Archive for March, 2017

THE Kerry senior hurling team to play Laois in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B Relegation play-off in O’Moore Park Portlaoise on Saturday (7pm)  shows two changes in from the side defeated by Offaly in Round 5. Brendan O’Leary and Mikey Boyle come into the side with Shane Nolan and Jordan […]

BARRY John Keane comes into the Kerry team but fellow Tralee men Jack Barry and Jack Savage are on the bench for the match against Tyrone on Sunday. The team to face the Red Hand county in Round 7 of the Allianz Football League in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney on Sunday (2pm) shows […]

STUDENTS from Ballybunion were the senior category  winners in the County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held todayin the Institute of Technology, Tralee. The boys from St. Joseph’s Secondary School won for their “Circulation Foot Stool’ entry where they constructed a circulation foot stool support. Students involved […]

Events are thin on the ground this weekend, but there’s still stuff to get up to… Saturday 1. Fun at the INEC… The first ever Kerry Comic Con is coming to the INEC Killarney on Saturday and Sunday and actors behind some of the biggest adventure movies from Hollywood will be attending the […]

THE work of a talented bunch of students was on show up in Kerry College of Further Education on Thursday evening. The QQI Level 5 Art, Craft and Design Post Leaving Certificate students held an inspiring and interesting Art and Craft Exhibition at the Clash college. The one year course is run by Mary […]

TEACHERS from CBS The Green swapped stories on past pupil Kieran Donaghy and sixth year pupil Ryan Leonard, as the school honoured the pair for all of their achievements in sport on Thursday. Both Kieran and Ryan were selected onto the Irish Senior Men’s Basketball Team this year and the teachers spoke […]

THE price of petrol and diesel has stayed pretty much the same since the start of the year at the garages around town. In our monthly check on the prices of fuel, it shows that there is no difference between the prices since our last check five weeks ago, apart from around three stations […]

STAFF at the Bon Secours Hospital marked the retirement last Tuesday, of dentist, Mr Gerard Mannix. A mass was held by Fr Pat Crean Lynch, and later refreshments were had in the restaurant of the Bons. Gerard has retired from a career in dentistry spanning almost 40 years in Tralee, 20 0f […]

A TRULY amazing day was had by nearly 1,400 teenagers on Sunday at the annual KDYS Youth Day in Killarney INEC. This event has been running for over 40 years and sees the involvement of KDYS youth club members, along with hundreds of volunteers from across the Diocese of Kerry. […]

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to a big day for the Kerry hurlers as they face Laois in Portlaoise in the Division 1B relegation playoff… Kerry hurling fans make their way to Portlaoise on Saturday evening for the play off game against Laois to decide which one of them will remain […]

LEE Strand and the National Dairy Council are delighted to announce an exciting evening centred on Health and Wellbeing on Thursday 6th April in the Brandon Hotel, Tralee. The event will host high profile guest speakers including: Derval O’Rourke, Irish Olympic Athlete and cookbook author; Aidan O’Mahony, Kerry Football legend and […]

IT’S amazing how just a lick of paint can brighten up a street. Painters are working on The Corner House – popularly known as Godley’s Bar in years gone by – and passers-by and motorists have noticed how a coat of paint has really brightened up the Rock Street/Pembroke Street […]

STUDENTS and parents tasted their general knowledge at Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School on Wednesday night. Organised by the Parents Council, the annual quiz is a big fundraiser and all money raised goes back into the school. The quiz was held in the school’s new Centenary Hall, as opposed to the previous years […]

THERE’LL be some well-known faces gracing a charity ball in the Rose Hotel this June with some great prizes to be won. The Midsummer’s Ball in aid of the Palliative Care Unit at UHK will take place on June 9, at the hotel and Miriam O’Callaghan was in town on Wednesday […]

AS part of the Junior Entrepreneur Programme, fifth class pupils at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn set up their own business called Mi Magnets. The students sold thousands of fridge magnets to local clubs as part of the project. Austin Stacks Club commissioned the students to develop personalised magnets for the club, to […]

A TRALEE-BASED author launched his third children’s book on Monday, in the scenic surroundings of  An Clochán National School at the foot​ of Mount Brandon where the book is set. ‘Gravespeakers: Crispin’ is the third book in the series by Anthony Garvey – the others are Gravespeakers: Maria and Gravespeakers: Ruth […]

