West & Mid Kerry Live issue 434

Corca Dhuibhne Beo West & Mid Kerry Live

Eisiúint / Issue 434 12ú - 26ú Márta / March 2026

San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue

Pg 3: Animation Dingle

Pg 6: Nutrition with Irene

Pg 8: Once Upon a Time in the Southwest

Pg 11: Dingle Cookery School Recipe

Pg 22: West Kerry GAA

Pg 25: Quiet Lanes Walk

Pg 35: Kerry FC

Pg 35: All In The Mind

Pg 38: Town & Peninsula Maps

Pg 40: Crosfhocal Sean-Nós

Pg 41: Ó Mhárthain

Pg 42: Crossword

Pg 43: Classifieds

Published by West Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry V92 EC85 Does your Septic Tank

IONAID LEIGHIS / MEDICAL CENTRES:

Clinic Cois Abhann, The Mall , Dingle 066 9151465

Ionad Leighis An Daingin, The Mall, Dingle 066 9152225.

DingleDoc, Spa Rd, Dingle V92K282 066-9152346 / 066-9152324

Castlegregory Medical Centre, 066-7139226 Mon-Fri, 9:00am to 5:00 pm Saturday, by appointment.

Annascaul Health Centre, Annascaul 066-9157227, SouthDoc: 0818 355 999 for all calls between 6.00pm to 8.00am

Killorglin Health Centre, Killorglin, Tel: 066 976 1284

Cronin, Dr Ann, Beach Tree Lodge, Market St, Killorglin (066)9761014

Prenderville Edmond, Daly’s Lane, Killorglin (066)9761072

Prenderville Edmond, Coolmore Laharn, Killorglin (066)9761512

Milltown Health Centre Milltown (066)9767113

IONAD TRÉIDLIACHTA / VETERINARY SURGERY

Brendan O’ Connell, Spa Rd., Dingle. Tel (066) 9151814

EIGEANDÁIL / EMERGENCY:

Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coast Guard: Tel: 112 or 999. These numbers are free of charge but should only be used in cases of genuine emergencies.

STÁISIÚN NA NGARDAÍ / GARDA STATIONS

Annascaul Garda Station,. Tel: +353 66 9157102

Dingle Garda Station, Tel: +353 66 9151522

Castlegregory Garda Station,Tel: +353 66 7139690

Garda Station, Killorglin, Tel: +353 66 976 1113

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News from The Marts

Dingle

Calf Sale Saturday 14th March intake from 9am Sale at 10.30am

Sheep Calf & Cattle Sale Saturday 21st March, commencing at 11am with Sheep.

Milltown -ring for details

DINGLE 066 91 51586 MILLTOWN : 066 97 67309

To Advertise

Contact us on 066-9150530 Lorcán: 086-1737944 Mossy: 087-2149327 Email: westkerrynews@gmail.com or check us out on Facebook www.westkerrylive.ie

FIACLÓIRÍ / DENTISTS

Corkery-Johnson Linda BDS NUI

Upper Main St Dingle Co. Kerry (066) 9152333

Long Bryan G B. Dent. Sc. Main st. Upr .Dingle (066)9151527

Timothy Lynch Dental Surgery, Langford st, Killorglin, 066 97 61831

Mac Domhnaill Dental, Tralee, 066-7121457 / 087-1319792

CLÁR-AMA BUS / BUS TIMETABLES:

Local Link Kerry 066 7147002

Bus Station, Killarney, Co. Kerry. (064) 6630011

Bus Station, Tralee, Co. Kerry. (066) 7164700

POITIGÉIRÍ / CHEMISTS:

The Village Pharmacy, Castlegregory, 066-7139646

Walsh John, Pharmacy Green st. Dingle (066)9151365

O’Keeffe Pharmacy Ltd . Strand St.(066)9151310

Grogan’s Pharmacy, Spa Rd, Dingle (066)-9150518

O’Dohertys Pharmacy, Bridge Street, Milltown (066)-9767305

Laune Pharmacy Market Street, Killorglin, 066 976 1131

Mulvihill Pharmacy Ltd, Main St, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 1115

O’Sullivan’s Pharmacy, Mill Road, Killorglin, Phone : 066 976 2111

O Sullivans Pharmacy 6 Bridge Street, Milltown, 066 9795915

OPTICIANS / RADHARC-EOLAÍ

Ó Domhnaill Opticians, Mail Rd., Dingle, (066) 9152863

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP) WEST KERRY AREA 066 7128021

Free Family Screenings at Animation Dingle 2026

Make sure to book your free ticket for these 2 wonderful family screenings. Open to the public, this is our way of saying thank you to Dingle. Both screenings take place on Saturday 21st March in Dingle Wave Theatre.

Wolfwalkers/Na Conríochtaí - 12:45

The Animation Dingle Family Screening of Wolfwakers is for the local community, offering the opportunity for younger children to engage with alternative forms of cinema and non-mainstream animation.

Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers/Na Conríochtaí follows a young apprentice hunter and her father who journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. Everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night. The director of the film, Tomm Moore, will introduce the film Presented as Gaeilge.

Winner of Best Film at IFTA 2021

Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Academy Awards

Book your free ticket for Wolfwakers on eventbrite.ie

Art as Activism - From Gaza with Love

Screening & Q&A 14:45

Throughout the war and devastation in Gaza, award-winning animator Haneen Koraz has persevered, teaching stop-motion animation workshops for children in refugee camps. By providing the children the time and space to use their imagination and create by hand, Haneen “tried to change the reality, even if just a little”

The resulting catalogue of films is a powerful display of imagination and creativity, in which the children reflect on their circumstances, their past and hopes and dreams for the future.

This illuminating event will feature short films made by children in Gaza, as well as a live Q&A with Haneen and Producer Shauna Cullen (Jam Media), during which we will explore art’s ability to subvert and challenge the status quo, bring change and provide hope to all.

Book your free ticket for From Gaza with Love on eventbrite.ie www.animationdingle.com

Animation Dingle March 19-21 2026

West Kerry Easter Sports Camp

to be held in

Scoil Iognáid Rís, Dingle

Monday 30th March- Thursday 2nd April

Boys & Girls aged 5 - 13 years

Activities include:

5-7 years

Mini Soccer, Basketball, Football, Rounders, Foamball, Egg Hunts, Musical Games, Art & Craft, Fun Relays, Parachute Games, Mini Disco & more.

8-13 years

Soccer, Unihoc, Football, Basketball, Tag Rugby, Dodgeball, Aussie Rules, Rounders, Orienteering, Art & Craft, Obstacle Course, Olympic Handball, Teambuilding Games & much more

Numbers Limited - Early Booking Essential!! Enquiries to Seán Geaney 087-221 3834 / 087-696 1567

60 Seconds with Mike Lawlor

What was your first job? Bar man in the Castle Inn, Castlemaine

What is your favourite film? The Hobbit

What is your favourite book? I don't bother with books

What was the first CD / Tape / Record you bought? Michael Jackson - Bad

What was your favourite holiday? Albufeira

What is your favourite drink? Carlsberg

Who is your favourite actor? Jessie Buckley

What advice would you give to your younger self? Go easy on the drink

Who is your sporting hero? Roy Keane

Two figures from history you'd like to have as dinner guests. Wolfe Tone and Bobby Sands

If a time machine could take you anywhere for one day, when/where would you go? Back to the Champions league final, 1999

What’s your favourite saying? I'll do it next week!

Pat Hanafin

Septic Tank Emptying & Drain Cleaning

With over 30 years in business providing a Septic Tank Cleaning Service in the Dingle Peninsula, we now provide DRAIN CLEANING. From 2” sink lines to 4” - 12” sewer pipes. Biocycle tanks filter system,washed after emptying. Providing power washing service and washing facility. 24 hour cover.

WE NOW PROVIDE A CCTV INSPECTION CAMERA SERVICE

Septic & Biocycle Tank Fitting

We supply and fit septic tanks and biocycle tanks. All percolation work carried out all over the peninsula. 086-2241064

066-9151682

St. Brendan’s Road

Tralee, V92 FD3A

Hear the Moments That Matter

We’re reminded to check our eyesight. We’re told to visit the dentist regularly. But how often do we think about our hearing?

Hearing health is a vital part of our overall wellbeing. It connects us to conversation, laughter, music and the everyday sounds that shape our lives. Yet because hearing loss often develops gradually, many people don’t realise there is an issue until it begins to affect their confidence, relationships and quality of life.

Ignoring the early signs - turning up the television, asking people to repeat themselves, struggling in group conversations, can lead to increased isolation and even impact mental wellbeing. The good news is that early detection makes a significant difference.

Making Hearing Health Accessible in Kerry Audiology Medical Services encourages adults across Kerry to prioritise their hearing health.

She’s listened to every story, every worry, every laugh. This Mother’s Day, help her protect her hearing for the years ahead...

Book a Free Adult Hearing Test and we can also check your eligibility for Free Hearing Aids with PRSI*

Our clinics on St. Brendan's Road in Tralee and Killarney GP, makes expert audiology care even more accessible for the local community. Leading the service at these clinics are an experienced audiology team, led by Director of Audiology, Jessica Lewis, who are dedicated to providing personalised, professional and compassionate care. Every hearing assessment is thorough, unrushed and tailored to the individual’s needs.

Free Adult Hearing Tests & Free Hearing Aids with your PRSI

Cost should never be a barrier to better hearing. Audiology Medical Services is now offering ‘Free Adult Hearing Tests’ and ‘Free Hearing Aids’, up to a value of €1,000, to any person that is eligible under the PRSI Treatment Benefit Scheme.

More people than ever qualify for this grant, including those who are employed, self-employed, or retired – as long as you or your spouse/civil partner have the required PRSI contributions. Even Medical Card holders may be eligible for the grant, with no long waiting lists standing in the way of better hearing.

The team at Audiology Medical Services can check your eligibility quickly and guide you through the process, ensuring you receive the best device and support for your individual lifestyle.

Taking a proactive step today can protect years of conversation, connection and confidence. A simple Free Adult Hearing Test could be the first step towards hearing life more clearly.

Freephone 1800 501 501 to book an appointment with Audiology Medical Services at either of our Kerry clinics or visit www.audiologymedicalservices. ie.

Because hearing isn’t just about sound, it’s about staying connected to the moments that matter most.

Faith, Food and the Making of a Saint

Irene Flannery

Every year on St Patrick’s Day we celebrate with the familiar trio of corned beef, cabbage and spuds, usually served with a few boiled turnips and perhaps a pint of stout for good measure. It’s the Irish meal recognised all around the world. Yet when Saint Patrick himself was travelling the length and breadth of Ireland in the 5th century, this famous dish hadn’t made it onto the menu yet. In fact, the St Patrick’s Day dinner we know today is largely an Irish-American tradition that emerged much later among Irish immigrants in New York — which is probably just as well, as he already had enough challenges on his plate.

And he certainly had plenty of those.

Saint Patrick set himself a formidable task: converting the wild pagans who roamed Ireland in the 5th century. As he wrote himself, “If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.” By all accounts, the céad míle fáilte for which we are now famous was not always extended to the wandering cleric. Yet by the time he died around 462, it is said he had established over 300 churches and baptised more than 100,000 people. Not a bad result for less than thirty years of ministry.

Most accounts of Patrick’s early life tell a dramatic story. Captured by Irish pirates at the age of sixteen, he was taken from his home in Cumbria and enslaved for six years, minding sheep on a hillside in Mayo. Following a vision, he escaped his captors and made his way back to Britain, where he was reunited with his family. He then spent the next sixteen years studying Christianity before returning to Ireland as a missionary — fluent in Irish and ready to take on the formidable task of converting the locals.

It is hard to know which phase of his life was tougher: the lonely years spent in slavery as a young man, or the arduous journeys across the Emerald Isle preaching to people who were not necessarily eager to hear him. Saint Patrick himself attributed his strength to his faith in God. But if we take a closer look at the food available in Ireland in the 5th century, it’s quite possible he drew plenty of his energy and endurance from what was on his plate as well.

The diet of the time was lush, abundant and surprisingly varied. Although largely dependent on the seasons, it was probably far more nutritious than the typical Irish diet of today. In fact, it was a very milky affair. Ireland’s lush green pastures supported healthy herds of cattle, providing people with an abundance of dairy. Fresh milk was drunk freely, but so too were sour milk, buttermilk and whey mixed with

water. There were fresh curds, old curds and something intriguingly called “real curds”. Clearly, they took their dairy very seriously. One historian even described a thick, bubbling yellow milk as the king of milks — “the swallowing of which needs chewing.”

