by Marian Harnett
PROLOGUE: If you didn’t hear it with your own ears or see it with your own eyes then don’t invent it with your small mind or share it with your big mouth.
WRITING AND WELLBEING: All welcome to learn how to express yourself.. Book at www. KathrynCrowley.eu/Abbeyfeale.ST. ITA’S SHELTERED HOUSING SEEK NOMINATIONS FOR THE AIB COMMUNITY FUND: The handiest way for you to nominate St. Ita’s Sheltered Housing is to write down their charity number 20036102 and click on AIB ie community fund and a pink box will appear with the words nominate now and the form to be filled appears when you click on it. Because there are so many charities in the Munster region we have been calculating that we need thousands of nominations to get ahead of the posse so please get everyone you know with a valid email address to send a nomination. The drop down menu offers four choices of social themes to chose from so I rang the bank and they said put down OTHER as we don’t fit under Sustainability, Education and Opportunities or Digital , Innovation and Financial Inclusion. Please also take note that the closing date is June 25 so the pressure is on. Below is the piece written by AIB explaining their community fund.
“ AIB Bank €1 million community fund enables customers, the public and employees to nominate the local charities that matter most to them within their region. The Fund supports charities across six regions in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. AIB will allocate €700,000 to charities chosen by the community with a further €300,000 donated to charities chosen by employees. The closing date for nominations is June 25. Eligibility criteria to nominate are that each nominator must have a legitimate email address, be an individual not a company and must include the charity number of their chosen charity. Each nominator must agree to AIB’S Terms and Conditions Policy.” St. Ita’s Sheltered Housing and Day Care Centre are hoping to benefit from the AIB community fund this year and are asking for everyone with an email address in our community to support us by clicking on the following link which will allow you to access the online voting form: https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund. When you access the form fill out the questions as follows: CHARITY NAME: St Ita’s Voluntary Housing and Day Care Centre CLG. CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 20036102. CHARITY LOCATION: Munster. WHICH SOCIAL THEME DOES YOUR CHARITY SUPPORT: Other. WRITE ONE SENTENCE WHY THEY SOULD RECEIVE FUNDING: It is a Voluntary Organization that provides Housing, Meals and Social Activities for the Elderly
BUS TO KNOCK FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE CONSECRATION OF IRELAND: Bus leaving from the Church at 8am Sunday, June 22. Stopping at Templeglantine, NCW and Adare. €25 per person. Bookings Michael Lane 068 32757, Gerard O’Callaghan 087 2980841, David Davy 087 0994272.
ABBEYFEALE FOR AFRICA PLANT SALE: We will have a sale of herbs, rhubarb, vegetables, flowers, raspberry canes and much more after 10am Mass on Sunday, June 29. All funds raised go directly to the late Fr. Tim Galvin’s Mission in South
Vocations Afternoon Poor Clare Monastery College Rd Cork Sat. June 28th 2-4pmSudan. There is an account open at the Credit Union.
CHIME – THE NATIONAL CHARITY FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE –
Outreach Clinic in Listowel are setting up a new service in Listowel where they will provide free and confidential support services on all aspects of deafness and hearing loss on Thursday, June 19 from 12 am -3pm in the Listowel Family Resource Centre, John B. Keane Rd , V31
EC62 .This is a free and confidential support service on all aspects of deafness and hearing loss. Information and resources, assistive technologies, minor hearing aid repairs, and hearing aid batteries for sale for €2 a card. Call or text Lorraine on 086-0105200 to make an appointment.
GAMBLING ADDICTION: The Gambling Support Service at Croom & Hospital Family Resource Centre provides counselling for people impacted by gambling. For information, please phone, text, or email Brenda at 083 2076403 or [email protected].
ABBEYFEALE WOMEN’S SHED: We welcome women of all ages to join us for our regular gatherings for tea & chat and other activities! For more details contact Margaret on 087 2440786.
