Sneem Community Notice Board
25th June 2020 Monthly Issue 220 FREE
Sneem Reopens
Next Newsletter will be out on 23rd July 2020
Neighbours f rom Bohocogram - Mary Breen, Betty Breen, Mary Dennehy and Patrick Dennehy enjoying Social Distancing Cof-fee at Christian’s Foodstore joined by Mary Regan af ter John Crowley’s RIP Funeral.
Photo by Margaret Christian.
SHOP LOCAL
EAT LOCAL
SPEND LOCAL
ENJOY LOCAL
SUPPORT THE LOCAL
BUSINESSES WHO
SUPPORT THE AREA
WHERE YOU LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY
We are all looking forward to the reo-pening of our coffee shops, restau-rants, pubs, hotels and other busi-nesses f rom the 29th June in the lat-est phase of the current Covid 19 guidelines.
To everyone who donated generously for masks and also online, your kind-ness is much appreciated. As we are unable to open the Nearly New so far this year, our income is greatly re-duced.
Face coverings should be worn in sit-uations where it is diff icult to practice social distancing. For example, in shops and on public transport. Face coverings help prevent people who do not know they have the virus f rom spreading it to others.
Keep your distance and stay safe!
Community News
Birthdays
Maggie Tindale on the 30th; Eimear Fitzgerald, Abbie Bradshaw (11), Helen McConnell on the 1st July; Lucy Galvin (17), Eva Letanneur on the 2nd; Kaitlin Fenton on the 3rd; Shane Larkin, Kieran O’Connor, Haylee Casey(7) on the 5th; David Bradshaw (15), Patricia de Jong, Con O’Shea on the 6th; Coral Knowles on the 8th; John Galvin, Paudie O’Shea on the 10th, Christine Morley on the 11th; Brendan O’Sullivan, Carmel Galvin on the 12th; Kathleen O’Sullivan on the 14th; Kamile Digimaite (13) on the 15th; Liam O’Sullivan, Ryan Casey (10) on the 16th; Michelle O’Brien, Nicole Murphy on the 18th, Adrian Cahalane, Ian Burke on the 21st.
Special Birthdays
Katie Galvin 18 on the 28th June; Eilish McCarthy 50 on the 29th June; Lillian O’Shea 18 on the 7th July; Colm van Assen 18 on the 22nd.
Deepest Sympathies To the family of John (Daneen) O'Sullivan born in Derryleigh, died on 11June 2020 aged 90 in Wolverhampton. He was the uncle of Jack and Dan Daneen and Cris Palmer.
Deepest Sympathies To John Knightly and family on the death of his father Pat, of Raheny Dublin and formerly of Castlemaine and Annascaul Co. Kerry.
Deepest Sympathies To the family of Johnny Crowley Beale, Sneem and Tír na nÓg Nursing home who passed away recently.
Deepest Sympathies To the family of Noel Fitzgerald, Staigue, Castlecove who passed away recently.
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This is YOUR Notice Board! Deadline for the next newsletter - Monday 20th July 2020 by 10am anything received after this date may not be included in newsletter. Call the Resource Centre on 064 6645545 during opening hours, email: [email protected], or leave a note into the Resource Centre. The newsletter is produced entirely by volunteers and is provided f ree to the community. If anyone would like to make a contribution online, it would be greatly appreciated. Sneem Resource Centre Ltd. IBAN: IE71 AIBK 9363 2446 8420 13. If you would like to receive the newsletter online every month, please email [email protected].
