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  Tarbert Notes - Week Ending 17th April
   
  THE programme for the Easter ceremonies in St Mary’s Church, Tarbert, is as follows: Holy Thursday — Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8pm. Good Friday: Solemn Passion at 3pm. Stations of the Cross at 8pm. Holy Saturday: Children’s Mass at 7pm. Easter Vigil Mass at 9pm. Easter Sunday: Masses at 9am and 11am.
On Good Friday at 2.45pm, parishioners from Tarmons, Dooncaha and Tieraclea will assemble outside Eugene Mulcaire’s house and parishioners from the town and the rest of the parish will assemble outside the Swanky for a procession to the church. The respective processions will be led by a cross bearer and both groups will reach the church together and proceed in, side by side, to the church for the celebration of the Solemn Passion at 3pm.
   
  HOSPICE WALK: The annual sponsored walk in aid of Listowel Hospice will leave the Square, Tarbert, on Good Friday at 11am sharp and will be back on time for the Soup Kitchen in the Community Centre. All are welcome to join in the walk. Sponsorship cards are available from Mary Kelly, 068/36215.
   
  SOUP KITCHEN:As part of the Lenten programme a Soup Kitchen for charity will operate in the Community Centre on Good Friday from 12 noon to 2.30pm. Parishioners are encouraged to forego their lunch on that day and have a bowl of vegetable soup instead. People are asked to make a donation and all monies raised will go to the North Kerry Hospice movement. Your usual good support will be appreciated.
   
  DEATHS: Sympathy of the community is extended to Seán Reidy, Doonard Crescent, on the recent death of his mother, Mrs Josephine Reidy, Tiershanahan, Ballyheigue and also to Mrs Bernie O’Keeffe, Tarmons, on the death last week of her sister, Mrs Nuala Hayes, Patrickswell, Co Limerick.
   
  NATIONAL MEDAL WINNERS: Tarbert athletes competing in the National indoor championships held in Nenagh recently did their club and their parish proud with their outstanding success.
In the girls U–15 — 1,000m walk, Sorcha Prendiville won the gold medal in a new National record time of 4.39.14, while her sister Sinéad won the bronze medal in a personal best time of 4.59 mins.
In the U–16 — 1,500m walk, Aoibheann Prendiville, the oldest of the Prendiville sisters, won the gold medal in a photo finish to give her a deserving National title.
The gold medal winners will now represent Ireland at an International meeting to be held in England.
Another Tarbert athlete, Shane Enright, won a bronze medal in the boys U–16 relay race at the National finals.
The athletes, who are members of Listowel AC are deserving of heartiest congratulations and also great credit is due to their coaches and parents for their great effort and dedication to achieve such success.
   
  GAA FORUM: Tarbert GAA club are holding an Open GAA Forum at the Lanterns Hotel, Tarbert, on this Sunday night, April 20, commencing at 8pm. The forum will consist of a constructive discussion on GAA affairs between the invited guest speakers and the audience. Topics will include: opening up of Croke Park; alcohol sponsorship; drug testing inter–county players; role of the GPA; professionalism in the GAA; hurling in Kerry; Kerry’s chances in 2003; underage coaching; state of North Kerry Football.
The panel of guest speakers will include Kerry County Board Chairman, Seán Walsh; Kerry footballer, Liam Hassett; ex–Kerry footballer, Jimmy Deenihan, TD; Kerryman Sports Reporter, Tarbert’s John O’Dowd; Tarbert Parish Priest, Fr Mossy Brick; Kilmacud Crokes Chairman, Pauric McMenamin; Limerick football team trainer, Liam Kerins.
The Club Centenary launch will also take place on the night. It will also be an opportunity to have a go at winning the GAA Jackpot of €8,500 with the draw taking place later in the night.
   
  KILNAUGHTIN CEMETERY: A clean–up of Kilnaughtin cemetery will take place on Good Friday at 5pm.
 
  DEVELOPMENT ASSOC: The AGM of the Tarbert Development Association was held in the Community Centre recently and a large attendance heard details of the many activities achieved by the various subcommittees during the last year. Thanks was expressed to the members who initiated so much good work for the improvement of the town. Likewise the officers thanked the community at large for its help and support and looked forward to their continued good voluntary work. New officers this year see Adrian Fox as Secretary and Mary O’Connell as Asst Secretary. Maureen Considine is Minutes Secretary. Ollie Keenaghan is the new PRO and John Mulvihill is the Asst Treasurer. Seán Finucane is the Treasurer with Denis Dee and Leo O’Connor continuing as Chairman and Vice–Chairman respectively. The new Committee will meet shortly to finalise the plans for this year.
   
