by Jer Kennelly
Humanity Award. Moyvane woman Joanna O’Flaherty, an associate
professor at the University of Limerick was among those who honoured
President Michael D Higgins recognising his lifetime commitment to
justice, human dignity and inclusive education.CONGRATILATIONS to Gabriel Fitzmaurice is the 2025 recipient of the
Kerry Association in Dublin Arts Award in recognition of his
outstanding contribution to the Arts.
CHIROPODIST: Senior Citizens Moyvane/Knockanure Chiropodist postponed
until Monday 7th July, in the Marian Hall. To book contact Noreen on
068- 49238.
THANKS: Senior Citizens Moyvane/Knockanure; would like to thank all
those who so generously supported their recent Church Gate Collection.
PARISH: 2nd Collection at Masses 5th & 6th July for Sick & Retired
PriestsThe Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver would like to convey
their sincere thanks to the parishioners who so generously donated to
their recent Church collection. €1,439.60 in total was collected.
The mission appeals always go directly to the missions. This gift
will be of tremendous benefit to them.
ENVELOPES: The new Offertory envelopes are available for collection in
the Parish Office or in the Churches after Mass. There are CHY forms
included in some of the boxes of envelopes, to claim the charity
donation refund from the Revenue Commissioners. Please sign and
return to Fr. Brendan or Maria in the Parish Office before July 6th.
This is an important source of funds for the Parish. Thank you for
your cooperation.
REFLECTION: This day will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a
friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal,
and not wound.
GAA Knockanure Lotto Results; for Tuesday 24th June. Jackpot was
E4,400. Numbers drawn were 3, 10, 20 and 24. No Winner. Lucky Dips of
E25 went to 1, Margaret Lynch, Moyvane; 2, Brid O Keeffe, Kilmorna; 3,
Mike Lynch “Taxi”; 4, Kyle & Noreen, Foran, Knockane, Listowel. And 5,
went to S Fitzgerald c/o, T Fitzgerald. Next Draw will be held on
Tuesday July 1st. Jackpot of E 4,500.
MATCH: Glen Dimplex All Ireland Camogie Intermediate Championship:
Kerry 2-20 Kildare 0-4.
Junior NKL Div 3, Moyvane 1-12 to Ballymac 2-12.
MEMORIAL Tournament: This year marks 25 years since Hughie Fitzmaurice
passed away. The tournament celebrates his memory and place Sunday
22nd June.
BEST Wishes to Rose Sheehy who won E223.69 in the June, Knockanure
Parents Association Split the Bucket draw.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK REMINDER – The annual Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine
takes place this year on next Wednesday 2nd of July, from the Parishes
of Knockanure, Moyvane and Tarbert. Coach details ; Listowel,
Knockanure, Moyvane and Tarbert. For further information please
contact Margaret on 087-2976304 or Nuala on 068-36166.
SAINT PIO MASS will take place on Friday 5th July at 6pm. Rosary and
confessions followed by mass at 6.15pm, and Benediction. Castleisland
Padre Pio Families, Devotions return on Tuesday 9th September at
7.30pm.
ADORATION takes place each Friday in Duagh Church from 3.00 p.m. in
the afternoon. Public Rosary starts at 7.00 p.m. Mass starts at 7:30
p.m. Adoration in Listowel, Takes place on Tuesday’s straight after
10.30am , mass until 8pm. in the Adoration Chapel.
DEATH of Patrick (Pakie) Dunne, Rose Villa, East End, Ballybunion and
late of Dromurhur, Moyvane, on June 21st, 2025. Predeceased by his
wife Teresa, brothers John, Danny, Liam, Brendan and Tony, sister
Catherine Keane. Pakie is survived by his sons Anthony and Joseph,
daughter Mary, daughters-in-law Regina and Patricia, son-in-law
Patrick, grandchildren Nicola, Marisa, Liam, Jack and Hugh,
great-grandson Donal, brother Tom, sister Mary, brothers-in-law,
sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces, Funeral arrivinged at The Church
of the Assumption, Moyvane, on Tuesday for the Requiem Mass for Pakie.
Burial in Ahavoher Cemetery, Moyvane.