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Community News
St. Michael’s Church Sneem, St Patrick’s Church Tahilla
Churches are re-opening on Monday 29th June. Mass will continue to be streamed online f rom St Michael’s Church Facebook page. Anyone with issues re health, age, worry or anxiety about entering a Church at present are not expected to do so. The Weekend obligation has been removed by the Bishop during the Corona Virus Pandemic. Sharing Mass online or attending Mass in Church during the week will suff ice for the weekend obliga-tion. First Friday; The First Friday House calls will not return until August. The Weekday Masses will be announced at the Weekend masses. Mass in St. Michael’s Church, Sneem
Monday 29th June No Mass
Tuesday 30th June 9.30 am
Wednesday 1st July 9.30 am
Thursday 2nd July 9.30 am
Friday 3rd July 7.30 pm. First Friday
Saturday 4th July 8 pm. Sunday 5th July 11 am
St Patrick’s Church, Tahilla
Sunday July 5th 9.30 am
Please follow the Guidelines when attending Mass or visiting the churches.
Little Church
Church of Ireland Church services will resume on Sunday 5th July at 10am un-der current guidelines.
Sneem Parish News 2020
Ref lections on the coronavirus and other news - deadline Friday, September 11 2020. Sneem Parish News would like to record for future generations how life has been affected in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. How has the lockdown affected you, your family, your work, your business? Have you learned how to use Zoom or social media to stay in contact with family and f riends? Have you found a renewed sense of community where f riends and neighbours are rallying around to help one another, particularly those who most need a helping hand? For those who remember rationing af ter the Second World War, to which the current crisis has been likened by some people, how does it really compare? And at the other end of the age scale, how are children f inding life away f rom school and their f riends? To ref lect what is happening in the parish during this most unusual of years, send us your articles, poems and photos for inclusion in this year’s magazine. Please submit these, along with reports f rom clubs and organisations, as well as wedding photos, family photos, obituaries, etc.to
Maidie O’Leary ([email protected]), Mary Margaret Casey ([email protected]) or John Downing ([email protected]). Due to the demands of our printers and the time required by the editors to
produce the magazine, we will NOT be able to accept any material for pub-lication after the deadline of Friday, 11th September.
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Community News
Shop Local - the following businesses are continuing to offer a f ree delivery service to all their customers or you can phone in your order and they will drop it out to you in your car. Where possible, please use your card to pay: Hilary’s/DJ O’Sullivan’s 064 6645165
Burns Butchers 086 2213772
Peter O’Sullivan Butchers 064 6645213 or 087 6577239
Riney’s Off-licence 086 1690036
Galvin’s Hardware 064 6645118
Christian's Mace Foodstore / Taxi Service
Phone 064 6645116 Mobile 087 2449026/ 097 2623394
Opening hours 8.30am - 7.30pm
Sneem Pharmacy Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm
Phone in advance for prescriptions 064 6645288
Leaving Certificate Students
We would like to wish all the Leaving Certif icate students who f inished school this year under very diff icult circumstances the best of luck in the future: Apologies to Dylan Sugrue who was left out of the last issue.
Sneem Summer Festival 2020
Taking into account Government guidelines, the safety of our communities, and the ability to deliver a wonderful Festival, we have decided to postpone our 2020 Festival until 21st to 25th July 2021
2021 Sneem Calendar We are looking for photographs for the April, May and June pages. Pictures must be Sneem related and horizontally orientated. Please send your pictures with your name and caption to [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing your photographs!
Sneem Walking Club
were delighted to restart their club walks Sunday 21st June 2020 under the latest Covid19 regulations. They have a number of guidelines to follow which includes only allowing Club Members to join the walks. It was great to be out on longer walks again and to share the scenery with f riends in the Club.
Sneem Men’s Shed wishes to acknowledge the f inancial assistance received f rom Kerry County Council through its Community Enhancement Programme.
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Community News
Parknasilla Golf Course The Golf Course has reopened since 18th May and is subject to the following strict conditions: • Only Members of the Course are allowed play – no green fees are permit-
ted until further notice. • Members wishing to play must book their tee times in advance with Sean
or Liz McCarthy; no Member can turn up without prebooking and expect to play.
• The Clubhouse and its facilities will remain closed until further notice. Cad-dies are, likewise, not allowed under the present protocols.
The restrictions re Green Fees and the Clubhouse will, in all likelihood, be re-laxed f rom 20th July but not before then. More information at a later date. Hope you are keeping safe and well during this unprecedented time.
