Archive for October 7th, 2020

KERRY has again recorded an increase in COVID-19 cases, but the exact number of cases was not specifically mentioned by the health authorities in its daily update this evening. 18 new cases were added to the county’s total to reflect yesterday’s increase. This makes the official total for the county now […]

AN allocation of €8.25m has been made to Ireland’s newest Technological University – Munster Technological University (MTU). This funding comes as part of an overall package of €34.33m in Transformation Funding for Technological Universities (TUTF) announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D. […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry will be suspending hospital visiting from today, Wednesday, October 7, until further notice, in line with the move to Level 3 restrictions, Visiting the hospital will be for exceptional cases only and this must be arranged through the ward manager and relevant consultant. University Hospital Kerry says […]

FUNDING totalling €23,534,00 has been announced for Kerry Libraries. The funding, approved by Department of Rural and Community Development, has a specific focus and is aimed to support a wide variety of groups in local communities. ‘Family Time @ your library’  which is part of Kerry Library Services’ Right to Read Programme comprising of online […]

STUDENTS from Coláiste Gleann Lí presented proceeds from a recent fundraiser to Pieta House Tralee on Monday. The students held a ‘colours day’ where students wore yellow, blue or orange — which are the colours of Pieta House — and donated €2, eventually raising €360. There were also fun games […]

KERRY Hospice Foundation received a number of cheques in the past week thank to fundraisers in the local community. Over 60 vintage and modern tractors took part in a tractor run on September 27 from Blennerville out west and raised €1,795 which was presented to Maura Sullivan of Kerry Hospice […]

A NEW photography competition has been launched this week to celebrate and promote cycling in the Kingdom. Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership and Kerry County Council are inviting people to take part in the ‘Where, in Kerry, will your bike take you?’ photography competition and are asking everyone to submit […]