  TIDY TOWN CLEAN-UP: Another clean–up in preparation for the Tidy Towns competition has been arranged for this Wednesday, April 16, at 6.30pm, gathering outside the Bridewell. Materials such as refuse sacks and gloves will be available for volunteers. Thanks to all who turned up last week and it is hoped that the momentum will be kept going.
   
  SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Final preparations are now underway for the visit of the Jordan team to Tarbert and Listowel as part of the Special Olympics which are being held in June. The Jordan group will visit the area from Monday, June 16 to Thursday, June 19, when they will have an opportunity to rest and acclimatise in advance of going to Dublin for the Games. The opening ceremony is in Croke Park on Saturday, June 21. The local committee are still seeking volunteers to help during this visit and anyone interested in helping should contact either Milo Kelly, 36291 or Michael Carrig, 36544.
   
  COMMUNITY IT ACCESS TARBERT: Auto CAD course commenced on Monday, April 14, at 7pm. We would like to announce the opening of a new branch in the Community Centre, Ballybunion. The new branch will provide the same services as the Tarbert Centre. When you visit Ballybunion please make use of the services we provide. The staff of the Tarbert Centre would like to wish the staff of our new Centre every success.
   
  GAA LOTTERY: There was no winner of the €8,400 Jackpot in the GAA Lottery draw held at a packed Shannon Bar on Friday night. The numbers drawn were: 5, 14, 15, 26. Lucky Dip winners of €30 each were: Nora Griffin, Tom Dillane, Noel O’Callaghan, the Swanky Bar Syndicate. Bar prizewinners were: in the envelope draw, Shane Sheahan was the lucky winner of the top envelope prize of €300 after refusing a bid of €100 from MC, Patrick Patwell. €15 each: Denise Finucane, Mrs Teresa Kiely, Mary Meade. Promoters Prize, €15: Shannon Bar. The following were the winners of Easter Eggs: Daniel Kiely, John Neville, Michael Carrig, Con Kennelly, Niamh Moriarty, Josephine Deenihan, Barry Conyard, Kevin Finucane, Maurice Holly.
There will be no Lottery draw this Friday night, it being Good Friday and the draw will take place instead on Easter Sunday night and it will be held at the Lanterns Hotel after the GAA Forum.
   
  CO LEAGUE: Our senior team scored a comprehensive victory over a disappointing Cromane side in the Co League game played in Shannon Park on Sunday. Tarbert won by a score of 2–14 to 0–6. Tarbert led at half–time on a score of 1–4 to 0–4 after playing against the strong wind. The team completely dominated the second half with Shaun McGinley putting in a great game at full–forward scoring 0–7. Eoin O’Connell and Eugene O‘Connell dominated at centrefield for Tarbert despite the presence of Kerry player Seán O’Sullivan. This was a good team performance with every player giving of his best.
The team line out was D Enright, B Carrig, J Wren, M Sheehan, K Deenihan, C Holly, S Deenihan, E O’Connell, Eoin O’Connell 0–2, D Lanigan, S Sheehan 1–1, P O’Connell 0–1, P Moriarty 1–1, S McGinley 0–7, N Stack. Subs who played: D Kiely 0–2, N Kelly, M O’Sullivan, C Lanigan. The team are away to Brosna in the Co League on this Saturday, April 19, at 7pm
   
  MINOR TEAM: In the first round of the Co League played in Shannon Park, the minor team scored a one point victory over Moyvane, winning on a score of 4–7 to 2–12.
The team was: S Shanahan, T Shanahan, E O’Connor, K Heffernan, T Holly, TJ Flaherty, M Houlihan, J Holly, A Lanigan 1–0, C Kelliher 1–0, J Kelliher 0–3, J Sweeney 1–0, D Finucane, J O’Gorman 1–2, G O’Donnell 0–2. Sub: L Dillane.
The team lost to Beale in the second round of the competition on Friday night.
   
   
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