THE SHEDS: Entara Group who manage the Old Bank E-Hub on Main Street have just announced that they will soon begin development of the vacant sheds in the yard. They plan to develop them into affordable work spaces aimed predominately at smaller and upcoming businesses and new starts, If you know of any small or new business in need of affordable space ask them to input their needs using the following survey. Click on link ; https://forms.gle/AbbeyfealeCommunityCouncil
ABBEYFEALE TOURIST OFFICE REOPENS FOR THE SUMMER : The Tourist Office staffed by volunteers has reopened since Monday, June 2 in the Old Bank EHub for the next three weeks for the months of June, July and August from 11 – 2pm Monday to Saturday. Signs have been erected at the entrances to the town to alert tourists.
GLIN GARDENMN TRAIL: Sunday, June 29 from 2 to 6pm. Visit www. Glin.info for further details.
LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE OPPORTUNITY: Discover the power of LEAN thinking with the Lean For Business Programme from Local Enterprise Office Limerick! Whether you’re in retail, manufacturing, services or distribution, this programme is designed to help you: Identify inefficiencies, Reduce costs, Improve Productivity, Engage your team, Deliver more value to your customers. With expert mentoring and tailored in-company consultancy, you’ll gain the tools to make lasting improvements to help you save time and money! Businesses that have embraced LEAN have see real results in sales, delivery, quality, and employee satisfaction. Open to Limerick based businesses with up to 50 employees and at least one year in operation. For more details or to apply, contact [email protected]
RALLY FOR LIFE: This year’s Rally For Life will be held on Saturday 5th July. Assembling at 1.30 in Parnell Square Dublin. To book a seat on the Kerry bus to the rally Ring 0876590551.
AIR BNB RURAL TOURISM FUND: The Air BnB Rural Tourism Fund is open for applications until June 30. Offering grants from $1000 to $10000. The fund helps local organisations with Rural Tourism Projects. Projects or initiatives must relate to one of the following. Local Tourism: Initiatives that support rural tourism or organisations working in rural tourism. Festivals, Events and Experiences: Events, Festivals or Experiences that communities together and showcase rural areas. Cultural Heritage and Preservation: Projects that protect restore or celebrate Ireland’s culture history and heritage. For more information see https://www.airbnb.ie/e/ruraltourismfund
102 FM CELEBRATE 20 YEARS: A night of Song and Dance at the Longcourt House
Hotel, NCW on Friday, June 20 with doors open 7.30pm. Special guests
Denis Allen, Johnny Carroll, Big Maggie, Anthony Fitzmaurice and PJ
Murrihy with live music by Different Sounds. Admission €15.
.NEURODIVERSE PARENTING GROUP ABBEYFEALE New social support group for parents / guardians meet the first Thursday of every month in St. Ita’s Community Hall, Abbeyfeale. All welcome to join. Further details are available from Sharon on 087 780 5961.
DUAGH SPORTS COMPLEX FRIDAY NIGHT DANCING: 9-11pm Michelle Murphy, Friday, June 20.
- ITA’S SHELTERED HOUSING: Reminder to please support our fundraising effort by emailing your nomination to AIB Community fund.M Meals on Wheels Available to all. Collect from Centre or have it delivered. Wednesday June 18 Pork Chop or Chicken on the Bone. Thursday, June 19 Shepherd’s Pie or Turkey Steak. Friday June 20. Fish or Meat Alternative. Price List Soup €1, Main Course €9, Half portion €6. Vegetables and Potatoes plate. €4. Dessert €2. To place an order 068 51850.
IMPORTANT NOTICE RE CARPARKING IN THE CHURCH YARD: The church yard will be locked on the evening before a Wedding/Funeral or church event to facilitate parking for bereaved families/ wedding guests.
MAUREEN’S NIGHT IN THE MARQUEE THEATRE: Con Carey’s Apostles is a play written by Noel Lane. A heart warming true story of compassion, love and loyality. Set in Brosna , April, 1978. This was performed in the MarqueeTheatre@ Brosna GAA grounds last week 11th, 12, and 13th June, 2025 This play was brought to Brosna by the Memory Lane Theatre. The cast that brought this outstanding performance to us were excellent, and sensitive to the story. It would be unfair to pick out one person because each and everyone did their character great honour and justice.. Thank you for a beautifully wonderful evening’s entertainment honouring the memory of a much loved and respected Con Carey.
