Archive for January, 2020

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says ‘1917’ is likely to feature on many critics’ ‘Best Of 2020’ lists later this year… One major difficulty about war films is that the real life heroics are often so unbelievably brave, they look false on screen. It is why those who were actually […]

GARDAI in Millstreet are investigating a serious road traffic collision that occurred this Friday evening. At approximately 7.10pm on the N72 at Churchview, Rathmore, a male pedestrian in his 80s was seriously injured when struck by a car. The injured male was removed from the scene by ambulance and is currently […]

TRALEE’S live register number increased in December according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. The number of people signing on in Tralee last month was 3,145 an increase of 88 on November. That’s still a drop of around ten per cent on December 2018 when the figure […]

COMMUNITY groups are taking part in a ‘Street Spectacle’ project which is set to come to fruition for the St Patrick’s Day parade in Tralee. Kerry County Council Arts Office is delighted to have Caoimhe Dunn back in the county as facilitator on their Street Spectacle project. This year she […]

IRELAND South MEP, Sean Kelly, paid a visit to Mercy Mounthawk on Friday for the opening of the STEAM Academy at the secondary school. Students in Mounthawk are embracing STEAM educational approach to learning the uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics have in everyday problem solving, student inquiry, […]

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry John Brassil has described the number of children and young people on waiting lists for orthodontic assessment and treatment across Kerry and Cork as unacceptable. Figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that 2,170 young people are waiting on orthodontic treatment across Cork and Kerry, with […]

IF you’re already pounding the road in a bid to get fit for 2020 then taking part in this event could be a goal to aspire to and in doing so raising money for Kerry Hospice. Organised by Michelle Greaney of MG Coaching, the Tralee 10 miler returns for the third […]

A TRALEE business has teamed up with An Taisce to help candidates promote their policies online and reduce the carbon footprint of the election by planting thousands of trees. Candidates.ie and EEU An Taisce have developed a plan to drive this election campaign into the 21st century and plant thousands […]

SINN Féin Councillor Pa Daly has said that in government, his party would stop the upcoming pension age increase due to come in next year. The pension age is to increase to 67 in January 2021 and to 68 in 2028 meaning that today’s workers, and especially those approaching retirement, may not access […]

A ‘DAY Of cleaning’ is planned for this Saturday in The Square to welcome the Chinese New Year festival in a clean environment. The public is invited to volunteer and and join volunteers from Glan Tralee, Team Bramble, Tralee Tidy Towns, Kerry Sustainable Energy Co-op, Tidy Tralee Together, Kerry County Council, […]

KERRY County Council is reminding members of the public to check that they are registered to vote in the general election which will be held on Saturday, February 8. Kerry County Council is the body responsible for maintaining and updating the Register of Electors for County Kerry. Members of the […]

A CHARITY shop in Tralee has asked the public not to drop items in which are in such poor condition that they have to be disposed of at great cost by the charity. Maurice Enright of the Sera Husky and Animal Rescue Shop said broken items, damaged furniture and “rubbish” […]

THE UK-based company which announced in 2018 that it would set up a centre in Tralee creating over 100 jobs has now delayed their plans. Representatives from Central Pharma arrived in December 2018 to the IDA Advanced Technology Building at Kerry Technology Park to make the announcement of jobs in […]

THE 26 player Irish women’s rugby squad for the Six Nations was named this morning and Ciara Griffin from Ballymac will once again captain the team. It was more good news for local players with Tralee native Ultan Dillane being named in the 35 man Irish squad for the Six […]

TRALEE CBS enjoyed a great win in the Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final at Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday. Bandon Hamilton High School were the opposition but the Tralee lads were up to the challenge and were runaway winners with a 4-13 to 0-7 scoreline. Tralee CBS supplied some highlights of the […]

THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) Tralee Branch have announced that their annual dance will be held again at the Meadowlands Hotel and given that the event will be taking place on St Valentine’s night, Friday, February 14, this year’s theme of ‘Puppy Love’ is very apt. There […]

