KERRY GAA has confirmed that three of the Kerry SFC Round 1 games on this weekend will be available to be streamed.
St Brendan’s against Kenmare Shamrocks, Kerins O’Rahillys tie with St Kierans and Mid Kerry’s clash with Dingle are the matches which can be watched on devices for a fee of €5 each (click here for details).
However, Austin Stacks against champions East Kerry will not be available to view online, but fans of the Rock won’t have far to travel to see their team as it’s on at Austin Stack Park on Saturday night.
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It’s part of a double bill with the Kerins O’Rahillys game throwing in at 5pm, followed by the Rockies match at 7pm.
Other Tralee area clubs will have representatives on the St Brendan’s team who are playing Kenmare Shamrocks in Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney at 3pm on Sunday.
Tickets to see the games this weekend are now available to purchase on the Kerry GAA website. Just click on the following link for more details https://www.universe.com/users/kerry-gaa-VLF1SR
THE Think Before You Flush Campaign, operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Irish Water, is urging the people of Kerry to stop flushing wipes down the toilet.
In doing so, everyone will help combat ‘fatbergs’, wastewater blockages and scary sewage related litter on beaches this Halloween.
When flushed, wet wipes can cause blockages in the sewer pipes at your home or in the public wastewater network. Wet wipes can also cause blockages at pumping stations and can clog screens at wastewater treatment plants.
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Unlike toilet paper, which disintegrates quickly when flushed, the synthetic materials in items like wet wipes, cotton buds, sanitary products and even dental floss makes them very strong leading to blockages and overflows that can harm our beaches, seas and marine life.
Speaking about the campaign, Sinead McCoy, Coastal Communities Manager, Clean Coasts said: “This Halloween we are urging the public to always Think Before You Flush and throw any wipes used for removing scary make up in the bin to avoid frightening fatbergs! The Think Before You Flush campaign aims to increases education and awareness about sewage related litter, enabling people to realise the consequence of their simple bathroom routine, and letting them know that small changes can prevent items like cotton bud sticks and wet wipes washing up on Ireland’s spectacular beaches.”
Talking about the size and scale of the problem associated with flushing the wrong things down the toilet, Tom Cuddy, Irish Water said: “In 2021 we found out that 1 in 4 people living in Ireland were still regularly flushing the wrong things down the toilet – that’s almost a million people. The impacts of flushing the wrong things down the toilet are very real in our day to day lives, as we are still removing thousands of sewer blockages from our network every month.”
Removing blockages can be a nasty job; sometimes workers have to enter sewers to remove blockages with shovels. Some blockages can be removed with jetting and suction equipment. I’ve seen pump blockages that workers have had to literally clear by hand in order to get the pumps up and running again in a race against time to avoid sewage overflows to the environment, onto local beaches or into rivers and streams.
“Our message is simple, only the 3 Ps, pee, poo and paper should be flushed down the toilet. All other items including wet wipes and other sanitary products should go in the bin even if they are labelled as flushable. We all have a role to play in protecting our beaches, seas and marine life. A small change in our flushing behaviour can make a big difference – put wipes, dental floss and even hair in the bin and not down the toilet to help us avoid frightening blockages this Halloween.”
.Cara Credit Union CEO Pa Laide and Marketing & Business Development Manager of Cara Credit Union Siobhan Donnelly with the books.
FIFTY-FIVE local schools across Tralee, Castleisland, Killorglin, Ballyduff and Causeway will each receive a set of four dyslexia-friendly children’s books about Irish wildlife, thanks to Cara Credit Union and author Shane Casey.
Dyslexia affects, on average, three children in every class of 24. However, despite a significant increase in the awareness and understanding of the challenges faced, there remains limited resources available for the children themselves.
Through the support of Cara Credit Union, one collection of Irish published books, the ‘Nature’s Adventures’ collection, is working to buck this trend.
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Speaking about the dyslexia-friendly elements of the book’s design and layout, author Shane Casey says, “they’re only little changes, but they make a huge difference. We use a combination of special font, colour schemes, and layout to make it easier for children with dyslexia to read. Little things, like avoiding a double space after a full stop, prevents white lightning on the page. Or left aligning the text instead of justifying it, makes it easier to see where the sentence ends, and is less daunting for a young reader than a block of text”.
“The stories themselves are also important,” continues Shane, “many of the books used by children with dyslexia can be quite juvenile, and so having stories that are age appropriate is key to encouraging children to read more. For some 11- and 12-year-olds, these were the first books they had managed to read in full on their own, and it had given them the confidence to try other books.”
Shane is a former Biodiversity Officer, and with three stories in each book, his series helps to engage children with the wildlife on their own doorstep, from hedgehogs and mayflies to song thrushes and salmon.
“So many children’s books personify wildlife and nature beyond recognition,” says Shane, “and in the midst of a global biodiversity and climate crisis, it’s important to both understand and appreciate the world around us”.
Siobhan Donnelly, Marketing & Business Development Manager of Cara Credit Union, continued; “We are delighted to be in a position to work with Shane and our local primary schools on this initiative. Inclusivity is very much part of the credit union operating principles and we will continue to work with our communities to ensure we put our members at the heart of everything we do. We would like to thank our members for their support, as without this we would not be in a position to support these worthwhile projects.”
The four books sponsored by Cara Credit Union are ‘Nature’s Secret Adventures’, ‘Nature’s Hidden Adventures’, ‘Nature’s Marvellous Adventures’, and ‘Nature’s Incredible Adventures’.
KERRY GAA has confirmed that three of the Kerry SFC Round 1 games on this weekend will be available to be streamed.
THE Think Before You Flush Campaign, operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Irish Water, is urging the people of Kerry to stop flushing wipes down the toilet.
