Archive for March 11th, 2015

Graham Norton To Visit Listowel For Writers Week

Graham Norton To Visit Listowel For Writers Week

March 11, 2015 at 5:10 pm Comments are Disabled

    GRAHAM NORTON is coming to Listowel Writers Week Festival. The hugely popular and entertaining BBC TV host will be appearing at the festival on Saturday night May 30. The celebrity TV host appearance will coincide with the publication of the paperback of his memoir ‘The Life and Loves of […]

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Social Welfare

Number Of People Signing On In Tralee Increases In February

March 11, 2015 at 5:07 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE number of people on the live register in Tralee increased in the month of February and is at its highest since August last year. Figures from the Central Statistics Office for February show the amount of people signing on in Tralee (including Castleisland) is now 5,644. That number […]

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Tralee Jockey Wins At Cheltenham

Tralee Jockey Wins At Cheltenham

March 11, 2015 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

  TRALEE jockey Bryan Cooper had a winner earlier today at Cheltenham. Cooper, already an established jockey at the young age of 22 claimed victory on Don Poli in the RSA Chase at 2.05pm today as the favourite won at a 13/8 starting price. It marks a happier return to the course for […]

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Meadowlands Hotel To Be Spruced Up For Summer

Meadowlands Hotel To Be Spruced Up For Summer

March 11, 2015 at 12:44 pm 1 comment

THE green shoots of spring have appeared at The Meadowlands Hotel Tralee after details of a major transformation project were unveiled ahead of the 2015 summer season. It will be business as usual for locals and visitors to the 4 star family-run hotel while work is carried out in the bedrooms, […]

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VIDEO: Tralee Racecourse Hosts A Very Different Type Of Horsepower

VIDEO: Tralee Racecourse Hosts A Very Different Type Of Horsepower

March 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

IN its heyday, the racecourse here in Tralee was very much used to seeing its fair share of excitement and experiencing the ‘heart in mouth’ feeling as the horses rounded the final corner and hurdled toward the finish line. That was then though and a new video released by the ‘Kerry […]

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Mary Presents €10k To Recovery Haven After Fashion Fundraiser Success

Mary Presents €10k To Recovery Haven After Fashion Fundraiser Success

March 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

A FASHION event in the Fels Point Hotel last month raised over €10,000 for charity and the cheque was presented last Friday night. The ‘Dress Haven’ fundraiser, the brainchild of Mary Brick, was in aid of the Recovery Haven and hundreds showed up to lend their support to the cause […]

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Tralee One Of The First In Ireland To Get New Google Earth Service

Tralee One Of The First In Ireland To Get New Google Earth Service

March 11, 2015 at 11:54 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW service from Google Earth is allowing businesses in Tralee to let customers view their premises online. Google Business View is an extension of the very popular Street View service which provides panoramic views from positions along streets in almost ever corner of the world and Tralee is one of the first […]

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Danny Honoured For Services To Style At Kerry Fashion Week

Danny Honoured For Services To Style At Kerry Fashion Week

March 11, 2015 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

DANNY Leane, who is the owner and stylist of Annbury’s Boutique in here in Tralee, has won the Kerry Fashion Week (KFW) Special Merit Award 2015. The business man has been recognised for his services in fashionably dressing the fuller figures in the town over the period of the last 16 years. […]

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PHOTOS: Around 500 People Enjoy ‘Frozen’ Party In Ballybunion

PHOTOS: Around 500 People Enjoy ‘Frozen’ Party In Ballybunion

March 11, 2015 at 11:31 am 1 comment

A FANTASTIC day was had in Ballybunion on Sunday where around 500 people from north Kerry (many from Tralee) enjoyed a ‘Frozen’ Party. JD’s Nightclub was transformed for the event where children enjoyed numerous activites and got to meet the characters from the popular animated movie phenomenon. The cost was […]

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Orlagh Winters: Plenty Of Glamour Over Here In Cheltenham

Orlagh Winters: Plenty Of Glamour Over Here In Cheltenham

March 11, 2015 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

ONE of my favourite times of the year is here – Spring has sprung. I’m writing this week’s column from Cheltenham and have one day behind me. I think yesterday will be forever known as “Ruby Tuesday”. What a magnificent start to the festival for Mr Walsh. Bookmakers all over […]

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Editor Of The Kerryman To Retire After 15 Years At The Helm

Editor Of The Kerryman To Retire After 15 Years At The Helm

March 11, 2015 at 10:16 am 1 comment

  THE editor of The Kerryman, Declan Malone, is to retire from his position after 15 years. The Dingle native revealed his decision in today’s newspaper. He will remain editor for the time being until a successor is chosen. Mr Malone joined The Kerryman in 1989 on a month’s work placement and never left. […]

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VIDEO: Cuteness Alert! Quadruplet Lambs Filmed By Kerry Photographer

VIDEO: Cuteness Alert! Quadruplet Lambs Filmed By Kerry Photographer

March 11, 2015 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was great excitement on a farm in Beaufort recently when quadruplet lambs were born on February 28. The four female ewe lambs were born to a four-year-old Mayo Mule ewe on the farm of Michael Mangan. Quadruplets are very rare and make up less than half of a percent of the three […]

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