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BREAKING: Further COVID-19 restrictions announced from midnight tonight
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By Michelle Crean
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has just announced further restrictions from midnight tonight for the next two weeks, and said that Gardai will be available to police it if needed.
He said that this is the “most intensive phase of the COVID-19 battle”.
Exceptions include:
* Travel from home to work (a list of jobs to be announced)
* Shopping for food, medicine and vital family reasons
* For brief physical exercise
* For farming activities
Mr Varadkar said that “numbers in ICU units has doubled since Monday” and “now is the time for further actions”.
He said we must shield or ‘cocoon’ older members of our community and that “these are radical actions”, and he’s appealing to “every man, woman and child to take these actions for the love of each other”.
“The whole world is suffering because of this pandemic and Ireland is no different. Show that you care for your family and friends, stay at home,” Mr Varadkar said.
Health Minister Simon Harris said that “our personal world must now shrink again. We have to constantly ask ourselves can we do more? We must stay home in all but limited circumstances. We have to take the further measures to give ourselves the very best chance. Put simply we need to stay at home.”
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Maine Valley Golf Club raises €13,050

Maine Valley Members Golf Club hosted a Comfort for Chemo Golf Fundraiser in memory of Kathy Scannell. The fundraiser was a great success raising €13,050. Clonkeen Forestry Services sponsored the event, and a cheque was presented to Mary Fitzgerald, Paul McCarthy and Mary Horgan on behalf of Comfort for Chemo.
Maine Valley Members Golf Club and Clonkeen Forestry services would like to thank all those who sponsored T-boxes, golf teams, and those who purchased tickets for the event. They would also like to thank Tom Barry from Killarney Printing for all the print works.
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Dóchas Drama Group’s series of short plays is go!
The Dóchas Drama Group will run a series of short plays at the Muckross Schoolhouse from December 5 to 7. The group’s annual performance has been switched to the Muckross […]

The Dóchas Drama Group will run a series of short plays at the Muckross Schoolhouse from December 5 to 7.
The group’s annual performance has been switched to the Muckross venue as its traditional base – the ballroom in the Killarney Avenue Hotel is being refurbished.
“If you are fed up with the incessant rain and constant bad news. Do you need a break? Are tired of listening to advice about your Christmas cake recipe? There is a perfect solution,” said the group’s Liz Ryan.
“We will present six short plays and some of the questions you may ask yourself are:
“Why is Jane suddenly so honest?
“What did happen on December 9. Will Tiffany be promoted? Will Mags eventually find love?
“Can lost love be re-kindled? What do grandparents get up to when they’re babysitting?
For answers to these questions and more, come along to Muckross Schoolhouse on December 5, 6 and 7.”