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The crowd at the Horan's Healthstores Health and Wellness Fest at The Rose Hotel on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Horan’s Healthstores Hosts Health And Wellness Expo In Meadowlands This Weekend

October 20, 2023 at 12:50 pm Comments are Disabled

HORAN’S Healthstores has announced they will be holding their third Health & Wellness Expo on Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of October in Tralee at The Meadowlands Hotel from 10am until 5pm each day. “Having attended several exhibitions throughout Europe, UK and USA I decided it was time […]

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Irish Cancer Society To Offer Free Health Checks At Manor West Shopping Centre

Irish Cancer Society To Offer Free Health Checks At Manor West Shopping Centre

August 17, 2022 at 11:56 am Comments are Disabled

THE Irish Cancer Society has announced that it will be offering free health checks in Manor West Shopping Centre, Tralee this week. As part of the ‘Your Health Matters’ Early Detection Roadshow, nurses will administer health checks to the public from 9am – 6pm on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19, […]

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Dr Mary Buckley of UHK with Eibhlís Cahalane HSE and Kerry footballer David Moran launching the upcoming Brain Health Awareness Evening at the Meadowlands Hotel on July 21.

Brain Health Awareness Evening To Be Held At Tralee Hotel

July 8, 2022 at 11:20 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee Dementia Friendly Interagency Group in collaboration with the HSE and with support from Kerry GAA, will present a Brain Health Awareness evening at The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee later this month. This is a free event — taking place on Thursday, July 21 from 7-9pm — to promote the importance […]

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Brassil Wants Reform Of Ambulance Services In Kerry

Brassil Wants Reform Of Ambulance Services In Kerry

January 29, 2020 at 10:03 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY TD John Brassil has called for reform of the ambulance services in Kerry following reports that an ambulance crew from Macroom was tasked to a chest pain incident in a seaside North Kerry village an hour and a half’s drive away. This is despite guidelines from HIQA that say […]

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Over 3,500 Children Waiting For Orthodontic Treatment And Assessment In Kerry And Cork

Over 3,500 Children Waiting For Orthodontic Treatment And Assessment In Kerry And Cork

January 17, 2020 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry John Brassil has described the number of children and young people on waiting lists for orthodontic assessment and treatment across Kerry and Cork as unacceptable. Figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that 2,170 young people are waiting on orthodontic treatment across Cork and Kerry, with […]

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UHK Management Appeals To Public To Contact GP Before Going To Hospital

UHK Management Appeals To Public To Contact GP Before Going To Hospital

January 6, 2020 at 12:54 pm Comments are Disabled

AN urgent appeal has been issued by Hospital Management at UHK for people to contact their GP prior to attending because of extremely busy hospital emergency departments. Due to a high volume of people presenting at University Hospital Kerry, the hospital is restricting visiting times to 2pm to 4pm, and […]

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Brassil Says Government Needs To Tackle Delayed Discharges At Hospitals

Brassil Says Government Needs To Tackle Delayed Discharges At Hospitals

October 3, 2019 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry John Brassil is warning that more patients will be facing long waits on hospital trolleys this winter unless the government begins tackling the issue of delayed discharges. Deputy Brassil said that following inquiries, more than 3,000 bed days have been lost at University Hospital Kerry […]

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New Service For Stroke Patients Commences In Listowel

New Service For Stroke Patients Commences In Listowel

February 19, 2019 at 12:05 pm Comments are Disabled

ARD Chúram Day Care Centre, Greenville, Listowel has commenced a new pilot Stroke Day Service, providing nursing and physiotherapy supports to people recovering from a stroke in the north Kerry and West Limerick region. The Stroke Day Service is a pilot programme supported by the HSE National Office for Older […]

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Cllr Toireasa Ferris.

