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THE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL
(OCP) BY DR KAREN SOFFE.
Crisis pregnancies are traumatic and can be avoided by contraception. The most commonly used is the “Pill” or OCP. If the pill is taken properly it is over 99% effective. This compares with only 60% for the “Morning After Pill” The OCP contains oestrogen and progesterone and works by:
• stopping the ovaries from releasing an egg
• thickening the mucous in your cervix, making it difficult for sperm to move through it
• making the lining of your womb thinner preventing implantation
Most pill packets contain 21 pills - Take it at the same time each day for 21 days. Then stop for seven days during which you get a withdrawal bleed (period). Start the next pack on the eighth day, whether you are still bleeding or not.
The pill does not protect against sexually transmitted disease(STDs) and young women who are in a new relationship may consider using condoms as well as the pill to protect herself against STDs.
What things may make your Pill less effective?
• Other medications you are prescribed (e.g. some antibiotics or epilepsy drugs)
• Severe Diarrhoea or Vomiting
• More that 12 hours later taking you pill
• Starting the next packet late
If any or the above happen, you may have to take “extra precautions” i.e. abstaining from intercourse or using a condom for the next 7 days.
Some things make the OCP unsafe to use include:
• smoking (or having stopped smoking less than one year ago) and are 35 or older
• smoking >15 cigarettes a day at any age
• being very overweight
• certain medications
• injury or if you are due to have surgery
• a thrombosis (blood clot) in your or a family member
• heart, circulatory or liver disease
• raised blood pressure (hypertension) including during a previous pregnancy
• migraines especially with aura
• breast cancer
• diabetes
These may mean that you cannot use the OCP. There are other options still available such as the mini pill, implants (“the bar”), the coil (IUD), natural methods, barrier methods (e.g. condoms), sterilization, etc. If you are sexually active and do not wish to get pregnant, talk to you GP today about your contraception options.
The Ashe Street Clinic, Tralee T: 066 7125611 | E: reception@asctralee.com www.theashestreetclinic.com
Ready Set Go… To The Expo
As nearly 140 exhibitors prepare for this year’s Kerry EXPO, it promises to be bigger than ever! Many exhibitors are designing their marketing activities, creating advertising campaigns and listing their offerings for this mega event of the year. While larger companies aim to develop their Employee Brand, they also take the opportunity to engage in a one day event that brings together the broader business and local community.
According to the Liz Maher “The EXPO creates a space where companies can turn an influx of visitors and into evangelists for their brand and indeed for Kerry. The idea is simple “Kerry residents promoting and supporting Kerry based companies”. We hope that everyone will come out and support the event on May 13th and as part of celebrating business with the people who live, work and study here. We
have scheduled a whole host of family entertainment, so there’s something for everyone and for all ages to enjoy. It’s important to remember that as well as using local services or purchasing local products, it’s equally important for Kerry residents to have a positive understanding of the wealth of amazing companies, organisations and institutions that operate throughout the county. This event also sets out to attract and lure additional industry and potential career changers across the county bounds, by positioning Kerry as one of the best places to live and work. We truly believe that this is a fundamental ingredient to drive growth and develop a healthy local economy for our future”.
This year we are encouraging exhibitors to roll out the red carpet, ramp up targeted social media campaigns and launch special promotions that give expo visitors a reason to sample their products or take an interest in the services they
offer. It is important that exhibitors should build wordof-mouth and social media buzz among first-time customers and expo visitors and in-turn create memorable experiences”, says Elin Sorensen of GHQ Design. Organisers say that a number of firms are focusing their attention on creating a corporate culture where employees become more engaged with the corporate brand and in turn develop a greater pride of workplace. Fred McDonogh, Director of Redchair Recruitment stated that “Business/Community events such as the Kerry EXPO can in fact bring employees together in a different light, where they get to know one another better when interacting outside of the workplace”.
We ask residents across Kerry to visit the EXPO and support the growth of our county. Entrance to the event is FREE of CHARGE. In addition there will be lots of free fun and entertainment. Special bus services are available from various parts of the county to the INEC in Killarney on May 13th. There will be park and ride facilities around the INEC and bus routes and schedules are available on kerryexpo.ie.
OPEN FRIDAY 8.30am - 8pm SATURDAY 9.30am - 6pm SUNDAY & MONDAY 12pm - 6pm
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TRALEE
Photos by John Cleary
ABOVE: Lighthouse Kayak Tour, during the Wild Mind Nature Festival at Fenit during Saturday and leading the Kayaks John Edwards, Tralee, Wild Waters Adventures.
ABOVE: Birding outing at Fenit on Sunday morning during the Wild Mind festival where over 40 species of bird were recorded, led by Ed Carty, Tralee, kneeling second from left of picture.
ABOVE: Kate Brownes PUB Ardfert, looking good with a new thatch roof.
ABOVE: Tralee Cyclists support Ardfert Harvest Cycle 70km on Sunday morning, fundraising for Ardfert NS, left David Lyons, Farmers Bridge, Tralee, Richie Campbell, Listellick, Tralee, and Denis Walsh, Tralee.
ABOVE: Marie O’Connor and on right Carmel Kelly, both from Tralee, taking part in Ardfert Harvest Cycle a fundraising event for Ardfert NS.
ABOVE: Taking the Lighthouse Kayak Tour at the Wild Mind Nature Festival in Fenit on Saturday and led by John Edwards, Tralee Wild Water Adventures, left Patrick O’Sullivan, Barrow West, Jeffrey Foley, Stephanie Collins, Tralee, Becky Pinckheard, Tralee, Tommy Healy, Listellick, and Cian Lawless, Tralee.
ABOVE: Marian Deady, Marian Park, Tralee, and Boston, USA, home for a few days for the Wild Mind Nature Festival at Fenit, during the weekend and pictured with her cousin Andrea Greer, Ballymacelligott.
ABOVE: Trish Murphy, and on right Norma O’Connor, both from Causeway, supporting Ardfert Harvest Cycle on Sunday, a fundraising event for Ardfert NS.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TRALEE...
May Day Alert! Rose of Tralee Dome Event Tickets
DAYS are longer, the weather is warmer and news that tickets to the 2018 Rose of Tralee Dome events are now on sale can only mean one thing – SUMMER IS HERE!The Rose of Tralee International Festival, the highlight of every summer, will run from Friday 17th to Tuesday 21st August and tickets to the Rose Ball, TV Selections, Fashion Show and Celebration of Roses can be purchased from www. roseoftralee.ie and from the Rose of Tralee APP.The Managing Director of the Rose of Tralee International
are now on sale
Festival, Anthony O’Gara, said: “Nothing comes close to matching the experience of being in the Festival Dome to witness the excitement when Dáithí Ó Sé reveals the identity of the new Rose of Tralee. For months, the Festival Office has been inundated with enquiries from eager festival fans asking when they can get their hands on the much sought-after tickets for the various Dome Events. The Rose Ball sells out earlier each year, while this year’s Fashion Show will have some exciting new dimensions that will be announced in
the coming weeks. We are delighted to stage the highly entertaining Celebration of Roses Night once again. This event will do exactly what it says on the tin – celebrate our Roses, their families and our Rose Centres throughout the world.”Festival-goers are reminded that they can also look forward to over 70 hours of FREE entertainment during this year’s Rose of Tralee Street Festival.Dancing with the Stars winner Jake Carter, X Factor Finalists the Price Brothers, Irish music stars The High Kings and acclaimed Irish band Hermitage Green
will all perform FREE concerts in the town centre during this year’s Festival. A number of musical acts paying tribute to Neil Diamond, Oasis and The Rolling Stones will entertain audiences young and old. For more information about this year’s Dome and Street Festival entertainment at the 2018 Rose of Tralee International Festival, visit www.roseoftralee.ie or the Rose of Tralee App which is available from Google Play Store and iTunes.
