.Presenting a cheque to Ann Eager (right) and Breda Quirke (second left), the proceeds of a no-uniform day at Derryquay NS were, from left; Bríd Fitzgerald, Principal Íde Brosnan and pupils Erin O’Shea, Ryan Fitzgerald and Caragh Houlihan. Photo: Dermot Crean
THE pupils of Derryquay NS showed their kind-hearted side yet again when they raised €200 for two hospitals by holding a non-uniform day on Monday, October 4.
They were inspired to raise the funds thanks to Tralee woman, Ann Eager, who took on a charity cycle a couple of weeks ago from Donegal to Derrymore in aid of the ICU in Beaumont and the Cardiac Rehab Unit in University Hospital Kerry.
Ann finished the six day cycle of over 530 kilometres on Saturday, October 2 and has already raised over €8,000 for the hospitals.
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She took on the challenge in memory of her late sister, Pauline Lynch, who sadly passed away unexpectedly in December 2019.
“She was taken to Beaumont and they were so good to her. They did all they could for her and I just wanted to give something back,” said Ann.
Pauline’s two children Jamie and Isobel both attended Derryquay NS. “Pauline only lived up the road and she had a real soft spot for the school and it was a lovely thing for them to do,” added Ann.
The children were also delighted because, not only did Ann bring some treats with her when she came to collect the cheque on Monday, but she also encouraged the Principal to give them homework off for the day.
Meanwhile, the school was also still celebrating as they received their 4th Green Flag for their work on biodiversity last week. They were one of 23 Kerry schools to receive the flag.
Derryquay NS pupils wit the Green Flag awarded to the school. Also included is Mary Wallace, teacher Cara O’Flaherty, Principlal Íde Brosnan and teacher Bríd Fitzgerald. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Children from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn won the JEP Community Champions Award earlier this year.
THE deadline for registration for this year’s Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP), which has empowered more than 80,000 fifth and sixth class primary schoolchildren to start businesses in their classrooms could be the springboard for the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Last year alone, more than 100 businesses were set up in classrooms across the island of Ireland. They included brightly coloured bird boxes that were handmade and painted by the pupils of Scoil Mhic Easmainn in Tralee.
They called their business An Nead, set up a stall at Tralee Farmers’ Market, sold 330 units, and made a profit of €2,040, winning themselves the Community Champions award along the way.
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The JEP an entrepreneurship skills programme offered free of charge to fifth and sixth class pupils. It was developed in collaboration with Mary Immaculate College, Limerick so that it reinforces the primary school curriculum, while also promoting teamwork, resilience, problem-solving, and creativity.
Under the guidance of teachers and with help and inspiration from local entrepreneurs, children spend 12 to 16 weeks during the school year choosing, investing in, and producing a product or service from scratch.
They then make it available for sale at a school-hosted JEP Showcase day and share the profits at the end.
JEP also encourages pupils to consider the possibility of becoming entrepreneurs in the future. According to a survey of 8,000 participating pupils carried out in 2018, 60% of girls and 53% of boys said they would like to become entrepreneurs when they were older.
In 2020, JEP adapted to school closures by offering an online programme over Zoom. The plan is to build on that this year. “We are excited to announce a digitally-enhanced JEP for 2022, including live events delivered straight to the classroom and increased access to some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs,” says Marie Lynch, Director of JEP.
“Support from Enterprise Ireland means that online experience and the opportunity for pupils and teachers to digitally present their JEP business may just create our best experience yet.”
You can register at www.juniorentrepreneur.ie to be part of this year’s JEP programme. But be quick. Registration closes on Friday, October 22, and teacher orientation webinars for new teachers kick off immediately after the midterm break.
GARDAI are to monitor parking around schools in Tralee due to complaints about parents/guardians parking irresponsibly.
Gardai say the behaviour is becoming an issue for road users and children’s safety, with vehicles being parked on double yellow lines, on footpaths and blocking junctions.
For the coming weeks Gardaí will be present at schools in the Tralee area, in the mornings and afternoons, to monitor the situation.
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They are encouraging all parents and guardians to act responsibly when dropping off and collecting children at the schools.
They will engage, explain and encourage motorists to do the right thing, using enforcement if all other avenues have failed.
After a low-scoring first half (0-4 to 0-2 in our favour) we upped the ante in the second half, scoring a further 3-5, while keeping the visitors to just another two points, to qualify for our third Club Championship Final in a row.
After a measured start by both sides on a summers-like afternoon (Sunday, 10th Oct) in Connolly Park it was Templenoe who opened the scoring after four minutes.
