Archive for September 27th, 2016

A TRALEE hotel was among the winners in a prestigious awards ceremony on Tuesday night. Hotel & Catering Review runs the prestigious Keelings Farm Fresh Gold Medal Awards, which have recognized and rewarded excellence in the Irish hospitality and catering industries for 28 years. Ballygarry House Hotel was shortlisted in the Wedding Venue […]

Tralee Art Group’s Next Meeting: Monday October 3rd. Monthly meeting- 1st Monday of every month at 7pm Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre, Balloonagh, Tralee. Come along and release your creative being!

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES TRAINING TIMES Training times for the 2016/17 season at Moyderwell Hall are as follows: Academy The academy continues every Tuesday in Moyderwell for 5 to 9 years from 5pm to 6pm U10 Boys Monday 6.00pm to 7.00pm and Friday 5.00pm to 6.00pm U10 Girls Friday 6.00pm […]

Mens results Sunday 25th September (Master Classic 14) sponsored by Garveys supervalu 1st : John Quinlan (15) 36 Points 2nd : Gerard Hussey  (12) 34 Points 3rd : Padraig Corcoran (28) 34 Points 4th : Alan Kelly  (7) 34 Points 5th : Tim Leahy (6) 34 Points 6th : Tom O’Driscoll […]

County Board meeting was held last Thursday night in the Brandon Hotel Tralee and the the venue and date for Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí 2017 was announced. After a hugely successful event in Tralee this year an application from Tralee CCE on behalf of the four branches who hosted this years […]

Our Academy is now in full swing in Cumann Iosaef every Saturday morning and the training times are as follows Boys 7, 8 and 9 9-15 to 10-15 Boys and Girls 4, 5 and 6 10-30 to 11-15 Girls 7, 8 and 9 11-30 to 12-30 Registration Fee 45 euro. […]

THIS Sunday sees The Rose Hotel hold their first wedding showcase and they certainly have much to show off. The newly refurbished Lee Suite at The Rose Hotel can cater for up to 200 guests and is a glamorous venue for a sophisticated wedding, complete with crystal chandeliers and luxurious décor, […]

AS dust began to settle on the Tralee winning five-in-row Tidy Town gold medals, community groups and council members were in jubilant spirits on Tuesday afternoon as they gathered for a photo. “We are very proud,” said Frank Hartnett of Kerry County Council at the Clashlehane Roundabout at the entrance to town. […]

CAKES and buns were out in force at Tralee Garda Station where a coffee morning fundraiser was held for three-year-old Ceejay McCardle, from Castleblaney, Co.Monaghan who is who is fighting childhood leukaemia. Ceejay became the youngest member of An Garda Síochána in June when he graduated from Garda College in […]

EIGHT jobs will be lost when a town centre shoe shop closes in November. Shoe Zone, at the Tralee Shopping Centre, is being closed as part of a rationalisation plan by its UK parent company. The shop is in a prime location on Bridge Street, so hopefully will not be vacant […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has met with representatives of the Rose of Tralee Festival to discuss the positives and negatives of the event this year and dealing with issues in the future. Yesterday morning, at a meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors, Mayor Terry O’Brien said the Festival contributes enormously to the town and […]

THE Kerry 24/12/6 Hour Endurance Race took place over the weekend with nearly 70 people taking part. While some opted for the six and 12 hour races, most took part in the 24 hour option which saw them run around the 0.75 mile loop around the Town Park from 12 noon on […]

THE IDA met with the Council recently in relation to branding Kerry for potential investors, it was revealed at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. Cllr Jim Finucane asked that the Council call a meeting with Abbeydorney man, Martin Shanahan, the IDA CEO about job creation in Kerry, […]

KERRY GAA are to be contacted in relation to, what is effectively, an outdoor Kerry GAA museum at Austin Stack Park. Sinn Féin Cllr Toireasa Ferris proposed the a motion at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District at Kerry County Council on Monday. Cllr Ferris said the triangular area of land opposite Austin […]

CBS THE GREEN student, Daire Keane, is the latest Ballymacelligott handball player to win a prestigious competition. Last weekend he captured the U16 Munster Handball 60x3o Championship in Cullen, Co Cork. On his way to clinching the title. Daire fought off the best that Munster could throw at him. In […]