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Ade’s ingenious selfie is a winner

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The latest Portrait themed Killarney Camera Club competition had a mix of photos from candid to posed.

Participants used natural light, studio lights and even torch light to get the desired look that they envisioned.

However, it was Ade Desbrow who won the Unrestricted category with his self-portrait while Mary O’Sullivan had her first win in the Novice category.

"Ade said he used early morning natural window light to capture his self image," Deirdre Donohue from Killarney Camera Club said.

"He explained that he first put a pillow on a chair where his face would be; focused on it and then locked the camera lens focus so it would be sharp. He then switched places with the pillow and took the photo using the timer on the camera. An ingenious selfie!"

The results are as follows:

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Ade Desbrow, Image 1 ‘Me’
2nd Place: Seamus Long, Image 13 'Cow Girl'
3rd Place: Tina Costigan, Image 8, 'Portrait'.

Novice category:
1st Place: Mary O’Sullivan, Image 22, 'Portrait'
Joint 2nd Place: Maryann Heidtke, Image 3, 'Hannah'
Joint 2nd Place: Anne Kelly, Image 14, 'Ellen'
Joint 2nd Place: Noel O’Neill, Image 20, 'Dara'
3rd Place: Deirdre Donohue, Image 21, 'Quizzical'.

You can check out all the competition entries on www.killarneycameraclub.ie. The club continues to meet fortnightly on Thursday via Zoom but the club has resumed a monthly Thursday meeting in The Brehon Hotel. New members are always welcome and for any further details, please email secretary@killarneycameraclub.ie.

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School Dayz St Brendan’s students donate to Kerry Hospice

Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice. The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024. Teacher Mary […]

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Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice.

The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024.
Teacher Mary Denise Lyons and students Divo Lucic Kovacevii, Michéal McElligott, and Jaroslav Stetsenko handed over the funds to Cathal Walshe of Kerry Hospice.
‘Futures from the Past’ is a book written by current and retired writers, as well as students from St Brendan’s College.
This donation is the second from the book, with €800 donated last year and €600 this year.
The book was created to allow students to use their imaginations to explore the past and think about the future. It involved students from Poetry Ireland’s Writers-In-Schools Programme and adult learners from Kerry Education & Training Board’s Community Education Creative Writing group.
The book was launched at St Brendan’s College in April last year and was made possible with support from Poetry Ireland and the Arts Office of Kerry County Council.
‘Futures from the Past’ is available for sale at St Brendan’s College for €9.

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Community College TY students become qualified baristas

School Dayz Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas. They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make […]

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Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas.

They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make coffee, which could make them very employable in local cafes and restaurants this summer.
Their teachers, who are described as the school’s “resident coffee experts,” were impressed with the students’ hard work and enjoyed the lattes, cappuccinos, and Americanos the students made throughout the day.
In addition to their barista training, the TY students also took a trip to Mallow. There, they learned about the rules of the road, practiced the driver theory test, and many got behind the wheel of a car for the first time. They also learned about the dangers of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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