Damian Morrin (left) and Kevin Ring introducing a new queen bee (full image below).
Milltownpass celebrates the launch of new beehives
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Kevin Ring (local beekeeper) with Damian Morrin, Orla Brady, and Don Stalenis, the volunteers who completed beekeeper training.
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Ronan Lynskey (Milltownpass Tidy Towns) with Kevin Ring (local beekeeper).
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Dermot Bennett from Milltownpass and Phil Raphael from Raharney.
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Phil Raphael from Raharney, owner of Apishop, who provided the beehives for the Milltownpass Bees Community Apiary.
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Ian Manning from Rathowen (Lake County Bee Keeping Association), Padraig O’Donnell from Mullingar, and Johann Kielesch from Milltownpass.
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Audrey and Orla Brady from Milltownpass exploring bee-related literature.
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Christy Wright from Milltownpass with Tidy Towns committee members Ronan Lynskey, John Delamere (chairperson), and Sadhbh Lynskey.
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Timas, Tia, Rima, and Don Stalenis from Milltownpass at the community apiary launch.
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Milltownpass beekeepers Dermot Bennett, Paul Lynch, Kevin Ring, and Johann Kielesch.
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Ronan Lynskey (Milltownpass Tidy Towns) addressing attendees at the event.
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Orla Brady receiving a gift for completing beekeeper training from Ian Manning (Lake County Bee Keeping Association).
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Damian Morrin receiving a gift for completing beekeeper training, alongside Ian Manning from the Lake County Bee Keeping Association.
Don Stalenis receiving a gift for completing beekeeper training from Ian Manning (Lake County Bee Keeping Association).
Ian Manning (Lake County Bee Keeping Association) presenting a gift to Kevin Ring for his mentorship of the Milltownpass community apiary.
The new hives in place.
The new hives in place.
The new hives in place.
Photos and report by Jay G Forde
Damian Morrin (left) and Kevin Ring introducing a new queen bee (full image below).
Damian Morrin (left) and Kevin Ring introducing a new queen bee (full image below).
Milltownpass Tidy Towns
Published:
Sat 20 Jun 2026, 8:00 AM
On June 12, Milltownpass celebrated as the local Tidy Towns committee unveiled a beekeeping initiative featuring two community hives and several newly trained beekeepers.
