Charity

THE Glowhearts 4 Crumlin moms travelled to Dublin yesterday to present cheques to the children’s heart centre in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin and the Ronald McDonald House. The Glowhearts4Crumlin campaign – started by Kerry mothers who have children born with a heart defect – generated a fantastic €18,000 which […]

TRALEE gained another new shop today after the official launch of the ‘321 Down Syndrome Kerry Shop’ by a Kerry footballer went down a treat for all those that attended. The shop which is located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School of Music has been open just three […]

  AN amazing endurance challenge is being held in September to raise much needed funds for the ‘Kerry Cancer Support Group’ and they need your help. The ‘54321’ Challenge is about teams of five people, over four days doing three cycles and hiking two mountains for this one cause. The arduous challenge […]

IT looked like the weather could break at any minute as the crowd started to gather for the fundraising ‘Walk 4 Autism’ event taking place at John Mitchels GAA grounds on Sunday afternoon. There were definitely a few nervous looks from those taking part, with a few thinking it wise to throw on […]

AN appeal has been made for all Kerry runners to sign up for the SSE Airtricity Dublin City Marathon and the run the gruelling 26.2 miles in the name of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The charity is one that helps to try and fulfill the wishes and dreams of children that […]

THE first part of an epic fundraising effort for cancer research began on Thursday night with a table quiz in the Mall Tavern. In September, Ballymac woman, Joanne Allman, will take part in a 1,000k cycle along the Wild Atlantic Way as part of an effort to raise €3,000 for Cancer […]

MEMBERS of the Tralee District of the Chernobyl Children’s Fund (CCF) were on hand to welcome 14 children to town yesterday. The children from the village of Kozhan in the contaminated area of Southern Belarus arrived on Sunday for a four week way stay in Kerry, which is designed to boost […]

THE success of the ‘Walk 4 Life’ event held back in April was evident yesterday as organisers from the walk presented a cheque for  €5,860 to their selected charities. Colin Aherne and Lorraine Bowler were delighted at the NEKD offices yesterday as they saw the labours of their hard work pay off. […]

  RECOVERY Haven officially launched their annual ‘Celebration of light’ on Friday, where they looked forward to another special evening later this month. The ‘Celebration of light’ has become a very important annual community event which gives an opportunity for all those lives have been touched by cancer to come together […]

  SEVENTEEN local and non-local adventurers are currently in the middle of training for the arduous  ‘Kerry Four Peaks Challenge’ which will take place on June 26 and June 27. The challenge is being organised by Kevin Maguire from Ballyduff and will help to raise money for the ‘Kerry Hospice Foundation’ with […]

  TRALEE will welcome the ‘Big Blue Box Challenge’ volunteers this Saturday, as they make their way to town as part of a Wild Atlantic Way fundraiser in aid of St Vincent de Paul. The cyclists, taking part in the Bank of Ireland sponsored event, are set to arrive at the Aqua Dome car […]

THE Eileen Sheehan Memorial Poker Run has raised which was started by Man United legends from the Stretford End Bar in Causeway eventually raised €2,500. The Run, organised by Eileen’s nephew Ray Flavin in her memory, took place on May 30 with Lee Sharpe and David May starting the event. All proceeds raised […]

FOLLOWING the success of the recent ‘Walk 4 Life Kerry’ (see here for story), people will be dusting off their running/walking shoes again  as a new fundraiser walk is organised for next month. The ‘Walk 4 Autism’ will be a 5km walk/run to take place on July 12 from the John Mitchels GAA […]

A KERRY man is part of a trio playing a hole in each of 32 golf courses, in all 32 counties later this month to raise much needed funds for ‘Breast Cancer Ireland’. DJ Geaney, from Castleisland, who lost his mother to cancer in 2011, will join his two friends Michael Sheehan and […]

EACH and every person knows someone who has needed to get blood at some stage. I myself have had to have transfusions too many times to remember. It is a vital service needed in every hospital throughout the country. This week I am urging everyone to go out and donate […]

