Archive for June, 2017

THE Kerry minor team to play Clare in Sunday’s Munster Minor Football Championship Final at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday next, shows one change in personnel from the side that defeated Cork in the semi-final back in May Sean O’Leary returns from injury in place of Na Gaeil’s Ryan O’Neill at […]

IT’S a case of two Tralee men in and two Tralee men back on the bench as the Kerry Senior Football Team to play Cork in the Munster final on Sunday next shows two changes from the side that defeated Clare in the semi final. David Moran is back in […]

THE price of petrol and diesel has come down by around four cents in many stations in town over the past seven weeks. In our regular check on the prices of fuel, it shows a number of garages reduced their prices recently, with €1.27.5 (€1.17.5 for diesel) the cheapest price shared by three […]

THE next phase of the €10million N70 Kilderry Bends Improvement Scheme will commence next week with the closing of tenders for the archaeological test trenching and resolution contract for the project. The improvement scheme includes the provision of a new 3.5km section of the N70 between Milltown and Killorglin. The scheme’s […]

FINE Gael councillor in the Killarney Municipal District, John Sheahan, has been elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council at the annual meeting of the County Council today. Cllr Sheahan, who has been a member of the Council since 2007, was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Cathaoirleach for the […]

FR Patsy Lynch will be leaving St Brendan’s next month, The Spa will lose Fr Eamonn Mulvihill to be replaced by Fr Pat Crean Lynch of Ballymac, while Msgr Sean Hanafin will become PP in Ballybunion as a number of clerical changes have been announced in the Diocese of Kerry. Bishop […]

IF you’re thinking of getting to Killarney early for the game on Sunday, then the good news is you can get a pint early before the action. The bars of Killarney have been granted permission in Killarney District Court this morning to open at 11am on Sunday, instead of the […]

THE new Mayor of Tralee wants to harness the spirit of community activism and volunteering across all parts of the Municipal District to work together for the betterment of the area during her time in office. Fianna Fáil’s Norma Foley was speaking after she was elected as Mayor on Friday […]

It’s the weekend and with the weather expected to be pretty ok, you might as well get out and about. Here’s a few things to go to… Friday 1. Fashion and coffee… If you’re reading this before 1pm on Friday you can head down to Paco on The Mall for […]

THE new coroner for South and East Kerry is a Tralee woman. Solicitor, Aisling O’Sullivan-Quilter has been appointed following the retirement of Terence Casey in May and will preside over inquests of people from South and East Kerry at Killarney Courthouse. Ms O’Sullivan-Quilter, who practices at her father’s firm, Philip O’Sullivan and […]

A KIELDUFF native’s idea won the Overall Award at the Homes for Smart Ageing Universal Design Challenge announced yesterday in Dublin. Michelle Moore (née Savage) came up ‘The Abhaile Project’ which she founded and developed with well-known architect Dermot Bannon of RTE fame and another architect Ciarán Ferrie. Michelle — a […]

BALLINCROSSIG NS in Ballyduff was presented this week with a Lee Strand Cash 4 Schools €500 cheque. Speaking at the presentation Principal Dianne Crean stated; “Ballincrossig N.S. were thrilled to win €500 in the Lee Strand Cash 4 Schools. Grandmothers, grandfathers, aunties, uncles and cousins as well as parents were […]

IF there’s any seagulls out there with an interest in the GAA, this is what they see around Strand Road on match day. The wonderful Eagle Sky Media had their drone in the air for the county league clash between Kerins O’Rahillys and Dr Crokes two weeks ago and the […]

IT was truly a special night at St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville on Wednesday when the Sixth Class pupils enjoyed a graduation ceremony. The 15 boys and girls who started their schooldays back in 2009 will move on to a new chapter in September, so it was a time to […]

  One year after giving birth, Jennifer Kissane, has some advice for mommies-to-be… My little baby will be turn one this week. The last 12 months have been an incredible rollercoaster and it has absolutely flown. Life as I know it has been babyfied! Giving birth to a premature baby […]

OVER 100 amateur cyclists, including cycling legend Sean Kelly, will overnight in Tralee on the 17th annual Tour de Munster this August. Held in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland and individual beneficiaries, the event was  launched at Bunratty Castle recently  by Sean Kelly and actress Aoibhín Garrihy of Dancing With The […]

HERE’S some good news if you’re wondering what to do with your kids during the summer holidays. It was announced yesterday by the Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran T.D., that all children under 12 will be admitted for free to […]

A PUBLIC meeting will take place for The Open Arms Kerry Suicide & Mental Health Awareness Centre tonight (Thursday) in The Rose Hotel, Tralee. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss various issues surrounding mental health and suicide, and as a community how we can tackle them together. […]

THIRTY primary schools across Kerry, including many in the Tralee area, are to receive awards recognising their work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) over the 2016/17 school year. Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today announced the primary schools that have received a […]

A WOMAN had made contact with gardaí in relation to a hit and run incident in Tralee earlier this month, in which a teenage girl was injured. Gardaí had appealed to the driver of a car involved in the  incident to contact them at Tralee Garda Station. On Thursday, June […]

FORMER Kerry great, Darragh Ó Sé is saying Cork have it in them to beat Kerry in the Munster final this Sunday in his weekly column in The Irish Times. The six time All-Ireland medal winner says Cork are in the perfect position coming into the game having failed to […]

KERRY and Kerins O’Rahillys star Jack Savage is expected to be ruled out for Sunday’s Munster Final against Cork after undergoing an appendectomy. According to Tony Leen of the Irish Examiner, the forward underwent the procedure yesterday in hospital. The Kerry team will be announced on Friday evening at 8pm. […]

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 2017 opening games this weekend in Tralee… Action in the Garveys SuperValu senior hurling championship begins on July 1st when Crotta O’Neills take on the 2016 champions Kilmoyley at 5.30pm in Austin Stack Park. All games in the competition […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has launched a new ‘Need a TAXI?’ initiative as part of the #loveTralee campaign to give visitors and locals a better experience in Tralee, while supporting the local taxi operators. If anyone needs a taxi they should simply call into a participating shop, café, pub or business […]

Men’s Results: 1st : Kelan O’Connor (18) 42 Points 2nd : Ned O’Shea Jnr (12) 40 Points 3rd : Alan M O’Sullivan (8) 40 Points 4th : Des O’Halloran (15) 39 Points 5th : Ronan Shanahan (15) 38 Points Best Gross: David Fitzgerald (2) 32 Points 18+ Handicap:  Mike Galvin (18) […]

  Seniors: Churchill 0-16 ; Tuosist 1-08. Churchill recorded an important win away to Tuosist on Sunday afternoon in the County League. The win puts us joint third in the table with Cromane and Moyvane, who we play next Saturday evening at 7:30 in Moyvane.  With just 4 games remaining […]

A COFFEE/FASHION morning will be held at a popular Tralee shop for a great cause this Friday morning. Eileen Whelan of Paco on The Mall has organised the event to raise awareness of the annual Jamie Wrenn/Mike Deane walk which takes place in July. From 11am to 1pm, there’ll be […]

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee beauty expert is the sole Kerry entrant in the upcoming Irish Beauty Blog Awards and she needs your votes after making the shortlist. 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 […]

KERRY County Museum in Tralee will receive €15,000 in government funding after the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD announced a series of small grants for local and regional museums around the country on Monday. Total funding of €134,965 is being made available under […]

STYLISH ladies, dapper gents, a beautiful bunch of Roses and hugely popular Kerry GAA legends will be out in force at Killarney’s July Racing Festival. The four-day festival will commence on Monday, July 17 with a family evening which will feature a very special celebration to pay tribute to Kerry […]