Local Libraries
Kenmare Library will have a book browsing and lending service f rom 30th June. There are no details yet as to when the Mobile Libraries will be back on the road.
Sneem Playground
It’s great to see the playground open again and with a couple of new pieces of equipment. Sneem TidyTowns would like to thank Norma Moriarty and Kerry County Council for funding these items which were chosen with younger chil-dren in mind. Thanks also to Joe Mur-phy and the CE workers for repainting and sprucing up the playground.
Kerry Hospice Virtual Run
June Bank Holiday saw the Kerry Hos-pice Virtual Run Series take place, a fundraiser towards the new Palliative Care Unit in Tralee. Runners/walkers around the county/country could choose their distance of 5km, 10km or half mar-athon over the weekend and post their distance and time to the Facebook page along with making a donation to the worthy cause. Whilst this was a fun event there was a competitive edge with prizes up for grabs. The event saw two of our local ladies taking part: Mary O’Shea and Geraldine Breen. Mary ran each dis-tance over the weekend but chose the half marathon as her preferred entry and Geraldine ran the 10km. The virtual event saw both ladies taking 1st place in their preferred distances, almost €9,000 was raised f rom the event for this worthy cause. Well done ladies!
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Public Heath Nurse
Further to our report in last month’s SCNB, we are pleased to announce that our public health nurse will NOT be moved to Kenmare. Thanks to your efforts and those of our public representatives, that misguided proposal will come to nothing. We should add that we collected 708 signatures of those opposed to the move, a f itting testament to the high regard felt for our public health nurse. The HSE is of the opinion that the stairs in the health centre pose a problem for mothers bringing their babies for developmental checks, this after a 44 year ten-ancy. If this is indeed a problem as suggested (and should two storey housing for families thereby be outlawed?) it was resolved years ago through use of a room In Coomanassig Day Care Centre which is funded by the HSE itself. It is a mystery that this obvious alternative is no longer utilised but there it is. We understand that “alternative alternative” accommodation is now being sought here in the vil-lage. Watch this space. We trust that the HSE will not continue to use the smokescreen of child develop-ment clinics to camouf lage the gradual centralising of the Sneem public health nursing service in Kenmare Primary Care Centre.
Community RGN Tel: 086 7872096
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 10.30am
Wearing Masks
The current advice is to wear masks indoors where social distancing is not possi-ble. Cotton masks are available in Sneem Pharmacy and Sneem Medical Centre. The masks are made by volunteers and are offered without charge. Many thanks to Mary J. Casey, Sue Russell, Sharon Evans, Tina Davis and Maggie Tin-dale....otherwise known as The Sneem Maskmakers!! Thanks also to all those who donated so generously to the newsletter in lieu of paying for the masks.
They are made f rom cotton fabric and are not of surgical quality, but can offer pro-tection. Instructions for use: The pleated side faces outwards. Those with elastic top and bottom are to go around the head: place the lower elastic around the base of the head f irst, pull up the mask and then place the top elastic around the top of the head. The folds spread out to cover the nose and mouth. (Gentlemen seem to prefer these). Those with elastic at each side are to f it over the ears. Then spread the folds to f it over the nose and mouth. (Those who wear glasses might f ind it easier to put the mask on f irst and then put on glasses for a more secure experience!) The pocket in the back of the mask can accommodate a folded tissue or piece of kitchen roll. This can catch any coughs and sneezes, and should then of course be discarded after each use. The mask should be removed carefully using the elastic and ideally be washed af ter each use.
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Sneem Medical Centre
Dr Hernan Ganzo, Family GP
Sneem, Co Kerry
Tel: 064 6645102
Surgery Hours: Monday 10.30am -12.30pm / 2.30pm – 5.00pm
Tuesday 10.30am-12.30pm / 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday 10.30am – 12.30pm / 2.30pm – 5.00pm Friday 10.30am -12.30pm / 2.30pm -4.30pm
Practice Nurse (appointment only) Monday to Thursday
9am to 10.30am
New Surgery Regulations
Due to the ongoing Pandemic, Dr Ganzo will be operating an appointment only surgery. Where possible we are not permitting people to wait in the waiting room. Please knock on the waiting room door and wait for someone to let you enter. Please ring and book an appointment (064) 6645102.
