Archive for January, 2021

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at some great films on TG4 over the next few days… One of the most underrated channels for lovers of film is TG4. This week they have two films, different in tone and style, but both enjoyable in their own way. Seven Brides for […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… WITH fraudulent behaviour at an all-time high, it’s important that we take time to familiarise ourselves with the signs of a scam and how to deal with it. Some […]

A NUMBER of community groups in the Tralee area were among those to benefit from €62,534 in funding for Kerry groups announced by the Government yesterday. In total 73 projects across Kerry were awarded funding under the Community Enhancement Programme. The initative is designed to support community groups, particularly in […]

  MET Éireann has issued a Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Ireland this afternoon. There will be falls of hail, sleet and snow with icy and hazardous conditions. The warning is valid from 6pm on Saturday to 12 noon on Sunday. However, looking at the weather locally in the […]

EXTRA employment will be created in Kerry County Council following an announcement of funding today from Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D. for up to 248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country. As part of the plan developed by the National Transport […]

KERRY’S writer in residence Máire Holmes has been at her desk in Galway working for the past nine months. Using online meetings and emails she has been connecting with and mentoring writers’ groups and writers, despite lockdowns and restrictions. Máire’s work with people has been extended thanks to funding from Healthy […]

TRALEE-BASED Labour Party activist, Ben Slimm, has called for the registration fee for nurses and midwives to be waived for 2021. Mr Slimm, who ran for Labour in the Tralee Electoral Area in the Local Elections in 2019, said nurses in University Hospital Kerry have been working so hard during this […]

LORGE Chocolatier, has been announced as a finalist for this year’s National Enterprise Awards.  The awards, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, will take place virtually on February 11. Lorge Chocolatier was selected to represent Local Enterprise Office Kerry at the awards and will compete against 29 other finalists […]

TRALEE is aiming to become an Autism Friendly Town and as part of achieving that ambition, Tralee Municipal District has installed a Communication Board in the playground at Tralee Town Park. The board, which is the first of its kind in Kerry County Council managed playgrounds, will assist those with […]

SIAMSA Tíre invites artists and groups of all art forms to join together in a celebration of folk. Siamsa wants to reignite connections in the community with a ‘Folk Explosion’ which will herald the Summer Solstice, the height of summer and the most powerful moment of potential in the Celtic Calendar when […]

CLUB AGM: Due to Covid restrictions the Austin Stacks Senior Club 2020 AGM took place via Microsoft Teams last Wednesday evening (13th January).  The meeting which was well attended (virtually) covered all aspects of the club during the 2020 season. The meeting included comprehensive reports by Club Secretary Elma Nix, Club Treasurer […]

CARA Credit Union, a member of Metamo, the joint venture between 16 Credit Unions and Fexco, has been approved as a lender under the Government’s COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS). Cara Credit Union will now be able to provide Government backed loans directly to local SMEs, whose survival is critical […]

ST Vincent de Paul in Tralee is warning the public about a scam involving two young boys calling to houses in Tralee. The boys are going house to house claiming to be collecting money for the charity. SVP Tralee says this is a scam. People should not hand over any […]

Fundraising Lotto Jackpot €12,600: Our next draw for a jackpot of €12,600 will be on this Friday, January 22nd. If we have no outright winner, a match 3 could see you win or share €200. Should we not have a match 3, we will have six consolation prizes (2 x €50 […]

Lotto   There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 11, 15 and 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eoin Sayers Woodbrook Lawn, Eileen Walsh Tralee, Katie Murphy Mounthawk Manor, John Kelliher Lohercannon and Hannah Shanahan c/o Terry […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Our club and community were sad to hear of the passing of one of our best known residents and hard working club stalwart, Jimmy Foley. A lifetime and passion for GAA and people made Jimmy a happy and familiar face to all over the years. We join […]

AGM As per GAA guidelines, Na Gaeil CLG will be holding its AGM virtually on Thursday January 28th at 8pm. We ask that if you are a Club Member and wish to be part of this AGM that you send your email address to our Club secretary Eamon Browne at […]

The AGM of Ballymac GAA Ladies Club The Ladies Club AGM was held on Sunday 17thof January at 7:30pm via Zoom.  There were 12 members in attendance. The meeting was opened with a welcome from the Secretary and Chairperson, followed by a minute’s silence. The minutes of the 2019 meeting was […]

National Draw There is still some time before we need to submit all tickets to Croke Park for the National Club draw.  As it looks like it will be another difficult year to organise fundraising events we ask that all club members sell as many tickets as possible.  All proceeds […]

SPEED limit bye-laws in Kerry should be fully implemented as soon as possible, according Anluan Dunne, chairperson of the Kerry branch of the Green Party. The speed limit review was finalised in early 2019 but two years on the bye-laws enacting 30 km/h limits are still not completely enacted in […]

SINN Féin Kerry County Councillor Deirdre Ferris has called on the council to do more to protect sand dunes and other protected areas along our coastline. In a motion before today’s monthly council meeting, Cllr Ferris has said that anti-social and illegal behaviour is putting these vulnerable areas at risk. […]

NINE Kerry projects have received €191,711 under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure scheme. It includes €20,000 for the development of a public amenity space at Tralee Bay Coastal Walkway at Lohercannon. Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley and Fine Gael Kerry TD Brendan Griffin have welcomed the announcement. Continued […]

A SERVICE station in Listowel, has been announced as the store where Ireland’s newest millionaire bought their winning €1 million Daily Million ticket. The National Lottery has revealed that the Fitzgerald Centra filling station on Church Street, Listowel, is the store where this lucky player bought their winning Daily Million […]

A LOCAL councillor has called for the Council to look at making swimming safe again in the canal. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris was asking for an update on the progress of the feasibility report for the canal in Tralee in the North Kerry Blueway at the online meeting of Tralee […]

James Finnegan takes a look at some good movies on TV this week and available on Netflix…  A Beautiful Mind (Saturday 9.20pm TG4) is the story of John Nash, a mathematical genius who went on to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. However, the film starts in his early days […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has expressed his disappointment with the Courts Service decision to move courts away from Tralee Courthouse to another site in the town. Deputy Daly says he has been informed that the Courts Service has made a decision not to refurbish the Courthouse on […]

MEMBERS of the Kerry Joint Policing Committee this morning approved a Data Protection Impact Assessment prepared in respect of the operation of a CCTV system as part of the Active Travel Project for Tralee Amenity Walkway. The CCTV cameras will operate on the Tralee Amenity Walk from the junction of Casement […]

GARDAI in Kerry are to start issuing more fines in relation to people breaching the 5km rule. At the online meeting of the Joint Policing Committee this morning, Kerry Garda Division Chief Superintendent Eileen Foster said she noticed traffic was heavier during this particular lockdown compared to the same period […]

CRIME decreased in all categories in the county over 2020 compared to the previous year. The statistics for the Kerry Garda Division were revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting which was held online this morning. There were significant decreases in Property Crime (-29%), Crimes Against The Person (-19%), Criminal […]

THE National Lottery have urged Daily Million players in Kerry to check their tickets after the top prize of €1 million was won on Thursday night’s 9pm draw. The winning numbers from the Daily Million Draw were: 05, 07, 09, 16, 34, 37 and the bonus number was 21. The […]