.Pictured at the presentation of Gold Membership at the Origin Green 2022 awards were Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon; Gearoid Linnane, CEO Lee Strand; Deirdre Ryan, Origin Green Director and Dan Mac Sweeney Chairman of The Board, Bord Bia.
LEE Strand was recognised once again for their exceptional performance and commitment to sustainability with Gold Membership at the Origin Green 2022 awards.
Origin Green is Ireland’s food and drink sustainability programme led by Bord Bia – The Irish Food Board. Gold Membership is awarded to companies who demonstrate an exceptional annual performance on their sustainability targets.
“We are delighted Lee Strand is recognised once again with the prestigious Origin Green Gold Membership for our commitment to sustainability, said CEO of Lee Strand, Gearoid Linnane.
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“In Lee Strand environmental management and sustainability are key elements of our business model, from launching 100% renewable cartons, to reducing water usage and energy efficiency. This is a great achievement by our sustainability team who are continually striving for higher levels of environmental excellence.
“We would also like to thank Veronica Kennelly from the Munster Technological University who assisted Lee Strand in the development of our Origin Green plan,” said Mr Linnane.
Origin Green continues to evolve to ensure Bord Bia is helping Irish food and drink companies to remain up to date with the evolving needs of trade customers and their consumers, globally.
With the introduction of the Origin Green credits system in early 2022, it is now easier to identify members who are performing at a high level or excelling in their sustainability performance.
Companies receive credits for their performance in areas such as raw material sourcing; water and energy efficiency; waste reduction; packaging; and social sustainability.
.A spectacular fire and aerial circus show will take place in Tralee at the end of October.
THERE will be 35 events taking place in October with the support of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Local Live Performance Programming Scheme 4.
The events will take place across the county and there’s something for everyone, with music, vocal, storytelling, fire and aerial circus performances programmed at a variety of times, with most events being free of charge.
In the Tralee Municipal District, four-piece traditional Irish music band The Rising, who put their own unique twist to tunes, are performing at the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy on Saturday, October 1.
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Tralee Bay Wetlands present Classical Delights at the Lakeside Café on 9th, 16th and 23rd, featuring musicians Lucy White, Anna Connolly, Dovile Baltoniene and Emma Shanahan, who will be playing a mixture of popular classical pieces, and music from movies and musicals.
As part of An Turas Mór, there will be spectacular fire and aerial circus shows on October 30th at the Island of Geese Amphitheatre.
In the Castleisland/Corca Dhuibhne Municipal District, Dingle Food Festival kicks off the October programme with eight outdoor concerts on 1st and 2nd on the Quay and Orchard Lane Stages.
There will be performances by Kay and Patrick Crouch, Tommy O’ Sullivan, Emer and Tadhg Twomey, Jeremy Spencer, Mike Coult, Eoin Duignan, Caroline Keane, Tom Delany, Teresa Horgan, Dréimire, Donal Murphy, Matt Cranitch and DJ Aaron O’ Sullivan, featuring traditional Irish, folk, bluegrass, jazz, swing, country and world music.
Also on October 1st, Beo Binn Live presents world music group Punjabi, trad sessions with Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, Kyle MacAulay, Jeremy Spencer and Seán Leahy, and the world’s first Irish dance music show SuperCéilí, at Paul Geaney’s Beer Garden.
Accordionist Bryan O’ Leary, joined by guest musicians, will play Sliabh Luachra music at Scartaglin Heritage Centre on 14th and Turrencahill Community Centre on 21st.
The Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival are having a 30th Anniversary Sliabh Luachra Concert featuring 30 musicians on 30th at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland.
The Killarney Municipal District see the Live in Killarney concert series in the Gleneagle Ballroom continue with Shane Kennedy (1st), Barry McGrath (7th), Colm O’ Mahony (8th) and Donal Lucey (22nd). Sliabh Luachra musicians Bryan O’ Leary, Matt Griffin (guitar) and Mikie O’ Gorman (fiddle) will perform at ANAM on October 9th.
