by Jer Kennelly
February from 10.30am to 12.30pm. led by Stephen Burke, details from
Rosemarie at 087 384 8680.Exercise Classes with Conor O’Neill Mondays in the Marian Hall
1:30pm-2:30pm. Everyone welcome to join the class!
PARISH: Concert tickets/Raffle tickets are still available in the
Parish Office for the Michael English Concert on Sunday March 23rd at
8pm. Doors open 7pm. An invitation to all the groups in the Parish to
a meeting on Weds. 26th Feb. at 7.30pm in Moyvane Church regarding
assisting at the Michael English concert.
CHY forms are being sent out in the post to claim the charity donation
refund from the Revenue Commissioners. Please sign and return to the
Parish Office or to Fr. Brendan. This is an important source of funds
for the Parish.
Chernobyl Children’s Church Gate Collection at all Masses weekend 22nd
& 23rd Feb.
Thank you to the people of the parish of Moyvane & Knockanure on
behalf of the ProLife Campaign for their generous response to our
annual church gate collection at masses over the weekend 15th & 16th
February 2025. The collection came to €540.28.
Samaritan Kerry Branch would like to thank all who contributed to
their Christmas Church Gate Collection. The amount collected in
Corpus Christi, Knockanure was €411.20 and €1,649.70 in the Church of
the Assumption, Moyvane. Much appreciated.
SCHOOL: Lorraine Scanlon from the Senior Ladies Football team brought
along the Brendan Martin Cup to our school last week, she was
accompanied by former Principal Mrs Donegan.
ASH WEDNESDAY 5th March is the beginning of Lent. It is a day of fast
and abstinence.
TRÓCAIRE BOXES: Trócaire boxes are available.
GLÓR NA GAEL, ST. PATRICKS DAY COMMITTEE AGM on Saturday March 1st at
10am in Christys bar. If anybody would like to volunteer on St.
Patricks day for an hour or two please come along to the AGM and let
us know.
LOUGH DERG Three Day Pilgrimage begins Friday 3oth May until Friday
15th August. http://www.loughderg.org/2025.
DEATH of Dr. Michael Carmody, (Castleknock, Dublin and formerly of
Tarbert, on 12th February 2025, aged 92.Husband of Eileen and father
of Stella, Deirdre, Eamonn, Michael, and Eavaun. Predeceased by his
daughter, Eileen. Loving grandfather to his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
DEATH of John Emperor, Knockbrack, Knocknagoshel, on February 15th in
his 90th year. Son of the late Elizabeth and James Emperor.
Predeceased by his siblings, Cait, Jim, Mary (Roche), Eilish (Walsh),
Dan and Eileen (Dormer).
Remembered by his nieces, nephews, and relatives.
ANNIVERSARIES: Richard Brosnan, Dan Hanrahan, Sr. Joan Mulvihill, Joan
Browne, Colm Kennelly, Hannah Francis Daly, Eileen Walsh, Gerry
Brosnan, Jack Flavin, Tadhg Quinn, Fr. John Lawlor, Tracy Kennedy,
Martin Mulvihill,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat. 22nd Feb.’25 Moyvane a Private Intention at 7.30pm
Sun. 23rd Feb.’25; Knockanure a Private Intention at 9.30am, and Mass
Moyvane for Henry & Bridie Stackpoole & deceased of Stackpoole & Meade
families at 11am; Tues. 25th Feb.’25 Moyvane for Richie & Mary Brosnan
(Aniv.’s) Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration at 10am Wed. 26th
Feb.’25 Knockanure “Do this in Memory of Me” Mass a Private Intention
at 7pm; Thurs.27thFeb.’25 Moyvane “Do this in Memory of Me” Mass a
Private Intention at 7pm; Fri.28th Feb.’25 Moyvane for Marie
O’Callaghan (Aniv.) & deceased of the O’Callaghan family, Glin Rd. at
7pm; Sat. 1st Mar.’25 Moyvane for Florry Mullin (1st Aniv.) at
7.30pm; Sun. 2nd Mar.’25 Knockanure for Hannah Keane (Aniv.) at
9.30am, and Mass Moyvane at 11am.
