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The
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Routes |
Departure |
Arrival |
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Monthly on Mondays: |
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Rockchapel-Tralee |
10.30 |
12.00 |
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Tralee-Rockchapel |
4.00 |
5.00 |
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Advance Booking is necessary as seats
are limited |
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Every
Second Monday: |
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Rockchapel-Newmarket-Kanturk |
10.30 |
11.00 |
11.10 |
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Kanturk-Newmarket-Rockchapel |
2.10 |
2.20 |
2.50 |
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Advance Booking is necessary as seats
are limited. |
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Tuesday: |
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Kanturk-Banteer-Lyre-Nadd-Banteer-Kanturk |
10.15 |
11.00 |
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Kanturk-Banteer-Lyre-Nadd-Banteer-Kanturk |
2.00 |
2.45 |
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Every 2nd Week started 5th August |
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Rathcoole-Kilcorney-Banteer Station |
9.30 |
9.50 |
10.20 |
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Banteer St.-Kilcorney-Rathcoole |
5.10 |
5.40 |
6.00 |
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Ballydesmond-Kanturk |
9.30 |
10.05 |
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Via
Kiskeam/Boherbue |
9.40 |
9.50 |
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Kanturk-Ballydesmond Via Boherbue, Kiskeam
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12.30 |
1.05 |
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Wednesday: |
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Rathcoole-Kilcorney-Millstreet |
10.00 |
10.20 |
11.00 |
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Millstreet/Kilcorney/Rathcoole |
1.00 |
1.40 |
2.00 |
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Thursday: |
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Cullen-Millstreet |
9.30 |
10.30 |
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Millstreet-Cullen |
12.30 |
1.30 |
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Friday: |
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Kanturk-Cecilstown-Castlemagner-Kanturk |
9.15 |
9.45 |
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Kanturk-Cecilstown-Castlemagner-Kanturk. |
12.20 |
1.00 |
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Meelin-Newmarket |
10.15 |
11.00 |
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Newmarket-Meelin |
1.20 |
2.05 |
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Kanturk-Kilbrin-Kanturk |
10.00 |
10.35 |
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Kanturk-Kilbrin-Kanturk
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1.00 |
1.35 |
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Freemount-Kanturk |
10.55 |
11.20 |
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Kanturk-Freemount |
1.45 |
2.05 |
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Routes are advertised in local business outlets.
N.B. Times and routes may alter upon operation. If you need to be
collected on the route, you will need to pre-book your seat the
evening before (9.00am - 5.30pm) with Yvonne Flynn/Julia Linehan at 029-60648. |
D.A.R.T. are providing transport for Tir-na-nÓg, Ballydesmond five
days a week; Rathmore Community Childcare two days a week;
Millstreet Day Care Centre one day a week and Kanturk Day Care
Centre four days a week. Contact Yvonne/Julia at 029-60648.
There is ongoing planning to erect Bus Shelters within the towns
and villages of Duhallow for school bus users and other users of
the Duhallow Area Rural Transport.
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Are you 35 and signing on for
the last 3 years?
Are you 35 and a lone parent for
1 year?
We have the job for you!!
If a Social Economy Scheme suits
you please contact Yvonne Flynn, Transport Co-ordinator at
029-60648.
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Edel Quinn Hall,
Kanturk
Thursday
16th October from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Admission
is free.
With any decision, it is
important to make an informed choice, but between homework, study
and exams, it can be hard to find time to focus on the future. In
response to this need, IRD Duhallow has organised Decisions
Information Day, a fantastic opportunity for young people,
their parents, teachers and friends, to find out the facts before
deciding on what career path or college course to choose. For more
information, contact Michelle Melia at 029-60633.
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Public Lecture to Parents by Dr. Tony
Humphreys
Duhallow Park Hotel
Monday, October 13th at 8p.m.
Dr. Humphreys, one of
Ireland’s most influential
psychologists, intends to explore the necessary steps in order to create a
positive parent / young person relationship with the perspective that
parents must feel good about themselves in order to make young people feel
good about themselves.
All
parents are encouraged to attend this important information evening. For
more information, please contact
Michelle Melia at 029-60633.
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IRD Duhallow Bereavement Support Group
Meeting: Tuesday 14th October
2003
Venue: IRD Duhallow Training Centre,
Boherbue
Time: 8.00 pm.
The Bereavement Support Group will provide
support in an informal setting to those who have been bereaved or are
experiencing feelings of loss, loneliness and isolation. Contributing
factors may be the death of a loved one, separation or the breakdown of a
relationship. The group will provide an opportunity to talk and listen in
a non- threatening, safe environment.
Members of IRD Duhallow’s Cuidiú
Bereavement Support who have all undergone intensive training to provide
necessary supports to new groups will facilitate the Group. The group
will meet on the second Tuesday of every month. If you would like more
information, please contact Isobel Fletcher at 029-60633.
Bereavement support can also be provided on
a one to one basis with one of our trained facilitators. For more
information, contact Isobel Fletcher on 029-60633 or contact the
Bereavement Support Help Line on 087-6279000 between 7 and
9 pm
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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IRD Duhallow’s three recent Community Fora
meetings provided updates on the progress of LEADER+, Local Development
Social Inclusion Programme, CLÁR, Rural Transport and Duhallow Community
Food Services. Many of the targets, which are laid out in our strategic
plans, are well on the way towards achievement as we approach the mid-term
review of the Programmes.
