The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be prayed for at a special Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral this Tuesday morning at 10.30am A book of condolences will also be opened in the cathedral and members of the public have been invited to sign it and add messages of sympathy throughout the day The Papal flag and the Irish flag have been flying at half-mast at the main entrance to the church as a mark of respect to the late Pope Emeritus whose death was announced last Saturday morning Benedict – previously Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger – was born and grew up in the small riverside market town of Marktl which is a short distance from and in the same state as Killarney’s twin town Pleinfeld He grew up just over a two-hour drive away from Pleinfeld which hosted a visiting delegation of town twinning officials and Killarney School of Music performers last June Marktl has a small population of less than 3,000 people while Pleinfeld has close on 8,000 inhabitants Killarney’s twin town is predominantly catholic and Cardinal Ratzinger was elected by the papal conclave in April 2005 and he served until February 2013 when his health started to fail KillarneyToday.com: It’s the talk of the town PLEINFELD, GERMANY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2012 - - W. 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the aerospace industry, contact Petra Tillmanns at [email protected] or +49/9144/601-6389, or visit www.gore.com/aerospace St Michael’s Graveyard clean-up day in Currow Wallace Arnold Drivers’ nostalgic return Family Nature Fun Day Delights at Muckross School House Jack O’Connor’s Kerry squad is looking deeper and stronger (but the proof will be in the eating) BREAKING: Two changes for Kerry as Jack O’Connor names team for league final Numbers Game: How Kerry can reach league final – or get relegated for first time in 24 years Competition and camaraderie at Flesk Valley indoor event Killarney Musical Society’s ‘Evita’ a resounding success ‘Models in Recovery’ fashion show returns for Kerry Hospice Killarney-born New York travel agent passes away Trilogy of comedy on offer by Dóchas Drama Trainee chef wins two medals at Chef Ireland Competition Killarney Camera Club held its second competition of the season themed around the captivating allure of curves NPWS announces nature scholarships to mark ‘Muckross 60’ Killarney Valley Classic & Vintage Club to host open coffee morning Rally legends to gather for Circuit of Kerry’s 50th Anniversary West Cork Rally next up for Cronin and Galvin Legion and Chamber lead tributes to Johnny Culloty Classic and Vintage Club drives female involvement Cost of agricultural land set to increase by 8% this year Home owners urged to pay Local Property Tax RSA Insurance exits UK private motor market The Killarney Town Twinning Association (KTTA) and their partners in Pleinfeld have achieved a long-term goal of setting up a student exchange between local schools With the help of St Brendan's College principal Sean Coffey and German teacher Angela Daly the exchange program began this year.Before Christmas students from St Brendan's College and St Brigid's Secondary School spent a week with students from Gymnasium College in Roth They were accompanied by teachers Angela Daly and Clive O'Sullivan.This week Chairperson of the Pleinfeld Twinning Association both expressed their delight at the successful collaboration Large crowd attends digital age challenges talk in association with Killeentierna Parish Church is inviting members of the community to take part in a ‘Clean-Up Day’ at St Michael’s Graveyard encourages families and individuals to come together to help maintain and tidy the graveyard particularly around their own family plots and the surrounding pathways The event is being held in advance of the annual Graveyard Mass and we look forward to seeing a great community turnout,” a spokesperson for the organising committee said “It’s a day to remember our loved ones and work together in the spirit of community pride.” Refreshments will follow the clean-up efforts many students are turning their thoughts towards life after secondary school One important step in that journey is making sure your CAO application […] One important step in that journey is making sure your CAO application reflects your most up-to-date choices The CAO Change of Mind facility opens on May the 6th at noon and here’s what you need to know The CAO Change of Mind facility allows applicants to add or reorder course choices on their CAO application or you’ve simply re-evaluated your preferences this is your chance to make those updates—free of charge You can make changes as many times as you want up to the 1st of July at 5 pm No changes can be made after this deadline so it’s vital to make your final decisions in time log into your account at www.cao.ie using your CAO number date of birth and the password you created Go to the ‘Change Level 8 Course Choices’ and/or ‘Change Level 7/6 Course Choices and make your changes or re-order courses on both the Level 8 (Honours Degree) and Level 6/7 (Ordinary Degree/Higher Certificate) lists If you have not added any courses up to now the prompt will say ‘Add course choices’ Double-check that your choices are in genuine ORDER OF PREFERENCE—the course you most want should be 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to make your changes sooner rather than later It can be part of human nature to leave things until the last minute especially when you have something as huge as the Leaving