Archive for January 7th, 2016

THE name Albert Hammond may not be instantly recognisable to some, but chances are, if you have any interest in music you know his work. His songs have been responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide including over 30 chart-topping hits and he’ll be playing a lot […]

THIS Sunday John Mitchels will enter into a four team playoff for promotion to Division 1, if successful it will mark a return to the top flight for the first time in 12 years. It won’t be easy however, first they must get over Senior County Championship semi-finalist, Rathmore, in […]

EARLIER we brought you photos of ladies enjoying Women’s Christmas around town so here’s some more. You know the festive season’s goose is cooked when the tradition is celebrated and it’s still alive as evidenced by the crowds in restaurants around town. We brought our cameras to the Ballygarry House Hotel, The […]

THERE has been a rise in the number of patients waiting on trolleys in Kerry General Hospital this week. Today there are 17 patients waiting according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch figures. On Monday there were eight people waiting, Tuesday saw the figure […]

A FORMER Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student is the director of a new comedy series which is featuring on RTE 2 on Monday nights. Shaun O’Connor is the director of Sketch! – a (you guessed it) comedy sketch show filmed in Cork city. The latest episode screened on Monday night featured RTE personality, John Creedon, […]

SO Christmas is now officially over as Women’s Christmas gives the signal to take down the tree and put the crib back in the attic. Well many ladies around town weren’t going to let the night pass without marking the January 6 tradition and restaurants around town did a roaring trade […]

THE state of Tralee Courthouse on days of district court sittings has been severely criticised by Judge James O’Connor yesterday. A report by Anne Lucey in the Irish Times says the judge called it the most awkward court in Kerry and Cork and he would no longer tolerate the filth and […]