Archive for March, 2023

Worst March Ever For Number Of Patients Waiting On Trolleys At UHK

Worst March Ever For Number Of Patients Waiting On Trolleys At UHK

March 31, 2023 at 5:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in March was the highest for that month since records began. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch figures for the month showed there were 401 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK in March compared to 338 in […]

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Students dressed as characters from Men In Black, the Joker and Peaky Blinders as part of Love Literature Week at Presentation Secondary School. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Fun Week Celebrating All Things Literary At Presentation Tralee

March 31, 2023 at 1:22 pm Comments are Disabled

PRESENTATION Tralee enjoyed a Love Literature Week to remember over the past week.  The school’s festival of the arts was opened by former past pupil, Celine Slattery who captivated students with her life story and marvellous wit. Award-winning young adult author, E.R Murray engaged in a stimulating workshop with second […]

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Award winners Patricia Quane (Lifetime Contribution Award), Sean Ryan (Business Leader of the Year Award) and Aoife Ní Mhuirí (Emerging Business Leader of the Year Award) at the Kerry Innovation Centre's Business Leaders Gala Dinner at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry’s Business Leaders Recognised At Gala Dinner In The Rose Hotel

March 31, 2023 at 1:04 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER 180 guests attended the Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner on Thursday evening at the Rose Hotel in Tralee to recognise the achievements of Kerry-based business leaders. Presented by Kerry Innovation Centre and sponsored by Kerry County Council and EY Ireland, this annual event is the pinnacle award celebration for ambitious […]

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Tralee MD Groups And Projects Receive €48,500 Under Community Support Fund

March 31, 2023 at 12:25 pm Comments are Disabled

COMMUNITY groups and projects in the Tralee Municipal District area will receive €48,500 under the Community Support Fund in 2023. Kerry County Council has announced details of the allocation of €750,000 in funding support  across the county under the fund this year. Projects and clubs in Tralee to receive funding […]

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Club And Volunteer Fair To Take Place This Sunday At The Meadowlands Hotel

Club And Volunteer Fair To Take Place This Sunday At The Meadowlands Hotel

March 31, 2023 at 8:44 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Recreation & Sports Partnership and Kerry Volunteer Centre will host a series of club and volunteer fairs over the coming weeks and months with the Tralee are fair taking place this Sunday. Not-for-profit clubs and organisations will take the chance to promote, recruit, and showcase the opportunities and activities they have taking place […]

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Tralee Boxing Club News

March 31, 2023 at 8:44 am Comments are Disabled

Tralee Boxing Club is gearing up for our annual Easter event this coming weekend. We will kick off early with flag days on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of April. Members and friends of the club will be out at various locations around the town collecting donations for the upkeep […]

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€560,000 In Funding As Cahersiveen Is Recognised As Gaeltacht Service Town

€560,000 In Funding As Cahersiveen Is Recognised As Gaeltacht Service Town

March 31, 2023 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

CAHERSIVEEN has been recognised as a Gaeltacht Service Town by Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Patrick O’Donovan and €560,000 fund approved for the town. While visiting the town today, the Minister announced that the Cathair Saidhbhín language plan has been approved under the language planning process. This is the […]

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30 March 2023; Katie Nix of Mercy Mounthawk Kerry scores her side's first goal during the Lidl All Ireland Post Primary School Senior ‘B’ Championship Final match between Convent of Mercy, Roscommon and Mercy Mounthawk, Kerry, at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, Tipperary. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

PHOTOS/REPORT: Mercy Mounthawk Girls Beaten In All-Ireland Final

March 30, 2023 at 4:08 pm Comments are Disabled

Kevin Egan reports on the Lidl All Ireland Post Primary School Senior B Championship Final played this afternoon… Convent of Mercy, Roscommon 2-11  Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee 2-6 A powerful final quarter surge was enough to secure the Lidl All-Ireland Post Primary School Senior B title for Convent of Mercy from […]

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€419,000 In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

€419,000 In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

March 30, 2023 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport, Jack Chambers TD, has announced €419,988 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme. The Minister announced €17million to support capital projects at Regional Airports around the country this morning. This latest tranche of capital funding will specifically provide for enhanced […]

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Brid Flynn, Shannon Foley and Gemma Burke at the MTU Nursing and Agri Students Ball at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Style From The MTU Nursing And Agri Studies Students Ball

March 30, 2023 at 10:13 am Comments are Disabled

AS the well-earned Easter break approaches, students from the MTU Kerry campus decided to let their hair down early by getting all dressed up last night for the Nursing and Agricultural Studies Students Ball. Taking place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, the students looked very stylish at the annual event […]

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Bryan Carr with Hans, Elsa, Olaf, Anna and Kristof before Wednesday night's opening performance at Siamsa Tíre. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Audiences Warm To Frozen Jr. On Opening Night At Siamsa Tíre