Tralee aims to be Ireland’s Greenest Town
TRALEE has a new Environment Task Force as part of the Tralee Chamber Alliance Town Team and its main short-term goal is to make Kerry’s Capital the Greenest Town in Ireland. GLAN Tralee, the first project to be undertaken by the Environment Task Force, is a community movement supported by Tralee Chamber Alliance and An Taisce designed to foster a cleaner, greener and more environmentally sustainable town.
GLAN is the Irish word for Clean and GLAN also stands for: Green Local Area Network.
The Chairperson of Tralee Chamber Alliance’s Town Team, Brian Stephenson, said: “Tralee is the capital of Kerry – a county known worldwide as a place of immense beauty – and the capital town should lead the way. Organisations in
Tralee including businesses, clubs, schools and public bodies will be asked to make ‘green and clean’ commitments. These will include participating in regular clean-ups, taking responsibility for the upkeep of an area in town, moving away from single use plastic, implementing waste reduction practices and considering more sustainable energy sources.”
Over the coming months, individuals will be encouraged to get involved by becoming GLAN Ambassadors, responsible for promoting good environmental practices in their own network.
Tralee has made great strides in a range of areas in recent years from winning the award for being Ireland’s Best Large Tourism in 2015 to the overall title as Ireland’s Most Enterprising Town in 2017.
The town has won six Tidy Towns Gold Medals in-a-row,
the prestigious Entente Florale Gold Medal, the Purple Flag for having a safe, vibrant and well-managed Night Time Economy and three Blue Flag Beaches within a 15 minute drive.
“The global workforce is increasingly mobile which means people and companies can set-up and work almost anywhere in the world.
Developing Tralee as a Green
Town will generate jobs and inward investment and will be good for our environment, health and well-being, tourism and the local economy,” said Brian Stephenson Tralee and Dingle are the first towns in Ireland to roll out GLAN. Organizations and individuals can get involved by going to www.tralee.ie/Glan.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TRALEE...
Siamsa.. 50 Years of Traditional Irish Performances
Final rehearsals are underway by Siamsa Tíre – the National Folk Theatre of Ireland as it celebrates 50 years of performing original traditional Irish music, song and dance
The cast of Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland are in final rehearsals for the 50th anniversary of its first performance of Fadó Fadó – its’ first folk production of authentic traditional Irish music, song and dance that portrays rural life in Ireland long ago. The cast for this year’s summer season of performances will reach over 100 performers comprising of multi-talented dancers, singers and musicians working across five different productions for national and international audiences. The new season opens on Tuesday May 8th and runs through to Thursday 20th September 2018. The first performance took
place in 1968 in Balloonagh School Tralee, Co Kerry by Siamsóirí na Ríochta as it was then known, and they went on to perform in a variety of venues in Ireland and abroad, as well as performing on national radio and television.
In 1974, Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre (NFT) of Ireland was then established as a professional theatre company and has expanded over the years through its’ Training Academies. The founding of Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, was motivated by a desire to preserve and showcase Ireland’s great wealth of music, song, dance and folklore on stage through vibrant, colourful theatrical entertainment and continue to create new folk theatre productions, drawing on our traditions and rich cultural reservoir.
Balloonagh students
experience the Gaeltacht !
For this season, Siamsa Tíre will offer a choice of five productions including one brand new show developed to celebrate this special anniversary. All productions are presented through the unique Siamsa style of Irish music, song and dance,
Scoil Eoin Balloonagh pupils returned to their classes on Friday after a thoroughly enjoyable trip to the Gaeltacht in Ventry.
During this school year, fourth class pupils in the school have taken part in an exciting new initiative called Gaeilge Bheo, designed and delivered by Sinéad Curtin. Each child has spent six weeks improving their oral Irish through a series of role play activities and a variety of language and communicative games.
Feedback from parents and pupils has been overwhelmingly positive, with children reporting “we can have fun ‘as gaeilge’,”.
The programme culminated this week in a trip to the Gaeltacht for 57 children and 5 members of the school staff. The children were treated to Corcha Duibhne hospitality and were welcomed into Ventry homes where they were immersed in Gaeilge. They enjoyed sightseeing trips, céilís, classes and activities, all through Irish. No doubt they will have fond memories of their first trip to the Gaeltacht for life. It was a wonderful trip to mark Bliain na Gaeilge. Áthas orthu go léir bheith gaelach agus bródúil.
Club Night In the Abbey
This Sunday!
The abbey inn this bank holiday Sunday launches ( leaders of the new school )a club night to find the future electronic music stars!! Two Djs will perform on the night Conor brick who burst onto the scene last year and is now fast becoming one of the most popular DJs in Kerry , with fast and energetic sets, having supported DJs like Steve Mulder, mark Greene ,jonno Brienand Des McCarty who recently had his first set in the abbey , and went down a storm, This shows he has a bright future in the Dj scene.Doors open at 10pm ..... free admission
These shows are Fadó Fadó:Oileán;Anam, Turas and An Ghaoth Aniar· Tickets can be purchased for €27.50 from the Siamsa Tíre Box Office on 066 7123055 and family and group rates are available.
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Sports Complex offer is as good as a ‘99 Cone on a hot summers day!
The guys at The Tralee Sports complex have put together a fantastic Gym Membership Offer for the Summer months . They are offering you a Pool & Gym membership for 3 months Over the Summer for , only €99 ! For the Full 3 months ! But you’ ll have to be quick ....maybe even a bit of an athlete ?
Because this offer is open to a limited number of people and will be available ONLYuntil the end of June (or when ALL the places are taken.)
“We want everyone to keep active this summer and still enjoy your 99’s guilt free.” says General Manager Finbarr Griffin So Call Tralee Sports Complex on 066-7126442 or call in
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: FREE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMMES
Question
My friend has been offered free screening for cancer. She says it’s a national free screening programme. How can I take part?
Answer
The National Cancer Screening Service provides free screening programmes to help detect or prevent several types of cancer.
BowelScreen – The National Bowel Screening Programme aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage in people who have no symptoms. It offers free screening every two years to men and women aged 60 to 69. If you are in this age group, you can ring BowelScreen on Freephone 1800 45 45 55 to check your details are on the register. If you are on the register, you will receive an invitation to take part in the BowelScreen programme.
CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme tests women aged 25 to 60 for changes in the cells of the cervix. Early detection and treatment can prevent cervical cancer. If you are aged between 25 and 60 and have never had a CervicalCheck smear test, you can simply make an appointment with a GP practice or clinic registered with CervicalCheck. You can find one in your area by visiting cervicalcheck.ie or by calling Freephone 1800 45 45 55. A letter of invitation is not needed to make an appointment and attend for a first test.
BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme invites women to a free mammogram (x-ray of the breast) every two years. The screening has been available to women aged 50 to 64 but is being gradually extended over the next few years to include all women aged 50 to 69. If you have not received an invitation you can check if you are registered by visiting breastcheck.ie or by calling Freephone 1800 45 45 55.
