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12th July 2018 Monthly Issue 198 FREE

Next Newsletter will be out on 16th August 2018

Royal Visit to Derrynane

On Friday 15th June, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Derrynane House, Gardens and Beach as part of their visit to Ireland. Pupils f rom Caherdaniel, Sneem and Tahilla National Schools were invited to take part in a beach workshop by Sea Synergy of Waterville where they demonstrated how they were sieving for microplastics that showed the pervasiveness of plastic in our oceans.

The pupils f rom Sneem and Tahilla spoke to the royal couple about their f loats in the Sneem St. Patrick’s Day Parade which fea-tured Tilly the plastic whale and Turning the Tide on Plastic and their awareness of and concern for the pollution of our seas. They said the couple were very f riendly and they had a fabulous day.

Photos by Michael Donnelly.

See festival programme on pages 14 and 15

This is YOUR Notice Board! Deadline for the next newsletter - Monday 13th August by 10am anything received after this date cannot be included in newsletter. Call the Resource Centre on 064 6645545 or 087-1403919 (please leave a message), email: [email protected], use our post box outside the Resource Centre or leave a private message on our Facebook Page. The newsletter is produced entirely by volunteers and is provided f ree to the community. If anyone would like to make a contribution online: Sneem Resource Centre Ltd., it would be greatly appreciated. IBAN: IE71 AIBK 9363 2446 8420 13

Community News BIRTHDAYS: Ailise Hayes (2) on the 11th, Kathleen O’Sullivan on 14th; Kamile Digimaite (11) on 15th; Liam O’Sullivan, Fern Bradshaw Demangeat (8) and Ryan Casey (8) on 16th; Michelle O’Brien and Nicole Murphy on 18th; Adrian Cahalane and Ian Burke on 21st; Pearse O’Sullivan on 22nd; Carmel Murphy on 24th; Eoghan O’Sullivan, David O’Sullivan and Bart Schots on 27th; Sophie Looney on 28th; Ciara de Jong (10) and Kealan O’Sullivan (6) on 29th; Natasha de Jong (14) on 31st.

AUGUST: Conor O’Brien (17), Jamie O’Shea (9) and Patricia O’Brien Quinn on 1st; Siobhan Looney on 6th; Lauren and Caoimhe Cleary (8) on 7th; Derinda Hallissey on 9th; Gemma O’Brien (14) and Louis Moriarty on 11th; Mary O’ Sullivan (Gleesk) on 13th; Auke Schots on 14th; Mossie Walsh and Brendan Galvin on 15th. SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS: Colm van Assen will be 16 on 22nd July; Megan O’Brien will be 16 on 28th July; Ella Allison will be 16 on 1st August; Noreen Galvin will be 21 on 12th August.

BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES: Faith Bradshaw Demangeat (4) on 4th July

Deepest Sympathies: Are extended to the O’Brien family, South Gerah, on the untimely death of Philip. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam .

Deepest Sympathies: Are extended to the Fitzgerald family, Goulanes, Cas-tlecove on the death of Peter. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Congratulations: To Patricia O’Brien, Seaview and Danny Quinn, Blackwater who were married on the 19th of May in St. Michaels Church, Sneem and held their Wedding Reception in The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney.

Congratulations: Congratulations to John and Anna, Loughane, on the birth of baby John Romek Casey on 2nd July.

Congratulations: To Kieran Casey and Jessica Steele on the birth of their baby boy, Eoghan, a brother for Aoife.

Congratulations: To Daniel Murphy, South Gerah and London, and Diana Le-hane, Finchley, on their recent engagement.

Community News

Sneem Parish News 2018: Deadline

If anyone has articles, photos, club reports or obituaries they would like includ-ed in this year’s magazine, please submit them to our new email ad-dress:[email protected]

Due to the demands of our printers and the time required by the editors to pro-duce the magazine, we will NOT be able to accept any material for publication af ter the deadline of Friday, September 14. We appreciate the ef forts made by all our contributors but all text and photos MUST be received before that date or else they will not appear.

SNEEM DRAMSOC: Presents “The Trump Scheme” in Sneem Community Centre on July 19th, 20th and 21st at 9pm.

BOWLING: Congratulations to Barry O’Regan, a long standing member of our club who was on the winning team that took top honours in the Kenmare annual tournament. Our club is on its Summer break now and will not resume activities until October.

GOOD LUCK: to all Leaving Cert students who will be receiving their results on 15th August.

SNEEM PARENT, BABY AND TODDLER GROUP: is f inished for the summer and will resume on September 3rd

every Monday at Coomanassig Day Centre f rom 10.30am to 12pm.

SNEEM DIGITAL HUB OPENING IN LATE JULY: Sneem Digital Hub will be opening in the coming weeks and the manager, Aidan Murray is now in situ. If you would like to f ind out more about the Hub or arrange to see just what we have to offer, please contact Aidan on 089 943 0098 or at [email protected] and he will be delighted to show you around.

THE 15TH KERRY SNEEM SCOUT GROUP: Thank you to all who supported the fundraising Carwash and Cake Sale on Sun-day 17th June. Photo right by Sean Bergin

FRIENDSHIP DAY: Friendship Day in “The Little Church” has been postponed f rom August 6th to September.

TABLE QUIZ: Sneem Santos are holding a fundraising Table Quiz on Friday 28th December in Sneem Tavern.

