Archive for March, 2019

John McCann says ‘Fighting with My Family’ see Stephen Merchant make a noble effort in a heartfelt wrestling feature sure to make you laugh… Premiering at this years’ Sundance Film Festival, ‘Fighting with My Family’ which was written, directed and produced by Stephen Merchant, is a sports biographical comedy based […]

KERRY senior footballers can seal a league final place by avoiding a defeat in Austin Stack Park tomorrow night. The Round 6 game of the Allianz Football League Division 1 pits them against a Mayo which has done well down here in Kerry over the past number of years in […]

A STATUS Yellow Rainfall warning has been issued for Kerry and several other counties to come into effect overnight. Very heavy rain will develop overnight and into Saturday with spot flooding, 25 to 35mm expected. The rain may turn to snow in parts for a time. The warning is valid from […]

KERRY Businesswomen’s Network brought Actress and author Pauline McLynn and rally legend and motor sport pioneer Rosemary Smith to Kerry to speak exclusively for KBN on International Women’s Day, last Friday, March 8. Over 65 women from across Kerry came together to mark the celebration of women’s social, political, and cultural […]

AS is the custom, the St Patrick’s celebrations started early at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh as the whole school came out in the yard for their annual parade on Friday. St Patrick (Jimmy Diggins) led the procession with eight year old Ryan Kelliher, a pupil at the school, who has Muscular […]

THE proceeds from two separate fundraisers were handed over to the Kerry Hospice Foundation on Thursday evening. A coffee morning and a bus convoy trip to west Kerry raised €2,700 and €13,500 respectively, a huge boost for the palliative care unit facility. Paula Silles has been holding the coffee morning […]

THERE was a great turnout for a boxing event fundraiser at Tralee Sports Complex last night. The IT Tralee Spark Society organised their ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, a collaboration with IT Tralees Boxing club in aid of Samaritans, pushing the message that nobody has a perfect mental health. It was […]

WHILE the wind and rain on Thursday evening made it a night on the couch for most people, over 50 runners from Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club braved the elements to complete their first ever 5k. Kicking off at Áras an Phobail in Moyderwell, the latest recruits- who joined […]

Even if the weather isn’t kind, it should still be a great weekend around town. Here’s a few things to do… Friday 1. Warriors go again… It’s getting tense now. After last week’s important win, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors can’t afford to take the foot off the pedal tonight against Neptune […]

A TRALEE woman will feature on an RTE Documentary tonight (Thursday) looking at the lives of people who were born into deaf families. “Mother Father Deaf” airs at 10.15pm on RTE ONE and is a touching and informative one-off special about what it’s like growing up with deaf parents and walking […]

TWO students from Mercy Mounthawk will take part in the Munster Schools Debating Final next week. Organised by the UCC Philosophical Society, Sean Hennessy and John McCrohan have won three debates to get to the final which again takes place at UCC and will be Kerry’s only representative. “It’s a […]

THE cameras were rolling in Presentation Primary School on Tuesday as the school was selected to feature in an upcoming television documentary. The crew from Frontline Films spent the day in the school which is taking part in the Creative Schools Programme. Creative Schools — led by the Arts Council in […]

THE first All Ireland Tapas & Pintxo Championships are taking place next month in Tralee and events are taking place around it which are a must for foodies. Taking place on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10 and hosted by Taste Kerry and the IT Tralee Culinary Department, 20 […]

CHILDREN in Ardfert have been taking their first steps into the world of business with some innovative ideas at the school. Pupils from Mrs. Sheehan’s Sixth Class in Ardfert NS took part in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme and have been working very hard since December, setting up their mini company. […]

A SINN Féin candidate in the Killarney Local Election Area has called on the Irexit Freedom Party to explain the announcement of a candidate with a fake profile photo circulated in a press release to local media. John Buckley was contacted by a fellow Sinn Féin member after discovering that the […]

KERRY College of Further Education held a Health Promotion Day organised by the Physiotherapy Assistant and Sports Therapy Students on Tuesday. The college’s all weather astro-turf was used for activities such as a Crossbar Challenge, Penalty Shoot Outs, Volley Ball etc. The student body also benefited from Health and Fitness Screening […]

