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Issue 14 Volume 10 : Thursday June 4th 2020
NOT QUITE BUSINESS AS USUAL
Anybody looking at this picture of the Ladies Beach on Monday last, would
think it was business as usual in Ballybunion as the town was drenched in
brilliant sunshine over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Sadly, the town’s pubs and restaurants were unable to capitalise because
of the current lockdown situation, as many people ignored the travel
restrictions to visit our beaches and soak up the sun, .
I am sad to report however, that some didn't have the manners to take
home their rubbish, particularly cans, bottles and disposable barbeques,
which could have posed a potential danger to other beach users, were it
not for some community-minded locals who did a voluntary clean up each
evening.
Public toilets were not open, because the country is supposed to be still in
lockdown and people were meant to remain within 5km of their own homes,
but several over the weekend were seen “relieving” themselves behind the
toilet buildings in full view of those on the pathways overhead, which is
totally unacceptable, so maybe its time to open the toilets to the public?
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A Note from the Editor
Hello and welcome to another edition of
Ballybunion News.
Things are slowly but surely going back to a
“new” normal (whatever that is) as Ireland
prepares to enter phase two of the road to recovery
on Monday next and we are so fortunate here in
Kerry, that we are one of the least affected
counties, with no new case of the virus in over
two weeks.
My sincere condolences to our local Garda
Sergeant Mick McCarthy and his family on the
death of his father Florence in Cromane, on
Friday last. May he Rest in Peace.
I would like to thank on behalf of us all, those
people who voluntarily cleaned up the beaches
over the weekend, when several “dirty”
individuals used them as a dumping ground and I
believe the situation was the same in Beale, where
there are also some great people who care about
their community and did the same.
Stay Safe everyone and enjoy the weekend
Ger
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The Big Ballybunion Quiz
100 Questions over Five weeks
Kindly Sponsored by Cahill’s Supervalu &
Fox McFadden’s Funfair
First Prize : €200
200 Supervalu Shopping Voucher
Second Prize : €100
100 Cash
Third Prize : €50
50 Supervalu Shopping Voucher
Cahill’s
Ballybunion
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A CLUB WITH NO HOME
L.B. Rovers (Liselton/Ballybunion) the grass roots
soccer club in our community are currently seeking
a home in the Ballybunion/Lisselton/Ballydonoghue
area. The club had until now, been playing their
home games at a pitch located next to the local
primary school Scoil Íosagain on Church Road, but
the school are planning an extension, which will
encroach on to the playing pitch and this means
that the club can no longer use it.
Set up as a grass roots club to develop under-age
soccer in 2012 by Eoin O’Mahony, a former player
who enjoyed a trophy-laden career with both Asdee
and Lisselton, L.B. Rovers currently looks after 170
boys and girls at every age level from Under-7 up to
Under-16.
A dedicated team of some twenty volunteers and
coaches look after everything including training,
transport to matches, fund-raising etc for these
kids, and they recently purchased at a cost of over
€20,000, a converted container (below) that houses
dressing rooms and toilet facilities for two teams.
Eoin takes up the story : “Changing facilities are
something we really needed to provide for our
players because we do not have any access to the
school changing facilities, so it has been very
difficult for both our own players and visiting teams
to contend with up to now, but we managed to raise
over the last two years the €20,800 required to
purchase the container facility, but unfortunately,
unless we attain our own ground, we cannot avail of
its use as it would not be permissible to put it on
school grounds”.
The container is currently awaiting dispatch from
the suppliers base, so if anybody with around three
acres of land lying idle around the Ballybunion/
Lisselton area could help, it would be very much
appreciated by these kids and their parents.
It really would be a terrible shame to see all these
efforts go to waste and the club go under, because
of the lack of playing facilities.
If you can help, please contact Eoin at : 087–
2254837.
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St John’s Parish News with Fr Seán Hannafin
Ballybunion News is pleased to bring you news and readings from St John’s Church and our Parish
Priest Fr Seán Hannafin, for the duration of the current restrictions while parishioners cannot attend
mass. The following are the readings for mass on Sunday next June 7th “Trinity Sunday”.
First Reading : A reading from the Book of Exodus 34:4-6. 8-9
With the two tablets of stone in his hands, he went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the
Lord had commanded him, and the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him
there. He called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, the Lord, a God
of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness; And Moses bowed down
to the ground at once and worshipped.
“If I have indeed won your favour, Lord” he said ‘let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a head-
strong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.’
The Word of the Lord.
Second Reading : A reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 13:11-13
Brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another.
Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Greet one another with the holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
The Word of the Lord.
GOSPEL : John 3:16-18
Jesus said to Nicodemus, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life.
For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world might be
saved.
No one who believes in him will be condemned; but whoever refuses to believe is condemned already,
because he has refused to believe in the name of God’s only Son.
The Gospel of the Lord.
PARISH NOTES
Our prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of:
Florence McCarthy Cromane Lower, Killorglin who died during the past week, and for those whose
anniversaries occur at this time:
Tony Fitzmaurice, Msgr. Tim Lawlor, Patrick Lawlor, Murry Johnson, Margaret & Michael Holland, PJ
& John Holland, Liam Julian, Thomas Foley Dirra, May Costello, Rosie Jack, and Christy Walsh
We pray for all who are buried in St John's Cemetery, may their souls and the souls of all the faithful
departed rest in peace. Mass has been offered on Friday 5th June for all in St John's Cemetery as the
public Mass could not happen due to Covid-19.
Sacred Heart Online Novena from Sacred Heart Church Western Road Cork June 11th -June 19th. Two
sessions Daily 10am and 7.30pm
Parish Envelopes:
Cahill’s
Enquiries were made regarding what to do with the weekly donation envelopes and these can be dropped
in the letterbox at the Presbytery Office on Church Road or alternatively they can be given at the next
Mass when the Church reopens. Payment can also be made by electronic bank transfer to :
Account: Ballybunion Church IBAN: IE66BOFI90578228898502
Please give your name or envelope no. and specify collection: i.e.. Offertory/Monthly/Dues/Debt etc
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PARISH NOTES CONTINUED
Trocaire: The Church Organisation which takes care of the most vulnerable people in the world ask that
we might sent this year’s donations to them. This can be done directly to Trocaire, Maynooth, Co Kildare.
or place your donation in an envelope and put it in the safe inside Ballybunion Church door. You may also
hand it in to Fr Seán at the presbytery. Like all charity organisations their contributions are down and need
our donations to help the vulnerable hence their appeal.
Church Opening:
Parishioners can once again visit the church for prayer.
The usual signs are present, so please follow and hopefully, as many parishioners as possible can visit.
Social Media Information Platforms:
The Parish Council have developed a new Facebook page called “St Johns
Parish Ballybunion”. Please LIKE the page the page to follow the updates.
The parish website address is : www.dioceseofkerry.ie/parish/ballybunion while
our email address is : ballybunion@dioceseofkerry.ie
A Message from Fr Sean : The Paschal Candle (right) is a large white candle
used in Christian Churches.
A new one is blessed and lit each year at Easter and is used throughout the
Easter season and then only at Baptisms and Funerals. The Candle displays
symbols of the Cross, the Greek letters Alpha and Omega signifying how God
is the beginning and the end.
It also displays this current year 2020 representing God in the present, amidst
the community, while five grains of incense are embedded in the Candle to
represent the Five wounds of Jesus and Three nails that pierced his hands and
feet, the spear trust into his side and the thorns that crowned his head.
DARREN NOONAN RIP
Many of us in Ballybunion were deeply saddened to hear of the death of
Darren Noonan from Limerick who passed away suddenly at his parents
home in Keane Street, Kilalee, in the early hours of Monday last.
The Noonan family have been coming to Ballybunion in the summer months
for over thirty years to their mobile home at McMahons on Church Road and
would be well-known to many locals, while Darren who had a great love of
music, was hugely popular among the regulars at the Cliff House Hotel
where he would socialise regularly with his family and loved to be invited to
sing by his great friend and favourite performer, Noel Nash.
Very occasionally, maybe once or twice every summer, the family would
venture down town and visit me at the Railway, but Darren would always tell
me that Noel Nash was his favourite and I didn't have a problem with that.
Pre-deceased by his brother Robert, Darren is survived by his father Mike,
mother Kathleen (pictured left with Darren), brother Edward, his fiancée Rachael
and her daughter Anna, aunts, uncles, cousins, other family members and a
Cahill’s huge circle of friends both in Limerick and Ballybunion.
He was a lovely gentle soul who will be missed by all who had the good
fortune to know him.
Rest in Peace Darren.
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Main Street Ballybunion
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Home Delivery Service Available Tel : 068-27244
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THE BIG BALLYBUNION QUIZ ANSWERS WEEK 3
Its getting tight at the top of the table in the “Big Ballybunion Quiz” , there has been a great
response and some of you certainly have a great knowledge of Ballybunion’s Social, Cultural and
Sporting history.
