Archive for December 16th, 2015

VIDEO: Local Woman Shannon Meets Her Swedish ‘Twin Stranger’

VIDEO: Local Woman Shannon Meets Her Swedish ‘Twin Stranger’

December 16, 2015 at 8:29 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman is the latest person to find their ‘Twin Stranger’ as part of experiment by Irish students. Student Shannon Lonergan was contacted by Sara from Sweden who found her on TwinStrangers.com after they both had signed up to the site. The website was set up by Castleisland native, Niamh Geaney and her […]

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Scoil Eoin sixth class pupils who were Christmas caroling in Manor West on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: Primary School Pupils Bring Festive Cheer To Christmas Shoppers

December 16, 2015 at 5:11 pm Comments are Disabled

WITH the Christmas shopping period now in full swing two local primary schools went out and about to spread a bit of festive cheer for shoppers. Out caroling on Wednesday afternoon, were Scoil Eoin who went to Manor West, while Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn set themselves up in the Mall. “We’re just out entertaining […]

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Zoe’s World: Keep Your Real Friends Close And Lose The Ones Who Make You Unhappy

Zoe’s World: Keep Your Real Friends Close And Lose The Ones Who Make You Unhappy

December 16, 2015 at 3:30 pm Comments are Disabled

LESS than ten days until Santa comes knocking and I, along with a lot of others, am thinking about New Year’s. I have said it before and I will say it again, I don’t see the hype around New Year’s. This whole “New Year, New You” idea is nothing more than […]

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TUI Strike Action At ITT ‘Inevitable’ Unless Govt Negotiates On Critical Issues

TUI Strike Action At ITT ‘Inevitable’ Unless Govt Negotiates On Critical Issues

December 16, 2015 at 2:44 pm Comments are Disabled

TUI members in Institutes of Technology, including IT Tralee, have voted by a margin of 92% to engage in a campaign of industrial action in order to tackle a number of  issues in their sector. In a vote with a 56% turnout of members, announced yesterday, the Union said strike […]

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Asbestos Type Tile To Be Removed During Work On KGH Wards

Asbestos Type Tile To Be Removed During Work On KGH Wards

December 16, 2015 at 1:16 pm Comments are Disabled

AN asbestos type tile will be removed during work on the refurbishment of two wards at Kerry General Hospital. The HSE South Estates Department obtained the services of a competent asbestos surveying company to undertake a survey of Valentia and Reask wards which are being prepared for refurbishment. This identified an […]

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VIDEO: Revving Up For Office Chair Racing In The Mall This Saturday

VIDEO: Revving Up For Office Chair Racing In The Mall This Saturday

December 16, 2015 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S set to be a great afternoon of fun in The Mall on Saturday at the second Annual Christmas Office Chair Racing Competition in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, the event gets underway from 3pm and you can expect the action to be fierce […]

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Mary (Emily Corridon) and Joseph (Rory O'Brien) before the start of the Blennerville NS Christmas Concert on Tuesday night in St John's Church. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Pupils From Blennerville School Put On A Great Show In St John’s

December 16, 2015 at 11:56 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was great excitement for pupils and staff from St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville last night as they put on their annual Christmas Concert in St John’s Church. Hundreds of family members came to the church to hear the pupils sing Christmas classics and some well known modern festive songs as well. […]

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