Archive for May 12th, 2016

AN interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to the department store chain, Debenhams Retail (Ireland) Ltd (DRIL). The company has a store at the Manor West Retail Park which will remain open and continue trading. Over 1,400 people are employed at 11 stores nationwide and there are fears for […]

THIS morning I saw a powerful video on Facebook called The Power to Stand Up by Kerry woman and former Irish Rugby star Siobhan Fleming (it can be viewed at the end of this column). It is a thought-provoking video encouraging us all to stand up to bullies. Bullies are everywhere […]

FOUR Kerry businesses were this week selected to represent Kerry at the Munster regional competition phase of the Irish Local Development Companies Network national enterprises awards competition. The businesses, two representing South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. and two representing North, East & West Kerry Development, were chosen from an overall entry […]

SECONDARY students in Castleisland were collectively star-struck after meeting GAA legends Killian Young, Henry Shefflin, Liam Sheedy and Aidan Walsh at a special event at Presentation Secondary School in the town. The men, who have numerous All-Ireland and Provincial Football and Hurling Medals between them, visited the school after winning […]

MORE than 1,000 primary school pupils in Kerry today kicked off a nationwide showcase of junior entrepreneurship. In the coming weeks, over 10,000 children, aged from 9 to 11 years old, will be presenting the businesses they have created and managed through the Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP). JEP is the only programme […]

IF you want to get a crowd to come to your table quiz, make it Harry Potter-themed! That seems to be the message from O’Donnells in Mounthawk on Wednesday night, as around 200 people took up tables for a quiz to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society and to […]

THE Imperial Hotel was the location for a test of movie fans’ knowledge as Kerry Film Festival held a table quiz to raise funds for their outdoor screenings this season. There were questions on classic cinema, the 70s, 80s, 90s and movies since 2000, a theme tunes round, film poster round, Irish […]

A SPARKLING future lies ahead for the Rose of Tralee International Festival after the Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan and RTÉ Presenter, Dáithí Ó Sé unveiled premium Irish giftware brand, Tipperary Crystal as the new lead sponsor. The announcement at the Tipperary Crystal Showroom at Arnotts Department Store, Dublin came […]

TO celebrate the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity, Bank of Ireland will host a Multicultural Day on Saturday, May 21 at the Tralee Branch  from 12pm-4pm. The events in the branch on the day will feature local performance groups and food stands run by people from different nationalities who have been […]