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MaureenChristian,ChasHourihanand PeggyHealyenjoyingBlackwaterSports.

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Kenmare Orchestra need you to dust off that auld trumpet!Do you play an instrument? The Kenmare Orchestra needs you!Kenmare Orchestra, under the baton of Frederike Biesma, meets everySaturday from 10am until 12noon at Gateway Church Hall (beside Centra).

Players include violin, viola, cello, concert flute, clarinet, recorder,flugel horn, tenor horn and saxophone, and new players most welcome.Any queries please contact 087 6351129.

Dust off that auld trumpet! This year’s Kenmare Chronicle on the wayThis year’s Kenmare Chronicle will feature stories and photographs connecting Kenmare and North America. We have stories from the various waves of emigration from the 1700s with emigrants to Americaarriving as indentured servants through to the assisted emigration of the1850s and reflecting on the undocumented and emigration problems oftoday in the United States. We have stories of Kenmare people whosettled and whose families would rise through society to become teachers,successful business men, politicians and others who would fight and diefor their adopted country from wars of independence and civil wars towars on the world stage and even involvement with the French Resistancein Paris in 1944.

The waves of emigration from Kenmare over the centuries have beenspurred by unrest and conflict, famines and land clearances, unemployment and the search for a better life. Also for some it was awanderlust, a desire to see more of the world.There will be nearly fifty stories in the publication, so will be an idealChristmas present for friends and relations both at home and abroad.Plenty to read!

The exact date ofthe launch willbe advertisedwell in advanceso you can makesure you can getyour copy, andwe hope to havethis year’sedition ready inmid November.

Kenmare lads (Ned Sullivanand friends)heading to NewYork in 1926,“We are boundfor New YorkCity, boys,3,000 milesaway.’’

Blackwater NewsCPR TrainingNames being taken now for CPR Training which will take place in Blackwater Tavern in the near future. Defibrillators are located in Templenoe GAA Grounds, Spillane’s Bar, Blackwater Tavern, DromoreSportsfield & at John Sheehan’s Dirreen Blackwater. Break Glass keyholders are beside each defibrilator and those trained also get a key.Trip to KilkennyTwo night mid-week break in Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny 29th & 30th September. Ring Mary in Blackwater Tavern 064 6682003 for details.Very good deal 2 Dinner & 2 B&B €120 per person sharing. Bus transport extra.DramaDrama Classes re-commence on Wednesday October 7th.Harvest BallThe Harvest Ball takes place in Kenmare Bay Hotel on Sat 7th November.Music by Jerry McCarthy/Autumn Gold. Tickets €25 from Mary inBlackwater Tavern.

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What does it mean totruly support Local? Just in time for the All Ireland Finalwe got delivery of our training Kits forClubs. Customers were asked tocollect tokens and give them to theirlocal clubs. All clubs collected therequired number of tokens duringthe summer. Stephen O'Brien fromKenmare, who proudly representsKerry at Inter County Level, camealong to highlight the importance ofthis type of Local Sponsorship andpresent each club with their newtraining kits. He thanked Derry and all

at Super Valu for really gettingbehind the Local Clubs andproviding these much neededresources. Derry said he was proudto support these great causes on alocal and national level. Hehighlighted how truly supportinglocal by buying in your local SuperValu helps to support Local Clubs. Hethanked people for their loyalsupport even after the fiercest ofnew competition and promised tokeep supporting local causes whileloyal local shoppers do theirbusiness with Super Valu.Included in this Kit was 10 training

balls, 2 ball sacks, 24 water bottles, 4carriers set, 20 training bibs, 1 speedladder, 40 markers, 1 large kit bag.Every parish received a kit on theday; Kenmare, Kilgarvan, Sneem,Tuosist and Templenoe. So keep shopping in Murphy's SuperValu and help support the nextaspiring Stephen O'Brien, our localhero. Best of Luck to Stephen andthe Kerry team in this years All IrelandFinal.

Pictured here are each of the clubwith their representatives.

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Eat more fibre! You have probably heard it before. But do you know whyfibre is so good for your health? Dietary fibre - found mainly in fruits,vegetables, whole grains and legumes – is probably best known for itsability to prevent or relieve constipation. But foods containing fibre canprovide other health benefits as well, such as helping to maintain ahealthy weight and lowering your risk of diabetes and heart disease.However, many people don't get enough fibre. On average, most peopleget about 14g of fibre a day. You should aim for at least 30g a day.Children should eat between 15 and 30g of fibre daily dependant on age.Fibre is only found in foods that come from plants. Foods such as meat,fish and dairy products don't contain any fibre. There are two differenttypes of fibre – soluble (it dissolves in water) and insoluble (it doesn'tdissolve). Each type of fibre helps your body in different ways, so anormal healthy diet should contain both types. Soluble fibre can bedigested by your body. It helps to reduce the amount of cholesterol in yourblood. If you have constipation, gradually increasing sources of solublefibre can help soften your stools and make them easier to pass. Also, itmay slow digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and hence lower therise in blood glucose that follows a meal (postprandial) and insulinresponse. This can help people with diabetes improve control their bloodglucose levels.Foods that contain soluble fibre include oats, barley, rye, fruit such asbananas and apples, root vegetables such as carrots and potatoes andgolden linseeds. Insoluble fibre cannot be digested. It passes through yourgut without being broken down and helps other foods move through yourdigestive system more easily. Insoluble fibre keeps your bowels healthyand helps prevent digestive problems This effect is enhanced when youalso increase your water intake to about 8 glasses daily. Good sources of insoluble fibre include wholemeal bread, bran, cereals,nuts and seeds. Most plant-based foods, such as oatmeal and beans,contain both soluble and insoluble fibre. However, the amount of eachtype varies in different plant foods. To receive the greatest health benefits,eat a wide variety of high-fibre foods.Apart from the health benefits mentioned above - lowering cholesteroland postprandial glucose levels and improving digestion - a diet high infibre may help you in achieving a healthy weight. Foods rich in fibregenerally require more chewing time, which gives your body time toregister when you're no longer hungry, so you are less likely to overeat.Also, a high-fibre diet tends to make a meal feel larger and linger longer,so you stay full for a greater amount of time. And high-fibre diets alsotend to be less “energy-dense”, which means they have fewer calories forthe same volume of food. Another benefit attributed to dietary fibre is theprevention of colorectal cancer. All in all high-fibre foods are good foryour health. But adding too much fibre too quickly can promote intestinalgas, abdominal bloating and cramping. Increase fibre in your dietgradually over a period of a few weeks. This allows the natural bacteria inyour digestive system to adjust to the change.Also, if you have a digestive disorder such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS) or Diverticulitis, you may need to modify the type and amount offibre in your diet in accordance with your symptoms. Your GP or adietician can advise you further on this. If you wish to know more abouthigh-fibre foods and their benefits, please ring us on 064-6679880 or callinto McSweeney Pharmacy Kenmare and we will be more than happy toanswer any query you may have.

Fiachne Day Centre situated in Kenmare Community Nursing UnitOur ‘Fiachne Garden Project’ is progressing well, with our polytunnelnow erected. A big thank you to Thomas, Michael and Kieran from Kenmare Adult Education Centre who kindly donated their time andlabour to erecting this tunnel for us.Our Gardening Tutor, Sarah O Brien (funded by Kenmare Mental HealthAssociation) is a fantastic asset to our Day Centre. Sarah’s dedication toour garden project is phenomenal. Her knowledge and delivery of samehas given us great enthusiasm for gardening whilst also benefiting themental health of all those who participate in her group. Many thanks to John Daly for his donation of topsoil; Donald Lynch fortransporting topsoil to our site; John R McCarthy for giving a verygenerous discount on garden materials; Star Seafoods Ltd for their kinddonation; and Willow Field Garden Centre for their donation of gardenmaterials.Our focus on community integration and social inclusion continues. Weencourage our service-users to attend classes and activities in the localityof Kenmare, incorporating these out-of-centre activities into our timetableat Fiachne Day Centre. The people of Kenmare have been a tremendous help in the setting up ofour new service. Many thanks to Maggie O Sullivan Graham, AdultEducation Centre; Gordon at Kenmare Family Centre; and the manyothers who have given their support. Other up-coming activities include a volunteer coming in playing theguitar and giving beauty treatments and HSE representative giving artclasses.The Church Gate Collection for Kenmare Branch of Kerry MentalHealth Association for Kenmare Templenoe and Direendarragh areas, ison Sat 26th and Sunday 27th of September. Please Support. Helena Buckley. Nurse Manager, Fiachne Day Centre.