In Listowel Municipal District, St. John’s Theatre are hosting Folk Saloons featuring music, song and storytelling with Steve Wall and Cáit Ní Riain (6th), Kate Dineen, Ukrainian baritone Maksym Lozovyi and Sliabh Luachra musicians (13th), and the Flyshop Blues Band and Megan O’ Neill (26th).
The Kerry Writers’ Museum’s Rambling Sessions featuring music, song, dancing, poetry and storytelling continue with Matt Dean and Friends (6th), Gabriel Fitzmaurice and Mickey McConnell (13th), Bryan Murphy and John McGrath (20th) and Daisy Kearney and The Seanchaí Ramblers (27th).
In the Kenmare Municipal District, singer-songwriter Mary Culloty O’ Sullivan brings her one-woman musical about the eighties to the Carnegie Arts Centre on 9th and singer Grace Foley performs hits from famous female artists there on 13th. Tenor Dr. Gavan Ring and pianist Dr. Louise Thomas will perform the Ballads of a Bogman: The Sigerson Clifford Song Cycle on 16th at the Daniel O’ Connell Memorial Church, Cahersiveen.
The Binneas Úibh Ráthaigh traditional music concert series concludes on 21st with Peter and Rosaleen Mullarkey and Kevin Larkin performing local pieces from the Inny Valley at Dromid Community Centre.
Further details of these events are available on the Arts Office website and Kerry County Arts’ social media channels.
.Joan O’Regan from Ballymullen on one of her trips to Kenya with Brighter Communities.
A LOCAL woman has spoken of the benefits of volunteering overseas, crediting Kenya with ‘blowing her mind and changing her outlook forever.
72-year-old Joan O’Regan, who lives in Ballymullen, was recounting her time spent volunteering in Kericho County in Kenya with Irish NGO, Brighter Communities Worldwide.
The retired French teacher, who taught at St. Michael’s College in Listowel, had a fortuitous chance meeting with the Co-Founder of the charity Maria Kidney, which this year celebrates 20 years of shining a light on inequality.
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“I was visiting my son Jack who lives in Nairobi and on the bus journey from the Airport I got chatting to this very lively, bubbly Corkonian,” said Joan, who tells how she got involved in Brighter Communities below…
“She was full of life and energy and regaled me with stories about the many projects the charity started in Kericho County. I was really struck by the fact that the input of local people is rightly at the core of the charity’s work. People are key to the Brighter Communities Worldwide model – people making choices about their own development based on their values.
Brighter Communities Worldwide works in partnership with the people, this has lasting, sustainable benefits. Communities must own projects if they are to about real change and this happens through a strong base of local volunteers and a team of local staff.”
Joan O’Regan on one of her trips to Kenya with Brighter Communities.
“That bus journey flew; I was so interested in the various stories of their health, education and income generating programmes and let me tell you, once you meet Maria Kidney you don’t forget her! I met her again at an event in the Irish Kenyan Society and she persuaded me to volunteer”.
“I took the jump and went for it. I had always wanted to volunteer and Maria gave me the nudge I needed!
A group of us, including some from Tralee Mountain Club went to Ndubusat. It is an area of huge natural beauty and we helped to develop the sustainable tourism project there.
I went back in 2019 and helped to facilitate the Life Skills Courses. These courses are basic skills that people can use in their everyday lives and crucially, pass onto others. For example I saw how building little smokeless stoves makes such a massive difference in people’s lives. It’s not a huge thing in our world, it is monumental in theirs, it’s life changing”.
“It was hard for people to do the Life skills courses, for instance they had to take time off work, not an easy task. They had to get to the venue, very difficult for them as they had lots of terrain to traverse and in the majority of cases had to walk miles.
“However, they showed great determination and thirst for learning .That was the constant thread in all my dealings with the people there , their hunger for learning and knowledge. It is remarkable and so refreshing. They are so immersed in the community, it means the world to them”.
