At the Fitzgerald reunion at the Railway Bar, Abbeyfeale on Thursday 29th December Thady Hunt with his daughters Margaret and Helena and daughter-in-law Linda Hunt

Happy New Year

 To all of you. As 2012 begins there is great uncertainty about our future and where we are headed as a country and a nation. Sadly it is mostly out of our hands and we must, through nobody’s fault but our own, follow the dictates from those who provide the loans to keep our services operating. We, in this part of the country are not the worst off. There is still quite a lot of employment in the area except for the construction industry which has almost shut down. Our biggest loss is of our young people to emigration but we have seen this happen before and we have come through it. So let us look forward in the hope that things will improve and that those who govern our destinies will have the ability to create an environment where jobs can be created and to prioritise the funding from the public purse  so that vital services can be maintained and those less fortunate in our society are cared for. Finally, cut out the big salaries. Nobody is worth €100,00 a year, not even Bertie!!

Used Stamps Appeal 

A reminder to continue collecting your used stamps for Fr. Seamus Reihill, from St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.

“Fr Stamps” as he is known, sells them to stamp dealers all over the world to raise money for the missions.

You can drop the stamps in to the office here for collection at any time.

Francis Kennedy & the Gleannaphuca

Ramblers Concert 

DVD now on Sale

Frances Kennedy and the Gleannaphuca Ramblers concert raised €1,200  in aid of Kingdom Care.

The concert  is now available on DVD.

Full of stories, yarns, music and song  from a host of entertainers from Clare, Kerry and Limerick.

The best of music is provided by Pat and Tom O Connell, Thomas Costello, John Kinsella, and Thomas Dillane among others.

Stories and songs from Frances, Sonny Egan, Daisy Kearney, Tom Herlihy, John Kinsella, Paddy McElligott, Cathriona O’ Neill and lots more.

This DVD will brighten your spirits and shorten the long winter nights. It will make the ideal gift and all for a good cause.

Proceeds in aid of Kingdom Care, Tralee.  Ring Frances on 087 6789339 or 068 23515 for DVDs.

Sisters Patsy Hayes and Kathleen Mullane at the Fitzgerald reunion at the Railway Bar, Abbeyfeale

Kathleen Mullane with her daughters Denise O'Riordan and Michelle Curry at the Fitzgerald reunion at the Railway Bar