Archive for April, 2020

THE popular Gravespeakers’ series of children’s books, which has developed a cult following in the South West of Ireland, is one step closer to coming alive on the big screen. A 3-5 minute animated trailer of the first book in the series, Gravespeakers: Maria, is under development by a team […]

A SPECIAL competition was held last weekend focussing on finding solutions to challenges posed to businesses and the wider community by the COVID-19 crisis, with a local team emerging as winners. Techstars Startup Weekend Ireland operated the nationwide competition over April 24th-26th which enabled collaboration for both technical and non-technical […]

THE Cathaoirleach and Chief Executive of Kerry County Council have appealed to the people of Kerry to continue to adhere to the COVID-19 advice and restrictions over the Bank Holiday Weekend and not to be tempted to travel or meet others as part of the effort to ensure public health […]

Billy Ryle says it was a case of relief at last for Junior Cert candidates as Minister McHugh abandoned his plan for token September exams… Clarity has finally emerged for the 63,000 anxious Junior Cert candidates, who were in limbo since the official Junior Cert exam was cancelled on Good […]

PUPILS from Presentation Primary School in Tralee are to star in an RTE One documentary Creative Kids this Sunday at 6.30pm. The documentary is inspired by the roll-out of Creative Schools, an initiative focussing on creativity and the Arts in primary and post-primary schools and Youthreach centres all around Ireland. […]

Siamsa Tíre will hold the YouTube world premiere screening of the full live performance of Anam this Saturday, May 2 at 7pm. This free screening marks the original opening of the National Folk Theatre’s Festival of Folk season and provides lively traditional entertainment during this time of isolation. The screening […]

AN Garda Síochána and The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have expressed concern at the number of drivers being detected driving at excessive speed, and at a doubling in the number of pedestrian deaths to date this year. The authorities have also expressed serious concern at the number of drivers who, […]

  RTÉ stars Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinead Kennedy are calling on the nation to show solidarity with people with dementia and their family carers and have Tea in Every Home with their friends and loved ones on the phone or online to mark the first ever Virtual Alzheimer’s Tea […]

Past times-New Beginnings: When Gerard McCarthy closed the door of Larkin’s Bakery for the final time a few weeks ago, it marked the end of an era in Baile an Mhuilinn and brought an end to a family tradition that spanned over five generations and 160 years, going back to […]

WITH colleges and universities closed across the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kerry College and their media students are using Zoom video technology to take part in online video classes with some of familiar names in film and television production. Organised by critically acclaimed and worldwide award-winning Knockanure man […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has announced a week of virtual open days to take place from May 5th to May 8th, to coincide with the opening of the CAO “Change of Mind” facility. The open days offer CAO applicants the opportunity to discuss their options with admissions, student support […]

STACKS 100: Club Secretary, Elma Nix, reminds all club members that our Award Winning Stacks 100 website is now available to view – check out club memories, matches & podcasts – a great way to spend an enjoyable few minutes or hours and hours and hours . . . www.stacks100.ie. […]

WE hope you are all keeping safe and well in your homes and we send our best wishes to everybody in our community, especially to those cocooning at this time. We are all looking forward to next Tuesday week  May 5th hoping that there might be a slight easing of […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information in relation to two incidents of theft in the past week. Between Tuesday, April 21 at 5pm and Wednesday April 22 at 3:30pm, a mountain bike was taken from the Marina in Tralee. This bike which was locked to the side […]

AN Garda Síochána has today announced the continuation of its major operation to ensure public compliance with the travel restrictions introduced as part of COVID-19 public health guidelines. The operation – Operation Fanacht – will once again see an extensive network of checkpoints established across the country. The Operation will […]

Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a pedal cyclist that occurred at approximately 8.20am this morning. The incident occurred on the N22 Tralee-Killarney road in Rockfield, Killarney. The pedal cyclist, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the […]

JUVENILE ACADEMY Congrats to all of the girls and boys who entered our Easter competition. We were delighted with the response. It was very hard to call so everyone received a prize for their great work. Most of your prizes have been posted with a few more to be posted […]

Message from our Chairman and Chairman of Coiste na nÓg. Dear Ballymac GAA Club Members, Family & Friends, We hope you and your loved ones are all staying safe and keeping well in these unprecedented times. This is a very strange time where our club has closed its gates due […]

Lotto   With the recent government announcement on the extension of the Covid-19 restrictions, our club lotto remains suspended. We will hopefully review the situation during the week of the 5th May and will act in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been cancelled for this year and will be back in August 2021. In a statement released by Anthony O’Gara, Executive Chair of The Rose Of Tralee Festival this morning, he said they have taken the decision with health and safety concerns foremost in […]

SOMEONE, who I have great respect for, put it to me very clearly recently when she said ‘Roger we are living a new reality, aren’t we?’ This is so true. We are living in a new reality and knowing that to begin with is a great start. The thing about […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is supporting the NEWKD’s Laptop Loan Scheme. NEWKD has developed a loan scheme for students who do not have access to a laptop but who need one to complete /support their school/college work. NEWKD work with a range of disadvantaged groups and will ensure that the distribution […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan’s Netflix recommendations this week are a pick n mix selection of romance, comedy, drama and family fun, which are sure to entertain… I haven’t recommended a musical yet in these reviews, so let’s have a look at one of the classics.  West Side Story (1961) […]

THE National Lottery has confirmed that the winning ticketholder of last Saturday night’s €9,772,175 Lotto Jackpot ticket sold in Co. Kerry has made contact. The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw (Saturday 18th April) at Daly’s Supervalu store in Killarney. This €9.7 million win […]

YOU’VE all seen the amazing dancing of the residents of a small row of houses in Tonevane featuring, among others, Cllr Terry O’Brien and his 91 year old mother Mary O’Brien. They all came out of their houses last Friday and dressed up in retro gear for a singalong to […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says Minister McHugh should abort the doomed Junior Cert substitute exam this year…. The powers that be in the Department of Education and Skills must immediately step up to the plate and take note of the negative impact that the current uncertainty is having on the […]

‘DUPLICITY’, a fictional serialised story by first-time author Zoe O’Connor, will be released online this Friday 24th of April on www.the-dots.eu. Over 12 weeks, it tells the cautionary tale of a modern dating dystopia. A Kerry native, Zoe O’Connor (21), is a third year English student in Trinity College Dublin. […]

ELECTRIC Ireland has called on the public to support Pieta House’s urgent appeal for donations and join together for ‘Sunrise’ on May 9th to mark the postponed Darkness into Light event. On May 9, it was expected that over 250,000 people would have come together on every continent to walk together […]

APPLEGREEN has donated fuel to the value of €2,000 to cover the next month’s diesel costs for the Kerry Cancer Support Group which is providing a vital transport link for cancer patients to access treatment in Cork and Limerick. COVID 19 is having a huge impact on local charities and voluntary organisations […]

NO decision has yet been made on whether the Rose of Tralee International Festival and Killorglin’s Puck Fair will go ahead this August. Speaking on Radio Kerry this morning, Chief Executive of the Rose of Tralee Festival, Anthony O’Gara, said his team are constantly assessing the situation and will have […]