FÉILE DÚTHALLA: Féile Dúthalla will be held in the Duhallow region over the weekend August 12, 13 and 14 to celebrate Ireland's National Heritage.

The festival opens with a talk by Jack Lane of the Aubane Historical Society titled ' Thoughts on the Treaty'. This will be held at the James O'Keeffe Institute in Newmarket on Friday, August 12 at 8.30pm, is open to the public and is free of charge.

Saturday's list of events will commence with a talk by poet and author Donal O'Siodachain at the Trades Union Hall, Kanturk at 11am titled 'Kingwilliamstown in the Pass of Kerry - Ballydesmond, England's Last Irish Plantation'.

This will be followed at 2pm by a talk titled 'Irelands Legal Tradition: Loss and Recovery' which will be given by Patricia Herron.

At 4.30pm a walking tour of historic Kanturk will be lead by Patrick O'Sullivan where a number of interesting sites will be visited, explained and discussed. This tour is open to the public and is free of charge.

Saturday's programme will conclude with a traditional music concert and barbeque at The Park Bar and Restaurant Function room. The guest musicians are accordion and fiddle duet Danny O'Mahony and Gerladine O'Callaghan and will start at 7pm. Tickets for the barbeque and concert costing €5 are now on sale and available from Feile Admin.

Sunday's programme commences in Millstreet at 10am with a bus tour lead by Fr Seán Tucker and is titled River Blackwater Heritage Tour. The bus tour will visit several sites including the Thady Cotter/Whiteboy Memorial at Shinnagh Cross, Ballydesmond Village, Eamonn Kelly Monument in Gniomhgoleith, The Boinn, a number of battle sites including Knockbrack , Drishanebeg and Knocknanuss, two ecclesiastical sites Clonmeen and Nohoval along with castle sites Duarigle, Dromsicane, Dromagh and Dromineen as well as several other places of interest enroute.

There will be three seperate talks on the day and guest speakers Fr Sean Tucker, Seamus O'Súilleabháin and Noel Linehan will talk on Gioffraith Fionn O Dalaigh, Alisdair MacColla MacDonald, Koncknanuss and Thomas Davis, Poet and Patriot, respectively during the tour.

The fee is €20 which includes the bus pick up, bus tour, all talks/lectures, afternoon tea at Longueville House and a music and singing session at the White Country Inn, Banteer. Some tickets are still available and pre booking and purchase is essential.

Full details are on the Féile website at www. feileduthalla. com. They are also available on the Féile flyer which is in circulation throughout the region or by contacting Féile Admin.

Féile wishes to thank all those who have given their time and support for this small festival and invites the local business community and the general public to share in the weekends activities.

Anyone wishing to contribute in anyway are requested to get in contact with Féile Admin on 087-9484169 or email debrunts@iol.ie.

KANTURK QUALIFY FOR COUNTY INTERMEDIATE QUARTER FINAL: Following on their well deserved 1-18 to 1-17 victory over Kilworth at Milford on Saturday last, Kanturk Intermediate hurlers now face St Catherine's in the quarter final at Castletownroche on Sunday next, August 14, with a 6.30pm start.

Kanturk will be hoping to build on their victory over Kilworth and make a bold bid for a semi-final spot.

FAMILY FUN DAY AT GREENANE PARK POSTPONED: Kanturk and District Community Council wish to advise the public, that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Family Funday organised for Sunday, August 14, in the Greenane Park is postponed to another date. CANON SHEEHAN SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER: Congratulations to local English teacher Mary Angland of Curragh, Kanturk on winning the Canon Sheehan Short Story Award in Donerail Literacy and Arts Festival.

There was tremendous interest in the competition, which drew entries from the USA, Britain, Australia, France and of course Ireland. The judges chose Mary's story for its emotive display of human character, its often-poetic use of language and most importantly, for its ability to linger in the thoughts of the reader long after it was read.

In front of a distinguished audience, which included poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice and writer Ulick O'Connor, Mary was presented with the Canon Sheehan Trophy and a cheque for €1,000 by Billy Keane, son of John B Keane, at the opening of the festival in Creagh Castle on Friday night last.

We hope this is the beginning of a successful writing career for Mary and we wish her continued success for the future.

ANNUAL MASS AT KILROE CEMETRY: The Annual Mass at Kilroe Cemetry will take place on Sunday, August 21, at 3pm. The mass will be offered up in memory of all those buried in the graveyard. Everyone welcome to come along on the day.

AT THE CINEMA: The Cosey Midiplex has a great line up of films for the coming week.

Showing nightly at 8.15pm, from August 12, The Guard, The Zookeepers and from Wednesday 17 The Inbetweeners.

Showing daily at 3pm, Captain America and Zookeepers. Admission prices nightly shows €7.50 and matinees €4.50, these prices are reduced from the normal due to the reduction in the VAT rates. To check the Cosey's programme contact www.cosey.net or text Cosey to 51444.

BOWLING NEWS: Results from the Denis Horgan Bowling Club's Jackie Daly Shield Competition.

Results from Sallys Cross, Denis Hickey (Rathmore beat Martin Kelleher (Kilcorney) by two bowls of odds. Pat O'Sullivan (Kilcorney) beat Denis Hickey (Rathmore) for the last shot.

Results from the Kilcorney versus Banteer Challenge Series played at Kilcorney, Kilcorney 3 points, Banteer 3 points.

DANCING IN THE EDEL QUINN HALL: Sunday Social Dancing is back in the Edel Quinn Hall every Sunday night with a great line up of bands. Doors open at 8.30pm and early dancing from 9pm with Mick Duggan.

Admission each night will be €10. On stage on Sunday, August 14, PJ Murrihy; Sunday August 21, Seamus Moore and on Sunday, August 28, Moynihan Bros. KANTURK SOCCER CLUB LOTTO DRAW: There was no winner last week of the jackpot in the Kanturk Soccer Clubs weekly Lotto Draw. The numbers drawn were 9, 39, 26, 31 and the Bonus Number was 5.

The winner of the bonus number draw was Johnny O'Riordan Sally's Cross. Lucky Dip winners were: Patrick Vicaire, Newmarket Road; Pat Doyle, Freemount Road; Alan Greaney, Kilreen Celtic; Mary O'Riordan, Burtons Place; Geraldine Barry, Freemount Road and PJ Healy c/o The Stand Bar.

Next weeks jackpot will be €2,800 and the draw will take place at The Alley Bar. Kanturk Soccer Club wishes to thank all those who support their weekly lotto draw.