Archive for March, 2019

Know Your Rights: School Transport Scheme

Know Your Rights: School Transport Scheme

March 23, 2019 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My daughter is starting secondary school in September and we live 5 kilometres from her school. Am I eligible for the School Transport Scheme? Answer: You may qualify for the […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘Captain Marvel’ Is A Blockbuster To Satisfy Fans

McCann At The Movies: ‘Captain Marvel’ Is A Blockbuster To Satisfy Fans

March 23, 2019 at 10:12 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says ‘Captain Marvel’ is a steady addition to the superhero canon that holds its own amongst the Marvel collection… Longer evenings and clocks going forward must only mean one thing — summer blockbuster season and a endless glut of superheroes at Tralee Omniplex. This year’s Marvel machine begins with […]

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Kerry Camogie Team In Action In Tralee This Sunday

Kerry Camogie Team In Action In Tralee This Sunday

March 22, 2019 at 10:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THE footballers aren’t the only Kerry side in action on Sunday. As well as the Kerry ladies football team in action in Armagh at 12 noon, closer to home you can see the Kerry Camogie team play. They will face Galway at John Mitchel’s GAA grounds at 2pm in Division […]

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Paul Murphy takes off for Kerry against Roscommon in Croke Park on Sunday. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Here’s The Kerry Team To Face Roscommon On Sunday

March 22, 2019 at 8:03 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY senior footballers can seal a league final place by avoiding a defeat in Roscommon on Sunday. Their final game of the Allianz Football League Division 1 will see them face the Connacht side who are in a relegation dogfight so a tough game awaits. There’s a number of changes […]

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PHOTOS: Excited Students Enjoy Jake Carter Performance In Presentation

PHOTOS: Excited Students Enjoy Jake Carter Performance In Presentation

March 22, 2019 at 5:27 pm Comments are Disabled

FRIDAY got a whole lot better for Presentation Secondary School students when a music star turned up this afternoon. Jake Carter is on a whistle-stop promotional tour of Kerry for his new single and upcoming concert in the INEC on April 27. The Dancing With The Stars 2018 winner made […]

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Students at the Donal Walsh Livelife Film Competition Awards on Wednesday at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Hundreds Attend Livelife Film Awards For Primary School Entrants

March 22, 2019 at 2:39 pm Comments are Disabled

THE 6th Donal Walsh Live Life Film Festival Awards for Primary Schools took place in the Brandon Conference Centre, Tralee on Wednesday. The overall aim of the festival is to promote positivity and living life.  With over 300 primary school attendees, the place was electric with wonderful performances from Limerick […]

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Kerry Spa Named Best In Europe At Awards Ceremony

Kerry Spa Named Best In Europe At Awards Ceremony

March 22, 2019 at 2:13 pm Comments are Disabled

A KERRY spa has won the Hotel Spa of the Year at the European Hotel awards held in Geneva this week. The ESPA spa at the five-star Europe Hotel & Resort, Killarney was the winner of the prestigious awards which celebrate the best in luxury and hospitality across the continent. […]

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Council To Welcome Twinning Delegation From Palestinian Town On Monday

Council To Welcome Twinning Delegation From Palestinian Town On Monday

March 22, 2019 at 10:07 am 1 comment

A MEMORANDUM of Understanding to develop a twinning relationship between Tralee and Beit Sahour, Palestine will be signed by the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Graham Spring and the Mayor of Beit Sahour, Jihad Khair, during a ceremony in the Council Chamber at County Buildings on Monday. The event will also […]

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Former Man Utd Player To Speak At ‘Ceiliúradh na nÓg’ In Tralee

Former Man Utd Player To Speak At ‘Ceiliúradh na nÓg’ In Tralee

March 22, 2019 at 9:45 am Comments are Disabled

OVER 450 post-primary students from across the Diocese of Kerry are gathering together for a celebration day in the Brandon Hotel on Wednesday next, where the guest speaker is a former professional footballer turned who became a priest. All post-primary schools in the Diocese of Kerry were invited to participate […]

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Listellick NS pupil Rachel Foley with Barry, Shane, Elaine and Norman Foley at the Confirmations at Our Lady and St Brendan's Church on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Confirmation Day Arrives For Listellick And Holy Family Pupils

March 22, 2019 at 9:28 am Comments are Disabled

THE big day arrived on Thursday for the boys and girls of two Tralee schools. Families gathered at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Thursday morning as pupils from Listellick and Holy Family NS were Confirmed by Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne. A number of other clergy were present […]

