Archive for June 28th, 2016

  GARDAI in Killarney are investigating a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision which occurred outside the village of Sneem, this evening. The collision occurred at approximately 6.45pm on the Cahersiveen to Sneem Road (approx. 3 miles outside Sneem). A motorcyclist travelling along the road came off the motorcycle and […]

THERE has been a very rare sighting of one of the ocean’s most interesting mammals off the Kerry Coast. Whale-watchers out at sea sighted a killer whale near Slea Head on Monday. The experts on the boat identified  it to be an elderly individual named John Coe, who is well known to whale-watchers around these […]

THE Tralee Golf Club Captain’s Prize took place on Sunday with Sean O’Loughlin winning out on a score of 42pts. Here are the results with photos below… Sunday 26th June (Captains Prize to the men) Liam Nolan 1st   Sean O’Loughlin (13)    42 Points 2nd   Tony Johnson (17) 40 Points 3rd   Kelan […]

CAMPA PEILE ‘CÚL’: Don’t forget to book a place in the Kerry (Bord na nÓg) ‘Cúl’ Summer Football Camp in Connolly Park from July 4th to July 8th. Book early –secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) No…no…no football on Sunday morning…KY v Tipp/Cork! Best wishes to all Kerry players in Sunday’s Munster finals. […]

IRELAND’S oldest festival is coming around again and the launch of Puck Fair’s packed programme took place recently at Rossbeigh Beach. Families, day-trippers, weekend revellers and visitors from far and wide are called to Killorglin from August 10-12 to enjoy Ireland’s original and oldest ‘Gathering Festival’. The pinnacle of the […]

SPINNING Yarns video productions has just uploaded a clip to YouTube showing all the fun of Tralee’s 800 celebrations recently. From the US orchestra on Friday, through the pageantry, medieval battles, banquets, live music in the Square, family fun in the Park and much more it shows the rain didn’t really […]

A LOCAL restaurant owner was delighted to wake up on Sunday morning to a glowing review for his business. One of Ireland’s most popular newspapers, The Sunday World, ran a review of Il Forno Woodfired Pizzeria And Italian Restaurant in Courthouse Lane and they were impressed to say the least. The […]

A CAHERSIVEEN family who lost a loved one last year have raised an incredible amount of money for cancer services in Kerry. €35,000 has been raised in all for Cahersiveen Hospital’s Hospice Ward (€20,000), the Oncology Day Care Unit at Kerry General Hospital at Kerry University Hospital (€10,000), Recovery Haven […]

A FAMILY from Racecourse Road has gone and done it again in the Credit Union Members Car Draw. Linda O’Connor has won a brand new Nissan Pulsar, four years after her father, Peter, won a car in the same members draw. The work of mother Marie has paid off, as she […]