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Issue 38 Volume 4 November 21st 2014
All to do on Sunday
A huge improvement is needed by Beale if they are to
overcome the challenge of Knocknagoshel on Sunday next in
round two of the North Kerry Senior Football Championship.
On Saturday last Beale hosted neighbours Asdee in the
opening round and managed to emerge with a three point win
but they were far from convincing in a lacklustre second half
which saw the hosts only manage to score one point from a
free.
Beale were certainly the better team on the day and led by 204 to 0-03 at the break but Asdee gave it everything in the
second half and the home side certainly knew they had been
in a game by the time the final whistle went.
Poor passing and some horrendous shooting by the Beale,
allowed the Asdee men back into the game and had their
forwards been more accurate, the final result of 2-05 to 0-08
might have been much closer indeed.
Manager Patie O’Mahony has a number of injury worries for
Sunday’s game which is scheduled for 2.45pm in Castleisland.
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Well, it has been an amazing week of weather with dry
sunny days since last weekend , until this morning
(Friday) that is when the rain has returned once again.
There is however a bite in the air as temperatures have
dropped even further but you cannot complain as it is
ideal weather for walking the beach , playing golf or just
generally just getting outdoors.
Beale got their North Kerry Championship campaign
underway on Saturday last but were far from convincing
as you can read elsewhere in this publication.
This Sunday in round two, they take on Knocknagoshel in
the second game of a “Double-Header” in Castleisland at
2.45pm. The opening game at 1.00pm is Castleisland
Desmonds versus Ballydonoghue .
However, Beale will have to cope without their manager
Patie O’Mahony, who has been suspended for four weeks
by the North Kerry Board following a report by the referee
for alleged abuse. Having been on the side-line at the
game , I heard what went on and believe me, the referee
got stick in equal measures from the mentors of both teams
for a shocking display. To single out a mentor from one
side and let those from the other team go unpunished is a
total injustice but that’s North Kerry football !!
The Ballybunion Events Committee are currently
putting the finishing touches to plans for the Annual
Christmas Lights Festival which will take place on
Sunday December 7th at the Supervalu Car Park.
As always, it promises to be a wonderful community
occasion and of course the “Man in Red” (Santa Claus)
will be there also to meet the children.
Please not that the Cove Youth Cafe’s “Céilí Beag”
scheduled for tonight in Kilcoolys has been cancelled due
to unforeseen circumstances but it will go ahead at a later
date which has yet to be determined .
Wishing Beale Under 14’s and Seniors all the very best
this weekend.
Ger
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Birthday surprise for the
“Small Farmer”
Readers Competition Winners
Congratulations to Marian Dee of Cliff Road
and Darragh O’Connor of East End who each
won a pair of tickets to Radio Kerry’s “Night
with the Stars” concert at the Brandon
Conference Centre in Tralee on Wednesday
next November 26th.
Marian & Darragh correctly told us that Mike
Denver’s real name is Michael Fallon and they
were the first two names out of the hat from
over one hundred entries.
The line up features some of the biggest
names on the Irish country music scene
and M. C. for the occasion will be Radio
Kerry’s Dermot Moriarty, while yours truly will
be broadcasting the “Sounds Country”
programme on Radio Kerry, live from the hotel
on the night also.
Mike Beasley (pictured above with his sons Declan, Michael &
Colm) got the surprise of his life on Sunday
evening last when he arrived at Courtney’s
bar to find a huge crowd of his family and
friends lying in wait to surprise him for his
60th birthday.
A huge thank you to everyone who entered,
and keep an eye out for more exciting
competitions and giveaways in future editions
of Ballybunion News.
Known affectionately to his friends as the
“Small farmer”, Mike from Ballyeigh, was
certainly shocked and had no idea what was
in store for him as he entered the side door
(as he usually does) and found the pub in
darkness. Suddenly all the lights came on and
there were his family and friends lying in wait
with a big cheer.
