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New ‘Garden Of Contemplation’ To Be Opened In Pearse Park On Saturday

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Members of the Kerry Baha’i community Martin Flynn, Lizzie Walsh and Terry Collins at the Garden Of Contemplation in Pearse Park on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

A NEW space created by members of a religious faith in Kerry will be officially opened at Pearse Park on Saturday at 3pm.

The wooden structure containing various types of plants was constructed by Kerry’s Baha’i community and is almost ready to be unveiled.

The community decided to build the garden as a gift to the people of Tralee and  to help the Tralee Tidy Towns effort.

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Established in 1863, the Bahá’í Faith is a religion teaching the essential worth of all religions, and the unity and equality of all people.

The official opening will be performed by Mayor of Tralee Norma Foley at 3pm on Saturday. If the weather is bad, the ceremony will be moved to Siamsa Tíre.

The ‘Garden of Contemplation’.
Entertainment

Tom Hanks Movie Chosen For First Open Air Screening In Pearse Park Next Week

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A famous scene from BIG
A famous scene from BIG

A CHILDHOOD favourite for many who grew up in the 80’s and early 90’s is the chosen movie for the first open air cinema of the Summer.

The Tom Hanks, 1988 American fantasy comedy ‘Big’ will be shown in Pearse Park on Friday June 10, at around 9:30pm, but the park will be open from 7pm for people to get settled with blankets and deckchairs. The screening is expected to be wrapped up by 11pm.

‘BIG’ is about a young boy who makes a wish “to be big” and is then aged to adulthood overnight.

The film also stars, Josh Baskin, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, and Robert Loggia. It was directed by Penny Marshall and written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg.

Although this is a free event those who wish to come are advised to register for ‘free tickets’. You can do so HERE

The Kerry Film Fesitval organised outdoor events are now in their second year and have proved to be a big hit with movie fans all over the county.

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Council May Have To Remove Pearse Park Bins If Illegal Dumping Continues

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Pearse Park
Pearse Park.

ILLEGAL dumping by litter louts may result in the two bins located in Pearse Park being removed should the problem persist.

Fianna Fáil Cllr Norma Foley raised the issue at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday where she asked that the matter of illegal dumping there be looked at a matter of urgency.

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Council management said they would continue to closely monitor the area to catch the culprits, but if the problem persisted, they would have to remove the bins. They said this method was used previously in another part of town and proved successful in eliminating the dumping problem in that area.

“I’d be slow to take them away. Maybe we could have bins with a smaller access point to prevent domestic rubbish being dumped there,” said Cllr Foley, who welcomed closer monitoring of the area.

“Pearse Park is a hugely significant part of our town, it always does well in Tidy Towns and it is such a shame and a poor reflection on our town that it is being abused in this manner,” she said.