WHILE there was speculation that a local Fianna Fáil councillor would break from the party run as an independent in the general election, he has instead pledged his support for a Tralee councillor. Kenmare Municipal District Cllr Michael Cahill confirmed this morning on Radio Kerry that he will not be […]

LESS than two years after establishing their Centre of Excellence in Tralee, Sigmar Recruitment are seeking to further expand their team in The Kingdom. The 40 new roles will be across recruitment, business development, services and support. Speaking on their hiring plans, Sigmar’s Head of European Recruitment, Shaun O’Shea commented; […]

COUNCILLOR Terry O’Brien will not run for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election. In a statement issued this morning, Cllr O’Brien said; “I would like to confirm that I have been approached by the Labour Party to contest the 2020 General Election. “I would have been honoured to […]

TJ Heaphy of Tralee CBS sent in this report of the school’s win over Bandon Hamilton High School today in the Corn Ui Mhuiri quarter-final… Tralee CBS 4-13 Bandon 0-07 This quarter-final decider of the Corn Ui Mhuiri was played in Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. With Bandon topping their […]

Tourism Ireland in Germany has kicked off its 2020 programme of promotions at CMT (holiday exhibition) in Stuttgart this week and Destination Kerry were delighted to at the show again this year. Attending the show at the weekend on behalf of Destination Kerry was Aisling Foley of The Rose Hotel […]

STUDENTS from all Tralee’s secondary schools were represented at a Neat Streets schools conference ‘The Tralee Town Takeover’ at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday. An Taisce’s Neat Streets programme aims to inspire young people to take environmental action in their town. The Tralee event, which was supported by Kerry County […]

FANCY staying at a luxury hotel for free? Well a hotel in Kerry is looking for families and individuals to stay as “secret hotel guests” where they will have full use of the hotel, spa and leisure facilities free of charge. The identity and location of the hotel has not […]

THE wet and windy weather is making for a miserable January so far weatherwise in Kerry. After the Status Orange warning on Monday, Met Eireann has now issued a Status Yellow Wind warning for Kerry. They say south to southeast winds of 50 to 65 km/hr with gusts 90 to […]

FIANNA Fail election candidate John Brassil has hit out at what he describes as a lack of interest in Kerry road projects by the last government. Speaking as he launched his 2020 election campaign, Brassil described the lack of progress on the proposed 27 kilometre Killarney Bypass as unforgivable. “This […]

SINN Féin candidate and Kerry County Councillor Pa Daly said he is relishing the opportunity to represent the people of county if he is elected after the upcoming election. The Tralee man is a first time candidate for the Dáil and is hoping to succeed party colleague Martin Ferris as […]

PIETA House in Tralee was the beneficiary of an event held out west over Christmas. The Stradbally Wren was well-supported and led to a total of €1,600 being raised for the facility at Moyderwell. A dedicated bunch braved the elements on St Stephen’s day and had great fun keeping the […]

Sun 12th Champagne Drive Am Am Results 1st. Willie Goulding (10) Joe McCarthy (17) Tom G O Mahony (17) Kieran O Callaghan (19) 81 Pts 2nd Alan Kelly (7) Gene Kelly (20) Eamonn Fitzgerald (16) John P Enright (22) 81 Pts 3rd. Ger Power (12) Michael G Sheehy (10) Jayne […]

  Kerry Badminton Association News by Ruth Concannon The Lee Strand sponsored Listowel Tournament was held last weekend in Listowel community centre. Run over two days this open tournament is one of the longest running in Kerry and always attracts great entries. Day one on Saturday the 11th saw the […]

TRALEE V BALLINCOLLIG Tralee Ladies played Ballincollig at home today in the division 1 league. It was an emotional day as Riona Kennedy played her last home game in the blue and white for Tralee. In what is always a tough match Tralee started well keeping Ballincollig pinned in their […]