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Kerry Youth virtual choir celebrates Christmas
To celebrate Christmas, the Diocese of Kerry has embarked on a new and exciting venture, by forming a Youth Virtual Choir which will be streamed online this week.
Over the month of November, the Diocese sent out word to all parishes, post-primary schools and youth choirs inviting as many young people as possible to take part and they received an amazing response with up to 40 young people involved ranging from 15 to 30-years-old.
"The song we will perform is a piece entitled ‘Immanuel,’ composed by Michael Card, an American Christian singer-songwriter," Tomás Kenny from the choir said.
"The lyrics touch on the realities, hardships and difficulties people face in their everyday lives and offers great hope and joy, especially in the refrain, ‘Immanuel, God is with Us’. This is the central message of the Christmas season: God is with us always."
A Diocesan Youth Ministry initiative hosted by the Diocesan Youth Steering Team, the group come from school choirs, folk groups and parish choirs from across the diocese.
"Since lockdown last March, choirs and music groups have not been able to partake in choral or group singing. However, a number of the singers taking part in this project were kept busy in their own parishes through the ministry of the Cantor. Some of the singers have led the online congregations for Sunday Masses, enhancing the Mass and enabling people to sing safely from their homes."
It has been a difficult time for all musicians, singers and school choirs, he added.
"This initiative presents an opportunity for young people, who would not normally sing together, to take part and celebrate Christmas in virtual unison and harmony."
The video will be released on Wednesday - just Google Diocese of Kerry YouTube. It will also be found on the diocesan website: dioceseofkerry.ie and diocese of Kerry Facebook Young people can follow this story on Instagram – youthDoK."
Killarney breaks national May temperature record
Killarney became one of the hottest spots in the country this week as Ireland’s nationalmaximum air temperature record for the month of May was officially broken.
According to data issued by Met Éireann on Tuesday, the weather station at Muckross House recorded a blistering 29.1°C on Tuesday afternoon.
The extraordinary reading comfortably surpassed the previous county May record of 28.4°C, which had stood for nearly three decades after being set in Liscahane Ardfert, on May 31 1997.
The historic warmth came as Northwest Europe was trapped under an intense high-pressure system, frequently referred to as a heat dome.
The unseasonable weather pattern began pushing temperatures toward record levels on Monday when provisional records were initially breached across several nationwide monitoring stations.
Among Met Éireann’s 25 primary synoptic stations, Shannon Airport in County Clare also surpassed the 1997 milestone by reaching 28.6°C.
The Climate and Automatic Monitoring Program (CAMP) network captured the peak of the heatwave, with three independent stations eclipsing the old record on Tuesday and Wednesday, led by the historic high at Muckross House.
Pauline Healy-Reen and her sister Frances at the Gap of Dunloe on Tuesday,
Cars & Coffee for Jack & Jill Foundation
Ballymac Vintage Club will host a Cars & Coffee morning on Bank Holiday Monday, June 1, at Glenduff Manor (V92 YH32).
The event runs from 10:30am to midday, with all proceeds raised on the day going directly to the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
An optional short local road run will take place immediately after the meetup, with participants returning to Glenduff Manor afterward. All vintage, classic, and modern interest vehicles are welcome to attend.
Ballymac Vintage Club members launching the upcoming Cars & Coffee morning at Glenduff Manor. Left to right: Tom Glover, Kian O’Connor, George Glover, Joan Glover, Brian Glover, Paul Ahern, Mary Lynch, Ivan Groves, Michael Horan, Trish Horan, and Philip Blennerhassett.
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