Archive for October 13th, 2016

THE draw for next year’s Munster football championship and Leinster hurling championship – which again involves Kerry hurlers – was made on RTE earlier tonight. In the football, Kerry will face Limerick or Clare in the semi-final of the Munster Championship. Rivals Cork will likely face All-Ireland semi-finalists Tipperary in their […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has described the decision by Kerry County Council and Irish Water, to dig up part of Tralee town centre for the next six weeks as “bizarre”. A letter from Kerry County Council was issued to businesses this week, saying work would start this coming Monday on replacing an existing […]

THERE was a great turnout in The Ashe Hotel on Wednesday night for a fabulous night of fun and fashion, all in aid of Recovery Haven. Ladies arriving at the ‘Look Good, Feel Good’ event were greeted with a cocktail before feasting their eyes on fashions from Effigy and Wardrobe boutiques. Continued […]

A TRALEE teenager will receive an award later this month for getting the highest marks in Ireland in art. There were great celebrations in Presentation Secondary School when the news arrived that Alice Jaeger from Ballyard, of the Leaving Cert group 2016 had achieved the highest marks of any student in the country in […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors will meet on Monday morning to decide whether to grant permission for a new two-storey McDonalds restaurant which will be double the size of the existing business. An amended plan has been put forward by the fast food giant to demolish the old building and construct a brand new […]

GAELSCOIL Mhic Easmainn 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils gave the musical performance for a TG4 camera crew on Wednesday. TV show ‘Cleas Act’ visited the school to film the kids performing with the band Seo Linn and it doesn’t end there. Singers from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn will travel to RTE […]

QUIZ fans convened on Sean Og’s Pub on Tuesday night to test their knowledge and raise a little cash for Special Olympics Ireland. Behind the night was Special Olympics volunteer, Deirdre Lyons, who must raise €3,000 so she can continue her good work at the Winter games in Austria next March. Continued […]

AN inspiring and emotional one-woman play is coming to Siamsa Tire next week and the local hospice foundation is set to benefit. Best-selling Irish-American author, Mary Lou Quinlan, is bringing the hit play, ‘God Box: A Daughter’s Story’ which is based on her powerful New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name, to the Tralee […]

A THREE-DAY International Adventure Conference takes place in Tralee next week. The conference will attract in the region of 60 international delegates to Tralee, many are experts in their field, all of whom are interested in tourism and adventure tourism. Failte Ireland is co-hosting an event for Wild Atlantic Tourism adventure […]

RECOVERY Haven is holding a free talk in The Killarney Oaks Hotel on Wednesday, October 19 at 7.30pm. The event is part of Cancer Week Ireland is taking placeable next week. This national initiative hopes to raise awareness of cancer and advances in care and treatment. The talk will shine a light on cancer, how to […]