A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for Kerry from tomorrow afternoon.
Met Éireann says Storm Fergus will generate very strong and gusty southwesterly winds, veering westerly with potential impacts including wave overtopping, difficult travelling conditions and debris loose objects displaced. The warning is valid from 1pm on Sunday to 9pm that night.
STAFF from the Bon Secours swapped the scrubs for fashionable apparel to step out in style at The Rose Hotel on Friday night.
The occasion, of course, was the annual Christmas party where around 160 staff enjoyed a well-deserved night out.
Having sampled a bubbly and mulled wine reception, with music from Tanya O’Sullivan, they went off to Lee Suite for a sumptuous meal and partied the night away. Scroll down for photos…
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MERRIMENT is the order of the nights around Tralee this time of year.
It’s Christmas party season everywhere with hotels, bars and restaurants hosting numerous get-togethers over the weekend, as staff from companies, local businesses, schools and other groups enjoy a well-earned night out.
We visited three venues on Friday night — The Meadowlands Hotel, Ashe Hotel and Kirby’s Brogue Inn — to find people having a great time. Scroll down for photos…
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THE rain stayed away for the most part as the Christmas markets returned to the Island of Geese on Friday night for the second year in a row.
There were big crowds for it too, browsing the many stalls, getting a bite to eat from the many food stands and picking up some unique Christmas gifts.
There was plenty family entertainment for the little ones while Kerry Choral Union and others supplied a sublime soundtrack to shoppers’ visit to the market.
It’s open again on Saturday from 5pm to 9pm and on Sunday from 2pm to 9pm so be sure to call down and sample the atmosphere. Scroll down for photos…
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THERE was a good turnout at Recovery Haven on Friday evening as the cancer support facility held an evening to thank everyone who has helped fund the newly renovated base at 5 Haigs Terrace.
It was also an occasion to switch on the lights on their Christmas tree and there to do the honours were patrons Dick Spring and Don O’Neill, joined by another special guest Minister Norma Foley.
All at Recovery Haven thanked MinisterFoley, Mayor Jim Finucane, their Honorary President, Marian Barnes, Tralee Chamber Alliance President Stephen Stack, singer Aoife O’Donoghue and everyone else present for being part of this a truly special event.
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Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public…Ireland, like the rest of Europe, faces a growing challenge in dealing with waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Legislation aims to ensure that old electrical and electronic equipment is recycled or reused rather than dumped in landfill sites and to encourage better design of electrical and electronic products so they can be recycled easily and more efficiently
What must retailers do about WEEE?
Retailers must take back your old electrical equipment free of charge when you buy new good.
They must also ensure you are aware of the take-back options they offer, and other ways to dispose of your old electrical and electronic equipment (for example, by providing leaflets or signs at the point of sale)
They must store waste electrical products properly and transport them safely to an approved collection facility.
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What equipment can I take back?
Retailers must take back your old electrical and electronic equipment in store for free on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. This means the old product must be of the same type or have the same purpose as the new item purchased.
Retailers in large stores (with an electrical-goods sales area greater than 400 square metres) must accept your small appliances (less than 25 cm high) for recycling without insisting you buy anything.
You can deposit certain types of waste batteries at various shops for free
What if I want something delivered to my home?
If you are having something delivered to your home, you can have the old item collected at the same time for no extra cost on the same one-for-one, like-for-like basis.
The retailer cannot charge for collecting the waste equipment (although they can charge a delivery fee for the new item).
Retailers must give 24 hours’ notice of delivery and you must have the old item ready for collection and disconnected from all electrical, gas or water systems (as appropriate).
If a retailer has not given 24 hours’ notice of delivery and an old appliance is not ready for collection, they must return to collect it within 15 days.
If you do not wish to use the free collection service when your new equipment is delivered, then you can return your old item to the shop at any time.
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Who pays for recycling WEEE?
By law, producers of electrical and electronic goods are responsible for financing the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE. This means you can return your household WEEE free of charge, either to a shop when buying a replacement item or to another authorised collection point, such as a local authority civic amenity site.
What are Environmental Management Costs?
Visible Environmental Management Costs (vEMCs) are standardised charges added to the price of certain goods to help to pay for the costs of recycling. You will see a vEMC on the price display on all refrigeration units, large household appliances, TVs larger than 73cm, gas discharge lamps and LEDs.
The retail price of the item includes the vEMC and the price display must include the following wording: ‘Included in this price is a contribution to recycling costs of (amount of contribution)’.
Your invoice, receipt or docket must state: ‘Price of electrical items includes a contribution to recycling costs’.
The vEMC charges fund the two collective compliance schemes operating in Ireland: WEEE Ireland and the European Recycling Platform.
These schemes ensure that all household WEEE is handled without causing harm to the environment when it is returned to retailers or deposited at landfill sites or civic amenity sites.
The vEMCs displayed on the goods you buy cannot exceed the actual costs of recycling. The WEEE Register has verified and issued a schedule of vEMCs to be displayed.
How should I dispose of batteries and contaminated waste?
