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Nearly €690,000 In Funding For Kerry’s Rural Roads And Laneways

Nearly €690,000 In Funding For Kerry’s Rural Roads And Laneways

May 14, 2021 at 2:21 pm Comments are Disabled

AN allocation of €689,930 in funding has been made for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Kerry. The funding, announced under the Local Improvement Scheme, will improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities such as lakes, rivers, mountains and beaches. […]

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Minister Foley Turns Sod For Construction Of New Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

Minister Foley Turns Sod For Construction Of New Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

May 14, 2021 at 2:14 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were delighted to welcome the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, TD, to turn the sod for the construction of a new school building for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Friday. The new 75,000 sq. ft. building with a capacity to cater for […]

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Community Rallies Around Family Of Aoibheann Duffy

Community Rallies Around Family Of Aoibheann Duffy

May 14, 2021 at 9:54 am Comments are Disabled

THE local community in Ardfert and beyond have rallied around the family of 11 year old Aoibheann Duffy who died after a road traffic collision while cycling her bike near Abbeydorney on Monday. In response to the tragedy, members of the Ardfert community set up a gofundme page as a […]

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PHOTOS: The Chain Gang Cycling Club Are Back On The Road Again

PHOTOS: The Chain Gang Cycling Club Are Back On The Road Again

May 14, 2021 at 9:35 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a while, but the Chain Gang Cycling Club members are back in business this week with a few outings, starting off with a short cycle on Thursday evening. Just under 20 members got back on their bikes and set off from the car park at Kerry County Council […]

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Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 456 More Nationally

Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 456 More Nationally

May 13, 2021 at 6:07 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry today. When the number is less than five, the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub on gov.ie. There were no additional deaths and 456 new cases of the virus reported […]

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72 Bikes Reported Stolen In Kerry Since January 2020

72 Bikes Reported Stolen In Kerry Since January 2020

May 13, 2021 at 3:56 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were 58 bicycles reported stolen in the Kerry last year, with 14 taken in the first four months of  2021. Gardaí have released the figures to remind the public to take extra precautions in keeping their bicycles safe by locking them in the most secure way possible. Since January 2020 up […]

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Kerry Families Wanted For Popular RTE Show

Kerry Families Wanted For Popular RTE Show

May 13, 2021 at 3:27 pm Comments are Disabled

IRELAND’s Fittest Family is looking for Kerry entries for this year’s show which will be filmed this summer. Now in its ninth series, this year will see the competition be more challenging than ever before! It’s a competition reality show where families from all over the country compete against each other […]

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Mercy Mounthawk students with the award.

Tralee Students Are Overall Winners At YSI Awards

May 13, 2021 at 1:25 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE school was today honoured at the Young Social Innovators of the Year Ireland (YSI) Awards for its positive impact in helping to create a more equal, fair, and sustainable world. Picking up the Gold Award, the team from Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee were crowned overall winners of […]

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Six MTU Staff Receive ‘Teaching Hero’ Awards

Six MTU Staff Receive ‘Teaching Hero’ Awards

May 13, 2021 at 9:00 am 1 comment

Six Munster Technological University (Kerry Campus) staff were the recipients of ‘Teaching Hero’ awards in a virtual ceremony live streamed across social media from Dublin. Professor Muiris O’Laoire, Margaret Finch, and Dr Patrick McGarty from the School of Health and Social Sciences along with colleagues Feargus Dunne, Fiona Tobin, and […]

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No Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 448 Nationally

No Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 448 Nationally

May 12, 2021 at 6:14 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry today. There were eight additional deaths and 448 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the deaths reported today, three occurred in March, two in February and three occurred in January or earlier. The 14 day incidence of new cases […]

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Free Back To Work Webinar To Address Worry And Anxiety Issues

Free Back To Work Webinar To Address Worry And Anxiety Issues

May 12, 2021 at 12:47 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Mental Health Association and Tralee Chamber Alliance are to host a Back to Work Webinar next week to help address the worry and anxiety that may be experienced by employers and employees in Kerry who are returning to work after the pandemic. The FREE Zoom event, at 10am on […]

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Road In Killarney National Park To Be Closed For Two Months

Road In Killarney National Park To Be Closed For Two Months

May 12, 2021 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

Road repairs and improvements works on the Old Kenmare Road in Killarney National Park are due to commence on Monday next and will involve a €382,000 investment in the reconstruction of the road. The Old Kenmare road (locally known as the Tanks Road) from the junction of the N71 to […]

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Fifth and Sixth Year students showed next year's first years around on Saturday.

