Archive for November, 2017

AGM: The AGM of our club will be on Friday, November 24 th in the clubhouse at 7.30 pm. As always we will be seeking nominations for positions within the club. We are continually seeking volunteers to assist us in the running and management of our ever expanding club. Getting […]

IF the soccer doesn’t interest you tomorrow evening, then why not take a trip down memory lane with the launch of a new photo book featuring some well-known local faces. Tralee photographer, John Cleary, has spent the past year trawling through his archive of images from the 1980s and has […]

SUNDAY afternoon was brightened up for shoppers in the town centre when performers from the National Circus of Ireland festival paraded through Tralee. It was a cold but sunny afternoon and while the parade was a very brief affair it was enjoyed by people who were gathered around the Mall […]

GARDAI are appealing for the public’s help after a man was stabbed in an attempted robbery at a laneway near Shanakill on Friday evening, November 10. The man was using a laneway to walk home to his house in an estate at the back of Shanakill at around 7.30pm, when a […]

THE Ashe Hotel will host auditions for local people to be in with a chance of appearing on one of Britain’s most popular TV shows. The crew from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ will be in the hotel on Monday, November 20, from 2pm to 6pm to check out singers, dancers, magicians […]

ONCE again, Caballs Toymaster has joined forces with St Vincent de Paul again this year to help ensure every child in the area gets a toy they want from Santa this Christmas. The annual appeal has been a great success in the past and it’s hoped the people of Tralee and beyond […]

IT’S all systems go at CH Chemists these days as they prepare for the annual CH Christmas Evening event on this Friday night, November 17. Staff are busily preparing the 800 goodie bags which will be given to customers who spend more than €10 on a first come, first served basis, […]

THE annual call for applications to Kerry County Council for arts grants and bursaries is currently underway. The application process is managed by The Arts Office of Kerry County Council and co-ordinated by Arts Officer, Kate Kennelly. “We welcome applications across all our funding streams and see the awarding of […]

IT’S the last ‘video’ shop standing in town so it’s only fitting that a local filmmaker would make a short film to find out how it still operates in the face of huge competition in streaming and downloading. Bertie Brosnan met the owner of ‘Top Of The Rock Video’ on […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors second lesson the trot on Saturday night… Griffith College Swords Thunder 88 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 59 Following last week’s defeat at home to UCD Marian, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors endured another Super League setback this time away from home to Griffith College Swords Thunder […]

CH Chemists had to produce extra chairs on Saturday as a make-up artist drew a huge a big crowd to the Tralee store. Tara O’Farrell, aka Tara Makeup, was in-store for a make-up masterclass and was showcasing Rimmel London, Max Factor & Bourjois Paris makeup ranges, with fantastic tips and tricks […]

THERE were big crowds in Siamsa Tíre on Saturday for two shows which formed the highlight of the performances during the National Circus of Ireland Festival taking place in Tralee over the past four days. The family-friendly variety show, ‘Circus Siamsa’ was another huge success with two shows at 2pm […]

GARVEY’S Supervalu in Tralee scooped the National Store of the Year award at the Retail Excellence awards last night. The Tralee store was one of two Kerry stores — along with Vodafone Killarney — in the running for the prestigious top prize and hopes were high when they were announced […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the Acorn Life Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Saturday in Austin Stack Park… Causeway 1-12 Crotta O’Neills 0-10 This game went to extra time but it didn’t look like it would go down to the wire earlier on in the first half, when Causeway led […]

Gardaí in Listowel are appealing for witness following a fatal traffic collision yesterday. At approximately 12.30pm Gardaí attended the scene of a two car collision on the R555 at Foildarrig near Duagh. A 67-year-old female passenger in one of the cars was removed from the scene by ambulance to University Hospital […]

‘IS That So’ Is an ancient Zen story of Japanese origin that goes as follows. The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbours as one living a pure life. A beautiful Japanese girl, whose parents owned a food store, lived near him. Suddenly, without any warning, her parents discovered […]

THE Tralee Taxi Association Chairperson has described the omission of Denny Street from the proposed plan for the location of taxi ranks put out for public consultation, as “a farce” and “Fawlty Towers stuff”. Terry Boyle was reacting immediately after the meeting of Tralee Municipal Councillors on Friday, where they […]

The Institute of Technology Tralee in partnership with Trinity College Dublin, today launched Access 21, an initiative which supports a number of secondary schools in Kerry to develop innovative approaches to formal and informal learning. Access 21 has been operating in Trinity for the past three years. One of the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: Our heating bills are quite high because our house is difficult to heat. Is there a grant available to improve the insulation? Answer: The Better Energy Homes Scheme provides grants […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, was far from impressed by ‘Murder On The Orient Express’… Another week, another reboot, this remake however had in theory a lot of positives to look forward to. It contained an all star cast, solid and renowned source material and a director that has proven […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors approved the new locations for permanent and semi-permanent taxi ranks in the town at a special meeting on Friday afternoon. The taxi rank issue has been a contentious one since drivers were moved out of The Mall to facilitate the ongoing works. The issue of location […]

THE Mall is to be a pedestrianised area during the day after Councillors voted in favour of traffic calming measures on a trial basis. The area from the junction of Russell Street an Bridge Street down through The Mall will be accessible to pedestrians only from 10.30am to 6pm from […]

NOT good. It looks like it’ll be wet tonight and tomorrow according to the experts. It’s already pretty misty this afternoon in Tralee, but Met Eireann has issued a Yellow Status Rainfall Warning for Kerry taking effect from this evening. The warning is for Kerry, Clare Mayo and Galway and […]

  A WAREHOUSE unit in Tralee was sold today for the guide price at the latest BidX1 online auction. Unit 3, Monavalley Industrial Estate,  had a guide price of  €275,000 and after two bids (the initial bid was €265,000) it was sold for that figure. It’s a detached modern warehouse unit, extending […]

EARLIER we brought you coverage of the Shaws Tralee fashion show in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation (click here). Well apart from much-need funds being raised for a great cause, a few familiar faces from the world of sport gave their time to strut their stuff on the catwalk […]

A TRALEE company has won the contract to deliver childcare services in the Campus Crèche at IT Taillight. Orchard House Ltd, who operate Oakview Village Childcare in Tralee, will deliver childcare services, effective from January 2018. According to Clódagh Moynihan, General Manager of Orchard House Ltd; “We are delighted to have […]

SHE’S done it again. Oakpark native Riona O’Connor has another viral video on her hands after a clip of her singing about how the whole ‘bikini body’ pressure thing is ridiculous, struck a chord with thousands of women. In a facebook post she wrote “Women, Men, Girls, Boys, I love […]

It may be boring November, but there’s still a lot to get up to this weekend around Tralee… Friday 1. Circus antics… The National Circus Festival Ireland is in full swing around town. Today there’s workshops, lunchtime walkabouts, a show in Siamsa Tire and a Festival Club tonight in The […]

DURING Oireachtas na Samhna 2017 in Killarney, Maynooth University presented Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge Irish Language (TEG) certificates to successful candidates from Co. Kerry who recently undertook oral exams. At the same event, a newly established award, Gradam TEG, was presented to Kerry County Council’s Irish Language Office in recognition of the exceptional work that […]

AUTUMN/WINTER fashions from local boutiques were on display at a charity fashion show last night. The people at Shaws Department Store decided to organise the event last night at The Rose Hotel to help out the Irish Hospice Foundation and it was well supported with over 100 people attending. They […]