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Thousands of volunteers take part in 11th annual County Clean-Up

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The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn has thanked the 3,500 volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry on Saturday.

Cillian Coleman pictured collecting bags on the County Bounds during the annual County Clean-Up Day on Saturday. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

FULL STEAM AHEAD: Nora Batty' (left) and her sister 'Sheila Batty' leading out the annual County Clean-Up Day Kerry’s biggest annual mobilisation of community groups Tidy Towns committees sporting organisations individual residents and families across the county. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Sean Murphy and his son Luke Murphy of KWD Recycling taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Conchubhair Ó Luasa (left) and Luke O'Liathain from Baile Mhuire taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day organised by Kerry County Council and facilitated by KWD Recycling. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Pádraig O'Donoghue Breda Daly and Peg Coffey from Muckross taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day organised by Kerry County Council and facilitated by KWD Recycling. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Anna Papa Murphy taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Dr Patricia Mangan and John Healy on the Kenmare Road taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Kerry County Clean-up ambassador Colm Cooper leading out the annual County Clean-Up Day with Jack O'Connor (left) Paul Neary (Acting Director of Services at Kerry County Council) and Paulette O'Shea. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

‘Nora Batty’ (left) and her sister 'Sheila Batty' leading out the annual County Clean-Up Day with Jack O'Connor (left) Paul Neary (Acting Director of Services at Kerry County Council) and Paulette O'Shea. The County Clean-Up-Day now in its 11th year is organised by Kerry County Council and facilitated by KWD Recycling. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

BREAK FOR THE BORDER: At the County Bounds the competition between Jack Lynch (left) from Cork and Kevin Foran from Kerry was tense at the County Clean-Up Day on Saturday. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Noel O'Reilly (KWD Recycling) and crew taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Catherine McGuire and Roan Daly taking part in the annual County Clean-Up Day. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan

Thousands of bags of litter were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the annual clean-up which was organised by KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council.

"This was another fantastic turnout for the County Clean-Up and shows how civic-minded many of our citizens are when it comes to keeping the county neat and tidy. Despite the rain showers, people of all ages rolled up their sleeves and got involved from early morning," Cllr Flynn said.

"It would be great to harness the involvement of members of the public on Saturday by getting more people to sign up with their local Tidy Towns group or start a group in their own area and to get people out and about collecting litter more often."

Cllr Flynn thanked KWD Recycling and their team for helping to distribute gloves and bags ahead of the clean-up and for arranging to dispose of the bags of rubbish collected.

Noel O’Reilly of KWD Recycling said they were delighted with the turnout and the positive attitude of all the participants. He thanked and congratulated local volunteer groups for their involvement.

336 bags of rubbish was collected.

Molls Gap to Muckross - 62 bags
Cleeney Roundabout to Farranfore - 51 bags
Kerry Airport to Castleisland - 33 bags
Ballydowney to Halfway to Killorglin - 55 bags
Golden Nugget/Miltown Road/Aghadoe -35 bags
County Bounds to Ballyvourney - 100 bags

"Thank you, to all the fantastic volunteers that helped with the KWD County Wide Clean up on Saturday," Bridget O’Keeffe, Senior Executive with Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, said.

"Overall, this was a great effort."

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Fassbender ready for second Le Mans appearance

Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. The iconic endurance race is celebrating its […]

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Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The iconic endurance race is celebrating its 100th edition next weekend.

The Fossa star has already arrived in the famous French twon where he is involved in a week-long series of engagements including drivers’ parades, autograph sessions and more serious appointments like car safety checks, practice and qualifying.

Like last year, when he finished 16th in the LMGTE Am class, Fassbender has been entered in to the event by the German Proton Competition team with Estonian Martin Rump and the Austrian Richard Lietz.

Fassbender dreams of following the trajectory of fellow Hollywood actors Patrick Dempsey who was second in LMGTE Am class in 2016 and Paul Newman who finished second overall in 1979.

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Ireland’s oldest citizen has Killarney connections

Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week. Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections. The previous record […]

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Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week.

Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections.

The previous record was held by 107-year-old Nancy Stewart who died on September 10 2021.

Although born in Belfast, Máirín went to school in the Mercy Convent. Her father was a customs and excise officer and the family moved around a lot eventually coming to Killarney after spells in County Down and Dublin.

Her mother came from the Rathmore area and her father was from Newmarket in County Cork.

She attended the Mercy Convent and has, in previous interviews, recalled growing up on the shores of Lough Lein.

“Neighbours who had three children were given the job of taking me to school,” she said. “They were annoyed because the children were going to school for two or three years but I was put in to the same class as them – my mother had taught me.”

In 2021 she featured in the book ‘Independence Memories: A People’s Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation’, sharing stories of being kept in school in Killarney during an attack on the RIC barracks down the road.

In 1924 she started a degree in science and a diploma in education at University College Cork, before working in the pathology lab in University College Cork’s Department of Medicine for 16 years.

last year she recalled her story on the podcast: ‘Living History – Irish Life and Lore’.

During the broadcast she talked about her parents’ membership of the Gaelic League in 1910; the Spanish Flu in Ireland in 1918; The Black and Tans in Killarney in 1921; the early days of the new Free State; Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932, visiting the Basket Islands in 1929; and working in the UCC medical laboratory from 1932 until 1948.

This week President Michael D. Higgins hosted an afternoon tea event to celebrate the important role that a variety of people have and can play in different communities and Máirín was among the guests of honour.

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