MAUREEN’S FUNDRAISER FOR MYANMAR: If you have bed linen that you no longer need, towels, Towels, men’s and ladies clothing, candles – any type from night lights to those in jars, used postage stamps, used old vapes. All these items are needed and help others. i.e. stamps sold to trader to get money for 120 young girls who are cared for by the Servite nuns in Myanmar, to feed, clothe, put a roof over their heads and educate. The army are in control and have prevented these young girls from going to school. So with your help you are making things a bit better. Thank you most sincerely. If you want further information please contact Maureen 08798454102.
KNOCK SHRINE PILGRIMAGE FROM NORTH KERRY: Shrine Pilgrimage takes place Wednesday, July 2 . from the Parishes of Knockanure/Moyvane, Tarbert. Coach from Listowel, Knockanure, Moyvane, Tarbert. Further info. Margaret Carmody 087 2 976304/Nuala Carmody 068 36166.
GARDEN FETE: Organised by Kerry Parents and Friends in Listowel will be held on Sunday, June 22 from noon till 2pm.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS : All welcome to join Community Conversations where we will be chatting over a cuppa on how to organise and include community and environmental action in West Limerick. Meeting on the last Monday on the month started on May 26 at the Market House, Market Yard, Newcastle West from 7.30 to 9pm. For more information contact Andi [email protected].
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CASUAL CONVERSATION CLUB: All welcome to join English Language Conversation Club for adults 6:30 – 8:15pm Thursdays in Newcastle West. Free of charge and suitable for complete beginners. Newcomers to West Limerick and individuals of all nationalities are invited to join. Please register by contacting [email protected]
KILCORNAN Teenagers: DUBLIN (OSV News) — In rural Limerick, three teenage brothers are turning Lego into a tool for evangelization as Blessed Carlo Acutis continues to inspire a new generation of digital evangelists. In the small rural parish of Kilcornan in Irish Limerick
County, the boys have produced a professional and instructive stop-motion animation film about the millennial saint. “We wanted to reach people of our own age,” 16-year-old Louis Flynn explained to OSVNews. “Carlo really inspired all three of us. He was a normal teenager who loved football and video games, but he also had a profound love for the Eucharist. He lived in the same kind of world as we do —surrounded by technology. Everybody uses it, but not everyone is using it in the way that God wants us to use it. Carlo used it to glorify
God. That really resonated.”
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FILM: Kerry Filmmaker in Residence Jesse Gilbert is offering workshops and clinics to community groups and individuals interested in filmmaking. Anyone interested can email Jesse on[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
BALLYBUNION SUMMER MARKET; We are now inviting people to contact us by
email on [email protected] Summer Markets will be
starting from 31st May until 30th August from 10am-3pm in McMunns
garden. Proceeds to the Ballybunion Sea and Cliff Rescue.
SCHOLARSHIP: Danaher McGrath Trust Scholarship, closing date 29 August 29
details from 068 31106.
SISTERHOOD OF STRENGTH: Free monthly peer-support group for women who are childless not by choice, or by circumstance every second last Saturday of the month in the Market House, Newcastle West, V42 Y425. This is a safe space to voice frustrations, laugh with like-minded people, and receive support. New members always welcome, no pre-registration necessary.
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECREATION CONFERENCE 2025.
The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and Comhairle na Tuaithe are delighted to announce the second National Outdoor Recreation Conference to support the delivery of Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, the National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027. The conference will take place in Limerick on Thursday, June 26 and will be a great opportunity to network with national and county organizations involved in outdoor recreation, join in on the discussion on national outdoor recreation policy and hear about the latest developments in the outdoor recreation sector in Ireland. Booking now open National Outdoor Recreation Conference 2025 Tickets, Thursday, June 26 at 10:00 | Eventbrite.
