Archive for December, 2017

Continuing our review of the year, here’s some of the news we brought to you during February… • A TRALEE woman was among teams and individuals who excelled in sport during 2016  honoured at the first ever Kerry County Council Annual Awards Event at County Buildings. Four county teams were honoured […]

We begin our review of the stories we brought you this year at the obvious starting point – January… • IT emerged that new car sales in Kerry increased by almost a fifth in 2016 on the previous year according to statistics released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). […]

SO then, the big day is almost here, the presents are bought (we hope!) and all that’s left to do is make time for friends and family. However, if you do feel like heading outdoors, here’s a few suggestions… 1. Get to town early on Christmas Eve… You probably have […]

IT would truly be a shame if we were to lose out on the real meaning of Christmas in our lives. Yes, it is a wonderful time for celebration, presents, food, visiting friends and relations and gathering of families. Yet, if we are to be honest, there is a certain […]

SANTA’S almost here and the town is in full party mode. We took a final trip around town with the camera on Thursday and Friday and met companies and groups of friends enjoying a night out. Scroll down for photos…

WASTE and where to put it might not seem top of your priorities at the moment, but it is a problem with all the wrapping and rubbish accumulated over Christmas. Well Kerry County Council have issued a quick guide of what goes where that might help over Christmas. Kerry County […]

Our movie guy, John McCann saw ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ and says it’s an entertaining enough way to spend 90+ minutes at the Omniplex… Another week, another blockbuster and yet another reboot! This time it’s the mid 90s Robin Williams vehicle that gets a modern day upgrade to appeal […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have a medical card but I seem to be paying more than the monthly cap for prescription charges for my family. Why would this happen and how can […]

THIS year’s Christmas Jumper Day was another enormous success and had already raised over €15,000 for St Vincent de Paul. Organised by the charity with Radio Kerry, it saw people all over the county in schools and businesses don the jumper and donate to the great cause on Friday, December 15. […]

AN event is taking place in The Abbey Inn on St Stephens Night which is definitely one for the dance music purists, with the legendary Mark Kavanagh and internationally renowned Tralee woman DJ Eibhlin, appearing at the venue. Back in 1997, nightclubs in Tralee were still adjusting to the new […]

IT’S the busiest time of the year for St Vincent de Paul as they try to help as many people in need as they can at Christmas. Their job was made a bit easier on Thursday when Kerry Group made a donation of €10,000 to the organisation in the county. […]

IT was an emotional day at CBS Primary School on Thursday, as the pupils and staff said farewell to a much-loved member of the school family. Catherine Dolan from Knockmoyle has been school traffic warden for the past 18 years at the school and hung up her ‘lollipop’ this week. […]

THE Chairman of the Dr Crokes Club has informed the Chairman and Executive of Kerry GAA that the club is nominating Fionn Fitzgerald as Kerry Senior Football Captain for 2018. The 27 year old defender previously captained Kerry to lift Sam Maguire in 2014 when they beat Donegal. He succeeds […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí showed their generosity by fundraising for Arlington Lodge this Christmas. On Thursday night, 48 sixth year students held a sponsored overnight stay at the school to highlight the homeless situation in the country. “It’s a good opportunity for the students to learn about Arlington Lodge,” said […]

Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies has recipes and tips to serving up an amazing Christmas dinner… The key to a stress free Christmas lunch is preparation and timing. You want to be able to enjoy the day without being tied to the stove all day long. Below you […]

SMALL businesses in Kerry received almost €350,000 in grant aid this year according to Kerry Local Enterprise Office, while Kerry County Council spent a further €260,000 on training initiatives. In their end of year review, Kerry LEO say they demonstrated a strong performance in 2017 as renewed confidence becomes evident […]

THE Tralee Sports and Leisure Complex will receive €31,000 from the government in the latest sports capital grants allocation. The Kerry District Soccer League and Kerry GAA will also benefit from grants. Sports Capital grants for Kerry in 2017 have broken through the two million euro mark with these three […]

THE price of petrol and diesel at the filling station pumps around Tralee has risen by around four cent per litre since we last did a survey eleven weeks ago. But looking a little further back, the cheapest price back on August 10 for petrol was €1.26 per litre compared […]

THERE was huge excitement at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee on Monday as the first ever “Pres Got Talent” competition celebrated the huge range of musical talents from all years in the school. Two shows were held for the school in the Pres Primary Hall – Junior cycle students between 10 […]

IT’S become a Christmas tradition over the past number of years and yet again the gardaí brought some seasonal cheer to the streets of Tralee on Wednesday. Members of the force came out to The Mall for their annual festive fundraising drive aided by local musician and created a great […]

Following an investigation into the theft of Quad Bikes following burglaries in the Limerick, Kerry and North Cork area over the past twelve months, Gardaí attached to Newcastlewest Garda Station have arrested two men. Both men (aged 55 and 37) were arrested in the Kilmallock area of Co Limerick yesterday […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival is to receive €30,000 in funding from Fáilte Ireland next year. Funding for the Festival had been cut to €15,000 in 2017, a move heavily criticised at the time by Rose of Tralee International Festival CEO, Anthony O’Gara. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism […]

STUDENTS of Coláiste Gleann Lí have created and produced a CD in support of the work of the ISPCC this Christmas. The CD consists of five tracks which showcase the talent among the student body at Tralee’s fastest growing post-primary school. The tracks consists of an eclectic range of musical […]

BANK of Ireland staff raised €39,031 for charitable causes in Kerry in 2017 through the bank’s flagship charity and community initiative, Give Together. The charity programme gives Bank of Ireland staff throughout Ireland the chance to lend support to their chosen charities or causes through fundraising and volunteering. In total, just […]

THE pupils of St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville have been performing their annual Christmas concerts this week. On Monday, the junior and senior infants entertained their families in the school hall and on Tuesday it was the turn of 1st to 6th classes to shine in St John’s Church as […]

LOOKING for that last minute Christmas pressie? Well Tralee photographer, John Cleary’s new book ‘T’was Only Like Yesterday’ is a great stocking filler this Christmas. The book of photographs concentrates on the 1980s with images from sporting, religious, social and political life from Tralee and Kerry all contained therein. Here’s a […]

A DATE for your diary if you enjoy the excellent sketches of Foil Arms & Hog. The comedy trio returns to Siamsa Tíre with ‘Oink’, a fast paced sketch show featuring a collection of songs for the elderly, a baggage handler’s interpretive dance and a shop that naively only sells balaclavas….among […]

THE Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Brendan Griffin TD, has welcomed the news from his Departmental colleague Minister Ross, that Kerry Airport is to receive over €1m in grant aid towards operating costs. Welcoming the allocations Minister Griffin said: “This grant is in addition to the €583k already allocated […]

AN LEABHAR AGUS AN FÉILIRE: (i) Our club calendar, featuring all our Juvenile teams is on sale at Kevin Barry’s Shop, Rock St, and at the clubhouse – cost €5 each. Limited stock! So, hurry and don’t miss out. (And cut out last year’s photos and put them in an album!) (ii) ‘A Centenary History’ – […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell RESULTS Lee Strand Boys Academy Div 1 St. Brendan’s 57 St. Paul’s B 12 Senior Women Div 2 St. Brendan’s 43 St. Mary’s 30 Senior Mens Div 2 St. Brendan’s 54 Tralee Tigers BC 35 Lee Strand Boys U14 Div 1 TK […]