When milk supplies naturally dropped during winter and early spring, butter and hard cheeses helped sustain people through the leaner months. So while Saint Patrick credited his strength to his faith, he was also likely benefiting from a steady supply of protein, calcium, B vitamins and gut-friendly bacteria from these naturally fermented dairy foods.

Meat was more of a rarity and was often cured and kept for the winter months, when fishing or hunting wild game was less reliable. For most of the year, the rivers, lakes and surrounding seas provided a wealth of fresh fish — particularly salmon, trout and eel. Saint Patrick would have had no shortage of omega-3s. His memory was said to be phenomenal, his mood remained upbeat despite the demands of his mission, and his joints held out well enough for him to climb Croagh Patrick and travel the length and breadth of Ireland several times over spreading his message.

Cereals grown at the time — mainly oats and barley — were plentiful and provided the kind of slow-release energy needed to keep a travelling missionary on his feet all day. Oats were often cooked into a porridge-like gruel, mixed with nuts and wild berries, or pounded into flatbreads and cooked on an open griddle. These early oatcakes may well have been the original travel snack, easily tucked under Saint Patrick’s green cloak for the long journeys between settlements. Much of the barley grown in Ireland was used for brewing ale. And it’s fair to imagine that Saint Patrick enjoyed the occasional sup. It probably helped break the ice with the locals and made for lively storytelling — a handy way of sharing his message with a defensive audience. One particular yarn about snakes proved so memorable that it’s still being told today by pagans and non-pagans alike.

The rest of his diet would have included hen and goose eggs, honey, watercress, wild garlic, edible leaves and roots, apples and seaweeds gathered along Ireland’s rugged coastline. With such nourishing fare, it is hardly surprising that Saint Patrick managed to build churches across the country, baptise the nation and still find time for reflection — and perhaps even the design of the Celtic cross. Quite simply, he ate all round him — and more importantly, he ate what was in season and close to hand.

Nowadays we may have more food choices available to us, but not necessarily more nutritious food, and certainly not food that is as local or seasonal as our bodies might prefer. Saint Patrick’s diet offers a simple reminder that good nourishment doesn’t have to be complicated. Seasonal, locally sourced food, eaten in variety, has been sustaining people on this island for centuries. Perhaps there’s something in that worth remembering when we sit down to celebrate St Patrick’s Day – even if there is corned beef on the table.

Irene Flannery, Nutritional Therapist - 086 166 2562 www.omnom.ie

Once Upon a Time in the Southwest

Ted Creedon

Dingle Rescue

-Kerry News 20 June 1899

On Friday evening last, at about ten thirty, while Constables Corcoran and Noble were on patrol duty at Quay Street, Dingle, they heard a loud splash in the water followed by a cry for help. They ran along the pier and saw a man struggling in the water, some twenty yards out from the pier. With commendable bravery they divested themselves of their belts only and jumped into the water. The tide was ebbing fast and the man was being rapidly carried out the harbour. However, the two constables succeeded in reaching him and began to bring him towards the quay slip with considerable difficulty.

Then John Curran, of Strand Street, came to their assistance in his boat. He managed to get the three men on board and brought them ashore. The rescued man was a native of Cork City named John Seymour, a journeyman cooper. He was in an exhausted condition and was brought to the Workhouse hospital where he was attended to by Dr. Myles. Were it not for the brave actions of the two constables he would have been lost.

(The three men were lucky, especially the police, if they went in fully clothed and in their boots. The clothing would rapidly become soaked adding to the rescue attempt. No word as to how the man ended up in the harbour – slip, trip or fall?)

Woman Murdered Near Glencar

-Liverpool Daily Post 27 May 1902

Intelligence has reached Tralee that a woman named Amy Riordan was found murdered in her home near Glencar, South Kerry, yesterday. She had several wounds to her head and arms. The Glencar police are investigating the case.

News of the killing has shocked the local community.

Shot Dead By Police

-Ulster Echo 13 December 1897

Early on Sunday morning a police sergeant and two constables, stationed with him on a temporary basis, were on duty near Derrynane Lake, County Kerry. It was during the spawning season for the prevention of illegal fishing or poaching. Their duty was also the protection of the water bailiffs.

The police encountered a group of poachers, one of whom, a young man named Fenton, was shot dead by one of the officers.

(No information as to why the poacher was killed. Did he have a gun – was he a threat to the police or was the killing a warning to other poachers.)

Young Man Loses Both Legs

-Cork Weekly News 09 April 1898

A shocking accident occurred on the Tralee and Fenit Railway Line on Tuesday evening. A young man named Davis, aged about 18 years, was engaged in shunting operations on Fenit pier. Suddenly, he fell off the buffer and on to the railway line. The engine passed over the unfortunate youth, cutting off both legs from below the knee.

Luckily, Dr. Brick, of Tralee, was attending to a patient in the nearby village of Taulaught at the time. When someone came with the news of the tragic accident he raced to the location on his bike. He succeeded in stopping the haemorrhage thus saving the victims life for a while. The tragic victim was placed on a special train and conveyed to Tralee and then to the County Infirmary, where he lies in a critical condition. He is a native of the village of Taulaught.

(The buffer may have been a mounted buffer, part of a coupling system. There are several spellings of the village name.)

Accident near Dingle

-Kerry News 04 May 1900

A man named Thomas Hanafin, a native of Lisbrogan, (Lisdorgan), was returning home from a christening at Glens on Sunday, three miles west of Dingle, with his wife. They were travelling by horse and car. When they came to Ballinvownig , a short distance from the town, the wheel of the car, in front of which Mr. Hanafin was seated, fell off the axel. This resulted in both passengers being violently thrown from the car on to the road. Some people came on the scene and assisted the couple. The man was in a very bad condition. He was placed on a car and taken into Dingle where he was treated by Dr. Myles. Mr. Hanafin had suffered a broken arm and other injuries.

(No mention of Mrs, Hanafin in the report.)

Little Boy Murdered

-Lincolnshire Echo 02 September 1897

A youth, aged 17, was arrested in Listowel today charged on suspicion with causing the death of a London boy named John Teahan, whose body was found yesterday in a field near Tralee. The seven-year-old victim was found to have had his head battered and one of his arms broken. It is alleged that the accused told other youths he had killed the English cockney.

Murdered Boy.

Irish Independent 07 September 1897

At the conclusion of the Tralee Petty Sessions yesterday, Edward Sedgewick. Aged 17 years, was brought up in custody, charged with wilful murder of a little boy aged seven, at Tralee on the 31st of August.

Head Constable Hannan was sworn and made a deposition asking for a remand until next Thursday when the constabulary would be prepared to go into evidence. The remand was granted.

New Dingle Pub

-Kerry Evening Post 11 October 1876

Sir,

Take notice that I, Daniel Griffin, Residing at Bridge Street, Dingle, in the County of Kerry, Shop keeper, do hereby inform you that it is my intention to make an application at the next General Quarter Session of the Peace, to be held at Dingle, in the County of Kerry, on the 30th day of October, 1876, for a Certificate to enable me to obtain a Seven-Day license to Sell Spirits, Beer and Cider, by retail in my dwelling house, situate at Bridge Street, Dingle, and in which house I reside and I propose, as my sureties, the following persons, William Barry and Patrick O’Sullivan, Shopkeepers, both of Dingle, and both in said County; for which be to you and each of you, a sufficient Notice.

(It would have been easier to get a visa for North Korea………..except he’d have to wait until 1953)

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Mussels with Cider, Garlic and Cream

Mark Murphy - Dingle Cookery School

My goal with this column is the same as at Dingle Cookery School: to share seasonal ideas, simple techniques and recipes that help you cook with more confidence at home. Good cooking does not need to be complicated. With the right ingredients and a few clear principles, anyone can cook delicious food for family and friends.

Cromane, just across the bay from the Dingle Peninsula, produces some of the finest mussels in Ireland. They grow in the clean Atlantic waters of Castlemaine Harbour and are prized for their sweetness and plump texture. We are very fortunate in Kerry to have such exceptional shellfish on our doorstep. Yet many people still think mussels are something that can only be enjoyed in a restaurant.

In truth they are one of the quickest and easiest seafood dishes to cook at home. They usually come very clean now, but it is worth giving them a quick rinse under cold water before cooking. If a mussel has a small fibrous beard attached, grip it and pull it firmly towards the hinge of the shell to remove it.

In this recipe the mussels are steamed with cider, garlic and cream, creating a light broth that is perfect for dipping good bread. When the ingredients are this good, the cooking should stay simple.

Serves

2 as a main course or 4 as a starter

Ingredients

1 kg fresh mussels

25 g butter

1 small onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

200 ml dry cider

100 ml cream

Small handful flat leaf parsley, chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

Lemon juice to taste

Good crusty bread to serve

Method

Check the mussels first. Any that are open should close when tapped. If they remain open discard them. Remove the beard if present and rinse the shells under cold water.

Place a large pot over medium heat and add the butter. Once melted add the onion or shallots and cook gently for 3 to 4 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.

Pour in the cider and bring to a lively simmer. Add the mussels to the pot and cover with a lid. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, shaking the pot once or twice, until the shells open. Remove the lid and stir in the cream. Allow the sauce to bubble for 1

to 2 minutes. Add the chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Taste and season with black pepper. The mussels will already bring some natural salinity so extra salt is rarely needed.

Discard any mussels that have not opened.

Serve immediately in warm bowls with plenty of the cider and cream broth spooned over the top and some crusty bread.

Tip

The biggest mistake people make with mussels is overcooking them. Once the shells open they are done. If they cook too long they tighten and lose their tenderness.

Bain Taitneamh As!

Courtney’s Bakery

Dick Mack’s Yard, Dingle 066-9151583

Open: Mon - Sat, 7am - 5pm

Large selection of cakes, confectionery, sandwiches, hot pies, sausage rolls, teas, coffees etc.

Wide selection of breads

ROTARY CLUB DAFFODIL DAY COLLECTION

Cumann Rotary An Dingle (Rotary Club of Dingle) will be in Dingle collecting for The Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day on Friday 20th March 2026.

COLLECTION POINTS -

• Garvey's Supervalu Supermarket

• Sheehy's Spar Supermarket

• Centra Supermarket

• Moran's Supermarket

ALSO COLLECTION BOXES LEFT IN

• Skellig Hotel,

• Ventry Post Office

• Dingle Post Office.

Lá Fhéile Phádraig

Tá an t-Earrach buailte linn, agus tá Daingean Uí Chúis dúisithe, tar éis ciúnas an Gheimhridh agus póit an cheiliúrtha. Tá obair dian á dhéanamh ag muintir Dhaingean Uí Chúis chun an athbheochan a bhaint amach. Tá an ghrian ag taitneamh ar na siopaí geala agus na bialanna fáiltiúla. Tá ceol san aer agus cadaráil ar na sráideanna. Beidh an chéad instealladh fuinnimh ag teach i lár mí Márta le Lá Fhéile Phádraig agus na cuairteoirí go léir a dtagann leis. Táimíd ag tnúth leis an mórshiúil a fheiscint agus bígí cinnte súil a choimeád amach i gcomhair ár lógó álainn glas!

Spring is here and Daingean Uí Chúis is awake! After the quiet of the winter and the consequences of the celebration. The local community is working hard to achieve this renaissance. The sun is shining on the bright shops and welcoming restaurants. The music is in the air and the conversation is on the streets. The first injection of energy will come in mid-March, with St. Patrick’s Day. We are looking forward to seeing the parade, and you be sure to keep an eye out for our lovely green logo!

Lá na Máithreacha

An bhfuil na bláthanna in áirithint agat? Ar cheannaigh tú an bosca seacláid sin a chonaic tú i Lidl? Nó an bhfuair sí réidh leis an seacláid don charghas? Bhfuil tú chun bricfeasta sa leabaigh a chruthú di? Pancóga agus ispíní agus uibheacha scrufa? Nó díreach cupán tae, sa mhuga is fearr léi? Bhfuil tú chun an tigh a ghlanadh, ó bhun go barr? Nó dul ag siúil léi, chuig Ceann Sibéal nó Béal Bán? An lasfaidh tú tine di, chun a chosa a théamh? Nó an rachaidh sibh chuig an Sona Sauna, ag léimt san fharraige tar éis? Ní dán é sin, más é sin cad a cheapann tú. Is díreach tubsmaointeoireacht é; agus fós níl an freagra agam, agus ní bheidh ariamh. Have you ordered the flowers? Did you buy that box of chocolates you saw in Lidl? Or has she given up chocolate for lent? Will you make her breakfast in bed? Pancakes and sausages and scrambled eggs? Or just a cup of tea in her favourite mug. Will you clean the house, from top to bottom? Or go walking with her, to Caenn Sibéal or Béal Bán. Will you light the fire for her, to heat her toes? Or go to the Sauna and jump in the Atlantic?

