Archive for March 29th, 2016

BRIAN O’Sullivan, who hopped up on the bar at Falvey’s Pub in Killorglin to pay tribute to his late friend Ger ‘Farmer’ Foley, has been put on the guestlist for the next concert by The Killers in Ireland. After seeing the video go viral in the past number of days, the […]

  A SHORT-TERM Garda Chief Superintendent has been appointed for the Kerry division until a permanent appointment is made. David Sheahan, the Garda Chief Superintendent for Limerick, takes over the job on a temporary basis. He has been Chief Superintendent in Limerick since February since 2010, based in Henry Street in Limerick City and remains […]

THE 1916 Proclamation will be read by the well-known actor, Dominic West in Ballybunion this weekend, in a commemoration to honour three north Kerry men who died in the Rising.   The actor who is famous for his roles in The Wire and The Affair will be at Scoil Iosagáin, Ballybunion on Saturday, […]

THE cost of buying a house in Kerry has risen by 3.11% in the last three months. That’s according to a national survey carried out by REA Average House Price Survey which since the beginning of the year. The survey also found that new houses on the market are being […]

A FOODIE’S paradise awaits in The Tankard next week at special fundraiser for three charities. ‘Taste For Africa’ will feature cookery demonstration chef, Frank Moynihan, who has invited 10 local producers, largely from Fenit and surrounding area, to present a dish of their choice on the night. It’s not a sit […]

IT appears the good days of cheap petrol that motorists experienced at the beginning of the year could be coming to an end. Since we last did our check at the end of February the price of petrol at most stations was around €1.17 per litre. Now, all stations have […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP:  The official closing date for the payment of membership 2016 is on this Thursday (31st March). A final registration night will be held in the club bar on this Thursday night from 8 to 9 o clock to facilitate anyone wishing to pay their membership. Anyone who hasn’t paid […]

TWO juniors from Tralee Tennis Club have recently made themselves and their club very proud after they both came away victorious from various Munster Competitions held over the last two weekends. Peter Walsh was the winner of the U14 Plate at the 2016 Junior South of Ireland Tennis Championships, which […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance, Team Bramble and KWD are urging people to come out this Saturday for County Clean Up Day. Volunteers are asked to come to the Lidl Car Park at 10am for the clean-up to help clean up roads and keep the environment clean for locals and visitors while also raising awareness of […]

Men’s results MC 1 Grove Farm 27th March 2016. 1st Tomas Eoin Dowling (16) 36 Points 2nd David Hennebery (4) 35 points 3rd Gerard Carmody (17) 33 points 4th Kevin McCarthy (14 31 points 5th Brian Hennebery (8) 31 Points 6th Michael Brosnan (18) 31 points Best Gross: Eoghan O’Donnell […]

Thanks to all who gave their time to stand at all masses in the County this weekend for the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí church gate collections and to all who generously donated and supported our cause. We could have done with jigs and reels at times to stay warm but its […]

RESULTS; Tuesday 22nd March 2016 U14 Foundation Sports Div.1 Ballyhar 6-0 Park B . U14 Foundation Sports Div.2 Park C 2-5 Castleisland . Wednesday 23rd March 2016  U12 JK Sports Premier Listowel A 3-0 Park A . Denny Division 1A AC Athletic 5-0 Park B . Thursday 24th March 2016 […]

OVER 200 people came to Siamsa Tire on Saturday night for a special screening of ‘Spa Fenit – A Journey Through Time’. The documentary, made by Jim McCarthy of Digimac Video Productions’, takes the viewer on a historical journey through time, recording the day-to-day life, history, experiences of local people […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday, 21st March for a jackpot of €2,200.  Numbers drawn were 2,4,9,22.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Paddy Dineen, c/o Tom Leen 2. Padraig O Leary, Gleenageenty, 3. Nina Mansfield, Chutehall 4. Teresa Lonergan, Kilquane 5. Jack Flahive, c/o […]