Archive for June 8th, 2017

THE cream of West Kerry musical talent is due to gather in Annascaul village from Friday, June 9, to Sunday, June 11. Celebrating Singing 2017 aims to attract the public to the scenic village of Annascaul, and is dedicated to sharing the community’s musical festivities with some terrific free workshops, film screenings and singing sessions […]

MARY Lucey has been appointed Principal of the Kerry College of Further Education in Tralee. With a well-established media-profile in Kerry, Mary has an excellent track record of over 20 years experience working in the third-level sector. She is known for her progressive and innovative leadership, with an excellent track […]

SIXTH class students Óisin O’Regan and Dara Donnelly from St Joseph’s N.S. Bouleenshere, Ballyheigue, have officially launched ‘Dragon’s Reign’. Óisin and Dara have been working on the project, a board game for 2-4 people, since last September as part of their Junior Entrepreneur Project. This board game has been produced locally […]

IT’S almost here. Insomnia – Ireland’s biggest gaming festival, hosted by Multiplay Events – is coming to the INEC in Killarney  June 9 to June 11 and thousands of gaming enthusiasts are set to converge on Killarney. This year, there will be big names in attendance that include Gassy Mexican, Terroriser, NerdoutMusic, ChooChoosGaming, DAGames, Seapeekay, TheOrionSound, TheJMC and MiniMuka,who have a combined subscriber […]

RACHEL Walsh, Ballyheigue, and Úna O’Connell, Kilflynn, will take part in a skydive on July 23 to raise vital funds for the Meningitis Research Foundation. They will hold a raffle in Kerins O’Rahilly’s club on July 1, with spot prizes donated by the generous businesses around Tralee. Rachel said; “The […]

AIDAN O’Mahony dropped into the Presentation Primary School on Tuesday to help them kick off Sports Activity Week. School’s throughout the country will take part in the Activity Week, which is part of a three year programme to get an Active Flag for their school. The Presentation Primary School are […]

THE weather hasn’t been great of late and I’m afraid it’s not looking good for today if Met Éireann are to be believed. They have issued a Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Cork and Kerry until 8pm this evening. Heavy rain or thundery showers will occur at times during Thursday leading […]