“They have so little but yet they can smile, they can laugh, they are a joyful people. It’s beautiful to witness and it changed my outlook completely. I go with the flow now, I’m not as fearful. It’s a great freedom really and one that I am so grateful for”.
“My sister came with me in 2019 so I suppose the volunteering bug is definitely spreading! I would really urge people to try and volunteer with Brighter Communities Worldwide if they can at all. I can’t wait to go back, it’s got under my skin now”.
“I am delighted to be able to play my part for Brighter Communities Worldwide. For twenty years they have been shining a light on inequality and it is an absolute privilege to help them.
They are holding their annual Kenya Ball on the 12th November in the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork and this is always a tremendous social occasion, and crucially a very important part of their fundraising efforts.
It will be better than ever this year as it had to take a hiatus during Covid so people are just dying for the opportunity to have an occasion to get dressed up for and have fun at.
It will be an opportunity for Brighter Communities Worldwide to look back at the amazing strides it has made for the past twenty years and importantly, to look towards the next twenty as there is still so much to do.”
“Kerry people love travelling to Cork, if only to boast about the Sam Maguire Cup so here’s hoping for a great contingent from the Kingdom!” concluded Joan.
• Brighter Communities Worldwide’s annual fundraising event – the Kenya Ball – will take place on Saturday, November 12th at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, helping the charity to continue shining a light on inequality. Visit www.brightercommunities.org for tickets and more information on the charity’s programmes.
.Pat Herlihy and Paul Lowth of The Huddle Bar on Strand Street looking forward to welcoming Ray Houghton on Sunday, October 9. Photo by Dermot Crean
THERE’S not long to go until a Republic of Ireland and Liverpool FC legend comes to The Huddle Bar for a night not to be missed by football fans.
Paul Lowth of The Huddle on Strand Street brought Ronnie Whelan to the bar in April and now Ronnie’s former teammate Ray Houghton will be interviewed onstage to tell some stories and talk on all things football on Sunday, October 9.
Tickets are selling fast and Paul promises a great night’s entertainment, with the Premiership clash of Arsenal v Liverpool (4.30pm) preceding the event, MC’d by Neil Madigan, which is due to begin at 7pm.
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Finger food will also be served on the night and it’ll be followed by karaoke, with Ray promising to sing the first song!
After the success of the night in April, Paul said he wants to bring more Republic of Ireland legends of the past to the pub and is currently working on booking a former Man United player for a future date.
While Ray Houghton enjoyed League titles and FA Cup success with Liverpool, he also won a League Cup with Oxford United in 1986 and played with West Ham, Fulham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Reading and Stevenage Borough during a storied club career.
He’ll forever be remembered though for the winning goals against England at Euro 88 and against the Italians at Giants Stadium during the 1994 World Cup.
This is a ticket only event and they can be purchased for €20 by calling into The Huddle Bar on Strand Street.
The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, September 19th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 2, 10, 17 and the bonus ball was 4.
Lucky Dip winners were as follows:
€50 – Padraig O’Connell, Castleisland
€50 – Marian McCann, Glencar
€25 – Margaret O’Connor, Castlemaine
€25 – Orla Murphy, Kenmare
€25 – Evelyn Twiss, Milltown
€25 – Donal Dennehy, Firies
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 4th at 8:00pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €12,600. Get your draw tickets or renew your yearly tickets online on Clubforce or get your tickets for the next draw from all the usual local outlets. Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.
Mid Kerry Minor Football Championship: Round 1 Result, Training Schedule and Round 2 Fixture
Our Minor side (U-17s) fresh from their recent exploits in the Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Club Football Championship campaign were back in action on Saturday evening in the Mid Kerry Minor Football Championship when they travelled to Cromane to take on Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane. The team were down quite a number of players and despite putting in a good showing fell to a five point defeat on a score of 7-06 to 2-16.