CouncillorDanMcCarthyandSenatorMark Dalytook part inthe egg andspoon raceatBlackwaterSports. pic MaryO'Neill

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September is a special month for most of us;Children return to school, the leaves begin totumble, all thoughts turn to the forthcomingwinter season and the beginning of the long darkdays of winter…….NEWSFLASH! Kerry library service is here to help you ‘whileaway’ the long winter days/nights. Kenmare Library continues to offer many newand exciting services as well as many old andtrusted one too.Book. All the new and topical books that adornthe best seller lists in both Adult and Juvenilegenres are available in Kerry library Services.The gift of reading is still the most precious ofgifts with which we can empower our children.Kenmare library want to help. We offer many ofthe recommended ‘reading aid books’ for themany of our juvenile readers who are beginningand a helping hand to those who need a littleencouragement.Our extensive fiction and non fiction lists arecontinually updated and we additionally offerthe facility of requesting books from otherbranches. For those who enjoy audio books and large print

books we are happy to facilitate them also.Newspapers and Magazines.Daily National broadsheets and localnewspapers are available for your perusal free ofcharge. We offer a miscellaneous selection ofmagazines for library users; we also offer accessto the National and International newspapersonline to all Kerry library members.Many online new and exciting services.E-Books. E-Books are available now from thelibrary. Access any time, anywhere! Easycheckout, variety of titles, 24-7 access. Go on,log on.Learn a new language. we offer a free onlinelanguage course in over 80 languages, languagelearning for beginner and intermediate levels,useful phrases for you holidays and travels andthese languages on the go with ‘BYKI’ mobile. Genealogy. Local History and Archive Department located at Library Headquarters,Moyderwell Tralee, are dedicated to the collection and preservation of all material relating to the printed history of Kerry. Theyhave resources available online which can bevery useful for genealogy searches

1901 and 1911 census,Griffith’s land Valuation 1847-186www.irishgenealogy.ieHouse of Commons Parliamentary Papers.Many other sources are available in-house onmicrofilm and CD Rom as well as hard copy insome cases.Encyclopaedia Britannica onlineIrish Times Digital Archive 1859-1997Irish Historical Maps Archive 1820-1913Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland 1837Access Kerry County Council services includingonline Planning Database and Motor taxation onlineBook requests with www.borrowbooks.ie

For all online services you need yourmembership barcode and pin. Log on towww.kerrylibrary.ie for more information.

Kenmare library is open from Tuesday toSaturday inclusive 10am -1.30pm and 2.30-5pm. Kenmare Library, Shelbourne Street, Kenmare 064-6641416 / [email protected]

Lose yourself in Kenmare library this Autumn

OonaghPierce,LouiseO'Connorand DeniseReilly atBlackwaterSportspic MaryO'Neill

Joanne and Pat Murphy,Kilgarvan, had the SupremeChampion, a Continental Heifferweighing 306kg, sold for €1,390,at Kenmare Mart Show & Sale inAug. Pictured are Joanne andPatie Murphy, Cllr Dan McCarthyManager Kenmare Mart, MichaelO'Sullivan Chairman of KenmareMart and Jerry Sheehan Judge.pic Mary O'Neill

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Following my request, HSE agrees to meeting with Kerry publicrepresentatives on issue of short stay and respite beds in Kerrycommunity hospitals.On the 9th of July I questioned the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar in theSenate on the the large number of vacant and unused beds in thecommunity Hospitals through out Kerry, telling the Minister 'there is anurgent and real need for these beds to be put into use... there are manypatients who are in Tralee General and other hospitals in Cork andLimerick who should be and would prefer to be looked after closer tohome. These patients would like to be closer to their families in ourexcellent community hospitals but the minister has failed to allocate thefunds to hire the extra staff required. A small allocation of extra fundswould allow the vacant beds in Kenmare, Caherciveen, Dingle, KillarneyTralee and Listowel to be filled. In his reply during the debate in July theMinister for Health said that a final report on the bed requirements atcommunity hospital in Kerry would be completed and available shortly. I look forward to this happening as soon as possible.

Blackwater Sports Day.Blackwater Sports a greatday of races of all kind,sack, relay, egg andspoon: tug of war.Maureen Harrington whowon two World CrossCounty Championshipbronze medals was thereand as competitive asever.

The Rose of Tralee. Theannual festival of TheRose of Tralee has beenand gone. The lovelyMaria Walsh handed overthe crown to the MeathRose, Elysha Brennan.

The festival isalways a highlight inthe Kerry year andthere's alreadyexcitement aroundnext year's event!Well done to allinvolved in theevent.

Community andvoluntaryorganisations.There are manycommunity andvoluntaryorganisations that dogreat work for thelocal area andanyone who would

like to organise a raffle prize of a dinner or lunch voucher in the LeinsterHouse Members Restaurant, please contact my office on 01 618 3830 oremail me at [email protected].

Assistance for those in mortgage difficulty. I have a team of accountantsand legal advisers who are willing to help with any mortgage or debtdifficulties so please do not hesitate to contact my office on 01 618 3830 oremail me at [email protected].

Need assistance with your passport?A passport is usually issued within10 working days if posted through our post office’s passport expressservice on account that all appropriate documents are in order. If you aredue to travel within the coming weeks and are concerned about yourpassport renewal being with you on time, please feel free to contact myoffice on 01 618 3830 or email me at [email protected].

A tour of Leinster House. Leinster House is a wonderful place to visit anytime of the year. The building is rich in history and visitors get toexperience the vibrant atmosphere on busy sitting days. If you are ever inDublin and would like to take a tour of Leinster House, please feel free tocontact Mark’s office on 01 618 3830 or email at [email protected] we would be delighted to help plan your visit.

Call my mobile on 086 803 2612, my office on 01 618 3830 or email me [email protected] to arrange a time that suits you.

If you are a member of the deaf community and would like an Irish SignLanguage interpreter for your meeting, you can text or email me toarranged this for you.

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REGRET.IE, the national support group forgirls injured by the HPV vaccine ‘Gardasil’has launched a national appeal to parents tosign up to a new register.The support group compiling the register has

already identified over 50 Irish schoolgirlsexperiencing serious life-changing healthproblems after receiving the shot during theschools HPV vaccination campaign.The REGRET.IE parents see similar

symptoms in their daughters to those suffered byteenage girls in other countries where thevaccine has been introduced. These damagingadverse reactions are now also beinginvestigated by health and regulatory authoritiesin these countries.“We firmly believe there is a link between the

HPV vaccine Gardasil and the experience of ourdaughters who now try to cope with these lifechanging illnesses” said spokesmum KivaMurphy.“More and more parents are contacting us

every week. We now want to inform theDepartments of Health, Education and the HSEabout the extent of these previously unidentifiedhealth problems and get support for ourdaughters” she said.“We are asking parents in this and every

county nationwide to contact us if their daughterhas any of the problems associated with thisvaccination. We know of 52 cases to date, butwe believe that once parents make the link therewill be dozens more”.

“We can be contacted through our websiteREGRET.IE, the shop window for our supportgroup. Our aim is to get help for our girls, toraise public awareness and to seek an immediateinvestigation into the side effects of this drug bythe HSE” she added.The REGRET.IE parents point to the example

of Denmark where health authorities have set upa specialist research unit to clinically evaluategirls experiencing suspected side effects such asPOTS, seizures and cognitive dysfunction.

Based on the results of their investigation theyhave asked the EMA to carry out a larger safetystudy on the HPV vaccine. The EuropeanMedicines Agency began this review 2 weeksago and it will run until May 2016.In Ireland, as in many other counties, thesesymptoms may take days, weeks or months tomanifest, and many of the teenagers have had torestrict their attendance or drop out of schoolcompletely because they continuously sufferfrom:Persistent headaches, sore throats, joint and/or

muscle pains, memory impairment, menstrualproblems, seizures, auto immune illnesses,chronic fatigue, depression and psychiatricillness, other unexplained illnesses.REGRET.IE notes that although no direct linkhas so far been definitively proven between anyspecific illness and this vaccine, the medicalliterature is reporting mounting evidence on theneurotoxic effects of certain ingredients used inthe vaccine (for example aluminiumnanoparticles). The experience of these schoolgirls in Ireland

demands full disclosure of potential risks whenrequesting parental consent to HPV vaccination.If your child has suffered health issues thatyou think may have been triggered byGardasil,and you wish to get in contact withother parents who have had a similarexperience, please contact Aengus O’Leary,Rathmore on 087 2512272 or [email protected]

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People can be very funny, not in a funny ha ha way but in adangerous way. A fellow I know of was determined to win at all costsevery fishing competition he entered.

Even though he was a very good angler he still cheated his way to thetop presenting fish he had previously caught with the ones caught in thecompetition. Of course eventually the officers and members of the clubgot suspicious and the close inspection of trout being weighed in at theend of the day revealed the true state of affairs and a decision was madethere and then to disqualify him. That was fine and matters might haverested so but, and there is always a but, that night in the local pub a fewof the club members could not resist poking fun at him over hisdisqualification. He left in a temper and the next day hoisted his sails andvisited a local solicitor who took the club officers to court for libel of hisclient. Here is the catch, you and I would assume that he had no leg tostand on being caught red-handed with the stale face and all, but the lawbe funny to. The judge asked the club officers and the weigh master if anyof them had proof of competence or degrees in fish biology, none of themhad. The fact that nearly all anglers could tell you the difference betweena stale fish and a fresh fish, if you will pardon the pun, held no water forthe judge. He found the club guilty of libel and fined them heavily. Theydid not have money, let alone to pay for their own defence, not to mindanything else. Luckily all the clubs in the country chipped in to save theday. Now if you enter a fishing competition you have to agree that theweigh masters decision is final.

