than allowed, as long as

you don’t apply in excess of 170kg per ha, you are not in violation of the ni-trates directive. Your agricultural advisor will sort the paperwork out for you, but this must be with the Nitrates Section, Department of Agriculture, Johnstown Castle, before the end of December 2015.

BIOENERGY (WILLOW) SCHEME 2015:The Bio-Energy (Willow) Scheme 2015 has been announced following ex-tensive discussions with the EU Commission over the last few months. The Minister said. “Given the importance of renewable sources of ener-gy I am delighted to support the provision of establishment grants for the growing of willow to produce Biomass. The funding being made available for Spring planting will help to contribute to meeting renewable energy targets and also has the added benefit of providing an alternative land use and income source for individual farmers, with the potential for addition-al employment in rural areas as supply chains develop and increasing areas of energy crops are established”. The scheme builds on previous Bio-Energy Schemes and for 2015 will fo-cus exclusively on the growing of willow. In response to submissions from the sector, the maximum area that can be planted has been substantially increased from 30 hectares to 50 hectares. The new scheme will be whol-ly nationally funded. The aid consists of a once off capital grant up to 40% subject to a maxi-mum of €1,040 per hectare to facilitate the establishment of willow for use in renewable energy production. The grant-aid will be paid in respect of the ground preparation, seed purchase and planting costs. Minister Coveney urged those thinking of planting this Spring to return their applications without delay to his Department.

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Eu Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan Has Officially Unveiled A Fund Aimed At Delivered Cheap Credit To European Farmers. Irish farmers and agri and rural businesses will soon be able to access €200m fund at low interest rate loans, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has announced. Commissioner Hogan said the fund is aimed at driving improvements in the dairy sector in post-quota Europe, for helping young farmers and help-ing establish rural businesses. “Our farm sector and our rural areas have fallen on hard times – but there’s money out there which can help us leave those times behind, if we’re smart enough to reach out for it,” Commissioner Hogan said. The fund, which is being provided by the EIB, will be rolled out at Member State level with each country’s banks providing the terms of the loan. How-ever, interest rates will be lower than normal loans and could be as low as 1.5%. Commissioner Hogan cited a funding programme which was used in Romania. “So overall, in effect we can potentially turn one euro of public money into two euros, three euro or more. This is surely worth doing,” the Commissioner said. The minimum amount which can be loaned out to an individual is expect-ed to be €40,000 and while there are particular focus areas, banks will be instructed to deal with each application on a “project by project” basis. The European Commission and the EIB will now launch a “roadshow” where they will visit four cities across Europe to promote the new fund. The cities are Dublin, Riga, Vienna and Barcelona.For further information contact:- Louis Murchan 087-2857938


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Tá an t-ádh linn go bhfuil an-chuid séad-chomharthaí fós le feiscint againn anseo i gCorca Dhuibhne agus roinnt mhaith acu faoi chúram an Stáit. Ciallaíonn sin gur féidir cuairt a thabhairt ar chuid acu gan cead a fháil ón úinéir talún, mar gur leis an Stát an bealach isteach. We are fortunate on the Dingle Peninsula to have so many surviving archaeologi-cal monuments, and many of these are National Monuments in State Care, some of which are free to access. Often they are not signposted, and some are perhaps more off the beaten track, but it is good to be aware of them. All sites listed here are free to access and further information about sites throughout Co. Kerry can be found through a link on www.heritageireland.ie to a pdf, http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-kerry.pdf.

The sites on the Dingle Peninsula are:

Airghleann Ogham Stone (on Slí Chorca Dhuibhne, on the slopes of Mount Bran-don).

Teampall Mhancháin nó an Teampall Geal (Baile Riabhach) early medieval ecclesiasti-cal site and Ogham stone (access through private land where the landowner is happy to allow access to visitors).

Cathair na bhFionnúrach, Baile na bhFion-núrach, stone fort, huts and souterrain. This site is signposted from the old school at Cuas.

Baile Uí Bhaoithín early medieval ecclesi-astical site, An Raingiléis, situated on the Máimín, the road leading uphill from the church in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh.

Caherconree inland promontory fort, Be-heenagh (signposted from the Tralee side of Camp village).

Cathair Deargáin cashel (access through a swing gate, beside the road).

Tigh an tSainsiléara, The Chancellor's House, Cathair Deargáin, a medieval build-ing (beside the road).

Imleá an Bhóthair, ringfort (access through swing gate, beside the road). A little west of Óstán Smerwick.

Caisleán Ghallarais, Gallarus Castle (no cur-rent access into building, limited parking).

Séipéilín Ghallarais, Gallarus Oratory, early medieval ecclesiastical site, limited parking at public right of way, also accessible through private car park (fee charged).

Medieval bridge at An Ghairfeanaigh (Gar-finny).

Cathair Síleoid (or Cathair Scológ), clochán, Glanfahan, to the north of Slí Chorca Dhuibh-ne (within commonage, not signposted).

Killelton Church, on Slí Chorca Dhuibhne.

Cill Maoilchéadair, early medieval ecclesiasti-cal site – with its many associated features.

St Brendan's Oratory, Cill Maoilchéadair (no current access into the building).

An Riasc early medieval ecclesiastical site – signposted, on side of road with parking space.

Dún an Óir promontory fort, Smerwick – sign-posted, car park.

More information about these sites, and a lot more besides, can be found in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, www.westker-rymuseum.com. The museum is open 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. each day from Easter Sunday and until Saturday 11 April inclusive, and again from June until mid-September, otherwise by appointment. Tel: 066-9156333 or [email protected]. There is also a café with fresh baking daily and a bookshop, and free Wi-Fi for customers!

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Killorglin Comhaltas held their first fundraising concert on Sunday 29th March in the CYMS. It proved to be a great success. For many perform-ers, it was their first time performing in front of an audience and they did a fantastic job. The concert opened with an energetic selection of tunes from the Dromavalla Céilí Band. The audience was entertained with music from Spraoi, Tóg go Bog é, Sult, Glór, Dríodar, Castleconway Céilí Band, Siamsa, Gliondar, Tinteáin, Sonas and Preab san Aer. The Brush Dance and Sliabh Luachra Set were performed by our young dancers while our adult set danced 2 figures of the Cashel Set. The con-cert would not have been possible without the dedicated hard-working event committee. A special thanks to Deirdre Keane, Róisín Looney, Ire-neus Looney, Orna Eccles, Donal Mangan, Bridie Kingston, Maria Ward,

Elaine Crowley & Mary O' Sullivan. Thank you to the teachers, Deirdre Keane, Adrian Moriarty, Niall Flahive & Maria Ward who have put in a lot of time & effort over the year. Thank you to Eamon Looney who did the sound & lights, Orna Eccles who was Bean an tí for the day, the CYMS and also to Humpty Dumptys Shoe Shop, O' Sullivans Pharmacy, Michael G. Kenny & anyone else who donated prizes for the raffle. We would also like to thank John Stack, PRO of the Co. Board who came out to support our concert. Finally, congratulations and a big thank you to all of our talented performers. Keep up all the practicing and the good work. Mól an óige agus tiocfaidh sí.

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Ceiliúrtar 'Domhnach na Trócaire' ar an gcéad Dhomhnach tar éis na Cásca de réir forógra a eisíodh ar 5 Bealtaine 2000. Ba chuid de chreideamh na nGiúdach trócaire Dé agus is minic a luaitear é sa Sean-Tiomna. Léiríodh tró-caire agus grá Dé go soléir nuair a tháinig an Dara Pearsa den Tríonóid Rónaofa Íosa Críost ina dhuine chun an cine daonna a shlánú ó éiric an pheaca: 'Óir ghráigh Dia an domhan chomh mór sin gur thug sé a Aonghin Mic uaidh i dtreo, gach duine a chreideann ann, nach gcaillfí é ach go mbeadh an bheatha shíoraí aige.' (Eoin 3: 16) Is é Íosa comhartha sofheicthe trócaire agus grá Dé dúinn. Ní haon teagasc nua, mar sin, trócaire Dé. Is cuid dár gCreideamh í. Ach uaireanta déantar dearmad uirthi. Is chun é sin a leigheas a roghnaigh Ár dTiarna Naomh Faustina le bheith ina huirlis aige chun teachtaireacht na trócaire a mheabhrú don domhan arís.

I sráidbhaile beag sa Pholainn a rugadh í sa bhliain 1905. Ar an gcéad lá de Lúnasa 1925, ghlac Siúracha Mhuire na Trócaire isteach í ina gclochar i gcathair Vársá. Bhí mian a croí bainte amach aici. D'fhulaing sí an chuid sna blianta a chaith sí mar bhean rialta ag iarraidh iarratais an Tiarna Íosa a chur chun cinn. Fuair sí bás sa bhliain 1938 agus ar an 30 Aibreán, 2000 canónaíodh ina naomh í. Tá gnéithe éagsúla ag baint le deabhóid don dTrócaire Diaga – an Mionphaidrín, Íomhá na Trócaire Diaga, ach an ceann is tabhachtaí ar fad ná Féile na Trócaire Diaga a bheidh á cheiliúradh i mbliana ar an 12 Aibreán.

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There is no other food on the planet that has the capacity to nourish the mind, body and spirit quite like chocolate. Native of the tropical rainforests of equatorial South America, Theobroma Cacao, literally means “food of the gods” and has history going back to 1000BC. The Olmec people of what is now South East Mexico were the first to hail its virtues but it was the Mayans, over 1200 years later that really put chocolate on the map. Cacao beans from which chocolate is made, were used to make a salubrious drink and also used as currency, such was the value of the beans. Only the very wealthy could afford to consume chocolate in Mayan times as the regular folk would only use cacao beans to trade for goods and services. The average industrial wage of the time was 100 beans per day. Ten beans would get you a rabbit or a tryst with a “lady of the night”, an avocado would set you back three beans and a turkey or feathered cape was a day’s wages. The trade of cacao beans was fierce – bean banks were established and beans replaced gold as currency during the reign of the last Aztec emperor, Montezuma ll (1502-1520AD). Early on counterfeit beans made out of clay were a problem and phrases such as “not worth a bean” and “bean counters” dates back to these times.

The traditional method of preparing cacao beans for drinking was a long, labour-intensive process. It involved harvesting the beans from cacao pods, allowing them to ferment and dry out. They were then roasted and ground to a paste called cacao liquor -which was added to hot water and spices to make the chocolate drink. The cacao liquor can be also separated into cacao butter and cacao powder. Cacao and cocoa powder differ slightly in that the latter is roasted before being ground to a powder whereas cacao powder is ground from raw, dried beans. The roasting of the beans brings out the chocolatey aroma we are more familiar with today. Both powders in their purest forms are highly nutritious – rich in B vitamins, antioxidants, fibre, magnesium and other minerals.

The chocolate drink was used in marriage ceremonies, linking it to romance and used as a remedy for strength and virility, gaining repu-tation as an aphrodisiac. Amazingly, its ceremonial and medicinal use can now be justified through scientific research, with much of its nutri-ents truly beneficial to heart and circulatory health. Raw, unprocessed cacao is among the highest rated antioxidant foods known. Multiple antioxidants- polyphenols, catechins, flavanols among others, rank it higher than blueberries and acai berries in the antioxidant charts. The nutrient profile of cocoa powder is similar to cacao, once it is pure and minimally processed. Studies examining its effect on blood pres-sure showed an increase in nitric oxide production in the cells lining blood vessels, prompting them to dilate and reduce pressure while increasing blood flow. Other studies have demonstrated that it lowers the susceptibility of LDL (bad cholesterol) to oxidative damage while increasing HDL (good cholesterol) thus further protecting cardiovas-cular health. Rich in fibre and minerals, it can also improve insulin sensitivity, reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. The combination of antioxidants and improved blood flow also aids memory, attention span and problem solving in brain health. Cocoa also contains stimu-lant substances like caffeine and theobromine, which may be a key reason cocoa can improve brain function in the short term.

