Archive for September, 2017

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help with a case of theft yesterday in Tralee. A man was loading tools into his van at his house at Knockmoyle, Tralee between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday night, September 17. He stepped back into his house momentarily and when he came back […]

TRALEE Boxing Club’s Patrick McCarthy is off to Bulgaria to fight for Ireland. Patrick left Tralee at the weekend on the road to the European Championships in Bulgaria. He will box for team Ireland against Owen Paton of Scotland tomorrow. The young boxer has already won a national title and National […]

THE annual coffee morning in aid of Kerry Hospice was another great success last week with hotels, bars and businesses holding fundraisers. While Thursday was the designated day to hold events, schoolchildren in St Brendan’s NS Blennerville held theirs on Friday. Children brought in €2 each to contribute to the […]

NOW that the Tommy Markham Cup is staying in Kerry for the fourth year in a row, thoughts turn to celebrating a marvellous victory. Well the team won’t be back in Kerry until Monday evening and if you want to turn up to show your appreciation for their incredible four […]

ANOTHER victory for the Kerry minors, another masterclass from David Clifford. The young man from Fossa is a phenomenal talent. He scored four goals in a sensational 60 minutes for Kerry where they beat Derry by 6-17 to 1-8 and Twitter took notice. David Clifford has been trending since the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day is brought to you by AIB Listowel… WE’VE brought you some serious style from the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday over the past couple of days. Now here’s our final part of our coverage featuring more stunning ladies from […]

PRESIDENT of Sinn Féin Gerry Adams TD will be in The Rose Hotel Tralee on Thursday September 21 at 7.30pm to launch ‘Ireland’s Hunger for Justice’, the story of Ireland’s 22  hunger strikers. Early in 2017 a  committee consisting of Martin Ferris TD, John Buckley, Pól O’Clúbháin, Seán O’Braoin, Éamonn deBairéad, Seán O’Luing, […]

THE National Q Mark Awards 2017 nominations for Hygiene and Food Safety have been announced and SPAR Tralee outlets are among those up for awards. SPAR Byrne Tralee Caherslee, SPAR Byrne Tralee Monavalley and SPAR Byrne Tralee Oak Park have been nominated alongside fellow Kerry nominees Fitzpatricks SPAR Express Cahersiveen, Keanes […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S all quiet now until next June, but the Island was hopping on Friday for Ladies Day at Listowel Races. There were thousands of women there dressed to impress on a day when […]

THERE is no such thing as failure, The only real failure is the failure to try. Anytime we try something new, then it is almost inevitable and necessary that it is accompanied by a certain amount of failure, otherwise the statement ‘practice makes perfect’ wouldn’t exist. We see it so often […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… SO yesterday saw thousands of ladies get dressed up for Ladies Day in Listowel and there was some style on display. As you’ve seen earlier (click here and here for previous coverage) we […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… IT was another incredible day of style at Listowel yesterday for the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous story), Jill Duggan from Killarney won the Best […]

A WRITER in Residence and Filmmaker in Residence have been appointed by Kerry County Council. Donegal native, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, is this year’s Writer in Residence, while Filmmaker in Residence is Mieke Vanmechelen. Annemarie Ní Churreáin is a poet and writer of creative non-fiction essays, Annemarie’s work is primarily concerned with […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am not happy with work that a builder did on my house and will have to pay for someone else to finish the job properly. What can I […]

‘IT’ is a chilling reboot that won’t do anything for a good night’s sleep says our movie guy, John McCann… Of all the Hollywood reboots and remakes hitting our screens in recent times, the idea of a modernised version of the mini-series IT based on the Stephen King novel was […]

THE Kerry Minor Football Team to play Derry in the Electric Ireland GAA All Ireland Minor Football Championship Final at Croke Park on Sunday  has been named and it shows one change from the side that defeated Cavan in the semi-final. Jack Griffin of Dr Crokes comes in at full […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… THERE were winners alright in the style stakes at Listowel on Friday as McElligotts Honda Ladies Day drew thousands to the Island once again. Jill Duggan, from Killarney, was declared the overall winner of the McElligotts […]

THERE’S just a week to go until  the third Tralee Food Festival in association with Taste Kerry and organisers say it will be the most important food event in the county capital this year. The town will strive to promote local producers and restaurants to an appreciative and rapidly growing […]

IT may be seven weeks away, but excitement is already building in the village of Ballyheigue as the club prepares to hold its first ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ night. A launch night was held at the club grounds on Thursday evening where many of the contestants gathered for photos and chat […]

THE tourism group Go Kerry has collaborated with Kerry Education and Training Board with the support of Kerry County Council and Destination Kerry, to introduce a Tourism with Business Course. This course when finished will offer a level 5 FETAC major award. Participants will learn a whole range of new […]

FUNDING of over €283,666 has been allocated for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme in Kerry. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin welcomed announcement, saying it’ll greatly improve the housing conditions for those living with disabilities. The Disabled Persons Grant […]

THREE new lots of properties in Tralee have been added to the upcoming online auction being held by BidX1 (formerly Allsop). We previously told you about the 16 Kerry properties going to auction on September 27/28 on the website (click here for previous story). One new addition  is 20 residential […]

ARDFERT man Stephen Wallace is set to be the new Offaly Senior Football Manager. The Kerry Junior All-Ireland-winning coach is to be  ratified at the next meeting of the county board. Wallace, who also won an All-Ireland intermediate club title with Ardfert, was recommended by a committee — comprising of Chairman Tommy […]

THERE will be a training event for people interested in taking part in the Coastwatch Survey on Sunday, September 17 on Fenit Island at 2pm, meeting at the carpark at the back beach. September 15 marks the beginning of the annual Coastwatch Survey.  The survey is a fantastic way to […]

THE Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling on Tralee and Kerry’s primary schools to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day 2017 on Thursday, October 5. The aim of Tetra Pak Tree Day 2017 is to encourage primary school children across the country to put down their […]

JON Kenny and Mary McEvoy will be taking to the stage in a play based on ‘The Letters of A Successful TD and An Irish Minister of State’ by John B Keane and adapted by the director Michael Scott. ‘A Successful TD’ makes its debut in the INEC Killarney on […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races this Friday is sponsored by AIB Listowel… FASHIONABLE racers of all ages can look forward to three days of Best Dressed competitions, including dedicated categories for gentlemen, ladies, younger racers, vintage lovers, couples and the most Stylish Selfie! Commencing tomorrow […]

HUNDREDS of teenagers had a day off today after they collected their Junior Certificate results at five Tralee secondary schools. There were smiles aplenty as they gathered this morning and principals were delighted with how they got on in the exams. In Presentation Secondary there were 107 students who sat […]

THERE are a number of initiatives including free travel and a walking tour of Tralee planned in town for European Mobility Week which takes place from September 16-22. This is an annual campaign on sustainable urban mobility, the aim of which is to encourage and promote sustainable transport measures and to […]

THIS year’s Tionól Mhic Easmainn/Casement Autumn Gathering will take place in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, at 8pm on Friday next, September 15. This year’s lecture, entitled ‘Saving Roger Casement: The Exiled Children’s Misplaced Trust’, will be given by Dr Robert (Bob) Schmuhl of Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA. Dr Schmuhl, author of ‘Ireland’s […]