Archive for October 1st, 2016

AN ORANGE weather warning has been issued by Met Eireann for dense fog tonight and tomorrow morning, which will result in poor driving conditions. Kerry County Council are advising motorists to drive with extreme care, at an appropriate speed and with your fog lights on. Pedestrians should also exercise caution, are advised to wear […]

Gavin O’Connor watched Kerins O’Rahillys bow out of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC at Austin Stack Park this afternoon… Dr Crokes 1-16 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-14 A CLASSY and composed Crokes dumped a battling Kerins O’Rahillys out of the Senior Football County Championship at the quarter-final stage on Saturday. Though O’Rahillys […]

IT was great fun out in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night as teams took part in a very different type of fundraiser. The Family Gameshow, in aid of Recovery Haven, was based loosely on popular television shows “Family Fortunes” and “Mr & Mrs” and saw families from various parts of the […]

Yummy Cafe and Market Dominick Street THE Tralee Food Festival highlighted the fact that Tralee has some great places to eat, thanks to the wonderful taste trail last Saturday. One business that I visited to take some photos was packed that afternoon and reminded me I hadn’t been for a bite to eat […]

OVER 300 people attended a sold out conference on Child Trauma and Neglect, Impact, Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention addressed by the renowned Dr Bruce Perry. Organised by the Expressive Play centre in Kilflynn, the event in the Rose Hotel on  Friday was for anyone working with children and adults. People  travelled from far and wide to […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Austin Stacks v Kenmare District Senior Football County Championship quarter-final, Fitzgerald Stadium, Sunday 3:30pm… AFTER securing a club championship crown already this year, Austin Stacks will begin a quest for an extraordinary double on Sunday. And they are well capable of doing it. Stephen […]

TRALEE businesses were among the many Kerry tourism interests at inaugural Connect16 – Ireland’s largest ever showcase for the meetings and events sector which was held in the RDS, Dublin on Wednesday. As a title sponsor of Connect16, Fáilte Ireland used the opportunity of bringing 70 top international meeting planners, worth over €210 million […]