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Kilcummin GAA presents club awards

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Following a break of two years members of Kilcummin GAA gathered together for the annual club awards where presentations were made to 2021 and 2020 recipients.

AWARDS: Pictured at the annual Kilcummin GAA awards recently were: Niamh Dwyer (Vice-Chairperson) Ciara Kelly (Chairperson) Eugie McSweeney (Club Person of the Year 2021) and Nessa McCarthy (Secretary).

CLUB PERSON 2020: Club Person of the Year Award winners from front were: Sean Brendan O'Doherty Paudie Healy Denis Casey and Colm Brosnan. Back row from left: Eugie McSweeney Padraig O'Connor John Purcell James Foley and John Daly.

YOUNG PLAYER 2021: Pictured from left are Mark Moynihan Philip O'Leary (Young Player of the Year 2021) and Tommy Brosnan.

YOUNG PLAYER 2020: Betty and Diarmuid Cronin with Danny Cronin who was named Young Player of the Year 2020.

The 2021 award winners were announced as; Senior Player of the Year - Gary O'Leary, Junior Player of the Year - Mikey Shea, and Young Player of the Year - Philip O'Leary. Club Person of the Year 2021 went to Eugie McSweeney, former Chairman.

Then it was time for the 2020 award winners with Senior Player of the Year named as Oscar O'Connor and Young Player of the Year went to Danny Cronin. Club Person of the Year Award 2020 was the Finance and Development Committee who worked extremely hard over the past five years to bring the state-of-the-art new club facilities to fruition. The group includes Eugie McSweeney, Paudie Healy, Padraig O'Connor, Sean Brendan O'Doherty, John Purcell, John Daly, Denis Crowley, Denis Casey, James Foley and Colm Brosnan.

Special Presentations were made to Billy Doolan and Padraig and Sinéad O'Connor for their important contribution to the club.

Medals were presented to the Junior Team who won the East Kerry Div 2 final against Dr Crokes in 2021.

“It was lovely to be able to gather together for the event for the first time in two years to honour the contribution of club members on and off the pitch,” club chairperson, Ciara Kelly, said.

"A big thank you to the Ladies Committee who provided refreshments on what was a lovely club occasion."

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New local date for Hozier this summer

With over 22 billion global streams Hozier, whose other shows are completly sold out, has announced a new date in Killarney this summer. Not only will the Grammy-nominated, award-winning multi-platinum […]

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With over 22 billion global streams Hozier, whose other shows are completly sold out, has announced a new date in Killarney this summer.

Not only will the Grammy-nominated, award-winning multi-platinum singer and songwriter, perform in Malahide Castle and The Academy, but he has announced a gig at the Gleneagle INEC Arena on June 27.

Driven by the thought-provoking quintuple-platinum anthem, ‘Take Me To Church’, ranked the 30th most listened to song on Spotify, the track is the 103rd song to ever achieve the rare milestone of Diamond certification and the highest certified solo Alternative single in RIAA history.

‘Take Me To Church’ has surpassed 2 billion streams, the only Irish artist to achieve this feat.

Hozier’s success hasn’t been confined to the UK and US with the album also achieving Multi-Platinum status in Belgium, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Russia, Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands.

Major TV appearances have helped spread the gospel including stand-out appearances on Later with Jools, Jimmy Fallon , David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and Graham Norton. Following a year of sold out shows and festival appearances across the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, VH1 crowned Hozier ‘Artist of the Year’ and he received the honours ‘Top Rock Artist’ and ‘Top Rock Songs’ at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

In addition, he scored nominations for ‘Song of the Year’ at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at which he performed alongside Annie Lennox and ‘Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock’ at the American Music Awards.

He won BBC ‘Song of the Year’ and the coveted Ivor Novello award for ‘Song of The Year’.

As Hozier prepares to release his third album ‘Unreal Unearth’ in 2023, his 3-track EP ‘Eat Your Young’ was released on March 17 in honour of his birthday and St. Patrick’s Day.

Tickets for Hozier go on sale this Thursday at 9am.

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First born Kerry Calf of the year is a girl!

The first born Kerry Calf of 2023 was born at Muckross National Park this week. Both mother and calf are doing very well. The rare and native bred is distinguished […]

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The first born Kerry Calf of 2023 was born at Muckross National Park this week.

Both mother and calf are doing very well. The rare and native bred is distinguished by its black colour, grazing outdoors in all seasons and is extremely hardy. The newborn calf can expect a long and peaceful life grazing in the National Park – the half moon close to Torc Waterfall is a popular grazing field.

Kerry cattle are a rare breed of dairy cattle – native to Kerry, descended from the Celtic Shorthorn, brought to Ireland as early as 2000BC. They are considered one of the oldest breeds in Europe, known for their milk quality and gentle nature.

Killarney National Park recognises the importance of conserving the historic Muckross herd. Former owners of Muckross Estate, Arthur Rose Vincent, were passionate about the Kerry Calf. Today, the rare bred are cared and managed by Chief Herdsman, Mike Fleming, particularity for preservation and agricultural heritage.

Another prolific breed is the ‘Cahernane Kerry’ owned and bred by dairy farmer, Ms Hilliard of Cahernane, Killarney. Ms Hilliard is one of the strongest advocators in the preservation and conservation of the bred. She is life-long secretary of the Kerry Cattle Society.

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