Archive for November 17th, 2015

A TRALEE woman is off to London to attend a recording of the star-studded Graham Norton Show on BBC after winning a competition for two VIP tickets. Well known Austin Stacks woman, Mary McQuinn, entered a Supervalu Ireland Facebook Competition where participants were asked for their ‘Red Chair’ stories in order […]

RESULTS FOR THE WEEK Tralee Imperials U16 Boys hosted their opening game of the Kerry league versus St. Brendan’s on Friday 13th November at Mounthawk, Tralee, led by Coach Jimmy Diggins, and Assistant Coach Philip Sicat. Both teams started the game strong. The pace was fast right through the first quarter, with the […]

THERE’S a video of a guy running with a gate over in Duagh which is going viral at the moment. It was filmed by Bernie Hart from Tralee and it looks like the guy is trying to keep the gate balanced upright while transporting it through the village. It’s been featured […]

FORMER Kerry star Tomás Ó Sé will be back in Tralee next month for another book signing event. The five-time All-Ireland medal winner was in Eason’s three weeks ago but will return to town, this time to O’Mahony’s Bookshop, where he’ll sign copies of his autobiography, ‘The White Heat’ on Saturday, December 19 at […]

KERRY County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance are inviting the public to come along to a special event this Thursday. They will celebrate what would have been the 70th birthday of the late Tralee entertainer, Christie Hennessy at 12.45pm with a short ceremony. A florale tribute will be placed at his statue near […]

ST Vincent De Paul and Garvey’s Super Valu have joined forces to help put food on the table for families less fortunate this Christmas. “Garvey’s came to us this year, so we’re delighted they thought of us as a charity,” said St Vincent De Paul’s, Junior Locke. The ‘Good Food Karma’ food appeal […]

GARDAÍ are appealing to all Kerry road users to exercise extreme caution on the roads this afternoon and evening in light of a level Orange weather warning issued by Met Eireann. The warning is valid from 12:00 until 21:00 hours for Dublin, Wicklow, Galway, Clare, Kerry and Limerick. With high south westerly […]

A FOUR-BEDROOMED bungalow near Abbeydorney with a reserve of €35,000 is one of six Kerry properties to go under the hammer at the December Allsop Auction. Over 250 properties in all will go to auction at the RDS in Dublin on December 9, with the Kerry properties located north and south […]

A TRALEE gold medal winner at the Special Olympics was awarded a civic reception at Kerry County Council buildings on Monday afternoon. With family and the Kerry Stars Special Olympics team filling up the chamber, Brendan O’Connell, from Oakview was honoured for his gold medal and 4th place ribbon performances at the […]

THE ‘Star’, Kieran Donaghy, will switch on the Christmas Lights in The Square at 5pm on Saturday, November 28 to herald the start of the 2015 Christmas Spraoí Tralee. The Kerry Captain will join the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Thomas McEllistrim and one pupil from a Tralee primary school (chosen from a […]

  NINE major school investment projects in Kerry have been given the green light by the new School Buildings Plan announced today and Tralee schools are among those to benefit. CBS Primary School, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Listellick NS and Tralee Educate Together are the Tralee schools included in the plan. Continued below… Welcoming […]

JUST when we thought we were out, they pull us back in! After weathering Storm Abigail last week, there an even worse storm on the way today in Kerry. Met Eireann have issued an Orange Wind Warning for Kerry as well as Dublin, Wicklow, Galway, Clare, and Limerick with west to […]