Archive for April, 2018

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am getting Jobseeker’s Allowance and have just been offered a job. My husband looks after our two children at home. Can I get any social welfare assistance if […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Michael Inside’ is a compelling social prison drama that deserves all the critical acclaim it’s getting… Written and directed by Frank Berry, Michael Inside tells the story of  Michael McCrea, (played by Dafhyd Flynn)  an impressionable eighteen-year-old who lives with his grandfather Francis (Lalor Roddy) in […]

KERRY North East & West Kerry Development (NEWKD) is to receive €1,058,725  through the Department Rural and Community Development Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP). Seanad Leas-Cathaoirleach and Fine Gael Senator Paul Coghlan said the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, confirmed to me that funding of €1,629,599 will […]

ST Brendan’s NS in Blennerville was the venue this morning for Athletics Ireland to announce the ‘Pilot’ launch of ‘The Daily Mile’, hosted by Kerry Recreation and Sport Partnership. Brendan Griffin TD, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport and John Foley, CEO of Athletics Ireland, launched the Primary Schools […]

GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí students were among the prize winners at the national final of the Junk Kouture competition at the 3 Arena last night. With thousands attending the event, the Tralee school was represented by ‘Fear Leighis Na Mara Plaisteach’ from Lennox Beaujouan, Peadar Toibin and Seán Ó Loingsigh. They won […]

GARDAI in Kerry have carried out Test Purchasing of alcohol operations which have led to 16 detections since January 2017. Test Purchasing is where an underage person, selected by gardaí, enters a bar, supermarket or off-licence and attempts to buy alcohol, while a plain clothes member of An Garda Síochána […]

THERE have been 27 gardaí in Kerry injured on duty since January 2017 it was revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting in Kerry County Council buildings on Friday. Kerry Garda Division Chief Superintendent, Tom Myers, said the vast majority of these incidents were assaults on garda members including being […]

STUDENTS from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk are getting the chance to code with Raspberry Pi computers this year, thanks to funding from the Parents Council. First year pupils this year have been timetabled computer science classes which allows them to explore various areas of computational logic, develop games and now […]

THE Rose of Tralee, Jennifer Byrne, paid a visit to Pieta House in Tralee on Thursday to get a sense of the amazing work underway there. She also lent her support to its major fundraiser, Darkness Into Light, which takes place at 4.15am on May 12 in Tralee from CBS […]

The weather is set to be mainly dry on Friday and Saturday so here’s a few things to do over the weekend… 1. Enjoy the weather… At last! Dry weather…well, until Saturday evening anyway! It’s time to get out and enjoy it while you can so hit the outdoors and […]

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are appealing to motorcycle riders to ‘Bike Safe’ as the risk to riders’ safety is set to increase over the summer months. The appeal comes as statistics show 11 motorcyclists have died on Kerry roads between 2010 and 2017, the fourth […]

IT Tralee hosted an event aimed at getting staff and students in IT Tralee together and moving in the ‘Tri and Move ITT’ on Wednesday evening. It was a combination of two events, a 5km individual/family fun walk/run and a fun team triathlon. The triathlon consisted of a 5km run followed by a […]

A COLOURFUL, fun and educational event took place in Presentation Secondary School on Wednesday which saw students get a taste of photography and special effects make-up art. In a collaboration between the Transition Years and tutors and trainees from Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley, a special make-up event was […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee is to hold a ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’ on Sunday week to get children used to a hospital setting and put their minds at ease. The purpose of the free event is for kids to bring in their teddies to the hospital for some TLC, and […]

FANS of  bingo might want to make note of this date. The Parents Association of Presentation Secondary School, Milltown has launched their Fundraising Bingo Night, in aid of school funds and there’s loads of prizes on offer. The first game will commence at the school at 7pm on Thursday, April […]

