Archive for July 23rd, 2015

THE Kerry Junior Football Team to play Wexford in the All Ireland Junior Football semi final in Dungarvan on Saturday at 2pm has been named. The side, captained by John Mitchels’ Alan O’Donoghue, shows one change from the side that defeated Cork in the provincial final with Listry’s Gary O’Sullivan, introduced […]

€3.2 million has been allocated Clúid to build 19 social houses in the Mitchels/Boherbee area in Tralee. In total €3.9 million has been allocated by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to Cluid and St. John of God Housing Association. €218k and €512k has been allocated to Clúid […]

KERRY GAA star David Moran enlisted the help of his dad Ogie and the Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston in a charity challenge. David Moran has joined RTE Pundit Joe Brolly, footballers John Heslin (Westmeath), Peter Kelly (Kildare), Kevin Cassidy (Ex-Donegal) and Philip Jordan (Ex Tyrone) and many more GAA stars from past […]

SO how many can you name? The Rose of Tralee International Festival team were out and about on the streets of Tralee asking the public if they can name all 12 presenters of the Rose selection show over the years. They were able to get seven, as you can see in the […]

TRALEE was one of seven towns and villages across Kerry that raised over €15,000 for St Vincent de Paul, as part of ‘The Big Blue Box Challenge’ initiative ran by Bank of Ireland in June. In Kerry €7,534.90 was raised by the initiative, Bank of Ireland then matched every euro […]

WHEN Benners Hotel reopened its doors a few months ago it brought a breath of fresh air to the Castle Street area of town. The cafe and gastropub are serving up some excellent fare with friendly service, but some of you may not know that the Courtyard Bar to the rear of […]

A TRALEETODAY.IE writer will have his work featured in a national magazine next month in an issue of HeadSpace Magazine. The magazine is centred around the theme of promoting positive mental health and is distributed to mental health centres and psychiatric centres around the country. Fergus Dennehy, a native of the Cahermoneen area, […]

  THE North Kerry Bridge Congress 2015 was launched by Mayor of Kerry, Pat McCarthy, at the Meadowlands Hotel on Tuesday, the venue where the event will take place from August 28-30. Card players for Ireland and abroad will be giving themselves a treat with a trip to Tralee for a top […]

A TRALEE man, whom we earlier reported had two of his horses purchased by one of the world’s biggest owners (see previous story here), has this week secured his first listed win for them in Naas. Michael O’Callaghan saw his horse ‘Letters of Note’ romp home to victory in the […]

THERE was a huge sense of pride and achievement in the Tralee Community Training Centre in Monavalley on Wednesday as students, mentors and family members gathered together to celebrate the end of year awards ceremony. It had no doubt been a challenging and hard working year for all involved, but […]

A FASHION Soirée will take place in early September to showcase the latest fashions ahead of ladies day at Listowel Races. The inaugural ‘Fashion Soirée at Manor West Hotel’, in aid of Kerry Cancer Support Group, which will take place in the  Tralee venue  on Friday, September 4. Featuring the latest style […]