Archive for August, 2015

Article On Rose Festival Features On One Of World’s Biggest News Websites

Article On Rose Festival Features On One Of World’s Biggest News Websites

August 28, 2015 at 2:43 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Rose of Tralee festival has featured on one of the world’s largest news and entertainment websites. The US media giant, Vice, have thrown the spotlight on the festival, with Tralee woman and Irish Times journalist, Sarah Waldron, penning an article for Vice’s feminist wing, Broadly, published yesterday. The article looks at […]

Read more ›
PHOTOS: A New Beginning In Blennerville For Junior Infants

PHOTOS: A New Beginning In Blennerville For Junior Infants

August 28, 2015 at 1:24 pm Comments are Disabled

IN schools around Kerry opening this week, it was a momentous occasion for children…and their parents! In St Brendan’s NS Blennerville it was no different, with parents arriving to drop off their little ones as they entered the junior infants classroom on Thursday morning. There were tears, but the parents eventually composed […]

Read more ›
PHOTO: Fassbender Is All Sorts Of Cool In ‘Assassins Creed’ Teaser Photo

PHOTO: Fassbender Is All Sorts Of Cool In ‘Assassins Creed’ Teaser Photo

August 28, 2015 at 12:28 pm Comments are Disabled

MICHAEL Fassbender has played some of the biggest roles that the industry has on offer lately and this trend is set to continue as a teaser picture for his latest film ‘Assassins Creed’ is released online. The Foss man, who is still very much considered a young actor, has played already iconic […]

Read more ›
Junior infants pupils on their first day at school in O'Brennan on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Big Week For Junior Infants In Ballymac Schools

August 28, 2015 at 8:21 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a big week for Ballymac kids as they took their first steps on the education ladder. Both Scoil Nuachabháil and O’Brennan NS welcomed the new junior infants classes and it all went smoothly for the teachers and pupils. “They all settled in really well,” said Marcella Murphy, Junior […]

Read more ›
Five Things To Do In And Around Tralee This Weekend

Five Things To Do In And Around Tralee This Weekend

August 28, 2015 at 8:17 am Comments are Disabled

It’s almost the weekend already which means that there’s places to go, things to do and people to see. Here’s some stuff you can get up to around the county… Friday 1. Enjoy a Close Encounter The Secret Cine Club’s Free Open Air Cinema returns (weather permitting!) to the town […]

Read more ›
Hurling Clubs Pulled Out All The Stops In A Well-Catered Championship

Hurling Clubs Pulled Out All The Stops In A Well-Catered Championship

August 28, 2015 at 8:14 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran says talks food and hurling on a mouth-watering weekend in prospect… THE semi-finals of the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship are taking place next weekend in Abbeydorney and they will generate a certain amount of interest, I guess. But the spotlight will also be on which club catering crew […]

Read more ›
Tralee Site Purchased By Supermarket Chain For Over €1m

Tralee Site Purchased By Supermarket Chain For Over €1m

August 27, 2015 at 5:09 pm Comments are Disabled

  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 […]

Read more ›
The Kerry team celebrate following their Munster Final success in July. Photo Kerry Ladies Football Facebook.

Tralee Contingent Hoping To Help Kerry Topple Rebels In All-Ireland Semi-Final

August 27, 2015 at 4:40 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
IT Tralee Lecturer To Work With Limerick Hurling Team

IT Tralee Lecturer To Work With Limerick Hurling Team

August 27, 2015 at 4:22 pm Comments are Disabled

  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 […]

Read more ›
A Whole Host Of Arts Events In Town For Culture Night

A Whole Host Of Arts Events In Town For Culture Night

August 27, 2015 at 3:05 pm Comments are Disabled

  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 […]

Read more ›
PHOTOS: Emotional Time As Children Begin Schooldays At Scoil Eoin

PHOTOS: Emotional Time As Children Begin Schooldays At Scoil Eoin

August 27, 2015 at 2:34 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
Petrol Prices Fell In The Past Month, Check Where Is The Cheapest Here

Petrol Prices Fell In The Past Month, Check Where Is The Cheapest Here

August 27, 2015 at 1:09 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
Gardaí Issue Appeal For Whereabouts Of Sex Offender Last Seen In Foynes

Gardaí Issue Appeal For Whereabouts Of Sex Offender Last Seen In Foynes

August 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm Comments are Disabled

  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 […]

Read more ›
Another Tralee Man Set To Play Stage At Electric Picnic

Another Tralee Man Set To Play Stage At Electric Picnic

August 27, 2015 at 8:15 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
The Fifth Annual Killarney Adventure Race Promises To Be Something Special

The Fifth Annual Killarney Adventure Race Promises To Be Something Special

August 27, 2015 at 8:15 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
Gardaí To Conduct National ‘Slow Down’ Day Tomorrow

Gardaí To Conduct National ‘Slow Down’ Day Tomorrow

August 27, 2015 at 8:14 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
Photo by Paul Tearle

Tralee Borg Warner Employees Take Part In Triathlon

August 27, 2015 at 8:12 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

Read more ›
VIDEO: Joe.ie Puts Pat Spillane Comments Over Footage Of Turkish Brawl

VIDEO: Joe.ie Puts Pat Spillane Comments Over Footage Of Turkish Brawl

August 26, 2015 at 4:22 pm Comments are Disabled

  YOU’VE got to hand it to the lads at Joe.ie, they’re a sharp bunch! On Monday, they put up an archive video of Pat Spillane on The Sunday Game, hilariously describing the infamous brawl during the 1996 All-Ireland final replay between Mayo and Meath (click here to see that video). […]

