RAMBLING House at Knockanure on March 3rd at 9pm, details from 086 3090948.
PARISH RETREAT EVENING IN ARDFERT: On Wed 9th March, our annual Parish evening retreat will take place in Ardfert Retreat Centre from 7.30pm to 10pm. A donation of €15 is made to Ardfert Retreat Centre. Those interested in going please contact Nodie on 49352, Julia on 49301 or Eileen on 087/9313912. If we have sufficient numbers a bus will leave Moyvane Church at 6.30pm. Fr. Kevin will be attending this Retreat.
DAFFODILLS on sale on 5th and 6th of March. Also refreshments at Bingo on Thursday night March 10th.
FOR LENT; Moyvane, Monday 29th Stations and Communion at 10am. Wed. 2nd Mass at 7.30am and Thursday 3rd, 6pm Stations. Knockanure Tuesday 1st Stations and Mass start at 7pm.Thursday 3rd at 7.30pm, Mass and on Fri.4th At 7.30am Mass.
DEATH has taken place of Joan Furlong nee Fitzmaurice of Coilagurteen who died on February 20th in California.
Death of Nora king nee Mulvihill a native Leitrim Middle who died in Chicago recently.
ANNIVERSARIES: Barney Enright, Ted Keane, Noirin O’Hanlon, Sr. Francis Galvin, Nora Fleming, Louis O’Carroll, Mike Dore, Tom Lyons, Sidney Snow, Willie Brosnan, Mave Marvin, Nora Broderick, Nora Roche, Garry McMahon, Mossie Pierse, Mary O’Hanlon, Bridie Flaherty, Jack Leahy, Maurice O’Connor, Mary Casey, Anna O’Reilly, Bobby Buckley. Mass at Moyvane; for Eily Mai Flaherty on 29th at 7.30pm. Wed. 2nd at 7.30pm for Marie O’Callaghan and deceased Family Members. Fri. 4th at 7.30pm for Richard Sheehan. Sat. 5th at 7.30pm for Michael Flynn. Sunday 6th at 11 am for Con & Bridie Flaherty. Knockanure Mass Sunday 10am for Bridie Flavin.
PASTORAL Council; Fr. Kevin McNamara P.P., Noreen Roche, Mary Fitzgerald, Eileen Roche, Jacqueline Stackpoole, Michelle Mulvihill, Margaret Horgan, Declan O Connor, Mary J Flaherty, P J Mulvihill, Amanda Coulson and Liz Brosnan.
24 HOURS FOR THE LORD, LISTOWEL celebration taking place from Friday night (March 4th ) beginning with the First Friday Mass at 7.00 p.m. It will continue with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church right throughout the night and ending before the Vigil Mass on Saturday evening (March 5th ) at 7.00 p.m. Fr. Kevin McNamara P.P. Moyvane will be our guest speaker.
LOTTO results for last week; Numbers drawn 4 17 28 16, No winner. Lucky dips went to Mattie Dillion. Listowel Agri; Trish Brogan, Kissimmee; Cathriona Moran, Ballylongford; Nora Moore, Kilmorna; Pat Wolfe, Abbeyfeale, each received 25 Euro. This week’s jackpot is 12,600 Euro.
BOOK: Sat 5th 8.30pm, Coolard NS 1846-2016, Launch of a new publication on the history of the school written by its principal Maurice O Mahony. All welcome at St John’s.
A NIGHT OF MUSICAL MELODIES & LAUGHS GALORE! At the Tinteán Theatre, Ballybunion on Friday 4th March at 8pm. Fundraiser for Lisselton National School.
RUN: Tralee International Marathon; The date of the event is being switched to Saturday 12th March 2016 after consolation with various stakeholders in Tralee. Rachel Stokes of Kerry Crusaders will be running the RTK 40 Mile Ultra, the Tralee 100K and the Kerry 24H this year. Starting in March she will be writing a column for RTK about her training.
OVER 85 male and living in rural area John Hastings, University College Cork.021- 4205308, would like to interview you.