When we were young late Summer evenings up The Roughty fishing

for Seatrout was the place to be, but again you had an awkward personwho made the fishing miserable. Even though he was an angler himselfhe would put his sheep dog swimming around the pools, spoiling thewater for both himself and others. Maybe he was just happy on his ownbut there was plenty of room for everyone to fish comfortably so whoknows why he did it?

Another angler I knew loved to be Mr. Best, he was a very goodfisherman but again there are times when the best of us could not catchfish. Up in the west of Ireland until recent times you could buy wildbrown trout in the local supermarkets. That is what he would do, then onarriving home he would give them away free to friends and neighboursletting on that he had a great catch of fish up the west or wherever. I evenheard he did it with salmon. It must have cost him a small fortune keepingup appearances. As I said people can be funny.

Like Basil Fawlty not mentioning the war, I should do the same aboutthe fishing. What a joke!

It must be the worst salmon and sea trout season to date in livingmemory, and must be more to this than just human activity. In spite ofeverything there are still remote and hard to reach places around Kenmareall the time. Yet the little streams have no small trout, the unspoiled moorsand patchy meadows have no grasshoppers and few if any butterflies.Where have all the frogs gone and the hedgehogs who used to keep mylawn slug free? Even earthworms are difficult to find.

It grieves me to think of the world we are passing on to futuregenerations. The good news is that sea fishing, not the best earlier in theyear, has really picked up with reasonable catches of mackerel, pollockand, again at the mouth of the bay, fine cod, ling and skate.

The only blackspot is the bass fishing which is poor. The brown andrainbow trout fishing is fair to middling with some visitors catchingrespectable amounts of both. It is amazing how catching a few fish canput tourists in good form and vowing to return to catch some more nextyear.

Do not forget the last competitions of the year by theKenmare Trout Anglers Club. The Clonee boatcompetition, and the Uragh and Gleninchiquin LakeShore.

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What a fabulous photographof Kenmare SuspensionBridge. Limited edition photographsare available from RobertZiegenfuss, numbered 1 to 20,10" x 12", signed andnumbered. €45 per print.Other sizes available, price onapplication. What a lovelygift, although giving it awaywould be a challenge! You can find Rob at KenmareFurniture, Kenmare BusinessPark, Killarney Road,Kenmare.

Kenmare Men’s Shed recent openday went extremely well.“It was a beautiful day and we soldquite a lot of our produce, we alsorecruited some new members,which were badly needed, some ofthe new members had never usedpower tools, which is not a problem as skilled members willshow them how to use them.“I thought it might be interesting totell you some of the history ofMen's shed. About 30 years ago, inthe outback of Australia, somesheep herders and cattle droverswere bemoaning their lot, and complaining of the loneliness andboredom of their existence. Theysaid to themselves, ‘the Sheila`shave their women's institute,knitting circles, mother and babygroups etc, what have we got?Nothing!’“ One of the guys said, ‘I’ve got anold shearing shed and a load oftools doing nothing, lets set to,

find a few things that need mending or making, get a few slabsof beer and get going.’“Thus was born Men's Shed withthe slogan ‘Women talk face toface, men talk side by side "Men’s Shed spread rapidly over thewhole of Australia , and the world.In Ireland there are currently over200 Men's Sheds, giving an outletto the frustrations of hundreds ofbored husbands, and a refuge fromnagging partnersCome along and join us. Men,that is, not nagging partners!John Willcock, Secretaryjohnwillcock @ rocketmail.com

Andre Whyte,MarcelaHorvathova andAgnieszkaAntolak fromCentra Kenmarecelebrating thesale of a€500,000winning Lottoticket in lastSaturdays draw.

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The annual Taobh Linn Social Centre trip took us to Clonakilty this year.We headed off on our road trip at 9.30am on Wednesday the 26thSeptember,

First Stop was Clonakilty Model Railway and we were greeted by ‘Teaand Scones’ in a traditional 1940’s railway carriage, the scones were good!There is a guided tour of the model railway village and a film reel on offer.We boarded a mini road train and enjoyed a short journey aroundClonakilty, accompanied by an update on the local history. Next stop wasRosscarbery, where lunch was waiting for us in The Celtic Ross Hotel,

overlooking the bay. We had a beautiful hot meal, looked after by Ronanand his staff. We then began making our way back from West Cork to thebeautiful Bantry Bay where we stopped in Bantry for some free time to persouse the shops or whatever took ones fancy. Our last stop of the journeywas Molly Galvin’s in Bonane. Here we were treated by Steven andFrances to a lovely homely, candle lit evening experience. Captivatingmusic accompanied an ample tea of soup, sandwiches and cakes.

Hitting Kenmare at 7pm we had certainly had a full day, weather was onour side and thoughts moved to planning next’s years trip. A GreatSuccess!

Holy Cross CollegeSchool reunion was agreat success with the 26people in attendancedelighted to meet up after35 years! Also there onthe night were Mr andMrs Power, Headmaster,and Miss Daly and MrsRandles.

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Halloween Howl is only six weeks away and as you will see from thefollowing details the programme is going to be as full and as exciting asever. The shops and businesses will all be playing their part by decoratingtheir premises and supporting the hard working Social & EventsCommittee as they prepare for the best ever Halloween Howl in Kenmare. Be part of the fun and dress up – adults and children alike - be as spookyor ghoulish as you wish. It will be great to see the scariest and mostcreative costumes at the opening ceremony and at the now famousKenmare Halloween parade or indeed even if you are coming into town toone of the events during the week all witches, wizards, ghouls and scarypeople welcome. Have you two hours to spare during the Halloween Howl Festival to

volunteer? Will you help with the activities, as a steward or be a witchywoo? Please call or text Lynne on 087 637 2164 to say when you are available

we are gathering the witches and spooky folk together now and it will begreat if you can join us.From Saturday 24th October until Halloween on the 31st OctoberKenmare will be the scariest place in Ireland.Outline Programme of events.Saturday 24th October – Headless Horsemen, witches, banshees and dramatic scenes in Kenmareproclaim the start of Halloween Howl 2015, there will be a disco in theSquare a week of fun, creepiness and unexpected happenings.During the week – Try your hand at Scarecrow Making, Pumpkin Carving, Arts & Crafts,

Hubble Bubble Cooking - be sure to book your places for these and thewonderful Halloween Camp with George McMahon’s Performing ArtsAcademy.There will be Halloween Movies for adults and children, a Haunted

House to explore, the Haunted Woods Experience, maybe a cruise on theKenmare Bay Pirate Ship is more your thing… oh and don’t miss a visit tothe Witches Gathering where the witches will be teaching their apprenticesa thing or two!

Saturday 31st October – The parade will be bigger than ever this year, and the games in the parkwill be scary and exciting to finish the week long activities. Halloween Howl will not disappoint - but you will be scared, very scared.

Thank you to all KMEG members for supporting this festival. Wewelcome many visitors to Kenmare for this event and the local peopleenjoy it so much too. Without KMEG membership fees we would beunable to run such a successful and thrilling event. A wee reminder to all of you whose membership fees are due we will becoming to see you during the coming weeks before you will be scared,very scared.For more details about KMEG membershipPlease call 064 664 2615 or [email protected] look forward to hearing from you.

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Clr DanMcCarthy wasdelighted towelcome UTVto Kenmare ontheir recent visitto KenmareMart. pics MaryO’leary

An Invitation to Sai Maa Enlightened Living GroupSai Maa is a world-renowned spiritual master, healer, and humanitarian.With an unique fusion of Eastern spiritual wisdom, Western therapeuticknowledge, and energetic mastery, Sai Maa shares teachings to uplift andempower others to master their lives as she has her own -- to liveenlightened lives.So what does an ‘enlightened life’ look like? Enlightenment is being in alignment with Source and fully present to the

bliss of our own light. This blissful state is available to all of us.Your participation in an Enlightened Living Group will provide youaccess to a life transformation that includes;Living day-to-day life as an expression of the divine that is lasting

A continuing expansion of awareness and knowledgeParticipating in a conversation that builds profound connection andcommunity with others.Sai Maa will not be physically present in Kenmare however this is Sai

Maa’s creation for one and for all to enjoy. Maeve Kelly a student of SaiMaa will host the Kenmare group and we connect with many othersgroups throughout Ireland.Held every second Monday in Kenmare. Next meeting is October 12th from 7.30pm to 9.00pm at The Light Room,No 6. Henry Street (top floor Above Jam).Contact Maeve on 087 9972270.

Christina O'Shea, Ciara O'Connor and Sinead O'Shea.

Ciara O'Connor, Aoife O'Brien, Sandra O'Shea and Christine O'Shea. all pics Mary O'Neill

Joe Natchway, Niall Lynch and Therese Marie O'Shea.

Kerry O'Shea, Caoimhe O'Connor, Sandra O'Shea, Oonagh Pierce, Denise Reilly and LouiseO'Connor enjoying the party in Blackwater Tavern.

Sandra O'Shea celebrated her 21st birthday in Blackwater Tavern recently. She is picturedwith her family; Joe, Timothy, Sandra, Kerry, Noreen, Theresa Marie and Jason O'Shea.

Sandra picturedwith OonaghPierce.

Right: Sandrawith her auntMags Spillane.

