Archive for September 10th, 2014

THERE were nerves and excitement in equal measure across all secondary schools in town on Wednesday morning as this year’s Junior Certificate exams students received their results. Two of the top scorers were Lauren Kelly of Presentation Secondary School and Niamh Ni Chonaill of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí who both fetched a […]

A CANDLELIGHT vigil will be held in Pearse Park, Tralee tonight (Wednesday) at 10pm in memory of those lost to suicide. September 10 is World Suicide Day and at 10pm worldwide people will light candles. The organisers wish to point out  that this is a candle vigil only, lanterns are not permitted at this […]

LEE Strand customers can avail of beautiful hand-crafted Ambri Boards at a reduced price in a new promotion launched by the company. Lee Strand has commissioned Ambri Boards in Tralee to design an exclusive range of hand crafted serving and chopping boards. Each board is unique, cut by hand and […]

HUNDREDS of Junior Cert students received their results on Wednesday morning and will head out on the town tonight to celebrate. However, any of them thinking of partaking in underage drinking may get a shock, as undercover Gardaí will be around the town and in pubs and off-licences to ensure teens […]

DONEGAL native Ray Duffy says he can’t lose whatever the result on Sunday week. The owner of ‘Ray’s Loaded Lunches” on Rock Street  is gearing up for the All-Ireland Final between his home county and his adopted one in a house of split loyalties. “Kerry fans have been very enjoyable […]

THE staff at the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, Ireland’s Private Hospital of the Year for 2014, are the most compliant in Ireland for hand hygiene, according to statistics published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). Based on figures submitted by the hospital to the HPSC for the month of […]

RIGHT now, as you are reading this, I am probably being handed a little white envelope containing my results from my Junior Certificate. Contrary to popular belief, I am actually not nervous about the results themselves. What can I do about them now anyway? I am actually quite excited about […]

PIPPA Ormond O’Connor has been announced as a judge for Chic Boutique Ladies Day in Listowel on Friday, September 19. The most glamorous ladies day of the fall season has a prize fund of €9,000 and the model will join RTE’s Daithi O Se as judge. Sponsored for 25 years by Patricia and Mary […]

MANY Tralee women are expected to make the short trip to Killarney later this month for the Dawn Milk Killarney Women’s Mini Marathon. The event will take place at 11am on Saturday, September 20, starting on the streets of Killarney and finishing in the fabulous surrounds of the Killarney National Park. The […]