Archive for July 20th, 2016

FOUR Tralee area players will start the All Ireland Junior Football Semi Final in Manchester on Saturday where Kerry face Lancashire. Na Gaeil’s Andrew Barry, Austin Stacks Michael O’Donnell, Laurence Bastible of John Mitchels and St Pats Kieran Hurley make the first 15. Stephen Wallace’s team shows three changes in personnel from the side that defeated Cork […]

THE CIE and Kerry County Council are nearing agreement regarding the transfer of lands to Council ownership for the Fenit Amenity Trail. The Fenit Amenity Trail aims to provide a walkway/cycleway from Tralee all the way to Fenit on the old disused railway line. After a motion from Sinn Féin […]

IT’S the final countdown for Tralee Triathlon club’s Tri Kingdom Come Triathlon which takes place on Saturday, July 30th in Fenit. Entries are now flying in daily for the fun event which will attract athletes from across the county and further afield. Closing date for registration is next Thursday, July […]

COUNCILLORS voted by seven votes to one to give the go-ahead for a development of 21 houses for the elderly and people with disabilities at Killeen, Oakpark. The matter came up for consideration at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors on Monday. Before the meeting, representatives of residents in the […]

PLANS for two way traffic to return on Denny Street have received the go ahead along with a number of other changes to Tralee town centre at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Tuesday. There has been considerable opposition over the loss of 66 car spaces on Denny Street and the effect […]

A FEAST of soccer for a great cause will take place at the end of the month where teams from companies, hospitals and the Gardaí will compete for the inaugural Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup. Twelve teams will take part in the tournament over one day on Sunday, July 31 at the ITT […]

AFTER missing the Munster Final against Tipperary, Peter Crowley, gave a frank explanation of how he got that broken nose that kept him out. “It was like a scene out of Braveheart,” said the Killorglin man at the launch of the All-Ireland Series in Dublin on Tuesday. “Johnny Buckley has […]

THERE was a call for something to be done about thefts of items from graves at Rath Cemetery at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors on Tuesday. Cllr Toireasa Ferris asked the Council if anything can be done as it was causing heartache for families to see memorials go […]