The Minors will be training on Thursday evening at 6:30pm at the club grounds.
In Round 2 of the Mid Kerry Minor Football Championship on Monday, October 3rd Milltown/Castlemaine will host Beaufort at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park with a throw-in time of 6:15pm.
Garvey’s Supervalu County Senior Football Championship: Round 3 Result
Congratulations to the Mid Kerry Senior Football team and management especially our own club representatives in Pa Wren, Eanna O’Connor, Gavin Horan, Garry Murphy (Selector), Shane O’Sullivan (Strength and Conditioning) and Liam Doherty (Stats) who were involved in the panel that defeated Austin Stacks 1-15 to 1-07 on Sunday in Beaufort to make it three wins from three games in the competition after victories over West Kerry and Na Gaeil over the previous two weekends.
The draw for the Quarter-Finals was made on Monday evening with Mid Kerry drawn against Templenoe at 1:00pm on Sunday, September October 9th in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Best wishes to the players and management involved.
U-9s: Challenge Match and Upcoming Blitz Information
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-9 boys side welcomed Kilcummin to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown on Sunday morning where three fifteen minute games took place. Well done to the players on both sides who gave a fantastic display of football throughout the games. Thanks to Kilcummin for travelling on the day.
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA will host an U-9/10 Boys Blitz on Sunday, October 2nd from 10:00am – 2:00pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park with the opening parade and national anthem starting at 10am sharp. Games will be 10 minutes straight and 11 a side.
U-11s: Mid Kerry Fixture
Our U-11 side will play their last game of the Mid Kerry League on Thursday, September 29th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park. They will take on near neighbours Keel at 6:15pm.
U-13s:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-13 White team concluded their 2022 season this evening, Tuesday September 27th as they took on Keel/Listry in Listry at 6:00pm and they came away with a good win in challenging weather conditions.
A nice way to finish the season for a group who have shown massive improvements from game to game across the year owing to their sterling commitment levels. Well done to the management team also for their hard work with the group as a whole.
The Green side will take on Keel/Listry on Friday, September 30th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown with a throw-in time of 6:30pm.
GAA 4 All: Training
GAA 4 All training sessions will have their final training session of the 2022 season on Wednesday evening, September 28th from 5:45pm – 6:30pm at the club grounds.
U-8 Girls:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-8 Girls will have their weekly training session on Monday, October 3rd at 6:15pm at the club grounds.
The management team have organised a fun-filled mini-blitz on Saturday, October 8th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown from 11:00am – 12:30pm. Participating teams include Beaufort, Firies and Fossa.
U-10 Girls: Training and Mini-Blitz Report
Our U-10 Girls will continue their training schedule at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown this Thursday evening, September 29th at 6:45pm.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-10 Girls team and management hosted a mini-blitz on Saturday morning at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown. There were four visiting teams in the form of Keel, Listry, Beaufort and Laune Rangers so plenty of action packed entertainment was on show over the course of two hours. Special thanks to all the referees, coaches, shop assistants and car park stewards who assisted in the smooth running of the blitz.
Join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county:
GAA 4 All – Every Wednesday evening at 5:45pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park (Final training session this week).
MC MINIS – Every Saturday morning in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park at 9:30am.
Boys born 2017 and (2018 if accompanied by an adult)
Girls born 2016 & 2017 and (2018 if accompanied by an adult)
U7 Boys Training Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.
Born 2015 & 2016
U9 Boys Training Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.
U8 Girls Training on Monday evening, October 3rd at 6:15pm at the club grounds.
Born 2014 & 2015
U10 Girls Training on Thursday, September 29th in Milltown at 6:45pm.
Born 2012 & 2013
Any queries:
MC Minis contact is Colin McKenna 0870687653
U7-U10 contact is Liam Doherty 0860413593
GAA 4 All contact is Gillian Twiss 0877678108
If you are new to the area and you wish to join an older group, contact Ian Twiss (0872521053).
New players welcome to try out to see how much they enjoy it!
