Archive for February 16th, 2016

  A NEW poll, just released, shows the possibility of Michael Healy Rae being joined by his brother Danny in the next Dáil is a very real one. The results of the Ipsos-MRBI poll – conducted last Thursday and Friday just after Danny Healy Rae declared he was running –  for the television […]

GAA: The minor team were unlucky to lose to Ardfert by 2 points in Churchills new pitch on sunday morning last. This was a very good result as Ardfert are a division higher than us in the County league. They will play Desmonds in the opening round of the County […]

TRALEE Boxing Club has announced that all tickets for the Katie Taylor fight on in the Brandon Hotel this Saturday are now sold out. All 800 seats for the bout against American fighter Queen Underwood have been sold days in advance of one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events to arrive […]

TWO children from St. Brendan’s National School, Fenit, have been awarded prizes for their entries into the ‘Draw Your Life In Black And White’ competition, which was run by Tama Farm Grown Solutions. The school is currently on a hot streak with many of the children being recognised for their […]

IT’S lights, camera and plenty of action at Moyderwell Mercy Primary, Tralee, where Muinteoir Eoin’s fifth class have created a film based on the 1916 Rebellion, titled ‘They Fought For Freedom’. The film is based on local, national and international historical events, circa 1916, and all the pupils of the […]

WHILE the flyers are, well, flying through the letterboxes and posters are aplenty on poles around town, a Kerry candidate in the forthcoming election has taken a more novel and environmentally friendly way of getting his message across in his home town. Michael ‘Pixie’ O’Gorman from Ballybunion is running as […]

PEOPLE in Kerry are being asked to give a few hours of their time to volunteer on Wish Day, which takes place on Friday, April 8, with up to 50 volunteers are needed on the day. To date, 80 children from Kerry have had their wishes come through with Make-A-Wish […]

THE Kerry County Council Tourism Unit is hosting two free workshops for organisers of festivals in Kerry, which will take place in the Arts Service Centre in Killorglin on Wednesday, February 24, and in the County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee on Thursday, February 25, both at 7pm. The workshops are hosted […]

LOCAL politicians showed showed some pretty good skills at a special 5-a-side soccer match on stage at Siamsa Tíre on Sunday morning. The unusual location was apt, as the event was held to launch Tralee Musical Society’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Beautiful Game’, which will be performed at the venue […]

WE all know Blennerville Windmill looked good from the ground but this drone footage (below) proves it’s a sight to behold from the sky as well. The video was produced by The Irish Drone channel on Youtube who make stunning aerial videos and photos from all over Ireland. The footage […]

ROSE of Tralee Elysha Brennan got a wonderful welcome on Sunday when she arrived at Inspired on Friary Lane to officially open their new base. The Inspired group is a community project that aims to develop the employment, education and personal development skills of adults with intellectual disabilities. They run […]

IT seems someone in town feels Donald Trump should be kept in mind for a No.1 ahead of election day. This photo was not taken in some square-shaped ‘fly over state’ in the US, but on the Dingle road just past the roundabout to the Aqua Dome. In the photo, […]

THE 2015 Kerry Rose, Julette Culloty, joined the Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, and Escort of the Year, Shane Kenny, to launch the search for the 2016 Kerry Rose, which takes place on May 20, at The Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The Rose that is selected to be the next Kerry Rose […]

PARENTS in Tralee and other parts of the county are being urged to have their child’s car seat checked in town next week as research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) indicates that as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted. The RSA ‘Check it Fits’ service […]

JUST in case you were feeling lonely for weather warnings, Met Eireann solved that problem by issuing a Status Yellow National Wind Warning for Ireland this morning. It seems the weather warnings have been relentless since December and we’ve yet to see a respite. Southerly winds of mean speeds in […]