Archive for October, 2017

KERRY County Council has activated its Major Weather Emergency Plan following the issuing by Met Eireann this afternoon of a Code Level Red severe weather warning for Kerry. Earlier today, Met Eireann  issued a Level Red weather warning for counties including Kerry which is in effect from 9am on Monday […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Red Warning for Kerry on Monday. A Yellow warning was in place but after monitoring the situation they have upgraded the status to the highest level for five counties on the west coast, so we’re about to get the worst of it. Ex-hurricane Ophelia […]

CLIFF Richard is coming back to Killarney next year as part of his 60th anniversary tour. With 103 album releases, 123 single hits and the equivalent of 20 years spent in the UK charts, voted Britain’s “Ultimate Pop Star”, Sir Cliff Richard will be celebrating his 60th Anniversary in the music […]

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THE Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle last night presented cheques totalling more than €1 million to the charities involved in the prominent charity cycle event this year. The presentation took place Friday night at the INEC Killarney with a dinner and drinks reception to honour the charities and volunteers who […]

THE Arts Services of Kerry, Kildare, and Tipperary County Councils along with Dance Ireland are working on an exciting initiative that will support the work of dance artists in Kerry. To this end a Dance and Health Professional Development Series will take place at Siamsa Tíre in April next year […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I will need to take time out from work to provide full-time care for my father. What is available for people in my situation? Answer: There are several entitlements available […]

John McCann says ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is a visual spectacle like no other this year, but it may only be for people who enjoyed the first one… In what was arguably the most highly anticipated movie event of the year (aside from the annual Star Wars hype), the prospect of […]

IF you fancy a change of scenery this winter, then a trip to Moyvane for a diverse range of songs from internationally renowned singers might be in order. To celebrate the commencement of the season of Advent and the completion of recent extensive renovations to the local church , the […]

IT Tralee has announced the launch of a new Level 6 Supervisory Management Programme. Already attracting significant attention from local companies, the Level 6 Certificate in Supervisory Management has been co-developed by IT Tralee and Cork Institute of Technology incorporating both Institution’s academic expertise and industry partners and is supported […]

FILMS made by pupils at a Ballyheigue school will be screened at four international film festivals in the coming weeks. St. Joseph’s N.S., Bouleenshere pupils made “The Chase” a silent film in the Charlie Chaplin genre. It has won many awards since children from 2nd, 3rd & 4th classes took the camera, formulated […]

PUPILS at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh showed their generosity recently by getting involved in an appeal to help children in Africa. The Bon Secours hospital got in touch with the school  a few weeks ago asking them to support their ‘Sudan Appeal’. A team of volunteer clinical and support staff from […]

By Stephen Roche TRALEE Tennis Club held their annual club championships last week, which took place from Wednesday, October 4 to Friday, October 6. The championships hosted various different events including singles, men’s/ladies doubles and mixed doubles. It was a competitive, but enjoyable few days, with many of the matches […]

AROUND 200 ladies packed into The Ashe Hotel for a fantastic fashion show to mark 20 years of Weardrobe on Thursday night. The fashion boutique owned by sisters Sandra Rusk and Moira Keane has survived and thrived in Tralee and Killarney over the past two decades and Thursday night had […]

THE cream of the crop were celebrated at the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards in Dublin last week and a Tralee family were among the winners. John, Niall and Carol Mason from Ballyseedy, Tralee, won a National Category Award – “Lowest TBC” nominated by: Lee Strand Co-op Ltd at […]

THE number of Catholics in Tralee fell by around seven percent in five years according to the latest stats from Census 2016. It also shows a rise a dramatic rise in those who have no religion, an increase in the number of Muslims in town and a slight fall in […]

Glory be, it’s the weekend! There’s a whole host of stuff on around town for all tastes, so here’s a few ideas of what to get up to… Saturday 1. Open days… The Tralee secondary school open days take place over the next week and Saturday sees Colaiste Gleann Lí […]

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 […]

THERE’S a great night of fashion and fundraising ahead on this Thursday night with a local business celebrating its 20th birthday. The Ashe Hotel is the location for Weardrobe’s celebratory fashion night in association with the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre which will benefit from all proceeds. Weardrobe’s suppliers […]

SATURDAY night sees the Enable Ireland Kerry ‘Lip Sing’ return this year after a great success in 2016. They will be holding the event at Ballyroe Heights Hotel and 12 acts will battle it out to become this year’s Lip Sing Champion. Choreographer Jackie O’Mahony has been putting each participant through […]

YESTERDAY was World Mental Health Day, but up at IT Tralee the students are holding a weeklong series of events to highlight the issue. “We’ve organised a series of events for Mental Health Week on campus so that students are aware of mental health issues and to ensure it is […]

A NEW sculpture created at Blennerville National School is proving a big hit with staff and pupils since it was installed during the summer break. The school commissioned an art project for the school yard, funded through the Government’s Per Cent for Art Scheme. A local award-winning sculptor, Marjorie Cunningham […]

Siobhan Cotter Tournament: Churchill welcomed teams from U7 to U10 from Austin Stacks, John Mitchels and Ballymac to the Spa for our Annual Siobhan Cotter Tournament on Sunday morning. After some enthralling games Churchill came out on top to claim the title. Our U10’s started brightly with a win against […]

LOTTO Jackpot €2,900 Not Won Numbers Drawn 12 , 17 , 18 , 20 Next Draw 19-10-2017 Jackpot €2,900 €100 Winner Tina Cunningham c/o Sportsfield Bar,€25 each to Michael Culloty c/o Paddy,Dan O’Brien c/o Mickey and Liam Doc c/o Paddy U8 boys John Mitchels u8 boys took part in the […]

THE man behind the legendary character Ross O’Carroll Kelly, will be chatting about his famous creation and other work at the next edition of The OtherSide chat show taking place on Friday, October 27 at Benners Hotel. Paul Howard is best known as the creator of the iconic fictional rugby jock […]