Daily Archives: October 31, 2019

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Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Death Of Man In South Kerry

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the discovery of the body of a man in his 60s at Tousist on Thursday, October 24.

Shortly before 7am on Thursday, October 24, Gardaí received a report of a possible road traffic collision at Clonee, Tousist, off the main Kenmare to Castletownbere Road.

The alarm was raised when the body of a man in his 60s was discovered in a ditch close to his car. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

It’s believed his car, a black Renault Modus (registration 05-TN), was on the roadside from the previous night and had struck a ditch before coming to a stop.

The body of the deceased was removed to University Hospital Kerry where a post mortem examination was carried out. A file will now be prepared for the Coroner.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and in particular to anyone in the vicinity of Tousist between 9pm on the 23rd October and 7am on the 24th of October who may have observed an 05 TN registered black Renault Modus to contact them.

Gardaí are also appealing to motorists with dash-cam footage recorded in the area during the times outlined to contact Killarney Garda Station on 064-667 1160 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111 or any Garda Station. Enquires are ongoing.

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Status Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued For Kerry

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WE had a lot of rain in Tralee this afternoon and evening and that is set to return tomorrow afternoon.

A Status Yellow – Rainfall warning has been issued for Kerry, Limerick, Clare and Kerry taking effect from 2pm on Friday.

Spells of heavy rain will lead to accumulations of 30 to 40mm during the period, with higher totals possible in upland areas.

The warning is valid until Saturday at 2pm. The rain is set to pass this evening, but will return in earnest in the early afternoon on Friday with some heavy downfalls forecast.

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Gardaí Conduct ‘Operation Lifesaver’ In Tralee

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GARDAI in Tralee conducted ‘Operation Lifesaver’ today with 20 motorists stopped for mobile phone use or not wearing their seat belt.

One driver was stopped with a three year old child standing in the front seat. Another driver texting while driving, failed to notice Gardaí with blue lights and sirens.

He was stopped  and it was discovered the car was not taxed for the last six years.  The car was seized under Section 41 Road Traffic Act and the driver will be summonsed to court.

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While dealing with that last detection, Gardai noticed another driver texting on her phone. Gardaí also discovered that this car was not taxed for the last 11 months. A fixed charge penalty notice was issued and the car seized under Section 41 Road Traffic Act.

Business/Property, News

Tralee Businesswoman Makes Shortlist For National Awards

Margaret Kissane.

A TRALEE businesswoman has been shortlisted for a national entrepreneur award. Margaret Kissane has received national recognition for her successful publishing and events group, Connect Publications.

She has been shortlisted from hundreds of nominations in the prestigious IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards.

Margaret was officially announced last week in the shortlist of eight in the entrepreneur of the year (under €250k) category along with many other successful Irish businesswomen including Kathryn Thomas, Pure Results Bootcamp, Kate O’Moore, Creative Director, MAKER and Sandra Pokrant, Co-owner and Manager, Lulu + Belle.

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The 13th annual IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards will be held on Monday 25th of November in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin.

Margaret established Connect Kerry Magazine in April 2014. She also publishes Connect Business (Quarterly) and produces numerous events including the Connect Kerry Businesswoman of the Year Awards, Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards, Connect Kerry Ladies Luncheon and the Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards.

Margaret owned the Kerry franchise for international retailer Benetton from the tender age of 17 to 21. She has also worked in marketing for Diageo, Irish Distillers, RSVP Magazine and Radio Kerry. Margaret will be supported on the night by friends and colleagues from Kerry.

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PHOTOS: Caherleaheen Pupils Raise Funds For Jigsaw Kerry With Halloween Fundraiser

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A Caherleaheen NS pupil enjoying the Halloween party last Friday.

HALLOWEEN is here with children (and no doubt a few adults) going all out with make-up and costumes for trick or treating tonight.

Well, just before mid-term, the pupils at Caherleaheen decided to put this creativity to good uses by holding a fancy dress fundraiser.

They raised €500 for Jigsaw Kerry at the school by dressing up last Friday with the good folks from ‘Art and Hobby’ painting the pupils faces on the day. Each child paid €2 or more for the great cause and as you can see they made a great effort. Scroll down for photos (supplied by the school)…

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Katie And Miriam Launch ‘Light To Remember’ For Kerry Hospice

Miriam O’Callaghan and Katie Gannon of RTE launch the Light To Remember fundraiser with Kerry Hospice volunteers Maura Sullivan, Andrea O’Donoghue and Margaret Crean.

