Archive for November 9th, 2016

THE ADAPT shop on Matt Talbot Road will be the venue for a special fundraising fashion show later this month. Helena Slattery – manager of the shop which raises funds for the ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge Centre on the Killeen Road – said she is really looking forward to the event on Friday, […]

THE gloves and blindfolds will be on in The Ashe Hotel on Saturday week when a ‘White Collar’ boxing night will take place in aid of Recovery Haven. Organised by St Margaret’s Boxing Club, the event will see members taking to the ring with two of the bouts being contested blindfolded […]

THE season for club fundraisers is in full swing these days with Lip Sync Battles, ‘Strictly’ nights and Battle Of The Parishes all gracing hotel venues around town in the past month. St Pat’s GAA club in Blennerville has decided to steer away from the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event they’ve […]

MEADOWLANDS Hotel is hosting the third Annual Tralee Rock, Blues and Motorcycle Festival on from Friday to Sunday this weekend in aid of Kerry S.P.C.A. The Gin Palace Bar Stewards have organised an exciting line up of entertainment as the Festival kicks off at 7pm Friday evening with a Gin Cocktail sponsored […]

WHILE Christmas is just around the corner and it’s a wonderful time for many families, it can also be a time of stress and financial strain. Chapter 23 Kerry Credit Unions has teamed up with independent financial advisory organisation MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) to produce their “Keep the Wolves from the Door” a […]

THERE has been a 12% reduction in drink-driving detections so far this year compared to 2015, but the figures show the message isn’t getting through to younger drivers. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the latest traffic figures for the division at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in […]

BANK Of Ireland will host free Flash Networking Event in Tralee as part of National Enterprise Week. The branch on Lower Castle Street, Tralee will host the event on Wednesday, November 30 from 6pm-7.30pm. Networking Events are fast-paced business and community networking opportunities connecting people including entrepreneurs, businesses and Bank of Ireland staff. The events […]

THERE was a good turnout at Tralee Library on Tuesday evening for the launch of The Kerry Magazine, 2017. The Kerry Magazine, Issue No. 27, 2017, which is published annually by the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society (KAHS) was launched by Ms Moira Murrell, Kerry County Council, CEO. This was […]

THERE has been a fall in the numbers signing on the live register in Tralee in October. The number of people unemployed in Tralee now stands at 4,445, down 76 on September’s figure according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. However, the jobless figure rose in the county […]

THERE was a 40% increase in possession of drugs for personal use detections in Tralee in 2016 so far this year, compared to the same period in 2015, but a decrease of 6% in possession for sale or supply incidents in the area. Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent, Con Cadogan, delivered the […]