Read more ›
PHOTOS: Christy McCarthy Finishes Recording With Local Black Metal Band Scylla

PHOTOS: Christy McCarthy Finishes Recording With Local Black Metal Band Scylla

August 26, 2015 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

A WELL known local man yesterday finished up recording his track for for an upcoming black metal album which is set to be released towards the end of the year. Christy McCarthy, a well liked character and singer from town, was busy in the Meadowlands Hotel yesterday evening as he recorded […]

Read more ›
HURLING: St Brendan’s And Lixnaw To Do Battle For Final Place

HURLING: St Brendan’s And Lixnaw To Do Battle For Final Place

August 26, 2015 at 12:19 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final on Saturday in Abbeydorney (6pm) between St Brendan’s and Lixnaw… St Brendan’s 4-16 Causeway 1-8. That was the scoreline in St Brendan’s absolute demolition of Causeway. The St Brendan’s display that day was awesome in every aspect, they had been beaten […]

Read more ›

Delays On Train Services Today To And From Kerry To Dublin

August 26, 2015 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

  TRAIN services to and From Kerry to Dublin have been delayed this morning. Services from Cork and Limerick have also been effected because of a mechanical fault with a machine on the southern line. Passengers have been experiencing delays all morning while the efforts to resolve the issue have […]

Read more ›
Darragh Caught In The Middle Of A Colourful Brolly/Canavan Exchange

Darragh Caught In The Middle Of A Colourful Brolly/Canavan Exchange

August 26, 2015 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

DARRAGH Ó SÉ has been no stranger to divulging the odd behind the scenes nugget in his article in The Irish Times. Last Sunday, Darragh was on duty with Sky Sports and was caught in the middle of a colourful exchange of words between former Tyrone great, Peter Canavan and […]

Read more ›
Zoe’s World: It’s Back To School Time But The Summer’s Not Over Yet

Zoe’s World: It’s Back To School Time But The Summer’s Not Over Yet

August 26, 2015 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

  THE back to school mania is in full swing, because Summer is officially coming to an end. I can’t have a conversation with someone without mentioning school in some shape or form; which is totally okay. What other topic are you going to mention when speaking to a 16 […]

Read more ›
Tralee Woman Raises Close To €1,500 For Ataxia In Skydive and Fundraising Campaign

Tralee Woman Raises Close To €1,500 For Ataxia In Skydive and Fundraising Campaign

August 26, 2015 at 9:56 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman completed her charity skydive this past weekend at the Aerodrome in Longford as she aimed to raise both much needed funds and awareness of the debilitating disease Ataxia. Connolly Park native, Paula Walsh, has been effortlessly striving to raise the profile of the disease in recent years and months […]

Read more ›
Roses Help Meadowlands Hotel Celebrate Association With Festival

Roses Help Meadowlands Hotel Celebrate Association With Festival

August 26, 2015 at 9:49 am Comments are Disabled

THIS year’s Roses released 364 balloons into the sky over Meadowlands Hotel Tralee to celebrate the hotel’s long association with the Rose of Tralee International Festival since 2005. The Meadowlands Hotel, which has undergone a major transformation throughout, hosted the annual Traditional Irish Party Night for the Roses and their […]

Read more ›
Noel Finishes Sixth Marathon In Six Days In Tralee

Noel Finishes Sixth Marathon In Six Days In Tralee

August 26, 2015 at 9:46 am Comments are Disabled

ONE Tipperary man certainly earned the right to put his feet up after he completed the gruelling feat of running six marathons in six days to help raise funds for the BUMBLEance organisation, with Tralee being his final stop on Saturday afternoon. Noel McCarthy, from Nenagh, took it upon himself […]

Read more ›
Former Meath Player Feels Mayo And Dublin Are On Different Level To Kerry

Former Meath Player Feels Mayo And Dublin Are On Different Level To Kerry

August 25, 2015 at 4:56 pm Comments are Disabled

  FORMER Meath player, Anthony Moyles, has come out with some interesting comments about the quality of the Kerry attack and how the side stacks up compared with the other two remaining teams in the championship. Moyles feels Kerry are not at the same level as Dublin and Mayo, despite being […]

Read more ›
Reports Suggest Skellig Michael To Be Closing Shot In Star Wars Movie

Reports Suggest Skellig Michael To Be Closing Shot In Star Wars Movie

August 25, 2015 at 4:48 pm Comments are Disabled

  THERE are reports in the media today that suggest that filming for Star Wars Episode 8 is set to take place on Skellig Michael in September and that the location could play a big part in the overall Star Wars story. The team over at ‘themoviebit.com’ in their article […]

Read more ›
IT Tralee Lecturer’s Film On Irish Nagasaki Bomb Survivor To Screen In Omniplex

IT Tralee Lecturer’s Film On Irish Nagasaki Bomb Survivor To Screen In Omniplex

August 25, 2015 at 3:26 pm Comments are Disabled

  AN IT Tralee lecturer whose documentary about an Irish doctor who survived the bombing in Nagasaki is gaining rave reviews in Cork and Dublin, will see his film open in Tralee Omniplex this Friday, August 28 (see previous story here). Bob Jackson, a lecturer in the college since 2006 who […]

Read more ›
Paul Geaney, cheers one of his scores against Tyrone on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Barry O’Shea: Kerry Showed Mental Toughness To Beat Tyrone

August 25, 2015 at 1:01 pm Comments are Disabled

Barry O’Shea says Kerry’s mental toughness was vital in a great performance on Sunday, but there is still work to be done for the final… I MENTIONED last week I wasn’t enticed by bookies with their spread of +4 and if you’d backed it, you would have lost your money. […]

Read more ›

image