Archive for May 5th, 2015

Tralee and District Darts League Update Semi-finals and final will take place on May 15. Structure is as follows; first in group one play second in group two and vice versa (first in group two will play second in group one). Third in group 1 play fourth in group 2 […]

  A 12 unit social housing development at Killeen was part of a number of projects given the green light today with the allocation by the Government of €6.3m for Kerry. Overall, it will deliver 28 houses in areas such as Tralee, Killarney and Lixnaw and permit the building of 12 additional […]

JUST over 100 participants hit the streets on May bank holiday Monday to take part in the Rotary Club’s, 10k ‘Run Kingdom Run’ event. All proceeds from the event went to the Live Life Foundation. This is the second year the Rotary Club has organised this event. Donal Walsh’s mother, Elma, […]

GARDAI made 21 arrests for public order offences in Killarney over the May Bank Holiday weekend which was down on other years. All in all, the Rally of the Lakes was a great success for businesses with little trouble for the Gardaí with around 20,000 people in town for the event. There […]

STUDENTS from Presentation Secondary School  went above and beyond themselves as they raised over €750 to help out one young boy in his battle against a debilitating disease. Daniel Collins is four years old and suffers from severe medical difficulties such as Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalous which have a massive impact on […]

FENIT LIFEBOAT STATION is appealing for people to take part in their annual charity cycle this Saturday to help keep this vital life-saving resource in action. Last year, Fenit Lifeboat had 35 call outs, that’s 35 occasions where people’s lives were in danger. In total there are 25 unpaid volunteer […]

BWILDERED Saturday, 2nd May was one of the biggest days of the year for Ballymac GAA Club with Bwildered the John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge taking place in Gleanageenty.  The overcast day certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of the participants as all thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and feedback from the event […]

A NEW fashion trend is no doubt all set to sweep towards world domination after it made its debut in the 2015 MET Gala in New York last night. With stars such as George Clooney, Beyonce, Rihanna and Cara Delevingne all present at the awards, an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan […]

  THE Destination Kerry Tourism Forum, the umbrella body for tourism in the county, established by Kerry County Council, is organising a series of public meetings in relation to the new Kerry Tourism Strategy, 2016-2020. Meetings will take place at seven venues throughout the county over the next two weeks, […]

IN the early hours of Sunday morning last, millions of people paid money to watch a boxing match between two guys in Las Vegas. The two, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao could not be more different. Pacquiao a charitable man who donates a lot of money to his impoverished country […]

  KERRY SCHOOLBOYS TEAM OF THE WEEK ; Well done to Colin Walsh from St Brendans Park Fc U13’s who made the Kerry schoolboys and girls soccer league team of the week . CONGRATULATIONS ; Congratulations to Michael O’Gara from St Brendans Park U-15A’s who has been called to the FAI ETP […]