A fabulous evening ensued with a sing song
and some party food but pride of place went
to the fabulous birthday cake (below) which
was presented to him.
Made by local girl Caitrín Griffin, the cake had
little models of Mike, his three sons and his
beloved tractors and “Zero Grazer” made from
icing and was certainly a big hit with everyone
present.
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Fundraising Night at the Dogs
North Kerry says farewell to a
Legend
A fundraising night at the dogs in aid of the
Healy family of Asdee will be held at the
Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee on
Saturday December 20th.
The fundraising event has been organised to
assist the family following the sudden death of
Anne Healy in August and the organisers are
seeking sponsorship through advertising from
business people in the local area with a
full-page advertisement in the programme for
the night costing €100, a half page at €50 and
a quarter-page at €25.
A minute’s silence was observed at all of the
North Kerry Championship matches last
weekend in honour of the late Gus Cremins
who had passed away the previous Thursday
at the age of 93.
Contact : 087-1330910 for further details.
Mr Cremins from neighbouring Ballydonoghue
was an iconic figure in North Kerry and was
the oldest living holder of an All-Ireland Senior
medal with Kerry as a member of the team
who beat Roscommon in the replayed final of
1946.
You can also make a donation to the fund
through a Bank Account. The following are the
details :
Bank : Bank of Ireland Abbeyfeale, Sorting
Code : 90-41-30, Account Number :
82913072,
He was part of the Shannon Rangers team
who won the county championship in 1945
and was named captain of the Kerry team the
following year . Playing in every game
including the drawn final, he was dropped in
rather controversial circumstances for the
replay but came on as a substitute to score
the winning point.
IBAN Number : IE89BOFI90413082913072
Swift Code : BOFIIE2D
In the spring of 1947 playing with his beloved
Ballydonoghue in a North Kerry League
game, he broke his leg and missed the whole
championship including the famous trip to the
Polo Grounds as the Kerry team which
included his great friends Mick Finnucane and
the late Eddie Dowling, went down to Cavan.
He took his place with Kerry again the
following year but the defeat to Mayo in the All
-Ireland semi-final was to be his last in green
& gold.
Deepest sympathies are extended to his wife,
daughters, sons, grandchildren and extended
family and friends. May he Rest in Peace.
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Kerry Golf News
Those among our readers who play golf, might
be interested in a new venture which I am
undertaking in the New Year.
“Kerry Golf News” will be a website updated
daily with local golfing news from the fairways
of Kerry.
It will cover all golfing events pertaining to
the county including Men’s, Ladies & Juniors
featuring results, pictures, analysis and much
more. Further into the new year, there will also
be a weekly “E-Magazine” along the lines of
Ballybunion News, which will be emailed
directly each week and will be a sister
publication to this one, under the auspices of a
new company, Ger Walsh Media.
The website www.kerrygolfnews.com is
currently under construction and will be linked
to a Facebook page which will also contain the
latest updates.
“Do you come from a land
down under” ?
Ballybunion man Dot O’Gorman pictured with legendary
GAA commentator Michael O’Muirceartaigh in Australia
recently
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Ballybunion News would like to send birthday wishes to the
following readers who are celebrating around this time:
Bridget Murphy
Ger O’Gorman
Fiona Barrett
November 17th
November 24th
November 24th
Jason Julian
November 26th
If you, a family member, or friend, are celebrating an upcoming birthday
why not send us on a photograph by e-mail to :
mail@ballybunionnews.com and we would be delighted to send them
birthday greetings via this publication.
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Visitors from Germany
Pictured above are Graham Metelko, his wife
Nicole and their daughter Rebecca from Essen
in Germany on a visit to Ballybunion in August.
Graham hails originally from Ballyhea, near
Charleville in County Cork and his family have
had a mobile home at Green Valley since the
1980’s.
He spent most of his childhood summers in
Ballybunion and keeps in touch as a subscriber
to Ballybunion News every Friday.
Stella & Dot at the Railway
The Railway Bar is the place to be on Friday
next November 28th as the Stella & Dot Trunk
Show hits the popular bar between 7.00pm &
10.00pm.
