Archive for September 2nd, 2015

Balloonagh Convent To Close Its Doors By End Of The Month

Balloonagh Convent To Close Its Doors By End Of The Month

September 2, 2015 at 5:03 pm 3 comments

  THE BALLOONAGH convent will close its doors by the end of the month. The convent has operated since 1858 and last Saturday a special mass was celebrated by Bishop Ray Browne for the Sisters of Mercy, who run the convent. Last month it was announced by the Sisters of Mercy […]

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Local Women Power Their Way To World Championships

Local Women Power Their Way To World Championships

September 2, 2015 at 4:47 pm Comments are Disabled

  TWO, local woman have qualified to represent their country at the World Powerlifting Championships in Italy this November. Mairead McMahon and Ann Scanlon, booked their place at the world event because of their performances at the national championships in Ardee, County Louth, last month. Story continued below… Ann Scanlon is from […]

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Woman Fed Up Of Delays On Regular Cork Trips Starts Petition For Macroom Bypass

Woman Fed Up Of Delays On Regular Cork Trips Starts Petition For Macroom Bypass

September 2, 2015 at 2:07 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman has decided to start a petition pushing for a bypass of Macroom which she hopes to present to the Minister for Transport. Siobhan O’Brien, from Alderwood Road, has been making trips with an ill relative three times a week to Cork University Hospital for treatment. The journey has become arduous for her and […]

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Tidy Tralee Awards Announced In A Great Week For The Town

Tidy Tralee Awards Announced In A Great Week For The Town

September 2, 2015 at 12:34 pm Comments are Disabled

AS Tralee celebrates its top three finish in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) results, the Tidy Tralee awards for best estates have also been announced this week. Tralee has made huge strides in the past few years and its placing this week, rising from 25th place in January […]

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PHOTOS: Junior Infants Enjoy First Day At CBS Primary School

PHOTOS: Junior Infants Enjoy First Day At CBS Primary School

September 2, 2015 at 11:13 am Comments are Disabled

CBS Primary School was one of the last schools in Tralee to open their doors after the summer holidays and for junior infants it was a special day. There was as much emotion in the parents as in the children as they dropped off the little ones to begin a […]

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VIDEO: IT Tralee Student Creates Emotional Mental Health Documentary

VIDEO: IT Tralee Student Creates Emotional Mental Health Documentary

September 2, 2015 at 11:06 am 1 comment

  AN IT Tralee student has shot and created a very personal and emotional mental health documentary entitled #MakeSomeNoise For Mental Health and which forms part of her college projects. Zara O’Dowd, from Castlemaine, made the film as part of her Masters (MA) in Creative Media in which a number of […]

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Kerry Stars Help Launch CBS The Green Fun Run

Kerry Stars Help Launch CBS The Green Fun Run

September 2, 2015 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

TWO current Kerry GAA stars with strong ties to Tralee CBS, helped launch the secondary school’s inaugural 5k and 3k fun run in aid of a new astro turf facility on the school grounds. The fun run will take place on Sunday, September 27 at 1pm sharp. Story continued below… Barry John […]

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Zoe’s World: As School Starts Up Again, Be More Sociable…

Zoe’s World: As School Starts Up Again, Be More Sociable…

September 2, 2015 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

  FIRST day in my new school was not nearly as nerve-wracking as I expected. Despite the first few minutes spent awkwardly bumping into other people, it all seemed to work out okay. Which is actually quite a big deal, as social situations aren’t usually my forté. Especially when they […]

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PHOTOS: St John’s, Flemby And Caherleaheen Schools Welcome New Arrivals

PHOTOS: St John’s, Flemby And Caherleaheen Schools Welcome New Arrivals

September 2, 2015 at 9:25 am 1 comment

IT was an exciting week for children in Flemby NS, Caherleaheen NS and St John’s Parochial School in Ashe Street when we visited on Tuesday morning. The junior infants had all been settling in well since starting this week and were getting to know each other and their teachers. In Flemby […]

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