Over the years THE BIG PAYBACK has taken on many different guises (from the massive BOOTILICIOUS BIG BEAT BOOGIE in The Hillgrove to the more House influenced gig STRANGE BREW in Paul's and legendary annual FUNK BALL held in Danno's as part of Feile Na Bealtaine) but nothing compares to those original sweat filled nights of block party beats in Adam's Bar.
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Gardai are urging the public to be extra vigilant following a robbery in Dingle. On Friday July 10th two men, whom Gardai believe to be of Eastern European descent, stole in excess of €1,000 worth of drink and clothing from a large store in the town. Gardai are currently following a definite line of enquiry in identifying the suspects who were caught on CCTV in Dingle. Other recent incidents include the theft of a sum of money was taken from a Café on Main Street in broad daylight and a few weeks ago a house was broken into on Mail Road. There is no clear connections between the crimes however the incidence of burglaries and robberies are rapidly increasing. Gardai are urging locals to be report any suspicious activity to 066-9151522.
Parents group Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta have welcome the agreement reached outside the High Court regarding the language policy of Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne pending clarification of the details of the agreement.
According to figures released yesterday, Dingle experienced an estimated 7% drop in those signing on in June, bringing the total number of sign-ons in the area to 659. 
A free swine flu vaccination is to be offered to the general population in the coming months, as part of a major plan to avoid the worst affects of a global pandemic.The HSE plans to acquire over 7,500,000 doses of the vaccine, at a cost of almost €90m.The jabs would be administered by GPs or through a network of over a hundred swine flu clinics and will be ready by the autumn. Twelve new cases of swine flu were confirmed in Ireland yesterday, bringing the total number in Ireland to 63. A case has yet to be confirmed in Kerry however it seems that its a question of if rather than when with numbers on the increase everyday. In a worrying development, officials in Hong Kong said yesterday that they have detected a case of swine flu which is resistant to Tamiflu, the main treatment for the virus.The World Health Organisation has declared a pandemic is underway from the new H1N1 strain of the virus. More information on how to limit the spread of the virus is available at the HSE's website, http://www.hse.ie/
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It has been announced that a co-ordinator, who will promote the Irish language among students, is to be appointed at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne - made possible by 35,000 euro in grant aid.
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Tuismitheoiri na Gaeltachta, the parents group advocating the continuation of an all-Irish teaching policy in Dingle's Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne have stated that if bilingual teaching is introduced in the school it will "undermine the right of Gaeltacht children to an education through Irish in West Kerry." A number of local families have instigated high court action against the school in an effort to secure the option of bilingual teaching, in English and in Irish, for students at Dingle's only public secondary school. Tuismitheoiri na Gaeltachta are opposed to this and support the school's stance on adopting an all-Irish teaching policy. "Some parents want their children educated through English and that is their choice, but it should not replace the right of Gaeltacht children to an Irish language education" read the statement. "The language of instruction and the language of communication are both vital to Gaeltacht schools. If two languages are used for instruction, the dominant stronger language will become the language of communication."A ‘bilingual’ policy in Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne would change the language of communication between students and their teachers to English, giving way to a Gaeltacht school run through English, with some subjects taught through Irish." The group taking the High Court action, Concerned Parents of Chorca Dhuibhne, have stated on previous occasions to the press that, as the only public post-primary school in Dingle, they are fighting for a bilingual teaching options, in Irish and English, in an effort to afford all students an equal chance in achieving their full potential at the school. The group were contacted for comment but were unable to due to the pending High Court proceedings. The case by the Concerned Parents Group against the school is due to be heard on July 7th.
Plans for a new shopping centre development in Dingle have been submitted to Kerry County Council. The application, made by John Moran of Moran's Supermarket and Petrol Station is seeking to construct a new 'mixed use development with a supermarket, retail units, a restaurant, offices and a leisure centre at Mail Road, Dingle (location indicated above). The development is so consist of three or four storeys on a site of 1.3 hectares. The supermarket will have a net floorspace of 1,125sq metres and the new sports complex will neighbour Pairc an Aghasaigh. 202 car-parking spaces have also been included in the application. More information on the development is available in the planning section of Kerry County Council's website, http://www.kerrycoco.ie/. Map courtesy of www.dodingle.com.
