Archive for March, 2021

A LOCAL councillor has expressed her frustration as another burst water main in Ardfert affected the local water supply yesterday evening. Cllr Deirdre Ferris said it a constant issue for the residents and business community in the Ardfert area. “This is the sixth water outage in Ardfert Village and the […]

A LOCAL company made the most of the recent level 5 restrictions by engaging their staff to undertake a virtual walking challenge and raise vital funds along the way. TLI Group headquartered near Abbeydorney and employing over 630 staff across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK design, construct and maintain critical […]

KERRY people are urged to donate online for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day taking place today. This will be the second year in a row where Covid-19 has restricted the usual community spirit and cheerfulness normally associated with collections across the country. The charity’s flagship fundraiser would usually see […]

TRALEE couple Lisa Curran and David Dillane said ‘I do’ to an amazing prize from Aldi this week. The couple received a celebratory bunch of flowers and champagne from Aldi Castleisland Store Manager Peter Tancred as they were announced as the winners of Aldi’s ‘Valentine’s Walking Up the Aisle Competition’. […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. When the number of cases is less than five, the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub on gov.ie. There were three additional deaths and […]

THE Hot School Meals Programme will be extended to two primary schools in Kerry, including one in Tralee. Presentation Primary School in Tralee and Scoil Naomh Micheal, Sneem, have been added to the programme where hot meals will be available to all pupils enrolled in these schools, which do not have canteen/kitchen […]

THE annual CBS The Green 5k Fun Run has just started but it won’t end until Sunday. With the usual gathering cancelled for obvious reasons, The Parents Council has decided to organise a Virtual 5km run. The run can take place any time between now and this coming Sunday and […]

FOR the last decade, Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa has hosted an annual Easter egg hunt to raise funds for both local and Irish charities, but, in light of the current restrictions the event was unable to go ahead this year. As a result of this, the team decided to […]

After a reversal of a decision on mask-wearing for the orals was made yesterday evening, Billy Ryle asks was a direct online interview between the examiner and the student the way to go, instead of a two-step approach… IN an embarrassing U-turn on Wednesday evening, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) rowed […]

THE Virtual County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held today (Wednesday). Seventeen mini-businesses were set up by over 60 second level school students involved in the competition. The competition promotes business idea development, structure, sourcing of finance, marketing/sales and the presentation of a formal […]

THERE were seven new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 18 additional deaths and 683 more cases reported nationally. Of the deaths reported today, six occurred in March, seven in February and five in January. The 14 day incidence of new cases […]

TRALEE Chamber believes the town is a prime candidate to be used in a national pilot programme to revive retail. As part of their roadmap for economic recovery in a post-COVID Tralee, they propose a retail strategy be developed for the county capital. A statement issued by Tralee Chamber reads; […]

AN Garda Síochána in Kerry and around the country will conduct a national speed enforcement operation “Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) for a 24 hour period from 7am on this Friday to 7am on Saturday. The aim of ‘Slow Down Day’ is to remind drivers of […]

THERE were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 24 additional deaths and 371 more cases reported nationally. 12 deaths occurred in March, 10 in February and 2 in January. The median age of those who died was 82 years and the […]

KERRY Convention Bureau (KCB) has announced the appointment of Breffní Ingerton, Director of Business Tourism for the Gleneagle Group, as its new Chairperson. The announcement was made by outgoing Chairperson Mike Buckley, Managing Director of Kerry Coaches Ltd, who has served in the role for almost seven years. Breffní Ingerton […]

A FAMILY from Ballymac presented a cheque for €11,500 to Recovery Haven on Monday, the proceeds of a ‘drive-thru’ bakesale held before Christmas. Kate Leen organised the event to give something back to the cancer support facility after her family used their services during her late husband David’s illness. David, from […]

TRALEE Chamber believes it is vital that new and existing public spaces are properly used to attract people to stay and spend time in the town centre. One of their proposals on their roadmap for rebuilding the Tralee economy post-COVID, is seeking to enhance how public spaces are used in […]

ARTIST Caoimhe Dunn is returning to Siamsa Tíre this Easter with her crafty workshops online so you can join in from home. The whole family can take part in not one but three craft workshops across the Easter holidays to create some fun and festive decorations. Siamsa Tíre usually hosts these family […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP: A reminder to those members who still have to renew their 2021 Club Membership/Lotto to please do so before March 31st, just one week away now. This will ensure your lotto ticket stays in the drum for a chance to win our €13,400 Jackpot. Sincere thanks to those […]

Masters Golf Challenge 2021 The club are again holding its US Masters Golf Challenge. Tickets are currently on sale and being distributed through the Senior Players and Senior Executive . All support greatly appreciated. ACADAMH NA nÓG ST. PATRICK’S DAY Firstly, thanks to Nora Corridon and Claire Walsh for the […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. When the number is less than five the exact figure is not revealed until the following day on the COVID-19 data hub on gov.ie There was one additional death and 520 more […]

GARDAI are investigating two separate bicycle theft incidents in town over the past week. On Monday, March 15, between 5:30pm and 10:20pm a girls’ Mountain bike was stolen from  Caherdannan in Tralee. The bike, an Apollo purple mountain bike,  was locked in a communal part of the estate. It is […]

GARDAI said there has been a worrying rise in young people gathering in groups and engaging in anti-social behaviour in Tralee. On Sunday night at about 6.45pm, there was an incident at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh where up to 20 youths gathered on the roof. CCTV footage is being examined and […]

Club Lotto: Lotto Results for Draw on Fri 19th March 2021: Numbers Drawn: 02 / 03 / 16 Bonus No: 25 There was no winner of the Jackpot but well done to the winners of our consolation prizes: Gerdie Murphy – €50 / Seamus Kerrisk – €50 Adele O’Dwyer – €25 […]

Covid Restrictions    The Covid restrictions are still in place as the daily positive totals fail to reduce by any significant margin. There are rumblings that by April 5th the 5 kilometre traveling restriction may be increased to 10k or maybe 20k so we live in hope. We also long for […]

Ballymacelligott Ladies News   The first round of Last Man Standing saw 35 players knocked out. The next round will take place on the 3rd April. Participants are reminded to have their entries in by 3pm on Friday 2nd April. With less than a month to go we have collected 11 stamp cards […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €4900 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13,15,18 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Pat Enright online Michael Moriarty online Dylan Walsh c/o Poff Motors Lily Kelliher Lohercannon Noreen O’Flaherty c/o Tommy Brosnan Next week’s […]

PROMINENT Kerry people with a common goal have joined Kerry Mental Health Association’s campaign to promote the 5 Ways To Wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning & Give. The 14 well known people have each recorded a short video in which they shared a way to wellbeing […]

KERRY Motor Club’s hopes of running future COVID-19-compliant events received a boost this week thanks to funding from Kerry County Council. The Tralee based club cannot run its Circuit of Kerry Rally in April this year and has not yet made a decision on the Kerry Winter Rally in November. […]

THE inimitable Snoop Dogg has announced rescheduled dates for his ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ headline tour including a new date the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney on March 11, 2022. The forthcoming tour sees the West Coast rap legend touring in support of his 17th album I Wanna Thank Me, and […]