Archive for January 25th, 2017

A YELLOW Status Rainfall Warning has been issued for Kerry and Cork. Rain will turn heavy later tonight and will continue through Thursday with 30 to 50 mm of rain likely over west Cork and over south and west Kerry. Some larger totals are possible on the mountains. The warning […]

EVENT Management students from the Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE) organised a week of events to promote Mental Health awareness this week. The 3k fun run took place on Wednesday with all proceeds going to the Tralee branch of Pieta House. The whole event was planned, organised and run solely […]

STUDENTS from Mercy Mounthawk helped out a local charity and at the same time showed great entrepreneurial spirit during the Christmas season. Katie Nagle from Ballyroe along with Caherslee girls Amy O’Mahony and Jenny Fox, are Transition Years who decided to enter the Young Entrepreneurs Programme under the name JAK Christmas Cards. For their […]

COLIN ‘Poshey’ Aherne has had a busy month. The well-known mental health awareness campaigner took on a 5k A Day for January challenge and he’s nearing the end of the road. Poshey was donating €1 for each run to total €31 for the month, but he started a gofundme page which has […]

THE organisers of Miss Kerry 2017 are currently looking for is now looking for applicants for 2017. The competition is open to women throughout the county, offering a great experience for the contestants, encouraging confidence and promotes ‘girl power’, say organisers. The competition has become very popular in recent years, with the 2017 event already […]

THE wind is picking up it seems as Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for many parts of the country, including Kerry. South to southeast winds will increase strong to gale force and gusty in coastal counties of Ireland today. These winds will persist overnight and into […]

A SPECIAL event featuring a number of speakers on the topic of women’s health will be held in tomorrow evening (Thursday) at the Manor West Hotel. Sam McCauley’s Chemists, in conjunction with Dr Mary McCaffrey (Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist) and Dr Haroon (Consultant Rheumatologist) are inviting people to ‘A Discussion On Women’s Health And […]

A LOCAL GAA club is appealing for members of the public to help gardaí with their investigation into an act of vandalism at the weekend. The St Pats GAA Club Facebook page had a post up yesterday asking people for help after the community rooms opposite the pitch was the subject […]