Archive for April 1st, 2015

  A LOCAL bar which had planned to open at midnight on Good Friday has had its application turned down. The Blasket Bar made an application to Tralee District Court on Wednesday to open at midnight on Good Friday until 2am on Easter Saturday. The Gardaí objected and Judge James O’Connor […]

  ARMCHAIR followers of Kerry football will have to wait until the Munster Final on July 5 to see the first championship live game on TV this year…once they win their semi-final of course! For the second year running, Sky will not be showing any Munster football championship matches. In fact, the only […]

BURGER King Tralee have released a statement regarding the controversy around comments posted by a Facebook page called ‘Burger King Tralee’ yesterday. An exchange between a customer and this ‘Burger King Tralee’ Facebook account, has taken the internet by storm and has been reported on a number of news websites. The story goes that a customer […]

AN impressive haul of trophies were on show at Austin Stacks juvenile training in Caherslee and at the clubhouse in Connolly Park on Sunday last. All-Ireland inter-county trophies, the Sam Maguire and Tommy Markham Cups were passed around to delighted young footballers along with the Bishop Moynihan Cup and Muster […]

A CLOTHING chain from the UK are set to open in the town centre bringing with it the creation of 10 to 15 full and part time jobs. Peacocks cater for woman’s and children’s fashions and currently have four outlets in Ireland. It is understood Peacocks will move into the premises […]

Zoë O’Connor on an app which has become bullying central in Tralee… A NEW phenomenon has swept over the youth of Tralee, and definitely not in a good way. There really is an app for everything and honestly at this point they should just make a bullying genre. Yik Yak is […]

A SPECIAL black-tie fundraiser in aid of Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is almost sold-out, showing the incredible support in Kerry and beyond for the event. But there is still time to get tickets. The Primrose Black Tie Gala Ball, in memory of Tommy Brosnan, will be held on April 17 in […]

THE Government have announced they are to invest €62m with Kerry County Council in a bid to reduce the housing list in the county by 26%. It is planned that 1058 social housing units will be delivered by the local authority by the end of 2017. Overall, a total of €62,028,669 is […]