Community News

Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Each year Jack & Betty Breen, Kelly’s Cross, open their home to the thousands of partici-pants of the ‘Ring of Kerry’ Cycle. Water & snacks are provided for the cyclists. But Betty & Jack go way beyond that, if someone asks for tea/coffee they’ll be brought into the kitchen & given whatever they want. The same people stop to say hello year af ter year, as well as many new faces too of course. The hospitality shown here makes this stop a very memorable one in-deed!

Pictured right is Betty taking a well deserved break with former Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Photo by Johanne Galvin

Writers’ Group: Meets on the f irst Friday of every month f rom 1pm - 3pm in Sneem Re-source Centre.. All budding / experienced / published / hopeful, etc. writers are welcome to join. If you would like any further information, contact June on 085 7700524 or [email protected]

Pictured lef t, Sneem Hotel Recep-tionist Jenna welcomes back Louis Moriarty af ter he completed yet another Ring of Kerry Cycle. Well done Louis

Photo: Lisa O'Shea

Sneem Resource Centre

OPENING HOURS: Monday to Friday - 10.30am - 3pm.

YOGA CLASSES: will continue in Sneem Resource Centre on Mondays at 6pm and on Thursday mornings starting at 8.45am until the 2nd August. Classes run for approximately one hour and cost €8 per session. All levels welcome! Please contact Rachel on 086 2498586 if you would like to join any of these classes.

OLIVE’S HAIR SALON: Olive is now located at the Sneem Resource Centre f rom 10.30am to 2pm on Thursdays for Ladies and Gents dry cuts, also Saturday by appointment only. Phone Olive on 087 7551796

SNEEM COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD: The newsletter is produced entirely by volunteers and is provided f ree to the community. Our printing costs are approximately €500 a month. We are extremely grateful to our advertisers who support us throughout the year. If anyone would like to make a contribution online, our bank account is Sneem Resource Centre Ltd. IBAN: IE71 AIBK 9363 2446 8420 13

NEARLY NEW OPENING HOURS: 12noon to 4 pm Monday to Saturday. See Sneem Resource Centre Facebook page for latest offers.

SUNDAY SUMMER WALKS: 22nd July 2018: Ridge Walk – Coad to Sneem. Leader Nick Hefferman

Start: 10.00 am An additional walk is planned for Sneem Summer Fes-tival 18th to 22nd July. All walks start in South Square, Sneem outside Dan Murphy’s Pub. Good walking attire is essential, bring a packed lunch. Visitors to Sneem are welcome to join the walks. CONTACT INFORMATION: Sneem Walking Club Secretary – David Fay: 0876 266 214 www.sneemwalkingclub.com

Malin Head to Sneem Charity Walk: Sneem Walking Club were proud to support Martin Sheridan, a Cav-an man, who walked f rom Malin Head to Sneem in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. He completed the 310 mile route on Sunday 1st July. Pictured below Martin was accom-panied by some Sneem Walking Club members on his f inal leg f rom Molls Gap on Sunday morning.

Sneem Walking Club

Sneem GAA/Bord na nÓg

Well done to the Sneem/Templenoe/ Derrynane U15 players and man-agement who won the Munster U15 Super Touch final in CIT on 16th June, they beat Ball-ingeary from Cork, Athea from Limer-ick, Donaghmore from Cork and St. Senan’s, Kerry in the final - a great day's work.

Pictured right are the winners of the John Egan Tournament, Kenmare U14's pic-tured with John's Fam-ily.

The last round of the U12 County League took place in Beaufort on 8th July. Two very competitive games were played: Sneem/Derrynane A 5-14 Beaufort A 5-14; Sneem/Derrynane B 5-07 Beaufort B 5-14. There will now be a well earned break for the team pic-tured below until Sneem Sum-mer Festi-val Blitz, Well done all

The Trump Scheme (Bas in Eireann) A long time ago - and a very long time it was - this country was in a state of economic paralysis. Strikes were an everyday occurrence. The country was rapidly going down the tubes. The mother-f ixated, ex-

auctioneer Taoiseach F.X Ryan developed severe panic attacks and decamped f rom government build-ings to the safety of his home under the care of his doting if demented mammy. His minister for foreign affairs returns f rom New York with a plan to turn the entire west of Ire-land into one large cemetery to inter the dead of New York, London, and Paris, the brainchild of a young Manhattan property developer called Donald Trump. In the ensu-ing scramble, the corrupt politicians attempt to double-cross one anoth-er, leaving Taoiseach Ryan on top of the greasy pole, with the scheme a huge success.

The play is f reely adapted f rom Brian Friel’s 1969 satire The Mundy Scheme, itself mildly pro-phetic of the Celtic Tiger years.

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The Trump Scheme will be at Sneem Community Centre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 19 to 21 July. Curtain up at 9 PM sharp. Pictured left is Jim Feeney as Taoiseach F.X Ryan

Sneem Dramsoc

Sneem Rowing Club

Caherciveen Regatta

Congratulations to all our crews who took to the water on Sunday the 1st of July in Caherciveen for the f irst regatta of the year. A great day for the club. Sneem results were: U12 Mixed - 3rd; U14 Girls - 3rd; U16 Boys - 2nd; Senior Ladies - 1st; Seine boat - 1st

Sneem Rowing Club

County Championships Sneem 2018

What a great day for our little club on our f irst time hosting a County Champi-onship. Congratulations to all our crews who took part: U12 Girls and U12 Mixed, U14 Girls, U14 Mixed, U16 Boys, Vet Ladies, Intermediate Ladies and Senior Ladies. A huge well done to U12 Girls - 1st place

U12 Mixed - 3rd place

U16 Boys - 3rd place

Vet Ladies - 1st place

Intermediate Women - 3rd place

Senior Ladies - 2nd place

We would like to say a massive thank you to all our committee for all their hard work and to all our amazing helpers who gave their time and energy to help us all out. Well done to all the Kerry Clubs for making our day run so well and congratulations to all. Thank you to all our sponsors in Sneem. The next regatta will be held in Cromane next Saturday July 14th with the draw for buoys at 3.30pm and the first race is off at 4pm.

