Archive for September 8th, 2020

THE Council has applied for Government funding to develop a masterplan for the John Joe Sheehy Road area, which will include a ‘landmark’ entry point to the town centre which would celebrate the town’s sporting history. Cllr Mikey Sheehy had a motion before the Council that they engage with the […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes the approval of funding today under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme of €24,170 for a project at The Spa Seawall, North Kerry Way. The Seawall, which was severely damaged in storms back in January 2018, is a […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has called for action after what he called a rat infestation in parts of the Mitchels area of town in the past few weeks. Independent Councillor Sam Locke raised the issue at Monday’s meeting of Tralee MD councillors. He said he contacted the Environment Section […]

PART of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway should be open before summer of 2021, councillors were told yesterday. At the Tralee Municipal District meeting of councillors on Monday morning, an update on the progress and timeframe of the project was requested in separate motions by Cllr Mikey Sheehy, Cllr Terry O’Brien and […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley officially launched the 2020 Lee Strand Homework Journal on Saturday at the Lee Strand milk plant in Ballymullen. Once again, over 10,000 Lee Strand hardback homework journals will be distributed to national school pupils in Kerry and West Limerick. Speaking at the launch of the […]

SENIOR FOOTBAL: Our Seniors travel to Fitzgerald Stadium on next Sunday afternoon (13th Sept) to play Kenmare Shamrocks in the Club Final. Throw-in at 3.30. The game will be preceded by the Relagation play-off for next season’s County Championship between Templenoe and Kilcummin. As we write no date has yet […]

THE National Lottery has announced details of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards, with a total prize fund of €95,000, and is encouraging sports clubs, community organisations and projects in Kerry to apply. These awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over […]

Gardaí have seized approximately €80,000 worth of cannabis and arrested two men following the search of two separate vehicles in Kilgarvan and Portlaoise on Sunday. Members of the West Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by local Gardaí, carrying out an intelligence lead operation stopped and searched a vehicle in the […]