Archive for February 2nd, 2022

COILLTE and the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce delivered a new ‘Outdoor Forest Classroom’ to a Tralee school on Tuesday. The delivery of An Choill Bheag (little woodland) to Presentation Secondary School, Tralee was  one of six in the country to primary and post-primary schools. An Choill Bheag (AnCB) […]

Billy Ryle says the announcement delivered yesterday is good news for students as it gives clarity as regards the Leaving Cert… The 1st of February brought welcome relief and certainty for exam candidates with a reduction in CAO applications and clarity on the format of the 2022 Leaving Cert exam. […]

ALDI Ireland has  launched its 2022 Community Grants programme, inviting charities and community groups across Kerry to apply for funding through their local Aldi store. Aldi staff will distribute more than 160 €500 bursary grants through the programme this year, totalling to over €80,000 worth of funding for Irish causes […]

THERE was a slight rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2021, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI),. There were 560 new car registrations in the county in January  2021 compared to 549 in the same month […]

SINN Féin Kerry TD Pa Daly has criticised the IDA after it was revealed they had just one e-visit to Kerry in the first nine months of 2021. Deputy Daly called into question the lack of IDA visits or investment in infrastructure across the county to promote industry and smaller […]

THE Austin Stacks Club Chairman has welcomed the ratification last night of Joe O’Connor as the new Kerry senior football captain. The confirmation of the appointment came at the meeting the County Board last night. Club Chairman Shane Lynch said; “there is no greater privilege for a club than to […]

GARDAI in Tralee detected a motorist travelling at 77kmph above the speeding limit on a Tralee road earlier this week. On Monday night, Gardaí detected a car driving 127km/h in a 50km/h zone. According to a post on the Garda Southern Region Facebook page, the driver was arrested on suspicion […]