July 50/50 Draw

Congratulations to Hilary O’Sullivan who won €237 in our 50/50 draw held last Friday in The Wrestlers Bar Sneem. Huge thanks to everyone who bought a ticket and remember if you're not in, you can't win! Next draw is in Sneem Tavern on August 3rd. Tickets are available throughout the village.

Gym Opening Hours

Monday - 8am-12pm and 5pm-9pm

Tuesday - 8am-12pm and 5pm-9pm

Wednesday - 5pm-9pm

Thursday - 8am-12pm and 5pm-9pm

Friday - 1pm-9pm

2018 Regatta Dates

Saturday 14th July – Cromane

Sunday 22nd July – Templenoe

Sunday 29th – Callinafercy Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th August – Fenit One Design County Championship

Monday 6th August – Valentia

Sunday 12th August – Portmagee

17th, 18th and 19th August – All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships, Wex-ford

Sneem Community Crèche and Preschool

Preschool Graduation

Many congratulations to all the children who graduated f rom Preschool on 22nd

June 2018. We wish them all the best of luck in National School f rom Kate Kondraciuk and the crèche staff.

Creche Summer Closing

From Monday 16th July 2018, the Creche will be closed for 5 weeks until Fri-

day 17th August 2018. It will re-open on Monday 20th

August 2018 at 9:00am

Free Preschool There are still a number of f ree preschool places available for September 2018. If your child is born before 31st

December 2015 you are entitled to 15 hours per week completely f ree. Give us a call on 064 6645551 or email [email protected] to arrange a viewing. Registration takes place f rom 20th

August 2018. Free preschool starts on 27th August 2018 at 9.30am.

Businesses involved in tourism: Are asked to leave information bro-chures or business cards into the Events Off ice, North Square (beside the Crèche) as we hope to have as much information as possible for visitors.

Sneem Tidy Towns The village is looking fabulous, thank you to all those who painted and are water-ing away in this lovely weather. Keep up the good work on litter picking and if anyone needs a copy of the “What to do with your waste” info, please contact the Resource Centre.

Some tips for conserving water: Use a bucket or basin to catch water while waiting for the shower to heat up, use this for watering your plants. You can also use your washing up water. Fill up plastic bottles and place them in your toilet cisterns to reduce the amount of water you use each f lush.

Actions to help Pollinators - : At the beginning of the summer, we put up some bee ho-tels on the shed in the Garden of the Senses to provide shelter for solitary bees. We are delighted to see some bees have moved in and many of the entrances to the holes are now sealed with wax. Well done to Yorkie who patiently drilled all the different sizes holes!

Sneem Development Co-operative

If you are looking for a house, we are looking for you! Sneem Development Co-operative has grave concerns regarding lack of hous-ing for all year round rental accommodation and also social housing in our beautiful village. We need all of the community to come on board and help us lobby the County Council to put in place a plan for our future. The very important part of this pro-ject is that there needs to be more names put on the County Council Housing list. The application can be daunting but we are here to help in a conf idential and clear way. We are looking at the bigger picture here, we know that there are young families forced to live elsewhere because of the lack of housing, this is a serious matter, as it will have a ‘domino’ effect on the village’s facilities. If you are interested in our village’s sustainability and are looking to rent and/or seek a social house in Sneem, please contact us. We are here to help. Sneem Housing Committee, Sneem Development Co-Operative. Contact: Julie Lee Knightly, Joe Murphy, Vincent O’Leary.

Sneem Men’s Shed

Topline Competition

Last month’s article was dominated by a description of the Shed’s submission to the Topline Competition. At the time of submission of the article to the Community Notice Board we had not heard if the work had been shortlisted. In the event, the art work was shortlisted – one of 45 f rom over 400 Men’s sheds in Ireland. Judging was at Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar and the project was taken there by Claus Riepe and Ronnie O’ Reilly. Our submission excited a great deal of interest with coverage in the Kerry Newspapers and featuring on the Irish Men’s Shed Association website. We didn’t make the last two but the experience was a great one for everyone.

Bird and Bat Boxes

As the Shed returns to normal and the work in the building around us sub-sides, we are turning our attention once more to bird nesting boxes. As a group we think that properly designed bird nesting boxes and bat roosting boxes are a key to biodiversity in our area. We now have researched hun-dreds of designs and built simple rustic boxes, high quality boxes, very large boxes for barn owls and various bat roosting boxes. We are now gearing up to make them to order. Contact us if you need them for your garden or farm. We are proud of our work and have now introduced branding iron to mark our work. Pictured right is Claus with slate roof bird nesting boxes and below are Barn owl nesting boxes.

Digital Hub

The Sneem Men’s Shed is delighted to witness the f inal completion of the Sneem Digital Hub in the f ront of the Ballroom. Once complete we hope to see the electrical systems reconnected so we can continue to develop our activi-ties for an older generation. We wish the Digital Hub well and will continue to give it our support.

Summer Meeting Times

During the summer, the Shed meets at the Old Ballroom at 8 00 pm on a Mon-day night with a meeting at the same time on Thursday night. Drop in and see what we do, have a cup of tea with us, tell us your story!