DEATH Maurice (Moss) Kearney, Kilbaha, Moyvane, on June 22nd, 2025.
Predeceased by his wife Eileen (01-03-2025), his parents Dan and
Johannah, brothers Paddy and Dan, sister Eileen Culhane. Survived by
his daughter Bríd Maunsell, sons Dónal, Maurice and Pádraig,
son-in-law Tony , daughter-in-law Sandra and Pádraig’s partner Teresa,
grandchildren Adam and Jedd, brothers-in-law Bruno and Daniel Healy
and his wife Eileen, nephews, and nieces.
Funeral arriving to The Church of the Assumption, Moyvane, on
Wednesday for the Requiem Mass. Burial afterwards in Ahavoher
Cemetery, Moyvane.
DEATH of Edmond (Ned) Healy of Greenville and formerly Knockanasig,
Listowel, on 18th June 2025, pre-deceased by his wife Noreen, sister
Irene, brothers Phil and John. Father of Flor, Frances, Anne, Tommy,
Norma, Aidan, John, Phil, Karen and Maurice. Grandfather of Ciara,
Emily, Aoife, Amie, Edmond, Jack, Joe, Katie, Sean, Harry and Cleo,
great-grandfather of Oscar. Survived also by sisters Nora, Frances and
Kathleen, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brother-in-law,
sisters-in-law, nieces and Nephews.
ANNIVERSARIES: Padraig Madden, Maryanne Nolan, Josie Liston, Catherine
Carew, Jerry Carey, Eileen Holly, Joe Thompson, Garry Meehan, Mick
Finucane, Mary Kirby, John Kirby, Richard Kissane, Mickey Flavin, Joe
Gunn, Bridie McEnery,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat. 28th June’25- Moyvane a Private Intention at
7.30pm; Sun. 29th June’25 Knockanure a Private Intention at 9.30am,
and mass Moyvane a Private Intention at 11am; Tues. 1st July’25
Moyvane for Betty O’Neill (Aniv.) mass 7 pm, Eucharistic Adoration
6pm; Weds. 2nd July’25 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10am, and
Mass Moyvane for Therese “Tess” Mulvihill (Aniv.) Leitrim West at
7pm; Thurs. 3rd July’25- Knockanure a Private Intention at 7pm; Fri.
4th July’25 Knockanure First Friday, Private Intention Mass followed
by Confessions 10am, and Mass Moyvane a Private Intention, Mass
followed by Confessions 7pm; Sat. 5th July’25 Moyvane 1. Gary
Meehan (1st Aniv.) & deceased of Meehan & O’Connor families, 2. Josie
Walsh (Aniv.) Ballylongford at 7.30pm;
Sun. 6th July’25 Knockanure at 9.30am Moyvane for Patrick Shanahan &
son John & deceased of Shanahan & Egan families at 11am.
MISSION NIGHT with the relics of St. Therese and the Holy Face. Kerry
Life and Family Centre, CWS Complex, Tralee, on Thursday 3rd July from
7-9.30 p.m.
RETIRE: Three Kerry priests, Fr Niall Geaney in Fossa, Fr Jim Kennelly
in Boherbue and Fr Michael Hussey in Ballylongford, are to retire. The
priests have all ministered for over 50 years.
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 087 6590 551.
MUSIC: The Anam Sessions – Five Nights of Traditional Music from
Sliabh Luachra at the Anam Arts & Cultural Centre, Killarney. From
June 30th to July 4th.
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ANAM Tralee Festival from July 11th to 13th, building on the success
of last year’s three-day celebration of music, literature, and
performance. Details available at anamtralee.ie
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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].
SUPPORT: Aware Depression & Bipolar Disorder Support www.aware.ie
Tel: Freephone 1800 80 48 48 (available 7 days, 10am-10pm). Email:
[email protected]
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RACES in Athea will be held on Sunday July 6th at 12noon.
REVIVAL Music Festival Listowel 2025- Sat, Jul 19 at 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
FLAG FLOOR: The weekly music and set dancing session, at the Flag
Floor Glensharrold, Carrigkerry continues on Tuesday’s from 9pm to
11.30pm, for the summer months.
