Archive for October 12th, 2017

A TRALEE woman’s book has been shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. ‘The Coast Road’ by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, who is originally from Derrylea in Oakpark, is shortlisted with five other entries for this new prize from the University of Warwick in Coventry, which aims to address […]

IT’S all Kerry these days on the RTE ‘Today’ show. The afternoon programme hosted by Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane sees Tralee native Mary O’Donnell in a regular beauty spot, Ballyfinnane-based fashionista Orla Diffily dispensing style advice, but we’ll see more of the town on the show soon. Their […]

THE powerful and highly emotive documentary ‘Living with Lyme Disease’ presented by Tralee native Brian Hurley and co-produced by James and David Pembroke will be broadcast on RTE ONE Television on October 18 at 10.35pm. The programme, initially aired on Irish TV, examines how a tiny tick bite can dramatically […]

ANY Take That fans out there? Well Gary Barlow has announced that he will embark on a solo tour of the UK and Ireland next year taking in a gig at the INEC, Killarney. It’s sure to please the thousands of Kerry fans of the singer who is responsible for […]

THE Tralee community pulled out all the stops yesterday, as they welcomed the  Bank of Ireland National Enterprising Town Competition judges to town. The national competition — with a total prize fund of €110,000  — has 78 entries from 31 local/city authority areas vying to be crowned Bank of Ireland’s National Enterprising […]

A TALK On ‘Community Solutions For Climate Change’ will take place on Saturday November 11 in Manor West Hotel from 9.30 – 4pm. The event will focus on what kind of future do we want to create for Kerry and how do we create community solutions to the challenges of climate […]