Archive for February 26th, 2016

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The Kerry Team To Face Down Has Been Announced

February 26, 2016 at 7:11 pm Comments are Disabled

THREE big names return to the Kerry panel for the Allianz National Football League Round 3 match against Down in Newry on Sunday at 2pm. Marc Ó Sé will start, while Colm Cooper and Kieran Donaghy must settle for a spot on the bench. Peter Crowley also makes a return to the […]

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Election 2016: Turnout At About 30 Per Cent Around Tralee Town In Mid-Afternoon

Election 2016: Turnout At About 30 Per Cent Around Tralee Town In Mid-Afternoon

February 26, 2016 at 4:23 pm Comments are Disabled

VOTERS are continuing to cast their votes today in the general election and there was a healthy enough turnout in town in the mid-afternoon. By lunchtime there was reports of a turnout of around 15% in some areas in town, but this had doubled by 3pm  in some stations we visited. We […]

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Tralee Women Prepare To Take The Field Against England On Saturday

Tralee Women Prepare To Take The Field Against England On Saturday

February 26, 2016 at 2:49 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S not just Ultan Dillane  Tralee people will be looking out for on Saturday, as he is poised to jump from the bench for his debut. The Irish women are also in action on the same night and Tralee RFC is well represented on the team with Ciara Griffin starting and […]

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Monthly Petrol Price Check…Here Are The Cheapest Places To Fill Up

Monthly Petrol Price Check…Here Are The Cheapest Places To Fill Up

February 26, 2016 at 1:42 pm Comments are Disabled

PETROL prices have dropped again over the course of the month since we last did our check. Since mid-January, when we did our survey, petrol prices  have remained under the €1.20 mark. But whereas before there was two or three cent difference between some stations, most in town have now settled on a […]

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PHOTOS: Scaly Friends On Show At Tralee Bay Wetlands Event

PHOTOS: Scaly Friends On Show At Tralee Bay Wetlands Event

February 26, 2016 at 12:22 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were some reptilian friends on show in the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Thursday evening as a special presentation by Dingle Oceanword Aquarist,  Louise Overy. Held in association with the Kerry Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust, the presentation was about the sea turtle rescues and some of the cetacean strandings that occurred […]

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Tralee Apartment One Of Three Kerry Properties Sold At Allsop Auction

Tralee Apartment One Of Three Kerry Properties Sold At Allsop Auction

February 26, 2016 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

JUST three of the six Kerry properties which were to go under the hammer in Dublin yesterday, were sold at the Allsop auction in the RDS. They were an apartment in Tralee, a house in Caherdaniel and a bungalow in Listowel. A cottage in Banna was withdrawn prior to auction, while a bungalow in Moyvane […]

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PHOTOS: Moyderwell Pupils Premiere Their 1916 Rising Movie

PHOTOS: Moyderwell Pupils Premiere Their 1916 Rising Movie

February 26, 2016 at 9:48 am Comments are Disabled

THE pupils from Muinteoir Eoin’s fifth class in Moyderwell Mercy Primary, Tralee had their movie premiere of their short film about the 1916 Rebellion on Wednesday night. Aptly named “They Fought for Freedom”, the film is based on local, national and international historical events circa 1916. A capacity crowd of parents, […]

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Newly Registered Voters Urged To Get To The Polling Booths

Newly Registered Voters Urged To Get To The Polling Booths

February 26, 2016 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

TODAY, many Kerry people will take their first steps inside a poll booth and cast their vote for the first time. A total of 809 people in Kerry have been added to the supplementary register in advance of tomorrow’s general election. In response to this, The National Youth Council of […]

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Free Seminar To Help Get People In Debt Back On Track

Free Seminar To Help Get People In Debt Back On Track

February 26, 2016 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

NEW Beginning are coming to Tralee to give a free seminar aimed at getting people burdened by debt back on track. New Beginning Advisors is a Debt Management Firm specialising in mortgage and commercial debt resolution. They are a completely independent service that receives no funding from the Banks or Government. The […]

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Zoe’s World: Celebrity Culture Is The New Religion For Some

Zoe’s World: Celebrity Culture Is The New Religion For Some

February 26, 2016 at 9:46 am Comments are Disabled

I HAVE a new theory. Tradition in Ireland has practically faded away. Religion has been moved to the back burner in our society, and truly a lot of things have changed. Of course, you can’t just shove such tradition out the window without replacing it with something else. We have to […]

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