Archive for October 3rd, 2014

JUST under two weeks after defeat to Kerry in the All-Ireland Final, Jim McGuinness has stepped down from his role as coach of the Donegal senior team. In a statement released by Donegal GAA, it stated that McGuinness has stepped down from the job as manager with immediate effect. The news will […]

RADIO Kerry has won the Local Radio Station Of The Year Award at the PPI awards on Friday night. The Oscars of the radio industry, the Phonographic Performance Ireland awards were held at a lavish ceremony in Lyrath Castle Kilkenny. This is the second award for Radio Kerry after ‘Terrace Talk’ […]

THE ‘Terrace Talk’ programme has scooped the Gold in the category of the ‘Best Sports Programme of the Year’ at the prestigious PPI Awards held on Friday night in Lyrath Castle, Kilkenny. The PPI’s are the ‘Oscars’ of the radio world and the Weeshie Fogarty-presented show was up against such well-known programmes as […]

IN news that might get fashion gurus and GAA followers talking in equal measure, Paul Galvin, has been announced as the new style editor for men’s lifestyle website Joe.ie Paul starts his role with immediate effect. The former Kerry player, who has lived in Tralee for a number of years now, […]

A TRALEE woman has decided to cut 16 inches off her hair to help out cancer patients. Sarah Burke from Ballymac, who works in the cosmetics department in Sam McCauley’s Chemists in Manor West, chopped off her locks to donate to Recovery Haven, where the hair will be used in making […]

A NEW book on the history of dance in Ireland was launched last night at Siamsa Tire. Written by lecturer in performing arts and cultural studies at IT Tralee, Dr Sharon Phelan, ‘Dance in Ireland: Steps, Stages and Stories’, was launched by Pat Ahern, founding director of the national folk theatre. […]

A YOUNG Tralee woman enjoyed the trip of a lifetime last week when she flew with her family to New York courtesy of the Make A Wish Foundation. Abbie O’Sullivan, from Ballyseedy, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes four years ago and the 16 year old Mercy Mounthawk student has a […]

THERE were delays on the Dan Spring Road this morning after a male pedestrian was hit by a car shortly before 9am. Emergency services attended the scene and the person is being treated at Kerry General Hospital. His injuries are not life threatening. The road has reopened to traffic.

It’s the weekend and while the weather is miserable, there’s still loads to do around town over the coming days. Speaking of weather… Friday Ireland’s Weather with Evelyn Cusack A person we are well used to seeing on our TV screens, RTE weather woman, Evelyn Cusack will be at Siamsa […]

THERE was a packed house in Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Thursday night for the official launch of ‘Connect’ Magazine. The monthly lifestyle publication, the brainchild of Tralee woman Margaret Brick, has been running for six months now and 10,000 copies are distributed all over the county. Family, friends, clients and staff […]