Jack Joy

‘I felt I had to do it to honour the dead and their families,’ the artist said. Artist Brian Hackett pictured with his 'Minab' sculpture outside his workshop in Ballylongford. Photos by Jack Joy A north Kerry artist who is horrified by the violence in the Middle East has crafted a sculpture to honour the dozens who died in a missile strike on a primary school in Iran.

Seán Foley, Siobhan Fitzgerald, Jenny Tarrant, Mary Shanahan, Eileen Sheehy, Philly O'Connor, Jimmy Deenihan, Mairéad O'Hanlon, Noreen Roche, Fr Brendan Walsh, Eileen Fennell, Esther Foley, PJ Mulvihil, Mary Fitzgerald, Bridget Keane, Tracey Buckley and Theresa Grimes. Photo by John Kelliher The altruistic efforts of Moyvane Parish Fundraising Committee culminated in the presentation of almost €80,000 to Kerry Hospice Foundation at SuperValu in Listowel last Saturday.

Pupils from Scoil Mhuire De Lourdes were among 10 schools nationwide who scooped awards at the An Taisce Schools’ Energy Awards ceremony in Portlaoise this week. The Lixnaw pupils’ work on the theme of Energy included taking steps to reduce energy consumption and holding their own ‘Hello Energy’ day.