Post Tagged with: "Comfort For Chemo Kerry"

THERE’S just days to go until a fabulous fundraiser in aid of a great cause when Comfort for Chemo Kerry host ‘A Celebration of Love’ — a dinner dance to be held on this Saturday in The Rose Hotel. They are promising a night of fine food, dancing, ceoil agus craic. […]

A FRIENDLY soccer match in Killarney, which pitched League of Ireland side Kerry FC against quadruple domestic league and cup champions Killarney Celtic, has raised a phenomenal amount of money for a worthy cause. The big event in Celtic Park was held to commemorate the memory of the late John […]

COMFORT For Chemo Kerry has welcomed the announcement of funding for the expansion and delivery of a state of the art chemotherapy day unit at University Hospital Kerry. Yesterday it was announced that a capital allocation of €17.27 million has been specifically dedicated to the project. Management at University Hospital Kerry said […]

THERE’S just six weeks to go until a most unusual world record will be attempted in Listowel and the organisers are encouraging people from all over the county to get channel their inner-Dolly for great causes. ‘Dolly Day’ is an attempt to set a World Record for the largest gathering […]

IT was a stylish affair at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night as the inaugural Comfort for Chemo Kerry Hope Social took place. It was a resounding success too with over 180 guests, many from University Hospital Kerry, paying €70 a head to enjoy a glass of bubbly on arrival followed by a […]

HERE’S something to look forward to this winter. Comfort for Chemo Kerry has announced the launch of the Inaugural Hope Social which will be held on November 12 in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Proceeds from the Hope Social will help Comfort for Chemo Kerry in their aim to build, equip and […]

TRALEE-BASED company ViClarity kicked off their annual array of charity events and this year it’s all in aid of Comfort for Chemo Kerry. The team join together and get involved in a series of challenges for the month of December in order to raise funds for the local charity. The […]

THREE Tralee men raised an incredible €38,000 for a local charity after taking on a gruelling 24 hour challenge on the Dingle Way back in September. Kieran O’Callaghan, Patrick O’Sullivan and Daniel Bohan circumvented the Dingle Peninsula in a day by walking, kayaking, running, cycling, climbing, swimming and mountain biking […]

A WOMAN who received treatment at University Hospital Kerry Chemotherapy Unit is giving something back by taking part in a fundraiser next month. Linda Woods is championing an incredible initiative for Comfort for Chemo, Kerry, the Round Ireland Virtual Cycle from May 1st to May 8th. Linda and her fundraising […]

COMFORT for Chemo Kerry has launched new online fundraising platform to continue fundraising in the time of Covid-19. Comfort for Chemo is fundraising to build a centre of excellence for the patients of Kerry, who need chemotherapy and oncological treatments. This stand-alone building will ensure the best care available is […]

TWO local cancer support charities received a boost yesterday when they accepted cheques for a total of nearly €2,300 at the Bon Secours Hospital. Staff in the hospital canteen made up hampers before Christmas and sold them to fellow workers in the Bons with proceeds going to Kerry Hospice and […]

A MAN who took part in a charity cycle of over 4,000 kilometres from Perth to Sydney presented €1,180 to Comfort For Chemo Kerry on Monday. Alan Philpott from Currow and his brother David, who now lives in Germany, flew to Perth in October to take part in the gruelling […]

THE proceeds of a fundraiser held in The Meadowlands Hotel a few months ago, were presented to two charities on Friday night. Tralee-based cycling club, the Chain Gang, held a table quiz and a bike raffle in the hotel back on November 15 in aid of Comfort For Chemo Kerry […]

A WONDERFUL night featuring the best of local ballad/ folk musicians and singers took place on Friday night at The Ashe Hotel all in aid of two great causes. The ‘Ballad And Folk Night’ was held to raise funds for Tralee Community Responders and Comfort for Chemo Kerry with singers […]

A LOCAL charity has launched a tasty fundraiser encouraging schools and businesses to get baking and in doing so they might win treats of their own. ‘Cookies for Chemo Day’ will be held on Friday, December 13 and Comfort For Chemo Kerry are seeking the help of the secondary schools […]

THEY had a lot to compete with, what with the Late Late Toy Show being on, but they held their own in The Ballymac Bar on Friday night for a fundraising table quiz. Coláiste Gleann Lí held their annual quiz at the Boherbee pub to raise funds for the school […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí is preparing to host their annual table quiz on Friday night and they’ve brought a local charity on board this year. The school holds an annual Table Quiz at the Ballymac Bar in Boherbee to raise funds for the school but this year they intend to donate […]

ONE of Tralee’s top retailers has teamed up with a local charity to give one person a chance to win a hamper worth €1,000 at a draw next week. Landers Outdoor World at the Mile Height are hosting a customer evening on next Thursday, November 28 and they are having […]

A HOLLYWOOD actor has encouraged people to give their support to a Kerry charity. Kevin Dillon, the star of HBO series ‘Entourage’ and numerous movies such as ‘Platoon’ and ‘The Doors’, sent a video to Cllr Mikey Sheehy who is involved in the Comfort For Chemo Kerry charity. Mikey got […]

COMFORT for Chemo Kerry will host a free information evening— ‘Maintenance For Men’ — on Men’s Cancers on Tuesday, November 19 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Rose Hotel. One in three men get cancer every year . We need to take action and it is predicted that by taking […]

A LINE-UP consisting of the best of local ballad/ folk musicians and singers will entertain at a special fundraising concert this December at The Ashe Hotel. It’s a who’s who of the local scene appearing with Spailpín, Flight of Earls, Ronnie Ryan, Sligo & Shenanigans, Joe & Pam, Dreams of […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again on Friday, October 11, for a great cause. The event was due to take place on Friday, October 4, but has been postponed due to Storm Lorenzo. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised […]

KERRY have a very good chance on Sunday. That was the general consensus from the GAA legends at a charity event in The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. A Terrace Talk All-Ireland Preview night was the occasion and there was a great crowd present to hear the opinions of legends […]

IF you haven’t got an All-Ireland ticket yet, then this event might be one of your last chances to win a pair and a stay in a Dublin hotel. A Terrace Talk All-Ireland Preview night will take place this Thursday in The Rose Hotel. The event is being held in […]

THERE was a steady stream of ladies heading into Carraig Donn on Friday evening for a special event benefiting a local charity. The Bridge Street business was hosting a customer evening, with Comfort For Chemo Kerry receiving proceeds from a raffle. Kerry Rose Sally Ann Leahy was present to show her […]

  A LOCAL charity will benefit from an event at a Tralee store next week. Carraig Donn on Bridge Street will host a customer evening on Friday, August 16, from 6pm to 9pm with Comfort For Chemo Kerry receiving proceeds from a raffle, while there will also be donation buckets […]

A KERRY-BASED cancer charity is launching a major campaign to develop a ‘Cancer Centre of Excellence’ at University Hospital Kerry. ‘Comfort for Chemo Kerry’ is planning a gala launch in September. Councillor Mikey Sheehy, a member of the ‘Comfort for Chemo Kerry’ charity committee, said; “After initial discussions with UHK management, […]