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€50k fundraiser launched to help non-verbal boy

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By Michelle Crean

The parents of a five-year-old boy are hoping to raise €50,000 to get life-changing treatment to help his development so that they can hear him talk for the very first time.

Dawid Ciemny, son of Slawek Ciemny and Kamila Smietanska, doesn’t speak or communicate with his parents and is sadly still in nappies.

His parents, who live in Courtyard Killarney, were originally given the diagnosis of Autism but say it’s much more complex than that as Dawid doesn't talk or understand them, and they say the disease has taken away his chance for normal development as he suffers from irrational anxieties, sometimes he is too weak to walk and his small body is in constant pain.

In a bid to give him the best start in life they’ve sourced specialist care in Poland but it comes at a cost of €5,000 per treatment every six weeks for the little boy who currently attends the ASD Sunshine Class in Holy Cross Mercy School.

“In the beginning we had a diagnosis of Autism but it is something else,” his father Slawek explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

“We were looking for four years to see what was going on. He goes to a psychologist and speech therapist. He has autoimmune encephalitis and treatment is very expensive. We will need to go to Poland for immunotherapy. The treatment is every six weeks for three days and it costs €5,000 per visit.”

He said that the treatment may or may not work for Dawid but they have to try it to give him the best possible future.

“We have to go to Poland to try. Some kids get better after – but we have no guarantee and he could stay the same like now. He doesn’t speak, he doesn’t understand what we say. He is still in nappies. He is still walking, physically he is OK.”

Dawid will begin treatment in April 2022 if they are able to raise the funding. To help go to GoFundMe: 'The disease has taken control over Dawid !'

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Legion GAA Club’s set dancers claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing

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Killarney Legion GAA Club’s set dancers recently claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing at Scór na bPáistí, held in the Tinteán, Ballybunion.
The winning group includes Diarmuid and Hannah O’Regan, Aoibheann and Cliona Hegarty, Sadie and Grace Brosnan, and Mark and Anne Marie O’Sullivan. Also pictured is their dance teacher, Hanna Majella O’Donoghue. The club was also represented at the finals by Abbey O’Leary, who performed in the solo dancing category.

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O’Leary and Lynch among local stars as Kerry win Camogie league final

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The “trilogy” between Kerry and Meath ended in triumph for the Kingdom on Saturday, as the Kerry Intermediate Camogie team secured the Division 2 league title in Banagher.


In a match dominated by a fierce breeze and relentless defending, Kerry edged out their rivals by 1-07 to 0-08. While the scoreboard remained low, the impact of the Killarney-area players was a decisive factor in securing Division 1B status for next season.
Kate Lynch of Glenflesk, a mainstay of the attack this season, started in the forward line and contributed to an offensive effort that gradually wore down the Meath backline. However, it was the second-half introduction of Rathmore dual star Danielle O’Leary that helped shift the momentum.
Entering the game in the 43rd minute, O’Leary sharpened the Kerry attack during the intense midfield battles of the final quarter. Her impact was most evident when she combined with fellow substitute Shannon Collins to set up Patrice Diggin’s only score from play, providing the platform for the game’s decisive moment.
In the 55th minute, Collins fired a low shot into the net to nudge Kerry ahead. Despite a late Meath rally, Patrice Diggin held her nerve to slot over two late dead-ball scores to seal the win.
While Kathryn Ryan, Áine Devlin, and Tiarna Dineen were part of the matchday panel and have played key roles throughout this unbeaten campaign, they were not called upon from the bench on this occasion.
Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin 0-07 (4fs, 2 45s); S Collins 1-00
Kerry: A Fitzgerald, T McCarthy, S Murphy, M Costello, R Quinn, N Leen, E O’Donoghue, P Diggin, C Spillane, A O’Sullivan, J Horgan, K Lynch, R O’Connor, L Collins, E Conway. Subs: D O’Leary for Conway, S Collins for Lynch (43); A Behan for Quinn (43)

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