Following the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in the 1600s, chocolate made its debut in Europe. Not favouring the bitter taste, the Spanish were quick to add sugar and soon after, chocolate became popular among the upper classes across Europe. The Industrial Revolution paved the way for the chocolate we eat today. Steam engines re-duced the time and labour needed for grinding cacao beans and also new machinery enabled more cacao butter to be extracted from the liquor, which was later replaced with cheaper oils such as palm oil and vegetable oils. The cheap version of modern chocolate is far removed from where it all began in terms of taste, health and ceremony. The addition of refined sugar, hydrogenated oils, milk solids, emulsifiers and chemical flavourings now offset any health benefit of the original ingredient.

Most of the 10 million chocolate Easter eggs sold in Ireland this year will hardly be fit for the gods but more likely to drain both your body and mind. Seek out dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids – the more nonfat cocoa solids the higher its antioxidants and health benefits. The aroma of real chocolate triggers a sense of bliss and well-being capable of making the Easter bunny a very happy bunny indeed!

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1 John 4:18 ‘There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.’ We simply cannot escape the reality of fear. Perhaps you are anxious about your financial status, your children, health or your own sense of happiness. Some fear is good. For one, we know that the scriptures teach that a healthy fear of God is essential for true wisdom and knowledge. We know that a right reverence of God will protect the Christian from a multitude of evils. (Proverbs 1:7). Secondly fear is also the alarm bell that God has given us to recognise danger so we can protect ourselves in a wicked and sinful world. King David often fled for his life when danger was imminent. Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt to protect the Lord Jesus. Thirdly, fear can cause a response that renders us defenceless and feeling hopeless. Often I talk to Christians who have serious panic attacks and fears or phobias of some sort or the other. Some struggle with a fear of failure, others with inadequacy or insecurity. As a husband and father with a spouse who has gone through cancer on three separate occa-sions, I have learnt as a Christian to respond to fear with trust and faith in a loving God. I have also learnt that reacting with sacrificial love by outwardly focussing on caring for the needs of others is the ‘way out’ of my hopeless response to fear. The apostle John makes a profound statement when he writes ‘love drives out fear’. The love John means here is sacrificial, selfless and focused on the needs of others. This kind of love is the distinctive feature of biblical Christianity. God is love and the ultimate demonstration of His love is demonstrated in the sacrificial death of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Christians are simply those who personally trust in that sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ. The love of Christ becomes both the example and the motivation of the type of love Christians are to demonstrate in fearful situations. Learning to love others ‘drives out’ the fear of whatever personal loss and danger we are anticipating. Fear that renders us permanently inoperative as Christians and stifles our ability to worship God is not a healthy fear. When fear threatens to shut us down we naturally go into a self- preservation mode. It is then that we must respond and consider the question ‘Am I trusting God’. The prophet Isaiah writes ‘Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of The Lord and rely on his God’. Resting in the love of Christ will set the Christian free from a crippling fear. Trusting in an Almighty God in the midst of a fearful situation is the ‘door-way’ to experiencing grace and strength from a Loving Father. Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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Annascaul Notes

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Whist results for 25/03/15. Ladies: 1st Seamus O'Donnell, 2nd Margaret Whelehan, 1st Interval: Eileen Galvin, 2nd Nora Devine. Gents: 1st John Mc Enery, 2nd Sandra Hoffman, 1st Interval: Breeda Baker, 2nd Bridie Lyne. Mystery: Mickey Murphy, Mairead Sheehy. Raffle: 1st Nora Devine, 2nd Seamus O'Donnell, 3rd Eileen Galvin.

Congratulations to the Annascaul Men's badminton team who were victorious in defeating Listowel 3-1 last Thursday night in the Men's County final which was sponsored by Moriarty's Butchers Dingle. Well Done lads. Team Sean Foley, Mike Donovan, Keith Newsome, Brendan McGovern and Christy Deane.

Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Mini 7's. Congradulations to the girls of Scoil Bhreac Chluain, Annascaul, who won the West Kerry division of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Mini 7's competition. They no go forward to represent West Kerry in Tralee.

Annascaul Parent & Toddler Group. Annascaul Parent & Toddler Group meets every Monday between 1030 and 1230 in the community centre. Toys are provided for the children, along with juice and snacks, while parents can have coffee and a chat. The fee is euro3.00 per family and all are welcome!

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The Dawn March-Many Are Called!

Carl O Flaherty

Music, bands and parading have been an integral part of Dingle’s social and political life for nigh on two hundred years. These include a brass and reed band, Irish warpipes, fife and drum, tin whistle, wren-boys, accordion players, platform musicians, percussion group and rock band. The music reflects the mood of the local people and acts as a rallying call in times of conflict and celebration. Prior to the construction of the Temperance Hall in the 1840s a brass and reed band was established. They performed for the Bishop of Kerry on confirmation day in 1850 and on festive occasions. Their reputation grew and they were invited to play for the Archbishop of Cashel, Dr. Croke, in 1888 at the founda-tion ceremony of the O’Connell memorial church in Cahirciveen. They travelled by sailing boat from Dingle and used the same mode of transport to play at the Dingle races which were held on Ventry Beach. In 1889, the band regaled an attendance in excess of three thousand spectators at a football match between Dingle and Ballyferriter. The game was played near Dún an Óir where the Spaniards were massacred by Lord Grey’s army in 1580. Over three hundred years later, the Ferriter men massacred the Dingle townies on a score line of two goals and four points to nil. We’re still sore about the result in Dingle! The demise of this reputable band replicated the political upheaval of the time. It related to the dispute in the Irish National Party in relation to Charles Stewart Parnell. The majority of Dingle people remained loyal to Parnell due to the local influence of Michael Dissett and Patrick Ferriter. Both of them paid dearly for their patriotism and served several prison terms with hard labour for defying the law. The band went to greet Ferriter after his release from his third term of incarceration. The fatal ingredi-ent in this cocktail was the involvement of the local clergy. An Seabhac paints a colourful account in Beir Mo Dhúthracht. The situation came to a head during the election in 1892. Fr. Scully preached a sermon in favour of the pro-Parnell candidate and requested the band to play. Fr. Scollard, the de-facto head of the temperance society refused permission on the grounds of political interference. The following week Fr. Scollard played a clever trick by directing the band to perform for the anti-Parnell candi-date at a public meeting to be held outside the Temperance Hall. The Parnellites were outraged. A huge crowd assembled and Fr. Scollard en-deavoured to form a passage to allow the band to come out from the hall. First to appear was the big drum player (nick-named Mullet), followed by the other members. Almost immediately and without warning Dan Carthy (Monaree) drove his boot through the drum and knocked Mullet bun ós cionn. There was absolute clampar (commotion) and cipineach (bedlam).

Instruments were snapped from the musicians and flung high into the sky. Fr Scollard was confronted and jostled by the baying crowd. His large silk black hat was toppled from his head and kicked up Goat Street. He scurried in a state of blind shock to make his escape through the garden gate of the presbytery in Green Street. And so concluded the golden era of Dingle’s famous brass and reed band. Simultaneously, John Gorman, a returned soldier from the Boer War is credited with introducing the fife and drum as well as many army tunes. Unfortunate-ly, there was no escape from national politics and soon the band was again embroiled. When the Dingle Volunteers were established in the spring of 1914 the band marched to great acclaim. The situation came to boiling point when the fife and drum band led the Redmondites at the 1914 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Many of them had enlisted (Crones-berry, Meara, Healy, Scanlon) and fought in the Great War. All would return to play with the fife and drum during the twenties, thirties and forties. On the same evening a counter parade led by the newly formed republican piper’s band who opposed enlistment marched around the town. The Royal Irish Constabulary responded by using a decree that all marching between sunrise and sunset constituted an O.A.R. (offence against the realm). The local band responded by marching before dawn and keeping within the law and so began the tradition of the pre- dawn march on Saint Patrick’s Day. One of the most sombre deeds of the band was its role in the burial of volunteer Bob McCarthy (Monaree) in 1924. He was killed after been taken prisoner by the national troops during the civil war. As youngsters we always had an eye out for the solitary little cross at the roadside beyond Camp junction. His remains

were disinterred and brought home in 1924. A huge crowd assembled at Ballintaggart and the band led the cortege to Dingle church. On the following day the fife and drum band and the piper’s band led the funeral march to Kildrum, three miles from the town. Between the two wars, local groups in John Street, Goat Street and the Colony kept the music and parading tradition alive. They often pooled together especially in relation to the rise of the great Dingle Gaelic football teams of this period. They performed prior to many of the G.A.A. matches in Tralee and home coming celebrations. From the fifties to the seventies Charlie Flannery was the band master. His sons Anthony, Peter, Laurnie and Johnny formed the backbone of the band. Relations and neigh-bours Patneen Flannery, Small Martin Flannery, Scanlons, Guiheens and Foleys were always in support. Their other neighbours the Healys, and the Kennedys, formed the percussion section and could rattle a beat from Goat Street to Timbuktu! The Penny whistle, (Clark’s C) which could be purchased in Kathleen Griffin’s music academy in Bridge Street was the preferred instrument at the time. Ashmount Terrace was the spiritual home of the band.

The first occasion the band registered on my innocent mind was on Easter Sunday 1964. I was ten years of age and was helping to construct a dam with stones and mud across the Mall River. The Graham broth-

ers, (Martin and John M) and Thomas Flahive were working like beavers on the same project. Hark! A murmuring din began to waft its way from the Small Bridge. We jumped onto the bank, rested on the wall and embraced the scene. My ears welcomed the trifle of whistle and drum but my eyes were drawn towards the lead person with the flag. It began to move up and down, down and up. As they finally approached, I realized that the flag bearer had a limp, hence the movement of the flag. They paused at the memorial statue for our deceased heroes, gave due respect and then

played “Who fears to speak of 98”. Many years later I discovered that the flagman was named Patrick Lynch. He was a decent old soul who lived north side of The Holy Stone. In Dingle he was know almost exclusively by the leas-ainm Paddy-the-Hopper.! I studied the musicians carefully with innocent eyes. Their forebears defied famine, workhouse, Turk and Hun. Their courage remains unbroken, defiant and undaunted. The band ritually marched on New Year’s Eve, Saint Patrick’s Day, Easter Sun-day, the Blessing of the Boats and on occasions to mark special events and celebrations. One such event was the welcoming-home parade for Dingle native Micheal Begley when he was appointed a minister of state in the Fine Gael government in 1975. A quasi-relationship with social politics was always close at hand. The band were also to the fore when deValera performed the opening ceremony of the revamped Paírc an Aghasaigh in 1967. The band has always taken great pride in the music content and traditional tunes. In truth most have been introduced and given a unique local rendition while formal titles have been replaced with pet names viz, Old Comrades, Humpty Dumpty, Maggie, Mori-aritee, Cnoc a’ Cairn and Over the Garden Wall. Saint Patricks Day 1978 proved to be a unique occasion. Firstly, the dawn march followed by the midday parade. Later that afternoon Dingle were victorious in the Divi-sion One County League Final, V Austin Stacks in Paírc an Aghasaigh. Tired yes, exhausted certainly, but they weren’t found wanting. Again they rose out and led the teams onto the field and afterwards around the town though some musical notes were lost in the euphoria! The music is uplifting and the members are oft times social and carefree. A pleasant occasion worth recalling was an invite to the regatta at Baile na nGall in the mid-sevienties. After a stellar performance by the quay-side the lads continued the festivities in Johnny Frank’s (O’Sullivans) bar. The order comprised of fourteen pints of Guinness and a bottle of Ashe’s Red Lemonade. Local entrepreneur Paddy Mahony was more

In 1889, the band regaled an attendance in excess of

3,000 spectators at a football match between Dingle and Ballyferriter


than generous and the lads played and imbibed to their hearts content. Just prior to departure one band member got an uncontrollable yearn-ing for deoch an dorais (a final round of drink) A local wag humorously called out to Mahony….. i gcuntas Dé a Phaddy “Ba shaoraidí do dhuine na hArtane Boys Band a Bheith Anseo (T’would be cheaper to engage the Artane Boy’s Band).

