Archive for May 26th, 2016

PEOPLE are really liking Tadhg Fleming’s latest video on his Facebook page. Nobody likes lawn-cutting season and the Ballymac-based comedy video maker decided to dress the part when asked by his dad to do the task. The NWA-soundtracked video has already got over 100,000 views on his Facebook page. See what […]

OVER 130 Mercy Mounthawk students celebrated the end of their year with an awards ceremony held in the school on Wednesday night. Individual awards were handed out to around 60 students with the Student of the Year awards going to Ali Feely and Liam O’Leary. Over the course of the […]

A FUNDRAISING lunch for organised by Presentation students for staff at the school raised €1,600 for Cuan Mhuire. On May 11, staff members were treated to a wonderful selection of quiches, cold meats and salads followed by desserts and tea/coffee – all prepared freshly by the TY students from Ms O’Connor’s Home Economic […]

CBS pupils left the books in the classroom and enjoyed a day of exercising and fun at the Clounalour school Uniforms were replaced by  tracksuits as all students spent the day taking part in a huge variety of sports including basketball, athletics, spikeball, yoga, tae kwon do, handball, aerobics, tennis, hurling and much […]

CONCERN has been expressed about the state of the footpath on Russell Street as two people have already fallen over holes in one part of the path in recent weeks. A local business owner brought the holes – located just outside Barbereile barber shop – to our attention and said they had seen […]

AS the Summer tourist season begins to crank into action, Kirby’s Brogue Inn held a hospitality night for fellow businesses who bring in and cater for visitors to the town. “It’s something my parents did for years and we wanted to continue the tradition,” said Fiona Kirby of the Brogue Inn. […]

  FENIT harbour and marina will raise a Blue Flag this year after joining the 13 other beaches, including Banna and Ballyheigue, awarded the excellent standard by An Taisce. Kerry beaches have again maintained their excellent standard with the awarding of 14 Blue Flags for 2016, two more than in 2013. […]

THERE was colour, exotic rhythms and great food at the Tralee International Resource Centre on Wednesday, for a celebration of ‘Africa Day’. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of May 25, 1963, the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) when leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed […]

THOSE with an interest in getting back into education paid a visit to Tralee VTOS on Wednesday morning for an Open Day about the services they offer. The information morning, which was hosted by the students at the centre in Clash, gave information on the two year Leaving Cert course, Level 3 […]