Archive for October 27th, 2023

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Sean McGrath Signs With Kerry FC Until End Of 2025 Season

October 27, 2023 at 7:06 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Football Club has announced that Sean McGrath has signed a long-term contract with the club, which will see him stay in the Kingdom until the end of the 2025 season. McGrath, 21, came to his home county of Kerry to play League of Ireland football, signing for the league […]

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27-10-23 Overall Pakman Winner – The Killarney Park & The Ross Pictured at the 2023 Pakman Awards are from left, Killian Tracey, local independent bar owner, Louise Byrne, Sustainability Manager, and Ciara Treacy, Hotel Manager, from The Killarney Park & The Ross initiative. The Killarney Park & The Ross took home the top prize, the Overall Pakman award at the 2023 Pakman Awards. The grassroots community project was set up by a group of 25 local independent coffee shops and hotels this year with the goal of eliminating single use coffee cups from Killarney town centre and has removed over 70,000 cups from circulation to date. The 2023 Pakman Awards, which took place at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, saw 300 representatives from leading businesses, organisations, individuals and community groups come together to recognise excellence in recycling and waste management, helping Ireland live in a circular economy. Pic:Naoise Culhane-no fee

Killarney Coffee Cup Project Is Overall Winner At Pakman Awards

October 27, 2023 at 4:25 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Killarney Park and The Ross has been named the Overall Winner at the Pakman Awards 2023 for its outstanding work helping Ireland increase its waste recycling rates. The community-led Coffee Cup Project was also awarded the Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative Award at a ceremony on Thursday night at The […]

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Inspired members, seated; Denise O'Mahony and Sarah Fitzmartin with, standing, Labhaoise O'Connor, Jack Sheehan, Alan Murray, Stephen Buckley with Inspired Career and Programme Co-ordinator Stephanie Dinham at the Progressive Pathways Fair at the Rose Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Inspired To Receive €15,000 From Bank Of Ireland Programme

October 27, 2023 at 4:15 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE-BASED community project is to receive €15,000 in funding from Bank Of Ireland. Inspired, based at Brandon Court, is among 20 community projects receiving financial support from Bank of Ireland’s Begin Together programme in 2023. €500,000 is being allocated to groups across the island of Ireland in year four […]

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Repro Free : Friday October 27, 2023 . Pictured : Niamh Quirke Firies Killarney and Claudia O'Rahilly Tralee . MTU, Tralee, Co. Kerry: The ‘Class of 2023’ received their graduation awards at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. All conferring ceremonies took place at the Kerry Sports Academy, a state-of-the-art sports facility that is home to the Health & Leisure Department and the Sports Programme at MTU in Tralee. 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 © More than 700 students from nearly 40 countries celebrate graduation day at MTU’s Kerry North campus ● More than 730 graduates conferred at Munster Technological University in Tralee ● The students hail from 39 countries spanning all corners of the globe Friday October 27, MTU, Tralee, Co. Kerry: The ‘Class of 2023’ received their graduation awards at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. All conferring ceremonies took place at the Kerry Sports Academy, a state-of-the-art sports facility that is home to the Health & Leisure Department and the Sports Programme at MTU in Tralee. This year’s graduating classes includes students from the School of Business, Computing and Humanities, the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism, and the School of Health and Social Sciences and represent direct CAO applicants, mature students, international students, and those completing studies on a part-time basis. The total number of students receiving their parchments on Friday is 732 ranging from Higher Certificates at Level 6 to Masters Degrees (Level 9) and Doctors of Philosophy (Level 10). Testament to the multicultural diversity at MTU, this figure also includes 222 International students who hail from Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Kosovo, Syria and the United States, among many other countries. MTU President Professor Maggie Cusack commented, “Conferring ceremonies are one of the highlights of our students’ journey with us and a great celebration. We congratulate all of our graduates, their families, loved ones and friends as we recognise the hard work and dedication that led to this moment. “While graduation marks the end of one part of our graduates’ journey with MTU, it’s also the beginning of a new chapter that may see them embark on further study through our Masters, PhD and Research programmes, or on rewarding careers across social, cultural, technological and industrial sectors. On behalf of everyone at MTU, I wish each and every one the very best for their future.” -ENDS- Notes to editor Images of students receiving their graduation certificates by Dominick Walsh. Captions in metadata. About MTU Munster Technological University is the southwest’s newest technological university consisting of six campuses across Cork and Kerry. The university has a student body of 18,000. It is a leader in higher education both regionally and internationally through the provision of a wide range of programmes ranging from apprenticeships, bachelor and master degrees right up to PhDs.

PHOTOS: Over 700 Students Graduate At MTU Kerry Campus

October 27, 2023 at 11:44 am Comments are Disabled

THE ‘Class of 2023’ received their graduation awards at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. All conferring ceremonies took place at the Kerry Sports Academy, home to the Health & Leisure Department and the Sports Programme at MTU in Tralee. This year’s graduating classes includes students from the School of […]

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The opening dance at the annual Mercy Mounthawk TY Fashion Show on Thursday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: An Explosion Of Colour At ‘Ken And Barbie’ Themed School Fashion Show

October 27, 2023 at 8:07 am Comments are Disabled

WEEKS of preparation came to fruition for the Transition Year students at Mercy Mounthawk on Thursday evening when they staged the annual fashion show. Taking the topical theme of ‘Barbie & Ken’, it sure caught the imagination of students and parents with hundreds of tickets sold for the event in the […]

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Teacher Eddie Ó Murchú with visitors to the open evening at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Large Crowd Attends Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí’s Open Evening At New School

October 27, 2023 at 8:06 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S the time of the year when parents and their children who are now in their final year of primary school, think about ‘the next step’. Well Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí surely helped them make up their minds on Thursday when they held an open evening to showcase the new school. After […]

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Approval Confirmed For 61 Social Housing Units In Kerry

Approval Confirmed For 61 Social Housing Units In Kerry

October 27, 2023 at 8:05 am Comments are Disabled

THE Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has today granted approval in principle to Kerry County Council for a turnkey development of 61 social homes at Springfield Drive, Ballyyoughtragh North, Milltown. The homes are a mix of three and four bedroom units. Welcoming the announcement, Minister for Education and Kerry […]

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