Category Archives: Kerry Diocesan Youth Service

A Collection of Newsy Bits from Around The Maine Valley

A Collection of Newsy Bits from Around The Maine Valley

St. Bridget’s U-12s  are County League Champions St. Bridget’s U-12 Basketball team from Currow, winners of the Kerry Division 3 County League title. They were presented with their medals at the Kerry Basketball Board Awards night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Front from left: Julia Curtin, Clodagh Coffey, Ciara Casey, Cara Fleming, Mia Key and… Read more…

Rural Post Offices Under New Threat Following ‘Social Protection Letter’ – Healy Rae

Rural Post Offices Under New Threat Following ‘Social Protection Letter’ – Healy Rae

A new attack on the future of the community Post Office in rural areas may be the catalyst in Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s decision to support any new government formation. Deputy Healy-Rae, while issuing a statement on his own behalf,  may withhold support for any new government unless Electronic Fund Transfer letter is withdrawn. We… Read more…

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros have just issued invitations to listeners to vote for their Kerry Sports Star of the Month. Radio Kerry launched the Kerry Sports Awards in 2014 with the support of sponsor Randles Bros, main Nissan dealers for Kerry located at Manor West, Tralee and Muckross Road, Killarney. A New Departure Up… Read more…

Kerry Joint Policing Committee agrees Six-Year-Strategy

Kerry Joint Policing Committee agrees Six-Year-Strategy

The Kerry Joint Policing Committee met this week to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. The meeting this week… Read more…

The Longest Day is on Saturday June 18th

The Longest Day is on Saturday June 18th

Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…

Local GAA Clubs Preparing for June and Féile Peile na nÓg

Local GAA Clubs Preparing for June and Féile Peile na nÓg

Féile na nÓg is a GAA club festival for Gaelic football and Ladies Gaelic football at Under 14 level and it involves teams from across the world-wide reach of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Féile na nGael National tournaments will be held in Kerry, West Limerick and West Cork on the weekend of 24th –… Read more…

Enumerators In Training for Census 2016

Enumerators In Training for Census 2016

Training for Census 2016 enumerators for this area has been ongoing at the North, East & West Kerry Development buildings at The Crageens for the past few weeks and Census night is Sunday, April 24th 2016. When training is complete they will be tasked with collecting all the information about population trends and other valuable… Read more…

Darragh’s Driving School’s 90% Plus Success Rate

Darragh’s Driving School’s 90% Plus Success Rate

A Ballymacelligott based Approved Driving Instructor can point to a 90% plus test-pass rate as one of the defining markers in the success of his business. Darragh Stack is a ‘beginner and pre test specialist’ in the ‘so much to learn’ world of the learner driver. Darragh’s Driving School provides use of a dual control… Read more…

Brosna Couch-to-5K Family Event on April 9th

Brosna Couch-to-5K Family Event on April 9th

“Brosna Defibrillator Group has been running a 13-week Couch to 5K training programme since January and now that the weeks of training are almost complete we will hold a 5K run in Brosna on Saturday, April 9th at 10am,” said Siobhán Lenihan of the organising group. Registration from 9am at Brosna GAA Clubhouse. Adults €10.… Read more…

KDYS/An Garda Siochana Good Friday Basketball Blitz

KDYS/An Garda Siochana Good Friday Basketball Blitz

The KDYS in partnership with An Garda Siochana held their annual basketball blitz on Good Friday 25th March for the eight successive year at Castleisland Community Centre. The event was organised by Helena Falvey, youth justice worker and Tim Nolan, youth worker with the KDYS in conjunction with Garda Liz Twomey JLO Castleisland Garda Station.… Read more…

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Category Archives: Kerry Diocesan Youth Service

A Collection of Newsy Bits from Around The Maine Valley

A Collection of Newsy Bits from Around The Maine Valley

St. Bridget’s U-12s  are County League Champions St. Bridget’s U-12 Basketball team from Currow, winners of the Kerry Division 3 County League title. They were presented with their medals at the Kerry Basketball Board Awards night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Front from left: Julia Curtin, Clodagh Coffey, Ciara Casey, Cara Fleming, Mia Key and… Read more…

Rural Post Offices Under New Threat Following ‘Social Protection Letter’ – Healy Rae

Rural Post Offices Under New Threat Following ‘Social Protection Letter’ – Healy Rae

A new attack on the future of the community Post Office in rural areas may be the catalyst in Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s decision to support any new government formation. Deputy Healy-Rae, while issuing a statement on his own behalf,  may withhold support for any new government unless Electronic Fund Transfer letter is withdrawn. We… Read more…

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros have just issued invitations to listeners to vote for their Kerry Sports Star of the Month. Radio Kerry launched the Kerry Sports Awards in 2014 with the support of sponsor Randles Bros, main Nissan dealers for Kerry located at Manor West, Tralee and Muckross Road, Killarney. A New Departure Up… Read more…

Kerry Joint Policing Committee agrees Six-Year-Strategy

Kerry Joint Policing Committee agrees Six-Year-Strategy

The Kerry Joint Policing Committee met this week to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. The meeting this week… Read more…

The Longest Day is on Saturday June 18th

The Longest Day is on Saturday June 18th

Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…

Local GAA Clubs Preparing for June and Féile Peile na nÓg

Local GAA Clubs Preparing for June and Féile Peile na nÓg

Féile na nÓg is a GAA club festival for Gaelic football and Ladies Gaelic football at Under 14 level and it involves teams from across the world-wide reach of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Féile na nGael National tournaments will be held in Kerry, West Limerick and West Cork on the weekend of 24th –… Read more…

Enumerators In Training for Census 2016

Enumerators In Training for Census 2016

Training for Census 2016 enumerators for this area has been ongoing at the North, East & West Kerry Development buildings at The Crageens for the past few weeks and Census night is Sunday, April 24th 2016. When training is complete they will be tasked with collecting all the information about population trends and other valuable… Read more…

Darragh’s Driving School’s 90% Plus Success Rate

Darragh’s Driving School’s 90% Plus Success Rate

A Ballymacelligott based Approved Driving Instructor can point to a 90% plus test-pass rate as one of the defining markers in the success of his business. Darragh Stack is a ‘beginner and pre test specialist’ in the ‘so much to learn’ world of the learner driver. Darragh’s Driving School provides use of a dual control… Read more…

Brosna Couch-to-5K Family Event on April 9th

Brosna Couch-to-5K Family Event on April 9th

“Brosna Defibrillator Group has been running a 13-week Couch to 5K training programme since January and now that the weeks of training are almost complete we will hold a 5K run in Brosna on Saturday, April 9th at 10am,” said Siobhán Lenihan of the organising group. Registration from 9am at Brosna GAA Clubhouse. Adults €10.… Read more…

KDYS/An Garda Siochana Good Friday Basketball Blitz

KDYS/An Garda Siochana Good Friday Basketball Blitz

The KDYS in partnership with An Garda Siochana held their annual basketball blitz on Good Friday 25th March for the eight successive year at Castleisland Community Centre. The event was organised by Helena Falvey, youth justice worker and Tim Nolan, youth worker with the KDYS in conjunction with Garda Liz Twomey JLO Castleisland Garda Station.… Read more…

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