Archive for November, 2014

La Scala Abbey Court NOT for the first time, our wonderful climate influenced my dining option this week. I was on my way back to my car to head off to a hotel outside town for a bite to eat, when the heavens opened and I was caught in a […]

CHURCHILL GAA folk gathered in The Oyster Tavern on Friday night for the annual race night fundraiser. The event is one of the main fundraisers of the year for the club. “We’ve been doing this for around ten years. It’s been very well supported with over 200 horses sold. We […]

  TRALEE Chamber Alliance will present a Networking Event for members of the group at the Fels Point Hotel on this Tuesday between 5.30pm and 7pm. This is an opportunity for members to get to know fellow members and introduce themselves, their company and their line of business in an effort to generate more business. […]

‘VIRTUALLY There’, a national exhibition and event tour of work made by artists, children and teachers is currently on show at  The Education Centre, Dromtacker. Launched at the centre last month, the exhibition is based on a project by national arts organisation Kids’ Own which has been running in Northern […]

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 […]

THE 28 year-old man accused of the double murder in Killorglin last year, has been found guilty in Tralee this afternoon. Aurimas Andruska had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jolanta Lubiene and Enrika Lubyte at their home at 9 Langford Downs, Killorglin on June 16 last year. The 27 year […]

THERE were 72 patients waiting on trolleys in the wards and emergency department of Kerry General Hospital in October according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association (INMO). This is down from the September figure of 91, but is up 20 on the October 2013 number. Nationally, there […]

TWENTY-SIX residential properties worth nearly €3.5m were sold in the Tralee environs in September according to figures from the Property Price Register. The most expensive house sold was in The Spa for €530,000 while the least amount spent on a house was in Hawley Park for €45,000. The total amount spent […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance will liaise with local businesses, chefs and food producers to hold a Food Festival on the May Bank Holiday Weekend next year. The planning is in the early stages, but it is hoped there will be a food trail, food demonstrations and an emphasis on local producers. Continued below… […]

IT’s been a crazy last few days for the newly crowned county champions, Austin Stacks. On Wednesday, members of the team visited schools in town with the Bishop Moynihan Cup. The first port of call, was CBS Clounalour, where a number of players were past pupils. Next up was Holy […]

THE Home To Rome Cycle, which brought Donal Walsh’s LiveLife message from Tralee to the Vatican, raised €170,000 for 24 different cancer charities. The participants were honoured by the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, after Cllr Pa Daly suggested something be done by the Council to […]

Michael Ryan of RnR Fitness in Tralee answers some common questions about exercise and fitness… Q: What time is best of day for exercising? I don’t seem to have enough time for it? A: There is no right or wrong answer to your question as everyone is different both emotionally […]

SENIOR MEN County League We are at home to Laune Rangers in round 11 of the county league. This match is fixed for Sunday next (9th November) @ 2pm. Coiste Tra li Championship The Coiste Tra Li championship is provisionally fixed for the weekend of the 16th November. SENIOR LADIES […]

A YOUNG IT Tralee graduate was picked as one of Kerry’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ at an awards ceremony hosted by the Kerry Local Enterprise Office on Wednesday last week. There were three winners chosen from 15 young entrepreneurs, who were shortlisted from over 40 applicants. Niall Harty won the Best New Idea category and […]

FASHION and football fans will be interested to hear that Paul Galving will be signing copies of his autobiography, ‘In My Own Words’, in Tralee this Saturday. The four-time All-Ireland medal winner and current style editor on Joe.ie will be in Eason’s at 3pm. Continued below… Paul Galvin has enjoyed […]

THE young Tralee man who died in a car crash on Saturday was laid to rest in Rath Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Sixteen-year-old Dylan McCarthy from Cois Coille in Tralee and 17-year-old Anthony Battles from Hazlewood Drive, Ballyspillane, Killarney died when their car hit a ditch on the Killarney side of […]

RALLY fans will descend on the roads of North Kerry this weekend for the 25th anniversary of the ‘Kerry Motor Clubs Mini Stages Rally’. The whole thing kicks off Friday night and runs straight through until late on Sunday. The main event will take place on Sunday in the North […]

  WHEN I come home from any event that I have ever attended with the philosophy of writing a blogpost on it, I am one of many that has to run to the laptop rushing to be the first to tell people about it. Rushing to jump into that short […]

TRALEE  businesswomen, Doireann Barrett, owner of the  ‘Gluten Free Kitchen’ has been invited by the EU Commission to be a guest speaker at  a conference in Potsdam, Germany this week. She will be one of the  guest speakers at the Tradeit Bakery and Brokerage Convention in Potsdam, Berlin, to discuss their […]

THE Kerry team will play a selection of CBS  past pupils who have worn the green and gold, to raise funds for an all weather pitch on the grounds of the school. The game will take place in Austin Stack Park on Tuesday next, with a throw in time of 7pm. […]

IT has been aannounced that a local lucky punter has won €500,000 off a Euromillions Plus ticket which was sold in Tralee. The ticket was sold in Spar Express on the Castlemaine Road. This is another big lottery win in the town after a punter picked up €4.5m in June 2013 […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS was honoured on Monday when it received the Digital Schools of Distinction Award. This is a national recognition of best practice in the use of ICT (Computing) in primary schools throughout Ireland. Principal, Donal O’Connor was presented with the award on behalf of the school on Monday by local […]