Batteries should be disposed of carefully and not sent to landfill because they are classed as hazardous waste. According to WEEE legislation, retailers only need to take batteries which are contained within electrical or electronic equipment.
You can deposit waste batteries free of charge at:
• Any local authority civic amenity site
• Any shop selling the same type of battery
Retailers must take back batteries of a type they supply, even if you did not get the batteries from them. You do not have to buy anything from the shop when you are depositing waste batteries.
But retailers do not have to take back batteries of a type they do not supply. For example, they do not have to take back a car battery if they only sell batteries suitable for a torch or remote control
Retailers are not obliged to accept contaminated waste that would present a health and safety risk to their staff, such as leaking batteries.
What are the main risks to the environment from WEEE?
The main risks to the environment from WEEE are the depletion of natural resources and the release of dangerous substances:
If we send electrical and electronic products to landfill sites, we miss the opportunity to recover and reuse millions of tonnes of materials. Recovery of these materials would mean we need to extract less raw material to manufacture new products.
Some electronic equipment and its components contain substances that are considered dangerous to the environment and human health if they are disposed of carelessly.
Although these dangerous substances are usually present in only small amounts, they may leak into the soil, water or air and can cause serious environmental damage.
• For anyone needing information, advice or have an advocacy issue, you can call a member of the local Citizens Information team in Kerry on 0818 07 7860, they will be happy to assist and make an appointment if necessary.
The offices are staffed from Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Alternatively you can email on tralee@citinfo.ie or log on to www.citizensinformation.ie for further information.
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People are asking me my advice on Tribella treatments. My advice is to have one and see the results for yourself.
I recently had a Tribella and feel my skin is more uniformed and looks like I have foundation on. For me after years of sun exposure I had a lot of pigmentation, and I did not realise how ageing it was.
Fine lines are reduced, and my overall skin looks fresher and less dull. I also noticed my skin firmer from the radio frequency part of the treatment, which is especially good, if you are experiencing lack of firmness in the skin.
There is three different sections to this treatment to treat all different concerns you maybe be experiencing.
The Tribella is the ultimate facial rejuvenation treatment. This treatment works on pigmentation, fine lines, redness, wrinkles, skin laxity and fine lines.
Straight after your treatment, your skin will feel warm, and you will have a red appearance. It may feel like mild sunburn and pigmentated vascular lesions may become darker in colour.
After 24 hours you may apply makeup and the treatment will continue to work and full results will be three months after your last treatment. A course is recommended but just try one.
You can expect to see fresher, brighter skin that looks more youthful. Contact chrc@bonsecours.ie or phone 086-0786120.
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Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends a few classic old movies and some entertaining moderns ones to watch today on TV…It is strange to believe that there was a time when a Burt Reynolds film was the bees knees and the cat’s meow, especially when you review Smokey and the Bandit (Saturday 4pm RTE1) and remember that this was the first of a series of three.
Burt plays Bo “Bandit” Darville who with Cledus “Snowman” Snow are illegally transporting four hundred cases of Coors beer from Texarkana to Atlanta.
“Snowman” drives the truck with the beer, while “Bandit” drives a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am to interfere with and distract the chasing law enforcement, as led by Texas County Sheriff Bulford T. Justice (Jackie Gleeson).
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There is an abundance of action scenes that don’t really advance the plot, such as it is, but which are quite entertaining in their own right. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
On to more Festive fare with The Grinch (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1), a wonderful animated adaptation of the Dr Seuss classic.
In the magical town of Whoville, a race of human like creatures called Whos are looking forward to celebrating Christmas.
However, a cantankerous, furry green loner, the aforementioned Grinch, hates Christmas. From his cave home just outside Whoville, he hatches a dastardly plan to ruin the Festive Season.
Bennedict Cumberbatch eloquently voices the Grinch, while Pharrell Williams narrates and Rashida Jones is the Whoville resident who attempts to save the day. A wonderful film.
A Quiet Place Part II (Saturday 9pm RTE2) is director/star John Krasinski’s sequel to his original claustrophobic horror.
Following the events from the first film, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realise that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats they must face.
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Starring Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy, there is more “fighting the monsters” in this film and the addition of Murphy’s character Emmett adds a new component to the mix.
“An unjust law is no law at all” is the oft repeated line from The Great Debaters (Saturday 9.30pm TG4), based on the true story of a professor from a 1930’s all-black college who leads a debate team to compete on equal footing with white colleges, at a time when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a fear for African Americans.
Directed and Starring Denzil Washington, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Whitaker (no relation!) and Jumee Smollett, this is film acting of a superior quality.
One of the all time classic film versions of a classic novel is To Kill a Mockingbird (Saturday 11.45pm RTE1).
A lawyer in a backwater Alabama town, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck in an Academy Award winning performance) risks the anger of his racist neighbours when he defends a black man accused of rape.
Also starring Robert Duvall, in his film debut, Mary Badham and Brock Peters, the film is told through the eyes Jem and Scout, the widowed Atticus’ children. Enjoy!
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