Archive for April, 2019

WITH the fine weather here for the coming days and the Easter break to enjoy, it’s definitely worth a trip out to the lovely village of Ardfert. And with the fantastic Bamboo boutique located there, you can be assured of finding something special on your visit. While Bamboo — located […]

A FESTIVAL in north Kerry on the May Bank Holiday weekend is encouraging people to let their troubles sink into the golden sand and inhale the invigorating sea air in Ballybunion. MOYA, a festival of Meditation, Ocean, Yoga and Art in the breath-taking seaside town is, according to organisers, a […]

WITH a forecast of dry weather for the weekend, a status Orange warning for forest fires has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine from today through until Monday. Kerry Fire Service says the public need to be extra vigilant over the weekend and have issued advice […]

A TRALEE company has set up a new website which aims to significantly reduce the need for election posters. The European and Local Elections take place on Friday, May 24 and candidates will erect an estimated half a million posters on telephone poles and lamp posts across the country. Most […]

CARA Credit Union has teamed up with Adams of Tralee for their famous 2019 Members Car Draw. The draw has proved to be hugely popular and Pa Laide CEO  of Cara Credit Union is looking forward to working with Adams. “Each year our car draw tender goes out to all the […]

KATE Kennelly, Arts Officer, Kerry County Council together with Terry O’Sullivan, Director of the Education Centre, Tralee launched a “Call Out for Artists” on Wednesday morning. The Teacher Artist Partnership CPD Summer Course & Residency programme is open to artists (in any art form) that are committed to sharing their […]

THE number of proactive policing checkpoints rose significantly last year compared to 2017, it was revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting at Kerry County Council on Friday last, where the Kerry JPC Annual Report for 2018 was distributed. It showed 5,632 checkpoints were conducted in 2018 compared to 3,875 […]

THERE was great excitement and anticipation as the Under 10 Girls Team from Kerins O’Rahillys set out on Monday morning on the road to Croke Park to play in the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s Under 10 Go Game Blitz. This was a huge honour and a very proud moment for […]

ROGER Casement’s arrival in Kerry by submarine in 1916 will be remembered and celebrated at Casement’s or McKenna’s Fort in Ardfert at 12 noon this Friday. Dr Tim Horgan, historian and author, will addresss the assembly. The event is being organised by Tralee’s Tionól Mhic Easmainn – Casement Gathering under […]

A TRALEE native has opened a branch of an international company in town and they are looking for host families and companies to host their clients. Headquartered in Cork city, Partnership International is a work, study and travel organisation for international 18 to 24 year olds. Programmes include international graduate […]

IT’S that time of the year when preparations are in full swing for the annual Kingdom County Fair. The launch of the 2019 Fair took place in the Meadowlands Hotel last night and speaking at the launch, the Kingdom County Fair Chairman Mr James Tarrant said; “We are really looking […]

THE Kerry LGFA is literally going to the dogs next month as both club and county have joined forces to create a unique fundraiser for the betterment of Ladies Football in Kerry. All funds raised will be distributed evenly between club and county ensuring the growth of club football and […]

THE inauguration of innogy’s  first wind farm in Ireland was officially celebrated last week by Hans Bünting, Chief Operating Officer Renewables, innogy SE, with the announcement of a €10,000 annual funding award to the local community within 5km of the wind farm and including the whole village of Knocknagashel. Pupils […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance will get €1,000 towards activities to take place in a marquee in the Tralee Town Square on Saturday May 4 after securing the allocation from ‘The Big Hello!’ Healthy Kerry Community Weekend fund. The marquee will be erected to coincide with the Tralee Food Festival taking place over […]

PEIL FAOI 6: We’re back in Caherslee again for our Sunday morning football fun sessions and we’ll be there for the forthcoming weeks. Parents will be advised of any switches by text. We will be adding an extra important session on Thursdays in May. PEIL FAOI 8/10: (i) Watch our […]