SWIMMING: Glin Pier Swimming/Life Saving Lessons: Week 1; Swim test &
swimming registration on Saturday 12th July at 6.30pm – test is
required to determine child’s level and correct class. Registration
takes place Sunday 13th July 12 noon at Glin pier. Class commence:
14th -18th July. Exam Saturday 19th June at 12 noon. Week 2; Swim test
& swimming registration on Saturday 9th August at 6pm – test is
required to determine childs level and correct class. Registration
takes place Sunday 10th August at 12 noon at Glin pier. Class
commence: 11th -15th August. Exam Saturday 16th August at 11am. Start
times of classes to be confirmed at registration. The above is subject
to availability of swimming instructors. For costs etc or general
queries contact [email protected]
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AWARDS: The third annual National Dairy Awards were unveiled in The
Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise this evening (Thursday, June 19) at a
celebration attended by 250 people.
The awards honour the farmer, farm manager, dairy advisor, dairy vet
and dairy innovator and also acknowledge their “dedication and hard
work”.
Founded in 2023 the annual awards aim to celebrate primary producers,
artisan producers, sector services and the dairy processors as an
industry collective.
https://www.agriland.ie/farmin
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THE HOPE FOUNDATION in Kolkata. On Friday 18th July at 7.30 pm Tricia,
one of the Abha Bhán Players, is holding Quiz Night in Geoghegans,
Glin to raise money for the foundation.
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.
WANTED Person to take over the Glin notes section for the Weekly
Observer newspaper. Notes to be submitted Sunday evening for
Wednesdays publication. Please contact [email protected] if
interested.
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VINTAGE: The Ballyduff Vintage Club Tractor Run in aid of Palliative
at University Hospital Kerry will take place on Sunday July 6th.
WRITING AND WELLBEING: All welcome to learn how to express yourself..
Book at www. KathrynCrowley.eu/Abbeyfeale.
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NOMINATIONS for Kerry Association in Dublin for the 2025 Kerry Person
of the Year—— The closing date for nominations is August 18, 2025.
Nomination forms – emailing [email protected] or
[email protected]
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EMBRACE FARM organisation will hold its annual ecumenical remembrance
service on Sunday, June 29 to bring together farm families from across
Ireland to remember loved ones lost within their community. This year,
the service will be held at 2.00pm in the Church of the Most Holy
Rosary in Abbeyleix, Co Laois and it will be live-streamed on
embracefarm.com. It will also be broadcast on RTÉ One on Sunday, July
6 at 11.00am.
HERITAGE EVENTS: St Kieran’s Heritage Association On Saturday July 19,
to Dublin to visit the Glasnevin Cemetery and Collins Barracks.
Contact 086-8060 480.
FEAST of St. Oliver Plunkett is celebrated on Tuesday 1st July.
Archbishop of Armagh from 1669 to 1691, he was put to death on this
day on Tyburn Hill in London. He was made a saint on October 12th
1975. Feast of St. Thomas, the apostle of India, is celebrated on
Thursday 3rd July.
Recognizing Christ in his wounds sent him to preach the good news in
that far- away country.
LOUGH DERG: The 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧
continues until Friday August 15th. 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠.𝐨𝐫𝐠
| 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨@𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠.𝐨𝐫𝐠 | +𝟑𝟓𝟑 (𝟎)𝟕𝟏
𝟗𝟖𝟔𝟏𝟓𝟏𝟖.
CRAFT Group in Athea are displaying their items at Athea Community
Council window.
BEST Wishes to Paul Kennelly of Finuge who celebrated his 95th
birthday recently.
JOBS: Astellas is starting a facility in Tralee, creating 120 new jobs.
St JOHNS: Friday 11th, Theatre The Smuggler at 8pm; Sat 12th Concert
with Kieran Goss & Annie Kinsella “Home for the Summer” at 8pm; Monday
14th Drama in Irish Workshop, details from 068 22566.
ARTS: Kerry County Arts Newsletter 26th June 2025,
(https://mailchi.mp/848bea74b2
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CRAFT: Kerry County Museum – Historic Craft Circle. Learn a new craft
every month from 10am-12pm on Wednesdays with Helena Stackpoole.