Screening can help prevent or detect cancer at an early stage in people who have no symptoms. If you have any specific concerns or symptoms you should visit your GP (family doctor).
Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Tel: 0761 07 7860
Imperial Hotel
We had a lovely family event here , nothing was too big or too small... and nothing was a problem!Niamh
You can tell the chef knows his seafood. - Maurice
The food was alway good in the Imperial, with the new menu, its even better - Mark Just some of the
Steamed Mussels in a Tomato, White wine, Garlic, Saffron sauce with Garlic Bread
12oz Hereford Sirloin Steak
Sauté Garlic Langoustines with Wilted Spinach, Chilli & Orange butter & Garlic Bread
Imperial Fish & Chips Fresh Hake in a Dill Lemon Beer Batter with Fries, Mushy Peas, Salad & Tartare Sauce
SERA HUSKEY ANIMAL
RESCUE OPEN DAY JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER!!!
What is Sera Huskey?
“Raising a regular amount of money is obviously vital to many organisations just to keep going - for Sera Husky & Animal Rescue it is essential. With no Government Funding 100% of all funds raised keeps the Rescue Open and lets us do what we do best –Sera Husky & Animal Rescue is organised, managed & run by volunteers.We rescue and rehome but we also have a number of animals who will live at the Rescue - they receive the medical care & love they need and will live out their days with dignity - It is their home.
2018 has been are busiest year for abandoned dogs & animals – often with a medical condition that can be treated – for example there is “JR” ,he’ s such a great little guy but he had some problems so we decided to go ahead a get him sorted. He had testicular cancer, x-rays were done and he doesn’t seem to have any obvious spread. He also had a hernia which had come through the muscle in the side which is unusual - so that was repaired. He also had a rotten tooth removed and lastly a little tumour was removed from his eyelid. He is deaf and his eyesight might not be great but he has lots of life left in him and he still likes to play with some of the dogs like Trudy, Nessa, Jesse, (note: he’s a bit of a ladies man!)
And we have had many many more –But this costs money. To be as proactive & self funding as possible we have a Charity Shop in Tralee but that only raises a certain amount of money and with all these extra Abandoned Dogs & Animals we are pushing our veterinary & feed bills to the limit. Thats why our Annual open Day is so important to us ...it allows us showcase what we do to the public , show off our beautiful animals as well as being a vital fundraiser for us . Each year the turnout has doubled since we started so fingers crossed for Sunday week, May 13th !
Maurice Enright , Sera Huskey
Muddy Paws Dog Training will be there!
Gourmet BBQ from 12 noon
“SNAPPED ON SOCIAL MEDIA”
We pick out some great photos posted on social media each week ...if you have any good ones please send them in... email traleeadvertiser@gmail.com or message us on our Facebook page... Enjoy !
Daithi and the 3 Amigos!
Daithi O Sé visits Kellihers Mills Stand and chats to John , Giles and Ed Kelliher at the recent Bank Of Ireland Agricultural Show in Killarney Racecourse
Na Gaeil Cyclists can go no further ! A group of Na Gaeil Cycling club at Brandon Point last Saturday as they prepare for the Ring Of Beara Cycle in May
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TRALEE...
Spring Concert By Kerry Choral Union
KERRY Choral Union will host their much anticipated Spring Concert at St John’s Church, Ashe Street, Tralee on Sunday next, May 13th at 7.30pm. Now an annual event, the wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised once again to raise vital funds for cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry. As in previous years, concert goers can look forward to a stunning evening of songs from the choral union’s extensive repertoire. Tickets for the event are priced at €10 and are currently on sale from Recovery Haven’s Tralee base at 5 Haig’s Terrace or from Kerry Choral Union members.
Recovery Haven Kerry delivers caring and therapeutic services to those who are experiencing cancer, their families and carers free of charge in a tranquil and safe environment in Tralee - with outreach services in Killarney and most recently Killorglin. The charity provides free complementary therapy sessions such as Reiki, Reflexology and Massage; we run a men’s and women’s cancer support group, bereavement support, arts and crafts, mindfulness courses, Pilates classes, walking groups, a wig clinic fitting service, HSE bra and prosthesis fitting service and information talks.
New Community Garden Competition For This Year’s Féile Na Mbláth At The Park Festival
Tralee Town Park will burst into colour from fun fun programme at 2018 Féile na mBláth at The Park Festival in Tralee’a Town Park . Pictured at the launch were -L-R Cllr. Jean Foley KCC , Anne Sullivan (Tralee Flower & Garden Club) , Norma Foley (Mayor of Tralee), Michelle Reidy Gallagher , Bernie Neal (Tralee Flower & Garden Club), Bryan Carr (Park Festival) , James Finnegan (Park Festival) , Martin Brosnan Park Festival & David Scott (Tralee Chamber Alliance) .
Photo By : Domnick WalshThe organisers of the Feile na mBláth at The Park Festival in Tralee are launching a new ‘Flowers and Garden’ initiative for this year’s festival in the Town Park in June. The best gardens in the community
competition is being introduced with the support of the Tralee Municipal District and the Community Support Fund provided by Kerry County Council.
The Festival – which runs from 15 to 17 June this year - is looking for entrants from local estates and groups or Tidy Towns groups to apply directly to enter for the Community ‘Post Card’ Garden or ‘Wheelbarrow’ Garden competitions. These competitions will be judged by external adjudicators and have a cash prize on offer which could help local estates and communities to keep doing the great work already being done in estates and communities around Tralee.
Féile na mBláth at the Park 2018 will run over three days as opposed to two in previous
years and was launched in the Town Park this week by the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Norma Foley.‘
Applications for all competitions are available from the Tralee Municipal
District Offices on Prince’s Quay, from Tralee Chamber Alliance Offices in the HQ Offices on Dominick Street or via the @parkfestivaltralee Facebook page.
Fionnan Ryan and Cara Gannon winners of the Spa Fenit community games perpetual trophies which were held recently in Spa Fenit
Fossa National School Killarney Pictured at the Kerry finals of the SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5’s Kerry County Finals,
Photo By : Domnick Walsh
Chair National School Kenmare Pictured at the Kerry finals of the SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5’s Kerry County Finals,
Photo By : Domnick Walsh
Real Italian Food!
Imperial Hotel
At the Heart of Denny Street!
Delighted with the responsefrom our Customers
Just some of the Delights on our New All-Day Barfood Menu
8oz Chargrilled Hereford Beef Burger
Goats Cheese Fritters - Goats Cheese, Basil, Beetroot Rolled in a BasilSesame Seed and Panko Crumb, Deep Fried, served with House Salad and Beetroot Dressing.
We had a lovely family event here , nothing was too big or too small... and nothing was a problem! - Niamh
You can tell the chef knows his seafood. - Maurice
The food was alway good in the Imperial, with the new menu, its even better - Mark
The staff are so welcoming and really seem to care... thats a rare find! - Alison
The Lambshank was delicious, I'm coming back! - Marylin
The room was so comfortable and the decor!!! Great choice of breakfast - Eugene
Fresh Atlantic Seafood Chowder - with a selection of Fish and Shellfish, GarlicCroutons and Homemade Brown Bread.
Seafood Penne Pasta - Selection of Fish and Shellfish, Pan Fried in GarlicButter, finished with Tomato Sauce, Wilted Spinach, aged Parmesan and Garlic Bread.
