Archive for November 3rd, 2021

A COUNCILLOR called for an update on proposed measures to combat anti-social behaviour at a laneway in town, at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris asked for an update on any developments, following a previous motion submitted, regarding the […]

A FORMER student in Mercy Mounthawk has won a prestigious scholarship. Keela Hughes from Tralee, who is now studying Physics and Astrophysics, University College Cork, is one of 36 students in the country to receive a Naughton Scholarship. It’s the second year in a row that a former Mercy Mounthawk student has […]

TRALEE Bay Wetlands will be holding public tree planting every Saturday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm through November. If you are interested in joining them in planting trees and learning more about how they contribute to health of our environment please go along and, if possible, come with your own […]

THE Mayor of Tralee said the Council should put a cover on The Square as soon as possible. In his opening Mayoral statement at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, Cllr Johnnie Wall said the National Development Plan states that everything should be done to […]

TRALEE poet Noel King is one of four nominees for Irish Poem of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards to be awarded at the National Convention Centre on November 23. His poem “Glissando” was shortlisted by noted poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan.  It qualified by being published […]

NEW car sales were down slightly in Kerry last month compared to October 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 52 new car registrations in the county in October 2021 compared to 57 in the same month last year, an […]

THERE is a walk-in vaccination clinic in Tralee this Friday, November 5. It will take place in the vaccination centre at the former BorgWarner site in Monavalley between 12 noon to 8pm. Anyone aged 16 and older can attend a walk-in clinic alone, while children aged between 12 and 15 […]