Féile Beochana

Tá Animation Dingle ag teacht ón 19ú -21ú Márta. Táimíd ag tnúth leis an gcruthaitheacht a bheidh le feiscint timpeall na háite. Beidh imeacht as Gaelainn ar siúl do pháistí i Wave ar an Sathairn an 20ú, le taispeántas den scannán ó Cartoon Saloon; ‘Na Conriochtaí’ (2020). Chun ticéad a shocrú; féach ar AnimationDingle.com

Animation Dingle will be here from the 19th-21st of March. We are looking forward to this creative energy around the town. There will be an irish language event for children in Wave on Saturday the 21st, with a screening of ‘Na Conriochtaí’ (2020) from Cartoon Saloon. For more information and for tickets, please visit AnimationDingle.com

Caint ‘is Cadaráil don ngnó

Is seisiún cainte é seo chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaoine chun seirbhísí a chur ar fáil as Gaeilge. Tá an seisiún oiriúnach do dhaoine le gach leibhéal teangan agus is iad na rannpháirtithe a bheidh ag treorú an seisiúin. - Ceadaoin, - 6.30i.n. - 7.30i.n., - Óstan Benners

This session will focus on the language used with customers and in the workplace. It is suitable for all levels of Gaeloinn and it is the attendees that lead the conversation.

-Wednesdays, -6.30pm - 7.30pm, -Benners Hotel Siúlóid an Earraigh Táimid ag eagrú siúlóid chuig túr na hEisce ar an Luan an 16ú Márta ag 2i.n. Beidh stair agus scéalta le clos ar an turas seo, agus le cúnamh na haimsire beidh radharcanna áille againn leis. Beidh bróga maithe ag teastáilt agus bfhéidir cóta báistí chomh maith.Tá spásanna teoranta i gceist. Chun clárú, seol teachtaireacht chugainn ar instagram nó ar 087 7004 884

Spring is here at long last! Dúchas an Daingin is organising a walk to Túr na hEisce to welcome the new season and breathe in some fresh air. The walk will be on the 16th of March at 2pm. Appropriate footwear will be necessary and possibly a raincoat too. If you are interested in joining us, register ASAP. Spaces are limited, register on instagram or on 087 7004 884

Tae & Plé

Bíonn Tae agus Plé againn na haon Déardaoin, deis iontach atá anseo duit do chuid Gaelainne a chleachtadh i spás nádúrtha. Bígí linn

- Gach Déardaoin, - 12.00-13.30 - The Hare’s Corner

Join us for our weekly conversation group every Thursday, a wonderful opportunity to practice your Irish in a natural setting.

- Every Thursday , - 12.00-13.30 - The Hare’s Corner

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Ba mhaith linne, a chlann, àr mbuíochas ó chroí a ghabhail le gach aon duine a thug an oiread san tacaíochta dúinn an fhaid is a bhí Tommy breoite, suas go dtí an lá gur ghlaoigh Dia chuige féin air agus arís i rith laethanta déine na sochraide.

Dár ngaolta, dár gcomharsana, agus dár gcáirde táimid fíor buíoch.

Do gach éinne a ghlaoigh agus a d’fhág teachtaireachtaí comhbhróin ar an bhfón, daoine a sheol cártaí aifrínn agus litreacha agus daoine a thaisteal achar fada chun a dtacaíocht a léiriú, táimid buíoch.

Ár mbuíochas le gach éinne a líon an chistin le bia agus sóláistí agus le Tábhairne an Bhóthair a réitigh béile breá dúinn taréis na sochraide.

Don Athair Eoghain Ó Cadhla, a chara dílis, a léigh Aifreann na sochraide i dteanta an t-Athair Jim Sheehy, agus do Bhernie agus Johnjoe a chuir an ceol àlainn ar fàil, gan trácht ar Dhomhnal Ó Conchubhair, an t-adhlacóir áitiúl, a bhí chomh cneasta , cabhrach agus tuisceanach linn ó thosach go deire, míle buiochas.

Ní féidir linn dearmad a dhéanamh ar a dhlúth cháirde a réitigh a leaba shíoraí dó i dteampall nua Chill Chuain agus é ag féachaint díreach ináirde ar Shleasa Chnoc Bhréanainn, áit go raibh dlúth cheangal aige leis óna óige, táimid buíoch as bhúr gcabhair.

Don nDr Fiona Kavanagh agus foireann an Ionad Leighis sa Daingean, chomh maith le Poitigéir Uí Chaoimh, míle buíochas as bhúr gcabhair agus bhúr gcneastacht.

Dos na banaltraí a bhíodh ag glaoch go dtí an dtigh go rialta, buíochas ó chroí libh.

Don bhfoireann in Ospidéal an Otharlann Theas agus Ospidéal na hOllscoile Corcaigh, agus Ospidéal an Bhons Secours i dTrá Lí míle míle buíochas.

Buíochas ar leith do’n Ionad Brú Columbanus i gCorcaigh a thug an oiread san tacaíochta dúinn i rith na seachtainí a chaith Tommy san ospidéal. Ba mhór againn an compord agus an comhangar ar leac an dorais.

Go mbeannaí Dia gach aon duine a chabhraigh ó thosach go deire, agus atá fós linn ar an aistear uaigneach seo. Ofráladh Aifreann ar son bhúr n- intinní.

Beidh a Aifreann cuimhneachán bliana ar siúl i Sáipeal na Carraige tráthnóna dé Sathairn 21ú Márta ar a 7.30

“ Nuair gheomna bás agus fhàgfam slán, aige grithleán an tsaoil seo,

Go bhfagham ionad ard ó Rí na nGrást i bhfochair Bhreandáin Naofa.”

Cumann Caide na Gaeltachta

Ballraíocht na Gaeltachta

An bhfuileann tú id' bhall den gcumann? Tá Cumann Caide na Gaeltachta ag glacadh le ballraíocht go dtí 30ú Márta.

Cláraigh ar foireann.ie. Má tá aon fhadhb is féidir dul i dteanmháil leis an gCláraitheoir Dónal Ó Céileachair .

Lotto na Gaeltachta

Tréasaímid ó chroí le Therese McGovern An Dangean a bhuaigh €815 le déanaí. Baig súp as Therese. Ticéad díolta ag Seán JP Ó Muircheartaigh iontas na niontas baiI ó Dhia air.

Cluiche Ceannais Sinsir Chirraí Thiar 2026

An Ghaeltacht 1-15 Abhainn an Scáil1-15 ( Bhuaigh Abhainn an Scáil ar chiceanna éirice 4-3)

Ón neomat a chaith an réiteoir Brendan Brosnan an caid isteach bhí sé deacair na fóirne a scarúint óna chéile. Bhíodar ar ghob ar ghob le poinntí ó Ruaidhrí O Beaglaoich 0-3 cic saor cic saor cúpla, Diarmuid Ó Sé 0-1, Conor Ó Corrduibh 0-1.

Bhí Steven Ó Conchúir agus Peter Paul Sauerland ag cruthú fadhbanna agus iad beirt ar an ionsaí go minic.

Bhi Abhainn an Scáil ag aimsiú na scóranna nios fusa sa chéad leath agus bhiodar chun cinn 0-7 le 0-5 ag an mbriseadh.

Daimsigh Danny Ó Cíobháin 0-1, Conor Ó Corrduibh 0-1 agus leis an tam istigh thit caid ard isteach ar imeall na cearnóige agus daimsigh Gavin Ó

Cinneide baide chun an match a chothromú.

Am breise agus ciceanna eirice buaite ag Abhainn an Scáil 4-3. Bhí se tuillte acu ar an lá.

Bhi sé go diail Dónal Ó Laighin a fheiscint ag caitheamh geansaí sinsir na Gaeltachta nach Maidhc agus Elaine a bhi chomh bródúil Lá Idirnaisiunta na mBan. Ardfhear a Dhónail.

Comórtas na gClub Mionúirí (SCIATH)

An Ghaeltacht 0-07 Baile Mhic Eileagóid 2-10

Ní raibh rith an ráis leis na mionúiri ar an Satharn i gcoinne Ballymac. Bhí gála gaoithe againn sa chéad leath ach siad na cuaiteoirí a bhi chun tosaigh 1-5 le 0-3 ag leatham. Thugamar sár thaispeantas sa dara leath agus Maidhc Sé ar fáil ar feadh 20 neomataí.

Bhí na lads go diail ar fad go dtí ceann scríbe. Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach.

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Tá díon curtha ar an mbothán storála agus na binsí taobhline á dtógaint chomh maith. Tá an gort caide in ard shape agus ana éileamh ós na foirne éagsula chomh maith le scoileanna na háite. Bail ó Dhia ar an obair áis iontach go deimhin.

Toyota C-HR+ Test Drive Event will be held at Kelliher’s Toyota, Tralee from 9th to 21st March 2026

• 77 kWh battery powers driving range up to 606kms*

• Peace of mind guaranteed with Toyota Electric Battery Extended Care Program for up to 10 years** or 1 million kilometres

• Pricing starts from €42,160^, or from €374 per month

• Avail of an exclusive €2,000 Trade-In Booster or a low APR of 3.9% with Toyota Easy PCP Finance

• Book a test drive on www.kellihers.ie today or just simply call in!

The team at Kelliher’s are incredibly excited for the arrival of the all - new, fully electric Toyota C - HR+. This model represents a bold new chapter for Toyota, combining the striking design and dynamic performance that drivers already love with the added confidence and innovation of our latest electric‑vehicle technology. With a driving range of up to 606 kilometres, the Toyota C - HR+ is built to empower everyday journeys and longer adventures alike.

With prices starting from €42,160* or €374 per month with Toyota Easy PCP finance, smart shoppers can take advantage of a special introductory offer for the month of March, with the choice of a €2,000 Trade-In Booster or a low 3.9% APR. Customers, particularly those purchasing a battery electric vehicle for the first time, can be assured that the Toyota C-HR+ has all the Quality, Durability and Reliability that are a hallmark of the brand. This is reflected in the Toyota EV Battery Extended Care Programme, which covers the battery each year for up to 10 years of vehicle age or up to one million kilometres driven, subject to an annual battery health check.

**Toyota’s confidence in the quality of the battery is reflected in a guarantee it will retain at least 70% of its capacity up to 10 years, covered by the original EV Manufacturing Warranty until 8 years or 160.000 kilometres, and with the additional Extended Battery Care up to 10 years or 1 million kilometres driven that is activated by an annual EV service Health Check (T&Cs apply).

Méan Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh

Congratulations to our very own 3rd Year student, Ciara O’Connor!

Ciara recently reached the Final 16 and came in SECOND PLACE in the Junior category of the Taste of Home – Young Cook Challenge at Munster Technological University Cork last Friday. With an overwhelming level of interest in this year’s competition, this is an incredible achievement. We are especially proud that Méan Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh was the only school from Kerry to reach the final!

It was wonderful to see the creativity, skill and enthusiasm that each student brought to the kitchen on the day. Ciara prepared a delicious dish featuring chicken ballotine served with honey roasted carrots, cauliflower cheese, stuffing, roast potatoes and gravy, with a strong focus on using local produce. All the vegetables were grown from her own garden or from local west Kerry farmers and local honey.

Ciara was accompanied on the day at MTU by her parents, Jackie and Aidan O’Connor, and Home Economics teacher Ms Sallyann-Ann Leahy, who were delighted to support her. We hope this fantastic experience encourages Ciara to continue developing her passion and love for food and cooking in the years ahead. Well done to everyone involved in such a fantastic celebration of young culinary talent!

Tá Eilís Ní Ghairbhí, An Riasc Baile An Fheirtéaraigh, ag eagrú

Bingo Mór

Friday 13th March 2026

Benner's

Hotel Dingle

All Proceeds in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group Bus

Raffle on the night – Door Prize- & Bonus Game Duaiseanna Móra Le Buachaint.

