What happened in Kerry this week
Sullivans and O'Sullivans from all over the globe could be headed for a world record - for the largest-ever gathering of people with the same surname.
Three students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí have blown away the judges and made it to the World Finals of Junk Kouture — with a fashion statement inspired by wind turbines.
Dublin Rose Suad Mooge said she is confident that people will soon see her as the happy, proud Irishwoman that she is — following a wave of racist abuse and online backlash after her selection.
There were poignant scenes in Killarney last Sunday as young Páidí Geaney, the grandson of the great Páidí Ó Sé, presented the Munster Championship trophy newly-named in his grandfather's honour to his dad Paul Geaney after Kerry's win over Cork in Fitzgerald Stadium.
A Kerry GAA legend’s tomb was concreted over after collapsing - but now the memory of one of the historic figures behind Fitzgerald Stadium is to be honoured, following a plea from his relatives in the USA.
A survey carried out at UHK prior to the construction of a €127,000 bike shed found that over one third of staff lived within 10km of the hospital, but less than 3% of them cycled to work.
Petra O’Flaherty, an apprentice stonemason who began her training in Tralee as the only woman in her class, has just been crowned as one of the top trade apprentices across the UK and Ireland.
Tralee resident Damian Dargan is taking on the mammoth challenge of running four miles every four hours for 156 hours - all in aid of a cause very close to his heart, to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.
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The style would blow you away!
Three students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí have blown away the judges and made it to the World Finals of Junk Kouture — with a fashion statement inspired by wind turbines.
Faye Nic Mhuiris, her twin sister Isla and fellow Transition Year student Isabel Jensen blew the judges away with their entry, ‘Net Zero’, at the national final in Dublin last week, becoming the only entry from Kerry to qualify for the prestigious international competition.
The girls, all aged 16, are amongst the 12 teams selected to represent Ireland at the World Finals, which will also feature entrants from Dubai, London, New York, Paris and Milan.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Life saved during strike
EXTRA AMBULANCE crews were mobilised in Kerry on Tuesday to deal with three emergencies - to provide assistance to another ambulance crew, to respond to a paediatric call and to help a lady in cardiac arrest - despite a 24-hour work stoppage by ambulance workers.
Approximately 110 members of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) in Kerry maintained a picket outside University Hospital Kerry from 8am until 8pm on Tuesday as part of their strike.
Approximately fourteen more ambulance workers also picketed the Killarney Ambulance base.
Along with 2,000 of their colleagues nationally who are members of SIPTU and UNITE, they began their campaign of industrial action on Monday with work-to-rule measures implemented across the country.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Stonemason Petra shines as apprentice
An apprentice stonemason who began her training in Tralee as the only woman in her class has been crowned one of the top trade apprentices across the UK and Ireland.
Petra O’Flaherty, a 25-year-old, eighth-generation stonecutter from Wicklow, was named joint winner of this year’s Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition after beating more than 3,000 entrants.
Apprentice electrician Gracie Donaghy also shared the title, marking the first time in the competition’s history that two winners were chosen.
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Lixnaw primary is Energy School of the Year
Scoil Mhuire De Lourdes in Lixnaw has been awarded the prestigious title of Energy School of the Year in recognition of its pupils’ tireless efforts to reduce energy consumption at their school.
Pupils from Scoil Mhuire De Lourdes - the former primary school of Kerry stars Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Paul Galvin - were among 10 schools nationwide who scooped awards at the An Taisce Schools’ Energy Awards ceremony in Portlaoise last Thursday.
The Lixnaw pupils were among the more than 3,700 students and 273 schools who engaged in energy consumption awareness initiatives as part of the Green Schools programme this past academic year.
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Damian’s six day run for solidarity - and hope
Tralee resident Damian Dargan is taking on the mammoth challenge of running four miles every four hours for 156 hours - all in aid of a cause very close to his heart, to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.
Damian (37), originally from Limerick city, is hoping to complete the six-and-a-half day charity run while stationed in Lebanon with the Irish Defence Forces from this week, to raise money and awareness for what he says is a ‘big problem everywhere’ amongst people his age, an issue he said that is not being spoken about enough.
Damian says the number of people who die by suicide each year is staggering and he wanted to give back to a cause close to his heart.
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Art-felt donation to Kidney Association
Thanks to the art-felt efforts of members of Tralee Art Group a donation of over 30 original artworks were delivered to the Kerry branch of the Irish Kidney Association last week.
These artworks, inspired by the landscapes of Kerry, will now be displayed in the dialysis unit at UHK and in the association’s holiday homes located in Tralee and Killarney.
The handover of the artworks took place last week when members of the art group celebrated the collaboration alongside Teresa Looney, Patient Liaison Officer, and Brendan Herbert, Chairman of the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) Kerry branch.
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