COUNTYWIDE
KILMOYLEY
COMMUNITY CARE LOTTO
There was no winner of the €10,000 jackpot for the 13th May 2024. The numbers drawn by Gavin O’Connor were 9,19,21,23. The €50 winner was Maire Murphy, Ballyhemiken and the €30 winners were Christy Griffin, Baltovin and Mary Feehan, Ballymacandrew.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to the children of Second class in Kilmoyley NS School who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday.
TIDY TOWNS FUN RUN
Kilmoyley Tidy Towns’ 5K/10K fundraising run will take place once again this year on Sunday 26th May at 10am. It will follow the usual 5K route from St Erc’s Primary School to the School Cross on to O’ Sullivan’s Lerrig Stores up to Lerrig Lough turning right at the Kilmoyley GAA on to the Church and back to the primary school. The event never disappoints in being a truly enjoyable day, so dust off the runners and get the pushchairs ready! Entry is €15 for 10K, €10 for 5K and €5 for children U16. There is also a Family Offer - for each adult with three children, one child goes free. Check out the Tidy Towns Kilmoyley Facebook page for further details.
KILMOYLEY GAA
Split the Bucket: The Juvenile Club Split the Bucket draw will be held this Friday, 24th May. Envelopes are available at Lerrig Stores, Flaherty’s Hardware, Tóchar Bán and McElligotts Bar
U7s - The U7’s hosted a blitz on Thursday evening with teams from St. Brendan’s, Lixnaw and Abbeydorney in attendance. It was great to see so many young hurlers out enjoying themselves on a beautiful pitch surface on a fine evening. Well done to all.
U15s - The U15’s had a massive battle away to Ballyduff on Friday evening in the U15 County League. It was a great team effort and a well deserved win. Final score Kilmoyley 2:15 Ballyduff 3:8
RESULTS: Seniors - County league, Friday at the ARC, Kilmoyley 5.23 St. Brendans 1.14
Intermediates - County league, Wednesday at Páirc Naomh Erc Kilmoyley 1.11 Abbeydorney 0.11
KERRY HURLERS
The Kerry hurling U14 development squad travelled to Carlow on Saturday to play Carlow and Kildare. Well done to our three club representatives, Seanie, Tadhg and Alan. All three were in action the night before in the U15 County League and again on Saturday for their county. Great dedication, well done lads.
KNOCKANURE
ROSARY
At the Grotto Moyvane every Tuesday evening at 7pm and at Knockanure Grotto each Thursday at 8pm for the month of May.
AGM OF KNOCKANURE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
The AGM will be held at the Community Centre Friday 24th May @ 8pm. New people will be most welcome, to ensure the future viability and operation of our centre.
INFORMATION
The Diocesan Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation group (JPIC) will host an information stand at the Biodiversity Showcase in Tralee Bay Wetlands Ecology Park and Lakeside Cafe on Sun 19th May from 11.00am to 1,00pm. Celebrating Laudato Si’ Week. You are invited to visit us and the other exciting activities in the afternoon programme.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Retreat at Our Lady’s and St Brendan’s Tralee on Friday 31st May 2024. Presenters: Fr. Jim Lenihan/ Deacon Thady O’Connor. Mass Celebrant Bishop Ray. Bookings: Margaret 087 297 6304: Breda 0876742306.
DEATHS
DEATH of Sr. Attracta Carmody, Presentation Convent, Castleisland, and formerly of Clountubrid, Listowel and the Convents of Killarney, Caherciveen and Cork on May 15th 2024. Predeceased by her father John, her mother Elizabeth and her brothers John and Tom. Sadly missed by the Presentation Sisters, her brothers Richard (Cork), Fr. Brendan S.J. (PP Moyvane), her sisters Patricia (Tralee) and Mai (Tipperary), sister-in-law Marie.
DEATH took place on 11th May 2024 of Liam Breathnach (Walsh) - (Killiney, Co. Dublin and formerly of Ahalahana, Moyvane, and late of the Department of Justice), husband of Breda and Dad of Siobhán, Brian, Conor, Cormac, Liam and Fionán, grandad of Orna, Fergus, Sorcha, Davin, Sadbh, Oisín, Finn, Lúc, Caoimhe, Orla, Éabha and Eoin. He will be missed by his family, son-in-law Jim, daughters-in-law Brigitte, Yvonne, Helen and Catherine, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
DEATH of Julia McSweeney (née Fitzgerald), Upper Aughrim, Moyvane, and late of Glin, on May 12th, 2024. Predeceased by her husband Bernard, son Eugene, brother Tom, sisters Nell Dore (Athea) and Mary. Julia will be sadly missed by her daughter Mary, son Eamon, son-in-law Jerry, grandchildren Bernard, Eugene and Diarmuid, great-grandchildren Jack, Liam, Kai and Liam Óg, nephew Pat Dore, and niece Bridie Dore.
