Jack Joy

1 week ago | independent.ie | Jack Joy

The free event will be held as part of Men’s Health Week 2025 and is open to all men and anyone who cares about men’s health. Those who attend will be able to avail of blood pressure checks and one-hour CPR and defibrillator workshops. Meanwhile, health checks will be held at local pharmacies. The CPR and defibrillator workshops will be held at 10.30am and 12.30pm and must be pre-booked by calling 066-9762933.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Jack Joy

The meeting is being held to make more people aware of work to improve water quality in the area and to encourage engagement on the subject from the community, agencies and groups. The event has been organised by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), which works on behalf of Ireland’s local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in rivers, lakes and estuaries, ground and coastal water.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Jack Joy

Developer appeals ‘straight refusal’ to grant permission for apartment block in South Kerry townThe appeal claims no opportunity was given to modify the proposed development to address any planning issuesA developer has appealed the ‘straight refusal’ to grant planning permission for an apartment block in Kenmare town.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Jack Joy

The three-day conference, which saw world leaders descend upon Killarney’s Europe Hotel for a second year, saw the likes of a former NASA official, a New York Times journalist and an award-winning actor speak about some of the most pressing issues today. The day kicked off with a talk on crisis proof leadership from Dr Maria Guevera, who is the international medical secretary for Medicins Sans Frontiers.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Jack Joy

“Without being grandiose about it, we have a responsibility to do whatever it is we can to express our horror and to seek to pressure those who have some influence to get this to stop,” Mr Drury told The Kerryman. Mr Drury (67), a former RTÉ journalist from Dublin, is the author of Catastrophe. The book argues that the brutal Hamas attack of October 2023 was the result of almost eight decades of Israeli oppression, and that Israel’s reaction to it has been egregiously disproportionate.