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Kenmare & District Garden Club34 members spent a very interesting evening with Helen Dillon on Thursday, 3rd September when she attempted to finish off the year in hergarden in Dublin. We did reach September at least and she had us alllaughing with her little jokes and anecdotes. On a serious note, she gavesome very sound advice about plants and planting methods and one noticeable remark was that if you have a small garden, don‘t necessarilythink small but plant a big tree for dramatic effect. For anyone who hasseen her garden, she certainly practises what she preaches! A veryenjoyable evening.Our next meeting will be at 7.30 p.m. at Gateway on Thursday, 8th

October (please note that it is not on the 1st) when Camellia Austen will bespeaking about floral design entitled ‘The Great Big World of Flowers –An Evening of Floral Culture from across the World’. Now doesn’t thatsound interesting so come along and listen to what she has to tell us.

CoderDojocomputer coding for young people aged 7-17

CoderDojo is a free, volunteer led coding club for young people between7 and 17, aimed at providing young coders with the opportunity to learnhow to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and more.This year we are trying something a bit different, and will only hold 3 sessions/events before Christmas:October 17th, 10am - 11.30am, Room 1, Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine(doors open 9.45am)Coders will have a chance to write a program and will be introduced tosome of the online learning resources available. All potential coders aged7-17 are welcome, primary aged coders must be accompanied by a parentor guardian. Coders must have access to an email account to be able toaccess the tutorials.Bring a fully charged laptop, mouse and power supply with you, or [email protected] to reserve a laptop for your use on the day. November (date and time TBC, around the 14th)Bus trip to another CoderDojo (Cork, Limerick, or Clonakilty) followedby somewhere fun eg Cork observatory. Details to follow.December 12th, 10am - 11.30am, Room 1, Pobalscoil Inbhear SceineMinecraft programming session - details TBCSee the next issue of the Kenmare News, and/or visit our Facebook pagefor more information.Mentors Needed. If you have some programming experienceprogramming and could spare a couple of hours to help we'd love to hearfrom you - email [email protected] or just come along to asession or event to find out more.

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Kenmare Community Nursing Unit ( Kenmare Hospital)I have again recently contacted my Colleagues Brendan Griffin TD andMinister Jimmy Deenihan TD to press the HSE to open the first floor ofthe new facility. We previously heard of a review of all such facilities inthe County by the HSE. However the review is going on long enoughnow. I have also asked them to push for the recruitment embargo to belifted in various sectors of the civil service.Kilgarvan waste water system.The improvements to the Kilgarvan Water Water Treatment Plant costing€148,000. will be a big improvement, an ESB connection was awaitedand I believe has now been completed.Kenmare water supply scheme.A water treatment plant is to be constructed at the existing reservoir site atLissyclerig upper in Kenmare. Irish Water has put the job out to tender.Lauragh road improvements.The work on the main road has been completed and the work which iscurrently being carried at Craven to the R571 Junction costing €208,000will be completed by the end of September.Bonane road improvements.Earth works have been completed and so has much of the drainage andducting. I have asked a date for final completion. Sneem Village road improvements.Last month Transport Minister Pascal Donoghue announced funding of€300,000 to finish off the resurfacing of Sneem Village. The remainingpart of the village to be resurfaced is along the Kenmare road. The workswhich will go out to tender will be completed hopefully in October.Public Light- Killowen, Kenmare.A public light is to be erected at the Junction of the Pat Scarteen road andthe R569 Kilgarvan road at Killowen. The Council are waiting for theESB to connect same.September Monthly MotionsThat Kerry County Council call upon all relevant agencies and Govern-ment departments to urgently put in place a deer strategy, to tackle the outof control deer population and the dangers and problems they cause.That Kerry County Council without further delay introduce reasonable

measures to regulate casual trading in Kenmare. South & West Kerry Municipal Motions.That Kerry County Council put in place a plan in conjunction with AnGarda Siochana to combat anti-social and dangerous driving by a minorityof those attending the rally of the Lakes.

Can Kerry County Council assist Kenmare Men’s shed with a premisesin the Kenmare locality? When will Kerry County Council improve the laybys on the Killaha road,Kenmare?

When will Kerry County Council improve the lay byes and turn atShronebirrane, Lauragh.

That Kerry County Council please improve the sight distance at the CossStrand Junction with the N71 road Templenoe.That Kerry County Council liaise with the NRA and reduce the speedlimit going through Templenoe Village.

That Kerry County Council please put in place safer gates at the SquareKenmare, in the interests of safety of children.

That Kerry County Council urgently request that the NRA put up thesigns in the vicinity of the bad turn at Gortnadullagh, Kenmare.That Kerry County Council please give an update in relation to whatprogress is being made to rectify the problems such as subsidence inphase 2 of Oakwood Manor, Killowen, Kenmare.

What plans have Kerry County Council to cut the overgrown hedges atJunctions which cause a hazard to motorists in the South & West munici-pal District.

That Kerry County Council provide more funding if possible for 1916centenary events in the South & West Kerry Municipal District.That Kerry County Council resurface the Dromoughty road, Tuosist assoon as funding becomes available.

That Kerry County Council please progress the provision of a play-ground in Caherdaniel as soon as possible. Please give a report on same.That Kerry County Council resurface the section of road that is a verypoor condition at Doon, Tahilla including the dangerous lag on the road.

Political team.I work with Political representatives of all sides for the good of the peopleand the area, and am part of a team of 9 on Kerry County Council, myother party colleagues in Kerry are as follows:Minister Jimmy Deenihan TD 068 57446Deputy Brendan Griffin TD 066 9795666MEP Sean Kelly 061 468788Clinics.Available most evenings at 5 Main Street, Kenmare or I can meet peopleafter work in Kenmare, Kilgarvan, Tuosist, Lauragh, Sneem, Tahilla,Blackwater, Templenoe, Bonane. I also have clinics throughout South andMid Kerry on the first and second Monday of every month.Cllr Patrick O’Connor-Scarteen Mayor of South & West Kerry 5 Main Street, Kenmare087 2904325 / [email protected]

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Bank of Ireland presented a cheque to St Vincent dePaul for monies raised in the Big Blue Box Challengewhich took place all along the Wild Atlantic Way inJune. The Kenmare Branch of Bank of Ireland led acycle from Kenmare to Cahirciveen on Wed 10th ofJune and promised to match any money raised on theday. €770 was raised so Bank of Ireland doubled thatand presented a cheque for €1,541.94 to members ofthe Kenmare Branch of St Vincent de Paul. Picturedare Anne Smyth, St Vincent de Paul; MargaretO'Donoghue, Manager Bank of Ireland Kenmare;Tom Keane, Assistant Manager Bank of IrelandKenmare; Mary and Sheila Riney Kenmare StVincent de Paul. pic Mary O'Neill

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Patrick O’Connor Scarteen and Rosemarie Buggle from EBS Kenmareenjoying the Kilgarvan Show while promoting EBS Mortgages andSavings. We have a range of services to offer, with our longer openinghours and anytime appointments. Connor – Scarteen and EBSunderstand that everyone has busy lives so we are open by appointmentAnytime to suit you. We appreciate our customers and believe in givingpersonal service and always welcome new customers.

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Criminal Justice burgarly of dwellings bill 2015I welcome the publication of the new bill which is coming before theDail. The purpose to this bill is to address issues relating to bail andsentencing for prolific burglars of dwellings. It is ironic that thisGovernment and the Councillors and TD’s who support them closedmany of our Garda Stations not just in Kerry but around the Country.They admit now that this has led to a dramatic increase in particular inrural crime and burglaries. In response to this and in an effort to try to beseen to do something they are bringing this bill before the house. Iwelcome the bill but it would actually make more sense to open ourGarda Stations and put more Guards on duty.

Fampyra DrugFor sufferers of MS the drug Fampyra will be a name very familiar tothem and as some of you may be aware that I have been campaigningdiligently over the last number of years with regard to getting the drugFampyra onto the list of eligible drugs under the HSE. It is a veryexpensive drug for any individual to be able to afford themselves so aftermy continuous lobbying the Government referred the matter to acommission for further examination, I am now seeking an assurance fromthe Minister that the drug will be included on the list when it is updated atthe start of October which will be great news for all Multiple Sclerosissufferers.

Funding for roads in KerryI was delighted with the announcement of funding for four Kerry roadprojects recentlyMinister for Transport Pascal Donohoe announced a national package

of funding worth 10 million euro for schemes across the country with fourKerry roads included in this announcement which accounts for a third ofthe projects to receive Government support in this funding.Two projects on the N70 in south Kerry are set to benefit from the

announcement with half a million euro earmarked for the Killorglin SouthPavement works extension programme and 300,000 euro is being givenfor pavement works in Sneem East.Another half a million euro is being allocated for pavement renewal at

Corrmaree Bridge on the N22 while in North Kerry 400,000 will be madeavailable for the N69 at Tarbert towards the county bounds for pavementstrengtheningThis is a great announcement for all the above area with works on the

schemes to begin this year

Kerry Football TeamsFirst of all I would like to sincerely congratulate the Kerry Minor team onreaching the All-Ireland Minor final after defeating Derry in Croke Parkrecently, a special mention to our 4 local players John Mark Foley,Stephen O’Sullivan, Seanie and Dara O’Shea. It is great to see our younglocal players representing us on the biggest stage of them all and doing sowell.wish them all the very best of good luck when they take on Tipperary

in Croke Park on September 20th.A special congratulation must also go to our Kerry Senior team and to

our local Kenmare man Stephen O’Brien who has been performing to thehighest level on the biggest stage this season; it is great to see Stephandoing so well and another fine performance by him against Tyrone with 2great points from play.I wish him and the Kerry Senior team the very best of good luck when

they take on Dublin in the All-Ireland Senior final on September 20th inCroke Park.

