Archive for December, 2017

THE co-founder of a Tralee based company has been named as the  overall “Best Young Entrepreneur” for the county as Kerry’s best young entrepreneurs were announced at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition on Thursday in the Ballygarry House Hotel The overall “Best Young Entrepreneur” for the county […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have retired from work and am planning to rent my spare room to a student lodger to supplement my pension. Will I have to pay tax on the […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Wonder’ will have you reaching for the tissues on more than one occasion… In a year that has brought us a plentiful supply of superheroes, some chilling horror movies, wonderful animation features, many terrific biopics and a lot more, one particular genre that has […]

THERE was a good turnout for the Star Wars Society concert in the Abbey Inn on Thursday night. The new SciFan Society of the ITT were the organisers and there were some great prizes on offer including IMAX Omniplex tickets for the upcoming Star Wars Movie ‘The Last Jedi’, Star Wars […]

FIVE people were detected parking illegally in Disabed Parking Bays in Tralee by 12 noon today in a clampdown on the offence. Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are conducting a campaign today in Tralee to highlight inappropriate parking in disabled parking bays in the town as well as the […]

KERRY’S James O’Donoghue has been named as Munster GAA Senior Footballer of the Year 2017. His win follows on from the announcement of other Kerry winners — David Clifford  in the minor category, Killian Spillane in the junior category and Patrice Diggin from Causeway winning camogie player of the year. Patrice […]

NOVAS Knocklee House in Tralee has been nominated by FoodCloud to receive a €500 donation from Aldi to help the charity support its core services this Christmas. Novas Knocklee House on the Castlemaine Road was selected by FoodCloud to receive the Aldi donation in recognition of the essential services it provides during […]

THIS week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 was won in Kerry. So if you’re the owner of lucky Prize Bond number XR650680 then congratulations. The lucky bond was purchased in 2014.  There were over 4,150 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €270,000. In addition to a €1 million prize awarded on […]

THE people at Tralee Local Employment Services (LES) held a coffee morning on Thursday to help out an orphanage in Africa and ended up raising €1,120. Christmas jumpers abounded at their office at North Circular Road and people from local agencies and employers associated with Tralee LES showed up to […]

Christmas is coming and shopping is taking over most people’s weekends. Still though, if you have some time… Friday 1. Time to party… November’s over so it’s officially ok to get out and party. The festive season here so whether it’s a work do or you just fancy meeting up […]

A NEW brand identity has been launched today which will be used to market Kerry at home and abroad. With the theme of ‘Kerry – Your Natural Escape’ – the Destination Kerry brand includes icons, imagery and messaging for use on all multiple platforms and highlights some of the top […]

IF you can’t watch the RTE ‘Today’ programme between 3.30pm and 5.40pm later today, then the show’s Facebook page has come to the rescue by putting up the feature on Tralee in advance. In the five minute clip, Tralee is seen from the air thanks to Colm Flynn and his […]

FORMER shooting coach with the Detroit Pistons, Dave Hopla is coming to Tralee on Sunday to give a masterclass which is not to be missed if you play or coach basketball. Hopla, who has also worked with players at the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks, is considered by many […]

THE first year pupils of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí got in to the festive spirit by celebrating Saint Nicolas’ feast-day on Wednesday. To mark the day, the pupil held a number of activated at Collis Sands House where the pupils are based. “Unfortunately we currently do not have home economics facilities in […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has published a brand new #LoveTralee 2018 Calendar to raise funds to purchase couch-beds for parents of children in the Cashel Ward at University Hospital Kerry. The President of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Aidan Kelly, said: “We are approaching Christmas and it’s inevitable that many parents or guardians […]

A TRALEE woman was among 56 inspirational young people presented with a Gold Gaisce Award by President Michael D. Higgins at a special awards ceremony in Dublin Castle on Wednesday. Evelyn Dore from Oakpark achieved her gold by successfully completing five challenge areas for 52 weeks or more. This comprised volunteering […]

WHILE many people know legendary singer songwriter Tom Waits sang about dancing with the Rose of Tralee on his song Rain Dogs, an old clip has surfaced from The Late Late Show referring to his visit to the town in February 1981. The RTE Archives tweeted a link this morning […]

TRALEE will feature in the ‘Our Town’ slot on the popular RTÉ ‘Today’ Show this Friday between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. Back in October, reporter, Colm Flynn, and crew were in town filming some of our top attractions. They started at Blennerville Windmill where Donal Coppinger showed them around the wonderful […]

THE second John Mitchels GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was another huge success back in late October and it ended up benefitting two local causes to the tune of €500 each. Out of the eleven couples on that night in Ballygarry, Brendan Dillane and Karen O’Connor were deemed the winners and […]

TRALEE-BASED award winning presenter and author, Anthony Garvey, launched his new children’s book yesterday at Douglas National School, in Killorglin. Aimed at 7-11 year olds, ‘Gravespeakers: Jack’ is the fourth in a seven-book series.  Each of the Gravespeakers’ books tells the stories of a different child who discover they have […]

  HERE’S a reminder of a great event this weekend to get you active, dressed up and feeling great. This year’s Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run will take place on Sunday at 11am from the Tralee Bay Wetlands and once again, runners, joggers, walkers, cyclists and pets alike are welcome […]

There are now less than three weeks for Santa to get his act together and get the Christmas Shopping done.  So, what are the must-have gifts for 2017 in the jewellery range? Heather from John Ross Jewellers is on hand with some suggestions… Must-have #1 REBECCA LUMIÈRE  REBECCA has launched […]

TRALEE Hair and Beauty Salon, Brush’n’Blush,  captured another award at the recent Beauty Industry Awards 2017 held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin on Sunday. The family run business was given the prize of ‘First Class Hair Salon’ and follows on from last year’s success at the event. The business, […]

Gardaí at Tralee Garda station are warning the public after a report of a bogus caller in the general Tralee area. The male, who is described as being in his 20’s, wearing a white hat and black jacket is claiming to be an employee of the Revenue Department. He is […]

A PUBLIC campaign has begun to restore diving boards to the bathing slip at Fenit with a committee hoping to have them installed by next summer. The Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign Committee has been working over the past five months to compile an evidence-based technical proposal which they believe […]

RECOVERY Haven Kerry is extending a warm invitation to their clients, volunteers and the general public to join them for the official switching on of their ‘Haven of Light’ Christmas Tree this Friday night, December 8, at 7.30pm. The symbolic event will take place at the charity’s cancer support house […]

A COUPLE from just outside Tralee won a Volunteer Ireland Award at a ceremony held  to celebrate the country’s unsung heroes at a special ceremony in Sligo, the 2017 European Volunteering Capital on Friday night. From 27 exceptional volunteers, nine winners were selected for this year’s Volunteer Ireland Awards including George […]

TRALEE Credit Union’s AGM next week will hear they have increased their assets to €220m, savings have grown to €187m and that they are in a strong position for the future. Tralee Credit Union will hold its 50th Annual General Meeting next Monday at the Rose Hotel in Tralee.  Its […]

FÉILIRE 2018: This is the 11th year in which we’ve produced and sold a club calendar with photographs of our young stars. The 2018 edition will be on sale this Friday, December 8th. Costas:  €5 an ceann; 3 cinn ar €10. All profit will be used for our juveniles. Ergo, dá […]

BADMINTON It was Tournament Sunday for the Kerry Badminton Association at the Killarney Sports Arena on Sunday last where players from all clubs affiliated to the Kerry Association did battle for the 4 tournaments contested on the day. All four competitions certainly produced golden nuggets of all that is good […]