Tea, Coffee & Refreshments on the night Come along and support this worthy cause

Doors Open at 6pm –Games Begin at 7.15

Tuilleadh Eolais

083-8315193

snfhirtearaigh@gmail.com

Paráid Lá ‘le Pádraig ar an mBuailtín

Is é teama na bliana seo ná “Sprid, Croí Caid agus Teanga”. Beidh siad ag bailiú ag Áras Bhréanainn óna 10.30 r.n. Fágfaidh an paráid mar is gnáth an Comharchumann ar a 11r.n, rachfaidh sé soir chomh fada le Tithe Saoire na Cluainte, casadh sé timpeall agus fillfidh sé tharnais go dtí ann Comharchumann. Dóibh siúd a theastaíonn uatha dul an Daingean le flótanna, beidh siad curtha chun tosaigh sa pharáid agus scaoilfear leo ag Tithe Saoire na Cluainte le go mbeidh siad sa Daingean in am don pharáid ar a 12.30. Impímid ar daoine a bhflótaí a bheith sa car chlós leath uair a chloig sula bhfágann an paráid

agus ar gach aon duine a seacht ndícheall a dhéanamh i mbliana agus flótaí agus cultacha a dhéanamh den chéad scoth.

Má thá breis eolais ó aon duine chur glaoch ar Paul 0879124007 nó JJ 086 9602382

St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ballyferriter.

Once again the St Patricks Parade will be held in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh this year.

This years theme is called “Sprid, Croí Caid agus Teanga” . Gathering at Áras Bhréanainn at 10.30am and as usual the parade will leave the Comharchumann car park at 11.00 travel through the village as far as the Cluainte Holiday homes where it will turn around and return to the Comharchumann’s car park. Floats etc are requested to be at this location at least half an hour before departurture.

For floats that wish to be in Dingle in time for that parade these will be put to the front of the our parade and will be able to leave the parade at the Cluainte Holiday Homes in order to be in Dingle with time to spare Extra information can be had by calling any of the following organisers Paul 0879124007 nó JJ 086 9602382

1ST YEAR & TY ENROLMENT 2026

• Excellent Academic achievement: Over the past three years an average of 19% LC students achieved 600 points or higher with an average of 72% achieving 500 points or higher

• Class average size 2024/25 = 18 students

• 55% of students enrolled attended English Medium primary schools!

• Remote Area Grant available from Department of Education subject to geographical location.

• Immerse in the Irish language with us for the year and experience many other TY activities! (Limited Places).

• Safe Nurturing Environment.

CLANN, CAIRDE, CREIDEAMH

Open Day 21st March 2026

10.00am - 3.00pm

Coláiste Íde, Baile an Ghoilín, An Daingean, Co. Chiarraí Phone: 066 9151211 • Email: info@colaisteide.com • www.colaisteide.com

Comhgháirdeachas le foireann Tráth na gCeist f11 Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste a bhuaigh Tráth na gCeist Comharchreidmheasa Chiarraí. Beidh siad ag dul ar aghaidh go Craobh na hÉireann i mBaile Átha Cliath ar an 19 Aibreán. Tréaslaímíd le Éabha, Matthew, Daniel agus Fiach

and Community

West Kerry GAA

Michael Kennedy

Annascaul retained its West Kerry League title in Lispole last Sunday. The final pitted Annascaul, last year’s league winners against An Ghaeltacht, the All Ireland Intermediate champions.

Despite the damp dreary conditions, these sides served up a fast free flowing entertaining game with more than its fair share of drama. Both teams were understrength starting out. By the end of the first quarter, it was 3 points a piece. At half time Annascaul led by 7 points to 5.

Annascaul beefed up their side for the second half introducing Tom Ashe, Gearoid Lyne, James Crean and Cathal Donovan.This move started to pay dividends, with Lyne in particular becoming increasingly influential. This resulted in Annascaul leading by 12 points to 8 by the 55th minute and looking good. An Ghaeltacht were 3 points adrift with seconds

remaining when Gavin Ó Cinnéide pounced on a breaking ball in the Annascaul goalmouth and rifled it into the net. This left sides level at full time, 0-12 to 1 -9.

Extra time started and at half time in extra time both sides were still locked together at 0-15 to 1-12. Halfway through second period Ruarí Ó Beaglaoich scored a great two pointer leaving An Ghaeltacht 2 points clear. Soon after, Jason Hickson-introduced in extra time-responded , driving home an Annascaul goal from close range. An Ghaeltacht replied with a point, leaving the sides tied at 1-15 each at the end of extra time. This game deserved a replay but a tight fixture calendar dictated otherwise and it went to penalties. Annascaul scored all their four penalties and An Ghaeltacht scored three out of five leaving Annascaul the winners. Derry Murphy, West Kerry Board, presented the cup to a worthy Annascaul captain, Colm Moriarty. Gearoid Lyne received a well deserved man of the match award.

In a nice touch prior to commencement the Annascaul players lined up, applauded, and provided a guard of honour for the All Ireland Intermediate Champions as they entered the field.

Dora McCarthy accepting her prize of a framed and signed Kerry Jersey outside Gairdín Mhuire Day Care Centre in Dingle. Míle buíochas do All Star Brian Ó Beaglaoich who donated the signed jersey and to Fadó for the framing. Thanks to all who bought tickets. €2,800 was raised for Gairdín Mhuire.

Notaí an Clochán - Bréanainn

Seirbhís Béile Baile

Tá an seirbhís ar fáil cúig lá sa tseachtain. Más mian leat béile/béilí a ordú glaoigh orainn ar 0872372241, Costas: €10 dinnéar & milseog. /Meal delivery service is provided five days per week, available to all. Cost: €10 dinner & dessert. Please contact Halla Le Chéile for more information 0872372241

Béile dinnéar pobail i Halla le Chéile gach Máirt

Béile Pobail gach Dé Máirt ag 12:30. Costas: €10 dinnéar & milseog. Glaoigh ar Halla Le Chéile chun do áit a chur in airithe. Fáilte roimh cách. Community Dinner, Halla le Chéile every Tuesday. Cost: €10 dinner & dessert. Contact Halla Le Chéile to book your space 0872372241. Everybody welcome! Grúpa Súgra/ Parent & Toddler Group

Tabhair Tús Maith dod’ leanbh agus tar dtí grúpa súgartha leo. Foghlamaíonn siad conas sóisialiú le leanaí eile – beidh rannta beaga, amhráin, scéalta agus spórt againn! Ar siúl gach Dé Céadaoin i Halla Le Chéile ó 10.30 go dtí 12i.n. Costas €5. Coming to a playgroup gives a great start to your child. Join us every Wednesday @ Halla Le Chéile from 10.30 to 12pm, cost is €5.

Sraith Léachtaí an Earraigh Ba mhaith le CFLT buíochas a ghabháil le Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí as urraíocht a dhéanamh ar Shraith Léachtaí an Earraigh le déanaí. Tá súil againn go mbeidh na léachtaí seo ina n-imeacht bliantúil amach anseo, agus má tá suim agat i léacht nó in ábhar gur mhaith leat a fheiscint i léacht amach anseo, seol ríomhphost chugainn ag: runai1@cflt.ie

Ba mhaith linn buíochas a ghabháil leis an NPWS as a ndeontas flaithiúil de dhéshúiligh agus de theileascóip, a bheidh ar fáil ar iasacht le haghaidh faire éan agus faire míolta móra i gceantar Bhréannain.

Buíochas mór dos na láithreoirí uile agus do gach duine a thaistil chun páirt a ghlacadh linn i Halla le Chéile thar na ceithre seachtaine den tsraith. Spring Series of Lectures

CFLT would like to thank Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí for their sponsorship of the recent Spring Series of Lectures. It’s hoped that these lectures will become an annual event and if you have an interest or subject you would like

covered in a future lecture please email us at: runai1@cflt.ie

We would also like to thank the NPWS for their generous donation of binoculars and telescopes which will be available to borrow for birdwatching and whale watching in the Brandon area.

Thank you to all the presenters and everyone who travelled to join us in Halla le Chéile over the four weeks of the series.

Ciorcal Comhrá

Beidh Ciorcal Comhrá ag tosú ar an 11 Márta, agus beidh fáilte roimh chách páirt a ghlacadh ann. Is deis iontach é chun Gaeilge a chleachtadh i dtimpeallacht chairdiúil agus shuaimhneach. Tar isteach agus bain triail as – beidh sé taitneamhach!

Ciorcal Comhrá will start on 11 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. It’s a great opportunity to practise Irish in a friendly and relaxed environment. Come along and give it a try.

An Té A Bhíonn Siúlach Bíonn

Sé Scéalach!

Tá sé san am againn na bróga siúil a bhualadh orainn arís agus dul ar shiúlóid spraíúil eile i dteannta Mhol an Daingin agus Fóram Pobail Chorca Dhuibhne. Is i nDún Chaoin a bheidh sé an babhta seo, ar an nDomhnach, 22ú Márta.

Meán Fómhair seo caite thosnaíomar an plé maidir le Conairí/Bóithre Ciúine agus conas a oibreoidís i gCorca Dhuibhne, le siúlóid/rothaíocht ar an mBóthar Ard, Ceann Trá.

Anois tá sé i gceist againn leanúint ar aghaidh leis an bplé sin le siúlóid lúibe ar Bhóthar Bhaile na Rátha (L8047) ag tosnú agus ag críochnú ag Tigh Khrúger agus ag tógaint Bóthar na hAbhann agus Bóthar Bhéal Átha san áireamh.

‘Sé atá i gceist le Conair Chiúin nó Bóthar Ciúin ná bóthar tuaithe ar bheagán tráchta atá in úsáid ag muintir na háite agus ag feirmeoirí ach a roinntear le coisithe agus rothaithe. Bíonn na bóithre seo cúng de ghnáth le teorainn luais íseal agus comharthaí breise a chuireann i gcuimhne do thiománaithe go bhfuil siad ag roinnt an bhóthair le daoine eile.

‘Sé an aidhm atá leis an ainmniú seo ná taisteal gníomhach a spreagadh, sábháilteacht ar bhóithre a fheabhsú agus suaimhneas na tuaithe a chaomhnú chun a chinntiú go mbeadh bóithre na tuaithe sábháilte agus taitneamhach do gach éinne.

Is cuid de thionscadal Pathfinder é Mol an Daingin atá dírithe ar thacaíocht a thabhairt do mhuintir na tuaithe chun bogadh timpeall gan carranna.

Tacaíonn Fóram Pobail Chorca Dhuibhne leis an dtionscadal, grúpa deonach na leithinse bainteach le inbhuanaitheacht na timpeallachta, gníomhú ar son na haeráide agus folláine pobail.

Deir Deirdre de Bhailís gur ghlac an pobal páirt ghníomhach in ócáid Cheann Trá agus anois go bhfuil sí ag tnúth go mór le tuairimí mhuintir Dhún Chaoin a chlos.

"Is gnáth bhóithre iad na Lánaí/Conairí Ciúine a bhaineann le gnáth shaol na ndaoine, mar sin tá sé tábhachtach go n-éisteoimis le tuairimí mhuintir na háite - agus is ana-áit Dún Chaoin chun leanúint ar aghaidh leis an bplé a thosnaiomar i gCeann Trá, Meán Fómhair seo caite,” a dúirt sí.

Dúirt Máire Uí Mhurchú, duine de mhuintir na háite agus ball den bhFóram Pobail nach bhfuil aon ní i gceist le ‘Bóthar Ciúin’ dáiríre ach go mbeadh na daoine a úsáideann é, idir óg agus aosta, tuisceanach dá chéile.

“Is iarracht é an bóthar a dhéanamh sábháilte ionas gur féidir le gach éinne idir thiománaithe, coisithe agus rothaithe sásamh a bhaint as,” a dúirt sí.

Tosnaíonn an scléip ag Tigh Khrúger ar 2.40 i.n. Beidh Nasc Áitiúil ag fágaint an Daingin ar 2 i.n. chun dul go Dún Chaoin.

Cuirfidh Comhlacht Bídh an Daingin sólaistí ar fáil i dTigh Khrúger ina dhiaidh agus tabharfaidh san deis eile do dhaoine a thuilleadh plé a dhéanamh ar an gcúram agus aiseolas a thabhairt.

