Daily Archives: September 13, 2024

News

Council Hold Free Event To Dispose Of Hazardous Household Waste

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KERRY County Council will host a Household Hazardous Waste Event on this Saturday, September 14,  between 10am–2pm at the County Buildings at Rathass.

This is a chance for householders to freely dispose of household waste that has been building up. This is strictly limited to households, no commercial or farm waste.

Items accepted included aerosols, adhesives, anti-freeze, bleaches, cleaning agents, detergents, drain cleaners, engine coolants, garden fertilisers, garden herbicides and pesticides, glues, household pesticides, inks, mixed fuels, oil filters, paints (limited to 1o cans per household, paint thinners, paint strippers, resins and varnishes.

There is a limited capacity on some waste types. Materials may not be left at the venue outside of collection time.

Check out www.mywaste.ie for a full list of acceptable items

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Entertainment, News, WHAT'S ON

Siamsa Tíre Issues Invitation To Join Developing Choir

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SIAMSA Tíre re-launches its Choir – Cór Siamsa Tíre, and invites all who enjoy singing and interested in improving their health and wellbeing to join its developing choir.

The Choir’s information evening and informal rehearsal with Chorus Mistress Martina Ryan Murphy is on Monday, September 23 from 7-9pm.

Rehearsals will be on Mondays throughout the year and the choir will work on a combination of Irish composed traditional and contemporary songs in Irish and English which will be performed at community and choral events locally and nationally.

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As part of its continuing development, the choir will delve further into the Irish choral repertoire written or arranged by Irish composers.

The choral works that Cór Siamsa Tíre intend to uncover, as part of its development as Ireland’s premier choir in the performance of uniquely Irish compositions, date from the 1930’s up to the current period.

They range from sacred works to contemporary original settings to re-working of traditional Irish texts in the Irish language, in English and in many other European languages.

Now is an opportunity for local singers to improve their health and wellbeing by becoming part of Cór Siamsa Tíre while showcasing the excellence and uniqueness of Irish choral music and giving members an opportunity to perform for audiences locally and nationally.

Visit https://siamsatire.com/get-involved/cor-siamsa-tire-siamsa-tires-community-choir/ for more information.

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Business/Property, News

Black Valley Homes Get High-Speed Fibre Broadband

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Black Valley resident and NBI customer Anna Downing (centre) in her home with Minister of State Ossian Smyth and her neighbour Marcia Kissane speaking with Anna’s daughter in Adelaide, Australia through Anna’s high-speed broadband connection.  Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has today hosted an event in the Black Valley in Kerry to mark the first connections to high-speed fibre broadband in the remote location.

Works to connect the Black Valley are almost complete with most homes and farms in the area able to connect to high-speed fibre broadband.

The remaining build works for a small number of premises in the most remote parts of the valley are set to be completed in the coming months.

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Black Valley was famously one of the last regions in Ireland to be connected to the electricity grid in 1977.

The completion of these works will mean that residents in the area will have the same access to 1 Gigabit, reliable broadband as any of the almost 290,000 premises that NBI has passed across the country.

Works to connect the Black Valley involved unique challenges with NBI consulting with government officials, conservationists and local residents to ensure that the fibre rollout to the valley caused minimum disruption or impact to the natural beauty and heritage of the region.

Minister of State Ossian Smyth was present at the event which included local public representatives and residents of the Black Valley. Minister Smyth said: “The rollout to Black Valley encapsulates the work of the National Broadband Plan and I’m very proud to be here today to see first-hand the impact that a connection to high-speed broadband will have for local residents and businesses.”

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland said: “The delivery of fibre broadband to the Black Valley is a significant milestone for NBI, and we are delighted to have end customers already connected and enjoying the benefits of reliable, high-speed broadband. This was one of the most challenging parts of our rollout, and we are delivering it with minimum impact to the natural beauty of the region and without disruption to the Black Valley’s important tourism season.”

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News

Kerry Organisations To Share €360,000 In Clár Funding

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A NUMBER of organisations in Kerry will share an allocation of over €360,000 under Measure 2 of the 2024 CLÁR programme.

This funding will support the purchase of new vehicles to provide essential transport for those with mobility issues and cancer care patients, for meals on wheels’ services to elderly and vulnerable people in their own homes and for first responders and search and rescue services.

Welcoming the news, Minister for Education and Kerry Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley said: “I am delighted that projects in Kerry will receive over €360,000 for the purchase of new vehicles.”

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“The funding will go towards the purchase of a new A&E Ambulance for the Red Cross, new vans for meals on wheels services in Ballyheigue, Knocknagoshel and Listry,  a new vehicle to transport brain injury survivors to Acquired Brain Injury Ireland’s centre in Castleisland, a new wheelchair accessible car for Rockmount Care Centre in Kilgarvan and a new ambulance for BUMBLEANCE’s new Western Regional Service.

“It is so important that we continue to support the most vulnerable in our communities, and by allocating funding to where it is needed, such as essential transport in this case, we can continue to make a difference for those people most in need.”

List of successful projects under CLÁR 2024 Measure 2:

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GAA, News, Sport

Feast Of Football At Lee Strand Austin Stacks U14 Tournament

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Launching the Lee Strand Austin Stacks Tournament were young players David Ahern, Danny Lane, Darragh Moriarty and Noah Reidy. Also included is Dan Ahern, Michael Lynch, Tom Breen, Gearóid Linnane,Richie Conway and Dave Scanlon. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE 37th edition of the Austin Stacks / Lee Strand Invitational Football Tournament will take place this Saturday at Austin Stacks club grounds in Connolly Park, Tralee.

There are 12 teams taking part providing a feast of football in the Under 14 tournament. They are Austin Stacks, Kerins O’Rahillys, John Mitchels, Na Gaeil, Ballymac, An Ghaeltacht, Churchill, Oranmore/Maree, Salthill/Knocknacarra, Nemo Rangers, Na Piarsaigh and Clontarf.

The matches will be played on the Main Pitch and on the Nuns Field, with group games commencing at 10.30am. Teams will compete for the Billy Breen Memorial Shield Final, the Abie Allen Plate and Denis O’ Connor / Lee Strand Cup.

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This popular event, which is an important landmark in the club calendar, started out in 1986 as a 4-team competition for Under 13 football.

The tournament attracted widespread interest and soon expanded to eight teams. Then, in 2001, the tournament widened further to 16 teams and the Billy Breen Memorial Shield and Abie Allen Plate Competitions were added to the Lee Strand Cup Competition.

In re-launching the tournament in 2022, the Tournament Committee decided to change the competition to U14 and to proceed with a 12-team format.

Austin Stacks would like to thank Lee Strand for their continued support over the last 38 years.

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Local Bikers Urged To Support Event In Aid Of Irish Guide Dogs

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The Blazing Bikers are holding an event from The Meadowlands Hotel on October 5 in aid of Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind.

THE Tralee Branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind are supporting the Blazing Bikers’ South West Motorbike Run.

Bikers will be spending the weekend at The Meadowlands Hotel but local bikers are being invited to join the Motorbike Run on Saturday, October 5.

Registration takes place 9am-10am at The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee before the run commences. Donations to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

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The Motorbike Run will set off from Meadowlands Hotel and will take in Stradbally, Dingle, Inch Beach, Kerry Bog Museum,  Molls Gap, Clounts Cross and will finish back at Meadowlands.

All donations will go directly to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind to support their work changing the lives of those who are visioned impaired and the families of children with autism.

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