IRD Duhallow encourages communities to take
advantage of the opportunities provided through each Programme. We are
encouraging projects, which focus on our LEADER+ theme “Making the Best
Use of our Natural and Cultural Resources”, to improve the visual and
environmental impact of local areas and create “A Living Countryside” for
Duhallow. The Community Development Team are available to assist you in
the development of your ideas and welcome your call at 029-60633.
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John Fuller and Sr. Celestine, the
representatives for the Kanturk Electoral Area on the Community and
Voluntary Forum of the Cork County Development Board, were present at two
meetings and Sean Kelly from Bweeng attended all three meetings
representing the Community and Voluntary Forum on the Cork County
Development Board. Each speaker provided a synopsis of the work of the
forum, which includes research into volunteerism, insurance for community
groups and access to information. Sr. Celestine also spoke about the
importance of retaining CE Schemes. Fergal Gough and Fiona Hayes of Cork
CDB made presentations on the role of the Community & Voluntary Forum at
the South Eastern and North Eastern meetings and the supports it can
provide to community and voluntary groups in the county.
Siobhan Griffin of the Community &
Voluntary Forum of Kerry County Development Board addressed the Western
Duhallow Community Meeting. She outlined the work of the Forum in Kerry
which represents almost 500 community and voluntary groups and has
undertaken policy development work including a CE Survey in response to
the cutbacks, the development of a South West Regional structure, the
development of a Community Awards Scheme and developing Comhairle na nÓg –
a youth forum to encourage participation of young people in their local
communities.
The Cork Community & Voluntary Forum is
facilitated by Fergal Gough who can be contacted in County Hall at
021-4285350 and the Kerry Community & Voluntary Forum is facilitated by
Siobhan Griffin of Kerry Co. Council who can be contacted at 066-7183660.
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Vacancies exist on the IRD Duhallow FÁS C.E. Scheme:
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Park
Attendant for the
Kanturk area.
§
Caretaker
for the Kilbrin area.
These positions are based on a
19.5-hour week. Applicants must be over 25 years of age and be unemployed
for at least twelve months. Contact Paddy O’Connor at 029-60633.
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Consultation on next 3 years of the
LDSIP Programme
IRD Duhallow is preparing a submission on
the next stage of the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme
2004-2006. This submission will provide a breakdown of actions to be
undertaken under the following measures: Services to the Unemployed,
Community Development and Community Based Youth Initiatives. Actions
supported in the past include the Low Income Small Holder Programme, the
Afterschools Programmes, the establishment of the Lone Parents Network and
the SAOÍ Network for Older People, Bereavement Support and Dyslexia
Supports. If you have any ideas that you would like to see incorporated
into the plan, please contact Isobel Fletcher at 029-60633.
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Over sixty delegates attended a hugely
successful conference on Duhallow Heritage in Bruach na Carraige,
Rockchapel on Friday 12th September. Opened by Minister of
State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Tom Parlon T.D.,
delegates listened to speakers who provided in-depth knowledge on local
Duhallow heritage ranging from folklore to sites of archaeological
importance. It concluded that Duhallow is rich in heritage, which could
open up sustainable rural tourism opportunities. The conference was
supported through the LDSIP and the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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“Establishing Positive
Relationships with Children”
Saturday 11th
October 2003 at the Earl of Desmond Hotel, Tralee from 9.30a.m. to 5p.m.
This conference, organised by
Kerry County Childcare Committee, will feature guest speaker Dr. Richard
Woolfson, Child Psychologist, Glasgow, who has written several books on
child development and family life. The conference is open to Parents,
Childminders and Childcare Professionals.
For further details or to
book your place, please contact: Denise Quinlan, Childminders Advisory
Officer, Kerry County Childcare Committee, 1 Powers Court, Boherbee,
Tralee, Co. Kerry. Tel: 066-7181582.
Table Quiz in aid of
Newmarket Community Childcare
Thursday 30th October 2003
at 9 p.m.
Hourigans Bar, High Street, Newmarket
€20.00 for a table of four.
Would you like to join Duhallow Choral Society?
Training takes place on Wednesday evenings from
7.30pm – 9.30pm at Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk.
Our conductor is Aidan O’Carroll, Kerry School of Music, Tralee. New
members are most welcome. Contact Geraldine at 029-50812.
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Focal Farmer Programme
Farmers
participating in the IRD Duhallow Focal Farmer Programme, who wish to
avail of the Milk Recording Subsidy, and AI Subsidy, should forward
invoices for the services immediately. The Focal Farmer Programme is
approaching the end of the first term of funding, and all funds will be
spent before the end of October. Priority will be given to those who
forward invoices first. If you have any queries, please contact Linda
Deady 029-60633.
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Duhallow Beekeepers Association has now completed its third summer in
beekeeping. Most Beekeepers in the group report production in excess of
40 lbs. per hive. Many members have expanded their stocks. A number of
potential beekeepers have indicated their interest in joining the
Association during the summer. Lectures will be organised over the coming
months so now is a good time to apply for membership. At the moment there
is a high demand for locally produced honey in Duhallow. Information on
joining the Association or on the forthcoming Lecture Programme can be
obtained from Linda
Deady at 029-60633.
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