Tabhair faoi ndeara nach bhfuil an siúlóid lúibe oiriúnach do rothaithe toisc go bhfuil cuid den aistear mí-chothram agus sleamhain. Gá le éadaí agus bróga oiriúnacha.

Tá an ócáid seo saor in aisce. Fáilte roimh chách ach clárú.

Walk, Talk, Explore And Enjoy Life In The Quiet Lane!

It’s time to put on the walking shoes again and join Dingle Hub and Corca Dhuibhne Community Forum for a fun family walk in Dún Chaoin on Sunday, March 22nd.

In September, we started a conversation about Quiet Lanes and how they might work on the Dingle Peninsula with a walk/cycle on the Ventry High Road.

Now, we want to continue that conversation with a loop walk in Dún Chaoin, beginning and ending at Kruger’s and taking in the grassy road and Bóthar Bhaile na Rátha (L8047).

A Quiet Lane — or a Quiet Road — is a designated rural road with low traffic volumes that is typically used by local residents and for agricultural activity but are also protected as shared spaces for pedestrians and cyclists. These roads are usually narrow and have low speed limits and extra signage to remind motorists that they share the space with other road users.

The aim of the designation is to encourage active travel, enhance road safety, and preserve the tranquil nature of the countryside, ensuring that rural roads remain safe and enjoyable for everyone.

Dingle Hub is part of a National Pathfinder Project focused on supporting people living in rural areas to gettaround without using their cars.

The project is backed by Corca Dhuibhne Community Forum, a peninsula-wide voluntary group working in the areas of environmental sustainability, climate action and community wellbeing.

Manager of Dingle Hub, Deirdre de Bhailís, said the community really engaged with the Ventry event and she’s looking forward to hearing the views of Dún Chaoin residents.

“Quiet Lanes are about everyday roads and everyday life, so it’s important we hear directly from the people who live in and use them — and Dún Chaoin is the perfect place to continue the conversation that started in Ceann Trá in September,” Deirdre said.

Local resident and Community Forum member, Máire Uí Mhurchú, said Quiet Roads are not about adding anything extra but simply protecting what we already have and making it safer for all road users to enjoy.

“Quiet Roads are less about changing infrastructure and more about changing behaviours,” Máire said.

“Both young and old drivers, cyclists and walkers need to be aware of the needs of residents and other road users.

“By regarding it as a shared space it becomes safer and more enjoyable for all. Signs will serve as a reminder,” she added.

The fun begins at Kruger’s Pub at 2.40pm. Those travelling from Dingle can take the Local Link bus to Dún Chaoin at 2pm.

Refreshments and nibbles by the Dingle Food Company will be served afterwards in Kruger’s, providing further opportunity for informal discussion and feedback.

Please note, as part of the walk is on grassy paths, it’s not suitable for cyclists. Appropriate footwear is advised.

The event is free and everyone is welcome but booking is appreciated.

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Art That Heals Our Oceans

Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh Exhibition in Castlegregory

A group of innovative Transition Year students from Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh, Castlegregory are making waves locally with an inspiring environmental initiative that combines creativity with conservation.

The group, known as Shoreline Shapers, has spent the winter months carrying out regular beach cleans along the Castlegregory coastline. Rather than simply disposing of the waste they collected, the students transformed much of the recovered material into striking pieces of environmental art.

Each bespoke artwork represents one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including Life Below Water, Life on Land, and Sustainable Cities and Communities. Their project reflects both a deep concern for the local environment and a determination to raise awareness about global environmental challenges at a community level.

The Shoreline Shapers opened their very first public art exhibition recently in the Clubrooms in Castlegregory from 2.00pm to 4.30pm. It proved to be a wonderful afternoon, with visitors enjoying the opportunity to meet the students, hear the story behind the project, and view the unique pieces created from materials collected on local beaches.

Under the tagline “Art that heals our Oceans,” the students hope their work will inspire others to think differently about waste and to take action in protecting the natural environment.

The students involved in the project are Christina Ní Chorcora, Nina Wager MacManus, Alanna Griffin, Grace Stanney, Emily Boland, Jess Jackson, Conor Rohan, and Loe Wessels.

Shoreline Shapers continue to share updates on their work through social media and can be followed on Instagram at @shoreline_shapers.

This inspiring project demonstrates how local action can make a real difference and highlights the creativity and environmental awareness of young people in the Castlegregory community.

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Castlegregory Notes

There will be an Easter market in the Clubrooms on March 28th from 11am to 4pm. Any vendors looking to take part please email the Information office with your name,phone number and what your product is.

Better Balance Better Bones is on every Wednesday morning in the Clubrooms from 10.15am to 11.15am. Text or call Sinead on 0852537744 if you would like to join the group.

Set dancing in the West End hall on Wednesday nights. Come along and join the craic from 7pm until 9pm.

Summer News -Rambling House to be held here in the Clubrooms on Fridays from 7pm starting from July 10th // Bingo will be on every Tuesday evening 7.30 to 10pm starting from July 7th.

Gospel concert will take place on Saturday 28th March in the Clubrooms Castlegregory in honour of Carol Reardon to raise funds for Recovery Haven Tralee. Free entry. Donations on the night .

Castlegregory Tidy Towns Group meets every Saturday at 10am. All welcome to join in helping to keep our village looking good. Please check the side of the little library there for any updates each week. The group also wishes to acknowledge and thank the support received from Kerry County Council in the maintenance of the village

The Castlegregory Community Council are looking for a Maintenance person for the Clubrooms -please call Kelly on 0872165100

Castlegregory Care of the Aged/Active Retired: Dinners on Tuesdays in the Clubrooms. New members are always welcome. Please ring Michelle on 085 243 2251 if you would like to come along or if you are a regular and can't make it for any reason. Volunteers needed, Tuesday's 12.30-2.30pm to assist with dinners. Please contact 087 2854779. .

Whist Results:

04/03/2026 Ladies- 1st- Mary Hanafin, 2nd - Eica Moriarty, Intervals - Nora Walsh, Ros Ward. Gents - 1st - Martin Murphy, Martin Courtney, Intervals - Mary Shanahan, Kathleen Hennessy, Mystery - Thomas Maunsell. 05/03/2026 Ladies- 1st - Nora Walsh, 2nd - Moriarty, Intervals - Margaret Maunsell, Catherine Lyons. Gents 1st - Martin Murphy, Mary Murphy, Intervals - John McEnery, Edward Hennesy, Mystery - Mary Farrell.

Murphys Ice Cream is looking to hire a part time Accounts & Admin Assistant

Murphys Ice Cream is looking to hire a part time Accounts & Admin Assistan

CE Scheme Vacancy: The role will be to assist in the kitchen and include assisting the cook when and as required, deep kitchen cleaning, venue prep/ set-up for the weekly dinner and assisting with the delivery of the entertainment programme. Contact: castleactiveretired@gmail.com

The successful candidate responsibilities will include: Sales Order Processing, Accounts payable and General Admin duties. The Ideal candidate would have experience in: accounts or office administration, knowledge of Xero and Excel preferred and the ability to work independently.

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Castlegregory GAA

CASTLE / ANNASCAUL LADIES (MINORS)

- Opened their Div. 3 campaign with a trip to Laune Rangers. A classic game of two halves on Sunday where CASTLE / ANNASCAUL, playing with a strong breeze, raked up the goals and a few points in the opening 30 mins, the opposition kept scoreless. Second half, the home side stepped up, the breeze got stronger and the Rangers hit 4-14! Job done...another goal for CASTLE-ANNASCAUL but they just couldn't quell the storm!

MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP - defeat for our minors in their Div. 3 Semi-Final outing away to C'island / Scartaglen on Saturday last. A sporting fixture clash had us with reduced numbers and unable to match the firepower of the home side. (Not easy for young lads, their teams when they are involved in multiple sports). A re-setting, re-gathering this week and we should be ready to power on when the County League starts.

LOTTO JACKPOT UP TO €6,400 - with no win -

Dingle Notes

Richie Williams

PARADES. Dingle will again have the unique distinction of organising two parades on Saint Patrick's Day this year. The pre-dawn 6am parade starts from the Fife and Drum Band's original home in Ashmount Terrace and proceed through the traditional route via the Pier taking in mass in St. Mary's church on the way back to Ashmount again.

The commercial parade is due to start at 12.45pm from The New Link Road behind Geaney's Bar and join the Fife and Drum Band at top of Goat Street proceeding along the traditional route via the Pier and returning via Green Street to finish at Ashmount. The Pobalscoil car park will be open from 11am to 4pm to facilitate safe parking. Intending participants are requested to be in place from 12.15pm to help organisers in having a good mix of music, colour and display for all to enjoy.

We are inviting all business and service outlets, clubs, associations, schools and individuals to join in on the day and use the opportunity to keep the recent sporting success celebrations going for another while in West Kerry. We will of course extend a huge Céad Míle Fáilte to the big contingent of visitors from the Springfield Area of America who will be joining our parades this year.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. The Community Employment Schemes in the Dingle area have a number of vacancies at present. Full details onwww.jobsireland.ie or contact Adrian Ó Currain at 087-3686113 or www.a.ocurrain@ udaras.ie.

STREET CLEANING. The streets and footpaths in and around town are looking really fresh again following a much needed power hosing by Kerry County Council Staff members. Also, work is continuing in the Town Park where

Solar Systems

Tom Kennedy

Solar..panels or tubes, what's the difference? Well they both provide hot water when heated by the sun’s energy, thus saving you energy, be it oil, gas or electricity.

A solar system will save up to 70% of your annual hot water bill. When it comes to tubes versus panels, the tubes are marginally more efficient than panels, but realistically the difference is small, especially when we have had such a great spell of sunshine.

There is another "solar system" known in the trade as "Thermodynamic" this is a solar panel that works in the dark. Yes with no sunshine, you ask how!

Well the answer is simple really, it's not a solar panel it's a heat pump. The way it works is a panel is fitted to your roof which is connected to a unit and cylinder in your hot press. This is a compressor similar to what's found in a fridge, this unit pumps a refrigerant gas into the panel where it heats due to the fact that the gas has a very low boiling point of about -25 Celsius so this hot gas comes back into the unit, where the gas is compressed to make it hotter, the heat is then transferred to create heat. However, this unit is dependant on electricity to operate so while saving money on heating hot water it does so at a cost.

Take for example a typical family home with 3 to 5 occupants, costs on average about €1,500 to €2,000 per year to heat, of which about a 1/4 to 1/3 of this is hot water, so a typical hot water bill for a family of 5 is somewhere in the region of €450 to €650 a year.

A solar system for a family of 5 can cost anything from €4,000 to €5,500 supplied and fitted, giving them a yearly saving of approx €350 to €500 and when you take into account the rising cost of energy, a system can pay for itself in 5 to 10 years.

ner in last week's draw as the numbers 1,3,15 & 20 were unclaimed. Our €25 Lucky Dip winners were Joe O Connor, Evelyn Dowd, Joan Fitzgerald and M Rohan. Next draw, a nice tidy Jackpot of €6,400 on Tues.17 (St. Patrick's Day). Tickets available from the usual places, SPAR, FITZGERALDS, THE GREEN ROOM, BOLANDS, 7 HOGS in Castle / Aughacasla and AN SIOPA & MURPHYS out in Cloghane, Brandon. You can also get your numbers in using CASTLEGREGORY GAA APP (simply download the APP, go to Fundraiser and get your numbers in....very straight forward.... lots of options for monthly and yearly tickets!!!) SENIORS TO OPEN LEAGUE CAMPAIGN - Next weekend we set out on the Div 3 adventure with a home game against Duagh. Another year of hope and expectation (especially thanks to the neighbours exploits this year) for all CASTLE GAA supporters and indeed players and management. A final training game played last weekend, (thanks to St. Michael's-Foilmore for making the trip up), lots of new faces and lots of returning ones too......we are all set for Sunday 15th at Páirc An Chaisleáin.

the entire entrance area is getting a face lift which should make it a more inviting place to visit for people of all ages.

TEMPERANCE HALL. The Minister for Social Protection, Rural and Community Development and Gaeltacht Dara Calleary TD recently performed the official reopening of Dingle Temperance Hall in Upper Main Street. The renovations were partly financed by the Community Recognition Fund through the offices of Kerry County Council whose personnel were also present at the opening along with local committee members past and present. The facility is now operated through staff members of NEWKD who are the anchor tenants and who manage bookings from clubs, individuals or groups of any size for both the upstairs and downstairs rooms which are available 7 days a

week. The building has a long tradition of service and usage by generations of Dingle People and is a major asset for the many groups seeking rooms for regular short term use in this area.

