Archive for November 23rd, 2016

  A TRALEE man won the top prize at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition, which took place in the Ballygarry House Hotel earlier today. A total of €50,000 was awarded in prizes across three different categories including best Business Idea, Best Start Up Business and Best Established Business. […]

THE IT Tralee has honoured four students who have achieved great honours in their chosen sports this year. Kerry minors footballers David Clifford and Fionan MacKessy, rower Monika Dukarska and Shauna Kelly received presentations at a lunch in The Rose Hotel on Tuesday, from the IT Tralee President, Dr Oliver […]

A NEW book which features Munster poetry down through the centuries is to have its Tralee launch at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on this Friday evening, November 25 at 6.30pm. ‘Best Loved Poems: Favourite Poems from the South of Ireland’ was launched in Listowel, on Saturday and a series of similar events has been […]

PHOTOGRAPHY lovers gathered at Tralee Library last night for the annual Ardfert Camera Club Photographic Exhibition. Local publisher Justin Horgan from Ardfert, officially launched the event where nearly 50 pictures were on display featuring various themes from the members of the club from landscapes, seascapes, people, still life etc. Continued […]

A NEW First Responders group have a monster draw on Christmas Eve which could see someone start their Christmas with a hamper worth over €1,000 as well as a chance to win one of four other hampers that are up for grabs. The initiative is been undertaken by Lixnaw First Responders […]

OVER 150 people attended Tralee Credit Union’s Prize Giving Night dedicated to their Youth on Thursday night in Manor West Hotel, Tralee. Presentations were made to students from primary, secondary and third level for Tralee Credit Union’s Annual Art Competition, their Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards and Schools Credit Union […]

THE Kerry Businesswomen’s Network hosted an event at The Brehon Hotel recently where the guest speaker gave a talk on Conflict Management. Gerry O’Sullivan, who delivers professional mediation training and provides a mediation service through her company O’Sullivan Solutions, spoke about a range of issues relating to the subject to the […]

THE history of two Ballymac schools will be explored on Saturday with a special event in Flemby school. In January 1966, the pupils of Ballymacthomas National School moved to a new school in Flemby after almost 100 years. With the school celebrating its Golden Jubilee, it was thought fitting to include […]

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students took part in a Model United Nations event at the weekend where and took home some awards for their participation. Conor Ó hArgáín won “Distinguished Delegate”(2nd) and Vince Ó Cathasaigh achieved “Honourable Mention”(3rd) in the event at UCC. “Model United Nations or MUN is simulation in which […]