Archive for January 13th, 2018

THE annual Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council Awards were handed out on Friday evening at council building and there were four very worthy recipients. Patrick McCarthy, Dr Rizwan Khan, Tralee Soup Kitchen and Kerry Diocesan Youth Service were all commended for their achievements and contribution to the community […]

THE rain and the wind howled outside, so fair play to the people who showed up to support a great cause last night. The Big Ireland Quiz is a fundraising event for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland and the Kerry heat took place in O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Friday night. The two winning […]

A LUCKY player from Kerry had a very good Friday when she collected her winnings from National Lottery HQ yesterday. The woman, who remains anonymous, scooped the €50,005 TellyBingo snowball prize on December 14, a win that would banish the January blues. The winning Kerry lady, who is a regular TellyBingo […]

PROJECT from Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School and CBS The Green came third in their group categories in the BT Young Scientists Exhibition in Dublin yesterday. Olivia Moriarty and Tamila Khussainova’s investigation into the teaching and learning of Junior Certificate Physics and the promotion of STEM to female students received third […]

FRIDAY was a good day for Kerry Airport. First it was revealed that Ryanair will continue its Kerry-Faro route this summer. Then a new contract for the Public Service Obligation (PSO) air route between Kerry and Dublin for the next four years was announced. The contract will be operated by Stobart and they will […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘All The Money In The World’ is a terrific tense thriller worthy of your attention… Veteran director Ridley Scott’s latest offering ‘All the Money in the World’ is a film that has gained notoriety on its release for the eleventh hour replacing of Kevin […]