Archive for November 30th, 2017

WITH the festive season here, it’s time to think about what to wear and how to look for the that Christmas party. With this in mind, a special Fashion and Beaty Show will be held at CH Chemists this Friday, December 1. Sandra Rusk from Weardrobe will be on hand […]

Sponsored A NEW menswear shop officially opened its doors Thursday, just in time for the Christmas market. Celsius on Russell Street sees John Murphy reopen his shop after an absence of some years, when he was trading under the same name in Ashe Street and Abbeycourt. Now, aided by his […]

OVER 140 students braved the wintry showers and flying paint at IT Tralee yesterday for a fun 5k colour run/walk to encourage people to get more active. The lunchtime event saw students take to the road running and walking between both the north and south campuses. Afterwards there was mince […]

THE Irish Academy of Engineering has awarded its highest honour, the Parsons Medal, to leading Kerry engineer and businessman Dr Edmond Harty. The Academy awards the Parsons Medal for Engineering Sciences to engineers or engineering scientists of exceptional ability in research or engineering technology. Dr Edmond Harty is CEO and Technical […]

ONE of his works topped the poll of Ireland’s favourite paintings and now two free public talks will be given in Tralee next week on him, his work and connection to Kerry.   Kerry County Museum will host the public talks by Dr. Marie Bourke on the Irish artist Frederic […]

  THE gym at Mercy Mounthawk was packed on Wednesday night for a colourful and entertaining fashion show from the Transition Year students. The Transition Years took to the runway for their annual fundraising shows at 2pm and 8pm and loads of  money was raised for the great causes of […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been awarded the Spirit of the Emirates, an accolade that is presented to people and organizations who are recognised for undertaking outstanding work to forge strong links with the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Dr Saeed […]

MANY clubs in the Tralee and the sports clubs in the surrounding area have received a significant boost with the announcement of grants  under 2017 Sports Capital Programme. In all 79 clubs and organisations in Kerry have received €1.86 million in funding. Some of the bigger grants in the Tralee […]

  TRALEE Rowing Club junior member Nicolas Larkin won 1st place in the Provinces Irish Indoor Rowing Championship, held in the Sports Arena in UL (University of Limerick) last Saturday. He won the Junior 14 time lapsed race, with an impressive 1,181 metres in 4 minutes among 55 competitors in […]