Archive for March, 2016

A FULL house braved the weather to come out and see music legend, Albert Hammond, in Siamsa Tire on Tuesday night. His songs have been responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide including over 30 chart-topping hits. The English born musician who has penned the hits ‘The Air […]

THE generosity of the people of Tralee was made evident again this week as Dan and Tomas Healy presented a cheque for €2,806.70 to Breda Dyland and Jay Galvin from the Kerry Cancer Support Group, Kerry – Cork Health Link Bus. The money was accumulated over the last two years by the […]

LEADING names from the football field, both men and women, will model to raise funds for Kerry ladies football at a night of fashion and fun in Ballyroe Heights Hotel next week The stylish event, on Wednesday, March 9, will see Kerry footballers hang up the boots for the night and take to the […]

THREE Coláiste Gleann Lí took part in a gruelling three day challenge in the south Kerry wilderness that pitted them against nature. Holly Touhy, Daniel Chung and Saoirse Hussey hill-walked and kayaked 25 kilometres across South Kerry, camping in the wild and living off the land. The senior cycle students were […]

THERE will be a feast of Kerry GAA action on TG4 this Sunday. Capping off an afternoon that will see live coverage of Kerry Allianz Hurling and Football games, the story of Declan O’Sullivan’s career will be told as part of the Laochra Gael series at 6:25pm. The three-time-All-Star called […]

KERRY GAA stars will meet an old Dublin foe when they all battle it out to win €2,000 for their chosen charity, along with raising funds for an all-weather pitch on the grounds of CBS The Green. ‘The Kube’ charity fundraiser, sponsored by Lee Strand Protein+ Milk and Moriarty Construction, will […]

PLANNING permission has been granted for the €20m advanced manufacturing facility at Kerry Technology Park, Dromtacker. The planned facility was announced in February last year by the IDA as part of a €200m programme for rural towns around the country. The planning application was lodged with Kerry County Council on December 23 […]

U17 JIMMY HOBBERT ANNUAL MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Congratulations to the Sligo All Stars who won the U17 Jimmy Hobbert Annual Memorial Tournament held over the weekend. This year the club was proud to welcome visiting teams from Kerry, Cork, Galway and Sligo. Well done to everybody concerned in running the event. […]

THE most enterprising students from around the county will come together for the County Finals of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards, this Friday at the Institute Of Technology, Tralee. Over 50 mini-companies set up by local second level schools will participate in the competition, which promotes the development of innovation, […]

A CASTLEISLAND man’s work was on display at the Oscars on Sunday Night. Edward O’Sullivan, originally from Barrack Street in Castleisland, was the man who picked out the jewellery that complemented Cate Blanchett’s Armani Privé gown on the red-carpet for the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The stylist, in his […]

A NEW chapter in the history of Austin Stack Park Tralee will commence this coming Sunday when the green and gold of Kerry will take to the brand new pitch to face Wexford and Donegal in the Allianz Hurling and Football Leagues respectively. The lush green surface is the centre-piece […]

A CHARITY race night was held in Seán Óg’s bar last night organised by two barmen who are off next month to run the London Marathon. Fergal Dooley and John Moriarty, are running in the event to raise money for the Irish heart disease and stroke charity ‘Croí’ and a good […]

IF you can’t make it to the momentous football and hurling double bill in Tralee on Sunday, TG4 has got you covered. For what is a unique occasion, both Kerry senior men’s GAA teams will feature live on TV on the same day. Getting the ball rolling are the hurlers […]

MET Éireann has issued a Code Level Orange wind warning for counties including Kerry for tonight and Kerry County Council are advising homeowners to take precautions. The warning is in place from 10pm tonight to 8am on Wednesday morning. The warning is for Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Limerick. Westerly winds, veering […]

SIAMSA Tíre was packed out for the past two nights as the Churchill Drama Players theatre group performed their ‘Springtime Variety Show’. Featuring a cast of 100 from the Churchill and Spa areas, the variety show featured a host of different styles of entertainment, including ‘Songs of the Sea’ to […]

Club Social: The Kerins O’Rahillys Annual Social will take place on Saturday 5th of March in The Fels Point Hotel. The meal is at 7.30 sharp. Tickets are now available from committee members. Senior Football: Coiste Trá Lí Senior League: Kerins O’Rahillys v Na Gaeil Saturday 5th at 4pm Minor […]

SO this week wasn’t a very nice one for my family as my young cousin aged only 29 was tragically killed in a car accident last Saturday in County Galway. Laura was a wonderful person and really epitomized living life to the full. She packed an awful lot into her […]

Scór Sinsear: All roads lead to Ovens in Cork next Saturday at 6.00 pm for the Munster Final of Scór Sinsear. We are proudly represented by our very talented Ballad Group: Therese Keating, Tracy Hurley, Rachel Moynihan , Pat Sheehy and Tim Lynch. We would like to wish them the […]

OVER 20,000 cigarettes and 12 litres of wine were seized by customs officers in Tralee at the weekend. The items were seized after a car was stopped as part of an operation into the sale and distribution of unstamped tobacco products. A follow-up search of a private house in the town […]

THERE is sadness in town and far beyond this morning, at the news of the death of Margaret Dwyer, one of the first members of the Rose of Tralee International Festival in 1959, at the age of 97. Ms Dwyer, who died yesterday, came to Kerry soon after World War […]