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BALLYSEEDY is hosting a special fundraising raffle this Christmas season in aid of the Tír na nÓg project in Africa. The ‘Strive to Keep Christmas Alive Raffle is organised by Rebecca Poultney who works as a Marketing Assistant at Ballyseedy. “At Ballyseedy, we believe that during these unprecedented times, there […]

A KERRY-BASED artist has donated one of her paintings for a raffle in aid of an African orphanage set up by a Tralee woman. Maureen O’Mahony’s piece featuring two children in Kerry jerseys is called ‘The Lads’ and keeps up the GAA-related theme to her work. She was moved to […]

A TRALEE woman has raised an amazing €3,835 with a campaign she ran in the run-up to Christmas. Rebecca Poultney, a second year student in University College Cork, created the ‘Strive To Keep Christmas Alive’ campaign back in November with funds raised going to the Tír na nÓg Orphanage in […]

A TRALEE woman was so inspired by an award-winning documentary that she decided to launch her own fundraiser to give back to an African community this Christmas. Rebecca Poultney, a second year student in University College Cork, has created the ‘Strive To Keep Christmas Alive’ campaign with funds raised going […]

THE award-winning film about a Tralee woman who founded an orphanage in Tanzania received its Tralee premiere at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday night. ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ is an hour long documentary featuring teacher Louise Quill from Tralee, who tells the story of why she decided to set up Tir na nÓg orphanage […]

THE world premiere of a documentary about a Tralee woman and how she transformed the lives of children in Africa will take place as part of the Kerry Film Festival this weekend. ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ tells the story of Louise Quill, who created the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania through sheer […]

THREE local women are about to head off to Africa to visit and help at an orphanage — founded by another Tralee woman — for which they have raised thousands of euro. Ann O’Dowd from Caherslee, Kate Kearns from the Belfry and Jacinta Dineen of The Kerries are going to Tanzania […]

A KERRY-BASED film crew led by award winning director Malcolm Willis from Killarney embarked on a journey to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania last Saturday, to capture the story of Tir na nÓg orphanage  which was set up by Tralee woman Louise Quill in 2007. Malcolm Willis contacted Louise back in August 2018 […]

THERE was great support for a table quiz last night in the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse, to help out an orphanage founded by a Tralee woman. The annual table quiz in aid of the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania was contested by 14 tables and much needed funds were […]

IF you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night, then head to the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse to test your general knowledge. The annual table quiz in aid of the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania is taking place there at 8pm this Thursday. The orphanage was set up Tralee […]

THE people at Tralee Local Employment Services (LES) held a coffee morning on Thursday to help out an orphanage in Africa and ended up raising €1,120. Christmas jumpers abounded at their office at North Circular Road and people from local agencies and employers associated with Tralee LES showed up to […]

A MEMBER of Tralee Community Responders put his skills to good use last week when he came to the aid of a teenager hit by a motorbike in Tanzania last week. Jimmy Murphy and his wife Maureen are over in the African country where they visited the Tír na nÓg […]

AN Oakpark man has started a series of tough challenges to raise funds for a Tralee woman’s orphanage project in Africa. Patrick Daly from Derrylea completed the Ring of Kerry Cycle at the weekend, but that’s only the beginning. In the next few months he will take on the ‘Tough […]