LISTOWEL AREA PASTORAL COUNCIL: will meet at the Presbytery on
Thursday night next at 8.00 p.m. All members from the various parishes
of our Pastoral are asked to attend.
REFLECTION: This bright new day….complete with 24 hours of
opportunities, choices, and attitudes…a perfectly matched set of
1440 minutes. This unique gift, this one day, cannot be exchanged,
replaced or refunded. Handle with care. Make the most of it.. There
is only one per customer.
SCHOOL Draw: next monthly draw on the 27th February by the Knockanure
Parents Association . Envelopes can be purchased at – Amber Oil
Listowel, Knockanure National School, Jim Gould Shop, Stylepost hair
salon, Holly’s Gala Moyvane, Speedy’s bar, Jumbo’s Family Restaurant,
Mag’s Deli Listowel and Flynns Bar Knockanure.
GLORACH Theatre, Abbeyfeale Drama Group bring the hilarious drama,
Troubled Bachelors on Feb. 23rd, 25th, 27th and March 1st and 2nd.
Curtains up at 8 pm each night and booking is essential at 08713
83940.
VOLUNTEERS: We are looking for volunteers to form a committee – and
provide support on the day – to host ‘Darkness into light’ in Moyvane
on 10th May. If interested, please contact a member of Moyvane
Development Association or Pat Kissane on 087 906 4091.
GREEN: Join Brilliant Ballybunion for a day filled with inspiring
speakers and interactive exhibitions, focused on promoting
sustainability in North Kerry. Sunday Feb 23 10:30 to 4.30 at the
Tintean Theatre, Ballybunion”
TINTEAN Ballybunion, on Friday March 7th Shania and Friends
BLOG: Kerry Writers’ Museum is launching a dedicated blog, offering
local poets, writers, and creatives the chance to share their unique
insights into Kerry’s literary heritage, culture, and storytelling
traditions. They welcome blog posts on topics such as Kerry’s
inspiring landscapes, reflections on literary traditions, and personal
creative journeys. To find out more, email
kerrywritersmuseumevents@gmail
TEDxTralee presentations to be part of a series of events promoting
Tralee, Kerry and Ireland under the TEDxTralee Banner. Local Curators
and Co-Coordinators Bryan Carr and James Finnegan, If you have
something worth sharing go to www.tedxtralee.com to register your
interest.
ST JOHNS: Donal’s Stack’s exhibition, North Kerry Treasure, will
continue to be in place until Friday 28th February. St. John’s is open
Monday to Friday and from 10am to 5pm. Sunday 23rd – Concert- The
Devil’s Spine Band Honor Heffernan and Trevor Night; Friday 28th
Storytelling with Francis Kennedy & Sonny Egan, details from 068
22566.
FREE Irish Language Drama and Acting Workshops, Ranganna
Aisteoireachta & Drámaíochta as Gaeilge commenced in the St Johns
Theatre last week, and continues on 16th March Seachtain na Gaeilge
le Energia, and on 22nd April, time 8 to 9.30pm.068 22566.
ATHEA: “Sharon’s Grave” Bookings for this production by Athea Drama
Group are now open. It will be staged in Con Colbert Memorial Hall on
February 27th. March 2nd. 6th. 8th. & 9th at 8pm. Bookings via
Text/Whatsapp, 087 692 6746.
VINTAGE: Knockdown Vintage are holding their Annual Vintage Charity
Run on 30th March 2025 in Knockdown Arms, Athea. This year our two
worthy beneficiaries are: Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and the Little Blue
Heroe’s. For further information contact Margaret Culhane on 087 230
3918, Carol Noonan on 087 653 5029 and Mairead Langan on 087 640 7026.
