Archive for April, 2016

ANY hope of a lovely Spring weekend has been dashed by Met Eireann’s forecast…but we’ll take it with a pinch of salt! Bear in mind, last weekend the Met office predicted a washout and we had some nice weather, so maybe their weather vanes are out of whack again. Nevertheless, they are predicting […]

I HAVE always been a little sketchy on the term ‘tradition’. It’s not that I don’t understand its value in a lot of circumstances, it’s just that in many ways, I have learned to associate it with something negative. Maybe that is just me getting the idea of tradition and old […]

SIAMSA Tire will host previews of Anam, a dance piece that will feature two Kerry natives, as part of its Tocht Festival of Dance on April 22 and April 23 before its official launch at the Dublin Dance Festival at the end of May. Co-commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and Siamsa […]

A GRUELLING challenge in Ballymac is back for its second year following  its wild success in 2015. ‘BWildered The John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge’ takes place on Saturday April 30 at 11:30am and they’re inviting people to take part in the battle against nature and the elements. The challenge, hosted Ballymacelligott GAA Club […]

AROUND 300 people glammed up at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the annual IT Tralee Clubs & Societies Ball. Staff and students from the college arrived early and posed for photos before heading up for the meal, entertainment and the presentation of special awards. “It’s an end of year event […]

A NEW book titled, ‘Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising – A Centenary Record’, is to be published to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising of 1916 with the launch taking place at the Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Friday, April 22 at 8pm. The book, […]

A GROUP of Kerry mothers called ‘Glow Hearts 4 Crumlin’, have come together again to organise a ‘Lip Sync Battle’ themed fundraiser, which will take place on May 28, at 8pm in Benner’s Hotel in aid of Crumlin’s Children’s Heart Centre. The mothers have all had children that had open heart surgery […]

THERE was over 15,000 bags of rubbish collected around the county last Saturday for County Clean-up day according to Kerry County Council. The Council has expressed its gratitude to over 3,500 people who took to the streets and roads of the county to help maintain the county’s reputation for cleanliness and […]

THE Kerry team to face Roscommon in the Allianz League semi-final has been announced and there are four changes from last weekend’s game against Cork. Brian Kelly starts in goal in place of Brendan Kealy, Aidan O’Mahony and Fionn Fitzgerald come into the half back line in place of Killian […]

Gavin O’Connor was in Austin Stack Park tonight to see another crushing defeat for the Kerry U21s against the Rebels… Kerry 1-14 Cork 3-9 A DRAMATIC injury time point by Cian Dorgan won the EirGrid U21 Munster Final for Cork and makes it six consecutive wins for the Rebels over Kerry in the competition. […]

RECENTLY I have seen an awful lot of pages advertising they are selling fake designer bags, belts, watches etc and it got me thinking. Do you realise where these products are made? They are made in sweatshops and almost always include child labour. Don’t get me wrong I, like everyone, love to get […]

ULTAN Dillane is leading in the vote for Radio Kerry’s sportstar of the month competition for March, where he is up against two other Tralee natives. The three nominees in the competition, sponsored by Randles Bros, all enjoyed a fantastic March and there’s still time to vote for your favourite. Irish […]

THE Tenacity School of Performing Arts has been performing fantastic shows in Siamsa Tire for 20 years now and that high standard is set to be maintained this Sunday and Monday. A phenomenal amount of work has gone into this year’s show from the school which is based in Moyderwell and the fruits […]

LAST year there were almost double the amount of burglaries reported to gardai in Tralee than to Killarney station according data in a new infographic by PhoneWatch Ireland. In 2015, there were 141 burglaries in Tralee which was by far the most in the county. The figure amounts to a 22% increase on the […]

A PROPERTY, which is home to some of the best known stores in town, is up for sale. Traleetoday.ie understands that the building at Central Plaza, which is anchored by Tesco, is for sale by private treaty, making it the biggest retail property to come on the market in the town […]

