Archive for June 13th, 2018

FIANNA Fail TD for Kerry, John Brassil has said the expected job losses at the Liebherr Plant in Killarney will cause deep worry and stress for the 800 strong workforce, their families and the greater Killarney region. It was confirmed by management at the Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. plant in Killarney […]

MARTIN Ferris will attend the event in honour of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Tralee this Friday. The Kerry Sinn Féin TD has said that he has accepted an invitation to attend the event in Siamsa Tíre which is being hosted by Kerry County Council. Accepting […]

GARDAI have announced the parking/pedestrian restrictions and road closures that will be in place in Tralee, Killarney and Derrynane for this Friday when Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall visit the county. In Tralee,  Ivy Terrace will close to traffic from approx. 10am to 2pm. Mary Street […]

TWO Tralee schools have been chosen to take part in a pilot Government scheme which aims to increase and enhance creative activities within the State’s education system. Presentation Primary School, Tralee and Scoil Eoin Balloonagh, Tralee are two of five Kerry schools chosen in the pilot scheme. The others are Faha National […]

JUST two years after being inducted into the Basketball Ireland Coaches Hall Of Fame, a Tralee man is now to receive its highest honour this Saturday night. Jimmy Diggins will receive the Basketball Ireland Presidents Award at a ceremony in The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght and no better man […]

JUST when we thought Met Eireann might be issuing heat warnings, we’re now back on familiar ground. The national service has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for Kerry and five other counties — Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Clare — for tonight. On Wednesday evening and night and for a […]

TRALEE Rugby Club will be hosting its first Strictly Come Dancing in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday, June 29 and the 11 couples are more than halfway through their two month training programme. This event, which was officially launched at their base in O’Dowd Park on Saturday night, is […]

Intermediate Scratch Cup Results Jun 09th 2018 RESULTS : 1st: Ned O’Shea Jnr (11) 79 Gross 2nd Seamus Enright (12) Gross 82 3rd Daniel F O’Connor (10) Gross 85 4th Aidan Tobin (10) Gross 85 5th Domo Lyne (10) Gross 85 1st Nett: James Judge (14) Nett 73 2nd Nett: […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the four Garvey’s SuperValu Hurling Championship games taking place this weekend in Austin Stack Park… Kilmoyley v Lixnaw — Saturday, 5.30pm Kilmoyley are managed by one of the greatest forwards ever to play the game of hurling Shane Brick. Fergus Fitzmaurice and Mark foley are attempting to […]

OK, so the weather may be changing today, but we’ve had a few great weeks of sunshine and the tourists have started to arrive in earnest. No better time then for a soiree to welcome the summer season. Kirby’s Brogue Inn invited people involved in the tourist industry in Tralee […]

Mary O’Flaherty says returning to education at Tralee VTOS gave her new possibilities for the future… “Almost 10 years ago l found myself unemployed and as l had left school at thirteen l got the opportunity to return to education with Tralee VTOS. This was a fulltime two year course.  […]

IF you’re at a loose end on Friday morning, then this event is worth supporting. The Life Programme of Saint John of God Kerry Services will hold a Jumble and Bake Sale in the centre in Monavalley, Tralee, on Friday from 10am – 1pm. The organisers would love to see […]