Chicken & Wild Mushroom Penne Pasta - with a Parmesan, Rocket Cream Sauce and Garlic Bread
Smoked Salmon Bruchetta - Garlic Ciabatta with Guacamole, Roast Red Pepper and Smoked Salmon, warmed and served with House Salad.
TECHNOLOGY CORNER
Can I Watch my Sky Q box on two TVs ?
Sky Q is a great box.... you can record up two 4 programs at the one time and watch another. But what if you want to watch Sky Q in another room and you don’t want to pay for an extra box. Good news here .... there is a device that you can connect to your sky Q box to give you that option, which will let you watch the same channel that is on in the main Television...in, lets say, the bedroom . I have Installed Technomate HD RF Modulator, which sends the signal in full HD Modulator. for some of my customers and it work very well and you can change channels in the second room.
Sky changesaround its channels !
If you are struggling to locate your favourite show on Sky because its EPG has been reshuffled, you are in good company as other people are venting their frustrations on Twitter. The broadcaster has made some changes to the way it lists the channels in the TV Guide "to help improve your viewing experience", according to Sky.com. EPG changes happened automatically on May 1, which the broadcaster informed subscribers of in advance. Documentary channels have moved higher in the TV Guide, while +1 channels have moved into a new section. As well as changes to other areas of the TV Guide, duplicate HD/SD channels have moved to a new section. I suppose it will take time to adjust to these changes.
THE LARGEST INVISALIGN PROVIDER IN KERRY
Colm O’ Loghlen is one of very few Invisalign Practitioners who has been awarded Platinum Elite Membership by Invisalign for his extensive experience.
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FREE Consultation
This is the first step in your Invisalign journey you will meet our Invisalign treatment Co Ordinators Michelle and Jane. Michelle or Jane will explain everything there is to know about Invisalign. They will outline the costs of the treatment and introduce you to Dr Colm O’Loghlen. They will take a 3D scan of your teeth using the high-tech iTero scanner – this means that you no longer need to get those horrible gunky impressions. You will then be shown a 3D simulation of how your smile will potentially look at the end of your treatment.
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FREE Exam & Large X-ray
In order to commence Invisalign Treatment we will provide a full examination of your teeth and gums, this will include a full mouth X-ray. If you require any dental treatment this must be completed prior to Invisalign.
ClinCheck
You will be invited to view your treatment plan, here you will be shown via 3D technology how your smile will develop and how long the treatment will take. We will email you this 3D video and you can then share it with your family and friends
County Kerry.
Invisalign Clearbraces
DID YOU KNOW?
Bridge Place Dental Practice is one of the largest Dental Practice’s in Munster –located over three floors. We have 3 large spacious state of the art dental surgeries, a dental hygienist room and a treatment coordination suite. All your dental requirements under one roof.
What are Invisalign??
Invisalign are removable retainers that you change weekly at home. You wear them 22hrs a day. They are perfect for teens and adults because they are very discreet, incredibly effective and easy to clean. Our Invisalign patients range from 9 years old to 72 years old.
This is the day you have been waiting for! We will take photos of your teeth so that we can give you before & after pictures. We will scan your teeth for Vivera retainers. You will wear these retainers at night time so that your smile will always remain perfect! We will also provide you with your home whitening kit. consultation, FREE exam X-ray, vivera retainers, home whitening, FREE scale polishes
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Invisalign
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Invisalign Review
During your treatment you will have a review appointment every 12 weeks’- at this appointment we will take an iTero scan of your teeth and we will be able to track your exact progress.
Invisalign Fit
This is an exciting day, whereby you get fitted with your Invisalign braces and are shown how to care for the aligners.
Don’t forget to tune into Radio Kerry each month & hear Colm talking to Deirdre Walsh about all things Invisalign!
Bexblah Beauty
HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!
I HOPE YOU’RE HAVING AN AMAZING
WEEK!
A few weeks ago I attended the amazing Makeup By Mario Masterclass with Keilidh Cashell (@keilidhmua) & Cloud 10 Beauty.
This week I’m going to talk about some top tips I learned from Mario including some of his must have products.
• He doesn’t use particular products on different skin types, he “manipulates the skin” to do what he wants. - I know, I was shocked too. What I mean by that is, he uses the SAME moisturiser on EVERY CLIENT to prep the skin. Wanna know what moisturiser that is? The Kiehls Ultra Facial Cream. (I’m not gonna lie I was delighted it was a product I already use and love). Like Kiehls is not an insanely priced product, a jar of that moisturiser will set you back about €25.
• He is obsessed with The Beauty Blender. A man after my own heart. If you follow me at all you know The Beauty Blender is one of my essential ride or die tools. I always use “The Original Beauty Blender”, no dupes. And you ALWAYS have to use it damp. Mario uses three different beauty blenders in his application, one for Foundation, one for Concealer & one for Powder.
• He always finishes with a Setting Spray.- Mario is a big fan of using powders such as the Laura Mercier Translucent & the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder. He bakes and sets with both of them (using a damp Beauty Blender of course). He always uses a Setting Spray over the powders to get rid of that powdery finish on the skin.
Here’s a few products Mario used throughout the Masterclass…
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz
• Laura Mercier Translucent Powder
• Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Concealer
• The Original Beauty Blender
• Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder
• Makeup By Mario X KKW Eyeshadow Palette
• Dermablend Concealers
• Tom Ford Foundation
• Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream
• Kiehls Ultra Facial Cream
• Ardell Wispies
BEXBLAHFITNESS!
I’m sadly gone from Titan Fitness Thailand & have arrived in Sydney (one week today!) This week I’m going to be talking about my final thoughts of Titan Fitness Camp.
• ANYONE CAN GO Since going to Thailand and talking about it here & online, I have got SOmany questions! The most popular is “Is Titan suitable for me, I’m not fit?”... YES. Absolutely anyone can go to Titan, no matter what your fitness level or age. I found that Titan had a great mixture of people who had never set foot in a gym, people wanting to change their entire lifestyle, people who were fitness fanatics and people who fell somewhere in between. There is no sense of “competition” & more a sense of community.
• YOU CAN GO ALONE Another question I got a lot was “can I go alone?”... 10000000%! About 90% of the people I met in Titan were all solo traveling. Everyone is in the same boat and more than happy to make new friends.
• IT’S SO SOCIAL One of the things I loved about Titan is the social aspect of it. Within a few hours of arriving I met two girls who added me into the Titan Facebook Group on messenger, a place where people would post if anyone wanted to go for dinner, to the beach, for a hike or whatever else. From talking to some people who had done other fitness camps I heard that Titan was definitely the most social and friendly one they had been to!
• YOU CAN BE AS STRICT AS YOU WANT Yes you are at a fitness camp, but it’s up to you what you want to get out of it. If you want a total lifestyle change you can get a PT 6 days a week and follow a meal plan that they give you. You can attend as many classes as you wish and go to the gym at anytime. On the other hand you can also take things at your ease, you can do one or two classes a day, sunbathe/explore Phuket & sample some of the amazing local food. It all depends what you are there for.
• THE TRAINERS ARE GREAT At Titan, every single trainer I met was incredibly friendly and helpful. There is no feeling of a divide between you and the trainers, it really made me feel like I could ask them anything!
• YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THING/AT YOUR OWN PACE As I said above it’s all about what you want to get from Titan. But you won’t for a second feel you’re out of your depth or that it’s a competition and everyone is better/fitter/stronger than you. It’s not that kind of place, everyone is SO encouraging. And there’s something for everyone, from CrossFit to Yoga and everything in between.