RAMBLING HOUSES: Listowel last Thursday of the month, Knockanure first Thursday, Clounmacon on the 2nd Friday of the month. Ita’s Rambling House is at the Desmond Complex on the 3rd. Friday each month with Knockalucka on the 3rd. Tuesday.
BINGO IN MOYVANE EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT: Free bus travels every Thursday night from Abbeyfeale.
NEWCASTLEWEST SHOW; Sunday, June 22 in the Showgrounds on the Abbeyfeale Road.
ABBEYFEALE PARISH: Co. Parish Priests of the Pastoral Area; Fr. Tom Mangan 087 2348226. Fr, Willie Russell 087 2272825. Fr. Dan Lane (Retired) 087 2533030. Fr. James Ambrose (Retired) 087 7740753. Masses Monday 7pm, Tuesday 10am ( except in the event of a funeral 11am) Wednesday 10am ( except in the event of a funeral 11am) Thursday 10am ( except in the event of a funeral 11am) Friday 10am (except in the event of a funeral). Thursday 10am Scoil Mhaither De , Friday 10am Mary Downey, Church St. Saturday 6.30pm Brian McAleer, Dromtrasna South Anniversary. Eileen Leahy Bogmount and her husband John. Stephen O’Sullivan, Abbeyfeale Hill 3rd. Anniversary. Thomas Anthony Collins, Ballymacjordan. Sunday 10am Bridget, Maurice and Christina Harnett. Philomena Geraghy and deceased family members. Richard Gleeson. Mikie Scannell, Dromtrasna Collins. Paddy and Mai O’Connell Islandboy. Sunday 12 noon. Tim and Peg Finucane, St. Ita’s Terrace. Eileen and Con Harnett, Cragg. Sean Healy, The Hill.[email protected] for any correspondence or Anne 068 51915.
LIMERICK’S PERPETUAL NOVENA AT MOUNT ST. ALPHONUS; Limericks Perpetual Novena at Mount St Alphonus 13th June to 21st June. Mass 7.30am, 10am, 11.30am, 6pm, 7.30pm and 9pm.
JUBILEE YEAR OF YOUTH: The Jubilee Year of Youth is fast approaching; the Diocese will take a group of 18- to 30-year-olds to Rome from July 28th to August 4th. This will be a great opportunity to be one of the first groups to meet our new Pope as well as visit the place of rest of Pope Francis. The cost is €850 and names returned to James in the Diocesan Centre at 061-350000.
GROW MENTAL HEALTH: – Friendly Community based groups for anyone experiencing mental health issue through 12 Step Program of connection, hope, identity by empowering people to nurture their positive wellbeing by supporting personal growth through education, peer support and self-teaching. Based in 33 Henry Street and Croom, several meetings including new meeting on Monday 11-1pm. Contact Michael 086-6063182/Celia 0861526966/Www.grow.ie
CITIZENS ADVICE: Citizens Advice Helpline Are open to dealing with your queries Monday to Friday. You can contact us between 9:30am and 4:15pm by phone on 0761-07-5780, or by email at [email protected]
Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock – Saturday, July 12. Bus details to follow.
SUPPORT: Aware Depression & Bipolar Disorder Support www.aware.ie Tel: Freephone 1800 80 48 48 (available 7 days, 10am-10pm). Email: [email protected]
- VINCENT DE PAUL: Request for Assistance Limerick 061/317327.
COMMUNITY ALERT: Committee members; Life President Michael O’Kelly. Chairperson James Stack 087 4522760, Joint Secretaries Mossie Gleeson 085 1427877, Mary McArthur 087 6377310, Joint Treasurers; Catherine Daly 087 7452454, Susan Daly 087 7644131. Community Garda Tommy Commane 068 30010. Be alert- fraudsters may text,send emails or call. Fraudsters can insert a fake into a genuine BOI/AIB messages, so always be careful. If something doesn’t seem right, don’t click and don’t reply. Don’t be fooled by someone trying to trick you into giving them your bank details, this is important information and should be kept safe. If someone phones you asking for your banking details, hang up. The bank will never call, text or email you with a link asking for your one-time activation codes, card details, your 365 Pin or your full online banking login details.