Archive for April 13th, 2016

AN 85-year-old Lohercannon man is proving age is just a number through his mastery of table-tennis. A video of Tom Russell, who is originally from Scotland, but has made Tralee his home for many years shows him in full flow playing table-tennis and winning a set. The video was posted […]

IT looks like former ‘Friends’ star Matt Le Blanc is coming to Kerry this weekend with his ‘Top Gear’ co-presenter Chris Evans. Speaking on his BBC Radio show this morning, Chris Evans said; “Matt and I are going to Ireland on Friday to make a couple of ‘Top Gear’ films […]

THE Student Representative Council at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee co-ordinated the Annual Mental Health Awareness week in Presentation Tralee last week as a range of activities and talks were provided for all students by representatives of agencies such as Kerry Jigsaw and Aware. While different groups were scheduled for formal […]

THE Mods & Minis’ store in Tralee, along with their other five stores in Munster, came together with their customers and held a recent fundraising drive throughout all their stores, raising nearly €3,000 for local charities. The Tralee store raised over €495 for The Cashel Ward, which is the Children’s Unit […]

RISING waters have destroyed the swans nest along with six eggs contained in it at Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre. The nest is located on an tiny island near the entrance to the Wetlands on the town side and has been used by a pair of swans even before the centre opened in 2012. […]

ANY of you who read the Sunday Independent last week could not have been anything but touched by the poignant piece Sarah Molloy wrote about her late sister, Cathriona White who sadly had taken her own life a short few months ago. Due to the fact that she was the ex-girlfriend […]

THE Chief Executive of the Tralee Chamber Alliance is calling for the government to make grants available to refurbish rooms in listed buildings in Tralee so they can house start-up businesses. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s ‘Kerry Today’ programme this morning, Kieran Ruttledge especially identified listed buildings in Denny Street and Day Place that […]

LOOKING to dispose of that broken fridge/TV/toaster/anything with battery for free? ERP Ireland in association with Kerry County Council are holding a free recycling event this Saturday, April 16 at Tralee Mart, Caherslee. Members of the public can bring along items such as TVs, washing machines, IT equipment, fridge freezers and stereos – anything that has, […]

OVER 250 second level students attended the Kerry Education and Training Board 1916 Commemoration Event on Tuesday April 12 in The Rose Hotel, Tralee. The event was co-hosted by Kerry Music Education Partnership, a music education initiative led by Kerry ETB, in partnership with Kerry County Council, the Institute of […]

THE Sportsfield Bar up in Boherbee is set to go under the hammer at the next Allsop Auction later this month. The building which is home to the famous pub, a favourite of sports fans on match day at nearby Austin Stack Park, has a reserve range of between €110,000 – €130,000. The […]