Are you registered to vote?With a General Election going to be held in the next 8 months I wouldstrongly urge everyone especially young people who have turned 18 toregister to enable them to vote in future Elections and Referendums.Perhaps you have moved since the last Election and you are stillregistered at your old address then contact my office and I will send youout the relevant form to change your address.It is very important to participate in the political process and whoever

you vote for it is great to exercise your democratic right and go out andvote. I raised this matter recently in the Dail with the Minister forEnvironment, Community & Local Government and the Minister statedthat his Department takes a number of measure to coincide with theannual publication by registration authorities of their draft register ofelectors in order to encourage the electorate to check that they arecorrectly registered and bring attentions to any errors or omissions. Hehas insured me that further adverts will be placed prior to the next generalelection.Please contact my office on 01 6183363 or 064 6685782 and we can

send out the necessary forms immediately to assist you.

PassportsIf you find yourself travelling soon and find your passport is out of date,please contact my office on 087-9464425 or 01-6183363 as we will beable to assist you in getting a passport in a number of days.

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Kerry Mental HealthAssociation KenmareBranchThe Church Gate Collection for Kenmare Branch ofKerry Mental Health Association for Kenmare,Templenoe and Direendarragh areas, is on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September. Please Support.

Right: The Blackwater Trip toCrookhaven & Mizen Head had a stop atthe Bloo Loo in Glengariffe. Pictured areAbina McGuinness, Cate White, MaireadRobinson, Anna Downing, DoreenO'Sullivan, Shelia O'Connor, BettyHarrington and Geraldine McCarthy.

Below Right: Teddy and Mary O'Neill,Fabien, Cate and Mathew Whiteenjoying the trip to Crookhaven.

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Breda Nash and daughter Jennifer Leonard atBlackwater Sports. pic Mary O'Neill

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FREE COURSES HERE IN KENMAREOver the last fourteen years, hundreds of learners have had tuition from our local Adult Literacy &Basic Education Service. This fantastic resource offers a second chance for those who left schoolearly.

Learners can work at their own pace, either one to one with a tutor or in small groups. They can focuson reading, writing, spelling or maths – or a mix of all of these. Often, confidence is the biggestissue and we can help with that too. Taking the first step, to get in touch, can often be the hardestone, but you won’t regret it. You’re never too late to brush up on your skills!

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Matthew Sextonpictured at the recentopening of his artexhibition atBishopstown Library,Wilton, Cork. Matthew attendsCastlehyde DayServices, Fermoy,which is run by theBrothers of Charity, andexhibited fifty of hispaintings. Matthew, andhis family and friendsenjoyed a great day.

On Saturday 29th AugustKenmare Family Centre held abag packing event atSupervalu. “We would like to express oursincere thanks to Supervalu,their staff, all the volunteersand everyone who donated onthe day. We raised €608.85,all the proceeds will gotowards our low-costcounselling service here at thecentre.”

Upcoming events planned for the FamilyCentre over the coming months include;The Canvas Club, an after-school art club for8 – 12 year olds, commencing Tuesday 15thSeptember from 3.20pm – 4.20pm. The costwill be €95 for a 10 week term.

Effective Parenting, a course focusing onconscious parenting, will begin on Thursday23rd September from 8pm – 9.30pm. Thiscourse will cost €80 and run for 8 weeks.Places are limited so early booking isadvised.

A day- long music workshop will run onSaturday November 7th from 10am – 5pm,and will cost €45. Great for the ‘non musical’

as well as accomplished musicians. Play withmusic and song in a creative way,

Our relaxation and self-care mornings havebeen a great success and will continue eachFriday from 10am – 1pm. Our three qualifiedTherapists offer Bioenergy, Reflexology,deep-tissue Massage, Indian head massageand Acupuncture. Each treatment is offered ina private room, and is offered at a cost of€15.

For more information or to book any of theabove, please contact Kenmare Family Centreon 087 7086642, / 064 7086642 /064.66.42790 / [email protected]

KLAWSThe Law has changed and will affect everydog owner. Micro-chipping your dog becamelaw in Ireland at the end of 2015. Thousandsof stray dogs are destroyed in Irish dogpounds every year because their owner cannot be traced. A microchip is a tiny computer chip which has a 15 digit identification number programmed into it.The whole device is small enough to fit inside a needle and can be simply injectedunder the skin of your dog, where it will stayfor the life of the animal. This process doesnot hurt the dog in any way. This provides apermanent identification which cannot belost, altered or intentionally removed – asafe, simple and inexpensive way to protectyour dog against loss. When your dog is implanted with a microchip it is essentialthat you register their details to a suitabledatabase. The vet or nurse who implantsyour dog with a microchip should supplyyou with a registration form for a database.If you are unclear about whether your dog’smicrochip details have been correctlyregistered check with your local vet. Amicrochip that is not registered with yourdetails to an easily accessible database suchas ‘fido.ie’ means that if the dog if pickedup, without the registered details he cannotbe reunited with his owner. Also pleaseremember to put a dog tag on the collar;another easy, simple way to get your dogback. Just to remind you all, please callKLAWS on 087 970 4480 if you have anyissues about animal welfare and re-homingunwanted pets, and we will do our best tohelp you.

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I would like to take this opportunity to introduce‘The Light Room’.We are located just above Jam at no. 6 HenryStreet, top floor.My name is Maeve Kelly and along with LouiseDillon we are your hosts.

I offer Reiki Healing treatments. What is Reiki? Weare all made of life force energy and at times thisenergy flow can be interrupted due to negativity,belief patterns and illness. Thus we feel low, tired,lethargic, and anxious which can develop intoillness. Reiki meaning spiritual life force energy itis a gentle hands on treatment that realigns this lifeforce energy flow once more and assists the healingprocess.

The therapy originated in Japan. Its founderMikao Usui practiced his therapy in Tokyo from1922 starting a healing society called Usui ReikiRyoho Gakkai (Usui Reiki Healing MethodSociety).

I have built up my practice over many yearsgiving Reiki and Divine Light Healing treatments.I am here to offer a supportive healing treatment onyour life path.

One of my clients has said, “Maeve's Reikitreatment has been like a holistic Valium. I am soaware of how much more chilled out I am sincestarting my sessions with her no more jelly on theinside, calm outside feelings. If you are under

pressure in any form, physically, mentally,emotionally I cannot recommend a treatment withher highly enough.... her hands definitely heal.”

Louise Dillon. Family mentor & Facilitator.The approach that Louise takes is one of a co-creational nature meaning working alongside theindividual encouraging, supporting and listeningfor what is said and unsaid.

How children see themselves strongly influencestheir academic progress. Dr. Humphreys makes itclear that, without attention to children’s self-esteem and inner conflicts, it is unlikely thatattempts to increase children’s educational effortswill be successful.

Louise can offer a program where young peopleare supported in coming to a place to realise theirown individual potential. A safe confidential spaceis created allowing for self-expression.“I believe that the emotional welfare of children isthe cornerstone of their education. The future of ourchildren rests not with them but with us the adults.” Louise will be teaching three courses this autumn.Effective parenting of self and your children atKenmare Family CentreTeenagers sometimes wild always wise at KenmareFamily CentreRealise your potential at Kenmare Adult EducationCentre

Courses we offer at The Light Room include;Enlightened Living group this involves meditation,engaging discussion, Sai Maa Diksha, chanting,every two weeks, with our next gathering October12th at 7.30pm (donation only)

For September we are offering MondayLunchtime meditation with Maeve 1pm to 1.45pm(6 week programme starts September 21st at €60for the course)

Thursday Wake up meditation from 8am to8.45am with Maeve (6 week programme startsOctober 1st at €60 for the course).October 17th we will have a one-day retreat, withsilence, meditation, walking meditation and

discussion at a venue close to Kenmare.November 21st we will have a one-day retreat withsilence, breathwork, meditation, walkingmeditation and discussion at a venue nearKenmare.

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A GolfClassicFundraiser,held at theRing of KerryGolf Club,Kenmare anda Bake Saleheld in thetown duringthe summerraised anamazing

€8,375 to support the work of the ICU and Respiratory Units at CorkUniversity Hospital.

The event was organised by Julie and Michael O’Neill and theirchildren Annie and Joe O’Neill to thank Professor Barry Plant, his teamand all the nurses and staff at the ICU and Respiratory Units in CUH toraise funds for these units.

In 2014, Julie O’Neill’s life was saved by doctors and medical staff atCUH, when she suffered an extreme allergic reaction to the spores in hayand was diagnosed with what is commonly known as ‘farmers’ lung’.Miraculously Julie survived.