Blackwater News

Blackwater Women's Group are representing Kerry in the 'Wellbeing' category in the Pride of Place Awards 2018. Judging took place in Blackwater on Thursday 5th of July. The elected officers of Blackwater Women's Group are pictured here with the judges: L-R; Majella O'Sullivan, Julie Creedon, Josephine O'Neill, Maire-ad Robinson, Marie O'Connell, Judges Tom & Alison Dowling , Mary Doyle, Mary O'Neill & Mary Declan O'Neill. Photo by Mary O'Leary.

Pride in Blackwater Last Thursday the sun shone in Blackwater when the Blackwater Women's Group welcomed the judges f rom the Pride of Place Competition to view their work and achievements over the past 17 years. Flowers, f lags and bunting along with bal-loons gave a festive air to the proceedings. The whole community turned out to welcome their prestigious guests, even Big Bertha made a guest appearance along with generations of families and local musicians. The Blackwater Women's Group have been nominated by Kerry County Council to represent Kerry in the Community Wellbeing category at this year's awards. Following a brief history of the seventeen years of the group's activities and events, a presentation detailing some highlights and a short f ilm documenting the traditional farming methods, the judges enjoyed a bus tour of the area. As original drama is a popular part of the group's activities, a special comedy production entitled "Pride and Preparations" added a degree of hilarity to the day. There was photographic exhibition in the hall and display boards covered with pictures of the Blackwater Women's Group activi-ties, classes and drama productions along with pictures of Templenoe's win in the All Ireland Junior Competition. With the judges suitably impressed, the Blackwater community can rest assured that they did themselves proud! Winners of the all-island awards will be announced at a gala dinner to be held in Cork in November.

Sneem Summer Festival

Wednesday 18th July

Golf Scramble

12 Hole. Teams of 3, €20 per team. Contact: Club House on 064 6645195 for more information or to book Tee times. Open to all ages, male and female. Parknasilla Golf Course. 2pm Bee on a Branch Workshop

Craft workshop with Sharon from Green Chair. All ages (under 8’s must have adult supervision.) This workshop is part of the Sneem Tidy Towns Pollinator theme. Festival Marquee. Cost: Free. 4pm Children’s Fancy Dress

Meet at the Festival Stage. Cost: Free.

6pm Blessing

Festival Blessing by Fr. O’Brien. Festival Mar-quee. 6 - 8pm Children’s Bouncy Castle

With Bizee Bouncers. North Square. 6 - 8pm Barbeque

Festival Marquee. Adults €10, Children €5, Dis-counts for families. 7pm Turbett’s Fun Fair South Square.

Thursday 19th July

Golf Scramble

12 Hole. Teams of 3, €20 per team. Contact: Club House on 064 6645195 for more information or to book Tee times. Open to all ages, male and female. Parknasilla Golf Course. 10am Seal Safari Trips

Take a trip around the bay, starting and f inishing at Sneem Pier. Minimum of 4 people. Adults €25, Children €15. Contact: Noel 087 9474616

10am Deep Sea Fishing

Rossdohan Pier, Tahilla. Contact: 087 6329950. Full and half day Trips. 10am Children’s Crab Fishing

Oysterbed Pier Slipway. Cost: Free. Life Jackets must be worn. Parental supervision essen-tial. 10 - 7pm Planetarium Dome

Astronomy Show. Community Centre. Cost: €3 per person, family (2+2) €10. 12 - 1pm Ring of Kerry Falconry

Display of Hunting Hawks and Ow ls. North Square. 1 – 5pm Crafty Kids Camp

Festival Marquee, North Square. Cost: from €3. 2pm Sneem River Run/Kayak Safari 2 hrs. Cost: €25 single Kayak, €35 double. Start in Sneem and ends at Oysterbed. With a boat trip back. All Life Jackets and Safety Equipment pro-vided, along w ith safety boats and safety person-nel. Contact: Noel 087 9474616. 3 - 4pm Children's Cycle

Meet at Events Office, North Square. Cost: Free. Helmets and hi viz vests must be worn. 7pm Turbett’s Fun Fair South Square.

9pm The Trump Scheme

A frivolous comedy for serious people, adapted by Sneem DramSoc from The Mundy Scheme by Brian Friel. Sneem Community Centre. 9pm Sharp! 9.30pm Table Quiz Sneem House. Cost: Tables of 4 €20. In aid of Sneem Community Centre.

Friday 20th July

Golf Scramble


Take a trip around the bay, starting and f inishing at Sneem Pier. Minimum of 4 people. Adults €25, Chil-dren €15. Contact: Noel 087 9474616


Rossdohan Pier, Tahilla. Contact: 087 6329950. Full and half day Trips. 10 - 1pm & 1 - 5pm Cruise around the Is-lands

One hour cruise around the Islands. Cost: €100 for maximum of 10 people. Leaving from Rossdohan. Contact: 087 6329950

10 – 5pm Inflatable Fun

Inf latable Party Games. South Square. Cost:€3 per item 10 - 7pm Planetarium Dome

Astronomy Show. Community Centre. Cost: €3 per person, family (2+2) €10. 11am Visit Sneem Fire Station

Take a guided tour of Sneem Fire Station with local Firemen. Seaview. 1 – 5pm Crafty Kids Camp

Festival Marquee, North Square. Cost: from €3. 2pm Sneem River Run/Kayak Safari 2 hrs. Cost: €25 single Kayak, €35 double. Start in Sneem and ends at Oysterbed. With a boat trip back. All Life Jackets and Safety Equipment provid-ed, along w ith safety boats and safety personnel. Contact: Noel 087 9474616. 7pm Turbett’s Fun Fair South Square.

