Archive for December, 2020

A TRALEE-BASED author has just released a new book in time for Christmas. Listowel native Martin Moore now lives in Tralee where he has an accountancy business, but he also has a passion for local history. He has already written ‘The Call To Arms’  which examined the military career of Thomas […]

CARA Credit Union has announced an enhancement to their Current Account service with the introduction of Google Pay and Fitbit Pay. “Our Current Account members can now add their Debit Card to Google Pay and Fitbit Pay digital wallets, making it easier for those preferring to use their mobile phone […]

WITH the Christmas lights looking resplendent, most of the COVID restrictions now lifted and the public able to shop and dine safely, there’s a wonderful festive atmosphere in town. That atmosphere is also prevalent throughout two local hotels who are welcoming patrons back through their doors. The Sea Salt and […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG We kicked off Christmas with daily prizes  from our Advent calendar for girls and boys in our Juvenile Academy. Congrats to Mia Leane, Fionán O’ Brien, Chloe O’ Donoghue, Sam Gallagher, Róisín Murphy, Ryan Greensmith, Katelynn O’ Brien, Alan O’ Connor, Ava O’ Donoghue, Caoimhe Fitzgerald, Jamie […]

Virtual Race Night   The countdown is on to our Virtual Race Night which takes place this coming Friday December 11th. The amount of work put in by our Race Committee is huge so it promises to be an amazing evening’s entertainment. We are appealing to our members, supporters and the […]

Lotto Appreciation  To thank our Lotto supporters for their continued support, we are adding some extra prizes to our weekly lotto for the three December draws prior to Christmas. For the draws on the 13th and 20th December we will add a lucky dip winner for a Christmas hamper along […]

Best Wishes To, Tomás, Tadhg & The Kerry Senior Hurling Team   Kerry and Antrim are in  the Joe McDonagh Cup Final for 2020. This game, in a break with the tradition of playing the Minor All-Ireland final before the Senior decider, will be played as a curtain raiser to […]

CLUB LOTTO With the current social restrictions St Brendan’s / Ardfert GAA would encourage players to avail of our online facility by logging in to clubforce.com. Link can be found on our Facebook page. Alternatively, tickets are available at Horgan’s Centra and Ardfert Post Office. BONUS DRAW: Everyone who plays […]

Best of Luck Best of luck to our club member Tadhg Brick and all of the Kerry team in the final of the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup next Sunday. In a break with tradition, the game will be the curtain raiser to the senior game in Croke Park on Sunday […]

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for the public’s assistance with regard to burglaries and break-ins in Tralee recently. Between 6.30pm on Friday, December 4 and 9am on Saturday, December 5, a garage attached to a house in the Oakpark area was entered and a number of items were taken, including […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the Joe McDonagh Cup Final next Sunday where the Kerry hurlers hope to overcome Antrim in Croke Park on All-Ireland Final Day… A momentous day for Kerry next Sunday as they take to the big stage in the final of the Joe McDonagh Cup. The setting is the […]

KERRY Motor Club has launched a ‘Shop Local Campaign’ this Christmas in recognition of the many businesses that have supported the club’s activities over the years. As a result of the pandemic, the club was unable to run any of its events this year, including the flagship Circuit of Kerry […]

DR Gavan Ring – Cahersiveen’s own international tenor – is bringing the people of Kerry and further afield together for a special Christmas Eve broadcast of the famous Christmas song ‘O Holy Night. In association with Creative Ireland Kerry/Kerry County Arts and Radio Kerry, and accompanied by legendary Cahersiveen organist […]

MANY of the wide range of services available from Kerry libraries have resumed following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Under the revised Level 3 Plan for Living with COVID 19, all Kerry libraries are currently operating a ‘Browse & Borrow’ service, which means that members of the public can now browse […]

SANTA Claus took time out of his busy schedule this weekend to visit some lucky boys and girls at Scotia Clinic and help spread some festive cheer and help out a great cause. While his elves were busy finishing off toys in Santa’s workshop, he took this opportunity to do […]

MINISTER for Education, Norma Foley TD, has today announced €1.6 million in funding for Kerry schools under the 2021 Summer Works Scheme. This funding will facilitate a number of important projects to proceed in the county, including roof works in Holy Family NS in Tralee and Caherleaheen NS. Minister Foley […]

LOTTO players in Castleisland are today being asked to check their Lotto tickets for last night’s €2 million draw after one lucky player won the Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize of €235,196. The winner matched five numbers and the bonus ball, meaning they were one number short of winning the […]

THE Rotary Club of Tralee, with the help of Santa and his elves, will have a special Santa Mailbox in The Mall, Tralee during December. The club has had a Zoom meeting with some of their International members in the North Pole as Covid19 is causing a lot of nervousness […]

WHILE the traditional annual St. Mary’s Basketball Club Christmas blitz will not go ahead this year, there is some good news for basketball fans. Some months ago the club announced that the blitz, which should have been entering its’ 51st year, would not go ahead. It was, like many other events, […]

TRANSITION Year students of Presentation Secondary School have been doing their bit to brighten up the town centre and bring Christmas cheer to shoppers. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr. Terry O Brien invited them to participate in an initiative in the lead up to the Christmas period where they brightened […]

LISTOWEL-based theatre-maker Richard Walsh has developed a play based on the local history of 18th century North Kerry and it will livestream to various nursing and care home settings in North Kerry and Limerick on Monday, December 14. The project is supported by Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland, St. John’s […]

James Finnegan says its heartening to see Tralee Omniplex back again and some new movies playing… It is great to see the Tralee Omniplex open again. These are truly strange times so well done to all the management and staff for putting on some seasonal and some new Irish productions […]

THE weather warnings just keep on coming. No sooner had a wind warning ended earlier this morning, Met Éireann then issued a Status Yellow fog warning for the whole country. There will be dense fog with a risk of freezing fog in places. The warning is valid from just after […]

€50 million investment in walking and cycling projects in town and villages across the country, has been announced today. The funding is open to all areas in Kerry for applications through Kerry County Council. The aim of this funding, which will be administered for the Department of Transport by the […]

PUPILS from fifth class in Presentation Primary School were out and about in The Square on Wednesday as part of a new project to raise awareness of waste issues. The girls formed their own committee called ‘Planet Power’ they hope to influence others in their quest to help clean up […]

RECOVERY Haven Kerry Cancer Support House has put together a novel Christmas ‘Recovery Kit’ in recognition of the particularly challenging year so many people have endured. An ideal stocking filler for Christmas, the creative 2020 Recovery Kit has been put together by the charity’s volunteers as a means of sending […]

GARDAI are advising motorists to take care while driving this morning after a very cold night is causing hazardous driving conditions. There was a collision on the Tralee Bypass near the roundabout at Dromthacker and black ice has been reported on this route so take extra care. Kerry County Council […]

THE Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) is looking ahead to better times for all their members in 2021, following an exceptionally challenging year, which saw dramatic collapse of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) business tourism and wider hospitality sector, due to the global pandemic. But as they bid a […]

A LOCAL businesswoman has launched a festive flower arranging video tutorial that she has filmed in aid of the local Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry. Maura Sheehy of Maura’s Cottage Flowers, the award winning flower farmer and florist from Ballyroe, Tralee, feels that people are putting more thought […]

WITH a weather advisory for the country already in place, Met Éireann has now issued a Status Yellow Wind warning for Kerry, Cork, Clare and Limerick. The warning takes effect from late on Friday afternoon and will see north to northwest winds strengthen on Friday evening and Friday night, gusting […]