Archive for May 25th, 2017

Kerryman Appointed New Political Correspondent At RTE

Kerryman Appointed New Political Correspondent At RTE

May 25, 2017 at 9:00 pm Comments are Disabled

RTÉ News has announced the appointment of RTÉ journalist, Mícheál Lehane, as Political Correspondent, succeeding David Davin Power, who recently retired. Mícheál, who grew up in Cahersiveen, is currently a member of RTÉ’s Political Unit, Mícheál Lehane joined RTÉ in 2004. A big fan of Kerry GAA, Micheál studied Media, Communications […]

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Status Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued For Kerry

Status Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued For Kerry

May 25, 2017 at 5:28 pm 1 comment

WE may have enjoyed some gorgeous weather over the past couple of days but that’s about to end soon. In fact, it’s going to change drastically tomorrow night according to Met Eireann, as they have issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Kerry. Heavy thundery rain is coming from Friday […]

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Ice-Cream Sales A Cool Way Of Fundraising At Presentation

Ice-Cream Sales A Cool Way Of Fundraising At Presentation

May 25, 2017 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a really busy time at Presentation Secondary School lately. Last week there was the Sixth Year graduation day, Tuesday saw the Women’s Rugby World Cup visit and yesterday saw a cheque presentation to a great organisation. Students from Presentation Secondary School, Tralee presented a cheque for €430 to […]

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Gardaí To Be Out In Force For Operation ‘Slow Down’ Tomorrow

Gardaí To Be Out In Force For Operation ‘Slow Down’ Tomorrow

May 25, 2017 at 2:34 pm Comments are Disabled

AN Garda Síochána will conduct a national speed enforcement operation “Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority, for a 24 hour period from 7am tomorrow Friday to 7am on Saturday. The operation will consist of high visibility speed enforcement in speed enforcement zones, as well as the delivery of a […]

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WATCH: Tralee Woman’s Video Gets Over 3.5m Views On Facebook

WATCH: Tralee Woman’s Video Gets Over 3.5m Views On Facebook

May 25, 2017 at 1:31 pm 1 comment

AN Oakpark native is reeling after her ‘parenting parody’ video received millions of views on Facebook. Riona O’Connor, whose parents Sean and Ita live in Lisbeg, is an actress and comedian living in London who has the Facebook page, ‘Riona — The Unnatural Woman’. Last week she uploaded a video of her […]

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Cllr Norma Foley To Become Next Mayor Of Tralee

Cllr Norma Foley To Become Next Mayor Of Tralee

May 25, 2017 at 1:04 pm Comments are Disabled

CLLR Norma Foley will be the next Mayor of Tralee when Terry O’Brien’s tenure ends at the end of next month. The Fianna Fáil councillor is set to be elected at the AGM of the Tralee Municipal District set be held on Friday, June 30. Because of a voting pact […]

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People Invited To Host A ‘Street Feast’ Party In Tralee

People Invited To Host A ‘Street Feast’ Party In Tralee

May 25, 2017 at 12:37 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER 1,000 Street Feast parties will take place around the country on June 11, including 10 in Kerry. Fenit, Kenmare, Stradbally and Killorglin are some of the locations for the 8th Annual Street Feast Day and it is expected that over 700 neighbours will take part in county-wide Kerry Street Feasts, […]

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PHOTOS: O’Brennan Pupils Welcome Special Guests For Active Schools Week

PHOTOS: O’Brennan Pupils Welcome Special Guests For Active Schools Week

May 25, 2017 at 12:16 pm Comments are Disabled

O’Brennan NS in Ballymac was a hive of activity last week for their annual Active Schools Week and a few familiar faces dropped in to give them encouragement. Despite the unpleasant weather conditions, Monday saw the whole school embark on their Slí na Sláinte challenge which was to complete 10km […]

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Energy Saving Target Of 33% By 2020 Set For County Buildings

Energy Saving Target Of 33% By 2020 Set For County Buildings

May 25, 2017 at 12:02 pm Comments are Disabled

  A NEW nationwide programme aimed at reducing energy consumption in public buildings across Ireland is being rolled out at Kerry County Council’s headquarters at County Buildings in Tralee. The Optimising Power at Work (OP@W) Programme which is run by the Office of Public Worksaims to change staff behaviour in relation […]

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Fenit To Receive A Royal Visit Next Week

Fenit To Receive A Royal Visit Next Week

May 25, 2017 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

SECURITY is set to be tight around Fenit next week when the village receives a visit from a member of the Royal Family. The Duke Of Kent, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, is President of the RNLI and will come to Fenit on Tuesday next. He will visit the Fenit […]

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New Sensory Room Introduced For Pupils At Holy Family

New Sensory Room Introduced For Pupils At Holy Family

May 25, 2017 at 10:55 am Comments are Disabled

THE ribbon was cut on the new Sensory Room at Holy Family on Tuesday which is set to be a great addition for pupils at the school. This followed many months of hard work and preparation by all involved but most especially Ms. Anna Marie Allen, Special Needs Assistant, whose drive and enthusiasm […]

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