Archive for March 15th, 2016

THE Kerry Under 21 side are playing in the EirGrid Munster Under 21 Football Championship Semi Final tomorrow night in Tralee and the team has been named. The team to play against Limerick  at Austin Stack Park  7:30pm shows three changes from the side that defeated Tipperary in the opening round last week. […]

A LARGE crowd of people showed up at the Ashe Hotel on Friday night to support an Inspired event. A Zumbathon, organised by the group and instructor Linda Flanagan, was a great success and a brilliant way for people to get active. Of course the members of Inspired are no […]

KERRY stars, Tommy Walsh and David Moran, will swap the green and gold for – what is billed as – ‘1916 Rising-inspired styles’, as they get set to hit the runway for the third annual Ernst & Young charity fashion show. They will be joined at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Thursday, April 28, […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy is in the United States promoting Kerry during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. On Sunday he attended Mass in St. Patrick’s Church and then joined Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the Philadelphia Parade which was watched by in excess […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee will be hoping for a two in a row as they prepare for the national AIB Build A Bank competition finals. ‘The Blossom Bank’ will be hoping to emulate last year’s entry from the school, ‘The Dream Bank’, which won the top award last year. […]

BADMINTON The Killarney Sports Centre will once again be the focus of Kerry Badminton on Sunday next March 20th for the annual qualifying rounds of the Knockout Cup Competitions. These are mixed team events with each team for the various divisions comprising of three or four ladies and men and […]

THIS week sees schools and colleges marking the centenary of the 1916 Rising with proclamation days and other events. One man in Ballybunion though decided on very different way of marking the anniversary. Mario Perez has already impressed locals with his tribute to David Bowie in January and this time he created […]

SPA National School and Mercy Mounthawk have been shortlisted in this year’s Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards, and will now travel to a special awards ceremony taking place at the Bord Gais Enegry Theatre on May 5, 2016. Spa N.S. has been shortlisted in the Best Musical Number category for its […]

THE Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office together with Bórd Bia and Musgrave’s Supervalu recently launched the Food Academy Programme 2016. The aim of the programme is to provide food businesses with the management, leadership skills and business knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business. The programme is […]

THE Cuan Mhuire Annual Fundraising Hillwalk will take place on Saturday, June 25, encompassing some of Kerry’s most breathtaking sites. The 18km walk will will set-off from Ballyheigue Community Centre car park and include a loop of Kerry Head, along part of the North Kerry Way. As a charitable organisation […]

THE Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Parents Council recently presented a cheque to the value of €10,000 to the Gaelscoil Development Fund. This presentation, the proceeds of recent fundraisers such as Aonach na Nollag agus Oiche Biongó, was welcomed by Principal Cáit Uí Chonchúir, who thanked the Parents Council, the entire parent […]

  BILLY DENNEHY was on the scoresheet for the first time for St Patrick’s Athletic in the SSE Airtricity League last night. The former Dynamos man scored the final goal in a 3-0 victory against Dublin rivals Bohemians at home in Richmond Park to record St Pats second league victory […]

ENABLE Ireland are organising a family fun day at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Easter Monday, March 28 from 2–4pm. Young children are invited to come along and meet some of their favourite Disney characters. Kenny the Clown will be on hand along with a puppeteer to entertain the children and […]