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Donie’s charity day to benefit two worthy causes

By Michelle Crean
The Ross Golf Club's Captains Charity Days plans are progressing very well and Donie Broderick is confident that the project will be successful for two worthy causes.

CHARITY DAY: Next week's Ross Golf Club Charity Day will benefit two charities. Pictured from l to r were: Donie Broderick (Captain Ross GC) Fiona Carroll (St Francis SS) Elaine Kelliher Ryan Leane Mike Casey (President Ross GC) John Ivory and Rory Leane.

CHARITY DAY: Next week's Ross Golf Club Charity Day will benefit two charities. Pictured from l to r were: Donie Broderick (Captain Ross GC) Fiona Carroll (St Francis SS) Elaine Kelliher Ryan Leane Mike Casey (President Ross GC) John Ivory and Rory Leane.
The Charity Days next Friday and Saturday (September 23 and 24), in aid of both Kerry Cancer Support Group and St Francis Special School, Beaufort, will take place in the Ross Golf Club.
However, tee times for Saturday 24 are sold out at this point but are available for Friday and tee box/green sponsorships remain available.
Breda Dyland said that the Kerry Cancer Support Group are delighted to be one of the chosen charities and to be associated with the Ross Golf Club.
Breda will be in attendance in the Ross GC Clubhouse on both days from 11am to 2pm to provide information, answer questions and to raise awareness of the services provided by the charity.
Fiona Carroll of St Francis Special School, Beaufort is equally grateful to Captain Donie and his committee for including SFSS as a beneficiary.
Their main focus for this year is to fund a full-time Speech and Language Therapist at the school.
Teams of four will cost €160 and tee box/green sponsorship is available at € 50.
For more information please contact prorossgc@gmail.com or Donie 087 230877, Mike 087 7945103, Tony 087 2889855 or John 087 6866256
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Killarney and District Motor Club members honoured by Motorsport Ireland
By Cormac Casey Several members of Killarney and District Motor Club were honoured at the Motorsport Ireland awards lunch in Dublin on Wednesday. The highlight of the event is the […]

By Cormac Casey
Several members of Killarney and District Motor Club were honoured at the Motorsport Ireland awards lunch in Dublin on Wednesday.
The highlight of the event is the announcement of the sport’s top awards.
Kilkenny’s Jack Brennan (19) was named Young Rally Driver of the Year, while Wexford native Jack Byrne was named Young Racing Driver of the Year and the International Driver of the Year award went to recently crowned FIA Junior World Rally Champion, William Creighton.
Muckross-based co-driver Noel O’Sullivan was presented with his Irish Tarmac Rally Championship winning trophy.
This year saw the introduction of the Motorsport Ireland President’s Awards which celebrate the achievements of clubs and organisations.
Killarney and District Motor Club won in the innovation category for their work with their KDMC 2 initiative thanks to the efforts of the club’s vice chairman Mike O’Shea.
Rally Rescue teams were also recognised and the club’s Mike Cleary picked up an award for his role he played in what was a difficult year for rescue crew operators.
Tom O’Riordan, who looks after ambulance procurement on the club’s events, was presented with an FIA Volunteer Pin by Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper.
Killarney Advertiser Journalist Sean Moriarty was presented with an award for best use of of PR and media in 2023.
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Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest ‘thank you’ event at Brehon
Participation in the 2023 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest has grown by more than 100% since 2020 with 98% of those who gave feedback saying they would attend similar […]

Participation in the 2023 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest has grown by more than 100% since 2020 with 98% of those who gave feedback saying they would attend similar events again in 2024.
Feedback from more than 100 people who attended this year’s Fest events from 7th to 14th October was positive with 91% stating they were satisfied.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest is held annually over the course of a week to highlight World Mental Health Day on October 10.
It aims to raise awareness of the available supports and services in Kerry as well as empower people to engage with the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ through offering a dynamic and interactive programme of events.
99% percent of respondents, most of whom identified as female, said they would recommend the Fest to friends next year. Some key notes for improvement included a request for more events with wider variety throughout the county.
The Chair of the Interagency Steering Group, John Drummey from Kerry Mental Health Association, said: “We wish to extend a heartfelt thanks to event organisers, community groups, businesses, funders and partners that facilitated the Fest’s dynamic and interactive programme of events in 2023. We are encouraged to see such growth in numbers attending the Fest events with a 50% increase from 2022. We are already making plans for the Fest from 5 to 12t October 2024 and we are looking forward to building on this year’s successes. That said, there is always room for improvement and we would welcome suggestions for new events and activities.”
Many of the event organisers attended a ‘thank-you’ event at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, courtesy of the Kerry Volunteer Centre to coincide with the annual International Volunteer Day, December 5.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest was organised by an interagency steering group made up of local agencies that support wellbeing in our community.
The organising committee is a collaboration between Connecting for Life Kerry, Healthy Kerry, Kerry County Council, Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership, the HSE, NEWKD, SKDP, Kerry Mental Health Association, Jigsaw Kerry, Munster Technological University/Kerry, KDYS, Kerry Volunteer Centre and Family Resource Centres throughout the county.