Post Tagged with: "Charity"

THERE is no mountain high enough for a thrill-seeking woman from Tralee, who plans on climbing an impressive eight mountains this year including Kilimanjaro in Africa. Sarah Guerin is taking part in Concern Worldwide’s annual mountain challenge, ‘Climb4Concern’, which sees adventurers climb some of the highest mountains in Ireland and […]

KERRY man John Garvey and his family have raised €126,726 for Cork University Hospital (CUH) over the past 12 years, in gratitude to the hospital for the treatment of a family member. This week, Mr. Garvey, from Foilmore near Cahersiveen, and his daughter Clare Garvey, presented his latest donation of €10,628 […]

THE Oesophageal Cancer Fund (OCF) needs your help next month. With weeks to go until the 15th annual Lollipop Day, the OCF is calling for more volunteers in Kerry on Friday, 26th and Saturday, 27th of February to help raise vital funds for oesophageal cancer. Lollipop Day involves thousands of people selling lollipops (€2) nationwide. Without […]

ROSE of Tralee Escort of the Year and Spa native, Shane Kenny, is heading off to help children in an asylum in Belarus and he’s hoping you’ll help him raise funds for the charity. Full-time UCC student and part-time pumpkin surgeon (click here) Shane, is planning to travel with a cohort of Roses […]

A PAMPERING day in aid of the Recovery Haven charity took place on Sunday and there was a great turnout. Storm Desmond departed on time as nearly 90 ladies made their way to the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Recover Your Sparkle’ event at which Tralee woman, Mary O’Donnell, of RTE’s Today Show was […]

A TRALEE woman who ran 12 marathons in eight months presented a cheque for €30,000 to the Mercy University Hospital in Cork recently. Brenda Doody presented the funds, raised through her Mercy Marathon Challenge, to Sandra Daly, CEO, Mercy University Hospital Cork, at the inaugural Mercy Christmas Wishes Cancer Ball on […]

TESCO stores in Tralee and Killarney will be bringing a little magic to their customers in early December by hosting the inaugural Magical Reindeer Food Fundraiser in aid of their Charity partner, Temple Street. On Saturday and Sunday, December 5-6, staff in all 149 Tesco stores countrywide will be preparing and selling pouches of […]

SIXTH year students at Presentation Secondary School Tralee took part in a sleepover in the school on Friday November 20 to raise funds for Syrian refugees. Forty-eight sixth year students took part in what was a very enjoyable night with a number of school staff staying the night also. The cheque […]

THERE was a fantastic crowd and atmosphere at BTS Fitness last night for a special fight night fundraiser which raised well over €3,000. The event was the brainchild of Akeem Molloy and his partner Katie Donoghue, who suffered a miscarriage last year and therefore decided to raise funds for the Miscarriage Association […]

IF you’re heading for a treat to McDonald’s in Tralee this Saturday, your guilt at tucking into that Big Mac might be assuaged by the fact your contributing to a very worthy cause. McHappy Day takes place at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide on Saturday, November 28 where €1 from every Big Mac […]

A BEAUFORT woman is organising a fundraising dance in aid of Crumlin Hospital in Dublin, to give something back after her late daughter received treatment there some years ago. The dance takes place on Saturday, November 28, at the Fels Point Hotel and the organiser, Mary Healy, explained the reasons for […]

TRALEE LIONS CLUB and Tesco Ireland are asking shoppers to make a big difference to someone’s Christmas by donating a food item during a two-day Christmas Food Appeal, which will take place on Friday November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at Tesco in  Manor West. Over 1,465 meals were donated by […]

LADIES can prepare themselves for the ultimate pre-Christmas party later this month. The annual Connect Publications Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon in aid of MS Tralee /West Kerry Branch in Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee will take place on Sunday November 22. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Champagne Reception and […]

A TRALEE couple are organising a charity event for a cause close to their hearts later this month. A charity fight night in aid of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland will take place on Thursday, November 26, at the BTS Fitness gym in Manor West. Continued below… Katie Donoghue and Akeem […]

The Kerry Cancer Support Group – Kerry Cork Health Link Bus received a very welcome donation of over €10,000 on Monday last from proprietors of Siopa Ceoil an Daingin, Michael and Dara Herlihy and Caitriona Nolan who had organised a fundraiser in August at the shop to benefit the charity. […]

