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Golf fundraiser set to exceed expectations

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ROSS CHARITY DAY: Ross Golf Club held its annual charity days on Friday and Saturday last. The club raised money for the Kerry Cancer Support Group and St Francis’ Special School Beaufort. Pictured are the Moriarty’s Centra team Mike O’Leary Mike Moriarty Mike Casey and Donal Doherty

By Michelle Crean 

Good weather and 50 participating teams made for very successful charity days at Ross Golf Club on Friday and Saturday. 

RUNNERS-UP: The runner-up at the Ross Golf Charity Day from Kilcummin PO pictured with M J Casey (President Ross GC) Philip O'Connor Captain Donie Broderick Muiris Healy Eugene Kennedy Dermot O'Sullivan and John Ivory (PRO Ross GC).

WINNING TEAM: The winning team and charity representatives pictured l-r were: Ryan Leane Padraig Leane (St Frances Special School) Ger Lenihan Captain Donie Broderick Dermot Roche Mary Cronin MJ Casey President Ross GC Aidan O'Connor Breda Dyland Kerry Cancer Support Group and Rory Leane.

The final count of the proceeds and the presentations for St Francis Special School and Kerry Cancer Support Group will take place in the near future.

Captain Donie Broderick was amazed and delighted with the excellent response and wants to thank the main sponsors, Independent Irish Health Foods, Killarney Race Co and M D O'Sheas. He also wants to thank all teams and tee box sponsors and the sponsors of the prizes for the fundraising raffle.

"The big winners over these two great days are both charities who are so deserving and we are
delighted to be able to assist them," Donie said.

The winning team was made up of Aidan O'Connor, Mary Cronin, Ger Lenihan and Dermot Roche.
The runner-up team was from Kilcummin PO included Muiris Healy, Philip O'Connor, Eugene Kennedy and Dermot O'Sullivan.

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Concerns over future of St Mary of the Angels

Two Kerry TDs have voiced concerns over the future of St Mary of the Angels and St Francis Special School in Beaufort, highlighting the urgent need for respite services for […]

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Two Kerry TDs have voiced concerns over the future of St Mary of the Angels and St Francis Special School in Beaufort, highlighting the urgent need for respite services for children and adults with profound disabilities and special needs.

The campus, set on lands generously donated by the Doyle family, offers 30 acres of grounds, existing buildings, and services, making it a valuable asset for the provision of respite care in Kerry. TD Michael Cahill emphasized that the Doyle family’s wishes should be respected, and that the grounds should be made accessible immediately.
“The special needs community in Kerry has a major respite crisis and families don’t have time to wait. Families need help — they are not asking for full-time residential care but respite care, a break, a helping hand,” Deputy Cahill said.
He added that a bespoke approach is needed to meet the individual needs of children attending St Francis Special School. “Many of the children in the county with profound needs need a safe haven where they can roam the grounds freely, and St Mary of the Angels offers this.”
Deputy Cahill has accompanied several Ministers to the Beaufort campus to highlight its value to Disability Health Service providers. A working group has been formed including St John of Gods, the HSE, representatives of residents at St Mary of the Angels, and St Francis Special School, to explore options for maintaining and expanding respite services.
“Parents are worn out and at the end of their tether. This needs to be dealt with expeditiously, in an environment of cooperation between the relevant Government Departments of Health, Disability, and Education. We need to get this across the line urgently and put it permanently in place,” he said.
Deputy Cahill pointed to the current shortfall of respite services in Kerry. “As of now, Cunamh Iveragh respite in Cahersiveen is only open Friday to Sunday, running at half capacity — two adults per night instead of four. The issue is staffing, and the HSE will not release funding to open full-time. The Beaufort campus is available and should be utilised as parents are crying out for overnight respite. Cooperation and compassion could see this done quickly.”
TD Danny Healy Rae echoed these concerns during a Dáil speech this week. “We are still short of respite beds on the southern side of the constituency. Families caring for people with disabilities just want a break, but there is nowhere available locally. Places are being offered only in Tipperary or Meath for those needing new residential care. It makes no sense. St Mary of the Angels in Beaufort has 40 or 50 acres of grounds that could be expanded, with facilities already in place such as swimming pools. It could be developed as a model for the rest of the country.”
Both TDs are urging the Government and the HSE to take immediate action to utilise the Beaufort campus for respite care, in line with the intentions of the Doyle family and the needs of Kerry families.

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Cardiac Response Unit’s ‘Restart a Heart’ training event

Killarney Cardiac Response Unit (KCRU) is set to run a range of events as part of the global initiative Restart A Heart, which aims to increase awareness and actual rates […]

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Killarney Cardiac Response Unit (KCRU) is set to run a range of events as part of the global initiative Restart A Heart, which aims to increase awareness and actual rates of bystander CPR worldwide.

The main event, titled RAH 2025, invites the public to learn life-saving skills and the basic steps in the chain of survival. This will take place on Saturday, October 18, at the Killarney Outlet Centre.
Members of the public are encouraged to join KCRU at the centre between 10:00 am and 5pm.
Key feature of the day will be the CPR Competition, offering “fantastic prizes to be won.”
For further information, visit www.killarneycru.ie/rah25

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