Archive for March, 2021

A €200,000 grant has been awarded to Listowel under the Historic Towns Initiative. This funding will be used for the regeneration of the town’s public domain, the conservation of landmark buildings, improved maintenance of St John’s Theatre and general improvements to streetscapes and conservation-led public realm works. In total €1.5 […]

THE Government has announced funding  of €400,000 for two Kerry walking trails. Allocated under Strand 2 of the “Outdoor Recreation and Infrastructure Scheme” (ORIS) by the Department of Social Protection and Rural Affairs, €200,000 of the funding will go towards upgrading the Dingle Way at Más an Tiompáin, Cloghane, and […]

THERE were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. When the number is less than five, the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub. There were 25 additional deaths and 566 more cases reported nationally. The […]

THE Council is in talks with with An Garda Síochána about removing part of the boundary wall at the Garda station, facing the Island Of Geese site, to create a plaza type effect at the development. Tralee Municipal District Manager Michael Scannell gave an update on the former Denny site […]

A TRALEE councillor has called for the local authority to reward people for providing information leading to prosecutions for the setting of illegal gorse fires. Sinn Féin Cllr. Cathal Foley was speaking at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday. He had a motion […]

AS charities across the country struggle to deal with the devastating impact of COVID-19 on their fundraising efforts, cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry is calling on the public to pledge their support to a new initiative they hope will help stabilise their finances in 2021 and beyond. The Friends […]

THE 2021 Tralee St. Patrick’s Day Festival parade is going online, going green and going global. Currently, people are being asked not to travel outside their 5 Km or have any gatherings due to the ongoing COVID-19 Level 5 restrictions, therefore the traditional St. Patricks Day Parades will not take […]

THE Good Friday Walks in aid of Kerry Hospice have become a staple of Easter events around the county over the past 20 years. However, last year people were deprived of the chance to meet up due to COVID restrictions and while this will be the case again this Easter […]

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 number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub. There were 14 additional deaths and 359 more cases reported […]

KERRY County Council are to fell a line of trees on the Dan Spring Road and replace them with a more suitable type. The Council employed an arborist to assess the line of poplar trees along the side of the road by the Tralee Harriers grounds. The trees have suffered […]

A TRALEE councillor has proposed the erection of a memorial to those who have died from COVID-19 in the county. Sinn Féin Cllr. Cathal Foley had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday that the authority will, in the future, design and erect a suitable […]

A LOCAL councillor wants Kerry County Council to attempt to bring back the vessel used almost 45 years ago to trace the journey of St Brendan. Fine Gael Cllr Jim Finucane had a motion before Monday’s meeting of Tralee Municipal District that, in light of the passing of Mr. Tim […]

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE. Peter Twiss, Secretary, Kerry County Board GAA has sent a reminder to all Club Officers, Team Managers, Coaches & Players that the present Covid-19 restrictions, as updated and forwarded by Croke Park to all units of the GAA on 1st Feb 2021, remain in place. The County Secretary stated […]

TRALEE Chamber is highlighting the need for Tralee to focus on a clear target of creating 225 new jobs in the town centre each year and capitalising on the new status as a university town by having all new student housing development accommodated ‘above the shop’ in the town centre. […]

Gardaí investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred at a house in Rahoonane, Tralee, yesterday afternoon, Monday, March 1, have arrested a man. At approximately 4pm yesterday afternoon, a man gained access to the residence and proceeded to assault the resident of the property with a wheel brace. The occupant of […]

  ACADAMH NA nÓG We are looking forward to getting back on the pitches again when we can . Another fun competition coming up soon. It was lovely to see so many happy faces again in this week’s paper. Hope you all managed to pick up a copy. Thanks again […]

THERE were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There was one additional death and 687 more cases reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 53.5 per 100,000 people. There have been 79 cases reported in the same […]

Club Lotto: Next Draw – Tickets are available at all the usual outlets for our next draw which will take place on Friday 5th March with the Jackpot Prize of €12,600. Many thanks to you all for your continued support of our Clubs Fundraising Lotto. Good Luck: The very best […]

Membership for 2021 Membership for Ballymac GAA Club 2021 is now open on The Club Website and Clubforce App. The rates are the same as last year and full details are on our web site and the club force app. There is an additional facility this year that allows you […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s help with identifying two women acting suspiciously at the weekend and in a separate incident are trying to trace a vehicle involved in a collision back in January. On Saturday last, February 27, at about 6pm, two females were seen acting suspiciously in the vicinity […]

KERRY County Council became the first local authority in Ireland to trial a zero carbon Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) powered by compressed renewable gas. The truck was supplied by Scania dealers, T. Nolan and Sons in Castleisland, and fuelled using carbon neutral renewable gas from the national gas network supplied […]

Lotto   There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 09, 17 and 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Grainne Mulvihill online, Kathleen Moriarty Curraheen, Orla Greaney Annagh, Noreen Kelliher Lohercannon and Tony and Josie Casey Spa Road Next […]

Reminder    County Board secretary Peter Twiss would like to remind all club officers, team managers, coaches & players that the present Covid Restrictions (updated and forwarded by Croke Park to all Units on 1st Feb 2021) remain in place. All Clubs must ensure that any form of collective training does not […]

Board Na nÓg Congratulations to Damien Kissane on being elected as PRO for the South Kerry Hurling Board naNóg.  Best of luck Damien and good to have a Panell’s representative on the board. Permission to Play The topic of Permission to Play was debated at the recent virtual County Board […]

THE Council has been asked to liaise with business owners and the people of  Tralee to go green this St Patrick’s Day in the absence of the traditional parade which can’t go ahead for the second year in a row due to COVID restrictions. Cllr Johnnie Wall had a motion […]

PART of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway which was due to open before the summer season will not now be completed on time. Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked Council management for an update on the Greenway at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday morning. He asked how have the latest […]

BANK of Ireland is announcing changes to branch services in Kerry, with the closure of its Castleisland, Killorglin and Munster Technological University Tralee branches from September and a new partnership with An Post providing banking services locally. Bank of Ireland is closing a number of branches nationwide and say footfall […]

KERRY County Council will receive exchequer funding of €2,110,112 to provide home adaptations for older people and those living with disability and mobility issues. Deputy Government Chief Whip, Brendan Griffin TD and Minister for Education Norma  Foley have welcomed the funding which was announced by Minister of State for Local Government […]