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Councillor wants action on St Finan’s housing plan
By Sean Moriarty
Kerry County Council is to write to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage requesting that an official commitment be given to develop housing in St Finan’s Hospital.
The move comes a few weeks after Peter Burke, the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government, visited the site and drew comparisons with a similar State-owned idle building that is being adapted for social housing in Waterford.
A Monday’s monthly Kerry County Council meeting, Cllr Maura Healy-Rae called on the Council to write to the Department “requesting an official commitment be given to develop housing in the building of St Finan’s".
During the meeting she referred to recent positive commentary made by Burke following his visit.
“I stressed that this is something I requested in the past on numerous occasions and that St Finan's should not be left destitute to deterioration and dereliction,” she told the Killarney Advertiser.
“On such occasions Kerry County Council always stated that the financial burden would be too immense for the Local Authority to bear in order to acquire and develop this site. I stressed that there needs to be significant funding and support forthcoming from the Government or else this commentary is just idle talk which I sincerely hope it is not. As we can see from the 'Housing For All' policy, the Government are encouraging people to retrofit and upgrade old buildings; the same ethos and policy should apply to State-owned buildings.”
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Festive jumpers and a Kerry jersey brings fundraiser to €10k
By Michelle Crean Jumpers have helped to raise almost €10k so far – but now it’s a very special jersey which could drive the fundraising numbers up! A Kerry football […]
By Michelle Crean
Jumpers have helped to raise almost €10k so far – but now it’s a very special jersey which could drive the fundraising numbers up!
A Kerry football jersey signed by the 2022 All-Ireland winning team is up for grabs via a fundraising link once a donation is made to the Presents for Palliative fundraiser.
On Friday eight local schools including Holy Cross Mercy, Killarney Community College, Presentation Monastery, Lissivigeen, St Brendan’s College, St Brigid’s, St Francis Special School, and St Oliver’s
swapped their uniforms for their most colourful festive gear with funds going to help the amazing services in the Palliative Care Unit/Kerry Hospice Foundation.
“The day took place across the schools involved last Friday (December 2) and looks like it has been a success,” teacher Elaine Moynihan from St Brendan’s College told the Killarney Advertiser.
“The donations from the schools are still being counted but students look to be on their way towards making their goal of €10k.”
The iDonate ‘Fundraising For Kerry Hospice Foundation’ has been very helpful in this regard, she added.
“Anyone who donates via the link and leaves their name will be in with a chance to win a Kerry jersey signed by the 2022 All-Ireland winning team which will be presented to them before Christmas by a couple of members of the team.
“This was organised by the students involved in the fundraiser as a way to say thanks, and give back, to the members of the community who have gotten involved in the event – the link is live until December 18 and the draw will be made the following day.”
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Killarney punter secures €50,000 in EuroMillions draw
A lucky Killarney punter got an early Christmas present when they scooped €50,000 in the EuroMillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’. The winning ticket, sold in the Lidl supermarket on the Tralee road, was […]
A lucky Killarney punter got an early Christmas present when they scooped €50,000 in the EuroMillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’.
The winning ticket, sold in the Lidl supermarket on the Tralee road, was valid for Tuesday night’s special draw.
The Killarney winner was one of 10 who each secured the €50,000 windfall.
“The National Lottery can reveal that three players in Dublin, three players in Cork and one player in Kerry, Roscommon, Kildare and Wexford all scooped the special raffle prize which was the seventh of 12 draws in the National Lottery’s ’12 Draws of Christmas’ promotion,” said a National Lottery statement.
The eighth draw will take place tonight (December 9) where 10 more players are guaranteed to win the amazing prizes.
Meanwhile, a player in Belgium scooped the EuroMillions Jackpot prize worth an astonishing €142,897,164.
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