Archive for September, 2019

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by Manor West Retail Park… WHAT a day! The weather gods were smiling on Friday as thousands descended on the Island in Listowel for what was a fantastic afternoon of racing, fun and stunning style. With […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My son has been living in Australia for the last fifteen years and is planning to return to Ireland next year for good. Where can he find practical information […]

HERE we go again. The stage is set for another epic in Croke Park on Saturday night and Peter Keane has named a starting 15 for the game. Last minute changes are a thing with Kerry this year, so there could be a surprise before 6pm on Saturday. Anyway, the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligotts Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by Manor West Retail Park… A KILLORGLIN lady said a prayer to her late mother this morning that she would win Best Dressed Lady at Listowel Race and her prayers were answered this afternoon. Mary Kelleher […]

TRALEE is celebrating being awarded the Purple Flag for the third time. Tralee is one of over 70 large towns and cities across the UK and Ireland who have been awarded with Purple Flag status for their achievements in helping people to have a great night out. The Purple Flag […]

WHETHER you’re staying at home or heading to Dublin this weekend, you can leave the raincoat in the wardrobe. According to Met Eireann, it’s going to be dry for almost all of the weekend in Tralee and at the match on Saturday night. Today is going to be a lovely […]

FOR the die-hard Kerry supporters who might not have a ticket for Saturday’s big game or who can’t make it to Dublin for the All-Ireland Senior Football Final replay, Tralee Municipal District is inviting supporters and fans to watch the match on a specially commissioned big screen in The Square […]

THE Horan’s Healthstores Health and Wellness Fest is returning this month with over 50 health and lifestyle exhibitors and internationally renowned speakers. Taking place in The Rose Hotel on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, Sandra Breen Regional Manager of Horan’s Healthstores explained why they are holding the event. […]

TOP fashion designers Umit Kutluk and Helen Cody are the special guests at a hotly anticipated fashion event, the New Collections Luncheon & Show in the Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa in Killarney on Sunday, September 29. They will be joined by both emerging and established Kerry designers and leading […]

A NEW analysis carried out by PhoneWatch has revealed that there were 3,181 burglaries in Kerry over past decade. The analysis, using figures from 2009 to 2018, shows that when compared to the nationwide burglary rate of an average of one in every seven homes or premises being burgled, Kerry […]

A CHEQUE for €2,100 was presented to the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry on Thursday in memory of a south Kerry man who passed away last week. Michael Galvin lost his battle against cancer on Wednesday last at the hospital, but family members — sister in law Carmel […]

WHILE the official national Coffee Morning For Hospice takes place around the country next Thursday, it came a week early at Ballygarry House Hotel this morning. The reason is a very good one however, as this is Listowel Race Week and therefore busier than a regular Thursday morning at the […]

IT’S Freshers Week at IT Tralee and what better way to settle into life in Tralee than a nice, quiet game of bingo. Well, maybe not so quiet. Try around 550 students converging on the Ballyroe Heights Hotel to party with a DJ at an event described as  “the runaway, bastard […]

IT’S been open over a month now and already people are loving the artistic decor and tasty coffee at a new business in Tralee. Syphon Coffee Bar & Lounge is located at the corner of Courthouse Lane (where French Flair used to trade) and the emphasis here is on quality […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligotts Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races will be brought to you by Manor West Retail Park… THE biggest annual gathering of fashionistas in the county takes place tomorrow (Friday) when thousands of ladies dress to impress at McElligotts Honda Ladies Day in Listowel. And if they […]

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the Irish Golf Tour Operators Association (IGTOA) National Conference, Golf Tournament and Awards Ceremony, due to be held on October 20th and 21st in Tralee. The Rose Hotel, Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa and Ballybunion Golf will host this event over the two days. The […]

THE Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase opens at 6pm on Culture Night on Friday, September 20, at Government Buildings, New Road, Killarney. A key date in the arts calendar in the county, the selected artists are all from or based in Kerry and are building careers for themselves as artists working […]

THE winners of the Tidy Tralee Together 2019 competition have been revealed. There were winners in the estates, businesses and gardens categories and the efforts made by entrants were exceptional. “The standard was higher than ever and we never had as many entries,” said Joe Moynihan of Tralee Tidy Towns, […]

TRALEE Municipal District of Kerry County Council will host a series of free, fun events next week as part of European Mobility Week which runs from September 16-22. Kerry County Council is one of ten local authorities in Ireland to have registered to take part in the continent-wide initiative. Tralee […]

FANS of  ‘Home Alone’ will be delighted to hear that a special screening of the family classic with a 100-piece orchestra is coming to Kerry in December. John Williams’ score will be performed live to picture by The Orchestra of Ireland and a choir at the INEC in Killarney on […]

A TRALEE baby has been carried nearly 180km of the Celtic Camino with his parents and has a cert to show for it! Tiago Ryle has earned ‘compostelas’ for finishing two different routes of the Camino de Santiago and he’s only six months old. Recently, Baby Tiago and his parents, […]

A CROWD of over 90 engaged business community members came together on Thursday last at The Muckross Park Hotel to celebrate the success of two homegrown Kerry Businesswomen. With the theme ‘Kerry Women Can’, the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network event was filled with representatives of local businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, as […]

A TRALEE swimmer has become the first Kerry woman to swim the English channel. Elaine Burrows Dillane completed her incredible feat just after 8pm this evening, She set off from Kent in England this morning, accompanied by ‘The Optimist’ boat with her supporters, with the aim of reaching France. Just before […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) No…no…no football next Sunday because of the Kerry/Dublin All-Ireland replay on Saturday evening (when Kerry will be fighting for the Sam Maguire Cup) and also because the U9 boys will be heading to the St Finbarr Club Tournament i gCorcaigh (where The Rock will be fighting […]

Men’s Results: 1st Barry Murphy (11) Bob Dillon (19) 47 pts 2nd John W Murphy (14) Denis Josephy Kelly (10) 45 pts 3rd Kieran Dinan (16) Kieran Dinan Jnr (15) 45 pts No of Teams 29 Entered Fixtures: Sat 14th Sept Casual Golf & Junior Golf Sun 15th Sept Autumn […]

U14 Girls Blitz At very short notice and with only one training sessions behind us, we travelled to Cork on Saturday 7th September for Fr Matthews U14 preseason tournament We played our group games against St Mary’s Castleisland, and Malahide and though we didn’t get the wins we performed well […]

A TRALEE woman is currently aiming to become the first Kerry woman to swim the English channel. Elaine Burrows Dillane set off in beautiful sunshine from Kent in England this mornin, accompanied by ‘The Optimist’ boat with her supporters, with the aim of reaching France. As of 3pm this afternoon, […]

ALMOST €20,000 has been allocated to Kerry groups under Men’s and Women’s Shed Fund. Awarded under the Community Enhancement Programme which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, the groups to benefit are; Waterville Men’s Shed €2,004 Tralee Men’s Shed €1,200 Listowel Men’s Shed €1,200 Ballyduff Men’s Shed €1,300 […]

DEATH OF J.J. MURPHY: There was great sadness in the Club and in the local community on last Friday morning when news broke of the death of J.J. Murphy. J.J. was one of our esteemed Vice Presidents and he and his family were involved in the Club going away back […]

THE annual candlelight vigil to remember those lost to suicide will take place tonight (Tuesday) at 8pm in Pearse Park. Those who have been affected by suicide are encouraged to come down to the Park to remember loved ones. The event is held annually in Tralee on World Suicide Prevention Day, […]