BUSINESS DINGLE BUSINESS CHAMBER will be organising its annual Open Meeting in The Temperance Hall on Monday March 23rd starting at 7.30 pm. A number of guest speakers including An Garda Siochana dealing with topical business related issues will address the meeting where an update on progress over the past year will be available. The Business Chamber need more active participation from those involved in the various enterprise in our town so we expect every outlet or service to be represented on the night. Míle Buíochas.

Maidin Chaifé Lá le Pádraig

Beidh an mhaidin chaifé ar lá le Pádraig ar an mBuailtín á reachtáil i mbliana ar son Oileán na n-Óg – an láthair seoigh nua i nDún Chaoin. Má tá fonn ar dhaoine tacú leis an mhaidin seo is féidir cístí a fhágaint sa Mhúséam óna 9.30 amach.

Bígí cinnte bualadh isteach i gcomhair caifé, cístí,caidearáil agus craic roimis an paráid!! Buíochas ó chroí libh go léir

Deiseanna fostaíochta / Job opportunities

Bíonn éagsúlacht iontach le postanna agus Gaelainn mar chuid dóibh, seo daoibh cúpla post dóibh siúd a bhfuil deis uaibh (tuilleadh ar www.sceal.ie):

• Oifigeach Taibhealaíon Chonnacht | An tOireachtas

• Feidhmeannach Cumarsáide | Údarás na Gaeltachta

• Ceannaire Oiliúint Ghairme sna Meáin | TG4

Imeachtaí Thobar Dhuibhne / Tobar Dhuibhne’s events

• Babhta Cuileachtan sa bheár beag i dTigh Kruger gach Luan @ 12in

• Cleachtadh Cainte gach Máirt ar líne óna 19:00-20:00

• Tae & Plé gach Déardaoin @ 12:00 sa Díseart le Dúchas an Daingin

Ciorcal comhrá sa chlochán

Beidh ciorcal comhrá nua anois á reachtáil againn i Halla Le Chéile sa Chlochán ag tosnú ar an 11ú Márta. Bígí linn gach Céadaoin óna 12in! Tá an ciorcal comhrá ar an mBuailtín tosnaithe againn arís tar éis sos bheag. Beidh sé againn mar is gnách gach aon maidin Mháirt óna 11rn12in.

Aistear na nGael

Beidh Aistear na nGael ag tarlú i gColáiste na nOileán i gConamara arís i mbliana. Deis iontach é do dhaoine óga na Gaeltachta cuairt a thabhairt ar Ghaeltachtaí eile ar feadh seachtaine le bualadh le daoine óga ó cheantracha eile agus imeachtaí éagúla ar bun acu. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le ruadhancnn@gmail. com le bhur spéis a léiriú!

Tomhais na coicíse

“Cad a chuirtear ar an mbord, a ghearrtar ach nach n-itear?”

Cuir freagra chugainn @tobardhuibhne ar Instagram, ar WhatsApp (087 376 9538) nó ar r-phost!

Freagra & buaiteoirí an eagráin seo chaite:

‘Tagann sí isteach ar ghuaille daoine

Agus tagann sí amach ina snáithín síoda’

Freahra: Olann

Treasa Ní Mhainnín

Gaelainn Labhartha, Pobal Nasctha

Bí ag caint linne, Tobar Dhuibhne. Táimid ar Facebook, Twitter, TikTok & Instagram. Ríomhphost: tdhuibhne@gmail.com

Suíomh Idirlín: www.tobardhuibhne.ie

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Glaoigh ar 066 9156 100 (3 do Thobar Dhuibhne), nó 087 376 9538 do Bharry Ó Siochrú nó 087 377 9337 d’Éibhín Ní Shlattara

Camp Notes

Brigid O'Connor

SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE

Má tá Gaeilge agat, labhair í.

Beatha teanga í a labhairt.

DOG CONTROL

Please keep your dog under control at all times. Lambing season has begun and dogs can cause serious stress to sheep. Go raibh míle maith agat. Coinnigh do mhadra ar eill i gcónaí nuair a bhíonn tú sa tuath.

GAA

Congratulations to Annascaul Senior Team on winning the West Kerry League beating All Ireland Champions An Gaeltacht. Final Score Annascaul 1-15 An Ghaeltacht 1-15. Annascaul won on penalties. Annascaul Abú.

GOOD LUCK

Best of luck to the CBS The Green in the all Ireland final against Omagh CBS in Croke Park this St. Patrick’s Day. CBS recently closed a 50-year gap when they captured Corn Uí Mhuirí with a fantastic victory over High School, Clonmel, in the Munster final. Back in 1976, CBS, The Green won this title 50 years ago now. Annascaul man Jimmy O’Donnell captained the team, with Camp native John Moynihan part of the management. James Ashe from Camp is also a member of that team. Wishing the very best of luck to CBS The Green in Croke Park on March 17th. Hopefully you’ll bring the cup back to Tralee! An Faiche Abú.

CAMP FAIR

The Camp Fair fundraiser was well-attended and was a great success. Special thanks are extended to Timmy and Carla Griffin and Jimmy O'Dwyer, as well as anyone involved in any way. Gratitude is also expressed to all the sponsors and those who gave prizes for the raffle and financial support. Their generosity is greatly appreciated.

A special thank you to quizmaster Sean Barry for crafting a range of interesting and diverse quiz questions. Mike and Bernadette Fitzgerald of The Junction Bar are also acknowledged for hosting. Additionally, heartfelt thanks are given to our young helpers, Anna Griffin and Allanna O'Shea. Allanna will be showcasing her own pen of sheep at the fair this year. Anna’s pen was a winner last year and no doubt she will present her own pen at the Fair again this year.

We are thrilled with the participation of the young boys and girls who have entered pens in recent years, as well as the dedication of the sheep farmers from far and near who have consistently supported Camp Fair throughout the years.

€1025 in total funds raised on the night. Go raibh mile!

SET DANCING

A full house attended the céilí on Sunday, 1st March at Camp Community Centre. It was a wonderful evening of Irish music and dancing. Delicious homemade baking, teas, and coffees were served during the evening and enjoyed by all. Thanks to all who attended and who helped out on the day. €1400 was raised on the day. €700 music and set call, €350 to St. Vincent de Paul and €350 to Camp Seniors. Go raibh mile!

ALL IRELAND CHAMPION

Congratulations to 14-year-old Emily-Rose Hourihan on winning an U/16 All Ireland Ceili Championship title in Killarney recently. In addition to the championship title, Emily-Rose also secured a 2nd place Ceilí medal and 3 solo medals. Emily-Rose is the granddaughter of PJ and Bernie Crean from Camp. Emily dances for Scoil Céim Óir in London. Well done, Emily-Rose!

DAFFODIL DAY

Katie Foley from Inch is the Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day 2026 Ambassador. Congratulations, Katie, and well done on all the fantastic work you do! Please support Daffodil Day on March 20th and help raise vital funds to provide free services, such as cancer nurses and other support, for those affected by cancer.

OBITUARY

The death occurred in Kortrijk, Belgium of Dr. Jan Vansteenkiste on 6th

March, aged 84. Condolences are extended to his son Frank Vansteenkiste, his daughter-in-law, Adrienne Dowd and grandson, Mark Vansteenkiste who reside in Camp. Rest In Peace.

Condolences are extended to Kevin McGaley, Frances and family Camp on the death of Kevin's mother. Ann McGaley (nee Slattery) " The Bungalow " Church Street Castleisland and late of 6 Haig's Terrace Tralee. Ann passed away peacefully at home on February 20th. Sadly missed by her husband Gerard (Ger), her family Kevin, Attracta, Nicola, Anita, Olive and Emily, sons-in-law John and Brendan, daughter-in-law Frances, her adored nine grandchildren, Lauren, Lenny, Sean, Grainne, Jack, Ava, Grace, Conor and Eimear, sister-in-law Conseil, brothers-in-law Aidan and Declan, all extended family , relatives, neighbours and many friends. Rest In Peace.

Emily-Rose Hourihan, London and Camp. All Ireland Dancing Champion U/16 winner in Oireachtas Rince na hEireann in Killarney

Dingle Peninsula Tourism

Caroline Boland

Welcome back to all the businesses that have re-opened in the last week and the best of luck for the coming season. May it be a safe and happy year ahead.

Tinteán Ceoil continues from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in An Clohán / Cloghane and more events music sessions around the peninsula include Foley’s Bar Inch every Thursday at 7pm, Bric’s pub has music every Friday from 9.30pm with John Benny’s starting on the 20th.

St. Patrick’s Day Parades will roll out across the peninsula with our traditional pre-dawn parade in Dingle at 6am, Baile an Fheirteáraigh at 11am, Castlemaine at 11.15am, Dingle at 12.45pm, finishing with Castlegregory parade at 3pm. We hope to see as many local businesses and groups in the parades and everyone out to cheer and support all the hard work of our voluntary committees.

New to the Dingle Afternoon Parade this year, will be a Sensory Section at the start of the parade from the Pobalscoil gate on Spa Road to the junction leading on to the Relief Road. This will offer those with sensory needs a calmer, lower-sound, and reduced-light environment. Animation Dingle from the 19th to 21st March in Dingle will host two FREE Family Screenings this year. “Make sure to book your free ticket for these 2 wonderful family screenings. Open to the public, this is our way of saying thank you to Dingle. Both screenings take place on Saturday 21st March in Dingle Wave Theatre Wolfwalkers/Na Conríochtaí - 12:45

The Animation Dingle Family Screening of Wolfwakers is for the local community, offering the opportunity for younger children to engage with alternative forms of cinema and non-mainstream animation.

Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers/Na Conríochtaí follows a young apprentice hunter and her father who journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. Everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.

The director of the film, Tomm Moore, will introduce the film. Presented as Gaeilge. Winner of Best Film at IFTA 2021 and Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Academy Awards. Book on eventbrite.ie

Art as Activism - Gaza in Colour Screening & Q&A 14:45

Throughout the war and devastation in Gaza, award-winning animator Haneen Koraz has persevered, teaching stop-motion animation workshops for children in refugee camps. By providing the children the time and space to use their imagination and create by hand, Haneen “tried to change the reality, even if just a little”. The resulting catalogue of films is a powerful display of imagination and creativity,

in which the children reflect on their circumstances, their past and hopes and dreams for the future.

This illuminating event will feature short films made by children in Gaza, as well as a live Q&A with Haneen and Producer Shauna Cullen (Jam Media), during which we will explore art’s ability to subvert and challenge the status quo, bring change and provide hope to all. Book on eventbrite.ie

Dates for the Diary:

March 17th - New shop / café opening: The Filling Station at Camp is opening their new shop on St. Patrick’s Day. Anne is interested in having local food and will also host a market on site on Fridays. If you are interested in supplying Anne or in taking part in the market please contact her at annescoffeebar@ gmail.com or on (087) 2775635.

March 22nd: Community Walk in Dún Chaoin. “Walk, chat, explore and enjoy life in the quiet lane – Fáilte roimh chách. Teacht le chéile ag Tigh Kruger, 2.40pm. Cláraigh anseo / Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/ yxTuWf7SKp

March 26th: Ceardlann Oiliúna d’Fhéilte ar Leithinis Chorca Dhuibhne / Dingle Peninsula Festivals Training Workshop

To support all the incredible work of the Committees and Volunteers who work so hard throughout the year to bring us such wonderful festivals and events, Dingle Peninsula Tourism in association with Fáilte Ireland (Wild Atlantic Way), Kerry County Council and Údarás na Gaeltachta invite all organisers to a dedicated festivals workshop. The workshop will be given by Colm Croffy from AOIFE (the Association of Festivals and Events).

