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Duhallow
Area Rural Transport (D.A.R.T) |
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The following routes have been discontinued: Meelin – Tralee;
Knockaclarig – Abbeyfeale; Rathcoole – Kilcorney – Aubane –
Millstreet; Rathcoole – Kilcorney - Banteer Station and Donoughmore–Mallow. |
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The
following D.A.R.T. services are fully operational: |
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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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Via
Kiskeam/Boherbue |
9.40 |
9.50 |
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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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Ballydesmond-Kanturk |
9.30 |
10:05 |
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Banteer Station.-Kilcorney-Rathcoole |
5.10 |
5.40 |
6.00 |
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Booking is necessary for this service |
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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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Every 2nd Wednesday started 22nd October |
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Rathcoole-Kilcorney-Aubane-Millstreet |
10.00 |
10.20 |
11.00 |
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Millstreet/Kilcorney/Rathcoole |
1.00 |
1.40 |
2.00 |
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Every 2nd Wednesday started 5th Nov |
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Knockaclarig-Abbeyfeale |
10:30a.m |
11:00a.m |
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Abbeyfeale-Knockaclarig |
1:30p.m |
2:00p.m |
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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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Dromahane-Gortroe crossroads-Laharn-Cregane-Lombardstown-Mallow
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10.15 |
10.40 |
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Mallow-Lombardstown-Cregane-Laharn-Gortoe crossroads-Dromahane
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1.00 |
1.45 |
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Saturday: |
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Every 2nd Saturday |
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Rockchapel-Meelin-Newmarket |
9:15 |
9:30 |
9:45 |
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To
connect to Bus Eireann Service to Cork from Newmarket which leaves
at 9.55 a.m. |
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Newmarket/Meelin/Rockchapel |
6:30 |
6:45 |
7:00 |
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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
Ita, Julia or Brian at 029-60648. |
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We are pleased to announce the
following New Routes:
A new route to Mallow will commence on 12th March, and
run every Friday, arriving in Mallow at
9.30am and departing at
12.30pm.
A new route to Millstreet Country Park will depart from Rockchapel –
Meelin –
Newmarket
– Kanturk - Banteer every Tuesday from April 6th,
arriving at Millstreet Country Park at 12.30pm and leaving at
4.30pm. Musical Entertainment and Guided Tours will be provided.
Admission including travel: Senior Citizens €5.00, Adults €10.00,
Children €5.00.
If you live in the Duhallow area and wish to avail of either of
these services, contact Ita, Julia or Brian at 029-60648. Advance
booking is necessary. |
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D.A.R.T is now providing transport to
Mallow
Hospital
for daily appointments. Passengers availing of this service will
need to book one week in advance prior to appointment date.
There is ongoing research into transport to Cork Hospitals.
We encourage potential passengers on this type of service to phone
in their future appointments. We are currently assessing the need
for this service. Please phone 029-60648.
D.A.R.T. is providing transport for Tir-na-nÓg, Ballydesmond five
days a week; Millstreet Day Care Centre two days a week and Kanturk
Day Care Centre four days a week. Contact Ita, Julia or Brian at
029-60648.
Rathmore Community Childcare in conjunction
with Duhallow Area Rural Transport is operating a bus service
three days a week to and from the Childcare Centre. Collection
points are Gneeveguilla National School, Knocknagree and Shinnagh
Rathmore. Other collection points can be arranged if needed. They
can take crèche and playgroup children. The crèche is open from
7.30am-6.30pm each day. The playgroup is open from 9am-12.30pm each
day. A passenger assistant is present on the bus at all times.
Please contact Joan at 064-58700.
Senior Satellite Centres:
DART is currently providing transport for Meelin, Rockchapel &
Kiskeam Senior Citizens.
Planning permission
has been granted for Bus Shelters in Boherbue, Rathcoole, Rockchapel,
Meelin, Kilcorney, Cecilstown, Castlemagner, Banteer and Freemount. |
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Use Your Vote!
The Local and European Elections will be held on June
11th. These elections provide you with an opportunity to bring
local issues to the attention of the politicians.
If your local area has an issue which could impact on the
quality of life of those living in your community – (examples include:
estate management, footpaths, lack of recreational facilities for young
people, etc.) now is the time for your community to prepare a strategy,
where politicians are continually asked about the same topic on every
doorstep when they are canvassing for your vote.
If your community, community council or development
association, estate or group feels it has an issue that needs to be
addressed and would like advice and guidance in preparing a strategy,
please contact Isobel Fletcher,
Carmel Galvin or Michelle Melia at 029-60633.
Cáirde Le Chéile
IRD
Duhallow Lone Parent Support Network, meets monthly in the James
O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket. Come, join and ‘Be a Friend.’ New
members are welcome. Please contact Carmel Galvin at 029-60633.
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Childminder Grants and Quality Awareness Programme
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has
announced the National Childminder Initiative 2004, which will provide
funding of up to €2.89 million to aid child minders improve the quality
of their service. Childminders can avail of grants up to €630 to
develop their service. Existing and potential childminders are eligible
to apply. Grants can be used for small-scale capital items to improve
quality and safety as well as play equipment, books and toys.