CELEBRATING THE JUBILEE OF MERCY AT KNOCK SHRINE Knock Shrine is holding a free weekend event on March 12th and 13th to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy.
THE LATIN MASS (1962 Missal) will be offered in Holy Cross Dominican Church, Tralee at 1.30pm on Sun 6 Mar. and Sun 13 March.
CHELTENHAM Preview night at Christy’s Bar, Listowel March 6th.
CEILI at the Rathkeale House Hotel on Friday, March 18th in aid of Down Syndrome Limerick. Music by Mountain Road.
VARIETY concert on Saturday 12th of March in Fr Casey’s GAA club starting at 8.00pm. A great night of traditional Music, Singing, Storytelling and Dancing .
DYSLEXIA/DYSPRAXIA GROUP will hold their monthly meetings at Listowel Family Resource Centre on the first Wednesday.
VOLUNTEER WITH SAGE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE Sage needs volunteers to help speak up for older people across all care settings. Sage will provide QQI accredited training and ongoing support. For more information call 086 183 1428, email [email protected] or see www.sage.thirdageireland.ie
ANAM CARA IS HOLDING A BEREAVEMENT INFORMATION EVENING on Tuesday 8th of March from 19:30 to 21:30 Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry. The guest speaker for the evening is Pat McCarthy. call us 01 4045378.
LISTOWEL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE Names being taken for a new five-week course entitled ‘Parenting when Separated’ commences at Listowel Family Resource Centre on February 28 at 7pm.
BEST wishes to Eileen Holly, Greystones who celebrated her 100th birthday on 19 Feb 2016. Eileen Quill was born in Chapel Street, Tarbert on 19 Feb 1916. Her father was Robert Quill who was principal of Tarmon’s Boys National School from 1909 and 1937. Her mother Kathleen Quill was principal of Tarbert Girls National School from 1908 to 1936. Eileen married her neighbour Maurice Holly of Chapel Street, who died on 25 December at the age of 91 years.
THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS A lecture entitled ‘The Irish Volunteers’ by Dr. Daithí Ó Corráin, Member and Author, Coláiste Pádraig, Drumcondra, will take place in Killarney Library on Tuesday 1st March at 7.30pm. All are welcome.
ARDFERT RETREAT CENTRE Year of Mercy . A Course on Faith by Fr. Sean Sheehy on Wed. 9th March at 7pm. Padre Pio by Michael Clifford – Monday, 14th March at 7.00pm.
MERCY IN THE BIBLE: The Diocesan Bible Ministry Committee have invited Fr. Michael Mullins of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore to give a talk on the theme of Mercy in the Bible in Our Lady & St. Brendan’s Pastoral Centre, Tralee, on Saturday, 5th March 2016 beginning at 11.00am and finishing at 1.00pm.
ST JOHN’S: Thu 3rd, SINEATER March 2016 , A film by Kerry filmmaker and actor, Bertie Brosnan starring Joe Mullins and local actor, Séan McGillicuddy. The Listowel premiere showing will also feature four shorts and a follow up Q&A.
Fri 4th DUO B!Z’ART, The Belgian piano duo will perform works by Brahms, Percy Pitt, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Borodine and Bernstein.
Sat 5th 8.30pm COOLARD NATIONAL SCHOOL 1846-2016, Launch of a new publication on the history of the school written by its current principal Maurice O Mahony. All welcome on the night.
7th – 8th, 11th, 14th – 15th BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / OLIVER TWIST. Theatrix Stage School present end of term performances directed by Jo Jordan.
Tues 8th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION. All welcome 10am-12 noon. In association with N.E.W.K.D.
SCHOOLS: There is a newly developed proposal in Irish education to have a separate special subject called Education in Religious beliefs and Ethics. This would run as well as any RE teaching set up by the patron (eg Catholic RE). A national agency tasked with developing a new curriculum opened a consultation on the proposals – it will continue into spring 2016.
