Archive for October 11th, 2016

Chris Murray of Casey & Co Accountants, Tralee goes through the main points of Budget 2017… The details of Budget 2017 were set out by Minister for Finance  Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe in the Dáil this afternoon. • Social welfare payments and the State pension are […]

Siobhan Cotter Tournament: A sun lit Churchill pitch at the Spa saw the annual Siobhan Cotter tournament play out between Ardfert, Austin Stacks, Ballymac and Churchill. Overall it was a great day with some very close and entertaining encounters. The games were played in good spirit by the players and […]

AN IT Tralee lecturer will sign copies of the book he wrote about the incredible story of an Irish man who survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb at the end of World War 2. Music technology lecturer, Bob Jackson, will be signing copies of ‘A Doctors Sword’ and conducting a Q&A in O’Mahony’s Bookshop this Wednesday […]

A STAR of the ‘Republic of Telly’ and ‘Bridget and Eamonn’ shows is bringing his stand up show to Il Forno Restaurant on Courthouse Lane on this Saturday night at 8pm. Edwin Sammon plays Father Gabriel in the Republic of Telly spin-off, Bridget and Eamonn, which has recently shot a second […]

OAKVIEW Village Childcare, has been chosen as the only Kerry finalist in the 2016 National Maternity and Infant awards, a prestigious industry awards scheme. This achievement is extra special for all involved as in addition to the Childcare service being announced as a finalist in the ‘Best Indoor Learning Environment’ category, the Early […]

  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 […]

KERRY County Council is this week publishing plans for the demolition of buildings and the clearance of the former Denny bacon factory site in Tralee. The plans – which will be on public display until the end of November – provide for the clearance of the existing factory buildings, the […]

THERE was great craic on Saturday as about 30 teams took part in the Tralee Inter-firm soccer tournament held in venues around town. The competition was divided into over 35s and under 35s with the majority of the team playing in the ‘oldies’ tournament. Kerry stars Barry John Keane and […]

  RESULTS Boys U16 Div 3 Ballybunion Wildcats 37 St. Brendan’s 49 Boys U14 Div 2 St. Brendan’s 16 St. Paul’s 22 Boys U14 Div 3 St. Anne’s 31 St. Brendan’s 13 UPCOMING FIXTURES Friday 14th October Boys U14 Div 1 TK Bobcats v St. Brendan’s at 7.45pm in John […]

KERRY has come fourth in a list of counties with the most overseas tourists published by Fáilte Ireland. Just over one million foreign visitors came to Kerry last year, spending €234 million while they holidayed in the Kingdom. Dublin, Cork and Galway all finished above Kerry, but when you take into account those […]

THE staff in Sam McCauley Chemists Tralee made a very special charity presentation to Bru Columbanus, a facility close to the heart of one particular employee. The team in Sam McCauley’s raised an amazing €2,443 through a Christmas Wrapping Collection in December. A long serving member of staff in Sam McCauley’s, […]

THE Summer Stars reading programme ran in public libraries throughout the country, including in Tralee this summer and 180 children received certificates in Tralee Library on Saturday. Each child who registered for the programme at their local library in Kerry received their own Summer Stars Reading Card to record their progress and the Summer Stars Reward Stamp was added to their […]