Eight minutes had elapsed before we opened our account when Paul O’Sullivan’s perfect ball into the square was fielded brilliantly by Kieran Donaghy who found Shane O’Callaghan for our opener. Less than two minutes later the opposition went ahead again from a pointed free.
This, however, was the last time they were ahead in the game. We added two more points before the first water-break, from a Seán Quilter free and one from play by Joseph O’Connor after good work by Ronan Shanahan and Jack O’Shea. The second quarter yielded just one more score.
It came in the 27th minute, started and finished by Fiachna Mangan with good work from Brendan O’Sullivan and Seán Quilter.
Ten minutes into the second half it still looked anybody’s game when we were ahead by 0-6 to 0-3 – our two points coming from a super one from play by Shane O’Callaghan two minutes after the resumption and from a 35th minute free by Michael O’Donnell after a foul on Shane.
The score that put us on the road to victory came in the 41st minute. Michael O’Gara was less than two minutes on the pitch when he lofted a perfect ball into that man Star again who put Calla through for our first goal.
Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
Points were then exchanged before the second water-break – Michael O’Gara on target for us which left us ahead by 1-7 to 0-4 at that stage.
We were in complete control during the final quarter, holding the opposition scoreless while we added a further two goals (Brendan O’Sullivan from play after brilliant work from Jack O’Shea and Armin Heinrich and one from a Darragh O’Brien penalty) and two points (both from play by Shane O’Callaghan and Joseph O’Connor). Paul O’Sullivan was deservedly awarded the Man of the Match award after the game.
Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
We now play Kenmare Shamrocks in the final on next Sunday (17th Oct) after their narrow one point victory (0-17 to 1-13) over Dingle.
The game is fixed for Fitzgerald Stadium at 3pm. We will be seeking our 6th title in total and our 3rd in a row. We won the very first staging of the competition away back in 1979. Kenmare will be seeking title No. 2 – they won their first title in 1983.
Team: Wayne Guthrie, Colin Griffin, Dylan Casey (Capt), Jack O’Shea, Paul O’Sullivan, Conor Jordan, Ronan Shanahan, Joseph O’Connor (0-2), Brendan O’Sullivan (1-0), Greg Horan, Shane O’Callaghan (1-3), Fiachna Mangan (0-1), Seán Quilter (0-1 free), Kieran Donaghy, Michael O’Donnell (0-1).
Subs used: Michael O’Gara (39m) (0-1), Armin Heinrich (47m) Darragh O’Brien (49m) (1-0 pen), Adam Curran (56m), Barry Shanahan (58m).
FITNESS CLASSES: The Individual Pod Fitness Training sessions continues in the Clubhouse every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm to 8pm. All are welcome. Contact Diane at 087 7940531 for further information.
MINOR FOOTBALL: Fixtures for the two Co. Championship quarter finals have come to hand. We have drawn East Kerry which goes ahead in Milltown on next Saturday (16th Oct) at 3pm.
North Kerry and St. Brendans will contest the other quarter final at the same time in Cordal. The winners of both games will play either St. Kierans or Mid Kerry in the two semi finals on the following Saturday (23rd Oct).
CONGRATULATIONS: to former Club Footballer, Billy Sheehan who has been appointed Manager of the Laois Footballers for the new season. Billy of course was one of the outstanding Laois players for many years from the mid 2000s.
CONGRATULATIONS: also to Deirdre Barry, daughter of John (former Club Hurler and Footballer) and Liz (who was New York’s Rose of Tralee a few years ago) on her exciting new venture – a 13 part Cartoon TV series to be made here in Tralee and shown on RTE. The project will create up to 40 new jobs in the county.
SEPTEMBER IN THE PAST (08/10 to 14/10). On the field of play we had three significant victories during this week in the past. Our Senior Footballers continued to make history during our first Golden Era, winning our 2nd Co. Championship in a row in 1929 (13th Oct.) defeating Boherbee by 3-4 to 0-4 and three years later winning our 4th title (9th Oct 1932) defeating North Kerry by 2-3 to 1-5.
The third significant victory occurred over fifty years later when our Minor Hurlers won our 3rd Co. Championship title (our first two wins were in 1955 and 1967) on 12th Oct. 1986. They defeated Kenmare in a replay in Fitzgerald Stadium by 1-7 to 0-8.
Team: Paul O’Connor (Capt), Brendan Dillane, Pat Dowling, Georgie Lowe, Martin McKivergan, Pádraig Teahan, John Dillane, Anthony Gleeson, Mikey John O’Shea, David O’Regan, Maurice McNamara, Seanie O’Leary, Fergal O’Regan, Maurice O’Carroll, Mark Greer. Subs: Liam Galvin, Kevin O’Carroll, Eamon O’Brien, Eddie Dowling, Joe Murphy, John Herbert, Donie Carmody.
