Archive for May, 2019

DON’T forget that a ‘Throwback Nineties Disco’ is taking place at Benners Hotel tonight (Friday) in aid of the Kerry Branch of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. Organised by Karen Twamley whose son Harry (2) has Cystic Fibrosis, it promises to be a fantastic night. DJ Retro (aka Terence Crean) will provide the […]

A DAY of action was held at RehabCare, Resouce Centre in Blennerville on Friday to highlight and  support the Save RehabCare’s Services nationwide campaign. A number of candidates running in the Tralee Local Electoral area were in attendance with staff and service users to show their support for RehabCare on Friday […]

CBS The Green school held their annual awards ceremony at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. It was occasion to appreciate the remarkable achievements and commitment of their students. Organiser, teacher Karen Tobin, was delighted with the evening. She noted that “this event recognises and celebrates the pupils achievements across the […]

A PRESENTATION Tralee group ‘Clean Green’ team have reached the national finals of the Young Environmentalists Awards, which will be held in the Convention Centre on Thursday next, May 23 . Their group ‘Clean Green’ — consisting of students Aoife Hickey, Lisa Curran, Rebecca Hayes and Ciara O’Mahony — aims to […]

GOOD news for jobs as Abrakebabra have announced they are back in business again, less than a week after closing it doors. On Tuesday it was revealed the fast food restaurant on Bridge Street had to close because of high insurance costs. However, a statement from Abrakebabra Tralee says that […]

I THINK we can all agree the Tralee Food Festival was a resounding success during the May Bank Holiday weekend. Wonderful weather, a wide range of events, taste trails, demos and delicious street food made it a weekend to remember. Well the good folks at Tralee Food Festival have just […]

  BALLYGARRY House Hotel’s Balance Fitness & Wellness Suite is a state of the art fully equipped gym with specialised cardiovascular and resistance training equipment by BLK BOX who are leaders in gym installations. It steers away from the cardio-based hotel gyms that are slowly evolving to the style of […]

OVER 50 businesses and individuals from Kerry, today attended Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Taste the Island’ workshop in the Great Southern Killarney Hotel. This is part of a series of workshops taking place across Ireland over the next number of weeks to develop a strong programme of food and drink experiences that […]

A TRALEE woman appeared on BBC’s very popular ‘The One Show’ last night talking about cats. Deirdre O’Halloran, who has been working in London for the past five years, is currently Associate Dramaturg at The Bush Theatre in London. She appeared on a short segment on the prime-time show to talk […]

ANOTHER school year is coming to a close at Mercy Mounthawk so it’s an appropriate time to look back on the achievements of students. With that in mind, the annual Awards Night honours students for their academic, sporting, artistic, cultural and civic skills. The school gym was packed on Wednesday night […]

CIARA Griffin has been announced as the Women’s XVs Player of the Year at the Zurich Irish Rugby Players Awards. The Irish Women’s Rugby team’s captain, who hails from Ballymac, was named as the winner at the awards which took place on Wednesday night at the Clayton Hotel on the Burlington Road. […]

A LOCAL business has sponsored medical kits for Kerry Ladies Football teams. Rory Kilgallen, Director of Kerry Ladies Football Academy thanked Morgan O’Connell of O’Connell’s pharmacy in Monavalley, for his generosity. “When he heard of Kerry Ladies Football U15 and U17 Academy’s upcoming trip to Boston, he insisted that no […]

THE Institute of Technology, Tralee welcomed An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD to officially open the €19 million Kerry Sports Academy (KSA) today. Construction began on the Kerry Sports Academy in 2017 and the then Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D., turned the first sod on […]

A MURAL painted by Presentation Secondary School students received a special blessing at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass on Wednesday. A mural with the words ‘Be Not Afraid’ emblazoned across it by Transition Year students is now hanging at the back of the church and art teacher […]

THE Rose Hotel has once again been recognised for its high standards of excellence, having recently received the Service Excellence Business Award from Fáilte Ireland. Highly regarded in the hospitality industry, the Fáilte Ireland Service Excellence Programme encourages the optimisation of individual and collective operational capability, leading to improved profitability […]