So yeah, to sum it all up in one sentence… If I had been going home after Titan and not to Australia, I would have DEFINITELY extended my stay in Titan! I just loved the whole vibe and met so many amazing people from all over the world! I will 100% be heading back before the year is out! If you have ANY questions at all about Titan or want to know more about pricing/packages etc. You can email hello@titanfitness.info and be sure to mention me! If you’re thinking of heading to Titan, just GO! It’s such a fab experience in an amazing part of the world! I just want to thank Kim & the whole Titan Fitness Thailand team for having me! Although I was working with them, all of my views and opinions are 100% my own and I was not paid in exchange for a good review - that ain’t my style!
HELLO MY STRONG STRONG FRIENDS! Rebecca
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HEALTHY RECIPES
While in the fishmongers recently I thought it’s been quite some time I did a crab recipe, and I don’t know why !!! I cook with it daily at Croí and eat it often, it’s sweety succulent soft & devine
CRAB CAKES WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
INGREDIENTS
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons horseradish
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked free of shell
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 3 scallions including green tops, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Pinch cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
METHOD
In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, 1/4 cup of the mayonnaise, and the horseradish. In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, the remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs, the scallions, parsley, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Shape the crab mixture into eight patties. Coat the patties with the remaining 3/4 cup bread crumbs and pat off the excess. In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Working in batches if necessary, fry the cakes until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes. Turn and fry until golden brown on the other side, about 2 minutes longer. Drain on paper towels. Serve with the horseradish cream.
SPICED CRAB TACO
INGREDIENTS
• 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 large red radishes, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander
• 2 teaspoons Sriracha chile sauce
• Salt
• 1 large jalapeño
• 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into 1/3-inch dice
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/3-inch dice
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped mint
• 1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shell
• Eight 10-inch flour tortillas, halved or quartered
METHOD
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, radishes, red onion, 2 tablespoons of the coriander and the Sriracha. Season the salsa with salt. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Grill the jalapeño over moderate heat, turning, until charred all over. Let cool, then discard the charred skin, stem and seeds. Finely chop the jalapeño.In another medium bowl, combine the jalapeño, red and yellow bell peppers, olive oil, lime juice, mint and the remaining 2 tablespoons of coriander . Gently fold in the crabmeat and season with salt. Grill the tortillas over high heat until puffed and charred in spots, about 20 seconds per side. Serve the spiced crab with the warm tortillas and salsa
Let me know if you enjoyed them and we will continue our healthy eating next week and remember to send your questions to: askchefnoel@hotmail.com
EATING OUT IN TRALEE
The Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge 2018
There was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S. this week as the 2018 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This will be the fifth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising an amzing family fun day in honour of Donal, their past pupil on Sunday May 20th. “We want to yet again honour Donal in a special way and so the committee is working to create an event where people of all ages and fitness levels can come together for a few hours, have fun and ‘live life’ just as Donal urged us all to.” said school principal Peter Linehan. “Huge credit must go to our Parents Association who have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks to ensure that everything will be ready”, added Peter.
The school will certainly be a hive of activity with a fabulous farmers market in operation and children from 5th and 6th classes coordinating fun games and challenges for young and old all day. The Parents Association is organising a beautiful barbeque on site. Teas and tasty treats will be served on the day. There will be a water rocket display and the ‘Amazing Guido’ well known street entertainer, will host his lively show to entertain everyone.
However, the main event of the day will be the ‘Spa 6K Challenge’ a 6km looped run/walk starting and finishing at the school. Donal’s mum and dad, Elma & Fionbarr Walsh will yet again officially start the run/walk at 11.30 a.m. “It means so much to us to see Donal’s primary school organising this very unique day in his memory and we are delighted to support them in it.” said Fionbarr.
Everyone is welcome to come along, join the party and register from 10.00a.m. on the morning, but they can also pre register (for reduced entry fees) at the school. Please call 066 7136618, e mail spaschool@eircom.net for full details or check it out on facebook @ the Donal Walsh Spa Challenge!
TORQUING CARS!
SCARCITY OF ‘CLEAN’ SECOND-HAND DIESELS COULD BOLSTER FUTURE VALUE OF TRADE-INS
The fall in new diesel car buying could have a positive impact on the value of used vehicles over the coming years, it is claimed. The relative scarcity of cleaner, fresh diesels, as opposed to many older imports, should underpin good second-hand prices, according to Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) chief Alan Nolan.His expectations will go some way towards easing concerns for thousands who are driving a diesel or thinking of buying a new one this year or next.He said: “We remain confident that such new and nearly-new diesel used cars will continue to hold good values, as diesel remains the workhorse for business and those in rural Ireland.””The reduction we have seen in the diesel share of the new car market may potentially leave these in shorter supply for those buyers for whom they are the best transport and environmental option at present, which you would expect to have a positive upward pressure in relation to future values”.He also emphasised that good trade-in prices generally are vital to keep people in new or newer cars and to ease the transition to electric vehicles.He was commenting on a first-quarter report for the motor industry by economist Jim PowerIt shows how new diesel registrations accounted for 56.3pc of the market in the first quarter, down from 66.7pc on the corresponding period for 2017.New petrol car registrations rose to 37.5pc of the total market, an increase from 29.6pc, over the same timespan.Mr Power is forecasting 120,000 new car sales for this year, down 8.6pc on 2017.But used car imports, the majority of them often older, dirty diesels, could reach 107,000 (up 15pc).There are fears within the industry that new car registrations may not even reach 120,000 and that imports could top 110,000, leaving a narrow gap between the two and showing how much the UK cars are dictating buying decisions here.
Mr Power’s report said: “Looking forward to the remainder of 2018, the other economic fundamentals that underpin new car registrations look set to remain positive.”Used imports from the UK, though, are likely to remain a significant feature of the market and will undoubtedly displace new-car sales once again.”The surge in used imports from the UK effectively means that UK used car values are directly impacting on the values of domestic second-hand car stock.”This is making the cost of change to a new car more expensive, which is also serving to undermine new car sales.
(INDO MOTORING )
MOTORING SNIPPETS
Here’s a helpful piece of advice from a reader: “My wife drives a Skoda Octavia that is just past its third birthday. Thus its Skoda Assist has expired. “The car is very reliable but I feared punctures on the terrible rural roads. I wanted to continue with some form of recovery assistance or puncture assistance. “I contacted Skoda Assist. I was told that as I did not have our car serviced by a main Skoda dealer in the past 12 months, I would not have Skoda Assist. People should know this.
I contacted my insurance company (Allianz). Better news here: As I have a comprehensive policy I have free recovery assistance. I think it is important [for people to know ] in rural Ireland, with poor roads.” * Toyota’s FaceItDown app has passed the 12m kilometre mark - that’s how far people have driven without mobile phone use. The figure was logged with the app (in association with the RSA). It is reckoned to be similar to driving around our coast 3,799 times.
As you probably know, the FaceItDown app rewards drivers for putting their phone face-down when driving. They get points every kilometre towards a free hot drink at Topaz ReStore or €50 off FBD Car Insurance, but you lose the lot if you pick up while driving.
Now they are renewing their call from the start of National FaceItDown Awareness Week today for people to put their phones face-down. Research shows those with a mobile phone at the wheel are four times more likely to crash. The app has been downloaded more than 42,000 times, and 14,602 hot drinks have been redeemed in the nine months since it started.
