Archive for August 27th, 2015

  A TRALEE site has been purchased by a large supermarket chain for a price believed to exceed €1m. The former Heiton Buckley premises, accessible by Edward Street and located behind the Centrepoint building on John Joe Sheehy Road/Edward Street, which closed down back in 2006, has 3.2 acres of space […]

Gavin O’Connor talks to Kerry ladies football team manager, Alan O’Neill, about the All-Ireland semi-final against the Rebels on Saturday… LAST Sunday the Kerry senior team managed to get a monkey off their back in beating Tyrone at Croke Park. This weekend it’s the turn of the ladies to try […]

  A LECTURER in IT Tralee has been taken on board as the new strength and conditioning coach for the Limerick hurlers. Joe O’Connor lectures in the physiology and performance training in the IT and runs NISUS Fitness in Killerisk Business Park. The native of Rathkeale made a name for himself under […]

  NUMEROUS cultural activities will take place in Tralee as part of the national ‘Culture Night’ event on Friday,  September 18. A wide range of  free arts events will be made available to the public and will take place over the course of the night. Ten different venues will host events with it […]

AND so the fun begins. It was a busy day at Scoil Eoin on Thursday morning as around 90 children began the journey which will take them through the education system. There were some anxious parents and no small amount of tears from adults and kids, as they said their […]

THERE’s good news motorists as petrol prices fell in town for the second month in a row. Back in June the the lowest price in Tralee was  €1.41.8 for a litre of petrol, now you can fill up in Amber in Shanakill for as low as  €1.34.9 per litre, when we drove […]

  Gardaí at Henry St in Limerick are seeking the whereabouts of man convicted of sexual assault in England who was last seen in the Foynes area and is believed still be in this jurisdiction. Following a request for assistance from the UK Police, Gardaí are searching for Mian Mujahid Ali Shahid […]

ANOTHER Tralee man is getting set to grace one of the stages at Electric Picnic in two weeks time, when he plays the famous festival in Stradbally. with his band Naoise Roo. Earlier this month we brought you the story of Gary Keane’s band, White Boys, who are to play […]

KILLARNEY is gearing up for one of the biggest events of the year when it hosts the Killarney Adventure Race on Saturday, October 3. The massively popular sporting event, now in its 5th year, is expected to attract over 2,500 adventurers to the area for a day that was voted the […]

AN Garda Síochána will conduct an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from 07.00 hrs on Friday to 07.00 hrs on Saturday. The objective of operation “Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority, is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and […]

BORG Warner employees, including those from the Tralee branch of the company, took part in the Hardman Triathlon in Killarney on Saturday last as part of a series of team building exercises. Twenty-seven workers from all over Europe, including Tralee employees were involved in the challenge as they worked in teams of […]