SCATTERY ISLAND ON JULY23: A pilgrimage & historical tour to Scattery
Island led by Fr Seán Hanafin and Dr Declan Downey will take place on
23rd July. It is in honour of St Senan (488-544 AD), who evangelised
the Shannon estuary region. Kilnaughtin, Killpadogue, Killmurrilly,
Monakyle, Ballinasaggart and Tarmons are associated with him. Due to
tidal conditions, the pilgrimage will leave Kilrush Marina at 4pm,
returning there at 8pm, leaving the island at 7.30pm. Good walking
shoes and a stick for support are essential. Pilgrims are advised to
bring their own refreshments/snacks too. As a coach hire is too
expensive, pilgrims can make their own way by foot, bicycle or car to
Kilrush Marina by 3.30pm – car pooling from Tarbert will be arranged.
Forty-five places on the Scattery Island Tours’ motor launch have been
reserved, so booking and payment on a first come first served basis
for the return tickets on the boat is essential by 5pm on Friday 11th
July at the very latest. No bookings will be taken after that
deadline. Please contact the Parish Office to book and pay for your
tickets during office hours Mondays & Wednesdays 10.30am to
2.30pmTelephone: 068-36111 / E-mail: [email protected]
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BALLYBUNION MARKET: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday throughout
the summer in McMunn’s Garden. All proceeds to Ballybunion Sea Rescue.
FRUIT: Blackcurrants, which were not picked, are nearly all eaten by
the birds by now.
COST of War: According to the Taub Center, the damage is staggering:
The Iranian strikes caused over $2 billion in property damage. Total
war expenses have reached $5.9 billion. Israeli military death toll in
Gaza up to present 440.
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FAI FOOTBALL CAMPS; Listowel Celtic will host 2025 FAI camp from July
14th to 18th. Book online https://bookings.faifootballca
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GARDEN FETE at Rathfredagh on Sunday July 6th.
AGM of Athea United, Will take place at the Clubhouse, V94ESR3, on
Friday 11th July at 8.00pm.
GAS: According to Lochead, Nephin Renewable Gas is one of the biggest
suppliers of Irish natural gas into Ireland. He claims that it
produces about 40% of Ireland’s natural gas requirements. Its aim is
to decarbonise, and bring in renewable gas so that gas created from
organic waste or agricultural waste can create a replacement for long
term decarbonisation. Lochead explained: “What we’re looking to do is
grow a sustainable business that can service multiple plants over all
of Ireland. We’re not restricted to one county.
https://www.agriland.ie/farmin
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IFA, in partnership with Teagasc and Croí, the West of Ireland Heart &
Stroke Foundation, is pleased to announce that free farmer health
checks will be available at the Moorepark Open Day on Wednesday, July
2nd, 2025.
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Video link https://youtu.be/IOjcmzYv8-A
Filename – Knockanure Moyvane Listowel and more pictures.
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IRAQ: Irish Echo
Writers protest Invasion of Iraq
February 16, 2011- By Staff Reporter
Author Roddy Doyle and poet Tom Paulin are among a prominent group of
literary names who signed the letter, which was published in the Irish
Times last week.
Playwright Brian Friel and authors Peter Sheridan and Jennifer
Johnston also added their names to the letter — in total 41 names,
including British writers, were in the newspaper.
They stated their opposition to military action against Iraq, saying:
“The world is poised on the brink of war. We hope that it is not too
late to prevent this conflict and wish to add our voice to the many
millions throughout the world who are calling for the momentum towards
war to be halted.”
Other signatories included “My Left Foot” scriptwriter Shane
Connaughton, dramatist and poet Brendan Kennelly and author Joe
O’Connor, brother of singer Sinead.
“Ostensibly the reason for this war is to check the possibility of
Saddam Hussein using weapons of mass destruction,” the letter said.
“But is it not clear that the most immediate victims of his repressive
government, his own citizens, are those who will suffer terribly in
the event of war?”