Údarás na Gaeltachta has confirmed that discussions are currently taking place with an insurance company about new investment in Dingle and the possible creation of up to 20 jobs. It follows an announcement by Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue of Fianna Fail that twenty jobs are to be created in at the Udaras na Gaeltachta offices at Baile an Mhuilinn, Dingle. Udaras member and Fine Gael Councillor Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald said the announcement was premature and could damage negotiations with the company. Údarás says it's in talks with insurance brokers McGivern Flynn and Company Limited about plans to establish a new operations in Dingle and It's hoping to make a proposal to its Board within the next three or four months on the venture. The last major outfit to come to Dingle were call-centre Contact 4 which resulted in immense job losses when the Scottish parent company pulled out of Ireland last year. Reports suggested they had received up to three million in grant-aid to come to Dingle. Offices were also upgraded and the facility and a new car-park created.
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The 'Dingle Black Pudding Society' in association with Rugbai Chorca Dhuibhne will present a very special event in Dannos Bar this Friday night to mark the second annual Tag Beach Rugby Blitz which will take place on Muirioch Beach the following day (Saturday 27th). All are invited to Danno's for 'A Taste of Black Pudding' on Friday, June 26th, beginning at 10pm. Music will be provided by Ivor O'Connor and entry is free. Donations can also be made on the night to the Stuart Mangan Appeal. Teams can still enter the Tag Rubgy Beach Blitz which will see many stars, including rugby legend Mick Galwey and RTE GAA pundit Dara O Cinneide, lead teams to compete in the competition. All are welcome to attend the event at Danno's this Friday and teams may register to take part in the Tag Rugby Beach Blitz at www.irishrugby.ie.
A child who was being treated at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee is no longer suspected of having the swine flu virus after tests carried out today came back negative. The child, who is understood to have recently returned from the US, was being treated after presenting with symptoms of the virus. To download information on how to limit the spread of the virus (pictured right) visit http://www.hse.ie/.
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The new Mayor of Kerry is Fine Gael Councillor, Bobby O'Connell (pictured left). Selected today at Kerry County Council's inaugural meeting following the June 5th election, the Castleisland Councillor was deemed Mayor after winning eighteen votes to seven with two abstentions. Independent FF Councillors Michael and Danny Healy Rae backed Councillor O’Connell, despite having previously supported Fianna Fail. Labour Councillor, Tralee's AJ Spring, was elected Deputy Mayor. Cllr. O'Connell is the first Fine Gael Mayor of Kerry since 1989 and he has sited unemployment as one of the biggest issues he has to tackle while in office. Fine Gael and the Labour Party have now formed an alliance, giving them a majority in the Council which was previously under Fianna Fáil's control, with support from the Healy-Raes.
Exciting new-comers Reemo (pictured left) and Travega (pictured right) will rock Dingle tonight (Friday June 19th) as they play a special live set in An Chonair, starting at 9pm. Reemo’s debut album Colours has been critically acclaimed; the energetic collection lends a new insight on the rock genre with melodic songs driven by dance beats and memorable hooks that stick in your head. Interpol comes to mind when listening to Reemo’s music, hear it for yourself at http://www.myspace.com/reemotheband. Travega are an original four-piece band hailing from Dublin; after crash landing onto the music scene with their dynamic rock sound, they have wowed audiences with their high-energy live shows. Travega site a wide range of influences, from U2 to The Foo Fighters. Their single Rewind is typical of their new album, produced by Garth ‘Ggg’ Richardson, who has also worked with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nickelback to name a few. Check out their music at http://myspace.com/travega. This special line-up will take to the stage at An Chonair at 9pm, followed by a DJ set, all proceeds raised to go towards the Dingle Youth Advisory Panel.
