Archive for July 7th, 2016

RECENTLY Kerry has been no stranger to our TV screens and it appears the people of the county are well accustomed with paying the €160 license fee as well. Only 7% of homes in the county do not pay the licence fee according to the Irish Daily Star today. The […]

THE opening night of an inspirational art exhibition showcasing the work of adults with intellectual disability will take place in Kerry County Library on Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm. The ‘Gentle Reminder’ exhibition is the culmination of work done by service users at Mount Eagle Lodge, Kerry Parents and Friends Association […]

TV3’s Xposé presenter Lisa Cannon has been announced as the judge of this year’s Dawn Milk Ladies Day at the Killarney Races next week. The Dawn Milk Ladies Day takes place next Thursday, July 14 during Killarney’s four day racing festival with a trips to Paris and Milan up for prizewinners […]

THE Tralee Food Festival, which proved so popular last year, is returning in September and events are being organised to make it an even bigger success. Despite clashing with All-Ireland final weekend last time out, thousands enjoyed the food market, food and beer trails and cookery demos around the town over the […]

THE new Artistic Director of the Kerry Film Festival has been appointed and it’s a face which will be familiar to ‘Fair City’ fans. Maeve McGrath played Lorraine Molloy, daughter of Dolores and Harry, in the popular RTE series back in the 1990s, and appeared in several other TV shows and films such as Ballykissangel, Ros na Rún, […]

A PLAQUE in memory of jarvey and much-loved local character, Nedeen Kelliher, will be unveiled near Blennerville windmill next week. Doing the honours will be comedian Brendan Grace, who was a fond friend of the late Nedeen when he visited the town in years gone by. Nedeen Kelliher from Annagh was a figure known to many and […]

IT was nice to wake up this morning to see we’ve passed another milestone here at TraleeToday.ie. After just over two years, our Facebook page has notched up just over 15,000 organic likes. It’s all thanks to you, the readers, who click on the links to read the stories here […]

TO COMPLETE a marathon just once in a lifetime is an achievement, but to finish 20 of them in 10 days is otherworldly. And that’s exactly what Fairway Heights resident, Tom Foley, will attempt to do when he heads for the north of Italy in August. It’s difficult to get your head […]