Archive for April 10th, 2015

  A KNOCKANURE man who is setting the film world alight and will work Leonardo Di Caprio on a future project, paid tribute to his Kerry mentors on ‘The Late Late Show’ tonight. Gerard Barrett, writer and director of Glassland’ was interviewed by Ryan Tubridy alongside star of the movie Jack Reynor on Friday […]

THE new nightclub, which is due to open at the old Fabric building in Godfrey Place, has a new name. It will be called ‘Quarters’ and according to their new Facebook page cover photo (click  here to like it) it is still set to open sometime in May. The name relates […]

  THE man who was found dead this morning in the Pembroke Court area has been named locally as Eric Leahy. Mr Leahy (35) was found at Pembroke Court, just off Pembroke Street, shortly after 3am. Emergency services attended the scene but efforts to resuscitate Mr Leahy were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at […]

KERRY County Council have developed a new website and video to keep the public up to date with the progress of the Smarter Travel initiative. The Smarter Travel Initiative  aims to to transform the town of Tralee into a Smarter and Active Travel Area, incorporating cycling, walking and public transport […]

SEAFOOD lovers in Tralee may be interested in a new mini-festival over the road in Ballybunion in June with an appearance by celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna. The Ballybunion Community Forum-Tourism and Marketing Team is planning the Wild Atlantic Seaweed Weekend June 5-7. The weekend will celebrate everything good about seaweed…from […]

THE Kerry Fire and Rescue Service have said family homes were at risk after another night tackling wild-land fires. From 2:45pm yesterday until 4am this morning units responded to 23 calls to 17 incidents in 14 separate locations in County Kerry. Of these incidents, 14 were wild-land fires. The resources of Kerry Fire […]

  GARDAI are investigating the sudden death of a male found off Pembroke Street this morning. (click here for update) The man is said to be aged in his mid-thirties. Emergency services were called to the Pembroke Court area just after 3am. Attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful and he […]

NEARLY 60 ladies from all over the world will descend on County Laois for the 2015 Rose of Tralee Regional Festival from  May 28-31. Rose of Tralee, Maria Walsh, launched the event today in the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel. Twenty-three places in the Festival Dome Tralee next August are on the line for […]

TWO former league title winners with Manchester United are coming to the Stretford End Bar, Causeway this Saturday. An evening with David May and Lee Sharpe promises to be great night for any United fan old or young. Lee Sharpe was part of the first great Alex Ferguson side that […]