Archive for September, 2022

MUNSTER Technological University are partners in new Horizon Europe project MainstreamBIO, aimed at supporting deployment of a circular bioeconomy with primary producers across rural regions in Europe. This €3 million initiative will support the realisation of the European Green Deal, which aims to see Europe becoming the first climate neutral […]

THE 2022 Tom Crean Dingle Peninsula Challenge will take place this weekend. Spearheaded by Kieran O’Callaghan, Patrick O’Sullivan and Daniel Bohan, they, along with six other men — John Fox, Michael Cassidy, Andy Conway, Larry Kelly, Charlie Collins and Jonathan Foley — individually and collectively plan to circumvent the Dingle […]

A STATUS Yellow Rain and Wind warning was issued for Kerry, Cork and Waterford by Met Éireann this morning. Localised heavy rainfall accompanied by strong and gusty southeasterly winds will lead to hazardous driving conditions and spot flooding. The warning is valid from 12 noon today until 11pm tonight. It’s the […]

MORE than 3,500 people took to the roads in West Kerry on Saturday for the Dingle Full and Half Marathons. The half marathon from Dingle via Slea Head to Kruger’s pub in Dún Chaoin had 2,500 participants while another 1,000 runners continued on the full marathon route through Ballyferriter and […]

TWELVE teams took part with 18 qualifying matches and three finals played at the annual Lee Strand Milk/Denis O’Connor/Austin Stacks Football Tournament at Connolly Park on Saturday. Heavy downpours and thunder and lightning did not interfere with the progress of the day’s games, with Mike Lynch and his hardworking team […]

THE second Dip in the Nip took place on Saturday with around 200 women taking to the sea at Derrymore beach. The event organised by John and Michaela Edwards of Wild Water Adventures is in aid of Recovery Haven Kerry and Kerry Cancer Support Group. There was a great atmosphere […]

IT was a busy morning at St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville on Thursday as little four and five year olds made their way into the school to begin their schooldays. Emotional moms and dads could feel at ease though as they’ll be well taken care of by junior infants teacher […]

IT was a hectic week for households all around the town with little ones beginning their schooldays. Over in Caherleaheen NS there was a lovely welcome for the new arrivals from junior infants teacher Orla Buckley and all the staff to make them feel at ease. One week down and […]

IT was a warm, sunny day as CBS Primary School welcomed their new pupils on Thursday morning. The boys and girls enjoyed their first day and, as usual, were well taken care of by junior infants teachers Laura Donoghue and Daire Quirke as they took their first steps on the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  You have a right to privacy in the workplace. However, your right to privacy is balanced against your employer’s rights to run their business and protect their company. Your […]

A NEW beginning. Children from the local area starting in junior infants received a lovely welcome to Moyderwell Mercy Primary School on Thursday and immediately looked at home in the wonderful atmosphere created by the staff and  pupils. Teachers Ciara O’Sullivan and Una Geaney immediately made the children feel at […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours in Tralee has all you need to know about the Venus Bliss treatment at the clinic… September is a great time for self-care. At CHRC, two of our most popular treatments available to target stubborn fat are […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the films on TV today… Spartacus (Saturday 2.15pm RTE1) is, without doubt, a classic film and a classic story. The film tells of the Roman slave Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), who toils for the Roman Empire while dreaming of freedom. He is […]

TWO ladies from Kerry have just embarked on a 24 hour swim in 17 counties in aid of  the Kerry Cancer Support Group. Rachel McCann from Leith, just outside Tralee, and Kathy O’Mahony Roberts from Ballyfinnane, aim to swim in each coastal county around Ireland in 24 hours this Saturday in […]

IT’S been a long wait, but students who sat their exams in Tralee schools back in June finally received their Leaving Certificate results on Friday morning. While the results can be accessed online and mailed out to students, some schools in town invited them in to meet with former classmates […]

Tralee Rugby Club News Tralee Rugby Club officially kicks off its 22/23 season this weekend and the club is calling on young people all around Tralee and surrounding areas from aged 6 upwards to check out the many membership options that the club has to offer. First up is ‘minis’ […]

SMILING faces were in abundance at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh and Holy Family NS for the junior infants first day at school on Thursday. Ms Donovan, Ms Griffin and Ms Reidy will have around 70 pupils in their three classes at the town’s largest primary school, Scoil Eoin. Meanwhile, across the […]

KIRBY’s Brogue Inn has once again been shortlisted for ‘Ireland’s Favourite Roast’ competition. The shortlist for Ireland’s Favourite Roast has been announced and the Brogue has been nominated in the Munster region along with four other venues. The Brogue Inn has won the Munster title on two occasions. In total, there […]

A STATUS Yellow Rain warning for Ireland has been issued by Met Éireann. Met Éireann say high rainfall amounts this weekend may cause disruption with the warning valid from 9pm on Saturday to 12 noon on Sunday. Looking more locally, tonight is looking to be a wet one in Kerry with […]

Billy Ryle says Kerry’s 2022 Leaving Cert Class can celebrate superb results but must also keep a close eye on a fast-moving timeline… RESULTS ARE OUT The long wait for 61,107 Leaving Cert candidates (58,056 LC Established & 3,051 LC Applied), including 2,009 candidates from Kerry (1,902 LC Established & […]

HERE’S something to look forward to this winter. Comfort for Chemo Kerry has announced the launch of the Inaugural Hope Social which will be held on November 12 in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Proceeds from the Hope Social will help Comfort for Chemo Kerry in their aim to build, equip and […]

THERE was an increase in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to August 2021, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 155 new car registrations in the county in August compared to 134 in the same month in 2021, […]

With the Listowel Harvest Festival now just weeks away, a designated Listowel Races ticket shop has opened on William Street in the town today (Thursday). Located next to McGuires pharmacy at the site of the old “Coco Kids” store, the shop be open from Thursday to Saturday between 12 to […]

AS ever, the teachers at Presentation Primary School had a busy Wednesday morning as they welcomed the new arrivals to the school. Ms Deenihan and Ms Daly have about 50 pupils between the two junior infants classes and all went smoothly as they settled into school life. Scroll down for […]

A FILM produced by a Tralee native and directed by a Dingle-based filmmaker will be shown on RTE next week. Following its world-premiere at the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh, ‘Blow-Ins’, a feature documentary film directed by Malcolm Willis, and produced by Ben Kavanagh, will be screening on RTÉ One on […]

IT was a new beginning for young boys and girls as they made their way to St John’s Parochial School this week. The school located off Ashe Street continues to grow and they welcome nine junior infants this year, double the usual amount of new arrivals from the previous few […]

IT was a very busy end to the month of August at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn as the school welcomed two junior infants classes. Ms Ní Dhonghaile and Ms Ní Ghearáin made the 56 new arrivals feel at home in a school which has seen more work completed over the summer […]

Gardaí investigating a house fire in which a father and daughter died at their home at Killeen Heights, Tralee, on May 12, 2012 have arrested three people. A man aged in his 30s was arrested in June 2022. He has since been released without charge with a file being prepared […]