Archive for February, 2019

A WELL-KNOWN musician entertained pupils from a local school on Friday. Presentation Primary School facilitated a concert by the renowned John Spillane, in association with Tony O’ Flaherty of Sonas Recording and the International award-winning Academy of Dance under the directorship of Clarissa Michaux. John performed songs from his triple […]

PROFESSIONAL artists in Kerry are being invited by Kerry County Council to express their interest in being part of the Kerry Visual Arts Showcase, an annual selected exhibition for professional artists which takes place each year at Government Buildings in Killarney in September. Artists are being asked to download information […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win at the complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 89 DCU Saints 55 GARVEY’S Tralee Warriors returned to winning ways in emphatic style with a surprisingly easy win over DCU Saints at the Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday night. As a result […]

Mike O’Halloran reflects on how Kerry lost against Westmeath on Sunday in Austin Stack Park… Kerry 2-17 Westmeath 4-13 With 52 minutes on the clock Kerry were six points ahead and looking like they would gather another two points from the lakesiders. They led on a scoreline of Kerry 1-14 […]

IF your child is starting school this September, then a visit to Caherleaheen this coming week is definitely worth considering as they are holding an open week every morning from 9am to 10.30am, Monday to Friday. Caherleaheen  National School is a vibrant, active and busy school with almost 200 boys and girls, […]

THREE generations of families enjoyed a wonderful time at Caherleaheen National School on Friday for Grandparents Day. The children were busy for the past week or so, gathering photos and information about their grandparents and the occasion also served a celebration of St Brigid as Principal Mary Connolly explained. “The […]

WHILE the ‘big one’ wasn’t on show this year, around 120 of the Kilmoyley GAA faithful showed up in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night for their annual social. The seniors came agonisingly close to winning the county championship in 2018, but they’ll be back this summer to try […]

THEY came from clubs all over the county for a table quiz on Friday night to raise funds for the Kerry Badminton Association. There were around 15 tables taken at O’Donnell’s Bar in Mounthawk and the organisers were happy with the turnout. “This is about raising funds for our county […]

WHICH colour on the Indian flag is sacred to Hindus? In which country is the ancient city of Petra? Who is Sir Thomas John Woodward better known as? Well those were some of the questions posed at Tralee Rugby Club’s fundraising table quiz at The Ashe Hotel on Friday night. A fantastic turnout […]

THERE was great fun at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Friday as the older generation came to the school for grandparents day. It was a chance for the children and indeed the school to show their appreciation for grans and granddads on a day which proves immensely popular every year. “There’s […]

A STUDENT in St Ita’s and St Joseph’s showed her generosity this week by getting her hair dyed purple for charity. Nineteen year old Natalie Mason is in her final year of her Leaving Cert Applied course in the school and came up with the idea to raise funds for […]

TWO cheques were presented by Presentation Secondary Tralee students this week to Cuan Mhuire and the Irish Cancer Society. Transition Year Students  from Presentation Secondary School Tralee presented a cheque for €1000 to former Principal Sr Brid Clifford in aid of Cuan Mhuire, which is Ireland’s largest voluntary provider of Rehabilitation […]

THE Kerry Ladies team to face Clare in Round 1 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 Round 1 fixture has been announced. The venue is Doonbeg, Co. Clare and the game throws in at 2pm. The team is as follows; 1. Sinead Warren, Rathmore 2. Eilis Lynch, Castleisland Desmonds 3. Aislinn Desmond, Rathmore […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: The closing date for applying to college was February 1. Can I still apply? Answer: You apply for almost all full-time undergraduate courses through the Central Applications Office (CAO). This […]

John McCann says there are terrific actors on top form in Adam McKay’s ‘Vice’… Director Adam McKay rested his comedic chops in 2015, and changed artistic direction with his critically acclaimed feature ‘The Big Short’, which saw the director explain the financial crash of 2008 in his own unique way […]

AFTER a great start to Kerry’s league season last Saturday when the hurlers beat Antrim above in Belfast, it’s back to Austin Stack Park on Sunday to face visitors Westmeath in the Allianz Hurling League Division 2A at 2pm. The team is as follows; 1. Martin Stackpoole capt (Lixnaw) 2. John Buckley […]

AFTER last week’s impressive show against Tyrone in Killarney, it’s a trip north for the Kerry senior football team for Sunday’s clash against Cavan in the Allianz Football League Division 1. Peter Keane made a few changes from the team last Friday night for the Tyrone game so don’t be […]

FUNDING of over €1.5m has been announced for two road projects near Tralee. It comes as the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, announced funding of over €22m from the Department to go towards works on Kerry’s Regional and Local roads in 2019. Included […]

TRALEE and two other Kerry golf courses have been included in a Top 100 Golf Courses In The World list. Online golf reservation service, Golfscape, collaborated with renowned industry leaders to rank the ‘World’s Top 100 Golf Courses’. Tralee came in 69th position, Waterville in 29th and Ballybunion Old Course in 17th. St […]

FUNDING of €300,000 from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is to go towards works to prepare the R556 Dale Road for full reconstruction. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin welcomed the funding which is part of an […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department and wards at University Hospital Kerry decreased in January on the same month in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). There were 297 patients waiting on trolleys last month, compared to […]

IT’S been a long month, but a worthwhile one for those who took part in the 31 Day Challenge  to promote positive mental health in 2019. The challenge was for people to go for a walk or run 5k everyday over the month and to donate €1 for every day […]