Archive for February 13th, 2015

A LOVE affair of a different kind will be in bloom for the most romantic weekend of the year when fanatical Austin Stacks support hit the road in search of a St Patrick’s day date in Croke Park. At least eight buses will depart on Sunday morning for Portlaoise, for […]

A GROUP of Kerry mothers, who each have a child that was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD), have got together to help raise funds for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin. The ‘Glow Hearts 4 Crumlin’ group consists of three mums from Tralee – Sinead O’Connor, Sonya Doyle and Jenny Pye […]

TWO short films created by Presentation Secondary School students have been shortlisted for an All-Ireland film competition. The All-Ireland second level student video competition run by ICTU’s Youth Connect Programme, is now in its second year and Presentation have two entries out of the 25 shortlisted nationally. The students involved are […]

ACCORDING to statistics compiled from the RSA website, Tralee is one of the best places in the country to pass your driving test. The figures range from the period 2010-2013 and show that aside from a drop in 2011, Tralee has consistently placed amongst the top ten places in the country in driving test […]

THERE were 15 patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital today according to INMO ‘Trolley Watch’ figures released this morning. Nationally, today there are 506 patients waiting on trolleys. The figures come as it was reported yesterday that non-urgent patients faced a wait of up to 13 hours at […]

THE Archbishop of Dublin is to speak at this year’s ‘Journeying In Hope’ event in St John’s Church on February 24. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is the latest in a long line of high-profile speakers at the event, which has been running at the Castle Street church for some years now. […]