THE 2012 MUNSTER CONVENTION will take place on Sunday 5th February in the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow. All Kerry branches are encouraged to attend the Convention. CHILD PROTECTION SEMINAR: A seminar will take place on Monday 13th February in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee at 7.30pm sharp. Mr. Tomás Ó Maoldomhnaigh, Ard Runaí who has a broad knowledge of the subject will present the seminar. All teachers of Music, Singing, Dancing, An Gaeilge, Designated Liaison Persons, Branch and County Board Officers should attend this seminar. We would encourage all branch secretaries to make every effort in contacting all of the above to attend this very important seminar. SULT NA NÓG will take place on the following dates. Sult Na nóg Music, Singing, Storytelling & Comhrá will take place on 3rd March in the IT Tralee, North Campus starting at 10.30am. Sult Na nóg Dancing will take place on 19th March in Fossa Community Centre starting 10.30am. Details and Entry Forms are available from your local Branch Secretary. FRIENDS OF KENYA invite you to a Traditional Biddy Ball in Kilcummin GAA Social Klub on Sat. 4th Feb at 9.30pm till late. Music by Neily O'connor Band. Adm. Free. Raffles & crack with optional fancy dress. Proceeds to Street Children in Luanda & Kisumu, Kenya. SEAN NÓS DANCING workshop with Adrian Moriarty will take place on the 11th Feb in Kilcummin Recreational Hall from 12-2pm. All ages welcome. Contact Adrian on 087-7696097. LIXNAW CCÉ: Ceolann, LeacSná are preparing once again for their annual Feile Feabhra, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday the 4th and 5th February. Saturday 4th Éigse Feabhra Workshops\master Classes – Registration 11 am, price 10. These classes are designed to improve the technique and basic skills of pupils in the 'improvers' and 'advanced' categories. The workshops are Fiddle/banjo with Gearóid Keating @ 11.30 am, Concertina/accordion with Mairead Corridon @ 2.15pm and Sean-nós dancing with Adrian Moriarty at 2.15pm. To register in advance please post confirming workshop to Bridie Stack, Runaí, Ceolann, Lixnaw. Saturday night is the Annual Ceolann Concert commencing at 8.00pm sharp, with the teachers and children taking part from the Lixnaw CCE Branch. Admission Adults 5 and Children 2. Sunday, 5th the Instrumental Music and Traditional Singing Competitions. These competitions are open to all novice competitors who have never won 1st, 2nd or 3rd on the particular instrument or singing comp in any age group at a County Fleadh or County Ceol an Gheimhridh or the Open Lixnaw Féile Cheoil. The age groups are U8, U10, U12 and O12 on the following instruments Tin Whistle, Button Accordion, Concertina, Banjo, Mandolin, Flute, Fiddle, Duets, Trios and Quartettes. The age groups for the Singing are Boys U12 & O12, and girls U12 & O12, in both English and Irish competitions. Competitions are 2 per person per competition. All further enquiries to Bridie Stack 066-7132462 KILCUMMIN CCÉ: Branch Meeting will take place on Thursday 9th February in the Recreational Hall at 8pm. Irish (Conversation) classes continue in the Rural Development Office every Thursday night @ 8.30p.m. Anyone interested in comhaltas activities can log on to www.kerrycomhaltas.ie for further details. The annual Lixnaw Féile Feabhra will take place on Sat. 4th & Sun. 5th Feb. in the Ceolann. Sult na n-óg: Music, singing, storytelling & comhrá will be on March 3rd in the IT Tralee North campus starting at 10.30am. The closing date is Wed. Feb 8th. Dancing on March 19th in Fossa Community Centre starting at 10.30am. The closing date is Tue Feb. 21st. Entry forms available from Bríd Fleming or from the Rural Development Office. Button Accordion Classes: Limited number of places available. Contact Conor Moriarty on 087-9698063. Fiddle Classes with Brendan O'sullivan continue every Thursday night. Contact 0863612665. NAOMH CHIARÁIN CCÉ: Session at Crag Caves: Sunday February 19th from 4pm to 6pm all are welcome. If you wish to take part bring along your musical instrument, sing a song, tell a story or dance a step. If not just relax and enjoy the craic. Music Classes: Dónal Cullinane music classes continue at Scartaglen Cultural and Heritage Centre on Saturday mornings. Contact Dónal on (086) 2007558 as pre booking is essential. Reidun Schlesinger Music classes: At Currans Community Hall on Monday evenings all are welcome. Reidun can be contacted on (087) 9102239 for further details. The schools programme: Continue as usual. Sean nós Dancing: Adult Sean nós dancing classes in Currans Community Hall on Tuesday nights with Ann-marie & Sinead Nelligan from 8pm to 9pm. For further information contact AnnMarie on (086)3818502 or Sinead on (086) 3956078 Adult Sean nós dancing classes at Brosna Community Centre on Wednesday nights from 8pm to 9pm with Ann-marie & Sinead Nelligan. All are welcome. Contact Ann-marie on (086)3818502 or Sinead on (086) 3956078 for further details. Childrens Sean nós and Ceilí classes at Currans Community Hall Saturday mornings from 11am to 12 noon. Contact AnnMarie on (086)3818502 or Sinead on (086) 3956078 for further details Traditional Singing Classes: For adults and children with Helen Blanchfield at Scartaglen Cultural & Heritage Centre on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. If you or your child is interested in learning traditional singing, please contact Helen on (087)1519184 as advanced booking is essential. The Rambling House: Brosna: The Rambling House in Brosna continues on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. All are welcome to join host Josie Mc Creesh. Scartaglen: The Rambling House in Scartaglen takes place the second Monday of every month at 8.00pm. Contact Bridie Garvey at Scartaglen Culture & Heritage Centre (066) 7147231 for further details. For