Archive for November, 2022

KERRY County Council is urging artists and arts groups to get their Arts Grants application in now for projects and activities taking place in 2023. The closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on January 26, 2023. “The Arts Act Grants provide funding to arts events and activities across […]

Alan Cantwell watched the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 8 game in the complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 72 University of Galway Maree 80 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors hopes of making the Super League play-offs hang in the balance after defeat to League leaders University of Galway […]

THREE Kerry projects will receive nearly €900,000 under the Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors fund it was announced today by Minister for Community and Rural Development, Heather Humphreys TD. There will be €200,000 allocated for the Shannon Way ( Slí na Sionainne) in North Kerry, €199,800 for an upgrade of Castlegregory Beach […]

NOW it feels like Christmas! The rain cleared on Saturday afternoon (for the most part) as families gathered in the Square for a wonderful afternoon of entertainment to kick off the festive season in Tralee. Dave Rath got the ball rolling with some jazz music followed by The Oliver Hurley School […]

THE free parking period in Council car parks in Tralee begins from tomorrow morning. Parking will be free in Council-owned car parks in the town from Monday, November 28 to Monday, January 2 from 9.30am to 2pm every day. This is a change from last year when parking was free […]

IT was a very special evening at Churchill Forge and Heritage Centre on Friday night as members of the greater community gathered for the launch of ‘Forever In Our Hearts’, a book produced by the Churchill Heritage Group. The book, which has been a year in the making, features mortuary […]

THERE was a fantastic support from the business community for the Inaugural Tralee Chamber President’s lunch on Friday in The Rose Hotel. Business leaders, key political decision makers and stakeholders gather to celebrate the achievements of the Tralee Chamber, while looking forward to building a bigger and better Tralee in […]

THE National Apprenticeship Awards 2022 were held in the Brandon Hotel in Tralee on Friday, by Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) in conjunction with Limerick and Clare Education Board (Limerick and Clare ETB). The National Apprenticeship Awards recognise the achievements of apprentices who have completed four years of […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours Hospital on products and treatments that work on pigmentation and age spots which could make a Christmas gift… A lot of people work on pigmentation and age spots in the winter to be summer ready. Pigmentation is the […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s a paucity of films on TV today… A sparse selection of films for those who are looking from a break from the World Cup, but there’s some quality in the scarcity. Who doesn’t love the cute, chaotic Minions?  They return in Despicable Me […]

A WELL-KNOWN local businessman, author and entertainer has a new book out for Christmas which remembers a great local character and his beloved pet. Mark Leen’s ‘The Postman And Doggie Woggie’ was inspired by the story of a well-known postman from Tralee, Connie Foley from O’Rahillys Villas, who came to […]

A TRADITION which began six years ago was renewed last night as a Thanksgiving feast was laid on at The Rose Hotel. Over 150 guests attended the event which had to be shelved for the past two years because of COVID restrictions. Guests included US visitors to Kerry, ex-pats and […]

It’s a big weekend as Christmas will officially kick off in Tralee with a host of activities. Here’s some stuff to get up to in between the showers!… Friday 1. Book launch in Churchill… The culmination of almost a year’s work will be celebrated at Churchill Forge this evening with […]

OTHER Voices has announced five artists to headline St James’ Church in Dingle at the festival next month. Inhaler, Loyle Carner, Paolo Nutini, Just Mustard and The Big Moon will grace the stage at the old church from December 2nd – 4th. Dublin quartet Inhaler have racked up over 150 […]

THE weather has been absolutely dreadful over the past week and it’s going to continue for the rest of today according the Met Eireann. A Status Yellow Wind warning for Kerry ended at 11am this morning but now another one will come into effect from 2pm to 6pm today. Met […]

A SIGHT that brings festive cheer to all approaching the town at Christmas time returned last night, as the Christmas lights were switched on at Ballygarry Estate. The amazing 40ft Christmas tree on the grounds, close to the roundabout, is a fitting welcome to Tralee which is famous for its […]

