Archive for February 19th, 2016

CIARAN Carey has opted to keep a winning formula for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1B match against Limerick on Sunday. The team which started against Laois in that great victory last weekend has been retained for the game in Killarney’s Fitzgerald Stadium at 2pm. The team captained by Daniel Collins of Kilmoyley […]

  EARLIER we reported that some staff from University Hospital Kerry were unable to enter the canteen during their assigned lunch hour because the ceremony of renaming KGH ran over. TraleeToday.ie encountered a number of staff outside the canteen at 2.40pm waiting to enter with one of them asking what […]

SOME staff at University Hospital Kerry were left without a chance to get their lunch in the canteen today, because Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar’s visit prevented them from entering the facility. Sinn Féin Deputy Martin Ferris said he was contacted by a number of staff members who were annoyed that they were […]

MINISTER for Health, Leo Varadkar was in Tralee earlier today to formally rename Kerry General Hospital as University Hospital Kerry. The Minister also officially opened a number of recent service improvements including a new CT scanner, Diabetes Services and the hospital’s UCC Education Centre. And he visited the planned site for the […]

AN allocation of €4 million will be given to Kerry County Council to urgently address damaged regional and local roads following recent winter storms. The Government funding will be provided immediately to the council to begin the repairs. “I welcome the funding for Kerry roads after a particularly severe winter period which […]

THE death has been announced of former Kerry player Den Joe (D.J.) Crowley from Rathmore, who is most famous for scoring an amazing goal in the 1970 All-Ireland final. A tribute to the Rathmore man – who played for Kerry in the late 60s and early 70s – was paid on […]

THE Tralee Chamber Alliance will host a Business to Business Networking Event between 4-7pm on Wednesday, March 2, at Manor West, Hotel, Tralee. The event is free for Tralee Chamber Alliance members and will be an ideal opportunity for member businesses to meet face to face with a diverse range […]

Gavin O’Connor speaks to Tommy Frank O’Connor about the Saoirse Men’s Group in Recovery Haven and how they are helping each other through their battles against cancer… A CANCER support group for men has celebrated its one year anniversary with an event at the Recovery Haven last night. Through comradeship, honesty […]

Advertorial JASMINE Boutique Tralee is preparing for its New Spring Summer 2016 collections to arrive by kicking off the Season with a Massive Warehouse Clearance Sale this weekend at The Brandon Hotel Tralee. Diane Jeffers, Jasmines Owner and Manager says that the warehouse is like an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’, full of treasures for […]

TRALEE Manor West iBike will host the 2016 Lacey Cup, which will be held on Sunday, February 28, and it is seen as the grand opener to the Munster racing season as all cyclists will be anxious to show some good early season form. Last year, the race had 200 cyclists […]

A FIRE in an apartment above the Tralee Citizens Information Centre on New Street has caused the temporary closure of the offices there. Just before 7pm last night, gardaí and two units of the fire brigade were attended the blaze in the building just opposite the garda station. The fire was brought under control and no-one was […]

It’s the weekend again and if you’d like to get out and about there’s a lot to get up to in town and beyond over the next couple of days… FRIDAY 1. If fashion is your thing, then this might be of an interest to you. Killahan NS will host a fundraising […]

SINN Féin TD Martin Ferris has blasted Fine Gael’s record on health as Minister Leo Varadkar prepares to visit the newly renamed University Hospital Kerry today. “Fine Gael’s legacy in health is chaos in emergency departments, people waiting on hospital trolleys for days on end, endless waiting lists, and children denied essential treatments,” said Deputy […]