Archive for March, 2017

Mike O’Halloran was in Wexford to see Kerry suffer a big defeat to the model county in their Allianz National League Division 1B match on Sunday… Wexford 3-18 Kerry 0-12  Some 2,600 people turned up to see Kerry pit their wits against against the might of Wexford, about ten of them […]

THE call has gone out for Kerry women to take part in the  2017 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon later this year. Amanda Byram and David Gillick, members of the Vhi Support Team announced that 2017 event is now open for entries and will see over 35,000 women walk, jog or run through Dublin city […]

DANIEL O’Donnell is mad for Kerry. He’s always playing concerts in Killarney and in the past couple of years his RTE show has taken him to Tralee and west Kerry. Well he’s been around again with his wife for their ‘Daniel And Majella’s Road Trip’ TV show which airs at […]

IT’S been a vintage year for Na Gaeil GAA. The Oakpark club had a lot to celebrate at their annual social at the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday night, with over 130 people attending. Among the highlights of the past 12 months? The senior side has been promoted from Division 4 as champions, they contested the […]

IS linne an Ghaeilge ach is leatsa í a labhairt… Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn is in full swing at present as pupils, staff and parents join to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017. Activities ranging from Seó Ardáin to Céilithe to renowned accordion player Liam O Connor’s visit, to a family fun Bingo night are some of the events taking […]

NOW it’s getting really interesting. Griffith Swords Thunder came to the Tralee Sports Complex last night lying six points above Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in the Men’s Superleague table. Well, they left town just three in front, as the home crowd spurred Warriors to a 68-61 victory with Trae Pemberton in top form with […]

. TWO events at the Kerry College of Further Education drew impressive attendances showing the appeal of the courses on offer at their Clash premises. First of all an information evening was held for parents of school leavers on Wednesday, while on Thursday they held an open day. “It was […]

HISTORY was made on Saturday morning at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Tralee with the first ever morning SIS broadcast from an Irish track to betting shops across the UK and Ireland. This development follows on from the existing evening broadcasts from The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Mullingar Greyhound Stadium & Youghal Greyhound […]

HOPE is the ability to see the light in the darkest of situations. They say the difference between a pessimist and an optimist is as follows… A pessimist is a person who sees the difficulty in every opportunity.  An optimist is a person who sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Hope […]

THERE’S no let up in the weather warnings. While there’s a bit of a respite at the moment this afternoon, it’s set to get windy later on in the county. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Kerry, Wexford, Clare, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, valid from this afternoon […]

As part of Literacy Week 2017, Transition Year Students of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School took part in Character Costume Day on Friday. The students dressed as their favorite fictional characters from literature, and produced some brilliant efforts! Harry Potter and Hagrid, Bananas in Pyjamas, Thomas the Tank Engine and even […]

OUR Lady and St Brendan’s Church has seen a lot of people pass through their doors over the past couple of days. Having hosted over 40 Holy Family and Listellick school pupils for their Confirmation on Thursday, the following day saw the church packed to see 75 pupils from Scoil […]

A MAN who was blinded by a bullet at age 10 and later founded a charity will give a talk this month at St John’s Church. The ‘Tralee Lenten Justice Talk: When Compassion Leads to Change’ was launched on Friday at the church on Castle Street. On Monday, March 13, Richard Moore will […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital Tralee will become the first hospital within the group to introduce a smoke free campus as of Wednesday, March 8. In an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle for patients and staff, smoking will be prohibited on the hospital grounds. The removal of the smoking shelter has […]

THE students in CBS are a well-travelled lot recently with two separate groups recently returning from Holland and Italy. Fifth year students went in a ski trip earlier this month to Bertoldi in the Italian Alps above Lake Lavarone, also spending a day in Milan. It was the first time a […]

A KILMOYLEY school pupil was chosen as a regional winner in a national painting competition. Mia Hunt, age 6, from SN Naomh Eirc,  has been chosen as one of Ireland’s best young painters for her entry to the Sightsavers Junior Painters Awards 2017. Mia’s  painting was inspired by this year’s theme of […]

The Kerry hurling team to play Wexford in Round 3 of the Allianz Hurling League on Sunday next in Wexford Park  at 2 pm shows four changes in personnel from the side defeated by Limerick in Round 2. Martin Stackpoole comes into goal in place of Aidan McCabe; James O’Connor […]

IN case ye all haven’t seen it already, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors got together with Aidan O’Mahony for a bit of a ‘game’ up in Mercy Mounthawk during the week. It was all to get behind Aidan in his bid to get further in RTE’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’. The lads had […]

BARRY John Keane returns to the starting line-up for the Kerry team to play Roscommon in Round 4 of the Allianz Football League in Hyde Park Roscommon on Sunday at 2pm. In changes from the Monaghan game, Killian Young takes over at full back in place of Mark Griffin while Paul […]

  A PUBLIC meeting, organised by ShannonWatch, will be held in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, at 2pm this Saturday, March 4. ShannonWatch strongly believe that US military planes should not be allowed to pass through Shannon Airport. The meeting will be chaired by Edward Horgan and features John Lannon and […]

FOUR Kerry entrepreneurs are vying for the 2017 County Enterprise Award, which will be presented at the Kerry Enterprise Awards on March 10, during Local Enterprise Week. The nominees that have been shortlisted for the award this year are Joseph Moynihan from JM Agri Design Tralee, Ildiko Bajzat from Wellness Baking […]

YOU may have noticed it’s been raining for a while now. Well Met Eireann has updated its Yellow Status rainfall warning for Kerry, Clare, Cork, Limerick and Connacht, which was due to end at 6pm today, until tomorrow afternoon. There’ll be further falls of heavy rain today, tonight and into Saturday, […]

‘FREEBIE Friday’, a new initiative from Kerry County Council aimed at bringing a new lease of life to Tralee, has been launched to encourage people to enjoy Tralee town centre on Friday evenings. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien, said that Kerry County Council’s initiative, which had immediate effect […]

IT was a painful night for some as the students faced the waxing strip at an event in Fabrik. The IT Tralee Events Society held a charity ‘Strictly Come Waxing’ fundraiser on Thursday and some of the lads got quite the shock when it came down to business. The event kicked off […]

IT was a special occasion for over 40 pupils from two schools in town, when they made their confirmations on Thursday. Families of the pupils were safely in from the rain at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church as Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne, confirmed the young boys and girls of sixth […]

A TRALEE mezzo-soprano will realise a dream of all opera singers when she makes her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera House tonight. The Oakpark Demesne native will appear as Stéphano in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette in performances over the next fortnight. Continued below… Paula Murrihy has already appeared at prestigious venues all […]

A TRALEE councillor is trying to get a rate cut for  any new businesses taking a premises in the town centre. Cllr Pa Daly of Sinn Féin has a motion before the next meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council, that the authority should introduce a discounted […]

LOOKS like we’ll have to keep our brollies out for another day at least, as Met Eireann issued another weather warning today for Kerry this morning. The Status Yellow rainfall warning will stay in place until 6pm tomorrow evening. The warning means that Kerry, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo and Clare will see […]

A CELEBRATION of young Kerry filmmaking was held in Siamsa Tíre on Thursday morning with the annual FÍS Film Project for Schools screenings. Each year, the Education Centre working in collaboration with the Kerry Film Festival invites schools to present their films at local screenings. This provides students and teachers […]

THAT didn’t take very long. Shoppers and  workers were greeted with a different looking Mall this morning as the 13 trees which adorned the area were cut down. As reported yesterday, the trees were to be removed by the Council in anticipation of works on The Mall later this year. […]