Its an ideal opportunity for the ladies to have
a fun and fashionable evening and purchase
Christmas presents from their fabulous range
of women's fashion jewellery which includes
necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings.
Orders will be taken on the night and can be
delivered to your door within 3 to 5 working
days.
Stella & Dot are an American boutique-style
jewellery company franchise inspired by and
created for strong, stylish women everywhere.
A mixture of metals and styles to suit all
tastes from oversized to understated and from
classic to statement. They’ve definitely got all
the trends covered.
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Wildcats Basketball
The Wildcats Senior Ladies defeated Glenbeigh
in Glenbeigh on Friday night last by 41-36 and
are currently top of the league and undefeated.
Their next game is on Tuesday next November
25th at home to T.K. Lixnaw with a 7.30pm
tipoff.
The Under 14 girls defeated Rathmore 23-22 in
what was definitely the most exciting game so
far this year on Sunday last . Wildcats started
well with some fantastic scores from Donna O
Rourke and held the lead at half time.
Rathmore however, came out fighting in the 3rd
quarter and managed to hold Wildcats scoreless
while notching up 10 points themselves, but the
home team were not to be outdone and in the
4th quarter they upped their game and got back
into it and a super shot by Caoimhe Barry in the
last 20 seconds secured a 1 point win. Their
next game is away to St Mary's on Saturday
November 29th at 11.00am.
In other news, the Under 12 girls defeated St.
Paul's Killarney in Killarney 28-20.
Local Business Nominated for
Award
Training for Under 4’s, 5’s & 6’s is at 10.00am on
Sunday mornings and for Under 7’s, 8’s & 9’s at
11.00am.
Congratulations to local businesswoman Áine
O’Riordan on her nomination for an award on
Today FM.
Birthday Drinks
Áine’s business “The Mixing Bowl” located in
the Supervalu complex, has been short-listed
as one of the top eight Cafés and Coffee
Shops in the country by a listeners poll on the
radio station.
Opened in 2013, the Mixing Bowl offers a
wide range of nourishing foods and artisan
bakery products, all prepared freshly on the
premises by Áine, who hails originally from
Limerick.
She also offers a range of personalised
Birthday & Occasion cakes that are gluten
free and made to order.
Noel Courtney & Denis Holly enjoying a drink at Mike Beasley’s 60th Birthday Bash
in Courtney’s Bar on Sunday evening
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Ballybunion Golf Club Winners of the Dr Billy O’Sullivan Shield 1993
Back Row L to R : Michael Cremins (RIP) , Denis Brassil, Patsy Costello (RIP), Nick Roberts, Henry Sheehan, John Guiney, Tony O’Sullivan, Michael Keane,
Jim Enright & Jerry Tackaberry (RIP).
Seated L to R : Dominic Lynch, Toddy Enright, John Molyneux (President BGC), Dan O’Sullivan (Team Manager), Seán Walsh (Captain BGC), John Maguire &
Joss Moloney
Marie Butler and her Mother Babs (RIP) pictured on the Strand Road in 1965
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The legendary Pecker Dunne (RIP) in action in Mikey Joe’s in the
1970’s
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Beale GAA
Adi Roche visits St Josephs
North Kerry Senior Championship : Beale
secured a quarter final place by overcoming
Asdee on Saturday afternoon last in
Ballybunion. Despite living dangerously in the
opening quarter, two first half goals gave them
the edge and they led by 2-04 to 0-03 at the
break.
Beale were first off the mark in the second half
with a pointed free, which proved to be their
only score of the half as Asdee nipped away at
the lead, but Beale held on to win by 2-05 to 008.
Team: Sean Dee, Philly Blake, Colm Kissane,
Tom Hayes, Dan Ellis, Paul Collins, Neilus
Mulvihill, Jeremy King (1-1), Pádraig Murphy,
Declan Bambury, Ger O’Gorman (0-1), Andy
O’Connell (1-1), Ian Mannix, James McMahon
(0-1), Barry O’Mahony (0-1).
