Saturday 25 May 2013
DONAL Walsh's message of celebrating life was not lost on the young of Listowel, where the entire student body of the Presentation Convent responded almost as one to that very message by taking part in a deeply meaningful act that had it at its heart.
For those hoping to learn new skills or simply looking for a fresh start, West Limerick Resources is offering an opportunity to sample a range of skills with the 'Towards Occupation' training programme soon to be rolled out in Abbeyfeale.
TWO DINGLE men will swap their shorts for skirts this Saturday as they plan to raise much needed funds for Breast Cancer Ireland and Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne by running in the inaugural Dingle Women's Mini Marathon.
CASTLEGRGEORY woman Kerri O'Mahony (24) is making a real name for herself in the world of business as, having been nominated as a Graduate of the Year, her accomplishments helped her employers - Enterprise Rent-A-Car - to earn the Diversity Recruitment Award at the Grad Ireland Awards last week.
DONAL Walsh's message of celebrating life was not lost on the young of Listowel, where the entire student body of the Presentation Convent responded almost as one to that very message by taking part in a deeply meaningful act that had it at its heart.
AN aspiring fashionista who became the 2013 Young Entrepreneur of the Year last Thursday is hoping to visit Kerry's designer to the stars, Don O'Neill, when she embarks on a trip to New York in June as part of her amazing prize.
A FANTASTIC night of fun fashion was had at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne as the Transition Years hosted their annual Seó Faisin.
The modern law of negligence has its origin in a decision in food safety law emanating from the early 1930s- around about the time Kevin Heffernan and Eamon de Buitlear were born.
THE latest House Rebuilding Cost guide, published annually by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), shows that national average house rebuilding costs have stabilised, and are now 24 per cent lower than they were in 2008.
THE Round the Peninsula Cycle is one of several events set for Keel this weekend as the Keel Gathering gets underway.
THE DINGLE Women's Mini Marathon, which is set for the off on May 18, received a major boost this weekend as RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan lent her support to the event.
Dirty dancing, Topgun, Starwars and Indiana jones were the blockbusters, Bon jovi were living on a prayer, Dexys Midnight Runners wanted Eileen to come on and Duran Duran were hungry like a wolf. White tank tops and parachute pants and big plastic jewellery was considered radical.
It's difficult to escape the growing gloom regarding suicide in this county. South Kerry coroner Terence Casey spoke again last week about the truly frightening number of young men who are being lost to suicide.
The comedian Henny Youngman has a gag about his wife being on a diet that consisted of nothing but coconuts and bananas. Apparently she didn't lose any weight but excelled at climbing trees! This is the time of year when we think of dieting, but here is a dieting idea with a more positive twist - the 100-mile diet!
THE Bog 2 Beach Adventure Challenge organisers were delighted with Saturday's inaugural event, blessed by sunshine and intense sporting action as it was.
WHEN Woody Allen escaped to Kerry from the world's media back in 1993, little did he know that he'd be tracked down by Kerryman photographer Michelle Cooper Galvin at his Kenmare hideaway and be persuaded to pose for pictures.
IT'S 20 years since I was in Tralee General for an endoscopy. They shoved a camera down my throat to look at my stomach. Okay, it wasn't that bad. They'd given me some meds, which had me grinning like a fool throughout.
ONE of the busiest approach roads to Listowel is in a 'dreadful' state, but can expect little funding from on high as the NRA allocation for regional roads is now a fraction of what it once was.
A BUTCHER who defecated in a cell in Listowel Garda Station and contested a charge that he had failed to give his name and address to gardaí lost his case at Listowel District Court on Thursday.
A BALLYHEIGUE couple who suffered the unimaginable heartache of losing their daughter just two weeks before she was due to be born have thanked the people of north Kerry for contributing so generously to the charity that helped them cope with their tragic loss.
A DRUNKEN altercation resulted in a district court fine of €240 for a young Listowel footballer who was seen shouting and roaring at another male by gardai.
A man who arrived at a woman's door, allegedly brandishing a knife, could be facing a jail term as the incident may have occurred while he was subject to a suspended sentence following an earlier conviction.
THE death has occurred of one of Killarney's pioneering industrialists, former Managing Director of Pretty Polly, Ralph de Zaayer.
IT first opened in 1967 in response to the increasing demand for seam-free, hold-up tights and it employed over 800 people in its pomp.
THE irate father of a teenage girl who is lucky to be alive after her car overturned on a notorious bend near Milltown has claimed that Kerry County Council will have "blood on its hands" if it fails to persuade the NRA to make the road safe.
FATALITIES caused by drowning increased by 100pc in Kerry in the five-year period from 2007 to 2011.
WHILE Kerry Mountain Rescue Team may be busier than ever due to a rise in numbers availing of relatively cost free pursuits, the economic downturn has had the opposite for Derrynane Inshore Rescue and the service has reported a fall in maritime incidents.
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