RALLYING returns to Kerry for the first time this year with the annual Circuit of Kerry Rally, based in Tralee on Sunday. The Rose Hotel-sponsored rally is the first of four major rallies set to take place in The Kingdom this year and organiser, Kerry Motor Club, has set a high […]

THE Ceiliúradh na nOg took place on Wednesday, March 29 at the Brandon Hotel, Tralee. Ceiliúradh na nOg is a faith programme for Transition Year and Fifth Year students and 300 of them, representing 15 of the post-primary schools from throughout the diocese, took part on the day. The students were given the […]

THE inaugural Kerry Association in Dublin Arts Award was presented to Professor Brendan Kennelly by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins this evening at a reception in the Shelbourne Hotel on St. Stephen’s Green. President Higgins presented a bespoke piece of Dingle Crystal to Brendan and in his address, President Higgins […]

The Kerry Under 21s beat Cork on Rebel soil for the first time in 20 years last night. Jack O’Connor’s charges did it in style too at Pairc Uí Rinn racking up 2-16 in a 16 point win over the home side. Andrew Barry won the man of the match […]

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have breathed new life into basketball in Tralee says Timmy Sheehan. Now they travel to Donegal to see if they can end their season on a high…  Tralee has enjoyed a long and varied basketball history both at local and national level. The return to the top […]

WINNERS of the Kerins O’Rahilly’s Strictly Come Dancing, Rosie McGrath and Dominic Rollo-Walker, were at Inspired, Friary Lane, on Tuesday where they donated their winnings from the contest. The pair out-danced some stiff competition on Satuday night to win the Judges Vote and chose to donate their €500 prize to the group. Inspired […]

FAMOUS celebrity stylist and award winning TV favourite, Gok Wan is coming around these parts soon with his Fashion Brunch Club. He will be getting up close and personal with his fans at a glamorous event on Easter Saturday, April 15, in Newcastlewest, less than an hour from Tralee, where he will […]

ON Easter Sunday morning, April 16, a dawn mass will be held in Annagh Burial Ground at 6am. Organised by the Curraheen Liturgy Group, it is the first time a dawn mass will ever have been held in the area. There will also be an Easter fire lighting ceremony  during […]

A BEAUTICIAN from a Tralee hair and beauty salon is one of the only Kerry-based nominees in the National Image Magazine Business of Beauty Awards. Corinna Kennelly a Beauty Therapist and Nail Technician working in Expose Beauty Lounge in Mounthawk, is delighted to bein the perstigious annual  awards. Corinna graduated from […]

A 44 year old man was arrested this morning in the Limerick City area in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of Nicola Collins. He is currently detained at Mayfield Garda Station in Cork under the provisions of Section 4-Criminal Justice Act 1984. Ms Collins (38), a mother […]

THE 2016 Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan joined forces with Honor Hurley, Kerry Rose Centre Coordinator and Jonathan Collins, General Manager of the Ballyroe Heights Hotel to launch the search for the 2017 Kerry Rose. This year’s Kerry Rose Selection takes place on June 2 at the Kerry Rose’s sponsor hotel – […]

TRALEE Credit Union has teamed up with Kerry Motor Works for their 2017 Members Car Draw where a Ford Focus will be given out to lucky winners. The draw, which sees four members drive away with a new car every year,  is hugely popular and Fintan Ryan, CEO Tralee Credit Union, welcomed the […]

THE annual Kerry Hospice Good Friday Walk will set off from The Grand Hotel on April 14, at 10am. It is the 20th Good Friday Walk organised by Kerry Hospice which started in 1998 and was the brainchild of Chairman of the Kerry Hospice, Ted Moynihan. The route will take participants out by Lohercannon to Blennerville, […]

Mens results (Sunday 26th March Master Classic 1) sponsored by  Grove Farm 1st : Hugh O’Callaghan (17) 42 Points 2nd : Derek O’Brien (17) 38 Points 3rd : Allan O’Connor (11) 38 Points 4th : John Moran (8) 36 Points 5th : John Reen Jnr (11) 36 Points 6th : Simon […]