Archive for September 9th, 2016

Charity events for a homeless shelter, a Disney-themed quiz and the county’s big hurling day are just some of the events you can head to this weekend around town… Saturday 1. A cycle for school… Everyone is invited to Ardfert in the morning, to take part in a great cycle in aid of the […]

KERRY County Council has made two new appointments in both writing and filmmaking. Ciara Hyland from Cork is the new Filmmaker in Residence while Máire Holmes, who lives in Galway, is the new Writer in Residence. Ciara Hyland is a documentary director behind the documentary ‘Diarmuid Lynch – The Forgotten Volunteer’ about […]

HOLLYWOOD and Fossa’s Michael Fassbender’s movie firm earned the actor over €580,000 last year. The Irish Independent are reporting that profits for Fassbender’s movie firm Barrelmaker Promotions Ltd totalled €586,547 last year. It was landmark year for the 39-year-old Kerry man who was nominated for an Oscar and BAFTA for his […]

A TRALEE man is among the seven artists exhibiting work at the Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase 2016 will be launched on Culture Night next Friday. Des Fitzgerald from Tralee will join fellow Kerry-based artists Pat Owen, Miroslava Pavelkova, Diarmaid O’Sullivan, Deirdre McKenna, Diana Muller and Joseph Keating in having their work on […]

A LECTURE on a Tralee man who died during World War 1 will take place in Tralee Library during Culture Night next Friday. One hundred years ago this September, 22-year-old Denis Baily from Tralee won the Military Cross for his bravery during the Battle of the Somme. He was among […]

IN the aftermath of Kerry’s defeat to Dublin, one of the incidents that came under scrutiny was the decision by Eamonn Fitzmaurice to withdraw the side’s top scorer with the game level and heading into injury time. Paul Geaney had hit the Dubs for 1-4 from play and was in […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to Saturday’s Senior Club Championship Final between Austin Stacks v Dr Crokes, in Fitzgerald Stadium, Saturday 5:30pm… WITH the County League final pairing settled and another month before the real business begins, this Club Championship final provides good preparation for what lies ahead for both teams and a […]