‘Dr Plant and all his team saved my life, and for that I am trulygrateful. Organising this event was our way of giving back to Prof BarryPlant and all the great people who brought me back to good health. Thankyou also to the Ring of Kerry Golf Club and all the local businesses inKenmare for the tremendous support we received to make these events ahuge success.’

Congratuations to the wonderful Sheen Falls Lodge who are delighted to bea finalist for the 2015 Hotel and Catering Review, 5 Star Hotel awards.

We are pleased to announce that there will be a monthly car boot sale inthe Mall at Murphy SuperValu, which will be held on the first Sunday inthe month. The next one is taking place on the 4th October, the 1st November to coincide with the Halloween Howl weekend, and the 6thDecember.

If you wish to have a table in the Mall please call Maura Landers on 086398 8387 as the number of tables will be limited to twelve. Please do not call SuperValu as it is being organised by a committee oflocal people who live in Kenmare.

All welcome to Monthly car boot sale

Louise and Maeve welcome you to ‘The Light Room’.

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Kenmare Women's GroupWe return to our weekly meetings at the Adult Training Centre on Wednesday 7th October from 11am to 1pm. At our first meeting it isalways good to meet up with other members who we may not have seenduring our summer break. We also love to meet any new members, even ifthey have only just popped in to see what we're about! We either sign upfor the full season up to Christmas, or decide to come on the odd days thatsuit us. We then have Garda Dennis O'Brien talking to us about Text Alert.

Somewhere in the middle of all that we stop for tea / coffee.Up to October we continue to meet at Brook Lane Hotel, for our usualWednesday coffee break, where there is always lots of chat and laughter.Any one around who would care to join us, do come along. As I found outfor myself, it's a great way to find new friends.Hope you have had a good summer. Not the best of weather, but what

we do have more than out ways a bit of rain!Further information about the group can be obtained by ringing Hilary,

6642710 or Julia 087 3806022.Talk to you next month. PatWe are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. We makeour world. Gautama Buddha

Above, Maureen Harrington sharing a jokewith Senator Mark Daly.

Left: Geoffrey and Sarah Mahony andfamily enjoying Blackwater Sports day,pics Mary O'Neill

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Buses to Ploughing Championship22nd, 23rd and 24th September

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Credit Unions offer savings on student loansWith the latest round of CAO offers out, many parents are nowconsidering their finance options when sending their children to college. Arecent survey released from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU)stated that approximately six-out-of-10 parents get into debt to covercollege costs.

A loan from one of main banks in Ireland can cost over €2,000 morethan a credit unions loan (Source: ILCU). ILCU recommends that youconsider all your student financing options before choosing which lenderis best.

“In Killarney Credit Union, we are very aware of the growing costs inthird level sector, especially in light of increasing rental costs in manytowns and cities for students. We offer a competitive rate of 6.2% APReducation loan to help support parents and students in this regard. We arein fact, the cheapest for credit, among all the main lenders” stated MarkMurphy, Manager, Killarney Credit Union.

If a student were borrowing €11,000 over a 5 year term, of the highstreet banks. BoI charges 7.5pc interest on a personal loan of €11,000 -which is €2,148 in interest over five years. Next in line is AIB, whichcharges 8.73pc interest on a parent student finance loan. At that rate, itwill cost €2,509 over five years to borrow €11,000. Killarney CreditUnion is more than €400.00 cheaper in interest than the main banks. The most expensive banks to borrow €11,000 from are KBC Bank,Permanent TSB and Ulster Bank. KBC charges 12.7pc interest on a loanof €11,000 (unless you qualify for its discounted rate of 10.5pc).Borrowing €11,000 over five years at an interest rate of 12.7pc will costyou €3,687 in interest - almost €1,540 more than BoI.

Permanent TSB charges 12.5pc interest on a standard personal loan of€11,000 - which will cost you €3,614 over five years. Permanent TSBalso offers cash secured loans with an interest rate of 7.1pc - but you canonly get this rate if your entire loan is secured on savings which you hold.Ulster Bank charges 12.3pc on its fixed rate parental student loan - thiswill cost you €3,569 on borrowings of €11,000. (Source: IrishIndependent Business).

Killarney Credit Union is by far the cheapest option for educationallending with a rate of 6.2% APR with interest of €1,732.20 over the 5year term for a loan of €11,000.

In addition, to offering competitive loan rates, Killarney Credit Union isoffering an educational bursary of €1,000 to 4 lucky students who areentering 3rd level for the first time. Applicants must be members of thecredit union and the closing date for applications is Friday 25thSeptember. Application forms are available from www.killarneycu.ie.

Plans for the 2015 Kenmare Choral Festival are now well advanced, and itpromises to be a real feast for the ears!

This bijou Festival is going from strength to strength, and the programmefor 2015 is our most ambitious to date. The Festival opens with the nowtraditional Gala Concert on Friday December 4th, featuring the FestivalChoir, Niamh O’Brien and a host of wonderful local talent. On Saturday morning Ben O’Hanlon will host a workshop, open to everyone,and then the day will be filled with the best of choral music as competingchoirs try to out-sing each other to win one of the coveted trophies.

On Saturday evening, there will be the wonderfully uplifting Festival ofNine Lessons and Carols to ease us all into the Christmas season. On Sunday morning visiting choirs will take part in all religious services, andon Sunday afternoon, it’s your turn, when the Festival Choir will lead theassembled crowds in a rousing Christmas sing-along to really get you into thespirit of the season.

Then, to round off this wonderful weekend of music on a suitably high note,the renowned Fleischmann Choir and the Cork School of Music SymphonyOrchestra will give a concert on Sunday evening. Keep an eye on our website, www.kenmarechoralfestival.com, for furtherdetails of times and venues.

If you would like to be part of the Festival Choir, rehearsals are held inPobalscoil Inbhear Scéine each Friday at 8pm, so come along and join us!Hard to believethat this is thepitch atDromoreduring lastweekshorrendousrain.

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Eileen and Willie Reilly, Mary O'Neill and Jimmy O'Sullivan atBlackwater Sports. pic Mary O'Neill

Father and son Joe and Neilie Looney of Letter, Kilgarvan ploughingthe last of a five acre field in Dunkerron, Kenmare. Joe has been akeen plough man for 55 years and has passed on the skill to his son,Neillie on the Massey Ferguson tractor. pic Mary O'Leary

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GARDENING in Autumn, the Willowfield Way !Needless to say, we didn’t get much of a summerthis year ! A good dry sunny spell in earlySeptember did try and make up for it but the actualair temperature was fairly cool even though it wasnice and warm in the direct sunshine. But all thathad to come to an end and promises of an IndianSummer has gone as well.The constant ample supply of rainfall during thesummer did provide plants with ideal growingconditions even though some flowers did sufferfrom being constantly wet, going soggy andmouldy fairly quickly. A lot of trees put on extragrowth which might get damaged once the autumnstorms start rolling in off the Atlantic in the wildway that they do ! So, before that happens let’s seewhat has to be done in the garden…1.Prepare the LAWN ready for the winter. In anydry spell between now and the end of October cutthe grass on a low setting to even off the grass andremove any tufts of moss. Apply an autumnfertilizer or if you are early enough a feed/mossand weedkiller will help. Frequent mowing at thistime of the year helps to remove fallen leaves thatcan suffocate the grass underneath if not removed.Depending on the density, individual broadleafweeds like thistles, plantains, dandelions andcoltsfoot in the lawn can be pulled up , roots andall, so grass can grow back again in the spot theywere taking over. If too many to handle a selectiveweedkiller should be used.2.TREES around the garden need to be checkedover to make sure newly planted ones are wellsecured and will not fall over in the first storm.Older trees with extra big leaf canopies aftersummers growth may take a beating early on in theAutumn so watch out for breaking branches thatmay need pruning back.3. Some SHRUBS are still performing well andwill keep on going until first frosts. TheHydrangea especially is flowering away andputting on a great display. The white, cone shaped,

paniculata types are very vigorous and their coneshaped panicles are a complete contrast to the mopheads and lace caps of the regular Hydrangea. ForAutumn displays these would rank up at the top ofmost reliable and easily grown shrubs. Also a goodcontrast for the common Buddleia. The Autumn isalso a good time for planting new shrubs in yourgarden as they can settle down in their newsurroundings during the quiet autumn and wintermonths so they are ready to burst into growth nextspring. It is still too early to start pruning yourshrubs so let them enjoy the rest of the growingseason ! Come and check out our Autumn stock ofplants at Willowfield.4.Many Perennials and HERBACEOUS plantshave reached their prime at the moment and willbegin to fade away for their winter’s sleep ! Again,it’s a bit early for cutting them back so just focuson supporting flowering stems with some canes tokeep them from being flattened by wind and rain.The taller type of Sedum, S. spectable, is justcoming into flower now and is very popular inattracting butterflies.5. HEATHERS are flowering away in full bloomat the moment and are a great addition to anygarden. These summer/autumn flowering varietiesof Calluna need an acid soil (peaty) so just makesure you use an Ericaceous compost when plantingup. Most of the garden soil around Kenmare isacidic so should be no problem planting in thegarden. The winter flowering Erica are moretolerant of soil acidity. Heathers can also be