KERRY Writers’ museum is creating a multidisciplinary exhibition which
celebrates the influence and contribution of female writers on Kerry’s
literary and cultural heritage. Submissions can be viewed at
https://kerrywritersmuseum.com
COWS: In the first episode of Agriland’s latest limited podcast series
‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a
trip to Brian Rushe’s dairy farm in Derrinturn, Co. Kildare.
Brian Rushe who is also the former deputy president of the Irish
Farmers’ Association (IFA) is set to be milking over 360 cows on two
milking platforms in 2025. In the episode, Brian explains how he has
been managing his calving season as he has over 130 cows calved down
to date.
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OPEN day at Kerry College Listowel on 27th of Feb.
CHELTENHAM Preview Night in Aid of Kerry Parents and Friends at
Christys Bar, Listowel on March 3rd.
HOME: These extra, overlooked costs of owning a home are often called
“phantom costs.” Phantom costs include things like maintenance and
repair costs, rising property taxes, and insurance premiums. If you
want to know the true cost of homeownership, you’ve got to take into
account these hidden costs in addition to the more obvious ones.
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STORM Éowyn: over 120 insurance companies have 23,903 claims already
according to reports .
SOLAR: The funding will enable O’Shea’s Gala to install a new solar
photovoltaic system installed by Dingle-based company, Solar Beo,
specialists in Commercial, Domestic & Agricultural Contractors in
Solar PV, Battery Management Systems & EV Charging Units.
By implementing this technology, the store expects to significantly
reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint.
The system is projected to save the store 33,080 kWh of energy
annually, reducing CO2 emissions by 12 tonnes per year – which is the
equivalent of over 537 trees needed to offset the same amount of CO2,
showcasing the tangible benefits of adopting sustainable practices in
convenience retail.
https://traleetoday.ie/osheas-
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TOILETS: Only two in five people in the world have access to safely
managed sanitation services. 4 billion people suffer from water
shortages for one month or more per year, a significant and alarming
indicator that there is not enough water to meet human demand. (1) In
many countries, the lack of management and treatment of faeces is a
major health issue. Today, nearly two billion people use a drinking
water source contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of
contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. The World Health
Organisation estimates that contaminated drinking water causes more
than 500,000 deaths from diarrhoea each year.
https://climateactionaccelerat
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PRO-LIFE: Invitation To Attend, “Ireland, Abortion and Advocating for
Life in 2025” Hosted by the Pro Life Campaign. March 3rd
7.30pm-8.30pm.Online free information event, register at
prolifecampaign.ie/events
RYANAIR: In a bid to lower the tax and surcharges it has to pay for
operating at airports on the continent, Ryanair has announced that
certain routes will no longer operate.
Spain is one of the popular holiday spots set to be affected, with the
airline announcing plans to cut air traffic here over summer 2025 by a
whopping 18 percent. This equates to a loss of around 800,000 seats
and 12 routes in total. The airline said in a statement to the Mirror
that it will be closing its Jerez and Valladolid operations, get rid
of one Santiago based airport and will also cut traffic in Vigo,
Zaragoza, Asturias, and Santander.
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ARTS: Kerry Arts Development Strategy 2024-2034
(https://kerrycoco.us10.list-m
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RED Bus in Killarney operates several times daily, people on pension go free.
RUN BALLYBUNION; The event will take place on Easter Saturday, April
19th. Visit the newly redesigned website www.RunBallybunion.com and
follow the links to book your spot!
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RING of Kerry Charity Cycle.
