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Una and Padraig Flaherty, Hilda and Orna Nolan and Claire and Hannah Dempsey at the Halloween Storytelling morning at St Vincent de Paul on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Halloween Fun For Kids At St Vincent de Paul

November 2, 2015 at 12:12 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a colourful morning at St Vincent de Paul on Saturday as they hosted a fun event for kids to mark Halloween. Everyone was invited to come along and enjoy the sweets, cakes and refreshments at a face-painting and storytelling morning at their shop in Friary Lane, one of a […]

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PHOTOS: St Vincent de Paul Services Still In Demand As They Hold Customer Appreciation Day

PHOTOS: St Vincent de Paul Services Still In Demand As They Hold Customer Appreciation Day

October 3, 2015 at 10:11 am Comments are Disabled

ST Vincent de Paul held a ‘Customer Appreciation Day’ on Thursday and its Tralee President reiterated that while things are improving for some in society, there is still a huge demand for their services. A large crowd of shoppers and well wishers called into both their premises on Friary Lane, where they […]

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St Vincent De Paul Branch To Hold Customer Appreciation Day Next Week

St Vincent De Paul Branch To Hold Customer Appreciation Day Next Week

September 22, 2015 at 4:39 pm Comments are Disabled

  ONE local charitable organisation will look to reward its customers for their support when they hold a special ‘Customer Appreciation Day’ on Thursday, October 1. The Tralee branch of the St Vincent De Paul (SVP) will hold the special event from 3pm-5pm where there will be music, refreshments and food […]

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Charity Drive Raises Over €15,000 For St Vincent De Paul In Kerry

Charity Drive Raises Over €15,000 For St Vincent De Paul In Kerry

July 23, 2015 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE was one of seven towns and villages across Kerry that raised over €15,000 for St Vincent de Paul, as part of ‘The Big Blue Box Challenge’ initiative ran by Bank of Ireland in June. In Kerry €7,534.90 was raised by the initiative, Bank of Ireland then matched every euro […]

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Free Family Day Planned At Bank This Saturday In Aid Of St Vincent de Paul

Free Family Day Planned At Bank This Saturday In Aid Of St Vincent de Paul

June 11, 2015 at 4:08 pm Comments are Disabled

  TRALEE will welcome the ‘Big Blue Box Challenge’ volunteers this Saturday, as they make their way to town as part of a Wild Atlantic Way fundraiser in aid of St Vincent de Paul. The cyclists, taking part in the Bank of Ireland sponsored event, are set to arrive at the Aqua Dome car […]

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Rose Boss, Mayor Of Tralee And Others To Go Office Chair Racing For Charity

Rose Boss, Mayor Of Tralee And Others To Go Office Chair Racing For Charity

December 19, 2014 at 3:15 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Mayor of Tralee Jim Finucane and the Executive Chair of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, Anthony O’Gara, are among 18 competitors who will take part in tomorrow’s Office Chair Racing in Tralee. The event, sponsored by Radley’s Business Systems, will take place outside Siamsa Tíre Theatre, from 2pm […]

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Food Bank To Open In Town Next Week

Food Bank To Open In Town Next Week

December 13, 2014 at 10:58 am 1 comment

THE former Denny factory in the Island of Geese will be the location of the first Kerry  St Vincent de Paul Food Bank. It comes at a vital time of the year when many families in town are hard pressed to meet the demands of Christmas. The Bank, which has has […]

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VIDEO: ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ To Help Out St Vincent De Paul

VIDEO: ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ To Help Out St Vincent De Paul

December 9, 2014 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

THIS Friday has been declared a countywide ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ with people encouraged to wear the eye-piercing garment to school or work while contributing to St Vincent de Paul. The event is the brainchild of the people at Radio Kerry and replaces the annual live radio auction as a fundraiser for St […]

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Christmas Candle Event At The Wetlands Switched To St John’s

Christmas Candle Event At The Wetlands Switched To St John’s

December 8, 2014 at 12:21 pm Comments are Disabled

  DUE to bad weather conditions forecasted for tomorrow, a ‘Christmas Candle Spectacular’ which was meant to take place at the Wetlands has been moved to St John’s Church in Castle Street. In what was a novel idea, people who may have lost someone in their lives over the last year were […]

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At the Launch of the Lions Club and Tesco food appeal.. were, from left: Christy Lynch, Laura Moynihan, Anna O'Sullivan, Micheal Higgins, Mark Boyle and Junior Locke. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Help Out St Vincent de Paul With Lions Club Food Appeal

December 2, 2014 at 11:50 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee Lions Club are hoping for the public’s help as they hold their annual food appeal  this weekend with everything collected going to the Tralee Branch of the St Vincent de Paul. It’s part of a busy weekend for the Lions Club as they are also holding their annual street […]

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Caballs Helps Charity Make A Local Child’s Christmas Wish Come True

Caballs Helps Charity Make A Local Child’s Christmas Wish Come True

November 23, 2014 at 9:39 am Comments are Disabled

A CAMPAIGN that has made Christmas special for hundreds of children over the past number of years, was launched on Friday at a Tralee toy store. The Caballs St Vincent de Paul Christmas Toy Campaign ensures needy children in town and beyond are visited by Santa on December 25, but […]

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PHOTOS: IT Tralee Holds Fashion Show For St Vincent de Paul

PHOTOS: IT Tralee Holds Fashion Show For St Vincent de Paul

November 22, 2014 at 9:33 am Comments are Disabled

THE IT TRALEE’S St Vincent de Paul Conference hosted a fashion show with a difference on Thursday night. Students from the college modelled clothes sourced from St Vincent de Paul shops from Cork and Kerry. The fashion was held in the Fels Point Hotel and the host for the evening was Radio Kerry’s […]

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At the launch of the St Vincent de Paul annual appeal, were from left: Helen Locke, Breda Walsh, Claire Tobin, Junior Locke, Tommy Leahy and Santa Clause. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Families Under Pressure In The Run Up To Christmas

November 19, 2014 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

ST Vincent de Paul in Tralee have had hundreds of people looking for help already this year including middle class families struggling with mortgages. The news comes as the Tralee branch launch their annual Christmas appeal with  a number of fundraising events coming up over the next few weeks. The first of […]

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St Vincent de Paul Tralee Area President, Junior Locke. File Photo.

Back To School Costs Are Crippling Families Says St Vincent De Paul

August 24, 2014 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

MANY families in town are struggling to cope with the costs of sending their children back to school according to St Vincent de Paul in Tralee. With uniforms, schoolbooks and stationery, the costs can be crippling according to the charity group. “We’re getting families from all walks of life now, the […]

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