Many folk have preferences about when to march and celebrate, to each their own! However, I always preferred the dawn march on St Patrick’s morning. It was traditional, eerie, unique and fulfilling. We assembled at Ashmount at 5:30am and were cordially invited to wet the shamrock with a dropeen of the crature. The usual suspects lined up as well as a younger generation from down town. They were welcomed with open arms. There was an air of renewal in everyone’s step. . . . . . . . . another milestone. At one minute to six, 5:59am, the drums made a calamitous roar in the empty streets which echoed and echoed. . . the fifes wafted with wild abandon across the harbour, a blast of adrenalin cruised through our bodies …. The town clock struck six bells and the big drummer bellowed out loud and clear …… by the rolls … quick … march . This was the signal the town awaited, the mysterious ghost band had summoned and reawakened the people from their winter slumber. The route never changed …. Goat Street …. Main Street …The Mall … Holy ground … The Quayside … and return by Green Street. A respectful silence was observed while passing Saint Mary’s Catholic Church but not whilst marching past Saint James Church of Ireland in Main Street. Tradition dies hard in this town and traditional families an-swer the call, year in year out since time memorial. I’ve always regarded those occasions with fond memories , that gallant crew of musicians, drummers, flagmen and foot soldiers, few in numbers but so large in presence. All those memorable mornings seem to have merged into one but a flash return in the mid-eighties is forever etched in my mind. I spent the festival eve trashing through stories of feats and fables in O’Flaherty’s bar. Boss-man, community man and bandsman indeed man for all seasons, Fergus was bidding adieu to his lazy leaving cus-tomers. Many of them requested that he knock on their door or window when he was surely heading to Ashmount in a short five hours time. Fergus knew from former experiences that few if any would answer his call. His response was quick and clear “Here now lads…… don’t be cod-ding….. Many are called……. but few get up…….” I arose that morning with glee and anticipation, however, the feeling soon abated. It was a pup of a morning with strong wind and torrential rain. I stood at the door in the pitch dark and gazed in awe and despair and immediately returned heavy hearted to the sack. Suddenly, my mother Molly tapped at the bedroom door and couldn’t believe that after travelling from Dublin I decided to forsake the march. The burden of being from a tra-ditional family came back to haunt me. Shamefully, I dressed and drove to the Holy Stone. I was totally unprepared with no wellies or barra baol (rain gear). I entered Flannerys and Peter handed me a hot mug of mountain dew. I cast a quick eye and counted a bare seven. Laurnie Flannery shook his head, smiled and uttered…”jaysus boy a mad beagle wouldn’t go out this morning” I totally agreed with him, all present were dead cert candidates for a lunatic asylum, including Fergus, John Benny Moriarty and Peter O’Regan. A car halted, Tom Lynch arrived from Ennis….. Then Ian Graham from Limerick……. Nine, ten, eleven…..not even enough for the last supper, I mused! The bare core, the war horses with indomitable spirit. A quick glance at the clock and almost immediately a cuckoo pops out and announces the time. There are no formalities, Colm Kennedy rattles the big drum, his brothers Enda and Martin strike the snare drums. Graham leads off with the tricolour held tight. We eventually reach the Quayside and I expect to see Noah and the Ark at any moment. I’m not disappointed, a shadow lurks from the gas shed and Christy Slattery completes the line-up. We’re enveloped with an unmerciful squawl of rain, hail and sleet. Such lunacy, wiser council prevails and we about turn. We eventually reach Goat Street and a kind soul allows us refuge at a hostelry at the top of the town. We all reach for a short glass. Never again exclaims O’Regan, Laurnie smiles his usual smile. John Dillon who slipped in from Pookie’s Lane doesn’t give a tinker’s curse . . . . . . aara lads, twill be dry for the twelve o’ clock march . . . . . . . everyone laughs. Condensation rises from the drenched mass of humanity. Was this to be the death knell of the dawn march? Had it run its natural course . . . . . . who really cared? The signs looked ominous after this crazy fiasco, could it not have been just cancelled! Who would have noticed? But, the call of tradition is unrelenting. The crisis passed and the chain remained unbroken. The following year the numbers swelled in defiance, the message was clear not on our watch! . . . . . . lean ar aghaidh.

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Oíche Go Maidin Ag Scoil Chaitlín Naofa!Bhí oíche gan chuimse i Halla Cheann Trá an Satharn seo ‘migh tharainn nuair a thug Cór Niceville, Florida taispeántas iontach uathu, i dteannta leanaí Scoil Chaitlín Naofa,Cill Mhic a ‘ Domhnaigh. Chuir Martin an drumadóir, Páidí’Mhárthain’ Mac Gearailt, Stiofán Ó Cuan-aigh, Séamus Ó Beaglaoich, Michelle agus Pádraig Ó Sé, Eleanor Ní Chonchúir, Joe Sheehan agus Máire Ní Mhurchú agus an píobaire Mícheál Ó Dúill go mór leis an ócáid. Gura fada buan sibh!

An outstanding night of music, song, dance and drama was held in Halla Cheann Trá on Saturday last 28th March,where Niceville High School Choir, Florida performed with the children of Scoil Chaitlín Naofa, Cill Mhic a’ Domhnaigh and local artists. The organisers would like to thank all who combined to make the occasion such a huge success.

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Ar Lá Bealtaine beidh Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill ag léamh a cuid filíochta sa Séipéal 7.30go 9.30p.m. An tAthair Pád-raig ina fhear tí agus filí na Ceardlainne agus eile páirteach; beidh a leabhair ar díol ar lacáiste. Beidh saorchead isteach ag daltaí scoile, ach €5 ag tacú leis an nGairdín Urnaí le díol ag an doras ag ao-saig. An mhaidean sin beidh Lá na Leanaí ag tosú le hAifreann na nÓg ag Tuistí roimh an siamsa. Ina dhiaidh sin beidh Eithne Ní Chatháin gníomhach ar 1p.m. Ar an nDomhnach 3p.m. beidh Bernie Pháid agus Jefferson dár mealladh le ceol agus amhráin an fhaid is fonn linn.

News from the DíseartI was delighted with the visit of Joe McHugh, Jimmy Deenihan and Brendan Griffin to the Díseart recently. We were pleased to hear all three speaking such fluent Irish. I think that

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The beautifully appointed cookbook caught the attention of the judges at the Kerry Student Enterprise awards senior category, who were very impressed with their innovative business idea.

The Méan Scoil students and their Business teacher Edel O'Connor will represent their school and County Kerry at the All-Ireland Student Enterprize Awards final at Croke Park in April.

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Major Increase in Grants to Householders for Energy Efficiency

Tom Kennedy

Minister for Energy, Alex White T.D., announced a boost in the level of grants available to householders who want to undertake energy efficiency improvements. The cash value of every grant available to householders under the Better Energy Homes Scheme has been increased by between 25-50%. In addition, a bonus payment has been introduced which will see householders receive bonus payments if they complete three or more energy efficiency improvements. The new grant levels are effective immediately and will apply to every-one who has applied for a grant that has not yet been paid. The previ-ous minimum grant threshold of €400 has been abolished and a bonus payment of €300 for householders who undertake three efficiency measures has been introduced, with an additional bonus payment of €100 available to householders who undertake four measures. The bonus payments are available to new applicants and to householders who have already availed of the scheme who wish to undertake further upgrades. The Better Energy Homes Scheme provides grants to homeowners to undertake energy efficiency measures such as insulating walls or attics and installing new heating systems. Since the scheme was launched in 2009 more than 165,000 homes have undertaken energy efficiency upgrades with a total Government investment of €172m. Under the revised scheme, a family in a semi-detached house could benefit from a grant payment of up to €4700 for external wall insula-tion, a boiler and heating control upgrade, and cavity and attic insula-tion. A couple in an apartment could receive €3400 towards internal wall insulation, a boiler and heating control upgrade and the installa-tion of solar thermal heating. Commenting on the launch of the revamped scheme Minister White said “These efficiency improvements allow people to live in warmer,

more comfortable homes while lowering their energy bills. For the country as a whole, they replace our dependence on imported fossil fuels with domestic jobs in the construction sector and help to meet our ambitious climate goals.”

“By increasing the grant levels, I hope that more householders will be encouraged to undertake efficiency improvements and by introducing bonus payments, I hope that previous grant recipients will be encour-aged to come back to the scheme and undertake more works.”

Brian Motherway, CEO of SEAI said: “Thousands of homeowners have already availed of Better Energy Homes grants and are benefitting as a result. Their positive experiences, coupled with today’s announcement of higher grants, are a real incentive for even more people to consider home energy upgrades.”

The Better Energy Homes Scheme has supported an average of 2,120 jobs (direct and indirect) each year since the scheme was launched in 2009 and has delivered CO2 emissions savings of 214.7kt.

Cash grant value From To

External wall insulation

Apartment/mid Terrace House €1,800 €2,250

Semi-Detached/end Terrace €2,700 €3,400

Detached House €3,600 €4,500

Internal wall insulation

Apartment/mid Terrace House €900 €1,200

Semi-Detached/end Terrace €1,350 €1,800

Detached House €1,800 €2,400

Cavity and attic insulation €200 €300

Solar Thermal Heating €800 €1,200

Gas/Oil Boiler installation with heating controls

€560 €700

Heating Controls upgrade €400 €600


Keel Notes

Colin Clifford

Club Lotto. There was no winner of this weeks Lotto. Numbers drawn were 3, 5, 9 and 13. €50 winner was Lee Foley, Cahir. €25 winners were Annette Huggard, Majella Nagle, Ardcanaught, Mary Keane, Lispole, Marie, Conor, Thomas & Dara Flaherty, Shanakeale. Next weeks Lotto is worth €7,000 and the draw will be held in the Anvil bar on Sunday 5th April County League. Keel were beaten in Annascaul by 1-6 to 0-7 on Sat-urday 28th March. Keel play Brosna in Keel on Sunday 12th April in the next round of the Count League. Time TBC

Minor County League. Keel\Listry play Laune Rangers in Killorglin at 6.30pm on Friday 3rd April

No Child left behind' - Keel Under-age Skills Academy: The coaches of the Under 6 skills academy continue to provide fun games and skills sessions at 6.15pm at Keel pitch on Thursdays. These inclusive football sessions focus on enhancing every child's social and interpersonal skills, as well as their balance, agility and coordination when playing football. If you are interest in registering your child, please come along some evening and speak directly to one of the four coaches (P J, Deirdre, Yvonne and Seanie) or alternatively email William Evans Keel Coaching Officer at [email protected]. for more details. There is massive interest in the skills academy; currently there are 35 registered with only 5 more places remaining. The under 8 and 10's have begun training on Thursday evenings at the Keel pitch at 6.15 pm while the U 12's are out on Wednesday night at 6.30pm. Don't forget gum shields are compulsory for all children.

Gaeltacht Grants. Any Keel GAA Member who wishes to avail of the Gaeltacht Grants please note that all applications have to be with the Secretary Laura O'Shea 0874121129 by Mon 13th April.