March 30, 2023 at 9:13 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was great excitement backstage at Siamsa Tíre last night as the cast of Frozen Jr. prepared for curtain up. Presented by Shannon Star Entertainment Ltd in association with Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts, Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical (which itself was based on the […]

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€4,000 Presented To Ballymac/Glanageenty Walkways Committee

March 30, 2023 at 8:45 am Comments are Disabled

THE Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA) in conjunction with the running group known as the Glanageenty Loopers, were delighted to present a cheque of €4,000 to the Ballymac/Glanageenty Walkways Committee. The cheque presentation took place at the Half-way Bar in Ballymac on Monday. This money was raised from the recent Glanageenty […]

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Tommy Walsh (Orbitus) and the Fenit Samphires Academy. Photo: Cillian Garvey for Fenit Without

Sponsored: Orbitus And Fenit Samphires Academy Wrap Up A Successful Inaugural Season

March 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm Comments are Disabled

Orbitus Senior Tax consultant Tommy Walsh visited the Fenit Samphires Academy to learn more about the role of volunteer coaches in community sports clubs… ORBITUS and the Fenit Samphires soccer club Academy have recently wrapped up a successful inaugural sponsorship season which saw the Munster based legal, tax and commercial […]

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The Think Before You flush stand at the Kerry Tidy Towns seminar last week a Ballygarry.

Think Before You Flush Team Meets Kerry Tidy Towns Groups At Seminar

March 29, 2023 at 3:05 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Think Before You Flush team were present to meet Tidy Towns volunteers from groups in Kerry at the Ballygarry Hotel last week for their annual Tidy Towns seminar. The Think Before You Flush campaign is a public awareness campaign run by Clean Coasts in partnership with Uisce Éireann. The […]

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Kate and Claire Crowley.

Sisters To Hold Easter Camp Fundraiser To Help African Children

March 29, 2023 at 1:43 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Tralee sisters are holding an Easter Camp fundraiser so that they can help children in Africa this summer. Kate and Claire Crowley from Mounthawk are 3rd Year Primary School student teachers in Mary Immaculate College and will travel to teach in Uganda this June. The youngest daughters of Susan Quirke-Crowley and […]

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The pageant will be performed at St John's Church on Good Friday at 3pm.

Good Friday Pageant To Be Performed At St John’s

March 29, 2023 at 11:58 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE’S annual Good Friday Pageant will be performed in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Castle Street, at 3pm. The pageant is part of the traditional Good Friday ceremony and will be staged by the St John the Baptist Parish Liturgy Drama Group. The presentation was first performed in […]

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Dr Orlaith Brennan Royal College of Surgeons Ireland with little helpers Thom Cournane, Robin Conway, Callum Townsend from Campus Kids Creche (back from left) Niall Horan Castel Education, Fiona O'Flynn International Medical Commencement Programme MTU, Eilish Broderick MTU and Clare Neenan Castel Education with MTU students Mohammed Al Ruwaili as the Panda and Rakan Al Alwan BumbleBee at the launch of the  Photo by Michelle Cooper Galvin

MTU To Host Teddy Bears Hospital Next Month

March 29, 2023 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

MTU will welcome over 150 children to the North Campus in Tralee as it hosts a Teddy Bear Hospital on Saturday, April 22. The event is being organised by students and staff from MTU and RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), along with charity partner BUMBLEance, the world’s first […]

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The 'Rally Town' event returns next month.

Circuit Of Kerry Rally To Provide Tourism Boost To Tralee This Weekend

March 29, 2023 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee Chamber President has welcomed this weekend’s Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally saying it will provide a great boost to the town. The 44th edition of the Kerry Motor Club event rolls into Tralee from Friday with over 150 drivers from all over Ireland, Britain and even as far […]

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Tralee Educate Together pupils with Rachel Geary of LEAF, teacher Treasa Browne and Sinead Fitzgerald planting trees at the Wetlands on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Local School Plants A ‘Choill Bheag’ At The Wetlands

March 29, 2023 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Educate Together is marking 20 years as a school this year and as part of their celebrations they planted 200 native trees at Tralee Bay Wetlands yesterday with LEAF Ireland. The school was delighted when LEAF Ireland approached them and asked if they would be interested in planting a […]

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Kingdom Swimmers at Minor Schools Championships

Kingdom Swimming Club News

March 28, 2023 at 3:22 pm Comments are Disabled

(1) Irish Schools Championships 2023 Well done to all our swimmers who represented their primary & secondary schools so well at the annual Schools Championships  in the NAC, Dublin over the weekend. On Saturday , many of our younger swimmers participated in the Minor Schools Championship with many achieving PBs and finals. […]

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Ellen Moloney (Early Childhood Care and Education Teacher), Joanne Ryan (Level 5 Childcare Student), Kathryn O'Donnell (Kerry County Childcare Committee) and Anne Doyle (Kerry College Guidance Counsellor).

