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Sneem Community Notice BoardSneem Community Notice BoardSneem Community Notice BoardSneem Community Notice Board
Issue 145 5th March 2015 Fortnight ly
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We reserve the right not to publish items which may cause offence We reserve the right not to publish items which may cause offence We reserve the right not to publish items which may cause offence We reserve the right not to publish items which may cause offence under the terms of our Editorial Policyunder the terms of our Editorial Policyunder the terms of our Editorial Policyunder the terms of our Editorial Policy
Planning is under way for our St Patricks Day Parade here in Sneem. We are hav-ing our parade on Tuesday the 17th March. Gathering in Galvan's Yard, Waterville Road f rom 11.45am, all f loats must be in place by 12.15pm for the parade to start at 12.30pm sharp. No cars are to be lef t in the yard as it will be locked af ter the last f loat has lef t. Prizes for the f loats are 1st, 2nd,3rd in the Motorised category and 1st , 2nd, 3rd in the Walking Category, best overall and best newcomer. So get your thinking caps on for your float and please let us know if you are entering the Parade. Email us on [email protected] or call 087 7145180 and leave a message. Best Dressed Window and Best Dressed Spectator There is also a prize for the best dressed Business Window and Best dressed spec-tator on the day. So get decorating those windows and raid your wardrobe for your costume.
Stewards and Marshalls We are also looking for Stewards for the parade, also for before and after to help the f low of traff ic and make it safe for people if you can help in anyway, even only an hour please contact Garbhan 087 9497728.
Sneem Person of the Year Thank you to everyone who has sent in nominations for person or persons of the Year. This is a person or persons who helps the village in any way and does this on a Voluntary basis and needs rewarding. Entries can be left in the Post Box at the Resource Centre or through private mes-sage on the Sneem St. Patrick’s Day or Sneem Family Festival Facebook pages. Or email us at [email protected]. Genuine nominations only - please give your reason for nominating your cho-sen person / persons or organisation. Looking forward to seeing you all in Sneem. Sneem Family Festival Committee
This is YOUR Notice Board!This is YOUR Notice Board!This is YOUR Notice Board!This is YOUR Notice Board! Deadline for the next newsletter - Monday 16th March 2015 Call the Resource Centre on 064 6645545 or 087 3853237 please leave a message), email: [email protected] or use our post box outside the Resource Centre. Or leave a private message on our Facebook Page: Sneem Community Notice Board.
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Birthday wishes Michael O’Reardon, Sierra Adams, Jessica and Fionán Galvin Foley on the 5th; Mike O’Connor on the 7th; John Patrick O’Sullivan on the 8th; Nakita Rigter on the 9th; Eoin O’Dwyer, Michael Murphy Snr and Kerry Adams on the 10th; Denis O’Brien and Maura O’Brien on the 11th; Tony Mulcahy on the 12th; Clara Murphy on the 13th; Patrick Dennehy Snr on the 14th; Margaret Hussey on the 17th; Ro-sie Crouch on the 18th; Amy Lee O’Regan and Tom Allison on the 19th.
Belated Special Birthday To Joe Quinn who was 50 on the 1st of March.
Sneem Resource Centre Are holding their AGM on Wednesday 1st April at 7pm. All Welcome.
Ceramics Classes Beginners and Returners Ceramics Classes. Make Pots or Sculptures out of Clay. 6 Sessions starting Monday 9th March ( there will be a 2 week break over Easter) f rom 7pm -10pm in Sneem Resource Centre. Cost €45 incl. materials. For more information or to book a place, contact Maggie at Sneem Resource Centre on 064 6645545.
Thank you To everyone who supported and helped with our recent Daffodil Coffee morn-ing in the Resource Centre. €317.00 was raised for this great cause.
Sneem Senior Youth Club Are having a Cake Sale af ter mass on Sunday 8th March in South Square.
Golf Putting Quiz After some very close and exciting contests in Sneem Hotel last Saturday night the stage is set for the concluding stages of this year’s golf putting quiz. The semi-f inals and f inal take place this Saturday night at 9pm. The contenders that will bat-tle it out for f inal honours are the teams led by John D O’Sullivan, Stephanie Ca-hill, Mike Merrill and Sean McCarthy.
