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Tralee Tidy Towns, Lions Club, Team Bramble members and volunteers gather for a clean-up on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Council Cathaoirleach Thanks Thousands Of Volunteers For County Clean-Up Efforts

April 16, 2024 at 11:58 am 0 comments

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane has thanked the thousands of volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry over the past week. Bags of litter were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the twelfth annual clean-up which was organised by KWD […]

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Council Asks Groups To Postpone County Clean-Up Event Until Next Week

Council Asks Groups To Postpone County Clean-Up Event Until Next Week

April 4, 2024 at 4:18 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council and KWD Recycling have asked those intending to participate in the annual County Clean Up on this Saturday to postpone any local clean-ups this weekend until next week. They say no local clean-ups should take place this weekend because of the Status Orange weather warning associated with […]

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With the support of KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council, the annual County Clean Up will take place across the county on Saturday, 6th April. Voluntary organisations and individuals across Kerry are invited to get involved. Registration is now open at www.countycleanup.com. Pictured at the launch are Breda Moriarty, Environmental Awareness Officer and Moira Murrell, Chief Executive, Kerry County Council with Cllr. Jim Finucane, Mayor of Kerry and Tadgh Healy, KWD. Photo: Pauline Dennigan

Volunteers Wanted For Annual County Clean Up

March 14, 2024 at 2:42 pm Comments are Disabled

THE 12th annual County Clean Up will take place across the county on Saturday, April 6 and voluntary organisations and individuals across Kerry are invited to get involved in one of the biggest community events of the year in the county. The County Clean-Up takes place with the support of […]

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From Ukraine to Killarney with love...Host family, Orla Tangney, left, and Husband, Noel O'Reilly (KWD recycling) with Natalie Bahric with her Daughter Yeseniya Bahric and Sofia Volovyk, who fled their homes in war torn Ukraine, two weeks ago, joined in The KWD  Annual County Clean-Up Day, Kerry’s biggest annual mobilisation of community groups, Tidy Towns committees, sporting organisations, individual residents and families across the county. After a two year absence, the County Clean-Up-Day, Now in its 10th year, is organised by Kerry County Council and  facilitated by KWD Recycling. Also Included are, Staff members and family at KWD, Tadgh Healy, Denis Tangney, Anna Murphy, Luke, Kate, Jack Murphy, Denis Lyne and Sean Murphy, Director KWD. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 03/04/2022

Council Thanks Thousands Of Volunteers For County Clean-Up Efforts

April 5, 2022 at 10:04 am Comments are Disabled

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jimmy Moloney, thanked all those who participated in the County Clean-Up on Saturday. Thousands of volunteers collected hundreds of bags of litter across the county on Saturday during the tenth annual County Clean Up. For the first time in three years, the event […]

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Martha Farrell (right) with Ukrainian refugees Anastasia, Christian and Tatiana  at the Tralee Tidy Towns clean-up on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Ukrainian Refugees Help With County Clean-Up In Tralee

April 3, 2022 at 2:02 pm 1 comment

THE County Clean Up Day took place on Saturday with hundreds of volunteers taking to the streets, roads and estates around Kerry. Supported by KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council the clean-up returned after a three year absence due to COVID. In Tralee, the local Tidy Towns group organised a […]

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Thousands Expected To Take Part In County Clean-Up This Saturday

Thousands Expected To Take Part In County Clean-Up This Saturday

March 31, 2022 at 10:26 am Comments are Disabled

ONE of the biggest mobilisations of volunteers in the county will take place this weekend as the annual County Clean Up returns after a two-year absence. The 10th annual County Clean Up will take place on Saturday and individuals and communities are encouraged to take part and help give Kerry […]

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Call For Communities To Take Part In County Clean-Up

Call For Communities To Take Part In County Clean-Up

March 4, 2022 at 12:53 pm Comments are Disabled

ONE of the biggest mobilisations of volunteers in the county will take place next month as the annual County Clean Up returns after a two-year absence. The 10th annual County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 2nd April and a call is going out to individuals and communities to […]

