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Ecology students clear litter from National Park

By Sean Moriarty
Students from the Educational Training Board’s Ecology course are cleaning the National Park bit by bit.
On Wednesday this week the group of students conducted a litter pick at Muckross House and Gardens. On Tuesday, (tomorrow), the group will move to Knockreer Demesne for another litter pick.
The students are all enrolled in the ETB’s first Ecology course which started in September 2021 and will continue until June this year.
“The aim is to make the area safer and more hospitable for the animals living there and to restore and improve habitats and biodiversity,” said course leader Ed Carty. “Every discarded item that is removed from the environment will be recycled. That means there is one less item for birds and animals to swallow.”
Tuesday’s Litter Pick will take place between 10am and 3pm.
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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.”