Sneem Junior / Inter Youth Club The Youth Club have their f loat organised for the St. Patricks Day Parade, if any children that are not youth club members would like to join in, please see Paul.
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Sneem Rowing Club We had a good turnout at our AGM on Saturday 21st February where our commit-tee for the coming year was elected. Breda O’Neill stepped down as Secretary, we would like to thank Breda for all her hard work and commitment over the years with the club and would like to wish her all the best. Membership for the year and 100 Club renewal for the coming year 2015/2016 is now due. Anyone who would like to join up can do so by contacting a committee member or dropping into Fiona in the Window Box. Thanks again for your support and here's to another great season ahead. Sneem Rowing Club Holding a Table Quiz in Sneem House, on Saturday 14th March at 9pm. Tables of 4 €20.00. Your support is greatly appreciated. Sneem Bord Na nÓg Registration evening will be held on Friday 6th of March in Sneem House from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Registration forms will be made available prior to the registration evening. All players must be registered. Bord na nÓg will be hosting a table quiz on Holy Thursday, 2nd of April in Riney's Bar at 9pm. Great Prizes! Bingo Weekly Bingo will commence on Thursday 12th March in the Community Centre at 8pm. A Jackpot of €100.00 is on offer and all proceeds are in aid of the Com-munity Centre restoration fund. Coomanassig Day Centre Chiropodist: Chiropodist will attend Coomanassig Day Centre on Friday 13th March f rom 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
Coffee Morning in aid of Daffodil Day will be held at Coomanassig Day Centre on Friday 13th March f rom 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. All welcome. Kenmare and District Garden Club Our next meeting will be on Thursday, 5th March at 7.30 p.m. at Gateway and we are fortunate to have Frances McDonald f rom the Bay Garden in Enniscorthy speaking about herbaceous plants. Daffodil Day 2015 It's that time of year again, we need to think of Daffodil Day (March 27th) and coffee mornings. If you would like to hold one just contact me and I will give you a box for the money to be collected in. Nearly €1000.00 is gathered each year on these coffee mornings and anyone could hold one. A cup of tea/coffee and a bis-cuit - no fuss! Anytime between now and Easter. Thank you to anyone who has held one recently. Monica O'Shea.
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Tahilla School NewsTahilla School NewsTahilla School NewsTahilla School News Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP) The time has f inally come to showcase our chocolate treats made in conjunction with Lorge Chocolates, Bo-nane. We will have our launch on the Friday 6th of March at 1:30 pm at the school. All are welcome. Tea and coffee will be served.
The Big Travel Challenge. We were delighted with the tremendous suc-cess of our Park and Stride initiative and we certainly succeeded in promoting a cleaner, greener and more sustainable mode of travel. We were fortunate that the weather enabled us to walk most days and we look forward to keep-ing up the good practice. Thank you to every-body for the support. Film Maker In Residence Lights! Camera! Action! We had great fun last week filming “The King Of Tahilla”, a comedy in which all our budding movie stars took part. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Éanna De Buis f rom Waterville who is the cur-rent “f ilm maker in residence” with Kerry County Council, supported by The Arts Council. Our budding Spielberg's’ learnt about all the facets of movie making. They were out and about while shooting the scenes at a variety of locations and their colourful costumes added greatly to the movie making experience. We excit-edly await the release of our short f ilm!!
