Archive for February, 2018

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Kerry side to face Carlow on Sunday in Austin Stack Park… THE Kerry hurling team to face Carlow shows one change from the starting fifteen last Sunday in London. Shane Conway returns from a hand injury, to replace Paddy Kelly who was injured last Sunday. […]

THE Kerry Senior Football Team to play Mayo in Round 2 of the Allianz Football League in Castlebar on Saturday sees Eamonn Fitzmaurice keep faith with many of the side who played Donegal last week. Cormac Coffey is on the bench though, with Brian Ó Beaglaoich back from club duty with […]

IN case you’re wondering what all the cameras and film crew business is about in the town centre yesterday and today, a short film is being made in the town. ‘Abbeyleaks’ is produced by local actor/writer man Patrick McDonnell and he has a director at the helm, Philip Briggs, with […]

A TRALEE native will compete in the Aramark’s National Chef’s Cup to take place next Tuesday. Michael Hannafin been shortlisted to compete at the the event in CityWest, Dublin. Aramark is one of Ireland’s premier food companies – if you’ve ever visited Dundrum Shopping Centre, Croke Park or the Guinness Storehouse […]

LOCAL author and guidance counsellor, Billy Ryle, was as good as his word when he presented half the proceeds from the sale of his book to a local youth club. Billy’s book, ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip to the High Court’ was launched last May and he said any net profits […]

PRIMARY school children tested their scientific knowledge at the Kerry Primary Schools Annual Science Quiz in the IT Tralee South Campus on Thursday night. There were 28 schools from all over the county taking part in the quiz for 5th and 6th class pupils which was sponsored by Kerry Group. […]

TOP fashion designer, Don O’Neill, said he was surprised and honoured to receive the  Special Achievement award for ‘Industry Innovator’ at the inaugural Xposé Benefit Awards last night. The glitzy affair took place at the Mansion House in celebration of the best in fashion and entertainment in Ireland. The Ballyheigue native was […]

IT was the worst January ever for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch Figures, for the month showed that there were 382 patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department or elsewhere in the hospital. This is up from […]

THE Health and Wellbeing Event held in the Ashe Hotel on Thursday evening offered great advice and strategies for attendees on how to improve their lives. The event, which was jointly run by AIB Tralee customer financial planning division and Tralee Chamber Alliance, offered strategies for life performance. The purpose […]

KERRY’S budding Spielbergs are invited to apply for funding to enter Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE short film competition. Last year, Club Óg Ógras Baile Uí Thuaidhg was awarded the prize for Best Community Campaign at the Awards so Kerry has form in this competition. The group scooped the award for the […]

TRALEE women were among the winners at a swimming event in Armagh last weekend. Mags O’Sullivan and Elaine Burrows Dillane represented Tralee Bay Swimming Club in the World Cup Ireland Ice Swimming 1Km Championships in Wild Water Armagh last Saturday. Both ladies came first in their category and are members of Tralee […]

CHARLIE’S bar at Kerins O’Rahillys clubhouse was hopping on Wednesday night as both friends and customers turned up in their droves to say goodbye to Tom and Eileen O’Shea on their last night spent working behind the bar. Tom, a native of Conahy, Co. Kilkenny, married Eileen Lynch from Foilmore […]

DESPITE the cold weather, walkers took to the road and completed day 31 of the 5k a Day January Challenge on Wednesday evening. The campaign was organised by Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne in order to raise vital funds for the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation, Kerry Cancer Support Group, and the Make […]

LANGUAGE week at Pres Tralee made a welcome return last week with a full range of activities being provided for all year groups in the school in both German and French. The week got off to a great start on Monday with a French play being performed for 4th and […]

Alan Cantwell looks forward to this weekend’s Men’s Superleague basketball clash at the complex… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors will be looking to make it seven Super League wins in a row when they take on Pyrobel Killester on Saturday night with tip off at 8.00pm. The Tralee side return to action […]

World Wetlands Day takes place on Friday, February 2 and the Tralee Bay Wetlands have a few events to mark the date. February 2 marks the adoption of the Ramsar Accord, a global treaty signed by over 150 countries that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for […]

IT’S the biggest sporting day of the year in the US and NFL fans in Tralee can experience some of the magic at a special Superbowl night this Sunday. Dott’s Bar at The Rose Hotel, which is owned by Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler, is an elegant slice of Manhattan chic […]