The life and times of Presentation Order founder, Nano Nagle, will be celebrated at a special spiritual festival at An Diseart, this weekend. Ceoltóiri Óga Chorca Dhuibhne will open proceedings tonight (Friday June 19th) when they perform a special musical recital at 7pm in An Diseart. Following a book sale tomorrow afternoon (Sat, June 20th), local historian Pat Nelligan will officially launch a new book entitled Jesus in Dingle, conceived and written by local author, former Dingle Canon and Professor, Monsignor Pádraig Ó Fiannachta. Mass will be celebrated in the beautiful Presentation Convent Chapel at 11.30am, home to the world famous Harry Clarke stained-glass windows. This will be followed by a special blessing in the Nano Nagle room where artist Eleanor Yates has created a number of murals. Refreshments will then be served in the grounds of An Diseart from 1-3pm, while the Monsignor blesses a recently rediscovered well.An Diseart will be open to the public from 10am this Monday and Tuesday while a pilgrimage to An Teampall Geal at Baile Riach will bring this spiritual festival to a close. An Díseart Institute of Education and Celtic Culture was founded in 1996 and strives to promote research, courses and cultural activities in all areas of native and Celtic Culture including theology, language, literature, art, laws, folklore, values, spirituality, history, music, archaeology and customs.All are welcome to attend these events over the weekend, more information is available at 066-9150000 or visit the Diseart online at http://www.diseart.ie/.
A special homecoming celebration will be hosted in Sullivan's Pub, Garraí na dTor in Lispole tonight, (Friday June 19th) welcoming home new Dublin MEP, Joe Higgins, to his native village. Joe Higgins became the first Kerryman to be elected to the European Parliament following the June 5th Euro Elections, dramatically taking a seat in the tightly contested Dublin Constituency. It is a monumental achievement for the Socialist and former TD who, as gifted speaker and man of keen intellect, he is sure to shake things up on the continent. The celebration takes place in Sullivan's Pub, Garrai tonight at 9pm and all are welcome to attend. For more information on Joe Higgins MEP visit his Facebook profile at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Joe-Higgins/.
Irish Rugby legend Mick Galwey has confirmed that his team of Munster Legends, captained by Anthony Foley, will take part in the Beach Tag Rubgy Tournament, hosted by Rugbai Corca Dhuibhne next weekend (Saturday June 27th) at Muiríoch Beach. This is the second annual Rugbaí Corca Dhuibhne Beach Tag Rugby Festival in West Kerry, where the game is experiencing massive growth with local teams excelling at many levels. The event will see teams arrive from all over Ireland along with their supporters for a mighty weekend in the West. Alongside Mick Galwey’s Legends team, a special team headed by All-Ireland winning Kerry GAA star and Sunday Game pundit, Dara Ó Cinnéide will also compete along with other local GAA and sports stars. C.L.G an Gaeltacht have made their facilities available for the event and its shaping up to be an excellent event. For further information contact Adrian on 087-2976569 or Damien on 086-8187810. Five-a-side form of Tag rugby is played by mixed teams of men and women and is a very popular fun break away for all who take part, whether as players or spectators. All of the festivals are open, meaning that no qualification is necessary, nor do you need to have a team registered in the Summer Leagues. Entries will be allocated on a first come first served basis but slots are filling up fast so register soon on www.irfutag.ie to avoid disappointment. Pictured, l-r, Sean Paidi Gromeil, Neasa Misteal, Mick Galwey, Edel Lovett and Damien Brown launching the Beach Tag Rugby Tournament in Muirioch.
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Gardai are urging the public to exercise extra vigilance with regards to the the security of their homes and businesses following a burglary in Dingle last weekend. A break-in occurred at a premises on Mail Road on Saturday night and they are also looking into vandalism which occurred in the Wine Strand area. This comes hot on the heels of a number of break-ins in Blennerville and in Tralee the previous week. Any information or suspicious activity can be reported to Dingle Garda Station at 066-9151522.
