Archive for December 18th, 2019

THE Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership witnessed another successful year of the ‘Swim For All’ programme. This programme designed specifically for children with disabilities and is run in conjunction with the three local leisure centres – Ballybunion Health & Leisure Centre, Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre and Tralee Regional Sports […]

TEACHERS from schools in the Tralee area who have retired recently were honoured at a special INTO function in the Meadowlands on Friday night. John Boyle, General Secretary of the INTO was present and paid warm tributes to Lillian McMahon Breen of Presentation Primary; Tom Begley, CBS Primary; Siobhan Uí […]

TRALEE is the perfect spot to ring in the New Year with the family and there are plans to give the decade a major send off and cheer in the new year with a big street party. At 5pm on Tuesday, December 31, the ultimate disco band UV5 take to the […]

HOW do you fancy doing something a little bit daring to help celebrate Recovery Haven Kerry’s 10th anniversary in 2020? The cancer support charity is now recruiting for their exciting ‘Leap for Recovery’ parachute jump which takes place, aptly enough, on Leap Year day – Saturday, February 29th 2020. The charity […]

THE Town Park was awash with noise and colour on Tuesday morning as more than 400 pupils from Moyderwell Mercy Primary school, their teachers  and some parents took part in the annual Christmas fun run. The initiative was started a few years ago as part of the Active School campaign […]

A TRALEE man, now living and working in the UK, made a kind gesture to help with the recent Christmas Jumper Campaign for St Vincent De Paul. Patrick and Jacqui Young of Young Homes Limited and Mark Sullivan, General manager of The Rose Hotel met with Paddy Kevane of St […]

WHILE there’s a loads of children’s entertainment in town over Christmas, here’s something to think about in the new year when fun for kids is usually scarce on the ground. The Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre presents Bosco’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ Tour coming to Siamsa Tíre on January 19 for two […]