What happened in Kerry this week
Killarney jigsaw wizard and speed puzzling champion Emma Quirke is putting the last pieces in place as she prepares to host the country’s inaugural national puzzle championship next week in Dublin.
Tralee man Aidan O’Shea says he feels “on top of the world” after receiving a life-changing double transplant bringing an end to ten years of debilitating diabetes and five gruelling years on dialysis.
Young Kerry sailor Ríona McMorrow Moriarty is preparing for one of the biggest nights in Irish sailing - after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Kerry people living in Dubai and across the Gulf region are dealing with heightened tension as the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran shakes the area, causing huge concerns and forcing locals to limit their movements.
Roisin McCarthy, a kind-hearted seven-year-old from Churchill, has proven herself to be a real cut above by not only donating her locks of red hair to the LauraLynn Foundation, but also raising more than €3,000 for the national children’s hospice charity.
Award-winning Sliabh Luachra accordion player, Bryan O’Leary (32), will join a host of the country’s leading musicians in a special celebration at the National Concert Hall on March 15.
The late Brian Sugrue, one of Fianna Fáil’s sharpest political minds and Director of Elections for TD Michael Cahill was first and foremost a family man who was adored by his family, his Funeral Mass in St James’ Church, Glenbeigh heard on Thursday last.
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Aidan’s back on top of the world
A Tralee man says he feels “on top of the world” after receiving a life-changing double transplant bringing an end to ten years of debilitating diabetes and five gruelling years on dialysis.
Aidan O’Shea, aged just 43, underwent a kidney and pancreas transplant at St Vincent’s University Hospital in what he and his wife Seline describe as nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
Due to strict data protection and GDPR rules in respect of the donor’s family, the exact date of the surgery is not being disclosed, but ahead of World Kidney Day next week, Aidan and Seline are helping raise awareness and support for the Irish Kidney Association.
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Little Dolphins make splash in Tralee
A Tralee man’s fears for his four-year-old daughter’s safety have prompted him to set up the Tralee Little Dolphins Swimming Club, which will offer swimming lessons to children with autism and physical disabilities.
“My wife Jodie Kerins and I have two children: Sophia, who’s four, and Ben, who’s two,” said Brian Casey, who is originally from Clonmel.
“Sophia has autism, and our desire for her to learn to swim and stay safe in the water is what motivated me to start this club.”
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Roisin’s locks of love for LauraLynn
Roisin McCarthy, a kind-hearted seven-year-old from Churchill, has proven herself to be a real cut above by not only donating her locks of red hair to the LauraLynn Foundation, but also raising more than €3,000 for the national children’s hospice charity.
Roisin is a First Class pupil in Spa National School and all her classmates and family are so proud of her, according to her mom, Ciara Tierney.
Roisin decided to cut her hair to support LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, which provides palliative care and support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families. The charity also offers a range of services including in-patient hospice care, family support, music and play therapy, and bereavement support, helping families through some of the most difficult circumstances.
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Bryan heads for Concert Hall date
Award-winning Sliabh Luachra accordion player, Bryan O’Leary (32), will join a host of the country’s leading musicians in a special celebration at the National Concert Hall on March 15.
The concert will celebrate the famous Traditional Irish Music collector Breandán Breathnach, who died in 1985, and whose work became the cornerstone of the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) founded two years after his death.
Breathnach’s collection formed the foundation of the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), which today holds the world’s largest, most comprehensive collection of Irish traditional music, song and dance.
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West Kerry TYs combine creativity with conservation
A group of innovative Transition Year students from Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh, Castlegregory are making waves locally with an inspiring environmental initiative that combines creativity with conservation.
The group, who call themselves Shoreline Shapers, have spent the winter months carrying out regular beach cleans along the Castlegregory coastline.
However, rather than simply disposing of the waste they collected, the students transformed much of the recovered material into striking pieces of environmental art.
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Stage ‘dream’ comes true at Pres Listowel
Presentation Secondary School Listowel continued its long and cherished tradition of operettas and school musicals with a show-stopping production of ‘I Have a Dream’, which wowed audiences over two memorable nights last week.
Building on the school’s rich history in the performing arts, this year’s musical production once again gave students the chance to develop confidence, creativity, and a life-long love of live stage performance.
The production featured a large and enthusiastic cast of students ranging from First to Sixth Year, who delivered six stunning live performances on February 26th and 27th.
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