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Pupils prior to taking part in the Presentation Primary School 'No Boundaries' concert at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Presentation Pupils And Friends Put On A Fantastic Show At Siamsa

March 22, 2019 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre’s theatre was sold out on Thursday night as over 300 pupils from Presentation Primary took part in a fantastic concert showing the talent and creativity at the school. Presentation has been taking part in the Creative Schools Programme and is part of a five year pilot project that aims […]

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First Years To Go Without Their Mobiles For Two Weeks

First Years To Go Without Their Mobiles For Two Weeks

March 22, 2019 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S a big sacrifice. First year students in Presentation and CBS The Green have volunteered for a joint initiative between the two schools to “Snap It Shut”. It saw over 120 students put their mobile devices into sealed and stapled brown envelopes on Tuesday and agree not to use them […]

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St John’s Ashe Street To Host Free Choral Concert From US University Choir

St John’s Ashe Street To Host Free Choral Concert From US University Choir

March 22, 2019 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

A FREE choral concert will be given in St. John’s Church of Ireland, Ashe Street, Tralee at 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 26. St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir, Killarney, Director Aidan O’Carroll will host Brown University Alumni Chamber Choir and String Quartet from the United States. Admission is free and a voluntary collection […]

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PHOTOS: CBS Students And Staff Help Out Pieta House

PHOTOS: CBS Students And Staff Help Out Pieta House

March 21, 2019 at 4:25 pm Comments are Disabled

PUPILS at CBS The Green, Tralee held a school fundraiser in aid of Pieta House last Friday. The school held a non-uniform day and each student wore an orange, yellow or red piece of clothing. These colours were chosen to symbolise the movement from darkness to light. “This is an […]

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Historic Medals Find New Home At Siamsa Tíre

Historic Medals Find New Home At Siamsa Tíre

March 21, 2019 at 2:54 pm Comments are Disabled

TODAY at Siamsa Tíre – the National Folk Theatre of Ireland (NFT), Sister Marie Lyons presented a case of 35 historic medals won by her father, Irish Dance Master Jack Lyons of Ballybunion. The national medals were won for both music (Jack played the concertina) and Irish dance and includes […]

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Joe Linehan, Danny Greaney and Oisin O'Connor before going on stage at the opening night of the CBS The Green students' production of 'The Playboy Of The Western World'. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: CBS Students Impress Audiences With ‘The Playboy Of The Western World’

March 21, 2019 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was a packed house in CBS The Green on Wednesday night for the opening of their latest production, John Millington Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’. There were fantastic performances all around by the Transition Years in the pop-up theatre in the school foyer and the stage design looked incredible […]

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State Funding Announced For Tralee-Based Organisations

State Funding Announced For Tralee-Based Organisations

March 21, 2019 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled

FOODSHARE Kerry and Tralee Community Care Action Company which is based at Cumann Iosaef, are just two of 17 services in Kerry to benefit from €1.7m in funding from the Government’s Community Services Programme (CSP). Tralee Community Care Action Company will receive the largest amount in Kerry with €233,330, while […]

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Warriors Raise Funds For Arlington Lodge And Children’s Ward At UHK

Warriors Raise Funds For Arlington Lodge And Children’s Ward At UHK

March 21, 2019 at 9:30 am Comments are Disabled

IN the busiest week of the season for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, members of the squad and committee took some time out to deliver proceeds from the club’s fundraising activities to two very worthy local causes. As the club prepares for the Super League finale this weekend, Club Chairman Terry O’Brien and […]

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The Ashe Hotel Group GM Ruth O’Sullivan and Deputy Manager of The Ashe, Padraic Hanrahan accepting the award in Limerick last night.

Two Tralee Winners In Irish Restaurant Awards Munster Regional Final

March 21, 2019 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

THERE were two Tralee winner in the Munster Regional Final for the 2019 Irish Restaurant Awards which took place in the Strand Hotel, Limerick, last night. Alfie’s at The Ashe Hotel won ‘Best Casual Dining’ venue in Kerry while Yummy Cafe won the ‘Best Kids Size Me’ meal (see full […]

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Santa 5k Run Raises Thousands For Two Great Causes

Santa 5k Run Raises Thousands For Two Great Causes

March 20, 2019 at 8:17 pm Comments are Disabled

HUNDREDS of people took part in the sixth annual Santa 5k Fun Run in December and the results of that fundraising event were presented today. The event, which is organised in memory of Fiona Moore, of Caherslee who passed away in 2013, raises much needed funds for deserving children’s charities and […]

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Actors From St John Of God Prepare For ‘Sister’ Act In Siamsa

