Archive for December, 2016

Let's go again...making the dash into the water for the Christmas Day swim in Fenit. Photo by Dermot Crean

Five Things To Do From Christmas Eve To St Stephen’s Day

December 24, 2016 at 8:48 am Comments are Disabled

Christmas is finally here and people will enjoy a well-earned break from work. But  for anyone who wants to escape the house between now and Monday afternoon, let’s see what you can get up to…  1. Enjoy the Christmas atmosphere… There’s nothing like going to town on Christmas Eve and meeting […]

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Aoife King, Patrick O'Donnell, Jordan Tearle, Sean Gannon, Sean Trant and Sally O'Mahony at rehearsals for Mercy Mounthawk's production of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Mounthawk Students To Bring Shakespeare Classic To Siamsa Stage

December 24, 2016 at 8:47 am Comments are Disabled

IT may be Christmas, but the students of Mercy Mounthawk are already looking ahead to the new year and their upcoming production of a Shakespearean classic. TraleeToday.ie visited the school on Thursday morning where the students were rehearsing for ‘Romeo And Juliet’ which will be performed at Siamsa Tíre from […]

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Post-Christmas Sales To Continue The Shopping Bonanza For Retailers

Post-Christmas Sales To Continue The Shopping Bonanza For Retailers

December 24, 2016 at 8:47 am Comments are Disabled

EVEN though it’s only Christmas Eve, many people are already eyeing up what’s coming in the sales which begin just after Christmas. With vouchers a reliable choice of a gift this Christmas, expect the shopping bonanza to continue for retailers until the new year. CH Chemists are getting ahead of […]

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Have A ‘Dry’ Swim This Christmas Day

Have A ‘Dry’ Swim This Christmas Day

December 24, 2016 at 8:46 am Comments are Disabled

SEASONED Christmas Day swimmer, Billy Ryle, is once again requesting the thousands of people, who will be driving to swims at venues all over the county to get fully behind the “Never Ever Drink and Drive campaign of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), www.rsa.ie. Billy launched the “Dry Christmas Day […]

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REVIEW 2016: The News From February

REVIEW 2016: The News From February

December 24, 2016 at 8:44 am Comments are Disabled

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in February… •  A UK clothing chain opened a new store on Abbeycourt. A number of new jobs were created at Mountain Warehouse – the UK-based discount outdoor clothing seller which has branches in Dublin, Wexford, Banbridge and Antrim – when it […]

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Michael Moran, Isabella Stein, Ursula Earley and Declan Hourigan at the Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students' Debs Ball at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Gaelcholáiste Glamour At The Students’ Debs Ball In Ballyroe

December 23, 2016 at 4:25 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Christmas season is also a time for many students around town to enjoy their Debs Balls and take a well-earned break from their studies. The Ballyroe Heights Hotel was the venue on Thursday night for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to celebrate the festive season and well over 100 enjoyed the […]

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Tournament To Remember Daniel To Be Held On St Stephen’s Day

Tournament To Remember Daniel To Be Held On St Stephen’s Day

December 23, 2016 at 3:33 pm Comments are Disabled

BETWEEN walks, 5k runs and rugby matches, there’s no shortage of things to do on St Stephen’s Day. Another great event to support on the day is the 2016 Daniel Coffey Memorial Tournament. Taking place at Marian Park pitch from 10.30am, the tournament celebrates a talented footballer, Daniel Coffey, who sadly passed […]

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Linda Sugrue and Nina Mansfield in Kirby's Brogue Inn on Thursday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Seán Brings The Christmas Cheer To The Brogue

December 23, 2016 at 1:35 pm Comments are Disabled

IRELAND South MEP, Sean Kelly, was in Tralee yesterday to give people a festive treat in Kirby’s Brogue Inn. The Kilcummin man is home for the Christmas period and decided to treat people to mulled wine and mince pies in the Rock Street hostelry. It was also an opportunity for constituents to […]

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Warning About Dogs Off Leash After Incident On Canal Walk

Warning About Dogs Off Leash After Incident On Canal Walk

December 23, 2016 at 1:08 pm 2 comments

A DOG owner whose pet was approached aggressively by another dog on the canal walk yesterday is calling on owners to keep their dogs on the leash when they see others coming towards them. Tom Foley posted his experience on the Tralee Do You Know Facebook page yesterday and numerous other owners […]

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REVIEW 2016: The News From January

