Kenmare News

22/11/2024

21/11/2024

Tonight's Film "The Teachers Lounge" is cancelled due to weather conditions

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20/11/2024

20/11/2024

Due to increased growth, Holbein Carpentry & Joinery, are looking to expand their company by employing a full time General Operative/Trainee Carpenter.
The successful candidate should have the following:
Personal Qualities
✓ Trustworthy, organised and efficient
✓ Physically fit and able to work well with their hands.
✓ Have good attention to detail and take pride in their work
✓ Have a desire to learn.
✓ Positive attitude
✓ Good communication skills
✓ Fluent English and work well as part of a team
✓ Driven individual with a good work ethic
Essential Criteria
Full clean driving licence
Have some experience in the construction and/or carpentry & joinery industry
C1 licence an advantage
The key responsibilities in this role are:
• Help with the manufacture and delivery of bespoke joinery and furniture
• Assist with Workshop organisation
• Assisting carpenters on projects
• Assisting with deliveries to site.
Experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
If this ad describes you, please send your CV to [email protected].

20/11/2024

Congratulations to local musician and composer Harry O’Connor won the 2024 National Jerome Hynes Young Composer’s Award this year, with a commission for €2,500 to write a new work to be premiered in the National Concert Hall, in Dublin. In September 2024 Harry graduated with an MSt in Music (Composition) from the University of Oxford.

18/11/2024

Kenmare Family Resource Centre are currently looking for a person to deliver Irish Classes, for beginners, to parents and adult members of our community. If you are interested in providing this service, or would like to know more about joining the Ukulele class please contact Mary O’Callaghan on 087 708 6641

18/11/2024

Kenmare Family Resource Centre continue to offer Family support and Art Therapy services. Please email [email protected] or call Irene on 085-8749715.

As part of our weekly programmes, we have recently added an integrated Ukulele project to our programme of events. Ukuleles are provided and a warm welcome awaits you from our teacher Rachel.

Why not join us for a fun hour from 2pm until 3pm on a Wednesday at the Resource Centre on Railway Road, Kenmare?

18/11/2024

A little reminder to book your tickets to Santa's Grotto @ Brook Lane Hotel.

click link below, or visit our website directly (for instagram).

https://santasgrottobrooklane.clr.events/event/136679:santa-s-grotto-2024-brook-lane

18/11/2024

Congratulations to Bergie O’Sullivan who celebrated her 100th birthday recently with family, neighbours and friends who gathered to celebrate the milestone occasion in Dunmore House Hotel, Clonakilty.

Bergie was born 100 years ago on November 1st 1924, the second youngest of a family of five girls and three boys born to Neilie O'Sullivan (The Master) of Kilmakilloge and his wife Mary McCarthy of Cahir, Kenmare. She grew up in a well known hostelry which is now Helen’s Bar. Her siblings were Lucy Hannon, Cork, Helena (Ena) who died as a child, James, Killarney Motor Works, Teddy Killmakilloge, Sheila Griffin USA, Dolly Waterhouse Tahilla Cove, and Neil, Kenmare Motor Works.

On finishing school Bergie and her sister trained as hairdressers and opened a hairdressing salon in Main Street Kenmare. In 1953 Bergie married Eoghan O’Sullivan Green who was teaching in Lehud school. Their first two children Donal and Maura were born while they lived there. Subsequently they moved to West Cork where Eoghan taught in Newcestown and where Cruthur and Eoghan were born to complete the family.

Bergie, looking lovely in a pink outfit, was smiling and delighted to meet up with all her friends and chatted with everyone.

We wish her well in the future, not many are fortunate to live to that wonderful age. The old Irish wish ‘go maire tú céad' has truly been granted to Bergie.

17/11/2024

Christmas comes to The Park Hotel ❤️

17/11/2024

The 2024 Mike Maybury Memorial Cup Finals were played under the floodlights in Fr Breen Park. On a crisp autumn evening, a large crowd of supporters were treated to two exciting games of football.
In the Shield Final Team, Mickey Ned was paired against Team Paul O'Connor. The game ebbed and flowed with plenty of goals being scored. In the end, it was Team Paul O'Connor captained by Robbie Hussey who just came out on top.
The Cup final between Team Stephen O'Brien and Team Sean O'Shea was another good game. Unfortunately, Team Stephen O'Brien were missing a key player on the night, but this didn't stop the heroic effort of the rest of the team. However, despite their best efforts it was Team Sean O'Shea who won the cup.
All the boys and girls deserve great credit for their performance and attitude, they did justice to the Mike Maybury Competition.
Afterward, there was great excitement for the Medal presentation, where some of our senior stars, Sean O’Shea, Stephen O'Brien, Kieran Fitzgibbons, and Jack Tagney were on hand to present the medals. Underage Chairman Mike Price congratulated all the players on their performance and thanked Jerry O’Sullivan and his coaches for running the tournament and for all their hard work during the year. Thanks also went to all who refereed throughout the year.
A special thanks to Mary Maybury for coming out to present the trophies, Patrica Maybury for her kind donation to the “Lucky Bags” and to everyone who came out tonight to support the players.