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60,000 Bags Of Rubbish Collected During County Clean-Up Week Since 2012

60,000 Bags Of Rubbish Collected During County Clean-Up Week Since 2012

June 7, 2021 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

SIXTY-THOUSAND bags of litter have been collected by members of the public as part of KWD Recycling’s annual County Clean-Up initiative since 2012. KWD Recycling CEO Sean Murphy said it is very heartening that during the global COVID-19 pandemic, 3,500 people in Kerry, complying with public health guidelines, took to […]

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Tralee Tidy Towns volunteers gather for the County Clean-Up day. Photo by Dermot Crean

Call Goes Out To Rally Communities For County Clean-Up Day

March 12, 2019 at 6:23 pm Comments are Disabled

THE eighth County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 13 April and a call has gone out to individuals and communities across the county to get involved in the annual litter collection effort. Last year, some 5,500 volunteers were out and about on the day with the support of […]

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PHOTOS: Cathaoirleach Of KCC Thanks Thousands Of Volunteers In County Clean-Up

PHOTOS: Cathaoirleach Of KCC Thanks Thousands Of Volunteers In County Clean-Up

April 16, 2018 at 11:12 am Comments are Disabled

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Sheahan, has thanked the almost 6,000 volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry on Saturday. Thousands of bags of litter were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the seventh annual clean-up which was organised by KWD […]

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Final Call For Groups To Sign Up For County Clean-Up Day

Final Call For Groups To Sign Up For County Clean-Up Day

April 4, 2018 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

THE final call has been made for groups and individuals to sign up for this year’s County Clean Up which takes place on Saturday, 14 April. This week, several local organisations including Kerry GAA, Kerry IFA and Kerry ICMSA have announced their support and that of their members for the day-long […]

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Everyone Urged To Help Out On County Clean-Up Day

Everyone Urged To Help Out On County Clean-Up Day

March 13, 2018 at 10:51 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual County Clean-Up Day has been launched and everyone in the county is being asked to get involved and play their part. Now in its seventh year and with the support of Kerry County Council and KWD Recycling, the County Clean-up will take place on Saturday, April 14. Last […]

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Community Garden’s Season Off To A Sunny Start With County Clean-Up

Community Garden’s Season Off To A Sunny Start With County Clean-Up

April 12, 2017 at 12:34 pm Comments are Disabled

IT was a beautiful day for the beginning of this year’s season with the Tralee Community Garden Project in the Town Park. Participants helped out as part of the KWD County Clean Up that began last weekend. The project is collecting plastic bottles for the new recycled plastic bottle greenhouse being built this year, […]

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PHOTOS: Huge Community Effort For County Clean-Up

PHOTOS: Huge Community Effort For County Clean-Up

April 9, 2017 at 1:24 pm Comments are Disabled

VOLUNTEERS came out in force yesterday for the 2017 County Clean-Up Day. Now in its sixth year, the County Clean-Up, which took  place with the support of Kerry County Council and KWD Recycling, has proven to be a wonderful community event in which people clean up their respective areas and make […]

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Five Things To Do Around Tralee This Weekend

Five Things To Do Around Tralee This Weekend

April 7, 2017 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

Another weekend and it’s set to be a scorcher…well on Saturday anyway! Here are a few things you can get up to around Tralee and beyond this weekend, in between catching the sun… Friday 1. Brush up on your makeup skills… Jeanette Cronin will give an Estee Lauder makeup masterclass at […]

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Call For Public To Help Out In Tralee For County Clean-Up Day

Call For Public To Help Out In Tralee For County Clean-Up Day

April 5, 2017 at 9:22 am 2 comments

THE Tralee Tidy Town Group and Team Bramble are calling on everyone to take part in this Saturday’s County Clean-Up event. As a town, Tralee has scored five Gold Medals in a row and the groups are encouraging all to keep up our standards to receive a 6th. The Tralee Tidy Town Group are […]

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