What happened in Kerry this week
A massive, magical and uplifting street party celebrated the 10th birthday of Lily Anna Šebestová – a very special young lady who is in the hearts, minds and prayers of her Tralee community.
There’s something in the water around Mid Kerry as Zoe Hyde becomes the third Killorglin Olympian to battle for glory on the world stage when she makes her Olympic debut in Paris this Saturday.
More than a century of political heritage is being rediscovered in Kerry this week as new Tralee Fine Gael Councillor Angie Baily finally confirms the link with her ancestor James Baily, who was a member of Kerry County Council 125 years ago.
The annual 600km, four-day Tour de Munster will pass through Kerry this August raising crucial funds for the Kerry branch of Down Syndrome Ireland – a service Tralee mom Joanne Cunningham describes as a lifeline.
At the age of 95 Bobby Buckley, the last surviving member of Clounmacon’s ‘Golden Era’ of football (1949-1959) was in flying form on Sunday – as he joined more than 120 neighbours, relations and friends in celebrating their triumph in the 1954 North Kerry Football Championship Final.
The style stakes were high at the Killarney Races where Carly Murphy from Kenmare caught the eye of the judges for her cream ensemble topped off with a Carol Kennelly hat.
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Curious creatures thriving on North Kerry farm
CURIOUS CREATURES from the Andes Mountains of South America are thriving in their new North Kerry homestead –helping to heal the land and bring some cheerfulness to people’s lives.
Adapted for the extremities of the Peruvian climate –where temperatures can swing wildly between sub zero and 400c –this family of 13 alpacas has adjusted well to life in the Kingdom, causing fascination amongst locals at Smearla Bridge in Duagh where these magnificent beasts graze.
Philosopher and mathematician Paraic Maher is the man behind the idea –and over the past two years he’s become something of a pioneer in breeding these peculiar animals, giving them adorable names such as Ivory, Buttercup, Josemarie, Boscoand Reuben.
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Don O’Neill looking good in green!
Fashion designer Don O’Neill and his husband Pascal Guillermieare looking good in green after the pair put their new EVKia Niro to the test – zooming around the country powered by electricity.
Don and Paschal are letting everyone share in their adventures, as the pair put their new Kia fully electric car to the ultimate test, as part of their new ambassadorship for the brand.
After chatting with McElligott's Tralee Managing Director Declan O’Hara in Tralee, Don said that he was persuaded to go full EV (electric vehicle), when he and Pascal were in the market for a new car.
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From life support to lifting weights –and hopes
West Kerry man Josh Moore lost his sight and suffered a severe brain injury after an accident at the age of 22 but he never gave up on his dream of working in the fitness industry – now he wants to ‘lift chins’ by lifting weights to show others with disabilities what they are capable of too.
Lifting weights is not about lifting trophies for Josh, a 35-year-old man living in Cloghane in West Kerry, but about lifting the spirits of those who feel they are being held back due to a disability.
Next month, Josh, who works as an instructor with Enable Ireland, has organised a fundraiser for Tralee Meals on Wheels, and St Vincent de Paul, because he received so much support when he was in need. For this fundraiser, he will undertake a two-hour fitness challenge in Manor West Shopping Centre Tralee, with the help of his trainer Ronan Kiely (Victory Fitness) and his support worker, Rachel Worthington (Resilience Care).
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Zoe becomes Killorglin’s THIRD Olympian
THERE’S SOMETHING in the water around Mid Kerry as Zoe Hyde becomes the third Killorglin Olympian to battle for glory on the world stage – making her debut this Saturday at the 2024 Olympic Gamesat 11am.
As part of the 16-strong Irish squad, Zoe (27) has been training hard in Italy this month, before arriving in Paris to compete in theWomen's Double Sculls event alongside teammate Alison Bergin from Cork.
Now, she’s ready to row –and the whole Kingdom will be cheering her on.
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Council plans 89 new social houses close to Blennerville
KERRY’S housing stock is about to get a major boost after plans were submitted to Kerry County Council this week for 122 new homes in Tralee and Ballybunion.
In Tralee, it’s Kerry County Council itself that bids to tackle the town’s ever-growing housing crisis with plans for 89 new homes at Lohercannon on the outskirts of Tralee near Blennerville.
This major social housing development, if given the green light to go ahead, will include 25 houses and 64 apartments.
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Joanne hits the road for Down Syndrome Kerry
The annual 600km, four-day Tour de Munster will pass through Kerry this August raising crucial funds for the Kerry branch of Down Syndrome Ireland –a service Tralee mom Joanne Cunningham describes as a lifeline.
Joanne, whose late father Joe Flynn was well known in Tralee, first got involved with Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) after her two-year-old son Joseph was born.
Joanne and her husband David were overjoyed to welcome their baby boy, as they had been longing for a child –after undergoing IVF to conceive.
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