Here are the questions and the answers to round three :
1. What was the former name of the Marine Hotel under the ownership of Mrs Gaffney ? The Strand
Hotel
2. Who captained Beale to their first North Kerry title? Ogie Moran 1977
3. Who did Ian Woosnam defeat in a playoff to win the Irish Seniors Open Golf Championship at
Ballybunion in 2009? Bob Boyd (RIP) from the USA
4. What was the former name of the Wilde Hotel under the ownership of the Allen family ? The Southern
Hotel
5. What was the former name of McMunns during the ownership of Marjorie Lynch? The Greenmount
Hotel
6. How many years gap were between Beale’s 7th and 8th North Kerry titles? 25 Years (1989-2014)
7. What was the name of the Dutchman who bought the Ambassador Hotel from Matt O’Sullivan? Peter
Prinns
8. What was the name of the Dutch General Manager of the Ambassador Hotel who ran it for the new
owner ? Willy Biemens
9. Who won the last Irish Amateur Men’s Close Championship to be played at Ballybunion? Ronan
Mullarney 2019
10. Who won the last Irish Amateur Ladies Close Championship to be played at Ballybunion? Paula
Grant 2013
11. From a possible 470 marks, how many did Ballybunion score in the 2019 Tidy Towns
Competition? 312
12. Who succeeded Jim McKenna as manager of Ballybunion Golf Club upon his retirement? Simon
Duffield
13. In what year did the Central Ballroom open on the Main Street in Ballybunion? 1956
14. Singer Josef Locke was the star attraction but what band played at the opening night? Pete Roxburg
Big Band
15. What legendary Belfast-born singer lived in Ballybunion for many years and ran a boutique in the
arcade of the Ambassador Hotel ? Molly Millar
16. Who originally designed the Cashen course at Ballybunion Golf Club? Robert Trent Jones Senior
17. What was the name of Chris Hellard’s legendary singing dog at the Exchange Inn? Clancy
18. What current business premises in Ballybunion was formerly known as the Imperial Hotel? J.D.’s
19. What was the name of the Cork-based Orchestra who were resident for many years in the Pavilion
Ballroom on Main street ? Pat Crowley’s Band
20. Name the Ballybunion man who was shot dead in Moore Street, Dublin, during the 1916 Easter rising?
Patrick Shortis
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Bank Holiday Sunset captured by Jason Doherty on Monday night
Could you ever have imagined Main Street Ballybunion like this at 11.00pm on
the Sunday night of Whit Weekend ?
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DRAMA IN THE ESTUARY
Shortly after Ballybunion News went live online last
Thursday, a drama was unfolding in the Shannon
Estuary a few short miles up the coast from
Ballybunion.
A 5-year-old girl from Limerick who was visiting
Hannon’s Strand in Beale with her family, drifted
out into the estuary from the strand on an inflatable
lilo. The alarm was raised and officers at the Irish
Coast Guard’s marine rescue centre in Valentia
tasked the Shannon-based Marine Rescue
helicopter 115 to the scene.
Fortunately, the helicopter with full crew had just
taken off from Shannon on a training exercise and
was on the scene in a matter of minutes, by which
time the child on the lilo had drifted more than one
kilometre from the shore and was heading for the
mouth of the estuary in the strong winds.
A winchman was lowered and the child was
air-lifted and placed aboard the Kilrush-based
RNLI lifeboat which had also been tasked to the
scene. The child accompanied by her mother was
then taken by helicopter to University Hospital
Kerry in Tralee as a precaution but was released
later that evening having suffered no serious injury.
This was one of several incidents country-wide
over the weekend involving children and inflatables
as one five year-old boy sadly lost his life in
County Mayo when he was swept out into the
waters of Lough Mask in an inflatable boat.
Here in Ballybunion, four local swimmers got into
difficulty off the men’s beach over the weekend
when they were caught in a Rip Tide, but
thankfully, they managed to swim out of it and the
Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue who had been
alerted were stood down.
All four were checked by paramedics when they
reached the shore and were thankfully safe and
sound.
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Joe & Cody Hellard getting in a spot of painting at the Exchange Inn over the weekend
Francis Bennett with his wife Joanna and their children Francis and Elizabeth enjoying the
waters off the Men’s beach over the weekend in their Kayak
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THE BIG BALLYBUNION
QUIZ
The Big Ballybunion Quiz sponsored by Cahills
Supervalu and Fox McFadden’s Funfair, has
certainly generated a lot of interest locally and
there’s a bit of rivalry and banter going on between
some of the contestants. There are two more
rounds including this week’s, with 40 more
questions, so a lot can happen.
