Archive for December 13th, 2014

THE news just gets better and better for Tralee’s Timothy V Murphy as he has just scored a role in the hugely popular HBO drama ‘True Detective’ alongside fellow Irish man Colin Farrell. Murphy, a native of Oakpark, is an award-winning star of stage and screen, and is set to play Russian […]

THE woman who died the car crash on Saturday morning at Ballincrossig Cross has been named as 50 year old Catriona Dowling (nee Boyle) of Ballyduff. Originally from Dublin, but living in Kerry for many years, Mrs Dowling, a mother of three, was a German teacher in Presentation Secondary School in […]

THE former Denny factory in the Island of Geese will be the location of the first Kerry  St Vincent de Paul Food Bank. It comes at a vital time of the year when many families in town are hard pressed to meet the demands of Christmas. The Bank, which has has […]

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision, which happened this morning  shortly before 9.00am. The single vehicle crash happened on the Ballyduff to Tralee road at Ballincrossig Cross, Lixnaw. The driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was fatally injured. Two teenaged passengers were removed by ambulance […]

THE Stacks team got some food for thought over the Christmas period as they received a motivational speech from the greatest hurling manager of them all, Brian Cody, on Friday evening. There was a large gathering at Connolly Park for the Kilkenny supremo’s visit to Tralee where he was accompanied […]

THERE were excited little faces all around Moyderwell Primary School on Friday morning as pupils prepared to take to the stage for the annual Christmas concert. “A lot of preparation went into today,” said Principal Moira Quinlan. “It’s a small enough concert, with just three groups taking part; the ‘Colour My […]

B Bar The Brandon Hotel IF these walls could talk. I’m in the B Bar in The Brandon Hotel on a cold and wet Thursday and I’m remembering the nights of old when Spirals was but a short walk out the double doors from The Fiddler into debauchery (not that […]

THE Christmas party season is in full swing now with many businesses, schools, clubs  etc. holding their annual soirees this weekend. We travelled to Ballygarry House Hotel where about 300 people attended their party night with people travelling from Abbeyfeale, Castlegregory and Listowel to sample the party atmosphere, while over in […]

A CHRISTMAS treat not to be missed is the ‘O Holy Night’ choral concert on in St John’s The Baptist Church, this Sunday at 7:30pm. The concert is eagerly anticipated each year and attracts up to 600 people. Continued below… Performing on the night will be soloist, Miriam Murphy, and […]

  STARTING the Christmas celebrations early? Well it’s not too late to catch the sensational Imelda May, fresh from her Late Late Show appearance on Friday night,  at the INEC Killarney this Tuesday. Since the release of her raucous debut Love Tattoo in 2009 (now 8 times platinum in Ireland), Imelda […]

THE Kerry Association London ‘Darkness Into Light’ committee members were joined by CEO of Pieta House Joan Freeman, to present a cheque to  the Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy, ICAP, charity on Wednesday. The presentation took place in the Crown Moran Hotel in Cricklewood which hosted the walk back on May 10, […]