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Pubs cautiously optimistic ahead of Monday’s reopening
REOPENING: Brigitte and Ellie Whelan, John C and Joan O'Shea pictured with Ginny the dog in their new 'cabús' as they prepare to reopen this coming Monday. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy
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By Sean Moriarty
After six months closure one family run Killarney pub is both excited and apprehensive ahead of finally reopening their bar this coming Monday.
After many false starts, 'Wet Pubs' - those that do not serve food - will finally get the chance to reopen their doors next week.
Bar owners and customers will have to adjust to a new way of operating including having counter service replaced by table service, social distancing rules will have to observed, customers will have to remain seated, and strict closing times will be in operation.
Despite the new rules, implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19, publicans across the town are looking forward to welcoming back customers for the first time since March.
John C O’Shea and his mother Joan are both excited and apprehensive to reopen Jack C’s on the top of High Street.
Joan has been behind the counter of the popular bar for the last 50 years and apart from obvious days like Christmas Day, Good Friday and family funerals, her bar has never been closed.
The O’Shea family took the decision to close their doors on Saturday, March 14, two days before the official Government announcement that closed all public houses at the start of the pandemic’s restrictions.
They have made a few noticeable changes to their bar as they prepare to welcome back their customers and friends.
These include a screen at the bar and sectioning off the seating areas.
Joan – ever the traditionalist – uses the Irish word 'cabús' to describe these new sections.
The word loosely translates into a snug or cubbyhole while the old US-English word caboose is a small train carriage, often used to house engineers and coupled to the rear of a large freight train.
“I can’t wait to meet everyone,” she told the Killarney Advertiser. “I have spent the last six months saluting them on the street.”
John warned that while there are many restrictions facing pub owners, the onus is on the customer to follow the new guidelines too.
“The pubs will do their bit but it is up to customers to obey the rules too,” he said.
However, he said he won’t believe he is actually open until he sees customers on the premises.
Previous Government proposals included potential reopening dates in June, July and August and he remains cautiously optimistic that Monday’s date will remain on schedule.
“We have had the rug pulled from under us too many times in the past,” he said.
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Fat dissolving injections target stubborn areas
By Jill O’Donoghue from Killarney Toning and Beauty Studio It may sound too good to be true but fat dissolving injections are as effective as the name suggests. They are […]
By Jill O’Donoghue from Killarney Toning and Beauty Studio
It may sound too good to be true but fat dissolving injections are as effective as the name suggests.
They are administered by our in-house Dr. Micheal Flynn who has been attending our salon for the past 10 years. It is the double chin and neck area that is treated and is suitable for both men and women. If you haven’t heard of fat dissolving, it is a very popular and relatively new treatment that is used to target stubborn pockets of fat on the jaw line and chin area. The injection dissolves and eliminates fat cells in a safe and effective way, making it perfect for dealing with stubborn fat that simply won’t budge with exercise.
The main ingredient is a fat dissolving substance sodium deoxycholate, which is found naturally in the body. This is injected into the treatment area which over time will destroy the fat cells. These are then removed from the body by its own lymphatic system, a complex network that rids the body of unwanted toxins and waste.
It is important to understand that fat dissolving injections are not a weight loss treatment. The injections should only be used on people who are a healthy size or carrying a little extra weight. It’s most effective on the pockets of fat stored under the jawline, known as the double chin, a migration of fat cells from the cheeks to the jaw line.
The injections work at a slow pace. It can take serval weeks for full results, but once it’s gone, it’s gone. The results are permanent, once you don’t gain a massive amount of weight.
The next clinic is Monday August 22. To book an appointment or more information, call Jill on 064 6632966.
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Classic tractor drivers to embark on 400km drive to Killarney
By Sean Moriarty Six members of the Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club will set out from County Meath on Wednesday on vintage tractors. They are participating in the annual […]
By Sean Moriarty
Six members of the Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club will set out from County Meath on Wednesday on vintage tractors.
They are participating in the annual Eastern Vintage Club’s Ring of Kerry Tractor Run which is raising funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Over 50 vintage tractors, including the six Killarney examples, will leave Nobber in County Meath at lunchtime on Wednesday.
After an overnight stop in the midlands on Wednesday night and Newcastle West on Thursday night, the tractors are expected in Killarney town centre just after lunchtime on Friday.
The ‘spectacular show’, now a regular feature of the Killarney summer, will bring the town to a standstill for around one hour.
On Saturday morning the group will depart Tony Wharton’s farm in Fossa before a nine-hour drive around the Ring of Kerry.
The run will finish with a spectacular drive through the Gap of Dunloe.
“We hope to pass through town around 3.30pm on Friday,” said local organiser, Tom Wharton, who is one of the six Killarney-based drivers who will undertake the 400km journey from County Meath to Killarney. “It is always a spectacular show.”
On arrival in Killarney, tractors will be joined by a group of classic cars that will depart Nobber at 9am that morning.
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