Archive for June 15th, 2020

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for information in relation to break-in and criminal damage incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. On Wednesday, June 10, a break-in occurred at a house in Rathanny at about 5pm. Nothing was taken in the break-in as the burglars were disturbed and […]

Covid-19 Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games   The following piece is part of the Covid-19 guidelines issued by Croke Park regarding under-age players returning to training:  Risk for Under-Age Players: The HIQA document “Evidence summary for spread of COVID-19 by children” published in May 2020 indicated that there is […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We thank all our promoters and supporters of the St. […]

LADIES AND JUVENILE NOTES As we are now in “Phase 2” of the roadmap to reopening we hope that you and your families are well.  Thank you again to everyone for volunteering with Strand Road and our efforts to help the vulnerable in our local community. Following the welcome guidelines […]

Ballymac GAA Club Grounds Remain Closed.​ We have got guidelines from Croke Park that clubs can return to training once safe distance can be maintained but until certain criteria are fulfilled by clubs our Grounds remain closed until 29th June. Requirements include the club chairpersons, secretaries, coaches and players all […]

Return to Training The club is actively preparing for the safe return of all of our teams to training in Caherslee from June 29th. We are delighted with the response from players and coaches alike who all seem really keen to get back on the hurling and camogie pitches. A […]

KERRY Airport Ireland has introduced enhanced measures to protect and ensure a smooth and safe passage for passengers who plan to return to the sky next month following the relaxation of Covid-19 travelling restrictions. All Ryanair routes to London, Manchester, Hahn, Berlin, Alicante, Faro will commence from or after July […]

KERRY-BASED ‘The Welcoming Project’ will host a dance and donate event online on Zoom in solidarity with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and people in Direct Provision in Ireland. The Welcoming Project has invited Yah’Ya Kamate, from Ivory Coast, who teaches West African dance at the Ailey Extension in New York, to […]

VISITORS returning to Kerry as the COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease can be assured that it is a safe destination to visit and stay thanks to a new Safe Destination Programme which involves the training of thousands of staff in the retail and hospitality industries in best practice cleaning protocols. […]

THE 24 finalists of the 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme have been revealed and one of those shortlisted is from Tralee. Entrepreneurs Paul and Neil Fitzgibbon of Ard Rí Marble Group will hope to follow in the footsteps of well-known Kerry businessman Edmond Harty of Dairymaster, who […]

SINN Féin Kerry County Councillor Deirdre Ferris has called for greater protection for sand dunes following a recent Banna fire which resulted in damage to four acres. The Tralee MD councillor wants a temporary closure of all secondary and unsupervised car parks to Kerry’s local beaches until a plan of […]

CANCER Support charity Recovery Haven Kerry is calling on the public to get involved in its new Challenge32 initiative, organised by fundraising platform Just Giving. The idea is simple and open to adults and children alike, of all abilities. All you need to do is think of an activity or […]

NEXT Sunday Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) is inviting households, neighbours and communities to join them for Ireland’s biggest street dance and Dance4DSI to help raise vital funds to continue and improve upon their growing online services to support children and adults with Down syndrome and their families throughout Ireland. The […]