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Thursday 12th March - Pobailscóil Inbhear Scéine Concert (subject to date change). Third of a series of three concerts featuring the students Pobals-coil Inbhear Scéine. Each concert will feature a variety of genres and include both group and solo performances. This concert features the senior students. Every-one Welcome, Tickets €5 – 7pm. Friday 13th March - Rebecca Storm. Over the past 30 years Rebecca has es-tablished herself as one of the most popular Leading Ladies in Musical Theatre, playing demanding roles in – Evita, Les Miserables, Chess, Aspects Of Love, Piaf, Annie, Hello Dolly. Tickets €28 – 8pm - also available online. Thursday 19th March – Kenmare Film Society Presents – Mystery Road – (2013)(112mins)(Australia) Language: English. Indigenous cowboy detec tive Jay Swan returns to his hometown to solve the murder of a teenage girl, whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town. Tickets €7 – 8pm. Further information and ticket sales t+353(0)64 6648701 [email protected] www.carnegieartskenmare.ie Carnegie Arts Centre, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
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Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2015. Melanie Schmidt’s painting, ‘I want you to see an Indian sunset’, is 5th/6th class Munster Regional Winner of Sightsavers Junior Painter of the Year competition for 2015. Congratulations Mela-nie! The Junior Painter Awards is an ideal opportunity for Irish primary school children to express their artistic talents whilst appreciating the value of their eyesight and the challenges fac-ing those less fortunate than themselves in a fun and interactive manner. Melanie’s prize consists of materials and vouchers f rom The Art Materials Company (www.artmarterials.ie), along with an invitation to the national awards ceremony in Dublin at the end of March, for Melanie, her teacher and her family, which is sponsored by The Irish Times.
Golf & Walking Tours Taxi Service
www.gosneem.ie [email protected]
John V. O’Sullivan Tel: 087 2079033
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Wild Atlantic Challenge Cycle In aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research Saturday 13th June 2015. Start time: 10am - Registration in Sneem Hotel : be-tween 8 and 10am, Entrance fee: €20. This 100km charity cycle will start and f in-ish in Sneem Route: Sneem - Blackwater - Kenmare - Clonlee Lake House – coastal road – Tousist Rest stop and Lunch in Killmackillogue Lauragh – Tousist – Clonlee - Kenmare - Sneem On return to Sneem, Soup, Sandwiches and Showers will be available at Sneem Hotel
This charity cycle is a controlled speed cycle, the aim is to keep the group togeth-er all the way! This will make an ideal practise cycle for the Ring of Kerry Cycle in July. For any further information please contact Louis Moriarty 086-8387342 or email [email protected] All funds raised go to Breakthrough Cancer Research which funds the eff icient and effective development of new treatments for cancer. The aim is to signif icantly impact the number of people who can survive this disease. www.breakthroughcancerresearch.ie
Treat you Mother this
Mother’s Day
Sunday 15th March
With Lunch or Dinner in
D. O’Shea’s Bar 2 course - €20
3 course - €25
Includes free glass of Prosecco for Mum
All Mothers will be entered into a draw for a
Mini Hamper
To avoid disappointment
Book you table now on 064 6645515
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Blackwater Tavern Music and Dance every Friday Sneem House Saturday 14th March - Table Quiz in aid of Sneem Rowing Club 9pm St Patrick’s Day - Live trad Music Ses-sion 5.30 - 8pm Riney’s Bar Saturday 14th March - Live Music
What’s OnWhat’s OnWhat’s OnWhat’s On
14th March - Sneem Rowing Club - Fundraising Table Quiz - Sneem House 17th March - St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Fair Day 27th March - Daffodil Day Collection on Sneem Bridge 1st April - Sneem Resource Centre AGM 7pm 2nd April - Bord na nÓg Table Quiz in Riney's Bar. 4th April - Nearly New Opening 5th April - Sneem Community Notice Board Cake Sale and Easter Egg Hunt 21st April - Conf irmation in St. Michael’s Church 1st - 4th May - Sneem Walking Club Walking Festival 2nd May - 1st Holy Communion of Sneem National School Children 3rd May - 1st Holy Communion of Tahilla School Children 16th May - Sneem Cycle Sportive 23rd May - Sneem JFK 50 Mile Challenge 29th May - Sneem National School 50th Anniversary - Sneem Hotel 13th June - Wild Atlantic Challenge Cycle - Sneem Hotel 4th July - Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 6th - 10th July - GAA Cúl Camp 22nd - 26th July - Sneem Family Festival 25th July - Bord na nÓg Annual U10 & U12 Football Blitz 27th - 31st July - White Strand Swim Week 2nd August - Sneem Regatta 3rd August - Church of the Transf iguration Friendship Day
D O’Shea’s St Patrick’s Day - Live Music 9 - 11.30pm Murphy’s Bar St Patrick’s Day - Live Music 6 - 9
Sneem Inter / Junior Youth Club Friday 6th March - Both - Community Centre - Prep. For Paddy’s Day Friday 13th March - Both - Community Centre - Prep. For Paddy’s Day
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Local InformationLocal InformationLocal InformationLocal Information
Important Numbers Dr Malone- Surgery 064 6645102, Home 064 6645133 Mon/Wed/Fri 2-5pm Tues/Thurs 10-1pm Sat by appt 12-1pm.