The letter asked whether a war to topple Saddam Hussein would leave
the world a safer place.
https://group.irishecho.com/20
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The Irish Echo
Tales of the Irish Countryside As always, entertained by idle talk
February 15, 2011
By Staff Reporter, By John B. Keane
In the pub the other night I decided to opt out of the conversation.
Very often a man with a good ear for speech can be nobly entertained
if he is prepared to sit quietly and contemplate the ramblings and
musings of his fellows. Davy Gunn, the bodhran-maker, was making a
point.
“If I had enough goats,” Davy said as I sipped my drink in a quiet
corner of the bar, “I’d make pucks of money, but don’t ask me to buy
no bawnie. I made bodhrans of bawnie skins and they made no battle at
all God help us.” A bawnie, of course, is a white goat or white cow.
“The best place for goats I ever came across,” Davy confided, “is
Croagh in the County Limerick. Tis there the good and is.”
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ROSARY: By Thomas Philipp Reiter
Brussels, Belgium, Jun 21, 2025 /
In an era where mindfulness apps dominate smartphones and meditation
studios populate urban corners, a new groundbreaking international
study suggests that the ancient Catholic prayer practice of praying
the rosary may offer comparable mental health benefits to
Eastern-inspired meditation techniques. The research, published in the
Journal of Religion and Health, also challenges assumptions made about
traditional practices like the rosary, revealing surprising insights
about who is actually praying the rosary in 2025.
Researchers from Italy, Poland, and Spain surveyed 361 practicing
Catholics to assess the impact of praying the rosary on well-being and
mental health.
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What causes a Chiari malformation?
A Chiari malformation happens when the lower back part of your brain
pushes through your spinal canal or the foramen magnum, where your
brain and spinal cord meet. A structural growth abnormality (a
smaller-than-expected size in the area where your cerebellum sits) in
your brain and spinal cord causes pressure in this part of your brain.
The pressure makes your cerebellum grow in a different than expected
location. This happens during fetal development.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org
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EMPTY house and the bungalow, which Ms Halvorsen used to rent out for
£1,000 a month, are among 402 homes that sit unoccupied along the HS2
routes, including along the axed lines to Manchester and Leeds.
The DfT bought 1,475 homes, then passed them to HS2, which aimed to
rent them out to deliver value for money and avoid empty properties in
communities – but 27 per cent lie empty, The Independent can reveal.
It comes as Labour attempts to tackle the housing crisis,
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VATICAN: By Victoria Cardiel
Vatican City, Jun 23, 2025 / 16:43 pm
More than 6,000 seminarians, bishops, and priests from five continents
are in Rome this week to celebrate their jubilee as part of the Holy
Year 2025.
According to the Dicastery for Evangelization, the program, which runs
June 23–27, includes prayer, catechesis, concerts, jubilee
pilgrimages, Masses, and various meetings with Pope Leo XIV.
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FAITH: A new video podcast series has launched on TheWay.ie, the
recently launched digital faith platform of the Irish Catholic
Bishops’ Conference, with its four episodes now available
The podcast can be accessed via – https://theway.ie/category/fai
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NAZI: 25 June 1943 | The construction of gas chamber and crematorium
III was completed at the German Nazi camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau. I
The gas chambers and the undressing room were situated below ground.
In the gas chamber there were floor-to-ceiling columns consisting of
several layers of thick, woven wire with a movable platform inside.
The gas was poured into them from above through openings in the
ceiling. Next to the gas chambers there was an elevator that
transported the bodies to the hall with the crematorium ovens situated
on the ground floor.
The crematorium had five 3-muffled ovens that could burn up to 1,440
corpses per 24-hours (according to the producer – Topf & Soehne
company from Erfurt).
Our podcast explains why in March 1942 the Auschwitz concentration
camp became – at the same time – an extermination centre for Jews.
Listen here: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0
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New York Post
By Alex Mitchell – Published June 24, 2025,
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Michael Dowling, the outgoing CEO of Northwell Health, has revealed in
detail to The Post how he went from janitor to helping to build a
behemoth system of 28 tri-state hospitals and 1,050 outpatient centers
from a single Long Island facility over three decades.
“It’s been an interesting journey,” said Dowling, 75, who grew up
impoverished in Ireland and lived in a thatched-roof house
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