Archive for June 2nd, 2015

  A TRALEE man is celebrating a nice windfall after winning €2,000 on ‘The Million Euro Challenge’ game show over the weekend. Patrick Moriarty from Tralee, was chosen to part in the ‘Crack the Code’ game on the show, which took place on Saturday May 30. Mr Moriarty was unable to be present […]

  THE countdown to August has now well and truly started after the 23 finalists for this years ‘Rose Of Tralee Festival’ were announced on Sunday night in Laois. There will be some brand new faces at this year’s festival with Meath and South Carolina set to have their first ever representatives […]

  GARDAI are investigating a burglary at Hurley Veterinary Hospital on Brewery Road over the bank holiday weekend. The break in occurred between 10pm Sunday night and 9am on Monday morning, May 31/June 1. Entry was gained by smashing a window at the premises. During the burglary, a cash register, which had […]

  WHILE 23 Roses were picked in Portlaoise on Sunday to go on to the final at the Festival in Tralee, Ballybunion was holding its own Rose contest. Nine local ladies vied for the Ballybunion Rose 2015 crown at the Cliff House Hotel, but in the end there could be only one […]

  GARDAI are investigating the theft of a bike worth €1,500. The bike was taken from the rear of a house in the Killeen, Oakpark area last Friday night/Saturday morning, May 29/30. The make of the bike is ‘Allez’. It is a specialised racing bike, black in colour with red […]

  LOCAL businesses were on show recently as they played a part in a ’48 Hour Business Trail’ as part of the ‘French Connection’ visit that was held at the weekend. The trail, organises by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network (KBN), was centered around creating links and enhancing the communication networks between local […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Monday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 06, 25 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to JJ Murphy Derrymore, Enzo  c/o O’Shea’s, James Counihan Curraheen, Deirdre  Poff c/o Poff Motors and Jamie Murphy Brosna. Next […]

ONE of the things that I hate most in my life is attending funerals. Yesterday I went to my friend’s mother’s funeral in Cork and it reminded me of why I hate them so much. It breaks my heart to see people I care about so upset. I end up […]

A TRALEE woman picked up a nice cheque last week after winning a Radio Bingo Jackpot. Breda Curran from Ballinorig,  dropped into Radio Kerry last Thursday to collect her Radio Bingo Jackpot cheque for €14,750. Radio Kerry’s breakfast duo Elaine Kinsella and Andrew Morrissey along with Richard Maher of ELMCo Ltd, […]

THE ‘Dingle Way Challenge’ was held for the third year running last weekend, with St Pat’s GAA Club hosting the event, looking to raise enough funds for floodlights on their new astro turf pitch. Over 250 people chose to brave the challenging course, which this year was split into two routes […]

THE weather did not make for a good day at the races in Listowel yesterday. Lucky then that Ladies Day was held on Sunday in the sunshine – all be it a bit windy – at the Island. Yesterday we brought you the news that Tralee native Caroline O’Sullivan won […]