Archive for May, 2022

MUNSTER Technological University and the Rose of Tralee International Festival have announced that a number of events for this year’s festival will take place at MTU’s Kerry Sports Academy. A statement issued this morning stated the venue at MTU’s North Campus in Tralee will be hired out by the festival […]

BALLYGARRY Estate Hotel & Spa in Tralee has announced a collaboration with The Native Irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS) as they declare a conservation area for the native Irish honey bee on World Bee Day this Friday. A conservation area is an area of land designated in support of the […]

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that the first premises in the Tralee Deployment Area have been successfully connected. Up to 27,213 premises in County Kerry are included in the State’s […]

OVER 400 people braved the weather and visited the Progressive Pathways Fair in the Rose Hotel on Wednesday. Organised by Employability Services Kerry, there were 24 different organisations available on the day which provided a great opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with additional support needs to find out […]

IF you’re planning on a career as a professional artist then it will definitely be worth attending a free workshop next Tuesday, May 24, at the Manor West Hotel. Dr Deirdre McQuillan, Project Team Leader, European University of Technology, is inviting community artists in the Tralee area to the workshop on planning personal […]

IF you’re thinking of giving your car a bit of a Spring clean this weekend, then why not kill two birds with one stone and support a worthy charity at the same time. Staff and management at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Tralee (off the John Joe Sheehy Road), are holding a […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Kerry Rose Selection is brought to you by AIB Tralee… You already met 12 Kerry Rose 2022 Contestants earlier (click here), now here’s the rest of the ladies… Katie Foley — Vic Murphy Beauty Katie is 28 years old. She is originally from Mallow, Co. Cork but […]

MEMBERS of the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation (KTIF) came together at the Tralee canal near Blennerville Windmill on Monday to celebrate the launch of the new Discover Kerry summer campaign which encourages visitors to uncover a side of the Kingdom that they may not have known about. From beach trippers and toe dippers […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Kerry Rose Selection is brought to you by AIB Tralee… There’s less than three weeks go to until 23 ladies take to the Siamsa Tíre stage on June 4 in a bid to become the Kerry Rose 2022. It’s time to get to know them a […]

WITH the school year almost at an end, it was time to honour the achievements of Mercy Mounthawk students at their annual awards on Tuesday evening. For the first time since 2019, families could once again gather in the Sports Hall with the students, who received awards for academic, sporting, […]

A CHOIR from England is returning to Tralee to perform three concerts this weekend with proceeds going to Down Syndrome Kerry. The Gledholt Male Voice Choir from Huddersfield in Yorkshire last visited Tralee in May 2019, and were so impressed with the warm welcome that they received that a return […]

MERCY Mounthawk Parents’ Council has launched a ‘Mega Raffle’ to kick off the fundraising for an Astro Turf pitch for the school. The school believes the time is right to install an all-weather AstroTurf pitch so the students of Mounthawk can reap the benefits of being able to play regardless […]

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle at Springfield, Ballyvelly, Tralee, shortly after 4pm this afternoon. The driver of the motorcycle, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. His body […]

PEIL FAOI 13: LEE STRAND County League – Division 1A – PHASE 2: Round 1: Sunday 22nd May at 6pm – AdeS (away) v Legion i gCill Airne; Round 2: Sunday 29th May at 6pm – AdeS (at home) v Laune Rangers i gCill Orglan; Round 3: Sunday 12th June […]

Fixtures Stableford singles Sunday 22/5/22 – Sponsor Ger Carmody – opens Captains Prize  (Hugh O Farrell ) weekend 4/5th June – Am Am Monday 6th June – Ladies  results Wednesday  11th May  18 holes strike sponsored by Ardfert Quarries 1st Katrina Mehigan  (25) 75 2nd Liz Grey  (13) 76 3rd […]

