Archive for June 17th, 2016

IT’S one of the county’s – if not the country’s – most beautiful hotels and it could be getting bigger soon. The renowned Ballyseede Castle Hotel is seeking permission to enlarge its premises by constructing a 16 bedroom extension. An application has been made to Kerry County Council by Ballyline Castle Limited for the development […]

THE sun was out this afternoon as the Tralee 800 celebrations got underway in earnest with a great performance of music in the Square on Friday afternoon. The Mayor of Kerry was on hand to welcome the Mid West Youth Orchestra from Chicago, who were a late addition to the […]

“TAKE time to reflect on the path that best suits you”. This is the message from Mary Murphy, PRO for Kerry College of Further Education, Tralee to those who have just completed their state examinations. “No doubt a weight has been lifted off the shoulders and now that the Leaving […]

Dermot Crean sees why Vilamoura is so popular with Kerry people heading to the Algarve this summer…  “EH, what the hell am I doing up here?” It’s a pertinent question I’m asking myself, having spent the previous few minutes climbing 20 flights of steps, to get 32 metres on high overlooking the biggest, most spectacular waterpark on […]

THERE’S good news and bad news on the weekend weather front here in Kerry. If you want to get out and about, then today and tomorrow are the best days to enjoy the sunshine and dry weather as there’s rain on the way for Sunday. We checked out Met Eireann and […]