7 - 10pm Sneem's Got Talent Come show us your talent, singing, dancing or do you have a unique performance. Festival Stage. Cost: Free. 9pm The Trump Scheme

A frivolous comedy for serious people, adapted by Sneem DramSoc from The Mundy Scheme by Brian Friel. Sneem Communtiy Centre. 9pm Sharp!

Sneem Summer Festival

Saturday 21st July

10am Seal Safari Trips

Take a trip around the bay, starting and f inishing at Sneem Pier. Minimum of 4 people. Adults €25, Children €15. Contact: Noel 087 9474616


Rossdohan Pier, Tahilla. Contact: 087 6329950. Full and half day Trips. 10 - 1pm & 1 - 5pm Cruise around the Is-lands

One hour cruise around the Islands. Cost: €100 for maximum of 10 people. Leaving from Rossdohan. Contact: 087 6329950

10 - 2pm Richard Walsh Memorial Blitz

Teams from South Kerry and Kenmare District com-pete for the Gerald Hussey and Paddy Burke Sponsored Trophies. Sneem GAA Grounds. 10 – 5pm Inflatable Fun

Inf latable Party Games. South Square. Cost:€3 per item

11am Village Treasure Hunt Clue sheet available from Events Office, North Square. Cost: €5 per Team. 12 – 4pm Crafty Kids Camp

Festival Marquee, North Square. Cost: from €3. 1 - 3pm Pony Rides

With KPR Pony Rides. North Square. 2pm Turbett’s Fun Fair South Square.

3pm Sneem River Run/Kayak Safari 2 hrs. Cost: €25 single Kayak, €35 double. Start in Sneem and ends at Oysterbed. With a boat trip back. All Life Jackets and Safety Equipment provided, along with safety boats and safety personnel. Contact: Noel 087 9474616. 6.30-8pm Line Dancing Workshop

Learn how to Line Dance w ith Dancing Hen Dance Company. Booking Essential only 24 spaces availa-ble. Contact: 085 8284999. Festival Marquee. Cost: €15. 9pm Barn Dance

Music by The Glen Rambler. Festival Marquee. Cost: Free. 9pm The Trump Scheme

A frivolous comedy for serious people, adapted by Sneem DramSoc from The Mundy Scheme by Brian Friel. Sneem Communtiy Centre. 9pm Sharp!

Sunday 22nd July

Golf Scramble


Take a trip around the bay, starting and f inish-ing at Sneem Pier. Minimum of 4 people. Adults €25, Children €15. Contact: Noel 087 9474616


Rossdohan Pier, Tahilla. Contact: 087 6329950. Full and half day Trips. 10am Ridge Walk

Coed to Sneem. Good walking attire is essen-tial, bring a packed lunch. Meet outside Dan Murphy’s Pub, South Square.

10 – 5pm Inflatable Fun

Inf latable Party Games. South Square. Cost:€3 per item 12pm Children’s Pet Show

Judging at 12.30pm sharp. North Square. Cost: €3 per category. 1 - 3pm Pony Rides

With KPR Pony Rides. North Square. 1 - 3pm Make Up Demonstration

Booking Essential only 15 places available. Contact: 085 8284999. Sneem Resource Cen-tre. Cost: €10

1 - 6pm Children's Bouncy Castle

With Bizee Bouncers. North Square. 2pm Turbett’s Fun Fair South Square.

3pm Sneem Colourful 5K Fun /Run /Walk

Meet at Events Office, North Square. Cost: Adult: €8, Children 6 - 15: €5, Children under 6: Free, Family (2+2): €20

3pm Sneem River Run/Kayak Safari 2 hrs. Cost: €25 single Kayak, €35 double. Start in Sneem and ends at Oysterbed. With a boat trip back. All Life Jackets and Safety Equipment provided, along w ith safety boats and safety personnel. Contact: Noel 087 9474616. 6.30pm Tennis Ball Race

Church Road. Cost: €2 per ball or 3 for €5. Proceeds in aid of Sneem Festivals. 7pm Tug of War

Teams of 5/6. South Square. Cost: €20 per team. 8 - 9pm Tractor Backing

Over 16’s with a licence. Church Road. Cost: €3 a go, 2 for €5. An additional walk is planned during the festival. Please look out for posters and check out our Facebook page.

Dates for next year

17th - 21st July 2019

Tahilla School News

School tour to Derrynane: We had a super school tour to Derrynane which included a tour of Derrynane House, walking the beach and awesome activities at Derrynane Seasports.

Volvo Ocean Race Champions for the Sea

Mairead f rom Sea Synergy, Waterville, presented awards to the pupils because they complet-ed The Volvo Ocean Race Sus-tainability Education Programme and are now Champions for the Sea. The programme helped us dis-cover the excitement of sailing through the Volvo Ocean Race, the importance of the ocean and how ocean plastic pollution is damaging our blue planet. It also showed us ways to combat ocean plastic pollution and how each of us can make a difference by becoming Volvo Ocean Race Champions for the Sea! There are four topics: 1. What is the Volvo Ocean Race? 2. What is Ocean Plastic Pollution? 3. How to reduce plas-tic pollution 4. My Positive Plastic Footprint

Royal Visit: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Derrynane House on Friday, the 15th of June 2018. It was a memorable and exciting experience. Michael Donnelly, photographer, captured this photo of the Tahilla group who were invited to talk to the royal guests about their work on “Turning the Tide on Plastic” and their f loat in the St. Patrick's Day parade. The pupils were interviewed by TV3 too. It was great to meet with VOR sailor, Dami-an Foxhall, who comes f rom Derrynane and has competed in many round the world races.

