Archive for October, 2022

A KERRY business is up for an award next month in Dublin. Following on from their recent win at the Early Career Awards, Avalanche Designs, based in Ballyduff, has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Small Agency (15 staff or less)’ category in the Digital Media Awards 2022. Now in their […]

BRAIN Tumour Ireland (BTI) is calling on people in Kerry to wear their favourite hat on #WearAHatDay on Friday, November 4 and donate €4 to support the charity’s vital work for brain tumour patients and their families. Over 400 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour in Ireland each year […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Q. What kind of legal issues can you seek help with resolving through the Legal Aid Board? In principle, legal aid and legal advice are available for all civil […]

Mary O’Donnell says there is a fantastic Tribella special offer at CHRC, Bon Secours Hospital Tralee for the month of October… The following are our most frequently asked questions at the Clinic where a Tribella Treatment this month is €450 (normally €500). What is Tribella? This award-winning, FDA approved treatment […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some great movies on RTE tonight… Most of the films in today’s selection are as well known for their soundtracks as they are for the actual film themselves, which just goes to show what an important part music plays in motion pictures. I remember […]

THE Green Party representative for the Tralee area is encouraging people to take up the latest expansion of the Cycle to Work Scheme which now includes a higher payment of €3,000 for eCargo bikes. This is the second time the scheme has being expanded by the government and the first time […]

A WARM welcome was extended to all who visited a Tralee post-primary school last night for their open evening. Coláiste Gleann Lí invited all 5th and 6th class primary school students and their parents/guardians to get a feel for the school and show all it has to offer for prospective […]

FORMER Government Minister Jimmy Deenihan was on hand to launch a new book detailing the violence and divisions of the Civil War in Kerry. Historian and author, Owen O’Shea signed copies of the book for people at the launch which was well attended. The book offers new insights into the misery […]

THE first evening cosmetic masterclass event at CH Tralee since before COVID took place on Thursday evening with a visit from The Skin Nerd, Jennifer Rock. The founder of Skingredients came to CH mark the launch of their limited edition Christmas Gift Sets. Jennifer and Head of Education at Skingredients, […]

THE final Tralee Chamber Breakfast Briefing of 2022 in association with AIB will focus on customer experience, just in time for Christmas shopping season. On Tuesday November 8th, Maura O’Neill Lynch of Nudge Sales Training will discuss the importance of understanding customers. Maura’s business background includes a wealth of experience […]

THE official opening of the Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) took place on Thursday evening at Randles Hotel, Killarney. Celebrating its 23rd edition, this year’s festival is taking place until Sunday across a series of venues throughout Killarney, as well as showcasing a bespoke KIFF screening in Dingle on Sunday, […]

SINN Fein TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, said a number of waterways in Kerry are now facing a severe biodiversity challenge. He was speaking after the publication today of the Environment Protection Agency’s Urban Waste Water Treatment report 2021, which revealed Tralee and Abbeydorney as areas identified as needing works to […]

THE latest exciting free gig at ClubHeadBangBang in The Greyhound Bar is a must for dance music fans this Friday night. It will feature a live set from The Outside and a DJ set from Cian O’Ciobhain. The Outside is a new collaborative project between musician and producer David Kitt and […]

OTHER Voices will return to its roots in Dingle from December 2nd – 4th for the 21st year and the acts to feature on the Dingle Gin Music Trail have been announced. The annual weekend in the heart of winter brings together an incredible weekend of music on the peninsula […]

FÁILTE Ireland’s Kerry Local Experts Programme workshop took place on Wednesday at the Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa. The Local Experts Programme is part of an initiative by Fáilte Ireland to develop a network of local tourism and hospitality experts in Tralee. The programme has been developed to support those […]

A FAMOUS sign in Fenit has resurfaced on social media and caught the attention of one of the world’s most famous sportspeople. The sign on the gate of a field in Fenit, which reads ‘Do not cross this field unless you can do it in 9 seconds because the bull […]

BALLYMAC GAA in association with the Kerry Cancer Support Group Bus Links are to welcome a Munster and Irish rugby legend to town next month. Ronan O’Gara, the current French Rugby League  Top 14 side Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) head coach, will be in the Ballygarry Hotel on Sunday evening, […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí is inviting all 5th and 6th class primary school students and their parents/guardians to their Open Evening on this Thursday, October 20, from 5pm to 8pm. All at the school, located on the Clash Road in Tralee, are looking forward the welcoming you to and providing you […]

OPERA fans are in for a treat this Saturday evening as ‘The Met: Live in HD’ new season kicks off  with Cherubini’s thrilling opera ‘Medea’ being screened in Tralee Omniplex at 5:55pm. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress Medea, who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance, […]

Billy Ryle says there has been disappointment, tempered with relief, as the Junior Cycle exam results have been delayed until Wednesday, November 23… So much time has passed since 68,408 candidates sat for the Junior Cycle exam last June, that many of them may have forgotten all about it. They […]

PETMANIA in Tralee has been celebrating 15 years in Tralee this month with a number of events over the course of October. Last weekend they were visited by the folks at Sandy Feet Farm to celebrate the opening of the newly refurbished pet grooming studio. Customers got the chance to […]

A HUGE amount of money was presented to the Kerry Hospice Foundation on Tuesday thanks to a fundraiser held in memory of an Ardfert woman. A charity walk to remember Betty McGrath was held from the Junction Bar in Camp on Saturday, September 10 which saw a large crowd of […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, October 17th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 16, 17, 25 and the bonus ball was 28. Lucky Dip winners were as follows: €50 – Deirdre […]

Tralee Boxing Club was delighted to pay a visit to CBS primary school on Tuesday mornings for the past couple of weeks for the start of a month long collaboration with the school to provide boxing classes for students. Coaches and volunteers were incredibly impressed with the enthusiasm and energy […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has called on Kerry County Council and TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) to clarify how the county’s Greenways will be maintained “to the highest standards”. Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked how the Council and TII planned to maintain the county’s Greenways at this week’s monthly meeting of the Council […]

SENIORS: Support, please! Best wishes to Wayne’s Warriors in their last big game of the season. This is their important RELEGATION play-off game v Seamróga Neidín on Sunday next (23rd) in Fitzgerald Stadium at 1.15pm. There will be a replay if the teams are level after extra-time. Our match will […]

A STATUS Orange rain warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Kerry and four other counties. Kerry will see heavy rain on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours leading to localised flooding. The warning is valid for Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow […]

GREAT servants of the Kerry Hospice Foundation gathered at The Meadowlands Hotel on Sunday for a special event to mark their contribution to the organisation. The ‘appreciation day’ for the volunteers saw around 20 people from all over the county receive a framed certificate from Dr Billy O’Connor. Kerry Hospice […]

GENEROUS pupils, staff and parents at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh have surpassed themselves this year in helping those less fortunate. Every year the school take part in the Team Hope Christmas Shoeboxes campaign and this year has proved the most successful to date with 380 boxes collected, each bursting at the seams […]

ANOTHER landmark day in the history of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn arrived on Monday with the official opening of the new extension and sports facilities. Staff and students gave Minister for Education Norma Foley and Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne a wonderful welcome for the opening of the extension which consists […]