Actors From St John Of God Prepare For ‘Sister’ Act In Siamsa

March 20, 2019 at 5:04 pm 1 comment

THE talented actors of Saint John of God Kerry Services are preparing to tread the boards of Siamsa Tire yet again next week in their musical production of ‘Sister’. This show, on Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 at 8pm provides individuals with a musical platform to showcase their acting, […]

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Paul Cotter, Kevin O'Connor and Noel Keane in Croí which opens this Friday in town. Photo  by Dermot Crean

Over Ten Jobs To Be Created With Opening Of New Restaurant

March 20, 2019 at 2:15 pm Comments are Disabled

THE team behind Croí Restaurant in the Square are busily preparing for their new venture which is set to create around 10 full-time jobs and a few more part-time positions within the next few weeks. Paul Cotter, Noel Keane and Kevin O’Connor have enjoyed great success since they opened the […]

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Mayor Graham Spring next to a photo of his late grandfather Dan Spring, a former Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council. Photo by Dermot Crean

Mayor Of Tralee Graham Spring To Retire From Politics

March 20, 2019 at 12:36 pm Comments are Disabled

LABOUR councillor and current Mayor of Tralee, Graham Spring, has announced he is stepping down from politics and will not run in the local elections in May. Speaking on Radio Kerry this morning, he said cited family reasons and concentrating on developing a career away from politics while he is […]

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Mary Invites You Into Her ‘Capsule’ For A Great Evening Of Beauty, Fashion And More

Mary Invites You Into Her ‘Capsule’ For A Great Evening Of Beauty, Fashion And More

March 20, 2019 at 10:26 am Comments are Disabled

WELL-KNOWN beauty expert Mary O’Donnell is bringing her first live show to Tralee on Saturday, March 30 in the Ashe Hotel. Mary from Tralee is one of Ireland’s leading beauty experts on TV, radio, social and as a brand ambassador. The focus of evening is “Capsule” so focussing on what you […]

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The launch of the Paul Lucey 'Run For The Rock' at the Austin Stacks GAA Clubhouse on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Return Of The Paul Lucey Memorial ‘Run For The Rock’

March 20, 2019 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a wonderful success last year with over 400 people of all ages taking part so the Paul Lucey ‘Run for the Rock’ just hd to return this year. And with it being the silver jubilee of Stacks 1994 county championship victory, the team Paul trained will pay a […]

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Tickets For Warriors Showdown With UCD On Sale Thursday

Tickets For Warriors Showdown With UCD On Sale Thursday

March 20, 2019 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S the game anyone with an interest in Garvey’s Tralee Warriors wants to be at, so it has to be an all-ticket affair. The Tralee side face UCD Marian in the complex on Sunday at 5pm for the second time in 24 hours in what could be the Men’s Superleague […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

March 19, 2019 at 5:16 pm Comments are Disabled

Div 2 Senior Football League Fixtures for this week Sun 24 March @ 3pm Glenbeigh/Glencar v Ballymacelligott Membership 2019: Membership for Ballymacelligott GAA Club for 2019 is online only and the closing date is looming.  We as a club  must register our players and Members for 2019 prior to 31st […]

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Churchill GAA Club News

Churchill GAA Club News

March 19, 2019 at 5:09 pm Comments are Disabled

Scór na bPáistí: Churchill competed in the Tralee / St Brendan’s Board district final last Wednesday evening. In the Ballad group, Churchill were represented by Billy Doyle, Lily Parker, Aoife O’Brien, Nell Ryan Moriarty & Conor O’Sullivan & even though they performed excellently, unfortunately they were beaten by Na Gaeil. […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile Club News

March 19, 2019 at 5:03 pm Comments are Disabled

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) What a great crowd represented The Rock i bParáid na Féile Pádraig! Go raibh maith agaibh go léir, a bhuachaillí, a thuismitheoirí agus a mheantóirí. (ii) On Saturday next (23ú Márta) we’ll travel to Killarney and challenge the Legion Club in our first outdoor matches of […]

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Tralee Imperials Basketball Club News

March 19, 2019 at 4:57 pm Comments are Disabled

Recent Results Senior Women Div3 TKVixens 45 Imperials 59 Senior Women Div3 St.Bridge’s 35 Imperials 26 Senior Men Div1 Imperials 72 St.Brendan’s  55 U14 Div1 Girls St.Mary’s 50 Imperials 26 U14 Div2 Girls Gneeveguilla 33 Imperials 24 U12 Div3 Boys Shield TKVixens 25 Imperials 16 U12 Div3 Girls Ballybunion 26 Imperials […]

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