Here is the leader board after three rounds :
Billy Brosnan (59)
Gary Scanlon (59)
Tom Kennedy (58)
Mary Phelan (58)
Clodagh Meehan (57)
Patricia Boyle (55)
Conor Liston (54)
John Hannan (54)
Phillip Julian (48)
The rest gave up as they were too far behind, so
its now down to those above, to make a dramatic
bid over the final two rounds to win the title.
There was a little bit of controversary last week
over the answer to one question which asked :
" What was the exact population of Ballybunion
according to the 2016 Census?" to which I gave
the answer 1,854 as correct.
Those who answered 1,854 I suspect "Googled"
the answer, as I will confess that I did when setting
the question, but it was pointed out to me that
according to the Official 2016 Census, the
population of Ballybunion was indeed 1,431 not
1,854 (as Google and Wikipedia suggest).
As the question clearly stated "According to the
2016 Census" I had no choice but to award an
extra point to those who answered 1,431 and take
away a point from those who had 1,854 in the
interest of fairness and this did affect the
leader-board but to give the contestants their due,
they all accepted the decision without question
(pardon the pun) and of course it wouldn't be a
proper quiz without a bit of controversary anyway.
There are just two rounds to go and I am going to
have to make the tougher over the final two weeks
to determine the ultimate champion who will take
the title and the €200 Supervalu Voucher first
prize.
Second place gets €100 in Cash and third gets a
€50 Supervalu voucher.
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Ger Rowan and his daughter Erin enjoying a game on the old course at Ballybunion Golf Club
on Sunday last.
A spectacular sunset over the Nun’s Strand captured by Declan Bennett which was featured on
the joe.ie website during the week
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THE BIG BALLYBUNION QUIZ : WEEK FOUR
The great interest locally in the “Big Ballybunion Quiz” continues and there’s little between those at the
top of the leader board, so as they say : “Its anyone’s ball game”.
Here are the twenty questions to round four :
1. How many players representing Beale, have won All-Ireland Senior Football medals with
Kerry since the present club’s formation in 1973?
2. How many players representing Beale, have won All-Ireland Minor Football medals with
Kerry since the present club’s formation in 1973?
3. Who captained the Irish team to victory in the Men’s Home Internationals at Ballybunion
Golf Club in 2003?
4. In what year did Tom Watson first visit Ballybunion Golf Club?
5. Who was his caddy on that famous occasion when he played the old course for the first
time?
6. In what year did the “Faction Fights” take place at Ballyeigh strand between the Cooleens
and the Black Mulvihills & Lawlors?
7. What was the name of the photo booth located in Boyle’s Car Park in the 1960’s & 1970’s
where you could buy pictures that were taken on the beach?
8. Who was Lady Captain of Ballybunion Golf Club when it hosted the Ladies Home
International Championships in 2018?
9. What present day Ballybunion premises was formerly McLeods Ballroom?
10. What was the name of the fore-runner to the Ballybunion Development Company?
11. What was the former name of McMunns under the ownership of Michael Costello?
12. In what year was the Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue founded?
13. In its 127th year history, how many Father/Son combinations have been captains of
Ballybunion Golf Club?
14. How many father & son combinations have won North Kerry Senior Football championship
medals with Beale since the club’s first title in 1977?
15. How long have John and Marian Dee been in business at the Railway Bar?
16. How many men have won North Kerry Senior Football titles with Beale, as both a player
and a manager?
17. Who owned and operated the former “Melba” Ladies Hairdressing salon in Ballybunion?
18. What was the name and office of the government minister who officially opened the Youth
Café on Church Road in 2011?
19. What age was Ogie Moran when he won the first of his two senior county football
championship medals with Shannon Rangers?
20. What is the name of the waterfall at Bromore Cliffs?
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Patsy Fogarty (RIP) enjoying a pint of Guinness served by Gerald O’Connor (RIP) in Kilcoolys
many years ago
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VIRTUAL RUN BALLYBUNION
Ballybunion’s Annual 10K and Half-Marathon Road Races which traditionally take place on Easter
Saturday, could not of course be run this year because of the lockdown but a Virtual 10K run is set to take
place on Saturday June 27th.
You can register online for €20 for which you will receive a tee-shirt and a medal while you run the 10k in
your own area either solo or with a group of friends.
All proceeds will go to the Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue and the organisers are encouraging all
participants to post their pictures and video footage online.
CAHILLS SUPERVALU
Please be aware that Cahills Supervalu Ballybunion is now open daily, seven days a week, from 7.30am
to 9.00pm with the Deli Counter open 8.00am to 4.00pm.
