Archive for May, 2015

THOSE who are heading to vote tomorrow are advised by the county registrar to double check their polling cards to see where they will cast their vote ahead of the referenda tomorrow. Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the referenda on same sex marriage and the lowering […]

AN AMERICAN chamber choir are to play a concert tonight in what is their first ever visit to Ireland, with all the funds going to the ‘Tralee Soup Kitchen’. The ‘Virginia Tech Chamber Singers’ will be playing in St John’s Church Of Ireland, Ashe Street on Thursday May 21 where they will […]

With more good news on the jobs front in the past few weeks, we had a look around some websites to see what positions are  available in and around the town.  Here is the list of ten positions that are available for applications at the moment:  • Trainee Butcher/Retail Assistant with […]

KERINS O’RAHILLY’S manager, Barry O’Shea, is highly critical of the decision to relegate three teams from this year’s senior county championship. Speaking to TraleeToday.ie prior to the Strand Road club’s opening round of the championship against Rathmore on Saturday, he said the new system will “demoralise the clubs which are the lifeblood of […]

KDYS Tralee are looking for your help as they look win a complete make-over for their centre. Students from the centre recently filmed and uploaded a video to YouTube as part of the ‘Let’s Colour Project’ by Dulux. They are asking that you go into the video via YouTube and […]

VTOS Tralee are to hold an information morning this Friday May 22 for those looking to return to education. The morning will kick off at 10am and will run until 1pm at their centre in Clash, with various talks set to be held on the number of courses and programmes […]

THE renovations and forthcoming opening of a new bar and bistro isn’t the only change in you may have noticed in the Square over the past few weeks (click here for previous story). There has been a new business, a refurbishment and a revamp in three other premises recently as […]

  RENOWNED beautician and TraleeToday.ie contributor, Mary O’Donnell spoke of how her life was changed last weekend after she was bullied online. Speaking to 2FM’s Ryan Tubridy earlier today, the Tralee beautician told of how a mishap during a slot on RTE’s ‘Today’ show from February, went viral online. A vine […]

  KERRY GAA legend Pat Spillane is all set again for the ‘Kerry Way Cancer Research Walk’ this July. This will be the tenth anniversary of the walk and so to celebrate this, the event will have an added element. There will be a nine-day team walk that will cover the entire […]

  LIFE is one big mix of due dates, deadlines and destinations. Thankfully, I am too young to have to worry about tax returns and mortgage payments; but even if it is as simple as having to make that weekly call to my dad, there is always something to strive towards. […]

THE Boylesports Race of Champions night returns to The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium this year. Taking place on Friday, June 19 at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee, the event is now in its 7th year and will be for the third year sponsored by BoyleSports. Dogs will battle it out for the €15,000 […]

BAD news for motorists as petrol prices continue to rise, but on the plus side they still remain cheaper than this time last year. At the beginning of this year, petrol could be got for as low as €1.26.8 a litre.  As of Wednesday morning, the cheapest place to fill […]

MOYDERWELL Primary School celebrated its diversity on Tuesday as part of the Blue Star Programme with a tasting event. The 6th class pupils, took charge of the event by bringing culinary delights from different countries across Europe and further afield, cooked by them with help from their parents. Every class participated in a project while […]

A NEW editor will take the helm at The Kerryman in the coming weeks. Kevin Hughes, a native of Antrim, takes over from long-standing editor Declan Malone who retires after 15 years in the top job. Mr Hughes joined The Kerryman as a sub-editor in 2004 and later became south Kerry […]

IF you weren’t one of the lucky people to get to ‘The Restaurant’ charity event last month, then don’t worry because you can watch a half hour special on TV on Wednesday night. The ‘mystery chefs’ at Kirby’s Brogue Inn turned out to be Kerry stars Kieran Donaghy and Barry […]

A NEW bar and bistro in The Square is to create up to 15 new jobs when it opens in the next few weeks. The business, formerly known as Nightjar, is being extensively renovated at the moment and is set to focus more on food. Continued below… It is hoped the […]

A SIAMSA Tíre dancer performed for Prince Charles on his visit to Galway yesterday. John Fitzgerald, a native of Brandon, and other dancers gave the Royal visitor a traditional Irish welcome with a sample of Irish dancing at NUI Galway. John began learning Irish dancing from the age of six with Rinceoirí […]

  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. […]

JUNIORS:Round two County league at home v Castleisland Desmond’s 22nd at 7.30pm.please surport. NA GAEIL U 14:Na Gaeil played Churchill in the final of the St Brendan’s league last Thursdayevening in Churchill. The teams had already met twice this season with one victory each. Na Gaeil were the first team on the score board through a free from Devon […]

SENIOR MEN: County League – Division 2 Round 1 – Mitchels 0-10 – Templenoe, 0-06 Round 2 – Tarbert​ 0-08 – John Mitchels 0-14 Round 3 – Mitchels 0-16. – Spa Killarney 1-08 Round 4 – Kenmare 0-10 – Mitchels 0-10 Round 5 – Mitchels v Listowel Emmets Sunday June […]

Under 12 Girls League: On the 16th our under 12 girls were in Causeway, for matches again against both Killarney and Causeway.  The games in Thurles and Killarney have obviously benefited these players and it was encouraging the see their continued improvement in skills and teamwork. An early attack in the first game against Killarney, was was finished […]