* Volvo Cars Ireland’s great beach clean-up has begun. The idea, in partnership with Clean Coasts, was for Volvo Cars staff to collect as much rubbish, including plastic, from the Shelly Banks beach near Sandymount over the course of a morning. It was to help raise awareness and tackle the growing issue of marine plastic pollution.
* Lexus has rolled out a new service facility. Called LexusService.ie, it gives owners a quick, accurate quote for their vehicles as well as booking a service online or through their retailer or authorised repairer. You just enter your registration number, select the work needed and you are given a free quote.
* Audi’s upcoming e-tron electric SUV will be capable of 400kms on one charge, they claim. Due to be revealed in August, it will be powered by two motors using a 95kWh lithium ion battery. They are claiming a world-first on their 150kWh DC fastcharging system, which they say is 30kW quicker than Tesla’s.
(INDO MOTORING)
Due to the tremendous success of our recent used car Sale Event we are now in a position to trade in all makes and models against our world beating range of new 182 Toyota Hybrid, Petrol and Diesel cars - Call in any time.
LAUGHTER ....THE BEST MEDICINE !
AN AMISH GIRL AND HER MOTHER WERE VISITING A MALL AND THEY WERE ESPECIALLY AMAZED BY TWO SHINY, SILVER WALLS THAT COULD MOVE APART AND BACK TOGETHER AGAIN WITH A ROOM INSIDE.
The girl asked, “Mother, what is this?”
The mother, never having seen an elevator before, responded, “I have no idea.” While the girl and her mother watched with amazement, an old man in a wheelchair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button.
After he got in, the walls closed and the numbers counted up and then down. The walls opened up again and a hunky young man stepped out.
The mother, not taking her eyes off the young man, said quietly to her daughter, “Go get your father.”
A DRUNK GOT ON A BUS ONE DAY AND SAT DOWN NEXT TO A PRIEST
The drunk stank of wine, his shirt was stained, his face was all red, and he had a half-empty bottle of wine sticking out of his pocket.
He opened his newspaper and started reading. A couple of minutes later, he asked the priest, “Father, what causes arthritis?”
The priest replied, “Mister, it’s caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol, and contempt for your fellow man.”
“Imagine that,” the drunk muttered. He returned to reading his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he had said, turned to the man and apologised. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?”
“I don’t have arthritis, Father,” the drunk said, “but I just read in the paper that the Pope does.”
THREE BLONDS ARE OUT WALKING IN THE FOREST WHEN THEY COME ACROSS A SET OF TRACKS
Those are deer tracks!” Said the first. “No! They’re antelope tracks!” Said the second
“Oh no... they are definitely bear tracks!”said the third. They were still arguing when the train hit them.
A MAN WAS CAUGHT BY A COP WITH DRUGS IN THE BATHROOM
The man says, “I swear, it’s not mine! I found it here and tried to flush it down the toilet, but every time I flush the drugs down it magically reappears in my hand!”
“I don’t believe you,” says the cop. “Show me.”
The man tosses the bag of drugs into the toilet, then flushes it. The bag swishes down. The cop then stares at the man’s empty hand as the bag is flushed down. “Well,” says the cop, “where are the drugs now?”
“What drugs?”
ONCE UPON A TIME, A POWERFUL EMPEROR
of the Rising Sun advertised for a new Chief Samurai. After a year, only three applied for the job. A Japanese Samurai, a Chinese Samurai and a Jewish Samurai. “Demonstrate your skills!” commanded the Emperor. The Japanese Samurai stepped forward, opened a tiny box and released a fly. He drew his sword and SWISH!, the fly fell to the floor, neatly divided in two. What a feat! exclaimed the Emperor. Number two Samurai, show me what you can do. The Chinese Samurai smiled confidently, stepped forward and opened a tiny box releasing a fly. He drew his sword and SWISH!SWISH, the fly fell to the floor, neatly quartered.
“That is skill,” nodded the Emperor. “How are you going to top that, Number Three?” The Jewish Samurai, Obi-wan-Cohen stepped forward, opened a tiny box releasing one fly, drew his sword and SWOOOOOOOOOOSH, flourished his sword so mightily that a gust of wind blew through the room, but the fly was still buzzing around.
In disappointment, the Emperor said, “What kind of skill is that? The fly is not dead!” “Dead,” replied the Jewish Samurai. “Dead is easy ~ but circumcised?”
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FAI NATIONAl P.R.O. OF THE YEAR
MR PRICE TAKES OVER GARVEY’S!
Now before anyone panic’s this is not about the retail business but the basketball business. The Mr Price is the vastly experienced Pat Price and of course Garvey’s are the sponsors of the Tralee Warriors.
Price is well known to Kerry basketball fans having played against the Tigers on many occasions. And the US native who now lives in Kinsale has won the SuperLeague with Demons in Cork as well as a number of National Cup and also coached the Irish u16 teams.
He replaces Mark Bernsen who led the Warriors to back to back Champions trophy wins and was thanked for all his work at the press night when Price was introduced as the new coach. Speaking to him Price said that the Tralee organisation was an important reason why he decided to take the hot seat. “Great credit goes to all involved with Garvey’s Tralee Warriors as it’s a club that is certainly doing things the right way. One always wants to be where it matters and I am delighted to come on board and lead them to even greater success”.
“Mark did a great job and I certainly don’t have to come in to clean up any mess. We will work hard in preseason to be ready for the challenge. It will be important for this team to find their own identity. Last year’s team cant win anything for me. It’s about working with this bunch of players to take them to the highest level they can be. We will work on a system of play that suits us. Basketball is essentially a game of passing and of timing and in defence of disrupting. I like my training sessions to have a teaching element to them. I want them to improve every week. We can’t be having the same conversation in January that we had in October. We want to get better each time we train or play.”
“Players win games coaches can only lose them. So it is great to be appointed this early as we can get in a proper pre-season and be ready for October.” He said he wasn’t sure if the Warriors would be adding to their squad and he still has to finalise his assistant coach
On welcoming Price to the Warriors club chairman Terry O’Brien said that this was an exciting time for the club. “Pat is a fantastic addition to our club as he
has a marvellous pedigree in the sport. He has coached some great teams in the past and will hopefully be coaching an even great one this season”!
“Garvey’s Tralee Warriors is one of the best supported clubs in the SuperLeague and we will give them lots to shout about both home and away. We feel we have our man and we have the players and both will begin working together to bring more silver wear to our trophy cabinet. ”
MERCY MOUNTHAWK JUST COME UP SHORT IN BID FOR ALL IRELAND GLORY:
Mercy Mounthawk first year basketball team made a great bid for All Ireland glory reaching the Schools League decider in UL. They defeated teams from Cork, Wicklow, Antrim, Dublin and Cavan before they took on the Presentation Brothers Cork in the final.
The Tralee boys led 19-16 at half time but the Cork school put in a big 3rd quarter to turn things around and led by 7 going into the last quarter. Mounthawk went into a zone defence and up the intensity on offence and got back level late on. However a late late Cork basket saw the Pres boys take the win 32-30.
Coach John Dowling was very proud of his charges and how they handled 6 games in 2 days. He was disappointed that they lost by just one basket but said that it was a great achievement for the school and the squad to get back to the final which they won last year.
