Archive for November, 2019

YOUNG players from Tralee Parnells gathered in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Friday evening for the club’s annual awards. Awards were given from under 6 to under 16 players while there were refreshments and baked goods from the parents while Big Jim supplied the music. Muiris Delaney, captain of the Kerry […]

BERNARD Casey has become a quite the phenomenon in his home county over the past couple of years. Following the success of two sold out shows in the Acoustic Club, the man from Portage announced a gig earlier this year for the INEC Killarney on November 30th and it sold […]

THE number of people on the Live Register in Tralee fell slightly last month according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. There was a drop of 52 to 2,972 people signing on at the Tralee office in October. Tralee bucked the trend among the six other offices […]

GARDAI have arrested two men (early and late 20s) and a woman (early 20s) following the seizure of €4,150 of suspected drugs and €1,700 in cash during the search of a house in the Cois Abhainn area of Tralee on Saturday morning. At approximately 4am, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs […]

THE Meadowlands Hotel was rocking on Friday night as the 6th annual Tralee Rock, Blues & Motorcycle Festival kicked off with some great music. Held in aid of Kerry S.P.C.A. , the event is run by the Gin Palace Bar-Stewards and it was just the beginning of some great entertainment […]

WITH over 300 tickets sold prior to the event, the annual ADAPT Kerry Charity Shop Fashion Show on Friday night was sure to be a success. It didn’t disappoint as the function room in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel filled up nicely to see models take to the catwalk, wearing fashions available […]

MADDENS on Milk Market Lance proved the perfect spot for the launch of a local writer’s first foray into literary fiction on Friday evening. Barbara Byar, an American native who has lived in Kerry for many years now, launched her debut short fiction collection, ‘Some Days are Better than Ours’ […]

A CALL has been made for water to be provided at all burial grounds in Kerry. Councillor Michael Cahill raised the matter at a recent meeting of Kerry County Council, where he stated that over 50% of all Burial Grounds in the county did not have any water facility. The […]

IT Tralee, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), will host a family showcase event at IT Tralee’s North Campus on Saturday, November 16, as part of National Science Week This daylong event offers a vast array of fun, educational and interactive events for all age’s including VR experiences, scientific testing, robotics, […]

TO address the skills gap and staff shortage in hospitality and tourism sectors in County Kerry, a new fully funded course in Dingle may be of interest. Applications are open for the upcoming Certificate in Culinary Arts (Food Preparation and Cooking) run at Dingle Cookery School which starts on Monday, […]

KELLIHERS Toyota in Rathass are hosting a series of talks and Q&A sessions this evening and tomorrow morning on the benefits of buying a Hybrid. They take place at 5pm and 7pm on Friday and tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 11am. The team at Kelliher’s will set out why it’s now […]

THERE are 3o patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. It’s been a busy week at the hospital as yesterday there were 23 patients on trolleys and 24 on Wednesday, 21 on Tuesday and five on Monday. Tuesday […]

GARDAI have seized approximately €1,400 euro of suspected controlled drugs following a search at a house in the Killeen area of Tralee on Thursday November 7. As part of an ongoing operation into the sale and supply of drugs, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in Kerry carried out a search […]

GARDAI in Tralee have arrested and charged a man in his 40s in relation to a burglary at a shop on Abbeycourt, Tralee on the night October 9. Shortly after 8am on October 10, Gardaí received a report of a burglary that had occurred overnight. During the burglary a large […]

Who says November is a boring month? Well, ok it is, but try and make the most of the pre-party season by heading out and about to some of these events!… Friday 1. Barbara’s book launch… Local author Barbara Byar will launch her debut short fiction collection – ‘Some Days […]

THE ‘Moving On’ employment programme, which offers women free training, support and links with employers, has been successful in securing PEIL funding for the next three years up to Autumn 2022. Supported by NEWKD, the programme, which starts again in Tralee in January, is looking for new recruits and will host […]

ADULTS with physical and mental disabilities from all over the county are encouraged to come along to a club night in Tralee next month. Organised by service users in Enable Ireland Tralee, ‘Rise’, which takes place on Saturday, December 14 in Benners Hotel, will give a chance for adults to […]

ARDFERT school children filled almost 200 shoeboxes with beautiful gifts for children in Africa and Eastern Europe as part of The Christmas Shoebox Appeal by Team Hope. The shoeboxes will be distributed based on need alone and they bring joy and excitement to children living in very difficult situations. For […]

WITH just days to go, over 180 people have already bought tickets for a special one-day event at Ballygarry House Hotel where they will welcome the Ireland AM team. Hosted by Anna Daly, Simon Delaney and Deric Ó h’Artagáin from the popular Virgin Media One show, it features your favourite […]

IT’S anticipated that construction work on the Tralee-Fenit Greenway will not start until early 2020. Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked Council Management for a projected start/finish date for the long awaited greenway at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors on Monday. The Council said it is presently progressing the necessary […]

ALL styles of paintings and other media are on display at the new exhibition from members of Tralee Art Group which opened on Tuesday at Tralee Library. There was a large crowd in attendance for the official opening by Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh and art lovers will have ample opportunity […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor wants to see something done about the surface in the Square and has suggested an interim measure of a new walkway through it using different paving. Cllr Norma Foley made the suggestion at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors on Monday where she had […]

KERRY people just love their pizza! The findings of a Just Eat survey based of data from every county, has revealed the Top 5 foods of choice people order from their clients. In Kerry, pizza is No.1, followed by Chinese, burgers, kebabs and American (hotdogs and such). Only three (Monaghan […]

MEADOWLANDS Hotel is the venue for the 6th annual Tralee Rock, Blues & Motorcycle Festival this weekend from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 11. Held in aid of Kerry S.P.C.A. , the event is run by the Gin Palace Bar-Stewards who have organised an exciting line up of entertainment […]

THERE was a large turnout of businesspeople in The Ashe Hotel on Tuesday morning for an event focussing on retail in Kerry. AIB Tralee, in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance and IT Tralee, presented ‘RX – Future of Retail Developing Your Retail Business’. The morning event focussed on what’s next […]

THE annual ADAPT Kerry Charity Shop Fashion Show is on this Friday and it’s set to be another great night 0ut. Tickets are selling fast and at just €5 it’s great value for the entertainment in store. The clothes come from the shop in Matt Talbot Road features top designer […]

OVER €1.3m has been allocated for a transformative regeneration project for Kerry under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Listowel Food Hub in Clieveragh will receive the €1.365m— announced this morning by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring —for the project which will deliver a Food Hub in Listowel with […]

CONNECT Kerry has delivered not one, not two, but 12 Apple iPads to Blennerville National School as a result of their ‘Support your Local School’ initiative. Complete with storage cases and wireless keyboards these iPads will make a huge difference to the school said Principal, Robbie O’Connell. “Blennerville NS were very […]

KERRY County Council have appointed a second gardener to maintain Tralee Town Park. Welcoming the announcement made at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday, Sinn Féin Councillor Pa Daly said; “We have been highly critical on the state of the town park in recent months, the park was left deteriorate after […]

CARA Credit Union extended the hand of friendship to 3rd level students with €10,500 giveaway in their Education and Dan Kellegher Awards. At their offices in Tralee, Cara Credit Union gave the seven lucky students €1,500 each towards their chosen third level course. The 2019 winners of the Dan Kellegher Awards […]