Archive for December 10th, 2020

AS part of of the Christmas Campaign to improve Road Safety, An Garda Síochána will conduct a National Speed Enforcement Operation “Slow Down”, for a 24 hour period from 7am tomorrow (Friday) to 7am on Saturday. The aim of “Slow Down Day” is to remind drivers of the dangers of […]

NA Gaeil GAA usually holds their annual race night around this time of the year and are determined that the show will go on regardless, in a safe manner of course. Therefore, they are all set for an all-sponsored Virtual Race Night for this Friday, December 11 at 8.30pm. Whilst […]

THE Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has today announced that Professor Maggie Cusack is to be appointed the President of Munster Technological University (MTU). MTU will be officially established on 1st January 2021 and will be Ireland’s newest technological university. The consortium […]

A LOCAL business handed over a cheque for €520 to a charity on Monday after holding a very different Black Friday sale. Colm Griffin of Purchase.ie, the online store based in the Spa, Tralee decided to give 10% of their takings from Black Friday right through to Cyber Monday to Pieta […]

KC Men’s Shed (Keel/Castlemaine), Kerry, who made a unique scarecrow from unused bicycle parts and leftover metals and materials, was among the nine worthy winners of this year’s national Upcycle Challenge 2020. The Upcycle Challenge was set by mywaste.ie and the Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA).  It invited participants to use […]

IF you haven’t booked the restaurant for this weekend or want to treat yourself or a loved one to something special at home, then The Meadowlands Hotel’s wonderful grazing boxes are a wonderful option. Iasc Uí Mhathúna Teo & Meadowlands Hotel have teamed up to produce fabulous grazing/sharing boxes for […]

GARDAI have arrested a man in his 30s this morning as part of the investigation into the unexplained death of a man in his 20s that occurred in Killarney earlier this year. Darragh Sheehan from Doneraile in North Cork died on Saturday August 29, in unexplained circumstances, after being found unconscious […]

TRALEE Lions Club normally hold their annual Christmas collection around this time of year, but alas it can’t happen. As a result of the uncertainty caused by Covid restrictions Tralee Lions Club will hold its annual Christmas street collection this year through a GoFundMe campaign. The club is hoping that […]