Archive for August 4th, 2016

“EVERYBODY cut Footloose!” Fans of 80s teen cinema will be heading to Fenit later this month for a classic. The Summer Open Air Cinema will be at the Tralee Sailing Club on Wednesday, August 17 with a special screening of Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer. The 1984 American musical drama film tells the story of Ren […]

TODAY the GAA announced an exciting proposal to restructure the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (see below). The proposal is looking to get rid of the quarter-finals and replace them with two round robin groups of four. Every team will play each other once and the top two […]

AN incident of extreme cruelty to two kittens was witnessed on the main road between Ballyduff and Tralee last week. Shocked motorist, Polly Hartney and her husband Tony were witness to two kittens thrown out of a car, as it travelled along a straight stretch of road near Ballincrossig going towards […]

YouCan Ireland,  the national support network for people who have had a cancer diagnosis in their 20s, 30s and 40s, are coming to the Recovery Haven in Tralee for an open day on Saturday, August 13. YouCan Ireland was founded in February 2015 by a group of volunteers who themselves […]

OVER the past few years we have seen minimal improvements in the economy. I know this because everyone is pretty focused on this fact. We are all waiting for things to get better so that we can start enjoying life again. I know that money doesn’t bring you happiness, but […]

AN East London based civil engineering contractor with Kenmare roots has been awarded one of the most prestigious Irish community awards in the UK. Brendan Riney MBE, who left his native Kenmare almost 70 years ago, has been named as the winner of the respected Kerry Association London Person of […]

JUST over 180 Causeway Comprehensive students made their way to the Earl of Desmond Hotel on Wednesday evening for the students’ annual debs ball. Out went the uniforms and on came the stylish dresses and suits for students capping of their years in the north Kerry school. They enjoyed a meal, followed […]

DENNY Street will be two-way traffic by Christmas and works on the shared space in The Mall/Bridge Street/Russell Street will begin in January 2017 it was revealed last night. Kerry County Council Senior Executive Engineer, Eamon Scanlon, briefed local businesspeople  on the upcoming works at a meeting in the Imperial Hotel last […]

THE weather was not kind for a special event at Banna Beach last night as a tribute to those who have been affected by cancer. The ‘Celebration of Light’ at the beach is a precursor to a bigger event to be held on Thursday August 18 at the Tralee Wetlands in aid […]