FOUND: Two sums of money 1) adjacent to Church contact Jer 087-2782880, 2) in the vicinity of the Recreational Hall, contact John 086-1579381.
COOLICK NATIONAL SCHOOL: Preliminary Enrolment forms are available for children intending to start school in Sept. 2012. Please contact 066-9764549.
FRIENDS OF KENYA invite you to a Traditional Biddy Ball in Kilcummin GAA Social Klub on Sat. 4th February at 9.30pm till late. Music by Neily O’Connor Band. Adm. free. Raffles & crack with optional fancy dress. Proceeds to Street Children in Luanda & Kisumu, Kenya.
I.C.A: The monthly meeting of the Guild will be held in the Rural Development Office on Wednesday 1st February at 8pm. A speaker from the Irish Heart Foundation will attend the meeting. All welcome.
KILCUMMIN YOUTH COUNCIL: Calling any young person 13 to 18 years old - a Youth Council is being set up in the area. This is a chance for you to contribute to your community and learn skills such as teamwork, communications etc. There will be a certificate for all participants. For further information please contact Catherine Coffey, Kilcummin Rural Development Office @ 6643357 or
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RAHEEN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP will host its 2nd Annual Table Quiz in Murphy’s Bar, Barraduff on Friday February 10th at 8.30pm. There will be trophies and a prize of €100 for the first place team, second place will receive a prize of €40.
COMHALTAS MEETING: The next meeting of the Kilcummin Comhaltas Branch will take place on Thursday February 9th at 8pm in the Recreational Hall.
IRISH (CONVERSATION) CLASSES take place every Thursday in the Rural Development Office at 8.30pm.
LIXNAW FÉILE FEABHRA will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February in Ceolann. Saturday: Music workshops with Gearóid Keating (Fiddle/Banjo) & Máiréad Corridon (Concertina/Accordion) starting at 11.30am until 2.00pm with lunch provided for participants. Sean-nós dancing workshop with Adrain Moriarty from 2.15 to 4.00pm. Workshop €10 & €15 for anyone wishing to do both. Concert on Saturday night starting at 8.00pm featuring the Lixnaw Comhaltas musicians, dancers etc. Sunday: Music & singing competitions: Starting at 2.00pm. These competitions are primarily for novices/non-prize winners Programmes available from delegates everyone welcome.
SULT NA NÓG will take place this year on two different weekends in March. Sult na n-Óg music, singing, strorytelling and comhrá will be on March 3rd in the IT Tralee, North Campus starting at 10.30am. Closing date for entry to this competition will be Wednesday February 8th. Sult na n-Óg dancing will be on March 19th in Fossa Community Centre starting at 10.30am. Closing date for entry to this competition will be Tuesday February 21st. Entry forms available from Bríd Fleming ((Branch Secretary) or from the Rural Development Office. All entries to be returned to Bríd Fleming before the closing dates mentioned above,
FIDDLE CLASSES with Brendan O’Sullivan continue every Thursday night. Contact 086-3612665.
ADULT & TEENAGE SET DANCING will continue in Kilcummin Recreational Hall every Tuesday night beginning at 8.15pm. For info. on the above classes contact John or Mary at 064-6633752 or 086-1579381.
BUTTON ACCORDION CLASSES: Limited number of places available. Contact Conor Moriarty on 087-9698063.
SEAN NÓS DANCING WORKSHOP with Adrian Moriarty Saturday 11th Feb from 12 to 2pm at the Kilcummin Recreational Hall. All ages welcome. Contact Adrian at 087-7696097.
KILCUMMIN NO NAME CLUB meets every Friday from 7pm-8pm in the Rural Development Office.
KILCUMMIN COMMUNITY GAMES: 2012 got off to a fantastic start for Kilcummin Community Games when our music group swept to glory and collected the gold medals in a highly competitive event in Abbeydorney on Saturday evening last. Our highly talented group under the excellent guidance of Colm Guilfoyle saw off ten other entrants to book their place in the All-Ireland Finals which will be held in Athlone in late May. Heartiest congratulations to Niamh McSweeney on concertina, Stephen O’Leary on accordion and Dean Griffin on banjo and no doubt their hard work will continue over the next few months with a big thank you to Colm Guilfoyle for all his help. Niamh McSweeney collected her second medal of the weekend when she took silver in the solo music competition in a very strong field of 15 challengers. Niamh gave an outstanding performance on concertina and was only pipped at the post by the reigning champion. Next weekend it is the turn of our ballad group and solo singer to head for Abbeydorney for the County Finals and we wish them well. Thanks to Marian and Lal Collins for making their premises available for practice sessions in recent weeks, it is much appreciated.
MASTERGEEHA F.C. LOTTO: There was no winner on Friday 27th January. The numbers drawn were 1, 4, 17 and 21. Consolation prizes were €100 Margaret O’Connor, Dunrine, Kilcummin; €60 Colm O’Brien, Deerpark, Killarney; €30 Emma & Erin O’Sullivan, c/o Tim O’Sullivan; €30 Philip O’Leary, Mastergeeha, Kilcummin; €30 Bernie Breen, c/o Bertie Curtin. Next draw Friday 3rd February. Jackpot €7050.
