Archive for February, 2016

AN audio documentary has been recorded for the Kerry Cancer Support Group, which highlights the importance the Kerry – Cork Health Link Bus has to those affected by cancer in Kerry. The documentary was recorded by Tom McCarthy, a student on the Kerry ETB Media Techniques Radio Course, and Grainne McPolin, […]

YOU may have seen a photo that went viral on social media over the last day or so, showing a road marking gaffe purporting to have occurred in Killorglin, that indicates drivers to ‘turn left’ when an arrow is pointing right. As you can imagine, this photo was greeted with glee by those who […]

REMEMBER that sand art ‘election poster’ for Michael ‘Pixie’ O’Gorman which went viral earlier this week. Well the independent candidate on the Right2Change platform has just released a time-lapse video showing how it was done. The event took place on Monday at the beach in Pixie’s hometown of Ballybunion and garnered national […]

AS if we didn’t know already, we’re blessed here in Kerry with our beaches, especially close to Tralee. Now Tripadvisor has released the Top 10 beaches in Ireland and Kerry has no less than four entries with one within 15 minutes of town. Our beloved Banna comes in at No.6 while the highest […]

AWARD winning visual artist, Rory Conway, will host a character design workshop from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, February 20, at Siamsa Tire, Tralee. Rory currently works with Cartoon Saloon, the Oscar nominated studio behind the critically acclaimed ‘Song of the Sea’, and in 2015, his short film ‘Shoot’ won […]

JUST when the wind dies down and the rain finally abates, here comes the snow and ice. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow snow-ice warning for Kerry, Cork, Clare, Limerick, Connacht and Donegal. Continued below… They say it will be cold overnight with scattered snow showers, mostly affecting parts of […]

HSE Mental Health Services in Kerry are inviting interested parties to two public events (one in Tralee and one in Killarney) where guest speaker Michael Ryan from Advancing Recovery Ireland (ARI) will be speaking about Recovery Principles as well as his own experience of recovery from mental ill-health. Representatives from the […]

BADMINTON The Limerick UL Sports Arena was the venue for the Munster Grades D,F and G Inter County competitions . The Kingdom had two teams playing on the day, at grade F and at grade G and at day’s end after a hectic days play Kerry came home with both […]

THE opinion poll carried out in the Kerry constituency by Ipsos/MRBI for TG4, revealed last night, asked the people who they will be voting for come February 26. In addition to which candidates will get their No.1 votes (reported by us earlier here), a sample of Kerry voters was also asked about the […]

The Tuborg Tralee and District League moved on last week with victories in section 1 for McElligotts, Ardfert, over Huddle 1 on a scoreline of 4-3. New Kingdom Bar, Listowel had a victory over O’Connors, Ballyduff, catching them cold with the scoreline not reflecting the tightness of the games. In […]

THE Renua Ireland candidate for Kerry, Donal Corcoran, has said that the cost and availability of quality childcare in Kerry is one of the biggest issues facing young families in Kerry. The cost of childcare is the equivalent to a second mortgage and in some cases and while there is tax […]

A NEW sign has appeared in front of Kerry General Hospital confirming it has been renamed University Hospital Kerry or Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Ciarraí. Minister for Health Leo Varadkar is due to visit the hospital on Friday to officially announce the name change. Before Christmas, Minister Jimmy Deenihan, when turning […]

WHILE vote management has been going on for years in political parties, the Healy Raes are taking it to a fine art…or cartography in this case. They have released a colour-coded map of Kerry which shows precisely which areas they are looking for No.1 and No.2 votes for Michael and Danny. It’s […]

AS the Kerry electorate goes to the polls on Friday, February 26, one of the nation’s favourite singers is preparing for a concert that night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee. Following on from her sell-out tour last year, Mary Black and her band are back in Kerry for what promises to be one […]

THE Zyber Theatre Company will make a return to Siamsa Tíre next week with a new play ‘CrissCross’ by John Fraher. ‘CrissCross’ delivers subjects such as love, death, manipulation, forbidden liaisons, family history, laughter, rejection – all of life’s chapters. John Fraher’s earlier plays, ‘What Time is it in Bangkok’, ‘The […]

TÁNAISTE Joan Burton was in town on Tuesday to lend her support to Labour candidate, Deputy Arthur Spring ahead of Friday’s week’s election d-day. To the disappointment of national media assembled, due to persistent, heavy rain, a chance for the Tánaiste to really get out in about in Tralee with Deputy […]

YESTERDAY I came across a truly inspirational video by a fellow Galway person, Pat Divilly. He delivered a very powerful message about how every conversation can change a life. Watch the video (at the bottom of this column), as it really will make your day. The crux of the message […]

STUDENTS from the Culinary Arts programme at the Institute of Technology, Tralee had an educational journey through organic, local and sustainable growing for chefs, seashore seaweed foraging and tasting at Gortbrack Organic Farm in Tralee, last Friday, February 12. Continued below… The educational day was introduced by Ian McGrigor, director […]

  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, […]