CBS The Green Welcomes Future Students At Orientation Days

May 12, 2021 at 9:57 am Comments are Disabled

FUTURE First Year students were welcomed to CBS The Green on Saturday so they could have a proper look at their new surroundings before September. Usually, such students would be afforded a certain familiarity and inclusion through open nights, but sadly, such events could not take place earlier this year. […]

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The murals at Presentation Primary School. Photo by Dermot Crean

Colourful Indian Ragnoli-Style Murals Adorn Walls At Presentation Primary

May 12, 2021 at 9:56 am 2 comments

PRESENTATION Primary School saw some colourful additions to its yard recently with the unveiling of four new murals painted in the Indian Rangoli style by a parent of children in the school. “We are thrilled that a parent was happy to paint Rangoli murals in our senior yard,” said School Principal, […]

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Less Than Five COVID Cases Again For Kerry, 379 Nationally

Less Than Five COVID Cases Again For Kerry, 379 Nationally

May 11, 2021 at 6:23 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again today. There were nine additional deaths and 379 new cases of the virus reported nationally, 77% of which are under 45 years of age. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 14.2 per […]

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Proprietor of Ballygarry House Hotel, Padraig McGillicuddy, signs contract with Ned O'Shea Builder to construct 'The Lodge.

Ballygarry Going Ahead With On-Site Ceremony Venue ‘The Lodge’

May 11, 2021 at 4:07 pm Comments are Disabled

BALLYGARRY House Hotel has signed contracts with Ned O’Shea builders for the construction of a dedicated on-site ceremony venue, named The Lodge. Speaking at the signing, Padraig McGillicuddy, Proprietor said; “we are delighted to be progressing with this project, which will provide our couples with a stunning venue for their […]

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CBS The Green Parents Council presents a cheque to Jigsaw Kerry. CBS The Green parents association donating funds from their recent Virtual 5k to Jigsaw Kerry.
Front: Caoimhe Keogan (jigsaw Kerry) 
L-R: Moira Horgan (P. ASSOS), Anne O'Callaghan (CBS Principal), Helen Kelliher (CBS Staff), John O'Sullivan (P. ASSOS), Robert Flaherty (Vice Principal), Endrit Baftjari (CBS student).

CBS The Green Parents Council Presents €500 To Jigsaw Kerry

May 11, 2021 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

THE CBS The Green Parents Council has donated €500 to Jigsaw Kerry after holding a 5km Virtual Run in March. Over four days in March, the CBS The Green Community ran, walked, jogged and meandered their way through various 5km routes throughout the town and county in our 1st ever […]

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Farranfore.

Public Consultation On N22 Farranfore-Killarney Road Project

May 11, 2021 at 10:08 am Comments are Disabled

A PERIOD of public consultation on the development of improved transport linkages and a new route corridor to enhance connectivity between Farranfore and Killarney will begin on Friday. Kerry County Council is working in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the Department of Transport to develop the N22 project and […]

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Child Dies In Road Traffic Collision Near Abbeydorney

Child Dies In Road Traffic Collision Near Abbeydorney

May 11, 2021 at 7:40 am Comments are Disabled

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred 3km outside Abbeydorney,  on Monday evening at approximately 7.30p.m. A cyclist and a van were involved in the collision. The cyclist, an 11 year old girl,  was seriously injured during the collision. She was taken to Tralee University Hospital where […]

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Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 381 More Nationally

Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases In Kerry, 381 More Nationally

May 10, 2021 at 5:43 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again today. There were no additional deaths and 381 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 13.5 per 100,000 people.  There have been 20 cases reported in […]