Fergus Dennehy talks to Paul Hanrahan of the Action Lesotho about the book shop, people’s reading habits and the work the charity does… THE big move is over and the books have settled back into the heaving shelves at the ‘Action Lesotho Book Shop’ at Tralee Shopping Centre. The NGO and charity organisation […]

  YOUNG Men claiming to be from an animal charity were selling stolen raffle tickets in Tralee in the past week. Last Wednesday, raffle tickets for an upcoming fundraising event were stolen from the Sera Husky Sanctuary Shop on Rock Street (in laneway across from World of Wonder). On Saturday, staff there received reports […]

THE people at Kingdom Care held an information and coffee morning at their Tralee base on the Mart Grounds in Caherslee on Friday. The event was to raise awareness of the services they offer to people in need and to showcase the clothes and goods on sale at the shop. […]

A GREAT fundraiser was held in Mercy Mounthawk on Friday morning to raise funds for a worthy cause. First year students sat down in the canteen area to enjoy a bowl of cereal thanks to an idea from Tori Lonergan, an LCA 2 student. “The event is to raise awareness about Childline and […]

  A TRALEE woman was honoured by The Mercy University Hospital on Friday for her fundraising efforts for the facility. Brenda Doody from Curraheen was among the individuals, teams, and fundraising volunteers who go the extra mile for patients and colleagues at The Mercy University Hospital, officially recognised at The Mercy […]

ST Vincent de Paul held a ‘Customer Appreciation Day’ on Thursday and its Tralee President reiterated that while things are improving for some in society, there is still a huge demand for their services. A large crowd of shoppers and well wishers called into both their premises on Friary Lane, where they […]

THE good people at the Kingdom Care charity shop are holding a coffee and information morning next week to raise awareness of the services they offer. The group held a similar event earlier this week in their Castleisland premises which was a great success. Anyone who attends will be greeted by […]

A TRALEE couple took on a 110km trek in Sweden last month and ended up raising over €1,000 for charity…then they went and got engaged! Cathal Geary from Caherslee and Rachel Boyle from Alderwood Road decided to take in the Fjällräven Classic, a 110 km long hike in one of the world’s […]

THE employees of a two local businesses have decided that they will be donating all of their wages and takings from the day of Thursday, September 10 to help the Migrant Aid Offshore Station (MAOS). Hairdresser Cathriona Rohan and her team at Cathriona’s Hair Salon Tralee and Castlegregory have all […]

THE guys at Woodies in Tralee have raised an incredible €8,590 for the Make A Wish Foundation after a major fundraising drive at the store. Staff at the Manor West outlet took to riding an exercise bike for the past five Saturdays between 12 noon and 4pm, with the public invited to […]

THERE are only two weeks to go to the ‘Fashion Soirée at Manor West Hotel’ Tralee, on Friday September 4. It promises to be an amazing night of fashion as organisers have confirmed that, as well as featuring the latest style in Ladies Day fashion and new looks for Autumn / Winter 2015, the […]

TESCO stores in Tralee and Killarney collected over €1,800 for charity in just six hours last Saturday during the ‘Lemonade & Lollipops’ event. It was a sweet success for the Tesco colleagues as they raised the cash for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Customers were invited to enjoy a cup of lemonade […]

TWO intrepid Tralee people are taking on a 110km trek this week to raise funds for the Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust. Rachel Boyle from Alderwood Road and Cathal Geary from Caherslee set off this Sunday morning on the gruelling journey which will take them four to five days. “The 110 km long hike […]

‘LEMONADE & Lollipops’ stands will be popping up in Tesco’s Tralee stores and in branches across the country in a bid to raise vital funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Tesco’s charity of the year. On Saturday, August 8, customers are invited to enjoy a cup of lemonade and a lollipop […]

MUNSTER and Ireland rugby player, Keith Earls, took time out from training with the Irish team in Cork for the forthcoming World Cup, by taking in the #penaltyforautism challenge and nominating the Kerry captain to do it next. The #penaltyforautism campaign asks the public to take a penalty, in a sport […]