Archive for September 2nd, 2016

THE junior infants at Spa NS were all chat when we arrived on Friday morning to take some photos. The girls outnumber the boys, 16 to 10, in the class and they were already well settled in after only a few days.  The pupils started on Wednesday and it went very […]

BILLY Keane will be Kerry’s Culture Night Ambassador for the event which will see events take place in Tralee and all over the county. “I’m delighted to be Kerry’s Culture Night ambassador,” says Billy. “Culture is about people coming together, telling stories, dancing listening to music, poetry. It is part […]

KERINS O’Rahillys will play their much-anticipated Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship Quarter Final against Dr Crokes at Austin Stack Park,  but  Rockies fans will have to travel to see their team play in the championship next month. The CCC has confirmed fixtures for the various football championship fixtures which will see the Kerry […]

MERCY Mounthawk will again host their annual invitational tournament this weekend. It is the seventh year running of the tournament where the best school teams from all over Ireland are invited down to battle in Mounthawk school gym. Mounthawk are defending champions from last year, but will face some stiff competition […]

IT’S been quite a week for children in and around town over the past three days. It’s also a big day for parents and teachers who see the junior infants adapting to their new surroundings in school. Forty-five pupils in CBS National School had their first day of school on Thursday. “It has been […]

TRALEE Lions Club celebrates its 50th year in 2016 and a golf classic resulted in a record-breaking sum for charities. President Fergus Courtney distributed cheques totalling €20,000 raised in event which was held at Tralee Golf Club. These funds were distributed to Fenit Life Boat, MS Society Tralee Branch, Eagle Lodge , […]

IT’S become an annual favourite with moms-to-be and new parents and this year it’s set to be even better at CH Chemists. This free event is, of course, the Bump, Baby and Toddler day which will be held on Wednesday, September 14 from 11am to 5pm at the award-winning store. […]

It’s a relatively quiet weekend, but there’s still some stuff to get up to around town and beyond this weekend… FRIDAY Say farewell to Fr Sean.. The Meadowlands Hotel is the venue tonight for a special event to say farewell to a much loved clergyman. Fr Sean Hanafin, of St […]