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Martin Moore

Martin Explores War Of Independence Events In Kerry In Latest Book

May 10, 2021 at 2:08 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL writer has just released his latest book which explores events in Kerry during the War of Independence. Listowel native Martin Moore, who is now based in Tralee, has recently published ‘When Freedom’s Sword Was Drawn’ to examine six linked events in north Kerry, all of which occurred within a 10km […]

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A Wall Of Support For Pieta House And Local Business At Kerry Airport

A Wall Of Support For Pieta House And Local Business At Kerry Airport

May 10, 2021 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Airport Ireland and 26 other employers in the county have joined forces to donate €5,200 to Pieta House while promoting the county as a great place to work. A wall in the recently transformed Departures Lounge has been entirely sponsored by local companies who are encouraging people to choose […]

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Part Of Killarney To Mallow Road To Be Closed For Two Weeks

Part Of Killarney To Mallow Road To Be Closed For Two Weeks

May 10, 2021 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

THE N72 Killarney to Mallow road will be closed to traffic between Barraduff and Rathmore from Monday, 17th May for a period of two weeks. The closure is to facilitate the construction of a culvert as part of the Stagmount Bends Improvement Scheme. Diversions will be in place and will […]

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Over €142,000 For Community Groups And Clubs In Kerry

Over €142,000 For Community Groups And Clubs In Kerry

May 10, 2021 at 11:46 am Comments are Disabled

GROUPS and clubs in Kerry will receive €142,409 under the Community Enhancement Programme. The 2021 Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) will provide small grants designed to assist in the re-opening of facilities such as community centres, men’s and women’s sheds, parish halls and youth centres. The grants will range from a […]

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Still Time To Apply For Lauri Healy Community Sponsorship Awards

Still Time To Apply For Lauri Healy Community Sponsorship Awards

May 10, 2021 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

CARA Credit Union continues to support local communities and are now accepting applications for the Lauri Healy Community Sponsorship Awards. Cara Credit Union set up the Awards back in 2017 with a four year commitment to award €120,000 to support community based projects initiated by organisations within their common bond. […]

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20 COVID-Related Fines Issued By Kerry Gardaí In First Week Of May

20 COVID-Related Fines Issued By Kerry Gardaí In First Week Of May

May 8, 2021 at 10:02 am Comments are Disabled

THERE were 20 COVID-related fines issued to people by gardaí in the Kerry Division between April 30 and May 6, with 449 fines issued overall by the Division since the start of the pandemic. Gardaí in the Southern Region (Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford) issued more fines than any other […]

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Know Your Rights: Public Holiday Entitlements For Employees During COVID

Know Your Rights: Public Holiday Entitlements For Employees During COVID

May 8, 2021 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

CITIZENS Information are receiving a lot of employment related queries regarding public holidays which are often referred to as bank holidays. We have had four so far this year (Jan, Mar, Apr & May) and have five more to look forward to (June, Aug, Oct, Dec x 2) in 2021. […]

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Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases Again In Kerry, 434 More Nationally

Less Than Five Additional COVID Cases Again In Kerry, 434 More Nationally

May 7, 2021 at 6:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again today. There were four additional deaths and 434 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 14.9 per 100,000 people.  There have been 22 cases reported in […]

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Tralee LEA Had Nine New COVID Cases In 14 Day Period Up To Tuesday

Tralee LEA Had Nine New COVID Cases In 14 Day Period Up To Tuesday

May 7, 2021 at 2:52 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were nine new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area reported in the 14 day period up to Tuesday, May 3, according to data provided by the HSE and Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). It’s the electoral area with the largest amount of cases and the most per […]

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Don’t Forget ‘Darkness Into Light’ Takes Place On Saturday Morning

Don’t Forget ‘Darkness Into Light’ Takes Place On Saturday Morning

May 7, 2021 at 12:21 pm Comments are Disabled

PIETA House and Electric Ireland are encouraging the people of Kerry to share ‘One Sunrise Together’ on tomorrow morning, May 8, for Darkness Into Light. There’s still time for people to sign up at www.darknessintolight.ie and take part in the event where participants can walk, run, swim, hike, bike or simply share One Sunrise Together for […]

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