Nine charities have been chosen as the main beneficiaries for the 2025
staging including the Kerry Hospice Foundation, Social Action Group
Rathmore, Kerry Parents and Friends and Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer
Support House. National beneficiaries include the Irish Kidney
Association, Breakthrough Cancer Research, Brú Columbanus, Focus
Ireland and the Jack and Jill Foundation. Registration opens for the
2025 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle on Friday, February 21. Ring of Kerry
Charity Cycle is on Saturday, July 5. Registration is online on
www.ringofkerrycycle.ie
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CHALLENGE: The 70 Day Catholic Family Challenge. Why these awards? As
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a Lay Dominican, is to be Canonised a
saint by Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, on August 3rd, 2025. Pier
Giorgio Frassati was born in Turin, Italy on April 6, 1901. His
mother, Adelaide Ametis, was a painter. His father Alfredo, was the
founder and director of the newspaper, “La Stampa,” and was
influential in Italian politics, holding positions as an Italian
Senator and Ambassador to Germany.
https://dominicans.ie/c35-even
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POOR CLARES GALWAY, Monastic Experience Day on Saturday the 15th of
March from 10am to 5pm , An opportunity to experience and learn more
about the Poor Clare way of life for woman ages 18-35. For more
information contact: [email protected]
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FEAST of St. Eithne is celebrated on Wednesday 26th February. One of the two
daughters of King Laoghaire, the High-King of Ireland, said to have been
baptized by St. Patrick at Rath Chruachain, the royal seat of the
western kings, in Roscommon. Feast of St. David is celebrated on
Saturday 1st March. Patron saint of Wales, he educated many who were
to become saints in Ireland at his monastery at Glyn Rhosyn in what is
now Pembrokeshire.
UKRAINIAN students at Tralee MTU have two special films at the North
Campus on Monday 24 February (1pm). ‘Unbreakable Children: I’m
Waiting’ captures the stories of Ukrainian children affected by the
war. The second film – ‘What Is Home: Stories from Ukrainians’ – a
documentary by MTU student Daria Asieieva about Ukrainian students’
experiences.
ONLINE PRESENTATION FOR OUR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PARENTS THIS WEEK:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webina
Please find above the registration link for upcoming First Holy
Communion Webinar for parents and guardians which will take place on
Wednesday 26th February at 7.30pm.
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PILGRIMAGE to Rome led by Bishop Ray will take place from 19th to 23rd
May 2025. For more details, please ring Nora – 087 931 8976.
MARRY: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Nation- February 17, 2025
Forecasts that one in three young adults in the U.S. today will never
marry signify a closing of the “American heart,” a leading marriage
researcher said Saturday.
“Love and marriage have fallen on harder times of late,” observed Brad
Wilcox, a sociologist who directs the National Marriage Project at the
University of Virginia, during a panel discussion titled “Why Have
Children?” at New York Encounter, an annual conference organized by
members of the Catholic movement Communion and Liberation. Wilcox,
author of the 2024 book, Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the
Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization,
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SHOW: North Kerry Show was held in glorious weather in Listowel
reports Kerry Weekly Reporter of July 1, 1916. Among the local
prize-winners were: E Fitzgerald, Lenamore; Paddy Moran, Keylod; Hugh
Goulding, Knockanure; G Stack, Kilmorna; Michael and Miss M and Mrs M
McCarthy, Coilbee; Mrs O’Connor, Coilbee; Michael Guiney, Clar; T
Healy, Beenanaspig; B Keane, Lisaniskea and Miss M McMahon,
Gortaglanna.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel, Volume 113, Number 38, 14 February 1969
STACK In Santa Cruz, Calif., February 11, 1969, Right Reverend
Monsignor Michael J, Stack. Survived by two brothers, Father Joseph
Stack of Accrinton, England and Jack Stack of Listowel, County Kerry,
Ireland; three sisters, Sister Mary Dolorita of Long Beach, Calif.;
Mrs. Margaret Kennelly and Mrs. Julie Griffin of Listowel, County
Kerry, Ireland, also survived by several nephews and nieces. Native of
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, aged 79 years. member and -former
Pastor of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Boulder Creek; honorary life
member of B.P.O. Elks Merced, Calif. Services will be conducted at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church, Boulder Creek, where a Requiem Pontifical
Con-Celebrated High Mass will be offered for the repose of his soul
commencing at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 1969. Friends are
respectfully invited to attend. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Rosary will be recited in St. Michael’s Catholic Church Sunday evening
at 7:30 p.m. Friends may call at White’s Chapel, 138 Walnut Ave. until
Sunday at 2 p.m. Remains will lie in state at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church from 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SC
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GREEN Card: Learn how to get a Permanent Resident (Green) Card,
whether inside or outside the U.S.