Tahilla National School 50th Anniversary Pictured right are the pupils modelling their new t-shirts in preparation for the 50th cele-brations.

The celebrations, to mark 50 years of Tahilla National School, which took place on the evening of June 16th, were a great success and very memorable. It was an honour to enjoy the company of past and present pupils and staff and especially

pupils and staff f rom the early days of the school. A special seat was placed near the main entrance to commemorate the occasion and to remember all who have attended the school.

After enjoying the beautiful grounds and inspecting the newly created seating ar-ea, the guests assembled in the hall where they were welcomed and given the historical background to the occasion. Following on f rom this, the present pupils entertained the guests with a lively repertoire which included songs, dance and instrumental music comprising of group and solo performances. There was great audience participation for well known favourites like Yellow Submarine, McNama-ra’s Band, Golden Jubilee etc. It was a truly enjoyable performance. The pupils wore their specially designed t-shirts and were delighted to entertain the guests af ter weeks of practice. Refreshments were served in one of the classrooms and the honour of cutting the cake was given to LiQin Hourihan, our 6th class pupil who was about to graduate.

The other classroom walls were covered in photographs, and there were many old albums on display. Guests examined photocopies of old roll books and regis-ters, and there were slideshows of photos showing in all rooms. In the hall, The Singing Jarvey struck up his tunes and the dancing started! And so the night went on with stories, memories etc. The children were having fun and games outdoors. The mass on Sunday morning concluded the celebrations and the marking of 50 years of Tahilla National School.

The Board of Management wish to express their sincere gratitude to everyone who helped mark this milestone and make the celebrations a great success. Go raibh mile maith agaibh go léir.

See photos overleaf by Lisa O’Shea.

Tahilla National School 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Jerry O'Brien and Mary Dennehy

Norah Foley and sisters Irene & Emer

Johanne Galvin, Principal of Tahilla N.S., with Breda O'’Mahony

Philomena O'Neill, Lisa Egan and Mary O'Shea.

Orla Dore, Cait & Tony Sheehan Mary McCarthy and Kitty O'Shea

Margaret Casey and Siobhan Burns Kevin O'Shea & Oisin Galvin

Pictured left: Brian Foley, Catriona O'Sullivan, Norma Foley. Front L:R: Julia & Daniel O'Sullivan

Joe O'Sullivan, Mike O'Shea and John Burns

Michael Egar with his Dad Mike

Tahilla National School 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Past pupils, families and friends enjoying the 50th Year celebra-tions at Tahilla National School recently.

Photos by Lisa O’Shea

Kenmare Family Resource Centre

Kenmare Family Resource Centre can offer the following sup-ports to the community of Sneem:

• Low cost counselling as well as art therapy and play therapy for children and young people.

• Access to our family support worker and community development worker.

Please contact us on 064 6642790 / 087 7086641 / [email protected] if we can be of assistance.

SafeTALK

A big thank you to all who participated in the SafeTALK training programme which took place at Kenmare FRC on Friday 29th

June 2018 (Pictured right).

What is SafeTALK?

SafeTALK is a half day training pro-gramme that pre-pares participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide f irst aid re-sources. These spe-cif ic skills are called suicide alertness and are taught with the expectation that the person learning them will use them to help reduce suicide risk in their communities. Following a SafeTALK workshop you will be more willing and able to perform an important helping role for persons with thoughts of suicide. Rainbows Rainbows will be coming to Kenmare FRC Autumn 2018. Rainbows is a dedicated f ree service for children & young people. The Rainbows programme supports children and young people affected by loss because of bereavement, separation or divorce. Please see www.rainbowsireland.ie for further information on the programme.

Thursday 19th July 8pm “The Man in the Woman's Shoes”

A one man show written and performed by Mikel Murf i. Set in October 1978 - Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has ‘some business’ to do in town. The Man in the Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks to town and back again. It is a beautifully observed piece, utterly simple and Murf i’s “astonishing acting” has been widely praised. The show was originally created with Sligo County Council Arts Service and The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo as part of the Bealtaine Festival 2012. In 2015 it toured to Manhattan and Philadelphia as well as a sell-out, three week run at the Abbey Theatre on the Peacock stage in Dublin. In 2016 it returned to NYC and also played to full houses over three weeks at the Tricycle Theatre in London. Tickets €18/€16 Concessions

Friday 20th July 8pm “I Hear You and Rejoice”

Part 2 of a Double Bill- 'The Man in the Woman's Shoes'- 19th July. Loco and Reckless Productions Present: Late in his life, Pat Farnon, a cobbler and all-round contented man, embarks on a journey he had not quite planned and f inds that every twist in the road can bring its own surprises. Written and performed by Mikel Murf i I Hear You and Rejoice isa 2ndcollaboration between Sligo County Council Arts Service, The Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo, and Mikel Murf i. It was cre-ated for the Bealtaine Festival 2016.