KILCUMMIN LADIES GAA AGM: The Kilcummin Ladies GAA held their meeting on Thursday night last at the Clubhouse and had a good number attending the following is the officers for 2012: Chairperson Mary Courtney, Secretary Fiona McSweeney, Assistant Secretary Kathleen Fitzgerald, Registrars Niamh and Ashling O’Donoghue, Treasurer and PRO Colm Brosnan, delegates to County Board and East Kerry Boards John Egan, Maggie Doherty, Debbie Murphy.
GAA: DUHALLOW U-20 TOURNAMENT: The Kilcummin/Rathmore combination will contest the final of this prestigious tournament following a fine victory over East Kerry in the Semi Final under lights in Rathmore during the week. Kilcummin contributed seven players to the starting fifteen and two substitutes were introduced. Damien O’Leary was solid at full back with Gavin O’Leary’s and Noel Duggan in the half back line. Jamie O’Sullivan “Captain” lined out at midfield notching 1-4 Ian Devane0-1 and Gary O’Leary 1-2 were wing forwards and Chris O’Leary 0-2 lined out at corner forward. Kevin McCarthy and Jer Sheehan were introduced. Final score Kilcummin/Rathmore 3-13 East Kerry 0-7 Willie Maher and Seanie O’Leary are the Kilcummin selectors. They will play Douglas from Cork in the final.
COUNTY MINOR LEAGUE: Kilcummin will play in Div 2 for 2012 with Ardfert, Dingle, Spa, Templenoe/Tousist & Legion. The League will commence on February 25th or March 3rd at home to Spa, away to Dingle March 10th at home to Ardfert March 17th, away to Templenoe/Tousist April 20th and home to Legion April 27th.
CONGRATULATIONS to Tim Ryan and Michael Piggott. The former is starting his 5th year as East Kerry Board Vice Chairman and Michael completed his five year term as Secretary of the Board and was elected Ass. Secretary for 2012. We also congratulate Donal Barry on being re-elected Chairman of the Kerry Ladies County Board and Mary Courtney on being re-elected Assistant Treasurer.
MEMBERSHIP 2012: We are asking existing members and new members to sign up as soon as possible. This indicates your support for the Club and is appreciated, Players €60, Adults €40. Registrars Marie Devane and Willie Fleming or Club Officers.
ANNUAL GAA SOCIAL: We had a great night in the local Klub on Saturday night as 160 socialisers enjoyed good food and music to pull the curtain on 2011. The 2011 club person award went to Eoghan Moriarty and the three merit awards for services to the Club went to Dermot Kelly, Michael McCarthy and Christy O’Leary. The senior player of the year award went to Daniel O’Leary and the junior award went to Damien Doolan with the ladies football player of the year award going to Debra Murphy. The minor team were presented with their East Kerry League & Championship medals for 2011 also Gary O’Leary, Damien O’Leary, Shane Murphy, James Devane, Kevin McCarthy and Kieran Murphy along with selectors Willie Maher were presented with awards for their 2011 involvement with the Kerry Minors. The ladies team winners of County & East Kerry titles also received their medals and displayed the true spirit of a team during the night. Tim Ryan and Michael Piggott represented the East Kerry Board and outgoing Secretary Martina O’Riordan was recognised for her two years of service. Sean Kelly M.E.P., Senator Marie Moloney were also in attendance as was Brendan Kealy. We thank all those who worked so hard in preparing for the night and we look forward to 2012.
EAST KERRY CHAMPIONSHIP: Kilcummin and Dr. Crokes contested the opening round of the U21 Championship on Sunday at the Dr. Crokes pitch with victory going to Dr. Crokes 5-10 to 1-8. Whereas the score line does not reflect the contest it is fair to say Dr. Crokes were the better side, with a fitter and skill full display. The Crokes led at the interval 2-6 to 1-4 and added three second half goals to take victory. There is good potential in this Kilcummin side and with their good mentors and some hard grafting, success can be achieved. Team: Donald McSweeney, Enda O’Sullivan, Damien O’Leary, Denis O’Riordan, Gavin O’Connor, Chris O’Leary, Gavin O’Leary, Jamie O’Sullivan, Kieran Murphy, Noel Duggan, John McCarthy, Ian Devane, Jer Sheehan, T.J. Moriarty, Gary O’Leary. Subs introduced Darragh McCarthy, Brendan Fleming, Tommy O’Sullivan. Kilcummin were missing the services of Shane Murphy and Kevin McCarthy due to flu while James Devane is just returning from a serious injury in 2011.
LOTTO: The Kilcummin GAA Club Jackpot on next Sunday night the 5th February will be €8750 with tickets from usual sources.