Archive for November 7th, 2014

THE builder who won €500,000 in Tuesday’s Euromillions draw checked his ticket and immediately went off for a few pints with the ticket still in his back pocket. The Kerry man who bought a €6 Quick Pick in Spar Express, Castlemaine Road in Tralee on Tuesday, claimed his prize at National Lottery Headquarters […]

FORMER Kerry Group CEO, Denis Brosnan, is the recipient of Listowel Food Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2014. One of Ireland’s most respected businessmen, the former Tralee resident will be the recipient of the inaugural award which will be presented to him by the Chairman of the Listowel Food Fair Committee, Pierce Walsh, at […]

  A TRALEE woman is one of the 30 shortlisted nominees for the Volunteer Ireland Awards 2014. Louise Quill from Ashgrove, is nominated in the International Development Category, for her work and commitment with setting up the Tir na nOg Orphanage in Tanzania. Louise founded the Tir na nOg Orphanage […]

IT was a miserable Thursday night weatherwise, but thankfully it didn’t deter people from turning up for an early Christmas cooking demo by chef Mark Doe, in aid of a local GAA club. “We thought we’d try something different,” said David Brick of Tralee Parnells Hurling Club. “The whole idea […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and a night of celebration will be held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday the 21st of November to mark the milestone. The event will commence at 6:30pm with a mulled wine reception followed by dinner at 7:30pm.  Music will begin at […]

TRALEE’S ABC Cleaning Services scored another All-Ireland double success for Kerry after winning two top prizes at the Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) Industry Awards. The Boherbee-based company, which employs 90 staff, wiped the floor with the opposition when securing the “Best Cleaned Premises by a Small Company Award” in […]

Style evenings, book signings, race nights, hurling and rallying. Whatever you’re into, Tralee has it catered for this weekend… FRIDAY 1. Style Yourself Up CH Chemist have another style event which always attracts a big crowd of fashion and beauty product lovers. This time it’s all for a good cause. ‘An […]

YOU’LL get a chance to fling out that broken toaster or other unwanted electrical items at a free electrical recycling collection on Saturday, November 8, from 10am-4pm at Tralee Mart. The European Recycling Platform (ERP) in association with Kerry County Council will hold this event where householders are encouraged to bring along their electrical […]

SINN Féin councillors in Kerry are calling on representatives from Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to attend its next council meeting to discuss the need for  job creation for the county. The motion to be tabled by Cllr Robert Beasley at Monday’s meeting of Kerry County Council. “Of the 46 jobs that were advertised […]