Archive for August 12th, 2016

A CHURCHILL man has taken upon himself to do something proactive about mental health awareness. Shane Kenny won 2015 Escort of the Year and will be back again this year to defend his title as well as looking after his chosen Rose. The 24-year-old along with fellow escort Eoin O’Mahony from Galway […]

I GOTTA say, as a human being, I am conflicted. I either set my mind on something, and will pursue that idea if it kills me or, more frequently, I am the most indecisive human being on the planet. It’s a coin toss on which one it is really. In general […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship semi-final between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff at Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoon at 1.45pm… We are down to the last four, in the championship, where Ballyduff take on Abbeydorney, and Kilmoyley joust with St Brendan’s. Ballyduff, it is fair to […]

THE Leaving Cert results are less than a week away, but that was a million miles from the minds of students enjoying themselves in Ballyroe last night. The hotel hosted over 210 teenagers at the Presentation Tralee students’ debs ball and they looked very smart as they arrived for a […]

IT’S set to be a mainly dry weekend in Kerry, but cloud will be a feature according to Met Eireann and the weather websites. Of course, this is all a prelude to to magnificent weather we’re being promised for Monday and Tuesday. This afternoon should be dry before rain threatens […]

WHILE Footloose was originally scheduled to play next week in Fenit, it’s now been postponed and replaced with another 80s favourite. The Summer Open Air Cinema will be in the Tralee Sailing Club in Fenit on Wednesday next, with a special screening of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, the 1989 American […]

A KERRY fan who lost their wedding ring at last year’s All-Ireland final was found by a Dublin GAA couple and they will reunite him with it at the Kerry v Dublin All-Ireland semi-final in two weeks. Retired Garda, Kevin Breen, was at the All-Ireland final last year when his wedding […]