Archive for July, 2015

MARIA Walsh expects to literally drop into Tralee Town Park on Sunday, August 16 if she becomes the first Rose of Tralee to perform a parachute jump in the height of the Festival. Landing in picturesque Tralee Town Park, the tandem jump, which is subject to licence, will form part […]

CINEMAGOERS at the Omniplex had their evening interrupted last night when they had to be evacuated due to suspected gas leak at the Aquadome. Two units of Tralee Fire Brigade were called to the scene just after 9pm to Dan Spring Road where there were reports of a strong smell of […]

A MOTHER of an 11 month child felt intimidated and frightened when two strangers asked her if they could take her baby out of the buggy and take photos of him. Melanie Clancy from Killeen contacted TraleeToday.ie as she wanted to warn other parents about the incident in town on […]

JUST under 100 people took to the roads on Saturday morning for the annual Jamie Wrenn Walk for the Kerry Hospice. The walk sets off in the sunshine at 10am from the Aquadome and along the way, the walkers stopped off for refreshments at O’Sheas in Curraheen, then The Junction Bar, Camp and finally at the […]

THE annual John Mitchels Juvenile Football Tournament for the under 8s and under 10s was held at in Ballyseedy on Saturday drawing around 350 youngsters to the grounds. This was the 15th year of the tournament which has become one of the most popular in the county. Clubs taking part were John Mitchels, Austin Stacks, […]

Mike O’Halloran was at the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC clash in Abbeydorney last night… Lixnaw 2-17 Causeway 0-16 AGAIN, the welcome for hurling fans to Abbeydorney on Friday evening was wholesome, with some tweaks to the previous welcome to further improve the excellent experience of last week. The game was played […]

OUR self-esteem connects deep into our inner core – I suppose you could say it is our inner Sat-Nav and our driving force all in one. Without it – to borrow a phrase from former Kerry footballer Tomás Ó Sé – we are rudderless. But what is self-esteem and why […]

TRALEE is in the mix for a prestigious national award so we have to be on our toes for the next few weeks! Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD announced today that Fáilte Ireland is publishing its shortlist of 15 towns and villages from across the country being considered for […]

GARDAÍ are investigating a fatal road traffic collision, which occurred at approximately 7pm on Saturday at Gortatlea, Mastergeehy, in south Kerry. A passenger on an agricultural tractor was fatally injured when he fell from the vehicle. The 57 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The body of […]

  THERE is consternation on social media today at a photo of a dead cat which has been painted over by a truck line-painting  the roads. Animal Help Net Kerry uploaded the photo, taken in the Ballyheigue area, to their Facebook page this morning and it has been met with outrage online. “When […]

OVER 80 boys and girls from across Kerry took part in the ‘Team Kerry Basketball Summer Camp’ in Mercy Mounthawk  during the week. The camp which is in its sixth year prides itself on its high coach to player ratio, with one coach for every nine players. Ages of participants went […]

THERE was a huge turnout in CH Chemists on Friday night for a special masterclass from the experts. Benefit’s Alyson Rowe and Clare McKinley flew in from the UK to give tips on make-up and skin care to the 120 people who attended. Continued below… Ladies from all over the county, […]

Lakeside Cafe Tralee Bay Wetlands I NEVER thought of the Wetlands as somewhere to specifically go to have lunch. I don’t know why, but I always thought the Lakeside Cafe inside as a place for people get a coffee or a quick sandwich while taking a break from the activities at the […]

AN Oakpark lady is the latest person to drive off with a brand new car courtesy of the Tralee Credit Union members car draw. There were plenty of smiles outside Tralee Credit Union as draw winner Catherine Moriarty, was joined by family members to pick up the keys to a […]

  THE Kerry Pony Society is getting all set to hold its annual show when families gather for a whole host of activities in Blennerville this Sunday, July 26. The day will be officially launched at 1.30pm on Sunday by the Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Pat McCarthy, but the action gets underway much […]

At The Movies: Ant-Man Reviewed By Fergus Dennehy I freely admits to having had a few reservations this week as I headed into see ‘Ant-Man’, the latest addition to the hugely expansive and intricate Marvel Universe. I’m glad to report however, that I was left feeling very impressed by the film’s end […]

  THE people of Tralee will  get the chance to sample a taste of the Chinese way of life this weekend as the Chinese Cultural Festival gets underway this Saturday July 25. The festival will be officially launched by the Vice Governor of the Zhejiang Province on Saturday,  who will […]

MEMBERS of the public are being called upon to make one last push to help keep the town as tidy as possible over the next few weeks, with the arrival of the Tidy Towns Judges imminent. The hardworking volunteers are hoping that with this call to action, they will stand […]

OVER 70 kids who participated in the John Mitchels Summer Camp got a great treat on Thursday morning when Kerry player, Jonathan Lyne, called in for a visit. Lyne was one of Kerry’s best performers last Saturday against Cork and The legion man spoke and played with the kids who were in […]

EVERY cloud has a silver lining and this is certainly true in the case of the Aqua Dome. The current July weather, which has been mostly cloudy, has resulted in an increase in 2,848 visitors to the Aqua Dome compared with the same time in July last year. This increase […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival team have been busy testing members of the public on their knowledge of the famous festival. This time, they’ve uploaded another video to YouTube, where they’ve asked the people of the town  if they know the words of the famous ‘Rose of Tralee’ song. While a struggle […]

IT’S been a while since we found any new aerial footage of our beautiful county to show you, but Brian Carlin of ‘Brian Carlin Photography & Video’ uploaded his fantastic new video this week. The Tralee photographer is definitely no stranger to producing footage of this high quality, having worked with some […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, on North Kerry hospitality, the Kerry hurling manager and the three games up for decision in the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship this weekend… WE are off to North Kerry again this weekend to savour more of the wonderful fare that we saw last weekend. […]

COULD the force be back on Skellig Michael? The Irish Examiner are reporting this morning that speculation has increased that the Star Wars film crew will be coming back to the site because there are no regular sailings planned to the Unesco World Heritage site for the week beginning September 14. Continued […]

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 […]