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THREE years ago, adults with physical and mental disabilities from all over the county took to the dancefloor in Benners Tralee for a fantastic night out at ‘Rise’. Well now the sequel is on and plans are advanced for ‘Rise 2’ to take place in Listowel next month. Organised by service users […]

TOMMY Sheehy has completed an incredible series of cycling challenges to support Enable Ireland Kerry Services. Tommy, who has to date raised over €100,000 for Enable Ireland, kicked off his first challenge in July when he did an ‘Everesting’ Challenge. Tommy repeatedly climbed the Short Mountain outside Tralee on his […]

HE has raised an incredible €101,665 for Enable Ireland Kerry Services since 2011 and now Tommy Sheehy has set himself a daunting new challenge for 2021. The past year’s figure of €12,497 raised from a series of spinning completed early in 2020 and a massive cycling challenge where Tommy climbed […]

A LOCAL man is encouraging people to support Enable Ireland’s annual ‘Life With No Limits’ campaign takes place from 19-30 September this year. ‘Life With No Limits’ provides a platform for children and adults with disabilities using Enable Ireland services to share their life experiences while raising much-needed funds to support […]

HE’S been on the saddle for Enable Ireland for nearly 10 years now and Tommy Sheehy is hoping to surpass a major milestone with his latest fundraising endeavours. Over the coming weeks, Tommy will be back on the bike undertaking a series of eight hour spinathons in Tralee, Killarney, Castleisland, […]

THEY came from all over the county to enjoy a fantastic night of dancing and fun at ‘Rise’ in Benners on Saturday night. The night was organised by service users in Enable Ireland Tralee and was designed for people with  physical and intellectual disabilities from all over the county, to […]

WITH a real diamond up for grabs, top class dining and one of Ireland’s best bands to entertain, the inaugural Diamond Ball at Ballygarry House Hotel is certainly set to be a dazzling event. The Diamond Ball is being hosted by Enable Ireland Kerry on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Guests […]

RUNNERS will be spoilt for choice this Sunday, as two runs are taking place north-west and north-east of Tralee and with a good weather forecast there should be a great turnout at both. The Dan Paddy Andy Festival in Lyreacrompane is on this weekend and as part of it, they […]

THERE are thousands of stories behind why people get on their bikes in July and take part in the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle. Michael Healy’s is just one. The 63 year old from Tralee, who works in Dan Healy’s Butchers at St Brendan’s Park, will take part in his fourth cycle […]

ENABLE Ireland Kerry Services has received a €4,000 donation from the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee. Owen McCarthy Mission Leader at Bon Secours Hospital Tralee presented Sean Scally and Paula Henry from Enable Ireland with a cheque from the Hospitals Community Initiative Programme for €4000 on Monday. “Each Bon Secours […]

A CYCLING dynamo from Ballyroe visited Enable Ireland Kerry at Oakview this morning to deliver another big cheque to the service. This year, Tommy Sheehy, originally from Castleisland, has raised a staggering €12,186 for Enable Ireland Kerry Services by undertaking a series of 8 hour spinning sessions throughout Kerry. To […]

AN event held last month by Active Kingdom raised €1,408 for Enable Ireland Kerry Services. A family fun day was put on at John Mitchels GAA Complex at Ballyseedy by Active Kingdom and Sean Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry was very appreciative of their efforts. “We are delighted that Active Kingdom picked Enable […]

ENABLE Ireland Kerry is looking for cyclists to take part in a serious challenge this July riding through the Italian Alps and Dolomites, tackling many of the most famous Giro climbs and highest roads Europe has to offer. Tommy Sheehy, who has raised tens of thousands over the years for […]

A LOCAL company has kindly presented the local Enable Ireland centre with iPad devices which will help adults and children in the service centres. Aspen Grove Solutions presented Sean Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry with the three iPads at their offices on the Castlemaine Road in Tralee on Thursday morning. […]

A NEW group has been formed in Tralee to with the aim of removing barriers to accessing built environment communal spaces in town for people with disabilities. The Tralee Access Group (TAG), which met at the Enable Ireland offices in Edward Street on Wednesday morning, is an independent group, formed in early […]

