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Green is the colour for Kilcummin pupils!
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By Michelle Crean
From cleaning up to scooting along, children from Kilcummin NS have been working hard on their Green Schools campaign. The whole school helped out and gathered as much rubbish as they could before the Easter break. And just recently they also took part in the annual Green Schools ‘Scoot on A Weekday’ (SOW).
"This was yet another excellent Green Schools initiative led by our Deputy Principal, Mr. Murphy, and the Green Schools Committee," principal Gillian Sheehan told the Killarney Advertiser.
"We were delighted with the whole school participation yet again this year, whilst adhering to COVID-19 restrictions. Each class was designated a location in and around the village of Kilcummin. A special word of thanks to Mr John Moriarty and all at the Rural Development Office for their support. Well done to the Green Schools committee, the pupils and staff of Kilcummin NS on a wonderful clean up! Maith sibh go léir!"
Scooting along
For ‘Scoot on A Weekday’ junior pupils brought a variety of scooters, bicycles and flickers to school to mark this very popular event, she added.
"We were delighted with the turnout and were thrilled that all participating pupils wore their helmets. We are grateful for all the help that Angela Wall (An Taisce) has given us with our Green Schools initiatives, including SOW. Huge thanks to our Deputy Principal, Mr Murphy and the Green Schools committee for promoting this wonderful initiative at Kilcummin NS. This annual event is going from strength to strength and it was wonderful to hear happy children enjoying outdoor fun together!"
Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.
The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.
Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.
Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.
His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.
The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.
The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.
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