Archive for March 25th, 2015

  AN Garda Síochána in Kerry and nationwide will conduct an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from 7am on Friday, March 27 to 7am on Saturday, March 28. The objective of operation National “Slow Down” Day, according to the Gardaí, is to reduce the number of speed […]

  THE TUI branch at the Institute of Technology Tralee has given details of the first stage of industrial action which will be taken in the dispute over the proposed merger between the college and Cork Institute of Technology. In a statement to the press this evening, the Teacher’s Union Of […]

  BUZZ, Salmon and The Viper of ‘Hardy Bucks’ fame will be appearing in The Ballyroe Hotel on Tuesday, March 31 for a night of laughs. Hardy Bucks Live, by AKE Promotions, promises to leave the crowd skitting. There’ll even be a chance to meet and greet the trio after. Hardy […]

  I HAVE accepted the fact that I will probably never like a photo of myself. Considering that it is a rather broad statement for someone with such an active instagram account (@zoe402), I can say that I never like a photo of myself that I don’t have editing rights to. […]

KERINS O’Rahilly’s are organising a 5k family fun run on Easter Monday April 6, all in aid of the ladies and girls football teams which continue to go from strength to strength. All entrants in the run will be included in a draw for an Easter hamper. O’Rahilly’s will also […]

RESIDENTS in a Ballyvelly estate woke up this morning to find a group of four-legged visitors in their area. Three donkeys were found wandering around the Cluain Ard estate but their adventure was short-lived as gardaí arrived soon after 7.30am. Attempts were made to locate the owner of the animals in the surrounding farms in the Kerries and Lohercannon area but this […]

WRITER Billy Keane and Tralee’s own Francie Conway  have lent their voices and support to the Yes Vote campaign in the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage on May 22 in a new video. The two men have recently uploaded a new video to YouTube in which they let their feelings known on […]

THREE Tralee groups have been given  awards for their colourful exploits at this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade. The local associations that scooped an award each were, The Redeemed Church of Christ, Tralee Musical Society and the Tralee Filipino Community. All the awards were sponsored by Tralee Credit Union and […]

LAST year, Austin Stacks benefited greatly from an initiative to find employment for players who were struggling to get work in town. Now the ‘Jobmatch’ scheme has been officially launched. Austin Stacks manager, Stephen Stack, even has gone as far as saying that keeping six of his players  from going to work […]

EIGHT of Ireland’s finest Michelin Star and celebrity chefs will be cooking up a storm in the Food & Wine Magazine Village hosted by Norah Casey, at the inaugural boutique festival at Killarney House Demesne on June 27 and 28. Derry Clarke (L’Ecrivain, Dublin), Ross Lewis (Chapter One, Dublin) and JP McMahon (EatGalway Restaurant […]

THIS is not a drill! McDonald’s Restaurants today officially launched Free Breakfast Friday, which will see the company give away 40,000 Egg McMuffins for free this Friday – including its Tralee and Killarney branches. In a press release we received this morning, all of the 87 McDonald’s restaurants around Ireland […]