Bingo Night In aid of Keel Childcare Centre. Good Friday 3rd April in Keel Community Centre @ 8pm. Jackpot €250. Come along for a great night of Fun and Entertainment

Easter Camps for Pre-School & National School Age Children 30th March – 3rd April 9.30am -1.00pm 7th-10th April 9.30am-1.00pm. Limited places available

Nai Ionad Na Cille Ltd. Now enrolling for Sept 2015. Limited Free Pre-School places available. Was your child born between 2nd Feb 2011 & 30th June 2012. If so contact us on 066-9766005 to book your place immediately. Castledrum NS Enrolment. Parents / Guardians wishing to enrol pupils for the academic year 2015/16 are invited to the school to collect Enrol-ment Application Forms. Alternatively, you may telephone the school on 066-9766256. Closing date for receipt of applications is April 24th 2015. Fybough NS Enrolment. Parents wishing to enrol pupils in Junior Infants in September 2015 may call to the school to collect Enrolment Application Form or request by e-mail at [email protected] or telephone the school on 066-9766301. Closing date for receipt of ap-plications is April 24th. 2015

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Killorglin Tidy Town's.

Orna Eccles

Killorglin Tidy Town's committee and crew would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Easter. Lots happening in Killorglin Tidy Towns over the past few months and we want to take the opportunity to update you ! The polytunnel at the Seanscoil has been finished - the Community Council CES gents have also built some great water troughs so that the flowers pots can be kept moist during the long hot summer we are expecting :-) We held a really successful Energy Awareness Day at St. Michael's Hall in February - 11 year old Kate Moroney was the inspiration and driv-ing force behind this day !! We had great fun taking the watt challenge to see how much energy it takes to create a watt (believe me, it takes a huge effort on a bicycle in order to light a 40 watt bulb!!!) Kate also challenged Killorglin to turn off the lights for an hour to save the planet ! Kate is heading to Dublin in April to represent Kil-lorglin when we receive the Community Green Flag on April 16th at the Custom House from the Dept of the Environment ! We commemorated our great friend and Tidy Towns Volunteer James (Jimmy )Galvin in early March by planting an Oak Tree on the Tralee Rd. A fitting tribute to a wonderful man - Ar dheis De go raibh a hainm. The flower bed in front of the tourist office was dug out last Saturday and filled with recycled compost, well rotted horse manure and topsoil and finally the carpet roses were planted and finished off with bark mulch from the Christmas tree shredding - a great ef-fort in recycling !! Looking forward to smelling those roses over the summer !! A second hand pump was sourced and has been restored at Ballykissane pier - it will be painted in the coming weeks and we would encourage you to take a walk down to the pier and enjoy the peace and serenity of this great amenity - we want to thank Billy Browne and all the team based at the Seanscoil for their help and expertise in restoring this historic site in Killorglin. Our course on Living Sustainably has just finished. It was well attended with 19 people signing on for the stimulating and informative sessions which were held at the Killorglin Family Resource Centre, whom we thank for giving us the room over the last 4 weeks. The course was delivered by the education of Transition Kerry and we look forward to working more closely with TK over the coming months as we move towards living and working in a town that is greener and more sustainable, a town that values its local biodiversity, local food, that minimizes waste and becomes more mindful of how precious our resources such as energy, water and soil are. A date for your diary - the annual KWD County Wide Clean Up will be held on Saturday 18th April - This clean up day has been a major success for the county in the fight against litter and we would en-courage you to get out with friends and neighbour's to clean your estate /street / road on the day ! A big shout out to KWD who are the sponsors again this year and are doing a marvellous job to raise litter awareness. KTT will be coordinating the Killorglin clean up from Library Place - we will be giving out red bags / gloves and high visibility vests etc and organising bag drop points etc. We will provide more information nearer the date. Also on April 17/ 18, Bank of Ireland are hosting an Enterprise Weekend - the town is encouraged to showcase all our business enterprises on Friday

17th at 3 pm in the CYMS and our community and voluntary clubs and societies will get to showcase their wares on Saturday afternoon at the Community College and Dragons Den (after the county clean up !!) lots of big names and guest speakers are on the way so keep an eye on the Bank of Ireland website!! We are taking an Easter break from the Saturday morning work and we will welcome the extra hour in the evenings by working every Tues-day and Thursday evening from Tuesday April 7th at 7 pm / 9 pm until October ! We always welcome new comers and would appreciate if you could give an hour or 2 over the summer months to help keep Killorglin looking great !

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Pupils from Fybough NS, Castlemaine who won the best entry the St Patricks Day parade in Milltown.

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Ó Comharchumann Turasóireachta Chorca Dhuibhne

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Camphill News

Betsie Konink

It has been a while since we last wrote as life is so busy here that we keep forgetting. Spring has fully arrived now with the first calves being born, a field full of lambs and everywhere the blooming daffodils and hyacinths, even the ones which we only planted in January are coming up now.

Today the windows will go in to the new house and plastering can start.... what a difference that will make!

We still have no news about the houses in town... things are moving so slowly and we certainly are learning to be patient.

This week is filled with Easter activities: the painting of eggs, learning many new songs and learning more about the meaning of Easter.

On Good Friday in the morning we will be doing our yearly beach-cleaning in Doonsheane and Beenbawn and on Easter Sunday we will be going to Temple Gall to join the Easter morning mass and have an egg hunt in the afternoon.

Marion O'Neil organised a Bingo evening in Ballydavid and that brought in €1120 euro, thank you Marion and all who took part. All donations at the moment are going into the building fund. We still have a way to go to get the money for the new house together , there seems to be extra costs for windows and the sewage system, and also the hoist system is really expensive. But we are getting there and we are very grateful for your ongoing support.

A happy Easter to you all.


“Airt” School in Cuas'Airt' (the Irish word for the 'arrow on a compass', meaning 'direction' or 'guide') is the name of new residential school to be held near Cuas an Bhodaigh below Mt. Brandon. Founder of the school, Cormac Begley will be joined by fellow concertina player Jack Talty, to teach at the schools' first ever course held between 6th and the 10th of April. The pair carry a wealth of musical heritage from West Kerry and West Clare and their masterful weaving of regional styles is inherent in their duet playing which has been described as a Renaissance of the concertina in Irish traditional music. The weeklong course will include four hours of expert tuition per day, evening activities per night, food and accommodation. Future courses will feature leading artists across all artforms and artists confirmed to date include as Liam Ó Maonlaí (singer and multi instrumentalist), Lisa O Neil (singer songwriter), Tomás Ó Cíobháin (painter), Caoimhín O Raghallaigh (fiddler), Steve Cooney (guitarist) and Rushad Eggleston (celloist), Padraig Devaney (sean nós dancer) and Anna Kaszuba (con-temporary dancer).

On Thursday the 9th of April, locals are invited to Cuas to attend a concert featuring Páidí Mhárthain Mac Gearailt, Cormac Begley and Jack Talty. Seating limited to 30 people (no entrance fee, donations welcome) and the concert will be streamed online via www.concertwindow.com. For enquiries about the course and/or concert reservations contact [email protected].

The Balmoral Show Wed 13th May - Friday 15th May The Balmoral Show is Ireland’s biggest annual extravaganza of all things Agricultural and food. With an astounding level of agricultural competition, stunt attractions, shopping, displays and crafts, the Balmoral Show is always a great day out. Shakespeare & The Enchanting Cotswalds Weds 20th - Sunday 24th May The Cotswolds are steeped in history and charm with tiny villages of thatched cottages, spired churches and picturesque countryside enchanting every visitor. Join us on this magical 5 day trip into the best of the Cotswolds where you will visit Stratford-Upon-Avon, Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle and experience the beauty of the Cotswolds. Bloom In The Park Overnight Stay Thursday 28th - Friday 29th May Join us on this wonderful overnight stay in Dublin visiting Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom in the park. With something for everyone and fun for all the family, visitors to Bloom in the Park will enjoy cookery demonstrations, free gardening advice & much more.

Upcoming Day Trips Fri 10th April - A Day Tour to the Action Packed Tayto Park , Thurs 11th April -

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Camp Juniors FC - Cup Fever!! An historic day for CAMP JUNIORS FC promised for this Saturday 4th as we host three Kerry Cup ¼ finals at the sportsfield in Camp. Three very contest-able games at U12, U14 and U16 will hopefully see more teams join out U15s in the semi-final draws. With all games to be decided on the day (extra-time & penalties if necessary) it will be non-stop excitement all morning, first game kicking-off at 10.15. Refreshments and home baking on hand!

U11 – GROUP 4 & CUP After three fine wins in the League and 2 great Cup wins in the opening rounds the JUNIORS drew Park A in their ¼ final match up. Played last Saturday at home at the sportsfield in front of a great crowd CAMP’s winning run finally came undone as a very classy Tralee side took the victory. Best on the day for the JUNIORS were Paudie Fitz and Cillian O Neill (both from Cloghane). U12B – DIVISION 2 & SHIELD - Another team on a recent good run of form, 2 away wins in the League and a very impressive victory in the last 16 of the Shield against Killarney Athletic. However in a Div 2 match Park C were to score in the final few minutes on Friday last to end this run. Next up however an exciting ¼ final shield match against Mastergeeha B this Saturday. Best for the JUNIORS in recent games have been the defence trio of Donal Crean (Camp), Alain Beaujouan (Stradbally) and Captain Eimear O Donoghue (Castle) U12A - PREMIER & CUP - Not the best of preparation for their upcoming cup ¼ final the JUNIORS 12A have been unlucky in suffering 2 defeats in their latest league games, a 3-0 loss away to Killarney Celtic A and more recently defeated 1-0 in Listowel. Bad luck, spurned chances, no goals….all part of the game and though life in the Premier League has been difficult the JUNIORS are hoping to get some results in the final league matches (3 left) to avoid relegation. All focus at the moment on the cup ¼ final this Saturday at home to Mastergeeha A. Strongest for the JUNIORS these last weeks have been Maurice and Caolán O Connell (both Castle) U13 – PREMIER - A difficult year in probably the most competitive Division of the whole Schoolboys/Girls League will see the JUNIORS 13A relegated to Division 1 next season. Still, a very close match in the cup with Lis-towel Celtic A (beaten in extra-time) showed signs of promise and with a revamped squad next season the JUNIORS will be sure to be back as con-tenders. Great progress through the season from keeper Conor Greany, and midfielders Cian O Grady and Eoghan Lyne (all from Cloghane)

U14 – DIVISION 1 & CUP - Promoted last year after going unbeaten the JUNIORS U14 squad continues to develop as they go unbeaten again this year in Div. 1. A recent away victory (3-0) against Inter Kenmare and with Ballyhar drawing Mastergeeha, CAMP, with 2 games left to play are now beyond reach. Premiership for these lads next season and to test their standing there is a cup ¼ final to come this Saturday against Park B. Should be a cracker!!!! Congrats to Dingle man Christopher Kane who has been selected to be part of the Kerry U14 Kennedy Cup squad for this summer’s tournament in Limerick. U15 – PREMIER & CUP - Without a league fixture for several weeks the U15s are anxiously waiting the ¼ final results this weekend to see their opposi-tion for the Cup ½ final. Mid table in the league the JUNIORS have surprised all the pundits this season with their results and their commitment on the field. They are seen as the dark horses in the cup and coaches Kevin Boyle and Gene Farrell will be looking to claim a final spot. Best this season have been Dingle pairing Franz Sauerland and Daevidas Uosis both having recently completed trials for the County U15 squad. U16 – DIVISION 1 & CUP - In their final season in the schoolboys ranks the U16s came slightly derailed recently in their searching for the Division 1 title. An upcoming crunch match against Ballyhar Dynamoes should decide if there will be league silverware and a Cup ¼ final also there for the taking this weekend as they host Tralee Dynamoes B. In great from in recent games have been Adam McAuliffe (Ballyferriter) and keeper Kieran O Connor (Annascaul) FIXTURES - 04.04.15 Cup action all day Saturday …… U12 – Shield ¼ Final Mastergeeha B v CAMP JUNIORS B (KO – 10.30am – Mastergeeha) U12 – Cup ¼ Final CAMP JUNIORS A v Mastergeeha A (KO – 11.45am – Camp Sportsfield) U14 – Cup ¼ Final CAMP JUNIORS v Park B (KO – 10.15am – Camp Sportsfield) U16 – Cup ¼ Final CAMP JUNIORS v Tralee Dynamoes B (KO – 1.15pm – Camp Sports-field) Contact - For any further information contact: Barrie O Brien 087-2376001, email: [email protected] - For bookings on the Camp astro pitch please contact [email protected]

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Hot Cross Buns -perfect for Easter

Mark Murphy: Dingle Cookery School280ml milk,

50g butter

500g strong bread flour

1 tsp salt

75g caster sugar

1 tbsp sunflower oil

10g dried yeast

1 egg, beaten

75g sultanas

Zest 1 orange

1 apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped

1 tsp ground cinnamon

For the cross

75g plain flour, plus extra for dusting

For the glaze

3 tbsp apricot jam

Bring the milk to the boil, then remove from the heat and add the but-ter. Leave to cool until it reaches hand temperature. Put the flour, salt, sugar and yeast into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Pour in the warm milk and butter mixture, and then add the egg. Using a wooden spoon, mix well, and then bring everything together with your hands until you have a sticky dough.