ANNIVERSARIES: Sr. Laboure Sheehy, Mossie Kearney, Tom Molyneaux, Peg Sheahan, Maureen O Sullivan, Bibi Dillon, Kathleen Culhane, Mike Joe Cronin, Vince Galvin,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.18th May’24 Moyvane for Tom and Bridie McCarthy (Aniv.’s) 7.30pm; Sun.19th May’24 Knockanure Jerry and Ellen Enright (Aniv.’s) Lissaniskea at 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for William Moloney (1st Aniv.) Keylod 11am; Tues.21st May’24 Moyvane Special Intention at 10am; Wed.22nd May’24 Knockanure Private Intention 10am; Thur.23rd May’24 Moyvane Private Intention 10am; Fri.24th May’24 Knockanure Private Intention 10am; Sat.25th May’24 Moyvane John and Catherine Scanlon and son Tom, and Jim Fitzgerald and Patrick Hughes at 7.30pm; Sun.26th May’24 Knockanure Patrick and Mary Kennelly, sisters Nora Kennelly nee Kelly and Mary Rose Kennelly and sister in law Laurene Kennelly 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for Michael and Margaret Mulvihill (Aniv.’s)
Gortdromasilihy at 11am.
OPEN AGAIN
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Glin will reopen for all Masses on Wednesday the 22nd May.
CORPUS CHRISTI procession Will take place in Listowel on Saturday 1st June after the Vigil. All welcome.
TARBERT MASS
The 11.30am Mass on Sunday 19th May be held in the P.E. hall in the Comprehensive School to mark the school’s Golden Jubilee. It’s a great opportunity for the community to mark the schools 50th year.
LIOS PÓIL
LOTTO
Ní raibh aon buaitheoir don pota óir €9,800 an tseachtain seo chaite. Uimhreacha 14, 15, 16, and 25. Buaitheoirí €50: Comhlacht Óige, Lios Póil; Commodum, Dingle; Johnny O’Connor, Dingle; Dan Cronin, Milltown Next week’s jackpot is €9,950. The draw will be held in on Wednesday next, Bealtaine 22ú in O’Sullivan’s Pub, Garrynadur.
CLG LIOS PÓIL RESULTS
Lios Póil were defeated by Beale in the latest round of the county league. Final score Lios Póil 1-12, Beale 1-14.
CAILÍN GAELACH
Tá Lios Póil ag lorg Cailín Gaelach don gComórtas Peile na Gaeltachta ar siúl i gCill na Martra an mhí seo chugainn ar an 1-3ú Meitheamh. Dá mbeadh suim agat ann, teir i dteagmháil le aon oifigeach no seol ríomhphost chuig runaí an chumann @ secretary. lispole.kerry@gaa.ie
LIOS PÓIL COMMUNITY CENTRE FUNDRAISER
We’re collecting your bottles and cans. Drop off at Lios Póil hall every Sunday morning between 11 and 12 and support the Lios Póil Community & Sports Centre Development, as well as doing our bit for the environment. Ensure they have the re-turn logo and are in a suitable condition. Míle buíochas.
MASSES
Masses this coming weekend will take place in Dingle vigil at 6.15pm, Sunday at 11.30am. Copies of the Mass Schedule are available at the back of each Church and at dingleparish.ie. The newsletter is available in the shops locally from Friday and can also be viewed on the website.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to the 12 boys and girls from Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste who received their First Holy Communion on Sunday last from Fr Moynihan. Well done to all involved, especially Múinteoir Eibhlín Uí Fhoglú.
LISTOWEL
LIOS TUATHAIL AC
Munster Schools: Huge congratulations to all Lios Tuathail AC athletes who represented their secondary schools in the Munster schools competition in Templemore. Overall our athletes six in total brought home 2 x gold, 2 x silver and 2 x bronze. Senior girls: 2nd Shot put and 3rd Discus - Aoibhínn Harte (Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale) 3k Noelle Dillon ( Presentation Listowel)
Senior boys: 3k James Dillon (St. Michael’s College).
Inter boys: 1st 400m & 2nd 800m Dylan O’Callaghan (St. Michael’s College Listowel) Inter girls: 3k Cara Leahy (Presentation Listowel).
Junior Boys: 1st Triple Jump, 3rd relay -Alex Collins (Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale).
Kerry Athletics: Munster u20, Senior and Masters Best of luck to our u20s, Senior and Master athletes competing next Saturday and Sunday in Templemore in the Munster competition.
LISTOWEL EMMETS
Split the Bucket: Congratulations to Pat O’Brien our latest Split the Bucket winner, he bought his €870 winning envelope in Corrib Oil, Market St. Our next draw takes places this Tuesday night at 8pm.
Feile Peil na nOg: Congratulations to our U15 team who qualified for the Regional Feile finals in Limerick end of June. They played some great football and qualified after defeating Ballymac in the Kerry final on Saturday last.