VOLUNTEERS from the Kerry Hospice Foundation were at RTE Studios in Dublin on Tuesday where two well-known faces helped launch an upcoming fundraiser.

Andrea O’Donoghue, Maura Sullivan and Margaret Crean met up with Kerry Hospice patron Katie Hannon and her Prime Time colleague Miriam O’Callaghan to officially launch the ‘Light To Remember’ Virtual Tree which is now officially live online .

You can now get your ‘Light To Remember’ light for someone special and leave a tribute in the live tribute book . The lights will be available online until the end of December and will also be sold by Kerry Hospice volunteers in the near future.

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The Light To Remember ceremony will take place at 5pm on Sunday, December 8, on the grounds of University Hospital Kerry. Each light costs €5 and will shine throughout the festive period.

The initiative began last year and proved a big success with much needed funds raised for the Palliative Care Unit. Click on the following link to sponsor a light and leave a tribute https://lighttoremember.com/?fbclid=IwAR05cViqDG7sZbasqZE3y-7YpxHjYtA2mC9ipp04yQGQXv0P7syfHKE-yfM

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AIB Tralee To Host Event On The Future Of Retail At Ashe Hotel

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AIB Tralee is presenting ‘RX – Future of Retail Developing Your Retail Business’ which is a must attend event for retailers in Kerry, at The Ashe Hotel next Tuesday, November 5 at 8am.

In November 2018, AIB held the Retail Tech event at the same location and one year on, they are focusing on what’s next in the fast-changing retail world both locally and globally, building the customer experience, upskilling your team, developing your multi-channel offer and what can you do to prepare your business for what’s coming next.

Light refreshments and tea and coffee will be served at the morning event. The schedule is;

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8am — Registration
8.15 – 8:20 — Welcome – MC for the event: Gene O’Donnell ITT
8:20 – 8:35 — Panel Discussion
– Lead by Maria Clifford ITT, including Sandra Rusk Weardrobe & Martha Farrell ITT –
8:35 – 8:45 — Ken Tobin, TCA: Tralee – Retail Vision 2020
– Submission on retail for Tralee
8:45 – 9:00 — Vinny O’Brien: Ecommerce Applied
– Key Learnings for local retailers from the E-commerce Summit
9:00 – 9:15 — Fergal Coburn, AIB: Digital & Innovation
– The future of Retail in a Digital World
9:15 – 9:30 — Audience Q&A MC: Gene O’Donnell
9:30 — Closing: Stephen Stack, AIB

Retailers must register for the event via the following eventbrite link.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/rx-developing-retail-tralee-tickets-77977959175?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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Another Record Broken For Trolley Figures At UHK

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IT was the worst October since records began for numbers of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry according to new figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Nationally, it was also the worst October and the second worst month ever for overcrowding with not enough beds for 11,452 patients in Irish hospitals this month.

There were 306 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK this month, up from the previous high of 287 in October 2018.

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The INMO has warned that, together with chronic understaffing patients are at “grave risk”.

INMO analysis of the latest HSE workforce figures nationally, shows that since the start of 2019 there are 308 fewer staff nurses, 37 fewer Public Health Nurses and 87 fewer staff midwives The final figure represents a 6% drop in the staff midwife workforce over just nine months.

Figures produced by the INMO in August found over 1,300 nursing and midwifery vacancies in the public health sector as a direct result of the HSE’s recruitment freeze. 284 of the vacancies were in midwifery – with 1 in 6 posts vacant.

INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said: “The message from the frontline is clear: patients are being put at grave risk. There is no doubt that this situation will worsen as winter bites, unless staffing becomes a top priority for the government. Patients are paying the price for the HSE’s “go slow” recruitment freeze, which leaves many posts unfilled. I have written to the HSE to warn that their recruitment pause is putting lives at risk.

“We need to be encouraging more nurses and midwives into our system. Instead, we are making an already bureaucratic recruitment process even more difficult. In many cases, we’re slamming the door on those who want to work in our public health system.”