Archive for December, 2020

COMMIS Chef Apprentices at the Kenmare Further Education and Training Centre along with their Instructor Simon Regan are bringing some festive cheer to the community at Taobh Linn Social Centre in Kenmare this Christmas by providing a fantastic Christmas Feast on Tuesday, December 22. Ingredients for the 6 course festive […]

A KERRY TD is calling for Government support for a text service to help gardaí respond more quickly to crime. The ‘See Something, Say Something’ service has been operating successfully in the Tralee area for over two years. It’s an anonymous text alerting system enabling the general public to alert […]

€1.5 million in aid has been granted this morning towards the operating costs of Kerry Airport, under the Government funded Regional Airports Programme. This funding is targeted at vital safety and security operations at airports such as air traffic control, fire services and security, ensuring airports can continue to remain […]

WHILE the Christmas lights have brought colour to the town, a new art project in Tralee this week has will brighten up the town centre long after the festive season. The project aims to introduce flashes of colour and creativity onto bland utility cabinets throughout the town and it certainly […]

THE family of the late Tom Ross is warning the public about a fake fundraising page set up for his funeral costs. The well-known and respected building contractor died on Saturday after an Ashe Street building he was working on partially collapsed. His funeral took place yesterday in Fenit. Family […]

THE Red Cross in Tralee have joined forces with Santa Claus to come up with a novel fundraiser this Christmas. ‘Red Fred’ from the branch has been busy preparing for the impending Santa visit to all the homes in Kerry and Ireland and has set up some zoom virtual meeting […]

A LUXURY castle in Kerry has sold for €4.5 million. ‘An Culu’ is a 9,000 square foot property on 4.5 acres of land on the edge of Kenmare Bay, just under 10km from Kenmare town. It was renovated by UK businessman, Kevin Reardan, in the late 1990s and according to […]

RADIO Kerry is inviting listeners to let them know who they consider to be the Kerry Heroes of 2020. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone in Kerry and Covid-19 has affected every aspect of our lives. Through it all, many individuals and groups have shown outstanding courage, vision […]

DATA from the Environmental Protection Agency from last weekend has shown high air pollution levels in Tralee. The county capital was among a number of locations in the country with high pollution levels, including Dublin where some areas saw the highest levels in 30 years. Other towns and cities which […]

TRALEE-BASED company ViClarity has kicked off their annual charity fundraiser in aid of Society of St Vincent de Paul Kerry. The charity event called “Rock’n Around The West With ViClarity” will see the ViClarity team take part in a virtual running/walking tour of the West along the Wild Atlantic Way. […]

IT’S going to get much colder later this week according to Met Éireann who have just issued a Weather Advisory for Ireland. The advisory takes effect from late Wednesday afternoon and continues for all of Thursday and Friday. There will be sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches and some […]

2021 Senior Management Team The Austin Stacks Club Executive have backed the re-appointment of Wayne Quillinan and his backroom team of Jonathan Conway, Eoin Colgan, Damien Ryall, John O’Sullivan & Tommy Naughton to continue as the management team of the Austin Stacks Senior Men’s team for the 2021 season with […]