Archive for July, 2019

EARLIER we brought you some of the great photos from Valerie O’Sullivan who was capturing the atmosphere at the 36th annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle (click here if you missed it). Over 6,000 cyclists took on the 175km route which started and finished in Killarney. Here’s some more of […]

THE thing about Grace is that by its very nature it is intertwined with belief in God. Now the subject of God has intrigued and baffled mankind for millennia and I certainly am not trying to impose my views on anyone. But for the purpose of this article, as I have […]

THE 36th annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle took place yesterday with around 6,000 cyclists taking on the the 175km challenge. Many took to the road as early as 4:15, but the official start — performed by 100-year-old John Coffey, along with Killarney MD Cathaoirleach councillor Michael Gleeson — took place […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Austin Stack Park on Saturday night for a Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Round 1 double header… Ballyheigue 0-13 Lixnaw 3-25 An easy win for the county champions over Ballyheigue, in round one of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship last night. Ballyheigue battled to the end, but […]

Following the structural assessment of a building on Castle Street in Tralee this afternoon, and in consultation with An Garda Síochána, Kerry County Council has decided to close the street to all vehicular traffic until further notice in the interest of public safety. Building works are  going on at Baily’s […]

CHECK your tickets. A player in Kerry has scooped the €500,000 prize in the EuroMillions Plus Draw. The numbers drawn were 6, 16, 27, 30, 49. The winning ticket was sold at Spar Express Fossa, Killarney. Continued below… It’s been a while since the winning Euromillions Plus ticket was bought in the […]

KERINS O’Rahillys are hosting a family fun day tomorrow to celebrate their raising of the ‘Amber Flag’. The Strand Road club is the first GAA Club in Kerry to be awarded this for their work in promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst our children. Earlier this year they started a […]

THERE was anger expressed this Saturday morning as the St Vincent De Paul shop on Castle Street was forced to close for the day because of equipment left piled up outside the front of the shop and inaccessibility issues. Footpath improvement work is taking place for the Council and when […]

BENNER’S Hotel was the venue last night for a special night to celebrate a successful Tralee-based company’s 10th anniversary. Caroline McEnery founded The HR Suite back in June 2009 and she invited current and former employees for a fun night out. “It’s a celebration of the ten year journey we’ve […]

THE Tralee Live Register figure for June rose last month, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). There were 3,328 signing on in Tralee last month compared to 3,227 in May, an increase of 101. It’s now the lowest figure for May in Tralee since before the recession […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am getting Jobseeker’s Allowance and my oldest child is starting school this year. Is there a payment to help with the costs of children going to school? Answer: The […]

Gardaí in Kenmare are investigating a fatal road collision which occurred at Lauragh, approximately 24 kms from Kenmare. A male in his 70s was fatally injured following a fall from his bicycle, the incident occurred at 4.20pm today, Friday. No other person or vehicle involved. The body of the deceased […]

HE’S starred in some of the most popular shows on TV over the past 25 years and now the Liverpudlian actor/musician/comedian is coming to Kerry this autumn ‘An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson’ will be held at the INEC Acoustic Club on Saturday, October 26 during the bank holiday weekend. Join the […]

SATURDAY’S game between Kerry and Wicklow in the Premier Junior Camogie Championship has had to be postoned due to the contaminated water incident in Limerick last weekend. A statement from the Camogie Association reads: “Due to reasons beyond our control regarding contaminated water in Limerick last weekend the scheduled Premier […]

THE Kerry Camino is one of the projects aiming for a National Pride of Place Award this year and the judges are coming to Tralee to adjudicate the project on Saturday, July 13. The Camino is inviting businesses and community groups to the presentation to the judges in Presentation Primary […]

REPRESENTATIVES from Kerry attended the launch a new programme which is led by the British Embassy in Ireland and aims to promote closer links between regions of the UK and the southwest of Ireland. The delegation included Kerry County Council and major global companies and innovative indigenous firms including Fexco, […]

CARA Credit Union are one of 16 of Ireland’s largest credit unions who have today announced a €10 million collaboration with Killorglin based international financial technology company Fexco in the formation of a new joint venture to be named Metamo. Metamo is a 50:50 joint venture between the 16 investing […]

THE National Lottery has today revealed Ireland’s luckiest EuroMillion counties in new research that analysed the number of top prize winners since the game was launched in 2004. Kerry came in at eight place with 23 EuroMillions top prize winners (prizes in excess of €15,000) sharing more than €9.3 million, […]

SHE may have only started the sport just over a year ago, but a Tralee woman is already ranked in the Top 5 internationally and off to the World Powerlifting Championships in Canada later this year. Rachel O’Connor from Knockmoyle decided she wanted to get fitter last year and went […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre has collaborated with Code Insitute to offer an intensive classroom-based delivery of their online coding boot camp to train 14 local candidates to become junior software developers in just 15 weeks. The class of fourteen adults, selected from over 100 applicants, consists of diverse age ranges […]

THE 6th annual Brandon Bay half marathon and 10k event will take place on Saturday, July 20 on the beach around, of course, Brandon Bay. Set entirely on the Wild Atlantic Way and surrounded by the beauty of the Slieve Mish mountains and Mt Brandon itself, the event, participants never […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has welcomed the new Living Wage rate of €12.30 p/h for 2019. Deputy Ferris said a Living Wage is needed to ensure workers across the island of Ireland have an income that is necessary to provide them and their families with the basic necessities […]

THE next Bidx1 online auction takes place on Wednesday/Thursday, July 10/11 and there are five Kerry lots among the 300 properties up for bidding. No.46 The Courtyard, Sli na Speire, Clieveragh, Listowel, has a reserve of €85,000. It’s a semi detached three bedroom house, extending to approximately 91 sq. m […]

KERRY musicians are invited to submit a song for a new all-Ireland competition to give aspiring songwriters and musicians a chance to win €3,000 of music gear, a recording session in one of Ireland’s most famous studios and a chance to play a showcase gig at a top Irish venue. […]

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park again hosted its popular summer food and craft fair on Saturday, welcoming a diverse range of Kerry’s finest food & craft producers. The summer fair is part of a series of food and craft fairs being held in Manor West Shopping Centre and […]

GLAMOROUS ‘Dancing with the Stars’ winners Mairead Ronan and John Nolan have been confirmed as the celebrity judges for the hugely popular Dawn Milk Queen of Fashion competition at Killarney Races in a couple of weeks with trips to Paris and Milan up for grabs. Dawn Milk Ladies Day at […]

AN artist living in west Kerry has been awarded this year’s Visual Arts Residency at Siamsa Tíre. Zoë Uí Fhaoláin Green took up her residency on July 1 and the residency will culminate in a public event for Culture Night on September 20. This residency aims to reflect creatively on the […]

KERRY senior footballers will play their first Super 8 game in Killarney on Sunday, July 14 at 4pm against either Mayo or Galway. The GAA have released the times and dates for the first two games of the series. They will face Donegal a week later, Sunday, July 21 in […]

Senior: Churchill 3-09 Skellig Rangers 0-10 Churchill maintained their second place in the Co League table and moved to within one point of leaders Laune Rangers with an 8 point win over Skellig Rangers on Sunday afternoon. The teams were level at 1 point apiece when Churchill’s Ger McCarthy found […]

CAMPA PEILE LÚNASA: The Austin Stack Club August Football Camp…our second camp of the season…will take place in Connolly Park from August 6th to August 10th agus beidh fáilte roimh chách ann. CAMPA PEILE ‘CÚL’: This week’s Kellogg’s Cúl Football Camp i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile has been a great success […]