Archive for July 13th, 2017

THIS is a nice story we saw earlier on Facebook to restore your trust in people. A Tralee man did his bit for Irish hospitality and kindness this week down in Sneem. Bernard ‘Pop’ Lynch, a carpenter from Kevin Barry Villas, was down in the south Kerry village where he […]

Round 4 Of our World Series took place on Tuesday night. The Swim was The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim and BBQ with 2 perpetual trophies up for grabs. All of the 20 or so volunteers were in place well before starting time setting up the BBQ and getting Kayaks and […]

A MEMBER of Tralee Community Responders put his skills to good use last week when he came to the aid of a teenager hit by a motorbike in Tanzania last week. Jimmy Murphy and his wife Maureen are over in the African country where they visited the Tír na nÓg […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship Round 2A and 2B clashes taking place in Austin Stack Park this Sunday… Round 2B (Losers Group) Abbeydorney v Ballyheigue (1.45pm)  Ballyheigue are in a bit of bother numbers wise these days and found the going very difficult against Lixnaw […]

MINISTER of State for Tourism and Sports Brendan Griffin TD announced today that Fáilte Ireland is teaming up with cycling specialists Ride Wild (www.ridewild.ie ) to launch the Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportive which will take in stages in Kerry and could prove a huge tourism boost to the county during the off-season. This […]

A DUBLIN-BASED company has begun drilling for oil off the coast of Kerry. Providence Resources said yesterday that it has started drilling in the southern Porcupine Basin, about 220km off the south-west coast of Ireland. The location where the company plans to drill covers licences for two of its projects, […]

THERE will be no ticketed concerts in the Square this year during the Rose of Tralee International Festival. Last year there was much criticism — especially on social media — of the paid-for concerts in the Square, where acts like Nathan Carter and Hometown performed and locals without tickets did […]

THE people of Kerry are being reminded to nominate pharmacists who go above and beyond for their patients in the annual Clanwilliam Pharmacist Awards. It is an opportunity to recognise a pharmacist who has had a positive impact in the life of an individual or even a whole community while […]

THE Threshold shop in Milk Market Lane/Market Place in Tralee is to close. A statement on the shop’s Facebook page, posted last week, said; “It is with a heavy heart I can confirm that we will be closing down on September 30th. I want to thank everyone for their support […]

A FORMER All-Star goalkeeper on the Kerry panel has stepped away from the squad, according to the Irish Independent this morning. Brendan Kealy has decided to leave, but has not closed the door on a return at a later date, reports the paper. The 31 year old, who won an All-Star […]