The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
COUNTYWIDE
GLENBEIGH GLENCAR SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS PARTY
The annual senior citizens party will be held on next Sunday 2nd. December in Killorglin Golf Club. Names may be given to Mary at the Post Office or Nora on 087-7769185 Looking forward to seeing you there. ST. JOSEPH’S SALE OF WORK Will take place on Sunday next at 2pm. door prize, home baking, & preserves, attractive stalls, raffles. All contributions greatly appreciated.
NEW KILLORGLIN HOUSING
Councillor Michael Cahill has recieved confirmation from Martin O’Donghue, Director of Housing in Kerry that the building of 14 houses at Ardmoniel, Killlorglin due to start in January 2019 with completion date January 2020. PLanning permission is in place and the project is currently out to main contract through e-tender. Councillor Cahill has welcomed the development and said it will help address the housing and homeless crisis in the Killorglin / Mid Kerry area but warned that much more needs to be done, he stated he has been pushing for this development to commmence as the crisis has escalated, we have families and individuals on the housing list for the past 10 or 12 years and almost in a daily basis more people in rented accomadation are recieving notice to move out as landlords are increasing rent or wish to sell their properties.
The Fianna Fail Councillor has called on Kerry Co. Council and Housing Minister to initiate a major building programmme in the Killorglin, Cromane, Beaufort, Glenbeigh, Glencar region to construct 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom properties .The local councillor has been consistently outspoken in regards to the housing crisis and called on the housing Minister and Kerry Co Council to initiate a scheme whereby they would acquire direlict buildings in towns and villages throughout the county, renovate these properties and allocate them to qualified housing applicants and that this will help address the housing situation and also greatly enhance the towns and villages.
CARERS SUPPORT
The next meeting will take place in the Glenbeigh Hotel 2 pm. on Thursday 29th November. Lunch at 1 pm. A course on wellness will be conducted at the meeting. Please note that the annual Christmas Carers Lunch will take place in the Glenbeigh Hotel on Thursday December 13th at 1 pm.
GNEEVEGUILLA LOTTO
There was no winner of last weeks lotto numbers drawn were 1,18,21,22. Lucky dip winners were €40 Tim O Sullivan c/o Dan Cremin, €40 Aoibhin and Oran O Connor, €40 Abina and Ethan c/o Conor,€30 Fergus McAulliffe, €30 David Carroll, €20 David O Leary c/o Tom Kearns. Next weeks jackpot €4,750 thanks for your continued support. Our agm is on Friday 7th of December. Hard luck to our minors who lost out in East Kerry minor final to Dr Crokes on a score line of 0 13 to 0 06. Get Outlook for iOS
ATHLETIC CLUB NOTES
Kerry Senior Cross Country: Well done to Caroline Murphy & Robert Purcell who won medals in cross Country. Caroline secured a gold medal with the Kerry Senior Cross Country team in Tipperary, she also won another gold medal as part of the Kerry Masters Team in Clarecastle on Sunday 19th. Robert Purcell was 1st O50 and was part of the county team that were 1st ,thus securing gold medals.
Barradubh Fun Run: All roads lead to Barradubh on Saturday December 15th for our Santa Fun Run in aid of Rathmore Day Care Centre. Race / walk commences at 10.00 am n the New Field. There will be a 5K & 2.5K. Sponsorship cards are in circulation. There will be prizes galore. Do come along and support this worthy cause.
KELLS FOILMORE AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Foilmore Community Centre will be held on Friday 30th November 2018 at 8.30pm at Foimore Community Centre in Gortmore. All welcome.
KILCUMMIN I.C.A.
Craft Class will be held on Wednesday 28th November at 8pm in the Rural Development Office. All ladies welcome.
ACCORDION CLASSES
Conor Moriarty is now available for one to one accordion lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced level students. Also available for duets, trios, quartets and group music. For further information contact Conor on 087-9698063 after this Thursday 29th November.
