Archive for March, 2018

IF you were to look up the meaning of the word precious in the dictionary you would find the following…‘of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly’. Another bit of trivia is that the word precious originates from the Latin word pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent to preti(um) price. […]

GARDAI in Tralee have identified a suspect in the incident where a slide was doused in bleach earlier last month. Back in late February, Tralee man Timmy Collins took his daughter to the playground in the Town Park and when she went on the slide she noticed her jeans got […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the St Patrick’s Day parade is sponsored by AIB Tralee… THE rain stayed away as hundreds turned out a little early this year for the St Patrick’s Day parade in Tralee. Sometime after 12 noon the hundreds of participants came down Castle Street  led by Grand Marshall, Dan […]

THE County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held on Friday at IT Tralee and there was a very high standard of entries as always the year. Outstanding participation levels saw 30 mini-businesses being set up by over 120 second level school students involved in […]

INCREDIBLE dancing performances electrified the crowd in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre last night for the second Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Strictly Club Dancing’ night. Around 1,000 tickets were sold for the event and they got their money’s worth from the 12 couples as they danced their hearts out for the audience. […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: What is parental leave? Can both parents take it? Answer: Each parent of an eligible child may take up to 18 weeks of unpaid parental leave from work. Leave can […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says The Shape of Water is a wonderfully crafted Oscar winning film, but it may not be for everyone!… With an underlying sense of injustice among some cinema goers at ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ missing out on the Best Picture Oscar among audiences, reviewing […]

THE Kerry football team to face Kildare on Saturday night in Austin Stack Park has three changes from the side defeated by Dublin last week. Brian O Beaglaioch moves to corner back in place of Shane Enright with Fionn Fitzgerald coming into the side at wing back. Daithi Casey starts […]

‘PROSPER Kerry’, a networking series for Kerry’s diaspora in Dublin, is calling on Kerry people in Dublin to attend its next event in the Guinness Enterprise Centre on Thursday, March 22 at 6.30pm, and support budding entrepreneurs and start-ups in the county. Each event sees three Kerry-based start-ups showcase their […]

THE kids at Scoil Eoin got a head start on the St Patrick’s Day festivities by staging their own parade on Friday morning. Pupils from every class donned the green in the school yard for an event which has become a tradition at the county’s largest primary school. Jimmy Diggins […]

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IT’S been some week of fun at The Castle Bar with racing, a few pints and the chance to win thousands in the rollover providing a great atmosphere in the Rock Street establishment. The place was packed as usual on Thursday with some ladies joining in the craic and being […]

WITH the St Patrick’s Day parade taking place tomorrow there’s a change from previous years to remind you about.   The 2018 parade theme is Ireland’s Most Enterprising Town and will start at The Rose Hotel roundabout on Dan Spring Road at 11.45am. However, the finish is different this year as […]

It’s the weekend and a very big one at that! A parade, Strictly Come Dancing, matches and marathons will make it one to remember… Friday 1. Dancing blues… Tonight’s the night 12 couples take to the floor for Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Strictly Club Dancing’  in The Brandon. Deirdre Walsh of Radio […]

TRALEE athlete Shona Heaslip and Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh were on hand on Thursday evening to help launch the annual Kerry Hospice Good Friday Walks around the county. They will take place in various locations including Killarney, Killorglin, Inch, Listowel, the Spa and Tralee to name but a few. The […]

Mike O’Halloran on the Division 1 County Hurling League match between Kilmoyley and Lixnaw last night… Kilmoyley 1-14 Lixnaw 0-15 Kilmoyley had a two point win over Lixnaw played in John Mitchel’s pitch in Tralee under lights on Thursday night. Jordan Brick and Maurice O’Connor had Kilmoyley ahead before John […]

CREATIVE Ireland Kerry is now accepting applications from communities, creative practitioners and organisations for community rooted projects and initiatives that reflect the Creative Ireland ethos. The Creative Ireland Kerry (CIK) Programme is a collaboration between Creative Ireland and Kerry County Council. The vision of Creative Ireland is that every person […]

THERE was great excitement in a Ballymac household on Saturday night when Mary Bonn’s name was called out on ‘Winning Streak’. But Mary will have to wait a little while longer to get her hands on any prizes, as the National Lottery show takes a break for this St Patrick’s […]

BUSINESSES in Tralee and all over the county are encouraged to get into training for an event which takes place this May. Sponsored by Aspen Grove, the Optimal Fitness 5k/10k Challenge on May 7 welcomes both seasoned runners and beginners. It is aimed at encouraging social running among the business […]

TWO enterprising events will take place tomorrow in IT Tralee involving young students and business start-ups. The IT Tralee will host its annual Enterprise Showcase from 10.00am – 2.00pm where visitors will have a chance to talk to those who took the plunge to set up their own business in Kerry including past […]

WHILE the nurses and agri studies students had their fun last week, this time it was the occasion of the IT Tralee Students Union Ball to bring the glamour to Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Over 150 students and staff members from IT Tralee enjoyed a meal and entertainment from No Direction […]

OVER 230 post-primary students from across the Diocese of Kerry  gathered together for a celebration day in the Brandon Hotel, Tralee on Wednesday. All post-primary schools in the Diocese of Kerry were invited to participate in ‘Ceiliúradh na nÓg.’  The purpose of this initiative is to develop the faith life […]

TRALEE company ‘Wazp’ has made it into Google’s Adopt A Startup Programme. Google has announced the 30 strong cohort of start-ups that will be taking part in its Spring Adopt A Startup programme which launched on  March 12 and the Tralee 3D Printing Supply Chain Platform is among them. The […]

WHILE it might not feel like spring yet, the good people at Scoil Eoin are planning an event to showcase how to use seasonal ingredients to create amazing dishes. The ‘Spring Food Demo’ is being organised by the Parents Association  at the primary school to raise funds to be used […]

THERE’S just days to go to until the second Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Strictly Club Dancing’ night and it’s set to be a massive occasion again with nearly 1,000 tickets already sold. The 12 couples are all set to go on Friday night at The Brandon Hotel after being put through their […]

TRALEE photographer, John Cleary’s ‘T’was Only Like Yesterday’ has found its way into many home in the past number of months The book of photographs concentrates on the 1980s with images from sporting, religious, social and political life from Tralee and Kerry all contained therein. John has given us a few […]

  IT Tralee has welcomed the enactment of the Technological Universities Bill into legislation last Thursday which will lead towards the establishment of a Munster Technological University. Cork Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology Tralee have been working towards achieving Technological University designation and the creation of the Munster […]

LÁ ‘LE PÁDRAIG: Tá an fhéile náisiúnta buailte linn…..Féile Naomh Pádraig, Aspal Éireann….ceiliúradh 1500 bliain na Críostaíochta in Éirinn. The Tralee St Patrick’s Day Parade will commence at 11.45am on Saturday next (17th) at the roundabout entrance to The Rose Hotel and will end in The Square i lár an bhaile. Beidh ár […]

St. Brendan’s Park Fc Club Notes  Club Results Weekending 11-3-18 U12 Premier. Park FC 0 : 0 Iveragh Utd U13 Premier. Killarney Celtic 2 – 2 Park FC U15 Div.2 Park FC 1 : 8 Rattoo Rovers U16 Kerry Cup. Park FC “B” v Inter Kenmare ☆☆☆Walkover to Park FC.☆☆☆ […]

BADMINTON NOTES On the home badminton scene  last weekend the programme was dominated by the CPC.IE mixed doubles championships for divisions 1,3 &5 and  for the second time in 3 weeks these 3 divisions certainly brought a huge crowd of Badminton followers to the Killarney Sports Arena on Friday last  […]