Cockleshell-Spa Walkway Project Included In €10.5m Funding For Kerry Greenways

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A proposed walkway will run along the coastline from Cockleshell to the Spa.

THE proposed Cockleshell Road to the Spa walkway is to receive €300,000 as part of a €10.5m funding package for Kerry greenways.

The Government announced today that the South Kerry Greenway will receive €8.4m of the funding, with the balance being distributed across the other projects including Cockleshell to Spa at €300,000, €650,000 for improvements to the Tralee to Fenit Greenway and €500,000 for Listowel to Limerick.

Projects which are at the earlier stages of delivery are Tralee to Listowel which received €300,000 and the assessment for North-South connectivity which was allocated €50,000.

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Cllrs approved the Cockleshell Road to The Spa project in January 2022 and €400,000 was allocated by the Government for the project in February 2023. However, construction on the project has yet to begin.

Welcoming the news, Minister for Education and Kerry Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley said: “I welcome today’s significant  funding allocation of over €25 million which is hugely important for roads and greenways across Kerry. Today’s announcement is part of the Government’s investment in improving our national roads and greenways infrastructure. It will help ensure that our roads and greenways are safe, reliable and accessible for everyone who uses them.”

Green Party Local Election Candidate in Tralee, Anluan Dunne said: “This reflects the success of both the Tralee-Fenit and Listowel-Limerick routes. In addition to being a new transport route, these greenways also have significant amenity value and provide a sustainable tourism offering helping to drive the rural economy.”

Mr. Dunne continued: “The Cockleshell to Spa Greenway will connect the North Kerry Way to the Tralee-Fenit Greenway and will be a huge benefit to the communities along the route as it provides a safe connection to Tralee.”

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Tralee Educate Together Wins Kerry Final Of Schools Debating Competition

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The winning Tralee Educate Together team with teacher Deirdre and Principal Mary Brosnan.

A TEAM from Tralee Educate Together have been named Kerry winners of the Concern Primary Schools Debate Competition.

The question of if “Sport always brings communities together” was the motion for yesterday’s county final between Tralee Educate Together NS and Ardfert NS.

Both teams made excellent points and it was clear they had done their research and preparation.

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The adjudicator from Concern, Patsy Toland, had the hard job of deciding the winning team. He was impressed by all the points and rebuttals that were made.

At the end of the day, team Tralee Educate Together NS emerged victorious. Congratulations are due to Kinga, Alexander, Fiadh, Zuzanna, Clodagh, Sam, Dominik, Earl, Patrick and their teacher Deirdre.

Concern Primary School Debates is sponsored by Concern and organised by the Tralee Education Support Centre. Several schools in the county take part in the annual competition.  Best of luck to Tralee Educate Together as they move on to the national knockout round.

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Kerry FC Welcome Bray For First Home League Game Of The Season

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A big crowd is expected at Mounthawk Park on Friday night.

AFTER defeat in the opening Airtricity League Of Ireland Division 1 game of the season last Friday against Cork City, Kerry FC will return home for the first home game on Friday evening when they host Wicklow-based Bray Wanderers in Mounthawk Park.

A big home crowd is hoped for as Kerry will be looking for their first goal and points of the new campaign against a tricky Bray Wanderers side who got the better of the Kingdom on all four occasions in 2023.

Bray Wanderers themselves went down by 2 goals to 1 at home to the students of UCD AFC in Matchday 1 so they will come to Tralee in the hope of securing their first points of the new season as well.

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Kick off is at 7.45pm and there are still tickets available for the game by clicking here to go to the club website.

In his pre-match press conference, First Team Head Coach Conor McCarthy reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game tomorrow night.

Jack Kavanagh, who missed the trip to Cork with a hamstring injury, will be subject to a late fitness test for this game. Valerii Dolia remains ruled out with a foot injury.

“If you take the foot off the pedal in this league you can get hurt very quickly,” said Conor McCarthy. So it’s important going into this game against Bray that we are on it for 90 to 95 minutes, whatever minutes go up on the board and hopefully we can get a result.”

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Details Of Arts Event For Young People At Island Of Geese

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A FREE public arts event will take place early next month in Tralee in the shape of Youth Mental Health Awareness Day at the Island of Geese.

The event on Saturday, March 2 is part of the Planning for Outdoor Performances (POP) Events series, which has been organised by local authorities throughout the country to promote the arts, unlock creativity and encourage more arts based outdoor performances.

The Tralee event is ‘Illuminate: Empowering Youth through Art’ and is facilitated by Kerry County Council’s Arts Office with local partners Munster Technological University and Music Generation Kerry.

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It will offer young people the opportunity to try various artforms throughout the day while enjoying entertainment by local Kerry artists (see full programme below).

A Tightwire & Mixed Circus Skills Workshop will be hosted by Galway Community Circus, Ireland’s flagship organisation for youth and social circus. These workshops are suitable for all abilities and fitness levels.

You can also enjoy a Street Theatre Show from the Spailpins of Fanzini Productions, a contemporary circus company founded and run by Con Horgan from Tralee.

This new work is an indoors-outdoors experience that brings people on a brief but glorious journey of life’s most exquisite moments – a non-verbal 5 minute show for 5 people at a time.  Suitable for ages 5+.

A Printmaking Workshop by Kate O’Shea and Enya Moore from Kenmare will demonstrate techniques of art, while participants get hands-on experience of making their own print to take home.

The musically inclined will really enjoy an Unusual Instruments Workshop presented by Music Generation Kerry and hosted by Vairis Burcaks featuring Chime bars, Talking drums, Gongs and more.

And there will also be a DJ Workshop from Adam Driver.  There is something for all ages, interests and abilities on the day.

Local Promenade coordinator, Ciara O’Mahony from Tralee said: “The aim is to showcase what can be achieved when communities come together to create outdoor arts performances. The event will also hopefully encourage more youths to consider a career in the arts.  All events are free of charge and no booking is required.  We are grateful for the support of  all our partners in making this possible.”

All of the events in this project will endeavour to reduce the impact on the environment. Everyone attending is encouraged to be conscious of this by bringing along their own keep cups, picnics and are asked to recycle their waste in a sustainable and responsible way.

The events team aim to further minimise waste by working with eco-friendly suppliers and vendors.

Workshops/information stalls

1-5pm Information stall Jigsaw Kerry

1-5pm MTU Wellbeing Warriors / Interactive thought wall

1-5pm Printmaking workshop with Kate O’Shea and Enya Moore

1-5pmTightwire and Circus Skills workshop with Galway Community Circus

1-5pm DJ workshop with Adam Driver

1.30- 4.30pm Unusual instrument workshop with Vairis Burcaks

Performances – amphitheatre and grass area

1 & 3pm Spailp – Street theatre from Fanzini Productions (tent in grass area)

1 – 1.30pm Music with Tralee Band Project

1.45 – 2.15pm Music with Kerry Tutor Band

2.30 – 3pm Performance by St. John’s Youth Theatre Listowel

3.15- 3.45pm Performance by Martin Mahon

4 – 4.30pm Music with Kate Dineen

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