THE Cashel Children’s Ward was the beneficiary of profits from an annual children’s event at Easter organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance. The Under 12’s Kids Fun Run in Tralee Town Park took place on Easter Saturday as part of the Tír na na Óg Children’s Festival with Zumba dancing with Linda […]

STUDENTS from CBS The Green will sleep outside the school on Friday night to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness in Ireland. The Peace and Justice and Student Council are in the middle of a campaign on the issue and a number of events have taken place, culminating on […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has announced the introduction of a new Pharmacy Technician programme for CAO entry in September 2018. This NFQ Level 6, two-year programme is the only one of its kind being offered in the Munster Region and the IT Tralee is one of a handful Institutes […]

HAIR Salons from across Kerry gathered at Kerry ETB Training Centre’s all-new Hairdressing Salon in Monvalley on Monday for an opening evening to showcase their futuristic looking new facility and to meet the current crop of young hairdressers. Visitors spent two hours mingling with staff, trainees and other business owners […]

A LOCAL teacher will appear on RTE’s Today show today (Wednesday) with Daithí O Sé and Maura Derrane after the success of an initiative to bring joy to older people in nursing homes. Evelyn Dore of Moyderwell Primary and Karen Walsh of CBS created ‘Storyboxes’,  a box with books, CDs […]

A LOCAL primary school has instigated a pilot programme with parents, where children will not use smartphones or social media applications for the remainder of the school year. The programme is being run by St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville after it was discovered that some sixth class pupils had access […]

A KERRY Sinn Féin councillor has hit out at a suggestion at Monday’s Kerry County Council meeting that the Dale Road could be closed on health and safety grounds. The suggestion came from  Fine Gael councillor, Aoife Thornton,  in the Listowel area who said that the condition had deteriorated so […]

BADMINTON NOTES by Junior Griffin The badminton programme of last weekend was dominated by  the end of season Munster competitions which were played in the UL Arena of Limerick and these included the rescheduled  Brewster Cup  competition on the Saturday and the Munster Club finals on the Sunday. When the […]

PAUL LUCEY RUN: Our inaugural 5/10km Paul Lucey Memorial Walk/Run for The Rock will take place on May 7th which is earmarked as ‘Lá na gClub(anna)’. It promises to be a big club day! It is hoped that anybody who has any association with the club will participate in this event. If interested, one may register […]

By Alan Cantwell The St. Brendan’s Basketball Club teams had a fantastic weekend of action on the courts in Kerry, Cork and Galway with mixed fortunes but some really great performances all round. Our Boys U16s completed a brilliant season by finishing runners up in the All Ireland Club final […]

Mens Results Sat 14th April 2018 – Foursomes / Fourball Round 2: 1st Mark Sheehy (14) & Ned O’Shea Jnr (11) 44pts 2nd Anthony O’Connor (17) & Mike Galvin (17) 41pts 20 Pairings Entered. Sunday 15th – club competitions cancelled. Fixtures: Sunday 22nd April: MC 3 Bailys Solicitors 9 Hole […]

HE’S been featured on a national news website in the past few weeks and now Seamus Harty will get more great exposure on a popular radio show tonight (Tuesday). The Tralee singer/songwriter will appear on Louise Duffy’s ‘Ireland’s Sonic Youth’ show which starts at 7pm. The series was born out of […]

LEE Strand visited Coolick NS in Kilcummin on Monday to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Speaking at the presentation Irene O’Keeffe Principal stated; “We are delighted to win €500 in the Lee Strand Cash 4 Schools. The money will be used to re-stock our […]

EXCITEMENT is building for the Kerry ETB Further Education and Training Event of the year as the list of live skill demonstrations and event activities continues to grow. The event takes place on this Thursday, April 19 from 11am-6pm at the Brandon Hotel Tralee. And if you live outside Tralee, […]

Tara Conway tells her story about how Tralee VTOS set her on the way to a new career… Returning to education can be daunting for any adult, especially when school never suited them. I left school when I was in 5th year, my school reports always said ‘giddy in class […]