Archive for November 4th, 2016

THE INEC in Killlarney will be the venue in two weeks time for a special gala celebration of the achievements of the 1997 to 2014 All-Ireland winning teams. The Kerry County Committee, in association with Kerry Group, will honour them at the event which will also serve as the launch of the […]

Aren’t Bank Holidays great for shortening the week? It’s almost the weekend and here’s a few suggestions on what to get up to… Friday 1. ‘Eamonn’ to MC at Fashion Show Bernard O’Shea of ‘Bridget and Eamonn’ fame is coming ‘home’ tonight to MC a fashion show. Bernard, whose dad hails from […]

ASHE STREET has undergone a bit of a renaissance of late and that continues with announcement of a series of seasonal one day street festivals, the first of which happens on Saturday, November 19. The first Winter event will celebrate the season that is upon us with street entertainment, discounts and special offers across a range […]

CRAG Cave is a hive of activity at the moment as they busily prepare to welcome a special visitor on December 1. Yes, Santa’s Winter Wonderland is coming back to the popular attraction just outside Castleisland with loads in store for little ones. Santa will once again be arriving on December […]

TRANSITION KERRY are to host an evening that focuses in on local food production in Kerry on St. John’s Parish Centre, November 16 between 7:30pm and 9:30pm. The objective of this group is to develop a roadmap within the next year for a resilient and sustainable food system in Kerry […]

WHILE the rest of the country reported rainfall way below the average for October, Valentia bucked the trend last month according to Met Eireann’s latest figures. Thanks to the dreadful days we experienced on October 3-4, the south Kerry station reported slightly above average rainfall. October 3rd was the wettest […]

BACK in 1966, RTE broadcasted ‘Discovery In Tralee’ which showed off the town’s advances into modern living as it was at the time. Thanks to the RTE Archives website, we can sample the sights and sound of what the likes of The Mall and St Brendan’s Park were like 50 years ago. […]