Archive for August, 2019

NOT looking good. After some fine weather of late, there’s a lot of rain on the way tomorrow according to Met Eireann. They’ve issued a Status Yellow – Rainfall warning for Kerry, Galway and Clare. We can expect heavy downpours during Sunday, possibly prolonged, which will lead to rainfall accumulations of […]

  IT’S been delighting lovers of Asian food in Tralee for the past 14 years so it’s no wonder people come back time and time again to Tamarind Restaurant. The business on Matt Talbot Road has been dishing up tantalising Malaysian, Thai and  Chinese specialities since 2005 when Andrew Ong […]

A HUGE soccer tournament is to take place at the end of August to raise funds for BUMBLEance. St Brendan’s Park FC will host the event for U11/12 teams from all over the county and in Cork, Clare and Limerick, at their pitches in Cahermoneen on Saturday, August 31. “We […]

A BRITISH charity trekker has arrived in Kerry with a large blue double-decker bus as part of a 7,000 mile walk for cancer patients. Brian Burnie has walked 3,607 miles around the coastline of Scotland, Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Wales and Ireland. This week, Brian Burnie, 75, has hiked to Tralee […]

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park will welcome cycling legend Seán Kelly and over 100 amateur cyclists to Tralee on the second day of the 600km Tour de Munster charity cycle tomorrow, (Friday August 9). This will be the third year that Manor West has hosted the tour in […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: What is the One-Parent Family Payment? Answer: The One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is a means-tested social welfare payment for men and women under 66 who are bringing children up without the […]

CASTLE Street has reopened to traffic after almost a month closed…and so has Baily’s Corner. The street had to be closed  following a structural assessment of the building on Castle Street and a subsequent consultation with An Garda Síochána back on July 6. Baily’s Corner broke the news on their facebook […]

THE Lost Palace of Lixnaw project by Richard Walsh has had a busy summer so far with May and June workshops in Lixnaw Boys School and Drumclogh NS focussing on the 18th century history of Lixnaw. The Arts Office/Creative Ireland Kerry and the Architecture Conservation Office at Kerry County Council […]

A GALAXY of sporting greats will attend a very special fundraising event at the Killarney Race Festival on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 21, with all proceeds going to Kerry Hospice / Palliative Care. Amongst those attending from the world of Horse Racing and GAA will be Barry Geraghty, Pat […]

A LOCAL choir presented a cheque for thousands of euros to Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre. It all came about when Trish White and Renee Fitzgibbon, both members of the Opus 96 Chamber Choir, contacted Baile Mhuire to say that they would like to organise a concert to raise money for […]

It’s a long weekend and while the weather is looking mixed, if you can get out here’s a few things to go to… Saturday 1. Family fun in Abbeydorney… The Abbeydorney Vintage Society Classic and Vintage Car and Tractor Show takes place this weekend. Beginning on Saturday, registration for the […]

IT’S the last game of the All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Final ‘Super 8’ series this Saturday and all Kerry have to do to reach the semi-finals is avoid defeat against Meath. After a convincing victory over Mayo in Phase 1 and last Sunday week’s thrilling draw against Donegal in Croke Park, the […]

KERRY communities are being encouraged to get involved in the sixth annual Palliative Care Week taking place from September 8 to 14. The week aims to raise awareness of the difference palliative care can make to people with a life-limiting illness or condition, to carers and to families throughout the […]

FOUR murals at a Tralee housing estate were officially unveiled at a family day on Thursday afternoon. The residents of Rath Óraigh at Rathass have been working with artist Muiríosa Murphy on a Community Art Mural project to strengthen the sense of ownership and pride within the estate and to […]

TV presenter and style guru, James Patrice, has been confirmed as the special guest at the 2019 Rose of Tralee Autumn Winter Fashion Show in the Festival Dome on Sunday, August 25. James will co-judge the Designer of the Year Awards and the Best Dressed Lady Competition at the Fashion […]

A FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry has called for two approved posts at University Hospital Kerry to be advertised immediately. Deputy John Brassil has welcomed the news that the Consultant Appointment Advisory Committee has finally approved the two new consultant cardiologist posts at the hospital but said it was shameful that […]