Archive for June 1st, 2023

Sponsored: Soak Up The Sun At The Garden Terrace At The Ashe Hotel This Weekend

Sponsored: Soak Up The Sun At The Garden Terrace At The Ashe Hotel This Weekend

June 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm Comments are Disabled

THE sun is shining and the cocktails are sweet on the colourful Garden Terrace at The Ashe Hotel. Enjoy al fresco dining while sipping a cool beverage while you bask in the summer sun. Saturday night at The Ashe welcomes talented local musician Daithi O’Regan in Alfie’s Bar from 9pm […]

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Crowds in the Town Park on Saturday.

Féile na mBláth Park Festival Returns This Month

June 1, 2023 at 2:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS year’s Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival returns to its traditional mid-June date and will run from Friday the 16th through to Sunday 18th  in the Tralee Town Park. Thanks to Kerry County Council – Tralee Municipal District, entrance to the Festival and its events will once again […]

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1.6.2023 REPRO FREE - KERRY Mental Health Association has commenced the roll-out of its programme of free and affordable mental health first aid training courses in the county. Four volunteers based in Tralee, Kenmare, Killorglin and Cahersiveen have completed the recent mental health first aid instructor course at MTU Kerry. Anyone interested in taking part in a mental helath first aid course should email Manager@KerryMentalHealth.ie. Pictured at the Munster Technological University Tralee were l-r: John Drummey, TJ O'Connor, Mark Murphy, Maedhbh Keegan and Mike Randles. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD . Domnick Walsh Photographer is an Irish Aviation Authority ( IAA ) approved Quadcopter Pilot. Tralee Co Kerry Ireland. Mobile Phone : 00 353 87 26 72 033 Land Line        : 00 353 66 71 22 981 E/Mail :        info@dwalshphoto.ie Web Site :    www.dwalshphoto.ie ALL IMAGES ARE COVERED BY COPYRIGHT © Press Release – Thursday 1st June 2023 Kerry Community-Based Organisations To Be Offered Mental Health First Aid Training KERRY Mental Health Association has commenced the roll-out of its programme of free and affordable mental health first aid training courses in the county. Four volunteers based in Tralee, Kenmare, Killorglin and Cahersiveen have completed the recent mental health first aid instructor course at MTU Kerry. Maedhbh Keegan, TJ O'Connor, Mark Murphy and Mike Randles are looking forward to welcoming adults involved in community and not-for-profit organisations to the upcoming mental health first aid courses. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the initial help given to someone who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional support is received or until the crises resolves. The General Manager of KMHA, John Drummey, who’s an accredited mental health first aid instructor said, "We have committed considerable time and energy to secure the funding to cover the cost of training four Kerry-based volunteer mental health first aid instructors. The course teaches people how to assist someone who is developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. There might never be a need to put this training into effect, but more community organisations want to be prepared should the need arise. Kerry Mental Health Association organised two mental health first aid courses in 2022 and the plan is to deliver eight courses in 2023.” The courses are licensed by Mental Health First Aid Ireland while the training has been shown to improve attitudes towards people with mental health difficulties, reduce stigma and improve knowledge. It improves people’s confidence in providing help and likelihood to advise people to seek professional help. Kerry Mental Health Association is grateful to Mental Health First Aid Ireland for moving their instructor training course to Tralee while a generous once-off grant from the Department of Health and Mental Health Ireland funded the five-day course. Kerry Mental Health Association wants to hear from community or not-for-profit organisations in the county to compile a schedule of mental health first aid courses during the second half of the year. For more information, contact Manager@KerryMentalHealth.ie or phone 083 2032742. Ends For interview requests, contact John Drummey on 087 7909487 or email info@JohnDrummey.ie REPRO FREE images from Domnick Walsh Photography on 087 2672033 or info@dwalshphoto.ie.

Kerry Community-Based Organisations To Be Offered Mental Health First Aid Training

June 1, 2023 at 10:11 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Mental Health Association has commenced the roll-out of its programme of free and affordable mental health first aid training courses in the county. Four volunteers based in Tralee, Kenmare, Killorglin and Cahersiveen have completed the recent mental health first aid instructor course at MTU Kerry. Maedhbh Keegan, TJ O’Connor, […]

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Banna Rescue Marks 40 Years Of Service To Community This Weekend

Banna Rescue Marks 40 Years Of Service To Community This Weekend

June 1, 2023 at 9:58 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY’S oldest independent lifeboat station, Banna Rescue, will mark a milestone over the June Bank Holiday weekend — 40 years of community service. However, celebrations will not be the order of the day, as the volunteers will be busy keeping a watchful eye on the general public during the current […]

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Ballymacelligott Drama Group makes a presentation to Kerry Cancer Support Group.

Three Groups Receive €1,000 Each From Ballymacelligott Drama Group

June 1, 2023 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

BALLYMACELLIGOTT Drama Group made presentations to three worthy local groups last night thanks to their latest production. In late March the group treaded the boards at the Ivy Leaf Theatre, Castleisland in their very successful production of ‘Love Knots’. The funds raised from the three shows have been put to good […]

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