After a ‘marathon’ wait TRC are delighted to be back on the water again with medal wins at their most recent regatta outing. You may have noticed that Tralee ship canal was drained of water for 5 months while essential works were completed, this gave Tralee Rowing Club the unfortunate […]

A TRALEE native will return home to take part in the latest Trad Connections concert on Friday May 27 in Siamsa Tíre. Leonard Barry will partner with up Seamie O’Dowd for the latest in the Trad Connections series. Originally from Tralee and now living in Sligo, Leonard Barry is widely regarded as […]

CANCER Support Charity Recovery Haven Kerry will join forces with a number of Kerry musicians and singers for a gala summer concert at Tralee’s Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday, June 19. After two years of restrictions and missing out on in-person fundraising events, the charity is thrilled to announce details […]

AFTER the spectacular success of TEDxTralee 2021, the event will return to the stage of Siamsa Tire on Thursday, October 6 with the theme of ‘The Good Room’. Seventeen 2021 TEDxTralee Talks have now been viewed over 240,000 times worldwide on TEDx You Tube Channel. “We were delighted with the […]

MERCY Mounthawk is celebrating 20 years since the school was opened in 2002 and is extending an invitation to the whole school community, present and past, to gather to mark the milestone at a Garden Fete this Sunday, May 22, on the school grounds. There will be fun activities for […]

THERE will be restrictions on dogs and horses on parts of Kerry’s Blue Flag beaches during specified time periods this summer after the Kerry County Council Beach Bye Laws 2022 were adopted yesterday. Councillors voted by 26 to 6 to adopt the Bye Laws (one councillor was absent). Dogs and […]

MEMBERSHIP 2022:  Club Registrar, Bernie Mannix, wishes to thank everyone who have paid their Membership for 2022. She wishes to remind everyone who have not paid that they are no longer in weekly Lotto draw and that they will not be eligible for All Ireland tickets should Kerry get to […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D. Norma Foley today confirmed the design and build for the new multi-million euro building project for Educate Together National School, Tralee (ETNS) has been devolved to Kerry ETB for delivery and a design team will be appointed to progress this project into the architectural […]

Féile na nGael What a week for our U15 hurlers.  The boys reached the Kerry Féile na nGael A final after defeating Crotta on Wednesday night at home in Caherslee.  The final was against Ballyduff and was hosted in Lixnaw on Friday evening. As Parnells suffered a heavy defeat to […]

Senior Division 1 County League Round 6 Kerins O Rahillys 2-13 Rathmore 2-09 Rathmore were the visitors on Saturday evening last , for the latest round of the county league. Played in ideal conditions the home team started brightly with two points from the Jack Savage in the fourth minute […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS This week everyone in John Mitchel’s GAA club remembers Tim Broderick, who’s 1 year anniversary occurs on the 18th of May. Tim was one of the corner stones of our club and his legacy lives on through the generations of footballer he coached and nurtured over […]

Senior A team Last Sunday our senior team hosted Castleisland Desmonds in round 6 of the Div 2 County League. Our lads were missing a number of starters due to injury and Castleisland took full advantage to lead by 3-8 to 0-5 at halftime. Na Gaeil started the 2nd half […]

Club Senior Team Daingean Uí Chúis v Ballymac GAA On Sunday afternoon, in dry and humid conditions our Senior Men’s team faced Daingean Uí Chúis in Rd. 6 of the Div. 1 County league in Dingle. Over the first 30 mins, in an intense battle, Dingle proved to be more […]

Dingle Way Challenge  “The Dingle Way Challenge” makes a welcome return on Sunday 5th June. This is a really important fundraiser for the Club and we ask all our members to encourage family, friends and work colleagues to participate. Registration can be completed on www.eventbrite.ie page https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dingle-way-challenge-2022-tickets-311793321217 or on the […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating a number of separate incidents in relation to vehicles in the area over the past week. On Sunday, May 15, at around 6am, there was a red Hyundai Accent taken from outside a house in an estate in Tralee. It was later found burnt out […]