Our young squad of boxers at Tralee Boxing Club have been keeping up the hard work this week with a trip to neighbours,Sliabh Luachra in Castleisland, for a night of sparring last Wednesday.
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A change is as good as a rest, and it was a great opportunity for our boxers to get put through their paces by such experienced, dedicated boxers and coaches.
A brilliantly organised night as per usual, the kids enjoyed themselves immensely and honed their skills in a supportive, encouraging environment. TBC owe a huge thanks to Jenn, John, Jake, James and all the crew at SL, and we look forward to having all the guys come visit us here at the club in the next few weeks.
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We would also like to wish former TBC boxer Mary Mc Donaghthe very best of luck on her journey to Italy with the Irish team for the European Junior Championships this week. A fabulous, talented young boxer, we have no doubt Mary will be a huge asset to the Irish team and will not fail to impress during the competition.
Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest is kicking off again shortly. The annual Fest began in 2018 to raise awareness of the supports and services for mental health in the county andschedules free events that empower people to engage with the five ways we can all improve our wellbeing.
The organisers have found that men are traditionally very slow to partake in wellbeing events, and the isolation that many experienced during covid, has had a negative impact on wellbeing in general.
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Tralee Boxing Club has partnered up with the Fest this year to offer some free events aimed at encouraging our own members, and men in our community to improve their wellbeing, connectwith others, be active, and keep learning.
As part of the programme we will offer a free beginners boxing class for men over 40 on Thursday 13th October. We hope this class will encourage more men to get active, meet others with similar interests and learn a few boxing skills along the way.
A handful of TBC’s own ‘mature’ men, (for want of a better word) will run the session and will be on hand to offer advice and support on keeping fit in later life, better nutrition, and the positive impact boxing has had in their own lives.
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TBC will also run a coffee morning on Saturday 15th for members of the club. It offers a chance for new members and family to connect and integrate into the club community, have a cuppa and chat with some of the coaches, volunteers, parents and other long term members.
TWO music artists make their way to Tralee this Friday night, September 30, for a free gig in ClubHeadBangBang at The Greyhound Bar.
The double header, brought to you by non-faction, features Laurie Shaw and three piece art-punk band Pretty Happy at an event supported by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Kerry County Council through the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme.
Laurie Shaw is a musician and songwriter who writes and records in a home studio in Kilgarvan. He has crafted over 90 albums since 2010. These albums are mostly of alternative pop, heavily influenced by music of the 60s and 70s such as garage rock, disco and Afro-Beat.
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He has a lyrical style that is distinctly observational and narrative-based, delivered in his own accent and dealing with themes of isolation, life in rural areas, geography and social behaviours.
He has performed around the country with his backing band and worked with the Irish based labels Little L and Sunshine Cult to release cassettes as well as UK label Sunstone Records to
release a double L.P.
His recent records “The Great Southern” and “Bat Sanctuary” are centered around the town of Kenmare and his time growing up there.
Shaw is currently working on an album centred around the supernatural folklore of the county which he hopes to release in early 2023.
Pretty Happy
Pretty Happy is a 3-piece sister-brother-best friend art-punk band from Cork known for intense theatrical live performances, and embracing the idioms and energy of their home city.
In the last six months they opened for Future Islands, Gilla Band, Pillow Queens, The Mary Wallopers, toured the UK with Altered Hour and toured Europe and the UK with Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Body/Head), and performed at Primavera Sound, All Together Now and Raw Power in London.
In November they open for Pavement in Dublin. Pretty Happy are diverse artists who enage with theatre, film and visual art.
In June this year they curated QUARE a celebration of queer art in Cork with one-day open-air event in St. Anne’s Park in Shandon for Cork Midsummer Festival.
For their forthcoming debut EP, the trio teamed up with producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy (Lankum, Black Midi) at Hellfire Studios in Dublin. The new material, due for release in late October, will reveal a more expansive textural sound.
