Daily Archives: July 6, 2022

News

Cllr Enquires About Regularity Of Grass Cutting In Town Estates

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Cllr Johnnie Wall.

A TRALEE councillor wants the regularity of grass cutting in estates looked at by the local authority.

At the meeting off Tralee Municipal District on Tuesday, Fianna Fáil Cllr. Johnnie Wall was enquiring about the Council’s obligation to cutting grass in the Bruach na hAbhainn estate in Tralee, after he was asked to do so by residents.

In reply, Council Management said the green areas at the Bruach na hAbhainn estate are maintained by Tralee MD.

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They said the grass is normally regularly maintained, however, so far in 2022, due to a combination of works demands elsewhere and periods of poor weather, Tralee MD staff have been unable to achieve their normal level of service. The green area was however cut in the recent days by Tralee MD.

Cllr Wall said the grass cutting issue was cropping up at estates all over Tralee. Cllr Wall said biodiversity was fine, but if children couldn’t play in green areas because of the length of the grass, then that was a problem.

News

Kerry Student Receives Gaisce Gold Award From President Higgins

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Natasha Myers received the Gaisce Gold Award from President Higgins on Tuesday.

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins delivered the Gaisce Gold Award to 79 recipients at a ceremony yesterday which took place at Áras an Uachtaráin – the first Gaisce Gold Award Ceremony to take place in three years.

Natasha Myers, who undertook the Gaisce Gold Award with Killorglin Community College, represented Kerry at the ceremony where recipients were commended for their outstanding commitment to personal development and contribution to society.

At the height of Covid in 2020-2021, over 40,000 young people aged 14-25 answered the President’s call to pursue a Gaisce Award, supported by over 1,200 President’s Award Leaders in 750 organisations Nationwide.

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The Gaisce Gold Award is the nation’s highest recognition of a young person’s initiative, achievement, and voluntary contribution to society.

In order to complete a Gold Gaisce Award, each of the recipients set and achieved their own goals across challenge areas that include personal skill, physical activity, community involvement, team adventure journey and a residential project.

Gaisce celebrates the innate talents and abilities of all young people in Ireland, regardless of their circumstances. The Gaisce Awards, founded in 1985, recognise young people’s commitment to personal development and community action.

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Tralee Native To Bring Strawboys Performance To Towns And Villages In Kerry

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The Strawboys, featuring Tralee native Rob Heaslip, are coming to a town and village near you next week.

IF you see dancers wearing straw outfits dancing around the town or a village near you next week don’t be alarmed.

It’s just Tralee dance artist Rob Heaslip and some friends reviving the cultural tradition of ‘The Strawboys’ with a modern twist, in a vibrant pop-up work across Kerry from July 14 to July 19.

Strawboys is an energetic outdoor performance which blurs the lines between traditional and contemporary dance and music and pays homage to the traditions and costumes of the Wren Boys who once paraded through the streets, towns and fields of Ireland.

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From Thursday week, July 14 to Monday, July 19, pop up performances of Strawboys will take place all over Kerry in town centres and rural settings such as village squares, carparks and forests.

Unsuspecting audiences will see a luminous strawboy enter a location, before being joined by the rest of the cast to perform a highly percussive and visually work in which the lively Balkans vibes of the music match colour-popping costumes.

A native of Tralee, Rob Heaslip works internationally as a dance artist, choreographer, dancer, movement director and dance teacher.

Strawboys is the second work in Rob Heaslip’s trilogy, exploring rituals of death, life and birth amongst the Gaels, the people on the north-western edge of Europe.

Strawboys features professional dancers Sophie Hutchinson, Favour Odusola, Aneta Dortová and Salma Ataya.

Composers Zoe Katsilerou and Eilon Morris’ joyous music matches the vibrant costumes and woven masks of Scottish Costume Designer Alison Brown.

Strawboys will be performed in over 50 different community sites and venues in Kerry, Clare and Galway in July and August. Each performance lasts 25 minutes.

It is supported by the Arts Council and in partnership with Town Hall Theatre Galway, Galway City Council, Galway County Council, Siamsa Tíre- The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, Kerry County Council, Glór Ennis and Clare County Council.

GAA, News, Sport

PHOTOS: Honing Football Skills At Kerins O’Rahillys Cúl Camp

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Young ladies at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean

SCHOOL may be out for summer, but a different kind of learning is going on at Kerins O’Rahillys club grounds this week.

Over 100 kids of varying ages are converging on the Strand Road club each morning at the annual Kellogs Cúl Camp.

Most of the participants are from the club with a few ‘outsiders’ also taking part. The weather has been a mixed bag so far, but a little drizzle isn’t dampening the mood as new skills are learnt from the attentive coaches. Scroll down for photos…

Young ladies at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Lads at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean
Lads at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Young ladies at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean
Lads at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Cúl Camp this week. Photo by Dermot Crean
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News

Cllr Ferris Want Action From Irish Water On Issues In Tralee Housing Estate

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Cllr Deirdre Ferris.

A LOCAL councillor expressed her frustration at Irish Water’s lack of response to issues in a Tralee housing estate.

Sinn Féin Cllr. Deirdre Ferris was speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council where she asked could Council Management give an update on Irish Water’s plans for sewer and wastewater upgrades in the Marian Park estate in Tralee.

In reply, management said the request was forwarded to Irish Water, no reply was received to date and that they have pursued Irish Water for a response.

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Cllr Ferris said the situation was a disgrace and the people affected in Marian Park are enduring an appalling situation.

She said there are constant blocked pipes with waste coming back up the toilets and Irish Water needs to act now on the matter. Cllr Ferris asked that the Council push Irish Water for a response as soon as possible.

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Courthouse Will Not Fall Into Disrepair If New Site Is Found Says Courts Service

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THE Courts Service has stated that the Courthouse on Ashe Street will not fall into disrepair if a new courthouse is to be built elsewhere in Tralee.

At the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Tuesday, Cllr Jim Finucane asked that the Council sell the designated site for a new Courthouse facility for the full market value as a matter of urgency.

In reply to the Fine Gael councillor, Council management stated that the clear preference of the Council is that the Court Services are provided into the future at the existing location and this has been clearly indicated to the Court Services.

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Management stated; “However, mindful of the Court Services position regarding potential difficulties on delivering on this option and mindful of the need to keep the services of the Courts in Tralee town, the Council has reviewed options with the Court Services with The Island of Geese being one such option reviewed.

The Court Services have stated, following a recent meeting the CEO, Ms Angela Denning, that they will require a building significantly larger than the existing courthouse on Ashe Street to facilitate increased sittings of the High Court, including the Central Criminal Court, in Tralee, where they have also stated that a site at the Island of Geese is their preferred solution.

If the Island of Geese option were to proceed, the court services have confirmed that the courthouse on Ashe Street would continue in use by the Courts Service in the medium term as it would take a number of years to acquire funding to proceed to procurement and construct a new courthouse.

The Council in this regard, has been very clear with the Court Services at all times that any proposal to be put before the Members of the Tralee Municipal District for consideration will require that the existing Courthouse is restored and maintained, given the iconic nature of the building.

In this regard, the Court Services have stated that they have no intention of allowing the building to fall into dereliction and following a request from Kerry County Council, they confirmed their cooperation in any future regeneration scheme, relating to the courthouse,” concluded the reply.

Any proposal to build a new Courthouse on local authority land would need to be approved by councillors at a full meeting of Kerry County Council.