https://www.usa.gov/green-card
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METEOR: Hundreds of thousands of meteors per hour were seen during
that famous shower! It was the first meteor storm recorded in modern
times. In this post, you can learn more about the 1833 Leonid meteor
shower. https://hasanjasim.online/the-
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SMA: Der Healy was born in Tralee on 23 March 1926. He later discerned
his missionary vocation and joined the SMA as a young man in 1947.
Little did he know then where this decision would lead him. He was
ordained on 13 July 1952. He spent 3 years at University College Cork
and 1 year at London University. He was then assigned to the Diocese
of Jos, in Northern Nigeria, which was at that time home to a young,
emerging church. He taught in Mary Immaculate Teacher Training
College, Kafanchan. Later in response to emerging needs Der was
appointed to the Prefecture of Illorin to assist with the setting up
of the new Mount Carmel Teacher Training College in Eloja and he
became the first principal. He remained in Illorin working in the
parishes of Oro and Ekan Meje until he returned to Ireland in 1974 for
health reasons.
https://sma.ie/fr-jeremiah-der
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ALONE are seeking volunteers in the ATHEA area. Full training and
support provided. If interested, please contact Caroline on
086-4040910 or apply via the ALONE website at www.alone.ie or for
further information please contact Aoife Dennehy on 086-0120221 or via
email [email protected]
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HEALTHY Athea, Good to go returned Friday the 7th February running for
6 weeks, 10:30am to 12:00 mid-day.
U S: Department of Homeland Security arrested almost 9,000 people
between the start of the Trump administration and February 3. “ICE’s
average cost during the Biden administration for deporting a single
person was about $10,500.
ART: Canada purchase over half a million dollars of art over the last
two years –for display at embassies, high commissions, consulates and
official residences.
HOUSING: With the country in the midst of a unprecedented housing crisis and
builders are putting the blame for this squarely on the shoulders
of senior management staff of Kerry County Council, accusing them of
making the problem worse.
Builders have expressed the view that it is easier to build houses in Cork
than it is in Kerry.
https://killarneyoutlook.com/i
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Ballybunion 1995 Vintage Day and sea rescue boat launch, strand and
Beach Ballybunion
https://youtu.be/aK_4wP2quvo?s
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SKIBBEREEN (ballad history)
https://youtu.be/gY_w5J6-onc?f
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PLANNING: Minister James Browne was asked by Meath West TD Peadar
Tóibín if he will change the law to stop vexatious opposition to
farmers’ planning permissions.
Tóibín said that these submissions opposing farmers’ plans frequently
come from individuals with no material interest in an area, as
currently, a small number of “serial objectors, often located many
miles from a development”, can oppose a planning permission.
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WORLD Vision: Pulling up the roots of poverty and planting the seeds
of change. Building relationships. Listening. Planning and working
alongside local leaders. Together, finding solutions that will change
the future for children.
https://www.worldvision.org/ou
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GENIUS: But in sudden savant syndrome an ordinary person with no such
prior interest or ability and no precipitating injury or other CNS
incident has an unanticipated, spontaneous epiphanylike moment where
the rules and intricacies of music, art or mathematics, for example,
are experienced and revealed, producing almost instantaneous
giftedness and ability in the affected area of skill sets. Because
there is no underlying disability such as that which occurs in
congenital or acquired savant syndromes, technically sudden savant
syndrome would be better termed sudden genius.
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HAPPY: When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he
assured Americans of their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. This idea seems to lead many Americans to chase after new
gadgets and hedonistic pleasures. But what if that approach is wrong?
What if happiness comes from aiming to make others happy, instead of
doing nice things for yourself?
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