CLOTHES COLLECTION
Kilcummin Looking Good clothes collection on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of December opposite the Church before and after all Masses. Please include trousers, footwear in pairs, handbags and pyjamas. No work uniforms, pillows, duvets or towels.
KILCUMMIN CRAFT FAIR
Why not call to the Kilcummin Craft fair on Saturday 8th (6-9) and 9th (9-12) December and see the homemade Christmas Cakes & preserves by the ICA ladies, mince pies and brown bread by Laura, Fascinators by Frances, Wreaths by Mary Brosnan, Christmas decorations and much more. Raffles on the day with monies going to Kilcummin Defibrillator Group.
Christmas Wreaths (grave and door) for sale or pre-order and collect in the Recreational Hall on the weekends of the 8th/9th December (at the Kilcummin Craft Fair) and 15th/16th December after 7.30pm & 11.15am Mass. Grave wreaths €10, door wreaths €13. Contact Mary 087- 6447536.
Knitting, Crochet and Soft Toys by Patricia Fogarty will also be available at the Kilcummin Craft Fair on December 8th/9th.
KNOCK VIGIL
O’Callaghan Coach Holidays will be traveling to the night Vigil in Knock on December 7th/8th. Enquiries and bookings to 0646631095.
MASTERGEEHA FC
U12 DIV: 1 Killarney Athletic 5 Mastergeeha 2
Seam Mc Aulliffe and Matthew Kennedy got Mastergeeha’s goals.
U12 DIV 2: Inter Kenmare 2 Mastergeeha 5
A good win away by the boys with Thomas Myers, Eoin Cashman, Jack Casey and Micheal Healy getting the goals.
U14 DIV 2: LB Rovers 6 Mastergeeha 2
In this game the sides were level at 2 all at the break with David O Riordan getting both Mastergeeha goals. However in the second half the home side got the goals to claim all three points. U16: Park 3 Mastergeeha 0 In this game it was 0-0 at the break with both goal keepers making good saves. In the second half the more clinical home side got the goals.
U18: Mastergeeha 2 Kilorglin 4 In this game the visitors went 2-0 up early on but Mastergeeha got a goal back when Sipo O Neill scored. Just before the break Kilorgin scored two further goals. In the second half Mastergeeha play much better and pulled a goal back when Tomas O Holohan scored. Mastergeeha pushed forward and created some good chances with Dylan Murphy going closest.
CLUB GEAR: Club Merchandise on sale at Kilbrean Park every Saturday 10.30 to 12.30. Idea Christmas presents.
MASTERGEEHA FC LOTTO
There was no winner on Friday 23rd of November 2018. Numbers drawn were 13,15,22,23.
Consolation Prizes €100 Marie & Michelle Devane, Mastergeeha, €30 Ross Griffin, Kilcummin Post Office. €30 Margaret Buckley, Ballinamanagh. €30 John & Margaret Lenihan, Inchicullane. .Next Jackpot €5,000.
KILGARVAN CLOTHES COLLECTION
Kilgarvan GAA are doing a clothes collection on Saturday 1st December 2018. For further information contact JoAnn Murphy 087 989 3133.
LITTLE ACORNS AGM
Little Acorns are holding their AGM at the Creche on Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 8:00pm. All are welcome.
VICTORY SOCIAL RESCHEDULED
Due to the Munster Junior B Football Championship, the Kilgarvan GAA Victory Social is being rescheduled to Friday 4th of January 2019 in the Kenmare Bay Hotel. Music by Bansha Boys with disco afterwards. Tickets €35. Contact JoAnn Murphy on 087 989 3133 for tickets. All welcome.
KILLORGLIN ANNUAL SALE OF WORK
St. Joseph’s Home, Killorglin - Annual Sale Of Work.
A Sale Of Work will be held at St. Joseph’s Home on Sunday December 2nd at 2 pm.
There will be a door prize, home baking and preserves, attractive stalls, raffles. Refreshments will be available.
