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Lissi’s love of nature nets prize

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After a successful launch year in the Isle of Man in 2020, 'The Young Nature Blogger 2021' went international as Kerry Biosphere and Dublin Bay Biosphere joined the competition.

Open to anyone under 21, entrants were asked to write up to 500 words about their favourite experience or place in nature.

Each Biosphere participating awarded local prizes with the top entry from each being submitted to the international competition between the three.

This week the two judges for the international element Author Dara McAnulty and Professor Martin Price, Chair of the UK Man and the Biosphere Committee, have unanimously chosen 'The Otter' by Lissi Nickelsen (Kerry) as winner of the inter-Biosphere Young Nature Blogger 2021.

"I absolutely love the observational detail in this piece," Dara McAnulty, author of ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’ and the youngest ever winner of The Wainright Prize for nature writing said:

"You can really feel that breathless excitement and tension of seeing an otter. The drawing shows how multimedia can be used to great effect in a blog."

Professor Martin Price added that it "is a beautifully written blog about a very special encounter".

"I really get the feeling of what Lissi observed so carefully, and her joy about spending time with an otter! And the drawing is wonderful too!"

Lissi will receive a young naturalist writing set from Dara McNulty, a framed otter picture from Wildlife photographer Vincent Hyland, Wild Derrynane, and a family kayak trip in the Kerry Biosphere.

The winning entry can be read on the Kerry Biosphere website www.kerrybiosphere.ie/news.

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Woodlawn residents unite to launch Memory Tree

Residents of Woodlawn Park,gathered on Monday night to officially light their community’s Memory Tree, created to honour loved ones who have passed away. The event brought together three generations of […]

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Residents of Woodlawn Park,gathered on Monday night to officially light their community’s Memory Tree, created to honour loved ones who have passed away.

The event brought together three generations of families from the estate.
Cathaoirleach of the Killarney Municipal District, Cllr. Martin Grady, was invited by the residents to switch on the lights. The project was organised locally and supported by long-standing and newer households in the area.
First-generation residents taking part included Tim O’Leary, Angela Curran, Mella Wade, Pam Brosnan, Jacquie O’Sullivan, Kathleen Pyne, Breda O’Connor, Gerry O’Donoghue, Mossie Cremin, Derry Pyne and Denis Carroll.
Members of the third generation included Jennifer Pyne, Robyn O’Leary and Sophie Tyler-Curran.
The Memory Tree will remain lit throughout the Christmas season as a shared tribute from the Woodlawn Park community.

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Jessie Buckley lands Golden Globe Nomination

Killarney native Jessie Buckley secured a nomination for a Golden Globe Award today for her role in the acclaimed drama Hamnet. Buckley is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress […]

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Killarney native Jessie Buckley secured a nomination for a Golden Globe Award today for her role in the acclaimed drama Hamnet.

Buckley is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama).
She stars in Hamnet, the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s book, where she plays Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare. Buckley’s co-star, Paul Mescal, who plays Shakespeare, was also nominated.

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Buckley faces competition in her category from Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Julia Roberts (After The Hunt), Tessa Thompson (Hedda), and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby).
The film Hamnet itself was also nominated for Best Picture in the drama category

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