Tip on to a lightly floured surface and knead by holding the dough with one hand and stretching it with the heal of the other hand, then folding it back on itself. Repeat for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elas-tic. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for about one hour or until doubled in size and a finger pressed into it leaves a dent.

With the dough still in the bowl, tip in the sultanas, orange zest, apple and cinnamon. Knead into the dough; making sure everything is well distributed. Leave to rise for one hour more, or until doubled in size, again covered by some cling film to stop the dough getting a crust.

Divide the dough into about 16 even pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth ball on a lightly floured work surface. Arrange the buns on one or two baking trays lined with parchment, leaving enough space for the dough to expand. Cover tea towel, then set aside to prove for 1 hour more. Heat oven to 220C. Mix the flour with about 20ml water to make the paste for the cross – add the water 1 tbsp at a time, so you add just enough for a thick paste. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a small nozzle. Pipe a line along each row of buns, then repeat in the other direction to create crosses. Bake for 20 mins on the middle shelf of the oven, until golden brown. Gently heat the apricot jam to melt, then sieve to get rid of any chunks. While the jam is still warm, brush over the top of the warm buns and leave to cool. Happy Easter !!

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Catering for your own Dinner Party at Home €75 Sat 4th April 10am/Sat 4ú Márta 10rnFun, sociable, delicious and all about relaxed entertaining. You’ll learn how to put together a showstopper menu that you can replicate at home, including canapés and pre dinner cocktail. Lunch included. Catch, Cook & Eat €85Tue 7th April 9am/Máirt 7ú Aib 9rn An exhilarating experience that combines the thrill of catching your own Atlantic Ocean fish with filleting, cooking and finally sitting down to eat. Lunch included.Cooking for Health Demo with Irene Ní Fhlannúra, Ré Nua Nutritional Clinic & Healing Rooms €35 Tue 7th April 6:30pm/Máirt 7ú Aib 6:30inLearn how to include seaweeds in everyday meals and create oriental dishes, grain burgers and a zesty dessert. Tastings included. Traditional Irish Cookery €80Thurs 9th April 2pm/Dear 9ú Aib 2inA journey back in time through to modern day Irish cuisine. The in-fluence of the monks, Spanish and Normans on the Dingle Peninsula food heritage. We shall bake traditional soda bread and cook fish, lamb and seasonal fruits and vegetables. ½ day, dinner included. How to Cook Meats Demo €35Sat 11th April 2pm/Sat 11ú Aib 2inSelect the best and freshest meats and understand dry ageing and marbling. Learn how to cook meat to get the best from each cut. How to Cook Fish €80Tue 14th April 6pm/Máirt 14ú Aib 6inReluctant to cook fish & shellfish? Learn how easy it is to do so at this ½ day hands on class. Dinner included.Traditional Irish Cookery €80 (See above) Thurs 16th April 2pm Gluten Free Cookery €60Sat 18th April 10amA combination of hands-on cookery and demonstration offering support and tuition to follow a gluten free diet. Understand how to create nutritious, tasty and varied meals. ½ day, lunch included Traditional Irish Cookery €80 (See above)

Thurs 23rd April 2pmIndian Cookery Demo €20 - Fri 24th April 6pmA truly authentic glimpse into the way Indian food is prepared, served and enjoyed’ work with fresh ingredients, herbs and spices to create Indian starters, curries, main dishes and accompaniments that not only truly reflect the spirit of Indian cuisine, but are also healthy and nutritious.Catch, Cook & Eat €85 (See above)

Sat 25th April 9amFermentation Demo €45Tue 28th April 6pmGain a greater understanding of this age-old skill, which not only has numerous health benefits but also can add so many flavors to your dishes. OTHER UPCOMING COURSESTraditional Irish Cookery Thurs 30th April 2pm €80Catch, Cook & Eat Sat 2nd May 9am €85Quick & Healthy Recipes for Summer Demo Sun 3rd May 10am €25

Annascaul FolkLast month saw a visit to Patcheen’s bar in Annascaul by the Dingle Folk Club. The evening was, it has to be said, a roaring success. The DFC group, which is dedicated to creating comfortable spaces for those who like to sing for enjoyment, featured singers, musicians and a recitation or two from folk who hailed from all parts stretching between Lispole to Dunquin. However it was noticeable that people local to Annascaul who were in the fifty strong crowd were also in fine voice. So much so that there’s now a plan afoot to start a regular open singing sessionin the village. The first night is likely to be in the middle of April and final details are being worked out. Meanwhile watch this space while Annascaul folk tune up their voices in anticipation.


Tionólfar cruinniú bliantúil Chomharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne Teo., in Oifigí Nua an Chomharchu-mainn i mBaile an Fheirtéaraigh, Dé hAoine 17 Aibreán, 2015 ar a 8:30 i.n.

Má ba mhaith leat a bheith ar an gcoiste don bhliain seo beidh ar Scairshealbhóir tú a mholadh agus Scairshealbhóir eile cuidiú leis an moladh agus san a bheith ag an Rúnaí ar an Aoine 10 Aibreán, 2015 (ar a dhéanaí 5.00 i.n.).

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Reachtálfar oíche thacaíochta do Naíonra an Fheirtéaraigh i Lárionad For-bartha Bhaile an Fheirtéaraigh ar an Déardaoin, 9 Aibreán ag a 7pm chun airgead a bhailiú do chostais reatha an naíonra.

Oíche chainte, sheanchais agus cuileachtan a bheidh i gceist. Tabharf-aidh beirt de thuismitheoirí an naíonra, Billy Mag Fhloinn agus Dáithí de Mórdha, cainteanna léirithe ar ábhair éagsúla i rith na hócáide. Labharfaidh Billy ar 'Mór Mumhan: Seanchas & Miotas', ina mbeidh cuir síos ar dhuine de mhór-phearsa béaloidis Chorca Dhuibhne agus na tíre i gcoitinne, le samplaí de na scéalta agus den tseanchas a bhaineann léi. 'Scothchainteoirí: Macallaí Ó Chartlanna na hÉireann' atá mar theideal ar chaint Dháithí, agus beidh sé ag trácht ar chuid de na cainteoirí is fearr atá le cloistint i gcartlanna éagsúla na tíre agus a taifea-dadh ó dheireadh na 1920í ar aghaidh. Seinnfear giotaí fuaime de na cainteoirí i rith na cainte.

Beidh suí caidrimh i ndiaidh na gcainte-anna agus beidh sólaistí ar fáil. Ní bheidh aon táille ar an ndoras ach beifear ag glacadh le síntiúis i rith na hócáide, agus beidh raffle le duaiseanna maithe le buachaint. Fáilte roimh cách agus ba mhór linn bhur dtacaíocht!


PCD Abú ..... Arís!!!Pobalscoil Corca Dhuibhne captured yet another national title when the Under 14s captured the Division 1 schools All Ireland title in Gor-manstown, Co. Meath. Comhgáirdeas.

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Mens Shed Appeal For Site

The KC Men’s Shed steering group was set up in the summer of 2014 to develop a local and welcoming meeting place for men living in the Keel, Castlemaine, Kiltallagh and surrounding areas. It is a totally voluntary, independent and not for profit group. The Men’s Shed concept is about offering a friendly and open meeting place where men come together and undertake a variety of mutually agreed activities, share skills and learn new skills. The Shed would be an excellent amenity to the local area and would greatly enhance the social interaction between men and would be a significant factor in im-proving men’s health. There are now over 200 men’s shed across Ireland and many of them have take occupancy in existing and unwanted units. The KC Men's Shed are urgently looking for a local site to locate a large mobile in excellent condition that has kindly been donated to the group. For further information please contact Dennis Brosman (Acting Chair) on 086 2624299 or Martin Greenwood on 086 2288313 and visit the KC Men’s Shed facebook page.


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The Dreaded Revenue Audit

Seán O’Sullivan & Co, Chartered Accountants

I’m hoping the words “Revenue audit” do not put you off continuing to read this article…. I know it can be a very stressful (even thinking about it) and a costly process but our aim here is to help you understand how you are selected for an audit and by understanding this it should give you a better chance of possibly avoiding one.

There are 4 main ways of being selected for an audit.

Risk based Analysis The first is on a risk based approach. Revenue screen all recent tax re-turns submitted and review the tax compliance history of the business. For instance filing returns late or ignoring Revenue enquiry letters will be highlighted. The figures are then analysed for trends and patterns and compared against similar types of businesses in a particular indus-try. If there are anomalies this will be highlighted and that business will be selected for an audit.

For example if one insurance company had travel costs of €15,000 in their accounts and another similar insurance company two doors down the road had travel costs of €50,000 then this differ-ence would be highlighted and Revenue would most likely investigate why the second company’s expenses were so high.

When taking the risk based approach Revenue look at other sources for information rather than just tax submissions. For instance they look at Twitter and Facebook and other social network sites to see if unregistered persons are advertising their businesses on these sites. They also look at shopping centre notice boards for people provid-ing services which they may not be declaring any income from.

Revenue have stated that the majority of audits result from this risk based analysis.

Projects The second way a business could be selected for a Revenue audit is by way of a Revenue Project on a particular industry. Revenue will pick a sector where non-compliance is high or where there are particular sectors which are considered cash busi-nesses.

Most recently Revenue has looked at self-em-ployed contractors and landlords. In the past they have looked at industries such as Chinese restau-rants and the pub trade.

Random Selection This means even if you have a perfectly clean com-pliance record you can still be chosen to be subject to a Revenue audit. The amount of these types of audits has reduced massively in recent years as Revenue will get far more bang for their buck by using the risk based approach.

Whistle-blowers The final way of being selected for an audit is if someone you know calls Revenue and tells them that you are not being fully compliant. During the recession the amount of audits that resulted from this increased significantly. It usually happens if you have fallen out with an employee or a neigh-bour although it has also been known that com-peting businesses may make the call to Revenue, although I believe this to be rare in Ireland.

Seán O’Sullivan & Co, Chartered Accountants, The Mall, Dingle. 066-9151515

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Notaí Clochán BréanainnCumann 500 Más mian leat a bheith páirteach i gClub 500 nó má tá gá agat le athnu-achan a dhéanamh ar do bhallraíocht déan teagmháil láithreach leis an oifig ag 066 7138137.

