Kilcummin News
Compiled by John Moriarty
IT was a real family affair when a new Green Flag was raised, with great pride, on the grounds of Kilcummin National School.
Three generations of the Lenihan family, Dermot Lenihan, his son George snr, and his grandson George jnr, were there to officiate at the ceremony along with Green Schools Committee member.
It’s the seventh Green Flag for Kilcummin National School and it was an achievement well worth celebrating for the pupils, their teachers and their families.
Defibrillator: Training dates for the Kilcummin defibrillator group will be shortly announced so please keep an eye out for these. Tesco are kindly including the group in the Community Fund project and blue discs will be available at the Tesco ckeck-outs for the next number of weeks. Please support.
The group is continuously trying to raise more awareness and locate more defibrillators around the parish so donations are always being accepted. These can be handed to a committee member or there is a donation box at our local post office.
Penance: First Penance for the children making their First Holy Communion this year will be on Wednesday, April 5 at 7.30pm in Kilcummin Church.
Meeting: The monthly meeting of the ICA guild will be held this Wednesday at 8pm in the Rural Development Office. A guest speaker from Deaf Here.ie Killarney will attend.
Group: The Parent and Toddler Group Mondays continue from10.30am to12.30pm in the Recreational Hall. All welcome. For further information please contact Maureen on 087-2883479.
Luck: Best of luck to our musicians, singers and dancers who are taking part in the countyfFinal of Sult na nÓg next weekend. The full programme is available on www.kerrycomhaltas.ie
Music: The group music classes are now up and running with a great attendance in each class. Thanks to all parents and children for their co-operation and a special thanks to tutor Brendan. For further details contact Irene on 064-6643357.
GAA: Our seniors had a good win 1-17 to 3-5 over Dr Crokes in the East Kerry League on Sunday last leaving them with a remaining game against Rathmore to decide who reaches the final. Daniel Moynihan got our goal in the first half and Noel Duggan was scorer-in-chief throughout.
Kerry: Congratulations to Kevin McCarthy on his impressive debut with the Kerry seniors on Sunday last in Fitzgerald Stadium against Monaghan.
Awards: The GAA awards night will take place on March 10 in the Klub for male and female recipients.
Lotto: There was no winner of the Kilcummin GAA lotto jackpot when the numbers drawn were 18, 22, 24 and 25. Consolation prizes were €100: Eddie and Patricia O’Brien, Kilcummin; €60 each: Sadie Collins, Lacka, Ballydesmond and Timmy O’Sullivan; €30 each: Caryn Hennelly, 2 Hawthorn Avenue, Florel, Park, NY and Trish Dillon. The jackpot is now €3,500.
There was no jackpot winner either in the Mastergeeha FC lotto when the numbers drawn were 1, 12, 21 and 23. Consolation prizes were €100: Mike Downing, Knockeragh, Kilcummin; €60: Margaret Donnelly, Coom, Gneeveguilla; €30 each: Dan Dwyer, Anabla, Kilcummin; Denis Carty, c/o The Village Inn, Kilcummin and Eileen Devane, Mastergeeha, Kilcummin. The jackpot is now €5,700.
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