Kerry College Hosts Recruitment Fair At Clash Campus

March 28, 2023 at 2:59 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY College Clash Campus was a hive of activity on Monday for the annual Recruitment Fair. There was an amazing turnout from employers across a broad spectrum of industries.  The event, organised by Helen Brick of Kerry College, helps connect the Level 5 and Level 6 students — who are […]

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Knockreer House.

Three Kerry Heritage Projects To Share Over €270,000 In Funding

March 28, 2023 at 12:21 pm Comments are Disabled

THREE Kerry heritage projects are to receive over €270,000 between them under this year’s Historic Structures Fund (HSF). Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, today announced that 95 Heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5 million under this year’s HSF. The three Kerry […]

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Call Goes Out For Volunteers To Get Involved In County Clean-Up Day

Call Goes Out For Volunteers To Get Involved In County Clean-Up Day

March 28, 2023 at 11:57 am Comments are Disabled

THE 11th annual County Clean Up will take place across the county on Saturday, April 15 and a call is going out to all community and voluntary organisations and individuals to get involved. The County Clean-Up takes place with the support of KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council. Over the […]

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Some of those gathered at the annual Tony O'Donoghue Memorial Walk on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Fantastic Day Planned For Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk

March 28, 2023 at 9:34 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk will take place on Saturday, April 15 and a fantastic day of entertainment is guaranteed. The ninth annual walk is in memory of the Tony from Blennerville who passed away in 2014 and tens of thousands of euro have been raised over the year in […]

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Kingdom of Kerry Greenways Spring Forward!
Representatives of the tourism industry, local public representatives, travel writers and influencers gathered on the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways on Monday 27th March 2023 to experience the exciting new tourist attractions and welcome the arrival of the longer daylight hours as the clocks change over to summertime. The new spring campaign launched by social media influencer, Sarah Hanrahan and Mayor of Tralee, Cllr. Mikey Sheehy encourages people of all ages to make the most of the increase in daylight hours and to start to clock up “Kingdom Kilometres” on foot or by cycling along the Kerry’s two new Greenways, Tralee-Fenit, and Listowel-Limerick. To find out more about the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways and plan your visit, check out www.kerrygreenways.ie/. Photo: Pauline Dennigan

Public Encouraged To Spring Into Greenways As Evenings Get Longer

March 28, 2023 at 9:33 am Comments are Disabled

COINCIDING with the clocks springing forward, Kerry County Council is encouraging people of all ages to make the most of the increase in daylight hours and to start to clock up ‘Kingdom Kilometres’ on foot or by cycling along the county’s two new Greenways — the Tralee-Fenit and Listowel-Abbeyfeale routes. […]

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Karl Henry will give a talk on April 13 at CH Tralee.

Sponsored: Karl Henry To Give Talk On Health And Wellbeing At CH Tralee

March 28, 2023 at 9:33 am Comments are Disabled

IRELAND’S most recognised personal trainer Karl Henry is coming to give a talk at CH Tralee tomorrow. He will speak on the ‘4 Pillars Of Lifelong Health at the store on Thursday, April 13 at 12noon. The leading fitness and wellness expert and Podcast host was announced as the newest face […]

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Annual Roger Casement Gathering On Good Friday

Annual Roger Casement Gathering On Good Friday

March 28, 2023 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Roger Casement Gathering will take place in Lios Mhic Easmainn (McKennas’ Fort), Ardfert, at 12 noon on Good Friday, April 7. This coming together is to remember and to honour Casement who arrived from Germany in a German submarine and landed on Banna Strand 107 years ago. He […]

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Siobhan Donnelly of Cara Credit Union with Minister

Local Credit Unions Celebrate Farming Community During National Cultivate Week

March 28, 2023 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Credit Unions are proud to announce the inaugural National Cultivate Week, a celebration of the credit unions’ commitment to the farming community. Taking place from March 27th to April 2nd, National Cultivate Week will bring credit unions and their members together throughout the country to celebrate farmers and the […]

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The new committee

Kerry Hospice Foundation Holds AGM

March 28, 2023 at 9:31 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual AGM of the Kerry Hospice Foundation took place last night with representatives from the branches all over the county present. Officers were elected for the coming year. The fundraising commitee for 2023 is as follows: Chairperson Jack Shanahan; Vice Chairperson Jenny Tarrant; Secretary Mary Shanahan; Treasurer Eileen Sheehy; […]

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The launch of the Paul Lucey Run For The Rock took place at the Austin Stacks Clubhouse on Monday evening attended by the Lucey family. Photo by Adrienne McLoughlin

Paul Lucey ‘Run For The Rock’ Returns On May Bank Holiday Weekend

March 28, 2023 at 9:31 am Comments are Disabled

THE Paul Lucey ‘Run for the Rock’ is back again for the May Bank holiday weekend on Monday May 1. This is the fifth year of the run which has grown in strength and popularity from year to year. The run and walk honours the memory of Paul Lucey, a proud […]

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