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Teens get €1,500 to progress positive projects

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By Michelle Crean

It was no easy task walking in to a Dragons' Den style set up - but by doing that Killarney teens received funds for their projects.

WINNING WITH WOMEN: Young Social Innovators from St Brigid's School took part in the YSI Dragons' Den on Thursday last. The Winning With Women group includes: Caoilfhionn Doyle Sophie Moran and Aoibhín Kelly. At the back are: Muireann O'Brien Gráinne Byrne Sorcha Blackwell and Sadhh Teahan.

On Thursday last two Transition Year Young Social Innovator (YSI) groups from St Brigid's Presentation pitched their ideas to a panel of representatives, including from Dublin City Council, Community Foundation Ireland and EirGrid, to enable them to access Social Impact Fund support to advance their projects.

The group ‘Tictock’ includes Ellie Greene and Anna Whyte who are the creative producers, Jennie O'Mahony and Lorna O'Sullivan research and development executives, Grace O'Meara and Seodhla Colleran coordinators of the group, Leah Griffin and Laura Flynn, financial controllers.

‘Tictock’ aims to raise awareness of the impacts of Ticks and Lymes Disease in the Killarney area. The students pitched their project to a team of five judges and were successfully awarded funding of €700 to help them resource signs for the National Park and Tick removal kits for local schools and shops. They also received links to Kerry County Council to help them proceed with these ideas.

Up next was 'Winning With Women', a YSI project aiming to tackle gender inequality in sports.
The team is made up of Caoilfhionn Doyle, Sophie Moran, Aoibhín Kelly, Muireann O'Brien, Gráinne Byrne, Sorcha Blackwell and Sadhh Teahan.

The team presented their idea for designing a pair of sports shorts specifically for women's bodies, a need which they identified based on their own experience of taking part in sports. They were awarded funding to design and create a prototype of sports shorts that are tailored to women's bodies, and to launch a campaign to bring attention to the issue of the need for sports clothing and equipment to be tailored to women doing sport. They will also receive mentoring in social media and marketing.

"The project pitch was very well received by the judges with the girls awarded €800 to fund their campaign and ideas," their teacher, Catherine O'Donoghue, said.

“The innovative ideas awarded Social Impact Fund support through our Social Innovation Den this year show how strongly engaged our young people are when it comes to the pressing and relevant issues impacting on people and society today," Roger Warnock, CEO of Young Social Innovators, said.

"We are delighted to help advance these inspirational youth-led projects further through the provision of direct support."

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Killarney twinned with Italian town

By Sean Moriarty It has taken 10 years but the Italian town of Casperia is now an official twin town with Killarney. The idea to twin the picturesque town near […]

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By Sean Moriarty

It has taken 10 years but the Italian town of Casperia is now an official twin town with Killarney.

The idea to twin the picturesque town near Rome was first mooted by the old Killarney Town Council.

However, when town councils were discontinued in 2014 the task was handed over to Killarney Town Twining Association and was supported by the elected Killarney Municipal District members of Kerry County Council.

A delegation from the association and the council visited Casperia in 2019 to sign the Italian side of the twining agreement.

The pandemic further delayed the process but on Thursday last Killarney Mayor Niall Kelleher and Casperia Mayor Marco Cusso met to formally sign the charter in Killarney.

“This was honouring a commitment made by the former town council to establish a twinning under European guidelines back in 2014,” said association chairman Sean Counihan.

“Unfortunately the town councils were abolished and Killarney Town Twinning Association pursued the matter.

“We are delighted that the municipal authority saw fit to move the beautiful town of Casperia near Rome from association status to full twinning with Killarney.

“We deeply appreciate the members’ positivity in honouring the former Town Council’s decision.”

The signing between the two mayors took place over the St Patrick’s Festival weekend when Killarney Town Twining Association also welcomed groups from other towns like Pleindfeld in Germany and Concord, North Carolina, USA.

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Music and fun at Fossa Rambling House

By Sean Moriarty The Fossa Two Mile branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann held its first Rambling House night of music and dance on Saturday night. Their return to the stage […]

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By Sean Moriarty

The Fossa Two Mile branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann held its first Rambling House night of music and dance on Saturday night.

Their return to the stage was timed to coincide with the St Patrick’s weekend celebration and also marked the first big event at the Castlerosse Park Resort since it re-opened on Thursday night following its winter break.

As well as a feat of Irish music, dance and poetry, Fossa-based Ukrainians gave performances in their native language too.

“What a great night we had at our CCÉ Rambling House last Saturday night,” Chairman Tim Kissane said.

“There are so many people to thank that we apologise in advance if we miss anybody out. Firstly, to the management and staff Castlerosse Park Resort for hosting our event and the wonderful service they provided.

“To our very talented stalwart musicians Mike Jack, Noreen and Maura who entertained us all so well from start to finish.

“To all our guest performers, from The Racing Pigeons to the Biddy Group and all the singers, musicians and storytellers in between go raibh mile maith agaibh. Special mention to our Ukrainian singers who performed two songs in their native language for us on the night. Thank you to all our members and supporters and to Fear an Tí, Mick Myers agus Bean an Tí, Theresa Kissane who kept the night flowing. Our fireplace display was kindly lent to us by the Beaufort Pioneers and adorned with ‘things of old’ from Brendan O’Sullivan.”

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