Archive for May 19th, 2015

  THE world’s number one golfer, Rory McIlroy, has lent support to Kerry GAA as they seek to complete the €5.8 million Centre of Excellence in Currans. The four-time Major champion has donated signed and mounted flags which are to be sold at a Kerry GAA fundraiser in New York on May […]

  JUST over 1,000 people will vote for the first time ever in the county this Friday in the referenda on same sex marriage and presidential age. The Department of Environment have released figures which show that 1,049 people have signed up on the supplementary voter register in the county ahead of this […]

GARDAÍ are asking the public for help in finding a van which was involved in the theft of a stainless steel milk tank in Lixnaw some time ago.   It’s a grey or silver, short-wheel base Ford Transit van, with a homemade white, but rusty, roof rack on top. Gardaí are hoping a […]

IF you have ever fancied yourself a potential stand-up comedian, then look no further than the new competition by the KY Comedy Alternative Comedy Club. The group will be launching their new event, aptly named “How many Kerrymen does it take to win a stand up comedy competition?” on Friday, June 12 […]

IRELAND Bike Fest, the country’s largest motorcycle festival, returns to Killarney this June Bank Holiday weekend and up to 40,000 people are expected in the town for the event. “It is one of Ireland’s fastest growing festivals,” says Breffní Ingerton, Festival Chairperson. “Just over 1,000 people attended the first festival […]

THE Kerry Cancer Support Group – Kerry Health Link Bus were recently presented with a cheque for €7,000 as part of a fundraising event held in New York City last month. Patricia O’Sullivan McGill, who is currently based in the US city, is the woman who decided to set up the fundraiser […]

TV3 Travel Show presenters, Jon Slattery and Ciara Whelan will be the special guests at a major Tourism Information Conference being organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee next month. The ‘Learn from the Best in Tourism’ Conference, sponsored by Bank of Ireland, will feature tourism experts from three […]

BLENNERVILLE National School and the Run The Kingdom have joined forces to organise what they hope will be an annual road race. ‘The Blennerville National School 5k/10k Road Race’ will take place on Sunday June 28 and take off from Blennerville Windmill at 10am. Continued below… The 10k part of […]

LAST week I wrote about the feelgood story of Conor Doyle who beat the bullies on Facebook. This week I want to talk about the bullies themselves. Social media is wonderful in so many ways, connecting with old friends, sharing special moments and keeping up to date with what is happening […]

A TRALEE restaurant is gearing up to take on the rest of the country at the ‘All Ireland Restaurant Awards’ in Dublin on May 25. The Roast House will be the local representation for the town after it won the ‘Best Casual Dining Award’ in Kerry in the Munster Regional contest back in April. […]