TRALEE SCHOOL SUCCESS AT THE PRIMARY 5-A-SIDE: Mounthawk Park Tralee played host to the Kerry County Final of the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme on April 25th. The SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s Programme has seen participation figures grow year on year to become the largest primary schools’ competition in the country.208 students from 24 schools participated in the Kerry County Final with just 6 schools progressing to the provincial finals.
The ‘A’ Cup, open to boys and/or mixed teams from small school saw Cahir Ns triumph after a thrilling contest.
The ‘B’ Cup, for medium sized schools, again proved to be a
compelling division with 4 teams involved. The final was eventually decided on by narrow margin 4-2 .Caherleheen Ns Tralee proved a little too strong over a talented Spa Ns side.
The ‘C’ Cup, for large schools, was another hard-fought contest between 4 very talented schools. The Mon Killarney eventually came out on top of the large school’s division.
The winners will now progress to the Munster Finals on the 8th and 9th May in Mounthawk Park Tralee.
Participation in the girl’s division of the SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s Programme reached an all-time high this year with 12,832 4th, 5th and 6th class girls registered.
The Girls ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Cup finals were also held on April 25th in Mounthawk Park where there was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the competition. Sadly no Tralee school had success in the girls section.
The winning schools were Kilgarvan NS in the Girls A Cup and Faha in the B Cup while Holycross defeated fellow Killarney school St Oliver’s in the C decider.
The SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme competition in its 4th year has been in existence since the mid 1990’s and has 31,728 participants from 1,528 schools involved this year. The competition is run across six divisions, ensuring that schools of all sizes are catered for. Boys and girls are encouraged to play together but there is a separate competition for boys and girls dependent on school enrolment numbers.
The Kerry winners now go forward to the Munster Finals which are being held in Mounthawk Park this Wednesday May 9th with places in the finals in the Aviva at the end of May up for grabs.
LIAM DOWLING INTO GREYHOUND RACING’S HALL OF FAME:
The National Greyhound Racing Awards were held on Sunday 29 April in the Killashee Hotel in Co. Kildare with Liam Dowling from Ballymacelligot, Tralee scooping the Hall of Fame award for his contribution to greyhound racing. The event was kindly sponsored by Galway Crystal in its eleventh consecutive year. The awards
were presented by Minister at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Andrew Doyle TD and the Irish Greyhound Board before a packed room of industry peers.
Liam Dowling is acknowledged as one of Ireland’s top breeders throughout the greyhound world. Ballymac Matt, trained by Liam, claimed the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby title in 2015 but hundreds of top greyhounds have passed through his kennels in the past 25 years. After a spell in Agriculture College and then a job with Kerry Group, Liam focused on breeding and racing. Blonde Slippy was his foundation bitch. Green Heat won the Produce Stakes in 2007 and the big winners started to flow. Ashville Katie, Ballymac Floss, Ballymac Minnie, Ballymac Maeve, Ballymac Scarlet, Ballymac Vic, Ballymac Bonnie, Vulturi, Anopheles and, of course, Ballymac Matt which won the 2015 Irish Derby.
Phil Meaney, Chairman of the IGB commented “I wish to congratulate all finalists and winners for their achievements. The high standard of quality across all categories is evidence of the commitment and passion that exists within the Irish Greyhound sector. I wish to thank Minister Andrew Doyle TD for presenting the awards and for the continued support of Government for the greyhound sector.”
A report by Economist Jim Power, The Economic and Financial Significance of the Irish Greyhound Industry calculates there are 5,058 full and part-time jobs within the sector with a further 7,313 greyhound owners deriving economic benefit. The national industry contributes €300 million in additional economic activity. Of the 16 stadia within Ireland, 15 are located outside Dublin which the report states, highlights the contribution to rural communities in additional jobs and spending. The PAYE/PRSI contribution per annum is estimated at €12.7 million.
STAYING AT THE TRACK:
On Friday night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium there are the four quarter finals of the Lee strand 550yds plus a top class supporting card. On Saturday afternoon it’s the normal SIS program starting at 2.12 and on Saturday night there are a number of 12 dog stakes in conjunction with Lee Strand final on Sat May 19th.
On Friday May 11th its’ the semifinals of the Lee strand 550yds in conjunction with the Gain Intertrack challenge.
Entries for the Kerry Group club Championship for 48 A3 confined 525 yards class starting on Friday May18th, the Track Supporters club N1 525yards starting on Saturday May 26th and the Race of Champions open 55yds starting on Friday June 1st.
KERRY DISTRICT LEAGUE FINALS BEGIN:
It is the business end of the Kerry District League with the dates of a number of finals announced all of which will be held in Mounthawk Park. The Jimmy Falvey Memorial
with “The Voice” Pat Harnett
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Youths final could be a cracker when St Brendan’s Park take on Killarney Celtic on Saturday May 12th at 7pm.
The night before a huge local crowd will be on hand when Tralee Celtic take on Mitchels Avenue in the Denny Premier B final with a 7.30pm kick-off.
This weekend in the 17’s SSE Airtricity League the Kerry side will welcome Bray Wanderers to Mounthawk Park. They 17’s were well beaten away to Waterford last weekend when they travelled with a depleted team.
On the Schoolboys front Kennedy Cup manager Joe O’Reilly and his back room team have announced that Andy Rogers of Tralee Dynamos will captain the 2018 Kennedy Cup team. His vice –captain is Tom Whittleton of Killorglin FC.
SUCCESS ON THE ATHLETICS TRACK FOR TRALEE SCHOOLS:
Athletes from Tralee schools had a good day at the Kerry Track and Field Championships with Mercy Mounthawk taking the overall honours. Amongst those on the podium were Rebecca Falvey (Mercy Mounthawk) who won the Junior 100 meters and the Long Jump, Kirby Ann Ryan from the same school won the Shot Putt. Rachel Bowler won the Long Jump and Deirdre Courtney the 800m in the Senior section.
Enda Cahill of Tralee CBS won the 1500mwhile Mercy Mounthawk took 4 medals in the Intermediate Luke O’Carroll, Oisin Spillane , Cillan Griffin and Basset Obanji. Darragh Lowth Tralee CBS won the 100m and his school mate David Segal won the Shot. Sean Gannon from Mercy Mounthawk took the 3000m.
RALLY OF THE LAKES OVER SOME CLASSIC STAGES: The rallying action next weekend is much closer to home with the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes which gets underway in Killarney town centre on Friday night. A full field will tackle the 240km of competition stages including the classic Molls Gap, Healy Pass and Cods Head as well as two new ones Brookhill and Rossanean.
KERRY’S FEMALE BOXERS ON THE HUNT FOR NATIONAL GLORY:
Cashen Vale’s Kori Goad has made it back to back Munster titles adding the 2018 win to her 2017 triumph. Trojan boxers Orlaith Mahoney and Emma Moore both received walkover in the Munster Championships and will now go onto the National Championships in Dublin in May.
Sliabh Luachra BC had a very day at the Munster Championships with Katelyn Horan, Ava Fitzmaurice and Danielle O’Neill all winning. Shauna Riordan was just defeated in her final.
KERRY BEGINS THE QUEST FOR JOE MCDONAGH:
Kerry hurler Padraig Boyle represented the Kerry squad in Croke Park at the launch of the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard, Lory Meagher and Joe McDonagh hurling competitions. Kerry hurlers
will compete in the Joe McDonagh competition over the coming weeks.