Many thanks to all Club 500 members who have renewed their mem-bership. Annual membership costs €150 or €12.70 per month. If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Halla Le Chéile on 066 7138137.

Buaiteoirí Márta/ March winners 2015: 1ú: (€500) Ciarán Callaghan, Co. Chorcaí 2ú: (€250) Mary Jo agus Eamonn Murphy, An Clochán 3ú: (€150) Stephen Cullinane, An Clochán 4ú: (€75) Séamús Ó Luing, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 5ú: (€50) Bob agus Máire Uí Shíochaín, Baile Átha Cliath

Féile Sleibhteoireachta agus Ceoil An Leith-Triuigh Ar siúl 03, 04, 05 06 Mí Aibreán. Aoi speisialta Seán Keane Breis eolais 066 7138137 Fáilte roimh chách! Cloghane Brandon Hillwalking Festival 03, 04, 05 06 April. Special guest Seán Keane. Further information 066 7138137 Everyone welcome!

Cruinniú Cinn Bhliana 2015 Déardaoin 16ú Aibreán 2015 Halla Le Chéile, Bréanainn ar 7.30 i.n.Má tá suim agat bheith ar an gCoiste seol d’ainm i scríbhinn - sínithe ag beirt bhall chuig: An Rúnaí, Comharchumann Forbartha an Leith-Triúigh Teo, Halla Le Chéile, Bréanainn, Trá Lí, Co Chiarraí roimh 4.00 i.n ar an 9ú Aibreán 2015

ICA: Cartai Fuist Halla Le Chéile, 07/04/2015 ar a 8 a chlog. Fáilte roimh chách! Whist Drive Halla Le Chéile, 07/04/2015 at 8p.m.Everyone welcome!

ICA: Caint agus Curilathair ó Linda Murphy ó Pamper and Pout ar an 14.04.2015. Fáilte roimh chách! Tuesday 14th April Talk And demonstration at 8.30 pm by Linda Murphy of PAMPER AND POUT. Everyone welcome!

Tinteán Ceoil Gach Luan ag 7.30 i.n. Fáilte roimh chách! Every Monday night in Ionad Cultúrtha sa Chlochán (next to O’Donnell’s pub). Entry fee €5 adults €2 children which includes refreshments. Everybody welcome!

Seirbhís Béile Baile Tá an tseirbhís ar fáil cúig lá sa tseachtain. Más mian le h-éinne béile/béilí a órdú cuir glaoch orainn ar 066 7138137. Meal delivery service is provided five days per week. Please give your name at the Halla if you are interested. 066 7138137.

ICA AGM Crinniú Cinn Bliana ar an Mháirt an 21/04/2015 ar a 8 i.n. Guild AGM on Tuesday 21/04/2015 at 8p.m

Ranganna Aero-bics Ranganna aerobics í Halla Le Chéile gach Deardaoin ar a 8 a chlog. Breis eolais ó Jackie ag 087 7911224. Failte ríomh cách! Aerobics Classes Thursday at 8p.m at Halla Le Cheile. For more information call Jackie on 087 7911224. Everyone welcome!

Milltown/Castlemaine GAA notesLotto Our Lotto Jackpot has now reached €12,200. Don't miss out on the chance to win this massive Prize for just €2 entry. Get your tickets in local shops and bars.

There was no winner of last weeks lotto , the numbers drawn where 07,15,17,21. Consolation prizes where

€50 Eileen/Nicole Twiss , Callinafercy €50 John McDan Sheahan , Glenbeigh €25 Mary Joe Fitzpatrick, Waterville €25 Sheila Murphy , Callinafercy €25 Brian/John McKenna Callinafercy €25 Faye Cronin , Milltown The next draw will take place on the 10th of April in Jack Duggans Bar

Seniors Senior Football League Round 2 Result Milltown/Castlemaine 0-10 Castleisland Desmonds 0-09. Derek Twiss plays the role of super sub by coming on in the dying stages to kick a big free from 30 yards out to seal victory in the last kick of the game! Cathal Moriarty also kicking some massive points throughout the game and Jeremiah Hayes Shane Murphy and Jerome Flynn contrib-uted a point each also. We are off the mark in Division 1 with 2 points in Round 2. Back games in Senior League Glenbeigh/Glencar host Beaufort & Miltown/Castlemaine entertain Cromane. Both games Easter Sat 4th Apr at 6pm Under 14's Round one of the under 14 county league kicks off next Wednesday the 1st with Milltown Castlemaine hosting Glenbeigh Glencar throw in 6:45 pm


Cromane Notes

Jane Casey

GAA: The numbers drawn on 25th March 15 in the Gaa Lotto Draw were 17.22,27.28. There was no winner of the €7,700 Jackpot. Five prizes of €30 each went to Micheal Riordan.Liss. Ticket sold by Christine Casey Kathleen O.Shea. Tullig Ticket sold by Kathleen Sullivan . Ann Casey, Cromane Cross. Ticket sold by Christine Casey Kerry Harkin. Dooks. Ticket sold at Pitch. Annual Ticket Monthly Winner: Stephen Scales. Glenbeigh.

TICKETS available at local businesses and from usual sellers.

MEMBERSHIP; of Cromane Gaa Club is now due. Adults €40. Players €50. Students €20.Under Age €10. Family €50 payable to Registrars Sinead Lavin, Patrick Casey or Sean Reilly.

LEE STRAND MASCOTS: Please collect Lee Strand Mighty Mikey Mas-cots for your National school. They can be entered for a draw for €500.

FUN RUN WALK: in aid of Iasc Og Preschool, Cromane on Sun 26th April at 2pm for children 1k. For seniors: 2.30pm 5k and 10k. Runners, Joggers, Walkers all welcome. Refreshments afterwards. Contact 087 7542926.

UNISLIM: All good wishes to Johanna King, The Lake who is one of ten final Contestants for the Unislimmer of the Year Award. Johanna has lost an amazing nine and a half stone weight since April 2013. A mighty achievement. The final winner will be announced in Dublin on April 18th. We wish her every success.

BALLROOM DANCING every Monday night in CYMS.

COMHALTAS SET DANCING every Tuesday night in CYMS.

USED STAMPS: Thank you to all who collect Used Stamps. They go to Christian Aid where they are sold to Collectors and money Raised goes towards Third World Development. Two huge Bin Bags full of stamps have been passed on last week which were received from Mrs. Stack. They were delighted with them.

BINGO in CYMS Killorglin every Sunday at 8.30pm.Jackpot €1,200.

UNISLIM every Wednesday morning and Thursday evening in CYMS. Every good wish to Johanna from the Killorglin Group.

WEIGHT WATCHERS every Wednesday in St. Michaels 6pm.

BABY BOPPERS every Thursday morning in CYMS.

TAE KWANDO every Wednesday 5pm.in CYMS.

ART, CRAFT, BAKING. HORTICULTURE. JEWELERY: New Market in the CYMS every Friday 10 to 2pm. New Stall Holders and Customers welcome.

CINEMA CLUB: Film will be shown in CYMS Thursday 23rd April at 8pm.

DEATH: Sincere Sympathy to Marcus and Maggie O’ Shea, Dooks on the death of Maggies father Liam Maguire, in Lixnaw. Funeral from Stacks Funeral Home to St. Michaels Church, Lixnaw followed by Intern-ment in Ardfert Cemetary. Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm dilis.

WALK; in aid of Cromane Community Field and Playground from Red Fox to St. Finians Well on Monday 6th April at 1pm. Refreshments and prizes afterwards in Red Fox. All welcome.

QUOTE: The worst of all deceptions is self deception.

JB Keane

Déardaoin, 16 AibreánDé hAoine, 17 Aibreán8.00pm

Halla na FeothanaíCead Isteach €10.00

Anam Cara Monthly MeetingAnam Cara is holding its monthly Par-ent Evening on Tuesday 14th of April from 7:30 to 9:00pm in Recovery Haven 5 Haigs Terrace, Killerisk, Tralee.

Anam Cara is an organisation that sup-ports bereaved parents and has sup-port groups throughout Ireland that provide parents a safe, comfort-able environment where they have the opportunity to connect with other bereaved parents. Anam Cara is an inclusive organisation where parents do not identify themselves by their children’s age, how they died, or if their death was recent or many years ago.

Anam Cara Services are available free of charge to all bereaved par-ents.For further information please see www.anamcara.ie email [email protected] or call 01 4045378.


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Castlemaine, Griffins Bar 5pmKeel, Murphy’s Bar 5.20pmInch, Foleys Bar 5.40pmAnnascaul, Teach Sean 6.00pmLíos Póil, Anthony’s 6.10pmDingle, An Conair Pub 6.20 pm,

Muiris Dan’s 6.30pm,Brewery Gate 6.45pmBrandon, Murphy’s Bar 7.30pmCastlegregory, Ferriters Bar 8pmCamp, Railway Tavern 9.30pm

Clinics-3rd Mon of the month.

Constituency Office: 064 6632467 Office Fax: 064 66 85904Mob: 087-246 1678 email:[email protected]

2nd Monday of the monthMilltown: Larkins 6.15pm Killorglin: Jim Shea's 7pm

Clinicí sa Ghaeltacht: Luan 20ú Aibreán 6.30 - 7.30 Tigh tSaorsaigh agus Tigh Uí Chuinn

A 13 strong delegation from Dingle recently vis-ited the city of Santa Barbara in America which has been twinned with Dingle since 2003. The delegation met with Mayor Helene Schneider, who is looking forward to making an official visit to Dingle, as well as having a private meeting with the city’s Chamber of Commerce. There were also radio and television appearances which gave great exposure to Dingle in a city of over 100,000. The group were delighted with the reception they received and are looking forward to a Santa Barbara delegation making a visit to Dingle soon.

The delegation was: Brian & Máiréad de Staic (Brian de Staic Jewellers), Seán & Liz Daly (Dingle Crystal), John & Maureen Moriarty (Lord Baker’s Restaurant ) Ted & Kathy Ó’ Connor ( Real Estate) , Annette Cremin ( Retired Matron / Nurse), Liam & Julie O’ Neill ( Liam O Neill Artist) Patrick Wade & Stephen McPhilemy (Milltown House - Guest House).

Strengthening The Ties That Bind

The Dingle delegation enjoying a wine tasting in Santa Barbara

At the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque: Ciara Ni Chonchuir, Alma Ryan, Ciara Ni Dheargain, Gene O Comchuir, Irene Ni Neill, Alice Ni Shithigh, Michelle Ni Chonchuir


Castlegregory NotesRecycling collection will be on Thursday mornings between 10am and 11am only at the entrance to the Secondary School. Recycling bags can be purchased from the Information Centre for €3 each – only bags with the Castlegregory Community Council label will be accepted.

Whist every Thursday evening from 8.00pm in the Club. Castlegregory Whist Results 26/03/2015: Ladies 1st Catherine O Dowd, 2nd Catherine Lyons Intervals Maureen Dowling, Mary Barry Gents 1st Michael Rohan, 2nd Edward Hennessy Intervals Thomas Maunsell, Seamus O Donnell Mystery Gerry Greaney, Jackie Goodwin

Zumba is held in the clubrooms every Monday evening from 8pm-9pm.

Annual Festival. The Festival in Castlegregory will be held from July 8th – 12th inclusive. Come along and enjoy all the fun of the festival. Looking forward to seeing you all there and having lots of fun.