planted in window boxes, patio containers andeven hanging baskets for a good splash of Autumncolour.6.If your PATIO CONTAINERS are getting a bittired looking, the winter Pansy and Violas are nowavailable for planting up. These will give colourthroughout the winter but need to be planted upsoon so they can put on a bit of growth before anycold weather comes. Mini Cyclamen can also beused to brighten up containers. Small conifers,trailing ivy, silver dust and spring flowering bulbscan all be added. For a one hit wonder, the largeGarden ‘Mum’ will fill a pot all on its own andlook good for several weeks…instant gardening !7. SPRING FLOWERING BULBS can be plantedfrom now until the end of November in the groundor in patio containers. There are dwarf varieties ofTulips and small flowering Narcissii which areideal for the patio containers and the moretraditional ’Golden Harvest’ Daffodils and‘Apeldorn’ Tulips are best planted in the ground.Crocus and Hyacinth can also be planted to extendthe flowering season from late January through toApril.8. It’s Harvest time in the VEGE garden andremember to clear away finished crops to keep thegarden tidy and remove sanctuary for slugs andother bugs !. Digging in seaweed and well-rottedmanure can take place from now on so as to beready for next spring. Pick any apples from nowon until mid October or before high winds areforecasted, and store in boxes between sheets ofnewspaper. Fallen apples should be eaten first orcooked as their keeping quality will be diminisheddue to bruising on falling from the tree. Watch outfor wasps ! They are rather grumpy and nasty atthis time of the year !So, plenty to do. Make the most of any dryweather as winter is coming and the evenings aregetting shorter. Also, the Rugby World Cup in onas well ! Happy Gardening !

Septemberin the Garden

with WILLOWFIELD GARDEN CENTRE.

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August 15th clean up A huge ‘go raibh maith agaibh’to Kerry County Council staffwho were on the streets ofKenmare at 6am on themorning of August 16th to hidethe evidence of the day before! Kerry Tidy Towns volunteersjoined them at 8am and trojanwork was done, so that theresidents of Kenmare and ourvisitors could ramble the tidystreets in the early morning,enjoy a clean town and wonderwho waved the wand and didsuch a great job! We had aGranny, her son and hergranddaughter helping. Guesswho they were? We workedand we laughed. One luckyvolunteer was presented withflowers and Granny treatedsome with a wholesome Irishbreakfast!

Lansdowne Arms HotelTraditional Irish Music SessionsLive music, song and Irish dancersEvery Wed & Thurs September Saturday 19th Natural GasSaturday 26th Dineen Brothers OctoberSaturday 3rd Just UsSaturday 10th Wallop The Cat

To include your gigs in our Gig guide email [email protected]

Blackwater Tavern Live Music and DancingSeptember Friday 18th Premier Blue BoysFriday 25th Gerard O'Donoghue

OctoberFriday 2nd Ui BhriainFriday 9th O’Connor TrioFriday 16th Trashing Mills BoysFriday 23rd Autumn Gold

The Atlantic BarSeptember Sunday 20th Premier Blue Boys

Sunday 27th Ui BhriainOctober Sunday 4th Mike Condon

Sunday 11th Billy HartSunday 18th One for the Road

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September Thursday 17th @ 8pmThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only asingle remaining vacancy - posing a roomingpredicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonnypursues his expansionist dream of opening asecond hotel.Tickets -€7/€5 Friday 18th—Culture Night—Two ExhibitionsThe Carnegie Arts Centre will feature as part of'Kenmare Art Spots' , a visual arts trailincorporating six venues scattered all around thewonderful heritage town of Kenmare.Open LateFREE Admission.Saturday 19th 8pmCharlie McGettiganCharlie has worked with artists like MauraO’Connell and Eleanor Shanley who both recorded many of his songs including Feet of aDancer, A Bed for the Night and If Anything Happened to You. Charlie joinedforces with Paul Harrington and Brendan Graham to win the 1994 Eurovision SongContest for Ireland with Rock n Roll Kids. He has released many solo albums including InYour Old Room, Family Matters, StolenMoments produced in Nashville by legendaryproducer Bil Vorndick and his current albumThe Man from 20.Tickets €20, also available onlineThursday 24th – Kenmare Film Society – Cloudof Sils Maria- (2014)(15)(124mins)(Drama)A veteran actress comes face-to-face with anuncomfortable reflection of herself when sheagrees to take part in a revival of the play thatlaunched her career 20 years earlier.Tickets €7/€5

OctoberThursday 1st @ 8pm The Water DivinerAn Australian man travels to Turkey after theBattle of Gallipoli to try and locate his threemissing sons.Tickets: €7 / €5 Saturday 3rd @ 8pmLouise Morrisey.Louise Morrissey has long been regarded byboth Folk and Country music enthusiasts as one

of our vocal treasures. Multi award winnerLouise is highly regarded both nationally andinternationally as one of Ireland’s greatestinterpreters of song, this combined with herunique guitar style makes for a magicalexperience.This special concert sees Louise return to thetheatre stage for this intimate trip back to herfolk days when she performed with her brothersas part of the highly acclaimed folk group TheMorrisseys. From the mid 70’s through to thelate 80’s The Morrisseys enjoyed national andinternational success.Louise will take you on a nostalgic journey fromthose early days with The Morrisseys right up tothe present day, singing songs from her vastrepertoire. Louise has invited her brotherNorman to join her on bass and vocals for thesespecial concerts and together they will sharewith their audience many memories, stories andsongs including her chart topping “The OldRustic Bridge By The Mill”, her touching tributeto Percy French with the classic “Come BackPaddy Reilly To Ballyjamesduff” and manymore favourites, making for a most enjoyableevening.Tickets €20 Thursday 8th @ 8pmKenmare Film Society TimbuktuSet in the early days of the jihadist takeover ofnorthern Mali in 2012, the film is a stunninglyshot condemnation of intolerance and itsannihilation of diversity, told in a way thatclearly denounces without resorting tocardboard perpetrators.Tickets €7/€5 Saturday 10th @ 8pmA Doctors SwordA Doctor’s Sword (documentary) tells theremarkable story of Aidan MacCarthy, a doctorfrom CastletownbereWest Cork, who, at 28,

joined the RAF in London as the 2nd World warbegan. Soon after he found himself evacuatedfrom Dunkirk and in May 1941 received theGeorge’s Cross for rescuing the crew of aburning RAF plane which had crashed into abomb dump on landing. He volunteered forservice in Asia as Singapore fell to the Japanese,was captured in Java and survived almost 4years of brutal captivity enduring starvation,malnutrition, forced labour, beatings and tortureas a prisoner of war.Aidan MacCarthy was a POW at the campattached to the Mitsubishi Steel and Iron worksin Nagasaki when the atomic bomb was droppedon the city at 11:02am on August 9th 1945. Thiswas the beginning of the end of his captivity andhe later returned home with a Samurai swordwhich was given to him as a gift by the POWcamp commander at the end of the war.The documentary tells Dr Aidan MacCarthy’sincredible story of resilience and bravery, andhis daughter Nicola’s journey to find the familyof the Japanese officer who gave their ancestralsword to her father.Tickets €7 / €5 Thursday 15th @ 8pmA Little ChaosTwo talented landscape artists becomeromantically entangled while building a gardenin King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. Admission €7 / €5 (Students) - 8pmVisual ArtsThe Gallery at the Carnegie will feature theGraduation Show 2014 of the Fectac Level 5students from the adult education centre inKenmare. If you are planning to come to a concert,please book in advance as some of the eventsrequire a minimum number of seat sales to goahead.

Further information and ticket saleswww.carnegieartskenmare.ie

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A huge thank you to Murphy’sSuperValu Kemare, sponsorsof Kenmare District GAA,who generously gave everyclub in the district equipment.pics Mary O’Leary

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InterKenmare FC 2015

30 years serving the community

AGMThe Inter Kenmare AGM was held on Friday August 21st last. It was wellattended on the night and, after the chairperson and secretaries address, anew committee was elected .The new chairperson elected on the night wasAidan Murnane who has over the last six years been involved in the youthdevelopment side of the club. Last year he stepped away from the clubcommittee to further his studies, but continued training the U17 team. Onacceptance of the position he felt humbled and honoured that the membershad entrusted in him such an honour on the 30th anniversary.The committee was elected and consists of;Chairperson Aidan Murnane.Treasurer Majella O Sullivan.Secretary Alan O Sullivan.

PRO Sean Murphy.Youth Development Officer Tom O Sullivan.The committee is Dan Keane, Ken O’Sullivan, John Holland, DeclanO’Neill, John Granville, Jimmy O’Sullivan, Shannon Ryan, David Fox,Mark Granville, and Donal O’Sullivan.Thank you again to the outgoing committee for the work done last year andwe hope to see them at games and special occasions during the year ahead.