THE Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) organisation are currently in the middle of preparations for opening their new charity centre here in town, with hopes that the new set-up will prove to be much more than just a shop. The centre will be located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School […]

A LOCAL day-care centre is calling on the goodwill of the community as it looks to raise funds to help build a new garden. Baile Mhuire Day Centre in Balloonagh is the centre hoping to complete the project which they hope will be enjoyed the elderly residents of the centre. […]

  KERRY people are being encouraged to come out show their support next week for the ‘Kerry Hospice Foundation’ on the National Sunflower Days of June 5 and June 6. The two days are one of the biggest annual fundraisers for the hospice movement in Ireland, so it is hoped that […]

RECOVERY Haven Cancer Support House Kerry has won the top prize at the Rural Innovation Awards. The awards, sponsored by Dairymaster, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Teagasc and the Farmers Journal, took place in the Ballygarry House Hotel last night. Continued below… There were three categories – Farm Innovation, Rural Business […]

  A FUNDRAISING quiz will be held in the Abbey Inn on Wednesday May 27 with all the proceeds from the night going towards the Kerry Hospice and the Marymount Hospice in Cork. Sarah O’ Donnell from Leith, just outside Tralee has taken it upon herself to organise the night […]

AN AMERICAN chamber choir are to play a concert tonight in what is their first ever visit to Ireland, with all the funds going to the ‘Tralee Soup Kitchen’. The ‘Virginia Tech Chamber Singers’ will be playing in St John’s Church Of Ireland, Ashe Street on Thursday May 21 where they will […]

  KERRY GAA legend Pat Spillane is all set again for the ‘Kerry Way Cancer Research Walk’ this July. This will be the tenth anniversary of the walk and so to celebrate this, the event will have an added element. There will be a nine-day team walk that will cover the entire […]

THE Kerry Cancer Support Group – Kerry Health Link Bus were recently presented with a cheque for €7,000 as part of a fundraising event held in New York City last month. Patricia O’Sullivan McGill, who is currently based in the US city, is the woman who decided to set up the fundraiser […]

  A STREET collection for earthquake victims in Nepal will take in town on Saturday and the collection organiser is looking for volunteers. On April 25, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Napal causing widespread devastation and a death toll estimated to be over 8000. While Nepal was still recovering, on Tuesday this […]

  THE ‘Cycle Against Suicide’ organisation last night received an award at the ‘Shannon Airport European Sport Tourism Summit And Awards’ in Limerick. The Shannon Group European Sport Tourism Awards attracted 200 nominees and took place last night at King Johns Castle, Limerick,  where the cycling group were given the ‘UL Charity Sport […]

  THE weather certainly got people in a celebratory mood as organisations and volunteers gathered in Tralee Bay Wetlands to celebrate their hard work on Wednesday. The event was all part of the ‘National Volunteer Week’ which is taking place this week. It encourages people to get out and involved in helping […]

  THE people of Kerry have been called upon to hold their own ice cream parties with the aim of raising much needed funds for ‘Down Syndrome Ireland’ (DSI). Michael Flatley was on hand recently to support the launch of the new ‘Fundays Campaign’ that is being organised by HB Hazelbrook […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club are set to take the plunge this weekend as they get ready to take part in what will be Kerry’s first ever ‘Darkness Into Light Swim’ with funds from this going towards Pieta House. Tralee is amongst the few locations in Kerry that will not be […]

AN event in the Fels Point Hotel will raise funds for the Unicef Nepal Children’s Appeal this Sunday ‘The Baby Market’ returns to the hotel between 12 and 2.30pm with entry for the event at €3, all proceeds from the door going to the appeal. Over 15 private stall holders will be selling […]

STUDENTS from Presentation Secondary School  went above and beyond themselves as they raised over €750 to help out one young boy in his battle against a debilitating disease. Daniel Collins is four years old and suffers from severe medical difficulties such as Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalous which have a massive impact on […]