Archive for July, 2015

THIS week the GAA’s Cúl Camp came to Connolly Park this week bringing with it a Kerry star. Overall 110 boys and girls will be taking part in the camp which ran  all the way through to Friday. “It’s been a very big camp with a massive interest in football,” said camp […]

A BUILDING on Rock Street sold at an auction in Dublin yesterday at its reserve of €5o,000, but many other Kerry properties sold for over double their asking prices. The building which used to house the Loramar gift shop, next to Linnane’s Bar, was sold at the Allsop Auction in the RDS on Thursday at […]

OVER €1.6m in illegal drugs has been seized in Kerry in a five year period according to details released to a Kerry TD by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald. Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, Brendan Griffin, has said that the seizure of over €1.6 million worth of illegal […]

  It’s the calm before the storm of the replay next weekend, but there’s still a whole host of things in town or just a short drive away for you to enjoy over the next few days… FRIDAY 1. A Braxton in Causeway: A star of one of the longest running soaps on […]

  MEMBERS of Animal Help Net Kerry and the Gardaí were last week involved in helping to rescue two dogs that were being kept in conditions that were described as ‘vile’ by a member of the local animal help group. The two lurcher dogs were rescued from a derelict metal […]

  TADHG Fleming is well known in Tralee social media circles thanks to the many videos on his facebook page. One of the Tralee man’s most recent clips required a lot more effort though, as in his bid to win €5,000 first prize in a Radio Kerry competition, he travelled the length […]

THE ‘Walk 4 Autism’ (see previous story here) is gearing up to take place this weekend and it’s hoped a large crowd will take part in the fundraising event at John Mitchels GAA grounds on Sunday, July 12 at 1pm. Joan O’Keeffe, the organiser behind the walk is hoping that the the 5km walk/run […]

THE work on a proposed walk and cycle way between Tralee and Fenit has stopped because of lack of funding say Kerry County Council. Answering a question from Cllr Pa Daly, Council management outlined the reason why work had stopped on the walkway. “It is unlikely that there will be much […]

EOIN LISTON reckons Tommy Walsh could be the man to tip the balance in Kerry’s favour around midfield for the Munster Final replay against Cork on Saturday week. In the drawn match, Cork’s Alan O’Connor, gave a man-of-the-match display which had him dubbed the Nikolai Valuev of GAA. Continued below… […]

THE Council is to look into attaining a flag which signals Tralee is a safe place to socialise and shop in the evening and at night. Cllr Toireasa Ferris (SF) put forward the motion at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday, that the Council would progress plans to achieve […]

NEXT month will see the arrival of one of the toughest endurance races in the country with ‘Sandstorm’ all set to take place on Ballyheigue Beach on August 29 at 10am. The Spin South West event will encapsulate over 5km of obstacle courses that are designed to test the endurance […]

A LOCAL man is getting all set to host his very fundraising table quiz night next week as he looks to raise funds and sponsorship as part of his efforts as a Rose of Tralee escort in this year’s festival…as well as helping out a local community group. Shane Kenny will hold […]

  A NUMBER of months ago, I wrote about the loss of my family’s beautiful dog Jessie. I understand now how relatable to people this really was, because if you have a pet, you more than likely know how it feels to lose one. However, rather than dwelling on the sorrow […]

BILLY DENNEHY has spoken for the first time since Cork City manager, John Caulfield, announced that the 28-year-old is free to “explore other options”. Since that surprise statement on Tuesday morning, Billy Dennehy, has publicly committed himself to playing his football on Leeside. “I am still a Cork City player and […]

  A GROUP who are vehemently opposed to the building of a mosque in Tralee have been trying to drum up support in the town and county over the last few months. PEGIDA, which stands for ‘Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West’, were formed in Germany in 2014. The group has an Irish […]

  THE Rose of Tralee Festival this year will see the addition of a new one day women’s business conference that will celebrate and recognise the achievements of modern women in the business sector. The ‘Bloom For Ireland’ conference, which is being organised by Enterprise Ireland, will take place at the […]

NEXT month will see the ever popular and legendary singer/songwriter Christy Moore take to the stage to perform a concert for his Kerry fans in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on August 28. The Kildare-born singer Christy, who always gives a fantastic and highly energetic show will be no doubt performing many […]

THE Government has announced that 27 additional SNA posts are being created in Kerry schools from this September bring the total in the county to 387. Over 600 extra SNA posts in all will be created nationally. The new allocation includes approximately 25 SNA posts for mainstream primary and post primary […]

A LOCAL man is appealing for the return of two sets of aluminium extension ladders that were stolen from his van outside his home in Laurel Court, Oakpark overnight. The ladders were taken from inside the van between the hours of 8pm on Tuesday and 7.45am this morning when he noticed them missing […]

RTE have announced that they will televise live the Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork on July 18. It was feared because of the 7pm throw-in, it would lead to a clash with Sky Sports airing of a round 3 qualifier match. RTE and Sky had previously made an agreement […]

THERE is speculation that a former pub on Rock Street is to reopen in the coming months as a music venue. The Old Oak Bar closed 10 years ago and the building has been idle since. However, last week, workmen moved in and there is work ongoing at the premises. Local sources say the […]

THE Denny site was described as being treated “like an unwanted Christmas present” such is the lack of action at the property at Monday’s meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Cllr Pa Daly (SF) made the comment after Cllr Norma Foley asked Management if there was […]

BILLY DENNEHY could be set to leave Leeside after Cork City manager, John Caulfield, announced that the former Tralee Dynamos player is free to “explore other options”. Caulfield, broke the news this morning on Cork City based radio station, Red FM. Continued below… Billy Dennehy set for Cork City exit; John Caulfield […]

TRALEE Town Park will host fantastic free nights of movie entertainment as ‘Summer Open Air Cinema’ comes to town on Friday, July 17 and again on Saturday, August 22. Steven Spielberg’s classics ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ and ‘Close Encounters’ will be the movies screened in Tralee but other locations in the county will […]

Former Kerry player, Barry O’Shea, says the home side were lucky on a Sunday to remember in Killarney…  KERRY were lucky, it was a bad call by the referee, but we’ll take it. The penalty has been highlighted, but if you look back over the game, Padraig Hughes gave Cork some very […]

KERRY County Council  will have the power to go door to door to ask every householder how they dispose of their waste from next July if legislation is passed. The issue arose at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, where Cllr Norma Foley asked the Council […]

TRALEE councillors have agreed that they would like to change the wording on the new Ballymullen monument which has caused controversy in recent weeks. A local resident raised objections that there was no public consultation with the public prior to erecting a monument to a British Army regiment, the Royal Munster […]

THE Munster Council have announced that there will be a reduction in ticket prices for the Kerry v Cork Munster Final replay in Killarney on July 18 at 7pm. Both terrace and stand tickets have been reduced by €5, meaning a terrace ticket is now €20 and a stand €30. […]

DUE to a clash of matches, there is a chance Saturday week’s Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork in Killarney may not be televised. The Munster Council have announced a throw-in of 7pm, which is the same time Sky Sports are scheduled to show one of the Round 3B […]

THE number of people signing on in Tralee has seen a large increase in the month of June with 184 more people joining the Live Register to bring the total figure to 5,609. This brought a halt to the two month of April-May that had seen a consistent decrease in the numbers […]