Tá áthas orainn cuireadh a thabhairt duit chuig an gceardlann seo atá dírithe ar fhéilte. Reáchtálfar an cheardlann i gcomhpháirtíocht le Turasóireachta Chorca Dhuibhne, Fáilte Éireann (Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin), Údarás na Gaeltachta, agus Comhairle Contae Chiarraí. Is é Colm Croffy, duine a bhfuil taithí mhór aige, ó AOIFE (Cumann Féilte agus Imeachtaí na hÉireann) an teagascóir. Tacaíonn an cheardlann seo le féilte ar Leithinis Chorca Dhuibhne

Déardaoin 26ú Márta 2026, 9.45 r.n. – 16.30 i.n. ar Foirgneamh Údarás na Gaeltachta, Baile an Mhuilinn, Daingean Uí Chúis, V92 TX48 / Údarás Building

Lón ar fáil / Lunch Provided Cláraigh anseo / Register here:

Training Opportunities for Local Businesses:

Fáilte Ireland run a series of management and staff training supports. As local businesses get ready for another season, there might be time to get some help and support in key areas such as Cost Management in Accommodation Op -

erations, Business Overheads or Labour and Payroll. For more information, visit : https:// supports.failteireland.ie/clinics-in-cost-management/

Funding:

Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme 2026

During 2026 the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport will operate a fund for Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme. The maximum amount of funding per applicant is €5,000.

The scheme is designed to support small local cultural festivals and summer schools which are not in receipt of other central Government monies and which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies. Events which are funded by the Arts Council and Fáilte Ireland are not eligible. The closing date for receipt of applications for funding under the Scheme is 1pm on 2nd April 2026

Applicants must read the scheme guidelines before starting the application. The application form is available here - https://artsandculture.submit.com/show/49 . You will need to register before commencing the application. Register and Apply at:

https://artsandculture.submit.com/show/85

Promoting together….

Make sure your Spring, Summer and Autumn Leisure Packages are up on www.dingle-peninsula.ie for 2026 bookings. Lots of activity on the website as January and February are the big planning and booking months. Please contact Simone at: info@dingle-peninsula.ie.

Get your 2026 Festival and Events registered on the Dingle Peninsula Calendar of Events with Simone at info@dingle-peninsula.ie or (066) 915 2448. The Calendar is online and Festivals and Events will be actively promoted from February 1st.

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Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara

and Paul Geaney before heading outside to turn the sod for a new all-weather community astroturf pitch at the home of All-Ireland

champions, C.L.G. Daingean Uí Chúis.

Mike Mangan Fitted Furniture

Triggered by Trigonometry

I’m trying to find my bearings

Be square, and level and true

Trying to find my own angle

Aiming to choose a side

But I keep

Going off at a tangent

Drifting outside of my lane

Way into the margin of error

The hard shoulder

Just shrugs with contempt

Am I missing the point?

Am I measuring up?

Do these lines follow the rules?

Well, yes

To a certain degree

Artwork and words by Laurence Jones.

It's All In The Mind

Soul Searching

Orla Smyth

At this stage, it feels like winter has outstayed its welcome and we are all more than ready to embrace the spring : the light, airy rebirth and renewal of nature, bringing new possibilities, embodying dreams and infinite potential. We emerge from this dark, dormant, fallow period to the first stirrings in the body and the soul, the hesitant shoots of light and delight that invite us to start fresh, without any effort or strain, to simply attune to the awakening in nature.

Maybe now is a good time to make a (new year's) resolution : one small intentional thing, to reset and recalibrate the workings of our inner world, to bring us closer to the soul’s desire and align the body, heart and mind. Pause.

Tension arises within, when the inner need for meaning, some kind of an attunement to the soul clashes with the external chaotic rhythm and the demands of society. The current zeitgeist of the world is fast paced, individualist, polarized, unsettling- and the one small thing that we can do to counter this, is to take one intentional breath; to pause and listen, not to our thoughts and the noise of the world, but to our deeper, truer self; the self that is aligned with nature and the bodywhere there is no conflict tension, more a flow of energy, unhindered ,unblocked, in sync with the movement of the universe- a space where we can acknowledge and recognise the voice of the soul.

And that is all we need to do- pause and listen: there is no need for answers, they will reveal themselves in time, just ask the questions ‘Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a foreign tongue. Do not seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer’ - Rainer MariaRilke

What are the questions?

What is my purpose?

What is really important in my life? What is essential?

What is my dream?

What is my intention?

Why am I doing what I am doing?

Is what I am doing aligned with my soul, my deeper purpose? What is my deeper purpose?

Don't search for the answers. Ask the questions again and again. Deepen and feel into the questions

What really matters in my one and only precious life?

Orla Smyth - certified teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Relief (MBSR) and Dot B. -mindful awareness for children / orlasmyth67@gmail.com

Ag Bailiú Nirt?

Mícheál Ó hUanacháin

Bhain muintir Thrá Lí dhá phoine as na cluichí is deireanaí acu, ceann sa bhaile in aghaidh Bhaile Longfoirt agus ceann an Aoine seo caite i Luimneach in éadan Treaty United. Ní mórán é ach is dul chin cinn áirithe é tar éis an chéad dá chluiche acu.

Ní raibh scór ar bith sa chéad leath I bPáirc Chnoc an Iolair, ach go gairid tar éis an atosaithe chuir gluaiseacht deas idir Niall Brookwell agus Finn Barrett am liathróid ar fail do Sheán McGrath, agus sheol seisean go slachtmhar é I dtreo díon an eangaigh. Ar an droch-uair, áfach, d’éirigh le Alex O’Brien na gcuairteoirí an scor a chothromú timpeall lár an dara choda den imirt. Agus ní raibh sé I muintir na Ríochta an forlámhas a bhaint amach arís.

I bPáirc an Mhargaidh an tseachtain dar gcionn, b’iad lucht Chiarraí a chuaigh chun cinn arís, Ewan Lee ag aimnsiú an eangagh tar éis pas gleoite ó Barrett, agus cé gur bhain Cian Curtis an ceannas díobh I lár an dara leath, dhá chic éirice a chríochnaigh an cluiche ar chomhscór, an chead cheann ag Cian Murphy tar éis caiis ar an bhfear ionaid Eric Koufie, agus gan ach soicindí fagtha san iomaíocht rialaigh an réiteoir go raibh cailí déanta ag Lee ar fhear Luimnigh, Fionn Doherty, agus slánaíodh an chic éirice san chomh maith.

Níor thús ró-mhaith a bhí ag mná Chiarraí lena mballraíocht sa sraith nua d'fhoirne ban i mbliana. An turas fada go dtí an Ard-Chathair chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar DLR Waves i bPáirc Marley, agus díomá orthu tar éis a gcuid iarrachtaí ar fad.

Déanadh an slad ar fad beagnach sa chéad leath, agus na Tonnta ag cur na liathróide in eangach nhuintir Thrá Lí sé huaire gan freagra roimh am sosa. D'éirigh le Melanie Griffith scór a fháil go luath sa dara leath, ach b'shin a raibh de shásamh acu as an díogras a chuireadar san imirt, agus an fhoireann baile ag fail dhá chúl eile roimh deireadh.

Tá DLR Waves i bPríomhshraith na mban nach mór óna thús, agus bhí tréimhse an-mhaith acu i lár na 2010daí. Cé nach raibh mórán ratha orthu ó shin, níor bhaol dóibh ach iad i lár an tábla measartha leanúnach. Ní haon iontas más ea go bhfuil an dara fhoireann acu láidir agus iad ag cur tús lena dtréimhse sa Sraith Forbartha seo.

Ba choir go dtiocfadh feabhas, agus torthaí níos fearr, orthu i rith an tséasúir.

Agus ná deinimis dearmad go bhfuil sé chinn eile d'fhoirne faoi-aois ag an gclub sna sraitheanna Acadaimh i gcaitheamh na bliana. Déanfaimid iarracht súil a choimeád orthusan leis ó am go céile. Bíonn sé deacair uaireanta eolas a fháil ar na torthaí ar fad a bhaineann leo, mar ní bhíonn clubanna, na nuachtáin, nó fiú lucht na heagraíochta náisiunta chomh díograiseach agus ba ghá ag tuairisciú na dtorthaí i gcónaí.

Na fir sinsir i Loch Garman an Aoine beag seo, agus na mná sinsir san Ard-Chathair ar an Domhnach, in aghaidh Ruagairí na Seamróige. Togha peile chugainn!

Ceol Beo / Live Music

Baile an Fheirtéaraigh -

Friday 13th March

9.30 Bric's - Trad Session

Friday 20th March

9.30 Bric's - Trad Session

Bréannainn - Cloghane Brandon

Monday 16th March

7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil

Monday 23rd March

7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil

Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis

Thursday 12th March

8.00 O'Flaherty's 31 (Cards)

Friday 13th March

7.30 Dingle Pub - Paulie O'Brien

9.30 Bob Griffin's Brady Elliot

10.00 Dingle Pub - Seán Tierney

10.00 Adam's - Trad session

Saturday 14th March

7.30 Dingle Pub - The Blow-Ins

10.00 Paul Geaney’s - Dave Dylan

10.00 Adam's - Live music

10.00 The Dingle Pub - Flat to the mat

Sunday 15th March

7.00 The Dingle Pub Caroline Spillane & Friends

9.00 The Dingle Pub - Matt and Louis

Monday 16th March

9.00 The Dingle Pub - Out The Gap

Tuesday 17th March

2.00 Dingle Pub - Out The Gap

5.00 Dingle Pub - Paulie O'Brien

6.30 Foxy John's - Trad Session

9.30 Dingle Pub - Out The Gap

10.00 McCarthy's - Hump

Wednesday 18th March

7.00 Foxy John's - Trad Session

8.30 Dingle Pub - Ross Brassil

Thursday 19th March

9.00 Dingle Pub - Rockin' Jimmy

Friday 20th March

9.00 Dingle Pub - Emmett Sugrue

9.30 John Benny Moriarty's Eilis Kennedy ( vocals & Flute) Jeremy Spencer ( Fiddle) & Matt Griffin( Guitar)

10.00 Adam's - Trad session

Saturday 21st March

7.30 Dingle Pub - Paulie O'Brien

10.00 Dingle Pub - Flat to the Mat

9.30 Adam's - Live music

Sunday 22nd March

7.00 Dingle Pub - Keelin O'Connor & Seán Leahy

9.00 Dingle Pub - Liam Hurley

Monday 23rd March

6.00 Dingle Pub - Keelin O'Connor & Seán Leahy

9.00 Dingle Pub - Reel Brothers

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's Eilís Kennedy (Flute & Vocals), Theresa Horgan (Flute & Vocals) & Gerry O'Beirne (Vocals & Guitar)

Tuesday 24th March

6.00 Dingle Pub - Keelin O'Connor & Seán Leahy

6.30 Foxy John's - Trad Session

9.00 Dingle Pub - Dreams Of Freedom

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy, Matt Griffin, Theresa Horgan, Michael Coult and friends. Guaranteed to be great night of music!

Wednesday 25th March

6.00 Dingle Pub - Ross Brassil

7.00 Foxy John's - Trad Session

9.00 Dingle Pub - Dreams Of Freedom

9.30 John Benny Moriarty's Eilis Kennedy ( Vocals & Flute) .. Theresa Horgan ( Vocals & Flute) Gerry O'Beirne (Vocals & Guitar)

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The County Clean Up 11th April 2026

• OVER 650 TONNES OF WASTE COLLECTED IN 14 YEARS

• County Clean Up to take place again this year on 11 April

• 75,000 bags of waste collected and disposed of since 2012

• Registration opens on Monday at www.countycleanup.com

Over 650 tonnes of waste have been collected and disposed of since the County Clean Up began in 2012 and registration for this year’s event will open on Monday next.

Since its inception, the annual County Clean Up – which takes place

with the support of KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council – has seen thousands of volunteers fill almost 75,000 bags of litter and has helped to reduce waste and illegal dumping in the county.

The 14th annual County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 11th April and a call is going out to individuals and communities to take part and help to make the county spick and span. Kerry GAA great, Colm ‘The Gooch’ Cooper is the County Clean Up Ambassador once again this year.

The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Foley urged community and voluntary groups to participate and to register from Monday next on the designated online portal www.countycleanup.com

‘We are asking for local resident’s associations, schools, youth groups, sporting groups, businesses, families or simply a few friends to get together and gather litter along the major routes and the local country roads throughout Kerry’, said Cllr Foley.

‘The County Clean Up is unique in the country for its longevity and the scale of the waste which has been collected and disposed of. I would urge anyone who hasn’t been involved before now to get involved in this special community initiative.’

Noel O’Reilly from KWD Recycling said: ‘KWD Recycling is proud to be involved in the County Clean Up which is now in its 14th year. It is a very important day for communities across Kerry who have worked with us to make a huge difference in fighting littering.