This new competition will begin on May 5th with 6 teams set to take part – Kerry, Laois, Meath, Westmeath, Antrim and Carlow. The teams will complete a round-robin format will all teams playing 5 games with the top two teams playing in an All-Ireland preliminary quarter final. These two teams will also play in the Joe McDonagh final. If Kerry win the Joe McDonagh Cup they will face a play-off with the bottom placed team in the Munster championship to gain promotion to the following year’s Munster championship. Strangely for some reason if the winner is from Leinster they will automatically qualify for that Championship. There is also relegation with the bottom placed team dropping into the Christy Ring Cup. The team that finishes 5th of the 6th will face a play-off against the 2018 Christy Ring winners to see who plays in the Joe McDonagh next season.
Kerry begins their campaign away to Carlow in Dr Cullen Park on May 6th at 2pm.
TRALEE PARNELLS NEWS:
Tralee Parnells are celebrating their 6th birthday. They started with an u13 boys team and now have teams from u6 to minor hurling teams and u8 to u17 camogie teams. The club now has almost 250 members and 50 coaches and officers also thanked Rory Kerins of Pro-Plan Property who has been the clubs main sponsor since the beginning.
Scór na bPáistí County Finals: Parnells was represented in the Scór na bPáistí County Finals last Sunday in Foilmore. Peter Doyle, Jessica McGibney, Cathal Fitzgerald and Sean Michael Redican did Parnells proud and wore their club colours proudly. South Kerry won the medals but our musicians were still smiling after the results.
Scór officer Ger Reidy was delighted with all the Scór participants in 2018 who competed in storytelling, solo singing, Leiriu, Music, and quiz. Ger is encouraging more Parnells players to participate in 2019.
Parnells minors were in action on Tuesday in the North Kerry Board semi-final. The club was delighted to have some of its girls on the Kerry u14 camogie panel. The Kerry team acquitted themselves very well at the tournament in LimerIck and ended the day with a win over Carlow.
AUSTIN STACKS NEWS:
The u6/u8’s and u10’s are back in Caherslee this Sunday from 11am. The Paul Lucey Memorial 5k/10k Fun Run/Walk will take place next Monday. The action will commence at 11am.
The u12 C’s put up a good display against Scartaglin before going down 5-10 to 4-08. The u14’s are training indoors and recorded their first win of League over Dr Crokes. But they then went down to Laune Rangers.
The underage section is looking for any help for its fundraising bag packing in Dunnes Stores, North Circular Road on Saturday May
12th.
The u16’s have qualified for the semi-final of the Central League. Any club member who is looking to avail of a GAA Scolarship should apply now through the club.
Russell Cup win for The Green: Well done to The Green CBS who defeated St Brendan’s Killarney 4-09 to 2-11 in the final of the Russell Cup.
BALLYMAC NEWS:
There was no winner of the Lotto from the numbers drawn 1,10, 14 and 18 and the next jackpot will be e4,400with the draw in Glenduff Manor.
There was a big turn-out for the Ballymac Academy with all the players impressing.
In the u12’s Team 1 and 2 took on Dr Crokes putting in two good performances with Team 2 winning their game.
The u14’s defeated Ardfert 3-10 to 2-05 and take on Kerins O’Rahillys this week. Ballymac will also participate in the first running of the Donal Walsh Memorial Tournament next Saturday. The event starts at 10am and runs until Lunch time.
The u14 B’s took part in a cracker against the Legion with the game ending 5-08 a piece.
Congratulations to Micheal Culloty, Niall Collins and Sean Rice for winning the Castleisland District U13 skills competition on Thursday night. They now progress to the county final to be played in the next two weeks. Best of luck lads!!
The Under 12 Girls just went down 1-06 to 1-04 to Austin Stacks in the final round of Division 1 of the North Kerry League. They will now start preparing for the County League.
Scor na bPaisti - well done to the Rince Foirne team who were runners-up in the County Final. In Scór Sinsear our club was well represented by John Scanlon in solo singing & Amanda, Annmarie, Ciara, John & Lei in the Ballad Group category.
ST PAT’S NEWS:
There was no winner of the Lotto from the numbers drawn 22,24,28 and 30 and the next jackpot will be e7,300 with the draw in Keane’s Bar.
The Dingle Way Challenge will take place on June 3rd.
There was a great turn-out for the Academies with all the players putting in great performances. The u10 had a great encounter with Na Gaeil and are looking forward to the return leg in few weeks. The u12’s had two games in the County League defeating Ballydonoghue and Asdee/ Ballylongford.
The u14 girls played their first home in the County League this week while the u14 boys went down to St Michaels Foilmore. The u16’s went down to John Mitchels but will be playing them again in the semi-final.
The Seniors are in County League action this weekend when they face Dr Crokes B in Lewis Road.
KERINS O’RAHILLYS NEWS:
The Seniors had a week off after 4 consecutive weeks of action and will play the Legion on May 12th.
They are joint second in the table level with Dr Crokes. The Division 5 side are at home to Churchill this Saturday.
The minors went down by the minimum 1-19 to 3-12 in the Town League and it was a performance that bodes well for the rest of the season.
In the Junior Blues the u8/u10 girls enjoyed their games against Churchill while the boys were in training with their coaches very happy with their progress. The u10’s were also in Go Games action.
The Players of the Week were Kitty Bowler and Cameron Donnelly from the u6’s, Emma Onyekwele and Taylor Stack from the u8/u10 girls and Callun Lacey and Evan Griffin from the u8 boys. Jayden Collins was the best u10 player. The Academy trains again this Sunday at 11am.
The u12 A’s and B’s took on An Ghaeltacht. The A’s won a high scoring encounter 5-11 to 4-15 while the B’s won by a bigger margin 5-08 to 3-05.
The u14 B’s went down to Miltown/Castlemaine while the u16’s hung on for a point against Ardfert on a 2-08 to 1-11 score line. The u14’s had a big win over Killarney Legion 5-09 to 0-07.
The Donal Walsh Foundation is sponsoring an u14 tournament in the club he played for. The 8 teams taking part this weekend are: Austin Stacks, Ballymacelligott, Castlegregory, Firies, John Mitchels, Listowel Emmets, St Pats and the hosts, Kerins O’Rahillys. The Lotto: There was no winning ticket in last week’s draw where the winning numbers drawn were: 12, 18, 20 & 27. Next week’s jackpot will be for a grand prize of €3,700.
ON THE GREEN: Castleisland- In The Seniors Cyril Quigley took the win from Ger Long with Willie Galvin third. In the Mixed Scramble the winners were Willie Galvin, Elaine Richardson, Mary O’Sullivan and Mary Scanlon. Second was John Scanlon, Willie O’Sullivan, Maire Gleeson and Marian Kerrisk.
TRALEE GC: In the Men’s competition sponsored by TLI Group the winner was David Sheehy with Padraig Daughton second and Michael Leahy third. Eoghan O’Donnell won the Best Gross with Bob Dillon taking the +18 handicap prize.
In the Ladies Wednesday singles Karen Gearon took the top spot from Mary Savage. In the MC1 sponsored by the Meadowlands Hotel Mary Savage was the winner with Vera Tierney second and Mary Murphy taking the Best Gross prize.
In the Am Am Golf Classic sponsored by Mark Williams the winners were Tony Johnson, John M O’Sullivan, Maurice O’Connor and Michael Coote. Second was the team of Kevin McCarthy, Michael O’Halloran, Richie Hurley and Catherine McCarthy.
The Best Ladies team was Mary Sheehy, Mary Dowling and Mags Hayes.
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