A STRETCH of the main Tralee to Ballybunion road is to close to two-way traffic in two weeks time for an indefinite period. The Dale Road (Rathscannell), located on the R556 between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff, has been the scene of many accidents over the years. Upgrading works are scheduled to […]

A NEW youth club formed last year by parents of secondary school children, has proved so popular that they are starting a second group for September. The Tír na nÓg club based at KDYS in Tralee was the brainchild of parents Lisa Martin and Catriona Kennedy who found that their […]

THE talent of those who took evening art classes over the past eight months was plain to see at an exhibition in Coláiste Gleann Lí on Tuesday night. Two sets of courses — one in the autumn and again in spring — saw a great attendance of men and women […]

PETMANIA in Tralee is searching for the Kerry’s 2019 Puppy of the Year and there are five finalists looking for your votes. The Kerry Puppy of the Year winner will then go forward for the chance to win the title of Ireland’s 2019 Puppy of the year. From the 60 puppy nominations […]

PEIL FAOI 6: (i) Football in Caherslee on Sunday morning as usual at 11am. (ii) More football fun on Thursdayat 5.45pm (17:45). All welcome. PEIL FAOI 8: (i) Football in Caherslee on Sunday morning ag 11am mar is gnách. (ii) We’ll host an U8 Football Blitz on Wednesday 22nd. (iii) […]

Sat/Sun May 12/13th Kerry Scratch Cup (Kerry Group) AIB Scotch Foursomes Results The Kerry Scratch Cup (The Kerry Group) 1st Keith Murphy 218 2nd Jake Hapgood 217 3rd Ben Murray 218 Best Gross Sat am Luke Walsh 69 Best Gross Sun Fergal O’Sullivan 73 1st Ger Power & Mikey Sheehy […]

THERE’S sad news today that a well-known fast food restaurant in town has had to shut its doors. Abrakebabra at Tralee Shopping Centre on Bridge Street has been operating for 22 years in town, but due to high insurance costs, it has been forced to shut since last Friday. Speaking […]

THE Kingdom County Fair 2019, held at Ballybeggan Park on Sunday, Tralee was another huge success. Held in beautiful sunshine with large crowds in attendance watched a varied display of trade stands, equestrian sports, cattle, poultry, dog show and many more stands and exhibits. Winner of the Grand Prix was […]

THE second Stag & Doe Sessions will take place in The Fiddler Bar in the Square on Saturday, June 15 with doors open at 9pm. After a successful first event back in late March, the sessions were started by organisers, Gerard-Denis O’Connor, Tadhg Flynn and Ruairi Fry, with the aim […]

A TV production company is looking for Kerry people to take part in a new series. They are looking for an older homeowner to share their home with a  younger renter for a period of two weeks as a test case in whether this type of arrangement can work. So […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 2-11; Dr. Crokes 2-4. In this 3rd round of the Co. League played in ideal conditions in Connolly Park on yesterday afternoon (12th May) we found ourselves trailing by four points at half time (1-4 to 0-3). But our boys put up an almost perfect performance […]

Seniors    Newly crowned Premier Junior Champions Na Gaeil made the long journey to Templenoe on Saturday evening to take on the home side, newly crowned Intermediate Champions in round 3 of the Division 1 County League. On a final score of Na Gaeil 0 – 18; Templenoe 1 – 11 […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 17, 22 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Gerard O’Donoghue c/o PJ Higgins, Jim Keane c/o Keane’s Bar, Bridget Boyle Derrymore, Maurice Trant Curraheen and Ruby Lyons c/o Tony Casey. […]

Credit Union Co League Div 1 Kerins O’Rahillys 3-13 Rathmore 2-15 In a week of surprises across the sporting spectrum, the biggest surprise of this Round 3 Co League game was that the referee deemed the result to be a draw. O’Rahillys, who welcomed county star David Moran back from […]

Division 2 Senior County League Ballymac V Dr Crokes B Sunday 11th of May A sun drenched evening in Ballymac ended in a well deserved 8 point victory for the home side over Dr Crokes B. Ballymac started well with two quick points on the board before Crokes levelled it […]