Kerry County Council will meet on Friday to appoint the new Mayor of Kerry and the word is that Dingle Councillor Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald (pictured left) may be among the the front-runners up for consideration. The Mayor, or Chairperson of the Council, will be elected by those elected to the Council in the June 5th Local Area Elections and as Cllr. Cosai Fitzgerald is returning for a third term, his seniority is sure to considered in the selection process. Fellow Fine Gael Councillors Bobby O'Connell and Tim Buckley, who are returning for their fourth term in office are also likely candidates. Independent Fianna Fail Councillor Danny Healy-Rae may also be among the possible candidates for Mayor, following in his brother's footsteps (Cllr. Michael Healy-Rae). According to sources, negotiations between the parties are on-going in an effort to form alliances in the Council and "anything is possible" combination-wise. 14 councillors must ratify the election of the new Mayor of Kerry; all will be revealed this Friday at the newly elected Council's inaugural meeting.
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Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta (InaG), the Trust Fund for Irish-medium education have launched a major online survey in order to reveal what people think of the Irish language. "Our main role at this stage is to support communities, primarily in the north of Ireland, who wish to fulfil the dream of an education for their children through Irish" said Dr. Reamai Mathers of InaG. "The value of our native culture and bilingualism is being increasingly understood in relation a range of social, intellectual and academic benefits.It is an ambition of our Trust to extend our work throughout Ireland and indeed perhaps overseas, it is therefore of paramount of importance for us to hear the opinions of people in relation to the language be they positive or negative. To this end we have devised a survey that will allow people to express their thoughts on a range of issues." The survey will run online from now until the end of July 2009, visit http://www.iontaobhasnag.com/ to take part.
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The Irish Slalom Series Round 3 takes kicks off in Castlegregory this weekend, hosted by Jamie Knox Water-sport this Saturday and Sunday. In the context of water skiing, slalom means to use only one ski. Slalom skiing is considerably difficult and so one usually learns on two skis before switching to one. Once one is comfortable on two skis, learning to slalom ski is accomplished by setting the binding loose on one ski so that it may be dropped. Once the skier is out of the water, he or she will step out of the loose ski and slip the foot into the toe plate binding in the slalom ski. Slalom skiing dramatically increases the speed and agility of the water skier. Once the proper technique for edging across a wake and into the turn is learned, slalom skiing becomes quite high speed and thrilling and this weekend's event promises to be a dramatic and exciting event well worth witnessing! For more info visit the event's page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=82271383718 or contact 066-7139411.
If sweet things tickle your fancy then Dingle is the place to be this Friday morning as a special fundraising Cupcakes and Coffee morning is taking place at Fenton's Restaurant, Green Street, Dingle this Friday (June 12th) in aid of SPECIAL OLYMPICS IRELAND. All are welcome to attend and the following Dingle based shops will be participate in a little fashion show: Tigmaya, Woollen Store, La Boheme, Strand House, Lisabeth Mulcahy, Milliner Kathleen McAuliffe, McKennas, Finn Mccools, Garveys Sports and the Mountain Man. 
Labour Senator Alan Kelly (pictured left) held off a late challenge from sitting Independent MEP, Kathy Sinnott to take the final seat in the Ireland South constituency on the eighth and final count. Mr Kelly from North Tipperay had looked to be set for a close contest for the last seat with Tralee's Toireasa Ferris of Sinn Fein who outpolled him on the first count by 12.98 per cent to 12.88 per cent remaining in contention right to the seventh count when she was dramatically overtaken by Ms Sinnott. This came following the distribution of Fine Gael’s Sean Kelly’s (pictured right) surplus of over 10,000 votes courtesy of running mate Colm Burke’s elimination. But although Ms Sinnott overtook Ms Ferris, she remained some 8,753 behind Alan Kelly and in the end it proved too big a gap to close. Alan Kelly received a total of 21,676 transfers from Ms Ferris to reach a final tally of 105,597 while Ms Sinnott received some 19,966 transfers from Ms Ferris to reach a final figure of 95,134, leaving Mr Kelly to take the final seat on the eighth count without reaching the quota. Former GAA President, Kerryman Sean Kelly of Fine Gael polled an impressive 92,579 or 18.58 per cent on the first count and was duly elected on the sixth count when he benefitted from a massive transfer of 36,318 from party colleague and sitting MEP, Colm Burke to carry him over the quota of 124,532. Afterwards, Sean Kelly said that he was both “humbled and delighted” by his success as he was shouldered high by supporters. Alan Kelly and Sean Kelly now join sitting MEP Brian Crowley (FF) as the three Ireland South MEPs.