Please come and support this worthy cause. All the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the welfare of the elderly and sick in the home.
All contributions will be greatly appreciated
WHIST WINNERS
Margaret Coakley, Maureen O’Sullivan, Frank Brennan, Mary Fenton, Chris O’Connor, Anne Daly, Peg Brosnan, Nuala O’Keeffe, Kathleen Mangan, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Christina Griffin, Eileen Roche, Mary B O’Sullivan.
Whist on Thursday 9pm. Everybody welcome.
FUNDING GRANTED TO SIX PROJECTS IN KERRY
Local Sinn Féin Cllr Damian Quigg has welcomed funding from the Community Department KCC under the Town and village renewal Scheme 2018.
A Total of €476,000 has been awarded to six projects across the County. Cllr Quigg says that this funding will help local communities to both enhance and plan for the future in their local areas. In particular, 3 projects in the South Kerry area have all received funding these include €76,000 euros for a Town Enhancement Scheme in Kenmare , €64,000 for a Feasibility study and public realm plan for Killorglin, and €100,000 for the Skellig Centre for innovation. Cllr Quigg says that this will help to lay the foundation stones that will lead to future employment in the Mid and South Kerry areas. He says that he hopes that this funding for such projects will encourage the IDA to visit South Kerry and speak to local communities and businesses about the prospect of major investment in the Iveragh peninsula in relation to job creation, as this has a knock on effect for tourism, local businesses, schools, GAA Clubs and much more. Rural depopulation has increased drastically over the last ten years and there needs to be a robust plan put in place for the future to bring these young people back and stop more of them from leaving the Iveragh peninsula, Cllr Quigg has recently tabled motions at KCC in relation to the delayed roll out of broadband in rural areas. He says that the government needs to take back ownership of the roll out of rural broadband as the privatization of it has led to massive delays. He says that in order for all of this funding to reach its maximum potential high speed broadband is essential.
NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Kerry County Council is to commence 14 housing units at Ardmoneil, Killorglin in January 2019. Councillor Michael Cahill has received confirmation from Director of Housing in Kerry, Martin O Donoghue that the houses at Ardmoneil are due to start in January 2019 with a completion date of January 2020. The project is currently out to main contract tender through e-tenders. Planning Permission is in place for the 14 2 bedroom units in a 2 storey semi-detached and terraced house development along with all associated site works. Councillor Cahill who has welcomed the development said the 14 units will help address the housing and homeless crisis in the Killorglin/Mid-Kerry region but warned that a lot more needs to be done. "I have been pushing for this Development to commence for some time now but it really is only a starting point. The housing and homeless crisis has escalated, we have families and individuals on the housing list for the past 10 or 12 years and almost on a daily basis, new people in rented accommodation are receiving Notices to Quit as a result of landlords wanting to increase the rent or in other cases, sell the properties as a result of an improved market. These families and individuals now find themselves in the homeless category as it is impossible to find properties to rent in the Killorglin/ Mid-Kerry area stated Councillor Cahill.
The Fianna Fail Councillor has called on Kerry County Council and the Housing Minister to initiate a major building programme in the Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Cromane, Beaufort and Glencar region and says that the Local Authority needs to construct 1,2 3 and 4 bedroom properties to address the escalating crisis, as a matter of priority. The Rossbeigh Councillor who has been consistently outspoken in regards to the housing crisis in Kerry has again called on the Housing Minister and Kerry County Council to initiate a scheme whereby they would acquire derelict buildings in the towns and villages throughout the county, renovate these properties and allocate them to Qualified Housing Applicants. Councillor Cahill stated that this will help address the housing situation and also greatly enhance the towns and villages of the county.
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
Women 2000: 10.30 am -12.30 am Tuesdays.
Tae Kwando on Wednesdays CYMS Killorglin.
Artisan Market every Friday 10-1pm
Unislim : every Tuesday evening/ Wednesday Morning
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)