Archive for January, 2016

  ALL Kerry primary school pupils from 3rd to 6th class are being called upon to take part in the 2016 Our World Irish Aid Awards. The awards seek to help children in Ireland understand global development issues and Ireland’s role in fighting poverty worldwide. Through the Awards, pupils learn about the lives […]

TWO Tralee RFC players are heading to Wales over the weekend as part of the Irish squad for a  friendly match in anticipation of this year’s Six Nations Championship. The Ireland Women’s management team have named Tralee RFC players, Ciara Griffin and Zoe Grattage in the 26-woman squad to play against […]

A CAST of over 60 Mercy Mounthawk students will take the Siamsa Tire stage next Wednesday for the first of four nights performing Les Miserables.  Taking part in the production is a cast made up mainly of transition year students, with a smattering of first, second and fifth year classes. Over […]

John Mitchels v Spa, Senior County League Division 1 Promotion Playoff Final Replay, Sunday 2pm. Venue TBC MITCHELS and SPA will get another go at promotion to Division 1 after a passionate encounter in Brosna last week. Sunday’s match got the blood pumping for a few different reasons. Before the exciting […]

AN Abbeydorney woman won a luxury weekend for two in a top Killarney hotel thanks to the people at Inspired. The group, based in their new centre at Friary Lane, ran a Christmas raffle where they sold lines to raise funds to help run the organisation which receives no State support […]

KERRY will go to Croke Park next Saturday for their Allianz National League opener and the GAA are offering a deal that runs throughout the football and hurling campaigns that will save you a few bob. Tickets at the gate cost €15, but if you buy online, by midnight on […]

IT might have been just a get together to organise a school reunion, but there were many laughs and memories shared by some of the Balloonagh Class of 1991 at Bella Bia on Thursday night. “It’s just a meeting to organise a bigger reunion at some stage,” said Georgina Hobbert. […]

RECENTLY retired from football, Declan O’Sullivan will, like so many greats of the game, get the ‘Laochra Gael’ treatment on TG4. The show is the third of the series and will air at 5.55pm on Sunday, March 6. The long running GAA documentary series looks at the careers of legends of […]

THE Waterboys have just been announced as headliners at the Folkfest in the INEC Killarney this July. One of the leading bands of the folk/country/rock/ scene in Ireland and the UK since the 80’s renowned for their extraordinary music, this is one gig not to be missed for fans on Sunday, July 10. The […]

DID you notice something missing this morning as you were travelling on Rock Street or Pembroke Street this morning? The painting which adorned the side of The Corner House, where the two streets meet, was absent. Based on the famous photo of Sean Walsh rising into the sky over Brian Mullins […]

IT was Blennerville National School’s turn to receive a tricolour and the Proclamation of Independence to mark the 100 year commemoration of the 1916 rising next year. Delivering the momentous gifts were Sergeant Denis McGarry and Gunner Paul Moynihan from the Irish Army. Over the past number of months, members of […]

REPUBLIC of Telly regulars and all-round YouTube sensations, Foil, Arms and Hog are coming to Siamsa Tire next month. The comedy trio go on a spring tour around the country following sell-out runs in Dublin and Edinburgh and take in a Tralee date. For the uninitiated, the trio made this video […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been nominated for a media award. The festival is on a shortlist of nine for an  Accenture Digital Media Award in the Best Use Of Social Media category for their Access All Areas campaign. The description of the nomination reads; “2015 Rose of Tralee International Festival: […]

ULTAN Dillane is having a good week. The former Tralee RFC player from Clahane was called up to the 35 man squad for the forthcoming Six Nations matches yesterday, but he also received another honour from his province on Wednesday. With almost 60% of the votes, the Connacht lock Ultan […]

WELL-KNOWN Tralee entertainer and businessman, Mark Leen, has created his own musical tribute to the late David Bowie and it’s getting a lot of attention on Facebook. The singer was a big fan of the musical icon who passed away on January 10 and posted a piece of poetry about Bowie on […]

ATHEIST Ireland will hold their second information table in Tralee, this Saturday from 12 midday in The Square. The group will also hold an open meeting in the Abbey Inn at 2:30pm. At the meeting, several issues will be discussed including, education and faith schools and Atheist Ireland’s schools Equality Pact. There will […]

TWO CDs by talented young Kerry musicians will be launched by the Cathaoirleach of Kerry, Cllr Pat McCarthy at 2pm on  January 30 at KDYS Killarney. The CDs are the result of two separate projects, both overseen by Kevin Gleeson, former Kerry County Council composer in residence co-funded by the Arts […]

THE  Department of Social Protection has confirmed that the Intreo Centre at Godfrey Place, Tralee will re-open for business tomorrow. The centre has been closed since January 8 as a result of a kerosene oil spillage at an adjacent business and work had been taking place to ensure a safe environment […]

FORMER Park FC player, Shane McLoughlin, was named in Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich squad for last night’s FA Cup third-round replay against Portsmouth. The 18-year-old from Castleisland didn’t get chance to make his first team debut in the 2-1 defeat, but his inclusion as a sub for the Championship side represents a […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has today been named in Joe Schmidt’s 35 man squad for the upcoming Six Nations Championship. He is one of four uncapped players included in the squad where Rory Best takes on the captain’s role. It’s been a meteoric rise for 22 year old […]

  STUDENTS from Tralee and all over Kerry will once again participate at this year’s International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, which will be held this year in New Taipei, Taiwan in July. In total 23 athletes will participate in what is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Games. […]

  I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again – the last few years have brought many developments in our society. People have a new way of thinking and although for the most part that is a very, very good thing, it has led to a new form of […]

A TRALEE IT student’s sometimes dark and often peculiar brand of humour has been gaining momentum online and from famous comedians (see videos below). On Facebook, Shane Clifford’s, short comedy videos on his site ‘Shanes Brilliant Page‘ have been watched a combined 359,953 times. The sketches have even earned the attention […]

A TRALEE hotel has been named in the Top Ten hotels in Ireland in the 2016 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice awards. Ballygarry House Hotel came in tenth position with the only other Kerry hotel in the top 10, The Brehon, one place above them in ninth. Ballygarry also finished 16th in the Best […]

AS part of long term plans to upgrade all facilities at Tralee’s Austin Stack Park, the second phase of renovations have commenced at the grounds over the last week or so according to the Kerry GAA website. The second phase of development involves the following… • The levelling and concreting […]

THE man who died in a car accident in Limerick on Tuesday was a Lixnaw native. Roibeárd Thornton was the only occupant of the car involved in the single car collision on the M7 Motorway on the northbound lane near Junction 28, Castletroy at about 10am. The crash occurred between Junction 28 and […]

A LOCAL waste and recycling company is to increase its service charge from €1.50 to €3 a week, as a result of what it says are huge export costs facing the company since the closure of landfill site in Kildare. The huge shortfall in landfill capacity in the country is putting […]

WITHOUT any prior announcement, Spin South West have opened a new studio on Castle Street that will broadcast four live shows a week from Tralee, to start with. The new studio was up and running today at 2:45pm with ‘Spin Hits’ presented by DJ Eoghain Fitzgerald. He says; “It’s something that […]

THE Right2Water campaign will hold a march this Saturday, January 23 at 2pm starting from outside the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. They are calling for the abolition of water charges and Irish Water. Nearly 30 different events are planned by Right2Water across the country on Saturday. There will also be a demonstration […]

A NEW junior triathlon club has also been launched – already with 30 members – with the ultimate aim of introducing children to the sport of triathlon. Triathlon is a growing sport in Kerry and with this in mind Tralee Triathlon Club are now are encouraging everyone to come and join the club […]