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THE dulcet tones of a local choir helped raise funds for a great cause just before Christmas. Members of the Curraheen Choir assembled for their annual Christmas carol service in aid of St Vincent De Paul at O’Shea’s Gala in Blennerville on Friday, December 16. They were there for just […]

ST Vincent de Paul Tralee has teamed up with Toys Upstairs Toymaster Tralee for the third year in a row, to help bring joy to less advantaged children this Christmas. The toy shop, located above Kellihers Hardware on Rock Street, took up the mantle of holding the appeal two years […]

FOOD hampers are being stocked at the St Vincent de Paul depot in Monavalley, as families face a huge financial impact in the weeks and months ahead. Junior Locke of St Vincent de Paul said many people were paid up by employers up to the next two weeks, but after […]

WITH just days to Christmas, volunteers at St Vincent de Paul depot in Monavalley have been working diligently to get food packages made up for needy families in the Tralee area. By Friday they had over 800 families on their list to receive  hampers, but that number was likely to […]

THE final Charity Committee event of 2019 for JRI America Inc. resulted in over €3,500 worth of toys, cash and vouchers being donated to local children in need to ensure they will get a present this Christmas. Shane Walsh, Ireland Division Head, Information Systems of JRI America Inc., based at Kerry […]

ST Vincent de Paul will be hosting a special Christmas Day Dinner from 2pm to 4pm in St. John’s Parish Centre, Castle Street. This is a free event, open to everyone and wouldn’t be possible without much needed and generous donations from both the public and the local business community of […]

IT’S a charity event which has been going on for many years and even the closure of Caballs earlier this year won’t stop the annual St Vincent de Paul Toy appeal. Ann Laide of Caballs did sterling work with Treasa Walsh and Marian Moore to make sure local children in […]

ST Vincent de Paul is incredibly busy this time of the trying to help out families in need and they received a little help from a childcare centre on Friday. The staff and children from Sunflowers Childcare at Balloonagh have been helping SVP every Christmas for the past 11 years. […]

TIS the season of goodwill and the employees at one company in Tralee certainly displayed that by helping out local children in town. Organised by the newly-formed charity committee at JRI America, the company teamed up with St Vincent de Paul and donated over €2,000 in toys and vouchers so […]

ST Vincent de Paul in Tralee is advising people to be wary of a youth who is claiming to be collecting for the charity. There are reports that a teenage boy was going door to door selling lines for SVP in the Kevin Barrys Villas and general Mitchels area. When […]

IT’S that time of the year again when Caballs Toymaster join forces with St Vincent de Paul to help ensure every child in the area gets a toy they want from Santa this Christmas. The ‘Operation Santa’ annual appeal has been a great success in the past and it’s hoped the people […]

THERE was good news for St Vincent de Paul shops in Tralee last week when they picked up two awards at the Vincent’s Retail Awards in Croke Park. The Vincent’s Castle Street, Tralee picked up the Window Dressing award and Vincent’s Friary Lane  was awarded the ‘Team of the Year’ award […]

THE spirit of giving was certainly in evidence west of the bridge this Christmas as a local group decided to raise funds for a worthy cause. The Curraheen Community Choir got together on Thursday, December 14 to sing Christmas carols for an hour outside O’Shea’s Gala shop and service station […]

IT’S the busiest time of the year for St Vincent de Paul as they try to help as many people in need as they can at Christmas. Their job was made a bit easier on Thursday when Kerry Group made a donation of €10,000 to the organisation in the county. […]

FASHION and fun were served up in equal measure on Thursday night as IT Tralee students strutted down the catwalk for a great cause. The students at the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Institute of Technology Tralee organised their special annual fashion show at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel […]

ONCE again, Caballs Toymaster has joined forces with St Vincent de Paul again this year to help ensure every child in the area gets a toy they want from Santa this Christmas. The annual appeal has been a great success in the past and it’s hoped the people of Tralee and beyond […]

THE students at the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Institute of Technology Tralee are busy organising a very special event to raise much needed funds in time for Christmas. On November 23 they are holding their annual fashion show in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee. It will start […]

THERE were spot prizes galore, face painting and a Radio Kerry show broadcast from the St Vincent de Paul shop on Castle Street, as it held a party to celebrate its first birthday on Thursday. All day long there were cakes and refreshments served with special offers including 50% off ladies clothes. Deirdre […]

ST VINCENT de Paul on Castle Street, will celebrate their first birthday on Thursday, March 16 and to mark the day, the shop will hold celebrations in the shop all day long. Refreshments will be available on the day, some face painting for kids (young and old!), a raffle for some great […]

THE St Vincent de Paul team is very active these days in trying to get food hampers to the needy in Tralee and beyond. On Saturday, local TDs Martin Ferris, Michael Healy Rae and John Brassil helped out at the depot in making up the hampers and to highlight that donations […]

CABALLS Toymaster has joined forces with St Vincent de Paul again this year to help ensure every child in the area gets a toy they want from Santa this Christmas. The annual appeal has been a tremendous success in the past and it’s hoped the people of Tralee and beyond show their […]

ST Vincent de Paul are appealing to the public to drop in any clothes they can spare to their shops in Castles Street and Friary Lane. The appeal comes as they revealed there is still a big demand for their services and this is likely to increase as Christmas approaches. […]

ST Vincent de Paul held a ‘Customer Appreciation Night’ at its Castle Street store on Thursday and also put out an appeal to the public for more donations. Shoppers and well wishers called into the store which has been opened since March this year. Along with loads of clothes to […]

NEW St Vincent de Paul Store store on Castle Street is aiming to be more visible to the public. The new store on Upper Castle Street (located opposite the entrance to Presentation Primary School) has been open for two weeks, but on Monday night was launched in earnest with an in-store […]

AT the moment, St Vincent de Paul are busy delivering Christmas hampers for families who need them in the Tralee area. “We are seeing a big increase on last year, we’re definitely up 10% on last year,” said Junior Locke of St Vincent de Paul. “At present we have in the […]

ON Thursday, the St Vincent de Paul store on Friary Lane gave thanks to their customers by holding an appreciation day for the people who donate and shop there. For the day, staff dressed up in Christmas gear and fifth pupils from Holy Family Primary School displayed their caroling abilities with […]

IT Tralee’s St. Vincent de Paul Society held their annual Fashion Show on Thursday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and raised over €4,000 for the charity. All the clothes modelled on the night by students were from St. Vincent de Paul shops nationwide and they proved that you can be on trend with […]

IT Tralee’s St. Vincent de Paul Society is holding their annual Fashion Show this Thursday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. All the clothes modelled on the night by students are from St. Vincent de Paul shops nationwide and they aim to prove that you can be on trend with clothes that are reasonably priced. […]

ST Vincent De Paul and Garvey’s Super Valu have joined forces to help put food on the table for families less fortunate this Christmas. “Garvey’s came to us this year, so we’re delighted they thought of us as a charity,” said St Vincent De Paul’s, Junior Locke. The ‘Good Food Karma’ food appeal […]

CABALLS have joined forces with St Vincent de Paul to help ensure every child in the area gets a toy they want from Santa this Christmas. The annual appeal has been a tremendous success in the past and it’s hoped the people of Tralee and beyond show their seasonal spirit of generosity again […]