Archive for August 13th, 2015

  FORMER All-Star, Tom O’Sullivan, proved he is equally adept at catching burglars on Kerry streets as he is at stopping corner forwards running riot round Croke Park. The Garda, based in Listowel, is being hailed a hero after he chased three burglars trying to gain entry to a house […]

The Festival is almost here and many of you plan to make the most of the craic. If you’re going to throw caution to the wind and are determined to soak up every last bit of entertainment that you can find we’ve a few tips and tricks to help you get the best out […]

  OVER €1,500 worth of Xanax was seized by undercover Gardaí in town last weekend. On Sunday evening last, Gardaí, stopped and searched a car in Stacks Villas and found approximately, 500 Xanax tablets, in the vehicle. A local man and woman were detained over the incident. The woman was released without […]

KERRYMAN and Irish international amputee soccer player, David Saunders, took on the crossbar challenge and nailed his effort at the first attempt. The Rathmore native, has posted footage of himself hitting the crossbar. Just to add a bit of finesse to the well known football challenge he struck his shot with outside […]

  ANTI-WATER Charge campaigners and protesters again showed their defiance of Irish Water and the Government in the Square yesterday evening as they publicly burnt their bills. THE Kerry Branch of the Right2Water movement were the group behind the event as they encouraged everyone present to avoid payment of their water bills. […]

THERE was a great turnout yesterday morning as House cafe hosted another great fundraising coffee morning, this time for the very rare condition that is Ataxia. The morning was the brainchild of Tralee woman Paula Walsh, who having experienced the pain and suffering of Ataxia first hand in her family, decided that […]

A BALLYBUNION man was amused this week when he got a tweet from a Home And Away favourite. Tommy Walsh from Ballybunion, a relative newcomer to Twitter, checked his social media to find a message from Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene on the Aussie soap. However, it turns out Lynne, […]

  THE Festival Dome will be warming for the Rose Ball as hosts ‘The White Collar Boxing’ event in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group tonight (Thursday) at 7.45pm. There is still a chance for you to get tickets for this exciting event with prices set at around the €20 mark and available […]

Mike O’Halloran looks ahead to the Garveys Supervalu SHC clash on Sunday between Ballyduff and Abbeydorney in Lixnaw at 2pm… TRADITION has it that we have championship action on “the Sunday of the Festival” we are off to Lixnaw and Kilmoyley for the games to decide who will meet Lixnaw and […]

THE Perth Rose will feel pretty much at home this Friday when she comes to Tralee this Friday because, well, it is home! Denise Lynch is a native of Ballyseedy and emigrated to Western Australia four years ago with her partner, Diarmaid Casey from Ballymac. The 27 year old and currently completing […]