If you need to have bloods taken or want a repeat prescription please ring and talk to Julie during surgery hours above.
URGENT CALLS WILL BE TRIAGED AS USUAL
New Out of Hours Service
Dr Ganzo has moved to an on call service for his patients. Out of hours will not be provided by Southdoc but will be directly provided by Dr Ganzo, please phone: (064) 6645102.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the community in helping us stay safe and healthy during these unprecedented times. We must still be mindful regarding our health. Please be patient with our service during this busy period.
Thank you,
Dr Hernan Ganzo, Sheena O’Sullivan and Julie Lee Knightly.
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Sneem TidyTowns Pollinator-friendly weedkiller recipe
1 litre white vinegar 1 cup of diluted Epsom salts
A squirt of washing up liquid. A good tip is to dissolve the Epsom salts in hot vinegar f irst and strain the liquid - this prevents clogging the sprayer. Spray directly onto weeds on a still dry day.
Blooms for Bees Competition
Sneem TidyTowns Working Group is running a Blooms for the Bees Competi-tion over the summer with a f irst prize of €60 and €40 for the runner-up. Any size of display is worthy of entry f rom a tub, window box or hanging bas-ket to a whole f rontage or garden. The more traditional open-petaled types of f lowers tend to be best for pollinators. Check out the opposite page for the best plants or you may get ideas f rom our pollinator beds on both greens. Message the Sneem TidyTowns Face-book page stating your name, address, telephone number and the position of your designated display area or contact Sharon f rom Green Chair at 089 4616573 to enter.
Pictured are pollinator f riendly f lowers out-side the Resource Centre, in the South Square and beside Sneem Digital Hub
Blooms for Bees
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Sneem Digital Hub
Australian Wedding
Congratulations to Kevin O’Leary (Ardmore) and Michelle Wilkinson who got married on Thursday 5th
March in Margaret River and live in Perth, Western Australia.
Once the announcement of travel restrictions f rom the 29th was made, we re-ceived a very healthy f low of enquiries and bookings, to the extent that we are close to capacity (albeit reduced capacity) for hot-desking clients for 3 weeks this Summer already. If you know of anyone planning to spend time here over the Summer and who might wish to avail of our services, please advise them to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. While the employer who was scheduled to start advertising roles for here in April currently has a f reeze on recruitment, we are still very keen for contact with peo-ple potentially interested in working remotely f rom Sneem. We look forward to opening on the 29th of June. Contact Aidan 089 942 0098 or email [email protected]
Property wanted
Professional family with three young children, considering relocation to Sneem/Tahilla, looking for land to buy and a rental property while building. Contact 086 7968604.
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Community News
Michelle's Hair Salon
Seaview,
Sneem
is back open on
Monday 29th June
please message on
or phone 0876577813
for an appointment
The Blue Bull South Square
064 6645382
Looks forward to welcoming our customers f rom
Wednesday July 1st with new hours of operation
in place. We will open initially from
Wednesday to Sunday from 4 pm.
Last orders for food will be 9.30pm.
Booking is advisable, though where
2 metre social distancing can be observed, walk-ins can be catered
for. Contact us on 064-6645382
or our Facebook page
having reviewed
Failte Ireland guidelines we
plan to reopen and
welcome guests to Sneem
for Bed & Breakfast on
July 7th.
Anne and Frans van Assen
064 6645578
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Community News
green chair
haberdashery & vintage gifts South Square Sneem
Upholstery, Curtains and Blinds Furniture, Fabric & Wallpaper
Toys, Games and Yokes Reopening on
Tuesday 30th at 10.30am Open daily 087 4616573
The Homoeopathic Clinic at Brushwood Studios
near Sneem, will reopen on the
29th of June. Please phone Pam Muller at
086 - 3009109 to make an appointment
for a consultation.