Public Health Nurse- 086 7872096
South Doc - 1850 335999
Gardaí- 064 6645111
Pharmacy- 064 6645288
Local Taxis Kerry Experience Tours /Gerrit Noordkamp 086 2554098
GoSneem Tours/ John V. O’Sullivan 087 2079033
Mass/Church Times Saturday 8pm. - Sneem Church
Sunday 9.30am - Tahilla Church
Sunday 11am - Sneem Church
Church of Ireland, North Square, Sneem - Service Sunday 10am
St Michael’s Church, Parish Office, at No. 3 Coomanassig Day Centre, Seaview, Sneem. Of f ice hours are Tuesday and Friday f rom 10am to 4pm. Parish Mobile is 087 3480050.
AIB Community Bank will be in South Square, every Wednesday f rom 10.30am - 11am.
Resource Centre Services Photocopying, Scanning, Faxes sent and received. Internet and Off ice ser-vices available. Meeting room. Nearly New, Li-brary, Drop in Centre and more…. Coffee Craft and Chat - Every Tuesday 11am - 1pm. Credit Union - every Thursday 12 - 1.30pm Bingo. Every Tuesday at 8.30pm . All Wel-come.
Bee Keepers Meeting First Wednesday of every month, 7.30pm in Coo-manassig Day Centre
Sneem Men’s Shed Every Monday at 7pm in the Old Dance Hall
Mobile Vet Every Thursday 4-5pm in South Square.
Sneem Parent and Toddler Group Every Tuesday 10.30am - 12pm at Coomanassig Day Centre.
Mobile Library Tuesday 10th and 24th March and then every two weeks, 12.30 - 1pm Castlecove, 2.15 - 2.45pm Sneem School, North Square. 2.45 - 3.15pm South Square, Sneem.
Buses Services Daily one way only to Killarney leaves at 1pm Contact Teddy to book seat. 087 2315014
Wednesday Sneem to Kenmare 9.30am from outside the old P.O. leaves f rom Kenmare at 1.10pm
Friday Sneem to Kenmare leaves outside Riney's at 9.45am Leaves Kenmare 10.30am. Leaves Sneem 1.20pm. Leaves Kenmare 2.00pm.
Saturday Sneem -Killarney leaves outside the old P.O, at 11.30am leaves Killarney at 4.45pm. Lo Call 1890 528 528 to book your seat.
For any other routes or information contact Teddy on 087 2315014.
Tide Times high tides for the period 5th to the18th March '15. 5th: 04.24, 16.39 6th: 04.56, 17.10 7th: 05.26, 17.38 8th: 05.53, 18.06 9th: 06.21, 18.36 10th: 06.53, 19.09 11th: 07.28, 19.47 12th: 08.09, 20.31 13th: 08.59, 21.27 14th: 10.01, 22.38 15th: 11.17, 23.59 16th: 12.39 17th: 13.53 18th: 14.54
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Local Adverts and Accommodation Local Adverts and Accommodation Local Adverts and Accommodation Local Adverts and Accommodation
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Offered: • Double Bed and Base. Contact:
0861062274
• For Sale Firewood 10 x 5 Trailer Load Cut and Rolls 4f t high sides €180 per load Call 087 683 5992
• Nikken Pi Mag Water Filter System and Water Filter Cartridges, Opti-miser and Micro Sponge Filters. €125. Contact: Ed van Caspel on 087 1921828
• Offered: Challen piano in very good condition. Call for details Gerry on 089 4432118.
