KILLORGLIN

WOMAN 2000

Our women’s social group meets in Sean Scoil, Sun Hill, Killorglin, every Wednesday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. We enjoy a varied programme of activities and we are always happy to welcome new members.

On Wednesday 5th February Joanne Morgan will giving us some advice on Memory and Stress Reduction and on 12th February Colleen Coffey will be returning to lead us in some more oftheGoforLifeactivities.

BEAUFORT FILM NIGHT

Beaufort Film Night will hold a screening on Friday 7th February at 8.30pm at the Inn Between Bar, Beaufort. The feature film to be screened is Woman at War, an Icelandic comedy-drama. Cert 12A. Admission €7.

WHIST WINNERS

Josephine Roder, Mary Moriarty, Mary O’Shea, Margaret Gill, Chris O’Connor, Maureen Brennan, Hilda Coffey, Kathleen S Fitzgerald, Frank Brennan, Maureen O’Sullivan, Christina Griffin.

Whist next Thursday 9pm. Everybody welcome.

COUNCILLORS WELCOME TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AT LANGFORD ST.

Cllr John Francis Flynn welcomes the €60,000 for raised speed tables for Langford Street Killiorglin. We have campaigned over the past number of years for safety measures in this area. With Scamps & Scholars, Killorglin CommunityCollege, Fexco,O’Sullivan’s Bakery, The Tyre Centre and a number of housing estates, this is very important for safety. I was delighted to have allocated €3000 last year also for lights in this vicinity

Councillor Michael Cahill has also welcomed the grant of €60,000 for traffic calming measures which will include a ‘Raised Table’ at Langford Street, Killorglin, in the vicinity of Scamps and Scholars childcare facility. The Fianna Fail Councillor had vigorously campaigned for the works to be prioritised and had called on the Department of Transport to provide the necessary funding. "I am delighted with today’s announcement as I have consistently lobbied for these works to be carried out over the past couple of years and the safety of our children is of paramount importance stated Councillor Cahill. Following a number of Notice of Motions from the Rossbeigh Councillor, Kerry County Council made a submission to the Department of Transport.

SHORT MAT BOWLING

A game that everyone can play- regardless of age, gender or experience!

Come along to the GAA grounds in Glenbeigh every Thursday from 1.45 -- 4pm. All equipment provided, hot drinks and great fun for all!

Or you can join us at the Killorglin Sports Centre every Tuesday from 1.30-3.30pm -- beginners welcome at both clubs!

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)