Archive for February 12th, 2016

HUNDREDS turned out in the Brandon Hotel on Friday afternoon, for the unveiling of two restored anchors from the Aud, the ship forever linked with the events in Banna in 1916. The unveiling of the anchors this year, marks the centenary of Roger Casement’s ultimately doomed plan to support the cause of Irish […]

A TRALEE businessman has presented a special handcrafted Proclamation of Independence to Kerry County Council. The presentation was made last Tuesday, February 9, in the Council chamber to Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, by Tony O’Shea of the Tralee-based company, Ambrí Boards. The proclamation – carved from […]

THE Tralee branch of Library will host a lecture on Austin Stack as part of a number of  events due to take place on their February programme. The lecture will take place in the Tralee Library at 7pm, on February 23, and will be given by Rev. J. Anthony Gaughan. Other events […]

THERE’LL be some familiar faces from the hospitality industry in Tralee on your TV screens this Valentine’s Day. Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa will feature on this week’s episode of Francis Brennan’s “At Your Service”, which will air on RTE 1, on February 14, at 8:30pm. In this week’s episode, Francis enlists […]

THE Ashe Hotel, Tralee, has received two awards recently, from the IASI (Irish Accommodation Services Institute) and from worldwide hotel sales agent Booking.com. The first of the awards is the Gold Medal Award for Accommodation Excellence. Accommodation Manager, Kathleen Dollard, and Accommodation Supervisor, Anna Kaczamarcyk, were presented the award by […]

A VERY popular cycling club is looking for some new recruits and will be mentoring them in a new programme. The Chain Gang Cycling Club based in Tralee has been bringing leisure cyclists together since 2008, and is one of the busiest cycling clubs in the county. Now the club is […]

THE 2016 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee will be the most celebrated in the town’s history as the theme will be based around Tralee 800 – a celebration of the birthday of Kerry’s county capital. The Grand Marshall this year will be Special Olympics Gold Medal Winner, Brendan O’Connell, from Tralee. “We’re […]

A HOLOCAUST survivor is set to give a talk on Tuesday, March 8, at Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa, Tralee.  The event will run from 6pm-9.30pm. Eva Schloss, who is an acclaimed author and the stepsister of Anne Frank, will give the talk as part of the International Women’s Day […]