★★★★ ‘Murf i is a magical performer’ The Times. Tickets €18/€15 concessions

The Carnegie Players return with their Summer Production

“Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harding

Hilarious and touching, the action is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. The Show runs over two weekends opening on Friday 27th July and continuing on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th and the following weekend for two nights on Fri-day 3rd and Saturday 4th August, all shows at 8pm. For further information or to book tickets please contact 064 6648701 [email protected] www.carnegieartskenmare.ie

Carneige Arts, Kenmare

What’s On

D. O’Shea’s

Saturday 14th July - The Astronauts

Wednesday 18th July - Jimmy Lee

Thursday 19th July - Roy Buckley

Saturday 21st July - The Astronauts

Wednesday 25th July - Jimmy Lee

Thursday 26th July - Roy Buckley

Saturday 28th July - The Astronauts

Wednesday 1st August - Jimmy Lee

Thursday 2nd August - Roy Buckley

Saturday 4th August - The Astronauts

See our Facebook page for times and updates

Wrestlers

Saturday 28th July. - Neilly O’Donnell

Blackwater Tavern

Friday 13th July - Premier Blue Boys

Friday 20th July - Blackwater Sound

Friday 27th July - O’Connor Trio Friday 3rd August - The 2 Mikes Friday 10th August - Blackwater Sound Wednesday 15th August - Ui Bhriain Friday 17th August - Seamus Healy

Sneem Tavern

Saturday 14th July - Mike McKenna

Thursday 19th July - Table Quiz

Friday 20th July - The Balladeer

Saturday 21st July - Culchie Goes Kool Sunday 22nd July - Barry McGrath

Saturday 28th July - Sullark

Friday 3rd August - Skatz

Saturday 4th August - Sullark

Open Music Session every Wednes-day night - all musicians and singers welcome

Murphy’s Bar Music every Monday Tuesday and Thursday, also Comedian Bernard Casey on Friday 20th July, Ticket

only. Details at bar .

Sneem Hotel Music every Tuesday and Saturday night

Riney’s Bar Live music every Thursday night with Sullark

DJ Patie every Friday night. Live music every Saturday night.

Blue Bull Sunday 15th July Skatz and Eoghan Sunday 29th July Skatz and Eoghan

Sneem Events

16th July - Sneem Graveyard Mass 7.30pm

18th - 22nd July - Sneem Summer Festival 19th - 21st July - Sneem Dramsoc “The Trump Scheme” 23rd - 27th July - IWS Swim Week, White Strand, Castlecove

30th July - 3rd August - IWS Swim Week, Derrynane

6th - 10th August - IWS Safety Week, Derrynane

September - Friendship Day in The Little Church

9th - 11th November - Sneem International Storytelling and Folklore Festival 2nd December - Sneem Resource Centre Christmas Fair 28th December - Table Quiz in aid of Sneem Santos

Local Adverts

Jutta Raschke 5 minutes from Sneem

083 8022129

O'Sullivan & Sons

House Painting

Power Washing

Chimney Cleaning

Roofing & Carpentry

Window Cleaning

General Home

Maintenance

Free estimates

Brendan 087 3213108

Gossip Custom Made Celebration Cakes

for every occasion Gluten-free and vegan options available

♦ Anniversary ♦ Birthday

Three day advance booking required

Contact: Joanne

on 064 6645106

Makeup by Marie Treat yourself for that

special occasion

Call or text Marie Burns

087 9916397 For enquiries or bookings

Bus Services Sneem to Kenmare

Monday and Tuesday at 11am returns at 2pm

Wednesday at 9.30am returns at 1.15pm

Friday at 9.50am returns at 2pm

Leaves f rom outside Riney’s

Sneem to Caherdaniel/Castlecove

Monday to Friday leaves outside Riney’s at 10am

Sneem to Killarney

Every Saturday leaves outside old P.O. at 11.30am returns 4.45pm

Lo Call 1890 528 528 to book your seat. For any other routes or information contact Teddy on 087 2315014. Courier service also available.

Local Information

Mass and Eucharistic Adoration

Coomanassig Day Care Centre

Mass at 11am

Tuesday 7th August Tuesday 4th September Tuesday 9th October Tuesday 6th November Tuesday 4th December

Eucharistic Adoration

9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Wednesday 25th July

Wednesday 29th August Wednesday 26th September Wednesday 24th October Wednesday 28th November Wednesday 19th December

Mass/Church Times Saturday 6.30pm - Blackwater Church

Saturday 8pm - Sneem Church

Sunday 9.30am - Tahilla Church

Sunday 11am - Sneem Church

Church of Ireland

North Square, Sneem Sunday 9.30am

The Mass in the Graveyards

Sneem on July 16th at 7.30pm

Local Information

Sneem Medical Centre

Dr Hernan Ganzo, GP Tel: 0646645102

Monday and Thursday: 10.30am to 12.30pm

2.30pm to 5.00pm

Tuesday and Friday: 10.30am to 12.30pm

2.30pm to 4.30pm

Wednesday: 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Public Health Nurse-

086 7872096

Pharmacy- 064 6645288

Gardaí- 064 6645111

South Doc: 1850 335999

Kenmare Opticians - Mon / Fri: 10 - 6pm

Wed / Sat: 9.30 - 1.30pm

064 6648569

Local Taxis

Kerry Experience Tours /Gerrit Noordkamp 086 2554098 GoSneem Tours/ John V. O’Sullivan

087 2079033

St. Michael’s Church, Parish Office, Presby-tery, North Square. Open

Tuesday and Friday f rom 10am to 4pm. Mobile 087 3480050

AIB Community Bank Every Wednesday f rom 10.30am - 11am in South Square.

Sneem Men’s Shed

Every Monday at 8pm in the Old Dance Hall

Bingo Every Tuesday at 8.30 in

the Resource Centre

Bowls On Summer break, re-

sumes in October.