Substitutes: Jake O’Connell for James McMahon (injured), Shane Joy for Tom Hayes
(injured), John Griffin for Declan Bambury &
Shane Hanrahan for Ian Mannix.
The players and mentors proudly sported their
new training tops and jackets, kindly sponsored
by Beale Hill Wind Farm.
North Kerry Junior Championship : Beale
contest the semi-final of the North Kerry Championship, (the Brendan Boyle Memorial Cup),
against Duagh on Saturday November 29th at
3.00pm in Coolard.
Cosite na N’Óg : Following a
comprehensive win –13 to 2-08 win over St
Senans on Sunday last in the North Kerry
Championship, Beale will now face Listowel
Emmets in the Division One final this Sunday
Nov 23rd in Ballylongford. The throw-in is at
11.30am and any support would be most
welcome. This is the last game of the season
for Beale Coiste na n'Og.
Pic by Marie Rohan
The third year C.S.P.E students at St Josephs
Secondary School organized a talk by Ms. Adi
Roche which was held in the school on
Wednesday last.
A native of Clonmel, but living in Cork city, Adi
Roche has spent her life, since 1977,
campaigning for and publicly active in issues
relating to the environment, peace and justice.
Having worked for a number of years in Aer
Lingus as an air stewardess, she took early
redundancy to work full-time as a volunteer for
the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
A founder member of Chernobyl Children International, the organisation under her leadership,
has delivered aid valued at over €96million and
this has gone a long way to help those whose
lives were destroyed by the Chernobly nuclear
disaster April 1986.
In 1990 she became the first Irish woman
elected to the board of directors of
the International Peace Bureau in Geneva and
she stood as a coalition candidate for
the Labour Party, Democratic Left and
the Green Party in the 1997 Presidential
Election, coming fourth out of five candidates
with almost 7% of the vote.
Ms Roche impressed all at St Josephs with her
enthusiasm and her commitment in working to
better the lives of those affected by the
Chernobyl disaster in Belarus.
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Nice plug for Kilcoolys
Kilcoolys Country House received a nice
publicity boost this week with a photograph in
the November issue of American magazine Golf
Digest.
The picture (below) was taken on the front lawn
of the hotel in mid-October when a group of
injured US Veterans & Servicemen visited
Ireland to play golf at some of our famous
course including Ballybunion, Tralee, Dooks
and Waterville.
As they did on their previous visit in 2013 , the
group arrived in Ballybunion early in the
morning and had breakfast at the hotel before
taking on our famous golf course and the story
of their visit is one of the features in this month's
issue of the popular golf magazine which has an
estimated monthly readership of 1.6 million in
the USA and another 1.7 world-wide.
Choral evening at St Johns
St John’s Church Ballybunion is set to host a
Choral evening on Sunday November 30th at
7.30pm featuring the Kerry Choral Union, their
Junior Choir and performers from St Josephs
Secondary School under musical director
Sharon Reidy and accompanist Áine Hurley.
The event is to be a fund-raiser for the Parents
Council of the school to provide additional
equipment and supplies for the students.
Library Opening Hours
Please be aware that the Ballybunion Library
on Sandhill Road is open daily from Tuesday to
Saturday from 10.00am to 1.30pm and from
2.30pm to 5.00pm.
Membership for adults is just €5 and members
can borrow up to eight items at a time, have
access to the Internet, Wi-Fi and Scanning
facilities.
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Catherine Griffin & Bríd Griffin enjoying a drink at Mike Beasley’s 60th Birthday
Bash in Courtney’s Bar on Sunday evening
“Where did you get that shirt “ ? Seán Brosnan & Ger Walsh at Mike Beasley’s
60th Birthday Bash in Courtney’s Bar on Sunday evening
Children from the Senior classes at Kilconly National School taking part in “Science Circus” which was part of the recent Science Week for Schools
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