As part of the National Childminding Initiative and the
Childminder Grants Schemes, Kerry & Cork County Childcare Committees are
offering members of the public the opportunity to participate in a
Quality Awareness Programmes for childminders.
The Quality Awareness Programme is a ten-hour programme,
which outlines the basic information relevant to Childminders or those
wishing to establish their own childminding business. The Programme is
made up of five modules each delivered over two hours. The modules are:
The course can be delivered over two days or five
evenings or whatever way meets participants’ needs. Dates have yet to
be decided. Participants will receive a certificate of participation.
Course completion will increase participants’ eligibility for the
Childminder Development Grant.
If you require further information on the National
Childminders Initiative, the Childminders Development Grants or the
Quality Awareness for Childminders Programme, please contact Denis
Quinlan, Kerry County Childcare Committee at 066-7181582 or Sara
O’Mahony, Cork County Childcare Committee at 022-26648.
Boherbue Educare
will hold a series of Easter workshops for primary school children,
beginning on Monday April 5th for two weeks. There will
be two sessions per day and each session will be limited to ten
children. The cost will be six euro per child per session.
Workshops will take place in the pre-school and a wide variety of
interesting crafts will be on offer to all children. More details
can be obtained from:
Marie Casey (Boherbue National
School) at 029-76141.
Sheila O’Sullivan at 029-76491.
Majella Murphy at 029-76428.
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Bullying and the Community
A public lecture on Bullying and the Community will be
given by Dr. Brendan Byrne at 8pm on Wednesday 28th April in
Boherbue Comprehensive School. All are welcome to attend. Dr. Byrne,
author of Coping with Bullying in Schools and Bullying – A
community Approach, will be discussing:
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What makes a person a Bully / Victim?
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The Role of Parents / Signs to Watch out
for.
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Making Contact with the school.
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Bullying in the wider community.
The Public Lecture
is free but advance registration is required as places are limited.
Contact Michelle Melia at 029-60633.
Dyslexia and Duhallow
A public meeting
to discuss the issue of Dyslexia in Duhallow will take place on
April 21st 2004, in the James O’ Keeffe Institute, Newmarket
at 8.00 p.m. All concerned are encouraged to attend this meeting. For
more information on what will be discussed, contact Michelle Melia at
029-60633.
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Mentor Network
Programme for Micro Enterprises
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Are you a business owner
or do you work closely with small businesses on a day-to-day basis?
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Do you want to
become a business mentor?
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Do you want to
enhance your business counselling skills?
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Would you like to
share your knowledge and experience with budding entrepreneurs?
IRD Duhallow’s
Enterprise Network is delighted to announce a forthcoming mentor
training and development programme designed to train participants in
mentoring, communication and general business skills necessary to
effectively advise and guide micro enterprises. One-to-one support from
a business mentor vastly increases an entrepreneur’s chance of
survival. Contact Catherine Crowley at
029-60633.
Enterprise Workshops
A number of workshops have been organised for the
forthcoming months under IRD Duhallow’s Enterprise Network. Specific
topics for these workshops include Bookkeeping, Finance, Marketing and
Law. A nominal charge of €25 payable in advance is required and a
booking form and more information on these workshops can be obtained
form Catherine Crowley at 029-60633.
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Kanturk Farmers Market
will continue on Saturday 3rd April in the Edel Quinn Hall
Kanturk from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The Farmers Market will run weekly
from 3rd April. We welcome new enterprises interested in
supplying produce to these markets. If you are interested or have
queries, please contact Linda Deady at
029-60633.
Hospitality Courses:
IRD Duhallow and Fáilte Ireland are
running 2 training courses in Duhallow on Cookery & Hygiene and
Accommodation Skills. These courses will be accredited by Fáilte
Ireland (formerly CERT) and will run for a ten-week period, two days a
week for five hours. Accommodation Skills will begin on 5th
April and will run from 10am to 3pm Mondays and Tuesdays in the Duhallow
Park Hotel. Cookery & Hygiene will take place in Mallow, starting 1st
April from 10am to 3pm, Thursdays and Fridays. A fee of €50 is payable
and participants must registrar with IRD Duhallow. These courses are
for persons wishing to return to work or for those interested in
developing their own hospitality business. If you wish to register or
to have more information, contact Linda Deady at 029-60633.
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Kanturk Credit Union has two bursaries of €1,500 available for leaving
certificate students pursuing full-time third level education in
September 2004. The bursaries are payable in two stages (€750
payable in Year 1 and €750 payable in Year 2) provided the student
remains in full-time education. The Bursary is open to any leaving
certificate student pursuing full-time third level education who is
living in the Kanturk Credit Union Common bond area. To be eligible the
student must be a member of Kanturk Credit Union and must submit a
completed application form by
1st
September 2004.
Kanturk Credit Union also has 2 bursaries of €250 for 6th
Class pupils. The Bursaries are open to all students living in
the Kanturk Credit Union bond area. To be eligible, the student must be
a member of Kanturk Credit Union and must submit a completed application
form by
1st
June 2004.
Application Forms are available from the Primary and
Secondary Schools and also from the Credit Union Office. Only one
application per member is allowed. The recipients will be determined by
lottery.
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