Archive for April, 2015

KERRY singer-songwriter Amano is to release her debut single “Skies” on April 24. The Killarney resident, was recently named as one of Hot Press Magazine’s “Ones to Watch” for 2015. The 19 year old  had recently also been selected by Guinness Amplify’s expert panel as one of 22 out of […]

KERRY General Hospital will hold a Bowel Cancer Information Event for the general public  on Monday, April 20 as  part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women in Ireland? Most people do not realise just […]

  THE beginning of 2015 has seen growth in the residential construction sector in Kerry remain sluggish, according to the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index for January and February 2015. In Kerry, planning applications have risen by 9% when compared to the same period in 2014, while commencements have […]

TRALEE has been named as an emerging ‘boomtown’ in an article published yesterday on the  ‘Irish Independent’ website. The town is described as thriving and one that has battled back from its low-points suffered during the recession, in a feature on booming towns in Ireland which also includes features on Clifden, Carlingford […]

  FOR years I have been using Australian body care. It started with their tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is a natural essential oil steam extracted from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree grown in Australia. It is well known for its natural antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Australian Bodycare only […]

A MOYVANE woman came away €15,000 better off on Saturday after she appeared on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge game show on RTE. Joan Kiely appeared on the programme, hosted by Nicky Byrne, and took away the tidy sum which will go towards a holiday as Joan would particularly like to […]

  Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne 29 Castleisland RFC 25 ON a warm spring Sunday afternoon at O’Dowd Park Tralee, the McElligott Cup Final between Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne  and Castleisland RFC  was decided for 2015. History was made as the Cup last went west in 1929. The long wait is now over. This […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Dublin for a momentous day for Kerry hurling yesterday… Kerry 2-16 Antrim 1-18 The Kerry hurlers have now become one of the “big boys” of hurling when they qualified for Division 1B of the National Hurling League in Parnell Park in Dublin on Saturday. For years […]

THE Stretford End Bar in Causeway was the venue for the meet and greet on Saturday afternoon with past Man United players, Lee Sharpe and David May. The two 90’s stars were more than happy to chat with the United fans who gathered, offering them plenty of time to pick their […]

THE Ballyheigue community and beyond were out in force on Saturday night for a fashion fundraiser. Hundreds turned out in the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Fashion Fusion’ night, organised by Eileen Whelan, in aid of the Duggan Family House Fire Appeal. The Duggans from Kerry Head were out when a fire engulfed […]

  ‘John Wick’ By John Lyons ‘JOHN Wick’ is a sequel to an action film that never existed, and that’s what makes it interesting. While most action franchises would characteristically start with an origin story, ‘John Wick’ instead opts for the opposite – a straight-out retirement story. Keanu Reeves stars […]

  I WAS walking down Castle Street, Tralee, the other day when I heard out of my left ear “How’s everything going?” I was just about to turn around and reply “just great” when I suddenly realised it was a man on a mobile phone and he wasn’t talking to […]

TWO shops at Abbeycourt had a busy day yesterday but they didn’t earn a cent. Vero Moda and Jack And Jones were taking part in parent company, Bestseller’s, Give-A-Day fundraiser where everything spent in their shops by customers went to charity. Continued below… Fifty per cent of the proceeds went to […]

YOU know that undercurrent of rivalry that Killarney and Tralee has for each other? Well, a fight in a county final between a selection of both town’s best footballers back 100 years ago this weekend, could be the source of some of that animosity that bubbles under the surface. On April 12, […]

THERE were happy faces on Ashe Street on Friday as the Tralee Credit Union handed over keys to the latest winner of their members draw car competition. Martin McHale and his wife Mary, from Ballyfinnane, Firies, were delighted to drive off in their new 1.4 litre, Toyota Auris, courtesy of Kelliher’s Garage […]

NOMINATIONS are invited for the 2015 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award. As part of the 8th annual Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend, which will take place from Friday October 30th to Sunday November 1st in Killarney. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who was from Killarney, was dubbed the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican for his exploits during World War II.  During the course of the war he was instrumental in […]

CAMPAIGNERS for a yes vote in the upcoming Marriage Equality Referendum are to hold a public information evening for supporters in Killarney on Wednesday, April 15. The evening is being organised by Yes Equality Kerry, who are campaigning for the right for Gays and Lesbians to be able to marry […]

  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 […]

THOUSANDS of Kerry children under the age of six are set to get free GP care  after an agreement was reached between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO. It has been confirmed today that 6,785 children aged five and under in Kerry will be entitled to access free GP care from […]

  ONLINE registration for the Ring of Kerry Cycle will reopen once again this Saturday. Registration for the cycle opened on Tuesday afternoon, but due to unprecedented traffic on the website, it was forced to temporarily close only a few hours later. A statement for the Ring of Kerry Cycle said: […]

HAVE you noticed that there have been a lot of smiley people walking around Tralee lately? Considering that this can sometimes be a rare occurrence, you may have thought that you have been seeing things. Maybe it is what the sun is doing to your eyes? Somehow Ireland has managed to […]

  THE Vincent Browne ‘People’s Debate’ which was set to take place in the Gleneagle Killarney on Monday next has been cancelled. Last week it was been announced that the popular Vincent Browne debates where members of the public get a chance to grill Ministers and TDs would be coming to the […]