CHILDMINDER REQUIRED
A Ballybunion couple are seeking a childminder to look after their 10-month old infant in the
childminder’s home, for three days per week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays between the hours
of 8.30am and 5.30pm.
Interested parties should email their contact details to Ballybunion News at :
mail@ballybunionnews.com and we will forward your information on to the child’s parents.
ANTOINETTE RAISES OVER €4,000
Congratulations and well done to our own
superhero Antoinette O’Sullivan of Doon
Road who at the time of writing, had raised
in excess of a whopping €4,000 for Temple
Street hospital in Dublin.
We featured a story in a recent issue of
how Antoinette who has Apert syndrome,
was running 100 miles over the whole
month of May to raise money for the
hospital where she has attended for
treatment over the years.
Antoinette’s run came to an exciting end on
Saturday where she received a Garda
Escort on her final lap around the town and
her parents, sisters, friends and work
colleagues turned out to see her cross the
finishing line while even Disney character
Minnie Mouse also made an appearance.
It was a super achievement by the very
determined 29 year-old who has won many
admirers on social media as she tracked
her journey during the month.
Antoinette’s “Go-Fund-Me” page is still
open if anybody would like to contribute.
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7.45am to 8.00pm Mon to Fri
9.00am to 8.00pm Sat & Sun
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Accountants Dog Grooming
Hannan & Culloty, Church Road Magic Coat Grooming, Listowel
Tel : 068-27428 Tel : 068-22040
Bars Electricians &
Electrical Contractors
Courtney’s, Main Street
Tel : 068-28038 Donal Moriarty, Sandhill Road
Tel : 087-9699572
The Exchange Inn, Main Street
Tel : 068-27123 Stephen O’Connor, Lisselton
Tel : 087-8382166
Liston’s Bar, Main Street
Tel : 087-2265932 Filling Station & Convenience
Mikey Joe’s, Main Street Store
Tel : 068-27288
Buckley’s, East End
The Railway, Main Street Tel : 083-3921792
Tel : 068-27303
Garden, House & Mobile Home
B & B / Guesthouses Maintenance
Beasley’s 19th Lodge, John Long Tel : 087– 2205111
Golf Links Road
Tel : 068-27592
Hair & Beauty
Cashen Course House,
Golf Links Road Girlie’s Beauty Lounge, East End
Tel : 087-2898453 Tel : 083-3523278
Courtney’s Bar Magic Scissors, East End
Main Street Tel : 068-27568
Tel : 068-28949
Rose’s Hair Studio, Main Street
Liston’s Bar Tel : 068-28898
Main Street
Tel : 087-0962387 Hotels
The Tides Guesthouse
Kilcooly’s Country House, Main Street
Listowel Road
Tel : 068-27112
Tel : 086-6000665
The Marine, Sandhill Road
Tel : 068-27139
Building & Carpentry Services
McMunn’s, Sandhill Road
N & C Courtney, Main Street Tel : 068-28845
Tel : 087-2471670
Wilde, Sandhill Road
James Fogarty, Doon Road Tel : 068-27942
Tel : 087-9154265
Credit Union
Listowel Credit Union, (Ballybunion)
Main Street
Tel : 068-27685
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Music & Disco Taxis/Hackney
Ger Walsh Billy Brosnan, East End
Tel : 087-6061822 Tel : 087-2577737
Painting & Decorating Liam & Rose Enright, Ballyeigh
Tel : 087-2604113
Tommy “Tucker” O’Connor
Tel : 087-2924214 Veterinary Surgeons
Pharmacy Joe O’Connor,
Island Veterinary Clinic, Listowel
Ballybunion Pharmacy Tel : 068-22040
Supervalu Complex, Main Street,
Tel : 068– 27437 Upholstery Services
Photographers Peter Sheehan, Lartigue Road
Tel : 086-8240457
Ballybunion Prints Beach
Tel : 087-6120391
Francis Bennett, Ahafona
Tel : 087-2460491
John Kelleher Photography
Tel : 087-6428411
Marie Rohan, Lisselton
Tel : 086-3681022
John Stack, Listowel
Tel : 087-6020990
Physical Therapy Clinic
Deirdre Mulvihill, East End,
Tel : 087–4683588
Manual Solutions
Sandhill Road
Tel 087-9271996
Satellite Television Installation
D-Vision, Ballybunion
Tel : 087-7558037
Sports & Recreation
Ballybunion Health & Leisure,
Tel : 068-28111
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