Health&Fitness

  PADRE Pio told many stories over his lifetime. In fact he was renowned for his recall and his sharp and sometimes cutting wit. One of his own favourite stories was about a local Italian farmer who had never been on a train before, but wanted to visit his daughter […]

KERRY County Council and the Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership, in collaboration with local cycling clubs, are inviting families of all ages to participate in a  ‘Pedal To The Park’ in Tralee. It’s part of three events which are aimed at getting all the family involved in a cycle in the county’s amenities […]

TWO local campaigners, took their ‘Sweets Out For School’ campaign to the next level by formally writing to Government ministers. Last month, Kate Guerin and Caitriona Py Collins got together to start a national campaign called “Sweets Out For School” to see if they could build a momentum for change. They were tired of […]

“I THINK therefore I am” is a famous quote from the French philosopher René Descartes. This suggests that we see the world through the eyes of our thoughts. This is certainly true, but what if our thoughts are limited (which they most can certainly be!). Then that would suggest that if […]

Earlier we brought you 16 of the 31 young ladies hoping to win the Kerry Rose 2016 honour tomorrow night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Now here are 15 more for you to meet… LOUISE DALY SPONSORED BY MD O’SHEAS Louise, 23 from Killarney is currently working at Kerry University […]

SO here we are after less than two weeks after Darkness Into Light and once again the issue of mental health is at the forefront of social media. This time the singer Sinead O’Connor was subjected to the most vile, vitriolic and basically inhumane abuse at the hands of the […]

OK, as humans we like to engage in things that are worthwhile and that are both beneficial to ourselves and to the world around us. Well that is the ordinary run-of-the-mill way, but we all know, it’s a funny world we live in. As my father used to say, “the […]

THE ‘Climb to Remember’, founded by a Listowel woman in honour of her late mother, will be held on May 29 this year in aid of The Mercy Hospital Foundation. The fifth annual charity ‘Climb’ will see people from all over Munster rise to the challenge of climbing Ireland’s highest peak, […]

THIS morning I saw a powerful video on Facebook called The Power to Stand Up by Kerry woman and former Irish Rugby star Siobhan Fleming (it can be viewed at the end of this column). It is a thought-provoking video encouraging us all to stand up to bullies. Bullies are everywhere […]

THE Fenit Lifeboat cycle took place on Saturday morning as riders set off in dry conditions on the 50km route. Around 65 people departed from O’Donnell’s Bar & Restaurant in Mounthawk at 10.30am  and headed off to Farranfore, Castleisland and finished up back at O’Donnell’s again where refreshments were provided. This was fewer than the 85 […]

Adrienne McLoughlin provides a report and photos from the Kerry Camino event held last weekend on the Dingle Peninsula… The Kerry Camino annual 3-day walk of the Dingle Way, Tralee to Dingle, took place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend and 185 pilgrims took part this year. This year’s event […]

WHEN the announcement of the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana was made in 1981, Charles came out with a ‘classic’ when asked “if they were in love?” His answer hit the headlines of every newspaper around the world; it was “Whatever in love means”. Now I think it […]

THE first Darkness Into Light Tralee event, held in the early hours of Saturday morning, was an emotional celebration of all that is good about the people in our community. They turned up in their thousands – figures mentioned were between 2,000 to 3,000 – at CBS The Green for the fundraiser in aid of […]

A TABLE quiz with a difference will be held next week where the family of a Ballymac woman who died from cancer will be remembered. The daughters of Marian McCarthy, who passed away in January, will host a Harry Potter-themed quiz to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. The quiz […]

CAKED in mud, muscles aching, feeling like they went three rounds with 13 Conor McGregors, the participants made the finish line in ‘B Wildered’ and felt every inch of the 7.5km course they just completed. They came from all over the county – and well beyond – to Glanageenty for the Lee Strand Protein+ […]

  I HAVE said it on numerous occasions that to help understand the deeper aspects of life, that it is far better and dare I say, much easier, to ask the right questions rather than looking for the right answers. May I say at this stage a huge congratulations to […]

THE weather was kind, but that was all nature conceded to the 450 participants in the ‘B Wildered – John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge’ on Saturday at Glanageenty, Ballymac. Sponsored by  Lee Strand Protein+ Milk, the event was another massive success and Ballymac GAA club were the big winners as proceeds […]

A NEW programme to help cancer patients feel better while going through one of the most traumatic periods of their lives has been introduced in University Hospital Kerry. The “Look Good Feel Better” Programme, a unique programme of free skincare and makeup workshops for patients, was launched on Wednesday night at […]

HOUSEKEEPING and catering staff at the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee have been celebrating after winning two major national awards for their cleaning and cooking. On the housekeeping front the CAP (the Continuous Advancement Programme) Award inspectors were impressed by the dedication of the cleaning team to ensure the patient environmental […]

THE Fenit Lifeboat cycle will take place on Saturday, May 7 and people are invited to take part in the popular event which has been going for a number of years now. Around 85 people took part last year in glorious weather conditions and organisers are hoping for more of the […]

  GET to the point Roger. What in God’s name does a title like that mean – A Duck is Duck. Well – exactly that – A Duck is A Duck – Because it waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck – Why? Because it is […]

WELL Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne outdid himself today! The man who has been working tirelessly to promote the ‘Darkness Into Light’ event in Tralee went out to west Kerry this morning to try to get the support of two very influential people. The ‘Top Gear’ presenters, Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans, were […]

THERE was some craic out in Banna on Saturday. As we reported yesterday (click here for previous coverage), some 700 people took part in the inaugural Banna Beast Challenge where they negotiated a punishing 7.5km course on the beach and behind the dunes, strewn with obstacles. Organised by CrossFit R560 […]

THEY came from all over the country to Banna yesterday to unleash their inner beast. It was all part of the ‘Banna Beast Challenge’, a military style obstacle challenge over 7km on the beach organised by CrossFit R560 Gym in Monavalley. There was also an ‘Elite’ course for the hardcore athletes, but […]

Smile and the world smiles with you. Weep and you weep alone. This is a phrase that I remember often being quoted from my youth around my house. It always held some sort of resonance with me but at the time I never knew quite why. I also find it […]

The success of recovery is in discovery Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary Smile This is the second line of my personal mantra. One thing is for sure, if we are looking for the extraordinary around us we don’t have to look too far. There are a few basic […]

AT an special house in Killerisk, newly elected Fianna Fáil TD, John Brassil, helped launch Organ Donor Awareness Week which runs from April 2-9. The purpose of the week is to raise awareness of the Irish Kidney Association and the importance of carrying a donor card. The launch took place at the […]

AN 18 year old woman in University Hospital Kerry is still waiting to be transferred to Cork or Limerick hospital for a life-saving operation, after her brother went public on national radio yesterday about her situation. Breda Kevane has been in an induced coma in intensive care in Tralee for the […]

The success of recovery is in discovery, Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, Smile This is the first line of my own personal mantra which I wrote about last week. It is basically reminding me to learn something new every day and to keep my mind open. What I […]

A CROWD of around 200 walkers gathered at The Grand Hotel this morning to set off on the annual Good Friday Walk for the Kerry Hospice. The weather stayed kind for them, as people of all ages (and a few dogs too) set off on the route which has become an Easter tradition […]