Issue 66. Monumental Developments

Tennis, Pontoons, Festivals, Fishing

August 01, 2025

Good Afternoon and Welcome,

To issue No.66. I wouldn’t want to be taking up too much of your long weekend, so we’ll get to it…

South Kerry by the numbers

  • 74: Incidents of crime were recorded across Sneem & Cahersiveen’s Garda Stations in 2024.

  • 25: Of these were attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences, by far the largest category of incidents recorded.

  • 69.23: % of all offences were recorded in Cahersiveen Garda Station.

First, a word from this week’s sponsor

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Well, Iron-Man Mike Murphy, Here Is Your Monument, We’ll Build it So High, The World Can See.

Well, as high as Leader funding allows.

Oracle obsessives will of course, remember the cyclist/runner/drinker of cows’ blood/strongman/circus performer/farmer that was Mike ‘Iron Man, Mile-a-Minute’ Murphy (if not, here’s that wikipedia page again for a refresher).

You’ll also remember the outstanding efforts of the Mike Murphy Memorial Cycle Club for not only the years of fundraising and organising through the Mike Murphy Memorial Cycle. Those fine individuals are now delighted to announce the successful outcome of their Leader grant application and that the memorial to local cycling hero Mike Iron-Man Murphy will be standing proud in the town park early next year.

Club Secretary Mike Greaney advised the Oracle that “After months of work by this committee and other volunteers, our grant application was approved.” He’d also like to express the committee’s sincere thanks to all involved in this project. From our own team, the South Kerry Development Partnership, Kerry County Council and local Councillor Norma Moriarty, who all played a part in moving us on to the final phase of the mission.

Best Broadband in South Kerry?

This week, this thing officially helped someone increase their internet speeds. I plan to expand this map to show masts, as it’s incredible how different just pointing your internet box in the right direction can be. The reader in question went from less than 10Mbps to over 70Mbps by just moving the box.

Here’s an interactive version of the broadband map so far. The more we have, the better it will be. Go here, click go, record the number below

It’s The Signs of South Kerry 🎺🎺🎺

As last week proved difficult again, here’s a really, really, really easy one. Where is it?

No winners last week, it was of course, the world famous Riordans shop.

We will start a directory

We will, we will, we will. Just not this week. If you want your business to be top of the list, click that button below

Auntie Agnes Answers

To paraphrase Whitney Houston, we have nothing, nothing, nothiiiing, if we don’t have Agnes. I can confirm, she will return, next week. In the meantime, put her to work will you? What needs healing? Just

The Oracle’s 35th Cartoon

This week, Tim gives the Holy Grail a friendly face

Good man, Tim!

Everything Else

  • All roads lead to Dromid this evening from 7.30pm where you can welcome Jack, Graham, the rest of our heroic footballers & of course Sam. More here

  • Looks sunny tomorrow, you should start it with some Yoga and a Sauna in Waterville, 9.00am, or Derrynane, 10.30am more here

  • CMAF is on all weekend, all details here

  • Are you a landowner in the uplands of Iveragh? Are you interested in a native woodland scheme? I hope so, and these good people do too

  • What does the Kenmare River mean to you? Lucy would like to hear your stories, more here

  • Anyone for Tennis? The South West Kerry Tennis Group are looking for participants. Anyone looking for a hitting partner or to grow the sport in South Kerry, you can join the Facebook group here or text/Whatsapp Paul on 086 3898786

  • We can all celebrate my own ancestry* this week with a series of events celebrating the great Liberator Daniel O’Connell, more here

  • Portmagee Indoor Market is back on Wednesdays 11-2 throughout the summer

  • It’s the Ballinskelligs Angling Club’s annual BBQ on Tuesday. Raising funds for the Gavin Glynn Foundation for John Patrick Dillon, more here

  • Also on Tuesday, @8pm there’s a boat owners’ meeting in Caherdaniel village hall to discuss development at Westcove pier, more here

Thanks

Thanks for reading & anything strange or wonderful, just hit reply.

*Sharing a surname means he’s my ancestor, doesn’t it?

Good luck, be well

Dave