LIXNAW
PARISH MASS TIMES
ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH: Monday 20th May, Mass at 7.30pm for Pa, Madge and Michael Kennelly, Dysert and Bernie Conroy, Laois and Cunnigar. Wednesday 22nd May, Mass at 10.00am for Nora Clarke (née Linehan), Kilfenora and Birmingham and Senior Citizens Mass at 12 noon in the Community Centre. Friday 24th May, Mass at 7.30pm for Jim and Peggy O’Connor, Gortinare and Molly Fitzmaurice, Ballinclogher. Saturday 25th May, Mass at 7.30pm for Marie O’Connell, Liscullane and Listowel (Months Mind); Maureen O’Sullivan, Ballybunion and Lixnaw.
IRREMORE CHURCH: Sunday 26th May, Mass at 11.00am for Bridie and Paud Trant, Denis and May Flaherty, Jack and Nora Trant, and deceased members of the Trant Family.
RATHEA CHURCH: Sunday 26th May, Mass at 9.30am.
RECENT DEATHS
Siobhan Brosnan (née O’Sullivan), Upper Tullig, Kilflynn. Sympathy to her children David, Maria, Annette, and the extended Brosnan/O’Sullivan families. May she rest in peace.
LIXNAW GAA
SPLIT THE BUCKET DRAW: Congratulations to John McAuliffe, the Village who won €82 in the Split the Bucket Draw. Thanks for your continued support.
GAA LOTTO DRAW: 13/05/24 Jackpot €13,250. Numbers drawn were 1, 10, 12, 19. No jackpot winner. €20 winners: Aileen Mahony (online); John Paddy O’Sullivan, Cloghers; Michael O’Connor, c/o Foley’s Gala. Next week’s jackpot will be €13,300. Thank you for your support.
LIXNAW COMMUNITY GAMES
Grant-aid: We, Lixnaw Community Games community, would like to thank Kerry County Council (Listowel Municipal District) for the recent allocation of funding to Lixnaw Community Games under the Community Support Fund 2024. These funds will gladly be used to purchase much-needed equipment for various Community Games activities throughout the year.
Best of luck: Wishing Thomas Keane every success when he competes with the Kerry U.14 Cross-Country team in Gormanston, Co. Meath, next weekend.
Field events: Expressions of interest are now invited for the following field events for boys and girls: Javelin (U.14), Long Jump (U.14), Shot Putt (U.14), High Jump (U.16), Discus (U.16). The Ball Throw competition will be held on the Athletics night and the Long Puck competition will be held in the coming weeks. Further details to follow.
Athletics night: A reminder of our Sports Evening coming up on Friday, 31st May, in Hermitage Park, Lixnaw, at 6pm. Entry fee: €5 individual child, maximum entry fee €10 for a family. The programme is as follows for boys and girls: Tiny Tots and U.6 - 50m, U.8 - 60m and 80m, U.10 - 100m and 200m, U.12 - 100m, 200m, 600m and Ball Throw, U.14 - 100m and 800m, U.16 - 100m, 200m and 1,500m.
It is important that parents register their child/children for their events by emailing lixnaw@communitygames.eu before Thursday, 30th May. This is to avoid long queues at the gate and so the event can start at 6pm sharp. Your co-operation in this regard would be really appreciated by the organising committee. Please include the child’s name, address, date of birth, specified races/events and parent contact details.
Participants must reside in Lixnaw Parish. The cut-off date is 31st July for individual age groups. 1st and 2nd place go through to the County Community Games on 22nd and 23rd June.
For further details, please see the Programme of Events and Age Chart on Lixnaw Community Games Facebook page.
CCÉ LEAC SNÁMHA
Well, it’s that time of year again when fleadh season is around the corner and, as always, we are holding our annual féile cheoil which serves as a great preparation and practice for fleadh competitions. Our féile this year will run over the June bank holiday weekend, 1st/2nd June. On the Saturday open and confined step dancing competitions will be held from 10am followed by our féile concert at 8pm. On Sunday 2nd, competitions in sean nós dancing, traditional music, singing and comhrá gaeilge will kick off from 11am. Also, a reminder for your diaries once more about our traditional arts summer camp being held July 22nd-26th, in the Ceolann, music, step and sean nós dancing and singing catered for. For all up to date information it’s www.kerrycomhaltas.ie., Lixnaw CCÉ and Kerry Comhaltas facebook pages and our secretary is available on 087 6979334/6975662. Bígí linn, slán tamall.
ST SENAN’S GAA CLUB
CLUB LOTTO DRAW: 13/05/24 Jackpot €4,900. Numbers drawn were 10, 14, 19, 29. No jackpot winner. €30 winners: John Riordan, Tralee; Bess Cashell, Kilflynn. €20 winners: Alfie Lyons; Robert Barry, Leam; Sarah Thornton (online). Next week’s jackpot will be €5,000.
Tickets €2 each or 3 for €5. Tickets are available at Kelly’s Six Crosses, The Halfway Bar, or play online. Thank you for your continued support.