KILLARNEY Soroptimists Club has presented a cheque of €1,000 to Breda Dyland, Manager, and Jay Galvin, Chairman, of the Kerry Cancer Support Group, at the Killarney Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, April 2, after making the most of their annual pancake and coffee morning which took place on Shrove Tuesday in […]

‘THEN and Now- A Critical Reflective Exhibit to explore Contemporary Ireland’ was a student led initiative held at the ITT on Tuesday afternoon. It explored how the 1916 Rising and events since then have impacted on those living in Ireland in 2016. The students were encouraged to reflect on their own […]

TWO Tralee pre-schools received national awards at a ceremony in Athlone at the weekend. Mounthawk Montessori School at Mounthawk Roundabout and Maureen’s Preschool & Childcare Centre, Casements Avenue received the National Healthy Ireland Smart Start Award for Pre-schools at Athlone IT on Saturday and are now recognized by the Health Improvement Division of […]

WHAT could be the most competitive county championship in years is almost upon us. The draw for the Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship will be made this Saturday and will be live on Radio Kerry at 2:30pm. The early betting shows that Dr Crokes are favourites for the Bishop Moynihan Cup […]

THERE will be no charges against the culprits who stole and damaged the clock at Dick Mack’s during the weekend. The clock which dates back to the 1800s was taken on Saturday night by men on a stag night from the famous Dingle pub. The Dick Mack’s Facebook page posted […]

Gavin O’Connor previews the Kerry v Cork EirGrid U21 Munster Football Final, Austin Stack Park, Thursday 7:30pm (live on Radio Kerry) THE most successful batch of young footballers to come out of Kerry in a generation have their sights set on conquering another grade. Twelve of the side that will face Cork […]

THE Austin Stacks club is inviting ex-players from all clubs to come up to Connolly Park this Friday for a spot of ‘Social Football’. If you’ve given up the game and feel like having a bit of fun, then this is a great way to keep active (without aggravating the creaky knees and […]

THE IT Tralee Clubs & Societies Awards evening was held last night and was a great success with many awards being given out on the night at the North Campus in Dromtacker. Over 130 students and invited guests attended and the guest speaker was Billy Keane. “I would like to thank all students and staff […]

A DEDICATED support room in the Tralee Courthouse for witnesses and their supporters attending court has been opened. The support room was officially opened by Dr. Mary Mc Caffrey on Tuesday evening, with local Councillors, members of the Gardai and court services along with representatives from Kerry Rape and Sexual […]

A LECTURER from the IT Tralee will be hoping for success as his documentary film is in the running for an Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Award this Saturday night.. Bob Jackson, who lectures in the Creative Media department, is nominated in the Best Documentary category for the production work that […]

FIVE CBS The Green students are looking forward to a spot of cattle rearing after they were selected as one the five finalists in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition. The lads, who are from the town, went to Croke Park on March 16 for the competition and were interviewed of their knowledge of Irish Angus […]

OVER 300 people enjoyed a foodie charity event at The Tankard in Fenit on Tuesday night. ‘The Taste For Africa’ was organised by chef Frank Moynihan – the resident chef on the Gay Byrne Show on Radio 1 for many years – who invited people to come along and enjoy some spectacular seafood dishes, […]

AFTER putting out in the region of thirty CVs to businesses in town, a young Tralee woman is having no luck finding employment because she says everyone is looking for previous experience. On Friday, an exasperated Shannon Holden Ward from Gallowsfield posted on the ‘Tralee Do You Know’ Facebook page to see could she make […]

  THE Danny Nolan Memorial Kerry 2-Ball Scramble took place in Deerpark, Killarney, on Sunday, April 3 and a Tralee man was among the winners on the day. The second gross with a score of twenty-six under were the pair of Deerpark’s Damien Fleming and Newmarket’s Con Buckley but they […]

TWO former All-Ireland minor winners have made a return from injury for the EirGrid Munster GAA Under 21 Football Championship Final at Austin Stack Park on this Thursday evening at 7:30pm. Dingle men Mark O’Connor and Matthew Flaherty come into a side with five personnel changes from the team that defeated […]