KERRY Education and Training Board has launched a new ethos framework locally across their 11 Schools in Kerry. Kerry ETB is one of 16 ETBs taking part in the national launch this week. Kerry ETB schools are state, co-educational, multi-denominational schools underpinned by the core values of excellence in education, […]

RADIO Kerry and Fexco are once again joining forces to honour Kerry heroes. The effect of ongoing global challenges in 2022 continue, yet through it all many individuals and groups have shown outstanding community spirit, courage, vision and leadership, so Radio Kerry and Fexco want to honour them. Each of eight […]

CHRISTMAS truly begins in Tralee this Saturday with a fun-filled family day packed with events for all to enjoy. The Christmas Lights will be officially turned on by the Mayor of Tralee Cllr Mikey Sheehy at 5pm, but there’s much more to enjoy earlier on. The Festive Flair in the […]

LADIES can kick off Christmas in style this Sunday, November 27, when the annual Connect Ladies Lunch takes place in Lotties at The Ashe Hotel, Tralee. Expect some bubbly on arrival, great food, fine wines, style, beauty and hair tips, on what is always a fabulous afternoon and a great […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for any information in relation to a burglary in the Abbeydorney area last week. Between 1pm and 6pm on Friday, November 18, a rear window of a house was forced open and cash and jewellery was taken while the owners were out. Gardaí are appealing […]

BALLYSEEDY Church of Ireland will become a concert venue this Thursday when it welcomes folk artists Cinder Well and Jim Ghedi. The Gothic revival style church, built around 1870, will host the gig from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, which is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant and […]

Billy Ryle says Kerry’s Junior Cycle candidates delivered superb exam results which were issued today… RESULTS DAY After an interminable five-month delay, Junior Cycle exam results were finally issued by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, 23rd November to 67,130 candidates nationwide, including 1,955 (964 female/991 male) from Kerry. […]

A STATUS Yellow Wind Warning will be in effect for Kerry this afternoon. Met Éireann has issued the warning which comes in from 1pm to 7pm on Wednesday. There will be very strong and gusty west to southwest winds during Wednesday afternoon and evening. Gusts of up to 90 to 110km/h, […]

SCÓR na nÓG: Would any young Rock player or supporter like to represent The Rock by singing in Scór na nÓg (Faoi 17)….just one song? Or as part of a five-person (boys or girls) group of singers who’d like to try their luck as a ballad group….two songs? Or being […]

A KERRY-BASED Clean Coasts group won an Ocean Hero Special Achievement Award this afternoon. Clean Coasts hosted the Ocean Hero Awards Ceremony and Ocean Talks at Number 6 Kildare Street, in Dublin, to celebrate and thank the groups, individuals, communities, and businesses who, throughout the year, have done outstanding work […]

Kerry Invitational Swimming Gala 2022 A great weekend of swimming was had at our inaugural Invitational Gala Sunday Nov 20th, kindly sponsored by Kerry Group. We were delighted to welcome clubs from all over Munster to our Level 2 Gala which saw swimmers from our development squad right up to […]

Mens results Results and Fixtures Sunday 20th Club Sponsored singles 1. Jim O Donovan 30 pts 2. Kevin Mc Carthy 29pts 3. Michael Coote 29 pts Fixtures Sunday 27th Hamper -sponsor – Naughton Mc Grath Sunday 4th Whiskey fourball Ladies results Wedenesday  16th dec 9 holes singles 1st Philomena Stack  […]

Tralee Boxing Club, Monavalley would like to thank Manor West retail park firstly for allowing us to hold our spinathon enabling us to reach our goal of purchasing a community defibrillator and to give back to two very worthy causes. Banna Sea Rescue and The Irish Heart foundation received cheques […]

November Handicap 2022 The first in county competition of the season took place Sunday last the 20th of November.  It was great to see such a big entry in each of the 5 divisions. It was a doubles competition with a mixed final. So the winning pair of the mens […]