• Gym Equipment for Sale. Contact: 087 6710106
• Timber for Sale. Delivered, No wet
Forestry stuff . Contact 087 3853244 or leave a message.
• Stanley 8 Back Boiler New, Price
€30 Contact Michele on 087 9848639
• Fiddle 3/4 inch, nearly new with
case €80. Contact: 087 8176170 • Cot, steamer, baby carrier, bath
chair, musical toys, buggy and car seat system. €200 the lot. Contact: 087 6451580
• Laptops for sale f rom €100 with 6
months warranty. Laptops and PCs repaired and maintained, extremely reasonable rates. Contact 086 3461288 for quote.
• Turf for sale, locally. Contact: 087
7499128 • Fire Wood for sale, cut it yourself
on land. Contact 087 4128064
• For Sale a ride -on partner 13-90-EH Lawn Mower with Trailer. Contact 087 6780600
Wanted: • Card Table - If you have a card table
that you no longer use I'd love to hear f rom you. Please contact 086 4019413
• Outdoor toys in good condition a play-
house, trikes/tractors etc. Also any unwanted books for 3-5year olds. Please contact Sneem Commu-nity Crèche on 064-6645551 or [email protected]
Offered: • Farmhouse to let long term. 3 bed-
rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen dining room and sitting room open f ire and central heating. Contact 0863622478
• 3 Bed House to rent in Sneem Village. Contact Ray Cahill on 086 8270189
• For Rent - Short or Long term lease, shed with yard, suitable for Cattle, Sheep, Ponies or general storage. Cheap rate. Contact: 087 6180515.
Kitchen Appliances for Sale • Siemens Fridge 2/3, Freezer 1/3. Free
Standing / Frost Free. Width 27inches, Height 6f t, Depth 2f t. Colour Graphite Grey.
• Wash hand basin with stand and taps. • 1 Double glazed windows, white PVC.
4’ 9” x 3’ 7” . • Internal Doors - 1 set Double doors
with glass 6’ 7” x 28”
• 1 Solid panel doors with locks, han-dles and hinges. 6’ 7” x 28”.
For all the above Kitchen items, con-tact Joe on 087 2806845
James M O’Sullivan Solicitor
South Square, Sneem
All legal work undertaken
Tel/Fax: 064 668 9664
Mob: 087 286 8855 [email protected]
www.jmos.ie
Evening and weekend appointments available
SNEEM
COMMUNITY CRECHE
Safe and affordable childcare.
Full / Part Time /Drop-in Service
Please call 064 6645551
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Framing Sneem contact Tim Lea
064 6645033
087 7007747
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Jeff Prior Electrician
RECI REGISTERED
House / Farm / Commercial CCTV, P.V. & LOW ENERGY
087 2312993
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Contact Roland Hunter 085 7700538
(064) 6645927
SNEEM SNEEM SNEEM SNEEM PHARMACY South Square
Opening Hours
Mon - Sat 9am - 6.30pm Sunday 11.45am - 1pm
Bank Holidays 10.45am - 1pm
Film Processing
still available
064 6645288
SNEEM GAA LOTTO
CURRENT JACKPOT
€2,950.00
NEXT TWO DRAWS Sunday 8th March - Riney’s Bar
Sunday 15th March - Sneem House
Tickets available throughout the Village in Pubs and Shops.
Annual Renewal Tickets can still be submitted
Please support your local GAA Club
Sneem GAA Lotto Results Sunday 22nd February, Numbers drawn: 1,16,17,19. No Winner, €40 consolation prizes went to: Brendan and Mary Dwyer, Scrahanag-nave; Kevin O’Connor, Blackwater; Clare Busher O’Sullivan, Wexford; Maurice Walsh, Derryquinn. Sunday1st March, Numbers drawn : 12, 23, 27, 28. No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to: Donnchadh Keogh, South Square; Sue Russell, Kealariddig; Vincie O’Sullivan, North Square; Mark Drummond, Pier Road.