KILLORGLIN

SANTA COMES TO KILLORGLIN

Santa Claus will meet all the girls and boys in Killorglin next Saturday Dec 7th from 2.30 pm at the Crib in Library Place, Killorglin. The Killorglin Chamber Alliance Annual Free event will welcome Santa Claus to town and he will have a free Goodie Bag for everyone!

DJ Donal will be also be there to keep the party going with a Kiddies Disco! Everyone welcome!

ACTIVE RETIREMENT

Active Retirement annual Christmas dinner will take place in the Manor Inn Killorglin on the 13th December at 1.30 pm. Free to members. Non members €20.00. All welcome. Booking required. Please phone 087 9227526

The next meeting of Active Retirement Killorglin will be held at Killorglin Resource Centre on Friday December 6th from 2pm to 4pm. All welcome.

WOMAN 2000

Woman 2000 annual Christmas lunch will take place on 11th December at Jack’s Coastguard Restaurant in Cromane. We will be meeting at Jack’s at 12.30pm ready for lunch at 1.00pm. If you wish to attend the Christmas lunch but have not yet booked your place, please contact Margaret O’Sullivan on 0879020843.

On 18th December we will have our final meeting this year which will be our own Christmas party from 10.30am to 12.30pm in Sean Scoil, Sun Hill, Killorglin. Don’t forget to bring a small wrapped present for Secret Santa.

PURCELL CHRISTMAS CHARITY LIGHTS

Official Switch on December 1st @ 5pm. 6pm -- 10pm every other night. Joden House, Sunhill, Killorglin V93Y2H7. Please support our worthy charities: Killorglin Hospice & Recovery Haven Killorglin. Very Special Guests on the night!!

2019 OUTDOOR RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME.

Councillor Michael Cahill has welcomed funding of almost €80,000 for Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure across the county. The Fianna Fail Councillor said the grants will greatly enhance existing facilities throughout County Kerry. The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is a wonderful scheme and I am particularly pleased that the purchase of 5 Beach Wheelchairs are included in this year’s Programme of Works as this is something that I personally campaigned for," stated Mr Cahill.The purchases of 5 new Beach Wheelchairs including two Hippocampe and three Water Wheels at Rossbeigh, Maharees, Ballyheigue, Fenit and Ballybunion beaches total €9,309.60

CALL FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AT JUNCTION

A Fianna Fail County Councillor has called for a major Safety Improvement Scheme and Sight Improvement Works to be carried out at a Death Trap Junction. Councillor Michael Cahill raised the dangerous busy junction at Tullig Cross Lower on the busy Cromane road, Killorglin at a recent meeting of the Council. Speaking at the meeting, the Glenbeigh Councillor said, I am aware of numerous accidents at this location and I am calling on Kerry County Council and the Department of Transport to act as a matter of extreme urgency, before a life is lost or someone is seriously injured at this dangerous junction." "This is a very busy road that caters for the greater Cromane area, Dooks Golf Links and the Fishing industry in Cromane with large Lorries using the road on a weekly basis," stated the Fianna Fail man. Mr Cahill said he did not accept the Road Safety Authority’s statistics and said the reason that they are not accurate, is as a result of the accidents not being reported to An Garda Siochana.

Padraic Teahan, Senior Roads Engineer with Kerry County Council gave the following response .This location will be considered for submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport under the Safety Improvement Scheme. The accident statistics mapped by the Road Safety Authority on their Online Map of Collisions in Ireland which is available for public viewing indicate that over the period from 2005 to 2016 two road traffic accidents took place in the vicinity of this junction, with both accidents occurring in 2005.

CYMS WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Bingo takes place in the CYMS every Sunday at 8.30pm. Jackpot €1,500.

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

Snooker in the CYMS Hall daily 10 to 10 Monday- Saturday

Tae Kwando on Wednesdays CYMS Killorglin.

Artisan Market every Friday 10-1pm

Unislim: every Tuesday evening and Wednesday Morning

ANNUAL HOSPICE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The Hospice Committee are delighted to announce that they are now putting on a second show due to huge demand for tickets. We are so grateful to all the performers/musicians and Cliodhna Foley of Sol y Sombra who are giving us the opportunity to do this. This show will start at 3pm on Sunday Dec 8th in Sol y Sombra. Doors open 2.30pm. Tickets available online www. ticketstop.ie, Caroline at Starlite Cleaners or phone 087 2355293. This is going to be a super show so come along and get into the Christmas Spirit, Great raffle prizes too. Mullen wine and mince pies on arrival. Evening show totally sold out and now starts at 6.30pm. Doors open 6.00pm.

WHIST WINNERS

Mary Moriarty, Maureen Brennan, Mary B O’Sullivan, Mai McKenna, Mary O’Shea, Chris O’Connor, Maureen O’Sullivan, Eileen Roche, John McMahon, Margaret Gill. Whist on Thursday 9pm. Everybody welcome.

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 no hyphen) and mobile number: 087 3304846)