Issue 94. Take My Hand, Take My Whole Lice Too

FISH, DARTS, CYCLE, DISCOUNT!!

February 13, 2026

Good Afternoon and Welcome,

To issue No.94. I started this on Wednesday this week & still haven’t managed a good morning…

South Kerry by the numbers

  • 35: Specimen Sea trout (exceptional fish over 6lbs, the kind you might go on a fishing holiday to catch) were caught in 1995. 1995 was the year the salmon farm on Deenish Island was first granted its licence

  • 10: were caught in 1999

  • 0: Have been caught since 2020.

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Another reader submission this week. Not filtered, or adulterated & I’m not sure where it is either

Congratulations to last week’s winners

  • Michelle 

Outstanding in her field, Well done Michelle! Who correctly identified that last weeks was in Dromid. There was another, but they remained anonymous.

Auntie Agnes’ Angle

Dear Reader


Happy Friday…!


It is very nearly Valentine’s Day, the global day of love & romance…. It can be exciting and fulfilling in new relationships or touching and sincere in existing relationships. However, there has been many tears shed due to a forgotten Valentine’s card. Feelings of genuine hurt can surface, a deep feeling of not being appreciated or cared about. It is important to acknowledge this, but please don’t get stuck there!


Zoom out, consider your life overall, check how much love is in your life already, this can come from friends, partners, family, children or pets.


However, the most important source of love is the one we have for ourselves. How do you show yourself love every day?


Let’s stop out sourcing our love and start giving it to ourselves.
Love you can feel everyday, everywhere.!!

Happy Valentine’s Day, beautiful people

Happy Valentine’s Day, Agnes.

The Oracle Cartoon

This week, Tim moves away from his specialist subject. They’d definitely medal in fairness…

Thanks, Tim.

Deenish Island in the High Court

Lice with your salmon, Sir?

The salmon farm on Deenish Island is being taken to court by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) regarding the reinstatement of its licence after their appeal was granted in October last year. A decision that completely disregards the study published in June of last year, definitively linking salmon farm aquaculture & its effect on the prevalence of sea lice in wild salmon populations.

In simple terms, FIE are arguing that this licence can’t have been reinstated, as the licence in question actually expired circa 2009 & the farm has been operating without a licence since. All while the local fishing stocks are decimated and the once thriving Waterville fishing tourism industry all but obliterated.

What can we do about it? I’m not sure. What should we do about it?

Everything Else

  • Come celebrate Valentine's Night with Eddie Lee at Foilmore Community Centre on Saturday, 14th February. Doors open at 9.00. Dancing at 9.30. Admission €10. Raffle with great prizes. Everyone welcome. A fundraiser for Valentia Lifeboat.

  • There’s a dark sky walk on the South Kerry Greenway tomorrow evening, more here

  • There’s a fundraising walk from noon tomorrow too.

  • Saturday 14th February 1pm - Valentine Ride Caherdaniel Charity Cycle in aid of Marymount Hospice Caherdaniel village to Sneem and back, Refreshments in D O’Shea’s

  • Iveragh Jobs Fair is on Tuesday 17th at Colaiste Na Sceilge 11-1pm

  • It’s Pancakes in The Piper on Tuesday, all proceeds to Caherdaniel National School

  • Gteic Ballinskelligs are hosting their first hub lunch & talk on the 10th, more here

  • Are you dancing? Siobhan is asking. More here

  • Love is all around The Shebeen on Saturday night for the Filemore National School Valentines Mixed Doubles Darts Competition. Darts away at 7pm.

Thanks

Late is the new early.

Thanks again to Tim & Agnes.

Insert standard magnet apology here. As if to distract you, I’ll just mention that badges are on the way.

Good luck, be well. Happy Valentine’s Day

Dave