Archive for February 7th, 2018

Tralee Boxing Club News

Tralee Boxing Club News

February 7, 2018 at 3:32 pm Comments are Disabled

By Donie Jack Griffin of Tralee Boxing Club THERE  were great bouts once again at the Tralee Boxing Club annual tournament at the weekend in Monavalley. It started off with a couple of exhibitions Michelle and Mary McDonagh were very good for the home club — two young Katie Taylors […]

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Tralee Woman Wins Prestigious NUI Galway Alumni Award

Tralee Woman Wins Prestigious NUI Galway Alumni Award

February 7, 2018 at 3:19 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE native has been announced as  a winner of one of the prestigious NUI Galway 2018 Alumni Awards. Award-winning poet, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, originally from Derrylea, Oakpark, is one of just seven winners to be presented with the ‘Gradam Alumni don Ghaeilge’ at the 18th annual Alumni Awards Gala Banquet […]

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Minister Impressed By Presentation On Fenit Diving Boards

Minister Impressed By Presentation On Fenit Diving Boards

February 7, 2018 at 2:08 pm Comments are Disabled

DEPUTY Brendan Griffin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Tourism & Sport was in Fenit on Tuesday morning to meet a delegation from the Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC). While there he visited the Bathing Slip and received a briefing on the proposal for new diving boards, […]

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Thomas Lynch from Castleisland.

Do You Know Anyone Who Would Make A Great Rose Escort?

February 7, 2018 at 1:56 pm Comments are Disabled

ROSE of Tralee, Dr Jennifer Byrne and the Rose Escort of the Year, Thomas Lynch have challenged young Irish men to see if they have what it takes to be a Rose Escort at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 17-21. “Why should someone apply? Because it’s […]

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Launching Tralee Rotary Club's 'Just One Life' event at The Imperial Hotel on Tuesday were, front from left; Sergeant Eileen O'Sullivan, Tralee Rotary Club President Graham Borley and Maurice O'Connell (Kerry Fire Service). Back from left; Siobhan Murphy (The Kerryman), George Philip (Tralee Rotary Club), Carl Heaton (Tralee Rotary Club), Michael Flynn (Kerry Fire Service), Pierce Wall (Tralee Rotary Club) and Grace O'Donnell (Tralee Rotary Club). Photo by Dermot Crean

Tralee Rotary Club Launches Road Safety Event Aimed At Students

February 7, 2018 at 1:19 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Rotary Club has launched a road safety initiative which they hope will get Transition Year students involved. As part of Tralee Rotary Clubs plan for the year, they decided to introduce the ‘Just One Life’ Driver Awareness programme to Tralee. The club and Kerry County Council joined forces with an […]

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27 Patients Waiting On Trolleys Today At UHK

27 Patients Waiting On Trolleys Today At UHK

February 7, 2018 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE are 27 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The INMO compiles figures based on daily checks in emergency departments and wards across the country. The figures are not disputed by the HSE. There were 22 patients […]

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In front, Con O'Connor of Pieta House with pupils of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn who presented Pieta House with €566. Included are Lauren Ní Fhlaitheartaigh, Dáithi Ó Loingsigh, Megan Nic Artúir, Grace Ní Dhomhnaill, Cillian Ó Domhnaill. Back from left; Teachers Deaglán Ó Cuill, Liam Ó Conchubhair, Olive Uí Ghearáin, Treasa Uí Righaill, Colm Ó hAiniféin, Principal Cáit Uí Chonchúir and Kieran O'Brien of Pieta House. Photo by Dermot Crean

Gaelscoil Raises €566 In Less Than An Hour For Pieta House

February 7, 2018 at 11:47 am Comments are Disabled

THE generosity of the people of Tralee was definitely in evidence just before Christmas. The children from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn were carol singing outside Penney’s on the Wednesday, December 20, and in just under an hour they raised €566. “We try to support charities around Christmas and this time we […]

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It’s Kerry V Cork But This Time It’s In Dodgeball At The Complex

It’s Kerry V Cork But This Time It’s In Dodgeball At The Complex

February 7, 2018 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY have come up against Cork in many sporting contests over the years but this Thursday evening in Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Complex has to be a first as teams from Tralee IT face Cork IT in an Intervarsity Dodgeball contest. Teams from nearby Kerry College of Further Education […]

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Three Kerry Properties Going To Online Auction

Three Kerry Properties Going To Online Auction

February 7, 2018 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

THERE are three Kerry properties going to auction at the next BidX1 event this month. The online auction takes place on February 22/23 and sees properties in Castleisland, Ventry and Asdee up for sale. Continued below… Out in west Kerry, a detached, two-storey, four bedroom house, is up for sale […]

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