Team Management: Brian Neenan, Brendan Reidy, Mike Carmody, Michael Mullane, Pat Murphy.
Finally on the field of play the Kerry Lady Footballers won their 11th All Ireland SF title with our own Marina Barry Walsh winning a record 10th All Ireland Medal on 10th Oct. 1993.
Two deaths of note during this week in the past included two former players – Colm Harty, who was a member of our 1936 SF Co. Championship winning team died in Dublin on 8th Oct. 2017 at the great age of 100 and two years later a former player of the 1960s, Charlie Chang O’Hanlon died in Listowel on 12th Oct. 2019.
ONLINE CLUB SHOP: A reminder that our Club shop is open 24/7. Check out the newest ‘official’ Austin Stacks Club Merchandise – only available to order on this link (free delivery on any orders over €50) see www.oneills.com We would also like to introduce the new Austin Stacks Ganzee Club Clothing Collection, available in Mens/Unisex, Womens & kids check out all the style ranges in hoodies, t-shirts and sweatshirts on www.ganzee.ie/austin-stacks-gaa-clubs/
CLUB LOTTO: Monday Night’s (11th Oct) Jackpot, worth €3,000, was not won. The numbers drawn were 3, 13, 15, 28. The €20 winners were Rachel Dunne, Caroline Hutchinson and Martina Hurley, all c/o On-Line; and Armin Heinrich and John O’Reen, both c/o The Club.
Next Monday’s Jackpot will be worth €3,050.
Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Club Lotto tickets – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commane’s Book Shop, O’Flynn Interiors, Hussey’s, Princess St., Terry’s Butcher’s, Oakpark The Burger Shack, Monavally as well as Maguire’s Butchers and Kirby’s Brogue Inn and continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week in, week out.
Austin Stacks lotto tickets are now also available to purchase on line on the following link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=529#Anchor Kirby’s Brogue Inn Maguire’s Butchers Hussey’s P. Commane Books.
SYMPATHY: There was great sadness in the Club and in the wider community on last Thursday afternoon (7th October) when news broke of the sudden death of Emmet Lucey.
Coming from a family who were steeped in Gaelic Football at County and Club level Emmet himself was a brilliant Minor player with the Club during the mid nineties. He was only 17 when he won a Co. League medal in 1994 when the Rock defeated a very good Kilcummin team in that season’s Final (5-10 to 3-7).
Playing most of his football at corner back and wing back many of the mature members of the Club often commented that his skills didn’t come from nowhere when they learned he was a son of Paul and a nephew of his three outstanding uncles, Noel, Jimmy and Vincent who all played with Kerry in the mid sixties.
We extend the Club’s deepest sympathy to Niall, Pamela and Ciara and to all Emmet’s extended family and friends, including his young nieces and nephews currently playing for the Club.
Sincere sympathy is also offered to the families of the following who died recently: Zelda Condon, Balloonagh Estate and formerly Cahersiveen and Killorglin; Patrick Tierney, Lohercannon and formerly Birr; P.J. McCrohan, Doon; and Ita Ryall (nee McElligott), The Kerries and formerly Permboke Square and The Munster Warehouse.
OVER €535,000 in student assistance and wellbeing supports has been announced for Munster Technological University students.
€238,144 in funding for MTU Kerry campus students through the Student Assistance Fund (SAF).
A further €301,000 in funding will be made available in funding for student mental health services across the entire MTU campus.
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The SAF provides financial support to full or part-time students who are experiencing financial difficulties while attending college.
Welcoming the announcement, Minster for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley said: “I welcome this funding which will benefit students in two key areas. It will provide both financial assistance in addition enhanced to mental health and wellbeing supports. Students have endured an incredibly difficult 18 months due to Covid-19 and while they are now back on campus, some are still in need particular support –in both a financial and a wellbeing sense.”
A BOIL Water Notice was issued last night for the Ardfert North (Ballyheigue) and Clanmaurice Public Group Water Supply.
Following consultation with the Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Kerry County Council issued the notice to protect approximately 2,292 people supplied by the Ardfert North (Ballyheigue) Public Water Supply and the associated Clanmaurice Public Group Water Supply.
The Boil Water Notice has been put in place due to the detection of Cryptosporidium in the public water supply.
If any customer is unsure on whether or not the Boil Water Notice applies to their area, they can contact the Irish Water customer care helpline, open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 or www.water.ie.
GARDAI are to monitor parking around schools in Tralee due to complaints about parents/guardians parking irresponsibly.
A BOIL Water Notice was issued last night for the Ardfert North (Ballyheigue) and Clanmaurice Public Group Water Supply.