Archive for March 16th, 2021

THERE were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 18 additional deaths and 349 more cases reported nationally. Seventeen deaths occurred in March, and one in February. The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was […]

TRALEE Chamber wants the Courthouse on Ashe Street to be looked as a potential ‘visitor hub with a civic, arts, sports history and/or Heritage centre usage’ should the courts services move to new location as expected. This follows on from Tralee Tourism Strategy published by Tralee Chamber in 2019, which […]

  LAST year, Kerry County Council received 1,042 litter complaints, issued 93 litter fines and six prosecutions were instigated. At the online meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, the Council Litter Pollution Report for 2020 was issued to members. In the Tralee area last year, there were 428 litter […]

CHELTENHAM FUNDRAISER: We are delighted to bring you our new Fantasy Cheltenham competition to help raise funds for the club’s return to play. Join the Austin Stacks 2021 Fantasy Cheltenham Competition for the chance to win a first prize of €1,850! For just €20, you can add even more fun […]

KERRY’S sports businesses, clubs, and recreational facilities are being invited to register and apply for programme funding support, under the newly launched ‘Keeping Kerry Active’ programme, which will be rolled out across Kerry. The programme, which is being overseen by the Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, is encouraging sports businesses, […]

THE Tralee diaspora around the world can join locals by enjoying a virtual St Patrick’s Day Parade on Wednesday. The pre-recorded and restrictions-compliant parade will be broadcast on the Kerry County Council YouTube Channel at 12 noon and viewers are invited to log on to enjoy the festivities and a […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged four men in relation to a violent disorder incident in Killarney, which occurred in December. As part of Operation Spider, a policing response to public order incidents during the Christmas period in Killarney, Gardaí dealt with incidents of violent disorder in the  Ballyspillane area between […]

Gardaí have seized €45,000 of suspected drugs in Tralee yesterday. At around 11.30pm Gardaí the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Tralee Gardaí, executed a search warrant at an apartment on Upper Castle Street, Tralee. During the search Gardaí seized eights bottles containing suspected xanax tabletswith an estimated street value […]