The Brandon Bay half marathon & 10k: Welcome Lynch’s Spar - Main Sponsor 2015. The Brandon Bay half marathon & 10k are absolutely delighted to announce Lynch’s SPAR Castlegregory as the main sponsor for the 2015 event. We are completely over the moon to have received such an overwhelming response of support this year from Mícheál and everyone at SPAR, their help and support will no doubt be a massive assistance in ensuring our event is even bigger and better than last year. Remember, online entry is now open on our website www.brandonbayhalfmara-thon.com & this year EVERY participant will receive a tech t-shirt AND 50mm bespoke event medal as well as timing chip & race number on the day. Local business sponsorship slots on event t-shirts: Our event t-shirts are almost ready to order and this year we are of-fering local businesses the chance to get their name on them. For €50 local busi-nesses can sponsor the event and will get a slot on the t-shirts as well as listing on the event website. Contact us through Fa-cebook or [email protected] for more info.

Kerry Hospice Foundation. The 17th Annual Hospice Foundation sponsored walk will be held on Good Friday 3rd April 2015 starting at Bowlers Bar. We look for-ward to your support again this year and sponsor sheets are available from Ruth Bowler(phone no.7139201) and Rosarii O’Donnell (phone no. 7139129).Thanking you in advance for your continued sup-port and we hope to welcome as many of you as possible on the walk. Ruth Bowler.

AGM. Castlegregory Community Council are holding their rescheduled AGM on Tuesday 7th April 2015 at 8pm in The Clubrooms. All Welcome

Easter Country Market. The first country market for 2015 will be held on Easter Sunday in the Clubrooms.Come along and see what goodies we have for you. The next country market will be held on May Bank Holiday then we will be back for three months from June Bank Holiday weekend.Hope to see you all there .Happy Easter

Come and visit the HOT Food - Cold Beer -

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Sabrina Galwey & Gretta Spillane Maharees who completed a 60K Fenit coastal cycle around Kerry head recently accompanied by their favourite magazine.


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Buaiteoir na coicíse seo caite - Siobhra Ní hÉalaithe, 38 Lios Dara, Oakpark, Trá Lí

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McCarthy’s BarGoat St, Dingle - est. early 1800’

Delicious Food Served Daily066-915 1205

Live Music:Thurs April 2nd: Fundraising Quiz

Sat April 4th: Faye & The Vibe Sat April 11th: Krista Detor

Fri 17th Apr: The White Horse Guitar Club Sat 18th: Grace Wild


Citizens Information - Know your Rights A Free and Confidential ServiceHealth insurance and lifetime community rating

QuestionI don’t have health insurance and I’ve been told it will be more expensive for me after 1 May because of my age. Can you explain what is changing?

AnswerUp to now, the cost of an inpatient health in-surance policy has been the same for every-one regardless of age. This is known as com-munity rating. From 1 May 2015 a system of lifetime community rating will apply, which means that people may be charged more if they are older when they first take out health insurance. This change will not affect you if you already have health insurance be-fore 1 May 2015 and continue to be insured.

If you are taking out health insurance after this date and you are 35 years of age or old-er, your annual premium will increase de-pending on the age you are when you start – by 2% for each year over 34. This increase is called a loading. So, for example, if you are aged 35 there will be a 2% loading, but if you start health insurance at 39 there will be a 10% loading. The maximum loading will be 70%.

If you previously had health insurance but let it lapse, the period for which you had health insurance will be taken into account to reduce the loading that applies.

An allowance (of up to three years) can also be made if you gave up health insurance since the start of 2008 because of unemployment.

People who move to Ireland from another country after 1 May 2015 can avoid having a loading applied if they take out health insur-ance within 9 months and continue to be in-

sured.

If you have health insurance, you can change your health insurance policy or change your insurer without affecting your loading. A gap in insurance of up to 13 weeks is allowed.

Further information is available from the Citi-zens Information Centre below.

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Dingle outreach: 3rd Tuesday of every month in the old C.B.S Monastry Building , John Street


Live Music Ceol Beo2nd - Thurs. 3rd- Fri. 4th - Sat. 5th - Sun. 6th - Mon. 7th- Tues. 8th - Wed.

9th - Thurs. 10th - Fri. 11th - Sat 12th- Sun. 13th - Mon. 14tht - Tues. 15th- Wed.

Annascaul / Inch 4th Apr South Pole Inn - Live Music 6-9pm

11th AprSouth Pole Inn - Live Music 6-9pm

Baile na nGall4th Apr Tigh Tp: Calamity Jan @ 10pm 5th Apr Tigh Tp: The Cooleys @ 9.30 Camp - An Com5th Apr The Railway Bar Trad Session @ 7.00 pm 5th Apr The Junction Bar Traditional music’@ 9.30pm 12th Apr The Railway Bar 12th Apr The Junction Bar traditional music and song @ 9.30

Castlegregory-Maharees 2nd Apr Ferriters Bar Live Music 3rd Apr Ferriters Bar Live Music 4th Apr Natterjacks - Trad @ 9 4th Apr Ferriters Bar Live Music 4th AprMaurice Fitzgeralds. DJ 12th Apr Ferriters Bar Live Music 13th Apr Ferriters Bar Live Music 14th Apr Natterjacks - Trad @ 9 14th AprFerriters Bar Live Music 14th Apr Maurice Fitzgeralds. DJ

Clochán6th Apr Ionad Cultúrtha: Tinteán Ceoil @ 7.30 13th Apr Ionad Cultúrtha: Tinteán Ceoil @ 7.30

Dingle 2nd Apr The Mighty Session: John Brown and Eoin Duignan 9pm 2nd Apr Paul Geaney’s- Ballads with Dermot @ 9.30 2nd Apr An Droichead Beag - Liam Stapleton & Jeremy Spencer @ 9.30p.m.

3rd Apr Kennedy’s Bar - Rush Hour Rendevouz 6-8pm 3rd Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Eilís Kennedy & Gerry O’ Beirne @ 9.30pm 3rd Apr The Mighty Session: Éist @ 8.30. Meabh Begley & friends 10.30pm 3rd Apr Paul Geaney’s- Ballads with Declan McTaggart 9.30 3rd Apr The Dingle Pub: Ballads @ 9.30. 3rd Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - John Hurley @ 9.30pm 3rd Apr O’Flahertys: Open ses-sion @ 9.30pm 3rd Apr An Droiched Beag: . Pádraig Ó Sé & Gary O’ Brien @ 9.30p.m Draggen Sound Disco - 11 - late 4th Apr Murphy’s - Ballads 9.45

4th Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Theresa Horgan and Matt Griffin @ 9.30 4th Apr McCarthy’s - Faye & The Vibe @ 9.30 (Celtic Rock) 4th Apr The Mighty Session: Declan McTaggart @ 6.30, Damien Mullane and Donnagh Hennessy @ 8.30 4th Apr Paul Geaney’s: Live music David Dylan @ 9.30 4th Apr An Droichead Beag 9p.m: Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich & Gerry O’ Beirne. 10p.m. D.J. 11p.m. late Draggen SoundDisco upstairs in “The Loft” nightclub 4th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - The Cooleys @ 9.30 4th Apr the Dingle Pub: Ballads With Dreams Of Freedom @ 9.30 4th Apr O’Flahertys: Open Session @ 9:30 4th Apr Hillgrove Niteclub & Club Htwo: Disco from 11pm. 5th Apr The Marina Inn Sunday Open Trad Session @ 5:30 pm. 5th Apr O’Flahertys: Session @ 9:30 5th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - Áine & Eugenia @ 9.30 5th Apr The Mighty Session: Jeremy Spencer and Sean Leahy @ 8.30, Na Madraí Rua @ 10.30 5th Apr An Droichead Beag -. Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich & Matt Griffin @ 9pm 5th Apr The Dingle Pub; Folk & Ballads with Josh Cusack @ 9.30 6th Apr The Mighty Session: Éist @ 9.30 6th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - G Team @ 9.30 6th Apr An Droichead Beag Donogh Hennessy & Laura Kerr @ 9.30 7th Apr The Mighty Session: Open Trad session with Meabh Ní Beaglaoí 9.30 7th Apr O’ Flaherty’s: Session with Fergus & Mazz @ 9.30 7th Apr An Droichead Beag: Peter Staunton & Niamh Varian- Barry @ 9.30p.m 7th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - Jihn Hurley @ 9.30 8th Apr The Mighty Session: Live Trad @ 9.00 8th Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Éilís Kennedy, Matt Griffin and “The man of The House” @ 9.30 8th Apr An Droichead Beag: Set dancing classes @ 8.30. Jeremy Spencer & Gary O’ Brien @ 9.30p.m: 9th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - Strange Attractor album launch (funk/jazz/groove) @ 9pm . Sup-port from Dingle Carnival Band. 9th Apr The Mighty Session: John

Brown and Eoin Duignan @9 9th Apr An Droichead Beag,: Liam Stapleton & Jeremy Spencer @ 9.30p.m 10th Apr Kennedy’s Bar - Rush Hour Rendevouz 6-8pm 10th Apr O’Flahertys: Open Ses-sion @ 9.30pm 10th Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Eilís Kennedy & Gerry O’ Beirne @ 9.30pm 10th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - John Hurley @ 9.30pm 10th Apr The Mighty Session: Éist @ 8.30, Meabh Begley and friends @ 10.30 10th Apr The Dingle Pub: Ballads @ 9.30. 10th Apr Paul Geaney’s- Ballads with Declan MacTaggart @ 9.30 10th Apr An Droichead Beag Padraig Ó Sé & Gary O’ Brien @ 9.30. D.J. Dave @ 11pm. 10th Apr Hillgrove Hotel Niteclub Disco from 11.00

11th Apr. The Mighty Session: Declan McTaggart @ 6.30, Damien Mullane and Donnagh Hennessy @ 8.30 11th Apr McCarthy’s - Krista Detor in Concert @ 9.30 11th Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Theresa Horgan and Matt Griffin @ 9.30 11th Apr Paul Geaney’s: Live mu-sic with David Dylan @ 9.30 11th Apr An Droichead Beag Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich & friends@ 9p.m. DJ Beats @ 10. DJ Dave upstairs @ 11. 11th Apr Dingle Skellig Hotel - The Cooleys @ 9.30 11th Apr Murphy’s - Ballads 9.45 11th Apr The Dingle Pub; Ballads with Dreams of Freedom @ 9.30 11th Apr O’Flahertys Trad session @ 9:30 11th Apr Hillgrove Niteclub:11pm 12th Apr The Marina Inn: Sunday Open Trad Session @ 5:30. 12th Apr The Mighty Session: Jeremy Spencer and Sean Leahy 9.00. 12th Apr Paul Geaney’s- Ballads with Declan MacTaggart @ 9.30 12th Apr O’Flahertys: Open Session @ 9:30 12th Apr Murphy’s Pub - Ballads 9.30 12th Apr The Din-gle Pub; Ballads with Dreams of Freedom @ 9.30 12th Apr An Droi-chead Beag Matt Griffin and Méabh Ní Bheaglaoích @

9pm

13th Apr The Mighty Session: Èist @ 9pm 13th Apr O’Flahertys: Session with Tom & Fergus @ 9:30 13th Apr An Droichead Beag Donogh Hennessy & Laura @ 9.30 14th Apr The Mighty Session: Open Trad session with Meabh Begley 9.30 14th Apr O’Flahertys: Fergus & Mazz @ 9.30 14th Apr An Droichead Beag- : Peter Staunton & Niamh Varian- Barry @ 9.30p.m 15th Apr The Mighty Session: Live Trad session @ 9.30 15th Apr John Benny Moriarty’s: Éilís Kennedy, Matt Griffin and “The man of The House” @ 9.30 15th Apr An Droichead Beag: Set dancing classes @ 8.30. Jeremy Spencer & Gary O’ Brien @ 9.30pm.

