Archive for May 10th, 2017

Female Cyclist Dies In Collision With Tractor On Killarney Bypass

Female Cyclist Dies In Collision With Tractor On Killarney Bypass

May 10, 2017 at 10:55 pm Comments are Disabled

  Gardaí at Killarney are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the Killarney bypass this evening, Wednesday May 10th 2017. At approximately 7pm a female cyclist in her 40s was in collision with a tractor which was towing agricultural equipment on the Killarney bypass which is the […]

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Well Known Hurler Hits The Decks At Fabrik For Headfunk

Well Known Hurler Hits The Decks At Fabrik For Headfunk

May 10, 2017 at 8:42 pm Comments are Disabled

FABRIK Nightclub are promising something special this Friday when DJs Adrian Royle and Maciej M-Keed take to the decks for Headfunk. Adrian Royle is well known for his exploits on the hurling field for Kilmoyley and Kerry, but he has a passion for music and  loves to DJ. “I mix […]

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The Presentation girls in the 'H2OMG' project. Photo by Dermot Crean

TY Groups From Tralee Schools In National ECO-UNESCO Final

May 10, 2017 at 5:19 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO projects from Presentation Secondary School Tralee and one from Mercy Mounthawk have made the national ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Final and now need the public’s support to claim the People’s Choice Award The awards ceremony takes place in the Mansion House, Dublin, on May 23 and there are four education centres from Kerry […]

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New Department Of Performing Arts Introduced At Kerry College Of Further Education

New Department Of Performing Arts Introduced At Kerry College Of Further Education

May 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW suite of Performing Arts courses in Music and Dance has been launched at Kerry College of Further Education in Tralee. From September, interested students can obtain a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Music or Dance with a number of focus areas including performance, theatre and music technology. The new […]

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IT Tralee Hosts ‘Steps To Success’ Networking Event For Students

IT Tralee Hosts ‘Steps To Success’ Networking Event For Students

May 10, 2017 at 2:55 pm Comments are Disabled

LAST week saw the annual Institute of Technology of Tralee’s Steps to Success Networking Event for the Computing and IT Departments take place. This is a unique careers module delivered to final year students to assist in the transition from the world of college to the world of work. The aim […]

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Martin Ferris and Billy Ryle at the launch of Billy's book, 'From Fenit Bathing Slip To The High Court' at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Martin Ferris Launches Billy’s Book At The Grand

May 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

FORMER members of Tralee Swimming Club joined friends and family of Billy Ryle at the launch of his new book at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening. Deputy Martin Ferris T.D. did the honours to launch ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip To The High Court’, a book telling the story of how the […]

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Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O'Brien with Sean O'Keeffe, Frank Hartnett and Murty Quirke of Kerry County Council at the resurfaced walkway near the Lock Gates on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Canal Walkway Now Resurfaced As Far As Lock Gates

May 10, 2017 at 12:37 pm Comments are Disabled

THE resurfacing of the canal walkway was completed this week with the section from the lock gates to the bridge at Blennerville opened on Wednesday. That part of the walkway was closed to allow the tarmacadaming of the pathway, but Kerry County Council workers did the job in two days. The path […]

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Tamila Khussainova and Olivia Moriarty of Mercy Mounthawk at the Scifest 2017 event in IT Tralee on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee School Students Among Winners At Scifest 2017 At IT Tralee

May 10, 2017 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE school students were among the prizewinners in the SciFest@IT Tralee 2017 event in the college yesterday. Around 200 post-primary school students from schools all over Kerry were taking science to the next level with over 90 projects at the exhibition with the top prize on the day going to Jack Nagle from […]

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Enable Ireland Shop In Town Centre To Close

Enable Ireland Shop In Town Centre To Close

May 10, 2017 at 10:18 am Comments are Disabled

THE Enable Ireland charity shop on Abbeycourt is to close next week with the loss of four jobs. The shop, which has operated there for nine years, is closing because of the expiry of the lease and challenging trading circumstances. The shop will close on Friday May 19. People can continue to […]

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