Archive for October, 2015

GARDAÍ have released without charge a male arrested in connection with the serious assault on a man in his 20s in Killeen Woods on Wednesday night. The man in his 30’s, who is a foreign national, had been detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 […]

A KERRY TD has described the omission of the Killarney to Farranfore N22 proposed road development from the Government’s recently announced €42bn investment plan, as a severe blow for the county. Kerry South Independent TD, Tom Fleming, has described the decision as a massive setback to the infrastructural needs of the county. Deputy […]

  TWO men are still being questioned in Tralee Garda Station after last night’s suspected assault on a man at a house in Killeen Woods. Speaking to Radio Kerry today, Supt Jim O’Connor said there were “very serious injuries inflicted” on the man, who is a foreign national. “We believe […]

TV personalities, Miriam O’Callaghan and Triona McCarthy, are encouraging Tralee people to ‘Paint It Pink’ at a special event this October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Friday, October 16 from 11am to 1pm, Ballyseedy Home & Garden in Tralee is once again turning pink as part of Paint it […]

AUSTIN STACKS corner-forward, David Mannix, will miss this Sunday Garvey’s Super Valu Senior Football County Championship match against Dr Crokes. Story continued below… Mannix has been the club side’s main marksman in the forward line in 2015 and was in a rich vein of form for the Rockies earlier in the year […]

A WELL known shop in town will close its doors for the last time this coming weekend. Mr Duffy’s Traditional Sweet Shop, located on the corner of The Mall and Ashe Street, will close this coming Saturday, October 3. The shop which is a purveyor of all sweet things, including the much beloved […]

  THERE are 16 patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital today, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. It comes during a very busy spell at the hospital. On Tuesday, there were 10 patients waiting on trolleys with eight waiting yesterday, according to the Trolley and […]

  KERRY’S midfield pairing of David Moran and Anthony Maher are two of eight Kerry nominations for the GAA GPA All-Stars this year announced this morning. The other Kerry players nominated are goalkeeper Brendan Kealy, backs Shane Enright, Jonathan Lyne and forwards Donnchadh Walsh, Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue. No Kerry player has been nominated for […]

WELL, that didn’t take too long did it? The EBS recently conducted their ‘Big Survey of Irish Time’ in which they interviewed a number of people on the streets of the Republic about their own personal definition of the phrase ‘I’ll be there in a minute’. Leitrim came in at […]

THE DYNAMIC duo over at Social Box TV have made it through to the live award ceremony of the ‘Blog Awards Ireland’ after the public voted them through. The girls will now travel to the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin next month for the ceremony. The two secondary school students, Leanne Hanafin and […]

THREE of the county’s best young entrepreneurs have won a total investment of €50,000 through the Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office, as part of the €2million Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition (#IBYE). The three winners were Brendan O’Connell from Listowel, Shane Hassett, Killarney and Erika Fox, Glenbeigh who was also named ‘Kerry’s Best Young Entrepreneur’. […]

TWO men have been arrested by Gardaí in Tralee following a suspected assault incident last night. At approximately 10.35pm Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident at Killeen Woods. On arrival a male aged in his 20s was discovered unconscious in the front garden of a house. He was […]