Killorglin 2nd Apr Dodo Sheahan’s Trad session @ 9.00 2nd Apr Dodo Sheahan’s Live band @ 9.30 4th Apr Kingstons, live music @ 9.30 5th Apr Bunker’s Bar- Trad Ses-sion @ 8pm Musicians welcome. 5th Apr Kingstons Live music @ 7pm 5th Apr The Manor Inn. Live music from 5 - 7pm. Ballroom Dancing from 9.30pm 7th Apr Bunker’s Bar - Live music @ 9pm 9th Apr Dodo Sheahan’s Trad session @ 9.30 11th Apr Dodo Sheahan’s Trad session @ 9.30 11th Apr Kingstons, Band @ 9.30 11th Apr Dodo Sheahan’s: Live Music @ 9.30pm 11th Apr The Manor Inn. Live music from 5 - 7pm. Ballroom Dancing from 9.30pm 11th Apr Dodo Sheahans: Trad @ 6.30 12th Apr Kingstons Live music 7pm 12th Apr Bunker’s Bar- Trad Ses-sion @ 8pm Musicians welcome. 14th Apr Bunker’s Bar - Live music @ 9pm

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Treasa Ní Ailpín,

Domhnall Ó Bric

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An Gúm

Seo leabhar nua do dhaoine óga foilsithe ag An Gúm.

‘Tá deifir ar Bhéirín. Caithfidh sé dul chuig Picnic na mBéiríní. Ach conas a rachaidh sé ann? A chara, an eala, a thagann i gcabhair air gan amhras!’

Leabhar gleoite do leanaí óga le húdar cáiliúil is ea é. Tá dlúthdhiosca leis an leabhar agus an scéal á léamh ag MacDara Ó Conaola agus tá eagrán ollmhór ar fáil chomh maith.

Ceannródaí i saol na healaíne is ea Domhnall Ó Bric ó Dhún Chaoin agus tá léaráidí an leabhair ar fheabhas.

An Gúm - An Café Liteartha

Bóthar an Dadhgaide, Daingean Uí Chúis

Dingle

Musical treats on Goat Street.

McCarthy’s of Dingle welcome Krista Detor to the stage on Saturday April 11th. The singer/songwriter/ pianist from Indiana has been lauded for her mesmerizing, hypnotic, soul-punching performances and has been described on BBC Scotland as “America’s best kept secret” and her highly acclaimed album, Mudshow was described as “a small miracle” by Rolling Stone magazine.

In 2009 she had the honour of being chosen to be a part of the Darwin Songhouse, with seven other songwriters in Shrewsbury, writing for 7 days songs to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in his hometown.

The same venue also hosts the Kerry based celtic rockers “Faye and the Vib” on Saturday 4th April, the White Horse Guitar Club on Friday 17th and Grace Wilde bring their intimate rock and bluesy soul to the stage on Saturday 18th.


Noel Devane Glazing / Window

& Door Repairs.Milltown, Dingle.

• General repairs to all uPVC and Aluminiun windows and doors,hinges, locks, childlocks, patio rollers, letterboxes etc.

• Supply and fit double glaze units.

• Replace foggy and stained double glazed units.

Contact 087-2886824

Crossword No. 189 by Windword

Answers to Crossword 189. Across: 1. Over The Moon. 7. Ape. 9. Serum. 10. Trenton. 11. Scimitar. 13. Jovi. 15. Gender. 17. Greece. 20. Ante. 21. Birdcage. 25. Meranti. 26. Noise. 28. Don. 29. Elasticated. Down: 1. Ope. 2. Verdi. 3. Remained. 4. Hitman. 5. Meek. 6. Outdone. 8. Online. 12. Cue. 14. Credenza. 15. Grammy. 16. Natural. 18. Cog. 19. Rimi-ni. 22. Abide. 23. Even. 24. Ends. 27. Sod.

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The Crossword Competitionwith Danno’s Restaurant & Bar, Dingle.

Send your completed crossword to West/Mid Kerry Live, Green Street, Dingle.

Prize €40 Voucher for Danno’s Restaurant & Bar The winner of crossword no. 188 is

Tomás Foley, Tullig, Beaufort,.

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For Sale/ Ar díol 3 piece suite Black 3 +1+1 Excellent condition. Suitable for guest accom-modation. 086 3571439 Table, 4 x 2 ½ feet and 4 chairs, cream oak effect. As new € 150. Dingle 085 7677295 30” TV - €50, 4 Dining Rooms Chairs - €50, Kitchen Trolley - €25, Living Room Coffee Table - €25, Black Tub Chair - €50, All Items are in very good condition. Call John 087 7542167 Top quality silage for sale. 086-3085100 / 066-9151293 Coffee Machine - Hendi RH-330, 2 glass drip. Catering - pub/cafe etc. Unused, worth €500 will sell for €150. Also class performance all terrain bike - “vessel leader” and accessories including panniers. €150 for quick sale. 086-2713055 Top Quality Silage Bales for sale. 086-3085100. 066-9151293 Over 100 picture framing mounts various sizes, mostly ivory or cream preferably as one lot. €50. 0667130228 20 ft 8 x 8 ft container for sale excel-lent condition with lock box Call 086 2574898 Road bike for sale Merida - Scultura 900 6 months old - as new bought for €750 asking €475 / 086 8779385. Ventry area. Hay for Sale , Top quality square bales ideal for horses. 0872208891 2014 Hay for sale. Round or square bales. 087-6720777 Top quality hot burning turf. Truck-loads delivered or collected at yard 9at discount. Big or small amounts. 087-2900432 Motoring/ Gluaisteáin 2004 commercial Hyundai Sante Fé Jeep for sale €2,000 ono 087 2460507 2001 VW Diesel Bora.1.9Tdi ,Recently serviced, Good engine, running well, good tyres. Very cheap on diesel. NCT until Feb 2015. €1000. Contact Mark 0877578672

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(Leaving certificate..) Call vincent lep-rince : 087-6926253 Boost your french! E-mail:[email protected] Car Servicing, repair, bodywork & paintwork. 086-2504868 Spanish Tuition available in Dingle town from a native Spanish teacher. One to one class only. Please phone / text for further details, Pilar 087-0562964 Spanish grinds available. All levels. Excellent teacher. Helen 0872417239 www.redlotusclinic.com Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Life Coaching and Massage. Specialising in Gynaecology problems, Fertility, including One-To-One Meditation with a combination of treatments. Also treats injuries, diges-tive problems, stress and anxiety. Scotia Clinic, Tralee and Beenoskee Holistic Clinic, Castlegregory. Contact Eithne 086 6066865 for appointment.

Spanish Grinds available from a native spanish teacher, mid January onwards. Call Pilar on 087 0562964 Chainsaw operator: Fully Insured for tree felling, working at height, hedge trimming, strimming, wood chip-ping and all garden & forestry work. treedown.ie. 087 6230938 Dabhach mhúnlaigh le folmhú/ Sep-tic Tank emptying call / cuir glaoch ar mhuiris ó loingsigh, árd na caithne 087 2286944 Uimhir Ceadúnais / Permit no nwcpo-13 Chainsaw Services / Handyman. NPTC qualified chainsaw operator available for tree work, gardening, carpentry and handyman jobs. Rea-sonable rates. 086-8816352 Tree topping- All dangerous trees topped, beside houses, roads, sheds, Trimmings taken away if needed. Call Tom 085 1067098 . No job too big or small. Black Top Drive Seal. Drive way maintenance. Tarmac loose in places? moss becoming a problem? Discol-oured Tarmac?. Bring back black finish call Tom 0851067098. Geography & Maths Grinds avail-able in your own home- Junior and leaving cert 087 6336082 Septic Tank emptying, licenced. Drains unblocked, percolation work. Gearóid Mac Gearailt. 087-9504713 Grinds available , maths biology , Ag science will travel to students house if required. 087 4138941 Rusty Sky dish, replace with gal-vanised dish and bracket from €110, fibreglass dish and galv bracket from €230, Free to Air, Saorsat, Saorview, James Knightly 087 2107913 Massage, Energy & Shamanic Heal-ing, Personal Empowerment, Life Coaching, Tantra, Intimacy & Sacred Sexuality; Coaching & Body-work. Whole being healing: Transform limiting belief-systems & connect to a more embodied, joyful, happier, fulfilled you. Call Teertha on: +353-(0)87-411-9622. Septic Tank Services, emptying, wash down, repairs, new tanks and percolation areas constructed in line with planning. over 25yrs service in Dingle Ph. Pat Hanafin 086 2241064 / 066 9151682 . [email protected]

Natural Therapy In Annascaul with Ann Reilly, Chiropractor. Therapies include Craniosacral, Massage, Reflex-ology, Reiki, IET, The Reconnection 087-4182754 www.annreillynaturalhealing.com J&L Domestic Appliance repairs. Electric cookers, Dishwashers, Fridge Frezers, Washing Machines & Tumble dryers. 066-9762277 / 087-1620100 Experienced cleaner / keyholder based in Ventry available for holiday homes etc. 087-6256533

Wanted / Ag teastáil Translation service, General / Legal subject matter - Séala Creidiúnaithe d’Aistritheoirí. [email protected] Reamhscrúdú - Oral Irish Exam preparation. Experienced Examiner 086 2571439 Wanted: Lady to mind 2 school going kids in the West Kerry Area. Full clean driving license essential. 087-9757772 Wanted: A small Camper Van wanted. Preferably with NCT. 087-6692792.Two bed chalet for rent/ no pets/ car needed. Glens area, €350p/m 086 3856650 Young professional couple look-ing to rent a house long term in Castlegregory village or surrounding area. Call 087 6672780 / 086 1067182 Looking to rent long term house in east or west of Dingle. Particular inter-est in east of Dingle, but interested in all areas. Also, Looking to buy house/land in east or west of Dingle

087-9606380 / 086-8816352 Wanted Moped, cheap 087 7162952 Situations Vacant Pisces Restaurant: Require all grades of chefs to join our well established team. Experience essential, In-House training also provided. Please e-mail CV to [email protected] or contact Trish on (066)7139741 Comharchumann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh: Rúnaí ag teastáil dhá mhaidin sa tseachtain; ard chumas Gaeilge agus scileanna ríomhai-reachta riachtanach. Seol iarratais chuig An Cathaoirleach, Comharchu-mann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh, Halla le Cheile, Cé Bhréanainn, Trá-Lí. Cleaner wanted for Idas restaurant, washing Ironing 5 days/ mornings Half day 066 9150885 or call in after 2pm Foluntaisi oibre don seasur. Job opportunities for the coming season.

Email CV to: [email protected] Chef de Parti wanted for idás restuar-ant , Dingle. Experience essential. Call 066 9150885 Imperial Hotel in Tralee is looking for Senior Chef De Partie. Any person interested please drop cv to the reception or Send to [email protected] Full time sales assistant required for Holden Leathergoods. Must be flexible and willing to work weekends, bank holidays etc. Retail/ customer service experience and a flair for visual display an advantage. Applica-tions with CV to [email protected] or hand in to the shop at Holyground, Dingle Chef/Cook wanted for family run business at Foley’s Bar and Restau-rant, Inch. Some experience neces-sary. HACCP certificate required. Hours and Salary to be negotiated. Email C.V. to [email protected] Or post to Manager Foley’s Bar/Restau-rant, Inch, Co. Kerry. More information 087 925 5281 Staff Wanted / Foireann Ag Teastáil An tIascaire Restaurant, The Blasket Centre / Ionad an Bhlascaoid, Dún Chaoin.Kitchen staff required, further information contact Christy on: 066 9154996

Other Cailín óg, 12 d’aois, rang a sé ag lorg deis maireachtaint le clann sa Ghaeltacht le feabhas a chur ar a cuid Gaolainne. Tréimhse míosa. Bealtaine. Glaoigh 021-4821091 Concrete yard to rent water & electricity, cctv access to N86 call 087 2342599 Missing Cat last seen 23rd March - Scared of people, cars & noise “Tuxedo” Black Cat with white paws, neck and stomach no collar on - Much loved pet - 087 7710106

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