‘We are urging groups to sign up so that they can obtain their clean up packs and so that we know where the litter being collected in left for disposal,’ he said.

Volunteers can register from Monday, 16 March at: www.countycleanup.com or email countycleanup@kwd.ie

Clinicí Áitiúla Michael Healy-Rae TD Mícheál Ó’hEalaigh-Rae

CLINICS-2nd MONDAY OF THE MONTH. NEXT CLINIC 13TH APRIL

Milltown: Larkins 6.15pm

Killorglin: Jim Shea's 7pm

CLINICS - 3rd MONDAY OF THE MONTH. NEXT CLINIC MARCH 16TH

Castlemaine Griffins Bar 5pm

Keel Murphy’s Bar 5.20pm

Inch Foleys Bar 5.40pm

Annascaul Teach Sheáin 6.00pm

Dingle Muiris Dan’s 6.20pm, An Droichead Beag 6.40pm

Brandon Murphy’s Bar 8.30pm

Castlegregory Boland’s Bar 9pm

Camp Railway Tavern 10.30pm

Constituency Office: 064 6685782 Office Fax: 064 66 85904 Mob: 087-246 1678 email:michael.healy-rae@oireachtas.ie

Clinicí sa Ghaeltacht: 16ú Márta 7.00-8.00 Tigh Uí Bheaglaoich, An Bóthar

L´ubra - aimsighanchonairtr´ıd #62

Trasna

1Cearc(5)

4Páıstefıreann(3)

6Daṫdearg(3)

7Ḋéanfaḋséangnóınıonadtaırne(5)

8Balléadaıġaċaıteartaoḃamuıġ(4)

9Oıġeann(4)

12Duıneaṫugannfıanaısesaċúırt(5)

14Eısceaċtúıl(3)

16Dreamdaoıne(3)

17Nílséseoareolasgoforleaṫan(5)

Síos

1Arḟeaḃasarfad(3)

2Fíor,cruınn(5)

3Ceangal(4)

4Píosanócuıd(3)

5Ganfuaımnóosíseal(5)

8Cupard,almóır(5)

10Clúıṁcaoıreasandéantaréadaí(5)

11Cúıgcınndíoḃaranláṁ(4)

13Cleaċtasderéırtraıdısıúın(3)

15Uırlısláıṁeċunaḋmadascoılt(3)

Comórtas Crosfhocail

Duais le Buachaint: Dearbhán ón gCafé Liteartha Buaiteoir na coicíse seo caite:

Bríd Mhic Gearailt, An Clochán

Age of Atrocity

David Edwards +rl (eag.) foilsithe ag

Four Courts Press

Agus an t-uafás in Palaistín fé láthair seo athchló ar leabhar a léirionn a leithéid † dhéanamh in Éirinn. `The true nature and extent of violence and atrocity in sixteenth - and seventeenth - century Ireland has been neglected by historians to a surprising degree.

This book highlights the brutality of the period and looks at instances of atrocity perpetrated by major figures such as Hugh O'Neill, Mountjoy, and Oliver Cromwell, as well as by less wellknown characters. It examines massacres at Maynooth, Smerwick, Carrickmines and Drogheda; the evolution of Tudor policies of scorched earth and `total war' is revealed; and several essays investigate the harrying of settlers during the 1641 rebellion and the savage English `government' reaction.'

An Café Liteartha Bóthar an Dadhgaide, Daingean Uí Chúis

Siopa Leabhar an Daingin ó 1979

Ó Mhárthain

Breandán Mac Gearailt

Bhí grian agus nimh an fhuaicht againn le seachtain agus fiú is má bhíonn sos na maitheasa againn beidh an fuacht agus an bháisteach fhuar fós linn. Ná fuil sé in am sos greíne a bheith againn.

Tá daoine trí chéile ag an gcogadh atá sa Mhean Oirthear. Thosnódh a leithéid cogadh domhanda mar thoradh ar an mbligeárdaícht atá ar siúl. Bhí scéal ar an nuacht go raibh Trump freagarach as bhean a éiginiú agus go raibh Epstein ar an láthair.

Dúirt Trump ná raibh sé fíor. Ón bpoinnte ní raibh focal fén abhar ar nuachtán, raidió ná teilifís. Eagla!

Tá ráflaí ann go mbeidh géarchéim ann i gcás artola agus aoile agus go mbeidh airgead mór ortha. Chomh maith leis sin thárlodh go mbeadh ardú gan chúis i scata réimsí. Saol baolach achrannach. Le cúnamh Dé tiocfaidh feabhas ar chúrsaí.

Tá na huain ag teacht ar an saol go tiubh, an madra rua agus é ag claidhreacht agus seana phréacháin ag faire ar na caoire ag breith le máchail a fhágaint ar an gcaora. Deirtear go bhfuil ardú ar an gcaoireoil, agus go bfuil an mhairt ar fheabhas chomh maith. A chonách san ar an bhfeirmeoir.

Caid agus Iománaíocht

Beidh Ciarraí le Maigh Eo an deire seachtaine seo. D’fhéadfadh gur cluiche maith a bheidh ann. Tá súil againn go mbeidh an fhoireann iomlán ar an bpáirc, mar dá mbeadh aon rath orainne sa chúpla cluiche atá rómhainn, an- sheans go mbuafaí an Sraith Chomórtas. Chuirfeadh sé sin misneach ar ár bhfearaibh, do Chorn Sam arís.

Bhuaidh an Ghaeltacht ar an nDaingean le déanaí, ach bí an dá fhoireann gearra go mór ar a ngnáth fhoireann. Bhí an- lá acu.

N’fheadar an bhfeacaís an chluiche iomána idir Chorcaigh agus Luimneach, cad é ach bhí Luimneach go diail. An scór, 3-19 v 0-20.

Bhí an chluiche ró-gharbh. Bronnadh scata cártaí buí, an tromlach ar Chorcaigh. Dá mbronnfaí cúpla cárta dearg chuirfeadh sé deire le imirt dhainséireach. Tá imirt Luimní an- thaithneamhach.

Bhuaidh an Clár ar Loch Garman. Cluiche maith. 0-26 v 1-20.

Bhí an lá le iománaithe na Gaillimhe in aghaidh Cill Choinnigh 0-35 v 0-17. Tá Cill Choinnigh go hainnis fé láthair ach fair amach do aiséirí.

Dhein iománaithe Chiarraí slad in aghaidh Mhaigh Eo. 6-24 v 0-15.

Bás

Fuair Avila ní Fheargusa Uí Ghearailt ó Mhaigh Eo agus Baile na Leacan bás le déanaí.

Méala mór a bás dá clann Feargus, Helen agus Áine, garchlann, gaolta agus cáirde. Bhí a céile Séamus básaithe roimpi.

Flaitheas Dé ag a hanam.

Fuair Seán ó hHainifín ó Lios Poil, agus Rath Fhearnáin Bleá Cliath, bás le déanaí.

Méala mór a bhás dá chéile Máire agus mac Seán, gaolta agus cáirde.

I bhFlaitheas Dé a anam.

Tríonna - Dúiseoidh siad sibhse atá leathchodhlatach.

Trí rudaí ní nách féidir leat a cheilt: tart, tochas agus ocras.

Na trí chómhartha ar dhea aimsir: Gealach Lán, Gaoth anoir agus grian réidh an tráthnóna.

Trí chómhartha doininn: glaise sa ghaoth, éanlaithe an aeir ar talamh ag éamh agus gloine geal glé ar mhaolchcnoic.

Trí Lánúin ná fanann páirteach: lánúin an láin, lánúin an ghanachuid agus lánúin an ragairne.

Trí nithe nach ceart a chailliúint: foighne, féile agus náire.

Na trí mhórán a bhuaileann duine: morán gearán, morán gráin, agus mórán formaid.

Na trí mhórán is áil le duine: mórán ádh, mórán grá agus mórán áil.

Leabhar an amhrais, an leabhar breac agus leabhar éithig na trí leabhar is measa ná a chéile.

Na trí bheannacht is mó brí: beannacht máthar dá gárlach, beannacht áileáinn dá ghrá geal agus beannacht an áidh do fheara na mbád mbeag.

Na trí mairg is mó le háireamh: mairg na dtáinte, mairg an ghábhtair agus mairg na máthar.

An triúr fear nách fiú a áireamh: fear na cainnte, fear na cáinte agus fear gan náire.

Na trí shláinte is mó a oireann do lánúin: sláinte gan slaghdán, sláinte an fhiagaí, agus sláinte an bhradáin.

Na trí chorr nach ceart a thabhairt: corr gearra ar thrá fhada, corr fada ar thrá mhaoil agus corr cam i gcaolas uisce.

Gléireacht miain, gléireacht brád bé, agus gléireacht glan Dé, na trí ghléire ná ínsíonn bréag.

Louise

Bhaineamair an- shásamh as an gclár ar TG4 fé Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, chúig Ghradam All Star agus Gradam Craobh Caide na hÉireann gnóthaithe aici. Blianta ó shoin ghnóthaigh sí Craobh na hÉireann le bua mar imreoir liathróid láimhe Éireann fé chúig bliana déag.

Labhair sí go blasta binn féna saol ag imirt dá contae agus a thuill moladh thar na bearta as a héifeacht imeartha. Tá a muintir agus na sluaite an- thógtha leis an Laoch sciliúil cneasta. Cógháirdeachas a Louise.

ACROSS

ACROSS

1. (and 1 down) Helpful acquaintances, in good times only (4-7)

8. Travel-related guestimate (abbr.)

10. Set up for use

1. Given notice; informed 5. Right away (abbr.)

11. NI river

9. Exercise type (5, 2)

12. Noah’s ship

10. Separate

13. Female cousin

11. Behind (nautical term)

14. Superimpose

12. Wide (view)

15. Word often following neither

16. Kinds

14. Leafy starters 16. Storm ______, (sea bird)

18. Unit of fineness for gold

20. Poem

21. Not interested! (said angrily) (5, 2)

19. Hazardous 21. Enemy 22. Priggish

24. Nouveau _____, the recently (ostentatiously) wealthy

26. Throw high in the air

23. Change from one belief to another 24. Neat

27. Once more

25. One who changes allegiance DOWN 1. Evaluated

28. Undesirable tricky position (2, 1, 4)

29. Average; equal level

30. Sale where the public contributes (5, 3, 3)

DOWN

Fold 3. Tasteless

1. See 1 across

2. Progeny

3. Reduces in strength

4. Wasted endeavour (3, 3, 7)

5. Divide by two

6. Entertainer; teller of stories

7. Ungracefully tall

9. Seat of the high kings

Pay out 6. Jail (slang) 7. Deep hole 8. Couple 13. Gatherer 15. Listless 17. Ultimate nature of 18. Not reputable

17. Tart filling

18. Sure

Uniform 21. Nimble

19. Day before Lent

22. Place

21. Hits

22. Ancient Rome garment

23. Moulds, for instance

25. Ascend

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For Sale/Le Díol

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Spiral staircase (2696mm stairs height from floor to top step), golden oak window (34 inches x 103 inches) and double white radiator (47 inches x 20 inches). Call 087 77 45 299

Services / Seirbhisí

Chair Yoga le Máire. Yoga Studio, Green Street, Dingle. Thursdays 11am. €12. Contact 086-0858117

vided if required. Please contact 087-1017056 + 087-0339145

We are two tidy, responsible, and professional women looking for a long-term rental in Dingle or nearby villages, especially Ballyferriter, Ventry, Clogher, or surrounding areas. Please call 083-0709293

Looking for a second hand mid-range concertina. Call Lorcan 087-7096151

Looking for 1/2 an acre of land in the Dingle area. Contact Mattie 089-4882183

Mature responsible woman seeks house to rent, long term, Dingle area, west of Dingle preferred. Long term resident of the area. 2 or 3 bedroom preferred but all considered. Must be warm and dry. 085-7774050

Other / Eile

Insulated storage facility available - call Ted Browne Tool Hire & Tyre Centre

Bígí linn

Siúlóid spraíúil pobail for a fun community walk ar Bhóthar Bhaile na Rátha (L8047)

Dé Domhnaigh 22.03.26

Sólaistí agus bia ina dhiaidh i dTigh Khrúger

Refreshments and treats afterwards in Kruger's Bar

Scanáil an cód seo le clárú/to register scan the code below

Nasc Áitiúil / Local Link ón nDaingean 2pm

Teacht le chéile ag Tigh Khruger 2.40pm