COUPLES FOR CHRIST: invites you to a Christian Life Programme (CLP) on March 19th, 20th and April 2nd and 3rd from 1pm—5pm in St. John’s Parish Centre, Tralee. Couples for Christ was founded in the Philippines in 1981 and was recognised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity in 2000. For more information contact 087 2056004 or visit www.couplesforchristglobal.org.
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE AT ENNISMORE RETREAT CENTRE, CORK – AUGUST 8th to 10th. This is intended to help widowed, separated and divorced people to deal with the grieving process that people feel. The weekend will extend from Fri, April 8th to Sun. April 10th. For more info contact (087) 9886480 or email: [email protected]
COLÁISTE ÍDE – AN DAINGEAN. OPEN DAY on March 12th from 12 – 5. For info tel. (066) 9151211 or email [email protected]
FROM ST. MARY’S
We have been selected as one of the 6 finalists in the All-Ireland Drama Competition which was organised by the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in conjunction with RTE and the Department of Education and Science. The winner, who will ultimately perform their play on the stage of the Abbey Theatre, will be chosen by virtue of internet voting. The link to vote is http://trte.rte.ie/swipetv/
or just log into swipetv
GENEALOGY Showcase will be held at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland on March 4th at 7.30pm.
TIRES: Michelin announced that beginning in July 2016, it will be the sole source tire supplier for the main landing gear on the final assembly line for the Boeing 777-300ER (extended range), the 777-200LR (long range) and the 777 Cargo.
RACE: To mark the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, Firestone unveiled a special tire honouring the drivers who contributed to the brand’s 66 combined victories at one of the world’s most famous race.
NEWSPAPER PLANTS IN IRELAND DISMANTLED
Los Angeles Herald, Number 281, 25 September 1919
DUBLIN, Sept. 25.—The machinery in the plants of the Kerry News, the Kerry Weekly Reporter and the Killarney Echo was dismantled today and publication suppressed, following a raid by police and military authorities.
FIELD MEET SLATED IN N.Y. TOMORROW
Los Angeles Herald, Number 258, 28 August 1920
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—With three gridiron struggles slated in addition to the other athletic games, the annual athletic tournament of the Kerry Athletic association will be held at Celtic park tomorrow. Kerry and Cavan will meet in the feature football game. Armagh and Kerry will meet in a junior game while Cork and Kilkenny clash in the remaining contest.
San Francisco Call, Volume 74, Number 10, 10 June 1893
Anti-Parnellite Resigned. London, June 9).— Thomas Sexton, anti-Parnellite member of Parliament for North Kerry, resigned his seat in Parliament on account of dissensions regarding the Freeman’s Journal.
Flavin Succeeds Sexton.
California Digital Newspaper Collection > San Francisco Call > 25 April 1896
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 24.— The election in the north division of Kerry ,to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the resignation of Thomas Sexton (anti- Parnellite) took place yesterday and resulted in the election of Flavin (anti-Parnellite) for the position.
San Francisco Call, Volume 77, Number 98, 18 March 1895
SIOUX CITY, lowa, March 17.— Jack Kerry left here for Ireland to-day in response to a cablegram informing him that he had fallen heir to an estate in County Kerry and £60,000 in the bank. Kerry has been a professional gambler in Sioux City, Omaha, Denver and Deadwood for the last ten years.
San Francisco Call, Volume 82, Number 156, 3 November 1897
ISLE OF WIGHT, Nov. 2.— lt is rumoured here that Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, the Knight of Kerry, a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for County Kerry, Ireland, is the purchaser of the Prince of Wales famous racing cutter Britannia.
Holiday Fighting in County Kerry
California Digital Newspaper Collection > Los Angeles Herald > 27 December 1919.
International News Service CORK, Dec. 27. —The holiday season has been marked by clashes between the police and civilian population in County Kerry. A police sergeant was badly wounded and several civilians were injured in disorders at Killarney. The police charged the crowds with drawn batons several times before order was restored.
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