Lispole native Joe Higgins has taken the third European seat in the Dublin Constituency. It is a monumental achievement for the Corca Dhuibhne man, making him the first person from Kerry to be elected to the European Parliament. The three seats in the Dublin Constituency have been taken by Fine Gael's Gay Mitchell, Labour's Proinsías De Rossa and the Socialist Party's Joe Higgins. Mr Higgins was elected to the Dublin Constituency on the seventh count at around 5.15am this morning. He received 22,201 votes from eliminated Sein Féin candidate Mary Lou McDonald, leaving him with 82,366. Joe Higgins said that he would serve the needs of ordinary people in the EU; he said his appointment was bad news for corporate Europe and the big business culture. His mother Ellen said she was proud of her son who she said was 'very good'.
The results are in with Micheal O'Shea of Fianna Fail, Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald and Brendan Griffin of Fine Gael taking the three council seats in the Dingle Electoral Area. Both Milltown's Micheal O'Shea (pictured left) and Dingle's Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald (pictured far left) reached their quota polling 2517 and 2442 respectively. Brendan Griffin of Keel (pictured right) took the third remaining seat polling an impressive 2317. It signals the loss of the Fianna Fail seat previously held by Breandan MacGearailt and the party will be disappointed to lose a seat in an area which previously considered a Fianna Fail stronghold. Brendan Griffin ran a dynamic campaign and his supporters will be delighted with his strong showing. Micheal O'Shea also had a good showing consolidating the strong support he has cultivated in the past five years. Despite whispers that he may have faced an uphill struggle, with several candidates running the the Dingle/Gaeltacht area, Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald finished strongly proving that the work he has undertaken in Corca Dhuibhne during his tenure as a councillor has not gone unnoticed. Fianna Fail will have to re-assess their position in the Dingle area; their position will not have been helped by their reluctance to support the movement to reinstate the Dingle name on signposts after 93% of people voted in support of the bilingual names of Dingle/Daingean Ui Chuis. Further blows to the fishing, farming and tourism industry and soaring unemployment also seems to have weighed heavily on the minds of the local electorate, reflecting the national swing against Fianna Fail. Winning two seats in the Dingle area is a major coup for the Fine Gael party as they add to the growing number of seats they have managed to clinch around the country.However the loss of Breandan MacGearailt's seat, as Breandan Fitzgerald did not replicate his forerunners success, is disappointing for the West Kerry area as two seats now reside to the east of the constituency. Brendan Griffin is sure to bring a fresh approach to the fray as a young and enthusiastic individual who has been involved in many local community initiatives for many years.
Breandan MacGearailt's west Kerry council seat is heading east according to tally predictions for Dingle Electoral Area. The latest tallies indicate that the three seats will most likely go to Keel's Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael) pictured left, Micheal O'Shea of Milltown (Fianna Fail) pictured right and potentially Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald of Dingle (Fine Gael). The tallies indicate the following standings: Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael)-2,012, Michael O'Shea (Fianna Fail)-2,006, Seamus Cosai Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)-1,569, Bridget O'Connor (Ind.)-1,168, Breandan Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)-1,046, Patrick Hanafin (Labour)-809, Teresa Moriarty (Sinn Fein)-249, Darach O Murchu (Greens)-212, Breandan O Beaglaoi (Ind.)-147. 
While counting in the European Elections is not to take place until tomorrow, an RTE Exit Poll is predicting that Brian Crowley (Fianna Fail) and Kerryman Seán Kelly (Fine Gael) are to take seats in Ireland South. For more details on this development visit http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/
Follow all the action in the local election count today on http://elections.kerrycoco.ie/. Developed by Kerry County Council the website will include updated information and the results as they come in. A live broadcast from the Count Centres will take place today (Saturday 6th June) and the results of the count will updated continuously. After the count statistical analysis of the voting, elected representative details and further information will be made available on the website.