SNEEM TAVERN Bar ● Grocery ● Off Licence
Lotto ● Post Office ● AIB Banking
Service Station
Bar - Opening Monday 29th June
Jenny at the Riverside Cafe & Bistro
is looking forward to welcoming all our customers from 9.30am on
Monday. Our full menu will be available for
takeaway/collection. Table service will be available on both balconys for dining alfresco. Our Menus will be single use, and
also available QR Code Menu. Check our Facebook page for the dedicated phone number for our
food collection/takeaway and booking of tables.
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The Window Box
Fiona O’Shea South Square
Sneem Co.Kerry
064 6675811 087 7712865
The Window Box will be back open
on Thursday June 25th with new hours for the moment of
11am-4pm,Tuesday - Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you all
and having social distance chats at the shop or on my deliveries. Remember to shop local and
help our village get back on its feet.
The artists at Brushwood Studios
Art Gallery are happy to announce that our gallery will be reopening on the
29th of June. Social distancing and
hygiene etiquette will apply. We look forward to
welcoming visitors again. Phone: 064 6645108 or
087 4163177
D. O'Shea’s Bar ring 064 6645515
Email : [email protected]
Looking forward to welcoming
you back on
Monday 29th from 4pm.
New take out options will be
available shortly and we will keep
you posted via Facebook.
Due to Covid regulations,
booking is essential
until further notice.
Thanks to all who supported our
take out menu over Covid.
Mary & Garbhan
Village Kitchen Reopening
Sunday 28th June For takeaway only
From Monday 29th 9.30am till 7.30pm
Eat in and takeaway New Menus available on our
Facebook Page Call 064 6645281
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Sneem Motors Works Now opened under new management
FUEL - TYRES - SERVICING
All Maintenance
Contact Chris on 087 3594614
or Ciaran on 087 4046148
The Hungry
Knight
Open Monday to Sunday
5 till 11pm
Call 087 6775207
to place your order
MULLINS
Family Ice Cream
Locally Made Award Winning Ice Cream
Now Open
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Stone House
Opening
Friday 3rd of July
12 till 9.30pm
To book a table
Call 064 6645188
Olive’s Hairdressing
Is pleased to inform her clients she will be
reopening her hair salon in the
Sneem Resource Centre on Saturday 4th July
Looking forward to welcoming
you all back. Call 087 7551796
Kelly's Bakery
Business as usual from 29th June
Local Adverts
SNEEM
PHARMACY South Square
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm
Film Processing still available
064 6645288
June Hunter Accounting Technician
085 7700524
Services include: BOOKKEEPING VAT RETURNS INCOME TAX
RETURNS
Sneem C.N.B. Advertising To advertise call 064 6645545
or email [email protected]
Full Page Colour - €100 per issue - Full Page Black - € 80 per issue
Half Page Colour - € 50 per issue - Half Page Black - € 40 per issue
Quarter Page Colour - €25 per issue- Quarter Page Black - €20 per issue
Small Box - € 12 per issue
All Cheques to be made out to Sneem Resource Centre PLEASE
Kenmare Physiotherapy Clinic
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Local Adverts
HAPPY DAYS
Hand-painted
signs And murals
Contact: Roland Hunter
085 7700538
James M O’Sullivan
Solicitor South Square, Sneem
All legal work undertaken
Tel/Fax:
064 6689664
Mob: 087 2868855
[email protected] www.jmos.ie
Evening and weekend appointments available
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Majella O’Sullivan
Auctioneer/Valuer/Estate Agent 2 Main Street
Kenmare Co. Kerry
Tel: 064 6642101
email: [email protected] PSRA Licence No: 002397
Services provided Residential and
Commercial Sales
Long term residential lettings
Valuations and Appraisals
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Local Information
Bus Services Sneem to Kenmare
Wednesday at 9.30am returns at 1.15pm
Friday at 9.50am returns at 2pm
Leaves f rom outside Riney’s
Sneem to Killarney
Every Saturday leaves outside old P.O. at 11.30am leaves Killiarney at 4.45pm
Lo Call 1890 528 528 to book your seat. Bus has wheelchair access - a lift for wheelchair user.
