Archive for February, 2016

  KERRY County Council has unveiled a packed programme of events and initiatives for Seachtain na Gaeilge which runs from March 1 to March 17. The local authority is promoting the use of Irish throughout the period and has announced a number of displays, competitions and community-based events, all of which […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 A cottage in Banna was withdrawn prior to auction, while a bungalow in Moyvane […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

EARLIER we told you that Yummy Café and The Roast House received a large amount of nominations each in  the prestigious Irish Restaurant Awards. Well, Kirby’s Brogue Inn just got notification this morning that they received a whopping 13 nominations. “It means a great deal to myself and Kevin to have been nominated […]

ORGANISERS of the ‘5k Santa Fun Run’ have handed over a cheque of  €8,805 to Heart Children Ireland. The Tralee ‘5k Santa Fun Run’ took place on December 13 last and raised much needed funds in memory of Fiona Moore, who sadly passed away in May 2013 while waiting for a double lung transplant. […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane has been named on the Ireland bench for Round 3 of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship against England in Twickenham. It’s fantastic news for the former Tralee RFC who looks set to make his first Ireland debut from the replacements bench, inside the belly of the beast at Twickenham on Saturday […]

ANAM Cara, the national organisation that support bereaved parents and families, are hosting a ‘Bereavement Information Evening’ from 19:30-21:30 on Tuesday, March 8, at the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. This event gives parents an opportunity to hear an experienced bereavement professional talk about the many challenges families may face after the […]

THE people at ‘The Irish Drone’ hit a few nice spring days recently around Tralee Bay and the results are fairly beautiful. They uploaded aerial footage of Blennerville last week and this time it’s Fenit’s turn to star in the rare, stunning sunshine. They’re promising similar beautiful scenes in the Maharees in the coming weeks so subscribe […]

FENIT PIER has been allocated €112,500 in state funding as part of €4.5 million boost for local authority harbours and piers. Money allocated will go towards  dredging works at the pier to improve access for fishing boats. Other harbours and piers to benefit in Kerry were – Ballinskelligs Pier (€112,500), Renard […]

TWO Tralee businesses are celebrating several nominations each in the prestigious Irish Restaurant Awards. Yummy Cafe on Dominick Street and The Roast House on Denny Street both took to social media in the past couple of days after they received the letters of notification that they are up for the awards. The […]

COLM Cooper looks set to release a book on his career which will be released in time for Christmas. According to a report in Kerry’s Eye today, the 32-year-old attacker is currently working on a book about his life with a Dublin publisher. The news may spark speculation that Cooper, who will […]

OVER 400 competitors will converge on Tralee over two days in March for the finals of the top third level colleges ladies football competition. The O’Connor Cup weekend will take place on March 11 and 12 and take place across in the IT North Campus and John Mitchels. The final […]

KERRY County Council recently launched its 5-year Arts Strategy. The launch, which took place on February 23, at the Tralee Library, was attended by over 70 people including a wide range of Kerry-based arts practitioners. Among those in attendance were visual artists, writers, film makers, dancers and theatre practitioners while the […]

A PLAY about mental health issues, written and performed by a youth theatre group, took place in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Tuesday evening. The production was devised, written and produced by a seven strong cast of Dúisigh youth theatre members who are based in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, where they hold weekly rehearsals. The play, […]

NA GAEIL Bingo and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will join forces for a bilingual night of bingo during Seachtain Na Gaeilge as a fundraiser for the school. On Friday, March 4 beginning at 7:30pm at the clubhouse in Killeen, Na Gaeil Bingo will break from the norm for Seachtain Na Gaeilge, by calling out […]

IF you happen to be in the South Kerry area this weekend and looking for something to do, there will be an astronomy course for buddying star gazing guides held in the The Royal Hotel, Valentia, which commences at 6pm on Friday and continues until lunchtime on Sunday. South Kerry is one […]

THE ‘The Faces of Fenit’ exhibition was officially opened by County Librarian, Tommy O’Connor at Tralee Library on Tuesday evening and is a must for anyone with an interest in the locality. This is the second opportunity to catch the photographs on display, after Fenit Hall recently held a display of […]

FOR the second year on the bounce the Churchill Drama Players theatre group will perform a ‘Springtime Variety Show’ for two nights in Siamsa Tire, but if you were hoping to get a ticket, you’re out of luck as they have all sold out! The show will feature a cast of 100 […]

THE latest betting on the Kerry constituency has seen Danny Healy Rae move from 8/1 to 1/8 to win a seat after Friday’s General Election. His brother Michael is a dead cert according to the bookies at 1/80 as voters prepare to go to the polls. Paddy Power’s odds also […]

WHAT a beautiful  day it was here in the kingdom yesterday. The sun was shining all day long and there was a beautiful stretch to the evening. Finally we can start thinking about our spring/summer wardrobe. Here in Tralee we are lucky enough to see what are going to be […]

TRALEE Credit Union had two National Winners in the Irish League of Credit Unions Art Competition at its Awards and Exhibition, which took place in Croke Park, Dublin, recently. Enable Ireland Adult Services, Tralee, came 1st in the Group category and Elisha Buckley, a Leaving Certificate student from Mercy Mounthawk […]

THE latest figures from the Central Statistics Office have revealed that Kerry are in the bottom five counties when it comes to disposable income per person. Kerry had €17,154 in disposable income per person in 2014 with only Donegal, Monaghan, Offaly and Roscommon coming below them. However, the Kerry number was up on 2013’s […]