Kerry Today

Cancer Trials Ireland and the Beatrice Pembroke Walsh Foundation have announced a new partnership that will drive research into sarcoma in Ireland.

The Beatrice Pembroke Walsh Foundation was established by Cordal native David Walsh, to fund research and create awareness of leiomyosarcoma (LMS), an extremely rare and aggressive cancer.

David’s wife, Beatrice Pembroke Walsh lost her life to LMS at 53 years of age in October, 2022.

Jerry spoke to David and to Angela Clayton Lee who’s CEO of Cancer Trials Ireland.

Donald Trump confirmed he contacted FIFA asking the body to review the one-match suspension given to United States' star forward Folarin Balogun for a foul on a Bosnia-Herzegovina player. It meant that under the rules Balogun should have missed last evening’s last 16 game against Belgium. But then FIFA decided to suspend the automatic one-match ban. Belgium beat the US 4-1 and are through to the quarter-finals. Meanwhile Ronald’s World Cup dream has also ended with Spain defeating Portugal 1-0. Jerry spoke to Tom O’Shea from Killarney who’s a former grassroots director with the FAI.

Jackie Murphy’s beloved husband Patrick was killed while out cycling one Sunday morning, shortly after leaving their home in Upper Tullig, Killorglin on September 3rd, 2023. She is calling for tougher sentences for drunk drivers and hit-and-run motorists who are responsible for the deaths of others.

Why has Milltown expanded so much and has infrastructure caught up with all this growth? Jerry looked at this and are amenities meeting the needs of under-14s who represent more than a quarter of the town’s population.

Jerry’s guests are:

Lisa Foley, manager of Maine Valley Family Resource Centre.

Therese Breen, who owns Willow Café and is involved with the Tidy Towns Committee

Auctioneer, publican and former Kerry County Councillor Michael O’Shea

Chair of Milltown FC, Robin O’Day,

Young members of Milltown FC:

Muiris Quirke, sister and brother Robyn and Jacob Foley, Jack Mannix and Tiernan Cronin.

John Mannnix, father of Jack.

Mary O'Shea on the board of Milltown Credit Union

Cynthia Flynn, Milltown Credit Union,

Fine Gael councillor Tommy Griffin

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Jerry spoke to Junior Locke of Saint Vincent de Paul, Tralee about the problem of people dumping their unwanted clothes in bags outside charity shops when they’re closed or leaving them at charity clothes bins when the bins are full.

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien is officially opening today parts of the South Kerry Greenway in Glenbeigh and the first section of the Tralee Northern Relief Road today. He’s also visiting Killorglin and Killarney.

The Kerry senior ladies outclassed Meath in Saturday’s All-Ireland Quarter Final. Jerry spoke to Dan Kearney who was on co-commentary with John Drummey for Radio Kerry Sports.

JD Sports is to honour over 5,000 expired vouchers worth almost €250,000 to Irish consumers, following CCPC intervention. Jerry spoke to Gráinne Griffin of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

On the last Tuesday of the month, solicitor Miriam McGillycuddy answers your legal questions. If you’ve a query for Miriam, email in confidence to [email protected].

Jerry spoke to Paul Langston of Divanes Volkswagen, Castleisland. He says the Government needs to examine its EV scrappage scheme. Under the programme, car buyers could receive an additional €5,000 grant on top of the existing €3,500 grant from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to replace internal combustion engine vehicles at least 13 years old with an EV. The scheme closed within hours such was the demand.