KILLORGLIN

BEE KEEPING COURSE

Would you like to become a beekeeper? To have your own honey and help out nature?

A Bee-keeping course will begin in Killorglin at the Sean Scoin on Monday 4th February at 8pm. Do come along and find out more about this fascinating and rewarding pastime.

For more information contact 087 9497228

WHIST WINNERS

Winners last week were Frances Burke, Josephine Roder, Mary O’Shea, Mary Fenton, Peg Brosnan, Cathy Kelliher, Aideen Hamilton, Maureen Brennan, David Dumper, Frank Brennan, Margaret Coakley. Whist on Thursday 9pm. Everybody welcome.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Swimming Results - Ellen O Connor 50m Breastroke U16 Gold 1st in Final. Sabhdh O Sullivan 50m Breastroke U12 Silver 2nd in Final Freya Doyle Backstroke U10 4th in Semi Final. Cormac Moriarty (Freestyle) and Eugene Mulligan (Freestyle) also took part. Well done to everyone for all your hard work and effort!

CYMS WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Bingo takes place every Sun- day at 8.30pm. Jackpot €1,500.

Pilates every Monday and Friday morning 9.30 to 10.30. Wednesday Eve 7-8pm.

Snooker daily 10 to 10 Mon- day- Saturday.

Women 2000: 10.30 am -12.30 pm Tuesdays.

Tae Kwando on Wednesdays. Artisan Market every Friday 10-1pm.

Unislim: every Tuesday evening and Wednesday Morning.

KILLORGLIN CCE

Dance news: Well done to all the Killorglin CCE dancers from Irwin Irish Dancing who took part in the Biddies Festival celebrating St. Bridgets Day. Pupils took to the streets for the torch parade and then on stage at the CYMS with the Kilgobnet Junior and Senior Biddies, Cromane Biddies, Francine Sheehan’s Biddies competing for the title of King of the Biddies.

Countdown is on for our dancers in the 8 hand under 11 and two 4 hands under 11 and 13 who compete this month in the Munster Final of Ceol an Gheimhridh in Limerick. The banners are being made!!

Music News: Had a great weekend of music with the Biddy parade and concert in Killorglin on Saturday and then we had Féile Feabhra in Lixnaw on the Sunday. Congratulations to the following who won medals at Féile Feabhra Conor Murphy 3rd U10 Concertina, Megan Gillespie 2nd U12 Banjo and Jack Gillespie Jt 1st U12 Boys Singing.

Time to start gearing up for St Patrick’s day now - Comhaltas Session Class is on Fridays 7-8pm. Contact Brendan O’Sullivan (086) 361 2665 if you are interested in joining this group music class.

Finally a reminder that Sult entries for music, song and dance need to be with the Branch Secretary by Feb 10th. Contact is killorglincce@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Anthony Joy who received an MBE in the recent New Year’s honours list.

Anthony received his citation for service to the community through his work in co-ordinating a unit of the London Metropolitan Police.

Anthony is the son of Teresa (nee Courtney] of Droum-na-killa, Mastergeehy and Bill Joy of Steelroe, Killorglin and Hertfordshire, U.K.

SCÓR NA BPÁISTÍ

The Laune Rangers Qualifying Round of Scór na bPáistí will be held in the Intermediate School, on Thursday 28th February, at 7.00pm.

Scór na bPáistí is open to young people who are attending primary school and who live in the Laune Rangers area of the Parish.

The competitions are: Figure Dancing, Solo Singing, Instrumental Music, Ballad Group, Recitation, Quiz, Léiriú, Sean Nós Dancing and Set Dancing.

More information: (087) 1278638

GLOUNAGUILLAGH N.S CARAGH LAKE

Fundraising table quiz on Friday February 15th in the Red Fox at 8pm €40 table of 4.

CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME

If you have an upcoming event, charity appeal, or are looking for support for a community project or initiative in 2018, that you would like to be included in the Killorglin section of the Kerryman, I would be delighted to receive your contributions. Just to confirm my e mail is jenny59carter@gmail.com (all lower case) and mobile number: 087 3304846)