Archive for September 29th, 2015

  THE amount of burglaries in the Tralee area rose by 19.4% in between 2012 and 2014. New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that in 2012 there were 454 burglaries in the Tralee division, in 2013 there were 453 and in 2014 there were 542. Figures published in […]

FUNDING has been approved for works on the N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom road and a bypass of Adare. This comes as part of a €6bn investment in the road network announced by the Government today in its €42bn capital investment plan for the country. Meanwhile, €7.5 million has been allocated to […]

A REPORT from the Restaurants Association of Ireland has said that 713 jobs in the Food, Tourism and Hospitality sectors have been created in Kerry since the reduced VAT rate of 9% was introduced in July 2011. The Kerry figure is part of 22,300 new jobs in total that have been created […]

  A TRALEE man has collected his prize of €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus, after he bought his his lucky €12 Quick Pick ticket in Centra, Ballyduff, on Wednesday, September 16. He won it in the draw which took place on Tuesday, September 22 and collected his prize at National Lottery offices today. The winner, who wishes […]

Kilmoyley captured their 23rd county senior hurling title on Sunday when they defeated St Brendan’s in glorious sunshine out in Abbeydorney. We were there to capture the atmosphere of the day in the photos below and the celebrations in this short video…

  There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 09, 15 & 21. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John Kelliher Lohercannon, Chrissie c/o PJ Higgins, Amber Healy c/o Tony Casey, Tricia Hunt Kerin’s Park and Anne Knowles St. […]

  RACE NIGHT: A date for your diary. On Saturday November 14th 8.30pm our annual Race Night will be held in the Clubhouse. We ask all supporters and parents to purchase a horse from Club Officers over the coming weeks. The night is always a great social occasion in the […]

THERE’S two members of the Born To Run Club that can testify to being some of the most travelled members of the group without ever having laced up a pair of running shoes. The BTR club flags are the members in question and since their arrival into the tight knit group […]

  TWO people who suffered injuries after a crash on the Tralee to Killarney road last night, have been released from hospital. The crash involved a vehicle driven by a woman in her 30s and an official Garda van. The woman’s injuries were described as serious, but she has now been released from hospital. The […]

TRALEE has once again kept its Gold Medal status in the National Tidy Towns competition, but what had the judges to say about the town in their report. Here’s just a few extracts, but if you want to read the full report on Tralee or other Kerry towns and villages, click here. […]

ELEVEN new jobs will be coming to Kerry as part of multi million investment deal with Killarney based company Mobacar and global car rental brokerage Auto Europe and venture capital firm Delta Partners. The company currantly employs 30 people at their Killarney offices where the company is working on the world’s first […]

LAST night I was driving down from Galway back to Kerry. It was a stunning evening when I set off on the trip and I am sure that this added to the reason a lot of people chose to go out for a walk or a cycle. It is of […]