Archive for December 9th, 2020

SADLY the annual Christmas Day Swim gathering in Fenit cannot go ahead this year, so that mean the thousands of euro contributed in buckets on the day for Fenit RNLI Lifeboat won’t be collected. Or does it? Tralee Bay Swimming Club always plays host to the swim (now in its 69th […]

THE Tralee jobless figure fell in November by 28 on the previous month and down by just over 2% on the same month in 2019. The Live Register figures for Tralee shows there were 2,984 people signing on last month compared to 3,012 in October. There were 3,057 people signing […]

A TRALEE woman and her young daughter took on a fun, energetic challenge back in October which raised money for a great cause. Aoife O’Donoghue from Manor and her daughter Neasa did the VHI Mini Marathon 10k in 10 days in aid of Recovery Haven Cancer Support House. “We walked in […]

CHRISTMAS is a time of joy, but it can be hard for many people who missed loved ones who have passed away over the years. Nine years ago, Sharon Roche from Tralee decided to hold a short ceremony in December at a special ‘Remembrance Tree’ set up outside Tralee Municipal District/Motor […]

GARDAI have arrested two men this morning as part of an investigation into the death of a man in his 20s that occurred in Killarney back in August of this year. Darragh Sheehan from Doneraile in North Cork died on Saturday August 29, in unexplained circumstances, after being found unconscious outside a […]

FIVE Tralee sports and leisure facilities were among those to benefit from grants as part of a €2.5 million funding package for swimming pool operators across the country. The funds were confirmed yesterday by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and Minister of State for Sport […]

A LOCAL TD has called on the HSE to explore the old Denny/Island of Geese site as a potential location for offices in the town. Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, said it would be a prime location to set up and would benefit the local economy. In July, […]

FUNDING from Údarás na Gaeltachta will help Murphy’s Ice Cream in Corca Dhuibhne develop new products and create 15 new jobs in the next five years. As part of the proposed development by the company a new premises will be redeveloped for the project at Páirc Ghnó Bhaile na Buaile […]