THE Mayor of Tralee and councillors in the Tralee Municipal District have reaffirmed their unanimous support for Tralee to Fenit Greenway project and have supported calls for funding for the amenity. The ten-kilometre greenway project will see the completion of a three-metre wide greenway suitable for walking and cycling along […]

A NEW Garda Chief Superintendent will be appointed for Kerry soon in a reshuffle of positions. Current Kerry Garda Chief Superintendent Tom Myers, who was appointed in December 2016, is to take up a role in the Fermoy district in Cork at the end of the month. It is expected he will […]

CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS FOR ABOVE EVENT DAWN Milk and the National Dairy Council are delighted to host a fabulous Ladies Lifestyle Evening at the INEC, Killarney on Thursday March 28. The evening will include advice on shaping up your diet and nutrition with dietitian Paula Mee. Style queen […]

WITH just days to go, preparations are well advanced for Saturday when Tralee Harriers will host their fundraising Half Marathon and 10k. The Half Marathon will be starting at the Tralee Bay Wetlands centre at 10am with the 5k/10k starting at 10.30am. The club has been approached by various local running […]

PAULINE McLynn, star of legendary comedy, Father Ted, has teamed up with Focus Ireland today to launch Ireland’s Great Get Together which aims to raise funds to prevent family homelessness. Pauline called on people in Tralee and Kerry to sign up to Ireland’s Great Get Together which takes place on […]

A KERRY person won an incredible €182,567.80 for a €2 stake on the first day of Cheltenham, according to Boylesports. The anonymous Boylesports customer won it in a placepot in six of Tuesday’s races. The dividend of the successful selection was €91,283.90 with the €2 stake returning a total payout of […]

THE eighth County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 13 April and a call has gone out to individuals and communities across the county to get involved in the annual litter collection effort. Last year, some 5,500 volunteers were out and about on the day with the support of […]

By Colm Griffin Brewster Cup The creme de la crème of Kerry badminton travelled to Tipperary last weekend to take on the finest Munster had to offer. The Brewster is a prestigious competition that has been running since 1951 and it is a whole 16 years since the Kingdom last […]

PARÁID NA FÉILE PÁDRAIG: Time to march, to honour our National Apostle, to celebrate our Christian heritage and to wear the Black’n’Amber with pride. We’ll meet in John Joe SHEEHY ROAD ag 11.30am for Paráid na Féile Pádraig which will move off at 11.45am. Fáilte roimh chách! The Parade is […]

Training continues at the usual times Upcoming Fixtures 14/3 U12 Div1 Boys Imperials v St.Paul’s Mounthawk @20-00 15/3 Senior Women Div3 TKVixens v Imperials Athea @19-30 17/3 U14 Div1 Boys Imperials v KCYMS Mounthawk @20-00 U14 Div2 Girls Imperials v Caherciveen Mounthawk @19-00 U12 Div3 Boys Shield Imperials v Caherciveen Mounthawk […]

€2.3 milion has been made available to support home adaptations for older people, people with a disability and people with mobility issues in Kerry. The funding, which has been increased this year, will help enable older people and people with disabilities to remain living independently in their own homes for […]

KDYS Youth Day took place at the INEC Killarney on Sunday last and brought together over 1,500 young people from all over Kerry to celebrate, innovate and illustrate what it means to be young in Kerry today. Youth Day has now grown to become one of the largest annual youth […]

A PRE-ELECTION Forum will take place on Thursday, April 11 from 8.30am to 11.30am at The Rose Hotel. This will be an opportunity for candidates in the forthcoming Local Authority Elections (in the Tralee MD area) to present their vision and objectives for Tralee and to address key matters from […]

WORK will start on a development at the former Bridge Inn/Minstrels at the end of the month. Tralee Municipal District Manager, Michael Scannell, told councillors at the March meeting of Tralee MD last week, that he understood the demolition of the existing building which includes the former Sol Travel offices […]