Archive for May, 2017

GLORIOUS weather made for a wonderful day at Na Gaeil GAA pitch on Sunday afternoon for families of Listellick NS pupils. Organised by the Parents Council, there was a great range of entertainment to be enjoyed at an event where parents and pupils got a chance to enjoy a family […]

THE countdown to the Kerry Rose selection night has begun in earnest and the ladies got together at the weekend for a night out in Tralee. First of all, they paid a visit to Pieta House on Saturday evening to meet staff there and afterwards it was on to Kingdom […]

OVER 60 Kerry primary school are signed up for the  big Bathrooms4U colouring competition. The competition is about encouraging and rewarding self expression, creativity and imagination among young artists throughout Kerry and runs until this Friday, June 2. Continued below… The business has some super prizes up for grabs worth €7,000 including 4 Samsung Tablets […]

RACING returned to Ballybeggan yesterday and thankfully they has a fine day for it. For many, the dog show provided a big attraction with pooches of all breeds and sizes paraded in the green area behind the stand. Organised by Belinda Broderick and MC’d by Fionnán Fitzgerald it was a […]

THE students at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee were fundraising again earlier this month and collected an amazing €1,000 for Cuan Mhuire through a non-uniform day. “We have a longstanding association with Cuan Mhuire, mainly through Sr Bríd who is a former Principal, now working in the Farnanes centre in […]

THE Leaving Certificate students from Coláiste Gleann Lí reflected on their time at the school on Friday afternoon at their graduation ceremony. Every one of the 13 students took an active part in the ceremony, where there were symbols of their time presented and messages of gratitude were expressed by […]

I WROTE an article about Oneness on a previous occasion (view here), which basically tells us about the essence of what we are (energy, spirit). Developing a sense of Oneness is a great way to develop peace within oneself. People often talk about duality (Two!) – Where the body and mind […]

OUR Lady and St Brendan’s Church was packed on Friday afternoon as students from Mercy Mounthawk said goodbye to their schooldays. There are 186 Leaving Cert students and most of them were present with their families for the ceremony which was an emotional one for them and the staff at […]

Austin Stacks 4-13 Killarney Legion 3-6 If Austin Stacks were guilty of a being slow out of the blocks in their last home game against St Kieran’s, they almost beat the starter gun this time out. Their third Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC game in two weeks, saw the Rockies turn on the style […]

Our movie reviewer, John McCann, on the new Amy Schumer vehicle which, despite Goldie Hawn’s presence, falls well short of the mark… After being dumped by her boyfriend on the eve of a vacation to an exotic location, impulsive dreamer Emily (Amy Schumer) convinces her over cautious mother Linda, (Goldie […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public…   Question: Can I use my mother’s Disabled Person’s Parking Permit if I’m doing an errand for her? Answer: The Disabled Person’s Parking Permit can only be used by the person […]

A VIGIL for Peace to show solidarity with the victims of the Manchester bombing has been organised for The Square for next Monday, May 29, at 6pm. The people of Tralee and surrounding area are invited to show that they are ‘together for peace’ in an event organised by Kerry Diocesan […]

THERE were a number of awards presented at the annual Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Graduation ceremony at Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday night. Students from various years gathered, including all of the Transition Year and Sixth Year classes, while the special guest speaker for the evening was Caroline McEnery of the HR […]

THURSDAY night saw a table quiz  held in The Ashe Hotel to aid a great programme in CBS Primary School. Every morning, children gather at the school for The Breakfast Club which provides the children — who, for a variety of reasons, may not be able to get one at home […]

LEAVING Cert students of Brookfield College gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the annual graduation. Joined by their families, the 78 students in the private college — who hail from all over the county and even beyond — enjoyed the ceremony followed by refreshments. “Tonight was all about […]

THE beautiful surrounds of Fenit will once again play host to Tri Kingdom Come which is expected to be bigger and better than ever. Last year almost 400 triathletes took part in the Tralee Triathlon Club organised event and it is hoped that similar numbers will once again descend on Fenit on Saturday […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has announced that they have successfully tendered for eight new courses under the Government’s Springboard+ initiative. The courses, which will run from September 2017 are in the areas of Software Development, Computer Services Management, Culinary Skills, Food Business Innovation, Biopharmaceutical Processes, Industrial Instrumentation, Mechatronics and Quality Management. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A YOUNG girl from Ballyrickard came home this afternoon to find the Share A Dream Foundation had made her dream of a bedroom makeover come true. Ten-year-old Sarah Carty from The Orchard, was diagnosed with Leukaemia in August 2010 and went through two years of intense treatment. In 2014 she […]

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee beauty expert is the sole Kerry entrant in the upcoming Irish Beauty Blog Awards and she needs your votes. Mary O’Donnell, from Listellick, is familiar to many from her ‘Beauty Spot’ slot on the Talkabout show on Radio Kerry, her regular appearances on the ‘Today’ show on RTE as well […]