Archive for November, 2016

DINGLE band, Walking On Cars, has won a 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA). The EBBAs are the preeminent European music awards for emerging artists. Walking on Cars, who appeared on The Late Late Show last night, are the fourth act to be announced as winners of an EBBA award. Continued below… […]

THE men and women from the west crossed the bridge to Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night to celebrate a successful year for Castlegregory GAA club. While the club never reached the heady days of 2010 when they won the All-Ireland Junior title, the 200 or so faithful attending still had much to […]

IF you’ve been around town for the past couple of days you may have noticed there’s a circus festival going on. Well it’s in full swing at the moment and there’s loads to see and do between Saturday and Sunday. Today sees numerous events in town with children’s workshops at […]

THE Paco fashion store at the Mall was a hive of activity this morning for a charity event in aid of a great cause. There were fashion shows, scones, cakes, teas and coffee served to customers who gave generously throughout the morning and early afternoon. “We’re trying to raise €20,000 to buy 10 new chemotherapy chairs […]

A TRALEE woman is organising a coffee morning next Thursday to mark World Prematurity Day. The event, on November 17, is being organised by Jennifer Kissane, following the birth of her and husband Greg’s premature baby boy Fionn in June, arriving six weeks early at 5lb 2. Jennifer herself was born 12 […]

ULTAN Dillane will start for Ireland for the first time tomorrow when they face Canada at the Aviva Stadium. The Tralee RFC star really impressed in his latest cameo for his country against the All-Blacks last week, but now he has an opportunity to stake a starting place for the upcoming […]

ST Brendan’s NS in Blennerville is looking for someone to design a sculpture for the school grounds at their new building as part of the ‘Per Cent For Art’ Scheme. The school is inviting submissions for a fixed, permanent sculpture piece that is child friendly,  functional (for example a weather shelter), tactile and visually […]

A TRALEE woman has written a new study which recommends introduction of legislation to allow for ‘class action’ cases in Ireland. Dr Joanne Blennerhassett, a native of Oakpark, saw her study launched by former Supreme Court Judge and President of the Law Reform Commission, Judge Catherine McGuinness at an event in UCD […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry Martin Ferris has said yesterday’s vote on TDs pay is a slap in the face for ordinary workers. Sinn Féin had proposed that TDs would not accept the €5,000 per year pay rise but this was rejected by a vote of 90 votes to 32. […]

CHILDREN and students across Kerry are being asked to bring their imaginations to life, grab their pens, crayons and paintbrushes and get doodling as the deadline approaches for this year’s Doodle for Google 2017 competition. Twenty students from Kerry made the regional finals in previous years and it is hoped more […]

THE Baby Market is back in The Rose Hotel Tralee later this month and they are helping a local organisation in the process. They are running a Christmas Appeal in conjunction with Kerry Women’s Refuge on Sunday, November 20th from 12 noon to 2pm, where they are seeking donations of for women’s, children’s and […]

THE Irish TV company has obtained High Court protection after an unexpected funding shortfall and liabilities over assets of €8.7m. The station has its headquarters in Westport, Co Mayo, but also has a base at Kerry Technology Park. The company made a petition to the High Court today seeking its protection with an immediate operational […]

THE pupils from Scoil Eoin have been very busy this past week gathering items for the annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal for those less fortunate. The appeal was co-ordinated by the Students Council and by Thursday they had gathered 45o boxes and €1,100 in cash to donate to Team Hope who bring […]

THE shortlist for the prestigious Eir Spiders was announced this morning and a north Kerry company is up for two of the national awards. Avalanche Designs, based in Ballyduff,  is a digital solutions firm that builds websites and marketing materials for businesses and individuals in Ireland and all over the world. Continued below… Founded by Aidan […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí are celebrating their annual Positive Mental Health Week at the moment and a number of events and activities are taking place at the school. The week is part of an overall health promotion initiative in the school following on from the Mental Health Amber flag that the school was awarded last […]

BALLYHEIGUE man Richie Stack has continued his winning ways in the world of Mixed Matial Arts by taking a championship at the weekend. Richie, who fights out of the Tralee Spirit MMA club, travelled to West Cage Fighting Championship 6 (WCFC)  on Saturday in The Clayton Hotel, Galway. He went there with […]

PEOPLE may forever mark the 9th of November 2016 as the day that the world changed. However, maybe we should accept the fact that the world had already changed and it has just taken this bombshell for us to realise it. The world is divided and we didn’t even see it […]

THERE’S a great night planned for the Ashe Hotel in a couple of weeks time as nine couples take to the dance floor for a charity event. Students Katie O’Donoghue and Akeem Mollow have organised a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in aid of Pieta House and tickets are going fast for […]

AFTER his heroics on Saturday night in Chicago for Ireland’s win over the All-Blacks, Ultan Dillane is set to start for his country this weekend against Canada. It will be the former Tralee RFC player’s first start for Ireland as they face the north Americans in the Guinness November series game at the Aviva […]

THE funds raised from a charity event held for the last six years has now passed the €82,000 thanks to the efforts of enthusiastic walkers back in July. The seventh Jamie Wrenn Walk was held in aid of Recovery Haven this year and the proceeds from it totalling €12,700 were presented […]

YOU’LL find Kerry fans in every corner of the world, but you don’t expect the green and gold to show up in a video by a sports fashion blogger in Texas. Paul Cantu, who has over 275,000 subscribers to his YouTube page, drives around thrift stores in the US looking […]

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 […]