Archive for October 21st, 2021

MANAGEMENT at University Hospital Kerry have made the decision to postpone scheduled Outpatient appointments at the hospital up to and including Tuesday, October 26. They made the decision due to the increased demands on the hospital. The Emergency Department (ED) is exceptionally busy and has been coming under continuing pressure […]

GARDAI are reminding Kerry motorists they are still conducting ‘Slow Down Day’, a national speed enforcement operation which continues until Friday morning at 7am. The reminder comes as Gardaí in the county recorded some high speeds already today at speed zones on Kerry roads. They detected one motorist travelling at 124km/h […]

IF you’re still looking for a special present for Christmas this year, then John Cleary has a special deal for his five photography books released over the past few years. All the Tralee man’s books feature stunning images capturing life in the town and around the county in a variety […]

AIDAN O’Mahony’s new book has been shortlisted in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021, it was announced this afternoon. The former Kerry GAA star is shortlisted in the  Sports Book Of The Year category for ‘Unbroken: A Story of Mental Strength, Physical Fitness and the Power of Adversity’ (co-written […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, is reaching out to those bereaved by cancer to join their monthly bereavement support group, which begins again this November. Facilitated by counsellor and psychotherapist, Claire Lyons Forde, the free online group meetings offer a safe, supportive and confidential environment to those struggling with […]

A COLLABORATIVE project involving primary schoolchildren in Tralee and around Kerry was a winner in the National Heritage Week 2021 Awards announced on Wednesday. ‘Explore Your Local Heritage’, organised by the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, Kerry County Museum and Kerry County Council won the ‘Wild Child Award’ category. This […]

A KERRY business has been nominated for a Digital Media Award. Aidan O’Carroll of Avalanche Designs in Ballyduff is delighted his agency is nominated in the Best Small Agency category at the awards which take place in Dublin next month. “We are absolutely humbled to announce that Avalanche has been […]

AIDAN O’Mahony will sign copies of his book in Tralee later this month. The former Kerry GAA star, who retired from inter-county football in January 2017 after an illustrious time in the green and gold, released his biography earlier this month and he will be in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, Castle Street […]