Archive for January 20th, 2015

IMF Boss Wears €35 Rose Of Tralee Brooch On Visit…With Her €7,000 Hermes Bag Of Course

IMF Boss Wears €35 Rose Of Tralee Brooch On Visit…With Her €7,000 Hermes Bag Of Course

January 20, 2015 at 3:22 pm 1 comment

  THE Managing Director of the IMF was in Dublin yesterday to meet Enda Kenny and wore a Rose of Tralee brooch worth €35. Mind you, she did also carry a Hermes bag costing a whopping €7,000. IMF boss, Christine Legarde, who is known as somewhat of a ‘style icon’ wore the […]

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Fenit Samphires FC Club News

Fenit Samphires FC Club News

January 20, 2015 at 3:17 pm Comments are Disabled

U13s with a convincing home win. Fenit 6-2 Castleisland On a wet Saturday morning in Fenit our under 13 team displayed a very impressive performance against a strong Castleisland side. It was not only the scoreline which impressed but the manner and style of play by the Fenit players was […]

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Acorn Life To Create 10 New Jobs Based At Tralee Office

Acorn Life To Create 10 New Jobs Based At Tralee Office

January 20, 2015 at 2:38 pm Comments are Disabled

  THERE was another jobs boost for Tralee today with the news that Acorn Life is to create 10 new jobs in Kerry. The financial services firm has an office in Ashe Street and the new employees will be operating out of there. The company opened new offices in Sligo […]

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Incredible Line-Up Of Acts For Killarney Festival Of Music And Food

Incredible Line-Up Of Acts For Killarney Festival Of Music And Food

January 20, 2015 at 12:40 pm 3 comments

AN incredible line-up of local and international music acts have been lined up for the Killarney Festival of Music and Food in June. Burt Bacharach, Jools Holland, TEXAS, The Proclaimers, The Undertones, Something Happens, The 4 of Us, Declan O’Rourke, Gemma Hayes, Paddy Casey To will all perform during the weekend of June 27-28. […]

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Basketball: Tralee Imperials Miss Out On Chance To Go Top

Basketball: Tralee Imperials Miss Out On Chance To Go Top

January 20, 2015 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

  Women’s National League Division 1, Mounthawk Gym, Saturday  Garvey’s Imperials 63  Portlaoise 74 In the Women’s National League Division table-topping clash, Garvey’s succumbed to the potent outside shooting of the Laois outfit before a large crowd at Mounthawk Gym on Saturday last. Portlaoise , with the highly impressive US […]

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Wave The Height Of Four Double-Decker Buses Recorded Off Kerry Coast Last Week

Wave The Height Of Four Double-Decker Buses Recorded Off Kerry Coast Last Week

January 20, 2015 at 11:31 am 1 comment

DURING the high and stormy seas of last week, a giant wave off the Kerry coast was picked up which was the second highest ever recorded in Irish seas. The wave was measured 16.9 metres at 10am, last Friday making it the second highest on record. The highest on record is a 19.1 […]

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Get Voting For Siamsa Tíre To Win An IMRO ‘Munster Live Music Venue’ Awards

Get Voting For Siamsa Tíre To Win An IMRO ‘Munster Live Music Venue’ Awards

January 20, 2015 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

OUR very own Siamsa Tíre has been nominated for the IMRO Munster Live Music Venue 2014 and you can play your part in edging them towards success. They face stiff competition from the other nominees, Dolan’s Limerick, Coughlan’s in Cork, De Barra’s Clonakilty, and University Concert Hall, Limerick. The IMRO […]

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Members of the Ballymacelligott Community Employment Scheme who are currently working on the Blennerville Windmill sails were front row, from left: Eamonn Bradley, Donal Daly, Maurice Flynn, Maurice Roach and Joe Moynihan: Back row: Jack O'Sullivan, John Brosnan and Dan Reidy. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Blennerville Windmill Sails To Return For April

January 20, 2015 at 10:59 am Comments are Disabled

RESTORATION work on Blennerville windmill is almost near completion, it is hoped the sails which were taken down last November will be back up by March/April, just in time for the tourist season. The iconic windmill hasn’t looked itself over the last few months without its sails which were taken […]

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Austin Stacks And ‘Terrace Talk’ Pick Up Awards At Croke Park

Austin Stacks And ‘Terrace Talk’ Pick Up Awards At Croke Park

January 20, 2015 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was success for Austin Stacks and Radio Kerry in Croke Park over the weekend when delegations from the club and radio station picked up their McNamee awards. The GAA McNamee Awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities […]

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Orlagh Winters: The Sooner We Leave Behind The Homophobic Ireland Of Old The Better

Orlagh Winters: The Sooner We Leave Behind The Homophobic Ireland Of Old The Better

January 20, 2015 at 10:10 am 2 comments

  SO I made it home last night and without sounding like the typical homecoming holidaymaker, it sure is cold. Brass monkey springs to mind. Abu Dhabi is an amazing place with lots to see and do and has changed its attitude towards women considerably since I first visited almost […]

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