REVIEW 2016: The News From January

December 23, 2016 at 11:08 am Comments are Disabled

We begin our review of the news we brought you on TraleeToday.ie this year at, well, the obvious starting point…January… • TWO Tralee teenagers blagged their way into a $1,000 New Year’s Eve party in Sydney and uploaded a video to YouTube. Jack Stuart and Rory Doyle spent $65 on […]

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Presentation Helps Out St Vincent de Paul Appeal

Presentation Helps Out St Vincent de Paul Appeal

December 23, 2016 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

THE St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Appeal was a tremendous success in Presentation Secondary School, Tralee this year. Following a visit from Christy Lynch, regional organiser of SVP, the Student Representative Council was motivated to organise the promotion of the appeal and the collection of food items and Christmas treats in […]

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The Office Chair Racing Has Been Postponed

The Office Chair Racing Has Been Postponed

December 23, 2016 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

THE organisers have decided to postpone the Office Chair Racing which was planned for today. Organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance, this years’s event was to take place at 1pm on Neil Armstrong Way outside Siamsa Tire. However, due to the bad weather, it was decided to postpone the event until a later date, […]

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Kerry Airport Receives Grants Boost Of Over €562,000

Kerry Airport Receives Grants Boost Of Over €562,000

December 22, 2016 at 3:21 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Airport is to receive a funding boost of €562,602 from the Government. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is allocating €2.77 million between the four regional airports – Kerry, Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock, and Waterford. Announcing the funding, Transport Minister Shane Ross says these allocations are being made under […]

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Mounthawk Basketball Teams Have Much To Look Forward To In 2017

Mounthawk Basketball Teams Have Much To Look Forward To In 2017

December 22, 2016 at 3:02 pm Comments are Disabled

MERCY Mounthawk basketball is in rude health after recent victories left them looking forward to All-Ireland quarter-finals in the new year. The under 16 boys defeated CBS Tralee in the semi finals and ISK Killorglin in the Southwest final so they now move onto the All Ireland league quarter-final stage. The boys […]

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing! Pictured performing at their school Christmas concert in Blennerville National School on Wed, 21st Dec are from left Kaela Reidy and Yvie Ross. Pic: Pauline Dennigan

PHOTOS: The Infants Of Blennerville NS Perform Nativity Concert

December 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm Comments are Disabled

THE weeks and weeks of rehearsing ‘Born In A Barn’ and other children’s Christmas songs paid off handsomely for the Junior and Senior Infants of St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville last night. The little ones were the first to perform a Christmas concert in the school hall since it opened in January. […]

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Over 40s Hurling Match To Raise Funds For Charity

Over 40s Hurling Match To Raise Funds For Charity

December 22, 2016 at 12:31 pm 1 comment

FOR those of you looking for things to do over the holiday period, here’s something that sounds like a bit of craic. The ‘old-timers’ in Crotta O’Neills and Abbeydorney will take to the field in what’s billed as a ‘Battle Of The Fittest’ showdown on Tuesday, December 28 at 1pm at […]

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Kerry Garda Division Chief Superintendent Tom Myers with Billy Galvin and Santa at the Garda collection for Inspired Group on The Mall on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: An Inspired Afternoon As Gardaí Raise Funds For Local Group

December 22, 2016 at 9:03 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE gardaí were out in force on The Mall on Wednesday to undertake their annual Christmas charity collection. Starting at 12.30pm, a band struck up with various guest singers throughout the afternoon and Santa Claus helping with the fundraising. Continued below… Among them were members of Inspired group – the community-based project […]

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'The Dame', Tom Hannifin chastises 'The Fools' Gary Murphy and Mike Lynch at rehearsals for 'Rapunzel' at Siamsa Tíre. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Christmas Panto To Let Your Hair Down To At ‘Rapunzel’

December 22, 2016 at 9:03 am Comments are Disabled

THE Christmas period wouldn’t be the same without the annual panto in Siamsa Tíre and this year is going to special yet again. Oliver Hurley is the man at the helm and he’s promising his production of ‘Rapunzel’ will have songs, dance and no small amount of laughter when it […]

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Boxing Night Raises Funds For Recovery Haven

Boxing Night Raises Funds For Recovery Haven

December 22, 2016 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

AN entertaining night of boxing at the The Ashe Hotel last November raised €700 for Recovery Haven. Organised by St Margaret’s Boxing Club, the ‘Fight Night’ event on November 19 saw members of the club and others taking to the ring, with two of the bouts even being contested blindfolded. Continued below… There were 14 keenly contested fights […]

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‘Home For Christmas’ Idea Catches On At Benners

