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Baby on board for the swim in Banna
Mum-to-be Brona Geaney from Tralee and Harley Manson get set to take plunge at Banna beach for the annual Christmas swim on Sunday. ABOUT 500 swimmers entered the water in Fenit on Christmas Day as hundreds of spectators looked on from every available vantage point as youthful octogenarian PJ Costello led the charge to the sea for his 60th consecutive Christmas Day swim.
HSE wastes €10k in battle over Killarney statue
THE HSE has spent over €10,000 defending its unpopular decision to remove the Christ The King statue (pictured) from the roof of Killarney Community Hospital and relocate it at ground level.
Possible bed closures at KGH Psychiatric Ward
THE HSE has said that it may be necessary to close a number of beds at the Psychiatric Unit in Kerry General Hospital in 2012.
Judge commends teen for 'strength and courage' in disclosing sex abuse
A CIRCUIT Court judge has commended a Kerry teenager for her "strength and courage" in coming forward as a seven-year-old girl to disclose sexual abuse to her mother.
Training programme bears fruit for jobseekers
A NEW Tralee- based training programme aimed at helping job seekers to return to work has resulted in two people getting full time employment, another looking at setting up their own business, and more taking up longer term work placements and further training courses in 2012.
Unprecedented demand during Christmas keeps livestock prices up
LIVESTOCK Price Coordinator for the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA), John Cleary, has said that while factories had been expected to slow down production in the run up to Christmas, prices have remained solid and it is forecasted that strong prices will continue after the Christmas break.
26,000 calls to Kerry's Samaritans branch
THE Kerry branch of the Samaritans say they have dealt with over 26,000 calls in the last year.
Tralee man wins prestigious award from UCC
A TRALEE student has been named as the first winner of a prestigious economics awards from University College Cork and Deloitte.
Notorious West Kerry road hairpin set to be eradicated
A NOTORIOUS hairpin bend between Lispole and Annascaul will be consigned to motoring history in west Kerry if a proposed improvement to the N86, signalled this week in a CPO application to An Bord Pleanála by Kerry County Council, goes ahead.
Raffle of Taoiseach's 'Ring' bike raises € 7.4k for Killarney centre
A RAFFLE with the unique top prize of the bike used by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has raised a whopping €7462.43 for a Killarney centre for children with disabilities. The highspec Trek carbon bike was used by Mr Kenny to pedal his way around the Ring of Kerry for the annual Charity Cycle. Donated by Castlebar shop owner, Michael Kilcourse, and valued at over €2,000 the bike has found a new home with raffle winner, James A Murphy of Milltown.
Kerry winner of the Kingdom Cup
Tralee's Johnny Kelliher trains winner of prestigious event DRESDEN Call (Bexhill Eoin / Call Biddy) captured the prestigious Kingdom Cup with a masterclass display at Ballybeggan Park yesterday ( Tuesday). The ante-post favourite was quickly into his stride when getting the better of Toast Master by a length in the opening round.
Giving a helping hand to those on our mountains
IN many ways they are unsung heroes whose marvellous service, entirely voluntary, goes unnoticed. And, unfortunately, it is often in times of tragedy that their most essential work is done.
In Pictures
Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.
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- 04:02 Fiji to lift state of emergency
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- 03:57 Diary confirmed for papal Cuba trip
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- 22:07 Man dies after Mullingar assault
Top stories from Sunday, 01.01.12
- 22:07 Man dies after Mullingar assault
- 18:47 Pensioner killed in car accident
- 15:42 Priest back after false abuse claim
- 12:42 Covenant table under the spotlight
- 12:27 Two-thirds 'don't use all holidays'
Top stories from Sunday, 01.01.12
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- 14:37 Anichebe late show downs Baggies
- 14:27 Lambert lauds Norwich desire
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