Cut Of 400 Hours In Respite Care In Kerry Is ‘Unacceptable’ Says Ferris

August 9, 2018 at 2:16 pm Comments are Disabled

LOCAL Sinn Féin Councillor Toireasa Ferris has said that it is completely unacceptable that 400 hours of respite care have been lost in Kerry in Quarter 1 of 2018. Cllr Ferris said: “Respite care is one of the most important services provided by the health service. Those who avail of respite services will tell […]

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Guests and speaker at the Sam McCauley Health and Wellbeing evening at the Manor West Hotel on Thursday. Front from left; Mary Byrne, Dr Mary McCaffrey and Dr Corinne Evans. Back from left; Dr Louis Keary of the Bon Secours Hospital, Clair McEvoy, Brian Kearney, Tracey Stack and Christine Foley all from Sam McCauley's. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: An Informative Evening At Women’s Health Event In Manor West Hotel

February 9, 2018 at 12:52 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was another large turnout for the Women’s Health And Well-Being event in the Manor West Hotel last night. The free event, organised by Sam McCauley’s Chemists for the second year in a row, saw a number of speakers including former X-Factor contestant and Celebrity Operation Transformation participant, Mary Byrne and experts […]

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Kerry People Urged To Nominate Their Pharmacists In National Awards

Kerry People Urged To Nominate Their Pharmacists In National Awards

July 13, 2017 at 10:03 am Comments are Disabled

THE people of Kerry are being reminded to nominate pharmacists who go above and beyond for their patients in the annual Clanwilliam Pharmacist Awards. It is an opportunity to recognise a pharmacist who has had a positive impact in the life of an individual or even a whole community while […]

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Ferris Advises People On Medical Cards Charged For GP Blood Tests To Seek Reimbursement

Ferris Advises People On Medical Cards Charged For GP Blood Tests To Seek Reimbursement

July 5, 2017 at 12:06 pm 1 comment

TRALEE Municipal District Sinn Féin councillor, Toireasa Ferris, has advised medical card holders that they should not be charged for blood tests by their GPs. Councillor Ferris has been contacted by a number of constituents, one of whom is a patient recovering from cancer, about the issue. “I have told them and […]

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Corinne’s Looking For People To Join Her On ‘Lunchtime Mile’

Corinne’s Looking For People To Join Her On ‘Lunchtime Mile’

April 21, 2017 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL physiotherapist is looking for other health professionals to lead by example in taking part in a run/walk next week in the town park. Corinne Evans, based in High Street, is organising a ‘Lunchtime Mile’ run, which is a circuit of the town park on Wednesday, April 26 at […]

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Ladies from Billy Nolan's and Hissers Jewellers, Amy Conway, Ciara Nolan, Louise Nolan and Trish Breen at the 'Think Pink, Think Positive' event at Benners Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Ladies Enjoy Night Of Fun And Fashion At Benners

October 28, 2016 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

FORMER Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh was one of the guest speakers at an evening of fashion, fun and awareness in Benners Hotel on Thursday night. ‘Think Pink, Think Positive’, in aid of Breast Cancer Research, was an evening for ladies, by ladies with some inspirational speakers, including Daily Diva Diary founder Helen Quealy-Murphy and […]

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HIQA Report Reveals Patients At High Risk Of Infection In Kerry General Hospital

HIQA Report Reveals Patients At High Risk Of Infection In Kerry General Hospital

November 10, 2015 at 12:30 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW HIQA report on Kerry General Hospital has identified that patients are at high risk of infection in relation to the maintenance and infrastructure of the Operating Theatre Complex, the infrastructure of the Oncology Day Unit and the management of legionella related risk. The Health Information and Quality Authority inspected KGH on […]

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Roger Harty: The Importance Of Passion

Roger Harty: The Importance Of Passion

October 4, 2015 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

  IN the world we live in passion is something that is very often confused with aggression. Take modern sport for instance. We often hear phrases like ‘how much do you want it?’ or ‘are you going to let them other fellows climb the steps to lift that trophy?’ and this […]

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Roger Harty: Kerry Football – Look To Nature (The Chameleon Effect)

Roger Harty: Kerry Football – Look To Nature (The Chameleon Effect)

September 20, 2015 at 9:18 am Comments are Disabled

  OK the big day has arrived – it’s All Ireland final day and Kerry are involved. If Carlsberg did heaven in Kerry then this is it! All the talk at the moment is who is going to win, that is the burning question. Obviously my heart is with Kerry, […]

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Roger Harty: Kerry Football – Pay Attention To Nature (1)

Roger Harty: Kerry Football – Pay Attention To Nature (1)

September 13, 2015 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

  MIKEY Sheehy, the former Kerry footballing great, is a man worth listening to. I do not say this lightly. All we need do is to look at the facts – he has won an All-Ireland with Kerry on eight occasions while at the same time is very modest about his achievements. […]

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Roger Harty: Everyone Is Equal

