Archive for February 15th, 2019

WHAT a guy! Hanna O’Connell received a lovely surprise on St Valentines Day when a couple of  flags arrived at her door signed by former Munster and current Racing 92 rugby star Simon Zebo, Hanna, who has Cystic Fibrosis, hit the headlines over the past couple of years thanks to […]

A WONDERFUL school in the heart of Tralee is currently enrolling pupils for September 2019. Moyderwell Mercy is a co-educational primary school in the Catholic tradition, catering for pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. Each child is individually known to the Principal and staff and is educated in a […]

IT’S that time of the year again. With just a month to go, the call has gone out to clubs and community groups to get involved in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee. Hundreds of people from dozens of organisations take part every year, showing the amazing community […]

WE hope this motorist was ordering some chicken nuggets and not a Big Mac when he took a calf to the McDonalds in Tralee recently. Bláthnaid Earley was parked nearby when she caught the footage on her mobile of a calf in the backseat of a car at the drive-in. […]

HAVING raised over €20,000 last year for the Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind, local ladies are once again holding a fundraiser for the organisation. A dance will be held in The Meadowlands Hotel on this Saturday, February 16, with music coming from ‘Nightlife’. ‘Take the Lead and Dance the Night […]

THERE’S still time to enter the Tralee 10 Miler and 5k Road Race which takes place this Saturday at 10.30am from The Rose Hotel. Organised by Michelle Greaney of Optimal Fitness, the chosen charity to benefit is the Kerry Hospice Foundation. Last year’s event drew 300 participants and a good […]

A SPECIAL event is being held at IT Tralee tomorrow (Saturday) to ease any child’s fears about getting treatment in a hospital. The Teddy Bear’s Hospital promises to be an educational, interactive and fun day, where Teddy will have his blood pressure, temperature taken and will be treated for minor […]

IT’S a huge weekend for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors as they continue their bid for a first Men’s Super League title. At the moment they lie in third place on 24 points, six behind leaders Templeogue. However, the Warriors have two games in hand so it’s still all to play for. […]

IT’S a meeting which is only in its second year, but it’s already proving massively popular among primary schools throughout the county. Over 500 pupils from 41 schools spread throughout Kerry took part in the Allianz-sponsored Cumann na mBunscol Chiarraí Cross Country competition on Wednesday at Caherslee GAA grounds. “The […]