Archive for September, 2017

SPA N.S. was certainly the place to be last Friday as the students hosted an action packed celebration of flags, food and fitness. In the morning the student council organised a special whole school assembly to celebrate the Spa National School’s success in retaining their status as a top Healthy […]

THE IT Tralee aims to construct a number of buildings over the next ten years — including a student residential complex — at the North Campus costing over €64m . This was revealed as Mr Lionel Alexander, Chair of the IT Tralee Governing Body formally launched the IT Tralee Strategic Plan: A […]

TWO Bank of Ireland ‘Prepare for Brexit Roadshow’ events are coming to Kerry to help support businesses to become informed and prepared for Brexit. They take place on Wednesday, October 25 in Dromhall Hotel, Killarney from 8.15am and in Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee from 1pm that same day. Bank of Ireland has […]

A SCHOOL which is renowned for its renowned for its high standard of Post-Primary education is holding two open days in October. Coláiste Íde is an all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated in the Dingle Peninsula which has been ranked No.1 in Kerry in No.2 in Munster in the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have been recommended to get a flu vaccination. Can I get it for free? Answer: Influenza, usually known as the flu, is highly infectious and anyone can get it. […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Maze’ has more of a ‘TV movie’ feel than anything else… A seasoned campaigner on the film festival trail, this week saw the general release of Stephen Burke’s Maze starring Tom Vaughan Lawlor and Barry Ward. Inspired by the true events of the 1983 […]

IF anyone can’t make it out to Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney next week then they can always catch the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC semi-finals on the box. In what surely is a first, EirSport will screen both the Kerins O’Rahillys v South Kerry and Dr Crokes v West Kerry matches […]

AFTER the huge success of last year’s event, the Enable Ireland Kerry ‘Lip Sing’ returns this year with some very eager contestants who can’t wait to hit the stage! They will be holding the event on Saturday,  October 14 at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Twelve acts will battle it out to […]

A TRALEE company has been named as “The Most Cost Effective Product/Service” at the Irish Medical and Surgical Trade Association (IMSTA) MedTech Awards 2017. ViClarity, which provides Auditing, Risk & Compliance software to the Healthcare and Financial Services industry, were shortlisted for the award and invited by the Health Innovation Hub […]

THREE Gala convenience stores from Tralee have been awarded the ‘Gold Standard’ for excellence in retail at the 2017 Gala Annual Conference and B.E.S.T Awards, which took place this week at The Malton Hotel, Killarney this week. The three stores that received the gold award at the Gala B.E.S.T Awards […]

KINGDOM Wheelblasters members and their families gathered in the John Mitchels Complex in Ballyseedy on Thursday to be presented with a sponsorship cheque by Bluebird Care. The €1,500 will go towards two new custom-measured sports chairs for two boys — Dean Mc Carthy, Cian Horgan, both 13. The Cheque presentation was made […]

THE schoolchildren in St Brendan’s NS Blennerville pulled out all the stops to raise funds for Kerry Hospice during the annual coffee morning fundraiser earlier this month. Some of the classes baked cakes and all pupils brought in €2 each to buy the goodies. Later that afternoon the parents came in for […]

CBS The Green is set to host its third annual 5k/3K timed fun run this Sunday and they are still inviting people to take part. The secondary school is busy preparing for the run which takes place on at 1pm on October 1. Both routes are fast and flat and […]

The weekend is here and there’s sport, lip synching, fun running and threshing to look forward to. Here’s a few suggestions of what to get up to… Saturday 1. Get your book signed… Francis Brennan will be signing copies of his new book in O’Mahony’s Books on Castle Street on […]

EAMONN Fitzmaurice is set to be the Kerry senior team manager up to 2020. In a statement by Tim Murphy, Chairman Kerry County Board on the Kerry GAA website this morning, he says he  will be proposing that Éamonn Fitzmaurice  (in addition to completing his current term  for the coming year) […]

NOW here’s something cinema fans will absolutely love! The Tralee Omniplex is starting a new season of movie screenings entitled #Bring It Back where movie lovers can see old favourites on the big screen on Monday nights at 7.30pm. Tickets are €8. The October line-up is just dynamite. After the nostalgic […]

  WHETHER it’s a business you operate from, or the home you live in, there’s a company based in Ardfert which is a one-stop for all building, maintenance and renewable energy services. Gilroys specialises in Green Energy ( Renewables ) Micro Generation, PV Solar Panels in grid or stand alone, Thermodynamic […]

AN Bord Pleanala has this week upheld the Planning permission granted by Kerry County Council earlier this year to allow the construction of “Liam’s Lodge” a new national respite centre for children with complex needs, genetic, rare and life limiting disorders in Curragraigue, Blennerville. The respite centre will cost over […]

WE’RE only after finishing with a rainfall warning last night and now Met Eireann have issued one for high winds for the county. A Yellow Status Wind Warning for Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Clare took effect from 2pm on Thursday to last until Friday at 2pm. Southerly winds 55-65 […]

ANTICIPATION is already building for what should be a fantastic night of entertainment in the Brandon Hotel this Saturday night at 8pm. Lip Sync For Sudan will see 10 acts made up of staff from the Bon Secours in Tralee take to the stage performing songs as Michael Jackson, Jedward, […]

TRALEE Food Court at Mile Height has been sold at the latest online auction held by BidX1 today for €1,685,000. It was one of two Tralee properties which sold for above the guide today. The property, whose tenants include Subway and Burger King had a guide of €1,425,000, but after 21 […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings agains this Friday for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised the event to raise funds of MS Tralee and North Kerry Branch. From 11am to 1pm, there’ll be teas, coffees and scones […]

SIAMSA Tire is inviting young people aged 15 – 20 to explore the world of drama as it announced the launch of its ninth season of the Free Radicals Youth Theatre (FRYT). The first Taster Session will take place on Saturday, September 30 from 4pm-7pm at Siamsa Tíre. Open to […]

TY students at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee have completed their first “Activity Week” of the year with a varied schedule of events. The group were lucky that their assigned day for the Ploughing Championships on Tuesday last so they had the best of the weather as well as all […]

THE Education Centre, Tralee will pay tribute to a great Kerry educator at the launch of his latest publication next week. Tarbert native John Coolahan, Professor Emeritus of Education, NUI Maynooth will attend the Kerry launch of Towards The Era Of Lifelong Learning: A History of Irish Education 1800-2016 on […]

ALMOST 250 doctors and people involved in the medical and pharmaceutical industry will attend a medical conference in The Rose Hotle this weekend, bringing a timely economic boost to the town. The 6th annual scientific meeting of the Primary Care Surgical Association is being held  in The Rose Hotel in […]

A GREAT Irish patriot was remembered in Tralee on Monday evening  with a torchlight parade from Ashe Street to the Ashe Memorial Hall which was attended by hundreds of people. The commemoration in memory of Thomas Ashe, who died after being force-fed while on hunger strike on September 25, 1917, […]

TWENTY residential units in a Tralee estate were sold for €1,100,000 at an online auction held by BidX1 (formerly Allsop) this morning. It was one of a number of Kerry lots for sale this morning on the website which included other Tralee properties (see below). The units in Fairway Heights, […]

TRALEE retained its Gold Medal at the Tidy Towns Awards on Monday increasing its mark by two points. The judges report (detailed in full below) outlines where the town excelled and where it can improve calling Tralee a “very handsome town”. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Norma Foley, said it’s […]

THE ADAPT shop on Matt Talbot Road will be transformed into a fashion show venue next month for their second special fundraising fashion show. Last November they held their first show in aid of the organisation and it was a massive success. Now, Helena Slattery – manager of the shop which raises funds for […]