Roger Harty: Everyone Is Equal

September 6, 2015 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

  I REMEMBER reading for the first time about the Dalai Lama that when he meets someone all he sees are two eyes and a brain. The reason behind this practice (and believe me it must be practiced) is that he sees the beauty in everyone and everything and remains non-judgmental. […]

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Ardfert First Responders Extend Coverage

Ardfert First Responders Extend Coverage

September 1, 2015 at 8:40 am Comments are Disabled

  ARDFERT First Responders is to extend its coverage to now cover Ballyheigue and Abbeydorney and has revealed it has attended 23 emergency callouts so far. Ardfert & District Community First Responders was setup in May 2014 to support the National Ambulance Service in life-threatening callouts after a number of […]

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Roger Harty: The Power Of The Sea

Roger Harty: The Power Of The Sea

August 30, 2015 at 10:55 am Comments are Disabled

  THE Rose of Tralee Festival is now well and truly over and the mind-set is now on ‘Back to school’ and all that that entails. Many people like this because it involves getting our lives back into a clear routine format. Human beings can be funny because we spend half […]

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Roger Harty: We Can Always Learn

Roger Harty: We Can Always Learn

August 23, 2015 at 8:09 am Comments are Disabled

  WE can always learn. One of my favourite sayings is; May I live as though I’m going to die tomorrow, May I learn as though I’m going to live forever. In other words, we should learn every single day of our lives. We are in very dangerous territory when we think […]

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Roger Harty: Stress – A Simple Explanation

Roger Harty: Stress – A Simple Explanation

August 9, 2015 at 10:56 am Comments are Disabled

  IN a previous article (here) I gave the best definition of stress from a working point of view that I have ever come across. It is as follows. If you ask the question ‘what is stress?’ the answer is ‘stress is being here and trying to be there’. Now […]

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Roger Harty: Is That So? (A Great Buddhist Story)

Roger Harty: Is That So? (A Great Buddhist Story)

August 2, 2015 at 6:57 am Comments are Disabled

THIS is a very powerful story that I came across a few years ago. I suppose to say it is more like a parable than a story would be the correct description, as the message it delivers is of far more importance than the story itself. Like a good movie, […]

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Roger Harty: Self Esteem -Our Driving Force

Roger Harty: Self Esteem -Our Driving Force

July 26, 2015 at 11:32 am Comments are Disabled

OUR self-esteem connects deep into our inner core – I suppose you could say it is our inner Sat-Nav and our driving force all in one. Without it – to borrow a phrase from former Kerry footballer Tomás Ó Sé – we are rudderless. But what is self-esteem and why […]

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Roger Harty: Galileo Galilei – An All-Time Hero

Roger Harty: Galileo Galilei – An All-Time Hero

July 19, 2015 at 11:30 am Comments are Disabled

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. It would be easy to write an article on the life of  Galileo, but in fairness there is so much […]

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Brave Campaigner And Inspirational Lady, Jackie Crowe, Passes Away

Brave Campaigner And Inspirational Lady, Jackie Crowe, Passes Away

July 14, 2015 at 2:38 pm Comments are Disabled

  JACKIE Crowe, who went on TV last year to highlight how economic conditions are affecting Ireland’s healthcare system, has died. The Ballyheigue lady passed away last night at the age of 51. She appeared on a TV3 documentary in May, 2014 where she described her battle against a rare form of cancer, Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and […]

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Roger Harty: Two Dangerous Words – “I Know”

Roger Harty: Two Dangerous Words – “I Know”

July 12, 2015 at 11:58 am Comments are Disabled

  I WAS doing a course many years ago when the tutor came in one night and informed us that the two most dangerous words in the English language when used together are “I know”. I must admit that my first reaction was that of being a little indignant (if […]

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Roger Harty: Conditioning (Flowers Are Red)

Roger Harty: Conditioning (Flowers Are Red)

July 5, 2015 at 8:46 am Comments are Disabled

  OUR conditioning (the way we were brought up from childhood) is truly the most important aspect of our lives – it is what moulds us and shapes us as individuals and it is what creates an outlook on our world whether that be negative or positive. The one great […]

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Roger Harty: Conditioning And Its Effect On Our Lives

Roger Harty: Conditioning And Its Effect On Our Lives

June 28, 2015 at 11:44 am Comments are Disabled

  OUR conditioning (the way we were brought up) plays an enormous part in the way we live our lives. In fact you could also argue that it also plays an enormous part in inhibiting our freedom to live. For instance, if you were brought up in a certain way, […]

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