Cert to prepare for but I recommend that you make your decisions about course choices in early May if possible because you are in school you have still access to your guidance counsellor to chat about your course choices May is busy and can be stressful and emotional as you manage study revision and finishing up in secondary school it is reassuring going into the Leaving Cert with your decisions about course choices made knowing that you still have time to make changes after the exams the Leaving Cert is a tiring experience so by the end of it you may find you want to tune out of all things school-related including CAO and may end up making rushed decisions at the last minute particularly if an exam or two haven’t gone according to plan The CAO Change of Mind facility is a valuable tool and don’t leave it until the 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An independent assessment commissioned by the Killarney Municipal District says some are now “sleeping partners” and Cooper City in the US is one of the dormant twins The 1986 relationship with Castiglione di Sicilia as was the connection to two cities in the US Far more active relationships in terms of exchange visits took place between Killarney and the French town of Saint-Avertin; the German towns of Pleinfeld and Staffanstorp; Springfield in the US; and Kendal in the UK Lake District even the sporadic partners have possibilities for cultural and perhaps economic exchanges “No detwinning or un- twinning is being proposed,” said the chairman of the Killarney Municipal Twinning committee who has been appointed chairman for the next three years Cultural and economic benefits accrued from the more active twins but even the less-active ones have potential for Killarney The review also looked for similarities between Killarney’s many twins and found there was not that much in common between large urban US cities and a small Sicilian town It will take funding of €12,000 to maintain Killarney’s existing twinning arrangements in 2016 Castleisland’s single twin of Bannalec in Brittany is very active and had developed strong cultural links From as little as €1 a week with our digital introductory offer Already a subscriber? Sign in Follow and share the latest news and stories more courts articles The huge success of an Erasmus programme initiated by the Killarney Town Twinning Association was outlined at the group’s annual general meeting which reflected on another progressive and successful year Killarney has lined up a four-year arrangement with its twin town of Pleinfeld to arrange cultural and sporting exchanges and the initiative is of particular benefit to students studying German French or Italian while the exchange students arriving here get an opportunity to enhance their English language skills thanked the Killarney School of English for the great support and she said it is hoped schools in Killarney would consider visiting one of its beautiful twin towns “We have tremendous working relationship with these countries,” she said Chairman Seán Counihan outlined what was a very busy 2023 with visits from twins in Scottsdale and Concord in the US Pleinfeld in Germany and Casperia in Italy as well as individual visitors from nearly all Killarney’s twin towns and sister cities “We kicked off on St Patrick’s day and our programmes were still going up until end of October,” he said Representatives from Concord in North Carolina returned to Killarney to renew the twinning arrangement agreed made 30 years ago Mayor Misty Buscher from Springfield took the opportunity to visit during the American Football game in Dublin and he was formally welcomed in the town hall in Killarney “The most exciting element was the double visit from Scottsdale Arizona with the senior group led by the mayor’s wife while JoAnn Gardner accompanied the visitors for the student golf exchange in conjunction with Killarney Golf and Fishing Club with the support of club representative Meg Dalton Students from Scottsdale were hosted by families in Killarney with a return visit by Killarney students in October The Killarney Town Twinning Association officers elected for 2024 were Sean Counihan (chairman) Sheila Dickson (secretary) and Michael O’Leary (treasurer) Happy Christmas from KillaneyToday.com Call 087-2229761 or email news@killarneytoday.com The Killarney Municipal District Council has honoured an outstanding Town Council commitment to twin with the small Italian town of Casperia signed the charter at the weekend that bestows full twin status on the town which is located one hour away from Rome He said the twinning arrangement will have many benefits for both locations not least tourism and cultural links and that a number of education and commercial exchanges will be arranged Chairman of the Killarney Twinning Association said he hoped that the many Killarney people that visit Rome might pay a visit to Casperia which is a very beautiful location Casperia is a small village in the Lazio region of Italy in the province of Rieti It is 50km from Rome and it has a population of below 2,000 It is famous for its medieval architecture ancient walls and striking church buildings with old cobblestoned streets and century-old small houses that dot the narrow laneways The economy of the town is based mainly on agriculture and the village is known for its excellent quality olive oil Killarney is also twinned with Scottsdale in Arizona Springfield in the US and Kendal in the UK Lake District KillarneyToday.com: Everyone reads it – ask anyone For great value advertising call 087-2229761