Archive for December 22nd, 2022

Principal of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Cáit Uí Chonchúir is joined by teaching colleagues as she cuts her 'retirement cake' on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Príomhoide Cáit Says Farewell To Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn After 32 Years

December 22, 2022 at 12:39 pm Comments are Disabled

THE community at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn came out in force on Tuesday to pay tribute to their much-loved príomhoide, Cáit Uí Chonchúir, who retired after 32 years at the school. Originally from Caherslee, Cáit was educated at Balloonagh Primary and Secondary School before moving on to Mary Immaculate College from […]

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Christmas Panto Is Back With A Beauty Of A Production Next Week

Christmas Panto Is Back With A Beauty Of A Production Next Week

December 22, 2022 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Christmas period wasn’t the same for families over the past couple of years without the annual panto, so it’s no surprise that tickets are flying out the door for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ next week. Presented by Oliver Hurley Productions, Sleeping Beauty is the spellbinding tale of a beautiful Princess, the evil Maleficent, […]

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JRI America staff planting bulbs on Wednesday near the Tralee Municipal District Offices at Princes Street.

JRI America Partners With Local Organisations For Clean-Ups And Tree Plantings

December 22, 2022 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

JRI AMERICA partnered with Tralee Tidy Towns, Team Bramble, Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance in their corporate volunteering events this December. Multiple teams from JRI America Tralee offices engaged in environmental voluntary actions to celebrate International Volunteer Day including beach cleans at Ballybunion, Ballyheigue and Fenit and pollinator-friendly […]

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Eight Kerry Heroes Honoured By Radio Kerry And Fexco

Eight Kerry Heroes Honoured By Radio Kerry And Fexco

December 22, 2022 at 11:02 am Comments are Disabled

EIGHT worthy recipients of the annual Fexco Kerry Heroes Awards were recognised on a special Kerry Today programme with Jerry O’Sullivan this morning. They were Batt Burns, Sharon Donovan, Alannah Dunleavy, Sean O’Shea, Noreen Everett, Chemotherapy Unit Staff at University Hospital Kerry, Tralee Soup Kitchen Staff and Cathal Walshe. Each […]

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Heading back for more punishment at the Christmas Day swim in Fenit. Photo by Dermot Crean

Christmas Day Swims In Aid Of Great Causes In Banna And Fenit

December 22, 2022 at 10:25 am Comments are Disabled

THE Christmas swims are back in earnest this year and if you’re looking for a bracing start to the afternoon then a trip to Banna or Fenit is in order. Whichever beach you choose to take a dip in, you’ll have a chance to help out two great organisations. The annual […]

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Over 3,300 Patients Were Waiting On Trolleys At UHK In 2022

Over 3,300 Patients Were Waiting On Trolleys At UHK In 2022

December 22, 2022 at 9:58 am Comments are Disabled

FIGURES collated by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that, up to Tuesday, December 20, there were 3,371 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry this year. While this figure was higher than in 2020 and 2021, it was still lower than the high of 3,610 in 2019. […]

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