Archive for May 11th, 2016

AN OAKPARK man living and working in Vietnam has co-created a documentary that explores the lives of street vendors in Ho Chi Minh City and their experiences with western tourists. Sean Lambe from Colliswood in Oakpark has been been teaching in the Vietnamese capital for the past years. Traleetoday.ie have […]

THERE has been another decrease in the number of people on the live register figure in Tralee. The latest figures from the CSO for April show there were 4,931 people signing on in the Tralee area, down 77 from March (5,008). This is the second month in a row the number has decreased, having […]

ARDFERT Central NS has done it again! Having won the first ever Primary Schools category in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) One Good Idea competition last year, they have gone on to repeat that success this morning at the final awards ceremony in Dublin Castle. The school won the […]

THE launch of Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí 2016 took place on Saturday night last in the Ashe Hotel Tralee. The event takes place in Tralee this year for the first time since 1979 and the town can expect an influx of around 7,000 visitors over the five days, from Wednesday, May 18 […]

WITH the Round 1 of the Garveys Super Valu Senior Football Championship now just days away, Austin Stacks and Kerins O’Rahillys are putting in the finishing touches ahead of facing divisional opposition. Traleetoday.ie had a short chat with two men who wear their heart on their sleeve when it comes […]

A SECTION of road at the roundabout in Ballymullen had to be closed temporarily this morning after a car was engulfed in flames. It happened at just before 9.40am just after the roundabout, adjacent to the small park with the Christ the King statue. No one was injured in the blaze and a female occupant got away […]

WITH the weather on the up for the weekend (fingers crossed!), John Mitchels Sports Complex might be the perfect place to bring the kids this Sunday. A Family Fun Day in support of and in association with the ‘Make A Wish Foundation’ will take place on Sunday May 15th in John […]

A LOCAL charity will benefit from a competition to give Bruce Springsteen fans a chance to see the man himself play Croke Park on Friday May 27. And they’ll be no need to go ‘hiding on the backstreets’ either with accommodation in a city centre hotel thrown in as well for […]