Archive for May 29th, 2015

  WHILE ladies from all over the world are vying for a place in the Rose of Tralee at the Regional Finals in Portlaoise this weekend, Ballybunion is picking its own Rose on Sunday. If you’re around the north of the county this Sunday, then a visit to the event  in Ballybunion could […]

  IF you were passing Ballymullen recently, you may have noticed a new monument has been erected in Christ The King Park. The impressive structure is in memory of the Royal Munster Fusiliers,  who were stationed in the barracks from the 1880s up to independence. The monument was agreed to be built by […]

IF you had been planning any sort of major outdoor event this bank holiday weekend, you might want to think again with the weather set to take a turn for the worst over the next few days. We’re hesitant to use the term ‘complete washout’ but we would definitely be […]

IF you still don’t have plans for the weekend and you’re feeling energetic, then you still have time to sign up for the Dingle Way Challenge this Sunday. Registration closes at 9pm on Friday so click here to sign up for this amazing event. A fundraiser for St Pat’s GAA club, the […]

THE Abbey Inn played host to another great night of fundraising on Wednesday night. The quiz in aid of Kerry Hospice and the Marymount Hospice in Cork drew a large number of tables thanks to Leith resident, Sarah O’ Donnell, who wanted to organise the event to help out the two organisations which are very close […]

IT should be a fantastic night of music and fun for a great cause when contestants compete for ‘The Voice Of Tralee’ next month. The Mayor of Tralee launched new event – which to replace annual Mayor’s Ball and raise funds for Recovery Haven – at the Fels Point Hotel on Thursday evening. […]

IF you’re heading away for the Bank Holiday Weekend you might want to follow the Gardaí’s advice about home security here. Yesterday, Gardaí launched its Supporting Safer Communities Campaign 2015 and part of it is the Home Security Checklist Challenge to see how secure your home is. Figures from An Garda Síochána […]

A TRALEE-BORN Architect is up for Best Public building at the Irish Architecture Awards 2015 with her design of the Dun Laoghaire dlr Lexicon Library in Dublin. Louise Cotter, is Director of Carr Cotter Naessens Architects based in Cork City and is the only Kerry architect who has been shortlisted for an […]