Archive for November 30th, 2016

MET Éireann has issued a Code Level Orange fog warning for Kerry for tonight and tomorrow. Fog is expected to be dense in Kerry overnight and is expected to linger in some areas until noon tomorrow. This, coupled with low temperatures, will create difficult conditions for motorists. Kerry County Council […]

A NEW photography club has been formed in Tralee where people can meet socially and discuss their passion. The Cois Lí Camera Club meets fortnightly at the side bar in The Greyhound Bar and caters for complete beginners to intermediate level and even has some prize winning members. Around a dozen […]

A WORKERS Rights Welcome Centre, which is open to all workers who wish to ‘drop in’ for information and advice on workplace issues, is to open in Connolly Hall, Upper Rock Street, Tralee, on Friday, December 9 at 12pm. Workers Rights Welcome Centre (WRWC) project manager, Rachael Ryan, said: “WRWC staff […]

THERE were 16 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry today. According to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Monday saw 11 people waiting on trolleys, while on Tuesday the figure had increased to 13. Today sees another rise in the figures from the INMO, which are […]

A NEW group has been formed in Tralee to with the aim of removing barriers to accessing built environment communal spaces in town for people with disabilities. The Tralee Access Group (TAG), which met at the Enable Ireland offices in Edward Street on Wednesday morning, is an independent group, formed in early […]

THE final Tralee Chamber Alliance/Tidy Towns Monthly Business Awards for 2016 were presented at the AIB Brexit Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday at the Ballygarry House Hotel. The awards were presented for October, November and December with three very worthy winners of beautiful paintings from artist John Hurley. Gillian Wharton, who along […]

TRALEE Credit Union has €174m in savings and welcomed 2,000 new members in the past year, according to their end of year accounts. The AGM of the Union, which includes the offices in Castleisland and Killorglin, will take place on Monday, December 12 at 8pm in The Rose Hotel and members will […]

LAST week I was MC for a fashion show that was organized by the students of the IT Tralee in aid of St Vincent de Paul. They did a tremendous job of showing styles that are available from both shops here in Tralee. One of the things that struck me […]

WHILE the town was an explosion of colour and fun on Saturday at the CH Chemists parade, it also marked the beginning of Santaland at the store. From now until Christmas Eve, the man in the red suit takes up residence in the grotto upstairs and children will have a […]