Daily Archives: November 19, 2021

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US Rock Artist Details Struggle With COVID In UHK In New Book

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A NEW book from a US music artist will detail his struggle with COVID-19 in University Hospital Kerry.

Mark Lanegan moved to the Killarney area with his wife Sherry Brien back in 2020. The former frontman with 90s grunge band Screaming Trees is probably best known for his contributions on a number of Queens Of The Stone Age albums over the years.

A close friend of the late Kurt Cobain, Lanegan has also collaborated with many other well known artists — including most recently Manic Street Preachers — and has released many critically-acclaimed solo albums.

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In his new memoir, ‘Devil in a Coma’, he reveals how be spent a long period in University Hospital Kerry after contracting COVID-19, ending up close to death after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

The press release for the book, which will be released on December 14, says; “One blindingly bright morning in Ireland in March 2021, Mark Lanegan woke up and walked into the kitchen to pour himself a cup of coffee. Having gone completely deaf during the illness that had been slowly devouring his sick body, he found himself floored with cracked ribs unable to breathe. His body — burdened with a gigantic dose of COVID-19 — was quickly taken to Kerry Hospital with little hope of survival.

Slipping in and out of a coma, Lanegan’s mind and body were left oscillating between life and death, unable to walk or function for several months. As his situation becomes more intolerable over the course of that bleakest of springs he is assaulted by nightmares, visions and regrets about a life lived on the edge of chaos and disorder.”

Lanegan has previously spoken in interviews about his move to Kerry, saying the beauty of the landscape and the kindness of the people is unparalleled. The book is available to pre-order on White Rabbit Books

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Further Road Works To Take Place On Strand Street Next Week

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MOTORISTS will face further delays next week with resurfacing works going ahead on a busy road into and out of the town centre.

The Tralee Municipal District Roads Dept. of Kerry County Council are advising road users that resurfacing works will take place on Strand Street from Monday to Friday  next week.

Works will take place between the top of High Street and Caherina Cross. These works will take place from 8am – 6pm Monday to Tuesday, followed by night time works from 6pm – 6am Wednesday to Friday.

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Included in this is 30 metres of Basin Road, south of the roundabout outside the Huddle Bar, which will be resurfaced and 10m east of the roundabout outside the Huddle bar which will be resurfaced.

The roundabout itself will also be incorporated in to this work. Traffic Management will be in place and traffic delays can be expected.

This project is part of Kerry County Council’s investment in upgrading the public road network in the Tralee Municipal District and they regret any inconvenience caused.

Irish Water and Kerry County Council had been carrying out works along Strand Street  over the past number of weeks and a stop/go system has been in place.

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Kerry Public Reminded To Be ‘Winter Ready’

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Launching the Winter Ready Campaign at the Kerry Community Services, Rathass, Tralee this week were : Mayor of Kerry Jimmy Moloney , Garda Owen Walsh , Paudie McQuinn HSE , Mr Martin Boyde UHK A&E and Garda Garry Geaney . Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD .

STATUTORY and public bodies in Kerry are urging members of the public to be prepared for the winter months and to be ‘Winter Ready.’

The HSE, Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are encouraging households to make preparations for adverse weather, particularly during the current pandemic, and to ensure that neighbours reach out to older or vulnerable households at this time to ensure that they are prepared for any potential winter weather.

The Kerry agencies are working closely with their counterparts in Cork as part of the Cork and Kerry Interagency Emergency Management Office coordination of the response to winter emergencies.

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The local organisations are drawing the attention of the public to the www.winterready.ie website which has useful tips and information for members of the public, including advice on how to avoid trips and falls, and how to make sure your home and family are prepared for winter.

Local statutory bodies will be promoting important messages over the coming weeks around issues like road safety, preparing the home, health and wellbeing, advice for older people, and details of important emergency contacts.

Specially prepared ‘Winter Ready’ fridge magnets have been prepared by the Cork-Kerry Interagency Emergency Management Office and these will be distributed through the Kerry Public Participation Network (PPN) over the coming weeks. The magnets will provide specific contact details for use during an emergency such as numbers for the ESB, Irish Water, local Garda station and the County Council.

All of the local agencies including the Health Service Executive, An Garda Síochána, Kerry Fire Service, Kerry Civil Defence and Kerry County Council work closely together to ensure a coordinated response to any emergencies which may arise over the winter months.

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John Cleary Rolls Back The Years With Latest Book Of Photographs

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LOCAL photographer John Cleary has just released his sixth book of photographs with images of Tralee and Kerry life over the years featured.

Rolling Back The Years, is the latest from the Tralee man, featuring more photos from a variety of social, sporting and community settings.

As well as photos, the book also features written contributions from Deirdre Walsh, Billy Ryle, John Barry, Colette Shortt and Brian O’Daly.

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The book features images predominantly drawn from the year 2000 onwards, right up to this year, so even younger readers will recognise many of the faces.

His latest book follows Through The Lens, the first book launched in 2016, T’was Only Like Yesterday (2017), As Time Goes By (2018), Tralee In The Good Old Days (2019) and last year’s Every Picture Tells A Story.

John will be signing copies of the book at the Quality Framing Company on Matt Talbot Road from 12noon to 2pm this Saturday if anyone want to purchase it then.

• The book is available to buy in O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Castle Street, Polymaths, Kerry Bookshop, Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, Cleary’s Photography on Russell Street and the Quality Framing Company on Matt Talbot Road.

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Atlantic Oils Launches Young Artist Competition

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THE Atlantic Oils Young Artist competition was such a hit last year that they have decided to run it again.

They are currently looking for applications for the ‘Young Artist 2022’ competition with the theme of ‘Our Kerry Landscapes’.

They have three categories which are now open for submissions until 13th December 2021.

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• Category A – 6 Years and Under
• Category B – 7 – 9 Years
• Category C – 10 – 12 Years
You can download the application by clicking on the following link on dropbox by clicking here

The information pack has everything from the theme, application and even the prizes, which are vouchers of varying amounts for Easons.

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New COVID Cases Rise Again In Tralee LEA But Incidence Is Below National Average

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THE number of new COVID-19 cases has risen again in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, November 15.

There were 375 new confirmed cases in that period compared to the 328 in the fortnight up to Monday, November 8, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub.

Tralee LEA has a 14-day incidence rate of 1135 (up from 992) per 100,000 of the population, but for the first time two months, it’s gone below the national incidence of 1160.7 per 100,000 as of last Monday.

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In all, there were 1,645  new cases recorded in Kerry during the fortnight period, a jump of 183 from the 1,462 cases recorded in the fortnight up to November 8.

The LEA with the  highest incidence in the county is Kenmare LEA with 337 new cases, a rate of 1,344.7 per 100,000, followed by Killarney Electoral Area which saw 347 new cases, a current 14-day incidence rate of 1172 per 100k of the population, both of these LEAs are above the national incidence rate.

Tralee is the next highest, followed by Castleisland LEA which saw 187 new cases and a rate of 1090 per 100,000.

The Corca Dhuibhne Local Electoral Area saw 135 new cases and a rate of 952 per 100,000. Listowel saw 264 new cases and a rate of 920 per 100,000.

There have been 12,820 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kerry, since the pandemic began according to the latest data.

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