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By Michelle Crean

A €10k prize which The Mon won was officially opened on Wednesday as the school welcomed a number of very special guests.

CUTTING THE RIBBON: Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan officially cut the ribbon for the new Sensory Pod on Wednesday at The Mon NS. From l-r were: Johanna Whyte (Fresh Today) Principal Mary Brosnan pupil Adam Shine David McGinn (Murray’s Medical) and Jean Dwyer (Fresh Today). Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Welcoming Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan (left) to The Mon on Wednesday for the official launch and tour of the Sensory Pod in association with Fresh Today and Murray’s Medical from l-r were: Teacher Olga Ncube AJ O'Shea Adam Shine Principal Mary Brosnan and Jean Dwyer (Fresh Today). Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

GIFT: At her recent visit to The Mon to officially open the school’s new sensory pod Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan (right) is presented with a gift from 'Killarney Behind the Mask' author Marie Carroll O'Sullivan (left) &and School Principal Mary Brosnan (centre).

Welcoming Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan to The Mon on Wednesday for the official launch of the Sensory Pod from l-r were: Tony Mulcahy (MD Fresh Today) Rahib Ahmad Jahaziel Cabrera Principal Mary Brosnan Cillian O’Donoghue Jamie Cordner Liam O'Brien (ASD Class Teacher) Noah Slattery and Johanna Whyte (Area Manager Fresh Today). Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Welcoming Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan to The Mon on Wednesday for the official launch of the Sensory Pod were Adam Shine Teacher Olga Ncube Principal Mary Brosnan AJ O’Shea Ceilim Brosnan and Micheal O’Brien. Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

CHOIR: Mr Groves Fourth Class choir performed a rendition of Barr na Sráide for the Minister for Special Needs & Inclusion Josepha Madigan. Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Minister Josepha Madigan was there to cut the ribbon and was warmly greeted by Principal Mary Brosnan, Johanna Whyte from Fresh Today, David McGinn from Murray’s Medical, school staff and pupils.

Other guests in attendance were David Clifford and Gavin White who brought the Sam Maguire with them while Mr Grove's Fourth Class choir performed a rendition of 'Barr na Sráide'.

"It was wonderful to welcome everyone to The Mon for the launch of our Sensory Pod in association with Fresh Today & Murray’s Medical," Principal Mary Brosnan told the Killarney Advertiser.

"The boys from Mr Liam O’Brien’s Arbutus Class and Ms Olga Ncube’s Butterfly Class were delighted to perform and present Minister Josepha Madigan with a framed copy their self-penned poem and a bouquet of daffodils from Micheál O’Shea's farm just around the corner from our school. We are a very special school with children from over 44 different nationalities and cultures with an amazing and dedicated staff to support them. Like every school we have a variety of activities, opportunities and experiences to offer the boys who come here. We were delighted to add those when we won the Sensory Pod!"

There was excitement back in November when they heard the lovely news, she added.

"The Sensory Pod arrived the following morning and since then has been such a fantastic resource for the school. In the short time we have had the pod we have seen many benefits. It is used throughout the school day from the minute the gate is open in the morning, supporting boys with anxiety around coming to school. It is used as a safe space for boys if they are upset or if they are overwhelmed in the classroom," she added.

"We are finding more and more that the boys are asking to go to the pod at different stages throughout the day. This is showing us that they are developing and recognising their own emotions. This independence is invaluable now and will be throughout their lives. For their part in improving the school experience for all our pupils we wish to thank Fresh Today and Murray’s Medical."

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Jessie Buckley to perform live on RTE this Friday 22nd September

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This Culture Night, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh will present an hour-long live music and arts programme from Dún Lúiche in the heart of the Donegal Gaeltacht at 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.  

Actress and singer Jessie Buckley has been added to the list of stellar musicians who will perform with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on the night. Jessie will perform a special rendition of a Sinéad O’Connor song in tribute to the late artist. 

Jessie commented: “I am very honoured to return to Culture Night 2023 to remember Sinéad O Connor with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Sinéad was such a huge influence on so many women in Ireland and across the world, her courage, her mind, her politics and her intense beauty and soul. She was a warrior to humanity. I remember hearing her for the first time and feeling her uncompromising need to connect and affect. Recognising what couldn’t be said and speaking it out loud. I am so grateful for all her fire and all her love. It is such a privilege to return to Ireland for RTÉ Culture Night in Donegal to sing a song of gratitude for Sinéad and her family and friends.” 

Other artists performing with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra include The Murder Capital, R&B singer and 2FM Rising star Aby Coulibaly and Irish-based Ukrainian musician Olesya Zdorovetska.  

Friday 22nd September, 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player 

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N22 Killarney to Faranfore road further delayed

The revealing of the preferred route corridor for the construction of the new Killarney to Farranfore road has been delayed – again. Four potential routes for the N22 Farranfore-Killarney project […]

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The revealing of the preferred route corridor for the construction of the new Killarney to Farranfore road has been delayed – again.

Four potential routes for the N22 Farranfore-Killarney project were identified and were put out to public consultation in May 2021. These have now been whittled down to just one.

It was previously promised that the preferred route would be published late last year.

This dragged on in to the Spring and there is still no sigh of the preferred route being revealed.

A recent Kerry County Council meeting a council official explained that there are further funding requirements to allow the council complete various reports and investigations required before the road can move to its next phase.

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