Archive for January 12th, 2024

THE Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) are teaming up with RTÉ’s Operation Transformation to support National Blood Pressure Day 2024. The partnership will see over 28 participating pharmacies in Kerry, including nine in Tralee (see list below), offering once-off free blood pressure checks this Thursday, January 18. Following a quick, easy, and […]

THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) Tralee Branch has announced that their ‘Puppy Love’  Valentine’s Dance fundraiser will return again this year. Taking place on Friday, February 9 in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, the event has been a huge success in the past with a large crowd attending […]

TEN local projects in Kerry will benefit from an allocation of €375,366 under the 2023 CLÁR Programme. Today’s announcement is part of a further €6.2 million allocation under the programme to 152 projects nationwide. Projects to receive funding include enhancing road access to Banna Strand (€50,000), the enhancement of Derrymore […]

REPRESENTATIVES from the Tralee Chain Gang Cycling Club were at McElligotts in Oakpark on Friday to present the proceeds of an annual cycle held in memory of a much-loved member. For the past number of years, the club has organised a cycle on St Stephen’s Day to remember Nicky Fitzgerald, a hugely popular […]

ONCE again, the Curraheen Community Choir stepped up this Christmas to raise funds for a great cause. It’s become a tradition now for the choir to sing Christmas carols for an hour outside O’Shea’s Gala in Blennerville and on Friday, December 22 they assembled to sing for St Vincent De […]