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Helpful Stress And Anxiety Talk To Take Place In The Meadowlands Hotel This Month

 

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The NEKD are funding a stress and anxiety talk this month.

A TALK designed to help people deal more effectively with stress and anxiety will be taking place in the Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday, September 24, with free entry on the night.

The ‘Outsmart Stress & Anxiety’ talk will be given by Counselling Psychologist Marianne Wall from ‘Smart Psychology’ and will take place from 7pm-9pm on the night with the talk being centered around looking at helping people look at their stress and anxiety from a more practical approach.

The North and East Kerry Development (NEKD) are funding the evening under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP).

For more information, you can check out the NEKD website HERE or the Smart Psychology website HERE.

Walk 4 Life Raises Huge Amount For Local Charities

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At the Walk of Life, check presentation were, from left: Deirdre Fee, Katrina Locke, Mary Young, Mary O'Sullivan, Delores Gallagher, Albha Foley, Lorraine Bowler, Colin Ahern, Jimmy Mulligan, Justin Duggan, Kayleigh O'Regan McCannon,  Donna Hennebery and Mark Lynch. Photo by  Gavin O'Connor.
At the Walk of Life, cheque presentation were, from left: Deirdre Fee, Katrina Locke, Mary Young, Mary O’Sullivan, Dolores Gallagher, Albha Foley, Lorraine Bowler, Colin Ahern, Jimmy Mulligan, Justin Duggan, Kayleigh O’Regan McCannon, Donna Hennebery and Mark Lynch. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

THE success of the ‘Walk 4 Life’ event held back in April was evident yesterday as organisers from the walk presented a cheque for  €5,860 to their selected charities.

Colin Aherne and Lorraine Bowler were delighted at the NEKD offices yesterday as they saw the labours of their hard work pay off.

The day – a 5k walk from the Tralee Wetlands on April 25 – saw the huge sum raised being presented to five different charities from all over the county, that included Jigsaw Kerry, Aware, Pieta House, Kerry Peer Support Network and Be Aware Prevent Suicide.

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The charities and organisers expressed their thanks to all those who took part on the day and to the local businesses that gave their support to the event, which  saw over 600 people attend.

Colin and Lorraine are currently looking forward to organising the event for next year where they hope that people will again turn out in numbers and show their support to help break the stigma around mental health.