Archive for October 30th, 2015

  NARCOTICS Anonymous will host its 30th regional convention this year in the Brandon Hotel from November 6 to 8. The convention is aimed at professionals and volunteers who work with people with drug addiction issues. The forum will centre around how NA can work for addicts in recovery and there will […]

SPA National School pupils were in Killarney for the Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend where they collected a prize on behalf of the school for their efforts in an art and literary competition. The weekend is all about commemorating the Killarney native, Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty, who was became a hero when he helped over 6,500 Jews, US and […]

ROUNDY’S Bar was the venue last night for a special fundraiser for the Sera Husky Animal Rescue Charity. The promotion of the event got off to a bad start earlier this month, when some youngsters stole raffle cards from their shop on Rock Street and tried selling lines down in the […]

EVERYONE likes a good scary story. It’s the time of year when people become obsessed with ghosts, vampires, zombies, demons and, of course, haunted houses. Well, with Halloween almost upon us, one Tralee writer has penned her own childhood memories of strange occurrences in her family home in Cloonbeg and had […]

WELL there’s good news and bad news regarding the weather this weekend. First the bad… A Yellow Status Rainfall Warning is currently in effect for Kerry, Galway, Mayo, and Clare for all day on Friday. We’ll see heavy rain in west and southwest coastal counties, with a risk of thundery downpours, mainly near […]

Well lo and behold, it’s the weekend again. It’s set to be a great one too with Halloween upon us, so there’s bound to be loads to get up to. Here’s a few suggestions… Friday 1. Watch some great live music The annual Celebration of Christie Hennessy takes place this […]