For any other routes or information contact Teddy on 087 2315014. Courier service also available.
Kenmare Family Resource Centre
Due to Covid 19 restrictions our office is not open daily but our staff are available on phone or email. If you wish to con-tact us for any reason please call one of the following num-bers:
Off ice mobile 087-7086641
Máire – Project Co-Ordinator 085-8002471
Irene – Family Support Worker – 085-8749715
E-mail: [email protected]
Sneem Resource Centre Temporary Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 10.30am - 12 midday
for Printing - Photocopying - Scanning - Laminating - Sending faxes
Only the front room will be open, maximum 4 people at a time,
use hand sanitizer at the front door and maintain social distancing
The Nearly New Shop will not be opening under current restrictions
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Gardaí - 064 6645111
Sneem Pharmacy Tel: 064 6645288
Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm
St. Michael’s Church Parish Office, Presbytery, North Square. Mobile 087 3480050
St Patrick’s Church in Tahilla and St Michael’s Church in Sneem reopening f rom Monday 29th June.
Church of Ireland
Church Services will resume on 5th July at 10am following guidelines. Email Rev. Michael Cavanagh at [email protected]
AIB Community Bank Wednesday 10.30 - 11am South Square
Public Libraries
Kenmare will have a book browsing and
lending service f rom June 30th - see www.kerrylibrary.ie for more infor-mation.
Tide Times
Here are the high tides for the period 25th June to the 22nd July 2020.
25th: 08.03, 20.26
26th: 08.51, 21.16
27th: 09.44, 22.11
28th: 10.39, 23.10
29th: 11.40
30th: 12.45
01st: 13.51
02nd: 14.55
03rd: 15.55
04th: 16.50
05th: 17.38
06th: 06.00, 18.22
07th: 06.42, 19.03
08th: 07.22, 19.43
09th: 08.00, 20.22
10th: 08.38, 21.03
11th: 09.18, 21.45
12th: 10.01, 22.31
13th: 10.50, 23.22
14th: 11.46
15th: 12.50
16th: 13.54
17th: 14.54
18th: 15.48
19th: 16.37
20th: 17.22
21st: 18.04
22nd: 06.24, 18.45
Local Adverts
Local Information
• Cream coloured bedroom furniture, one double bed with drawers underneath, one wardrobe and one bedside table/locker. Call 087 7936147
• Charlie’s Plants and Window Boxes - Bedding plants are now available, Charlie will deliver to the village, phone 087 4333111
• Tall Whirlpool f ridge available for f ree, Castlecove area, contact 085 7374809
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SNEEM GAA LOTTO
CURRENT JACKPOT
€5,050
Sneem GAA Lotto draw
Next Draws Sunday 5th July - Sneem Tavern
Sunday 12th July - Dan Murphy’s
Sunday 19th July - Blue Bull Sunday 26th July - D. O’Shea’s
Tickets available in Pubs and Shops throughout the Village Please support your local GAA Club
Sneem GAA Cúl Camp
Sneem GAA Cúl Camp will now take place f rom 20th - 24th July 2020. Booking is now open on the National Website. This year all registrations must be done online and the numbers at camps will be limited. Parents will not be able to register on the morning of the camp. Parents who had already booked a camp online this year can change their booking. Off icial website of the GAA Cúl Camps for girls and boys aged 6-13
https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/
Sneem GAA
For anyone involved with the GAA or who has kids playing GAA please note the following - all Adult players, Mentors and Parents / Guardians must complete this online e-learning module before the return to play. It can be found at
https://learning.gaa.ie/covid19learning