McDonald’s future FootballThe club would like to congratulate Kieran Harrington and John Granvillewith their participation and involvement at U8 level in the Mc Donald’s fu-ture Football programme which was rolled out over the summer, in whichthey qualified out of Kerry and went to the Munster Final and from therethey have been called to represent Munster at the All Ireland Finals that aretaking place on Saturday 3rd of October at the newly built High Perform-ance Facility at the FAI Headquarters in Abbotstown

U17 Inter KenmareThe under 17 team played in the cup semi final over 2 weekends againstMastergeeha F.C from Kilcummin. The first game was played in Mas-tergeeha and Inter went 2 up with 15 minutes to go, unfortunately Mas-tergeeha got 1 back, and in the 8 minute of additional time drew level. Thefollowing week they played on the new state of the art pitch at the KDLheadquarters which was opened 3 days earlier. Kenmare found themselvesdown by 2 goals at half time but got 1 back in the first 10 minutes of the2nd half. Unfortunately they were not able to score again but had over 30shots on target on the night. A big thank you to all the lads who haveplayed with this team all year and at least 6 or 7 of them will be in Mr JohnHolland (the senior manager’s) plans in the coming season.

Quiz NightWe will be holding our first quiz night on Friday October 23rd in PF Mc-Carthy's at 8.30pm. €40 per team of 4.

Competition As this is the 30th anniversary of the club, here is one of the first photos ofthe club team.

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Winners of the Women's Race; Majella O'Sullivan 1st,Suzanne Teahan, pictured with Tadgh, 2nd and EllenVitting 3rd.

ABOVE: TheKenmare U15mixed relay teamwho ran aspectacularly fastrace to place 3rdin the NationalCommunityGames Finals inAugust. The teamconsisted ofElinor Denison,ChristineMcCarthy, CaraDaly, DanielCasey, JamieHarrington andDonal O Sullivan.

Therese Morleypresents JimO'Connor Cup toAlyce O'Connor bestfemaleathlete at BlackwaterSports and only onepoint behind thewinner ColinCrowley.pics Mary O’Neill

Mary O'Neill presents Denis O'Neilltrophy to Colin Crowley best overallathlete at Blackwater Sports. Young winners at Blackwater Sports.

Winners of the MensRace; DermotO'Shea 1st, TimClifford 2ndand JimmyO'Sullivan 3rd(represented by hisson Matty).

The Communitygames NationalFinals were held inAthlone over twoweekends inAugust, andKenmare didparticularly well.Amongst thewinners wereSisters Christineand BethMcCarthy whoboth placed 4th intheir respectivecategories in theArt competition.Well Done!

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Kenmare Kestrels 10th

season of basketball!

Since 2006, Kenmare KestrelsBasketball Club has been running,providing senior and underagebasketball teams for the wholecommunity of Kenmare. The club isvery enthusiastic approaching their10th season in Kerry basketball, witha lot of people having registered on

Saturday last. Teams have begun training this week after a nice Summerbreak, ready to begin this season! Go Kestrels!

Denis O'Sullivan 'Morgan' Memorial Cup Denis O'Sullivan Morgan died tragically in a farm accident in 1989. Deniswas a noted hurler for his club Kenmare. To commemorate his memory hisgrieving family presented the Denis O'Sullivan Morgan Memorial Cup tothe South Kerry Hurling Board for the Senior League competition. AustinStacks were the first winners of the cup and fittingly his club, Kenmare,won the competition in 1992. Other South Kerry clubs won it in thefollowing years. Unfortunately the Denis O'Sullivan 'Morgan' MemorialCup has been mislaid. The South Kerry Hurling Board and the O'Sullivan'Morgan' Family appeal to anybody who has any knowledge of the cup’swhereabouts to please contact 087 785 8667 in strictest confidence.

All Ireland fever hasdescended with the final justdays away. With both KerrySenior and Minor teamsinvolved there is a lot tosavour. Stephen O’Brien fliesthe flag for the Shamrocks inthe senior match against the

Dubs and the whole District is behind him in his quest for a second Celtic cross.Stephen O’Sullivan from Templenoe is also looking for a second All Irelandmedal with the Kerry minors where they take on Tipperary. Sean and DarraghO’Shea will be there also chasing that All Ireland as the Dubs (eventually!) maketheir way onto the Hill. Best wishes also to John Mark Foley from Kilgarvan, agreat game at midfield for the minors against Derry, lets hope things go well forhim in the Final.Congrats to Kenmare U10 hurlers who have been displaying some nice

stick work in Muckross and Rathmore recently. Great effort from them andtheir trainers, keep up the winning ways!

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Job Opportunities Property to let

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Available to rentSherry FitzGerald Daly KenmareNeidin View, Kenmare€400 per monthRiverside Villas 4 Bed€800 pm6 Mountain View €1400 per month42 Oakwood Manor€1800 per monthContact Suzanne Teahan (064) 6641213

Urgently RequiredHouses for Sale / Rent in the general Kenmare areaMajella O’SullivanAuctioneer/Estate AgentMarket Street, KenmarePhone (064) 6642101

Prayer to St. JudeMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, glorified, loved andthroughout the world now andforever. Sacred Heart of Jesus,pray for us. St. Jude, Healer of thehopeless, pray for us. St. Jude,Worker of miracles, pray for us.Amen. (Say this prayer 9 times perday for 9 days. By the 9th day,your prayer will be answered. Ithas never been known to failPublication must be promised.)CO

Childminder needed in Kenmarefor early morning and school dropoff for family with two girls, aged4 yrs and 7 yrs. 4 days per week(Tuesday - Friday) from 7:45am to09:30am. Own car necessary.Please call Sarah on 087 2877379

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The Nissan X-Trail is likely to appeal to a broaderselection of buyers, and it continues Nissan’s finerun of recent form in building family-friendlycrossovers. It looks well capable of challengingrivals such as the Ford Kuga and Honda CR-V,while the seven-seat option means it’s a viablealternative to the Hyundai Santa Fe. The X-Trail is no entertainer, but it’s easy to

drive for such a bulky machine, thanks to lightsteering, an unobtrusive six-peed manual gearboxand a raft of safety tech. Nissan wants to offer acommercially viable, fully autonomous car by2020, and the X-Trail benefits from some of thatburgeoning technology. ‘Active Trace Control’constantly monitors your speed and steeringinput, trimming your line through a corner if thecar senses you’re going to run wide, rather thancutting in with juddering traction control once thecar has lost grip. Active Ride Control appears too,using subtle engine braking to reduce oscillationsover particularly bumpy roads, or over urbanspeed humps. The 1.6 dCi engine develops320Nm of torque – exactly the same as the old X-Trail’s 2.0-litre diesel. As a result, it’s just aspunchy, but thanks to the smaller capacity, stop-start and a 90kg weight saving, the new X-Trial is20% more efficient. On the road, the X-Trail gathers adequate pace,

but given this car hints at tough-terrain ability andcan be offered as a seven-seater, we’d sacrifice alittle of that fuel-sipping attitude for some more

load-lugging grunt. Downsizing from 2.0-litre to 1.6-litre power

pays dividends at the pumps for the X-Trail,which can return a claimed 57.6mpg in its mostefficient two-wheel drive manual form. That onlydrops to 53.3mpg for the all-wheel drive model.Take a passing glance at the Nissan X-Trail and

you might initially mistake it for its little brother,the Qashqai. However, the X-Trail is a full100mm longer, as well as being wider and taller,and while the corporate nose is largely the sameas the Qashqai’s the rounded rear is significantlydifferent. The ‘Qashqai XL’ styling creates a clear link

between the two, and is clearly aimed at pullingin buyers easily won over by a sharper new suit.Nissan’s given the car its own LED running light‘signature’ at the front, while the boldwheelarches are supposed to hint at Nissan’srugged 4x4 heritage. Entry-level X-Trail Visia models come on

small 17-inch alloys, and the car looks muchmore purposeful and well proportioned in higher-spec n-tec or Tekna guises. These moregenerously equipped versions wear 19-inch rims,as well as a wealth of toys inside.Owners of the old X-Trail won’t recognise the

new one from the inside, but Qashqai owners willfeel right at home. The layout is identical to theQashqai’s, exhibiting quality soft-touch materialsand excellent fit and finish. On X-Trail Teknas,

the dashboard is dominated by a seven-inchtouchscreen interface, called ‘NissanConnect’.As well as controlling all the usual navigation

and entertainment commands, it allows occupantsto access their social media accounts on the move,and makes parking a doddle with the ‘AroundView Monitor’ camera system. This uses camerasin the nose, tailgate and both door mirrors tocreate a birds-eye view of the X-Trail. On first impressions, the X-Trail makes a great

case for itself as a family car. Thanks to an all-new platform co-developed with Renault, and a76mm wheelbase stretch versus the outgoingversion, the X-Trail has the most legroom in itsclass, and the rear doors open outward by morethan 80 degrees. The rows of seating are arranged in a tieredtheatre-style system, where every row sits a littlehigher than the one in front, for better visibility.This doesn’t come at the expensive of headroom,though, as there’s plenty of space in the backseats.The new X-Trail has plenty of safety tech in its

arsenal, including liberal usage of high-strengthsteel in the bodyshell, plus the Nissan ‘SafetyShield’, which incorporates emergency citybraking and lane-departure warning systems. Allof this meant a strong five-star Euro NCAP ratingfor safety in 2014.

The Nissan X-Trail appeal

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