Archive for November 11th, 2015

KERRY now know when they’ll play their first All-Ireland senior hurling championship matches in 12 years. Ciarán Carey’s, charges will first play Carlow in the Leinster Championship preliminary round on Sunday, May 1. The second match will take place six days later, against Westmeath on Saturday, May 7. Both of […]

I HAVE this irrational fear where when I walk down the street in something that I would consider to be an even a slightly daring outfit; I get the feeling that people there are judging me. This is a fear that I have discussed before and fortunately or unfortunately I am not […]

WE’VE been enjoying some incredibly mild weather so far this winter, much to the chagrin of oil suppliers and fuel distributors no doubt! While the sunny weather has been intermittent over the past week, the rain is beginning to make an unwelcome return and it’s getting more and more blustery. Continued below… […]

DONNCHADH WALSH is the sole Kerry representative in the Ireland International Rules squad that will face Australia at Croke Park on November 21. The Cromane man is one of nine of this year’s All-Stars picked in Joe Kernan’s 23 man squad, captained by Bernard Brogan. This is the first time Walsh has been […]

IT’S always nice to get a bit of national publicity for our town and yesterday, local businesses got a great plug on a popular RTE show. Orla Diffily, who hosts a weekly fashion slot every Tuesday on RTE’s Today Show, flagged Tralee as a shopper’s paradise with everything from high street retail to […]

A GOOD crowd of foodies showed up in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Tuesday night for a seasonal cooking demonstration. Well-known chef, Darren Thibeaud, was on hand to give Christmas cooking tips in time for turkey season. It was all to raise funds for Ardfert National School, so a large number of people […]

THREE primary schools just north of Tralee received awards for excellence in film making at the 11th FÍS Film Festival, which took place in the Helix, DCU on November 3. St Joseph’s NS in Ballyheigue, Spa and Ardfert National Schools took home an award from Dublin, as well as one […]

TRALEE Musical Society are holding a ‘Family Fun Table Quiz’ in Na Gaeil this Sunday at 4pm, to raise funds for the group. Only recently, Tralee Musical Society finished playing a hugely successful run at Siamsa Tíre for this year’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ show. The audiences weren’t disappointed with the great mix of […]

THE IT Tralee will this week host a number of events to assist students and their families as they consider their college options. On Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm the Institute will host an information evening for parents of Leaving Certificate students or anyone considering a college application in 2016. Guest […]

  A PUBLIC meeting regarding the setup of Tralee Community Responders has been planned for Thursday, November 26 at 7.30pm in The Brandon Hotel. The national representative body for Community First Responders, CFR Ireland, as well as the National Ambulance Service’s CFR Coordinator will attend and speak at the meeting. The […]