Sneem Gardeners

Every Sunday f rom

12noon to 2pm in The Garden of the Senses

Bee Keepers Meeting

2nd Wednesday of every

month, 8pm in Coo-manassig Day Centre

Writers Group

The f irst Friday of every

month f rom 1 - 3pm in Resource Centre

Fresh Fish

Every Wednesday, 3.30 - 4.30pm, South Square

Coffee Craft and Chat - Every Tuesday 11am - 1pm in the Resource Centre

Sneem Resource Cen-tre Services

Photocopying, Scanning, Faxing, Internet and Of-f ice services available. Meeting room. Nearly New, Book Shop, Drop in Centre, Sneem newslet-ter and much more.

Mobile Library

Tuesday 24th July

Castlecove 12.30-1pm South Square, Sneem 2.15-3.15

Tide Times

Here are the high tides for the period 12th July to the 8th August '18.

12th: 16.45

13th: 17.37

14th: 06.02, 18.27

15th: 06.51, 19.15

16th: 07.40, 20.03

17th: 08.28, 20.51

18th: 09.16, 21.40

19th: 10.06, 22.32

20th: 10.59, 23.28

21st: 11.58

22nd: 13.04

23rd: 14.09

24th: 15.08

25th: 16.00

26th: 16.46

27th: 17.26

28th: 18.02

29th: 06.16, 18.34

30th: 06.48, 19.06

31st: 07.20, 19.39

01st: 07.54, 20.15

02nd: 08.31, 20.54

03rd: 09.12, 21.38

04th: 09.59, 22,28

05th: 10.54, 23.27

06th: 11.58

07th: 13.11

08th: 14.23

Local Adverts Offered:

• King size solid wood bed f rame. Large head board and foot board. Lovely antique cream. Bought new for €900 selling for €300, mattress not included. Please text 087 6756131 for pics or info

• New microwave, 2 x 22” TVs and an electric stairlif t for sale, contact 064 6645388

• 2 Galvanised Cattle Feeders, suit 8 cattle each. Contact: 087 6180515.

• Ikea matching 2-seater and 3-

seater settees, a few years old in reasonable condition. Free if you collect f rom Tahilla. Phone 086 2525919

Services Offered:

• Lawn Mowing Service available in Sneem Village this summer for small lawns. Lawn mower and pet-rol supplied. Contact 087 7037290

Please advise us if you have sold your items. Free ads will be removed after 3 issues unless otherwise advised.

Sneem C.N.B. Advertising To advertise Call

087 3853237 or 064 6645545

or email [email protected]

Full Page Colour - €100 per issue - Full Page Black - € 80 per issue

Half Page Colour - € 50 per issue - Half Page Black - € 40 per issue

Quarter Page Colour - €25 per issue- Quarter Page Black - €20 per issue

Small Box - € 12 per issue

Accommodation Wanted:

• A couple is looking for an apartment or house to rent long term in Sneem, not further than 1km f rom centre. Contact 089 9689842.

• Denise is looking for small cottage/apartment in or near Sneem. Phone: 087-9307158

• A couple looking for a house to rent long term in Sneem area. Contact: 085 7535633

• Photographer is looking for a shop or house to rent in Sneem next to the bridge or at the square to start a pho-to gallery and craf t shop . Please con-tact Stefan 087 4608401 or [email protected]

HAPPY DAYS

Hand-painted

signs And murals

Contact: Roland Hunter

085 7700538

Local Adverts

BOOKKEEPING AND

ACCOUNTING

SERVICES

Contact: June Hunter 085 7700524

Golf & Walking Tours Taxi Service

www.gosneem.ie [email protected]

John V. O’Sullivan Tel: 087 2079033

James M O’Sullivan Solicitor

South Square, Sneem

All legal work undertaken

Tel/Fax:

064 668 9664 Mob: 087 286 8855

[email protected] www.jmos.ie

Evening and weekend appointments available

Experienced local make-up

artist and beauty therapist

available to travel to your

home to make life easier

for you!

Contact no: 087-3144284

SNEEM GAA LOTTO

CURRENT JACKPOT

€5,650

NEXT DRAWS

Sunday 15th July - D. O’Shea’s

Sunday 22nd July - Riney’s

Sunday 29th July - Sneem Tavern

Sunday 5th August - Wrestlers

Tickets available in Pubs and Shops throughout the Village

Please support your local GAA Club

Sneem GAA Lotto Results

Sunday 17th June 2018. Numbers Drawn: 2, 3, 18,24 No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: Elaine Murphy, Moularostig; Sean P. O’Sullivan, North Square, Sneem; Eugene Maginnis, Letterf inish, Sneem; Dan Gleeson, Castlecove.

Sunday 24th June 2018. Numbers drawn: 4, 8, 11, 19 No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: Mark Drummond, Pier Road; Kevin Larkin, Golden Heights; Tom Gibbons, Rossdohan; Bernadette Hussey, North Gerah.

Sunday 1st July 2018. Numbers Drawn: 2, 4, 6, 13 No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: Donnchadh Keogh, South Square, Sneem; Pat O’Callaghan, Listowel; Ide Hussey, Derryquinn, Sneem; Houlihan Brothers, Knockreagh, Listowel . Sunday 8th July 2018. Numbers drawn: No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: 12, 23, 24, 29 No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: Aileen O’Donoghue, Castlecove; Daniel Riney, Drimina, Sneem; Darragh Keogh, South Square, Sneem; Foley Family, Letterf inish, Sneem

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