‘Home For Christmas’ Idea Catches On At Benners

December 22, 2016 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S been huge interest in tomorrow night’s ‘Home For Christmas’ event at Benners Hotel according organisers. The Castle Street venue came up with something a little bit different for people back home for Christmas who want to catch up on with friends on Friday, December 23. ‘Home for Christmas’ is offering a new venue for the […]

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Kerry Animal Welfare Groups Receive Government Funding

Kerry Animal Welfare Groups Receive Government Funding

December 21, 2016 at 4:59 pm Comments are Disabled

LOCAL animal welfare groups received a boost yesterday when it was announced they would get funding from the Department of Agriculture. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, announced funding awards of €2,460,500 to 137 animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animal welfare. The […]

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Council Urges People Home For Christmas To Check Out Jobs On ‘SciTech’ Website

Council Urges People Home For Christmas To Check Out Jobs On ‘SciTech’ Website

December 21, 2016 at 4:40 pm 1 comment

KERRY County Council is urging any Kerry natives who are home for Christmas and who may be looking for job opportunities in science or technology in the county to visit a new online portal which lists a range of vacancies in the sector. Launched recently, KerrySciTech is a not-for-profit organisation whose […]

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Senior infants from CBS Primary before going on stage on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: CBS Primary Pupils Shine At Christmas Concerts

December 21, 2016 at 1:16 pm Comments are Disabled

THE boys and girls of CBS Primary School gave star performances at their Christmas concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday with the weeks of hard work paying off. In the Junior infants,  Maddison played the part of a disorganised but lovable angel who is chosen to show the way to Bethlehem in the […]

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Corcoran’s To Create Jobs With Opening Of New Manor Store Next Week

Corcoran’s To Create Jobs With Opening Of New Manor Store Next Week

December 21, 2016 at 12:13 pm Comments are Disabled

CORCORANS Furniture & Carpets  will create 12 new jobs across Killarney and Tralee Stores with the launch their new 20,000ft Superstore in Manor Park, Tralee next week and their Bathroom, Tile, Stove & Fireplace Department in Killarney. The grand opening of the new Tralee Showroom on Tuesday, December 27 will coincide […]

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Major EXPO To Attract People To Work In Kerry

Major EXPO To Attract People To Work In Kerry

December 21, 2016 at 11:03 am 1 comment

KERRY businesses will champion the county as one of the top choices in Ireland for people to live and work at an event in the spring. To promote this, fourteen of Kerry’s largest industries together with twelve sponsors such as Kerry County Council, IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Office to mention just a few […]

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Volunteers Gather 27 Bags Of Rubbish In Beach Clean-up

Volunteers Gather 27 Bags Of Rubbish In Beach Clean-up

December 21, 2016 at 10:59 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Christmas Banna Beach Clean-Up took place last Sunday and a team of 20 people collected a lot of rubbish. “If you’re ever feeling blue about all the troubles in the world, I would highly recommend joining a community initiative, it will warm your heart!” said Rachel Geary who […]

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Crib In The Square Damaged Again Overnight

Crib In The Square Damaged Again Overnight

December 21, 2016 at 10:40 am 3 comments

YET again, there has been damage caused to the Crib in the Square. People walking to work through the Square this morning were greeted with the sight of broken perspex, cut light cables and statues knocked over. The damage has been reported to gardaí who are looking for anyone who […]

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judges Ms. Caroline Foley, Mr. Alan O’Sullivan , Ms. Helena Madigan and Ms. Margaret Barry.

Presentation Christmas Jumper Day Raises Almost €1,000 For Ronald McDonald House

December 21, 2016 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

ALL students at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee were invited to wear Christmas Jumpers on Tuesday in order to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald house at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. However, students are being asked to use their creativity to “Upcycle” an existing jumper rather than wearing a shop-bought version. Continued below… […]

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St Brendan’s Park FC News

St Brendan’s Park FC News

December 20, 2016 at 6:33 pm Comments are Disabled

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  HAPPY CHRISTMAS ; St Brendan’s Park FC wishes all players, coaches, sponsors, members, supporters and friends a very happy Christmas and New Year.   Well done on a very successful 2016 so enjoy the festive break and we look forward to seeing you all in […]

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Kerry Badminton Association

Kerry Badminton Association

December 20, 2016 at 6:20 pm Comments are Disabled

ONE of the great Irish novels was first printed in 1879 and this was “Knocknagow” by Charles Kickham. One of the main features in this book was the hammer throwing contest between the local Captain and Matt the Thrasher. To win this contest Matt got his inspiration from looking at […]

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