CPC.ie Kerry Mixed County Championships Friday night (April 12th) saw the Kerry County Championships reach its conclusion for another season as the Division 2 and 4 Mixed Championships were played out at Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre. In Division 2 Ruth Concannon and Aaron Tan of Kingdom Castleisland overcame the […]

KERRY Choral Union will host their much anticipated Spring Concert at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Sunday April 28 at 7.30pm. Now an annual event, the wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised once again to raise vital funds […]

COMMUNITIES, schools, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Kerry County Council are joining forces to mark World Curlew Day 2019, which takes place on Easter Sunday, April 21. This worldwide initiative which aims to raise awareness of and celebrate these iconic and charismatic birds was the brainchild of Dr […]

A MARRIED couple who have made an enormous contribution to traditional music in the county were honoured with a civic reception at Kerry County Council on Monday. Nicky and Anne McAuliffe were present for the occasion where Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley, outlined their importance to the […]

IT’S a beach hugely popular with the people of north Kerry and now the facilities there are set for an overhaul. Facilities at Ballybunion’s Men’s Beach are due to be improved soon with the demolition and replacement of the existing toilet facilities. As part of a major redevelopment of the […]

KERRY County Library in Tralee will host a major exhibition on the night sky by members of the Dublin-based Irish Astronomical Society from Friday, April 26 to Friday, May 10. The “Images of Starlight” Exhibition is a stunning collection of sixty images of stars, planets, galaxies and other space objects […]

CORK Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O’Laoighaire TD will be the keynote speaker at the annual Easter Rising commemoration in Tralee this Sunday. Speaking ahead of the commemoration, Deputy O’Laoighaire said; “I’m delighted to be asked to speak in Tralee on Easter Sunday. Sinn Féin remains steadfastly committed to the realisation of the vision of the men […]

GARDAI in Tralee provided an update on their activities on the Garda Southern Region facebook page last night. They stopped a car driving in an erratic manner and found out it had no tax since January 2018, no NCT and no insurance since 2017. The car was seized and a court […]

A TRALEE business has won an award at a ceremony in Limerick at the weekend. The annual Irish Micro Business Awards (MBA) was the occasion for beard care and men’s grooming company, Beardsmith, to win the hotly contested best eCommerce Business award. Beardsmith beat out some great companies from all […]

Seniors    Skellig Rangers made the long trip to Killeen on Saturday evening to take on Na Gaeil in round 2 of the Premier Junior Championship. In wet and windy conditions Na Gaeil played with the aid of the breeze in the first half and their no. 10 Ian McCarthy slotted […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-14; Kilcummin 1-2. When these two sides met in Connolly Park five weeks ago in the first round of the Co. League it was the visitors who came out on top (1-11 to 0-9). On this occasion, in the second round of the Club Championship played […]

Kerry Petroleum Club Championship Kerry Legion 0-11 Kerins O Rahillys 1-06 The loss of key players in the second half of this Round Two game in the club championship was probably the difference between victory and defeat on a bitterly cold day in Killarney. Legion opened the scoring with a […]

Round 2 Junior County Championship Firies V Ballymac A weather spoiled game in Firies resulted in a well deserved win 2-11 to 2-6 for Ballymac. Both teams exchanged opening points before Firies cut loose scoring 1-2 without reply. Ballymac needed to gain a foothold in the game and a beautiful […]

Seniors: Churchill 0-10; Keel 0-11. Keel edged a tight contest in Churchill on Sunday afternoon, where the breezy conditions had a big bearing on the game. Playing into the wind in the first period, Keel drew first blood with a free from Gary Sayers, before Churchill settled into the game […]

TABLE QUIZ There was a good turnout for our recent pub quiz/juvenile fundraiser which was held in Gally’s Bar & Restaurant, Tralee on Friday night last. The winners were Teresa Deane, Sean Deane, John McEniry and John O’Sullivan. A lot of close scores and a great night was had by […]