Archive for April, 2021

A SPECIFIED District Policing Plan to be put in place during the summer months in the Tralee District it was revealed at the online meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Friday. Tralee MD Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked would additional Garda resources be made available in the district in the […]

THE latest data on crime in the county was revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting held online on Friday afternoon. Kerry Division Chief Supt Eileen Foster gave a rundown on the crime statistics for the first quarter of 2021, based on data available on the Garda PULSE system as […]

CRUINNIÚ na nÓg, Ireland’s day of creativity for children and young people, returns on June 12 with a number of events planned online. Kerry County Council’s Arts Office is in the final stages of planning and co-ordinating this year’s exciting programme. Like last year, in light of current restrictions, all […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were four additional deaths and 545 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 18.3 per 100,000 people. There have been 27 cases reported in the […]

A LOCAL fashion designer has worked with international pop stars on their new music video which went online today. Colin Horgan from Ardfert has already had his designs worn by celebrities such as Chaelin CL, Brooke Candy, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Tierra Whack, Ashnikko, Ava Max and more, but in […]

A SINN Féin councillor has called for a plan to protect and enhance Ballyseedy Wood, including removal of non-native invasive plant species. Cllr Cathal Foley had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday that the Council develop such a plan. Cllr Foley said Ballyseedy Wood […]

A TEACHER in Moyderwell Primary School made a presentation of over €4,500 to Recovery Haven on Wednesday. Mícheál Sheehan, a native of Dromid in South Kerry but now living in Annagh just outside town, took on his first marathon on Easter Sunday in aid of the cancer support house. After […]

A FEASIBILITY study is to be carried out shortly in relation to proposed renovations to the Blennerville Windmill Complex. Labour Cllr. Terry O’Brien sought an update on the proposed works and development to the facility at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. He was told that funding […]

LESS than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were three additional deaths and 474 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 19 per 100,000 people. There have been 28 cases reported in the same period […]

THE Mayor of Tralee said some people are coming into the town centre to dump their domestic waste in council bins. Labour Cllr Terry O’Brien was moving a motion at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday, that Kerry County Council would examine the potential of supplying more […]

RADIO Kerry is to receive €100,000 in funding from the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI). The funding initiative has been awarded by the BAI to help promote greater awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic across the independent commercial radio sector. Allocations ranging from €37,500 to €100,000 have now been […]

THE St Joseph’s NS Ballyheigue fourth class pupils have taken part in the ‘What’s Your Story’ film competition run by Trend Micro Ireland. The film competition is run annually and each year there is an internet theme. This year the theme was ‘How Did The Internet Help You Get Through This […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called for lessons to be learned from the Killarney National Park fire last weekend. Deputy Daly has urged the Minister of State for Heritage to discuss with Kerry County Council the creation of a coordinated taskforce for fires within the National Park. […]

A LOCAL councillor called for an update on the caretaker situation at Rath Cemetery at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. Fianna Fáil Cllr Johnnie Wall said the caretaker had still not started and there were a number of issues that needed to be sorted out urgently. […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has proposed the local authority no longer build one-bedroom properties and compensate by building extra two-bedroom properties. Sinn Fein Cllr Deirdre Ferris put forward the motion at the online meeting of Tralee MD of Kerry County Council on Monday, following on from a similar motion […]

A TRALEE councillor has called for higher fencing at the rear of a Tralee estate adjacent to the Tralee-Fenit Greenway because of litter being thrown into residential properties. Cllr Sam Locke was speaking at the online meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday morning. He […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man in relation to an attempted burglary in Tralee on Wednesday. Shortly before 5am Gardaí received a 999 call from a member of the public that a suspicious man was walking around the Shanakill area. The information was relayed to Gardaí from Tralee, who […]

LIKE yesterday, there were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. Kerry is now the county with the lowest incidence of the virus in the country over the past 14 days. There were 13 additional deaths and 371 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the […]

BON Secours staff undertook a challenge recently in aid of Kerry Hospice Foundation. The team of ten staff from the patient accounts department, based at Monavalley Industrial Estate, took on a ‘Strava’ walking challenge. They clocked up 1,800 kilometres between them during March and raised €200 which was presented to […]

A KERRY photographer has advanced to the next stage of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition. Jaro Fagan’s three photos feature in the online public vote that was launched this week by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, during a private visit to DIAS’s Dunsink Observatory. […]

MENTAL health charity, Let’s Get Talking Counselling and Psychotherapy, has opened a new outreach to support the demand for access to mental health services in Kerry. First opening in Galway 2012, Let’s Get Talking aim to provide access to high quality mental health services to the community on a non-set fee […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed safety concerns about part of the old boundary wall at Tralee Racecourse. Sinn Féin Cllr Cathal Foley was speaking at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday, where he asked that Kerry County Council request the owners of the former racecourse to repair […]

ATLANTIC Oils is reminding the public to order their home heating oil before prices rise from this Saturday. It was announced in Budget 2021 that the carbon tax on fuel would increase by €7.50, from €26 per tonne to €33.50 per tonne. The increase applied to auto fuels from midnight […]

THERE has been a call for Kerry County Council to support hospitality businesses as they prepare their outdoor seating capacity this summer and for planning exemptions to be made for canopies. Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County […]

A LOCAL councillor has called for the Dunnes Stores property on Bridge Street to be added to the Derelict Sites Register. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District District on Monday morning, that the Council look into adding the empty Dunnes […]

THERE were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were 10 additional deaths and 426 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the deaths reported today four occurred in April, five occurred in March, one occurred in February. The median age of those who died was 84 years and […]

REPRESENTATIVES of the teams of front line healthcare workers at University Hospital Kerry, were delighted today to accept a specially framed Kerry county jersey with message of ‘thanks’ from Kerry GAA In recognition of the tireless work by frontline staff, the presentation was made by Kerry County Board Chairperson Tim […]

A CALL-OUT to artists has been issued to take part in an online programme this summer. Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, Kerry County Council together with Terry O’Sullivan, Director of the Education Centre, Tralee have launched the call for artists to participate in the 2021 Online TAP Programme. The Online Teacher […]

AS public consultation on the next phase of multi-million-euro enhancement works in Tralee town centre continues, members of the public are invited to attend an online webinar next week to learn more about the proposals. The new phase of upgrading works in Tralee follows the allocation of funding under the […]

FUNDED by Enterprise Ireland, Munster Technological University (MTU) will spend €3.5m over the next five years on the New Frontiers Programme to support hundreds of entrepreneurs and to deliver 75 new companies in the South West Region. This is a substantial injection of funding for the New Frontiers programme with delivery being […]