further information on any of the above contact: Chairperson: Helen Blanchfield on (087) 1519184 or Secretary: Kay Daly on (087) 9940339. SLIABH LUACHRA CCÉ: Table Quiz – Sliabh Luachra Comhaltas held a fundraising table quiz in the GAA Club bar last Friday evening. It was a great success with money from the night going towards the cost of Set Dancing costumes for our senior set dancing team. Sincere thanks to Tom Hogan and the GAA for the use of the Club bar, its facilities and in organising tables etc. Your help and contribution was greatly appreciated. Thanks also to Adrian Moriarty and the senior set dancers who organised the quiz, prizes and ensured the smooth running of the event on the night. Well done to all who participated and in particular to the prize winners. Thanks to all the musicians who joined the session and to everyone that arrived on the night, your support was greatly appreciated. Sult na nóg 2012: The dates for Sult na nóg 2012 are 3rd March for Music Singing Storytelling and Comhrá. These competitions will take place on Sat 3rd March in the I.T. College Tralee with competitions commencing at 10.30 am. Age Groups are as follows, Under 9, U10, U12 and U14. Set dancing and Ceilí dancing competitions will take place at a later date, 19th March in Fossa Community Centre. It is important to note that Sult na nóg is a novice competition and competitors must be members of Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Eireann. Last date for entries is 10th Feb 2012 for competitions taking place on Sat 3rd March, for entry details and any other information please contact our branch secretary, Katie on 087-2871357. Membership is also due by 10th Feb, Family membership: 20, Senior: 12 and Junior is 6. Membership can be paid to Carmel, Katie or any other committee member. DATES FOR YOUR 2012 DIARY: The Munster Finals of Ceol an Gheimridh 2011/2012 will take place in Hospital, Co. Limerick on Sunday February 19th 2012. The 2012 County Fleadh will take place in Ballybunion from the 21st to 24th June. The 2012 Munster Fleadh will be held in Dungarvan Co. Waterford from July 16th to July 22nd. The 2012 Fleadh Cheoil na héireann will take place in Cavan from August 13th to August 19th. WEB SITE: Visit our County Board web site at www.kerrycomhaltas.com for details of all branch activities around the County. ANY BRANCH OR CULTURAL ORGANISATION who would like to advertise in these notes please contact John on 086-1579381, or email Sheila at admin@kerrycomhaltas.com. is the 14th of February. Teachers must read the Qualification Specification before attending this event. For a copy of the Qualification Specification, please go to the Qualifications section at www.signature.org.uk. Teachers must bring a copy to the event. Further information on Signature's training programme is available at http://www.signature.org.uk/training_for_teachers SLIS JOB VACANCY. The Sign Language Interpreting Service has a vacancy for an Administration & Booking Officer to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Manager, SLIS team, to act as the point of contact for SLIS customers, manage the office and operate effectively the SLIS Referral System. The closing date for receipt of applications is strictly no later than 1pm Thursday 9th February 2012. Interviews will take place after 20th February 2012. Please note short-listing may apply. Completed application form including the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees can be sent to: The Chairperson, Sign Language Interpreting Service, 40 Lower Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. A job description and application form are available via text/tel: 087 650 6651 or by email to slisrecruitment@gmail.com WORKSHOP FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS. The Centre for Deaf Studies in Trinity College will host a workshop for interpreters on the theme of "The Practise Profession Approach to Healthcare Interpreting". It will be held on Friday 24th Feb (6-9pm) & Saturday 25th Feb (10am5pm). Robyn K. Deaf who is currently a PHD Candidate at HeriotWatt University in Edinburgh will present the workshop. This workshop examines the practise of interpreting in a different frame and as a result, challenges some long-held ideas about ethics and decision-making. This newer frame also appreciates several practise realities that must be overtly addressed. First is that interpreters are active and influential participants in the communication event, that the constructs of language and culture which we learn to use to analyse interpreting work are insufficient for appreciating the myriad demands of community work, and last, that a discussion of the interpreter's role is incomplete without a discussion of the interpreter's responsibility. It is through this new lens that we consider some of the unique demands of healthcare interpreting and discuss not best practises but a best practise process, a different vehicle for formulating and critiquing work decisions. Participants will leave this workshop with new insights about their work, ethical decisions, and expectations for professional development. Robyn K. Dean, CI/CT, MA was appointed to the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1999, in recognition of her scholarship in the interpreting field and leadership in the education of interpreters, medical students, and other health care professionals. She has been an interpreter for over 20 years, with particular service experience in medical and mental health settings. This workshop is part of the Medisigns Project (Leonardo da Vinci) www.medisignsproject.eu. Places are limited, so please register your participation by emailing: cdsinfo@tcd.ie DEAFBLIND CONFERENCEBUILDING BRIDGES. An information event will be held for deafblind people, their families and carers and professionals working