WHILE he won’t exactly be a singing priest, Fr Padraig Walsh of St Brendan’s Parish will be among the 13 contestants strutting their stuff on stage in a few weeks at the Enable Ireland  Kerry Services first ever ‘Lip Sing’ event. Taking place on Saturday, October 1 at The Earl of Desmond Hotel, […]

A BALLYROE man has raised €10,870 for Enable Ireland after completing a cycling tour of Provence in the South of France. Tommy Sheehy, who is originally from Castleisland, climbed Mount Ventoux in aid of Enable Ireland. The challenge covered Lyon to Nice over the rugged French countryside. On this tour, Tommy conquered […]

WITH excitement building for Euro 2016, the people at Enable Ireland Kerry Services have a fantastic competition for soccer fans. The Boys in Green are going to the Euros and here’s your chance to join them. The organisation is holding a raffle for a pair of tickets to Rep of Ireland […]

ENABLE Ireland are organising a family fun day at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Easter Monday, March 28 from 2–4pm. Young children are invited to come along and meet some of their favourite Disney characters. Kenny the Clown will be on hand along with a puppeteer to entertain the children and […]

SO if you’re interested in making money this week on the gee-gees, the experts were on hand for an evening of expert tips in the Brandon Hotel on Friday for a great cause. Top figures from the racing world gave their opinions on the big races in the festival and to raise […]

ENABLE Ireland will be hosting a ‘Cheltenham Preview Night’ this Friday, March 11, at The Brandon Hotel, at 8pm. Well known personalities from the racing world like Jim Culloty, Philip Enright and Brian O’Connell will attend and on the night, there will also be a sports auction held as part […]

TRALEE Credit Union had two National Winners in the Irish League of Credit Unions Art Competition at its Awards and Exhibition, which took place in Croke Park, Dublin, recently. Enable Ireland Adult Services, Tralee, came 1st in the Group category and Elisha Buckley, a Leaving Certificate student from Mercy Mounthawk […]

IT’S time to slip on your dancing shoes and sign up for the Enable Ireland Kerry’s Strictly Come Dancing Fundraiser. The charity will be holding the event at the Brandon Hotel on Friday, May 13 and they are looking for dancers to take part, regardless of their ability. Over the course […]

THANKS to the efforts of cyclists who took part in the Ring of Kerry Cycle this year, a local disability services organisation now has a brand new minibus. A total of 550 cyclists raised funds for the Kerry branch of Enable Ireland and on Tuesday were delivered the benefits of that […]

A BALLYROE man has raised €11,216 for Enable Ireland after completing two mammoth cycles during  the summer. Last May, Tommy Sheehy cycled from San Sebastian to Barcelona in aid of Enable Ireland. The challenge covered 600km over the rugged landscape of the Pyrenees taking five days to complete. The following month […]

THE proceeds from charity bets sponsored by ‘Paddy Power’ were  presented to Sean Scally from Enable Ireland on Friday. The bets, which were handed out at a special Cheltenham Preview night in the Fels Point Hotel in March, succeeded in realising over €1185.50 which was presented by Paddy Power staff member Aidan Conway. Continued […]

TRALEE Rotary Club raised €2,650 for the Kerry branch of Enable Ireland and its assisted technologies programme. The Rotary club raised money by hosting their annual ball in the Ballyseede Castle Hotel in November, with all proceeds going to Enable Ireland. “We were approached by Enable Ireland and we went […]

  THE nine charities to benefit from the 2015 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle were announced on Saturday morning last at Aghadoe, Killarney. This year’s nine Kerry based charities are Console, The National Suicide Charity – Kerry Centre, Down Syndrome Ireland Kerry Branch; Enable Ireland Kerry Services; Kerry Hospice; Kerry Rape […]

IT was a glamorous affair in the Ballyseede Castle Hotel on Friday night as the Tralee Rotary Club held their annual Gala Ball. A different charity is picked to benefit every year and it was Enable Ireland’s Kerry Services who will receive funding from the €80 a head dinner last night. Continued […]