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| Tarbert Notes - Week Ending 10th July | |
| AN AIR OF GLOOM
AND SADNESS hangs over Tarbert and the ESB Power Station in
Tarbert Island since Thursday afternoon following the horrific tragedy
that occurred in the switch gear room of the Power Station, when three
staff members met the full force of an electrical explosion. The three
staff members were electrician, Pat McCrohan; electrical supervisor,
Mike Healy and engineer, Dermot Thornton. Many parishioners knew that
something very serious had happened as the fire engines and ambulance
with full sirens on travelled at high speed to the Power Station on
Thursday. On Friday the sad news was received that Pat McCrohan aged 38 years from Doon, Tralee, died in the Specialist Burns Unit at Cork University Hospital. At the time of writing these notes Mike Healy from Tarbert lies critical in the hospital suffering from third degree burns. The third man injured in the fire, Dermot Thornton from Corbally, County Limerick is in a stable condition at the University Hospital. It was a traumatic time on Friday in the Station Canteen when Fr Mossy Brick, PP, celebrated Mass with the station staff to pray for their dead and injured colleagues and their families. ESB management and staff and retired staff from Tarbert Island and from Dublin and many parts of the country were among the huge crowds who attended the removal of the remains of Pat McCrohan from Gleasures Funeral Home, Tralee on Sunday evening to St Brendan’s Church, Tralee. The burial took place on Monday in Kyrie Elison, Abbey, Abbeydorney following the concelebrated funeral Mass with an overflowing congregation present. The late Pat McCrohan was an esteemed and popular member of the staff in Tarbert Power Station, where he had worked for the past 18 years, having joined the ESB as an apprentice in 1981. He was a conscientious and dedicated member of the electrical staff and will be sadly missed by his colleagues. In a tribute at the funeral Mass, Tom Reidy who worked with Pat, spoke of his good nature and described him as a great friend and said his first concern after the explosion was for his two colleagues. Pat was a member of the Civil Defence in Tralee, who provided a guard of honour at the funeral. He is survived by his parents Eileen and Pat Joe McCrohan, Doon, Tralee, sister Breda, brother Maurice, the staff at Tarbert ESB Station, numerous relatives and friends to whom the heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended. |
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| COMPUTER SUMMER CAMP: Parents are reminded of Computer Summer Camp which will be held at Community IT Access, Tarbert. The summer camp commences on Monday, July 14 (afternoons), the second week commencing July 21 (mornings). The cost of the summer camp is €35 per child. To book please contact the centre at (068) 36939. | |
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WOMENS GROUP: Shannonside Womens Group will have their end of year get together on Friday, July 18. All interested members are requested to attend a meeting which will be held in the Community IT Access Centre on Tuesday night, July 15 at 8.30pm. The purpose of this meeting is to finalise the arrangements. For further information contact Marie at 36939. |
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| CEMETERY MASS: Mass for the dead will be celebrated in St Mary’s Cemetery, Tarbert on Friday, August 8 at 8pm. | |
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COUNTY LEAGUE: In Ballyduff on Sunday, our senior team
kept their place in the top three of their Division in the county
league following their comprehensive victory over an understrength
Ballyduff side. Tarbert won by a score of 2-10 to 0-3. Team: N Kelly, B Carrig, D O’Connor, M Sheehan, S Deenihan, C Holly, K Deenihan, D Enright, J Wrenn, K Wrenn, D Lanigan, P O’Connell, N Stack, Eoin O’Connell, C Lanigan. Sub: M Boland. |
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| MUNSTER FINAL: All roads from Limerick to Kerry will lead to Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney on Sunday for the Munster senior football final between Kerry and Limerick. | |
| BUILDSTONE LEAGUE GAMES: There will be a double bill at O’Rahilly Park, Ballylongford on this Saturday. The first game at 6.30pm will be the North Kerry Division 2 semi-final between Tarbert and Knocknagoshel. This game will be followed by the Division 1 final between Moyvane and Duagh at 8pm. | |
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SWANKY AWARD: Congratulations to Mary and JP Prendiville
of the Swanky Bar, Tarbert who have been granted the Dining Pub of
the Year Award 2003 by the Dining Pub Guide. The award was granted
to “Swankys” in recognition of their wide choice of well
prepared and imaginative meals and their dedication to excellent service
and providing good reliable food with fresh home cooked ingredients. |
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| NEW OWNERS: A welcome is extended to Laurie and Mary Martin, the new owners of the Spar Supermarket in Main Street. Laurie is a native of Sligo and his wife Mary, is daughter of Maureen and Stevie Flynn of Glencullaire, Tarbert. Every success is wished to the new owners, who will provide the same service from 8am to 9pm given by the former owners, Bernadette and Pat Kelleher for the past 12 years. Best wishes also and every success to Bernadette and Pat Kelleher for the future. | |
| COMMUNITY GAMES: Congratulations to all the athletes who took part in the county finals held in Tralee at the weekend. Julie Prendiville won a gold medal in the walking race and will represent her county in Mosney next month. Denis Gallagher won a bronze medal in the 100m u-10 and Noel Kennedy, Eadaoin Wall, Darragh McDonnell, Denis Gallagher and Róisín Considine won bronze medals in the mixed relay u-10. It is a great achievement to compete at county level and great credit is due to coaches John McGinley and Niamh Wall and to the athletes themselves who performed brilliantly on Saturday and Sunday in Tralee. | |
| ATHLETICS: Recently in the Munster Championships Éadaoin Wall and Darragh McDonnell won bronze medals in the u-10 relay. We wish them and their team-mates the very best of luck in the All-Irelands next weekend in Tullamore. | |
| GAA LOTTERY: Due to the tragedy at the Tarbert ESB Power Station on Thursday, the GAA lottery draw did not take place on Friday night. The draw will be held this Friday night at Carmody’s Bar all are welcome. | |
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SOCCER LOTTO: The results of the Ferry Rangers lotto
draw held at the Swanky Bar on July 1 are as follows. Numbers drawn
were 7, 8, 11, 27. There was no winner. Lucky Dip: €30 each — Joan Lavery, Marie Holly, Maureen O’Connell, Mrs Tess Kiely, Tony Horne; Promoters prize of €15, Jerry Savage; Bottle of Brandy — Bernie O’Keeffe; Mugs game €10 — Shane Sheehan; Lunch for two at the Swanky Bar — Jim Nolan; Bottle of Whiskey — Mrs Tess Kiely; Bottle of Wine — Mike Griffin; €20 voucher — Willie McCarthy; five free tickets, Caroline McAuliffe. |
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| COLLECTION: The special diocesan collection to be taken up at the Masses this weekend is for sick and retired priests. A special appeal is being made for your generous support of this collection. | |
| RESIDENTS DRAW: The following are the winners of the Kilpadgue / Woodview Residents Association draw held last month — 1st prize, €25, Patrick McInerney; 2nd prize, €15, Sionan Prendergast; House prize, box of chocolates, Josie Mulvihill. | |
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