Archive for May 22nd, 2014

Rockies Are Going To The Dogs This Friday

Rockies Are Going To The Dogs This Friday

May 22, 2014 at 3:08 pm Comments are Disabled

ARE you still wondering what to do as the weekend approaches? Well the Austin Stacks GAA club night at the dogs is on Friday, May 23 at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. The club, in association with our main evening’s sponsor Quinlan’s Fish Shops & Sea Food Bars, are inviting everyone to share in […]

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Ten More Years On The Air For Radio Kerry

Ten More Years On The Air For Radio Kerry

May 22, 2014 at 11:18 am Comments are Disabled

THE Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has signed a ten-year sound broadcasting contract with Radio Kerry, to continue to provide a local, broad-format radio service for listeners in County Kerry. “The BAI is very pleased to sign this contract with Radio Kerry. said the Chairperson of the BAI, Bob Collins. “The service has […]

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Were You In The Balloonagh Class Of ’94?

Were You In The Balloonagh Class Of ’94?

May 22, 2014 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S set to be a night of laughter and reminiscing for ex-pupils of Balloonagh Secondary School when they get together next week. The Class of 1994 will reconvene in Stoker’s Lodge on Saturday, May 31 and organisers are hoping for great turnout. One of the organisers, Maureen Quirke, said the reunion is […]

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Mounthawk Students Win Environmental Award

Mounthawk Students Win Environmental Award

May 22, 2014 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

GREEN Teens from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk scooped the Senior Water Prize at ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards. The awards ceremony was held in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin on Tuesday, May 20. In attendance were over 600 young people, Mr. Han Qunli, Director of the Division of Ecological and Earth […]

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Graduation Night For Brookfield College Students

Graduation Night For Brookfield College Students

May 22, 2014 at 9:14 am Comments are Disabled

THE Brookfield College Leaving Cert class celebrated their graduation last night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The school, which opened its doors in 1988, has a long history of providing education to senior level students in Tralee. They are 26th alumni to finish the school, based in Oakpark. “They’re a […]

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Aspen Grove Moves To New Home

Aspen Grove Moves To New Home

May 22, 2014 at 8:36 am Comments are Disabled

ASPEN Grove Solutions, the Irish technology company with global operations in Kerry, UK and the US, has just opened new offices in Castlemaine Rd, Tralee, to support ongoing development. The company is going from strength to strength and plans to accelerate growth over the next 12-36 months. Aspen Grove Solutions is […]

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7 Phrases You’ll Only Hear In Tralee

7 Phrases You’ll Only Hear In Tralee

May 22, 2014 at 8:14 am 9 comments

WHILE exclamations like ‘Yerra’ and ‘hAnam an Diabhail!’ might be heard anywhere in the county, we wondered if there are phrases which may be unique to the Tralee area. Here are some of the colloquialisms we here in the office have only heard around town over the years… Warning: Some – well […]

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Feile Na mBlath To Provide A Family Lark In the Park

Feile Na mBlath To Provide A Family Lark In the Park

May 22, 2014 at 8:14 am Comments are Disabled

By Dermot Crean FROM Teddy Bears Picnics to a Seniors Tea Party, young and old are catered for in the annual Feile na mBlath, which takes place in town from June 20-22. The festival, sponsored by Kerry Group, has grown from just a regular gathering of botanical enthusiasts into much more over […]

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